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CRITICAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY,
Expositor of The ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
IN WHICH
JNOT ONLY THE MEANINGoFºvery WORD IS EXPLAINED
AND THE . .
SOUND OF EVERY SYLLABLE DISTINCTLY SHOWN *:
but where words ARE subject to diffenent pronunciations, THE AUTHORITIEs of our
BEST PRONOUNCING DICTIONARIES ARE FULLY EXHIBITED, THE REASONS FOR EACH ARE
AT LARGE DISPLAYED, AND THE PREFERABLE PRONUNCIATION Is PoſNTED ouT.
TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED
PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATIO/W
IN WEHICH,
THE sounds OF LETTERS, syILABLEs, AND worlds ARE CRITICALLY INVESTIGATED AND sys’rī; .
MATICALLY ARRANGED; THE INFLUENCE OF THE GREEK AND LATIN ACCENT AND QUAN
TITY, ON THE ACCENT AND QUANTITY OF THE ENGLISH, IS THOROUGHLY EX-
AMINED AND CLEARLY DEFINED; AND THE ANALOGIES OF THE LAN-
~ GUAGE ARE SO FULLY GHOWN, AS TO LAY THE FOUNDATION
OF A CONSISTENT & ND RATIONAL PRONUNCHATION,
XIKEWISE,
RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY THE
Natives of Scotland, Ireland and London,
FOR AWOIDING THEIR RESPECTIVE PECULIARITIES 9
ANI)
DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS, FOR ACQUIRING A KNOWLEDGE OF THE USE
** QF THIS DICTIONARY.
A rº
THE WHOLE INTERSPERSED WITH
OBSERVATIONS, ETYMOLOGICAL, CRITICAL, AND GRAMMATIC.A.L.
* Quare, sifieri potest, et verba omnia, et vox, hujus alumnum urbis oleant: ºut oratio Romana
planè videatur, non civitate donata.” —QUINTILIAN,
To WHICH IS ANNEXEp
A KEY
TO THE CLASSICAL PRONUNCIATION OF
GREEK, LATIN, AND SCRIPTURE PROPERNAMES, &c. \\
BY JOHN WALKER,
auTRoR of ELEMENTs of ELocuTION, RHYMING pICTIONARY &e, l
sTEREOTYPED by B. AND J. collins, NEw-York.
NEW-YORK:
PUBLISHED BY COLLIN'S AND HANNAY,
No. 230, Pearl-street.
1827.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE STEREOTYPE EDITION
THE importance of the Stereotype art, in its application to literary works ol
acknowledged reputation, has been so long known, and so justly estimated by the
Publick, that no additional arguments in its favour are at this period necessary,
>specially when adopted in works of the kind here exhibited. In both England
and France, the most popular books have received this form of printing; and -
they are now judiciously preferred to editions printed in the ordinary manner. In
our own country also, the experience of several years has given practical proof
of the utility of this art; a considerable number of works being already Stereo-
typed, and repeated editions of them having been demanded tº the Publick.
The detection of various errors in the most correct editio ºf Walker's Pro-
nouncing Dictionary that could be procured as a standard in this ºereotyping of
this work, induced the Puousner to have the whole minutely examined and care-
fully corrected. In the course of this revision, multitudes of errors were found,
particularly in the figures embodied in the volume, and which were designed to
refer to the Principles of Pronunciation prefacing the Dictionary. In the present
incorrect state of the various editions of Walker's Dictionary, the reader is de-
prived in a great measure of the use of those important Principles of Pronuncia-
tion; and is often misled and confused by this great defect. It is presumed that
no modern editions of Walker's Dictionary are exempt from this imputation of in
correctness ; as no publishers have given notice of any examination or correction
in this particular. Besides those errors in the figures of reference, many others,
which had accumulated by frequent republication, have been corrected in the
present sterextºrpe sºn
P R E FA C E.
FEw subjects have of ſate years more employed the pens of every class of criticks, than theim
provement of the English language. The greatest abilities in the nation have been exerted in cul-
tivating and reforming it; nor have a thousand minor criticks been wanting to add their mite of amend.
ment to their native tongue. Johnson, whose large mind and just taste made him capable of enriching
and adorning the Language with original composition, has condescended, to the drudgery, of disen-
tangling, explaining, and arranging it, and left a lasting monumentof his ability, labour, and patience:
and Dr. Lowth, the politest scholar of the age, has veiled his superiority in his short Introduction to
English Grammar. The ponderous folio has gravely vindicated the rights of analogy; and the light
e hºº of mews has corrected errors in Grammar as well as in Politicks, by slyly marking
them in Italics.
Nor has the improvement stopped here. While Johnson and Lowth have been insensibly opera
ting on the orthography and construction of our Language, its pronunciation has not been me
É. The importance of a consistent and regular pronunciation was too obvious to be over
ooked; and the want of this consistency and regularity has induced several ingenious men to
endeavour at a reformation; who, by exhibiting the irregularities of pronunciation, and pointing
out its analogies, have reclaimed some words that were not irrecoverably fixed in a wrong sound,
and prevented others from being perverted by ignorance or caprice.
Among those writers who deserve the first praise on this subject, is Mr. Elphinston; who, in his
Principles of the English Language, has reduced the chaos to a system; and, by a deep investiga-
tion of the analogies of our tongue, has laid the foundation of a just and regular pronunciation.
After him, Dr. Kenrick contributed a portion of improvement by his Rhetorical Dictionary; in
which the words are divided into syllables as they are pronounced, and figures placed over the
vowels, to indicate their different sounds. But this gentleman has rendered his Dictionary ex-
tremely imperfect, by entirely omitting a great number of words of doubtful and difficult pronun-
ciation—those very words for which a Dictionary of this kind would be most consulted.
To him succeeded Mr. Sheridan, who not only divided the words into syllables, and placed figures
+ over the vowels as Dr. Kenrick had dome, but, by spelling these syllables as they are pronounced,
seemed to complete the idea of a Pronouncing Dictionary, and to leave but little expectation of
future improvement. It must, indeed, be confessed, that Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary is greatly
superior to every other that preceded it; and his method of conveying the sound of words, by
spelling them as they are pronounced, is highly rational and useful-But here sincerity obliges me
to stop. The numerous instances I have given of impropriety, inconsistency, and want of ac-
quaintance with the analogies of the Language, sufficiently show how imperfect”. I think his Dic-
tionary is upon the whole, and what ample room was left for attempting another that might better
answer the purpose of a Guide to Pronunciation.
The last writer on this subject is Mr. Nares, who, in his Elements of Orthoepy, has shown a
clearness of method and an extent of observation which deserve the highest encomiums. His pre-
face alone proves him an elegan writer, as well as a philosophical observer of Language: and his
Alphabetical Index, referring near five thousand words to the rules for pronouncing them, is a new
and useful method of treating the subject: but he seems, oil many occasions, to have mistaken the
best usage, and to have paid too little attention to the first principles of pronunciation.
Thus I have ventured to give my opinion of my rivals and competitors, and I hope without envy
or self-conceit. Perhaps it would have been policy in me to have been silent on this head, for fear
of putting the publick in mind that others have written on the subject as well as myself: but this is
a narrow policy, which, under the colour of tenderness to others, is calculated to raise ourselves at
their expense. A writer, who is conscious he deserves the attention of the Publick, (and unless he
is thus conscious he ought not to write,) must not only wish to be compared with those who have
gone before him, but will promote the comparison, by informing his readers what others have
done, and on what he founds his pretensions to a preference ; and if this be done with fairness and
. acrimony, it can be no more inconsistent with modesty, than it is with honesty and plain
(leaſing.
The work I have to offer on the subject has, I hope, added something to the publick stock; it not
only exhibits the principles of pronunciation on a more extensive plan than others have done,
divides the words into syllables, and marks the sounds of the vowels like Dr. Kenrick, spells the
words as they are pronounced like Mr. Sheridan, and directs the inspector to the rule by the word
like Mr. Nares, but, where words are subject to different pronunciations, it shows the reasons
from analogy for each, produces authorities for one side and the other, and points out the pronun-
ciation which is preferable. In short, I have endeavoured to unite the science of Mr. Elphinstrºt,
the method of Mr. Nares, and the general utility of Mr. Sheridan; and, to add to these advar Tu-
ges, have given critical observations on such words as are subject to a diversity of pronunciation,
and have invited the inspector to decide according to analogy and the best usage.
But to all works of this kind there lies a formidable objection: which is, that the pronunciation
of a Language is necessarily indefinite and fugitive, and that all endeavours to delineate or settle
st are in vain. Dr. Johnson, in his Grammar, prefixed to his Dictionary, says: “Most of the
* See Principles, No. 124, 126, 129, 886, 454, 462, 479, 480, 5S0; and the words Assume Callect Cowetous, Donative
Åskºmera, Satiety, &c. and the inseparable preposition I)is.
t
P.
.* writers of English Grammar have given long tables of words pronounced otherwise than they ºre
," written; and seem not sufficiently to have considered, that, of English as of all living tongues,
• * there is a double pronunciation one, cursory and colloquial ; the other, legular and solemn
“The cursory pronunciation is always vague and uncertain, being made different in different
* mouths, by negligence, unskilfulness, or affectation. The solemn pronunciation, though by no
“means immutable and permanent, is yet always less remote from the orthography, and less liable
“to capricious immovation. They have, however, generally formed their tables according to the
* cursory speech of those with whom they happened to converse, and, concluding that the whole
“nation combines to vitiate language in one manner, have often established the jargon of the low-
“est of the people as the model of speech. For pronunciation, the best general rule is, to consider
“ those as the most elegant speakers, who deviate least from the written words.”
Without any derogation from the character of Dr. Johnson, it may be asserted, that in these ob-
servations we do not pereeive that justmess and accuracy of thinking for which he is so remarkable.
It would be doing great injustice to him, to suppose that he meant to exclude all possibility of con-
veying the actual pronunciation of many words that depart manifestly from their orthography, or
of those that are written alike, and pronounced differently, and inversely. He has marked these
differences with great propriety himself, in many places of his Dictionary; and it is to be regretted
that he did not extend these remarks farther. It is impossible, therefore, he could suppose, that
because the almost imperceptible glances of colloquial pronunciation were not to be caught and
described by the pen, that the very perceptible difference between the initial accented syllables of
money and monitor, or the final unaccented syllables of finite and infinite, could not be sufficiently
marked upon paper. Cannot we show that cellar, a vault, and seller one who sells, have exactly the
same sound 2 or that the monosyllable full, and the first syllable of fulminate, are sounded different-
ly, because there are some words in which solemnity will authorize a different shade of pronuncia-
tion from familiarity ? Besides, that colloquial pronunciation which is perfect, is so much the
language of solemn speaking, that, perhaps, there is no more difference than between the same pic-
ture painted to be viewed near and at a distance. The syphmetry in both is exactly the same; and
the distinction lies only in the colouring. The English Language, in this respect, seems to have a
great superiority over the French, which pronounces many letters in the poetic and solemn style,
that are wholly silent in the prosaic and familiar. But if a solemn and familiar pronunciation really
exists in our language, is it not the business of a grammarian to mark both 2 And if he cannot point
out the precise sound of unaccented syllables, (for these only are liable to obscurity,) he may, at
least, give those sounds which approach the nearest, and by this means become a little more useful
than those who so liberally leave every thing to the ear and taste of the speaker.
The truth is, Dr. Johnson seems to have had a confused idea of the distinctmešs and indistinctness
with which, on solemn or familiar occasions, we sometimes pronounce the unaccented vowels; and
with respect to these, it must be owned, that his remarks are not entirely without foundation. The
English Language, with respect to its pronunciation, is evidently divisible into accented and unac-
cented sounds. The accented syllables, by being pronounced with greater force than the un-
Accented, have their vowels as clearly and distinctly sounded as any given mote in musick; while
true unaccented vowels, for want of the stress, are apt to slide into an obscurity of sound, which,
though sufficiently distinguishable to the ear, cannot be so definitely marked out to the eye by other
sounds as those vowels that are under the accent. Thus some of the vowels, when neither under
the accent, nor closed by a consonant, have a longer or a shorter, an opener or a closer sound,
according to the solemnity or familiarity, the deliberation or rapidity of our delivery. This will
be perceived in the sound of the e in emotion,” of the o in obedience, and of the w in monument. In
the hasty pronunciation of common speaking, the e in emotion is often shortened, as if spelt in-mo-
tion ; the o in obedience shortened and obscured, as if written wb-be-de-ence ; and the w in monument,
changed into e, as if written mon-ne-ment ; while the deliberate and elegant sound of these vowels
is the long open sound they have, when the accent is on them in equal, over, and unit; but a when
unaccented, seems to have no such diversity; it has generally a short obscure sound, whether
ending a syllable, or closed by a consonant. Thus the a in able has its definite and distinct sound;
but the same letter in tolerablet goes into an obscure indefinite sound approaching the short u ; nor
can any solemnity or deliberation give it the long open sound it has in the first word. Thus, by
distinguishing vowels into their accented and unaccented sounds, we are enabled to see clearly
what Dr. Johnson saw but obscurely ; and by this distinction entirely to obviate the objection.
Equally indefinite and uncertain is his general rule, that those are to be considered as the most
elegant speakers who deviate least from the written words. It is certain, where custom is equal,
this ought to take place; and if the whole body of respectable English speakers were equally di-
vided in their pronunciation of the word busy, one half pronouncing it bew-ze,f and the other half
biz-ze, that the former ought to be accounted the most elegant speakers, but till this is the case,
the latter pronunciation, though a gross deviation from orthography, will still be esteemed the most
elegant. Dr. Johnson's general rule, therefore, can only take place where custom has not plainly
decided; but, unfortunately for the English Language, its orthography and pronunciation are so
widely different, that Dr. Watts and Dr. Jones lay it down as a maxim in their Treatises on Spell-
ing, that all words which can be sounded different ways, must be written according to that sound
which is most distant from the true pronunciation; and consequently, in such a Language, a Pro
nouncing Dictionary must be of essential use.
But still it may be objected to such an undertaking that the fluctuation of pronunciation is so
great as to render all attempts to settle it useless. What will it avail us, it may be said, to know
the pronunciation of the present day, if, in a few years, it will be altered 2 And how are we to
know even what the present pronunciation is, when º same words are often differently prºnounced
by different speakers, and those perhaps of equal numbers and reputation ? To this it may be am-
swered, that the fluctuation of our language, with respect to its pronunciation, seems to have been
greatly exaggerated." Except a very few single words which are generally noticed in the following
zº"

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fictionary, and iefé” és before r, follºwe: by another consonant, as merchanz,
service, &c. the pronunciation of the language is probably in the same state in which it was a cen
tury ago; and had the same attention been then paid to it as now, it is not likely even that change
would have happened. ...The same may be observed of those words which are differently pronounced
ov different speakers: if the analogies of the language had been better understood, it is scarcel
conceivable that so many words in polite usage would have a diversity of pronunciation, which is
at once so ridiculous and embarrassing; nay, perhaps it may be with confidence asserted, that if the
analogies of the language were sufficiently known and so near at hand as to be applicable on in-
spection to every word, that not only many words which are wavering between contrary usages
would be settled in their true sound, but that many words, which are fixed by custom to an im,
proper pronunciation, would by degrees grow regular and, analogical; and those which are so al.
ready would be secured in their purity, by a knowledge of their regularity and analogy.
But the utility of a work of this kind is not confined, to those parts of language where the impro-
priety is gross and palpable; besides such imperfections in pronunciation as disgust every ear not
accustomed to them, there are a thousand insensible deviations, in the more minute parts of lam-
guage, as the unaccented syllables may be called, which do not strike the ear so forcibly as to mark
any direct impropriety in particular words, but occasion only such a general imperfection as gives a
bad impression upon the whole. Speakers with these imperfections pass very well in common con-
versation; but when they are required to pronounce with emphasis, and for that purpose to be more
distinct and definite in their utterance, here their ear fails them; they have been accustomed only to
loose cursory speaking, and, for want of firmness of pronunciation, are like those painters who draw
the muscular exertions of the human body without any knowledge of amatomy. This is one reason, per-
haps, why we find the elocution of so few people agreeable when they read or speak to an assembly,
while so few offend us by their utterance in common conversation. A thousand faults lie concealed in a
miniature, which a microscope brings to view ; and it is only by pronouncing on a larger scale, as
publick speaking may be called, that we prove the propriety of our elocution. As therefore, there
are certain deviations from analogy which are not at any rate tolerable, there are others which only, as
it were furnish the pronunciation, and make it less brilliant and agreeable. There are few who have
turned their thoughts on this subject, without observing that they sometimes pronounce the same
word or syllable in a different manner; and as neither of these manners offend the ear, they are at a
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loss to which they shall give the preference; but as one must necessarily be more agreeable to the
analogy of the language ë. the other, a display of these analogies, in a Dictionary of this kind, will
immediately remove this uncertainty ; and in this view of the variety we shall discover a fitness in
one mode of speaking, which will give a firmness and security to our pronunciation, from a confi-
§: º: º founded on reason, and the general tendency of the language. See Principles, No.
, 547, 551, &c. -
But, alas! reasoning on language, however well founded, may be all overturned by a single quo-
Jation from Horace : -
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usus,
“Quem penes arbitrium est, et jus et norma loquendi.”
This, it must be owned, is a succinct way of ending the controversy; and, by virtue of this argu-
ment, we may become criticks in language, without the trouble of studying it: not that I would be
thought, in the most distant manner, to demy that Custom is the sovereign arbiter of language; far
from it. I acknowledge its authority, and know there is no appeal from it. I wish only to dispute,
where this arbiter has not decided; for, if once Custom speak out, however absurdly, Isincerely
acquiesce in its sentence. - -
#. what is this custom to which we must so implicitly submit 2 Is it the usage of the multitude of
speakers, whether good or bad 2 This has never been asserted by the most sanguine abettors of its
authority. Is it the usage of the studious in schools and colleges, with those of the learned profes-
sions, or that of those who, from their elevated birth or station, give laws to the refinements and
elegancies of a court P , To confine propriety to the latter, which is too often the case, seems an
injury to the former; who, from their very profession, appear to have a matural right to a share, at
least, in the legislation of language, if not to an absolute sovereignty. The polished attendants on a
throne are as apt to depart from simplicity in language, as in dress and manners; and novelty, instead
of custom, is too often the jus et norma loquendi of a court. -
Perhaps an attentive observation will lead us to conclude, that the usage which ought to direct us,
is neither of these we have been enumerating, taken singly, but a sort of compound ratio of all three.
Neither a finical pronunciation of the court, nor a pedantic Graecism of the schools, will be denomi-
nated respectable usage, till a certain number of the general mass of speakers have acknowledged
them; nor will a multitude of common speakers authorize any pronunciation which is reprobated
by the learned and polite. - -
accent on the first syllable of Valerius, when a vocative case, according to the precept of Nigidius, would set every
body a laughing. Even that highly polished language the French, if we may believe a writer in the Encyclopédie, is
little less irregular in this respect than our own. - -
“Il est arrivé,” says he, “par les altérations qui se succedent rapidement dans la manière de prononcer, et les cor-
rections qui s'introduisent lentement dans la manière d'écrire, que la pronomciation et l'écriture me marchent point en-
semble, et que quoiqu'il y aitchez les peuples les plus policés de l’Europe, des sociétéz d’hommes de lettres chargés de
!es modérer, de les accorder, et de les rapprocher de la même ligne, elles se trouvent enfin a une distance inconceva-
ble ; ensorte que de deux choses dont Pune n'a 6té imaginée dams son origine, que pour réprésenter fidelement l'autre,
celle-cine differe guère moins de celle-lâ, que la portrait de la n2éme personne peinte dams, deux ages très éloignés.
Enfim 1'inconvénient s'est accru a un tel excés qu'on m'ose plus y remédier. On prononce une langue, on écrit une_au-
tre; et l'on s'accoutume tellement pendant le reste de la vie à cette bizarrerie qui a fait verser tant de larmes dang
'enfance, que si Pon remonçoit à sa mauvaise Orthographie pour une plus voisine de la prononciation, on ne reconnor
troit plus la langue parlée sous cette nouvelle combinaison de caractères. S'il y en a qui me pourroient se succèder same
ºne grande fatigue pour l'organe, ou ils ne serencontrent point, ou ils me durent pas. Ils sont échappés de la langus
par Peuphonie, cette loi puissante, qui agit continuellement et universeliement sans égard pour l'étymologie et ses dé.
fenseurs, et qui tend sans intermission à amener des étres qui ont les mêmes organes, le même idióme, les même
mouvemens prescrits, 3-peu-prés à la même pronomciation. Les causes dont l'action n'est point interrompue, devien
nent toujours les plus fortes avec les tems, quelques foibles qu’elles soient en elles-mêmes, et il n'y a presque pas un
seule voyelle, une, seule diphthongue, une seule consonne dont la valeur soit tellement constante, que Peuphonie n'er
puisse disposer, soit en altérant le son, soit en le supprimant.”
I shall not decide upon the justness of these complaints, but inust observe, that a worse picture could scarcely be
drawn of the English, or the most barbarous language of Europe. Indeed a degree of versatility seems involved in
the very nature of language, and is one of those evils left by Providence for man to correct: a love of order, and the
stility of regularity, will always incline him to confine this versatility within as marrow bounds as possible.
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As those sounds, therefore, which are the most generalºg among the learned and polite,
as well as the bulk of speakers, are the most legitimate, we may conclude that a majority of two of
these states ought always to concur, in order to constitute what is called good usage.
But though custom, when general, is commonly well understood, there are several states and de-
grees of it which are exceedingly obscure and equivocal ; and the only method of knowing the ex-
tent of custom in these cases, seems to be an inspection of those Dictionaries which professedly
treat of pronunciaticn. We have now so many works of this kind, that the general current of custom,
with respect to the sound of words, may be collected from them with almost as much certainty as
the general sense of words from Johnson. An exhibition of the opinions of orthoepists about the
sound of words always appeared to me a very rational method of determining what is called cus-
tom. This method. I have adopted in the following work; and if I have sometimes dissented from
the majority, it has been, either from a persuasion of being better informed of what was the actual
custom of speaking, or from a partiality to the evident analogies of the language.
And here I must entreat the candid reader to make every reasonable allowance for the freedom
with which I have criticised other writers on this subject, and particularly Mr. Sheridan. As a
man, a gentleman, and a scholar, I knew Mr. Sheridan, and respected him; and think every lover
of elocution owes him a tribute of thanks for his unwearied addresses to the Publick, to rouse them
to the study of the delivery of their native tongue. But this tribute, however just, does not exempt
him from examination. His credit with the world necessarily subjects him to animadversion, be-
cause the errors of such a writer are dangerous in proportion to his reputation: this has made me
gealous to remark his inaccuracies, but not without giving my reasons; mor have I ever taken ad-
vantage of such faults as may be called inadvertencies.” On the same principles I have ventured to
criticise Dr. Johnson, f whose friendship and advice I was honoured with, whose memory I love, and
whose intellectual powers impress me with something like religious veneration and awe. I do not
pretend to be exempt from faults myself. In a work like the present, it would be a miracle to escape
them; nor have I the least idea of deciding as judge, in a case of so much delicacy and importance
as the pronunciation of a whole people ; fhº only assumed the part of an advocate to plead the
cause of consistency and analogy; and, where custom is either silent or dubious, to tempt the lovers
of their language to incline to the side of propriety: so that my design is principally to give a kind
of history of pronunciation, and a register of its present state; and, where the authorities of Dic-
tionaries or Speakers are found to differ, to give such a display of the analogies of the language as
may enable every inspector to decide for himself.
With respect to the explanation of words, except in very few instances, I have scrupulously fol-
lowed Dr. Johnson. His Dictionary has been deemed lawful plunder by every subsequent Lexico-
apher ; and so servilely has it been copied, that such words as he must have omitted merely by
inistake, as Predilection, Respectable, Descriptive, Sulky, Inimical, Interference, and many others, are
neither in Mr. Sheridan's, Dr. Kenrick's, nor several other Dictionaries. r
J. Jºesn’ rººrºº
ADVERTISEMENT
TO THE THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
| #
THE rapid sale of the Second Edition of this Dictionary called upon me for a Third, at a time of
Fife, and in a state of health, little compatible with the drudgery and attention necessary for the execution
of it; but as I expected such a call, I was not unmindful of whatever might tend to render it still more
*worthy of the acceptance of the Publick; and therefore collected many words, which, though not found
in Dictionaries, were constantly to be met with in polite and literary conversation, and which were
well deserving of a place in the janguage, as soon as written authorities could be produced for them
Some of these authorities I have produced, and have left others to the attention of those who have
more leisure and hetter health. In the midst of the impression of the present work, I met with Ma
son's Supplement to Johnson, and found several words worthy of insertion, but have carefully ac.
knowledged the obligation ; and take this opportunity of thanking that gentleman for the benefit I
have derived from his Supplement, which I think, if continued, admirably calculated for the 'im
provement and stability of the language.
But as the great object of the present Dictionary was pronunciation, I was very solicitous to be as
accurate as possible on this point, and therefore neglected no opportunity of informing myself where
I was in the least doubtful, and of correcting myself where there was the least shadow of an error.
These occasions, however, were not very numerous. To a man born, as I was, within a few miles of
the Capital, living in the Capital almost my whole life, and exercising myself there in public speak
ing for many years; to such a person, if to any one, the true pronunciation of the language must
be very familiar: and to this familiarity I am indebted for the security I have felt in deciding upon
the sounds of several syllables, which nothing but an infantine pronunciation could determine. If
! may borrow an allusion from musick, I might observe, that there is a certain tune in every language
to which the ear of a native is set, and which often decides on the preferable pronunciation, though
entirely ignorant of the reasons for it. -
But this vernacular instinct, as it may be called, has been seconded by a careful investigation of
the amalogies of the .."; Accent and Quantity, the great efficients ºf pronunciation, are sel-
dom mistaken by people of education in the Capital; but the great hulk of the Nation, and those
* The inspector will be pleased to take notice, that my observations on Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary relate to the first
edition, published in his life-time, and the second, some time after his death: whatever alterations may have bee"
made by his subsequent editors, I am totally unacquainted with. -
t Bee Sceptick, Scirrhºts, Codie. Further, &c.




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who form the most importàfºrt of it, are without these advantages, and therefore want such a
guide to direct them as is here offered. Even polite and literary people, who speak only from the
ear, will find that this organ will, in a thousand instances, prove but a very uncertain guide, without
a knowledge of those principles by which the ear itself is insensibly directed, and j. their
origin in the nature of language, operate with steadiness and regularity in the midst of the ficklest
affectation and caprice. It can scarcely be supposed that the most experienced speaker has heard
every word in the language, and the whole circle of sciences pronounced exactly as it ought to be
and if this be the case, he must sometimes have recourse to the principles of pronunciation winen his
ear is either uninformed or unfaithful. These principles are those general laws of articălation which
determine the character, and fix the boundaries of every language; as in every system of speaking,
however irregular, the organs must necessarily fall into some common mode of enunciation, or the
purpose of Providence in the gift of speech would be absolutely defeated. These laws, like every
other object of philosophical inquiry, are only to be traced by an attentive observation and enume-
ration of particulars; and when these particulars are sufficiently numerous to form a general rule, an
axiom in pronunciation is acquired. By an accumulation of these axioms, and an analogical com-
parison of them with each other, we discover the deviations of language where custom has varied,
and the only clew to guide us where custom is either indeterminate or obscure.
Thus, by a view of the words ending in itſ or ety, I find the accent invariably placed on the prece
ding syilable, as in diver'sity, congru'ity, &c. On a closer inspection, I find every vowel in this ante-
penultimate syllable, when no consonant intervenes, pronounced long, as deity,§ &c.; a nearer
observation shows me, that if a consonant intervene, every vowel in this syllable
but u contracts it-
self, and is pronounced short, as sever'ity, curios'ity, impu'nity, &c. and therefore that chastity and
obscenity ought to be pronounced with the penultimate vowel short, and not as in chaste and obscene, as
we frequently hear them. I find too, that even u contracts itself before two consonants, as cur'vity,
tacitur'nity, &c. and that scarcity and rarity, (for whose irregularity good reasons may be given) are
the only exceptions to this rule throughout the language. And thus we have a series of near seven
hundred words, the accentuation of which, as well as the quantity of the accented vowel, are reduced
to two or three simple rules.
The same uniformity of accentuation and quantity may be observed in the first syllable of those
words which have the accent on the third, as dem-on-stra'tion, dim-i-nu'tion, lu-cu-bra'tion,” &c. where
we evidently perceive a stress on the first syllable shortening every vowel but tº, and this in every
word throughout tha language, except where two consonants follow the w, as in cur-vi-lin'e-ar; or
where two vowels follow the consonant that succeeds any other vowel in the first syllable, as de-vi-a'-
tion ; or, lastly, where the word is not evidently of our own composition, as re-con-vey'; but as u in the
first syllable of a word, having the accent on the third, has the same tendency to length and openness
as was observable when it preceded the termination ity, I find it necessary to separate it from the
consonant in bu-ty-ra'ceous, which I have never heard pronounced, as well as in lu-cu-bra'tion, which I
have, and this from no pretended agreement with the quantity of the Latin words these are derived
from ; for, in the former word, the u is doubtful; but, from the general system of quantity I see
adopted in English pronunciation, this only will direct an English ear with certainty; for, though
we may sometimes place the accent on words we borrow from the Greek or Latin on the same syl
lable as in those languages, as acu'men, elegiac, &c.; may, though we sometimes adopt the accent o .
the original with every word of the same termination we derive from it, as assidu'ity, vidu'ity; &c yet
the quantity of the accented vowel is so often contrary to that of the Latin and Greek, that not a
shadow of a rule can be drawn, in this point, from these languages to ours.f Thus, in the letter in
question, in the Latin accumulo, dubius, tumor, &c. the first tº is every where short; but in the English
words accumulate, dubious, tumour, every where long. JWuptialis, murmur, turbulentus, &c. where the u
in the first syllable in Latin is long, we as constantly pronounce it short in nuptial, murmur, tur
&c. Nor indeed can we wonder that a different oeconomy of quantity is observable in the ancient an
modern languages, as in the former, two consonants almost always lengthen the preceding vowel,
and in the latter as constantly shorten it, Thus, without arguing in a vicious circle, we find, that ag
a division of the generality of words, as they are actually pronounced, gives us the general laws of
syllabication, so these laws, once understood, direct us in the division of such words as we have never.
heard actually pronounced, and consequently to the true pronunciation of them. For these opera-
tions, like cause and effect, reflect mutually a light on each other, and prove, that by micely observ
ing the path which custom in language has once taken, we can more than guess at the line she must
keep in a similar case, where her footsteps are not quite so discernible. So true is the observation
of Scaliger: Ita omnibus in rebus certissima ratione subi ipsa respondet natura, De causis Ling. Lat
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Rules to be observed by the JNatives of IRELAND, in order to obtain a just Pronunciation of English.
As Mr. Sheridan was a native of Ireland, and had the best opportunities of understanding thos
peculiarities of pronunciation which obtaini there, I shall extract his observations on that suºject as
the best general direction, and add a few of my own, by way of supplement, which I hope will renden
this iš. of instruction siill more complete.
The reader will be pleased to take notice, that as I have made a different arrangement of the vow:
els, and have adopted a notation different from Mr. Sheridan, I am obliged to make use of different
figures to mark the vowels, but still such as perfectly correspond to his. &
“” chief mistakes made by the Irish in pronouncing English, lie for the most part in the sounds
o; ..., we first vowels, a and e, the former being generally sounded â by the Irish, as in the word
“bār, it host words where it is pronounced A, as in day, by the English. Thus the Irish say, pâtron,
“mātron, the vowel à having the same sound as in the word father; whilst the English pronounce them
“ as if written paytron, maytron. The following rule, strictly attended to, will rectify this mistake
“through the whole language.
“When the yowel a finishes a syllable, and has the accent on it, it is invariably pronounced A §
“by the English. To this rule there are but three exceptions in the whole language, to be fo
“in the words fäther, papá, mammā. The Irish may think also the word rather an exception, as well
* as father; and so it would appear to be in their manner of pronouncing it rāther, laying the accent
* See Principles, No. 524,527,589. tSee Principles, No. 544, 545.
º:

laken into the first syllable
at on the vowel a ; but in the English pronunciation the consonantº
* as thus, rath'er, which makes the difference.
“Whenever a consonant follows the vowel a in the same syllable, and the accent is on the conso
“nant, the vowel a has always its fourth sound, as hāt, mān; as also the same sound lengthened
“when it precedes the letter r, as fär, bár, though the accent be on the vowel; as likewise when it pre
“cedes lim, as bâlm, psálm. The Irish, ignorant of this latter exception, pronounce all words of that
... structure as if they were written hawm, psawm, quawm, caum, &c. In the third sound of apmarked by
* different combinations of vowels or consonants, such as au, in Paul; aw, in law; all, in call; ;
* in bald; alk, in talk, &c. the Irish make no mistake, except in that of lm, as before mentioned.
“The second vowel, e, is for the most part sounded ee by the English, when the accent is upon it;
“..whilst the Irish in most words give it the sound of slender ä, as in hate. This sound of é [eel is
‘marked by different combinations of vowels, such as ca, e, e final mute, ee, and ie. In the two last
* combinations of ee and ie, the Irish never mistake; such as in meet, seem, field, believe, &c.; but in
* all the others, they almost universally change the sound of é into A. Thus in the combination
“ea, they pronounce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt tay, say, plays; instead of tee,
“see, pleese. The English constantly give this sound to ea whenever the accent is on the vowel e, ex
“cept in the following words, great, a pear, a bear, to bear, to forbear, to swear, to tear, to 19ear. In all
“which the e has the sound of A in häte. For want of knowing these exceptions, the gentlemen of
* Ireland, after some time of residence in London, are apt to fall into the general rule, and pro
“nounce these words as if spelt greet, beer, sweer, &c.
... “Ei is also sounded ee by the #. and as A by the Irish; thus the word deceit, receive, are pro-
“nounced by them as if written desate, resave. Ei is always sounded ee, except whem a g follows it
* as in the words reign, feign, deign, &c.; as also in the words rein (of a bridle,) rein-deer, vein, drein,
“veil, heir, which are pronounced like rain, vain, drain, vail, gir. - .
“The final mute e, makes the preceding e in the same syllable, when accented, have the sound of
“ee, as in the words suprême, sincére, replète. This rule is almost universally broken through by
“the Irish, who pronounce all such words as if written supräme, sinsłre, repláte, &c. There are
“but two exceptions to this rule in the English pronunciation, which are the words there, where.
“In the way of marking this sound, by a double e, as thus ee, as the Irish never make any mistake.
* the best method for all who want to acquire the right pronunciation of these several combination.
“is, to suppose that ea, ei, and e, attended by a final mute e, are all spelt with a double e or ee.
“Ey is always sounded like à by the English when the accent is upon it; as in the words prey, con-
“vey, pronounced, pray, convay. To this there are but two exceptions, in the words kéy and lèy,
“sounded kee, lee. The Irish, in attempting to pronounce like the English, often give the same sound
“to ey as usually belongs to ei; thus for prey, convey, they say pree, convee.
“A strict observation of these few rules, with a due attention to the very few exceptions enume-
“rated above, will enable the well-educated natives of Ireland to pronounce their words exactly in
“ the same way as the more polished part of the inhabitants of England do, so far as the vowels are
“ concerned. The diphthongs they commit no fault in, except in the sound of i, which has been al-
“ready taken notice of in the Grammar:* where, likewise, the only difference in pronouncing any
“of the consonants has been pointed out; which is the thickening the sounds of d and t, in certain
“situations; and an easy method proposed of correcting this habit." -
“ In order to complete the whole, I shall mow give a list of such detached words that do not come un-
“der any of the above rules, as are pronounced differently in Ireland from what they are in England"
Irish pronunciation. § promunctation. Irish pronunciation. English pronunciation.
chè'arful chér'ful lénth (length) lénkth
fê'arful - fér'ful străv {Stroué ströve
déðr döre drāv (drove drónke
flöðr flöre - tën'ure + të'nurs
pe tën'able tê'nable
ſº (gather) gäth'er wrăth wräth
ard bërd -- wräth (wroth) wröth
bûll băll ſå'rewel fărwel
bāsh -btish röde röd
pāsh pāsh ströde ströd
- påll shône shön
pāl'pit w pāl'pit shism (schism) Sººn
călf căl whè'refore whér'fore
kētch (catch) cătch thè'refore thèr'fore
cóarse (coarse cóarse bréth (breadth) brédth
cöurse (course course cowld (cold) . cöld
cöurt cöurt bowld (bold) böld
malê'cious mallsh'us cöffer cö'fer
påddin püdding endà'avour endèv'ur
quêsh # wash) uásh fāt (fºot) füt
Iézh'ur #leisure) lè'zhur mischè'evour mis'chivous
clá mour clām'mur • . inſion (onion) fin'nyun
Mé'kil (Michael) Mi'kel pät pút
* * Wide p. 11. where the true manner of pronouncing the diphthong i is pointed out; the Irish pronouncing it much
* in the same manner as the French.”
t “The letter d has always the same sound by those who pronounce English well; but the Provincials, particularly
4 the Irish, Scotch, and Welsh, in many words thicken the sound by a mixture of breath. Thus, though they sound the
“d right in the positive loud and bracd, in the comparative degree they thicken it by an aspiration, and sound it as if it.
“were written towdher, broadfier. This vicious pronunciation is produced by pushing the tongue forward so as to touch
“the teethin forming thºsound; and the way to cure it is easy; for as they can pronounce the d properly in the word loud,
“let them rest a little upon that syllable, keeping the tongue in the position of forming d, and then let them sepanutº it
* from the upper gum without pushing it forward, and the sound der will be produced of course; for the organ bein
* left in the position of sounding d at the end of the syllable lowd, is ºy in the position of forming the Sanle
*in uttering the last syllable, unless it makes a new movement, as in the case of protruding it so as to touch the teets
*This letter is sometimes, though met often, quiescent, as in the words handkerchief handsome, handsel. -
*Tapronouncing the letter; the irish and other Provincials thicken the sound, as was before mentioned with regard
* to the 3; for better, they say betther; for utter, utther; and so on in all words of that structure. This family manner
*arises from the same cause that was mentioned as affecting the sound of the di Imean the protruding of the tongue
‘es, ºr to touch ſtie teeth, anti is curable only in the same way.”
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#ish pronunciation, En #pronu iation. Irish pronunciation. English pronunciation.
;?". drought) ; - rétsh (reach) j pr -
sărch ...; sérch squé'dron tºwn
söörce (sonºrce) sórce 's zāa'lous l'lus
căshion cifishion - zúa'lot f zél'Îut
strénth (strength) strènkth -
“These, after the closest attention, are all the words, not included in the rules before laid down,
;: have been able to collect, in which the well-educated natives of Ireland differ from those of
ngland.” -
I shall make no observations on the accuracy of this list, but desire my reader to observe, that the
strongest characteristics of the pronunciation of Ireland is the rough jarring pronunciation of the
{etter R, and the aspiration or rough breathing before all the accented vowels. (For the true sound
of R, see that letter in the Principles, No. 419.) And for the rough breathing or aspiration of the
owels, the pupil should be told not to bring the voice suddenly from the breast, but to speak, as it
were, from the mouth only. *.
It may be observed too. that the natives of Ireland pronounce rm at the end of a word so distinctly
as to form two separate syllables. Thus storm and farm seem sounded by them as if written
staw-rum, fa-run , while the English sound the r so soft and so close to the m, that it seems pro-
nounced nearly as if written statem, fadm.
Nearly the same observations are applicable to im. When these letters end a word, they are, in
Ireland, pronounced at such a distance, that helm and realm sound as if written hel-um and real-wºº;
but in England the land m are pronounced as close as possible, and so as to form but one syllable
To remedy this, it wiſh be necessary for the pupil to make a collection of words terminating with
these consonants, and to practise them over till a true pronunciation is acquired.
Rules to be observed by the JNatives of Scotland, for attaining a just Pronunciation of English.
*
T HAT pronunciation which distinguishes the inhabitants of Scotland is of a very different kind
from that of Ireland, and may be divided into the quantity, quality, and accentuation of the vowels.
With respect to quantity, it may be observed, that the Scotch pronounce almost all their accented
vowels long. Thus, if I am not mistaken, they would pronounce habit, hay-bit ; tepid, tee-pid 5 sinner,
see-mer; conscious, cone-shºts ; and subject, scob-ject :" it is not pretended, however, #. every accented
vowel is so pronounced, but that such a pronunciation is very general, and particularly of the i.
This vowel is short in English pronunciation, where the other vowels are long ; thus, evasion, adhe-
sion, emotion, confusion, have the d, e, o, and v, long; and in these instances the Scotch would pro-
nounce them like the English ; but in vision, decision, &c. where the English pronounce the i short,
the Scotch lengthen this letter by pronouncing it like ee, as if the words were written vee-sion, de-
cee-sion, &g. and this peculiarity is universal. The best way, therefore, to correct this, will be to
make a collection of the most usual words which have the vowels short, and to pronounce them daily
till a habit is formed. See Principles, No. 507.
With respect to the quality of the vowels, it may be observed, that the inhabitants of Scotland are
apt to promounce the a like aw, where the English give it the slender sound : thºus Satar, is pro-
nounced Sawan, and fatal, functal. It may be remarked too, that the Scotch give this sound to the a
receded by w, according to the general rule, without attending to the exceptions, Principles,
K. 88; and thus, instead of making war, waft, and twang, rhyme with tax, shaft, and hang, they
pronounce them so as to rhyme with box, soft, and song. The short e in bed, fed, red, &c. borders too
much upon the English sound of a, in bad, lad, mad, &c. and the short 3 in bid, lid, rid, too much on
the English sounds of e in bed, led, red. To correct this error, it would be useful to collect the long
and short sound of these vowels, and to pronounce the long ones first, and to shorten them by de-
#. till they are perſectly short; at the same time preserving the radical sound of the vowel in
oth. Thus the correspondent long sounds to the e in bed, fed, red, are bade, fade, rade; and that of
the short i in hid, lid, rid, are fººd, lead, read; and the former of these classes will naturally lead the
ear to the true sound of the latter, the only difference lying in the quantity. The short o in not,
Rodge, got, &c. is apt to slide into the short it, as if the words were written nut, Judge, gºtt, &c. To
rectify this, it should be remembered, that this o. is the short sound of aw, and ought to have the
radical sound of the deep a in hall. Thus the radica" sound corresponding to the o in not, cot, sot, is
found in naught, caught, sought, &c.; and these long sounds, like the former, should be abbreviated
into the short ones. But what will tend greatly to clear the difficulty will be, to remember that only
those words which are collected in the Principles, No. 165, have the o sounded like short u when the
accent is upon it: and with respect to the u in bull, full, pull, &c. It may be observed, that the pro
nunciation peculiar to the English is only found in the words enumerated, Principles, No. 174.
In addition to what has been said, it may be observed, that oo in food, mood, moon, soon, &c. which
ought always to have a long sound, is generally shortened in Scotland to that middle sound of the
u in bull and it must be remembered, that wool, wood, good, hood, stood, foot, are the only words
where this sound of oo qught to take place.
The accentuation, both in Scotland and Ireland, (if by accentuation we mean the stress, and not
the kind of stress,) is so much the same as that of England, that I cannot recollect many words in
which they differ. Indeed, if it were not so, the versification of each country would be different:
* That this is the general mode of pronouncing these words in Scotland is indisputable: and it is highly probable
that the Scotch have preserved the old English pronunciation, from which the English themselves have insensibly de-
parted n- Hicks ahserved long age that the Scotch sawonised in their language much more than the English; and it
is scarcely to be doubted that a situation nearer to the Coitument, and a greater commercial intercourse with other
dations, made the English admit of numberless changes wilich never extended to Scotland. About the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, when the Greek and Latin languages were cultivated, and the pedantry of showing an acquaintance with
them became fashionable, it is not improbable that an alteration in the quantity of many words took place; for as in
Latin almost every vowel before a single consonant is short, so in English almost every vowel in the same situation was
supposed to be ſong, or our ancestors would not have doubled the consonant in the participles of verbs, to prevent the
preceding vowel from lengthening. But when once this affectation of Latinity was adopted, it is no wonder it should.
extend beyond its principles, and shorten several vowels in English, because they were short in the original Latin; and
in this imanner, perhaps, might the diversity between the quantity of the English and the Scotch prominciation arisº,
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for as English verse is fººd by accent or stress, if this accent erºstress were upon different sylla
soles in different countries, what is verse in England would not be verse in Scotland or Ireland; and
his sufficiently shows how very indefinitely the word accent is generally used.
Mr. Elphinston, who must be allowed to be a competent judge in this case, tells us, that in Scot
iand they pronounce silénce, biſts, canváss, sentence, trilºmph, comfört, soláce, constrițe, rescite, respite,
govérn, horáss, ransáck, cancé!, with the accent on the last syllable instead of the first. To this list
wnay be added the word menace, which they pronounce as if written mentiss ; and though they place
the accent on the last syllable of canal, like the English, they broaden the a in the last syllable, as if
the word were spelt camawl. It may be farther observed, that they place an accent on the compara
tive adverb as, in the phrases as much, as little, as many, as great, &c. while the English, except in
some very particular emphatical cases, lay no stress on this word, but pronounce these phrases liko
words of two or three syllables without any accent on the first.
But besides the mispronunciation of single words, there is a tone of voice with which these words
are accompanied, that distinguishes a native of Ireland or Scotland, as much as an improper
ound of the letters. This is vulgarly, and, if it does not mean stress only, but the kind of stress,
I think, not improperly called the accent.” For though there is an asperity in the Irish dialect.
and a drawl in the Scotch, independent of the slides or inflections they make use of, yet it may with
confidence be affirmed, that much of the peculiarity which distinguishes these dialects may be re-
duced to a predominant use of one of these slides. Let any one who has sufficiently studied the
speaking voice to distinguish the slides, observe the pronunciation of an Irishman and a Scotch-
man, who have much of the dialect of their country, and he will find that the former abounds with
the falling, and the lattér with the rising inflection;} and if this is the case, a teacher, if he under-
stands these slides, ought to direct his instruction so as to remedy the imperfection. But as avoid-
ing the wrong, and seizing the right at the same instant, is, perhaps, too great a task for human
powers, I would advise a majive of Ireland, who has much of the accent, to pronounce almost all
his words, and end all his sentences, with the rising slide; and a Scotchmar, in the same manner,
to use the falling inflection: this will, in some measure, counteract the natural propensity, and bids
fairer for bringing the pupil to that nearly equal mixture of both slides which distinguishes the
English speaker, than endeavouring at first to catch the agreeable variety. For this purpose the
teacher ought to pronounce all the single words in the lesson with the falling inflection to a Scotch.
man, and with the rising to an Irishnan, and should frequently give the pauses in a sentence the
same inflections to each of these pupils, where he would vary them to a native of England. But
while the human voice remains unstudied, there is little expectation that this distinction of the
slides should be applied to these useful purposes.
Besides a peculiarity of inflection, which I take to be a ralling circumflex, directly opposite to
that of the Scotch, the Welsh pronounce the sharp consonants and aspirations instead of the flat.
(See *rinciples, No. 29, 41.) Thus for big they say pick ; for blood, ploot ; and for good, coot In-
stead of virtue and vice, they say firtue and fice; instead of zeal and praise, they say seal and prace ;
instead of these and those, they say theee and thoce; and instead of azure and osier, they say aſsher
and osher ; and for jail, chail. Thus there are nine distinct consonant sounds which, to the Welsh,
are entirely useless. To speak with propriety, therefore, the Welsh ought for some time to pro
liounce the flat consonants and aspirations only; that is, they ought not only to promounce them where
the letters require the flat sound, but even where they require the sharp sound: this will be the best
way to acquire a habit; and when this is once done, a distinction will be easily made, and a just
promusiciation more readily acquired. -
There is scarcely any part of England remote from the capital where a different system of pro
suinciation does not prevail. As in Wales they pronounce the sharp censonants for the flat, so in
Somersetshire they pronounce many of the flat instead of the sharp : thus for Somersetshire, they
say 20mersetshire ; for father, rather ; for think, Think, and for shure, zhure.f
There are dialects peculiar to Cornwali, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and every distant county in
England ; but as a consideration of these would lead to a detail too minute for the present occa-
sion, I shall conclude these remarks with a few observations on the pecularities of my countrymen,
the Cockneys; who, as they are the models of pronunciation to the distant provinces, ought to be
the more scrupulously correct.
FIRST FAULT of THE LoNoon ERs.—Pronouncing s indistinctly after st.
The letter s after sº, from the very difficulty of its pronunciation, is often sounded inarticulately.
The inhabitants of London, of the lower order, cut the knot, and pronounce it in a distinct sylla-
ble, as if e were before it; but this is to be avoided as the greatest blemish in speaking ; the three
last letters in posts, fists, mists, &c. must all be distinctly heard in one syllable, and without per-
mitting the letters to coalesce. For the acquiring of this sound, if will be proper to select mouns
that eid in st or sie; to form them intº plurals, and pronounce them forcibly and distinctly every
day. The same unay be observed of the third person of verbs ending in stS or stes, as persists, wastes,
hastes, &c.
SEcoSD FAULT. –Pronouncing w for v, &nd inversely.
The pronunciation of r for 10, and more ſpenuently of w for v, among the inhabitants of London,
and those not always of the lower order, is a blemish of the first magnitude. The difficulty of
remedying this defect is the greater, as the cure of one of these mistakes has a tendency to pro-
wnote the other.
Thus, if you are very careful to make a pupil proriounce real and vinegur, not as if written weal
and winegar, yºu will find him very apt to promounce wine and wind, as if written vine and vind.
The only .ºethod of rectifying this habit seems to be this : Let the pupil select from a Dictionary,
net only all the words that begin with v, but as many as he can of those that have this letter in any
other part. Let him be told to bite his under lip while he is sounding the v in those words, and to
gº *is every day till he pronounces the tº properly at first sight: them, and not till them, let
bin pursie the same method with the w; which, he must be, directed to pronounce by a pouting out
of the lips without suffering then to touch the teeth. Thus by giving all the attention to oniº one
uf these letters at a time, and fixing by habit the true sound of that, we shall at last find ooth os
thern educed to their proper promunciation, in a shorter time than by endeavouring to rectify
them both at once. -
* See this more fully exemplified in Elements of Elocution, Vol. II. page 18.
º ºuer the rising circinities tor an explanation of this inflection, see Rhetorical Grammar, third edition
Yººtº: "º
- f See tise word Ch.,nge.
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" I 11 J • º vº-
r THIRD FAULT.-Not sounding h after w. -
The aspirate his often sunk, particularly in the capital, where we do not find the least distinction.
of sound between while and wilé, whet and wet, where and were, &c. The best method to rectify this, S.
is to collect all the words of this description from a Dictionary, and write them down; and, instead
of the wh, to begin them with hoo in a distinct syllable, and so to pronounce them. ºfhus, let while
be written and sounded hoo-ile; whet, hoo-et; where, hoo-are ; whip, h90-ip,. &c. This is no more, as
Dr. Lowth observes, than placing the aspirate in its true position before the wº, as it is in the Saxon,
which the words come from ; where we may observe, that though we have altered the orthography
of our ancestors, we have still preserved their pronunciation. -
Fourth FAULT—Not sounding h where it ought to be sounded, and inversely.
A still worse habit than the last prevails, º among the people of London, that of sinking
the h at the beginning of words where it ought to be sounded, and of sounding it, either where it
is not seen, or where it ought to be sunk. This we not unfrequently hear, especially among children,
heart promounced art, and arm, harm. This is a vice perfectly similar to that of pronouncing the wº
for the w, and the w for the v, and requires a similar method to correct it.
As there are so very few words in the language where the initial h is sunk, we may select these
from the rest, and, without setting the pupil right when he mispronounces these, or when he pre-
fixes h improperly to other words, we may make him pronounce all the words where h is sounded,
till he has almost forgot there are any words pronounced otherwise: then he may go over those
words to which he improperly prefixes the h, and “hose where the h is seen, but not sounded, with:
out any danger of an interchange. As these latter words are but few, I shall subjoin a catalogue of
them for the use of the learner : heir, heiress, herh, herbage, honest, honesty, honestly, honour, honour-
able, honourably, hospital, hostler, hour, hourly, humble, humbly, humbles, humour, humorist, humorous,
humorously, humorsome : where we may observe, that humour and its compounds not only sink the
h, but sound the u like the pronoun you, or the moun yew as if written yewmour, yewmorous,
Thus I have endeavoured to correct some of the more glaring errors of my countrymen, who,
with all their faults, are still upon the whole the best pronouncers of the English language: for
.." the pronunciation of London is certainly erroneous in many words, yet, upon being com-
pared with that of any other place, it is undoubtedly the best; that is, not only the best by courte-
sy, and because it happens to be the promumciation of the capital, but the best by a better title:
that of being more generally received; or, in other words, though the people of London are er.
roneous in the pronunciation of many words, the inhabitants of every other place are erroneous in
many more. Nay, harsh as the sentence may seem, those at a considerable distance from the
capital do not only mispronounce many words taken separately, but they scarcely pronounce with
p. a single word, syllable, or letter. Thus, if the short sound of the letter u in trunk, sunk,"
... differ from the sound cf that letter in the northern parts of England, where they sound it like the
w in bull, and nearly as if the words were written troonk, soonk, &c. it necessarily follows, that every
word where the second sound of that letter occurs, must by those provincials be mispronounced.
But though the inhabitants of London have this manifest advantage over all the other inhabi-
tants of the island, they have the disadvantage of being more disgraced by their peculiarities than
any other people. The grand difference between the metropolis and the provinces is, that people of
education in London are generally free from the vices of the vulgar; but the best educated people
in the provinces, if constantly resident there, are sure to be strongly tinctured with the dialect of
the country in which they live. Hence it is, that the vulgar pronunciation of London, though not
half so erroneous as that of Scotland, Ireland, or any of the provinces, is, to a person of correct
taste, a thousand times more offensive and disgusting.
DIRECTIONS to FOREIGNERS,
In order to attain a Knowledge of the Marks in this Dictionary, and to acquire a right Pronunciation of every
Word in the English Language.
As. the sounds of the vowels are different in different languages, it would be endless to bring pa-
rallel sounds from the various languages of Europe; but, as the French is so generally understood
upon the Continent, if we can reduce the sounds of the English letters to those of the French, we
shall render the pronunciation of our language very generally attainable; and this, it is presumed,
will be pretty accurately accomplished by observing the following directions :
A B C D E F G H H J K L M N O P Q R S T U W W X Y Z
ei bi ci di i ef dgi etch ai djé qué ell em en o pi kiou arr ess ti iou vi dobliou ex ouai zedd
The French have all our vowel sounds, and will therefore find the pronunciation of them very easy.
The only difficulty they will meet with seems to be š, which, though demonstrably composed of two
successive sounds, has E. for a simple vowel with a very competent judge of English pronuncia-
tion.” Thereason is, these two sounds are pronounced so closely, together as to require some attent-
tion to discover their component parts: this attention Mr. Sheridant never gave, or he would not
have told us that this diphthong is a compound of our fullest and slenderest sounds à and é; the first
made by the largest, and the last by the smallest aperture of the mouth. Now nothing is more cer
tain than the inaccuracy of this definition. The third sound of a, which is perfectly equivalent to the
third sound of 0, when combined with the first sound of e, must inevitably form the diphthong in boy,
joy, &c. and not the diphthongal sound of the vowel i in idle, and the personal pronoun I; this double
sound will, upon a close examination, be found to be composed of the Italian a in the last syllable of
, and the first-sound qf e, pronounced as closely together as possible;f and for the exactness of
this definition, I appeal to every just English ear in the kingdom.
* Nares' Elements of Çrtkºepy, page 2.
See Section III. of his Prosodial Grammar prefixed to his Dictionary.
f Holder, the most philosophical and accurate investigator of the formation and powers of the letters, says: “Our vuls

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gari, as in stile, seems to be such a diphthong (or rather syllable, or part of a syllable) composed of a, i, ore, i, and
not a simple original vowel.”. Elements of Speech, page 95. -
Dr. Wallis, speaking of the long English i, says it is sounded “eodem feré modo quo Gallorum at in vocibus main,
manus; pain, panis, &c. Nempe soulim habet compositum ex Gallorum & freminino et i vel y” Graunmatica Lin
Anglicanæ, page 43. .' guna
The other diphthongal vowel w is composed of the French i, pronounced as closely as possible tº
their diphthong ou, or the English ēē and 6, perfectly equivalent to the sound the French would
give to the letters you, and which is exactly the sound the English give to the plurai of the second
personal pronoun.
The diphthong oi or oy is composed of the French 6 and i ; thus toy and boy would be exactly ex-
pressed to a Frenchman by writing them tdi, bái, - -
The diphthongs ou and ove, when sounded like ou, are composed of the French é and the diphthong
07: ; .."; English sounds of thou and nou, may be expressed tu a Frenchman by spelling them
tháoil and nãou. - z
Wis no more than the French diphthong ou; thus West is equivalent to Ouest, and wall to cuáll.
Y is perfectly equivalent to the French letter of that name, and may be supplied by i ; thus yoke,
gort, &c. is expressed by ioke, iow, &c. .
J, or I consenant, must be pronounced by prefixing d to the French j : thus jay, joy, &c. sound to
a Frenchman as if spelled did, djài, &c., If any difficulty be found in forming this combination of
sounds, it will be removed by pronouncing the d, ed, and spelling these words edjé, ediái, &c.
Ch, in Fnglish words not derived from the Greek, Latin, or French, is pronounced as if t were
prefixed ; thus the sound of chair, cheese, chain, &c. would be understood by a Frenchman as if the
words were written tehére, tchize, tehéne. - -
Sh in English is expressed by ch in French; thus shame, share, &c. would be spelled by a French-
man cheme, chére, &c.
The ringing sound ng in long, song, &c. mav be perfectly conceived by a pupil who eam pro-
nounce the French word Encore, as the first syllable of this word is exactly correspondent to the
#. in those English words; and for the formation of it, see Principles, No. 57; also the word
{, N CORE. t w
But the greatest difficulty every foreigner finds in pronouncing English, is the lisping consonant
th. This, it may be observed, has, like the other consonants, a sharp and flat sound; sharp as in
thin, hath ; flat as in that, with. To acquire the true promunciation of this difficult combination, it may
be proper to begin with those words where it is initial : and first, let the pupil protrude his tongue
a little way beyond the teeth, and press it between them as if going to bite the tip of it; while this is
doing, if he wishes to pronounce thin, let him hiss as if to sound the letter s : and after the hiss, let
him draw back his tongue within his teeth, and pronounce the preposition in, and thus will the word
thin be perfectly pronouneed. If he would pronounce that, let him place the tongue between the
teeth as before; and while he is hissing as if to sound the letter 2, let him withdraw his tongue into
his mouth, and immediately pronounce the preposition af. To pronounce this combination when
final in both, let him pronounce ba, and protrude the tongue beyond the teeth, pressing the tongue
with them, and hissing as if to sound s ; if he would promounce with, let him first form wi, put the
tongue in the same position as before, and hiss as if to sound z. It will be proper to make the pupii
dwell some time § the tongue beyond the teeth in order to form a habit, and to pronounce daily
some words out of a Dictionary beginning and ending with these letters.
These directions, it is presumed, if properly attended to, will be sufficient to give'such foreigners
as thriderstand French, and have not access to a master, a competent knowledge of English pronun-
f*ion; but to render the sounds of the vowels marked by figures in this Dictionary still more easi-
}} | be cºprehended, with those English words which exemplify the sounds of the vowels, I have
associated such, French words as have vowels exactly corresponding to them, and which immediate.
ly convey the true English pronunciation. These should be committed to memory, or written down
and held in his hand while the pupil is inspecting the Dictionary.
Perhaps the greatest advantage to foreigners and provincials will be derived from the classifica-
tion of words of a similar sound, and drawing the line between the general rule and the exception.
This has been an arduous task; but it is hoped the benefit arising from it will airply repay it.
When the numerous varieties of sounds annexed to vowels, diphthongs, and consonants, lie scattered
without bounds, a learner is bewildered and discouraged from attempting to distinguish them ; but
when they are all Ciassed, arranged, and enumerated, the variety seems less, the number smaller
and the distinction easier. What an inextricable labyrinth do the diphthongs ea and one form as they
lie loose in the language! but classed and arrañged as we find them, No. 226, &c. and 313, &c. the
confusion vanishes, they become much less formidable, and a jearner has it in his power, by repeat.
ini them daily, to become master of them all in a very little time. •
The English accent is often an insurmountable obstacle to foreigners, as the rules for it are so
various, and the exceptions so numerous; but let the inspector consult the article Accent in the
Principles, particularly No. 492, 505, 506, &c. and he wiſ; oon perceive how much of our language
is regularly accented, and how much that which is irregular is facilitated by an enumeration of the
greater number of Čxceptions. • w
But scarcely any method will be so useful for gaining the English accent as the reading of verse
This will naturally lead the ear to the right accentuation? and though a different position of the ac.
cent is frequently to be met with in the beginning of a verse, there is a sufficient regularity to render
the pronouncil.g. of verse a powerful means of obtaining such a distinction of force and feebleness
as is commonly called the accent: for it may be ºbserved, that a foreigner is no less distinguisha-
ble by placing an accent upon certain words to which the English give no stress, than by placing the
stress upon a wrong syklable. Thus if a foreigner, when he calls for bread at table, by saying, give
me some bread, lays an equal stress upon every word, though every word should be pronounced with
its exact sound, we immediately perceive he is not a native. An Englishman would pronounce these
four words like two, with the accent on the first syllable of the first, and on the last syllable of the
iast, as if written §. somebréd ; or rather, givne sumbréd; or more commonly, though vulgarly,
gtºme somebréd. Verse may sometimes induce a foreigner, as it does sometimes injudicious natives,
to lay the accent on a syllable in long words which ought to have none, as in a couplet of Pope's
Essay on Criticism : - 3. •
“False eloquence, like the prismatic glass,
“Its gaudy colours spreads on every place.”
Here a foreigner would be apt to place an accent on the last syllable of eloquence as well as the first,
which would be certainly wrong, but this fault is so triling, when compared with that of laying
the accent on the second syllable, that it almost vanishes from observation; and this misaccentua-
tion, verse will generally guard him from. The reading of verse, therefore will, if I am noi mista-
n, be found a powerful resulator, both of accent and emphasis. -
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C O N T E N T S
- OF THE -
PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
ALPHABET - - - º • *- & tº º º º - • N &
Definition of vowels and consonants sº ºn tº sº se as sº §
Analogical table of the vowels - • s = * * * * * * º • - 16
Diphthongs and triphthongs enumerated - - - - - - - - - - 17
Consonants distinguished into classes - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Analogical table of the consonants - - - - - " - - - - - - 29
Organick formation of the letters - - Q- º tº tº &O - - - 31
Of the quantity and quality of the vowels , , - ... - - - - - * - 62
Of the influence of accent on the sounds of the letters - - - - - - - - 69
The letter .4 and its different sounds - - - - - • * : * ~ * s 72
The letter E and its different sounds tº sº ºs • ‘º º º dº tº - - 93
The letter I and its different sounds - we se º tº sº tº dº ºn - / 105
The letter U and its different sounds • - * *, * * * * * - - - 161
The letter U and its different sounds - º tº º sº wº • , = º º aw & 171
The vowel Y and its different sounds • * - - - - - - - - - 18%
The vowel W and its different sounds - º sº tºp - - gº º º - - 189
Of the diphthongs called semi-consonants -> -> sº º º º - - - - 196
Of the diphthongs AE, AI, AO, and all the rest in their alphabetical order - - gº tº 199
Of the sounds of the consonants - - - - - - - - - - - 347
B, when mute * ... • - e- tº º º º -> º • - º - ibid.
C, its different sounds - - - • & º º º º º º • * - 348
D, its different sounds - ſº * tº gº sº --> wº tº tº • * - - 358
Improperly changed into T. Dr Lowth's opinion of this change in certain verbs, consider-
ed and corrected wº g- * & - º º * gº sº - 369
F, its different sounds - tº tº sº sº º º - º • • - 377
G, its different sounds - • º º º - - tº- gº sº - - 379
*} always mute before JW in the same syllable at the end of a word, exemplified in the words
impugn, oppugn, propugn, expugn, impregn, &c. with the authorities of the most respectable -
orthūepists • * $º • gº º ºs º ºs * tº - - 385
H, when sounded, and when mute - sº - - tº- - - tº - -, 394
J, its uniform sound º º - - - - - - - - - - - - 398
K, when sounded, and when mute - º º - - * tº * • = º - 399
D, when sounded, and when mute - - - º - º tº -- as º 401
.M., when sounded, and when mute - - - - - - - - - - - 407
JY, when it has its naso-guttural sound - - - - - - - - - - , - - - 408
When it has its ringing sound in the participial termination ing - - - - - - - 410
P, when sounded, and when mute • * * * * * * - - - 41%
i’H, its uniform sound - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41%
Q, its di. erent sonnds, when combined with w - - tº º • - - 414
R, when its sound is transposed - - - - - - ~ - - - - 416
When it is to be pronounced rough, and when smooth º - º º * , gº º 419
S, its different sounds * * * * * * * as as º ºs - - ibid
When it is to be pronounced like z - tº º -> º - s ºw • • º 432
When it is to be pronounced like sh and zh - gº - º tº º - - 430
Mr. Sheridan's errour in this point detected - - - - º - - 4.54
T, its diſferent sounds * - º º - sº * me º 'º' wº - 459
How t slides into sh in the numerous termination tion - - - tº º - - ibid.
Why it slides into this sound before u, preceded by the accent - - -> ſº tº • 461
Mr. Sheridan's errour in this pºisºt detected - - - - - - º, º ſº tº 52
TH, its different sounds - - - º º sº º sº º º º • is 465
When the h is silent in this combination - - - - - - - - - - 471
T, when silent - - • - º º tº ºr sº gº gº tº 479.
W, its uniform sound - •º º - tº º º º & • -> - 473
W, when silent, and when sounded, - ... - . . - - - - - - - 474, 475
X, is exactly similar to ks, and liable to the same alterations of sound - - - 479
Mr. Sheridan's errour in this point detected - - - - - - - - - 480
Y, as a consonant, and its different sounds - - - - - - - - - - - - • 482
Z, improperly resolved by Dr. Johnson into s hard 2” -
Its true name Izzard - * º º º º sº ... • - - - 483
Its different sounds - - - - - - - - - - - - - 484
Of the Nature of Accent.
The only true definition of accent º º sº e- sº tº tº dº - • º
The different position of the English accen ſº º - •º wº º tº- -> wº->
Accent on dissyllables - - - gº * * * * tº • , = * > tº ºr
Dissyllable mouns and verbs differently accented - - - sº ºp tº a , &e
Accent on trisyllables - º º e- º ſº iº º * º se º tº.
Partial dependence of the English accent on that of the Greek and Latin - - -
Accent on polysyllables ... :- 4- -- * e º * ** sº * * gºe s sº
tºnclitical accent exemplified in the termination logy, graphy, &c. - * = - 513,
488
489
491
492
501
533
504
5T3
:
wº; "
The tendency of compounds to contract the sound of the simple - . • * No. 518
Secondary accent : ... - - - - - - - - - 5.2
The shortening power of this accent - - - - - - - - - - - bº
On Quantity.
The shortening ower of the secondary accent exemplified in the . and incoissis-
tency of Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Kenrick in their division of words into syllables - - - 530
On Syllabication. £
Syllabication different according to the different ends to be attained by it - - 538
Syllabication exhibiting the sound of a word, depending, in some measure, on the nature of rhe
letters prior to actual pronunciation + = {-º ºr * g gº tº º ºs jº
The almost total independence of the English quantity on that of the Greek and Latin, exem-
plified by an enumeration of most of the dissyllables in our language derived from the Latin
and Greek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 544
The only possible case in which we can argue from the Latin quantity to the English - - ibid.
Dissyllables from the Saxon and French languages enumerated - - - - - - ibid.
Causes of the prevalence of shortening the first syllable of dissyllables from these languages - ibid.
Of the quantity of unaccented syllables ending with a vowel tº gº. - - - - 547
Uncertainty and inconsistency of Dr. Kemrick in his notation of the quantity of these vowels ibid
Uncertainty and inconsistency of Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Kenrick in marking the quantity
of these vowels * gº tº º º gº º tº * ſº * º º gº
Exception to the general rule of pronouncing these syllables when e is followed by r - -
Uncertainty of our best orth&epists in their syllabication of such words, exemplified by a list
from Sneridan, Kenrick, Scott, and Perry - - - - - - gº ºs tº * *
Peculiar delicacy of the sound of these syllables - - * * * º * 555
Tendency of obefore r to go into the same obscurity as e, exemplified in the diversity and
inconsistency of our best orthóepists in marking these syllables *...* • - 537
Table of the simple and diphthongal vowels, referred to as a key to the figures over the let-
ters in trie Dictionary * > *. --- &m. 55
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tº PRINCIPLES *
OF
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION. ( .
ls THE First Principles or Elements of Pronunciation are Letters'
The Letters of the English Language are. |
Roman. Italick. Name.
A a .4 a 6 :
B b B. b * bas
C c C c &
D d D tº dee
E e Ee C -
Ff #. eff
#, & fee agº"
H H}. aitch \
I i Ii £ or eye
J i y j consonant, or gay
{{k A. Way
Ll Ll el
M m JM ºn Ǻ
N n JW ºn ©!
O o G o 0
P p Pp pee
Q q Q Cºg
§; g; º
S $ £S&
T.t % fee
U u UI w u or you
V v Wu • o consonant Of tºe
W w W to double u
X x X w. & eks
Yy Yg - ity
Z z Z 2. zed, or izzard. (483)
2. To these may be added certain combinations of letters sometimes used in printing; as ct, st
fl, sb, sh, sk, f, ss, si, ssi, fi, ffi, fil, and &c. or and per se and, or rather et perse and ; ct, st, f, fis
sl, sb, sh, sk, f, ss, si, ssi,jº fi, Š".
3*Our letters, says Dr. Johnson, are commonly reckoned twenty-four, because anciently i and
f, as well as u and v, were expressed by the same character; but as these letters, which had always
. powers, have now different forms, our alphabet may be properly said to consist of twenty-
six letters.
4. In considering the sounds of these first principles of language, we find that some are so simple
and unmixed, that there is nothing required but the opening of the mouth to make them under-
stood, and to form different sounds. "Wºjc. they have the names of vowels, or voices or vocal
sounds. On the contrary, we find that there are others, whose pronunciation depends on the par-
ticular application and use of every part of the mouth, as the teeth, the lips, the tongue, the pa
late, &c., which yet cannot make any one perfect sound but by their union with those woeal sounds;
and these are called consonants, or letters sounding with other letters.
Definition of Vowels and Consonants.
5. Vowels are generally reckoned to be five in number; namely, a, e, i, o, u ; y and w are called
vowels when they end a syllable or word, and consonants when they begin one.
6. The definition of a vowel, as little liable to exception as any, seems to be the following: A
vowel is a simple sound formed by a continued effusion of the breath, and a certain conformation
of the mouth, without any alteration in the position, or any motion of the organs of speech, from
the moment the vocal sound commences till it ends.
7. A consonant may be defined to be an interruption of the effusion of vocal sound, arising from
the application of the organs of speech to each ot.cr. __*
8. Agreeably to this definition, vowels may be divided into two kinds, the simple and compound
The simple a, e, o, are those which are formed by one conformation of the organs only ; that is,
the organs remain exactly in the same position at the end as at the beginning of the letter; where-
as in the compound vowels i and u, the Qrgans alter their position before the letter is completely
sounded ; may, these letters, when commèncing a syllable, do not only require a different position
of the organs in order to form them perfectly, but demand such an application of the tongue to
the roof of the mouth, as is inconsistent with the nature of a pure vowel ; for the first of these
letters, i, when sounded alone, or ending a syllable with the accent upon it, is a real diphthong,
composed of the sounds of a in futher, and of e in the, exactly correspondent to the sound of the
tioun eye; and when this letter commences a svllable, as in nim-ion, pai-won, &c. the sound of e with
which it terminates is squeezed into a consonant sound, like the double & heard in queen, different
£10m the simple sound of that letter in queen, and this squeezed sound in the commencing i makes
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it exactly similar to y in the same situation sº tº all grammarians, is acknowledged to be
a consonant.” The latter of these compound vowels, u, when initial, and not shortened by a com
sonant, commences with this squeezed sound of e equivalent to the y, and ends with a sound given
to og in woo and co’, which makes its name in the alphabet exactly similar to the pronoun you.
If, therefore, the cAmmon definition of a vowel be just, these two letters are so far from being
simple vowels, that they may more properly be called semi-consonant diphthongs.
9. That y and w are consonants when they begin a word, and vowels when they end one, is
generally acknowledged by the best grammarians; and yet Dr. Lowth has told us, that w is equi-
valent to oo ; but if this were the case, it would always aimit of the particle an before it : for
though we have no word in the language which commences with these letters, we plainly perceive,
that if we had such a word, it would readily admit of an before it, and consequently that these let
ters are not equivalent to w. Thus we find, that the common opinion, with respect to the tºuble
capacity of these letters, is perfectly just.
0. Besides the vowels already mentiomed, there is another simple vowel sound found under the oo
in the words woo and coo; these letters have, in these two words, every property of a pure vowel,
but when found in food, mood, &c. and in the word too, pronounced like the adjective two : here the
oo has a squeezed sound, occasioned by contracting the mouth, so as to make the lips nearly touch
each other; and this makes it, like the i and u, not so much a double vowel, as a sound between a
vowel and a consonant. *
Classification of Vowels and Consonants.
11. Vowels and consonants being thus defined, it will be necessary, in the next place, to arrange
them into such classes as their similitudes and specific differences seem to require.
12. Letters, therefore, are naturally divisible into vowels and consonants.
13. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and y and w when ending a syllable.
§ º: consonants are, b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, ac, z, and y and w when beginning
& SWIºal) le.
#. The vowels may be subdivided into such as are simple and pure, and into such as are com-
pound and impure. The simple or pure vowels are such as require only one conformation of the
organs to form them, and no motion in the organs while forming. . . ',
16. The compound or impure vowels are such as require more than one conformation of the or-
gans to form them, and a motion in the organs while forming. These observations premised, we
may call the following scheme
..?n Analogical Table of the Vowels.
pa-per
fa-ther
Wa-ter
me-tre
no-ble
COO
ti-tle
i.º compound or impure vowels.
pow-er
simple or pure vowels. .
i
Diphthongs and Triphthongs enumerated.
17. Two vowels forming but one syllable are generally called a diphthonig, and three a triphthong
these are the following
ae Caesar ei ceiling ea coat tli languid
ai aim eo people oe Oeconomy wy buy
ao gaol eu feud of voice aye (for ever)
au taugh ew jewel 60 mloon eau beauty
aw law ey they - ou found eou plenteous
ay say ia poniard (MD 10W iew adieu
eu clean de friend oy boy £ew view
ee reed io passion we mansuetude Oeº iſlandellºre
*How so aceurate a grammarian as Dr. Lowth could pronounce so definitely on the nature of y, and insist on its be-
ing always a vowel, can only be accounted for by considering the small attention which is generally paid to this part
of grainmar. His words are these:
* The same sound which we express by the initial y, our Saxon ancestors in many instances expressed by the vowel
• ; as eower, your ; and by the vowel i ; as iv, yew ; iong, young. In the word yew the initial y has precisely the same
sound with i in the words view, lieu, adieu ; the i is acknowledged to be a vowel in these latter; how then can the y
which nas the very same sound, possibly be a consonant in the former ? Its initial sound is generally like that §
t is shire, or ee nearly ; it is formed by the opening of the mouth without any motion or contact of the parts: in a
word, it has every property of a vowel, and not one of a consonant.” Introd. to Eng. Gram. page 3.
Thus far the learned bishop; who has too fixed a fame to suffer any diminution by a mistake in so trifling a pars
of literature as this. but it may be asked, if y has every property of a vowel and not one of a consonant, why, when
it begins a word, does it not admit of the euphomic article an before it? w
i An ignorance of the real composition of u, and a want of knowing that it partook of the nature of a consonant,
has occasioned a great diversity and uncertainty in prefixing the indefinite article an before it. Gurancestors, juig-
ing of its nature from its name, never suspected that it was not a pure vowel, and constantly prenxed the article ºn be-
fore nouns beginning with this letter: as an union, an useful book. They were confirmed in this opinion by finding
the an always adapted to the short w, as an umpire, an umbrella, without ever dreaming that the short w is a pure
vorvel, and essentially different from the long one. But the moderns, not resting in the name of a letter, and con-
suiting their ears rather than their eyes, have frequently placed the a instead of ar. before the * w, and we have
teen a union, a university, a useful book, from some of the most respectable pens of the present age. Nor can we doub:
a moment of the propriety of this orthography, when we reflect that these words actually begin to the ear with y, and
might be spelled younion, youniversity, youseful, and can therefore no more admä of an before tºem than year and
yºuth. See Remarks on the word An in this Oíctionary. . . *
*

.------— -- - - ----------~. ** * - - - -amº- + . . ºr *
g
,” Consonants enumººl distinguished into Classes
18. The consonants are divisible into mutes, semi-vowels, and liquids.
19. The mutes are such as emit no sound without a vowel, as b, p, t, d, k, and e and g hard.
20. The semi-vowels are such as emit a sound without the concurrence of a vowel, as ſ, v, s, *, *,
soft or j.
g 21, # liquids are such as flow into, or unite easily with the mutes, as l, m, n, r. - #
22. But, besides these, there is another classification of the consonants, of great importance to a
just les of the mature of the letters, and that is, into such as are sharp or flat, and simple or aspi-
trated. ‘.
23. The sharp consonants are, p, f, t, s, k, c hard.
24. The flat consonants are, b, p, d, z, g hard.
25 The simple consonants are those which have always the sound of one letter unmixed with
others, as, b, p, ſ, v, k, g hard, and & Soft, or j.
25. The mixed or aspirated consonants are those which have sometimes a hiss or aspiration joined
with them, which mingles with the letter, and alters its sound, as tin motion, d in soldier, sin mission,
and z in azure. - -
27. There is another distinction of consonants arising either from the seat of their formation, or
from those organs which are chiefly employed in forming them. The best distinction of this kind
seems to be that which divides them into fabials, dentals, gutturals, and masals.
28. The labials arez.b.; p, f, w; The dentals are, t, d, s, z, and soft g or j. The gutturals are k, q,
chard, and g hard. The nasals are, m, n, and ng.
29, These several properties of the consonants may be exhibited at one view in the following table
which may be called - 4. -
.in Analogical Table of the Consonants.
º ** Mute labials. fººp labio-
Hissing labials # r: &#.
* º Mute dena, iº3 # / tº # : or j ; .
* ... Sharp, s ) s § {esh passion 3 ..."
x 3 £dissing dentals Fº º ‘ā, Kezhevision liquid l
... Lisping dentals #.% ºl &
f : Gutturals #. #i. *g ; ſº
Dento-guttural or nasal ng, hang.
30 Vowels and consonants being thus defined and arranged, we are the better enabled to enter
upon an inquiry into their different powers, as they are differently combined with each other. But
previous to this, that nothing may be wanting to form a just idea of the first principles of pronuncia-
tion, it may not be improper to show the organic formation of each letter.
Organic Formation of the Letters. .
31. Though I think every mechanical account of the organic formation of the letters rather curi-
ous than useful, yet, that nothing which can be presented to the eye may be wanting to inform the
ear, I shall in this follow those who have beer at the pains to trace every letter to its seat, and mako
us, as it were, touch the sounds we articulate.
Organic Formation of the Vowels.
32. It will be necessary to observe, that there are three long sounds of the letter a, which are
formed by a greater or less expansion of the internal parts of the mouth.
33. The German a, heard in ball, wall, &c. is formed by a strong and grave expression of the breath
through the mouth, which is open nearly in a circular form, while the tongue, contracting itself to
the root, as to make way for the sound, almost rests upon the under jaw. -
34. The Italian a, heard in father, closes the mouth a little more than the German as and by rais:
ing the lower jaw, widening the tongue, and advancing it a little nearer to the lips, renders its sound
less hollow and deep.
35. The slender a, or that heard in lane, is formed in the mouth still . than the last; and in
pronouncing it, the lips, as if to give it a slender sound, dilate their aperture horizontally; while
the tongue, to assist this narrow emission of breath, widens itself to the cheeks, raises itself nearer
the palate, and by these means a less hollow sound than either of the former is produced.
36. The e in e-qual is formed by dilating the tongue a little more, and advancing it nearer to the
palate and the lips, which produces, the slenderest vowel in the language ; for the tongue is, in the
formation of this letter, as close to the palate as possible, without touching it; as the moment the
tongue touches the palate, the squeezed sound of ee in thee and meet is formed, which, by its descrip-
tion, must partake of the sound of the consonant y. d y
37. The i in i-dol is formed by uniting the sound of the Italian a in father and the e in e-qual, and
pronouncing them as closely together as possible. See Directions to foreigners at the beginning of
this book, page 11. *
33. The o in o-pen is formed by nearly the same position of the organs as the a in wa-ter; but the
tongue is advanced a little more into the middle of the mouth, the lips are protruded, and form a
round aperture like the form of the letter, and the voice is not so deep in the mouth as when a is
formed, but advances to the middle or hollow of the mouth. -* &
39. The u in u-nit is formed by uniting the squeezed sound ee to a simple vowel sound, heard is
*oo and cog º the og in these words isºgled by protruding the lips a little more than in o. forming a

2. * Nº ſº º Fºº ºl & º 3 tº º, … sº sº -
§3 OR º, ºr ywº ºf ſºw "º º . ;
º & - - gº º
- * ::\º
smaller aperture with them, and, instead of swellºgº
it as forward as possible to the lips.
40. Y final in try is formed like i : and w final in now, like the oo, which has just been described.
In this view of the organic formation of the vowels we find that a, e, and o, are the only simple or
pure vowels: that i is a diphthong, and that w is a semi-consonant. If we were inclined to contrive
a scale for measuring the breadth or narrowness, or, as others term it, the openness or closeness of
the vowels, we might begin with e open, as Mr. Elphinston calls it, and which he announces to be
the closest of all the vocal powers. In the pronunciation of this letter we find the aperture of the
mouth extended on each, side; the lips almost closed, and the sound issuing horizontally. The
slender a in waste opens the mouth a little wider. The a in father opens the mouth still more without
contracting the corners. The German a heard in wall, not only opens the mouth wider than the
former a, but contracts the corners of the mouth so as to make the aperture approach nearer to a
circle, while the o opens the mouth still more, and contracts the corners-so as to make it the os rotun-
dum, a picture of the letter it sounds. If, therefore, the other vowels were, like o, to take their forms
from the aperture of the mouth in pronouncing them, the German a ought necessarily to have a
figure as nearly approaching the 0 inform as it does in sound ; that is, it ought to have that elliptical
form which approachés nearest to the circle; as the a of the Italians, and that of the Fnglish in fa-
ther, ought to form ovals, in exact proportion to the breadth of their sounds; the English a in waste
ought to have a narrower oval; the e in the ought to have the curve of a parabola, and the squeezed
sound of ee in seen a right line ; or to reduce these lines to solids, the o would be a perfect globe, the
German g an oblate spheroid like the figure of the earth, the Italian a like an egg, he English slender
a a Dutch skittle, the e a rolling-pin, and the double e a cylinder.
'º. ' r
Voice in the middle of the mouth, bringing
Organic Formation of the Consonants.
41. The best method of showing the organic formation of the consonants will be to class them into
such pairs as they naturally fall into, and then, by describing one, we shall nearly describe its fellow;
by which means the labour will be lessened, and the nature of the consonants better perceived. The
onsonants that fºll into pairs are the following:
p f £ S sh th k ch chair
5 29 d 2: zh dh. 3. j jail.
42. Holder, who wrote the most elaborately and philosophically upon this subject, tells us, in his
Elements of Speech, that when we only whisper we cannot distinguish the first rank of these letters
from the second. It is certain the difference between them is very nice; the upper letters seeming
to have only a smarter, brisker appulse of the organs than the lower; which may not improperly be
distinguished by sharp and flat. The most marking distinction between them will be found to be a
sort of guttural murmur, which precedes the latter letters when we wish to pronounce them forci-
bly, but not the former. Thus if we close the lips, and put the fingers on them to keep them shut, and
strive to pronounce the p, mo sound at all will be heard : but in striving to pronounce the b we shall
find a murmuring sound from the throat, which seems the commencement of the letter; and if we
do but stop the breath by the appulse of the organs, in order to pronounce with greater force, the
same may be observed of the rest of the letters.
43. This difference in the formation of these consonants may be more distinctly perceived in the
s and z than in any other of the letters; the former is sounded by the simple issue of the breath be-
tween the teeth, without any vibration of it in the throat, and may be called a hissing sound; while
the latter cannot be formed without generating a sound in the throat, which may be called a vocal
sound. The upper rank of letters, therefore, may be called breathing consonants; and the lower,
WOCái OneS.
44. These observations premised, we may proceed to describe the organic formation of each letter
45. P and B are formed by closing the lips till the breath is collected, and then letting it issue by
forming the vowel e. -
46 F and Ware formed by pressing the upper teeth upon the under lip, and sounding the vowel e
before the former and after the latter of these letters.
47. T. and D are formed by pressing the tip of the tongue to the gums of the upper teeth, and then
separating them, by pronouncing the vowel e ***
48. S and Ž are formed by placing the tongue in the same position as in T' and D, but not so close
to the gums, as to stop the breath : a space is left between the tongue and the paiate for the breath
to issue, which forms the hissing and buzzing sound of these letters.
49. SH heard in mission, and zh in evasion, are formed in the same seat of sound as s and z, but
in the former, the tongue is drawn a little inwards, and at a somewhat greater distance from the
palate, which occasions a fuller effusiou of breath from the hollow of the mouth, than in the latter,
which are formed nearer to the teeth.
50. TH in think, and the same letters in that, are lormed by protruding the tongue between the
fore teeth, pressing it against the upper teeth, and at the same time endeavouring to sound the s or
z ; the former letter to ºnd th in think, and the latter to sound thin that.
5H. K and G hard are formed by pressing the middle of the tongue to the roof of the mouth near
the throat, and separating them a little smartly to form the first, and more gently to form the last
of these letters. ** -
52. CH in chair, and J in jail, are formed by pressing t to sh, and d to zh.
53. Mis formed by clusing the lips, as in P and B, and letting the voice issue by the nose.
54. JW is formed by resting the tongue in the same position as in T or D, and breathing through the
nose, with the mouth open.
55. L is formed by mearly the same position of the organs as t and d, but more with the tip of the
tongue, which is brought a little forwarder to the teeth, while the breath issues from the mouth.
56. R is formed by placing the tongue neariv in the position of t, but at such a distance from the
palate as suffers it to jar against it, when the breath is propelled from the throat to the niouth.
57. JW G in ring, sing, &c. is formed in the same seat of sound as hard g; but while the middle of
the tongue presses the roof of the mouth, as in G, the voice passes principally through the nose, as
liſh JW.
58. Y consonant is formed by placing the organs in the position of e, and squeezing the toºglić
\gainst the roof of the mouth, which produces ee, which is equivalent to initial y. (36.)
89, W consoxant is formed by placing the organs in the position eſ on, described under n, and

:-
Rºath upon the succeeding vowel which it ar.
closing the lips a little more, in ordēº tdºse
ticulates. . *. dº º a ſº
60. In this sketch of the formation and distribution of the consonants, it is curious to observe on
how few radical principles, the almost infinite variety of combination in language depends. . It is
with some degree of wonder we perceive that the slightest aspiration, the almost insensible inflec-
tion of nearly similar sounds, often generate the most different and opposite meanings. In this
view of nature, as in every other, we find uniformity and variety very conspicuous. The single fiat,
at first impressed on the chaos, seems to operate on languages; which, from the simplic”y and pau.
city of their principies, and the extent and power of their combinations, prove the goodness, wis-
dom, and omnipotence of their origin. * e *}
61. This analogical association of sounds is not only curious, but useful : it gives us a comprehensive
wiew of the powers of the letters ; and, from the small number that are radically different, enables us
to see the rules on which their varieties depend: it discovers to us the genius and propensities of se-
veral languages and dialects, and, when authority is silent, enables us to decide agreeably to analogy.
62. The vowels, diphthongs, and consonants, thus enumerated and defined, before we proceed to
ascertain their different powers, as they are differently associated with each other, it may be neces-
sary to give some account of those distinctions of sound in the same vowels which express their
uantity as long or short, or their quality as open or close, or slender and broad. This will appear
the more necessary, as these distinctions so frequently occur in describing the sounds of the vowels,
ud as they are not unfrequently used with too little precision by most writers on the subject.
Of the Quantity and Quality of the Vowels.
63. The first-distinction of sound that seems to obtrude itself upon us when we utter the vowels,
is a long and a short sound according to the greater or less duration of time taken up in pronounc-
ing them. This distinction is so obvious as to have been adopted in all languages, and is that to
which we anmex clearer ideas than to any other; and though the short sounds of some vowels have
mot in our language been classed with sufficient accuracy with their parent long ones, yet this has
bred but little confusion, as vowels long and short are always sufficiently distinguishable; and the
mice appropriation of short sounds to their specific long ones is not necessary to our conveying what
sound we mean, when the letter to which we apply these sounds is known, and its power agreed
{{I}Oll. -
rº The next distinction of vowels into their specific sounds, which seems to be the most general-
ly adopted, is that which arises from the different apertures of the mouth in forming them. It is
certainly very natural, when we have so many more simple sounds than we have characters by which
to express them, to distinguish them by that which seems their organic definition; and we accordingly
find vowels denominated by the French, ouvert and fermé ; by the Italians, aperto and chivao ; and by
the English open and shut. *
65. But whatever propriety there may be in the use of these terms in other languages, it is certain
they must be used with caution in English for fear of confounding them with long and short. Dr.
Johnson and other grammarians call the a in father the open a which may, indeed, distinguish it
from the slender a in paper ; but not from the broad a in water, which is still more open. Each of
these letters has a short sound, which may be called a shut sound ; but the long sounds cannot be
so properly denominated open as more or less broad; that is, the a in paper, the slender sound;
the a in father, the broadish or middle sound ; and the a in water, the broad sound. The same may
be observed of the o, ...This letter has three "long_sounds, heard in move, note, nor; which graduate
from slender to broadish, and broad like the a. The i also in mine may be called the broad i, and
that in machine the slender i ; though each of them is equally long; and though these vowels that are
long may be said to be more or less open according to the different apertures of the mouth in form-
ing them, yet the short vowels cannot be said to be more or less dºut; for as short always implies
shut (except in verse,) though long does not alway; im: y civ.; we ºnust be careful not to confound
long and open, and close and shut, when we speak of th; qūantity and quality of the vowels. The
truth of it is, all vowels either terminate a syllable, or are tunited with a consonant. In the first case,
if the accent be on the syllable, the vowei is iong, though it may not be open. in the second case,
where a syllable is terminated by a consonant, except that consonant be r, whether the accent be on
the syllable or mot, the vowel has its short sound, which, compared with its long one, may be called
shut ; but as no vowel can be said to be shut that is not joined to a consonant, all vowels that erºd
syllables may be said to be open, whether the accent be on them or not. (550) (551.)
66. But, though the terms long and short, as applied to vowels, are pretty generally understood,
an accurate ear will easily perceive that these terms do not always mean the long and short -ounds
of the respective vowels to which they are applied; for if we choose to be directed by the ear in de-
nominating vowels, long or short, we must certainly give these appellations to those sounds only
which have exactly the same radical tone, and differ only in the long or short emission of that tone.
Thus measuring the sounds of the vowels by this scale, we shall find that the long I and y have pro-
perly no short sounds but such as seem essentially distinct from their long ones; and that the short
sound of these vowels is no other than the short sound of e, which is the latter letter in the composi.
tion of these diphthongs. (37.)
67. The same want of correspondence in classing the Ibng and short vowels we find in ſº, e, o, and
w; for as the e in theme does not find its short sound in the same letter in them, but in the i it him. ; so
the e in them must descend a step lower into the province of a for its long sound in tame. The q in
carry is not the short sound of the aim care, but of that in car, father, &c. as the short broad sound of
the aim want is the true abbreviation of that in wall. The sound of o in don, gone, &c. is exactly cor-
respondent to the a in swan, and finds its long sound in the a in wall, or the diphthong ans in dawn,
lown, &c.; while the short sound of the 9 in tone is nearly that of the same letter in ton, (a weight,)
and corresponding with what is generally called the short sound of u in tun, gun, &c. as the long
sound of at in pule must find its short sound in the u in pull, bull, &c.; for this vowel, like the i and y,
being a diphthong, its short sound is formed from the latter part of the letter equivalent to double o,
as the word pule; if spelled according to the sound, might be written peoole.
68. Another observation preparatory to a consideration of the various sounds of the vowels and
consonants seems to be the influence of the accent; as the accent or stress which is laid upon cer-
tain syllables has so obvious an effect upon the sounds of the letters, that unless we take accent
into the account, it will be impossible to reason rightly rºax it, irty-cy pronunciation of the Eº
ments of Speech
l

of tº Infancº s.
69. It may be first observed, that the exertion of the organs of speech necessary to produce the
accent or stress, has an obvious tendency to preserve the letters in their pure and uniform sound,
while the relaxation or feebleness which succeeds the accent as naturally suffers the letters to slide
into a somewhat different sound a little easier to the organs of pronunciation. Thus the first w in
cabbage is pronounced distinctly with the true sound of that letter, while the second a goes into am
obscure sound bordering on the i short, the slenderest of all sounds; so that cabbage awd village
have the a in the last syllable scarcely distinguishable from the e and i in the last syllables of col-
lege and vestige. -
70. In the same manner thea, e, i, o, and y, coming before r in a final unaccented syllable, go into an
obscure sound so nearly approaching to the short w, that if the accent were carefully kept upon the
first syllables of liar, lier, elixir, mayor, martyr, &c. these words, without any perceptible change in
the º of their last syllables, might all be written and pronounced, livr', iiur, elirrºr, "Ivayur,
Triartur, &c. V. - -
71. The consonants also are no less altered in their sound by the position of the accent than the
vowels. The k and $ in the composition of a, when the accent is on them, in exercise, execute, &c.
§. their strong pure sound ; but when the accent is on the second syllable, in eract, exonerate,
:... these letters slide into the duller and weaker sounds of g and z, which are easier to the organs
of pronunciation. Hence not only the soft c and the s go into sh, but even the t before a diphthong
slides into the same letters when the stress is on the preceding syllable. Thus in society and satiety
the c and t preserve their pure sound, because the syllables ci and ti have the accent on them, but
in social and satiate, these syllables come atter the stress, and from the feebleness of their situation
gº fall into the shorter and easier sound, as if written soshial and sashiate. See the word
ATIETY.
4.
A.
72. A has three long sounds and two short ones. -
73. The first sound of the first letter in our alphabet is that which among the English is its name.
(See the letter ºff at the beginning of the Dictionary.) This is what is called by most grammarians its
slender sound (35) (65;) we find it in the words lade, spade, trade, &c. In the diphthong ai we have
exactly the same sound of this letter, as in pain, gain, stain, &c. and sometimes in the diphthong ea,
as bear, swear, pea, &c.; nay, twice we find it, contrary to every rule of pronunciation, in the
words where and there, and once in the anomalous diphthong ao in gaol. It exactly corresponds to
the sound of the French e in the beginning of the words Čtre and tete.
74. The long slender a is generally produced by a silente at the end of the syllable, which emot only
keeps one single intervening consonant from shortening the preceding vowel, but sometimes two
thus we find the mute e makes of rag, rage, and very improperly keeps the a open even in range,
change, &c. (See CHANGE ;) hat, with the mute e, becomes hate, and the a continues open, and, per-
'haps, somewhat longer in haste, waste, paste, &c. though it must be confessed this seems the privi-
Aege only of a for the other vowels contract before the consonants ng in revenge, cringe, plunge ; and
the ste in our language is preceded by no other vowel but this. Every consonant but n shortens
every yowel but a, when soft g and e silent succeed; as bilge, badge, hinge, spunge, &c.
75. Hence we may establish this general rule: A has the iong, open, slender sound, when follow-
ed by a single consonant, and e mute; as lade, made, fº.de, &c. The only exceptions seem to be, have,
are, gape, and bade, the past time of to bid.
76. A has the same sound, when ending an accented syllable, as pa-per, ta-per, spec-ta-tor. The
only exceptions are fa-ther, ma-ster, wa-ter. . -
77. As the short sound cf the long slender a is not found under the same character, but in the
shorte (as may be perceived by comparing mate and met) (67,) we proceed to delineate the second
Sound of this vowel, which is that heard in futher, and is called by some the open sound (34;) but
this can never distinguish it from the deeper sound of the a in all, ball, &c. which is still more open :
by some it is styled the middle sound of a, as between the a in pale, and that in wall; it answers
nearly to the Italian a in Toscano, Romana, &c. or to the final g in the naturalized Greek words, papa
and mamma : and in baa, the word adopted in almost all languages to express the cry of sheep
We seldom find the long sound of this letter in our language, except in monosyllables ending with
r, as far, tar, mar, &c. and in the word father. There are certain words from the Latin, Italian, and
Spanish languages, such as lumbago, bravado, tornado, camisado, farrago, &c. which are sometimes
heard with this sound of , ; but except in bravo, heard chiefly at the Theatres, the English sound
of a 1s preferable in all these words. a' ..
78. The long sound of the middle or Italian a is always found before r in monosyllables, as car
far, mar, &c. before the liquids lm ; whether the latter only be pronounced, as in psalm, or both, as
in psalmist; sometimes before if, and lºe, as calf, half, calce, halve, salve, &c.; and, lastly, before the
sharp aspirated dental thin bath, path; lath, &c. and in the word father: this sound of the a was for-
merly more than at present found before the nasal liquid n, especially when succeeded by c, t, or d,
as dance, glance, lance, France, chance, prince, grant, plant, slant, slander, &c.
79. The hissing consonants was #j a sign of this sound of the a, whether doubled, as in
glass, grass, bass, &c. or accompanied by t, as in last, fast, vast, &c.; but this pronunciation of a seems
to have been for some years advancing to the short sound of this ietter, as heard in hand, land,
&nd, &c. and pronouncing the a in after, answer, basket, plunt, mast, &c. as long as in half, calf, &c.
orders very closely on vulgarity. It must be observed, however, that the a before m in monosylla-
bles, and at the end of words, was anciently written with u after it, and so probably pronounced
ºs broad as the German a ; for Dr. Johnson observes, “many words pronounced with a broad were
* anciently written with au, as fault, mault; and we still write fault, vault. This was probably the
“Saxon sound, for u is yet retained in the northern dialects, and in the rustic pronunciation, as
* maunforman, haund for hand.” But since the u has vanished, the a has been gradually pronounced
slenderer and shorter, till now almost every vestige of the ancient orthography seems lost; though
the termination mand in command, demand, &c. formerly written commaund, demdund, &c. still retains
the long sound inviolably.” - -
3: • Since the first publication of this Dictionary the public has e been favoured with some very elaborate and judicious
- tions on English pronunciation, by Mr. Smith, in Scheme of a French and English Dictionary, in this

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30. As the mute ! # calmºhsahnº ºš hºnºuen the sound of this letter, so the Q
abbreviation of some words by apostrophe seems to have the same effect. Thus when, by impa-
tience, that grand corrupter of manners, as well as language, the no is cut out of the word cannot,
and the two syllables reduced to one, we find the a lengthened to the Italian or middle a, as canno.
can't ; have not, han’t ; shall not, sha'n't, &c. This is no more than what the Latin language is sub.
ject to ; it being a known rule in that tongue, that when, by composition or otherwise, two short
syllables become one, that syilable is almost always ong, as alives has the penultimate long because
it comes from aliius, and the two short vowels in coago become one long vowel in cogo, &c.
81. The short sound of the middle or Italian a, which is generally confounded with the short
sound of the slender a, is the sound of this vowel in man, pan, tan, mat, hºt, &c.; we generally find
this sound before any two successive consonants (those excepted in the foregoing remarks,) and
even when it comes before an r, if a vowel follow, or the r be doubled; for if this consonant be
doubled, in order to produce another syllable, the long sound becomes short, as mar, murry, car,
carriſ, &c. where we find the monosyllable has the long, and the dissyllable the short sound;
but if a come before r, followed by another consonant, it has its long sound, as in part, partial, &c.
82. The only exception to this rule is in adjectives derived from substantives ending in r ; for in
this case the a continues long, as in the primitive Thus the a in starry, or full of stars, is as long
as in star; and the a in the adjective tarry, or besmeared with tar, is as long as in the substantive tar,
though short in the word tarry, (to stay.) - º -
83. The third long sound of a is that which we more immediately derive from our maternal lan-
guage the Saxon, but which at present we use less than any other: this is the a in fall, ball, gall,
33:) we find a correspondent sound to this a in the diphthongs an and aw, as lºud, law, saw, &c.;
though it must here be noted, that we have improved upol, our German parent, by giving a broader
sound to this letter in these words than the Germans themselves would do, were they to pronounce
them.
84. The long sound of the deep broad German a is produced by ll after it, as in all, wall, call ; or
indeed by one l, and any other consonant, except the mute labials p, b, f, and v, as salt, bald, false,
falchion, falcon, &c. The exceptions to this rule are generally words from the Arabic and Latin lan. ,
guages, as Alps, Albion, asphaltic, falcated, salve, culculate, amalgamate, Alcoran, and Alfred, &c.; the
two last of which may be considered as ancient proper names which have been frequently latinized,
and by this means have acquired a slenderer sound of a. . This rule, however, must be understood
of such syllables only as have the accent on them; for when al, followed by a consonant, is in the
first syllable of a word, having the accent on the second, it is them pronounced as in the first sylla-
bles of al-ley, val-ley, &c. as alternate, balsamic, falcade, falcation, &c. Our moderm orthography,
which has done its mitmost to perplex pronunciation, has made it necessary to observe, that every
word compounded of a monosyllable with ll, as albeit, also, almost, donnful, &c, must be pronounced
as if the two liquids were still remaining, notwithstanding our word-menders have wisely taken
one away, to the destruction both of sound and etymology; for, as Mr. Elphinston shrewdly ob-
serves, “Every reader, young and old, must now be so sagacious an analyst as to discern at once
“not only what are compounds and what their simples, but that al in composition is ‘. to all out
“ of it; or in other words, that it is both what it is, and what it is not.” Prin. Eng. Language, vol
I. page 60. See No. 404. - -
85. The up has a peculiar quality of broadening this letter, even when prepositive: this is always
the effect, except when the vowel is closed by the sharp or flat guttural k or g. x, ng, nk, or the
sharp labial f, as wax, waft, thwack, twang, ‘wank : thus we pronounce the a broad, though short in
tead, wan, want, was, what, &c. and though other letters suffer the a to alter its sound before ll, when
one of these letters goes to the formation of the latter syllable, as tall, tal-low; hall, hal-low ; call,
:#; *:::: yet we see w preserve the sound of this vowel before a single censorant, as wal-low,
Stöffl-(010, &C. * - • -
86. The q including the sound of the w, and being no more than this letter preceded by k, ought,
according to analogy, to broaden every a it goes before like the w; thus quantity ought to be pro-
nounced as if written kwontity, and quality should rhyme with jollity ; instead of which we frequently
near the w robbed of its rights in its proxy ; and quality so promounced as to rh vine with legalily,
while to rhyme quantity, according to this affected mode of promottmcing it, we art.st Jcn, such wards
as plantity and consonantity, . The a in Quaver and Equator is an exception to this rule, from the pre-
ponderancy of another which requires a, ending a syllable under the accent, to have the slender
sound of that letter; to which rule, father, master, and water, and perhaps, quadrant, are the only
exceptions. - -
§ The short sound of this broad a is heard when it is preceded by w, and succeeded by a single
consonant in the same syllable, as wal-low, swal-low, &c. or by two consonants in the same syllable,
as want, wast, wasp, &c. but when l or r is one of the conson.ants, the a becomes long, as walk, swarm, &c.
Irregular and unaccented Sounds.
§3. But besides the long and short sounds common to all the vowels, there is a certain transient
indistinct pronunciation of some of them, when they are not accented, that cannot be so easily
settled. When the accent is not upon it, no vowel is more apt to run into this imperfect sound than
the a ; thus the particle a before parti ipies, in the phrases a-going, 4-walking, a-sh90ting, &c.
seems, says Dr. Lowth, to be the true and genuine preposition on a #. disguised by familiar
rise and quick pronunciation : the same indistinctness, from rapidity and coincidence of sound,
has confounded the pronunciation of this mutilated preposition to the ear, in the different questions
anhat's o'clock, when we would know the hour, and what's a clock, when we would have the descrip-
tion of that horary machine; and if the accent be kept strongly on the first syllable of the word
tolerable, as it always ought to be, we find scarcely any distinguishable difference to the ear, if we
substitute u or o instead of a in the penultimate syllable. Thus tolerable, tolerohde, and toleruble, are ex
actly the same word to the ear, if pronounced without premeditation or transposing the accent, for
work he departs frequently from my judgment, and particularly in the pronunciation of the letter a when succeeded by
ss.st, or “, and another consonant, as pass, fast, chance, &c. to which he annexes the long sound of a in father. That
this was the sound forinerly, is highly probable from its being still the sound given it by the vulgar, who are generally
dhe last to aiter the common pronunciation; but that the short a in these words is now the general pronunciation of
the polite and learned world, seems to be candidly acknowledged by Mr. Smith himself; and as every correct ear would
he disgusted at giving the a in these words the full long sound of tile it in father, any middle sound ought to be dise
countenanced, as tending to render the pronunciation of a language obscure and indefinite. (163.) - - -
Ben Jorison in his Grammar classes salt, malt, balm, and calm, as having the same sound of a and awns, as having thº
same diplithongal sound as attdience, author, law, saw, draw, &c.




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the real purpose of distinction; and innºs, fººt, wºrestet to sound, be spelt
innowrds, outwurds, &c. Thus the word man, when not under the accent, might be written mun in
nobleman, hisbandman, woman ; and tertian and quartan, tertiun and quartum, &c. The same observa-
tion will hold good in almost every final syllable where a is not accented. as medal, dial, giant, bias,
&c. defiance, temperance, &c.; but when the final syllable ends in age, offe, or ace, the a goes into a
$omewhat different sound. See 90 and 91.
89. There is a corrupt, but a received pronunciation of this letter in the words any, many, Thames,
where the a sounds like short e, as if written enny, menny, Tems. Catch, among Londoners, seems to
have degenerated into Keich ; and says, the third person of the verb to say, has, among all ranks of
people, and m every part of the united kingdoms, degenerated into sex, rhyming with Fez.
90. The a goes into a sound approaching the shorti, in the numerous termination in age, when the
£ccent is not on it, as cabbage, village, courage, &c. and are pronounced, nearly as if written cathige,
villige, courige, &c. The exceptions to this rule are chiefly among words of three syllables, with the
accent on the first ; these seem to be the following ' Adage, presage, scutage, hemorrhage, vassalage,
carcelage, guidage, pucelage, mucilage, cartilage, pºpilage, orphantage, villanage, appanage, concubillage,
baronage, patronage, parsonage, personage, equipage, ossifrage, saxifrage, winpirage, embassage,hermitage,
heritage, parentage, patronage. *
91. The aim the numerous termination ate, when the accent is not on it, is pronounced somewhat
differently in different words. If the word be a substantive, or an adjective, the a seems to be shorter
than when it is a verb: thus a good ear will discover a difference in the quantity of this letter, in
delicate and dedicate; in climate, primate, and ultimate; and the verbs to calculate, to regulate, and to
culate, where we find the nouns and adjectives have the a considerably shorter than the verbs
nnate, however, preserves the a as long as if the accent were on it: but the unaccented termina
tions in ace, whether mouns or verbs, have the a so short and obscure as to be nearly similar to the
w in us ; thus palace, solace, anemace, pinnace, populace, might, without any great departure from their
common sound, be written pallus, sollus, &c. while furnace almost changes the a into i, and might be
written furniss. -
92. When the a is preceded by the gutturals, hard g or c, it is, in polite pronunciation, softened by
the intervention of a sound like e, so that card, cart, guard, regard, are pronounced like ke-ard, ghe-ard,
re-ghe-ard. When the a is pronounced short, as in the first syllables of candle, gander, &c. the inter-
position of the e is very perceptible, and indeed unavoidable : for though we can pronounce guard
and cart without interpósing the e, it is impossible to pronounce garrison and carriage in the same
manner. This sound of the a is taken notice of in Steele's Grammar, page 49, which proves it is not
the offspring of the present day (160;) and I have the satisfaction to find Mr. Smith, a very accurate
inquirer into the subject, entirely of my opinion. But the sound of the a, which I have found the
most difficult to appreciate, is that where it ends the syllable, either immediately before or after the
accent. We cannot give it any of its three open sounds without hurting the ear: thus in pro-
nouncing the words abound and diadem, ay-bound, ab-bound, and aw-bound ; di-ay-dem, di-ah-dem and
di-ano-dem, are all improper; but giving the a the second or Italian sound, as ah-bound, and di-ah-dem,
seems the least so. For which reason I have, like Mr. Sheridam, adopted the short sound of this
letter to mark this unaccented as but if the umaccented a be final, which is not the case in any word
purely English, it ther seems to approach still mearer to the Italian a in the last syllable of papa,
md * > thea in father, as may be heard in the deliberate pronunciation of the words idea, Afrioz,
Pelta, &c. (88.) See the letter A at the beginning of the Dictionary.
E. ar
93. The first sound of e is that which it has when lengthened by the mute e final, as in glebe, theme,
Štc. or when it ends a syllable with the accent upon it, as se-cre-tion, ad-he-sion, &c. (36.)
94. The exceptions to this rule are; the words where and there; in which the first e is pronounced
Hike a, as if written whdre, thare; and the auxiliary verb were, where the e has 1ts short sound, as if
written wer, rhyming with the last syllable of pre-fer, and ere, (before,) which sounds like air. When
there is in composition in the word therefore, the e is generally shortened, as in were, but in my
opinion improperly.
95. The short sound of e is that heard in bed, fed, red, wed, &c.; this sould before r is apt to slide
into short u , and we sometimes hear mercy sounded as if written murcy : but this, though very near
as not the exact sound. -
* - " " " + º-ºº: ãºgº-ºº:
Irregular and unaccented Sounds.
96. The e at the end of the monosyllables he, he, me, we, is pronounced ee, as if written bee, hee, &c.
It is silent at the end of words purely English, but is pronounced distinctly at the end of some words
from the learned languages, as epitome, simile, catastrophe, apostrophg, &c. -
; . The first e in the poetic contractions, e'er and ne'er, is ºnced Hike a, as if written air
all {\ }}{177*. -
98. The e in her is pronounced nearly like short w; and as we hear it in the unaccented termina-
tions of writer, reader, &c. pronounced as if written writur, readur, where we may observe that the r
being only on a jar, and not a definite and distinct articulation like the other consonants, instead
of stopping the vocal efflux of voice, lets it imperfectly pass, and so corrupts and alters the true
sound of the vowel. The same may be observed of the final e after r in words º Cre, gre, tre,
where the e is sounded as if it were placed before the r, as in lucre, mangre, theatre, &c. pronounced
r; maugur, theaſur, &c. See No. 418. It may be reimarked, that though we ought cautiously tº
avoid pronouncing the e like at when under the accent, it would be nimis Attice, and border too much
on affectation of accuracy to preserve this sound of e in unaccented syllables before r , and though
terrible, where e has the accent, should never be pronounced as if written turrible, it is impossible
without pedantry to make any difference in the sound of the last syllable of splendour ºnd tender, sul
phur and º or martyr and garter. But there is a small deviation from rule when this letter begins
a word, and is followed by a double consonant with the accent on the second syllable: in this case.
... we find the vowel lengthen as if the consonant were single. See EFFACE, DESPATCH, EMBALM.
* 99. This vowel, in a final unaccented syllable, is apt to slide into the short i ; thus faces, ratges,
praises, are pronounced as if written faciz, rangiz, praiziz ; poet, covet, linen, duel, &c. as if written
loit, couit, linin, duil, &c. Where we may observe, that though the e goes into the short sound of i.
it is ºy that sound which corresponds to the long sound of e See Port Royal Grammaire, Latin
page 142 - -
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160. There is a rººft. of F tº a sing gºinon sound of this letter in the words clerk, serjeant,
and a few others, where we find the e pronounced like the a ºn dark and margin. But this exception,
I imagine, was, till within these few years, the general rule of sounding this letter before r, followed
by another consonant. See MERCHANT. Thirty years ago every one pronounced the first syllable
of merchant like the monosyllable march, and as it was anciently written marchant. Service and servant
are stih heard among the lower order of speakers, as if written sarvice and sarvant ; and even
among the better sort, we hear sometimes the salutation, Sir, your sarvant ' though this pro
nunciation of the word singly would be looked upon as a mark of the lowest vulgarity. The proper
names, Derby and Berkeley, still retain the old sound as if written Darby and Barkeley; but even these,
in polite usage, are getting into the common sound, nearly as if written Durby and Burkeley. As this
modern pronunciation of the e has a tendency to simplify the language by lessening the number on
exceptions, it ought certainly to be indulged. -
101. This letter falls into an irregular sound, but still a sound which is its nearest relation, in the
words, England, yes, and prettu, where the e is heard like short i. Vulgar speakers are guilty of the
same irregularity in engine, as if written ingine; but this cannot be too carefully avoided. -
102. The vowel e before l and n in the final unaccented syllable, by its being sometimes suppressed
and sometimes not, forms one of the most puzzling difficulties in pronunciation. When any of the
liquids precede these letters, the e is heard distinctly, as woollen, flannel, women, syren; but when any of
the other consonants come before these letters, the e is sometimes heard, as in novel, sudden; and
sometimes mot, as in swivel, raven, &c. As no other rule can be given for this variety of pronuncia-
tion, perhaps the best way will be to draw the line between those words where e is pronounced, and
those where it is not; and this, by the heip of the Rhyming Dictionary, I am luckily enabled to do.
In the first place, then, it may be observed, the e before l, in a final unaccented syllable, must always
be pronounced distinctly, except in the following words: Shekel, weasel, ousel, nomisel, (better written
muzzle,) navel, ravel, snivel, rivel, drivel, shrivel, shovel, grovel, hazel, drazel, nozel. These words are pro-
nounced as if the e were omitted by an apostrophe, as shek’l, weas’l, ous’l, &c. or rather as if written
sheckle, weazle, ouzle, &c.; but as these are the only words of this termination that are so pronounced,
great care must be taken that we do not pronounce travel, gravel, rebel (the substantive,) parcel, chapel,
and vessel, in the same manner; a fault to which many are very prone. . -
103. E before n in a final unaccented syllable, and not preceded by a liquid, must always be sup-
ressed in the verbal terminations in em, as to loosen, to hearken, and in other words, except the fol-
owing: Sudden, mynchen, kitchen, hyphen, chicken, ticken (better written ticking,) jerken, aspen, platen,
paten, mºrten, latten, patten, leaven or leven, stoven, mittens. In these words the e is heard distinctly, con-
trary to the general rule which suppresses the e ir, these syllables, when preceded by a mute, as
harden, heathen, heaven, as if written hard'm, heath’n, heav'n, &c.; nay, even when preceded by a liquid
in the words fallen and stolen, where the e is suppressed, as if they were written fall’n, and stoll'n : gar-
den and burden, therefore, are very analogically pronounced gard'n and burd'm and this pronuncia-
tion ought the rather to be indulged, as we always hear theſe suppressed in gardener, and burdensome,
as if written gard’ner, and burd’nsome. See No. 472. •
104. This diversity in the pronunciation of these terminations ought the more carefully to be at-
tended to, as nothing is so vulgar and childish as to hear swivel and heaven pronounced with the e
distinctly, or novel and chicken with the e suppressed. But the most general suppression of this letter
is in the preterits of verbs, and in participles ending in ed: here, when the e is not preceded by
d or t, the e is almost universally sunk (362,) and the two final consonants are pronounced in one.
syllable: thus loved, lived, barred, marred, are pronounced as if written lovd, iivd, bard, miard. The
same may be observed of this letter when silent in the singulars of nouns, or the first persons of
verbs, as theme, make, &c. which form themes in the plural, and makes in the third person, &c. where
the laste is silent, and the words are pronounced in one syllable. When the noum or first person of
the verb ends in p with the accent on it, the e is likewise suppressed, as a reply, two replies, he replies,
&c. When words of this form have the accent on the preceding syllables, the e is suppressed and
the y pronounced like short i, as cherriés, marries, carries, &c. pronounced cherriz, marriz, carriz, &c.
In the same manner, carried, married, embodied, &c. are pronounced as if written carrid, marrid, Pm-
hodid, &c. (282.) But it must be carefully noted, that there is a remiarkable exception to many or
these contractions when we are pronouncing the language of Scripture: here every participial ea.
ought to make a distinct syllable, where it is not preceded by a vowel ; thus, “Who hath believed our
“report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed 9” Here the participles are both pronounced
in three syllables; but in the following passage, “Whom he did predestinate, them he also called:
and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified ;” called pre-
serves the e, and is pronounced in two syllables; and justified and glorified suppress the e, and are
pronounced in three. ſº -
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105. This letter is a perfect diphthong, composed of the sounds of a in fººther, and ein he, pronoun-
ced as closely together as possible (37.)". When these sounds are openly pronounced, they produce
the familiar assent oy : which, by the old Eugish dramatic writers, was often expressed by I; hence
we may observe, that unless our ancestors pronounced the vowel I like the o in oil, the present pro
nunciation of the word ay in the House of Commons, in the phrase the Ayes have it, is contrary to
ancient as well as to present usage: such a pronunciation of this word is now coarse and rustic. This
sound is heard when the letter is lengthened by final e, as time, thine, or ending a syllable with the
accent upon it, as ti-tle, di-al; in monosyllables ending with nu, as hind, find, mind, &c.; in three
words ending with lºº, as child, mild, wild; and in one very irregularly ending with nt, as pint. (37.)
106. There is one instance where this letter, though succeeded by finale, does not go into the broad
English sound like the noun eye, but into the slender foreign sound like e. This is in the word shire,
pronounced as if written sheer, both when single, as a knight of the shire; or in composition, as in
JVotinghamshire, Leicestershire, &c. This is the sound Đr. Lowth gives it in his Grammar, page 4
and it is highly probable that the simple shire acquired this slender sound from its tendency to be-
come sledder in the compounds, where it is at a distance from the accent, and where all the vowels
have a natural tendercy to become short and obscure. See SHIRE, -
107. The short sound of this letter is heard in him, thin, &c. and when ending an unaccented sylla:
tile, as “an-i tu, qual-i-hſ, &c. where, though it cannot be properly said to be short, as it is not closed
by a consºnant, yet it lias but half its diphthongal sound. This sound is the sound of e, the last let.
tër of the diphthoug that forms the long I; and it is not a little surprising that Dr. Johnson should
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way that the shºrt ; was a sound wholly different fºom the jong one. (553.3





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108. When this letter is succeeded by r, and anºtherº ſ
ly the sound of e in vermin, vernal, &c. as virtue, virgin, &c. which approaches to the sound of sliort wº,
but when it comes before r, followed by another consonant in a final syllable, it acquires the sound of
rt exactly, as bird, dirt, shirt, squirt, &c. JMirth, birth, gird, girt, skirt, girl, whirl and firm, are the only
:* to this rule, where i is pronounced like e, and as if the words were written, merth, berth,
{{I}( fēj"777. /
109. The letter r, in this case, seems to have the same influence on this vowel, as it evidently has
on x and o. When these vowels come before double r, or single r, followed by a vowel, as in arable,
carriſ, marry, orator, horrid, forage, &c. they are considerably shorter than when the r is the final let-
ter of the word, or when it is succeeded by another consonant, as in arbour, car, mar, or, nor, for. In
the same manner the i, coming before either double r, or single r, followed by a vowel, preserves its
pure, short sound, as in irritate, spirit, conspiracy, &c.; but when r is not followed by another conso-
mant, or is the final letter of a word with the accent upon it, the i goes into a deeper and broader
sound, equivalent to shorte, as heard in virgin, virtue, &c. So fir, a tree, is perfectly similar to the
first syllable of ferment, though often corruptly promouncéd like fur, a skin. Sir and stir are exactly
pronounced as if written sur and stur. It seems, says Mr. Nares, that our ancestors distinguished
these sounds more correctly. Bishop Gardiner, in his first letter to Cheke, mentions a witticism of
Nicholas Rowley, a fellow Cantab with him, to this effect: “Let handsome girls be called virgins,
“plain ones vurgins.”
ision: ºnot * gºal. it has exact r
“Si pulchra est, virgo, sin turpis, vurgo vocetur.”
Which, says Mr. Elphinston, may be modernized by the aid of a far more celebrated line
“Sweet virgin can alone the fair express,
“Fine by degrees, and beautifully less:
“But let the hoyden, homely, rough-hewn vurgin,
“Engross the homage of a JMajor Sturgeon.”
Ił0. The sound of i, in this situation, ought to be the more carefully attended to, as letting it fall in
to the sound of u, where it should have the sound of e, has a grossness in it approaching to vulgarity
Perhaps the only exception to this rule is, when the succeeding vowel is us for this letter being a
semi-consonant, has some influence on the preceding i, though not so much as a perfect consonant
would have. This makes Mr. Sheridan's pronunciation of the i in virulent and its compounds, like
that in virgin, less exceptionable than I at first thought it; but since we cannot give a semi-sound of
short i to correspond to the semi-consonant sound of u, ſhave preferred the pure sound which I
think the most agreeable to polite usage. See Mr. Garrick's Epigram upon the sound of this letter,
under the word VIRTUE. m
Irregular and unaccented Sounds.
1 11. There is an irregular pronunciation of this letter which has greatly multiplied within these few
years, and that is, the slender sound heard in ee. This sound is chiefly found in words derived from
the French and Italian languages; and we think we show our breeding by a knowledge of those
tongues, and an ignorance of our own :
“Report of ſashions in proud Italy,
“Whose manners, still our tardy apish nation
“Limps after, in base awkward imitation.”
Shakspeare, Richard IV.
When Lord Chesterfield wrote his letters to his son, the word oblige was; by many polite speakers
F. as iſ written obleege, to give a hint of their knowledge of the French language; nay
ope has rhymed it to this sound:
“Dreading ev'm fools, by flatterers besieg'd,
“And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd.”
But it was so far from having generally obtained, that Lord Chesterfield strictly enjoins his son to
avoid this pronunciation as affected. In a few years, however, it became so general, that none but
the lowest vulgar ever pronounced it in the English manner; but, upon the publication of this noble-
man's letters, which was about twenty years after he wrote them, his authority has had so much in:
fluence * the polite world as to bid fair for restoring the i, in this word, to its original rights ; and
we not unfrequently hear it now pronounced with the broad Englishi, in those trcles where; a few
years ago, it would have been an infallible mark of vulgarity. Mr. Sheridan, W. Johnston, and Mr.
Barclay, give ooth sounds, but place the sound of oblige first. Mr. Scott gives both, but places obleege
ſirst. Dr. Kenrick and Buchanan give only oblige; and Mr. Elphinston, Mr. Perry, and Fenning,
give only ohleege; but though this sound has lost ground so much, yet Mr. Nares, who wrote about
eighteen years ago, says, “ oblige still, I think, retains the sound of long e, notwithstanding the pro-
“scription of that pronunciation by the late Lord Chesterfield.” o e
* 112. The words that have preserved the foreign sound of i, like ee, are the following: Ambergris,
verdegris, untique, berafico, bombasin, brazil, capivi, capuchin, colbertime, chioppine, or chopini, caprice, Cl
! grin, chevaux-de-frise, critique, (for criticism) festucine, frize, gabardine, haberdine, sordine, rugine, trephine,
Quarantine, routine, fascine, fatigue, intrigue, glocis, invalid, machine, magazine, marine, palanquinº, ºgue,
police, profile, recitative, man-da-rine, tabourine, tambourine, tontine, transmarine, ultramarine. In all these
words, if for the last i we substitute ee, we shall have the true pronunciation. In signior the first 3 is
thus pronounced. Mr. Sheridan pronounces vertigo and serpigo with the accent on the second sylla-
ble, and the i long as in tie and pie. Dr. Kenrick gives these words the same accent, but sºunds the
as e in tea and pea. The latteris, in my opinion, the general pronunciation; though Mr. Sheridan's
is supported by a very general rule, which is that all words adopted whole from the Latin preserve
the Latin accent. (503, b.) But if the Englism ear were unbiassed by the long i in Latin, which fixes
the accent on the secoid syllable, and could free itself from the slavish imitation of the French and
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£domeous. śian, Kenrick.
which is exactly the slender soun
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italians, there is Hººt ſt thºgeºis would have the accent on the first syllable, and that the
a would be pronounced regularly like the short e, as in Indigo and Portico, See §. -
113. There is a remarkable alteration in the sound ºf this vowel, in certain situations, where it
changes to a sound equivalent to initial y. The situation that occasions, this change is, when the i
precedes another vowel in an unaccented syllable, and is not preceded by any of the dentals: thus
we hear iary in mil-iary, bil-iary, &c. pronounced as if written mil-yary, bil-yary, &c. JMin-ion and
pin-ion as if written min-won and pin-yon. In these words the i is so totally altered to y, that pro-
nouncing the ia and io in separate syllables would be an error the most palpable; but where the other
siquids or mutes precede the i in this situation, the coalition is not so necessary: for though the two
latter syllables of convivial, participial, &c. are extremely prone to unite into one, they may, however,
be separated, provided the separation be mot too distant. The same observations hold good of e, as
Ble, pronounced mal-ya-ble. . - . . . . . . . . -
114. But the sound of the i, the most difficult to reduce to rule, is when it ends a syllable immedi-
ately before the accent. When either the primary or secondary accent is on this letter, it is invaria-
bly pronounced either as the long i in title, the short i in tittle, or the French i in magazine; and when
it ends a syllable after the accent, it is always sounded like e, as sen-si-ble, ra-ti-fly, &c. But when it
ends a syllable, immediately before the accent, it is sometimes pronounced long, as in vi-ta-li-ty,
where the first syllable is exactly like the first of vi-al; and sometimes short, as in di-gest, where
the i is pronounced as if the word were written de-gest. The sound of the i, in this situation, is so
little reducible to rule, that mone of our writers on the subject have attempted it ; and the only
method to give some idea of it, seems to be the very laborious one of classing such words together
as have the i pronounced in the same manner, and observing the different combinations of other .
letters that may possibly be the cause of the different sounds of this. -
115. In the first place, where the i is the only letter in the first syllable, and the accent is on the
second, beginning with a consonant, the vowel has its long diphthongal sound, as in idea, idenſity,
idolatry, idoneous, irascible, ironical, isosceles, itinerant, itinerary. Imagine and its compounds seem the
only exceptions. But to give the inspector some idea of #. usage, I have subjoined exam:
of these words as they stand in our different Pronouncing Dictionaries:
idea. Sheridan, Scott, Buchanan, W. Johnston, Kemrick. -
idea. Perry. - tº . . º
; Sheridan, Scott, Buchanan, W. Johnston, Kemrick.
- Perry. - -
idolatry. Sheridan, Scott, Buchaman, W. Johnston, Kenrick. -
idolatry. Perry. *
ărascible. Sheridan, Scott, W. Johnston, Kenrick.
ărascible. Perry. * - - -
Ésosceles. Sheridan, Scott, Perry.
ătinerary. Sheridan, Scott, W. Johnston, Kemrick.
itinerary. Perry. - --
Žtinerant. Sheridan, Scott, W. Johnstom, Nares. -
itinerant. Buchanan, Perry. - •
116. When i ends the first syllable, and the accent is on the second, commencing with a vowel, it
enerally preserves its long open diphthongal sound. Thus in di-ameier, di-urnål, &c. the first syllable
is equivalent to the verb to die. A corrupt, foreign manner of pronouncing these words, may some-
times mince the i into e, as if the words were written de-ameter, de-urnal, &c.; but this is disgusting
to every just English ear, and contrary to the whole current of analogy. Besides, the vowel that
ends and the vowel that begins a syllable are, by pronouncing the i long, kept more distinct, and
not suffered to coalesce, as they are apt to do if i has its slender sound. This promeness of the e,
- º: i, to coalesce with the succeeding vowel, has produced such
monsters in pronunciation as joggraphy and jommetry, for geography and geometry, and jorgics for.
georgics. The latter of these words is fixed in this absurd pronunciation without remedy; but the
two former seem recovering their right to four syllables; though Mr. Sheridan has endeavoured to
deprive them of it, by spelling them with three. Hence we may observe, that those who wish to pro-
nounce correctly, and according to analogy, ought to pronounce the first syllable of biography, as
the verb to buy, and not as if written be-ography. -
117. When i ends an initial syllable without the accent, and the succeeding syllable begins with a
consonant, the i is genérally slender, as if written e. But the exceptions of this rule are so nume-
rous, that nothing but a catalogue will give a tolerable idea of the state of pronunciation in this
Oint. - - ,-
p 118. When the prepositive hi, derived from bis (twice,) ends a syllable immediately before the ac-
cent, the i is long and broad, in order to convey more precisely the specific meaning of the syllable.
Thus bi-capsular, bi-cipital, bi-cipitous, bi-cornous, bi-corporal, bi-dental, bi-farious, biºfurcated, bi-linguous,
bi-nocular, bi-pennaled, bi-pelalous, bi-quadrate, have the i long. But the first syllable of the words Bi-
tumen and Bit::minous having no such *ś ought to be pronounced with the i short. This is
the sound Buchanam has given it; but Sheridan, Kenrick, and W. Johnston, make the long, as in
Bible. - -
119. The same may be observed of words beginning with iri, having the accent on the second syl-
lable. Thus tri-bunal, tri-corporal, tri-chotomy, tri-gintals, have the i ending the first syllable long, as in
tri-al. To this class ought to be added, di-petalous and di-lemma, though the i in the first syllable of
the last word is pronounced like e, and as if written de-lemma, by Mr. Scott and Mr. Perry, but long
by Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, and Buchaman; and both ways by W. Johnston, but placing the short
first. And hence we may conclude, that the verb to bi-sect, and the noum bi-section, ought to have the
i at the end of the first syllable pronounced like buy, as Mr. Scott and Dr Kenrick have marked it,
though otherwise marked by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Perry, and Buchanan. -
120. When the first syllable is chi, with the accent on the second, the i is generally long, as chi-
ragrical, chi-rurgic, chi-rurgeon, chi-rographist, chi-rographer, chi-rography. Chi-mera and chi-merical have
the i most frequently short, as pronounced by Buchanan and Perry, though otherwise marked b
&heridan, Scott, W. Johnston, and Kemrick; and, indeed, the short sound seems now established.
Cnicane and chicanery, from the French, have the i always short; or more properly slender.
121. Ci before the accent has the generally short, as ci-vilian, ci-vility, and, think, ci-licious and
*
ti-merulent, though otherwise marked by Mr. seriºd. Ci-barious and ci-tation have the i long.



sº-º-º: sº-º-º: sº
122. Cl; before the accent has the i long, as clºtºeh theºE
as in climacteric, the i is shortened by the secondary accent. See 530. * . - -
123. Cri before the accent has the i generally i. as cri-nigerous, criterion; though we some
times hear the latter as if written cre-terion, but I think improperly. . -
124. Di before the accented syllable, beginning with a consonant, has the i almost always short
as digest, digestion, digress, digression, dilute, dilution, diluvian, dimension, dimensive, dimidiation, diminish,
diminutive, diploma, direct, direction, diversify, diversification, diversion, diversity, divert, divertisement, diver
tive, divest, divesture, divide, dividable, 'dividant, divine, divinity, divisible, divisibility, divorce, divulge. To
these, I think, may be added, dicacity, didactic, dilacerate, dilaceration, diluniate, dilapidation, dilate, dilatºr
ble, dilatability, dilection, dilucid, dilucidate, dilucidation, dinetical, dinumeration, diverge, divergent, divan.
though Mr. Sheridam has marked the first i in all these words long ; some of them may undoubtedly
be pronounced either way; but why he should make the i in diploma long, and W. Johnston should
give it both ways, is unaccountable; as Mr. Scott, Buchanan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and the gem-
eral usage, is against them. Diceresis and dioptrics have the 'i long, according to the general rule
(116,) though the last is absurdly made short by Dr. Kemrick, and the diphthong is made long in the
first by Mr. Sheridan, contrary to one of the most prevailing idioms in pronunciation; which is, the
shortening power of the antepen...ltimate accent, (503) . Let it not be said that the diphthong must
be always long, since Caesarea and Daedalus have the ce always short. - -
125. The long i in words of this form, seems confined to the following: Digladiation, dijudication,
dinumeration, divaricate, direption, diruption. Both Johnson and Sheridan, in my opinion, place the
accent of the word didáscalić improperly upon the second syllable; it should seem more agreeable to
analogy to class it with the numerous terminations in ic, and place the accent on the penultimate
.# (509;) and, in this case, the i in the first will be shortened by the secondary accent, and the
syllable pronounced like did. (527.) The first i in dimissory, marked long by Mr. Sheridan, and
with the accent on the second syllable, contrary to Dr. Johnson, are equally erroneous. The accent
ought to be on the first syllable, and the i short, as on the adjective diin, See Possessory.
126. Fi before the accent ought always to be short: this is the sound we generally give to the i in
the first syllable of fi-delity ; and why we should give the long sound to the i in ºfand fiduciary,
as marked by Mr. Sheridan, I know not: he is certainly erroneous in marking the first i in frigidity,
long, and equally sg in placing the accent upon the last syllable of finite. Finance has the i short
universally. - - - - -
137. Gigantic has the i in the first syllable always long. ‘. .
128. Li has the i generally long, as ti-hation, li-brarian, li-bration, li-centious, lº-pothyny, li-quescent,
li-thography, li-thotomy. Litigious has the i in the first syllable always short. The same may be ob-
served of libidinous, though otherwise marked by Mr Sheridan.
129. JMi has the i generally short, as in minority, militia, mimographer, minacious, minacity, miraculous;
though the four last are marked with the long i by Mr. Sheridan; and what is still more strange, he
marks the i which has the accent on it long in minatory ; though the same word, in the compound
comminatory, where the i is always short, might have shown him his error. The word ninetic, which,
though in very good use, is neither in Johnson nor Sheridan, ought to be pronounced with the first
short, as if written min-et-ic. #.'. is generally long in micrometer, micography, and migration.
130. JWi has the i long in nigrescent. The first i in nigrification, though marked long by Mr. Sheri-
dan, is shortened by the secondary accent (527,) and ought to be pronounced as if divided into nig-
ri-fi-cation. - - -
I31. Phi has the generally short, as in philanthropy, philippic, philosopher, philosophy, philosophize,
to which we may certainly add, philologer, philologist, philology, philological, notwithstanding Mr. .
Sheridan has marked the i in these last É.i. long.
- 132. På and pli have the i generally short, as pilaster, pituitous, pilosity, plication. Piaster, and piaz-
za, being Italian words, have the i short before the vowel, contrary to the analogy of words of this
form (116,) where the i is long, as in pi-acular, pri-ority, &c. Piratical has the i marked long by Mr
Sheridan, and short by Dr. Kemrick. The former is, in my opinion, more agreeable both to custom;
and analogy, as the sound of the i before the accent is often determined by the sound of that letter
in the primitive word. - - -
133. Pri has the generally long, as in primeval, primevous, primitial, primero, primordial, privade,
privation, privative, but always short in primitive, and primer. * - - -
134. Ri has the i short, as in ridiculous. Rigidity is marked with the i long by Mr. Sheridan, and
short by Dr. Kenrick : the latter is undoubtedly right. Rivality has the i long in the first syllable, in
compliment to rival, as piratical has the i long, because derived from pirate. Rhinoceros has the a long
in Sheridan, Scott, Kenrick, W. Johnston, and Buchanan; and short in Perry. r
135. Si has the generally short, as similitude, siriasis, and ought certainly to be short in silicious,
(better written cilicious,) though marked long by Mr. Sheridan. Simultaneºus having the secondary
accent on the first syllable, does not come under this head, but retains the i long, notwithstanding
the shortening power of the accent it is under. (527.) -
136. Tº has the i short, as in timidity.
137. Tré has the i long, for the same reason as bi, which see. (113) (119.)
.138. Vi has the iso unsettled as to puzzle the correctest speakers. Thé i is generally long in vica-
rious, notwithstanding the shorti in cicar. It is long in vibration, from its relation to vibrate. Vitality
has the i long, like vital. In vivific, vivificate, and viviparous, the first i is long, to avoid too great a
Sāmeness Yith the second, Vivacious and vivacity have the i almost as often long as short; Mr. Sher.
idan, Mr. Scott, and Dr. Kenrick, make the i in vivacious long, and Mr. Perry and Buchanan short,
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and W. Johnston, make the i in the first of viracity long, and Perry and
Buchanan short; but the short sound seems less formal and most agreeable to polite usage. Vácin.
#y, vicinal, vicissitude, vituperate, vimimeous, and virago, seem to prefer the short i, theugh Mr. Sheridan
hā4 marked the three last words with the first vowel long. But the diversity will be best seen by
$. the authorities for all these words -
icini ; §. * .
*_*. • Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Buchasian, W. Johnston, and Perry.
Vicinal. , Mr. Sherida. - 2 2 y
%cissiºde. Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Buchanan, and Perry
ty. k . . .4%
º keiſº on the third syllable
Wºtuperate. Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston.
Vittºperate. Mr. Perry. - -, *
Vimineous Mr. Sheridan.
Virago. Mr Sheridan, and W. Johnston.
... ºrogo. Dr Kenrick, Mr. Scott, Buchaman, and Perry







f have classed vicinal here is a wººtfºtfi the accent on the second syllable, as It stands in Sheri-
dam’s Dictionary, but think it ought to have the accent on the first. See MEpic INAL.
139. The same diversity and uncertaility in the sound of this letter seem to reign in those final un
accented syllables which are terminated with the mute 6. Perhaps the best way to give some tolera-
ble idea of the analogy of the language in this point, will be, to show the general rule, and mark the
exceptions; though these are sometimes so numerous as to make us doubt of the rule itself; there-
fore the best way will be to give a catalogue of both. - -
140. There is one rule of very great extent, in words of this termination, which have the accent on
the penultimate syllable, and that is, that the i in the final syllable of these words is short: thus ser
vile, hostile, virile, respite, deposite, adamanzine, amethystine, &c. are promounced as if written servil, hosti.
respit, deposit, &c. The only exceptions in this numerous class of words seem to be the following
Exile, senile, edile, empire, umpire, rampire, finite, feline, ferine, archives; the substantives confine and su-
pine ; while the adjectives saline and contrite have sometimes the accent on the first, and sometimes
on the last syllable; but in either case the i is long. Quagmire and pismire have the 3 long also; like-
wise has the i long, but otherwise has it more frequently, though very improperly, short. Myrrhine,
vulpine, and gentile; though marked with the i lòng by Mr. Sheridan, ought, in my opinion, to con:
form to the general rule, and be pronounced with the i short. Vulpine, with the long, is adopted
by Mr. Scott; and W. Johnston, Mr. Scott, and Buchanan, agree with Mr. Sheridan in the last syl-
lable of gentile ; arºd this seems agreeable to general usage, though not to analogy. See the word.
141. But when the accent is on the last syllable but two in words of this termination, the length of
the vowel is not so easily ascertained. --
142. Those ending in ice have the i short, except sacrifice and cockatrice. w
143. Those ending in ide have the i long, notwithstanding we sometimes hear suicide absurdly pro.
nounced, as if written suicid. - - -
144. Those ending in ife have the i long, except house-wife, pronounced huzzwift, according to the
general rule, notwithstanding the i in wife is always long. Midwife is sometimes shortened in the
same manner by the vulgar; and se’nnight for sevennight is gone irrevocably into the same analogy,
though4. for fourteenthnight is more frequently pronounced with the i long. - -
#45. Those ending in ile have the i sheet, except reconcile, chamomile, estipile. Juvenile, mercantile,
and puerile, have the i long in Sheridan's Dictionary, and short in Kerrick's. In my opinion the lat-
ter is the much more prevalent and polite pronunciation; but infantile, though pronounceable both
ways, seems inclinable to lengthen the i in the last syllable. See JUVENILE. - -
146. In the termination ime, pantomime has the i long, rhyming with time; and maritime has the i
short, as if written maritin. . - -
147. Words in ine, that have the accent higher than the penultimate, have the quantity of so un-
certain, that the orily method to give an idea of it will be to exhibit a catalogue of words where it is
pronounced differently. -
148. But first it may not be improper to see the different sounds given to this letter in some of the
same words by different orthóepists: -
Columbine. Sheridan, Nares, W. Johnston.
Columbine. Kenrick, Perry. -
Saccharine. Sheridan, Nares.
Saccharine. Kenrick, Perry.
Saturnine. . Sheridam, Nares, Buchanan.
Saturnine. Kenrick, Perry.
..Metalline. Kenrick.
JMetalline. Sheridan, W. Johnston, Perry.
Crystalline. Kemrick.
Crystalline. Sheridan, Perry.
Uterine. Sheridan, Buchaman, W. Johnston. -- r
Uterine. Kenrick, Scott, Perry. - - -
149. In these words I do not hesitate to pronounce, that the general rule inclines evidently to the
iong I, which, in doubtful cases, ought always to be followed; and for which reason I shall enume-
rate those words first where I judge the i ought to be pronounced long : Cannabine, carrabine, colum-
bine, bizantine, gelatine, legatine, oxyrrhodine, concubine, muscadine, incarnadine, celandine, almandine, secun-
dine, amugdaline, crystalline, vituline, calumine, asiltine, saturnine, saccharine, adulterine, viperime, uterine, la-
mentine, armentine, Serpentitle, turpentitle, vespertime, belluine, porcupine, countermine, leonine, sapphirine, and
metalline.
150. The words of this termination, where the i is short, are the following: Jacobine, medicine, dis-
cipline, masculine, jessamine, feminine, heroine, nectarine, libertine, genuine, hyaline, palatine. To these, I
think, ought to be added, alkaline, aquilºne, coralline, brigantine, eglantime ; and to this pronunciation
of the i, the proper names, Valentine and Constantine, seem strongly to incline; and on the stage,
Cymbeline, has entirely adopted it. Thus we see how little inſluence the Latin language has on the
quantity of the i in the final syllable of these words. It is a rule in that language, that adjectives
ending in ilis or inus, derived from animated beings or proper names, to the exception of very few,
have this i pronounced long. It were to be wished this distinction could be adopted in English
words from the Latin, as in that case we might be able in time to regularize this very irregular part
of our tongue; but this alteration would be almost impossible in adjectives ending in ive, as relative,
vocative, ſº &c. have the i uniformly short in English, and long in the Latim relativus, vocativus,
wºritivus, &c. - - - -
f #. The only word ending in ire, with the accent on the antepenultimate syllable, is acrospire, with
the i long, the last syllable sounding like the spire of a church.
152. Words eading in ise have the i short, when the accent is on the last syllable but one, as fran-
chise, except the compounds ending in wise, as likewise, lengthwise, &c. as marked by Mr. Scott, Mr
Perry, and Buchanan; but even among these words we sometimes hear otherwise pronounced other
wiz, as marked by Mr. Sheridan and W. Johnſton; but, I think, improperly. - º,
153. When the accent is on the last syllable out two in these words, they are invariably pronoun-
ced with the i long, as criticise, equalise. -
154. In the termination ite, when the accent is on it, the i is always long, as requite. When the ac-
cent is on the last syllable but one, it is always short, as respite (140,) pronounced as if written respit,
except contrite; but when the accent is on the last syllable but two, the i is generally long: the ex-
ceptions, however are so many, that a catalogue of both will be the best rule. . . • . . . . . .
155. ºë, is long in expedite, recondite incondite, hermaphrodite,Carmelite, theodólite cosmopolite chyrso-
4;.
**

file, eremite, aconite, margarite, marcasite, pdfºſsile, wºmeºparme, 'qua ripartite, convertile, Q78
chorite, pituite, satellite. As the word stands in Kenrick's Dictionary sa-féll-it, having the i short; and
the accent on the second syllable, it is doubly wrong. The i in the last syllable is shortened also by
W. Johnston and Perry, but made long, as it ought to be, by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Mr
Nares. See REcondite. * tº 4 is * * * * * • * tº º
156. The i is short in cucurbite, ingenite, definite, indefinite, infiniie, hypocrile, favouriſe, requisite, pre-
requisite, perquisite, exquisite, apposite, and opposite. Heteroclite has the i long in Sheridan, but short in
Kenrick. The former is, in my opinion, the best pronunciation, (see the word in the Dictionary;)
but ite, in what may be called a gentile termination, has the always long, as in Hivite, Samnite, cos-
mopolite, bedlamite, &c. * º - tº f
i57. The termination ice, when the accent is on it, is always long, as in hive, except in the twe
verbs, give, live, and their compounds, giving, living, &c.; for the adjective live, as a live animal, hū,
the i iong, and rhymes with strive; so have the adjective and adverb, lively and livelily: the mour,
livelihood follows the same analogy; but the adjective live-long, as the live-long day, has the i short, as
in the verb. When the accent is not on the i in this termination it is always short, as sportive, plain-
tive, &c. rhyming with give (150,) except the word be a gentile, as flrgive. º
- . 158. All the other adjectives and substantives of this termination, when the accent is not on it,
have the 3 invariably short, as offensive, defensive, &c,. The i in Salique is short, as if written sallick,
but long in oblique, rhyming with pike, strike, &c.; while antique has the long and slender, and rhymes
with speak. Dr. Kénrick, Mr, Elphinston, Mr. Perry, Buchanam, and Barclay, have obleek for oblique ,
Mr. Scott has it both ways, but gives the slender sound first; and Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, and W.
Johnston, oblike. The latter is, in my opinion, more agreeable to polite usage, but the former more
analogical, for as it comes from the French oblique, we cannot write it oblike, as Mr. Nares wishes,
any more than antique, antike, for fear of departing too far from the Latin antiquus and obliquus.
Opaque, Mr. Nares observes, has become opake; but then it must be remembered, that the Latin is
opacus and not opaquus. . . . . . e
159. All the terminations in ize have the i long, except to endenize 5 which, having the accent on the
second syllable, follows the general rule, and has the i short, pronounced as in the verb sis. (140.)
To these observations we may add, that though evil and devil suppress the i, as if written ev'l and
dev’l, yet that cavil and pencil preserve its sound distinctly; and that Latin ought never to be pronoun-
ced as it is generally at schools, as if written Latt'n. Cousin and cozen both drop the last vowels, as if
spelled cozn, and are only distinguishable to the eye. tº &
Thus we see how little regularity there is in the sound of this letter when it is not under the ac-
cent; and, when custom will permit, how careful we ought to be to preserve the least trace of analo-
gy, that “confusion may not be worse confounded.” . The sketch that has been just given may,
perhaps, afford something like a clew to direct us in this labyrintil, and it is hoped it will enable the
judicious speaker to pronounce with more certainty and decision.
160. It was remarked under the vowel A, that when a hard g or c preceded that vowel, a sound
like e interposed, the better to unite the letters, and soften the sound of the consonant. The same
may be observed of the letter I. When this vowel is preceded by hard g or k, which is but another
form for hard c, it is pronounced as if an e were inserted between the consonant and the vowel: thus
sky; kind, guide, guise, disguise, catechise, guile, beguile, mankind, are pronounced as if written ske-y,
#e-ind, gue-ise, dis-gue-ise, cate-che-ise, i. begue-ile, manke-ind. At first sight we are surprised that
two such different letters as a ard i should be affected in the same manmer by the hard gutturals, g,
e, and k; but when we reflect that i is really composed of a and e, (37) our surprise ceases; and we
are pleased to find the ear perfectly uniform in its procedure, and entirely unbiassed by the eye.
From this view of the analogy we may see how greatly mistaken is a very solid and ingenious writer
on this subject, who says, that “ky-ind for kind is a monster of pronunciation, heard only on our
stage.” Nares' English Orthüepy, page 28. See No. 92. º -
It may not, perhaps, seem unworthy of notice, that when this letter is unaccented in the numerous
terminations it, ible, &c. it is frequently pronourced like short u, as if the words sensible, visible,
were written sensubble, visubble, &c.; and charity, chastity, &c. like charrutty, chastutty, &c.; but it may
be observed, that the pure sound of i like e in these words is as much the mark of an elegant speaker
as that of the u in singular, educate, &c. See No. 179. *
O.
*
161. Grammarians have generally allowed this letter but three sounds, Mr. Sheridan instances
them in not, note, prove. For a fourth, I have added the 6 in love, dove, &c.; for the fifth, that in or
nor, for ; and a sixth, that in woman, wolf, &c. -
62. The first and only peculiar sound of this letter is that by which it is named in the alphabet:
it requires the mouth to be formed, in some degree, like the letter, in order to pronounce it. This
may be called its long open sound, as the o in prove may be called its long slender sound. (65.) This
sound we find in words ending with silente, as tone, bone, alone; or when ending a syllable with the
accent upon it, as mo-tion, po-tent, &c.; iikewise in the monosyllables, go, so, no. This sound is found
under several combinations of other vowels with this letter, as in moan, groan, bow (to shoot with,) low
(not high,) and before st in the words host, ghost, post, most, and beforess in gross.
K 163. The second sound of this letter is called its short sound, and is found in not, got, lot, &c.; though
! this, as in the other short vowels, is by no means the short sound of the former long one, but corres-
ponds exactly to that of a in whºſt, with which the words not, got, lot, are perfect rhymes. The long
sound, to which the o in uot and sot are short ones, is found under the diphthong au in naught, and the
*u in sought 5 corresponding exactly to the w in hall, ball, &c. The short sound of this letter, like the
short sound of a in father (78) (79) is frequently, by inaccurate speakers, and chiefly those among
the vulgar, lengthened to a middle sound approaching to its long sound, the o in or. This sound is
generally heard, as in the case of a, when it is succeeded by two consonants: thus Mr. Smitu pro
uounces broth, froth and moth, as if written brºwth, fºuwth, and muwth. . Of the propriety or impropri
ety of this, a well-educated ear is the best judge; but as was observed auder the article A (79,) if this
be not the sound heard among the best speakers, no middle sound ought to be admitted, as good
orators will ever incline to definite and absolute sounds, rather than such as may be called non-de
wrip's in language. *
164. The third sound of this letter, as was marked in the first observation, may becalled its long slen
der. sound?corresponding to the double o. The words where this sound of o occurs are so few, that it
will be easy to give a catalogue of them . Prove, move, behove, and their compounds, lose, do ado,






- — -= −35:53:- - , 7-ºgºz'. T Hººk , "ºº-ºº-ºº-º-º-º:
5- ºf . , º' . º, º ż
Rome, poltron, ponton, sponton, who, whomºſomb, #. , Sponton is not in Johnson; and this and the two
:#. words ought rather to be written with oo in the last syllable. Gold is pronounced like goald
in familiar conversation; but in verse and solemn language, especially that of the Scripture, ought
always to rhyme with old, fold, &c. See EncoFE, GQLD, and WIND.
165. The fourth sound of this vowel is that which is found in love, dove, &c.; and the long sound,
which seems the nearest relation to it, is the first sound ofo in note, tome, rove, &c. This sound of ois
generally beard when it is shortened by the succeeding liquids m, m, r, and the semi-vowels p, z, th
and as Mr. Nares has given a catalogue of those words, I shall avail myself of his labour. Above, af.
front, allonge, among, amongst, attorney, bomb, bom-bard, borage, borough, brother, cochineal, colour, come,
comely, comfit, comfort, company, compass, comrade, combat, conduit, comey, conjure, constable, covenant, cover,
coveri, covei, covey, cozen, discomfit, done, doth, dost, dove, dozen, dromedary, front, glove, govern, homey, hover,
love, JMonday, money, mongrel, monk, monkey, month, mother, none, nothing, one, onion, other, oven, plover, pome-
anate, pomel, pother, romage, shove, shovel, Sloven, Smother, some, Somerset, son, sovereign, sponge, stomach,
fkorough, ton, tongue, word, work, wonder, world, worry, worse, worship, wort, worth. to which we may
add, rhomb, once, comfrey, and colander.
166. In these words the accent is on the o in every word, except pomegronate; but with very few
exceptions, this letter has the same sound in the unaccented terminations, oc, ock, od, ol, om, on, op,
or, ot, and some, as mammock, cassock, method, carol, kingdom, union, amazon, gallop, tutor, turbot, trouble-
some, &c.; all which are pronounced as if written mammuck, cassuch, methud, &c. The o in the adjunct
monger, as cheesemonger, §. has always this sound. The exceptions to this rule are technical terms
from the Greek or Latin, as Achor, a species of the herpes; and proper names, as Calor, a river in
taly. -
167. The fifth sound of o is the long sound produced by r final, or followed by another consonant,
as for, former. This sound is perfectiy equivalent to the diphthong aw; and for and former might, on
account of sound only, be written faur and faurmer. There are many exceptions to this rule, as
borne, corps, corse, force, forge, form (a seat,) forte, horde, porch, port, sport, &c. which have the first
sound of this letter.
168. O, like A, is lengthened before r, when terminating a monosyllable, or followed by another
consonant; and, like a too, is shortened by a duplication of the liquid, as we may hear by comparing
the conjunction or with the same letters in torrid, florid, &c.; for though the r is not doubled to the
eye in florid, yet as the accent is on it, it is as effectually doubled to the ear as if written florrid; so
#a consonant of another kind succeed the r in this situation, we find the o as long as in a monosyl-
lable: thus the o in orchard is as long as in the conjunction or, and that in formal, as in the word for."
but in orifice and forage, where the r is followed by a vowel, the o is as short as if the r were
double, and the words written orrifice and forrage. See No. 81. -
169. There is a sixth sound of o exactly corresponding to the u in bull, full, pull, &c. which, from
its existing only in the following words, may be called its irregular sound. These words are woman,
bosom, worsted, wolf, and the proper names, Wolsey, Worcester, and Wolverhampton.
2-4
Irregular and Unaccented Sounds.
170. What was observed of the a, when followed by a liquid and a mute, may be observed of the 6
with equal justness. This letter like a, has a tendency to lengthen, when followed by a liquid and
another consonant, or by s, ss, or s and a mute. But this length of 0, in this situation, seems every
day growing more and more vulgar; and, as it would be gross to a degree to sound the aim castle,
mask, and plant, like the q in palm, psalm, &c. so it would be equally exceptionable to pronounce the o
in moss, dross and frost, as if written mawse, drawse, and frawst. (78 § The o in the compounds of
selve, as dissolve, absolve, resolve, seem the only words where a somewhat longer sound of the c is agree-
able to polite promumciation: on the contrary, when the o ends a syllable, immediately before or af.
ter the accent, as in po-lite, im-po-tent, &c. there is an elegance in giving it the open sound nearly as
long as in po-lar and portent, &c. See Dom ESTIck, Collect, and Commºn D. It may likewise be ob-
served, that the o like the e (102) is suppressed in a final unaccented syllable when preceded by c or
k, and followed by n, as bacon, beacon, deacon, beckon, reckon, pronounced bak'n, beak'n, ileak'n, beck'n,
reck'n ; and when c is preceded by another consonant, as falcon, pronounced fawk'n. The o is like-
wisé mute in the same situation, when preceded by d in pardon, pronounced pard'n, but not in Guer-
don: it is mute when preceded by p in weapon, capon, &c. pronounced weap'n, cap'n, &c.; and when
preceded by s in reason, season, treason, oraison, benison, denison, unison, foison, poison, prison, damson,
crimson, advowson, pronounced reaz'n, treaz’n, &c.; and mason, bason, garrison, lesson, caparison, compar
ison, disinherison, parson, and person, pronounced mas'n, bas'n, &c. Unison, diapason, and cargason,
seem, particularly in solemn speaking, to preserve the sound of o like u, as if written unisun, diapazun,
&c. The same letter is suppressed in a final unaccented syllable beginning with tº, as Seton, cotton,
button, mutton, glutton, pronounced as if written Set’n, cott'n, §. When a precedes the t, the o is pro-
nounced distinctly, as in Sexton. When l is the preceding letter, theo is generally suppressed, as in
the proper names Stilton cheese, Wilton carpets, and Melton Mowbray, &c. Accurate speakers sometimes
struggle to preserve it in the name of our great epic poet JMilton ; but the former examples sufficient
ly show the tendency of the language; and this tendency cannot be easily counteracted. This let-
ter is likewise suppressed in the last syllable of blazon, pronounced blazºn ; but is always to be pre-
served in the same syllable of horizºn. This suppression of the o must not be ranked among those
gareless abbreviations found only among the vulgar, but must be considered as one of those devious
tendencies to brevity, which has worn itself a currency in the language, and has at last become a
part of it. To pronounce the o in those cases where i* is suppressed, would give a singularity to the
speaker bordering nearly on the pedantic; and the attention, given to this singularity by the hearer
would necessarily diminish his attention to the subject, and consequently deprive the speaker of
something much more desirable. …'
U.
171. The first sound of u, heard in tube, or ending an unaccented syllable, as in cu-bic, is a diphthon
É. sound, as if e were prefixed, and these words were spelt tewle and kewbic. The letter it is exactly
ep ſºnoun you.
172. The second sound of u is the short sound, which tallies exactly with the o in dome, son, &c.
which every ear perceives might, as well for tºe sound's sake, be snelt dun, sun, &c. Šee all the
words where the o has this sound, No. 165. -




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173. The third sound of this letter, and that in which the English more particularly depart from
.# is the u in bull, full, pull, &c. The first, or diphthongalu in tube, seems almost as peculiar
to the English as the long sound of the i in thine, mine, &c, but here, as if they chose to imitate the
Latin, Italian, and French w, they leave out the e before the u, which is heard in tube, mule, &c., and
do not pronounce the latter part of u quite so long as the oo in pool, nor so short as the w in dull, but
with a middle sound between both, which is the true short sound of the oo in coo and woo, as may be
beard by comparing woo and wool; the latter of which is a perfect rhyme to bull. %
174. This middle sound of u, so unlike the gº sound of that letter, exists only in the ºf
pud
rº
words; bull, full, pull; words compounded of full, as wonderful, dreadful, &c, bullock, bully, bullet,
wark, fuller, fulling-mill, pulley, pullet, push, bush, bushel, pulpit, puss, bullion, butcher, cushion, cuckoo, pud-
ding, sugar, hussar, huzza, and put when a verb: but few as they are, except full, which is a very co-
pious termination, they are sufficient to puzzle Finglishmen who reside at any distance from the capi-
tal, and to make the inhabitants of Scotland and Ireland, (who, it is highly probable, received a much
more regular pronunciation from our ancestors.) not unfrequently the jest of fools. ... "
175. But vague and desultory as this sound of the u may at first seem, on a closer view we find it
chiefly confined to words which begin with the mute labials, b, p, f, and end with the liquid labial l,
or the deatals s, t, and d, as in bull, full, pull, bush, push, pudding, puss, put, &c. Whatever, therefore,
was the cause of this whimsical deviation, we see its primitives are confined to a very marrow com-,
pass: put has this sound only when it is a verb; for putty, a paste for glass, has the common sound
gfu, and rhymes exactly with nutty, (having the qualities of a mut;) so put, the game at cards, and
the vulgar appellation of country pit, follow the same analogy. All Bull's compounds regularly follow
their primitive. But though fulle”, a whitener of cloth, and Fulham, a proper name, are not com-
pounded of full, they are sounded as if they were; while Putney follows the general rule, and has its
first syllable pronounced like the noun put. Pulpit and pullet comply with the peculiarity on account
of their resemblance to pull, though nothing related to it; and butcher and puss adopt this sound of u
for no reason but the nearness of their form to the other words, and when to these we have added
eushion, sugar, cuckoc, hussar, and the interjection huzza, we have every word in the whole language
where the u is thus pronounced.
176. Some speakers indeed, have attempted to give bulk and punish, this obtuse sound of u, but
luckily have not been followed. The words which have already adopted it are sufficiently numerous;
and we cannot be too careful to check the growth of so unmeaning an irregularity. When this vow-
... el is preceded by r, in the same syllable, it has a sound somewhat longer than this middle sound,
and exactly as if written oo : thus rue, true, &c. are pronounced nearly as if written roo, troo, &c. (339.,
177. It must be remarked, that this sound of u, except in the word fuller, never extends to words
from the learned languages; for fulminant, fulmination, ebullition, repulsion, sepulchre, &c. sound the u
as in dull, gull, &c. and the win pus and pustule is exactly like the same letter in thus. So the pure Em
glish words, fulsorize, buss, bulge, bustle, bustard, buzzard, preserve the u in its second sound, as in us
hull, and custard. It may likewise not be unworthy of remark, that the letter u is never subject to the
shortening power of either the primary or secondary accent; but when accented, is always long, un-
§ess shortened by a double consonant. See the words DRAMA and Muculent, and No. 503, 534.
Irregular and Unaccented Sounds,
178. But the strangest deviation of this letter from its regular sound is in the words busy, business,
and º We laugh at the Scotch for pronouncing these words, as if written bewsy, bewsiness, and
Bewry; but we ought rather to blush for ourselves in departing so wantonly from the general rule as
to pronounce them bizzy, bizness, and berry.
179. There is an incorrect pronunciation of this letter when it ends a syllable not under the ac-
cent, which prevails, not only among the vulgar, but is sometimes found in better company; and
that is, giving the w an obscure sound, which confounds it with vowels of a very different kind: thus
we not unfrequently hear singular, regular, and particular, pronounced as if written sing-e-lar, reg-e-
lar, and par-tick-e-lar; but nothing tends more to tarnish and vulgarize the pronunciation than this
short and obscure sound of the unaccented u. It may, indeed, be observed, that there is scarcely
anything more distinguishes a person of mean and good cqucation than the pronunciation of the un-
accented vowels, (547) (558.) When vowels are under the accent, the prince, and the lowest of
the people in the metropolis, with very few exceptions, promoumce them in the same manner; but
the unaccented vowels in the mouth of the former have a distinct, open, and specific sound, while
the latter often totally sink them, or change them into some other sound. Those, therefore, who
wish to pronounce elegantly, must be particularly attentive to the unaccented vowels; as a meat
pronunciation of these, forms one of the greatest beauties of speaking. . . . . .
Y final.
180. Y final, either in a word or syllable, is a pure vowel, and has exactly the same sound as i
would have in the same situation. For this reason, printers, who have been the great correctors of
OUT º; have substituted the i in its stead, on account of the too great frequency of this let-
ter in the English language. That y final is a vowel, is universally acknowledged; nor need we any
other §: of it than its long sound, when followed by e mute, as in thyme, rhyme, &c. or ending a
syllabke with the accent upon it, as buying, cyde, , i.e. this may be called its first vowel sound.
181. The second sound of the vowel y is its short sound, heard in system, syntax, &c.
Irregular and Unaccented Sounds.
182. The unaccented sound ºf this letter at the end of a syllable, like that of i in the same situa-
tion, is always like the first sound of e : thus vanity, pleurisy, &c. and if sound alone were consulted,
might be written vanitee, pleurisee, &c. -
183. The exception to this rule is, when f precedes the y in a final syllable, the y is then pronoun-
ced as long and open as if the accent were on it: thus justify, qualiftſ, &c. have the last syllable
sounded like that in defy. This long sound continues when the u is chainged into i, in justifiable, qual-
ifiable, &c. The same may be observed of multiply and sultipliable, &c. occupy and occupiable, &c. (512.)
184. There is an irregular sound of this letter when the accent is on it in panegyric, when t is fre:
quently pronounced like the second sound of e, which would be more correct if its true sound were
preserved, and it were to rhyme with 1'.…hic or as Swift does with Satiric.
ſ

ºf #: ºr II.1 FIUPNU.S. ºf 31
* “Gº when durices are satirick,
# “I take it for a panegyrick.”
Thus we see the same irregularity attends this letter before double r, or before single r, followed by
a vowel, as we find attends the vowel i in the same situation. So the word Syrinx ought to preserve
the y like i pure, and the word syrtis should sound the y like e short, though the first is often heard
improperly, like the last * -
185. But the most uncertain sound of this letter is, when it ends a syllable immediately preceding
tne accent. In this case it is subject to the same Yariety as the letter i in the same situation, and
nothing but a catalogue will give us any idea of the analogy of the language in this point.
186. The y is long in chylaceous, but shortened by the secondary accent in chylifaction and chylifac-
tive, (530:) though, without the least reason from analogy, Mr. Sheridan has marked them both long
187. Words composed of hydro, from the Greek v3'ap, water, have the y before the accent §.
long, as hydrography, hydrographer, hydrometry, hydropic; all which have the 9 long in Mr. Sheridan
but hydrography, which must be a mistake of the press; and this long sound of y continues in hydro-
static, in spite of the º power of the secondary accent. (530.) The same sound of y prevails
in hydraulics and hydatides. Hygrometer and hygrometry, seem to follow the same analogy, as well as
hyperbola and hyperbole; which are generally heard with they .# though Kenrick has marked the
latter short. Hypostatis and ſº. ought to have the y long likewise. In hypothesis the y is more
frequently short than long; and in hypothetical it is more frequently long than short; but hypocrisy has
the first y always short. "JMyrabolan and myropolist may have the y either long or short, JMythologg
has the first y generally short, and mythological, from the shortening power of the secondary accent,
(530) almost always. Phytivorous, phytography, phytology, have the first y always long. In phylactery,
the first y is generally short, and in physician always. #. has the y long in Mr. Šhiãº, but I
think, improperly. In pyramidal he marks the y long, though, in my opinion, it is generally heard
short, as in pyramid. In pyrites, with the accent on the second syllable, he marks the y short, much
more correctly than Kenrick, who places the accent on the first syllable, and marks the y longs (see
the word.) Sunodic, synodical, synonima, and synopsis, have the y always short: synechdoche ought like.
wise to have the same letter short, as we find it in Perry's and Kenrick's Dictionaries; though in
Sheridan's we find it long. #: hy and typographer ought to have the first y long, as we find it
in Sheridan, Scott, Buchanam, '?..., Kenrick, and Perry, though frequently heard short,
and though tyrannical has the y marked short by Mr. Perry, it ought rather to have the long sound, as
we see it marked by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Buchanan, W. Johnston, and Kenrick. ; :
188. From the view that has been taken of the sound of the i and y immediately before the accent,
it may justly be called the most uncertain part of pronunciation. Scarcely any reason can be given
why custom prefers one sound to the other in some words; and why, in others, we may use either
one or the other indiscriminately. It is strongly to be presumed that the i and y, in this situation,
articularly the last, was generally pronounced long by our ancestors, but that custom has gradual-
y inclined to the shorter sound as more readily pronounced, and as more like the sound of these
letters when they end a syllable after the accent; and, perhaps, we should contribute to the regu-
larity of the language, if, when we are in doubt, we should rather incline to the short than the long
bound of these letters. -
W final.
189. That w final, is a vowel, is not disputed (9;) when it is in this situation, it is equivalent to go,
as may be perceived in the sound of vow, tow-el, &c. where it forms a real diphthong, composed of
the ain wa-ter, and the oo in woo and coo. It is often joined to o at the end of a syllable; without af
fecting the sound of that vowel; and in this situation it may be called servile, as in how to shoot
- |
with ; crow, low, (not high,) &c.
DIPHTHONGS.
190. A diphthong is a double vowel, or the union or mixture of two vowels pronounced together, so
as only to make one syllable; as the Latin a e or ae, oe or ae, the Greek at, the Englishai, qº,&c.
191. This is the general definition of a diphthong: but if we examine it closely, we shall find in it
a want of precision and accuracy.” If a diphthong be two vowel sounds in succession, they must
necessarily form two syllables, and wherefore, by its very definition, cannot be a diphthong; if it be
such a mixture of two vowels as to form but one simple sound, it is very improperly called a diph-
thong ; nor can any such simple mixture exist. e
192. The only way to reconcile this seeming contradiction, is to suppose that two vocal sounds in
succession were sometimes pronounced so closely together as to form only the time of one syllable
in Greek and Latin verse. Some of these diphthongal syllables we have in our own language, which
only pass for monosyllables, in poetry; thus hire (wages) is no more than one syllable in verse, though
erfectly equivalent to higher (more high,) which generally passes for a dissyllable: the same may
e observed of dire or dyer, hour and power, &c. This is not uniting two vocal sounds into one simple
sound, which is impossible ; but pronouncing two vocal sounds in succession so rapidly and so close-
ly as to go for only one syllable in poetry. - tº - e.
193. Thus the best definition I have found of a diphthong is that given us by Mr. Smith, in his
Scheme for a French and English Dictionary. “A diphthong (says this gentleman) I would define
* to be two simple vocal sounds uttered by one and the same emission of breath, and joined in such
“a manner that each loses a portion of its natural length; but from the junction produçeth a com
“pound sound, equal in the time of pronouncing to either of them taken separately, and so making
“still but one syllable.”
194. “Now if we apply this definition (says Mr. Smith) to the several combinations that may have
“ been laid dowm and denominated diphthongs by former orthūepists, I believe we shall find only a
“small number of them meriting this name.” As a proof of the truth of this observation, we find,
that most of those vocal assemblages that go under the maine of diphthongs emit but a simple sound
* We see how many disputes the simple and ambiguous nature of vowels created among grammarians, and how it has
pegot the mistake concerning diphthongs: all that are properly so are syllables, and isot diphthongs, as intellêed tº
be signified by that word. Holder.











Cº. ** ** is is -a-si-º-º-ei v -- **** *-ºsº ºf .
sº
jº º
- - *º-rººm***".
and that not compounded of the two vowels, but one ºf bºy, sounded long; thus pain and pana,
il and pale, hear and here, are perfectly the same sounds. º
195. These observations maturally lead us to a distinction of diphthongs into properand fimproper
the §º. are such as have two distinct vocal sounds, and the improper such as have but one.
196. The proper diphthongs are,
€0. OCeall io question | oy boy
eu feud * of voice ua assuage
ew jewel ow pound tle mansuetude
ia pomiard 070 how ui languid.
ie spaniel *
In this assemblage #. impossible not to see a manifest distinction between those which º with e
ori, and the rest In those beginning with either of these vowels we find a squeezed sound like the
commencing or consonanty interpose, as it were, to articulate the latter vowel, and that the words
where these diphthongs are found, might agreeably to the sound, be spelt oshe-yan, fyude, j-yewel,
pon-yard, span-yel, pash-yon, &c.; and as these diphthongs (which, from their commencing #. the
Wound of y consonant, may not improperly be called semi-consonant diphthongs,) Legin in that part of
the mouth where s, c soft, and t are formed, we find that coalescence ensue which forms the aspirated
hiss in the numerous terminations sion, tion, tial, &c. and by direct consequence in those ending in
tre, une, as future, fortune, &c. for the letter u, when long, is exactly one of these semi-consonant diph-
hongs (8;) and when immediately after the accent it coalesces with the preceding s, c, or t, and
iraws them into the aspirated hiss of shortsh. (459.) Those found in the termination ious may be
:alled semi-consonant diphthongs also, as the o and u have but the sound of one vowel. It may be
observed too, in passing, that the reason why in mansuetude the s does not go into sh, is, because when
v is followed by another vowel in the same syllable, it drops its consonant sound at the beginning,
and becomes merely double o.
197. The improper diphthongs are,
ae Caesar ea clear. ie friend
ai aim ee reed 00. Coat
ao gaol ei ceilin oe.oeconomy
aw taught eo people OO IIICOI).
law ey the O70 CrOW
* Qºt) y &
198. The triphthongs having but two sounds are merely ocular, and must therefore be classed
with the proper diphthongs:
aye (for ever) eou plenteous iew view
eau beauty ieu adieu. oeu manoeuvre.
Jf all these combinations of vowels we shall treat in their alphabetical order.
.A.E.
199, Me or ae is a diphthong, says Dr. Johnson, of very frequent use in the Latin language, which
seems not properly to have any place in the English ; since the ce of the Saxons has been long out
pfuse, being changed to e simple; to which, in words frequently occurring; the ce of the Romans is,
ſºn the same manner, altered, as in equator, equinoctial, and even in Eneas. ,
200. But though the diphthong te is perfectly useless in our language, and the substitution of e in
its stead, in Cesar and Eneas, is recommended by Dr. Johnson, we do not find his authority has total-
ly annihilaved it, especially in proper names and technical terms derived from the learned languages.
Caesar, JEneas, JEsop, paan, auther, cethiops mineral, amphisbaena, anacephalaeosis, aphaeresis, aegilops,
ozoena, &c. seem to preserve the diphthong, as well as certain words which are either pºſals or geni
tives, in Latin words not naturalized, as cornucopice, exuvice, aqua vitae, minutiae, strice, &c.
201. This diphthong, when not under the accent, in JMichaelmas, and when accented in Daedalus, is
pronounced like short e, it is, like e, subject to the short sound when under the secondary accent,
as in JEnobarbus, where cen in the first syllable, is pronounced exactly like the letter n. (530.
* ..?I.
202. The sound of this diphthong is exactly like the long slender sound of a ; thus pail, a vessel,
and pale, a colour, are perfectly the same sound. The exceptions are but few.
203. When said is the third person preterimperfect tense of the verb to say, ai has the sound of short
e, and said rhymes with bed; the same sound of ai may be observed in the third person of the present
tense saith and the participle said; but when this word is an adjective, as the said man, it is regular,
and rhymes with trade. -
204. Plaid, a striped garment, rhymes with mad. tº
205. Raillery is a perfect rhyme to salary; and raisin, a fruit, is pronounced exactly like reason, the
distinctive faculty of man. See both these words in the Dictionary.
206. Again. And flgainst, sound as if written agen and agenst.
207. The aij of a church is pronounced exactly like isle, an island; and is sometimes written ile.
208. When this diphthong is in a final unaccented syllable, thea is sunk and the i pronounced short:
thus ºnouritain, fountain, captain, curtain, villain, are all promounced as if written mountin, fountin, cap-
tin, curtin, villin: but when the last word takes an additional syllable, the i is dropped, and the a has
its short sound, as villanous, villany. See the words in the Dictionary.
209. The ai in Britain has the short sound approaching to u, so common with all the vowels in
final unaccented syllables, and is pronounced exactly like Briton. ,
3.10. Plait, a fold of cloth, is regular, and ought to be pronounced like plate, a dish ; pronouncing
it so as to rhyme with meat is a vulgarism, and ought to H. avoided. -
211: Plaister belongs no longer to this class of words, being now more properly written plaster,
rhyming with caster.
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9tuperty writtºn, as it is proºo-unce...,xº. -






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º The gºera sound of this diphthong is that of the noun awe, as taught, caught, &c. or of the a
y e
214. When these letters are followed by n, and another consonant, they change to the
sound of a heard in far, farther, &c.: thus aunt, haunt, daunt, ... º: taunt, A:
jaunt, haunch, launch, craunch, jaundice, laundry, have the Italian sound of the "a in the last synºd
af papa and mamma. To these I think ought to be added, daunt, paunch, gaunt, and saunter, as Dr.
Kenrick has marked them with the Italian a, and mot as if written dawnt, paunch, &c. as Mr. Sheilaº
sounds them. Maund, a basket, is always pronounced with the Italian a, and nearly as if written mºrnd;
for which reason Maundy Thursday, which is derived from it, ought, with Vº. Nares, to be pro-
nounced in the same manner, though generally heard with the sound of aw. To mainder **ge
ble, though generally heard as if written mawnder, ought certainly to be pronounced as Mr Wares
has classed it, with the Italian a. The same may be observed of taunt, which ought to rhyme with
aunt, though sounded tawnt by Mr. Sheridan; and being left out of the above list, supposed to be se
pronounced by. Mr. Nares. But Mr. Elphinstone has placed the analogy of these words in so stron
and curious a light, that I cannot help presenting them to the reader in his own words, though a . iſº.
ferent orthography: “ U meritoriously distinguishes aunt, the parent's sister, from ant, the emmet,
* and gives a slender shut, the servile of a broad open, yet without pretence of so dangerous or any
: coincidence ; in defiance of both sisters, his aunt had power to retain the company of jaunt, haunt,
* vaunt, taunt, daunt, gaunt, gauntlet; in all of which the u does precisely the same duty it formerly
: did in chaunt, graunt, maund, and commaund; in saunter and saunder; as well as in braunch, haunch,
“ partnch, launch, staunch ; all now justly, as genealogically, chant, grant, mand (the old basket,) com:
“mand, santer, sander; branch, hanch, panch, lanch, stanch. Jaundice alone pleaded u radical; and yet
“ was found merejandice. So with aunt, must return to truth and etymology (who do not always
“join issue,) jant, hant, vant, tant, dant, gant, gantiet ; and even the venerable Mandy . Thursday,
* with her mand or basket in her hand. She had, indeed, almost left the language, though Astrea had
* not left the land, when analogy (or harmony) enacted ; a broad (au) shall not in English precede
* n ; followed either by a dry dental, or by a sibilation; that is, au shall not be followed by nt, nd,
“nce, meh, or nge. No such sounds being sufferable in the English system, as aunt, aund, aunch,
“aunce, or aunge; there shall be no such semblances. Alike are therefore indispensable, chant and
“jant, hand and mand, chance and lance, branch and lanch, banter, and santer; Sande and hi
“self Alexander. In all such, a far from broad or open, is slender and shut ; yet hardly shorter than
* if the silent aspiration interposed in ahnt, sahnter, lahnce, lahnch, and the rest. Before nge, indeed,
“a is also slender, but open ; not ah, but a ; guarded therefore by its own (i) servile (as we saw in
* its place) against every danger of change. Fawaz and fawn remain doubtless in fauns and fºwns,
“unaltered by the adscititious depressive sibilant.” Propriety.iscertained in her Picture, vol. i. page 171.
215. Laugh and draught, which are very properly classed by Mr. Nares among these words which
have the long Italian a in father, are marked by Mr. Sheridan with his first sound of a a hat, length-
ened into the sound of a in father, by placing the accent on it. Staunch is spelled witnout the is by
Johnson, and therefore improperly classed by Mr. Nares in the above list.
216. Vaunt and avaunt seem to be the only real exceptions to this sound of a in the whole list; and
as these words are chiefly confined to tragedy, they may be allowed to “fret and strut their hour up-
on the stage” in the old traditionary sound of awe.
217. This diphthong is pronounced like long o in hautboy, as if written ho-boy ; and like o shors in
cauliflower, laurel, and laudatum ; as if written colliflower, lorrel, and lotidanum. In gauge, au has the
sound of slender a, and rhymes with page. -
218. There is a corrupt pronunciation of this diphthong among the vulgar, which is, giving the an
in daughter, sauce, saucer, and saucy, the sound of the Italian a, and nearly as if written darter, sarce,
sarcer, and sarcy; but this pronunciation cannot be too carefully avoided. Au in sausage also, is
sounded by the vulgar with short a, as if written sassage; but in this, as in the other words, au ought
to sound awe. See the words in the Dictionary.
.4 W
219. Has the long broad sound of a in ball, with which the word hawl is perfectly identical. It is
always regular.
JAY. w t
220. This diphthong, like its near relation ai, has the sound of slender a in pay, day, &c. and is
ronounced like longe in the word quay, which is now sometimes seen written key; for if we cannot
ring the pronunciation to the spelling, it is looked upon as some improvement to bring the spelling
to the pronunciation : a most permicious practice in language. See Bowl. -
221. To ſlay, to strip off the skin, also, is corruptly pronounced fea; but the diphthong in this
word seems to be recovering its rights. w
222. There is a wanton departure from analogy in orthography, by changing the y in this diph
thong to i in the words paid, said, laid, for payed, sayed, and layed. Why these words should be writ
ten with i and thus contracted, and played, prayed, and delayed, remain at large, let our wise correct
ors of ºraphy determine. Stayed also, a participial adjective signifying steady, is almost always
written staid.
223. When ay comes immediately after the accent in a final syllable, like ai, it drops the former
vowel in the colloquial pronunciation of the days of the week. Thus as we pronounce captain, cur-
tain, &c. as if written captin, curtin, &c. So we hear Sunday, Monday, &c, as if written Sundy, Mundy,
&c. A more distinct pronunciation of day, in these words, is a mark of the northern dialect. (208.)
224. The familiar assent ay for yes, is a combination of the long Italian a in the last syllable of
pa, and the first sound of e. If we give the a the sound of that letter in ball, the word degenerates
into a coarse rustic pronunciation. Though in the House of Commons, where this word is made a
noun, we frequently, but not correctly, hear it so pronounced, in the phrase the dyes have it.
...? YE. -
225. This triphthong is a combination of the slender sound of a, heard in pa-per, and the ein ºne-tre.
The word which it composes, signifying ever, is alſº obsolete
<nº- - * - -, * * * ... -- - - - - - - gº
*Ea. aš- *. *
226. The regular sound of this diphthong is that of the first sound of e in here, but its irregular
sound of shorte is so frequent, as to make a catalogue of both necessary; especially for those who
are unsettled in the pronunciation of the capital, and wish to practise in order to form a habit.
227. The first sound of ea is like open e, and is heard in the follówing words: Aſeard, affear, anneal,
appeal, appear, appease, aread, arrear, beacon, Éegdle, beadroll, beads, beadsman, beagle, beak, beaker, beans,
bean, heară, bearded, beast, beat, beaten, beaver, beleaguer, beneath, bequeath, bereave, besmear, bespeak, bleach
bleak, blear, bleat, bohea, breach, bream, to breathe, cease, cheap, cheat, clean, cleanly (adverb), clear, clearance,
cleave, cochineal, colleague, conceal, congeal, cream, creak, screase, creature, deacon, deal, dean, deanery, dear,
decease, defeasance, defeasible, defeat, demean, demeanourſecrease, dream, drear, dreary, each, eager, eagle,
eagre, ear, east, easter, easy, to eat, eaten, eaves, entreat, endear, escheat, fear, fearful, feasible, feasibility; fºst,
feat, feature, flea, fleam, freak, gear, gleam, glean, to grease, grease; greapes, heal, heap, hear, heat, heath, hea-
then, heave, impeach, increase, inseam, interleave, knead, lea, to lead, leaf, league, leak, lean, lease, leash, leas-
ing, least, leave, leaves, mead, meagre, meal, mean, meat, measles, meathe, meat, neap, near, pea, peace, peak, 2
pease, peat, plea, plead, please, reach, to read, ream, reap, rear, rearward, reason, recheot, redstreak, release,
•epeal, repeat, retreat, reveal, screak, scream, seal, sea, seam, seamy, sear, searcloth, season, seat, shear, shears,
sheath, sheathe, sheaf, sleasy, sneak, sneaker, sneakup, speak, Spear, steal, steam, streak, stream, streamer, strea-
my, surcease, tea, teach, tead, teague, teal, team, tear, tease, teat, treakle, treason, treat, treatise, treatment, treaty,
tueag, tweak, tweague, veal, underneath, wheasy, unreave, uprear, weak, weaken, weal, weald, wean, weanling,
weariness, wearisome, weary, weasand, weasel, weave, wheat, wheaten, wreak, wreath, wreathe, wreathy, gea,
gear, yearling, yearling, yearly, zeal. e
233. In this catalogue we find beard and bearded sometimes pronounced as if written berd and herd-
ed; but this corruption of the diphthong which Mr. Sheridan has adopted, seems confined to the Stage.
See the word. &
229. The preterimperfect tense of eat is sometimes written ote, particularly by Lord Bolingbroke,
and frequently, and, perhaps, more correctly, pronounced et, especially in Ireland; but eaten always
preserves the ea long.
230. Ea in fearful is long when it signifies timorous, and short when it signifies terrible, as if written
*erful. See the word. -
231. Tºad is long in the present tense, and short in the past and participle, which are sometimes
written red. - *->
232. Teat, a dug, is marked by Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Elphinstone, and Mr. Nares, with short e like tit,
but more properly by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Smith, with the
long e, rhyming with meat. -
233. Beat, the preterimperfect tense, and participle of to beat, is frequently pronounced in Ireland
like bet (a wager); and if utility were the only object of language, this wºuld certainly be the prefer
able pronunciation, as nothing tends more to obscurity than verbs which have rio different form for
their present and past times; but fashion in this, as in many other cases, triumphs over use and
propriety; and bet, for the past time and participle of beat must be religiously avoided.
Ea is pronounced like the short e in the following words, Abreast, ahead, already, bedstead, be-
head, bespread, bestead, bread, breadth, breakfast, breast, breath, cleanse, cleanly, (adjective), cleanlily, dead,
deadly, deaf, deafen, dearth, death, earl, earldom, early, earl, earnest...earth, earthen, earthly, endeavour, feather,
head, heady, health, heard, hearse, heaven, heavy, jealous, impearl, instead, lead, leaden, leant, (the past time and
participle of to lean), learn, learning, leather, leaven, meadow, meant, measure, pearl, peasant, pheasant, olea-
sant, pleasantry, pleasure, read, (past time and participle), readily, readiness, ready, realm, rehearsal, re-
hearse, research, seamstress, searce, search, spread, stead, steadfast, steady, stealth, steallhy, sweat, sweaty, thread,
threaden, threat, threaten, treachery, tread, treadle, treasure, uncleanly, wealth, wealthy, weapon, weather, yearn,
zealot, zealous, zealously. -
235. I have given the last three words, compounded of zeal, as instances of the short sound of the
diphthong, because it is certainly the more usual sound; but some attempts have lately been made in the
House of Commons to pronounce them long, as in the noun. It is a commendable zeal to endeavour to
reform the language as well as the constitution ; but whether, if these words were altered, it would
be a real reformation, may admit of some dispute. See Enclitical Termination, No. 515, and the
word ZEALOT. S
236. Heard, the past time and participle of hear, is sometimes corruptly pronounced with the diph-
thoug long, so as to rhyme with rear'd; but this is supposing the verb to be regular; which, from the
spelling, is evidently not the case. g
7. It is, perhaps, worth observation, that when this diphthong comes before r, it is apt to slide
into the short w, which is undoubtedly very near the true sound, but not exactly: thus pronouncing.
2arl, earth, dearth, as if written url, wrih, durth, is a slight deviation from the true sound, which is ex-
actly that of i before r, followed by another consonant, in virtue, virgin; and that is the true sound of
short e in vermin, vernal, &c. 108. -
f 238. Leant, the past time and participle of to lean, is grown vulgar: the regular form leaned is pre-
erable. -
239. The past time and participle of the verb to leap, seems to prefer the irregular form ; therefore,
though we almost always hear to leap rhyming with reap, we generally hear leaped written and pro-
nounced leapt, rhyming with wept.
• 240. Ea is pronounced like iong slender a in bare, in the following words Bear, bearer, break, for-
bear, forswear, great, pear, steak, swear, to tear, wear s -
241: The wºrd great is sometimes pronounced as if written greet, generally by people of education,
and almost universally in Ireland; but this is contrary to the fixed and settled practice in England.
That this is an affected pronunciation, will be perceived in a moment by pronouncing this word in the
phrase, Alexander the great; for those who pronounce the word greet, in other cases, will generally in
this rhyme it with fate. It is true the ee is the regular sound of this diphthong; but this slender sound
ofe has, in all probability, given way to that of a as deeper and more expressive of the epithet great
242. The same observations are applicable to the word break; which is much more expressive of
he action when pronounced brake than breek, as it is sometimes affectedly pronounced.
. Ea is pronounced like the long Italian a in father, in the following words. Heart, hearty,
hearten, hearth, hearken. -
244. Ea, unaccented, has an obscure sound, approaching to short u, in vengeance, serjeant, pageant,
tºld pageantry & -

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E.AU.
245. This is a French rather thanan English triphthong, being found only in words derived from
that language Its sound is that of long open 9, as beau; bureau, flambeau, portmanteau. In Benity and
its compounds, it has the first sound of u, as if written bewty. -
*% FE.
246. This diphthong, in all words except those that end in r, has a squeezed sound of long open
eformed by a closer application of the tongue to the roof of the mouth, than in that vowel singly
which is distinguishable to a mice ear, in the different sounds of the verbs to flee and to meet, and the
nouns flea and meat. This has always been my opinion; but, upon consulting some good spéakers on
the occasion, and in particular Mr. Garrick, who could find no difference in the sound of these words,
I am less confident in giving it to the publick. . At any rate the difference is but very trifling, and i
shall therefore consider ee as equivalent to the long open e. -
7 This diphthong is irregular only in the word breeches, pronounced as if written britches
esecake, sometimes pronounced chizcake, and breech, britch, I look upon as vulgarisms. Beelzebub
indeed, in prose, has generally the short sound of e, as in bell ; and when these two letters form but
one syllable, in the poetical contraction of e'er and ne'er, for ever and never, they are pronounced as
if written air and nair.
EI.
248. The general sound of this diphthong seems to be the same as ey, when under the accent,
which is like long slender a , but the other sounds are so numerous as to require a catalogue of them all.
249. Ei has the sound of long slender a in deign, vein, rein, reign, feign, feint, veil, heinous, heir, heiress,
inveigh, weigh, neigh, skein, reins, their, theirs, eight, freight, weight, neighbour, and their compounds. .
When gh comes after this diphthong, though there is not the least remnant of the Saxon guttural
sound, yet it has not exactly the same simple vowel sound as when followed by other consonants; ev,
followed by gh, sounds both vowels like ae; or if we could interpose the y consonant between the a
and t in eight, weight, &c. it might, perhaps, convey the sound better. The difference, however, is so
delicate as to render this distinction of no great importance. The same observations are applicable
to the words straight, straighten, &c. See the word EIGHT.
250. Ei has the sound of long open e in here, in the following words ānd their compounds: To ceil,
ceiling, conceit, deceit, receipt, conceive, perceive, deceive, receive, juveigle, seize, seisin, seignior, seigniory,
seine, plebeian. Obeisance ought to be in the preceding class. See the word.
251. Leisure is sometimes pronounced as rhyming with pleasure; but, in my opinion, very impro
perly : for if it be allowed that custom is equally divided, we ought, in this case, to pronounce the
diphthong long, as more expressive of the idea annexed to it. 241.
252. Either and neither are so often pronounced eye-ther and nigh-ther, that it is hard to say to
which class they belong. Amalogy, however, without hesitation, gives the diphthong the sound of
long open e, rather than that of i, and rhymes them with breather, one who breathes. This is the
pronunciation Mr. Garrick always gave to these words; but the true analogical sound of the diphthong
in these words is that of the slender a, as if written ay-ther and nay-ther. This pronunciation is adopt.
ed in Ireland, but is not favoured by one of our orthūepists; for Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. El.
phinstone, Mr. Perry, Mr. Smith, Steel's Grammar, and Dr. Jones, all pronounce these words with
the diphthong like long e. W. Johnston alone adopts the sound of long i exclusively; Dr. Kenrick
gives both éther and ither, but prefers the first, but gives neither the sound of long e exclusively: Mr.
Coote says these words are generally pronounced with the ei like the i in mine. Mr. Barclay gives me
description of the sound of ei in either, but says neither is sometimes pronounced nither and by others
méther; and Mr. Nares says, “either and neither are spoken by some with the sound of long 3 ; I have
“heard even that of long a given to them ; but as the regular way is also in use, I think it is prefera-
“ble. These differences seem to have arisen from ignorance of the regular sound of ei. ' If by the
regular way and the regular sound of this diphthong Mr. Nares means the long sound of e, we need
only inspect No. 249, and 250, to see that the sound of a is the more general sound, and therefore ought
to be called the regular; but where there are so many instances of words where this diphthong has the
long sound of e, and custom is so uniform in these words, there can be no doubt which is the true
Sound.
253. Ei has the sound of long open i, in height and sleight, rhyming with white and right. Height
is, indeed, often heard rhyming with eight and weight, and that among very respectable speakers
but custom seems to decide in favour of the other pronunciation, that it may better tally with the ad
jective high, of which it is the abstract.
i has the sound of short e, in the two words heifer and nonpareil, pronounced heffer and non-
ell.
255. This diphthong, when unaccented, like ai, 208, drops the former vowel, and is pronounced like
short i, in foreign, foreigner, forfeit, forfeiture, sovereign, sovereignty, surfeit, counterfeit.
FO.
256 . This diphthong is pronounced like e long in people, as if written peeple; and like e short in
leopard and jeopardy, as if written leppard and jeppardy; and in the law terms feoffee, feoffer, and feoff
ment, as if written feffee, feffer, and feffment.
257. We frequently hear these vowels contracted into short o in geography and geometry, as if writ-
ten joggraphy and jommetry; but this gross pronunciation seems daily wearing .# and giving
place to that which separates the vowels into two distinct syllables, as it is always heard in geographi-
cal, geometer, geometrical, and geometrician. Georgick is always heard as if written jorgick, and must be
given up as incorrigible. 116. e º
258. Eo is heard like long w in fºod, feodal, feodatory, which are sometimes written as they are pro-
nounced, feud, feudal, feudatory.
Eo, when unaccented, has the sound of u short in surgeon, sturgeon, dudgeon, gudgeon, bludge”
curmudgeon, dungeon, luncheon, puncheon, truncheon, bºgeon, habergeon, but in scutcheon, ; ſº-
geon, and widgeon, the eo sounds like short 7.
250. Eo sounds like long o in yeoman and yeomanry; the first syllables of which words rhyme with
go, no, so. See the words.
£61. Ea in galleon, a Spanish ship, sounds as if written galloon, rhyming with moon.
FO U.
£62. This assemblage of vowels, for they cannot be properly called a triphthong, is often contracted
into one syllable in prose, and poets never make it go for two. In cutaneous and vitreous, two # l-
-ables are palpable; but in gorgeous and outrageous the soft g coalescing with e seems to drop a sylla
ole, though polite pronunciation will always preserve it. -
• is assemblage is never found but in an unaccented syllable, and generally a final one ,
and when it is immediately preceded by the dentals d or t, it melts them into the sounds of j and teh :
thus hideous and piteous are pronounced as if written hijeous and pitcheous. The same may be observed
of righteous, plenteous, bounteous, courteous, beauteous, and duleous. 293, 294.
EU.
264. This diphthong is always sounded like long w or ew, and is scarcely ever irregular: thus
feud, deuce, &c. are pronounced as if written fewd, dewce, &c.
EJW.
265. This diphthong is pronounced like long w, and is almost always regular. There is a corrupt
pronunciation of it like oo chiefly in London, where we sometimes hear dew and new, pronounced as
if written doo and noo; but when r precedes this diphthong, as in brew, crew, drew, &c. pronouncing it
like oo, is scarcely improper. See 176,339. ,
266. Shew and strew have almost left this class, and by Johnson's recommendation are become
sāow and strow, as they are pronounced. The proper name Shrewsbury, however, still retains the e,
though always pronounced Shrowsbury. , Sew, with a needle, always-rhymes with no ; and sewer, sig-
nifying a drain, is generally pronounced shore; but sever, an officer, rhymes with fewer. See SEWER.
267. Ew is sometimes pronounced ike aw in the verb to chew; but this is gross and vulgar. To
chew ought always to rhyme with new, view, &c.
EIVE.
268. This triphthong exists only in the word ewe, a female sheep ; which is pronounced exactly
like yew, a tree, or the plural personal pronoun you. There is a vulgar pronunciation of this word
as if written yoe, rhyming with doe, which must be carefully avoided. See the word.
F. Y.
269. When the accent is on this diphthong, it is always pronounced like ay, or like its kindred
diphthong ei, in vein, reign, &c.; thus beſ, deſ, grey, prey, they, treſſ, whey, obey, convey, purvey, survey
Rey, eyre, and eyrey, are always heard as if written bay, day, &c. Key and ley are the only exceptions,
which always rhyme with sea. 220. {
270. Ey, when unaccented, is pronounced like ee: thus galley, valley, alley, barely, &c. are pro-
nounced as if written gallee, vallee, &c. The noun survey, herefore, if we place the accent on the first
svllable, is anomalous. See the word. $ ;
EYE.
27] This triphthong is only found in the word eye, which is always promounced like the letter I
& I.4. -
272. This diphthong, in the terminations ign, ial, iard, and iate, forms but one syllable, though the
i in this situation, having the squeezed sound of ee perfectly similar to y, gives the syllable a double
sound, very distinguishable in its nature from a syllable formed without the i thus Christian, filial,
;..." conciliate, sound as if written Christ-gan, fil-yal, pon-yard, concil-gate, and have in the last sylla
le an evident mixture of the sound of y consonant. 113. t
273. In diamond, these vowels are properly no diphthong ; and in prose, the word ought to have
three distinct syllables; but we frequently hear it so pronounced as to drop the a entirely, and as if
written dimond. This, however, is a corruption that ought to be avoided. *
274. In carriage, marriage, parliament, and miniature, the a is dropped, and the i has its short
sound, as if written carridge, marridge, parliment, miniture. 90.
IE
275. The regular sound of this diphthong is that of ee, as in grieve, thieve, fiend, lief, liege, chief, ker.
thief, handkerchief, auctionier, grenadier, &c. as if written greeve, theeve, feend, &c.
373. It has the sound of long i in die, hie, lie, pie, tie, vie, as if written dy hy, &c.
f 277. The short sound of e is heard in friend, tierce, and the long sound of the same letter in tier
Tzeze,
*...in variegate the best pronunciation is to sound both vowels distinctly like e, as if written wa-
•e-ºe.
279. In the numeral terminations, in ieth, as twentieth, thirtieth, &c. the vowels ought also to be
kept distinct; the first like open e, as beard in the y in twenty, thirty, &c. and the . like short e,
neard in breath, death, &c. ! .
In fiery too, the vowels are heard distinctly. e = *
281. In orient and spaniel, where these letters come after a liquid, they are pronounced distinctly
**. should be taken not to let the last word degenerate into spannel. 113.” tº a ſº-
. When these letters meet, in consequence of forming the plurals of mouns, they retain either
the long or short sound they had in the singular, ithout increasing the number of syllables: thus .

tº makes flies, a lie makes lies, company makes companies, and dignity, dignities., The same may be ob.
served of the third persons and past participles of yerbs, as I fly, he flies, I deny, he denies, he denied,
I sully, he sullied,. &c. which may be pronounced as if written denize, denide, sullid, &c.-104.
283. When ie is in a termination without the accent it is pronounced like e only, in the same situa-
tion: thus brasier, grazier and glazier, have the last syllable sounded as if written brazhur, grazhur, end
glazhur, or rather as braze-yur, graze-yur, &c. 98, 418.
IEU.
284. These vowels occur in adieu, lieu, purlieu, where they have the sound of long u, as if written
adew, deu, purleu.
In one word, lieutenant, these letters are pronounced like short e, as if written lev-tenant. See
the word.
IEW.
236. These letters occur only in the word view, where they sound like eu, rhyming with few, new.
IO.
287. When the accent is upon the first of these vowels they form two distinct syllables, as violent,
violet ; the last of which is sometimes corruptly pronounced vi-let.
288. In marchioness the i is entirely sunk, and the unaccented o proxiounced, as it usually is in this
situation, like short u, as if written marshuness, 352. *
289. In cushion the o is sunk, and the word pronounced cushin. See the word.
290. In the very mumerous termination ion, these vowels are pronounced in one syllable like short
u; but when they are preceded by a liquid, as in million, minion, clarion, &c. 113, the two vowels,
though they make but one syllable, are heard distinctly: the same may be observed when they are
preceded by any of the other consonants, excepts and t, as champion, scorpion, &c. where the vowels
are heard separately: but the terminations tion and sion are pronounced in one syllable, like the
verb shun.
291. The only exception to this rule is, when the t is preceded by s. in this case the t goes into
teh, and the i is in a small degree audible like short e. . This may be heard in question, mixtion, diges-
tion, combustion, and what is an instance of the same kind in Christian, as if written ques-chun mix-
chun, &c. quest-yun, mixt-yun. 464, 272.
IOU.
292. This triphthong, when preceded by a liquid, or any mute but a dental, is heard distinctly in
two syllabies, as in bilious, various, glorious, abstemious, ingenious, copious ; but when preceded by the
dentals t, soft c and s, these vowels coalesce into one syllable, pronounced like shus : thus precious.
factious, noxious, anacious, are sounded as if written presh-us, fac-shus, mock-shus, ang-shus. 459.
293. The same tendency of these vowels to coalesce after a dental, and draw it to aspiration,
makes us hear tedious, odious, and insidious, pronounced as if written te:je-us, orjee-ws, and in-sid-je-us,
for as d is but flat t, it is mo wonder it should be subject to the same aspiration, when the same vow-
els follow : nay, it may be affirmed, that so agreeable is this sound of the d to the analogy of En-
glish pronunciation, that, unless we are upon our guard, the organs naturally slide into it. It is
not, however, pretended that this is the politest pronunciation ; for the sake of analogy it were to be
wished it were: but an ignorance of the real powers of the letters, joined with a laudable desire of
keeping as near as possible to the orthography, is apt to prevent the d from going into j, and to .
make us hear o-de-us, te-de-us, &c. On the other hand, the vulgar, who in this case are right by in.
stinct, not only indulge the aspiration of the d, which the language is so prome to, but are apt ve
unite the succeeding syllables too closely, and to say of us, and tejus, instead of 0-je-ws and teje-us.
or rather ode-yws and tede-yus.
294. If the y be distinctly pronounced, it sufficiently expresses the aspiration of the d, and is, in
my opinion, the preferable mode of delineating the sound, as it keeps the two last syllables from:
uniting too closely. Where analogy, therefore, is so clear, and custom so dubious, we ought not to.
hesitate a moment at pronouncing odious, tedious, perfidious, fastidious, insidious, intidious, compendious,
melodious, commodious, preludious, and studious, as if written, 6-je-ous, te-je-ows, &c. or rather ode-yus,
tede-yus, &c. nor should we forget that Indian comes under the same analogy, and ought, though
contrary to respectable usage, to be pronounced as if written Indyan, and nearly as In-je-an. 376.
O.A.
295. This º is regularly pronounced as the long open sound of 0, as in boat, coat, oat,
coul, loaf, &c. The only exceptions are, broad, abroad, groat, which sound as if written brawd, abrawd
gravt. Oatmeal is sometimes pronounced ot-meal, but seems to be recovering the long sound of or
as in Oat.
OE.
296. Whether it be proper to retain the o in this diphthong, or to banish it from our orthography,
as Dr. Johnson advises, certain it is, that in words from the learned languages it is always pronoun-
ced like single e, and comes entirely under the same kaws as that vowel; thus, when it º a syllable,
with the accent upon it, it is long, as in An-toe-ci, Peri-oe-ci : when under the secondary accent,
in oec-umenical, oeconomicks, it is like e short: it is long e in foe-tus, and short e in foe-tid and assa-foe-
tida; in doe, foe, sloe, toe, throe, hoe, (to dig), and bilboes, it is sounded exactly like jong open o : in ca.
noe and shoe, like 00, as if written canoo and shoo; and in the verb does, like short u, as if written dux.
OEI.
, 297. There is but one word where this triphthong occurs, and that is in Shakspeare's King Lear,
in the word oeiliads, (glances) and, in my opinion, it ought to be sounded as if written e-it-yads
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35 DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE DIFF EU, 01, 00, &c.
OEU. 4
298. This diphthong is from the French, in the word manoeuvre; a word, within these few years, of
very general use in our language. It is not in Johnson, and the oeu is generally pronounced by those
who can pronounce French in the French manner, but this is such a sound of the was does not ex
ist in English, and therefore it cannot be described. The nearest sound is oo: with which, if this
word is pronounced by an English speaker, as if written manoovre, it may, except with very nice
French ears, escape criticism. -
--- OI.
299. The general, and almost umiversai sound of this diphthong, is that of a in water, and the first
in me-tre. This double sound is very distinguishable in boil, toil, spoil, joint, point, anownt, &c. which
sound ought to be carefully preserved, as there is a very prevalent practice among the vulga) of
dropping the o, and pronouncing these words as if written bile, tile, spile, &c.
300. The only instance which admits of a doubt in the sound of this diphthong, when under the
accent, is in the word choir; but this word is now so much more frequently written quire, that uni
formity strongly inclines us to pronounce the oi in choir iike long i, aud which, by the common or
thography, seems fixed beyond recovery. But it may be observed, that cither the spelling or the
promunciation of Chorisler, commonly pronounced Qºirister, ought to be altered. See the words.
301. When this diphthong is not under the accent, it is variously pronounced. Dr. Kenrick pla
ces the accent on the first syllable of turcois, and, for know isot what reason, pronounces it as if
written turkiz, and turkois with the of broad, as in boys . Mr. Sheridan places the accent on the se
cond syllable, and gives the diphthong the French sound as if the word was written turkaze . In my
opinion the best orthography is turquoise, and the best proumciation with the accent on the last syl-
lable, and the oi, sounded like long e, as if written turkees; as we pronounce tortoise, with the accent
on the first syllable, and the oi like short i, as if written tortiz.
302. In avoirdupois, the first diphthong is pronounced like short e, as if written averdupoise.
303 In connoisseur the same sound of e is substituted as if written connesseur.
304. In shamois or chamois, a species of leather, the oi is pronounced like long e, as if written
shammee. -
305. Adroit and devoir, two scarcely naturalized French words, have the oi regular, though the
latter word, in polite pronunciation, retains its French sound, as if written devwor.
()0.
306. The sound of this diphthong is regular, except in a few words: it is pronounced long in
moon, soon, fool, rºod, food, mood, &c. This is its regular sound.
. It has a shorter sound corresponding to the u in bull, in the words wool, wood, good, hood,
foot, fºod, wnderstood, withstood ; and these are the only words where this diplithong has this middle
$Olill Ol.
308. It has the sound of short u in the two words blood and flood, rhyming with mud.
309. Soot is vulgarly pronounced so as to rhyme with but, hut, &c. but ought to have its long, re-
gular sound, rhyming with boot, as we always hear it in the compound sooty. See the word.
310. Door and floor are universally pronounced by the English; as if written dore and flore; but
in Ireland they preserve the regular sound of oo.
311. JMoor, a black man, is regular in polite pronunciation, and like anore in vulgar. Moor, a
marsh, is sometimes heard rhyming with store; but more correct speakers pronounce it regularly
rhyming with poor
OU.
312. This is the most irregular assemblage of vowels in our laxiguage: its most common sound is
that heard in bound, found, ground, &c. and this may be called its proper sound; but its deviations
are so many and so various, that the best idea of it will be conveyed by giving the simples of all its
different sounds.
313. The first or proper sound of this diphthong is composed of the g in ball, and the oo in woo,
or rather the u in brill, and is equivalent to the ow in down, frown, &c, this sound is heard in abound,
about, account, acousticks, aground, aloud, amount, around, arouse, astound, arouch, bough, bounce, bound,
bounty, bounteous, bout, carouse, chouse, cloud, clough, clout, clouterly, compound, couch, couchant, crouch,
grouse, deflour, devour, devout, doubt, doubtful, drought, doughly, douse, encounter, espouse, expound, flout,
foul, flounder, found, foundling, ſountain, frousy, glout, gout, (a disease,) ground, growt, hound, hour,
House, impound, loud, lounge, louse, loul, mound, mountain, mountebank, mouse, mouth, noun, ource, our, oust,
out, outer, outermost, paramount, plough, pouch, pounce, pound, poul, profoitnd, pronoun, pronounce, propound,
proud, rebound, recount, redoubt, redoubted, redound, rencounter, round, roundelay, rouse, rout, scoundret
stour, scout, shout, shroud, slouch, spouse, spout, sprout, stout, surround, south, thou, thousand, touse, trounce,
trowsers, trout, wound, (did wind,) slough (a miry place,) vouch, vouchsafe, without, scaramouch.
314. The second sound is that of short w in hud, and is heard in the following words and their
compounds : Adjcurn, journey, journal, burgeon, country, cousin, cºuple, accouple, double, trouble, courteous,
courtesy, courage, encourage, jotist, gourmet, housewife, fivurish, nounch, nourish, enough, chough, rough,
tough, slovgh, (a cast skin,) scourge, southerly, southere, southernwood, southward, touch, touchy, young,
Mounker, and youngster ; but southeritſ, southern, and southward, are sometimes pronounced regularly
ike south : this, rowever, is far from the prevailing prom:lnciatico This is the sound this diphthong
always has when, the accent is not on it, unless in very few instances, where the compound retains
the sound of the simple, as in pronoun , but in sojourn and sojºurner, with the accent on the first sylla-
ble, and in every unaccented termination in our and ous, this diphthong has exactly the sound of
short u : thus favour, honour, oaour, and famous, are pronounced as if written favur, honur, odur, and
furnus.
315. The third sound given to these vowels is that of oo in coo and wov, (39,) and is found in the fol
.owing words Bouge, croup, group, aggroup, amour, paramour, bouse, bousy, boutefeu, capouch, cartouch:
*ēurée, gout, (faster) and ragout (pronounced goo and ragoo,) rendezvous, rouge, soup, sous, (pronoun
ced soo,) surtout, through, throughly, twupee or toupet, you, your, gouth, tour, contour, tournay, tournament,

sº-º-º:
-biprºprºsoundsor"THE Diphthongs ow, oy, sº
pour and route (a road,) accoutre, billet-dour, agout, uncouth, wound (a hurt,) and routine (a beaten
road). See Tour.NEY. ... - sº o - -
316. The verb to pour is sometimes promounced to pore, and sometimes to poor; in each case it
interferes with a word of a different signification, and the best pronunciation, which is that similar -
to power, is as little liable to that exception as either of the others. See the word. /
– 317 To wound is sometimes pronounced so as to rhyme with found ; but this is directly contrary'
to the best usage: but route (a road, as to take a different route,) is often pronounced so as to rhyme
with doubt, by respectable speakers. .* - y - -
318 The fourth sound of this diphthong is that of long open o, and is heard in the following
words: Though, although, coulter, court, accourt, gourd, courtier, course, discourse, source, recourse, re-
source, bourn, dough, doughy, four, mould, mouldy, moult, moſtrn, shoulder, Smoulder, soul, poultice, poult,
poulterer, poultry, troul #. roll smoothly, marked by Mr. Sheridan as rhyming with doll, but more
properly by Dr. Kenrick with roll,) and borough, thorough, furlough, fourteen, concourse, and intercourse,
ºreserve the diphthong in the sound of long o, though not under the accent. . . . . .
319. The fifth sound of ou is like the moun awe, and is heard only in ought, bought, brought, sought,
*...*.*. nought, thought, methought, wrought. -
325. The sixth sound is that of short oo, or the u in bull, and is heard only in the auxiliary verb.
would, could, should, rhyming with good, hood, stood, &c. *. - - •
321. Thé seventh sound is that of short o, and heard only in cough and trough, rhyming with off
and scoff; and in lough, and shough, pronounced lock and shock. - –
O Hy.
322. The elementary sound of this diphthong is the same as the first sound of ou, and is heard in
how, now, &c. but the sound of long o obtains in so many instances, that it will be necessary to give
a catalogue of both. f - -
323. The general sound, as the elementary sound may be called, is heard in now, how, bow, (a
mark of respect,) mow (a heap of barley, &c.) cow, brow, brown, brouse, plow, sow, vow, avow, allow, .
disallow, endow, down, clown, frown, town, crown, drown, gown, renown, dowager, dowdy, dower, dowre,
dowry, dowery, dowlas, drowse, drowsy, flower, bower, lower (to look gloomy,) power, powder, prowess,
prow, prowl, vowel, towel, hower, rowel, cowl, scowl, crowd, shower, tolder, sow, (a swine,) sowins, sowl,
:howl, low, (to bellow as a cow.) This word is generally pronounced as low, not high ; but if cus.
tom, in this case, has not absolutely decided, it ought, in my opinion, to have the first sound of this
diphthong, rhyming with how, as much more expressive of the moise it signifies; which, where sounds
are the ideas to be expressed, ought to have great weight in pronunciation. (241, 251.) See the word &
324. The second sound of this diphthong is heard in blow, slow, crow, grow; flow, glow, bow, (to
shoot with,) know, low, (not high,) mow, (to cut grass,) row, show, soit, (to scatter grain,) strow, slow,
snow, trow, below, slow, bestow, owe, own, owner, flown, grown, growth, know, known, sown, lower, (to bring
low,) throw, thrown ; in all these words the ow sounds like ſong o in go, no, so, &c.
325. The moun prow, signifying the forepart of a ship, rhymes with go in Mr. Sheridan, and with
now in Dr. Kenrick. The latter is, in my opinion, the preferable sound: while the verb to prowl
(to seek for prey,) rhymes, with owl according to Mr. Sheridan, and with soul according to Dr. Ken-
rick: the latter has the old spelling prole to plead, but the former has, in my opinion, both analogy
and the best usage on its side. Both these writers unite in giving the first sound of this diphthong to
prowess; which is unquestionably the true pronunciation. See to PRow1. ! .
326. The proper tiames How, Holtel, Howard, and Powel, generally are heard with the first sound
of this diphthong, as in how, now, &c. but Howes, and Stow (the ‘historian) commonly rhyme with
knows and know. Howard, among people of rank, is generally pronounced with the second sound,
rhyming with froward ; and Grosvenor, as if written Grovenor. Snowden is frequently pronounced
with the first sound of Ow, but the second sound seems preferable ; as it is not improbable that these
mountains had their name, like the Alps, from the snow on their tops. r - -
327. When this diphthong is in a final unaccented syllable, it has always the second sound, like
long o, in borrow, sorrow, fellow, willow, &c. The vulgar shorten this sound, and pronounce the o
obscurely, and sometimes as if followed by 7 as winder and feller, for window and fellow ; but this is
almost too despicable for notice. Good speakers preserve the diphthong in this situation, and
give it the full sound of open o, rhyming with no, so, &c. - -
328. This diphthong, in the word knowledge, has of late years undergone a considerable revolu.
tion. Some speakers, who had the regularity of their ianguage at heart, were grieved to see the com-
pound depart so far from the sound of the simple, and with heroick fortitude have opposed the mul-
titude by pronouncing the first syllable of this word as it is heard in the verb to know. The Pulpit
and the Bar have for some years given a sanction to this pronunciation; but the Senate and the
Stage hold out inflexibly against it; and the Nation at large seem insensible of the improve-
ment. They still continue to pronounce, as in the old ludicrous rhymes- -
* Among the mighty men of knowledge
“That are professors at Gresham College.” -
But if ever this word should have the good fortune to be restored to its rights, it would be but
charity to endeavour the restoration of a great number of words in a similar situation, such as
-breakfast, vineyard, bewilder; meadow, hearken, pleasure, whitster, shepherd, windward, and along catalogue
of fellow sufferers, (515.) But, before 've endeavour this restoration, we should consider, that con-
tracting the sound of the simple, where it acquires an additional syllable, is an idiom of pronunci-
ation to which our language is extremely prone ; nor is it certain that crossing, this tendency
would produce any real advantage; at least, not sufficient to counterbalance the diversity of pro-
munciation which must for a long time prevail, and which must mecessarily call off our attention
from things to words. See Encºtical Termination, No. 514.
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329. This diphthong is but another form for oi, and is pronounced exactly like.it. When alloy
is written with this diphthongs, it ought never to be pronounced allay. Custom seems to have appro
priated the former word to the noun, and the latter to the verb; for the sake of consistency, it
were to be wished it were always written allay : but it is not to be expected that poets will give
up so good a rhyme to joy, cloy, and des roy. - -
330, The only word in which this diphthong is not under the accent, is the proper name Sa.
>


DIFFERENT sounds of THE Diphthony
voy, for savoy, a plant, has the accent on the second syllable; but the diphthong in both is pro
nounced in the same manner. - - -
U.A. -
331. When the a in this diphthong is pronounced, the u has the power of w, which unites both
into one syllable: thus º antiquary, assuage, persuade, equal, language, &c. are pronounced an-
tikwate, antikwary, asswage, &c. -
332. The u in this diphthong is silent, in guard, guardian, guarantee, and piquant; pronounced gard,
gardian, garantee, and pickant. (92.) *.. -
333. JMantua, the town of Italy, both vowels are heard distinctly. The same may be observed
of the habit so called : but in mantuamaker vulgarity has sunk the a, and made it maniumaker. The
same vulgarity at first, but now sanctioned by universal custom, has sunk both letters in victuals, and
its compounds victualling and victualler, pronounced, vittles, vittling, and vittler. See MANTUA.
UE.
334. This diphthong, like wa, when it forms only one syllable, and both letters are pronounced,
has the u .. like w 5 as consuetude, deswetude, and mansuetude, which are pronounced conswetude,
etude, and manswetude. Thus conquest is pronounced according to the general rule, as if written
conkwest; but the verb to conquer has unaccountably deviated into conker, particularly upon the stage.
This errour, however, seems not to be so rooted in the general ear as to be above correction ; and
analogy undoubtedly demands conkwer. i
335. This diphthong, when in a final syllable, sinks the e, as clue, cue, due, blue, glue, hue, flue, rue, sue,
true, mue, accrue, ensue, endue, inhue, imbrue, pursue, subdue, perdue, argue, residue, avenue, revenue, continue,
retinue, construe, statue, tissue, issue, virtue, value, ague; in all these words, whether the accent be on the
diphthong”ue or not, it is pronounced like long open u, except in words where the r comes before u,
in this case it is sounded like oo, When the accent is not on this diphthong as in the latter portion
of these words from argue, it is apt to be feebly and indistinctly pronounced, and therefore care
ought to be taken to sound it as if these words written argew, residew, &c. In Tuesday, we, the diph-
thong, is pronounced in the same manner.
336. In some words the w is silent, and the e pronounced short, as in guess, guest, guerkin, guerdon,
where the u acts as a servile to preserve the g hard.
337. In some words both the vowels are sunk, as in antique, oblique, league, feague, teague, colleague,
& plague, vague, intrigue, fatigue, harangué, tongue, disembogue, collogue, rogue, prorogue, brogue, fugue; in
all which the ue is silent, and the g pronounced hard . The q in antique and oblique is pronounced
like k, as if the words were written anteek and oblike. (158.)
338. The terminations in ogue, from the Greek, are pronounced in the same manner. Thus peda-
gogue, demagogue, ptysmagogue, menagogue, emmenagogue, synagogue, mystagogue, decalogue, dialogue, tria-
logue, catalogue, theologue, eclogue, monologue, prologue, and epilogue, are all pronounced as if writ
ten pedagog, demagog, &c. with the o short. -
339 # diphthong after r becomes oo - thus true is pronounced troo. (176.)
UI.
340. The u in this diphthong, as in ua and ue, when both vowels are pronounced without 1orming
two syllables, is pronounced like w thus languid, anguish, languish, extinguish, distinguish, relinquish,
vanquish, linguist, penguin, pursuivant, gºtiacum, are pronounced as if written languid, angwish, &c
and cuiss and cuisses, as if written kwiss and kwisses, and cuirass, as if written kwirass. -
341. The u is silent, and the i pronounced long, in guide, disguise, guile, and beguile; but the u
is silent, and the i short, in guild, build, guilt, guinea, guitar. Guild, in Guildhall, is by the lower peo-
ple of London, pronounced so as to rhyme with child ; but this is directly opposite to the best
usage, and contrary to its etymology, as it is a compound of guild (a corporation, always pronoun
ced like the verb to gild,) and hall. Dr. Jones, who wrote in Queen Anne's time, tells us it was
then pronounced as if written Gildhall. In circuit and biscuit the w is merely servile ; in both the c
... is hard, and the i short, as if written surkit and biskit. Conduit is pronounced cundit.
342. Hn juice, sluice, suit, and pursuit, the i is silent, and the u has its diphthongal sound, as if
pieceded by e, and the words were written slewce, jewce, sewt, pursewt. e º
343 When this diphthong is preceded by r, it is pronounced like oo, thus bruise, cruise, fruit, bruit
recruit, are pronounced as if written broose, croose, broot, recroot. (339.) -
UO.
344 The u in this diphthong is pronounced like win quote, quota, quotation, quotient, quotidian, quo-
rum, quondam, siliquose, quoth, as if written kwote, kwota, kwotation, &c. Coif and coit, commonly pro-
nounced kwoif and kwoit, do not come under this class. See the words. --
U.P.
345 This diphthong, with the accent on it, sinks the u, and pronounces the y like long i ; thus
buy; the only word where uy has the accent, rhymes with dry, fly, º When the accent is not on this
diphthong it is sounded like long e, as plaguy, roguy, gluy, pronounced pla-gee, rogee, (with the g hard,
as in get,) glu-ee. The same may be observed of obloquy, ambiloquy, º soliloquy, ventriloquy,
, colloquy, pronounced oblo-quee, ambilo-quee, &c. - -
UOY.
346. This diphthong is found only in the word buoy, pronounced as written buoy, but too often
exactly like boy. But this ought to be avoided by correct speakers - -
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- unexppN of THE CONSONANTS b, c, p.
- - of THE CONSONANTs. -
- B.
347 When b follows m in the same syllable it is generally silent, as in lamb, kemb, limb, comp, dumb
&c. except accumb, and succumb : it is silent also before tin, the same syllable, as in debt, doubt, re-
doubt, redoubted, and their compounds : it is silent before t, when not in the same syllable, in the word
subtle (cunning,) often inaccurately used for subtile (fine,) where the b is always pronounced. In the
mathematical term rhomb the b is always heard, and the word pronounced as if written rhumb.
: *
Ambs-ace, is pronounced ſlims-ace.
C.
348. C is always heard like k before a, o, and u ; as card, cord, curd; and soft, likes before e, i, and
y; as cement, city, cynick. . . . . . º - aſ - -
349. When c ends a word, or syllable, it is always hard, as in music, flaccid, siccity pronounced
musik, flak-sid, sik-sity. See ExAGGERATE. * -
350. In the word sceptick, where the first c, according to analogy, ought to be pronounced like s,
Dr. Johnson has not only given his approbation to the sound of k, but has, contrary to general prac-
tice, spelt the word skeptick. It may be observed, perhaps, in this, as on other occasions, of that tru-
ly great man, that he is but seldom wrong; but when \e is so, that he is #... to absur-
dity. What a monster does this word skeptick appear to an eye the least classical or correct! And if
this alteration be right, why should we hesitate to write and pronounce scene, sceptre, and Lacedaemon,
skene, skeptre, and Lakedaemon, as there is the same reason for k in all? It is not, however, my inten-
tion to cross the general current of polite and classical pronunciation, which I know is that of sound
ing the c like k ; my objection is only to writing it with the k; and in this I think I am supported by
the best authorities since the publication of Jóhnson's Dictionary. - -
351. C is mute in Czar, Czarina, victuals, indict, arbuscle, corpuscle, and muscle; it sounds liketsch in
the º words vermicelli and violincello; and like z in suffice, sacrifice, sice, (the number six at dice,)
and discern. - - -- - -
352. This letter, when connected with h, has two sounds; the one like tch in child, chair, rich
which, &c. pronounced as if written tehila, tchair, ritch, whitch, &c.; the other like sh, after l or n, as
in belch, bench, filch, &c. promounced belsh, bensh, filsh, &c. This latter sound is generally given to
words from the French, as chaise, chagrin, chamade, champagne, champignon, chandelier, chaperon, char-
latan, chevalier, chevron, chicane, capuchin, cartouch, machine, machinist, chancre, marchioness. - -
353. Ch in words from the learned languages, are generally pronounced like k, as chalcography,
chalybeate, chamaeleon, chamomile, chaos, character, chart, chasm, chely, chemist, (if derived from the Arabick,
and chymnist, if from the Greek,) chersonese, chimera, chirography, chiromancy, chlorosis, choler, chorus,
chord, chorography, chyle and its compounds; anchor, anchorel, cachexy, catechism, catechise, catechelical
catechumen, echo, echinus, epoch, epocha, ichor, machination, machinal, mechanick, mechanical, orchestra, or-
chestre, technical, anarch, anarchy, conch, cochleary, distich, hemistich, monostich, eunuch, monarch, monar-
chial, hierarch, heresiarch, pentateuch, stomach, stomachick, scheme, school, scholar, schesis, mastick, semeschal,
and in all words where it is followed by r, as Christ, Christian, chronology, chronicle, &c. To these may
be added the Celtick word loch (a lake.) The exceptions are charity, archer, and archery.
254. When arch, signifying chief, begins a word from the Greek language, and is followed by a
vowel, it is always pronounced ark, as in archangel, archipelago, architect, archives, archetype, archaism,
archiepiscopal, archidiaconal, architrave, archaiology. But when we prefix arch to a word of our own.
and #. word begins with a consonant, we pronounce it so as to rhyme with march, as archduke, arch
deacon, archbishop; and sometimes, when the following word begins with a vowel, if it is a composi-
tion of our owns and the word does not come to us compounded from the Greek or Latin, as arch.
(2??67/17/. - -
§. The word ache, (a pain,) pronounced ake, comes from the Greek, and was by Shakspeare
extended to two syllables, aches with ch, as in watches ; but this is obsolete. It is now almost univer-
sally written ake and akes, except where it is compounded with another word, as itead-ach, heart-ach,
&c. and by thus absurdly retaining the ch in the compound we are puzzled how to form the plural,
without pronouncing aches in two syllables. - - -
356. In choir and chorister the ch is almost universally pronounced like qu (300:) in ostrich, like
dge, as if spelled ostridge. It is silent in schedule, schism, and yacht; pronounced sedalule, sizm, and
got. It is sunk in drachm, but heard in drachma; pronounced dram and drackma. -
357. When c comes after the accent, either primary or secondary, and is followed by ea, ig, ie,
io, or eous, it takes the sound of sh: thus ocean, social, Phocion, saponaceous, fascination, negociation, are
pronounced as if written ashewn, soshial, Phoshion, saponashedus, &c. (196). Financier has the accent
after the c, which on that account does not go into sh.
*. -
D.
358. In order to have a just idea of the alterations of sound this letter undergoes, it will be ne:
cessary to consider its near relation to T. (41.) These consonants, like p, and b, f, and v, k, and
hard g, and s, and 2, are letters of the same organ; they differ by the nicest shades of sound, and
are easily convertible into each other ; t , p, f, k, and s, may, for the sake of distinction, be called
sharp, and d, b, v, g, and z, may be called flat. For this reason, when a singular ends in a sharp con-
sonant, the s, which forms the plural, preserves its sharp sound, as in cuffs, pocks, lips, hats, deaths,
and when the singular ends with a flat consonant, the plural s has the sound of z, as drubs, bags,
beads, lives, &c. pronounced drabz, bagz, &c. - -
359. In the same manner when a verb ends with a sharp consonant, the d, in the terminatiºned,
assumed by the preterit and participle, becomes sharp, and is sounded like t : thus stuffed, tripped,
cracked, passed, vouched, faced, where the e is suppressed, as it always ought to be, (except when we
are pronouncing the language of Scripture) (iſld) change the d into t, as if written stuft, tript, crackt,
past, voucht, faste. So when the verb ends in a flat consonant, the d preserves its true flat sound, as
drubbed, pegged, lived, buzzed, where the e is suppressed, and the words pronounced in one syllable, as if.
written drubb'd, pegg'd, liv'd, buzz'd. It may be observed too, that when the verb ends in a liquid, or a
liquid and mutee, the participle d always preserves its pure sound ; as blamed, joined, filled, baſſ, ed., pro-
nounced blam’d, join'd, fill'd, bar'd. This contrºlon of the participia'ed, and the verbal en (ſê3,\
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= x**** * * * * ~ *…* * ***** ~ * * *
lºº - -
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is so fixed an idiom of our pronunciation, that to alter it, would be to alter the sound of the whole
language. It must, however, be regretted, that it subjects our tongue to some of the most hissing,
snapping, clashing, grinding sounds that ever grated the ears of a Wandal thus rasped, scratched,
wrenched, bridled, ſangled, birchen, hardened, strengthened, quickened, &c. almost frighten us when written
as they are actually pronounced, as raspt, scratcht, wrencht, bridl'd, fangl'd, birch'n, strength'n'd, quick'n'd,
&c.; they become still more formidable when used contractedly in the solemn style, which never
ought to be the case; for here, instead of thou strength'n'st or strength'n'd'st, thou quick’n’sl, or quick'n'-
'd'st, we ought to pronounce, thou strength'nest or strength'nedst, thou quick'nest or quick'nedst, which are
sufficiently harsh of all conscience. (See No. 405.) But to compensate for these Gothick sounds,
which, however, are not without their use, our language is full of the smoothest and most somorous
terminations of the Greeks and Romans. - -
360. By the foregoing rule of contraction, arising from the very mature of the letters, we see the
absurdity of substituting the t for ed, when the verb ends in a sharp consonant; for, when the pro-
nunciation cannot be mistaken it is folly to alter the orthography; thus the Distressed JMother, the
title of a tragedy, needs not to be written Distrest JMother, as we generally find it, because, though
we write it in the former manner, it must necessarily be pronounced in the latter. .*
361. By this rule, too, we may see the impropriety of writing blest for blessed, when a participle.
“Blest in thy genius, in thy love too blest.”—Pope.
But when the word blessed is an adjective, it ought always to be pronounced, even in the most fa
miliar conversation, in two syllables, as this is a blessed day, the blessed thistle, &c. -
362. This word, with learned, cursed, and winged, are the only participial adjectives which are
constantly pronounced in two syllables, where the participles are pronounced in one : thus a learned
man, a cursed thing, a winged horse, preserve the ed in a distinct syllable ; while the same words, when
verbs, as he learned to write, he cursed the day, they winged their flight, are heard in one syllable, as if
*: n learnd, curst, and wingd: the d in cursed changing to t, from its following the sharp consonant
s. (358.) -
363. Poetry, however, (which has been one great cause of improper orthography,) assumes the
privilege of using these words, when adjectives, either as monosyllables or dissyllables; but correct
prose rigidly exacts the pronunciation of ed in these words, when adjectives, as a distinct syllable.
he ed in aged and winged, always make a distinct syllable, as an aged man ; the winged courser; but
when this word is compounded with another, the ed does not form a syllable, as a '#. horse, a
sheath-uying'd fowl. - - - .' - -
364. It is, perhaps, westby of notice, that when adjectives are changed into adverbs by the addi-
tion of the termination ld, we cites, find the participial termination ed preserved long and distinct,
even in those very words where it was contracted when used adjectively: thus though we always hear
confess'd, profess'd, design'd, &c. we as constantly hear confess-ed-ly, proºfess-ed-ly, de-sign-ed-ly, &c.
The same may be observed of the following iist of words, which by the assistance of the Rhyming
Dictionary, I am enabled to give as, perhaps, the only words in the language in which the ed is pro-
nounced as a distinct syllable in the adverb, where it is contracted in the participial adjective: For-
cedly, enforcedly, unveiledly, deformedly, feignedly, unfeignedly, discernedly, resignedly, refinedly, restrainedly,
concernedly, unconcernedly, discernedly, undiscernedly, preparedly, assuredly, advisedly, dispersedly, diffusedly,
confusedly, wrºperceivedly, resolvedly, deservedig, undeservedly, reservedly, unreservedly, avowedly, perplexedly,
fixediy, amazedly. - -
365. To this catalogue, may be added several abstract substantives formed from participles in ed:
which ed Inakes a distinct syllable in the former, though not in the latter, thus: numbedness, bleared-
mess, preparedness, assuredness, diseasedness, advisedness, reposedness, composedness, indisposedness, diffused-
ness, confusedness, distressedness, resolvedness, reservedness, perplexedness, fixedness, amazedness, have ed
pronounced distinctly. -
366. The adjectives moked, wicked, picked, (pointed,) hooked, crooked, forked, tusked, tressed, and
wretched, are not derived from verbs, and are therefore pronounced in two syllables. The same may
be observed of scathbed, crubbed, chubbed, stubbed, shogged, snagged, ragged, cragged, scrubbed, dogged
rugged, scragged, hawked, jagged; to which we may add the solemn pronunciation of stiffnecked
and these, when formed into mouns by the addition of mess, preserve the ed in a distinct syllable, as
wickedness, scabbedness, raggedness, &c. - r
367. Passed, in the sense of beyond, becomes a preposition, and may allowably be written past, as
past twelve o'clock : but when an adjective, though it is pronounced in one syllable, it ought to be
written with two, as passed pleasures are present pain: this I know is contrary to usage; but usage is,
‘u this case, contrary to good sense, and the settled analogy of the language. -
$68. It needs scarcely be observed, that when the verb ends in t ord, the ed in the past time and
, articiple has the dº pronounced with its own sound, altd always forms an additional syllable, as
danded, matted, &c. otherwise the final d could not be pronounced at all.
369. And here perhaps it may not be useless to take notice of the very imperfect and confu-
sed idea that is given in our best grammars, of what are called contracted verbs, such as snatcht,
checkt, snapt, mixt, dwelt and past, for snatched, checked, snapped, mixed, dwelled, and passed. To these
are added, those that end in l, m, and m, or p, after a diphthong; which either shorten the diph.
thong, or change it into, a single vowel; and instead of ed, take t only for the preterit, as dealt
dreamt, meant, felt, slept, crept ; and these are said to be considered not as irregular, but contracted
only. Now nothing can be clearer than that verbs of a very different kind, are here huddled to-
gether as of the same. Snatched, checked, snapped, mixed, and passed, are not irregular at all ; if they are
ever written snatcht, checkt, snapt, mixt, and past, it is from pure ignorance of analogy, and not con-
sidering that if they were written with ed, unless we were to pronounce it as a distinct syllable, con
trary tº the most settled usage of the language, the pronunciation, from the very nature of the let
€ers, must be the same. It is very different with dwelled ; here, as a liquid, and not a sharp. mute;
ends the verb, d might be pronounced without going into t just as well as in fell'd, the participle of
to fell (to cut down j Here them we find custom has determined an irregularity, which can-
not be altered, without violence to the language; dwell may be truly called an irregular verb, and
dwelt the preterit and participle. - - -
370. e same may be observed of deal, dream, mean, feel, weep, sleep, and creep. It is certain we
can pronounced after the four first of these words, as well as in sealed, screamed, cleaned, and reeled,
but custom has not only annexed t to the preterit of these verbs, but has changed the long diph:
thongúl sound into a short one ; they are the re doubly irregular. Weep, sleep, and creep would
.*

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Rºžgº. --~mºr-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ~ * > * > *--- ~~~~
not have required t to form their preterits, any more than peeped, and steeped; but custom, which has
shortened the diphthong in the former words, very naturally annexed t as the simplest method of
conveying the sound. * , -
371. The only two words which occasion some doubt about classing them are, to learn and to
spell. The vulgar (who are no contemptible guides on this occasion) pronounce them in the preterit
jearnt, and spelt ; but as n and l will readily admit of d after them, it seems more correct to favour
a tendency to regularity, both in writing and speaking, which the literary world has given into;
by spelling them learned and spelled, and pronouncing them learn'd, and spell'd : thus earned, the pre-
terit of to earn, has been recovered from the vulgar earnt, and made a perfect rhyme to discerned. *
372. To these observations may be added, that, in such irregular verbs as have the present, the
preterit and participle the same, as cast, cost, cut, &c. the second person singular, of the preterit of
these verbs take ed before the est, as I cast, or did cast : Thou castedst, or didst cast, &c. for if this were
not the case, the second person of the preterit might be mistaken for the second person of the pre-
Sent tense. - - - * *::::$º, e, , :
373. I have been led insensibly to these observations by their connection with pronunciation;
and if the reader should think them too remote from the subject, I must beg his pardon, and re-
sume my remarks on the sound of the letter d. *...*
374. The vulgar drop this letter in ordinary, and extraordinary ... and make them or'mary and ea:
fr’or'nary; but this is a gross abbreviation ; the best pronunciation is sufficiently short, which is
crºnary and extr'ord'nary: the first in three and the last in four syllables; but solemn speaking
preserves the i, and makes the latter word consist of five syllables, as if written extr'ordinary.
375. Our ancestors, feeling the necessity of showing the quantity of a vowel followed by ge,
when it was to be short, inserted d, as wedge, ridge, badge, &c. The same reason induced them to
write colledge and alledge, with the d g but modern reformers, to the great injury of the language,
have expelled the d, and left the vowel to shift for itself; because there is no d in the Latin words
from which these are derived.
376. D like t, to which it is so nearly related, when it comes after the accent, and is followed by
the diphthong ie, io, ia, or eou, slides into gzh, or the consonant j; thus soldier is universally and
justly pronounced as if written sol-jer; grandeur, gran-jeur; and verdure (where it must be remem-
bered that u is a diphthong,) verjure: and for the same reason, education is elegantly pronounced
ed-jucation. But duke and reduce, pronounced juke and re-juce, where the accent is after the d, cam-
not be too much reprobated. - - -.
F.
377. F has its pure sound in often, gſ, &c., but, in the preposition of slides into its near relation v, as
if written ov. But when this preposition is in composition at the end of a word, the fibecomes pure ;
thus, though we sound of singly ov, we pronounce it as if the fwere double in whereof.
378. There is a strong tendency to change the finto v in some words, which confounds the plu
ral number and the genitive case; thus we often hear of a wive's jointure, a calve's head, and houze
rent, for wife's jointure, a calf's head, and house rent. - -
G.
379. G, like C, has two sounds, a hard and a soft one : it is hard before a, o, u, l, and r, as game,
gone, gull, glory, grandeur. Gaol is the only exception; now more commonly written jail. (212.)
380. G before e and i is sometimes hard and sometimes soft : it is generally soft before words
of Greek, Latin, or French original, and hard before words from the Saxon. These latter, forming
by far the smaller number, may be considered as exceptions. d - -
381. G is hard before e, in gear, geck, geese, geld, gelt, gelding, get, gew-gaw, shagged, snagged, ragged,
cragged, scragged, dogged, rugged, dagger, swagger, stagger, trigger, dogger, pettifogger, tigºr, auger,
eager, meager, anger, finger, linger, conger, longer, stronger, younger, longest, strongest, youngest. The last
six of these words are generally pronounced in Ireland, so as to let the g remain in its nasal sound,
without articulating the succeeding vowel: thus longer (more long) is so pronounced as to sound exactly
like the noun a long-er (one who longs or wishes for a thing;) the same may be observed of the rest.
That the pronunciation, of Ireland is analogical, appears from the same pronunciation of g in string-y,
spring-y, full of strings and springs; and wronger and wrongest, for more and most, wrong; But
though resting the g in the nasal sound, without articulating the succeeding vowel, is absolutely me
cessary in verbal nouns derived from verbº ending in ing as singer, bringer, slinger, &c. pronounced
sing-er, bring-er, sling-er, &c. and not sing-ger, bring-ger, sling-ger, &c. yet in longer, stronger and
wounge: ; longest, strongest, and youngest, the gought always to articulate the e : thus younger ought
always to rhyme with the termination monger, which has always the g hard, and articulating the
vowel; and this pronunciation is approved by Mr Nares. Forget, target, and together, fall into this
class. See No. 409. º - - -
382. G is hard before i in gibbe, gibcat, gibber, gibberish, gibious, giddy, gift, gig, giggle, gigle.
(properly gigglet) gild, gill (of a fish) gimlet, gimp, gird, girdle, girl, girth, gizzard, begin, give, for-
give, biggin, piggin, noggin; also derivatives from nouns or verbs ending in hard g, as druggist, wag-
sº hoggish, doggish, sluggish, rigging, digging, &c.
3
. "G before y is generally soft, as in elegy, apology, &c. and almost in all words from the learn
ed languages; but hard in words from the Saxon, which are formed from nouns or verbs ending in
g hard, as shaggy, jaggy, knaggy, snaggy, ";...&#: quaggy, Swaggy, Greggy, spriggſ, twiggº),
Boggy, foggy, cloggy, buggy, muggy. ve, from its Céſtick original, ought to have the g hard, but
has decidedly adopted the soft g.
GN in the same Syllable at the Beginning of a Word.
384. The g in this situation is always silent, as gnaw, gnash, gnat, gnarl, gnomon, gnomonicks pro-
nounced raw, nash ruit, narl, nomon, nomonwks. -
Gwin the same Syllable at the End of a Word.
385. No combination of letters has more puzzled the criticks than this. Two actresse, ºf distin-
guished merit in Portia in the ..Merchant of Venice pronounced the word impugn differently and tº a
.
‘.#

- T.T. . . . . .”."º . . . -
found her advocate in the newspapers. One critick affirmed.” that Miss Young, by preserving the
sound of #. pronounced the word properly; and the other contended that Mrs. Yates was more judi-
cious in ſeaving it out. The former was charged with harshness; the latter with mutilating the
word, and weakening its sound; but if analogy may decide, it is clearly in favour of the latter; for
there is no axiom in our promumciation more indisputable than that which makes g silent before n in
the same syllable. . This is constantly the case in sign, and all its compounds, as resign, design, con-
sign, assign; and in indign, condign, malign, benign; all pronounced as if written sine, rezine, &c.
; In which words we find #. vowel i long and open, to compensate as it were, for the suppression of
* #. every other word ending in gn, when the accent is on the syllable, has a diphthong pronounced
**, like a long open vowel, as arraign, campaign, feign, reign, deign ; and consequently, unless the vowel
***is cah produce some special privilege which the other vowels have not, we must, if we pronounce ac,
; cording to analogy, make the u in this situation long, and sound impugn as if written impune.
• 386. The same analogy will oblige us to pronounce impregn, oppugn, expugn, propugn, as if written
tºprene, oppugºpune, propune, not only when these verbs are in the infinitive mood, but in the pre-
tèrits, participles, and verbal mouns formed from them, as impugned, impugning, and impugner, must
º impuned, impuning, and impuner. The same may be observed of the rest. Perhaps it
wiligratify a curious observer of pronunciation to see the diversity and uncertainty of our orthøepists
$6tation of the words before us. r -
iºnis Sheridan, Scott, Nares, Murray. Barclay says the g in this word and its derivatives is
mute, but takes no notice of the quantity of the u.
impſºn. . Buchanan, Kenrick, Perry.
imping. W. Johnston. -
oppine. Sheridan, Scott, Nares, Murray.
oppin. Kenrick, Perry, Barclay.
opping W. Johnston.
propäme. Sheridan, Scott, Perry, Nares.
propiing. Barclay. - *
impréne, Nares, Murray. - -
imprém. Sheridan, Kenrick, Perry. Barclay says the g is mute, but says nothing of the quantity
of the e. -
expiºne. Sheridan, Scott, Nares.
expiſm. Perry, Barclay.
impiºner. Sheridan.
impiºned. Murray. -
impinner. Perry, Barclay
oppigner. Sheridan.
propägner. Sheridan.
propiºner. Scott.
propänner. Perry. -
Nothing is clearer than that all these words ought to follow the same fortune, and should be pro
nounced alike. How then shall be reconciled Mr. Sheridan's º; impugn, oppºign, expugn,
and propugn, with the w long, and impregn with the e short 2 Kenrick, who has not the word propugn,”
is consistent in pronouncing the rest with the vowel short. The same may be observed of Scott,
who adopts the long sound, but has not the word impregn. Mr. Perry gives the short sound to all
but propugn, where he makes the w long, but absurdly makes the verbal moun propunner; and W.
Johnstom, who has only impugn and oppugn, pronounces the vowel short, and spells them impung and
oppung. Barclay, under the word impugn, says the g in this word and its derivatives is nitute, with-
out noticing the quantity of the vowels, but spells oppugn, oppun, and of impregn, only says the g is
mute; but writes propugn, propung, in the manner that W. Johnston does impugn and oppugn : #.
Mr. Nares observes, that analogy seems to require a similar pronunciation in all these words, and
that the vowel should be long. The same inconsistency is observable in Mr. Sheridan's pronuncia-
tion of the verbal nouns ; for he expunges the g in winmugner, and writes it impuner, but preserves it
in oppugner and propugner. Mr. Scott has only the word propugner, which he very properly, as well
as consistently, spells propuner. Mr. Perry has propunner and impunner, aud Barclay impunner only.
—The inconsistency here remarked arises from not attending to the analogy of pronunciation, which
requires every verbal noum to be pronounced exactly like the verb, with the mere addition of the ter-
mination: thus singer is only adding er to the verb sing, without suffering the g to articulate the e as
it does in finger and linger, &c. The same may be observed of a signer, one who signs: and as a
corroboration of this doctrine, we may take notice that the additional er and est, in the comparatives
and superlatives of adje tives, make no alteration in the sound of the radical word ; this is obvious
in the words benigner, benignest, &c. except younger, longer, and stronger. See No. 381: -
387. But in every other compound where these letters occur, the ºn articulates the latter syllable,
and g is heard distinctly in the former, as sig-nify, malig-nity, assig-nation, &c. Some affected speak.
ers, either ignorant of the rules for pronouncing English, or over-complaisant to the French, pro-
nounce physiognomy, cognizance, and recognizance, without the g; but this is a gross violation of the
first principles of spelling. The only words to keep these speakers in countenance are poignant, and
champignon, not long ago imported from France, and pronounced poiniant, champinion. he first of
these words will be probably hereafter written without the g; ić the latter, confined to the kit-
chen, may be looked upon as technical, and allowed an exclusive privilege. See CoGNIZANCE. -
838. Bagnio, seignior, seraglio, intaglio, and oglio, pronounced ban-yo, seen-yur, seral:90, intal-yo, and
ole-ſº, may be considered as foreign coxcombs, and treated with civility, by omitting the g, while
they do not pervert the pronunciation of our native English words.
GM in the same Syllable.
389. What has been said of gn is applicable to gm. We have but one word in the language
where these letters end a word with the accent on it, and that in phlegm ; in this the g is always mute.
and the e according to analogy, ought to be pronounced long, as if §. word were written fleme; but
a short pronunciation of the e has generally obtained, and we commonſ; hear it flem ; it is highly pro-
bable Pope pronounced it properly, where he says, - - . . . . -


-º-º-º-Tamwº"
&R s take a contrary extreme 3 -
“They judge with fury, but they write with phlegm.” * .
~ - Essay on Criticism,
Perhaps it would not be difficult to reduce this word to analogy, as some speakers still pronounce the
elong; but in the compounds of this word, as in those where gn occur, the vowel is shortened, and
the g pronounced as in phleg-mon, phleg-monous, phlºg-matick, and phlºg-magogues; though Mr. Šher; -
dam, for no reason I can conceive, sinks the g in the last word: en these letters end a syllable
not under the accent, the g is silent, but the preceding vowel is shortened: thus paradigm, parapegnº.
diaphragm, apophthegm, are pronounced paradim, parapem, diaphram, apothem. -
GH.
390. This combination, at the beginning of a word, drops the h; as in ghost, ghastly, aghast, gherkin,
pronounced gost, rhyming with most, gastly, agast, guerkin; but when these letters come at the end
of a word, they form some of the greatest anomalies in our language; gh, at the end of words, is
generally silent, and consequently the preceding vowel or diphthong is long, as high, ºftsºhigh,
neigh: weigh, inveigh, eugh (the obsolete way of spelling yew, a tree,) bough, dough, though, a gh,
clough (a #) plough, furlough, slough (a miry place,) through, throughout, thorough, boroughºsque-
§: *# is frequently pronounced like f, as laugh, ºft. cough, chough, clough (an allowance
in weight,) ...'. cast skin of a snake or sore,) enough, rough, tough, trough. -
392. Gh is sometimes changed into chº, as hough, shough, lough, pronounced hock, shock, lock ; some
times we hear only the g sounded, as in burgh, burgher, and burghership.
GHT. -
393. Gh in this termination is always silent, as fight, night, bought, fought, &c. The only exception,
is draught; which, in poetry, is most frequently rhymed with caught, targht, &c.; but in prose, is sº
universally pronounced as if written draft, that the poetical sound of it grows uncouth, and is be.
coming obsolete. Draughts, the game, is also pronounced drafts. Drought, (dryness) is vulgarly,
pronounced drowth : it is even written so by Milton ; but in this he is not to be imitated, having mis--
taken the analogy of this word, as well as that of height, which he spells heighth, and which is fre.
quently so pronounced by the vulgar. See the words HEight and DRought.
H.
394. This letter is no more than breathing forcibly before the succeeding vowel is pronounced.
"At the beginning of words, it is always sounded, except in heir, henress, honest, honesty, honour, honour-
able, herb, herbage, hospital, hostler, hour, humble, humour, humorous, humorsome. Ben Johnson leaves
out the h in host, and classes it in this respect with honest. w
* 395. H is always silent after r, as rhetorick, rhapsody, heum, rheumatism, rhinoceros, rhomb, rhubarb,
myrrh, catarrh, and their compounds. * - - - -
396. H finai, preceded by a vowel, is always silent, as ah! huh ! oh! foh 1 sirrah, hallelujah, Messiah.
397. This letter is often sunk after w, particularly in the capital, where we do not find the least
distinction of sound between while and wile, whet and wet, where and wear Trifling as this difference.
may appear at first .#. it tends greatly to weaken and impoverish the pronunciation, as well as
sometimes to confound words of a very different meaning. The Saxons, as Dr. Lowth observes, placed -
the h before the w; as huat ; and this is certainly its true place; for in the pronunciation of ail words.
beginning with wh, we ought to breathe forcibly before we pronounce the w, as if the words were writ-
ten hoo at, hoo-ile, &c. and then we shall avoid that feeble, cockmey pronunciation, which is so disa-
greeable to a correct ear.
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J.
398. , J is pronounced exactly like soft g, and is perfectly uniform in its sound, except in the word.
hallelujah, where it is pronounced like y.
- K.
399. Khas exactly the sound of hard c : it is always silent before m in the same syllable, as knee,
kneel, knack, knight, know, knuckle, knab, knag, knap, knore, knave, knit, knock, knot, knoll.
400. It has been a custom within these twenty years to omit the k at the end of words when.
preceded by c. . This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word
with an unusual letter, and is not only a blemish in the face of it, but may possibly produce some ir
regularity in future formatives; for mimicking must be written with the k, though to mimic is with-
out it. If we use colie as a verb, which is not uncommon, we must write colicking and colicked ;
and though physicking and physicked are not the most elegant words, they are not quite out of the
line of formation. This omission of k, is however, too general to be couriteracted, even by the au-
thority of Johnson : but it is to be hoped it will be confined to words from the learned languages :
and indeed, as there is not the same vanity of appearing learned in the Saxon as in the Latin and
* is no great fear that thick and stick will lose their k, though they never had it in the
original. -
L.
401. Ben Johnson says L. mgſteth in the sounding, and is therefore called a liquid. This, how
ever, cannot be the reason that "is called a liquid: for no two letters can, in this respect, be more op
posite. See No. 21. - -
L is mute in almond, eatſ, half, calve, halve, chaldron, falcon, folk, yolk (better written yelk with the
**) fulfil, halser, malmsey, salmon, salve, talbot (a species of dog.). See SALVE. *
402 is mute also between a and k in the same syllable, as balā, chalk, talk, stalk, walk.
493 L is silent likewise between a and in in the same swllable, as alms, balm, calm, palm, psalm.



*º I ºvy LNULY Cylº... LVIN VIC .l. iil's www.surºwn; w.
qualm, shalm. , Yºut when the in is detached from the l by commencing another syllable, the l becomes
audible Thus, though the l is mute in psalm, it is always heard in psal-mist, psal-mody, and pal-mis-
try; but in balmy and palmſ, where the y is an adjective termination of our own, no alteration is made
m the sound of the substantive which sinks the l (386.) Calmer and calmest ought to have the l mute,
as they are only degrees of comparison ; and palmer, and palmer'vorºn (except in the language of
Scripture, where the l in palmerworm ought to be heard,) are only a sort ºf verbal nouns, which me-
wer alter the sound of the original word, and therefore ought to have the l mute. But though l is
sometimes mute in the noun sºlve, and in the verb to salve, it is always heard in salver (a kind of
plate.) See SALVE. .
404. Lought always to be suppressed in the auxiliary verbs would, could, should : it is sometimes
suppressed in fault ; but this suppression is become vulgar, (see the word.) In soldier, likewise, the
is sometimes suppressed, and the word pronounced so-jer; but this is far from being the most cor-
;: pronunciation: lought always to be heard in this word, and its compounds soldierly, soldiership,
405. L, preceded by a mute, and followed by e, in a final syllable, has an imperfect sound,
which does not do much honour to our language. The 1, in this situation, is neither sounded like
el nor le, but the e final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the l, without either a pre-
ceding or a succeeding vowel; so that this sound Inay be called a monster in Grammar—a syllable
without a vowel . This will easily be perceived in the words able, table, circle, &c. which are pronoun-
ced as if written abl, tabl, circl, &c. and in those still more Gothick and uncouth abbreviated partici-
yº º § fue. saddled, trifles, gaffles, &c. pronounced pee-pl’d, bri-dl’d, sad-dl’d, tri-
z, gafflz, &c. (359) 472.
łęſ This letter }: not only, like f and s, the privilege of doubling itself at the end of a
word, but it has an exclusive privilege of being double where they remain single ; though
by what right cannot well be conceived. Thus, according to the general rule, when a verb
ends in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and the accent is on the last syllable,
the consonant is doubled when a participial termination is added, as abet, abetting, beg, begging, be-
gin, beginning, &c. but when the accent is not on the last syllable of the verb, the consonant remains
single, as suffered, suffering, benefiting, &c. but the l is doubled, whether the accent be on the last syl-
lable or not, as duelling, levelling, victualling, travelting, traveller, &c. This gross irregularity, however,
would not have been taken notice of in this place, if it had not suggested an absurdity in pronuncia-
tion, occasioned by the omission of l. Though the latter l is useless in traveller, victualler, &c. it is not
so in controller: for as ll is a mark of the deep broad sound of a in bull, tall, all, &c. (84;) so the same let-
ters are the sign of the long open sound of 0 in boll (a round stalk of a plant,) to joll, noll (the head,)
knoll (a little hill,) poll, clodpoll, roll, scroll, droll, troll, stroli, toll ; for which reason, leaving out one l
in bethral, catcal, miscal, overſal, forestal, reinstal, downful, withal, control, and unrol, as we find them in
Johnson's Dictionary, is an omission of the utmost importance to the sound of the words; for 'as
the pronunciation sometimes alters the spelling, so the spelling sometimes alters the pronunciation.”
Accordingly we find some speakers, chiefly the natives of Ireland, inclined to give the a its middle
sound, to words commencing with al, followed by another consonant, because they do not see
the ll in the all with which these words are compounded : thus we sometimes hear Almighty, albeit,
so pronounced-as to make their first syllable rhyme with the first of al-ley, val-ley ; and extol is
pronounced by the Scotch so as to rhyme with coal; and with just as much reason as we pronounce
control in the same manner. For though compounds may, in some cases, be allowed to drop such
letters of their simples, as either are not uecessary to the sound, as in Christmas ; or might possibly
lead to a wrong one, as in Reconcileable (which see;) yet where, by omitting a letter, the sound may
be altered, the omission is nernicious and absurd, (84.) The same observations might be extended
to the numerous termination full, where, in compounds, one l is omitted, though nothing can be more
certain, than that ful, with a single l, has mot the same sound as when this letter is doubled; for
who could suppose, without being used to the absurdity, that fulfil should stand for fulfill. but this
abbreviation is too inveterate and extensive to afford any hope, that the great arbiters of orthogra-
phy, the printers, will ever submit to the additional trouble of putting another 8.

JM.
407. M preserves its sound in every word, except comptroller; compt and accompt are now univer
sally written as they are pronounced count and account; and though in and p are preserved to the
eye in the officer called a conotroller the word is pronounced exactly like the noun controller, one
who controls.
JV.
408. . .N has two sounds; tıme one simple and pure, as in man, ret, &c.; the otmer compounded
and mixed, as in hang, thank, &c. The latter sound is heard when it is followed by the sharp or flat
guttural mutes g hard, or k : or its representatives chard, qu or c : but it nlay be observed, that so
prone is our language to the flat mutes, that when m is followed by k, or its representatives, the flat
mute.g. seems interposed between then : thus thank, banquet, angious, are pronounced as if written,
not tian-k, ban-quet, an-ºcious, but thangk, bangquel, angkshus. But this coalition of the sound of n and
g, or hard c, is only when the accent is on them ; for when the g or hard c articulates the accented
syllable, the n becomes pure : this, theugh congress aud congreggie are pronounced as if written coug:
gress, and cong-gregate, vet the first syllable of congratulate, and congressive, ought to be pronounced
without the ringing sound of m, and exactly like the same syllabie in contrary. The same difference
may be observed in the words conscourse and concur; the first word, which has the accent on the first
syllable, is pronounced as if written cong-course : and the ast, which has the accent on the second
syllable with n pure. It must, however, be carefuſiy obs, d, that the secondary accent has the
same j.ower of melting the n into the succeeding hard g or , s the primary (522;) thus congregation
and concremation have the first syllable pronounced as if written cong. 4 - -
409. It may, perhaps, be worthy of notice, that when n is followed by k, the k has a finished or
complete sound, as in link, think, &c.; but when n is followed by hard g, the g has an unfinished or
* This omission of the letter L, I see, has been rectified in the last quarto edition ºf Johnson's Dictionary" and it
would have been well if the Editors had acknowledged their obligations and extended their ememdations to the word
sedle, and several others. -
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mperfect sound as in hang, pang, &c. where we may observe the tongue to rest upon the palate in
the sound of g, but when this letter is carried off to articulate another syllable, its sound is comple-
teq, as in anger and Bangor (the name of a town,) where the sound of g may be perceived to be very
different from the noun hanger (a sword,) and hanger (one who beats or bangs.) This perfect sound
of g is heard in all simples, as anger, angle, finger, ſinger, conger, anguish, languish, distinguish, extinguish,
unguent, but in words derived from verbs or adjectives, ending in ng, the g continues imperfect, as it
was in the theme. This a singer (one who sings,) does not finish the g like finger, but is merely er
added to sing; the same may be observed of sing-ing, bring-ing, and hang-ing. So adjectives form-
ed by the addition of y have the imperfect sound of g, as in the original word ; thus springy, stringy,
dungy, and wingy, are only the sound of e added to spring, string, dung, and wing ; but the compara-
tive and superlative adjectives, longer, stronger; and younger; tongest, strongest, and youngest 5 have
the g hard and perfectly sounded, as if written long-ger, strong-ger, lºgº &c. where the g is
hard, as in fin-ger, lin-ger, &c. And it may be looked upon as a general rule, that mouns, adjec-
tives or verbs, do not alter their original sound upon taking an additional syllable. In these three
words, therefore, the Irish pronounce more agreeably to analogy than the English, for, if I mistake
not, they do not articulate the g. (381.) - - - i
410. Hitherto we have considered these letters as they are heard under the accent ; but when
they are unaccented in the participial termination ing, they are frequently a cause of embarrassment
to speakers who desire to pronounce correctly. We are told, even by teachers of English, that ing.
in the word singing, bringing, and swinging, must be pronounced with the ringing sound, which is
heard when the accent is on these letters, in king, sing, and wing, and not as if written without the g
as singin, bringin, swingin. No one can be a greater advocate than I am for the strictest adherence
to orthography, as long as the publick pronunciation pays the least attention to it; but when I find
letters given up by the Publick, with respect to sound, I them consider them as cyphers: and, if my ob-
servation does not greatly fail me, I can assert, that our best speakers do not invariably pronounce the
participial ing, so as to rhyme with sing, king, and ring. Indeed, a very obvious exception seems to
offer itself in those verbs that end in these letters, as a repetition of the ringing sound in suc-
cessive syllables would produce a Tautophony, (see the word,) and have a very bad effect on the
ear; and therefore, instead of singing, bringing, and flinging, our best speakers are heard to pro-
nounce sing-in, bring-in, andfling-in ; and for the very same reason that we exclude the ringing
Sound in these words, we ought to admit it when the verb ends with in ; for if, instead of sinning, pin-
‘ning, and beginning, we should pronounce sin-nin, pin-nin, and begin-nin, we should fall into the same
disgusting repetition as in the former case. The participial ing, therefore, ought always to have its ring:
ing sound, except in those words formed from verbs in this termination; for writing, reading, and
speaking, are certainly preferable to writin, readin, and speakin, wherever the pronunciation has
the least degree of precision or solemnity.
411. JV is mute when it ends a syllable, and is preceded by l or m, as kiln, hymn, limn, solemn, co-
ºimm, autumn, condemn, contenn. In hym-ning, and lim-ning, the n is generally pronounced, and $ome
tirºs, in very solemn speaking, in condem-ning, and contem-gºing ; but in both cases, contrary to ama-
iogº which forbids any sound in the participle that was not in the verb. (381.) -

} - - P.
412. This letter is mute befores and t at the beginning of words, as psalm, psalmist, psalmody; psal
mography, psalter, psaltry; the prefix pseudo signifying false, as pseudography, pseudology; and the in
terjecticn pshaw "To these we may add, ptisan, ptyalism, ptysmagogue. It is inute in the middle of
words between m and t, in empty, sempstress, peremptory, sumptuous, presumptuous, redemption, exemption,
and raspberry. In cupboard it coalesces with and falls into its flat sound b, as if written cubboard. It is,
mute in a final syllable between the same letters, as tempt, attempt, contempt, exempt, prompt, accompt.
In receipt it is mute between i and t, and in the military corps (a body of troops,) both p and’s are mute,
as custom has acquiesced in the French pronunciation of most military terms.
PH.

413. Ph is generally pronounced like f as in philosophy, phantom, &c. In nephew and Stephen, it
has the sound of v. In diphthong and triphthong the sound of p only is heard; and the h is mute
likewise in naphtha, ophthalnick, §. In apophthegm both letters are dropped. The same may be ob-
served of phthisis, phthisick, and phthisic... In sapphire the first p slides into ph, by an accentual coali-
tion of similar letters, very agreeable to analogy. See ExAGGERATE. --
Q.
414. Q has always the sound of k: it is constantly followed by u, pro.hounced ſike w; and ts ge-
meral sound is heard in quack, quill, queen, &c. proñounced kwack, kwill, kween, &c. That the w sub-
joined to this letter has really the power of w, may be observed in the generality of words where a
succeeds; for we find the vowel go into the broad sound in quart, quarrel, quantity, &c. as much as in
war, warrant, want, &c. (85.) But it must be carefully moted, that this broad sound is only heard
under the accent; when the a preceded by qu, is not accented, it has the sound of every other
accented a in the language. (92.) Thus the g in quarter, quarrel, quadrant, &c. because it has the
accent, is broad: the same may be observed when the accent is secondary only (522) (527,) as
in quadragesimal, quadrisyllable, &c. ; but when the accent is on the succeeding syllable, as in qua-
dratick, qua-drangular, &c. the a goes into the obscure sound approaching to the #. a. (92.)
415. As a great number of words, derived from the Frénch, have these letters in them, ac-
cording to our usual complaisance to that language, we adopt the French pronunciation: thus
in coquet, doquet, etiquette, mosquerade, harlentin, oblique, antique, opaque pique, piquant, piquet, burlesque,
grotesque, casque, mosque, quadrille, quater-cousin, the qu is pronounced like K. Quoif and quoit ought
to be written and pronounced coif, coit. Paquet, laquey, chequer, and risque, have been very pro-
perly spelied by Johnson as they are pronounced packet, lackey, checker, and risk. Quoth ought to
be pronounced with the u, as if written kwuth, and therefore is not irregular. Liquor and harle-
quin always lose the u ; , and conquer, conquerable, and conqueror, sometimes, particularly on the
Stage. . This deviation, however, seems not to have gone beyond recovery; and conquest is still
regularly pronounced,conkwest. Quote and ſuotation are perfectly regular, and ought never to be
pronounced as some do, cote and colation Cirque, contracted from circus and cinque, cinque-foil.’
45 - PRUNUNCLAI'lun UF THEwen
cinque-ports, cinque-spotted, are pronounced sirk and sink; and critique, when we mean a criticism, to
distinguish it from critick, is pronounced criteek, rhyming with speak. See Quorr and Quor Arion
** R.
416. This letter is never silent, but its sound is sometimes transposed. In a final unaccented sy:
lable, terminating with re, the r is pronounced after the e, as acre, lucre, sabre, fibre, ochre, meagre,
maugre, seputchre, theatre, spectre, metre, petre, mitre, nitre, antre, lustre, accoutre, massacre; to which we may’
add, centre, and sceptre; sometimes, written center and scepter, but, in my opinion, very improperly,
as this peculiarity is fixed, and easily understood ; while reducing meagre to meager disturbs the ruſe,
and adds another anomaly to our promunciation, by making the g hard before e. (98.) –
417. The same transposition of r is always perceived in the pronunciation of apron and iron ; and
often in that of citron and saffron, as if written apurn, iurn, citurn, saffurn: nor do I think the two first
can be pronounced otherwise without a disagreeable stiffness; but the two last may preserve the r
before the vowel with great propriety. , Children and hundred have slid into this analogy, when used
colloquially, but preserve the r before the e in solemn speaking. -
418. As this letter is but a jar of the tongue, sometimes against the roof of the mouth, and some-
times at the orifice of the throat, it is the most imperfect of all the consonants; and, as its formation
is so indefinite, no wonder, when it is not under the accent, that the vowels which precede it should
be so indefinite in their sounds, as we may perceive in the words friar, lier, elixir, nadir, mayor, mar-
#. which, with respect to sound, might be written, friur, liur, elizur, nadur, mayur, mariur. (98.)
hese inaccuracies in pronunciation, says an ingenious writer, “we seem to have derived from our
* Saxon ancestors. Dr. Hicks observes in the first chapter of his Saxon Grammar, that “Com.
“ parativa apud eos (Anglo-Saxones) indifferenter exeunt in ar, cer, er, ir, or, ur, gr; et Superlativa
“in ast, gest, est, ist, ost, ust, yst; participia praesentis, temporis in arid, aend, end, ind, ond, und, ynd,
“praeteriti vero in ad, ced, id, od, ud, yd, pro vario scilicet vel aevi vel loci dialecto.” ‘Upon various
* other occasions also they used two or more vowels and diphthongs indifferently ; and this not al-
‘ ways from difference of age or place, because these variations are frequently found in the same
‘page. This will account for the *:::: between the spelling and pronunciation of such anoma-
lous words as busy and bury, new pronounced as if written bisy and bery, (the i and e having their
* common short sound,) and formerly spelt indifferently with e, u, or iſ.’ Essay on the Harmony of
Language. Robson, 1774.
419. There is a distinction in the sound of this letter, scarcely ever moticed by any of our writers
on the subject, which is, in my opinion, of no smail importance; and that is, the rough and smooth -
r. Ben , Jonson, in his Grammar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid
in the middle and ends, as in rarer, riper; and so in the Latin. . The rough r is formed by jarring
the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth mear the fore teeth: the smooth r is a vibra-
tion of the lower part of the tongue, near the root, against the inward region of the palate, near
the entrance of the throat. This latter r is that which marks the pronunciation of England, and
the former that of Ireland. In England, and particularly in London, the r in lard, bard, card, re-
gard, &c. is pronounced so much in the throat as to be little more than the middle or Italian a,
# *ngthened into laad, haad, caati, regaad ; while in Ireland the r, in these words, is pronounced with
to strong a jar of the tongue against the fore part of the palate, and accompanied with such an
aspiration or strong breathing at the beginning of the letter, as to produce that harshness we
call the Irish accent. But if this letter is too forcibly pronounced in Ireland, it is often too feebly
sounded in England, and particularly in London, where it is sometimes entirely sunk; and it may,
perhaps, be worthy of observation, that provided we avoid a too forcible pronunciation of the ºr,
when it ends a word, or is followed by a consonant in the same syllabie, we may give as much force
as we please to this letter at the begimming of a word, without producing any harshness to the ear:
thus, Rome, river, rage, may have the r as forcible as in Preland; but bar, burd, card, hard, &c. must
‘have it nearly as soft as in London.
S.
420. As the former letter was a jar, this is a hiss; but a hiss which forms a much more definite
and complete consonant than the other. This consonant, like the other mutes, has a sharp and a
"flat sound; the sharp sound is heard in the name of the letter, and in the words sºme, sin, this ;
the flat sound is that of z, heard in is, his, was ; and these 'wo sounds, accompanied by the aspirate,
or h, form all the varieties found under this letter. (41.) -
421. S has always its sharp hissing sound, at the beginning of words, as soon, sin, &c. and when it
immediately follows any of the sharp mutes, f, k, p, t, as scoffs, blocks, hips, pits, or when it is added to
the mute e after any of these ietters, as strºfes, flakes, pipes, mites. -
422. S is sharp and hissing at the end of the monosyllables wes, this, us; thus, gas 5 and at the end
of words of two or more syllables, if it be preceded by any of the vowels but e, and forms a distinct
sylfable : ihus as in pipes and miles do not form a distinct syllable; and as they are preceded by a
sharp mute, the s is sharp likewise; but in prices these letters form a syllable, and the s is pronoun-
ced like z, according to the general rule. - - -
423. The only exception to this rule is, the words, as, whereas, has, his, was ; for bias, dowlas, 4t.
tas, metropolis, hºsis, chaos, tripus, pus, chorus, cyprus, &c. have the finals pronounced sharp and hiss-
jū gº.
3.24. Agreeably to this rule, the numerous terminations in ous, as pious, superfluous, &c. have the
s sharp, and are pronounced exactly like the pronoun us ; and every double s in the language is
pronounced in the same manner, except in the words dissolve, possess, and their compounds,
scissors, hussy, and itussar. - -
425. S, in the inseparable preposition dis, when either the primary or secondary accent is on t
(522,) is always pronounced sharp and hissing: the word dismal, which seems to be an exception, ..s
not so in reality; for, in this word, dis is not a preposition: thus dissolute, dissonant, &c. with the
primary accent on dis ; and disability, disagree, &c. with the secondary accent on the same letters,
have the s sharp and hissing; but when the accent is on the second syllable, the s is either shafp or
flat, as it is followed either by a vowel, or a sharp or flat consonant; thus disable, disaster, disease, dis.
interested, dishonest, disorder, disuse, have all of them the s in dis flat like z, because the accent is not
on it, and a vowel begins the next syllable: but discredit, disfavour, diskindness, dispense, disaste,
have the #sharp and fissing, because a sharp consonant begins the succeeding accented syllable

a rº--º-----
wºr- “. - - - - - - -
and disband, disdain, disgrace, disjoin, disvalue, have the s flat like z, because they are succeeded by a
flat consonant in the same situation. (435.) - --
426. S, in the inseparable preposition mis, is always sharp and hissing, whether the coent be on
It or not; or whether it be followed either by a vowel or a sharp or ă. Consonant, as miscreent,
viisaim, misapply, misorder, misuse, misbegot, misdeem, misgovern, &c. See the prefix Mis
427 S, followed by e in the final syllable of adjectives, is always sharp and hissing, as base, obese,
precise, concise, globose, verbose, morbose, pulicose, tenebricose, corticose, jocose, oleose, rugose, desidiose, close,
siliculose, calculose, tubeulose, animose, venenose, arenose, siliginosé, crinose, loose, operose, morose, edematose,
comatose, acetosé, aquose, siliquose, actuose, diffuse, profuse, occluse, recluse, abstruse, obtuse, except wise, and
otherguise, and the pronominal adjectives these and those. *
428., S, in the adjective termination sive, is always sharp and hissing, as suasive, pers.asive, assua
sive, dissuasive, adhesive, cohesive, decisive, precisive, incisive, derisive, cicatrisive, visive, plausive, abusive,
diffusive, infusipe, inclusive, conclusive, exclusive, elusive, delusive, prelusive, allusive, illusive, collusive, amu.
sive, obtrusive, &c. • • . - - ſ -
429. %* the jectives ending in sory, is always sharp and hissing, as suºsory, persuasory, decisory,
derisory, delusory, &c. - .
.* The : may be observed of s in the adjectives ending in some, as troublesome, &c. and sub
stantives in ostry, as generosity, &c. - -
431. Se, preceded by the liquids ..., n, or r, has the s sharp and hissing, as pulse, appulse, dense,
tense, interise, sense, verse, adverse, &c. except cleanse. -
# pronounced like z.
432. S has always its flat buzzing sound, as it may be called, when it immediately follows any of
he flat mutes b, d, g hard, or v as ribs, heads, rags, sieves. (24.) -
433. S is pronounced like z, when it forms an additional syllable with e before it, in the plurals of
4ouns, and the third person singular of verbs; even though the singulars and first persons end iſ
sharp hissing sounds, as asses, riches, cages, boxes, &c.: thus prices and prizes, have both the final silat,
though the preceding mute in the first word is sharp. (422.) -
As s is hissing, when preceded by a liquid, and followed by e mute, as transe, tense, &c.; so
when it follows any of the liquids without the e, it is pronounced like z, as morals, means, seems, hers.
In the same analogy, when s comes before any of the liquids, it has the sound of z, as cosmetick, dis-
mal, pismire, chasm, prism, theism, schism, and all jº ending in asm, ism, osm, or ysm, as en
thusiasm, judaism, microcosm, paroxysm, &c. - } . - -
435. S, in the preposition dis, is either sharp or flat, as it is accented or unacéented, as explaimed
above ; but it ought always to be pronounced like 2, when it is not under the accent, and is fol.
lowed by a flat mute, a liquid, or a vowel, as disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain, disgrace,
disvalue, disjoint, dislike, dislodge, dismay, dismember, dismount, dismiss, dismatured, ansrank, disrelish, dis-
robe. (425.) Mr. Sheridan, and those orthūepists who have copied him, seem to have totally overlook.
ed this tendency in the liquids to convert the s to z when this letter ends the first syllable without
the accent, and the liquids begin the second syllable with it. - -
436. S is pronounced like z, in the monosyllables as, is, his, was, these, those, and in all plurals
whose singulars end in a vowel, or a vowel followed by e mute, as commas, operas, shoes, aloes, dues,
and consequently wheu it follows the w or y, in the plurals of nouns, or the third person singular of
verbs, as ways, betrays, news, views, &c. - -- -
437. Some verbs ending in se have the s like z, to distinguish them from nouns or adjectives of .
the same form. - - t
f
ſ
Nouns Verbs Nouns - Verbs
grease - to greatse 64'CMSø to eacCuise
close to close refuge to refuse
house to house diffuse to diffuse
77.00&Se to mouse ?&Sø to use
louse to louse rise to rise.
abuse to abuse premise to premise.
438. Sy and sey, at the end of words, have the s pronounced like z, if it has a vowel before it, witn
the accent on it, as easy, greasy, queasy, cheesy, daisy, misy, rosy, causy, noisy; but if the accent is on
the antepenultimate syllable, the s is sharp, as heresy, poesy, &c. if a sharp mute precede, the s is
sharp, as tricksy, tipsy; if a liquid precede, and the accent is on the penultimate syllable, the s is
flat, as paisy, flimsy, clumsy, pansy, tansy, phrensy, quinsy, tolsey, whimsey, malipsey, jersey, kersey. Pur-
sy, has the s sharp and hissing from its relation to purse, and minstrelsey and controversy have the ante-
penultimate and preantepenultimate accent - thus we see why busy, bousy, lousy, and drowsy have the
s like z, and jealousy the sharp hissing s. w
439. S, in the termination sible, With preceded by a vowel, is pronounced like z, as persuasih,
risible, visible, divisible, infusible, conclusible; but if a liquid consonant precede the s, the s them be-
comes sharp and hissing, as sensible, responsible, tensible, rerersible, &c. t
440. S, in the terminations sary and sory, is sharp and hissing, as dispensary, adversary, suasory,
persuasory, decisory, incisory, derisory, depulsory, conpulsory, incensorg, compensorſ, suspensory, sensory,
responsory, cursory, discursory, lusory, elusory, delusory, illusory, collusory. Rosary and misery, which
have the s like z, are the only exceptions. . -
441. , 8, in the termination ise, is pronounced like 2, except in the adjectives before mentioned,
and a few substantives, such as paradise, anise, rise, grise, verdigrise, mortise, travise. -
442. S, in the terminations sai and sel, when preceded by a vowel, is pronounced like z, as nasal,
ousel, housel, mousal, reprisol, proposal, refusal, and sharp and hissing when preceded by a consonant,
as mensäl, universal, &c. © • ,
443. S, in the terminations son, sen, and sin, is pronounced like z, as reason, season, treason, carga-
son, diapason, drison, heriisom, venison, denson, foison, poison, prison, damson, crimson, chosen resin, resin,
"... § * s in mason, bason, garrison, caparison, comparison parson, and person, is sharp
R101-11&Slſº. º - {
§r. the inseparable prepositions pre and pro, is sharp, as in presage, preside, presiliºl, pre

teance, presension. prosecute, prosecution, prosody, prºpria, but flat like z in presence, presidentspreia."
* ***..
•-y- rear-, -º-;
*::::-->=
cy, presume, presuniprºpe, presumption; but where the pre is prefixed to a word which is significan
when alone, the s is always sharp, as pre-suppose, pre-surmise, &c.
445. S, after the inseparable preposition re, is almost always pronounced like 4, as resemble, resent,
ésentment, reserve, reservation, reservoir, residue, resident, residentiary, reside, resign, resignment, resigna.
tion, resilience, resiliency, resilition, resin, resist, resistance, resolve, resolution, resolute, result, resume, resump-
tion, restº 2ction. - g
446 S is sharp after me in resuscitation, resupinalvon, &c. and when the word added to it is signifi-
cant by itself, as research, resiege, reseat, resurveu. Thus to resign, with the s like z, signifies to yield
up , but to re-sign, to sign again, has the s sharp as in sign, so to resound, to reverberate, has the 3
like z, but to re-sound, to sound again, has the s sharp and hissing: - - -
447. Thus we see, after pursuing this letter through all its combinations, how difficult it often is tº
decide by analogy, when we are to promoance it sharp and hissing, and when flat like z. In many
cases it is of no great importance: in others it is the distinctive mark of a vulgar or a polite pronun-
ciation. Thus design is never heard with the s like z but among the lowest order of the º: ; and
yet there is mot the least reason from analogy why we should not pronounce it in this mammer, as
well as in resign : the same may be observed of preside, and desist, which have the s sharp and hiss-
ing; and reside and resist, where the same letter is pronounced like z. It may, however, be remark
ed; that re has the s like z after ... anore regularly than any other of the prefixes
448. It may, perhaps, be worthy of oeservation, Jhat though s becomes sharp or flat, as it is fol
lowed by a sharp or flat consonant, or a squid, as cosmetick, dismal, disband, distu, b, &c. yet if it follows
a liquid or a flat consonant, except in tº same syllable, it is generally sharp. Thris the s in tubs,
suds, &c. is like z ; but in subserve, subs.-, subsist, it is sº.arp and hissing: and though it is flat in ab:
solve, it is sharp in absolute and absolution; but if a shari, consonant precede, the s is always sharp and
hissing, as tipsy, tricksy ; thus in the pronunciation of the word Glasgow, as the s is always sharp and
hissing, we find the g javariably slide into its sharp sound k ; and this word is always heard as if
written Glaskow. We’see. therefore, that a preceding sharp consonant makes the succeeding
sharp, but not inversely ,
449. S is always sharp and hissing when followed by c, except in the word discern.
S aspirated, or sounding like sh, or zh.
450. S, like its fellow dental t, becomes aspirated, and goes either into the sharp sound sh, or the
flat sound zh, when the accent is on the preceding vowel, and it is followed by a semi consonant diph
thong, as nauseate, or a diphthongal vowel, as pleasure, pronounced nausheate and plexhure. (195.)
451. S, in the termination siom, preceded by a vowel, goes into the flat aspiration zh, as evasion,
cohesion, decision, confusion, pronounced evazhion, &c.; but when it is preceded by a liquid or another
s, it has the sharp aspiration sh, as expulsion, dimensium, reversion, pronounced expulshion, &c.
452. The same may be observed of s before u ; when a vowel precedes the s, with the accent on
it, the s goes into the flat aspiration, as pleasure, measure, treasure, rasure, pronounced plexhure, &c.;
but when precei'ed by a liquid, or another s, it is sounded sh, as sensual, censure, tonsure, pressure, pro-
nounced senshuat enshure, &c. - - *,
453. From the learness of this analogy, we may perceive the impropriety of pronouncing .4sia
with the sharp asp. ation, as if written Ashia; when, by the foregoing rule, it ought undoubtedly to
be pronounced Azhia rhyming with Arpasia, euthanasia, &c. with the flat aspiration of z. This is the
Scotch pronunciation of this word, sº the true one: but if I mistake not, Persia, is
pronounced in Scotland with the same aspiration of s, and as if written Perzhia; which is as contra.
ry to analogy as the other is agreeable to it. - - -
454. The tendency of the s to aspiration before a diphthongal sound has produced several anomalies
in the language, which can only be detected by recurring to first principles: for which purpose it
imay be necessary to observe, that the accent or stress naturally preserves the letters in their true
sound; and as feebleness naturally succeeds force, so the letters, immediately after the stress, have
it tendency to slide into different sounds, which require less exertion of the organs. Hence the omis
*iºn of one of the vowels in the pronunciation of the last syllable of fountain, mountain, captain, &c
(208.); hence the short sound of i in respite, servile, &c. hence the s pronounced like z in disable
where the accent is on the second syllable; and like's sharp and hissing, in disabilitiſ, where there is
a secondary stress on the first syllable; and hence the difference between thea in exercise, and that iu
exert ; the former having the accent on it, being pronounced cks, as if the word were written eckser-
cise ; and the latter without the accent, pronounced gz, as if the word were written egzert. This
analogy leads us immediately to discover the irregularity of sure, sugar, and their compounds, which
are pronounced shure and shugar, though the accent is on the first syllable, and ought to preserve
the s without aspiration; and a want of attending to this analogy has betrayed Mr. Sheridan into a
series of mistakes in the sound of s in the words suicide, presume, resume, &c. as if written shooicide,
pre-zhoom, re-thoom, &c. but if this is the true pronunciation of these words, it may be asked, why is
not suit, suitable, pursue, &c. to be pronounced shoot, shoot-able, purshoo 2 If it be answered, Custom;
Qwn this decides the question at once. Let us only be assured, that the best speakers pronounce
like 0, and that is the true pronunciation; but those who see analogy so openly violated, ought to be
assured of the certainty of the custom before they break through aſ the laws of language to conform
to it. (69) (71.) See SUPERABLE. *
455. We have seen, in a great variety of instances, the versatility of s, how frequently it slides
"nto the sound of z but my observation greatly fails me if it ever takes the aspiration unless it im
mediately follows the accent, except in the words sure, sugar, and their compounds; and these irre-
fºllºities are sufficient, without adding to the numerous catalogue we have already seen under this
letter.
*56. The analogy we have just been observing directs us in the pronunciation of usury, usurer, and
“surious...The two first have the accent on the first syllable, which permits the s to go into aspira-
tion, as if the words were written uzhury and uzhurer'; but the accent being on the second u in the
last word, the s is prevented from going into aspiration, and is pronounced ºurious, (479) (430.)
.457. Thou h the ss in passion, mission, &c. belong to separate syllables, as if spelt pas-sion, mis
ston, &c. yet the accent presses the first into the same aspiration as the last, and they are both pro
moºnced with the sharp aspirated hiss, as if they were but one s. See ExaggerATE.
458, S is stient in isle, island, aisle, demesne, puisne, viscount, and at the end of some words from the
French, as pas, sous, vis-à-vis ; and in corps the two last letters are silent, and the word pronounced
oore (412.) -
is
*
* ****wrixsºn rairviv ºr 1 a.m. a. ºv. - ºv.v.a.a. " .. 4 3 vºv.
." - - A
459. T is the sharp sound of D (41.3) but though the latter is often changed into the former, the
former never goes into the latter. The sound to which this letter is extremely prone is that of s
This sound of t has greatly multiplied the hissing in our own language, and has not a little promoted
it in most modern tongues. That p, and b, t, and d, k and g hard, 8 and z, should slide into each
other, is not surprising, as they are distinguished only by a nice shade of sound; but that t should
alter to s seems a most violent transition, till we consider the organick formation of these letters, and
of those vowels which always occasion it. If we atteng to the formation of t, we shall find that it is a
stoppage of the breath by the application of the upper part of the tongue near the end, to the cor-
g
A.
respondent part of the palate, and that if we just detach the tongue from the palate, sufficiently to
let the breath pass, a hiss is produced which forms the letters. Now the vowel that occasions this
transition of t to s is the squeezed sound of e, as heard in y consonant (8:) which squeezed sound is a
species of hiss; and this hiss, from the absence of accent, easily slides into the s, and the s as easily,
into sh; thus mechanically is generated that hissing termination tion, which forms but one syllable,
as if written shun. (195.) - -
460. But it must be carefully remarked, that this hissing sound, contracted by the t before certain
diphthongs, is never heard but after the accent: when the accemºrails on the vowel immediately af.
ter the t, this letter, like s or c in the same situation, preserves its simple sound: thus the c in social
goes into sh, because the accent is on the preceding vowel; but it preserves the simple sound of s in
society, because the accent is on the succeding vowel. The same analogy is obvious in satiate and sa-
§. § and is perfectly agreeable to that difference made by accent in the sound of other letters. (71.)
ee SATIETY. - * .” --
461. As the diphthongs id, ie, io, or iu, when coming after the accent, have the power of drawing
the t into sh, so the diphthongal vowel u, in the same situation, has a similar power. If we analyse
the u, we shall find it commence with the squeezed sound of e, equivalent to the consonant g. (39.)
This letter produces the small hiss before taken notice of (459,) and which may be observed in the
pronunciation of nature, and borders so closely on natshur, that it is no wonder Mr. Sheridan adopt
ed this latter mode of spelling the word to express its sound. The only fault of Mr. Sheridan in de-
picting the sound of this word, seems to be that of making the w short, as in bur, cur, &c. as every
correct ear must perceive an elegance in lengthening the sound of the u, and a vulgarity in shortem.
ing it. The true pronunciation seems to lie between both. .." - -
462. But Mr. Sheridan's greatest fault seems to lie in not attending to the nature and influence
of the accent; and because nature, creature, feature, ſ: misfortiºne, &cºhave the t pronounced like
ch or tsh, as if written crea-chure, fea-tshure, &c. he has extended this change of t into tch or tsh to the
word tune, and its compounds tutor, tutoress, tutorage, tutelage, tutelar, tutelary, &c. tumult, tumour, &c
which he spells tshoon, tshoom-eble, &c. tshoo-tur, tshoo-triss, tshoo-tur-idiº, tshoo-tel-idzh, tshoo-tel-er, tshoo
tel-er-y, &c. tshoo-mult, tshoo-mur, &c., Though it is evident, from the foregoing observations, that as
the u is under the accent, the preceding tis preserved pure, anu that the words ought to be pronoun-
ced as if written tewtor, tewmult, tewmour, &c. and neither tshootur, tshoomult, tshoomur, as Mr. Sheridan
writes them, nor tootur, toomult, toomour, as they are often pronounced by vulgar speakers. See SU
PERABLE. - - . . . " . .
463. Here, then, the line is drawn by analogy. Whenever t comes before these vowels, and the
accent immediately follows it, the t preserves its simple sound, as in Miltiades, elephantiasis, satiety, &c.;
but when the accent precedes the t it then goes into sh, teh, or tsh, as ma-tshure, or na-tchure, na-shion,
vir-tshue, or vir-tehue, patient, &c. or nashion, pashent, &c. (464.) In similar circumstances, the same
may be observed of d, as arduous, hideous, &c. (293,) (294,) (376.) Nor is this tendency of t before
long w found only when the accent immediately precedes; for we hear the same aspiration of this
letter in spiritual, spirituous, signature, ligature, forfeiture, as if written spiritshual, spiritshuous, signa-
shure, ligatshure, forfeitshure, &c. where the accent is two syllables before these letters; and the only
termination which seems to refuse this tendency of the t to aspiration is that in tude, as latitude, lon.
gitude, multitude, &c. - -
464. This pronunciation of t extends to every word where the diphthong or diphthongal sound
commences with i or e, except in the terminations of verbs and adjectives, which preserve the simple
in the augment, without suffering the t to go into the hissing sound, as I pity, thou pitiest, he pities,
or pitied, mightier, worthier, twentieth, thirtieth, &c. . This is agreeable to the general rule, which for-
bids the adjectives or verbal terminations to aiter the sound of the primitive verb or noun. See, No.
381. But in the words bestial, celestial, frontier; admixtion, &c. where the s, z, or n, precedes the t,
this letter is pronounced like tch or tsh, instead of rh, (291 ) as bes-tehial, celes-tehial, fron-tcheer, admix-
tohion, &c.; as also when the t is followed by eou, whatever letter precede, as righteous, piteous, plen.
teous, &c. pronounced righ-tcheous, pit-cheous, plen-cheous, &c. The same may be observed of t when
succeeded by wou, as unctuous, presumptuous, g: pronounced ung-tchuous, presump-tchuous, &c. See
the words. - -
- TH.
465. This lisping sound, as it may be called, is almost peculiar to the English. (41) (50) (469;
The Greek 6 was certainly not the sound we give it: like its principal letter, it has a sharp and a
flat sound; but these are so little subject to rule, that a catalogue will, perhaps, be the best guide,
466. Th, at the beginning of words, is sharp, as in thank, think, &c. except in the following words.
This, that, than, the, thee, their, them, then, thence, there, these, they, thine, thither, those, thou, though, thus, thy,
and their compounds.
467. Th, at the end of words, is sharp, as death, breath, &c. except in beneath, booth, with ; and the
verbs to wreath, to loath, to uncloath, to seeth, to smooth, to south, to mouth : all which ought to be written
with the e final; not only to distinguish some of them from the noums, but to show that this soft : for
though th, when final, is sometimes pronounced soft, as un to loath, to mouth, &c. yet the at the end of
words is never pronounced hard. There is as obvious an analog v for this sound of the th in these
verbs, as for the z sound of s in verbs ending in se (437;) and why we should write some verbs with 6,
and others without it, is inconceivable. The best way to show the absurdity of our orthography in
this particular, will be to draw out the nouns and ver's as they stand in Johnson's Dictionary.
Adjectives and Nouns Verbs.
breath, . * to breathe. -
wreath, - - to wreath, to inwreatht
t
|
. . . . ;-, -º-wºrs
- Adjectives and N oums. - - - - verbs.
loath, - - to loathe. *
cloth, *- to cloathe, to unclooth
bath, to bathe. :
smooth, \ t - to smooth. - +-
| mouth, - to mouth º
swath, .* - - to º: ...
- to sheath. 4.
sheath, } to sheathe. **
sooth, to sooth
Surely nothing can be more evident than the analogy of the language in this case. Is it not absurd
to hesitate a moment at writing all the verbs with the e final This is a departure from our great lexi-
cographer, which he himself would approve, as nothing but inadvertency could have led him into this
unmeaning irregularity.—It may not be improper to observe here, that those substances which in the
singular end with th sharp adopt the th flat in the plural, as path, paths; bath, baths, &c. Such a pro-
pensity is there to slide into the flat sound of s, that we frequently hear this sound in the genitive case,
as JMy wive's portion, for my wife's portion. In the same manner we hear of paying so much for houze-
rent and taxes, instead of house-rent and taxes; and shopkeepers tell us they have goods of all prizes, in-
stead of all prices. Nay, some go so far as to pronounce the plural of truth, truTHs ; but this must be
carefully avoided. . - - . . .
468. This hard in the middle of words, either when it precedes or follows a consonant, as pamther,
nepenthe, orthodox, orthography, orth&epy, thwart, athwart, ethnick, misanthrope, philanthropy, &c. except
brethren, farthing, farther, northern, worthy, burthen, murther, where the this flat; but the two last words
are better written burden and murder. .
469. Th between two vowels is generally soft in words purely English, as frther, feather, heathem,
hither, thither, whither, whether, either, neither, weather, wether, wither, gather, together, pother, mother.
470. Th between two vowels, in words from the learned languages, is generally hard, as apathy,
sympathy, antipathy, Athens, atheist, autheistick, author, authority, athirst, cathartick, cathedral, catholick, catheter,
ether, ethicks, lethargy, Lethe, leviathan, litharge, lithotomy, mathesis, mathematicks, methoa, pathetick, plethora,
polymathy, prothonotary, anathema, amethyst, theatre, amphitheatre, apothecary, apotheasis. -
471. This sometimes pronounced like simplet, as Thomas, thyme, Thames, asthma, phthisis, phthisick,
phthisical, and is silent in twelfthtide, pronounced twelftide. -
• Tsilent. &
47%. Tis silent when preceded by s, and followed by the abbreviated terminations,en and le, as
hasten, chasten, fasten, listen, glisten, christen, moistem, which are pronounced as if written hace’n, chace'n,
&c.; in bursten the t is heard: so castie, nestle, trestle, wrestle, thistle, whistle, º bristle, gristle, jostle,
apostle, throstle, bustle, jºustle, rustle, are pronounced as if written cassle, nessle, &c.; in pestle, the t is pro-
nounced; in often, fasten, and soften, the t is silent, and at the end of several words from the French, as
trait, gout (taste,) Teclat. In the first of these words the t begins to be pronounced; in the last, it has
been sometimes heard; but in the second, never. Toupet is more frequently written toupee, and is
therefore not irregular. In billet-doux the t is silent, as well as in hautboy. The same silence of t may
be observed in the English words, Christmas, chestnut, ºvortgage, ostler; bankruptcy, and in the sceond
syllable of mistletoe. In currant and currants the t is always mute. See No. 102, 103,405.
W.
473. V is flat f, and bears the same relation to it as b does to p, d to t, hard g to k, and z to s (41.)
It is never irregular: and if ever silent, it is in the word twelvemonth, where both that letter and the
e, are, in colloquial pronunciation, generally dropped, as if written twel’month. - -
W initial.
474. That w at the beginning of a word is a consonant, has been proved already. (9) (59.) It is
always silent before r, as in wrack, wrangle, wrap, wrath, wreak, wreath, wreck, wren, wrench, wrest,
wrestle, wretch, wriggle, wright, wring, wrinkle, wrist, write, writhe, wrong, wrought, wriſ, awry, bewray,
and before h and the vowel o, when long, as whole, who, &c. pronounced hole, hoo, &c.
475. W before h is promounced as if it were after the h, as hoo-y, why, hoo-en, when, &c.; but in
whole, whoop, &c, the single and double o coalescing with the same sound in w, this last ietter *s
scareely perceptible. In swoon, however, this letter is always heard; and pronouncing it soon, is vul-
#. In sword and answer it is always silent. In two it mingles with its kindred sound, and the num-
er two is pronounced like the adverb too. . . In the prepositions toward and towards the w is dropped, as
if written toard and toards, rhyming with hoard and hoards; but in the adjectives and adverbs toward
and towardly, froward and frowardly, the w is heard distinctly. It is sometimes dropped in the last
syllable of awkward, as if written awkard ; but this ºn is vulgar. -
476, X is a letter composed of those which have been already considered, and therefore will need
out º discussion. (48) (51.) It is flat or sharp like its component letters, and is subject to the
Saſſie la VS. - -
477, X has a sharp sound like ks, when it ends a syllable with the accent upon it, as exercise, excel-
º#; or when the accent is on the next syllable, if it begin with a censonant, as excuse, expense,
478. X has its flat sound like gz, when the accent is not on it, and the following syllable having
the accent begins with a vowel, as exert, e.cample, exist, &c, procounced egzert, egzample, egzist, &c.
The same sound may be observed if h follow, as in exhibit, exhale, &c. pronounced egºhibit, egzhale,
but if the secondary accent be on the r in the polysyllable exhibition, exhalation, &c. this letter is then
sharp, as in exercise (713) but in componnd words where the primitive ends in ar, this letter retains
is primitive sound, as fixation, taxation, vexation, vexatious, relaxation, &c.; to which we may add the
**.
* --rºyº- + .
simples in our language, doxology and proximily; so that this propensity of a to become egz, seems
confined to the inseparable preposition. | -
479 X, like s, is aspirated, or takes the sound of h after it, only when the accent is before it
hence the difference between luxury and luxurious ; anxious and anxiety : in the true pronunciation
of which words, nothing will direct us but recurring to first principles. It was observed that sisme.
ver aspirated, or pronounced like sh, but when the accent is on the preceding syllable (450;) and
that when the accent is on the succeeding vowel, though the s frequently is pronounced like z, it is
never sounded zh: from which premises we may conclude, that luxury and luxurious, ought to be
pronounced luckshury and lugzurious, and not lug-zho-ryus, as Mr. Sheridan spells it, th. Salºne er:
rour runs through his pronunciation of all the compounds, luxuriance, luxuriant, luxuriate, &c. which
unquestionably ought to be pronounced lug-zu-ri-ance; lug-zu-ri-ant, lug-zu-ri—ale, &c. in four sylla.
bles, and not in three only, as they are divided in his Dictionary. - +
'480. The same principles will lead us to decide in the words anxious and anxiety : as the accent is
Before the ac in the first word, it is maturally divisible into ank-sious, and as naturally pronounced
ank shus ; but as the accent is after the r in the second word, and the hissing sound cannot be aspi-
ºated (456,) it must necessarily be pronounced ºng-ziety. But Mr. Sheridan, without any regard to
the component letters of these words, or the different position of the accent, has not only spelled
them without aspiration, but without letting the s in the composition of the last word, go into z,
for thus they stand in his Dictionary: ank-syus, ank-si-e-ty. (456.) ... • - |
481. The letter 3, at the begimming of words, goes into z, as Xerxes, Xenophom, &c. pronounced
Zerkses, Zenophon, &c.; it is silent at the end of the French billet-doux, and pronounced like s in
beaux; often and better written beaus. - \.
Y initial.
482. , Y, as a consonant, has always the same sound; and this has been sufficiently described in
ascertaining its real character (40;) when it is a vowel at the end of a word or syllable with the ac-
cent upon it, it is sounded exactly like the first sound of i, as cy-der, ty-rant, re-ply, &c.; but at the
end of a word or syllable, without the accent, it is pronounced like the first sound of e as liberty,
fury, tenderly, &c.
Z.
483. Z is the flat s, and bears the same relation to it as b does to p, d to t, hard g to k, and v to
f. Its common name is izzard, which Dr. Johnson explaims into shard; if, however, this be the
meaning, it is a gross mismomer for the z is not the hard, but the soft s :" but as it has a less
, and therefore not so audible a sound, it is not impossible but it may mean s surd. Zed, bor-
rowed from the French, is the more fashionable name of this letter; but, in my opinion, not to be
admitted, because the names of the letters ought to have no diversity. .'
Z, like s, goes into aspiration before a diphthong, or a diphthongal vowel after the ac-
cent, as is heard in vizier; glazier, grazier, &c, pronounced vizh-i-er, glazh-i-er, grazh-i-er, &c. The
same may be observed of azure, razure, &c. -
485, Z is silent in the French word rendezvous ; and is pronounced in the Italian manner, as if t
were before it, in mezzotinto, as if written metzotento.
Thus have we endeavoured to exhibit a just idea of the principles of pronunciation, both with
respect to single letters, and their various combºgations into syllables and words. The attentive
reader must have observed how much the sounds of the letters vary, as they are differently asso-
ciated, and how much the promulciation of these associations depends upon the position of the ac-
cent. This is a point of the utmost importance, and a want of attending to it has betrayed several in-
genious men into the grossest absurdities. This will more fully appear in the observations on ac-
cent, which is the next point to be considered. - -
OF THE NATURE OF ACCENT.
486. The accent of the ancients, is the opprobrium of modern, criticism. Nothing can show
more evidently the fallibility of the human faculties than the total ignorance we are in at present
of the mature of the Latin and Greek accenti. This would he still more surprising if a phenomenon

w
of a similar kind did not daily present itself to our view. The accent of the English language,
which is constantly sounding in our ears, and every moment open to investigation, seems as much a
mystery as that accent which is removed almost two thousand years from our view. Obscurity, per
plexity, and confusion, run through every treatise on the subject, and morning could be so hopeless
as an attempt to explain it, did not a circumstance present itself, which at once accounts for the
confusion, and affords a clew to lead us out of it.
487. Not one writer on accent has given us such a definition of the voice as acquaints us with its
essential properties: they speak of high and low, loud and soft, quick and slow, but they uever once
mention that striking property whichºdistinguishes speaking from singing sounds, and which, from
its sliding from high to low, and from low to high, may not improperly be called the inflection of
the voice. No wonder, when writers left this out of the account, that they should blunder about the
nature of accent; it was impossible they should do otherwise; so partial an idea of the speaking
voice, Imust pacessarily lead them into errour. But let us once divide the voice into its rising
and falling inflections, the obscurity vanishes, and accent becomes as intelligible as any other
part of language. *
488 Keeping this distinction in view, let us compare the accented syllable with others, and we
shall find this general conclusion may be drawn : “The accented syllable is always louder than the
“ rest : but when it has the rising inflection, it is higher than the preceding, and lower than the suc
“ceeding systable; and when it has the falling inflecticm, it is pronounced bigher as well as loudel
“ than the other syllables, either preceding or succeeding.” The only exception to this rule is.
* Professor Ward, speaking of the reason for doubling the s at the end of words, says, “s a rubied retains as proper
“force, which, when single at the end of words, is softened into z, as his, hiss.” . .nd Dr. Wallis tel's us, that it is almost
certain when a noun has s hard in the last syllable, and becomes a verb; that in the latter case the s becomes soft, as a
Aouse is ºroñounced with the hard s, and to house with the s soft.
| See Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity. at the end of the Key to the Classical Prºcunciation
of Grcek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Nanues, - |
\
&l w AccENT ON Dissyli,REEES."
“ when the accent is on the last syllable of a word which has no emphasis, and which is the Carº-
cluding word of a discourse.” Those who wish to see this clearly demonstrated, may consult Ele.
ments of Elocution, second edition, page 181. On the present occasion it will be sufficient to ob.
serve, that the stress we call accent is as well understood as is uecessary for the pronunciation ot
single words, which is the object of this treatise; and therefore, considering accent merely as stress;
we shall proceed to make some remarks on its proper positiou in a word, and endeavour to detect
some errours in the use and application of it. *
The different positions of the English accent.
489: Accent, in its very nature, implies a comparison with other syllables less forcible; hence we
may conclude that *.*.*. properly speaking, have no accent': when they are combined with
other monosyllables and form a phrase, the stress which is laid upon one, in preference to others, is
called emphasis. As emphasis evidently points out the most significant word in a sentence, so,
where other reasons do not forbid, the accent always dwells with greatest force on that part of the
word which, from its importance, the hearer has always the greatest occasion to observe; and this
is necessarily the root, or body of the word... But as harmony of termination, frequently attracts the
accent from the root to the branches of words, so the first and most natural law of accentuation,
seems to operate less in fixing the stress than any of the other. Our own Saxon terminations, in-
deed, with perfect uniformity, leave the principal part of the word in quiet possession of what seems
ºts iawful property (501;) but Latin and Greek terminations, of which our language is full, assume
a right of preserving their original accent, and subjecting many of the words they bestow upon us,
to their own classical laws. e
490. Accent, therefore, seems to be regulated, in a great measure, by etymology. In words from
the Saxon, the accent is generally on the root; in words from the learned languages, it is generally
on the termination ; and if to these we add the different accent we lay on some words, to distin-
guish them from others, we seem to have the three great principles of accentuation; namely, the
Aradical, the terminational, and the distinctive.
.Accent on Dissyllables.
491. Every word of two syllables has necessarily one of them accented, and but one It is true,
for the sake of emphasis, we sometimes lay an equal stress upon two successive syllables, as di-reet,
some-times; but when these words are pronounced alone, they have never more than one accent
for want of attending to this distinction, some writers have roundly asserted, that many dissylla-
bles have two accents, such as convoy, concourse, discord, shipwreck. in which, and similar instances,
they confound the distinctness, with which the latter syllables are necessarily pronounced, with ac.
centual force; though nothing can be more different. Let us pronounce the last syllable of the
noun torment as distinctly as we please, it will still be very different with respect to force from the
same syllable in the verb to torment, where the accent is om it ; and if we do but carefully watch our
pronunciation, the same difference will appear in every word of two syllables throughout the lan-
5. The word flmen is the only word which is pronounced with two consecutive accents when
Ole. -
492. There is a peculiarity of accentuation in certain words of two syllables, which are both
nouns and verbs, that is not unworthy of noticg; the nouns having the accent on the first syllable,
and the verbs on the last. This seems an instinctive effort in the language (if the expression will
be allowed me) to compensate in some measure for the want of different terminations for these
different parts of speech”. The words which admit of this diversity of accent, are the following:
*
Nouns. Verbs. Nouns. Verbs.
ābject to abjéct dèscant to descánt
âbsent to absént digest to digést
âbstract to abstract éssay to essa
âccent to accént éxport to export
to affix éxtract to extráct
*ssign to assign éxile to exile
augment to augment fèrment to fermént
bömbard to bombård fréquent to frequént
t cément to cemént import to impôrt
, cólleague to colléague incensé to incénse
& cóllect to colléct insult to instilt
cömpact to compáct ðbject to objéct
cömpound to compõund pèrfume to perfüme
compress to comprêss pèrmit to permit
cöncert to concert préfix to prefix
cöncrete to concrète prémise to premise
cónduct to condúct prêsage to presage
cönfine to confine prèsent to present
cönflict to conflict. prðduce to prodüce
COInServe to consèrve project to projèct
cónsort to consórt protest to protést
cöntest to confést rébel to rebel
cbntract to contráct récord to recórd
cöntrast to contràst réfuse to reſise
cönvent to convént súbject to subjéct
cönversie to convérse sūrvey to Suł Vé
cönvert to convért törment to tormēnt
, * it is nºt improbable that the verb, by receiving a participial termination, has inclined us to pronouncé that part of
*eech With an accent nearer the end than we do the noun; for though we can without any difficulty pronounce the
*qib with the accent on the noun, we cannot so easily pronounce the participle and the adverb formed from it witt that
evºčift: th:13 ºve can pronounce to tränsport with the accent on the first syllable; but not so easily trónsporting and
tránsporting'y. This is a solid reason for the distinction, and ought to induce us where we can to observe it. A sepulchre
*fad tº sepúlchre seem to require it. See the word. f
*-
*. wrewºº. … - .
Nouns. Verbs. Nohns. Verbs.
cönvict to convict tráject to traject
cónvoy to convoy trânsfer to transfer
désert to desért tránsport to transport
discount to discòunt âttribute to attribute.
493. To this analogy, some speakers are endeavouring to reduce the word contents; which, when
it signifies the matter contained in a book, is often heard with the accent on the first syllable; but
though this pronunciation serves to distinguish words which are different in signification, and to
give, in some measure, a difference of form to the noun, and verb, in which our tongue is remark.
ably deficient, still it is doubtful whether this distinction be of any real advantage to the language.
See Bowl. This diversity of accentuation seems to have place in some compound verbs. §.
Count ERBALANCE and the subsequent words. - -
494. Sometimes words have a different accent, as they are adjectives or substantives
Substantives. - Adjectives.
dugust, the month N augist, noble *
:...w. :
Champdºg??, Wine ~ Champaign, open
. . ;tº: exile, small p
allánt, a lover gállant, bold
* . #. instinct -
* * * invalid invälid
‘ Levánt, a place lévant, eastern
minute, of time miniſte, small
såpine, in grammar - , supine, indolent
fi 495. Sometimes the same parts of speech have a different accent to mark a difference of signi.
cation. -
#
to conjure, to practise magick; - to conjūre, to intreat
désert, a wilderness *-, desert, merit *
biºffet, a blow buffet, a cupboard
sinister, insidious sinister, the left side.
496. In this analogy some speakers pronounce the word Concordance with the accent on the first
syllable, when it signifies a dictionary of the Bible; and with the accent on the second, when it sig-
nifies agreement: but besides that, there is not the same reason for distinguishing mouns from each
other, as there is mouns from verbs; the accent on the first syllabie of the word ordance gives a
harshness and poverty to its sound, which ought to be avoided. -
497. But though the different accentuation of mouns and verbs of the same form does not extend
so far as might be expected, it is certain, that in words of two syllables, where the noun and verb
are of different forms, there is an evident tendency in the language to place the accent upon the first
syllable of the noun, and on the last of the verb. Hence the nouns outrage, upstart, and uproar, have
the accent on the first syllable ; and the verbs to uplift, to uphold, and to outstrip, on, the last.
498. This analogy will appear still more evident if we attend to the accent of those nouns and
verbs which are compounded of two words. Every dissyllable compounded of words which, taken
separately, have a meaning, may be deemed a qualified substantive; and that word which qualifies
or describes the other, is that which most distinguishes it, and consequently is that which ought to
have the accent: accordingly we find that inkhorn; outrage, chairman, freehold, sand-bor, book-case, pen-
knife, have the accent on the first syllable, which is the specifying part of the word; while gainsay,
foresee, overlook, undersell, have the accent on the last syllable, which is the least .#. part of
the word. This rule, however, is, either by the caprice of custom, or the love of harmony, fre-
quently violated, but is sufficiently extensive to mark the general tendency of the language. Aken-
side brings the verb to comment under this analogy: -

* – The sober zeal
“Of age, commenting on prodigious things.” -
- Pleasures of the Imagination.
And Milton in the same manner the verb to commerce : &
“And looks commercing with the skies,
“Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes.”——Il Penseroso.
499. Something very analogous to this we find in the mouhs we verbalize, by changing the s sharp
of the noun into the s flat, or z of the verb (437) as a wse, and to use; where we imay remark, that
when the word in both parts of speech is a monosyllable, and so not under the laws of accent, the
verb, however, claims the privilege of lengthening the sound of the consonant, when it cam, as well
as when it cannot, prolong the accentuation : thus we not on}} find grass altered to graze, brass to
braze, glass to glaze, price to prize, breath to breathe, &c. but the c or s sharp altered to the s flat in ad.
vice to advise, excuse to excuse, device to devise, &c. The noun adopting the sharp hissing sound, and
the verb the soft buzzing one, without transferring the accent from one syllable to another. The
vulgar extend this analogy to the noun practice, and the verb to practise, pronouncing the first with
the i short and the c like sharp s, as if written practiss, and the last with the i long and the s like z, as
if written practize : but correct speakers pronounce the verb like the noun; that is, as if written prac.
tiss. The noun prophecy and the verb to prophesy follow this analogy, only by writing the noun with
the c and the verb with thes, and without any difference of sound, except pronouncing the y in the
first like e, and in the last like i long; where we may still discover a trace of the tendency to the bo
rytone pronunciation in the moun, and the oxytone in the verb. (467.)
500. This seems to be the favourite tendency of English verbs; and where we find it crossed, if
is generally in those formed from nouns, rather than the contrary: ágreeably to this, Dr Johnson
has observed, that though Houns have often the accent on the latter, yet verbs have it seluoia on iii.4
* *ºr - $
*ormer syllable; those mouns which, in the common order of language, must have preceded the verbs,
often transmit this accent to the verbs they form, and inversely: thus the moun water must have pre
ceded the verb to water, as the verb to correspond must have preceded the moun correspondent; and to
rsue must claim priority to pursuit. So that we may conclude, whenever verbs deviate from this rule,
it is seldom by chance, and generally in those words only where a superiour law of accent takes place
Accent on Trisyllables.
501. As words increase in syllables, the more easily is their accent known. Nour's sometimes
acquire a syllable by becoming plural; adjectives increase a syllable by being compared; and
verbs, by altering their tense, or becoming participles: adjectives become adverbs, by adding ly to
them; and prepositions precede mouns or verbs without altering the accent of the word to which
they are prefixed : so that when once the accent of dissyllables is known, those polysyllables, whose
terminations are perfectly English, have likewise their accent invariably settled. Thus lion becomes
tioness ; poet, poetess ; pºlite becomes politer, or politely, or even politelier ; mischief, mischievous; happu,
happiness; nay, lioness becomes lionesses; mischief, mischievousness; and service, serviceable, serviceableness,
serviceably, and unserviceably, without disturbing the arrent, either on account of the prepositive un,
or the subjunctives able, ably, and ableness.
502. Hence we may perceive the glaring absurdity which prevails even in the first circles; that
af pronouncing the plural of princess, and even the singular, with the accent on the second syſtable,
like success .# successes; for we might just as well say, duichéss and dutchésses, as princéss and prin-
tésses ; nor would a correct ear be less hurt with the latter than with the former.
503. So few verbs of three syllables follow the analogy observable in those of two, that of pro-
tracting lne accent to the last syllable, that this oeconomy seems peculiar to dissyllables; many
verbs, indeed, of three syllables are compounded of a preposition of two syllables: and them, accord-
ing to the primary law of formation, and not the secondary of distinction, we may esteem them ra.
dical, and not distinctive : such are contradict, intercede, supersede, contraband, circumscribe, superscribe.
&c. while the generality of words ending in the verbal terminations ise and ize, retain the accent of
the simple, as criticise, tyrannize, modernize, &c. : and the whole tribe of trisyllable verbs in ate, very
few excepted, refuse the accent on the last syllable: but words of three syllables often take their
accent fºom the learned languages from which they are derived ; and this makes it necessary to in-
quire how far English accent is regulated by that of the Greek and Latim.
On the Influence of the Greek and Latin Accent, on the Accent of English Polysyllables.
(a). As cur language borrows so largely from the learned languages, it is not wonderful that its
pronunciation should be in some measure influenced by them. The rule for placing the Greek at
cent was, indeed, essentially different from that of the Latin; but words from the Greek, coming to
us through the Latin, are often so much latimized as to iose their original accent, and to fall into
that of the Latin; and it is the Latin accent which we must chiefly regard, as that which influences
Out OWIOl.
('by The first general rule that may be laid down is, that when words come to us whole from
the Greek or Latin, the same accent ought to be preserved as in the original : thus horizons, sonorous,
decorum, dictator, gladiator, mediator, delaior, spectator, adulator, &c. preserve the penultimate accent of
the original ; and yet the antepenultimate tendency of our language has placed the accent on the
first syllable of orator, senator, auditor, cicatrix, plethora, &c. in opposition to the Latin pronunciation
of these words, and would have infallibly done the same by abdomen, bitumen, and acumen, if the
learned had not stepped in to rescue these classical words from the invasion of the Gothick accent.
and to preserve the stress inviolably on the second syllable: nor has even the interposition of tw
consonants been always able to keep the accent from mounting up to the antepenultimate sylla-
ble, as we may see in minister, sinister, character, &c.; and this may be said to be the favourite ac
xent of our language. See MuscELLANy. * *
(c) But notwithstanding this prevalence of the antepenultimate accent, the general rule still
holds good; and more particularly in words a little removed from common usage, such as terms in
the arts and sciences: these are generally of Greek original ; but coming to us through the Latin
most commonly contract the Latin accent when adopted into our language." This will appear plain
by by the following lists: and first, let us select some where the Greek and Latin accents coincide
piethőra, zrahğäpº, - antiphrāsis, avriºparis,
metabásis, Axerciézais, protásis, rºorººk,
emphasis, gazqaak, metathésis, Azºrgºsaic,
... antispäsis, cºyºría motoric, epenthésis, grá, Berle,
* antithèsis, avºričiaic, * aphaeresis, cºpoeipºate,
{d) Another list will show us where the accents of these languages differ
antanaclásis, arraydºza.tº: hydrophôbia, ūdpoqo@ia, &
catachmēsis, xaºxºphols, cyclopædia, wnxo~roułºſz,
paracentesis, watamºrials, aporia, axopia, , g
aposiopésis, cºrvytóżrhaic, prosopopoeia, a poatafºg/foia,
antiptósis, otyrriºr roote, epiphonēma, grkpayhø,
anadiplosis, avºrazoic, diaphorēsis, dia pºphate,
auxºsis, &vāhartº, diplôma, dirMepºt,
mathésis, A440Hale, parogöge, arapayaº,
exegésis, &#yhºle, apoströphe, cºroa'rpoºn'.
n this fist we perceive the peculiar tendency of the Latin language to accent the long penulti
ulate vowel, and that of the Greek, to pay no regard to it if the last vowel is short, but to place the
accent on the antepenultimate. It will, however, be easily perceived, that in this case we follow the
#atin, analogy: this analogy will appear more evident by a list of words ending in osis, where
though the o in the penultimate syllable is the omega, the Greek accent is on the antepenultimate
A. wrººdºxadiº, cºyotašpºrte, «yczaréawak, &Azcapºtº,
azoowale, Azºr:tºpºgote, avyāpāpaats, ow-tº-air,
wºrkºwº, w2px?ipzadic &#3tºric **Cyåypts £4:
º r" r -r - **, *::::: . • *
This analogy has led us to atcéâcertain words formed from the Greek where the omega was not in
the penultimate of the original, in the same manner as those words where this long vowel was
found: such as Erostosis, formed from ak and or roy, Synneurosis from avy and vapoy, &c. This ten-
dency therefore has sufficiently formed an analogy; and since rules, however absurdly formed at
first, are better than no rules at all, it would, in my opinion, be advisable to consider every word of
this form as subject to the penultimate accent, and to look upon apotheosis, and metamorphosis as ex
ceptions. - i. - - - -
(e) The next rule we may venture to lay down as a pretty gºneral one, is, that if the words de-.
rived from the learned languages, though anglicised by altering the termination, contain the same
number of syllables as in the original languages, they are generally to be pronounced with the same
accent: that is, with the same accent as the first person, present of the indicative mood active voice,
or as the present participle of the same verb. The reality of this rule will best appear by a selection
of such classes of words as have an equal number of syllables in both languages.
(f) Words which have a in the penultimate syllable:
prévalent, praevålens, infamous, infämus,
equivalent, § aequivālens, fº propâgo,
adjäcent, adjäcens, ndagate, indăgo,
ligament, * ligången, sūffragam, suffragans.
In this small class of words we find all but the two first have a different accent in English from
that of the Latin. The rule for placing the accent in that language being the simplest in the world
if the penultimate syllable is long, the accent is on it; if short, the accent is on the antepenultimate.
(g) Words which have e in the penultimate syllable .
pénétrate, penêtre, - exãberant, exubérans,
discrepant, - discrépans, éminent, eminens,
*...* pracédens, . éxcellent, excéllens,
legant, elégans, ãlienate, alieno,
ex{iberant, l exupérans, délégate, deiégo. * {
In this class we find the penultimate e accented in English as in Latin, except in the three last
words. The word alienate departs from the Latin accentuation, by placing the stress on the first syl-
lable, as if derived from the English noun, alien. The e in penetro is either long or short in Latin,
s and in this case we generally prefer the short sound to the long one.
(h) Words which have i in the penultimate syllable:
acclívous, acclivus, perspicience perspicens,
declivous, declivus, cönscience, - consciens,
roclivous, proclivus, obédience, obediens,
itigant, litigans, pêstilence, postilens,
mitigant, mitigans, - Süpplicate, suppli:áns,
sibilant, sibilans, éxplicate, explicans,
vigilaut, vigilans, . âbdicate, abdicans,
füºminant, fulminans, providence, - providens
dišćriminate, discrimino, fêstinate, - festimo,
hābitant, s habitans, - mèndicant, mendican
benéficent, beneficus, ... résident, residens, ,
âccident, accidens, . diffidence, diffidens,
évident, evidens, cönfidence, confidens,
indigent, l, indigens, - invéstigate, investigo,
diligent, • . diligens, cástigate, castigo,
négligent, a negligens, éxtricate, extrico,
éxigence, exigens, irritate, irrito,
intëlligence, intelligens, röfligate, profligo,
deficience, deficiens, f mstigate, instigo.
L. the foregoing list of words we find a very general coincidence of the English and Latin accent
except in the last eleven words, where we depart from the Latin accent on the penultimate, an
place it on our own favourite syllable the antepenultimate. These last words maust therefore be
ranked as exceptions. - - .
(i) Words which have o in the penultimate syllable:
intérrogate, interrögo, omnipotent, omnipótems,
ârrogant, arrögans, łmnocent, innöcens,
dissonant, dissônans, rénovate, renčvo,
rédolent, redölans, désolate, desúlo,
insolent, imsölens, décorate, decoro,
benévolent, benevölus, eláborate, elabórc,
condôlence, , condôlems, Hålorant, labòrans.
indolence, indölens, ignorant, ignorans,
armipotent, - armipótems, súffocate, suffºco.
In this list the difference of the English and Latin accent is considerable. The six last words de-
sert the Latin penultimate for the English antepenultimate acceot and condolence falls into an accent.
nation diametrically opposite. *- *]

(k) Words which have u in the penultimate syllable. º y*
ſåbulate, fabülor, pôpulate, - poptºlo,
mâculate, macújo, sūbjugate, subjūgo,
ädjuvate, adjúvo, abdücent, abdüceus,
cörrugate, corrūgo, relicent, . relicens,
pétulant, petitlams, imprüdent, imprüdens,
disputant, dispätans, ädjutant, adjútans,
impudent, impidems, èculate, peciilor,
spéculate, spectilor, indurate, indúro,
püllulate, pullûlo, obdurate, obdüro.
Here we find the general rule obtain, with, perhaps, fewer exceptions than in any other class
Adjuvote, peculate, and indu ute, are the only absolute deviations ; for obdurate has the accent frequent.
ly on the second syllable. See the word. t t
(l) To these lists, perháps, might be added the English words ending in tion, sion, and itſ for
though tion and sión are really pronounced in one syllable, they are by almost all our orthbepists ge
merally divided into two; and consequently nation, pronunciation, occasion, evasion, &c. contain the
same number of syllables as natio, pronunciatio, occasio, evasio, &c. and have the accent in both English
and Latin, on the antepenultimate syllable. The same may be observed of words ending in it, as
diversity, variety, &c. from diversitas, varietts, &c. -
(m) by this selection (which, though not an exact enumeration of every particular, is yet a suffi-
cient specimen of the correspondence of iatin and English accent,) we may perceive that there is a
general rule running through both languages, respecting the accent of polysyllables, which is, that
when a single vowel in the penultimate is followed by a single consonant, the accent is on the ante-
penultimate. This is so agreeable to English analogy, that in words derived from the Latin, where
the penultimate vowel, followed by a single consonant, is long, and consequently has the accent, we
almost always neglect this exception, as it may be called, in the Latin language, and fall into our own
general rule of accenting the antepenultimate. Nor is it unworthy of being remarked, that when we
neglect the accent of the original, it is almost always to place it at least a syllable higher; as adja
cent and condolence are the only words in the whole selection, where the accent of the English word is
placed lower than in the Latin. º
... (n) There is, indeed, a remarkable coincidence of accent between Latin verbs of three syllables
commencing with a preposition, and the English words of two syllables, derived from them, by drop-
ing a syllable,” as excello, rehéilo, inquiro, confino, confilto, consino, desiro, exploro, procédo, proclimo,
ave the accent in Latin on the second syllable; and the English verbs excel, rebel, inquire, confine,
confute, consume, desire, explore, proceed, proclaim, have the accent on the same syllable. This propen-
sity of following the Latin accent in these words, perhaps, in this, as well as in other cases, formed
a general rule, which at last, neglected the Latin accent, in words of this kind; as we find prefer,
confer, defer, desert, compare, complete, congeai, divide, dispute, prepure, have the accent on the second syl-
lable, though praeféro, defºro, conféro, desero, compáro, compièo, congélo, divido, dispäto, praepèro, have the
accent on the first; and this propensity, perhaps, laid the foundation of that distinction of accent
which is so remarkable between dissyllable nouns and verbs of the same form. (492.)
(o) But when English polysyllables are derived from the Latin by dropping a syllable, scarcely
any analogy is more apparent than the coincidence of the principal accent of the English word, and
the secondary accent (522.) we give to the Latin word, in the English pronunciation of it. Thus
parsimony, ceremony, matrimony, melancholy, &c. have the accent on the first syllable, because, in pro:
nouncing the Latin words parsimonia, coeremonia, mºtrimonia, melancholia, &c. we are permitted, and
prome in our English pronunciation of these words, to place a secondary accent on that syllable
See ACADEMY, IRREPARABLE, &c. - tº
(p) With respect to the quantity of the antepenultimate syllable in polysyllables, it may be ob
served, that, regardless of the quantity of the original, we almost, without exception, follow the ana
logy of our àwn language. This analogy uniformly shortems the vowei, unless it be u, followed by a
single consonant, or any other vowel, followed by a single consonant, succeeded by a semi-consonant
diphthong: thus the first u in dubious is pronounced long, though short in the Latin word dithius: the
same may be observed of the e and o in médium and empórium ; and the first i in delirium, and the
first e in délicate, are pronounced short in English, according to our own analogy, (507) though these
tetters are long in the Latin delirium and delicatus. For the qugntity of English dissyllables derived
from the Greek and Latin, See SyllaBICATION, No. 543, 544, &c -

Terminational Accent.
504. We have seen that the Saxon terminations, regardless of harmony, always leave the accent
where they found it, let the adventitious syllables be ever so numerous. The Saxons, attentive
chiefly to sense, preserved the same simplicity in the accentuation, as in the composition of their
words; and if sense were the only object of language, it must be confessed, that our ancestors were,
in this respect, superiour to the Greeks and Romans. What method could so rigidly preserve, and so
strongly convey the sense of words, as that which always left the accent on the root, where the prin-
cipal meaning of the word undoubtedly lies P But the necessities of human nature require that our
thoughts should not onlv be conveyed with force, but with ease; to give language its due effect, it
must be agreeable as well as forceful ; and the ear must be addressed while we are informing the .
mind. Here, them, terminational accent, the musick of language, interposes; corrects the discordant,
and strengthens the feeble sounds; removes the difficulty of pronunciation which arises from placing
the accent on initial syllables, and brings the force gently down to the latter part of the word, where
a cadence is formed, on the principles of harmony and proportion.
505. To form au idea of the influence of termination upon accent, it will be sufficient to observe,
that words which have ei, ia, ie, io, eou, in their termination, always have the accent on the preceding
* Ben Jonson seems to have had a faint idea of this coincidence, where he says, “all verbs coming from the Latin,
* either of the supine or otherwise, hold the accent as it is found in the first person Fº of those Latin verbs, as āni-
* mo, animate, célebro, célebrate; except words compounded offacio, as lique-facio, liquefy ; and of stafuo, as cºnstitua
{{ *:::::" English Grammar. ;P the extent and justners of these observations, the critical reader will be the
QºSt ge. /
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ſ - * † : "PºrºntRATIUNAL ACCENT. 69
syllable: thus atheist, alien, regalia, ambrosia, &c. the numerous terminations in ion, ian, &c. as grada-
tion, promotion, confusion, logician, physician, &c. those in ious, as harmonious, abstemious, &c. those in
i. #S º, advantageous, &c. These may not improperly be styled semi-consonant diph-
thor:gs. (196. -
§ 1. only exceptions to this rule are one word in iack, as elegiack, which has the accent on the
i, and the following words in iacal, as prosodiacal, cardiacal, heliacal, genethliacal, maniacal, demoniacal,
ammoniacal, theriacal, paradisiacal, aphrodisiacal, and hypochondriacal; all which have the accent on the
antepenultimate i, and that long and open, as in idle, title, &c. * l
507. Nothing can be more uniform than the position of the accent in words of these terminations,
and, with very few exceptions, the quantity of the accented vowel is as regular as the accent; for
when these terminations are preceded by a single consonant, every accented vowel is long, except
i; which, in this situation, is as uniformly short: thus occasion, adhesion, erosion, and confusion, have
the a, e, o, and u, long ; while vision and decision have the i short. The same may be observed of pro-
bation, concretion, devotion, ablution, and exhibition. The exceptions are, impetuous, especial, perpetual, dis-
cretion and battalion, which last ought to be spelled with double l, as in the French, from which it is
derived, and then it would follow the general rule. JNational and rational, form two more exceptions;
and these are almost the only irregularities to which these numerous classes of words are subject.
508. Nearly the same uniformity, both of accent and quantity, we find in words ending in ick.
The accent immediately precedes this termination, and every vowel under this accent but u is short;
thus Satanick, pathetick, eliptick, harmonick, &c. have the accent on the penultimate, and the vowel short;
while tunick, runick, and cubick, have the accented vowel long.
509. The same may be observed of words ending in ical, as fanatical, poetical, levitical, canonical, &c.
which have the accent on the antepenultimate syllable, and the vowels e, i, and o, short; but cubical
and musical, with the accent on the same syllable, have the u long.
510. The only exceptions to this rule are arsenick, cholerick, ephemerick, turmerick, empirick, rhetorick,
bishoprick, lunatick, arithmetick, splenetick, heretick, politick, and perhaps phlegmatick ; which, though
more frequently heard with the accent on the antepenultimate syllable, ought, if possible, to be re-
duced to regularity. Words ending in scence have uniformly the accent on the penultimate syllable,
as quiescence, reminiscence, &c.; concupiscence, which has the accent on the antepenultimate, is the only
exception.
511. In the same manner, if we take a view of the words ending in ity, we find the accent invariº
ably placed on the preceding syllable, as in diversity, congruitſ, &c. On a closer inspection we find
every vowel in this antepenultimate syllable, when no consonant intervenes, pronounced long as dei.
ty, piety, &c. A nearer inspection shows us, that, if a consonant precede this termination, the
preceding accented vowel is short, except it be u, as severity, curiosity, impunity, &c.: we find too,
that even u contracts itself before two consonants, as in curvity, taciturnity, &c. and that scarcity and
rarity (signifying uncommonness : for rarity, thinness, has the a short,) are the only exceptions to
this rule throughout the language. The same observations are applicable to words ending in ify, as
justify, clarify, &c. The only words where the antepenultimate accent in words of this termination
does not shorten the vowel, are glorify and notify. The y in these words is always long, like the
first sound of i ; and both accent and quantity are the same when these words take the additional
syllable able, as justifiable, rarefiable, &c. (183.) t
512. To these may be added the numerous class of words ending in arous, erous, and arous, as bar-
harous, vociferous, and humorous ; all which have the accent on the antepenultimate syllable, except
tanoreus and sonorous ; which some unlucky sholar happening to pronounce with the accent on the
penultimate syllable, in order to show their derivation from the Latin adjectives, canorus and sono-
rus, they stand like strangers amidst a crowd of similar words, and are sure to betray a mere English
scholar into a wrong pronunciation.
To polysyllables in these terminations might be added those in ative, atory, ctive, &c.; words ending
in ative can never have the accent on the penultimate syllable, if there is a higher syllable to place
it on, except in the word creative ; and when this is the case, as it is seldom otherwise, the accent
seems to rest on the root of the word; or on that syllable which has the accent on the moun, adjec-
tive, or verb, with which the word in ative, corresponds; thus copulative, estimative, alterative, &c. fols
how the verbs to copulate, to estimate, to alter, &c. When derivation does not operate to fix the ac-
cent, a double consonant will attract it to the antepenultimate syllable, as appellative ; and two con-
sonants have sometimes this power, in opposition to derivation, as odversative and augmentative, from
adverse and argument. Indicative and interrogative are likewise exceptions, as they do not follow the
verbs to indicate and interrogate; but as they are grammatical terläs, they seem to have taken their
accent from the secondary accent we sometimes give to the Latin words indicativus and interrogativus
(see the word ACADEMY.), Words ending in ary, ery, or ory, have genesally the accent on the root of ,
the word; which if it consists of three syllables, must necessarily be accented on the first, as contrary,
treachery, factory, &c.; if of four or five, the accent is generally on that syllable which has the accent
in the related or kindred words; thus expostulatory has the accent on the same radical syllable as ex-
postulate; and congratulatory as congratulate : interrogatory and derogatory are exceptions here, as in the
termination alive; and if pacificatory, sacrificatory,” significatory, vesicatory, &c. have not the accent on
the first syllable, it seems to arise from the aversion we seem to have at placing even the secondary
accent on the antepenultimate a, (which we should be very apt to do if the principal accent were on
the first syllable,) and the difficulty there would be in pronouncing such long words with so many
unaccented syllables at the end, if we were to lay the accent on the first. Words ending in etive
bave the accent regularly on the penultimate syllable, except adjective, which, like indicative, being
a grammatical word, seems to have taken its accent from the secondary stress of the Latin adjec-
tivus (see ACADEMY ? and every word ending in tice, preceded by a consonant, has the accent on the
penultimate syllable likewise, except substantive; and, perhaps, for the reason just given. After all,
it must be owned, that words ending in ative and atory are the most irregular and desultory of an
in the language ; as they are generally accented very far from the end, they are the most difficult
to pronounce; and therefore, whenever usage will permit, we should incline the stress as much as
possible to the latter syllables: thus refractory ought never to have the accent on the first syllable

* These words ought certainly to be accented alike; and accordingly we find Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Bar-
clay, and Mr. Smith, place the accent on the second . but t jº Fenning, accents significatory in the same
manner, he places the accent on the antepenultimate of pacificatory; Kenrick Bikewise accents ...ie second syllable
ºf jº but the first of pacificatory : the other orthūepists who have not got these words have avoided these in-
GQū5iStemCiêS. - -
ww Jº, TNU LiliCAIA Acuerºr . t
but refectory, with the accent on the first, is a school term, and, like substantive, adjective, indicative,
and interrogative, must be left in quiet possession of their Datin sécondary accent.
Enclitical Accent.
513. I have ventured to give the name of enclitical to the accent,of certain words, whose termina.
tions are formed of such words as seem to lose their gwn accent, and throw it back on the last syl-
lable of the word with which they coalesce, such as theology, orthography, &c. The readiness with
which these words take the antepenultimate accent, the agreeable flow of sound to the ear, and the
unity it preserves in the sense, are sufficient proofs of the propriety of placing the accent on this syl-
lable, if custom were ambiguous. I do not remember to have heard the accent disputed in any
word ending in ology , but orthography is not º pronounced with the accent on the first
syllable, like orthodoxy. The temptation we are under to discover our knowledge of the component
parts of words, is very apt to draw us into this pronunciation; but as those words which are deri-
ved from, the Greek, and are compounded of Aoyoc, have universally given into this enclitical accem-
tuation, ho good reason appears for preventing a similar pronunciation in those compounded of
72240, as by placing the accent on the antepenultimate syllable the word is much more fluent and
agreeable to the car. It is certain, however, that at first sight the most plausible reasoning in the
world seems to lie against this accentuation. When we place the accent on the first syllable, say
our opponents, we give a kind of subordinate stress to the third syllable graph ; by which means
the word is divided into its primitives oé%; and yeaºw, and those distinct ideas it contains are preser-
ved, which must necessarily be comfounded by the contrary mode; and that pronunciation of com-
pounds, say they must certainly be the best which best preserves the import of the simples.
514, Nothing can be more specious than this reasoning, till we look a little higher than lan-
guage, asid consider its object; we shall then discover, that in uniting two words under one accent,
so as to form ome compound term, we do but imitate the superiour operations of the mind, which, in
order to collect and convey knowledge, unites several simple ideas into one complex one. “The end
72 º tº . . . * * º -
of language,” says Mr. Locke, “is by short sounds to signify with ease and despatch general concep-
“tions, wherein not only abundance of particulars are contained, but also a great variety of inde-
“pendent ideas are collected into one complex one, and that which holds these different parts to-
“gether in the unity of one complex idea, is the word we annex to it.” For, as Mr. Locke con-
tinues, “Men, in framing ideas, seek more the convenience of language and quick despatch by
“short and comprehensive signs, than the true and precise nature of things; and therefore, he
* who has made a complex idea of a body with life, sense, and motion, with a faculty of reason
“joined to it, need but use the short monosyllable, man, to express all particulars that corres-
“pond to that complex idea.” So it may be subjoined, that in framing words for the purpose of
immediate communication, the end of this communication is best answered by such a pronuncia-
*
tion as unites simples into one compound, and at the same time renders the compound as much
a simple as possible: but it is evident that this is done by no mode of accentuation, so well as
that which places the accent on the antepenultimate syllable of the words theólogy, orthógraphy;
and therefore that this accentitation, without insisting on its superiour harmony, must best answer
the great end of language. (328.) -
515. This tendency in our language, to simplify compounds, is sufficiently evident in what nume-
rous catalogue of words, where we find the long vowel of the simple changed into a short one in the
compound, and by this means losing much of its original import to the ear: thus breakfast, shepherd,
vineyard, meadow, shadow, zealous, hearken, valley, cleanse, cleanly (meat,) forehead, wilderness, bewilder, kin-
dred, hinder, knowledge, darling, fearful, pleasant, pleasure, whitster, whitleather, seamstress, stealth, wealth,
health, wisdon, wizard, parentage, lineage, children, pasty, gosling, collier, holiday, Christmas, Michaelmas,
windlass, cripple, hinder, Stripling, starling, housewife, husband, primer, peascod, fieldfare, birth from bear
dearth from dear, weary from wear, and many others, entirely lose the sound of the simple in their com-
pound or derivative.
516. Theºlong : in white, when a simple, is almost universally changed into a short one in proper
names, as Whitchurch, Whitefield, Whitbread, Whitlock, Whitaker, &c. for compendiousness and despatch
being next in importance to perspicuity, when there is no danger of mistake, it is no wonder that the
organs should fall into the shortest and easiest sounds.
517. It must, however, be observed, that this tendency to unite simples into a compound, by
lacing an accent exactly where the two words coalesce, is still subservient to the laws of harmony
The Greek word 3%xsa, which significs to opine, and from which the last syllables of orthodoxy are de-
rived, was never a general subjunctive word like Aoyos and yºpa and even if it had been so, the as-
semblage of consonants in the letter a would have prevented the ear from admitting an accent on the
syllable immediately preceding, as the a would, by this means, become difficult to pronounce,
lacing the accent, therefore, on the first syllable of orthodoxy, gives the organs an opportunity of
laying a secondary stress upon the third, which enables them to pronounce the whole with distinct-
mess and fluency: thus Galaxy and Cachexy, having the accent on the first syllable, are very difficult
to pronounce; but this difficulty is removed by placing the accent a syllable higher in the words
apoplexy, ataraxy, and anorexy. - 4. - 2.
518. But the numerous classes of words that so readily adopt this enclitical accent, sufficienti
prove it to be agreeable to the genius of our promunciation. This will more evidently appear by ad-
ducing examples. Words in the following terminations have always the accent on that syllable
where the two parts unite, that is, on the antepenultimate syllable: a'
In logy, as apology, ambilogy, genealogy, &c. #
In graphy, as geography, orthography, historiography, &c.
In phagus, as sarcophagus, ichthyophagus, androphagus, &c.
In loquy, as obloquy, soliloquy, ventriloquy, &c.
In strophe, as catastrophe, apostrophe, anastrophe, &c.
In meter, as geometer, barometer, thermometer, &c.
In gonal, as diagonal, octagonal, polygonigl, &c.
vorous, as carnivorous, granivorous, piscivorous, &c.
Ir, ſerous, as bacciferºus, cocciferous, somniferous, &c.
In fluous, as superfluous, mellifluous, fellifluous, &c.
Influent, as melliftuent, circumfluent, interfluent, $ºc.
In vomous, as ignivomous, flammivomous, &c.

2”
w *** Wºw ºur me ------- - -
\ *... …, ‘.
* !?, º
In parous, as viviparous, oviparous, deiparous, &c.
.*** In cracy, as theocracy, aristocracy, democracy, &c
* * Ingony, as theogony, cosmogonal, hexagony, &c.
In phony, as symphony, cacophony, colophony, &c
In machy, as theomachy, logomachy, scuomachy, &c. e -
In nomy, as aeconomy, astronomy, Deuteronomy, &c. -
In tomy, as anatomy, lithotomy, arteriotomy, &c.
In scopy, as metoposcopy, deuteroscopy, aeroscopy, &c.
In pathy, as apathy, antipathy, idiopathy, &c.
In mathy} as opsimathy, polymathy, &c. &c. &c.
| 519. Some of these Greek compounds seem to refuse the antepenultimate accent, for the same
reason as orthodoxy; such as necromancy, chiromancy, hydromancy, and those terminating in archy, as
hierarchy, oligarchy, patriarchy;-all of which have the accent on the first syllable, which gives the or-
gans time to recover their force upon the third, and to pronounce the two consonants with much
more ease than if the accent immediately preceded them; but periphrasis and antiphrasis, besides
their claim to the accent of their originals, readily admit of the accent on the second syllable, be-
cause the consonants in the two last syllables do not come together, and are therefore easily pro-
nouăced after the accent. Words of more than two syllables ending in ogue, as pedagogue, dialogue,
&c. have the accent on the antepenultimate. Orthdepy having mo consonant in the antepenultimaté
syllable, maturally throws its accent on the first, See MonoMACHY f *
520. By this view of the enclitical terminations we may easily perceive how readily our language
falls into the antepenultimate accent in these compounded polysyllables; and that those terminations
which seem to refuse this accent, do it rather from a regard to etymology than analogy: thus words
ending in asāe, as periphrasis, apophasis, hypostasis, antiperistasis, &c. have the antepenultimate accent of
their originals. The same may be observed of those ending in esis, as hypothesis, antithesis, parenthe
sis, &c.; but exegesis, mathesis, auxesis, catachresis, paracentesis, aposiopesis, have the accent on the pe.
multimate syllable, because the vowel in this syllable is long in Greek and Latin. But all words end.
ing in osis have the accent on the penultimate, except metamorphosis and apotrueosis, which desert the .
accent of their Latin originals, while those in ysis are accented regularly on the antepenultimate in
Greek, Latin, and English, as analysis, paralysis, &c. We may note too, that every s in all these ter.
minations is sharp and hissing. See the words Exostosis and Apotheosis
521. Words of three syllables ending in ator have the accent on the penultimate, as spectator, col
lator, delator, &c. except orator, senator, legator, and barrator. But words in this termination of more
than three syllables, though they have generally the accent on the penultimate, are subject to a diver
sity not easily reduced to the rule thus navigator, propagator, dedicator, &c. are sometimes pro.
nounced with the accent on the first syllable, and sometimes on the third : but as these words may
be pronounced with an accent on both these syllables, it is of less consequence on which syllable we
place the accent, when we use only one. (528.) The general rule certainly inclines, to the penulti
mate accent; but as all these words are verbal mouns, and, though generally derived from Latin
words of the same terminations, have verbs corresponding to them in our own language, it is very.
natural to preserve the accent of the verb in these words, as it gives an emphasis to the most signi
ficant part of them: thus equivocator, prºvaricator, dedicator, might be regularly formed from the verbs.
to equivocate, to prevaricate, and to dedicate; and, agreeably to analogy, would have been writteu equiv
ocater, prevaricater, and dedicater; but an affectation of preferring every analogy to our own, has given
these words a Latin termination, which answers no purpose, but to involve our language in absurdi
ties; but the ear, in this case, is not quite so servile as the eye; and though we are obliged to write
these words with or , and noter, we generally hear them pronounced as if they were formed from our
own verbs, and not from Latin nouns in ator. But when the word has no verb in our own hº
to correspond to it, the accent is then placed with great propriety upon the a, as in Latin. thus viola-
tor, instigator, navigator, &c. ought to have the accent on the first syllable; and emendator, gladiator,
adulator, &c. on the last but one
SECONDARY ACCENT.
522. Hitherto we have considered that accent only, which necessarily distinguishes one syllable
º *. from the rest: and which, with very little diversity, is adopted by all who speak the En-
glish language. -
523. The secondary accent is that stress we may occasionally place upon ºnother syllable, besides
that which has the principal accent, in order to pronounce every part of the word more distinctly,
forcibly, º harmoniously. Thus this accent may be placed on the first syllable of conversation, com-
mendation, &c. - -
524. There are few authors who have not taken motice of two accents upon some of the longer
polysyllables, but none have once hinted that gae of these is not essential to the sound of the word
they seem to have supposed both accents equally necessary, and without any other difference than.
that one was pronounced more forcibly than the other. This mistake arose from a want of studyin
the speaking voice. A knowledge of this would have told them, that one accent only was essenti
to every word of more than one syllable, and that the secondary stress might, or might not, be adopt-
ed, as distinctness, force, or harmony, should require: thus complaisant, contraband, caravan; and vio.
lin, partisan, artisan, courtesan, metaphysick, have frequently an accent on the first, as well as on the
third syllable, though a somewhat less forcible one. The same may be observed of repartee, referee,
privateer, domineer, &c.; but it must still be observed, that though an accent be allowable on the first
syllable of these words, it is by no means necessary; they may all be pronounced with one accent,
and that on the last syllable, without the least devation from propriety.
525. In order to give some idea of the nature of the secondary accent, let us suppose, that, in giv-
ing our opinion of an astronomical argument, we say,
“It is a diréct demonstråtion of the Copernican system.”
In this sentence, as an accent is necessarily upon the last syllable of direct, we seldom lay a stress on-
the i. syllable of demonstration, unless we mean to be uncommonly emphatical ; but in the follow
ºng sentence
*x U ſº IV Ji Ji Ji X w. . ſº,
“It is a démonstråtion of the Copernican systein."
Here, as no accented word precedes demonstration, the voice finds a rest, and the ear a force, in placing
an accent on the first, as well as on the third syllable.
526. But though we may, or may not, use the secondary accent at pleasure, it is by no means as
matter of indifference on what syllable we place it : this is fixed with as much certainty as the place
of the principal accent itself; and a wrong position of one would as much derange the sound of the
word, as a wrong position of the other: and it must be carefully noted, that though we lay no stress
upon the syllable which may have the secondary accent, the consonants and vowels have exactly
the same sound as if the doubtful syllable (as it may be called) were accented. Thus, though 1 lay
no stress upon the second syllable of negociation, pronunciation, ecclesiastick, &c. the c and s go into the
scund of sh aud zh, as if the secondary accent were on the preceding syllable. (357) (451) (459.)
527. It may be observed, in the first place, that the secondary accent is always two syllables, at
least, distant from the principal accent ... thus in demonstration, lamentation, provocation, &c. the secon-
dary accent is on the first syllable, and the principal on the third ; and in arteriotomy, meteorology, and
hypochondriacal, the secondary accent is on the first, and the principal on the fourth syllable: and in
§ºrd tndivisibility we may place two secondary accents, one upon the first, and the other on the
Ir(1. *
528. In the next place it inay be observed, that though the syllable on which the principal accent
is placed, is fixed and certain, yet we may, and do fiequently make the secondary principal, and the
principal secondary - thus caravan, complaisant, violin, repartee, referee, privateer, domineer, courtezan, ar-
tizan, charlatan, may all have the greatest stress 6m the first, and the least on the last syllable, without
any violent offence to the ear: may, it may be asserted, that the primcipa' accent on the first syllable
of these words, and nome at all on the last, though certainly improper, has nothing in it grating or
discordant; but placing an accent on the second svliable of these words would entirely derange
them, and produce an intolerable harshness and dissonance. The same observations may be applied
to demonstration, lamentalion, provocalion, navigator', propagutor, alligator, and every similar word in the
language. But, as we have observed, No. 526, the cºnsoriants, t, d, c, and s, after the secondary ac-
cent, are exactly under the same predicament as after the primary ; that is, if they are followed by
a diphthong or diphthongal vowel, these consonants are pronounced like sh, tsh, zh, or j, as sententi-
osity, partiality, &c. (526.) 4.
QUANTITY.
529. In treating this part of pronunciation, it will not be necessary to enter into the nature of that
quantity which constitutes poetry ; the quantity here considered will be that which relates to words
taken singly ; and this is mothing more than the length or shortness of the vowels, either as they
stand alone, or as they are differently combined with the vowels or consonants. (63.)
530. Quantity, in this point of view, has already been fully considered under every vowel and
diphthong in the language. What remains to be said on this subject is, the quantity of vowels under
the scondary accent. We have seen that vowels, under the principal accent, before the diphthongs
ia, ie, eow, ion, are all long, except i. (507.) That all vowels are long before the terminations itſ and
ety, as deity, piety, &c. (51 l ;) that if one or more ceasonants precede these terminations, every pre-
ceding accented vowel, except the a in scarcity and raritiſ, signifying uncommonness, is short but it: and
that the same analogy of quantity is found hefore the terminations ick and ical, and the numerous en-
clitical terminations we have just been pointing out. Here we find custom conformable to analogy
and that the rules for the accent and quantity of these words admit of scarcely any exceptions.
In other parts of the language, where custom is more capricious, we can still discover general
rules; and there are but very few words in which the quantity of the vowel under the principal ac-
cent is not ascertained. Those who have but a common share of education, and are conversant
with the pronunciation of the capital, are seldom at a loss for the quantity of the vowel under that
accent which may be called principal ; but the secondary accent in time longer polysyllables does
not seem to decide the quantity of the vowels so invariably. Mr. Sheridan divides the words degluti-
tion, depravation, degrxdation, dereliction, and democratical, into de-giu-ti-tion, de-pra-va-tion, de-gra-da-tion,
de-re-lic-tion, and de-mo-crat-i-cal; while Dr. Kenrick more accurately divides them in deg-lu-ti-tion,
dep-ra-va-tion, deg-ra-da-tion, and demn-o-crat-i-cal; but makes not any distinction between the first o in
ofanation and mºofme oradigality and prodigious nyorºgºticit and prorogue, though he distinguishes
this letter in the first syllable of progress, and that in progression ; and though Mr. Sheridan divides re-
trograde into ret-ro-grade, he divides retrogrodation, retrogression, retrospect, reirospection, and retrospective
into re-tro-gra-da-tion, re-fro-gres-sion, re-tro-spect, re-tro-spec-tion, and re-tro-spec-tive. At the first sigh.
of these words we are tempted to prefer the preposition in a distinct syllable, as supposing that.
mode to convey more distinctly each part of the word ; but custom at large, the best interpreter of
'riature, soon lets us see that these prepositions coalesce with the word they are prefixed to, for
reasons greatly superiour to those which present themselves at first. (514.) If we observe the ten-
dency of pronunciation, with respect to inseparable prepositious, we shall find, that those compound
words which we adopt whole from other languages; we consider as simples, and pronounce them
without any respect to their component parts; but those compounds which we form ourselves re-
tain the traces of their formation, in the distinction which is observable between the preposi-
tive and radical part of the word : tiltis relrograde, retrogression, retrospect, and retrospective, coming
compounded to us from the Latin, ought, when the accent is on the preposition, to shorten the vow-
ei, and unite it to the root, as in res-wr-rec-tion, rec-ol-lec-tier, prep-n-si-tion, &c.; while re-commit, re-
convey, &c, being compounds of our own, must preserve it separate.
53i from what his ºn observed, arises this generai rule where the compound retains the pri-
mary sense of the simples, and the paris of the word are the same in every respeci, both in and out
of composition, ther, the preposition is pronounced in a distract syllable ; but when the compound
departs ever so little from he literal sense of the simples, the savoe departure is observable in the
pronunciation ; hence the different syllabication and pronunciation of ré-cºnn-inence and rec-on-mend,
the former signifies a repetiton of a commencement, but the latter does not ilepſy a repetition of a
commendation: thus re-petition would signify to petition again; while ren-etition signifies only an
iteration of the same act, be it what it will. The same may be observed of the words re-create, and
rec-reate, re-formation and reformation. . . w -4
532. That this is perfectly agreeable to the nature of the language, appears from the short pro
nunciation of the vowel in the syllable of preface. prelate, prelude, prologue, &c. as if divided
*.* Tº te - . . . - -
into preface. prel-ate, prel-tude, olºgue, &c. It is much to be regretted, however, that this short
sound of the penultimate vowel has so much obtained in our language, which abounds too much in
these sounds; nor can etymology be always pleaded for this pronunciation; for in the foregoing
words, the first vowel is long in the Latin praeſatio, praelatus, preludium, though short in prêlogus;
for though in words from the Greek the preposition apo was short, in Latin it was ºff long;
and why we should shorten it in progress, project, &c. where it is long in Latin, can only be ac-
'counted for by the superficial application of a general rule, to the prejudice of the sound of our
language. (543) - i -
533. It will be necessary, however, to observe, that in forming a judgment of the propriety of
these observations, the nicest care must be taken not to confound those prepositions which are un-
der the º and secondary accent, with those which immediately precede the stress; for pre-T
clude, pretend, &c. are under a very different predicament from prologue, preposition, &c.; and the
very same law that obliges us to pronounce the vowel short in the first syllable of prov-i-dence,
prop-o-cation, and prof-a-rººtion, obliges us to pronounce the vowel open, and with some degree of
length in pro-vide, pro-voke, and proºfane. The same may be observed of the e in re-pair and rep-a-
ration, re-ply and rep-li-cation, re-meat and rep-e-tition, the accent making the whole difference between
*
the quantity of the vowei in one word and the other. -
534. The only exception to the shortening power of the secondary accent is the same as that
which prevents the shortening power of the primary accent, (503,) namely, the vowel u as in lucu
bration, or when any other of the vowels are succeeded by a semi-consonant diphthong, (196:) thus
mediator and mediatorial have the e in the first syllable as long as in mediate : deviation has the e in the
first syllable as long as in deviate, notwithstanding the secondary accent is on it, and which would
infallibly have shortened it, if it had not been for the succeeding diphthong ia; and even this diph
thong in gladiator has not the power of preserving the first syllable long, though Mr. Sheridan by
his marking it, has made it so. |
535. From what has been seen of accent and quantity, it is easy to perceive how prone our lam-
guage is to an antepenultimate accent, and how, naturally this accent shortens the vowel it falls up
on: may, so great a prépensity have vowels to shrink under this accent, that the diphthong itself, in
some words, and analogy in others, are not sufficient to prevent it, as valiant, retaliate. Thus, by the
subjoining only of al to nation, with the a long, it becomes national, with the g short, though contrary
to its relation with occasion and congregation, which do not shorten the 3 upon being made occasional and
congregational : in like manner the acquisition of the same termination to the word nature, makes it
nat-u-ral ; but this, it may be presumed, is derived from the Latin naturalis, and not from adding al.
to the English word, as in the foregoing instances; and thus it comes under the shortening power
of the antepenultimate accent, notwithstanding the semi-consonant diphthong u. y
536. The same shortening power in the antepenultimate accent may be observed in rational and
ratiocinate, where the first a in the first word, and the o in the second, are short. The first a in the
second word is short also by the power of the secondary accent; though Mr. Sheridan has, in my
opinion, very erroneously divided ratiocination into ra-sho-sy-na-shun, that is, into a syllable less than
it ought to have, with the o long instead of short.
537. The accent on the Latin antepenultimate seemed to have something of a similar tendency *
for though the great difference in the nature of the Latin and English accent will allow us to are
gue from one to the other, but in very few circumstances, (503) yet we may perceive in that ac-
cent, so different from ours in general, a great coincidence in this particular; namely, its tendency
to shorten an antepenultimate syllabie. Bishop Hare tells us, that “Qua acuumtur in tertia ab ex
“trema, interdum acuta corripiunt, si positione sola longa sunt, ut 6ptime, servitus, pérrelim, Pámph:
“lus, et pauca alia, quo Cretici mutantur, in Anapestos. . Idem, factum est in néutiquam, licet inci
“ piat diphthongo.” De Metr. Comick, pag. 62, Those words which have the acute accent on the an
tepenultimate syllable, have sometimes that syllable shortened, if it was only long by position, as
&ptime, servitus, pérvelin, Pámphilus, and a few others, which by this means are changed from Cre-
tick to Anapestick feet; nay, néutiquam undergoes the same fate, though it begins with a diphthoug.
SYLLABICATION.
538. Dividing words into syllables is a very different operation, according to the different ends
proposed by it. The object of syllabication may be, either to enable children to discover the sound
of words they are unacquainted with, or to show the etymology of a word, or to exhibit the exact
pronunciation of it. --
539. When a child has made certain advances in reading, but is ignorant of the sound of many
of the longer words, it may not be improper to lay down the common general rule to him, that a
consonant between two vowels must go to the latter, and that two consonants coming together must
be divided. Farther than this, it would be absurd to go with a child; for telling him that compounds
must be divided into their simples, and that such consonants as may hegin a word may begin a syl-
lable, requires a previous knowledge of words, which children cannot be supposed to have; and
which, if they have, makes the division of words into syllables unnecessary. Children, therefore,
may be very usefully taught the general rule abovementioned, as, in many cases, it will lead them
to the exact sound of the word, as in pro-vi-ded : and in others, it will enable them to give a good
guess at it, as in de-li-cate ; and this is all that can be expected; for when we are to form an un-
known compound sound, out of several known simple sounds; (which is the case with children,
when we wish them to find out the sound of a word by spelling it:) this, I say, is the only method
that can betaken. º
540. But an etymological division of words is a different operation; it is the division of a person
acquainted with the whole word, and who wishes to convey by this division, a knowledge of its con-
stituent parts, as ortho-graphy, theo-logy, &c.
541. the same manner, a person, who is pre-acquainted with the whole compound sound of a
word, and wants to convey the sound of each part to one unacquainted with it, must divide it into
such partial sounds as, when put together again, will exactly form the whole, as on-thog-ra-phy,
the-ol-3-gy, &c. This is the method adopted by those who would convºy the whole sound, by giving
distinctly every part ; and, when this is the object of syllabication, Dr. Lowth's rule is certainly to
be followed. “The best and easiest rule,” says the learned bishop, “for dividing the syllables in
“spelling, is, to divide them as they are naturally divided in a right proaunciation, without regard to
* the derivation of words, or the possible combination of consonants, at the beginning of a syllable.
Introduction to Eng. Gram, pag, 7
* h
542. In this view of syllabication we consider it only as the picture of actual pronunciation; but
may we not consider it as directed likewise by some laws of its own 2. Laws, which arise out of the
very nature of enunciation, and the specifickgualities of the letters? These laws certainly direct us to
separate double consonants, and such as are uncombinable from the incoalescence of their sounds; and
if suish a separation will not paint the true sound of the word, we may be certain that such sound
is ummatural, and has arisen from caprice; thus the words Chamber, Cambridge, and Cambrick,
must be divided at the letter m, and as this letter, by terminating the syllable according to the set-
tled rules of pronunciation, shortens the vowel—the general pronunciation given to these words
must be absurd, and contrary to the first principles of the language. Angel,” ancient, danger, man-
ger, and ranger, are under the same predicament ; but the paucity of words of this kind, so far from
weakening the general rule, strengthen it. See CHANGE. ‘.
543. By an induction which demonstrates the shorteming pewer of the amtepenultimate accent,
has been shown the propriety of uniting the consonant to the vowel in the first syllable of trøs
tion, lamentation, propagation, &c. we thus decide upon the quantity of these vowels, which are so um-
certain in our best dictionaries; and may we not hope, by ä similar induction, and with the first
principles of language in view, to decide the true, genuine, and analogical sound of some words of
another kind which waver between different pronunciations f The antepenultimate accent has un-
questionably a shortening power; and I have not the smallest doubt that the penultimate accent has
a lengthening power: that is, if our own words, and words borrowed from other languages of two
syllables, with but one consonant in the middle, had been left to the general ear, the accent on the
rst syllable would have infallibly lengthened the first vowel. A strong presumption of this arises
from our pronunciation of all Latin dissyllables in this manner, without any regard to the quanti
ty of the original, (see DRAMA), and the ancient practice of doubling the consonant when prece-
ded by a single vowel in the participial terminations, as to begin, beginning, to regret, regretted; and
I believe it may be confidently affirmed, that words of two syllables from the Latin, with but one
consonant in the middle, would always have had the first vowel long, if a pedantick imitation of
Latin quantity had not prevented it. (See DRAMA), Let an Englishman, with only an English
education, be put to pronounce zephyr, and he will without hesitation, pronounce the e long, as in
zenith : if you tell him the e is promounced short in the Latin zephyrus, which makes it short in En
#. and he should happen to ask you the Latin quantity of the first syllable of comick, mimick, so-
e, &c. your answer would be a contradiction to your rule.—What irrefragably proves this to be
the genuine analogy of English quantity, is the different quantity we give a Latim word of two sylla-
bles when in the nominative, and when in an oblique case: thus in the first syllable of sidus and
nomen, which ought to be lºng ; and of mise, and onzºs which ought to be short, we equally use
the common long sound of the vowels: but in the oblique cases, sideris, nominis, miseri, oneris, &c
we use quite another sound, and that a short one : and this analogy runs through the whole En-
glish pronunciation of the learned languages. (533) (535.)
544. But the small dependence of the English quantity on that of the Latin will be best seen by a
selection of words of two syllables, with the accent on the first, and but one consonant in the middle,
and comparing them with the Latin words from which they are derived. -
£nglish dissyllables which have but one consonant, or a mute and liquid in the middle, and have the first sylla-
£le accented, contrasted with the Latin words from which they are derived, marked with their respectivo
quantities. -
Words in which the first vowel in both languages is long:
ica pica. ênal poenalis.
Hºa, :- drāina. Fº finális.
sabra, lābra, läbra. spinal, spinălis.
hydra, hydra. trinal, trimus. *
êra, - 3&ra. höral, hóra.
stråta, Strâta. thūral, thora.
jeon, $ºy. - flöral, flörålis.
stipend, stipendium. näsal, nāsūs.
Ötice, nótitia. fātaſ, fătălis.
ăgrance, , frăgro. mätal, nătălis.
license, licentia. vital, ălis.
crèdence, crèdentia mäval, māvālīs
fémale, Remina Tival, rivälis
#dile, aedilis. ūval, Övălis.
féline, fêlinus idol, idólum.
rāsure rāsāra. grécism, graecisinus
fibre, fibra, fibra. pågan, pågånus.
mêtre, mêtrum, métrum Ömen, onen,
näture, nātūra. t Siren, siren. .
splicate, , plácātus. siphon, algor, siphon
# primate, primâtus. cólon, xwaar, colon.
climate, clima. dërnon, daemon.
librate, Hibratus. hâlo, målo.
vibrate, vibro, vibro. sólo, sólo
private, privätus. tyro, tiro.
cérate, Cérátus. sólar, söläris.
finite, finitus. lázar, lăzărus.
zºvite, ēvita. söber, sºbrius.
aătiye, mātivus. tºger, tigris, tigris.
mótive, mötivu.S. er, aether.
votive, vötivus Öker, &ºt.
vöcal, vöcălis. mimer, mimus's
predal, preda. căper. căpparis.
t
• It is highly probable that in Ben Jonson's time, the a in this word was pronounced as hon, since be dºes it tº
thow the short sound of a with art, act, and apple-Grammar. - -
\

frágile,
fêbrile,
globule,
măcule,
platane, -" .
bāsil,
cávil,
dévil,
titom,
söphism
iminum,
ălum,
Ébon,
platin, ‘
rābin,
Cilmin,
%tin,
căvin,
ºilvia,
viper, vipera.
* - #. #: -
spinous, spinósus.
vinous, Vinðgus.
crébrous, crèber.
fetus, foetus.
edict, ëdictum.
sé"ret, sécrétus. .
fibre, fibra, fibra,
frāgrant, ſrāgrams.
cögent, cögent.
mögment, mömentura,
bölus, bělus. pêment, #1818,
præceptum. digest, sub. estus.
lénus. réflux rèfluxus.
päpa. - 3. rèfluxus.
clim tröph tröphaeum.
{ réflexus. pny, º
. chêly, chèle. ,
prabfixum. spiny, Spina.
phoenix. ' 3. p º
mātrix quéry, quaere.
vārix. glöry, głória.
syrinx, avºirá. slöry, história.
Words in which the same vowel is short in both languages.
māgicus. Siºbine, ... sºbini.
trägicus. ine, fämes.
lógica. rāpine, räpina.
cölicus. pºtine, pāºna.
chrönicus tribune, tribinus.
lyricus. stäture, stätära.
räbidus. rèfuse, réfüsus.
ãridus. pilate, pälätum.
placidus. 'sémate, sčnátus.
rigidus. -āgate, ãchâtes. .
idus. tribute, trībūtio.
vālīdus. minute, minūtus.
gélidus Stätute, stātūtus
Ölidus. vºlue, vålor.
sölſdus. statue, stättia.
timidus. arºmarch, mömarcha.
rápidus. etömach, stömachus.
säpäus. €pöch, epöcha
vàpidus. lish, pölitus.
těpidus ãmish, 1ames.
mitidus përish, pèrio.
sécèindus. pärish, -
£căg. rāvish, rapio.
méthédus. cörinth, cörinthus
pâlâtium ëpick, §piciis.
âmictus, tönick, têmicus.
călix. cönick, cönicus.
mälättä. töpick, töpſcus.
#misum. tröpick, tröpicus.
Emāgo. cynick, cºnſcus.
refligium. stàtick, stäticus.
ădăgium. critick, Criticus.
ălöe. mnétal, métallum.
5. rêbel, rèbello.
dócilis. mödel, mödtilus.
ăgſlis. cºme?, cámeius.
frāgilis. & châpel, cãpella
fêorflis, fébrilis. mövel, mövellus.
glöbülug. sigil, sigillum
mâctila. vigil vigilia.
lātāmūs. . sºil, stèrilis.
icum. gigour, rigèr.
civilior. ours vàlor.
dīābolus. cölour, cölor.
âtömus. tênour, tênor,
sóphisma. dólour, dölör.
minus. hönour, hönör.
âlûmen. Oes, ălöes.
ëbènus. rèlict, rêictus.
platina. prèphet, prophēta
rūdicula. Cöměts cömēta.
ctiminum. planet, planéta.
lâtinus. têmet, tënëo,
Căvea. thpet, thpes,
säbina. hibit, hällſtue

* 3.
câmon,
cãvern,
tavern,
säturn,
vicar,
schölar,
slåver,
prêper,
zèphyr,
liquor
vigour.
ºlumna.
dräco.
cłnon.
căverma.
täberma.
säturnus.
vicărius.
schöläris.
sāliva.
prüprus.
zéphyriis.
liquor.
vigor
* tacit,'
àdit,
vömit,
mérit,
tälent,
pätent, sº
mödest,
förest,
nèphew,”
sinew,
möney
stºidy.
- words in which the same vowel is long in English, and shert in Latin:
tümid,
cöma,
quðta,
tripod,
.
ence,
silence,
mönade,
tröchee,
sātire,
väcate,
cavate9
tümidiis.
cöma.
qūota.
tripus...
Séquentia.
.
silentium.
mömas.
tröchaeus.
sätyrā.
väco.
căvo.
dātivus.
triumphus.
föcus.
löcălis.
Qatarif
Čsis.
tripos.
föciis.
Cröcăş.
mödús.
gèntis.
siniis.
girum.
scăber.
‘nºtus.
blåtérans.
nátans.
ºrs, schésis.
º: th , ſº
words in waich the same vowel is short in English, and long in Latin
såtan, såtan.
hymen, hymen.
trident, tridens,
trigon, trigon
nègro, niger.
héro, hères.
pólar, pöläris.
påper, päpyrus.
Vapour, §: -
frågor, frigor.
rigour, rigor.
1Cnor, ºp.
êchor, §.
Säpor, sipºr.
făvour, fävär.
lābour, lābór.
Ödour, {jdúr.
!. trèmör.
pour, º
dal, #.
pétal, pétálum
récent, récens
ent, décens.
régent, régens.
client, cliens.
silent, silentium.
parent, pārams.
E. adj #:
âtent, tems.
potent, pétens.
gèrent, gérens.
virent, virens.
frèquent, frèquens.
séquent sèquens.
säcrist o
löcust, löcilstä.
P 3. p.m.
călix, :
hélix, bº.
9 &
2 c º
önyx, &nyx.
lègate, légitus.
fate, grânătus.
gránite, grânătus.
º spinichia
plºnish p º
winish, f
inic.
mºniº, ;:
flºurish, Örio.
nčurish, nútrio.
cºmick, Cönnºcus.
cöral, córillium,
§: mörålis.
jº" civilis.
&rin, flòrintºn

A
# ** . ---.
pênances gena. résin, résina. ; /
flörence, • flörentia. rösin, résina.
prêvince, -provincia. måtin, mātūtīnus
prüduce, prºductio. sölemn, sólēmnis.'
flábile, füßlis. fêion, fêlonia.
débile, débilis. mêlon, mêlo.
grânule, grânălum. lêmons, lêmönes.
promise, prêmitto. ëcho, êchö. hºw
céruse, cerúSSa. bishop, episcopus.
lêper, lêpra, lêpra, F. röffcio.”
primer, primitius. mit, tatio
préffer, préfero. spirit, spiritus.
river, rivus. visit, visito.
géver, séparo. pêdant, paedineus.
ckāmour, clámaðr clément, clémens.
&thicks, 'h&lum. cèment, Caerneatuſh.
cräsis, cräsis présent, prºsens.
prºcess, processus prêtest, flºor.
spirits, spiritus. lily, Hum.
trăject, träjéctus filly, fila.
prºject. prèjectus. véry, vérô
prºduct, prüductus. city, civitas.
crédit, créditus. privy, privus.
545. In this view of the Latin and English quantity, we see how uncertain it is to argue from the
former to the latter; for though the Latin accent is frequently a rule for placing the English accent,
as in words derived whole from that language, as abdomen, acumen, &c. § or preserving the same
number of syllables, as in impudent, elegant, from impudens, elegans, &c. (503) yet the quantity of the
Latin seems to have no influence on that of the English. In words of two syllables, where one con-
sonant comes between two vowels, as focus, basis, local, &c. though the vowel in the first syllable is
short, in Latin, it is long in English; and inversely, florid, frigid, lipid, &c., have the vowels in the
first syllable short, though these vowels are long infloridus, frigidus, lividus, &c.; so that if any thing
like a rule can be formed, it is, that when a word of three syllables in Latin, with the two first short,
is anglicised by dropping the last syllable; we shorten the first syllable of the English dissyllable,
unless it ends with the vowel u. (535.) Thus we see the shortening power of our English antepenul-
timate accent, which shortens every antepenultimate vowel but uº in our prorumciation of Latin
words ; as in mimicus, vividus, &c. and continues its shortening power in the penultimate accent of
these words when anglicised into mimick and vivid; and hence it is that the short quantity of the first
vowel in dissyllables is become so prevalent in our language, to the great detriment of its sound, and
the disturbance of its simplicity.
It may be necessary, in the next place, to take a view of such words as are either of Saxon or
French original, or not so immediately derived from the Latin, as to be influenced by its quantity.
Dissyllables with but one consonant in the middle, having the first syllable pronounced long
såfa: apra, lilach, ". söphi,
ăga, bifold, triglyph, kāli,
épha, dötard, gårish, rébeck,
gåla. dótage, zénith, copal,
china, cöping, cădi, gäbel,
mävel, égre, bösom, grävy,
hāzel, cipher, räven, ivy,
ſūcil, făther, ëven, házy,
êvil, såkér, zéchin, nizy,
âcorn, Öker, bāson, clöver,
mäSon, stöker, căpon, sizer,
dādo, täper, ãpron, mādir,
Săgo, túper, iron, tåbour,
brăvo, wāter, #. wäges,
tröchar, wāver, Öly, bółis,
* pólar, lêver, zány, töphet,
gröcer, over, tiny, egret,
spider, rigol, póny, rôlant,
cider, töken, crömy, pilot,
wäfer, mégrim, töry, börax,
wäger, bésom, ‘misy, bäby.
Dissyllables with but one consonant in the middle.
having the first syllab.e pronounced short
börough, drivel, flágon, gènet,
sèraph, swivel, wägon, cláret,
rèlish, hövel, tälon, clöset,
blêmism, grövel, ténon,
bânish, shövel, hérom,
dámask, drāzel, bárom,
frèlick, mânage, sirup, ºr
médal, börage, lècher ‘.
shěkel, visage, wäther,
âmel, rāvage, gäther,
chisel, sävage, lăther,
vei, rivage, räther
§phod, trăvise méther,
házard. ! ?% vſ. #'St-. hither

quantity of THE UNACCENTEP vowels
hāgard, réfuse, wither. #,
dºzard, frigate, thither, prévost,
lizard, shëriff, tither, gămot,
wizard, trăvail, 5ther, shādow
wizard, përil, möther, widow,
dice, vēnom, smöther, höne
băſance, Wömany pöther, cömely
vålance, riven, Siker, mâny,
dāmage, slöven, clêver, cöny,
hömage, ëven, něver, büry,
grável, sätin quiver, búsy,
bèvil, bävin cöver, bèvy,
lèvel, răvin, höver, lèvy,
- rèvel, - spävin, mänor, tºvy,
sn'ſvei, plévin, căract, privy,
river, cövin, * vàlet, ity.
#
From the perusal of this selection we see a great majority of words where the first vowel is sound
ed short, and therefore, to some inspectors it may seem improbable that the original tendency of
our Saxon language was to the long quantity of the penultimate vowel. But, as Mr. Nares very
judiciºusly observes, “the rule is sufficiently general to be admitted, and is undoubtedly founded
* in the nature of our pronunciation:” for which he quotes Dr. Wallis, who says "Haec videturgenui-
“na linguae nostrae ratio antiqua.” Elements of Orth&epy, page 225. * . e.
546. . Those who have made the progress of languages their study, will observe, it is presumed,
that the broad sounds of vowels change to the slender,” the difficult consonants to the easier, and
the long vowels to short ones. This, it is imagined, will be found to be true in all languages, as
well as our own ; and such alteration seems founded in the mature of man and of society. The next
object to understanding a language being despatch, it is no wonder that short sounds have been
encroaching on us, and depriving us of the tune of our words for the sake of gaining time. This is
apparent in the abbreviation of simples when compounded, as in knowledge, shepherd, &c. (518:) but as
it is the business of art to correct and regulate the eccentricities of mature and the excesses of custom, .
It should be the care of every philosophick grammarian to keep lais eye upon the original genius and
general scope of his language, and to suffer custom to depart as little from them as possible. But
although no inconsistency or want of analogy can alter any promunciation which is once acknow
ledged and settled, yet when a pronunciation is wavering, consisteney, analogy, and general prim
ciples, ought to decide against a great majority of mere fashion and caprice. -
Thus have I endeavoured to give a distinct view of the correspondence between the accent and
e $. of the learned languages and our own ; and to rescue a plain Englishman, (who, as Ben
Jomson says of Shakspeare, has little Latin and less G.eek,) from the supercilious criticism of those
Greeklings and Latinitasters, who are often remarkably ignorant of their own language, and yet
frequently decide upon its accent and quantity, because they have a smattering of Greek and La-
tin. If the question turns upon the accent of an English word, the Latin word it is derived from
is immediately produced, and sentence passed without appeal: and yet if the Englishman were to
ask the rule on which this decision is founded, the scholar would, in all probability, be at a loss to
tell him. Has every English word, he might say, the same accent as the Latin word from which it is
derived 2 This the scholar could not answer in the affirmative, as the least “ecollection would tell
aim that parsimony, acrimon” &c. cammot be accented after the Latim parsimonia, acrimonia, &c. as
the Latin is never acce: ... higher than the antepenultimate. But perhaps the English word is
adopted whole from the Latin. Here is undoubtedly a fair pretence for pronouncing it with the
Latin accent; and yet we see how many exceptions there are to this rule (see No. 503, b.) Or
perhaps, the English word, though anglicised, retains the same number of syllables. This, indeed,
may be said to be a general rule for preserving the Latin accent, but so general as to be neglected
in a thousand instances, (See No. 503, f, g, h, ś, ź.) But if the scholar, as is often the case, hud
dles quantity and accent together, and infers the English quantity from the Latin ; the English scho-
lar needs only to refer him to the selections here given, (No. 544, 545,) to show the inanity of such
a plea. . Upon the whole, therefore, I flatter myself that men of learning will be gratified to see
the subject in a clearer point of view that: any in which it has ever been exhibited; and the plain
English scholar will be indebted to me for giving him as clear and distinct an idea of the connec-
tion between the Greek and Latin accent and quantity, and the accent and quantity of his native .
tongue, as if he had Homer and Horace by heart; and for placing him out of the reach of those
pert minor criticks, who are constantly insulting him with their knowledge of the dead languages.
of the Quantity of the Unaccented Vowels not in the same Syllable with Consonants.
547. Accented syllables, as we have before observed, (179,) are so strongly marked as to be
easily comprehended when they are once settled by custom or analogy , but those immediately
before or after the accent are in a state of uncertainty, which some of our best judges find them-
selves unable to remove. Some grammarians have called all the open vowels before or after
the accent short, though the ear so evidently dictates the contrary in the w in utility, the o in
obedience, &c. Some have saved themselves the trouble of ſarther search by comprehending these
vowels under the epithet obscure; nay, so unfixed do the sounds of these vowels seem, that Dr.
Kenrick, whose Rhetorical Dictionary shows he was possessed of very great philological abilities
seems as much at a loss about them as the meanest grammarian in the kingdom; for when he
comes to mark the sound of the vowel o in the first syllable of a series of words with the accent on
the second, he makes the o in promulge, propel, and prolix, long as they ought to be ; and the same
letter in proboscis, proceed, and procedure, short. Dominion, domestick, donation, and domain, are mark
ed as if pronounced dom-inion, dom-estick, don-ation, and dom-ain, with the o short; while the first of
docility, potential, and monotony, have the o marked long, as in donor, potent, and modish ; though it is
* Alioqui, pro usu, abusus & inveteratus error mobis obtruderetur. Olim enim pro mutatione sonorum ruutabantur
& literae: & Si quando consuetudo aliquid mutasset, scribendi quoque modus statim variabatur. Unde quum apud En
nium & Plautum Sont & Servos diceretur & scriberetur, postea multis aurium deliciis o vocali rejecta, quod vastus illius
vide1etur sonus, w litera substituta est, & sono expressa; ita ut eorum loco Swnt & Servus prolatum & scriptum sit
adolphi Mekºrchi Brugensis De Vet, et Rect.”ronun, Linguae Graecae Commentarius,
tº.
w

* .
eertaia to a demonstration, that the etymology, accent, and letters, being the same, the same sound
must be produced, unless where custom has precisely marked a difference; and that the first sylla-
bles of promulge, propel, and prolia, and those of proboscis, proceed, and procedure, have no such dif.
ference, seems too evident to need proof.” * -
548 I know it may be demanded with great, plausibility, how do I know that there is not this
very inconsistency in custom itself? What right have I to suppose that custom is not as vague and
capricious in these syllables as in those under the accent? To which I answer: if custom has deter-
mined the sound of these vowels, the dispute is at an end. I implicitly acquiesce in the decision;
but if professors of the art disagree in their opinions, it is a shrewd sign that custom is not alto.
gether so clear in its sentence and I must insist on recurring to principles till custom has unequi-
vocally decided. - -
549. Every vowel, that is neither shortened by the accent, nor succeeded by a deuble consonant,
naturally terminates a syllable: and this terminating vowel, though not so properly long as if the
accent were on it, would be very improperly termed short, if by short, as is often the case, be meant
shut. (65.) According to this idea of syllabication it is presumed that the word opinion would fall in
to three distinct parts, and every part be terminated by a consonant but the first, thus o-pin-ion.
550. But it may be demanded, what reason is there in the mature of the thing for dividing the
word in this manner, rather than into op-in-ion, where a consonant ends every syllable 2 In this, as
in many other cases of delicacy, we may be allowed to prove what is right, by first proving what
is wrong. Every ear would be hurt, if the first syllable of opinion and opulence were prončunced ex-
actly alike; op-in-ion would be as different from 0-pin-ion, as 0-pulence from op-u-lence, and conse-
quently a different syllabication ought to be adopted ; but as opulence is rightly divided into op-u-
lence, opinion must be divided into o-pin-ion ; that is, the o must be necessarily separated from the py
as in ºpen; for, as was before observed, every vowel pronounced alone has its open sound, as no-
thing but its junction with a consonant can shut it, and consequently unaccented vowels not me-
cessarily joined to a consonant are always open : therefore, without violating the fundamental
laws of pronunciation, opinion must necessarily be divided into o-pin-ion and not op-in-ion, and the
o pronounced as in the word ope”, and not as in opulence ; which was the thing to be proved.
551. H these reasons are valid with respect to the vowel in question, they have the same force
with respect to every other vowel not shut by a consonant throughout the language. That the vow-
els in this situation are actually open, we may easily perceive by observing that vowel, which, from.
its diphthongal and semi-consonant sound, is less liable to suffer by obscure pronunciation thar
any other. The letter u, in this situation, always preserves itself full and open, as we may observe
in utility, lucubration, &c. The o the most open of all the simple vowels, has the same tendency in
obedience, opake, position, &c. the e in the first syllable of event, in the second of delegate, the first and
third of evangelist, in the second of gaiety, nicety, &c., the a in the first of abale, and the second of
probable, &c. and the i in nullity. This unaccented letter being no more than e, and this sound
when long, corresponding exactly with its short sound, which is not the case with any cf the other
vowels, (65) (66,) the difference between the long and short, or open and shut sound of this letter,
is less perceptible than in any other: yet we may easily perceive that a delicate pronunciation
evidently leaves it open when unaccented in indivisibility, as this word would not be justly pronoun-
ced if the i in every syllable were closed by a consonant, as if divided into in-div-is-ib-il-it-y,
the first, third, and fifth syllables, would, indeed, be justly pronounced according to this division,
as these have all accentual force, which shuts this vowel, and joins it to the succeeding consonant;
but in the second, fourth and sixth syllables, there is no such force, and consequently it must remain
open and unconnected with the consonant; though, as was before observed, the long and short
sound of this vowel are so mear each other, that the difference is less perceived than in the rest.
Every ear would be displeased at such a pronunciation as is indicated by ut-ti-lit-y, luc-cubºbra-tion,
op-pin-ion, pos-ition, ev-vent, ev-van-gel-ist, ab-bate, prob-bah-ble, &c.; but for exactly the same reasens
that the vowels out of the stress ought to be kept open in these words, the slender i must be kept
open in the same situation in the word in-di-vis-i-bil-i-ty, and every similar word in the language.t
552. From all this it will necessarily follow, that the custom adopted by the ancients and mo-
derms of joining the single consonant to the latter vowel in syllabication, when investigating the un-
known sound of a word, has its foundation in reason and good sense ; that the only reason why
vowels are short and shut, is their junction with a consonant; so those that are not joined to conse-
nants, when we are not speaking metrically, cannot be said to be either short or shut: and that as all
accented vowels, when final or pronounced alone, have their open sound, so those vowels that are alone
or final in a syllable, must necessarily retain their open sound likewise, as nothing but uniting instan-
taneously with the succeeding consonant can shut them : and though nothing but a delicate ear will
direct us to the degree of openness with which we must pronounce the first unaccented o in docility,
domestick, potential, proceed, monastick, monotonſ, &c. we may be assured that it is exactly under the
same predicament, with respect to sound, in all these words: and as they can never be pronounced
short and shut, as if written dossility, dommestick, &c. without hurting the dullest ear; so the e in
event, evangelist, &c. and the 2 in the third syllable of utility, and in the second, fourth, and sixth, of
indivisibility, can mever be sounded as if joined to the consonant without offending every delicate
ear, and overturning the first principles of pronunciation. .
553. The only considerable exception to this general rule of syllabication which determines the
sound of the unaccented vowels, is when e succeeds the accent, and is followed by r as in literal, ge-
neral, misery, &c. which can never be pronounced lit-e-ral, gem-e-ral, mis-e-ry, &c without the appear-
ance of affectation. In this situation we find the , corrupts the sound of the é, as it does that of

. * I am aware that this ingenious writer seems to avoid this inconsistency, by premising, in his Rhetorical Gram.
mar, page 43, that he has sometimes marked the 6 in words beginning with a preposition with the oratorial, and some
times with the colloquial pronunciation: thus, in commune, communicate, &c. the oratorial sound is given as in the first
syllable of common, while the colloquial sound changes the o into w, as if the words were written curmune, cºmmunicate,
&e : but the distinction in these examples does not touch the point: here there is a change only of one short sound ſor
another, and not any promiscuous use of a long and short, or open and shut sound of the same letter. Dr. Kenrick him
self, when he marks the o in proboscis, proceed, and procedure, does not adopt the short u, as he does in commune, conia-
municate, &c.; nor is he awai e of the essential difference with respect to the quantity of the vowel, in the double conso-
nant in one set of words, and the single cºne in the other. -
.# It is plain that Mr. Sheridan considered the unaccented vowel i, whether ending a syllable, or joined to the suc-
ceeding consonant, as standing for the same sound; for we see him sometimes making use of one division, and some-
times of another: thus he divides the word di-geº-si-ty with the i terminating the penultimate syllable, and u-mi-ver-sity
with the sane i united to the consonaut. The same variety takes piace in the words di-cis-i-bil-i-ty and an-di-vis #
tnt-it-y, while Dr Kenrick divides all words of this termiuation regularly in the former manner.
V ºn - "QUANTITY of UNAccENTED vowers, TT ; :
\ - | * f ,
* * severy other vowel when in a final unaccented syllable. For this consonant being nothirg more than
ajar, it unavoidably mixes with the e in this situation, and reduces it to the obscure sound ef short
u, (418,) a sound to which the other unaccented vowels before r have sometimes so evident a ten-
demov. - -
º: An obscure idea of the principles of syllabication just laid down, and the contradiction to
them perceived in this exception, has made most of our orth&epists extremely wavering and uncer.
tain in their division of words into syllables, when the unaccented e has preceded r, where we not
only find them differing from each other, but sometimes even from themselves:
Sheridan. Kenrick. Scott. Perry.
mix-ur-ubl, cºmmºn-E mis-e-ra-bl, mis-er-a-lile,
miz-sºr-y, mis-er-y, mis-e-ry, mis-e-ry,
sur-dzhter-ty, sur-ge-ry, sur-ge-ry, surg-e-ry,
2 sor-ce-rºſ, sor-ce-ry, sor-ce-ry,
rob-bury, - rob-ber-y, rob-be-ry,
fore-jer-y, for-ge-ry, for-ge-ry, forg-e-ry,
; : sld-be-ry, sla-ve-ri, sla-ve-ry,
ma-uur-y, Jºna-te-ry, kna-ve-ry, knap-e-ry,
bra- } bra-ve-ry, brav-e-ry,
cook-er-y, cook-e-ry, cook-e-ry,
rook-ur-y, rook-er-y, rook-e-ry, rook-e-ry,
im-midzh-ry, im-a-ger-y, im-a-ger-ty, in-a-ge-ry,
jium-mur-y, flum-mer-y, jium-ma-ry, _flum-mer-y,
mum-mur-y, mum-mer-y, mum-me-ry, mum-me-ry,
mzºr-dur-wr, sº mur-der-er, mur-der-er,
mur-dur-us, mur-der-ows, mur-der-ows,
Jine-ur-y, fi-te-ry, fine-ry,
gun-nºir-9, gun-ner-y, n-me-ry, gun-me-ry,
dan-je-rus, dar-ger-us, n-ger-ous, dan-ger-ous,
wo-sif-er-us, vo-cif-e-rous, vo-cifer-ows, to-ciſ-e-rous,
som-niffer-us, som-nif-e-rus, som-nifer-ous, som-nif-e-rous,
nu-mer-us, nu-me-rous, fiu-mile-routs, 7tu-mue-rous,
in-nu-mur-its, >, *º- in-nu-me-rous, in-rew-me-rous,
pros-per-us, - pros-per-ous, pros-per-ows,
im-pros-pur-us, *º-º-º-º-º-º: wn-pros-per-ous, un-pros-per-ous,
ut-ter-ebl, * -º-º-º: ut-ter-a-ble, - ut-ter-a-ble,
un-ut-ter-ebl, ummmammammº wn-ut-ter-a-ble, un-ut-ter-a-ble.
555. I have been the more copious in my collection of these varieties, that I might not appear to
have taken the advantage of any oversight or mistake of the press: nor is it any wonder when the
principles of syllabication so strongly inciine us to leave the vowel e, like the other vowels, open be.
fore a single consonant; and the ear so decidedly tells us, that this letter is not always open when
preceded by the accent, and followed by r, it is no wonder, I say, that a writer should be perplexed,
and that he should sometimes incline to one side, and sometimes to the other. I am conscious I
have not always been free from this inconsistency myself. The examples therefore which I
have selected, will, I hope, fully justify me in the syllabication I have adopted; which is, that
of sometimes separating the e from the r in this situation, and sometimes not. When solemn
and deliberate speaking has seemed to admit of lengthening the e, I have sometimes made it end
...the syllable; when this was not the case I have sometimes joined it to the r , thus, as e in the pe-
nultimate syllable of incarcerate, reverberate, &c. seems, in solemn speaking, to admit of a small de
gree of length and distinctness, it ends a syllable; but as no solemnity of pronunciation seems to
admit of the same length and openness of 3. e in tolerate, deliberate, &c. it is united with r, and sound-
ed in the notation by short u. It ought, however, to be carefully observed, that though the e in this
situation is sometimes separated from the r, there is no speaking, however deliberate and solemn,
that will not admit of uniting it to r, and pronouncing it like short u, without offending the micest
and most critical ear. -- -
556. It must also be noted that this alteration of the sound of e before r, is only when it follows
the accent, either primary or secondary, (522) (530;) for when it is in the first syllable of a word,
though unaccented, it keeps its true sound; thus, though the e is pronounced like u in alter, alteration,
&c. yet in perfection, terrifick, &c. this letter is as pure as when the accent is on it in perfect, terrible, &c.
. Something like the corruption of the sound of unaccented e before r, we may perceive in
the colloquial pronunciation of the vowel o in the same situation; and accordingly, we find our
best orthóepists differ in their notation of this letter: thus memory, memorable, initiemorable, memo-
rably, memorize, have the o pronounced like short u by Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott; and memo-
randum, with the o, as in open ; while Dr. Kenrick gives the o in all these words the sound it has
in the conjunction or. Mr. Sheridan marks the unaccented o in corporal, corporate, and corporation,
like the o in open ; but Mr. Scott pronounces this o in corporal, corporate, and corporation, like short.
u, and the same letter in incorporate, and incorporation, like. Mr. Sheridan ; and Dr. Kemrick, like the
o in the former instances. Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott are uniform in their pronunciation of the
same vowel like short u in armour, armorer, armory, pillory, suasory, persuasory, allegory, compulsory,
cursory, and predatory; while Dr. Kenrick pronounces the o in armour and armory, like the o in open,
and the same letter in pillory, allegory, and cursory, like the o in or, nor, &c. This diversity, among
good judges, can arise from nothing but the same uncertainty of the sound of this letter that we
have Just observed of the e, but if we marrowly watch our promunciation, we shall find that the un-
accented o may be opened and lengthened, in deliberate speaking, without hurting the ear, which
is not always the case with e, and this has induced me generally to separate the o from the succeeding
w when immediately following the accent; though I am sensible that the rapidity of colloquial speak-
ing often reduces it to short w without offending the ear: but when the o is removed more than one
syllable from the accent, the most deliberate speaking generally lets it slide into the other vowel
for which reason I have commonly marked it in this manner. See CoMMAND.
558. . It may, perhaps, appear to some of my readers, that too much time has heen spent upon
these nice distinctions of sound, in which judges themselves are found to disagree; but when we cqn.
wider how many syllables in the language are unaccented, and that these syllables are those
\
which the peculiar delicacy of the pronunciation of natives consists; when we reflect on the neces... "
sity of having as distinct and permanent sounds as possible, to which we may refer theseº
and evanescent ones, we shall not look upon an attempt to arrest aud investigate them aftauss
part of philology. ; * .
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sº. 4 Table of the simple and diphthowgal voirels rºmat, was #.
the Letters in this Dictionary. -
ENGLISH sounds. FRENCH sounds.
1. A. The long slender English a, as in fate, pá-per, &c. (73.j é in fêe, épée. -
2. 3. The long Italian a, as in får, fī-ther, pa-pá, mam-mă. (77.) a in fable, rable.
3. A. The broad German a, as in fåll wall, wä-ter. (83.) 4 in 4ge, Châlons. -
4. a. The short sound of the Italian a, as in fat, māt, már-ry. (81) • in fat, matin. * .
1. *. The long e, as in mê, hère, mē-tre, mē-dium. (93.) i in mitre, epitre.
2. č. The short e, as in mét, lét, gét. (95.) e in nette, nette. sº
1. i. The long diphthongal i, as in pine, ti-tle (105.) - ai in laïque, naif.
2. l. The short simple i, as in pin, tit-tle. (107.) i in inné, tittré.
1. Ó. The long open o, as in nô, mête, no-tice. (162.) o in globe, lobe.
2.8. The long close o, as in mêve, prêve, (164) - ou in mouvoir, pouvoir
3. 8. The long broad o, as in nôr, för, Ör; like the broad A. (167.) o in or, for, encor
4. &. The short broad o, as in mêt, hôt, göt. (163.) - o in hotte, cotte
1. *. The long diphthongal u, as in thbe, cöbe, cè-pid. (171.) - iou in Coutat, chiourme.
2. §. The short simple u, as in tab, cap, sap. (172.) . ets in neuf, veuf.
3. 6. The middle or obtuse u, as in bºll, fūll, påll, (173.) - ow in boule, foule, poue. "
61. The long broad 8, and the short 1, as in Čil. (299.) of in cycloide, heroique.
85. The long broad 8, and the middle obtuset, as inthöö, pöänd (313) aod in Aodie.
Th. The acute or sharp th, as in think, thin, (466.)
Th. The grave or flat TH, as in this, that. (41,) (50) (469.)
560. When G is printed in the Roman character, it has its hard sound in #. gone, &c. as go,
give, geese, &c.; when it has its soft sound it is spelled in the notation by the consonant J, as
; ginger, ji-ant, fin-ger. The same *...* observed of S: the Roman character denotes its
ard * in sin, run, &c, as so, sit, sense, &c.; its soft sound is spelled by s as rose, raise, &c. rosa,
faze,
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ADVERTISEMENT.
In the course of a critical investigation of the powers of the letters in the foregoing Principles,
there is scarcely a word of any difficulty or diversity of sound which has not been noticed : the
true pronunciation, with the reasons and authºrities for it, pointed out; so that if the inspector
should not meet with sufficient information in the Dictionary under the word; let him consult the
Principles under the vowel, diphthong, or consonant, he wishes to be explained, it is highly probuble he
will meet with the satisfaction he requires. Thus to know sºmething more concerning £ in the
word impugn, which some speakers pronounce and others suppress, let him look into the Principles
*Inder the fºe. G, No. 386, and he will find additional observations to those in the Dictionary un
der the word. It is true that most of these doubtful, as well as other words, are referred to the
Principles; but if this reference should by chance be omitted, it is hoped that this Advertisement
will supply the deficiency - w -
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AND EXPOSITOR OF THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
The figures refer to the numbers in the Principles of Pronunciation prefixed to this
Dictionary, where the different sounds o
the letters are explained at large.
Thus 73 refers to the first sound of the letter A ; 93 to the first sound of the letter
E.; and so of the rest.
The figures over the letters refer to the vowels in the words at the top of the page;
and the inder tº before these words refers to the table of simple and diphthongal
sounds, where the different sounds of the vowels are exhibited at one view.
[[F 559 refers to the table in page 71.
A
Thus
§ 559. Fäte 73, fºr 77, fall 83, fat 81; mê 93, mét 95, pine 105, plm 107; né 162, move
164, nôr 167, nét 163; tıbe 171, tab 172, būll 173; &#1 299; pôānd 313; thin 466, THis 469.
A The first letter of the alphabet, 73. A,
2 an article set before mouns of the singular
number; a man, a tree. Before a word begin-
ning with a vowel, it is written am, as an ox.
A is sometimes a noun, as great A: A is pla-
ced before a participle, or participial moun:
gone a hunting, come a begging.
nification denoting proportion: the landlord
hath a hundred a vear.
§3. The change of the letter a into an before a
vowel or mute h for the sake of sound, seems
to deserve more attention than has generally
been given to it by any of our grammarians,
and will therefore be considered under the ar-
ticle An ; which see.
Of the Alphabetical Pronunciation of the
Letter A.
50 many profound and ingenious observations
have been rmade upon this first step to litera-
ture, that volumes might be filled with the eru-
dition that has been lavished on this letter
alone. The priority of place it claims, in all
alphabets, has made it so much the object of
attention, that philologists suppose the founda-
tion of learning but weakly laid till the natural
and civil history of the first letter be fully set-
tled.
But, however deep have been their researches
into the origin of this letter, we find no author.
in our language has hitherto attempted to set-
tle the disputes that have arisen between the
natives of England, Ireland, and Scotland,
about the true sound of it, when called by its
name. Instead, therefore, of tracing this char-
acter through the circles of Gomer, the Egyp-
tian Hieroglyphics, the mysterious Abraxas,
or the Irish 8. I shall endeavour to obvi-
ate a difficulty that frequently arises when it is
promounced in the Hornbook: or, in other
words, to inquire what is the true name of the
first letter of the English alphabet—whether
we are to say .9/e, B, C ; flh, B, C ; or Aw,
B, C.
And first, it will be necessary to consider the na-
ture of a vowel ; which grammarians are gene-
rally agreed in defining to be “a simple arti-
“culate sound, formed by the impulse of the
“ voice by the opening only of the mouth in a
“ particular manner.” Now, as every vowel
by itself is sounded long, as nothing but its
junction with a consonant can make it other-
wise, it is matural, when pronouncing this vow-
A has a sig- ||
el alone to give it the long open sound but as \
A.
this long open sound is threefold, as heard in
face, father, and water, a lº, arises, which
of these long sounds shall we adopt as a com-
mon name to the whole species of this letter 2
The English make choice of the a in face, the
Irish of that in father, and the Scotch of that
in water. Each party produces words where
the letter a is sounded in the manner they con-
tend for ; but when we demand why one should
have the preference, the controversy is com-
monly at an end; any farther reasons are
either too remote or too insignificant to be pro-
duced : and indeed, if a diversity of names to
vowels did not confound us in ostr spelling, or
declaring to each other the component letters
of a word, it would be entirely needless to en-
ter into so trifling a question as the mere name
of a letter ; but when we find ourselves unable
to convey signs to each other on account of this
diversity of names, and that words themselves
are endangered by an improper, utterance of
their component parts, it seems highly incum-
bent on us to attempt a uniformity in this point,
which, insignificant as it may seem, is undoubt-
edly the foundation of a just and regular pro-
munciation.
The first rule for maming a letter, when pronoun
ced alone, seems to be this : Whatever sound
we give to a letter when terminating a syllable,
the same sound ought to be given to it when
pronounced alone; because, in both cases,
they have their primary, simple sound, uninflu-
enced by a succeeding vowel or consonant;
and therefore, when we pronounce a letter
alone, it ought to have such a sound as does
not suppose the existence of any other letter.
But wherever a terminates a syllable with the
accent upon it, (the only state in which it can
be said to be pure,) it has always the English
sound of that letter. The only exceptions to
this rule are, the words fa-ther, ma-ster, and wa-
ter; and that these are merely, exceptions, ap-
pears from the uniformity with which the ais
pronounced otherwise in parent, papal, taper,
fatal, &c., The other vowels have their names
exactly similar to the sound they pave in a
similar situation, as the e like that in me-grim,
the like the i in ti-tle ; the was the o in no-ble,
and the w like the win tu-tor. Thus, as it ap-
pears from the general analogy of pronuncia-
tion, that the sound, of the a, which the Eng.
lish adopt, is the only one that does not neces
sarily suppose the existence ºf any other sound,
it inevitably follows that theirs only is the pro-
per appellation of that letter.
A Y
flut there is amother analogy by which we may
determine, the true sound of the vowels when
F. singly ; and that is, the sound they
ave when preserved long and open by the final
e. Thus we call the letter e by the sound it has
in theme, the letter i as it sounds in time, the let-
tero as heard in tone, and the u as in tune :
and why the letter a should not be promounced
as heard in face, cannot be conceived; as each
of the other vowels has, like a, a variety of other
sounds, as they are united with letters which,
in some measure, alter their "uality.
In consequence of entertaining a different idea of
the a, when pronounced in the alphabet, we see
the natives of Ireland very prone to a different
pronunciation of the words where this letter oc-
vcurs; and, indeed, it is quite consistent with
their doctrine of the º º ..", words
parent, papal, taper, and fatal, shou e pro-
#ºf #; pah-pal, tah-per, and fah-tal.
We find the Scotch likewise inclinable to the
same pronunciation of a, when in words, as
when alone. Thus we hear Sawton, for Satan.
sawcred for sacred, and law-ity for laity ; and this
is perfectly consistent with the manner in which
they pronounce the letter a, when alone . there
is no medium. If this be not the true pronun-
ciation of these words, the a is certainly to be
sounded as the Fnglish do: for, whenever the
English give the Italian sound, as it may be
called, to the a, except in the words father and
master, it is always in consequence of its junction
with some consonant, which determines it to
that sound ; as in monosyllables terminating in
'r, as bar, car, far; but where it is not affected by
a succeeding consonant, as in the words parent,
papal, matal, fatal, we then hear it pronounced as
the slender English a, both in and out of com-
position. -
it will, perhaps, be objected, that the most fre-
quent short sound of a, as heard in cat, rat, mat,
carry, marry, parry, is the short sound of the
Italian a in father, car, mar, par, and not the
short sound of the a in care, mare, and pare : but
it may be answered, that this want of corres-
pondence between the mame of the letter, and
she most frequent short sound, is common to
the rest of the vowels: for the o, as heard in
cot, not, rot, is not the short sound of the o in
coat, note, wrote, but of the a in water, or of the
diphthongs in caught, naught, and wrought; and if
we ought to call the a, ah, because its short
sound corresponds to ah, for the very same rea-
son we ought to call the o, au; and a similar alter-
ation must take place with the rest of the vow-
els. As therefore, from the variety of soiánds
the vowels have, it is impossible to avoid the in-
convenience of sometimes sounding the letter
one way in a syllable, and another way in a
word, we must either adopt the simple long
sound when we would pronounce the letter
alone, or invent new names forevery different
sound in a different word, in order to obviate
the difficulty. º
It must not be dissembled, however, that the
sound of a, when terminating a syllable not
under the accent, seems more inclined to the
Irish than the English a, and that the ear is less
disgusted with the sound of Ah-men-i-cah than
of 4-mer-i-cay: but to this it may be answered,
that letters not under the accent, in a thousand
instances deviate from their true sound ; that
the vowel a, like several other vowels in a final
syllable not accented, has an obscure sound,
bordering on u ; but if the a, in this situation,
were pronounced ever so, distinctly, and that
this pronunciation were clearly the a in father,
it would be nothing to the purpose: when the a
is pronounced alume, it may be said not only to
be a letter, but a distinct character, and a noun
substantive; and, as such, has the same force
as the letters in an accented sylluble. The lettes
[[G 559.-Fāte, far, fall, fåt;—mè, mét;—pine, pīn;–
Aº
a, therefore, as the first character in the alpha
bet, may always be said to have the accent, an
ought to have the same long, open sound, as is
given to that letter when accented in a syllable,
and not influenced in its sound by any preced.
ing or succeeding consonant.
We may therefore conclude, that if all vowels
when pronounced alone, are accented and long.
if spelling be the pronunciation of letters alone,
(as it would be absurd to suppose ourselves ac-
quainted with the different consonants that de-
termine the sound of the vowels before they aro
pronounced,) it follows, that in spelling, or re-
peating the component parts of a word, wo
ought to give those parts their simple, and un-
combined sound: but there is no uncombined
sound of the vowel a, except the slender sound
contended for, unless in the words father and
master; and ºtherefore, when we repeat letters
singly, in order to declare the sound of a word,
we must undoubtedly give the first letter of the
º the sound we ever give it in the first
syllable of the numerous class la-dy, pa-gan,
ma-son, ba-son, &c.
Thus, after placing every objection in its stron-
gest light, and deducing our arguments from the
simplest and clearest principles, this important
uestion seems at last decided in favour of the
". who, independent of the arguments
in their favour, may be presumed to have a natu-
ral right to determine the name of the letter in
question, though it has been so often litigated
by their formidable and learned, though junior
relations. For though, in some cases, the ma
tives of Ireland and Sgátland adhere rather
more closely to analogy than the English them
selves, yet in this we find the English pronounce
perfectly agreeable to rule; and that the slem .
der pronunciation of the letter a, as they pro
nounce it in the alphabet, is no more than giv
ing it that simple sound, it ever has, when un
connected with vowels or consonants that alter
its power.
ABACUS, fib'ā-kās. s. [Latin.] A counting table,
the uppermost member of a column.
Aº. ā-bäft'. ad. 545. From the fore part of a
ship, towards the stern.
To ABANDON, fl-bán'dán. v. a. To give up, re.
sign, or quit; to desert; to forsake, 166
ABANDONED, fl-bändånd. par. 362. Given up
forsaken ; ##". in the highest degree.
ABANDONMENT, fl-bán'dān-mênt. s. The act
of #####
ABARTICULATION, fib-ār-tík-5-lä'shön. s 290
That species of articulation that has manifest
motion. -
To ABASE, fl-bāse'. v. a. To cast down, to de-
press, to bring low.
ABASEMENT, fl-base'mént. s. The state of being
brought low ; depression. -
To ABASH, fl-bāsh'. v. a. To make ashamed.
To ABATE, fl-bäte'. v. a. 545. To lessen, to di
minish.
To ABATE, fl-bäte'. v. n. To grow less.
ABATEMENT, fl-bâte'Emént. s. The act of aba
ting; the sum or quantity taken away by the
act of abating.
ABATER, fl-bā'tár. s. 98. The agent or cause by
which an abatement is procured.
ABB, fib. s. The yarn on a weaver's warp.
ABBACY, ab'bā-sé. s. 542. The rights, possess-
ions, or privileges of an abbot.
ABBESS, abbèss. s. The superior of a nun
Therw.
Aśy, or ABBY, fib'bé. s. 270. A monastery of
§§ persons, whether men or women.
ABBOT, fib'bāt. s. 166. The chief of a convent of
Iſleſ). -
To ABBREWLATE, ab-bré'vè-āte. v. a. To shor.
ten, to cut short. 505.
ABBREVIATION, ab-brè-vē-ă'shān, s. The aet
of shortening
*
ABJ
3
AH3()
—né, mêve, mêr, mēt;—täbe, tàb, ball 3–611;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
ABBREVIATOR, fib-brè-vè-ā'túr. s. One who
abridges. 521.
ABBREVIATURE, Ab-brè'vé-à-tshöre. s. 461. A
mark used for shortening
To ABDICATE, fib'dè-kāte. v. a. To give up
§§ to resign. 503
ABDICATION, fib-dè-kä'shôn. s. The act of ab-
dicating, resignation. -
ABDICATIVE, fib'dé-că-tiv. a. 512. That which
causes or implies an at dication. r
[G Dr. Johnson places the accent on the first
syllable of this word, and Mr. Sheridan and Mr.
Perry, on the second. The former is, in my
opinion, the most correct.
ABDOMEN, fib-dò'mén. s. 503. A cavity com-
monly called the lower venter or belly. 521.
ABDOMINAL, fib-dém'mè-mál.
ABDOMINOUS, #b-dôm'mè-nās.
Relating to the abdomen. te 1
To ABDUCE, fib-dûse'. v.a. To draw to a different
part; to withdraw one part from another.
ABDUCENT, fib-dû'sént. a. Muscles abducent
i. to open or pull back divers parts of the
body. *
ABDUCTOR, Ab-dák’tör. s. 166. The muscles
which draw back the several members.
ABED, fl-béd'. ad. In bed.
ABERRANCE, fib-êr'ränse. s.
the right way, an errour.
ABERRANCY, ab-êt rān-sé. s. The same with
Aberrance.
ABERRANT, ab-êr'rānt. a. Wandering from the
§ or known way. - -
ABERRATION, fib-êr-rå'shön. s. The act of de-
Yiating from the common track.
ABERRING, fib-ér'ring. part. 410. Going astray.
To ABERUNCATE, ab-ê-rún'kāte. v. a. To pull
up by the roots. 91.
To ABET, #-bét'. v. a. To push forward another;
to support him in his designs, by connivance,
encouragement, or help.
ABETMENT, fl-bêt’mént. s. The act of abetting.
ABETTER, or ABETTOR, 3-bêt’tár. s. He that
abets; the supporter or encourager of another.
166. 418.
ABEYANCE, fl-bā'ānse. s. The right offee sim-
ple lieth in abeyance, when it is all only in the
remembrance, intendment, and consideration
of the law. -
To ABHOR, fib-hör'. v. a. 168. To hate with ac-
rimony; to loathe.
ABHORRENCE, 3b-hör'rënse. ; S
ABHORRENCY, fib-hôr'rén-sé. e
The act of abhorring ; detestation.
ABHORRENT, fib-hör'rént. a. 168. Struck with
abhorrence; contrary to, foreign, inconsistent
with.
ABHORRER, fib-hăr'rir. s. 168. A hater, detester.
To ABIDE, fl-bide'. v. m. To dwell in a place, not
to remove; to bear or support the consequences
of a thing. It is used with the particle with, be-
fore a person, and at or in before a place.
ABIDER, fl-bi'dér. s.98. The person that abides or
dwells in a place. **
ABIDING, fl-biding. s. 410. Continuance.
ABJECT, fibjékt. a. 492. Mean or worthless;
contemptible, or of no value. .
ABJECT, fib'jékt. s. A man without hope.
To AB3ECT, fib-jékt'. v. a. 492. To throw away.
ABJECTEDNESS, Ab-jékt-éd-néss. s. The state
of an apject ... .
ABJECTION, Áb-jék'shūm. s. Meanness of mind;
3.
A deviation from
servility: baseness.
ABJECTLY, fibjékt-lè. ad. 452. In an abject
Inanner ; meanly.
ABJECTNESS, fib'jékt-nēss. s. Servility, mean-
R}{-SS.
ABILITY, fl-bil'è-té. s. 482. The power to do any
thing; capacity, qualification. When it has the
plural number, abilities, it frequently signifies
|ABLENESS, A'bl-nēss. s.
something; to retract, or recant, a position
upon oatſ, - -
ABJURATION, ab-jū-rå'shān. s. The act of ab.
juring ; the oath taken for that end. . . "
To ABLACTATE, fib-lák'tate. v. a. To wean
from the breast. 91. * *
ABLACTATION; fib-lāk-tà'shôn. s. One of the
methods of grafting.
ABEAgüEAfióN, ab-la-lºws.asháa. s. The
practice of opening the ground about the roots
of trees. 534. -
ABLATION, fib-lä'shān, s. The act of taking
away.
ABLATIVE, fib'lā-tív. a. 158. That which takes
away ; the sixth case of the Latin nouns.
ABLE, #'bl. a. 405. Having strong faculties, or
greatstrength or knowledge, riches, or any other
power of mind, body, or fortune; having power
sufficient.
Age:Boomed, à-bl-böd'did. a. Strong of body
99.
To ABLEGATE, fiblè-gāte. v. a. To send abroad.
upon some employment.
ABLEGATION, fib-lè-gå'shān. s. A sending
abroad.
*
Ability of body, vig-
our, force. º
2
ABLEPSY, fib'lép-sé. s. 482. Want of sight.
ABLUENT, fib'lú-ênt. a. That which has the
power of cleaning.
ABLUTION, 3b-lāshān. s. The act of cleans-
Ing. *
To ABNEGATE, fib'né-gāte. v. a. To deny. 91.
ABNEGATION, fib-nē-gå'shôn. s. Denial, re-
numciation.
ABOARD, fi-bórd’. ad. 295. In a ship.
ABODE, fl-böde'. s. Habitation, dwelling, place
of residence ; stay," continuation in a place.
ABODEMENT, 3-böde'mént. s. A secret anti-
cipation of solaëthing future.
To ABOLISH, fl-böl'lish. v. a. To annul; to put
an end to ; to destroy.
ABOLISHABLE, fl-bêl'lish-à-bl. a. That which
may be abolished.
AbºlishER, ā-ból'lish-àr s. 91. He that abol-
ISIlêS. t
ABOLISHMENT, fl-ból'lish-mênt. s. The act of
abolishing. -
ABOLITION, ab-ê-lish'ên. s. 544. The act of
abolishing.
ABOMINABLE, fl-böm'é-nā-bl. a. Hateful, de-
testable.
ABOMINABLENESS, fl-böm'ê-nā-bl-néss. s. 501.
The quality of being abominable; hatefulness,
odiousness.
ABOMINABLY, fl-böm'é-nā-blé. ad. Most hate-
fully, odiously.
To ABOMINATE, 3-böm'ê-māte. v. a. To ab-
hor, detest, hate utterly.
ABOMINATION, fl-bóm-è-mâ'shūm. s. Hatred,
detestation.
ABORIGINES, ab-ê-ridje'ê-nēz. s. The earliest
inhabitants of a country.
ABORTION, #-bór'shôn. s. The act of bringing
§ untimely ; the produce of an untimely
birth.
ABORTIVE, fl-bör'tív. s. 157. That which is born
before the due time.
ABORTIVE, fl-bór'tív. a. Brought forth before
the due time of birth; that which brings forth
nothing. -
ABöRTiVELY, 3-bërtiv-lè, ad. Born without
the due time; immaturely, º
ABORTIVENESS, #5&r'tiv-nēss. s. The state of
abortion. *.
ABORTMENT, A-börtmént. s. The thin
forth out of time; an untimely birth.
ABOVE,3-bäv'. prep. 165. Higher in place; higher
in rank, power, or excellence; beyond, more
than; too proud for, too high for.
* *
gbrought
the faculties or powers of the mind.
To ABJURE, fibjöre'. v a. To swear not to do.
ABQWE, fl-bêv', ad. Over head; in the regious
# of heaven, 3ks.
ABS
4 - ABS
[[ī 559-Fåte, för, fall, fat;-mê, mēt ;—pine, plm ;-
# ABOVE ALL, fl-bāv-All'.
§ r
ABOVE-BOARD, fl-bāv'börd. In open sight;
without artifice or trick. -
ABOVE-CITED, 3-bāy'sitéd., Cited before. .
ABOVE-GROUND, a-bäv'größnd. An expression
used to signify, that a man is alive; not in the
aVe.
Aśvā-MENTIONED, ā-bäv'mén-shānd. See
Above-cITED. e
To ABOUND, fl-böänd'. v. m. 545. To have in
eat plenty, to be in great plenty.
ABOUT, #-böät'. prep. 545. Round, sºrround-
ing, encircling; near to; concerning, with re-
gard to, relating to; engaged in, employed
upon; appendant to the person, as clothes, &c.;
relating to the person, as a servant. e
ABOUT, fl-böätſ. ad. Circularly; in circuit ;
nearly; the longest way, in opposition to the
short straight way; to bring about, to bring to
the point or state desired; as, he has brought
about his purposes; to come about, to come to
some certain state or point; to go about a thing,
to prepare to do it.
ABRACADABRA, fib-rá-kā-dāb'rá.
statious charm against agues.
To ABRADE, à-brºde. v.a. To rub off, to wear
away from the other parts. -
ABRASION, fl-brå'zhēn. s. The act of rubbing,
a rubbing off.
ABREAST, fl-brést', ad. 545. Side by side.
To ABRIDGE, fl-bridje'. v. a. To make shorter
in words, keeping still tha same substance; to
contract, to diminish, to cut short; to deprive of.
ABRIDGED OF, 3-bridjd' àv. Deprived of, de-
barred from. 359.
An ABRIDGER, fl-bridjör. s. He that abridges,
a shortener; a writer of compendiums or abridg-
rments. -
ABRIDGMENT, fl-brºdje'mént. s. The contrac-
tion of a larger work into a small compass a
diminution in general.
ABROACH, fl-brótsh', ad. 295. In a posture to
run out; in a state of being diffused or propa-
ted.
Aśd, à-bråwd'. ad. 295. Out of the house;
in another country; without, not within.
To ABROGATE, fib'rö-gāte. v. a. To take away
from a law in force; to repeal, to amul. 91.
ABROGATION, Ab-rö-gå'shôn. s.
abrogating; the repeal of a law. -
ABRUPT, fib-rápt. a. Broken, craggy; sudden,
without the customary or proper preparatives.
ABRUPTION, fib-ráp'shán. s. Violent and sud-
dem separation.
ABRUPTLY, fib-räpt'lé. ad. Hastily, without
the due forms of preparation.
ABRUPTNESS, Ab-rūpt'néss. s. An abrupt man-
mer, haste, suddenness.
ABSCESS, *śjº morbid cavity in the body.
To ABSCIND, fib-sind'. v. a. To cut off.
ABSCISSION, 3b-sizh'ên.s. The act of cutting off;
the state of being cut off. -
§3. I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in mark-
ing the ss in this word, and, I think, with the
best usage on my side. Though double s is al
most always pronounced sharp and hissing, yet
when a sharps precedes, it seems more agree.
able to the ear to pronounce the succeedings
flat. Thus, though the termination ition is al-
ways sharp, yet because the s in transition is
necessarily sharp, the t goes into the flat sound,
as if written transizhion, which see.
In the first place;
A super-
To ABSCOND, Ab-sköndº. v. a. To hide one's;
self.
ABSCONDER, Éb-skön'dër. g. The person that
absconds. |
ABSENCE, ab'sénse. s. The state of being ab-
- i.º. º #. inattention, heed-
3 DegléCt Of the present of ject.
... ABSENT, #. tºl. p J
in mind, imattentive,
The act of
|
492. Not present; absent
|
To ABSENT, ab-sémt'. v. a. To withdraw, to
forbear to come into presence.
ABSENTEE, fib-sén-te'. s. A word used com-
monly with regard to Irishmen living out on
their jºi
ABSINTHLATED, fib-stn'thè-à-téd. p. Impreg-
nated with wormwood.
To ABSIST, fib-sist'. v. m. To stand off, to leave
off.
To ABSOLVE, fib-zölv’. v. a. 448. To clear, to
acquit of a crime in a judicial sense; to set free
from an engagement or promise; to pronounce
a sin remitted, in the ecclesiastical sense.
ABSOLUTE, fib'só-lāte. a. 448. Complète, ap-
plied as well to persons as things; uncondition
al, as an absolute promise; not relative, as ab-
solute space, not limited, as absolute power-
See Dom ESTic.
ABSOLUTELY, fib'só-lète-lè. ad. Completely,
without restriction; without condition; pe-
remptory, positively.
ABSOLUTÉNESS, fib'sè-lôte-néss. s. Complete-
ness; freedom from dependence, or limits;
despotism. º
ABSOLUTION, fib-sà-lâ'shām. s.
remission of sins, or of pemance. -
ABSOLUTORY, ab-sål'è-tūr-ré. a. That which
absolves. -
[* In the first edition of this Dictionary fol-
lowed the accentuation of Johnson and Ash in
this word, and placed the stress upon the first
syllable, contrary to what I had dome some
years before in the Rhyming Dictionary, where
I had placed the accent on the second, and
which was the accentuation adopted by JMr.
Sheridan. Upon a nearer inspection of the ama-
logies of the language, I find this the preferable
mode of marking it, as words in this termi-
nation, though very irregular, generally follow
the stress of the corresponding moun or verb,
and consequently this word qught to have the
same accent as absolve, which is the more im-
mediate relation of the word in question, and
not the accent of absolute, which is the most
distant. 512. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Entick, and
JNares, have not inserted this word; and JMr.
Perry * improperly accents it upon the third
syllable.
ABSONANT, Éb'sö-mânt. a. 544. Contrary to
Fêa SOI).
ABSONOUS, #b'sö-mâs. a. Absurd, contrary to
Iſè3 SO11.
To ABSORB, 3b-sèrb'. v. a. To swallow up ; to
suck up.
ABSORBENT, fib-sårbënt. s. A medicine that
sucks up huiaours.
#3:#;".
rp
Acquittal; the
Swallowed up.
ABSORPTION, fib-sårp'shān... s. The act of
swallowing up.
To ABSTAIN, fib-stāme'. v. n. To forbear, to de-
By ºne's self any gratification.
ABSTEMIOUS, fib-stè'mé às a. Temperate, so-
ber, abstinent.
ABSTEMIOUSLY, ab-sté'mē-ăs-lè. ad. Tempe-
rately, goberly, without indulgence.
ABSTEMIOUSNESS, Ab-stèmè-ás-mêss. s. 534.
The quality of being abstemious.
ABSTENTION, fib-stén'shān, s. The act of hold-
ing off.
To ABSTERGE, fib-stérje'. v. a. To cleanse,
§ wiping. -
ABSTERGENT, ab-stérſént. a. Cleansing; hav-
ing a cleansing quality.
To ABSTERSE, fib-stérse'. v. a. To cleanse, to
§
ABSTERSION, Ab-stér'shôn. s. The act of
cleansing. -
ABSTERSIVE, Ab-stér'sfw.a. 428. That has the
quality of absterging or cleansing.
ABSTINENCE, 3b'stè-ménse. s. Forbearance of
; thing; fasting, or forbearance of negossary
QQQ1,
ACA
—nº móve, nºr ºt;-túbe, tab, bill;-&i:;—pôānd;—t
ABSTINENT,ābstè-mént. a. Thatuses abstinence.
To ABSTRACT, fib-stråkt'. v. a. To take one
thing from another; to separate ideas; to re-
duce to an epitome
ABSTRACT, fib-stråkt'. a. Separated from some-
thing else : generally used with relation to men-
tal perceptions.
ABSTRACT, âb'stråkt. S. 492. A smaller quan-
tity, containing the virtue or power of a great-
er; an epitome made by taking out the princi-
pal parts.
AśćTED, āb-stråk’téd. p. a. Separated;
refined, abstruse ; absent of mind. .
ABSTRACTEDLY, fib-stråk'téd-lè. ad. With ab-
straction; simply; separate from all contingent
circumstances.
ABSTRACTION, fib-stråk'shôn. s. The act of
abstracting ; the state of being abstracted.
ABSTRACTIVE, Ab-stråktív. a. Having the
power or quality of abstracting.
ABSTRACTLY, fib-stråkt'lé. ad. In an abstract
Iſlaſh ſièF. -
ABSTRUSE, fib-stråse'. a. 427. Hidden; diffi-
cult; remote from conception or apprehension.
ABSTRUSELºy, àb-ströse'ſé. ad. Obscurely, not
lainly, or obviously.
Ağ. āb-stråse'néss. s. Difficulty;
obscurity. º -
ABSTRUSITY, fib-strå'sè-té. s. 511. Abstruse-
mess; that which is abstruse.
To ABSUME, fib-stime'. v. a. To bring to an end
by gradual waste. -
ABSURD, ab-sård’. a. Inconsistent; contrary to
reaSOIl. *
ABSURDITY, fib-str'dè-té. s. 511. The quality
of being absurd ; that which is absurd.
Anººpy, absárdi.ad. Improperly, unrea-
sonably. s
ABSURDNESS, Ab-sård'méss. s. The quality of
being absurd ; injudiciousness, impropriety.
ABUNDANCE, fl-bán'dánse. s. Plenty; great
numbers; a great quantity; exuberance; more
than enough.
ABUNDANT, fl-bán'dānt. a. Plentiful; exube-
rant; fully stored.
ABUNDANTLY, fl-bán'dánt-lè. ad. In plenty ;
amply ; liberally ; more than sufficiently. .
To ABUSE, fl-būze'. v. a. 437. To make an ill
use of ; to deceive, to impose upon ; to jreat
with rudeness.
ABUSE, fl-base'. s. 437. The ill use of any thing;
a corrupt practice; bad custom ; seducement;
unjust censure, rude reproach.
ABUSER, fl-bā'zār. s. He that makes an ill use; he
that deceives; he that reproaches with rudeness.
ABUSIVE, fl-bú'siv. a. 428., Practising abuse;
containing abuse ; deceitful.
Ašijśīvīy, ā-bū'słv-lè. ad. Improperly; by a
wrong use ; reproachfully.
To ABUT, #-bêt'. v. m. obsolete. To end at ; to
border upon ; to meet ; or approach to.
ABUTMENT, a-bät'mént. s. That which abuts,
or borders upon another.
ABYSS, 3-biss'. s. A depth without bottom ; a
great depth,; a gulf.
ACACIA, 3-kä'shē-ă. s. 505. A drug brought from
Egy pt. 4 * * f 4. º
ACADEMIAL, flk-à-dèmè-āl. a. Relating to an
academy.
ACADEMAN, Ak-à-dèmè-án. s. A scholar of an
academy or university.
ACADEMICAL, Šk-à-dém'mè-kál. a. Belonging
to an university. al
ACADEMICK, #k-à-dém'ík, s. 508. A student of
... an šić. *
ACAPEMICK, flk-kā-dém'ik. a. Relating to an
university.
ACADEMICIAN, flk-kā-dè-mish'ān The
member of an academy.
Kā-kād'dè-mist,
academist; , or, S,
- aka-dārist. S
The member of an academy.
*-
f
r
S.
5
ACA
hin, this.
$ ā-kād'dè-mé 2
4. Or, s.
Čák'ā-dém ë. -
An assembly or society of men, uniting for the
promotion of some art; the place where geien.
ces are taught; a place of education, in con
trºdistinction to the universities or public
Schools.
ACADEMY,
iſſ; Dr. Johnson tells us, that this word was an
ciently and properly accented on the first syl
lable, though now frequently on the second
That it was accented on the first syllable tili
within these few years, is pretty generally re
membered ; and if Shakspeare did not, by po
etical license, violate the accentuation cf his
time, *t was certainly pronounced so two cen.
turies ago, as appears by Dr. Johnson's imita-
tion cf hini:
“Our court shall be a little academy;
“Still and contemplative in living arts.”
Love's Labour's Lost.
And in Ben Jomson's JNew Inn we find the same
accentuation :
“Every house became
“An academy of honour, and those parts
“We see departed.”——
But the accentuation of this word formerly, on
the first syllable, is so generally acknowledged,
as not to stand in need of poetic authority
The question is, whether this accentuation, or
that which places the stress on the second syl
lable, is the most proper ? To wave, therefore,
the authority of custom, which precludes all
reasoning on language, and reduces the dispute
to a mere matter of fact, it may be presumed
that whatever is agreeable to the most general
usage of the language in similar words, is the
most proper in this ; and if it appears that ge-
neral usage, in similar words, is in favour of the
old pronunciation, it must certainly, for "that
reason, be allowed to be the best. And first it
may be observed, that as our language is almost
as averse to the accent on the last syllable, as
the Latin, it is a general custom with us, when
we adopt a word from the Latin, and abridge
it of one or two of its syllables, to remove the
accent at least a syllable higher than it was in
the original language, that the accent, when the
word is naturalized, may not rest on the last
Thus of Homérus, we make Hômer; of Virgilius,
Virgil, and of Horátius, Hörace: Hyacinthus
altered to Hyacinth, removes the accent two
syllables higher; and caeremónia, become cére-
mory, does the same ; and no law, that I know
of, forbids us to accent academia, or if you will
Axxdhøia, when turned into academy, on the
first syllable, as it was constantly accented by
our ancestors; who, receiving Greek through
the medium of Latin, generally pronounced
Greek words according to the Latin analogy,
and therefore necessarily placed the accent of
acadenia on the third syllable, which, when re-
duced to academy, required the accent to be re-
Imoved higher. ... • w
But how, it will be said, does this account for
placing the accent on the first syllable of the
English word academy, rather than the second f
To this it may be answered, that the number
less instances of preference given by the accent
to the first syllable in similar words, such as
weloncholy, parsimony, dilatory, &c. might be a
sufficient authority without any other reason.
But, perhaps, it will be pardoned me if I go
farther, and hazard a supposition that seems to
account for the very common practice of Fº
the accent of so many of the longer polysylla.
bles from the Latim on the first or second sylla-
ble. Though in the Latin there never was
more than one accent upon a word, yet, in our
pronunciation of Latin, we commonly place an
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ACC
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* ... r.
II; 559–Fate, far, fall, fat;—mè, mét;—phie, pīn;—
accent on alternate syllables, as in our own
words; and when the Latin word, by being an-
licised, becomes shorter, the alternate accent
É. the principal. Thus, in pronouncing
the Latin word academia, the English maturally
place an accent on the first and third syllable,
as if divided into &c-a-dā-mi-a; so that when the
word becomes anglicised into &c-a-de-my, the
first syllable retains the accent it had when the
word was Latin. On the other hand, it may be
conjectured with some probability, that a fond-
ness for pronouncing like the French has been
the occasion of the alteration. As the English
ever suppose the French place the accent on
the last syllable, in endeavouring tº, promoumce
this word after their manner, the stress must
naturally fall on the second and last syllables,
as if divided into a-căd-a-mie; and front an imi-
tation of this, it is probable, the present pro-
munciation of the word was produced. Thus
we have a very probable reason why so many
of our longer words from the Latin are accent.
ed so near the beginning ; as, in this mode of
pronouncing them, they seem to retain one of
the accents of the original. Hence the long
train of words, voluntaru, comparable, disputable,
admirable, &c. have the accent on the first sylla-
ble, because in pronouncing the words volunta-
rius, comparabilis, disputabilis, admirabilis, &c. we
commonly lay a stress upon the first, as well as
the third syllable. As to the analogy, as Mr.
Sheridan pretends, of pronouncing this word
with the accent on the second syllable, because
words ending in my have the accent on the ante-
emultimate, nothing can be more ill-founded.
rue it is, that words of this termination never
have the accent on the penultimate ; but that,
for this reason, they must necessarily have the
accent on the antepenultimate, I cannot well
comprehend. If polygamy, oeconomy, astronomy,
&c. 513. have their accent on the antepenulti-
te, it arises from the nature of the termina-
tions; which being, as it were, a species, and
applicable to a thousand other words, have, like
dogy and graphy, the accent always on the pre-
ceding syllable; which seems best to unite the
compound into one word: but academy being a
simple, is subject to no such rule, and seems
naturally to incline to a different analogy of
i." Thus Dr. Johnson seems to
ave decided justly in saying the word academu
ought to have the accent on the first syllable;
though present usage, it must be confessed,
seems to lead to the contrary pronunciation.
ACANTHUS, #-kān'thäs. s.470. The herb bearg-
foot.
ACATALECTIC, Å-kāt-à-lék'tík. s. A verse which
has the complete number of syllables.
To ACCEDE, flk-sède'. v. n. To be added to; to
come to
To ACCELERATE, flk-sé!'làr-āte. v. a. To make
uick, to hasten, to quicken motion.
ACCELERATION, flk-sél-lär-à'shām. s. The act
of quickening motion; the state of the body ac-
celerated. 555.
To ACCEND, flk-sène v. a. To kindle; to set
Oil furt.
ACCENSION, Šk-sém'shön. s. The act of kin-
gling , or the state of being kindled.
ACCENT, flk'sént. s. 486. The manner of speak-
ing or promouncing; the marks made upon syl-
lables to regulate their pronunciation; a modi-
fication of the voice, expressive of the passions
or sentiments.
To ACCENT, Ak-sént v. a. 492. To pronounce,
to speak words with particular regard to the
ammatical marks or rules; to write or note
€ acCentS.
ACCENTUAL, flk-sén'tshū-ál. a. Relating to ac-
cents.463.
[3” This word is in no English Dictionary I have
met with ; but, conceiving its formation to be
perfectly agreeable to the analogy of English
adjectives, and finding it used by several very
respectable authors, I have ventured to insert it
Mr. Foster, in his Essay on Accent and Quail-
tity, says, “When a high note succeeds a low
“one, or rises above the grave tone of voice,
“the perception of it is sudden and instanta-
“meous, before the continuance of the note is
“ determined one way or the other for long or
“short. This I more clearly conceive, than Icarº
“perhaps express. I can however engage tollake
“it perceptible to a common Englishearin any
“Greek word, according to its present accentua.
“mark.” And Dr. Galley, in his Dissertation
against Greek Accents, makes use of the same
word, where he says, “ For if ºrogot means, at:-
“cording to Mr. Foster, that oratorical or com.
“mon discourse differs from music only in the
“ number of sounds, i. e. that the former has
“only four or five notes, but that the latter has
“many more, them the accentual pronunciation
“of a Greek sentence will not differ from the
“singing of the same sentence, when set to four
“ or five corresponding notes in music, i.e. it
“will in both cases be a soug.”
To ACCENTUATE, flk-sén'tshū-àte. v. a. 461. To
lace the accent properly.
ACCENTUATION, flk-sèn-tshū-à'shām. s. The
act of placing the accent in pronunciation; or
writing.
To ACCEPT, flk-sépt'. v. a. To take with plea-
sure, to receive kindly.
ACCEPTABILITY, flk-sép-tá-billè-tè. s. The
uality of being acceptable.
Ağrº. āk'sép-tá-bl. a.Grateful; pleasing
Ijº" Within these twenty years this word has
shifted its accent from the second to the first
syllable. There are now few polite speakers
who do not pronounce it acceptable; and it is
much to be regretted that this pronunciation is
become so general; for where consonants of so
different an organ as p and t are near the end
of a word, the word is pronounced with much
more difficulty when the accent is removed
higher than when it is arrested by these letters;
for, in this case; the force which accompanies
the accent facilitates the organs in their transi-
tion from the forniation of the one letter to the
other. As mature, therefore, directs us to place
the accent upon these consonants in all words
ending in active, ective, ictive, octive, and uctive
actible, ectible, octible, &nd uctible; so we ought to
listen to the same voice in pronouncing accepta-
ble, susceptibie, corruptible, with the accent on the
second syllable. See Commendable.
ACCEPTABLENESS, flk'sép-tá-bl-néss. s. The
uality of being acceptable;
ACCEPTABLY, #k'sép-tá-blé. ad. In an accep-
table manner. -
ACCEPTANCE, flk-sép'tänse. s. Reception with
approbation.
ACCEPTATION, flk-sép-tä'shān. s. Reception,
whether good or bad; the meaning of a word.
ACCEPTER, file-sép'tár. s. 98. The person that
aCCepts. . . .
ACCEPTION, flk-sép'shēn. s. The received sense
of a word ; the meanin *
ACCESS, #k-séss'. s. #e way by which any
thing may be approached; the means, or liberty,
of approaching either to things or men; in.
crease, enlargement, addition; the returns or
fits of a distemper. t
[[; This word is sometimes heard with the accent
on the first syllable. -
“Hail, water-gruel, healing power,
“Of easy access to the poor!” tº
But this pronunciation ought to be avoided as
contrary to analogy, and the general usage of
the language; as may be seen in Johnson under
the word.
ACCESSARINESS, ak'sés-sà'rè-nēss. S. The
state of being accessary.
***, *, ' ' s.---
** - JºãV_c \,
—mö, móve, mêr, nôt ;—töbe, tàb, bull;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
ACCESSARY, #k'sés-sà-ré. s. He that, not being
the chief agent in a crime, contributes to it.
ACCESSARY, flk'sés-sà-ré.a. Joined to, addi
tional; helping forward.
ACCESSIBLE, #k-sés-'sè-bl. a. That which may
be approached.
ACCESSION, flk-sésh'ón. s. Increase by some-
thing added ; the act of coming to, or joining
one's self to, as, accession to a confederacy;
the act of arriving at, as, the king's accession
to the throne... .
ACCESSORILY, ak'sés-sà-ré-lè. ad. In the man-
mer of an accessory. -
ACCESSORY, #k'sés-sö-rè. a. 557. Joined to
another thing, so as to increase it; additional.
ACCIDENCE, flk'sè-dénse. s. The little book
containing the first rudiments of grammar, and
explaining the properties of the eight parts of
§§
ACCIDENT, #k'sè-dént. . s. The property or
quality of any being which may be separated
from it, at least in thought; in grammar, the
property of a word; that which happens un-
foreseen; casualty, chance. *
ACCIDENTAL, Šk-sè-dén'tál. s. A property non-
essential. -
ACCIDENTAL, ak-sé-dén'tál. a. Having the
quality of an accident, non-essential; casual,
fortuitous, happening by chance. .
ACCIDENTALLY, flk-sé-dén'tál-lè. ad. Casually,
fortuitously.
ACCIDENTALNESS, flk-sè-dén'tál-nēss. s. The
qººy of being accidental.
ACCIPIENT, flk-sip'pë-ént. s. A receiver.
To ACCITE, flk-site'. v. a. To call ; to summon.
ACCLAIM, flk-kläme'. s. A shout of praise; ac-
clamation.
ACCLAMATION, flk-klä-mâ'shān, s. Shouts of
applause.
ACCEIVITY, flk-kliy'vé-té. a. 511. The steep-
ness or slope of a line inclining to the horizon,
reckoned upwards; as, the ascent of an hill is
the acclivity, the descent is the declivity.
ACCLIVOUS, #k-kli'vās a. 503, h. Rising with
a slope.
To ACCLOY, flk-klöè'. v. a. 329. To fill up, in
an ill sense; to fill to satiety.
To ACCOIL, filt-köll'. v. n. 299. To crowd; to
keep a coil about ; to bustle; to be in a hurry.
ACCOLENT, flk'kö-lènt. s. 544. A borderer.
ACCOMMODABLE, flk-köm'mô-dà-bl. a That
which may be fitted.
To ACCOMMODATE, flk-köm'mô-dāte. v. a.
91. To supply with conveniencies of any kind.
ACCOMMODATE, flk-köm'mô-dāte. a. Suit-
able, fit. 91. -
ACCOMMODATELY, fik-köm'mô-dàte-lè. ad.
91. Suitably, fitly.
ACCOMMODATION, Ák-köm-mö-dà'shān. s.
Provision of conveniencies; in the plural, con-
veniencies, things requisite to ease or refresh-
ment; composition of a difference; reconcilia-
tion; adjustment.
ACCOMPANABLE,ák-kām'pā-nā-bl. a. Sociable.
ACCOMPANIER, ak-kām‘pā-nē-ăr. s. The per-
son that makes part of the company ; com-
panion.
To ACCOMPANY., ák-küm'pá-nē. v. a. To be
with another as a companion; to join with. 165.
ACCOMPLICE, flk-köm'plis. s. 142. An associate,
a partaker, usually in an ill sense; a partner,
or Co-Operator. -
To ACCOMPLISH, flk-köm'plish. v. a. To com-
plete, to execute fully, as, to accomplish a de-
sign; to fulfil, as a prophecy; to adorn, or fur-
nish either mind or ;
ACCOMPLISHED, flk-k m’plish-Éd. p. a. Com-
plete in some qualification ; elegant, finished in
respect of embellishments.
ACCOMPLISHER, #k-köm'plish-àr. s. The per-
- P
son that agg.9mplishes. . {
ACCOMPLISHMENT, ak-köm'plish-mênt. s.
Completion, full performance, perfection, coni,
pletion, as of a prophecy; embellishment, ele-
ance, ornament of mind or body.
ACCOMPT, #k-köünt'. s. 407. An
reckoning.
ACCOMPTANT, #k-köün'tämt. s.
computer. 412.
To ACCORD, #k-körd'. v. a.
adjust one thing to another.
To ACCQRD, a.k-körd'. v. n. To agree, to suit
one with another.
ACCORD, ak-körd'. s. A compact, an agree-
ment; concurrence; union of mind; harmony,
symmetry.
ACC9RDANCE, flk-kör'dänse. s. Agreement
with a person ; conformity to somethi g.
ACCORDANT, ak-kör'dānt. a. Willing, in good
humour. •.
ACCORDING, 3k-kör'ding. p. In a manner suit-
able to ; agreeable to ; in proportion; with re-
§§ $9:---
ACCORDINGLY, flk-kör'ding-lè. ad. Agreea
bly, suitably, conformably.
To ACC0ST, flk-köst'. v. a. To speak to first;
to address; to salute.
ACC0STABLE, flk-kós'tá-bl. a. 405.
access, familiar. t
ACCOUNT, ak-köünt'. s. 407. A computation of
debts or expenses; the state or result of a com.
putation; value or estimation; a narrative, re-
lation; the relation and reasons of a transac-
tion given to a person in authority; explana
tion, *: of causes. •
To ACCOUNT., ák-köänt'. v. a. To esteem, to
think, to hold in opinion; to reckon, to com-
pute; to give an account, to assign the causes;
to make up the reckoning, to answer for prac.
tice; to hold in esteem.
ACCOUNTABLE, flk-köän'tá-bl. a. Of whom
an account may be required; who must an
swer for.
ACCOUNTANT, ak-köön'tānt. a. Accountable
to , responsible for.
ACCOUNTANT, ak-köön tånt. s. A computer
a man skilled or employed in accounts.
ACCOUNT-BOOK, Akköänt'böök. s. A book
COIntaining a CCOunts.
To ACCOUPLE, flk-kāppl. v. a. To join; to
link together. 314.
To ACCOURT, 3k-kört'. v. a. 318. To enter
tain with courtship, or courtesy.
To Aºke, āk-köö'túr. v. a. To dress; to
equip. 315.
ACCOUTREMENT, flk-köö'tàr-mênt. s. Dress,
equipage, trappings, ornaments.
ACCREDITED, Ak-krédit-ād, adj Of allowed
reputation; confidential. Mason.
ACCRETION, àk-kré'shēn. s. The act of grow.
ing to another, so as to increase it. *
ACCRETIVE, āk-krè'tiv. a. 158.
that which by growth is added.
To ºf āk-krótsh'. v. a. To draw to
one as with a hook. 295.
To ACCRUE, ak-króð'. v. n. 339. To accede
to, to be added to ; to be added, as an advan-
tage or improvement; in a commercial sense,
to be produced, or arise, as profits.
ACCUBATION, àk-kū-bä'shôn. s. The ancient
... posture of leaning at meals.
To ACCUMB, Ak-kémb'. v. a. 347. To lie at
the table according to the ancient manner.
To ACCUMULATE, flk-kū'mū-lāte. v. a. To
pile up ; to heap together. 91.
ACCUMULATION, Ak-kū-mê-lä'shôn. s. The
act of accumulating; the state of being accu-
mulated.
ACCUMULATIVE, flk-kū'mô-la-tív. a. That
which accumulates; that which is accumula-
ted. 157.
ACCUMULATOR, flk-kā'mô-lä-tàr. s. He that
aggºmulates; a gathereror heaper together. 521
ACCURACY, Akºkū-rá-sè. s. Exactness, nicety
account, a
A reckoner,
To make agree, to
Easy of
Growing
f
ACK
8
ACR
[I3 559–F#te, ſār; fall, ſāt;-mê, mét;—pine, plm;--
ACCURATE, flk'kū-räte a. 9ſ. Exact, as op-
posed to negligence or ignorance; exact, with-
out defect or failure.
ACCURATELY, flk'kū-rate-lè. ad.
without errour; micely. -
ACCöRATENESS, aſſº-rate-nóss. s. Exact.
ness, ěš
To ACCURSE, Ak-kārse'. v. a. To doom to
misery.
ACCURSED, flk-kör'sčd. part. a. 362. That
which is cursed or doomed to misery; execra-
ble, hateful, detestable.
ACCUSABLE, #k-kő'zā-bł. a. 405. That which
may be censured; blameable ; culpable.
ACCUSATION, Škºkū-ză'shôn.s. The act of ac-
cusing, the charge brought against any one.
ACCUSATIVE, #k-kū'zā-tív. a. A term of gram-
mar, the fourth case of a noun. \
ACCUSATORY, flk-kº'zā-to-ré. a. That which
produceth or containeth an accusation. 512.
To ACCUSE., ák-kūze'. v. a. To charge with a
crime; to blame or censure,
ACCúššić, alººzar. s. 33. He that brings a
charge against another, &
To ACCUSTOM, flk-kås'tàm. v. a. To habitu-
ate, to inure.
ACCUSTOMABLE, flk-kås'tám-mā-bl. a. Dome
by long custom or habit
ACCUSTOMABLY, ak-käs’tām-à-blé. ad. Ac-
cording to custom.
ACCUSTOMANCE, file-kās’tām-mänse. s. Cug-
tom, habit, use.
ACCUSTOMARILY, ak-kås'tām-mā-ré-lè. ad.
In a customary manner.
ACCUSTQMARY, flk-käs’tām-mā-rè. a. Usual,
practised. 512. '
ACCUSTOMED, flk-kās’tām-èd. a. According
to custom; frequent; usual. 362.
ACE, Ase. s. An unit; a single point in cards
or dice; a small quantity. f
ACERBITY, fi-sér'bè-tè. s. 511. A rough sour
taste; applied to men, sharpness of tenºper.
To ACERVATE, fl-sér'väte. v. a. 91. To heap
Ulº)0}\.
AğVATION, äs-&r-vá'shôn. s. 527. Heaping
together.
AŠºšT, ā-sés'sént. a. That which has a
tendency to sourness or acidity. *
ACETOSE, fis-à-töse'. a. 427. That which has
in it acids. *.
ACETOSITY, fis-à-tós'ê-té. s. 511.
being acetose.
ACETOUS, fl-sé'tãs. a. 314, Sour.
A*HE, Ake. s. 355. A continued pain,
13, ACHE, Ake. v. m. To be in pain.
To ACHIEVE, fit-tshëve'. v. a. To perform; to
finish. 257.
An ACHIEVER, at-tshë'vár. s. He that per-
-orms what he endeavours.
An ACHIEVEMENT, fit-tshëve"mént. s. The
performance of an action; the escutcheon, or
ensigns armorial.
ACHOR, Aſkör. s. 166. A species of the herpes.
ACID, fis'síd, a. Squr, sharp.
ACIDITY, fl-sid'dè-të. s. 511.
IłęSS.
ACIDNESS, fis'sld-nēss. s. The quality of being
a CICl.
ACIDULAE, A-sid'dú-lè. s. 199 Medicinal springs
impregnated with sharp particles.
To ACIDULATE, A-sid'dè-lāte. v. a. To tinge
with acids in a slight degree.91. -
To ACKNOWLEDGE, flk-nól'lédj. v. a. To own
the knowledge of; to own any thing or person
in a particular character; to confess, as, a fault;
to own, as, a benefit. 328,
1. CKNOWLEDGING, flk-nēllédj-ing. a. Grate-
ful.
A KNOWLEDGMENT, Ak-nól'lédie-mênt. s.
328. See Knowledge. Comcession of the
truth of any position; confession of a fault;
confession of a benefit received.
Exactly ;
The state of
Sharpness, sour-
|AöðūTTANCE, ak-kwit’tänse.’s.
}
ACME, fil.'mé. s. The height of any thing"
more especially used to denote the height of a
dist empor.
ACOLOTHIST, fl-köllö-thist. s.
howest order in the Roman church.
ACOLYTE, ak'ê-lite. s. 544. The same as Acol-
othist.
The herb wolf's
One of the
ACONITE, flk'kö-mite. s. 155.
bane. In poetical language, poison in generai.
ACORN, a 'körm. s. The seed or fruit borne by
the oak.
ACOUSTICKS, fl-köö'stiks. s. 313. The doc
trine or , theory of sounds; medicines to help
the hearing.
To ACQUAINT, flk-kwänt'. v. a. To raake fa-
miliar with ; to inform. 202.
ACQUAINTANCE, Šk-kwān'tänse. s. The state
of being acquainted with ; familiarity; know-
ledge ; familiar knowledge; a slight or initia.
knowledge, short of friendship ; the person with
whom we are acquainted, without the intimacy
of friendship.
ACQUAINTED, Ak-kwān'téd. a. Familiar; well
known.
ACQUEST, flk-kwest'. s. Acquisition; the thing
gained.
To ACQUIESCE, flk-kw8-éss'. v. n. To rest in,
or remain satisfied.
ACQUlPSCENCE, Šk-kw8-éss'êmsc. s. A silent
appearance of content ; satisfaction, rest, con
tent : submission.
ACQUIRABLE, Šk-kw!'rā-bl. a. Attainable. 405.
To ACQUIRE, Ak-kwire'. v. a. To gain by one's
labour or power.
ACQUIREI), āk-kwl'rád. particip. a. Gained by
one’s self. 362.
An ACQUIRER, flk-kwl'rºr. s. 98. The person
that acquires; a gainer.
An ACQUEREMENT, flk-kwire'mént. s. That
which is acquired; gain ; attainment.
ACQUISITION, flk-kwº-zish'shôn. s. The act of
acquiring; the thing gained ; acquirement.
Ağvº. āk-kwiz'zē-tív. a. That which
is acquired. 157,
ACQUIST, Šk-kwist'. s. Acquirement; attainment.
To ACQUIT, Ak-kwit’. v. a. 415. To set free,
to clear from the charge of guilt, to absolve ,
to clear from any obligation; the man hath ac
Juitted himself well, he discharged his duty.
ACQUITMENT, flk-kwit.'mént. s. The state of
being acquitted, or act of *ºn;
ACQUITTAL, flk-kwit’tál. s. 157. Is a delivers
ance from an offence.
To ACQUITTANCE, flk-kwit’tänse. v. n. To
rocure an acquittance; to acquit.
The act of
discharging from a debt; a writing testifying
the receipt of a debt. -
ACRE, ¥'kår. s. 98, 416. A quantity of land, con-
taining in length , forty perches, and four in
breadth ; or four thousand eight hundred and
forty square yards.
ACRID, #k'krid. a. Of a hot biting taste.
ACRIMONIOUS, ak-krè-mö'nè-às. a. Sharp, cor-
rosive., 3} +.
ACRIMONY, flk'krè-mö-mè. s. 557. Sharpness,
corrosiveness; sharpness of temper, severity.
See Do MESTI c. g
ACRITUDE, flk'krk-tūde. s. An acrid taste; a
biting heat on the palate.
ACROAMATICAL, Ak'krô-á māt’tè-kál. a. 509
Of or ###". to deep learning.
ACROSPIRE, #k'krô-spire. s. 151.
sprout from the end of seeds. ſº
ACROSPIRED, flk'krö-spi réd. part. a. Having
sprouts. , 362, e
ACROSS, fl-kröss'. ad. Athwart; laid over some-
thing so as to cross it. tº
An ACROSTICK, fl-krºss'iik. s. A poem, in
which the first letter of every line being taken,
makes up the name of the person or thing on
º
A shoot of
which the poem is written.
ADA
9
ADE
— no, move, nôr, nét;—túbe, tàb, būll;—öll,—pôānd;—thin, this.
to ACT, Akt v. n. To be in action, not to rest.
To ACT, akt. v. a. To perform a borrowed char-
acter, as a stage player; to produce effects in
some passive subject:
ÁCT, flkt. s. Something done, a deed ; an ex-
ploit, whether good or ill; a part of a play,
during which the action proceeds without inter-
ruption ; a decree of parliament. Y
ACTION, flk'shān, s. 290. The quality or state
of acting, opposite to rest; an act or thing
done ; a deed ; agency, operation; the series
of events represented in a fable; gesticulation;
the accordance of the motions of the body with
the words spoken ; a term in law. -
ACTIONABLE, flk'shān-á-bl. a. That which ad-
mits an action in law; punishable. 405.
ACTION-TAKING, flk'shôn-tä'king. a. Litigious.
ACTIVE, flktív. a. 151. That which has the
power or quality of acting; that which acts,
opposed to passive; busy, engaging in action,
opposed to idle or sedentary ; mimble, agikº,
quick; in grammar, a verb active is that which
§ action, as, I teach.
ACTIVELY, flk'tºv-lè. ad. Busily, nimbly.
ACTIVENESS, ak'tiv-néss. s. Quickness; nim-
bleness. *- -
ACTIVITY, flk-tiv'é-té. s. 515. The quality of
being active. s *
ACTOR, flk'tūr. s. 93, 418. He that acts or per-
forms anything ; he that personates a charac-
ter; a stage player. - f
ACTRESS, ak'tréss. s. She that performs any
thing ; a woman that plays on the stage.
ACTUAL, flk'tshū-ál. a. 461. Really in act, not
i. potential; in act; not purely in specu-
ation.
ACTUALITY, flk-tshā-āl'lè-té. s. The state of
being actual.
ACTUALLY, fik'tshā-āl-lè. ad. In act, in effect,
really.
ACTUALNESS, flk'tshā-āl-nēss. s. The quality
of being actual.
ACTUARY, flk'tshā-ā-rè. s. The register or offi-
cer who compiles the minutes of the proceed-
ings of the court.
To ÁCTUATE, ak'tshā-āte. v. a. To put into
action.
ACTUOSE, flk-tshū-6se'. a. Having the power of
action. Ash. See TUMULos E.
To ACUATE, flk'ê-āte. v. a. 91. To sharpen.
ACULEATE, fl-kū'lé-āte. a. 91. Prickly; that
which terminates in a sharp point.
ACUMEN, fl-kā'mén. s. 503, h. A sharp point;
figuratively, i, quickness of intellect.
Ağı ED, fi-kā'mè-mâ-téd. p. a. Ending
in a point; sharp pointed.
ACUTE, fl-kūte'. a. Sharp, opposed to blunt;
ingenious, opposed to stupid ; acute disease,
any disease which is attended with an increas-
ed velocity of blood, and terminates in a few
days; acute accent. that wnich raises or sharp-
ens the voice.
ACUTELY, fl-kūte'lè. ad. After an acute man-
mer; *ś.
ACUTENESS, fl-kåte'néss. s. Sharpness; force
of intellects; violence and speedy crisis of a
malady ; sharpness of sound.
ADACTED, fi-dák’téd. part. a. Driven by force.
ADAGE, 3d'àje. s 90. A maxim, a proverb.
ADAGIO, fl-dàjé-6 s. A term used by musicians,
to mark a slow time. -
ADAMANT, ad'à-lmánt. s. A stone of impene,
trable hardness; the diamond ; the load-stone,
ADAMANTEAN, Ad-à-mân-tê'ān. a. Hard as
adamant.
ADAMANTINE, fid-à-mán'tin. a. Made of ad-
amant; having the qualities of adamant, as
hardness, i.º.
ū’ Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry,
uniformly pronounce the last syllable of this
word as it is here marked, and W. Johnston
$nly go 8s to º with line, 140.
ADAM's APPLE, fid'âmz-áp'pl. s. A prominent
part of the throat. -
To ADAPT, 3-dāpt'. v. a. To fit, to suit, to pro-
ortion.
APTATION, fid-āp-tà'shôn. s. The act of
fitting, one thing to another; the fitness of
ome thing to another. 527.
ADAPTION, 3-dàp'shān. s. The act of fitting.
To ADD, fid. v. a. To join something to that
which was before. . . .
To ADDECIMATE, fid-dés'sè-māte. v. a. To take
or ascertain tithes. 91.
To ADDEEM, fid-déém'. v. a. To esteem, to ao.
COUnt.
ADDER, fid'dör... s. 98,418. A serpent, a viper,
poisonous reptile.
ADDER's-GRASS, fiddārz-gräss. s. A plant.
ADDER's-TONGUE, fid'dārz-tàng. s. An herb
ADDER's-WORT, 3d'dārz-wärt, s. An herb.
ADDIBLE, fid'dè-bl. a. 405. Possible to be ada
ded. -
ADDIBILITY, fid-dé-billè-tè. s. The possibility
of being added. , 511. -
ADDICE, fid'd?s. s. 142. A kind of ax, corrupt.
ly pronounced adz. -
To ADDICT, fid-dikt'. v. a. To devote, to dedi-
Cate: it is commonly taken in a bad sense, as;
he addicted himself to vice.
ADDICTEDNESS, #d-dík'téd-nēss. s. The state
of being addicted.
ADDICTION, Éd-dik'shām. s. The act of devoting;
the state of being devoted.
An ADDITAMENT, ad-dît'ä-mênt. s. Addition;
the thing added. *
ADDITION, Éd-dish'shām. s. 459. The act of
adding ome thing to another; the thing added;
in arithmetic, addition is the reduction of two
or more numbers of like kind together into one
sum or total.
ADDITIONAL, 3d-dish'shān-ál. a. That which
is added.
ADDITORY, fid'dè-tó-ré. a. 512. That which has
the power of adding. *
ADDLE, fid'd]... a. 405. , Originally applied to
eggs, and signifying such as produce nothing:
thence transferred to brains that produce no-
thing.
ADDLE-PATED, fiddl-pâ-téd. a. Having bar-
ren brains.
To ADDRESS, #d-dréss'. v. a. To prepare one's
self to enter upon any action; to apply to an='
other by words. -
ADDRESS, fid-dréss'. s. Verbal application tº
any one; courtship; manner of addressing an='
other, as, a man of pleasing address; skill, dex-
terity ; manner of directing a letter... -
ADDRESSER, ad-drés'sár. s. 98. The person?
that addresses. - - - * * * * * -
To ADDUCE, ad-dāse'.v.a.To bring something
forward in addition to something already pro-
duced. . . -
[[G. This word, though constantly arising in con-
versation, has not yet ſound its way into any
of our Dictionaries. It is, however, legitimate-
ly formed, and has a distinct and specific sig-
nification, which distinguishes it from conduce,
induce, produce, and reduce, and has therefore a
just title to become a part of the language. The
ropriety of it is a sufficient authority.
A §§§, ād-dû'sént. a. A word applied to
those muscles that draw together the parts of
the body.
To AODÚLCE, fid-dālse. v. a. To sweeten.
ADEMPTION, fl-dém'shān, s 412. Privation;
ADENOGRAPHY, fid-dé-nēg'grä-fè s A treas
tise of the glands. 518. §
ADEPT, a-dépt'. s. He that is completely skilled
in all the secrets of his art. * *.
ADEQUATE, 3d'é-kwāte. a. 91. Equal to, pros
portionate. tº *
ADEQUATELY, fidè-kwäte-lè. ad. In an adº
!
quate manner; with exactness of proportkº
- ADIEU, #-dà'. ad. 284. Farewell.
*
ADJ
I ()
ADM
[I3 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mē, met;--pine, pin;–
ADE.QUATENESS, fid'é-kwäte-nēss. s. The state
of being adequate; exactness of proportion.
To AdäßRE, ād-hère'. v. n. To stick to ; to
remain firmly fixed to a party, or opinion.
ADHERENCE, fid-hè'rénse. s. The quality of
adhering; tenacity; fixedness of mind, attach-
ment, steadiness.
ADHERENCY, #d-hè'rém-sé. s. 182.
with adherence.
ADHERENT, ad-hè'rént. a. Sticking to ; united
with.
ADHERENT, ad-hè'rént. s. A follower, a parti-
S3LI].
ADHERER, ad-hè'rðr. s. 98. He that adheres.
ADHESION, ad-hè'zhàn. s.451. The act or state
of ### to something.
ADHESIVE, Ad-hé'sív. s. 158, 428. Sticking,
tenacious. -
To ADHIBIT, fid-hib'bit. v. a. To apply; to
make use of. {
ADHIBITION, ad-he-bish'shān. s. Application,
use. 507. “
ADJACENCY, ad-jà'sén-sé. s. 182. The state
of lying close to another thing.
ADJACENT, fid-jä'sént. a. ising close, bor-
dering upon something.
ADJACENT, adjä'sént. s. That which lies
next another.
ADIAPHOROUS, #-dè-àf'fö-rás. a. Neutral.
ADIAPHORY, fl-dè-āf'fö-rè. s. 534. Neutrality,
indifference.
To ADJECT, fid-jékt'. v. a. To add to, to put
to.
ADJECTION, fid-jék'shön. s. The act of ad-
jecting, or additig; the thing adjected, or
added. 1
ADJECTITIOUS, adjék-tish'ês. a. Added,
thrown in.
ADJECTIVE, adjék-tív. s. 512. A word added
to a moun, to signify the addition or separation
of some quality, circumstance, or manner of
being ; as, good, bad.
ADJECTIVELY, adjék-tiv-lè. ad. After the
manner of an adjective.
The same
To ADJOIN, 3d-jölu'. v. a. 299. To join to; to
unite to ; to put to.
To ADJOIN, fid-jöfn'. v. n.
to.
To ADJOURN, ad-jörn'. v. a. 314. To put off
to another day, naming the time
ADJOURNMENT, adjárn’mént. s.
off till another day.
ADIPOUS, jº. a. 314. Fat.
ADIT, fid'ft. s. A passage under ground.
ADITION, Éd-ish'shān. s. 459. The act of going
to another. -
To ADJUDGE, fid-jädje'. v. a. To give the
thing controverted to one of the parties; to
sentence to a punishment ; simply, to judge, to
decree.
ADJUDICATION, fid-jū-dè-kä'shôn. s. The act
of granting something to a litigant.
To ADJUDICATE, ad-jū'dé-kāte. v. a. To ad-
3";
To JUGATE, fidjà-gºte. v. a. 91. To yoke to.
ADJUMENT, adjū-mênt. s. Help.
ADJUNCT, adjänkt. s. Something adherent or
united to another.
APIUNQT: ādjänkt., a, , Immediately joined.
ADJUNCTION, fid-jānk'shôn. s. The act of
§§§ ... the thing adjoined.
Ajjājnºfivi, adjà
To be contiguous
A putting
* * * - nk’tív. s. 158. He that
oins; that which is joined.
ADJURATION, fla-jū-rá'shām. s. The act of
proposing an oath to another ; the form of oath
proposed to another.
To ADJURE, #d-jūre'. v. a. To impose an oath
upon another, prescribing the form.
To ADJUST, ad-jāst'. v. a. To regulate, to put
in order; to make conformable.
Al).JUSTMENT, adjèst'inént. g.
T ~ +:
. …" a * *
Regulation,
the act of putting in method; the state of be"
ing put in method.
ADJUTANCY, adjú-tān-sè. s. The military
office of an adjutant; skilful arrangelment
JMason. -
ADJUTANT, Adjè-tánt. s. 503, k. A petty of
ficer, whose duty is to assist the major, by dis
tributing pay, and overseeing punishment.
To ADJUTF, ad-jūte'. v. a. To help, to com"
Cull". -
ADJUTOR, 3d jà'tär, s, 98, 166. A helper.
ADJUTORY, adjū-tär-ré. a. 512. That which
helps, 557. º
ADJUVANT, adjà-vânt... a. Helpful, useful.
To ADJUVATE, adjà-väte. v. a. To help, to
further. 503, k.
ADMEASUREMENT, fid-mézh'öre-mênt. S
The act or practice of measuring according to
rule.
ADMENSURATION, Éd-mén-shū-rà'shūm. s.45%
The act of measuring to each his part.
ADMINICLE, ad-min'ê-kl. s. 405. Help, support.
ADMINICULAR, Ad-mé-nik'ê-lär. a. That which
gives help. 418. wº
To ADMINISTER, ad-min'nïs-tör. v. a. To give;
to afford; to supply; to act as the minister or
agent in any employment or office; to perform
the office of an administrator. 98.
To ADMINISTRATE, fid-min'nis-träte. v. a. 91.
The same as administer.
ADMINISTRATION, fid'min-nîs-trá'shām. s. 527
The act of administering or conducting any
employment; the active or executive part of
government; those to whom the care of pub
lic affairs is committed.
ADMINISTRATIVE, Ad-min'nis-trá-tív. a. 157.
That which administers. -
ADMINISTRATOR, #d'mín-nîs-trä'tár. s. 98,
527. He that has the goods of a man dying in.
testate committed to his charge, and is ac-
countable for the same ; he that officiates in
divine rites; he that conducts the governmer:
ADMINISTRATRIX, admin-nîs-trä'triks, s. 527
She who administers in consequence of a will
ADMINISTRATORSHIP, ād'mīm-mis-trä'tūr.
ship. s. The office of administrator.
ADMIRABLE, fid'mè-rá-bl. a. 405. To be ad
mired, of power to excite wonder.
ADMIRABLENESS, fid'mè-rá-bi-nēss.
ADMIRABILITY, fid'mè. rā-bil-lè-tè.
511, 527. The quality or state of being admi
rable.
ADMIRABLY, #d'mè-rá-blé. ad. In an admira
ble manner.
ADMIRAL, ad'mè-rál. s. An officer or magis,
trate that has the government of the king's
navy; the chief commander of a fleet; the ship
which carries the admiral.
ADMIRALSHIP, fid'mè-rál-ship'. s. The office
of admiral.
ADMIRALTY, fid'mè-râl-té. s. The power, or
officers; appointed for the administration of na,
val affairs. -
[[; This word is frequently promounced as if
written admiraltry, with anºr, in the last syllable;
mor is this mispronunciation, however impro-
er, confined to the lowest order of the people.
he same may be observed of JMayoralty.
ADMIRATION, fid-mè-rå'shôn. s. Wonder; the
act of admiring or wondering.
To ADMIRE, ad-mire'. v. a.
wonder ; to regard with love.
ADMIRER, Ad-mi'rār. s. 98. The person that
wonders, or regards with admiration ; a lover.
ADMIRINGLY, ad-miring-lè. ad. With admi
ration,
ADMISSIBLE, Éd-mis'gè-bl. a. 405. That * *h
may be admitted.
ADMISSION, fid-mish'shān. s. The act or prae-
tice of admitting; the state of being admitted,
admittance ; the power of entering ; the aſ
To regard with
iſ
low airee of an argument.
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ALJ Yºs. - .
—mö, mêve, nér, nāt;—túbe, tib, būll;—öll;—pēśnd ;-thin, this.
To ADMIT, ad-mít'. v. a. To suffer to enter; to
suffer to enter upon an office; to allow an ar-
ment or position, to allow, or grant in general.
AïMITTABLE, Éd-mit’tā-bl. a. Which may be
admitted. **
ADMITTANCE, fid-mit’tänse. s. The act of ad-
mitting ; permission to enter; the power or
right of entering; custom ; concession of a po-
sition.
To A.DMIX, ad-miks'. v. a. To mingle with
something else.
ADMIXTION, Éd-míks'tshön. s. The union of
one body with another.
ADMIXTURE, ad-miks'tshūre. g. 461. The body
mingled with another.
To. ADMONISH, fid-möm'nish. v. a. To warn
of a fault, to reprove gently.
ADMONISHER, ad-mên'nish-àr. s. The person
that puts another in mind of his faults or duty.
ADMONISHMENT, ad-món'nish-mént. s. Ad-
monition, notice of faults or duties.
ADMONITION, fid-mê-nish.'ên. s. The hint of
a fault or duty ; counsel, gentle reproof.
ADMONITIONER, fid-mó mish'êm-àr. s. A ge-
neral adviser. A ludicrous term. \
ADMONITORY, fid-món'né-tär-ré. a. That which
admonishes. See Dom Estic.
To ADMOVE, fid-mööve'. v. a.
thing to another,
ADAIURMURATION,ád-már-mū-rå'shām. s. The
act of murmuring to another.
ADO, fl-dóð'. s. Trouble, difficulty; bustle, tu-
mult, business ; more tumult and show of bu-
siness than the affair is worth.
ADOLESCENCE, fid-ö-lès'sénse.
ADOLESCENCY, fid-ö-lès'sém-sè.
The age succeeding childhood, and succeeded
by puberty. , 510.
To ADOPT, #-dópt'. v. a. To take a son by
choice ; to make him a son who is not so by
birth ; to place any person on thing in a nearer
relation to something else.
AñóPiñdiyādépèdjè ad. After the man-
ner of something adopted.
ADOPTER, 3-dòp’tár. s. 98. He that gives some
one by choice the rights of a son.
ADOPTION, 3-dóp'shôn. s. 459. . The act of
adopting; the state of being adopted.
ADOPTIVE, fl-dóp'tív. a. 157. He that is adop-
ted by another; he that adopts another.
ADORABLE, fl-dò'rā-bl. a. 405. That which
ought to be adored.
ADORABLENESS, fl-dò'rá bl-mêss. s. Worthi-
mess of divine honours.
ADORABLY, fl-dò'rā-blé. ad. In a manner wor-
thy of adoration.
ADORATION, #d-dò-rà'shēn. s. The external
homage paid to the Divinity; homage paid to
persons in high place or esteem.
To ADORE, fl-dòre'. v. a. To worship with ex-
termal homage.
ADORER, fl-dò'rür. s. 93.
worshipper, -
To ADORN, 3-dòrm'. v. a. 167. To dress; to deck
the person with ornaments; to Set out any place
or thing with decorations. s”
ADORNMENT, 3-dòrm'mént. s. Ornament, em-
bellishment.
ADOWN, 3-dóñn’. ad. 323. Down, on the
ground. s: -
AijQWN, fl-dóün'.
round.
READ, fl-dréd'. ad. 234. In a state of fear
Aï)RIFT, fl-drift'. ad. Floating at random.
ADROIT, #-dröft. a. 305. Active, skilful.
ADROITNESS, fl-dröſt'néss. s. Dexterity, readi-
mess, activity.
ADRY, fi-drf. ad. Athirst, thirsty.
ADSCITITIOUS, fid-sé-tish'ês. a. That which
is taken in to complete something else. 314.
ADSTRICTION, fid-strik'shôni. s. The act of
binding together
To bring one
8.
He that adores; a
prep. Down towards the
To ADVANCE, #d-vänse'. v. a. 78. To bring
forward, in the local sense; to raise to prefer:
ment, to aggrandize; to improve; to forward,
to accelerate; to propose, to offer to the pub.
IC.
To ADVANCE, fid-vánse'. v. m. To come for.
ward ; to make improvement
ADVANCE, ad-vänse'. s. 79. The act of coming
forward; a tendency to come forward to meet
a lover; progression, rise from one point to
another; improvement; progress towards per-
fection. *
ADVANCEMENT, fid-vánse'mént. s. The act
of coming forward; the state of being advanced-
referment; improvement.
ADVANCER, ad-ván'sär. s 98. A promoter
forwarder.
ADVANTAGE, fid-yān'tädje. s. 90. Superiority;
superiority gained by stratagem ; gain ; profit;
preponderation on one side of the comparison.
To ADVANTAGE, ad-vān'tädje. v. a. To benefit;
to promote ; to bring forward.
ADVANTAGED, ad-vān'tā-jéd. a. Possessed of
advantages. 362.
ADVANTAGE-GROUND, Éd-ván'táje-gröänd. s.
Ground that gives superiority, and opportuni-
ties of annoyance or resistance.
ADVANTAGEOUS, #d-ván-täjäs. a. Profitable,
useful, opportune. - º
ADVANTAGEOUSLY, fid-ván-th'jās-lè, ad. Con-
veniently, opportunely, profitably.
ABVANTAGEOUSNESS, ad-ván-täjäs-néss. s.
Profitableness, usefulness, convenience.
To ADVENE, fid-vène'. v. n. To accede to some
thing ; to be superadded.
ADVENIENT, ad-vé'né-ént. a. Advening, su-
eradded. ,”
ADVENT, Éd'vént. s. The name of one of the
holy seasons, signifying the coming ; that is,
the coming of our Saviour; which is made the
subject of our devotion during the four weeks
before Christmas.
ADVENTINE, ad-vén'tin. a. 140. Advertitious
that which is extrinsically added.
ADVENTITIOUS, ad-vén-tish’és. a. That which
advenes ; extrinsically added.
ADVENTIVE, ad-vén'tív. s. , 157. The thing or
Bºš that comes from without.
ADVENTUAL; ād-vén'tshū āl. a. 461. Relating
to the season of Advent.
ADVENTURE, ad-vén'tshūre. s. 461. An acci-
dent, a chance, a hazard; an enterprise in
which something must be left to hazard.
To ADVENTURE, fid-vén'tshire. v. p. To try
the chance ; to dare.
ADVENTURER, ad-vén'tshūr-àr. . s. He that
seeks occasions of hazard; he that puts him-
self in the hands of chance. 98.
ADVENTUROUS, ad-vén'tshār-às. a. He that is
inclined to advertures ; daring; courageous ;
full of hazard; dangerous.
ADVENTUROUSLY, ad-vén'tshār-às-lè. ad.
Bºldly, daringly:
ADVENTURESOME, fld-vén'tshūr-såm. a. The
same with adventurous.
ADVENTURESOMENESS, fid-vén'tshūr-sām-
néss. s. 461. The quality of being adventure-
SOrme. - 3:... .
AdvisitB, adverb. s. A woºjoined to a verb or
adjective, and solely applied to the use of qua-
lifying and restraining the latitude of their sig-
mification. e
ADVERBIAL, fid-wºr'bè-ál. a. That which has
the quality or structure of an adverb.
ADVERBIALLY, ad-vér'bè-āl-lè. ad. In the man-
ner of an adverb.
ADVERSABLE, ad-vér'sá-bl. a. 405. Contra
rW to.
ADVERSARY, fid'vér-sà-ré s. 512. An opponent,
antagonist, enemy; ©
ADVERSATIVE, Éd-vér'sá-tiv a. A word which
makes some opposition or variety 513.
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ADVERSE, Adverse. a. Acting with contrary di-
rections, calamitous, afflictive; opposed to pros-
€f OliS. º
ABVºsity, ād-vèr'sè-té. s. 511. Affliction,
• calamity; the cause of our sorrow; misfortune;
the state of unhappines; misery.
ADVERSELY, fid'vérse-lè. a. Oppositely, unfor-
tunatelv.
To ADVERT, fid-vért'. v. m. To attend to ; to
regard ; to observe. * . .
ADVERTENCE, ad-vér’ténse. s. Attention to ;
regard to.
ADVERTENCY, ad-vér’tén-sé. s.
with advertence. {e
To ADVERTISE, ad-vār-tize'. v. a. To inform
another; to give intelligence; to give notice of
any thing in public º, iz-mênt
* + -vér'tiz-mént.
ADVERTISEMENT, #:::::::...}s. e
Intelligence; information; notice of anything
published in a paper of intelligence.
{{* As nouns ending in ºnent always follow the
" accentuation of the verbs from which they are
formed, we frequently hear advertisement taxed
with the grossest irregularity for having the
accent on a different syllable from advertise.—
The origin of this irregularity seems to have
arisen from a change which has taken place in
the pronunciation of the verb since the noun
has been formed, advertise and chastise were, in
Shakspeare's time, both accented on the pe-
multimate, and therefore advertisement and chas-
tisement were formed regularly from them.
“Wherein he did the King his lord advertise.”
HEN. WHI.
“My grief cries louder than advertisement.”
Much Ado, &c.
“Oh, them how quickly should this arm of mine,
“Now pris'ner to the palsy, chastise thee.”
Rich ARD II.
“And chastisement doth therefore hide its head.”
* Jul. CAESAR.
But since that time the verbs advertise and chas-
tise have fallen into an analogy more agreeable
to verbs of the same form—for the verbs to
promise, practise, franchise, mortise, and divertise,
are the only words where the termination ise
has not the accent either primary or seconda-
ry; and if an alteration must be made to recon-
cile the pronunciation of the simple with that
of the compound, we should find it much easier
to change advértisement and chlistisement into ad-
vertisement and chastisement, than advertise and
chastise into advertise and chástise; but the irreg-
ularity, seems too inveterate to admit of any
alteration.
ADVERTISER, ad-vér ti'zār. s. 98. He that
gives intelligence or information; the paper in
which advertisements are published.
ADVERTISING, ad-vér-ti'zing. a.
giving intelligence, monitory.
To ADVESPERATE, advéspe-räte. v. n. To
draw towards sº 91.
ADVICE, fid-vice'. s. 439. Counsel, instruction,
InUtice : §".
ADVić-BöAT, advice bête. s.
A& 8d to bring intelligence.
WISEABLE, ad-vi'zā-bl. a. 405. Prudent;
fit to be advised.
ADVISEABLENESS, advi'zā-bl-nēss. s. The
§§ gº being adviseable,
To ADVISE, fid-wize'. v. a. 437. To counsel; to
inform; to make acquainted.
To ADVISE, ād-ylze'. v. n. 499. To consult, as,
he advised with his companions; to consider;
to deliberate. -
ADVISED, Ad-yi'zéd, part. a. 362. Acting with
§eliberation and design; prudent, wise; per-
formed with deliberation; acted with design.
ADVISEDLY, fid-vizèd-lè.ád.364. Deliberately;
ABViš b rudently,
The same
Active in
A vessel em-
desi
Wiś...". 565, Delil.
gration, cool and prudent procedure.
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—mē, mét;—pine, pin;–
t
§:
ADVISEMENT, ad-vize'mént. s. Counsel ; in
formation 3 prudence, circumspection.
ADVISER, fid-vi'zār. s. 98. The person that ad-
vises ; a counsellor.
ADULATION, adjè-lä'shôn. s. 294. Flattery,
§§ compliment.
ADULATOR, Ad-jū-lá'tºr. s. 521. A flatterer,
ADULATORY, fidjū-lä-tár'rè. a. Flattering. 512
See Dom Estic.
ADULT, fl-dûlt'. a. Grown up; past the age of
infancy.
ADULT, 3-dàlt'. s. A person above the age of
infancy, or grown to some degree of strength.
Apºſsessiºn. s. The state of being
adult.
To ADULTER, fl-dál'tár. v. a. 98, 556. To com-
mit adultery with another.
ADULTERANT, fl-dál'tär-ànt. s. The person Gr
thing which adulterates.
To ADULTERATE, 3-dāl'tūr-āte. v. a. To com-
mit adultery; to corrupt by some foreign ad-
mixture. 91.
ADULTERATE, fl-dál'tàr-Ate. a. 91. Tainted
with the guilt of adultery; corrupted with some
foreign admixture.
ADULTERATENESS, fl-dál'tūr-àte-néss. s. 91,
98, 559. The quality or state of being adulter
ate.
ADULTERATION, fl-dál'tär-à'shān, s. The act
of corrupting by foreign mixture; the state of
being contaminated.
ADULTERER, #-dál'tár-àr. s. 98. The person
guilty of adultery.
A5tfºréRESS, a dāſtār-8ss. s. A woman that
commits adultery.
ADULTERINE, fl-dál'tūr-lne. s. 149. A child born
of an adulteress.
ADULTEROUS, #-dāl'tär-3s. a. 314. Guilty or
adultery.
ADULTERY, fl-dál'tūr-8. s. 556. The act of vio-
lating the bed of a married person.
ADUMBRANT, ad-ām‘bränt. a. That which gives
a slight resemblance.
To ADUMBRATE, fid-àin'bråte. v. a. To shadow
out; to give a slight likeness; to exhibit a faint
resemblance. 91.
ADUMBRATION, fid-àm brå'shām. s. The act of
giving a slight and imperfect representation ; a
faint sketch.
ADUNATION, fid-à-nā’shān. s. The state of be
ing united, union.
ADUNCITY, fi-dàn'sè-té. s. 511.
hookedness.
ADUNQUE, fl-dánk’. a. 415. Crooked.
Aſ)WOCACY, fid'vö-kā-sé. s. 546. Vindication,
defence; apology.
ADVOCATE, adva-kāte. s. He that pleads the
cause of another in a court of judicature; he
that pleads any cause, in whatever manner, as
a controvertist or vindicator.
The office of
ADVOCATION, fid-w6-kä'shām. s.
Heading ; plea, apology.
ABVOLATION, ad-vo-lä'shôn. s. The act of fly-
ing to sºmething. -
ADVOLUTION, Ad-vö-lú'shàm. s. The act of
º; to someºsing.
ADVOUTRY, fid-véâtré. s. 313. Adultery.
ADVOWEE, fid-váà-é'. s. He that has the right
of advowson.
ADWOWSON, ad-vöö'zön. s. 170. A right to pre-
sent to a benefice.
To ADURE, fl-dère'. v. n. To burn up.
ADUST, fl-dûst'. a. Burnt up, scorched; it is ge-
nerally now applied to the humours of the
body
ADIISTED, 3-dàst'éd. a. Burnt, dried with fire.
ADGSTIBLE, fi-dās’tè-bl. a. 179. That which
may be adusted, or burnt up.
ADUSTION, fl-dàs'tshön. E.464. The act of burn-
ing up, or #" tº
AEGYPTIACUM, º
ment consisting o
gar,
Crookedness,

-tiâ-cöm. 460, s. An oint-
oney, verdigris, and wins
* A ſº tº
AERIAL, #-A'r?-āl, a, Belonging to the air, as
ſº of it; inhabišng the air; placed in
the air; high, elevated in situation. -
AERIE, &'ré. s. A nest of hawks and other birds
of prey. e
AEROLOGY, A-ār-61'lö-jë. s. 556. The doctrine
of the air.
AEROMANCY, A'ar-6-mân-sè. s. 519. The art of
§§ # the air.
AEROMETRY, A-ār-6m'mè-trè s. 518. The art
of measuring the air. -
AERONAUT, A'êr-ö nåwt. s.
through the air. JMason.
AEROSCOPY, A-àr-às'kö-pè. s. 518. The obser-
vation of the air.
AETHIOPS-MLNERAL, 'thé-àps-min'êr-rál. s. A
medicine so called, from its dark colour, made
of quicksilver and sulphur ground together in a
marble mortar. -
AETITES, &ti'téz. s. Eagle-stone.
AFAR, #-ſår'. ad. At a great distance; to a great
distance.
AFEARD, fi-ſérd'. participal a. Frightened, ter.
rified, afraid.
AFER, A'för. s. 98. The south-west wind.
AFFABILITY, fiffā-bfi'lè-té. s. Easiness of man-
ners ; courteousness, civility, condescension.
AFFABLE, fif'fā-bl. a. 405. Easy of manners,
courteous, complaisant.
AºENES , äf'fā-bl-méss'. s. Courtesy, af.
fability.
AFFABLY, #ffā-blé, ad. Courteously, civilly.
AFFABROUS, #f'fá-brås. a. Skilfully made,
complete. *
AFFAIR, fif-fare'. s. Business, something to be
managed or transacted.
To AFFEAR, #f-fére'. v., n. 227. To confirm, to
establish.
AFFECT, fif-fékt'. s.
tion.
To AFFECT, fif-fékt'. v. a. To act upon ; to pro-
duce effects in any other thing ; to move the
passions; to aim at ; to aspire to ; to be fond
of; to be pleased with ; to love; to practise the
appearance of any thing, with some degree of
hypocrisy ; to imitate in an unnatural and con-
strained manner.
AFFECTATION, Áf-fék-tà'shān s. The act of
making an artificial appearance; awkward imi-
tation.
AFFECTED, fif-fék'téd. participial a. Moved,
touched with affection: studied with over-much
care; in a personal sense, full of affectation, as,
an affected lady.
AFFECTEDLY, #f-fék’téd-lè. ad. In an affected
manner, hypocritically.
AFFECTEDNESS, #f-fék’téd-nēss. s. The qua-
lity of being affected.
AFFECTION, fif-fék'shán. s. The state of being
affected by any cause, or agent; passion of amy
kind; love, kindness, good will to some person.
AFFECTIONATE, fif-fék'shān-àte. a. Full of
affection, warm, zealous; fond, tender.
AFFECTIONATELY, #f-fék'shān-āte-lè. ad. 91.
Fondly, tenderly. a
AFFECTIONATENESS, fif-fék'shān-āte-nēss. s.
Fondmess, tenderness, good will. -
AFFECTIONED, fif-fék'shēnd. a. Affected;
conceited ; inclined ; mentally disposed. 359.
AFFECTIOUSLY, fif-fék'shās-lè. ad. In an af-
fecting manner
AFFECTIVE, afféktiv. a. That which affects,
One who sails
Affection, passion, sensa-
which # touches.
AFFECTUOSITY, fif-fék-tshö-6s'sè-té. s. Pas-
sionateness.
AFFECTUOUS, #f-fék'tshū-às. a. Full of pas-
sion. 464.
To AFFERE, fif-fére'. v. a. A law term, signify-
ing to confirm.
AFFIANCE, fif-fl'änse. s. A marriage contract;
trust in general ; confidence ; trust in the di-
vine promises and protection
*AL: I. ,
—né, mēve, nãr, uët ;—töbe, tāb, bill;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, this.
To AFFIANCE, fif-fi'ānse. v. a. To betroth, to
bind any one by promise to marriage; to give
confidence.
AFFIANCER, fif-fi'ān-sår. s. He that makes a
contract of marriage between two parties.
AFFIDATION, fif-fé-dà'shān.
AFFIDATURE, #f-fé-dà'tshūre. S.
Mutual contract; mutual oath of fidelity.
AFFIDAVIT, #f-fé-dà'vít. s. A declaration upon
oath.
AFFIED, #f-fl'éd. participial a. Joined by con-
tract, affianced. 362
AššiūATION, afīlé-Ashan.s. Adoption.
HAFFINAGE, fif.*. s. 99. The act of refining
metals by the cupe
AFFINED, fif-fi'méd. a. 362. Related to another
AFFINITY, fif-fin'né-té. s. 511. Relation by mar
riage; relation to, connection with.
To AFFIRM, fif-férm'. v. n. 108. To declare; to
assert confidently; opposed to the word deny.
AFFIRM, fif-férm'. v. a. To ratify or approve a
former law, or judgment.
AFFIRMABLE, #f-fér'má-bl. a. That which may
be affirmed.
AFFIRMANCE, fif-ſér’mänse. g.
opposed to repeal.
AFFIRMANT, fif-fér mánt. s. The person that
affirms.
AFFIRMATION, fif-fér-mâ'shôn. s. The act of
affirming or declaring ; opposed to negation;
the position affirmed ; confirmation ; opposed
to repea!
AFFIRMATIVE, fif-fér'mā-t?v. a. 158. That
which affirms; opposed to negative; that which
can or may be affirmed. -
AFFIRMATIVELY, fif-fér’mā-tly-lè. ad. On the
positive side, not negatively.
AFFIRMER, fif-fér'môr. s. 98. The person that
affirms.
To AFFIX, fif-fiks'. v. a. To unite to the end ; to
###".
AFFIX, af'fiks. s.492. A particle united to the
end of a word.
AFFIXIGN, fif-fik'shān s. The act of affixing;
the state of being affixed.
AFFLATION, afflá'shān. s. Act of breathing
upon anything.
AFFLATUS, #f-flá'tàs. s. Communication of the
power of prophecy.
To AFFLICT, fif-flikt'. v. a. To put to pain; to
rieve’; to torment. -
FLICTEDNESS, #f-flik’téd-néss. s. Sorrow-
fulness, grief.
A.LICTER, fif-fliktār. s.98. The person that
iCtS.
AFFLICTION, fif-flik'shôn. s. The cause of pain
or sorrow ; calamity; the state of sorrowful-
ness ; misery.
AFFLICTIVE, fif-fliktív. a. 158. Painful, tor-
§
AFFLUENCE, fif'flà-ēnse. s. The act of flowing
to any place; concourse; exuberance of riches;
plenty.
Aſſººn CY, afflû-én-sè. s. The same with
a tilllen Ce.
AFFLUENT, fif'flû-&nt. a. Flowing to any part ;
abundant, exuberant, wealthy.
AFFLUENTNESS, #fflû-ént-nēss. s. The
quality of being affluent. .
AFFLUX, #f'flâks. s. The act of flowing to some
#. ; affluence; that which flows to any
3C6. -
AFFLUXION, fif-flâk'shān. s. The act of flow, .
ing to a particular place; that which flows
from one place to another.
To AFFURD, fif-fôrd'. v. m. To yield or produce,
to grant, or confer any thing ; to be able to
sell ; to be able to bear expenses
To AFFOREST, #f-fôr'rést. v. a. 109, 168. To
turn #'s. into forest. º
To AFFRANCHISE, af-från'tshiz. v. a. 140 To
make free.
Confirmation,
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To AFFRAY, Aſ-frå' v. a To fright, to terrify.
AFFRAY, fiſ-fra'. s. A tumultuous assault of one
or more persons upon others.
AFFRICTION, fif-frik'shôn, s.
bing one thing upon another.
To AFFRIGHT, Af-frite'. v. a. To affect with
fear; to terrify,
AFFRIGHT, if:frite'. s. 393. Terror, fear.
AFFRIGHTFUL, Šf-frite'föl. a. Full of affright
or terror; terrible.
AFFRIGHTMENT, #f-frite'mánt. s. The impres-
sion of fear; terror; the state of fearfulness.
To AFFRONT, fif. frånt'. v. a. 165. To meet face
to face; to encounter; to provoke by an open
insult ; to offend avowedly
AFFRONT, fif-frant'. s. Insult offered to the
face; outrage; act of contempt.
AFFRONTER, Aſ-frén'tär, 5.98. The person that
affronts.
AFFRONTING, #f-från't!ng, part. a. That which
has the quality of affronting.
To AFFUSE, \f-fôze'. v. a. To pour one thing
upon another. *
AFFUSION, fif-fi'zhēn. s. The act of affusing.
To AFFY, fif-fi'. v. a. To betroth in order to mar-
l"Ia8 6.
To AFFY, āf-fl'. v. n. To put confidence in ; to
put trust in,
AFIELD, #-ſèëld', ad. 275 To the field.
AFLAT, a-flåt’. ad. Level with the ground.
AFLQAT, #-flöte'. ad. 295. Floating.
AF00T, fi-fút'. ac', 307. On foot, not on horse-
back ; in action, as, a design is a foot.
AFORE, fl-fôre', prep. Before ; nearer in place
to any thing ; sooner in time.
AFORE, fl-fôre' ad. In time foregone or past;
first a the way;. In front, in the fore part.
AFOREGOING, Á-fôre'gó-ing. part. a. Going
before.
AFOREHAND, fl-fôreſhānd. ad. By a previous
provision; provided, prepared ; , previously
fitted.
AFOREMENTIONED, 3-foremèn'shônd. a. 362.
Mentioned before,
AFORENAMED, fi-fôre'nā’méd. a. Named be-
fore. 362.
AFORESAID, 3-fºre'sáde. a. Said before.
AFORETIME, fl-fôre'thme. ad. In time past.
AFRAi D, 3-fråde'. participial a. Struck with
fear; terrified ; fearful.
AFRESH, A-frèsh. ad. Anew, again.
AFRONT. fl-frånt'. ad. 165. In front; in direct
opposition.
AFTER, fiftör. prep. 98. Following in place; in
pursuit of 5. behind; posterior in tim2 ; accord-
ing to ; in imitation of.
AFTER, fiftör. ad. In succeeding time; follow-
ing another.
AFTERAGES, aftār-ājéz. s. Succeeding times,
osterity.
AFTERALL, fiftör-āll'. ad. At last, in fine, in
conclusion.
AFTERBIRTH, Af'tār-bérth. s. The secundine.
AFTERCLAP, fiftār-kláp. s. Unexpected event
Happening after an affair is supposed to be at
an end.
AFTERCOST, fiftör-köst. s. The expense in-
curred after the original plan is executed.
AFTERCROP; aftār-krôp. s. Second harvest,
AFTERGAME, fiftār-game. s. Methods taken
after the first turn of affairs.
AFTERMATH, aftör-máth. s.
àSS II,9W n in autumn. *
AFTERNOON, aftār-nóón'. s. The time from
the meridian to the evening.
AFTERPAINS, aftár-pânez. s.
birth.
AFTERTASTE, fiftör taste. s. Taste remaining
§ the tougue after the draught.
#AFTERTHOUGHT, aftār-tiâwi. s. Reflections
after the act, expedients formed too late.
The act of rub-
Second crop of
Pains after
AFTERTIMES, aftār-timez. s. Succeeding times,
º
*
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AFTERWARD, Aftār-wºrd. ad. 88. In succeed
ing time. …
| AFTERWIT, #f'tūr-wºlt. s. Contrivance of ex-
pedients after the occasion of using them is
past. -
AGAIN, fl-gén'...ad. 206. \ second time; once
more ; back; in restitution; besides ; in any
other time or place ; twice as much ; markin
the same quantity once repeated ; again an
again; with frequent repetition.
[[; We find this word written according to the
general pronunciation in the Duke of Bucking.
haun's verses to Mr. Pope:
“ little thought of launching forth agen,
“An.idst advent’rous rovers of the pen.”
AGAINST, 3-gēnst'. prep. 206, Contrary, oppo-
site, in general ; with contrary motion or tend-
ency, used of material action; opposite to ; in
place ; in expectation of.
AGA PE, fl-gãpe'. ad. 75. Staring with eagerness.
—See GAP E. - -
AGAi{{CK, fig'à-rik. s. A drug of use in physic,
and the dying trade.
AGAST, #-gåst'. a. Amaze.
AGATE, fig'āt. s. 9i. A precious stone of the
lowest class.
AG.A.T.Y., ág'à-iè. a.
agitte‘. .
To AGAZE, fig-àze'. v. a. To strike with amaze-
filt int. "--
AGE, #je. s. Any period of time attributed to
souncthing as the whole, or part of its duration ;
a succession or generation of men ; the time in
which any particular man, or race of men, liv-
ed, as, the age of heroes; thc space of a hun-
dred years ; the latter part of life, old age : in
law, in a man the age of twenty-one years is
the full age ; a woman at twenty-one is able to
alienate her lands. -- 4.
AGET), àjéd, a. 363. Old, stricken in years.
AGEDLY, Ajéd lè. ad. After the manner of an
aged person. -
AGEN, fl-gén’. ad. 206. Again, in return.
AGENCY, Ajém-sé. s. The quality of acting; the
state of being in action ; business performed by
an agent.
AG ENT, Ajént. a. Acting upon, active.
AGENT, Ajént. s. . A substitute, a deputy, a
factor; that which has the power of operating.
AGGENERATION, fid-jón-nār-à'shān. s. The
state of growing to another body.
To AGGERATE: ádjūr-àte. v. a. To heap up.-.
See ExAGGERATE.
To AGGLOMERATE, fig-glöm'már-āte. v. a. To
gather up in a ball, as thread.
AGGLUTINANTS, fig-gū'tè-mânts. s. Those
medicines which have the power of uniting
parts together.
To AGGEUTINATE, fig-glū'té-nāte. v. n. To
unite one part to another.
AGGI,UTINATION, fig-glú'té-nā’shān. s. Union,
cohesion.
AGGLUTINATIVE, fig-glū'tè-mă-tív. a. That
which has the power of procuring agglutination.
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Qiº.
To AGGRANDIZE, aggrän-dize. v. a. 159. To
make great ; to enlarge ; to exalt.
AGGRANDIZEMENT, aggrän-dize-mênt. s
See AcADEMY. The state of being aggrandized
AGGRANDIZER, aggrän-dize-àr. s. The per-
son that makes another great.
To AGGRAVATE, fig'grá-väte. v. a. 91. To make
heavy, in a metaphorical sense, as, to aggra.
wate an accusation ; to make any thing worse
AGGRAVATION, fig-grá-vä'shôn. s. The act of
aggravating ; the circumstances which height-
en guilt or calamity.
AGGREGATE, fig'grè-gāte. a. 91. Framed by
the collection of particular parts into one mass
AGGREGATF, fig'grè-gāte. s. The result of the
conjunction of many particulars.
Partaking of the nature of
To AGGREGATE, fig'grè-gāte, v a. To collect
AGft
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together; to heap many particulars into one
II]as S.
AGGREGATION, fig-grè-gå'shān. s. The act of
collecting many particulars into one whole: the
whole composed by the collection of many par-
ticulars; state of being collected.
To AGGRESS, fig-gréss'. v. n. To commit the
first act of violence.
AGGRESSION, fig-gréshán. s. Commencement
of a quarrel by some act of iniquity.
AGGRESSOR, fig-grés'sér. s. 98. #. assaulter
or invader; opposed to the defendant. 418.
AGGRIEVANCE, º: s. Injury, wrong.
To AGGRIEVE, fig-grève'. v. a. To give sorrow;
to vex; to impose ; to hurt in one’s right. 275.
To AGGROUP, fig-gróðp'. v. a. To bring to-
- ether into one figure.
AGHAST, fl-gåst'. a.
the sight of a spectre.
AgILE, #jīl, a., 140 , Nimble, ready, active.
AGILENESS, fijil-néss. s. Nimbleness, quick-
ness, activity. -
AGILITY, fl-jīl'è-té. s. 511.
mess, activity.
To AGIST, fl-jíst'. v. a. To take in and feed the
cattle of strangers in the king's forest, and to
ather the money.
AGISTMENT, Aj-ist'mént. s. Composition, or
In earn rate.
AGITABLE, Aj'é-tá-bl. a. That which may be
put in motion.
To AGITATE, flj'é-täte. v. a. 91. To put in mo-
tion ; to actuate ; to move, to affect with per-
turbation ; to bandy; to discuss; to controvert.
AGITATION, Áj-ē-tä'shôn. s. The act of moving
any thing ; the state of being moved; discus.
sion ; controversial examination; perturbation;
disturbance of the thoughts; deliberation; the
state of being consulted upon.
AGITA: 3R, #j-è-tà'túr. s. 521. He who mana-
ges affairs. *.
AGLET, fig'lêt. s. A tag of a point carved into
some representation of an anima] ; the pen-
da:uts at the ends of the chives of flowers.
AGMINAL, Šg'mé-nāl. a. Belonging to a troop.
AGNAIL, fig'mále. s. A whitlow. f
AGNATION, fig-mâ'shôm. s. Descent from the
same father, in a direct male line.
AGNITION, Ág-mish'ên. s. Acknowledgment.
To AGNIZE, ag-nize'. v. a. To acknowledge ;
to OWn.
AGNOMINATION, fig-nóm-mè-mâ'shān. s. Allu-
sion of one word to another.
AGNUS CASTUS, #g'näs-cás'tàs. s. The chaste
.tree. -
AGO, #-gó'. ad. Past; as, long ago; that is, long
time has passed since.
AGOG, fl-gög’. ad. In asstate of desire
AGOING, fl-gö'íng. ad. 410. In action.
AGONE, fl-gón’. ad. Ago, past.
AGONISM,ág'6-nizm. s. 548. Contention for a
OF126.
AðsistEs, âg-ó-nis'téz. s. ... A prize-fighter;
one that contends at a public solemnity for a
TIZe. a'
T; AGONIZE, fig'ö-nize. v. n. To be in exces-
sive pain.
AGONY, fig'ö-nē. s. 548. The pangs of death ;
any violent pain of body or mind.
AGOOD, fl-gūd ad. In earnest.
To AGRACE, fl-grâce'.
to.
AGRARIAN, fl-grá'rè-án. a. Relating to fields
or grounds.
To AGREASE, A-grèze'. v. a. To daub, to grease.
To AGREE, A-grèë'. v. m. To be in, concord ;
to yield to ; to settle terms by stipulation ; to
settle a price between buyer and seller; to be
of the same mind or opinion; to suit with.
AGREEABLE, fl-gréé'à-bl. a. Suitable to, coa-
sistent with : leasing.
s&######$$. ā-grèë'à-bl-nēss. s.
Struck with horror, as at
Nimbleness, quick-
v. a. To grant favours
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—mö, mºve, nor, nét;-täbe, túb, būll;—öll;- 06&nd;—thin, this.
*AILING, Aleſing participial a.
Con-
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sistency with, suitableness to ; the quality of
pleasing.
AGREEABLY, 3-grééâ-blè. ad. Consistently
with, in a manner suitable to. -
AGREED, §§ part, a, Settled by consent.
AGREEINGNESS, fi-gréé'íng-nēss. s. Consis.
tence, suitableness.
AGREEMENT, fl-gréé'mént. -s. Concord; re-
semblance of one thing to another; compact,
bargain, *
AGRICULTURE, figré-cöl-tshūre. s. 462. Til-
lage, husbandry. *
AGRIMONY, fig’rè-mân-mè. s. 557. The name
of a plant.
AGROUND, 3-gröänd'. ad. 313. Stranded, hin-
dered by the ground from ºns farther,
hindered in the progress of affairs. ..
AGUE, A'güe. s. 335. An intermitting fever, with
cold fits succeeded by hot.
AGUED. #'gū-éd. a. 362, 359. Struck with the
ague, shivering.
AGUE-FIT,4'güe-fit.s. The paroxysm of the ague.
AGUE-TREE, A'gºle-trèë. s. Sassafras.
AGUISH, A'gū-ish. a. Having the qualities of
an ague.
AGUISHNESS, #'gū-ish-nēss. s. The quality of
resembling an ague.
AH, i. interjection. A word moting sometimes
dislike and censure; most frequently compas-
sion and complaint.
AHA, AHA., á-hă', interjection.
mating triumph and contempt.
AHEAD, fl-héd', ad. Further onward than an-
other.
AHIGHT, fi-hite'. ad. Aloft, on high.
To AID, #de v a 202 To help, to support, to
succour.
AID, Ade. s. Help, support ; in law, a subsidy.
AIDANCE, Ade'ānse, s. Help, support.
AIDANT, Ade'ānt. a. Helping, helpful.
AID-DE-CAMP, Ade-dé-kāwng'. s. An officer
who attends the General thai has the chief com-
mand of the army, to carry his orders to the
inferiour officers. .3sh.
[[3°This word, like most other military terms
from the French, is universally adopted; but
the polite pronunciation of the nasal vowel in
the last syllable is not to be attained by a mere
Englishman. See EN core”
AIDER, Ade'âr. s. A helper, an ally.
AIDLESS, #de'léss. a. Helpless, unsupported.
To AIL, Ale. v. a. To pain, to trouble, to give
pain ; to affect in any manner. -
AIL, Ale. s. 202. A disease. -
Åii MiśNī, âle'mént. s. Pain, disease.
Sickly.
To AIM, Ame. v. a. 202. To endeavour to strike
with a missile weapon ; to point the view, or
direct the steps towards any thing ; to endeav
our to reach or obtain ; to guess.
AIM, Ame. s. The directio of a missile weapon,
the point to which the thing thrown is directed
an intention, a design; the object of a design
conjecture, guess.
AIR, Are, s. 202 The element encompassing the
earth ; a gentle gale; music, whether light or
serious; the mien, or manner, of the person ;
an affected or laboured manner of gesture; ap-
pearance.
To AIR, Are. v. a. To expose to the air; to take
the air; to warm by the fire.
AIRBL ADDER, are blåd-dār. s. A bladder fill-
Built in the air.
ed with air.
AiRBUIH.T., áre'bilt, a.
AIR-DRAWN, are dràwn. a. Painted in air.
AIRER, Are'ºr. s 98. He that exposes to the air
Al RHOLE, are’hôle. s. A hole to admit air.
AIRINESS, are'é-néss. s. Exposure to the air "
tightriess, gaiety, levity.
AiRING, are’ing, s. 410. A short jaunt.
AJRLESS, fire'lèss. a. Without communication
with time free air. f
A word inti-
ALD
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AL
AIRLING, are ling. s. 410. A young gay person.
AIRPUMP, Are'pâmp. s. A machine by means
of which the air is exhausted out of proper ves-
sels.
AIRSHAFT, Are shäft. s. A passage for the air
into mines. t
AIRY, &re'é. a. Composed of air; relating to
the air; high in air; light as air, unsubstan-
tial; without reality, vain, trifling; gay, spright-
ly, full of mirth, lively, light of heart.
AISLE, ile. s. 207. The walk in a church.
AIT: āte. s. 202. A small island, in a river. .
To AKE, Ake. v. m. 355. To feel a lasting pain.
AKIN, 3-kin’. a. Related to, allied to by blood.
ALABASTER, fil’ā-bás-tär. s. 98. A kind of soft
marble, easier to cut, and less durable, than the
other kinds.
ALABASTER, fil'â-bás-tár. a. 418. Made of al-
abaster. - -
ALACK, fl-lāk". interjection. Alas, an expres-
sion of sorrow.
ALACKADAY, fl-lākā-dà'. interject.
noting sorrow and melancholy.
ALACRIOUSLY, fl-lák re-as-lè. ad. Cheerfully,
without dejection.
ALACRITY, fl-lāk'krè-té. s. 511. Cheerfulness,
sprightliness, gaiety.
ALAMODE, Al-ā-möde'. ad. According to the
fashion.
ALAND, 3-lând". ad. At land, landed.
ALARM, 3-lärm'. s. A cry by which men are
summoned to arms; notice of any danger ap-
proaching; a species of clock; any tumºult or
disturbance. -
To ALARM, fl-lärm'. v. a. To call to arms; to
surprise with the apprehension of any danger ;
to disturb.
ALARMBELL, fl-lärm'béil. s. The bell that is
rung to give the alarm. -
ALARMING, 3-lär'ming, particip. a. Terrifying,
awakening, surprising:
ALARMPQST,á-lärm'post. s. The post appoint-
ed to each body of men to appear at.
ALAS, 3-läs' interjection. A word expressing
lamentation ; a word of pity.
ALATE, fl-lāte', ad. Lately
ALB, alb. s. A surplice. -
AL3EIT, fil-bê'ít. ad. 84. Although, notwith-
standing.
ALBUGINEOUS, #1-bê-jin'é-às, a. Resembling
an albugo.
ALBUGO, al-bê'gó. s. 84. A disease in the eye,
by which the cornea contracts a whiteness.
AI.CAHEST, Śl'kā-hést. s. 84. An universal
dissolvent,
ALCAID, al-căde'. s. 84. The government of a
castle ; in Spain, the judge of a city.
ALCANNA, al-kān'nā. s. 84. An Egyptian plant
used in dying. ^ w
ALCHYMICAL, al-kim'mè-kál. a. Relating to
alchymy.
ALCHYMICALLY, al-kim'mè-kāl-lè. ad. In the
manner of an alchymist.
ALCHYMEST, #1'ké-mist. s. 84. One who pur-
3ues or professes the science of alchymy.
ALCHYMY, fil’kè-mè. s. 84. The visionary
chymistry, which proposes the transmutation of
metals; a kind of mixed metal used for spoons.
ALCOHOL, al'kö-hôl. s. 84. A highly rectified
spirit of wine. -
ALCOHOLIZATION, #1'kö-hôl-è-zà'shön. s. The
act of alcoholizing or rectifying spirits.
To ALCOHOLIZE alſkö-hô lize v. a. To rec-
* º spirits till they are wholly dephlegmated.
ALCORAN, al'kö-rân. s. 84. The book of the
Mahometan precepts, and credenda; now more
properly called the Koram.
ALCOVE, al-köve' s. A recess, or part of a
chamber, separated by an estrade, in which is
placed a bed of state.
ALDER Bºdār, s 84. A tree having leaves re-
sembling those of the hazel.
A word}
ALDERMAN, al'dør-mân. s. The same as 36.
nator; a governor or magistrate.
ALDERMANLY, #!'dār-mân-lè. ad. Like an
alderman.
ALBERN, tºdára. a. 84, 555. Made of alder.
ALE, ale, s. A liquor made by infusing malt in
hot water, and then fermenting the liquor.
ALEBERRY, Ale'bér-ré. s. A beverage made by
boiling ale with spice and sugar, and sops of
read.
ALEBREWER, Alebróð-àr. s. One that pro-
fesses to brew ale.
ALECONNER, Alekön-nār. s. An officer in the
sity of London to inspect the measures of pub
lic houses. s
ALECOST, Alekôst. s. An herb. e
ALECTRYOMANCY, fl-léctré-6-inäm-sè. Di
vination by a Cock. tº
ALECTOROMANCY, fl-léc'tó-rö-mân-sè. Di
vination by a Cock.
ALE&AR, #1'lé-gēr. s. 98,418. Sour ale.
ALEHQQF, Aleſhéðf. s. Ground ivy.
ALEHQUSE, Ale'hôāse. s. A tippling house.
ALEHOUSEKEEPER, Aleſhöäse-kè-pâr. s. He
that keeps ale publickly to sell.
ALEKNIGHT, #le'nite. s. A pot companion, a
tippler. Obsolete, e
ALEMBICK, 3-lém'bik. s. A vessel used in dis-
tilling. -
ALENGTH, fl-lèngth’. ad. At full length. º
ALERT, fl-lért’. a. Watchful, vigilant; brisk,
pert, petulant.
ALERTNESS, 3-lért'néss. s. The quality of be-
ing alert ; pertness.
ALEWASHED, #lewósht. a. 359. Soaked in ale.
ALEWIFE, Ale'wife. s. A woman that keeps an
alehouse.
|ALEXANDERS, #1'légz-ám'dārz. s. The name
of a plant. .
ALEXANDER'S FOOT, Allégz-án'dārz-fút'. s
478. The name of an herb. tº
ALEXANDRINE, fil-légz-án'drin. s. 150. A kind
of verse borrowed from the French, first used
in a poem called Alexander. This verse con-
sists of twelve syllables.
ALEXIPHARMICK, #-lék-sè-fár'mik. a. That
which drives away poison; antidotal.
ALEXITERECAL, 3-lék-sé-tér'rè-kál. 509, 8.
ALEXITERICK, à-lék-sè-tér'rik. º
That which drives away poison.
ALGATES, #1'gātes. ad. On any terms: al-
though. Obsolete.
ALGEBRA, filjë-brå. s. 84. A peculiar kind
of arithmetic.
ALGEBRAICAL, fil-jè-brā’é-kál. ;
ALGEBRA1GR, Él-jè-brā’īk. 3.
Relating to algebra.
ALGEBRAIST, al-jë-brá'íst. s. . A person that
understands or practises the science of algebra,
ALGID, filjid, a. 84. Cold, chill.
ALGIDITY, fil-jíd'dè-té. s. 511. Chilmess, cold,
ALGIFICKäljíf'fik. a. 509, That which pro-
duces cold.
ALGOR, #1'gör. s. Extreme cold, chilness.
[[G’ The o in the last syllable of this word es:
capes being pronounced like u from its being
Aº
, äl'gö-rízm. 557. e -
Aiºi. }s. Arabic words
used to imply the science of numbers.
ALIAS, #'lé-às, ad. A Latiu word, signifying
otherwise. . -
ALIRLE, fil'é-bl. a. 405. Nutritive, nourishing.
ALIEN, Aleyén. a. 505. Foreign, or not of the
i. family or land; estranged from, not al-
ied to.
ALIEN, ale'yān. s. 113,283. A foreigner, not a
(lenišon, a stranger; in law, an alien is one
born in a strange country, and never enfran-
Shised.
AIIENABLE, Ale’yén-á-bl., a. That of which
the property may be transferreo.
.# Liº.
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ALL,
—nº, mêve, nôr, nôt ;—tābe, tāb, bāīl;-&fl;—pöänd -jin, THIS,
To ALIENATE, ale'vén-āte. v. a. . To transfer, ALKANET, #1'kā-nét. s. The name of a
the property of any thing to another; to with-
draw the heart or affections.
J.; There is a strong propensity in undisciplined: ALKERMES,
speakers to pronounce this word with the ac-
cent on e in the penultimate; but this cannot
be too carefully avºided, as all the compounds;
of alien have invariably the accent on the first
syllable. But whether the a in this syllable be
long or short, is a dispute among our best Or-
thūepists. Mr. Perry, Mr. Buchanan, W. John-
ston, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Elphinstone, join
it with the consonant, and make it short ; but
Mr. Sheridan separates it from the l, and makes
it long and slender: and though Mr. Elphin-
stone's opinion has š. weight with me, yet
I here join with Mr. Sheridan against them all;
not only because I judge his pronunciation of
this word the most agreeable to the best usage,
but because it is agreeable to an evident rule
which lengthens every vowel with the accent
on it, except i when followed by a single conso-
nant and a diphthong. See Principles, No.
505, 534.
“O ! alienate from Heav'n, O spir’t accurst ſ”
º JMilton's Par. Lost, b. v. 877.
ALIENATE, ale yán-āte. a. Withdrawn from ;
Stranger t0.
Ö *
ALIENATION, Ale-yén-à'shôn. s. The act of
transferring property; the state of being alien-
ated ; change of affection.
To ALIGHT, fl-lite'. v. a. To come down; to
fall upon.
ALIKE, fl-like'. ad. With resemblance, in the
S3 ſºle ſhall 1162F.
ALIMENT, fillè-mént. s.
ment, food. -
ALIMENTAL, fil-lè-mén'tál. a. That which has
the quality of alimerit; that which mourishes.
AL MENTARINESS, āl-lè-mén'tá-ré-méss.
The quality of being alimentary.
ALIMENTARY, fil-lè-mén'tá-ré. a. That which
belongs to aliment; that which has the power
of mourishin
Aſſºon , äl-lè-mén-tä'shān. s. The
uality of nourishing.
ò'mē-ăs a. That which
q
ALIMONIOUS, j
nouriihes.
ALIMONY, fillé-mân-nē. s. 546. Legal propor-
tion of the husband's estate, which, by the sen-
tence of the ecclesiastical court, is allowed to
the wife upon the account of separation.—See
Domestick.
ALIQUANT, #1'lè-qwānt. a. Parts of a number,
which will never make up the mumber exactly;
as 3 is an aliquant of 10, thrice 3 being 9, four
times 3 making 12.
ALIQUOT, fillé-qwót. a. , Aliquot parts of any
number or quantity, such as will exactly mea-
sure it without any remainder; as, 3 is an ali-
quot part of 12.
ALISH, Aleish. a. Resembling ale.
ALIVE, fl-live'. a. In the state of life; not dead;
unextinguished, undestroyed, active ; cheerful,
sprightly: it is used to add emphasis; as, the
best man alive. - -
ALKAHEST, #1'kā-hést. s. 84. An universal dis-
solvent, a liquor.
ALKALESCENT: āl-kā-lès'sént. a. That which
has a tendency to the properties of an alkali.
ALKALI, §i'kā-lè. s. 84. A peculiar substance,
which has a urinous, burning, and caustick
taste, and a strong tendency to combination.
When united with acids, it forms a mild alka-
line salt. Parkes Chymistry.
Nourishment, nutri-
S.
ALKALINE, fil’kā-jin. a. 150. That which has the li
qualities of alkali.
To ALKALIZATE, fll kāl'lè-zâte. v. a. To makei
alkalime. |
ALKALIZATE, fil-kál'lè-zāte. a. That which
has the qualities of alkali.
&LKALIZATION, al-kā-lè-zá'shān, s. The act of
alkalizating: Ç
4. t plant.
|ALKEKENGE al-ké-kënjë, The winter cherry;
a genus ofP ants. -
… âl-ker'méz. s. A confection where,
; of the kermes berries are the basis.
! ALL, all. a. 77. The whole number; every one,
the whole quantity; every part.
|ALL, all. s. The whole; every thing.
ALL, all, ad. Quite, completely; altogether, wholly.
ALL-BEARING, all-bā'ring. a. Cºmmiparous.
ALL-CHEERING, all-tshëring. a. That which
ives gaiety to all.
AïL-CONQUERING, §ll-cónk'kér-ing. a. 334.
That which subdues everything.
ALL-DEVOURING, all-de-vääring, a. That
which eats up every thing.
ALL-FQURS, all-fôrz'. s. A low game at cards,
played by two.
ALL-HAIL, &ll-hāle'. s. All health.
ALL-HALLOWN, fill-hăl'lúm. s. The time about
All-saints day.
ALL-HALLOWTIDE, all-hálló-tide. s. The
term near All-saints, or the first of November.
ALL-HEAL, all hèle. s. A species of iron-wort.
ALL-JUDGING, all-jādjing. a.
the sºvereigº right of judgment.
ALL-KNOWING,äll-nó'íng.a. Omniscient,allwise,
ALL-SEEING, all-séé'ing. a. That beholds eve-
ry §§
ALL-SOULS, DAY, all-solz-dà'. s. The day on
which supplications are made for all souls by
the church of Rome; the second of November
ALL-SUFFICIENT, all-såf-fish'ént. a. Suffi-
cient to any ...;
ALL-WISE, all-wize'. a. Possessed of infinite
wisdom. -
To ALLAY, fil-lā’. v. a. Tö mix one metal with
another, to make it fitter for coinage; to join
any thing to another, so as to abate its quali-
ties ; to quiet, to pacify, to repress.
ALLAY, fil-lā'. s. 329. The metal of a baser
kind mixed in coins, to harden them, that the
may wear less; anything which, being added,
abates the predominant qualities of that with
which it is mingled. -
ALLAYER, Al-lā'ār. s. The person, or thing
which has the power or quality of allaying.
ALLAYMENT, al-ā'mént. s. That which has
the power of allaying. *
ALLEGATION, Ál-lè-gå'shūm. s. Affirmation.
declaration; the thing alleged or affirmed ; an
excuse, a plea. *
To ALLEGE, fil-lédje'. v. a. To affirm, to declare,
to maintain; to plead as an excuse or argument.
ALLEGEABLE, āl-lèdje'à-bl. a. That which
may be alleged.
ALLEGEMENT, fil-lèdje'mént.
with allegation.
ALLEGER, fil-lèdje'âr. s. He that alleges.
ALLEGIANCE, al-ièjánse, s. The duty of sub-
jects to the government. t r
ALLF.GIANT, fil-lè'jānt. a. Loyal, conformable
to the duty of allegiance.
Aſſo CK, fil-lè-gór'rik. a. Not real; not
iteral.
ALLEGORICAL, al-lè-gór'rè-kāi.
of an allegory; not literal:
ALLEGORICALLY, fil-lè-gör'rè-kāl-lè. ad. Af.
ter an allegorical amanner.
To ALLEGORIZE, ăl'lè-gó-rize. v. a. To turn
into an allegory, to form"an allegory *
Air Fºoß-góriº. s. 5; if x figurative
discourse, in which something is intended that
is not contained in the words literally taken.
Aſſiº, it iègro. A. A word denoting in
musick a sprightly motion, it originally means
gay, as in Milton.
AïLEL'IJAH, fil-lè-lú'yā, s. A
ual exultation ; Praise God.
To ALLEVIATE, fil-lève-āte. v. a. To make
§
|

s. The same
a. In the form
word of spirit-
º # to ease, to softem. 9
li 1.
ALLEV*ATION #!-lè-vē-ă'shān, g. The act ºf
#. - - *.
That which has
*.

ALL
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ALÖ
[[3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mè, mét;—pine, plm;—
making light; that by which any pain is eased,
or fault extenuated.
ALLEY, #1'lè. s. 270. A walk in a garden; a
passage in towns, narrower than a street
Ai,LIANCE, fil-l'Anse. s. The state of connec-
tion with another by confederacy; a league ;
relation by marriage ; relation by any form of
kindred ; the persons allied to each other.
ALLICIENCY, fil-lish'yén-sè. s. 113. The pow-
er of attracting. -
To ALLIGATE, fil’lè-gate. v. a.
thing to another. 91.
ALLIGATION, fli-lè-gå'shán. s. The act of ty-
ing together; the arithmetical rule that teaches
to adjust the price of compounds, formed of
several ingredients of different value.
ALLIGATOR, Al-lè-gā'tör... s. 521. The croco-
dile. This name is chiefly used for the croco-
dile of America. …
ALLISION, Ál-lìzh'öm. s. The act of striking
one thing against another.
ALLITERATION, fil-lit-ér-à'shôn. s. The be-
ginning two or more words with the same let-
ter, to give them a sort of rhyming consonance
somewhat similar to the termination of the ad-
jective and substantive in Latin; and used by
the best writers.
“ The bookful blockhead ignorantly read,
* With loads of learned lumber in his head.”
Pope.
ALLOCATION, fil-lö-kå'shëm. s. The act of *:
ting one thing to anotlier; the admission of an
article in reckoning, and addition of it to the
account.
ALLOCUTION, fil-lö-kū'shôn. s. The act of
speaking to one another.
ALLODIAL, fil-ló dé-āl, a. Not feudal, inde-
pendent. -
ALLODIUM, fil-lô"dē-ăm. s. Possession held in ab-
solute independence, without any acknowledg-
ment of a lord paramount. There are no al-
lodial lands in England.
ALLONGE, fil-lândje . s. 165. A pass or thrust
with a rapier.
To ALL00, fil-löö'. v. a. To set on, to incite.
ALLOQUY, àl'lö-kwé. s. The act of speaking
to another.
To ALLOT, Al-lāt'..y.a. To distribute by lot;
to grant ; to distribute, to give each his share.
Aft TMENT, al-lôt’mént. s. The part, the
6I13tre.
ALLOTTERY, fil-lôt’tār-8. s. 555. That which
is granted to any in a distribution.
To ÁLLOW, fil-löö'. v. a. To admit; to grant;
to yield; to permit; to give to ; to pay to ; to
make abatement.
ALLOWABLE, fil-löö'à-bl. a. That which may
be admitted without contradiction; lawful, not
forbidden. n
ALLOWABLENESS, fil-lôā'ā-bl-nés, s. Law-
fulness, exemption from prohibition.
ALLOWANCE, fil-lôā’ānse. s. Sanction; li-
cense; permission; an appointment for any
use ; abatement"from the strict rigour; a sum
anted weekly, or yearly, as a stipend.
ALLOY, fil-löé'. s. 39. Baser metal mixed in
coinage; abatement, diminution. -
To ALLUDE, #!-lède'. v. m. To have some re-
ference to a thing, without the direct mention.
ALLUMINOR, al-Tâ’mè-nár. s. One wilo colours
or paints º aper or parchment.
To, ALLURE, Al-lāre'. v. a. To entice to any
thing.
ALLUREMENT, al-läre'mént. s. Enticement,
temptation.
ALI CREB, al-iā'răr. s. 98. Enticer, inveigler
ALLURINGLY, fil-lā'ring-lé. ad. In an alluring
manner, enticingly.
Aſſº; º: 13s. S. Entice-
ment; temptation roposing pleasure.
Aïøş. '...”. P; #. an implica-
Öº,'
To tie one
ALLUSIVE, Al-lā’sfv. a. 156, 428, Hinting at
something.
ALLUSIVELY, fil-lè'sſy-lè. ad. In an allusive
In 33}llel . -
ALLUSIVENESS, Al-lā'siv-nēs. s. The quality
of being allusive.
AL.LUVION, fil-lā'vè-àm. s. The carrying of
any thing to something else by the motion of
the water; the thing carried by water,
To, ALLY, fil-li'. v. a. To unite by kindred,
friendship, or confederacy; to make a relation
between two things.
ALLY, fil-li'. s. See SURVEy. One united to
some other by marriage, friendship, or confed-
eracy.
[[; A few years ago there was an affectation of
pronouncing this word, when a noun, with the
accent on the first syllable ; and this had an ap
pearance of precision, from the general cus
tom of accenting mouns in this manner, when
the same word, as a verb, had the accent on the
last,492; but a closer inspection into the amalo-
gies of the language showed this pronunciation
to be improper, as it interfered with an univer-
sal rule, which was, to pronounce the y like e in
a final unaccented syllable. But whatever was
the reason ºf this novelty, it now seems to have
subsidèd , and this" word is now generally pro-
nounced with the accent on the second syllable,
as it is uniformly marked by all the Orthoëpists
in our language.
ALMACANTER, al-mā-kān'tàr. s.
drawn parallel to the horizon.
ALMACANTER'S STAFF, fll-mā-kān'tūrz-stāf
s. An instrument used to take observations of
the sun, about the time of its rising and set-
ting. -
ALMANACK, #1'mā-nāk. s. 84. A calendar.
ALMANDINE, #1'mān-dime. s. 149. A ruby,
coarser and lighter than the oriental.
ALMIGHTINESS, al-mi'té-nēs. s. Omnipotence,
one of the attributes of God.
ALMIGHTY, fil-mi'té. a. 84, 406. Of unlimited
ower, omnipotent.
ALMOND, Amānd. s. 401. The nut of the ak
mond-tree.
ALMOND-TREE, 3'mānd trèë. s. It has leaves
and flowers very like those of the peach tree.
ALMONDS, #'môndz. s. The two glands of the
throat; the tonsils.
ALMONER, AI'mô-már. s. 84. The officer of a
prince, employed in the distribution of charity
ALMONRY, al'mān-rè. s. The place where aims
are distributed. -
ALMOST, al'môst. ad. 84. Nearly, well nigh,
ALMS, amz. s. 403. What is given in relief of
the poor.
ALMSBASKET, Amz'bás-kit. s. The basket in
which provisions are put to be given away.
ALMSDEED, Amz'dèèd. s. A charitable gift.
ALMSGIVER, Amz'giv-àr. s. He that supports
others by his charity,
ALMSHOUSE, amz'hôāse. s. An hospital for the
poor. - w
ALMSMAN, #mz'mān. s. A man who lives upor.
A circle
alms.
ALMUG-TREE, al'môg-trèë. s. A tree mentioned
in scripture.
ALNAGER, al'má-jër, s. 83. A measurer by the
ell; a sworm officer, whose business formerly
was to inspect the assize ºf woollen cloth.
ALNAGE, fil'nāje. s. 90. Ell-measure.
ALNIGHT, AI'mite, s. Almight is a great cake of
wax, with the wick in the midst. e g
ALOES, #1'óze. s. A precious wood used in the
east for perfumes; a tree which grows in hot
countries; a medicinal juice extracted from
the common aloes tree. -
II: This word is divided into three syllables by
Mr. Sheridan, and but into two by Dr. Kenrick,
Mr. Perry, Mr. Scott, and W. Johnston, The
i.,ter is, in my opinion, preferable My reasois
Hº ºf J.
y sy
* Lººk. A
—no, mêve, nár, nét;-túbe, tib, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, THig.
is, that though this plural word is perfectly
Latin, and in that language is pronounced in
three syllables; yet as we have the singular
aloe in two syllables, we ought to form the plu-
ral according to our own analogy, and pro-
nounce it in two syllables likewise.—See AN-
Tipo DES.
ALOETICAL, fil-à-ét'è-kál. a. Consisting chiefly
of aloes.
ALGFT, 3-lóft. ad. On high, in the air.
ALOFT, fl-löft'. prep. Above.
ALOGY, #1'ê-jë. s. Unreasonableness; absurdity.
ALONE, fl-lôme'. a. 345. Single; without com-
any, solitary. -
ALONG, 3-lông', ad. At length; through any
space measured lengthwise ; forward, onward;
in §§ with.
ALOCF, A-lööf. ad. At a distance.
ALOUD, 3-lôād'. ad. Loudly, with a great moise.
ALOW, fl-lò'...ad. In a low place, not aloft.
ALPHA, #1'fä. S. 84, 545. The first letter in the
Greek alphabet, answering to our A ; therefore
used to signify the first.
ALPHABET, ăl'fö-bêt. s. The letters, or elements
of speech.
AśticAL, âl-fā-bêt’té-kál. a. According
to the series of letters.
ALPHABETICALX,Y, äl-ſāhét’tè-kāl-lè. ad. Ac-
cording to the order of the ſetters.
ALPINE, fil’pin’. a. 140. Belonging to the Alps.
.#sh. \
. Af,READY, fil-réd'dè. ad. 84. At this present
time; before the present.
ALS, als, ad. Also. e
ALSO, al'só. ad. 84. In the same manner, like-
WISG. º
ALTAR, #1'túr. s. 84,98. The place where offer-
ings to Heaven are laid; the table in Christian
churches where the communion is administered.
ALTARAGE, af'tár-àje. s. 90. An emolument
from oblations at the altar.
ALTAR-CIOTH, #1'tór-clétii. s. The cloth thrown
over the altar in churches.
To ALTER, #1'tör. v. a. 418. To change, to make
otherwise than it is. -
To ALTER, #1'tär. v. n. To become otherwise
than it was ; to be changed, to suffer change.
ALTERABLE, #1'tàr-ā-bi. a. That which may
be altered or changed.
ALTERABLENESS, #1'tàr-à bl-nēs. s. The
quality of being alterable.
ALTERABLY, al'tūr-à-blé. ad. In such a man-
ner as may be altered.
ALTERANT, #1'tūr-ànt. a. 555. That which has
the power of producing changes. “
ALTERATION, #1'tär-à'shán. s. The act of alter-
ing.9. §§ the change made.
ALTERATIVE, #1'tär-à-tiv. a. Medicines called
alterative, are such as have no immediate sensi-
ble operation, but gradually gain upon the con-
stitution.
ALTERCATION, fil-tūr-kä'shān. s. Debate, con-
troversy. 84. -
[[; The first syllable of this word, and of the six-
teen that follow it, except although, are subject
to a double pronunciation, between which it is
inot very easy to decide. There is a general
rule in the language, that l, followed by ano-
ther consonant, gives the preceding a its broad
sound, as in salt. This rule is subject to several
exceptions 84; and if we take in these words
into the exceptions, there is some doubt of the
exceptions’ becoming the general rule. But
thea in question is now so generally pronounced,
as in the first syllable of olley, valley, &c. that we
should risk the imputation of inaccuracy to
sound it otherwise. Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick,
and Mr. Scott, are uniformly for this latter
sound of a. Mr. Perry marks all in the same
manner, except altercate, and altercations, and W.
Johnston has only the words altercation, and al-
ALTERNACY, al-tér'nā-sé. s. 84. Action
ternative, which he pronounces in the former|
manner. It is certain that the foriner was the
true Anglosaxon sound, and it is highly proba-
ble that the latter has only obtained within theso
few years, in words obviously derived from the
Latin as these are; but there seems to be agross-
ness in one sound, and a neatness in the other,
which has so decidedly given one of them the
preference
ALTERN, #-térnº, a, 84,98. Acting by turns.
©ſe
formed by turns. p
ALTERNATE, al-tér'nāte. a. 91. Being by turns,
reciprocal. -
To ALTERNATE, al-tér'nāte.v.a. 91. To perform
alternately ; to change one thing for another
§§
ALTERNATELY, al-tér'nāte-lè. ad. In recipro- .
cal succession.
ALTERNATENESS, fil-térnáte-més. s. Tha
quality of being alternate.
ALTERNATION, Al-tär-mâ'shôn. s. The recip-
rocal succession of things. 555.
ALTERNATIVE, fll-tér'nā-tív. s. 158. The choice
given of two things, so that if one be rejected,
the other must be taken. 4
ALTERNATIVELY,āl-tér'nā-tiv-lè.ad. By turns
reciprocally,
ALTERNATIVENESS, Al-tér'nā-tiv-nés. s. See
ALTERCATION. The quality or state of being
alternative.
ALTERNITY, fil-tér'nè-të. s. 98. Reciprocal suc
cession, vicissitude. -
ALTHOUGH, Al-THò'. conj. 84. Notwithstand-
# however.
ALTILOQUENCE, fll-tillö-kwénse. s. Pompous
language. 98. ^,
ALTIMETRY, fil-tim'mè-trè, s. 518. The art of
taking or measuring altitudes or heights.
ALT:ŚēNANT, aiºso-nam, a.318. High sound-
ing, pompous in sound.
ALTITUDE, à!'tè-täde. ss., Height of place, space
measured upward; the elevation of any of the
heavenly bodies above the horizon, situation
with regard to lower things, height of excel-
lence ; highest point.
ALTOGETHER, al-to-géTH ºr ad. Completely,
without restriction, without exception.
ALUDEL, fil'è-dél. s. Aludels are subliming pots
used in chymistry, fitted into one another with-
out luting.
ALUM, fil’īām. s.
acid taste.
ALUM-STONE, fil’lām-stöne. s. A stone or calx
used in surgery.
ALUMINOUS, Al-lā'mè-nās. a. Relating to alum,
or consisting of alum.
ALWAYS, #1'wāze. ad. 84, Perpetually; through-
out all time; constantly, without variation.
AM, #m. The first person of the verb To be.
AMABILITY, #m-ā-bil'é-té. s. 511. Loveliness.
527.
AMADETTO, fim-ā-dét’tö. s. A sort of pear.
AMADOT, im'à-dót. s. 503. A sort of pear.
AMAIN, #-mâne'. ad. With vehemence, with
vigour. -
AMAL.GAM, 3-mâlgäm. . S
AMALGAMA, fl-mâl'gå-mâ. tº
The mixture of metals procured by amalgama-
tion. 84. º
AMALGAMATION, 3-mâl-gā-mâ'shôn, 8.84. See
Ai,TERATION.—The act or practice of amalga-
mating metals. & R p - A - - -
To AMALGAMATE, 3-măl'gā-mâte. v. n. To
unite vessels with quicksilver.
AMANDATION, fin-àn-dā'shān. s. The act of
sending on a message. 537.
AMANUE&SIS, Ö-mân-à-Én'słs. s. A person who
writes what another dictates.
AMARANTH, fim’ā-rämth. s. The name of a plant;
in poetry, an imagimary flower unfading.
AMARANTHINE, am-à-rán'thin. a. Consisting
of amaranths, tá0, º
A kind of mineral salt, of an
AMB
*
ºf Mr. Sheridan, M. Scott, and Mr. Perry,
pronounce the i in the last syllable of this word
short, as it is here marked.
AMARITUDE, fl-mâr'rè-tide s. 81. Bitterness.
AMASMENT, fl-más'mént. s. A heap, an accu-
mulation. i
IEP This word is spelled with ones by Dr. John-
son, but undoubtedly ought to have double s as:
well as cessment, embossment, and embarrassment.
To AMASS, fl-más'. v. a. To collect together into
one heap or mass; to add one thing to another.
To AMATE, fl-mâte'. v. m. To terrify, to strike
with horrour.
AMATEUR, Ém-à-tūre'. s. A lover of any par-
ticular pursuit or system ; not a professor.
Aº. âm'à-tūr-rè, s. 512. Relating to love.
555. . .
AMATORIAL, #m-à-tó'rè-ál. a. Concerning love.
JMason, *
AMAUROSIS, fim-áu-rô'słs. s. 520. A dimness of
sight, not from any visible defect in the eye, but
from some distemperature in the immer parts,
occasioning the representations of flies and
dust floating before the eyes.
To AMAZE, fl-mâze'. v. a. To confuse with
terrour; to put into confusion with wonder; to
put into perplexity. $
AMAZE, fl-mâze'. s. Astonishment, confusion,
either of fear or wonder.
AMAZEDLY, fi-mâ'zéd-lè. ad. 364. Confusedly,
with amazement.
AMAZEDNESS, #-mâ'zéd-nēs. s. 365. The
state of being amazed, wonder, confusion,
AMAZEMENT, fl-mâze'mént. s. Confused ap-
prehension; extreme fear, horrour; extreme de-
jection; height of admiration; wonder at ani
unexpected event.
. AMAZING, fl-mâ’zin
tonishing. ; , , , ºf 2
AMAZiNöly, ā-mā'zing-lè. ad. To a degree
that may excite asionishment. -
AMAZON, fim’ā-zán. s. 166. The amazons were
a race of women famous for valour; a virago.
{{G" This word has the accent on the first sylla-
ble, contrary to the Latin original, which has
it on the second; while the following word Am-
bages has the same penultimate accent as in
Latin.
AMBAGES, #m-bājëz. . s. 503.
words, a multiplicity of words.
AMBASSADE, fim-bás-såde'. s. Embassy. Not
IIT USe.
AMBASSADOR, fim-bás'sä-dàr. s. A person
sent in a public manner from one sovereign
ower to another. 418.-See Honour.
BASSADRESS, fim-bás'sā-drés.'s, The lady
of an ambassador; a woman sent on a mes-
Satºſe, *
AMºssage, âm'bás-sàje. s. 90. An embassy.
g. part. a. Wonderful, as-
A circuit of
AMBER, Ém'bár. s. 98. A yellow transparent.
substance of a gummous or bituminous con-
sistence.
AMBER, Am'bár. a. Consisting of amber.
AMBER-DRINK, #m'bār-drink. s. Drink of the
colour of amber. -
AMBERGRIS, #mpār-grèse. s. 112. A fragrant
drug that melts almost like wax, ased both as
a perfume and a cordial.
AMBER-SEED, fim'bár-sééd.
millet.
AMBER-TREE, am'bār-trèë. s. A shrub whose
beauty is in its small evergreen leaves.
AMBIDEXTER, Ém-bê-déx'tër. s. A man who
has equally the use of both his hands; a man
who is equally ready to act on either side in
Aś, disputes.
TERITY, Ém-bé-déx-têr'rè-të. s. The
s. Resembles
3.; of being able equally to use both hands ;
ouble #5 9
AMBli)EXTROUS, fim-bê-déx'trös a, Having,
with equal facility, the use of either hand;
double dealing, practising on both sides,
[[3° 559–F#te, far, fail, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;–
|AMBjöööös,
t AME
3
*
AMIBIDEXTROUSNESS, flm-bê-déx'trös-nēs s.
The quality of being ambidextrous
AMIBIENT, ambè-ént. a. Surrounding, encom
passing,
AMBIGö, ämbº-gū. s. An entertainment con.
sisting of a medley of dishes.
AMBIGUITY, fim-bê-gū'ê-té. s.
of meaning: uncertainty of signification."
ām-big'ā-ās. a. 5. having
two meanings ; using doubtful expressions.
AMBIGUOUSLY, fim-big'à-ás-lè, ad. In an am
biguous manner, doubtfully, -
AMBIGUOUSNESS, am-bigº-às-nés, s. Uncer
tainty of meaning; duplicity of signification.
AMBILOGY, am-biſió-gē. s. 518. Talk of am-
biguous signification. -
AMBILOQUGUS, #m-billö-kwás. a. Using am-
biguous expressions. 518.
Aº (, ám-bil'ó-kwé. s. Ambiguity of
expression. Ash.
AMBIT, im'bit. s.
any thing.
AMIBITION, #m-bjsh'ân. s. 507. The desire of
preterment or homour; the desire of any thing
great or excellent. -
AMBITIOUS, ann-bish’ās. a. 459. Seized or
touched with ambition ; desirous of advance-
ment; aspiring.
AMBITIOUSLY, \m-bjsh'âs-lè. ad
ness of advancement or preference.
AMBITIOUSNESS, *...º. s. The quali-
ty of being ambitious.
AMBIT Ul) E, #m'bè-tūde. s. 463. Compass, cir-
Cult.
To AMBLE, fim'bl. v. n. 405. To move upon
an amble, to pace ; to move easily ; to wall;
daintily.
AMBI.E., ám'ol. s. 405. An easy pace.
AMBLER, fim'blår. s.98. A pacer.
AMBLANGLY, fim'bling-lè. ad. With an am-
bling movement. t - -
AMBROSIA, fim-bré zhē-ă. s. 505. The ima-
ginary food of the gods; the name of a plant
Is Mr. Sheridan has pronounced this and the
following word amºbro-sha, and ºtm-bro-shal. Dr
Keurick has divided them into the same muni-
ber of syllables, but has given the s the flat as-
piration, like zh. Thiſ; this is the true sound,
see letter S, No. 453; and that these words
ought to be divided iſºft fºur syllables, see Syl
lāhigation, No. 542, #3;
Doubtfulness
The compass or circuit of
With eager-
AMBROSIAL, fim-bºhè-āl. a. Partaking of
the nature or j º delicious.
AMIBRY, Šrºbré. sºfthe place wherealms are
distributed; the pla: where plate, and utensils
for iº fe kept.
AMIBS-ACE, aftezášše'. s. 347. A double ace,
3 CCS. - -3
Aºtion , àm-bū-lè'shūm. s. The act of
walking.
AMBULATORY, Ém bú-là-tär-rè. a. That which
has the power or faculty of walking. 512.
AMBURY, firm'bā-ré. s. A bloody wart on a
horse's body.
AMBUSCADE, fim-bás-kāde', s. A private sta-
tion in which men lie to surprise others. -
AMBUSCADO, am-bás-kā'dó. s. 77. A private
post, in order to surprise
AMBUSH, fim'bāsh. s. 175 The post where sol-
diers or assassins are placed in order to fall un-
expectedly upon an enemy; the act of surpri-
sing another, by lying in wait; the state of ly-
ing in wait.
Alºsh ED, ambúsh-éd, a. 369. Placed in am
SOUISI!.
AMBUSHMENT, Ambūsh-ment. s. Ambush,
SUll'ſ l'YSČ. -
STION, fim-bās'tshān, s. 464. A burn, a
AMB
The matter with which the
scald.
AMEL, fim'mél. s. & gº
variegated works are overlaid, which we call
enamelled. º







sº Jºã.F.s. Rez
* A ------ - -
—nó, mêye, nôr, nôt ;—töbe, túb, bāīl;-&il ;—pöänd ;-thin, this. *
AMEN, A'mén' ad. A term used in devotions,
by which, at the end of a prayer, we mean, so
be it ; at the end of a creed, so it is.
| F. This is the only word in the language that
has necessarily two consecutive accents.-See
Principles, No. 491.
AMENABLE, fl-mê'nā-bl. a. 405. Responsible,
subject so as to be liable to account.
AMENANCE, A-mé'nānse. s. Conduct, beha-
WHOll!”.
To AMEND, 3-ménd'. v. a. To correct ; to
change anything that is wrong ; to reform the
life; to restore passages in writers which the
copiers are supposed to have depraved.
To AMEND, fl-ménd'. . v. n. To grow better.
AMENDMENT, fi-ménd'mént. s. A clange
from bad for the better reformation of fife; re-
covery of health ; in law, the correction of an
errour committed in a process.
AMENDER, fl-mén'dër. s. 98. The person that
amends any thing.
AMENDS, #-ménds'. s. Recompense, compet -
sation.
AMENITY, 3-mém'né-té. s. 511. Agreeableness
of situation.
To AMERCE, fi-mérse'. v. a. To punish with a
fine or penalty.
Aś. ā-mér'sár. s. 98. He that sets a
fine upon any misdemeanor.
AMERCEMENT, fl-mérse'mént. s. The pecu-
niary punishment of an offender.”
AMES-ACE, Amez-Ace'. s. Two aces thrown at
the same time on two dice.
AMETHODICAL, fi-mê-thód'é-kāi. Out of
method, irregular.
AMETHYST, fim'ê-thist. s. A precious stone of
a violet colour, bordering on purple.
AMETHYSTINE, Ém-è-this'tin. a. 140. Resem-
bling an amethyst. -
AMIABLE, A'mè-à-bl. a. 405. Lovely, pleasing,
worthy to be loved; pretending love, showing
love.
AMIABLENESS, #'mè-à-bl-nés. s. Loveliness,
power of raising love.
AMIABLY, #'mè-à-blé. ad. In such a manner as
to excite love. -
AMICABLE, fim'mè-kā-bl. a. 405. Friendly,
kind.
AMICABLENESS, fim'mé-kā-bl-nēs. s. Friend-
liness, good will.
AMICABLY, fim'ê-kā-blé. ad. In a friendly way.
AMICE, fim'mis. s. 142. The first or undermost
part of a priest's habit.
AMID, 3-mid'. re
AMIDST, #-midst'. prep.
In the midst, middle; mingled with ; surround-
ed by ; among.
AMISS, fl-mis'. ad. Faultily, criminally; wrong,
not according to the perfection of the thing;
impaired in health.
AMISSION, fl-mish'ên. s. Iloss.
To AMIT, fi-mit’. v. a. To lose.
AMITY, fim'mè-té. s. 511. Friendship.
AMMONIA, fim-mö'mē-ă. s. Wolatile alkali.
Parkes' Chymistry.
AMMONIAC, -ām-mê'né-āk. s. 505. A gum ; a
salt.
SAL AMMONIAC, Åm-mö'mé-āk. s. A combina-
tion of muriatick acid with volatile alkali.
Parkes' Chymistry,
AMMONIACAL, fin-mö-mi'ā-kāl. a. Having the
mature of ammoniac salt. 506.
AMMUNITION, fim-mê-mish'ên. s.
Stores. &
AMMUNITION-BREAD, fim-mü-nish'ên-bréd. s.
Bread for the supply of armies.
AMNESTY, fim'nés-té. s. An act of oblivion.
AMNION, Ém'nè-öm. S
AMNIOS, im'né-5s. 166. e
The immermost membrane with which the foetus
in the womb is immediately covered.
AMOMUM, a-mö'mām, s. A sort of fruit.
3.
Military
AMONG, fl-mâng'. - -
AMONGST, A-mângst: ; prep. 165.
Mingled with 3 conjoined with others, so as to
make part of the mumber.
AMQRIST: ām'º-rist. s. An inamorato, a gallant
AMOROUS, am'o-rūs. a. 544. Enamoured; nat
urally inclined to love; fond; belonging to
love.
AMonously , àm'ö-rås-le. ad. Fondly, loving-
y. &
AMOROUSNESS, fim'ê-rūs-nēs. s. Fondness,
lovingness.
AMQRT: ā-märt'... ad. Depressed, spiritless
AMORTIZATION, fl-mör-tê-zà'shôn. w
AMORTIZEMENT, #-mör tiz-mént.
The right or act of transferring lands to mort.
In 13.11).
To AMORTISE, fi-mêr'tiz v. m. 140. To alien
lands or tenements to any corporation. *
[[G. I have made the last syllable of this word
short, Contrary to Mr. Sheridan's pronuncia-
tion of it, not only because it is so pronounced
by Mr. Scott and Mr. Kemrick, but because it is
agreeable to the general rule.
To AMOVE, fi-mööve'. v. a. To remove from a
post or station ; to remove, to move, to alter.
To AMOUNT, fi-méânt'. . v. m. To rise to in the
accumulative quality. -
AMOUNT, fi-möämt'. s. The sum total.
AMOUR, fi-móðr'. s. An affair of gallantry; an
intrigue.
AMPHIBIOUS, #m-fib'é-às, a. That which can
live in two elements.
AMPHIBIOUSNESS, #m-fib'é-ös-nés. s. The
quality of being able to live in different ele-
nientS. t
AMPHIBOLOGICAL, firm-fé-bê-lodjè-kāl. a. 502
Doubtful. - - -
AMPHIBOLOGY, fim-fé-ból'ó-jë. s. Discourse
of uncertain meaning. * ,
AMPHIBOLOUS, #m-fib'bò-lès. a. Tossed from
one to another,
AMPHISBAENA, fim-fis-bê'nā. s. 92. A serpent
supposed to have two heads.
AMPHITHEATRE, fim-fé-thé'à-tär. s. 516. A
building in a circular or oval form, having its
area encompassed with rows of seats one abov
another. -
AMPLE, ampl. a 405. Large, wide, extended,
#. in bulk; unlimited ; without restriction;
iberal, large, without parsimony; diffusive,
not contracted.
AMPLENESS, fim'pl-nēs. s. Largeness, liber-
* *
ality. -
To AMPLIATE, fim'plē-ăte. v. a. To enlarge,
to extend.
AMPLIATION, fim-plé-à'shān. s. Enlargement
exaggeration ; diffusemess.
To AMPLificătă, amºff's-kāte. v. a. To en
large; to amplify.
AMPLIFICATION, fim-plé-fé-ká'shāfi. s. En
largement; extension; exaggerated represen
tation
AMPLIFIER, fin'plè-fi-àr. s. 98. One that ex,
aggetates.
To AMPLIFY, fim'ple-fi. v. a. 183. To enlarge
to exaggerate any thing; to improve by new at
ditions. ‘.
To AMPLIFY, amplè-fi. v. n. To lay one's sell
out in diffusion ; to form pompous representa-
tions,
AMPLITUDE, fimplé-tūde, s. Largeness
greatness; copiousness; abundance -
Aº, âmple. ad. Largely; liberally; copi
ously. &
To AMPUTATE, am'pë-täte. v. a. To cut off a
innb.
AMPUTATION, #m-pū-ta'shūm s. The opera.
tion of cutting off a limb, or other part of the
ody. . ... •
AMULET, amºilét. s. A charm; a thing hung a
bout the neck, for preventing orcuring a disease.
s:
AAN A
77 p.
sº ºf
ANA
[I3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine pin;–
To AMUSE, fl-mūze'. v. n. To entertain the
mind with harmless trifling; to engage the at-
tention ; to deceive by artful maixagenicut.
AMUSEMENT, #-mâze’mént. s. That which
amuzes; entertainment.
AMUSER, fi-mü'zār. s. He that amuses.
AMUSIVE, #-mū'sív. ad, 158, 428. That which
has the pº of amusing.
AMYGDALATE, 3-mig'dá-lāte. a. Made of al-
monds. -
AMYGDALINE, A-mig'dā-line. a. 149. Resem-
bling almonds.
AN, Aa. article. One, but with less crmphasis;
any, Ol' Some.
{{ſ’ This indefinite, and, as it may be called, the
euphonic article, is said by all our grammarians
to be used before a vowel or h mute; but no
notice is taken of using a instead of it before
what is called a vowel, as, a useful book, a useful
ceremony, a usurer, &c. nor is any mention made
of its constant usage before h when it is riot
mute; if the accent of the word be on the second
syllable, as, an heroic action, ant historical account,
&c. Tils want of accuracy arises from a want
of analyzing the vowels, and riot attending sufi-
ciently to the influence of accent on promuucia-
tion. A proper investigation of the power of
the vowels wouid have informed our Gram.na-
rians, that the letter w, when long, is not so
properly a vowel as a semi-consonant, and
perfectly equivalent to commencing y, 8 ; and
that a feeling of this has insensibly influenced
the best speakers to prefix a to it in their con-
versation, while a confused idea of the general
rule arising ſrom an ignorance of the nature of
the letters has generally induced them to prefix
an to it in writing. The same observations are
appiicable to the h. The ear alone tells us,
that before heroic, historical, &c. the an ought
invariably to be used; but by not discovering
that it is the absence of accent on the h that
makes an admissible in these words, we are apt
to prefix an to words where the h is sound-
ed, as, an horse, an house, &c. and thus set our
spoken and written language at variance. This
seems better to account for the want of accura-
cy in this article than accrjecture I once heard
from Dr. Johnson, that our ancestors, particu-
larly in the time of the Spectator, where this
misapplication of the article frequently occurs,
did not pronounce the h at the beginning of
words so often as we do. However this may
be, it seems necessary to a correctness of iami-
guage to omake our orthography and pronuncia-
tion as consistent as possible : for which pur-
pose it may not be useless to attend to the follow-
ing general rules. The article A must be used be-
fore all words beginning with a consonant, and
beſore the vowel w when long : and the article
.án must be used before all words beginning
with a vowel, except long u ; before words be-
ginning with h mute, as, an hôtir, an heir, &c. or
É. words where the his not mute, if the ac-
cent be on the second syllable, as, an heroic ac-
tion, an historical account, For the few woºds
in our language where the h is mute, see this
letter in the Principles, No. 394: and for a Just
idea of the letter w, and the reason why it ad-
mits of an before it, when jong, see Principles,
No. 8, and the notes upon it.
ANACAMPTICK, an-ā-kām'tík. a. Reflecting,
or reflected.
ANACAMPTICKS, fin-ā-kām'tiks. s. The doc-
trine of reflected light, or catoptricks.
ANACATHARTICK, fin-ā-kā-thár'tik.s. Any me-
dicine that works upwards.
ANACHORITE,&n-āk'ö-rite. s. 155. A monk who
•leaves the convent for a more solitary life.
ANACHRONISM, fin-akkrô-nism. s. An errour
in computing time.
ACLATICŞ, än-á-klätiks. s
refracted light; dioptricks,
The doctrine of
ANADIPLOSIS, fin-à-dè-pló'sis.s. Reduplication
a figure in rhetorick. 520.
ANAGHAM, an’à-gräm. s. A conceit arising from
the letters of a name transposed so as to form
some other word or sentence,
ANAGRAMMATISM, fin-à-grämmä-tism. s.434.
The act or practice of making anagrams.
AN AGRAMMATIST, fin-à-gräm'mā-tist. s. A
maker of anagrams.
To ANAGRAMMATIZE, fin-à-gräum'mā-tlze.v.m.
159. To Anake anagrams.
AN ALFPTICK, fin-à-lèp tik. a. Comforting, cor-
roborating.
ASALööfðAL, an-à-lèdjeº-kāi. a. Used by
way of analogy,
ANALOGICALLY, an A-lèdje'é-kāl-8, ad. In an
analógical manner; in an analogous manner
ANALOGICALNESS, fin-à-lódje'é-kāl-nēs. s. The
quality of being analogical.
To ANALOGIZE, fl-nāi'ī jize. v. a. To explain
by way of analogy,
ANALGGOUS, fl-mâl'Hô-gås. a. 314. Having
analogy, having something parallel.
ANALOGY, 3-nāīlū-jë. s. 518. Resemblance
between things with regard to some circum-
stances or cffects.
ANALYSIS, #-nāi'lé-sis. s. 520. A separation of
any compound into its several parts; a solution
of any thing, whether corporal or mental, to its
first elements.
ANALYTICAL, fin-à-lit'té-kál. a. That which re
solves any thing into first principles; that which
puoceeds, by analysis.
ANALYTICALLY, fin-à-lit'tè-kāl-lè. ad. . The
manmer of resolving compounds into the simplo
constituent or component parts.
To ANALYZE, fin'ā-lize. v. a. To resolve a com
ound into its first principles.
ANALYZER, fin'ā-li-zúr. s. 98. That which has
the power of analyzing.
ANAMORPHOSIS, fin-à-mör-fô'sís. S. Deforma-
tion ; perspective projection, so that at one
point o' vicw it shall appear deformed, in an
Gther an exact representation.
[[G I have accented this word on the penultimate,
as Dr. Johnson and Mr. Sheridam have done ;
as it is a technical werd, and not maturalized
like ºnetamorphosis.-See Principles, No. 520
AN ANAS, fl-mânăs. s. The pine apple.
ANAPHORA, 3-nāf'fö-rá, s, 92. A figure when
several clauses of a sentence are begun with the
same word. . -
AN ARCH, an’ārk. s. 353. An author of confusion.
AN ºchial. ā-nārkē-ă]. a. Confused, without
I'll le. *
ANARCHIC, Å-nār'kik. a. Anarchial. JMason.
ANARCHY, &n'ār-kè. s. Want of government,
a state without magistracy.
ANASARCA, fin-à-sárká. s.92. A sort of dropsy,
where the whole substance is stuffed with pitui-
tous humours.
ANASTROPHE, fl-nās'trö-fé. s. 518. A figure
whereby words, which should have been prece-
dent, are postponed. {
ANATHEMA, fl-nāth'ê-mâ. s. 92. A curse pro-
nounced by ecclesiastical authority.
ANATHEMATICAL, fin-à-thè-mât'ê-kāl. a. 509.
That which has the properties of an amathema.
ANATHEMATICALLY, #m-à-thè-mât'è-káſ-lè,
ad. In an amathematical manner.
To ANATHEMATIZE, an-áth'ê-mă-tize. v. a. To
pronounce accursed by ecclesiastical authority.
AºErous, ân-á-tíffè-rås. a. Producing
ucks.
ANATOCISM, 3-nāt’tó-sizm. s. The accumulation
of interest upon interest..., , ,
ANATOMICAL, 3n-á-töm'é-kāl. a. Relating or
belonging to anatomy, proceeding upon prin.
ciples taught in anatomy. -
ANATOMI&AELY, anºtöm'ê-kāl-lè. ad. In an
anatomical manner. . . .
ANATOMIST, fl-nāt'ö mist. s. He that studies the
=- ANUr *
structure of animal bodies, by means of dissec-
tion. - +
To ANATOMIZE, fl-nāt’tó-mlze. v. a. ... To dis-
sect an animal ; to lay anything open distinctly,
and by minute parts.
ANATOMY, fl-nāt'ö-mé. s. 518. The art of dis-
secting the body, the doctrine of the structure
of the body; the act of dividing any thing ; a
skeleton ; a thin meagre person.
ANCESTOR, fin'sés-tár. s.98. One from whom
a person descends. .
ANCESTREL, fin'sés-tré!. a. Claimed from an-
CeStorS.
ANCESTRY, fin'sés-tré. s. Lineage, a series of
ancestors; the honour of descent; birth.
ANCHENTRY, ºne'tshën-trè. s. Antiquity of a
family ; properly ancientry.
ANCHOR, fink'ér. s. 353,418. A heavy iron, to
hold the ship, by being fixed to the ground; any
thing which confers stability.
To ANCHOR, fink'êr. v. n. 166
to lie at anchor; to stop at ; to rest on.
ANCHORAGE, fink'êr-Adje. s. 90. Ground to
cast anchor ºpon; the anchors of a ship ; a
duty paid for anchoring in a port.
Aś. ânk'êr-höld. s. The hold or
fastness of the anchor -
ANCHORED, fink'êr-réd. part. a. 353. Held by
the anchor.
ANCHORET, fink'3-rét. S
ANCHORITE, fink'ó-rite. 155. -
A recluse ; a hermit.
ANCHOVY, fin-tshö'vé. s. A little sea-fish, much
used by way of sauce, or seasoning. -
ANCIENT, Ane'tshēnt. a. 542. Old, not modern ;
old, that has been of long duration; past, former.
ANCIENT, Ane'tsalént. s. The flag or streamer
of a ship. -
ANCIENT, Ane'tshönt. s. The bearer of a flag,
now ensign. -
ANCIENTLY, ane'tshēnt-lè. ad. In old times.
ANCIENTNESS, Ane'tshēnt-nēs. s. Antiquity.
ANCIENT RY, ane'tshën-tré. s. The honour of
ancient lineage.
ANCILLARY, &n'sil-lā-rè. a. Subservient as a
handmaid. JMason.
[[* See MAXILLArv and PAPILLARY.
AND, and, conjunction. The particle by which
sentences or terms are joined.
ANDIRON, find’i-àrn. S. 417. Irons at the end of
a fire-grate, in which the spit turns. . .
ANDROGYNAL, fin-drödje'e liál. a. Hermaph-
roditical; partaking of both seves. -
ANDROGINALLY, fin-drödje'ê-mâl-lè. ad. With
tWO Sexes. º -
ANDROGYNUS, #n-drödje'é-nās. s. Anhermaph-
rodite. 482. *
ANDROPHAGUS, fin-dröf'à-gēs. s. A cannibal.
Plur. Androphagi.
ANECDOTE, fin'ék-dòte. s. Something yet un-
ublished; secret history. -
ECDOTíCAL, fin-èk-dòt'é-kál. a. Fislative
to anecdotes. JMason.
ANEMOGRAPHY, fin-è-mög'grå-ſå. s. The des-
cription of the winds. 518.
ANEMOMETER, fin-è-mörn’mè-tér. s. 518. An n-
strument contrived to measure the wind.
ANEMQNE, 3-ném'ö-mè.s., The wind flower,
ANEMOSCOPE, fl-ném'ö-sköpe. s. A machine
invented to foretel the changes of the wind.
ANENT, #-nēnt'. prep. A Scotticism. Concern-
ing; about; over against; opposite to.
ANEURISM, fin'ê-rlzm. s. 503. A disease of the
arteries, in which they become excessively di-
lated. -
ANEW, fl-nā’. ad. Over again, another time;
newly, in a new manner.
ANFRACTUOUSNESS, #m-fråk'tshū-às-nēs. s.
461. Fulness of windings and turnings. -
ANGEL, Anejél s 542. See Change. Originally
a messenger; a spirit employed by God in hu-
man affairs. angel is sometimes used in a bad
To cast anchor;|
- 23 . AN I
-nē, mêve, nôr, nāt;-túbe, tab, būl’;—öil;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
sense, as, angels of darkness; in the style of
love, a beautiful person; a piece of ancient
§: *
ANGEL-SHOT, ºnejël-shöt. s. Chain-shot.
ANGELICA, fin-jël'è-kā. s.92. The name of a
plant.
ANGELICAL, fin-jël'é-kāl. a. 509. Resembling
angels; partaking of the mature of angels; be
longing to angels.
ANGELICALNESS, fin-jël'iè-kāl-nés. s. Excel-
lence more than human.
ANGELICK, fin-jéI'lik. a. 508. Angelical; above
human. -
ANGELOT, finjê-löt. s. A musical instrument,
somewhat resembling a lute.
ANGER, ang'går. s. 409, 98. Anger is aneasiness
upon the receipt of any injury; smart of a scre.
To ANGER, fing'går. v. a. To provoke, to enrage.
ANGERLY, in går-lè. ad. In an angry manner
ANGIOGRAPHY, fin-jë-àg'grá-fé. s. A descrip-
tion of vessels in the human body. *
ANGLE, fing'gl. s. 405. The space intercepted
between two lines intersecting each other .
ANGLE, fing'gl. s. An instrument to take fish,
Consisting of a rod, a lime, and a hook.
To ANGLE, fing'gl. v. a. To fish with a rod and
º to try to gain by some insinuating arti-
CèS. - -
ANGLE-ROD, fing'gl-röd. s. The stick to which
the fisher's line and hook are hung.
ANGLER, fing'glär. s. 98. He that fishes with
an angle. -
ANGLICISM, fing'glè-sizm. s. An English idiom.
ANööB£R, anggöbár.'s 93. TAkind of pear."
ANGRILY, sº ad. In an angry manner.
ANGRY, fing'gré. a. 409. Touched with anger,
having the appearance of anger; painful, in-
flamed. - -
ANGUISH, fing'gwish. s. 340. Excessive pain
either of mind or body.
ANGUISHED, fing'gwish-éd. a. Excessively
pained. 359. |
ANGULAR, fing'gū-lär. a. 98. Having angles or
COrnerS.
ANGULARITY, fing-gū-lär'è-té. s. The quality
of being angular.
ANGULA fº, àng'gū-lār-lè. ad. With angles
ANGULARNESS, ang'gū-lār-més. s. The quality
of being angular. -
ANGULATED, fing'gè-lè-těd. a. Formed with
angles. -
ANGULOUS, anggū-lès, a. 314. Hooked, angu-
3 t”.
ANGUST, in-gāst’. a. 409,98. , Narrow, strait.
ÄNGüšTATION, an-gūstāshān.s. The act of
making narrow; the state of being narrowed.
ANHELATION, ‘ān-hè-lä'shām. s. The act of
panting. º
\NHEiðSE, an-bé-lèse'. a. Out of breath.
ANIENTED, An'ê-én-téd. a. Frustrated.
ANIGHTS, 3-nites'. ad. In the night-time.
ANHL, finii. s. The shrub from whose leaves an
stalks indigo is prepared. -
ANILENESS, 3-nileºnes. 8 s. 530
ANILITY, 3-nil'iè-tê. y - “.
The old age of woman. &
ANIMABLE, an’&-mā-bl. a. 405. That which may
be put into life. -
ANIMADVERSHON, fin-è-mād-vér'shān. S. Re-
proof; severe censure; observation.
ANIMAT)VERSIVE, fin-è-mād-vér'słv. a. That
has the power #r. udging.428.
T. ANIMADWERT, an–Š-mād-vért'. v. a. To con-
sider , to observe ; to pass censures upon.
ANIMADVERTER, fin-è-mād-vér’tär. s. He that
passes censures; or observes upon.
ANIMAL, fin'ê-mál. s. A living creature; corpo-
real' by way of contempt, we say a stupid mail
is an animal. -
ANIMAL, fin'ê-māl. a. That which belongs or re-
fates to animals; animal is used in opposition
to spiritual
ANN
2.
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[[j' 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
A NIMALCULE, fin-è-mâl'kåle.s. A small animal.
tſ. This word is derived from the French, and
forms its plural by adding s : but this plural is
sometimes expressed by the Latin word animal-
cula, which being mistaken for a singular by
those who have but a faint memory of their acci-
dence, is sometimes made plural by the change
of 1 into ce diphthong : but it ought to be re-
member ed, that animalcule in the singular,
makes animalcules in the plural, without any ad-
ditional syllable, and that the singular of ſº
malcula is animalculum.
ANIMALITY, fin-è-mâl'é-té. s.
mal existence.
To ANIMATE, fin'é-māte. v. a. To quicken; to
make alive ; to give powers to ; to encourage;
to incite.
ANIMATE, fin'é-mäte. a. Alive, possessing ani-
mal life. 91.
ANIMATED, fin'ê-mă-têd. part. a. Lively, vigo-
TOU.S. ,
ANIMATION, fin-è-mâ'shôn. s. The act of ami-
mating or enlivening; that which animates;
the state of being enlivened.
ANIMATIVE, fin'é-mâ-tiv. a. 157. That has the
power of gºving life.
ANIMATOR fin'é-mâ-túr. s. 521.
gives life.
ANIMOSE, fin-è-möse', a.427. Full of spirit, hot.
ANIMOSITY, fin-è-mós'sè-té. s. Wehemence of
hatred;, passionate malignity. . .
ANISE, an’nis. s. 140. A species of apium or
arsley, with large sweet scented seeds.
ANKER, fink'ar. s.98,409. A liquid measure the
fourth part of the awm.
ANKLE, ank'kl. s. 405. The joint which joins the
foot to the le
ANKLE-BONE, fink'kl-böne: s. The bone of the
ankié. **:
ANNALIST, fin'nā!-list. s. A writer of annals.
ANNALS, fin'nālz. s. Histories digested in the
exact order of time.
ANNATS, in näts. s. First fruits.
To ANNEAL, fin-mêie'. v. a. To heat glass, that
the colours laid on it may pierce through; to
heat any thing in such a manner as to give it
the true temper.
To ANNEX, fin-nēks'. v. a. To unite to at the
end ; to unite a smaller thing to a greater.
ANNEXATION, fin-mék-så'shām. s. Conjunction;
addition ; union ; coalition.
ANNEXION, fin-nēk'shān. s. The act of annex-
ing
ANNEXMENT, fin-nēks'mént. s. The act of an-
nexing ; the thing annexed.
ANNIHILABLE, fin-mi'hè-lä-bl. a. That which
may be put out of existence.
Tö ANNIHILATF, an-nihë-lāte. v. a. To reduce
to nothing, to destroy; to annul.
IG” Englishmen who have been bred in foreign
seminaries, where they pronounce the i in Latin
like e, generally pronounce this word as if writ-
ten an-ne-he-late, because they pronounce the
Latin word from which it is derived in the same
manner: but Englishmen, educated in their
own country, pronounce the ºr when it entis a
syllable, with the accel,t on it, both in Latin
aud English, as it is here marked. s
ANNIHILATION, fin-ml.hè-lä'shôn. s. The act
of reducing to nothing; the state of being re-
dutied to nothing.
ANNIVERSARY, fin-nē-vèr'sá-rè. s. A day cele-
brated as it returns in the course of the year;
the act ºf celebration of the anniversary.
ANNIVE&SARY, fin-nē-vér'sá-rè. a. Returning
with the revolution of the year; annual.
ANNO DOMINI, an’mö-dòmº-né. In the year
2f our J-ord.
. ANNOLIS, #n'nº-lis. s. An American animal, like
a lizard
ANNOTATION, Án-nó-tà'shān, s
uote.
The state of ani-
That which
Explication;
ANNOTATOR, fin-mö-tà'tfir. s. 521. A writer ºf
notes ; a commentator. -
To ANNOUNCE, an-nóñnse'. v. a. To publish
to proclaim ; to declare by a judicial sentence,
To ANNOY, an-nóē'. v. a. 329. To incommode,
to Vex. 6
ANNOY, fin-möé'. s. Injury, molestation.
ANNOYANCE, fin-nóē’ānse. s. That which an
noys 3 the act of annoying.
ANNOYER, an-nóē’ār 's. 98. The person that
annoys.
ANNUAL, fln'nā-āl. a. That which comes yearly,
that which is reckoned by the year: that which
lasts only a year.
ANNUALLY, an’mū-āl-lè. ad.
year. *,
ANNUITANT, fin-mâ'è-tánt. s. He that possesses
or receives an annuity.
ANNUITY, fin-mü'è-të. s. A yearly rent to be paid
for term of life or years ; a yearly allowance.
To ANNUL, an-nāl'. v. a. To make void; to nul-
lify ; to reduce to nothing.
ANNULAR, fin'nā-lär. a. 83. Having the form of
a ring.
ANNULARY, fin'nā-lā-rè. a. Having the form of
tings. •.
ANNULET, fin'nt-lét. s. A little ring.
To ANNUMERATE, fin-mâ'mé-räte. V. a. To add
to a former number. 91.
ANNUMERATION, fin-rºl-mê-rä'shôn. s. Addi-
tion to a former number.
To ANNUNCIATE, fin-nām'shē-ăte, v a. To
bring tidings. 91, 357, 196.
ANNUNCLATION-DAY, fin-nām-shē-ă shön-dà.s.
The day celebrated by the Church, in memory
of the Angel's salutation of the Blessed Virgin,
solemnized on the twenty-fifth of March.
ANODYNE, finió-dime. a. That which has the
power of mitigating pain.
To ANOINT, fl-möint'. v. a. To rub over with
unctuous matter; to consecrate by unction.
ANOINTER, 3-nčín'tár. s. The person that
anoints.
ANOMALISM, 3-mêm'à-ltzm. s.
regularity.
Aśrical, ā-mêm-à-lís'té-kál. a. 509.
TI e ºſtl, al".
ANôMALöUs, ā-nóm'à-lás. a. Irregular; devia-
ting from the general method or analogy of
things.
ANONIALOUSLY, 3-nóm'à-lès-lè. ad. Irregu-
larl v.
ANOMALY, fl-nóm'à-lè. s. Irregularity; devia-
tion from rule.
ANOMY, film'6-mè. s. Breach of law.
ANON, 3-nón". ad. Quickly, soon; now and then.
ANONYMOUS, 3-nón'ê-mâs. a. Wanting a name.
ANONY MOUSLY, 3-nón'ê-más-lè. ad. Without
3 113th] e.
ANQREXY, fin'nó-rék-sè. s. 317. Inappetency.
ANOTHER, fin-àTH'âr. a. 98. Not the same,
one more; any other; not one's self; widely
different ...
ANSATED, fin'sł-téd. a. Having handles.
To ANSWER, fin'sár. v. n. 475, 98. To speak in
return to a question; to speak in opposition , to
be accountable for; to give an account; to cor-
respond to ; to suit with ; to be equivalent to ,
to satisfy any claim or petition ; to stand as
opposite or correlative to something else; to
bear proportion to ; to succeed; to produce the
wished event; to appear to any call, or authoris
tative Summons. * -
ANSWER, flu'sór. s.475. That which is said in
return to a question, or position; a confutation.
of a charge. -
ANSWERARLE, An'sār-à-bl. a .475. That to
which a reply may be made; obliged to give an
account; correspondent to : proportionate to
equal to.
ANSWERABLY, fin'sér-à-blé. ad. In due pro-
portion; with proper correspondence; suitably,
Yearly, every
Anomaly, ir-
AST
25 t ANT
—né, móve, nár, nét;—túbe, tab, båll ;—öſ ;—póñnd ;—thin, This.
& NSW ERAB}\ENESS, fin sār-à-bl-mês. s. The
quality ºf being answerable, **
ANSWERER, fin'sār-ür. s. 554. He that answers;
he that manages the controversy against one
that has written first.
ANT, fint. s. An emmet, a pismire.
ANTBEAR,ánt'bäre.S.Ananimal.that feedsonants.
ANTHILL, anthill. S. The small protuberance
of earth in which ants, make their nests.
ANTAGONIST, ân-tág'8-mist. s. One who con-
tends with another; an opponent; contrary to.
To ANTAGONIZE, fin-tág'6-mize. v. m. To con-
tend against another.
ANTANACLASIS, int-à-nā-klä'sís. s. A figure
in rhetorick, when the same word is repeated
in a different mammer, if not in a contrary signi-
fication: it is also a returning to the matter at
the end of a § arenthesis.
ANTAPHRODITICK, fint-à-frô ditſik. a. Effica-
cious against the venereal disease.
ANTAPÖPLECTICK,ánt-àp-pô-plék'tík.a. Good
against an apoplexy.
Aść. ām-tärk'tik. a. Relating to the
southern pole.
ANTARTHRITICK,
against the gout.
ANTASTHMATICK, #nt-àst-mât'ík. a.
against the asthma.
AN'TEACT, fin'té-ākt. s. . A former act.
ANTEAMBULATION, fin-tê-ām-bê-lä'shön. s.
A walking before.
To ANTECEDE, fin-tê-sède'. v. a. To precede ;
to go before.
ANTECEDENCE, fin-tê-sè'dénse. s. The act or
state of # before.
ANTECEDENT, an-tê-sè'dént. a. Going before;
preceding.
ANTECEDENT, fin-tê-sè'dént. s. That which
goes before ; in grammar, the noun to which
the relative is subjoined.
ANTECEDENTLY, fin-tê-sè'dént-lè. ad. Pre-
viously. -
ANTECESSOR, fin-tê-sés'súr. s. One who goes
before, or leads another.
ANTECHAMBER, An'te-tshām-bär. s. The
chamber that leads to the chief apartment.
See CHAMBER. t
To ANTEDATE, fin'té-dāte. v. a. To date
earlier than the real time; to date something
before the proper time.
AN º , än-tê-dè-lú'vé-án. a Ex-
isting before the deluge; relating to things ex-
isting before the deluge.
ANTELOPE, Ém'tè-lôpe. s.
or wreathed horns.
ANTEMERIDIAN, fin-tê-mè-rè'dè-án. a.
376, 507. Being before moon.
ANTÉMETICK, int-ê-mêt'ík. a. That has the
power of preventing or .# vomiting.
ANTEMUNDANE, fin-tê-măm'dăne. a. That
which was before the world.
ANTEPAST, fin'té-pâst. . s. A fore-taste.
ANTEPENULT, fin-tê-pè-mült'. s. The last
swllable but two. g
ANTEPILEPTICK, fint-ép-è-lép'tik. a. A me-
dicine against convulsions.
To ANTEPONE, fin'té-pôme.
cºne thing to another.
ANTEPREDICAMENT, fin-tê-prè-dik'ā-mént.
g. . Something previous to the doctrine of the
redicaments.
Ağı ERIORITY, fin-tê-rè-ör'è-té. s.
the state of being before.
ANTERIOUR, fin-té'ré-àr. a. Going before.
[[; Now more commonly and better written AN-
TERIOR.
ANTES, fin'téz, S. Pillars of large dimensions
that support the front of a building.
ANº.§§. ân-tê-stüm'ſk. s.
that leads into the stomach. 166.
ANTHELMINTHICK, fin-thél-mín'thik. a. That
ânt-ār-thritſik. a. Good
Good
A goat with curled
294,
v. a. To prefer
Priority;
A cavity
which kills worms
*
ANTHEM, fin'thém. s...A holy song • * *
ANTHOLOGY, fin-thèl'ö-jë. s. 518. A collet,
tion of flowers; a collection of devotions; a
collection of poems. . .
#. ân'tó-néz-fire'. s. A kind of
ANTHONY'S
erysipelas.
ANTHRAX, fin'thráks. s. A scab or blotch
which burns the skin
ANTHRöPöLööy, anthrô-pô18.jë. s. The
doctrine of anatomy. -
ANTHROPOPHAGI, fin'thrö-pôf'à-ji. s. Man-
eaters, cannibals.
ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN, fin'thrö-pôfā-jin'é-án.
s. A hudicrous word, formed by Shakspeare
from anthropophagi.
ANTHROPOPHAGY, an'thrö-pôf'ā-jë. s. The
quality of eating human flesh. . *
ANTHROPOSOPHY, fin'thrö-pós'ö-fé. s. The
knowledge of the mature of man. e
ANTHYPNOTICK, ant'hip-nót'ík. a. That
which has the power of preventing sleep.
ANTIACID, fin'té-ás?d. s. Alkali.
ANTICHAMBER, An'té-tshām-bär. s. Corrupt-
ly written for antechamber.—See CHAMBER.
ANTICHRISTIAN, fin-tê-kris'tshān. a. Oppo.
site to Christianity.
ANTICHRISTIANISM, fin-tê-kris'tshān-izm. s.
Opposition or contrariety to Christiani
|ANîiºtsi'iKNºry. ºts
s. Contrariety to Christianity. 3.
To ANTICIPATE, fin-tisſè-pâte. v. a. To take
something sooner than another, so as to pre-
vent him ; to take up before the time; to fore-
taste, or take an impression of something which
is not yet, as if it really was ; to preclude. *
ANTICIPATION, fin'tis-sé-pâ-shūm. s. The act
of taking up something before its time; fore-
taste.
ANTICK, #n'tik. a. Odd ; ridiculously wild. .
ANTICK, fin'tik. s. . He that plays anticks, or
uses odd gesticulation; a buffoon.
ANTICKLY, fin'tík-lè. ad. . With odd postures.
ANTICLIMAX, fin-tê-klı'máks. s. A sentence
in which the last part is lower than the first
opposite to a climax. w t
ANTICONVULSIVE, fin-tê-kön-vál'sfv. a. Good
against convulsions. - *
ANTICOR, fin'té-kör... s. 166. A preternatural
iºns in a horse's breast, opposite to his
leart.
ANTICOURTIER, fin-tê-köre'tshör. s. One that
opposes the court. -
ANTIDOTAL, an’té-dò'tál. a. Having the pow-
er or quality of counteracting poison. º
ANTIDOTE, fin'té-dòte. s. A medicine given
to expel É. ...A
ANTIFEBRILE, #m-tê-féb'ril. a. 140. Good'
ainst fevers.
ANTILOGARITHM, an-tê-lèg'à-rithm. s. The
complement of the logarithm of a sine, tangent,
Ol' Secant.
ANTIMONARCHICAL, antè-mö-nār'kè-kál. a.
Against government by a single person. .
ANTIMONIAL, an-tê-mö'né-āl, a Made of an-
timony. ' -
ANTIMONY, an’té-mân-è, s. 546. Regulus of, is a
brilliant, brittle metal, of a dusky white colour
and is destitute of ductility. Parkes' Chymistry.".
The sulphurel of antimony resembles a mass of
little shining veins or threads like needles, brit-
tle as glass. l
AşiţăRITIck, ân-tê-nē-frit'ik. a. Good
§§§ diseases of the reins and kidneys. .
ANTINOMY, fin-tin'ê-mé. s. 518. A centra-
diction between two laws.
ANTIPARALYTICK, an’té-pār-à-lit'ík. a. Effi
cacious ‘āś the palsy, ... " -
ANTIPATHETICAL, anté-pá-thèt'é-kālā, Hav-
§ natural contrariety to anything. . . . ."
ANTIPATHY, fin-tip'â-thé. s. 518. A *...*
contrariety to any thing, so as to shun it in §
untarily; opposed to sympathy. . . .
*
#
an 1 X. ( 1. " AI"I -’
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pin ;— l
ANT(PERISTASIS, fln'tè-pè-ris'tá-sis. s.
The opposition of a contrary quality, by which
the quality it opposes becomes heightened.
ANTIPESTILENTIAL, fin'té-pés-tê-lém-shāl. a.
Efficacious against the plague.
ANTIPHON, an’té-fôn. s. Alternate singing.
JMason.
ANTIPHONY,
*Nº.; fin-tif'b-nē. s. An echo. The
2
method of singing by way of response. Ash
and JMason.
ANTIPHRASIS, fin-tif'frå-sis. s. 519. The
use of words in a sense opposite to their mean-
Hºlºſ, - -
AşfiPodal, ān-tºp'6-dāl. a. 518. Relating
to the antipodes.
ANTIPODES, fin-tip'6-dèz. s. Those people
who, living on the other side of the globe, have
their feet directly opposite to ours.
tº We frequently hear disputes whether this
word should be promounced in four syllables, as
it is here, with the accent on the second ; or in
three, as if divided into an-ti-podes, with the ac-
cent on the first syllable, and the last rhyming
with abodes. To solve the difficulty, it must be
observed, that the word is pure Latin; and that
when we adopt such words into our own lan-
guage, we seldom alter the accent. If, indeed,
the singular of this word were in use like safel-
tite, 155, then we ought to form the plural re-
gularly, and pronounce it in three syllables only;
but as it is always used in the plural, and is per-
fect Latin, we ought to pronounce it in four.
* To counterpoise this hero of the mode,
* Some for renown are singular and odd;
“What other men dislike is sure to please,
* Of all mankind, these dear antipodes :
“Through pride, not malice, they run counter still,
“And birth-days are their days of dressing ill.”
.3 Young's Love of Fame.
ANTIPOPE, fin'té-pôpe. s. He that usurps the
opedom. *
Aśsis, ân-tip-to's s. s. 520. A figure in
grammar, by which one case is put for another.
Aś. s. A man studious
of §§ *
To ANTIQUATE, fin'té-kwāte. v. a. To make
obsolete. *** * * *
ANTIQUATEDNESS, fin'té-kwā-těd-nēs. s.
The state of being obsolete.
ANTIQUE, fin-téék’. a. 112. Ancient, not mo-
dern ; of genuine antiquity; of old fashion,
ANTIQUE, fin-téék'. s. An antiquity; a
remaain of ancient times.
ANTIQUENESS, fin-téék'nés. s.
of being antique, *
ANTIQUITY, fin-tík'kwë-té. s.
ancients; remains of old times ; old age.
ANTISCORBUTICAL, An'té-skör-bū'tè-kāl, a.
Good against the scurvy.
ANTISPASIS, fin-tís'pā-slº. s.
of §§ humour.
ANTISPASMODICK, an’té-spáz-möd?k. a. That
which has the power of relieving the cramp.
ANTISPASTICK, fin-tê-spás’tík a. Medicines
which cause a revulsion.
ANTISPLENETICK, an’té-splén'é-tik. a. Effi-
gacious in diseases of the spleen. *
ANTISTROPHE, fin-tis'trö-fé, s. In an ode
sung in parts, the seeond stañza of every three.
ANTISTRUMATICK, fln'té-strö-mât'ík. a. Good
against the king's evil.
Aśīš. i. tith'ê-sls. s. Opposition ;
contrast.
ANTITYPE, fin'té-tipe. s. That whics is re-
#: or shadowed out by the type. A term.
of th #3;
ANTITYPICAL, fin-tê-tip'é-kál. a. That which
§ the § €. -
ANTIVENER º, ân'tè-vè-mê-lè-ál. a Good
Ağı venereal disease
* \, l. , ant’lār, S. Branch of a stag’’ horns.
The quality
Old times; the
The revulsion
520.
ANTOECI, fin-téé'si. s. 296. Those inhabitants
of the earth who live under the same meridian,
at the same distance from the equator; the one
towards the north, and the other to the south.
ANTONQMASIA, fin-to-nó-mā'zhē-ă. s. 453. A
form of speech, in which, for a proper name, is
put the name of some dignity. We say the
Orator for Cicero. 92.
ANTRE, fin'tūr. s. 416. A cavern, a den.
ANVIL, fin'víl. s. The iron block on which the
Smith lays his metal to be forged; anything on
which blows are laid.
ANXIETY: áng-zhè-té. s. 479, 480. Trouble of
mind about some future event; solicitude; de-
pression; lowness of spirits.
ANXIOUS, fink'shôs. a. 480. Disturbed about
some uncertain event; careful; full of inquie
tude. &
ANXIOUSLY, fluk'shās-lè. ad. Solicitously, un-
Nº
ANXIOUSNESS, Ank'shôs-nēs. s." The quality of
being anxious.
ANY, &n'né. a. 89. Every, whoever, whatever.
AONIAN, A-6'nè-án, a. Belonging to the hill Par-
massus, the supposed residence of the Muses.
.#sh.
AORIST, A'é-rist. s. Indefinite. A tense in the
Greek language.
AORTA, 3-6F'tā. s. 92. The great artery which
rises immediately out of the left ventricle of
the heart. i.
APACE, fl-pâse'. ad. Quick; speedily; hastily
APART, fl-párt'. ad. Separately from the rest in
place ; in a state of distinction, at a distance;
retired from the other company.
APARTMENT, fl-párt'mént. s. A room ; a set
of rooms. - º
APATHY, fip'à-the. s. Exemption from passion.
APE, ape, s. A kind of monkey; an imitator.
To APE, ape. v. a. To imitate, as an ape imitates
human actions.
APEAK, 3-pèke'. ad. In a posture to pierce the
round.
APEPSY, fip'ép-sè. s. 503. A loss of natural con-
COction.
APERIENT: ā-përëzënt. a. Gently purgative.
APERITIVE, fl-pér'é-tív. a. That which has the
§ of opening.
APERT, fl-pért', a. Open. *
APERTION, 3-pér'shān. s. An opening, a pass,
§§ 3. sº 3 the act of opening.
APERTEY, fl-pért'lè. ad. openly.
APERTNESS, fi-pért'nés. s. Openness.
APERTURE, fip'ār-tshöre. s. 460, 463. The act
of opening; an open place.
APE" ºšš. ā-pét'à-lès. a. 314. Without flower
leaves.
APEX, Apéks, s. The tip or point.
APHAERESIS, a-férè-sis. s. 124. A figure in
grammar that takes away a letter or syllable
from the beginning of a word.
APHELION, fl-fé'lè-àn s, That part of the orbit
of a planet, in whic, it is at the point remotest
from the sun.
APHILANTHROPY, fif'ê-lân'thrö-pé. s. Want of
love to mankind.
APHORISM, fiſ'ó-rizm. s. 503. A maxim; an um-
connected position.
APHORISTICAL, Šf-ó-ris té-kál. a. Written in
senarate unconnected sentences.
APHORISTICALLY, af-6-ris'té-kāl-lè. ad. In
the form of an aphorism.
APHRQQSIAQAL, ãf'frö-dè-zi'ā-kāi.
APHRODISIACK, #f'frö-dîzh'ê-āk.
451. Relating to the venereal disease.
APIARY, ãºr. s. 534. The place where bees
are kept.
AF4CCE, fl-péése'. ad. To the part or share of
each. -
APISH, 4'pish. a. Having the qualities of an ape"
imitative; foppish; affected; silly; triflin
al.
wanton; playful.

Apo
APISHLY, aſpish-lè, ad. In an apish manner.
APISHNESS, Aſpish-nés. s. Mimickry; foºpery.
APITPAT, fl-pît'pät. ad. With quick palpitation.
* Apodaiyāšîă, à-pôk'à-lips. s. Revelation; a
word used only of the sacred writings.
APOCALYPTICAL, 3-pók-à-lip'té-káſ. a. Con-
taining revelation.
APOCOPE, 3-pók'ö-pè. s. A figure, when the last
letter or syllable is taken away.
APOCRUSTICK, #p-ö-krås'tík.a. Repelling and
astringent.
APOCRYPHA, 3-pók'r?-fú. s. 92, Books added
to the sacred writin ; of doubtful authors.
APOCRYPHAL, 3-pók'rè-fál. a. Not canonical;
of puncertain authority contained in the apoc-
rypha. -
APOCRYPHALLY, 3-pôkºré-fallé. ad. Un-
certainty.
APOCRYPHALNESS, 3-pôkºré-fal-nēs. s. Un-
certainty.
APODICTICAL, ap-ó-dikté-kál. a. Demonstra-
tive.
APODIXIS, #p-ó-dík'sfs. s. 527. Demonstration.
APOGAEON, ap-à-jē’ôn. 527. s.
APOGEE, ap'6-jë. 503. *
A point in the heavens, in which the sum, or a
planet, is at the greatest distance possible from
the earth in its whole revolution.
APOLOGETICAL, fi-pôl-ó-jét'é-kál. 3.
APOLOGETICK, 3-pôl-à-jétſik. e -
That which is said in defence of any thing.
APOLOGIST, fl-półó-jist. s. One who makes an
apology.
To APOLOGIZE, 3-pół' 6-jize, v. n. To plead in
favour.
APOLOGUE, fip'ó-lèg. s. 333, 503. Fable, story
contrived to teach some moral truth.
APOLOGY, fl-pół'ó-jë. s. 518. Deſence, excuse.
APOMECOMETRY, ap'6-mè-köm'mè-trè. s. 527.
The art of measuring things at a distance.
APONEUROSIS, #-pön-nē-rö'sis. s. An expan-
sion of a nerve into a membrane. -
APOPHASIS, fl-pôfá-sis. s. 520. A figure by
which the orator seems to wave what he would
plainly insinuate. --
APOPHLEGMATICK, ap-0-flág'må-tik. a. 510.
Drawing away phlegm. - i.
APOPHLEGMATISM, fip-ó-flèg'má-tizm. s. A
medicine to draw phlegm.
APOPHTHEGM, ap!6-thém. s. 503. A remarkable
SaVII] gº. .*
APOPHYGE, fl-pôf'é-jë. s. That part of a column
where it begins to spring out of its base; the
spring of a colamm,
APOPHYSIS, fl-pôf'ê-sis. s. 520. The prominent
parts of some bones; the same as process.
APOPLECTICAL, fip-ó-plák'té-kál.
APOPLECTICK, ap-à-plék'tik. a .
Relating to an apoplexy,
APOPLEXY, fip'5-piék-sè. s. 517. A sudden de-
privation of all sensation.
APORIA, 3-pô'ré-á. s. 505,92. A figure by which
the speaker doubts where to begin.
Ajº, āp-pôr-ré'ä. s. 92. Effluvium, em-
anation. -
APOSIOPESIS, fl-pózh-é-ó-pè'sfs, s. 520. A form
of speech, by which the speaker, through some
affection or vehemency, breaks off his speech.
526. -
APOSTACY, fl-pés'tá-sé. s. Departure from what
a man has professed ; it is generally applied to
religion.
APOSTATE, fip-pös’täte. s. 91. One that has for-
saken his religion. * -
APOSTATICAL, fip pès-tät'ê-kál. a. After the
manner of an apostate.
To APOSTATIZE, fi-pôs’tà-tize. v. n. To forsake
one’s religion.
To APOSTEMATE, fl-pés'té-mâte. v. n. 91 To
swell and corrupt into matter. Th
e
APOSTEMATION, fl-pès-té-mâ'shām. s.
gathering of a hollow purulent tumour. f
** **.
as *
27
—no, mºve, nér, mēt;—töbe, tib, būlī;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
* - * à2.
*
APOSTEME, ap'6-stème. s. 503. A hollow swell-
ing, an abscess. • .
AFöšîă, pºssi. s.472,405. A person sent
with mandates, particularly applied to them
whom our Saviour deputed to preach the gose
pei.
(IG” This word is sometimes heard in the pulpit,
as if divided into a-po-stle; the second syllablé
like the first of po-et. If the long quantity of
the 0, in the Latin apostolus, is ur * for a sim-
ilar length of the English ...; let us onl
turn to No. 537 of the Principles, and we shall
see the futility of arguing from the Latin quan-
tity to ours. If these reasons are not satisfac-
tory, it is hoped that those who are abettors of
this singular pronunciation will alter e-pis-tie
into e-pi-stle, the second syllable like pie, and
then their reasoning and practice will {. uni-

form.
APOSTLESHIP, a-pós'sl-ship. s. The office or
dignity of an apostle.
APOSTOLICAI, ãp-ös-tól'é-kál. a. Delivered
by the apostles. . . . * - -
APOSTOLICALLY, #p-ös-tól'è-kāl-lè ad In the
manner of the apostles.
APOSTOLICK, ap-ès-töllik. a. 508 Taught by
the apostles. -
APOSTROPHE, fl-pós'trö-fé. s. 518. In rheto-
rick, a diversion of speech to another person
than the speech appointed did intend or require;
in grammar, the contraction of a word by the
use of a comma, as tho' for though.
To APOSTROPHIZE, fl-pós'trö-flze. v. a. To
address by an apostrophe.
APOSTUME, ap'ê-stüme. s. 503. A hollow tu-
mour, filled with purulent matter.
APOTHECARY, a-pôll'è-kā-ré. s. A imam whose
employment it is to keep medicines for sale. 470.
[[; There is a corrupt pronunciation of this word,
huot confined to the vulgar, as if it were written
Apotecary. …'
APOTHEGM, ap'ê-thém. s. 503. A remarkable
Savi Ilº.
AFO'ſ £osis, āp-ó-thè'ó-sis. s. Deification.
[[; 'This word, like JMetamorphosis, has deserted
its Latin accentuation on the penultimate sylla-
ble, and returnied to its original Greek accent
on the antepenultimate. See Principles; No.
503, page 56. The other words of this termin-
ation, as Attadiplosis, Antiptosis, &c. retain the
Latin accent, though all these words in Treek
have the accent on the antepenultimate. This
accentuation on the antepenultimate is so agree-
able to the genius of our own tongue, thäºit is
mo wonder it is so prevalent. Johnson, Sheri-
dam, Kenrick, Ash, Scott, Buchanan, Bailey,
and Berry, have adopted it as I have done ; and
only Smith, Barclay, and Entick, accent the
penultimate. So eminent a poet as Garth ap-
proves of the choice I have made, where he says,
“Allots the prince of his celestial line
“An apotheosis, and rites divine.”
APOTOME, fl-pôt'ó-mé. s. The remainder or
difference of two incommensurable quantities.
APOSEM, ap'ó-zém. s. 503. A decoction.
Tº APPAL, fip-pâll'. v. a. 406 To fi ight, to de-
**ºres S.
ſº Dr. Johnson tells, us, that this word might
more properly .# been Written *::: ; and
we find Bacon, in his History of Henry VII.
actually writes the compound appalement-
Whether Johnson founds his opinion upon the
pale colour which fear generally produces, or -
upon the derivation of the word from the French
Appali", it cannot be certainly known; but this
is certain, that this word has been so often
rhymed with all, ball, fill, &c. that such a change
as Dr. Johnson recommends would be attend-
ed with no small inconvenience. It may be a
observed too, that spelling this word with single
1 as he has done, is at variance with its general
pronunciation: for one l, when final, does not
APP 2 -
U3 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat —mè, mét;—pine, pīn;—
broaden the alike that in all, but leaves it in
the sound of that vowel in fal-low, tal-low, &c.
Considering therefore that the pronunciation
of this word is so irrevocably fixed, it is but
borrowing an 1.from the Latin Palleo to make
the sound and the spelliug exactly correspona.
We are often fond of neglecting the French for
the Latin etymology wheti there is no necessi-
ty-in the present case such a preference
would be commendable.
APPALEMENT, fip-pâll'mént. s. Depression ;
* impression of fear.
APPANAGE, fip'pā-nāje. s. 90, 503. Lands set
º §: for the maintenance of younger children.
APPARATUS, #p-pâ-rà'tés. s. Those things
which are provided for the accomplishment of
any purpose; as, the tools of a trade, the fur-
v. Riture ºf a house; equipage, show.
APPAREL, fip-pár'él. s. Dress, vesture; exter-
mal habiliments.
To APPAREL, #p-pār'él. v. a.
clothe ; to cover, or deck.
APPARENT, āppºrént. a. Plain, indubitable ;
- seeming, not real; visible; open ; discoverable ;
certain, not presumptive. *
APPARENTLY, fip-pâ'rént-lè ad. Evidently;
§:
APPARITION, fip-pá-rish'êm. s. Appearance,
visibility; a visible object ; a spectre, a walk-
ing spirit; something only apparent, not real;
the visibility of some luminary.
APPARITOR, ap-pár'é-tär... s. 98.
officer of the ecclesiastical court.
To APPAY, fip-pâ'. v. a. . To satisfy.
To APPEACH, ap-pèëish'. v. a. To accuse ; to
censure ; to reproach.
APPEACHMENT, fip-pèëtsh'mént. s.
exhibited against any man.
To APPEAL, fip-pèle'. v. m. To transfer a cause
from one to another; to call another as witness.
APPEAL, fip-pèle'. s. A removal of a cause
from an inferiour to a superiour court; in the
common law, an accusation; a call upon any as
witness. -
APPEALANT, fip-pé!'lánt. s. He that appeals
To APPEAR, fip-père'. v. n. To be in sight, to
be visible; to become visible as a spirit; to ex-
To dress, to
The lowest
Charge
hibit one's self before a court; to seem, in op-
position to reality; to be plain, beyond dispute.
APPEARANCE, #p-pê'ränse. s. The act . of
' con-ing into sight; the thing seen ; semblance,
met reality; outside show ; entry into a place
or company; exhibition of the person to a court;
Aś mien ; probability, likelihood.
|PEARER, fip-pérür. s. 98. The person that
3. ©
* §§ º tº
APPEASABLE, fip-pê'zā-bl. a. 405. Reconcile-
able.
APPEASABLENESS, fip-pê'zā-bl-nēs. s. Re-
concileableness.
To APPEASE, ap-pèze'. v. a. To quiet; to put
, in a state of peace; to pacify , to reconcile.
APPEASEMENT, ap-pèzement. s. A state of
peace.
APPEASER, fip-pê'zār. s. 98. He that pacifies,
he that quiets disturbances.
APPELLANT, fip-pél’lānt. s. A challenger; one
... that appeals from a lower to a higher power.
APPELLATE, fip-péI'lāte. es. 91. The person
anpealed #öß
APPELLATION, ap-pêl-lä'shām. s. Name.
APPELLATIVE, Épºpéllā-tly, s. 15" A name
common to all of the same kind or species; as,
man, horse. - -
APPELLATIVELY, ap-péI'lā-tly-lè, ad. Accord-
- #; manner of nouns appellative.
APPELLATORY, ºpºie. a. That which
- § ºſt i. ië 512. O
*PERLEE, fip-pél-lè'. s. One who is accused.
o APPEN *p
WD, fip-pênd'.v. a. To hang anything
3 APP
APPENDAGF, ap-Rén'dāje, s. 90. Something
added to another thing, without being necessa
TV to its eSSence.
APPEND ANT, fip-pên'dánt. a. Hanging to some-
thing else; annexed ; concomitant.
APPENDANT, ap-pên'dánt. s. An accidental
or adventitious part.
To APPENDICATE, ap-pên'dè-kāte. v. a. 91
To add to another thing.
APPENDICATION, ap-pên-dè-ká'shūm s. 459
Annexion. \
APPENDIX, fip-pên'diks. s. Something appen
ded or added ; an adjunct or concomitant.
To APPERTAIN, #p-pér-táne'. v. n. To belong
to as of right ; to belong to by nature.
AppERTATSMENT, appār-time mºnt. s. That
which belongs to any rank or dignity.
APPERTENANCE, ãp-pér’té-mânse. s. That
which belongs to another thing.
APPERTINENT, ap-pér'té-nēnt. a. Belonging ,
§§ Čr. &-té
APPETENCE, fip'pë-ténse. Q 4. s: v.
Ağ. : S. Carnal desire.
APPETIBILITY, ap-pêt-tº-bii'é-té. s. The qual-
ity of being desirable.
APBETIBLE, Appé-tê-bl. a. 405. Desirable.
APPETITE, appe-tite. s. 155. The matural de-
sire of good; the desire of sensual pleasure ;
violent longing ; keenness of stomach,3 hunger.
APPETITION, āp-pº-tish án. s. 507. Desire.
APPETITIVE, ap'pë-tê-tív. a. That which de-
Sił'éS.
To APPLAUD, Ap-plºwd'. v. a. To praise by
clapping the hands; to praise in general.
APPi, AUí).ER, #p-pläw'dër. S 93. He that
praises or commends.
APPLAUSE, ap-playwz'. s. Approbation loudly
expressed.
APPLAUSIVE, ap-pâw'siv. a. Applauding.
JMason.
APPUE, appl. s. 405. The fruit of the apple. .
tree ; the pupil of the eye.
APPLEWOMAN, ap'pl-wiłm-èn. s.
that sells apples.
APPLIABLE, fip-pli'ā-bl. a. 405. That which
may be applied.
APPi,IANCE, fip-pii'ānse, s. The act of apply-
ing ; the thing applied.
APHEICABILITY, ap'plé-kā-bil'è-tè. s. The qual-
ity of being ſit to be applied.
•APFLICABLE, ap'piè-Kà-bl. a. That which may
be applied.
Aºi.ENEss, āp'pl?-kā-bl-nēs. s. Fit-
ness to be applied.
AFPLICABLY, applé-kā-blé. ad. In such man-
wer as that it may be properly applied.
APPLICATE, Applé-Käte. s. 9ſ. A right line
drawn across a curve, so as to bisect the diarin-
et gº?". -
APPLICATION, Áp-plé-kä'shôn. s. The act of
applying anything to another; the thing appli-
ed; the act of applying to any person as a peti-
tioner ; the employment of any meaus for a
certain end; intenseness of thought, close stu-
dy; attention to some particular affair.
APPí,ICATIVE, Applé-kā-tív. a. Belonging to
application. 512.
APPLICATORY, applé-kā-tär-rè. a. Belonging
to the act of applying. 512.
To APPLY, apºpli'. v. a. To put one thing to an-
other; to layºmedicamients upon a wound ; to
make use of as relative or suitable; to put to a
certain use; to fix the mind upon, to study :
to have recourse to, as a petitioner ; to Ply, to
keep at work.
To Aſº FOINT âp-półnt'. v. a. To fix any thing;
to establish any thing by decree 3 to furnish in
all § : to equip.
APPOINTER, appón'tór. s. 98. He that set-
tles or fixe4 W
A woman

‘’’ upon another 5 to add to something as an ac- | APPOINTMENT, #p-półnt'mént. s. Stipulation .
tessory.
†
decree; establishment; direction; order; equip-
**
AFP 29. #
—no, mēve, när, nºt;-tube, táb, būll ;-&fl;—półnd ;—thin, TH is. *
ruent furniture; an allowance paid to any
finallt. - -
3 o APPORTION, fip-pôre'shān. v. a. To set out
injust proportions: •y
APPORTIONMENT, Ép-pôre'shān-mént. s. A
dividing into portions.
To APPOSE, fip-póze'. v. a. To put questions to:
APPOSITE, ap'pó-zit. a. 156. Proper; fit; well
adapted.
APPGSITELY, #p'pë-zit-lè. ad. Properly; fitly ;
suitably. •
APPOSITENESS, fip'pó-zit-més. s. Fitness; pro-
priety ; suitableness.
APPOSITION, ap-pô-zish'ém. s. The addition
of new matter; in grammar, the putting of two
mouns in the same case.
To APPRAISE, ap-prāze v. a. To set a price
upon any thing. }
APFRAISEMENT, ap-präze'rmént. s. The act
of appraising; a valuation. Ash.
APPRAISER, ap-prä'zār. s. 98. A person ap-
pointed to set a price upon things to be sold.
To APPRECIATE, ap-pré'shē-ăte. v. a.
#3 This word is not in Johnson ; and Bailey,
who has it, seems not to have given its present
signification, for he explains it, “to set a high
value or esteem upon any thing ;” for my recol-
lection fails me, if it has not been generally
used in the sense of the French word it comes
from, Apprécier, to appraise, to rate, to value, to
declare the just price of any thing, as nearly
synonymous to the English word, to estimate.
APPRECIABLE, ap-pré'shë-à-bl. a.
#i AI 1 -
APPROACHMENT, ap-protshºmánt, s. The act
of coming near. : º
APPROBATION, fip-prè-bä'shām. s. The act of
approving, or expressing himself pleased; the
liking of any thing ; attestation; support.”
APPROO, , āppréðf. S. Commendation Ob-
solete.
To, APPROPINQUE, fip-prè-pink. v. m. To
draw near to. JNot in use.
APPROPRIABLE, fip-pré'prè-à-bl. a. That
which may be appropriated. |
To APPROPRIATE, fip-prè'prè-àte. v. a. 91.
To consign to some particular use or person; to
claim or exercise an exclusive right; to make
nefice. º *
APPROPRIATE, 3p-prè'pré-āte. . a. 91. Pécu.
liar ; consigned to some particular.
APPROPRIATION, ap-pro-prè-à'sböm. s. The
application of something to a particular pur-
pose ; the claim of any thing as peculiar; the
fixing of a particular signification to a word :
in law, a severing of a benefice ecclesiastical to
the proper and perpetual use of some religious
house, or dean and chapter, bishoprick, or col-
lege. - -
APFROPRIATOR, āp-prè-pré-ā'tár. s. He that
is possessed of an appropriated benefice. 98.
APPROVABLE, ap-préóvá-bl. a. That which
... merits approbation.
ARRRQVAL, fip-próðvál. s. Approbation.
JYot in use.
#13 This word is the genuine offspring of the
former ; and if we admit the parent, we can-
not refuse the child, especially as the latter
seems of more use than the former; for though
we may pretty well supply the place of appre-
ciute by estimate, we have not so good a word as
appreciable to express the Gapability of being es-
timated. •
To APPREHEND, fip-prè-hénd'. v. a. To lay
hold on: to seize, in order for trial or punish-
ment; to conceive by the mind; to think on
with terrour; to fear.
APPREHENDER, fip-prè-hén'dár. s. One who
apprehends. f
AfºssiblE, āp-prè-hén'sè-bl. a. , 160.
That which may be apprehended or conceived.
APPREHENSION, ap-pré-hén'shān, s. The
mere contemplation of things ; opinion ; senti-
ment; conception ; the faculty, by which we
conceive new ideas; fear; suspicion of some-
thing ; seizure.
APPREHENSIVE, fip-prè-hén'siv. a. Quick to
understand ; fearful. 158.
AFFREHENSIVELY, apprè-hén'siv-lè. ad. In
an apprehensive manner. • , ~" -
APPREHENSIVENESS, fip-prè-hén'siv-nēs. s.
The quality of being apprehensive.
APPRENTUCE, ap-prén'tis. s. 140. One that is
bound by covenant to serve another man of
trade, upon condition that the tradesman shall, in
the mean time, endeavour to instruct him in his
art. 142.
To APPRENTICE, Ép prém'tis. v. a. To put
out to a master as an apprentice.
APPRENTICEHOOD, fip-prén'tis-hăd. s. The iſ
years of an apprentice's servitude.
APPRENTICESHIP, ap-prén'tis-ship. s. The
years which an apprentice is to pass under a
maSter.
To APPRIZE, fip-prize'. v. a. To inform.
To APPROACH, fip-protsh'. v. n. To draw near
locally; to draw near, as time; to make a pro-
gress towards, mentally.
To APPROACH, ap-prètsh'. v. a. To bring lear
to, -
APPROACH, fip-prètsh'. s. . The act of drawing
near: access ; means of advancing.
To APPROVE, ap-préðv'. v. a. To tike, to be
pleased tºwith ; to express liking ; to prove , to
show ; to experience; to make worthy of ap-
probation. * -
APPROVEMENT, ap-préðv'mént. s. Approba-
tion, liking. -
APPROVER, ap-práðvár. s. 98. He that ap-
proves; lie that makes trial : in law, one that,
confessing ſelony of himself, accuses another
To APPROXIMATE, fip-préks'é-mête. v. n. 91.
To approach ; to draw mean to.
[* This word, as a verb, is not in Johnson ; but
its very frequent use among good writers and
speakers is a sufficient authority for its inser-
tion here, without the trouble of searching for
a precedent. -
APFROXIMATE, fip-prôks'é-māte. a. Near to
APPROXIMATION, fip-prôk-sè-mâ'shān. s. Ap-
proach to any thing; continual approach near
er still, and nearer to the º sought.
APPULSE, Appèlse. S. The act of striking
against any thing."
APPURTENANCE, fip-pâr’tè-mânse. s. That
which belongs to something eise which is con-
APPROACHER, #p pré'tshūr. s. 98. The per-
son that approaches. -
l,
sidered as the principal. Ash.
APRICOT, or APRICOCK, aprè-kót. s. A kind
of wall fruit.
[[ī’ The iatter manner of writing this word is
own vulgar.
APRIL., A'pril. s.
January counted first. -
APRON, Aſpāra s. 417. A cloth hung before, te
keep the other dress clean, or for ornament.
APRCN, Aſpårm. s. 417. A piece of lead which
covers the touch-hole of a great gun. &
APRONED, A'pěrnd. a. 462. Wearing an apron.
APSIS, ap'sis. s. The higher apsis is denºmina-
ted aphelion, or apogee, the lower, perihelion,
or perigee. . ...?
APT, apt. a. Fic; having a tendency to ; inclin-
ed to; led to ; ready, quick, as, an apt ‘wit}
qualified for. -
To APTATE, fip'täte. v. a. 91. To make fit
APTITUDE, fip'té-tūde. s. Fitness; tendency
disposition. . . * &
APTLY, fipt'lè. ad. Properly fitly; justly :
#. readily; acutely; as, he learned
is business very aptly -
APTNESS, fipt'nés. s. Fitness ; suitableness,
ºr.
* * º
peculiar; to annex ; in law, to ālieflate a be-
APPRöVANCE, appréðvánse. s." Approbation.
The fourth month of the year, .
*
i
ºws
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ARBITRATOR, Ar-bê-trà'tär, s. 521.
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disposition to any thing ; quickness of appre-
hension ; tendency.
APTOTE, ap'tote. s. A noun whicn is not de-
clined with cases.
AQUA, #'kwä. s. 92. Water.
AQūA-FORTIS, #k-kwā-fôr'tis s. A corrosive
liquor made by distilling purified nitre with sul-
huric acid. *
AQUA-MARINA, flk-kwā-má-ri'nā. s. The Beryl,
AQUA-VITAE, ak-kwā-vi'té. s. Brandy.
AQUATICK, fl-kwāt'ík. a. That which inhabits
water; that which grows in the water.
AQUATILE, fik'kwā-til. a. 145. That which in-
habits the water. 503,
AQUEDUCT, Ak'kwë-tièct. s.
made for carrying water.
AqūEoffs, ºkºlás, a 534. Watery.
AQUEOUSNESS, A'kwé-às-nēs. s. Waterish-
TheSS
AQUILINE, ak'w8:lla, a. 145. Resembling an
eagle when applied to the nose, hooked.
AqūöSE, A-kwóse'. a. Watery.
AQUOSUTV, fl-kwüs'é-té. s. 511. Wateriness.
ARABLE, fir'â-bl., a 405, Fit for tillage.
UTP The w in the first syllable of this word has
the short sound as much as if the r were double.
The same may be observed of every accented
a before r, followed by a vowel. 81, 168.
ARABICK,ár'à-bik. a. Of Arabia: written in
its language. Mason.
ARANEóüş, a-ráneºs. a. Resembling a cob-
web. Şe.
ARATION, fl-ı â'shām. s. The º: of
ARATIORY, ºr ā-têr-rè. a. 512. That which con-
ploughing
tributes to tillage.
ARBALIST, fir’bà-list. s. 503, . A cross-bow.
ARBI'J'ER, #y'bè-tör... s. 93. A judge appointed
by the parties, to whose determination they vo-
luntariiv submit a judge.
ARBUTRABLE, ar'bé-trá-bl. a.
pending upon the will
ARRITR AMENT, arbit trä, mént. s. Will; de-
terrmination ; choice. Af
AR BiTRARILY, ar'bè-trā-ré-lè. ad. With no
other rule than the will ; despotically ; abso-
lutely.
ARBITRARINESS, arbē-trā-rè-nēs. s. Despot-
icalness.
ARBł'i RARIOUS, fir-bê-trá'rè-ás. a. Arbitrary,
depen; ſing on the will.
ARBITRARIOUSLY, fir-bê-trá'rè-ás-lè. ad. Ac-
cording to mere will and pleasure. *
ARBITRARY, ar'bè-trā-rè. a. Despotick, abso-
lute ; depending or no rule ; capricious. -
Jo ARBITRATE, 3r'bè-trate. v. a. 91. To de-
cide, to determine ; to judge of.
ARBITRATION, &r-bé-trá'shôm. s. The deter-
mination of a cause by a judge mutually agreed
on by the parties.
A conveyance
Arbitrary, de
An extra-
ordinary judge between party and party cho-
sen by ineir mutual consent ; a governor; a
º he that has the power ºf acting by
is own choice; the determiner. . . . . . -
ARBITRESS, arbē-très. s. A female arbiter.
Ash. 3.
:ARBITREMENT, Ar-bittré-mênt. s. Decision,
determination; compromise.
ARBORARY, Arbó-rá-ré. a. 512. Of or oelong-
ing to a tree. *
.#####Tºrbē-rêt. s. A small tree or shrub.
ARBQºIST: ārbē-rist. s. A naturalist whe wakes
trees his §: -
3 RBQROUS, #r'bö-rås. a. 314. Belonging to
trees
.#RBQUR, Arbër. s. 314. . A bower.
Aſſºcie, âr'bās-si. s. 351, 405. Any little
shrub.
3áRBUTE, 3r-bête'. s. Strawberry-tree.
***** A segment, a part of a circle ; an
..{\IC's
3()
[[* 559.—Fâte, fir, fall, fit;-mé, mét ;—plae, pin;–
Arc
*
ARCADE, fir-käde'. s. A continued arch.
ARCANUM, Ar-kā'nām. s. 503. (Plural arcana.]
A secret.
ARCH, Értsh. s. Part of a circle, not more than
the half; a building in form of a segment of a
circle, used for bridges; vault of heaven ; a
chief.
To ARCH, Artsh. v. a. To build arches; to cover
with arches.
ARCH, artsh. a. Chief, of the first class; wag-
ish, mirthful.
CHANGEL, #rk-àne'jëi. s. 354. One of the
highest order of angels. -
[I3. The accent is sometimes on the first syllable,
though not so properly.
ARCHANGEL, ark-ānejël. . s. A plant, dead
nettle.
ARCHANGELICK, firk-ān-jël'lik. a. Belonging
to arehangels.
ARCHBEACON, Ártsh-bê'km. s.
of prospect, or of signal.
ARCHBISHOP, firtsh-bish'êp. s. 354. A bishop
of the first class, who superintends the conduct
of other bishops, his sºffragams,
ARCHBISHOPRFCK, artsh-bish'êp-rík. s. The
state, province, or jurisdiction of an archbishop.
ARCHCHANTER, Artsh-tshān'tär. s. The chief
* chanter. *
ARCHIOEACON, 3rtsh-dè'kn. s. One that sup-
lies the bishop's place and office. sº
ARCHD EACONRY, 3rtsh-dè'km-rè. s. The office
grjurisdiction of an archdeacon.
ARCHDEACONSHIP, Artsh-dé'km-ship. s. The
office of an archdeacon. *
ARCHPUKE, Artsh-dûke'. s. A title given to
primées of Austria and Tuscany.
ARCHDUCHESS, artsh-dàtsh’és. s. The sister
or daughter of the archduke of Austria.
ARCHPHILOSOPHER, , artsh-fé-lès'6-fôr. s
Chief philosopher. ** * * * *
ARCHPRELATE, artsh-prél’lāte. s. 91. Chief
prelate.
ARCHPRESBYTER, firtsh-prés'bè-tér s. Chief
The chief place
presidyter.
ARCHAIOLOGY, ar-kā-61%-jë. s. A discourse
of antiquity. -
ARCHATOLOGICK, ar-kā-à-lôdjik. a. Relating
to a discourse on antiquity.
ARCHAISM, 3r'kā-ism. s.
Shrase. - *
ARCHED, ar'tshéd. part. a. Bent in the form
of an arch.
[[FWords of this form are colloquially pronoun-
ced in one syllable; and this syllable is one of
the harshest that can be imagined, for it sounds
as if written artsht. 359.
ARCHER, Artsh'êr. s. He that shoots with a
bow.
ARCHERY, Artshtir-à. s. The use of the bow;
the act of shooting with the bow ; the art of an
archer.
ARCHES-COURT, flrtsh'éz-kört. s. The chief
and most ancient consistory that belongs to une.
archbishop of Canterbury, for the debating of
, spiritual causes.
ARCHETYPE, 3r'kè-tipe. s. 354. The original
of which any resemblance is made.
ARCHETYPAL, 3r-kè-tipál. a. Original.
ARCHEUS, #r-ké'às. s. 353. A power that pre-
sides over the animal oeconomy... ."
ARCHIDIA CONAL, 3r-kè-dl-āk'ö-mál. a. Be-
§§ an archdeacon.
ARCHIEPISCOPAL, Ar-kè-à-pis'kö-pál. a. 354.
# to an archbishop.
ARCHITECT, ºr'kè-tékt. s. 354. A professor
of the art of building; a builder; the contriver
of any § & 4
ARCHITECTIVE, 3r-kè-ték'tív. a. That per-
forms the work of architecture. . . .
ARCHITECTONICK, Ar-kè-ték-tón'nik. a. 508
That which has the power or skill of an archi-
tect,
353. An ancient
Aftſ
Af{CHITECTURE, fir'kè-ték-tshūre. s. 461. The
art or science ºf building; the effect or per-
formance of the science of building.
ARCHITECTURAL, 3r-kè-ték'tshū-rál. a. Be-
longing to architecture., Mason.
ARCHITRAVE, ar'kè-trâve. s. That part of a
columm which lies immediately upon the capi-
tal, and is the lowest member of the entabla-
-ture. -- - - – -
ARCHIVES, firkivez. s. 354. The places where
records or ancient writings are kept.
ARCHWISE, Artsh'wize. a. 354. In the form of
an arch. -
ARCTATION, Ark-tä shún. S. Confinement.
ARCTICK, #rk'tils. a. Northern.
ARCUATE, ar'kā-āte. a. 91. Bent in the form
of an arch.
ARCUATION, 3r-kā-ā'shôn. s. The act of bend-
ing any thing ; incurvation; the state of being
bent; curvity, or crookedness.
ARCUBALISTER, fir-kā-bál'ſs-tár. s. A cross-
bow man. -
ARDENCY, 3r'dém-sè. s. Ardour, eagerness.
ARDENT, ar'dént. a. Hot, burning, fiery; fierce,
Vehement ; passionate, affectionate.
ARDENTLY, ar'déré-lè. ad. Eagerly, Affection-
ately. -
ARDOUR, 3r'dár. s. 314. Heat ; heat of affec-
tion, as love, desire, courage.
ARDUITY, ar-dû'é-té. s. Height, difficulty.
ARDUOUS, fºr jū-às. a. 293, 376. Lofty, hard
to climb ; difficult.
ARDUOUSNESS, 293, 376.
Height, difficulty. - -
ARE, ar. 75. The plural of the present tenge of
the verb To be.
AREA, #'rè-à. s. 70, 545, 534. The surface contain-
ed between any lines or boundaries; any open
surface. -
To AREAD, fl-rèèd' we a. To advise ; to direct.
H.ittle used.
AREFACTION, fir-rè-fék'shān, s.
growing dry ; the act of drying.
To AREFY, firſtè-fi. v. a. To dry.
ARENACEOUS, fir-à-nā’shās, a. 527. Sandy.
ARENO3E, fir-º-nóse'. a. 527. Sandy.
ARENULOUS, #-rén'ê-lès, a. Full of small sand,
gravelly.
AREOPAGITE, A-ré-Ép'ā-jite. s. 156. A judge
of the court of Areopagus. JMason.
AREOTICK, #-rè-öt'ík. a. 534. Such medicines
as open the pores.
ARGENT, firjént. . a. Having the white colour
used in the armorial coats of gentlemen, knights,
and baronets; silver, bright like silver.
ARGIL, arjil. . s. Potter's clay.
ARGILLACEOUS, 3r-jil-lä'shās. a. Clayey, con-
sisting of argil or potter's clay,
ARGILLOUS, fir-jīI'lús. a. 314. Consisting of
clay, clayish.
ARGOSY, argö-sè. s. 503. A large vessel for
merchandise ; a carack. -
To ARGUE, fir'gū. v. m. 335. To reason; to
#. reasons; to persuade by argument; to
ispute.
ARGUER, Argü-fir. S. 98. A Feasoner, a dis-
RIter.
ARGUMENT, fir'gū-mênt. s. A reason alleged
for or against any thing ; the subject of any
discourse or writing ; the contents of any work
Summed up by way of abstract ; controversy,
ARGUMENTAL, 3r-gū-mén'tál. a. Belonging to
argument. . .
ARGUMENTATION, fir-gū-mén-tä'shôn. s. Rea-
soning ; the act of reasoning.
ARGUMENTATIVE, fir-gū-mén'tá-tiv. a. 512.
Consisting of argument; containing argument,
ARGUTE, ar-gūte'. a. Subtile, witty, sharp, shrill.
ARID, fir'rid. a. 81. Dry, parched up.—See AR-
A.B.L.E. . -
ARIDITY, fl-rid'dè-tê. s. 511. Dryness, siccity;
a kind of insensibility in devotion.
ārjā-ās-nēs. s.
The state of
- . 31
—mö, mêve, mār, mót —tºbe, túb, būll;—öil ;—pöömd
ARM
-thin, This
ARIES, arè-ez. 5. The ram, one of the twelve
signs of the zodiack, * .
91. To butt
To ARIETATE, 3-ri'ê-täte. v. n.
like a ram.
[[; I have, in this word, followed Dr. Johnson,
in placing the accent on the second syllable,
and not on the first, according to Mr. Sheridan,
and Dr. Ash; but I do not very well know for
- what reason, unless it be that words of this ter-
mination derived from the Łatin generałły pre-
serve the accent of the original. See Principles,
No. 503, b. *
ARIFTATION, fi-ri-Š-tà'shôn. s. The act of but-
ting like a ram ; the act of battering with an
engine called a ram.
ARIETTA, 3-ré-ét’tā. s. 534. A short air, song,
Oi’ tuite. - -
ARIGHT, fl-rite'. ad. 393. Rightly, without er-,
rour; rightly, without crime; rightly, without
failing of the end designed.
ARIOLATION, e-ré-Ö-lä'shàm. s. 534. Sooth-
saying.
To ARISE, fl-rize'. v. n. pret. arose, part. arisen.
To mount upward as the sun , to get up as
from sleep, or from rest; to revive from death;
to emier upon a new station ; to commence hos-
tility.
ARISTOCRACY fir-is-tók'krä-sè. s. That form
of government which places the supreme pow-
er in the nobles.
ARISTOCRAT, fir-is-to-krät'. s. A favourite on
Aristocracy. JM&son.
AR1STOCRATICAL, fir-ris-tó-krätté-kál. a. 544
Relating to aristocracy,
ARISTOCRATICALNESS, ar-ris-tó-krättö-kāl-
nés. s. An aristocratical state.
ARITH MANCY, 3-rith'mān-sć. s. A foretelling of
future events by numbers. |
ARITHMETICAL, fir-ith-mét’tè-kál. a. Accord
ing to the rules or methods of arithmetick. 527.
ARITHMETICALLY, fir-iji-mét’té-kāl-lè. ad.
Ir: an arithmetical manner.
ARTHMETICIAN, #-rith-mê-tish'âh. s. A mas-
ter of the art of numbers.
ARITH METIGK, fl-rith'mè-tík. s. The science
of numbers ; the art of computation.
[* There is a small, but a very general deviation
from accuracy in pronouncing this word, which
lies in giving the first the sound of short e, as
if written arethmetick. As this inaccuracy is but
trifiing, so it may be rectified without any great
singularity.
ARK, Ark. s.-See Art. 77. A vessel to swim
upon the water, usually applied to that in which
Noah was preserved from the universal deluge;
º repository of the covenant of God with the
eWS.
ARM;, &rm. s.-See Art. The limb which reach.
es from the hand to the shoulder; the i arge
bough of a tree ; an inlet of water from the
sea; power, might, as the secular arm.
To ARM, arm. v. a.--See Art. To furnish with
armour of defence, or weapons of offenice ; to
plate with amy thing that may add strength ; to
furnish ; to fit up.
To ARM, firm. v. m.—See Art. To take arms
to provide against. -
ARMADA, fir-mâ'dā. s.
mament for sea.
ARMADIL}_0, År-mâ-dilló. s.
animal of Brasil.
ARMAMENT, armā-mênt. s.
force.
ARMATURE, 3r'mā-tshöre. S. 461. Armour.
ARMENTAL, Ar-mên tål.
ARMENTHNE, ar'inén-the. 149.
Belonging to a drove or herd of cattle.
ARMGAUNT, arm'gānt. a. 214, Siemder as the
arm : or rather, slender with want.
ARM-Hſ).I.E., árm'hôle. s. The cavity under the
shoulder. * *
ARMiGEROUS, ar-mºdièr-rás. a. Bearing arms.
See Lumbago. An ar.
A four-footed
503. A
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32 - ART ‘’”
In 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat ;—mē, mét;—pine, pīn;—
*RMlſ.LARY, firmil-lā-ré, a Resembling a ||
bracelet.—See MAXILLARY.
ARMſ I.LATED, ar'mil-lä-téd. a. Wearing
bracelets.
ARMINGS, firm'fngz. s. The same with waste-
clothes.
ARM!POTENCE, 3r-mip'6-tênse. s. Power in
war 518.
ARMIPOTENT, fir-mip'o-tént. a. Mighty in
War.
ARMISTICE, ar'mè-stís. s. 503. A short truce.
149. .
ARMLET, firm'ſét. s. A littie arm ; a piece of
armour for the arm ; a bracelet for the arm.
ARMONIACK, ar-mö'mè-āk. s. 505. The name
of a salt. .
ARMORER, 3r'már-àr. s. 557. He that makes
armour, or weapons ; he that dresses another
in armour.
ARMORIAL, 3r-mö'rè-ál. a. Belonging to the
arms or escutcheon of a family.
ARMORY, firmār-e. s. 557. The place in which
arms are deposited for use ; armour; arms of
defence ; ensigns armorial.
ARMOUR, armár. s. 314. Defensive arms.
ARMOUR-BEARER, ar'môr-bäre'êr. s. He that
carries the armour of another.
ARMPIT, Arm'pſt. s. The hollow place under
the shoulder,
S, armz. s. 77. Weapons of offence, or ar-
mour of defence ; a state of hostility ; war in
general ; action ; the act of taking arms; the
ensigns armorial of a family.
, År'mé. s. A collection of armed
men, obliged to obey their generals; a great
AROMATICK, fir-6-mât'ik. 527.
number.
AROMATICAL, fir-à-mât'é-kál. ; d
Spicy, fragrant, strong scented. .
Aś. ºãºis. s. 527. Spices.
AROMATIZATION, fir-à-māt-ê-zà'shān. s. The
act of scenting with spices.
To ARQMATIZE, fir’ 6-mă-tize. v. a. To scent
with spices; to impregnate with spices; to
scent, to perfume. -
anº, ā-róze'. 554. The preterit of the verb
FIS®.
Amºnd, ā-röänd'. ad. In a circle, on every
$1016.
AROUND, fl-röänd'... prep. 545. About.
To AROUSE, fi-röäze'. v. a. To wake ſrom
sleep 5 to raise up ; to excite.
AROW, fl-rö'. ad. 545. In a row.
AROYNT, fl-röint', ad. Be gone, away.
ARQUEBUSE, fir'kwë-bás. s. A hand gun.
ARQUEBUSHER, ar-kw8-bás-éèr'. s. A soldier
armed with an arquebuse. 275. '
ARRACK, ar-rák'. s. A spiritous liquor.
To ARRAIGN, fir-rane'. v. a. To set a thing in
order, in its place : a prisoner is said to be ar-
raigaed, when he is brought forth to his trial :
to accuse, to charg’ with faults in general as
in controversy ori, satire.
ARRAIGNMENT, fir-rane'ment. s. The act of
**ść a charge.
To AR ARöß, ār-rºnje'. v. a. To put in the
Ağ er order fºr any purpose.
NGEMENT, fir-ranje'mént. s. The act
of putting in proper order ; the state of being
ut in order.
Ağ. âr'rānt. a. 81, 82. Bad in a high
degree.
Aliºrly, är'rānt-lè, ad. Corruptly, shäne-
y:
ARRA$2.Érrás. s. 31, 82. Tapestry.
ARRAUGHT, fir-ráwt. ad. Seized by violence.
Out of use.
ARRAY, Ar-rā'. E. Dress; order of battle; in
law, the ranking or setting in order.
To ARRAY, Ar- v. a. To put in order; to
deck, to dress. *
Aśāş, ār-rá'örz, R. Officers, who ancient-
Af
ly had the care of seeing the soldiers duly ap
pointed in their armour.
ARREAR, fir-rèèr' s. That which remains be-
hind unpaid, though due.
ARREARAGE, fir-réé'răje. s. 90. The remaia,
der of an account.
ARRENTATION, fir-rén-tä'shān. s. The licen.
sing an owner of lands in the forest to encloše
ARREPTITIOUS, #r-rép-tish'ês. a. Snatched
away ... crept in privily. -
ARREST, 3r-rést'. s. In law, a stop or stay an
arrest is a restrainſ of a man's person; any
caption.
To ARREST, fir-rést'. v. a. To seize by a man
date from a court ; to seize any thing by law,
to seize, to lay hands on ; to withhold, to him-
der ; to stop motion.
ARRIERE, Ér-rèër'. s. The Hast body of an ar-
In W.
ARRISION, fir-rizh'ón. s. 451. A smiling upon.
ARRIVAL, fir-rl'vál. s. The act of coming to any
lace ; the attainment of any purpose.
RIVANCE, fir-ri'vänse. s. Company coming
To ARRIVE, fir-rive'. v. n. To come to any
place by water ; to reach any place by travel-
ling ; to reach any point; to gain any thing
to happen.
tº Aitkope, ār-röde'. v. a. To gmaw or mib-
{2.
ARROGANCE, fir'rö-gänse. ; S
ARROGANCY, fir'rö-gān-sé, &
The act or quality of taking much upon one's
Selt.
Alºjast, är'rö-gānt. a. 81, 82. Haughty,
proud.
ARROGANTLY, ar'rö-gānt-lè. ad. In an arro-
gant manner.
ARROGANTNESS, , ar'rö-gānt-nēs. s. Arro-
gance.
To ARROGATE, fir'rö-gāte. v. a. 91. To claim
vainly ; to exhibit unjust claims.
ARROGATION, fir-rö-gå'shān. s.
in a proud manner.
ARROSION, fir-rö'zhān, s.451. A gnawing.
ARROW, ar'ró. s. 327. The pointed weapon
which is shot from a bow.
ARROWHEAD, firrö-héd. s. A water plant.
ARROWY, firrö-é. a. Consisting of arrows.
ARSE, Arse. s. ... The buttocks.
ARSE-FOOT, ars'fät. E. A kind of water fowl
ARSE-SMART, ars'smart. s. A plant.
ARSENAL., ár'sè-māl. s. A repository of things
requisite to war; a magazine.
ARSENICAL, fir-sén'é-kál. a. Containing arse
nick. tº
ARSENICK, Arsenik. s. A mineral substance;
a violent corrosive poison.
ART, art. s. 77. The power of doing something
not taught by nature and instinct; a science, as
the liberal arts; a trade; artfulness, skill, dex-
terity, cunning.
[[G. As w before r, followed by a vowel,\has the
short or fourth sound, so when it is followed by
a consoriant it has the long or second sound.
See ARABLE, 81, 168.
ARTERIAL, ar-tê'ré-ál. a. That which relates
to the artery; that which is contained in the
attery.
ARTERIOTOMY, fir-tê-rè-6t’tö-mè. s. The ope-
ration of letting blood from the artery; the cut-
ting of an artery. 518.
ARTERY, fir’tār-e. s. 555. An artery is a comi-
cal canal, conveying the blood from the heart
to all parts of the body.
ARTFUL, Ért'föl. a. 174. Performed with art;
artificial, not natural; cunning, skilful, dex-
terOilS. wº- º
ARTFULLY. Artföl-lè; ad. With art, skilfully.
A claiming
ARTFULNESS, art'īāl-nēs. s. 2 Cunning
ARTHRITICK, &r-thritik. 509. a. Gout
ARTHRITICAL, 3r-thrit'é-kál. uouty,
relating to the gout; relating to joints,
* , ASC , &
ARTICHOKE, 3r’tè-tshöke. s. This plant is
very like the thistle, but hath large scaly heads
shaped like the cone of the pine-tree.
ARTICK, fir’tík. a. properly ARCTICK.North-
‘Brin,
ARTICLE, 3r’té-kl. s. 405. A part of speech;
as the, an ; a single clause of an account, a
particular part of Cny complex thing: term;
stipulation ; point of time; exact time.
To ARTICLE, 3r'té-kl. v. n. 405. To stipu-
late ; to make terms.
AR FICULAR, 3r-tík'ê-lär. a. Belonging to the
i lints.
Akºčulate, ār-tík'ê-lāte. a. 91. Distinct;
branched out into articles.
To ARTICULATE, #r-tík'ê-lāte. v. a. 91. To
form words; to speak as a man; to draw up
in articles; to make terms.
ARTICULATELY, fir-tík'ê-lāte-lè. ad. In an
articulate voice.
ARTICULATENESS, 3r-tík'ê-lāte-nēs. s. The
§ of being articulate.
ARTICULATION, 3r-tík-&-lä'shôn. s. The
juncture, or joint of bones; the act of forming
words ; in botany, the joints in plants.
ARTIFICE, fir’té-És. s. 142. Trick, fraud,
stratagem ; art, trade.
ARTIFICER, Ar-tíffè-sår. s. 98. An artist,
a manufacturer; a forger, a contriver; a dex-
f terous or artful fellow.
ARTIFICIAL, 3r-tº-fish'âl. a. Made by art,
not matural; fictitious, not genuine ; artful,
contrived with skill.
ARTIFICIALLY, ar-tº-fish'al-lé. ad. Artfully,
with skill, with good contrivance ; by art; not
naturally.
Af ſºcial NEss, ār-tê-fish'āl-més. s. Art-
..] [H]eSS.
ARTILLERY, 3r-tíI'lār-rè. s. 555.
of war; cannom, great ordnance.
ARTISAN, ar-tê-zán'. s. 528. Artist; profes-
Sør of an art; manufacturer; low tradesman.
ARTIST, 3rt?st. s. The professor of an art; a
skilful man, not a movice.
ARTLESSLY, 3rtilès-lè. ad. In an artless man-
ner; naturally; sincerely.
ARTLESS, artiés. a. Unskilful : without
fraud, as an artless maid; contrived without
skill, as an artless tale.
To ARTUATE, 3r'tshū-āte. v. a. 91. 461. To
tear limb from limb.
ARUNDINACEOUS, fl-rān-dè-nā’shās. Of
or like reeds. 2.
ARUNDINEOUS, #r-àn-din'é-às. a. Abound-
ing with reeds. -
AS, fiz. conjunct. 423. In the same manner
with something else; like, of the same kind
with ; in the same degree with ; as if, in the
same manner; as it were, in some sort; while,
a: the same time that ; equally; how, in what
manner; with, answering to like or same: in a
reciprocal sense, answering to As ; answering
to Such ; having So to answer it, in the condi-
tional sense; answering to So conditionally ;
As for, with respect to ; As to, with respect to;
As well as, equally with ; As though, as if.
ASAFCETIDA, fis-sà-fét'é-dā. s. A gum or
resin brought from the East-Indies, of a sharp
taste, and a strong offensive smell.
A* ARABACCA, fis-sà-rá-bäk'ká. s.
a plant.
Asbºš Fiše, âz-bés'tin. a. 140. Something
incombustible.
ASBESTOS, fiz-bés'tás. s. 166. A sort of
native fossile storie, which may be split into
ahresds and filaments, from one inch to ten
inches in length, very fine, brittle, yet some-
what tractable. It is endued with the wonder-
ful property of remaining, unconsumed in the
fi, e, which only whitems it. -
ASCARIDES, fis-kār'é-déz. s.
the rectum.
Weapons
al.
The name
Little worms in
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—né, móve, nör, nët ;—túbe, túb, būlī;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
H
ASI
To ASCEND, as send. v. n. . To mount up.
wards; to proceed from one degree of know-
ledge to another, to stand higher in genealo
gy.
To ASCEND, fis-sénd'. v. a. To climb up any
Ing.
ASCENDANT, fis-sém'dánt. s. The part of the
ecliptick, at any particular time above the hori-
zon, which is supposed by astrologers to have
great influence; height, elevation ; superiori-
ty; influence; one of the degrees of kindred
reckoned upwards.
ASCENDANT, fis-sén'dānt. a. Superiour, pre-
dominant, overpowering; in an astrological
sense, above the horizon.
ASCENDENCY, fis-sém'dém-sé. Influence,
OWer.
Aś SION, fis-sén'shôn. s. 451. The act
of ascending or rising; the visible elevation of
our Saviour to Heaven; the thing rising or
mounting. ſ
ASCENSION DAY, As-sén'shān-dà'. s. The
day on which the ascension of our Saviour is
commemorated, commonly called Holy Thurs-
day ; the Thursday but one before Whitsuntides
ASCENSIVE, fis-sén'siv. a. 158. In a state
of ascent.
ASCENT, fis-sént’. ‘’s. Rise, the act of rising
the way by which one ascends ; an eminence,
or high place.
To ASCERTAIN, fis-sér-tāne'. . v. a. To make
certain, to fix, to establish ; to make confident.
ASCERTAINER, fis-sér-tä'nār. s. The person
that proves or establishes.
ASCERTAINMENT, as-sér-täne’mént. s. A
settled rule; a standard. --
ASCETICK, ās-sét'ík. . . a. , 509. Employed
wholly in exercises of devotion and mortifica-
tion.
ASCETICK, as-sét'ík. s. He that retires to de-
‘ votion; a hermit. p
ASCITES, fis-sitéz. s. A particular species of
dropsy; a swelling of the lower belly and de-
pending parts, from an extravasation of water.
ASCITI AL, äs-słt'é-kál. ; 3. 507 Dro s
ASCITICK, #s-sit'ík. e tºw L & p
sical, hydropical. r
Aś. äs-sé-tish'és. a. Supplemental;
additional.
ASCRIBABLE, fis-kri'bā-bl. a. 405. That
which may be ascribed.
To ASCRIBE, as-kribe'. v. a. To attribute to
as a cause; to attribute to as a possessor.
ASCRIPTION, as-krip'shôn. s. The act of as-
cribing.
ASCRIPTITIOUS, #s-krip-tish'īs. a. That
which is ascribed. :
ASH, fish. . s. A tree.
ASH:COLOURED, fish'kāl-àrd. a. Coloured
between brown and gray. 362.
ASHAMED, fl-shā'méd. a. 359, 362. Touch-
ed with shame. -
ASHEN, fish'shén. a. 103, 359. Made of ash
wood. }
ASHES, fish'īz. s. 99. The remains of any
thing burnt; the remains of the body.
ASH-WEDNESDAY, fish-wenz'dā. s. The first
day of Lent, so called from the ancient custom
of s rinkling ashes on the head. *
Aś. āsh'hār. s. Free stones as they come
out of the §ººl s º e
ASHLERING, Ashlār-ing... s. 555. Quartering
in garrets. A term in building.
AŠHöRE, A-shöre. ad. On shore, on the land:
to the shore, to the land.
ASHWEED, fish'wéèd. s. Am herb. -
ASHY, fish'é. a. Ash-coloured, pale, inclined
to a whitish gray. -
ASIDE, fl-side'. ad. To one side; to another
art; from the º:
AŠINARY, fis'sè-nā-ré. a. Belonging to an ass
ASININE,ás'sé-nine. a. 149. Belonging to an assº
ASP
3.4
ASF
13° 55%-Fāte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét, plme, pīn;— .
To ASK, Ask. v. a. 79. To petition; to beg;
to demand; to claim; to impuire; to question ;
to reſúl re.
######, : ā-skänse'. ; ad. 214. Side-
ways, obliquely.
ASKAUNT, a-skänt'. ad. 214. Obliquely, on
one side.
ASKER, fisk’âr. s.
ASKER, fisk’ār. s.
ASKEW, fl-skú'. ad.
contemptuously.
To ASLAKE, #-släke'. v. a. To remit, to
slacken. , \
AśNT, ā-slânt’. ad. 73. Obliquely, on one
SIOle.
ASLEEP, fi-sléép'. ad. Sleeping ; into sleep.
Ajore, ā-slópe'. ad. With declivity; oblique-
y.
ASP, or ASPICK, fisp, or ās'pík. s. A kind of
serpent, whose poison is , so dangerous and
quick in its operation that it kills wº pos-
sibility of applying any remedy. Those that
are bitten by it, die by sleep and lethargy.
ASP, fisp. s. A tree.
ASPALATHUS, as-pâl'ā-thès. s. A plant call-
ed the wood of Jerusalem ; the wood of a cer-
tain tree.
Aishagus, äs-pār'ā-gūs. s. The name of a
plant.
98. Petitioner; inquirer.
A water-newt.
Aside; with contempt ;
ºf This word is vulgarly pronounced Sparrow-.
grass. It may be observed, that such words as i.
the vulgar do not know how to spell, and which
. no definite idea of the thing, are fre-
uently changed by them into such words as
they do know how to spell, and which do convey
some definite idea. The word in question is an
instance of it: and the corruption of this word
into Sparrowgrass is so general, that asparagus
has an air of stiffness and pedantry. See LAN-
TERN.
A8PECT, fis'pěkt. s. Look, air, appearance;
countenance; glance, view; act of beholding;
direction towards any point; position; disposi-
tion of any thing to something else; relation;
disposition of a planet to other planets.
[[G’ This word, as a noun, was universally pro-
nounced with the accent on the last syllable till
about the middle of the seven eenth century. It
grew antiquated in Milton's time, and is now
entirely obsolete. Dr. Farmer's observations
on this word, in his no less solid than ingenious
Essay on The Learning of Shakspeare, are so
curious, as well as just, that the reader will, I
doubt not, be obliged to me for quoting them.’
“Sometimes a very little matter detects a for-
“gery. You may remember a play called the
“ Double Falsehood, which Mr. Theobald was
“ desirous of palming upon the world for a post-
* humous one of Shakspeare; and I see it is
“classed as such in the last edition of the Bod-
* leian catalogue. Mr. Pope himself, after all
* the strictures of Scriblérus, in a letter to
* Aaron Hill, supposes it of that age; but a
“mistaken accent determines it to have been
*written since the middle of the last century:
“This late example
* Qf base Henriquez, bleeding in me now,
“From each good aspect takes away iny trust.”
And in another place,
“You have an aspect, Sir, of wondrous wis-
dom.” -
'#'he word aspect, you perceive, is hete accented
‘on the first syllable,which, I am conſident, in any
d sense of it, was never the case in the time of
Shakspeare; though it may sometimes ap-
‘... pear tº be so, when we do not observe a pre-
* ceding Elision. --
* Some of the professed imitators of our old poets
* have not attended to this and many ºther
&ºmºs
º
. minutive: J-could point out to you several per-
* formances in the respective sºles of Chaucer,
“Spenser, and Shakspeare, which the imitated
‘‘ bard could not possibly have either read or
“construed,
This very accent hath troubled the annotators
‘‘ on Milton. Dr. Bentley observes it to be a
“ tomte different from the present use. Mr. Man-
‘‘ waring, in his Treatise of Harmony and Num-
‘‘ bers, very solemnly informs us, that this
“Yerse is defective both in accent and quantity.
“His words here ended ; but his meek aspect
“Silent, yet spake.” -
Here, says he, a syllable is acuted and long,
“whereas it should be short and graved f"
And a still more extraordinary gentleman, one
‘‘ Green, who published a specimen of a new
‘‘ version of the Paradise Lost, into blank verse,
‘‘ by which that amazing work is brought some-
“what nearer the summit of perfection, begins
“ with correcting a blunder in the fourth book,
“The setting sun
“Slowly descended, and with right aspect-
“Levell'd his evening rays.”
JNot so in the new version : t
“Meanwhile the setting sun descending slow-
“Levell'd with aspect right his ev’ning rays.”
Enough of such commentators.—The celebrated
“Dr. Dee had a spirit, who would sometimes
“condescend to correct him, when peccant in
“quantity: and it had been kind of him to have
“a little assisted the wights above mentioned.—
“Milton affected the antique; but it may seem
“raore extraordinary, that the old accentshould
“be adopted in Hudibras.”
To ASPECT, is-pékt'. v. a. 492. To behold.
ASPECTABLE, as-pék'tá-bl. a. 405. Visible.
ASPECTION, as-pék'shān. s. Beholding; view
ASPEN, fispén. s. 103. A tree, the leaves of which
always tremble.
ASPEN, fis'pěm. a. Belonging to the asp. tree,
made of aspen wood.
ASPER, #3. a. 98. Rough, rugged.
To ASPERATE, fis'pë-räte. v. a. 91. To make
rough.
[;" #, word, and those that succeed it of the
same family, seem to follow the general rule in
the sound of the e before r wiem after the ac-
cent; that is, to preserve it pure, and in a sepa-
rate syllable.—See PRINCIPLES, No. 555.
ASPERATION, fis-pè-rà'shôn. s. A making
i ough.
ASPERIFOLIOUS, As-pêr-è-fô'lè-às. a. Plants,
, so called from the roughness of their leaves.
ASPERITY, is-pér'é-té. s. Unevenness; rough
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mess of sºurface; roughness of sound; rough
ness, or ruggedness oftemper.
ASPERNATION, as-pér-nāshēn. s. Neglect,
disregard,
ASPEROUS, fis'pë-rås, a. Rough, uneven.
To ASPERSE, as-pêrse'. v. a. #. bespatter with
censure or calumny.
ASPERSION, as-pér'shôn. s. A sprinkling; cal-
ummy, censure.
ASPHALTICK, fis-fil'tik. a. 84. Gummy, bitumi
Ił0tlS.
ASPHALTOS,ás-fäl'tás.s. A bituminous, inflam.
mable substance, resembling pitch, and chief-
ly found swimming on the surface of the Lacus
Asphaltites, or Dead Sea, where anciently stood
the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
ASPHALTUM, fis-fil'tūm. s. A bituminous stone
found near the ancient Babylon.
ASPHODEL, fis'fö-dél. s. Day-lily.
ASPłł K, fispík. s. The name of a serpent.
To ASPIRATE, as pè-rate, v. a. To pronounce
with full breath, as hope, not ope, 91.
ASPIRATE, fis'pë-räte. a. 91, 394. Pronounced
with full breath. -
ASPIRATION, fispè-rå'shān. s. A breathing
after; an ardent wish; the act of aspiring, or
desiring something high; the pronunciation of
a vowel with full breath. * †
To ASPIRE, as-pire'. v. m. To desire with eager
* *, ASS
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ASS
—nó, móve, när, nāt;—-tūbe, tàb, bāll;—öſl ;—pºnd ;—thin, This.
ness, to pant after something higher; to rise
higher. . t -
ASPORTATION, Ás-pôr-tä'shēn. s. A carrying
a Wą.V. -
ASQUINT, fl-skwint', ad. Obliq:yely, not in the
straight line of vision. . . - .*
ASS, fiss. s. An animal of burden; astupid, heavy,
dull fellow ; a dolt.
To ASSAIL, as-sàle'. v. a. To attack in a hostile
Jaanner; to assault; to fall upon; to attack
with argument or censure
ASSAILABLE, fis-sà’lā-bl. a. 405. That which
may be attacked. x -
ASSAILANT, as-sà'lánt. s. He that attacks.
ASSAILANT, fis-sà'lânt. a. Attacking, invading.
ASSAILER, fis-sà'lär s. 98. One who attacks
another.
ASSAPANICK, fis-sà-pân'nik. s. The flying squir-
rel. -
ASSASSIN, fis-sås'sſm. s. A murderer; one that
kills by sudden violenée.
To ASSASSINATE, as-sàs'sè-nāte. v. a. 91. To
murder by violence; to way-lay; to take by
treachery.
ASSASSINATION, 3s-sås-sà-mâ'shām. s. The act
of assassinating.
ASSASSINATOR, fis-sås'sè-mâ-túr. s. Murderer;
man-killer. ‘s .
ASSATION, as-sà'shān. S. Roasting.
ASSAULT, fis-sält'. s. Storm, opposed to sap or
siege ; violence ; invasion, hostility, attack: in
law, a viblent kind of injury offered to a man's
person.
To ASSAULT, fis-sălt'. v. a. To attack; to invade.
ASSAULTER, fis-sålt'âr. s. One who violently
assaults another.
ASSAY, fis-sà'. s. Examination : in law, the ex-
amination of measures and weights used by the
clerk of the market; the first entrance supon
any thing ; attack; frouble.
To ASSAY, fis-sà. v. a. To make trial of ; to
apply to, as the touchstone in assaying metals;
to try, to endeavour. . .
ASSAYER, fis-sā'ār. s.98. An officer of the mint,
for the due trialsof silver.
ASSECTATION, fis-sék-tä'shán. s.
ASSECUTION, fis-sé-kå'shām. s.
ASSEMBLAGE, fis-sém'blådje. s. 90. A collec-
tion; a number of individuals brought together.
To ASSEMBLE, fis-sém'bl. v. a. 405. To bring
together into one place.
To ÁSSEMBLE, fis-sém'bl. v. m. To meet to-
{rether.
ASSEMBLY, fis-sém'blé. s.
ether. --
ASSENT, fis-sént'. s. The act of agreeing to any
thing; consent, agreement.
To ASSENT,ás-sént'. v. m. To concede, to yield to.
ASSENTATION, Ás-sém-tà'shön. s. Compliance
with the opinion of another out of flattery.
ASSENTMENT, fis-sémt’mént. s. Consent.
To ASSERT, #3-sert'. v. a. To maintain ; to de-
fend either by words or actions; to affirm ; to
claim ; to vindicate a title to. -
ASSERTION, as-sér'shūm. s. The act of asserting.
ASSERTIVE, fis-sér’tív. a. 158. Positive, dog-
matical *
ASSERTOR, fis-sér'tár. s. 98. Maintainer, vindi-
cator, affirmer.
To ASSERWE, as-Séry'. v. a. To serve, help, or
Attendance.
A company met to-
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second.
Tö ASSESS, fis-sés'. v. a. To charge with any cer-
tain sum.
ASSESSION, fis-sésh'âm. s. A sitting down by one.
ASSESSMENT, fis-sés'mént. s. The sum levied
on certain property; the act of assessing. #
ASSESSOR, as-sés'sſºr. s. 98. The person that
sits by the judge; he that sits by another as
next in dignity; he that lays taxes.
ASSETS, #s'séts... s Goods sufficient to dis-
charge that burden which is cast upon the ex-
ecutor or heir. &
Acquirement. .
To ASSEVER, #s-sév'ér. 98. . . . --
Tººl, sus $*.*
Q affirm with great solemnity, as impon oath.
ASSEVERATION, .#. y Solemn
affirmation, as upon bath. -
ASSHEAD, fis'héd. s. A blockhead.
ASSIDUITY, as-sà-dû'é-tè. s. Diligence.
ASSIDUOUS, as-sidjū-às. a. 294, 376. Coristant
in application.
ASSIDUOUSLY, as-sidjū-às-lè. ad. Diligently,
continually:
ASSIENTO, as-sà-Ém'tö. s. A contract or con-
vention between the kings of Spain and other
powers, for furnishing the Spanish dominions
in America with slaves.
To ASSIGN, fis-sime'. v. a. To mark out; to ap-
point; to fix with regard to quantity or value;
to give a reason for; in law, to appoint a depu
ty, or make over a right to another. t
ASSIGNABLE, fis-sine'4-bl. a. That which may
be assigned. g
ASSIGNATION, fis-sig-nā’shān, ‘s. An appoint-
ment to meet, used generally of love appoint-
ments : a making over a thing to another. 4
ASSIGNEE, fis-sà-mê'. s. He that is appointed
or deputed by another to do any act, or per-
form any business, or enjoy any commodity.
ASSIGNER, fis-si'nār. s. 98. He that assigns.
ASSIGNMENT, fis-sine’mènt. s. Appointment
of one thing with regard to another thing or
person : in law, the deed by which any thing is
transferred from one to another.
ASSIGNS, fis-shiz'. s. Those persons to whom
any trust is assigned. This is a Law term, and
always used in the plural, . As, a legacy is left
to a person's heirs, administrators, or assigns. .
ASSIMILABLE, as-sim'ê-lä-bl. a. That which
may be converted to the same nature with some-
thing else. \
To ASSIMILATE, as-sim'ê-lāte. v. a. 91. To
convert to the same nature with another thing;
to bring to a likeness, or resemblance.
AššíMińAff NESS, is simºnés. s. Like-
IlêSS.
ASSIMITATION, fis-sim-mê-lä'shān. s. The act
of converting any thing to the nature or sub-
stance of another; the state of being assimila
ted; the act of growing like some other being.
To ASSIST, is-sist'. v. a. To help. &
ASSISTANCE, fis-sistänse.s. Help; furtherance.
ASSISTANT, fis-sistänt. a. Helping; lending
aid. .
2.SSISTANT, as-sistăut. s. A person engaged
in an affair, not as principal, but as auxiliary or
ministerial.
ASSIZE, fis-size'. s. A court of judicature held
twice a year in every county, in which causes
are tried by a judge and jury; an ordinance or
statute to determine the weight of bread.
To ASSIZE, fis-size'. v. a. To fix the rate of
any thing. - -
ASSIZER, fis-si'zār. s. An officer that has the ,
care of weights and measures.
ASSOCIABLE, fis-sø'shë-à-bl. a. That which
may be joined to another-
To ASSOCIATE, fis-só'shē-ăte. v. a. 91. To
unite with another as a confederate; to adopt
as a friend upon equal terms; to accompany.
AS300 IATE, as-sà'shē-ăte. a. 91. Confederate.
ASSOCIATE, fis-sà'shē-ăte. s. A partner; a
confederate ; a companion. -
ASSOCIATION, fis-sà-shē-ă'shôn. s. Union,
conjunction ; society ; confederacy; partner
ship ; connection.—See PRCNUNC1Ation.
ASSONANCE, fis'sé-mânse. s. Reference of one
sound to another resembling it.
Assºast, às'sö-mânt. a. Resembling another
SOllºlº.
To ASSORT: ās-sèrt. v. a. To range in classes.
To AS SQT, fis-sàt'. v. R. ºo infatuate.
To AS SUASE, fis-swºjº. v. o. 331. To mitigate,
to sº fººt * tº wºuld tº pºiſy; to ease.
AST
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tº 559.—Fâte, för, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, plm ;-
ASSUAGEMENT, fis-swāje'mént. s. What mit-
igates or softems. iss. º
Aśń. §s-swäjär. s. 98. One who paci-
fies or # *.
ASSUASIVE, As-swä'siv. a. 158, 428. Soften-
ing, mitigating. -
To ÁSSUBJUGATE, fis-sàbjū-gāte. v. a. To
subject to. 91. ".
ASS ACTION, as-sw8-fäk'shôn. s. The state
of being accustomed. *
Aššūšš. às'sw8-tūde. s. 334. Accustom-
ance, custom.
To ASSUME, fis-sàme'. v. a. 454. To take; to
take upon ode's self; to arrogate; to claim or
seize unjustly; to suppose something without
proof; to appropriate. e
Why Mr. Sheridan should pronounce this
word, and the word consume without the h, and
presume and resume, as if written pre:hoom and
rezhoom, is not easily conceived; the sought to
be aspirated in all or none.—See Principles,
454, 478, 479.
ASSUMER, fis-sà'môr. s. 98. An arrogant man.
Aiº, ăs-sà'ming, particip. a. Arrogant,
laughty.
ASSUMPSIT, as-sàm'sit. s. A voluntary prom-
ise made by word, whereby a man taketh upon
him to perform or pay anything to another.
ASSUMPTION, fis-sàm'shôn. s. The act of
taking any thing to one's self; the supposition
of any thing without farther proof; the thing
supposed; a postulate ; the taking up any per-
son into heaven.
ASSUMPTIVE, fis-sàm'tív. a. 157. That which
is assumed.
ASSURANCE, fish-shū'ränse. S. Certain ex-
pectation; secure eonfidence; trust; freedom
from doubt; certain knowledge ; firmness;
undoubting steadiness; confidence; want of
modesty; ground of confidence; security giv-
en; spirit, intrepidity ; testimony of credit ;
conviction; insurance.
To ASSURE, fish-shūre'. v. a. 455. To give con-
fidence by a firm promise; to secure another;
to make confident; to exempt from doubt or
fear; to make secure.
ASSURED, fish-shū'réd, or ās-shörd. particip. a.
359. Certain, indubitable; certain, not doubt-
ing; immodest, viciously confident.
ASS DLY, fish-shū'réd-lè. ad. 364. Certain-
§ indubitably.
ASSUREDNESS, fish-shū'réd-nēs. s. 365. The
state of being assured, certainty.
SSURER, fish-shū'răr. s. He that gives as-
surance; he that gives security to make good
any loss.
ASTERISK, fis'té-risk. s. A mark in printing,as”.
ASTERISM, fis'té-rism. s. A constellation.
ASTERITES, #s-tér-i'téz. s. A precious stone;
a kind of opal sparkling like a star. Ash.
ASTHMA, fist'må. s.471. A frequent, difficult,
and short respiration, joined with a hissing
sound and a cough.
ASTHMATICAL, ast-mât'é-kāl
ASTHMATICK, Śst mátík. 509. 3.
Troubled with an asthma.
ASTERN, fl-stérn'. ad. In the hinder part of
the ship, behind the ship.
To *::::::::::: ā-stért'. º: a.
startle; to fright.
ASTONED, a stône-éd. part. a. A word used
for astomished. -
To ASTONISH, as-tón'nish. v. a. To confound
with fear or wonder; to amaze.
ASTONISHINGNESS, as tºnishing-nºs. s.
Quality to excite astonishment.
ASTON
ment, Confusion of mind.
To ASTOUND, is-tóñnd. v. a. To astonish ;
to confound with fear or wonder.
ASTRADDLE, fl-sträd'dl ad, 405. With one's
To terrify; to
SHMENT, *ment 8. Amaze-l
legs across anything
ASTRAGAL, as 'trá-gāl. s. 503 A little ro and
member, in the form of a ring, at the tops and
bottoms of columns.
ASTRAL, fis'trál. a. Starry, relating to the
StarS. *
ASTRAY, a-strā’. ad. Out of the right way,
To ASTRICT, #s-trikt'. v. a. To contract by
a. #3;
ASTRICTION, fis-trik'shôn. s. The act or pow
er of cºntracting the parts of the body,...,
ASTRICTIVE, fis-triktiv. a. 158. Stiptick,
§§
ASTRICTORY, fis-trik’tár-rè. a. Astringent.
ASTRIDE, fl-stride'. ad. . With the legs open.
ASTRIFEROUS, fis-trif'é-rūs. a. Bearing, or
having stars.
To ASTRINGE, fis-trinje'. v. a. To make a con-
\ traction ; to make the parts draw together.
ASTRINGENCY, fis-trinjén-sé. . s. The power
of contracting the parts of the body.
ASTRINGENT, fis-trinjênt. a. Binding, con-
tracting. º:
ASTROGRAPHY, as-trög'rā-fé. s. 518. The sci-
ence of describing the stars.
ASTROLABE, fis'frö-läbe, s. An instrument
chiefly used for taking the altitude of the pole,
the sun, or stars, at sea.
ASTROLOGER, fis-trölö-jör. s. One that, sup:
posing the influence of the stars to have a causa;
ower, professes to foretell, or discover events.
ASTROLOGIAN, as-trö-löjë-án. s. Astrologer
ASTROLOGICAL, jśī. 509 &
ASTROLOGICK, as-tro-Šdjík.
Relating to astrology, professing astrology
ASTRöföGićAffy, as trºodººije i Iſ.
an astrological manner.
To ASTROLOGIZE, fis-tröl'ó-jize. v. m. To prac
tise astrology. r
ASTROLöGY, as-trölöjë. s. The pract of
foretelling things by the knowledge of the stars.
ASTRONOMER, As-tröm'mô-mâr. s. He that
studies the celestial motions.
AśºgAL; äs-trö-möm'ê-kál. 509.
ASTRONOMICK, #s-trö-nóm'ík. , - a.
Belonging to astronomy. . "
ASTRöNöMicaiiºtrö-nēmē-kāl-le. a. In
an astronomical manner.
ASTRONOMY, fis-trón'nö-mè. s. A mixed ma-
thematical science, teaching the knowledge of
the celestial bodies, their magnitudes, motions,
distances, periods, eclipses, and order. 518.
ASTRO-THEOLOGY, aströ-thè-61-6-jë. s. Divi-
nity founded on the observation of the celestial
bodies.
ASUNDER, fl-sån'dār ad. 98. Apart, separate
ly, not together.
ASYLUM, fl-si'lúm. s. A sanctuary, a refuge
[[G’ Nothing can show more plainly the tenden-
cy of our language to an antepenultimate ac-
cent than the vulgar pronunciation of this word,
which generally places the accent on the first
syllable. This is however an unpardonable of.
fence to a Latin ear, which insists on preserv
ing the accent of the original whenever we
adopt a Latin, word into our own language
without alteration.-See Principles, No. 503.
ASYMMETRY, fi-sim'mè-tré. s. Contral iety to
symmetry; flºº
ASYMPT ÖTE, às'sſm-tote. s. Asymptotes are
right lines which approach nearer and nearer
to some Curve, but which would never meet.
[[G’ I have preferred Dr. Johnson's accentuation
on the first syllable, to Mr. Sheridan's and Dr
Ash's on the second.
ASYNDETON, fi-sin'dè-tön. s. A figure in gram
mar, when a conjunction copulative is omitted
AT, at prep. At before a place notes the near
mess of the place, as a man is at the house be
fore he is in it; At before a word signifyin
time, notes the co-existence of the time wit
the event; At before a superlative adjective
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—né, mēve, när, nét;—tàº, túb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
most perfection, &c. At signifies the particular
condition of the person, as at peace ; At some-
times marks employment or attention, as he is
at work; At is sometimes, the same with fur-
nished with, as a man at afms; At sometimes
motes the place where anything is, as he is at
home; At sometimes is nearly the same as In,
moting situation; At sometimes seems to signi-
fy in the power of, or obedient to, as at your
service ; At all, in any manner.
ATABAL, fit’ā-bál. s. A kind of tabour used by
the Moors. . -
ATARAXY, fit’tā-råk-sé. s. 517. Exemption from
vexation, tranquillity.
ATHANOR, fith'â-nēr. s. 166. A digesting fur-
nace to keep heat for some time.
Aºism, à'the-ism. s. 505. The disbelief of a
God.
ATHEIST, Aſthè-íst. s. One that denies the exist-
ence of God.
ATHEISTICAL, A-thé-istè-kál. a. Given to athe-
ism ; impious. -
ATHEISTICALLY, A-the-is'té-kāl-lè. ad. In an
atheistical manner.
ATHEISTICALNESS, A-the-istè-kāl-nés. s. The
# of being atheistical.
ATHEISTICK, #-thè-ís’tík. a. Given to atheism.
ATHEOUS, #'thè-ás. a. 505. Atheistick, godless.
ATHEROMA, fiſh-8-ró'mä. s. 527. A species of
Well. *
ATHEROMATOUS, fith-8-röm'ā-tàs. a. Having
the qualities of an atheroma or curdy wen.
ATHIRST, 3-thãrst', ad. 108. Thirsty, in want of
drink.
ATHLETICK, #th-létik. a. 500. Belonging to
wrestling ; strong of body, vigorous, lusty, ro-
it n
U18t.
ATHWART, ā-thwärt'. prep. Across, transverse
to any thing ; through.
ATILT, fl-tilt'. ad. ith the action of a man
making a thrust; in the posture of a barrel
raised or tilted behind.
ATLAS, fit’lās. s. A collection of maps; a large
square folio ; sometimes the supporter of a
building ; a rich kind of silk.
ATMOSPHERE, fit’más-fére. s. The air that en-
compasses the solid earth on all sides.
ATMOSPHERICAL, fit-más-fér'è-kál. a. Be-
longing to the atmosphere. *
ATOM, it’tám. s. 166. Such a small particle as
cannot be physically divided; any thing ex-
tremely small.
ATOMICAL, fl-töm'é-kāl. a. Consisting of atoms;
relating to atoms.
ATOMIST, it’tó-mist. s. One that holds the
atomical philosophy.
ATOMY, fit'6-mê. s. An atom.
To ATONE, fl-töne'. v. m. To agree, to accord ;
to stand as an equivalent for something; to an-
swer for.
To ATONE, fl-töne'. v. a. To expiate.
ATONEMENT, fl-tóme mént. s. Agreement, con-
cord; expiation, expiatory equivalent.
ATOP, fl-tóp'. ad. Qn the top, at the top.
ATRABILARIAN, fit-trā-bê-lá'rè-án. a. Melan-
choly. 505. -
ATRABILARIOUS, fit-trā-bê-lä'ré-às. a. Melan-
cholick.
ATRABILARIOUSNESS, fit-trá-bê-lá'rè-ás-nēs.
s. The state of being melancholy.
ATRAMENTAL, fit-trā-mén'tál. a. Inky, black.
ATRAMENTOUS, fit-trä-mén'tás. a. Inky, black.
ATROCIOUS, fl-trö'shās. a. 292. Wicked in a
high degree ; enormous. *
Afājöi USLY, fi-tró'shôs-lè. ad. In an atro-
cious manner. º -
ATROCIOUSNESS, fl-tró'shās-nēs. s. The qua-
lity of being enormously criminal.
ATROCITY, fl-trós'sè-té. s. 511. Horrible wick-
edness.
ATROPHY, attrö-fé. s. Want of nourishment;
a disease,
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|| To ATTEND, fit-ténd'. v. n.
To ATTACH, at-tätsh'...v. a. To arrest; to take
or apprehend; to ‘. to lay hold on ; to
win ; to gain over; to enamour; to fix to one's
interest.
ATTACHMENT, fit-tätsh'mént. s. Adherence;
regard.
To ATTACK, fit-täk'. v. a. To assault an ene-
my ; to begin a contest.
ATTACK, fit-täk'. s. . An assault. .
|ATTACKER, at-ták'ör. s. 98. The person that
attacks. &
To ATTAIN, at-täme'. v. a. To gain, to procure;
to overtake 3 to come to ; to reach; to equal. '
To ATTAIN, fit-táne'. v. n. To come to a certain
state ; to arrive at.
ATTAINABLE, at-tºne'ī-bl. a. That which may
be obtained, procurable.
ATTAINABLENESS, āt-tāne'à-bl-nés. s. The
quality of being attainable.
ATTAINDER, fit-táne'dár. s. 98. The act of at-
tainting in law ; taint. ** * -
ATTAINMENT, fit-táne'mént. s." That which is
attained, acquisition;...the act or power of at-
tain 1119ſ.
To ATTAINT, fit-tánt'. v. a. To attaint is parti
cularly used for such as are found guilty of
some crime or offence ; to taint, to corrupt.
ATTAINT, it-tänt”. s. Any thing injuricus, as
illness, weariness ;. stain, spot, taint.
ATTAINTURE, at-tāne'tshöre. s.461. Reproach;
imputation. -
To ATTAMINATE, Ét-tám’é-nāte. v. a. To cor
rupt. JNot used.
To ÁTTEMPER, fit-tém'për. v. a. To mingle, to
weaken by the mixture of something else; to
regulate, to soften ; to mix in just proportions;
to fit to something else.
To ATTEMPERATE, fit-tém'pë-räte. v. a. To
proportion to something. 555.
To ATTEMPT, at-témt'. v. a.412. To attack, to
venture upon ; to try, to endeavour.
ATTEMPT, fit-témt'. s.412. An attack; an essay;
an endeavour. -
ATTEMPTABLE, fit-tém t'tá-bl. a.
tempts or attacks. -
ATTEMPTER, fit-témt’túr. s. The person that
attempts ; an endeavourer.
Liable to at
To ATTEND, fit-ténd'. v. a. To regard, to fix
the mind upon ; to wait on ; to accompany; to
be present with, upon a summons; to be ap-
pendant to ; to be consequent to ; to stay ºur.
To yield attention ;
to stay, to delay
ATTENDANCE, fit-tén'dānse. s. The act of
waiting on another; service ; the persons wait-
ing ; a train ; attention, regard.
ATTENDANT, fit-tén'dānt. s. One that attends;
one that belongs to the train; one that waits
as a suitor or agent; one that is present at any
thing ; a concomitant ; a consequent.
ATTENDER, fit-tén dàr. s. 98. Companion, as-
sociate.
ATTENT, fit-tént', a. Intent, attentive.
ATTENTATES, fit-tén'tätes. s. Proceedings in
a court after an inhibition is decreed.
ATTENTION, fit-tén'shôn. s. The act of attend.
ing or heeding. t
ATTENTIVE, at-tén'tív. a. 158, Heedful, re.
gardful. - *
ATTENTIVELY, fit-tén'tiv-lè. ad. Heedfully,
carefully.
ATTENTIVENESS, fit-tén'tiv-nes. s. Heedful-
mess, attention.
ATTENUANT, fit-tén'ā-ānt. a. Endued with the
power of making thin or slender.
ATTENUATE, fit-tén'ā-āte. a. 91. Made thin, or
slender. ,
ATTENUATION, at-tén-è-à'shôn. s. The act of
making any thing thin or slender. t
ATTER, fittàr. s.98. Corrupt matter.
To ATTEST, fit-tést'. v. a. To bear witness of
to witness; to call to witness.
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ATTESTATION, fit-tés-th'shôn. s. Testimony,
evidence. -
ATTIGUOUS at-dºº Hard by.
To ATTINGE,āt-timjeºv.a. To touch slightly.
Tc ATTIRE, fit-tire'. v. a. To dress, to habit,
to array.
ATTIRE, fit-tire'. g. Clothes, dress; in hunting,
the horns of a buck or stag; in botany, the
flower of a plant is divided into three parts, the
impalement, the foliation, and the attire.
ATTIRER, 4t-tiròr. s. One that attires another,
* [IreSSer.
ATTITUDE, fitté-täde. s. A posture; the pos-
ture or action in which a statue or painted
figure is placed. .
Aï; T, it-tół'lēnt. a. That which raises or
ift: up.
Aftößey, ättär'né. s. 165. Such a person as
by consent, commandment, or request, takes
heed to, sees, and takes upon him the charge
of other men's business, in their absence; one
who is appºinted or retained to prosecute or
defend an action at law ; a lawyer.
ATTORNEY SHIP, fit-tūr'nè-ship. s. The office
of an attorney.
ATTORNMENT, #4-tàrn'mént. s. A yielding of
the tenement to a new lord.
To ATTRACT, fit-träkt', v. a. To draw to some-
thing; to allure, to invite.
ATTRACTICAL, at-trák'té-kál. a. Having the
power to draw.
ATTRACTION, fit-trák'shēn. s. The power of
drawing anything ; the power of alluring or
enticing.
ATTRACTIVE, fit-trák'tív. a. 158. Having the
power to draw any thing; inviting, alluring,
enticing.
'ATTRACTIVE, at-trák'tiv. s. That which draws
Or incites.
ATTRACTIVELY, fit-trák'tiv-lè. ad. With the
ower of attracting. -*
Afth Active Něšš, at-träktiv-nēs. s. The
### of being attractive.
'ATTRACTOR, at-trák’tör. s.98." The agent that
attracts.
ATTRACTATION, fit-trāk-tà'shôn. s. Frequent
handling.
Aºhent, ât'trá-hént. s. 503, f. That which
raWS.
: ATTRIBUTABLE, fit-trib'ê-tá-bl. a. That which
may be ascribed or attributed.
To ATTRIBUTE, fit-tria ite. v.a.492. To ascribe,
to yield; to impute, as to a cause.
ATTRIBUTE, #t’trè-bête. s 492. Th
buted to another; quality adh'
belonging to another, an appſ
tion, honour. -
ATTRIBUTION, at-tré-bū'shôn. s.
tion.
ATTRITE, fit-trite'. a. Ground, worn by ...;
ATTRITENESS, fit-trite'nés. s. The being much
WOI’II.
ATTRITION, Át-trish'êm. s. 507. The act of wear-
j things by rubbing ; grief for sin, arising
only fron, the fear of punishment ; the lowest
degree of repentance.
“To ATTUNE, at-tūne'. v. a. To make anything
musical ; to tune one thing to another.—See
TUNE.
ATWEEN, 3-twéén’. ad. or prep. Betwixt, be-
tween,
Jhing attri-
it; a thing
int; reputa-
ulommenda-
Aïwixt, a twikst, prep. In the middle of two
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*To AVAIL, Š-våle'. v. a. To profit, to turn to pro-
fit; to promote, to prosper, to assist.
gåVAIL, #-våle'. s. Profit, advantage, benefit.
AVAILABLE, fl-vā'īā-bl. a. Profitable, advan-
tageous; powerful, having force.
AVAILABLENESS, 3-vā'īāºl-nés. s. Power of
§§§ the end for which it is used.
: A }** Y, 3-vā'lā-blé, ad. Powerfully, pro-
...Eulauly -
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AVAILMENT, 3-våle'mént. s. Usefulness, advan
tage. -
To AWALE, 3-vále'. v. a. . To let fall, to depress
AVANT-GUARD, fl-vânt'gård s. The van.
AVARICE, fiv'à-ris. s. 142. Covetousness, insati
able desire. *
AWARICIOUS, #v-á-rish'ês. a. 292. Covetous.
AWARICIOUSLY, fiv-à-rish ás-lè.ad. Covetously
AWARICIOUSNESS, fiv-à-rish’és-nés. s. The
$º of being avaricious. .*
AWAUNT, fl-vānt', interject. 216. A word of ab
horrence, by which any one is driven away.
AUBURNE, w'bárm. a. Brown, of a tan coiour
AUCTION, fivk'shān. s. A manner of sale in
which one person bids after another; the thing
sold by austion.
AUCTIONARY, àwk'shôn-á-ré. a. Belonging to
all a liCl iOll.
AUCTIONEER, Awk-shān-èèr'. s.
that manages an auction. 275.
AUCTIVE, ºwk’tív. a. 158. Of an increasing
quality. JWot used. *
AUCUPATION, aw-kū-pâ'shēn. s. Fowling, bird
catchina. &
AUDACIOUS,āw-dà'shës, a,292, Bold, impudent.
AUDACIOUSLY, #w-dà'shās-lè. ad. Boldly, im-
Judently.
AUDAC10USNESS, #w-dà'shūs-nēs. s. Impu-
dence.
AUDACITY, Aw-dás'ê-tè. s. 511. Spirit, boldness.
AUDHBLE, aw"dē-bl. a. 405. That which may be
erceived by hearing ; loud enough to beheard.
AUDIBLENESS, Aw'dé-bl-nēs. s. Capableness
of being heard.
AUDAB iy, âw'dè-blé, ad. In such a manner as
to be heard. 3.
AUDIENCE, #w'dè-énse. s. 293,294. The act of
hearing; the liberty of speaking granted; a
hearing; an auditory, persons collected to hear;
the reception of any man who delivers a solemn
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Aöößw dit. s. A final account.
To AUDIT, aw'dit, v. a. To take an account
finally. º
AUDITION, Św-dish'ên. s. 507. Hearing.
AUDITOR, Aw'dè-tár. s.98, 503, b. A hearer; e.
person employed to take an account ultimately
a King's officer, who, yearly examining the ac-
counts of all under officers accountable, makes
up a general book.
AUDITORY, Św'dè-tär-rè. a. 557. That which
has the power of hearing. 4
AUDITORY, Aw'dé-tär-rè. s. An audience, a col
lection of persons assembled to hear; a place
where lectures are to be heard. %,
A. DITRESS, Św'dé trés. s. The woman that
1623 rS.
To AVEL, #-vél'. v. a. . To pull away. -
AVEMARY, A-vè-mâ'rè. s. A form of worship in
honour of the Virgin Mary. -
AVENAGE, fiv'én-idje. s. 90. A certain quantity
of oats paid to a landlord.
To AWENGE, Š-vénje'. v. a.
unish.
Ağ GEANCE,ávénjānse, s. 244. Punishment.
AWENGEMENT, fl-vénje mént. s. Wengeance,
revenge.
AWENGER, fl-vén'ièr. s. Punisher; revenger,
taker of vengeance,
AVENS, fiv'énz. s. Herb Bennet.
AVENTURE, 3-vén'tshöre. s. 461. A mischance,
causing a man's death, without felony.
AVENUE, fiv'é-nē. s. 335, 503. A way by which
any place may be entered ; an alley, or walk of
trees before a house.—See REVENUE. . .
To AVER, 3-vér'. v. a. To declare positively.
AVERAGE, Av'àr-àje. s. 90, 555. That duty or
service which the tenant is to pay to the King;
a medium, a mean proportion. . . .
AVERMENT, É-vér’mént, s Establishment of
anythin evidence.
b *
AVERNA ... s. A sort of grape,
The person
To revenge ; to
J. A. Y. Uſ
J3
A [J'L'
—no, mêve, nér, nét;—täbe, tab, būll;-&il;- pôňnd,—thin, this.
To AVERRUNCATE, fiv-ér-ràng'ſ;&te. v. a. To
root up. 91,408. .
AVERSATION, fiv-ér-så'shān s Hatred, abhor-
ren Cé.
AVERSE, fl-vèrse'. h. Malign, not favourable;
not pleased with, unwilling to.
AYºly, à-vérse'iè, ad. Unwillingly ; back-
wardly.
AVERSENESS, fl-vérse'nés. s. Unwillingness;
backwardness.
AVERSION, fl-vér'shān. S. Hatred, dislike, de-
testation ; the cause of aversion.
To AWERT, #-vért'. v. a. To turn aside, to turn
off, to put by.
93, 166.
AUGER, #w'gīr. s.
to bore holes with.
AUGHT, #wt. pronoun. 393. Amy thing.
[[3 This word is not a promoun, as Dr. Johnson
has marked it, but a substantive.
To AUGMENT, awg-mént'. v. a. To increase,
to make bigger or more.
To AUGMENT, awg-mént'. v. n To increase,
to grow #. *
AUGMENT, awg'mént. s. 492. Increase; state
of increase.
AUGMENTATION, #wg-mén-tä'shán. s. The
act of increasing or making bigger; the state
of being made bigger; the thing added, by which
amother is made bigger.
AUGUR, aw'går. s. 98, 166. One who pretends
to predict by the flight of birds.
To AUGUR, #w'går. v. m. To guess, to conjec.
ture by signs.
To AUGURATE, aw'gi-räte. v. n. 91. To judge
by augury.
AUGURATION, #w-gū-rà'shān, s. The practice
of augury.
AUGUF #. âw'går-àr. s. 555. The same with
angur.
AUGURIAL, #w-gū'rè-āl. a. Relating to augury.
AUGURY, fiv'gū-rè. s. 179. The act of prognos-
ticating by Omens; the rules observed by au-
gurs ; an omen or prediction, -
AUGUST, #w-gūst'. a. 494. Great, grand, royal,
magnificent.
AUGUST, Św'gúst, s. The name of the eighth
month from January inclusive.
AUGUSTNESS, #w-gåst'nés. s.
look, dignity.
AVIARY, A'ye-à-rè. s. 505. A place enclosed to
keep birds in.
AVIDITY, fl-vid'ê-té. S. Greediness, eagerness.
AWITOUS, #v'é-täs. a. 503, 314. Left by a man's
ancestors. JNot used.
To AWIZE, 3-vize'. v. a. To counsel;
himself, to consider.
AULD, Šwld. a. Qld. JVot used.
AULETICK, #w-létik. a. 508. Belonging to pipes.
AULICK, #w'lik. a. Belonging to the court.
AULN, #wn. s. A French measure of length, an ell.
To AUMAIL, #w-Inále'. v. a. To variegate.
AUNT, int. s. 214. A father or mother's sister.
AWOCADO, fiv-ö-kā'dó. s. A plant.—See LUM-
B.A.G.O.
To AWOCATE, fiv'vö-kāte. v., a. 9;. To call
a Włł.V.
AVOCATION, fiv-vö-kä'shān. s. The act of call-
ing aside; the business that calls.
To ÁVOID, 3-véd'. v. n. 299. To shun, to es-
cape ; to endeavour to shun ; to evacuate, to
uit.
T. AWORD, 3-völd'. v. n. To retire; to become
void or vacant.
AWOHDABLE, 3-váid'à-bi.
be avoided or escaped.
AVOIDANCE, fi-yôid'ânse. s. The act of avoid-
ing; the course by which any thing is carried off.
AVOIDER, fl-vöd'ér. S. 98. The person that
shuns any thing ; the person that carries any
thing away; the vessel in which things are
carried away.
". ... ..." *
*VOIDLESS, fi-wółd’és. a. Inevitable
A carpenter's tool
Elevation of
to be think
a. That which may i
JAWOWEE, Av. čá-è'. s.
º
; :
! ”
AVOIRBUPOIS, fly-ār-dû-pöſz'. a. 302. A kind'
of weight, of which a pound contains sixteen
ounces, and is in rºbortion to a pound Troy
as 17 to 14.
AWOLATION, fly-&-lä'shūm. s. The flying away.
To AWOUCH, a vöätsh'. v. a. To affirm, to
maintain ; to produce in favour of another;
to vindicate, to justify.
AWOUCH, fl-vöätsh'. s. 313. Declaration, evi
dence.
AVOUCHABLE, 3-vöätsh'à-bl. a. That may be
avouched.
AWOUCHER, fl-vöätsh'ér. s. He that avouches.
To AWOW, 3-véâ'. v. a. To justify, to deckare
openly.
AWOWABLE, fl-vöö'à-bl. a. That which may
be openly declared. -
AWOWAL, fl-vöü'âl. s. Justificatory declaration
AWOWEDLY, fl-vöä'éd-lè. ad. 364. In an avow.
ed manner.
He to whom the right of
advowson of any church belongs.
AWOWER, fl-vöā'ār. s. 98. He that avows or
justifies.
AWOWRY, 3-vöö'rè. s. Where one takes a dis-
tress, the taker shall justify for what cause he
took it; which is called his avowry.
AWOWSAL, 3-vöä'zál. s. 442. A confession.
AWOWTRY, fl-véâ'tré. s. Adultery.
AURATE, #w'räte. s. A sort of pear.
AURELIA, aw-ré'lē-ă. A term used for the first
apparent change of the eruca or maggot of any
species of insects ; the chrysalis.
AURICLE, #w'rè-ki. s. 405. The external ear;
two appendages of the heart, being two mus-
cular caps, covering the two ventricles thereof.
AURICULA, #w-ríkº-lä, s. Bear's ear; a flower.
AURICULAR, Šw-rik'ê-lär. a. Within the sense
or reach of hearing ; secret, told in the ear.
AURICULARLY, aw-rik'ſſ-lār-lè. ad. In a secret
}}] ºr lºſt £I’.
AURIFEROUS, #w-rif'ſé-rås. a. That which
produces gold.
AURIGATION, #w-rè-gå'shôn. s. The act of
driving carriages, JNot used.
AURIST, awrist. s. one who professes to cure
disorders of the ear. Ash.
AURORA, aw-ré'rã. s. 545. A species of crow
foot; the goddess that opens the gates of day,
poetically the morning.
AUSCULTATION, aws-kāl-tà'shân. s. A heark-
ening or listening to.
AUSPICE, Św'spis. s. 140, 142. The omens of
any future undertaking drawn from birds; pro-
tection, favour shown ; influence; good deriv-
ed to others from the piety of their patron.
AUSPICIAL, #w-spish'âl. a. 292. Relating to
prognosticks.
AUSPICIOUS, #w-spish'ês. a. 292. With omens
of success ; prosperous, fortunate, favourable,
kind, propitious; lucky, happy, applied to
things.
AUSPICIOUSLY, aw-spish'ês-lè. ad. Happily,
prosperously.
AUSPICIOUSNESS, #w-spish'ês-nés. s. Pros-
perity, hºppines: -
AUSTERE, #w-stère'. a. Severe, harsh, rigid ;
sour of taste, harsh,
AUSTERELY, aw-stère'lé. ad. Severely, rigidly
AUSTERENESS, ºw-stère nés. . s. Severity
strictmess, rigour; roughness in taste.
AUSTERITY, Św-stér'ê-té. s. 511. Severity,
mortified life, strictness; cruelty, harsh disci-
line.
AğRAL,awstral a. Southern.
AUSTRINE, Śws'trin. a. 140, Southerm.
AUTHENTICAL, aw-thén'té-kál. a. Authen.
tick. 509.
AUTHENTICALLY, Św-thén'tè-kāl-kº. ad. With
circumstances requisite to procure authority.
A CTH EXT!CA i.NESS, #w-thén'té-kāl-nēs. sº
3'; e quit; it y of being authentick, genuineness;
Afālū) i
.# 4%. TA
II, 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;–
to AUTHENTICATE, #w-thén'té-kāte.
To establish any thing by authority. 91.
tr; I have inserted thisºord without any pre-
cedent from our other Dictionaries ; but it is,
in my opinion, sufficiently established by good
usage to give it a place in all of them.
AUTHENTHCITY, #w-thén-tis'sé-tè. s. Autho-
That which
rity, genuineness.
AUTHENTICK, àw-thén'tík. a.
has fºr thing equisits to give it authority.
AUT HENT CKLY, #w-thén'tík-lè, ad. After an
authentick manner.
*W. 3.
AUTHENTiOKNESS, #w-thén'tik-nēs. s. Au-
thenticity. * x |
AUTHOR, #w'thèr, s. 98, 418. The first be-
gimmer or mover of any thing; the efficient; he
that, effects or produces any thing ; the first
writer of any thing ; a writer in general.
AUTHORESS, âwiárºs. s. A female writer,
AUTHORITATIVE, Św-thár'é-tá-tiv. a. Hav-
ing due authority; having an air of authority.
AUTHORITATIVELY, #w-thár'é-tá-tiv-lè. ad.
Hn an authoritative manner, with a show of au-
thority; with due authority. s
AUTHORITATIVENESS, àw-th&r'è-tà-tiv-nēs.
S. Authoritative appearance. *
At]THORITY, #w-thèr'è-té. s. Legal power;
influence, credit; power, rule; support, coun-
tenance; testimony, credibility.
{{*This word is sometimes pronounced as if writ-
ten autority. This, affected pronunciation is
traced to a gentleman who was one of the
greatest ornaments of the law, as well as one of
the politest scholars of the age, and whose au-
thority has been sufficient to sway the bench
and the bar, though author, authentic, theatre, the-
ory, &c and a thousand similar words where
the th is heard, are constantly staring them in
the face t
The public ear; however, is not so far vitiated as
to acknowledge this innovation; for though it
may with security, and even approbation, be
pronounced in Westminster Hall, it would not
be quite so safe for an actor to adopt it on the
stage.
}<now it will be said, that and oritas is better La-
tim, that the purer flatin never had the h; and
that our word, which is derived from it; ought,
on that account, to omit it. But it may be ob-
Herved, that, according to the best Latin critics,
the word ought to be written auctoritas, and that,
according to this reasoning, we ought to write
and pronounce auctority and auctor; but this,
pregume, is farther than these innovators would
ohoose to go. The truth is, such singularities
of pronunciation should be left to the lower or-
der of critics; who, like coxcombs in dress,
would be utterly unnoticed if they were not
distinguished by petty deviations from the rest
of the worid. } }
'AUTHORIZATION, #w-thó-rè-zá'shön. s. Es-
tablishmert by authority.
To AUTHORIZE, Aw'thó-rize. v. a. To give au-
thority to any person; to make any thing legal;
to establish any thing by authority ; to justify,
to prove a thing to be right; to give credit to
any person or thing.
AUTOCRASY, Św-tók'rå-så. s. 518. Indepen-
dent power. !
AUTOCRATRiGE, #w-tók’rà-tris.
absolute sovereign. JMason. a -
AUTOGRAPH, #w'tó-gráf. s. A particular per-
son's own writing, the original. -
AUTOGRAPHICAL, #w-tó-gráf'é-kál. a. Of
one's own writing.
AUTOMATICAL, #w-tó-mât'é-kál. a. Having
the power of moving itself.
#UTOMATON, aw-tóm'à-tón. s. A machine
that hath the power of motion within itself.
&JTOMATOUS, #w-têm'à-tás. a. Having in
itself the Fº of motion.
At TONOMY, Aw-tónºmº-me, s. 518. The liv-
s
$. A female
ing according to one's own mind and prese; Ips
tion. JVof in use. ---
AUTOPSY, #w'tóp-sé. s. Ocular demonstra-
tion. *
AUTOPTICAL, aw-top'té-kál. a. Perceived by
one’s own eves. ^ k-
Atºtoºriº, Rw.tºpºlº, ad. By
means of one's own eyes.
AUTUMIN, aw’tàm. s. 411. The season of the
year between summer and winter.
AUTUMNAL, aw-tám'māl. a. Belonging to au-
tº film. f f
AVU,SION, fl-vål'shān, s. The act of pulling
otle thing from another.
AUXESIS, awg-zé'sis. s. 478, 520. Amplifica-
tion. | & \
AUXILIAR, #wg-zīyār, 478. d
AUXILARY, Śwg-zil'ya-rè. S. 3.} \{l &e
Helper, assistant; helping, assisting.
AUX, LIATION, ãº. s. Help, aid.
To AWAIT, 3-wate'. v. a. To expect, to wait
for ; to attend to be in store for.
AWATI, fl-wāte. s. Ambush.
To AWAKE, 3-wake'. v. a. To rouse out of
sieep to raise from any state resembling sleep;
to put into new action. j
To ÁWAKE, a-wake'. v. n.
sleep, to cease to sleep.
AWAKE, 3-wake'. a.
siegping. A'
To break from
Without sleep, not
To AWAKH, N, fl-wā'km. 103. See Aw AKE.
To AWARD, 3-ward'... v. a. To adjudge; to
give any thing by a judicial sentence; to judges.
to determine. * -
AWARD, fl-wärd. s.
termination. ". z
AWARE, #-wäre'. a. Vigilant, attentive. ,
To AWARE, fl-wäre'. v. n. To beware, to be:
cautious.
AWAY, A-wa ad. , Absent, from any place or
person; let us go; begome; out of one's own
Judgment, sentence, des,
Ower'.
AWE, Św.. s. Reverential fear; reverence.
To AWE, #w. v. a. To strike with reverence,
or fear.
AWEBAND, #w'bánd. s." A check.
AWFUL, aw'fül. a. 173, 406. That which
strikes with awe, or fills with reverence; wor
shipful, invested with dignity; struck with awe
timorous. i *
AWFULLY, #w'föl-lè. ad.
iſſiº’. Y
AWFULNESS, Aw'ful-nēs. s. The quality of
striking with awe; solemnity; the state of be-
ing struck with awe.
AWHILE, 3-hwile'. ad. 397. Some time.
AWKWARD, Śwk'ward. a. - 475. Inelegant,
unpolite, untaught; unready, unhardy, clumsy,
perverse, untoward. 3.
AWKWARDLY, #wk'wºrd-lè. ad.
unreadily, inelegantly. -
Awkwºition Eşş, awkward-nēs. s.
gance, want of gentility, clumsiness.,
AWL, all. s. A pointed instrument to bore holes,
AWLESS, #wilés. a. Without reverence; with-
out the power of causing reverence.
AWME, #wm. s. A Dutch measure answering
to what in England is called a tierce, or one-
seventh of an English tun.
AWNING, #w'ning, s. 410. A cover spread
over a boat or vessel to keep off the weather.
AWORE, fl-wóke'. The preterit of Awake.
AWORK; #-wärk'. ad. 165. On work, in a
state of labour.
AWORKING, 3-wark'ing. ad.
working.
AWRY, #-ri', ad. 474. Not in a straight di-
rection, obliquely; asquint, with oblique vision
not level, uneventy; not equally between twº
points; not in a right state, perversely.
AXE, Aks. s. An instrument consisting of a ſº
tal head, with a sharp edge.
In a reverential
Clumsily,
Inele-
In the state of
**
BAC
41
BAG
—mö, móve, nár, māt;—túbe, túb, būll;—öil;—pôānd;—thin, THIs
AXILLAR, flks'zil-lär. 478.
AXILLARY, aks'zil-lā-rè.
to the armpit.—See MAXILLARy.
AXIOM, flk'shôm, S. 479. A proposition evi-
dent at first sight.
AXIS, flk's’s. s. The line, real or imaginary,
that passes through any thing, on which it may
§§ 40 º
AXI, 5 āk'sl. 5. - - * e
AXLE-TREE, #k'sl-tréé. } s. The pin which
passes through the midst of the wheel, on
which the circumvolutions of the wheel are per-
formed.
AY, #é. ad. 105. Yes. -
BG See Directions to Foreigners prefixed to this
Dictionary, page 11.
, Aé. ad. Always, to eternity, for ever
AºEEN , hê'gréén. s. The same with house-
{*6K.
AYRY, #'ré. a. See AIRy. -
AZIMUTH, flz'è-máth. s. The azimtºth of the
Sun, or of a star, is an arch between the meridi-
an of the place and , any given vertical line;
magnetical azimuth, is the arch of the horizon
contained between the sun's azimuth circle and
the magnetical meridian; azimuth compass, is
an instrument used at sea for finding the sun's
magnetical azimuth.
484, 461.
; a. Belonging
AZURE, A'zhère. a.
blue.
*A*-*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*-Jr.Aryº-r-z Jr. an Arizº, Arve
B.
77. The cry of a sheep.
To BAA, bà. v. n. To cry like a sheep.
To BABBLE, bāb'bl. v. n. 405. To prattle
like a child; to talk idly; to tell secrets ; to
talk much.
RABBLE, bāb'bl.
BABBLEMENT,
prate. -
BABBLER, báb'blär. s. 98. An idle talker, a
teller of secrets.
BABE, bābe. s. An infant. -
BABERY, bābār-rè. s. 555. Finery to please
a babe or child. -
Biue, faint
BAA, bà. s.
Idle talk, senseless prattle.
S.
bâb'bl-mént. s. Senseless
BABISH, bābīsh. a. Childish.
BABOON, bà-bóón'. s. A monkey of the largest
kind.
BABY, bā'bë. s. vulgarly bâb'bé. A child, an
infant; a small image in imitation of a child
which girls play with.
BACCATED, bák'kä-téd. a. Beset with pearls;
having many berries. .
BACCHANA}_IAN, bāk-kā-nā'lē-ăn. s. A drunk-
y
ard.
BACCHANALS, bäk'kā-nālz. s. The drunken
feast of Bacchus. -
BACCHANTES, bāk-kān'tèz. s. The mad priests
of Bacchus. Mason.
BACCHUS BOLE, bák'kás-bèle. . s. A flower,
not tall, but very full and broad leaved.
BACCITEROUS, bāk-sif'ê-rås. a. 555.
bearing
BAC#ior, bátsh'ê-lär. s. A man inmarried;
Berry-
a mau who takes his first degrees; a knight of
the lowest order.
BACHELOR'S BUTTON, bátsh'é-lärz-bêt’tn. s.
170. Campion, an herb.
BACHELORSHIP, bâtsh'ê-lār-ship. s. 3 he con-
dition of a bachelor.
BACK, bäk, s. The hinder part of the body;
the outer part of the hand when it is shut ; the
rear; the place behind; the part of any thing
out of sight; the thick part of any tool, opposed
to the edge.
BACK, bák ad. To the place whence one came,
backward from the present station; behind, not
coming forward; toward, things past; again,
in return; again, a second time.
Ta BACK, bák. # a. To mount a horse ; to
break a horse; to place upon the back to main.
tain, to strengthen ; to justify, to support; to
second.
To BACKBITE, bák'bite. v. a. To censure of
reproach the absent.
BACKBITER, bák'bi-tár.
censurer of the absent. * .
Bººpoon, bäk'dóre. s. The doorsbehind the
10 U.Sé.
BACKED, bäkt. a. 359. Having a back.
BACKFRIEND, bák'frénd. s. enemy in see
Cret. w
BACKGAMMGN, bāk-gām'mān. s. A play or
game with dice and tables. 166. . .
BACKHOUSE, bak'hôāse. s. The buildings be:
hind the chief part of the house. . . .:
BACKPIECE, bák'pěse. s. The pie
mour which covers the back. -
s. A privy calumniater,
e. of: ar-
|BºšRööyi, biºmi.". A room behind.
BACKSIDE, bäk'side. s. The hinder part of
any thing; the hind part of an animal; the
yard or ground behind a house. v.-: *
To BACKSLIDE, bàk-slide'. v. n. 497. To
[[G’ I have in this word preferred Dr. Johnson's
accentuation on the sºcond syllable, to Mr.
Principles under the number marked. Dr. Ash,
Entick, Scott, and Perry, are on the side of
Mr. Sheridan ; and #)r. Johnson and W. John
ston only on that which I have chosen; but
Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Ash, by marking the
monn backslider with the accent on the second
syllable, as it is always. heard, have betrayed
their pronunciation of the verb; for one of these
modes must be wrong, as the verbal noun must
unquestionably have the same accent as the
Veri).
BACKSLIDER, bäk-słł'dër. s. 98. An apostate.
BACKSTAFF, bák'stäf. s. An instrument use-
ful in taking the sun's altitude at sea.
BACKSTAIRS; bák'stärz. s. The private stairs
in the house.
BACKSTAYS, bák'stāze. s. Ropes which keep
the mast from pitching forward.
Bººp, bäk'sórd. s. A sword with one
sharn edge.
BACKWARDS, bák"wārdz. ad. 88. With the
back forwards; towards the back; on the back;
from the present station to the place behind;
regressively; towards something past; out of
the progressive state; from a better to a worse
State ; past, in time past.
BACKWARD, bák"wārd. a. Unwilling, averse;
hesitating; sluggish, dilatory; dull, not quick;
or apprehensive. - { } •
BACKWARD, bäk'ward. , s: The things past.
Bºndix, bák'wórd-lè. ad. Unwillingly;
aVerSely.
BACKWARDNESS, bák"wārd-nēs. s. Dulness;
sluggishness.
BACON, bā'km. s. 170. The ſlesh of a hog salted
and dried. • .
BAD, bād. a. Iłł, not good ; vicious, corrupt;
unfortunate; unhappy; hurtful; unwholesome ;
sick. - .
BADE, bâd, 75. The preterit of Bid. . -
BADGF, bädje. s. 74. A mark or cognizance
worn ; a token by which one is known; the
mark of any thing.
To BADſ; E, bādje. v. a. To mark. •
BADGER, bādjūr. s. 98. A brock, an animal,
BADGER, bādjūr. s. One that buys corn and
victuals in one place, and carries it into an-
other. -
BADLY, bād'lè. ad. Not well.
BADNESS, bād'més. s. Want of
To BAFFLE, bäf 'fl. v. a. 405.
confound; to crush. -
BAFFLER, báf'ſlär. s. 98. He that baffles.
BAG, bāg. s. A sack, or pouch; that part of an-
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ood qualities.
o elude ; to
tained, as the poisons of vipers; an ornament
,
A
A
.- * /
imals in which some particular juices are :
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fail off.
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[; 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê nºt ;—pine, pīn;—
purse of silk tied to men's hair; a term used to
º quantities, as a bag of pepper.
To #AG, bāg. v. a. To put into a bag; to load
with a bag.
To BAG, bāg. v.,n. To swell like a full bag.
BAGATELLE, bāg-à-tél'. s. A trifle. JYot En-
glish.
BAGGAGE, bág'gīdje. s. 90. The ſurniture of
an army; a worthless woman.
BAGN10, bán'yö. s. 388. A house for bathing
and sweating.
BAGPIPE, bāg'pipe. s. A musical instrument,
consisting of a leathern bag, and pipes.
BAGPPPER, bāg'pl-pár. s. 98. One that plays
on a bagpipe.
BAIL, bále. s. Bail is the freeing or setting at
liberty one arrested or imprisoned upon action
either civil or criminal, under security taken
for his appearance.
To BAIL, bale, v. a.
to admit to bail.
BAILABLE, bā’lā-bl. a. 405.
at liberty by bail.
BAILIFF, ba'lif. s. A subordinate officer, an of-
ficer whose business it is to execute arrests; an
under steward of a manor.
BAILIWICK, bà’lè-wik. s.
risdiction of a bailiff.
To ºrſ, bâte. v. a. To put meat to tempt ani-
IſlalS.
To BAIT, bāte. v. a. To set dogs upon.
To BAIT, báte. v. n. To stop at any place for
refreshment; to clap the wings, to flutter.
BAIT, bate, s. Meat set to allure animals to a
snare ; a temptation, an enticement ; a refresh-
ment on a journey.
BAIZE, bāze. s. A kind of coarse open cloth.
To BAKE, bäke. v. a. To heat any thing in a
close place ; to dress in an oven ; to harden in
the fire ; to harden with heat.
To BAKE, bàke. v. m. To do the work of ba-
king.
Fºot SE, bàke'hôāse. s. A place for baking
bread.
BAKER, bā'kår. s. 93. He whose trade is to
bake.
BALANCE, bál'länse. s. A pair of scales; the
act of comparing two things; the overplus of
weight; that which is wanting to make two
parts of an account even ; equipoise; the beat-
ing part of a watch : in astronomy, one of the
signs, Libra.
To BALANCE, bâllänse. v. a. To weigh in a
balance ; to counterpoise; to regulate an ac-
count; to pay that, which is wanting.
To BALANCE, bál'länse. v. n. To hesitate, to
fluctuate.
BALANCER, bál’lān-sàr. s.
weighs.
BALASS RUBY, bál'ās-rū‘bé. s. A kind of Ruby.
BALCONY, bál-...}'mé. s. A frame of wood, or
stone, before the window of a roomn. *
BALD, bāwld. a. Without hair; without natu-
ral covering; unadorned ; inelegant; stripped;
without dignity.
BALDERDASH, bāvl'dār-dāsh. s. Rude mix-
ture.
BAL1)LY, bāwīd'lè. ad. Nakedly, meanly, in-
elegantty.
BAEDMöNY, bawld'mān-nē, s. Gentian, a
plant.
BALDNESS, bâwld'nés. s. The want of hair;
the loss of bair; meanness of writing.
BALDRICK, bawl'drík. s. A girdle; the zodi-
aCR.
BALE, bále, s. A bundle of goods.
BALEFUL, bále'föl. a. Sorrowful, sad ; full of
mischief.
BALEFULLY, bále'föl-lè. ad. Sorrowfully,
mischievously.
BALK, bawk. s. 402, 84. A great bean.
BALK, bāwk. s. A ridge of land left unproughed.
To give bail for another;
That may be set
The place of the ju-
The person that
BALK, *k. s. Disappointment when least ex-
pected.
To BAI.K, hºwk. v. a. 402. To disappoint, to
frustrate ; to miss any thing.
BALKERS, bāw'körz. s. 98. Men who give a
sign which way the shoal of herrings is.
BALL, bâwl. s. 33, 77. Amy thing made in a round
form ; a round thing to play witn; a globe ; a
globe borne as an ensign of govereignty, any
part of the body that approaches to roundness.
BALL, bāwl. s. An entertainment of dancing
BALL AD, bāīlād; s. A song.
BALL AD-SINGER, bál’lād-sing-ăr. s. One whose
employment is to sing ballads in the streets.
BALLAST, bál'låst. s. 88. Something put at the
bottom of the ship to keep it steady.
BALLETTE, bál'13t. s. A dance.
BALLOON, bâl-lóón'. s. A large round short-
necked vessel used in chymistry; a ball placed
on a pillar; a ball of pasteboard, stuffed with
combustible matter, which is shot up into the
air, and then bursts; a large hollow ball of silk
filled with gas, which makes it rise into the air.
BALLOT, bāſlåt. s. 166. A little ball or ticket
used in giving votes; the act of voting by ballot.
To BALLOT, bál'lút. v. n. To choose by ballot,
BALLOTATION, bâl-lô-tà'shán. s. The act of
voting by ballot.
BALM, bám. s. 403. The sap or juice of a shrub,
remarkably odoriferous; any valuable or fra-
grant ointment; anything that sooths or miti-
gates pain.
BALM, bán...s. The name of a plant.
BALM OF GILEAD, bām of gil’yad. s. The
juice drawn from the balsam tree; a plant hav-
ing a strong balsamick scent. # * is
BALMY, bám’é. a. 403. Having the qualities of
balm; producing balm; soothing, soft; fra-
grant, odoriferous ; mitigating, assuasive.
BALNEARY, bál'nè-à-ré, s. A bathing-rooms,
BALNEATION, bāl-nē-ă'shôn. s. The act of
bathing. *
Bºštory, bál'nè-à-tūr-rè. a. Belonging
to a bath. 512, 557. tº tº tº
BALSAM, bāwī'súm. s. 83. A resinous juice,
odoróus and nungent. e
BALSAM-APPLE, bâwl'sém-áp-pl. s. An Indian
lant. $
BºšMic AL, bál-sām'ê-kāl 84. ; 8.
BALSAMICK, bāl-sām'ík. 509. de
Of the mature of balsam, mitigating.
BALUSTRADE, bâl-às-träde'. s. Rows of little
pillars called balusters.
[[; This word is often corrupted into banisters,
as the banisters of a staircase.
Balustrade means the row of small pillars Sup-
porting the guard of a staircase, taken collec-
tively; as a colonnade means a collection of co-
lumns in regular order; but, besides this collec-
tive term, there is the distributive Balusters
meaning either the whole of the balustrade, or
any part of it ; as each of the small pillars that
compose it may be called a baluster.
BAMB00, bám-höö' t. An Indian plant of the
reed kind.
To BAMBOOZLE, bám-böö'zl. v. a. . To deceive
to impose upon. A low word.
BAMBOOZLER, bām-böö'zlăr. s. A cheat.
BAN, bán. s. Publick notice given of any thing
a curse; excommunication ; interdiction ; Ban
of the Empire, a publick censure by which the
privileges of any German prince are suspended.
BANANA TREE, bá ná'nā-trèë. s. Plantain.
BAND, bánd. s. A tye, a bandage; a chain by
which any animal is kept in restraint; any
union or connection; anything bound round
another; a company of persons joined toge-
ther; a particular kind of neckcloth worn
chiefly by the clergy: in architecture, any flat
low moulding, fascia, face, or plinth.
To BAND, bánd. v. a. To unite together into one
body or troop ; to bind over with a band.
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BAN
BANDAGE, bán'didje. s. 90. Something bound
over another; the fillet or roller wrapped over
a wounded member. --
BANDBOX, bánd'böks. s. A slight box used for
（and and other things of smail weight.
BANDELET, bán'dé-lèt. s. Amy flat moulding
§ºal
BA , bán'dit. *
BANDITTO, bān-dit’tô. ź s. An outlawed robber.
BANDITTI, bán-dít’të. s. A company of outlawed
robbers.
BANDOG, bán'dóg. s. A mastiff. -
BANDOLEERS, bán-dò-lèërz'. s. Small wooden
cases covered with leather, each of them con-
taining powder that is a sufficient charge for a
musket.
BANDROL, bánd'röll. s. A little flag or streamer.
BANDY, bán'dé. s. A club turned round at bot-
tom for striking a ball. -
To BANDY, bán'dé. v. a. To beat to and fro, or
from one to another; to give and take recipro-
cally ; to agitate; to toss about.
BANDYLEG, bán'dé-lèg. s. A crooked leg. .
BANDYLEGGED, bán'dè-légd. a. Having crook-
ea legs. 362. •
BANE, bane.s. Poison; mischief; ruin.
To BANE, báne. v. a. To poison.
BANEFUL, bāne'fül, a. Poisonous; destructive.
BANEFULNESS, bâne'föl-nēs. s. Poisonousness;
destructiveness. *
BANEWORT, báne'wärt.s.
To BANG, báng. v. a. 409.
to handle roughly.
BANG, bāng. s. A blow, a thump.
To BANESH, bán'nish. v. a. To condemn to leave
his own country; to drive away.
BANISHER, bán'nish-àr. s. He that forces an-
other from his own country. -
BANISHMENT, bán'nish-mént. s. The act of
banishing another ; the state of being banished;
exile.
BANK, bánk. s. 409. The earth rising on each
side of a water; any heap of earth piled up ; a
bench of rowers; a place where money is laid
up to be called for occasionally; the company
of persons concerned in managing a bank.
To BANK, bánk. v. a. To lay up money in a bank;
to enclose with banks.
BANK-BILL, bánk'bill. s. A note for money laid
up in a bank, at the sight of which the money is
paid.
BANKER, bánk'âr. s. 98. One that trafficks in
money.
BANKRUPT, bánk'råpt. a. In debt beyond the
power of payur ent.
BANKRUPTCY, bánk’röp-sé. s. 472. The state
of a man broken, or bankrupt ; the act of de-
claring one's self bankrupt.
BANNER, bán'nār. S. 98. A flag ; a standard ;
a streamer borne at the end of a lance.
HANNERET, bán'nār-Ét. s. A knight made in
the field. -
BANNEROL, bán'nār-rói.e. s. 555. A little flag or
Streamer. a <e
BANNIAN, bán'yān. s.
morning gown.
BANNOCK, bán'nāk. s. 166. A kind of oaten or
pease-meal cake.
BANQUET, bánk'kwét. s.408. A feast.
To BANQUET, bāuk'kwét. v. n. 409. To feast,
to fare daintily. • -
BANQUETER, bánk'kwét-àr. s. A feaster; one
that lives deliciously; he that makes feasts.
BANQUET-HQUSE, bánk'kwët-héâse. 2
BANQUETING-HOUSE, bánk'kwét-īng-hôāse. }
s. A house where banquets are kept.
BANQUETTE, bâmk-két'. s. A small bank at the
foot of the parapet.
BANSTICKLE, bán'stik-kl. s.405. A small fish;
a stickleback. -
TººnTER, bán'tär, V a. 98. To play upon, to
rally.
88. Deadly nightshade.
To beat; to thump;
A man's undress, or
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—nó, move, nôr, nôt;—täbe, táb, būll;—ółł;—pôānd;—thin, This.
BAR
RANTER, bán'tūr. S. Ridicule, raillery.
BANTERER, bán'tūr-àr. s. One that banters,
BANTI ING, bántling. s. A little child.
BAPTISM, bāp'tížm. s. Baptism is given by wa
ter, and that prescript form of words which the
church of Christ doth use: baptism is often
taken in Scripture for sufferi
BAPTISMAL, báp-tiz'mál. a.
to baptism. -
BAPTIST, bāp'tist. s. He that administers bap-
tiSIm.
BAPTISTERY, bāp'tis-tär-É. s. 555. The place
where the sacrament of baptism is administered.
To BAPTIZE, bāp-tize'. v. a. To christen; to ad-
minister the sacrament of baptism. .
BAPTIZER, bāp-ti'zār; s.98. One that christens;
one that administers baptism.
BAR, bár. s. 77. A piece of wood laid cross a
passage to hinder entrance; a bolt to fasten a
door; any obstacle ; a roºk or bank at the en-
trance of a harbour; any thing used for pre-
vention ; the place where causes of law are tri-
ed; an enclosed place in a tavern where the
housekeeper sits: in law, a peremptory except
tion against a demand or plea: any thing by
which the structure is held together:bars in mu-
sick, are strokes drawn perpendicularly across
the lines of a piece of musick, used to regulate
the beating or measure of musical time.
To BAR, bár. v. a. To fasten or shut any thing
with a bolt, or bar; to hinder, to obstruct; to
prevent ; to shut out from ; to exclude from a
claim ; fo prohibit; to except; to hinder a suit
BARB, bárb. S.
place of the beard; the points that stand back.
ward in an arrow ; the armour for horses.
BARB, bärb. s. A Barbary horse.
To BARB, bárb. v. a. To shave, to dress out the
beard; to furnish the horse with armour; to
jag arrows with hooks.
BARBACAN, bár'bā-kān.s. A fortification placed
before the walls of a town; an opening in the
wall through which the guns are levelled.
IIST.S.
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BARBADOES CHERRY, bār-bā'dás-tshër’rè. s.
166. A pleasant tart fruit in the West Indies.
BARBARIAN, bār-bā'rè-án. s. A manuncivilized,
a Savage; a foreigner; a man without pity.
BARBARICK, bár-Bär'ík.a. Foreign, far-fetched.
BARBARISM, bár'bá-rizm. s. A form of speech
contrary to the purity of language; ignorance
of arts; want of learning; brutality; savage-
ness of manners; incivility; cruelty; hardness
of heart.
BARBARITY, bār-bár'é-té. s. Savageness; incl-
vility ; cruelty, inhumanity; impurity of speech.
To BARBARIZE, bár'bā-rize. v. a. To make bar-
barous JMason.
BARBAROUS, bár'bā-rås. a. 314. Stranger to
civility, savage, uncivilized; unacquainted with
arts; cruel, inhuman.
BARBAROUSLY, bár'bā-rès-lè. ad. Without
knowledge of arts; in a manner contrary to the
rules of speech ; cruelly, inhumanly. *
BARBAROUSNESS, bár'bā-rès-nés. s. Incivility
of manners; impurity of language ; cruelty.
To BARBECUE, bár'bé-kū. v. a. A term for
dressing a hog whole. -
BARBEóUE, bºrºki. s. A hog dressed whole.
BARBED, bár'héd, or bârb’d. 362. a. Furnished
with armour, bearded, jagged with hooks.
BARBEL, bár'bi. s. 102,405. A kind of fish found
I}} {"I Vej"S.
BARBER, här'bár. s. 98. A man who shaves the
beard.
BARBERRY, bár'bér-ré. s. Pipperidge bush.
BARD, bárd. s. 77. A poet.
BARE, bare. a. Naked, without covering; un-
covered in respect; unadorned, plaim, simple ;
detected, without concealment; poor, without
plenty ; mere ; threadbare, much wºrn not
united with any thing else.
To BARE, bäre. v. a. To strip.
Jº ARt.
tº AIt,
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plme, plm;--
BARE, báre. preterit of To BEAR. Almost obso-
lete.
BAREBONE, bārebºne. s. A very lean person.
BAREFACED, bare-faste', a. 359. With the face
maked, not masked ; shameless, unreserved.
BAREFACEDLY, bare-fiséd-lè. ad. Openly,
shamelessly, without disguise. 364.
BAREFACEDNESS, bare-fºſséd-nēs. Effrontery;
assurance; audaciousness. 365.
BAREFOOT, bāre'fit. a. Without shoes.
BAREFOOTED, bäre'föt-éd. a. Without shoes.
BAREHEADED, bare'héd-déd. a. Uncovered in
respect.
BARELY, bāre'lè. ad. Nakedly, merely, only.
BARENESS, báre'nés. s. Nakedness; leanness;
poverty; meanness of clothes.’
BáñGAiN, bár'gin. s. 208. A contract or agree-
ment concerning sale; the thing bought or
sold ; stipulation.
To BARGAIN, bár'gºn v. n. To make a contract
for sale.
BARGAINEE, bárgin-mèë'. s. He or she that ac-
cepts a bargain.
BARGAINER, bár'gīn-mâr. s. 98. The person
who proffers or makes a bargain.
BARGE, bârje, s. A boat for pleasure, a boat for
burden.
BARGER, bárjör. s.98, The manager of a barge.
BARK, bárk. s. The rind or covering of a tree ;
a small ship.
To BARK, bārk. v. a. To strip trees of their
bark.
To BARK, bºrk. v. m. To make the noise which
a dog Imakes ; to clamour at. .
BARKER, bár'kår. s. 98. One that harks or cla-
mours; one employed in stripping trees.
BARKY, bár-kè. a. Consisting of bark.
BARLEY, bar'1é. s. 270. A grain, of which malt
is made.
BARLEYBRAKE, bârlè-bräke. s. A kind of ru-
ral play.
BºcoRN , bár'iè-körn. s. A grain of bar-
lev.
Bººm, bärm. s. Yest, the ferment put into drink
to make it work.
BARMY, bár'mè. a. Containing barm.
BARN, bárm. s. A place or house for laying up
any sort of grain, hay, or straw.
BARNACEE, bár'nā-kl. s. 405. A bird like a
goose, fabulously supposed to grow on trees; a
species of shell-fish.
BAROMETER, bā-röm'mè-tūr. s. 518. An instru-
ment for measuring the weight of the atmos-
phere, and the variations in it, m order chiefly
to determine the changes of the weather.
BAROMETRICAL, bār-6-mét'trö-kál. a. Rela-
§§ the barometer. 509, 515.
BARON, bárrán. s. 166. A degree of mobility
* next to a viscount : baron is one of the judges.
in the court of exchequer: there are also barons
of the cinque ports, that have places in the
lower house of parliament: baron is used in
law for the husband in relation to his wife.
BARONAGE, bár'rân-ádje. s.90. The dignity of
a baron,
BARONESS, bár'rān-ás. s. 557. A baron's lady.
BARONET, bár'rān-Ét. s. 557. The lowest de-
gree of honour that is hereditary; it is below a
baron, and above a knight. -
BARONY, här'rān-e. s. 557. That honour or lord-
ship that gives title to a baron.
BARQSCOPE, bár'rö-sköpe. s. An instrument
to show the weight of the atmosphere. ,
BARRACAN, bár'rā-kān, G. A strong thick kind
of camelot. - r
BARRACK, bár'råk. s. Building to lodge sol-
diers.
BARRATOR, bár'rā-tūr. s. A wrangler, and en-
courager of lawsuits.
£ARRA TRY, bár'rà-tré. s. Foul practice in law.
ARREL, bár'ril. s 99. A round wooden vessel
i. thing hollow, as the barrel of a gun; a cy-
Ill (i.el".
T; ºnel, bár'ril. v. a. To put any thing in a
- Oğırrel.
BARREN, bár'rém. a. Not prolifick; unfruitful.
not fertile, sterile; not copious, scanty; un-
meaning ; uninventive, dull.
BARRENLY, bár'rén-lè. ad. Unfruitfully.
BARRENNESS, bár'rén-nēs. s. Want of the
power of procreation; unfruitfulness, sterility
want of invention ; want of matter: in theolo
gy, want of sensibility.
BARRENWORT, bár'rén-wºrt. s. A plant.
BARRTUL, bār'ſúl. a. Full of obstructions—
properly BARFUL.
BARRICADE, bār-rè-kåde', s. A fortification
made to keep off an attack; any stop, bar, ob-
Structio; 1.
To BARRICADE, bār-ré-kädel. v. a. To stop up
a passage.
Bºjo, bār-rè-kā'dó. s.
bar.—See LUMBAGo.
To 5. RRICADO, bár-rè-kā'dó. v. a. To fortify,
to har.
BARRIER, bár'rè-àr. s. 98. A barricade, an en-
trenchment; a fortification, or strong place ; a
stop, an obstruction; a bar to mark the limits
of any piace ; a boundary.
II; Pope, by the license of his art, pronounced
this word in two syllables, with the accent on
the last, as iſ written bar-réer.
A fortification,
“Twixt that and reason what a nice barrier *
“For ever sep'rate, yet for ever near.”
| Essay on Man, Ep. i. v. 215
And yet in another part of his works he places
the accent on the first syllable, as we always
hear it in prose.
“Safe in the love of Heav'n an ocean flows
“Around our realm, a barrier from the foes.”
BARRISTER, bár'r's-tár. s. A person qualified
to plead the causes of clients in the courts of
justice.
BARROW, bár'rö, s, Amy carriage moved by
the hand, as a hand-barrow.
BARSHOT, bár'shôt. s. Two bullets or half-bul.
lets joined by a bar, and used chiefly at sea to
cut down the masts and rigging of ships.
To BARTER, bár'tár. v. n. 98. To traffick by ex-
changing one commodity for another. -
To BARTER, bärtúr. v. a. To give any thing in
exchange.
BARTER, bár'tár. s. The act or practice of traf.
ficking by exchange.
BARTERER, bár'tūr-àr. s. He that-trafficks by
exchange.
BARTERY, bár'tär-rè. s. 555. Exchange of com-
modities.
BARTRAM, bár'trâm. s. A plant, pellitory.
BARYTONE, bár'ê-tône. s.
[[G. A word with the grave accent on the last syl-
lable. If the inspector does not know what is
meant by the grave acceut, it may be necessary
to inform him, that writers on the Greek ac-
cent tell us that every syllable which has not the
acute accent has the grave; and as there could
but be one syllable acuted in that language, the
rest must necessarily be grave. What these ac-
cents are has puzzled the learned so much that
they seem neither to understand each other nor
themselves; but it were to be wished they had
kept this distinction into acute and glave out
of our own language, as it is impossible to an-
nex any clear ideas to it, except we consider
the grave accent merely as the absence of the
acute, which reduces it to no accent at ail. If
we divide the voice into its two leading inflee-
tions, the rising and falling, aud call the former
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the acute and the latter the grave, we can an-
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BAT
—nó, móve, nër, nét;—túbe, táb, bāli;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
nex distinct ideas to these words: and perhaps
it is an ignorance of this distinction of speaking
sounds, and confounding them with high and
low, or loud and soft, that occasions the confu-
sion we meet with in writers on this subject.—
See Elements of Elocution, page 60. Also obser-
vations on the Greek and Latin Accent and
Quantity, at the end of the Key to the Classical
Pronunciation of Greek and Latin Proper JNames.
BASALTES, bà-săl'téz. s. A kind of rock, never
found in layers, but standing upright. Ash.
BASE, base.a. Mean, vile, worthless; disinge-
nuous, iiliberal, ungenerous; of low station, of
mean account ; base-born, born out of wed-
lock: applied to metals, without value: applied
to Sounds, deep, grave.
BASE-BORN, bāsebörm. a. Born out of wedlock.
BASE-COU'RT, base'kört. s. Lower court.
BASE-MINDED, base-mind'éd. a. Mean spirited.
BASE-VIOL, bāse-vi'āl. s. 166. An instrument
used in concerts for the base sound
BASE, bāse. s. The bottom of any thing; the
pedestal of a statue"; the bottom of a come;
stockings ; the place from which racers or tilt-
ers run; the string that gives a base sound; an
old rustick play.
BASELY, base'lè. ad. Meanly, dishonourably;
in bastardy, as basely born.
BASENESS, base'nés. s. Meanness, vileness;
vileness of metal; bastardy; deepness of
sound. • {
BASHAW, bāsh-àw'. s. Among the Turks, the
viceroy of a province.
BASHFUL, bāsh'föl. a. Modest, shamefaced, shy.
lººrul LY, bāsh'föl-lè. ad. Timorously, mod-
estly.
BASHFULNESS, bāsh'fül-nés. s. Modesty, fool-
ish or rustick shame.
BASIL, báz’īl. s. The name of a plant.
BASILICA, bā-zil'è-kā. s. The middle vein of the
aſ III. -
BASILICA, bā-zil'è-kā. s.
BASALICK, bà-zil'lik.
silica.
BASILICK, bā-zil'lik. s. The basilick vein; a
large hall.
BASILICON, bā-zil'è-köm. s.
hng’s fat, rosin, and bees’-wax.
BASILISK, báz'ê-lisk, s. A kind of serpent, a
cockatrice, said to kill by looking. He is called
Basilisk, or little king, from a comb or crest on
his head ; a species of cannon.
BASIN, bā'sm. s. 405. A small vessel to hold wa-
ter for washing, or other uses; a small pond; a
part of the sea enclosed in rocks; any hollow
place capacious of liquids; a dock for repair-
ing and building ships; Basins of a Balance, the
same with the scales. * -
BASIS, bà'sis. s. The foundation of anything;
the lowest of the three principal parts of a
column; that on which any thing is raised ; the
pedestal; the ground-work.
To BASK, bäsk. v. a. 79. To warm by
out in the heat.
BASK, bāsk. v. m. To lie in a place to receive
heat.
BASKET, bás'kit. s. 99. A vessel made of twigs,
rushes, or splinters. -
BASKET-HILT, bás'kít-hilt. s. 99. A hilt of a
weapon so made as to contain the whole hand.
BASKET-WOMAN, bás'kit-wim-àm. s. 166. A
woman that plies at market with a basket.
BASS, base. a. properly BASE. In musick, grave,
deen. -
Bºš'viol, bāse-vi'āl. s. 166. See BASE-viol.
BASS, bás. s. A mat used in churches.
BASS-RELIEF, bäs-ré-lèëf". s. Sculpture, the
figures of which do not stand out from the
ground in their full proportion. -
BASSET, bás'sit. s. 99. A game at cards.
BASSOON, bás-söön'. s. A unusical instrument
of the wind kind, blown with a reed.
The basilick vein.
a. Belonging to the ba-
A compound of
laying
BASTARD, bäs’tård. s. 83. A person born of a
woman out of wedlock; any thingspurious.
BASTARD, bás'tärd. a . Begotten out of wed.
loºk 3.jpuriºuſ, supposititious, adulterate.
To BASTARD12 E, bás'tär-dize. v. a. To con
Yict of being a bastard ; to beget a bastard.
BASTARDLY, bās'tård-lè. ad. In the manner
of a bastard.
BASTARDY, bás'tär-dè. s. An unlawful state of
birth, which disables a child from succeeding
to an inheritance.
To BASTE, baste. v. a. To beat with a stick;
. † butter upon meat on the spit; to sew
SłiorhtiV.
BASTINADE, bás-té-nāde. ; Th
#AšiiNAijö, äsijä3.5 s. The act of beat-
ing with a cudgel; a Turkish punishment of
beating an offender on his feet.
To BASTINADE, bāstānāde.
To BASTINADO, bás-tº-mâ'dó. § W. “
To beat.—See LUMBAGo.
BASTION, bás'tsbán. s. 291. A huge mass of
earth, usually faced with sods, standing out
froin a rainpart ; a bulwark.
BAT, bát. s. A heavy stick. -
BAT, bát. s. An animal having the body of a
mouse, and the wings of a bird, not with feath-
ers, but with a sort of skin which is extended
It briugs forth its young as mice do; and suc
kles them.
BAT-FOWLING, bát'föö-ling s. Bird-catching
in the might-time.
BATABLE, bātābī. a. 405. Disputable. Bats.
ble ground seems to be the ground herefordre
in question, whether it belonged to England or
Scotland.
BATCH, bátsh. s. The quantity of bread baked
at a time; any qualitity made at once.
BATE, bāte. s. Strife, contention.
To BATE, bâte. . v. a. To iessen anything, to
retrench ; to sink the price ; to lessen a de.
mand; to cut off.
BATEFUL, bate fül. a. Contentious.
BATEMENT, bāte'mént. s. Dimimution.
BATH, báth. s. 78. A Bath is either how or cold,
either of art or nature ; a vessel of hot water,
in which another is placed that requires a softer
heat than the naked fire; a sort of Hebrew
measure, containing seven gallons and four
pints. tº-
To BATHE, bāTHe. v. a. 467. To wash in a bath;
to supple or soften by the outward application
of warm liquors; to wash with anything.
To BATHE, bárhe. v. m. To be in the water.
BATING, bā'ting. prep. 410. Except.
BATLET, Đàºt.’s “A square piece of wood
used in beating limen.
BATOON, bā-tóón'. s. A staff or club ; a trum-
cheon or marshal’s staff.
BATTAILOUS, bättä-lás. a. Warlike, with mi-
litary appearance.
BATTALIA, bāt-táleyā. s. 272. The order of
battle.
BATTALION, bāt-tál'yān, s. 272,507. A division
of an army, a troop, a body of forces; an army.
To BATTEN, bättä. v. a. 103 To fatten, to
make fat; to fertilize.
To BATTEN, bät’tn. v. m. 103. To grow fat.
To BATTER, bättör. v. a. 98. To beat, to beat
down; to wear with beating ; to wear out with
service.
BATTER, bât’tär. s. A mixture of several ingre
dients beaten together. y
BATTERER, báttúr-rür. s. He that oatters.
BATTERY, báttúr-rè. s. 555 The act of bat
tering ; the instruments wiln which a town is
battered ; the frame upon which cannons ard
mounted: in law, a violent striking of any man
BATTLE, bättl. s. 405. A fight; an encountes
between o' posite armies; a body of forces
the main budy of an army. ~3 &
To BATTLE, báttl. V, n. To contend in fight. }
BEA
46
BEA
[T 559.-Fåte, far, fall, fit;- mê, mièt ;—pine, pin -
BATTLE-ARRAY, bát’tl-ār-rå. s.
order of battle.
BATTLE-AX, bát’tl-āks. s. A weapon; a bill.
BATTLE-DOOR, bât’tl-dòre. s. An instrument
with a round handle and a flat blade, to strike
a ball or a shuttlecock. -
BATTLEMENT, bát’tl-mênt. g. A wall with
open piages to look through or annoy an enemy.
EATTY, bát’të. a. Belonging to a bat.
BAWAROY, bá-vá-röé'. s. A kind of cloke.
Array, or
BAUBEE, bāv-bèë'. s. In Scotland, a halfpenny.]
BAVIN, bāv'ín. s. A stick like those bound up!
in faggots. . . .
BAWBLE, bāw'bi. s. 405.
piece of finery.
º
y
3AWBLING, bāw'bling. a. 410. Trifling, con-
temptible. - -
BAWCOCK, bāvſkók. s. A ſine fellow.
BAWD, bāwd. s. A procurer or procuress.
To BAWD, bºwd. v. n. To procure.
BAWD4LY, bāw'dé-lè. ad. Obscenely.
BAWDINESS, bāv'dé-nēs. s. Obscenemess.
BAWDRICK, bâw'dril;. s. A belt.
BAWDRY, bāv'dré. s. A wicked practice of
bringing whores and rogues together; obscenity.
BAWDY, bºw'dé. a. Obscene, unchaste.
BAW DY-HOUSE, bāv'dè-höäse, s. A house
where traffick is made by wickedness and de-
bauchery.
To BAWL, ball. v. n. To hoot, to cry out with
great vehemence ; to cry as a froward child.
To BAWL, ball. v. a. . To preciaim as a crier.
BAWREL, law'ril. s. 99. A kind of hawk.
BAWSłN, bàw'sin. s. A badger.
BAY, bā. a. 220. A colour.
33AY, bá. s. An opening into the land.
BAY, bá. s. The state of any thing surrounded
by enemies. -
BAY, bā. s. 1n architecture, a term used to sig-
nify the divisions of a bari, or Ciher buildings.
Bays are from fourteen to twenty jeet long.
BAY, bā. s. A tree.
HAY, bà. s. An honorary crown or garland.
To BAY, bà. v. a. To bark as a dog at a thief;
to shut in. w {
BAY SALT, bà'sält. s. Salt made of sea water,
evaporated by the heat of the sun.
..BAY WINDOW, bā'win'dó. s. A window jutting
outward.—See Bow W in pow.
BAY ARD, bā'yård. s. A bay horse.
BAYONET, bāyān-nét. s. A short sword fixed at
the end of a musket.
[[; This word is very frequently pronounced
bºggleſ, but ăța, by the vulgar.
BDELLIUM, dély&m. s. At aromatick gum
brought from the i.evant.—See PNEU MATICK.
To BF, běé. v. n. To have some certain state,
condition, quality, as the man is wise : it is the
auxiliary verb by which the verb passive is form-
ed: to exist, to have existence. - -
PEACH, běčísh. s. 227. The shore; the strand.
BEACHED, běétsh'éd. a. Exposed to the waves.
BEACHY, běish'é. a. Having beaches.
BEACON, bě/km. s. 170, Something raised on
an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an
enemy; marks erected to direct navigators,
*BEAD, běde. s. 227. Small globes ºr balls strung
upon a thread, and used by the Roman Catho-
“Jicks to count their prayers; little balls worn a-
bout the neck for ornament; any globular bodies.
* READ-TREE, běde'trèë. s.
A gewgaw, a trifling
strung as beads, whence it takes its name.
*BFAI) LE, bědl. . s. 227,405. A messenger or
servitor belonging to a court; a petty officer in
parishes.
$3EADROLL, b%de'rôle. s. A catalogue of those
who are tº be mentioned at prayers.
*BEADSMAN, běédz'mán. s A man employed
in praying for another. - *
#3EAGLE, bě'gl.s. 227,405. A small hound with
The mut of this tree
is, by religious persons, bored through, and’ſ
which hares are hunted,
BEAK, běke. s. 227. The bill or horily mouth of
a bird ; a piece of brass like a beak, fixel at
the head of the ancient gallies; any thing end- .
ing in a point like a beak.
BEAKED, békéd, or békt. a. 362. Having a
beak.
BEAKER, bě'kår. S. 93.
the form of a bird’s beak.
BEAL, běle. s. 227. A whelk or pimple.
BEAM, běme. s. 227. The main piece of timber
that supports the loſis of a house ; any large
and long piece of timber: that part of a balance,
to the ends of which the scales are suspended ;
a cylindrical piece of wood belonging to the
loom, on which the web is gradually rolled as
it is wove ; the ray of light emitted from some
Juinineus body. - -
BEAM-TREE, běme'frèë. s. Wildservice.
BEA §1X, bé'mè. a. Radiant, Ishining; emitting
leains; having horns or antlers. -
BFAN, běne. s. 227. The common garden beam;
the horse bean. – ''
BEAN-CAPER, běme'kā-pâr. s. A plant.
To BHAR, bºre. v. a. 249. To carry as a burden
to cºnvey or carry ; to carry as a mark of au-
thority ; to carry as a miark of distinction ; to
support, to keep from failing ; to carry in the
mind, as love, hate ; to endure, as pain, without
sinking; to suffer, to undergo ; to prºduce, as
fruit; to bring forth, as a child; to support any
thing good or bad; to behave; to impel, to urge,
to push ; to press; to bear in hand ; to amuse
with faise pretences, to deceive ; to bear off, to
carry away by force ; to bear out, to support,
to itnaintain.
To BF. Aft, bºre. v. n. 73. To suffer pain ; to be
patient; to be fruitful or prolifick; to tend, to
be directed to any point; to behave ; to be sit-
uated with respect to other places; to bear up,
to stand firin without ſailing ; to bear with, to
endure an umpleasing thing. -
BEAR, báre. s. 73. A rough savage animal ; the
manne of two constellations calied the Greater
and Lesser Bear: in the tail of the Lesser
Bear is the Pole star. r
BEAR-BíND, barebind. s. A species of bind-
weed. • -
BEAR-FLY, b%re'fil. s. An insect.
BEAR-GARDEN, bàregår-dn. s. A place in
which bears are kept for sport ; any place of
tumult or misrule. -
BEAR'S-RREECH, bārz'britsh. s. The name
of a plaut. *
BEARS-EAR, bárz'êèr. s. The name of a plant.
The Auricula.
BFAR'S-FOOT, bárz'fit. s.
bore. - -
BEARS-WORT, bārz'wärt. s. 165. . An herb.
BEARF), bºrd'. s. 223. The hair that grows on
the lips a ti chia; sharp prickles growing upon
the ears of corn ; a bat b on an arrow,
[[; This word, as Dr Kenrick observes, is fre-
quently pronounced so as to rhyme with herd : .
but I am of his opinion that this pronunciation
is improper. Mir. Scott and Mr. Perry give it
both ways. Buchanan sounds it short, like Mr.
Sheridan. W. Johnston makes it rhyme with
laird, a Scotch lord: but Mr. Elphinstone, who
is the most accurate observer of pronunciation
I ever met with, gives it as I have done. The
stage has, in my opinion, adopted the short
sound of the diphthong without good reason,
and in this instance ought not to be followed;
as the long sound is not only more agreeable to
analogy, but to general usage. I am glad to
find my opinion confirmed by so good a judge
as Mr. Smith; and though the poets so often
sacrifice pronunciation to rhyme, that their au-
thority, in these cases, is not always decisive,
yet, as 'Shakspeare says on another occasion,
“They still may help to thicken other proofs
A cup with a speutin
A species of helle

| “That do demonstrate thinly.”-Othelio.
* Rail'd at their covenant and jeer'd ,
* Their reverend persons to my beard.” -
- - Hudièras.
“Some thin remains of chastity appear'd
* Ev'ri under Jove, but Jove without a beard.”
- Dryden.
The impropriety of pronouncing this word as it
is ºard on the stage, will, perhaps, appear
more perceptible by carrying this pronuncia-
tion into the compounds, as the false sound of
great may be detected by the phrase Alexander
the Great. 241. -
* Old prophecies forctel our fall at hand,
* When bearded men in floating castles land.
‘And as young striplings whip the top for sport,
“ On the smooth pavement of an empty court,
* The wooden engine flies and whirls about,
* Admir'd with clamours of the beardless rout.”
Dryden.
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To BEARD, běérd. v. a. To take or pluck by
the beard; to oppose to the face.
BEARDED, béérdéd. a. Having a beard; hav-
ing sharp prickles, as corn; barbed, or jagged.
BEARDLESS, béérd'lés. a. Without a beard;
youthful. . ". 4
BEARER, bāre'īr. s. 98. A carrier of any thing ;
one employed inscarrying burdens; one who
wears any thing ; one who carries the body to
the grave; one who supports the pall at a fune-
rai ; a trge that yields its produce; in architec-
ture, a post or brick will raised up between the
ends of a piece of timber.
BEARHERD, bàre'hārd. s.
bears.
BEARING, bāreſing. s. 410. The site or place
of any thing with respect to something else;
gesture, mien, behaviour. -
BEARWARD, bäre'wärd. s. A keeper of bears.
BEAST, běést. s. 227. An animal distinguished
from birds, insects, fishes, and man ; an ir-
• rational animal, opposed to man; a brutal sa-
vage man.
BEASTLINESS, běstlè-nēs. s. Brutality.
BEASTLY, béést'lè. a. Brutal, contrary to the
A man that tends
mature and dignity of man; having the nature |
or form of beasts. .
To BEAT, běte. v. a. 227, 233. To strike, to
knock; to punish with stripes; to mark the
time in musick ; to give repeated blows ; to
strike ground, to rouse game; to mix things by
long and frequent agitation ; to batter with en-
gines of war; to make a path by treading it :
to conquer, to subdue, to vanquish ; to harass,
to over-labour ; to depress; to deprive by vio-
lence, to move with ſluttering agitation ; to
beat down ; to lessen the price demanded ; to
beat up; to attack suddenly ; to beat the hoof,
to walk, to go on foot. º
[* The past time of this verb is by the English
uniformly pronounced like the present. Nay,
except in solemn language, the present, preter-
it and participle are exactly the same ; while
the Irish, more agreeably to analogy, as well
as utility, pronounce the preterit as the noun
bet, a wager; and this pronunciation, though
contrary to English usage, is quite conforma-
ble to that general tendency observable in the
preterits of irregular verbs, which is to shorten
the vowel that is long in the present, as eſt, ate,
(often pronounced et ;) hear, heard ; deal, detlt;
méan, meant ; dream, dreamt , &c.
to BEAT, běte. v. n. To move in a pulsatory
manner; to dash, as a flood or storm ; to knock
at a door; to throb, to be in agitation ; to fluc-
tuate, to be in motion ; to try in different ways,
to search ; to act upon with violence; to enforce
by repetition. -
t;EAT, bête. s. A stroke, or a striking.
BEATEN, bě'tm. particip. 103. From BEAT.
BEATER, bě'túr. s. 98. An instrument with
which any thing is beaten ; a person much giv-
en to blows,
—né, inóve, nér, nºt;-tºbe, tab, ball;-&il;
- - Jºlº, LV
il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
BEATIFICAL, bě-à-tífé-kál. -
BEATIFICK, bě-à-tifik. 509. a
Blissful. It is used only of heavenly fruition .
after death. - -
BEATIFICALLY, bě-à-tíf'ê-kāl-lè. ad. In such a
manner as to complete happiness. -
BEATIFICATION, bě-āt'é-fé-kå'shām. s. Beati-
.*
fication is an acknowledgment made by the
Pope, that the person beatified is in heaven, and
therefore may be reverenced as blessed. -
To BEATIFY, bě-ât'é-fi. v. a. 183. To bless
with the completion of celestial enjoyment. .
BEATING, běte'ſng...s., 410. Correction by blows.
#EATffibſ, bºatº-tädel s. Bijnº, re.
licity happiness; a declaration of blessedness.
made by our Saviour to particular virtues.
BiºAU, bě. s. 245,481. A man of dress.
BEAVER, běč'vár. s. 227, 98. An animal, other
wise named the castor, amphibious, and remark-
able for his art in building his habitation; a hat. .
of the best kind ; the part of a helmet that
covers the face.
BEAVERED, běé'värd. a. 362. Covered with a
beaver.
BEAUISH, bò'ísh. a. 245. Befitting a beau, fop
pish.
BEAUMONBE, bě-mömde'. s. The fashionable
world. JMuson.
BEAUTEOUS, bū'tshë. Ös. a. 263. Fair, elegant
in form. -
#EAUTEOUSLY, bi'tshö-às-lè. ad. In a beau-
teous manner.
BEAUTEOUSNESS, bā'tshë-às-nēs. s. The state
of being beauteous. -
BEAUTIFUL, bū’tè-fäl. a. Fair.
BEAUTIFULLY, bu'té-fúl-lè. ad. In a beautiful
}}}Jºhn Flèl". - -
BEAUTIFULNESS, bºté-ſål-nés s. . The quali-
ty of being beautiful. - -
To BEAUTIFY, bū'tè-fl. v. a. 133. To adorn, to
embellish. . . . . .
BEAUTY, bū'té. s. That assemblage of graces
which pleases the eye; a particular grace ; a
beautiful person. a ’
BEAUTY-SPOT, bāţ-spºt, s. A spot placed to
heighten some heauty,
BECAFICO, běk-à-fé'kö. s. 112. A bird like a
uightingale, a fig-pecker.
To BECALM, bě-kām'. v. a. 403. To still the
elements; to.keep a ship from motion; to qui-
et the mind. -
BECAME, bě-kāme'. The preterit of Become.
BECAUSE, bě-käwz'. conjunct. For this rea-
son ; for ; on this account.
To BECHANCE, bě-tshānse'. v. n. To befal,
to happen to. 352.
To Bººk, bék. v. a. To make a sign with the
head.
BECK, bék. s. A sign with the head, a mod; a
not of command.
To BECKON, bék'kn. v. n. 170. To make a
sign). -
To BECLIP, bé-klip. v. a. To embrace.
To BECOME, bě-köm'. v. a. To enter into some
state or condition; to become of, to be the ſate
of, to be the end of. .- -
To BECOME, bě-kām'. v.a. To appear in a
manner suitable to something; to be suitable to
the person ; to befit. . "
BECGM ING, bě-kām'ming. part. a. That
which pleases by an elegant propriety, grace-
ful. 410. -
BECOMINGLY, bě-kām'ming-lè. ad. After a
becoming manner.
BECOMINGNESS, bě-kām'ming-nés. s. Elg.
omething inade to sleep on;
gant congruity, propriety.
BET), béd. s.
lodging; marriage; bank of earth raised in º.
garden; the channel of a river, or any hollow ,
the place where anything is generated; a lay
er, a stratum : To bring to BEo, to deliver of:
f
* To BED, běd
BEE -
48
Irº-Fite, ºr, ful, fat;-me, māt-pine, pla;-
child; To make the BED, to put the bed in or-
der after it has been used.
v. a. To go to bed with ; to be
placed in bed; to be made partaker of the bed;
to sow, or plant in earth; to lay in a place of .
rest; to lay in order, in strata.
To BED, běd. v. m. To cohabit.
To #5ABBLE, bi-dābbi v. a. To wet, to be-|
sprinkle. * º
To BEDAGGLE, bě-dāg'gl. v. a. To bemine.
To BEDASH, bě-dāsh'. v. a. To bespatter.
To BEDAWB, bě-dàwb'. v. a. To besmear.
To BEDAZZLE, bě-dāzzl. v. a. To make the
sight dim by too much lustre.
BED CHAMBER, béd'tshātme-bär. s. The cham-
ber appropriated to rest.
Błºś. béd'clöze. s. Coverlets spread
Over
- - a bed. *
BEDDING, béd'ding. s. 410. The materials offſ
a bed. . .
To BEDECK, bě-dék’. v. a. To deck; to adorn.
To BEDEW, bě-dû'. v. a. To moisten gently,
as with fall of dew.
BEDFELLOW, béd'fél-ló. s.
the same bed.
To BEDIGHT, bě-dite'. v. To adorn, to
dress.
To BEDIM, bé-dim'. v. a. To obscure, to cloud,
to darken.
To BED12EN, bé-di'zm. v. a. i03.
out. A low term.
BEDLAM, béd'lúm. s.
One that lies in
8.
To dress
83. A mad-house ; a
- Inadmlaſı, - - -
BEDLAMITE, béd'hām-lte. s. 155. A madman.
BEDMAKER, běd'mā-kār,
s. A person in the
universities, whose office it is to make the beds.
BEDMATE, béd'Imāte. s. A bedſellow.
BEDMOULDING, běd'môld-ing. s. A particu-
lar mowiding. -
BED POST, běd'pëst. s. The post at the cor-
ner of the bed, which supports the canopy.
BEDPRESSER, běd'près-sàr. 5. A heavy, lazy
fellow.
To BEDRAGGLE, bě-drág'gl. v. a. To soil the
clothes. 405.
To BEDRENCH, bé-drénsh'. v. a. To drench;
to soak. ... -
BEDRID, bédrid. a. Confined to the bed by age
or sickness. .
BEDRITE, běd'rite. s.
marriage bed.
To BEDROP, bé-drép'. v.
to mark with drops.
BEDSTEAD, běd'stád. s.
the bed is placed.
BEDSTRAW, béd'stråw. s.
der a bed to make it soft.
BEDSWERVER, běd'swór-vör. s.
false to the bed. *
BEDTIME, béd’time. g. The hour of rest.
To BEDUNG, bě-dàng'. v. a. To cover with
dumg.
Tº #DUST, bé-dàst'. v. a. To sprinkle with
llSt. .
BEDWARD, béd'wärd, ad. Toward bed.
To BEDWARF, bé-dwārf'. v. a. To make little,
to stunt. ..
BED WORK, béd'wärk.
without toil of the hands.
BEE: ***. s. The insect that makes honey; an
industrious and careful person. -
BEE-EATER, béé'é-tär, s. A bird that feeds
upon bees. .
BEEFLOWER, běč'flöd-àr. s.
The privilege of the
a. To besprinkle,
The frame on which
The straw laid un-
One that is
s. Work performed
foll-stones,
BEEGARDFN, běčgår-dn. s.
A species of
- -- * : * 103. A place
. . . . to set hºves of bees in.
BEE-H}VE, běš'hive, s.
. . is The case, or box in
... which bees are kept.
BEE-MAS #. bèë'más-tör. s.
- One that keeps
...º. ...,
#EECH, bětsh. s. A tree,
BEECHEN, běš'tshm. a 103.
the wood of the beech . -
BEEF, běéf. s. The flesh of black cattle pre-
pared for food; an ox, bull, or cow. It has the
plural Beeves.
BEEF-EATER, běéfè-tūr. s. A yeoman of the
guard-Probably a corruption of the 'rench
word Beaufetier, one who attends at the side-
board, which was anciently placed in a Beaufet.
BEEN, bin. The participle preterit of To be.
[3] This word, in the solemn, as well as the fami-
liar style, has shared the fate of most of those
words, which, from their mature, are in the most
frequent use. It is scarcely ever heard other-
wise than as the noun bin, a repository for corn
or wine, and must be placed among those devi-
ations which language is always liable to in such
words as are auxiliary or subordinate to others;
for, as those parts of bodies which are the most
frequently handled grow the soonest smooth by
constant friction, so such words as are in con-
tinual use seem to wear off their articulations,
and become more irregular than others. So
low as the age of James the First, I have seen
this word spelled Byn. i -
BEER, béér, s, Liquor made of malt and hops.
BEET, běčt. . s. The name of a plant.
BEETLE, běé'tl. s. 405. An insect distinguish-
ed by having hard cases or sheaths, under
which he folds his wings; a heavy mallet.
Consisting of
BEETLEBROWED, běé'tl-bröäd. a. Having
prominent brows. 362. t
BEETLEHEADED, běé'tl-héd-öd. a. Logger-
headed, having a stupid head.
BEETLESTOCK, běé'tl-stók. s. The handle of
a beetle. -
BEETRAVE, běétrâve. S. Beet.
BEET-RADISH, běèt'rād-ish.
BEEWES, béévz. s. Black cattle, oxen.
To BEF ALL, bě-fäwl'. v. m. To happen to ; to
come to pass. -
To BEFIT, bě-fit', y, a. To suit, to be suitable to.
To BEFOOL, bě-fööl'. v. a. To infatuate, to
fool. i
BEFORE, bě-fôre'. prep. Further onward
in place; in the front of; not behind ; in the
presence of; under the cognizance of; preced-
ing in time; in preference to ; prior to ; supe-
riour to.
BEFORE, bě-fôre'. ad. Sooner than; earlier in
time ; in time past ; in some time lately past;
previously to ; to this time; hitherto; further
onward in piace.
BEFOREHAND, bě-ſore'hānd. ad. In a state of
anticipation or preoccupation ; previously, by
way of preparation ; in a state of accumulation;
or so as that more has been received than ex-
pended; at first, before any thing is done.
BEFORETIME, bé-fôre'time. ad. Formerly.
*. #Forrus E, bě-fôr'tshūme. v. n. 461. To
etide.
To BEFOUL, bě'föäl'. v. a. To make
To BEFRIEND, bě-frénd'. v. a.
to be kind to.
To BEFRINGE, bě-frinje'. v. a.
as with fringes.
To BEG, bég. v. n. To live upon alms.
To BEG, bég. v. a. To ask, to seek by petition;
to take anything for granted.
To BEGi. T, bě-gét'. v. a. To generate; to pro-
create; to produce, as effects; to produce, as
accidents. -
BEGETTER, bě-gēttàr. s.
creates, or begets.
BEGGAR, bég'går. s. 418. One who lives up-
on alms; a petitioner ; one who assumes what
he does not prove.
To BEGGAR, béggðr. v. a. To reduce to beg-
gary, tº impoverish; to deprive; to exhaust.
Bëºakīāšš, béggarſºnés, s. The state
of being beggarty. .
BEGGARI Y, bég'går-lè. a. Mean, poor, indigent.
foul, to soil.
To favour ;
To decorate,
98. He that pro-
. To BEG
işLii,
#EGGARY, bég'går-A. s. Indigence.
To BEGIN, bě-gin'. v. m. To enter upon some-
thing new ; to commence any action or state ;
to enter upon existence; to have its original ;
to take rise; to come into act.
To BEGIN, bě-gſn'. v. a. To do the first act of
any thing; to trace from any thing as the first
ound ; to begin with 5 to enter upon.
BEGINNER, bě-gſn'nār. 3.95. He that gives the
first cause, or original, to any thing; an un-
experienced attempter. !
BEGINNING, be-gin'ning. s. 410. The first origi-
mal or cause; the entrance into act or being;
the state in which any thing first is; the rudi-
ments, or first grounds; the first part of any
thing. -
To #äIRD, bè-gērd. v. a. 160. To bind with a
girdle; to surround ; to encircle; to shut in
with a siege; to beleaguer. *
BEGLERBEG, bégºlèr-bég. s. The chief governor
of a province among the Turks.
To BEGNAW, bě-nāw'. v. a. To bite; to eat
away. ºr
BEGONE, bě-gón'. interject. Go away; hence;
away. -
BEGOT, bě-göt'.
HEGOTTEN, bě-göt’tn. 103.
The part. passive of the yerb Beget.
To BEGREASE, bě-grèze'. v. a. To soil or daub
with fat matter.
To BEGRIME, bě-grime'. v. a. 160. To soil with
dirt deep impressed. **
LE, bě-gylle'. v. a. 160. To impose
upon, to delude ; to deceive, to evade; to de-
ceive pleasingly, to amuse.
BEGUN, bě-gūn'. The part. passive of Begin.
BEHALF, bě-häf'. s. 78, 403. Favour, cause; vin-
dication, support.
To BEHAVE, bé-háve'. v. a. To carry, to conduct.
To BEHAVE, bě-hâve'. v. n. To act, to conduct
one's self. *
BEHAVIOUR, bě-hävelyār. s. 294. Manner of
behaving one's self, whether good or bad; ex-
termal appearance; gesture, manuer of action;
elegance of manners, gracefulness; conduct,
general practice, course of life; to be upon one's
behaviour, a familiar phase, noting such a state
... as requires great caution.
To BEHEAD, bé-héd'. v. a. To kill by cutting
off the head.
BEHELD, bě-héld'. Particip. passive from
Behold. -
BEHEMOTH, bě'hé-móth. s. The hippopotamus,
or river-horse.
BEHEST, bě-hést'. s. Command.
BEHIND, bě-hind'. prep.–See WIND. At the
back of another; on the back part; towards
the back; following another; remaining after
the departure of something else; remaining
after the death of those to whom it belonged;
at a distance from something going before; in-
feriour to another.
BEHIND, bě-hind'. ad. Backward.
BEHINDHAND, bě-hind'hānd. ad. In a state in
which rents or profits are anticipated; not upon
equal terms, with regard to forwardness.
To §§ bè-hôld'. v. a. To view, to see.
BEHOLD, bě-hôld', interjeet. See, lo.
BEHOLDEN, bě-hôl'dn. part. a. 103. Bound in
atitude.
BEHOLDER, bě-hôl'dár. s. Spectator.
BEHOLDING, bě-hôl'ding a 410. Beholden.
BEHOLDING, bě-hôI'ding. part. from the word
h;ehold. ; looking upon.
BEHOOF, bě-hööf. s. Profit, advantage.
To BEHOOVE, bě-hööv'. v. m. To be fit; to be
meet. Used only impersonally with it, as it be-
Hooves. e
II: This word is sometimes improperly written
behove, and corruptly pronounced as rhyming
with rove ; but this is contrary to the analogy of |
words of this form àwhich preserve the same
45 -
—né, móveynór, nôt;—thbe, tab, būll;—öll;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
J.P.E.A.L.;
sound of the vowel, both in the noun and verb;
às, proºf, prove ; wife, wive; thief, thieve, &c.
º {#iºiºſº. ; profit-
able. .
BEHOOVEFULLY, bě-hööv 'föl-lè.
ad. Profit.
ably ; usefully. rofit-
To BEHOWL, bě-hööl', v. a. To howl at.
BEING, běing. s.410. Existence, opposed to non-
entity; a particular state or condition; the per-
son existing. . ~
BEIN G, bé'ing, conjunct. Since.
BE IT $9, beft-sø. A phrase, suppose it to be
so ; let it be so. -
To, BELABOUR, bě-lābār. v. a. To beat, to
thump. - -
RELAMIE, bélà:mé. s. A friend, an intimate
RELAMQUR,bélà-móðr. s. A gallant, consort.
BELATED, bě-lá'téd. a. Benighted. ' '
To BELAY, bě-lá'. v. a. To block up; to stop the
passage; to place in ambush.
To BELCH, bělsh. v. n. To eject the wind fromi
the stolnach; to issue out by eructation. -
BELCH, bělsh. s. 352. The action of eructation,
a cant term for liquor.
BEL2AM, bé!'dām.'s. 88. An old woman; a hag.
To BELEAGUER, bé-lègår. v. a. To besiege,
to block up a place. - ... •
Bººtlega-ar. ... one that be.
sieges a place. -
BELFI.QWER, bél'flöär. s. A plant.
BELFOUNDER, bél'föön-dár.'s. He whose trade
it is to found or cast bells.
BELFRY, bél'frè. s. The place where the bells
are rung - Z -
To BELiß, bè-li'. v. ... To counterfeit, to feign,
to mimick; to É. the lie to, to charge with
falsehood; to calumniate; to give a false repre-
sentation of any hiº; - .
BELIEF, bé-lèëf". s. Credit given to something
which we know not of ourselves; the theologi:
cal virtue of faith, or firm confidence of the
truths of religion; religion, the body of tenets
held; persuasion, opinion; the thing believed;
creed, a form containing the articles of faith.
BELIEVABLE, bê-lèë'vá-bl. a. Credible.
To BELIEVE, bé-lèëv'. v. a. To credit, upon the
authority of another; to put confidence in the
veracity of any one. *.
To BELIEVE, bé-lèëv'. v. n. To have a firm per-
suasion of anything ; to exercise thetheological
virtue of faith.
BELIEVER, bé-lèë'vár. s. 98. He that believes
or gives credit; a professor of Christianity.
BELIEVINGLY, bé-lèë'ving-lè. ad. After a bes
lieving manner.
BELIKE, bê-like'. ad. Probably; likely; per.
haps; sometimes in a sense of º: -
BELL, béll. s. A vessel, or hollow body of cast
metal, formed to make a noise by the act of
some instrument striking againstit; it is used
for any thing in the form of a bell, as the cups
of flowers. . . - -
HELLE, bells. A gay yºung lady....... ...
BELLES LETTRES, běl-'ét’tàr. Pólite litera-
ture. - - v
BELLIGEROUS, bél-ſidje'é-rås. a. 314, 518. Wa-
II?gº W3T. 1.
BărăşăANT, ballajºtata.bia waging
War.
BELLIPOTENT, běl-lip'pë-tênt. a. 518. Mighty
II]. War.
To BELLOW, béliè, v. p. 327. To make a noise
as a bull; to make any violent outcry; to vocif
erate, to clamour; to roar as the sea or the wind.
BELLOWS, bél'lús. s. The instrument used to
blow the fire. -
[[ The last syllable of this word, like that of
Gallows, is corrupted beyond recovery into the
sound of lus.
BELLUINE, bél'lú-ine. a. 149. Beastly, brutal,
BELLY, béliè. s. 182. That part of the
body which reaches from the breast to th9.
}}},N
*- BEQ.
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit; -mê, mét;—pine, pla;—
thighs, containing the bowels; the womb; that
part of a man which requires food; that part of
anything that swells out into a larger capacity;
any place in which ºne ºf is enclosed.
To §º, bél'lè. v. n. To hang out, to bulge
out.
BELLYACHE, béI'lè-àke. s. 355. The cholick.
BELLYBOUND, bél'lè-böänd. a. Costive.
BELLYFUL, béliè-fúl. s. As much food as fills the
belly. - "
pāºgopºgºd. A glution
BELMAN, bélimán. s. 88. He whose business it
is to proclaim any thing in towns, and to gain
§§ finging his bell. . . -
BELMETAL, béli'mét-tl. s. 405. The metal of
which bells are made.
To BELOCK, bě-lôk. v. a. To fasten.
To BELQNG, bě-lông'. v. m. To he the property
of; to be the province or business of; to ad-
here, or be appendant to ; to have relation to ;
* to be the quality or attribute of.
BELOVED, bě-löv'éd. a. Dear.
[I3’ This word, when an adjective, is usually pro-
nounced in three syllables, as a beloved son; and
when a participle in two, as he was much he-
*_loted.—See Principles, No. 362
BFLQW, bě-lò'. prep. Under in place, not so
high ; inferiour in dignity; inferiour in excel-
lenge 3 unworthy of, unbefitting.
BELOW, bě-ló'. ad. In the lower place; on earth,
in opposition to heaven; in hell, in the regions|
of the dead. ... .
To BELOWT, bè-lööt'. W. 3.
probrious lan º -
BELSWAGGER, bél-swäg'går.s. A whoremaster.
BELT, bélt. s. A girdle, a cincture.
BELWETHER, béll'wéth-àr. s. A sheep which
leads the flock with a bell on his neck; hence,
to bear the bell.
To BEMAD, bě-mâd'. v. a. To make mad.
To BEMFRE, bě-mire’ v. a. To drag, or incum-
. . ber in the mire.
To BEMOAN, bě-möne. v. a. To lament, to be-
wail.
BEMOANER, bě-mö'nār. s. 98. A lamenter.
To BEMOIL, bě-möll'. v. a. To bedrabble, to
bemire.
To BEMONSTER, bě-möns'tàr. v. a. To make
monstrous. y -
BEMUSED, bě-mâzd'. a. 359. Overcome with
- §§
BENCH, bénsh. s. 352. A seat; a seat of jus-
tice, the É. sitting upon a bench.
BENCHER, běn'shār. s.98. The senior members
of the $º. of the inns of court.
To BEND, bánd. v. a. To make crooked, to
crook; to direct to a certain point; to incline;
to subdue, to make submissive.
To BEND, běnd. v. n. To be incurvated; to lean
OT º over ; to be submissive, to bow.
BEND, bénd.'s. Flexure, incurvation ; the crook-
ed timbers which make the ribs or sides of a
Shlº.
BENDABLE, běn'dà-bl.a. 405. That may be bent.
BENDER, bén'dár. s. 98. The person who bends;
the instrument with which any thing is bent.
BENDWITH, běnd'with. s. An herb.
BENEAPED, bě-nēpt. a. 352. A ship is said to be
i. when the water does not flow high
senough to bring her off the ground.
BENEATH, bénèThe prep. Under, lower in
place; lower in rank, excellence, or dignity;
unworthy of.
BENEATH, bě-nēTHe'. ad. 467. In a lower place,
under; below, as opposed to heaven.
BENEDICT, běn'è-dikt. a. Having mild and sa-
lubrious qualities. -
BENEDICTION, běn-é-dikshön. s. Blessing, a
degretory pronunciation of happiness ; the ad-
vantage conferred by blessing; acknowledg-
ments for blessings received; the form of insii-
tuting an abbot.
To treat with op.
~.
BENEFACTION, bén-è-fák'shön. s. The act of
conferring a benefit; the benefit conferred.
BENEFACTöR, ºn 8-fakâr İğ." He that
confers a benefit.
BENEFACTRESS, bén-é fák'très, s.
who confers a benefit.
BENEFICE, béné-fis, s. 142. Advantage con-
ferred on another. . This word is generally
used for all ecclesiastical livings.
BENEFICED, bén'ê-fist. a. 352. Possessed of
a benefice. t’ -"
BENEFICENCE, bě-néfè-sènse. s. Active
oodness. *
BENEFICENT, be-nérèsent. a. Kind, doing
good
BENEFICIAL, běn-e-fish'al. a. Advantageous,
conferring ºnefits, profitable; helpful, medi.
A woman
cinal. i". . .
BENEFICIALLY, bén-è-fish'âl-lè. ad. Advan-
tageously, ºlpfully
lpfully. r
BENEFICI, §§ bén-è-fish'īl-nēs. s. Use-
fulness, prºfit. . ..." “ . .
BENEFICFARY, bán-è-fish'yā-ré. a. 113, Hold-
ing something in subordination to another,
BENEFIGIARY, bén-è-fish'yā-rè. s.” 113.
that is in possession of a benefice. . . .
BENEFIT, bén'é-fit. s. A kifidaëss, a favour
conferred; advantage, profit, use. , , ;
II: Benefit of Clergy in lawigºprivilege for her.
#!
ly allowed, by virtue of which a man-convicted
of felony or manslaughter was put to read in
a Latin book of a {j black character; and
if the Ordinary of Newgate said Legit ºut Cleri-
cus, i.e. he reads like a clerk, he was only burnt
in the hand and set free, otherwise he suffered
death for his crime.—Bailey. -
To BENEFIT, bén'ê-fit. v. a. To do good to.
To BENEFIT, běn'è-fit. v. n. To gain advantage.
To BENET, bě-nét'. v. a. To ensnare.
BENEVOLENCE, bě-név'Yº-lènse. s. Disposi-
tion to do good, kindness, the good dome, th–
charity given ; a kind of tax. --
BENEVOLENT, bě-név'vö-lént. a. Kind, having
ood will.
BENEVOLENTNESS, bě-mêv'vö-lènt-nēs. s. The
same as benevolence.
BENGAL, bén-gäll". a. A sort of thin slight stuff
#ENjAMiN , bén.jä-min. s. The name of a tree.
To BENIGHT, bě-nite'. v. a. To surprise with
the coming on of night; to involve in darkness;
to embarrass by want of light.
BENIGN, bě-nine'. a. 385. Kind, generous, lib-
eral ; wholesome, not malignant.
BENIGNITY, bºnignº.i. s. Graciousness, ac
tual kindness; salubrity, wholesome quality.
BENIGNLY, bě-nine'lé. ad. Favourably, kindly.
BENISON, bén'nè-zn. s. 170,443. Blessing,
benediction.
BENNET, běn'nét. s. 99. An herb.
BENT, běnt. s. The state of being bent; degree
of flexure; declivity ; utmost power; applica
tion of the mind; inclimation, disposition to-
wards something; determination, fixed pur-
pose; turn of the temper or disposition; ten-
dency, flexion; a stalk or grass, called the Bent
àSS.
BENT, bént, part. of the verb To bend. Made
crooked; directed to a certain point; deter-
mined upon.
BENTING TIME, běn'ting-time. s. The time
when pigeons feed on bents before peas are
ripe.
To BENUM, bě-nām'. v. a. To make torpid; to
stupify.—See to NUMB.
BENZOIN, bén-zöſn'. s. A medicinal kind of re-
sin, imported from the East Indies, and vulgar-
ly called Benjamin.
To BEPAINT, bě-pânt'. v. a To cover with paint
To ºnch, bé-pinsh'. v. a. To mark with
InChes. a'
To BEQUEATH, bě-kwéTHe'v. a, 467. To leave
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BEQUEST, bě-kwést'. s. 334, 414. Something
ieft by will.
To BERATTLE, bě rāt’tl. v. a. To rattle off.
BERBERRY, bár'bér-ré, s 555. A berry of a
sharp taste, used for pickles.
To #º. bè-rève'. v. a.
rive of ; to take away from.
BEREFT, bě-réft'. Part, pass. of Bereave.
£RGAMöt, bér'gä-mêt. s. A sort of pear, com-
monly called Bergamot; and vulgarly called
Burgamee ; a sort of essence or perfume, drawn
from a fruit produced by ingrafting a lemon
tree on a Bargamot pear stock; a sort of snuff.
To BERHYME, bě-rhme'. v. a. To celebrate in
rhyme or verses. *
BERLIN, bér-lin'.s. A coach of a particular form.
Bºy, bér'ré. s. Any small fruit with many
SeeOS.
To BERRY, běr'ré. v. n. To bear berries.
BERTRAM, běr'trâm. s. 88. Bastard pellitory.
BERYL, běr'ril. s. A precious stone.
To BESCREEN, bě-skréén'. v. a. To shelter, to
conceal.
To BESEECH, bě-sèëtsh'. v. a. To entreat, to
supplicate; to implore; to beg; to ask. –
To BESEEM, bě-sèëm'. v. n. To become, to befit.
To BESET, bě-sét'. v. a. To besiege, to hem in ;
to embarrass; to perplex; to waylay, to sur-
round; to fall upon, to harass.
To BESHREW, bě-shröö' v. a. To wish a curse
Błºt . ill to.
, bě-side'. ; - e
BESIDES, bè-sides'. ; prep. At the side of
another, near ; over and above; not according
to, though not contrary; out of, in a state of de-
viation from.
BESIDE, bě-side'. -
BESIDES, bě-sides'.
not in this number, beyond this class. -
To BESIEGE, bě-sééje'. v. a. To beleaguer, to
lay siege to ; to beset with armed forces.
BESIEGER, bé-sèéjàr. s 98. one employed in
a S16 ge.
To BESLUBBER, bé-slâb'bár. v. a. To daub, to
SIIlê3. I’.
To BESMEAR, bě-smèèr'. v. a. To bedawb ; to
soil, to foul.
To BESMIRCH, bě-smértsh'. v. a. To soil to dis-
colour.
To BESMOKE, bě-smöke'. v. a. To foul, with
smoke; to-harden or dry in Smoke.
To BESMUT, bě-småt'. v. a. To blackens with
smoke or soot.
BESOM, bězöm. s. An instrument to sweep with.
To BESORT, bě-sört'. v. a. To suit, to fit.
BESORT, bě-sört' s. Company, attendance,
train. ,-
To BESOT, bě-söt'. v. a. To infatuate; to stupify ;
to make to doat. -
BESOUGHT, bě-såwt'. Part. pass. of Beseech;
which see.
To BESPANGLE, bě-spáng'gl. v. a. To adorn
with spangles, to besprinkle with something
shining. -
To #ATTER, bè-spät’tár. v. a. To spot or
sprinkle with dirt or water.
To BESPAWL, bě-spåwl'. v.
spittle. -
To BESPEAK, bé-spèëk'. v. a. To order or en-
treat any thing beforehand; to make way by a
previous apology; to forebode; to speak to, to
address; to betoken, to show.
BESPEAKER, bě-spèë'kår. s. He that bespeaks
any thing. dº
To #CKLE, bë-spék'kl. v. a. To mark with
speckles or spots.
To BESPEW, bé-spº. v. a. To daub with spew
To strip of, to de-
} ad. Over and above ;
a. To daub with
Or Vomit.
To BESPICE, bé-spice'. v. a. To season with
.301CCS. - * *
Těšpit, bé-spit: v. a. To daub with spittle.
To BESPOT, bě-spôt' v. a. To mark with spots.
.*
... º.º. º ' "51
—no, mēve, mêr, nét ;—täbe, túb, bill;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, This
BET.
To BESPREAD, bé-spréd'. v. a. To spread over
To BESPRINKLE, bé-sprink'ki.v.a. To sprinkle
over. ...
To BESPUTTER, bě-spättör. v. a. To sputter
over something; to daub any thing by sputter-
Ing. º
BEST, běst. a. Most good. ºxº
BEST, bºst, ad. In the highest degree of good.
ness; fittest. *
To BESTAIN, bě-stāne'. v. a. To mark with
stains; to spot. - .
To BESTEAD, bě-stéd'. v. a. To profit; to treat,
to accommodate. -
BESTIAL, běš'tshe-ál. a. 464. Belonging to a
beast; brutal, carnal. - --
Bºurry, bès-tshē-ăl'è-té. s. The quality of
easts. - *s
BESTIALLY, bés'tshā-āl-lè. s. Brutally. ';
To BESTICK, bě-stik'. v. a. To stick over with
any #
To BESTIR, bé-stér'. v. a. 109. To put into vigor-
OuS action,
To BESTOW, bě-stó'. v. a. To give, to confer
upon ; to give as charity; to give in marriage;
to give as a present; to apply; to lay out upon,
to lay up, to Stow, to place. -
BESTQWER, bě-stö'ör...s. 98. Gires, disposer.
BESTRAUGHT, bě-stråwt. particip. Distracted,
mad.
To BESTREW, bě-strö'. v. a. To sprinkle over.
See STREw. * e -
To BESTRIDE, bě-stride'. v. a. To stride over
any thing; to have any thing between one's
legs, to step over. . * *
To BESTUD, bě-stád'. v. a. To adorn with studs.
BET, bét. s. A wager. * -
To BET, bét, v. a. To wager, stake at a wager.
To BETAKE, bě-täke'. v. a. To take, to seize;
to have recourse to.
To BETHINK, bě-think'. v. a.
flection.
To BETHRAL, bě-thráll', v. a. 406. To enslave,
to conquer.
To BETHUMP, bě-ſhūmp'. v. a. To beat.
To BETIDE, bě-tide. Z. n. To happen to, to be,
B # ‘. to pass, to fall out.
#s. ład. Seasonably; early; --
soon, before long time has passed; early in the
day.
To BETOKEN, bě-tô'kn. v. a. To signify, to
mark, to represent; to foreshow, to presignify
BETONY, bét’tó-mé. s. A plant.
BETOOK, bě-tóók'. Irreg. pret. from Betake.
To BETOSS, bě-tós'. v. a. To disturb, to agitate.
To BETRAY, bě-trä'. v. a. To give into the hands
of enemies; to discover that which has been
intrusted to secrecy; to make liable to some
thing inconvenient; to show, to discover.
Bºttº, ºr s. He that betrays, a
traitor. : -
To BETRIM, bě-trim'. v. a. To deck, to dress,
to grace. -
To BETROTH, bě-tröth'. v. a. To contract to
any one, to affiance; to nominate to a bishop-
rick
To BETRUST, bě-tràst'. v. a. To intrust, to put
into the power of another... .
BETTER, bét’tàr. a. 98. Having good qualities
in a greater degree than something else.
Błºś. bét’tör... ad. Well in a greater degree
To BETTER, bétºtör. v. a. To improve, to melios
rate ; to surpass; to exceed, to advance.
BETTER, bétºtör. a. Superiour in goodness.
BETTOR, bétºir. s. 166. One that lays bets or
wagers. e
BETTY, bét’té. s. An instrument to break open
doors.
BETWEEN, bě-twóēn’, prep. In the intermediate
space. from one to another; belonging to two
in partnership; bearing relation to two; in
separation of oae from the other. * .
To recall to re-

*BIC
BETWIXT, bě-twikst'. prep. Between.
###!" #bevil. } s. 99. In masonry and join-
ery, . kind of square, one leg of which is fre-
quently crooked º
BEVERAGF, oévºr-idje. s. 90, 555. Drink,
liquor to be drunk.
BEVY, hēv'é. s. A flock of birds; a company,
an assembly.
To BEWAIL, bě-wäle'. v. a. To bemoan, to la-
Rºment.
To BEWARE, bě-ware'. v. n. To regard with
caution, to be suspicious of danger from.
To BEWEEP, bě-wéép'. v. a. To weep over or
upon. -
To REWET, biº-w8t'. v. a. To wet, to moisten.
To BEWILDER, bě-wil’dár. v. a. To lose in
pathless places. to puzzle. 515.
To BEWITCH, be witsh'. v. a. To injure by
witchcraft ; to charm, to please.
BEWITCHERY, bě-w?tsh'êr-ré. s.
charm. 555.
BEWITCHMENT, bě-witsh'mént. s. Fascina-
tion. º
To BEWRAY, bě-rā'. v. a. 474. To betray, to
discover perfidiously; to show, to make visible.
REWRAYER, bě-rā'ār. s. Betrayer, discoverer.
BEYOND, bé-yônd'. prep. Before, at a distance
not reached; on the farther side of; farther
onward than ; past, out of the reach of; above,
exceeding to a greater degree than ; above in
excellence; remote from, not within the sphere
of; To go beyond, is to deceive.
There is a pronunciation of this word so ob-
viously wrong as scarcely to deserve notice;
and that is sounding the o like a, as if the word
were written begand. Absurd and corrupt as
this pronunciation is, too many of the people of
London, and those not entirely uneducated, are
uilty of it.
BEZOAR, bě'zère. s. A medicinal stone, ſor-
merly in high esteem as an antidote, brought
from the East-Indies.
BEZOARDICK, béz-0-ár'dík. a. Compounded
with bezoar.
RIANGULATED, bi-áng'gi-lä-téd. Q
BIANGULOUS, bi-àng gè-lås. 116. §
two corners or angles.
BIAS, blås, S., 88. The weight lodged on one
side of a bowl, which turns it from the straight
line; anything which turns a man to a partic-
ular course ; propension, inclination.
To BLAS, bi'às. v. a. To incline to some side.
BIB, bib. s. A small piece of linen put upon the
breasts of children, over their clothes.
BIBACIOUS, bi-bä'shās. a. 118. Much addicted
to drinkire.
[3 Perhaps the first syllable of this word may
be considered as an exception to the general
rule. 117.
BIBBER, bib'bár. s. 98. A tippler. \
BIBLE, bl’bl. s. , 405. . The sacred volume, in
which are contained the revelations of God.
BIBLIOGRAPHER, bib-lè-Ög'grá-fúr. s. A trans-
criber.
BIBLIOTHECAL, bib-lè-öth'é-kál. a. Belong-
#, to a library. -
BIBULOUS, bib'ê-lás. a. 314. That which has
the quality of drinking moisture.
Bº -
Fascination,
a. Having
SULAR, bi-kāp'shū-lär. a. 118, 552. A ||
plant whose seed-pouch is divided into two parts.
#3:#### # º: colour for painting.
- -s!p'é-tál. 118. ) º
###öß"; a. Having two
heads; it is applied to one of the muscles of
the arm.
"To BICKER, bik'kår. v. n. 98. To skirmish, to
fight off and on ; to quiver, to play backward
RICKERER, bik'ar-àr. s. 555. A skirmisher.
#leºn, tikkörn, i. 98.318. An iron ending
*
... in a point,
#
[[P 559.—Fâte, far, fWil, fāt;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;—
~- -, - fºr: , - -----
BIG
B199RNE, bi'körn, 118. Q
BICORNOUS, bi-körnäs. ; *
horns. -
BICORPORAL, bl-kör'pë-rál. a. 118. Having
two bodies. ... ."
To BID, bid. v. a. To desire; to ask; to com-
mand; to order; to offer; to propose; to pro-
nounce ; to declare; to denounce.
BIDDEN, bid'dn. part. pass. 103. Invited; com-
manded. -
BIDDER, bid'dár. s 98. One who offers or
- łºś a price.
BIDDING, bidding. s. 410. , Command, order.
To BIDE, bide. v.a. To endure, to suffer.
To BIDE, blºie. v. n. To dwell, to live, to inhabit;
to remain in a place.
a. 118.
BIDENTAL, bi-dén'tál.
teeth. . . -
BIDING, bl’ding. s. 410. Residence, habitation.
BJENNIAL, bi-án'né-ál. a. 116. Of the continu-
ance of two years.
BIER, běér. s. 275. A carriage on which the
dead are carried to the grave.
BIESTINGS, běés'tingz. s. 275. The first milk
given by a cow after calving.
BIFARIOUS, bi-fa'rè-às, a. Twofold.
BIFEROUS, bit"fé-rūs. a. 533. Bearing fruit
twice a year. -
[[j'We see that the antepenultimate accent on
this word, as well as on Bigamy, and some oth-
ers, has the power of shortening the vowel ia
biºilº syllable. 535. -
FID, bi'fid. 118. º rºº:
BIFIDATED, Hºward; a. 503, 535. Open-
ing with a cleft. r
BIFOLD, bl'föld. a. Twofold, double.
BIFORMED, bi'förmid. a. 362. Compounded of
two forms. wrº
BIFURCATED, bi-fôr'kā-téd. a. 118. Shooting
out into two heads. -
BIFURCATION, bi-fúr-kä'shôn. s. Division into
tWO. w -
BIG, big. a. Great in bulk, large; teeming,
pregnant; full of something; distended, swolm ;
great in air and mien, proud ; great in spirit,
brave.
BIGAMIST, biggä-mist. s.
mitted bigamy.
BIGAMY, big'gä-mè. s. 535, 503. The crime of
having two wives at once. -
BIGBELLIED, big'bél-lid. a. 282. Pregnant.
BIGGIN, big'gin. s. A child's cap.
BIGLY, bºgić. ad. Tumidly, haughtily.
BIGNESS, bignés. s. Greatness of quantity,
size, whether greater or smaller.
BIGOT, big'gāt. s. 166. A man devoted to a
certain party.
BIGOTED, big'gāt-éd. a. Blindly prepossessed
in favour of something.
|C From what oddity I know not, this word is
frequently promounced as if accented on the
last syllable but one, and is generally found
written as if it ought to be so pronounced, the t
being doubled, as is usual when a participle is
formed from a verb that has its accent on the
last syllable. Dr. Johnson, indeed, has very
judiciously set both orthography and pronun-
ciation to rights, and spells the word with one
t, though he finds it with two in the quotations
he gives us from Garth and Swift. That the
former thought it might be pronounced with
the accent on the second syllable, is highly pre-
sumable from the use he makes of it, where he
says: -
Having two
Having two
One that has coin.
* Bigotted to this idol, we disclaim
“Rest, health, and ease, for nothing but a name.”
For if we do not lay the accent on the second
syllable, here the verse will be unpardonably
rugged. This mistake must certainly take its
rise from supposing a verb which does not ex.

*
‘BILE, bile. s.
* = . . *** *
BIN
53
• *º tº . "
BIR,
—nó, móve, nör, nôt;—túbe, táb, bāīl;-êil;—pôānd;—thin, Thrs.
ist, namely, as bigot ; §" as this word is de-
rived from a substantive; it ought to have the
same accent; thus though the words ballot and
*
billet are verbs as well as nouns, yet as they |
have the accent on the first syllable, the parti-
cipial adjectives derived from them have only
one t, and both are pronounced with the ac-
cent on the first syllable, as balloted, billeted.
Bigoted therefore ought to have but one t, and
to preserve the accent on the first syllable.
BIGOTRY, big'gāt-tré. s. 555. Blind zeal, pre-
judice; the practice of a bigot.
Biº. big'swóln. a. Turgid.
BILANDER, bíI'ān-dár. s. 503. A small vessel
used for the carriage of goods.
BILBERRY, bil'bér-ré. s. Whortie-berry.
BILBO, bliſbö. s. A rapier, a sword. -
BILBOES, bilböze. s. 296. A sort of stocks.
A thick, yellow, bitter liquor,
separated in the liver, collected in the gall-
bladder, and discharged by the common duct.
BILE, ble. s. A sore angry swelling. Improper-
ly BoIL.
To BILGE, bilje. v. n. 74. To spring a leak.
BILIARY, bilyā-rè. a. 113. Belonging to the bile.
BILINGSGATE, billingz-gāte. s. Ribaldry,
foul §§§
BILINGUOUS, bi-ling'gwās. a. r18. Having
two tongues. -
BILIOUS, bil'yūs. a. 113. Consisting of bile.
To BILK, bilk. v. a. To cheat, to defraud.
BILL, bill. s. The beak of a fowl.
BILL, bill. s. A kind of hatchet with a hooked
point.
BILL, bill. s. A written paper of any kind; an
account of money; a law presented to the par-
liament; a physician's prescription; an adver-
tisement.
To BILL, bill. v. m. To caress, as doves, by join-
ing bills. . .
To BILL, bill. v. a. To publish by an advertise-
Iment.
BILLET, bil'lit. s. 99, 472, 481. A small paper,
a mote : Billet-doux, or a soft Billet; a love-
letter.
BILLET, bū'lit. s. 99. A small log of wood for
the chimney.
To BILLET, bil'lit. v. a. To direct a soldier
where he is to lodge; to quarter soldiers.
BILLIARDS, bílyúrdz. s. 113. A kind of play.
iC3 Mr. Nares has very judiciously corrected a
false etymology of Dr. Johnson in this word,
which might eventually lead to a false pronun-
ciation. É.i. derives it from bal and
gard, or stick to push it with. So Spenser—
“With dice, with cards, with billiards far unfit,
* With shuttle-cocks, unseeming manly wit.”
Spenser, says Mr. Nares, was probably misled,
as well as the Lexicographer, by a false notion
of the etymology. The word, as well as the
game, is French, billiard, and made by the ad-
dition of a common termination, from bille, the
term for the ball used in playing.
BH,LOW, billó... s. A wave swollen.
BILLOWY, bil'lö-è. a. Swelling, turgid.
BIN, bfn. s. A place where bread or wine is re-
osited. .
BINACLE, bin'ā-kl. A sea term, meaning the
compass box. * s -
[[; This word is not in Johnson ; and Dr.
Ash and Mr. Smith, whe have it, pronounce the
i in the first syllable short. It is probably only
a corruption of the word Bittacle.
BINARY, bi'nā-rè, 118. Two, double.
To BIND, bind. v. a. To confine with bonds; to
enchain; to gird, to enwrap ; to fasten to any
thing; to fasten together; to cover a wound
with dressings; to compel, to constrain; to
oblige by stipulation; to confine, to hinder ; to
make costive; to restrain; to bind to, to oblige
to serve some one; to bind over, to oblige to
ulake appearance, -
BINDER, bind'àr. s. 98. A man whose trade it
BINDING, binding. s. 410. A bandage
so with two tubes, as that a distant object may
i in the first syllable of this word short as in
ği.
of lives
BIPAROUS, bip'pá-rås. a. 503. Bringing fortn,
Dr. Ash and Mr. Sheridan; but Mr. Perry
vour of the sound I have given it.
nant, as in biped, tripod, &c. the antepenulti-
POD. 503.
[* Every orthøepist has the accent on the first
found in the quantity of the first and last :
and W. Johnston as I have done it. The va
sound of the vowels make the first i in tripartite.
led them to the same pronunciation of the other,
BifºrTITION, bi-pār-tish'ên. s. The act of di.
BIPEDAL, bippè-dāl, a. 503, Two feet in length.
two wing
BIQUADRATE, bi-kwá'dräte.91.
The fourth power arising from the multiplica-
BIRCHEN, bár'tshn. a. 103,405. Maae of birch
questionably the exact pronunciation of the
Biš, bárd. s. 108. A general term for th
BIRDBOLT, bárd'bölt. s. A small arrow.
Dža
BIRDER, būrd'êr. s. 98. A bird-catcher,
BIRDLIME, būrd'lime, s. A glutinous substance
To BINP, bind. v. m. To contract, to grow stiff
to be obligatorv. - -
is to bind books; a man that binds sheaves; a
fillet, a shred cut to bind with. w
HNDWEED, bindwééd. s. A plant. º
BINOCLE, bin'nó-kl. s. 405. A telescope fitted
be seen with both eyes.
[[G. The same reason appears for pronouncing the
Bigamy. 535 - &
BIN bi-nokº-lär. a. 118. Having two
eyes. 88, 98. -
BIOGRAPHER, bi-&g'grä-fôr. s. 116. A writer
BjöGRAPHY, blóggrä-fé. s. 116. An histor-
ical account of the lives of particular men. 518.
two at a birth. -
[[G. This word and Bipedal, have the i long in
makes the i in the first long, and in the last
short: analogy, however, seems to decide in fa-
- For though
the penultimate accent has a tendency to i.
en the vowel when followed by a single conso-
mate accent has a greater tendency to shorten
the vowel it falls upon.—See BigAMy and TRI- .
BIPARTITE, bippār-tlte, a . 155. Having two
correspondent parts.
syllable of this word but Entick, who places it
..on the second; but a considerable difference is
Sheridan and Scott have them both long, Nares
the last long, Perry both short, and Buchamau
rieties of quantity on this word are the more
surprising, as all these writers that give the
short, and the last long; and this uniformity in
the pronunciation of one word ought to have
so perfectly similar. The shortening power of
the antepenultimate accent is evident in both
viding into two. *
BIPED, bi'péd. s. 118. An animal with two feet.
—See B11’ARous. sº -
BIPENNATED, bl-pén'nā-téd. a. 118. Having
S.
BIPETALOUS, bl-pét’tá-lâs. a. 118. Consisting
of two flower-leaves.
BIQUADRATICK, bi-kwā-drāt'ík. } 8.
tion of a square by itself.
BIRCH, bártsh. s. 108. A tree.
[[; An Englishman may blush at this cluster of
consonants for a syllable ; and yet this is un-
word; and that our language is full of these
syllables without vowels.-See Principles, No.
feather kind, a towl. -
To BIRD, bárd. v. m. To catch birds.
BIRDCATCHER, bárd'kátsh-àr. s. 39.
that makes it his employment to take birds.
Bišijiºfiñº, barding pºse. A gun to
shoot birds with. -
spread upon twigs, by which the birds that
light upon them are entangled.
º-*.
* {
{{#
To BISECT, bi-sékt'. v. a. 113, 119. To divide
trick. - - -
: “Bº, bitt. s. The seizure of any thing by the
BIF
BIRDMAN, bºrd'mán, s. 88. A birdcatcher.
BIRDSEYE, bárdz'i. s. A plant. -
BIRDSFOOT, bárdz'föt. s. A plant.
BIRDSNEST, bárdz'nést. s. ... An herb.
BIRDSNEST, bárdz'měst. s. The place where
a bird lays her eggs and hatches her young.
BIRDSTONGUE, bárdz'täng. s. An herb.
BIRGANDER, bér'gān-dár.'s. A fowl of the
oose kind. -
Bãi, bérth. s 108. The act of coming into
life ; extraction, lineage ; rank which is inher-
ited by descent; the condition in which any
* is born ; thing born ; the act of bringing
'forth. -
BLRTHDAY, běrth'dā. s. The day on which any
one is, boro.
BIRTHDOM, běrth'dām. s. Privilege of birth.
BIRTHNIGHT, běrth'nite. s. The night in which
any one is oorn. -
Biºč. bërth'pláse. s. Place where any
one is born. .
BIRTHRIGHT, běrth'rité. s. The rights and
privileges to which a man is born ; the right of
the first-born. -
BiRTHSTRANGLED, běrth'străng-gld. a.
Strangled in being born. 359.
See B1Rc11EN.
UTP
BIRTHWORT, běrth'wärt. s. 166. The name of
. . . . a plant.
BISCUIT, bis'kít. s. 341. A kind of hard dry
bread, inade to be carried to sea; a composition
of fine flour, almonds, and sºugar.
into two parts.
BISECTION, bi-sék'shôn. s. 113. A geometrical
term, signifying the division of any quantity
into two equal parts. *.
${SHOP, bish'êp. s. 166. One of the head order
of the clergy. º,
BlSHOP, bish'êp. s. A cant word for a mixture
of wine, oranges, and sugar.
BłSHOPRICK, bish'up-rik. s.
toishop.
BiSHOPWEEI), bishºp-weed. s.
Bł5K, bisk. s. Soup, broth.
BISMUTH, bíz'máth. s. A brittle metal, of a yel-
lowish white colour, lamellated texture, and
moderately hard. Parſtes' Chymistry.
RISSEXTILE, bis-séks'til. s. 140. Leap year.
ºf Mr. Scott places the accent on the first sylla-
ple of this word ; Dr. Kenrick on the first and
last; Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Johnson, W. Johnston,
The diocese of a
A plant.
Dr. Ash, Buchanan, Perry, Eatick, and Bai-Hº
ley, on the second; Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, and ||
W. Johnston, pronounce the last i long, as in tile.
But as the accent is on the second syllable by so
great a majority, analogy determines the last i
to be short.
BISSON, pis'sän. a. 166. Blind. Obsolete.
BISTORT, bis’tórt. s. A plant called snake-weed.
BISTOURY, bistār-É. s. 314. A surgeon's in-
strument used in making incisions.
... BIT, bit. s. The iron part of the bridle which is
put into the horse's mouth.
BIT, bit. s. As much meat as is put into the
mouth at once; a small piece of any thing ; a
Spanish West-India silver coin, valued at seven-
bence halfpenny, sterling.
Tº BIT, bit. v. a. To put the bridle upon a horse.
&BITCH, bitsh. s. The female of the dog kind; a
vulgar name of reproach for a woman.
*To BITE, bite. v. a. To crush or pierce with the
teeth , to give pain by cold; to hurt or pain.
with reproach ; to cut, to wound; to make the
...” Smart with an acrid taste ; to cheat, to
IC
teeth; the act of a fish that takes the bait; a
... sheat, a trick; a sharper.
*BITER, bitär, s 98 He that bites; a fish apt
to take a bait; a tricker, a deceiver.
• 54
Ir 559–Fate, fºr fau, ſº —me met pine, pla;-
“BITEACLE, bit’tá-kl. s. 405. A frame of timber
- ºf -3°. -
in the steerage; where the compass is placed.
More commonly BINAcLE.
BITTER, bittàr. a. 98. Having a hot, acrid, bi
ting taste, like wormwood; sharp, cruel, severe"
calamitous, miserable; reproachful, satirical
unpleasing or hurtful. -
BITTERGROUNT), bittàr-gröänd. s. A plant.
BITTERLY, bittàr-lè. ad. With a bitter taste
in a biting manner; sorrowfully, calamitousiy
sharply; severely. -
Bl'TTERN, bit’tärm. s. 98. A bird with long
legs, which ſeeds upon fish. ... .
BITTERNESS, bit’tár-nēs. s. A bitter taste ;
malice, grudge, hatred, implacability; sharp.
mess, severity of temper ; satire, piquancy,
keenness of reproach; sorrow, vexation, afflic."
{{O} \, *
BITTERSWEET, bit’tär-sweet. s. An apple
which has a compounded taste.
BITUMEN, bě-tū’méu. s. 118, 503. The generic
name of several inflammable bodies of differ-
ent degrees of consistency, from perfect fluidity
to that of a brittle, but very fusible, solid, and
of little specifick gravity. Thacher's Dispensatory.
[[; This word, from the propensity of our han-
guage to the antepenultimate accent, is often
pronounced with the stress on the first syllable,
as if written bit'u-men ; and this last mode of
sounding the word may be considered as the
most common, though not the most learned pro-
nunciation. For Dr. Ash is the only orthüepist
who places the accent on the first syllable ; but
every one who gives the sound of the unaccent-
ed vowels, except Buchanan, very improperly
makes the i long, as in idle; but if this sound be
long, it ought to be slender, as in the second
syllable of visible, terrible, &c. 117, 551.
BITUMINOUS, bě-tū'mè-nās. a. 118.
ounded of bitumen.
BIVALVE, bl’välv. a. 118. Having two valves
or shutters, used of those fish that have two
shells, as oysters.
Bi WALWULAR, bi-vål'v'l-lär. a.
valves.
BłXYVORT, biks'wórt. s. An herb.
B! ZANTINE, biz'ān-time. s. 149. A great piece
of gold valued at fifteen pcunds, which the
Conn-
Having two
king offers upon high festival days.
[[F Ferry is the only orthóepist who pronoun
ces the last i in this word short: and Dr. John-
son remarks, that the first syllable ought to be
spelled with y, as the word arises from the cus
tom established among the emperors of Con
stantinople, anciently called BYzANTIUM.
To BLAB, blåb, v. a. To tell what ought to be
kept secret. -
To BLAB, blåb. v. n. To tell tales.
BLAB, blåb. s. A telltale.
BLABBER, blåb'bár. s. A tattler. *
BLACK, blåk. a. Of the colour of night, dark;
cloudy of countenance, sullen ; horrible, wick,
ed; dismal, mournful.
BLACK-BRYONY, blåk-bri'ê-nē. s. The name
of a plant. " *
BLACK-CATTLE, blák'kåttl. s. Oxen, bulls
and cows. -
BiACK-GUARD, hlāg-gård’. a. 332. A dirty
fellow. A low term. •
BLACK-LEAD, blåk-léd'. s. A mineral found
in the lead mines, much used for pencils.
BLACK-PUDDING, blåk-ptid'ding. s. A kind of
food made of blood and grain. -
BLACKROD, blåk-röd'. s." The usher belonging
to the order of the garter ; so called from the
black rod he carries in his hand. He is usher
of the parliament. - - -
BLACK, blåk. s. A black colour; mourning; a
blackamoor; that part of the eye which is
black. -
To BLACK, blåk. v. a. To make black, to black-
{2|0. - - - - -
BLACKAMOOR, blåka-mêre, s. A negro.
-- a
BLACKBERR
% blák'bér-rè. s. A species of
"bramble; the fruit of it.
Biaćk Bitrij, blåkbārd. s. The name of a bird.
To BLACKEN, blák'km. v. a. 103. To make of
a black cºlour; to darken, to defame.
To BLACKEN, blák'km. v. n. To grow black.
BLACKºšH, blák'ish. a. Somewhat black.
MOOR, blák'môre. s. A negro.
NESS, blák'nés. s. Black colour; dark-
BLACKSMITH, blåksmith. s. A smith that
works in iron, so called from being very smutty.
ACKTAIL, blåk’tále. s. The ruff or pope, A
small fish. f* .
yſłLACKTHORN, blák'thërm. s. The sloe.
TELADDER, blád dàr. s. 98. That vessel in the
body which contains the urine ; a blister, a
pustule. - -
BLADDER-NUT, blád'dār-nāt. s. . A plant.
BLADDER SENNA, blåd'dár-sém'ä. s. A plant.
BLADE, blade. s. The spire of grass, the green
shoots of corn. -
BLADE, blade. s. The sharp or striking part of
a weapon or instrument; a brisk man, either
fierce or gay. *
BLA §§, blåde'bène. s. The scapula, or
scapular bone. -
[ſ’ Probably corrupted from Plutebone : Greek
alºozrxwºrm -
BEAffif, bladéd. a. Having blades or spires.
BLAIN, blåne. s. A pustule, a blister. -
BiºABLE, blå'mā-bl. a. 405. Culpable,
aulty.
BLAMEABLENESS, blå'má-bl-nēs. s. Fault.
BLAMEABLY, blåmå-blé. ad. Culpably.
To BLAME, blame. v. a. To censure, to charge
with a fault. -
BLAME, blåme. s. Imputation of a fault; crime,
hurt.
BLAMEFUL, blame'föl. a. Criminal, guilty.
BLAMELESS, blame'lés. a. Guiltless, innocent.
HLAMELESLY, blåme'lès-lé, éd. Innocently.
BLAMELESNESS, blame'lés-nés. s. Innocence.
BLAMER, blå'már. s. 98. A censurer.
BLAMEWORTHY, blåme'wār-THé. a. Culpa-
ble, blameable. -
To BLANCH, blånsh. v. a. To whiten; to strip
or peel such things as have husks; to obliterate,
to pass over. .
. BLANCHER, blán'shār. s. 98. A whitener.
BLAND, blånd. a. Soft, mild, gentle.
To BLANDISH, blán'dish. v. a. To smooth, to
soften.
BLANDISHMENT, blán'dish-mênt. s. Act of
fondness, expression of tenderness by gesture ;
soft words, kind speeches; kind treatment.
BLANK, blánk. a. White; unwritten ; confused;
without rhyme. ,
BLANK, blånk. s. A void space ; a lot, by which
nothing is gained; a paper unwritten; the point
to which an arrow or shot is directed.
BLANKET, blånkit. s. 99, . A woollen cover,
soft, and loosely woven; a kind of pear. -
To BLANKET, blánk'ít., v. a. To cover with a
blanket; to toss in a blanket.
BiANKLY, blånk'lè. ad.In a blank manner, with
paleness, with confusion.
To BLASPHEME, blås-féme'. v. a. To speak
in terms of impious irreverence of God; to speak
evil of.
To BLASPHEME, blás-féme'.
blasphem
BLASPHE - -
speaks of God in impious and irreverent terms.
WLASPHEMOUS, blászfé'mås. a. Impiously
irreverent with regard to God.
ſº We sometimeshear this word pronounced with
the accent on the second syllable like blas-
É. and as the word blasphemus in Latin
as the second syllable long, and the English
word has the same number of syllables, it has
33°
* ſº ºr
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{-nē, mêve, nër, nôt ;—túbe, tàb, būlī;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this
|BLESSEDNESS, blés'séd-nēs... s.
iFR, blås-fé'mår. s. A wretch *|
as good a right to the accent on the second syl-
lablé, as Sonorous, Bitumen, Acumen, &c.; but
placing the accent on the first syllable of bias
phemous is by much the most polite; as, un
fortunately for the other pronunciation, though
a learned one, it has been adopted by the vul-
gar. 503. -
BLASPHEMOUSLY, blås'fö-mås-lè. ad. Im
piously, with wicked irreverence.
BLASPHEMY, blås'ſé-mê. S. Blasphemy is an
pffering of some indignity unto God himself.
BLAST, blåst... s. A gust, or puff of wind; the
sound made by any instrument of wind musick
the stroke of a malignant planet. *.
To BLAST, blåst. v. a. To strike with some
sudden plague ; to make to wither; to injure,
to invalidate ; to confound, to strike with ter-
ror.
BLASTMENT, blåst'mént. s.
of infection. -
BLATANT, blå'tánt. . a. Bellowing as a calf.
To BLATTER, blåttàr. v. n. To roar. -
BLAY, blå. s. A small whitish river fish; a
bleak.
BLAZE, blaze. s. A flame, the light of the
flame; publication ; a white mark upon a
horse. -
To BLAZE, blaze. v. n. To flame; to be con-
spicuous.
To BLAZE, blåze. v. a. To publish, to make
known ; to blazon; to inflame; to fire. .
BLAZER, blå'zār. s. 98. One that spreads
reports. -
To BLAZON, blå'zn.v.a. 170. To explain, in proper
terms, the figures on ensigns armorial ; to deck,
to embellish ; to display, to set to show; to ce-
lebrate, to set out ; to blaze about, to make
publick. -
BLAZONRY, blå'zn-ré. s. The art of blazoning.
To BLEACH, blèëtsh., v. a. To whiten.
BLEAK, blèke. a. Pale; cold, chill.
BLEAK, blèke. s. A small river fish.
BLEAKNESS, bléke'nés. s. Coldness, chilness,
BLEAKY, blé'ké. a. Bleak, cold, chill.
BLEAR, blèër. a. Dim with rheum or water;
dim, obscure in general,
BLEAREDNESS, blèé réd-més, s. 365. The
state of being dimmed with rheum.
To BLEAT, blète. v. n. To cry as a sheep.
BLEAT, blète. s. The cry of a sheep or lamb.
BLEB, bléb. s. A blister. i
To B1, EED, blèëd. v. m. To lose blood, to run
with blood; to drop as blood.
Sudden stroke
|To BLEED, blèëd, v. a. To let blood.
To BLEMISH, blém'ísh. v. a. To mark with
any deformity : to defame, to tarnish, with res-
ect to reputation.
BLEMISH, blém'ísh. s. A mark of deformity; a
Scar; reproacn, disgrace. -
To BLENCH, blénsh. v. m, 352.
start back. - * * *
To BLEND, blénd. v. a. To mingle togetherg,
to confound ; to pollute, to spoil. .
BLENT, blént The obsolete participle of Blend. . .
To BLESS, blés. v. a. To make happy, to pros-
per, to wish happiness to another 5 to praise ,
to £
To shrink, to
orify for benefits received. -
BLESSED, blés'séd. particip. a. 361. Happy,
§ heavenly felicity. e
BLES #. blés'séd-lè. ad. Happily.
tº º appiness,
felicity, sanctity; heavenly felicity; Divine fa-
-Vollr.
BLESSER, blés'sér. S. 98. He that blesses.
BLESSING, blés'słng. s. 410. Benediction; the
means of happiness; Divine favour. - ,
BLEST, blést. part. a. 361. Happy.
BLEW, blå. The preterit of blow.
BLIGHT, blite. s. 393. Mildew ; any thing
nipping, or blasting.
To BLIGHT, blite. v. a. To blast, to hinder from
fertility. . . . . ..
BLIND, blind. a. Without sight, dark; intel







Broº
56
BLO
IIP 559–Fâte, fār, fall, fat ;—mè, mét;—pine, plm;—
;
º: ; unseen, private ; dark, obscure.
To BLIND, blind. v. a. To make blind; to dar-
ken ; to obscure to the eye; to obscure to the
understanding.
BLIND, blind. s. Something to hinder the sight;
something to mislead.
To BLINDFOLD, blind'föld. v. a. To hinder
from seeing by blinding the eyes.
BLINDFOLD, blind'föld. a. Having the eyes
covered.
BLINDLY, blind'lè. ad. Without sight; im-
plicitly, without examination ; without judg-
ment or direction.
BLINDMAN'S-BUFF, blind-mânz-báſ'. s. A
play in which some one is to have his eyes co-
vered, and hunt out the rest of the company;
BLINDNESS, blind'més. s. Want of sight; ig-
norance, intellectual darkness.
BLINDSIDE, blind-side'... s. Weakness, foible.
BLINDWORM, blind'wärm. s. A simall viper,
venomous. -
To BLINK, blink. v. m. To wink; to see ob-
scurely. %
[[P This word has been used for some years,
chiefly in Parliament, as a verb active; as when
•speaker has omitted to take notice of some
material point in question, he is said to blink
the question. It were to be wished that every
word which finds its way into that house had as
good a title to remain there as the present
word. It combines in its signification an omis-
sion and an artful intention to omit; and as this
cannot be so handsomely or so comprehensively
expressed by any other word, this word, in this
sense, ought to be received.
BLINKARD), blink'êrd. s. 98.
bad eyes; something twinkling.
Bišš’ tiis. . if
mess; the happiness of blessed souls ; felicity
im §.
Bº SFUL, blis'föl. a. Happy in the highest
€9. Tee.
Biššully, blis'föl-lè; ad. Happily.
BLISSFULNESS, blis'föl-nēs. s. Happiness.
BLISTER, blis'tár. s. 98. A pustule formed by
raising the cuticle from the cutis; any swelling
inade by the separation of a film or skin from
the other parts.
To BLISTER, blis’tár. v. n.
To BLISTER, blis’tàr. v. a.
by some hurt.
BLITHE, blithe. a. 467. Gay, airy.
BLITHELY, blith'lé. ad. In a blithe manner.
[G’ These compounds of the word blithe ought to
be written with the final e, as blithely, blithesome,
&c. for as they stand in Johnson, the i might
be pronounced short.—See Introduction to the
Rhyming Dictionary, Orthographical Apho-
rism the 8th. •
BLITHENESS, blith'nés. r
BLITHESOMENESS, blith'sám-nés. S.
The§§ of being blithe.
BLITHESOME, blith'súm. a. Gay, cheerful.
To BLOAT, blóte. v. a. To swell. *
To BLOAT, blóte. . v. m. To grow turgid.
One that has
To rise in blisters.
To raise blisters
BLOATEDNESS, bló'téd-nés. s. Turgidness;
swelling.
BLOBBER, blöb'bár. s. .98. A bubble.
BLQBBERLIP, blób'bār-lip. s. A thick lip.
2BLQBBERLIPPED, blób'bár-lipt. H
BLOBLIPPED, blób'lipt. 8. Jºia.V-
ing swelled or thick lips.
BLOCK, blók. s.
ber 5, a rough piece of marble; the wood on
which hats are formed; the wood on which cri.
miuals are beheaded; an obstruction, a stop ;
a sea term for a pulley; a blockhead.
10 BLSA.K. bººk. v. a. To shut up, to enclose.
BLOCK-HOUSE, blók'hôāse. s." A fortress
built to obstruct or block up a pass.
sººrin, blök tin' s. Tin pure or un-
ſºil. I
A short heavy piece of tim-l
BLOCKADE, blök-kåde'. s. A siege carried on
by §§§ the place.
To BLOCK B. blök-käde'. v. a. To shut up
BLOCKHEAD, blók'héd. s. A stupid fellow, a
dolt, a man without parts. .
Bººkheaded, blök-Łódéd.
llil.
BLOCKISH, blökish. a. Stupid, dull
BLOCKISHLY, blók'īsh-lè. ad.
manner. -
BLOCKISHNESS, blók?sh-nēs. s. Stupidity
BLOOD, blåd. s. 308. The red fluid that cir.
culates in the bodies of animals; child; proge-
my; family, kindred; descent, lineage ; birth,
high extraction; murder, violent death ; tem-
per of mind, state of the passions; hot spark;
man of fire. .
To BLOOD, blåd. v. a. To stain with blood; to
inure to blood, as a hound; to heat; to exas-
Hº: -
BLOOD-BOLTERED, blådböl-tärd. a. Blood-
sprinkled. *
BLOOD-STONE, blåd'stöne. s. The blood-stone
is green, spotted with a bright blood-red. .
BLOOD-THIRSTY, blåd'ihărs-té. a. Desirous
to shed blood.
BLOOD-FLOWER, blåd'flöðr. s. A plant.
BLOODGUILTINESS, blåd'gilt-ê-nēs. s. Mur-
der.
BLOOD-HOUND, blåd'hôānd. s. A hound
that follows by the scent. -
BLOODILY, bºid'é-lè. ad. Cruelly.
BLOODINESS, blåd'é-nēs. s. The state of be-
ing bloody. -
BLOODLESS, blåd'lés. a. Without blood, dead,
without slaughter. -
a. Stupid,
in a stupid
& || BLOODSHEß, blådshéd. s. The crime of blood,
e highest degree of happi-
or murder; slaughte
2
T.
blåd'shéd-dār. s.
BLoðūsāEDDER Mur,
erer.
BLOODSHOT, blåd'shôt. g
Bijóñsłłóirín, blad'shôt-tn. ; a. Filled
with blood bursting from its proper vessels. 103.
BLOODSUCKER, blåd'sák-àr. s. A leech, a fly;
any thing that sucks blood; a murderer.
BLOODY, blåd'é. a. Stained with blood; cruel,
murderous.
BLOOM, blóðm. s. A blossom ; the state of im-
maturity. .
To BLOOM, blööm. v. n. To bring or yield
blossoms; to produce, as blossoms; to be in a
state of youth.
BLOOMY, blóóm'mè. a. Full of blooms; flow-
ery.
Biºssom, blós's&m. s. 166. The flower that
grows on any plant. -
To BLOSSOM, blés'sſm. v. n.
blossoms.
To BLOT, blót. v. a. To obliterate, to make
writing invisible; to efface, to erase ; to blur
to disgrace, to disfigure ; to darken.
BLOT, blót. s. An obliteration of something
written; a blur; a spot; a spot in reputation.
Blºch, blótsh. s. A spot or pustule upon the
SKI Il.
To BLOTE, blóte. v. a. To smoke, or dry by
the smoke. -
BLOW, bló. s. 324. A stroke ; the fatal stroke
a single action ; a sudden event; the act of a
fly, by which she lodges eggs in flesh.
To BLOW bló. v. m. To move with a current
of air: This word is used sometimes imperson.
allur with It; to pant, to puff; to breathe hard"
to sound by being blown ; to play musically by
wind ; to bloom; to blossom ; to blow over, to
pass away without effect; to blow up, to fly into
, the air by the force of gunpowder,
To BLOW, bló. v. a. To drive by the force of
the wind; to inflame with wind; to swell, to puff
into size; to sound an instrument of wind mu-
sick; to warm with the breath 3 to spread by
To put forth
report; to infect with the eggs of flies; Toblow
BOA
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—mö, móve, nôr, māt;—túbe, tab, büll ;—ºil ,-pôānd ;—thin 3 THIS.

out, to extinguish by wind ; To blow up, to raise ||
or swell with breath; To blow up, to destroy
with gunpowder; To blow upon, to make stale.
bj,OW ZE, blóēzè. s. 323. A ruddy fat-faced
wench ; a female whose hair is in disorder.
BLOWZY, blöö'zé. a. Sun-burnt, high-coloured.
BLUBBER, blåb'bár. s. The part of a whale
that contains the oil.
To BLUBBER, blåb'bár. v. n. To weep in such
a manner as to swell the cheeks.
BLUDGEON, blåd'jān. s. 259. A short stick,
with one end loaded. -
BLUE, blå. a. 335. One of the seven original
colours. • ,
BLUEBOTTLE, blü'bôt-tl. s. A flower of the
bell shape ; a fly with a large blue belly.
BLUELY, blå'lè. ad. With a blue colour.
[Gº There is an inconsistency in spelling this and
similar words with the silent e, and leaving it
out in duly and truly, which shows how much our
orthography still wants regulating, motwith-
standing the labour and attention of Dr. John-
son. My opinion is, that the servile e ought to
be omitted in these words : for my reasons, I
must refer the inspector to the Introduction to
the Rhyming Dictionary, Aphorism the 8th.
Bºness, blå'nés. s. The quality of being
, blue.
BLUFF, blåf. a. Big, surly, blustering.
BLUISH, blå"ish a. Blue in a small degree.
To BLUNDER, blán'dár. v. n. 98. To mistake
grossly; to err very widely; to flounder, to
stumble. -
To BLUNDER, blón'dër. v. a. To mix foolish-
ly, or blindly, ...
BLUNDER, blån'dár. s.
mistake.
BLUNDERBUSS, blón'dār-bás. s. A gun that
is discharged with many bullets.
BLUNDERER, blån'dār-ár. s. A blockhead.
BLUNDERHEAD, blón'dār-héd. s. A stupid
fellow.
BLUNT, blånt. a. Dull on the edge or point,
not sharp ; dull in understanding, not quick;
rough, not delicate; abrupt, not elegant.
To BLUNT, blånt. v. a. To dull the edge or
point; to repress or weaken any appetite.
BLUNTLY, blånt'lè. ad. Without sharpness;
coarsely, plainly.
Bºš. biánt'més. . s. Want of edge or
point ; coarseness, roughness of manners.
PLUR, blår. s. A blot, a stain. > .
To BLUR, blår. v. a. To blot, to efface; to
stain.
To BLURT, blårt. v. a. To let fly without think
ing. -
To BLUSH, blåsh. v. n. To betray shame or
confusion, by a red colour in the cheeks; to
carry a red colour.
RLUSH, blåsh. s. The colour in the cheeks; a
red or purple colour; sudden appearance.
jº, blåsh'é. a. Having the colour of a
blush.
To BLUSTER, blåstår. v. n.
storm ; to bully, to puff.
BLUSTER, blåstör. s.
boast, boisterousness.
BLUSTERER, blåstår-àr. s.
bully.
BLUSTROUS, blås'trås. . a. Tumultuous, noisy.
B4), bě. interj. A word of terrour.
B. ) AR, böre. s. 295. The male swine.
ry)ARD, běrd. s. A piece of wood of more
length and breadth than thickness; a table, at
which a council or court is held; a court of ju-
x isdiction ; the deck or floor of a ship.
10 BOARD, běrd. v. a. To enter a ship by force;
A gross or shameful
To roar, as a
Roar, noise, tumult;
A swaggerer, a
• v attack, or make the first attempt; to lay or || man.
BQGGY, běg'gé. a. 183. Marshy, swampy
lave with boards. e ºf
To BOARD, běrd. v. n. To live in a house, where
a certain rate is paid for eatin
8.
EU) ARD wages#d wººl. s.99. Wages allow-
*
|BOATMAN, bote’mán.
ed to servants to keep themselves in victuals.
BOARDER, bor'dār. s. One who diets with an
other at a certain rate. t
BOARISH, bore’īsh. a. Swinish, brutal, cruel.
To BOAST, běst. v. m. To display one's own
worth or actions. -
To BOAST, běst. v. a. To brag of; to magnify
to exalt. *
BQAST, běst. s. A proud speech; cause of boast-
Ing.
BQASTER, běst'âr. s. A bragger.
BOASTFUL, běst'föl. a. Ostentatious.
BQASTINGLY, bºst’īng-lè. ad. Ostentatiously.
BQAT, běte. s. 295. A vessel to pass the water
II] .
BOATION, bě-à'shôn. s. Roar, noise.
BOATSMAN, bětes'mán. ; S. 83.
He that manages a boat.
BOATSWAIN, bě'sn. s. An officer on board a
... ship, who has charge of all her rigging, ropes,
* cables, and amohors.
[[G. This word is universally pronounced in com-
mon conversation as it is here marked: but in
reading it would savour somewhat of vulgarity
to contract it to a sound so very, unlike the or-
thography. It would be advisable, therefore,
in those who are not of the naval profession,
where it is technical, to pronounce this word,
when they read it, distinctly as it is written.
To BOB, běb. v. a. To beat, to drub; to cheat;
to gain by fraud.
To i; bób. v. m. To play backward and for-
Wałęſ.
BOB, běb. s. Something that hangs so as to play
foose; the words repeated at the end of a stan-
za; a blow; a short wig. . . *
BOBBIN, bâb'bin. s. A small pin of wood with a
notch.
BOBCHERRY, běb'tshér-rè. s. . A play among
children, in which the cherry is hung so as to
bob against the mouth.
BOBTAIL, běb'täle. s. Cut tail. &
BOBTAILED, běb'täl’d. a. 359. Having a tail
Cut. -
BOBWIG, běb'wig. s. A short wig.
To BODE, běde. v. a. To portend, to be the omen
O
f. A.
BODEMENT, běde'mént. s. Portent, omen.
To BODGE, bědje. v. n. To boggle.
BODICE, běd'dis. s. 142. Stays, a waistcoat
quilted with whalebone. t
BODILESS, běd'dè-lès. a. Incorporeal, without
a body.
BODILY, běd'dé-lè. a. Corporeal, containing
body; relating to the body, not the mind; real,
actual. -
BODILY, běd'dè-lè. ad. Corporeally. - *
BODKIN, běd'kin. s. An instrument with a small
blade and sharp point; an instrument to draw
a thread or ribbon through a loop; an instru-
ment to dress the hair. -
BODY, běd'dé. s. The material substance of an
amimal; matter, opposed to spirit; a person; a
human being ; reality, opposed to representa-
tion ; a collective mass; the main army; the
battle; a corporation; the outward condition;
the main part; a pandect; a general collection,
strength, as wine of a good body. • .
BODY-CLOTHES, běd'dè-ckºze. s. Clothing
for horses that are dieted.
BOG, bág, s. A marsh, a fen, a morass.
BOG-TROTTER, běg'tröt-tūr. s. One that lives
in a boggy country.
To Bogëi.e., bög'gl. v. n. 405. To start, to fly
back; to hesitate.
BOGGLER, běg'glár. s. A doubter, a timorous
BQGHOUSE, běg'höhse. s. A house of office.
BOHEA, bºhè'. s. A species of tea,
To BOIL, hēil. v. n. 299. To be agitated by heat”
BOM"
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BON
II, 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mēt;—pine, pīn;–
to be hot, to be fervent ; to move like boiling
water; to be in hot liquor,
To BOIL, běil. v. a. To seeth ; to heat by putting
into boiling water; to dress in boiling water
BOILER, bčā'ār. s. The person that boils any
thing; the vessel in which any thing is boiled
BOISTEROUS, běis'tér-ás. a. Violent, loud, roar-
ing, §§§ § turbulent, furious ; unwieldy.
BößöūšLY, biºterºsis.'ai violenty,
tumultuously.
BOISTEROUSNESS, bčís’tér-às-mês. s. Tumul-
tuousness, turbulence. ”
BOLARY, bě'lā-ré. a. Partaking of the nature of
bole:
BOLD, bold. a. Daring, brave, stout; executed
with spirit; confident, not scrupulous; impu-
dent, rude; licentious; standing out to the
view; To make bold, to take freedoms.
To BOLDEN, bold'd'm. v. m. 103. To make bold.
BOLDFACE, běld'fäse. s. Impudence, sauciness.
BOLDFACED, běld'faste. a. Impudent. :
BOLDLY, bělálē. ad. In a hold manner. *
BOLDNESS, bold'més. s. Courage, bravery; ex
emption from caution ; assurance, impudence.
BOLE, běle. s. The body or trunk of a tree; a
kind of earth; a measure of corm containing
six bushels.
BOLIS, bě'lis. s. Bolis is a great fiery ball, swiftly
hurried through the air, and generally drawing
a tail after it.
BOLL, běle. s. 406. A round stalk or stem.
BOLSTER, běle'står. s. . Something laid in the
bed, to support the head; a pad, or quilt; com-
press for a wound.
To BOLSTER, běle'stër. v. a. To support the
head with a bolster; to afford a bed to ; to hold
wounds together with a compress ; to support,
to maintain. '
BOLT, bělt. s. An arrow, a dart; a tounderbolt;
Bolt upright, that is, upright as an arrow, the
bar of a door; an iron to fasten the legs; a spot
or stain.
To BOLT, bělt. v. a. To shut or fasten with a
bolt; to blurt out; to fetter, to shackle ; to sift,
or separate with a sieve ; to examine, to try
out ; to purify, or purge.
To BOLT, bolt. v. n. To spring out with speed
and suddenness.
BOLTER, běl'tär. s.
from bran. .
BOLTHEAD, bolt'héd. s. A long straight-mecked
lass vessel; a matrass, or receiver.
BOLTING-HOUSE, bolting-hôāse. s. The place
where meal is sifted.
BOLTSPRIT, or BOWSPRIT, bo'sprit. s. A mast
running out at the head of a ship, not standing
§§ aslope.
BOLUS, bě'lús, s. A medicine made up into a
soft mass, larger than pills. -
BQMB, bām. s. 165. . A loud noise; a hollow iron
oall, or shell, filled with gunpowder, and fur-
nished with a vent for a fusee, or wooden tube,
filled with combustible matter; to be thrown
out from a mortar.
[[G. I do not hesitate to follow Dr. Kemrick and
Mr. Nares, in this word, and all its compounds,
in giving the o its fourth sound, equivalent to
the second sound of u, though contrary to Mr.
Sheridan's pronunciation, which makes it rhyme
with Tom, from, &c. Dr. Johnson's derivation
of the verb to bump, from the same origin as
bomb, makes the pronunciation I have given
In Ore #. analogy.
BQMBCHEST, būm'tshés s. A kind of chest
filled with bombs, place under ground, to blow
up in the air. •
BOMB-KETCH, būm'kétsh. Q
BOMB-WESSEL, bám’vés-sèl. ; 5.
A kind of ship, strongly built, to bear the shock
of a mortar -
A sieve to separate meal
BOMBARD, iambard, A great gun , a bar-
ref for wine • I &
To BOMBARD,bām-bärd'. v. a. To attack with
ombs.
BOMBARDIER, bām-bár-dèër'. 5. 275. The en
gineer, whose employment it is to shoot bombs.
BOMBARDMENT, bām-bärd'mént. s. An attack
made by throwing bombs.
BOMBASIN, būm-bā-zèën'. s. A slight silken stuff
BQMBAST, bám’bàst. s. Fustian; big words
BQMBAST, bām‘bāst. a. High-scanding.
|BOMBASTICK, bám-bāstik. a. High-sounding,
pompotis.
[[G. Dr. Ash, is the only lexicographer who has
inserted this word; but I think its general usage
entitles it to a place in the language, especially
as it has the true adjective termination, and re.
iieves us from the ºnconvenience to which our
language is so su' ºt, that of having the sub-
stantive and adje we of the same form; and
though, as bombas stands in Dr. Johnson, the
substantive has the accent on the last syllable,
and the adjective on the first, contrary, I think,
to the analogy of accentuation, 494; yet this is
but a bungling way of supplying the want of
differeni words for different parts of speech.-
See Bow L.
BOMBULATION, būm-bū-lä'shôn. s.
Y101S62.
BONAROBA, bě-mâ-rö'bá. s. A whore.
BONASUS, bě-uá'sús. s. A kind of buffalo.
BONCHRETIEN, bán-krè'tshéén. s. A species
of pear.
BOND, bºnd. s. Cords, or chains, with which
any one is bound ; ligament that holds any
thing together ; union, connection ; imprison
ment, captivity; cement of union, cause of
union ; a writing of obligation; law by which
any one is obliged. 90
BONDAGE, böm'däge. s.
risonment.
BONDMAID, běnd'mäde. s. A woman slave.
BONDMAN, běnd'mán. S. 88. A man slave.
BOND SERVANT, bönd'sér-vânt. s. A slave.
BONDSERVICE, běnd'sér-vis. s. Slavery.
BONDSLAVE, běnd'slave. s. A man in slavery
BONDSMAN, bömdz'mán. s 88. One bound for
another.
Bºnwoman, bónd'wtim-àm. s.
SI3We. • ,
BONE, běne. s. The solid parts of the body of
an animal; a fragment of meat, a bone with as
much flesh as adheres to it ; To make no bones
to make no scruple ; dice,
To BONE, běne. v. a. To take out the bones from
the flesh. *
BONELACE, běne-lâse'. s. Flaxen lace.
BONELESS, běne'lés. a. Without bones.
To BONESET, běme'sét, v. m. To restore a bone
out of joint, or join a bone broken.
BONESETTER, bone'sét-tár. s. One who makes
a practice of setting bones. -
BONFIRE, běn'fire. s. A fire made for triumph.
[[; Mr. Sheridan pronounces this word bonefire,
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, and W.
Johnston, make the first syllable rhyme with
don; and though in the first edition of this
Dictionary I made it rhyme with tun, I now
refer the sound rhyming with don.
BONGRACE, būn'grás. s. A covering for the
forehead. ' ;
BQNNET, běn'nit. s. 99. A hat, a cap.
BONNETS, běn'nits. s. Small sails set on the
courses of the mizzen, mainsail, and foresail.
BQNNILY, běn'né-lè; ad. Gaily, handsomely.
BONNINESS, běn'né-nés. s. Gaiety, handsome.
, IlešS.
BONNY, běn'né. a. Handsome, beautiful; gay,
Inerry. - .
BONNY-CLABBER, běn'né-klâb'bár. s. Sour
buttermilk. - -
A
BöNüMMAGNUM, bonām-magnäm. s.
BONY, bě'mè.a. Consisting of bones; full of bones
Sound,
Captivity, im-
A woman
reat plum.
poſt
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B{)T
—nº, mêve, nãr, mºnt, t'be, tºb, būll;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
BOOBY, bě3'bè. s. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow.
BOOK, běčk. s. A volume in which we read or
write; a particular part of a work; the regis-
ter in which a trader keeps an account; In
books, in kind remembrance; Without book,
by memory.
To BOOK, běčk. v. a... To register in a book.
BOOK-KEEPING, běók'kéép-ing, s. The art of
keeping accounts. f
BOOKBINDER, běčk'bin-dár. s. A man whose
rofession it is to bind books. . . " ..
BOOKFUL, běčk'föl. a, Crowded with undi-
ested knowledge.
BOOKISH, běčk'ísh. a. Given to books
B00KISHNESS, běók'ísh-nés. s. Over-studious-
TheSS.
BOOKLEARNED, běčk'lérn-éd. a. Versed in
books.
BOOKLEARNING, běčk'lérn-ing, s. Skill in
literature; acquainted with books.
BOOKMAN, běók'mān. s. 88. A man whose pro-
fession is the study of books. -
BOOKMATE, běčk'māte. s. School-fellow.
BOOKSEi,LER, běčk'sé!-lär. s. A man whose
profession it is to sell books.
BOOKWORM, běčk'wärm. s. A mite that eats
holes in books ; a student too closely fixed up-
on books. º
BOOM, béðm. s. In sea language, a long pole
used to spread out the clue of the studding
sail; a pole with bushes or baskets, set up as a
mark to show the sailors how to steer ; a bar
laid across a harbour to keep out the enemy.
To BOOM, běóm. v. n. To rush with violence.
BQQN, báón. s. A gift, a grant.
BOON, běčm. a. Gay, merry.
BOOR, běór. s. A lout, a clown.
BQCRISH, béðr'?sh... a. Clownish, rustick.
BOQRISHLY, báðr'ish-lè. ad. After a clownish.
III alliſt Cº. sº
BOORISHNESS, béðr'ſsh-nēs. s. Coarseness
of manners.
To BOOT, běót. v. a. To profit; to advantage;
to enrich, to benefit.
BOOT, běót. s. Profit, gain, advantage; To
boot, with advantage, over and above ; booty,
or plunder. J
BOOT, běót. s. A covering for the leg, used by
horsemen.
BOOT, of a coach, béðt. s.
coach-box.
BOOT-HOSE, báðt'hôze. s. Stockings to serve
for boots.
BOOT-TREE, běót'tréé. s. Wood shaped like a
leg, to be driven into boots for stretching them.
Bööß. bóðt'kétsh-ör. s. The per-
son whose business at an inn is to pull off the
boots of passengers.
BOQTFD, hóðt'éd. a. ſm boots.
BOQTH, běóTH. s. A house built of boards or
boughs.
Bódºss, bööt'lés. a. Useless, unavailing ;
without success.
BOOTY, běó'té. s. Plunder, pillage; things got-
ten by robbery; To play booty, to lose by design.
BOPEEP, bě-pèép'. s. To play Bopeep, is to
look out, and draw back, as if frighted.
BORACHIO, bě-rât'tshö. s. A druńkard.
BORABLE, bě'rā-bl. a. That may be bored.
BQRAGE, bár'idje. a .90, 165. A plant. .
BORAX, běráks. s. A chymical salt. principal-
ly found in the East-Indies, consisting of bo-
racic acid united with soda. When impure, it
is called tincal. -
BORDEL, běr'dél. s. A brothel, a bawdy-house.
BORDER, běr'dár. s. 98. The outer part or
edge of any thing; the edge of a country; the
outer part of a garment adorned with needle-
work, a bank raised round a garden, and set
with flowers. -
To BORDER, běr'där. W. m. To confine upon ;
to approach nearly to.
The place under the
To BORDER, běr'dār. v. a. To adorn with abor-
der ; to reach, to touch.
BORDERER, běr'dār-àr. s. 555. He that dwells
on the borders. *
To BQRE, běre. v. a. To pierce in a hole.
To BORE, běre. v. n. To make a hole; to push
forward to a certain point.
BORE, bore. s. The hole made by boring; the
instrument with which a hole is bored; thesize
of any hole.
BORE, böre. The preterit of bear,
BOREAL, bě rê-ál. a. Northern.
BOREAS, bě'rè-ás. s. The north wind.
BQREE, bě-rèë'. s. A step in dancing.
BORN, běrn, part. pass. Come ºire.
BQRNE, běrné, part, pass. Carried, supported.
BOROUGH, bárró. s. 318, 390. A town with a
corporation. t
To BORROW, běr'rö. v. a. To take something
from another upon credit; to ask of another
the use of something for a time; fºuse as one's
own, though not belonging to one.
BORROWER, běr'rô-ár. s. He that borrows •
he that takes what is another's. -
BQSCAGE, bös'káje. s. 90. Wood, or wood-
lands.
BQSKY, būs'kè. a. Woody.
BQSOM, běš'zām. s. The breast, the heart; the
innermost part of an enclosure ; the folds of
the dress that cover ine breast; the tender affec-
tions ; inclination ; desire: in composition,
implies intimacy, confidence, fondness, as my
bosom friend.
[[G. This word is pronounced four ways, Bozum,
Buzzum, and Boozam, the oo like u in bull; and
boozum, as ou in house. Sheridan and Scott
adopt the third sound ; Perry seems to mark
the fourth ; Dr. Kenrick has the second and
fourth, but seems to prefer the former; and W.
Johnstou has the second ; and that is, in my
opinion, the most general : but the stage seems
to have adopted the fourth sound, which has
given it a currency among polite speakers, and
makes it the most fashionable. Mr. Elphin-
stone, a nice observer, as well as a deep inves-
tigator, announces the second, but tells us that
the third was the original pronunciation.
To BOSOM, běó'zām. v. a. To enclose in the
boson; to conceal in privacy.
BOSON, bě'sm s. 170, 103.
Boatswain, which see.
BOSS, běs. s. A stud; the part rising in the
midst of any thing ; a thick body of any kind.
BOSSAGE, bás'säje. s. 90. Any stone that has a
rojecture. -
§§ º: S. º l A species of crowfoot.
BOTANICAL, bě-tán'é-kál. -
BOTANICK, bö-tán'nïk. ; a. Relatil.g. to
herbs ; skilled in herbs.
BOTANIST, bět'ä-mist. s. 503, b. 543. One skill-
ed in plants. -
BOTANOLOGY, bêt-àn-Öl'òjë. s. A discourse
upon plants. 518. t t
BOTANY, bět'à-nē. s. The science of plants;
that part of Natural History which relates to
vegetables.
BOTCH, bětsh s. 352. A swelling, or eruptive
discoloration of the skin; a part, in any work
ill finished; an adventitious part clumsily added
To BOTCH, bětsh. v. a. To mend or patch clothes
clumsily ; to put together unsuitably, or un-
skilfully; to mark with botches.
BOTCHY, bět'tshë. a. Marked with botches.
BOTH, bºth. a. 46. The two.
BOTH, both. conj. As well.
BOTS, běts. s. Small worms in the cntrails of
Corrupted from
wº -
a º
horses.
i BOTTLE, bě'tl. s. 405. A small vessel of glasa,
or other matter; a quantity of wine usually put
into a bottle, a quart; a quantity of hay or
grass bundled up. *
To BOTTLE, bět’tl. v. a. To enclose-in bottles.
ROU
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BOW
[[P 559.--Fāte, fâr, fäll, fät ;— mè, mét ;—plme, phi ;—
ROTTLEFLOWER, bět’tl-flöß-àr. s. A plant.
BOTTLESCREW, bêt’tl-skróð. s. A screw to
ll out the cork.
BOTTOM, bět’tàm. s. 166. The lowest part of
any thing; the ground under the water;, the
foundation, the groundwork; a dale, a valley;
the deepest part; bound, limit; the utmost of
any man's capacity; the last resort; a vessel
for navigation; a chance, or security; a ball of
thread wound up together.
To BOTTOM, bět’töm. v. a. To build up, to fix
upon as a support; to wind upon something.
To BOTTOM, bottàm. v. m. To rest upon as its
§§§
BOTTOMED, bottöm'd. a. 359. Having a bot-
tona.
BOTTOMLESS, bět’tām-lés. a. Without a bot-
tom, fathomless.
BOTTOMRY, bottàm-rè. s. The act of borrow-
ing money on a ship's bottom. e
BOUD, běšd. s. An insect which breeds in
malt.
To BOUGE, běódje. v. n. 315. To swell out.
BOUGH, běš. s. 313. An arm or a large shoot
of a tree.
BOUGHT, bāwt. 319. Preter. of To buy.
To BOUNCE, böünse. v. n. To fall or fly a-
gainst anything with great force; to make a
sudden leap ; to boast, to bully,
BOUNCE, böänse. s. A strong sudden blow ; a
sudden crack or noise ; a boast, a threat.
Böğ. böún'sár. s. A boaster, a bu}ly, an
empty threatener; a liar.
Bööß, böänd. s. 313. A limit, a boundary ; a
limit by which any excursion is restrained ; a
leap, a jump, a spring; a rebound.
To BOUND, běšnd. v. a. To limit, to terminate;
to restrain, to confine ; to make to bound.
To BOUND, bčánd. v. n. To jump, to spring ;
to rebound, to fly back. -
BOUND, báñnd. Participle passive of Bind.
BOUND, bčánd, a. Destined, intending to come
to any place.
BOUNDARY, běšn'dá-rè. s. Limit, bound.
BOUNDEN, bčān'dén. Participle passive of
Bind.
BOUNDING-STONE, běčm'ding-stöme. Q
BOUND-STONE, běčnd'stöne. Ş
A stone to play with.
BOUNDLESSNESS, běšndlés-nés. s. Exemp-
tion from limits.
Bºpless, böāmd’lés. a. Unlimited, uncon-
IleC1.
BOUNTEOUS, běšn'tchè-às. a. 263. Liberal,
kind, genero
US. -
BOUNTEOUSLY, běšn'tchè-ás-lè. ad. Liberal-
S.
ly, §§ -
BOUNTEOUSNESS, běšn'tchè-às-nés. s. Mu-
mificence, liberality. -
BööNiñtſ. böög'tè-fúl. a. Liberal, generous,
munificent.
BOUNTIFULLY, bčán'té-fúl-lè... ad. Liberally.
Bºº. º: s. The
guality of being bountiful, generosity.
Bººji S
BOUNTIHOOD, bºn'té-hăd. § --
Goodness, virtue.
BOUNTY, bčān'té. s. Generosity, liberality, mu-
nificence.
To BOURGEON, būrjān. v. m. 313, 259. To
Sprout, to shoot into branches.
N, borne. s. A bound, a limit; a brook, a
torrent.
IIG. Inave differed from Mr.Sheridan and Dr.Ken-
rick in the pronunciation of this word. They
make it sound as if written boorn; but if my
memory fail me not, it is a rhyme to mourn up-
on the stage; and Mr. Garrick so pronounced it.
* That undiscover'd country, from whose bourn
* No traveller returns.”-Shakspeare's Hamlet.
I am fortified in this pronunciation by the suſ-
§: of Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Nares and Mr.
Illtºls . . -- ** ~, , *s
**
To BOUSE, běóze. v. m. To drink lavishly
BOUSY, bčózé. a. Drumken.
BQUT, běit. s. A turn, as much of an action as
is performed at one time. -
To BOW, běš. v. a. To bend or inflect; to bend
the body in token of respect or submission ; to
bend, or incline, in condescension; to depress,
to crush. |
To BOW, běš. v. a. To bend, to suffer flexure,
to make a reverence; to stoop ; to sink under
}TeSSUll'e. --
BOW, běii. s. An act of reverence or submission.
BOW, bø. s. An instrument of war; a rainbow ,
the instrument with which string instruments
are played upon ; the doubling of a string in a
slip knot; Bow of a ship, that part of her which
begins at the loof, and ends at the sternmost
part of the forecastle.
To BOW, bě. To bend sideways.
[[; While some words are marrowing and com-
tracting their original signification, others are
dividing and subdividing into a thousand differ-
ent acceptations. The verb to bow, rhyming
with cow, might originally signify flexure every
way, and so serve for that action which made
any thing crooked, let its direction be what it
would : but it appears certain, that at present
it only means that flexure, which is vertical,
and which may be called a bowing down, but is
by no means so applicable to that flexure
which is sideways or horizontai, and for which,
necessity seems insensibly to have brought the
verb I have inserted into use. This verb seems
accompanied by the word out as the cther is by
down, and we may say such a thing bows down,
but another thing bows out, or swells sideways ;
the first verb is pronounced so as to rhyme with
cow, now, &c. and the last with go, no, &c. Mil-
ton seems to have used the word with. this
sound, where in his Penseroso he says-
“And love the high embowed roof,
“With antique pillars' massy proof.”
But as nothing can tend more to the ambiguity of
language than to have words spelled in the
same manner sounded differently in order to
distinguish their meaning by their pronuncia-
tion, I would humbly advise to spell the word
bow, (to shoot with,) and the verb to bow (to
bend sideways,) with the final e, this slight ad-
dition will relieve a reader from the embarrass-
ment he is under at first sight, where he is not
thoroughly acquainted with the circumstances
of a relation, and does not know how to pro-
nounce the word till he has read the context.
For the propriety of this additional e, see the
words Bow L and ForM.
I cannot refrain from quoting Mr. Nares on this
word, as his opinion has great authority :—“A
“bow for arrows, and to bow, when it signifies
merely to bend any thing, have ow like 6 long.
“ This distinction I believe to be right, though
“ our great Lexicographer has not noticed it.
“He gives to bow, in every sense, the regular
“sound of ow, (that is rhyming with cow.) But
“ of this instance the first and fourth appear to
“ be erroneous ; the third is doubtful; and in
“ the second, the word is used to express an in-
“ clination of the body, but metaphorically ap-
“ plied to trees. See the four instances from
“Shakspeare, Dryden, and Locke, under To
“ bow, v. a. No. 1.”
A want of attending to the different ideas the
word bow conveys, as it is differently sounded,
has occasioned the inconsistent sea terms; the
bow of a ship, rhyming with cow, and an an-
chor, called the best bower, rhyming with hour ;
and bow, in the word bowsprit, rhyming with
o, no, &c.
Bãº, bö'bént. a. Crooked.
BOW-HAND, bě'hānd. s. The hand that draws
the bow. - *
BOW-LEGGED, bølégd. a. 359. Having crooks
ed legs, -
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—nó, móve, nár, nāt;—töbe, túb, bād;—ºil;-pôānd;—thin, THrs.
BOWELS, běš'éls. s. Intestimes, the vessels
and organs within the body; the immer parts
of anything ; tenderness, compassion.
BOWER, bčā'ār. s. 98. An arbour: it seems to
signify, in Spenser, a blow, a stroke.
BOWER, běš'âr. s. Anchor so called.
BOWERY, běi'ār-ré. a. Full of bowers. -
BOWL, bole. s. A vessel to hold liquids; the
hollow part of any thing; a basin, a fountain.
—See the next word. -
BOWL, bøle. S. Round mass rolled along the
ground.
[Gº Many respectable speakers pronounce this
word so as to rhymne with howl, the noise made
#." dog. Dr. Johnson, Mr. Elphinstone, and
. Perry, declare for it; but Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Smith, pro-
nounce it as the vessel to hold liquor, rhyming ||
with hole. I remember having been corrected
by Mr. Garrick for pronouncing it like howl;
and am upon the whole of opinion, that pro-
nouncing it as I have marked it, is the prefera-
ble mode, though the least analogical. But as
the vessel has indisputably this sound, it is ren-
dering the language still more irregular to give
the ball a different one. The inconvenience of
this irregularity is often perceived in the word
bow ; to have the same word signify different
things, is the fate of all languages; but pro-
nouncing the same word differently to signify
different things, is multiplying difficulties with-
out necessity; for though it may be alleged
that a different pronunciation of the same word
to signify a different thing is in some measure
remedying the poverty and ambiguity of lan-
guage, it may be answered, that it is in reality
increasing the ambiguity by setting the eye and
ear at variance, and obliging the reader to un-
derstand the context before he can pronounce
the word. It may be urged, that the Greek and
Latin languages had these ambiguities in words
which were only distinguishable by their quan-
tity or accent. But it is highly probable that
the Greek language had a written accent to
distinguish such words, as were pronounced
differently to signify different things, and
this is equivalent to a different spelling , , and
though the Latin word lego signified either
to read or to send, according to the quan-
tity with which the first syllable was pro-
nounced, it was certainly an imperfection
in that language which ought not to be imita-
ted. Ideas and combinations of ideas will al-
ways be more numerous than words, and there-
fore the same word will often stand for very dif-
ferent ideas: but altering the sound of a word
without altering the spelling, is forming an un-
written language.
To BOWL, bole. v. a. To play at bowls; to
throw bowls at any thing.
BQWLER, bø'lúr...s. He that plays at bºwls.
BOWilNE, bū ‘l’im... s. A rope fastened to the
middle part of the outside of a sail.
BöWLING-GREEN, boting-gréén. s. A level
piece of ground, kept smooth for bowlers.
BOWMAN, bě'mán, s. 88. An archer,
BOWSPRIT, bě'sprit. s. Boltsprit; which see.
BOWSTRING, bě'string. s. The string by which
the bow is kept bent.
BOW-WINDOW, bo'win'dó.
[; Dr. Johnson derives this word, and, perhaps,
justly, from Bay-window, or a window forming
a bay in the internal part of the room; but pres-
ent custom has universally agreed to call these
window oow-windows, from the curve, like a
bow, wr...ºn they form by jutting outwards. How-
ever original and just, therefore, Dr. Johnson's
derivation may be, there is little hope of con-
formity to it, either in writing or pronunciation,
while there is apparently so good an etymology,
both for sense and sound, to support the present
practice.—See To Bow. -
1 BRACKIS
BOWYER, bě'yūr. s.98. An archer; one whose
trade is to make bows. - :
BOX, běks. s. A tree; the wood of it. .
BOX, běks. s. A case made of wood, or other
matter, to hold anything; the case of the mari-
mer's compass; the chest into which money
given is put ; seat in the play-house.
To BOX, böks. v. a. . To enclose in a box.
Bº: *. s. A blow on the head given with the
all Cl. -
To BOX, běks. v. n. To fight with the fist.
BOXEN, bök'sm. a. 103. Made of box, resembling
toox.
BOXER, böks'êr. s. A man who fights with his
fists.
BOY, běé. s. 482. A male child, not a girl ; one in
the state of adolescence, older than an infant;
a word of contempt for young men.
BOYHOOD, böé'hād. s. The state of a boy.
BOYISH, béðish. a. Belonging to a boy; child-
ish, trifling.
BOYISHLY, běé?sh-lè. ad. Childishly, triflingly.
BOYISHNESS, běé'ísh-nés, s. Childishness,
triflingness. -
Boyisº, bóēſizm. s. Puerility, childishness.
BRABBLE, bráb'bl. s. 405. A clamorous contest.
To BRABBLE, bråbbl. v. n. To contest noisily
BRABBLER, brâb'lúr. s. A clamorous noisy
fellow.
To BRACE, bråse. v. a. To bind, to tie close with
bandages; to strain up. --*
BRACE, bråse. s. Cincture, bandage; that which
holds any thing tight; Braces of a coach, thick
straps of Heather on which it hangs; Braces in
printing, a crooked line enclosing a passage, as
in a triplet; tension, tightness.
BRACE, bråse. s. A pair, a couple.
BRACELET, bråse'lét. s. An ornament for the
al. IIMS.
[* I have, in the pronunciation of this word
made the a long and slender, as in brace, as
find it in Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry,
and Mr. Scott ; and not short as in brass, as Mr
Sheridan has marked it; and which, I believe,
is the prevailing pronunciation in Ireland : for
though many compounds shorten the vowel in
the simple, as is shown at large in the Principles
of Pronunciation, 308, 515; yet I think such
words are exceptions as are only diminutives,
lurals, and feminines.—See PATRoNEss.
B ACEä, brå'sár. s. 98. A cincture, a bandage
BRACH, bråtsh. s. 352. A bitch hound.
BRACHIAL, bråkyál. a. 353. Belonging to the
alſº.
BRACHY GRAPHY, brā-kāg'grä-fé. s. The art
or practice of writing in a short compass. 353.
BRACK, bråk. s. A breach.
BRACKET, bråk'kit. s.99. A piece of wood fixed
for the support of something,
#. brák'ish. a. Salt, something salt
BRACKISHNESS, brák'ish-més. s. Saltness.
BRAD, bråd. s. A sort of nail to floor rooms with.
To BRAG, bråg. v. n. To boast, to display osten-
tatiously. -
BRAG, bråg. s. A boast, a proud expression; the
thing boasted.
BRAGGAD0CIO, brăg-gā-dò'shë-6. s. A puffing,
boasting fellow.
BRAGGART brăg'gårt. a. 88. Boastful, vainly
ostentatious, .
BRAGGART, brăg'gårt. s. A boaster.
BRAG GER, lº s. 98. A boaster.
BRAGLESS, brăg'lés. a. Without a boast.
BRAGLY, brăg'lé, ad. Finely.
i., BRAff tºdeva. to weave together
BRAID brāde, s.
A texture, a knot.
㺠brälz. s. Small ropes reeved through,
blocks
BRAIN bräne. s. That collection of vessels and
organs in the . from which sense and mor
tion arise ; the understanding: &
To BRAIN, brane, v. n. To kill by beating out
the brain.
|BRA \,
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[[G 559.--Fāte, far, fall, fit, mē, mét;—pline, pin,_
BRAINISH, bråne?sh. a. Hotheaded, furious.
BRAINLESS, bräne-lès. a. Silly.
BRAINPAN, bråne'pán. s. The skull containing
the brains. -
BRAINSICK, bråne'sík.a. Addleheaded, giddy.
BRAINSICKLY, bråne'sſk-lè. ad. Weakly, head-
ily. *
BRAINSICKNESS, bråne'sſk-nés. s.
tion, giddiness.
BRAKE, bräke. The preterit of Break.
BRAKE, bräke. s. Fern, brambles.
BRAKE, bräke. s. An instrument for dressing
hemp or flax; the handle of a ship's pump, a
baker's kneading-trough.
BRAKY, brå'ké. a. Thorny, prickly, rough.
Indiscre-
BRAMBLE, brám'bl. s. 465. Black-berry bush, ‘.
(lewberry bush, raspberry bush ; any rough
prickly shrub.
BRAMBLING, bråm'bling. s. A bird; called also
a mountain chaflinch.
BRAN, brán. s. The husks of corn ground.
RRANCH, bräntsh. s. 352, 78. The shoot of a
tree from one of the main boughs; any distant
article; any part that shoots out from the rest;
a smaller river running into a larger; any part
of a family descending in a cotlateral line ; the
offspring, the descendant; the antlers or shoots
of a stag's born.
To BRANCH, bräntsh. v. m. To spread in branch-
es; to spread into separate parts , to speak
diffusively ; to have horus shooting out.
To BRANCH, bränish. v. a. To divide as into
branches ; to adorn with needle-work.
BRANCHER, brån'tshūr. s. One that shoots out
into branches; in falconry, a young hawk.
BRANCHINESS, brán'shë-nēs. s. Fulness of
branches.
BRANCHLESS, brånsh'ſés. a.
or boughs ; naked.
BRANCHY, brán'shë. a. Full of branches, spread-
$ng.
BRAND, bränd. s. A stick lighted, or fit to be
lighted ; a sword ; a thunderbolt; a mark made
by burning with a hotºi, on.
To BRAND, bränd. v. a. To mark with a note of
infamy.
Pºpgoose, bränd'göös. s. A kind of wild
fowl.
To BRANDISH, brán'dish. v. a. To wave or
shake ; to play with, to flourish.
BRANDLING, Brändling. s. A particular worm.
BRANDY, brán'dè. s. A strong liquor distilled
from wine.
BRANGLE, bräng'g!. s. 405. Squabble, wran-
gle. g
To BRANGLE, bräng'gl. v. n. 405. To wrangle,
to squabble.
BRANK, bränk. s. Buckwheat.
#RANNY, brän'né. a. Having the appearance
of bran.
BRASIER, brå'zhàr. s. 283. A manufacturer that
works in brass ; a pam to hold coals,
BRASIL, or BRAZIL, brá zèël'. s. An American
wood, commonly supposed to have been thus
denouminated, because first brought from Brasil.
BRASS, brås. s. A yellow metal, made by mix-
ing copper with lapis calamimaris; impudence.
BRASSINESS, brås'sè-nés. s. An appearance
like brass.
BRASSY, brås'sé. a. Partaking of brass; hard
as brass; impudent.
BRAT, brát. A child, so called in contempt;
the progeny, the offspring.
BRAVADO, brā-vā'do.'s. A boast, a brag.—See
LUMBAGo.
'BRAVE, brºve. a. Courageous, daring, bold;
gallant; having a noble mien ; magnificent,
#: excellent, noble
BRAWE, brăve. s. A hector, a man daring beyond
prudence or fitness; a boast, a challenge.
To BRAVE, brăve. v. a. To defy, to challenge;
to carry a boasting appearance.
Without shoots
BRAVELY, brăve'lé. ad. In a brave manner,
courageously, gallantly.
BRAVERY, brå'vār-rè. s. 555. Courage, magna,
nimity; splendour, magnificence; show, osten-
tation: ; bravado, boast,
BRAVO, brå'vö. s. Spanish. A man who mur
ders for hire.
To BRAWL, bråwl. v. n. To quarrel noisily and
indecently; to speak loud and indecently, to
-make a noise.
BRAWL, bråwl. s. Quarrel, moise, scurrility.
BRAWLER, bråw'lär. s. A wrangler.
BRAWN, bråwn. s. The fleshy or musculous part
of the body; the arm, so called from its bein
musculous ; bulk, muscular strength ; the ſlesh
of a boar; a boar.
Bºneh bråw'nār. 8. A boar killed for the
tät)|e.
BRAWNINESS, bråw'mè-nēs. s. Strength, hard-
f it?SS.
BRAWNY, bråw'né. a. Musculous, fleshy, bulky.
To BRAY, brº. v. a. To pound, or grind small.
To BRAY, brå. v. n. To make a noise as an
ass , to make ar, offensive noise.
BRAY, brå. s. Noise, sound,
BRAY ER, brā'ūr. s. One that brays like an
ass; with printers, an instrument to temper
the ink.
To BRAZE, bråze. v. a.
to harden to impudence.
BRAZE S, brå'zm. a. 103. Made , f brass; pro-
ceeding from brass ; impudent.
To BRAZEN, brå'zn. v. n. To be impudent ;
To soluer with brass,
to billy.
BRAZFN FACE, brå'zm-fase. s. An impudent
wretch.
BRAZEN FACED, brå'zn-faste. a. 359. Im-
pudent, shameless. A/
BRAZENNESS, brå'zn-nēs. s. Appearing like
brass; impudence.
BRAZIER, bråze'yūr. s. 283. See BRASIER.
BREACH, brēētsh. . s. The act of breaking any
thing ; the state of being broken ; a gap in a
fortification made by a battery; the violation
of a law or contract; difference, quarrel; in-
fraction, injury.
BREAD, bréd. s. Food made of ground corn,
food in general; support of life at large.
BREADCHIPPER, bréd'tship-àr. s. A baker's
Set Yant.
BREAD-CORN, bréd'körn. s.
bread is made. *
BREADTH, brédth. s. The measure of any
plain superficies from side to side.
To BREAK, brake. v. a. 240, 242. To burst,
or open by force ; to divide ; to destroy by vio-
lence; to overcome, to surmount; to batter, to
make breaches or gaps in ; to crush or destroy
the strength of the body; to sink or appal the
spirit; to subdue : to crush, to disable, to inca-
pacitate; to weaken the mind; to tame, to
train to obedience , to make bankrupt ; to
crack the skin ; to violate a contract or pro
mise ; to infringe a law ; to intercept, to hinder
the effect of ; to interrupt ; to separate com
pany ; to dissolve any union ; to open some-
thing new ; To break the back, to disable one's
fortune; To break ground, to open trenches;
To break the heart, to destroy with grief; To
break the neck, to lux, or put out the neck
joints; To break off, to put a sudden stop ; To
break off, to dissolve ; To break up to separate
or disband; To break upon the wheel, to punish
by stretching a criminal upon the wheel, and
breaking his bones with bats; To break wind,
to give vent to wind in the body.
To BREAK, bräke. v. n. To part in two ; to
burst by dashing, as waves on a rock; to open
and discharge matter; to open as the ..".
to burst forth, to exclaim ; to become bank-
rupt; to decline in health and strength; to
Corn of which
*
make way with some kind of suddenness; to
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BRI
* * —né, mēve, nãr, nét ;—täbe, tib, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
coute to an explanation ; to fall out, to be
friends no longer; to discard; To break from,
to separate from with some vehemence; To
break in, to enter unexpectedly, To break
loose, to escape from captivity, To break off,
to desist suddenly; To break off from, to part
from with violence; To break out, to discover
itself in sudden effects; To break out, to have
eruptions from the body; To break out, to be-
come dissolute; To break up, to cease, to in-
termit ; To break up, to dissolve itself; To
break up, to begin holidays; To break with,
to part friendship with any.
BREAK, bräke. s. State of being broken, open-
ing ; a pause, an Interruption; a line drawn,
, noting that the sense is suspended. -,
BREAKER, brå'kår. s. e that breaks any
thing ; a wave broken by rocks or sand-banks.
To BREAKFAST, brék'fäst. v. n. 234, 515.
To eat the first meal in the day.
BREAKFAST, brék'fäst. s. 88. The first meal
in the day ; the thing eaten at the first meal ;
a meal in general.
BREAKNECK, bräke'mék. s.
endangering the neck.
BREAKPROMISE, bräke'prôm-is. s. One that
makes a practice of breaking his promise.
BREAM, brème, s. The name of a fish.
BREAST, brést. s. The middle part of the hu-
man body, between the neck and the belly ;
the dugs or teats of women, which contain the
milk; the part of a beast that is under the neck,
between the fore legs ; the heart; the cou-
science ; the passions. -
To BREAST, brést. v. a. To meet in front.
BREASTBONE, brést'bóme. s. The bone of the
breast, the sternum.
BREASTHIGH, brésthi. a. Up to the breast.
BREASTHOOKS, brést'hööks. s. With ship-
wrights, the compassing iimbers before, that
help to strengthen the stem and all the forepart
of the ship. ,
BREASTKNOT, brést'môt. s. A knot or bunch
of ribands worn by the women on the breast.
A steep place
BREASTPLATE, brést'pláte. s. Armour for ||
the breast.
BREASTPLOUGH, brést'plöö. . s. A plough
used for paring turf, driven by the breast.
BREASTWORK, brést'wärk. s. Works thrown
up as high as the breast of the defendants.
Bºrº bréth. S. 437. The air drawn in
and ejected out of the body. ; life; respiration ;
respite, pause, relaxation; breeze, moving air;
a single act, an instant.
To BREATHE, brèthe. v. n. 437. To draw
in and throw out the air by the lungs ; to live ;
to rest ; to take breath; to inject by breathing ;
to eject by breathing ; to exercise; to move or
actuate by breath; to utter privately; to give
air or vent to.
BREATHER, bré'Thär. s.
or lives. -
BREATHING, bré'Thing. s. Aspiration ; secret
rayer ; breathing place, Vent. 4.
BREATHLESS, bréth'lés. a.
spent with labour ; dead.
BRED, bréd. Particip. pass. from To breed.
BREDE, brēde. s.-See BRAID.
BREECH, bréétish. s. 247. The lower part of
the body; breeches; the hinder part of a piece
of ordnance.
To BREECH, brèëtsh. . v. a. 247. To put into
breeches ; to fit any thing with a breech, as to
breech a gun. • ºr
biº. britch'ſz. s. 247. 99. The gar-
ment worn by men over the lower part of the
body; to wear the breeches, is, in a wife, to
usurp the authority of the Łusband.
To BREED, brēēd, v. a. To procreate, to ge-
nerate ; to occasion, to cause, to produce, to
contrive, to hatch, to plot; to produce, from
one's self; to give birth to ; to educate, to quali-
One that breathes,
Out of breath,
fy by education; to bring up, to take care of
To BREED, brēēd. v. n. #. bring young; to
increase by new production ; to be produced,
to have birth ; to raise a breed.
BREED, brēēd. s. A cast, a kind, a subdivision
of species ;...progeny, offspring; a number pro-
duced at once, a hatch. *
BREEDBATE, brēēd'bāte. s... One that breeds
quarrels. l -
BREEDER, brééd'âr. s. 98. That which pro-
duces anything ; the person which brings up
another; a female that is prolifick; one that
takes care to raise a breed.
BREEDING, brèë'ding. s. Education, instruc.
, tion; qualifications; manners, knowledge of
ceremony; nurture. -
BREEZE, brēēz. s. A stinging fly.
BREEZE, brēēz., s. A genile gale.
BREEZY,brèë'zé., ad. Fanned with gales.
BRET, brét. s. A fish of the turbot kind,
BRETHREN, bréth'rém. s. The plural of brother.
BREVIARY, brève'yā-rè. s. 507. An abridg-
ment, an epitome ; the book rontaining the
daily service of the church of Rome. "
[[; All our orthūepists but Mr. Perry pronounce
the first syllable of this word long; but if au-
thority were silent, analogy would decide for
the pronunciation I have given. 534.
BREVIAT, bréveyāt. s. 113. A short compen-
dium. – .
BREVIATURE, brève'yā-tshöre. s. An abbre
viation, 465, 113. -
BREVITY, brév'é-té. s. 511. Conciseness, short-
106 SS.
To BREW, bróð. v. a. 339. To make liquors
by mixing several ingredients; to prepare by
mixing things together; to contrive, to plot.
To BREW, bróð. v. n. To perform the office of
a brewer. -
BREWAGE, bróðidje. s. 90. Mixture of wa-
rious things. -
BREW ER, bróð'âr. s. A man whose profession
it is to make beer.
BREWHOUSE, bróð'h&s. s.
priated to brewing.
BREWING, bróð'ing. s. 413. Quantity of liquor
brewed. -
BREWIS, bróð'ís. s. A piece of bread soaked in
boiling fat pottage, made of salted meat.
BRIBE, bribe. s. A reward given to pervert the
judgment. w
To BRIBE, bribe. v. a. To give bribes.
BRIBER, bri'bár. s. 98. One that pays for
corrupt practices. -
BRIBERY, bri'bár-rè. s. 555. The crime of
giving or taking rewards for bad practices.
BRICK, brik. s. A mass of burnt clay ; a loaf
shaped like a brick,
To BRICK, brik v. a. To lay with bricks,
BRićKBAT, brikibä. s." A piece of brick.
Bººgia , brik'klä. s, Clay used for making
bricks.
BRICKDUST, brik'dāst. s. Dust made by pound-
ing bricks.
BRICK-KILN, brik'kíl. s.
burn bricks in.
BRICKDAYER, brik'lā-ār. s. A brick mason.
BRICKMAKER, brik'mā-kār. s. One whose
trade it is to make bricks.
Bºº bri'dál. a. Belonging to a wedding,
nuptial.
BRIDE, bride. s. A woman new married,
BRIDEBED, bride'béd. s. Marriage bed.
BRIDECAKE, bride'käke. s. A cake distributed
to the guests at the wedding.
BRIDEGROOM, bride'gróóm. s.
Băşen.baden.
XM ride'mén. •
########$!!...i.ad, ; s. The attend.
ants on the bride and bridegroom.
BRIDESTAKE, bride'stäke. s. A post sex ºn the
ground to dance round.
A house appro-
A kiln, a place to
A new-marri-
~
Tº it.!
BRIDEWELL, bride'wél. s. A house of correc-
tiºn. -
BRIDGE, bridje. s. A building raised over wa-
ter for the convenience of passage ; the upper
part of the nose ; the supporter of the strings
a stringed instruments of musick. e
To BRIDGE, bridje. v. a. To raise a bridge
over any place. .
BRIDLE, bridl. s. 405. The headstall and reins
by which a horse is restrained and governed ;
a restraint, a curb, a check. º
To BRIDLE, bri'dl. v. a. To guide by a bridle ;
to restrain, to govern.
To BRIDLE, bridl., v. n. To hold up the head.
BRIDLEHAND, br'd]-händ. s. The hand which
hºlds the bridle in riding. --
BRIEF, brééf. a. Short, concise; contracted,
Iłal"I'OW. Y.
BRIEF, brēēf. s. A short extract, or epitome ;
the writing given the pleaders, containing the
case ; letters patent, giving license to a charit-
able collection; in musick, a measure of quari-
tity, which contains two strokes down in beat-
ing time, and as many up.
BRIEFLY, brèëf"iè. adſ. Comcisely, in few words.
BRIEFNESS, brēēf'més. s. Conciseness, short-
TheSS.
BRIER, bri'ār. s. 98,418. A plant.
BRIERY, bri'ār-rè. a. 555. Rough; full of
briers.
BRIGADE, brè-gåde'. s. 117. A division of
forces ; a body of men. -
BRIGADIER General, brig-à-dèër'. s. An officer
next in order below a major-general. 2.75.
BRIGANDINE, brig'ān-dine. 150. s. A light
#RičğNinj “; s. gnt
vessel, such as was formerly used by corsairs
and pirates; a coat of mail.
tº All our orthūepists sound the last i in this
word long; and yet my memory ſails me if the
stage does not pronounce it short ; a pronun-
ciation to which the stage is very prone, as Val-
entine, Cymbeline, &c. are heard on the stage as
if written Valentin, Cumbelin, &c. w
‘You may remember, scarce three years are past,
* When in your brigantine you sail'd to see
“The Adriatick wedded by our Duke,
“And I was with you.”—Venice Preserved.
BRIGHT, brite. a. Shining, glittering, full of
light; clear, evident; illustrious, as a bright
reign; witty, acute; as a bright genius.
To BRièHTÉN, priº. "..." iº" fo make
bright, to make to shine; to make luminous by
light from without ; to make gay, or alert; to
make illustrious ; to make acute.
To BRIGHTEN, britn. v. n. To grow bright,
to clear º: -
BRIGHTLY, brite'lé. ad. Splendidly, with lustre.
BRIGHTNESS, brite'nés. s. Lustre, splendour;|
acuteness.
BRILLIANCY, brilyán-sé. S. Lustre, splendour.
BRILLIANT, brilyānt. a. 113. Shining, spark-
ling. ... r
BřiiaNT, brhyānt. s. A diamond of the
finest cut.
BiºAN TNESS, bril’yant-nēs. s. Splendour,
uStre. - - -
BRIM, brim. . s. The edge of any thing ; the up-
per edge of any vessel; the top of any liquor;
the bank of a fountain.
To BRIM, brim v. a. To fill to the top.
To BRIM, brim. v. m. To be full to the brim.
BRIMFUL, brim'föl. a. Full to the 'º. º
Bºlness, brím'föl-nés. s. Fulness to.
the top.
Bălțiºr, brim'már. s. A bowl full to the top.
BRIMSTQNE, brim'stóme. s. Sulphur.
BRIMSTONY, brim'stó-nē. a. Fulf of brimstone.
BRANDED, brin'déd s. Streaked, tabby.
BRINDLE, brin'dl.'s. 405, 359. The state of be-
ing brinded.
IIP 559 –Fâte, far, făll, fat;-mè, mét;—pine, plm
BRINDLED, brin'dld a. 405 Brinded, streaked.|
t
3-
BRINE, brine. s. Water impregnated with salt,
the sea ; tears. -
BRINEPIT, brine'pit. s. Pit of salt water,
To BRING, bring. v. a. 408,409. To fetch from
another place; to convey in one's own hand,
not to send ; to cause to come ; to attract, to
draw along; to put into any particular state;
to conduct; to induce, to prevail upon , To
bring about, to bring to pass, to effect; To
bring forth, to give birth to, to produce; To
bring in, to reclaim ; To bring in, to afford
gain ; To bring off, to clear, to procure, to be
acquitted; To bring on, to engagé in action,
To bring over, to draw to a new party; To
bring out, to exhibit, to show ; To bring under
to subdue, to repress; To bring up, to educate,
to instruct ; To bring up, to bring into practice.
BRINGER, bring'àr. s. 409. The person that
brings any thing.
BRINISH, bri'nish.
brine, salt.
BRINISHINESS, bri'nish-més. s. Saltness.
BRINK, brink. s. The edge of any place, as of
a precipice or a river. -
BRINY, brinë. a. Salt.
BRISK, brisk. a. Lively, vivacious, gay; power-
ful, spiritous ; vivid, bright.
Bººker, bris'kit. s.99. The breast of an ani
Iłłal. J.
BRISKLY, brisk'lé. ad. Actively, vigorously.
BRISKNESS, brisk'nés. s. Liveliness, vigour,
quickness; gaiety.
BRISTLE, bris'sl. s. 405,472. The stiff hair of
SW1116,
To BRISTLE, bris'sl. v. a. To erect in bristles.
To BRISTLE, bris'sl. v. m. To stand erect as
bristles. -
BRISTLY, bris'lè. a. Thick set with bristles.
BR1STOL STONE, bris'tól-stöne. s. A kind of
soft diamond found in a rock near the city of
Bristol. -
BRIT, brit. s. The name of a fish.
BRITTLE, brit’tl. a. 405. Fragile, apt to break.
a. Having the state of
BººleNEse, brit’tl-nés. 's Aptness to
Break.
BRIZE, brize. s. The gadfly. .
BROACH, brótsh. s. 295. A spit.
To BROACH, brötsh. v. a. To spit, to pierce as
with a spit; to pierce a vessel in order to draw
the liquor; to open any store ; to give out, to
utter anything.
BROACHER, brótsh'Ér. s.
or utterer of any thing.
BROAD, bråwd. a. 295. Wide, extended, in
breadth; large; clear, open 3, gross, coarse;
obscene, fulsome ; bold, not delicate, not re-
served. -
BROAD CLOTH, bråwd'clöth. s. A fine kind of
cloth.
'To BROADEN, bråw'dn. v. n. 103. To grow
broad. - -
BROADIY, bråwdlè. ad. In a broad manner.
BROADNESS, bråwd'nés. s. Breadth, extent
from side to side; coarseness, fulsomeness.
A spit; an opener,
|BROADSIDE, bråwd'side. s. The side of a ship.
the volley of shot fired at once from the side
of a ship.
BROADSWORD, bråwd'sórd. s.
sword, with a broad blade.
BROADWISE, bråwd'wize ad. 140. According
to the direction of the breadth.
BROCADE, brö-käde'. s. A silken stuff varie-
ated. *
B㺠ADED, brö-kā'déd. a. Drest in brocade,
woven in the manner of brocade. º
BROCAGE, bré'kidje. s. 90. The gain gotten.
bv promoting bargains; the hire given for any
unlawful office; the trade of dealing in old
things. - tº-
BROCCOLI, brökkö-lè. s. A species of cab.
A cutting
bage.
BROCH, brök, s. A badger
Dºrulu
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—né, mēve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, tàb, bāīl;-&il,—pôānd;—thin, This.
BltoGKET, brök'kit. s. 99. A red deer, two years
old.
BR99 UE, brèg. s.337. A kind of shoe; a corrupt
dialect.
To BROIDER, bröé'dár. v. a. To adorn with fig-
tures of needle-work.
BROHDERY, bröð'dār-ré. s. 555.
flower-work.
BROIL, bröll. s. A tumult, a quarrel. •
To BROIL, bröfl. v. a. To dress or cook by lay-
ing on the coals. -
To BROIL, brăil. v. n. To be in the heat.
BROKE, bröke. Preterimperfect tense of the
verb To break.
To BROKE, bröke. v. n.
for others. -
BROKEN, bré'km. 103. Part. pass. of Break.
BROKEN-HEARTED, brö'km-hár'téd. a. Hav-
ing the spirits crushed by grief or fear.
BROKENLY, brö'km-lè. ad. Without any regu-
lar series.
BROKER, brö kär. s. A factor, one that does
business for another; one who deals in old
household goods; a pimp, a match-maker.
BROKERAGE, bró'kār-idje. s. 90. The pay or
reward of a broker.
BRONCHOCELE, brón'kö-sèle. s. A glandular
tumour on the forepart of the neck, between
*ś § € . º skin; goitre.
BRONCHIAL, brón'ké-ál. e
BRONCHICK, brón'kík. ; a. Belonging to the
throat.
BRONCHOTOMY, brón-köttö-mè. s. The oper-
ation which opens the windpipe by imcision, to
prevent suffocation. 518.
BRONSE, brönze. s. Brass; a medal.
BROOCH, bróðtsh. s. A jewel, an ornament of
jewels. -
To BROOD, bróðd. v. n. To sit on eggs, to hatch
them ; to cover chickens under the wing ; to
watch, or consider any thing anxiously; to ma-
ture any thing by care.
To BROOD, bróðd. v. a.
hatch. -
BROOD, bróðd. s. Offspring, progeny; genera-
tion ; a hatch, the nurnber hatched at once; the
act of covering the eggs.
BROODY, bröö'dé. a. In a state of sitting on
the eggs. -
BROOK, bröök.s. A running water; a rivulet.
To BROOK, bróðk. v. a. To bear, to endure.
To BROOK, bróðk. v. m. To endure, to be con-
tent.
RROOKLIME, bröök'llme. s. A sort of water;
an herb.
BROOM, brööm. s. A shrub, a besom, so called
from the matter of which it is made.
BROOMILAND, brööm'ſänd. s. Land that bears
broom.
BROOMSTAFF, bréém'stäf. s. The staff to which
the broom is bound.
BROOMY, bróð'mè. a. Full of broom.
BROTH, bröth. s. Liquor in which flesh is boil-
ed
BROTHEL, bröth'él. 2
BROTHEL-HOUSE, brôTB'é-hôāse. 5 °
A bawdy-house.
BROTHER, brûrri'ār. s. 98. One born of the
same father or mother; any one closely united;
any one resembling another in manner, form,
or profession ; Brother is used in theological
language, for man in generai.
BROTHERHOOD, bråTH'àr-hăd. s. The state
or quality of being a brother; an association of
men for any purpose, a fraternity; a class of
, men of the same kind.
BROTHERLY, bråTH'êr-lè. a. Natural to bro-
thers, such as becomes or beseems a brother.
BROUGHT, bråwt,393. Part, passive of Bring
BROW, brðū. s. The arch of hair over the eye,
forehead; the general air of the countenance ;
the edge of any high place
Embroidery,
To contract business
To cherish by care, to
To BROWBEAT, bröö'bète. v. a. To depress
with stern looks.
BROWBOUND, brôň'böünd. a. Crowned.
BRQWSICK, bröö'sík.a. Dejected.
BRQWN, bråån, a. The name of a colour.
BROWNBILL, bröän'bīl. s. The ancient weapºn
of the English foot.
BROWNNESS, bröän'nés. s. A brown colour."
BROWNSTUDY, bröän-stöd'dè.s. Gloomy medi-
tations.
To BROWSE, brûâze. v. a. To eat branches or
shrubs. -
To BRUISE, bróðze. v. a. 343. To crush or
mangle with a heavy blow.
BRUISE, brööze. s. A hurt with something blunt
and heavy.
BRUISEWORT, bróðze'wärt. s. Comfrey.
BRUIT, bróðt. s. 343. Rumour, moise, report.
BRUMAL, bróð'mál. a. Belonging to the winter.
BRUNETT, bróð-nét'. s. A woman with a brown.
complexion. *
BRUNT, bränt. s. Shock, violence; blow, stroke,
BRUSH, bråsh. s. An instrument for sweeping or
rubbing ; a rude assault, a shock. .
To BRUSH, bråsh. v. a. To sweep or rub with
a brush; to strike with quickness; to paint with
a brush. - *
To BRUSH, bråsh. v. n. To move with haste; to
fly over, to skim lightly.
BRUSHER, bråsh'âr. s. He that uses a brush.
BRUSHWOOD, bråsh'wóód. s. Rough, shrubby
thickets.
Bºy, brāsh'é. a. Rough or shaggy like a
brush. º
To BRUSTLE, brås'sl. v. n. 472. To crackle,
BRUTAL, bróð'tál. a. 343. That which belongs'
to a brute; savage, cruel, inhumam.
BRUTALITY, bróð-tál'è-tè. s. Savageness, churi-
ishness.
To BRUTALIZE, bróð'tá-lize. v. n.
brutal or savage.
To grow
iBRUTALLY, bróð'tāl-lè. ad. Churlishly, inhr-
manly.
BRUTE, bröðt. a. 339. Senseless, unconsci s?
savage, irrational ; rough, ferocious.
BRÖTE, brööt. s. A creature without reason.
BRUTENESS, bróðt'nés. s. Brutality.
To BRUTIFY, bróðt’tè-fi. v. a. To make a man"
a brute.
BRUTISH, bröö'tish. a. Bestial, resembling a
beast; rough, savage, ferocious; gross, carnal;
ignorant, untaught. y
Bºhly, bróðish-lè. ad. In the manner of
a brute.
BRUTISHNESS, bróð'tish-nēs. s.
savageness.
BRYONY, bri'8-nē. s. A plant.
BUB, bāb. s. Strong malt liquor. ...A low word.
BUBBLE, bāb'bl. s. 405. A small bladder of waſ
ter; any thing which wants solidity and firm-
ness; a cheat, a false show; the person cheated.
To BUBBLE, bāb'bl. v. n. To rise in bubbles; te
run with a gentle noise. ... r -
To BUBBLE, bâb'bi. v. a. To cheat.
BUBBLER, bāb"blër. s. 405. A cheat.
BUBBY, bāb'bé. s. A woman's breast. A low word.
BUBO, bū'bó. s. The groin from the bending of
the thigh to the scrotum: all tumours in that
part are called Buboes. . . .
BUCANIERS, bāk-à-nēērz'. s. A cant word for
the privateers, or pirates, of America,
BUCK, bák. s. The liquor in which clothes are
washed; the clothes washed in the liquor.
BUCK, bák. s. The mate of the fallow deer, tho’
male of rabbits and other animals. '
To BUCK, būk v. a. To wash clothes. .”
To BUCK, bºx v. n. To copulate as bucks and
does. - -
BUCKBASKET, bák'bás-kët. s. The basket’
which clothes are carried to the wash.
Brutality,
BUCKBEAN, būk'bène. s. A plant, a sort of tre”
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[3° 550.-Fāte, ſīr, fall, fit ;—mē, mét;—pine, pīn;—
BUCKET, būk'kit. s. 90. The vessel in which
water is drawn out of a well; the vesselin which
water is carried, particularly to quench a fire.
BUCKLE, būk'kl. s.405. A link of metal, with a
tongue or catch made to fasten one thing to am-
other; the state of the hair crisped and curled.
To BUCKLE, bák'kl. v. a. To fasten with a
buckle ; to confine.
To BUCKLE, bàk'kl. v. m. To bend, to bow; To
buckle to, to apply to ; To buckle with, to en-
gage with.
BUCKLER, běk'lär. s. A shield.
BUCKMAST, bák'mäst. s. The fruit or mast of
the beech tree.
BUCKRAM, běk'röm. s. A sort of strong linen
cloth stiffened with gum.
Bºcºs PlaNT AIN, běks'hörn-plan'tin.
8. A plant.
3UCKTHORN, běk'th&rm. s. A tree.
BUCOLICK, bi-köl'ik. s. A pastoral.
IIG” From the tendency we have to remove the
accent to the beginning of such Latim words as
we Anglicize by dropping the last syllable, we
sometimes hear this word improperly accented
on the first syllable.—See Ac AdžMy. The an-
thorities for the accent on the second syllable
are, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Johnson, W. Johnston,
Mr. Perry, Dr. Kenrick, Bailey, Dr. Ash, and
Entick; Buchauan stands alone for the accent
on the first.
RUP: bād.s. The first shoot of a plant, a germ.
To BUD, būd. v. m. To put forth young shoots
or germs; to be in the bloom. -
To BUD, bºd. v. a. To inoculate.
To BUD GE, bādje. v. n. To stir.
BUPGE, būdje. a. Stiff, formal.
BJDGER, bādjär. s. Oue that stirs.
BUDGET, bād;ét. s. A bag, such
easily carried; a store, or stock.
BUFF, bāf. S. Leather prepared from the skin of
the buffalo, used for waist bells, pouches, &c. a
amilitary coat ; yellow leather dressed with oil,
prepared from the skins of deer or sheep.
To BUFF, būf, v. a. To strike. A low word.
BUFFALO, būf'ſā-ló. s. A kind of wild bull or
CO W. -
BUFFET, bāffit. s 99. A blow with the fist.
RUREET, bºt-fººt'. s. A kind of cupboard.
To BUFFET, bát fit. v. a. 99 To box, to beat.
I'o lººr, báſ'íft. v m. To play a boxing
Illatº.fi.
BUFFETER, búf"ſit-tūr. s. A boxer.
Bºlº, bäf 'fl. s. 405. The same with buf.
Kłł (). -
Bºheaped, bàf"fl-héd éd. a. Lull,
stupid. *
BUFFQON, bāf-ſóón'. s. A man whose profes.
Sion is to make sport by low jests and antick
postures ; a jackpudding ; a man that practises
as may be
indecent raillery.
{}F FOONERY, Lúf-ſ3&n’ār-ré. s. The prac.
tice of a buffoon; low jests, scurrile mirth
BUG, būg. s. A stinking insect, bred in old
household stufi.
BUGBEAR, bāg bàre. s.
false terrour. "
BUGGINESS, bāg'gè-nās. s.
A frightful object a
The state of be-
- ing infected with bugs. f
Bºgº, big'gè. a. 333. Abounding with bugs.
BUGLE, blºgſ. 405. º
BUGLEHORN, bū'g!-hörn'. s. A hunting
horu.
º LE, bū'gl. s. A shining bead of black
! {{l}}S,
Bjöß, bū'gi. s.
BUGH.988, bū'giós. s. The herb ox-tongue.
ſo Bºtill?, bild. v. a. 341. To make a fabrick,
or an edifice; to raise any thing on a support
ur ſuundation. -
To RUí Liº, hitd. v. n.
BUILDER, Lid'âr.
a chitect -
A plant.
To depend on, to rest on.
B. 98. i.e. that builds, iu,
{Böſ,KÍNESS, bái'kè-nés.
BUILDING, bild?ug. s. 410. A fabrick, an edi-
Ce. -
BUILT, bºlt. s. The form, the structure.
BULB, būth. ..s.. . A round body, or root.
BULBACEOUS, bāl-báshús. a. The same with
Bulbous.
BULBOUS, būl’bàs. a. 314. Containing bulbs.
To BULGE, būlje. v. n. To take in water, to
founder ; to jut out.
BULK, búlk. s. Magnitude, size, quantity;
the gross, the majority; main fabrick.
BULK, būlk. s. A part of a building jutting
Out.
BULKHEAD, bālk-héd'. s. A partition made
across a ship with boards.
g. Greatness of sta.
ture, or size.
BULKY, būl'ke. it. Of great size or stature.
BULL, būl. s. 173. The male of black cattle
in the scriptural sense, an enemy, powerful,
and violent ; one of the twelve signs of the zo-
diack ; a letter published by the Pope; a blun
Cle?".
BULLBAITING, būl’bà-ting. s. The sport oi
baiting bulls with dogs. -
BößEGGAR, biºg-àr. s. Something ter.
rible to fright children with. -
BULI.-DOG, būl'dèg. s. A dog of a particular
form, remarkable for his courage.
BULL. HEAD, būl'héd. s. A stupid fellow; the
name of a fish.
BULL-WEED, būl'wéèd.
BULL-WORT, bāl'wart. s. Bishops-weed.
BULLACE, búl'lis. s. 98. A wild sour plum.
BULLET, būl'lit. s. 99. A round ball of metal.
BULLION, būi’yán. s. 113. Gold or silver in the
lump unwrought. -
BULLITION, būl-lish'ên. s. 177. The act or
state of boiling,
BULLOCK, bū’īāk. s. 166. A young bull.
BULLY, būl'lé. s. A noisy, blustering, quar
relling fellow.
Būjātish, biràsh. s. A large rush. .
BULWARK, būl'wark. s. A fortification, a
citadel; a security. s - - - - -
BUM, bám. s. The part on which we sit; it is
used, in composition, for anything mean or
low, as bum-bailiff. evº º
BUMí;AIDIFF, bám-bā'īf. s. A bailiff of the
meanest kind, one that is employed in arrests.
BUMBARD, bámbàrd, s-See Boxib ARD.
BUM3AST, bām-bäst'. s.
jº A cloth made of patches ; patchwork; more
properly written Bonubast, as derived by Mr.
Stevens from Bombycinus, made of silk.
BUMP, bámp. s. A swelling, a protuberance.
To BUSIP, bámp. v. a.-See BoMB. To make
a loud moise. -
BUMPER, bām"pār. s. 98. . A cup filled.
[f There is a plausible derivation of this word
from the French Bon Pere, which, say the anti-
clerical criticks, was the toast which the Monks
gave to the Pope in a full glass. The farther a
derivation is traced, the better it is liked by the
common crowd of criticks; but Mr. Elphinstone,
who saw farther into English and French ety-
mology than any author I have met, with, coºl-
tents himself with deriving this word from the
word Bump, which, as a verb, signifies the ac-
tion of some heavy body that makes a dense
moise; and, as a noun, implies the general effººt
of such an action on the animal frame ****
is a protuberance or swelling; and the swellºg
out ºf the liquor when a glass is full, seems the
natural offspring of the substantive Bump.
Dr. Ash, whose etymological knowledge seems
very extensive, gives this word the same deri,
vation, but tells us that the word Bumpkin is of
ulcertain etymology : a little attention, how-
ever, would, #. have led him to the same
origin of this word as the former; for the heavy
auá protuberant form of the rusticks, to whom
s. Knapweed.
BUR
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BUS
—no, mēve, nár, nôt;—thbertāb, bill;-&il ;—pôānd;—thin, this.
- this word is generally applied, might very na-
turally generate the appellation. -
Bºžiš. bâmp'kín. s. An awkward heavy
rustick.-See BUMPER.
BUMPKINLY, bármp'kín-lè. a.
manner or appearance of a clown.
BUNCH, bānsh. s. 352. A hard lump, a knob;
a cluster, a number of things tied together;
any thing bound into a knot. -
BUNCHBACKED, bánsh'bäkt.
bunches on the back. -
BUNCHY, bán'shë. a. Growing into bunches.
BUNDLE, bán'dl. s. 405. A number of things
bound together ; anything rolled up cylindri-
Haying the
a. Having
§§ * . .
To BUNDLE, bán'dl. v. a. To tie in a bundle.} :
BUNG, báng, s. A stopple for a barrel.
To BUNG, báng. v. a. To stop up. - - - -
BUNGHOLE, bāng’hôle. s. The hole at which
the barrel is filled.
To BUNGLE, bāng gl. v. n. 405. To perform
clumsily. " ' "...lº-- -
To BUN &LE, büng'gl. v. a. To botch, to man-
age clumsily.
BUNGLE, běng'gl. s.
116SS. -
, BUNGI.ER, běng'glúr. s. A bad workman.
BUNGLINGLY, bàng'gling-lè. ad. Clumsily,
awkwardly.
BUNN, bán. s. A kind of sweet bread.
BUNT, bánt. s. An increasing cavity.
BUNTER, bán'tūr. s. 98. Any low vulgar wo.
IF) 8th. -
BUNTING, bán'ting. s. The name of a bird.
BUOY, bºë. s. 346. A piece of cork or wood
floating, tied to a weight. - -
To BUOY, béðé. v. a. To keep afloat.
BUOYANCY, būšē’ān-sè. s. The quality of
floating. -
BUOYANT, běčè'ānt. . a. Which will not sink.
BUR, bár. s. A rough head of a plant.
BURBOT, bār'būt. s. 166. A fish full of
prickles.
BURDELAIS, bár-dè-lā’. s. A sort of grape.
18URDEN, bár'dm. s. 103. A load; something
rievous ; a birth ; the verse repeated in a song.
To BURDEN, bár'dn. v. a. To load, to incumber.
EURDENER, bár'dm-àr. s. 98. A loader, an
oppressor.
BURDENOUS, bár'dn-ás.
pressive ; useless.
bār'dn-såm. a.
A botch, an awkward-
3.
BURDENSOME, Grievous,
troublesome.
BURDENSOMENESS, bár'dn-sām-nēs. s.
Weight, uneasiness.
BURDOCK, bár'dók. s.-See Dock.
BUREAU, bū-rô'. . s. A chest of drawers.
BURG, bārg. s.—See BURRow.
BURGAGE, běr'gädje. s. 90.
ber to cities and towns.
BURGAMOT, būr-gā-möt'. s.
ear.
bûNET, or BURGONET, bár'gö-nét. s.
A kind of helmet.
BURGESS, bár'jës. s. A citizen, a free man of
a city ; a representative of a town corporate.
BURGH, bārg. s. 392. A corporate town or
borough.
BöRGHER, bargºr. s. One who has a right to
certain §º in this or that place.
BURGHERSHIP, būr'gūr-ship. s. The privi-
lege of a burgher.
BURGLARY, būr'glä-ré. . s. Robbing a house by
night, or breaking in with intent to rob.
BURGOMASTER, bár'gó-más-tár. s.
ployed in the government of a citv.
BURIAL, běr'rè-ál, s. 178. The act of bury-
ing, sepulture, interment ; the act of placing
any thing under earth ; the church service for
funerals. - .
BURIER, bér'rè-àr. s. He that buries.
BURINE, biº'rin. s. A graving tool.
A tenure pro-
A species of
One em-
To BURN, běrn. v. a.
Grievous, op-
BURLACE, būr'läse. ..s.. A sort of grape.
To BURL, birl...v. a. To dress cloth as fullers do.
BURLESQUE, būr-lèsk’. a. 415. Jocular, tend.
ing to raise laughter. •.
BURLESQUE, bºr-lèsk'. s. Ludicrous language,
To BURLESQUE, bār-lèsk'. v. a. To turnºtc
ridicule. -
BURLINESS, būr'1é-nés. s. Bulk, bluster.
BURLY, bár'ié. a. Big of stature. -
º To consume with fire; to
wound with fire.
To BURN, bárn. v. m. To be on fire; to be in
flamed with passion ; to act as fire.
BURN, būrn. s. A hurt caused by fire. .
BURNER, bár'nār. s. A person that burns any
thing.
BURNET, bár'n?t. s. 99. A plant.
BURNING, běr'ning. s. 410. State of inflamma
tion.
Yı
BURNING-GLASS, bár'ning-glás. . s. A glass
which collects the rays of the sum into a narrow
compass, and so increases their force.
To BURNISH, bár'nish. v. a. To polish.
To BURNISH, bár'nish. v. m. To grow bright
or glossy. -
BURNISHER, bár'nish-àr. s. The person that
burnishes or polishes; the tool with which book-
binders give a gloss to the leaves of books: it is
Commonly a dog's tocth set in a stick.
BURNT, birnt. Part, pass. of Burn.
BURR, būr. s. The lobe or lap of the ear.
BURREL, būr'ril. s. 99. A sort of pear.
not a city, but such as sends burgesses to the
parliament; a place fenced or fortified; the
holes made in the ground by conies.
To BURROW, lº. %.
or rabbits. -
BURSAR, bár'súr. s. 83. The treasurer of accol-
ege, -
BURSE, būrse. s. An exchange where mer.
chants meet.
To BURST, bárst. v. m. To break, or fly open ;
to fly asunder ; to break away, to spring; to
come suddenly ; to begin an action violently.
To BURST, běrst. v. a. To break suddenly, to
make a quick and violent disruption.
BURST, bárst. s. A sudden disruption.
BURST, bárst. -
BURSTEN, bár'stn. 47%. ,
Diseased with a hernia or rupture. 405.
BURSTNESS, bárst'nés. s. A rupture.
BURSTWORT, bárst'wart. s. An herb good
against ruptures.
BURT, bárt. s. A flat fish of the turbot kind.
BURTHEN, bár'Tian. s. 468.-See BURDEN.
To BURY, běr'ré. v. a. 178. To inter, to put into
a grave; to inter with rites and ceremonies;
to conceal, to hide.
BUSH, bāsh. s. 173. A thick shrub ; a bough of
a tree fixed up at a door, to show that liquors
are sold there.
BUSHEL, būsh’īl. s. 173. A measure contain-
ing eight gallons, a strike. -
BUSHINESS, būsh'é-nēs. s. The quality of be
ing bushy.
BUSHMENT, būsh'mént. s. A thicket.
BUSHY, būsh'é. a. Thick, full of small branch-
es; full of bushes.
BUSILESS, biz'zé-lès. a. 173. At leisure.
BUSILY, biz'zé-lè, ad. With hurry, actively.
BUSINESS, biz'nés. s. 178. Employment, mul-
tiplicity of affairs; an affair; the subject of ac-
tion; serious engagement ; right of action ; a
matter of question; To do one's business, to
kill, destroy, or ruin him.
BUSK, bāsk. s. A piece of steel, or whalebone,
worn by women to strengthen their stays.
BUSKIN, bàs'kín s
shoe which comes to the mid-leg ; a lºinſ of
high shoe worn by the ancient actors of tra-
gedy.
Part. a.
*
|BURROW, bár'ró. s. A corporate town, that is,
v. m. To mime as conies
A kind of half boot, &
BUT
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[[F" 559–Fâte, făr, fall, fit ;—iné, mêt;—pine, pin;–
BUSKINED, būs'kind. a. 359. Dressed in bus-
kins. - -
BUSKY, būs'kè. a. Woody.
BUSS, bás. s. A kiss, a salute with lips; a
boat for fishing. *
To BUSS, bás. v. a. To kiss. A low word.
BUST, bāst. s. A statue representing a man to
his breast.
BUSTARD, bás'tórd. s. 38. A wild turkey.
To BUSTLE, bás'sl. v. n. 472. To be busy, to
stir. |
BUSTLE, bás'si. s. A tumult, a hurry. -
BUSTLER, būs'lär. s.93. An active stirring man.
$USY, biz'zè. a. 178. Emploved with earnest-
ness; bustlöng, active ; meddling.
To BUSY, biz'zé. v. a. To employ, to engage.
BUSYBODY, biz'zè-böd-dé. s. A vain, meddling,
fantastical person.
BUT, bát. conjunct. Except; yet, nevertheless;
the particle which introduces the minor of a
syllogism, now ; only, nothing inore than ;
than ; not otherwise than ; by no other means
Athan ; if it were not for this ; however, howbe-
it; otherwise than ; even, not longer ago than ;
yet it may be objected; but for, had mot this
been.
BUT-END, būt'énd'. s. The blunt end of any
thing. --
EUTCHER, būt'tshār. s. 175. One that kills
animals to sell their flesh ; one that is delight-
ed with blood.
To BUTCHER, būt’tshār. v. a.
der.
BUTCHERLENESS, bāt’tshār-lè-nēs. s. A butch-
erly manner.
BUTC+ERLY, būt'tshār-lè. a.
l"ÖllS.
BUTCHERY, bºt’tshār-rè. s.
butcher; murder, cruelty;
blood is shed. -
BUTLER, būt'lär. s. 98. A servant employed in
furnishing the table.
BUTMENT, bát'mént. s. That part of the arch
which joins it to the upright pier.
BUTT, bát. s. The place on which the mark to
be shot is placed ; the point at which the ex
deavour is directed; a man upon whom the
company break their jests. -
BUTT, būt. s." A vessel, a barrel containing one
hundred and twenty-six gallons of wine. -
To BUTT, būt. v. a. To strike with the head.
BUTTER, būt’tár. s. 98. An unctuous substance,
made by agitating the cream of milk till the oil
separates from the whey.
To BUTTER, bát’tár. v. a. To smear, or oil
with butter; to increase the stakes every throw.
BUTTERBUMP, bát’tār-btump. s. A fowl, the
bittern. -
BUTTERBUR, báttúr-bär. s. A plant.
BUTTERFLOWER, báttúr-ſlöü'âr. s.
low flower of May.
BUTTERFLY, bºttàr-fli. s. . A beautiful in-
Sect.
BUTTERJS, bát’tàr-ris. s. An instrument of
steel used in paring the foot of a horse.
BUTTERMILK, bāītār-milk. s. The whey that
is separated from the cream when butter is
Iſlaſte.
BUTTERPRINT, báttúr-print. s. A piece of
carved wood, used to mark butter.
BUTTERTOOTH, báttúr-tööth. s.
broad foretooth.
BUTTERWOMAN, běttàr-wim-àm. s.
man that sells butter.
BUTTERWORT, bát’tár-wºrt. s. A plant, sani-
cle. -
BUTTERY, báttúr-rè. a. Having the appear-
ange ºr qualities of, butter.
BUTTERY, báttàr-rè. s. The room where pro-
visions are laid up. -
BUTTOCK, bát'tūk. s. 166. The rump, the part
. . . . . . . . .. | r -
To kill, to mur-
Bloody, barba-
The trade of a
the place where
A yel-
The great
A wo-
"near the tail.
|BUTTON, bát’tn. s. 103, 170. Any knob or ball
the bud of a plant. -
To BUTTON, bát’tn. v. a. 405.
clothe ; to fasten with buttens.
BUTTONHOLE, bát’tn-hôle. s. The loop in
which the button of the clothes is caught.
BUTTRESS, bát tris. s. 99. A prop, a wall built
to Support another ; a prop, a support.
To BUTTRESS, bát'tris. v. a. To prop.
BUXOM, Iºk'súm. a. 166. Obedient, obsequious;
gay, lively, brisk; wanton, jolly.
To dress, to
BUXOMLY, bák's&m-ié. ad. Wantonly, amo-
rously. -
BUXOMNESS, būk'sām-nēs. s. Wantonness.
flill Q}^{}llSiliº S.S.
To BUY, bi. Y. a. To purchase, to acquire by
payin': a price ; to manage by money.
To BUY, bi. v. n. To treat about a purchase
BUYER, bi'ār. s. IHe that buys, a purchaser.
To BUZZ,búz. v. m. To hum ; to make a noise
like bees; to whisper ; to prate.
BUZZARD, būz'zárd. s, 88. A degenerate or
mean species of hawk ; a blockhead, a dunce.
BUZZiº R, báz'zār. s. 93. A secret whisperer.
BY, }; { It notes the agent; it
notes the instrument: it notes the cause ; it
notes the means by which anything is perform-
ed; at, or in, upting place; it notes the sum of
the difference between two things compared,
not later than, noting time ; beside, noting
passage ; near to, in presence, noting proximi-
ty ; before Himself, it notes the absence of all
others; it is the solemn form of swearing; at
hand; it is used in forms of obtesting; by
proxy of, noting substitution.
{* Tile general sound of this word is like the
verb to buy ; but we not unfrequently hear it
pronounced like the verb to be. This latter
sound, however, is outy tolerable in colloquia.
pronunciation, and then or:ly when used as a
preposition ; as when we say, Do you travel by
land or by water 3 But in reading these lines
of Pope : §
“By land, bu water, they renew the charge ;
“They stop the chariot, and they board the barge.
Here we ought to give the word by, the sound
of the verb to buy; so that pronouncing this
word like lie, is, if the word will be pardoned
me, a colloquialism.
BY, bi. ad. Near, at a small distance; beside,
passing; iii presence.
AND EY, bi'ānd-bi' ad. In a short time.
EY, bl. s. Soniething not the direct and imme.
diate object of regard, as by the by.
BY-CONCERNMENT, bi'kön-sérn'imént. s. Not
the main business. -
BY-END, biénd'. s.
vantage.
iSY-GONE, bi'gón’. a. Past.
BY-LAW, bi'law'. s. By-laws are orders made
for the good of those that make them, farther
than the publick law binds.
BY-NAME, bi'nāme'. s. A nickname.
BY-PATH, bipäth', s. A private or obscure
ath.
Biºspect, bi'rè-spékt'. s. Private end or
Wie W. -
BY-ROOM, bi'róðm'. . s. A private room within.
BY-SPEECH, bi'spèëtsh'. s. An incidental or
casual speech. w
BY STANDER, bi'stān'dār, s. A looker on, one.
unconcerned. - -
BY-STREET, bl'strèët'. s. An obscure street.
BY-VIEW, bi'vil'. s. Private self-interested pur.
3OSſ2.
Bºwalk, bi'wawk'. s. Private walk, not the
main road. w -
BY-WAY, bi'wa'. s. A private and obscure way
BY-WEST, bé-wést’. a. Westward, to the west
uſ.
prep.
tº ºr
R.J. J.
Private intercst, secret ad-
c Aſſ.
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CAL
—nó, mêve, mêr, mēt,—tºbe, tàb, bū!!;—či;-pôānd;—thin, riſis
3y woko, biºwárd'. s. A saying, a proverb:
a term of reproach. * -
****** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.
C.
CAB, káb. s. . A Hebrew measure, containing
about three pints English.
CARAL, kā-bál'. S. ºffic secret science of the
Hebrew rabbins; a body of men united in some
close design ; intrigue.
II: The political signification of this word owes
its original to the five Cabinet Ministers in
Charles the Second's reign; Clifford, Ashley,
Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale ; this
Junto were known by the name of the 1Xubal ;
a word which the initial letters of their aames
happened, to compose.
To CABAL, kā-bā'i'. v. n. To form close in-
trigues.
CABALIST, káb'à-list. s. One skilled in the tra-
ditions of the Hebrews. -
CABALLISTICAL, kāb-āl-listè-kāl. ; a. S
CABALLISTICK, kāb-āl-lis'tík. , joiſłę-
thing that has an occult meaning.
cABAilier, kābāſlūr. s. He that engages in
close designs, an intriguer.
CABBAGE, kāb'bidje. s. 90. A plant.
To CABBAGE, kāb'bidje. v. a. To steal in cut-
ting clothes.
CABBAGE-TREE, kāb'bidje-tréé. s. A species
of palm-tree.
CABBAGE-WORM, kāb'bidje-wärm. s. An in-
Sect.
CABIN, kāb'bín. s. A small room ; a small
chamber in a ship; a cottage or small house.
TööABIN, kāº. v. m. To live in a cabin.
To CABIN, kāb'bin. v. a. To confine in a cabin.
CABINED, kāb'bind. a. 362. Belonging to a
cabin. w
CABINET, kāb'īm-èt. s. A set of boxes or draw-
ers for curiosities ; any place in which things
of yalue are hidden; a private room in which
consultations are held.
CABINET-COUNCIL, kāb'ín-èt-köän'sil. s. A
council held in a private manner.
CABINET-MAKER, káb'ín-Ét-īnā’kår. s. One
that makes small nice work in wood.
CABLE, kā'bl. s. 405. . The great rope of a ship
to which the anchor is fastened. *
CACHECTICAL, kā-kék'té. Kál.
CACHECTICK, kā-kék’tík.
an ill habit of body. -
CACHEXY, kāk'kék-sè. s. 517. Such a distem-
perature of the humours as Hinders nutrition,
and weakens the vital and animal functions.
[[P Mr. Sheridan is the only orthbepist who ac-
cents this word on the first syllable as I have
dome ; and yet every other lexicographer, who
has the word, accents /litorexy, § and Ar-
taraxy, on the first syllable, except Mr. Sheri-
dam, who accents Anorexy, and Bailey A:acy on
the penultimate.—Whence this variety and in-
consistency should arise, it is not easy to de-
termine. Orthodoxy and Apoplexy had sufficient-
ly chalked out the analogy of accentuation in
these words. The ternainations in axy and exy
do not form a species of words which may be
called enclitical, like logy and graphy, 517, but
seem to be exactly under the predicament of
those Latin and Greek words, which, when
adopted into English by dropping their last
syllable, remove the accent at least two sylla-
bles higher-See AçADEMY.
CACHINNATION, kāk-kin-nā'shôn. s. A loud
- º; 353.
CACKEREL, kākūr-fl. s. 555, 99. A fish.
To CACKLE, kāk'kl. v. n. 405. To make r
noise as a goose ; sometimes it is used for the
noise of a hen; to laugh, to giggle.
cº #LF, käk'ki. s. The voice of a goose or
GWA,
; a. Having
CACKLER, kāk'lúr. s. 93. A fowl that cackles
a telltale, a tattler. +
CACOCHYMtCAL, kāk-kö-kim'é-kál.
CACGCHYMICK, kāk-kö-kīm'ík. 353, 509. ; 3.
Having the humours corrupted.
CACOCHYMY, kāk'kö-kīm-mé. s. A deprava-
tion of the humours from a sound state.
[; Johnson and Bailey accent this word Caco-
chyn'y, Sheridan and Buchanan Cacoch'ymy, and
Dr. Ash Cacochymy; and this last accentuation
I have adopted for reasons given under the
word Cachery—which see.
CACODA.M.ON, kāk-6-dé'môn. s. An evil spirit;
the Devil. Jish.
CACOPHONY, kā-kóf'ö-mè. s. 518. A bad sound
of words.
To CACUMINATE, kā-kā'mè-māte. v. a. To
make sharp or pyramidal.
CADAVEROUS, kā-dāv'è-rås. a. Having the ap-
pearance of a dead carcass.
CADDIS, kād'd?s. s. A kind of tape or riband ;
a kind of worm or grub. -
CADE, käde. a. Tame, soft, as a cade lamb
§§§ §§ . .**
X APENCE, kä'dénse. e
CADENCY, kā-dén-sè. : s. Fall, state of sink-
ing, decline ; the fall of the voice; the flow of
verses, or periods; the tone or sound.
CADENT, kā'dént. a. Failing down.
CADET, kā-dét'. s. The younger brother ; ----
the youngest brother; a volunteer in the army,
who serves in expectation of a commission.
CADGER, kédjär. s. A huckster.
[* This word is only used by the vulgar in Lon.
don, where it is not applied to any particular
profession or employment, but nearly in the
same sense as curmudgeon, and is corruptly
pronounced as if written Codger.
CADI, kā'dë. s. A magistrate among the Turks.
CAi}! LLACK, kā-dī'āk. s. A sort of pear.
CARUCEUS, kā-dû'shô-ás. s. The rod or wand
with which Mercury is depicted. Ash.
CA}}UCITY, kā-dû'sè-tè. s. Tendency to fall.
JMason.
CAESURA, sé-zú'rá. s. 479,480. A figure in po-
etry, by which a short syllable after a complete
foot is made long ; a patise in verse.
CAFTAN, käſ’tán. s. A Persian vest or garment. . .
CAG, kāg. s. A barrel or wooden vessel, con-
taining four or five gallons.
CAGE, kāje. s. An enclosure of twigs or wire. .
in which birds are kept; a place for wild beasts
a prison for petty malefactors.
To CAGE, kāje. v. m. To enclose in a cage.
CAIMAN, kā’īnān. s. The American name
of a crocodile.
To CAJOLE, kā-jöle'. v. a. To flatter, to sooth.
CAJOLER, kā-jö’īār. s. A flatterer, a wheedler
CAJOLERY, kā-jö'lār-rè. s. 555. Flattery.
CAiiiff, kā’ī’s. A mean villain, a despica
ble kuave. .
CARE, kāke. s. A kind of delicate bread; any
thing of a form rather flat than high.
To CAKE, kāke. v. m. To hardcn as dough in
the oven. -
CALABASH, kāī'ā-básh. s. A species of a large
gourd.
CADABASH TREE, kál'ā-bāsh-tréé. s. A tree
of which the shells are used by the negroes for
Cups, as also for instruments of musick.
CALAMANCO, kāl-ā-mâng'kö. s. A kind of
woollen stuff.
CALAMINE, kāl'ā-mine, s. 149. An ore of zinc,
which, being Inixed with copper by melting
them together, forms brass.
QALAMINT, kālā;mint, s. The name of a plant.
CALAMITOUS, kā-kām'è-tês. a. Miserable, in-
volved in distress, unhappy, wretched,
CALAMITOUSNESS, kā-lām'ê-täs-nēs. s. Mise-
ry, distress.
CALAMITY, kā-lām'ê-té. s. Misfortune, causa
of misery. -
Or,
OO .
CAL CULATION, kāl-kū-lâ'shān, s.
CALDRON, kāwī'ārām. s. 166. A pot, a boiler,
CALENTURE, kál'én-tshire. s.
CAL +
... [ī 559–Fâte, fºr, fall, f
CALAMUS, k\l'à mês. 5. A sort of reed or
sweet scented wood, mentioned in Scripture.
CALASH, kā-lāsh'. s. A small carriage of pleas-
Ulre.
CALCAREOUS, kāl-kā'rè-às. a. Partaking of
the nature of lime. --
CALCEATED, kāi'she-à-têd. a. 450. Shod, fit-
ted with shoes.
CALCEDONIUS, kāl-sè-dò'nè-ès. s. A kind of
precious stone. -
CALCINATION, kāl-sè-nā’shām. s. Such a
management of bodies by fire as renders them
reducible to powder; chymical pulverization.
CALCINATORY, kāl-sin'A-tūr-e. s. A vessel
used in calciuation.
[; Mr. Sheridan accents this word on the first
syllable, and Dr. Johnson and Mr. Perry on
the second. I prefer the same accent as on the
verb. To calcine. 512.
To CA LCINE, kāi-sime'. v. a. To burn in the
fire to a calx or substance easily reduced to
powder ; to burn up. -
To CALCINE, kāi-sime'. v. n. To become a calx
by heat.
To CALCULATE, kāl'kū-lāte. v a. To com-
pute, to reckon ; to adjust, to project for any
certain end.
A practice
or manner of reckoning, the art of numbering;
the result of arithmetical operation,
CALCULATOR, kāl'kū-là-tár. s. 521. A com-
ilter".
cºilATORy, kál'kè-lä-tär-è. a. Belonging
to calculation. 512.
CALCULE, kāl'kūle. S. Reckoning, compute.
CALCULOSE, kāl-kº-lèse'. -
CALCULOUS, kāţ'kū-läs.
Stony, grift
y. -
CAićöſſis, kālkè-lès. s. The stone in the
bladder.
a kettle.
CALEFACTION, kāl-e-fák'shôn. s. The act of
heating any thing ; the state of being heated,
CALFFACTIVE, kāl-&-fäk’tív. a. That which
makes any thing hot, heating.
CALEFACTORY, kāl-ć-fäk’tär-8. a. That which
heats.
To CALEFY, kál'è-fl. v. p. 133. To grow hot,
to be heated.
CALENDAR, kál'én-dàr. s. 83. A register of
the year, in which the months, and stated
times, are marked, as festivals on holidays.
To CALENDER, kál'én-dàr. v. a. To dress
cloth.
CALENDER, kāi'én-dàr. s. 98. A hot press, a
press in which clothiers smooth their cloth.
CALENDERER, kál'én-dér-àr. s. The person
who calenders.
CALENDS, kāl'éndz. s. The first day of the
month among the Romans.
461. A dis-
temper in hot climates, wherein they imagine
the sea to be green fields.
CALF, káſ. s. #. T8. The young of a cow ;
the thick, plump, bulbous part of the leg.
CALIBER, kál'è-bär. s.
of the barrel of a gun.
{[ſ’ Mr. Sheridan accents this word on the se-
cond syllabie, and, gives the i the sound of
double e like the French ; but Johnson, Ken-
rick, Ash, Buchanan, Perry, and Entick, con-
sider the word as perfectly anglicised, , and
F. the accent on the first syllable as I have
Olhe.
CALICE, kál's. s. A cup, a chalice.
CALICO, kāl'è-kö. s. An Indian stuff made of
Cotton. - -
CALID, kāl'id. a. Hot, burning
CAiii ify, kā-ād'dº. . ºf Heat.
The bore, the diameter;
70 CAL
ât;—mè, mēt ;—plme pla ;–
ed by the successors of Mahomet among the
Saracens.
CA LIGATION, kāl-lè-gū'shôn. s.
cloudiness.
CA LIGINQUS, kā-lºdje'é-nēs. a. , Obscure, dim
CALIGINOUSNESS, kā-ſidje'é-nās-nēs. s. Dark.
tleSS. -
CAI.IVER, kál'é-vär. s. A handgun, a harque.
buss, an old musket.
To CALK, kāwk. v. a. To stop the leaks of a
ship.
cºkeR, kåw'kår. s. The workman that stops
the leaks of a ship.
To CALſ, kāwl. v. a. 77. To name; to summon
or invite; to conyoke ; to surnmon judicially ;
in the theological sense, to inspire with ardours
of piety; to invoke, to appeal to ; to proclaim,
to publish ; to make a short visit ; to excite, to
put in action ; to bring into view ; to stigma-
tize with some opprobrious denomination ; To
call back, to revoke ; To call in, to resume
money at interest ; To call over, to read aloud
a list or master roi; ; To call out, to challenge.
CALL, kāwl. s. A vocal address; requisition
divine vocatiºn ; summons to true religion; an
impulse ; authority, command; a demand, a
claim ; an instrument to call birds; calling, vo-
cation, employment ; a nomination.
§§§ kál'lét. s. A trull.
CALLING, kāwl'ling. s. Vocation, profession,
trade ; proper station; or employinent; class
or persons united by the same employment of
profession ; divine vocation, invitation to the
true religion. <
CALLIPEBS, kál'lé, pörz. s. 98.
with bowed shanks.
CALLOSITY, kāl-lès'sè-té. s. A kind of swell-
ing without pain.
CAſ, LOUS, kāl'lús, a. Hardened, insensible.
CALLOUSN ESS, kāl'lás-nēs. s. Induration of
the fibres; insensibility.
CALLOW, kāl'ló. a. Unfledged, naked, want-
ing feathers. *
CALLUS, kāl'lás. s. An induration of the fi-
bres; the hard substance by which broken
boues are united.
CALM, kām. a. 80. Quiet, serene ; undisturb.
ed, unruſhed.
CALM, kāui. s.
pose. *-
To CALM, kām. v. a. To still, to quiet; to pa-
cify, to appease. -
CALMER, kām‘ār. s. 403. The person or thing
which has the power of giving quiet.
CALMLY, kám';*. ad. Without storins, or vio-
lence; without passions, quietly.
CALMNESS, kºin'nés. s. Tranquillity, sereni-
ty; mildness, freedom from passion.
CALOMEL, kāl'è-mêl. s. A miedicine prepared
from mercury.
CALORIFIGK, kāl-º-rff'ík. a. That which has
the quality of producing heat. -
CALO'FTE, kā-lôt'. s. A cap or coif.
CALTROP3, kāl'tröps. E. Án instrument made
with three spikes, so that which way soever it
falls to the ground, one of them points upright,
a plant mentioned in Virgil's Georgick, under
the name of Tribulus. , t -
To CALVE, käv. v. n. 78. To bring forth a
calf, spoken of a cow. -
To CALUMNIATE, kā-lôm'nè-āte. v. a. To
slander. 91. -
CALUMNIATION, kā-lām-nē-ă'shān. s. A ma-.
licious and false representation of words or ac-
t;OthS.
CALUMNIATOR, kā-låm'nè-à-tär, s. 521. A
forger of accusation, a slanderer.
UAfüMNióUS, kājām’méºs. a.
falsely reproachful
Darkness,
Compasses
Serenity, stillness; quiet, re-
Slanderous,
§h, kā'iff. ; s. A title assum-
| charge,
CALUMNY, iáñm-nē, s. Slander, false
UAN
CALX, kāiks. s. Anything rendered reducible
to powder by burning.
CALYCLE, kāl'è-kl. S. 405. A small bud of a
lant.
ckMAIEU, kā-mâ'yöö. s. A stone with various
figures , and representations of landscapes,
formed by nature.
CAMBER, kám’bàr. s.
archwise.
CAMBRICK, kāme'Brík. s. 542.
limen.—See CHAMBER.
CAME, káme. . The preterit of To come.
CAMEL, kām'él. s. 99. A beast of burden.
CAMELEOPARD, kā-mé!'lö-pård. s. An ani-
mal taller than an elephant, but not so thick.
CAMELOT, 99
CAMLET, -> *...* alº &
A kind of stuff originally made by a mixture
of silk and camel's hair : it is now made
with wool and silk.
CAMERA. OBSCURA, kām'è-rā-āb-skú'rá. s. An
optical machine used in a darkened chamber,
so that the light coming only through a double
convex glass, objects opposite are represented
inverted.
CAMERADF.—See CoMRADE.
CAMERATED, kám’ér-à-téd. a. Arched.
CAMERATION, kām-ér-à'shān. s. A vaulting
or arching. -
CAMSADö, kām-&-sà'do.'s, 77. An attack made
in the dark, on which occasion they put their
shirts outward.
CAMISATED, kām'è-sà-têd. a. Dressed with
the shirt outward.
CAMLET, kām'lit. s. See CAMELot.
CAMMOCK, kám’mäk. s. 166. An herb, petty
whim, or restharrow.
CAMP, kämp. s. The order of tents placed by
armies when they keep the field.
To CAMP, kämp. v. II. To lodge in tents.
CAMPAIGN, kām-pâne'. s. 335. A large, open,
level tract of ground ; the time for which any
army keeps the field.
CAMPANIFORM, kām-pân'nè-förm. a. A term
used of flowers which are in the shape of a bell.
CAMPANULATE, kām-pān'ā-lāte. a. Cam-
paniform.
CAMPESTRAL, kām-pés'trál. a. ººrowing in
fields.
CAMPHIRE, or CAMPHOR, kām'fir. s. 140.
A kind of resin produced by a chymical process
from the camphire tree.
CAMPHIRE-TREE, kāmi'ſſr-trèë. s.
from which catnphire is extracted.
CAMPHORATE, kām'fö-räte. s. 91. Impregna-
ted with camphire.
CAMPION, kām'pë-èn s. 166.
CAN, kän. s. A cup.
To CAN, kän. v. n. To be able, to have power:
it expresses the potential Iñood, as I can do it.
CAN § LLE, kā-mâle'. s. The lowest people.
C.A.N.A.KIN, kān'ā-kilt. s. A small can to drink
out of...Mason.
CANAL, kā-nāi'. s. A basin of water in a gar-
den ; any course of water made by art ; a pas-
sage through which any of the juices of the
body dow.
CANAI,-COAL. This word is corrupted into
kéu'mil-köle. s. A ſine kind of coal.
CANALICULATED, käu-ā-1 kºi-iā-téd. a. Made
like a pipe or gutter.
CANARY, kā-mâ'ré. s.
Canaries ; sack, -
CANARY-BIRD, kā-nā'rè-bård, s: An excellent
singing bird. . . . .
To CANCEL, kān'sil. v. a. 99, To cross a wri-
ting; to efface, to obliterate in general.
CANCELLATEſ), kāu'séi-iā-téd. a. Cross-bar-
red. - -
CAN CELLATION, kān-sºl-lä'shān s. An ex-
punging or wiping out of an instrument.
c{Něšič, Kanº’s gº A crab-fish; the sign
A piece of timber cut
A kind of fine
käm'lit. S.
The tree
A plant.
Wine brought from the
- T I
—no, mēve, nér, nºt ;—tºbe, túb, būll;-&il ;—päänd
UAIN
;—thin, this.
of the summer solstice; a virulent swelling, or
SOre.
To CANCERATE, kān'sār-räte. v. n. 91. To be.
COXIlê a CanCGºr.
CANCERATION, kān-sār-rá'shān, s A growing
C3th C6 roll.S. / - - -
CANCEROUS, kān'sár-rūs. a. Having the viru-
lence of a cancer. - ^*.
CANCEROUSNESS, kān'sār-rås-nēs. s. The
state of being cancerous.
CANCRINE, käng'krſn.a. 140. Having the quali.
ties of a crab. 408.
CANDENT, kān'dént. a. Hot.
CAN DiCANT, kān'dè-känt. a. Growing white.
CANDHD, kān'did. a. White; fair; open, inge.
11tl{}llS. --
CANDIDATE, kān'dè-dàte, s.
one that solicits advancement. -
CANDIDLY, kän did-lè. ad. Fairly, ingenuously.
CANDHDNESS, kān'd?d-nēs. s. Ingenuousness,
openness of temper...,
To CANDIFY, kān'dè-fi. v. a. To make white.
CANDLE, kān'dl. s. 405. A light inade of wax
or tallow, surrounding a wick of flax or cotton
CANDLEBERRY-TREE, kān'dl-bér-rè-trèë. s.
Sweet-willow. -
CANDLEHOLDER, kān'dl-höld-àr. s. He that
holds the candie. •r
cººliGHT kån'dl-lite. s. The light of a
Call ſilº.
CAND1,EMAS, kān'd!-mâs. s. 88. The feast of
the purification of the Blessed Virgin, which
was formerly celebrated with many lights in
churches.
CAND LESTICK, kān'dl-stik. s. The instrument
that holds candles. -
CANDLESTUFF, kān'd!-stöf. s. Grease, tallow
CANDſ, EWASTER, kän di-was-tár. s. A spend-
thrift
CAN}}0CK, kān'dók. s. A weed that grows in
rl We?"S. -
CAN}}OUR, kān'dár. s. 314. Sweetness of tem.
per, purity of mind, ingenuousness.
Tö CANDY, kān'dé. v. a. To conserve with su-
gar; to form into congelations.
To CANDY, kān'dé. v. n. To grow congealed.
CANE, käne. s. A kind of strong reed ; the
plaut which yields the sugar; a lance ; a reed.
To CANE, käne. v. a. To beat with a cane or
stick.
CANICULAR, kā-nik'l-lär. a. Belonging to the
dog-staf. - *
CANINE, kā-nine', a. Having the properties of
a dog. - i
CANISTER, kānīs-tàr. s. 98. A small basket, a
small vessel in which any thing is laid up. .
CANKER, käng'kår. s. 409. A worm that preys
upon, and destroys fruits; a fly that preys upon
fruits; any thing that corrupts or consumes ;
an eating or corroding humour; corrosion.
virulence; a disease in trees. ... ."
ºo CANKER, kängkår. v. n. To grow corrupt.
To CANKER, käng'kºr. v. a. To corrupt, to
corrode ; to infect, to pollute. & -
CANKERBIT, käng'kār-bit. part. ad. Bitten
with an envenomed tooth. -
CANNABHNE, kān'nā‘bine. a. 149. Hempen.
CANN IBAI, kān’mè-bál. s. ...A Inam-eater.
CANNIBALISM, kān'nè-bāl-İzm. s. The man-
ners of a cannibal. Mason.
A competitor,
CAN NIBAJ.LY, kān'nè-bāl-lè. ad. In the manner
CANNON, kān'nām. s. 166.
CANNON-SH0'ſ, kān-rºn-shūt'. ; S.
the gº! Éties ; to attack or batter with cannot
of a cannibal. *
CANNHPERS, kān'né-pârz, s. Callipers. -
A gun larger than
çaº be lºanaged by th; hand
CAN NON-BAT.I., kān-nān-bāw!'.
The bails which are shot from great guns.
To CANNONADE, kān-mân-nāde'. v. m. To play
CANNO NIER, kān-nān-nēēr'. s. The enginee
that manages the caumon. 275.
* To CANVASS, kān'vás, v. h.
ſlºj” 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét ;—pine, pín ;—
CANNOT, kām'nāt. v. n. of Cam and Not.
unable.
§§§ ; kān-nóð'. s. A boat made by cut-
ting the trunk of a tree into a hollow vessel.
CANON, kān'ān. s. 166. A rule, a law; law made
by ecclesiastical councils; the books of Holy
Scripture, or the great rule; a dignitary, in
cathedral churches; a large sort of printing
letter.
CANONESS, kān'ān-nēs. s. In Catholick coun-
tries, women living after the example of secular
Calh (). In S.
CANONICAL, kā-nón'é-kál. a. According to the
canon ; constituting the canon ; regular, stated,
Sixed by ecclesiastical laws ; spiritual, ecclesi-
astical. -
CANONICALLY, kā-möm'ê-kāl-lè. ad. In a man-
ner agreeable to the canon.
CANONICALNFSS, kā-nón'ê-kāl-nēs. s. The
quality of being canonical.
CANONIST, kān'nān-mist. s. 166. A professor
of the canon law.
CANONIZATION, kān-nó-nē-zà'shēn. s. The
act of declaring a saint.
To CANONIZE, kān'nó-nize. v. a.
any ore a saint.
CANONTRY, kān'ān-rè.
CANONSHIP, kān'ān-ship. : S.
An ecclesiastical benefice in some cathedral or
collegiate church. -
CANOPHED, kān'6-p?d. a. 282. Covered with a
canopy.
CANOPY, kān'ā-pè. s. A covering spread over
the head.
To CANOPY, kān'ö-pè. v. a. To cover with a
canopy.
cºops, kā-nó'rås. a. 512. Musical, tuneful.
£ANT, kānt. s. A corrupt dialect used by beg-
gars and vagabonds ; a form of speaking pecu-
liar to some certain class or body of men ; a
whining pretension to goodness ; barbarous
jargon; auction.
[[; It is scarcely to be credited, that the writer
in the Spectator signed T. should adopt a deri-
vation of this word from one Andrew Cant, a
Scotch Presbyterian Minister, when the Latin
cantus, so expressive of the singing or whining
tone of certain preachers, is so obvious an ety-
mology. The Cant of particular professions is
an easy derivation from the same origin, as it
means the sct phrases, the routine of proſes-
sional language, resembling the chime of a
song. Quaint, from which scne derive this
word, is a much less probable etymology.
To CANT, kānt. v. n. To talk in the jargon of
articular professions; to speak with a particu-
art Oile.
To CANT, kānt. v. a. To toss or fling away.
CANTATA, kān-tä'tá. s. Italian. A song. 77.
CANTATION, kān-tä'shôn. s. The act of sing-
}I) gº. *.
CANTER, kån'tūr. s. 98. A hypocrite ; a short
gallop. *
CANT HARI DES, kān-thár'8-déz. s. Spanish
flies, used to raise blisters.
CANTHUS, kān'thès. s. The corner of the eye.
CANTICLE, känté-ki. s. 405. A song ; the Song
of Solomon.
CANTLE, kān't!. s. 405.
CANTLET, känt'lit. s.99. A piece, a fragment.
CANTO, kān'tó. s. A book or section of a poem.
CANTON, kān'tán. s. 166. A small parcel or
division of land; a small community, or clan.
To CANTON, kān'tán. v. a. To divide into little
parts.
To CANTONIZE, kān'tūn-ize v. a. To parcel
out into small divisions.
CANVASS, kān'väs. s. A kind of cloth woven for
several uses; solicitation upon an election.
gº To sift, to cx-
amine; to debate, to controvert.
To be
To declare
A piece with corners,
To CANVASS, kān'väs. v. n. To solicit.
CANY, kā'ně. a. Full of canes, consisting of
C8 neS.
CANZONET, kān-zö-nét'. s. A little’song.
CAP, kāp. s. The garment that covers the head;
the ensign of the cardinalate; the topmost, the
lºst; a reverence made by uncovering the
€3 (t.
To CAP, kāp. v. a. To cover on the top; to
snatch off the cap; To cap verses, to name
tº ately verses beginning with a particular
letter.
CAP-A-PIE, kāp-à-pê'. a. From head to foot.
CAP-PAPER, kāppä-pâr. s. A sort of coarse
brownish paper.
CAPABILITY, kā-pá-bilè-té. s. Capacity.
CAPABLE, kāpā-bl. a. See INCAPABLE. En-
dued with powers equal to any particular thing,
intelligent, able to understand; capacious;
able to receive ; susceptible; qualified for ;
hollow.
CAPABLENESS, kāpā-bl-nēs. s.
or state of being capable.
CAPACIOUS, kā-pâ'shēs. a. Wide, large, able
to hold much ; extensive, equal to great design.
CAPACIQUSNESS, kā-pâ'shūs-nés. s. The pow-
ey of hºlding; largeness. -
To Cººl ATE, kā-pâs'ê-täte. v. a. To enable,
to qualify.
CAPAC iTY, kā-pâs'è-tê. s. 511. The power of
containing ; the force or power of the mind
power, ability ; room, space ; state, condition
character.
CAPARISON, kā-pār'é-sån. s. 170. A sort of
cover for a horse. 443.
To CAPARISON, kā-pâr'è-sån. v. a. To dress in
caparisons ; to dress pompously.
CAPE, kāpe. . s. Headland, promontory; the
neck-piece of a cloak or coat.
CAPER, kā'púr. s.93. A leap, or jump.
CAPER, kā'për. s. An acid pickle.
§§§. kä'pār-bāsh. s. This plant grows
in the South of France, the buds are pickled for
eating. -
To CAPER, kā'për. v. n. To dance frolicksomely;
to skip for merriment.
CAPERER, kā'pār-rár. s. 555. A dancer.
CA PIAS, kā'pë-às. s. 88. . A writ of execution.
CAPPLI, ACEOUS, kāp-pil-iā'shēs. a. The same
with capillary.
CAPILLAIRE, kāp-pil-läre'. s. Syrup of maiden-
hair.
CAPILLAMENT, kā-nil'lä-mênt. s. Small threads
or hairs which grow up in the middle of a
fiower.
CAPILLARY, kāp'pil-lā-rè. a. Resembling hairs,
small, minute. See l'Api LL ARY.
CAPiLLATION, kāp-pî-lá'shān. s.
ramification of vessels.
CAPITAL, kāp'8-tál. a. 38. Relating to the head;
criminal in the highest degree ; that which
affects life; chief, principal ; applied to letters,
large, such as are written at the beginning or
heads of books; Capital Stock, the principal
or original stock of a trading company.
CAPITAL, kāp'é-tál. s. The upper part of a pi}-
lar; the chief city of a nation,
CAPITAJ, LY, kāp'é-tāl-lè. ad. In a capital man
mer, so as to affect life, as capitally convicted.
CAPITATION, kāp &-tà'shôm. s. Numeration by
heads.
CAPITULAR, kā-pitsh'ê-lär. s. 33. The body of
the statutes of a chapter; a member of a chap-
ter. 460.
To CAPITULATE, kā-pitsh'-lāte. 91 v. n. To
draw up any thing in heads or articles; to yield
or surrender on certain stipulations.
CAPITULATION, kā-pitsh-ö-lä'shôn. s. Stupu.
lation, terms, conditions.
CAPIV1 TREE, kā-pè'vé-trèë. s. A balsam
The quality
A small
tree. *
|CAPON, kä'pm. s. 405, 170. A castrated cock.
+z-
CAR.
CAR
—no, mêve, nér, mēt;—túbe, tºb, būll;-&il;—pöänd ;—thin, THis
CAPONNTERE, kāp-pân-nēēr'. s. A covered
lodgment, encompassed with a little parapet.
CAPÖT, kā-pôt'. s. Is when one party wins all
the tricks of cards at the ganne of Piquet.
CAPRICE, kā-preese', or kāp'réèse. Freak, fancy,
whim. -
[[; The first manner of pronouncing this word
is the most established; but the second does
not want its patrons. Thus Dr. Young, in his
Love of Fame: -
“'Tis true great fortunes some great men confer;
“But often, ev’n in doing right, they err:
“From caprice, not from choice, their favours
come ,
“They give, but think it toil to know to whom.”
CAPRICIOUS, kā-prish’és. a. Whimsical, fanci-
ful. . -
CAPRICIOUSLY, kā-prish’és-lè. ad. Whimsi-
cally.
CAPRICIOUSNESS, kā-prish’és-nēs. s. Humour,
whimsicalness. -
CAPRICORN, kāp'prè-kôrn.s. One of the signs
of the zodiack, the winter solstice.
CAPRIOLE, kāp-rè-Öle'. s. Caprioles are leaps,
such as horses make in one and the same place, if
without advancing forward. -
CAPSTAN, kāp'stán. s. A cylinder with levers
CARACK, kär'äk. s.
to wind up any great weight.
CAPSULAR, kāp'shū-lär. 452.
CAPSULARY, kāp'shô-lār-Š.
like a chest. -
CAPSULATE, kāp'shū-lāte. . . . . Enclosed
CAPSULATED, kāpshā-ā-ted. 5 a. ºnclosed,
or in a box:
: a. Hollow
CAPTAIN, kāp'tín. s. 208. A chief commander;|
the commander of a company in a regiment;
the chief commander of a ship; Captain Gen.
eral, the general or commander in Chief of an
army.
CAPTAINRY, kāp'tin-ré. s. The power over a
certain district; the chieftainship.
CAPTAINSHIP, kāp'tin-ship s. The rank or
post of a captain; the condition or post of a
chief commander. -
CAPTATION, kāp-tà'shôn. s. The practice of
catching favour.
CAPTION, kāp'shôn. s.
person. -
CAPTIOUS, kāp'shôs, a. 314. Given to cavils,
eager to object ; insidious, ensnaring.
The act of taking any
CAPTIOUSLY. kāp'shās-lè. ad. With an in-l
climation to object.
CAPTIOUSNESS, kāp'shās-nēs. s. Inclination
to object; peevishness.
To CAPTIVATE, kāp'té-väte v. a. To take pri-]
Somer, to bring into bondage; to charm, to
subdue. i - -
CAPTIVATION, kāp-tê-vā'shôn. s.
taking one captive.
CAPTIVE, kāp'úv. s. 140. One taken in war;
one charmed by beauty.
CAPTIVE, kāp'tiv. a. Made prisoner in war.
£APTIVITY, kāp-tív'été. s. Subjection by the
fate of war, bondage; slavery, servitude.
(APTOR, kāp'tár. s. 166. He that takes a prison-
er, or a prize. - -
CAPTURE, kāp'tshöre. s. 461. The act or prac-
tice of taking any thing; a prize. *
CAPUCHIN, kāp-à-shēēn’. s. 112. A female gar-
ment, consisting ºf a cloak and hood, made in
imitation of the dress of capuchin monks.
CAR, kär. s. 78." A small carriage of burden;
chariot of war. . . . . -
£ARABINE, or CARBINE, kār-bime'. s. A small
sort of fire-arms. -
ſig’ Dr. Ash, Bailey, W. Johnston, Entick, and
Buchanan, accent Carabine on the last syllable,
and Dr. Johnson and Mr. Perry on the first :
while Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Buchaman, Dr.
Johnson, and Bailey, accent Carbine on the first:
but Mr. Scott, Entick, Perry, and Kenrick,
The act of .
&ore properly on the last. The reason is, that
*- is
*
if we accent Carbine on the first syllablé, the
last ought, according to analogy, to have the 3
short: but as the 3 is always ſong, the accent
ought to be on the last syllable. 146. -
CARBINīfā, kärbénéé". "A sort of light
horseman. - - -
A large ship of burden,

galleon. -
§§§r, : kär'ât. } s. A weight of four
grains; a manner of expressing the fineness of
gold. -
CARAVAN, kär'å vän. s. 524. A troop or body
of merchants or pilgrims. *.
CARAVANSARY, kār-à-ván'sá-rè. s.
built for the reception of travellers.
CARAWAY, kān'ā-wä. s. A plant. -
CARBONADO, kār-bó-nā'dö. s. 92. Meat cut
across to be broiled. 77. &
To CARBONADO, kār-bó-nā’dö. v. a. To cut or
hack-See LUMBA Go,
CARBUNCLE, kärbänk-kl. s. 405. A jewel
shiniag in the dark; red spot or pimple.
CARBUNCLED, kär'bānk-kid. a. Set with
grºundes; spotted, deformed with pimples.
CARBUNCULAR, kār-báng'kū-lär. a. Red like
a carbuncle f
A house
CARBUNCULATION, kār-bāng-kā-ià'shān. s.
The blasting of young buds by heator cold.
CARCANET, kär kä-mét. s. A chain or collar
of jewels. - - -
CARCASS, kär'kás. s. 92. A dead body of
an animal; the decayed parts of any thing 5.
the main parts, without completion or orna-
ment ; in gunnery, a kind of bomb.
CARCELAGE, kär'sè-lidje. s. 90. Prison fees.
CARD, kärd. s. 92. A paper painted with
figures, used in games; the papér on which the
several points of the compass are marked un-,
der the mariner's needle; the instrument with
which wool is combed.
To CARD, kärd. v. a. To comb wool. -
CARDAMOMOM, This word is commonly pro-
nounced kär"dā-mêm. s. A medicinal seed
CARDER, kär'dër. s. 98. One that cards wool,
one that plays much at cards, •
CARDIACAL, kār-di'ā-kāl. & Cordial * *
CARDIACK, kär"dē-ăk. - 2.
* having the quality of invigorating. -
CARDINAL, kärdē-nāl. a. 88. Principal,
chief. • *
CARDINAL, kär"dē-mál. s. One of the chief
governors of the church.
CARDINILATE, kär"dē-nā-lāte. ; 8
CARDINALSHIP, kär"dē-nāi-ship. *
The office and rank of a cardinal,
CARDMATCH, kärd'mätsh. . s. A match made
by dipping a piece of a card in melted sulphur
a party at cards. tº . * -
CARE, käre. s. , Solicitude, anxiety, concern,
caution; regard, charge, heed in order to pre-
servation; the object of care, or of love. -
To CARE, käre. v. m. - To be anxious or solici-
tous, to be inclined ; to be disposed ; to be af.
fected with. y : ‘f
CARECRAZED, käre'krāzd. a. 359. Broken
with care and solicitude. •
To CAREEN, kā-rèën'. ºv. a. To caulk, to stop
up leaks, -
CAREER, kā-rèër'. s. The ground on which a
race is run ; a course, a race; full speed, swift
motion ; course of action. - ... •
To CAREER, kā-rèèr'. v. m. To run with swiſs
motion. -
CAREFUL, käre'föl. . a. Anxious, solicitous;
full of concern; provident, diligent, cautious 3
watchful. w .
CAREFULLY, kêre'fäl-lè. ad. In a mannes'
... that shows.-are; heedfully, watchfully.... ...;
CAREFULNESS, käre'fāl-nās, sº Vigilanºcrá’
caution,
CAR.
IP 559—Fate, fir, fill, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pin -
| CARNOUS, kär"măs. a. 314.
CARELESLY, käre'lés-lè.
heedlessly. -
CARELESNESS, käre'lès-nés. s. Heedlesness,
imattention.
CARELFSS, käre’tés. a. Without care, with-
out solicitude, unconcerned, negligent, heed-
less, unmindful, cheerful, undisturbed ; unmov-
ed by, unconcerned at. -
‘To CARESS, kā-rés. v. a. To endear, to fondle.
CARESS, kā-rés'. s. An act of endearment.
CARET, kā'rét. s. A note which shows where
something interlined should be read, as A.
QARSQ.,kärgö, S., The lading of a ship.
CARIATIDES, kā-rè-át'é-déz. s. The Caria-
tides in architecture are an order of pillars re-
sembling women.
cAftićAfüß, kār-ſk-à-tshºre'. 461.
ſ'ſ This word, though not in Johnson, I have
not scrupled to insert, from its frequent and
legitimate use. Baretti tells us, that the lit-
eral sense of this word is certa quantita di muniti-
one che si mette melt' archibºuso o altro, which in
English, signifies the charge of a gun; but its
metaphorical signification, and the only one in
which the English use it, is, as he tells us, dichesi
anche di ritratto ridicolo in cui sensi grandemente
accresciute i diffetti, when applied to paintings,
chiefly portraits, that heighteni.ig of some fea-
tures and lowering others, which we call in
English overcharging, and which will make a
very ugly picture, not unlike a handsor:e per-
son: whence any exaggerated character, which
is redundant in some of its parts, and defective
in others, is called a Caricature.
CARIES, kā'rè-īz. s. 99. Rottenness.
CARIOSITY, kū-rè-ös'è-tê. S. Rottenness.
CARIOUS, kā'rè-às. a. 314. Rotten.
CARK, kärk. s. Care, anxiety.
To CARK, kärk. v. m. To be careful, to be
anxious.
CARLE, kärl. s. A rude, brutal man; churl.
CARLINE THISTLE, kār-line-this'sl. s. A
ad. Negligently,
# -
CARLINGS, kär"lºngz. s. In a ship, timbers
lying fore and aſt. º
CARMAN, kär'mán. s 88. A man whose em-
ployment it is to drive cars.
CARMELITE, kärmé-lite. s. 156. A sort of
pear; one of the order of White Friars.
CARMINATIVE, kär min’ā-tív. s. Carmina-
ºtives are such things as dispel win and pro-
mote insensible perspiration. -
CARMINATIVE, kār-min'ā-tív.
to carminatives. 157.
CARMINE, kār-mine'. s. A powder of a bright
red or crimson colour.
[[P &
accent this word on the first syllable ; but Mr.
Nares, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, Perry, Buchan-
am, and Entick, more properly on the last:-for
the reason, see CARBINE.
CARNAGE, kär"midje. s.
ocl: ; heaps of flesh.
CARNAL, kär"mál. a. 88. Fleshly, not spiritu-
al; lustful, lecherous. - -
CARNA.iity, ſº-te.
rossness of mind,
CARNALLY, kär"mál-lè.
flesh, not spiritually.
a. Belonging
90. Slaughter, hav-
s. Fleshly lust;
ad. According to the
QARNALNESS, kārnāl-nēs. s. Carrºality.
CARNATION, kārnā'shôn. s. The name of
the natural flesh colour.
CARNELION, kār-nēleyān. s. 113. A pre-
cious stone, more commonly written and pro-
nounced Cornelian.
gARNEQIS. kārnéâs. a. Fleshy.
To CARN ºy, kārné-fl. v. n. To breed flesh.
CARNIVA kär"nè-vál. s. The feast held in
Jºãº, ºtholick countries before Lent.
CARNIV& ROUS, kār-nív'vö-rås. a. Flesheat-
Dr. Johnson, Sheridan, Ash, and Smith,
74
Fleshy
CARQB, kā'röb. s. A plant.
CAROL, kär'röl. s. 166. ' A song of joy and
exultation ; a song efdevotion.
To CAROL, kär’rºl. v. m. To sing, to warble.
To CAROL, kär'rál. v. a. To praise, to cele-
brate. .* * .
CAROTID, kā-röt'id. a. Two arteries which
arise out of the ascending trunk of the aorta
CAROUSAf, kā-róš'zā]. s. 88. A festival
To ºpouse, kā-röüz'. v. m. To drink, to
q, tatt.
To CAROUSE, kā-rööz'. v. a. To drink.
CAROUSER, kā-réâ'zár. s. 93. A drinker, a
toper.
A pond fish.
CARP, kärp. s.
To CARP, kärp. v. n. To censure, to cavil.
s. 98. An artifi-
CARPENTER, kär'pán-tár
cer in wood.
CARPENTRY, kär'pën-trè. s. The trade of a
carpenter.
CARPER, kār'për. s. 98. A caviller. -
CARFET, kär'pit. s. 99. A covering of vari-
ous colours; ground variegated with flowers;
to be on the carpet, is to be the subject of con-
sideration.
To CARPET, kär"pit v. a. To spread with car-
et S.
cºping, kär'ping. part. a. 410 Captious,
censorious.
ad.
CARPINGLY, kär'ping-lè.
90. “The act of car-
censoriously.
CARRIAGE, kär'ridje. s. . ;
rying or transporting; vehicle ; the frame up-
on which cannon is carried ; behaviour; con
duct ; management. tº
CARRIER, kärrè-Sr. s. One who carries
something; , one whose trade is to carry
goods ; a messenger ; a species of pigeons.
CARRION, kär'rè-án. s. 166. The carcass of
something not proper for food ; a name of re-
proach for a worthless woman ; any flesh so
corrupted as not io be fit for food.
CARRION, kär'rè-àm. a. Relating
Captiously,
*:. to carcasses
CARROT, kär'rêt. s. 166. , A garden root.
CARROTINESS, kärrêt-ê-nēs. s. Redness of
hair. -
CARROTY, kär"rāt-º. a. sº of red hair.
To CARRY, kär'rè. v. a. To convey from a
place; to bear, to have about one ; ſo, convey
by force; to effect any thing ; to behave, to
conduct; to bring forward; to imply, to import;
to fetch and bring, as dogs ; To carry off, to
kill ; To carry on, to promote, to help forward,
To carry through, to support to the last.
To CARRY, kärrè. v. m. A horse is said to car-
ry well when his neck is arched, and he holds
his head high. º
CART, kärt. s. 92. A wheel carriage, used
comi-only for luggage ; the vehicle in which
criminals are carried to execution.
To CART, kärt. v. a To expose in a cart.
To CART, kärt, v. m. To use carts for carriage
CART-HORSE, kärt'hörse. s. A coarse un-
wieldy horse. - -
CART-L0AD, kärt-löde'. s. A quantity of any
thing piled on a cart; a quantity sufficient to
load a cart.
CARTWAY, kärt'wa. s. A way through which
a carriage may conveniently travel. *
CARTE-BLANCHE, kärt-blånsh'. . s. A blank
paper; a paper to be filled up with such condi-
tions as the person to whom it is sent thinks
proper, . .
ckºi, kār-tél'. s. A writing containing
stipulations; a convention between two bellig-
erent powers, usually for the exchange or Le-
leasing of prisoners; the ship or other vehicle
used for the purpose.
CARTER, kärt'êr. s. 98. The man who irives
ing. 518 -
cºsé y, ºr nº e :
Fleshy excre-
&ºº, -
a cart.
CARTIF.AGE, kär’té-Édje, s 90. A smarth and
73
—no, mēve, nér, nét;—túbe, táb, ball;-&il;-pôtnd;—ºin, this.
solid body, softer than a bone, but harder than
a ligament. " * All sº?
CART II. AGINEOUS, kärtè-lā-jin'yūs. 113. ;
GARTILAGINOUS, kār-tê-lädje'é-nēs. 314. § “
Consisting of cartilages.
CARTOON, kār-töðu'. s. A painting or drawing
upon large paper.
CARTOUCH, kār-tóótsh'. s. A case of wood
three inches thick at the bottom, holding balls.
It is fired out of a hobit or small mortar.
CARTRAGE, .*4.3.1 : -
CARTRI DGE, ; kär"tridje. 90. S.
A case of paper or parchment filled with gun-
powder, used for the greater expedition in
charging guns.
CART RÚt. kärt'rāt. s. The track made by a
cart wheel. -
CARTULARY, kär'tshū-lä-rè. s. 461. A place
where papers are kept.
CARTW RIGHT, kärt'rite. s. A maker of carts.
To ("AHWE, kärv. v. a. To cut wood, or stone ;
to cut meat at the table ; to engrave; to choose
one’s own part. • -
To CARVE, kärv v. n.
supplying the company. -
CARVER, kär'vár s. 98. A sculptor; he that
cuts up the uneat at the table ; he that chooses
for himself. *
CARWING, kär'ving. s. 410. Sculpture, figures
carved. -
CARUNCLE, kär'ânk-kl. s. 405. A small pro-
tuberance of flesh, 81.
cicapº, kás-kāde'. s. A cataract, a water-
fall. • * Z
ÇASE, käse, s. A covering, a box, a sheath;
the outer part of a house; a building unfur-
nished.
CASE-KNIFE, käse'nlfe. s. A large kitchen
knife.
CASE-SHOT, käse'shôt. s. Bullets enclosed in
3. CàSę.
CASE, käse. s.
ward circumstances; state of things; in phy-
sick, state of the body; condition with regard
to leanness, or health; contingence; question
relating to particular persons or things; repre-
sentation of any question or state of the body,
mind, or affairs ; the variation of nouns ; In
case, if it should happen. -
To CASE, käse. v. a. To put in a case or cover;
to cover as a case ; to stip off the covering.
To CASEHARDEN, käse'hār-dn. v. a. To har-
den on the outside.
CASEMATE, käse'māte. s.
arch of stone-work.
CASEMENT, kāze'mént. s.
upºn hinges. * -
CASEWORM, käse'wärm. s. A grub that makes
itself a case. & -
CASH, kāsh. s. Money, ready money.
CASH-KEEPER, kāsh'kéép-àr. s. A man in-
trusted with the money.
CASHEWNUT, kā-shöö'nāt. s. A tree, and its
fruit.
CASHIER, kā-shēēr'. s. 275. He that has charge
of the money. - - - …'
lo CASHIER, kā-shēēr'. v. a. To discard, to
dismiss from a post,
‘CASK, käsk, s. A barrel.
CASQUE, käsk. s. 415. A helmet, armour for
T the head. -
CASKET; kás'kit. s. 99. A small box or chest
for iewels. -
To CASSATE, kás'säte. v. a. 91. To vacate, to
invalidate.
CASSATION, kás-sà'shôn. s. A making null or
void. -
CASSAWI, kás'sā;vé. Q
CASSADA, kás'sā-dā. Ś
CASSIA, kāsh'shē-ă. s.
ed by Moses,
s. An American plant.
A Sweet spice mention-
|
a. To exercise the trade
of a sculptor; to perform at table the office of
Condition with regard to out-],
A kind of vault or
A window opening
Rºº;
CASSIOWARY, kāsh'shë-à-wā-ré. s.
bird of prey. -
9:Ašš998; Käs'sak. s. 166. A close garment.
§ASSWEED; kás'weed. s. Shepherd's pouch. ,
To CAST, käst. v. a. 79. To throw with the
hand; to throw away, as useless, or noxious;
to throw dice, er lots; to throw in wrestling;
to throw a net or snare ; to drive by violence
of weather; to leave behind in race; to shed,
to let fall, to moult ; to lay aside, #s fit to be
worn no longer ; to overweigh, to make to pre-
ponderåte, to decide by overbalancing; to com-
pute, to reckon, to calculate ; to contrive, to
plan out; to fix the parts in a play; to direct
the eye; to form a mould; to model, to form;
To cast away, to shipwreck; to waste in pro:
fusion ; to ruin ; To cast down, to deject, to
depress the mind; To cast off, to discard, to
disburden one's self; to leave behind; To cast
out, to turn out of doors; to vent, to speak; To
cast up, to coupute, to calculate; to vomit. .
To CAST, käst. v. n. 92. To contrive, to turn
the thoughts to ; to admit of a form by casting
or melting , to warp, to grow out of form.
CAST, käst. s. The act of casting or throwing, "
a throw ; state of any thing cast or thrown ; &
Stroke, a touch ; motion of the eye; the throw
of dice; chance from the cast of dice; a mould,
a form; a shade, or tendency to any colour;
exterior appearance; manmer, air, mien ; a
flight of hawks. s
CASTANET, käs’tá-nét. s. Small shells of ivo-
#. º hard wood, which dancers rattle in their
3: Il (i.S.
CAST AWAY, kāstā-wá. s.
C sº by Providence. -
XAS TE , käs-téI'lim. -
CASTELLAIN, kás'tél-läne. ; S. Constable of
a castle. -
CASTER, kästör. s. A thrower, he that casts,
... a calculator, a man that calculates fortunes.
To CASTIGATE, kästè-gāte. v. a. 91. Tochas-
... tise, to chasten, to punish. -
CASTIGATION, kāś-tê-gå'shān. s. Penance,
discipline; punishment, correction; emenda.
tiorh.
cºſigarony, kás'té-gå-tär-à. a. Punitive.
A large
A person lost, or
|CASTILE-SOAP, kästeel-sºpe. s. A kind of
4-SO3. * -
cºin G-NET, kās’ting-nét. s. A met to be
thrown into the water by hand to catch fish.
CASTLE, käs'si. s. 472. A house fortified; Cas- .
tles in the air, projects without reality.
CASTLED, kās'sld. a. 405,472. Furnished with
castles. ** .
CASTLING, käst'ling. s. An abortive.
CASTOR, käs'tár. s. 98. A beaver.
CASTOREUM, käs-tó'rè-àm. s. In pharmacy, a
liquid matter enclosed in bags or purses, near
the anus of the castor, falsely taken for his
testicles. - -
CASTRAMETATION, käs-trä-mè-tä'shān.s. The
art or practice of encamping. - -
To CASTRATE, kästråte. v. a. To geld; to
take §§ the obscene parts of a writing.
CASTRATION, kás-trä'shān. s. The act of
§§ -
§§ }kashū. ; s. 99. A mean or de-
generate kind of haw
k.
CASTRENSIAN, käs-trén'shē-ăm. a. Belonging
to a camp. - -
CASUAL, kāzh'ê-âl. a. 451, 453. Accidental,
arising from chance. *
CASUALLY, kāzh'ö-āl-lè. ad. Accidentally;
without design. .* r
CASUALNESS, kāzh'a-āl-nés. s. Accidentalness.
CASUALTY, kāzh' -ālité. s. Accident, a thing
happening by chance. -
CASUIST, kāzh’ū-ist. s. One that studies and
settles cases of conscience.

• A
. CATCHER, kåtsh'ér, s. He that catches
CAt *
tº $UíSTICAL, kāzh-à-is'té-kál. a. Relating to
cases of conscience.
CASUISTRY, kāzh'ê-is-tré. s. The science of a
casuist.
CAT, kāt. s.
... In! Cœ. .*
CAT, kāt. s. A sort of ship. -
KSAT-O'-NJNE-TAILS, kāt-à-nine'tälz. s. 88. A
whip with mine lashes. -
ČATACHRESIS, Kät-ā-krè'sis. s. 520. The a-
buse of a trope, when the words are too far
wrested from their native signification: as a
voice beautiful to the ear.
{}ATACHRESTICAL, kāt-ā-krés’té-kál. a. For-
ced ; far-fetched. -
{{ATACLYSM, kāt'ā-klízm. s.
inundation.
CATACOMBS, kātā-kömz. s. Subterraneous
cavities for the burial of the dead. w
A domestic animal that catches
A deluge, an
CATALECTIC, kāt-à-lék’tik. a. (In Poetry.) A
verse wanting a syllable. Ash. .
CATALEPSIS, kāt à-lép'sis. s. A disease where-
in the patient is without, sense, and remains
in the same posture in which the disease seized
him.
CATALOGUE, kātā-lög. s. 338. An enumera-
tion of particulars; a list. - -
CATAMOUNTAIN, kāt-à-möän'tin. s. A fierce
animal resembling a cat. -
£ATAPHRACT, kātā-fråkt. s. A horseman in
complete armour. \
CATAPLASM, kātā-plázm. s. A poultice.
CATAPULT, kāt'à-pâlt. s. 489. An engine used
anciently to throw stones.
CATARACT, kāt'à-råkt. s.
on high, a cascade.
CATARACT, kāt'à-råkt. s. An inspissation cf
the crystallime humour of the eye; sometimes
a pellicle that hinders the sight.
CATARRH, kā-tár'. s. A defluxion of a sharp
serum from the glands about the head and
cºnnai.aarº . . . .
TARRHAL. kā-tár'rái, s ~~~~
Öğöös.ºs. ; a. Relatiog to
the catarrh, proceeding from a catarrh.
CATASTROPHE, kā-táströ-fé. s. The change
or revolution which produces the conclusion or
final event of a dramatick piece; a final event,
generally unhappy. - -
CATCAL, kāt'kālī. s. 406. A squeaking instru:
ment used in the playhouse to condemn plays:
[[G’. This word ought undoubtedly to be written
with double l—See Principles of Prºnuncia-
tion, letter L, and I.1troduction to Rhyming
TXictionary, Orthographical Aphorism XII.
To &ATCH, kātsh. v. a. 89. To lay hold on
with the hand; to stop any thing flying; to
seize any thing by pursuit ; to stop, to inter-
rupt falling; to ensnare, to entangie in a snare ;
to receive suddenly; to fasten suddenly upon,
to seize; to please, to seize the affections, to
charm ; to receive any contagiott or disease.
This word is almost universally pronounced
A fall of water from
in the capital like the notiºn ketch but this de-
viation from the true sound of a is only tolera-
ble in colloquial pronunciation, and ought, by
correct speakers, to be avoided even in that.
To ğ. kátsh. v. m. To be contagious; to
spread infection. ; • -
SATCH, kátsh. S. Seizure, the act of seizing ;
the act of taking quickly; a song sung in stic-
cession; watch, the posture of seizing; an ad-
vantage taken, hold laid on; the thing caught;
profit; a short interval of action ; a taint, a
... slight contagion; any thing that catches, as a
hook ; a small Säwift-Šailing ship.
- - ; that
in which tºy hing is caught. --
ATCHP lººkátsh'fl. s. A plant, campion.
§roit, kåtsh'pôle, s. A serjeant, a bum-
bailiff. . . . . .” * * -
CATCHWORD, kátsh'wörd. s. The word at the
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corner of the page under the last line, which is
repeated at the top of the dext page.
CATECHETICAL, kāt-é-kétè-kāi. a.
ing of questions and answers. ** - \.
CATECHETICALLY, kāt-ê-két'é-kāl-ć. ad. In
the way of question and answer. .
To CATECHISE, kāt'è-kèlze. v. a. To instruct
by asking questions; to question ; to interro:
gate, to examine, 160.
CATECHSER, kāt'é-kè-zár. s. 160. One who
catechises.
CATECHISM, kāt'é-kizm. s. A form of instruc-
tion by means of questions and answers con-
cerning religion.
CATECHIST, kāt'é-k}st. s. One whose charge
; to question the uninstructed concerning re-
Igion. -
CATECHUMEN, kāt-é-kū'mén. s. One who is
yet in the first rudiments of Christianity. 503
CATECHUMENICAL, kāt-ê-kā-mén'é-kāl. a.
509. Belonging to the catechulmens.
CATEGORICAL, kāt-e-gör'é-kāi. a. Absolute,
adequate, positive. - ..
CATEGORICALLY, kāt-ê-gör'é-kāl-ć. ad. Posi-
tively, expressly,
CATEGORY, kāt'è-gór-é. s. A class, a rank, an
order of ideas ; predicament.
CATENARIAN, kāt-ê-nā'rè-ān a.
a chain.
To CATENATE, kāt'è-māte. v. a. To chain.
Consist-
Relating to
|CATENATION, kāt-e-nāshān. s. Link, regular
connection.
To CATER, kā'tár. v. n. 98.
buy in victuals.
CATER, kā'tár. s. The four of cards and dice.
CATER COUSIN, kā'tūr-kāz-zm. s. A petty fa-
vourite, one related by blood or mind.
CATERER, kä'tūr-àr. s. A purveyor.
CATERESS, kā'tàr-rés. s. A woman empioyed
to provide victuals. -
CATERPILLAR, kåt’tár-pil-lär. s. A worm sus-
tained by leaves and fruits; a plant.
To CATERWAUL, kättär-wāwl. v. n. ‘To make
a noise as cats in rutting time ; to make any
offensive or odious noise. . .
CATES, kåtes. s. Viands, food, dish of meat.
cºil, kât'fish. s. A sea fish in the West-
t][t]{2S, -
CATGUT, kāt'gāt. s. A kind of cord or gut of
which fiddle-strings are made ; a kind of can
C Xī §†. work. ;
XATHARTICAL, kā-thar'té-kál. ->
CATH ARTICK, kā-ihár'tik. : a. Purgative.
CATHARTICK, kā-thär"tik. s. 509. A medicine
to purge downward.
CATH ARTiCAENESS, kā-thärté-kāl-nēs. s.
Purging quality.
CATHEAD, kāt'héd. s. In a ship, a piece of
timber with two shivers at one end, having a
rope and a block; a kind of fossil.
CATHEDRAL, kā-thé'drál. a. 88. Episcopal,
containing the see of a bishop ; belonging to
an episcopal church. -
CATHEDRAL, kā-thè'drál. s. 88. The head.
church of a diocese.
CATHERINE-PEAR, kāth-ār-rfn-páre'. s. An
inferiour kind of pear. -
{{* This proper name ought to be written with
an & in the second syllable instead of e, as it
comes from the Greek Kaşapoc, signifying pure.
CATHFTER, kāth'ê-tár. s. 98. A hollow and
somewhat crooked instrument to thrust intº
the bladder, to assist in bringing away the ºurine
when the gº is stopped.
CATHOLES, kāi'hölz. s. In a ship, two little
holes astern above the gun-room ports.
CATHOLIUISM, kā-thóI'ê-sizin. s. Adherence
to the Catholick Church. - ū
To provide food, to

|CATHOLICK, kálh'o-lik. a. Universal or gene-
ral. - .
CATHOLICQN, kā-thºl'è-kön, s. An universa;
medicine. { - - - * . * * * *
CEA
—no, móve, nár, nºt;-töbe, tab, ball;-&il;—pöðnd;—thin, this,

CATKINS, kāt’kinz. s. Imperfect flowers hang-
ing from trees, in manner of a rope or cat’s tail.
CATLING, kātling. s. A dismembering knife,
used by surgeons; catgut, fiddle strings.
CATMINT, kāt'mint. s. A plant.
CATOPTRICAL, kāt-öp'trè-kál. a. Relating toll
catoptricks, or vision by reflection.
CATOPTRíCKS, kāt-öp'tríks. s. That part of
opticks which treats of vision by reflection.
gATPIPE, kātplpe. s. Catcal. -
CAT’S-EYE, káts'i. s. A stone.
CATS-FOOT, käts'föt. s. Aiehoof.
CAT’S-HEAD, káts'héd. s. A kind of apple.
CATSILVER, kāt'sil-vär. s. 98. A kind of fos-
sil. -
CAT’S-TAIL, káts'tále. s. A long round sub-
* that grows upon nut trees; a kind of
I’eed. -
CATSUP, universally pronounced kåtsh'êp. s.
A kind of pickle. ,
CATTLE, kāt’tl. S. 405. Beasts of pasture, not
wild nor domestic.
CAVALCADE, käv'âl-käde'. s. 524.
sion on horseback. -
CAVALIER, kāv-à-lèër'. s. 275. A horseman, a
knight ; a gay, sprightly military man; the ap-
tºon of the party of King Charles the
IrSt. --
CAVALIER, kāv-à-lèër'. a. Gay, lº Wał"-
like ; generous, brave; disdainful, haughty.
CAVALTERiy, ióv-a-lèërié ad.
rogantly, disdainfully.
CAVALRY, kāvāl ré. Horse troops. ..
To CAVATE, kā'väte. v. a. To hollow.
CAVAZION, kā-yA'zhàn. s. The hollowing of
the earth for cellarage.
A proces-
CAUDLE, kāw'dl. s. 405. A mixture of wine!
and other ingredients, given to women in child-
bed.
CAVE, käve. s. A cavern, a den; a hollow;
any hollow place. -
CAVEAT, kävé-āt. s. A caveat is an intimation
given to some ordinary or ecclesiastical judge,
motifying to him that he ought to beware how
he acts. -
CAVERN, käv’ārm. s. 555. A hollow place in
the ground. -
CAVERNED, käv'ärmd. a. 362. Full of caverns,
hollow, excavated ; inhabiting a cavern.
Căvățiotjš, kävár
©rn S. -
CAVESSON, käv'és-sån. s. 88. A sort of nose-
band for a horse. -
CAUF, kāwf. s. A chest with holes, to keep fish
alive in the water.
CAUGHT, kāwī.213,393. Part pass, from Tol
catch.
CAVIARE, kā-vèèr'. s. The eggs of a sturgeon
[[3 Either the lºs or the pronunciation of
this word should be altered : we have no in-
stance in the language of sounding are, ere: the
ancient spelling seems to have been Caviare ;
though Buehanan and Bailey, in compliance
with the pronunciation, spell it Caveer, and W.
Johnston Cavegr; and Ash, as a less usual spel-
ling, Cavier ; but the Dictionary De la Crusca
spells it Cariare.
To CAVIL, käv'il. v. n. 159. To raise captious
and frivolous objections.
To CAVIL, kāvºl. v. a.
with objections."
CAVIL, kāvºl s. A false or frivolous objection.
CAVILLATION, kāv-il-lä'shān. s. The disposi-
tion to make captious objections.
CAVILLER3skäv'vil-dr. s. An unfair adversary,
a captious disputant. . t
CAVI.i.5,INGLY, kävil-ling-lè. ad. In a cavil-
ling manner. -
CAVILLOUS, kāy'vil-lās; a. Full of objections.
CAVITY, käv'ê-té. s. 511. Hollowness, hollow.
£AUK, kāwk. s. A coarse talky spar.
- A
To receive or treat
Haughiily, ar-
|CAUSEWAY 5 käwz'wä.
-nās. a. 557. Full of cav-li
CAUL, kāwī. s. The met in which women en-
close their hair, the hinder part of a woman's
cap; any kind of small met; the integument in
which the guts are enclosed ; a thin membrane
enclosing the head of some children when
born.
CAULIFEROUS, kāw-liffé-rés. a. A term for
such plants as have a true stalk.
CAULIFLOWER, köl'lè-flöä-àr. s.
cabbage.
A species of -
CAUSABLE, kāw'zā-bl. a. 405.
may be caused.
That which
CATSAL, kāw'zāl, a... Relating to causes.
CAUSALITY, kāw-zál'è-té. . s. The agency of a
cause, the quality of causing.
CAUSATHON, kāw-zà'shán. s.
er of causing. . . -
CAUSATIVE, kāw'zā-tív. a. 157. That express-
es a cause or reason. -
CAUSATOR, lºšw-zătăr. s. 521. A causer; an
author. 98. - -
CAUSE, käwz. s. That which produces or ef-
fects any thing, the efficient ; the reason, mo-
tive to anything ; subject of litigation; party.
To CAUSE, kāwz. v. a. To effect as an agent.”
CAUSELESSLY, kāwz'lés-lè. ad. Without
cause, without reason.
CAUSELESS, käwziès. a. Original to itself;
without just ground or motive.
The act or pow
CAUSER, kāw'zār. s. 98. He that causes, the
agent
}. which an effect is produced.
CAUSEY,
& kåw'zè. s. A way raised and
paved above the rest of the ground. -
[; Dr. Johnson tells us, that this word, by a
false notion of its etymology, has been lately
written causeway. It is derived from the French
chaussée. In the Scripture we find it written'
causey. - y
“To Shuppim the lot came forth westward by .
“the causeſ—-1 Chron. xxvi. 16. -
But Milton, Dryden, and Pópe, write it causeway;
and these authorities seem to have fixed the
promunciation. This word, from its mistaken
C §§ y; may º with Lantern,--which see
- AL, käws’té-kāl. R. : * --
§§§º” ; a Belonging to
medicaments which, by their violent activity.
and heat, destroy the texture of the part to
which they are applied, and burn it into an
eschar. w
CAUSTICK, käwstík. s.
application.
CAUTEL, kāw’té?, s. Caution,
CAUTELOUS, kāw'té-lès.
wily, cunning, | -
CAUTELOUSLY, kāw’té-lès-lè. ad. Cunningly,
słily, cautiously, warily. -
- -
CAUTERIZATION, kā
A caustick or burning
scruple.
a. Cautious, wary;
W •.
w-têr-ré-zá'shôn. s. The
act of burning with hot irons.
To CAUTERIZE, kāw’tär-ize.
with the cautery.
CAUTERY, kāw’tär-rè. s. 555. Cautery is either
actual or potential ; the first is burning by a
hot iron, and the latter with caustick medicines.
CAUTION, kāw'shôn. s. Prudence, foresight,
wariuess : provisionary precept ; warning.
To CAUTION, kāw'shán. v. a. To warn, to give
notice of a danger.
CAUTIONARY, kāw'shān-à-rè. a. Given as a
pledge, or in security.
CAUTHOUS, kāw'shôs, a 292. Wary, watchful
ČAütićtišīy, kāwshāsīš ad. 'fa'a way
intº ill IRéF.
S. Watchful-
v. a. To burn

CAUTIOUSN ESS, kāw'shôs-nēs.
ness, vigilance, circumspection -
To CAW, kāw. v. n. To cry as the rook, or
CrOW.
CAYMAN, kā'mān. S. 88. American alligator,
or crocodile.
To CEASE, sése... v. n. To leave off, to stop, tº
give over; to fail, to be extinct; to be at an end
. . ." cEM - .. 7 * CEN
ſū 559—Fite, far, fall, fat:--mê, inét;-plme, pīn;–
To CFASE, sése. v. a. To put a stop to. .
CEASE, sése. s. Extinction, ſailure. Obsolete.
CFASELESS, sése'lés a. Incessant, perpetua',
continual. -
CECITY, sés'ê-tê. s. 503. Blindness, privation
of sight.
[[G I have given the e in the first syllable of this
word the short sound, notwithstauding the
diphthong, in the original Carcitos : being coil-
• vinced of the shortening power of the antepen-
ultimate accent of these words, 124, 511, and
of the pre-autepenultimate accent of Cenatorſ,
and Prefutaru,
CECUTIENSY, sé-kū'she-&n-sé. s. Cloudiness
of sight. -
CEi) AR, så'dár. s. 83. A tree; the wood of the
cedar tree. -
To CEDE, séde. v. a. To yield ; to resign; to
give up to anºther. -
SEDRINE, sé'drime. a. 140. Of or belonging to
, the cedar tree.
‘To CEIL, stºle. v. a. To cover the inner roof of
W a bailoling. - “...
CF. H. Nix, sºng, s. The inner roof.
SEſ, AN iłł NE, sé1%u-dine. s. 14%. A plant.
CELA'ſ ('Hº, sºl'à-tshire. s. 461. The art of
engraviog. ' - J
To CELEBRATE, séliè-bråte. v. a. To praise,
to coinmend ; to distinguish by solemn rites ;
to mention in a set or sole inn mauner. 91.
• CELEBRATION, sé!-8-brå'sbún. s. Solemn per-
formance, soleman remembrance ; praise, re-
town, memorial.
CELEBRſ 0 US, sé-lè'bré-às a. 505. Famous,
renowned.
CELEBRIOUSLY, sé-lè'brē-ăs-lè. ad. In a ſa-
in thus inaminer. -
CELEBRFOUSNESS, sè-lè'brē-ăs-nēs. s. Re-
no win, fame. -
cºlºgiſtry, ºbºe. s. 511, Celebration,
#thl (".
cºlºniack, sè-lé'rè-āk. a. Turnip-rooted
Cetery.
CELERITY, sé-iérrè-tè. s. Swiftness, speed,
velocity.
CELERY, sél'è-ré. s. A species of parsley; cor-
ruptiy prosounced SALARY,
CELESTIAL, sé-lès'tshāl. a. 272. Heavenly,
relating to the superiour regions; heavenly, re-
lated to the blessed state', heavenly, with re-
spect to e F cellence.
CELESTIAL, sé-lès'tshāi. s. 464. An inhabitant
of heave in. - -
CELESTIALſ, Y, sé-lès'tshāi-lè, ad. In a neav-
enly mºnner. - **!
To CELESTIFY, sé-lès't&-fi. s. To give some-
thing of a heavenly nature to any thing.
CELIACſ, sé'lè-āk.a. Relating to the lower belly.
CELIBAC W, sél'é-bā-sº. s. Sitigle life.
CEUſ BATF, séi'ê-bät. s. 91. Single life.
CELL, sèl. s. A small cavity or hollow place ;
the cave or little habitation of a religious per-
son ; a small and close apartment in a prison ;
any small place or residence. -
CELſ, Abt, sé!'}{\r. s. 33. A place under ground,
where stores are reposited, where liquors are
kept,
CELLERAGE, sé!'īār-idje. S. 90. The part of
the building which makes the cellars. -
40ELLARIST, sé!'lār-ist. s. 555. The butler in a
religious house
ACELLULAR, sé!'lú lár. a. Consisting of little
cells or "cavities. -
£ELSITUDE, sé!'sè-túde. s. Height.
SEMENT, sém méut. s. 432. The matter with
which two bodies are made to cohere ; bond of
union in friendship. – -
To CEMENT, sé-mênt'. v. as To unite by
means ºf 59mething interposed.
To CEMENT, sé-mênt'. v. n. To come into con-
juncti ...tº cohere, -
& cłºś. séni-án-tä'shān, s. The act
of cementing
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CEMETERY,.sám’mè-têr-è. s. A place where
the dead are reposited. -
CENATORY, séa'nā-tär-à. s. 505. Relating to
supper.—See CEcity. 512. •
CENOBITHCAL, sén-nó-bit'é-kál. . a. Living in
community. 503.
CENOTAPH, sén'ê-täf. s. A monument for one
elsewhere buried. 4.
CF, SSE, sénse. s. Public rates.
To CENSE, sånse. v. a. To perfume with odours
C ENSER, sén'sör. s. 98. The pan in which in
cense is bºrned. '
C ENS(JR, sén'sór. s. 166. An officer of Home
who had the power of correcting manners; one
w!:0 is given to censure. -
CENSORIAN, sén-st'ré-án. a. Relating to the
(*{*}} > 0):
C ENSOR}{}{S, sén-só'rè-às. a. Addicted to
censitre ; severe.
C ENSQRIORIS I.Y., séa-só'rè-às-lè. ad. In a se-
were reflecting manner.
('ll NSOR}OUSN ESS, sén-só'rè-ás-nēs. s. Dis-
position to reproach. *
CENSORSHIP, sen'sèr-ship. s. 166. The office
of a censor. -- **
CENSURABLE, sémi'shū-rá-bl. a. Worthy of
censure, culpable.
CENSURA BLENESS, sén'shô-rá-bl-nēs. s.
Elaaneableness. - -
C ENSURE, sén'shūre. s. 452. Blame, repri-
mand, reproach ; judgment, opinion ; judicial-
sentence ; spiritual piºnishment.
To Ci.NSI'RE, sén'shºre. v. a. To blame, to
brand publickly; to condemn. '4
tº ENSU RER, sån'shūr-àr. s. He that blames.
CEN SUS, sén'sás, s. An authentick register or
enumeration of the inhabitants of a country
made by publick authority. -
CENT, sèni. s. A hundred, as five per cent;
that is, five in the hundred ; the hundredth
part of a dollar, in the currency of the United
States.
CENTAUR, sén'tàwr. s. A p. being, sup-
posed to be compounded of a man and a horse;
the archer in the zodiack.
'ENTAURY, sén'tàw.ré. s. . A plant. +.
CENTENARY, sén'té-nā-ré. s. The number of
a hundred.
CENTENNIAL, sén-tén'né-ál. a. Consisting of
a hundred years. Mason.
Ch. NTESlMAL. sén-tés'é-mál. s. Hundredth. "8.
CENTi FOLIOUS, sén-tê-fô'lē-ăs. a. Having acy
huudred leaves. -
CENTiPEDE, sén'té-pád. s. A poisonous insect
§ 3 Hiped and Quadruped are spelled in Johnson
without the final e, while Solipede, Palmipede,
Plumpede, Muitimede, and Cent-pedº, retain it.
The orthography in this case is of importance
to the pronunciation ; and therefore as the
words are of perfectly similar original, their
spelling and pronunciation ought certainly to
be alike. Biped aid Quadruped are the words
Inost in use; and as they have omitted the final
e, which there does not seem to be any reason
to retain, we may inſer, that the silent and in-
seasible operation of custom has directed us to
do the same by the rest of the words, and to
pronounce the last syllable short.—See MILLE
PEI) I., S. w -
CENTO, sén'tó. s. A composition formed by
joining Seraps from different authors.
CENTRAL, sénſtrál. a. 38. Relating to the centre
CENTRE, sén'tài. s. 416. The middle. -
To CENTRE, sén'tàr. v. a. To place on a centre,
to fix as on a centre. w
To CENTRE, sén'tör. v. m. To rest on ; to re-
Jose on ; to be placed in the midst or centre.
CEºN'FRICK, sén'irīk.a. Placed in the centre.
Ciº STRICAL, sån'trik-ài.a. Placed in the centre,
{}_j Tiris word though in constant iisage, is not
in any of our Dictionaries. It seems to be per-
fectly equivalent to Centrick; but custom, in time,
:*
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CHA -
—né, móve, nºr, nét ;—töbe, tàb, bālf;—öil ;—póñnd ;—thin, THis
of meaning between words where no such dif-
ference was perceived at first.
UENTRIFUGAL, sén-trff’-gål. a. Having the
quality acquired by bodies in motion of reced-
ing from the centre. -
CENTRIPETAL, sén-trip'º-tál. a. Having a ten-
dency to the centre.
CENTRY, sán'trè. s. See SENTINEL.
CENTUPLE, sån'tū-pl. a. 405. A hundredfold.
To CENTUPLICATE, sén-tū'plé-kāte. v. a. To
make a hundredfold. #
..To CENTURIATE, sén-tū’ré-āte. v. a. To divide
into hundreds. -
CENTURIATOR, sén-tū-rè-á'tàr. s. 521. A name
iven to historians, who distinguish times by
º turies.
oº::ion, sèn-tū’ré-àn. s. A military officer,
who commanded a hundred men among the
Romans.
CENTURY, sén'tshū-ré. s. 461. A hundred,
usually employed to specify time, as the second
century.
CEPHALALGY, séfä-lāl-jë. s. The headach.
CEPHALICK, sé-f:#1'lik. a 509. That which is
medicinal to the head.
cºres, sè-rås'téz. s. A serpent having
Orns. *
cº, sé'rāt. s. 91. An ointment made of wax
and nil.
CERATED, sé'rā-têd. a. Waxed.
To CERE, sére. v. a. To wax.
CEREBEL, sér'ê-bél. s. 503. Part of the brain.
CERECT,OTH, gère'clöth. s. Cloth smeared
over with glutinous matter.
CEREMENT, sére'mént. s. Clothes dipped in
melted wax, with which dead bodies were in-
folded.
CEREMONIAL, sér-è-mö'mē-ăl. a. . Relating to
ceremony, or outward rite; formal, observant
of old forms. -
CEf{EMONIAL, sér-&-mö'nè-ál. s. Outward
form, external rite; the order for rites and
forms in the Roman church.
CEREMONIALNESS, sér-ré-mö'nè-ál-nēs. s.
The quality of being ceremonial.
CEREMONIOUS, sér-è-mö'nè-às a Consisting
of outward rites; full of ceremony; attentive
to the outward rites of religion; civil and for-
mal to a fault. *
CEREMONIOUSLY, sér-è-mó'né-às-lè. ad. In a
ceremonious manner; formally
CEREMóNióüşşīšš, sérºnome-as-nēs. s.
Fondmess of ceremony.
CEREMQNY, sér'é-mê-mé. s. 489. Outward rite,
external form in religion; forms of civility;
outward forms of state. t *
CERTAIN, sértºn. a. 208. , Sure, indubitable;
determined; in an indefinite sense, some, as a
.." man told me this; undoubting, put past
oubt.
CERTAINLY, sèr'tín-lè. ad. Indubitably, with-
out question ; without fail. *
CERTAINTY, sér’tín-té. s. Exemption from
doubt; that which is real and fixed.
CERTES, Sér’téz ad. Certainly, in truth.
CERTIFICATE, sér-tife-két. s. 91. A writing
made in any court, to give notice to another
court of anything done therein; any testimony
To CERTIFY, sér’tè-fl. v. a. . To give certain in-
formation of ; to give certain assurance of.
CERTIORARI, sér-shé & rā'ri. s. A writ issuing
out of the Chancery, to call up the records of a
cause therein depending.
CERTITUDE, sér’tè-tūde. s.
dom from doubt.
CERVICAL, sér'vé-kál. a.
nee
CE RULEAN, så-rū’lē-ăn.
CERULEOUS, sé-rū’lé-às.
ed.— See European. .
CERULIFICK, sér-à-lifík. a. Having the power
to produce a blue colour. -
Certainty, free-
Belonging to the
} a. Blue, skycolour-
CERUMEN, sé-rū'mén. s. The wax of the ear...
See Bitumen.
CERUSE, sé'rèse. s. White lead. - r
IG. I prefer Dr. Kenrick's, Mr. Perry's, and as
far as I can guess by their accentuation, Dr
Ash's and Bailey's pronunciation of this word,
who make the first syllable long, to Mr. Sheri.
dam's, Scott's, and Entick's, who make it short
See £º 529. *
CESAREAN, sé-zā'rè-án. a. The Cesarean sec
tion is cutting a child ont of the womb.
CESS, sés. s. A levv made upon the inhabitants
of a place, rated according to their property;
an assessment ; the act of laying rates.
To CESS, sés. v. a. . To lay charge on, to assess
CESSATION, sés-sà'shôn. s. A stop, a rest, a
vacation; a pause of hostility, without peace.
CESS AVIT, sés-sà'vft. s. A writ. *,
CESSIBILITY, sés-sé-bil'è-té. s. The quality of
receding or giving way.
CESSIBLE, sés'sè-bl. a. 405. Easy to give way
CESSION, sésh'shān. s. Retreat, the act of giv
ing way; resignation.
CESSIONARY, sésh'she-6-nē-ré. a. Implying a
resignation.
CESSMENT, sås'mént. s. An assessment or tax.
CESSOR, sés'sär. s. 98, 166. He that ceaseth or
neglecteth so long to perform a duty belonging
to him, as that he incurreth the danger of law
CESTUS, sés’tás.s., The girdle of Venus.
*CETACEOUS, sé-tä'shās, a. 357. Of the whale
kind.
CHAD, or SHAD, shäd. s. A sort of fish.
|To CHAFE, tshöfe. v. a. To warm with rubbing;
to heat; to perfume; to make angry. .
To "CHAFE, tshäfe. v. m. To rage, to fret, to
fume; to fret against any thing. -
CHAFE, tshāfe. s. A heat, a rage, a fury.
CHAFF WAX, tshāfewãks. s. An officer be.
longing to the lord high chancellor, who fits the
wax for the sealing of writs.
CHAFER, ishafe'êr. s. 98. An insect; a sort of
yellow beetle. *
CHAFF, tshāf. s. The husks of corn that are
separated by threshing, and winnowing; it is
used fo, any thing worthless. gº
To CHAFFER, tshāffär. v. m. To haggle, to
bargain.
CHAFFERER, tshāf'fār-àr. s. A buyer, bar.
3.5 tº fºl".
CHAFFINCH, tshāf'finsh. s. A bird so called
because it delights in chaff %
CHAFFLESS, tshāf'lés, a. Without chaff. .
CHAFF WEEI), tshāf'wéèd. s. Cudweed.
CHAFFY, tshāffè. a. . Like chaft, full of chaff.
CHAFINGDISH, tshā'i'ing-dish. s. A vessel to
make anything hot in, a portable grate for coals
CHAGRPN, shä-grèën'. v. a. Ill humour, vexation.
To CHAGRN, shà-grèën'. v. a. To vex, to put
out of temper.
CHAJN, tshāne. s. A series of links fastened ore
within another; a bond, a manacle; a fette, ;
a line of links with which land is measured ;
a series linked together. -
To CHAIN, tshāne. s. To lasten or link with
a chain; to bring into slavery; to put on a
chain; to unite.
CHAINPUMP, tshāne'pâmp. s. A pump used in
large English vessels which is double, so that
one rises as the other fails.
CHAINSHOT, tshāneshêt. s. Two bullets, or
half bullets fastened together by a chain, which,
when they fly open, cut away whatever is be:
fore them.
CHAINWORK, tshāne'wärk. s. Work with open
§ {}{{CCS,
CHA}R, tshāre. s. 52. A moveable seat; a seat
of justice, or of authority; a vehicle borne by
men ; a sedan.
CHAIRMAN, tshāre'mán. s. 88. . The president
*
of an assembly; one whose trade it is to carry
a chair.
*
ČHA
* 69
-":;
CHA
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall fät;—mē, mét;—pine, pīn,--
CHAISE, shäze. s. A carriage either of pleasure
or expedition.
II'ſ The vulgar, who are unacquainted with the
spelling of this word, and ignorant of its French
derivation, are apt to suppose it a plural, and
call a single carriage a shay, and the Polite
seem sometimes at a loss whether they should
mot consider it as both singular and plural ; but
the best usage seems to have determined it to
be; in this respect, regular, and to make the
plural chaises. -
CHALCOGRAPHER, kāl-kög'grå-ſår. s. 353.
An engraver in brass.
CHALCOGRAPHY, kāl-köggrä-fè, s. Engraving
in brass,
§§§ tshāl dröm } s. 417. A dry
English measure of coals, consisting of thirty-
six bushels heaped up. The chaldron should
weigh two thousand pounds.
CHAffcf., tshāl'ís, s. 142. A cup, a bowl; the
communion cup, a Cup used in acts of worship,
CHALICED, tshāl'list. a. 359. Having a cell or
Cup.
CIH Wik, tshāwk. s 402. A white fossil, usually
reckoned a stone, but by some ranked among
the holes. *
To CHALK, tshāwk. v. a. To rub with chalk ;
to manure with chalk; to mark or trace out,
as with chalk.
CHALK-CUTTER, tshāwk'kūt-tár. s. A man
that digs chalk. -
CHALKY, tshāwk'kè. a. Consisting of chalk
white with chalk ; impregnated with chalk.
To CHALLENGE, tshāl'lénje. v. a. To call am-
other to answer for an offence by combat ; tº
call to a contest ; to accuse ; in law, to object
to the impartiality of any one ; to claim as due ;
to call one to the performance of conditions.
CHAL LENGE, tshāl'lénje. s. A summons to
combat ; a demand of something as due ; in
law, an exception taken either against persons
or things.
CHALEENGER, tshāl'lén-jär. s. One that de-
sires or summons another to combat, one that
claims superiority ; a claimant.
CHALY BEATE, kā-lib'bè-ét. a. 91
teed with iron or steel.
CHAMADE; shä-mâde'. s. The beat of the drum
which declares a surrender.
CHAMBER, tshāine'bár. s. 542. An apartment
in a house generally used for those appropri-
ated to lodging ; any retired room ; any cavity
or hollow ; a court of justice; the hollow part
of a gun where the charge is lodged ; the cavi-
ty where the powder is lodged in a mine.
ſº I have in this word departed from Mr. She-
ºridan and Dr. Kenrick, because I think the
best usage has entirely departed from them.
About thirty years ago the first syllable of
Chamber was universally pronounced so as to
rhyine with Palm, Psalm, &c.; but since that
time it has been gradually narrowing to the
slender sound of a in came, fame, &c. and seems
now to be fully established in this sound. This,
however, is to be regretted, as it militates with
the laws of syllabication there are few words
in the language which we cannot so divide into
parts as to show by this division the quantity
of the vowels; this word forms an exception;
for mb, being uncombinable consonants, we
cannot end the first syllable with a ; and if we
join ºn to it, the a becomes short, and requires
another sound. But if two such words as Cam
and Bridge could not resist the blind force of
custom, which has for se many years reduced
them. to Cambºdge, why should we wonder that
Chamber and Cambrick, Tinmouth and Yurmouth,
should # to the same unrelenting tyrant f
To CHA TBER, tshame bër. v. n. Tube wanton,
to intrigue ; to reside as in a chamber.
Impregna-
CHAMBERER, tshame'bār-àr, s. A man of in-
trigue.
CHAMBERFELLOW, tshāme'bār-fél-ló. s. One
that lies in the same chamber.
CHAMBERLAIN, tshāme'bār-lim. s. 208. Iord
great chamberlain of England is the sixth offi-
cer of the crown ord chamberlain of the
household has the oversight of all officers be-
longing to the king s chambers, except the pre
cinct of the bedchamber; a servant who has
the care of the chambers.
CHAMBERLAINSHIP tshāme'bár-lin-ship. s.
The office of a chamberlain.
CHiAMBEf{MAID, tshāme'bār-mâde. s. A maid
whose business is to dress a ladv. -
CHAMBREL of a horse, kām‘bril. s. The joint
or bending of the upper part of the hinder I
CHAMELEON, kā-mêlé-àm. s. A kind of Hz:
ard said to live on air, subject to occasional
variations of colour.
CHAMLET, kām' it. s. See CAMELot.
CHAMO; S, silä-möé'. s. An animal of the goat
kind, the skin of which made into leather is
called Shammy -
CHAMOMII.E, kám'a-mile. s. 353. The name of
an odoriferous plant.
To CHAMP, tshāmp. v. a. To bite with a fre-
quent action of the teeth; to devour.
To CHAMP, tshānāp. v. m. To perform frequent-
ly the action of biting.
CHAMPA (GN, shām-pâne'. s. A kind of wine.
CHAMI. AIGN, shám'påne. s. A flat open coun-
try.
CHAMPIGNON, shām-pinyàm. s. A kind of
mushroom. *
CHAMPION, tshām'pë-àm. s. A man who un
dertakes a cause in single combat ; a hero, a
st out warrior.
To CHAMPION, tshān'pë-án. v. a. To challenge.
CHANCE, tshānse. s. 78, 79. Fortune, the cause
of fortuitous events ; the act of fortune ; acci-
dent , casual occurrence, fortuitous event,
w",ether good or bad ; possibility of any oc-
C; 1 Flº Cé.
To CHANCE, tshānse. v. m. To happen, to fall
Out.
CHANCE-MEELEY, tshānse-méd'lè. s. In law,
‘the casual slaughter of a man, not altogether
without the fault of a slayer.
CHANCEABLE, tsbºn'sä-bi a. Accidental.
CHANCEL, tshān'séi. s. The eastern part of the
church, in which the altar is placed.
CHANCELLOR, tshān'sél-lär. s. An officer of
the highest power and dignity in the court
where he presides.
CHANCELLORSHIP, tshān'sél-jār-ship. s. The
office of chancellor.
CHANCERY, tshān'súr-é. s. The court of equity
and conscience.
CHANCRE, shänk'âr. s. 416. An ulcer, usually
arising from venereal maladies.
CHANCROUS, shänk'rås. a. Ulcerous.
CHANDELIER, shān-dé-lèër'. s. A branch for
candles. &
CHANI, LER, tshānd'īār s. An artisan whose
trade is to make candles.
To CHANGE, tshanje. v. a. 74. To put one thing
in the place of another; to resign any thing
for the sake of another; to discounv a larger
piece of money into several smaller; to give
and take reciprocally; to alter; to unend the
disposition or mind.
[;” § word, with others of the same form,
such as range, strange, mange, &c. are in the west
of England, pronounced with the short sound
of a in ran, man, &c. The same may be ob-
served o. the a in the first syllable of angel,
ancient, &c. which, in that part of the kingdoms
sounds like the article an and this, though
disagreeable to a London ear, and cºntrary to
the best usage, which forms the only rule, is
more analogical than pronouncing them as if
written chainge, strainge, gincient, gingºl, &c. for
we find everyother vowel in this situation short
as revenge, linge, spunge, &c.
cñANGEABLE, shānjeº-bl. a.
EP For the pronunciation of the
varia - - *
ū ºf ºr
U.I.T.A.
—no, mēve, nér, nét;—túbe, táb, ball;-ºn ;—pºnd ;—thin, THIS.
To CHANGE, tshānje. v. n. To undergo change,
to suffer alteration. t
ÇHANGE, tshānje. s. An alteration of the state
of any thing; a succession of one thing in the
place of another; the time of the moon in
which it begins a new monthly revolution;
novelty; an alteration of the order in which a
set of bells is sounded ; that which makes a
variety ; small money.
Subject to
change, fickle, inconstant ; possible to be
changed; having the quality of exhibiting dif-
ferent appearances.
CHANGEABLENESS, tshānje'à-bl-nēs. s. Sus-
ceptibility of change; inconstancy, fickleness.
CHANGEABLY, tshānje'â-bl. ad. Inconstantly.
CHANGEFUL, tshānjé'ful. a. Inconstant, un-
certain, mutable.
CHANGELING, tshānje'ling. s. A child left or
taken in the place of another; an idiot, a na-
tural; one apt to change. -
CHANGER, tshānejör. s. One that is employed
in changing or discounting money.
CHANNEL, tshān'nfl. s. 99. The hollow bed of
running waters; any cavity drawn longways;
a strait or narrow sea; a gut or furrow of a
illar
pillar.
To CHANNEL, tshān'nil. v. a. To cut any thing|
in channels.
To CHANT, tshānt. v. a. To sing; to celebrate
by song ; to sing in the cathedral serviee.
To {#ºr tshānt. v. n. 78. To sing.
CHANT, tshānt. s. 79. Song, melody.
CHANTER, tshān'tör. s. A singer, a songster.
CHANTICLEER, tshān'té-klèër. s. The cock,
from his crow.
CHANTRESS, tshān'trés. s. A woman singer.
CHANTRY, tshān'tré. s. Chantry is a church
endowed with revenue for priests, to sing mass
for the souls of the donors.
CHAOS, kā'ós. 353. The mass of matter sup-
E. to be in confusion before it was divided
y the creation into its proper classes and ele-
ments; confusion, irregular mixture; any thing
where the parts are undistinguished.
CHAOTICK, kā-öt’tfk. a. sembling chaos,
confused.
To CHAP, tshöp. v. a. To divide the surface of
the ground by excessive heat; to divide the
skin of the face or hands by excessive cold.
IG” The etymology of this word will not suffer
us to write it chop; and universal usage will not
permit us to promounce it chap so that it must be
classed among those incorrigible words, the
pronunciation and orthography of which must
ever be at variance.
CHAP, tshöp. s. A cleft, a gaping, a chink,
CHAP, tshöp. s. The upper or under part of a
beast's mouth.
CHAPE, tshāpe. s. The catch of any thing by
which it is held in its place. -
CHAPEL, tshāp'él. s. A chapel is either adjoin.
ing to a church, as a parcel of the same, or
separate, called a Chapel of Ease.
CHAPELESS, tshape'lés. a. Without a chape.
CHAPří KNy. tshāp'pël-lén-nē. s. A chapel-
lany is found within some other church.
CHAPJ.ERY, tshāp'pëſ-rè. s. The jurisdiction
or bounds of a chapel. • ?:
CHAPERON, shäp-ār-rôón'. s. ſºkind of hood
or cap worn by the knights of fºgarter in the
habit of their order. Ash. ºº
last syllable,
see the word EN core. *.
CHAPFALN, tshöp'ſälm. a. *Having the mouth
shrunk.—See CATCAL. -
CHAPLAIN, tshāp'lin. s. 208. He that attends}}
CHAPLESS, tshöples. a. Without w flesh
about the mouth, -
CHAPLET, tshāp'lét. s. A garland or wreath.
to be worn about the head; a string of beads'.
used in the Roman church; in *::::::::::: &
little moulding carved into round beads."
CHAPMAN, tshāp'mán. s. 88. Acheapner, one
that offers as a purchaser. w" -
CHAPS, tshöps. s. The mouth of a beast of
Prey ; the entrance into a channel.
tshöpt. part. of to Chap.
Cracked, cleft. -
CHAPTER, tshāp'tàr. s. A division of a book,
an assembly of the clergy of the cathedral;
the place in which assemblies of the clergy are
18101. l
CHAPTREL, tshāp'trél. s. The capitals of pil.
lars, or ºrs, which support arches.
CHAR, tshār. s. A fish found only in Winan-
der-meer, in Lancashire.
To CHAR, tshār. v. a. To burn wood to a black
cinder.
QHAR, tshare. s. Work done by the day.
To CHAR, tshare. v. n. To work at others'
houses by the day.
[[G” “As the maid that milks,
“And does the meanest chars.”
- Shakspeare.
In Ireland they seem to have retained tºu.
ine pronunciation of this, as well as many other
old English words; I mean that which is a-
greeable to the orthography, and rhyming with
tar. . In English it is generally heard like hair
to sit on, and its com . char-woman like
chair-woman. Skinner, I know, admits that the
word may be derived from the but a keeren, to
Sweep ; , and Junius spells the word chare, and
tells us the Saxons have the same word spell-
ed cyppe, .# business or charge, but be
its derivation what it will, either the orthogra-
phy, or the pronunciation, ought to be altered;
for, as it stands at present, it is a singular and
disgraceful anomaly.
CHAR-WOMAN, tshāre'wām-àn. s.
hired accidentally for odd work. -
CHARACTER, kārāk-tár. s. 353. A mark; a
stamp, a representation, a letter used in wri-
ting or printing ; the hand or manner of wri-
ting ; a representation of any man as to his
personal qualities; an account of any thing as
good or bad ; the person with his assemblage
of qualities.
To CHARACTER, kär'āk-tär. v. a. To inscribe,
to engrave.
CHARACTERISTICAL, kār-āk-tê-ris'té-kál. a.
CHARACTERISTICK, kār-āk-tº-ris'tſk.509.5 “.
Cºnstituting Qr pointing out the true character.
CHARACTERISTICALNESS, kār-āk-tê-ris'té
kāl-nēs. s. The quality of being peculiar to a
character.
CHARACTERISTICK, kār-āk-tê-rls’tík. s. That
which constitutes the character.
To CHARACTERIZE, kär'āk-tê-rize. v. a. To
give a character or an account of the personal
qualities of any man; to engrave or imprint,
to mark with a particular stamp or token.
cºś".”with.
out a character. • *
cºacTERy, kär'āk-tär-ré. s. Impression,
Iſhark. - -
CHARCOAL, tshār'köle. s Coal made by burn-
ing wood.
CHARD, tshārd. s. Chards of artichokes are
the leaves of fair artichoke plants tied and
wrapped up all over but the top, in straw;
Chards of beet are plants of white beet trans-
A woman
the king, or other great persº
vine service. jº
CHAPLAINSHIP, tshāp'lin-shiº’s. The office
or business of a chaplain; tº possession or
tºvenue of a chart. -
* to perform di-H
planted. " . . . 4.3
To CHARGE, tshārje. v. a. To intrust, to com-
mission for a certain purpose; to inpute as a
debt; to impute; to impose as a task; :*:
to censure; to command; to fall upon; to ºr
*
tack; to burden, to load; to fill ; to load sºula.





CHARGE, tshārje. s.
\
CHARGE
Wº...A.ſº
Care, trust, custody; pre-
cept, mandate, command ; commission, trust
conferred, office; accusation, imputation ; the
thing intrusted to care or management; ex-
pense, cost; onset, attack, the signal to fall up:
on enemies; the quantity of powder and ball
put into a gun; a preparation or a sort of oilºt-li
ment applied to the shoulder-splaits and sprains
of horses. -
CHARGEABLE, tshārjā-bl. a. Expensive, cost-
ly ; imputable, as a debt or crime; subject to
charge, accusable.
CHARGEARLENESS, tshārjā-bl-nēs. s. Ex-
ense, cºst costliness.
CHARGW.A.B.Y., tshārjā-blé. ad. Expen-
sively.(s
R, tshārjār. s. 98. A large dish; an
officer's horse.
CHARILY, tshi'ré-lè. ad. Warily, frugally.
ESS, tshā'ré-nēs. s. Caution, nicety.
T, tshān ‘rè-àt. s. 543. . A carriage of
re, or state; a car in which men of arms
ciently placed, -
ſlºj” Ifáhis word is ever heard as if written Char-
t is only tolerable in the most familiar pro-
ciation; the least solemnity, or even pre-
sibn, must necessarily retain the sound of i
ive it three syllables
ARIOTEER, tshār-ré-āt-têèr'. s. He that
driftes the chariot.
IOT RACE, tshār'rè-āt-råse. s. A sport
where chariots were driven for the prize.
UHARITABLE, tshār'è t£-bl. a. Kind in giving
alms; kind in judging of others.
CHAIRITABLY, tshārētāble ad. Kindly, libe-
rally ; benevolently.
CHARITY, tshār'è-tê.
mess, love ; good will, benevolence ; the theo-
logical virtue of universal love ; liberality to
the poor ; alms, relief given to the poor.
To C , tshārk. v. a. To burn to a black
cinder.
CHARLATAN, shär'1ā-tán. s. 528. A quack, a
mountebank.
CHARLATANICAL, shär-lä-tán'é-kál. a. Quack-
ish, ignorant.
CHARLATANRY, shârlă-tān-rè. s. Wheedling,
deceit. -
CHARLES’S-WAIN, tshārlz'íz-wāne'. s. The
northern constellation called the Bear.
CHARLOCK, tshārlök. s. A weed growing
among the corn with a yellow flower.
CHARM, tshārm. s. Words or philtres, imagin-
ed to have some occult power; something of
power to gain the affections.
To CHARM, tshārm. v. a. To fortify with
charms against evil; to make powerful by
charms ; to subdue by some secret power; to
subdue by pleasure.
CHARMER, tshár'már. s. One that has the pow-
er of charms, or enchantments ; one that
captivates the heart.
H G, tshār'ming. particip. a. Pleasing
in the # degree.
CHARMINGLY, tshār'ming-lè. ad. In such a
manner as to please exceedingly. -
CHARMINGNESS, tshārming-nēs. s. The
ower of pleasing: A
CHARNEL, tshār'nél. a. Containing flesh or
carcasses.
CHARNEL-HOUSE, tshār'nél-hôāse. s. The
lace where the bones of the dead are reposited.
#. kärt, or tshārt. s. A delineation of
coasts., . .
[* As this word is
* * :
e . * * * * º perfectly anglicised, by cut-
ting off the a in the Latin }. and . i. the
Greek Xagraº, we ought certainly to naturalize
the initial letters by pronouncing them as in ||
Charter, Charity, &c. but such is our fondness
for j}. Greek originals, that we catch at
tº shadºw of a reason for pronouncing after
§lºuguages, though in direct opposition
Tr 559–Kate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
s 160. Tenderness, kind-
|CHATTE
to the laws of our own. Thus we most fre-
quently, if not universally, hear this word pro-
nounced as Carl, a carriage, and perfectly like
the French Carte.
CHARTER, tshār'tár. s. A charter is a written
evidence; any writing bestowing privileges or
rights ; privilege, immunity, exemption.
CHARTER-PARTY, tshār’tär-pâr-té. s. A pa
per relating to a contract; of which each party
has a copy.
CHARTERED, tshār"târd. a. 359. Privileged
CHARY, tshā'rè a. Careful, cautious.
To CHASE, tshāse. v. a. To hunt; to pursue
as an enemy; to drive.
CHASE, tshāse. s. º pursuit of any
thing as game; fitness to be hunted ; pursuit of
an enemy, pursuit of something as desirable ;
hunting match; the game hunted; open ground
stored with such beasts as are hunted : the
Chase of a gum, is the whole bore or length of
a piece. -
CHASE-GUN, tshāse'göm. s. Guns in the fore
part of the ship, fired upon those that are pur-
sued.
CHASER, tshā'sör. s. Hunter, pursuer, driver.
CHASM, kāzm. s. 353. A cleft, a gap, an open-
ing; a place unfilled ; a vacuity.
CHASTE, tshāste. a. Pure from all commerce
of sexes; pure, uncorrupt, not mixed with bar-
barous phrases; without obscenity; true to
the marriage bed.
To CHA3TEN, tshāse'tm. v. a. 405.
rect, to pumish.
[3° Tris word is sometimes falsely promounced
with the a short, so as to rhyme with fasten; but
it is exactly under the same predicament as the
verb to haste, which, when K. into what is
called an inchoative verb, becomes hasten, and
with which chastem is a perfect rhyme.
To CHASTISE, tshās-tize'. v. a. To punish, to
correct by punishment ; to reduce to order or
obedience. -
CHASTISEMENT, tshās'ūz-mênt. s.
tion, punishment.--See ADVERTISE.
CHASTISER, tshās-ti'zār. s. A punisher, a cor
rector.
CHASTITY, tshās’tè-té. s. 511. Purity of the
body; freedom from obscenity, freedom from
bad mixture of any kind.
[[š’ I have in this word departed from Mr. She-
ridan, and several other speakers, in the sound
of the a in the first syllable, as no analogy can
be clearer than that which prevails in words of
this termination where the antepenultimate ac-
cent always shortens the vowel. Thus, though
the a, e, and i, are long in humane, serene, and
divine, they are short in humanity, serenity, and
divinity ; and unless custom clearly forbids,
which I do not believe is the case, j ought
certainly to have the a as I have marked it.
CHASTLY, tshaste'lé, ad. Without incontinence,
urely, without contamination. -
TÉ. In these words Dr. Johnson has § impro-
perly omitted the silent e ; they ought to be
written chastely and chasteness.-See Introduc-
tion to Rhyming Dictionary, Orthographical
Aphorism the VIIIth.
CHASTNESS; tshaste'nés. s. Chastity, purity.
To º, tshāt. v. u. To prate, to talk idly ; to
rattle.
CHAT, tshāt. s. Idle talk, prate.
CHATELLANY, tshāt’tël-lèn-è. s. The district
under the dominion of a castle.
CHATTEL, tshātti. s.465. Any moveable pos.
308SIOIN. -
To CHATTER, tshāt’tàr. v. n. . To make a nois
as a pie, or other upharmonious bird; to make
a noise by collisigºof the teeth; to talk idly or
§ º: .
CHATTER, tshāt’tör. s. Noise like that of a pie
or monkey ; idle prate. . . . . . . . .
§ tshātºār-rār, s. An idle talker.
To cor-
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CHATTY, tshāt’té. a. Liberal of conversation.
JMason.
CHAVENDER, tshāvīn-dār, s. The chub, a fish.
CHAUMONTELLE, shö-món-tél'. s. A sort of
- pear.
To CHAW, tshāw.v. a... See to CHEw.
CHAWDRON, tshāw'dröm s. Entrails.
CHEAP, tshëpe. a. To be had at a low rate ;
easy to be had, not respected.
To CHEAPEN, tshé'pn.v.a. 103. To attempt to
purchase, to bid for any thing ; to lessen value.}
CHEAPLY, tshépe'lè. ad. At a small price, at a
low rate. -
CHEAPNESS, tshépe'nés. s. Lowness of price.
To CHEAT, tshëte. v. a. To defraud, to impose|
upon, to trick.
CHEAT, tshēte. s. A fraud, a trick, an impos-
ture , a person guilty of fraud.
CHEATER,tshé'tör. s.95. One that practises fraud.
To Cri ECK, tshék. v. a. To repress, to curb ; to
reprove, to chide; to control by a counter reck-
OTRIn 95.
To CHECK, tshék. v. m. To stop, to make a stop;||
to clash, to interfere.
CHECK, tshék. s. Repressure, stop, rebuff; re-
Straint, curb, government; reproof, a slight;
in fa.conry, when a hawk forsakes the proper
game to follow other birds; the cause of re-
straint, a stop ; a draft on a Bank.
#. § ; tshék'âr. & v. a. To varie-
gate or diversify, in the manner of a chess-
board, with aiternate colours.
CHECKER-WORK, tshék'ār-wärk. s. Work va-
ried alternately.
CHECKMATE, tshék'māte. s. The movement
on the chess-board that puts an end to the
anne.
cšk, tshēēk. s. The side of the face below
the eve; a general name among mechanicks
for almost all those pieces of their machines
that are double.
SHEEK TOOTH, tshēēk'tóóth. s. The binder
tooth or tusk.
CHEER, tshëèr. s. Entertainment, provisions;
invitation to gaiety; gaiety, jollity ; air of the
countenance ; temper of mind.
To CHEER, tshēēr. v. a. To incite, to encourage,
to inspirit; to comfort, to console, to gladden.
To CHEER, tshēēr. v. n. To grow gay or glad-
SOHINe. .
CHEERER, tshéérôr. s. Gladdener, giver of
aiety
că .E.RFUL, tshēēr'ſäl, or tshér'fäl. a. Gay,
full of life; full of mirth ; having an appear-
ance of gaiety. -
[3 This word, like fearful, has contracted an ir-
regular pronunciation that seems more expres-
sive of the turn of mind it indicates than the
, long open e, which languishes on the ear, and
is not a kin to the smartness and vivacity of
the idea. We regret these irregularities, but
they are not to be entirely prevented ; and as
they sometimes arise from an effort of the
mind to express the idea niore forcibly, they
should not be too studiously avoided; especially
when custom has given them considerable cur-
rency , which I take to be the case with the
short pronunciation of the present word. Mr.
Sheridan, and some other orthūepists seem to
adopt the latter pronunciation ; and W. John-
ston, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry, the former ;
and as this is agreeable to the orthography, and
it may be added, to the etymology (which in-
dicates that state of mind which arises from
being full of good cheer,) it ought, unless the
other has an evident preference in custom, to
be looked upon as the most accurate. 246, 247.
CHEERFULLY, tshēēr'föl-lè. ad. Without de-
jection, with gaiety.
‘CHEEREULNESS, tshēēr'föl-nēs. s. Freedom
from dejection, alacrity; freedom fro gloomi-
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—no, mēve, mēr, nºt;-tºbe, tāb, bail ;—öll;—pôānd;—in, this.
CHEERLESS, tshēēr'és. a. Without gaiety,
comfort, or gladness. w *
CHEERLY, tshēēr'1é. a.
loomy. -
CHEERLY, tshºr'1é. ad. Cheerfuſly.
QHEERY, tshërë. a. Gay, sprightiy. º
CHEESE, tshëèze. s. A kind of food made by
pressing the curd of milk.
CHEEğCAKE, shººke. s. 27. A cake
made of soft curds, Sugar, and butter.
CHEESEMONGER, tshéèze'mông-går. s. One
who deals in cheese. -
CHEESEWAT, tshēēze'vät. s. The wooden case
in which the curds are pressed into cheese.
CHEESY, tshēē'zé. a. Having the nature or form
of cheese.
CHELY, kê'lè. s. 353. The claw of a shell-fish.
To CHERISH, tshër'rish. v. a. To support, to
shelter, to nurse up. - -
CHERISHER, tshérrish-àr. s. An encourager,
a supporter.
CHERISHMENT, tshër’rīsh-mênt. s. Encour-
agennent, support, comfort. -
CHERRY, tshör'rè.
cºrnee, tshér'rè-trèë.
ruit.
chºy, tshër’rè. a. Resembling a cherry in
COI OUil".
CHERRYRAY, tshár'rè-bä. s. Iaurel. *
CHERRY CHEEKED, tshér'rè-tshěkd. a. , Hav.
ing ruddy cheeks.
CHERRYPiT, tshër’ré-pît. s. A child's play, in
which they throw cherry-stones into a small hole.
CHERSONESE, kêr'sö-nēs. s. 353. A peninsula.
CHERUB, tshër’āb. s. A celestial spirit, which,
in the hierarchy, is placed next in order to the
Seraphim.
CHERUBICK, tshë-rū'bik. a. Angelick, relating…
to the Cherubim.
CHERUBIM, tshérü-bim. s. The Hebrew plural
of Cherub. -
[[G. Those who understand no language but their
own, are apt to commit an unpardonable fault
with criticks, by mistaking this word for a sin-
gular, and writing the plural Cherubims. Others
are apt to commit a much greater fault, in
speaking, which is that of forming an adjective
from this word, as if written Cherubimical, or
Cherubinical, instead of Cherubick. How hard
is the fate of an Englishman, who, to write and
speak his own language properly, must not on-
ly understand French, Latin, and Greek, but
Hebrew also :
CHERUBIN, tshérü-bin. a. Angelical.
CHERVIL; tshër'yºl. s. An umbelliferous plant.
To CHERUP, tshér'êp. v. n. To chirp, to use
a cheerful voice.
CHESS, tshés. s. A nice and intricate game in
imitation of a battle between two armies.
CHESS-APPLE, tshés'āp-pl. s. Wild service.
CHESS-BOARD, tshës'bórd. . s. The board or
table on which the game of chess is played.
CHESS-MAN, tshés'mán. 88. A puppet for chess,
CHESSOM, tshös'sám. s. 166. Mellow earth.
CHEST, tshést. s. A. box of wood or other
materials.
CHESTED, tshëst'éd,
CHESTNijt, shēsnát. 8. A
CHESTNUT-TREE, tshās'nāt-trèë. *
tree; the fruit of the chestnut-tree; the name
of a brown colour. - -
CHEVALIER, shëv-à-lèër'. . s. 352. . A knight.
CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE, shév-ó-dè-frèéze'. s.
352. A piece of timber traversed with wooden
spikes, pointed with iron, five or six feet long;
used in defending a passage, a turnpike, or
tourniquet.
CHEVEN, tshëv'vn. s. 703. A river fish, the
A kid, kid-leather
same winh chub.
CHEVERII, tshév'ér-il, s.
CHEVRON, tshëv'rón. In heraldry it represents
two rafters of a house as they ought to stand.
Gay, cheerful, not
S. A tree and
a. Having a chest.
\, I 1
C. III .
[[P 559—Fate, făr, fall, fit;—mé, mét;—plme, pīn;-
To chEw, §§. To grind
with the teeth, to masticate; to meditate, or
rutminate in the thoughts; to taste without
swallowing.
ſig’. The latter pronunciation is grown vulgar.
To CHEW, tshöö. v. m. To champ upon, to
ruminate.
CHICANE, she-käne'. s. 352. The art of pro-
tracting a contest by artifice ; artifice iu gene-
ral.
To CHICANE, shë-kåne'. v. m.
contest by tricks.
CHICANER, shë-kā'nār. s.
a wrangler.
V. 3. -
To prolong a
A petty sophister,
CHićANERy, shë-kā'nār-É. s. Sophistry,
cłękºm.
-* tSník. p
Čížičkºn, tshik'ín. 103,104. : s. The young
of a bird, particularly of a hen, or small bird ;
a word of tenderness; a term for a young
irl.
cáčKENHEARTED, tshſkºm-hār-téd. a. Cow-
ardly, fearful.
CHICKENPOX, tshikin-pôks. s.
distemper. -
CHICKLING, tshik'ling. s.
CHICKPEAS, tshik'pëze. s. An herb.
CHICKWEED, tshik'wéèd. s. A plant. •x
To CHIDE tshide. v. a. To reprove; to drive
away with reproof; to blame, to reproach.
To CHIDE, tshide. v. m. To clamour, to scold ;
to quarrel with ; to make a noise.
CHIDER, tshi'dár. s. 98. A rebuker, a re-
prover. -
CHIEF, tshēēf. a. Principal, most eminent;
eminent, extraordinary; capital, of the first
order.
CHIEF, tshēēf. s. 275. A commander, a
leader.
CHIEFLESS, tshēēf'lés. a. Without a head;
being without a leader.
CHIEFLY, tshëéflé. ad. Principally, eminent-
ly, more than common.
CHIEFRIE, tshēēf'ré. s. A small rent paid to
the lord paramount.
CHIEFTAIN, tshēēf'tin. s. 208. A leader; a
commander ; the head of a clan.
[[G” This word ought undoubtedly to follow cap-
tain, curtain, villain, &c. in the pronunciation of
the last syllable ; though, from its being less in
use, we are not so well reconciled to it.
CHIEVANCE, , tshēē'vänse. s. Traffick, in
which money is extorted, as discount.
CHILBLAIN, tshil'blåne. s. Sores made by
frost.
CHILD, tshild. s. An infant, or very young
person ; one in the line of filiation, opposed to
the parent; any thing the product or effect of
another; To be with child, to be pregnant.
To CHILD, tshild. v. n. To bring children.
ſittle used. -
CHILD-BEARING, tshild'bá-ring. particip.
The act of bearing children.
CHILDBED, tshild'béd. s. The state of a wo.
man bringing a child.
CHILD. BiñTH, shildběrth. s.
bour.
CHELDED, tshll'déd. a. Furnished with a
child. Little used. -
CHILDERMASS-DAY, tsh?!'dèr-rais-dà'. s.
The day of the week, throughout the year, an-
swering to the day on which the 'feast of the
..Holy Innocents is solemnized.
CHILDHOOD, tshild'hôd. s." The state of in-
fants, the time in which we are children ; the
time of life between infancy and puberty; the
cłºś of a child.
# #: tshild'ſsh. a.
gny children.3 trivial, puerile.
cłºś; tshidº". In a childish
S. trifling way, --
A pustulous
A small chicken.
Trifling ; becoming
Travail, la-
CHILDISHNESS, tshild'ish-nēs. s. Puerility
triflingness; harmlessness. .
cłºś. tshild'lés. a. Without children
CHILDLIKE, tshild'like. a. Becoming or b6-
seeming a child.
CHILHAEDRON, kíl-à-à-è'drön. s. 553.
figure of a thousand sides.
[[G’This word ought to have the accented elong
mot on account of the quantity in the Greek
word, but because, where no rule forbids, w8
ought to make the vowel accented on the penul-
timate, long. 542. - º
CHILIFACTORY, kil-e-fäkto-rk. a. Making
Chyle.—See CHy LIF Actºry.
Jºº.
CHILIFACTIVE, kil-é-fak'ttv. a. Making
Chyle.—See CHyLIF Act 1 ve.
CHILIFICATION, kil-ć-fè-kå'shön. s. The act
of making Chyle.—See CHYLIFICATION
CHILL, tshil. a Cold, that which is cold to
the touch; having the sensation of cold; de-
pressed, dejected, discouraged.
CHILL, tshiſ. s. Chilness, cold.
To CHILL, tshil. v. a. To make cold ; to de-
press, to deject ; to blast with cold. o
CHILLINESS, tshil'lè-nēs. s. A sensation of
shivering cold.
CHILLY, tshil'lè. a. Somewhat cold.
CHILNESS, tshil'més. s. Coldness, want of
warmth.
CHIME, tshime. s. The consonant or harmo.
nick sound of many correspondent instruments,
the correspondence of sound; the sound of bells
struck with hammers; the correspondence of
proportion or relation.
To CHIME, tshime. v. m. The sound in harmony
to correspond in relation or proportion ; to
agree ; to suit with ; to jingle.
To CHIME, tshime. v. a. To make to move, or
strike, or sound harmonically; to strike a bell
with a hammer.
CHIMERA, kê-mê'rá. s. 353, 120. A vain and
wild fancy. s
CHIMERICAL, ké-mér'rè-kál. a. Imagimary
fantastick. -
CHIMERICALLY, kè-mér'ré-kāl-ć. ad. Vainly,
wildly.
CHIMNEY, thsłm'ně. s. The passage through
which the smoke ascends from the fire in the
house ; the fireplace.
CHIMNEY-CORNER, tshīm'nè-kör'môr. s. The
fireside, the place of idlers.
CHIMNEYPIECE, tshim'mè-pèèse. s. The or
namental piece round the fireplace.
CHIMNEYSWEEPER, tshim'né-sweepār. s.
One whose trade it is to clean foul chimmies of
-SOGt.
CHIN, tshin. s. The part of the face beneath
the under lip.
CHINA, tshā'mé, or thshl'nā. s. China ware,
porcelain, a species of vessels made in China.
dimly transparent. -
[[j What could induce us to so irregular a pro-
nunciation of this word is scarcely to be con-
ceived. One would be apt to suppose that the
French first imported this porcelain, and that
when we purchased it of them we called it by
their pronunciation of China (Sheen ;) but be
ing unwilling to drop the a, and desirous of pre-
serving the French sound of i, we awkwardly
transposed these sounds, and turned China ini-
to Chainee. This absurd pronunciation seems
only tolerable when we apply it to the porce
lain of China, or the Oranges, which are im-
properly called China Oranges; but even in
these cases it seems a pardonable pedantry to
reduce the word to its true sound.
CHINA-ORANGE, tshā'nè-ôr'ínje. s. The sweek
OTatºoſe.
CHINA-ROOT, tshi'nā-röðt. s. A medicinus
rººt brºught originally from China.
CHINCOUGH, tshin'köf. s. A violent *3
convulsive cough . . t t " ' , -erv ** *
- \ .
-nē, mêve, nôr, nôt;—täbe, tàb, būl,—éil;—pôānd;—thin, TH's.
CHINE, tshine. s. The part of the back, in
which the backbone is found ; a piece of the
back of an animal.
To CHINE, tshine. v. a. To cut, into chines.
CHINK, tshink. s. A small aperture longwise.
To CHINK, tshink. v. a. To shake so as to
make a sound.
To CHINK, tshink. v. m.
each other.
CHINKY, tshink'é. a. Full of holes, gaping.
CHINTS, tshints. s. Cloth of cotton made in
India.
CHIOPPHNE, tshöp-pène'. s. 112. A high shoe
formerly worn by ladies.
To CHIP, tship. v. a. To cut into small
CHIP, tship. s. A small piece taken o
cutting instrument.
CHIPPING, tship'ping, s.
To sound by striking
ieces.
by a
A fragment cut off.
CHIRAGRICAL, ki-rág'gré-kál. a. 120, 353.
Having the gout in the hand.
CHROGRAPHER, ki-röggrä-fôr. s. He that
exercises writing. -
cºlographis , ki-rög'grä-ſist. s. Chirog-
ra. One?". •
CHIROGRAPHY, ki-röggrä-fé. s. The art of
writing. 518.
CHROMANCER, kir'8-mân-sår. s. One that
foretels future events by inspecting the hand.
CHIROMANCY, kir’rö-mân-sé. s. 353, 519.
The art of foretelling the events of life, by in-
specting the hand. -
To CHIRP, ... tshérp. v. n. To make a cheerful
noise, as birds.
CHTRP, ishérp. s. The voice of birds or insects.
CHIRPER, tshér'për, s. , 89. One that chirps.
CHIRURGEON, ki-rārjé-àm. s. 353. One that
cures ailments not by internal medicines, but
outward applications, now written Surgeon ; a
surgeon.
{XHIRURGERY, ki-rörjë-ré. s. The art of curing
by external applications, now written Surgery.
CHIRURGICAL, ki-rárjö-kál. Be-
CHIRURGICK, kl-rūrjīk. 353.
longing to surgery.
CHISEL, tshiz'zil. s. 102, 99. An instrument
with which wood or stome is pared away.
To CHlSEL, tshiz'zil. v. a. 102. To cut with
a chisel.
CHIT, tshit. s. A child, a baby ; the shoot of
corn from the end of the grain.
To CHIT, tshit. v. m. To sprout.
UHITCHAT, tshit'tshāt s , Prattle, idle prate.
CHITTERLINGS, tshittàr-lìngz. s. The guts
of an eatable animal ; the frill at the bosom of
a shirt. 555.
CHITTY, tshitté. a. Childish, like a baby.
CHIVALROUS, , tshiv'al-rūs. a. Relating to
chivalry; knightly, warlike.
CHIVALRY, tshiv'éliré. s. Knighthood, a mili-
tary dignity; the qualifications of a knight, as
Valour; the general system of knighthood.
CHIVES, tshiva. s. The threads or filaments
rising in flowers, with seeds at the end; a spe-
cies of small onion.
CHLOROSIS, klö-ró'sis. s. 353. The green sick-
1162SS.
To CHOAK, tshöke. v. a. See CHoRE.
CHOCOLATE, tshök'ó-lāte. s 91. The nut of
the cocoa-tree; the mass made by grinding the
kernel of the cocoa-nut, to be dissolved in hot
water; the liquor made by a solution of cho-
colate.
CHOCOLATE-HOUSE, tshökö-lāte-hööse. s. A
house for drinking chocolate.
CHODE, tshöde. *The ºld preterit from chide.
Obsolete. - -
CHOICE, tshöise. s. The act of choos'ng, elec-
tion; the power of choosing; care in choosieg,
curiosity of distinction; the thing chosen ; the
best part of any thing; several things proposed
as objects of election.
CHOICE, tshölse. a. , Select, of extraordinary
value; chary, frugal, careful. *
CHOICELESS, tshöise'lés. a. Without the pow
er of choosing. -
CHOICELY, tshöfse'lé. ad. Curiously with ex-
act choice; valuably, excellently. -
CHOICENESS, tshöise'ats. s. Nicetv, particu-
lar value. - -
CHOIR, kwire * **, 356. An assembly or
band * * ~ **'s ; the singers in divine worship; .
. part of the ***rch where the singers are
a Cº -
To CHOKE, tshöke. v. a. To suffocate; to stop
up, tº ºock up a passage; to hinder oy ob.
Struction; to suppress; to overpower. -
CHOKE: tshöke. S., The filamentous or capilla-
ry part of an artichoke.
CHOKE-PEAR, tshöke'páre. s. A rough, harsh,
unpalatable pear; any sarcasm that stops
the mouth.
CHOKER, tshö'kår. s. One that chokes.
CHOKY, tshë'ké. a. That which has the power
of suffocation.
CHOLAGOGUES, kölä-gógz. s.
having the power of purging bile.
CHOLER, kóI'lúr, s. The bile, the humour
§ tº produçe irascibility ; anger, räge
CHOLERICK, köl’lār-rik. a. Abounding with
choler; angry, irascible.
CHOLER!CKNESS, köl'Iár-rík-nés
irascibility, peevishness.
CHOLICK.—See Collick. Af
To CHOOSE, tshööze. v. a. I chose, I have
chosen. To take by way of preference of sev-
eral things offered ; to select, to pick out of a
number; to elect for evernal happiness; a term
of theologians,
[[j. This word is sometimes improperly written
chuse, which is a needless departure from its
French etymology in Choisar, as well as from
our own analogy in the preterit chose.
To CHOOSE, tshööze. v. n. To have the power
of choice
CHOOSER, tshöözár. s.
er of choosing, elector.
To CHOP, tshöp. v. n. To cut with a quick
blow; to devour eagerly; to menace, to cut
into small pieces; to break into chinks.
To CHOP, tshöp. v. m. To do any thing wrºa a
quick motion ; to light or happen upon a thing.
To CHOP. tshöp. v. a. To purchase, generally
by way of truck; to put one thing in the place
of another; to bandy, to altercate.
CHOP, tshöp. s. A piece chopped off; a small
iece of meats; a crack, or cleft.
CHOP-HOUSE, tshöp'hôāse. s.
of entertainment.
[[G’ Dr. Johnsom, in this definition, seems to have
rated a chop-house too low, and to have had a
Cook's Shop or an Eating House in his mind,-
Since coffee-houses are become eating-houses
and taverns, chop-houses are, perhaps, a little
depreciated ; but this was not the case till long
after Dr. Johnson's Dictionary was published ;
and I think they may still without any impro
priety be called Reputchie houses of ready enter
tainment. -
CHOPIN, tshö-pèën'. s. , 12. A French liquid
measure, containing nearly a pint of Winches-
ter; a term used ºn Scotlard for a quart of
wine measure. ~
CHOPPING, tshöpping. a. An epithet .
applied to infants by way of commendation ;
meaning large or ºver, grown.
CHOPPING-KNIFE, tshön'ping-nife. s. A knife
used in chopping. -
CHOPPY, tshöp'pë. a. Full of holes or cracks.
CHOPS, tshöps. s. The mouth of a beast - the
mouth ºf anything 'm familiar language.
CHORAL, kū'rál. a. 353. Sung by a choir.
singing in a choir - -
CHORD, körd... s. The string of a musical in-
strument; a right ille, which joins the two ends
of any arch of a circle. º •
ToCHORD, körd.v.a,353. Tofurnish withstrings.
Medicines
S. Angér,
He that has the pow-
A mean house.
UHit.
II; 559–Fâte, far, fall, fåt;—me, mét;—pine, pin;–
CHORDEE, kêr-dèë'. s. A contraction of the
frogmum. w
CHORION, kö'ré Öm. s. The outward membrane
that enwraps the foetus.
CHORISTER, kwir'ris-tär.s.300,356. A singer in
the cathedrals, a singing boy; a singer in a
concert. 356.
CHOROGRAPHER, kö-rög'grá-fôr. s. He that
describes particular regions of countries.
CHOROGRAPHICAL, kór-rö-gráf'è-kál. a. Des-
criptive of particular regions.
CHOROGRAPHICALLY, kór-rö-gráf'è-kāl-lè.
ad. In a chºgraphical III.3 (ºner.
CHOROGRAPHY, kºg'grafé. s. The art cf
describing particular regions.
CHORUS, kó'rås. s. 353. A number of singers,
a concert; the persons who are supposed to ||
behold what passes in the acts of the ancient
tragedy; the song between the acts of a trage-
dy; verses of a song in which the company
join the singer.
cłºś. tshöse. The preter tense, from To choose.
CHOSEN, tshö'zn. 103. The participle passive,
from To choose.
CHOUGH, tshöf. s. 314. A bird which frequents
the rocks by the sea.
To CHOUSE, tshöäse. v. a. To cheat, to trick.
CHOUSE, tshöäse. s. A bubble; a tool; a trick
or sham.
CHRISM, krīzm. s. 353. Unguent, or unction.
To CHRISTEN, kris'sn. v. a. 472. To baptize,
to initiate into Christianity by water ; to name,
to denominate.
CHRISTENDOM, kris'sn-dām. s. The collective
body of Christianity.
CHRISTENING, .# s. The ceremony
of the first initiation into Christianity.
CHRISTIAN, krist'yūm. s. 291. A professor of
the religion of Christ.
CHRISTIAN, krist'yan. a. 113. Proſessing the
religion of Christ.
..CHRISTIAN-NAME, krist'yān-mâme. s. The
name given at the font, distinct from the sur-
Inahºe.
..CHRISTIANISM, krist'yūn-fam.s. The Christian
religion; the nations professing Christianity.
:CHRISTIANITY, kris-tshē-ăn'è-té. s. The re-
ligion of Christians.
‘To CHRISTIANIZE, krist'yūn-lze. v. a. To
make Christian.
«CHRISTIANLY, krist'yūm-lè. ad. Like a Chris-
tian.
:CHRISTMAS, krismäs. s. 83, 472. The day on
which the nativity of our blessed Saviour is cel-
ebrated.
cutſRISTMAS-BOX, krismäs-bóks. s. A box in
which little presents are collected at Christmas.
The money so collected. *
JHROMATICK, krô-inăt'ik. a. Reiating to col-
our; relating to a certain species of ancient
chºical tº -
**** XAL, krôn'ê-kāl. al., 4:
CHRONICK, kröm'ík. : &l. 509. Relating to
_time; a chronical distemper is of long duration.
CHRONICLE, krôn'è-ki. s. 353. A register or
accountof events in order of time; a history. 405.
To CHRONICLE, krôn'è-kl. v. a. 405. To re-
cord in chronicle, or history; to register, to
record.
CHRONICLER, krón'é-klär. s. 98. A writer of
chronicles ; an historian. -
CHRONOGRAM, krôn'ó-gräm. s. An inscrip-
tion including the date of any action.
£HRONOGRAMMATICAL, krôn-nó-gräm-mát'-
ë-kál. a. Belonging to a chronogram.
CHRöNögf{AMāºriši, "ºnºgramma.
tist. s. A writer of chronograms.
£HRQNOLOGER, krô-nóilójár. s. He that
studies or explains the science of computing
f # st time. -
£HRONQLOGICAL, krôn-nē-lödje'é-kál. a. Re-
lating to the doctrine of time,
CHRONOLOGICALLY, krónimó-lödje'è kāl-ſé,
ad. In a chronological manner; according to
the exact ceries of time. -
CHRONOLOGIST, krô-mölö-jíst. s. One that
studies or explains time.
CHRONOLOGY, krô-nól'ö-jë. s. The science of
computing and adjusting the periods of time.
CHRONOMETER, krô-nöm'mè-tàr. s. An in-
strument for the exact mensuration of time.
CHRYSALIS, kris'si-lis. s. 503. Aurelia, or the
first apparent change of the maggot of any
species of insects.
CHRYSOLITE, kris'só-lite. s. 155. A precious
stone of a dusky green, with a cast of yellow
CHUB, tshūb. s. A river fish ; the chevin. -
CHUBBED, tshāb'bid. a. 99. Bigheaded, like a
chub.
To ºck, tshök. v. n. To make a noise like
& they].
To CHUCK, tshūk. v. a. To call as a hen calls
. young; to give a gentle blow under the
Cl] iſl.
CHUCK, tshāk s. The voice of a hen; a word
of endearment.
CHUCK-FARTHING, tshāk'ſár-Thing. s. A
play, at which the money falls with a chuck
into the hole beneath.
To CHUCKLE, tshāk'kl. v. n. 405. To laugh
vehem, mtly.
To CHUCKLE, tshāk'kl. v. a. To call as a hen;
to cocker, to fondle.
CHUET, tshöö'it. s.99. Forced meat.
CHUFF, tshöf. s. A blunt clown.
CHUFFHLY, tshāſ'ſé-lè. ad. Stomachfully.
CHUFFINESS, tshāf'fé-lès. s. Ciownishmess.
CHUFFY, tshūf'íč. a. Surly, fat.
CHUM, tshām. s. A chamber fellow.
CritjMP, tshāmp. s. A thick heavy piece of wood.
CHURCH, tshārtsh. s. The coliective body of
Christians; the bodv of Christians adhering to
one particular form of worship; the place which
Christians consecrate to the worship of God. .
To CHURCH, tshārtsh. v. a. To perform with
any one the office of returning thanks after any
signal deliverance, as child-birth.
CHURCH-ALE, tshārtsh-àle'. s. A wake, or
ſeast, commemoratory of the dedication of the
church.
CHURCH-ATTHRE, tshārish-āt-tire'. s. The
habit in which men officiate at divine service.
CHURCHMAN, tshörish'nāma. s. 33. An eccle-
siastick, a clergyman; an adherent to the Church
of Engias, i.
CHURCHWARD3.NS, tshārtsh-wºr'dnz. s. 103
Officers yearly chosen, to look to the church,
churchyards, and such things as belong to both.
CHURCHYARI), tshārtsh'yard. s. The ground
adjoiniug to the church, in which the dead are
Huried ; a cemetery. '
CHURL, tshārl. s. A rustick, a countryuman; a
rude, surly, ill-bred man; a miser, a niggard.
CHURLISH, tshār'lish. a. Rude, brutal, harsh ;
seifish, a varicious.
cºnsuly, tshör'lish-lè. ad. Rudely, bru-
tally.
CHURLISHNESS, tshārlish-més. s. Brutality,
raggedness of manner. -
CHURME, tshārm. s. A confused sound, a noise.
Obsolete. -
CHURN, tshörn. s. The vessel in which the but-
ter is, by agitation, coagulated.
To CHURN, v. a. To agitate or shake any thing
by a violent motion; to make butter by agita-
ting the milk .”
CHURRWORM, ishár'wärm. s. An insect that
turns about nimbly, called also a faucricket. . . .
CHYEACEöösjäshas a tä; "Belonging to
chyle.
CHYLE, kile. s. 353. The white juice formed in
the stomach by digestion of the aliment.
Obsolele.
|cHºtičNº. The actor
process of making chyle in the body.




U-II*, " . "
—nó, mºve, nör, nét;—túbe, tib, būll;—öfl;—pôānd;—thin, Tuis.
CHYLIFACTIVE, kil-lè-fäk’tív. a. Having the
power of making chyle.
CHYLIFICATION #: Rºshan. s. The act
hyle.
CHYLific’ATöRY, kil-è-fé-kā'tó-rè. a. Making
of making c
chyle. , -
cºLOUS, k'iás. a. 160. Consisting of chyte.
CHYMICAL, k?m'ê-kál.
CHYMICK, kīm'mík.
try; relating to chymistry.
CHYMICALLY, kim'mè-kāl-lè. ad. In a chymical
In all Ther.
CHYMIST, kim mist. s. A professor of chymistry.
[[; Scholars have lately discovered, that ail the
nations of Europe have, for many centuries
past, been erroneous in spelling this word with
a y instead of an e, that is, Chymist instead of
Chemist: and if we crave their reasons, they
very gravely tell us, that instead of deriving
the word from ºvºaç, juice, or from X'so, Xava,
or Xua, to melt, it is more justly derived from
the Arabic kema, black. But Dr. Johnson, who
very well understood every thing that could be
urged in favour of the new orthºgraphy, has
very judiciously continued the old, and indeed,
till we see better reasons than have yet appear-
ed, it seems rather to savour of an affectation
of Oriental learning, than a liberal desire to
rectify and improve our º: But let the
word originate in the East or West, among the
Greeks or Arabians, we certainly received it
from our common Linguaducis, (if the word will
be pardoned me,) the Latin and French, which
still retain either the y, or its substitute i.
Besides, the alteration produced a change in the
pronunciation, which, from its being but slight,
is the less likely to be attended to ; and there-
fore the probability is, that, let us write the
word as we will, we shall still continue to pro-
nounce the old way; for in no English word
throughout the language does the e sound like
ty, or i short, when the accent is on it.
This improvement, therefore, in our spelling,
would, in all probability, add a new irregularity
to our pronunciation, already incumbered with
too many. Warburton, in his Edition of Pope's
Works, seems to have been the first writer of
note who adopted this mode of spelling from
Boerhaave, and the German criticks; and he
seems to have been followed by all the inscrip-
tions on the chymists' shops in the kingdom. But
till the voice of the people has more decidedly
declared itself, it is certainly the most eligible
to follow Dr. Johnson and our established wri-
ters in the old orthography.—See Mr. Nares's
English Orthoepy, page 285, where the reader
will see judiciously exposed the folly of altering
settled modes of spelling for the sake of far-
fetched and fanciful etymologies.
CHYMISTRY, kim'm's-iré. s. #. science which
enables us to discover the peculiar properties of
all natural bodies, either in their simple or com-
ound state. Parkes' Chymistry.
CIBARIOUS, sl-bā'rè-às. a. 121.
food. -
CICATRICE, or CICATRIX, sik'à-trfs. s. 142.
The scar remaining after a wound ; a mark, an
impressure. -
CICATRISANT, sik-à-tri'zānt. s. An application
that induces tº cicatrice.
CICATRISIVE, sik-à-tri'sív. a. 158,428. Having
the qualities proper to induce a cicatrice.
CICATRIZATION, sik-à-tré-zà'shôn. s. The act
of healing the wound; the state of being healed,
or skinned oyer. º
To CICATRIZE, silkä-trize. v. a. To apply such
medicines to wounds, on ulcers, as skin them.
CICELY, s?s’lé. s. A sort of herb.
To ClCURATE, stk'ê-räte. v. a. 91. To tame, to
reclaim from wildness. 503. -
CICURATION, sik-à-rà'snäm. s. The act of ta-
ming or reclaiming from wildness. -
Relating to
#a. Made by chymis-
CICUTA, sé-kū'tá. s. 91.
ter-hemlock. JMason.
CIDER, sl'dør. s. The juice of apples expressed.
and fermented. -
CIPERIST, si'dār-ist. s.98. A maker of cider,
CIDERKIN, si'dār-kin. s. The liquor made of
the gross matter of apples, after the cider is
pressed out. - - t
cº, sil'ya-re. a 113. Belonging to the
sº y el (1S.
CILICIOUS, sé-lish'īs. a. 314. Made of hair.
CIMETER, sim'é-tūr. s. 98. A sort of sword,
short and recurvated. w
CINCTURE, sink'tshūre.s. 461. Something worn
round the body; an enclosure; a ring or list at
the top or bottom of the shaft of a column. -
CINDER, sºn'dºr. s. 98. A mass of any thing
burnt in the fire, but not reduced to ashes; a
hot coal that has ceased to flame.
CINDER-WOMAN, sin'dār-witn-án.
Cſ NDPR-WENCH, sín'dār-wénch. S
A woman whose trade is to rake in heaps of
ashes for cinders. -
CINERATION, sin-è-rà'shôn. s. The reduction
of any thing by fire to ashes. * ,
CINERITIQUS, sin-è-rish’és. a. Having the form
or state of ashes. -
CINERULENT , sé-nér'ſſ-lènt. a. 121. Full of
aShēS. Aft
CINGLE, sing'gi. s. 405. A girth for a horse ºf
Čin NABAR, in näjär.s. iść 'vºmition aſſin.
eral consisting of marcury and sulphur. * - -
CINNAMON, sin'nā-măm. s. 166. The fragrant
bark of a low tree in the island of Ceylon.
CINQUE, sink. s. 415. A five, in backgammon.
CINQUE-FOIL, sink'ſéíl. s. A kind of five-leaved
clover. •,
CINQUE-PACE, sink'pâsc. s. A kind of grave
A genus of plants; Wä-
l
-
dance.
CINQUE-PORTS, sink'përts. s. Those havens .
that lie towards France. -
CINQUE-SPOTTED, sink'spôt-téd. a. Having
five spots. - -
CION, si'ān. s. 166. A sprout, a shoot from a plant;
the shoot engrafted on a stock.
CIPHER, si'för... s. 98. An arithmetical character,
arithmetical mark, which, standing for nothing
by which some number is noted, a figure; an
itself, increases the value of the other figures
an intertexture of ietters ; a character in gen-
eral; a secret or occult manner of writing, or
the key to it.
To CIPHER, si'för. v. m. To practise arithme-
tick.
To CIPHER,
characters.
CIRCLE, sér'kl. s. 108, 405. A curve line com-
tinued till it ends where it began, having all
parts equally distant from a common centre;
the space included in a circular line; a round.
body, an orb ; compass, enclosure ; an assem-
bly surrounding the principal person; a com-
pany ; any series ending as it begins ; an in-
conclusive form of argument, in which the fore-
si'ſér. v. a. To write in occult
going proposition is proved by the following,
and the following inferred from the foregoing;
circumlocution.
To CIRCLE, sér'kl. v. a. To move round any
thing ; to enclose, to surround ; to confine, to
keep together. - -
To §§ sér'kl. v. n. To move circularly
CIRCLED, sér'kld. a.
a circle, round. . &
CIRCLET, sér'klit. s. A little circle.
CIRCLING, sér'kling. part. a. Circular,
round.
CIRCUIT, sér'kit. s. 341, 108. The act of mov
ing round any thing; the space enclosed in a
º; devisitation of the
judges for holding assizes. * .. 4
|To ČfRCUIT, sér'kit, v. n. To move circularly
,359. Having the form of
circle; space, extent measured by travelling
§
WU, Iu,
** A Tº
IP 559.--Fāte, far, fall, fat, mē, mét;—pine, pīn;–
CIRCUITER, sér'kit-tér. s. One that travels a
circuit.
ElBCUITION, sér-kā-ish'ên. s. The act of go-
ing sound any thing ; compass, maze or argu-
ment, comprehension
RRCUITOUS, sérºkū'é-tºs. a. Round about.
JMason.
*RCULAR, sér'kū-lär. a. 88, 418. Round, like
a circle, circumscribed by a circle ; successive
to itself, always returning ; Circular Letter, a
letter directed to several persons, who have the
same interest in some common affair.
CIRCULARITY, sér-kè-lär'è-té. s. A circular
form.
CIRCULARLY, sér'kè-lār-lè. ad. In form of a
circle ; with a circular motion.
To CIRCULATE, sér'kū-lāte. v. n. 91. To move
in a circle.
To CIRCULATE, sér'kū-lāte. v. a. To put about.
CIRCULATION, sér-kā-lä'shān. s. otion in a
circle ; a series in which the same order is al-
ways observed, and things always return to the
same state; a reciprocal interchange of mean-
IIlº.
CfRöULATORY, sér'kū-lä-têr-é. a. Belonging
to circulation ; circular. 512.
tº atomy, sér'kū-lä-tär-à. s. A chymical
VeSSel.
RCUMAMBIENCY, sér-kām-ām‘bè-én-sè. s.
Płłº act of encompassing.
CIRCUMAMBIENT, sér-kām-ām‘bè-ént. a. Sur-
rounding, encompassing.
To CfRCöMAMälji,ATÉ, sér-kām-ámbº-lāte.
v. n. 91. To walk round about.
To CIRCUMCISE, sér'kām-size. v. a. To cut
the prepuce, according to the law given to the
Jews.
CIRCUMCISION, sér-kām-sizh'àn. s. The rite
or act of cutting off the foreskin.
To CIRCUMD #. sér-kām-dàkt'. v. a. To
contravene ; to nullify.
CIRCUMDUCTION, sér-kām-dák'shôn. s. Nul-
lification, cancellation ; a leading about.
CIRCUMFERENCE, sér-kām'fé-rénse. s. The
periphery, the line including and surrounding
anything ; the space enclosed in a circle ; the
external part of an orbicular body; an orb, a
circle.
CIRCUMFERENTOR, sér-kām-fé-rén'tör. s. 165.
instrument used in surveying, for measur-
ing angles.
Ciſſ:UſſíříEx, sér'kām-fléks. s. An accent
used to regulate the pronunciation of syllables
[[GP All our prosodists tell us, that the Circum-
flex accent is a composition of the grave and
the acute ; or that it is a raising and falling of
the voice upon the same syllable. If they are
desired to exemplify this by actual pronuncia-
tion, we find they cannot do it, and only pay us
with words. This accent,therefore, in the ancieut
as well as raodern languages, with respect to
sound, has no specifick utility. The French,
who make use of this 'Circumflex in writing,
appear, in the usual pronunciation of it, to
mean nothing more than long quantity.—See
BARYTon—If the inspector would wish to see a
rational account of this accent, as well as of the
grave and acute, let him consult a work lately
published by the Author of this Dictionary,
called fl-Rhetorical-Grammar, the third edition ;
or, d Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek
and Latin Proper JNames.
CIRCUMFLUENCE, sér-kām'flû-ènse. s. An
enclosure of water
CIRCUMFLUOUS,
14.-- § house to house.
£rs.
CIRCUMFLUENT," sér-kām'flû-ánt. a, Flow-
- º frºm as as a. Environ-
ing with waters.
c;
to CIRöößt;
nig round anythin
UMFORANEOUS, sér-kām-fô-ră'né-às. a.
- sér-kām-fúze'. v a. To |rows
pour round.
CiRCUMFUSILF, sér-kām-fú'sſi, a. 427. That
which may be poured round any thing.
CIRCBMFUSION, sér-kām-fúzhàm. s. The act
of spreading round.
To CIRCUMGIRATE, sér-kämjè-räte. v m. To
I’Oi! I'Oulnd.
CIRCUMGIRATION, sér-kām-jë-rà'shān. s. The
act of running round.
CIRCUMJACENT, sér-kām-jà'sént. a. Lying
round # thing.
CIRCUMITION, sér-kām-ish'én. s. The act of
#3 round. -
CIRCUMLIGATION, sār-kām-le-gā'shôn. s. The
act of binding round ; the bond with which any
thing is encompassed.
CIRCUMLOCUTION, sér-kām-lö-kū'shān. s. A
circuit or compass of words, periphrasis; the
use of indirect expressions.
Cl RCUMi,00UTORY, sér-kām-lók'ê-tô-rè. a.
Depending on circumlocution. Mason.
CIRCUMMURED, sér-kām-mârd'. a. Walled
round. 359.
ClBCUMNAVIGABLE, sér-kām-nāv'è-gā-bl. a.
That which may be sailed round.
To CIRCUMNAVIGATE,
v. a. To sail round.
CIRCUMNAVIGATION, sér-kām-nāv-à-gå'shôn.
s. The act of sailing round. -
CIRCUMPLICATION, sér-kām-plé-kä'shôn. s.
The act of enwrapping on every side; the
state of being enwrap
ed.
CIRCUMPOLAR, ºur. a. 418 Bound
the pole.
CIRCUMPOSITION, sér-kām-pô-zish'ºn. s. The
act of placing any thing circularly.
CIRCUMRASION, sér-kān-rå'zhàrº s. The act
of shaving or §§ round.
sér-kām-nāv'è-gāte.
CIRCUMROTATION, sér-kām-rô-tà'shān. s. The
act of whirling round like a wheel:
ClFCUMROTATORY, sér-kām-rö'tá-to-ré, a
Wairling round. Mason. -
To ClFCUMSCRIBE, sér-kām-skribe'. v. a. To
enclose in certain limes or boundaries; to
bound, to limit, to confine.
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, sér-kām-skrip'shôn. s
Determination of particular form or magnitude
limitation, confinement.
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE, sér-kām-skriptiv. a
Enclosing the superficies.
CIRCUMSPECT, sér'kām-spékt. a. Cautious
attentive, watchful.
CIRCUMSPECTION, sér-kām-spék'shön. s.
Watchfulness on every side, caution, general
attention.
CIRCUMSPECTIVE, sér-kām-spék’tív. a. At-
tentive, vigilant, cautious.
CIRCUMSPECTIVELY, sér-kām-spék'tív-lè. ad
Cautiously, vigilantly.
CIRCUMSPECTLY, sér'kām-spékt-lè. ad,
Watchfully, vigilantly.
CIRCUMSPECTNESS, sér'kām-spéktºnés. s
Caution, vigilance. -
CIRCUMSTANCE, sér'kām-stänse. s. Some-
thing appendant or relative to a fact; accident
sºmething adventitious; incident, event; con
dition, state of affairs.
To CIRCUMSTANCE, sér'kūm-stänse. v. a. To
place in particular situation, or relation to the
º
CIRCUMSTANT, sér'kām-stänt. a. Surround-
111g. - d
CIRCUMSTANTIAL, sér-kām-stán'shäl. a. Ac-
cidental, not essential; incidental, casual 3. full
of small events, detailed, minute.
ClFCUMSTANTIALITY, sér-kām-stán-shē-ăl'è-
té. s. The state of any thing as modified by its
several circumstances. -
CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, sér-kān-stá, hâl-lè.
ad. According to circumstances, not essential
ly ; §§§ exactly. 9
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—né, mēve nºw uët 3–túbe, túb, būll;--óil ;—pôānd;—thm, a su.
v. a. 31. To place in particular ‘rcumstances;
to place in a particular conditiºn.
‘ſo CIRCUMWALLATE, sér-kām-vāī’lāte. v. a.
91 To enclose round with trenches or fortifi-
£fiti OllS. -
CIFCUMWALLATION, sér-kām-väl-lä'shán. s.
The art or act of casting up fortifications round
a place ; the fortification thrown up round a
lace besieged. * ! i
CfRCUMVECTION, sér-kām-vék'shön. s. The
act of carrying round ; the state of being car-
ried round.
To CIRCUMVENT, sér-kām-vént'. v. a. To de-
ceive, to cheat.
CIRCUMVENTION, sér-k&m-vén'shān. S.
Fraud, imposture, cheat, delusion.
To CIRCUMVEST, sér-kām-vést'. v. a. To co-
ver round with a garment; to surround
CIRCUMVOLATION, sér-köm-vö-lä'shānī. s. The
act ef flying round.
CIRCUMVOLVE, sér-kām-völv’. v. a. To roll
round. - tº
CIRCUMVOLUTION, sér-kām-vö-lä'shôn. s. The
act of rolling round ; the thing rolled round
another. -
CIRCUS, sér'kås. ;
CIRQUE, sérk. 337. S.
open space or area for sports.
CIST, sist. s. A case, a tegument, commonly
the enclosure of a tumour.
CISTEI), sis'téd... a. Enclosed in a cist, or bag.
CISTERN, sis'tárn. s. 98. A receptacle of
water for domestick uses; a reservoir, an en-
closed fountain , any watery receptacle.
CISTUS, sis'tūs. s. Rockrose.
CIT, sit. s. An inhabitañt of a city; a pert
low townsman. º
CITADEL, sit'é-dél. s.
CITAL, si'tál. s.
citation, quotation.
CITATION, sl-tà'shān. s. The calling a per-
son before the judge ; quotation from another
author; the passage or words quoted ; enume-
ration, mention. - º
CITATORY, sità-tó-rè. a. 512. Having the
power or form of citation.
To CITE, site. v. a. To summon to answer in
a court; to enjoin, to call upon another autho-
ritatively; to quote.
CITER, si'tár. s. One who cites into a court;
one who quotes. -
CITESS, sit-tés'. s. A city woman.
CFTHERN, sithérn. s. 98. A kind of harp.
CITIZEN, sit'é-zn. s. 103. A freeman of a
city ; a townsman, an inhabitant of a city.
CITRINE, sit'rin. s. 140. Lemon-coloured.
CITRINE, sít'rin. s. 140. A species of crystal
of an extremely pure, clear, and fine texture.
CITRON, sít’tröm. s. 415. A large kind of
lemon ; the citron tree: One sort, with a point-
ed fruit, is in great esteem.
CITRON-WATER, sit trān-wā'túr. s. Aquavitae,
distilled with the rind of citrons.
CITRUL, sit’trál. s. A pumpjor.
CITY, sit’té. s. A large collection of houses and
inhabitants; a town corporate, that hath a
bishop; the inhabitants of a city.
CITY, sit të. a. Relating to the city.
CIVET, sivit. s. 99. A perfume from the civet
Cat.
CIVICK, sív'ík. a. Relating to civil honours,
not military.
Cl WIL, siv'íl. a. Relating to the community, po-
litical ; not foreign, intestime ; not ecclesiasti-
cal ; not military 5 civilized, not barbarous ;
complaisant, gentle, well bred; relating to the
ancient consular or imperial government, as
civil law.
CIVILIAN, sé-vilyān. s. 113. One that pro-
fesses the knowledge of the old Roman law.
415. An
A fortress, a castle.
Impeachment; summons,
511. Freedom from {}
of behaviour; rule of decency, practice of poº
of being civilized, the art of civilizing.
To CIVILIZE, siv'íl-ize. v. a. To reclaim from
savageness and, brutality.' ...
Civiliſzłºń, siv'il-li-zár. s. He that reclaims
others from a wild and savage life. . *
CIVILLY, sivil-lè. ad. . In a manner relating
to government ; politely, complaisantly, with.
out rudeness.
CLACK, kläk. s. Anything that makes a last-
ing and importunate noise ; the Clack of a mill,
a bell that rings when more corn is required to
be put in. •,
To CLACK, kläk. v. n. To make a chinking
noise ; to let the tongue run. &
CLAD, kläd, part. pret. from Clothe. Clothed,
invested, garbed. •. *
To CLAIM, kläme. v. a. 202. To demand of
right, to require authoritatively.
CLAIM, kläme. s. A demand of any thing as
due ; a title to any privilege or possession in
the hands of another : in law, a demand of any
thing that is in the possession of another.
demanded as due.
CLAIMANT, klä'mánt. s. He that demands
any thing as unjustly detained by another. ...
CLAIMER, klä'már. s. 98. He that makes a
demand. .--
CLAM, kläm. s. A bivalve shell-fish.
To CLAMBER, kläm'bár. v. m. To climb with
difficulty. i. -
To CLAMM, kläm v. m. To clog with any glu-
till Ous unatter. * *
[j' This word ought to be written with single m
both from its derivation, and from a rule that
Seems to have obtained in our language, name-
ly, that monosyllables beginning with a con-
Sonant do not double any consonant at the end,
except f, l, and s. The substantive Butt, and
the verb to Blizz, seem the only exceptions.
cidity.
CLAMMY, klämmè. . a. Viscous, glutinous.
CI, AMOROUS, kläm'môr-às, -a. Vociferous,
nois v. 555
exclamation, vociferation.
To CLAMOUR, kläm'már. v. m. To make out-
cries, to exclaim, to vociferate.
CLAMP, klämp. s.
another to strengthen it; a piece of iron used
!º stones together ; a quantity of bricks.
To CLAMP, kläinp. v. a. To strengthen by means
of a claimp.
CLAN, klän. s.
sect of persons...º.
CLANCULAR, klääg'kú lár. a. 88. Clandes-
time, secret. - • * *-*
clºsTINE, klän-dés'tin. a. 140. Secret,
li(OleIn, - w
CLANDESTINELY, klän-dès'tín-lè. ad. Se-
cretly, privately.
CLANG, kläng. s. A sharp, shrill noise.
To CLANG, kläng. v. n. *To clatter, to make
a loud shrill noise. -
CLANGOUR, klänggår. s. 314. Aloud shrill.
sound.
CLANGOUS, kläng'gºs. a. Making a clang.
CLANK, klänk. s. A loud, shrill, sharp noise.
To CLAP, kläp. v. a. To strike together with
a quick motion ; to put one thing to another
suddenly; to do any thing with a sudden hasty
motion; to celebrate, or praise by clapping the
hands, to applaud; to infect with a venereal
pºon. To clap up, to complete suddenly.
Tööß, kláp. v. p. To move nimbly, with a
noise ; tº enter with alacrity and briskness up
A family, a race; a body or
CIVILITY, sé-vilé-té. s.
barbarity; poigu, complaisance. elevanee!
on anything, to strike the hands together is
- applause *
w
liteness. e. - A
CIVILIZATION, siv-é-lè-zá'shān. s. The state
CLAMMINESS, kläm'mè-nēs. .'s. Viscosity, vis-
CLAMOUR, ilām"mör... s. 418. Outcry, noise,
CLAIMABLE, klä'mā-bl. a. That which may be... .
A piece of wood joined to
*-
.*.
A ----
CLA
CLE
[[ s 559–Fâte, far, fall, fūt;-mè, mét;—plue, pin ;—
CLAP, liläp. s. A loud noise made by sudden
collision ; a sudden or unexpected act or no-
tion; an explosion of thunder , an act of ap-
plause ; a venereaf infection ; the mether part
of the beak of a l'awk.
CLAPPER, kläp'për. s. 98. One who claps
with his hands ; the tougue of a bell. -
To CI, APPERCLAW, kläp'pār-kāw. v. a. To
tongue-beat, to scold. A few word.
CLARENCEUX, or CLARENCIEUX klär'-
én-shū, s. The second king at arms: so mam-
ed from the dutchy of Clarence.
CLARE-ORSCURE, kläre-Öb-sküre'. s.
and shade in painting.
CLARET, klä'rét. s. French wine.
CLARICORD, klär'è-körd. s. A musical instrut-
ment in form of a spinet.
CLARiPICATION, klär-º-fè-kä'shān. s. The
act of making any thing clear from impurities.
To CLARIFY, kläf &-ſi. v. a. , 511. To puriſy
or clear; to brighten, to illuminate.
CLARION, kläre'yūn. s. 1:3, 534. A trumpet.
CLARITY, klär'è-té. s. 511. Brightness, splen-
dotur.
CI, ARY, klär'è. s. An herb.
To CLASH, kläsh. v. m. To make a noise by
mutual collision ; to act with opposite power,
or contrary direction ; to contradict, oppose.
To CLASH, kläsh. Y. a To strike one thing
against another.
CLASH, kläsh. s. A noisy coilision of two
bodies , opposition, contradiction.
CLASP, kläsp. s. A hook to hold any thing
, close ; an embrace.
To CLASP, kläsp. v. a. To shut with a clasp;
to catch hold by twining; to enclose between
the lands ; to embrace; to enclose.
CLASPER, kläs'për. s. The tendrils or threads
of greeping plants.
CLASPRNIFE, kläsp'nife. s. A knife which
folds into the haudie.
CLASS, kläs. s. A rank or order of persons ; a
number of boys learning the same lesson ; a set
of beings or things.
To CLASS, kläs. v. a. To range according to
some state d n, ethod of distribution
CLASSICAL, kläs'sè-kál.
CLASSICK, kläs'sík.
antique authors; of the first order or rank.
CLASS1CK, kläs'sik. s. An author of the first
Light
a. Relating to
rank.
CLASSIFICATION, kläs-sè-fé-ká'shön. s. Rang-
ing into classes. JMason.
CLASSIS, kläs'sis. s. Order, sort, body.
To CLATTER, klät’túr. v. n. To make a noise
by knocking two sonorous bodies frequently to-
gether; to utter a noise by being struck toge-
ther; to talk fast and idly.
To CLATTER, klättör. v. a. To strike any
shing so as to make it sound; uo dispute, jar,
or clamour. ***
CLATTER, klättär. s. A rattling noise made
by frequent cołiision of sonorous bodies ; any
tümultuous and confused moise.
CLAVATED, kläv'à-téd. a. Knobbed.
CLAUDE {T, kläw'dént. a. Shutting, enclos-
IIlg,
To CiAUDICATE, kläw'dè-kāte. v. n. To halt.
CLAUDICATION, kläw-dè-ká'shān. s. The
habit of halting * . . . . .
CLAVE, kläve. The preterit of Cleave. .
CLAVELLATED, käv'él-lä-téd. a. Made with
burnt tartar... A chymical term. .
Cſ, AVICLE, kläv'é-ki. s. 405. The collar-bone.
CLAUSE, kiäwz. s. A sentence, a single part of
discourse, a subdivision of a larger sentence;
an article, or particular stipulation.
CI.AUSTRAL, kläws'trā; a. Relating to a
clovster. - -
CLAUSUBE, kläw'zhère. g. 452, Confluenent.
CLAW, kläw.s. The foot of a beast or bird arm-
ad with sharp nails; a hand, in contempt.
To CLAW, kläw. v. a. To tear with nails of
claws i º tear or scratch in general; To claw off,
to SCöl (i.
CLAWBACK, kläw'bāk. s. A flatterer, a wheedler
CLAW Ei), kläwd. a. 359. Furnished or armed
with claws.
CI, AY, klä. s. Unctuous and tenacious earth.
To CE, AY, klä. v. a. To cover with clay.
Cl, A.Y.COLD, klä'köld. a. Cold as the unani-
mated earth.
CLAY-Pl'ſ, klä'pit. s. A pit where clay is dug.
C1, AY EY, klä'é. a. Consisting of clay. •
CLAY MARI, klä'märl. s. A chalky clay.
CLEAN, klène. a. 227. Free from dirt or filth ;
chaste, innocent, guiltless; elegant, neat, not
incumbered ; not leprous.
CH.EAN, klène, ad. Quite, perfectly, fully, com
pletely.
To Cl,EAN, klène. v. a. To free from dirt.
CH.EANLILY, klén'le-lè. ad. 234. In a cleanly
l)] all ll 6*I'
CLEANLINESS, klēm"lè-nēs. s. Freedom from
dirt or filth; neatness of dress, purity.
CLEANLY, klén'lé. a. 234. Free from dirtiness,
pure in the person ; that which makes cleanli
ness; pure, immaculate , nice, artful.
CLEANLY, kiènelé, ad. 227, Elegantly, meatly
CLEANNESS, kléme'nés. s. Neatness, freedom
from filth , easy exactness, justness; natural,
unlaboured correctness; purity, innocence.
To CLEANSE, klénz. v. a. 515. To free from
filth or dirt ; to purify from guilt; to free from
noxious humours; to frce from leprosy; to
SCOT II".
CLEANSER, klén'zár. s. 98. That which has
the quality of evacuating. r
CLEAR, kière. a. 227. Bright, pellucid, trans-
parent; serene; perspicuous, not obscure, not
ambiguous ; indisputable, evident, undeniable ;
apparent, manifest, not hid ; unspotted, guilt
less, irreproachable ; free from prosecution, or
imputed guilt, guiltless ; free from deductions
or incumbrances ; out of debt; unintangled
at a safe distance from danger ; canorous
sounding distinctly. . . .
CLEAR, klère, ad. Clean, quite, completely.
To Cſ, EAR, klēre. v. a. To make bright, to
brighten ; , to free from obscurity; to purge
from the imputation of guilt, to justify; to
cleanse; to discharge, to remove any incum-
brance ; to free from any thing offensive; to
clarify, as to clear liquors; to gain without
deduction. *
To CLEAH, klère. v. m. To grow bright, to ré-
cover transparency; to be disengaged from in-
cumbrances, or entanglements. .
CLEARANCE, klè'räuse. s. A certificate that
a ship has been cleared at the custom-house:
cº, klère'êr. s. Brightener, purifier,
enlightener.
CLEARLY, klēre'lè. ad. Brightly, luminously;
plainly, evidently ; with discernment, acutely;
without entanglement; without deduction or
cost; without reserve, without subterfuge.
CLEARNESS, kière'nés. s. Transparency,
brightness; splendour, lustre; distinctness,
erspicuity.
CLEARSIGHTED, klère-si'téd. a. Discerning,
judicious.
To CLEARSTARCH, klère'stårtsh. v. a. To
stiffen with starch.
CLEARSTARCHER, kière'stårtsh-àr. s. One
who washes fine linen.
To CiêAWE, kiève. … n. 227. To adhere, to
stick, to hold to ; to unite aptly, to fit, to unite
in concord ; to be concomitant.
To CLEAVE, kiève. v. a. To divide with vio.
lence, to split; to divide.
To ſº, BAVE, klēve. v. m.
suffer division * * t
CLEAVER, klé'vár. s. 98. A butcher's instru
ment to cut animals into joints. -
To part asunder; to

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CLO
*-nē, mēve, nér, not;-töbe, túb, būll,—61;—pôānd;—thin, This.
{{LEF, klif. s. A mark at the beginning of the
limes of a song, which shows the tone or key in
which the piece is to begin.
Iſ It is the common fault of Professions, liberal
as well as mechanical, to vitiate their techni-
cal terms. Thus, ever, without the plea of bre-
vity, clef is changed by musicians into cliff.
CLEFT, kléft. part. pass. from Cleave. Divi-
ded.
CLEFT, kléft. s. A space made by the separa-
tion of parts, a crack; in farriery, clefts are
cracks in the heels of a horse.
To CLEFTGRAFT, kléft'gräft. v. a. To engraft
by cleaving the stock of a tree. -
CLEMENCY, klém'mén-sè. s. Mercy, remission
of severity.
CLEMENT, klém'īr;ént. a. “Mild, gentle, merciful.
To Ci, EPE, klēpe. v. a. To call, to name. See
Yelf, PED. Obsolete
CLERGY, klérjë. s. The body of men set apart
by due ordination for the service of God.
CLERGYMAN, klärjë-mân. s. 88. A man in
holy orders, not a laick. i
CLERICAL, klär'é-kāl. a. Relating to the clergy.
CI.ERK, klärk. s. 100. A clergyman; a scholar,
a man of letters; a man employed under an-
other as a writer; a petty writer in publick offi-
ces; the layman who reads the responses to the
congregation in the church, to direct the rest.
cºś. klärk'ship. s. Scholarship ; the
office of a clerk of any kind.
CLEVER, klév’ār. a. 98. Dexterous, skilful;
just, fit, proper, commodious; well-shaped,
handsome.
CLEVERLY, klév’ār-lè. ad.
handsomely, *
CLEVERNESS, kläv’ār-nēs. s. Dexterity, skill.
CLEW, klä. s. Thread wound upon a bottom ;
a guide, a direction.
To CLEW, klä. v. a. To clew the sails, is to
raise them in order to be furled.
To CLICK, klik. v. m. To make a sharp, suc-
cessive noise. -
C1, IENT, kil'ént. s. One who applies to an ad-
vocate for counsel and defence ; a dependant.
CLIENTED, kli'én-téd part. a. Supplied with
clients. . . *
CLIENTELE, kll-én-tele'. g. The condition or
office of a client. - -
CLIENTSHIP, kil'ént-ship. s. The condition of
a client.
CI,IFF, klif. s.
Dexterously, fitly,
A steep rock, a rock.
CLIFT, klift. s. The same with cliff.
CLIMACTER, kli-mäk'tár. s. 122. A certain
progression of years, supposed to end in a dan-
gerous time of life.
CLIMACTERI ("K, kºm-āk-tér'rik. 530.
CLIMACTERICAL, klim-āk-tér'ré-kál. § “
Containing a certain number of years, at the
end of which some great change is supposed to
befal the bodv - *
CLIMATE, klſ'māte. s. 91. A space upon the
surface of the earth, measured from the equator
to the polar circles; in each of which spaces the
longest day is half an hour longer than in that
nearer to the equator. From the polar circles
to the poles climates are measured by the in-
crease of a month ; a region or tract of land
differing from another by the temperature of
the air.
CLIMATURE, kli'nātshūre. s. 463.
with climate.
CLIMAX, kli'mäks. s. Gradation, ascent, a figure
in rhetorick, by which the sentence rises gra-
The same
dually.
To C LiMB, klipme. v. n. To ascend to any
place. -
To CLl MH, klime. v. a. To ascend.
CLIMBER, klſ'môr. s. One that mounts or
scales any place, a mounter, a riser ; a plant
cº klime. s. Climate, region, tract of
€3rth. * - -
To CLINCH, klinsh. v. a. To hold in hand with
the fingers bent ; to contract or double the fin
gers ; to bend the point of a mail in the other
side i to confirm, to fix, as To clinch an argue
Iłłęnt.
CLINCH, klinsh. s. . A pun, an ambiguity.
CLIN ČičR. kinsh’ér. § 53. A .#. hold-
aSt.
To CLING, kling. v. n. To hang upon by twin-
ing round; to dry up, to consume. -
QLINGY, kiing'é., a... Clinging, adhesive.
CLINICA L, kiin'é-kāl. * - .
CLiNICK, klin'ík. ła. Keeping the bed
through sickness.
To CLINK, klingk. v. n. 409.
interrupted noise.
CLINK, klängk, s. 409. A sharp successive noise.
QLINQUAN. T., klängk'ànt. a. Shining, glittering
To CLIP, kiſp. v. a. To embrace, § throwing
the arms round ; to cut with shears ; it is par.
ticºlarly used of those who diminish coin; to
clºthil, to cut short; to confine, to hold.
CLIPPER, klip'për. s. One that debases coin
by cutting.
To utter a small
clºg, klip'ping. s. . The part cut or clip-
pe º {
CLOAR, kiöke. s. The outer garment ; a con-
cealmerst. r
To CI.O.A.K. klöke. v. a. To cover with a cloak
to hide, to conceal.
CLOAKBAG, klöke'bāg. s. A portmanteau, a
bag in which clothes are carried.
CLOCK, klök. s. The instrument which tells
the hour; The clock of a stocking, the flowers
or inverted work about the ankle; a sort of
beetle.
CLOCKMAKER, klók'mā-kār. s. An artificer
whose profession is to make clocks.
CLOCKWORK, klók'wark. s. Movements by
weights or springs. -
CLOſ), klöd. s. A lump of earth or clay; a
turf, the ground ; any thing vile, base, and
earthy : a dull fellow, a dolt.
To CLOD, klöd. v. n. To gather into concre-
tions. to coagulate.
To Cº.QI), kiöld, v. a. To pelt with clods.
CLOi) DY, klöd'dé. a. Consisting of earth or
clods, tº thy; full of clots, unbroken.
CLODPA i F., klöd'pâte. s. A stupid fellow, a
dolt, a thickskull. $
cºppar ED, kiöd'pâtéd. a. Doltish, thought-
{2S S. -
CLQ DPOLI, klöd'pole. s. A thickskull, a dolt.
To C1.00, klög. v. a. To load with something
that may hinder motion; to hinder, to obstruct;
to load, to burthen.
To CLOG, kiög. v m. To coalesce
to be incumbered or impeded -
CLOG, klög. s. Any incumbrance hung to hin-
der motion; a hindrance, an obstruction ; a
kind of additional siioe worn by women, to
keep them from wet; a wooden shoe.
CLOG{il NESS, klög'gè-nés. s. The state of
'ºeing clogged. r -
CLOGGY, kläg'gè. a. 393 That which has the
power ºf clogging up.
C},Oi STER, klöfstär. s.
ment ; a peristie, a piazza.
To CLOJSF ER, klóis'tūr. v. a. To shut up in a
religious house ; to immure from the world.
CLOſ STERAL, klóis'tūr-ál. a. 88. Solitary, re.
tired. *
CLOISTERED, klóis'tūrd, part. a. Solitary
inhabiting cloisters; built with peristiles or
piazzas.
CLOISTERESS, klö's'trés. s. A num.
C.I.OMB, klöm. Pret. of To climb.
To CLOOM, klööln. v. a. To shut, with viscous
1Hatter.
, to adhere ;
A religious retire
that creeps upon other supports; the same of a
particular herb. d
|
To CLOSE, klóze. v. 2 457. To shut, to lay
C1,O
*CLU
together, to conclude, to finish ; to enclose, to
confine; to join, to unité fractures. ,
To CLOSE, klóze. v. m. To coalesce, to join its
own parts together ; To close upon, to agree
upon ; To close with, or To close in with, to
come to an agreement with, to unite with.
CLOSE, klóse. s. A small field enclosed.
CLOSE, klóze. s. The time of shutting up ; a
grapple in wrestling; a pause or cessation ; a
conclusion or end.
CLOSE, klöse. a. 437, 499. Shut fast; with-
out vent, without inlet; confined ; compact,
concise, brief; immediate, without any inter-
vening distance or space; joined one to another;
uarrow, as a close alley; admitting small dis-
tance ; hidden, secret, not revealed ; having
the quality of secrecy, trusty ; reserved, covet-
ous; cloudy, without wandering, aftentive ;
full to the point, home ; retired, solitary; se-
cluded from communication ; dark, cloudy, not
clear. .
CLOSEBODIED, klöse-bêdºid. a. 99. Made to
fit the body exactly.
CLOSEHANDED, kläse-hăn'děd. a. Covetous ;
more commonly CLosef IstED.
CLOSELY, klöse'lé. ad. Without inlet or outlet;
without much space intervening, nearly ; se-
cretly, slily ; without deviation.
CLOSENESS, klöse'hés. s. The state of being
shut ; narrowness, straitness; want of air, or
ventilation, compactness, solidity; recluseness,
solitude, retirement ; secrecy, privacy; covet-
ousness, sly avarice ; connection, dependence.
CLOSER, klä'zār. s. A finisher, a concluder.
CLOSESTOOL, klóse'stóół. s. A chamber im-
plement.
CLOSET, kłóz't. s. 99. A small room of pri-
vacy and retirement; a private repository of
curiosities.
To CLOSET, klöz'ft. v. a. To shut up, or con-
ceal in a closet ; to take into a closet for a se.
cret interview.
CLOSURE, kló'zhère. s. 452. The act of shut-
ting up ; that by which any thing is closed or
shut; the parts enclosing, enclosure ; conclu-
sion, end.
CLOT, klót. s. Concretion, grume.
To CLOT, klót, v. m. To form clots, to hang
together; to concrete, to coagulate.
CLOTH, klöth. s. 467. Anything woven for
dress or covering ; the piece of linem spread
upon a table ; the canvass on which pictures
are delineated ; in the plural, dress, habit,
garment, vesture. Pronounced Kloze.
To CLOTHE, klót He. v. a. 467. To invest with
arments, to cover with dress ; to adorm with
ress; to furnish or provide with clothes.
Cioffles, klóze. s. Garment, raiment; those
coverings of the body that are made of cloth.
[ This word is not in Johnson's Vocabulary,
though he has taken notice of it under the word
Cloth, and says it is the plural of that word.
With great deference to his authority, I think
it is rather derived from the verb to clothe, than
from the noun cloth, as this word has its regular
plural cloths, which plural regularly sounds the
th as in this, 467, and not as z; which is a cor-
ruption, that, in my opinion, is not incurable.
I see no reason why we may not as easily pro-
nounce the th in this word as in the third per-
son of the verb To clothe.
cºHIER, klótheyèr. s. 113. A maker of
cloth.
CLOTHING, klötheing s. 410. Dress, vesture,
föß
CLQTHSHEARER, kiöll'shēēr-àr. s. One who
trims the cloth.
CLOTPQLL, klºt póle. s. Thickskull, blockhead.
To CLOTTER, kſöttör v. m. To concrete, to ||
goagulate.
CLOTTY, kiöt’té. a. Full of clots, concreted.
ÇſøUD, klööd. s. The dark collection of va-||
.**
pours in the air ; the veins or stains in stones,
or other bodies; any state of obscurity or
darkness.
To CLGUD, klööd. v.a. To darken with clouds,
to obscure, to make less evident ; to variegate
with dark veins.
To CLOUD, klääd. v., n. To grow cloudy.
CLOUPBERRY, kiöäd'bér-ré. s. A plant, called
also Knotberry.
CLA) UA) CAPT, kiðūdkäpt.a. Topped with cloud.
CLOUDCOMPELi, NG, klóñd'köm-pêl-ling. a.
410. An epithet of Jupiter, by whom clouds
were supposed to be collected. -
CLUUDIſ, Y, klöäd'dé-lè. ad. With clouds,
‘larkly ; obscurely, not perspicuously.
CLOUDINESS, kiöä'dè-nēs. s. The state of
being covered with clouds, darkness; want of
brightness.
CLOUDLESS, klóüd'lés. a.
luminous.
CLOUDY, klóüd'd?... a. Obscured with clouds,
dark, obscure, not intelligible ; gloomy of lºok,
not open, not cheerful; marked with spots or
Vé I ºn S.
CLOUGH, or C#,0FF, klöff. s. The cleft of a
hill, a cliff; an allowance in weight.
ſig’ When this word signifies a deep descent be-
tween hills, it seems best to pronounce it so as
to rhyme with plough, and when it means an
allowance in weight, to rhyme it with enough :
but this distinction of sound to distinguish the
different meaning of a word, however plausible,
is a great inconvenience in language. For the
reason, see Bow L.
C},OVE, klöve. Preterit of Cleave.
CLOVE, kiöve. s. A valuable spice brought from
Ternate ; the fruit or seed of a very large tree;
some of the jarts into which garlick separates.
CLOVE-GILLY FLOWER, klöve-jillé-ilāār. s.
A, ilover smelling like cloves. *
C},{}VEN, kjø'vn, 103. Part. pret, from Cleave.
CI.O.V.E.N-FOQTED, kiö'vu-jūt-éd.
CLOVEN-H00FED, kló'vn-hööft. 5 °.
Having the foot divided into two parts.
CLOVER, kiö'vár. s. A species of trefoil; To
live in clover, is to live luxuriously.
clºited, kló'värd. -a. 359. Covered with
Clt) Vér.
Ci.OUT, klöät. s. A cloth for any mean use; a
patch on a shoe or coat; anciently the mark of
white cioth at which archers shot; an iron
plate to an axle-tree.
To Cl{}{JT, klöät. v. a. To patch, to memd
coarseiy ; to cover with a cloth ; to join awk-
wardly together.
cº, klóü'téd. part. a. Congealed, co
agulated.
C},OUTERLY, klöö'tūr-lè. a. Clumsy, awkward.
CLOWN, klóña. s. A rustick, a churl; a coarse
ill bred man.
CLOWN FRY, klööm'ār-rè. s.
churlishness. - -
CLOWN 1541, kläänish. a. Consisting of rusticks
or clowns : uncivil, ill-bred ; clumsy, ungainly.
cºstly, klöön’īsh-lè. ad. Coarsely,
rudely. te
C1,OWNISHN ESS, kläänish-nés. s. Rusticity,
coarseness; incivility, brutality.
cºść. klóünz-inëstård, s. An
herb.
To CLOY, klöö. v. a. To satiate, to sate, to sur-
feit, to nail up guns, by striking a spike into
the touch-hole.
CLOYLESS, kićélés. a.
Cºuse S㺠16°ſ V
Clear, unclouded,
Ill breeding,
That which Cannot
iCLoyMENT, kiöAmént. s. Satiety, repletion.
iCLUB, kläb. s. A heavy stick: the name of one
of the suits of cards; the shot or dividend of a
reckoning; an assembly of jovial fellows; con-
currence, contribution, joint charge. -
To CLUB, kläb. v. n. To contribute to communwu
expense; to join to one effect. . . .
COA
*
To CLUB, kiáb. v. a. To pay a common reckon-
ing.
CLUBHEADED, kläb'héd-éd. a. Having a thick
head. . …
CLUBI, AW, kiáb'īāw. s. The law of arms.
CJLUBROOM, kläb'róóm. s. The room in which
a crub or company assembles. -
* @ Cſ,UCK, kläk. v. n. To call chickens, as a
W16:I).
LUMP, klämp. s. A shapeless piece of wood;
a small cluster of trees.
CLUMPS, klämns s. A numbskull.
CLUMSILY, kiöm'zé-lè ad. Awkwardly.
CLUMSINESS, kläm'zè-nés. s. Awkwardness,
umgainliness, want of dexterity.
CLUMSY, kläm'zé. a. Awkward, heavy, un-
handy. .
CLING, kläng. The preterit and participle of
Cling.
CLUSTER, klös'tár. s. 98. A bunch, a number
of things of the same kind growing or joined
together; a number of animals gathered to-
gether; a body of people collected.
To CLUSTER, kläs’túr. v. m. To grow in bun-
93 º •
—mö, móve, nár, nôt, tibe, túb, bill;-&ii;—pôārd;—iftin, this.
ches.
To CLUSTER, klästör. v. a. To collect any
thing inte bodies.
CLUSTER-GRAPE, kläs’tár-grape. s. The small
black grape, called the currant.
CLUSTERY, Jºlds’tär-rè. a. Growing in clusters.
To CLUTCH, klätsh. v. a. To hold in the hand;
to gripe, to grasp ; to contract, to double the
hand.
CLUTCH, klätsh. s.
the paws, the talons.
CLUTTER, klät’tör. s. 98. A noise, a bustle, a
hurry.
To CLUTTER, klät’tár. v. n. To make a noise
or bustle.
CLYSTER, kiſs'tàr. s.
al? Il S.
To COACERVATE. kõ-à-sèr'våte. v. a. 91, 503, b.
To heap up together.
[[; Every Dictionary but Entick's has the ac-
cent on the penultimate syllable of this word ;
and that this is the true accentuation, we may
The gripe, grasp, seizure;
An injection into the
gather from the tendency of the accent to rest
on the same syllable as in the Latin word it is
derived from, when the same number of sylla-
bles are in both ; as in coacervo and coacervate.—
See ARIET ATF. - - -
COACERVATION, kö-ás-sér-vá'snºn. s. The act
of heaping.
COACH, kótsh. s. A carriage of pleasure, or
State.
To COACH, kótsh. v. a. To carry in a coach.
COACH-BOX, kótsh'böks. s. The seat on which
the driver of the coach sits. •
COACH-HHRE, kótsh'hire, s.
the use of a hired coach.
COACH-MAN, kótsh'mán. S. 88, The driver of
a coach. -
To COACT, kê škt'. v. n. To act together in
COrłęert.
COACTION, kā-āk'shôn. s. Compulsion, force.
C0ACTIVE, kā-āk’tív. a. 157 Having the force
of restraining or impelling, compulsory; acting
In Concurrence.
C0AD.JT MENT, kó-ádjè-mênt. s. Mutual assist-
al? ("tº
COADJUTANT, kö-ādjè-tânt. a. Helping, co-
operation.
C0ADJUTOR, kö-ād-jū'tör. s. 166. A fellow-
helper, an assistant, an associate : in the canon
law, one who is empowered to perform the du-
ties of aniother. *
COAL VIV ANCY, kö-ádjū-vān-sè. s. Help, con-
current help ::
£0 AD UNITION, kó-ād-º-nish'ên. s. The cou. .
junction of different substances into one mass. i
Tº COAGMENT, kö-ág-mént'. v. a. To congre-i
Money paid for
t
gste. |
i COB, köb. s.
COB
COAGMENTATION, kö-āg-mén-tä'shān. s. Coa
cervation into one mass, union
COAGULABLE, kó-ág'à-lä-s!. a. That which is
capable of concretion.
To Č0AGULATE, kö-āg'à-lāte. v. a. 91. To
force into concretions.
To COAGULATE, kó-äg'à-lāte. v. n To run
into concretions.
COAGULATION, kó-āg-à-lä'shôn.s. Concretion,
congelation ; the body formed by coagulation.
COAGULATIVE, kó-āg'à-lä-tív. a. That which
has the power of causing concretion. -
COAGULATOR, kó-āg'à-la-tár. s. 521. That
which causes coagulation. *
COAL, kóle. s. 295. The common fossil fuel;
the cinder of burnt wood, charcoal.
To COAI, kółe. v. m. To burn wood to char-
coal : to delineate with a coal.
COAL-BLACK, köle'blåk. a. Black in the high-
est degree. -
COAL-MINE, kóle'mine. s.
coals are ding.
CQAL-PIT, kóle'pit. s. . A pit for digging coals.
cºstos E, kóle'stöne. s. A sort of cannel
CO3 1. -
COAL-WORK, köle'wärk. s.
where coals are found.
COALERY, kö'lér-è. s. A place where coals are
dug. w -
To COALESCE, kö-à-lès'. v. m. To unite in
masses 5 to grow together, to join.
COALESCENCE, kó-à-lès'sénse. s. Concretion,
UHNIOI] .
COALITION, kö-à-'ish'én. s. Union in one mass
or body. -
CQALY, kó'lè. a. Containing coal.
COAPTATION, k^-áp-tà'shtii. s. The adjustment
of parts to each other.
To COARCT, kö-ºrkt'. v. a. To straiten, to con
fine ; to contract power. -
CO ARCTATION, kó-ārk-tä'shān. s. Confine
ment, restraint to a narrow space; contraction
of any space ; restraint of liberty.
COARSE, kêrse. a. Not refined; rude, uncivil;
gross ; inelegant : unaccomplished by educa-
tion; mean, vile. n --
CQARSELY, kêrse'lè. ad. . Without, fineness,
meanly, not elegantly; rudely, not civilly; in
elegsntly.
CoARSEN ESS, körse'nés. s. Impurity, unre-
fined state; roughness, want of finemess; gross-
ness, want of delicacy ; rudeness of manners;
meanness, want of nicety. w
COAST, köste. s. The edge or margin of the land
next the sea, the shore; The coast is clear, the
danger is over. ****
To Cº AST, köste. v. n. To sail by the coast.
To COAST, köste. v. a. To sail by, or near a
place.
C0ASTER, kês’tàF. s. He that sails timorously
near the shore.
COAT) köte. s. The upper garment; petticoat,
the habit of a boy in his infancy, the lower part
of a woman's dress; vesture, as demonstrative
of the office; the covering of any animal; any
tegument; that on which the ensigns armorial
are portrayed.
To COAT, köte. v. a. To cover, to invest.
COAT-CARD, köte'kärd. s. Now corrupted into
Court-curd. Mason.
To COAX, köks, v, a. To wheedle, to flatter.
CO AXER, köks'ör. s. A wheedler, a flatterer.
The head of a top.
COB, köb. s. A sort of sea-fowl.
COBALT, kó'bält. s. A whitish gray brittle metal,
nearly resembling fine hardened steel. It is dif.
ficult of fusion and ºxidizement, and ot;edient to
the imagnet. Parkes' Cºutinistry.
Tc, CORBLE, kêb'bl., v. a. 105. To mend any
thing coarsely; to do or make any thing clum
sily. º
CQBBLER, köb'lúr, s, 98. A mender of old
A mine in which
A coalery, a place
t
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COC
94
COE
[[G 559-Fāte, far, fall, fat,-mē, mét;—plme, pīn;–
shoes; a clumsy workman in general; any
mean person.
COBTRONS, kób'l-ūrnz. s. Irons with a knob at
the upper end. s
QQRISHOP, kó-bish áp. s. A coadjutant bishop.
9.98NUT, köbnit. s. A boy's game.
COBSWAN, köb'swón. s. The head or leading
SWall.
COBWEB, kób'wéb. s. The web or net of a spi-
der; any snare or trap.... '
COCCIFERUUS, kök-sif'ſér-rås. a. Plauts are
so called that have berries.
COCHINEAſ, kötchin-èël. s. 165.
from which a red colour is extracted.
QQCIH.EARY, kökiè-à-ré. a. 353. Screwform.
COCHI, EATF.D. kök'lé-à-téd. a. Of a screwed
or turbinated form. -
COCK, kök. s. The male tº the hen; the male
of any small birds; the weathercock that shows
the direction of the wind ; a spout to let out
water or any other fiquor at will ; the notch of
an arrow ; the part of the lock of a gun that
strikes, with flint ; a cockboat, a small boat;
a small heap of hay; the form of a hat; the
style of a dial; the needle of a balance; Cock-
a-h9op, triumphant, exulting.
To COCK, kök. v. a. To set erect, to hold bolt
upright to set up the hat with an air of petu-
lance; to mould the form of the hat; to fix the
cock. 9f a gun for a discharge; to raise hay in
small heaps. - *
To COCK, kök. v. n. To strut, to hold up the
heº; to train or use fighting cocks.
cºckade, kök-käde'. s. A riband worn in the
lºt.
COCKATRICE, kök'à-trise. s. 142.
supposed to rise from a cock's egg.
£QCKBOAT, kök'böte. s. A small boat belong-
ing to a ship,
COCKBROTH, kök'bröth. s.
boiling a cock.
COCKCROWING, kök'krô-ing. s. The time at
which cocks crow ; early morning.
Tºkei, kök'kår. v. a. To fondle, to in-
titl I ge.
COCK FR, kök'kår. s. 99. One who follows the
sport of cockfighting.
Q99. KRREH, kök'kār-il s. 555. A young cock.
CQCKET, kök'kit. s. 99. A seal belonging to
he king's custom-house; likewise a scroll of
parchment del’vered by the officers of the cus-
tom-house to merchants as a warrant that their
merchandize is entered.
COCKFIGHT, kök't'ite. s. A match of cocks.
COCKHORSE, kök'hörse. a. On 11orseback, tri-
umphant.
COCKLE, kāk'ki. s. 405
An insect
A serpent
Broth made by
A small shell-fish.
COCKLESTAIRS, kökkl-stáies. s. Winding or
... “COCKSPUR, kāk’spår. s.
spiral stairs.
º - - fe
COCKLE, kök'ki. s. A weed that grows in corn,
Col’ll-rose.
To COCKLE, kök'kl. v. a. To contract into
, wrinkles.
cººled, kök'kld. a. 359. Shelled or turbin-
fited.
COCKLOFT, kök'íðft. s. The room over the
garret.
COCKMASTER, kök"măs-tár. s. One that breeds
gaine cocks.
COCKMATCH. kökmätsh. s. Cockfight for a
prl Ze.
COCKNEY, kök'né. s. 270. A native of Lon-
don 3 any effeminate, low citizen
•COCKPHT, kökpit. s. The area where cocks
fight - a place on the lower deck of a man of
W ºli".
*COCK'S-COMB, köksköme. s. A plant, louse
Wºrt
*C99 KS-HEAD, köks'héd. s. A plant, sainfoin.
e Virginian hawthorn.
ecies of medlar.
A s *
**ś. a. Conſidently cortáin.
COCKSWAHN, kök'sm. s.
the command of the cockboat.
Corn-Sce BoATsw Ain.
COCKWEEI), kök'wééd, s.
or pepperwort.
CQC9A, kê'kö. s. A species of palm-tree.
COC'ſ ILE, kök'til... a. ſ.40. Made by baking
CQCTION, kök'shôn. s. The act of boiling.
CO i), wēd. & A fish
CODFISH, köd'fish. § 3. A sea fish.
COD, köd. s. Any case or husk in which seeds
are lodged. -
To COD, köd. v. a. To enclose in a cod.
COf)F, köde. s. A book; a book of the civil law
CQ}}{CIH., köd'ê-sil. s. An appendage to a will.
COi Pll, LE, kö-dii'. s. A term at ombre and
quadrille.
To CODLE, kêu'dl. v. a. 405. To parboil.
iſ 5’ How iMr. Johnson could be guilty of so gross
an oversight as to spell this word and its com-
pounds with oue d is inconceivable. By the
general rule of English pronunciation, as the
word stantis here, it ought to be pronounced
with the o long, the first syllabie rhyming with
go, no, and so. False and absurd, however, as
this spelling is, the veneration I have for Dr.
Johnsºn's authority forbids me to alter it in
this Dictionary, though i shall never follow it
in practice. Perhaps the sanie veneration in-
duced Mr. Sheridan to let this word stand as
he found it in Johnson. Dr. Kenrick has ven-
tured to insert another d in the verb , but in the
substantive, clerived from the present participle
Codling, lets it stand with one d. Some will
be apt to think that when dends a syllabie, and
a consonant follows the d, which begins a moth-
er, that the business is don” and that the quan-
thty of the vowel is sufficientlv secured : but
this is a mistake; for unless we previously un
derstand the slurple, the o in the compound, by
the general 1 tile, must be long. Now the first
principle of ºrthography is, that, if possible,
the letters should of themselves point out the
sound of the word, without the necessity of re-
curring to ety urology to find out the sound of
the letters; and that we should never have re-
course to etymology, but where fixing the sound
would unsettle the sense. Thus Čeddling, a
kind of apple, ought to be written with double
d, both because it determines the sound of the
v, and shows its derivation from the verb to
Coddle. And Codling, a small cod-fisl., ought
to have but one d, because putting two, in or
der to fix the sound of 0, would confound it
with another word. To wiite Suddler, there-
fore, with one d, as we frequently see it on
shops, is an errour against the first principles of
spelling; as, without necessity, it obliges us to
understand the derivation of the word before
we are sure of its sound. The word Stubling
and Stabler, for stable-keeper in Scotland, with
the word Fubted in Milton, all present their true
sound to the eye without knowing their primi-
tives , and this essential rule has generated the
double consonant in the participles and verbal
thouts, beg ºning, regretted, complotter, &c. But
this rule, rational ºff useful as it is, is a thou.
Sºnd times violated by an affectation of a know
ledge ºf i he learned languages, and an ignor
at prejudice against clusters of consonants, as
they are called Tinus couple, troubie, double, tre
ble, and triple, have single consonants, because
their ºrig, tals in Latin and French have no
in ore, thºugh double consonants would fix the
sound of the preceding vowels, and be merely
double to the eye.
CODi,ING, Köd lig. s
led a small od-fish
COEFFICACY, kö-án"fê-kā-sé. s. The power of
! several things acting together.
COEFFICIENCY, kö-éffish én-sé. s. Co-oper.
ation, the state of acting together to some sin-
gie eud.
The officer that haw
Corruptly
A plant, dittander
&
An apple generally cod-
cog 95 coh
—né, mêve, nér, not;—túbe, túb, ball;-&fl;—pöönd;—thin, this.
COEFFICIENT, kö-èſ-fish ént. s. That which
unites its action with the action of another.—
See EFFACE. - -
COEMPTION, kö-Ém'shôn. s. 442. The act of
brtying up the whole quantity of any thing.
CQEQUAL, kö-è'quál. a. Eitual.
COEQUALITY, kó-8-quélé-té. s. The state of
being equal. . .
To COERCE, kö-Érse'. v. a. To restrain, to keep
in order by force. - -
CGERCIBLE, kó-ár'sé-bl. a. That may be re-
strained ; that ought to be restrained.

COERCION, kö-ér'shām. s. Penai restraint, l
check. - • , ,
COERCIVE, kö-ér's v. a. That which has the
power of laying restraint ; that which has the
authority of restraining by punishment. \
t{OESSENTIAL, kö-ès-sén'shāt. a. Participa-
ting of the same essence. , ,
COESSENTIALITY, kö-ás-sém-shē-ăl'è-té. s.
Participation of the same essence.
COETANEOUS, kó-é-tä'né-ás. a. Of the same
age with another.
COETERNAL, kö-è-tér'mál. a. Equally eterial
with another. . . ."
COETERNALLY, kö-&-tér'nāī-lè ad. In a state
of equal eternity with another.
COETERNITY, kö-è-tér'né-té. s. Having exis:
. from etermity equal with another eternal
be! It S. -
cößl, kö-è'vál. a. . Of the same age. . . .
CQEVAL, kó-º'vál. s. A contemporary. . . .
COEVOUS, kó-èvås. a. Of the same age,
To COEXIST, kö-ég-zist'. v. n. 478. To exist at
the same time with another.
COEXISTE SCE, kö-ég-zis'ténse. s. Existence
at the same time with another. -
COEXISTENT, kö-ég-zis'tént. a. Having exis-
tence at the same time with another.
To COEXTEND, kö-éks-ténd'. v. a. 477. To ex-
, tend to the same space or duration with an-
other. - - - -
COEXTENSION, kö-éks-tán'shôn. s. The state
of extending to the same space with another.
COFFEE, köf'fè. s. The coffee-tree; the ber-
ries of the coffee-tree ; a drink made by the
infusion of those berries in hot water. - -
where coffee is sold. - - -
COFFEE-MAN, kóf"fê-mân. s. 83. One that
keeps a coffee-house.
COFFEE-POT, köffè-pôt. s. The covered pot
in which coffee is boiled. " - . . .
&OFFER, köf'för. s. A chest generally for
keeping money: in fortification, a hollow lodge-
ment across a dry moat. -
|G” I have in this word followed the gene, a pro-
nunciation, which I see is confirmed by Dr.
Kenrick; W. Johnston, Messrs. Perry, Scott,
and Buchanan ; for as it stands in Mr. Sheri-
dan with the o long, though not without re-
spectable usage on its side, it is a gross irregu-
larity, which ought, if possible, to be reduced
to rule.
To COFFER, köf'för. v. a. To treasure up in
chests. . - -
COFFERER, köf'för-àr. s. 555. A principal
officer of his majesty's court, next under the
comptroller.
COFFIN, köffin. s. The chest in which dead
bodies are put into the ground ; a mould of
F. for a pye; Coffin of a horse, is the whole
oof of the foot above the coronet, including
the coffin-bone. .
To COFF:N, köf"fin. v. a. To enclose in a coſtill H.
To COG, kóg. v. a. To flatter, to wheedle; to
ebtrude by falsehood;. To cog a die, to secute
it, so as to direct its fail. *.
To COG,'kég. v. n. To lie, to wheedle. . .
COG, kóg. s. The tooth of a wheel, uy which it
acts upon another wheel. -
To CGG, kög. v. a. To fix cogs in * wheel.
cöß-Hôtisfjºſeidºse"." A house;
CQGETCY, kójén-sè. s. Strength, force.
COGENT, köjēnt. a. Forcible, resistless, coil.
Öğ - * ... . –
COGENTI.Y. kö’jēnt-lè, ad. With resistiess
force, forcibly. - - - .
COGGER, kāg'àr. s. A flatterer, a wheedler.
COGGLESTONE, kêg'gl-stöne. s. A little stone
C9GHTABLE, ködje'é-tá-bl. a. 405. What may
be the subject of theſight. w
To COGITATE, ködjeſä-täte. v. n. 91. To thin
COG|TATIGN, Ködjè-8-tá'shäu. s. Thought, the
act of thinking ; purpose, reflection previous to
action ; meditation. - - -
COGITATIVE, kódje'étá-tív. a. Having the
power of thought , given to meditation.
C0&NATION, kóg-mâ'shūm. s. Kindred, rela-
tion, participation of the same nature.
COGNISFE, käg-nē-zèë', or kön-è-zèë'. s.-See
Cog Niz ANCE. He to whom a fine in ſands or
tenements is acknowledged.'
COGNISOUR, kóg-nē-zör', or kön-è-zör'. s. 314.
Is he that passeti, or acknowledgeth a fine.
COGNITION, kóg-nish'ên. s. Knowledge, com-
plete conviction. .
COGNITIVE, kóg'né-tív. a. Having the power
... of knowing.
iCOGNIZABLE, kógné-zá-bl, or kön'8-zā-bl. a.
g405. That falls under judicial notice; proper
* to be tried, judged, or examined. . -
|COGNIZANCE, kóg'mè-zānse, or kön'ê-zānse. s.
Judicial notice, trial ; a badge, by which any
! one is known. . . . - -
K; I have in this word and its relatives, givers
the forensick pronunciation ; but cannot help
observing, that it is so gross a departure from
the most obvious rules of the language, that it
is highly incumbent on the gentlemen of the
law to remoanee it, and reinstate the excluded
g in its undoubted rights.-See AUTHORITY and
CLEFF. . . . - .
COGNOMINAL, kóg-nēm"-nāi. a. Having the
same name. - .
COGNOMINATION, kög-nēm-è-mâ'shān, s: , A
surname, the natue of a family ; a name added
from auy accident or qualitv
COGNOSCENCE, kóg-nós-sénse. S. Knowledge.
COGNGSC; BLE, kóg-nós'sé-bl. . a. That may be
known. ' . . . - * . .
To coh ABIT, kö-hābit. v. m. To dwell with
another in the same place ; to live together as
husband and wife. . - - - -
COHABITANT, kö.hāb'é-1ánt. s. An inhabitant
of the same place. - t
COBABITATION, kö-hāb-ê-tê'shān. . s. The
state of inhabiting the same place with another:
the state of living together as married persons,
COHEIR kö-àreſ s. One of several among
whom an inheritance is divided. -
‘oheißESS, kö-á'ís s. 99. A woman who has
an equal share of an inheritance. . . . . .
to CO; HRE, kö-Hére’ v. n. To stick together;
to be well connected; to suit, to fit; to agree.
') HERENCE, kö-héºrènce. a -
CHERENCY, kö-hérèn-sé. *
That state of bodies in which their parts are
joined together, so that they resist separation ;
connection, tiependency, the relation of parts, or
things one to another; the texture of a discourse
consistency in reasotiing, or retating. -
COHEREN'ſ kö hy-réiſt. a. Sticking together;
suitable to sºmething else, regularly adopted;
cºnsistent, not contradictory. . . . .
Q HESION, kö-hé'z: ºn, s. The act of sticking
together : the state of union : connection, de-
penience,
} {}HES, VE, ió.hè'siv. a 158 428 That has
the power of sticking together, .
OţāśSł Włº F$$, kö-hé'sly-nēs. s. The quality
of biºing coiesive . . -
To COHI}}}T, kö-h?bit. v.a. Torestrain, to hinder.
To coiſobATE, kölö-bate. v. p. 9). To Pour
C{A}.
96
COL
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat ;-mê, mét;—plme, plu;—
the distilled liquor upon the remaining matt, r,
and distil it again.
COHORATION, kö-hô-bà'shôn. s.
, of any distilled liquor ag
withdrawn from, *
COHORT, kö'hört. s. A troop of soldiers, cen-
taining about five hundred foot; a body of war-
riors. -
COHORTATION, kö-hör-th'shām. s. Incite-
Inent,
COIF, köff. s. 344, 415.
A returning
ain upon what it was
The head-dress, a cap.
- See Quoif.
COIFEi), köfft. a. 359. Wearing a coif. --
To COi L, köfl. v. a. To gather into a narrow
compass.
COIL, köfl. s. Tumult, turmoil, bustle; a rope
wound into a ring.
COIN, köfn s A corner, called often quoin,
COfti, kóin. s. Money stamped with a legal im-
pression, payment of any kind.
To COIN, Köln. v. a. To mint or stamp metals
for money ; to forge any thing, in an ill sense.
COINAGE, kān'āje. s. 91. The act or practice
of coining money ; coin, money; the charges
of coining money : forgery, invention.
To COINCſ DE, kö-in-side'. v. n. To fall upon
the same point ; to concur, ...t
COINCIDENCE, kö-ín'sé-dénse, s. The state
of several bodies or lines failing upon the same
point; concurrence, tendency of things to the
same end. - -
COINCIDENT, kö-in'sé-dént. a. Falling upon
the same point; concurrent, consistent, equiva-
lent.
COINDICATION, kó-hi-dé-kä'shôn. s. Many
symptoms betokening the same cause.
COINER, köin'êr. s. 98. A maker of money, aſ
minter ; a counterfeiter of the legal stamp ; an
inventor.
To CUJOIN, kó-jśn’, v. n. To join with another.
COISTREL, köistril. s. A coward hawk.
ſoIT, Röit. s. 344, 415. Any thing thrown at
a certain mark.-See Quoit.
COITION, kö-ish'ên. s. Copulation, the act of
generation ; the act by which two bodies come
together.
COKE, köke. s. Fuel made by burning pit-coal
under earth, and quenching the cinders.
COLANDER, , kál'îăn-dár. s. 165. A sieve
through which a mixture is poured, and which
retains the thicker parts.
COLATION, kö-lä'shôn. s. The art of filtering}
or straining. -
COLATURE, kö’lā tshöre. s. 461. The art of
straining, filtration; the matter strained.
COLBERTINE, kół-bér-téén'. s. 112. A kind of
lace worn by women. , 4
COLD, köld. a. Chill, having the sense of cold ;
having cold qualities, not volatile ; frigid, with-
out passion ; unaffecting, unable to move the
passions; reserved, coy, not affectionate, not
cordial ; chaste; not welcome. -
COLſ), köld. s. The cause of the sensation of
cold, the privation of heat ; the sensation of
cold, chilness ; a disease caused by cold, the
obstruction of perspiration.
COLDLY, köld'lé, ad. Without heat; without
... concern, indifferently, negligently.
COP, DNESS, köld'hés s. Want of heat; uncon-
cern; frigidity of temper; coyness, want of
kindness; chastīty, -
QQI.E. kºle. s. Cabbage.
CQLEWORT, kóle'wärt s. 165. Cabbage.
CQLICK, köl'ík, s. It strictly is a disorder of
the colon; but loosely, any disorder of the
stomach , or bowels that is attended with pain.
COLICK. kõlik. a. Affecting the bowels.
To COLLAPSE, kół-lāps'. v. m. To close so as
that Öme side touches the other ; to fall toge.
ther
COLLAPSION, köl-lāp'shôn. s. The state of
vessels closed; the act of closing or collapsing.
º
COLLAR, köI'lár. S. 418, 38. A ring of metal
put round the neck; the harness fastened about
the horse's neck; To slip the collar, to disen
tangle himself from any engagement or difli-
culty; A collar of brawn, is the quantity bound
up in one parcel.
COLLAR-BONE, köl'īār-bène. s. The clavicle,
the bones on each side of the neck.
To COLLAR, köllär. v. a. To seize by the
collar, to take by the throat; To collar beef or
other meat, to roll it up and bind it hard arid
close with a string or collar.
To COLLATE, köl-lāte'. v. a. To compare one
thing of the same kind with another ; to collate
books, to examine if nothing be wanting to
lace in an ecclesiastical benefice. -
COLLATERAL, kói-lättär-āl. a. Side to side;
running parallel ; diffused on either side;
those that stand in equal relation to some an-
Cestor; nºt direct, not immediate ; concurrent.
COLLATERA i.i.Y., köl-lāt’tér-āl-lè. ad. Side by
side; indirectly ; in collateral relation.
COLLATION, köl-lä'shān. s. The act of con
ferring or bestowing, gift; comparison of one
thing of the same kind with another : in law
collation is the bestowing of a benefice ; a re-
NJ: St.
CößATITIOUs, Kºllá.tshas. a. Done by
the contribution of many. f
COLLATOR, köl-lá'tūr. 166. One that com
pares copies, or manuscripts; one who presents
t c an ecclesiastical benefice.
COLLAUD, kói-lâwd'. v. a. To
COLLEAtxu F, kói léég. s. 492.
office or erap!oy meant.
To CQi, f.i. AGUE, kāl-lèég'. v. a. , To unite with
To COLLECT, köl-lékt'. v. a. To gather toge
ther; to draw many units into one sum ; to
gain from ºtiservation ; to isfer from premises,
o collect himself, to recover from surprise.
iſ 5’ It scarcely any part of the language does the
influence of accent on the sound of the vowels
appear more perceptibly than in the preposi-
tional syllables Col, Com, Con, and Cor. When
the accent is on these syllables, in College, Com-
missary, Conclave, Corrigible, &c., the o has
distinctly its short sound. . The same may be
observed of this 0, when the principal accent is
on the third syllable, and the secondary accent
on the first 523: as in Colonnade, Commenda-
tion, Condescension, Correspondent, &c. &c.; for
in this case there is a secondary accent on the
first syllable, which preserves the o in its true
soilnel 522; but when the accent is on the se
cond syllable, this vowel slides into a sound
like short u, and the words To Collect, To Com-
Init. To Convince, To Corrupt, &c. &c, are heard
as if written Cullect, Cummit, Cunvince, Currupt,
&c &c. It is true, that when these words aré
pronounced alone with deliberation, energy
and precision, the o in the first syllable pré.
serves nearly its true sound ; but this seems to
slide insensibly into short u the moment we
unite these words with others. and pronounce
them without premeditation. The deliberate
and solemn sounti is that which I have given
in this Dictionary : nor have I made any diſ-
ſerence between words where the accent is on
the second syllable; and why Mr. Sheridan,
and those who have followed him, should in
Combust, Commute, Complete, &c. give the sound
of short o in from ; and in Command, Commit,
Commence, &c. give the same letter the sound
of short it in drum, I cannot conceive ; they are
all susceptible of this sound or mome, and there-
fore should all be marked alike, if custom be
pleaded for this distinction, it may be observed
that this plea is the best in the world when it is
evident, and the worst when obscure, No such
custom ever fell under .ny observation; i have
always heard the first syllable of compare and
&
--
S.
join in praising.
A partner in
l
compei, of commence and compose, pronounced
, COLLIMATION, köl-lè-mâ'shôn. s.
€Of, 9
rº.
&
COL,
—uð, mêve, nár, mē; ;-túbe, túb, būll;—öll;—pôānd;-tin, rais.
alike, and have therefore made no distinction
between them in this Dictionary. I have given
them all the sound of the o in Comma; though
I am sensible that, in colloquial pronunciation,
they all approach nearer to the short it, and
are similar to the same syllables in Comfort,
Combat, &c. And it may be laid down as a ge-
neral rule, without an exception, “that o in an
“ initial syllable, immediately before the ac-
“cent, and succeeded by two uncombinable.
“ consonants, may, in familiar conversation,
‘ be pronounced like the same letter in come,
“dome,” &c
COLLECT, köl'lékt. s. 493. Any short prayer.
COLLECTANEOUS, kół-lék-táně-ás. a. Ga-
thered together.
COLLECTIBLE, köl-lék’tè-bl. a. That which
may be gathered from the premises.
cółłºś. , köl-lék'shôn. s. The act of
gathering together; the things gathered toge-
ther, a consectary, deduced from premises.
COLLECTITIOUS, köl-lék-tish'ês. a. Gather-
ed together.
cößive, köl-lék’tív. a. Gathered into
one mass, accumulative; employed in deducing
consequences ; a collective noun expresses a
imultitude, though itself be singular, as a com-
pany. - -
COLLECTIVELY, kół-léktiv-ſé, ad. In a ge- ||
neral unass, in a body, not singly.
COLLECTOR, kół-lék’tár. s 166.
atax-gatherer.
COLLEGATARY, -köl-lég'à-tá-rè. s. A person
to whom is left a legacy in common with one or
līlore.
COLLEGE, köl'lédje, s. 91. A community;
a society of men set apart for learning or reli-
gion; the house in which the collegians reside.
—See To Collect. -
COLLEGIAL, kół-lèjē-ăl. a.
cºllege.
COLLEGIAN, köl-lèjē-ăn. s. An inhabitant of
a college. -
COLLEGIATE, köl-lèjē-ăte. 91. Containing
a college, instituted after the manner of a col-
lege ; a collegiate church, was such as was
built at a distance from the cathedral, wherein
a number of Presbyters lived together.
COLLEGIATE, köl-lèjè-āte. . s. A member of
8: college, an university man.
COLLET, köl'lit. s. 99. Anciently something
that went about the neck; that part of a ring
in which the stone is set.
To COLLIDE, köl-lide'. v. a. To beat, to dash,
to knock together.
COLLIER, kółyńr. s. 113. A digger of coals;
a dealer in coals; a ship that carries coals.
COLLIERY, kölyör-e. s. , 113. The place
where coals are dug ; the coal trade.
A kind of
COLLIFLOWER, köl'lè-fióü-čir. s.
cabbage. g
COLLEGATION, köl-lè-gå'shān, s. A binding
together.
Aim.
COLLINEATION, köl-lin-è-à'shán. s. The act of
all III 119. -
COLLIQUABLE, kël-likºwfl-bl. a. Easily dis-
solved. - -
COLLIQUAMENT, köl-lik'wa-mént. s. The
substance to which any thing is reduced by be-
ing melted.
COLLIQUANT, köl’lè-kwänt. s. That which
A gatherer,
Relating to a
has the power of melting. -
To §º. köI'lè-kwāte. v. a. 91. To
melt, to dissolve. *
COLLIQUATION, köl-lè-kwä'shān, g. The act
of melting ; a lax or diluted state of the fluids in
animal bodies. -
COLLIQUATIVE, köl-lik'wa-tív. a. Melting,
dissolveut.
COLLIQUEFACTION, köl-lik-wé-fék'shēn. s.
The act of melting gener
COLLISIQN, köl-llah'ên, s , The act of striking
two bodies together; the state of being struck.
together, a clash - -
To COLLOCATE, köl'lö-kāte. v. a. 91. To
lace, to station.
COLLOCATION, köl-lö-kå'shön. s. The act
of placing.; the state of being placed.
COLLOCUTION, köl-lö-kū'shān, s. Confer.
ence, conversation. -
To COLLOGUE, köl-lèg'. v. m. 337. Townee,
dle, to flatter.
COLLOP, köl'lúp. . s. 166. A small slice of
meat ; a piece of an animal. -
COLL00UIAL, köl-ló'kwé-āI. a.
conversation or talking.
COLLOQUY, köl'lö-kwé. s.
versation, talk.
Cº.ANCY, köl-lāk’tān-sè. s. Opposition
Of nature.
COLLUCTATION, köl-lāk-tà'shôn. s. Contest,
contrariety, opposition.
To COLLUDE, Ról-lāde'. v. m. To conspire in
a fraud.
COLLUSION, kół-lā'zhön. s. A deceitful agree.
ment or compact between two or more.
COLLUSIVE, köl-lū'sív. a. 158, 428. Frau
dulently concerted. - - *
COLLUSIVELY, köl-lä'sív lè. ad. In a manner
fraudulently concerted.
CQLLUSORY, , kól-lú'sār-e. a. 557. Carry-
ing on a fraud by secret concert.
COLLY, köl'lé. s. The smut of coal.
COLLYRIUM, köl-lºr'rè-öm. s. 113. An oint-
ment for the eyes. -
A sort of pear.
COLMAR, köI'már. s.
COLON, kö'lön. s. A point [:] used to mark a
pause greater than that of a comma, and less
than that of a period; the greatest and widest
of all the intestimes.
COLONEL, kár'i.él. s.
of a regiment.
[[G’. This word is anong those gross irregularities
which must be given up as ºis;
COLONELSHIP, kār'nél-ship. s. The office or
character of colonel. -
To COLONISE, kölö-nize.
with inhabitants. .* -
COLONNADE, köl-lè-mâde'. s. A peristile of a
circular figure, or a series of columns disposed
in a circle; any series or range of pillars.-See
To Coli.ect.
COLONY, kölö-nē. s. A body of people drawn
from the mother country to inhabit some dis-
tant §§ ; the country planted, a plantation.
COLOPHONY, kö-löf'ö-mè. s. Rosin. Mason.
COLOQUINTEDA, köl-lö-kwin'té-dà. s. The
fruit of a plant of the same name, called bitter
apple. It is a violent purgative.
COLORATE, kölö-räte. a. 91. Coloured,
dyed. -
COLORATION, köl-6-rá'shôn. s. The art or
E.” of colouring; the state of being co-
oured. •-
COLORIFICK, kól-ló-rff ſk. a. That has the
power'of producing colours.
COLOSSE, kó-lós',
COLOSSUS, kö-lós'sás.
enormous magnitude. ~.
COLOSSEAN, köl-iös-sé'ān. a. Giant-like-
See EUROPEAN. -
COLOUR, kāl'lär. s. 165, 314. The appear-
ance of bodies to the eye, hue, dye, the ap-
pearance of blood in the face ; the tint of the
painter; the representation of anything super-
ficially examined; palliation; appearance,
false show ; in the plural, a standard, an en-
sign of war. - . . . -
|To ɺot; kål'lär. v. a. To mark with some
hue or dye; to palliate, to excuse; we make'
plausible. . . . . . - - - " º
COLOURABLE, kāltār-á-bl. a. Specious
Relating to
Conference, con
The chief commander
v. a. To plant
s. A statue of
| plausible,
COM
§§
, COM:
#
[[ 559.—Fâte, ſår fåll, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
COLOURABLY, kál'īār-à-blé. ad. Speciously,
###
COLOURED, kāllūrd. part. a. 359. Streaked,
diversified with hues.
COLOURING, kāl'lār-ſmg. s. 410. The part of
the painter's art that teaches to lay on his co-
lours.
COLOURIST, kál'làr-ist. s. A painter who ex-
cels in §. proper colours to his designs.
KXOLOURLESS, kāl’lār-lés. a. Without colour,
transparent.
COLT, költ. s. A young horse; a young fool-
ish fellow.
To COLT, költ. v. a. To befool. Obsolete.
COLT"S-FOOT, költs'föt... s. A plant.
COLTS-TOGTH, költs-tóðth'. s. An imperfect
tooth in young horses; a love of youthful plea-
Šutre.
COLTER, köl'tär. s. The sharp iron of a plough.
COLTISH, költish. a. Wanton.
COLUMBARY, kö-lám’bà-rè. s.
igeonhouse.
{SOLUMBINE, köl'âm-bine. s. 148. A plant with
leaves like the meadow-rue ; the name of a fe-
male character in a pautomime.
A dovecot,
£OLUMN, köl'lúm. s. 411. A round pillar; any
* body pressing vertically upon its base; the long
file or row of troops; half a page, when divided
into two equal parts, by a line passing through
the middle.
COLUMNAR, kö-låm'már.
COLUMNARIAN, köl-ām-nā'rè-án. 3.
Formed in columns.
COLURES, kö-lürz'. s. Two great circles sup-
osed to pass through the poles of the world.
cč. kö'má. s. 91. "A lethargy. Ash.
CQMATE, kö-mâte'. s. Companion.
Q9MATOSE, köm-à-töse'. a. Lethargick. Ash.
3OMB, köme. s. 347. An instrument to separate
and adjust the hair; the top or crest of a cock;
the cavities in which the bees lodge their homey.
To COMB, köme. v. a. To divide and adjust the
hair; to lay any thing consisting of filaments
smooth, as to comb wool.
COMB-BRUSH, köme'bråsh. s. A brush to clean
combs.
COMBMAKER, köme'mā-kār. s. One whose
trade is to make combs.
To CQMBAT, kām'bāt. v. n.165. To fight.
To COMBAT, kām'bāt. v. a. To oppose.-See To
CoLLECT. -
CQMBAT, kām'bāt. s. 88. Contest, battle, duel.
COMBATANT, kām'bá-tánt. s. He that fights
with another, antagonist; a champion.
COMBER, kö'már. s. He whose trade is to dis-
entangie wool, and lay it smooth for the spinner.
COMBINABLE, köm-bi'nā-bl. a. 405. Consistent.
JMason.
COMBINATE, köm'bé-nāte. a. 91. Betrothed,
§§§
COMBINATION, köm-bê-nā’shān. s. Union for
some certain, purpose, association, league;
union of bodies, commixture, conjunction;
copulation of ideas.
To OMBINE, köm-bime' v. a. To join together;
to link in union; to agree, to accord; to join
:33; opposed to Analyse.”
To COMBINE, kêm-bine'. v. n. To coalesce, to
unite each with other; to unite in friendship or
design, often in a bad sense.
COMBLESS, kömlés. a. Wanting a comb or
Crest.
CQMBUST", kêm-bäst'. a. A planet mot above
eight degrees and an half from the sun, is said
to be Combust.—See To Collect.
COMBUSTIBLE, köm-bās’tè-bl. a. Susceptible
of fire.
CQMBUSTIBLENESS, kām-bästè-bl-nēs. s.
Aptness to take-fire.
COMBUSTION, köm-būs'tshön. s. 291. Cºnfla-
ation bººming, Consumption by fire; tık mult,
nº huº
i
To COME, kām. v. n. To remove from a distant
to a nearer place, opposed to Go; to draw near,
to advance towards; to move in any manner
towards another; to attain any condition; to
happen, to fall out. To come about: to come
to pass, to fall out, to change, to come round.
To come again: to return. To come at: to
reach, to obtain, to gain. To come by: to ob-
tain, to gain, to acquire. To come in : to enter,
to comply, to yield, to become modish. To
come in for: to be early enough to obtain.
To come in to : to join with, to bring help. To
coinply with : to agree to. To come near: to
approach in excellence. To come of: to pru-
ceed, as a descendant from ancestors; to pro-
ceed, as effects from their causes. To come off:
to deviate, to depart from a rule, to escape. To
come off from : to leave, to forbear. To come
on: to advance, to make progress ; to advance
to combat; to thrive, to grow big. To come
over: to repeat an act, to revolt. To come out:
to be made publick, to appear upon trial, to be ,
discovered. To come out with: to give vent to.
To come to: to consent or yield; to amount to.
To come to himself: to recover his senses. To
come to pass: to be effected, to fall out. To
come up : to grow out of the ground, to make
appearance; to come into use. To come up to:
to amount to, to rise to. To come up with : to
overtake. To come upon : to invade, to attack.
To come: in futurity.
COME, kūm. interj. Be quick, make no delay.
COME, kām. A particle of reconciliation.“Come,
come, at all I laugh he laughs no doubt.”—Pope.
COMEDIAN, kº-mê'dē-ăn. s. 293,376. A player
or actor of comick parts; a player in general, an
actress Or actor,
COMEDY, köm'mè-dè. s. A dramatick represen
tation of the lighter faults of mankind.
COMELINESS, kām"lé-nés. s. Grace, beauty,
dignity.
cöß, kám’lé. a. 165. Graceful, decent.
COMER, kām'már. s. 98. One that comes.
COMET, köm'it. s. 99. A heavenly body in the
planetary region appearing suddenly, and again
disappearing.
COMETARY, köm'mè-tär-É. 512. ; 3.
CUMETICK, kö-métik. 509. º
Relating to a comet.
COMFET, kām'fit. s. 165. . A kind of sweetmeat,
COMFITURE, kām'fè-tshūre. s. 461. Sweetmeat.
To COMFORT, kām'fört. v. a. 165. To strength
en, to enliven, to invigorate ; to console, to
strengthen the mind under calamity.
CöMiñóRT, köm'fört. s.98. Support, assistance;
countenance; consolation, support under ca-
lamity; that which gives consolation or sup.
Šišº CoLLEct.
COMFORTABES-kām'för-tá-bl. a. Receiving
comfort, susceptible;'s
Comfort. * *. -
COMFORTABLY, kām'ſáºtá-blè. ad. With cond
fort, without despair. V.
CôMÉORTER, Röm'för-táñº, One that admin.

isters consolation in misfortunes ; the title of
the third person of the Holy Trinity; the Para-
clete.
COMFORTLESS, kām'ſärt lés. a. Without com-
fort.
COMICAL, köm'mè-kál. a. Raising mirth, merry
diverting; relating to comedy, befitting come-
y.
COMICALLY, köm mé-kāl-lè. ad. In such a
manner as raises mirth; in a manner befitting
comedy.
COMICALNESS, köm'mè-kāl-nés. s. The quali
ty of being comical.
COMICK, ºwl. a. Relating to comedy . .
Talsūg: Dalrth.
MTNº
f comfort, dispensing
COMING, . 8. * The act of §ºn
ing, approach ; state of being come, arrival.
cöğüğ, ºn g come,
-mhng-ſn', s. Revenue income
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COMITY, köm'ê-té. s. Courtesy, civility. -
comi
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COM
—nó, mêve, nár, nét 5–túbe, túb, būll;—öfl ;—pößnd ;—thin, THIs.
COMING, kām'ming.a. Forward, ready to come;
*ftiture, to Coule.
COMINGºkám’ming. part. a. Moving from some
other to this place; ready to come.
COMITIAL, kö-m?sh'âl. a. Relating to the as-
semblies of the people.
COMMA, köm'mä. s. 92. The point which de-
notes the distinction of clauses, marked thus [,].
To COMMAND, köm-mänd'. v. a. 79. To govern,
to give orders to ; to order, to direct to be
done; to overlook; to have so suºject as that
it may be seen. -
To COMMAND, kêm-mänd'. v. n. To have the
supreme authority.
COMMAND, köm-mänd'. s. The right of com-
manding, power, supreme authority; cogent
authority, despotism; the act of commanding,
order —Set: Tº Coll, Ect.
ºf The propensity of the unaccented o to fall
into the sound of short w is no where more per-
ceptible than in the first syllables cf words be-
ginning with col, com, con, or cor, when the ac-
cent is on the second syllable. Thus the o in to
collect and college; in commend and comment; in
connect and consul; in correct and corner, cannot
be considered as exactly the same in all: the o
in the first word of each of these pairs has cer-
tainly a different sound from the same letter in
the second; and if we appreciate this sound, we
shall find it coincide with that which is the most
nearly related to it, namely, the short u. I have
not however ventured to substitute this w; not
that I think it incompatible with the most cor-
rect and solemn pronunciation, but because
where there is a possibility of reducing letters
to their radical sound without hurting the ear,
this radical sound ought to be the model; and
the greater or lesser departure from it, left to
the solemnity or familiarity of the occasion. To
foreigners, however, it may not be improper to
remark, that it would be always better for them
to adopt the u instead of of this will secure
them from the smallest impropriety, for natives
only can seize such nice distinctions, as some-
times divide even judges themselves. Mr. She-
ridan was certainly of opinion that this unac-
cented o might be pronounced like u, as he has
so marked it in command, commence, commission,
and commend ; though not in commender; and
in compare, though not in comparative; but in al-
most every other word where this o occurs, he
has given it the sound it has in constant. Mr.
Scott has exactly followed Mr. Sheridan in
these words; and Dr. Kenrick has uniformly
marked them all with the short sound of 0.
Why Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott should make
any difference in the first syllables of these
words, where the letters and accents are exact-
ly the same, I cannot conceive : these syllables
may be called a species; and, if the occasion
were not too trifling for such a comparison, it
might be observed, that as nature varies in in-
dividuals, but is uniform in the species, so cus-
tom is sometimes various in accented syllables,
which are definitely and strongly marked, but
commonly more regular in unaccented sylla-
bles, by being left, as it were, to the common
operation of the organs of pronunciation.—See
the words Collect and Dom ESTICK. º
COMMANDER, köm-mán'dár. s. He that has
the supreme authority, a chief; a paving beetle,
or a very great wooden mallet.
COMMANDFRY, köm-mán'dār-ré. s. A body
of the knights of Malta, belonging to the same
nation.
COMMANDMENT, kêm-mänd'mént. s. Man-
date, command, order, precept; authority;
power; by way of eminence, the precepts of
the Decalogue given by God to Moses.
COMMAND Š, kóm-mán'drés. s. A woman
vested with supreme authority. ſ
CQMMATERIAL, köm-mă-tê'rè-ál. a. Consist
§§ of the same matter with another.
COMMATERIALITY, köm-mă-tê-rè-álē-tê. s
Resemblance to something in its matter.
COMMEMORABLE, köm-mém'mô-rá-bl. a. Do
serving to be mentioned with honour. ' - '- -
To COMMEMORATE, köm-mêm'mô-räte. v. a.
91. To preserve the memory by some publick
aCt.
COMMEMORATION, köm-mém-mö-rk'shān. s.
An act of publick celebration.
COMMEMORATIVE, kóm-mém'mô-rá-tív. a.
157. Tending to preserve memory of any
thing.
To COMMENCE, köm-mênse'. v. n. To begin,
to make a beginning ; to take a new character.
—See To Coll, EcT. -
To COMMENCE, köm-ménse'. v. a. To begin,
to make a beginning of, as to commence a suit.
COMMENCEMENT, kóm-ménse'mént. s. Be-
ginning, date; the time when degrees are taken
in a university.
To COMMEND, köm-ménd'. v. a. To represent
as worthy of notice, to recommend; to men.
tion with approbation ; to recommend to re
membrance. 5 3. {}
- köm'mén-dà-bl. -
comMENDABLE, {{...}} 3.
Laudable, worthy of praise.
This word, like Acceptable, has, since Johnson
wrote his Dictionary, shifted its accent from
the second to the first syllable. The sound of:
the language certainly suffers by these transi-
tions of accent. However, when cuºm has
once decided, we may complain, but must still
acquiesce. The accent on the second syllable
of this word is grown vulgar, and there needs
no other reason for banishing it from polite .
pronunciation.
COMMENDABLY, kêm'mén-dà-blé. ad. Laud.
ably, in a manner worthy of commendation.
COMMENDAM, köm-mén'dām. s. A benefice,
which being void, is commended to the charge
of some sufficient clerk to be supplied.
COMMENDATARY, köm-mén'dā-tá-rè. s. 512.
One who holds a living in commendam.
COMMEN DATION, kêm-mém-dà'shôn. s. Re-
commendation, favourable representation ;
praise, declaration of esteem.—See To Col."
LECT. -
COMMENDATORY, köm-mén'dā-tär-ré, a 512.
Favourably representative; containing praise
COMMENDER, köm-mén'dár. s..., Praiser.
COMMENSALITY, köm-mén-säl'è-té. s. Fel-
lowship of table. ,
COMMÉNSURABILITY, kêm-mén-shū-rá-bil'é.
tè. s. Capacity of being compared with an:
other as to the measure, or of being measured
by another. - 4. - -
COMMENSURABLE, köm-mén'shū-rá-bl. a
452. Reducible to some common measure, as
a yard and foot are measured by an inch. &
CóñMENSURABLENESS, kêm-mén'shū-rá-
bl-nēs. 8. Commensurability, proportion.
To CoMMENSURATE, kêm-mén'shū-räte. v. a.
9}. To reduce to some common IEleaSure.
CôMMENSURATE, köm-mên'shū-räte. a. 91.
Reducible to some common measure ; equal,
proportionable to each other.
CôMMENSURATELY, köm-mén'shū-râte-lè.
ad. With the capacity of measuring, or be-
ing measured by some other thing.
CóñMENSURATION, köm-mén-shū-rä'shôn. s
Reduction of some things to some cominom
YrheaSUtre. -
To COMMENT, köm'mént. v. m. To annotate,
to write notes, to expound. º
COMMENT, köm'mént. s.498. Annotations on
an author, notes, exposition. º
COMMENTARY, köm'mén-tá-ré. s. An exposiº
tion, annotation, remark; a memoir; narrº"
tive in familiar manner.
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COMMENTATOR, kām-mén-tä'tūr. s. 521. Ex-
ositor, annotator. *
COMMENTER, köm-mên'tär. s. An explainer,
an annotator; *
COMMENTITIOUS, köm-mén-tºsh'ês. a. In-
vented, imaginary,
COMMERCE, köm'mèrse. s. Exchange of one
thing for another, trade, traffick.
To COMMERCE, kêm-mérse'. v. m. To hold
intercourse.
|Cſ’ Milton has, by the license of his art, accent-
ed this verb according to the analogy of dissyl-
lable nouns and verbs of the same form. 492.
* And looks commércing with the skies.
* Thy rapt soul sitting in thy eyes.” Penseroso.
But this verb, like
require the accent on the first syllable as in the
noun. Though Akenside has taken the same
liberty with this word as Milton had done with
that—
£& the sober zeal
“Of age comménting on prodigious things."
‘. . . . . Pleas. of Imag.
cºntrºl. a. --Rºlating to
.commerce or traffick. ... *
ºpMMERE, kôm-māre', s. French.
mother. JNot used. A -
To COMMIGRATE, kám’mè-gräte. v. n. To
remoye by consent, from one country to another.
COMMIGRATION; ; s. A re-
A common
... moval of a people frºm one country to another.
*COMMINATION, kön-mè-mâ'shôn. s. A threat,
a junishment ; the recital of
ºn stated days.
-min'nā-tūr-e. a. Denun-
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To COMMINGLE, -ming gl. v. a. To mix
... into one mass, to mił, to blend.
To COMMINGi E, köh-ming'gl. v. m. To unite
With another thing.
COMMINUIBLE, köm minº-é-bl. a. Frangi-
ble, reducible to power,
To COMMINUTE, k v. a. To
ind, to pulverize.
COMMINUTION, kónn. shön. s. The act
of grinding into small parts, pulverization.
COMMISERABLE, köm-miz'ér-à-bl. a. Worthy
of compassion, pitiable.
To COMMISERATE, köm-miz'ér-Āte. v. a. 91.
To § to compassionate.
CQMMISERATION, kóm-mīz-ér-à'shàm. s.
Pity, compassion, tenderness.
COMMISSARY, köm'mis-sār-8. g. An officer
made occasionally; a delegate, a deputy; such
as exercises, spiritual jurisdiction in places of
the diocese far distant from the chief city; an
officer who draws up lists of an army, and regu-
lates the procuration of provision.—See To
OLI, ECT.
COMMISSARISHIP, köm'mis-sār-e-ship. s. The
office of a commissary.
COMMISSION, köm-mish'ºn. s. The act of in-
trusting any thing; a trust, a warrant by which
any trust is held; a warrant by which a milita-
ry office is constituted ; a charge, a mandate,
office; act of committing a crime; sins of com:
mission are distinguished from sins of omis-
sion; a number of people joined in a trust or
office ; the state of that which is intrusted to a
number of joint officers, as the broad seal was
put into commission; the order by which a
factor trades for another person.
To COMMISSION, köm-mish’ān. v. a. To em-
§º to §§
* çº ER, kóm-mish'ên-ár. s. 93. One
tººlººl in a warrant of authority.
Cº.; köm-mish'êre. s. Joint, a place
"... Where one part is joined to another.
rººf. köm-mit'. v. a. To intrust, to
give in trust; to put in any place to be kept
safe 5 to send to prison, to imprison; to per-
petrate, to do a fault.—-See-To Collect.
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o Comment, would, in prose, .
[[F This word was first used in Junius's Letter"
in a sense unknown to our former Eng
writers; namely, to expose, to venturº to hazard
This sense is borrowed from the French, and
has been generally adopted by subsequent
writers. º
COMMITMENT, köm-mit’mént. s. Act of send
ing to prison, an order for sending to prison.
COMMITTEE, köm-mit’tè. s. Those to whom
the consideration or ordering of any matter is
referred, either by some court to whom it be
longs, or by consent of parties. -
[I5. This word is often pronounced improperly
with the accent on the first or last syllable.
COMMITTER, köm-mit’tär. s Perpetrator, he
that coiàmits,
COMMITTABLE, kêm-mit’tā-bl. a.
be committed.
To COMM IX, kêm-miks'. v. a.
b}end.
COMMſ iſ ON, kºin-mik'shān. s. Mixture, in-
corporation.
COMMIXTURE, kām-miks'tshºre. s. 291. The
&ct of rhingling, the state of being mingled,
the mass formed by mingling different things,
compound.
COMMOI}, kêm-möde. s.
WYO tº fºl.
COMMODIOUS, kêm-mö'dè-às, or könn-mö'jè-às,
a. 293, 294, 376. Convenient, suitable, ac-
commodate ; useful, suited to wants or neces-
Siłł (PS.
COMMODIOUSLY, köm-mö'dē-ăs-lè. ad. Cons
veniently ; without distress ; suitably to a cer-
tain purpose.
COMMOF).IOUSNESS, köm-mö'dè-ás-nēs. s.
Convenience, advantage.
CôMMößity, kom-mºd’s-té. s. Interest, ad-
vantage, profit ; convenience of time or place;
wares, merchandize. *.
COMMODORE, kêm-mö-dère'. s. The captain
who commands a squadron of ships.
[* This is one of those words which may have
the accent either on the first or last syllable,
according to its position in the sentence. Thus
we say, “The voyage was made by Cômmodore
“Anson; for though he was made an admiral
“afterwards, he went out as Commodóre.” 524,
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CGMMON, köm'mán. a. 166. Belonging equal
ly to more than one; having no possessor or
owner ; vulgar, mean, easy to be had, not
scarce; publick, general ; mean, without birth
or descent; frequent, useful, ordinary; prosti,
tute.
COMMON, köm'mân. 5. An open ground equal
ly used by many persons.
To COMMON. köm'mân. v. n. To have a joint
right with others in some common ground.
COMMON-LAW, köm'rnán-lâw'. s. Customs
which have by long prescription obtained the
force of laws, distinguished from the Statute
Law, which owes its authority to acts of parlia.
ment.
COMMON-PLACE, köm-mān-place'. a. Ordi-
náry. Mason.
COMMON. PLEAS, köm'nām-pleaz'. s. The
king's court now held in Westminster Hall, but
anciently moveable.
COMMONABLE, kêm'mân-á-El. a. What is
heid in common.
COMMONAGE, köm'môn-Aje. s. 90. The right
of feeding on a common.
COMMONALTY, köm'mân-ál-té. s.
mon people ; the bulk of mankind.
COMMONER, köm'mân-ár. s. 98. One of the
common people; a man not noble; a member
of the house of commons; one who has a joint
right in common ground; a student of the se-
cond rank at the university of Oxford, a pros.
titute. ºf
Liable to
To mingle, to
The head-dress of
The conn.
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COM
—nó, móve, mēr, nét;—túbe, túb, büll ;—öll;—pöänd;—thin, THIs.
cQMMONLY, kömmān-lè. ad. Frequently,
usually.
COMMONNESS, köm'mām-nēs. s. Equal par-
ticipation among many; frequent occurrence,
frequency.
To &ºnplacE, köm-mān-plase'. v. a. To
reduce to general heads.
COMMONPLACE BOOK, köm-mān-plase'böök.
s. A book in which things to be remembered
are ranged under general heads,
COMMONS, köm'mânz. s. 166. The vulgar, the
lower people ; the lower house of parliament,
by which the people are represented ; food,
fare, diet.
COMMONWEAL, köm-mân-wéél'.227,234. A
COMMONWEALTH, köm'mān-wélth. S.
polity, an established form of civil life; the
publick, the general body of the people; a gov-
ernment in which the supreme power is lodged
in the people, a republick.
[[f These words have the accent either on the
first or last syllable; but the former is accented
Inore frequently on the last, and the latter on
the first.—See CoMMODoRE.
COMMORANCE, köm'mô-ränse.
COMMORANCY, köm'mô-rān-sè.
ing, habitation, residence.
CQMMORANT, kêm'mô-rānt. a. Resident, dwell-
Ing.
CöMMOTION, kêm-mö'shôn. s. Tumuli, dis.
turbance, combustion ; perturbation, disorder
: s. Dwell-
of mind, agitation.
COMMOTIONER, köm-inë'shān-ár. s. A dis-
turber of the peace. . .
To COMMOVE, köm-móðve'. v. a. To disturb,
to unsettle.
To COMMUNE, köm-müne'. v. n. To converse,
to impart sentiments mutually. -
COMMUNICABILITY, köIn-mº-nē-kā-bil'è-té. s.
The quality of being communicated.
COMMUNICABLE, kôm-mă'né-kā-bl. a. That
which may become the common possession of
more than one; that which may be imparted,
or recounted.
COMMUNICANT, köm-mü'né-känt. s. One who
is present, as a worshipper, at the celebration
of the Lord's Supper.
To COMMUNICATE, kêm-mü'mè-kāte. v. a.-
See To CoMMAND. To impart to others what
is in our own power ; to reveal, to impart
knowledge.
To COMMUNICATE, köm-mă'mè-kāte. v. n. 91.
To partake of the blessed sacrament; to have
something in common with another, as, The
houses communicate.
COMMUNICATION, kêm-mū-mè-kå'shām. s. The
act of imparting benefits or knowledge; com-
mon boundary or inlet; interchange of know-
ledge; conference, conversation. *
COMMUNICATIVE, köm-mü'mè-kā-tív. a. In-
clined to make advantages common, liberal of
knowledge, not selfish.
COMMUNICATIVENESS, kóm-mă'né-kā-tiv-
nés. s. The quality of being communicative.
COMMUNION, köm-müneyān. s. Intercourse,
fellowship, common possession; the common
or publick celebration of the Lord's Supper;
a common or publick act ; union in the com-
mon worship of any church. 113.
COMMUNITY, köm-mü'nè-té. s. The common-
wealth, the body politick; common possession;
frequency, commonness.
COM §§ ABILITY, köm-mū-tá-bíl'è-té, s. The
guality of being capable of exchange, -
CGMMUTABLE, köm-mê'tá-bl. a. That may
be exchanged for something else.
COMMUTATION, köm-mă-tà'shôn. s. Change,
alteration ; exchange, the act of giving one
thing for another, ransom, the act of exchang-
ing a corporal for a pecuniary punishment.
CQMMUTATIVE, kóm-mūſtā-tív. a. 157. Rela-
tive to exchange.
To COMMUTE, köm-mate'. v.a. To exchange,
to put one thing in the place of another; to
buy ºff, or ransom one obligation by another
See To Coll, Ect. &
To COMMUTE, kêm-mête'. v. m. To atone, to
bargain for exemption.
COMMUTUAL, köm-mū'tshū-ál. a. 461. Mutu
al, reciprocal,
COMPACT, köm'päkt. s. 492. A contract, an
accord, an agreement.
To, COMPACT, köm-pâkt'. v.a. To join toge-
ther with firmness, to consolidate; to make out
of something; to league with ; to join together,
to bring into a system.
COMPACT, kām-pâkt. a. 494. Firm, solid, close,
dense , brief, as a compact discourse.
COMPACTEDNESS, kām-pâk’tédºnés. s. Firm-
ness, density. , -
CQMPACTLY, köm-pâkt1é. ad. Closely, dense.
ly ; with neat joining.
COMPACTNESS, köm-pâkt'nés. s. Firmness,
closeness. l
COMPACTURE, köm-pâk'tshöre. s. 461. Struc-
ture; corrºpagination.
COMPAGES. Röm-pājés. s.
§§ united\
CQMPAGINATION, kêm-pädjè-nāshēn. s.
Union, structure.
COMPANION, kêm-pâm'yān. s. 113. One with
whom a man frequently converses, a partner,
an associate ; a familiar term of contempt, a
fellow.
COMPANIONABLE, köm-pân'yān-ā-bl. a. Fit
for good fellowship, social.
COMPANIONABLY, kè.n-pân'yūn-ā-blé. ad. In
a companionable manner.
COMPANIONSHIP, köm-pán'yán-ship. s. Com-
§ train, fellowship, association.
COMPANY, kám'pā-nē. s. 165. Persons assem-
bled together; an assembly of pleasure; per-
$Chs considered as capable of conversation
fellowship; a number of persons united for the
£xecution of any thing, a band; persons united
in joint trade or partnership ; abody corporate,
a corporation ; a subdivision of a regiment of
foot; To bear Company, to associate with, to
be a º to ; To keep company, to fre-
A system of many
quent houses of esytertainment.
To COMPANY, kámpá-né. v. a. To accompany,
to be associated with. ()bsolete.
To COMPANY, kām"pā-nē. v. m. To associate
one's self with. JNot used.
COMPARABLE, köm'pā-rá-bl. a. Worthy to be
compared, &f equal regard.—See AcADEMY,
AccEPTABLE, CóMMENDABLE, and Incompart-
* ABHL.E. i -
COMPARABLY, köm'pá-rá-blé. ad. In a man-
ner worthy to be compared.
UOMPARATIVE, kôm-pár'à-tív. a. Estimated
by comparison, not absolute ; having the pow-
er of comparing; in grammar, the compara-
tive degree expresses more of any quantity in
one thing than iſ; another, as the right hand is
the stronger. - -
COMPARATIVELY, köm-pár'à-tiv-lè. ad. In a
state of comparison, according to estimate
made by comparison.
To COMPARE, kām-páre'. v. a. To make one
thing the measure of another, to estimate the
relative goodneffs or badness.--See To Collerr.
COMPARE, köh-pāre'. s, , Comparative esti
mate, comparison; simile, similitude.—See
To CoMMAND
COMPARISON, köm-pār'é-stin. s. The act of
comparing ; the state of being compared; a
comparative kestimate ; a simile in writing or
speaking : grammar, the formation of an
adjective through its various degrees of signi-
fication, as strong, stronger, strongest.
[[G’ I have inserted the vowel in the last syllable
of this worff, because in solemn pronunciation
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it; but in common and unpremeditated speak:
ing, I am convinced it falls into the general
analogy, and is sunk as much as in Reason, Sea-
son, prison, &c., 103, 170–See To Collect.
To COMPART, kām;pärt'. v. a. To divide. ..
COMPARTIMENT, köm-pārt'é-mênt. s. A di-
vision of a picture, or design. .
COMPARTITION, köm-pār-tish’m. s. The act
of comparting or dividing; the parts marked
out or separated, a separate part. e e
º MENT, köm-párt'mént. s. Division.
iſ cowſFAşş, Kåmºs. v. a. ič5. Tº encir.
cle, to environ, to surround; to obtain, to pro-
cure, to attain; to take measures preparatory to
anything, as to compass the death of the king.
COMPASS, kām'pës... s. 88, 165. Circle,
round; space, room, limits; enclosure, circuin-
ference; a departure from the right line, an in-
direct advance ; moderate space, moderation,
due limits; the power of the voice to express
the notes of musick; the instruments with
which circles are drawn ; the instrument comm-
posed of a needle and card, whereby mariners
Steer
COMPASSION, köm-pāsh'Én. s.
miseration, painful sympathy.
To COMPASSION, kêm-pāsh'ân. v. a. To pity.
JNot used. , i
COMPASSIONATE, köm-pāsh'ºn-ète. a. 91.
Inciined to pity, merciful, tender.
To COMPASSIONATE, köm-pāsh'ên-āte. v. a.
91. To pity, to commiserate.
COMPASSIONATELY, köm-pāsh'Én-Ate-lè. ad.
Mercifully, tenderly.
Pity, com-
COMPATERNITY, kêm-pâ-tér'mè-té. s. The
state of being a godfather.
COMPATIBIL iº. köm-pât-ê-bil'? -tê. s. Con-
sistency, the power of co-existing with some-
thing else.
*SOMPATIBLE, köm-pâté-bl. a. Suitable to,
fit for, consistent with ; consistent, agreeable.
[3 Mr. Nares observes that this word ought to
be written Competible, because it comes from the
Latin competo.
COMPATIBLENESS, köm-pât'é-bi-nés. s. Con-
sistency.
COMPATIBLY, köm-pât'é-blé. ad. Fitly, suit-
ably.
COMPATIENT, kêm-pâ'shēnt. a. Suffering to-
ğ
COMPATRIOT, köm-pâ'trè-àt. s. 166. One
of the same country. -
COMPEER, köm-pèër'. s.
colleague.
To CoNiFEER, köm-pèèr'. v. a. To be equal
with, to mate. Not used.
To COMPEL, köm-pé!'. v. a. To force to some
act, to oblige, to constrain ; to take by force
or violence.—See To Collect.
COMPELLABLE, köm-pé1'lä-bl.
be ſu.ccd.
Equal, companion,
a. That may
COMPELLATION, köm-pêl-lä'shān. s. The
style of address, as Sir, Madam, &c.
COMPELLER, köm-péI'lúr. s. He that forces
§§
COMPEND, köm'pěnd. s. Abridgment, sun-
mary, epitome
COMPENDIAR
IOUS, köm-pên-jè-ā'rè-às. a.
294. Short, contracted. -
CQMPENDIOSITY, köm-pên.jè-Ös'é-té. s. 294.
Shortness.
COMPENDIOUS, köm-pënjë-às... a. Short,
Summary, abridged, comprehensive.
CQMPENDIOUSLY, köm:pénjë-às-lè. ad. 294.
hortly, summarily. r
cójºśss, köm-pênjē-ăs-nés. s.
284. Shortness, brevity.
COMPENDIUM. Köm-pênjè-3m. s. Abridg-
ment, Summar : breviate.
COMPENSABLE, kêm-pán'sá-bl. a. That which
be recompense
To recompense, to counterbalance, to counter-
vail.
COMPENSATION, köm-pên-sà'shôn. s. Re-
compense, something equivalent. -
COMPENSATIVE, köm-pên'sā-tiv a. That
which compensates.
To COMPENSE, köm-pênse'. v. a. To com-
§§ to counterbalance, to recompece,
COMPETENCE, kêm'pë-tènse,
COMPETENCY, köm'pë-tén-sé.
Such a quantity of any thing as is sufficient,
fortune equal to the mecessities of life; the pow
er or capacity of a judge or court. -
COMPETENT, köm'pë-tént, a. Suitable, fit,
º proportionate; without defect or su-
perfluity; reasonable, moderate; qualified, fit;
consistent with.
COMPETENTLY, köm'pë-tént-lè. ad. Reason
ably, moderately; adequately, properly.
CôMPETIEEE, kémpête-bi.” "a suitable to,
consistent with.
COMPETIBLENESS, köm-pêt'è-bl-nēs. s. Suit-
ableness, fitness.
COMPETITION, köm-pè-tish'an. s. Rivalry
contest ; claim of more than one to one thing.
COMPETITOR, kónn-pête-tár s. A rival ; an
opponent.
COMPI LATION, köm-pê-A'shôn. s. A collec-
tion from various authors , an assemblage, a
Coacervation.
To COMP! LE, köm-pile'. v. a. To draw up from
various authors, to write, to compose.
COMPILEMENT, köm-pile'ment, s.
of heaping up.
COMPH, ER, kām-pi'lär. s. A collector, one
who frames a composition from various authors.
COMPLACENCE, kóm-pla'sénse.
COMPLACENCY, kóm-pla'sén-sé.
Pleasure, satisfaction, gratification ; civility,
complaisance.
COMPLACENT, köm-pla'sént. a. Civil, aſſa-
ble, mild.
To COMPLAIN, köm-pläne'. v. n. To mention
with Sorrow, to lament, to inform against.
COMPLAINANT, köm-pla'nānt. s. One who
urges suit against another. .
COMPLA(NER, köm-pla'nár. s. One who com-
plains, a lamenter.
COMPLAINT, köm-plant. s. Representation
of pains or injuries; the cause or subject of
complaint ; a malady, a disease; remonstrance
against.
COMPLAISANCE, köm-plé-zānse. s. Civility,
desire of pleasing, act of adulation.
COMPLAISANT, köm-plé-zánt'. a. Civil, de-
sirous to please.
COMPLAISANTLY, köm-plé-zánt'ſé. ad. Civil
ly, with desire to please, ceremoniously.
COMPLAISANTNESS, kêm-plé-zánt'nés. s. Ci.
vility.
To COMPLANATE, köm-plá'nāte. 503.
To Cº)MPLANE, kóm-plane'.
To level, to reduce to a flat surface.
COMPLEMENT, köm'plè-mént. s. Perfection,
fulness, completion; complete set, complete
rovision, the full quantity.
COMPLETE, kóm-piète'. a. Perfect, full, with-
out any defects; finished, ended, concluded –
See To Coll, Ect.
To COMPLFTE, köm-pléte v. a. To perfect,
to finish.
CQMPLETELY, köm-plete'lè. ad. Fully, per-
fectly.
COMPLETEMENT, köm-pléte'mént. s. The
act of com leting:
CQMPLETENESS, kêm-plete'nés. s. Perfec-
tion.
COMPLETION, kêm-plé'shôn. s. Accomplish.
ment, act of fulfilling; utmost height, perfect
State.
COMPLEX, köm'pléks. a. Composite, of many
The act
S.
W. a.
\ may d.
To COMPENSATE, kém-pên'säte. v. a. 91.
parts, not simple,
COMſ
res
s COMi
—nº, mºve, nôr, not;-tºbe, tab, ball;-&n;–p3&nd;—thin, this.
COMPLEXEDNESS, kām-plék'séd nés. s. 365.
Complication, involution of many particular
parts in one integral.
COMPLEXION, Röm-plék'shān. s. Involution
of one thing in another; the colour of the ex-
termal parts of any body; the temperature of
the body.
COMPLEXIONAL, kām-plék'shān-ál. a. . De-
pending on the complexion or temperament of
the bo ; -
COMPLEXIONALLY, kóm-plék'shān-ál-lè. ad.
By complexion.
COMPLEXITY, köm-plaks'é-té. s. State of be-
ing complex. JMason.
COMPLEXLY, köm-plékslé. ad. In a complex
manner, not simply.
COMPLEXNESS, köm-pléks nés. s. The state
of being, complex.
COMPLEXURE, köm-plék'shūre. s. 452. The
involution of one thing with others.
iſſ’ The s in the composition of ac in this word,
agreeably to analogy, goes into the sharp aspi-
ration sh, as it is preceded by the sharp conso-
nant k; in the same manner as thes in pleasure
goes into the flat aspiration zh, as it is preced-
ed by a vowel. 479.
COMPLIANCE, köm-pl’ānse. s. The act of
yielding, accord, submission; a disposition to
yield to others.
COMPLIANT, kêm-pli'ānt. a. Yielding, bend-
§§ civil, complaisant.
To COMPLICATE, köm'plé-kāte. v. a. To en-
tangle one with another, to join ; to unite by
involution of parts; to form by complication of
parts; to form by complication, to form by the
union of several parts into one integral.
COMPLICATE, köm'plē-kāte. a. 91.
pounded of a Rºgg'; of*.
COMPLICATENESS, köin'plé-kâte-nés. s. The
state of being complicated, intricacy.
COMPLICATION, köm-plé-kå'shôn.'s. The act
ofinvolving one thing in another; the integral
consisting of many things involved.
COMPLICE, köm'plis. § One who is united
with others in an ill design, a confederate.
[[; This word is only in use among the lowest
vulgar as a contraction of Accomplice.
COMPLIER, kām-pli'ār. s. A man of an easy
temper.
COMPLIMENT, köm'plé-mént. s. An act or
expression of civility, usually understood to
W. a.
mean less than it declares.
To COMPLIMENT, köm'plē-mênt. To
sooth with expressions cf respect, to flatter.
COMPLIMENTAL, köm-plé-mén'tál. a. Ex-
ressive of respect or civility.
cöß. ALLY, köm-plé-mén'tāl-lè. ad.
In the nature of a compliment, civility.
COMPLIMENTER, köm'plé-mém-tär. s. One
given to compliments, a flatterer.
To COMPLORE, köm-plóre'. . v. m. To make
lamentation together.
COMPLOT, köm'plôt. s. A confederacy in some
secret crime, a plot.
[; I have in this word followed Mr. Sheridan's
accentuation, as more agreeable to analogy
than Dr. Johnson's, and have differed from
both in the noun comport, for the same reason.
49%.
To COMPLOT, köm-plôt'. v. a. To form a plot,
to conspire.
COMPLOTTER, köm-plôt’tàr. s.
tor, one joined in a plot.
To COMPLY, köm-pli’. v. n. To yield to, to be
obsequious to.
COMPONENT, köm-pô'něnt. a. That which
constitutes the compound body. gº
To COMPORT, köm-pôrt'. v. m. To agree, to suit.
To COMPORT, köm-pôrt' v. a. To bear, to
endure.
cºront, köm'pört. s. 492. Behaviour con-
Ç
Com-
A conspira-
'i
COMPORTABLE, kām-pôr’tá-bl. a. Consistent.
CoMPORTANë. *:::::::: s. Beha-
WIOUIT.
COMPORTMENT, kêm-pôrtment. s. Beha-
VIOUT.
To COMPOSE, köm-pôze'. v. a. To form a
mass by joining different things together; to
place any thing in its proper form and me
thod; to dispose, to put in the proper state,
to put together, a discourse or sentence; to
constitute by being parts of a whole; to calm,
to quiet; to adjust the mind to any business;
to adjust, to settle, as to compose a differenice -
with printers, to arrange the letters: in musick,
to form a tune from the different musical notes.
—See To Collect.
COMPOSED, kêm-pôzd'. particip. a. Calm,
serious, even, sober.
COMPOSEDLY, köm-pô'zéd-lè. ad. 364. Calm-
ly, seriously. s
COMPOSEDNESS, kêm-pô'zèd-nēs. s. 365. Se-
dateness, calmness.
COMPOSER, köm-pô'zār. s. An author, a wri-
ter; he that adapts the musick to words.
COMPOSITE, köln-pôz'it. a. 140. The Compo-
site order in architecture is the last of the five
orders, so named because its capital is com-
posed out of those of the other orders; it is
also called the Roman and Italick order.
COMPOSITION, köm-pô-zish'ên... s. The act of
forming an integral of various dissimilar parts;
the act of bringing simple ideas into complica-
tion, opposed to analysis ; a mass formed by
mingling different ingredients; the state of be-
ing compounded, union, conjunction; the ar-
rangement of various figures in a picture ;
written work; the act of discharging a debt by
paying part ; consistency, congruity; in gram-
mar, the joining words together ; a certain me.
-thod of demonstration in mathematicks, which
is the reverse of the analytical method, or of
resolution.
COMPOSITIVE, kêm-pôz'è-tiv. a. Compound-
ed, or having the power of compounding.
COMPOSITOR, köm-pôz'ê-tör. s. e that
ranges and adjusts the types in printing.
CôMiñosº, köm'pëst. s. Manure.
COMPOSTURE, köm-pós'tshöre. s. 461. Soil,
manure. JMot used.
COMPOSURE, köm-pô'zhère. s. 452. The act
of composing or indicting ; arrangement, com-
bination, order; the form arising from the dis-
position of the various parts; frame, make, re-
lative adjustment; cºmposition, framed dis-
course; sedateness, calmness, tranquillity;
agreement, composition, settlement of differ-
€1) CCS.
COMPOTATION, köm-pô-tà'shôn. s. The act
of drinking together.
COMPOTATOR, kêm-pô-tà'tár. s. One that
drinks with another. wº
COMPOTOR, köm-pô'tūr. s. One that drinks
with another.
[; I have not found either of these words in
any of our Dictionaries, and have ventured to
place them here only as conversation words;
the former as the more usual, the latter as morè
correct. They are neater expressions than
any in our language, and convey a much less
}. ensive idea, than a pot companion, a good fel-
low, &c. &c.
To COMPOUND, köm-pôānd'. v. a. To mingle
many ingredients together; to form one word
from one, two, or more words; to adjust a dif-
ference, by recession from the rigour of claims;
to discharge a debt, by §."; only f.
To COMPOUND, köm-pôānd'. v. m. To come to
terms of agreement, by abating something; to
bargain in the lump.
cãº. köm'péând a 482. Formed out
of many ingredients, not single composed of
two or more words,
3.
t
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t
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Cy UTN
[[P 559 —Fate, făr, fall, fat;—mè, mét;—plme, plm; -
COMPOUND, köm'pöänd. s. 492. The mass
formed by the union of many ingredients,
COMPOUNDABLE, köm-pôān'dá-bl. a. Capa-
ble of being compounded.
COMPOUNišER, kôm-pôān'dër. s. One who
endeavours to bring parties to terms of agree-
ment; a mingler, one who mixes bodies.
Toºnd, tº prºnº a. To
comprise, to include; to contain in the mind,
to conceive. . . -
COMPREHFNSIBLE, köm-prè-hén'sé-bl. a. In-
telligible, conceivable.
CôMPREHENSIBLY, köm-prè-hën'sè-blé. ad.
With great power of signification or under-
standing. -
COMPREHENSION, köm-prè-hén'shôn. s. The
act or quality of comprising or containing, in-
clusion; summary, epitome, compendium;
knowledge, capacity, power of the mind to ad-
mit ideas.
COMPRF.HENSIVE, köm-prè-hén's?v'.'a. Hav-
ing the power to comprehend or understand;
having the quality of comprising much.
COMPREHENSIVEI.Y, köm-prè-hén'siv-lè. ad.
In a comprehensive manner.
COMPREHENSIVENESS, köm-prè-hén'sſv-nēs.
s. The quality of including much in a few
, words or narrow compass.
To COMPRESS, kóm-prés'. v. a. To force into
a marrow compass ; to embrace. -
COMPRESS, köm'prés. S. 492. Bolsters of linen
rags.
COMPRESSIBILITY, , kºm-près-sé-billè-té. s.
The quality of admitting to be brought by force
into a narrºwer compass.
COMPRESSIBLE, köm-prés'sè-bl. a. Yielding
to pressure, so as that one part is brought nearer
to another.
COMPRESSIBLENESS, köm-près'sé-bl-més. s.
Capability of being pressed close. fa
COMPRESSION, köm-prèsh'öm. s. The act of
bringing the parts of any body more near to
each other by violence.
COMPRESSURE, köm-prèsh'shôre. s. 452. The
act or force of one body pressing against an-
other.
To COMPRINT, köm-print'. v. a. To print to-
gether; to print another's copy, to the preju-
dice of the rightful proprietor.
To COMPRISE, köm-prize'. v. a. To contain, to
include, w
COMPROBATION, kêm-prè-bä'snön. s. Proof,
attestation. .
COMPROMISE, köm'prè-mize. s. A mutual
promise of parties at difference to refer their
controversies to arbitrators; an adjustment of
a difference of gº; by mutual concessions.
To COMPROMISE, köm'prô-mize. v. a. To ad-
just a compact by mutual concessions, to ac-
cord, to agree.
COMPROMISSORIAL, köm-prè-mis-sà'ré-ál. a.
Relating to compromise.
COMPROVINCIAL, köm-prè-vin'shál. s. Be-
longing to the same province.
cčº köänt. s. 407. Account, computation,
reckoning, JNot used.
*To COMPT, köänt. v. a. To compute, to num-
ber. We now use To count.
COMPTIBLE, köän'tè-bl. a. Accountable, readv
to §§ account. Obsolete.
406. To con-
To COMPTROLT., kón-trôl' v. a.
trol: to over-rule, to oppose.
COMPTROLLER, kón'trölör. s. Director, su-
§§ -
COMPTRQLLERSHIP, köntrôlar-ship. s. Su-
erintendence
COMPULSATIVELY, kom-pal'sā-tly-le. ad. By
COMStraint.
CQMPILSATORY, kêm-pârsă-tūr-e a. Having
the force of compelling—see Domesticſ.
512.
COMPULSION, köm-pâlishân. s. The act of
compelling to something, force; the state o
being compelled
COMPULSIVE, köm-pôl'siv. a. Having the pow-
er to compel, forcible. -
CQMPULSIVELY, köm-pâl'słv-lè. ad. By force,
by violence. -
COMPULSIVENESS, köm-pâl'słv-nēs. s. Force,
compulsion.
COMPULSORILY, köm-pâl'sö-ré-lè. ad. In a
Compulsory or forcible manner, by violence.
COMPULSORY, köm-pôl'sār-e.a. Having the
§§ of compelling.-See Dom Estick. 512.
CôMPUNCTjöN, i.8m pågshan.” The now.
er of pricking, stimulation; repentance, con-
trition.
COMPUNCTIOUS, köm-pông'shôs. a. Repent.
ant.
COMPUNCTIVE, köm-pêng'tív. a. Causing re.
In Orse.
COMPURGATION, köm-pār-gå'shān. s. The
practice of justifying any man's veracity by the
testimony of another. w
COMPURGATOR, köm-pār-gā'tár. s. One who
bears his testimony to the credibility of another.
COMPUTABLE, köm-pú'tá-bl. a. Capable of
being numbered.
COMPUTATION, köm-pū-tà'shān. s. The act of
reckoning, calculation; the sum collected or
settled by calculation.
To COMPUTE, köm-pâte'. v. a. To reckon, to
calculate, to count.
COMPUTER, köm-pâ'tár. s.
COUlutant.
COMPUTIST, köm'pū-tist. s. Calculator, one
skilled in computation.
COMRADE, kām'råde. s. 165. One who dwells
in the same house or chamber; a companion, a
partner.
CON, kön. A Latin inseparable J.º.
which, at the beginning of words, signifies
union, as concourse, a running together.
CON, kón, ad. An abbreviation of contra. On
the opposite side, against another, as to dispute
pro and con.
To CON, kón. v. a.
fix in the memory.
To CONCAMERATE, kön-kām'è-räte. v. a. 91,
408. To arch over, to vault.
To CONCATENATE, kön-kāt'è-māte. v. a. 91
To link together.
Reckomer, ac-
To know ; to study; to
CóNCATÉNATION, kön-kāt-e-nāshān. s. A
series of links.
CONCAVATION, köng-kā-vå'shön. s. The ac,
of making concave.
[[F As the secondary accent is on the first syllable
of this word, and the n comes before hard
c, it has the ringing sound as much as if the
principal accent were upon it. 408, 409, 432.
CONCAVE, köng'käve. a. 408,409, 432. Hol
low, opposed to convex.
CONCAVENESS, köngkäve-nēs. s. Hollow.
IlêSS.
CONCAVITY, kón-kāv'è-té. s. Internal surface
of a hollow spherical or spheroidical body.
CONCAVO-CONCAVE, kön-kā'vö-köngkäve
a. 408. Concave or hollow on both sides.
CONCAVO-CONVEX, kón-kā’vö-könvéks.
Concave one way, and convex the other.
CONCAVOUS, kön-kā vēs. a. Concave.
CONCAVOUSLY, kön-kā'väs-lè. ad. With hol.
lowness.
To CONCEAL, kön-sèle'. v. a. To hide, to keep
secret, not to divulge.
CONCEALABLE, kān-sèlá-bl. a. Capable of
being concealed.
CONCEALEDNESS, kön-sèléd-nēs. s.
ty, obscurity.
CONCEALER, kön-gēlār.
§§ #.
CONCEALMENT, kên-sélement. s. The act
of hiding, secrecy; the state of being hid, pri.
vacy; biding place, retreat.
3.
Priyi-
s. He that conceals
. . . sº-zay Sº *
To CONCEDE, kön-s&de'. v. a. To admit, to
grant. - - |
cóRörr, Kºnºte. s. Conception, thought,
idea ; understanding, readiness of apprehen-
sion ; fancy, fantastical motion ; a fond opinion
of one's self; a pleasant fancy; Out of conceit
with, no longer ſolid of. • *.
To CONCEIT, kón-sète.
believe. -
CONCEITED, kên-sétéd. particip. a. Endow-
ed with fancy; proud, fond of himself; opinion-
v. a. To imagine, to
ative.
CONCEITEDLY, kön-sé'těd-lè. ad. Fanciful-||
ly, whimsically. • .
CONCEITEDNESS, kön-sè'těd-nēs. s. Pride,
fondness of himself.
CONCEITLESS, kön-sète'lés. a. Stupid, with-
out thought.
cóNCăvăBLE, kön-sé'vá-bl. a.
be imagined or thou
stood or believed. -
CONCEIVABLENESS, kön-sè'vá-bl-nēs. s. The
quality of being conceivable.
CONCEIVABLY, kón-sè'vā-blé. ad. In a co-
ceivable manner. - -
To CONCEIVE, kān-séve'. v. a. To admit into
the womb ; to form in the mind; to compre-
hend, to understand; to think, to be of opinion.
To CONCEIVE, kên-séve'. v. m. To think, to
have an idea of; to become pregnant.
CONCEIVER, kön-sè'vár. s. One that under-
-stands or apprehends
CONCENT, kón-sånt'.
harmony ; consistency. -
To CONCENTRATE, kón-sén'träte. v. a. 91.
To drive into a narrow compass; to drive to-
wards the centre. I - -
“ONCENTRATION. kön-sén-trá'shām. s. Col-
ght; that may be under-
S. Concert of voices,
lection into a narrower space round the centre.
tend to one common centre.
To CONCENTRE, kön-sén'tár. v. a. To tend
CONCENTRICAL, kön-sé n'trè-kál.
CONCENTRICK, kön-sén'trik.
- ntre. -
CONCEPTACLE, kón-sép'tá-ki. s. 405. That
in which any thing is contained, a vessel.
capable to be understood. *
CONCEPTION, kên-sép'shôn. s. The act of
}'o CONCENTRE, kón-sén'túr. v. n. 416. To
towards one centre. -
; a.
Having one common centr -
CONCEPTIBLE, Rön-sép'tè-bl. a. Intelligible,
conceiving, or quickening with pregnancy; the
state of being conceived; motion, idea; senti-h
ments, purpose; apprehension, knowledge ;
conceit, sentiment, pointed thought.
CONCEPTIOUS, kān-sép'shēs. a. Apt to con-
ceive, pregnant. º
CONCEPTIVE, kón-sćp'tív. a. Capable to
conceive. -
To CONCERN, kön-sérn'. w a. To relate to ;
to belong to ; to affect with, some passion ; to
interest, to engage by interest; to disturb, to
make uneasy.
CONCERN, kön-sèrn'. s. business, affair; in-
terest, engagement, importance, moment; pas-l.
sion, affection, regard. .
JONCERNING, kón-sér'ning. prep. Relating
to, with relation to. - º
CONCERNMENT, kön-sèrm’mént. s. The thing
in which we are concerned or interested, busi-
mess, interest; intercourse, importance; inter-
position, meddling; passion, emotion of mind.
To CONCERT, kön-sért'. v. a. To settle any
thing in private, by mutuatcommunication; to;
settle, to contrive, to adjust.
CONCERT, kón'sért. s. * .*
signs; a 'symphony, Inany performers play-
ing the same tune. -
CONCERTATION, kön-sér-tä'shān, s.
trife,
contention. - •
CONCERTATIVE, kön-sèrtà-tiv. & Conten-
tious; . - -
J
That may
Communication of de-
—nó, mēve, nér, not;-täbe, táb, bāīl;-&il:—pūnū;
|
CUN
bºnd;—thin, This
CQNCESSIONºkön-sés'shôn. s. The act of yield
ing ; §§ the thing yielded. . -
CóNCES$5NARY, kºsºshān-ār-8. a. Given
by indulgence. - -
CONCESSIVE, kān-sés'słv. a. Yielded by way.
#!
jºr
| of concession. Ash.
*CONCESSIVELY, kön-sés'siv-ſe, ad. By way
of concession. - - -
CQNCH, kångå. S. 408. A shell, a sea snell.
CONCHOID, kóng'kóid. s. The name of a curve,
the property of which is to approach perpetu
ally nearer to a line, without ever being able to
touch it. . . .
To CONCILIATE, kön-sityåte. v. a. 91, 113.
To gain over, to reconcile.
CONCILLATION, kön-sil-à-à'shān. s. The act
of gaining or reconciling. -
CöNCſílixtoft, Kön-siºtăr. s. One that
makes" peace between others. - w
CONCILiATORY, kön-sil'è-à-tär-8 a. Rela...:
to recomeiliation.—See Dom ESTICx.
[ī’ Mr. Sheridam places the accent upon the a
in this word, but all our other orthüepists place it
more properly upon the second syllable. 512.
CQNCINNITY, kön-sin'né-té.s. Decency, fitness.
CONCENNOUS, kön-sin'más. a. Becoming,
pleasant. - . . .
CONCISE, kön-sise'. a, Brief ashort. -
CONCHSE.Y., kön-sise'lè. a.d. Briefly, shortly.
CONCISENESS, Röm-sise'nés. s. Brevity, short-
Il (?SS. -
CONCISION, kön-sizh'zhàm. s. Cutting off, ex-
CISIOH}. -
CONCITATION, kön-sé-tà'shôn. s. The act of
stirring up. - . .
CONCLAMATION, kêng-klä-mâ'shôn. s. 403.
An outcry. - - -
CONCLAVE, kêng'klâve. s. 408. Private apart-
ment; the room in which the cardinals meet,
or the assembly of the cardinals; a close as-
seiably.—See To Col. LECT.
To CONCLUDE, kón-klūde'. v. a. To collect
by ratiocination, to decide, to determine; to
end, to finish. -
To CONCLUDE, kón-kläde'. v. n. To perform
the last act of ratiocination, to determine ; to
settle º ; finally to détermine; to end.
CO'ſ （if DENCY, kön-klū'dén-sé. s. Conse-
quence, regular proof. . . -
CONCLUDENT, kón-klöſdênt, a. Decisive.
CONCLUSIBLE, kón-klūzè-bl. a. 439. Deter-
minable. -
CONCLUSION, kón-klū'zhēn. s. Determina-
tion, final decision ; collection from proposi-
tions premised, consequence; the close ; the
event of experiment ; the end, the upshot.
CONCLUSIVE, kön-klū'sfy. a. 158,428. Deci-
sive, giving the last determination; regulariy
consequential. - - -
CONCLUSIVELY, kön-klū'sſy-lè. ad. Decisively.
CONCLUSIVENESS, kón-kić'siv-nēs. s. Pow-
er of determining the opinion. -
To CONCOAGULATE, kêng-kö-āg'gi-lāte. v. a.
408. To congeal one thing with another,
CONCQAGULATION, kêng-kő-āg-gū-lä'shēn. S.
A coagulation by which different bodies are
joined in one mass. . . . *
Tö CONCOCT, kên-kökt'. v. a. To digest by
the stomach; to purify by heat, ... -
CONCOCTION, kön-kök'shān. S. Digestion is?
the stomach, maturation by heat. - -
CONCOLOUR, kón-kül'íár. a. ©f one colour
CONCOMITANCE, kên-köm'é-tänse. : ~ *
CONCOMPTANCY, kön-köm'ê-tān-sè.. $* ,
Subsistence together with another thing. !
CONCOMITAN'', kón-köm'ê-tānt. a. Conjoin.
ed with, concurrent with. -
CONCOMITANT, kön-köm'ê-tänt. s. Compan-
ion, person or ; i. conneeted.
CONCOMITANTH, Y, kön-köm'é-tánt-lè. ad. Hy
könkömº-tate v. a. Fo
company with others
be commected with anything.
To CONCOMITATE,


UUIN º
Jº UV - * -- *g
[[; 559–Fâte, ſār, fall, fat;-mê, mét;--pine, pin ;-

CONCORD, kêng'körd. s. 408. Agreement be-
tween persons and things, peace, union, harmo-
ny, concent of sounds; principal grammatical
relation of one word to another.
CONCORDANCE, kón-kör'dänse. s. 496. Agree-
ment; a book which shows in how many texts
of scripture any word occurs.
{I} Johnson, Sheridan, Ash, Scott, Nares, Perry,
Bailey, Entick, W. Johnston, Buchanan, and
Kemrick, all concur in placing the accent on
the second syllable of this word in both its
senses; and every plea of distinction is trifling
against all these authorities, and the discord-
ance of the accent on the first syllable.—See
o Bowl.
CONCORDANT, kön-kör'dánt. a. Agreeable,
agreeing. -
CONCORDATE, köu-kör'dāte. s. 91. A com-
oact, a convention. ū
CONCORPORAL, kön-kör'pö-rāi. a. Of the
same body. - , ºr
To CONCORPORATE, kön-kör'pë-räte. v. a. 91.
To unite in one mass or substance.
CONCORPORATION, kón-kör-pô-rà'shān. . s.
Union in one mass. -
CONCOURSE, köng'körse. s. 408. The conflu-
enco of many persons or things; the persons
assembled ; the point of junction or intersec
tion of two bodies.
CONCREMATION, köng-krè-rak'shán. s. The
act of burning together.
CONCREMENT, köng'kré-inënt. s. 408. The mass
formed by concretion.
CONCRESCENCE, kön-krás'sénse. s. The act
or quality of growing by the union of separate
Uarticles. --
To CONCRETE, kón-krète'. v. n.
into one mass.
To CONCRETE, kön-krète'. v. a. To form by
concretion. -
CONCRETE, kön-krète'. a. 408. Formed by
concretion; in logick, not abstract, applied
to a subject.—See Disch BTE.
CONCRETE, kêng'krète. s. 408. A mass form-
ed by concretion.
CONCRETELY, kón-krète'lè. ad. In a manner
including the subject with the predicate.
CONCRETENESS, kön-krète'nès... s. Coagula-
tion, collection of fluids into a solid mass.
CONCRETION, kān-kré'shôn. s. The act of
concreting, coalition; the mass formed by a
coalition of separate particles.
CONCRETIVE, kān-krè'tiv. a. Coagulative.
CONCRETURE, kön-kré'tshūre. S. 461. A mass
formed by coagulation.
CONCUBINAGE, kön-kū'bé-măje. s. 91.
act of living with a woman not married.
To coalesce
The
CQNCUBINE, kêngkú-line. s. 403. A woman.
kept in fornication, a whore.
iſ; Anciently this word signified a woman who
was married, but who had no legal claim to
any part of the husband's property.
To CONCULCATE, kón-kāi'kâte. v. a. To tread
or trample under foot.
CONCULCATION, köng-kāl-ká'shôn. s. 408.
Trampling with the feet.
CONCUPISCENCE, kön-kū'pë-sénse. s. 510.
º ſºlar desire, libidinous wish. .
CONCUPISCENT, kön-kā'pé-sént. a. Libiditious,
lecherous. !,
CQNCUPISCENTIAL, kön-kū-pè-sén'shäl. a.
Relating to concupiscence.
CCNCUP:SCIBI E, kön-kū'pë-sè-bl. a. Impres-
*ś -
To CONCUR, kön-kār'. v. n. 408. To meet in
one point; to agree, to join in one action; to
be united with, to be conjoined; to contribute
cöß
- 2, kön-kār'rénse. º
ºãNööRRENěž, đà. ; s. Union.
association, conjunction; coinbination of ma-
my agents or circumstances assistance, help;
1bint right common chairn. ... •
CONCURRENT, kón-kār'rént. a.
conjunction, concomitant in agency
Acting in
CONCURRENT, kên-kār'rént. s. That which
concurs. -
CONCUSSION, kön-kāsh'īm. s. The act of
shaking, tremefaction. -
CONCUSSIVE, kön-kås'sív. a. Having the pow-
er of quality of shaking.
To CONDEMN, kón-dém'. v. a. To find guilty,
to doom to punishment; to censure to blame.
cóNdjºin ABCE, Kön-dànà-bi. a. Blamea.
ble, culpable.
CONDEMNATION, kön-dàn-mâ'shôn. s. The
sentence by which any one is doomed to pun-
ishment. -
CONDEMNA I'ORY, kên-dém'nā-tūr-e. a. Pass-
if g a sentence of condemnation.—See Dom Es-
Tic K. 512.
CON DEMNER, kön-dém'nār. s. 411. A blam-
{2}", 2 CG 11St "ex".
CON ) ENSABLE, kön-dén'sá-bl. a. That which
is capable of condensation.
To CCND ENSATE, kön-dén'séte. v. a. 91. To
make thicker.
To CONDENSATE, kön-dén'słte. v. n To
grow thick.
CONDENSATE, kón dén'säte. a. 91. Made
thick, compressed into less space. .
CONDENSATION, kön-dén-sh'shān. 8. The act
of thickening any body; opposite to rarefac-
tion.
To CONE) FNSE, kön-dénse'. v. a. To make any
budy more thick, close, and weighty.
To CONDENSE, kön-dánse'. v. m. To grow close
and weighty. -
CöNDENāš, kón-dénse'. a. Thick, dense.
CONDENSER, kön-dén'słr. s. A vessel, wherein
to crowd the air.
CONDENSITY, kön-dén'sè-të. s.
being condensed. A.
To CONDESCEND, kön-dé-sénd'. v. n. To de.
part from the privileges of superiority; to con-
sent to do more than mere justice can require;
to stoop, to bend, to yield. º
CONDFSCENDENCE, kón-dé-sén'dénse. s.
Voluntary submission.
CONDESCENDINGLY, kón-dè-sénding-lè. ad.
By way of voluntary humiliation ; by way of
kind concession.
CONDESCENSION, kón-dè-sém'shön. s. Volun-
tary humiliation, descent from superiority.
See To Co.LECT. -
CONDESCENSIVE, kön-dé-sén'sív. a.
kön-dime'.
COUIS.
a. 385. Suitable. de
served, merited.
CONDIGN,
CONDIGNNESS, kón-dime'nés. s.
agreeableness to deserts.
t’ONDIGNLY, kön-dime'lé. ad. Deservedly, ac-
cording to merit.
CONDIMENT, kón'dè-mênt. s. Seasoning, sauce.
CONDISCIPLE, kón-dîs-si'pl. s. A schoolfellow
To CONDITE, kön-dite'. v. a. To pickle, to pre
serve by salts. - P
CONDITION, kön-dish'ên. s. Quality,' that by
.”hich any thing is denominated good or bad ;
matural quality of the mind, temper, tempera-
ment; state, circumstances; rank; stipulation,
terms of compact.
CONDITIONAL, kön-dish'én-ál. a. By way of
§§ not absolute.
CONDITIONALITY, kön-dish-8-6-mál'è-të. s
Limitation by certain terms. - -
CONDITIONALLY, kón-dish'ên-ál-è, ad. With
certain limitations, on particular terms.
CQNDITIONARY, kón dish’īn-à-rè. a. Stipu-
ated.
CQNDITIONATE, kón-dish'é-ó-mâté. a. Estab-
lished on certain terms. -
CONDITIONED, kön-dish'ând. a. Having qual;
ties or §". good or bad.
To CONDOLE, kön-dòle'. v. n.
those that are in misfertime.
The state of
Court
Suitableness
To lament with
CON
To CONDOLE, kön-dòle'. v. a.
another.
CQNDOLEMENT,
kön-dòle'mént. s. Grief,
SOFTt). W. -
CONDO1, ENCE, kān-dò'fönse. s. Grief for the
sorrows of anºther.
CONBOLER, kön-dò'lúr. s. One that laments with]
another upon his misfortunes.
CONDONATION, köni-dò-nā'shôn. s. A pardon-
ing, a forgiving.
T., CONDUCE, kān-dèse'. v. n. To
* promote an
end, to contribute to. '.
CööUCIBLE, ºn-dò'sè-bl. a. Having the
Yower of conducing. -
cós [3UC{BLENESS, kón-dû'sé-bl-nēs. s. The
quality of contributing to any end.
CöNDUCIVE, kön-dà'słv. a. That which may
contribute to any end.
{XONDUCTWENESS, kön-dû'słv-nēs. s.
quality of conducing. •
CONDUCT, kón'dúkt. s. 492. Management,
cconomy; the act ºf leading troops ; convoy;
a warrant by which a convoy is appointed;
behaviour, regular life. -
To CONDUCT, kön-dákt'. v. a. To lead, to direct,
to accompany in order to show the way; to at-
tend in civility; to manage, as to conduct an
affair ; to head an army.
CONDUCTITIOUS, kān-dāk-tísh'ás. a. Hired.
CONDUCTOR, kön-dàk'tár. s. 418. A leader,
The
one who shows another the way by accompany-ſt
ing him; a chief, a general; a manager, a di-H
rector; an instrument to direct the knife in cut-
ting for the stone. . . -
CONDUCTRESS, kön-dák'trés. s. A woman
that directs. . -
CONDUIT, kān'dſt. s. 165,341. A canal of pipes
for the conveyance of waters ; the pipe or cock
at which water is drawn. 4. .
CONDUPF.ICATION, kön-dû-plé-kå'shôn. s. A
doubling; a duplicate. -
*:ONE, kone. s. A solid body, of which the base
is a circle, and which ends in a point.
To CONFABULATE, kón-fib'th-lāte. v. n. To
talk easily together, to chat. . .
CONFABULATION, kön-fab-ê-lä'shēn. s. Easy
conversation.
CONFABULATORY, kān-ſåb'ū-lä-tär-&. a. 512.
Belonging to talk-See Dom Eşrick. -
CONFARREATION, kön-fúr-rè-à'shēn. s. The
solemnization of marriage by eating bread to-|
ether - +
TščºFECT, kön-fökt' v a. To make up into
Sweetmeats. - ..
CONFECT, kón'ſékú. S. 492. A sweetmeat.
CONFECTION, kón-fék'shūm. s. A preparation
of fruit with sugar, sweetmeat; a composition,
a mixture. -
CONFECTIONARY, kön-fék'shān-à-rè. s. The
lace where sweetmeats are made or sold.
CONFECTIONER, kön-fék'shān-ár. s. One
whose trade is to make sweetmeats.
CONFEDERACY, kön-féd'ér-à-sè. s. League,
union, engagement. -
To Cósi'É5ERATE, kön-fédér-āte. v. a. 91.
To join in a league, to unite, to ally. *
To CONFEDERATE, kön-féd’ér-āte. v. m. To
league, to unite in a league. -
CONFEDERATE, kón-féd'ér-āte. a. 91. United.
in a league. -
CONFEDERATE, kón-féd'ér-āte. s. One who
engages to support another, an ally. ‘. -
CONFEDERATION, kón-féd-ér-à'shàm. s.
League, alliancé. -
To CONFER, kön-ſér'. v. n. To discourse with
another upon a stated subject, to conduce to.
To CONFER, kön-fér'. v. a. To compare; to
give, to bestow. s
CONFERENCE, kón'ſér-énse. s. 503. Forma:
discourse, oral discussion of any question; an
appointed meeting for discussing some point ;
£omparison. In this fast sense little used.
- 107 -
—nó, móve, när, nét;—túbe, tºb, bū!! ;-&il;--päänd;—thin, this.
To bewai, withi
º,
CON
CONFERRER, kón-fôr'âr.
he that bestows. . - - .
To CONFESS, kón-fés'. v. a. To acknowledge
a crime ; to disclose the state of the conscience
to the priest; to hear the confession of a
a" ºut, as a priest; to own, to avow ; to
grant. . . º . . . A.
To CON º; kön-fés'. v. n. To make confes
Sion, as lie is gone to the priest to confess.
C{}}N FESS §§ kön-f...i lè. ad. 364. "Asow.
edly, §§". º * . . . . .
CQNFESSION, kön-féshán. s. The acknow.
ledgment of a crime; the act of disburdening
the conscience to a priest; Jº . . . . . . .
which the articles of faith are comprised. .
CONFESSIONAL, kön-fésh'ân-ál. s. The seat
in which the confessor sits. ... •
CONFESSIONARY, kön-fésh'ân-á-ré. s. The
sºº.Where the priest sits to hear confessions.
CONFESSOR, kón'ſés-sàr. s. One who makes
Profession of his faith in the face of danger; he
that hears confessions, and prescribes penance ;
he who confesses his crimes. •
[[: Dr. Kenrick says, this word is sometimes,
but improperly accented on the first syllable;
but it may be observed, that this impropriety
# become so universal, that not one who has
the least pretension to politeness dares to pro-
nounce it otherwise. It is, indeed, to be regret-
ted, that we are so fond of Latin originals as
entirely to neglect our own; for this word can
now ilave the accent on tha second syllable,
only when it means one who confesses his
Crities: a sense in which it is scarcely ever
used. Mr. Sheridan and Entick have the ae
cent on the first syllable of this word, Mr. Scott
Qº the first and second ; Dr. Johnson, Mr
Perry, Buchanan, W. Johnston, Ash, Bailey,
* Smith, on the secºnd : but notwitlistanding
this weight of a thority, the best usage is cer-
tainly on the other side.
CONFEST, kön-fést'. . a. Open, known, not
Conceaſed. • -
ſº for. Kenrick tells us, that this is a poetical
Word for Confessed : and, indeed, we frequently
find it so writted by Pope and others: - .
“This clue thus found unravels all the rest 5
“The prospect clears, and Clodio stands confest.”
But that this is a mere compliance with the
prejudices of the eye, and that there is not the
leas; necessity fºr departing from the common
spelling, see Principles of English Pronuncia-
tion, No. 360.
CONFESTLY, kön-fést'lé, ad. Indisputably ;
'properly CoN FESSE ply, 364. es
CONFHPANT, kön-fé-dānt'. s.
ed with private affairs.
[[; This word, very unlike most others from the
Same Souxce, has been made to alter its French
orthography, in order to approach a little
nearer to the English pronunciation of it.
Some affected speakers on the stage pronounce
the first syllable like come, as it is marked in the
first edition of Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary; and
this is perfectly of a piece with the affectation
Which has altered the spelling of the last. By
Dryden and South, as quoted by Dr. Johnson
We find this word spelled like the adjective con.
-ſident; and it is more than probable that it,
French pronunciation is but of late date; but
so universal is its use at present, that a greater
mark of rusticity cannot be given than to place
the accent on the first syllable, and to pro-
nounce the last dent instead of dant. *
To CONFIDE, kön-fide'. v. n. *To trust in.
CONFIDENCE, kón"fé-dénse. s. Firm belief of
another; trust in his own abilities or fortune;
Vicious boldness, opposed to modesty; hones.
boldness, firmness of integrity; trust in the
oodness of another.
CONFIDENT, kón'ſé-dént. a. Assured beyond
*" t . - - - - -
s. He that confers,
A person trust
doubt; positive, dogmatical; secure of suc-
a formulary in . . .
CON
1 ()3
CON
[[3° 559–Fate, far, fall, fit ;—mè, mét;—pine, uſin;–
cess; without suspicion, trusting without li-
mits ; bold to a vice, impudent.
CONFIDENT, köm'fé-dént. s. One trusted with
secrets.-See ConFIDANT.
CONFIDENTIAL, kön-fé-dén'shäl. adj Worthy
of confidence. º
CONFIDENTIALLY, kön-fé-dén'shāl-lè. ad. In
a confidential manner.
CONFIDENTLY, kón'ſé-dánt-lè. ad. Without
doubt, without fear; with firm trust; positive-
§ dogmatically.
CONFIDENTNESS, kón'ſé-dént-nēs. s. As-
The
Stil'air Ce.
CONFIGURATION, kón-fig-à-rà'shôm. s.
form of the various parts, adapted to each
other; the face of the horoscope.
To CONFIGURE, kön-fig'àre. v. a. To dispose
into any form.
CONFINE, kón'ſ he. s. 140, 492.
boundary, border, edge.
Dr. Johnson tells us, that the substantive
confine was formerly pronounced with the ac-
cent on the last syllable. The examples, how-
ever, which he gives us from the poets, prove
only that it was accented both ways. But, in-
deed, it is highly probable that this was the
case ; for instances are numerous of the pro-
pensity of later pronunciation to place the ac-
cent higher than formerly; and when by this
accentuation a noun is distinguished from a
verb, it is supposed to have its use—See Bowl.
To CONFINE, kên-fine'. v. n. To border upon,
to touch on different territories.
'io CONFINE, kān-fine'. v. a. To limit; to im-
rison; to restrain, to tie up to
CONFINELESS, kön-flne'lés. a.
unlimited.
CONFINEMENT, kān-flne'mént. s. Imprison-
ment, restraint of libert ...
CQNFINER, kön-fi'nār. s. A borderer, one that
lives upon confines; one which touches upon
two different regions.
CONFINITY, kón-fin'ê-té. s. Nearness.
To CONFIRM, kön-férm'. v. a. 108. To put
past doubt by new evidence, to settle, to esta-
blish; to strengthen by new solemnities or ties;
to admit to the full privileges of a Christian, by
imposition of hands.
CQNFIRMABLE, kön-fôr'noi-bl. a. That which
is capable of incontestible evidence.
CONFIRMATION, kön-fér-mâ'shôn. s. The act
of establishing any thing or person ; evidence,
additional proof; an ecclesiastical rite.
CONFIRMATOR, kón-fér-mâ'tör. s.
tester, he that puts a matter past doubt.
CONFIRMATORY, kön-f$rm'a-tár-8. a. Giving
additional testimony.—See Domestick. 512.
CQNFIRMEDNESS, kón-férm'éd-ués. s. Con-
firmed state.
[[G’ This word ought to be added to those taken
notice of Prin. No. 365. …
CONFIRMER, kón-férm'âr. s. One that con
firms, an attester, an establisher.
CONFISCABLE, kön-fis'kā-bl. a. Liable to
forfeiture.
To CONFISCATE, kön-fis'käte. v. a. To trans-
fer private property to the publick, by way of
enalty.
&: NišćATE, kön-fis'käte. a. Transferred to
the publick as forfeit.
â’ Dr. Kenrick blames Dr. Johnson for accent-
ing this word on the second syllable, when the
example he brings from Shakspeare accents it
Common
Boundless,
An at-
on the first; but it may be observed, that as the
verb ought to have the accent on the second
syllable, the adjective, which is derived from it,
Qught to have the accent on the same syllable
likewise ; and the example from Shakspeare
must be loºked upon as a poetical license.
CONFISCATION, kón-fís-ká'shôn. s. The act
of transferring the forfeited goods of criminals
to publick use.
CQNFITENT, kön'ſé-tênt. s. One confessing
CONFITURE, kón'ſé-tshire. s. 463. A sweet
meat, a confection.
To CONFIX, kön-fiks'. v. a. To £x down.
CQNFLAGRANT, kön-flá'grânc. a. Involved
in a general fire.
CONFLAGRATION, Kön-flá-gráshún s. A ge-
neral fire: it is taken for the fire which shali
consume this world at the consummation.
CQN FLATION, kön-flá'shôm. s. The act of
blowing many instruments together; a casting
or melting of metal.
CQNFLEXURE, kön-flák'shºre. s.452. Abend.
ing.
To CONFLICT, kön-flikt'. v. m. To contest, to
struggle. -
CQNFLICT, kón'ſfikt. s. 492. A violent colli
Sion, or opposition; a combat, strife, conten
tion ; struggle, agony.
CONFLUENCE, kón'ſ 5-$nse. s. The junction
or union of several streams; the act of crowd-
ing to a place; a concourge; a multitude.
CONFLUENT, kón'ſlü-čnt. a. Running one in-
to another, meeting.
CONFLUX, kón flâks. s. The union of several
curre; its ; crowd, multitude collected
CQNFORM, kān-fôrm'. a. Assuming the same
form, resembling.
To CON FORYl, kön-fôrm'. v. a. To reduce to
the like appearance with something else.
To º FORM, kān-fôrm'. v. m. To comply
Wit il.
CONFORMABLE, kón-fôr'mā-bl. a. Having
the same form, similar ; agreeable, suitable;
compliant, obsequious.
CONFORMABLY, kón-fôr'má-blè. ad. With
conformity, suitably.
CONFORMATION, kón-fôr-mâ'shān. s. The
form of thir:gs as relating to each other; the
act of producing suitableness, or conformity.
CONFORMIST, kön-fôr'mist. s. Oue that com-
plies with the worship of the Church of Eug
larid.
CONFORMITY, kón-fôr'imé-té. s. Similitude, re-
semblance ; consistency.
To CONFOUND, kön-fôānd'. v. a. To mingle
things ; to perplex; to throw into consterna
tion; to astomish, to stupify; to destroy.
CONFOUNDEL), kón-fôān'déd. par. a.
ful, detestable.
CONFOUNDEDLY, kön-fôān'déd-lè, ad. Hate-
fully, shamefully.
CONFOUNDER, kön-fôān'dár. s. He who dis-
turbs, perplexes, or destroys.
CONFRATERNITY, kön-frå-tér'mè-té. s. A
body of men united for some religious purpose.
CONFRICATION, kön-fré-kå'shôn. s. The act
of rubbing against any thing.
To CóNFRONT, Kön-front”. a. To stand a.
gainst another in full view; to stand face to
face, in opposition to another; to oppose one
evidence to another in open court ; to compare
one thing with another.
[[; In colloquial pronunciation this word has its
last syllable sounded like the last of affront, but
the second syllable of confrontation ought never
to be so pronounced.
CONFRONTATION, kón-frón-tä'shôm. s. The
act of bringing two evidences face to face.
To CONFUSE, kön-fúze'. v. a. To disorder, to
disperse irregularly ; to perplex, to obscure;
to hurry the mind.
CONFUSEDLY, kón-fú'zād-lè. ad. 364. In a
mixed mass, without separation; indistinctly,
one mingled with another; not clearly, not
plainly ; tumultuously, hastily. r
CONFUSEDNESS, kön-fú'zéd-nés s. 365. Want
of distinctness, want of clearness. -
CONFUSION, kön-fú'zhēn. s. irregular mix-
ture, tumultuous medley; tumult, indistinct
combination ; overthrow, destruction ; aston
ishment, distraction of mind.
Hate.
CON
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—n' méve, nãr, nôt;—túbe, tàb, túll;-öll;—päänd ; -thin, this.
CONFUTABLE, kön-fú'tá-bl. a. Possible to be
disproved. wº
CONFUTATION, kón-fú-tà'shānx. s. The act of
confuting, disproof.
f -
To CONFUTE, kön-fúte'. v. a. To convict of
errour, to disprove.
CONGE, or CONGEE, kön-jºë'. s. Act of re-
verence, bow, courtesy; leave, farewell.
To CONGEE, kön-jèë'. v. a. French To take
leave. -
CONGE-D'ELIRE, kön-jè-dé-lèër'. s. The king's
permission royal to a dean and chapter, in time
of vacancy, to choose a bishop.
To CONGEAL, kón-jëé!'. v. a. To turn, by cold,
from a fluid to a solid state; to bind or fix, as
by cold. &
To CONGEAL, kön-jèël'. v. n. To concrete by
cold. -
CONGEALABLE, kön-jèël’ā-bl. a. Susceptible
of congelation.
CONGEALMENT, kón-jël'mént. s. The clot
formed by congelation. s
Cººt, ATióš, kön-jè-lä'shān. s. State of be-
iº •ongealed or made solid.
CONGENER, kón-jë'nār. s. 98. Of the same
kind cr 1.ature.
Of the
CONGENEROUS, kön-jén'êr-rås.
same kind. *g
CONGENEROUSNESS, kón-jén'êr-rás-nés. . s.
The quality of being from the same origin-
al.
CONGENIAL, kön-jë'me-āl. a. Partaking of
the same genius, cognate.
cóNGENišLity, kšnjeºne Al'é-té. s. Cogna-
tion of mind.
CGNGENIALNESS, kön-jë'mē-ăl-ués. s. Cogna-
tion.
CONGENITE, kön-jën'nit. a. 140, 154. Of the
same birth, commate.
CQNGER, kºnggårºs.,409. The sea-cel,
CONGERIES, kön-jérè-ès. s. A mass of small
bodies heaped up together. .
To CONGEST, kón-jëstº. v. a. To heap up.
£ONGESTIBLE, köu-jëst'é-bl. a. That may be
heaped # . -
NGESTION, kön-jëst'yūm. s. 464. A collec-
tion of matter, as in abscesses.
CONGIARY, kón'jè-à-ré. s. A gift distributed
to the Roman people or soldiery.
To CONGLACIATE, kön-glá'shē-ăte. v. n. 461.
To turn to ice.
CONGLACIATION, kön-gla-shē-ă'shôn. s. 408.
Act of changing into ice.
al.
To CONGLOBATE, kön-glö'bāte. v. a. To
ather into a hard firm ball. .
CONGLOBATE, kön-glò'bate. a. 91. Moulded
into a firm ball.
CONGLOBATELY, kön-glö'bâte-lè. ad. In a
spherical form.
CONGLOBATION, kön-gló-bä'shān. S. 403. A
round body.
To CONGLOBE, kön-glöbe'. v. a. To gather
into a round-mass. - -
To CONGLOBE, kón-glöbe'. v. m. To coalesce
into a round mass.
To CONGLOMERATE, kön-glöm'êr-āte. . v. a.
To §§ into a ball, like a ball of thread.
CONGLOMERATE, kön-glöm'ér-āte. a. 91.
Gathered into a round ball, so as that the fibres
are distinct; collected, twisted together.
CONGLOMERATION, kön-glóm-ér-à'shôn. s.
Collection of matter into a loose ball; inter-
texture, mixture.
To CONGLUTINATE, kön-glú'tè-nāte. v. a. To
cement, to re-unite.
To CONGLUTINATE, kön-glū'tè-māte. v. n. To
coalesce.
CONGLUTINATION, kón-glū-tê-mâ'shôn. s. The
act of uniting wounded ies.
CONGLUTIN ###. kön-glū'té-nā-tív. a. 91.
Havin §: of uniting wounds.
CONGLUTINATOR, kön-glú'tè-nā-têr, s. 520,
l
166. That which has the power of uniting
wounds. -
CQNGRATULANT, kön-grätsh'-lânt. a. 461
Rejoicing in participation. g
To CONGRATIILATE, kön-grätshö-lāte. v. a.
461. To compliment upon any happy event.
To CONGRATULATE, kön-grätsfº-lāte. v. n
_461. To rejoice in participation.
CONGRATULATION, , kón-grätsh-º-; A'shôn. s.
52. The act of professing joy for the happi
ness or success of another; the form in which
joy is professed. . . .
CONGRATULATORY, kön-grätsh'-lä-tàr-é, a.
512. Expressing joy for the good of another.
To CGNGREET, kón-grèèt'. v. m. To salute
reciprocally.
To CONGREGATE, kóng'grè-gāte. v. a. 403
To collect, to assemble, to bring into one
place.
To CONGREGATE, köng'grè-gāte. v. m. To
assemble, to meet. -
Col-
CONGREGATE, lºëng'grè-gāte. a. 91.
lected, compact. •
CONGREGATION, köng-grè-gå'shôn. s. 408.
A collection, a mass of various matters brought
together; an assembly met to worship God in
ublick. -
cöğGATIONAL, köng-grè-gå'shān-mál. a
88. Publick, pertaining to a congregation.
CONGRESS, käng'grés. s. 408. . A meeting, a
shock, a conflict; an appointed meeting for
settlement of affairs between different nations ;
an assembly of Delegates.
CONGRESSIVE, kön-grés'słv. a.
countering
CONGRUENCE, köng'grū-$nse. s. 408. Agree-
ment, suitableness of one thing to another.
CONGRUENT, köng-grä'ént. a. Agreeing
correspondent. -
CONGRITITY, kön-grä'è-té. s. 408. Suitable
ness, agreeableness; fitness;, consistency.
CONGRUMENT, kêng'grü-mént. s. Fitness,
adaptation. -
CONGRUQUS, kóng'grú-ès. a.
consistent with ; suitable to. *
CONGRUOUSLY, kêng'grè-às-lè. ad. Suitably,
ertinºntly.
CONICAL kón'8-kál.
CONICK, k\n'ſk.
form of a co, e. *
[* The o in the first syllable of this word is pro-
nounced short, "hough it is long in its primitive
cone, if we may be allowed to call come its primi-
tive, and not the Latin Comus and Greek
Koyo; ; in both which the o is ºft ; but Conus,
ig
Meeting, en-

Agreeable to,
: a. 509. Having the
or Koyukoç, whence the learned oblige us to de-
rive our Conic, or Comical, have the o short as
in the English words, and serve to corroborate
the opinion of Bishop Hare vºith respect to the
shortening power of the Latin antepenultimate
accent. 537. .
CONICALLY, kón'è-kāl-ć. ad. In form of a come.
CONICALNESS, kón'ê-kāl-nēs. s. The state or
quality of being comical.
CONICix SECTIONS, kón'ík-sék'shônz. $
CONICKS, kón'íks. gº
That part of geometry, which consides the
cone, and the cirves arising from its sections.
To CONJECT, kön-jékt'. v. n. To guess, to
conjecture. Not used.
CONJECTOR, kön-jék’tör. s. 166. A guesser
a conjecturer. * *
cößBLE, kön-jék'tshū-rá-bl a. 161
Possible to be guessed. . -T
CONJECTURAL, kón-jék’tshū-rál. a. Depend-
ing on conjecture. * *
CóNJECTURALITY, kön-jêk-tshö-aié-té. s.
That which depends upon ãº
CONJECTURALLY, kön-jék'tshū-rál-é ad. By
ess, by conjecture. *
cöNiñofiñº, konjak'ishare, s.461. Guess,
imperfect knowledge.
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[[š’ 559–Fâte, far, ſail, fat;--inë, nići;-phie, pīn;--
To CONJECTURE, kān-jčk'tshūre. v. a. To
- guess, to judge by guess.
CONJECTURER, kön-jék'tshūr-ºr. s. A
guesser.
CONIFEROUS, kó-niſ?-rås. a. Such trees are
couiferous as bear a fruit, of:t woody substance,
and a figure approaching to that of a come. Of
this kind are fir and pine. -
To CONJOIN, kón-jöfn'. v. a. To unite, to con-
solidate into one ; to unite in marriage ; to as-
sociate, to connect.
To CONJOIN, kón-jöln'. v. m. To league, to
urfſte. -
CONJOINT, kön-jöfnt', as United, connected.]
CONJOINTLY, kónjčint'lé, ad. In union, to-
ether.
cößAL, kön'jè-gål. a. Matrimonial, be-
longing to marriage.
CONJUGALLY, könjū-gāl-ć. ad. Matrimoni-
ally, connubially.
To CóNJUGATE, kón'jū-gāte. v. p. 91. To
join, to join in marriage, to unite ; to inflect
verbs.
CONJUGATION, kön-jū-gå'shēn. s. The act
of uniting or compiling th:ngs together ; the
form of inflecting verbs; union, assemblage.
CONJUNCT, kön-jänkt'. a. Conjoined, con-
current, united. -
CONJUNCTION, kónjänk'shôn. s. Union, as .
sociation, league ; the congress of two piani.ets
in the same degree of the zodiack ; one of the
parts of speech, whose use is to join words or
sent ºnces together.
CONJUNCTIVE, kön-jānk'tly. . a. Closely uni-
ted ; in grammar, the mood of a verb.
CONJUNCTIVELY, kön-jānkºv-lè. ad. In
UlúIOth.
CONJUNCTIVEN ESS, kón-jänk’tiv-nēs. s. The
§§ of joining or uniting.
CöNjöNöftly, £6m.jākūč ad. Jointly, to-
gether.
CONJUNCTURE, kön-jänk'tshöre. s. Combi-
nation of many circumstances; occasion, cri-
#ical time. -
ÇONJURATION, kön-jà-rk'shān, s. The form
or act of summoning another in some sacred
name; an incantation, an enchantment; a plot,
a conspiracy,
To CONJURE, kön-jūre'. v. a.
a sacred name ; to conspire.
To CONJURE, kón'jär. v. n. 495.
tise charms or enchantments,
CONJURER, kän jär-àr. s. 165. An impostor
who pretends to secret arts, a cunning man ; a
man of shrewd conjecture.
To summon in
To prac-
CQNJUREMENT, könjūremént. s. Serious
injunction.
CONNASCENCE, kön-nās'sénse. s. Common
birth, community of birth.
CONNATE kön-nāte'. a. 91. Born with an-
other.
CONNATURAL, kön-nātsh'º-rál. a. 461. Suit-
able to nature ; connected by nature ; partici-
ation of the same nature. -
CONNATURALITY, kön-nātsh-à-rál'è-té. s. 462.
Participation of the same nature.
CONNATURALLY, kön-mâtsh'ê-rál-ć. ad. By
the act of nature, originally.
CQNNATURALNESS, kön-nātsh'º-rál-nēs. s.
Participation of the same nature, natural
l]'ſ] 1011.
To CONNECT, kón-nékt'. v. a. . To join, to
link; to unite, as a cement; to jºin in a justi
series of thought, as, the author connects his
reasons well.
To CONNECT, kön-nékt. v n. To cohere, to
have Just relation to things precedent and sub-
§§ -
CQNNECTIVELY, kön-néktiv-18. ad. In con-
T Junction, in ºnion.
O
CONNEX, kön-nēks'. v. a. To join or link
together.
CONNEXION, kān-nēk'shân. s. Union, junc.
tion ; just reiation to something precedent or
stubsequent.
CONNEXIVE, kên-nóks?v. a. Having the force
of connection, -
CONNIVANCE, kön-n}'vänse. s. Voluntary
blindness, pretended ignorance, ſorbearance.
To CONNEV E, kón-nive'. v. m. To wink ; to
pretend blindness or ignorance.
CGN NOISEU it, kö-més-sàre'. s.
critick. -
[[# This word is perfectly French, and though in
very generai use, is not naturalized. The pro-
nunciation of it given here is but a very awk
ward one, but, perhaps, as good a one as we
have letters in our language to express it; for
the French eu is not to be found among any of
our English vowel or diphthongal sounds.
To CONNOTATE, kón'n'-täte. v. a. To desig-
nate something besides itself.
CONNOTATION, kön-nē-tä'slián, s. Implication
of something besides itself. *
To CONN (Yi E, kön-nóte'. v. a. To imply, to be-
token, to in ciude.
CONNúBAA L, kón-nā’bà-à!. a.
puptia], conjugal.
CQNQ}}}, kê'īlū;d. s. A figure partaking of a cone.
CONO! DICAL, kö-möi'dè-kāl, a. Approaching to
a conick form.
A judge, a
Matrimonial,
To CONQUASSATE, kön-kwás'säte. v. a. To
shake, to agitate.
- f ** a v i r * * 4. -
CONQUASSATION, kêng-kwás-sà'shān. S. 408.
Agitation, concussion.
To CONQUER, kónk'êr, or kön'kwür. v. a. 415.
To gain by cºnquest, to win ; to overcome, to
st;!, due ; to surumorºnt. -
Bºjº Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Nares,
and W. Johnston, have adopted the first pro-
nunciation of this word; but as it is a wanton
departure from oxir own analogy to that of the
French, and is a much harsher sound than the
second, it were to be wished it could be re
claimed ; but as it is in ſuil possession of the
staga, there is but little hope of a change.
To CONQUER, könk'âr. v. m. To get the victory,
to overColine.
CONQUERABLE, könk'âr-à-bl. a.
be overcome.
CONQUEROR, könk'âr-àr. s. 415. A man that
has obtained a victory, a victor; one that sub-
dues and ruins countries.
CONQUEST, kêngkwäst, s.408,415. The act of
conquering, subjection; acquisition by victory,
thing gained ; victory, success in arms.
CQNSANGUINEOUS, kön-šāng-gwin'né-às. a.
Near of kim, related by birth, not affined by
marriage. .
CONSANGUINITY, kön-sång-gwin'é-té. s. Re-
lation by blood. -
CONSARCINATION, kön-sār-sè-mâ'shôn. s. The
act of patching together,
CONSCIENCE, kón'shēnse. s. 357. The know-
lege or faculty by which we judge of the good
ness or wickedness of ourselves; justice, the
cstimate of conscience; real sentiment, private
thoughts; scruple, difficulty. -
CONSCIENTIOUS, kön-shë-Én'shôs. a. Scrupu
lous, exactly just.
[[; From an ignorance of the principles of pro-
nunciation, we not unfrequently hear the se-
cond syllable of this word sounded se, without
the aspiration ; but this is the same incorrect-
ness we sometimes hear in the word Pronun-
ciation, which see.
CONSCIENTIOUSLY, kön-shē-ăn'shôs-lè. ad,
According to the direction of conscience. -
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, kön-shë-Ém'shās-nés, s.
Exactness of justice. , t
CONSCIONABLE, kón'shān-ā-bl. a.
able, just. . -
Equity, reasonableness. -
Possible to
Reason-
f --
CONSCIONABLY, kón'shān-ā-blé. ad. Reason-
ably, justiy. -
cöß, kön'shôs. a. 357. Endowed with
the power of knowing one's own thoughts and
actions; knowing from memory; admitted to
the knowledge of any thing.
et
CQNSCIQUSLY, kón'shôs-lè. ad. With know-l
ledge of one’s own actious.
CONSCIOUSNESS, kón'shôs-nēs. s. The per-
ceptions of what passes in a man’s own mind;
internal sense of guilt, or innocence. . .
CONSCRIPT, kón'skript. a. Registered, enroll-
ed; a term used in speaking of the Roman sem-
ators, who were called Patres conscripti.
CONSCRIPTION, kón-skrip'shēn.s. An enrolling.
To CONSECRATE, kón'sé-kräte. v. a. To make
sacred, to appropriate to sacred uses; to dedi-
cate inviolably to some particular purpose; to
canonize. º -
CONSECRATE, kón'sè-kräte. a. 91. Consecra-
ted, sacred. . '
CONSECRATER, kón'sè-krá têr. s. One that
performs the rites by which any thing is de-
voted to sacre d purposes. -
CONSECRATION, kön-sè-krä'shön. s. A rite of
dedicating to the service of God; the act of de-
claring one holy. - *
CONSECTARY, kón'sék-tá-rè. a. Consequent,
consequential, º
CONSECTARY, kón'sék-tá-ré. s. 512. Deduc-
tion from premises, corollary. -
CONSECUTION, kön-sè-kū'shôn. S. Train of
consequences, chain of deductions; succession:
in astronomy, the month of consecution, is the
space between one conjunction of the moon
with the sum unto another.
CONSECUTIVE, kón-Sék'kº-tív. a. Following in
train; consequential, regularly succeeding.
To CONSEMINATE, kön-sémè-nāte. v. a. To
sow different seeds together.
CONSENSION, kên-sén'shán. s. Agreement,
accord. - -
CONSENT, kön-sént'. s. The act of yielding or
consentixig ; concord, agreement; coherence
with, correspondence; tendency to one point;
the correspondence which one part has with
another, by means of some ſibres and nerves
common to them both.
To CONSENT, kón-séut'. v. n. To agree to ;
to co-operate with.
CONSENTANEOUS, kón-sén-tä'mè-ás. a. Agree-
able to, consistent with. - -
CONSENTANEOUSLY, kón-sén-tä'mè-ás-lè, ad.
Agreeably, consistently, suitably.
CONSENTANEOUSNESS,
ués. s. Agreement, consistence.
CONSENTIENT, kön-sén'shô-ánt. a.
ing, united in opinion.
CONSEQSIENCE, kón'sè-kwénse. s. That which
follows from any cause or principle; deduction,
conclusion ; concatenation of causes and ei-
fects ; importance, moment. .
CONSEQUENT, kóñ'sö-kw8nt. a. Following by
rational deduction; following as the effect of a
("3 U.S.C.
CONSEQUENT, kón'sè-kwént. s. Consequence,
that which follows from previous propositions;
effect, that which follows an acting cause.
CONSEQUENTIAL, kón-sè-kwén'shäl. a. Pro-
duced by the necessary concatemation of effects
to causes ; conclusive. -
CONSEQUENTIALIY, kón-sè-kwén'shāl-lè. ad.
With just deduction of consequences; by con-
sequence, eventually; in a regular series.
CONSEQUENTIALNESS, kón-sè-kwén'shāj-
nés. s. Regular consecution of discourse.
CONSEQUENTLY, kên'sè-kwént-lè. ad. By
consequence, necessarily ; in consequence, pur-
Agree-
suantly. rº r,
CONSEQUENTNES5, kón'sé-kwént-Rés. s. Re-
exilar connection.
CONSERVABLE, kón-s3r'vá-bl a.
being kent -
—nº mºve, nºr, nºt;-ºbe, tab, ball:-31;-pºnd;—uin, this.
| CONSERVANCY, kön-sér'vān-sé. s. Courts held
kön-sém-tä'né-ás-
Capable of
by the £ord Mayor of London for the preser-
vation of the fishery, are called Courts of Con-
servancy. #. . -
CONSERVATION, kön-sér-vå'shān. s. The act
of preserving, continuance; protection; pre-
servation from corruption. - .
CONSERVATIVE, kön-sér'vá-tív. a. Having
the power of opposing diminution or injury.
CONSERVATOR, kön-sér-vā'tör. s. 413. Tre.
Server. -
|CONSERVATORY, kön-sèr'vá-tär-8. s. 512. A
blace where anything is kept. .
CONSERVATORY, kön-sérvá-tär-é. a. 512.
Having a preservative quality - . . . .
To CONSERVE, kön-sérv'. v. a. To preserve
without loss or detriment; to candy or pickle
fruit.
CONSERVE, kón'sérv. S. 492. A sweetmeat
ade of the juices of fruit boiled with sugar.
CONSERVER, kön-sér'vár. s. A layer up, a re-
positor; a preparer of conserves.
CONSESSION, kón-sésh'shôn. s. A sitting to-
ether.
CONSESSOR, kön-sés'sér. S. 413. One that sits
with others. -
To CONSIDER, kón-sid'âr. v. a. 418. To think
upon with care, to ponder; to have regard to
to requite, to reward one for his trouble. -
To CONSIDER, kön-sid'àr. v. m. To think ma-
turely ; to deliberate, to work in the mind.
CONSIDERABLE, kón-sid’ār-à-bl. a. Worthy
of consideration ; respectable; important, vai-
uable; more than a little, a middle sense be-
twº en little, and great. -
CONSIDERABLENESS, kön-sid'àr-à-bl-nēs. s
555. Importance, value, a claim to notice.
CONSIDERABJ,Y, kön-sīd'àr-à-blé, ad. In a
degree deserving notice; importantly.
CONSIDERANCE, kön-sid’ār-ănse. s. Consid-
eration, reflection. . . º
CONSIDERATE, kön-sid'àr-àte. a. 91. Serious,
prudent ; having respect to, regardful ; mod
erai.e. -
CONSIDERATELY, kón-sid'êr-àte-lè. ad. Caſm
ly, coolly. - -
CONSIDERATENESS, kón-sid’ār-àte-nēs. s.
555. Prudence.
CONSIDERATION, kön-síd-ār-à'shān. s. The
act of considering, regard, notice ; mature
thought ; meditation; importance, claim to
notice; equivalent, compensation; motive of
action, influence ; reason, ground of conclud-
ing: in law, Consideration is the material
cause of a contract, without which no contract
bindeth.
CONSIDERER, kón-sīd'àr-àr. s. 93. A man of
reflection. - -
To CONSIGN, kón-slne' v. a. 385. To give to
another any thing ; to appropriate; to make
over ; to transfer ; to commit, to intrust.
To CONSIGN, kón-sime'. v. n. To yield, to sign,
to consent to. Gbsolete. -
CONSIU#NATION, kön-sig-nā’shān. s. The act
of consigning.
CONSIGNMENT, kón-sine’mént. s. The act of
coasigning ; the writing by which any thing is
consigned. -
CóNšîă, AR, k6-sim'ê-lär. a. 38.
one commien resemblance,
To CONSIST, kön-sist'. v. n. To continue fixed,
without dissipation ; to be comprised, to be
contained in ; to be composed of; to agree
CONS:STENCE, kön-sis'ténse. St: º
&jºsfsī;Nöy, i.jść... S. State with
respect to material existence ; degree of dense
ress or rarity; substance, form ; agreement
with itself, or with any other thing. * -
CONSłSTEN'ſ, kên-sistênt. a. Not contradic.
tory, tº opposed ; firin, not fluid. -
CONSISTEN'i'LY itän-sis'téat-lä, ad, Without
contradiºiori, agreeably. -
Having
rº- \ , \ "...Yº
. . . . ºw
V VJ l\
[[j' 559–Fâte, far, ſail, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
CONSISTORIAL, kêm-sis-tó'rè-āl. a.
to the ecclesiastical court.
CONSISTORY, kón'sſs-tūr-rè. s. 512. The place
of justice in the ecclesiastical court; the assem-
bly of cardinals ; any solemn assembly.
CONSUCIATE, kón-só'shē-ăte. s. An accom-
plice, a confederate, a partner. :
To CONSOCRATE, kön-so'shē-ăte. v. a. To
unite, to join.
To CONSOCIATE, kön-sö'shē-ăte. v. m. To co-
alesce, to unite e
CONSOCIATION, kón-só-shē-ă'shūm. s. Alli-
ance ; union, intimacy, companionship.–See
PRon Unclation. - g
CONSOLABLE, kön-sö’lā-bl. a. That which
admits comfort. ' "
To CONSOLATE, kón'só-lāte. v. a. 91. To
comfort, to console. Little used.
CONSOLATION, kön-så-lä'shäu. s.
alleviation of miserv.
CONSOLATOR, kón'sè-lä-tär. s. 521.
forter.
CONSOLATORY, lºën-sål'lä-tär-&. s. 512. A
speech or writing containing topicks of comfort.
[[; I have given the o in the second syllahle of
this word the short sound, as heard in solid; as
it seems more agreeable to the analogy of
words in this termination than the long o which
Mr. Sheridan has given: for by inspecting the
Rhyming Dictionary we shall see that every
vowel, but u in the prean tepenultimate sylla-
ble in these words, is short. Dr. Kenrick and
W. Johnston give the o the same sound as I have
done.
CONSOLATORY, kön-sól’lā-tär-É. a. Tending
to give comfort.
To CONSOLE, kön-sóle'. v. a. To comfort, to
cheer.
CONSOLE, kön’sole. s.492. In architecture, a
part or member projecting in manner of a
bracket.
CONSOLER, kön-so'lär. s. 98. One that gives
coinfort.
CONSOLID ANT, kön-sól'è-dànt. a. That which
has the quality of uniting wounds.
To CONSOLIDATE, kón-söl'è-dāte. v. a. To
form into a compact and solid body ; to har-
den; to combine two parliamentary bills, or
two benefices into one.
To CONSOLIDATE, kón-söl'è-dāte. v. n. To
kön-sól-è-dà'shôn. s. The
row hard, firm, or solid.
CONSOLIDATION,
act of uniting into a solid mass ; the annexing
of one bill in parliament to another ; the com-
{ §§§Nº.º: º one. }
TONSONANCE, kón'só-mânse.
CöNšöNANöy, j ;s. Accord of
sound ; consistency, congruence; agreement,
concord.
CONSONANT, kón'sö-nānt. a. 503. Agreeable,
accērding, consistent.
CONSONANT, kón'sè-nānt. s.
cannot be sounded by itself.
CONSON ANTLY, kón'sé-nánt-lè. ad. Consist-
ently, agreeably.
CóNSóNANTNäss, kón'sb-nant-nēs. s. Agree.
ableness, consistency.
CöNSONöösjºnºids a 503. Agreeing in
... Sºund, Symphonious. . . . .
CONSOPIATION, kön-sö-pē-ă'shön. s. The act
of laying to sleep.
CONSORT, iºt. s. 492. Companion, part-
her; a number of instruments playing together,
more properly written Concert; concurrence,
Ell] iOI).
To ºnsort, kön-s&rt. v. n. Te associate
With.
To CONSORT, kön-sört'. v. a. To join, to mix,
to marry. He with his congorted Eve. To
§§§ -
C0NSORTABLE, kön-sårtà-bl. a To be com-
pared with, suitable. - '.
Relating
Comfort,
A com-
A letter which
CONSORTION, kön-sår'shôn s.
* Partnership,
Society.
cºspºCTABLE, kön-spél:'tä-bl. a, Easy to
)e. Seein. -
CONSPECTUITY, kön-spék-tū’é-té. s.
of seeing. JNot used.
CQNSPERSION, kön-spér'shān. s.
ling about.
CONSPICUITY, kön-spè-kū'é-té. s. Brightness,
obviousness to the sight. -
CQNSPICUOUS, kón-spik'-às, a... Obvious to
the sight, seen at distance; eminent, distin-
§§§
CONSPICUOUSLY, kón-spikº-às-lè. ad. , Ob-
viously to the view_; eminently, remarkably.
CQNSPICUOUSNESS, kön-spik'ê-às-nés. s.
Exposure to the view; eminence, celebrity.
CONSPIRACY, kön-spir'â-sè. s. 109. A plot,
a concerted treason; an agreement of men to
do anything, in an evil sense; tendency of ma-
ny causes to one event.
CONSPIRANT, kön-spirānt. a.
conspiracy, plotting.
CQNSPIRATION, kön-spè-rū'shôn. ... s. A plot.
CONSPIRATOR, kön-spir'â-tár. s. 110. A man
engaged in a plot, a plotter.
To CONSPIRE, kón-sphre'. v. n. To concert a
crime; to plot; to agree together, as all things
conspire to make him happy.
cº SPIRER, kön-spirãr. s. A conspirator, a
plotter.
CONSTABLE, kān'stà-bl. s. 165. A peace
officer, formerly one of the officers of the state.
Sense
A sprink-
Engaged in a
CONSTABLESHIP, kām'stà-bl-ship. s. The
office of a constable.
CONSTANCY, kón'stán-sè. s. Unalterable
continuance ; consistency, unvaried state; re-
solution, steadiness; lasting affection.
CONSTANT, kón'stänt. a. Firm, not fluid; un-
varied, unchanged ; firm, resolute ; free from
change of affection ; certain, not various.
CONSTANTLY, lián'stänt-lè. ad. Unvariably
perpetually, eertainly, steadily.
To CONSTELLATE, kón-stéliète. v. n. To
shine with one general light.
To CONSTELLATE, kön-stéI'lāte. v. a. To
unite several shining bodies in ene splendour.
CONSTELLATION, kón-stél-lä'shôn. s.
cluster of fixed stars; an assemblage of splen-
dours, or excellencies. -
CONSTERNATION, kön-stér-mâ'shān, s. As-
tonishment, amazement, terrour, dread.
To CONSTIPATE, kón'stè-pâte. v. a. To crowd
together into a narrow room; to thicken, to
condense ; to stop by filling up the passages;
to make costive.
CONSTIPATION, kön-stè-pâ'shān. s. The act
of crowding anything into less room; stoppage,
obstruction by plenitude. -
CONSTITUENT, kön-stitsh'-ànt. a. 461. Ele-
mental, essential, that of which any thing con-
SiSts.
CONSTITUENT, , kón-stitsh'-Ént. s. The per-
son or thing which constitutes or settles any
thing ; that which is necessary to the subsist-
ence of # ; he that deputes another.
To CONSTITUTE, kón'stè-tūte. v. a. To pro
duce, to appoint ; to erect, to establish ; to
§§
CONSTITUTER, kón'stè-tū-tàr s. He that
constitutes or appoints.
CONSTITUTION, kön-stè-tū'shôn. s. The act
of constituting, enacting, establishing; state of
being, natural qualities; corporeal frame; tem-
per of body, with respect to health; temper of
mind; established form of government; system
of laws and customs; particular law, establish-
ment, institution.
CONSTITUTIONAL, kón-stè-tū'shôn-ál. a. Bred
in the constitution, radical; consistent with they
constitution, legal.
cöß. kön'stē-tº-ty, a, Elemental,
CON
} i 3
CON
—nº, móve, när, nét;—tübe, tàb, běll;-&ii;–päänd }-thin, THIs.
essential, productive; having the power to
enact or establish.
To CONSTRAIN. kön-strºne'. v. a. To com-
pel, to force to some action; to hinder by ſorce;
to necessitate ; to confine, to press.
CONSTRAINABLE, kön-stră'nā-bl. a. Liable
fo constraint.
CONSTRAINER, kön-stră'nār. s. He that
constrains.
CONSTRAiNT, kön-strānt'. s. Compulsion,
violence, confinement.
To CONSTRICT, kön-strikt'. v. a. To bind, to
Craing 3 to Contract, to cause to shrink.
CONSTRICTION, kön-strik'shān. s. Contrac-
tion, compression.
CONSTRICTOR, 1.6n-strik’tàr. s. 166. That
which compresses or contracts.
To CONSTRINGE, kön-strinje'. v. a To com.
}ress, to contract, to bind.
CQNSTRINGENT. kon-strinjênt. . a. Having
the quality of binding or compressing.
To CONSTRUCT, kön-strökt'. v. a. To build,
to form.
CONSTRUCTION, kön-stråk'shān. s. The act
of building ; the form of building, structure;
the putting of words together in such a man.
ner as to convey a complete Sense ; the act of
interpreting, explanation ; the sense, the mean-
ing ; the manner of describing a figure in geo-
metry.
CONSTRUCTIVE, kön-ströktív. a. Tending ſ
to, or capable of construction. Ash.
CONSTIt UCTURE, kón-Strök'tshūre. S. 46°.
Pile, edifice: fabrick. .
To CONSTRUE, kón'stró, or kön'stãr. v -. To
interpret, to explain.
(IG’ It is a scandal to seminaries of lea, ning that
the latter pronunciation of this word should
prevail there. Those who, ought to be the
guardians of propriety are often the perverters
of it. Hence ºccidence for ſºccidents, Prepostor
for Prepositor, and Constur for Construe ; for it
must be carefully noted, that this last word is
under a different predicament ſrom those which
end with r and mute e : here the vowel u must
have its long sound, as in the word true ; this
letter ànºis sunk (ºr transposed like e in Cen-
tre, Sceptre, &c.
CONSTUPRATE, kè-, stā-präte. v. a. To vio-
late, to debauch, tº deſile.
CONSTUPRATION, kön-stö-prä'shön. S. Vio-
lation, defi!erment.
CONSUBS'PANTIAL, kón-sāb-stán'shāl. a. Ha-
ving the same essence or substance; being of
the same kind or nature.
CONSUBSTANTHALITY, kön-sāb-stān-shé à l'è-
të. s. Existence of more than one in the same
substance.
To CONSUBSTANTY.ATE, kön-sāb-stán'shē-ăte.
v. a. To unite in one common substance ornature.
CONSUBSTANTIATION, kön-sāb-stān-shë-à'-
shält. s. The union ºf the body of our blessed
Savior:r with the sacramental elements, accord-
ing to the I.iitherans.
CONSUETUDE, kón'sw8-tºde.
usage. .ish from Scotl.
CONSUL, kón'sél. s. The chief magistrate in
the Roman republick; an officer commission-
ed in ſo reign parts to judge between the mer-
chants of his flation.
CONSULAR, kón'shū-lär. a. 452. Relating to
the consul.
CONSU LATE, kón'shū-lāte. s. 91. The office
of consul. * 1 s ºn
CöNSULSHHP, kón's il-slip. s.
constil.
To CONSULT, kān-sålt'. v. n. To take counsel
together. • . ." *** -
To CONSULT, kön-salt'. v. a. To ask advice of,
as, he consulted his friends; to regard, to act
with view or respect to ; to search {{{to: to {}X-
&n ine; as, to consult an autºci".
S. Custom,
Tº he office of
CONSULT, kón'sält, or kön-sålt. s. The act of
Consulting; the effect of consulting, determina.
$19,3,3 council, a number of persons assembled
in deliberation.
[[G. Lam much mistaken if this word does nót
incline to the general analogy of accent in dis.
syllable nouns and verbs, like inside. Poets have
used it both ways; but the accent on the first
syllable seems the most usual, as well as the
§§§ legitimate pronunciation. 492.
CONSULTATION, kón-sål-tà'shān, s. The act
of consulting, secret deliberation; number of
3ersons consulted together.
CONSULTER, kön-såſtår. s. 98. One that con-
sults or asks counsel. - -
CONSUMABLE, kön-så'má-bi. a. Susceptible
of destruction.
To CONSUME, kön-sime'. v. a. 454. To waste,
CONTACT, kón'täkt. s.
to spend, to destroy.
§3 ºne reason why the s in this word is pure,
and in Consular it takes the aspiration, is, that
in one the accent is on the syllable beginning
with this letter; and in the other, on the pre-
ceding syllable. 450. -
To CONSUME, kön-såme'. v. m. To waste away,
to be exhausted.
CONSUMER, kön-så'môr., s. One that spends,
Wastes, or destroys any thing. -
To CONSUMMATE, kön-såmmāte. v. a. 91. To
complete, to perfect.
CONSUMMATE, kön-såIn’māte. a. Complete,
perfect. -
[[G^ ſhe propensity of our language to an ante-
penultimate accentuation of simple words of
tº uree syllables makes us sometimes hear the
accent on the first syllable of this word; but
by no correct speakers. . *
CONSUMMATION, itón-sām-mă'shān. S. Com-
pletion, perfection, end; the end of the present
System of things; death, end of life.
CôNSöMPTióR, Kön-såm'shan. , 412. The
act of consuming, waste; the state of wastin
or perishing; a waste of muscular flesh. .#
ed with a hecticle fever.
CONSUMPTIVE, kön-såm'tiv., a, , Destructive,
wasting, exhausting; diseased with a consump-
tion.
CONSUMPTIVENESS, kān-såm'tiv-nēs. s. Ten-
dency to a consumption.
CONSUT1LE, kön-sà'til. a. 140. Sewed or stitch-
ed together. t
To CONTABULATE, kön-táb'ê-lāte. v. a. To
floor with boards.
- Touch, close union. .
CQNTACTION, kön-ták'shān. s. The act of
touching.
CONTAGION, kön-th jë-àm. s. 542. The emig-
sion from body to body by which diseases are
Communicated ; infection, propagation of mis.
chief; pestilence, venomous emanations.
CONTAGIOUS, kön-tājé-às. a. 542. Inſectious,
caught by approach.
CóNTAGſočSSÉss, kön-täjº-as-nēs. s. The
quality of being contagious.
To CONTAIN, kên-tāne'. v. a. To hold, as a
Vessel; to comprise, as a writing ; to restrain,
to withhold.
To CONTAIN, kön-täne'. v. n.
• tinence. 4.
CONTAIN ABZ.E., kön-tà'nā-bl. a. Possible to
be coutailletſ. -
To CONTAMINATE, kön-tám'é-nāte. v. a. To
defile, to corrupt by base mixture.
CONTAMi NATP, kön-tára'ê-nāte. a. 91... Pollus
teti, defiled.
CóNTANTiSATION, Kön-tām-e-nāshān, s. Pol.
!:ition, deſileinent.
To CONTEMN, kön-tém'. v. a. 411. To despise,
to scorn, to neglect.
CONTEMPER, kön-tém'nār, s, 411. One that
contem:ts, a despiser
To live in con-
to €OSTEMPEft, ºn-têm'për v. e. To moºs
ar, S - ‘t "
** * ...tº
CON
1 ſ 4
CON
Tº 550.-Fāte, fir, fºll, fit;-mê, mēt;—plme, pīn;–
coRIEMPERAMENT, kön-têu'pār-à-mênt. s.
Degree of any quality.
To CONTEMPERATE, kón-têm'pār-āte. v. a.
To moderate, to temper, , , 1.2
CONTEMPERATION, kón-tém-pār-à'shún. s.
The act of moderating or tempering ; propor-
tionate mixture, proportion,
To CóNTEMPLATE, kón-témpläte. v. a. To
study, to meditate. - • *
Ijº There is a very prevailing propensity to prº-
nounce this word with the accent on the first syl:
lable; a propensity which ought to be checked
by every lover of the harmony of language;
That very singular analogy of our. tonguº, of
placing the accent on the last syllable of the
verb, and the first of the noun, 492, seems to
have taken place chiefly for the couvenience of
forming participles, adverbs, and verbal noºns;
which would be inharmonious and difficult to
pronounce, if the verb had the accent on the
first syllabie. This analogy should teach us to.
avoid placing the accent on the first syllable of
this and similar verbs, however we may prº-
nounce nouns aud adjectives; for though to
Cöntemplaie with the accent on the first syllable
is not of very difficult promusiciation, yet Cººt-
templating and Contemplatingly are almost tin-
pronounceable. * * *
it, CONTEMPLATE, kön-tém'pläte. v. m. To
muse, to think studiously with long attentiº. ..
CONTEMPLATION, kön-tém-pla'shū. s. Miedi-
tation, studious thought on any subject ; holy
meditation; study, opposed to action.
CONTEMPLATIVE, kön-tém'pla-tiv. a. Given
to thought, studious, emploved in study liav-
ing the power of thought. an rº
s (JNTEMPLATIVELY, kón tem'pla-tiv-lè. ad.
Thoughtfully, attentively.
J33, TEMPLATOR, kön-Rém pla-tár. s. 521. One
simployed in study.
". . XTEMPORARY, kón-têmi'pë-rá-rè. a. Liv-
...g. in the same age; born at the same time;
xisting at the same point of time.
. . . Nº EMPORARY, kön-têm'pó-rá-rè. s. , 512.
fire who lives at the same time with another.
* {{}N'ſ EMPORISE, kān-témpô-rize. v. a.
!...', 'ſo make contemporary.
..}STEMPT, kön-témt'. s. 412. The act of
<espising others, scorn; the state of being de-
spised, vijeness.
Jº TEMPTIBLE, kān-têm'tè-bl. a. Worthy
ºf contempt, deserving scorn; despised, scorn-
*::, neglected.
sº. TEMPTIBLENESS, kön-tém'tè-b!-nēs. s.
3 he state of being contemptible, vileness, cheap-
* }{*:SS.
GNTEMPTIBLY, kön-têm'tè-blé. ad. Meanly,
in a manner deserving contempt.
'J'. TEMPTUOUS, kön-tém'tshū-às. 461.
<coruful, apt to despise.
ºx tº MPTUOUSLY, kön-tém'tshū-às-lé. ad.
\* ith scorn, with despite.
* {}^{EMPTUGUSNESS, kön-têm'tshū-ás-mês.
#, Disposition to contempt.
$o $3 NTEND, kön-ténd'. v. m. To strive, to
stºggle in opposition ; to vie, to act in emu-
* {1},{{} . \,
F3 CONTEND kön-ténd'. v. a.
... ºug, to contest.
‘. ... NTÉNDENT, kön-tén'dént
cºpportent.
.***T*ENDER. kön-tén'dër, s.
champion,
ºSTENT, kên-tént'. a. Satisfied so as not to
2 epine, easy
$6 CONTENT, kön-tént'. v. a. To satisfy so as
to stop cºmplaint; to please, to gratify.
*:0NTEN'ſ, kón-tént'. S. Moderate happiness;
acquiescence ; that which is contained, or in-
'cluded in any thing; the power of containing,
;&tept, capacity; that, which is comprised in a
ºiting : ©
3.
To dispute any
- *
s. Antagonist,
Coimbatant,
a this sense used only in the plural,
S,
To weave
The general series of
Actual con-
and then it is sometimes accented on the first
syllable. 493. -
CONTENTEL), kön-tén'téd. part. a. Satisfied,
at quict, not repining.
CONTENTION, kón-tém'shôn. s. Strife, debate,
contest; emulation, endeavour to excel.
CONTENTHOUS, kön-tén'shās. a. Quarrelsome,
givene to debate, perverse.
CöNTENTIOUSLY, kón-tén'shās-lè. ad. Per-
versely, quarrelsomely.
CONTENTIOCSN ESS, kön-tén'shôs-nés. s.
Promeness to comtest.
CONTENTLESS, kön-tént'lés. a. Discontented,
dissatisfied, uneasy.
CONTENTMENT, kön-tént'mént. s. Acqui-
escence without plenary satisfaction, gratifica-
tion. -
CONTERMINOUS, kön-tër’mè-nēs. a. Border-
} |(} º' U1}}OI). -
cöğı XRRANEOUS, kön-tér-ră'nè-às. a. Of
the same country.
To CONTEST, kān-têst'. v. a. 492. To dispute,
to coutrovert, to litigate.
To CONTEST, kön-têst'. v. m. To strive, to
contend ; to vie, to emulate.
CONTEST, kón'tést. s. 492. Dispute, difference,
debate.
CONTESTABLE, kön-tés'tá-bl. a. Disputable,
controvertible. -
CONTESTABLENESS, kön-tés'tá-bl-nēs.
Possibility of contest.
To CONTEXT, kön-têkst'. v. a.
together, -
CONTEXT, kön'tékst. s.
a discourse.
CONTEXT, kón-tékst', a. Knit together, firm,
CONTEXTURE, kön-téks'tshūre. s. 461. The
disposition of parts one among another, the
systein, the constitution.
CONTIGNATION, kön-tig-mâ'shôn. s. A frame
of beams or boards joined together; the act of
framing or joining a fabrick.
CONTIGUITY, kön-tê-gū'é-té. s.
tact, neariness of situation.
CONTIGUQUS, kön-tig'à-às, a. Meeting so as
to touch ; bordering upon.
CONTIGUOUSLY, kön-tig'à-Šs-lè. ad. With-
out any intervening space
CONTIGUOUSNESS, kón-tig'à-às-nēs. s. Close
connection.
CONTIN ENCE, kón'té-nēnse. R
CONTIN ENCY, kón'té-mém-sè. S. lite •
straint, cognmand of one's self; chastity in
general ; forbearance of lawful pleasure ;
moderation in lawful pleasures.
CONTINENT, kón'té-nént. a. Chaste, abstemi-
ous in lawſul pieasures; restrained, moderate,
temperate. ~
CONTINENT, kón'té-nēnt. s. Land not dis-
joined by the sea from other lands; that which
contains any thing.
CONTINENTAL, Kön-te-nēnt'âl. adj. Relating
to the Continent.
To CONTINGE, kön-tinje'. v. a. To touch, to
reach.
QQNTINGENCE, kān-tínjënse, Th
CONTINGENCY, kön-tínjén-sé. S. Ilê
ºly of being fortuitous, accidental possi-
Jility. - .
CONTINGENT, kên-tinjênt. a. Falling out by
chance, accidental. .-
CQNTINGENT, kön-tin'jént. s. A thing in the
hands of chance; a proportion that falls to
any person upon a division. -
CONTINGENTLY, kön-tínjênt-lè. ad. Acci-
dentally ; without any settled rule. -
CONTINGENTNESS, kön-tínjênt-nēs. s. Acci.
dentalness.
CONTINUAL, , kón-tin'-ál. a. Incessant,
proceeding without interruption; in law, a
cºntinual claim is made from time tº time,
within every year and day. -
con
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CON
—nè, mêve, nôr, nét, túbe, túb, būll,—&il,—päänd,—thin, this
CONTINUALLY, ków-tin'ê-āl-lè. ad. Without
patise, with tout interruption ; without ceasing.
CôNTINUANCE, kön-tín'ê-ānse. s. Succession
uninterrupted ;
abode in a place ; duration, lastingness ; per-
severance. -
CONTINUATE, kên-tín'ê-āte. a. 91. Immedi-
ately united ; uninterrupted, umbroken.
CONTINUATION, kön-tîn-á-à'shán. s. Pro-
traction, or succession, uninterrupted.
CONTINUATIVE, kên-tin'êi-à-tiv. s. An ex-
pression noting permanence or duration.
CONTINUATOR, kón-tîn-tº-à'tër. s. 521. He
that continues or keeps up the series of suc-
cession. - -
To CONTINUE, kón-tin'ſſ. v. n. To remain in
the same state ; to last, to be durable; to per-
Severe. - * ...”
To CONTINUE, kön-tin'ê. v. a. To protract, or
repeat without interruption; to unite without
a chasm, or intervening substance.
cöNºffsößpfy, kºntinºiſe, ad. Without
interruption, without ceasing.
CONTINUER, kön-tin'ê-àr. Ts.
the power of perseverance. - -
CONTINUITY, kön-tê-nā'é.*.*. s. Connection,
uninterrupted cohesion ; the texture or cohe-
...sion of the parts of an animal body.
CONTINUOUS, kön-tîn't-às. a. Joined together,
without the intervention of any space. -
to
To CONTORT, kön-tört'. v. a. To twist,
writhe. . . -. -
CONTORTION, kón-tör'shām. s. Twist, wry
motion, flexure. - -
CONTOUR, kên-tóór'. s. French. The outline,
the line by which any figure is defined Ör ter-
minated.
CONTRABAND, kón'trā-bänd. a. 524. Prohibit-
ed, illegal, unlawful.
To CONTRACT, ków-träkt'. v. a. To draw to-
gether, to shorten ; to bring two parties toge-
ther, to make a bargairs ; to betroth, to affi-
ance; to get a habit of; to abridge, to epito-
łłłłSę. -
To CONTRACT, kön-träkt'. v. n. To shrink up,
to grow short; to bargain, as, to contract for
a quantity of provisions. .*
CONTRACT, kón'träkt. s. 492. A bargain, a
compact ; an act whereby a man and woman
are betrothed to one another; a writing in
which the terms of a bargain are included.
[; Mr. Nares, in his English Orthoepy, page
338, has very properly criticised Dr. Johnson's]
observation on this word, where he says “Dr.
‘Johnson has accented this word on the last
* syllable, and has subjoined this remaik, “an-
“ciently accented on the first.” It is evident
* that the whole article should be reversed : the
‘ word should stand with the accent out the first,
and the remark should be, “anciently ac-
* cented on the last.” The justness of these ob-
servations will appear from the quotations:
“This is the hand which, with a vow'd contráct,
“Was fast belock'd in thine.”—Shakspeare.
* I did; and his contráct with Lady Lucy,
“And his contrict by deputy in France.”—Ib.
But that the accent should now be placed on
the first syſłable, meeds no proof but the gene-
ral ear, and the general analogy of dissyllable
nouns and verbs of the same form. 492.
CONTRACTEDNESS, kön-trák'téd-nēs. s. The
state of being contracted.
CONTRACTIBILITY, kön-trák-tê-bil'è-tê.s. Pos-
sibility of being contracted. -
CONTRACTIBLE, kön-trák'té-bl. a. Capable
of contraction. -
CONTRACTIBLENESS, kön-trák’té-bl-nēs. s.
The quality of suffering contraction.
cóNTºfie ºn-tºi, a 145, i40. Hav.
ing the power of shortening itself. . .
permanence in one state;||
One that has]
|CONTRARtſ,Y, kón'trā-ré-lè. ad.
|
CONTRACTION, kön-trák'shān s. The act of
contracting or shortening ; the act of shrinking
or shrivelling ; the state of being contracted,
or drawn into a narrow compass: in grammar,
the reduction of two vowels or syllables to
one ; abbreviation, as, the writing is full of
contractions. . . . -
CONTRACTOR, kön-trák'tör. s. One of the
parties to a contract or bargain. : -
To CONTRADICT, kön-trädikt'. v. a. To op-
pose verbally, to deny to be contrary to. .
CONTRADICTER, kön-trá-dik’tär. s. "One that
contradicts, an opposer. - *
CONTRADICTION, kön-trá-dík'shán. s. Verbal
opposition, controversial assertion; opposition;
inconsistency; incongruity; contrariety, in
thought or effect. -
CóNiñAñićrious, kön-tra-dikshas. a. Filled
with contradictions, inconsistent; inclined to
contradict. - . . . .
CONTRADICTIOUSNESS,Kön-trá-dík'shôs-nés.
s. Inconsistency. -
CONTRADICTORILY, kön-trä-dík'tär-à-lè. ad.
Inconsistency with himself; oppositely to
others.
CONTRADICTORY, kón-trá-dik’tär-à. a. Op-
posite to, inconsistent with : in logick, that
which is in the fullest opposition. -
CONTRADICTORY, kön-trá-diktór-A. s. A pro-
position which opposes another in all its terms,
inconsistency. - .
CONTRADſsTINCTION, kón-trá-dis-ting'shôn.
s. 408. Distinction by opposite qualities. . .
To CONTRADISTINGUISH, kön-trä-dis-ting'-
gwish v. a. To distinguish by opposite quali-
ties. -
CONTRAFISSURE, kón-trá-fish shºre. s. 450,
452. A crack of the skull, where thé blow was
inflicted, is called fissure , but in the contrary
part, contrafissure.
To CONTRAINDICATE, kān-trá-fin'dè-kāte. v.
a. To point out some peculiar sympton con
trary to the general tenour of the malady.
CONTRAINN) iCATION, kên-trá-im-dè-kä'shān-
s. An indication, or symptom, which forbids
that to be done which the main scope of a dis-
ease points out at first.
CONTRAMURE, kön-trā-mi'ire'. s.
built about the main wall of a city.
CONTRANITENCY, kön-trá-ni'tén-sé. s. Re.
action, a resistance against pressure.
CONTRAPOSITION, kön-trä-pô-zish'én. s. A
placing over against.
CONTRAREGUſ, ARITY, kön-trá-rég-º-lár'ê-tê
S. Contrariety to rule.
CONTRARIANT, kön-trä'rè-ánt. a. In consistent,
contradictory. r -
CONTRAR#ES, kön'trá-riz. s. 99. Things of op.
posite natures or qualities: in logick, proposi-
tions which destroy each other.
CONTRARIETY, kêr;-trá-ri'é-té. s. Repugmance,
opposition ; inconsistency, quality or position
destructive of its opposite,
An outwal
In a mammer
contrary; different ways, in opposite directions
Little used.
[[š’ This and the following word are by Dr.
Johnson accented on the second syllable ; no
doubt from the harshness that must necessarily
arise from placing the accent on the first, when
• so many unaccented syllables are to succeed.
But if harmony were to take place, we should
never suffer the stress on the first syllable of
Contrary, from which these words fºre formed .
but that once admitted; as it invariapi v is by
the best speakers, we should cross tº e most uni-
form analogy of our language, if v e actreſſed.
the adverb differently from the sºasº Aad.
the adjective ; and therefore, hºwever mºrsø
they may sound, these words mºrt fºr:ly
have the accent on the first syllatº -set ºc R-
TRARY, - * , ; * - •
CON
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CON
[[ 559-Fāte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét,--plme, pīn;
CONTRARINESS, kón'trá-rè-nēs. s. Contrariety,
§
CONTRARIOUS, kön-trä'rè-às. a, Opposite, re-
§§
CONTRARIOUSLY, kön-trá'rè-ès-lè. ad. Oppo.
sitely.
cöğARIwise, kön'trā-rè-wize. ad. Con.
yersely; on the contrary.
CONTRARY, kón'trá-rè. a. Opposite, contradic-
tory; inconsistent, disagreeing; adverse, in an
oppºsite direction.
[[G” The accent is invariably placed on the first
syllable of this word by all correct speakers,
and as constantly removed to the second by the
illiterate and vulgar. When common ears re-
fuse a sound, it is a strong presumption that
sound is not agreeable to the general harmony
of the language. The learned often vitiate the
natural taste for their own language by an af-
fected veneration for others: while the illiter-
ate, by a kind of vernacular instinct, fall into
the most analogical pronunciation, and such as
is most suitable to the general turn of the lan-
; Anciently this word was most common-
y pronounced by the learned, as it is now by
the vulgar, with the accent on the second sylla-
ble; but nothing can be now more firmly estab-
lished than the accent on the first syllable, and
avoided.—See Contra RILY.
CONTRARY, kón'trā-rè. s. A thing of opposite
qualities; a proposition contrary to some other:
in opposition, on the other side; to a contrary
Riº OSe-
cós AST, kón'tråst. s. Opposition and dis-
similitude of figures, by which one contributes
to the visibility or effect of another.
To CONTRAST, kön-träst'. v. a. To place in
opposition; to show another figure to advan-
tage.
cöğRAvALLATION, kön-trā-vål-lä'shôn. s.
The fortification thrown up, to hinder the sal-
lies of the §§ *
CONTRAVENE, kön-trā-vène'. v. a. To oppose,
to obstruct, to baffle,
CONTRAVENER, kön-trā-vè'nār. s. He who
opposes another.
CONTRAVENTION, kón-trá-vén'shôn. s. Oppo-
Sition,
CONTRECTATION, kön-trék-tà'shôn. s. A
touching.
CONTRIBUTARY, kón-trib'-tá-ré. a. Paying
tribute to the same sovereign.
To CONTRIBUTE, kön-trib’āte. v. a. To give to
Some Common stock. z
To CONTRIBUTE, kön-trib'éte. v. n. To bear a
§§ to have a share in any act or effect. ,
CöNTRIBºtičNº.' ...”ihé act
of promoting some design in conjunction with
3ther persons; that which is given by several
hands for some common purpose; that which
is paid for the support of an army lying in a
COilntry.
cósºfºuTive, kön-trib'-tív. a. That which
has the power or quality of promoting any pur-
§§ in concurrence with other motives.
CONTRIBUTOR, kón-trib'-tūr. s. 166. One that
Rºſs apart in some common design.
CONTRIBUTORY, kön-tribº-tär-e a. Promo-
ſing the same end. bringing assistance to some
joint design. 512.
To, CONTRISTATE, kön-tristāte. v. a. To sad-
den, to make sorrowful. Not used.
CONTRISTATION, kön-tris-tä'shān, s. The act
$ºs sad, the state of being made sad.
CONTRITE, kön'trite. a. 140. Bruised, much
worn; worn, with sorrow, harassed with the
sense of guilt, penitent.
g’ This word ought to have the accent on the
last syllable, both as it is an adjective, from
which is formed the abstract substantive con-
trileness, and as the accent on the first syllable
has a tendency to shorten the i in the last. 140.
Accordingly Dr. Johnson, Mr. Scott, and Bailey
lace the accent on the last syſlable; but Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Elphinstone, Dr.
Ash, W. Johnston, Perry, Buchanan, and Em
tick, place it on the first, with unquestionably
the best usage on their side.
CONTRITELY, kón'trite-lè. ad. Penitently
Ü As the adjective contrite, though contrary to
analogy, seems to prefer the accent on the first
syllable ; contrilely and contriteness, must neces-
sarily have the accent on the same syllable.--
See Contra Rily.
CONTRITENESS, kón'trite-nés. s. Contrition,
rel) ent all ce.
CONTRITION, kön-trish'ên. s. The act of
grinding or rubbing to powder; penitence, sor-
row for sin.
CONTRIVABLE, kên-tri'vā-bi. a.
be planned by the miud.
CONTRIVANCE, kön-tri'vänse. s. The act of
contriving ; scheme, plan ; a plot, an artifice
To CONTRIVE, kön-trive'. v. a. To plan out;
to find out means.
To CONTRIVE, kön-trive'. v. n.
design, to plan.
Possible to
To form or
Qesigns, tº plans. *
|CONTRIVEMENT, kön-trive'm&nt. s. Inven-
the other pronunciation must be scrupulously |
tion.
CQNTRIVER, kön-tri'vár. S. 93. An inventer.
CONTROL, kön-troll'. s. 406. A register or ac-
count kept by another officer, that each may
be examined by the other ; check, restraint;
power, authority, superintendence.
To CONTROL, kön-troll', v. a. 406. To keep
under check by a counter-reckoning; to go-
vern, to restrain ; to confute.
CONTROLLABLE, kön-troll'ā-bl. a. Subject
to control, subject to be over-ruled.
C{}NTROLLER, kön-tröll'èr. s. One that has
the pºwer of governing or restraining.
CONTROLLERSHIP, kón-tröll'êr-ship. s. The
office of a controller.
CONTROLMENT, kön-tröll'mént. s. The pow-
er or act of superintending or restraining; re-
straint; opposition, confutation.
CCNTROVERSIAI, kón-thº-véx shäl. a. Rela.
ting to disputes, disputatious,
CONTROVſ. RSY, lºss. S. Dispute,
debate...a suit in law; a quarrei.
To CONTROVERT, kón.trö-vért. v. a. To de-
bate, to dispute any thing in writing.
CONTROVERTIBLE, kön-ti Ö-vért'é-bl. a. Dis-
putable.
CONTROVERTIST, kón'trö-vár-tist. s. Dispu
tant, Chiefly on religious subjects.
[[; it is with some surprise I have frequently ob-
served those profound philologists, the Monthly
Reviewers, write this word Controversialist.
“He appears to be a sensible, ingenious, and
“candid Controversialist: one who writes from a
“regard to truth, and with the full conviction
“of his own mind.”—M. R. November, 1794.
p. 346. But nothing is more evident than that
every verbal noun ought to be formed from the
verb, and consequently that to controvert ought
to form controvertist. Dr. Johnson has only
produced the authority of Tillotson; to which
I will beg leave to add a much better from the
Idler, No. 19. It is common for controvertists, in
the heat of disputation, to add one position to
another till they reach the extremities of know:
ledge, where truth and falsehood lose their dis-
tinction.
CONTUMACIOUS, kón-tū-mâ'shās. a. Obsti-
nate,Üß Stubborn.
CONTUMACIOUSLY, kón-tº-mâ'shās-lè. ad.
Obstimately, inflexibly, perversely.
CONTUMACIOUSNESS, kön-tū-mâ'shās-nés. 8.
Obstinacy, perverseness.
CONTUMACY, kón'tū-nā-sè.. s. Obstimacy
perverseness; in law, a wilful contempt aid
con
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CON
—nó, mêve, nér, nôt;—täbe, túb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
disobedience to any lawful summons or judicial
order. . -
CONTUMELIOUS, leán-tū-mêlé-às. a. Re-
proachful, sarcastick; inclined to utter re-
proach ; productive of reproach, shameful.
CONTUMELIOUSLY, kön-tū-mêlé-ös-lè. ad Re-
proachfully, contemptuously. -
CONTUMELIOUSNESS, kön-tº-mêlé-às-nēs. s.
Rudeness, reproach.
CONTUMELY, kón'tū-mé-lè. s. Contemptuous-
ness, bitterness of language, reproach.
To CONTISE, kön-tūze. v. a. 437. To beat to-
gether, to bruise; to bruise the flesh without a
breach of the continuity.
CONTUSION, kön-tū'zhēn. s. The act of beat-
ing or bruising ; the state of being beaten or
bruised ; a bruise.
CONVALESCENCE, kón-vá-lès'sénse. 510. ;
CONVALESCENCY, kón-vá-lès'sén-sé.
Henewal of health, recovery from a disease.
CQNVALESCENT, kön-vá-lès'sént. a. Recover-
ing.
To CONVENE, kön-vème'. v. n. To come to-
_gether, to assemble.
To CONVENE, kón-vène'. v. a.
gether, to assemble, to convoke; to summon
judicially. -
CONVENIENCE, kón-vé'né-énse. Fit
CONVENIENCY, kön-vénē-ăn-sé. § 3. “”
commodiousness, cause of ease, accommoda-
tion ; fitness of time or place.
CONVENIENT, kön-vé'mè-ént. a. Fit, suitable,
roper.
cößNIENTLY, kön-vé'nè-ēnt-lè. ad. Com-
modiously, fitly.
CONVENT, kón'vént. s. An assembly of reli-
gious persons; a religious house, a monastery,
# ºut] nery.
To CONVENT, kón-vént'. v. a. 492. To call be-
fore a judge or judicature. JWol in use. -
CONVENTICLE, kön-vén'té-ki. s. An assem-
bly, a meeting; an assembly for worship ; a
secret assembly.
[; In the first edition of this Dictionary I follow-
ed Mr. Sheridan's accentuation of this word up-
on the first syllable, as I apprehended it was
more agreeable to polite usage, though less
agreeable to the ear than the accent on the se-
cond ; but from a farther inquiry, and a re-
view of the authorities for both, I am strongly
persuaded in favour of the latter accentuation.
For the former we have Sheridan, Ash, W.
Johnston, and Entick ; and for the latter, Dr.
Johnson, Kenrick, Nares, Scott, Perry, Buch-
anam, and Bailey. The other accentuation
seems chiefly adopted by the poets, who should
not be deprived of their privilege of altering
the accents of some words to accommodate
them to the verse : -
“For 'twere a sin to rob them of their mite.”
Pope.
CONVENTICLER, kön-vén'tik-lär. s. One that
supports or frequents private and unlawful as-
semblies.
CONVENTION, kón-vén'shūn. s. The act of
coming together, union, coalition; an assem-
bly ; a contract, agreement for a time.
CONVENTIONAL, kön-vén'shān-ál. a. Stipula-
ted, agreed on by compact '.
CONVENTIONARY, kön-vén shēn-ā-rè. a. Act-
ing upon contract.
cóNVENTUAL, kön vén'tshū-ál. a. Belonging
to a convent, monastick. .
CONVENTUAL, kón-vén'tshū-ál. s. A monk, a
nun, one that lives in a convent.
To CóNVERGE, kön-vérje'. v. n. To tend to
one point from different places.
CQNVERGENT, kón-vérjént.
CONVERGING, kön-vérjing. .
to one point from different places.
CONVERSABLE, kön-vér'sā-bl. a.
for conversation, fit for company.
a, Temding
Qualified
To call to-l
CQNVERSABLENESS, kón-vér'sá-blues s.
The gºality of being a pleasing companion.
CONVERSABLY, kön-vèrsä-bić. ad" in a con.
versable manner. ... •
- T Skën'vér-sånt * † : **
quainted with, familiar; having intercourse with
amy, acquainted ; relating to, concerning.
[[G. There are such considerable authorities for
each of these pronunciations as render a deci-
Sion on that gro ind somewhat difficult. Dr
Johnson, Dr. As Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry;
Buchanan, and Bailey, place the accent on the
second syllable ; and Mr. Nares, W. Johnston,
and Entick, accent the first. Mr. Sheridan
and Mr. Scott place it on both, and consequent-
ly leave it undecided. Analogy seems to de-
mand the stress on the second syllable; perhaps
not so much from the relation the word bears
to the Yerb to convérse, since it may possibly be
derived from the noun cónverse, 492, as from the
Very general rule of accenting words of three
Syllables, that are not simples in our language,
on the second syllable when two consonants
90cur in the middle. . This rule, however, is
frequently violated in favour of the antepenul
, timate accent, (the favourite accent of our fan-
guage,), as in diggrandize, amnesty, cháracter, cón.
vertite, ſincestor, māgistrate, prêtestant, &c.; and
where there is but one consonant in the middle,
nothing is more common than to find the accent
of the dissyllable verb neglected, and the trisyl
lable noun adopting the antepenultimate ac
cent. Thus the words Confident, President, Pro-
vident, &c. are not accented like the verbs Con-
fide, Preside, &c. &c. but are considered as sim-
ples, and follow the general rule; which is,
that all simples of three syllables, with but one
consonant in the middle, have the accent on the
first, and that the vowel in this syllable is short.
503. Upon the whole, therefore, since authori-
ties are so equal and analogy so precarious,
usage must be the umpire; and my observation
fails me if that which may be called the best
usage does not decide in favour of the accent
on the first syllable.
CONVERSATION, kön-vér-så'shān. s. Fami-
liar discourse, chat, easy talk, a particular act
of discoursing upon any subject; commerce,
intercourse ; familiarity; behaviour, manner of
acting in common life. -
To CONVERSE, kön-vérse'. v. n. To coha-
bit with, to hold intercourse with ; to be ac-
quainted with ; to discourse familiarly upon
any subject; to have commerce with a different
S£N.
CONVERSE, kón'vérse. s. 492. Manner of
discoursing in familiar life; acquaintance, co
habitation, familiarity; with geometricians it
means the contrary.
[# It is highly probable that this substantive
was anciently pronounced like the verb, with
the accent on the second syllable ; but nothing
is now better established than the accent on the
first. Even the line of Pope,
“Generous converse ; a soul exempt from pride,”
however rugged with the accent on the first
syllable of this word, cannot with propriety be
read otherwise. -
CONVERSELY, kön-vérse'lè. ad. With change
of order, reciprocally.
CONVERSION, kên-vér'shūm. s. Change from
one state into another, transmutation ; change
from reprobation to grace ; change from one
religion to another. .
CONVERSIVE, kön-vér'siv. a.
S
Conversable,
ociable. -
|To CONVERT, kón-vért'. v. a. To change into
another substance, to transmute; to change
from one religion to another; to turn from a
bad to a good life; to apply to any use, to ap
propriate,
CON
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[ 55]. -Fäle, far, fill, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pin -
To CONVERT, kön-vèrt'. v. n.
change, to be transmuted.
CONVERT, kón'vért. s. 492. A person convert-
ed from one opinion to another.
CONVERTER, kön-vert'éir. s. One that makes
CDI) vertS.
To undergo a
CONVERTIBILITY, kān-vér-tº-bºl'8-fé. s. The
quality of being possible tº be converted. ...
CONVERTIBLE, kön-vér’tè-bl. a. Susceptible
of change, transmutable ; so much alike as
that one may be used for the other.
CONVERTIBLY, kön-vér'tè-blè. ad.
cally. *
CONVERTITF, kón'vértite. s. 156, 503. A con-
Vett.
CONVEX, kón'véks. a. Rising in a circular
form, opposite to concave.
CONVEX, kön'véks. s. A convex body.
CONVEXED, kön-vékst'. part. 33). Frotuber-
ant in a circular form.
CONVEXEDLY, kön-vek's d-lè. ad. 364.
convex form.
CONVEXITY, kón-yéks'ê-tê š.
in a circular forum.
CQ NV EXLY, kön-véks’lè.
ſorm. -
CONVEX.NESS, kón-vºks'nās. s.
protuberance, convexity.
CONVEXO-CONCAVE, kón-včks'é-kông'k’ve.
a. Having the hollow on the inside, corres-
ponding to the external protuberance.
To CONVEY, kön-vā'. v. a. 269. To carry, to
transport from one place to another; to hand
from olie to another; to move secretly ; to
transmit, to transfer, to deliver to another ; to
impart.
CONVEYANCE, kön-y?'ânso. s. The act of re-
Inoving any thing ; way for carriage or tritºs-
portation; the method of removing secretly :
the means by which any thing is conveyed ;
delivery from one to another ; act of transfer.
ring property ; writing by which property is
transferred.
CONVEYANCER, kön-v}'ān-sår... s. A lawyer
who draws writings by which property is trans-
ferred. - -
t;0 NVEYER, kón-vā'ār. s.
transmits any thing.
To CONVICT, kān-vikt'. v. a. To prove guilty.
to detect in guilt ; to confute, to discover to he
Recipro-
In a
Protuberance
ad. In a convex
Spheroidical
One who carries or
als{}.
CON VICT, Röh-vºkt'. a. Convicted, detected in
guilt.
CONWICT, kón'víkt. s. 492.
the bar. -
CONWICTION, kön-vºix'shin. s Detection of
guilt; the act of convincing, confutation.
CONVICTIVE, kön-vik'tív. a. 157 Having the
power of convincing.
To CONWINCE, kön-vºnsc'. v. a. To force an-
other to acknºwledge a contested position; to
convict.—See To Co LLEct.
CONVENCEMENT, kön-viuse'mônt. s. Convic-
tiſyll.
CONWINCIBLE, kón-vin'sé-bl. a. Capable of
conviction ; capable of being evidently dis-
§§
CONWINCINGLY, kón-viº'sing-lè. ad. In
such a manner as to leave no room for
doubt.
CONWINCING NESS, kön-vin'sing-nēs. s. The
bower of convincing. -
To CONVIVE, kön-vive'. v. a. To entertain, to
cºiv º}º:
DO); 1, kön-viºvál. e
&#iºn : a 113. Relating
to an entertainment, festal, social.
cºpium, iºnändrºn.". A low jest, a
quippie.
To CONWOCATE, kón'vö-kāte. v. a. To call
together.
CONWOCATION, kón-vö-kāshān, s. The act
A person cast at
of calling to an assembly; an assembly; an as
sembly of the clergy for consultation upon mat
ters ecclesiastical.
To CONVOKE, kön-vöke'. v. a. To call toge
ther, to summon to an assembly.
To CONVOLVE, kön-välv'. v. a.
ther, to roll one part upon another.
CONVOLUTED, kön-v6-lè'téd. part. a. Twist-
ed, roiled upon itself. -
CONVOLUTION, kón-vö-lú'shām. s. The act of
rolling any thing upon itself; the state of roll
ing together in company. -.
To CONVOY, kön-vöé. v. a. To actompany by
iamd or sea, for the sake of defence.
CONVOY, kón'vēē. S. 492. Attendance at sea
or on the road by way of defence; the act of
attending as a defence.
CONUS ANCE, kón'-sånse. s. Cognizance,
notice. A law term.—See CoGNIZANCE.
{{}^ Perhaps it may be pleaded by the gentlemen
of the law, that this is the word they use in-
stead of Cogºzance, and consequently, that the
charge against them of mutilating that word
falls to the ground. But it may be answered,
that the secºnd swilables of these words are so
dillerent as to leave us in no doubt which they
make use of , and that the words Cognizable,
Cºgniser, and Cognisee, being pronounced by
theºn without the g, are sufficient proofs of the
just; tess of the accusation.
To CON \ {i}_SE, kān-välsc'. v. a. To give an
irregular and involuntary motion to the parts
of a ri y ix):} y.
CONVí. L$40N, kón-välshän. s. A convulsion
is an i:1 voitint ary contraction of the fibres and
muscles; an irregular and violent motion, com-
Ill ºf 10 h.
CON Vij}.SIVE, kön-vái'sºv.
twitches or spasmus.
CONY, kêu'ué. s. A rabbit, an animal that bur.
rows in the ground.
COXY-80 RFOW, kān'nè-bêr-rö. s. A place
wºre rabbits make their hoies in the ground.
To CGO, köö. v. n. 10. To cry as a dove or
pigeon.
CG()K, kõšk. s. 306. One whose profession is to
drºs and prepare victuals for the table.
COOK-Ai Aji), kóók'mäde. s. A maid that dresses
tºv: “ions.
CCOX-R{}0M, köök'rööm. s. A room in which
provisions are prepared for the ship's crew.
To COOX, káčk. v. a. To prepare victuals for
the table
C{}{}}KERY, kššk'âr-š. s. 555.
ing vict:ais.
C{}{}}L, köði, a. 306. Somewhat cold, approach
ing to col: ; not zealous, not ſond.
COOH, kūči. s. Freedom from heat.
To COO}, kšół. v. a. To make cool, to allay
heat; to quiet passion, to calm anger.
To COGL, Kööl. v. n. To grow less hot ; to grow
less warm with regard to passion. .
CGGLER, kóði'ār. s. That which has the pow-
Cr of cooing the body; a vessel in which any
thing is made cool.
COOLLY, kööl'é. ad.
gºld 3.3%ithout passion.
COCLNESS, kšć; nés. S. Gentle cold, a soft or
mild degree of col.' want of affection, disincli-
riation ; freedom from passion.
CGOMi, kööln. s. 306 Soot that gathers over an
oven’s mouth ; that matter that works out of
the wheels of carriages.
COOM, kööm. s. A measure of corn containing
four bushels. -
COOP, kööp. s.
poultry or sheep.
To COOP, kööp. v. a.
coln pass, to cage.
COQPEE, kóð-pèë'. s. A motion in dancing.
COOPER, kóš'për. s 98. One that makes coops
or barrels.
To roll toge-
a. [58, 428. Giving
The art of dress-
Without heat, or sharp
A cage, a pen for animals, as
To shut up in a marrow
COP
l i 9
COR
—nó, mêve, nãr, not;-täbe, tàb, būll;—či;—päänd;—thin, this.
COOPERAGE, köö'për-idje. s. 90. The price
paid for coopers' work:
Tô CO-OPERATE, kö-óp'ér-āte. v. n. To la-
bour jointly with another to the same end ; to
concur in the same effect. -
CO-OPERATION, kö-öp-ér-à'shān. s. The act
of contributing or concurring to the same end.
CO-OPERATIVE, kö-àp'ér-à-tív. a. Promoting
the same end jointly. ... L
CO-OPERATOR, kö-öp'ér-à-tár. s. 521. He
that, by joint endeavours, promotes the same
end with others. -
CO-OPTATION,
kö-öp-tä'shān, s.
assumption. -
CO-ORDINATE, kö-ör'dè-māte. a. 91. Holding
the same rank
cóðföfn AfELY, kó-ördè-mâte-lè. ad. In the
same rank.
colòRDiNATENESS, kö-ör'dè-nāte-nēs. s. The
state of being co-ordinate.
CölöföINATION, ºr dé-nāshān, s. The
state of holding the same rank, collateralness.
COOT, kööt. s. 306. A small black water-fowl.
GQR, kóp. s. The head, the top of any hing.
COPARCENARY, kö-pâr'sé-nā-ré. S. Joint suc-
cession to any inheritance.
COPARCENER, kö-pâr'sé-nēr. s. . Coparce-
ners are such as have equal portion in the in-
heritance of the ancestor.
COPARCENY, kö-pár'sè-mè. s.
of coparceners. - -
COPARTNER, kö-párt'nār. s. 93. One that has
a share in some common stock or affair.
COPARTNERSHIP, kö-párt'nār-ship. s. The
state of bearing an equal part, or possessing ai)
equal share. -
COPATAIN, l;&p'à-tim. a. 208.
pointed. Obsolete. * -
COPAYV A, kö-pâ'vá. s.92. A guin which distils
from a tree in Brasil. ,”
COPE, kópe. s. Anything with which the head
is covered ; a sacerdotal cloak, worn in sacred
ministration; any thing which is spread over
the head.
To COPE, kópe. v. a. To cover, as with a cope;
to contend with, to oppose. -
To CO2E, kópe. v. n. To contend, to struggle,
An equal share
High raised,
to strive. -
COPIER, kóp'pë-àr. s. One that copies, a tran-
scriber; a plagiary, an imitator.
COPING, köping. s. The upper tire of masonry
which covers the wall.
COPIOUS, kê'pē-ăs. a. Plentiful, abundant,
abounding in words or images.
COPIOUSLY, kó'pë-ès-lè. ad. Plentifully, abºmd-
antly, in great quantities; at large, diffusely.
COPIOUSNESS, kó'pë-às-nés. s. Plenty, abun- ||
dance; exuberance of style.
COPLAND, kópländ. s. A piece of ground which
terminates with an acute angle.
COPPED, kóp'pěd, or köpt. a. 366. Rising to a
top or head. -
COPPEL, kóp'pël, or CUPEL, kū'pël. s. An
instrument used in chymistry, to try and purify
gold and silver, -
COPPER, köp'për. s. 98. A metal of a red colour,
very sonorous and elastick, and the most duc-
tile of all the metals except gold. Parkes' Chym-
istry.
COPPER, kóp'pār. s. A boiler larger than a
moveabie pot. -"
COPPER-NOSE, kóp'për-nēse. s. A red nose.
GOPPER-PLATE, köp-pār-plâte'. s. A plate on
which pictures are engraven,
COPPER-WORK, kóp'pār-wärk. s.
where copper is manufactured. -
COPPERAS, kóp'për-ā3. s. A chymical com-
ound of sulphurick, acid and iron.
GOPPERSMITH, köp'pār-sinfth. s. One that
manufactures copper. |
COPPERWORM, kêp'për-wºrm. . s. A little
werni in ships; a worm breeding in one's hand.
A place
Adoption,
995'PERY, kóp'pūr-e. a. Containing copper.
COPPICE, kóppis, s. 142. Low ºat
stated times for fuel -
COPPLEDUST, kóp'pl-dàst. s.
purifying metals.
cººp, köppli. a. 359. Rising in a conick
OTIT).
COPSE, kēps, S. Short wood.
To COPS E, kóps; v. a. To preserve underwoods.
cº º º: T ... which unites
9 Subject and predicate of a proposition.
To CQPULATE, köp'à-lāte. v. º #. unite, to
COrijoln.
To COPULATE, köp'ê-lāte. v. n. To come to-
gether as different sexes. - -- -
CöPULATION, kóp-tº-lä'shôn. s. The congress
or embrace of the two sexes. -
COPULATIVE, köp'à-lā-tlv. a. 157. A term of
rammar. -
COPY, kóp'pë. s. 482. A transcript from the
archetype or original; an individual book, as,
a good and fair copy; the original, the arche-
type; a picture drawn from another picture.
Powder used in
|COPY-BOOK, köp'pë-böök. s. A book in which
copies are written for learners to imitate.
COPY HOLD, köp'pë-höld. s. A tenure, for which
the tenant hath nothing to show but the copy
of the rolls made by the steward of his lord's
Collrt,
COPYHOLDER, kóp'pë-hôl-dár. s. One that is
possessed ºf land in copyhold.
To COPY, köp'pë. v. a. To transcribe, to write
after an original ; to imitate, to propose in
imitation.
|To COPY, köp'pë.v.m.. To do any thing in ini
§: #. tº: else.
COPYER, kāp'pē-ăr, o
COPYIST, k § { s. One who copies
writing or pictures. -
To COQUET, kö-kèt'. v. a. 415. To treat with an
appearance of armorous tendermess. -
COQUEFRY, kö-két'rè. s. Affectation of amorous
advances.
COQUETTE, kö-két'. s. A gay, airy girl, who
endeavours to attract notice. \
CORACLE, kör'à-kl. s.
fishers. e *
CORAL, kör'âl. s. Red coral is a marine pro-
duction, supposed to be an indurated animal
secretion, consisting of carbonate of lime; the
H. of coral which children use as a play-
th.ing. -
[[P W. sometimes hear this word pronounced
Curral; but this is contrary to all our pro-
nouncing Dictionaries, and ought to be avoided
CORALLINE, kör'âl-in. a. iś0. Consisting of
coral.
CORALLſ NE, kêr'âl-in. s. Coralline is a sea-
lant used in medicine. #
CGRALLOli), or CORALLOIDAL, kör'âl-löld,
kör-āţ-löjd'âl. a. Resembling coral.
CORANT, kö-rānt'. s. A nimble sprightly dance,
A boat used in Wales by
CORBAN, kör'bān, s. 163. An alms-basket, a
gift, an almºs. -
CQRBEi LS, kêr'bélz. s. Little baskets used in
fortification, filled with earth. -
CORBEL, körbé!. s. In architecture, the repre-
sentation of a basket. - ;
CORſ), körd. s. A rope, a string; a quantity cf
wood for fuel , a pile eight feet long, four high,
and four broad.
CORD-MAKER, körd'mā-kār. s. One whose
trade is to make ropes, a rope-maker.
CQRp-WOOD, körd'wöd. s. Wood piled up for
fuel. -
To CORD, kêrd. v. a. To bind with ropes.
cºagº, kör'didje. s. 90. A quantity of
COT (1S. -
CQRDED, kör'déd a..., Made of ropes.
COR!) ELIER, kêr-dé-lèër'. s. 275. A Francis-
can friar, so mained from the cord which served
him for a circture.
COR
120
COR
IP 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mē, mét;—pine, pīn;–
CoRDIAL, kör'jē-ăl. s. 294, 376. A medicine
that increases the force of the heart, or quick-
ens the circulation ; any medicine 'that in-
creases strength ; any thing that comforts,
gladdens, and exhilarates.
Újº There is certainly a tendency in the d as
well as in the t to slide into a soft hissing sound
when preceded by the accent, and followed by
a diphthong or a diphthongal vowel, commen-
cing with the sound of e. This is evident by
the current pronunciation of immediate, verdure,
&c. as if written immejiate, verjure, &c. 294;
and this pronunciation is so agreeable to the
genius of our language, that the organs slide
into it insensibly. Mr. Sheridan, in order to
*mark this sound, has adopted the y, and spelled
the word Cor-dyal : and if y is here articulated
as a consonant,asis intended, its connection with
d produces a sound so near the hiss in Cor-je-
al, as to be with difficulty distinguished from it.
JORDIAL, körjé-āl. a. Reviving, invigorating;
sincere, hearty.
CORDIALITY, kêr-jë-āl'è-të. s. Relation to the
heart : sincerity.
cºpally y ºlº. ad. Sincerely, hear-
ti i V.
CORE, köre. s. The heart; the immer part of
any thing; the inner part of a fruit, which con-||
tains the kernel ; the matter contained in a
boil or sore.
CORLACEOUS, kö-ré-A'shôs. a. Consisting of
leather; of a substànce reseabling leather.
CORIAN IDER, kè-rè-án'dár. s. 98. A plant.
CORINTH, kär'rân. s. A small fruit commonly
called currant, which see.
CORINTHAN, kö-rin'thè-án. a. Is generall
recisioned the fourth of the five orders of archi-
tecture.
CORH, kêrk. s. A glandiferous tree, in all re-
spects like the ilex, excepting the bark; the
bark of the cork-tree used for stopples; the
stopple of a bottle.
To CORK, körk. v. a. To put corks into bot-
tles.
CORKING-PIN, kêrking-pin . s. A pin of the
largest size.
CQRKY,-kör'kè. a. Consisting of cork.
CORMORANT, kör'mô-rānt. s. A bird that
reys upon fish ; a glutton.
CORN, kārū. s. The seeds which grow in ears,
not in pods; grain unreaped ; grain in the ear,
yet unthreshed ; an excrescence on the foot,
ard and painful,
To CORN, körn. v. . a. To salt ; to sprinkle
with salt; to form into small grains.
CORN-FIELD, körn'ſéèld. s." A ficlá where
corn is growing.
CORNFLAG, körn'ſlåg. s. A plant; the leaves
are like those of the fleur-de-lis.
CORN-ELOOR, körn'ſlöre. s. The floor where
corn is stored. -
cº -FLOWER, körn'ſióñ-àr. s. The blue-bot-
tle,
CURN-LAND, körm 'lând. s. Land appropria-
ted to the production of grain. -
CORN-MILL, körn'míl. s. A mill to grind corn
into meal.
CORNPIPE, körn’pipe. s. A pipe made by slit-
ting the joint of a green stalk of corn.
CORNCHANDLER, körn'tshánd-lär. s. One
that retails corn.
CORNCUTTER, körn'kāt-tūr. s. A man whose
'rofession it is to extirpate corns from the foot.
CORNEL, kör'nél. { S
CQRNELIAN-TREE, kêr-nēlē-ăn-trèë. &
The Cornel-tree beareth the fruit commonly
called the cornelian cherry
CORNEOUS, körne-as, a.
stance resembling horn.
CORNER, kêr'nār. s. 98. An angle; a secret
§. reluote place ; the extremities, the utmost
iłºś.
Horny, of a sub-
CORNER-STONE, kör'nār-stöne. s. The stone
that unites the two walls at the corner. J
CQRNERWISE, kör'nār-wize. ad. Diagonally
CORNET, kör'nét. s. 99. A musical instrument
blown with the mouth ; a company or troop of
horse—in this sense obsolete; the officer that
bears the standard of a troop; Cornet of a
horse, is the lowest part of his pastern that
runs round the coffi
Ił.
CORNETCY, kör'mét-sé. s. The post of a cor-
met in the army. Mason.
CORNICE, kör'n?s. s. 142.
tion of a wall or column. -
CORNICLE, kêr'nik-kl. s. 405. A little horm.
CORNIGEROUS, kêr-midje'ê-rºs. a. Horned,
having horns. .
CORNUCOPLAE, kêr-nē-kó'pë-è. s. The horn
of plºty.....
To CORNUTE, kêr-nāte'. v. a. To bestow
horns, to cuckold. . . .
CORNUTED, kör-nā'téd. a. Grafted with horns,
cuckolded. *
CORNUTO, kêr-nā'tö. s. Italian. A man horn-
cd, a cuckold.
CORNY, kêr'né. . a. Strong or hard like horn,
horny; producing grain or corn.
COROLLARY, kör'ò-lār-Š. s. 168. The conclu
sion; an inference.
ſº Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, W
Johnston, Buchanan, Entick, and Smith, ac
cent this word on the first ; and Dr. Kenrick,
Scott, Perry, and Bailey, on the second sylla-
ble. The weight of authority is certainly for
the accentuation I have adopted, and analogy
seems to confirm this authority. For as the
word is derived from Corollarium, with the ac-
cent on the antepenultimate, our pronuncia-
tion of this word generally lays an additional
accent on the first syllable, which, when the
word is shortened by dropping a syllable in
Corollary, becomes the principaſaccent, as in a
thousand other instances.—See AcADEMY.
cºal, kör'ö-nāl. s. 168. A crown, a gar-
&ll (i.
CORONAL, liér-ô'mál. a.
of the head.
CORONARY, kör'ö-nār-8. a. Relating to a
crown ; it is applied in anatomy to arteries
ſancied to encompass the heart in the Inanner
of a garland, .
CORONATION, kêr-ó-nā’shān. s. The act or
solemnity of crowning a king; the pomp or
assembly present at a coronation.
CORONER, kör'ö-mâr. s. An officer whose duty
it is to inquire how any violent death was occa-
sioned.
CORONET, kör'ö-nét. s.
worn by the nobility.
CORPORAL, kör'pó-rál. s. 168. The lowest offi-
cer of the infantry; a low sea-officer.
CORPORAL, kör'pô-rál. a. . Relating to the
body, belonging to the body; material, not
spiritual.
CORPORALITY, kêr-pô-rál'è-té. s. The quality
of being embodied.
CORPORALLY, kör'pë-rál-é. ad. Bodily.
CORPORATE, kör'pë-räte. a. 91. United in a
body or community. -
CORPORATION, Kör-pô-rå'shôn. s. A body
§§
CORPOREAL, kêr-pô'rè-ál. a. Having a body,
not immaterial
CôRPöREITY, kêr-po-ree-té. s. Materiality
bodyliness. -
Blural, körz. Abody of forces.
The highest projec-
Belonging to the top
An inferiour crown
CORPS, kêre. s.
[j' Perhaps it is the unpleasing idea this word
suggests, when pronounced in the English man-
ner, that has fixed it in the French pronuncia"
tion. Nothing can be more frightful to an ele-
gantear than the sound it has from the mouth
of those who are wholly unacquainted with its
fashionable and military usagé, - .
‘COR
CORPSE, körps. s.
body, a corse. -
CORPULENCE, kêr'pū-lènse,
CORPULENCY, kör'pë-lém-sè.
body, fleshiness.
CORPULENT, kör'pú-lént. a. Fleshy, bulky.
CORPUSCLE, kör'pås-sl. s. 351,405. A small
body, an atom. - }
CORPUSCULAR, kêrrpás'kº-lär. à
CORPUSCULARIAN, kêr-pâs-kū-lā'rè-án. te
Relating to bodies, comprising bodies.
To CORRADE, kêr-råde'. v. a. 163. To rub off,
to sº rape together.
CORRADIATION, kór-rá-dè-à'shön. s. A con-
junction of ravs in one point.
To CORRECT, kêr-rékt'. v. a. To punish, to
chastise ; to amend; to obviate the qualities of
syne ingredient by another. -
Revised or finished
SORRECT; kór-rékt'. a.
with exactness.
CORRECTION, kór-rék'shôm. s. Punishment,
discipline; amendment; that which is substi-
tuted in the place of any thing wrong; repre-
hension ; abatement of noxious qualities, by
the addition of something contrary.
CORRECTIONER, kêr-rék'shôm-àr. s. A jail
bird. Obsolete. r
CORRECTIVE, kêr-rék'tív. a. 157. Having the
§ to alter or obviate any bad qualities.
CORRECTIVE, kór-ték'tív. s. That which has
the power of altering or obviating any thing
amiss ; limitation, restriction.
coºperly, kör-rékt'lé. s.
activ
CORRECTNESS, kêr-rékt'nés. s. Accuracy,
exactness. - - -
CORRECTOR, kêr-rékſtär. s. 93. He that
amends or alters, by punishment; he that re-
vises any thing to free it from faults; such an
ingredient in, a composition as guards against
or abates the force of another.
To CORRELATE, kêr-ré-lāte'. v. n. To have
a reciprocal relation, as father and son.—See
Countrf{BALANCE.
CORRELATE, kör'rè-lāte. s. One that stands
in the 9ppºsite, jelation:
CORRELATIVE; kór-ré!'à-tiv. a.
reciprocal relation.
CORRELATIVENESS, kêr-r&#-tiv-nés. s. The
state of being correlative. . .
CORREPTION, kêr-rép'shān. s.
prehension, reproof. -
To CORRESPOND, kêr-ré-spónd'. v. m. To suit,
to answer, to fit; to keep up commerce with
another by alternate letters.
CORRESPONDENCE, kêr-ré-spôn'děnse.
168. A carcass, a dead
} s. Bulklness of
Accurately, ex-
Having a
Chiding, re-
CORRESPONDENCY, kór-rè-spón'dém-sé. ; S. h.
Relation, reciprocal adaptation of one thing to
another; intercourse, reciprocal intelligence ;
friendship, interchange of offices or civilities.
CORRESPONDENT, kór-rè-spón'dént. a. Suit-
able, adapted, amswerable.—See To Collect.
CORRESPONDENT, kór-ré-spón'dént. s. One
with whom intelligence or commerce is kept
up by mutual messages or letters.
CORRESPONSIVE, kör-rè-spön'siv. a. An-
swerable, adapted to any thing. 4
CORRIDOR, kör-ré-dòre'. s. The covert way
lying round a fortification ; a gallery or long
isle round about a building.
CORRIGIBLE, kör'rè-jè-bl. a. 405. That which
may be alteréd or amended; punishable.—See
To Col. LEct. -
CORRIVAL, kêr-ri'vál. s. Rival, competitor.
CORRIVALRY, kêr-rl'väl-ré. s. Competition.
CORROBORANT, kêr-röb'ó-rānt. a. Having
the power to give strength.
To CôRROBORATE, kêr-röbö-räte. v. a. To
confirm, to establish ; to strengthen, to make
Strong.
cºśāoration 3. kör-röb-à-rå'shān, s. The
#ct of tensing: or confirming.
121
—mó, mêve, uár, nôt;—töbe, tab, būll;—öil,—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
! forc-part of the body,
coſt
CORROBORATIVE, kêr-röbö-rá-tiv. a. Having
the power of increasing strength.
To, CORRODE, kêr-röde'. v. a. To gº away by
degrees, to wear away gradual y. -- *
CORRODENT, kór-rö'dánt. a.
RQwer of corroding or wasting.
CORRODIBLE, kór-rö'dè-bl. º. 405. Possible
to be consumed.
CCRROSIBILITY, kêr-rö-sè-bil'è-tè. s. Possibil-
ity to be consumed by a menstruum.
CORROSIBLE, kêr-rö'sè-bl. a. 405. Possible to
be consumed by a menstruum.
CORROSIBLENESS, kör-ró'sè-bl-nēs. s. Sus--
ceptibility of corrosion.
CORROSION, kêr-ró'zhàn. s. 451. The power
of eating or wearing away by degrees.
CorföSīvī, kór-rö'siv. a. 428. Having the
power of wearing away; having the quality to
fret or vex.
CORROSIVE, kêr-ró'siv. s. 140. That which
has the quality of wasting any thing away
that which has the power of giving pain.
CORROSIVELY, kêr-rö'sív-lè. ad. Like a cor-
rosive , with the power of corrosion.
CORROSIVENESS, kêr-rö'słv-nēs. s. The
- quality of corroding or eating away, acrimo-
{} V . -
CORRUGANT, körrö gånt. a. 503. Having the
power of contracting into wrinkles.
To CORRUGATE, kör'rö-gāte. v. a. 91. Tu,
wrinkle or purse up.
CORRUGATION, , kór-rū-gå'shôn. s. Contrac-
tion into wriukles. -
To CORRUPT, kêr-rāpt'. v. a. To turn from a
sound to a putrescent state, to infect; to de-
prave, to destroy integrity, to vitiate.
To CORRUPT, kór-räpt'. v. n. To become pu-
trid, to grow rotten.—See To Coll. Ect.
CORRUPT, kór-räpt'. a. Vicious, tainted with:
wickedness.
CORRUPTER, kêr-răptăr. s. He that taints or
Vitiates. -
CORRUPTIBILITY, kêr-råp-tê-bil'è-té. s Pos-
sibility to be corrupted.
CORRUPTIBLE, kêr-röp'té-lik a. 405. , Suscep-
tibility of corruption ; possible to be vitiated.
[[f $oine affected speakers have done all in
their power to remove the accent of this word
from the second to the first syllable ; thanks to
the difficulty of pronouncing it in this manner,
they have not yet effected their purpose. Those
who have the least regard for the sound of their
language, ought to resist this novelty with alſº
their might; for if it once gain ground, it is
sure to triumph. The difficulty of pronouncing
it, and the ill sound it produces; will recom
mend it to the fashionable world, who are as
proud to distinguish themselves by an oddity
in language as in dress.-See INCOMPARABLE.
CORRUPTIBLENESS, kêr-råp'té-bl-nēs. s
Susceptibility of corruption.
CORRUPTIBLY, kêr-råp'té-blè; ad. In such a
manner as to be corrupted. & ©
CORRUPTION, kêr-ràp'shēn. s. The principle
by which bodies tend to the separation of their"
parts; wickedness, perversion of principles;
putrescence; matter or pus in a sore; the
means by which any thing is vitiated, deprava-
tion.
CORRUPTIVE, kêr-rèptly... a.
quality of tainting or vitiating. º
CORRUPTILESS, kór-räpt'lés. a. Unsusceptible'
of corruption, undecaying. &
CORRUPTEY, lcár-rápt'lè. ad. With corrup-
tion, with taint ; viciously, contrary to purity.
CORRUPTNESS, kör-räpt'nés. . s. The quality
of corruption, putrescence ; vice
CORSAIR, kör'säre. ... s. 168. A pirate.
CORSE, körse. s. Poetically, Å dead body,
B. CarCaSS. *, *
CQRSLET, kêrs'ét... s. A light armour for thº
Having the
Having the
COU
122
COW
Tºp 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;—
CORTICAL, kêr'iè-kāl, a.
to the rind.
CORTICATED, kêr’té-kā-téd. a. Resembling
the bark of a tree. *
CORT1C03E, kêr-tê-köse', a. Full of bark
CORVETTO, kêr-vét’tö. s. The curvet.
CORUSCANT, kö-rås'kånt. a. Glittering by
flashes, flashing.
Barky, belonging
CORUSCATION, kör-ás-kā'shūm. s. Flasm,
quick vibration of light. *
CORYMBIATED, kö-rím'bè-à-têd. a. Garmish-
ed with branches of berries.
CORY MBIFEROUS, kór-im-biſ'ér-às. a. Bear-
# fruit or berries in bunches.
CORYMBUS, kö-rim'bás. . s. Amongst ancient
botanists, clusters of berries: amongst modern
botanists, a compounded discous flower; such
are the flowers of daisies and common mary-
olds.
cășºr, kö'zhē-ăr. 's. A botcher. Obsolete.
COSMETICK, köz-métik. a. Beautifying.
COSMICAL, köz'mè-kál. a. Relating to the
world ; rising or setting with the sum.
COSMICALLY, köz'mè-kāl-ć. ad. With the sun.
COSMOGONY, köz-mög'gó-nē. 518. The rise
or birth of the world, the creation.
COSMOGRAPHER, köz-mög'grä-fôr. s. 518.
One who writes a description of the world.
COSMOGRAPHICAL, kös-mö-gráf'é-kál. a.
509. , Relating to a general description of the
world.
COSMOGRAPHICALLY, köz-mö-gráſ'è-kāl-ć.
ad. In a manner relating to the structure of
the world.
COSMOGRAPHY, köz-mög'grä-fé. s. The sci-
ence of the general system of the world ; a ge-
neral description of the universe. 518.
COSMOPOLITAN, köz-mó-pôl'è-tán.
COSMOPOLITE, köz-möp'6-lite.
156. A citizen of the world, one who is at home
in every place. . .
COST, köst. s. The price of anything; charge,
expense ; loss, detriment.
To COST, köst. v. m. To be bought for, to be
had at a price. -
COSTAL, kös’tál. a. Belonging to the ribs.
COSTARD, köstård, s. A head, an apple round
and bulky like the head.
COSTIVE, kös’tív. a. 157. Bound in the body;
close.
COSTIVENESS, kós'tív-nēs. s. The state of
the body in which excretion is obstructed.
COSTLINESS, köstlé-nēs. s. Sumptuousness,
expensiveness.
CQSTLY, köstlé. a. Sumptuous, expensive.
COT, köt. s. A small house, a hut, a mean
habitation.
COTANGENT, kê-tán.jént. . s. The tangent
of an arch which is the complement of another
to ninety degrees.
COTEMPORARY, kè-tém'pë-rá-ré. :
at the same time, coetaneous.
COTILLION, kö-til-yông'. s. French
of dance. See ENcore.
cºERIE, kö-tūr-ré'. s. A club, s, society.
.#sh. |
COTLAND, kotºlând. s. Land appendant to a
•s §§
CQTQUEAN. k$t'kwéne. ... s.
himself with women's affairs,
CQTTAGE, köttàge. s. 90. A hut a mean
habitation.
CQTTAGER, köy'tá-jär... s. One who lives in a
hut or cottage; one who lives in the common,
Withºut paying rent.
CQTTIFR, kötyèr. s. 113. One who inhabits a cot.
COTTON, köt'fn. § 170. The down of the cot-
§§§ º plant.
COTTON, köt’tn. S. Cloth or stuffmade of cotton.
iščá'ítóN. º.º.” F."...i.
to cement, to unite with. - * -
To COUCH, köätsh. vºn. 318. To lie down in a
place of repose; to lie down on the gºees as a
Living
A kind
A man who busies
beast to rest; to lie down in ambush; to stoop
or bend down, in fear, in pain.
To COUCH, köötsh. v. a. To lay on a place of
repose ; to lay down any thing in a stratum;
to bed, to hide in another body; to include se-
cretly, to hide; to fix the spear in the rest j, to
depress the film that overspreads the pupil of
the eye. -
COUCH, köätsh. s. A seat of repose; a layer,
a Stratum. -
COUCHANT, köätsh'ānt. a. Lying down, squat-
ting.
COUCHEE, köö'shèë. s. French. Bedtime, the
time of visiting late at night: opposite to Levee.
COUCHER, köätshör. s. He that couches or
depresses cataracts. -
COUCHFELLOW, köätsh'fél-ló. s. Bed-fellow,
companion.
COUCHGRASS, köätsh'grás. s. A weed. *
COVE, köve. s. A small creek or bay; a shel-
ter, a cover. -
COVENANT, käv'è-mânt. s. 165,503. A contract.
a stipulation; a compact; a writing contain.
ing the terms of agreement.
To Čóves ANT, ºv'é-mânt. v. n. To bargain,
to stipulate.
COVENANTEE, kāv *-nān-téé'. s. A party to
a covenant, a stipulator, a bargainer.
COVENANTER, käv'è-nán-tár. s. One who
takes a covenant. A word introduced in the
civil wars.
To COVER, käv'âr. v. a. 165. To overspread
any thing with something else; to conceal un-
der something laid over; to hide by superficial
appearances; to overwhelm, to bury; to shel-
ter, to conceal from harm; to brood on ; to
copulate with a female ; to wear the hat.
COVER, käv'âr. s. 98. Any thing that is laid
over another; a concealment, a screen, a veil,
, shelter, defence. *
COVERING, kāy'àr-ing. s. Dress, vesture.
COVERLET, käv’ār-lét s. 99. The outermost
of the bed-clothes. -
COWERT, käv'ört. s. 98. A shelter, a defence ;
a thicket, or hiding-place.
COVERT, käv’ārt. a. Sheltered, secret, hidden,
insidious.
COVERT-WAY, káv Órt-wa'. s. A space of
ground level with the field, three or four fathom
broad, ranging quite round the half moons or
other works towards the country.
COVERTLY, käv'àrt-lè. ad. Secretly, closely
COVERTNESS, käv'ärt-nés. s. Secrecy, privacy.
COVERTURE, käv’ār-tshūre. s. Shelter, de-
fence : in law, the state and condition of a mar-
ried woman.
To COVET, käv'ét. v. a. 99. To desire inordi-
mately, to desire beyond due bounds; to desire
earnestly.
To COVET, käv'ét. v. n. To have astrong desire.
COVETABLE, käv'êt-à-bl. a. To be wished for.
COVETOUS, käv'è-tàs. a. Inordinately desir-
ous ; inordinately eager of money, avaricious.
[[3 In the pronunciation of this word and its com-
pounds, Mr. Sheridan has ºr. a vulgar-
ism, of which one could scarcely have suspected
him; but pronouncing covetshus for covetous is
not only a vulgarism, but contrary to analogy.
All these diphthongs and diphthongal voweis
which draw the preceding consonants to aspi-
ration are such as commence with the sound of
e; which, from its nearness to the sound of dou-
ble e, and the nearness of this sound to the com-
mencing sound of y, approaches to the hissing
sound of s, z, and soft c, and in the absence of
accent coalesces with them. T and D being
formed in the same seat of sound as the s, z,
and soft c, when the accent is before them, ea-
sily slide into the same sound before similar
vowels, but never before any other: for wa
might with as much propriety pronounce ca-
iamitous and necessitous, calamitshats and ſectsvi-
tºlaus &s covetous, covetshes, 469,
U.UUy’
#23
ÇOtſ
—no, mēve, nér, nét;—túbe, tah, būll;-&il;—pôānd;—him, this.
coveTOUSLY, käv'vè-tàs-lè. ad. Avaricious-
ly, eagerly. . . -
coVETOUSNESS, käv'vé-tás-nēs. s. Avarice,
eagerness of gain.
COVEY, käv'vé. s. 165. A hatch, an old bird
with her young ones; a number of birds to-
gether.
COUGH, köf. s. 321. A convulsion of the lungs.
To COUGH, kóf. v. n. To have the lungs con-
vulsed, to make a noise in endeavouring to eva-
cuate the peccant mattar from the lungs.
To COUGH, köf. v. a 391. To eject by a cough.
COUGHER, köf'för. s. 98. One that coughs.
COVIN, käv'in. s. A fraudulent agreement be-
tween two or more persons to the injury of an-
other; a collusion. Alsh.
COWING, kê'ving. s. A term in building, used
of houses that project over the ground-plot; a
articular form of ceiling.
COULD, küd. 320. The imperfect preterit of
Can.—See the word BEEN.
COULTER, köle’tör. s. 318. The sharp iron of
the plough which cuts the earth. -
COUNCIL, köän'sil. s. 313. An assembly of
persons met together in consultation ; persons
called together to be consulted; the body of
privy counsellors.
COUNCIL-BOARD, köäm'sil-bórd. s. Council-
table ; table where matters of state are delib-
erated. f
COUNSEL, köän'sél. s. 99. Advice, direction;
deliberation : prudence; secrecy, the secrets
intrusted in consulting; scheme, purpose, de-
sign ; those that plead a cause, the counsellors.
[* The difference of Council and Counsel is, in
cursory speaking, almost undistinguishable.
To COUNSEL, kóün'sél. v.a. 99. To give ad-
#. or counsel to any person; to advise any
thing.
COUNSELLABLE, köän'sél-ā-bl. a. Willing to
receive and follow advice.
COUNSELLOR, köün'sél-lär. s. One that gives
advice; confidant, bosom friend; one whose
province is to deliberate and advise upon
publick affairs; one that is consulted in a case
of iaw. i
C. UNSELLORSHIP, köän'sél-lār-ship. s. The
»ffice or post of privy counsellor.
To COUNT, köänt. v. a. To number, to tell ; to
reckon, to account, to consider as having a cer-
tain character; to impute to, to charge to.
To COUNT, köünt. v. m. 313. To lay a scheme;
to denend on.
COUNT, kóñnt. s. Number ; reckoning.
COUNT, köänt. s. A title of foreign nobility, an
earl. -
COUNTABLE, köän'tá-bl. a. That which Inay
be numbered.
COUNTENANCE, köän'tè-mânse, s. The form of
the face, the system of the features, air, look ;
confidence of mien, aspect of assurance ; affec-
tation or ill-will, as it appears upon the face ;
patrºnage; suppºrt: t -
To COUNTÉNANCE, köön'té-nāńse. v. a. To
support, to patronise, to make a show of; to
encourage. -
COUNTENANCER, köän'té-nān-sår.'s. One that
€ountenances or supports another.
COUNTER, köän'tár. s. 98. A false piece of
money used as a means of reckoning ; the form
on which goods are viewed and money told in
a shop.
côºR, köäntär. ad. Contrary to, in op-
position to ; the wrong way; contrary ways.
To COUNTERACT, kóñn-tär-ākt'. v. a. To hin-
der any thing from its effect by contrary agen-
CV.
To &ountERBALANCE, köän-tär-bál'lánse. v.
a. To act against with an opposite weight.
II; We may observe, in words compounded of
counter, an evident tendency to that distinction
that obtains between the aoun and the verb in
dissyllables. Thus the verb to counterbalance has
the accent on the third syllable, and the noun
of the same form on the first, and so of the
rest. 492. w"
köäntär-bál-länse. 's
COUNTERBALANCE,
posite weight.
To COUNTERBUFF, köän-tär-bāf'. v. a. To
impel; to strike back. ... *
COUNTERBUFF, köän'tār-bäf. . s. A stroke
that produces a recoil.
CO!!N'ſ ERCASTER, kööm'tär käs-tūr. s. A
bºok-keeper, a caster of accounts, a reckoner.
JNot used. -
COUNTERCHANGE, köän'tàr tshānje. s. Ex-
change, reciprocation.
To COUNTERCHANGE, köän-tūr-tshānje'. v.a.
To give and receive. . . -
COUNTERCHARM, köön'tūr-tshārm. s. That
by which a charm is dissolved. -
To Łóēś. kööm tºr-tshārm'. v. a.
To destroy the effect of an enchantment.
To COUNTERCHECK, köän-tär-tshék'. v. a.
o oppose.
COUNTERCHECK, köän'tär-tshék. s. Stop,
rebuke.
To COUNTERDRAW, köön-tär-draw'. v. a. To
copy a design by means of an oiled paper,
whereon the strokes appearing through, are
traced with a pencil.
COUNTEREVIDENCE, köāh-tūr-év'é-dénse. s.
Testimony hy which the deposition of some
former witness is opposed.
To COUNTERFEIT, köän'tär-fit. v. a. To co-
py with an intent to pass the copy for an origin-
aſ ; to initate, to resemble.
COUNTERFEIT, kööm'tūr-fit. a. Forged, fic-
titious ; deceitful, hypocritical.
COUNTERFEIT, kóüni tär-fit. s. One who per-
Sonates another, an impostor; something made
in imitation of another; a forgery.
COUNTERFEITER, kööm'tär-ft-àr. A
orger. - w
COUNTERFEITLY, köän'tūr-fit-lè. ad. Falsely
with forgery.
cºśRMENT, köän-tūr-fér'mént. s.
Ferment opposed to ferment. •
COUNTERFORT, köün'tär-fôrtss. Counterforts ,
are pillars serving to support walls subject to
bulge.
COUNTERGAGE, köän'tár-gāje. s. A method
used to measure the joints by transferring the
breadth of a mortise to the place where the
tenon is to be. . 2.
COUNTERGUARD, köän'tūr-gård. s. 92, A
Small rampart with parapet and ditch.
To COUNTERMAND, kčán-tär-mând'. v. a. 79.
To order the contrary to what was ordered be-
fore ; to contradict the orders of another.
COUNTERMAND, köün'tàr-mând. s. Repeal of
a former order.
To COUNTERMARCH, kóšn-tūr-mârtsh'. v. m.
See CoustERBALANCE. To march back-
WłłICIS,
COUNTERMARCH, köän'tàr-mártsh. s. Retro.
cession, march backward; a change of mea-
Sures ; alteration of conduct.
COUNTERMARK, kšān'tàr-mârk. s. A second
or third mark put on a bale of goods; the mark
of the Goldsmiths’ Company
COUNTERMINE, köän'tūr-mine. s. A well or
hole sunk into the ground, from which a gallery
or branch runs out under ground, to seek out
the enemy's mine; means of opposition; a
stratagem by which any contrivance is de-
feated.
To COUNTERMINE, kóšn-tär-mine'. v. a. To
delve a passage into an enemy's mine; to
counterwork, to defeat by secret measures.
COUNTERMOTION, köän-tär-mö'shön, s. Con
trary motion.
COISTERMURE, köän'tär-mºre s. A wall
up behind another wall,
S.
wº
v \in V
Ji Zºº":
V V Ud
[[j' 559–Fête, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pin;--
&btſNTERNATURAL, köön-tär-nātsh'ê-rál. a.
Contrary to nature. -
COUNTERNOISE, köän'tūr-nēēze.g.
by which any other noise is overpowered.
cöößNº. köän-tūr-6pm-ing s. Am
aperture on the contrary side. w
cöß. köäm'tūr-pâse. s. Contrary
Inêa SUIre.
COUNTERPANE, kööm'tár-pâne. s. A coverlet
for a bed, or any thing else woven in squares.
COUNTERPART, kóšn'tár-párt. s. The corres-
ondent part.
COUNTERPLEA, köän'tàr-plē. s. In law, a
replication.
To COUNTERPLOT, köän-tàr-plôt'. v. a. To
oppose one machination by another. º
COUNTERPLOT, köän'tär-plót. s. An artifice
opposed to an artifice.
COUNTERPOINT, kööm'tär-pêint s. A coverlet
woven in squares. A species of musick.
To COUNTERPOISE, köän-tàr-pôèze'. v. a. To
counterbalance, to be equiponderant to ; , to
produce a contrary action by an equal weight;
to act with equal power against any person or
Caºisè.
COUNTERPOISE, köän'tär-pôèze s. Equipon-
derance, equivalence of weight; the state of
being placed in the opposite scale of the bal-
ance ; equipollence, equivalence of power,
COUNTERPOISON, köän-tär-pöé'zm. s. Anti-
dote.
COUNTERPRESSURE, köön-tór-prèshºre. s.
Opposite force.
*COUNTERPROJECT, , kóðn-tūr-prédjékt.
Correspondent part of a scherae.
A sound
S.
COUNTERSCARP, köäntär-skärp. s. That
side of the ditch which is next the camp.
To COUNTERSIGN, kóšn-tàr-sime'. v. a. To
sign an order or patent of a superiour, in quali-
ty of secretary, to render the thing more au-
thentick.
COUNTERTENOR, köän-tär-tán'nār. s. One
of the mean or middle parts of musick, so call-
ed, as it were, opposite to the tenor.
COUNTERTIDE, kößn'tàr-tide. s. Contrary tide.
COUNTERTIME, köün'tàr-time. s. Defence,
opposition.
COUNTERTURN, köän'tūr-têrm. s. The height
and full growth of the play, we may call pro-
perly the Counterturn, which destroys expec-
tation. t
To COUNTERVAIL, köän-tär-våle'. v. a. To
be equivalent to, to have equal force or value,
to act against with equal power.
COUNTERVAIL, köän'tär-vāle. s. Equal
weight; that which has equal weight or value.
COUNTERVIEW, köän'tàr-vi. s. Opposition,
a posture in which two persons front each
other; contrast.
To COUNTERWORK, köän-tūr-wärk'. v. a. To
counteract, to hinder by contrary operations.
COUNTES5, köän'tés. s. The lady of an earl or
CONint,
COUNTING-HOUSE, köän'ting-hôāse. s. The
room appropriated by traders to their books
and accounts,
COUNTLESS, köänt'lés. a. Innumerable, with-
out number,
COUNTRY, kān'trè. s. A tract of land, a re-
gion; rural parts; the place of one's birth, the
native soil; the inhabitants of any region.
CQUNTRY, kūn'trè, a. Rustick, rural; remote
from cities or courts; peculiar to a region or
eople...rude, ignorant, untaught.
COUNTRYMAN, kón'tré-mán, S. 88. One born
in the same country; a rustick, one that inha-
sºil; the rural paris; a farmer, a husbandman.
UOUNTY, köämté. s. A shire; that is, a cir-
cuit, or portion of the realm, into which the
whole land is divided ; a count, a lord. Obso-
lete in this last sense.
COUPEE, köö-pèë'. s. A motion in dancing. |
COUPLE, kāppl. s. 314. A chain or tye that
holds dogs together; two, a brace; a male and
his female.—See To Copr.E.
To COUPLE, kāp'pl. v. a. 405. To chain toge
ther; to join to one another; to marry, to w
To COUPLE, köp'pl. v. m. To join embraces.
COUPLE-BEGGAR, kāppl-bég-àr s. One that
makes it his business to marry beggars to each
other.
COUPLET, kāp'lét. s. Two verses, a pair of
rhymes ; a pair, as of doves. ->
COURAGE, kār'ridje. s. 90. Bravery, active
fortitude.
COURAGEOUS, kār-rājè-às. a. Brave, daring,
O}{}.
COURAGEOUSLY, kār-rājē-ăs-lè. ad. Bravely,
stoutly, boldly.
COURAGEOUSNESS, kêr-rājē-ăs-mês. s. Bra-,
C §§ §". spirit, courage.
XOURANT, kār-rānt'. º º
ööößNib.º.o.; s. A nimble dance;
any thing that spreads quick, as a paper of
Ilé WS.
To ºurb, köörb. v. m. To bend, to bow. Ob-
Splete.
COURIER, köö'rèër. s. 275. A messenger sen”
in haste.
[[; This word is perfectly French, and often
unakes a plain Englishman the object of laugh-
ter to the polite world by pronouncing it like
Currier, a dresser of leather. -
COURSE, körse. s. 318, Race, career; passage
from place to place; tilt, act of running in the
lists; ground on which a race is run ; track or
line in which a ship sails; sail; means by which
the course is performed ; order of succession ;
series of successive and methodical prºcedure;
the elements of an art *...] and explained,
in a methodical series; method of life, train of
actions; natural bent, uncontrolled will ; cata
menia; number of dishes set on at once upon
the table; empty form.
To COURSE, kórse. v. a To hunt, to pursue ,
to pursue with dogs that hunt in view ; to put
to speed, to force to run.
To COURSE, körse. v. n. To run, to rove about.
COURSER, kór'súr. s. A swift horse, a war
horse; one who pursues the sport of coursing
hares.
COURT, körte. s. 318. The place where the
prince resides, the palace ; the hall or chamber
where justice is administered; open space be-
fore a house ; a small opening enclosed with
houses and paved with broad stones; persons
who compose the retinue of a prince; persons
who are assembled for the administration o.
justice ; any jurisdiction, military, civil, or
ecclesiastical ; the art of pleasing, the art of
III Slin llatioſ].
To COURT, kêrte. v. a. To woo, to solicit a
woman to marriage ; to solicit, to seek; to flat
ter, to endeavour to please.
COURT-CHAPLAIN, körte-tshāp'lin. s. One
who attends the king to celebrate the holy offices,
COURT-DAY, körte-d'A'. s. Day on which jus-
tice is solemnly administered.
}s.
COURT-FAVOUR, kôrte-fº'vár. s. Favours or
benefits bestowed by princes.
COURT-HAND, körte'hánd. s. The hand or
manner of writings used in records and judicial
§§ S.
COURT-LADY, körte-lá'dé. s. A lady conver-
Sant it? Court.
COURTEOUS, kār'tshë-às, a. 314. Elegant of
manners, well bred.
COURTEOUSLY, kär'tshā-ās-lè. ad. Respect-
fully, civilly, cºmplaisantly.
COURTEOUSNESS, kärtshë-às-nēs. s. Civility,
cöğ
1V2 § - ?
COURTEZAN, kār-tê-zán'. . s. 523.
A woman of the town; a prostitute, astrumpet.
* COZ *
125
Gºft. A
—no, mêve, när, mēt;—túbe, táh, bāīl;-&il,—pôānd;—thin this
for RTESY, kär’té-sé. s. Elegance of manners,
civility, complaisance; an act of civility or re-
spect; a tenure not of right, but of the favour
of others.
COURTESY, kärt'sè. s. The reverence made
by women. *:
[[f This word, when it signifies an act of rever-
emce, is not only deprived of one of its sylla-
bles by all speakers, but by the vulgar has its
last syllable changed into che or tshe, as if writ-
ten curt-she, this impropriety, however, seems
daily to lose ground even among the lower or-
ders of the people, who begin to restore the s
to its pure sound.
To COURTESY, kärt'sé. v. m. To perform an
act of reverence; to make a reverence in the
manner of ladies.
COURTIER, körtelyār. s. 113. One that fre-
uents or attends the courts of princes; one
that courts or solicits the favour of another.
***URTLIKE, körte'like... a. Elegant, polite.
COURTLINESS, körte'lè-més. s. Elegance of
manners, complaisance, civility.
COURTLY, körte'lè. a. Relating or appertain-
ing to the court, elegant, soft, flattering.
cöß. körte'ship. s. The act of solicit-
ing favour; the solicitation of a woman to mar-
ria ºe.
Cótáin, köz'zm. s. 314, 159. Any one collate-
rally related more remotely than a brother or a
sister; a title given by the king to a nobleman,
§º to those of the council.
COW, köä. s. 323. The female of the bull.
To COW, kää. v.a., To depress with fear.
COW-HERD, köö'hérd. s. One whose occupa-
tion is to tend cows.
COW-HOUSE, köö'hôāse. s. The house in which
kine are º
COW-LEECH, köö'lètsh. s. One who professes
to cure distempered cows.
COW-WEED, köü'wéde, s. A species of chervil.
COW-W HEAT, kää'hwéte. s. A plant.
COWARD, köā'ārd. s. 88, 323. A poltron, a
wretch whose predominant passion is fear : it
is sometimes used in the manner of an adiective.
COWARDICE, köö'âr-dis. s. 142. Fear, habitu-
al timidity, want of courage.
COWARDLINESS, köā'ārd-lè-més. s. Timidity,
cowardice. -
COWARDLY, köā'ārd-lè. s. Fearful, timorous,
§§ ; mean, befitting a coward.
COWARDLY, köä'ārd-lè. ad. In the manner of
a coward.
To COWER, köö'âr. v. n. 223. To sink by bend-
§§ the knees, to stoop, to shrink.
COWISH, köö'ish. a. Timorous, fearful, JNot used.
COWKEEPER, köö'kè-pár. s. One whose busi-
mess is to keep cows.
COWL, köäl. s. 323. A monk’s hood; a wessel
in which water is carried on a pole between two.
COWL-STAFF, köäl'stáf. s. The staff on which
a vessel is º between two men.
COWSLIP, kóš'slip. s. Cowslip is also called
agil, and is a species of primrose.
C Xèówić, köks'köme. s. The top of the head;
the comb resembling that of a cock, which li-
censed fools wore formerly in their caps; a ſlow-
er; a fop, a superficial pretender.
COXCOMBRY, köks'köme-ré. s. Foppishness.-
Lady JMaru. W. Montague.
COXCCMICAL, köks-köm'ík-ál. a.
conceited.
COXCOMBLY,köks'kóme-lè.a. Conceited. Mason.
COY, köé. a. Modest, decent ; reserved, not ac-
cessible.
To COY, köé. v. n. 329. To behave with reserve,
to reject familiarity; not to condescend wil-
lingly.
cč, köé'lè. ad. With reserve.
COYNESS, köé'nés. s. Reserve, unwillingness
to become familiar.
COZ, kāz. s. A cant or familiar word, contrac-
ted from cousin.
Foppish,
To COZEN, kāz'zm. v. a. 159, 314 : To cheat,
to trick, to defraud. .
COZENAGE, kāz'zm-àje. s. 90 Fraud, deceit,
trick, cheat.
COZENER, kāz'zm-àr. s. 98. A cheater, a de-
frauder. -
CRAB, krāb. s. A shell-fish; a wild apple, the
tree that bears a wild apple; a peevish, mo-
rose person; a wooden engine with three claws
for launching ships; a sign of the zodiack.
CRABBED, kräb'béd. a. 366. Pcevish, morose,
harsh, unpleasing ; difficult, perplexing.
CRABBEDLY, kräbbéd-lè. ad. Peevishly.
CRABBEDNESS, kräb'běd-nēs. s. Sourness of
taste; sourmess of countenance, asperity of
manners ; difficulty.
CRABER, kräſbär. s. The water-rat.
CRABS-EYES, kräbs'ize. s. Small whitish bo.
dies found in the common crawfish, resembling
the eyes of a crab." -
CRACK, krák. s. A sudden disruption; chink;
fissure, narrow breach; the sound of any bod
bursting or falling ; , any sudden and §:
sound; any breach, injury, or diminution, a
flaw ; craziness of intellect; a man crazed ; a
whore ; a boast ; a boaster. These last are low
and vulgar uses of the word.
To CRACK, kräk. v. a. To break into chinks,
to break, to split ; to do any thing with quick-
ness or smartness; to break or destroy any
thing ; to craze, to weaken the intellect. +.
To CRACK, kräk. v. m. To burst, to open in
chinks; to fall to ruin ; to utter a loud and
sudden sound ; to boast, with Of.
CRACK-BRAINED, kräk-bränd'. a. 359. Craz
without right reason. >
CRACK.-HEMP, krák'hémp. s. A wretch fated
to the gallows. A low word. -
CRACKER, kräk'âr. s. A noisy boasting fellow
a quantity of gunpowder confined so as to
burst with great noise. -
To CRACKLE, krák'kl. v. n. 405. To make
º cracks, to make small and frequent sharp
SOt! II (1S, 2.
CRADLE, krä'd]. s. 405. A moveable bed, on
which children or sick persons are agitated
with a smooth motion ; infancy, or the first
part of life: with surgeons, a case for a broken
bone; with shipwrights, a frame of timber
raised along the outside of a ship. .
To CRADI.E, krädi. v. a. To lay in a cradle.
CRADLE-CLOTHES, krá'dl-klöze. s. Bed
clothes belonging to a cradle.
CRAFT, lºrāft. s.79. Manual art, trade; fraud,
cunning ; small sailing vessels.
To CRAFT, kräft. v. m. To play tricks. Obso-
lete.
CRAFTILY, kräftº-lè; ad, Cunningly, artfully.
CRAFTINESS, kräfte-nēs. s. Cumming strata-
Tern.
cñº; TSMAN, kräfts'mán. s. An artificer, a
manufacturer.
CRAFTSMASTER, kräfts'más-tär. s. A man
skilled in his trade. vá
CRAFTY, kräfte. a. Cunning, artful.
CRAG, kräg. s. A rough steep rock, the rugged
Kºś of Iocks; the neck.
CRAGGED, kräg'géd. a. 366. Full of inequalities
and prominences. . . - }
CRAGGEDNESS, kräg'géd-nés s. Fulness of
crags or prominent rocks.
CRAGGINESS, kräg'gè nés. s. The state of be
ing craggy. --
CRAGGY, kräg'gé. a. 383. Rugged, full of pro.
minences, rough. -
To CHAM, kräm. v. a. To stuff, to fill with more
than can conveniently be held ; to fill with
food beyond satiety; to thrust in by force.
To CRAM, krām, y; a. To eat beyond satiety.
CRAMBO, kräm'bó. s. A-play in which one
ives a word, to which another finds a rhyme.
CRAMP, krämp. s. A spasm or contraction of
the limbs; a restriction, a confinement; a piece
CRA
s :
tº “ , ” .
(IG 559.—Fâte, far, fall, fit
of iron bent at each end
are held together. \
QRAMP, krämp. a. Difficult, knotty. A low term.
To CRAMP, krämp. v. a. To pain with cramps
or twitches; to restrain, to confine ; to bind
with crampirons. -
CRAMP-FISH, krämp'fish. s. The torpedo,
which benumbs the hands of those that touch it.
QRAMPIRON, krämp "i-àrn. s. See CRAMP.
C}{ANAGE, krä nidje. s. 90. A liberty to use a
crane for drawing up wares from the vessels.
CRANE, kräne. s. A bird with a long beak; an
instrument made with ropes, pullies, and hooks,
by which great weights are raised; a crooked
Fº for drawing liquors out of a cask.
CRANES BILL, kranz'bīl. s. An herb; a pair of
Fº terminating in a point, used by surgeons.
CRANIUM, krä'mè-&m. s. 507. The skull.
CRANK, krängk. s. 403. A crank is the end of
an iron axis turned square down, and again
turned square to the first turning down ; any
bending or winding passage, any conceit form-
ed by twisting or changing a word.
CRANK, krängk.a. Healthy, sprightly; among
sailors, a ship is said to be crank when loaded
near to be overset.
To CRANKLE, krän
and out.
To CRANKLE, kräng'kl. v. a. To break into
ºneº surfaces.
CRANKNESS, krängk'nés, s.
disposition to overset.
CRANNIED, krán'né-éd. s. A chink, a cleft.
CRAPE, kräpe. s. A thin stuff loosely woven.
To CRASH, kräsh. v. m. To make a loud com-
plicated noise, as of many things falling.
To CRASH, kräsh. v. a 'To break, to bruise.
CRASH, kräsh. s. A loud mixed sound.
CRASS, kräs, a Gross, coarse, not subtile.
CRASSITUDE, kräs'sè-túde. s. Grossness,
CO3]"Sent: Sū.
CRASTINATION, kräs-tê-n}.'shān, s. Delay.
CRATCH, krätsh. s. The pallisaded frame in
which hay is put for cattle.
CRAVAT, krā-vät’. s. A neckcloth.
JJ’ Dr. Johnson tells us this word is of uncertain
etymology. It is certain, however, that it
comes from the French ; and Menage tells us
it arose among them from the Croats, who, be-
ing in alliance with France against the Ernpe-
ror, came to Paris, and were remarked for the
linen they wore about their necks. This soom
became a fashion, and was called after the
original wearers Croat, which, by a small alter-
*ation, became Cravat. This word is sometimes,
but improperly, pronounced with the accent
on the first syllable. This pronunciation is
adopted only by. Dr. Ash, and Buchanan, while
Dr. Johnson, Mr. Flphinstone, Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Kenrick,
Entick, and Bailey, are uniformly for the ac-
cent on the last syllable. ,
Io CRAVE, ka-Ave. v. a. To ask with earnest-
ness, to ask with submission; to ask insatiably;
to long, to wish unreasonably ; to call for im-
ortunately.
CRAVEN, krä'vn. . s. 103. A cock conquered
and dispirited ; a coward, a recreant.
To CRAVEN, krä'vm. v. a. To make recreant
or cowardly.
To CRAUNCH, krántsh. v. a. 214. To crush in
the mouth.
CRAW, kräw. s.
birds,
CRAWFISH, kräw'fish. s. A small shell-fish
found in brooks.
To CRAWL, kräwl. v. n. To creep, to move
with a slow motion ; to move without rising
from the ground, as a worm; to move weakly
... and slowly.
£RAWLER, kräw'Hôr. s. A creeper, any thing
Athat creeps.
, by which two bodies
g’kl. v. n. 405. To run in
Health, vigour;
The crop or first stomach of
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y CRE
:-mê, mét;—plme, pin;–
CRAY FISH, kräw'fish. s. The river lobster.-
See CRA w Fis H. --- -
CRAYON, krā'ān. s. A kind of pencil, a roll of
paste to draw lines with ; a drawing done with
a crayon.
To CRAZE, krāze. v. a. To break, to crush, to
weaken ; to crack the brain, to impair the in
tollect.
CRAZT, DNESS, krá'zéd-nés.
tude, Orokenness.
CRAZINESS, krä'zè-nēs. s. State of being cra-
zy, imbecility, weakness.
CRAZY, krá'zè, a, Broken, decrepit; broken-wit
ted, shattered in the intellect; weak, shattered.
To CREAK, kréke. v. m. To make a harsh noise
CREAM, krème. s. The unctuous or oily part
of milk
To CREAM, krème. v. n.
mantle or froth.
CREAM-FACED, krème'faste. a. Pale, cow-
ard-looking.
CREAMY, krè'mè. a. Full of cream.
CREASE, krèse, s. 427. A mark made by doub-
ling any thing.
To CREASE, kręse. v. a. To mark any thing
by doubling it, so as to leave the impression.
To Crèſ, ATE, krè-àte'. v. a. To form out of no-
thing, to cause to exist; to produce, to cause,
to be the occasion of; to beget; to invest with
any new character.
CREATION, kré-A'shôn. s. The act of creating
or conferring existence ; the act of investing
with new character ; the things created, the
universe ; any thing produced, or caused.
CREATIVE, kić-à'tiv. a. 157. Having the pow
er to create; exerting the act of creation.
CREATOR, krè-štår, s. 166. The Being that
bestows existence,
CREATURE, krè'tshöre. , s: 461, 462. A being
created; an animal not human; a word of con
tempt for a human being ; a word of petty ten-
derness; a person who owes his rise or his for
tune to audiher.
CREATURELY, kré'tshūre-lè. a. Having the
qualities of a creature.
CREDENCE, kré'dénse. s. Belief, credit; that
which gives a claim to credit or belief.
CREDENDA, kré-dén'dā. s. Latin. 92. Things
to be believed, articles of faith.
CREDENT, krè'dént. a. Believing, easy of be
lief; having credit, not to be questioned.
CREDENTIAL, Hrē-dén'shäl. s. That which
gives a title to credit.
CREDIBILITY, krád-è-bil'è-té. s. . Claim to
credit, possibility of obtaining belief, probabi.
lity.
CREDIBLE, kréd'é-bl. a. 405. Worthy of
credit, having a just claim to belief. gº
CREDIBLENESS, krédè-bl-nēs. s. Credibili-
ty, worthiness of belief, just claim to belief.
CREDIBLY, kréd'ê-blé. ad. In a manner that
claims belief.
CREDIT, krédit. s. Belief; honour, reputa-
tion, good opinion ; faith, estimony; trust re-
posed; promise given; influence, power not
compulsive.
To CREDIT, kréd?t. v. a. To believe ; to pro-
cure credit or honour to any thing; to trust, to
confide in 3 to admit as a debtor.
CREDITABLE, kréd’īt-à-bl. a.
above contempt ; estimable.
CREDITABLENESS, kréd?t-à-bl-nēs. s. Re-
utation, estimation.
CREDITABLY, kréd?t-à-blé. ad. Reputably,
without disgrace. *
CREDITTR, kréd'ít-tár. s. 166. He to whom
a debt is owed, he that gives credit, correlative
to debtor. *
cºpulary, krè-dà'lè-té. s. Easiness of be-
181.
CREDULOUS, krèdjè- Ös. a. 314, .293. Apº
to believe, unsuspecting, easily deceived,
s. 865. Decrepi-
To gather cream; to
Beputable,
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—mö, móve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, tàb, būll ;—& ;—pēśnd;—thin, this.
CREDULOUSNESS, krédjū-lès-mês. s.
mess to believe, credulity.
CREED, krèéd. s. A form of words in which
the articles of faith are comprehended; any
solemn profession of principies or opinions.
To CREEK, kréék. v. a. To make a larsh
In OIS6.
CREEK, krèëk, s. 246. A prominence or jut
in a winding coast; a small port, a bay, a
COWe.
CREEKY, kréé'kè. a. Full of creeks, unequal
ºft --- *
To CREEP, krèëp. v. n. 246. To move with
the belly to the ground without legs; to grow
along the ground, or on other supports; to
move forward without bounds or leaps, as in-
sects; to move slowly and feebly ; to move
timorously, without soaring, or venturing ; to
behave with servility, to fawn, to bend.
CREEPER, krèë'për. s. 93. A plant that
supports itself by means of some stronger bo-
dy; an iron used to slide along the grate in
kitchens; a kind of patten or clog worn by wo-
Tº CIA.
CREEPHOLE, krèëp'hôle. s. A hole into which
any animal may creep to escape danger ; a
§§§§e, ałł exCulSe.
CREEPINGLY, kréép?ng-lè. ad. Slowly, af.
ter the manner of a reptile.
To CREPITATE, krép'ê-täte. v. n. 91. To
A small
Apt-
make a small crackling noise.
cñºfit ATION, Krápºtºshān, s.
crackling noise
ČREPT, krépt. Particip. from Creep.
CREPUSCULE, krè-pås'kūle. s. fight.
CREPUSCULOUS, kré-pås'kè-lás. a. "Glim-
mering, in a state between light and darkness.
CRESößNT, krés'sént a. Increasing, grow-
Ingº,
cºścENT, krés'sént. s. The moon in her
state of increase, any similitude of the moon in-
creasing.
CRESCIVE, krés'siv a. 157. Increasing, grow-
Ing.
CRESS, krés. , s: , An herb. º
CRESSET, krés'sét, s. 99. A great light sei
upon a beacon, light-house, or watch-tower.
CREST, krést. s. The plume of feathers on the
top of the helmet; the ornament of the helmet
in heraldry; any tuft or ornament of the head;
ride, spirit, fire.
cß. krés'téd. Adorned with plume
or crest ; wearing a comb.
CREST-FALLEN, krést'ſ film. a.
sunk, heartless, spiritless.
CRESTLESS, krést'lés. a.
COat arºlolºr.
CRETACEOUS, krè-tà'shôs.
with chalk, chaiky.
CRETATEI), kré'tà-téd. a. Rubbed with chalk.
CREVICE, krév'ís. s. 142. A crack, a cleft.
CREW, króð. s. 339. A company of people
associated for any purpose ; the company of a
ship. It is now generally used in a bad sense.
CREW, króð. The preterit of Crow.
CREWEL, króð’īl. s. 99. Yarn twisted and
wound on a knot or ball. *
CRIB, krib. s. The rack or manger of a sta-
ble; the stall or cabin of an ox; a small habi-
tation, a cottage.
To CRIB, krib. v. a. To shut up in a narrow
habitation, to cage; to steal. A low phrase.
CRIBBAGE, kríb'bidje. s. 90. A game at
cards.
CRIBRATION, kri-brå'shôn. s. 123. The act
of sifting. -
CRICK, krik. . s. The noise of a door; a pain-
ſul stiffness in the neck.
CRICKET, krik'kit. s.99. An insect that squeaks
or chirps about ovems and fireplaces; a sport,
at which the contenders drive a ball with
sticks; a low seat or stool. w
3.
Dejected,
Not dignified with
a. Abounding
i;
CRIER, kri'ār. s. 98. The officer whose business
is to cry of make proclamation. -
CRIME, krime. s. An act contrary to right, an
offence, a great fault.
QRMEFUL, krime'fäl. a. Wicked, criminal.
ČRiMELÉss, kimºſis." a "j"ºut
Cri II le.
CRIMINAL, krim'é-nāl; a. 88. Faulty, contra
to right, contrary to duty; guilty, tainted wi
gtime ; not civil, as a criminal prosecution.
CRIMINAL, krim'é-nāi. s. A man accused of a
Crime ; a man guilty of a crime.
g
CRIMINALLY, krim'é-nāl-lè. ad. Wickedly,
guiltily.
CRIMINALNESS, krim'ê-nāl-nés. s. Guiltiness.
CRIMINATION, krim-è-nā'shān. s. The act of
accusing, arraignment, charge.
CRIMINATORY, krim'é-ma-tár-rè. a. Relating
to as Clisation, accusing.
QRIMINQUS, krim'é-nós. a. Wicked, iniquitous.
CRIMINOUSLY, krim'é-nās-lè. ad. Very wick-
edly.
CRIMINQUSNESS, krim'ê-nās-nēs. s. Wicked-
ness, guilt, crime.
£RMºrimp.,a, Crisp, brittle, easily crumbled.
To CRIMPLE, krim'pl. v. a. 405. To contract,
to cause to shrink, to curl.
CR/MSON, krim'zm. . s. 170. Red, somewhat
darkened with blue; red in general.
To CRIMSON, krim'zm. v. a. To dye with
CIT IOSO Il
CRINCUM, kringk'êm. s. A cramp ; a con
traction; whimsey 4 cant word.
CRINGE, krinje. s. Bow, servile civility.
To CRINGE, Kršnje. v. a. To draw together, to
contract. Little used.
To CRINGE, krſnje. v. n. To bow, to pay court,
to fawn, to flatter.
CRINIGEROUS, kri-nidjè-rås. a. 123. Hairy,
overgrown with hair.
CRINTTE, krinite. a. Seemingly having a tail
of long hair. ..Mason.
To CRikki E, kring'kl. v. m. To go in and out,
to run in flexures. Obsolete. -
CRINQSE, kri-nóse', a. Hairy, full of hair.
ÇRIPPLE, krippl. s. 405. Alame man. * ,
rº CRIPPLE, krippl. v. a. To lame, to make
a H16.
£RIPPLENESS, krippl-més. s. Lameness.
CRISIS, kri'ss. s. The point in which the disease
kills, or changes to the better; the point of
time, at which any affair comes to the height.
CRISP, krisp. a. Curled; indented, winding;
brºttle, friable.
To CRISP, krisp. v. a. To curl, to contract into
knots ;...to twist; to indent; to run in and out.
CRISPATION, kris-pâ'shôn. s. The act of curl-
ing; the state of being curled.
QRISPING-PIN, kris'ping-pin. s. A curling-iron.
QRISPNESS, krisp'nés. s. Curledness.
CRISPY, kris'pě. a. Curled. -
CRITERION, kri-té'ré-án. s. 123. A mark by
which any thing is judged of, with regard to
its goodness or badness.
E. The plural of this word, like phenomena and a
few others, seems to be established by the pre-
vailing propriety of appearing learned in Greek
and Latin ; and an #. who should in
the simplicity of his heart write or pronounce
criterions for criteria, would be pitied or despised.
Till lately, however, there was a reluctance at
offending our own analogy; and though crite-
rin was used, it was generally shown to be an
alien by printiug it in a different character;
but pedantry has at last so far prevailed as to
associate it without distinction, and by this
means to add to the disgraces of our language.
CRITICK, kri'ik. s. A man skilled in the art or
.judging of literature; a censurer, a man apt to
find fault.
CRITICK, kritſik. a.
g Critical, relating to criti-
C; SIX3.
CRO
CRITICK, krſt'ſk. s. A critical examination,
critical remarks; science of criticism.
CRITICAL, krit'é-kál... a. Exact, nicely judi-
cious, accurate : relating to criticism; captious,
inclined to find fault; comprising the time at
which a great event is determined. *
CRITICALLY, krit'é-kāl-ć. ad. In a critical
manner, exactly, curiously.
CRITICALNESS, krit'é-kāi-nēs. s.
accuracy
To CRITICISE, krit'é-size. v. n. 153. To play
the critick, to judge; to animadvert upon as
faulty.
To §§ticise, krit'é-size. v. a. To censure, to
assjudgment upon.
CRITICISM, krit'é-sizm. s. Criticism is a stand-
ard of judging well ; remark, animadversion,
critical observations. *
To CROAK, kröke. v. n. To make a hoarse low.
noise like a frog ; to caw or cry, as a raven or
crow.
CROAK, kröke. s. The cry or voice of a frog or
raVen.
CROCEOUS, krô'shē-ăs. a. 357. Consisting of
saffrom, like saffron.
CROCK, krök. s. A cup, any vessel made of
earth.
CROCKERY, krók'ār-É. s. 555. Earthen ware.
CROCODILE, krók'ö-dil. s. 145. An amphibious
voracious animal, in shape resembling a lizard,
and found in Egypt and the Indies.
[[P Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, W.
Johnston, and Perry, make the i in the last syl-
lable short, as 1 have done ; and Buchanan is
the only one who makes it long.
CROCUS, krô'kás. s. An early flower. d
CROFT, krôft. s. A little close joining to a house
that is used for corn or pasture.
CROISADE. krôé-såde' s. A Holy war.
JRU8 ADE. - -
CROISES, krôé'séz. s. Pilgrims who carry a
cross ; soldiers who fight against infidels.
CRONE, krôme. s. An old ewe ; in contempt,
an old woman.
CRONY, krô'ně. s. An old acquaintance.
CROOK, króðk. s. Any crooked or bent instru-
men: ; a sheep-hook ; any thing bent.
To CROOK, . v. a. To bend, to turn into
a hook; to pervert from rectitude.
CROOKBACK, króók'bāk. s. A man that has
gibbous shoulders.
CROOKBACKED, kröök'bākt. a. 359.
bent shoulders. *
CROOKED, króók'éd. a. 366. Bent, not straight,
curve; winding, oblique ; perverse, untoward,
without rectitude of mind
CROOKEDLY, kröök'éd-lè. ad. Not in a straight
line; untowardly, not compliantly.
CROOKEDNESS, króók'éd-nés. s. Deviation
from * curvity; deformity of a
ibbous body. ë
cÉ. krôp. s. The Craw of a bird.
CROPFUL. krôp'föl. a. Satiated with a full
belly.
CROPSICK, krôp'sík. a. Sick with excess and
debauchery.
CROP, krôp. s. The harvest, the corn gathered
off the field; any thing cut off.
To CROP, krôp. v. a. To cut off the ends of
any thing, to mow, to reap ; to cut off the ears.
To CROP, krôp. v. m. To yield harvest. JNot
used.
CROPPER, krôp'për. s.
a large crop.
CROSIER, krô'zhë-ár. s. 451, 453. The pasto-
ral staff of a bishop. -
CROSLET, krös'lét. s.99. A small cross.
CROSS, krós. s. One straight body laid at right
angles over another; the ensign of the Chris-
tian religion; a monument with a cross upon
it to excite devotion, such as were anciently
set in market-places, a line diawn through
Exactness,
See
Having
A kind of pigeon with
- 128
[[G 559-Fāte, făr, fall, fit;-mé, māt;-plme, pin
{
CRO
;--
another; any thing that thwarts or obstructs,
Anisfortune, hindrance, vexation, opposition,
misadventure, trial of patience; money so call-
ed, because marked with a cross. -
CROSS, krós. a. Transverse, falling athwart
son-ething else; adverse, opposite; perverse,
untractable; peevish, fretful, ill-humoured; con-
trary, contradictory; contrary to wish, unfor-
tunate. * - -
CROSS, krós. prep. Athwart, so as to intersect
any thing ; over, from side to side.
To CRöğ. krös. v. a. To lay one body, or draw
one line athwart another; to sign with the
cross ; to mark out, to cancel, as to cross an
article; to pass over ; to thwart, to interpose
obstruction ; to counteract ; to contravene, to
hinder by authority; to contradict; to be in-
consistent.
CROSS-BAR-SHOT, krós'bár-shôt. s. A round
shot, a great bullet, with a bar of iron put
through it.
To CROSS-EXAMINE, krós'égz-ám’ſn. v. a. To
try the faith of evidence by captious questions
of the contrary party.
CROSS-STAFF, krós'stãſ. s. An instrument
commonly called the fore-staff, used by sea
men to take the meridian altitude of the sum or
StarS.
CROSSBITE, krós'bite. s. A deception, a cheat,
To CROSSBITE, krós'bite. v. a. To contravene
by deception.
CROSSBOW, krôs"bó. s. A missive weapon
formed by placing a bow athwart a stock.
CROSSGRAINED, krös gränd 3 a. 359. Having
the fibres transverse or irregular ; perverse,
troublesome, vexatious.
CROSSLY, kröslé. ad. Athwart, so as to inter.
sect something else; oppositely, adversely, in
opposition to ; unfortunately. -
CROSSNESS, krös-nēs. s. Transverseness, in-
tersection ; perverseness, peevishness.
CROSSROW, krös-rö'. s. Alphabet, so named
because a cross is placed at the beginning, to
show that the end of learning is piety.
CROSSWIND, krós'wind... s. Wind blowing from
the right or left.—See WIND.
cłºś. krös'wa. s. A small obscure path
intersecting the chief road.
CROSSWORT, krös'wórt. s. 166. A plant
CROTCH, krótsh. s. A hook.
CROTCHET, krótsh'ét. s. 99. In musick, one
of the notes or characters of time, equal to half
a minim ; a piece of wood fitted winto another
to support a building: in printing, hooks in
which words are included [thus] ; a perverse
conceit, an odd fancy.
To CROUCH, krôātsh. v. n. 313. To stoop low, to
lie close to the ground; to fawn, to bend servilely.
CROUP, króðp. s. 315. A disease usually called
º the rump of a fowl; the buttocks of a
lūl Se. *
CROUPADES, kröö-pâdz'. s. Are higher leaps
than those of corvets.
CROW, kró. s. 324. A large black bird that
feeds upon the carcasses of beasts; a piece of
iron used as a lever; the voice of a cock, or
the noise which he makes in his gaiety.
CROWFOOT, krô'föt. s. A flower. *
To CROW, krô. v. n. Pret. Crew or Crowed.
To make the noise which a cock makes; to
boast, to bully, to vapour. -
CROWD, krôād... s. 323. A multitude confusedly
pressed together; a promiscuous medley; the
vulgar, the populace; a fiddle.
To Cito WD, É. v. a. To fill with confused
multitudes; to press close together; to incum-
ber by multitudes. To crowd sail, a sea
phrase: to spread wide the sails upon the yards.
To CROWD, krôād. v. m. To swarm, to be nu
merous and confused; to thrust among a muk
titude.
CROWDER, krôādār, s. A fiddler
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r < * ,
a º
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CROWKEEPER, krô'kè-pâr. s. A scarecrow.
CROWN, krôān. s. 323. The ornament of the
head which denotes imperial and regal dignity;
a garland; a reward, honorary distinction ;
regal power, royalty; the top of the head; the
top of any thing, as of a mountain ; part of the
hat that covers the head ; a piece of money;
honour,... ornament, decoration; completion,
accomplishment. -
CROWN-IMPERIAL, krôān-fm-pérè-ál. s. A
lant.
T} CROWN, krôān. v. a. To invest with the
crown or regal ornament; to cover as with a
crown ; to dignify, to adorn, to make illustri-
ous ; to reward, to recompense; to complete,
to perfect ; to terminate, to finish.
CROWNGLASS, krôāngīās. s. The finest sort
of window glass. g
CROWNPOST, krôān'pëst. s. A post which, in
some buildings, stands upright in the middle,
between two principal rafters.
ºf
—nº, mºve, nár, nºt;-täbe, tab, bāīl;
CRURAL, króð'rál.
CROWNSCAB, krôān'scáb. s. A stinking filthy
scab round a horse's hoof.
CROWNWHEEL, krôān'hwéle. s. The upper
wheel of a watch. . -
CROWNWORKS, krôān'wärks. s. In fortifica-
tion, bulwarks advanced towards the field to
gain some hill or rising ground.
CROWNET, krôān'ét. s. The same with coro-
net ; chief end, last purpose.
CROYLSTONE, krôň'stone. s. Crystallized cauk.il.
CRUCIAL, kröö'shē-ăl. a. 357. Transverse, in-ji.
tersecting one another.
To CRUCIATE, króð'shē-ăte. v. a. To torture,
to torment, to excruciate. ^. -
CRUCIBLE, króð'sè-bl. s. A chymist's melting-
§§ made of earth.
CRUCIFEROUS, króð-sif *-ºs. a. Bearing the
CrOSS.
CRUCIFIER, króð'sè-fi-àr. 8. He that inflicts
the punishment of crucifixion. , *.
CRUCIFIX, króð'sè-fiks. s. A representation in
icture or statuary of our Lord's passion. *
CRUCIFIXION, króð-sè-ſik'shēn. s. The punish-
ment of nailing to a cross.
CRUCIFORM, króð sè-förm.
form of a cross. * -
To CRUCIFY, krô8'sè-fi. v. a. 183. To put to
death by mailing the hands and feet to a cross
set upright.
CRUDE, króðd. a. 339. Raw, not subdued by
fire, not changed by any process or prepara-
tion ; harsh, unripe ; unconnected; not well
a. Having the
digested , not brought to perfection, immature;|
having indigested notions.
CRUDELY, króðd lé. ad. Unripely, without due ||
renaration.
CRUDENESS, krööd'més. s. Unripeness, indi-
gestion.
CRUDITY, kröö'dè-té. s. Indigestion, incon-
'coction, unripeness, want of maturity.
CRUFL, króð’īl. a. 339, 99. Pleased with hurt-
ing others, inhuman, hard-hearted, barbarous:
of things, bloody, mischievous, destructive.
CRUELEY, króð'il-lè. ad. In a cruel manner,
inhumanly, barbarously.
CRU'ELNESS, króð'il-nēs. s. Inhumanity, cru-
elt v.
cºlty, króðil-té. s. Inhumanity, savage-
mess, barbarity
CRUENTATE, kröö'én-täte. a. 91. Smeared
with blood. 2 & &
CRUET, króð7t. s. 99. A phial for vinegar or
T.
oil. -
CRûSE, króðs: 's. 339. A small cup. -
3:#; krööz. s. A voyage in search of
plunder. . -
Tô CRUISE, krööz. v. n. 441. To rove over the
sea in search of plunder; to wander on the sea
without any certain course.
CRUISER, kröö'zár. s. One that roves upon the| lºck. kriptik -
sea in search of *.
- * * , , , * Nº || Wi. ºf
oil;-pôānd;—thin, this.
%, ; kram. : s. The soft part of bread,

CRUMB, : . * M .
not the crust; a small particle or' fragment of
bread. - -
To CRUMBLE, kröm'bi v. a. 405. To break in-
to small pieces, to conminute.
To CRUMBLE, krámºſ v. To fall into small
pieces. - -
CRUMMY, krôm'mè. a. Soft.
CRUMP, krämp. a. Crooked in the back.
To CRUMPLE, kräm'pl. v. a. To draw into
wrinkles. * . . . . .
CRUMPLING, krômpling. s.
erate apple. .
CRUPPER, krºp'për. S., 98. That part of the
horseman's furniture that reaches from the
saddle to the tail. - -
. * a. Belonging to the leg.
CRUSADE, króð-såde'. A *** --
CRUSADO, kráà-sădă. s. An expedition
against the infidels; a coin stamped with a
C T OSS. \ .
CRUSET, króð'sit. s. 99. A goldsmith's melting
pot. -
To CRUSH, krāsh. v. a. To press between two
opposite bodies, to squeeze; to press with vio-
lence; to overwhelm, to beat down; to subdue,
to depress, to dispirit.
CRūsā, ºråsh. "A collision.
CRUST, kräst. s. Any shell, or external coat
an incrustation, collection of matter into
hard body , the case of a pie made of mea, ,
and baked; the outer hard part of bread ; a
waste piece of bread. -
To CRUST, kräst. v. a. To envelop, to cover
with a hard case; to foul with concretions.
To CRUST, kräst. v. m. To gather or contract
A small degen
a crust
CRUSTACEOUS, krös-tä'shēs. s. 357. Shelly,
with joints; not testaceous.
CRUSTACEOUSNESS, krás-tä'shās-nés, s. The
quality of having jointed shells.
CRUSTILY, krästè-lè. ad. Peevishly, snap
§ - - -
CRUSTINESS, krästè-nēs. s. The quality of a
crust ; peevishness, moroseness.
CRUSTY, kräs’té. a. , Covered with a crust,
sturdy, morose, snappish. -
cº TCH, Krätsh. s. A support used by crip.
) it?S. - -
CRUTCH, krätsh. v. a. To support on
crutches as a cripple. - -
To CRY, kri. v. a. To speak with vehemence
and loudness; to call importunately; to pro
claim, to make publick ; to exclaim; to utter
lamentation ; to squall, as an infant; to weep
to shed tears; to utter an inarticulate voice
as an animal; to yelp, as a hound on a scent.
To CRY, kri. v. m. To proclaim publickly some
thing lost or found.
To CRY DOWN, kri-dòön'. v. a. To blame, to
depreciate, to decry ; to prohibit; to overbear
To CRY OUT, kri-Öāt'. v. m. To exclaim, to
scream, to clamour; to complain loudly; to
blame, to censure ; to declare loud; to be in
labour.
To CRY UP, kri-àp'. v. a. To applaud, to ex.
alt, to praise; to raise the price by proclamas
tion: - - -
CRY, kri. s. Lamenting, shriek, scream; weep-
ing, mourning"; cfamour, outcry; exclama-
tion of triumph or wonder; proclamation; the
hawkers’ proclamation of wares, as the cries of:
Londom', acclamation, popular favour, voice,
utterance, manner of vocal expression; impor-
tunate call; yelping of dogs; yell, inarticulate
noise ; a º of dogs.
- CRYAL, kri'āl. s. The heron
§§§ºu.'" falcon gentle.
-*
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CRYPTICALLY, krip'té-kāl-lè. ad. Occultiy,
secretly.
cñºgraphy, kilºgrºñº. , slº The
act of writing secret characters; secret char-
acters, c §§ tº ſe
cºrbº, krip tº jº, s. 518. Emig.
matical lan *#; .
CRYSTAL, kris'tál. s. Crystals are hard, pel-
lucid, and naturally colourless bodies, of regul-
larly angular figures: Crystal is also used
for a factitious body cast in the glass-houses,
called also crystal glass, which is carried to a
degree of perfection beyond the common glass:
Crystals in chymistry, express salts or other
matters shot or congealed in manner of crystal.
CRYSTAL, kris'tál. a. Consisting of crystal ;
bright, clear, transparent; lucid, pellucid.
cRyšTALLINE, 2 ####". 3 a. 148
A. V-Ef º kris'tál-lín. o 3.
149. Consisting of crystal ; bright, clear, pel-
lucid, transparent. -
CRYSTAiiſnæ HUMOUR, kristal-line, or
kris'tál-lin-à'mår. s. The second humour of
the eye, that lies immediately next to the aque-
ous behind the uvea.
CRYSTALLIZATION, kris-täl-lè-zà'shôn. s.
Congelation into crystals. The mass formed
by congelation or concretion.
To CRYSTALLIZE, kris'-tál-lize. v. a. To
cause to congeal or concrete in crystals.
To CRYSTALLIZE, kris'tál-lize. v. n. 159. To
coagulate, congeal, concrete, or shoot into
crystals. - *
CUB, kāb. s. The young of a beast, generally
of a bear or fox ; the young of a whale ; in re-
proach, a young boy or girl.
To CUB, kāb. v. a. To bring forth. Little used.
clºſion, kū-bä'shān. s. The act of lying
OWn.
CUBATORY, kābā-tūr-e. a. 512. Recumbent.
SUBATURE, kū'bā-tūre. s. The ...; €xact-
§ the solid content of any proposed body.
CUBE, kūbe. s. A regular solid body, consist-
ing of six square and equal fact... or sides, and
the angles all right, and therefore equal.
CUBE ROOT, kūbe'röðt. Th
§ick Rodºf, ºróðt. S. e
origin of a cubick number, or a number by the
multiplication of which into itself, and again in-
to the product, any given number is formed.
§: 2 #. º §root of 8.
C AL, kš'bè-kál. g
CU’.ICK, kū'bík. a 509. Having
the form or properties of a cube; it is applied
to numbers: the number of four multiplied into
itself, produces the square number of sixteen,
and that again multiplied by four produceth the
cubick number of sixty-four.
CUBICALNESS, kū'bé-kāl-nēs. s. The state
or quality of being cubical, -
CUBICULARY, kū-bik'kā-lār-É. a. Fitted for
the posture of #. down.
ciº -fôrm. a. Of the shape of a cube.
CUBIT, kū'bit. . s. A measure in use among the
ancients, which was originally the distance
cº kū'bè-tál. a. Containing only the
CUC 8.
man of his wife's fidelity, to wrong a husband
ualities of a cučkold, poor, mean.
UUUKOLDOM, kākkâl-dàm. s. The act of adul-
from the elbow, bending inwards, to the ex-
tremity of the middle finger.
ić of a cubit.
'KOLD, kāk-kåld. 166. One that is
married to an adultress.
To CUCKOLD, kāk'köld. v. a. To rob a
by ####: l
CUCKQLDLY, käkköld-lè. a. Having the
º cºś. kåk'kåld-mă'kår. s. One
that makes a practice of corrupting wives.
ğ the state of a cuckold.
CUCK09, kākkº. s. 174. A bird which ap-
Wears in the spring, and is said to suck the eggs
|CUDDY, kád'dé. S.
of other birds, and lay her own to be hatched
in their place; a name of contempt -
CUCKOO-BUD, kāk'kóð-bād.
CUCKOO-FI.OWER, käkköö-flöß-àr.
The name of a flower.
CUCKOO-SPITTLE, kāk'köö-spít-tl, s. A spu-
mous dew found among plants, with a little in-
Sect in it.
CUCULLATE, kā-kāīlāte. 91.
CUCULLATED, kā-kāl’lā-téd. } a. Hooded,
covered, as with a hood or cowl ; Having the
resemblance or shape of a hood.
CUCUMBER, köö'kām-bár. s. 159. The name
of a plant, and fruit of that plant.
[[J. In some counties of England, especially in
the West, this word is pronounced as if written
Coocumber, this, though rather nearer to the
orthography than Cowcumber, is yet faulty; in
adopting the obtuse u heard in bull, rather than
the open u heard in Cucumis, the Latin word
whence Cucumber is derived : though from the
adoption of the b, I should rather suppose we
took it from the French Concombre. É. how-
ever this may be, it seems too firmly fixed in
its sound of Cowcumber to be altered, and must
be classed with its irregular fellow esculent As-
urugus, which seg.
CUCURBITACEOUS, kā-kār-bê-tà'shôs. a. Cº-
curbitaceous plants are those which resemblea
§§§ such as the pompion and melon.
CUCURBITE, kū'kār-bit. s. 156. A chymical ves-
sel, commonly called a Body.
CUD, kād. s. That food which is reposited in
the first stomach, in order to be chewed again.
CUDDEN, kād'dn. 103
W.
A clown, a stupid low dolt.
To CUDDLE, kād'dl. v. n. 405. To lie close, to
Squat.
cººl, kådjil. s. 99. A stick to strike with
To CUDGEL, kädjil. v. a. To beat with a stice.
CUDGEL-PROOF, kädjil-prôöf. a. Able to re-
sist a stick.
CUDWEED, kād'wéde. s. A plant.
CUE, kū. s. The tail or end of any thing ; the
last words of a speech in acting, to be answer-
ed by another; a hint, an intimation, a short
direction ; humour, temper of mind.
CUERPO, kwár'pó. s. To be in cuerpo, is to be
without the upper coat.
CUFF, kāf. s. A blow with the fist, a box, a
stroke.
To CUFF, kāf. v. m. To fight, to scuffle.
'o CUFF, kāf. v. a.” To strike with the fist; to
strike with talons. - - - -
CUFF, kāf. s. Part of the sleeve. -
CUIRASS, kwe-rås'. s. 340. A breast-plate.
CUlBASSIER, kwe-rás-séér'. s. 275. A man of
arms, a soldier in armour. -
CUISH, kwis. s. 340. The armour that covets
the thighs.
[[3. I have followed Dr. Johnson's spelling in
this word, though I think it not so correct as
cuisse, the original French, and which he has
himself followed in his edition of Shakspeare,
and his notes upon the word in the first part of
Henry the Fourth. But whatever may be the
ºf the pronunciation is certainly that
which I have given. -
CULDEES, kāl'dèze. s. Monks in Scotland
CULINARY, kū-1&-nār-e. a. 512. Relating to
the kitchen.
To CULL, kál. v a. To select from others.
CULLER, kál'lär. S. 93. one who picks or
2 chooses. -
cºs, kál'yūn. s. 113. A scoundrel; a mean
Wretch.
CULLIONLY, kālyān-lè a. . Having the quali
ties of cullion, mean, base. i.
CULLY, kāl'lè. s. A man deceived or imposed
Ul
Pon. -
, To CULLY, kūllé, v a Tobeſool, to cheat, to
e
uppose upon. º,
/
* —no, mêve, nér, nét ;—täbe,
CULMIFEROUS, kāl-mif'fé-rás. a. Culmiferous
ints are such as haye a smooth jointed stalk,
and their seeds are contained in chaffy husks.
To CULMNATE, kál'mè-māte. v. n. To be ver-
tical, to be in the meridian.
CULMINATION, kāl-mè-nā shàm. s. The transit
of a planet #º the meridian.
CULPABILITY, kāl-pá-bºl'è-té. s. Blameableness.
JULPABLE, kål"pā-bl. a. 405. Criminal, blame-
able, blanneworthy.
*
CULPABLY, kāl'pá-blé. ad. Blameably, crimi-
ma\ly.
CULPRIT, köd'prit. s. A man arraigned before
hisº - -
CULTER, kál'tūr. s. The iron of the plough per-
_ pendicular to the share.—See Coulter.
To CULTIVATE, kál'té-väte. v. a. To forward
or improve the product of the earth by manual
industry; to improve, to meliorate.
CULTIVATION, kāl-tê-vá'shôn. s. The art or ||
practice of improving soils, and forwarding or
meliorating vegetables; improvement in gen-
eral, melioration. - .*
CULTIVATOR, kál'tè-vå-tár. s. 521. One who
improves, promotes, or meliorates. -
CULTURE, kál'tshöre. s. 461. The act of culti-
vation ; art of improvement and melioration.
To CULTURE, kál'tshūre. v. a. To cultivate, to
till. JNot used. -
CULVER, kál'vár. s.98. A pigeon. Old word.
CULVERIN, kál'vér-in. s. A species of ordnance.
CULVERKEY, kál'vér-kè. s. A species of flower.
To CUMBER, kám’bàr. v. a. 98. To embarrass,
to entangle, to obstruct; to crowd or load with
something useless; to involve in difficulties and
dangers, to distress; to busy, to distract with
multiplicity of cares; to be troublesome in any
place.
CUMBER, kām'bár. s. Wexation, embarrass-
ment. JNot used.
CUMBERSOME, kám’bàr-sån. a. Trouble-
some, vexatious ; burthensome, embarrassing,
unwieldy, unmanageable.
CUMBERSOMELY; kám'bár-sām-lè, ad. In a
troublesome manner. .
CUMBERSOMENESS, kám’bàr-sām-nés. s. In-
cumbrance, hindrance, obstruction. -
CUMBRANCE, kām'bränse. s. Burthen, hin-
drance, impediment.
t
CUMBROUS, kām'brås. a. Troublesome, vexa- |
tious, disturbing; oppressive, burthensome ;
jumbled, obstructing each other.
CUMFREY, kām'frè. s. A medicinal plant —
See CoMFREY. *
CUMIN, kám’mínz s. A plant.
[[; This word, before Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
altered it, was, I believe, universally spelled
with double m. Our ancestors were homebred
enough to think, that if we received a word
from the Latin, and conformed to the quantity
of that language, that it was necessary to show
that conformity by a specifick orthography of
our own. Thus, the first u in Cuminum being
short, they doubled the m to indicate that short-
ness; as the analogy of our language would
infallibly pronounce the u long, if the Conso-
nant were single in the same manner as in
Cubick, Cupid, &c.--See DRAMA.
To CUMULATE, kū'mū-lāte. v. a. To heap
together. __
CUMULATION, kū-mū-lä'shān. s. The act of
heaping together.
cºś. kū'mū-lä-tiv. a. Consisting of
divers matters put together, JMason
CUNCTATION, känk-ta'shôn. s. Delay, pro-
crastination, dilatoriness.
CUNCTATOR, kámk-tä'tūr. s.
delay, a lingerer. is *
CUNEAL, kū'nè-āl. a. Relating to a wedge,
having the form of a wedge.
CUNEXTED, kū'né-A-têd. a. Made in form of a
wedge. - y
One given to
cúi Paşi ENässjka'pa-blinés. s. Blame, guilt.
131 -
tāb, bill;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
|
CUR
CUNEIFORM, kº-nºt-fºrm. a. Having the
CUNNER, kān'nār. s. less than
an oyster, that sticks close to the rocks. . . . .
knowin 9 -
learned; performed with skill, artful; .#
ly deceitful, trickish, subtle, crafty.
slv-
mess, sleight, fraudulent dexterity; art, ºiſ,
knowledge. ! .
craftily. .
CUNNING-MAN, kān-ning-mân. s. A man
recover stolen goods.
CUNNINGNESS, kān'ning-nēs. s. Deceitful.
P, kāp. s. A small vessel to drink out of:
the liquor contained in the cup, the draught;
hollow like a cup, as the husk of an acorn; Cup
and Can, familiar companions.
º ; to draw blood by applying cupping-
, £13.SSéS. -
CUPBEARER, kāp'bā-răr. s. An officer of the
a feast.
CUPBOARD, kāb'bárd... s. 412. A case with
shelves, in which victuals or earthen ware is
unlawful longing.
CUPOLA, kū'pô-lä. s. 92. A dome, the hemis.
PPER, kāp'pår. s. One who applies cupping-
lasses, a scarifier. A
form of a wedge. ---
A kind of fish
CUNNING, kān'ning. a. 410. Skilful,
CUNNING, kān'ning. s. Artifice, deceit,
CUNNINGLY, kónning-lè. ad. Artfully, slyly,
who pretends to tell fortunes, or teach how to
ness, slyness.
social entertainment, merry bout; any thing
To CUP, kāp. v. a. To supply with cups—op-
king’s household; an attendant to give wine at
§ j
CUPIDITY, kū-pid'é-té. s. 511. Concupiscence
herical summit of a building.
cö
CUPPING-GLASS, kāpping-glás. s. lass
used by scarifiers to draw out blood by
rarefying the air within the cup, previous to
lacing it on the scarified part. .
CUPREOUS, kū'prè-às. a. Coppery, consisting
of * er.
CUR, kär. s. A worthless degenerate dog; a
term of reproach for a man. e
CURABLE, kū'rā-bl. a. 405. That admits of a
remedy.
CURABLENESS, kū'
be healed.
CURACY, kū'rå-sè. s. Employment of a curate,
employment which a hired clergyman holds
under the beneficiary.
CURATE, kū'räte. s. 91... A clergyman hired to
perform the duties of another; a parish priest.
CURATESHIP, kū'râte-ship. s. The same with
Ctira CV.
CURATIVE, kū'rà-tív. a. 157. Relating to the
cure of diseases, not preservative. -
CURATOR, kū-rā'tór. s. 521. One that has the
care and superintendence of anything. -
CURB, kärb. s. A curb is an iron chain, made
fast to the upper part of the branches of the
bridle, running over the beard of the horse
restraint, inhibition, opposition. e
To CURB, kärb. v. a. To guide a horse with a
curb ; to restrain, to inhibit, to check:
CURB-STONE, kärb'stone. s. A thick kind of
stone, placed at the edge of a stone pavement.
JMason. ... ."
CURD, kärd. s. Coagulated milk.
To CURD, kärd. v. a. To turn to curds, to cause
to coagulate.
To cijRibie, kärd'dl. v. n. 405. To coagulate,
to ConCrete.
To CURDLE, kärd'dl. v. a. To cause to coagul
late.
CURDY, kār'dè. a. Coagulated, concreted, full
of curds, curdled.
CURE, kūre. s. Remedy, restorative; act of
healing; the benefice or employment of a cu- -
rate or clergyman. . ~
To CURE, kūre. v. a. Tº heal, to restore to
rā-blinés. s. Possibility to
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health, to remedy; to prepare in any manner,
so as to be preserved from corruption.
CURELESS, kūre'lés. a. Without cure, with-
out remedy.
CURER, kū'rºr. 3.98. A healer, a physician.
CURSED, kār'séd. part. a. 362 jº".
hateful, detestable; unholy, unsanctified; Wex
atious, troublesome. -
CURSEDLY, kār'séd-lè. ad. 364. Miserably,
shamefully
CURFEW, kär'fö. s. An evening peal, by which "cifts;DNESS, kār'séd-nēs. s. The state of
the Conqueror willed, that every man should
take up his fire, and put out his light; a cover
for a fire, a fire-plate. -
JURIALITY, kū-ré-ál'è-té. s. The privileges or ;
retinue of a court. f
ASURIOSITY, kū-rè-ös'ê-të. s. Inquisitiveness, in-
climation to inquiry; micety, delicacy ; accura-
cy, exactness; an act of curiosity, nice experi-
ment, an object of curiosity, rarity.
CURIOUS, kārē-ăs. a. 314. Inquisitive, desirous;
of information; attentive to, diligent about ;
accurate, careful not to mistake ; difficult to
please, solicitous of perfection ; exact, nice,
subtle; elegant, neat, laboured, finished.
CöRiotisfy, kºré-àsºlé, ad. Inquisitively, at-
tentively, studiously; elegantly, neatly; art-
fully, exactly.
CURL, kärl. s. A ringlet of hair; undulation,
wave, sinuosity, flexure.
To CURL, kärl. v. a. To turn the hair in ring-
lets; to writhe, to twist; to dress with curls;
to raise in waves, undulations, or sinuosities.
To CURL, kärl. v. n. To shrink into ringlets;
to rise in undulation ; to twist itself.
CURLEW, kêr’lú. s. A kind of water-fowl; a
bird larger than a partridge, with longer legs.
CURMUDGEON, kār-mâdjön. s. 259. An ava-
ricious churlish fellow, a miser, a niggard, a
riper.
cößidgeon LY, kār-mâdjān-lé. a. 259. Ava-
ricious, covetous, churlish : niggardly.
CURRANT, kār'rán. s. The tree; a small dried
grape, properly written Corinth, from the place
it came from.
CURRENCY, kêr'rén-sé. s. Circulation, power
of passing from hand to hand ; general .
tion ; fluency, readiness of utterance; contihu.
amce, constant flow ; general esteem, the rate
at which any thing is vulgarly valued ; the pa-
pers stamped in the English colonies by autho-
rity, and passing for money.
CURRENT, kär'rént. a. Circulatory, passing
from hand to hand ; generally received, um.
contradicted, authoritative ; common, general ;
popular, such as is established by vulgar esti-
mation; fashionable, popular ; passable, such
as may be allowed or admitted ; what is now
assing, as the current year.
cºš , kêr'rént. s. A running stream;
currents are certain progressive motions of the
water of the sea in several places.
CURRENTLY, kār'rént-lè. ad. In a constant
motion; without opposition; popularly, fash-
ionably, generally ; without ceasing.
CURRENTNESS, kär'rênt-nés. s. Circulation;
eneral reception ; easiness of pronunciation.
CURRICLE, kār'rè-kl. s. 405. An open two-
wheeled chaise made to be drawn by two horses
abreast. JMason.
CURRIER, kār'rè-ár. s. One who dresses and
pares lºather for those who make shoes, or
other tian
S.
CURRIS] *h. a. Having the qualities of
a degen.--ate dog, brutal, sour, quarrelsome.
To C Y, kār'ré. v. a. To dress leather; to
beat, to drub ; to rub a horse with a scratching
instrument, so as to smooth his coat To cur-
ry favour, to become a favourite by petty offi-
ciousness, slight kindnesses, or flattery.
CURRY COMB, kärrè-kôme. s. An iron instru.
ment ised for currying horses.
To CURSE, kärse. v. a. To wish evil to, to exe-
crate, to devote; to afflict, to torment.
Tº QūRSE; kärse. v., n. To imprecate.
CuſtSE, kārae s. Malediction, wish of evil to
another, aſſliction, torment, vexation
being under a curse.
CURSHIP, º: s. Dogship, meannées.
CURSITOR, kär'sé-tár. s. An officer or clerk
belonging to the Chancery, that makes out
original writs. #
CURSORARY, kêr'sö-rá-rè.a. Cursory, hasty,
careless.
CURSORILY, kār'sö-ré-lè. ad. Hastily, without
Care.
CURSORINESS, kär'sö-rè-nēs. s. Slight attea-
tl On.
CURSORY, kār'sö-ré. a. Hasty, quick, inatten-
tive, careless.
CURST, kärst. a. Froward, peevish, malignant,
malicious, Smarting. -
CURSTNESS, kärst'nés. s. "Peevishness, fro-
wardness, malis.iity.
CURT, kärt. a. Short.
To CURTAIL, kār-täle'. v. a. To cut off, to cut
short, to shorten.
[GP This word is said to be derived from the obli-
gation peasants were under, in the feudal times,
of cutting off the tails of their dogs; as only
gentlemen were allowed to have dogs with their
tails on. This Dr. Johnson has shown to be a
vulgar errour; the word being formerly writ-
ten Curtul, from the Latin Curto.
CURTAIN, kärtſia. s. 208. A cloth contracted
or expanded at pleasule. To draw the cur-
tain ; to close it so as to shut out the light ; to
open it so as to discern the objects: in fortifica-
tion, that part of the wall or rampart that lies
between two bastions. -
CURTAIN-LECTURE, kär"th-lék'tshūre. s. A
reproof given by a wife to her husband in bed
To CURTAIN, kärtin. v. a. To enclose with
curtains,
CURTATE DISTANCE, kär"tâte-dis'tänse. s. In
astronomy, the distance of a planet’s place from
the sun, reduced to the ecliptick.
CURTATION, kär th’shān. s. The interval be-
tween a planet's distance from the sun and the
curtate distance. 3 -
CURTS Y, Rärt'sé. s. See CourTEsy.
CURVATED, kār'vá-téd. a. Bent.
CURVATION, kār-vāshān. s. The act of bend-
ing or crooking. -
CURWATURE, kêr'vá-tshūre. s. 461. Crooked-
ness, inflexion, manuer of bending. -
CURV F., kärv. a. Crooked, bent, inflected.
CURWE, kärv. s. Any thing bent, a flexure or
crookedness.
To CURWE, kärv. v. a. To bend, to crook, to
inflect.
To CIRVET, kār-vět'. v. n. To leap, to bound,
to frisk, to be licentious. -
CURWET, kār-vět'. s. A leap, a bound, a fro
lick, a prank. -
CURVILINEAR, kār-vè-Iſn'yār, a. Consisting
of a crooked line ; composed of crooked lines.
CURVITY, kär'vé-té s. Crookedness. ”
CURULE, kū rile. . s. The epithet given to the
chair in which the chief Roman magistrates
were carried. Mason,
CUSHION, kāsh in, or kāsh'ſſin. s. 289. A pil-
low for the seat, a soſt pad placed upon a chair,
[r I have given this word two sounds; not that
I think they are equally in use. I am convinced
the first is the more general, but becau-e the
other is but a trifling departure from it, and
does not contradict the universal rule o pro-
nouncing words of this termination.
CUSHIONED, kāsh'índ. a. 359, Seated on a
cushion. -
CUSP, kāsp. s. A term used to express the points
or horus of the moon, or other luminary,
cut
CYN
—no, mēve, mēr, métr+tºbe, túb, būll;—öll;—pôānd;—thin, this.
cuspated, káspá-téd. : tº e
*tjäPfiºſº, ºš. dà-téd. : * Ending m
a point, having the feaves of a flower ending in
a point. -
CUSTARD, kās’tärd. s. 88. A kind of pudding
made by boiling eggs with milk and sugar.
CUSTOEY, kās’tô-dé. s Imprisonment, re-
straint of liberty; care, preservation, security.
CUSTOM, kās’tám. s. 166. Habit, habitual
practice; fashion, common way of acting; es-
tablished manner; practice of buying of cer-
tain persons; application from buyers, as this
trader has good custom: in law, a law, or right,
mot written, which, being established by long
use, and the consent of ancestors, has been,
and is, daily practised; tribute, tax paid for
oods imported or exported.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, kās’tām-hööse. s. The house
where the taxes upon goods imported or ex-
orted are collected. -
cöß. kös’tôni-á-bi. a. Common, ha-
bitual, frequent.
CUSTOMABLENESS, kāstām-à-bl-nés. s. Fre-
guency; habit; conformity, tº custom, &
cºś. BLY, kās'tām-à-blé. ad. According
to Custorm. *
CUSTOMARILY, kās’tām-ār-à-lè. ad. Habitu-
ally, commonly.
CUSTOMARINESS, kās’töm-ār-&-nēs. s. Fre-
Ulen CW"
C §§1ARy, kás'tām-ār-à. a. Conformable
to established custom, according to prescrip-
tion ; habitual ; usual, wonted.
CUSTOMEI), kās'tūmd. a. 359. Usual, common.
CUSTOMER, kās’tām-àr. s. One who frequents
any place of sale for the sake of purchasing.
CUSTREL, kās'trél. s. A buckler-bearer; a
vessel for holding wine.
To CUT, kåt. pret. Cut, part, pass. Cut. To
penetrate with an edged instrument ; to hew ;
to carve, to make by sculpture; to form any
thing by cutting; to pierce with any uneasy
sensation; to divide packs of car is ; to inter-
sect, to cross, as one line cuts another ; To cut
down, to fell, to hew down, to excel, to over-
power; To cut off, to separate from the other
parts, to destroy, to extirpate, to put to death
untimely; to rescind, to intercept, to himider
from union, to put an end to, to take away, to
withhold, to preclude, to interrupt, to silence,
to apostrophise, to abbreviate'; To cut out. to
shape, to form, to scheme, to contrive, to adapt,
to debar, to excel, to outdo; To cut short, to
hinder from proceeding by sudden interrup-
tion, to abridge, as the soldiers were cut short
of their pay; "To cut up, to divide an animal
into convenient pieces ; to eradicate. ..
To CUT, kåt. v. n. To make its way by dividing
obstructions, to perform the operation of cut-
ting for the stone.
CUT, kåt. part, a Prepared for use.
CUT, kåt. s. The action of a sharp or edged in-
strument ; the impression or separation of con-
tinuity, made by an edge, a wound made b
cutting ; a channel made by at ; a part cut o
from the rest; a small particle, a shred ; a lot
cut off a stick; a near passage, by which some
angle is cut off; a picture cut or carved upon a
stamp of wood or copper, and impressed from
it; the act or practice of div. ii.,g a pack of
cards ; fashion, form, shape, mariner of cutting
into shape ; a fool or cully ; Cut and long tail,
men of all kinds.
CUTANEOUS, kā-tă'nè-às. a. Relating to the
skin.
CUTICLE, kū'té-kl. s. 405. The first and out-
ermost covering of the body, commonly called
the scarf-skin; thin skin formed on the surface
9f any liquor
CUTICULAR, kā-tlk'l-lär. a. Belonging to the
skin. -
CUTLASS, kātlās s. A broad cutting sword.
CUTLER, kåt'lär. s. 98. A dealer in, or maker
of knives and other sharp-edged instrumenta
of steel. .
CUTPURSE, kāt pèrse. s. One who steals by
the method of cutting purses; a thief, a rob oer
JUTTER, kåt’tör. s. 33. agent or instru
ment that cuts any thing; a nimble boat that
cuts the water; the teeth inat cut the meat; an
officer in the exchequer that provides wood for
the tallies, and cuts the sum paid upon them.
CUT-TH ROAT, kåt'thröte. s. A ruffian, a mur
derer, an assassin.
CUT-THROAT, kåt'thröte. a. Cruel, inhuman,
barbarous.
[[f This adjective is frequently used very ab-
surdly, (and not always by the lowest of the
people,) when it is applied to a house of enter-
tainment that charges an exhorbitant price;
such a house is not uncommonly, though very
improperly, called a cut-throat-house. This
sense, I sec, has been adopted by Entick,
though it ought not to have a place in any Dic-
tionary,
QūTTING, kåtting. s. A piece cut off, a chop.
CUTTLE, kått. s. 405. A fish, which, when he
; pursued by a fish of prey, throws out a black
f({ROF".
QUTTLE, kāt’tl. s. A foul-mouthed fellow.
CYCLE, si'kl. s. 405. . A circle; a round of time,
a space in which the same revolution begins
again, a periodical space of time ; a method, Or
account of a method, continued till the same
course begins again ; imaginary orbs, a circle
in the heavens.
CYCLOID, si'klöid. s. A geometrical curve.
[[J. Sheridan and Buchanan proudunce the y in
this word short; and Ash, Kenrick, and W.
Johnston, long. -
CYCLOIDAL, sé-klöld'ál. a. 180. Relating to a .
cycioid.
CYCLOPAEDIA, sl-klö-pê'dè-à. s. A circle of
knowledge, a course of the sciences.
{[5’ I have in this word differed from Mr. Sheri
dan and Dr. Johnson, by placing the accent on
the antepenultimate syllable instead of the pe.
nultimate. I know that Greek words of this
termination lave the accent on the penultimate
syllable; but the antepenultºwnate accentuation
is more agreeable to the genius of our tongue,
and seems to have prevailed. For though Dr.
Johnson has given this word the penultimate ac-
cent, he has placed the accent on the antepenulti-
mate syllable of Ambrosia, Euthanasia, and Hy
drophobiu, though these have all the accent on the
penultimate in the Greek. It is true the i in
the last syllable but one of Cyclopedia is a diph-
thoug in the original ; and this will induce
those who are fond of showing their Greek
learning to lay the accent on the penultimate, .
as its oppºsition to general usage will be an ad-
ditional reason with them for preferring it
The pronunciation I have adopted, I see is sup-
ported by Dr. Kemrick, Entick, Scott, Perry,
and Buchanan, which abundantly shows the
general current of custom.
To these observations may be added, that if the i
be accented, it must necessarily have the long
open sound, as in Elegiac, and not the sound of
e, as Mr. Sheridan has marked it.
CYGNET, sign:t. s. A young swan.
CYLINſ)ER, sil'ín-dār. s. . A body having two
flat surfaces and one circular; a roller.
CYLINDRICAL, sè-lin'dré-kál. P
CYLiN DRICK, sé-lin'drík. a. Parta-
king of the nature of a cylinder, having the
form of a cylinder.
CYM AR, sé-már'. s.
scarf. &
CYMBAL, siln'bāl. s. A musical instrument.
CYNANTHROPY, sº-uán'thrö-pè. s. A species
3. madness, in which men have the qualities of
Og3.
‘.
188. A slight covering, a
CY NIC §. sín'ík-ál.
3×3
DAG
134
DAM
If 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pin;–
CYNEGETICKS, sln-nējétiks. s. The art of
unting". *
CYNICK, sin'ík. a. Having the quali-
ties of a dog, churlish, brutal, snarling; satirical.
CYNICK, sin'nik. s. A philosopher of the snarl-
ing or currish sort; a follower of Diogenes; a
$narler, a misaathrope.
CYNOSURE, sin'6-stºre, or sinò-sère. s. The
star near the north pole, by which sailors steer.
[[G I have, in the first syilable of this word, con-
trary to Mr. Sheridan, preferred the short to
the long sound of v. My first reason is, that
this letter in Greek is the same as in Cynick and
Cylinder; both which have the y short. The
next reason is, the very general rule in our
sanguage of pronouncing the vowel short in all
simples which have the accent on the antepe-
multimate syllable, 535, 537, 503. I am not
certain, however, that the best usage is not
against me. Scott has the first sound, and Sheri-
dam and Entick the second ; the rest of the Dic-
tionaries either have not the word, or do not
mark the uantity of the vowels.
SYPRESS-TREE, si'près-tréé. s. A tall straight
tree: its fruit is of no use, its leaves are bitter,
and the very smell and shade of it are danger-
ous; it is the eu,blem of mourning,
CYPRUS, si'präs. s. A thin transparent black
stuff.
CYST, sist.
CYSTIS, sis'tis.
morbid ſnatter.
CYSTICK, sistik. a. Containing in a *;
CYSTOTOMY, sis-tót’tó-mé. s. 518. The ac
or practice of opening encysted tumours. *
C}\}. zár s. The title of the Emperor of Russia.
CZARINA, zā-ré'nā. s. The Empress of Russia.
**
} s. A bag containing some
D.
To DAB, dāb. v. a. To strike gently with some-
thing soft or moist.
DAB, dāb. s. A small lump of any thing ; a
- blow with something moist or soft ; something
moist or flimsy thrown upon one ; in low lam-
age, an artist; a kind of small flat fish.
DAB-CHICK, dáb'tshik. s. A water-fowl.
To DABBLE, dabbl. v. a. 405. To smear, to
*
daub, to wet.
To DABBLE, dāb'bl. v. m. To play in water, to
move in water or mud ; to do any thing in a
slight manner, to tamper.
DABBLER, dàb'lär. s. One that plays in wa-
ter; one that meddles without mastery, a su-
perficial meddler.
DACE, dàse. s. A small river fish, resembling a
roach.
DACTYLE, dák'tfl. s. 145. A poetical foot, con-
;"| of one long syllable and two short ones.
AD, dād.
Bº dád'dè s. The child's way of ex-
$ º
ressing father.
DAFFQDIL, dāf'fö-dil.
DAFFODILLY, dàf-fô-dfi'lé... ' 8
DAFFODOWNDILLY, dāf'fö-döön-dii'lè.
This plant fath a lily-flower, consisting of ene
leaf, which is bell-shaped.
To DAFT, dàf v. a. To toss aside, to throw
away slightly. Obsolete.
AG, dāg. s. A dagger; a hand-gun, a pis-
t
DAGGER, dāg'àr. s. 98, 381. A short sword,
a paniard, a blunt blade of iron with a basket
hilt; used ſon defence ; the obelus, as º -
DAGGERSDRAWIN G, dāg'ārz-dràw-ing. s.
The act of drawing daggers, approach to open
violence.
To DAGGLE, dàg'gl. v. a. 405.
lº in mire or water.
To Da "LF dāg’: v n.
To dip neg.
To be in the mire.
|
DAGGLETAIL, dāg'gl-tále. a. Bemired, be-
Nº.
Pºlº, dā'lé. a. Happening every day, quo-
tiſilan. -
RAILY, dà'lë, ad, Every day, very oftem.
DAINTILY, dàmeté-lè. ad. Elegantly, deli.
cately, deliciously, pleasantly.
DAINTINESS, dàmetē-nēs. s. Delicacy, soft.
ness ; elegance, nicety; squeamishness, fas.
tidiousness. *-
DAINTY, dàme'té, a Pleasing to the palate;
delicate, nice, squeamish; scrupulous; elegant;
In 106°.
DAſ NTY, dàme'té. s. Something mice or deli-
cate, a delicacy; a word of fondness formerly
In 11 Se.
DAIRY, dà'rè. s. The place where cheese, but-
ter, and other articles made of milk are manu-
factured ; the produce of the dairy.
DAIRYMAID, dà'ré-mâde. s. The woman ser
vant whose business is to manage the milk.
DAISY, dà'zé. s. 438. A spring flower.
DALE, dàle. s. A väle, a *:
DALLIANCE, dāl'iè-ánse. s. Interchange of
caresses, acts of fondness ; conjugal conversa-
tion ; delay, procrastination.
DALLIER, dàI'lē-ăr. s. A trifler, a fondler.
To 5Åfjºy, asſié. v. n. To triñé, to play the
tool ; to exchange caresses, to fondle ; to sport,
to play, to frolick ; to delay.
DAM, dàm. s. The mother.
DAM, dàm. s. A mole or bank to confine wa-
ter.
To DAM, dàm. v. a. To confine, to shut up
water by moles or dams. &- &
DAMAGE, dām‘midje. s. 90. , Mischief, detri-
ment; loss; the value of mischief dome; repa-
ration of damage, retribution ; , in law, any
hurt or hindrance that a man taketh in his es-
tate.
To DAMAGE, dàm?dje. v. a. 90, to do mischief,
to injure, to impair.
To DAMAGE, dám'idje. v. n. To take damage.
DAMAGEABLE, dàm'ídje-à-bl., a. , Suscepti-
ble of hurt, as damageable goods; mischievous,
pernicious.
DAMASCENE, dàm'zm. s. A small black plum,
a damson.
DAMASK, dām‘āsk. . s. 38. Linen or silk wo-
ven in a manner invented at Pamascus, by
which part rises above the rest in flowers.
To DAMASK, dām‘āsk. v. a. 88. , ſo form
flowers upon stuffs; to variegate, to diversi-
fy.
BAMASK-ROSE, dàm'ösk-roze. s. A red rose.
DAME, dàme, s. A lady, the title of honour
formerly given to women ; mistress of a low
family; women in general.
DAME'S.VIOLET, dàmà-vi'ö-lét. s. Queen's
gillyflower.
To DAMN, dām. v. a. 411. To doom to eter-
mal torments in a future state ; to procure or
cause to be eternally condemned ; to condemn
to hoot or hiss any publick perſormance, to ex
plode. e
DAMNABLE, däm'nā-bl. a. Deserving damna
tion.
DAMNABLY, dàm'nā-bº. a. In such a man
ner as to incur eternal punishment.
DAMNATION, dām-mä'shān. s. Exclusion
from Divine mercy, condemnation to eternal
punishment.
DAM NATORY, dàm'nā-tūr-A. a. 512. Con
taining a sentence of condemnation.
DAMNEU, dàmmd, or dám néd. part. a. Hate
ful, detestable. ©
[[3° This word, in familiar language, is scarcely
ever used as an adjective, and promounced in
one syllable, but by the lowest vulgar and pro-
fame; in serious speaking it ought always, like
cursed to be pronounced in two. 362. Thus in
Shakspeare-
--rº. * * *
DAP
4 *
~ * & &
- ***. .*.*.*.
ºf 35 *:::
DAT
—no, move, nér, mēt;—túbe, tāb, ball ;—&il :-pºnd ;-thin, rhis.
• But oh! what damned minutes tells he o'er,
whº dotes, yet doubts—suspects, yet strongly
g.”
There is a very singular usage of this word, as a
verb or participle, when it signifies the con-
demnation of a play; but this application of it,
mough authorized by the politest speakers, has
an unhallowed harshness in it to pious ears,
and an affectation of force to judicious ones.
It is, at least, the figure called Catachresis.
*AMNIFICK. dām-mif'ík. a. Procuring loss,
mischievous.
‘ſo DAMNIFY, dàm'nè-fl. v. a. To endamage,
to injure ; to hurt, to impair.
DAMNINGNěšš, dàmmingºnés. s. Tendency
to procure damnation.
{AMP, dàmp. a. Moist, inclining to wet; de-
- ected, sunk, depressed.
P, dàmp. s." Fog, moist air, moisture; a
noxious vapour exhaled from the earth ; de-
wection, depression of spirit.
* DAMP, dàmp. v. a. To wet, to moisten ; to
* to deject, to chill, to weaken, to aban-
Oh.
WAMPISHNESS, dàmp?sh-més. s. Tendency to
wetness, moisture.
DAMPNESS, dàmp'nés. s. Moisture.
DAMPY, dàmp'é. a. Dejected, gloomy, sorrow-
ful. *
DAMSEL, dàm'zél. s. 10%. A young gentlewo-
man; an attendant of the better rank; a wench,
a county y lass.
AMSON, dàm'zm. s. 170. A small black plum.
AN, dām. s. The old term of honour for men.
To DANCE, dănse. v. n. 78, 79. To move in
measure.
to DANCE Attendance, dànse. v. a. To wait
with supplemess and obsequiousness.
*o DANCE, dānse. v. a. To make to dance, to
put into a lively motion,
YYANCE, dānse. s. 78, 79. A motion of one or
many in concert.
BANCER, dán'stir. s. One that practises the art
of §§§
DANCINGMASTER, dān'sing-más-tàr. s. One
who teaches the art of dancing,
DANCING-SCHOOL, dán'síng-skööl. s. The
school where the art of dancing is taught.
d)ANDELION, dān-dè-li'ām. s. The name of a
R. so called from its likeness to the tooth of
a 110Il.
"To DANDLE, dán'di. v. a. 405. To shake a
child on the knee; to fondle, to treat like a
child. -
3)ANDLER, dánd'lär. s. He that dandles or
fondles children.
PANDRUFF, dán'dröf. s. Scurf in the head.
DANEWORT, dàme'wärt. s. A species of elder,
called also dwarf-elder, or wall-wort.
DANGER, dānejôr. s. 98. Risk, hazard, peril.
To DANGER, dàmejār. v. a. To put in hazard,
to endanger. JNot in use.
DANGERLESS, dàmejār-lés. a. Without haz-
ard, without risk. ..
DANGEROUS, dānejār-às, a. 543. Hazardous,
erilous.
DANGEROUSLY, dàmejār-ös-lè. ad. Hazard.
ously, §§§ with danger.
DAN&#Röösnßs, danjärås-nēs. s. Dan-
ger, hazard, peril.
To †ANěijī, dán'gl. v. n. 405. To hang loose
and quivering ; to hang upon any one, to be an
humable follower.
DANGLER, dàng'glär. s. A man that hangs
about women.
DANK, dāngk, a.408. Damp, moist.
DANKISH, dāngkºlsh. a. Somewhat dank.
DAPPER, dàp'për. a. 98. Little and active,
lively without bulk.
DAPPERLING, º s. A dwarf.
DAPPLE, dàppl. a. 405. Marked wºth rious
colours, variegated.
To DAPPLE, dàp'pi. v. a. To streak, to varv
DAR, dár. 78. s
DART, dárt. & - -
A fish found in the river Severn in England.
To DARE, dare. v. m. pret. I durst, part. I
have dared. To have courage for any purpose,
to be adventurous. ,
[[j' If I am not mistaken, there is a prevailin
pronunciation of this word in Ireland, whic
makes it a perfect rhyme to ſ: bar, &c. That
this is contrary to universal usage in England.
and to the most general rule in the ...F.
needs not be insisted on ; the only word of a
similar forum which is so pronounced, is the first
person plural of the verb to be. But this, it must
be remémbered, is an auxiliary verb; and the
auxiliary verbs, being as irregular in their pro-
nunciation as in their form, are but indifferent
models by which to regulate the rest of the lan-

guage.
To DARE, dàre. v. a. To challenge, to defy,
[[j'. In this sense, this verb is regular.
To DARE LARKS, dàre 13rks. v. n. To catch
them by means of a looking-glass.
DARE, dàre. s. Defiance, challenge. JNot in use
DAREFUL, dare'föl. a. #" of defiance.
DARING, dà'ring. a. Boºl, adventurous, fear

iess.
DARINGLY, §'ringle. ad. Boldly, courageously
DARINGNESS, dà'ring-nēs. s. Boldness.
DARK, dārk. a. Without light; not of a showy
or vivid colour; blind ; opake ; obscure; ig-
morant ; gloomy. *
To DARK, dārk. v. a. To darken, to obscure.
to jºken, darin. V. a. ºoº..."to make dark
to perplex ; to sully.
To DARKEN, dár'km. v. n. To grow dark.
DARKLING, dárk'ling, part. a. Being in the
dark.
DARKLY, dārk'ié. ad. In a situation void of
light, obscurely, blindly.
D NESS, dárkºnés. s. Absence of tight ;
opakeness; obscurity; wickedness; the empire
of Satan,
DARKSOME, dàrk'sám. a. Gloomy, obscure.
DARLING, dàr'ling, a. Favourite, dear, beloved.
A contraction of dearling, or little dear. 515.
DARLING, dár'ing, s. A favourite, one much
beloved.
To DARN, dàrn. v. a. To mend holes by imita-
ting the texture of the stuff.
Dººl, dár'mil. s.99. A weed growing in the
1621GHS.
DART, dārt. s.
the hand.
To DART, dārt. v. a.
throw, to emit.
To DART, dārt. v. m. To fly as a dart.
To DASH, dàsh. v. a. To throw any thing sud-
denly against something; to break by collision;
to throw water in flashes; to bespatter, to be-
sprinkle; to mingle, to change by some small
admixture ; to form or print in haste; to obli-
terate, to cross out; to confound, to make
ashamcd suddenly.
To DASH, dāsh. v. n. To fly off the surface; ts
fly in flashes with a loud noise; to rush through
water so as to make it fly. º
DASH, dāsh. s. Collision; infusion; a mark in
writing, a line — ; stroke, blow.
DASH, dāsh ad. An expression of the sound of
water dashed.
DASTARI), dàs’tärd. s. 88. A coward, a pol-
troll.
To DASTARDISE, dās’tär-dize. v. a. To intimi-
date; to deject with cowardice.
DASTARDLY, dàs'tárd-lè. a. Cowardly, mean,
timorous. & i
DASTARDY, dāstār-dè. s. Cowardliness.
DATE, dàte. s. . The time at which a letter is
written, marked at the end or the beginning;
the time at which any event happened; th?
A missile weapon thrown by
To throw offensively; to

, - iº --dº.
* sºlºs. º º 3sº **, . .
Trº-Fºle, far, all, fººms, mºt;—pine, pia;-
time stipulated when any thing should be done;
end, “onclusion; duration, continuance; the
fruit of the date-tree.
MATE-TREE, date'tréé. s. A species of palm.
"o DATE, date, v. a. To note with the time at
which any thing is written or done.
DATELESS, date'ſés. a. Without any fixed
terlm.
DATIVE, dºtiv., a. 157. In grammar, the case
that signifies the person to whom anything is
given *
^o DAUB, dāwb. v. a. 213. To smear with some-
thing, adhesive; to paint coarsely; to lay on
anything gaudily or ostentatiously; to flatter
Kää awa,
PAUBER, dāw'bár. s. 98. A coarse low painter
DAUBY, dàw'bé. a. Wiscous, glutinous, adhe-
SIV(2.
DAUGHTER, dāw'tūr. s. 218. The female off.
spring of a man or woman; in poetry, any de-
scendant; the penitent of a confessor.
To D'Atjºf. dánt. v. a. 214. To discourage, to
fright.
DASILess, dánt'ſés. a. Fearless, not de-
jected.
TAUNTLESSNESS, dānt'lés-mêe s. Fearless-
IRCSS.
*AUPHIN, dāw'fin. s. Heir apparent to the
crown of Frauce. Mason. Obsolete.
AW, dāw. s. The name of a bird.
DAWN, dàwn. v. n. To begin to grow light;
-Ø gliminer obscurely ; to begin, yet faintly, to
ive some promises of iustre.
# AWN, dāwn. s. The time between the first
appearance of light and the sun's rise; begin-
ning, first rise.
dà. s. The time between the rising and
the setting of the sum ; the time from noon to
noon ; light, sunshine; the day of contest, the
pattle ; an appointed or fixed time ; a day ap-
pointed for some commemoration; from day
to day, without a certainty or continuance.
*WAYRED, dābād. s. A bed used for idleness.
: AYBQQK, dà'bóók. s. A tradesman's journal.
DAYBREAK, dà Uráke. s. The dawn, the first
º of light.
0AYLABOUR, dalá-hăr. s. Labour by the day.
DAYLABOURER, dà-lā'bár-àr. s. One that
works by the day.
DAYLIGHT, dà'lite. s. The light of the day, as
opposed to that of the moon, or a taper.
DAYLILY, dà'li-lè. s. The same with asphodel.
DAYSPRING, dà'spring. s. The rise of the day,
the dawn.
DAYSTAR, dà'står. s. The morning star.
OAYTIME, dà'time. s. The time in which there
is light, opposed to might
& AYWORK, dà'wärk.'s.
day, day-labour.
IYAZIED, dà'zid. a. 282.
daisies.
To DAZZLE, dàz'z v. a. 405. To overpower
with light or brightness.
To DAZZLE, dàz'zl v. m. To be overpowered
with light or brightness.
ºğ. dè'km. s. 170,227. One of the lowest
order of the clergy.
THE ACON ESS, dē'km-mês, s,
the ancient church.
?FACONRY, dà'kn-ré,
DEACONSHIP, dé'kn-ship.
or dignity of a deacon.
DEAD, déd. a 234 Deplived of life, inani-
mate, senseless matic iless; #. useless;
Jull, gloomy frigid ; vapid ; spiritless ; unin-
habited , without the power of vegetation : in
theºlogy, lying under the power of sin. .
Te DEADEN, déd'dii. v. a. 405. To deprive of
&ny kind of force or sensation; to make vapid,
Work imposed by the
Besprinkled with
A female officer in
} s. The office!
or spiritless.
DEAD-DQING, déd'dó-ing, pare a Oestruc-l
tive, killing, mischievous.
DEAD-LIFT, déd'Ifft. s. Hopeless exigence."
DEADLY, déd'lé. a. Destructive, mortal, ims
placable.
DEADLY, déd'lé, ad. In a manner resembling
the dead: portally; implacably, irreconcileahly.
DEADN Éšš, déd'nés. s. Want of warmth.;
weakness of the vital powers; vapidness of li-
uors, loss of spirit.
DEADNETTLE, déd'nét'tl. s. A weed, the same
with archangel.
DEAD-RECKONING, déd’rék-injug. s. That
estimation or conjecture which the sº amen
make of the place where a ship is, by keeping
an account of her way by the log
DEAF, déf. a. 234, Wanting the sense of hear-
ing ; º of the power of hearing, ; ob-
scurely heard.
To DEAF EN, déffn. v. a. 405. To deprive of
the power of hearing.
DEAFLY, 8éflé. ad." Without sense of sounds;
obscurely to the ear.
DEAFN ESS, déf'més. s. Want of the power of
hearing ; unwillingness to hear.
DEAL, dēle. s. 227. Great part ; quantity, de-
gree of more or less ; the art or practice of deal-
ing cards ; firwood, the wood of pines.
To DEAL, dēle. v. a. To dispose to different
persons; to distribute cards; to scatter, to
throw about ; to give gradually, or one after
another
To DEAL, dēle. v. n. To traffick, to transact
business; to act between two persons, to inter-
vene ; to behave well or ill in any transaction;
to act in any manner; To deal by, to treat well
or ill ; To deal in, to have to do with, to be
engaged in, to practise ; To deal with, to treat
in any manner, to use well or ill, to contend
with. -
To DEALBATE, dē-ăl’bàte. v. a. To whiten, to
bleach.
DEALBATION, dē-ăl-bä'shān, s. The act of
teaching.
|Iºalfit, delàr. s. 98. One that has to do with
any thing ; a trader or trafficker; a person
who deals the cards.
DEA LING, dé'ling. s. Practice, action , inter-
course; ineasures of treatment; traffick, busi-
£16:SS.
DEAMBULATION, dē-ăm-bū-lä'shēn. s. The act
of walking abroad.
DEAMBULATORY, dē-ăm'biº-lä-tār-e. a. Re
lating to the practice of walking abroad.
f}EAN, déme. s. 227. The second dignitary of 5
diocese. t
DEANERY, dé'nār-ré. s. 98. The office of a
dean"; the revenue of a dean ; the house of 2
(i.ean.
DEANSHIP, dène'ship. s. The office and rank
of a dean.
DEAR, dère a. 227. Beloved, darling; valuable,
costly ; scarce; sad, hateful, grievous. In this
last sense obsolete.
DEAR, dēre, s. A word of endearment.
I) EARBOUGHT, dēre'bāwt. a. Purchased at a
high price
IDE. ###. dère'lè ad. With great fondness; at
& high prl Ce.
To DEARN, dàrn. v. a. To mend clothes.—See
DARN.
DEARNESS, dēre'nés. s.
love , sº arcity, high price.
DEARTH, dérth, s. 234. Scarcity which makes
food dear; want, famine; barrenness.
To DEARTICULATE, dē-ăr-th'-lāte. v. a Ta.
disjoint, to dismember. t e ſº
DEATH, déth. s. 234. The extinction of life,
mortality; the state of the dead; the manner
of dying; the image of mortality represented
by a skeleton. in theology, damnation, eternal
torments.
DEATH-BED, dēth'béd. s. The bed to which
man is confined by mortal sickness.
Fondness, kindness,
Tira
* . . . " EEC
* * *
-:4:4,
*137 " ..."
E.J.E.C.
.** w * ~ * *::. . º -
—né, mēve, mºr, nét, túbe, tah, būlī;-&flº-pôānd;—thin, this.
DEATHFUL, déth'föl. a.
. . destructive, murderous.
DEATHLESS, déth'lés.
dying.
DEATHLIKE, déth'like. a. Resembling death,
still.
DEATH'S-DOOR, déth's-dòre'. s. A near ap-
proach to death.
DEATHSMAN, déſhá'mán. s 88 Executioner,
hangunan, headsman.
DEATH WATCH, déth'wótsh. s. An insect
that makes a tinkling noise, superstitiously ima-
ined to prognosticate death.
To DEBARK, dē-bárk'. v. a. To disembark.
To DEBAR, dé-bär'. v. a. To exclude, to pre
clude.
To DEBASE, dè-bāse'. v. a. To reduce from
a higher to a lower state; to sink into mean-
ness: to adulterate, to lessen in value by base
admixtures.
DEBASEMENT, dē-bāse'mént. s. The act of
debasing or degrading.
DEBASER, dè-ba'sèr. s. 98. He that debases,
he that adulterates, he that degrades another.
DEBATABLE, dē-bâte'ā-bl. a. Disputable.
DEBATE, dē-bäte'. s. A personal dispute, a
controversy ; a quarrel, a contest.
To DEBATE, dē-bäte. v. a. To controvert, to
dispute, to contest.
To DEBATE, dē-bäte'
dispute.
DEBATEFUL, dē-bâtefăl.
Contentious. .
DEBATEMENT, dē-bäte'mánt. s.
controversy. . . .
.)EBATER, dè-bā'tár. s. 98. A disputant, a
CoutroVertist.
To DEBAUCH, dē-bāwtsh'. v. n. 213. To
corrupt by lewdness; to corrupt by intemper-
àIl Cé.
DEBAUCH, dē-bāwtsh'. s. A ſit of intemper-
ance, lewdness.
DEBAUCHEE, déb-àw-shëé'. 8.
drunkard. -
DEBAUCHER, dē-bāwtsh'êr. s. One who se-
duces others to intemperance or lewdness.
DEBAUCHERY, dē-bāwtsh'êr-ré. s. The prac-
tice of excess, lewdness.
DEBAUCHMENT, dē-bāwtsh'mént. s. The
act of debauching or vitiating ; corruption.
To DEBEL, dē-bél'. . .
To DEBELLATE, dē-bél’lāte.
conquer, to Over COme in War.
Full of slaughter,
a. Immortal, never-
v. n. To deliberate ; to
a. Quarrelsome,
Contest,
A lecher, a
To
V. ºl.
DEBELLATION, déb-bél-à'shân. s. The act
, of conquering in war.
DEBENTURE, dē-bêm tshūre. s. A writ or
, note by which a debt is claimed. .
DEBILE, déb'Îl. a. 145. Feeble, languid.
To: DEBILITATE, dè-bil'è-täte. v. a. To make
ſaint, to enfeeble. . . .
Pºlº. ICN, dè-bil-e-tä'shán. s. The act
of weakening.
DEBILITY, dē-bíl'è-të. s.
16SS.
DEBONAIR, déb-ó-nāre' a. Elegant, civil,
well bred.
DEBONAIRLY, déb-ó-nāre'lé. ad. Elegantly.
DEBT, dét. s. 347. That which one man owes
to another; that which any one is obliged to
do or suffer.
DEBTED, dèt'éd. part. a. Indebted, obliged to.
DEBTOR, dét’túr. s. 98. He that ewes some-
Weakness, feeble-
thing to another ; one that owes money; oneſ!'
side of an account book.
DECACUMINATED, dē-kā-kā'mè-nā-têd.
Having the top cut off.
DECAiii, dékád. s. 529. The sum of ten.
DECADENCY, dē-kā dén-sé... s. Decay, fall.
DECAGON, déká-gān s. 503. A plain figure
in geometry, often sides.
BECALOGUE, dék'à-lèg. s. 338.
3.
The ten
To ſº. CAMP, dē-kämp'. v. a. . To shift the
cartºp, to move off.
DECAMPMENT, dē-kämp'mênt. s. The act
of shifting the camp. -
ly, so as to leave the sediment behind.
DECANTATION, dék-án-tū'shôn. s.
of decanting. -
DEQANTER, dē-käntär... s. 98. A glass ves.
sel that contains the liquor after it has been
poured of “lear. * -
To DECAPITATE, dē-kāp'è-täte. v. a. To
behead. -
To DECAY, dē-kā'. v. n. 220. To lose ex
cellence, to decline.
DECAY, dē-kā’. s. Decline from the state of
perfection, declension from prosperity; con-
sºmption.
Dºyºn, dè-kā'ār. s. 98. That which causes
6CaV.
DECEASE, dé-sése' s 227. Death, departure
from life.
To DECEASE, dē-sèse'. v. n. To die, to depart
from life.
DECEIT, dē-sète'. s. 250. Fraud, a cheat, a
fallacy , stratagem, artifice.
of deceit.
DECEITFULNESS, dē-sète'fāl-nés. s. Tenden-
cy to deceive.
exposed to imposture.
DECEl VABLENESS, dē-sé'vá-bl-més. s. Liable-
mess to be deceived.
To DECEIVE, dē-sève'. v. a. 250.
into errour ; to delude by stratagem. .
DECEIVER, dē-sè'vár. s. One that leads ana.
other into errour.
DECEMBER, dé-sém'bár. s. 98. The last month.
of the year. *
DECEMPEDAL, dē-sém'pë-dál. a. Having ten.
feet in length. -
DECEMVIRATE, dé-sém'vè-räte. s. 91. The
dignity and office of the ten governours of Rome:
DECEMVIRI, dé-sém'vé-ri. s.
To bring
laws, and govern for a certain time. f
DECENCY, dé'sén-sè. s. Propriety of form,
becoming ceremony ; suitableness of charace
ter, propriety; modesty.
DECENNIAL, dé-sén'nè-ál. a 113, What con
tinues for the space of ten years.
DECENT, dé'sént. a. Becoming, fit, suitable.
DECENTLY, dé'sént-lè. ad. In a proper man-
ner, with suitable behaviour -
DECEPTIBILITY, dé-sép-tê-bíl'è-të. s. Liable-
ness to be deceived. -
DECEPTIBLE, dé-sép'tè-bl. a. 405. Liable te
be deceived. q
DECEPTION, dē-sép'shān. s. The act or means
of deceiving, cheat, fraud; the state of being
deceived.
{}ECEPTIOUS, dé-sép'shôs. a. 314. Beceitful.
DECEPTIVE, dē-sép'tív. a. 157. Having the
Gwer of deceiving. * -
d'ɺ. iºtarº. a. Containing means'
of deceit.—See REceptory.
LVECERPT, dē-sérpt'. a. Diminished, taken off.
BECERPTi BLE, dè-sérp'tè-bl. a. That may be
taken off.
DECERPTION, dē-sérp'shūm. s. The act of
lessening, or taking off.
DECESSION, dē-sésh'êm. s. A departure.
To DECHARM, dē-tshārm'. v. a. To counters'
act a charia, to disinchant.
To DECIDE, dé-side'. v. a. To fix the event of.
to determine; to determine a question or dis-
pute.
DECIDENCE, dés'ê-dénse. s. 503 "he §
of being shed, or of falling off; the act of f
coulmandments gºes by God to Moses. 1
| ing away.
The act -
pñºſfully, de-sete'föl-& ad. Fraudulently.
DECEIVABLE, dé-sé'vá-bl. a. Subject to fraud,
Ten supreme:
magistrates of ancient Rome, chosen to make
Tº DECANT, dē-känt'. v. a. To pour off gent.
DECEITFUL; dé-sète'föl. a. Fraudulent, full
DEC
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[G 559.-Fāte, fir, ſall, fit —mé, mēt;—pine, pin;–
I).ECIDER, dē-sl'dør. s. 98. One who determines
causes; one who determines quarrels.
DECIDUOUS, dé-sid'à-3s, or dé-sidjū-às. a. 293.
Falling, not perennial.
DECIMAL, dés'ê-mál. a. Numbered by ten.
To DECIMATE, dés'é-māte. v. a. 91. To tithe,
to take the tenth ; to punish every tenth soldier
by lot.
DECIMATION, dés-sé-mâ'shön. s. A tithing, a
selection of every tenth ; a selection by lot of
every tenth soldier for punishment.
To DECEPHER, dé-s!'fär. v. a. To explain that
which is written in ciphers; to mark down in
characters; to stamp, to mark; to unfold, to
unravel.
DECIPHERER, dē-si'för-àr. s. One who ex-
lains writings in cipher.
DECISION, dē-sizh'âm. s. Determination of a
difference; determination of an event.
DECISIVE, dē-si'sív. a. 158, 428. Having the
power of determining any difference; hav-
ing the power of settling any event
DECISIVELY, dē-si'sfv-lè. ad. In a conclusive
Imall ner.
DECISIVENESS, dē-si'siv-nēs. s. The power
of terminating any difference, as settling an
event.
DECISORY, dē-si'sø-rè. a. 429, 557. Able to
determine or decide.
To DECK, dék. v.
to adorn.
TECK, dék. s. The floor of a ship ; pack of
§: legularly on each other.
DECKER, dék'kår. s. A dresser.
To DECLAIM, dē-kläme'. v. n. To harangue,
to speak set orations.
DECLAIMER, dē-klä'már. s. One who makes
speeches with intent to move the passions.
DECLAMATION, dék-klä-mâ'shôn. s. 530. A
discourse addressed to the passions, an ha-
É.
DECLAMATOR, dék-klä-mâ'tár. s. 521. A de-
claimer, an orator.
DECLAMATORY, dē-kläm'må-tór-š. a. Re-
lating to the practice of declaiming ; appealing
to the passions. 512
DECfARABLE, déklárà-bl. a. Capable of
roof.
DěčRATION, dék-klä-rå'shön. s. 530. A
proclamation or affirmation,’ publication ; an
explanation of something doubtful : in law, de-
claration is the showing forth of an action per-
sonal in any suit, though it is used sometimes
for real actions.
DECLARATIVE, dē-klär A-tív. a. Making de-
claration, explanatory; making proclamation.
157.
DECLARATORLLY, dē-klär'à-tūr-e-lè. ad. In
the form of a declaration, not promissively.
DECLARATORY, dé-klár'á-tär-à. a. Affirma-
tive, expressive. 512, r
To DECLARE, dē-kläre'. v. a. To make known,
to tell evidently and openly; to publish, to
proclaim, to show in open view.
To DECLARE, dē-kläre'. v. n. To make a de-
claration. t ".
DECLAREMENT, dē-kläre'mént. s. Discovery,
declaration, testimony.
DECLARER, jº: s. 98. One that makes
any thing known.
DECLENSION, dē-klén'shôn. s. Tendency from
a greater to a less degree of excellence; decli-
nation, descent; inflexion, manner of chang-
Riºs: ºOtººls.
DECENABLE, de Kling-bl. a.405. Having a
variety of terminations.
DECLINATION, dék-kiè-mâ'shôn. s. Descent,
change from a better to a worse state, decay;
the act of bending down; variation from rec-
witude,' oblique motion, obliquity; variation
from a fixed point: in navigation, the varia;
a. To overspread; to dress;
º
tion of the needle from the true nieridian of
any place to the East or West: in astronomy,
the declination of a star we call its shortest
distance from the equator.
DECLINATOR, dēk-lè-mâ'tör. 521.
DECLINATORY, dē-klin'ā-tàr-é. 8.
An instrument in dialling.—See IxcLinAtory.
To DECLINE, dē-klime'. v. m. To lean down-
wards ; to deviate, to run into obliquities; to
shun, to refuse, to avoid any thing; to be im
paired, to decay. -
To DECLINE, dē-klime'. v. a. To bend down-
wards, to bring down; to shum, to refuse, to be
cautious of; to modify a word by various ter
minations
DECLINE, dē-klime'. s. The state of tendency
to the worse, diminution, decay.
DECLIVITY, dé-kliv'é-té. s. 511. Inclination, or
obliquity reckoned downwards, gradual descent.
DECLIVOUS, dē-kli'vås. a. 503. Gradually de-
scending, not precipitous.
To DECOCT, dè-kökt'. v. a. To prepare by
boiling for any use, to digest in hot water ; to
digest by the heat of the stomach; to boil up
to a COnSiStence. -
DECOCTIBLE, dē-kók'té-bl. a. That which
may be boiled, or prepared by boiling.
DECOCTION, dē-kök'shôn. s. The act of boil-
ing any thing ; a preparation made by boiling
in Water.
DECOCTURE, dè-kök'tshūre. s. 461. A sub-
stance drawn by decoction.
DECOLLATION, dék-köl-lä'shôn. s. The act of
beheading.
To DECOMPOSE, dē-köm-poze'. v. a. (De,
composer, French.) To dissolve or resolve a
mixed body.
[[; This word is neither in Johnson's Dictiona-
ry, nor any other I have seen, but is of suck
frequent use as to deserve a place in all. To
Decompound is frequently used in this sense, but
improperly ; for that word signifies to mix com
pounded things together, while to Decompose
means to unmix or analyze things.
DECOMPOSITE, dē-kön-pôz'it. a. 154. Com-
ounded a second time. -
DECOMPOSITION, dē-köm-pô-zish'an. s. The
º of compounding things already compound-
€01.
To DECOMPOUND, dē-köm-pôānd'. v. a. To
compose of things already compounded.
DECOMPOUND, dē-kôm-pöänd'. a. Composed
of things or words already compounded.
To DECôRATE, dék'kö-räte. v. a. 91. To e-
dorn, to embellish, to beautify.
DECORATION, dék-kö-rä'shôn. s. Ornament,
added beauty,
DECORATOR, dék'kö-rá-têr. s. 521.
dorner. -
DECOROUS, dē-ko'rås. a. 503. Decent, suita
ble to a character.
[[ī’ An uneducated Fnglish speaker is very apt
to pronounce this word with the accent on the
first syllable, according to the analogy of his
own language ; but a learned ear would be as
much shocked at such a departure from clas-
sical propriety, as in the words somorous and cº-
norous. 512. When once the mere English
scholar is set right in this word, he will be sure
to pronounce Dedecorous with the accent on the
penultimate likewise; and when he is told that
this is wrong, because that syllable in the Ilatin
word is short, he will not fail to pronounce In-
decorous with the antepenultimate accent; but
what will be his surprise when he is informed
that this too is wrong, because the penultimate
syllable in Latin is long—See lispecorous.
To DECORTICATE, dē-kör’tè-käte v. a To
divest of the bark or husk.
DECORTICATION, dē-köl-tê-kå'shān. s. The
act of stripping the oark or husk.
DECORUM, dē-köråm. s. Decency, behaviour
contrary to licentiousness, seemliness,
An a-
". . • Ogo
139
HYEF
-416, mêve, nér, not ;-töbe, tàb, bāli;-&f ,-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
To DECOY, dē-köé'. v. a. 329. To lure into a
cage, to intrap.
pīāoy, dē-kőé'. s. Allurement to mischief.
IDECOYDUCK, dē-köè'dàk. s. A duck that lures
others.
To DECREASE, dē-krèse'. v. n. 227. To grow
less, to be diminished. -
To DECREASE, dē-krèse'. v. a. To make less,
to diminish.)
DECREASE, dē-krèse'. s. The state of growing
less, decay : the wane of the moon.
To DECREE, dē-krèë'. v. n. To make an edict,
to appoint by edict.
To DECREE, dē-krèë'. v. a. To doom, or as-
sign by a decree.
DECREE, dē-krèë'. s. An edict, a law; an es-
tablished rule; a determination of a suit.
DECREMENT, dék'krè-mémi. s. 503. Decrease,
the state of growing less, the quantity lost by
decreasing. º
DECREP[T, dē-krép'ft. a. Wasted or worn out
with age. ...” - -
[[;" This word is frequently mispronounced, as
if spelled decrepid.
To DECREPITATE, dē-krêp'é-täte. v. a. To
calcine salt till i: has ceased to crackle in the
fire. S
DECREPITATION, dē-kráp-&-tä'shôn. s. The
cracklintº noise which salt inakes over the fire.
DECREPITNESS, dē-krépìt-nés S
DECREPITUDE, dē-krép'é-tūd, ſº
The last stage of decay, the last effects of old
age. :
f) ECRESCENT, dē-krés'sént. a. Growing less.
DECRETAL, dē-kré'tål, a. Appertaining to a
decree, containing a decree.
DECRETAL, dē-krè'tál, or dék'rè-tál. s. A
book of decrees or edicts ; the collection of the
Pope's decrees.
[; All our lexicographers, except Dr. Johnson,
place the accent on the second syllable of this
word ; and this accentuation, it must be con-
ſessed, is agreeable to the best usage. But Dr.
Johnson's accentuation on the first syllable is
unquestiouably the most agreeable to English
analogy; first, because it is a trisyllable and a
simple, 503; next, because it is derived from the
Latin Decretalis; which, in our pronunciation
of it, has an accent on the first and third sylla-
ble; and therefore, when adopted into our lan-
guage, by dropping the last syllable, takes the
accent on the first. See Academy. That this
is the general analogy of accenting words from
the Lâtin which drop the last syllable, is evi-
dent from the words Decrement, Increment, Inter-
val, &c.
{)ECRETIST, dē-krè'tist. s. One that studies
the decreta}s. •:º
$JECRETORY, dék'krè-tūr-à. a. 557, 512. Ju-
dicial, definitive.
# ECRIAL, dē-kri'āi. s. Claraorous censure, has-
ty or noisy condemnation.
To DECRY, dē-kri'. v. a. To censure, to blame
clamorously, to clamour against.
BECUMRENCE, dē-kúm'bánse. S
DECUMBENCY, dē-kām‘bén-sé. • *
The act of lying down, the posture of lying
down.
DECUMBITURE, dē-kām‘bē-täre, s. The time
at which a man takes to his bed in a disease.
DECUPLE, dék'ê-pl. a. 405. Tenfold.
UECURION, dē-kū'rè-án. s. A cominander over
ten.
DECURSION, dē-kār'shām. s. The act of run-
ning down. 2- . .
DECURTATION, dék-kār-tä'shān, s. 530. The
'act of cutting short.
To DECUSSATE, dé-kås'shte. v. a. To inter-
sect at acute angles. -
DECUSSATION, dék-kás-sà'shôn. s. 53C. The
act of crossing, state of being crossed at ane-
qual angles . . -
N-J
To DEDECORATE, dē-dék'kö-räte. v. a. To
disgrace, to bring a reproach upon.
DEDECORATION, dē-dék-kö-rāshām. . s. The
act of disgracing. -
DEDECOROUS, dē-dék'kö-rås. a. Disgraceful,
reproachful.—See DEcoRous. - -
DEDENTITION, déd-dén-tish'ên. s. 530. Loss
or shedding of the teeth. - -
To DEPICATE, déd'é-kāte. v. a. To devote to
some divine power; to appropriate solemnly to
any person or pºrpºse; to inscribe to a patron
DEDICATE, déd'é-kāte. a. Consecrate, devote,
dedicated.
DEDICATION, déd-è-kä'shán. s. The act of
dedicating to any being or purpose, consecra-
tion ; to address to a patron.
DEDICATOR, déd'ê-kā-tár. s. 521. One who
inscribes his work to a patron.
DEDICATORY, déd'é-kā-tār-e. a Composing
a dedication.—See Dom EST1c. 503.
DEDITION, dè-dish'an. s. The act of yielding
àp any thing. -
To DEDUCE, dē-dûse'. v. a. To draw in a re
gular connected series; to form a regular chain
of consequential propositions; to lay down in
regular order: -
DEDUCEMENT, dē-dûse'mént. s.
deduced, consequential proposition
DEDUCIBLE, dè-dà'sè-bl. a.
reaSO m. , ºr...",
DEDUCIVE, dē-dû'sív. a. Performing the act.”
of deduction. -
To DEDUCT, dē-dàkt'. v. a. To subtract, to
take away.
DEDUCTION, dē-dàk'shôn. s. Consequential
collection, consequence; that which is de-
ducted.
DEDUCTIVE, dē-dàk’tív. a. Deducible.
DEDUCTIVELY, dē-dák'tiv-1}. ad. Conse-
###". by regular deduction.
DEED, dēēd. s. Action, whether good or bad;
exploit ; power of action; written evidence of
any legal act ; fact, reality.
DEEDLESS, dēēd'Hés. a. Unactive. -
To DEEM, dēēm. v. m. part. Dempt, or Deem
ed., To judge, to conclude upon consideration
DEEM, déém. s. Judgment, opinion. Obsolete.
DEEP, dēēp. a. Measured from the surface
downward; entering far, piercing a great way;
far from the outer part; not superficial, not
obvious ; sagacious, penetrating ; full of con-
trivance, politick, insidious ; grave, selemn ;
dark colorired ; having a great degree of stain.
ness or gloom ; bass, grave in sound.
DEEP, dēēp. s. The sea, the main; the most
solemn or still part. 34.
To DEEPEN, dēēppm. v. a. 359. To make deep,
to sink far below the surface : to darken, to
cloud, to make dark; to make sad or gloomy.
DEEPMOUTHED, dēēp'môāThd. a. Having a
hoarse and loud voice.
1) EEPMUSING, dēēp-mâ'zing. a. Contempla
tive, lost in thought.
DEEPLY, dēēp'iè ad. To a great depth, far
below the surface; with great study or Saga-
city ; sorrowfully, solemnly ;, with a tendency
to darkness of colour; in a high degree.
DEEPNESS, dēēp'nés. s. Entrance far below
the surface, profundity; depth.
DEER, ačér. S. A hart, or stag ; that class of
animals which is hunted for venison.
To DEFACE, dē-fäse'. v. a. To destroy, to raze,
to disfigure,
DEFACEMENT, dē-fºise'mént. s. Violation, in
jūry; erasement,
Die FACER, dè-ſà'sär. s. 98. Destroyer, abo
lisher, violater.
DEFAILANCE, dē-fä'länse. s. Failure.
Tºo DEFALCATE, dè-fäl'kāte. v. a, To cut off,
to lop, to take away part.
|[i. The a in this, word does not go into the
broad German dºin fall, not only ºbecause the
The thing. ,
Čollectible by ..
H
DEFECT, dē-fékt'. s.
** DEF
1 40
DEF
tº j 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;--
consonant that follows the l is carried off to the
succeeding syllable, but because the word is de-
rived from the Latin; and it must be carefully
observed, that words from the learned lan-
guages preserve the a before l, and another con-
sonant in the short middle sound of that vowel;
in the same manner as u in fulminate preserves
the short sound of that letter, and is not pro-
mounced like the same vowel in full. 84, 177.
DEFALCATION, déf-tál-ka'shôn. s. 530 Dimi-
nultiſyn.
HDEFAMATORY, dē-fām'má-tär-8. a. Calumni-
ous, unjustly censorious, libellous.
To DEFAME, dè-fāme'. v. a. To censure falsely
in publick, to dishonour by reports.
DEFAMER, de-fi mãr. s. One that injures the
reputation of another. -
To DEFATIGATE, dē-fät'è-gāte. v. a. To
weary.
DEFATIGATION, dē-fāt-e-gā'shôn. s. Weari-
néSS.
DEFAULT, dē-fāwīt'. s. Omission of that which
we ought to do, neglect ; crime, failure, fault ;
defect, want: in law, non-appearance in court
at a day assigned.—See FAULT. -
I) EFAULTER, dē-ſåwlt'âr. s. One who is defi-
cient in duty. A peculator.
DEFEASANCE, dē-fé'zānse, s. The act of an-
mulling or abrogating any contract; the wri-
ting in which a defeasance is contained.
I}EFEASłBLE, dè-fé'zè-bl. a. That which may
be annulled.
DEFEAT, dē-féte'. s.
my; act of destruction, deprivation.
To DEFEAT, dē-fète'. v. a. To overthrow , to
frustrate.
DFFEATURE, dè-fé'tshūre. s. 461.
feature, alteration of sountenance.
The overthrow of an ar-
Change of
JNot in use.
To DEFECATE, déffè-kāte. v. a. To purge,
to cleanse ; to purify from any extraneous or
noxious mixture. 503.
DEFECATE, déf'fè-kāte. a. Purged from lees
or foulness.
DEFECATION, déſ-fé-kå'shäu. s.
thing necessary; failing , a fault, a blemish.
DEFECTiëſtify, délièſ-etjielº, "s." The
state of failing, imperfection.
DEFECTIBLE, dē-fékté-bl. a. Imperfect, de-
ficient. - -
DEFECTION, dē-fék'shôn. s. A falling away,
apostacy ; an abaudoning of a king or state ;
revolt. -
DEFECTIVE, dē-fék't'v. a. 157. Full of de-
fects, imperfect, not sufficient; faulty, blame.
jº
{ll)16.
DEFECTIVENESS, dē-fék'tiv-nēs. s. Want,
faultiness.
DEFENCE, dè-fénse'. s. Guard, protection :
vindication, justification, apology; prohibition:
resistance: in law, the defendant's reply after
declaration produced ; in fortification, the part
that flanks another work.
DEFENCELESS, dē-fénse'lés. a. Naked, un-
armed, unguarded ; impotent.
To DEFEND, dē-fénd'. v. a. To stand in de-
fence of, to protect; to vindicate, to uphold, to
fortify; to prohibit; to maintain a place, or cause.
DEFENDABLE, dē-fên'dā-bl. a. That may be
defended.
DEFENDANT, dē-fén'dānt. a. Defensive, fit
for defence.
DEFENDANT, dē-fèn'dánt. s. He that defends
against assailants: in law, the person accused or
sued.
DEFENDER, dē-fén'dár. s. 98. One that de-
fends, a champion; an asserter, a vindicator :
in ſaw, an advocate. -
• DEFENSATIVE, dē-fón'sá-tiv. s. Guard, de-
fence; in surgery, a bandage, plaster, or the
ike.
!)EFENSIBLE, dē-fén'sè-bl. a. That may be
defended; justifiablesºapable of vindications
Purification. [.
Want, absence of some- ||
DEFENSIVE, dē-fón'sív. a. 428. That serves to
defend, proper for defence ; in a state or poss.
ture of defence. -
DEFENSIVE, oë-ſén'siv. s. 158. Safeguard;
state of defence. -
DEFENSIVELY, dē-ſén'siv-lè. ad. In a defen-
sive manner.
To DEFER, de-fér'. v. m. To put off, to delay
to act: to pay deference or regard to another's
opinion. -
To DEFER, dē-fér'. v. a. To withhold, to de-
lay; to refer to, to leave to another's judgment.
DEFERENCE, défér-ènse. s. 503. Regard,
respect, complaisance, condescension, sub-
misston.
DEFIANCE, dē-fi'ānse. s. A challenge, an in
vitation to fight ; a challenge to make any im-
peachment good; expression of abhorrence or
contempt. - -
DEFICIENCE, dē-fish'énse. Def
DEFICIENCY, de-fish'én-sé. ; S. Defect,
failing, imperfection; want, something less
than is necessary. . .
DEFICIENT, dē-fish'éut. a. Failing, wanting,
defective.
DFFIER, dè-fi'ār. s. A challenger, a contemner
To DEFILE, dē-file'. v. a. To make ſoul or im-
pure ; to pollute ; to corrupt chastity, to vio-
late ; to taint, to vitiate.
|To DEFILE, dē-file'. v. m. To go off, file by file.
DEFILE, dē-file' s. A narrow passage.
[[P Solne military coxcombs have endeavoured
to introduce the French pronunciation of this
word Défilé, as if written Deff-ſe-lay: others
have endeavoured to uring it mearer to our own
analogy, by pronouncing it in three syllables,
as if written Deff fe-le. I am sorry to find Mr.
Sheridan has adopted this pronunciation: he
is followed only by Bailey and Ash ; the first of
whom has it both ways, and the last gives it
only as an uncommon pronunciation Dr
Johnson and the rest are decidedly for the
general pronunciation, which is the same as
the verb to defile ; and if this were urged as a
reason to alter the pronunciation of the sub-
stantive, it may be answered that the remedy
... would be worse than the disease.—See Bowl.
To these observations it may be added, that if we
pronounce this word exactly like the French,
because it is a military term, we ought to pro-
nounce a File of musqueteers, a Feel of musque
t fºe!’S. -
DEFH,EMEN'ſ, dē-file’mánt. s. The state of
being defiled, pollution, corruption.
DEFILER, dē-fi'lúr. s. 98. One that defiles, a
corrupter. . .
DEF: NABLE, dē-fine'â-hl. a. Capable of de-
finition ; that which may be ascertained.
To Dſ. Fi NE, dè-fine'. v. a. To give the defini-
tion, to explain a thing by its qualities; to
circumscribe, to mark the limit. -
To DEFi NE, dé-ſhie'. v. n. To determine, to
decide. :
D'EFINER, dè-fl'nār. s. One that describes a
thing by its qualities. -
DEFINITE, dèſ'é-nit. a. 503, 154. Certain, lin.
ited ; exact, precise.
DEFINITE, déf'é-nit. s. 156. Thing explained
or defined. *
DEFINITENESS, défè-nît-nēs. s. Certainty,
limitedness.
DEFINITION, déf-è-nish'ºn. s. A short des-
cription of any thing by its properties; in
logick, the explication of the essence of a thing
by its kind and difference. *
DEFINITIVE, dē-fin'ê-tív. a. Determinate, po-
sitive, express.
DEFINITIVELY, dē-fin'é-tiy-lè. ad. Positively,
DEFINITIVENESS,
DEFLAGRABILITY, déf-flá-grá-bil'é-té, s Com.
bustibility.
decisively, expressly. -
- dè- fin'ê. tiv-nēs. §, Deci
SIVelleSS.
DEG
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DEL
—mö, móve, nôr, nét;-túbe, táb, būll;—ºd;—päänd;—thin, this.
DEFTAGRABLE, dè-flá'grä-bl. a. Having the
uality of wasting away wholly in fire.
D#FiAGRATION, déf-flā-gráshún. s. Setting
firc to several things in their preparation.
ro DEfiföf, dēśćkº v. n. ‘Tº turn aside, to
deviate from a true course.
DEFLECTION, dē-flák'shām. s. Deviation, the
act of turning aside; a turning aside, or out of
the way.
DEFLEXURE, dē-flék'shūre. s. 479. A bending
down, a turning aside, or out of the way.
DEFLORATION, déf-flè-rå'shôn. s. 530. The
act of deflouring; the selection of that which
is most valuable. -
To DEFLOUR, dē-flöär', v. a. To ravish, to
take away a woman's virginity; to take away
the beauty and grace of any thing.
DEFLOURER, dē-flöö'r&r. s. 98. A ravisher.
DEFLUOUS, déf'flû-às, -a. That flows down;
that falls off.
DEFLUXION, dē-flák'shān.
down of humours.
DEFLY, déflé. Dexterously, skilfully.
Properly, deftly. , Obsolete.
DEFCELATION, déf-fé-dà'shôn. s. The act of
making filthy, pollution.
DEFORCEMENT, dē-fôrse'mént. s. A with-
holding of lands and tenements by force.
To DEFORM, dē-förm'. v. a. To disfigure, to
make ugly; to dishonour, to make ungraceful.
DEFQRM, dé-fôrm'... a. Ugly, disfigured.
Dºmation , déf-fôr-mâ'shôn. s. 530. A
efacing.
DEFöRNiedLY, de-fôr'nād-la ad. 364. . .
ugly manner. -
DEFORMEDNESS, dē-fôr'mād-nēs. s. Ugliness.
DEFORMITY, dē-fôr'mè-té. s. Ugliness, ill-fa-
youredness ; irregularity. -
DEFORSOR, dè-fôr'sår. s. 166
comes and casteth out by force.
To DEFRAUD, dē-fråwd'.
rive by a wile-or trick.
PEFRAUDER, dē-fråw'dár. s. A deceiver.
To DEFRAY, dē-frā'. v. a. To bear the charges
of.
DEFRAYER, dè-frā'ār. s. 98. One that dis-
charges expenses.
DEFRAYMENT, dē-frā'mént. s.
of expenses.
DEFT, déft. a. Neat, proper, dexterous. Obsolete.
DEFTLY, déft'lé, ad. Neatly, dexterously; in
a skilful manner. Obsolete.
DEFUNCT, dē-finkt". a. Dead, deceased.
DEFUNCT, dē-fônkt'. s. One that is deceased,
a dead man or woman.
DEFUNCTION, dē-föngk'shôn. s. 408. Death.
To DEFY, dē-fl'. v. a. To call to combat. to
challenge ; to treat with contempt, to slight.
DEFY, dē-fi'. s. A challenge, an invitation to
fight. JYot in use.
DEFY ER, dē-fi'ār. s. A challenger, one that
invites to fight.
DEGENERACY, dē-jën'êr-à-sè. s. A departing
from the virtue of our ancestors; a forsaking
of that which is good ; meanness.
To DEGENERATE, dē-jén’ér-āte. v. n. 91. To
fall from the virtue of our ancestors ; to fall
from a more noble to a base state; to fall from
its kind, to grow wild or base.
DEGENERATE, dē-jén'êr-àte. a. Unlike his
ancestors ; unworthy, base.
DEGENERATENESS, dē-jén'êr-Ate-nēs. s. De-
generacy; state of being grown wild, or cut
of kind. *
DEGENERATION, dē-jén-ér-à'shôn. s. A de-
viation from the virtue of one's ancestors ; a
falling ſrom a more excellent state to one of
less worth ; the thing changed from its primi-
tive state.
PEGENERGUS, dé-jën'ér-às. a. Degenerated,
fallen from virtue; vile, base, infamous, un-
worthy. -
s. The flowing
2.
One that over-
A law term.
v. a. To rob or de-
The payment
DEGENEROUSLY, dē-jénêr-às-lè. ad. In ºn
degº manner, basely, meanly.
| DEGLUTITION , dég-glū-tish'êm. s. 53). The
act or power of swallowing.
DEGRADATION, dºg-grä-dà'shôn. s. 530 A
deprivation of an office or dignity; degeneracy,
basemess. wº
To DEGRADE, dé-gráde'. v. a. To put one
º his degree to lessen, to diminish the va.
U16. Of.
DEGREE, dē-grèë'. . s. Quality, rank, station;
the state and condition in which a thing is; a
step or preparation to any thing ; order of line-
age, descent of fainiiy; measure, proportion:
in geometry, the three-hundred-and-sixtieth
part of the circumference of a circle: in mu-
sick, the intervals of sounds.
By DEGREES, bi-dè-grééz'. ad. Gradually,
by little and little.
DEGUSTATION, dég-gås-tä'shām. s. 530. A
tasting. -
To Dł, HORT, dé-hört'. v. a. To dissuade.
DEHORTATION, dē-hör-th'shôn. s. Dissua-
sign a Counselling to the contrary.
DEHORTATORY, dé-hôr'tá-tár-è, a. 512. Be-
longing to dissnäsion.
DEHORTER, dé-hör’tár. s. A dissuader, an
adviser to the contrary.
DEFCI DE, dē'è-side. s. 143. The death of ous
Blessed Saviour.
To DEJECT, de-jékt'. v. a. To cast down, to
afflict, to grieve; to make to look sad.
DEJ #. dé-jékt. a. Cast down, afflicted, low
* {}i rited.
DEJECFEDLY, déjà" “3d.” ". In a de-
jected manner, afflictedly
DEJECTEDNESS, dē-jêk'téd-més. s. Lowness
of spirits.
DEJECTION, dé-jék'shūm. s. A lowness of
º melancholy; weakness, inability; a
Stoo
DEJECTURE, dē-jék'tshūre. s. 461. The ex-
Ch'enne]] is.
f) EJERATION, déd-jé-rå'shān, s. 530. A tak-
ing of a solemn oath.
DEIFICATION, dē-é-fé-kä'shām. s. The act of
deitying, or making a god. -
DEIFORM, dé'è-förm. a. Of a godlike form.
To DEIFY, dé'é-fl. v. a. To make a god of,
to adore as God; to praise excessively.
To DEIGN, dàme. v. n. To vouchsafe, to
think worthy. &
To DEIGN, dàme. v. as
Not in use. *ś
DEINTEGRATE, dēºffi’tè-gräte. v. a. To di-
minish. - f.
DELPAROUS, dē-ippá-rūs. . a. 518. That
brings forth a God, the epithet applied to the
Blessed Virgin.
DFISM, dé'ſzm, s The opinion of those that
only acknowledge one God, without the recep-
tion of any revealed religion. te
DEIST, dé'ist, s. A man who follows no parti-
cular religion, but only acknowledges the exist-
ence of God,
DEISTICAL, dē-is'té-kál. a.
heresv of the deists.
DEITY, dé'é-té. s. Divinity, the nature and
essence of God; a fabulous god; the supposed
divinity of a heathen god.
DELACERATION, dè-lás-sér-à'shôn. s. A tear-
* 1ſt OleCéS.
II]
pº YMATION, dē-lāk-krè-mâ'shôn.
249. To grant, to permit.
Belonging to the
S.
The waterishness of the eyes.
D ELACTATION, dél-āk-tä'shôn. s. 530. A
weaning from the breast.
DELAPSED, dé-lāpst'. a. 359 Bearing of
falling down.
To #iº. dè-lāte'. v. a. To carry, to con-
vey. JNot in use
DELATION, dºiáshán. A carrying, con.
veyance ; an accusation, an impeachment.
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142 -
DEM .
[* 559–Fâte, far, fall, ſāt;—mè, mēt;—pine, pīn;—
DELATOR, dē-lä'tár. s. 166. An accuser, an
informer
To DELAY, dē-lá'. v. a. To defer, to put off;
to hinder, to frustrate.
To DELAY, dē-lā’. v. m.
from action.
UELAY, dē-lä'. s.
tion ; stay, stop.
DELAYER, dē-lā'ār. s. One that defers.
Pºlabub, dé-lék’tā-bl. a. Pleasing, de-
ightful.
DELECTABLENESS, §-lék’tá-bl-nēs. s. De-
lightfulness, pleasantness.
DELECTABLY, dē-lék'tá-blé.
ly, pleasantly. X-
DELECTATION, dél-lék-tä'shön. s. Pleasure,
delight. --
To DELEGATE, dél'é-gāte. v. a. 91. To
send upon an embassy ; to intrust, to commit
to another ; to appoint judges to a particular
Cºtuse. -
DELEGATE, dél'lè-gāte. . s. 91. A deputy, a
commissioner, a vicar : in law, Delegates are
persons delegated or appointed by the king's
commission to sit, upon an appeal to him, in
the court of Chancery.
DELEGATE, dé!'lè-gāte. a. 503, Deputed.
DELEGATES, Court of, del'lé-ghtes... s. A court
wherein all causes of appeal, from either of the
archbishops, are decided.
DELEGATION, dél-lè-gå'shôn. s. A sending
To stop, to cease
A deferring, procrastina-
ad. Delightful-
away; a putting into colamission ; the assign-
ment of a debt to another.
To DELETE, dé-lète'. v. a. To blot out. .
DF. I.I.TFRYi*T* 31... “A re-às, a. 330. Deadly,
destructive.
DELETERY, dél'è-tér-è. a. Destructive, deadly.
DELETION, dé-lè'shān. s. Act of razing or
blotting out; a destruction.
DELF, délf
DELFE, !! I. S.
en ware, counterfeit china ware.
A mine, a quarry ; earth-
To DELIBERATE, dē-lib'ér-āte. v. n. 91. To
think in order to choice, to hesitate.
DELIBERATE, dè-lib'ér-āte. a. 91. Circum-
spect, wary , slow.
BELIBERATELY, dē-lib'ér-àte-lè. ad.
spectly, advisedly.
DELIBERATENESS, dē-lib'ér-àte-nēs. s. Cir-
cumspection, wariness.
£3ELIBERATION, dē-lib-êr-à'shôm s. The act
of Čeliberating, thought in order to choice.
DřLiBERATIVE, ºlºv, a Pertaining
to deliberation, apt tºnsider.
The dis-
DELIBERATIVE, dēśćr-à-tív. s.
course in which a question is deliberated.
DELICACY, dél'é-kā-sè. s. Daintiness, nice-
ness in eating; any thing highly pleasing to
the senses ; softness; nicety; politeness; in-
dulgence ; tenderness, scrupulousness; weak-
ness of constitution.
DELICATE, dél'é-kāte. a. 91, 503. Fine, con-
sisting of small parts; pleasing to the eye;
nice, pleasing to the taste ; qainty, choice, se-
lect; gentle of manners; soft, effeminate ; pure,
Clear.
DELICATELY, délè-kâte-lè. ad. Beautifully;
finely, ; daintily ; choicely ; politely ; effemi-
nately.
DELICATENESS, dél'è-kâte-nēs. s. The state
of being delicate.
DELICATES, délé-káts, s. Niceties, rarities.
DELIC10 US, dē-fish'ês. a. 357. Sweet, delicate,
that affords delight.
DEI 1910USI.Y. dè-lish'ês-kº. ad. Sweetly, plea-
#&#.
DEijółóüšNěšš, de-lish as-nēs. s. Delight,
- pleasure:.joy.
D Lºlloy, dél-lè-gå'shān, s. A binding up.
DELIGHT, dē-lite'. s. 393. Joy, pleasure, satis-
faction; that which gives delight. "
Circum-
To DELIGHT, dē-lite'. v. a. ſo please, to con-
tent, to satisfy, l
*.
To DELIGHT, dē-lite'. v. n. To have delight or
}leasure in. .*
DELIGHTFUL, dē-lite'föl. a. Pleasant, charm-
. In Sº. .
DžfightFiſlly, dº-lite'ſº-lè. ad. Pleasantly,
charmingly, with delight.
DELIGHTFULNESS, "dē-lite'föl-nés. s. Plea-
santness, satisfaction. -
p; Hºsoye, dè-lite'sām. a.
ight fel. -
DE4,13HTSOMELY, dē-lite's&m-lè. ad. Plea-
santly, in a delightful ma;-mer.
DELIGHTSOMFYESS, dē-lite'súm-nés. s. Plea-
saariness, delightfulness. -
To DELIN EATE, dē-jin'ê-Ate. v. a. To draw the
first draught of a thing, to design; to paint in
colours ; to represent a true likeness; to de-
scrihe. -
DELINEATION, dē-in-è-à'shān. s. The first
dranght of a thing, ,
DELINQUENCY, dē-ling'kwén-sè. s. A fault,
failure in duty.
Didi.INQUENT, dē-ăng'kwánt. s. An offender.
To Dſ. LIQUATE, dél’lè-kwāte. v. n. 503. To
inelt, to be dissolved.
DELíQUATION, dél-lè-kwä'shūm. s. A melting,
a dissoiving. tº * * ... tº
DELiGU UM, dē-lik'kwé-àm. s. A distillation
by the force of fire.
DEL! RiQUS, dē-fire-às. a. 507. Light-headed,
raying; doting.
DELIRIUMi, dē-liré-Éim. s. Alienation of mind,
dotage. *.
J -
Pleasant, de-
T \\}:LIVER, dē-liv'âr. v. a. To give, to yield •
to cast away ; 10 surrender, to put into one's
hands ; to save, to rescue ; to relate, to utter ;
to disburden a woman of a child; to deliver
over, to put into another's hands, to give from
hand to hand; To deliver up, to surrender, to
give up.
DELIVERANCE, dē-liv'ār ānse. s. The act of
delivering a thing to another ; the act of free-
ilig from captivity or any oppression, rescue ;
the act of speaking, utterance; the act of bring-
ing children.
DELIVERER, dè-lív'ór-àr. s. A saver, a rescu-
er, a preserver ; a relater, one that communi-
cates something.
DELIVERY, dē-liv'ār-e. s. The act of deliver-
ing, or giving ; release, rescue, saving ; a sur-
render, giving up ; utterance, pronunciation ;
child-birth
i) El, L, dél. s. A pit, a valley.
DE!, PH, délf. s. A fine sort of earthen ware.
DELUDABLE, dē, lù'dā-bl. a. 405. Liable to be
deceived.
To DELUDE, dé-lède. v. a.
cheat, to deceive.
DELUDER, dè-lú'dër. s. A beguiler, a deceiv-
er, an impostor.
To DELVE, délv. v. a. To dig, to open the
ground with a spade; to fathom, Yosif.
DELVE, dély. s. A ditch, a pitfal, a den.
DELVER, dé!'vár. s. 98. A digger.
DELUGE, dél'lúje. s. A generafinundation ; an
overflowing of the natural bounds of a river:
any sudden and resistless calamity.
To DELUGE, dél'lúje. v. a. To drown, to lay
totally under water ; to overwhelm.
DELUSION, dē-lº'zhër. s. A cheat, guile; a
false representation, illusion, errour. .
DELUSiVE, dé-lè'siv. a. 158, 428. Apt to de-
C6- 1 ye,
DELUSORY, dé-lè's&r-è. a. 557, 429. Apt to
deceive.
DEMAGOGUE, dém'á-gāg. s. 338. A ringlead-
er of the rabble. -
BºğE.; dè-méne'. : S. & That land
which a man holds originally of himself it is
sometimes used also for a distinction between
those lands that the lord of the manor has,in
his own hands, or in the hands of his less
To beguile, to

ºr Jºurº
—né, mêve, nôr, nét ; tābe, túb,
and such other lands appertaining to the said
manor as belong to free or copy-holders.
PEMAND, dē-mänd'. s. .79. A claim, a chal-
lenging; a question, an interrogation; a calling
for a thing in order to purchase it; in law, the
asking of what is due. i
To DEMAND, dē-mind'. v. a. To claim, to ask
for with authority. -
DEMANDABLE, dè-mán'dà-bl.
be demanded, asked for.
I}EMANDANT, dē-mán'dām. s
a. That may
He who is
actor or ºniº in a real action.
DEMANDER, dē-mán'dār. s. One that requires
3. thing with authority; one that asks for a
thing in order to purchase it.
DEMEAN, dē-même'. s. A mien, presence, car-
riage. Obsolete.
To DEMEAN, dē-mène'. v. a. To behave, to
gºry one's self;, to lessen, to debase.
DEMEANOUR, dē-mê'môr. s. 314. Carriage,
behaviour. - :
Yof MEANS, de-ménz. s. pl. An estate in goods
or lands.
DEMERIT, dē-mérit. s. The opposite to merit,
ill-deserving. -
DEMES NE, dē-mène' s. See DEMAIN.
DEMI, dém'ê, inseparable particle. Half, as de-
mi-god, that is, half human and hall divine.
DEMI-CANNON, démè-kännäu. s. A great gun.
DEMI-CULVERIN, dém'è-kül'vér-in. s. A small
Cºln. In On
BEMI-DEVIL, dém'ê-dév'vi. s. Half a devil.
DEMI-GOD, dém'ê-göd. s. Partaking of divine
nature, half a god.
}}EMI-LANCE, dēmē-lânse. s. A light lance, a
SI)(2a1".
pºwan, dém'è-mân. s. Half a man.
DEMI-WOLF, dàn'é-wiłłf. s. Half a wolf.
}}EMI3E, dē-mize'. s. Death, decease.
To DEM (SE, dē-mize'. v. a. To grant at one's
death, to bequeath. - • e
DEMISSION, dē-mish'êm. s. Degradation, di-
minution of diguity. -
To DEMłT, dē-mit'. v. a. To depress.
DEMOCRAT, dém'ö-krät. s. A friend to popu-
lar government. . ."fuson.
DEMOCRACY, dē-mók'krä-sè s. One of the
three forms of government, that in which the
sovereign power is lodged in the body of the
º
S
people.
Dí.MOCRATICAL, dém-ó-krátē-kál. a. 530.
Pertaining to a popular government, popular.
To DEMOLiSH, dē-mål lish. v. a. To throw
down buildings, to raze, to destroy.
of ViðitsäßR, dé-mū’īsā-ār. s. One that
throws down buildings; a destroyer. . .
DEMIOLITION, dém-&-lish &m. s. 530. The act of
overthrowing buildings ; destruction.
DEMON, dé'môn. s. A spirit, generally an evil
SD 11 it.
dºsia C AL, dém-6-mi'ā-kāl º 3. 506 Be-
DEMONIACK, dē-mó'né-āk. † &
longing to the devil, devilish ; influenced by
the devil. Tº
DEMONIACK, dē-mö'1,6-āk. s. 505. One pos-
sessed by the devil. -
DEMONIAN, dē-mö'nè-án. a. Devilish.
DEMONOLOGY, dém-º-nól'ó-jë. s. 530. Dis-
course of the nature of levils.
I}EMONSTRABLE, dē-món'strā-bl. a. That
which may be proved beyond doubt or contra-
iCt.) On. -
T} EMONSTRABLY, dē-mên'strá-blé. ad. In such
a manner as admits of certain proof.
To DEMONSTRATE, dè-món'strate. v. a. 91.
To prove with the highest degree of certainty.
DEMONSTRATON, dém-mön-strá'shôn. s. 530
The highest degree of deducible or argument-
ai evidence; indubitable evidence of the senses
©! I'êaSOn
DEMONSTRATIVE, dē-món'strā-tly, a Having
| 4 Jº
|DEMONSTRATORY, demºnstråtålº a 512.
| DEMY, dé-mi'.
the power of demonstration, invincibly conclu-
sive; having the power of expressing clearly
*-* * HJE iv
bāli;-&fl; pååmd;—thin, THIS.
DEMONSTRATIVELY, dē-mön'strá-tiv 18, ad
With evidence not to be opposed or doubted
glearly, plainly, with certain knowledge.
DEMONSTRATOR, dém-mön-stråſtårºs. One
that proves ; one that teaches.
[[ī The accent on the penultimate syllable of
this word seems appropriated to one whose
office it is to demonstrate or exhibit any part
of philosophy ; when it merely means one who
demonstrates any thing in general, the accent
is on the same syllable as the verb. 521. -
Having the tendency to demonstrate.
| DEMULCENT, dē-mâl'sént. a. Softening, molli-
fying, assuasive. -
To DEMUR, dē-mâr'. v. n. To delay a process.
in law by doubts and objections; to doubt, to
have scruples.
To DEMUR, dē-mâr'. v. A. To doubt of.
DEMUR, dē-mâr'. s. Doubt, hesitation.
DEMURE, dē-mère'. a. Sober, decent; grave,
affectedly modest.
DEMURELY, dé-mêre'lé. ad. With affected
modesty, solemnly.
DEMURENESS, dē-mère'nés. s. Modesty, so-
berness, gravity of aspect; affected modesty.
PEMURRER, dē-mărăr. s. 98. A kind of pause
upon a point of difficulty in an action.
DEMY, dē-mi'. s. A half fellow of Magdalen
College, Oxford. -
s. A kind of paper.
DEN, dén. s. A cavern or hollow running hori-
zontally; the cave of a wild beast: Den may
signify either a valley, or a woody place.
DENAY, dē-nā’. s. Denial, . Obsolete.
DEN DROf.00 Y, dàn-dróI'lò-jë. s. 518. The ma-
thiral history of trees.
DENIABLE, dē-mi'ā-bl. a. That which may be
denied. . *
DENIAL, dē-mi'āl. s. Negation, refusal.
DENIER, dē-mi'ār. s. 98. A contradictor, an op.
ponent; one that does not own or acknowledge,
a refuser, one that refuses.
P£NHER, dē-tière'. s. A small denomination of
French money. - -
To DENIt RATE, dénê-grâte, or dè-nigrate. v.
a. To blacken.
[[jº Ai" our lexicographers, except Dr. Johnson,
accent this word on the second syllable. Placing
the accent on the first, is undoubtedly conform-
able to a very prevailing analogy of our lan-
guage. 503. But all words derived from Latin
words, retaining the same number of syllables,
seem to retain the accent of their original. 503,
e. Thus to Denigrate, has the accent on i, be-
cause that letter is long, and has the accent
in Denigrº; ; and to Emigrate has the accent on
the first syllable, because im Emigro the same
letter is short, and the accent, is on the antepe-
nultimate.—See ARIETATE and CoAcERVATE.
In the last edition of this Dictionary, I followed
the general voice of all our orthoëpists, except
Dr. Johnson, without recollecting that the i in
the Latin denigro might be pronounced either
long or short ; and that when this is the case
we generally adopt the short sound in words
derived from that language : and as this sinort
sound is more agreeable to the analogy of our
own language, Dr. Johnson's accentuation
seems to be the preferable. 503, 545. - -
A blacken-
DEN (GHA'ſ iON, dém-è-grá'shôn. s.
ing, or making black.
DENIZATION, dēn-nē-zà'shôn. s. The act of
enfranchising.
&
DENIZEN, {dinºza. }}}}
DENISON,
enfranchised. * . . . -
To DENOMINATE, iè-nēm'é-nāte. v. a. To
nanie, to give a name to. -
DENOMINATION, dº nºn-è-mâ'shān. s. A maine
riven to a thing. - -
DăNöyiiNATiVE, dè-nöm'ê-nā-tiv. a. That
s. A freeman, one
*Ir, tº -- I 4 ºf
º T; 558—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine,
which gives a name, that which obtains a dis-
timet appellation.
BENOMH NATOrt, dē nôm A nº-tūr. s. 521. The
giver of a name. - -
DENOT \Tºº Y dén-ó-tà'shūm. s. The act of
denoting
To DENO - note'. v. a. To mark, to be a
sign of, tº . ken. -
To DFNOUNC. F., dē-möðinse'. v. a. To threaten
by proclamation.
DFNOIJNCEMEN'ſ, dē-möänse mént. s. The
act of proclaiming any menace.
DENOUNCER, dē-mööm's&r. s.
clares some menace.
DEYSE, dēnse, a.
ing to solidity.
D},NSITY, dén'sè-té. s.
TheSS. -
DENTAL, dén'tál. a. Belonging or relating to
the teeth : in grammar, pronounced principally
bv. the agency ºf the teeth.
DENTELY.I., dén-té!'lé s. Modillons. A kind
of brackets. -
One that de-
Close, compact, approach-
Closeness, compact-
DENT CULATION, dēn-tík-\-lá'shôn. s. The
state of being set with small teeth.
DENTICULATED, dén-tík'ê-là-tád. a. Set with
small teeth.
DENTIFRICE, dén'té-fris. s. 142. A powder
made to scour the teeth.
DENTIST . dén'tist. s. A surgeon who confines
his practice to the teeth. Mason.
DENTITION, dén-t?-h'àn. s. The act of breed-
ing the teeth ; the time at which children's
teeth are tyred -
To DENUDA CE, dē-mū'dète. v. a. To divest, to
strip.–See To F) ENI GRATE. 503, k.
527. The
DENUI) ATION, dēn-nē-dà'shām. s.
act of stripping.
To DFNUDE, dº-nºide'. v. a. To strip, to make
naked.
DENUNCIATION, dē-mân-shë-à'shôn. s. The
act of denouncing, a publick menace.
DENUNCIATOR, dē-mân-shë-à'tör. s. He that
proclaims any threat ; he that lays an infor-
mation against ancther.
To I HENY, dē-mi', v. a. To contradiet an accu-
sation; to refuse, not to grant ; to disown ; to
renounce, to disregard.
To DEOBSTRUCT, dē-ăb-strökt'. v. a. To clear
from impediments.
DEOBSTRUENT, dē-6b'strº-ànt. s. A medicine
that has the power to resolve viscidities.
DFOXAND, d8'º-dánd. s. A thing given or
forfeited to God for pacifying his wrath, in
case of any misfortune, by which any Christian
comes to a violent end, without the fault of any
reasonable creature,
To DEOPPII, ATE, dē-ăp'pë-lāte. v. a. To deoh-
struct, to clear a passage.
DEOPPII, ATION, dē-&n-pê-lä'shôn. s. The act
of clearing oh structions.
DEOPPILATIVE, dē-6p'pë-la-tiv. a
(ºut.
DEOSCUI, ATION, Hè-6s-kā-lä'shôn. s. The act
of kissing.
To DEPAINT, dē-pân.'. v. a. To picture, to
describe by colours; to describe.
To DFPART, dē-párt'. v. n. To go away from
a place ; to desist from a practice ; to be lost :
Deobstru-
to desert, to apostatise; to desist from a reso-l
lution or opinion; to die, to decease. to leave
the world. - *
To DEPART, dē-párt. v. n. To quit, to leave, to
retire from.
To DEPART, dē-párt. v. a. To divide, to sepa-
rate.
DEPART, dē-párt'. s. The act of going away;
Geath with chymists, an operation so named,
because the particles of silver are departed or
divided from gold.
DEPARTER, dē-pâr’tär, s. One that refines ine-
tals by separation.
* * * ***.
pin;-- -
DEPARTMENT, dē-párt'mént s. Separate al'.
lotment, business assigned to a particular per
St)th . .
DEPARTURE, dē-pár'tshūre, s. 461. A going
. death, decease; a forsaking, an aban-
{}ll 1113.
ºx'ſ, dépássént a...Feeding greedily.
To DEPASTURE, dé-pâs'tshūre. v. a. To eat
up, to consume by feeding upon it.
To DEPAUPERATE, dē-pâw'pér-āte. v. a To

make poor.
|QFPECT1:...E., dº-pék’tè-bl. a. Tough, ciammy,
To DEPEND, dē-pánd'. . v. n. To haug from ,
to be in a state of servitude or expectation ; to
be in suspense; to depend upon, to rely on, to
trust to ; to be in a state of dependance; to
pºpº §". . Catise. -
2PENDANCE, dé-pêm'dánse. y
DEPENDANCY, dē-pên'dān-sè. ; s. The state
of hanging down from a supporter ; something
hanging upon another; concatenation, connex-
ion, relation of one thing to another; state of
being at the disposal of another; the things on
persons of which any man has the dominion,
reliance, trust, confidence. Y.
DEPEND ANT, dē-pên'dānt. a. In the power of
anºther
DEPEND ANT, dē-pán'dánt. s. One who lives
in subjection, or at the discretion of another.
DEPENDENCE, dē-pén'dénse. A thing
DEPENDENCY, dē-pán'dén-sé. 5 °. ing
or person at the disposal or discretion of an-
other ; state of being subordinate, or subject;
that which is not principal, that which is sub-
ordinate ; concatemation, connection; relation
: any thing to another; trust, reliance, confi-
(lf" in Cº
{} EPENDENT, dē-pên'dépt. a. Hanging down.
DEPFNDENT, dē-pên'dént. s. One subordi
Unate.
DEPENDER, dē-pên'dár. s. 98. A dependant,
one that reposes on the kindness of another.
DEPERDITION, dép-ér-dish'âm. s. 527 Loss,
destruction.
ſ) EPHLEGMATION, déf-flég-mâ'shôn. s. 530.
The process of separating the water from chy-
mical liquors. Parkes' Chºmistry.
To OF. Piſſ, EGM, dē-flém'. 339.
To DEPHLEGMATE, dē-fiég'īnāte.
clear from phlegm, or aqueous insipid matter
DEPHLEGMEDNESS, dēºfºm'éd-nēs. s. The
quality of being freed from phlegm
To DEPHCT, dē-píkt'. v. a. To paint, to por-
tray : to describe to the mind.
To DEPICTURE, dē-pikºtshūre. v. a.
present in painting. JMason.
DEPILATORY, dé-pil’lā-tūr-é. s.
tion used to take away hair.
DEPILOUS, dē-p;'lás. a. Without hair.
DEPLANTATION, dép-lán-tä'shôn. s. The act
of taking plants up from the bed.
DEPEEffon, dé-piè'shān. s. The actofempty.
1}lg.
DěřioFABLE, dē-plºr:bl. a. Lamentable,
sad, calamitous, despicable. -
DEPLORABLENESS, dē-plò'rā-bl-nēs. s. The
State of being deplorable.
Dºlºry, dé-plò'rā-blé. ad. Lamentably,
miserably. - -
DEPLORATE, dē-pló'räte. a. 91. Lamentable,
hopeless-See To DENIGRATE
DEPLQRATION, dép-ló rà'shôn. s. 530. The
act of deploring. -
v. a. To
To re-
An applica-
|Tº DEPLORE, dé-plóre'. v. a. To lament, so
bewail, to bemoan.
DEPLORER, dē-plôrðr, s.
11). Otly her.
DEPLUMATION, dép-lè-mâ'shôn. s. 527. Pluck-
ing off the feathers; in surgery, a swelling of
the eyelids, accompanied with the fall of the
A lamenter, a
hairs.
To DEPLUME, dē-plume'. v. a. To strip of its-
feathers; -
-- " ..." - * +xt
pep
* -
To ſyFPONE, dē-pône'. v. a. To lay down as a
pledge or security; to risk upon the success of
an adventure. , , -
DEPONENT, dē-pô'mént. s. 503. One that de-
poses his testimony in a court of -, -tice: in
grammar, such verbs as have no active voice
are calleti deponents.
To DEPOPULATE, dē-pôp'à-lāte. v. a.
eople, to lay waste.
D;
To un-
ROPULATION, , dē-pôp-à-lä'shām. s. The
act of unpeopling, havock, waste.
DEPOPULATOR, dē-pôp-A-LA'tär... s. 521. A
dispeopler, a destroyer of mankiad.
To DEPORT, dé-pôrt'. v. a. To carry, to de-
Yū631), -
PEPQRT, dº-pôrt'...s. , Demeanour, behaviour.
DEPORTATION, dép-ör-tä'shām. s. Transpor.
tation, exile into a remote part of the domin-1
ion ; exile in general.
DEPORTMENT, dē-pôrt'mént. s. 512. Conduct,
management, demeanour, beliaviour.
To DEPOSE, dè-póze'. v. a. To lay down; to
degrade from a throne ; to take away to di-
vest ; to give testimony, to attest.
To DEPOSE, dē-pôze', v. n. . To bear witness.
DEPOSITARY, dē-póz'ê-tūr-A. s. 512. One with
whom any thing is lodged in trust. . .
To DEPOSITE, dē-pöz'ft. v. a. To lay up, to
lodge in any place ; to lay up as a picóge or
security ; to lay aside.
JEPOSITE, dè-pôz'ít. s. 154. Any thing com-
mitted to the trust and care of another; a
pledge, a pawn, the state of a thing pawned
or pledged.
DEPOSITION, dép-pô-zish'ém, s. The act of
giving publick testimony; the act of degrading
a prince from sovereignty.
DEPOSITORY, dē-póz'é-tár-à. s.
where any thing is lodged.
DEPRAVATION, dép-rá-vā'shān. s. 530. The
act of making any thing bad; degeneracy, de-
pravity.
T6 DEPRAVE, dē-práve'. v. a. To violate, to
corrupt. .
DEPRAVEDNESS, dè-právd'més. s. Corruption,
taint, vitiated taste.
DEPRAVEMENT, dē-präve'mént. s. A vitiated
State.
DEPRAVER, dē-prä'vár, s. A corrupter.
DEPRAVITY, dé-präv'è-të. s. 511. Corrup-
tion. *
To DEPRECATE, dép'prè-kāte. v. a. To im-
plore mercy of ; to beg off; to pray deliver-
ance from. 91.
DEPRECATION, dép-prè-kå'shēn. s. Prayer
against evil.
DEPRECATIVE, dép'prè-kā-tiv. }
DEPRECATORY, dép'pré-kā-tūr-É. al,
512. That serves to deprecate.
To DEPRECIATE, dè-pré'shē-ăte. v. a. 91. To
bring a thing down to a lower price ; to under-
value.
To DEPREDATE, dép'prè-dāte. v. a. 91. To
rob, to pillage; to spoil, to devour.
DEPREDATION, dép-pré-dà'shôn. s. A rob-
bing, a spoiling ; Voracity, waste.
The place
DEPREDATOR, dép'prè-dà-tár. s. 521. A
robber, a devourer.
To DEPREHEND, dép-prè-hénd'. v. a. To
catch one, to take unawares ; to discover, to
find out a thing. Little used.
DEPREHENSIBLE, dép-prè-hén'sè-bl. a. That
may be caught; that may be understood.
DEPREHENSIBLENESS, dép-prè-hén'sè.bl.
nés. . s. Capableness of being caught; intel-
ligibleness.
DEPREHENSION, dép-pré-hén'shôn. s. A
catching or taking unawares ; a discovery.
To DEPRESS, dē-prés'. v. a. To press or
thrust down; to let fall, to let down; to bum-
ble, to deject, to sink.
ĐEPfessföN, *. s. The act of
•
145
º * . -
-nē, mêve, nár, nét, túbe, tàb, būlī;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this,
DER
pressing down ; the sinking or falling in of a
surface; the act of humbling, abasement.
DEPRESSOR, dē-prés'sér. s. 166. He that
keeps or presses down. -
DEPRIVATION, dép-prè-vá'shôn. s. 530.
The act of depriving or taking away from : in
law, is when a clergyman, as a bishop, parson,
vicar, or prebend, is deposed from his prefer.
In ent,
To DEPRIVE, dē-prlve'. v. a. To bereave one
of a thing 3 to put out of an office.
DEPTH, dépth. S. Deepness, the measure of
anything from the surface downwards; deep
place, not a shoal ; the abyss, a gulf of infinite
profundity; the middle or height of a sea-
son ; abstruseness, obscurity.
To DEPTHEN, dépthn, v. a. 103. To deepen.
DEPULSIQin, dé-pâl'shôn. s. 177. A beating
or thrusting away.
DEPULSORY, dē-pâl'sār-e. a. 440. Putting
or driving away.
To DEPURATE, dép'ū-räte. v. a. 91. To
purify, to cleanse.
DEPURATE, dép'ū-räte. a. 503. Cleansed,
freed from dregs ; pure, not contaminated.
DEPURATION, dép-tº-rå'shôn. s. The act of
separating the pure from the impure part of
any thing.
To DEPURE, dē-père'.
impurities ; to purge.
v. a. To free from
DEPUTATION, dép-à-tä'shôn. s. The act of
deputing, or sending with a special commission,
vicegerency.
To DłPUTE, dē-púte'. v. a. To send with a
special commission, to empower one to transact
instead of another.
DEPUTY, dép'à-té. s. A lieutenant, a vice-
. ; any one that transacts business for an-
Other. w
{[ī’ This word is frequently mispronounced even
by good speakers. There is a proneness inf
the p to slide into its nearest relation b, which:
makes us often hear this word as if written
debbuty.
To DEQUANTITATE, dē-kwóm'tè-täte. v. a.
To diminish the quantity of.
To DERACINATE, dē-rás'sè-māte. v. a. To
T !º up by the roots.
O A T 3. g s
prove, to justify.
To DERANGE, dē-ränge'. v. a.
to disarrange.
To DERAY, dē-rà'. s. Tumult, disorder, noise.
DERELICTION, dér-è-lik'shán. , s. An utter
forsaking or leaving.
To DERIDE, dē-rlde'. v. a.
mock, to turn to ridicule.
DERIDER, dē-ri'dór. s.
SCOffèI’.
DERISION, dē-rízh'ém. s. The act of deriding
or laughing at ; contempt, scorn, a laughing-
stock.
pºſsive, dè-rl'słv. a. 428. Mocking, scof.
ng. +
DERISORY, dē-rl'sār-e. a. 429, 512. Mock-
ing, ridiculing.
DEBjVABLE, dē-r'vá-bl. . a. Attainable by
530. The
right of descent or derivation.
DERIVATION, dér-è-vá'shān. . s.
trasing of a word from its original ; the tracing
of anything from its source : in medicine, the
drawing of a humour from one part of the
body to another.
DERIVATIVE, dē-rív'à-tív. a.
taken from another. . .
DERIVATIVE, dē-riv’ā-tiv. s. 157. The thing;
or word derived or taken from another.
DERIVATIVELY, dé-rivă-tiv-lè. ad. In a de-
rivative Irianner.
To DERIVE, dē-rive'. v., a. To turn the course
of any thing ; to deduce from its original tº
To disorder,
To laugh at, to
98. A mocker, a
Derived or
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ſlºj” 559-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;– ºf
et.nlmuuicate to another, as from the origin
and source: in grammar, to trace a word from
its origin.
To DERi VE, d8-rlve'. v. n. To come from, to
Cºwe its origin to ; to descend front.
I) ERſ VER, dé-rive'Éir. s. One that draws or
fetches from the original.
D}, RN; J.R., dērn-yāre’. a. Jast.
To i) EROGA'ſ E. dér'ó-gāte. v. a. To lessen the
worth of any person or thing, to disparage.
To DEROGATE, dēr'ò-gāte. v. m. To retract.
1) PROGATE, dér'ö-gāte. a. 91. lessened in
value.
DERQCATION, dèr-à-gå'shân. s. 530. A dis-
paraging, lessening or taking away the worth
sof any person or thing. -
PER06 ATIVE, dē-rög'à-tiv. a. Derogating,
lessening the value.
DF.ROGATORILY, dē-rög'à-tár-è-lè. ad.
detracting manner,
IXEROGATORINESS, dè-rög'à-tūr-à-nēs. s. The
act of derogating.
DEROGATORY, dē-r&g'à-tàr-à. a. 512. That
lessens the value of.
DERWIS, dér'vis. s. A Turkish priest.
DESCANT, dés'kånt. s. 492 A song or tune; a
discourse, a disputation; a disquisition branch-
ed out into several divisions or heads. -
To DESCANT, dés-kāut'. v. n. To harangue
to discourse at large.
To DESCEND, dē-sémd'. v. n. To come from a
higher place to a hower; to come down ; to
come suddenly, to fall upon as an enemy; to
make an invasion ; to proceed from an origi-
nal ; to fall in order of inheritance to a succes-
sor ; to extend a discourse from general to
particular considerations.
To DESCEND, dē-séud'. v. a. To walk down-
ward upon any place.
DESCENDANT, dé-sém'dānt. s.
of an ancestor.
DESCENDENT, dē-sém'dént. a. Falling, sink-
ing, coming down ; proceeding from another
as an original or ancestor.
DESCENDIBLE, dē-sén'dè-bl. a. Such as may
be descended ; transmissible by inheritance.
bFSCENSION, dē-sén'shān. s. The act of fall-
ing or sinking, descent ; a declension, a de-
gradation. -
DESCENT, dè-s&nt'. s. The act of passing from
a higher place; progress downward; invasion,
hostile entrance into a country; transmission
of any thing by succession and inheritance;
The state of proceeding from an original or
progenitor; birth, extraction, process of line-
age; offspring, inheritors; a single step in the
scale of genealogy; a rank in the scale or
3rder of being.
To DESCRIEE, dē-skribe'. v. a. To mark out
anv thing by the mention of its properties; to
delineate, to make out, as a torch waved about
the head describes a circle ; to distribute into
proper heads or divisions; to define in a lax
*I????ll CF. -
DESCRIBER, de-skri'bár.'s. He that describes.
DESCRIER, dé-skri'ār, s, 93. A discoverer, a de-
tecter.
DESCRIPTION, dē-skiip'shäu. s. The act of
describing or making out any person or thing
by perceptible properties; the sentence or pas-
sage in which any thing is described; a lax
definition; the qualities expressed in a de-
SCTIOtion.
DESCRIPTIVE, dē-skrip-tív. a. 157. Describing.
To DESCRY, dé-skri'. v. a. T
amine at a distance; to discover, to perceive
. . by the eye, to see any thing distant or absent.
DESCRY, dé-skri'. s. Discovery, thing discover-
ed. JNot in use.
To DESECRATE, dès'sè-kräte. v. a. To divert
...the purpose to which any thing is conse-
CTäić
In a
The offspring
o spy out, to ex-l
DESECRATION, dés-sé-krä'shön. s. The abo
lition of consecration. -
DESERT, dēz'ört. s. Wilderness, waste country,
uninhabited place.
DESERT, dºz'êrt. a. Wild, waste, solitary.
To DESERT, dē-zért'. v. a. To forsake; to fall
away frein, to quit meauly or treacherously ;
to leave, to abandon ; to quit the army, or
regiment, in which ome is enlisted. -
DESERT, dé-zért'. s. Qualities or conduct com
sidered , with respect to rewards or punish
ments, degree of merit or demerit; excellence,
right to reward, virtue. -
DESERTER, dē-zër’tär. s. 93. He that has
forsaken his cause or his post; he that leaves the
army in which he is enlisted ; he that forsakes
another.
DESERTIGN, dē-zár'shūm. s. The act of for,
Şaking or abandoning a cause or post.
DESERTLESS, dē-zért'lés. a. Without merit.
To DESERVE, dē-zérv'. v. a. To be worthy of
either good or ill ; to be worthy of reward.
DESERVEDLY, dē-zér'véd-lè. ad. 364. Worthi-
ly, according to desert.
DESERVER, dē-zèr'vár. s. 98. A man who
merits rewards.
DESICCANTS, dé-sik'kånts. s. Applications
that dry up the flow of sures, driers
To DESICCATE, dé-sik'kâte. v. a. 503. To dry
up.
DESICCATION, dés-ik-kä'shàm. s. The act of
making dry.
DESICCATIVE, dē-sik'kā-tív. a. That which
has the power aſ drying,
To DESIDERATE, dé-sid’ér-āte. v. a. To want,
to miss. JYot in use.
DESIDERATUM, dē-sid-3r-ā'tàm. s. Some-
what which inquiry has not yet been able to
settle or discover ; something desirable.
DESIDIOSE, dé-sid-jë-öse'. a. Idle, lazy, heavy
.#sh.—See Tuyu Los E.
To DESIGN, dē-sime'. v. a. 447 . To purpose;
to form or order with a particular purpose; to
devote intentionally; to plan, to project ; to
mark out.
[[* I have differed from Mr. Sheridan, by pre
serving the s, in this word and its compounds,
pure. I am supported in this by Dr. Kenrick,
Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry, and have always
looked upon To Dezign as vulgar.—See Princi
les. 447. h
DESIGN, dē-sime'. s. An intention, a purpose,
a scheme, a plan of action; a scheme formed
to the detriment of another; the idea which as:
artist endeavours to execute or express.
DESIGNABLE, dē-sime'à-bl. a. Distinguishable,
capable to be particularly marked out.
DESIGNATION, dés-sig-mâ'shôu... s. The act of
pointing or marking out; appointment, direc.
tion ; import, intention.
To DESIGNATE, dés'íg-māte. v. a. To point
out or mark by some particular token, 503.
DESIGNEDLY, dé-si'uéd-lè. ad. 364. Purposely
intentionally. -
DESIGNER, dē-si'nār. s. 98. A plotter, a con-
triver; one that forms the idea of any thing in
painting or sculpture.
DESIGNING, dē-s!'ning. part. a.
treacherous, deceitful. - tº
DESIGNLESS, dé-sime'lés. a. Unknowing, in-
advertent. º
DESIGSLESSLY, dē-she'lès-lè. ad. Without
intention, ignorantly, inadvertently.
DFSIGNMENT, dé-sime'mént. s. A plot, a ma-
licious intention; the idea, or sketch of a work.
DESIRABLE, dé-zl'rā-bl. a. . Pleasing, delight-
ful; that which is to be wished with earnest-
Mitº SS. -
DESIRE, dé-zire'. s. Wish, eagerness to obtain
or enjºy: g -
To DESTRE, dē-zire'. v. a. To wish, to long
for; to express wishes, to long; to asks to intreat,
Insidious,
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f).ES
147
I).ES
—nó, mêve, mêr, mēt;—tºbe, túb, bāli;-&fl;—päänd;—thin, This
s. Fulhless of
Eagerly, with
To cease from
y
ad. In a deso-
DESIRER, dē-zi'răr. s. 98. One that is eager
after any thing.
DESIROUS, dē-zirás. a. 314. Full of desire,
eager, longing after. -
DESíHOUSINESS, dē-zl'rtis-nēs.
desire.
DESIROUSLY, dē-zi'rås-lè. ad.
desirc.
To DESIST, dē-sist'. v. n. 447.
any thing, to Stop.
have preserved the s pure in this word,
contrary to Mr. Sheridan, who spells it dezist.
Dr. Kenrick and Mr. Perry are of my opinion,
and I cannot see any reason, either from cus-
tom or analogy, to alter it. 447. . .
DESISTANCE, dé-sis'táuse. s. The act of de-
sisting, cessation.
DESISTIVE, dè-sis'tív. a. 157. Ending, con-
cluding. -
DESK, iésk. s. An inclining table for the use
of writers or readers. -
DESOLATE, dés'so-lāte. a. 91. Without inha-
bitants, uninhabited; deprived of inhabitants,
laid waste ; solitary, without society.
To DESOLATE, dés'sø-lāte. v. a. To deprive of
inhabitants.
PESOLATELY, dés'só-lāte-lè.
late manner.
DESOLATION, dés-sö-lä'shôn. s. Destruction
of inhabitants; gloominess, melancholy; a
lace wasted and forsaken.
DESPAlB, dé-spåre'. s. Hopelessness, despon-
dence; that which causes despair, that of
which there is uo hope : in theology, loss of
confidence in the mercy of God.
To DESPAIR, dé-spåre'. v. m. To be without
hope, to despond.
WESPAIRER, dē-spåre'âr. s. One without
hope. -*
DESPAIRINGLY, dé-spá'ring-lè. ad. In a man-
ner betokening hopelessness. * r
To ijºsë ATCH, dë-spätsh'. v. a. To send away
hastily; to send out of the world, to put to
death; to perform a business quickly; to coin-
clude an affair with another.
[; There is a general rale in pronunciation ; viz.
when a vowel ends a syllable immediately be:
fore the accent, that vowel has a tendency to
lengthen, and is often, particularly in solemn
speaking, pronounced as open as if the accent
were on it. See To Collect. 544.—This ge-
neral tendency inclines us to divide words in
such a manner as to make the vowel end the
unaccented syllable : and if the two succeeding
consonants are combinable, to carry them both
to that syllable which has the accent. When
the e is thus left to finish the syllable before
the accent in de-spair, de-spatch, &c., it inclines
to its open slender sound, which being rapidly
pronounced, falls into the short i, which is ex-
actly its short sound, 105, 107; for when the e
is short by being closed by a consonant, like
other vowels, it goes into a different sound from
the long one. 544. Thus the word desputch, till
Dr. Johnson corrected it, was always written
with an i ; and now it is corrected, we do not
find the least difference in the pronunciation.
I}ESPATCH, dé-spätsh'. s. Hasty execution ;
express, hasty messenger or message.
of Arch; UL, dé-spätsh'fül. a. Bent on
aSte.
DESPERATE, dés'pë-räte. a. 91. Without hope;
without care or safety, rash ; irretrievable ;
mad, hot-brained, furious.
DESPERATELY, dés'pë-râte-lè. ad. Furious-
ly, madly; in a great degree : this sense is lu-
dicrous. º
DESPERATENESS, dés'pë-râte-nēs. s. Mad-
ness, fury, precipitance.
DESPERATION, dés-pè-rà'shū).. s. Hopeless-
ness, despair.
, DESPICABLE, dés'pë-kā-bl a Contemptible,
unean, worthless, -
DESTRUCTIVEN
}
DESPICABLENESS, dés'pë-kā-bl nés. 8. Mean
mess, vileness.
DESPICABLY, dés'pë-kā-blé. ad. Meanly, sor
didly.
DESPISABLE, dè-spl’zā-bl. a. Contemptible
regarded with contempt.
To DESPISE, dé-spize. v. a. To scorn, to con
te?hlik.
DESPISER, dé-spi'zār. s.
DESPITE, dé-spite'. S. Malice, anger, defiance
act of malice. -
DESPITEFUL, dē-spite'ſil. a. Malicious, full
of spleem. |
DESPITEFULLY, dē-spite'fāl-lè. ad. Malicious-
!y, malignantly.
Dłºsłiffiti SESS, dē-spitefăl-nēs. s. Malice,
hate, malignity, -
To DíšPofi. dé-spčíl'. v. a. To rob, to deprive.
DESPOLIATION, dés-pô-lè-àshàm. s. 530. The
act of despoiling or stripping.
To DESPOND, dé-spömd'. v. m. To despair, to lose
hope: in theology, to lose hope of the Divine
§§
DESPONDENCY, dé-spön'dém-sè. s. Despair,
hopelessness.
DESPONDENT, dé-spöm'dént. a. Despairing,
hopeless.
To DESPONSATE, dē-spón'säte. v. a. To be-
troth, to affiance.
|DESPONSATION, dès-pôn-sàshàn. s. 530. The
betrothing persons to each other.
DESPOT, dēś'pôt. s. An absolute prince.
DESPOTICAL, dē-spöt'é-kál.
DESPOTICK, dē-spöt'ík.
Absolute in power, unlimited in authority.
DESPOTICALNESS, dē-spöt'ê-kāi-nés. s. Ab-
solute authority.
DESPOTISM, dés'pë-tizm. s. Absolute power.
DESSERT, dēz-zért'. s.
entertainment.
To DESTINATE, dés'té-māte. v. a. To design
for any particular end.
DESTINATION, dés-tê-mâ'shān. s. The pur-
pose for which amy, thing is appointed.
To DESTINE, dés'tin. v. a. 140. To doom, to
appoint unalterably to any state ; to appoint to
any use or purpose ; to devote, to doom to
punishment or misery; to fix unajterably.
D#.STINY, dés’té-lè. s. The power that spins
the life, and determines the fate; fate, invinci-
ble necessity, dºom, condition in future time.
DESTITUTE, dès'té-tüte. a. Forsaken, aban-
doned ;, in want of. -
DESTITUTION, dès-tê-tū'shön. s.
state in which something is wanted.
To DESTROY, dé-ströé'. v. a. To overturn a
city, to raze a building, to lay waste, to make
desolate; to kill; to put an end to, to bring to
nought. -
DESTROYER, dē-ströé'âr. s. 93. The person
that destrovs.
DESTRUCT IBLE, dē-stråk'té-bl. a.
destruction. ‘. .
DESTRUCTION, dē-stråk'shäu. s. The aet ºf
destroying, waste; murder, massacre ; the
state of being destroyed: in theology, etcrual
death.
DESTRUCTIVE, dē-strºk’tív. a. That which
destroys, wasteful, causing ruitland devastation,
DESTRUCTIVELY, dé-strākºtīv-lè. ad. Reim-
ously, mischievously.
ESS, dē-stråk’tiv-nés. s. The
uality of destroying or ruining.
DłSTRUCTOR, dē-stråk'túr. s. 166 Destroyer
C() }l Stl ill 62?". te
DESUſ) ATION, dés-à-dà'shūm. s. A profuse and
in ordinate sweating.
DESU ETUDE, dés'swº-tide. s. 334. Cessation
from being accustomed. - -,
Djº. 512. }
DESULTORIOUS, dés-àl-iö'rè-às. :
Want, the
Liable tea
Removing from thing to thing, unsettled, imms'
thodical.-See SUBSULTory. -
,-
*
Contemmer, scorner.
The last course of an
DET
148 &
DEV
[; 559–Fâte, ſār, fall, fat, —mé, mét –pine, pīn;—
To DESUME, dē-sºme'. v. a. To take from
any thing.
To DETACH, dē-tätsh'. v. a. To separate, to
disengage; to send out part of a greater body
of men on an expedition. *
DETACHMENT, dē-tätsh'mént. s. A body of
troops sent out from the main army. '
To DETAIL, dē-täle'. v. a. To relate particu-
larly, to particularize.
DETAIL, dē-tále's s. A minute and particular
aCCOunt.
To DETAIN, dē-tāme'. v. a. To keep that which
belongs to another ; to withhold, to keep back;
to restrain from departure; to hold in custody;
DETAINDER, dē-tºne'dër. s. 98. The name of
a writ for holding one in custody.
DETAINER, dē-tä'már. s. He that holds back
any one's right, he that detains.
To DETECT, dē-tékt'. v. . a. To discover, to
find out any crime or artifice.
HDETECTER, dē-ték'tár. s. A discoverer, one
that finds out what another desires to hide.
i) ETECTION, dē-ték'shān. S. Discovery of guilt
or fraud ; discovery of any thing hidden.
10ETENTION. dé-tén'shôn. s. The act of keep-
ing what belongs to another; confinement, re-
straint.
To DETER, dē-tér'. v. a. To discourage from
any thing.
DETERMENT, dē-tér'méut. s. Cause of dis-
CourageIdent.
To DETERGE, dē-térje'. v. a. To cleanse a
SOre.
DETERGENT, dē-térjéut. a. That which
cleanses.
DETERIORATION, dē-tê-ré-à-rà'shūm. s. The
act of making any thing worse.
T}ETERMIN º, dé-tér'mé-nā-bl. a. That
which may be certainly decided.
T)ETERMINATE, dē-tér'mè-māte. a. 91. Limit-
ed; established ; conclusive ; fixed, resolute.
DETERMINATELY, dē-tér'mè-mâte-lè. ad. Re-
solutely, with fixed resolve.
OETERMINATION, dē-tér-mè-nā’snán. s. Ab-
solute direction to a certain end; the result of
deliberation;º decision.
DETERMINATIVE, dē-tér'mè-nā-tív. a. That
which uncontrollably directs to a certain end;
that which makes a limitation.
DETERMINATOR, dē-tér-mè-mâ'tūr. s. 521. One
who determines.
To DETERMINE, dē-tér’min. v. a. 140. To fix,
to settle; to fix ultimately ; to adjust, to limit;
to influence the choice ; to resolve; to decide
* to put an end to, to destroy.
To DETERMINE, dē-tér'min. v. m. To con-
clude ; to end ; to come to a decisionſ; to re-
solve concerning any thing.
3)ETERRATION, dē-tér-rá'shān. S. Discovery
of anything by removal of the earth.
pºs: , dē-tér'shān. s. The act of clean-
sing a sore.
DETERSIVE, dē-tér'sív. a. 158.
#. to cleanse.
I) ETERSIVE, dē-tér'sſy. s. 428. An application
that has the power of cleansing wounds
To DETEST, dē-têst'. v. a. To hate, to abhor.
DETESTABLE, dē-tés'tá-bl. a. Hateful, abhor-
red.
DETESTABLY, dē-tés'tá-blé. ad. Hatefully,
abominably.
DETESTATION, dét-tés-tä'shôn. s. 530. Ha-
tred, abhorrence, abomination.
ETESTER, dē-tés'tàr. s. 98. One that hates.
o DETHRONE, dē-thrôme'. v. a. To divest of
# , to throw down from the throne.
DETINUE, dē-tin'ê. . s. 503. A writ that lies
against him, who, having goods or chattels de-
livered him to keep, refuses to deliver them
81ſºilſ. -- -
pßNATION dét-ö-mâ'shôn. s. An explosion
. noise, generally accompanied with a flash
ight.
?
Having the
sº
To DETONIZE, dét’tö-nize. v. a. To calcine
with detonation.
To DETORT, dē-tört'. v. a. To wrest from the
original import. - y
To DETRACT, dē-trákt'. v. a. To derogate, to
take away by envy and calumny.
DETRACTER, dē-trák’tàr. s. One that takes
away another's reputation.
DETRACTION, dē-tråk'shām. s. The act of
taking off from any thing; scandal.
DETRACTORY, dē-tråk’tár-è, a. 557. Defama.
tory by denial of desert, derogatory
DETRACTRESS, dē-tråk'très. s. A censorious
W() Tú? Ul.
DETRIMENT, dét’trè-mênt. s. Loss, damage,
mischief. Mi
iS*
DETRIMENTAL, dēt-trè-mén'tál. a.
chievous, harmful, causing loss.
To DETRUDE, dē-trööd'. v. a. To thrust down,
to force into a lower place.
To DETRUNCATE, dē-tràng'kâte. v. a. To
lop, to cut, to shorten.
DETRUNCATION, dét-rām-kä'shūm. s. The act
of lopping.
Dºğäs, dè-tröö'zhàm. s.
thrusting down.
To DEVAST, dē-vāst'.
stroy; to plunder.
“The country, though deluged and devasted, was
“not utterly beyond the power of restoration.”
—Hannah More's Strictures on Female Education,
vol. i. page 58.
To DEVASTATE, dē-vás'täte. v. a. To lay
waste, to plunder.
DEVASTATION, dēv-ás-tà'shôn. s.
havock.
DEUCE, dūse, s. Two.
To DEVELOPE, dè-vé!'êp. v. a. To disengage
frong something that enfolds.
DEVERGENCE, dē-vérjéuse. s.
declination.
To DEVE39 dé-vést'. v. a. To strip, to de-
prive of clothes; to take away anything good,
to free from any thing bad.
DEVEX, dē-véks’. a. Bending down, declivous.
pººrly , dē-vék'sè-të. s. Incurvation down
Wał"ClS.
To DEVIATE, dè'vè-āte. v. m. 542. To wan,
der from the right ör common way; to go as-
tray, to err, to sin.
DEWHATION, dē-vē-ă'shôn. s. The act of quit,
ing the right way, errour ; variation from es.
tablished rule; offence, obliquity of conduct.
DEVICE, dē-vise'. s. A contrivance, a strata-
gem ; a design, a scheme formed; the emblem
on a shield ; invention, genius.
DEVIL, dév'vl. s. 159, 405. A fallen angel,
the tempter and spiritual enemy of mankind.
DEVILISH, dēv'vl-ish. a. . . Partaking of the
qualities of the devil ; an epithet of abhorrence
or contempt.
DEVILISHLY, dév'vl-ish-lè. ad. In a manner
suiting the devil.
DEVIOUS, dè'vè-às. a. 542. Out of the com
mon track; wandering, roving, rambling ; err-
ing, going astray from rectitude.
To fºViš, dè-vize'. v. a. To contrive, to ju-
vent ; to grant by will.
To DEVISE, de-vize.
COIntrive.
DEVISE, dē-vize'. s.
bequeathing by will.
DEVISE, dē-vise’. ‘s. Contrivance.
DEVISER, de-vi'zār. s. A contriver, an in-
Ventor. e
DEVITABLE, dévè-tá-bl. a. Possible to be
avoided.
DEVITATION, dév-ē-iā'shán. s. The act of
escaping. \.
DEVOID, de-vöjd’. a. Empty, vacant; with
out anything, whether good or evil. te
DEVOIR, dē-wwör'. s. Service' act of civility
or obsequiousness. *
The act of
v. a. To waste or de-
Waste,
Declivity
v. n. To consider, to
The act of giving or
DIA
149
Disa
—no, mēve, mēr, nôt;—túbe, táb, būll;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
To DEVOLVE, dè-völv’. v. a. To roll down ;
to move from one hand to another.
To DEVOLVE, dē-völv’. v. n. To fall in suc-
cession into new hands.
3DEVOLUTION, dév-ó-lūshām. s. The act of
rolling down ; removal from hand to hand.
To DEVOTE, dé-vöte'. v. a. To dedicate, to
consecrate; to addict, to give up to ill ; to
curse ; to execrate:
DEVOTEDNESS, dē-vö'těd-nēs. s.
of being devoted ºr dedicated.
DEVOTEE, dév-vö-tèë'. s. One erroneously
or superstitiously religious, a bigot.
DEVOTION, dē-vö'shôn. s. Piety, acts of re-
ligion ; , an act of external worship ; prayer,
expression of devotion ; the state of the mind
under a strong sense of dependence upon God;
an act of reverence, respect, or ceremony;
strong affection, ardent love ; disposal, power.
DEVOTIONAL, dè-vö'shāh-ál. a. Pertaining
to devotion. :
DEVOTIONALIST, dē-vö'shān-ál-ist, s. A man
zealous without knowledge.
To DEVOUR, dē-vöðr'. v. a. To eat up raven-
ously; to deströy or consume with rapidity
and violence; to swallow up, to annihilate.
DEVOURER, dē-vöä'răr. s. 98. A consumer,
he that devours. -
BEVOUT, dē-vöät'. a. Pious, religious, devoted
to holy duties; filled with pious thoughts ; ex-
§ºf of devotion or piety.
ſ}EVOUTLY, dē-vöät'lè. ad. Piously, with ar-
dent devotion, religiously.
DEUSE, dise. s. The devil.
DEUTEROGAMY, dū-têr-ög'à-mê. s. 518. A
second marriage.
DEijff-RONOMY, dē-tér-ón'8-mè. s. 518. The
second book of the Law, being the fifth book of
Moses.
DEUTEROSCOPY, dū-tér-ós'có-pé. . s. The
second inténtion, a meaning, beyond the literal
Sé]]S6.
DEW, dà. s. The moisture upon the ground.
To DEW, dà. v. a. To wet as with dew, to
In Olsten.
DEWBERRY, dū'bér-rè. s.
cies of bramble.
DEWBESPRENT, dē-bë-sprént'. part. Sprinkled
with dew).
DEWDROP, dà'dróp. s. A drop of dew which
sparkles at Sun-rise. -
3DEWLAP, dūlāp. s. The flesh that hangs down
from the throat of oxen.
HDEWLAPT, dū’lāpt. a. Furnished with dew-
laps. *
DEWWORM, dū'wärm. s. A worm fotºnd in
d
€W. ©s
DEWY, dū'é. a. Resembling dew ; partaking of
dew ; moist with dew. -
DEXTER, déks’tér. a. The right, not the left.
DEXTERITY, déks-tér'é-té. s. Readiness of
limbs, activity, readiness to obtain skill ; read-
iness of contrivance.
DEXTEROUS, déks’tér-às. a. Expert at any
manual employment, active, ready; expert in
Imanagement, subtle, full of expedients.
, DEXTEROUSLY, déks’tér-ás-lè. ad. Expertly,
skilfully, artfully.
DEXTRAL, dékstrál. a... The right, not the left.
DEXTRALITY, déks-trál'è-té. s. The state of
being on the right side.
DEY, dà. s. The sapreme governour in some
of the Barbary States. Mason.
DIABETES, di-à-bê'tés. s. A morbid copious-
bºdialºg
, Gil-a- 'A- à º • * *
isiºidº, ºft. Boš, ; a Devilish,
Fº of the qualities of the devil.
DſACODIUM, di-á-kó'dē-ăm s. The syrup of
### -
DIACOUSTICS, di-á-cöö'sfſks. s The doctrine
of 39tands,
The state
The fruit of a spe-
|DIALYSIS, di-āl'è-sis. s.
\
DIADEM, di'ā-dém. s. A tiara, an ensign of
royalty bound about the head of eastern maon-
archs; the mark of royalty worn on the head,
a CPOWER.
DIADEMED, di'ā-démd. a. 359. Adorned with
a diadem.
DIADROM, di'ā-dröm. s. 166. The time if which .
any motion is performed.
DIAERESIS, di-ár'é-sis. s. 124.
or disjunction of syllables.
[[3’ Mr. Sheridan has given the long sound of e
to the second syllable of this word, contrary to
the general practice, which is supported by the
most general rule in pronunciation. The an-
tepenultimate accent, unless succeeded by a
diphthong, always shortens the vowel it falls
upon. 534. Nor does the diphthong in this
word prevent the shortening power of the ac-
cent any more than in Coesarea. 124.
DIAGNOSTICK, di-ág-nós'tík, s. A symptom
by which a disease is distinguished from others.
DIAGONAL, di-āg'ö-mál. a. I16. Reaching from
one angle to another. ~
DiAGöNAL, diagºmäl. s. A line drawn from
angle to angle.
DIAGöNAïfy, di-ágº-nāl-e, ad. In a diagonal
direction. -
DIAGRAM, di'ā-gräm. s. A delineation of geo-
metrical figures, a mathematical scheme.
DIAL, di'āl. s. .88. A plate marked with lines,
where a hand or shadow shows the hour.
DIAL-PLATE, di'āl-plate. s That on which
hours or lines are marked. -
DIALECT, di'ā-lékt. s. The subdivision of a
language; style, manner of expression; lan
guage, speec -
h.
DíALECTICAL, di-à-lék'té-kál a. Logical, ar
gumental. *
DíALECTICK di-à-lék'tík. s. Logick, the ar,
of reasoning. t
DIALING, di'āī-lìng. s. The art of making dials
the knowledge of shadows.
DIALIST, di'āī-list. s. A constructer of dials.
DIALOGIST, di-ál'lö-jist. 's. 116. A speaker in
a dialogue or conference.
DIALOGUE, di'ā-lèg. s. 338. A conference, a
conversation between two or more.
116. The figure in
rhetorick by which syllables or words are di-
vided.
DIAMETER, di-ám'ê-tár. s. 116. The line
which, passing through the centre of a circle,
or other curvilinear ſigure, divides it into equal
art.S.
pºsińTRAL, di-ám’mè-trál. a Describing the
diameter. •
DIAMETRALLY, di-ám’mè-trāl-š. ad. Accord-
ing to the direction of a diameter. e
DJAMETRICAL, d.l-ā-mét trè-kāl. a. Describ-
ing a diameter; observing the direction of a
diameter. 4.
DIAMETRICALLY, di-à mét'trè-kāl-ć. ad. In
a diametrical direction, directly.
DIAMOND, di'ā-mămd. s. The most valuable
and hardest of all the gems. . e
DIAPASON, di-à-pâ'zón. . s. A term in musick;
an octave, the most perfect concord. -
DIAPER, di'à-pâr. s. 98. Limen cloth woven in
figures ; a napkin. to
To DIAPER, dſä-pâr. v. a. To variegate, to di-
yersify; to draw flowers upon clothes;
DIAPHANEITY, di-à-fä-mê'è-té. s. Trangpa-
rency, pellucidness.
DIAPHANICK, di-á-fän'ík. a. 509. Transparent,
pellucid. *
DíAPHANOUS, di-àffā-nēs. a. 518.*Transparent,
clear. -
LIAPHORETICK, di-à-fô-rét'ík. a. Sudorifick,
promotin sº. e - ©
Bºš , d'à-främ. s. 389. The midriff,
which divides the upper cavity of the body from
the lower; any division or partition which di"
vides a hollow body.
The separation

D1E
| BO
DIF
[; 559.—Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pin;–
1)||ARRHOEA, di-ār-rè'ä. s. A flux of the belly.
DMAPHORESIS, di-áſfé-ré'sis. s. A bearing
through; the expulsion of humours through
the pores of the skin. JMason.
DIARRHOETICK, di-ār-rét'ik. a. Promoting
the flux of the belly, solutive, purgative.
DIARY, d!'à-rè. s. An account of every day, a
journal.
DłASTOLF, di-ás'fö-le. s. 116. A figure in rhe-
torick, by which a short syllable is made long ;
the dilatation of the heart. *
DIASTYP.E., & 'Ās-tile. s. An intercolumniation:
of three diameters.
lºſſ. The reason why this word is pronounced in
three syllables, and Distole in ſour, is that the
latter is perfect Greek 3 izºrexh, and the former
is a compoutiid of our own, formed from Jiz and
atuxor, a pilla: The same reason holds good
for pronouncing Amorope, as divided into .4-poc-
o-pe; and Osteocºpe into Os-le-0-cope. And
though Johnson, Ash, Buchanan, and Barclay,
accent Diºstyle on the second syllable, I have
no hesitation to differ from them by placing the
accent on the first —See Ac An EMy.
BIATESSERON, di-à-tés'sé-rón. s. An interval
in unusick.
Di BBF, E, dib'bl. s. 405. A smail spade.
DIBSTONE, dib's télie. s. A little stone which
children throw at another stone.
19ICACITY, dē-kás'sé-té. s. 124. Pertness, sau-
ciness. Y.
DICE, dise, s. The plural of Die.—See DIE.
DICE-BOX, dise'hôks. s. The box from whence
the dice are thrown.
DICER, di'sér. s. 98. A player at dice, a game-
Słer.
To DHCTATE, dik'tate. v. a. 91. To deliver to
another with authority.
DICTATE, dik'tate. s. 9].
delivered with authority.
DICTATION, dik-tä'shán. s.
tice of dictating.
DICTATOR, dik-tä'tár. s. 521. A magistrate of
Rome made in times of exigence, and invested
with absolute authority; one invested with ab-
solute authority ; one whose credit or authority
enables him to direct the conduct or opinion of
others. 166. . .
D{CTATORIAI, dik-tá-tó'rè-ál. a.
tive, confident, dogmatical.
DICTAT ORSHIP, dik-tä'tär-ship. s. The office
of a dictator - authority, insolent confidence.
DICTATURE, dik-tä'tshūre. s. The office of a
dictator.
DICTION, dik'sbün. s. Style, language, expres-
S10ſ).
DICTIONARY, dik'shān-á-rè. s. A book con-
taining the woºds of any language, a vocabu-
lary, a word-book.
[G’ A few years ago this word was universaily
pronounced as if written Dixnary, and a Fier-
son would have been thought a pedant if he
had pronounced it according to its orthogra-
phy , but such has been the taste for improve-
inent in speaking, that, now a person would
risk the imputation of vulgarity should he pro-
nounce it otherwise than it is written.
DID, did. The preterit of Do ; the sign of the
reterimperſect tense.
PIDACTICAL, dē-dāk'té-kšl.
l)IDACTICK, dē-dāk'tik. 124.
tive, giving precepts.
DIDAPPER, did'âp-pâr. s. A bird that dives in-
to the water.
DIDASCALICK, did-ás-kālīk. a. 125, 509. Pre-
ceptive, didactick.
DIDST, didst. The second person of the preter
tense of Do.—See Dip.
To IME, or DYE, di. v. a.
DIE, or DYE, di. s.
acquired.
To DiE, di, v n. To lose life, to expire, to pass
Rule or maxim
The act or prac-
Authorita-
: a. Precep-
To tinge, to colour.
Colour, tincture, stain, hue
into another state of existence; to perish, to
come to nothing: in theology, to perish ever
lastingly ; to languish with pleasure or temder-
ness; to wither as a vegetable; to grow vapid.
as liquor. º
DIE, di. s. pl. DICE, dise. A small cube, mark
ed on its faces with numbers from one to six,
which gamesters , throw in play; hazard,
chance; any cubick body. y
DIE, di. s. pl. DIES, dize. The stamp used in
Ct)}}}{12 €.
DE #, dièr. s. 98. One who follows the trade of
(lying.
Dić, dràt. s. Food, victuals ; food regulated
by the rules of medicine.
To Di ET, di'ét, v. a. To give food to ; to board,
to supply with diet.
To Dl ET, di'ét, v. m. To eat by rules of physick,
to eat, to feed.
D1ET, di'ét. s. An assembly of princes or estates.
DIFT-I) RINK, dićt-drink. s. Medicatcd liquors.
DIETARY, di'ét-à-rè. a. Pertaining to the rules
of diet.
DIETER, di'ét-tär. s. 98. One who prescribes
# #º à. &t'é
DJETETICAL, di-à-tét'é-kál. e
DIFTETICK, di-à-têt'ík. a. Relating
to diet, belonging to the medicinal cautions
about the use of food.
To DIFFER, dif'för. v. n. 98. To be distinguish-
ed fron, to have properties and qualities not
the same with those of another ; to contend, to
be at variance ; to be of a contrary opinion.
DIFFERENCE, diſ'för-énse. s. 555. State of
being disti.ict from something ; the qualities
by which one differs from another ; the dis-
proportion between one thing and another;
dispute, debate, quarrel ; distinction, point in
question, ground of controversy ; a logical
(IIStºłłCtion). -
DIFFERENT, dif'för-ént. a. Distinct, not the
same ; of many contrary qualities ; unlike,
dissimilar.
DIFFERENTLY, diſ'för-ént-lè. ad. In a differ.
CI]t in haliller.
DIFFICl L, dif'ſé-sil. a. Difficult, hard, not
easy ; scrupulous. JYot in use.
DIFFICULT, diffè-költ. a. , Hard, not easy,
troublesome, vexatious ; hard to please, peevish
DIFFICULTLY, dif'fé-költ-lè. ad. Hardly, with,
difficultv.
DIFFICULTY, dif'ſé-kāl-té. s. Hardness, con,
trariety to easiness; that which is hard to ac
complish ; distress, opposition ; perplexity in
*ś ; objection, cavil.
To lºidE, diſ-fide'. v. n. To distrust, to
have no confidence in.
DIFFIDENCE, ! ("ſé-dénse. s. Distrust, want
of confidence. -
DIFFIDENT, dif'ſé-dént. a. Not confident, not
Certal ill.
To i) {FFJND, diſ-find'. v. a. To cleave in two.
DIFFISSION, dif-fish'êm. s. The act of cleaving
See ABScission. -
DIF FLATION, dif-flâ'shôn. s. The act of scat-
teriug with a blast of wind.
DIF'FLUENCE, dif'flû-ènse.
D!FFLUENCY, dif'flû-én-sè.
ty of falling away on all sides.
DIFFLUENT, diſ'flè-ént. a. 518. Flowing every
way, not fixed. *
DIFFORM, dif'förm. a. Contrary to uniform,
having parts of different structure, as a diform
º one, of which the leaves are unlike each
Ot ºxer.
DIFFORMITY, d?f-ſór’mè, té. s.
form, irregularity, dissimilitude.
To DiFFUSE, diffèze'. v. a. To pour out upon
a plane ; to spread, to scatter. . . -
|DiFFUSE, diſ-Élse'. a. Scattered, widely spread;
copious, not concise.
} s. The quali-
Diversity of
|I. This adjective is distinguished from the
#. IJ Ur ,
~erb in the pronunciation of s, in the same
mammer as the noun use is from the verb to use,
and abuse from to abuse, &c. 499. This analogy,
is very prevalent, and seems the reason why
adjectives enging in sive have the s pure. 428.
DIFFUSED, dif-fúzd'. part. a. 359. Wild, un-
couth, irregular.
DjFFüšīdīy, diffèzéd-lè. ad. 364. Widely,
dispersedly.
DIFFUSEDNESS, diffi'zād-nēs. s. 365. The
state of being diffused, dispersion.
DIFFUSELY, dif-fise'lè. ad. Widely, extensive-
ly, copiously.
DIFFUSION, dif-fú'zhàm. s. Dispersion, the
state of being scattered every way; copious-
ness, exuberance of style.
DIFFUSIVE, dif-fú'stv. a. 428. , Having the
quality of scattering any thing, every way;
scattered, dispersed ; extended,in full extension.
DIFFUSIVELY, dff-fú'siv-lè. ad. Widely, ex-
tensively. -
DIFFUSIVENESS, dif-fi's]v-nés. s. Extension,
dispersion ; want of conciseness.
To DiG, dig. v. a. preterit Dug or Digged, part.
pass. Dug or Digged. To pierce with a spade; to
cultivate the ground by turning it with a spade;
to pierce with a sharp point.
To DIG, dig. v. m. To work with a spade.
DIGEST, dijëst. s. 492. The pandect of the
civil law.
To DIGEST, dē-jést'. v. a 124. To distribute
into various classes or repositories, to range
methodically ; to concoct jn the stomach ; to
soften by heat, as in a boiler, , a chymical
term; to range methodically in the mind; to
reduce to any plan, scheme, or method : in
chirurgery, to dispose a wound to generate
us in order to a Cure.
‘To DIGEST, dē-jëst'. v. m. To generate matter
as a wound.
}BIGESTER, dē-jés'tár. s. He that digests or
concocts his food ; a strong vessel, wherein to
boil, with a very strong heat, any bony sub-
stances, so as to reduce them into a fluid state;
that which causes or strengthens the concoc-
tlve 1) Ower.
.)IGESTIBLE, dē-jés'tè-b}. a. Capable of be-
ing digested.
t)IGESTION, dē-jés'tshān. s. The act of con-
cocting food; the preparation of matter by a
chymical heat; reduction to a plan ; the act
of disposing a wound to generate matter.
1)|GESTIVE, dē-jés’tív. a. Having the power
to cause digestion ; capable by heat to soften
and subdue ; disposing, inethodising.
1)|GESTIVE, déjàs'tiv. s. An application
which disposes a wound to generate matter.
1)IGGER, gig'gár. 93. One that opens the
ground with a spade.
To DIGHT, dite. v. a. 393. To dress, to deck,
to adorn. JYot in use.
1)[GIT, didjit. s. The measure of length con-
taining three fourths of an inch ; , the twelfth
part of the diameter of the sun and moon , any
of the numbers expressed by single figures.
DIGITATED, didjè-tá-téd. a. Branched out
into divisions like fingers.
DIGLADIATION, di-gla-dè-à'shôm. s. A
combat with swords, any quarrel.
DIGNIFIED, dig"nè-fide. a. 282. Invested with
some dignity.
DIGNIFICATION, dig-nē-fè-kä'shäu. s. Exalta-
tion.
To ſignIFY, digné-fl. v. a. 133. To advance,
to prefer, to exalt 3 to honour, to adorn.
DIGNITARY, dig'mè-tá-ré. s. A clergyman ad-
vanced to some dignity, to some rank above
that of a parochial priest.
DIGNITY, dignè-té. s. Rank of elevation;
grandeur of mien ; advancement, preferment,
high place: among ecclesiasticks, that promo-
tion or preferment to which any jurisdiction is
annexed. *
125.
&
J #3
—mö. mêve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, túb, báll;-&il,—pôānd;—thin, this.
.
J1Ali
To DIGRESS, dē-grés'. v. n. 124. To depart
from the main design : to wander, to expatiate
DIGRESSION, dē-gréshán. s. A passage de-
viating from the main ténour; deviation.
Dijū DICATION, di-jū-dé-kä'shān. s. 125. Ju-
dicial distinction.
DIKE, dike. s. . A channel to receive water; a
mound to hirider inundations. • .
To DíLACERATE, dē-ăs'sè-räte. v. a. 124. To
tear, to rend.
DILACERATION, dē-lás-sè-rá'shôn. s. The act
of rending in two.
To Diſ, ANIATE, dē-lā'mē-ăte. v. a. 124. To tear,
to renul in pieces. -
To DILAPſi}ATE, dē-lâp'é-dāte. v. m.
to ruin ; to fail by decay.
DHL APIDATION, dē-ăp-à-dà'shôn. s. 124. The
incumbent's suffering any edifices of his eccle-
siastical living to go to ruin or decay.
DiLATABILITY, dē-lä-tá-bil'é-iè. s. The qual-
ity cf admitting extension,
DjīATAEff, dē-ătăţi. a. 405. Capable of
extensior;
DILATATION, dil-lā-tä'shôn. s. 530. The act
of extending into greater space; the state of
being extended.
To Di LATE, dē-lāte'. v. a. 124. To extend, to
spread out ; to relate at large, to tell diffusely
and copiously. *
To DILATE, dē-lāte'. v. m. . To widen, to grow
wide ; to speak largely and copiously.
DILATOR, dè-lä'tár.'s. 166. That which widens.
or extends. ºn a pº ſt
dil'lä-tūr-8-més. s.
DILATORINESS,
sluggishness.
DHLATORY, dil'ī-tär-à. a. 512. Tardy, slow,
sluggish.—See Dom F. Stick.
Dºº ION, dē-lék'shām. s. 124. The act of
Oving.
D{LEMMA, di-lám’mä. s. 119. An argument
equally conclusive by contrary suppositions ; a
difficult or doubtful choice.
Dłł. 13 FNCE, jºjense. s. Industry, assiduity.
Di LIG ENT, dil'é-jént. a. Constant in applica-
tion ; assiduous ; constantly applied, prosecut
ed with activity.
DILIGENTLY, dj'é-jēnt-lè. ad. With assiduity.
with heed and pen severance.
DULL, d.l. s. An herb.
DiLUCHD, dé-lè'sid, a, 124. Clear, not opaque;
clear, not obscure. *" w
To DILUCIDATE, dē-lú'sé-dète. v. a. To make
clear or plain, to explain.
DILUCiDATION, dē-lū-sé-dà'sbän. s. The act
of making clear.
Diſ. UENT, diſ'lú-&nt. a. Having the power to
thin other matuer,
0i I.U.F.NT, dil'lú-ênt. s. That which thins other
in attºr.
To D'Lij'TE, dé-lète'. v. a. 124. To make thin;
to make weak.
DiLUTER, dé-lè'tár. s. That which makes any
thing else thin,
D#I,UTION, dē-lú'shān, s.
any thing thin or weak.
Pº IAN, dē-lú'vè-án. a. 124. Relating to the
deluge.
DIM, à. 2. Not having a quick sight; dull of
apprehension; not clearly seen, obscure; ob-
structing the act of vision, not luminous.
To DHM, diru. v. a. To cloud, to darken; to
make less bright, to obscure. -
DIMENS: OS, dē-mém'shūn. S. 124. Space con-
tained in any thing, bulk, extent, capacity.
DIMENSION LE5S, dē-mén'shān-iés. a. § ith-
out any definite bulk:
D{MENSIVE, dē-mén'sfv. a. That which marks
the boundaries or outlines.
DIMIDIATION, dē-mid-e-à'shān. s. The act of
haivitig.
To Di MINISH, dē-mfu?sh. v. a. 124. To make
less by any abscission or, destruction of any
To go
Slowness,
The act of maaking
DIO
f52
DIR
y
II, 559—FAte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;— plne, pin;–
part ; to impair, to lessen, to degrade; to take
any thing from that to which it belongs, the
contrary to add. -
iſ; What has been observed of the e ending a
syllable before the accent, is applicable to the i :
they are both exactly the same sound. See
DEs PATC+1.
To DIMINISH, dē-minish. v. n. 124. To grow
less, to be impaired.
° DIMINISHINGLY, dē-minish-fng-lè. ad. In a
manner tending to vilify.
DIMINUTION, dim-mé-iù'shôn. s. The act of
making less; the state of growing less ; dis-
Credit: in architecture, the contraction of a
diameter of a column, as it ascends. º
DIMINUTEVE, dē-min'n'-tív. a. Small, little.
DIMINUTIVE, dé-min'nā-tiv, s. A word formed
to express littleness, as maniken, in English a
little man; a small thing. s
DIMINUTIVELY, dē-min'nā-tiv-lè. ad. In a
diminutive manner.
DIMINUTIVENESS, dé-unin'n'-tiv-néss. s.
Smallness, littleness, pettyness.
DIMISH, dim’ish. . a. Somewhat dim.
DIMISSORY, dim'ſs-sàr-ré, a That by which a
man is dismissed to another jurisdiction.
[[G’ I have followed Dr. Johnson's accentuation
of this word, as more agreeable to analogy
than Mr. Sheridan's.-See Rhyming Dictionary,
under the word.
DIMITY, dim'é-tê. s. A fine kind of fustian, or
“loth of cotton. #
DIMLY, dim'lè. a. Not with a quick sight, not
with a clear perception ; not brightly, not lu-
minously.
DIMNESS, dim'nés. s. Dulness of sight; want
of apprehension, stupidity. -
DIMPLE, dim'pl. s. 405. Cavity or depression
in the cheek or chin.
To DIMPLE, dimpl. v. n.
cavities. -
PIMPLED, dim'plá. a. 405. Set with dimples.
I}IMPſ. Y, dim'plé. a. Full of dimples.
T}IN, djm. s. A loud noise, a violent and contin-
died sound. - -
To DIN, din. v. a. To stun with noise; to im-
press with violent and continued noise.
To DłNE, dine. v. m. To eat the chief meal
about the middle of the day.
To l)HNE, dirte. v. a. To give a dinner to, to feed.
PINETICAL, dē-métè-kāi. a. 124. Whirling
round, vertigimous. -
To DING, ding. v. a To dash with violence; to
impress with force.
To DING, ding. v.m. To bluster, to bounce, to huff.
DING-DONG, ding-dòng'. s. A word by which
the sound of belis is imitated.
DINGLE, ding'gl. s. 405. A hollow between hills.
To sink in small
DINING-ROGM, di'ning-róðm. s. The principal ||
apartment of the house. -
DINNER, din'nāi. s. 98. The chief meal, the
meal eaten about the middle of the day
DINNER-TIME, din'nār-time. s. The time of
dining.
E}{NT, dint. s.
inade by a blow ; violence, force, porver
To DINT, dint. v. a. To thark with a cavity by
a blow.
I}INUMERATION, di-nº-mér-à'shān. s. 125.
. The act of numbering out singly.
DIOCESAN, di-às'sè-sån. s. ſió. A bishop as
he stands related to his own clergy or flock
D10ſ ESS, d'ò-sés. s. The circuit of every
bishop's jurisdiction. -
ſ\{\PTRICAL, di-àp'trè-kál.
DIOPTRICK, di-6p'trík. 116. -
Inedium for the sight, assisting the sight in the
yiew of distant, objects. -
DIOPTRICKS, di-àp triks.s. 509. Apart of opticks,
treating of the different refractions of the light.
UłGRTHOSIS, di-Śr-thó'sis. s. 520. An operation
by which crooked members are made even.
blow, a stroke , the mark
s. Affording a
#|DIPTICK, dip'tik. s.
DIREFUL, dire'föl. a.
To DIP, dip. v. a. To immerge, to put into any
liquor; to moisten, to wet; to engage in any
affair; to engage as a pledge. -
To DIP, dip. v. ii. - To immerge; to pierce, to
enter slightly into any thing; to drop by
chance into any mass, to choose by chance.
DIPCHICK, dip'tshik. s. The name of a bird.
DIFFTALOUS, di-pét'à-lás. a. 119. Having two
flower leaves.
DIPHTHONG, dip'ſhông, s. 413. A coalition of
two vowels to form one sound, -
DIPLOMA, dē-pló'má. s. 124. A letter or wri-
ſing conferring some privilege.
DIPLOMATICK, dipºlò-mátík. a. Relating to a
diploma ; privilegºš as ambassadours
DIPPER, dip'për. S. 98. One that dips. Gene-
rally applied to one who baptizes by plunging
in the water.
DIPPING-NEEDLE, dipping-nēē-dl.s. A device
which shows a particular property of the mag
netick needle,
DIPSAS, dip'säs. s.
duces unquemchable thirst.
DIPTOTE, dip'tóte. s. A noun consisting of two
cases only. -
martyrs.
DIRE, dire, a... Dreadful, dismal, horrible.
DIRECT, dē-rékt’. a. 124. Straight, not crook-
ed; not oblique; not collateral ; apparently
tending to some end; open, not ambiguous;
plain, express - -
To DHRECT, dē-rékt. v. a. 117. To aim in a
straight lime ; to point against as a mark; to
regulate, to adjust ; to prescribe certain mea-
sure, to mark out a certain course ; to order
to command. -
DIRECTER, dè-rék'tàr. s. One that directs;
an instrument that serves to guide any manual
operation.
DIRECTION, dē-rék'shān. S. Aim at a certain
point ; motion impressed by a certain impulse
order, command, prescription.
DIRECTIVE, dē-réktiv. a.
of direction ; informing, showing the way.
DIRECTLY, dē-rékt'lè
rectilineally ; immediately apparently, with.
out circumlocution.
[[F Hin this word we have an instance of a differ-
cut pronunciation in the emphatical and collo-
quial use of it. . If we wish to be very distinct
or forceful, we frequently pronounce the i long.
as in dial ; but in common conversation we give
this letter the sound of e, according to analogy.
117, 124. -
DIRECTNESS, dē-rékt'nés s Straightness,
tendency to any point, the nearest way.
DIRECTOR, dē-rék’tár.' s 166. One that has
authority over others, a superintendent; a rule,
an ordinance; an instructor; one who is con-
suited in cases of conscience: an instrument in
surgery, by which the hand is guided in its
operation.
DIRECTORY, dé-rék'tàr-à. s. 532. The book
which the factious preachers published in the
rebel;ion for the direction of their sect in acts
of worship. -
- R}ire, dreadful.
DIRENESS, dire'nés, s. Dismalness, horrour,
heinousness.
DIREPTION, dl-rép'shān. s. 125. The act of
landering. ~
DIRGE, dàje. s. A mournful ditty, a song of
lamentation.
DIRK, dàrk. s. A kind of dagger.
DIRT, Järt. s. 108. Mud, fith, mire; meanness,
sordudness. º
To DIRT, dört. v. a. To foul, to bemire.
D!RTPIE, dört-pi'. s.
by children.
DHRTILY, dàrt'é-lè.
sordidly. -
ad. Nāstily; meanly,
** -4
4.
A serpent whose bite pro
A register of bishops and
ad. In a straight line,
Forms of clay moulded.
*.
*
Having the power
... •º.
DIS
153
DIS
—no, mēve, när, nôt;—túbe, túb, būll;-öll;—pôānd;—thin, Tars.
firTINESS, dàrt'é-nēs. s. Nastiness, filthi-
mess, foulness; meanness, basemess, sordidness.
DIRTY, dört'é. a. Foul, masty; mean, despi-
cable.
To DIRTY, dàrt'é. v. a. To foul, to soil ; to dis-
grace, to scandalize.
Dſf{UPTION, di-ráp'shām. s. 1:25.
bursting or breaking ; the state of bursting or
breaking. - -
UIS, dis, or diz, 425, 435. An inseparable par-
ticle used in composition, implying commonly
a privative or negative signification of the word
to which it is joined; as, to arm, to disarm, to
join, to disjoin, &c.
ºf When the accent, either primary or second-
ary, is on this inseparable preposition, the s is
always sharp and hissing; but when the accent
is on the second syllable, the s will be either his-
sing or buzzing, according to the nature of the
consecutive letter. That is, if a sharp mute, as
p, t, &c., succeed, the preceding s must be pro-
nounced sharp and hissing, as dispose, distaste,
&c. but if a flat mute, as b, d, &c. or a vowel or
a liquid begin the next syllable, the foregoing s
must be sounded like z, as disburse, disdain, &c.
but if the secondary accent be on this insepa-
rable preposition, 523, as in disbelief, &c. the s
retains its pure hissing sound. Disnal, which
seems to be an objection to the first part of this
rule, is in reality a confirmation of it; for the
first syllable in this word is not a preposition,
but a contraction of the Latin word dies; and
dismal is evidently derived from dies malus.
For want of this clue, Mr. Sheridam has given
the s pure to disgrace, disguise, &c.
DISABILITY, dis-á-błł'ê-té. s. 454. Want of pow-
er to do any thing, weakness; want of proper
qualifications for any purpose, legal impedi-
Inent. -
To DISABLE, diz-A'bl. v. a. 454. To deprive of
natural force; to deprive of usefulness or ef-
ficacy; to exclude as wanting proper qualifi-
cations. * -
To DISABUSE, dis-á-būze'. v. a. To set free
from a mistake, to set right, to undeceive.
DISACCOMMODATION, dſs-āk-köm-mö-dà'-
shân. s. The state of being unfit or unpre-
bared. - --
T. DISACCUSTOM, dis-āk-kås'tàm. v. a. To
.destroy the source of habit by disuse or con-
trary practice. -
DISACQUAINTANCE, dis-āk-kwān'tänse. s.
Disuse of familiarity.
FISADVANTAGE, dis-ād-ván'tàje. s. 90. Loss,
injury to interest ; diminution of any thing de-
sirable ; a state not prepared for defence.
DISADVANTAGEABLE, dis-ād-ván'tà-já-bl. a.
>105. Contrary to profit, producing loss.
DISADVANTAGEOUS, dis-ād-vān-täjäs. a.
Contrary to interest, contrary to convenience.
DISADVANTAGEOUSLY, dis-ád-ván-täjäs-lè.
ad. In a manner contrary to i \terest or profit.
DISADVANTAGEOUSNESS, dis-ād-ván-täjäs-
nés. s. Contrariety to profi', inconvenience.
DISADVENTUROUS, dis-ād-vén'tshū-rás. a.
Unhappy, unprosperous.
To DISAFFECT, dis-àf-fékt'. Y. a. To fill with
discontent.
DISAFFECTED, dis-àf-ſék’těd. part. a.
disposed to zeal or affection. •
DISAFFECTFl)LY, dis-àf-fék’těd-lè. ad. After
a disaffected manner.
DISAFFECTEDNESS, dis-àf-fék’téd-nés
quality of being disaffected.
DISAFFECTION, dis-àffék'shēn. s. Want of
_, Zeal for the reigning prince.
DISAFFIRMANCE, dis-àf-fér’mänse. s. Confu-
tation, negation. 4t re' -
To DISAFFOREST, dis-àf-fôr'rèst. v. a. To
tiinow open to cominon purposes, from the
privileges of a forest.
Not
s. The
To DiSAGREE, dis-á-grèë'. v. n . To differ, not
{} ~ 4
The act of if
DjSBELIEVER, dis-bé-lè'vár. s.
to be of the same opinion; to be in a state of
opposition.
DISAGREEABLE, dis-à-grèë'à-bl.a. Contrary,
unsuitable ; ºpleºsing, offensive, ... . .
DISAGREEABLENESS, dis-à-grèë'ā-bi-nēs. K.
Unsuitableness, contrariety; unpleasantness ;
offensiveness,
DIS AGREEMENT, dis-à-grèë'mént. s. Differ.
ence, dissimilitude ; difference of opinion.
To DISALLOW, dis-ál-löö'; v. a. To deny au-
thority to any ; to consider as unlawful ; to
censure by some posterior act.
To ſ]HSALLOW, dis-ál-löü'. v. m.
mission, not to grant.
D. siówaiii. dis-àl-lôā'ā-bl. a. Not allow-
#ll) Itº. -
DISALLOWANCE, dis-ál-lôā’ānse.'s. Prohibi.
tl{}}].
To DISANCHOR, diz-ánk'kår. v. a. 454 To
deprive a ship of its anchor.
To DISANIMATE, diz-án'è-māte. v. a. 454. To
deprive of life : to discourage, to deject.
DHS *MATION , diz-ān-è-mâ'shān. s. Privation
of life.
To DISANNUL, dis-àn-nāl'. v. a. To annul, to
deprive of authority, to vacate. -
DISANNULMENT, dis-ām-mál'mént. s.
of making void.
To DISAPPEAR, dis-àp-père'. v. li. To be lost
to view, to vanish out of sight.
To DISAPPOINT, dis-áp-pöfnt'. v. a To defeat
of expectation, to balk.
To refuse per-
The act
DíSAPPOINTMENT, dis-àp-pöfnt'mént. s. De-
feat of hopes, miscarriage of expectations.
DISAPRROBATION, dis-àp-prè-bä'shān. s. Cea-
sure, condemniation. -
To DISAPPROVE, dis-àp-próðv'. v. a. To dis-
like, to censure. ,
To DISARM, diz-árm'. v. a. 454. To spoil or di-
vest of arms.
To DISARRANGE, dis-ār-rämje'. v. a. To put
out of order ; to derange.
To DiSARRAY, dis-ār-rā’. v a.
OY16.
DISARRAY, dis-àr-rā'. s. Disorder, confusion,
undress. - -
DISASTER, diz-às'tūr. s 454. The blast or
stroke of an unfavourable planet ; misfortune,’
grief, mishap, misery. , w"
To DISASTER, diz-āstār. v. a. To blast by an
unfavourable star; to afflict, to mischief.
DISASTROUS, diz-às'trås, a. Unlucky, unhap-
py, calamitous ; gloomy, threatening misfor
tune.
DISASTROUSLY, diz-ás'très-lè. ad. In a disma.
In flin Iłet". - , * *
DiSASTROUSNESS, diz-ās'trås-nés. s. Unlucki-
mess, unfortunatelless.
To DISAWOUCH, dis-à-váàtsh'.
profession, to disown.
To DISAVOW, dis-à-váà'. v. a. To disown, to
deny knowledge oſ. f
DISAVGWAL, dis-à-vöā'āî. s. Benial
DISAWOWMENT, dis-à-váà'mént. s. Denial.
To DISAUTHORISE, dis-àw"thè-rize. v. a. 454.
To deprive of credit or authority.
To UISBAND, diz-band'. v. a. 435. To dismiss
from military service.
To DISBAND, diz-bānd'. v. n.
military service ; to separate.
To DISBARK, diz-bärk'. v. a.
ship. - •
DISBELIEF, dis-bé-lèëf". S. 425. Refusal of
credit, denial of belief.
To DISBELIEVE, dis-bé-lèëv'. v. a.
credit, not to hold true.3
To undress any
v. a. To retract
To retire from
To land from a
Not to
One who re-
fuses belief.
To DISBENCIH, dºz-bêntsh'. v. a.
from a seat. - *
To DiSBRANCIH, dºz-brºmtsh
rate or break off,
To drivia” i
v a. Tº
-
h I) IS
15.4
DIS
[[ 559.--Fāte, ſār, fall, fit;--mê, mét;—pine, p?n ;-
"To DISBUD, diz bád'. v. a. To take away the
sprigs newly put forth.
Ta DISBURDEN, diz-bār'dm. v. a. To unload, to
disencumber ; to throw off a burden.
To pºpunors , diz-bār'dn. v. n. Te ease the
l])}}}{
To DISBURSE, diz-bárse'.
lay out money.
T) ISBURSEMENT, diz-bārs'mént. s. A disburs-
1ng or laying out.
J) ISBURSER, diz-bār'słr. s. One that disburses.
v. a. To spend or
D}SCALCEATED dis-kāl'shô-á-ičd, a. 357.
Stripped of shoes.
DłSCALCFATION, dis-kāl-shē-ă'shēn. s. 357.
The act of pulling off the shoes.
To DISCAN BY, dis-kān'dé. v. m. To dissolve, to
melt.
To DISCARD, dis-kārū’. v. a. To throw out of
the hamd such cards as are useless : to dis
charge or eject from service or employment.
J)ISCARNATE, dis-kārnāte. a. 91. Stripped of
flesh.
To DISCASE, dis-kāse'. v. a. To strip, to um-
> p;
(trºSS.
To DISCERN, dºz-zérm'. v. a. 351. To descry,
to see ; to judge, to have knowledge of ; to
distinguish ; to m: 've the difference between.
To DISCERN, dºz-zérn'. v. m. To make dis-
tinction.
DISCERNER, diz-zèr'nār. s. 98. Discoverer,
he that descries ; judge, one that has the pow-
er of distinguishing.
T}lSCERNIBLE, diz-zèr'nè-bl. a. Discoverable,
perceptible, distinguishable, apparent.
Df$CERNIBLENESS, diz-zèr'n?-bl-nés. s. Visi-
bleness. º
DISCERNIBLY, diz-zër’mè-bſé, ad. Perceptibly;
apparently:
DISCERNING, diz-zér'ning, part. a. Judicious,
knowing.
DISCERNINGLY, diz-zér'ning-lè. ad. Judi-
ciously, rationally, acutely.
DiSCERNMENT, diz-zórnmánt. s. Judgment,
power of distinguishing.
To loſ SCERP, dis-sàrp'. v. a. To tear in pieces.
I}{SCERPTIBLE, dis-sérp'té-bl. a. Frangible,
separable. , -
D4SCERPTIBILITY, dis-sérp tº-bilè-tè. s. Lia-
bleness to be destroyed by disunion of parts.
DISCERPTION, dis-sérp'shôn. s. The act of
pulling to pieces.
To DiSCHARGE, dis-tshārje'. v. a. To disbur-
den ; to disembark ; to give vent to any thing,
to let fly; to let off a gun; to clear a debt by
payment; to set ſree from obligation ; to ab-
solve ; to perform, to execute; to put away, to
obliterate ;...to livest of any office or employ-
ment : to dismiss, to reſease.
To DISCHARGE, dis-tshārje'. v. m. To dismiss
itself, to break up.
DISCHARGE, dis-tshārje. s. Vent, explosion,
emission ; matter vented ; dismission from an
office; release from an obligation or penalty;
performance, execution ; an acquittance from
a debt.
UMSCHARGER, º S.
charges in any manner;
OHSCINCT, dis-slukt'.
dressed.
To DISCIND, dis-sind'. v. a. To divide, to cut in
pieces.
RISCIPLE, dis-si'pl. s. 405. A scholar.
DISCIPLESHP, dis-sip-ship. s. The state or
is function of a disciple.
DISCIPLINABLE, dis'sé-plin-à-bl. a. Capable
of instruction.
DISCIPLINABLENESS, dis'sé-plin-à-bl-nēs. s.
Capacity of instruction.
DiSCIPLINARIAN, dis-sà-pſin-A'ré-án. a. Per-
taining to discipline. -
DISCIPLINARIAN, dis-sà-plin-à'rè-án. s. One
He that dis-
he that fires a gun.
a. Umgirded, loosely
nat rules or teaches with great strictness; a
follower of the Presbyterian sect, so called from
their clamour about discipline. -
DISCIPLINARY, dis'sè-plin-à-ré. a. 512. Per
taining to discipline. - -
DISCIPLINE, d's sé-plín, s. 150. Education,
instruction ; rule of government, order; mili.
tary regulation ; a state of subjection ; chg:-
tisement, correction. -
To D15CIPLINE, dis'sè-plin. . v. a. To educats,
to instruct ; to keep in order; to correct, to
chastise ; to reform.
To piSCLAIM, dis-kläme'. v. a. To disown,
to deny aliv knowledge of.
DłSCI. AlM ER, dis-klä’mër, s, 98. Ome that
disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
To DISC1,0SE, dis-klóze'. v. a. To uncover,
to produce from a hidden state to open view ,
to open, to reveal, to tell.
BISCLOSER, dis-kló'zār. s. One that reveals
or discovers. - *
DISCLOSURE, dis-klö'zhère. s. 452. Disco-
very, production into view ; act of revealing
any secret.
DISCOLORATION, dis-kół-6-rä'shôn. s. The
act of changing the colour; the act of staining;
change of colour. stain, die.
To DISCOLOUR, dis-kāl'lär. v. a. To change
from the pattura! htte, to stain.
To DISCOMFIT, dis-kām'fit. v. a. To defeat
to vanquish.
DISCOMFIT, dis-kām'ſſt. s. Defeat, over
throw.
DiSCOMFITURE, dis-kām'fit-yare. s. Defeat,
rout, overthrow.
DISCOMFORT, dis-kām'fört. s. 166. Uneasa
uess, melancholy, gloom.
Toijiščošiföff,” disköm'fört. v. a. To
grieve, to sadden, to deject.
DISCOMFORTABLE, dis-kām'för-tá-bl. a
One that is melancholy and refuses comfort;
that causes sadness.
To DISCOMMEND, dis-köm-mênd'. v. a. To
blame, to censure.
DISCOMMENDABLE, dis-köm'mén-dà-bl a.
—See CoMMENDABLE. Blameabie, censurable,
DISCQMMENDABLENESS, dis-kām‘mén-dā-
bl-nés. s. Blameableness, liableness to cem-
SUtre.
DISCOMMENDATION, dis-kém-mém-dà'shān.
s. Blame, censure.
DISCOMMENDER, dis-kóm-mén'dár. s. One
that discommends. -
To DISCOMMODE, dis-kām-möde'.
lit to inconvenience, to molest.
DISCOMMODIOUS, dis-köm-mö'dé às, or d?s-
köm-möjë-às. a. Inconvenient, croublesome.
—See CoMM opious. - -
DISCOMMODITY, dis-kóm-möd'ê-të. s. Incon-
venience, disadvantage, hurt.
To DISCOMPOSE, dis-kām-pôze'. v. a. To
disorder, to unsettle; to ruffle ; to disturb th
temper; to offend ; to displace, -
DISCOMPOSURE, dis-köm-pô'zhère. s. Dis-
order, perturbation. - -
To DISCONCERT, dis-kóm-sèrt'. v. a. To un
settle the mind, to discompose.
DISCONFORMITY, dis-kön-fôr'mè-té. s. Want
of agreement.
DISCONGRUITY, dis-kön-grä'è-té. s. Disa-
greement, inconsistency.
DISCONSOLATE, dis kön'sé-lāte. a. 91. With ,
out comfort, hopeless, sorrowful. . .
DISCONSOLATELY, dis-kón's&-lāte-lè. ad. Iu.
a disconsolate manner, °.
DISCONSOLATENESS, dis-kön'só-ſate-nēs. s
The state of being disconsolate. ...
DISCONTENT, dis-kön-tént'. s. Want of con.
tent, uneasiness at the present state.
DISCONTENT, dis-könitént'. a. Uneasy at
the present state, dissatisfied. -
To DISCONTENT, dis-kān-tént'.
satisfy, to make uneasy
v. a. To
v, a To dis
T}IS
I55
DIS
—no, möve, nér, nét;—túbe, túb, bill;-&l;—póünd;—thin, this.
DISCONTENTED, dis-kön-tén'téd.
Uneasy, dissatisfied.
DISCONTENTEDNESS, dis-kān-tén'téd-nés. s.
Uneasiness, dissatisfaction.
part. a.
DISCONTENTMENT, dis-kān-tént'mént. s.
The state of discontent.
DISCONTINUANCE, dis-kān-tin'êt-ànse. s.
Want of cohesion of parts; a breaking off;
cessation, intermission.
DISCQNTINUATION, dis-kān-tin-è-à'shūm. s.
Disruption of continuity, separation.
To DISCONTINUE, dis-kān-tin'º. v. n. To
lose the cohesion of parts; to lose an establish-
ed or prescriptive custom.
To DISCONTINUE, dis-kān-tin'º. v. a 'To
leave off, to cease any practice or habit.
DISCONTINUITY, dis-kān-tê-nā'ê-té, s. Dis-
unity of parts, want of cohesion.
DISCONVENIENCE, dis-kān-vé'mè-énse. s. In-
congruity, disagreement.
DISCORD, disºrd "s." 492. Disagreement,
opposition, mutual animosity; difference, or
contrariety of qualities: in musick, sounds not
of themselves pleasing, but necessary to be
mixed with others.
To DISCORD, dis-körd'. v. n. 492. To disagree,
not to suit with. t
DISCORDANCE, dis-kār'dánse.
DISCORDANCY, dis-kār'dān-sé. : S.
Disagreement, opposition, inconsistency.
DISCORDANT, dis-kār'dānt. a. Inconsistent,
at variance with itself; opposite, contrarious.
DISCORDANTLY, dis-kār'dānt-lè. ad. Incon-
sistently, in disagreement with itself; in dis-
agreement with another.
To DISCOVER, dis-kāv’ār. v. a. To disclose, to
bring to light ; to make known; to find out, to
espy.
DISCOVERABLE, dis-kāv’ār-à-bl. a. That
which may be found out; apparent, exposed
to View.
DISCOVERER, dis-kāv’ār-àr. s. One that finds
any thing not known before ; a scout, one who
is put to descry the enemy.
DISCOVERY, dis-kāv’ār-É. s.
finding any thing hidden; the act of revealing
or disclosing any secret.
DISCOUNT, dis'köänt. s. 313, 402.
refunded in a bargain.
To DISCOUNT, dis-kāānt'. v. a. To count, to
pay back again.
To DISCOUNTENANCE, dis-kāūn'tè-mân, " a.
To discourage by cold treatment; tº s
to put to shame.
..]ISCOUNTENANCE, dis-kāūn'tè-mânse. s. (... ki
treatment, unfriendly regard.
JISCOUNTENANCER, dis-köün'té-nān-sår. s.
98. One that discourages by cold treatment.
To DISCOURAGE, dis-kāridje. v. a. 314. To
depress, to deprive of conſidence; to deter, to
fright from amy attempt.
DISCOURAGER, dis-kār'ridje-àr. s. One that
impresses diffidence and terrour.
DISCOURAGEMENT, dis-kār'ridje-mênt. s. 90.
The act of deterring or depressing hope; the
... cause of depression or fear.
3DISCOURSE, dis-körse'. s. 318. The act of the
understanding, by which it passes from premi-
ses to consequences; conversation, mutual in-
tercourse of language, talk ; treatise, a disser-
tation either written or uttered.
To DISCOURSE, dis-körse'. v. n. To converse,
to talk, to relate ; to treat upon in a solemn or
set manner; to reason, to pass from premises
to consequences: -
DISCOURSER, dis-kör'sör. s. A speaker, a ha-
ranguer; a writer on any subject.
DISCOURSIVE, dis-kör'siv. a. Passing by in-
termediate steps from premises to consequen-
The sum
ges ; containing dialogue, interlocutory.
Discbijā’īfātīš, diºtshas a Uncivil,
uncomplaisant. *
555. The act of
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DISCOURTEOUSLY, dis-kār'tshūs-lè. ad. Up .
civilly, rudely.
DISCOURTESY, dis-kār’té-sè.
rudeness.
DISCQUS, dis'kºs. a... Broad, flat, wide."
DISCREDIT, dis-krédit. s. Ignominy, reproach,
disgrace; want of trust. .
To DiSCREDIT, dis-krédit. v. a. To deprive
of credibility ; to disgrace, to shame.
DISCREET, dis-krèt', a. Prudent, cautious
sober ; modest, not forward.
DISCREETLY, dis-kréét'lè. ad. Prudently.
cautiously. $º
DISCREETNESS, dis-krèèt'nés. s. The quality
of being discreet.
DISCREPANCE, dis'krè-pânse. s. Difference.
contrariety.
DISCREPANT, dis'krè-pânt. a. Different, disa-
greeing. .
DISCRETE, dis-krète'. a. Distinct, not con-
tinuous; disjunctive.
[[G’ This word and its companion Concrete one
would have supposed should have the same ac-
centuation in all our Pronouncing Dictiona-
ries, and yet scarcely any two words are more
differently accented. The accent is placed on
the last syllable of Concrete by Dr. Ash, Buchan-
an, Perry, Entick, and Bailey ; and on the
first by Sheridan, Dr. Johnson, Smith, W.
Johnston, and Dr. Kemrick. Scott accents
the last syllable of this word when an adjective,
and the first when a substantive, a distinction
very agreeable to analogy, 494; but Entick,
directly coutrary to this analogy, reverses this
order. Discrete is always used as an adjective,
but has scarcely less diversity of accentuation
than Concrete. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Kemrick,
Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Perry, and Entick, ac-
cent it on the last syllable; and Dr. Ash, Mr.
Sheridan, and Bailey, on the first. When I
wrote the Rhyming Dictionary, I accented both
these words on the first syllable ; but this ac-
centuation I imagine arose from contrasting
them, which often piaces the accent on the op-
posing parts, as in in'ternal and eac'ternal ; but
upon maturer consideration I apprehend the
accent ought to be placed on the first syllabie
of Concrete when a substantive, and on the last
of both words when adjectives.
DISCRETION, dis-krésh’ān. s. 507. Prudence,
knowledge to govern or direct one's self; liber-
ty of acting at pleasure, uncontrolled and un-
conditional power.
s. Incivility f
§PISCRETIONARY, dis-krèsh'ân-ár-A. a. Left
st §§§ unlimited, unrestrained.
DiSCR; VE, dis-krè'tív.a. The same as discrete
DISCRIMIN, fºr K, dis-kriºn'é-nā-bl. a. Distiu-
guishable by out ; ºrd marks or tokens.
To DISCRIMINATE, dis-krīm'ê-māte. v. a. To
mark with notes of difference ; to select or sep-
arate from others. *
DISCRIMINATENESS, dis-krim'é-mâte-nēs. s.
91. Distinctness.
DISCRIMINATION, dis-krim-è-mâ'shān. s. The
state of being distinguished from other persons
or things; the act of distinguishing, one from
another, distinction; the marks of distinction.
DISCRIMINATIVE, dis-krim'é-nā-tiv. a. 157
That which makes the mark of distinction,
characteristical; that which observes distinc-
tion.
DISCRIMINOUS, dis-krím'è-nās. a. Dangerous,
hazardons. -
DISCUBITORY, dis-kā'bè-tūr-8. a. 512. Fitted
to the posture of leaning. -
DISCUMBENCY, dis-kām'bén-sé. s.
of leaning at theat. -
To discúMEER, dis-kām‘bër. v. a. To disen-
gage fron anv troublesome weight or bulk.
DiSČURSIVF dis-kār'słv, a 158. Moving here
and there, rºving ; pruceeding by regular ºra.
dation from preluises to consequences
The act
HDiS - ł Oğ | JINX
w [[; 559–Fâte, far, fall, fåt;—mē, mét;—pine, plm ;-
{}}SCURSIVELY, dis-kār'sfy-lè. ad. By due
gradation of argument.
HDiSCURSORY, dis-kār'sār-É. a.
For the o, see Dom ESTICK.
H}{SCUS, dis'kás. s. A quoit.
To DISCUSS, dis-kās'. v. a. To examine ; to
disperse any humour or swelling.
T)|SCUS$ER, dis-kās'sār, s. 93. He that dis-
Argumental,—
CUUSSé$.
I) ISCUSSłON, dis-kās'shān. s. Disquisition, ex-
amination.
DISCUSSIVE, dis-kās'siv. a. 428. Having the
Yower to discuss.
DISCUTHENT, dis-kā'shēnt. s.
has power to repet.
To DHSDAIN, djz-dāme'. v. a. To scorn, to con-
sider as unworthy of one's character.—See
A medicine that
J I S.
DISDAJN, diz-dàne'. s. Scori, -ontemptuous
anger.
DISH)AINFUL, diz-dàne'fäl. a. Haughtily,
scornful, indigmant.
BISDAINFRJLLY, diz-dāme'föl-lè. With
haughty scorn.
1) ISDAINFULNESS, diz-dàne'föl-nēs. s. Haugh.
ty scorn. -
DISEASE, diz-èze'.
The SS.
To DISEASE, diz-Öze'. v. a. To afflict with dis-
ease, to torment with sickness; to pain, to
make tuneasy.
I)łSEASE})NESS, diz-è'zéd-nēs. s. 365.
ness, malady.
1) ISEDGED, diz-Śdid". a. 350.
To DiSEM, BAR}{, dis-àn-bark".
to land. -
To DISEMBARK, dis-Ém-bärk'. v. p.
to go on land.
ad.
S. Distemper, malady, sick-
Sick-
Blunted. dutiled.
v. a. To carry
To iamd,
To IJISEMBITTER, dis-àm-bºt’tár. v. a. To
sweeten, to free from bitterness. -
DISEMBODIED, dis-Ém-bödid. a. Divested of
their bodies.
To DISEMBOGUE, dis-àm-bógue'. v. a. 337. To
pour out at the mouth of a river.
To DiSEMBOGUE, dis-Ém-bègue'. v. m. To
gain a vent, to flow.
DISEMBOWELLEH), dis-Ém-böö'éld, part. a.
Taken from out the bowels.
'To DISEMBROIL, dis-ám-bröl'. v. a. To dis-
entangle, to free from perplexity.
To DISENABLE, dis-Ém-à'bl. v. a. To deprive
of power. -
To DISENCHANT, dis-án-tshānt'. v. a. To free
from the force of an enchantment.
... To DISENCUMBER, dis-án-kām'bár. v. a. To
discharge from incumbrances, to disburden;
to free from obstruction of any kind.
T}}SENCUMBRANCE, dis-án-küm'bränse. s
Freedom from incumbrance.
To DISENGAGE, dis-án-gājc. v. a. To separ
ate from any thing with which it is in union ;
to disentangle, to clear from impediments or
difficulties; to free from any thing that power-
fully seizes the attention.
To DISENGAGE, dis-án
one's self free from.
MDISENGAGED, dis-Ém-gājd'. part. a. 359. Va-
Cant, at leisure. **
DISENGAGEDNESS, dis-àn-gājd'nºs. s. The
quality of being disengaged, vacuity of atten-
tion.
PSENGAGEMENT, dis-án-gāje'mént. s. Re-
lease from any engagement or obligation; free-
dom of attention, vacancy.
To DiSENTANGLE, dis-án-táng'gº. v. a. To
set free from impediments, to clear from per-
plexity or difficulty; to unfold the parts of any
ºš ºxºn; to disengage, to separate.
To DI ENTERRE, dis-án-tér'. V. a. To unbury.
To DiSENTHRAL, dis-án-thrāwī'. v. a. 406.
To set free, to restºre to liberty, to rescue from
gåje'. v. nº. To set
To DISENTHRONE, dis-Ém-throne. v. a. To
depose from sovereignty.
To DISENTRANCE, dis-án-tränse'. v. a. To
awaken frºm a trance, or decp sleep,
To U18 ESPOUSE, dis-à-spöäse'. v. a. To se-
parate after faith plighted
DISESTEEM, dis-à-sièën', s, Siight, dislike.
To DiSESTEEM, dis-à-stēēm'. v. a. To slight,
to dislike. -
DISESTAMATION, dis-3s-tê-mâ'shān. s. Dis-
respect, discsteen). - -
DISFAVOUR, dis-favár s. Discountenance ;
a state of ungraciousness, or unacceptableness;
want of beauty.
To I, 13 FAWCUR, dis-ſà'vár. v. a. To dis-
countenance, to withhold or withdraw kind
!) {*SS.
i}ISFIGURATION, dis-fig-ti-rá'shām. s. The
act of disfiguriang; the state of being disfigured;
defornity.
To F)#SFIGURE, dis-fig'àre. v. a. To change
any thing to a worse form, to deform, to man-
Q it?.
DiSFíGTREMENT, dis-fig'àre-mêut. s. Dis-
facement of beauty, change of a better form to
a W () l’S (*.
DI3K OREST, dis-fôr'rést. v. a. To reduce
land from the privileges of a forest to the state
of countmon land.
To DISFRANCHISE, dis-frán'tshiz. v. a. 140
To deprive of privileges or immunities.
DISFRANCHiSEMENT, dis-frán'tshiz-mént. s.
The act of depriving of privileges.
To DłSFURNISH, dis-fôr'nish. v.
furnish, to strip.
To DISGARSISH, ‘dīz-går'nish. v. a. 425. To
strip of ornament; to take guns from a for-
treSS.
To DISGLORIFY, diz-glò'rè-fl. v. a. To de-
prive of glory, to treat with indignity.
To DFSGORGE, diz-görje'. v. a. To discharge
by the mouth ; to pour out with violence.
DISGRACE, diz-gräse'. s. 425. Shame, ignominy
dishonour; state of dishonour; state of being
out of favour.
To DISGRACE, diz-gräse'. v. a. To bring a
reproach upon, to dishonour ; to put out of
a. To un-
favour.
DISGRACEFUL, diz-gräse'fül. a. Shaneſul,
ignoniinious. -
DISGłłACEFULLY, diz-gräse'föl-ć. ad. In
disgrace, with indignity; ignominiously.
DISGRACEFULNESS, diz-gräse'fül-més. s. Ig
nominy.
DISGRACER, diz-grä'sár. a. 98.
exposes to shame.
DISGſt ACIOUS, diz-gra'shūs. a. Unkind, un-
favourabie.
To DISGUISE, dizg-yize. v. a. 92, 160. To
conceal by an unusual dress ; to hide by a
counterfeit appearance; to disfigure, to change
the form ; to deform by liquor. -
DISGUISE, dizg-yize'. s. A dress com-
trived to conceal the person that wears it ; a
counterfeit show.
DISGUISEMENT, dizg-yize'mént. s.
concealment.
DISGUISER, dizg-yi zár. s. 160. One that puts on
a disguise, one that conceals another by a dis-
guise, one that disligures.
DiSGUST, diz-gåst'. s. 435. Aversion of the
palate from any thing; ill-humour, malevolence,
ofteuce conceived.
To DISGUST, diz-gåst'. v. a. To raise aver-
sion in the stomach, to distaste; to strike with
dislike, to offend ; to produce aversion.
DISGUSTFUL, diz-gåst'föl. a Nauseous.
DISH, dish. s. Abroad wide vessel, in which
solid food is served up at the table; a deep hol
low vessel for liquid food ; the meat served in
a dish, any particular kind of food.
One that
Dress of
To DISH, dish. v. a. To serve in a dish.
* Tºy
'i ºf
º/ Iº
* -. * *
--nē, mêve, mār, nôt;—túbe, túb, bāli;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
spiSH-CLöUT, dish'klöät. s. The cloth with
which the maids rub their dishes.
BISH-WASHER, d?sh'wösh-àr. s.
3f a bird. t
DISHABILLE, dis-à-bil'. s.
dress. -
To DISHABIT, dis-hâb'ft. v. a. To throw out
of place.
To DISHEARTEN, dis-hár'tn. v. a. 103. To
discourage, to deject, to terriſy. -
DISHERISON, dſs-hér'è-zn. s. 170. The act
of debarring from inheritance. -
To DISHERIT, dis-hér'ft. v. a. To cut off from
hereditarv succession. - -
To DISHEVEL, dish-shév'vél. v. a. To spread
the hair disorderly. -
DISHONEST, diz-Śnist. a. 99. Void of pro-
bity, void of faith ; disgraceful, ignominious.
DISHONESTLY, diz-ön’īst-lè. ad. Without
faith, without probity ; unchastely.
TXISHONESTY, diz-ön'iſis-té. s. Want of probi-
ty, faithiessness ; unchastity. -
1) ISHONOUR, diz-Ön'nār. s. Reproach, disgrace,
ignominy: reproach uttered, censure.
Tºšš NOUR, diz-ón'nār. v. a. To disgrace,
to bring shame upon, to blast with infamy ; to
violate chastity; to treat with indignity.
DISHONOURABLE, diz-ón'nār-à-bl. a. Shame-
ful, reproachful, ignominious.
IXISHONOURER, diz-ön'nār-àr. s. One that
treats another with indignity ; a violator of
*šiš. - . .
To DISHORN, djs-hörn'. v. a. To strip of horns.
DISHUMOUR, dis-àmàr. s. Peevishness, ill hu-
In Ottº". -
DISIMPROVEMENT, dis-îm-próðv'mént s. Re-
duction of a better to a worse state.
To DISINCARCERATE, dis-in-kār'sè-räte. v. a.
To set at liberty. -
BISINCLINATION, dis-in-klē-mâ'shôp. s. Want
of affection, slight dislike.
To DiSinci.inf, dis-in-kline'. v. a. To pro-
.duce dislike to, to make disaffected, to. alien-
ate affection from.
The name
Undress, loose
DISINGENUITY, dis-in-jë-mâ'é-té. s. Mean-
ness of artifice, unfairness.
HDISINGENUOUS, dis-in-jén'êt-às. a. Unfair,
meanly artful, illiberal.
DISINGENOUSLY, dis-in-jén'ê-ös-lè. ad. In a
disingenuous manner. . Nº
Disin&ENööjSNESS, dis-in-jénº-as-nēs. s.
Mean subtilty, low craft. . .
DISINHERISON, dis-in-hér'é-zn. s. The act of
cutting off from an hereditary succession ; the
state of being cut off from an hereditary right.
To DISINHERIT, dis-in-hérºit. v. a. To cut off
_ from an hereditary right. -
To DISINTER, disinièrº. v. a. To unbury, to
take out of the grave.
i)ISINTERESSED, diz-?n'tér-ès-séd. a. With-
out regard to private advantage, impartial.
JNot used.
IDISINTERESSMENT, diz-ſn'tér-ès-mênt. s.
Disregard to private advantage, disinterest,
disinterestedness. JNot used.
DISINTEREST, diz-in'tér-ést. s. What is con-
trary to one's wish or prosperity; indifference
to. Rºš
DISINTERESTED, diz-in'tér-ès-téd. a. Supe-
riour to regard of private advantage, not influ-
enced by private profit; without any concern
in an affair. -
DISINTERESTEDLY, diz-in'tér-és-téd-lè ad.
In a disinterested manner.
SINTERESTEDNESS, diz-in'tér-ès-téd-nés.
s. Contempt of private interest.
To DISINTRICATE, diz-īn'trè-kāte. v. a. To
disentangle.
To DISINVITE, dis-in-vite'. v. a. To retract an
invitation. -
To DISJOIN, diz-jöln'. v. a. . To separate, to
part from each other, to sunder, .
!,
To DiSJOINT, diz-jöfnt' v. a. To put out of
joint ; to break at junctures, to separate at the
part where there is a cement; to carve a fowl;
to make incoherent. : -
To DiSJOINT, diz-jöint'. v. m. To fall in pieces;
to separate. - - -
DISJUNCT, dºz-jänkt". a. 408. Disjointed, se-
ar; ºf €. -
DiSJUNCTION, diz-jångk'shôn. s. Iłisunion,
separation, parting.
DISJUNCTIVF, diz-jêngk’tív. a. Incapable of
union ; that which marks separation or oppo-
sition. - 1.
DisjöNCTIVELY, dizjöngktív-lè. ad Dis-
tinctly, separately. .
DISK, disk. s. The face of the sun or planet as
it appears to the eye ; a broad piece of iro
thrown in the ancient sports, a quoit. •
DISKINDNESS, disk-yhid'més, s. 100. Want o
kindless, want of affection ; ill-turn, injury.
DISA,i KE, diz-like'. s. 435. Disinclination, ab-
sence of affection, disgust, disagreement. -
To DiSH,\!\ F, diz-like'. v. a. To disapprove, to
regard without affection.
* -
DISLIKEFUL, diz-like'föl. a. Disaffected, ma-
light. - * . . . .
To DiSLIREN, diz-li'km., v. a. To make unlike,
'DISLIKENESS, diz-like'nés. s.
auriikeness. ,
DISLIKER, diz-li'kår. s. A disapprover, one
that is not pleased. - -
Tô TMSLIMB, diz-lim'. v. a. To tear limb from
litmb. *
To DiSLIMN diz-lim'. v. a. 435. To unpaint.
JNºt used.
To DiSH.OCATE, dis']ö-kāte. v. a. To put out
of the proper place ; to put out of joint.
DISLOCATION, dis-iö-kä'shān. s. The act of
shifting the places of things; the state of be-
ing displaced; a joint put out.
To DISH,0ſ}{}E, diz-lödje'. v. a. To remove
from a place ; to remove from an habitation ;
to drive an enemy from a station; to remove
an army to other quarters.
To DíSLGGDE, diz-lèdje'. v. n.
to another place. . . .
DIS LOYAL, iſz-föè'âl. a. 435. Not true to alle
giance, faithless; not true to the marriage-bed,
false in love, mot constant. -
DIS LOYALLY, diz-löé'âl-lè. ad. . Not faithfully,
disobediently. -
DISLOYALTY, diz-lèë'âl-tê. s. Want of fidel-
ity to the sove?-ign; want of fidelity in love.
DISMAL, dizmál. a. 425. Sorrowful, uncom-
fortable, unlappy? - ... -
DISMALLY, diz'māl-lè, ad. Horribly, sorrow-
fully.
DISMALNESS, diz'mál-nēs. s. Horrour, sorrow.
To DISMANTLE, diz-mán'tl. v. a. To throw
off a dress, to strip; to loose; to strip a town
To go away
of its outworks; to break down any thing ex-
termal.
To DISMASK, diz-mäsk'. v. a.
mask. -
To HMSMAY, diz-mâ'. v. a.
discourage, to affright:
DISMAY, diz-mâ'. S. 435.
rour ſºlt, desertion of mind. - º
DłSMAYEDNESS, diz-mâ'éd-nēs. s. Dejection
of courage, dispiritedness. . . . -
To DISMEMBER, diz-mém'bár. v. a. To divide
member from member, to cut in pieces.
To DISMISS, diz-m's'. v. a. 435. To send
away ; to discard. .
DISMISSION, diz-mish'ºn, s. Act of sending
away; deprivation, obligation to leave any
post or place. º
To DISMORTGAGE, diz-mörgåje. v. a. To
redeem from mortgage. -
To DISMOUNT, diz-möänt'. v. a. To throw
any one from on horseback; to throw a can
non from its carriage.
To divest of a
4.
Fall of courage, ten .
Dissimilitude,
425. To terrify, to
DIs .
To DISMOUNT, diz-möönt'. v. m. To alight
from a horse; to descend from an elevation.
To DISNATURALIZF, diz-uátsh'-rá-lize. v. a.
To alienate, to make alien.
DISNATURED, diz-nā'tshörd. a. 435. Unnatu-
ral, wanting natural tenderness.
DISOBEDIENCE, dis-à-bê'dè-ènse. S. Viola-
tion of lawful commands or prohibition, breach
of duty due to superiours; incompliance.—See
OBEpi ENCE.
D!SOBEDIENT, dis-6-bê'dè-&nt. a. Not obser-
vani of lawful authcrity. -
To DHSOBEY, dis-à-bā'. v. a. To break com-
mands or transgress prohibitions.
DISOBLIGATION, dis.5b-lè-ga'shön. s. Offence,
cause of disgust. łis-6-i:li
- dis-à-i-liie'.
To DISOBLIGE, } §.; v. a. 111. To
offend, disgust, to give oience to.
DISöBīIGiffg, discº-blijīng, part a. 111. Dis-
gusting, unpleasin g, offensive.
DISOBLIGINGLY, dis-à-piljing-lè. ad. In a
disgusting or offensive manner, without atten-
tion to please.
bISOBLIGINGNESS, dis-à-bljīng-nēs. s. Of.
fensiveness, readiness to disgust.
DISORBED, diz-örbd', a. 359. Thrown out of
the proper orbit.
DISORDFR, diz-ör'dër. s. Irregularity, confu-
sion ; tumult, disturbance; negiect of rule;
sickness, distemper; discomposure of mind. .
To 191SORDER, diz-Śr'dár. v. a. To throw into
confusion, to disturb, to ruffle ; to make sick.
DISQRDERED, diz-ör'dèrd. a. 359. Irregular,
vicious, loose, diseased.
DISORDERLY, diz-ör'dèr-lè. a. Confused, ir-
regular, tumultuous; contrary to law, vicious.
DISORDERLY, diz-ördör-lé. ad. Irregularly,
confusedly; without law; inordinately.
DISORDINATE, dis-àr'dè-nāte. a. 91. Not liv.
ing by the rules ºf virtue.
HDISORDINATELY, dis-àr'dè-mâte-lè. ad. In-
ordinately, viciously.
To DiSOWN, diz-öne'. v. a.
In Ottnce.
To DiSPARAGE, dis-pār'ridie. v. a. 90. To
match unequally, to injure by union with some-
thing inferiour in excellence; to injure by com-
arison with something of less value.
DISPARAGEMENT, dis-pârjdje-mênt. s. In-
jurious union or comparison with something of
inferiour excellence.
DISPARAGER, dis-pár'ridje-àr. s.
disgraces.
DišFARITY, dispårö-te. s. 511. Inequality,
gifference in degree, either of rank or excel.
lence; dissimilitude, unlikeness.
To DISPARK, dis-pārk'. v. a. To throw open a
park; to set at large without enclosure.
To DISPART, dis-pârt'. v. a. To divide into
a two, to separate, to break.
DISPASSION, dis-pāsh'ên. 8.
mental perturbation. f
DISPASSIONATE, dis-pāsh'ân-áte. 'a. 91. Cool,
º, calm, temperate.
*To DISPEI, dis-pêl'. v. a. To drive by scatter-
ing, to dissipate. º
DISPENSARY, dis-pên'sä-ré. s.
where medicines are dispensed.
DISPENSATION, dis-pán-sł'shôn. . s. Distribu-
tion, the act of dealing out any thing; the deal-
ing of God with his creatures, method of Pro-
Viºlence_3, an exemption from some law.
DISPENSATOR, dis-pén-sà'tár. s. One employ-
*q in dºing out any thing, a distributer.
DISPENSATORY, dis-pêu's i-tär-8, s. 512. A
book in which the composition of medicines is
described and directed, a pharmacopoeia.
To DISPENSE, dis-pênse'. v. a. To deal out,
to distribute To dispense with, to excuse, to
rant dispensation for.
... DISPENSE, dis-pênse'. s.
"... epiption.
To deny, to re-
One that
Freedom from
The place
158
[[F 559—Fâte, far, fall, fit, mē, māt;—plme, plm;–
DIS
DISPENSER, dis-pên'sár. s. 98. One that dis-
penses, a distributer.
To DISPEOPLE, dis-pê'pl. v. a. To depopu
late, to empty of people
D!SPEOPLER, dis-pê'plár. s. A depopulator.
To DISPERGE, dis-pérdje'. v. a. To sprinkle
To DISPERSE, dis-pêrse'. v. a. To scatter, to
drive to different parts; to dissipate.
DłSPERSEI) LY, dis-pér'séd-lè ad. 364. In a
... dispersed manner.
iłłSPERSEDNESS, dis-pér'séd-nēs. s. Thin-
ufºss, Scatteredness. -
DłSPERSER, dis-pér'sár. s. 98. A scatterer, a
spreader.
DISPERSION, dis-pér'shôn. s. The act of scat-
tº: or spreading ; the state of being scat-
tº red.
To DISPIRIT, dis-pîrît. v. a. 109. To discour-
age; to depress, to damp; to exhaust the spirits.
DISPIRITEDNESS, dis-pir'ít-tád-nēs. s. Want
of vigour.
To PISPLACE, dis-pl?sc'. v. a. To put out of
place; to put out of any state, condition, or
dignity, to disorder
DISPLACENCY, dis-pla'sén-sé. s.
disobligation ; any thing unpleasing.
To Disłł. ANT, dis-plint'. v. a. To remove a
plant ; to drive a people from the place in
which they have fixed.
DISPLANTATION, dis-plan-th'shôn. s. The
removal of a plant ; the ejection of a people.
To DISPLAY, dis-pla'. v. a. To spread wide
to exhibit to the sight or mind; to set out os
tentatiously to view.
DISPLAY, dis-pla'. s. An exhibition of any thing
to view.
DISPLEASANT, dis-pléz'ānt. a.
offensive.
To DISPLEASE, dis-pléze'. v. a. To offend,
to make angry ; to disgust, to raise aversion:
DISPLEASING NESS, dis-piè'zing-nēs. s. Of
fensiveness, quality of offending.
DISPLEASURE, dis-plézh'êre. s. Uneasiness
pain received ; offence, pain given; anger, in
Gignation , state of disgrace.
To DISPLEASURE, dis-plézh'êre. v. a To dis
piease, not to gain ſavour.
To DISPLODE, dis-plôde'. v. a. To dispers
with a loud noise, to vent with violence.
DISPLOSION, dis-plò'zhàn. s. The act of dis-
ploding, a sudden burst with moise.
DISPQRT. dis-pºrt', s. Play, sport, pastime.
To DISPORT, dis-pôrt'. v. a. To divert.
To DJSPORT, dis-pôrt'. v. n. To play, to toy,
to Wantoll.
DISPOSAL, dis-pô'zāl. s. The act of disposing
or regulating any thing, regulation, distribu;
tion; the power of distribution, the right of
bestowing. 2^
To DISPOSE, dſs-pôze'. v. a. To give, to place,
to bestow ; to adapt, to form for any purpose ;
to frame the mind; to regulate, to adjust : To
dispose of, to apply to any purpose, to trans-
fer to any person, to give away, to sell ; to
place in any condition. -
DISPOSE, dis-pôze'. s. Power, management,
disposal ; cast of mind, inclination.
DISPOSER, dis-pô'zār, s. 98. Distributer, giver,
bestower; governour, regulator.
DISPOSITION, dis-pô-zish'ên. s. Order, method,
distribution ; natural fitness, quality; tenden-
cy to any act or state; temper of mind ; af
ſection of kindness or ill-will; predominant in-
clination. . . º
DISPOSITIVE, dis-pôz'è-tiv. a. That which
implies disposal of any property. .
DISPOSITIVELY, dis-pôz'é-tiv-lè. ad. Dis.
tributively.
To DISPOSSESS, dis-pôz-zès'. v. a. To put out
ºf possession, to deprive, to disseize. -
DISPOSURE, dis-pô'zhūré. s. Disposal, go-
vernment, management : state, posture. -
Incivility,
Unpleasing,
Dispensation, ex-i
Dis
159
Dis
—no, mēve, nôr, nét;—túbe, túb, báll;—öll;-pôānd;—thin, this.
DISPRAISE, dis-präze'. s. Blame, censure.
To DISPRAISE, dis-präze'. v. a. To blame, to
Ceil Sutre.
DISPRAISER, dis-prä'zār, s. 98. A censurer.
UISPRAISIBLE, dis-prä'zè-bl. . a. Unworthy of
commendation.
ad. With
pºſsingly, dis-prä'zing-lè.
blame.
To DiSPREAD, dis-préd'. v. a. To spread dif-
ferent ways. U
DISPROOF, dis-próðſ'. . s. Confutation, convic-
tion of errour or falsehood.
DISPROPORTION, dis-prè-pôr'shôn. s. Un-
suitableness in quantity of cne thing to another,
wamt of symmetry. --
To DISPROPORTION, dis-prè-pôr'shān. v. a.
To dismatch, to join things unsuitable.
DISPROPORTIONABLE, dis-prè-pôr'shān-á-bl.
ad. Unsuitable in quantity.
DISPROPORTIONABLENESS, dis-prè-pôr'-
shām-à-bl-nēs. s. Unsuitableness to something
else. -
DISPROPORTIONABLY, dis-prè-pôr'shān-á-blé.
ad. Unsuitably; not symmetrically: , ,
pºpRößN. dis-prè-pôr'shān-ál. a.
Disproportionable, not symmetrºcal.
&
l -
DISPROPORTIONALLY, dis-pro-pôr'shôn-fil-lè,
Unsuitably with respect to quantity or value.
ſ}ISPROPORTIONATE, dis-prè-pôr'shān-āte, a.
91. Unsymmetrical, unsuitable to something elss.
DISPROPORTIONATELY, dis-prè-pôr'shān-
âte-lè. ad. Unsuitably, unsymmetrically.
DISPROPORTIONATENESS, dis-prè-pôr'shôn-
âte-nés. s. Unsuitableness in bulk or value.
To DHSPROVE, dis-prèóve'. v. a. To confute an
assertion, to convict of errour or falsehood.
T}ISPROVER, dis-préðvár. s. 98. One that con-
futes.
I)ISPUNISHABLE, dis-pân'ſsh-à-bl. a. Without
enal restraint.
IXISPUTABLE, dispä-tá-bl, or dis pū'tá-bl. a.
Iliable to contest, controvertible; lawful to be
contested.
[; Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, W.
Johnston, Mr Smith, Perry, and Bailey, are
for the second pronunciation of this word ;
and Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Buchanan, and
Entick, for the first ; and this, notwitlistanding
the majority of suffrages against it, is, in my
opinion, decidedly most agreeable to the best
usage. It were undoubtedly to be wished that
words of this form preserved the accent of the
verb to which they correspond; but this cor-
respondence we find entirely set aside in la-
anentable, comparable, admirable, and many others
with which Disputable must certainly class. Mr.
Scott gives both modes of accenting this word;
but by his placing the word with the accent on
the first syllable first, we may presume he pre-
fers this pronunciationi...—See Indisput ABLE,
DISPUTANT, dispº-tánt. s. 503. Controver-
tist, an arguer, a reasoner.
DISPUTANT, dispä-tänt. a. Disputing, en-
gaged in controversy. -
DISPUTATION, dis-pô-t}'shôn. s. The skill of
controversy, argumentation; controversy, ar-
gumental contest.
DiSPUTATIOUS, dis-pú-tä'shôs. a. Inclined to
dispute, cavilling.
DISPUTATIVE, dis-pú'tă-tiv. a. 512. Disposed
to debate. - -
To DISPUTE, dis-pâte'. v. n. *To contend by
argument, to debate, to controvert.
To jjišPUTE, dis-pâte'. v. a. To contend ſor;
to oppose, to question; to discuss.
DISPUTE, dis-pâte'. s. Contest, controversy.
JISPUTELESS, dis-pâte'lés. a. Undisputed,
uncontrovertible.
D;SPUTER, dis-piš'tár. s.
iven to argument.
pß CATION, dis-kwól-è-fº-kā'słºśn. s.
That which disqualifies.
A controvertist, one
*.
To DiSQUALIFY, dis-kwól'èlfi. v. a. To make
unfit, to disable by some natural or legal im-
pediment; to deprive of a right to claim by
some positive restriction.
DISQUIET, d?s-kwi'ét. s.
mess ; vexation, anxiety. .
To DISQUIET, dis-kwi'ét. v. a. To disturb, to
to make uneasy, to vex, to fret.
DISQUIETER, dis-kwl'ét-àr. s.
harasser.
DISQUIETLY, dis-kw'ét-lè. ad. Without rest,
anxiously.
DISQUIETNESS, dis-kwi'ét-nēs. s. Uneasiness,
restlessness, anxiety. i.
DISQUIETUDE, dis-kw!'é-tūde. s. Uneasiness,
anxiety.
DISQUESITION, dis-kwé-złsh'âm. s. Examina-
tion, disputative inquiry.
DISREGARD, dis-rè-gård'. s.
neglect. •. ;
To DiSREGARD, dis-ré-gård'. v. a. To sight,
to Contennan.
DISREGARDFUL, dis-ré-gård'föl. a. Negligent,
contemptuous.
DISREGARDFULLY, dis-ré-gård'fül-lè. ad,
Contemptuously.
DISRELISH, dis-rél?sh. s. 435. Bad taste, nau-
seousness; dislike, squeamishness
To DISRELISH, dis-rél'ísh. v. a. To infect with
an unpleasant taste; to want a taste of.
DISREPUTATION, dis-rép-à-tä'shēn. s. Dis-
grace, dishonour.
DiSHEPUTE, dis-ré-pâte'. s. Ill character, dis-
honour, want of reputation.
DISRESPECT, dis-ré-spékt'. s.
of reverence, rudeness.
DISRESPECTFUL, dis-ré-spékt'föl. a. Irrev-
erent, uncivil. &
DISRESPECTFULLY, dis-ré-spékt'föl-lè. ad.
Irreveretvily.
To DIS&OBE, diz-röbe'. v. a. 435. To undress,
to Utri Co v (?)".
DISQUPTION, d?z-rôp'shôn. s. 435. The act of
breaking asunder, breach, rent.
DISSAT'išFACTION, dſs-sāt-is-ſàk'shôn. s. The
state of being dissatisfied, discontent.
DiSSATISF'AéTORINESS, dis-sāt-is-faktār-à-
nës. s. Imability to give content.
DIS3 ATISFACTORY, dis-sāt-is-ſāk tār-8.
Unable to give content. -
To DiSSATISi Y, dis-sàt's-fl. v. a. To discon-
tent, to displease.
To i) ISSECT, dis-sékt'. v. a. 424. To cut in
pieces; to divide and examine minutei.
DISSECTION, dis-sék'shôn. s. The act of set-
arating the parts of artimal bodies, anatomy.
DiSS EISHN, dis-sé'zin, s. An unlawful dispos-
sessing a man of his land.
To DISS Eiz E, dis-Séze'. v. a. To dispossess, to
deprive.
DISSEl ZOR, dis-sé'zór. s. 166. He that dispos-
sesses another. -
To DiSSEMB", E, dis-sém'bl. v. a. To hide un-
der false appearance, to pretend that not to be
which really is; tº pretend that to be which
iS hot.
To DISSEMBLE, dis sém'bl. v n. To play the
hypocrite.
DISSEMB}.ER, dis-s&n'bièr. s. An hypocrite
a man who conceals his true disposition.
D!SSEMBLlNGLY, dis-sém'bling-lè. ad. With
dissimulation, hypocritically.
Uneasiness, restless-
A disturber, a
Slight notice,
Incivility, want
*.
To DISSEMINATE, dis-sém'ê-māte. v. a. To
scatter as seed, to spread every way.
DISSEM.INATION, dis-sàn-8-mâ'shäu. s. The
act of scattering like Seed:
DISSFMINATOR, dis-sém'è-mâ-tár. s. 521. He
that scatters, a spreader. *,
DIS&ENSION, dis-sän'shān. S. Disagreement.
strife, contention, breach of tinion.
DIS$EN $100S, dis-séu'skás. a.
discº roi, contentious.
Disposed to
I}IS
160
DIS
[I3° 550.—Fâte, far, fall, fat i-mº, mét;—pine, pin;–
To DISSENT, dis-săut'. v. m. To disagree in
opinion; to differ, to be of a contrary nature.
DISSENT, dis-sént'. s. Disagreement, difference
of opinion, declaration of difference of opinion.
DISSENTANEOUS, dis-sén-tä'mô-ás, a Disa-l
eeable, inconsistent, contrary.
DESSENTER, dis-sén'tár. S. 93. One that dis-
agrees, or declares his disagreement from an
opinion ; one who, for whatever reasons, re-
fuses the communion of the Engligh church.
DISSENTIENT, dis-sén'shēnt. a. Declaring
dissent.
DISSERTATION, dis-sàr-tä'shôn. s. A discourse.
To DiSSERVE, dis-sérv'. v. a. 424. To do in-
jury to, to harm.
DISSERVICE, dis-sér'vis. ... s. . Injury, mischief.
DISSERVICEABLE, dis-sér'vis-à-bl. a. Injuri-
ous, mischievous.
DISSERVICEABLENESS, dis-sér'vis-à-b}-nēs.s.
- Injury, harm, httri. -
Tio I)[SSETTLE, dis-sàt’tl. v. a. 405. To unsettle.
To DISSEVER, dis-sév'àr. v. a. To cut in two,
to break, io divide, to disumite. .
DISSIDENCE, dis'sé-dénse. s. Discord, disa-
reel Hent.
DISSILIENCE, dis-sil’yānse. s. 113. The act of
starting asunder.
DISSILIENT, dis-sil'yént. a.
bursting in two. 281,
HDISSILITION, dis-sà-ish'ên. s. The act of burst-
ing in two, of starting different ways.
DISSIMILAR, dis-sim'é-lär. a. 33. Unlike, hete-
rogeneous. º,
DISSIM. L.ARTY, dis-sim-è-lär'è-té. s. Unlike-
mess, dissimilit' ide.
H)|SSIMHLITUE) E, dis-sºm-mil'è-túde. s. Unlike-
mess, want of rese:mbiance.
DISSIMULATION, d?s-sim-è-lä'shôn. The
act of dissembling, hypocrisy,
f}{SSWPABLE, dis'sè-iná-bl. a. Easilv scattered.
To DISSIPATE, dis'sé-pâte. v. a. 91. To scat-
ter every where, to disperse ; to scatter the
attention ; to spend a foºt me.
DJSS}PATION, disse på shàn. s. he act of
dispersion ; the state of being dispersed; scat-
tered attention. -
To DiSSOCIATE, dis-sà'shë-kte. v. a.
rate, to disuniie, to part.
BISSOLVABLE, dºz-zó!'vā-b}. a.
dissolution.
HDISSOLUBLE, dis'só-lè-b!, a. Capable of se-
paration of one part from another?
{{* The accent is invariably placed on the first
syllabie of this word, as it comes from the La-
tin dissolubilis, which seems to confirm the ob-
sefvations on the word Incomparable. Dissolea-
ble is a compound of our own, and therefore
retains the accent of the verb from which it is
formed, 501.-Sée AcADEMY, Disput ABLE, and
REsolubi.E. :
HDISSOLUBILITY, dis-sàl-lā-błł'8-té. s. Liable-
mess to suffer a disunion of parts.
To DISSOLVE, diz-zółv'. v. a. 424. To destroy
the form of any thing by disuniting the parts;
* to loose, to break the ties of any thing ; to
break up assemblies ; to break an enchantinent;
to be ºft. by pleasure.
To IMISSOLVE, dź-zółv'. v. n. To be melted;
to fall to nothing ; to inelt away in pleasure.
DISSOLVENT, diz-zöI'vént. a. Having the
power of dissolving or melting. -
DišSCLVENT, dizzöl'včnt. s. The power of
diºting the parts of any thing.
DISSOLVER, diz-zóI'vár. s. That which lias the
power of dissolving. -
DIS50LVIBH.E, dizzół'vé-bl. a. Liable to pe.
rish by dissolution, -
tº jº. If this word and its etymon must be written
Dissoli:ible and Solvible, and not Dissolrahle and
8olvgble, because Solo and its compounds i
º
Starting, asunder,
S.
To sepa-
Capable of
Latin are of the third conjugation, and form]
their personal and temporal variations by as-
suming i, there is no reason why Rae; ahti
should be written with a as it stands with $ohn-
son, who, notwithstanding he writes Dissolvible
here with an i, yet in his explantation of the
etymology of Indissolvable, tells ua it is formed
from in, and Dissolvable with an a.
DiS$0 LUTE, dis'so-lāte. a. Loose, wanton,
tiebauched.
DISSOLUTELY, dis'só-lôte-lè. ad, Loosely; in
debauchery.
D{SSOLUTENESS, dis'só-lôte-nēs. s. Loose.
ness, laxity of manners, debauchery. -
DłSSOLUTION, dis-sà-Jū'shān. s. The act cf
liquefying by heat or moisture; the state of
being liquefied ; destruction of any thing by
the separation of its parts; death, the resolu-
tion of the body into its constituent elements ;
destruction; the act of breaking up an assem-
blv ; looseness of manners. $
DiSSONANCE, dis'só-mânse. s.
harsh, unharmonious sounds.
DiSSONA.”,T, dis'só-mânt. a. Harsh, unharmo-
nious; incongruous, disagreeing.
To F) ISSUADE, dis-swädeº. v. a. 331. To divert
by reason or importunity from any thing.
DiSSUADER, dis-swä'dár. s. 98. He that dis-
suades. .
DISSUASION, dis-swä'zhàn. s. 451. Urgency
of reason or importunity against any thing.
DISSUASIVE, dis-swä'słv. a. 428. Dehortatory,
tending to persuade against.
DłSSUASIVE, dis-swä'siv. s. Argument to turn
the mind off from any purpose.
}}{SSYLLABLE, dis'sil-ā-bl. s.
syllables.
DISTAFF, dis'táf. s. The staff from which the
flax is drawn in spinning: it is used as all
emblem of the female sex, -
To BISTAIN, dis-täne'. v. a.
tº blot; to sully with infamy. -
DiSTANCE, dis’tänse. s. Distance is space con-
sidered between any two beings ; remoteness
in place ; the space kept between two antago-
Hists in fencing; a space marked on the course
where horses iun ; space of time; remoteness
in time; respect, distan't behaviour; retraction
of kindness, reserve.
To DISTANCE, distánse, v. a. To place re-
anotely, to throw off from the view ; to leave
behind at a rage the length of a distance.
DISTANT, dis'tánt. a. Remote in place ; re.
mote in time either past or future ; reserved ;
not obvious.
DISTASTE, dis-têste'. Disgust; dislike ,
alieiration of affection.
To ºf STASTF, dis-täste'. v. a. To fill the
mouth with nauseousness; to dislike, to loathe;
to offend, to disgust. R
DJS TASTEFUL, dis-täste'fül. a. Nauseous to
the palate, disgusting ; offensive, unpleasing.
DISTEMPER, dis-tém'për. s. disease, a
malady ; bad constitution of mind, depravity
of inclination ; uneasiness.
To DISTEMPER, dis-tém'për. v. a. To disease,
to disorder ; to disturb ; to destroy temper Cr
moderation. -
DISTEMPERATE, dis-têm'për-āte. a. 91. Im-
moderate. - -
DISTEMPERATURE, dis-tém'pār-à-tºre. s. In-
temperateness, excess of heat or cold ; pertur
bation of the mind.
To DiSTEND, dis-ténd'. v. a.
in breadth. ..
DISTENT, dis-(&nt'. s. The space through
which an is spread.
thin
DISTENTION, *. $n'shān). s. The act of
A mixture of
A word of two
To stain, to tinge;
8.
To stretch out
stretching in hreadth; breadth, space occupied
DISTICH, dis'tik. 5. 353. A couplet, a couple
of lines.
lo, DISTIL, dis-til'. v. n. To drop, to fall by
gently and silently ; to use a
5 *
*drops ; to flow
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Dis
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DIT
*~ —mö, móve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, tab, būll,—6fl;-pôānd,—thin, this. ~.
To DISTIL, dis-tii". . v. a. To let fall in drops ;
to draw by distillation.
DISTILLATION, dis-til-lä'shūm. . s. The act of
dropping, or falling in drops; the act of pour-
ing out in drops; that which falls in drops; the
act of distilling by fire ; the substance drawn
by the still.
pºory, dis-til'lä-tär-à. a. 512. Be-
longing to distillation.
Díº. dis-til'iár. s. One who practises
the trade of distilling; one who makes pernici-
ous inflammatory spirits. -
DISTII.MENT, dis-tfi'mént. s. That which is
drawn by distillation.
DISTINCT, dis-tingkt'. a. 408. . Different;
apart; clear, unconfused; marked out, speci-
fied. * -
DISTINCTION, dis-tºngk'shān. s. Note of dif-
ference; honourable note of superiority ; that
which one differs from another; divisions
into different parts; notation of difference be-
tween things seemingly the same.
DISTINCTIVE, distingk’tív. a. That which
makeš distinction or difference; having the
power to distinguish.
DíSTINCTIVELY, dis-tingk’tiv-lè. ad. In right
order, not confusedly.
DISTINCTLY, dis-tingkt'-lè. ad. Not confus:
edly ; plainly, clearly. . .
DISTINCTNESS, dis-tingkt'nés. s. , Nice ob-
servation of the difference between things; such
separation of things as makes them easy to be
observed.
To DISTINGUISH, dis-ting'gwish. v. a. 340.
To denote the diversity of things; to separate
from others by some mark of honour; to divide
by proper notes of diversity; to know one from
another by any mark; to discern critically, to
judge; to constitute difference, to specificate ;
to make known or eminent.
To DISTINGUISH, dis-ting'gwish., v. n. To
make distinction, to find or show the difference.
DISTINGUISHABLE, dis-ting'gwish-à-bl. a.
Capable of being distinguished; worthy of mote,
worthy of §
Dºğ ED, dis-ting'gwisht. 359. part. a.
Eminent, extraordinary.
DistingúišHEfi, is-àng'gwish-ör. s.
dicious observer, one that accurately discerns
one thing from another; he that separates one
thing from another by proper marks of diver-
sitv.
DISTINGUISHINGLY, dis-ting'gwish-ing-lè. ad.
With distinction.
DISTINGUISHMENT, dis-ting'gwish-mênt. s.
Distinction, observation of difference.
To DISTORT, dis-tórt'. v. a. To writhe, to
twist, to deform by irregular motions ; to put
out of the true direction or posture; to wrest
from the true meaning.
DISTORTION, dis-tór'shān. s. Irregular mo-
tion, by which the face is writhed, or the parts
disordered.
To DISTRACT, dis-träkt'. v. a. Part. pass.
Distracted, anciently Distraught. To pull dif-
ferent ways at once; to separate, to divide; to
erplex ; to make mad.
pſºr; dis-trák'téd-lè. ad. Madly,
frantickly. -
DISTRACTEDNESS, dis-trák'téd-nēs. s. The
state of being distracted, madness.
DiSTRACTION, dis-trák'shām. s. ... Crnfusion,
state in which the attention is called different
ways; perturbation of mind ; frantickness,
loss of the wits ; tumult, difference of senti-
ments.
To DISTRAIN, dis-tráne'. v. a. To seize.
To DISTRAIN, dis-träne'. v. n. To make
seizure. -
DISTRAINER, dis-tră'nār. s. 98. He that
Sºnges. º
pHSTRAINT alºne S. Net Złłre
A ju-
DºAgght, distrawt. part, a Distracul
Little wsed. - --- -
DISTRESS, dis-très'. s. The act of making ,
legal seizure; a compulsion, by which a man is
assured to appear in court or to pay a debt;
the thing seized by law; calamity, misery,
misfortune. -
Tº DISTRESS, *::::: V. a. To prosecute by
aw to a seizure; to harass, to make miserable.
DistfºssfüL, distreşā’ā. Fiji.
full of misery. -
To DISTRIBUTE, dſs-trib'ête. v. a. To divide
amongst more than two, to deal out.
DISTRIBUTION, dis-trè-bú'shôn. s. The act of .
distributing or dealing out to others; act of
giving in charity.
DISTRIBUTIVE, dis-trib'-tív. a. Assigning to
each other their proper portions.
DISTRIBUTIVELY, dis-trib'ê-tiv-lè ad. By dis-
tribution ; singly, particularly. - -
DISTRICT, distrikt. s. The circuit within which
a man may be compelled to appearance;. cir-
cuit of authority, province ; region, country,
territory. -
To DISTRUST, dis-tråst'. v. a. To regard with
diffidence, not to trust.
DISTRUST, ºffs-trºst'. 3.
confidence, suspicion.
DISTRUSTFUL, dis-trästifál. a. Apt to distrust,
suspicious ; diffident of himself, timorous.
DISTRUSTFULLY, dis-tråst'föl-lè. ad. In a dig-
trustful manner. -
DISTRUSTFULNESS, dis-tröstfäl-nēs. s. The
distrustful, want of confidence.

Loss of credit, loss of
state of bein
DISTRUSTLESS, dis-träst'lés. s. Void of dis-
trust. JMason.
To DISTURB, dis-tárb'. v. a. To perplex, to dis-
quiet ; to put into irregular motions; to inter-
rupt, to hinder. -
DISTURBANCE, dis-tár'bánse. s. Interruption
of tranquillity; confusion, disorder; tumult.
DISTURBER, dis-tár'bár. s. A violator of peace,
heithat causes tumults; he that causes pertur-
bation of mind.
To DISTURN, dis-tärn'. v. a. To turn off. Not
ºused.
DISVALUATION, diz-vál-à-A'shán. s. Disgrace,
dimirutign of reputation. .."
To DISwAEUE, diz-väl'à. v. a. To undervalue.
DISUNRON, disºne-àn. s. Separation, disjunc-
tion ; breach of concord.
[[G. Some curious inspector may, perhaps, won-
der why I have given disunion, disuse, &c. the
pure s and not the z, since I have laid it down
as a general rule under the prepositive particle
Dis, that the s immediately before the accent,
when avowel begins the next syllable, is always
flat ; but it must be remembered, that long win
these words is not a pure vowel, 8; not that I
think the z, in this case, would be palpably
wrong ; for though long w may be called a sé-
mi-consonant, it is sufficiently vocal to analºe
the s, or z, sound, in these words, perfectly in-
different.—See Dis.
To DISUNITE, dis-à-nite'. v. a. To separate, to
divide ; to part friends.
To DHSUNITE, dis-5-nite'. v. n. To fall asunder,
to become separate. * *
DISUNITY, dis-à'né-té. s.
aration.
DFSUSAGE, dis-à'zāje. s. 90. The gradual ces-
sation of use or custom.
DISUSE, dis-àse'. s. 437. Cessation of use, want
- of practice ; cessation of custom.
To DISUSE, dis-àze'. v. a. To cease to make
use of ; to disaccustom.
To DISVOUCH, diz-väätsh'. v. a. To destroy the
credit of, to contradict. .* -
DITCH, ditsh. s. . A trench cut in the ground
usually between fields; any long narrow recep-
“acie of water ; the moat with which a town is
surrounded -
A state of actual se-
w"
/ Dry
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Bry
* tº 559.—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét ;—pine, pin;–
TsAITCH, ditsh. v. a. To make a ditch.
i) tº HER, ditsh'ºr. §. One who digs ditches.
Iſſhy RAMBICK, dith-8-rām'bik. s. A song in
, honour of Bacchus; any poem written with
wildness.
DITTANY, dit’tá-uë. s. An herb.
DITTIED, dittid. a. 282. Sung, adapted to mu-
SICra.
DITTY, dit’tě, s. A poem to be sung, a song.
1) IWAN, dē-vám'. s. 124. The corrºriſ ºf the Ori-
ental Princes; any council assembled.
To DIVARICATE, di-vár'é-kāte. v. n. 125. To be
barted into two.
DIVARICATION, di-vār-e-kä'shôn. s. Partition||
into two ; division of opinions. º
To DIVE, dive. v. m. To sink voluntarily under
water; to go deep into any question, or science.
DIVER, di'vár. s. Ome that sinks voluntarily
under water; one that goes under water to
search for any thing ; he that enters deep into
knowledge or .
To DIVERGE, dè-vérje'. v. n. 124. To tend va-
rious ways from one point.
DIVERGENT, dé-vérjênt, a. 124. Tending to
various parts from one point. -
DIVERS, di'vérz. a. Several, sundry, more than
Oil 6.
DIVERSE, di'vérse. a. Different from another;
different from itself, multiform ; in different
directions. f
DIVERSIFICATION, dè-vêr-sè-fè-kå'shôn.s. The
act of changing forms or qualities; variation,
variegation; variety of forms, multiformity ;
change, alteration. . *
To DIVERSIFY, dē-vér'sè-fi. v. a. To make
different from another, to distinguish; to make
different from itself, to variegate.
DIVERSION, dē-vér'shôn. s. 124. The act of
turning anything off from its course; the cause
by which any thing is turned from its proper]
course or tendency; sport, something that un-
bends the mind: in war, the act or purpose of
drawing the enemy off from some design, by
threatening or attacking a distant part.
Divrāšity, dè-vér'sè-të. s. Difference, dissim-
ilitude, variety.
DIVERSELY, di'vérse-lè. ad. In different ways,
variously. - `... •
To #T, dè-vért'. v. a. 124. To turn off
from any direction or course; to draw forces
to a different part; to withdraw the mind; to
please, to exhilarate.
DIVERTER, dè-vér'tár. s. Any thing that di-
verts or alleviates.
To DIVERTISE, dē-vér’tíz. v. n.
amºuse, to divert.
Ú Dr. Johnson seems to have accented this
word on the last syllable, in compliance with
the verb advertise, which is exactly of the same
form, and therefore he thought ought to be ac-
cented in the same manner. But by making
divertise conform in accentuation to advertise,
we make the general rule stoop to the excep-
tion, rather than the exception to the general
rule. For in all verbs of three or more sylla-
bles where the termination ise is only the verbal
formation, and does not belong to the root, we
never find the accent on it; as criticise, exercise,
epitomise, &c.—See Apvertise MENT.
pºis; , dē-vér’tíz-mént. s. Diver-
sion, §: º
DIVERTIVE, dē-vér'tív. a. Recreative, amusive.
To DIVEST, dē-vést'. v. a. 124. To strip, to
make naked. -
To sport, to
- DIVESTURE, dē-vés'tshöre. s. The act of put-
º
DI t ABLE, dè-vidà-bl. a. That may be sepa-
TຠCO1, -
Pºſt, dé-vidānt, a. Different, separate.
To DIVIDE, dē-vide'. v. a. 124. To part one
|DIVIDENT), diy'é-dénd, s.
whole it to different pieces; to separate to
**
disunite by discord; to deal out, to give in
shares. - -
To DIVIDE, dē-ylde'. v. m. To part, to sunder.
to break friendship. -
A share, the part al-
lotted indivision; dividend is the number given
to be parted or divided.
DIVIDER, dē-vidēr. s. 98. That which parts
any thing into pieces; a distributer, he who
deals out to each his share; a disuniter; a par-
ticular kind of compasses.
DIVIDUAL, dē-vid'à-āl, or de-vidjū-ál. a. 293,
376 Divided, shared, or participated in com:
unon with others. - .
DIVINATION, 3iv-è-nā'shām. s. 530. Prediction
or foretelling of luture things.
DIVINE, dē-vine'. a. 12. Partaking of the ma-
ture of God; proceeding from God, not natu-
ral, not human; excellent in a supreme degree;
presageful \
DiVinā, dē-vine'. s. A minister of the gospel,
a priest, a clergyman; a man skilled in divini.
ty, a theologian.
To DIVINE, dē-vine'. v. a. To foreteil, to fore-
know.
To DIVINE, dē-vine'. v. n. To utter prognos-
tication; to feel presages; to conjecture, to
guess.
DIVINELY, dē-vine'lé. ad. By the agency or
influence of God; excellently, in the supreme
degree; in a manner noting a deity.
DIVINENESS, dē-vine'nés. s. Divinity, parti-
cipation of the divine nature; excellence in the
Supreme degree.
DIVINER, dé-vinár. s. 98 One that professes
divination, or the art of revealing occult things
by supernatural, means ; conjecturer, guesser.
DIVINERESS, dē-vine'rés. s. A prophètess.
DIVINITY, dē-vín'ê-té. s. 511. Participation of
the nature and excellence of God, deity, god-
head; the Deity, the Supreme Being; ce-
lestiai being ; the science of divine things, the-
ology.
DIVisiBLE, de-viz'é-bl. a. 124. Capable of
being divided into parts, separable.
DIVISIBILITY, dē-yīz-e-bil'è-té. s. The quality
of admitting division.
DIVISIBLENESS, dē-viz'é-bl-nés. s. Divisibility.
DIVISION, dē-vízh'àn. s. The act of dividing
anything into parts; the state of being divi.
ded; that by which any thing is kept apart,
partition ; the part which is separated from the
rest by dividing; disunion, difference; parts
into which a discourse is distributed ; space
between the notes of musick, just time : in
arithmetick, the separation or parting of any
º or quantity given, into any parts as-
Sighed. -
DiVisºk, de-vizºr. s. 166. The number given,
by which the dividend is divided.
DIVORCE, dē-vörse'. s. 124. The legal sepa"
ration of husband and wife; separation, dis-
union, the sentence by which a marriage is
dissolved. -- *
To DIVORCE, dē-vörse'. v. a. To separate
a husband or wife from the other; to force
asunder, to separate by violence.
DIVORCEMENT, dē-vörse'mént. s. Divorce,
Separation of marriage.
DIVQRCER: dé-vor'sár. s. The person or cause
which Prºduces divorce or separation.
DIURETICK, di-\-rét'ík. a. Having the power
to provoke urine. t -
DIURNAL, di-àr'nāl. a. 116. Relating to the
day; constituting the day; performed in a
day, daily. . .
DIURNAL, di-àrnăl. s. Ajournal, a day-book.
DIURNALLY, di-àr'nāl-le. ad. Daily, every day.
Dºrry, di-à-tók'nè-té. s. Length of
uration.
To DIVULGE, dē-välje'. v. a. To publish, to
make publick; to proclaim,
&"ºo-sº ºf
** * * * *... .
. tº 3.
"... "
TIVULGER, dē-väljör. s. 98. A publisher.
BIVULSION, dē-vāī'shān. s. The act of pluck-],
ing away.
DIZZARD, diz'zārd. s. A blockhead; a fool.
To DHZEN, di'zm. v. a. 103. To dress, to deck.
DIZZINESS, diz'zè-nés. s. Giddiness.
DIZZY, diz'zé. a. Giddy, causing giddiness,
thoughtless. -
To DIZZY, diz'zé. v. a.
make giddy.
To DO, döö. v. a. 164. To practise or act any
thing good or bad ; to perform, to achieve ; to
execute, to discharge ; to finish, to end ; to
conclude, to settle.
To DO, döö. v. n. To act or behave in any man-
ner, well or ill; to make an end, to conclude ;
to cease to be concerned with, to cease to care
about; to fare, to be with regard to sickness or
health, as, How do you do *"To do is used for
any verb to save the repetition of the word; as,
I shall come; but if I do not, go away; that
is if I come not. Do, is a word of vehement
command, or earnest request; as, Help me,
do' Make haste, do ! :
DOCIBLE, dós'é-bl. a. 405. Tractable, docile,
easy to be taught. -
DOCIBLENESS, dös'è-bl-nēs. s. Teachable-
mess, docility.
DOCILE, dós'sil. a. 140. Teachable, easily in-
structed, tractable.
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Smith, and Mr. Perry, make the first syllable
of this word short, and Bucharian only makes
it long.—See INDocil. -
DOCILITY, dó-sil'è-té. s. Aptness to be taught,
readiness to learn. .
DOCK, dök. s. An herb. - -
DOCK, dök. s. The stump of the tail, which re-
mains after docking.
DOCK, dēk. s. A place where water is let in or
out at pleasure, where ships are built up, or
Taid down. - w
To DOCK, dók. v. a. To cut off a tail; to cut
any thing short; to cut off a reckoning; to lay
a ship in a dock. . . -
To DOCKET, tičk'ft. v. a. To mark by a docket.
JMason. -
BOCKET, dók'it. s. 99. A direction tied upon
§§ à summary of a larger writing.
DOCTOR, dók'tár. s. 166. One that has taken
the highest degree in the faculties of divinity,
law, or physick: in some universities they have
doctors of umusick ; a physician, one who un-
dertakes the cure of diseases.
To DOCTOR, döktür. v. a. To physick, to cure.
JOCTORAL, dök’tö-rál. a. Relating to the de-
ee of atloctor.
DOCTORALLY, dók'tö-râl-ć. ad. In manner of
a doctor.
DOCTORSHIP, döktór-ship. s.
doctor.
DOCTRINAL, dök'trè-mál. a. Containing doc-
trine; pertaining to the act or means of teach-
Ing.
DOCTRINALLY, döktrè-mâl-è, ad. In the form
of doctrine, positively.
DOCTRINE, dók'trin. s. 140. The principles or
positions of any sect or master; the act of
teaching.
DöööMÉNT, dökő-mént. s. Precept, instruc-
tion, direction.
DODDER, död'dñr. s. 98. A plant which winds
itself about other plants, and draws the chief
art of its mourishment from them.
DODECAGON, dö-dék’ā-gön. s.
twelve sides. -
To DODGE, dödje. v.,n. To use craft; to shift
place as another approaches; to play fast and
. to raise expectations and disappoint
tlien. -
DODMAN, död'mán. s. 88. The name of a fish.
190E, dö. s. A she deer, the female of a buck,
To whirl round, to
The rank of
A figure of
fê3
—nó, mêve, nár, nôt ;-tūbe, tſāb, būll 5–6; ;—pôānd;—thin, rais.
rº-
DOL
DOER, döö'âr. s. 296. thing
good or bad. .* - i --.
BöEs, dàz. 296. The tººd person from Do, fa.
miliarly used for Doth, which is now grown
solemn and almost obsolete. - -
To DOFF, döf. v. a. To strip, to put away, to
get rid of; to delay, to refer to another time,
Obsolete.
DOG, dög. s. . A domestick animal remarkably
various in his species; a constellation called
Sirius, or Canicula, rising and setting with the
sun during the dog-days; a reproachful name
for a man. -
To D09, dög. v. a. To follow any one, watch
ing him with an insidious design. -
DOG-TEETH, dög'tēēth. s. The teeth in the
human head next to the grinders, the eye
teeth.
DOG-TRICK, dög'trík. s.
brutal treatment.
DOGBANE, dög'bāne. s.
D0C-BRIAR, dög'bri-ár.
One that does any
An ill turn, surly or
An herb. --
s. The briar that
bears the hip. -
DOGCHEAP, dög'tsheep. s. Cheap as dog's.
In eat. - •
Dºg-PAYS, dèg'dàze. s. The days in which
the dog-star rises and sets with the sun.
| DOGE, döje. . s. The title of the chief magis-
trate of Venice and Genoa.
DOGFISH, dög'fish. s. A shark.
DGGFLY, dög'ſli. s. A voracious biting fly.
DOGGED, dög'géd. a. 366. Sullen, sour, mo-
rose, #1-humoured, gloomy.
DOGGEDLY, dög'géºl-lè. ad. Sullenly, gloomily.
DOGGEDNESS, dög'géd-nēs. s. di. of
mind, sullenness.
DOGGER, dög'går. S. 98., A small ship with one
naaSt.
DOGGEREL, dög'grèl. s. Mean, worthless
verses.
DOGG13H, dög'gīsh. a. . Currish, brutal.
DOGHEART
m.a.lrcious. ‘.
DOGHOLE, dög'hôle. s. A vile hole. - -
DOGKENNEL, dög'kém-nél. s. A little hut or
house for dogs. g ‘s ... *
DOGLOUSE, dög'löäse. s.
hours on dogs.
DOGMA, dēg'mä. s.
tled notion. -
HjøGMATICAL, dög-mât'ö-kál, &
DOGMATICK, dög-mât'ík. 509. §
ritative, magisteria!, positive. r
DOGMATICALLY, dög-mât'é-kāl-ć, ad. Magis
terially, positively.
DOGMATICALNESS, dög-mât'é-kāl-nēs.
Magisterialness, mock authority.
DOGMATISM, dög'má-tizm. s. Dogmatical as-
sertion. Jºſasoit. . . .
DOGMATIST, dög'må-tist. ... s. A magisterial
teacher, a bold advancer of principles.
To D0CMATIZE, dög'mā-t}ze, v. m. To assert
:ositively; to teach imagisterially.
DOGMATIZER, dög'má-ij-Zür. s. An asserter,
a magisterial teacher. ſº
DOGRÖSE, dög'rºze. s. The flower of the hip.
1906 SLEEP, dèg'slèëp. s. Pretended sleep.
DOGSMEAT, dógz'mète. s. Refuse, vile stuff.
DOGSTAR, dög'stár. s. The star which gives
name to the dog-days. -
DOGSTOOTH, dögz'tóóth. s. A plant. ..
DOGTRO'i, dög'tröt. s. A gentle trot like that
of a dog. ~
DOGWEARY, dēg-wé'rè. a. Tired as a dog,
OOGWOOD, dēgºwüd. s. See CoRNELIAN
CHERRY. *
DOILY, döé'ik. s. A species of woollen stuff.
DOINGS, döö'īngz. s. Things done, events,
transactions ; feats, actions good or bad , stir,
bustle, tumult. . -
DOIT, döft. s. A small piece of money,
ED, dóg'hār-téd. a. Cruel, pitiless
to 2.
An insect that har-
Established principleºget-
a. Autho-
S.
'eal
DOLE, dēle. s. The āct of distributing or
ſ
r
----------------
hig; any thing dealt out or distributed; pro-
visions or money distributed in charity; grief,
sorrow, misery. ... "
t y -
, To DOLE, dóle. v.a. To deal, to distribute. ,
* DOLEFUL, dóle'föl. a.
Sorrowful, express-
ing , grief; melancholy, afflicted, ſeeling
. r;ef. -
DößFULLY, dôle'föl-lè. ad. In a doleful
manner.
DOLEFULNESS, dóle'föl-nēs. s. Sorrow, me-
lancholy; dismalness. -
DQLESOME, dóle'sém. a. Melancholy, gloomy,
dismal. *
DOLESOMELY, dóle's&m-lè. ad. In a dolesome
lm Bllner.
DOLESOMENESS, dóle'słm-nés. s. Gloomy,
melancluoly. -
DOLL, dól. s. A little girl's puppet.
[[š’ This word ought to be written with one :
only: for the reasons, see Principles, 406.
DOLLAR, dółłór. s. 413. A silver coin of va-
rious countries; in the United States it is of
the value ºf one hundred cents, and in Great
ºritain, four shillings and sixpence.
DOLORIFICK, dól-ć-rif'ik. a. 530. That which
causes grief or pain.
DQLOROUS, dól'ó-rås. a. 503. Sorrowful, dole-
ful, dismal ; painful. º
DOLOUR, dó'lúr. s. 314. Grief, sorrow; lamen-
tation, complaint.
{{* Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, Buchanan, Elphin-
stone, and Entick, make the first o in this word
short, as in Dollar ; and Mr. Sheridan, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Perry, and Dr. Ash, long, as in Do-
ºncr: the latter is, in my opinion, the most arra-
logical. 542.
190LPHIN, dół'fin. s. A fish.
BOLT, dólt. s. A heavy, stupid fellow.
I?QLTISH, dölt'ísh. a. Stupid, blockis:
DOMAIN, dó-mâne'. s. º ;
- Šiš. €State.
BOME, dóme. s. A building, a house, a fabrick;
a hemispherical arch, a cupola. &
iſ There is a strong propensity, particularly in
the people of London, to pronounce this word
so as to rhyme with room ; but this is contrary
to all our Dictionaries which give the sound of
the vowels, and ougl.t not to be suffered to add
to the already too numerous exceptious to the
p5º.º.º.º.
- AL, dó-més'tè-kál. -
HDOMESTICK, dó-mès't k. a. Belonging
to the house, not relating to things publick;
private, not open ; inhabiting the house; not
wild; not foreign, intestine. -
iſſ. Dr. Johnson observes, that of English, as of
ali living tongues, there is a double pronuncia-
tion, one cursory and colloquial, the other reg-
ular and solemn. He gives no instances ºf
this double pronunciation; and it is at #rst a
little difficult to conceive what are the words
in which this observation is verified. Solemn
speaking seems to have no effect upon the ac-
cented vowels; for, let us pronounce them as
rapidly or as solemnly as we will, we certainly
do not make any change in the quantity or
quality of them. The only part of the language
in which Dr. Johnson's observation seems true
is some of the vowels when unaccented ; and of
these the o seeiºs to undergo the greatest
change in consequence of solemnity or rapidi-
ty. Thus the o in obey is, in solemn speaking,
jº. as long and full as in the first syi-
able of ºpen ; but in rapid and cursory speak-
ing, as short as the o in oven. This latter sound,
however, must not be given as a model; for
let the pronunciation be ever so rapid and fa-
miliar, there is a certain elegance in giving the
2, in this situation, its full, open sound, ap-
proaching to that which it has when under the
accent.jsand though nothing but a delicacy of
ear will direct us to the degree of openness with
* }
IP 559–Fâte,far, fall, fåt;—mé, mét;—pine, pīn;–
which we must promounce the unaccented o in
Domestick, Docility, Potential, Proceed, Monastick,
JMonotomy, &c. we may be assured that these
vowels are exactly under the same predica,
ment; and can never be pronounced short and
shut, as if written Dominestick, Dossility, Potten-
titl, &c. without hurting the ears of every good
speaker, and overturning the first principles of
pronunciation. 547, 548. *
The same observations seem to hold good of the
unaccented o in every word ending in ory; , as
transitory, dilatory, &c. The o in rapid speaking
certainly goes into short u, as if written transi-
tury, dilatºry, &c.; but in solemn pronunciation
approaches to the accented open sound of o
in glory, story, &c. but as the o in these termina-
tions never admits of being promounced quite
so open as when ending a syllable before the
accent. I have, like Mr. Sheridan, given it the
colloquial sound of short u. 512.-See Com-
M ANT),
To DOMESTICATE, dó-més’tè-kāte. v. a. To
make domestick, to withdraw from the publick.
DOMICILIARY, döm-è-silyā-rè. a. Intruding .
into private houses. JMason. -
DOMINANT, döm'ê-mânt. a. Predominant, pre-
siding, ascendant,
To DOMINATE, döm'ê-māte. v. a. To predom-
inate, to prevail over, the rest.
DOMINATION, döm-è-mâ'shôn. s. Power, do-
minion; tyranny, insolent authority; one high-
ly exalted in power, used of angelick beings. .
DOMINATOR, döm'é-nā-tör. s. 521. The pre
siding power.
To DOMINEER, döm-è-nēēr'. v. n. To rule with
- insolence, to act without control.
OOMINICAL, dó-min &-kál. a. That which notes
the Łord's day, or Sunday. -
DOMINION, dó-m{n'yām. s. 113. Sovereign au-
ti, grity ; right of possession or use without be
ing accountable ; territory; region, district
redominance; ascendant; an order of angels
DSS, dón. s. The Spanish title for a gentle
Iſla)]. -
To DON, dón. v. a. To put om. Little used.
D9NARY, dö'nā-ré. s. A thing given to sacred
uses.
DONATION, dà-mâ'shön. s. The act of giving
any thing; the grant by which any thing is
|, sº; -
DöNATIVE, dón'ā-tiv. s. 503. A gift, a largess,
a present in law, a benefice merely given and
collated by the patron to a man, without insti-
tution or 1 noiuction -
[I. I have differed from Mr. Sheridar, Mr Scott,
W. Johnson, and Entick, in the quantity of the
vowel in the first syllable of this word, not on-
ly as I think it contrary to the best usage, but
as it is at variance with the analogy of words
in this termination. Let mot the long quantity
of the Latino in Donatio be pleaded in favour
of my opponents; for (waving the utter uncer-
tainty of arguing from the Latin quantity to
ours) this would prove that the a and e in the
first syilable of Sanative and Lemitive ought to be
long likewise. Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, and Mr.
Perry, are on my side.
DONE, dón, part., pas. of the verb Do.
DONE, dàu. interject. The word by which a
wager is concluded; when a wager is offered,
he that accepts says it is Done.
DONOR, dó'nār. s. A giver, a bestower.
DOODLE, döö'di. s. 405. A trifler, an idler
.# low word | *
To DOOM, dööm. v. a. To condemn to an
pumishment, to sentence; to command judici.
al'y or authoritatively, to destime, to command
§ºllº authority. • *
DOOM, dööm. s. Judicial sentence, judgment;
condemnation; determination declared ; the
state to which one is destined ruin, destruc-
tion, - - -
__*

ºº: º, .
$500MSDAY, döömz'dā. s. . The day of final
and universal judgment; the last, the great day;
the day of sentence or condemnation. tº
DOOMSDAY-BOOK, döömz'dā-böök. s.
in which the estates of the kingdom were regis-
tered.
I)00R, döre. s. 310. The gate of a house,
that which opens to yield entrance; entrance,
portal; passage, avenue, means of approach.
Out of doors; no more to be found ; fairly sent
away At the door of any one ; imputable,
chargeable upon him. Next door to ; approach-
ing to, near to:
DOORCASE, döre'káše. s. The frame in which
the door is enclosed.
DOORKEEPER, döre'kèëp-àr: s. Porter, one
that keeps the entrance of a house. w
DOQUET, dók'it. s. 99. 415. A paper con-
taining a warrant. -
DORICK, dör'ík. a. Relating to the Dorick
architecture. -*
DORMANT, dör'mânt. a. Sleeping, in a
sleeping posture 3 concealed, not divulged.
póRMifoſſy, dörºmºtárºš." ". . A place to
sleep in, a room with many beds; a burial-
place. --
HDORMOUSE, dör'möäse. s. A small animal
which passes a large part of the winter in sleep.
£)ORN, dörn. s. The name of a fish.
DORR, dör. s. A kind of flying insect, the
hedge-chafer.
pčiš. dôr'słl.
DORSER, dör'sár.
ket or bag, one of which hangs on either side
a beast of burden.
DORSIFEROUS, dör-sºf'(A-rås.
DORSLPAROUS, dör-sippä-rás.
#. s. A panmier, a bas-
: a. Hav-
ing the propertv of bearing or bringing torth 3:
the back; useu of plants that have the seeds
cn the back of their leaves, as ferm. 518. A.
DOSE, döse. s. So much of any medicine as is
taken at one time; as much of any thing as
falls to a man's lot; the utmost quantity of
ºš liquor that a man can swallow.
To DOSE, döse. v. a. To proportion a medi-
cine properly to the patient or disease.
DOSSIL, dós'síl. s. A pledget, a module or
lump of lint. . -
DQST, dàst. s. The second person of Do.
DOT, dót. s. A small point or spot made to
mark any place in a writing.
To DOT, döt. . v. a. To make dots or spots.
D9TAGE, dö tädje. s. 90. Loss of understand-
ing, imbecility of mind; excessive foudness.
DOTAL, dó'tál. a. 88. Relating to the por-
tion of a woman, constituting her portion.
DOTARD, dótárd. s. 88. A man whose age
has impaired his intellects.
To DOTE, döte. v. n. . To have the intellects
impaired by age or passion; to be in love to ex-
tremity; to dote upon, to regard with excessive
fondness. - •
D0TER, dö'tár. s. 98. One whose under-
standing is impaired by years, a dotard; a mail
fondly, weakly, and excessively in love.
DOTH, dàth. The third person of Do.
DOTINGLY, dó'ting-iè. ad. Fondly.
190TTARD, döttård. s. 88. A tree kept low
by cutting.
DOTTEREL, dóttàr-il. s.
bird. h
DOUBLE, dàb'bl. a. 314, 405. Two of a sort,
one corresponding tº the other; twice as much,
containing the same quantity repeated; two-
fold, of two kinds; two in number; having
twice thé"effect or influence ; deceitful, acting
two parts.- See CºDLF. -
DOUBLE-PLEA, dàb'bl-plé. . s. That in which
the defendant alleges for himself two several
matters, whereof either is sufficient to eſſect
his desire in debarring the plaintiff.
99. The name of a
. 16 - -
--nē, möve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, táb, būll;-&ll;—pôānd;—thin, this
A |
book made by order of William the Conqueror,
5 Dotſ
DOUBLE-BITING, dàºbl-biting. a. Biting or
cutting on either side. ... ' - - -
DOUBLE-BUTTONED, dàb-bi-bät’tm'd. a. 170,
359. Having two rows of buttons ... • .
DOUBLE-ſ)EA L’Eſt, ºffib-bl-dé'lúr. s. A deceit-
ful, subtle, insidious fºllow, one who says one
thing and thinks another. -
DQUBLE-DEAi,ING, dāb-bl-deling. s. Arti-
fice, dissimulation, lºw or wicked cunning.
To DOUBLE-IMF, dūb-bi-di'. v. a. To die twice
Over. -
D0i/BLE-HEADED, dāb-bl-hédéd. a. Having
the flºwers grºwing ºne to another. •
To DOUBLE-I,0CK, dāb-bi-lôk'. v. a. To
the lock twice. - -
DOUBLE-MINDED, dāb-bl-mind'éd. a. Deceit-
ful, insidious.
DOUBLE-TQNGUED, dāb-bl.:áng’d’. a. 359
- ºul, giving contrary accounts of the same
thing.
To DOUBI.E. dāb'bl. v. a. To enlarge any quan-
tity by addition of the same quantity; to con-
tain twice the quantity; to add one to another
in the same order or parallel; to fold; to pass
rolind a headiand. - -
To DGUBLE, dābbl. v. n. To increase to twice
the quantity; to enlarge the stake to twice the
Suin in play ; to wind in running.
DOUBLE, dàº'b!. s. Twice the quantity or num
bºr; strong beer of twice tire common strength
a trick, a shift, an artifice. -
D0UBLENESS, dāb'h!-nēs. s.
beiii; do ible.
Ł)0}} Bi, ER, dàb'bl-âr. s.
thing.
DOUBEFT, dà!,'bi-Ét. 3. 99. The inner garment
of a nan, the waistcoat; two, a pair.
i}{}f P : QN. Gº-bl.&m', 's. French. A Spanish
gºi; Pºstai, ºg tile ſalue of two pistoles.--See
EN core. -
l)0ITBF.Y., dà!,'bi-& ad.
to twice the degree.
i’o i)00BT, ºit. v. a. 31.J. To question, to be
in uncertainty; to fear; to suspect ; to hesitate.
To i)OUBT, (iâât. v. n. To hold questionable,
to think uncertain ; to fear, to suspect, io dis-
trust. -
DOUB?, döät. 3. Uncertainty of mind, suspense,
question, point ºnset; led ; scruple, perplexity;
suspicion, apprehension of ill; difficulty ob-
jected. N -
30UBTER, döö'tár.
scruples, -
D00 BTFUL, döät fül. a. Đubious ; ambiguous;
ºionable, uncertain ; not secure ; not Con-
fident. - -
BOUBTFUL; , Y, dóñf'fil-A. ad. Dubiously, ir-
resolutely ; ambiguously, with uncertainty of
meaning. :*
DöößLNESS. déâtfäl-nēs. s.
ness ;...aunpiguity. º
DOUBTINGLY, dööti.g-lè. ad. In a doubting
manner, dubiously. r
LOUBTLESS, dótt'lés. a.
Gut apprehension of dange
DOUBTLES$, döötlés. 8d.
questionably. e º
D{}V}}, dàv. s. 165. A wild pigeon ; a pigeon.
TOW ECO T, dàv'köt. s. A small building in
which pigeons are bred and kept. .
DOVEHOUSE, dāv'hôāse. s. A house for pi-
geons. * * *
DöWETAIL, dàv'tále, s. A form of joining two
bodies together, witere that which is inserted
has the form of a wedge reversed.
DOUGH, dó. s. 318. The paste of bread or pies
yet unbaked.
DOUGHTY, dóñ'té. a. 313. Brave, illustrious,
eminent. Now used only ironically.
DOUGHY, dö'é. a. Unsound, soft, unhardened,
To DOUSE, döäse. v. a. 313. To put over head
shoot
The state of
He that doubles any
In twice the quantity
s. 93. One who entertains
Dubious-
Without fear, with-
T.
Without doubt, un-
l suddenly in the water
*
DOWN, dēśn. s.
1)OWNWARI), döän'wórd. 83.
• DRA
To fall suddenly into
the water. -
DOWAGER, döö'ā-jūr. s.322. A widow with a
jointure the title given to ladies who survive
their husbands. -
TOWDY, dóñ'dè. s. 223.
ed, inelegant woman.
DOWER, dóñ'àr. s. 223. Titat which
DOW ºfty, döö’īy-6. S. "I lºt which
the wife bringeuli to her husband in marriage ;
that which the widow possesses; the gifts of a
husband for a wiſe ; endowment, gift. t
h)0WERED, döö'órd. a. 359. Portioned, sup-
Alieri with a polition, *s
!\OVW F.H.Lilºš, döä'àr-lès. a. Without a ſortune.
vºw i, A.S. déâ'lás. s. 323. A coarse kind of
#: ; (2\}.
DOWN, dööm. s. 323. Soft feathers; any thing
that sooths, or molliſiº.; ; st. it wool, or tender
ha: ; the soft fibres of plants wirich wing the
see: ls.
An awkward, ill-dress-
- A arge open plain or valley.
D9WN, déâa. prep. Along a descent, from a
higher place to a löwer; tos ºrds the mouth of
a rz Vér. W. -
DOWN, dööm. ad. On the ground, from a high-
er to a lower situation ; tending towards the
ground ; out of sight, below the horizon ; to a
total macera;ion ; into disgrace, into declining
reputation ; Up and down, here and tºre.
DOWN, döitº. interj. An exhortation to des-
truction or demolition.
DOWNCAST, dóñn'käst. a.
ed to the ground.
DOWNFAſ, döön'ſal. s. , 406. Ruin, fall from
state; a body of things failing ; destruction of
fabricks. + º -
DOWNFAl,LEN, dóüm'föln. part. a. Ruined,
fallen. -
Dgy Nº. dāān'hil. s Declivity, descent.—
bee
DOWNLOOKEI), dööm'1öökt. a. Having a de-
jected counicmance, su!!en, melancholy.
DOWNLYING, déân-lling. a. About to be in
travail of childbirth.
DOWN RIGHT, döö. I'vite'. ad, Straight or right
down ; in plain terms ; completely, without
stopping short.
Bent down, direct-
DOWNRIGHT, döän-rite'. a. Plain, open, undis-
guised ; directly tending to the point; uncer-
emonious, lionestly, surly ; plain without pal-
liation. -
DOWNSITTING, döfn-sitting. s. Rest, repose.
ad. Towards
DOWNWARDS, dóñn'wardz.
the centre from a higher situation to a lower;
in a course of successive or lineal descent.
DOWNWARI), dööm'wärd... a. Moving on a de-
clivity ; declivous, bending ; depressed, de-
§§ *~.
DOWNY, döö'né. a. Covered with down or nap,
made of down or soft feathers; soft, tender,
$39thing... Gy *
Fº : s. A portion given with
a wife : a reward paid for a wiſe.
DOXOLOGY, dök-sölöjë. s. 518. A form of
giving glory to God.
Döxy. dók'sé. s. A whore, a loose wench.
To DOZE, dóze v. m. To slumber, to be halſ
asſeep.
To DOZE, dóze. v. a. To stupify, to dull.
The number of twelve.
RQZEN.gºz'zn. S. 103.
DUZINESS, dó'zè-nés. s. Sleepiness, drowsi-
The SS.
PQZY, dēzº a. Sleepy, drowsy, sluggish.
BRAB, drāb. s. A whore, a strumpet.
PRACHM, dràm. s. An old Roman coin; the
§§ part of an ounce.
BREAD, dréd. a. Terrible, dreadful.
BRAFF, dràf...s. Any thing thrown away.
{}RAFFY, dràf'fè. a. Worthless, dreggy.
166
[[F 559–Fâte, far, fall, fāt;—mè, mét;—plme, pīn;— |
To DOUSE, döäse. v. n.
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DRA
DRAFT, dräft. a. Corrupted from Draught.
To 135 AG, dràg. v. a. To pull along the ground by
main force; to draw any thing burthensorme to
draw contemptuously along; to pull about with
violence and ignominy; to pull roughly and for
cibly.
To DRAG, dràg. v. m. To hang so low as to traif
or grate upon the ground. -
DRAG, dràg. s. A net drawn aiong the bottom
of the water; an instrument with hooks to
catch hold of things under water; a kind of
car drawn by the hand.
DRAGNET, dràg'nét. s. A met which is drawn
along the bottom of the water.
To bf{AGGLE, dràg'gl. v. a. 405. To make dir.
ty by dragging on the ground. -
To DRAGGLE, drág'gi. v. n. To grow dirty by
being drawn along the ground. -
DRAGON, drāg'àn. s. 166. A winged serpent;
a fierce viºlent man or woman ; a constellation
near the North Pole.
DRAGONET, dràg'ān-ét. s. A little dragon.
DRAGON FLY, dràg'ān-ili. s. A fierce stinging
fly. -
DRAGONHS; I, dràg'àn-ish. a. Having the form
of a dragon.
DRAGONE, IKE, drág'ān-like. a. . Furious, fiery.
DRAGONSBLOOD, drág'ānz-blåd. s. A kind
of resin, -
DRAGONS HEAD, drág'àuz-héd. s. A plant.
DRAGONTREE, drág'à-trºë. s. Pairntree.
DRAGOON, drà-góón'. s. See Encore. . A kind
of soldier that serves indifferently either on
horse or foot. -
To DRAGOOS, drà-gööm'. v. a. To persecute by
abandoming a place to the rage of soldiers.
T} DRAIN, iråne. v. a. To draw off gradually;
to empty by drawing gradually away what it
contains ; to make quite dry.
DRAIN, drànc. s. The channel through which
liquids are gradually drawma -
DRAKE, dràke.
smail piece of artillery.
DRAM, dràun. s. In weight the eighth part of
an ounce; a small quantity; such a quantity of
distilled spirits as is usually drunk, at once ;
spirits, distilled liquors. %
To DRAM, dràm. v. m. To drink distilled spirits.
DRAMA, dramā, or drám’mä. s. A poem ac-
commodated to action ; a poem in which the
action is not related, but represented; a play,
a comedy, a tragedy.
3. The last mode of pronouncing this word is
that which was universally current till within
these few years; but the first has insensibly
stolen into use, as we may observe from the se-
veral Dictionaries which have adopted it. Mr.
Sheridan, W. Johnston, Mr. Nares, and, as far
as we can judge by the position of the accent,
Entick and Bailey pronounce it with the first &
long; and Dr. Kenrick, Buchaman, and, if we
may guess at Dr. Ash by his accent, with the
same letter short. Mr. Scott gives both ways,
but, by placing the sºund with the long a first,
seems to prefer it. The authorities are certain-
ly on the side I have adopted ; but I wish also
to establish it by analogy.
And first it may be observed, that if any argu-
ment can be drawn from the Latim quantity to
the English, it is certainly in favour of the first
pronunciation ; for in a ilatin word of two syl-
iables, where a consonant contes between two
vowels, the consonant always goes to the last,
autº the first vowel is pre assanced long, without
the east regard to the quantity. Thus Crâtes, the
philosopher, and crâtes, a hurdle; dºgs, honour,
and dédo, to give ; ºvo, to triumph, and ovum,
an egg; Niuma, the legislator, and JYûmen, the
divinity, have the first vowels always sounded
long by an English speaker, although in the
Latin the first vowel in the first word of each
of these pairs is short. From this universal
s. The male of the duck; a
*
DRA "
167s
DRE
—né, mēve, nôr, mêt;—túbe, táb, bûll;-&il ;—pöänd ;—thin, this.
manner of pronouncing Latin words, though
contrary to Latin quantity, it is no wonder,
whem we adopt words from that language with-
out any alteration, we should pronounce them in
the saine manner; and it may be fairly con-
cluded, that this uniform pronunciation of the
Latin arises from the gimius of our own toogue ;
which always inclines us to lengthen the accent-
ed vowel before a single consonant in words of
two syllables; otherwise, what reason can we
assign for the rule laid down by our ancestors
for doubling the consonant in verbs, verbal
nouns, and participles, where a single vowel|
was preceded by a single consonant in the
theme P But an affectation of Latinity seeins
to have disturbed the general pronunciation of
oun own language, as much as our own pronun-
ciation has disturbed the Latin quantity: for,
though we neglect the quantity of Latin dissyl-
lables, when we are pronouncing that language,
yet in dissyllables of our own, formed from the
Tatin, and anglicised, we seem to be, in some
measure, guided by the Latim quantity. To
what else can we attribute the short sound of
the first vowel in magick, placid, tepid, vigil, no-
vel, &c. 2 and to what but the genuine force of
vernacular pronunciation can we ascribe the
long sound of u in this situation, let the quanti-
ty of the Latin original be what it will f Thus,
though epic, topic, cynic, and tonic, have the first
vowel short, tunic, stupid, Cupid, tumid, &c. have
the w long, though always short in the Latim
words from whence they are derived. But how-
ever this may be in words anglicised from the La-
tin, and ending in a consonant, perhaps, in mo-l
thing is our pronunciation imore regular than
in the quantity of the first vowel in a word of
two syllables ending with a vowel ; in this case
the first vowel is invariably long ; and why the
word in question should be the only exception,
cannot easily be accounted for. We have no
words originally English of this form; but those
we adopt from other languages sufficiently
show the analogy of pronunciation : thus Gola,
Coma, China, Era, Strata, Quota, Fico, Dado, Sa-
go, Bravo, Tyro, Hero, JNegro, &c. &c. have all
the first syllable long ; and why Drama should
motfall into the same analogy, I cannot conceive.
A corroboratioſ of this is the pronunciation of
Lama, Brama, Zaina, and Zara, and all proper
names of the same form from the Greek and
Latim, as Cato, Plato, Strato, Crito, Draco, &c.;
and I think it amay be with conſidence asserted,
that an Englishman, who #1ad never heard the
word Drama pronounced, would naturally place
the accent upon the first syllable, and pro-
nounce the vowel in that syllable long and slem-
der. 544.
1)RAMATICAL, drä-mát é-kál. ;
i)RAMATICK, drà-mât'ík. 509. § “
Represented by action.
DRAMATICALLY, drà-mât'è-kāl-ć. ad. Repre-
sentatively, by representation. -
DRAMATIST, drām'à-tist. s. 503. The author
of dramatick Compositions.
I}RANK, dränk. The pret. of Drink.
BRAPER, drà'për. s. 98. One who sells cloth.
DRAPERY, drà'pār-e. s. Cloth work, the trade
of making cloth ; cloth, stuffs of wool; the
dress of a picture or statue. w
DRASTICK, dràs'tik. a. In medicine, powerful,
vigorous, efficacious.
DRAUGH, dräf, s. 331. Refuse, swill.
DRAUGHT, drāſt. s. 215,393. The act of drink-
ing; a quantity of liquor drunk at once ; the
act of drawing or pulling carriages; the quali-
ty of being drawn; delineation, sketch ; a pic-
ture drawn; the act of sweeping with a net ;
the quantity of fishes taken by once drawing
the net, forces drawn off from the main army,
a detachment; a sink, drain ; the depth which
a vessel draws, or sinks into the water; a bill
drawn for the payment of money. #.
DRAUGHTHOUSE, dräftſhöäse. s.
which filth is deposited.
To DRAW, dràw.v.a. Pret. Drey, Part. Pass.
Drawn. To pull along ; to pull forcibly, to
drag 3 to suck; to attract; to inhale; to take
from a cask : to pull a sword from the sheath;
to let out any liquid; to take bread out of the
oven ; to unclose or slide back curtains; to
close or spread curtains; to extract; to pro-
tract, to lengthen ; to represent by picture; to
form a representation ; to deduce as from pos-
tulates; to allure, to entice ; to persuade to
follow; to indutº 3 to win, to gain ; to extort,
to force ; to wrest, to distort ; to compose, to
form in writing ; tº eviscerate, to embowel ; Te
draw in, to contračt, to pull back, to inveigle.
to entice ; To draw ºff, to extract by distiña-
tion, to withdraw, to abstract. To draw on;
to occasion ; to invite, to cause, to bring by
degrees. To draw over; to persitade to revolt.
To draw out ; to protract, to lengthen, to
pump out by insiºnaiion, to cai' to action, to
detach for service, to range in battle. To draw
up ; to forum in orde: of battle, to form in wri
A house in
ting. -
To Oft AW, dràw. v. n. To perform the office of
a beast of draught ; to act as a weight; to con-
tract, to shrink; to advance, to move; to un-
sheath a weapon ; to practise the art of de
lineation ; to take a rard out of the pack, to
take a lot ; to make a sore run by attraction.
To draw off; to retire, to retreat. To draw
on , to advance, to approach.
DRAWBACK, dràw'bāk. s. Money given back
for ready payment.
DRAWBRIDGE, dràw'bridje. s. A bridge made
to be lifted up, to hinder or admit communica-
tion at pleasure: -
DRAWER, dràw'âr. s. One empioyed in pro-
curing water from the well ; one whose busi
mess is to draw liquors from the cask; that
which has the power of attraction.
DRAWER, dràw'ör. s. A box in a case, out of
which it is drawn at pleasure ; in the plural,
part of a man's dress worn under the breeches.
DRAWING, dràw'ing. s. Delineation, repre:
sentation.
DRAWING-ROOM, dràw?ng-rööm. s. The room
in which company assemble at court; the com-
pany assembled there.
DRAWN, dràwn. part. from Draw. Equal, where
each party takes his own stake; with a sword
unsheathed , , open, put aside or unclosed ;
eviscerated ; induced as from some motive.
DRAWWELL, dràw'wél. s. A deep well, a well
out of which water is drawn by a long cord.—
See DUNGH: I.i.
To DRAWL, dràwl. v. li. To utter any thing in
pſ slow way.
RAY, drā. * * e
DRAYCART, drà'kärt. : s. The car on which
beer or goods are carried. - -
DRAYHORSE, drà'hôrse.
draws a dray,
Dºſas, ºr mām. s. 88. One that attends
a Giray. -
DRAZEL, drāz'zl. s. 102,405. A low, mean,
worthless wretch. JY3t used.
DREAD, dréd, s. 234. Fear, trrrour ; awe; the
ºrson or thing feared. ©
DREAD, dréd. a. Terrible, frightful; awful,
venerable in the highest degree.
To DíčFAD, dréd. v. a.
degree.
To feat in an excessive
To DłłEAT), dréd. v. n. To be in fear.
DREAl) ER, dréd'âr. s. 98. One that lives
fear.
DREA fºul, dréd'föl. a. Terrible, frightful.
i)i&#AñfüßSS, drédiènés, s. Terrible
Hess, flightfulness.
DREA) FULLY, dréd'ſ ºl-ć. ad. Terribly, fright-
fully.
s. A horse which
im
\
* .
DRESSf {{s-ROOM, drés'sſng-rööm. s.
* :
DRI ".
DREADLESNESS, dréd'lés-nés. . s. Fearless-
mess, tº: , -
DREADLESS, drédiés. a. Fearless, unaffright-
ed, intrepid. -
REAM, drème. s. 227. A phantasm of sleep,
the §§". of a sleeping man ; an idle fancy.
To DREAM, drème. v. n. #. have the represen-
tation of something in sleep ; to think, to im-
agine; tº think idly; to be sluggish : to idle.
To DREAM, drème. v. a. To see in a dream.
DREAMER, dré'mår. s. 98. One who has
dreams; an idle ſanciful man ; a mope, a man
lost in wild imagination; a sluggard, an idler.
DREAMLESS, drème'lés. a. Without dreams.
DREAR, drère. a. 227. Mournful, dismal.
DREARY, drè'rè. a. Sorrowful, distressful ;
#". horrid.
DREDGE, drédjé. s. A kind of met,
TºpGE, drédje. v. a. To gather with a
tiredge.
Dº º drédjör. s. One who fishes with a
redge. .
DREGGINESS, drég'gè-nēs. s.
dregs or lees, feculence.
DREGGISH, dréggish. a. Foul with lees, feculent.
DREGGY, drég'gè. a. 382. Containing dregs,
consisting of dregs; ſeculent. -
DREGS, drégz. s. The sediment of liquors, he
!ees, the grounds any thing by which purity
is corrupted; dross, sweepings, refuse.
To DREIN, dràne. v. n. 249. To empty. Bet-
ter written Drain.
To DRENCH, drémsh. v. a. To soak, to steep ;
to satrurate with drink or moisture ; to physick
_by violence.
DRENCH, drénsh. s. A draught, swill ; physick
for a brute; physick that must be given by
violence.
DRFNCHER, drénsh'âr. s. One that dips or
steeps any thing ; one that gives physick by
force.
To DRESS, drés. v. a. To clothe ; to adorm, to
embellish ; to cover a wound with medicaments;
to curry, to rub ; to prepare for any purpose; to
trim, to fit any thing for ready use ; to prepare
victuals for the tabºº. s
I}RESS, drés. s. Closhes, garment; the skill of
adjustiºg dress.
DRESSER, drés's&r. s. One employed in put-
ting on the clothet of another; one employed
in regulating or adjusting any , thing ; the
bench in a kitchen on which meat is drest.
‘DRESSING, drés'sing, s. The application made
to & Sore
The
room in which clothes are put on.
MDRESSY, drés'sè. a. Showy in dress. ...}ſason.
DREST, drést, part. from Dress, properly dressed.
{r}. This is one of those words which, for the
sake of rhyming to the eye, as it may be called,
poets have contracted into an irregular form ;
but how unnecessarily may be seen, Principles,
No. 360, - -
To DRIB, drib. v. a. To crop, to cut off. A cant
word.
To DRIBBLF, dribbl. v. n. 405. To fall in
drops; to fall weakly and slowly ; to slaver as
a child or idiot. -
To DRIBBLE, dribbl. v a. To throw down in
rops. -
HDRIBſ, ET, drib'hāt. s.-See Cop LE. A small
sum, odd money in a stun.
D#f ER, dri'ār, s. That which has the quality of
#bson bing moisture. .
OHIFT, drift. s. Force impellent, impulse; vi-
tºlence, course ; ally thing driven at random ;
any thing driven or borne along in a body; a
storm, a shower; a heap or stratum of any
1:1atter thrown together by the wind ; tendency,
or airn of action ; scope of a discourse.
To DRIFT, drift. v. a. To drive, to urge along ;
to throw together on heaps.
- 168 * *
* If 559–F#te, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;–
DRINKER, drink'êr.
Fulmess of if
DRO
To DRILL, dril. v. a. To pierce any thing with
a drill; to perforate, to bore, to pierce; to
make a hole; to delay, to put off; to teach
recruits their exercise.
DRILL, drfl. s. An instrument with which holes
•r are bored; an ape, a baboon. f
To DRINK, drink v m. Pret. Drank, or Drunk '
Part. Pass. Drunk, or Drunken. To swallow
liquors, to quench thirst; to be entertained
with liquors; to be an habitual drunkard ; to
drink to, to salute in drinking. o
To DRINK, drink. v. a. To swallow, applied to
liquids , to suck up, to absorb.
DRſNK, drink. s. Liquor to be swallowed, op
posed to meat; liquor of any particular kind.
DRINKMONEY, drink'mán-è. s. Money given
to buy liquor. -
DRINKABLE, drink'ā-bl. a. What may be
drunk.
s. 98. One that drinks to
excess, a drunkard.
To DRIP, drip. v. m.
drops falling from it.
To DRIP, drip. v. a.
drop fat in roasting.
DRIP, drip. s. That which falls in drops.
BRIPPING, drip'ing, s. The fat which house-
wives gather from roast meat. -
BRIPPING-PAN, drip'ing-pán. s. . The pam in
which the ſat of roast meat is caught.
To DRIVE, drive. v. a. Pret. Drove, anciently
Drave ; Part. Pass. Driven, or Drove. To
force along by impetuous pressure; to expel
by force from any place; to force or urge in
any direction; to guide and regulate a car-
riage; to make animals, march along under
guidance; to clear any place by forcing away
what is in it; to force, to con bel; to carry on;
to drive out, to expel. ;
To DRIVE, drive. v. n. To go a impelled by any
external agent; to rush with riolemce; to pass
in a carriage; to tend to, t consider as the
scope and ultimate design; to aim, to strike at
with fury.
To DRIVEL, driv'v. v. n. 102. To slaver, to let
the spittle fall in drops; to be weak or foolish,
#: ) dote.
DRIVEL, driv'vl. s. Slaver, moisture shed from
the mouth ; a fool, an idiot, a driveller.
DRIVELLER, driv'vl-ār, s. A fool, an idiot.
DRIVEN, driv'va. 103. Participle of Drive.
DRIVER, drivár. s. The person or instrument
who gives any motion by violence ; one who
drives beasts; one who drives a carriage.
To DRIZZLE, driz'zl. v. a. 405. To shed in
small siow drops. z -
To DRIZZLE, driz'z. v. m. To fall in short
slow drops. *
DRIZZLY, drizzl-ć. a. Shedding small rain.
DROLL, drôle. s. 406. One whose business is to
raise mirth by petty tricks, ajester, a buffoon
a farce, something exhibited to raise mirth. .x.
Jº When this word is used to signify a farce, it
is pronounced so as to rhyme with doll, loll, &c
If this wanted proof, we might quote Swift, who
was too scrupulous to rhyme it with extol, if it
had not been so pronounced.
“Some as justly fame extols,
“For lofty lines in Smithfield drolls.”
DROLL, drôle. a. Comic, farcical, merry
To DROLL, drôle. v. n. To jest, to play the
buffoon.
DROULERY, drö'Iār-š. s. Idle jokes; buffoonery:
DROMEDARY, dröm'é-dà-ré, s. A sort of
camel.
if I have in the sound of the o in this word fol-
jowed Mr. Nares rather than Mr. Sheridan, and
I think with the best visage on my side. 165.
BRONE, drôme. s. The bee which makes no
honey; a pipe of a bagpipe; a sluggard, an
idler; the hum, or instrument of humming.
To DRONE, dröne. v. m. To live in illeness,
###! /. - -
To fall in drops; to have
To let fall in drops; to
f)F{ONISH, dró'n'sh. a. Idle, sluggish.
To DROOP, drööp. v. m. To languish with sor-
row ; to faint, to grow weak.
DROP, dróp. s. A globule of moisture, as much
liquor as falls at once when there is not a con-
tinual stream : diamond hanging in the ear.
DROP-SERENE, dróp-sé-rènes s. A disease
of the eye. - -
To DROP, dróp. v. a. To pouri. drops or single
globules; to let fall ; to let go, to dismiss from
the hand, or the possession; to utter slightly or
casually; to insert indirectly, or by way of di-
gression; to intermit, to cease; to let go a de-
pendant, or companion; to suffer to vanish, to
come to nothing ; to bedrop, to bespeckle, to
variegate. - . .
To DROP, dróp. v. n. To fall in drops or single
globules; to let drops fall; to fall, to come
from a higher place ; to fall spontaneously; to
, fall in death, to die suddenly; to sink into si-
lence, to vanish, to come to nothing; to come
unexpectedly. º
DROPPING, drópping. s. That which falls in
drops that which drops when the continuous
Stream Ceases. '•
DROPLET, dróp'lét. s. A little drop.
DROPSTONE, dróp'stóme. s. Spar ſo uned into
the shape of º: .
DROPWORT, dróp'wärt, s. A plant.
DROPSICAL, drôp'sè-kál. a. Diseased with a
dropsy.
DROPSIED, dróp'síd. s. 282. Diseased with a
dropsy. • *
Dºğ, dróp'sè. s. A morbid collection of
water in the body.
DROSS, drós. s. The recrement or scum of me-
tals; rust, incrustation upon metal; refuse,
leavings, sweepings, feculence, corruption.
Dºğ. drós'sé-nés. s. Foulness, fecu-
lence, rust. - -
DROSSY, drós'sé. a. Full of dross; worthless,
foul, feculent. -
DROVE, drove. s. A body or number of cattle;
a number of sheep driven; any collection of |
animals; a crowd, a tumult.
DROVE, drôve. Pret. of Drive. *
DROVEN, drè'vn. Part. a. from Drive JNot in
?IS62.
DROVER, drö'vár. s. One that fats oxen for
sale, and drives them to market
DROUGHT, dröät. s. 313. 393. Dry weather,
want of rain; thirst, want of drink.
{{G’ This word is often pronounced as if written
drouth, but improperly. When these abstracts
take g in their composition, and this g is pre-
ceded by a vowel, the t does not precede the
h, but follows it; as weigh, weight 5 fly, flight;
mo, nought, &c. ,
DROUGHTINESS, dröö'té-nés. s. The state of
Wanting rain.
DROUGHTY, dröö'té. s. Wanting rain, sultry;
thirsty, dry with thirst.
To DROWN, dröän. v. a. 323. To suffocate in
water; to overwhelm in water; to overflow, to
bury in an inundation ; tº immerge.
To DROWN, drööm. v. p . To be suffocated by
Water. -
To DROWSE, dréâz. v. a 323. To make heavy
with sleep.
To DROWSE, drööz. v. m. To slumber, to grow
heavy with sleep; to look heavy ; not cheerful.
DROWSILY, dröö'zè-lè. ad. Sleepily, heavily;
sluggishly, slothfully.
DROWSINESS, dröö'zè-nēs.
heaviness with º -
DROWSIHEAD, dróñºzè-héd. s. Sleepiness, in-
climation to sleep.
DROWSY, dröö'zé. a. Sleepy, heavy with sleep,
lethargick; lulling, causing sleep : stupid, dull.
To #
bang. -
fºL3, dröb. s. A thump, a blow ,
s. Sleepiness,
: - 169 D
—nö, mêve, nér, nôt;—túbe tab, būll ;-&lt;-pôānd;—thin, this
, dràb. v. a. To thresh, to beat, to
|DRUMMAJOR, dràm-mājār, s.
To DRUDGE, dràdje. v. n. To iabour in mean
offiées, to toil without honour or dignity. "
Pºe, drädje. s. One employed in mean
a!) Otiſ. . -
DRUDGER, drädje'ºr. s. A mean labourer; the
box out of which flour is thrown to roast meat
moble toil. -
DRUDGING-BOX, drädje'ing-bóks. s. The box
toilsomely.
DRUG, dràg. s. An ingredient used in physick,
value; any thing for which no purchaser can
be found. -
ingredients; to tincture with something offen-
SIWe.
DRUGGET, dràg'gīt. s. 99. A coarse kind of
woollen cloth. -
DRUGGIST, dràg'gist. s. 382. One who sells
drugs. -- -
DRUGSTER, drágstär. s. One who sells medici.
nal simples. This word is only used by the vulgar.
DRUID, drà'íd. s. . The priests and philosophers
of the ancient Britons.
DRUM, dràm. s.
sick, the º of the ear. -
To DRUM, dràm. v. m. To beat a drum, to beat a
tune on a drum; to beat with a pulsatory motion.
To DRUMBLE, dràm'bl. v. n. 405. o drome,
to be sluggish. , Obsolete. - r
DRUMFISH, dröm'fish. s. The name of a fish.
The chief
drummer of a regiment,
|DRUMMAKER, dràm'mā-kār. s. He who deals
in or makes drums. -
DRUMMER, dröm'mår. s.
beat the drum.
DRUMSTICK, dröm'stik.
which a drum is beaten.
DRUNK, dränk. , s: , Intoxicated with strong Ji-
quor, inebriated; drenched or saturated with
moisture. 2. º:
DRUNKARD, drànk'êrd. s. c.3. One given to
excessive use of strong liquors.
DRUNKEN, dràn'km. a. 103. Intoxicated with
liquor, inebriated; given tº habitual ebriety;
Saturated with moisture; do e in a state of ine-
briation. - - w
DRUNKENLV, dràn Kn-lè. g . In a drunken
II].31I]l)6]".
DRUNKENNESS, dràn'km-né s.
He whose office is to
s. The stick with
with strong liquor; habitual briety; intoxica-
tion or inebriation of any kind a disorder of the
faculties. - -
DRY, dri. Arid, not wet, no moist; without
rain; not succulent, not juicy, without tears ;
thirsty, athirst; jejune, barren, u,vembellished,
To DRY, dri. v. a 'To free from noisture; to
exhale ºnoisture ; to wipe away moisture; to
scorch 1th thirst ; to drain, to exhaust. .
To DRY dri. v. n. To grow dry, to lose mois-
ture,
DRYAD, dri'ād. s. A wood-nymph. JMason.
DRYER, dri'êr. s. 98. That which has the quali-
ty of absorbing moisture.
DRYEYED, drilde. a. Without tears, without
Weeping.
DRYīy, drité, ad. Without moisture, coldly,
without affection; jejunely, barrenly.
DRYNESS, dri'nés. s. Want of moisture; want
of succulence; want of embellishment, want of
pathos; want of sensibility in devotion.
DRYNURSE, dri'nārse. s. A woman who brings.
up and feeds a child without the breast; one
who takes care of another.
the breast.
DRYSHOD, dri'shôd. a. Without wet feet, with:
out treading above the shoes in the water,
|
b
DRUDGERY, dràdje'ār-e. s. Mean labour, ig
Qut of which flouris sprinkled upon roast meat.
DRUDGINGLY, drädje'ing-lè. ad. Laboriously,
a medicinal simple; anything without worth or .
To DRUG, dràg. v. a. To season with medicinal
An instrument of military mu- .
Intoxication -
To DRYNURSE, dri'mūrse. v. a. To feed without

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. . . If 559—Fate, ſār, fall, fat;-me, mºi, -pine, pin;–
DUAL, dēśāſ, a. Expressing the number two. . .
To DUB, dāb. v. a. To make a man a knight; to
confer any kind of dignity. ... - -
INUB, dàb. s. A blow, a knock. Not in use.
DUBIOUS, dū'bē-ăs. a. 542. Doubtful, not set-
tled in an opinion; uncertain, that of which the
truth is not fully known ; not plain, not clear,
DUBIOUSLY, dºbé-às-lè. ad. Uncertainly, with-
out any determination, > .
DUBIOUSNESS, dū'bē-ăs-nés. a. Uncertainty,
doubtfulness. . -
DUBITABLE, dū'bè-tá-bl. a. Doubtful, uncer-
tain. -
, DUBITATION, dū-bē-tä'shôn. s. The act of
* doubting, doubt. -
DUCAL, dū'kál. a. Pertaining to a duke.
DUCAT, dàkit. s. 90. A coin struck by dukes:
in silver valued, in England, at about four
shillings and sixpence: in gold at nine shillings
and sixpencesterling.
DUCK, dàk. s. The water fowl, both wild and
tame; a word of endearment or fondness; a
declimation of the head; a stome thrown, ob-
liquely on the waters
To DUCK, dök. v. m.
duck; to drop down the head as a
'io dive under water as a
duck; to
bow low, to cringe. ‘.
To DUCK, dàk. v. a. To put under water.
DUCKING-STOOL, dàk'king-stšćl. s. A chair
in which scolds are tied, and put under water.
DUCKLING, dàk'Éng. s. A young duck.
DUCKMEAT, dàk'mète. s. A common plant
DöCKS-FOOT, dàks'föt. s. Black snake-root,
or may
DUCT, dökt. s. Guidance, direction, a passage
through which anything is conducted.
easy to be drawn out into a length; tractable,
obsequious: Complying:, ,
DUCTILENESS, tººk til-nés. s. Flexibility,
ductility
extension, flexibility; obsequiousness, compli-
ałłCe. ~,
DUDGEON, dàd'jön... s. 259. A small dagger;
DUE, di. a. Owed, that which one has a right to
demand; proper, fit, appropriate; exact, with-
DUE, dū. ad. Exactly, directly, duly.
DUE, dū, s, , That, which belongs to one, that
whatever custom or law requires to be one;
custom, tribute. -
single fight.
To DUEL, dū’īl. v. n. To fight a single combat.
DUELLING, dà'íl-ling. s. 410. The act of ſigiº-
ing a due
one whº professes to live by rules of honour.
DUELLO, dà-é!'ló. s. The duel, the rule of duelling.
gºard a younger.
Pºg, dºg. s. A pap, a nipple, a teat.
º: dake. s. 376. One of the highest order of
mobility in England.
the pººl. of this word, as if written
JDoo
* DUCKER, dók'êr. s. 98. A diver, a cringer.
DUCK-LEGGED, dàk'lég’d. a. 359. Shortlegged.
growing in standing waters.
- nº #. -
DUCKWEED, dàk'wede. s. Duckmeat.
DUCTIEE, dàk'til, a, , 140. Flexible, pliable;
Dööffſity, dēk-the-te...s. Quality of suffering
malice, sullenness, ill-will.
out deviation.
which may be justly claimed ; right, just title;
DUEL, dū’īl. s. 99. A combat between two, a
DUELLER, diſil-lär. s.99. A single combata, it.
duel.
DUELLIST, dū’īl-list. s. . A single combatant;
TXUENNA, dū-én'nā, s. An old woman kept to
DUG, dàg. Pret. and part pass, of Dig.
itſki. pa; i. p. g
There is a slight deviation often heard in
* , but this borders on vulgarity; the true!
sºund of the u must be carefully preserved, as
if written Dewk. There is another impropriety
in pronouncing this word as if written "Jooº;||
this is not so vulgar as the former, and arises
from an ignorance of the influence of accent—
$ce Principles, No. 462.
DUKEQQM, dike'dām. s. The possessions of a
duke; the title or quality of a dulce.
Pºined, dáſ'bränd. a. Stupid, doltish,
OOlish. . . : -
DULCET, dól'sét. a. 99. Sweet to the taste,
luscious; sweet to the ear, harmonious,
DULCIFICATION, dāl-sé-fé-kå'shán. s. The act
of sweetening ºthe act of freeing from acidity,
Saltness, or acrimony.
To DULCIFY, dàl'sè-fi. v. a.
yo set free from acidity. -
iXULCIMER, diº'sé-már. s. 98. A musical in-
strument played by striking the brass wire with
little sticks.
To DULCORATE, döl'kö-räte. v. a. 91. To
Sweeten, to make less acrimonious.
183. To sweeten,
DULCORATION, dàl-kö-rà'shôn. s. The act
of sweetening. ---
DULHEAD, dāl'héd. s. A blockhead, a wretch
foolish and stupid. - -
DULIA, dū'lē-ă. s. 91. A kind of inſeriour wor-
ship; inferiouſ adoration, Ash. See LATRIA.
DULL, dài. a. Stupid, deltish, blockish, un
apprehensive ; blunt, obtuse ; sad, melancholy
sluggish, heavy, slow of motion; mot bright,
drowsy, sleepy.
To DULL, dūl. v. a. To stupify, to infatuate ;
to blunt; to sadden, to make melancholy ; to
damp, to clog; to make weary or slow of mo
tion ; to sully brightness.
DULLARD, dāl’lārd. s. A blockhead, a dolt,
3. tºº fellow. *
DULLY, dà'lé. ad. Stupidly; sluggishly ; not
vigorously, not gayly, not brightly, not keenly.
DULINESS, dàI'més. s. Stupidity, weakness of
intellect, indocility; drowsiness, inclination to
sleep; sluggishness of motion; dimness, want
of lustre.
ad. Properly, fitly; regularly
DUI.Y, dà'lé.
exactly.
DUMB, dàm. a. 347. Mute, incapable of
speech ; deprived of speech ; mute, not using
words; silent, refusing to speak.
DUMBLY, dàm'lè ad. Mutely, silently.
DUMBNESS, dàm'nés. s. Incapacity to speak
omission of speech, muteness; refusal to speak,
silence. .
To DUMBFOUNT), dàm'föänd. v. a.
fuse, to strike dumb.
DUMP, dàmp. s. Sorrow, melancholy, sadness.
.A low word, used generally in the plural ; as to
he in the dumps.
DRJMPISH, dàmp isli. a. Sad, melancholy, sor-
rowful.
DUMPLING, dàmp'ling. s. A sort of pudding,
j}UN, dàm. a. A colour partaking of browſ; and
black; oark, gloomy. • . . .
To DUN, dàm. v. a. To claim a debt with vehe-
mence and importunity.
*DUN, dàm. s. "A clamorous, troublesome credi-
iOf".
DUNCE, dànse. s. A dullard, a dolt, a thick-
skull
To con-
DUNG, dàng. s. The excrement of animals used
to fertilize ground. -
To DUNG, dàng... v. a. To fatten, with dung.
DUNGEON, dànjón. s. 259. A close prison,
enerally spoken of a prison subterraneous.
D Nº. dàng'förk. s. A fork to toss out
dung from stables. ;
DUNGHIL, dàng'hīl. s. A heap or accurgula-
tion of dung ; any mean or vile abode ; any
situation of meanness ; a term of reproach for
a man meanly born. .
[[; Leaving out one lin the last syllable of this
word, is, perhaps, agreeable to the laws prin-
ters have laid down to themselves; but there is
uo eye that is not hurt at the different appear-
ance of hill when alone, and when joined to an-
ouzer word. That double letters may be, in some
| | cases, spared, is not to be denied ; but where
either the sease or sound is endangered by the
- > *g, * * **** - ... *º-ººº...
'..." * DU -, . * , - * & * i sº - - • * º 'º'; :
--- —no, mēve, nér, nét;—túbe, tàb, bill;—Bil;-pôfind ;—thin, this.
omission of a letter, there to spare the letter is to DJ STY, dàs'té. a. Filled with dust, clouded
injuré the language. A secret conviction of this H. with dust; covered, or scattered with dust. g
has made all our Lexicographers waver greatly ||DUTCHESS, dàtsh’és. s. The lady of a duke;
in spelling these words, as may be seen at large || a lady who has the sovereignty of a dukedom. 's
in the Prefininary Observations to the Rhyming |DUTCHY, dàtsh'é. s. A territory yhich gives
Dictionary, page xv. title to a duke. *** . *:. . .
DUNGHIL, dànghi. a. 406. Sprung from the DUTCHYCOURT, dótsh'é-kört. s. A court whereº *
dunghil, meanºgy. in all matters ºwingº the dutchy of , º,
DUNGY, dāng'é." a. 409. Full of dung, mean, Lancaster are decided. º' ". .
vile, base DUTEOUS, dà'tè-ás, or dù'tshē-ăs. a. 263,294 º’
DüNöYARD, dàng'yård. s.
dunghil.
DUSNER, ‘dān'nār. s. 93. One employed in
goliciting petty debts. - -
DUODECIMO, dū-ó-dés'sè-mö. s. A book in
which one sheet of paper makes twelve leaves.
DUODECUPLE, dū-ó-dék'kö-pl. a. Colisist-
ing of twelves. , -
DUPE, dūpe. s.
ly tricked.
To DUPE, dºpe. v., a, To trick, to
To DUPLICATE, dà'plè-kāte. v. a. O
double, to enlarge by the repetition of the first
number or quantity ; to fold together. -
DUPLICATE, dà'plè-kāte. s. 91. Another cor-
respondent to the first, a second thing of the
same kind, as a '...}} of a paper.
DUPLICATION, dū-plé-kå'shàm. s. The act of
doubling; the act of folding together; a fold,
a doubling . -
I}UPLICAT , dū'plé-kā-tūre. s. A fold, any
thing doubled. . . .
DUPLICITY, dū-plís'é-té. s.
ceit, doubleness of heart.
DURABILITY, dū-rá-bíl'è-té. s. The power of
lasting, endurance. .
DURABLE, dū'rā-bl. a. 405. Lasting, having
the quality of long continuance ; having succès-
sive existence. g .
DURABLENESS, dà'rā-bl-més. s.
lasting. * ^. t r"
DURABLY, dū'rā-blé. ad. In a lasting manner.
DURANCE, dà'ränse, s. ... Imprisonment, the
custody or power of a jailer ; endurance, con-
tinuance, duration. -
DURATION, dū-rå'shān. s. Continuance of
time; power of continuance; length of contin-
užtitce.
To DEIRE, dère. v. n. To last, to continue. Jyot
t?? use.
DUREFUL, dūre'fü]... a.
The place of the
cheat.
91.
Doubleness ; de-
Power of-
Lasting, of long con-
tinuance. - *
pºss, dire'lés. a. Without continuance,
acting. - tº:
DURESSE, dū rés'. s. Imprisonment, con-
straint.
DURING, dū ring. prep. For the time of the
continuance *
lyūRITY, dū'rè-té. s. Hardness, firmness.
DURST, dörst. The preterit of Dare, to venture.
DUSK, dàsk. a. Tending to darkness ; tending
to blackness, dark coloured.
l) USK, dàsk. s. Tendency to darkness; dark-
ness of colour. &
To DUSK, dàsk. v. a. To make duskish.
To DUSK, dàsk. v. n. To grow dark, to begin
to lose light. - -
DUSKILY, dösk'é-lè. ad. With a tendency to
darkness. sº s ~~
DUSKISH, dàskºsh. a. Inclining to darkness,
tending to obscurity ; tending to blackness.
DUSKISHLY, dàskish-lè. ad. Cloudily, darkly.
DUSKY, dösk'é. a. Tending to darkness, ob-
scºre; tending to blackness, dark coloured ;
gloomy, sad, inteliectually clouded.
DUST, dàst. s. Earth or other matter reduced
to small particles; the grave, the state of dis-
solution; mean and dejected state.
To DUST, dàst. v. a. To free from dust, to sp. in
itle with dust. .
DUSTMAN, dāst'mán. s. 88. One whose em-
ployment is to carry away the dust. . .
A credulous man, a man easi- |
|DWARFISHNESS, dwórfish-nēs. s.
Obedient, obsequious, enjoined by duty.
DUTFFUL, dētē-fúl. ...a... Obedient, submissive
to natural or legal superiours; expressive of re-
spect, reverential. . ‘. .
DUTIFULLY, dū'té-fil-A. ad. Obediently, sub-
missively ; reverently, respectfully.
DUTIFULNESS, dū'tè-fúl-nés. s. Obedience,
submission to just authority; reverence, re-
Spect. *
DUTY, dà'té. s. That to which a man is by any,
matural or legal obligation bound; acts of for:
bearance required by religion and morality;
obedience or submission due to parents, govern-
ours or superiours; act of revºence or respeet;
the business of a soldier on guard; tax;impost,
custom, toll. : -
DWARF, dwārf. s. 85 A man below the com-
mon size of men; any animal or plant below
its natural hulk; an atter:dant on a lady or
knight in romances: it is used often in compo-
sition, as, dwarf elder, dwarf honeysuckle. "
To DWARF, dwórf, v.a. To hinder from grow-
ing to the natural bulk. “
DWARFESH, dwórf'ish. a. Below the natural
buik, low, little " -
DWARFISHLY, dwórfish-lè. ad. Like a dwarf.
thes of stature, littleness.
To DWELL, dwól. v.m. Preterit, Dweltor Dwel-
led. To inhabit, to live in a place, to reside,
to have a habitation ; to be in any state or con-
dition; to be suspended with attention; to fix
the mind upon; to continue long speaking.
DWELLER, dwéllär. s. 98. An inhabitant. .
DWELLING, dwél’īng. s. Habitation, abode
state of life, mode of living.
DWELLING-HOUSE, dwé!'ling-hôāse. s. The
house at which one lives. º -
To DWINDLE, dwind'dl. v. n. 405. To shrink,
to lose bulk, to grow little; to dºgenerate, to
sink; to wear away, to lose health, to grow
feebler; to fall away, to moulder off. -
DYING, di'ing. the participle of die. Expiring,
ºf .
giving up the ghost; tinging, giving a "hew
colour
DYNASTY, dinás-té, or din'ās-té. s. Govern-
inent, sovereignty.
}|[; All our orthóepists, except Mr. Elphinstone
and Entick, adºpt the first pronunciation; but
analogy is, in my opiuion, clearly for the last.
50 - * -
Minute-
º
Dyscrasy, dis'krä-sè. s. An unequal mixture -
of elements in the blood or nervous juice, a dis-
temperature.
DYSENTERY, dis'sén-tér-è. s.
disease of the intestines, accompanied with
looseness, severe griping pains, tenesmus, and
fever. Thomas's Practice of Physick. -
[[; Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, and Bu-
chanan, accent this word on the second syllable,
and Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, W.
Johnston, Perry, Entick, and Bailey, on the
first. “That this is in possession of the best
usage, I have not the ieast doubt; and that it
is agreeable to the analogy of accenting words
from the learned languages which we natu-
ralize by dropping a syllable, is evident from
the munierous class of words of the same kind.
Sce AcADEMY, Incompar ABLE, &c. A collate-
ral proof too that this is the true pronunciation
is, that MESENTERy, a word of the same forms
*: *
* . . . . .
- y - tº. 3.
£º 3. * *~.
*. **.i.
is by all the above-mentioned lexicographer"
A contagious


EARWIG., &r'wig. s.
le.
EAGLF Sfon E, ê'gl-stöme. g. A stone said to
O.E.
EARL-
EARLDOM, &rl'dām. s.
trº-Fate, ºr, fall, fit—me, māt;-pine, pla;—
who have the word, except Bailey, accented on
the first §. -
T)YSPEPSY, dis'pěp-sé. s. A difficulty of diges-
tion. "…
DYSPHONY, dis'fö-nē. s. A difficulty in speak-
II].8ſ. :
DºğNGEA, disp'nè-á. s. 92. A difficulty of
breathing.
DYSURY, dizh'êtê. s.450, 451, 452. A difficulty
in making urine.
[[; The s in this word has the flat aspiration, for
the same reason as the s in Treasury.—See
Disunion. -
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E.
EACH, &tsh. pron. 98,227. Either of two ; every
one of any number, taken separately.
EAGER, 'gár. a. 227. 'Struck with desire, ar-
dently wishing; hot of disposition, vehement,
ºardent ; *:::: buºy ; sharp, sour, acrid.
EAGERLY, egår-té. ad. Ardently, hotly;|
Reenly, sharpſ
EAGERNESS, egår-nēs. s. Ardour of inclina-
tion; impetuosity, vehemence, violence.
EAGLE, &'gl s. 237, 405. A bird of prey, said
to be extremely sharp-sighted; the standard of
the ancier.t Romans. -
EAGLE-EYED, &'gl-ide. a. 232. Sharp-sighted
as an €ag
|
be found at the entrance of the holes in which
the eagles make their nests.
EAGLET, 'glét. s. A young eagle.
E4:R, *ēr. s. 227. The whole organ of audition
or hearing; that part of the ear that stands
prominent; power of judging of harmony; the
spike of corn, that part which contains the
seeds. ... To fall together by the ears; to fight,
to scuffle. To set by the ears; to make strife,
to make to quarrel. -
‘EARLESS, ºr'lés a. Without any ears.
EAR-RING, &er'ring. s. Jewels set in a ring,
and worn at the ears. -
EARSHOT, ºr'shôt. s. Reach of the ear.
EARWAX, ºr'wāks. s. The cerumen, or matter
which exudes from the ear. -
A sheath-winged insect;
Rºß +
EARWITNESS, *ēr-witnés, s. One who attests,
, or can attest any thing as heard by himself.
* * , ºr, v. a. 246. To plough, to till.
R, &ér. v. m. To shoot into ears.
. fºß. ēērd. a. 359. Having ears or organs of
hearing ; having ears, or ripe corn.
EARL, £rl. s. 234, 237. A title of nobility, an-
ciently the §: in England, now the third.
ARSHAL, Érl'már-shāl. s. He that has
the chief care of military solemnities.
166. The seigniory of
an earl.
EARLINESS, Ér'lè-més. s. Quickness of any
action with respect to something else.
EARLY, Ér'lé. a. 234. Soon with respect to
something else.
EARLY, Érlé, ad. Soon, betimes.
EARNištness, àrnésºngs. s.
To EARN, &rn. v. a. 234, 371. To gain as the
reward or wages of labour, to gain, to obtain.
EARNEST, er'nést. a. 234. Ardent in any affec-
tiºn: Warm 3 zealous; intent, fixed, eager.
EARNEST., &r'nést. s. Seriousness, a serious
event, not a jest; the money, which is given in
... token that a bargain is ratified.
EARNESTLY, &rnést-lè. ad. Warmly, affec-
tionately; zealously; importunately; eagerly,
desirously. . . . . . . ~ *
Eagerness,
warmth, vehemence solicitude.
#. 3, erth. s. , 237. The terraqueous
globe, the world; chymnistry describes mine dis-
*inct earths, viz silex, alumine, zircome, glucine,
yttria, barytes, stronitian, lime, and magnesia
which are incombustible bodies, and in gººd
unalterable by fire. Parkes' Chymistry
[[j’ This word is liable to a coarse, vulgar pro
punciation, as if written Urth; there is, indeed
but a delicate difference between this and the
true sound, but quite sufficient to distinguish a
common from a polite speakº
To EARTH, &rth. v. a. Toºde in earth; to
cover with earth. - - - -
To EARTH, ºrth. v. n. To retire under ground.
EARTHBOARD, &rth'bórd. s. The board of the
plough that shakes off the earth.
EARTHEóRN, érth'börn. a. Born of the earth
meanly born. -
EARTHBOUND, &rth'böänd. a. Fastened by
the pressure of the earth. -
EAR º, ér'thm. a. 103. Made of earth, made
of clay.
FºrLAx, érth'flāks. s. A kind of fibrous
fossil.
EARTHINESS, 3rth'é-nēs. s. The quality of
containing earth, grossness.
EARTHLING, 3rth'ſing s. An inhabitant of the
earth, a poor frail creature.
EARTHLY, &rth'lè. a. Not heavenly, vile, mean,
sordid ; belonging only to our present state, not
spiritual. - - - -
EARTHNUT, 3rth'nāt. s. A pignut, a root in
shape and size like a mut.
EARTHQUAKE, Érth'kwäke. s. Tremor or con-
vulsion of the earth.
EARTHSHAKING,érth'shā-king. a. Having pow-
er to shake the earth, or to raise earthquakes.
EARTHWORM, Érth'wórm. s. A worm bred un-
der ground ; a mean sordid wretch
EARTHY, Érth'é. a. Consisting of earth; in
habiting the earth, terrestrial; relating to earth,
not mental; gross, not refined.
EASE, &ze. s. 227. Quiet, rest, undisturbed
tranquillity; freedom from pain; facility; un-
constraint, freedom from harshness, forced be-
haviour, or conceits. -
To EASE, &ze. v. a. To free from pain; to re-
lieve; to assuage, to mitigate ; to relieve from
labour; to set free from anything that offends.
EASEFUL, *ze'föl. a. Quiet, peaceable.
EASEMENT, &ze'mént. s. Assistance, support
EASILY, &'zé-lè. ad, Without difficulty; with-
out pain, without disturbance; readily, without
reluctance. -
EASINESS, 'zè-nés. s. Freedom from difficul-
ty; flexibility; readiness; freedom from con
straint ; resº, tranquillity. -
EAST, &ést. s. 227,246. The quarter where the
sun rises; the regions in the eastern parts of
the world. -
EASTER, Šēs'tūr. s. 98. The day on which
the Christian Church commemorates our Sa
viour's resurrection.
EASTERLY, &és'tár-lè. a. Coming from the
parts towards the East; lying towards the East;
looking towards the East.
EASTERN, &é'stårn. a. Dwelling- or found in
the East, oriental; going or looking towards
the East. -
EASTWARD, eastward. a. 88. Towards the
East.
EASY, &’zè. a. Not difficult; quiet, at rest, not
harassed; complying, unresisting, credulous;
free from pain ; without want of more; without
constraint, without formality.
To FAT, *te, v. a. 227, 229. Preterit, Ate or
Eat ; Part. Eat or Eaten. To devour with the
mouth ; to consume, to corrode; to retract.
To EAT, Éte. v. m. To go to meals, to take meals,
|| to ſeed; to take food; to be maintained in food
to make way by corrosion.
EATABLE, "tá-bl. s 405. Any thing that may
be eaten. e ‘
EATER, 8'tör. s. 98 Oue that eats any thing,
| a corrosive. - - * -
+
w
ºf


tº º w. ECG "º 173 & - EEſºft. " ºr
" . . ., "... . . . . . . . . . . - - == . . . --
. . . —né, móveiðr, Höt;—túbe, tāb, bāīl;-&lt; +pöömd;—thin, this. . . .
EATING-HOUSE, eſting-hôāse, s. A houseſ expense; disposition of things, regulation; the
ºhere provisions are sold ready dressed. . . . .
EAVES, evz. s. 227. The edges of the roof which
-cverhang the house. , - . . . . . . .
To EAVESDROP, evz'dróp. v.a. To catch what
comes from the eaves; to listen under windows.
EAVESDROPPER, &vz dróp-pâr. s. A listener
under windows ºf -
EBB, 3b, s, Théºreflux of the tide towards the
sea; decline, decay, waste.
To EBB, &b. v. n. To flow back towards the sea;
to deciine, to decay, to waste. - -
EBEN, Kēb'bn. .
EBON, }; s. A hard, heavy, black,
EBONY, (éb'ö-nē.
valuable wood.
EBRIETY, &-br'è-té. s.
cation by strong liquors.
EBRIOSITY, &-bré-às'è-té. s. Habitual drunken-
IłęSS. - -
£BULLITION, 8b-āl-lish'êm. s. 177. The act of
boiling up with heat; any intestime motion;
effervescence.
ECCENTRICAL, Šk-sén'tré-kál.
ECCENTRICK, Ék-sén'trík. -
ting from the centre ; irregular, anomalous.
ECCENTRICITY, &k-sén-tris'é-té. s. Deviation
from a centre; excursion from the proper orb.
ECCHYMOSIS, Šk-ké-mö'sís. s. 520. Livid spots
or blotches in the skin. - - -
} a.
Drunkenness, intoxi-
a. Devia-
‘ECCLESIASTICAL, Šk-klè-zhè-ás'té-kál.
‘ECCLESIASTICK, Šk-klē-zhè-ás’tík.
Relating to the church, not civil.
£CCLESIASTICK, Šk-kiè-zhè-ás’tfk. s.
som dedicated to the ministries of religion.
ſº I have given these words the flats aspirated,
|
|EDGED, &djū, or édjéd. part. a. 359.
as I am convinced it is quite agreeable to the
analogy of pronunciation; for the third sylla-
ble coming after the secondary accent, is ex-
actly under the same predicament as the penul-
timate syllable in Ambrosial, Ephesian, Geodaesi-
are, &c.—See Principles, No. 451.
“And pulpit drum ecclesiastick,
“Was beat with fist instead of a stick.”
‘... - —Hudibros.
EëHINUS; 8-k'nās, s. 503. A hedge-hog; a shell-
fish set with prickles; with botanists, the prick-
ly head of any plant: in architecture, a mem-
ber or ornament taking its name from the rough-
mess of the *i; º - - -
ECHO, &'kö. s. The return or repercussion of
any sound; the sound returned. ' ' ' .
To ECHO, &k'kö. v. m. To resound, to give the
repercussion of a voice; to be sounded back.
To FCH0, €kkö. v.a. To send back a voice.
$ECLAIRCISSEMENT, Šk-kläre's?z-mênt.
Explanation, the aet of clearing up an affair.
[[G’ This word, though long in use, is not yet
naturalized. Every syllable but the last may
be perfectly pronounced by an Englishman who
does not speak French; but this syllable having
S.
a nasal vowel, not followed by hard c or g, (see
EncoFE) is an insuperable difficulty: the near-
est sound to it would perhaps be to make it
rhyme with long and strong. But a speaker
would, perhaps, risk less by pronouncing it like|
an English word at once, than to imitate the
French sound awkwardly.
ECLAT, e-klâw'. s. 472. French. Splendour,
show, lustre. - +
ECLECTICK, &k-léktik. a. Selecting, choosing
at will. . . .
ECLIPSE, &-klips'. s. An obscuration of the lu-ji
minaries of heaven; darkness, obscuration.
To ECLIPSE, &-klips'. v. a. To darken a lu-
minary; to extinguish; to cloud; to obscure;
to disgrace. - - *
£CLIPTIC, e-klip'tik. s. A great circle of the
sphere. -
ECLQGUE, &k'ſég, s. 338. A pastoral poem.
ECONOMY,é-kön'ö-mè. s. 296, 518. The man-
agement of a family; frugality, discretion of
P.
A per-H.
|EDIFICATION, Čd-é-fé-
disposition or arrangement of any work.
ECONOMICK, 8k-kö-nöm'ik. 530.
ECONOMICAL, Šk-kö-möm'ê-kál. a
Pertaining to the regulation of a household
*.
- §s "... -
|ECSTASY, Éks’tá-sé. s. Any passion by which
the thoughts are absorbed, and in which the
mind is for a time lost; excessive joy, rapture;
enthusiasm, excessive elevation of the mind.”
madness, distraction.
ECSTASIED, ekstä-sid. a. 282. Ravished, en-
raptured. . . ; - .
ECSTATICAL, £ks-tät'é-kál. wish
Eðsfjúić;, & aii. 503, 3 a. Ravish-
ed, raptured, elevated to ecstasy; in the high-
est degree of joy.
EDACſötis, ºdº'shôs.
a. Eating, voracious,
ravenous, greedy. . . . - - - -
EDACITY, †da's té. s. Voraciousness, rave
10×ls]]{*SS.
EDDER, &d'dár. s. 98. Such fencewood as is
commonly put upon the top of fences.
EDDY, Éd'dé. s. The water that, by some re-
percussion, or opposite wind, runs contrary to
the main stream; whirlpool, circular motion.
EDEMATOSE, 3-dém-à-têse. a. Swellings full
of huu.ours.-See TUMULos E. - -
EDENTATED, &-dén'tà-téd.
teeth. - tº. .
EDGE, Édje. s. The thin or cutting part of a
blade; a narrow part rising from a broader;
keenness, acrimony. To set the teeth on edge,
to cause a tingling pairs in the teeth. *
To EDGE, Édje. v. a. To sharpen, to enable to
cut; to furnish with an edge; to border with
any thing, to fringe; to exasperate, to embitter
To EDGE, Édje. v. n. To move againstany power.
Sharp,
not blunt.
EDGING, édjing. s. What is added to any thing
by way of ornament; a narrow lace.
EDGELESS, Édje'lés. a. Blunt, obtuse, unable
to cut. - - -
EDGETOOL, &djetööl. s. A tool made sharp
to Cut - - -
EDGEWISE, &dje'wize. ad. With the edge put
into any particular direction.
EDIBLE, Šd'é-bl. a. 503. Fit to be eaten.
EDICT, 'dikt. s. A proclamation of command
or prohibition.
Is Good speakers seem divided about the quan-
tity of the vowel in the first syllable of this word.
Kenrick, Perry, and Buchanan, Imake it short,
and Sheridan, Nares, Entick, Ash, Scott, and W
Johnston, long. This majority has induced me
to make it long likewise, and not any length of
the same letter in the Latin edictum ; for though
the Latin accent is .#. rule for the pla
cing of ours, the quantity of Latin has almost as
littie to do with our quantity as it has with that
of the Chinese or Hebrew.—See Introduction to
Rhyming Dictionary, page xix.
§shºn. s. The act of
building up man in the faith, improvement in
holiness; improvement, instruction. tº Yº - g
EDIFICE, Śd'ê-fís. s. 142. A fabrick, a building.
EDIFIER, Šd'é-fl-âr. s. One that improves or in-
structs another. t
To EDIFY, & d’A-fi. v. a. To build; to instruct,
to improve; to teach, to persuade.
ECILE, & 'diſe. s. 140. The title of a magistrate
in old Rome.
EDITION, 8-dish'ém. s. Publication of any thing,
particularly of a book; republication, with re-
visal.
EDITOR, 3d'é-tár. s. 166. Publisher, he that re-
vises or prepares any work for publication.
To EDUCATE, 3d jū-kāte. v. a. 91. To breed,
to bring up. -
[[; This pronunciation may seem edd to those
3. Deprived : of
who are not acquainted with the nature of the


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letters; but iv is not only the most polite, but in;
reality, the tuosi agreeable to rule.—Sce Princi.
bles, No. 294,376, i
EDUCATION, Šd-jū-kä'shön.
manners in youth.
To EDUCE, A-dûse'. v a. To bring out, to ex-
tract.
EDUCTION. 8-dàk shàm. s. The act of bringing
anwy thing into view. !
To
s. Formation of
3,
- * x . . " * r , , ,
i-r: .# ." - *, a' , * y; 3. .#
#. 3 * , “ . . s f
* * * - $4 * ...” - - Qs .. * - - *
** 2: ... * * * *- - w - **
'y
4 . . ;
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yº .
[[G 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, met:-phe, pīn;–
EFFICACY, effe-kā-sé. s. Production of the
Consequence intended, , ,

EFFICIENCE, Éf-fish'yênse. . . . . . . s
####|Nº. ; s. 98. The
act of producing effects, agency. ". . .
EFFICIENT, Éf fish'yêmiºs. The cause which
makes effects ; he that majºr the effector.
EFFICIENT, 8f-fish'y&nt.
effects. --~~~
EFFIGIES, Éf-ſidjès.
* 118. Causing
EFFIGY, & 'ſº-jé. s. Resemblance,
To £HYULCORATE, &-dāl'kö-räte. v.
SW’ºten.
EDULCORATIGN, 8-dāl-kö-rá'shôm. s. The act
of sweetening. * ;
To EEK, ºk. v. a.-See EKE. To make bigger}:
by the addition of another piece ; to supply |
any deficiency. w i:
EEL, *ēl. s. A serpentime slimy fish, that lurks;
in mud.
E’EN, Am. ad. Contracted from Even.
EFFAB 1.32, Šf'ſā-b}. a.405. Fºxpressive, utterable.
To EFFACE, Éf-ſà.e. v. a. To destroy any form:
painted or carved; to blot out; to destroy ; to;
wear away. º
[; The strong tendency of the vowel to open,
when it iºrminates a syllable, immedia tely
before the accent, makes us frequently hear the
e in these words, when the accent is on the se-
cond syllable, pronounced as open as if there
were but one f. The same may be observed of
the o in occasion, offence, official, &c. This is
certainly a deviation from rule ; but it is so
general, and so agreeable to the ear, as to be!
a distinguishing mark of elegant pronunciations
EFFECT, Ši-fékt'. s. 98. That which is pro-
duced by an operating cause ; consequence,
event; reality, not mere appearance : in the ,
plural, goods, moveables.
Tô ĐFFECT, Śf-fékt'. v. a. To bring to pass, to
attempt with success, to achieve ; to produce
aS # CºlulS62.
EFFECTIBLE, &f-fék’tè-bl. a.
practicable.
EFFECTIVE, &f-fék'tív. a. , Having the power
to produce effects; operative, active; efficient.
EFFECTIVELY, Éf-fék'tiv-lé. ad. Powerfully,
with real operation... . . .
EFFECTI, ESS, Éf-fékt'lés. a. Without effect,
impotent, useless.
EFFECTOR, &f-ſék'tūr. s. 166. Iłe that produ-
ces any cffect.
EFFECTUAf, Šf-ſék'tshū-à!. a. 463. Produc-
-tive of effects, powerfui, to a degree adequate
to the occasion, efficacious.
EFFECTUAL}.Y., &f-fék'tshū-āl-ć. ad. In a man-
mer productive of the consequence intended,
efficaciously.
Performable,
ToffºrtſATE, ºf fak'isha-ate. v. a. To
bring to pass, to fulfil.
EFFEM} N ACY, Śf-fém'ê-nā-sé. s. Admission
of the qualities ºf a woman, softness, unmanly
delicacy; lasciviousness, loose pleasure. ."
EF §§§ E, Šf-fém'é-nāte. a. -91. Having
the qualities of a womam, womanish, voluptu-
ous, tender.
To EFFEMINATE, 3f-fém'è-nāte. . v. a. 91,
93. To thake womanish, to emasculate, to un-
, Iſlami. -
To EFFEMINATE, Čſ-fém'è-nāte. v. n. To
soften, to melt into weakness.
EFFEMENATION, Čſ-fem-è-mâ'shôn, s. The
state of one grown womanish, the state of one
&masculated or ºn manned.
To EFFERVESCE, Śf-fér-vés'. v. m.
rate heat by intestime motion.
EFFERVESCENCE, $f-fér-vés'sénse. s.
To gene-
510.
The act & growing hot, production of heat by
intestine motion. .
EFFICACIOUS, #-fe-kä'shôs. a. Productive
ofeſſects, powerful to produce the consequence
! EFFRONTERY, ei-frén'tér-è. s.
image in painting or sculpture. -
R.F.F.I.ORESCENCE, &f-ſfö-rés'sénse. Q .
EFFLORESCENCY, &f-flè-rès'sén-sé. *
510. Production of flowers; excrescences in the
form of fiowers: in physick, the breaking out
of some humours in the skin.
EFFLORESCENT, Śf-flö-rés'sént. a.
out in forms of flowers.
EFF itſ ENCE, Čf"flû-énse. s That which issues
from solite other principle,
EFFLUVFA, &1-flè'vè-á. the plural of
EFFLUVFüM, Éf-flû vē-ăm. r S.
Those particles which are continually flying off
trom bodies. .
EFFLUX, ef'ſſèks. . s. 492. The act of flowing
out; effiision ; that which flows from something
Shooting
else, emanation, •
o £FFLUX, Šf-fláks'. v., n. 98. To run out.
FFLUXION, $f-flák'shān. s. The act of flow
g # out; that which flows out, effluvium, emana-
! {ion.
ERFORT, &f'fört. s.
Adeavour.
EFFOSSlöN, &ffósh'ên. s. The act of digging
up from the ground.
*
Struggle, laborious en-
Impudence,
sharmelessness. -
EFFU},GENCE, &f-följénse. s. 98, 177. Lustre,
brightness, splendour. -
EFFULGENT, &f-ſåljént. a. Shining, bright,
luminous, *
EFFUMABILITY, &ff-mâ-bil'è-të. s. The
quality of flying away in fumes.
To Fºsſ, éf-fúze'. v. a, 437. To pour out,
to spi;
98. The act of
11:.
EFFUSION, &f-fú'zhàn. s. e
pouring out ; waste, the act of spilling or shed-
ing; the thing poured out.
EFFUSIVE, Šf-fú'siv. a. 499, 428. Pouring
out, dispersing.
Epº iſ . . . ºwt, an ever.
EFTSC0N 3, §1.5%mz'. ad. Soon afterwards.
Tc EGEST, A.jëst'. v. a. To throw out food at
the natural vents. {
EGESTION, é-jós'tshön. s. 464.
throwing out the digested food.
EGG, Ég. s. That which is laid by feathered ani-
mals, from which their young is produced; the
spawn or sperm of creatures; anything ſashion
ed in the shape of an egg. -
To EGG, Ég. v. a. ... To incite, to instigate.
EGLANTINE, Ég'Ián-tin. s. 150. Á species of
rose ; sweetbriar.
EGOTISM, 'gó-tizm. s.
tion of a man's self.
[5 Contrary to my own judgment I have made
the e in the first syllable of this word long, be-
cause I see it is uniformly so marked by all the
Dictionaries I have seen: but I am much mis-
taken if analogy does not in time recover her
rights, and shorten this vowel by joining it to
the g, as if written eg-o-tism ; not because this
vowel is short in the Latin ego, (for the English
Quantity has very little to do with the Latin;)
but because the wort may be looked upon as a
simple in our language, and the accºut is on the
antepenultimate syllable. Mr. Flphinstone,
whose opiaion in this point is of the greatest
The act of
Too frequent men
futended.
EFFICACIOUSLY,
‘fectually,
éf-fé-ká'shās-lè. ad. Fºl
weight, makes the first vowel shirt-See Prin
ciples, No 511, 530,536.
ºf “... *-ºs is , iº": . . . .” . . .
... }. º: 2 .g., *: {
~ : . X-
* "...a * * * *
i
t - - : ".
...4. F. .”.”
l
EGoTIST, go-tist. s. One that is always talk-
GOTIZE, & 'gè-tize. v. n. To talk much of
. . . . . *
* *
*
.. “To E
one's self. . . . - * w ... * *
EGREGIOUS, &-grèjë-às. a. Eminent, remark-
able, extraordinary; eminently bâd, remarka-
bly vicious, . . . . . . . . . . . . ;
FGBEGIOUSLY:
shamefully. . .
- EGRESS, egrés. s.
place, departure. . . - -
EGRESSION, &-grésh'ân. s. The act of going out.
EGRET, &'grét. s. A fowl of the heron kind.
* EGRIOT, 8'grè-öf s. A species of cherry.
To EJACULATE, &-jākā-lāte. v.a. To throw,
to shoot out. -
ACULATION, 8.jåk-à-lä'shôn. s. A short
8 *prayer darted Sout occasionally, the act of
darting or throwing out.
EJACULATORY, e-jākū-lä-tär-8. a. Suddenly
darted out, sudden, hasty. -
To EJECT, e-jékt'. v. a. To throw out, to cast
forth, to void ; , to throw out or expel from an
office or possession. -
EJECTION, e-jék'shôn. s.
out, expulsion. . ..
IJECTMENT, jêkt'méat. s. A legal writ by
which any inhabitant of a house, or tenant of an
estate, is commanded to depart.
EIGHT, Ayt. a. Twice four. A word of number.
[I3’ The genuine sound of the diphthong is; this
word and its compounds does not seem to be
that of the first sound of a, which Mr. Sheridan
has given it under the second sound of e, but a
combination of the first sound of a and e pro-
nounced as closely together as possible. But as
this distinction is very delicate, and may not be
more easily apprehended than that between
meat and meet, 246, I have given the diphthong
the same sound as Mr. Sheridan has done.
EIGHTH, Aytth. a. Next in order to the seventh.
JG This word, as it is written, by no means con-
veys the sound annexed to it in speaking: for the
abstract termination th being a perfect lisp, is
quite distinct from the final t of eight, and can
never coalesce with it without depriving the word
of one of its letters. The only sound coivoyed by
the letters of this word, as now spelt, is as if
written oyth : and j, we would speii this sound
as we pronounce it, and as the amalogy of f, in-
ation certainly requires, we must necessarily
write it eightth. This would have an unusual ap-
pearance to the eye; and this would be a suffi-
cent reason with the multitude for opposing it :
but men of sense ought to consider, that the
credit of the language is concerned in rectify-
ing this radical fault in its orthography.
E7GHTEEN, #y'téèm. a. Twice nine.
EIGHTEENTH, #y'téénth. a. The next in order
to the seventeenth.
EIGHTFOLD, hyt'föld. a. Eight times the num-
ber or quantity. w -
EIGHTHLY, ºytth'iº ad. In the eighth place.
EighTIETH, #y'té-éth. a. The next in order to
the seventy-ninth; eighth tenth.
EIGHTSCORE, hyt'sköre. a. Eight times twenty.
FIGHTY, #y'té. a. Fight times tem.
|ELSEL, &'síl. s. Vinegar, verjuice. -
EITHER, 'THär. prola. distrib. Whichsoever of
the two, whether one or the other; each, both.
EiTHER, 8'THú. Conj. 252. A distributive con-
junction, answered by Or, either the one or the
other. -
EJULATION, Éd-jū-lä'shān. s. Outcry, lamenta-
tion, moan, wailing.
EKE, &ke, ad. Also, likewise, besides.
Ta EKE, Ške. v. R. To increase; to supply, to fil!
up deficiencies; to protract, to lengthen; to
spin out by useles; additions.
To ELABORATE, &-lâb'é-räte. v. a. To produce
with labour, to heighten and improve by suc-
#esºe operattoos.
- grèjéâs-lè. ad. Eminently 2
The act of going °g of any
The act of casting
il
*
'EſſeGAMPANE, &l-º-ºm-ºne.
tle, tºb, ball;-ºil–pºnd;—thin, this.
ELABORATE, &-lâb'ó-räte. a. 91. Finished
with great diligence. . - -
ELABGRATELY, &-lâb'ê-râte-lè. ad. Laborious-
ly, diligently, with great study. .
EßBöR&tićN, 8iatºján. s.
ment by succe; sive operations.
To ELANCE, e-lânse'. v. a. To throw out, te
dart.
To Eſ, APSE, &lāpse'. v.
glide away. .
ELASTICAL, &-lästé-kál. &
FIASTICK, &-lästik. . -
Haying the power of returning to the form from
which it is distorted, sp, ingy.
ELASTICITY, &-läs-tis'é-tê. s. Force in bodies,
by which they endeavour to restore themselves
ELATE, e-lāte'. a. Flushed with success, loſty,
haºghty. º -
To ELATE, *-iāte. v. a. To puff up with pros-
erity ; to exalt, to heighten.
Improve-
To pass away, to
R.
|ELATION, *-lä'shān, s." Haughtiness, proceed-
ing from success.
Ei Bow, aibo. s. 327. The next joint or curvar
ture of the arm below the shoulder; any flex-
ure or angle. - --
Fi. BGWCHAIR,él-bê-tshāre's. A chair with arms.
ELBOWROOM, &l'bó-rö&m. s. Room to stretch
out the elbows, freedom from confinement.
To ELBOW, Él'bo. v. a. To push with the
clbow ; to push, to drive te a distance,
To EY.BOW, &I'bó. v. n. To jut out in angles.
ELD, &ld. 8. Cºld age, decrepitude ; old people,
persons world out with years. -
FLDER, &l'dár. s. 98. +. name of a free.
ELDER, Śl'dër. . a. 98. Surpassing another in
€axºS. - - -
Eßly, él'dār-lè. a. No longer young.
FLDERS, &l'dārz. s. Persons whose age gives
them reverei ice; ancestors; those who are
older than others ; among the Jews, rulers of
the people; in the New Testament, ecclesias-
ticks; adjong Presbyterians, laymen introduced
into the kirk polity.
ELDERSHIP, £1'dár-ship. s.
cniture. A
E}.}}EST, &l'døst. a. The oldest that has the
fight of pranogeniture; that has lived most
Wears.
Seniority, primo-
*g
se
-A plant,
named also starwort.
To ELECT, 8-14ſ, t , v. a. To choose for any
office or itse: in theology, to select as an object
ºf eternal mercy. 2: . -
Eſ. ECT, &-lékt’. a. Chosen, taken by preference
"from among others; chºsen to an office not
yet in possession; chosen as an object of eter-
mal mercy.
ELECTARY, &-léktā-rè. s. A form of medicine
made of conserves and powders, of the consist.
ence of honey. .-
Tº This is an alteration of the word Electuary,
which is is taken place within these few years,
and, it 1:4tist be owned, is an alteration for the
better: for, as there is no m in the Latin Electa-
rizim, there can be no reason for inserting it in
our English word, which is deriºd from it.
ELECTION, 8-lék'shôn. s. *Théâct of choosing
one or more from a greater fumber; the power
of choice; voluntary prefereñée; the determi-
nation of God, by which any were selected for
eternal life : the ceremony of a publick choice.
ELECTIONEERINA "...º.º. Con-
ceru in parliamentary elections. JMason.
Fº 7 E, &-łók'tív. 2. Exerting the power of
CIMOICE. ".
ELECTIVELY, &-lék't?v-lè ad. By choice, with
preference of one to another.
E], ŁCTOR, &-lék'túr. s. 93. He that has a vote
in the choice of any officer; a prince who has a
voice in the choice of the German emperor. . . .
ELECTORAL, & lék'tó-rāl, a." Having the dig
mity cf cº elector.
#

ELI
FLECTORATE, &-lék'íð-râté. s. 91. The terri-
tory of an elector.
ELECTRE, &-lék'tūr. s. 98, 416. Amber; a
Eßiºn -
r J. 3 c- 'tr —lcá & e
ELECTRICK, &-lék'trík. a. Attractive
without magnetism; produced by an electrick
body. ;
ELECTRICITY, &-lék-tris'é-té. s. A property in
bodies, whereby, when rubbed, they draw sub-
stances, and emit fire.
ELECTUARY, -ičk'tshā-ār-É. s.
TARY.
ELEEMſ)SYNARY, &l-è-móz'é-nār-8. a. Living
apon alms, depending upon charity; given in
riºsce awan
A. º.º. ºf W.J. & , el'é-gºnSe.
ELEGANCY, élè-gān-sè. ; S. Beauty of heart,
beauty without grandeur.
ELEGANT, Él'è-gānt. a. Pleasing with minuter
beauties; nice; not coarsc, not gross.
ELEGANTLY, &l'è-gānt-Jé. ad. In such a man-
mer as to please without elevation.
ELEGIACK, Él-è-jī'āk a. Used in elegies;
mournful, sorrowful. º 's
tº Our own analogy would lead us to place the
accent upon the second syllable of this word;
but its derivation from the Latin elegiacus and
the Greek easyglazoc, (in both which the antepe-
multimate is long) obliges us, under pain of ap-
pearing grossly illiterate, to place the accent
on the same letter. But it may be observed,
that we have scarcely an instance in the whole
language ºf adopting a Latin or Greek word,
and curtailing it of a syllable, without removing
the accent higher on the English word.—See
ACADEMY. º
ELEGST, 61%-jist. s. A writer of elegies.
ELEGY, Él'*-jë. s. A mournful song ; a funeral
song ; a short poem, without points or turns.
ELEMENT, Él'è-mént. s. The first or constitu-
ent principle of any thing ; the four elements,
usually so colled, are earth, air, fire, water, of
which our world is composed; the proper habi-
tation or sphere of any thing ; an ingredient, a
constituent part; the letters of any language;
the lowest or first rudiments of literature or
SCICIICe.
ELEMENTAL, &l-è-mén'tál. a. Produced by
some of the four elements; arising from first
principles.
ELEMENTARITY, 81-8-mén-tár'ê-të. s. Simpli-
city of nature: absence of composition.
ELEMENTARY, &laš-mén'tär-à. a. Uncompound-
ed, having only one principle.
ELEPHANT, 61%-fânt. s. The largest of all
quadrupeds.
EßINE, él-e-fán'tin. a. 140. Pertaining
to the elephant. -
To ELEVATE, &l'é-väte. v. a. 91. To raise up
aloft; to exalt, to dignify ; to raise the mind
with great conceptions. * -
Fº TE, Él'è-vºte. part. a. 91. Exalted, raised
Oft.
ELEVATION, Él-è-vā'shôn. s. The act of rais-
ing aloft; exaltation, dignity; exaltation of the
mind by mobie conceptiºns; the height of any
jº body with respect to the horizon.
Eß. ël'é-vá-tár. s.021.166. A raiser or
lifter up. i
ELEVEN, 8-lév'vn. a. 103, Ten and one.
El EVENTH, &-lév'vnth. a The next in order
to the tenth.
ELF, Élf._s. Plural, elves. A wandering spirit,
supposed to be seen in wild places; a devil.
ELFLOCK, Élf'lök. s. Knots of hair twisted by
...elves. --
To ELICIT, e-lis'sſt. v. a. To strike out, to fetch
... out by labour.
“JELICYT, 6-lis'sſt.a. Brought into act.
ELICITATION, *-lis-sé-táshán, s. Is a deducing
... the power of the will into act.
See ELEc-
176 --
I, 559. Fate, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin;–
ELU
To ELIDE: *-lide'...v.a. To break in pieces.
ELIGIBILITY, &l-é-jè-bíl'è-té. s. Worthiness to
be chosen. . .
ELIGIBLE, &l'è-jè-bl. a. 405. Fit to be chosen,
referable, &
ELIGIBLENESS, &l'è-jè-bl-nēs. s. Worthiness to
be chosen, preferableness. g -
ELIMINATION, ..º. s: The act of
banishing, rejection. * |
ELISION, 8-ſizhön. s. The act of cutting off; di-
yision, separation of parts,
ELIX ATION, &l-ik-så'shôn. s. 533, 530. The act
of boiling. . -
ELIXIR, e-lik'sér. S. 418. A medicine made-b
strong infusion, where the ingredients are al-
most dissolved in the menstruum ; the extractºr
quintessence of any thing ; any cordial.
[[G. There is a corrupt pronunciation of this word,
even among the upper ranks of people, which
changes the i in the second syllable into e, as if
written Eleazir. The i is never, pronounced in .
this manner when the accent is on it, except
when followed by r and another consonant. 103.
ELK, &lk. s. The elk is a large and stately ani-
mal of the stag kind. *
ELL, Él. s. A measure containing a yard and a
quarter.
ELLIPSIS, Él-lip'ss, s-See EFFACE. A figure
of rhetorick, by which something is left out: in.
geometry, an oval figure generated from the
E Hºſé,º º
LIP" , Él-lip'té-kā ſº
ELLIPTHCR, ãº. ; a. Having the
form of an ellipsis.
ELM, &lm. s. The mame of a tree.
ELOCUTION, &l-ö-kū'shūm. s. The power of
fluent speech ; eloquence, flow of language; the
power of expression or diction.
[[G’ This word originally, both among the Greeks
and Romans, signified the choice and order of
words ; and Dryden ànd other moderms have
used it in the same sense; it is now scarcely
ever used but to signiſy pronunciation. The
French seem to have been the first who used it
in this sense: Addison has followed them ; and
as it is perfectly agreeable to the Latin original
e and loquor, and serves to distinguish oratorical
pronunciation from pronunciation in general,
the alteration is not without its use.
ELOGY, &l'ö-jë. s. 503. Praise, panegyrick.
to EiðSGATE, eiðng'gāte. v. a. Tøiengthen
to draw out.
To ELONGATE, &-lông'gāte. v. m. To go off to
a distance from any thing.
ELONGATION, 81-&ng-gå'shôn. s. 530, 533. The
act of stretching or lengthening itself; the state
of being stretched; distance; space at which
one thing is distant from another; departure,
removal.
To ELOPE, &-lópe'. v. a. To run away, to break
leose, to escape.
ELOPEMENT, e-lèpe'mént. s. Departure from
just restraint.
Ełºś. ë'lóps. s. A fish, reckoned by Milton
among the serpents.
ELOQUENCE, &I'ö-kwénse. s. The power of
speaking with fluency and elegance; elegant
language uttered with fluency.
ELOWOENT, &l'ö-kwént. a. Having the power
of oratory.
ELSE, &lse. pron. Other, one besides.
ELSE, &lse. ad. Otherwise, besides, except.
ELSEWHERE, &lse'hwäre. ad. 397. In any other
place; in other places, in some other place.
To F.ºrdatE. e-lâ'sè-dāte. v. a. To explain,
to clear.
ELUCIDATION, e-lè-sè-dà'shôn. s. Explana-
tion, exposition. ſº
ELUCIDATOR, 8-lè'sè-dà-tūr. s. 521. Explainer,
expositor, commentator.
To ELUDE, &-lède'. v. a. To escape by stratº-
Bem, to avoid by artifice.
EAIB +
* *
ELi"It'ſ BLF 8-lā'dè-bl. a. Possible to be cluded.
£IVES &lyz. s. The plural of Elf.
‘FLVELºCK, &lv'lök. s. Knots in the hair.
ELVISH, &l'vish. a. Relating to elves, or wan-
dering spirits. &
ELUMBATED, &-lám’bà-téd. a. Weakened in
... the loins. º:
ELUSION, 8-lā'zhēn. s. An escape from inquiry
or examination, an artifice.
FLUSIVE, e-lâ'sfy. a. 158, 428. Practising el;1-
sion, using arts to escape. ſ
ELUSORY, &-là'sār-e. a. 429, 512. Tending to
elude, tending to deceive, frañdulent.
To ELUTE, &-lète'. v. a. To wash off.
To ELUTRIATE, &-lū'trè-āte. v. a. 91. To de-
Cant, to strain out. ,
, ELYSIAN, 8-ſizh'é-án. a. 542. Deliciously soft
and soothing, exceedingly delightful.
ELYSIUM, e-jīzh'é-àm. s. The place assigned
by the heathems to happy souls; any place ex-
quisitely pleasant. i
To EMACIATE, e-mâ'shē-ăte. v. a. 542. To
waste, to deprive of flesh.
To EMACIATE, &-mâ'shē-ăte. v. n.
flesh, to pine.
EMACIATION, 8-mâ-shë-à'shān. s. The act of
making lean ; the state of one grown lean.
EMACULATION, 8-mäk-º'-lä'shôn. s. The act
of freeing any thing from spots or foulness.
EMIAN º êm'à-nānt. a. Issuing from some-
thing else.
To EMANATE, &m'à-māte. v. n. 91. To issue or
flow from something else.
EMANATION, Ém-mä-mâ'shān, s. 530. The act
of issuing or proceeding from any other sub-
stance ; that which issues from another sub-
stance
EMANATIVE, &m'ân-á-tív. a. Issuing from an-
other.
To EMANCIPATE, e-mán'sè-pâte. v. a. To set
free from servitude.
EMANCIPATION, 8-mân-sè-pâ'shán. 3. The
act of setting free, deliverance from slavery.
To EMARGINATE, 8-mârjè-māte. v. a. To take
away the margin or edge of any thing.
To EMASCULATE, &-más'kū-lāte. v.a. To cas-
trate, to deprive of virility; to effeminate; to
vitiate by unmanly softness.
EMASCULATION, &-más-kā-lä'shēn. s. Castra-
tion; effenunacy, womanish qualities.
To EMBALE, #m-bāle'. v. a. To make up into
a bundle; to bind up, to enclose.
To EMBALM, Ém-bám'. v. a. 403. To impreg-
trate a body with aromaticks, that it imay resist
putrefaction.
TG’ The affinity between the long e and the short
i, when immediately followed by the accent,
bas been observed under the word Despatch.-
But this affinity is no where more remarkable
than in those words where the e is followed by
m or n. This has induced Mr. Sheridan to spell
embrace, endow, &c ºnbrace, indow, &c. and this
spelling may, perhaps, sufficiently convey the
cursory or º pronunciation, but my
observation greatly fails me if correct publick
speaking does not preserve the e in its true
sound, when followed by m or n. The differ-
ence is delicate, but, in my opinion, real.
EMBALMER, Ém-bám’ér s. 403. One that
ractises the art of embalming and preserving
odies.
To EMBAR, Ém-bár'. v. a. To shut, to enclose;
to stop, to hinder by prohibition, to block up.
EMBARCATION, Ém-bār-kå'shām. s. The act
of putting on shipboard ; the act of going on
shipboard.
EMBARGO, &m-bár'gö. s. 98. A prohibition to
pass, a stop put to trade.
"d EMBARK, em-bárk'; v. a. To put on ship.
board; to engage anotheric any affair.
To E m-bärk v. n. To go on ship-
board; to engage jº any affair. . *
To lose
| 77
-nē, mêve, mēr, nôt:—túbe, túb, bill,—3il;—päänd 5–thin, this.
EßII;
To EMBARRASS, &m-bár'rás v. a. To perplex
to distress, to ºntºgle.
EMBARRASSMENT, &m-bárrás-mênt. s Per
plexity, entanglement. º
To EMBASE, &m-bāse'. v. a
grade, to viiify.
EMBASEMENT, &m-bāsemént. s.
tion. '.1%tson.
EMBASSA BOR, Ém-bás'sä-dār s. 93. One sent
on a publiciº Inessage. -
EMBASSADRESS, #m-bás'sā-drés. s. A woman
$º gº a publick message.
EMBASSAGE, Ém'bás-sàjé. 90
EMBASSY, &m'bás-sè. ; S.
message; any solemn message .
To EMBATTLE,.6m-bätti. V a. To range in
order or arrav of battle.
To vitiate, to de
Deprava-
A publick
|To EMBAY, &m-bā'. v. a. 98. To bathe, to wet,
to Wash 3 to enclose in a bay, to land-lock.
To EMBELLISH, &m-bél'lish. v. a. To adorn, to
beautiſy.
EMBELLISHMENT, &m-bél'lish-nent s. Orma-
thent, adventitious beauty, decoration .
EMBERS, em’bàrz. s. without a singular. Hot
cinders, ashes not yet extinguished.
EAIEER-WEEK, embār-wºº "s. A week in
which an ember day falls. The ember days at
the fºur seasons are the Wednesday, Friday,
and Saturday, after the first Sunday in Lent,
the feast of Pentecost, September fourteentn;
December thirteenth. |
To EMBEZZLE,&m-béz'zl. v. a. To appropriate
by breach of trust; to waste, to swallow up in
1'. Ot.
EMBEZZLEMENT, &m-béz'zl-mént. s. The act
of appropriating to himself that which is re-
... ceived in trist for another; appropriated.
To EMBLAZ.E., &m-biąze'. v. a. To adorm with
glittering enbeliishments; to blazon, to paint
with ensigns armorial. &
To EMBLAZQ.N., &m-blá'zn. v. a. To adorm with
, figures of heraldry; to deck in glaring colours.
DMBLEM1, Éin'bléin. s. Inlay, enamel;"an occult
, relººsentation, an allusive picture.
To EMBLEAl, éin'blém. v. a. To represent in an
occult or aikusive mann.cr. *
§§§ EMA ſigAL, &m-blé-mât'é-kāi, 509. A
EA1BLEAHAT CK, &m-blé-mātīk. ; a.
Comprising an emblem, allusive, occultly repre-
$ºtative 3 dealing in emblems, using emblems.
EMBLEMATICALLY, &m-blé-mâté-kāl-ć, ad.
s!º the manner of emblems, allusively.
EMBLEMATIST, &m-blémé-tist. s. Writer or
inyentºr of emblems.
EMBQLISM, embó-lizm. s. Intercalation, in-
Sertion of days or years to produce regularity
and equation of time; the time inserted, inter-
calatory time. *
EMBOLUS, embö-lès. s. Anything inserted and
, agting in another, as the piston in a pump.
To EMBOSS, &m-bós'. v. a. To form with protu-
berances; to engrave with relief, or rising
Work; to enclose, to include, to cover.
EMBOSSMENT, &m-bês'mént. s. Any thing
Standing out from the rest, jut, eminence; re-
lief, rising work.
To I.MBOTTLE, &m-bót’tl. v. a. To include in
bottles, to bettle.
To EMBOWEL, &m-böö'él. v. a.
the entrails.
To EMBRACE, &m-bråse'. v. a. To hold fondly
in the arms, to squeeze in kindness; to seiza
arderstly or eagerly, to lay hold on, vowelcome,
to comprehetist, to take in, to cncircle : to com-
prise, to euclose, to contain.
To EMBRACE, &m-bråse'. v. m. To join in an
embrace.
EMBRACE, &m-bråse'. s.
in the arms, hug.,
EMBRACEMENT, &m-bråse mênt, s Clasp in
the arms, hug, eilibrace; state of being con
tained, enciosure, conjugal endearment
To deprive ox'
Clasp, fond pressure
*
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EMI 178
II, 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin;–
EMBRACER, &m-brå'sär. 5. The person em-
- §§
# EMBRASURE,ém-brā-züre'. s. An aperture in
the wall, battlement.
To EMBROCATE, &m'brö-kāte. v. a. To rub
any § part with medicinal liquors.
EMBROCATION, Ém-brö-kä'shôn. s.
of rubbing any part diseased with medicinal
liquors; the lotion with which any diseased
part is washed.
To EMBROIDER, &m-bröé'dár. v. a. To border
with or naments, to decorate with figured work.
EMBROIDERER, &m-bröè'dār-àr. s. One that
adorns clothes with needle-work.
WMBROIDERY, &m-bröé'dār-à. s. Figures rais-
ed upon a #. variegated needle-work;
variegation, diversity of colours.
* c EMBROIL, &m-bröil. v. a. To disturb, to
conſuse, to distract.
$o EMBRGTHEL;ém-bröth'él. v. a. To enclose
sº -
3, , Ém'bré-6. he. º
£MBRYON, &m'brè-ön. ; s. The offspring yet
unfinished in the womb ; the state of anything
et not fit for production, yet unfinished.
EMENDABLE, &-mén'dā-bl. a. Capable of
emendation, corrigible.
EMENDATION, Ém-èn-dà'shôn. s 530. Correc-
tion, alteration of anything from worse to bet-
ter; an alteration made in the text by ver-
ibal criticism. . .
EMEN DATOR, &m-èn-dà'tör. s. 521. A correc-
tor, an improver.
EMERALD, Ém'è-ráld. s.
Stone.
To EMERGE, ë-Dºrje'. v. n. To rise out of any
thing in which it is covered ; to rise, to mount
from a state of oppression or obscurity.
EMERGENCE, -mêr'iênse. Th t of ri
EMERGENCY, & marjānsā.; * * * * * *
sing out of any fluid by which it is covered;
the act of rising into view ; any sudden occa-
sign, unexpected gasualty; pressing necessity.
A green precious
EMERGENT, e-mérjént. a. Rising out of that
which overwhelms and obscures it; rising into
view or notice; proceeding or issuing from amy
thing; sudden, unexpectedly casual.
EMERITED, &-mér'it-éd. a. Allowed to have
done sufficient publick service. Masoit.
EMIEROIDS, &m’ér-öjdz. s. Painful swellings of
the hemorrhoidal veins, piles, properly Hemor-
rhoids.
EMERSION, 8-mér'shôn. s. The time when a
star, having been obscured by its too near ap-
3roach to the sun, appears again.
EMERY, &m'êr-è. s. º is an iron ore. It is
tº repared by grinding in mills. It is useful in
cleaning and polishing steel.
EMETICAL, &mét'é-kāl.
EMETICK, &-mêt?k.
º of nrovoking vomits.
EMETICK, &métikºs. A medicine that pro-
duces vomiting. -
gº è-mét'é-kāl-ć. ad. In such a
manner as to provoke to vomit.
EMICAT; )N, &m-è-kå'shôn. s. 530. Sparkling,
flying of in small particles.
EMICTION, &-mi's 'siläm. s. Urine.
EMIGRANT, Črnº-gränt. s. One that emigrates.
..??ason.
To EMIGRATE, &m'mô-gräte. v. p. To remove
from one piaec to another.
EMIGRATION, 3rd-à-grá'shān. s. 530. Change
Eßwas,
£IVINENCE, &#A'ê-llänso. e
§§§. s. Lºiness,
height; summit, highest part ; exaltation, con-
spicuousness, reputation, celebrity ; supreme
degree; notice, distinction; a title given to
gººdinal:
EMIN ENT, &m'è-nēnt a. High, lofty, dignified,
"exalted; colspicuolº, remarkable,
} a. Having the qua-
&:
The act!
EMPIRICK, Ém'pë-lik, or ém-pirik, s.
EMINENTLY, &m'é-nēnt-lè. ad. Conspicuously
in a manner that attracts observation; in a
high º
EMISSARY, &m'ſs-sār-rè. s. One sent out on
private messages, a spy, a secret agent; one
that emits or sends out. -
EMISSION, e-mish'ên. s. The act of sending
out, vent. ,”
To EMIT, e-mit'. v. a. . To send forth; to let fly
to dart; to issue out juridically.
EMMENAGOGUES, 3. &gs... s. A me
dicine to promote the menstrual discharge.
EMMET, &m'mit. s.99. An ant, a pismire.
To EMMEW, &m-mê'. v. a. To mew or coop up.
ºnt, ē-mölyönt. a. 113. Softening,
Supplim
E*IOLLIENTS, &-mêlyênts. s. Such things as ,
sheathe and soften the asperities of the hu-
mours, and relax and supple the solids.
BMºon, ém-mêl-lish'ên. 5. The act of
SOfterling
EMöLöMENT, e-mêlé-mênt. s. Profit, advan-
tage.
EMôtion, è-mö'shâu. s. Disturbance of mind.
vehemence of passion.
To EMPALE, em-pâle'. v. a. To fence with a
pale ; to fortify; to enclose, to shut in ; to put
to death by thrusting through with a stake
fixed upright.
EMPANNEL, &m-pán'nël. s.
tering the names of a jury into a schedule by the
sheriff, which he has summoned to appear.
To EMPANNEL, &m-pán'nél. v. a. To summon
to serve on a jury.
To EMPASSION, Śm-pāsh'ên. v. a. To move
with passion, to affect strongly
To EMPEOPLE, &m-pê'pl. v. a. To form into a
eople or community. -
EM Płºńss, êm'pér-ès. s. A woman invested
with imperial power; the queen of an enlperor,
Eº. êm'pér-ár. s. 166. A monarch of
title and dignity superiour to a king. se
MPERY, &m'për-è. s. 503. Empire, sovereign
command. .4 word out of use.
EMPHASIS, &m'ſā-sis. s. A remarkable stress
lsid upon a word or sentence.
EMPHATICAL, &n-fôt’īk-āl
EMPHATICK, &m-ſåt'ík.
Strong, striking.
EMPHATICALLY, &m-fät'é-kāl-ć, ad. Strong-
ly, forcibly, in a striking manner.
To EMPIERCE, &m-pêrse'. v. a. 277. To pierce
into, to enter into by violent appulse.—See
Pierce. -
EMPIRE, &m'pire. s. 140. Imperial power, su-
preme dominion ; the region over which do
minion is extended ; command over anything
[[; I have differed from Mr. Sheridan and Bu
chanan in the pronunciation of the last syllable
of this word, of 1 think the long sound of i i8
more agreeable to the ear, as well as to the best
usage, though I confess not so amalogical as the
short i. Dr. Kenrick, Scott, W. Johnston and
Perry, pronounce the i long, as 1 have done.—
See {..
The writing or en
: a. Forcible,
A trier
or experimenter, such persons às venture upon
observation only ; a quack. • *
[[; Dr. Johnson tells us, the first accentuation is
adopted by Dryden, and the last by Milton,
and this he prefers. There is indeed a strong
analogy for the last, as the word ends in ic, 509;
but this analogy is sometimes violated in favour
of the substantives, as in Lumatic, Heretic, &c.;
and that this is the case in the word in question,
may be gathered from the majority of votes in
its favour; for though Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheri-
dan, Mr. Nares, and W. Johnston, are for the
latter; Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, Mr
Perry, Buchanam, Entick, Bailey, and Barclay,
are for the former. This word classes too with
those that almost always adopt the antepeikilti
EMP
179
ENA
—no, move, nér, mēt;-täbe, tàb, báll,—dil;-pôānd;—thin, this. :
mate accent, 503; but the adjective has more
... p #. the accent on the second syllable.
Fº &A. ºkal. & Versed in
EMPIRICK, Ém-pír'ík. • v *
experiments, *::::: only by rote. -
EMPIRICALLY, Ém-pîr'é-kāl- e. ad. Experi-
mentally, without rational grounds; in the
manner of a quack.
EMPIRUCISM, Ém-pîr'é-sizm. s. Dependence
on experience without knowledge or art, quack-
.e. *
EWHLASTER, ém-plastër. s. An application
to a sore of an oleaginous or viscous substance
# upon cloth. .
To EMPLASTER, Ém-plas'tár. v. a. To cover
with a §:
EMPLASTICK,
Il OUIS.
To EMPLEAD, &m-plède'. v. a. To indict, to
prefer a charge against. $
To EMPLOY, Ém-plaë'. . v. a. To busy, to
keep at work, to exercise; to use as an instru-
ment; to commission, to intrust with the ma-
nagement of any affairs; to fill up with busi-
mess ; or to spend in business. -
EMPLOY, &m-plóē'. s. Business, object of in-
&m-plastik. a. Wiscous, gluti-
§ ublick office,
EMPLOYABLE, &m-plôé'à-bl. a. Capable to be
used, proper for use
EMPLOYER, &m-plbé'âr. s. One that uses, or
causes to be used.
EMPLOYMENT, Ém-plóē'mént. s. Business,
object of industry; the state of being employ-
ed; office, post of business.
To EMPOISON, Śm-pê'zm. v. a. To destroy
by poison, to destroy by venomous food or
drugs; to envenom.
EMPOISONER, &m-pöé'zn-àr. s. One who de-
stroys another by poison.
EMPOISONMENT, &m-pôè'zn-mént. s. The
ractice of destroying by poison.
EMPORETICK, &m-pô-rétik. a.
markets, or in merchandize.
EMPORIUM., &m-pô'ré-àm. s.
, chandize, a commercial city. -
To EMPOWERISH, &m-pôv'ér-ish. v. a.
make poor ; to lessen fertility.
II; This word, before Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
was published, was always written impoverish ;
nor since he has reformed the orthography do
we find any considerable difference in the gound
of the first syllable, except in solemn speaking;
in this case we must undoubtedly preserve the
e in its true sound.-See EMBALM
EMPOVERISHER, &m-pôv'ér-ish-àr. s. One
that makes others poor; that which impairs
fertility. -
EMF&RISHMENT, ém-pôv’ér-ish-mént. s.
Diminution, waste. *
To EMPOWER, &m-pôā'ār. v. a. To authorize,
to commission ; to enable.
EMPRESS, Ém'prés. s. The queen of an em-
peror; a female invested with imperial dignity,
a female sovereign ; properly Emperess.
EMPRISE, &m-prize'. s. Attempt of danger,
undertaking of hazard, enterprise.
EMPTIER, Ém'té-àr. s. One that empties, ole
that muakes void.
EMPTINESS, &m'té-nēs. s. The state of being
empty; a void space, vacuity; unsatisfactori-
ness, inability to fill the desires; vacuity of
head, want of knowledge.
EMPTION, Ém'shön. ... s. A purchasing.
EMPTY, &m'té. a. 412. Void, having nothing
in it, not full ; unsatisfactory, unable to fill the
mind or desires; without any thing to carry,
unhurthened; vacaut of head, ignorant, unskil-
ful ; without substance, without solidity, vain.
To EMPTY, &m'té. v. a. To evacuate, to ex-
haust,
To kNPURPLE, &m-pârp'pl.
of a purple colour.
That useu at
A place of mer-
To
v. 6 To make
To EMPUZZLE,&m-pâz'zl. v. a. To perplex.
to put to a stand. - .
EMPYEMA, &m-pl-ć'má. s. 92. A collection
of pºulent matter in any part whatsoever, ge
nerally used to signify §§ in the cavity of ãº,
breast only. -
(IG’ I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the
sound of the y in the second syllable of this
word, merely from the disagreeable effect it has
on the ear, to pronounce two vowels of exactly
the same sound in immediate succession. This
sameness is; in some measure, avoided, b giving
y the long diphthongal sound of i ; and the same
reason has induced me to the same notation in
the word Empyrean. If good usage is against
me, I submit.
EMPYREAL, &m-pir'é-ál. a. Formed of fire,
refined beyond ačrial.
EMPYREAN, 8m-pî-rè'ān, or ém-pîr'é-án. s. The
highest heaven, where the pure element of fire
is supposed to subsist.—See EMPYEMA.
[[F This word has the accent on the penultimate
syllable in Sheridan, Kenrick, Barclay, Näres,
and Bailey; and on the antepenultimate in
Ash, Buchanan, Perry, and Entick: and this
last accentuation is, in my opinion, the most
correct; for as the perultimate is short, there is
the same reason for placing the accent on the
antepenultimate as in Cerulean ; though Poets,
with their usual license, generally accent the
E §.º.º. - 3.
SMPVRFUM, &m-pír'rè-àm. - •
EMPYREUMA, §§ s. The burning
of any matter in boiling.
EMPYREUMATICAL, Tém-pè-rū-mât'é-kál. a.
Having the smell or taste of burnt substances.
EMPYROSIS, Ém-pè-rô'sis. s. 520. Conflagra-
tion, general fire.
To EMULATE, &m'à-lāte. v. a. To rival ; to
imitate with hope of equality, or supériour ex
cellence; to be equal to ; to rise to equality with
EMULATION, &m-è-lä'shôn. s. Rivalry, desire
of superiority ; contest. ."
EMULATIVE, &m'à-lä-tív.
lation, rivalling.
EMULATOR, &m'à-la-tár. s. 166, 521. A rival,
a competitor.
To EMULGE, &-mâlje'. v. a. To milk out.
a. Inclined to emu-
|EºNT, a jánt, a Miiking or drain.
ing out.
EMöLötis, ém'à-lès. a. 314. Rivalling, engag-
ed in competition; desirous of superiority, de-
sirous to rise above another, desirous of any
excellence possessed by another.
EMULOUSLY, &m'ê-lès-lè. ad. With desire of
excelling or outdoing another,
EMUESION, 8-mêl'shôn. s. A form of medicine,
by bruising oily seeds and kernels.
EMUNCTOR: E3, 8-mânk'tūr-lz. s. 55
Those parts of the body where anything ex-
crementitious is separated and collected.
To ENABLE, &m-à'bl. v. a. 405. To make able,
to conſer power.
To ENACT, &u-ākt'.
cree; to represent by action. .
[[; The same observations hold good in words
beginning with en as in those with em.—See
F.M.B.A. t.Aſ and EN.com it, M.
ENACTOR, &n-āk’tár, s. 166. One that forms
decrees, or establishes laws; one who practises
or performs any thing. º
ENALLAGE, &n:āīlājë. s. A figure in gram-
mar, whereby there is a change either of a pro-
moun, as when a possessive is put for a relative,
or when one mood or tense of a verb is put for
another. -
To ENAMBUSH, &n-ám’īāsh. v. a. To hide in
ambush, to hide with hostile intention.
To ENAMEL, en-ám'él. v. a. 99 To inlay, to
variegate with colours -
To ENAMEL, &n-ám’é... w n. To practise. "
v. a. To establish, to de-
use of eman sel.
557, 99. .
s
E NU,
§ {}
IºW WJ.
[I. 559–Fâte, ſār, fall, ſāt;—mé, mét;-pine, pin;–
ENAMEL, &m-ám’él . s. Any thing enamelled, or
variegated with colours inlaid; the substance
inlaid in other things.
ENAMELLER, Én-&m'él-lär. s.
tises the art of enamelling.
To ENAMOUR, &n-ám'ör. v. a. 314. To inflame
with love; to make fond. . . .
ENARRATION, Én-nār-rå'shëm. s. Explanation,
#NARTHRösis, én-ár-thrö'sis. 520. The inser-
_tion of one bone into another to form a joint.
ENATATION, 8-mă-tà'shām. s. The act of swim
ming out. -
"To ENCAGE, &n-kāje'. v. a. To shut up as in a
cage; to coop up to confine.
To ENCAMP, Čn-kämp'. v. n. To pitch tents,
to sit down for a time in a march.
To ENCAMP, Čn-kämp'. v. a. To form an army
into a regular camp.
ENCAMPMENT, &n-l:ámp'mént, s. The act of
encaºping or pitching tents; a camp, tents
One that prac
}.
pitchéd in order.
To ENCAAVE, &n-káve'.y.a. To hide as in a cave.
To ENCAAFE, &n-tshäfe'. v. a. To enrage, to
irritate to provoke.
To ENCHAIN, &n-tshāme'. v. a. To fasten with
a chain, to hold in chains, to bind.
To ENCHANT, &n-tshānt'. v. a. 79. To subdue
by charm; or spells; to delight in a high degree
ENCHANTER, Én-tshāntár. s. 93. A magician
a SOI’Cºrer -
ENCHANTINGLY, Én-tshān'ting-lè. ad. With
the force of enchantment.
ENCHANTMENT, &n-tshānt'mént. s. Magical
spells, incantation; irresistible influ-
...ence, ovérpowering delight.
ENCHANTRESS, Ém-tshān'trés. s. A sorceress,
a woman versed in magical arts; a woman
whose beauty or excellencies give irresistible
Influence.
To ENCHASE, &n-ts'º,áse'... v. a. To infix, to
enclose in any other body so as to be held fast,
but not concealed.
To ENCIRCLE, Ém-sér'kl. v. a. To surround,
to environ, to enclose in a ring or circle.
ENCIRCLET, &n-sérk'lét. s. A circle, a ring.
ENCLITICAL, &n-klit'é-kāi. a. Relating tº
encliticks. -
ENCLITICKS, 3n-klitiks. s. Particles which
throw back the accent upon the last syllable of
the foregoing word.
of NCLošić, én-klöze'. v. a. To part from
things or grounds common by a fence; to en-
viron, to encircle, to surround.
ENCLOSER, 3n-klö'zār. s. One that encloses
or separates common fields into several distinct
properties ; any thing in which another is en-
closed.
ENCLOSURE, &n-kló'zhère. s. The act of en-
closing Greuvironing anything; the separation
of common grounds into distinct possessions
the appropriation of things common; state o |
being shut up in any place; the space en
closed. -
ENCQMAST, Én-kö’mè-āst. s. A panegyrist, a
praisey.
ENCOMPASTICAL, &n-kö-mē-ăs’tè-kál.
ENCOMſAS'. ICK, &n-kö-inë-ás tik. fi.
Panegyrical, containing praise, bestowing
praise.
£NC9MIUM, Čn-kö'mē-ăm. s.
praise, citiegy. -
C.J.' Though in cursory speaking we frequently
hear the e couſoulided with the short i in the
first Syilable of eacºn), enchant, &c. without any
freat offence to the car, yet such an interchange
in eitcoinium, citcottias!, &c. is not ou!y a depar-
Mure from propriety, but flom politeness; and
f is not a little surprising that Mr. Sheridan
should have adopted it. The truth is, preserv.
ag the e fºre in all words of this foriº, whe-
ther it rapid or deliberate speaking, is a cer
X
Panegyrick,
yettlieśs wei' wor:#; atter:::::... |
To ENCOMPASS, &m-kām'pás. v. a. To enclose,
to encircle ; tºy go round any place. -
ENCóMPASSMAENT, ºn-kämpas ment. s. Cir
cumlocution, remote tendency of talk.
ENCORE, $ng-kère'. ad. Again, once more.
ūj” This word is perfectly French, and, as
usual, we have adopted it with the original pro
nunciation. In other words which we have re-
ceived from the French, where the nasal vowel
has occurred, we have substituted an awkward
pronunciation in imitation of it, which has at
once shown our fondness for foreign modes of
speaking, and our incapacity of acquiring
them : thus Cuisson has been turned into Cas
soon, Ballon into Balloon, Dragon into Dragoon,
and Chamont (a character in the Orpham) into
Shamoon ; but in the word before us, this nasa,
sound is followed by chard, which after n al-
ways involves hard g, 408; and this is precisely
an English sound. An FAglishman, therefore,
does not find the difficulty in pronouncing the
nasal sound in this word, which he would in
another that does not admit of the succeeding
hard c or g; as entendement, ºft &c.; for if
in pronouncing the en in these words the tongue
should once touch the roof of the mouth, the
French nasal sound would be ruined. No won-
der then that, a mere, English speaker should
pronounce this French word so well, and the
rest of the nasal vowels so ill. It does not arise
from the habit they contract at Theatres, (where
it would be the most barbarous and ill-bred
pronunciation in the world to call for the repe-
tition of an Emglish song in plain English.) It
does not, I say, arise from custom, but from co-
incidence. º sound, in the word before us,
is common to both nations; and though the
French may give it a somewhat lighter sound
than the English, they are both radically the
same. Adopting this word, however, in the
Theatre, does the English no mammer of credit.
Every language ought to be sufficient for all its
purposes. A foreigner who understood our
language, but who had never been present at
our dramatick performances, would suppose we
had no equivalents in English, should he heat
us cry out Encore, Bravo, and Bravissimo, when
we only wish to have a song repeated, or to ap-
plaud the #". of a dancer.
ENCOUNTER, &n-kööntör. s. 313. Duel, single
fight, conflict; battle, fight in which enemies
rush against each other ; sudden meeting; ca-
sual incident.
To ENCOUNTER, Én-köún'tár. v. a. To mee:
face to face; to meet in a hostile nuanner, to
rush against in confiict; to attract; to oppose;
to meet by accident.
To ENCOUNTER, &n-köän'tūr. v. m. To rush
together in a hostile manner, to conflict; to
engage, to fight; to meet face to face; to come
together by chance.
ENCOUNTERER, &m-köän'tàr-(r. s. Oppement,
antagonist, enemy; one that loves to accost
others. x -
To ENCOURAGE, &m-kār'ridje. v. a. 90. To api-
mate, to ineite to anything; to give courage to,
to support the spirits, to embolden; to raise
confidence. -
ENCOURAGEMENT, 3n-kār'ridje-mênt. s. In-
citement to any action or practice, incentive;
favour, countenance, support.
ENCOURAGER, &n-kör'ifdje-àr. s. 314. One
that supplies incitements to auy thing, a fa-
V() tire!". p -
To ENCROACH, &n-krótsh'. v. n. 295. To make
invasions upcp the right of another; to advance
gradually and by stealth upon that to which
one has no rig int. -
ENCROACHER, &n-krótshār. s. One who seizes
the possession of another by gradual and silent
meaſus; one who makes slow and gradual ad
vances beyond his rights, -

; : Eary J.P.
º, Ö. I
EIN Ur
—no, mēve, nôr, nét;—täbe, t , ball;-&ii;—pôānd;—thin, this
ENCROACHMENT, &n-krótsh'mént. s. An un-
lawſul gathering in upon another man; advance
into the territories or rights of another.
To ENCUMBER, &n-kåm'bár. v. a. To clog, to
load, to impede; to load with debts.
ENCUMBRAINCE, 3n-kām'bränse. s. Clog, load,
impediment; burden upon an estate,
ENCYCLICAL, &m-sik'lè-kál. a. 535. Circular,
sent through a large region.
ENCYCLoßbia,” &n-sikló-pèdè-á. s. The
circle of sciences, the round of learning.—See
CycLoPEDIA.
ENCYSTED, &m-sis’téd. a. Enclosed in a vesicle
or bag.
END, Énd. s. The extremity of anything; the
conclusion or cessation of any action; the con-
clusion or last part of anything; ultimate state,
final doom ; final determination, conclusion of
debate or deliberation ; death; abolition, total
loss; fragment, broken piece; purpose, inten-
tion ; thing intended, final design; an end,
erect, as, his hair stands an end. -
To END, &nd. v. a. To terminate, to conclude,
to finish ; to destroy, to put to death. g
To END, &nd. v. m. To come to an end; to
conclude, to cease.
To ENDAMAGE, &m-dām?dje. v. a. 90. To
mischief, to prejudice, to harm.
To ENDANGER, &n-dànjär. v. a. To put into .
hazard, to bring into peril; to incur the dam-
ger of, to hazard. . •
To ENDEAR, &n-déér'. v. a. 227. To make dear,
to make beloved.
ENDEARMENT, 3n-déér'mént. s. The cause of
love, means by which any thing is endeared;
*: * of being endeared, the state of being
{}Vé (1.
ENDEAVOUR, 3n-dév’ār. s. 234. Labour di-
rected to some certain end.
To ENDEAVOUR, &n-dév'ör. v. n.
a certain purpose.
To ENDEAVOUR, &n-dév'àr. v. a. To attempt,
to try.
EßvourER, ém-dév’ār-ár. s.
labours to a certain end.
ENDECAGON, &n-dék'à-göm. s.
of eleven sides and angles.
END FM [AL., &n-dé'mē-ă].
ENDEMICAL, &n-dém'é-kál.
ENDEMICK, &m-dém'ík. -
a country; used of any disease that affects
several people together in the same country :
proceeding from some cause peculiar to the
country where it reigns.
EN DENIZE, &l.-dén'ſz. v. a. 159. To make free,
to enfranchise. º
To ENDENIZEN, Ém-dén'ê-zén. v. a. To natural-
ize. Aiuson. -
To ENDICT,
Tw, ENDITE,
mad by a written accusation before a court of
justice, as, he was indictet" for felony; to draw
tip, to compose; to dilate.
§ 3. Before Johnson published his Dictionary,
these words were universally spelled indict and
invite. That great reformer of our language
seems to have considered, that as the Latin
indicere came to us through the French enditer,
vre ought to adopt the French rather than the
latin preposition, Cspecially as we have con-
formed to the French in time sound of the latter
part of this word. . But notwithstanding his
authority, to initict, signifying to charge, stands
its ground, and to indite is used only when we
inean to draw tip or Cºmpose ; ºr this sense, per-
haps, it may not be improper to spei; it endite,
as it tray serve to distinguish it from the other
word, so ºu in signification. }
ENI)[CTMF, NT, -ſlite’rn * *
END ITEMENT, én-dite'mént. 3 s. A bill or
declaration made in form of law, for the benefit
of the commonwealth. .
To labour to
One who
A plain figure
a. Peculiar to
: *n-dite. : v. a. To charge any
ENRIVE, $n'div.3. An herb, succory. . *
ENDLESS, &nd'ſés. a. Without end, without
conclusion or termination; infinite in duration.
perpetual 3 incessant, continual. - t
FNDLESSLY, &nd'ſés-lè. ad, Incessantly, per-
pºtially; without termination of length. -
ENDLESSNESS, &nd'lés-nēs. s. Perpetuity,
endless duration; the quality of being round
without an end. .
ENDLONG, &ndlöng, ad. In a straight line.
ENDMOST, Énd'môst. a. Remotest, furthest,
at the further end.
To ENDORSE, &n-dòrse' v. a. To register on
the back of a writing, to superscribe; to cover
on the back.
ENDORSEMENT, &n-dèrse'mént. s. Super-,
scription, writing on the back; ratification. . .
To ENDOW., &n-děš'. v. a. 313. To enrich with
portion; to supply with any external goods; to
enrich with any excellence. -
ENDOWMENT, 3n-dóü'mént. s. Wealth be-
stowed to any person or use; the bestowing or
assuring a dower, the setting forth or severing
a sufficient portion for perpetual maintenance;
gifts of nature. - -
To ENDUE, &n-dà'. v. a. To supply with men-
tal excellencies.
ENDURANCE, &n-dà'ränse. s.
lastingness. - -
To ENDURE, &m-dûre'. v. a. To beam ' ' 'under-
- go, to sustairs, to support. g
To ENDURE, &m-dère'. v. m. To last, t , ermain,
to continue ; to brook, to bear. * , N
ENDURER, 3n-dà'ràr. s. 98. One that can gear
or endure, sustainer, sufferer; continier, laster.
ENDWISE, &ndwize. ad. Erectly, on end,
ENEMY, &n'è-mè. s. A publick foe; a private
opponent, an antagonist ; one that dislikes: in
theology, the fiend, the devil. * -
ENERGETICK, 3n-ár-jétſºk. a. 530. Forcible,
active, vigorous, efficacious.
To ENERGIZE, &n’ér-jize. v. m.
energy. Jifason. 3. *
ENERGY, &n’ér-jë. s. 503. Power, orce, vigour
efficacy; faculty, operation. *
"To ENERVATE, &-mér'väte. v. a. 91. To weak-
em, to deprive of force.
Continuance,
To act with
ENERVATION, &m-ér-vå'shān. s. 530. The act of
weakening; the state of being weakened, effem-
Iºl CY.
To § ERVE, &-nērv'. v. a. To weaken, to break.
the force of, to crush.
To ENFEEBLE, Čn-fé'bl. v. a. 405. To weaken.
to €110 rvate. -
To ENFEOFF, 3n-fééf'. v. a. 256. To invest
with any dignitics or possessions. A law tºrm.
ENFEOFFMENT, &n-fééſ'mént. s. The act of
enſeoffing; the instrument or deed by whiu.
one is invested with possessions.
To ENFETTER, 3n-féttàr. v. a. To bind in fet-
ters; to enchain. .
ENFILADE, &n-fé-lède' s. A straight passage.
To ENFORCE, &n-fôrse'. v. a. To strengthen,
to invigorate; to put in act by violence; to
urge with energy ; to compel, to constrain.
ENFORCEDLY. &n-fôr'séd-lè. ad. 364. . By vio-
lence, not voluntarily, not spontaneously.
ENFORCEMENT, &n-fôrse'mént; s. An act of vi-
olence, compulsion, force offered ; sanction,that
which gives force to a law ; pressing exigence.
ENFORCER, &n-fôr'sör. s. 98. Compeller, one
who effects low violence.
To £NFRANCHISE, &u-från'tshiz. v. a. 159. To
admit to the privileges of a freeman; to set free
from slavery, to free or release from custody;
to denizen.
ENFRANCHESEMENT, &m-från'tshīz-mênt. s.
Investiture of the privileges of a denizen ; re-
lease from prison, or from slavery,
EN F#07.F.N., &m-frºz'm. part. 103. Congealed
with cold. . . .*-
To #NGAGE, ºn-gāje'. v. a. To impaws, to
ºf i
182
ENU
[[G 559-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;-
ºf agº to enlist, to bring into a party ; to em-
bark, in an affair, to enter in an undertaking;
* , orite, to attack; to induce, to win by pleas-
ing means, to gain; to bind by any appoint-
Mućnt or contract; to seize by the attention ; to
employ, to holdin business; to encounter, to fight.
23 ENGAGE, &n-gāje', v. m. To conflict, to
fight; to embark in any business, to enlist in
any party. . . .
‘ENGAGEMENT, Én-gāje'mént. s. The act of
engaging, impawning, or making liable to debt;
obligation by contract, adherence to a party or
cause, partiality; employment of the atten-
stiºn, ; fight, conflict, battle ; obligation, motive.
ENGAOL, &n-jále'. v.a. To imprison, to confine.
"To ENGARRISON, &m-går'rè-sºn. v. a 170. To
protect by a garrison.
"To ENGENDER, &n-jén'dër. v. a. To beget be-
tween different sexes; to produce, to form ; to
excite, to cause, to produce ; to bring forum.
“To ENGENDER, Énjén'dër. v. n. 98. To be
caused, to be produced. -
‘ENGINE, &njin. s. Any mechanical complica-
tion, in which various movements and parts
concur to one effect ; a military machine; am
instrument to throw water upon burning houses;
any means used to bring to pass ; an agent for
another. - 3.
‘ſ; Pronouncing this word as if written ingine,
though very common, is very improper, and sa-
vours strongly of vulgarity. s
J.NGINEER, Énjè-nēēr'. s. One who manages
engines, one who directs the artillery of an ar-
ITV'.
ERöineRy, ënjin-ré. s. The act of managing
artillery; engines of war, artill
To ENGIRD, Én-gird'. v. a. 382.
surround.
ENGLE, § s. 405. A gull, a put, a bubble.
‘ENGLISH, ing'glish. a. 101. Belonging to Eng-
land.
To ENGLUT, &m-glöt'. v. a. To swallow up; to
glut, to pamper.
To ENGORGE,&n-görje'. v. a. To swallow, to
devour, to gorge.
To ENGORGE, &n-görje'. v. m. To devour, to
feed with cºrneº and voracity.
To iščRAIN. ém-grâne'. v. a. To die deep, to
die in grain. -
To ENGRAPPLE, &n-gráp'pl. v., n. 405. To
close with, to contend with, to hold on each
other. .
To ENGRASP, &n-grásp'. v. a. To seize, to
hold ſast in the hand. -
To FNGRAVE, Śm-grave'. v. a. Preter. Eugra-
ved. Part. pass. Engraved or Engraven. To
picture by incisions in any matter; to mark
wood or stone, to impress deeply, to imprint;
to bury, to inter. . -
ENGRAVER, &n-grá'văr. s.
or other matter.
To ENGROSS, Ém-grèse'. v. a.—See Gross. 162.
To thicken, to make thick; to increase in
bulk; to fatten, to plump up ; to seize in the
gross; to purchase the whole of any commo-
êity for the sake of selling at a high price; to
copy in a large hand.
LNGROSSER, 3n-grès'sär. s. 98. He that pur-
chases large quantities of any commodity, in
order to sell it at a high price.
ENGROSSMENT, &n-grès'mént. s. Appropria-
tion of things in the gross, exorbitant acquisi-
tion.
To ENGUARD, &n-gãrd'. 92,332. To protect, to
defend. - -
To ENHANCE, &n-hănse'. v., a. 79. To raise,
to advance in price; to raise in esteem ; to
*†,
o encircle, to
A cutter in stone
§ &vate.
ENHANCEMENT, &n-hāmse’mént. s. Augmen-
tation df value; aggravation of ill.
ENIGMA, 8-nig'má. s. 92. A riddle, an obscure
question.
ENIGMATICAL, 3n-fg-mátē-kál. a. 530. Ob.
scure, ambiguously or darkly expressed.
ENIGMATICALLY, &n-īg-mâtékál-é, ad. In a
sense different from that which the words in
their familiar acceptation imply. .
ENIGMATIST, e-nig'má-tist. s. One who deals
in obscure and ambiguous matters.
To ENJOIN, Ém-jöin'. v. a. 299. To direct, to
order, to prescribe.
ENJOINER, Anjčín'ār. s.
junctions,
ENJOINMENT, &n-jöfn’mént, s
command.
To ENJOY, &njóē'. v. a. 329. To feel or per
ceive with pleasure; to obtain possession or
fruition of ; to please, to gladden -
To ENJOY, ºnjë, v. n. To live in happiness.
ENJOYER,énjóðr. s. 98. One that has frui.
tion.
ENJOYMENT, &n-jöè'mént. s. Happiness, frui-
tion.
To ENKINDLE, &m-kin'dl. v. a. 405. To set on
fire, to inflame; to rouse passion; to incite to
any act or hope. y
To ENLARGE, Én-lärje'. v. a. To make greater
in quantity or appearance; to dilate, to ex-
pand ; to amplify, to release from confinement;
to diffuse in eloquence.
One who gives in-
Direction,
To ENLARGE, &n-lärje'. v. m. To expatiate, to
speak in many words.
ENE, ARGEMENT, &m-lärje'mént. s. . Increase,
augmentation, farther extension; release from
confinement or servitude; magnifying repre-
sentation; expatiating speech, copious dis
COU TSe.
FNLARGER, Én-lärjär. s. 98. Amplifier.
To ENLIGHT, &n-lite'. v. a. To illuminate, to
supply with light. .
To ESLIGHTEN, &n-lit'n. v. a. 103. To illu-
minate, to supply with light; to instruct, to fur-
nish with increase of knowledge; to supply
with light.
ENiigitENER, 3n-ll't'n-èr. s. One that gives
light; instructor.
To ENLINK, 611-link'. v. a.
bind.
To ENLIST, &n-list'.
tary service
Tº This word is not in Johnson's Vocabulary
but he has used it to explain the word to list,
Ash has the word to inlist, which, as the word
is derived from the French liste, a catalogue, is
not so properly compounded as with the inse
parable preposition en. -
Tö ENLIVEN, 3n-ji'v'n, v. a. 103. To make
quick, to make alive, to animate 3. to make Yi
gorous or active; to make sprightly ; to make
gay.
ENI.IVENER, 3n-li'v'n-àr. s.
mates, that which invigorates. -
To ENLUMINE, &n-lū'min. v. a. 140. To illu-
mine, to illuminate
ENMITY, &n’mé-té. s. Unfriendly disposition,
malevolence, aversion; state of opposition ;
malice, mischievous attempts.
To ENMARBLE, Én-már'bl. 405. To
turn to ma.ble. - r
To ENMESH, &n-mêsh'. v. a. To net, to in:
tangle.
To ENNOBLE, ên-nó'bl. v. a. 405. To raise
from commonalty to nobility; to dignify, to ag
grandize; to elevate; to make famous or illus-
tr}0 tº S. -
ENNOBLEMENT, &n-nóbl-mênt. s. The act
of raising to the rank of nobility; exaltation,
elevation, dignity. .
ENODATION, 3n-Ö-dà'shān. . s. 530. The act
of untying a knot; solution of a difficulty.
ENORMITY, &-nór'mè-té. s. Deviation from
rule; deviation from right; atrocious critnes,
flagitious villanies. . .
ENGRMoUs, 3-nērmēs. a. 314. Irregular
To chain to, to
v. a. To enter into mili-
That which ani-
W. al.
sº isn's
IR55 ° -
—nº, móve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, tab, būlī;-&il;—pößnd;—thin, this.
out of rule; wicked beyond the common mea-
ure; exceeding in bulk the common measure.]]
Eº. è-mör'mäs-lè. ad. Beyond mea-l
SUre.
ENORMOUSNESS, &-mör'mås-nés. s. Immea-||
gurable wickedness. • *
ENOUGH, -nāf'. a. 314, 391... Being in a
sufficient measure, such as may satisfy: . ©
ENOUGH, &-mâf'. s. Something sufficient in
eatness or excellence. ©
ENOUGH,é-nāf', ad. . In a sufficient degree, in
a degree that gives satisfaction; an exclamation
moting fulness or satiety.
ENOW, *-nāā’. a. 322. The plural of Enough.
A sufficient number. © º
[P. This wordis growing obsolete, but is not quite
so much out of date as the word Mo, signifying
a greater rumber. We still hear some speakers
j. of having ink enough and pens enow ; but
the greater part seem now to use enough both
for quantity and number; as more has been so
used for some centuries.
To ENRAGE, Én-rāje'. v. a.
provoke, to make furious.
To ENRANGE, &m-rānje'.
larly, to put in order.
To FNRANK, &m-ränk'
derly ranks. e
To ENRAPT, &n-räpt', v. a. To throw into an
ecstasy, to transport into enthusiasm.
To irritate, to
v. a. To place regu-
v. a. To place in or-
To ENRAPTURE, &m-ráp'tshöre. v. a. To
transport with pleasure.
To ENRAWISH, &n-rāvīsh. v. a. To throw
into ecstasy - -
ENRAVISHMENT, &m-rāv'ish-mênt. s.
sy of delight.
To ENRICH, &n-ritsh'. v. a. To make wealthy,
to make opulent; to fertilise, to make fruitful :
to store, to supply with augmentation of any
thing desirable. -
ENRICHMENT, 3n-ritsh'mént. s. Augmenta-
tion of wealth; improvement by addition. ,
To ENRIDGE, &n-ridje'. v. a. To form with
longitudinal protuberances or ridges.
To ENRING, Én-ring'. v. a. To bind round, to
encircle. * : *
To ENRIPEN, Ču-ri'p'm. v. a. 103. To ripen,
to mattire. -
To ENROBE, Ém-röbe'.
clothe. g tº
To ENROL, &m-rôle'. v. a. , 406. To insert in
a roll or register; to record; to involve, to in-
Wraſ).
EğileR, én-röl'Iár. s. He that enrols, he
that registers. - ©
ENROLMENT, Én-rði'mént, s. Begister, writ-
ing in which any thing is recorded.
To ENROOT, Śn-róðt'. v. a. 306. To ſix by
the root. -
To ENROUND, &m-röönd'. v. a. 312. To environ,
o surround, to enclose.
ENS, Énz. s. Any being or existence.
To ENSANGUINE, Ém-sång'gwin. . v. a.
To smear with #. to suffuse with blood, .
To ENSCHEDULE, &n-séd'âle. v. a. To in-
sert in a schedule or writing—See SchEDULE.
To ENSCONCE, 3n-skēnse'. v. a. To cover
as with a fort.
Ecsta-
To dress, to
W. &.
340.
To ENSEAM, &n-sème'. v. a. 227. To sew up,
to enclose by a seam.
To ENSEAR, &m-sère'. v. a. 227. To cauterize,
to stancſ, or stop with fire. -
To ENSHIELD, Ém-shēēld'. v. a. 275. To co-
Ver.
To ENSHRINE, Én-shrine'. v. a. To enclose
in a chest or cabinet, to preserve as a thing sa-
cred. *
ENSIFORM, Šu'sè-förm. a.
of a sword.
ENSIGN, &n'sine, s. 385. The flag or standard
of a regiment; badge, or mark of distinction ;
... Having the shape
the officer of foot who carries the flag.
[* I have given the last syllable of thºsword-the-
long sound, as I am convinced it is the most
*orrect, though 1 am of opinion that, in the mi-
litary profession, it is oftener pronounced short,.
as if written ensin., Some reasons from analogy
might be produced in favour of this latter pro-.
nunciation, 144; but they do not seem suffici
ent to outweigh the more general usage which
declares for the former.
ENSIGNBEARER, &n'sine-bā-rðr. s. He that.
carries the flag.
ENSIGNCY, &n'sín-sè. s. The office of an ensign
[[i. I have not met with this word in any of our
Dictionaries, but, from its very frequent use iu.
the polite world, am persuaded it deserves a
B. there, and particularly in a Pronouncing.
ictionary ; as it must be remarked, that:
though the second syllable of Ensign is general.
ly and more correctly pronounced with the i.
long, the same letter in the same syllable of
Ensigncy is always short.
To ENSLAVE, &n-slave'. v. a. To reduce to ser-
vitude, to deprive of liberty; to make over to:
another as his slave.
ENSLAVEMENT, &m-slåve'mént.
of servitude, slavery.
ENSLAVER, &n-slä’vár. s.
others to a state of servitude.
To ENSNARE, en-snare'. v.a. The same as Is
SNARE. Mason.
To ENSUE, ºn-så'. v. a. To follow, to pursue
To ENSUF, Én-sà'. v. m. To follow as a conse.
quence to premises; to succeed in a train of
events, or course of time.
ENSURANCE, &n-shū'ränse, s. Exemption from
hazard, obtained by the payment of a certain
Suºn 3 the sum paid for security.
ENSURANCER, Én-shū'rān-sàr. s. He who un-
dertakes to exempt from hazard.
To ENSURE, &n-shūre'. v. a. To ascertain, to
make certain, to secure; to exempt any thing
from hazard by paying a certain sum, on con-
dition of being reimbursed for miscarriage.
[[G. As this word and its compounds come from
s. The state
He that reduces.
º:
the word sure, they all retain the aspirated pro-
nunciation of the s in that word, 454; and it;
is not a little surprising that Mr. Sheridan has
omitted to mark it. r -
ENSURER, Én-shū'rür. s. One who makes con
tracts of ensurance.
ENTABLATURE, &n-táb'lä-tūre. ;
ENTABLEMENT, &m-tà'bl-mênt. 5 °.
In architecture, the architrave, frise, and cor-
nice of a pillar.
ENTAIL, Én-täle'. s. 202. The estate entailed
or settled, with regard to the rule of its descent,
the rule of descent settled for any estate.
To ENTALL, &n-tále'. v. a. To settle the de-
scent of any estate so that it cannot be, by any
!"º:E". bequeathed at pleasure.
To ENTAME, Én-tāme'. v. a. To tame, to sub-
* #"; • * -
To ENTANGLE, &m-táng'gl. 405. To enwrap
or ensnare with something not easily extrica-
ble; to twist or confuse ; to involve in difficul-
ties, to perplex. -
ENTANGLEMENT, 3n-táng gl-mênt. s. Hatri-
cacy, §% puzzle.
Eºº CR, Én-täng'glär. s. One that en
tangjeS. -
To ºf TER, &n'tér. v.a. 98. To go or come inte
any place; to initiate in a business, method,
or society; to set down in a writing.
To ENTER, &n'tér. v. m. To comein, to go in;
to penetrate mentally, to make intellectual en-
trance; to engage in ; to be initiated in.
ENTERING, en'tér-ing. s. Entrance, passage
into a place.
|To";NTÉRIACE, en-tér-lase. v. a. To inter
IIll K. - -
ENTEROLOGY, &m-tº-rölö-jë. s. The anatomi.
cal account of the bowels and internal parts,
º, ºn T'
of hazard, an arduous attempt.
To ENTERPRISE,&n'tér-prize. v. a. To under-
take, to attempt, to essay. ." -
ENTERPRISER, &n'tér-pri-zár. s. A man of
enterprise, one who undertakes great things.
To ENTERTAIN, &n-tér-tāme'. v. a. To con-
verse with, to talk with ; to treat at the table;
to receive º ; to keep in one's service ;
to reserve in the mind; to please, to amuse, to
divert ; to admit with satisfaction,
WNTERTAINER, &n-tér-tä'nár. s. He that keeps
others in his service; he that treats others at
his table; he that pleases, diverts, or amuses.
WNTERTAINMENT, &n-tér-tême'mént. s. Con-
versation; treatment at the table ; hospitable
reception ; payments of soldiers or servants;
amusements, diversion ; dramatick perform-
ance, the lower comedy.
bNTERTISSUED, Śn-tér-tish'ºde. a. Interwov-
en or interumixed with various colours or sub-
Stances, *
To ENTHRONE, &n-thrône'. v. a. To place on
a regal seat ; to invest with sovereign authority.
ENTHÚsſasſi, Čn-th'zhèazm. s.” A vain bé.
lief of private revelation, a vain confidence of
divine favour ; heat of imagination ; elevation
of fancy, exaltation of ideas.
(CP. For the pronunciation of the third syllable
of this and the three following words, see Ec-
elesiastick, and º: No. 451.
FNTHUSIAST, Śn-thº'zhē-ăst. s. One who
vainly imagines a private revelation ; one who
has a vain confidence of his intercourse with
God; one of a hot imagination; one of eleva-
tod fancy, or exalted ideas.
ENTHUSIASTICAL, &n-thº'zhē-ăs’té-kāl.
ENTHUSIASTICK, ºn-thé'zhē-ăs’tik.
Persuaded of some communication with the
Deity ; vehemently hot in any cause ; elevated
in fancy, exalted in ideas.
ENTHYMEME, én'thè-même. s. An argument
consisting only of an antecedent and conse-
quential gº
To ENT1CE, Én-tise'. v. a. To allure to attract,
to draw by blandishment or hopes.
ENTICEMENT, Čn-tise';n&nt. s. The act or
practice of alluring to ill; the means by which
one is allured to ill, allurement.
ENTICER, én-ti'sér. s. 98. One that allures to
ill. -
ENTICINGLY, en-t'sing-lè. ad. Charmingly,
in a winning manner.
ENTIRE, &n-tire' a. Whole, undivided ; un-
broken, complcte in its parts; full, complete ;
in full tº:
ENTIRELY, &n-tire'lé. ad. In the whole, with-
out division ; completely, fully.
ENTIRENESS, ãºtiºs.”. Completeness,
fulness.
ENTIRETY, &n-tire’té. s. Completeness, JMason.
[[ī’ This word, though very expressive, is ill-
formed, as it in some measure clashes with
that numerous class of words ending in ily,
where the i makes a distinct syllable; but as
this word is a formation of our own, we must
be careful to pronounce it in three syllables.
To ENTITLE, &n-titl. v. a. 405. To grace or
dignify with a title or honourable appellation;
to superscribe of prefix as a title; to give a
claim to any thing; to grant any thing as
claimed by a title.
ENTITY, &n'té-té. s. Something which really is,
a real being ; a particular species of being.
To ENTOIL, &n-töíl'. v. a. To ensnare, to en-
tangle, to bring into toils or nets. ©
To ENTOMB, &m-tóóm'. v. a. To put into a
164: -
Irr 559—Fate, far, fall, fât;—mè, mét;—pine, pin;–
A.NTERPRISE,&rºtºr-prize. s. An undertaking |
•
ENU
tering into a place; the act of entering; the
passage by which a place is entered, avenue
initiation, commencement; the act of taking
possession of an office or dignity; the begit-
ning of any thing:
To ENTRANCE, &n-tránse'. v. a. 91. To put
into a trance, to withdraw the soul wholly to
other regions; to put into an ecstasy.
To ENTRAP, &n-träp'. v. a. To ensuare, to
catch in a trap ; to involve unexpectedly in
... difficulties; to take advantage of . ..
To ENTREAT, Én-tréte'. v. a 227. To petition,
to Solicit, to importune; to prevail upon by so.
licitation; to treat or use well or ill. -
To ENTREAT, &m-trète. v. n. To offer a treaty
or compact; to treat, to discourse; to make a
petition.
ENTREATANCE, &m-trè'täuse. 3. Petition, er-
treaty, solicitation.
ENTREATY, &n-tré'té. s. Petition, prayer, so-
licitation.
ENTRY, &n'tré. . s. The passage by which any
one eliters a house; the act of entrance, in-
gress ; the act of taking possession of any
estate ; the act of registering or setting down
in writing ; the act of entering publickly into
any city. -
To ENUBILATE, &-mâ'bè-lāte. v. a. To clear
from clouds.
To ENUCLEATE, &-nā'klē-ăte. v. a. To solve,
to clear.
To ENVELOP, &n-véi'āp. v. a. To enwrap, to
cover; to hide, to surround; to line, to cover
on the inside."
ENVELOPE, Ön-vè-lópe'. s.
outward case.
[[5 This word, signifying the outward case of a
letter, is always pronounced in the French
manner by those who can pronounce French,
and by those who cannot the e is changed into
an o. Sometimes a mere Englishman attempts
to give the nasal vowel the French sound, and
exposes himself to laughter by pronouncing &
after it, as if written ongvelope. This is as ri.
diculous to a polite ear as if he pronounced it,
as it ought to be pronounced, like the verb to
envelop.
To #ENOM, én-vén'êm. v. a. 166. To poison;
to make odious ; to enrage.
ENVIABLE, &n'vé-à-bl. a. 405. Deserving envy
ENVIER, &n'vé-àr. s. 98. One that envies an
other, a maligner.
ENVIQU.S. &n'vº-às. a. 314. Infected with envy
ENVIOUSLY, &m'vé-às-lè, ad. With envy, with
malignity, with ill-will. . |
To ENVIRON, &n-vi'rön. v. a. 166. To sur-
round ; to envelop ; to besiege ; to hem in ;
to enclose, to invest.
ENVIRONS, Ön-vè-rönz', or én-vi'rāns. s. 166.
The neighbourhood or neighbouring places
round about the country.
[[G” Th’s word is in general use, and ought to be
ſºn. like the English verb to environ.
ut the vanity of appearing polite keeps it still
in the French pronunciation, and as the nasal
vowels in the first and last syllable are not fol-
lowed by hard c or g, it is impossible for a mere
Englishman to pronounce it fashionably.—See
Encort E.
To ENUMERATE, &-mâ'mè-:äte. v. a. To reck
on up singly, to count over distinctly.
ENüščRäijos , &-mti-inë-rå'shôn. s. The act
of numbering or counting over. -
To ENUNCLATE, &-mân'shē-ăte. v. a. To de.
clare, to proclaim.
ENUNCIATION, -nān-shē-ă shēn. s. Declara
tion, publick attestation; intelligence, informa
A wrapper, an
tomb
ENTRAILS, &n'trils. s. 203. The intestines, the
bowels, the guts; the internal parts, recess,
CàWerns.
ENTRANCE, &n'tránse, s. The power of en-
tion.
|ENUNCIATIVE, &-mân'shē-ă tiv. a. Declara
tive, expressive. -
ENUSCIATIVELY, &-nām'shë-à-tiv-lè. ad. See
Pronunciation: Declaratively.
*
+, -
ENVOY, &n'vöé. s. A publick minister sent from
one power to another; a publick messenger, in
dignity below an ambassador; a messenger.
To ENVY, &n'vé. v. a. To hate another for ex-
cellence or success; to grieve at any qualities
of excellence in another ; to grudge.
To ENVY. &n'vé. v. n. To feel envy, to feel pain
at the sight of excellence or felicity.
ENVY. &n'vé. s. 182. Pain felt and malignity
conceived at the sight of excellence or happi-
mess; rivalry, competition, ; malice.
[[; The ancient pronunciation of this word was
with the accent on the last, and the y sounded
like eye, as the Scotch pronounce it at this
day.
To ɺwHEEL,én-hwest. v. a To encompass,
to encircle. . . •. . -
To ENWOMB, &n-wööm'. v. a. To make preg-
nant; to bury, to hide.
EPACT, 'pákt. s. A number whereby we note
the excess of the common salar year above the
lunar, and thereby may find out the age of the
_moon every year.
EPAULET, &p-àw-lét'. s. A military shoulder
Ornamelit. ČSO72.
EPAULMENT, &-pāwī'mént. s. In fortification,
a sidework made either of earth thrown up, of
bags of earth, gabioms, or of fascines and earth.
EPENTHESIS, e-pên'thè-sis. s. 503, c. The ad-
dition of a vowel or consonant in the middle of
a word. .
EPHEMERA, 8-fém'è-rá. s. 92. A fever that
terminates in one day; an insect that lives on-
ly one day. * * -
H I was much surprised when I found Mr. Sheri-
dan had given the long open sound of e to the
second syllable of Ephemera, Ephemeris, &c. If
it was in compliment to the Greek eta, the same
reason should have induced him to give the
sound of long e to the first syllable of Hemistick,
Demagogue, and Rhetorick.
EPHEMERAL, &-fémé-rál. 88. : 8.
EPHEMERICK, &-fém'ê-rik. 510. *
Diurnal, §§§ and ending in a day.
EPHEMERIS, &-fém'è-r's. s. A journal, an ac-
count of daily transactions; an account of the
daily motions and situations of the planets.
EPHEMERIST, A-fém'è-rist. s. One who con-
sults the planets, one who studies astrology.
EPHOD, Éf'ód, or é'föd. s. An ornament worm
by the Hebrew priests. \
[; Scott, Buchanan, W. Johnston, Nares, and
Ash, adopt the first ; Entick and Kenrick the
last, which, in my opinion is the best.
EPICK, &p'ik. a. Comprising marrations, not
acted, not rehearsed. It is usually supposed to
be heroick. -
EPICEDIUM, p.4-sé-de-àia. s. An elegy, a
oem upon a funeral.
EPICURE, &p'é-kère. s.
tC) §§
EPICUREAN, 3p-è-kū-ré'ân. 8. One who holds
the principles of Epicurus.-See EUROPEAN.
EPICUREAN, Ép-è-kū-rean a. Luxurious, con-
§§ to luxury.
EPICURISM, Ép'é-kā-rízm. s. Luxury, sensual
enjoyment, gross pleasure.
A man given wholly
EPittſfism, pºism. s. The principles of
Epicurus. JMason.
ū’ Mr. Mason tells us, that this word should
have the accent on the third syllable. For my
own part, I think the explanation as faulty as
the accentuation. It should seem that Eiricu-
reanism is an attachment to the doctrines of
Epicurus; and that Epicurism is formed fºom
the word Epicure, which signifies a sensualist.
EPICYCLE, Ép'é-sl-kl. s. 405. A little circle
whose centre is in the circumference of a great-
er, or a small orb dependent on t. greater, as
that of the moon on that of the earth.
EPICYCLOID, &#-si'klöld. s. A curve genera-
£d by the revolutiº of the periphery of a cir- !
— 185 - #.
*-nē, mêve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, tab, ball;-&il;-päänd
|EPIDEMICAL, &p-é-démè-kál.
Epo
,-thin, THIs

cle lºng the convex or concave part of another
Circle. - :

EPIDEMICK, 3p3-démi. Boº. 5 a. Tha
which falls at once upon great numbers of peo-
ple, as t #. #. Fº affect-
Ing great numberS 3 general, universal. -
Eß"...ift.
*Jºan's body, ,
EPIGRAM, 3p'é-grâm. s. A short poem termi
EßAL, nºw
4. - 3 ep-é-gräm-măt'ê-kál. 2
EPIGRAMMATICK, &p-è-gūm-mätik. 509, }a.
Dealing in epigrams, writing epigrams; suita-
ble to epigrams, belonging to epigrams. -
EPIGRAMMATIST, ep-à-grämmä-tist. s. One
who writes or deals in epigrams.
EPILEPSY, Ép'é-lèp-sé. s. A convulsive motion
of the whole body, or of some of its parts, with
a loss of sense. . .
EPILEPTICK, &p-è-lép'tik. a. 509. Convulsed.
EPILGGUE, Ép'è-Jög. s. 338. The poem or
speech at the end of a play. --
EPIPHANY, &-pff'fä-mè. s. A church festival,
celebrated on the twelfth day after Christmas,
in commemoration of our Saviour's being ma-
nifested to the world, by the appearance of a
miraculous blazing star.
EPIPHONEMA, &p-è-fô-mê'má. s. 92. An ex
clamation, a conclusive sentence not closel
connected with the words foregoing.
EPIPHORA, 8-pif'fö-rá. s. 92. An inflammation
of any part. . . -
EPIPHYSIS, &-pff'é-sis. s. 520. Accretion, the
parts added by accretion.
EPISCOPACY, & pis'kö-pā-sè. s. The govern-
ment of bishops, established by the apostles.
EPISCOPAL, e-pis'kö-pâl. a. Belonging to a
bishop 3 vested in a bishop.
EPISCOPATE, e-pis'kö-pâte. s. 91. A bishop-
rick. -
EPISODE, Ép'é-söde. s. An incidental marrative,
or digression in a poem, separable from the
main subject.
EPISODICAL, &p-è-sód'ê-kál.
EPISODICK, &p-è-sód'ík. 509.
ed in an episode. :
EPISPASTICK, &p-è-spästik. a. Drawing; blis-
tering. .
EPISTLE, &-pis's. s. 472. A letter.—See Apos-
TILE.
EPISTOLARY, &-pistó-lār-e.a. Relating to let-
ters, suitable to letters; transacted by letters.
Fº ER, 8-pis’lār. s. 98. A scribbler of
etters
a Contain
EPITAF H, ep'état. s. An inscription upon a
tomb-stone. Q
EPITHALAMIUM, &p-ē-thä-lā'mē-ăm. s. A
nuptiºl song, a compliment upon marriage.
EPITHEM, Śp'é-thém. s. A liquid medicament
externally applied. -
EPITHET, §. s. An adjective demoting
any Tuality good or bad. . . . .
EPITOME, &pitó-mè. s. Abridgment, abbre-
Viature. - - -
To EPITOMISE, e-ple'8-mize. v. a. To abstract,
to contract into a marrow space; to diminish,
to c \rtail. - -
EPITOMISER, 8-pît'ö-mi-zăr.
EPITOMIST, e-pítő-mist.
E #6 § º: ë'pëk g
TH, Ép'ök, or, eſpök. e
EPQCHA, Śp'ö-kā. s. The time at
which a new computation is begun, from which
dates are numbered. .
[[G. As the last of these words is Latin, from the
Greek an exh, the Latin accent and quantity on
the antepenultimate syllable is preserved by po-
lite speakers; and the first being anglicised
and containing only two syllables, falls into the
S. An abridg-
uantity of the original Buchanan, Nares, and
T. make the first syllable of Epoch short; but
The scarfskin of -

Perry and Kenrick, in my opinion, make it
Inſhoreº long. -
EPODE, Ép'öde, or, É'pöde. s. The stanza after
the strophe and antistrophe.
[[P Entick, Scott, Perry, W. Johnston, Ash,
and Nares, make the first e short; but Kemrick
makes it long, as, in my opinion, it ought to be.
EPOPEE, Ép-Ö-pé'. s. An epick or heroick poem.
ERULATIQN, ºp-º-lä'shān Ş., Feast.
EPULOTICK.ép-à-lótºk. s." A cicatrising me.
dicament. ” *
EQUABILITY, &-kwā-bíl'é-té. s. Equality to it-
, self, evenness, uniformity.
EQUABLE, #'kwā-bl. a. 405. Equal to itself,
even, uniform.
EQUABLY, &'kwā-blé. ad. Uniformly, evenly.
º to itself. -
EQUAL, **kwál. a. 36, 88. Like another in bulk,
or any quality that admits comparison ; ade-
quate to any purpose ; even, uniform ; in just
proportion ; impartial, neutral ; indifferent;
equitable, advantageous alike to both parties;
upon the same terms.
EQUAL, *'kwál. s. One not inferiour or superiour
to another ; one of the same age.
To EQUAL, *kwál. v. a. To make one thing or
person equal to another; te rise to the same
state with another person ; to recompense fully.
To EQUALISE, &'kwā-lize. v. a. To make even ;
to be equal to.
EQUALITY, &'kwöl-&-té. s. 86. Likeness with
regard to any quantities compared ; the same
degree of dignity; evenness, uniformity, equa-
- Illty.
EQUALLY, &'kwāl-lè. ad. In the same degree
with another; evenly, equably, uniformly ; im-
partially.
E.QUANGULAR, &-kwäng'gå-lär. a. Consisting
of equal #. -
EQUANIMITY, &-kwā-nîm'ê-té. s , Evenness of
mind, neither elated nor depressed.
EQUANIMOUS, e-kwān'ê-mós. a. Even, not de-
jected.
EðUATION, 8-kwä'shôn. s. The investigation of
a mean proportion collected from the extremi-
ties of excess and defect : in algeora, an ex-
pression of the same quantity in two dissimilar
terms, but of equal value: in astronomy, the
difference between the time marked by the
sun's apparent motion, and that measured by
its real or middle motion.
EQUATOR, 8-kwā'tör. s. 166. A great circle,
whose Fº are the poles of the world. It di-
vides the globe into two equal parts, the north-
erm and southern hemispheres.
EQUATORIAL, *-kwā-töré-ál. a. Pertaining to
the equator.
EQUESTRIAN, 8-kwés'trè-án. a. Appearing on
horseback; skilled in horsemanship; belonging
to the second rank in Rome.
EQUERY, &-kwér'é. s. Master of the horse,
EQUICRURAL, *-kwé-kröö'rál. a. Having the
legs of an equal length.
Eóðidisi ANT. & Rºdistânt. a. At the same!
distance
EQUIDISTANTLY, &-kwé-dis'tánt-lè. ad. At the
same distance.
EQUIFORMITY, Š-kwé-fôr'mè-té. s.
§§§
EQUILATERAL, e-kw8-lāt'êr-ál. a. Having all
sides equal.
To EQUILIBRATE, &-kw8-il'bråte. v. a. To
balance equally.
Eğiºs , -kwé-ll-brå'shôn. s. Equi-
Oſºrse. -
EğrüERIUM. ë-kw8-lib'ré-àm. s. Equipoise,
equality of weight; equality of evidence, mo-l
tives or powers.
EQUINECESSARY, &-kwé-nós'sés-sār-e.a. Need-
fül in the same degree. -
EQUINOCTIAL, &-kw8-nók'shāl s. 38. The line
that encompasses the world at an equal dis.
Uniform -
… = 186
IIT 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét:—pine, pin,
|
-º-º-º: +----ºry
tance from ... to which circle when the
sun comes, he makes equal days and mights all
over the globe.
EQUINOCTIAL, *-kwé-nók'shái. a. Pertaining
to the equinox; happening, about the time of
the equinoxes; being near the equinoctial line.
EQUINOCTIALLY, &-kwé-nók'shāl-ć. ad. In the
direction of the equinoctial.
EQUINOX, elkwe-nóks, s. Equinoxes are the
precise times in which the sun enters into the
first point of Aries and Libra; for then, moving
exactly under the equinoctial, he makes our
§§ and nights equal; equinoctual wind.
EQUINUMERANT, &-kwé-nā'mè-rānt. a. Hav-
ing the same number.
To EQUIP, &-kwip'. v. a. To furnish for a horse-
man ; to furnish, to accoutre, to fit out.
EQUIPAGE, &k'kwé-pāje. s. 90. Furniture for a
horseman; carriage of state, vehicle; attend-
ance, retinue ; accoutrements, furniture.
EQUIPENDENCY, &-kwé-pén'dén-sé. s. The
act of hanging in equipoise.
EQUIPMENT, e-kwip'mént. s. The act of equip-
ping or accoutering ; accoutrement, equipage.
EQUIPOISE, Škwé-póize. s. Equality of weight,
equilibration.
EğCE, é-kwé-pôllénse. s. Equality
of force or power. - º
[Gº The strong tendency of our language to an
emcſitical pronunciation, 513, would induce me
to give the antepenultimate accent to this, and
a. Equili-
the following word, in opposition to Mr. Sheri-
dan and others; as no good reason can be
given to the ear, why they should liot have this
accent, as well as equivalent; equivocal, &c. But
as JEquivalents and º, have the accent on
the aritepenultimate in Latin, and JEquipolleas
on the penultimate, and the number of syllables
being the same in both languages, the accent is
enerally on the same syllable. 503. .
Eğ. è-kwé-pôl'lént. a. Having equal
power of force.
EðūIPQNDERANCE, e-kwº-pôn'dér-ānse, ; S
EQUIPONDERANCY, &-kw8-pôm dér-ān-sè.
Equality of weight. . .
Edº DERANT, &-kwá pán'dér-ànt. a. Be
ing of the same weight.
To EQUIPONDERATE, &-kwé-pên"dér-āte. v. n.
To weigh equal to amy, thing.
EQUIPONDIOUS, e-kwé-pôm"dē-ăs.
brated, equal on either part.
EQUITABLE, Šk'kwé-tá-bl. a. 405. Just, due to
justice; loving justice, candid, impartial,
EQUITABLY, &k'kwé-tá-blé. ad. Justly, impar-
tiallv.
EQUITY, Ék'kwë-té. s. Justice, right, homesty,
impartiality: in law, the rules of decision ob-
served by the Court of Chancery.
EQUIVALENCE, *-kwiv'vá-lèuse s. E
EQUIVALENCY, &-kw?v'vā-lém-sè. . Hºgua-
lity of power or worth. . .
Ejiºf è-kwiv'vá-lént. a. Equal in va-
lue ; equal in excellence ; of the same import
or meaning.
EQUIVALENT, & kwfv'vá-lént. s. A thing of
the same weight, dignity, or value.
FQUIVOCAL, &-kwiv'vö-kál. a. Of doubtful sig-
nification, meaning different things; uncertain,
doubtful.
EQUAVOCALLY, &-kwiv'vö-kāl-ć. ad. Ambigu
ously, in a doubtful or double sense; by uncer-
tain or irregular birth, by generation out of the
stated order. -
EQUIVOCALNESS, &-kw'ív'vö-kāl-nēs. s. Am-
º deuble meaning. A.
To EQUIVOCATE, &ºivºvá-kāte. v. n. To use
words of double meaning, to use ambiguous ex-
ressions. J
|EóUſvöCATION, 8-kwiv-vö-kā'shôm. s. Ambi
ity of speech, double meaning. .
EQUIVOCA ſoft, *-kw?v'vö-kā-tár. s. 521. One
who uses aminiguous languag. x.
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*—nó, mêve, nèr, mēt;—túbe, túb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
ERA, 'rá. s. The account of time from any par-
ticular date or epoch. -
ERADIATION, 8-rá-dè-à'shān. s. 534. Emis-
sion of radiance. -
To ERADICATE, &-rád'é-kāte. v. a. To pull up
by the root; to destroy, to end. ºf .
ERADICATION, 8-rād-e-kä'shôn. s. The act of
tearing up by the root, destruction; the state
of being torn up by, the roots.
ERADICATIVE, &-rād'é-kā-tív. a. 512. That
which cures radically.
To ERASE, &-råse'. v. a. See To RASE. To
destroy, to rub Qut; to expunge.
ERASEMENT, &-råse'mént. s. Destruction,
devastation ; expunction, abolition.
ERE, Are. ad. 94. Before, sooner than.
ERELONG, Are-lông'. ad. Before a long time
had elapsed.
# w% º i. Before this time.
- WHILE, are-hwile'. -
#######s."jūz. § ad. Some time
ago, before a iittle while.
To ERECT, e-rékt'. v. a. To place perpendicu-
larly to the horizon; to raise, to build; to ele-
vate, to exalt ; to animate, to encourage.
To ERECT, e-rékt'. v. n. To rise upright.
ERECT, e-rékt'. a. Upright; directed upwards;
bold, confident, vigorous. .
ERECTION, 8-rék'shôn. . s. The act of raising,
or state of being raised upward; the act of
building or raising edifices.
ERECTNESS, &-rékt'nés. s.
posture. :
EREMITE, Ér'è-mite. s. 155. One who lives in
a wilderness, an hermit.
EREMITICAL, &r-à-mit'ê-kál. a.
solitary. - -
EREPTATION, 8-rép-tà'shôn. s. A creeping
forth.
EREPTION, 8-rép'shôn. s.
taking away by force. • * *
ERGOT., &r'göt. s. 166. A sort of stub, like a
piece of horn, placed behind and below the pas-
tern joint; a substance like a cock's spur, com-
.# a disease of several farinaceous plants,
particularly wheat and rye; it is very injurious
to health, and is also used as a medicine.
ERINGO, &-ring'gó. s. , Sea-holly, a plant.
ERISTICAL, &-ris'té-kál. a. Controversial, re-
lating to dispute.
ERMINE, Ér'min. s. 140. An animal that is
found in cold countries, and which very nearly
resembles a weasel in shape ; having white hair,
and the tip of the tail black, and furnishing a
choice and valuable fur.
ERMINED, Ér'mind. a. 362. Clothed with er-
Illill (2.
To ERODE, &-röde'. v. a. To canker, or eat
Uprightness of
Religiously
aWäV.
Eßtion, ér-rö-gå'shān. s. The act of giv-|
ing or bestowing.
EROSION, e-Fö'zhàn. s. 451. The act of eating
away ; the state of being eaten away.
"To }º, ër. v. m. To wander, to ramble ; to
miss the right way;
amy purpose; to commit errours, to mistake.
RRAND, fir’ränd. s. A message, something to
be told or done by a messenger.
| P This word is i. pronounced as it is
marked; but might, perhaps, without pedantry,
be more properly pronounced as it is written.
ERRABLE, 3r'rā-bl. a. 405. Liable to err.
ERRABLENESS,ér'rā-bl-nés.s. Liableness to err.
A snatching or |E -
...! ERYSIPELAS, Ér-è-sip'é-lás. s. An eruption of
to stray; to deviate from |
ERRANT, Ér'rānt. a. Wandering, roving, ram-
bling; vile, abandoned, completely bad.
II; This word is generally pronounced exactly
like arrant, when it has the same siglification ;
but when applied to a Knight, it is more cor-
rectly pronounced º y as it is marked.
Eß. ér'rānt-ré. s. An errant state, the
condition of a waxiderer; the employment of a
kniglut errant.
- €. - -
ERRATICALLY, Ér-rátē-kāl-ć.
|ESCHAROTICK, &s-kā-röt’īl.
ERRATA, &r-rā'tä. s. The plural of ERRarum
The faults of the printerer author, inserted in
...the beginning or end of the book.
ERRATICK, Ér-rätik. a. Wandering, uncertain,
keeping no certain order; irregular, changea
ad. Without
rule, without method.
ERRONEOUS, Ér-ró'nè-às. a. Wandering, un-
settled ; mistaking, misled by erºtour.
ERRöNEqtisfy, ºne is ſºy mistake,
not rightly. - f
falsehood, inconformity to truth. -
ERROUR, &rrãr. s. 314. Mistake, involuntary
deviation from truth ; a blunder, a mistake
committed ; roving excursion, irregular course.
ERST, Érst, ad. First; at first, in the begin-
ning ; once, when time was ; formerly, long
ago; before, till them, till now.
EßSNESS, ºr ryně ºnés. s. Physical
ERUBESCENCE, &r-rū-bés'sénse. } s 519
ERUBESCENCY, &r-rū-bés'sén-sé
The act of growing red, redness.
ERUBESCENT, &r-rū-bés'sént. a. Reddish,
somewhat red.
To ERUCT, e-rákt'. v. a. To
belch, to break
wind from the stomach. - .
|ERööTAfióN, ºtă'shôn. s. The act of
belching ; belch, the matter vented from the
stomach ; any sudden burst of wind or matter
ERUDITF, Ér-ü-dite'. a. Learned. JMason.
ERUDITION, Ér-ü-dish'âm. s. Learning, know-
ledge. - ; : ,< .
ERUGINOUS, &-rūjë-nās. a. 92 taking of the
nature of º; 2 <
ERUPTION, 8-rūp'shān. s. ſhe act of break-
ing or bursting forth; burst, emission; sudden
ºrsion of a hostile kind; efflorescence, pus-
tules. t
ERUPTIVE, -rāp'tív. a. Bursting forth.
a hot acrid humour.
ESCALADE, &s-kā-lâde'. s.
the walls. - -
ESCALOP, sköllöp. s. A shell-fish, whose shell
is indented. - - . . .
To ESCAPE, &-skåpe'. v. a. To fly, to avoid; to
pass unobserved.
To ESCAPE, e-skåpe'. v. n. To fly, to get out of
Clanger.
ESCAPE, ë-skåpe. s. Flight, the act of getting
out of danger: in law, violent or privy evasion
out of lawful restraint; oversight, mistake.
ESCHALOT, shäl-lôt'. s. A plant. .
ESCHAR, És'kär. s. 353. A hard crust or scar
made by hot applications.
a. Caustick,
having the power to sear or burn the flesh.
ESCHEAT, Šs-tshète', s. Any lands, or other
profits, that fall to a lord within his manor by
forfeiture, or the death of his tenant, dying
without heir general or especial.
[[G. This and the three following words not being
derived from the learned languages, have the
ch#### in the English manner.
To ESCHEAT, Śs-tshéte'. v. a. To fall to the
lord of the manor by forfeiture. - -
ESCHEATOR, Śs-tshë'túr. s. 166. An officer
that observes the escheats of the king in the
county whereof he is escheator. -
To Eschew, És-tshöö'. V a. To fly, to avoid, to
SIllin.
[[G’ This word from its being almost antiquated,
has escaped the criticism of all our orthūepists,
except Mr. Elphinstone, who contends that it
ought to be pronounced as if written eskew.
{{ §. wonder eskew, (he says,) often falsely-ar
“ ticulated because falsely exhibited eschew, was
* ocularly traced from the old scheoir (after-
“wards echoir) to devolve or escheat, rather
“ than from esquiver, to parry, avoid, or eskew;
“by those to whom the body of the child and
The act of scaling

\
• Ess
“the soul of the parent were equally unknown.”
The etymological abilities of this gentleman in
the French and English languages are un-
questionable; but the pronunciation of this
word seems fixed to its orthography; and
beyond the reach of etymology to alter. Words
like land have a limitation to their rights,
When an orthography and pronunciation have
obtained for a long time, though by a false
title, it is perhaps better to leave them in quiet
possession, than to disturb the language by an
_aggient, though perhaps better claim.
ESCUTCHEON, 8s-kātsh'ím. s. 259. The shield
ef the family, the picture of the ensigns armo-
rial. -
ESCORT, Śs'kört. s. 492.
Convoy, guard from
place to place --
To ESCORT, Čs-kört'. v. a. To convoy, to guard
from place to place.
ESCRITOIR, Šs-krū-töre'. s. A box with all the
implements necessary for writing.
ESCUAGE, Čs'kā-āje. s. 90. A kind of knight's
service. * ºra •
ESCULENT, Śs'kā-lént. a. Good for food, eat-
able.
ESCULENT, es'kū-lènt. s. Something fit for
food.
ESPALIER, Śs-pâl'yār. s. 113. Trees planted
and cut so as to join. -
ESPECIAL, Š-spésh'âl. a. Principal, chief.
ºALLY, ë-spésh'âl-é. ad. Principally,
cnietly.
ESPERANCE,. &s-pè-ränse'. French. Hope.
ESPIAL, °-spl’āl, a... A spy, a scout.
ESPLANADE, 8s-pla-măde'. s. The empty space
between the glacis of a citadel and the first
houses of the town.
ESPOUSALS, 8-spöö'záls. s. Without a singu-
lar. The act of contracting or affiancing a
man and woman to each other.
ESPOUSAL, &-spöä'zál. a. Used in the act of
_espousing or betrothing.
To ESPOUSE, &-spööze'. v. a. To contract or
betroth to another; to marry, to wed; to main-
tain, to defend.
To išº, ë-spl’. v. a. To see a thing at a dis-
tance; to discover a thing intended to be hid ;
to see unexpectedly; to discover as a spy.
ESQUIRE, 8-skwire'. s. The armour-bearer or
attendant on a knight; a title of dignity, and
next in degree below a knight.
To ESSAY, €s-sà'. v. a. To attempt, to try, to
endeavour; to make experiments of; to try the
value and purity of metals. -
ESSAY, És'sä. s. 492. Attempt, endeavour; a
loose performance; an irregular indigested
piece ; an easy, free kind of composition; a
trial, an experiment. - –
ESSAYIST, És'sá-1st. s. One who makes essays.
J1sh. *... "
ESSENCE, Śs'sénse. s. Existence, the quality
of being ; constituent substance ; the cause of
existence; the very nature of any being ; in
medicine, the chief properties or virtues of any
simple, or composition collected in a narrow ||
compass; perfume, odour, scent.
To ESSENCE, &s'sénse. v. a. To perfume, to
scent.
ESSENTIAL, Šs-sén'shál. a. Necessary to the
constitution or existence of any thing; impor-
tant in the highest degree, principal; pure,
jº rectified, subtilly elaborated.
[[f What has been observed of the word efface
is applicable to this word: the same reasons
have induced me to differ from Mr. Sheridan in
the division ef, especial, espousal, establish, &c.
as I have no doubt, in words of this form, where
the two first consonants are combinable, that
they both go to the second syllable, and leave
theyowel in the first lºng and open.
ESSENTIAL, £s-sén'shäl. s. Existence; first or
constituent principles; the chief point.
188 -
[[ 559.--Fāte, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin;–
ETC
ESSENTIALLY, &s-sén'shāl-lè. ad. By the con.
stitution of nature. .* ºf
ESSOINE, &s-sàin'. s. Allegesment of an excuse
for him that is summoned, or sought for, to ap
pear ; excuse, exemption. -
To ESTABLISH, &-stáblish. v. a. To settle
firmly, to fix umalterably ; to found, to build
firmly, to fix immoveably; to make settlement
of any inheritance.
ESTABLISHMENT, e-stáb'lish-mênt. s. Settle-
ment, fixed state ; settled regulation, form, mo-
del; allowance, income, salary.
ESTATE, &-state'. s. The general interest, the
publick ; condition of life; fortune, possession
in land.
To ESTEEM, 8-stèèm'v. a. To set a value,
whether high or low, upon any thing; to prize,
to rate high ; to hold in opinion, to think, to
IIIlag IIlê.
EŠTÉM, ë-stèèm'. s. High value, reverential
§
ESTEEMER, 8-stèèm'âr. s. One that highly
values, one that sets a high rate upon any thing
ESTIMABLE, Šs'té-mâ-bl. a. 405. Valuable
worth a large price ; worthy of esteem, worthy
of honour
EšTiMABLENESS, 8stè-má-blºnés. s. The
quality of deserving regard.
To ESTIMATE, És’té-māte. v. a. To rate, to
adjust the value of; to judge of any thing by
its proportion to something else; to calculate
to compute. .
ESTIMATE, &s’té-māte. s. 91. Computation,
calculation; value ; valuation, assignment of
proportioned value ; opinion, judgment; es-
teem, regard, honour.
ESTIMATION, &s-tê-mâ'shūm. s. The act of ad-
justing proportioned value; calculation, com-
putation; opinion, judgment; esteem, regard,
honour. -
ESTIMATIVE, &s'tè-mă-tív. a. 512. Having the
power of comparing and adjusting the prefer-
ۼn Ce. - -
ESTIMATOR, 8stè-mâ-tăr. s. 521. A setter of
rateS. . . .
ESTIVAL, Šs’tè-vál. a. 88, ertaining to the
summer; continuing for the Summer.
To ESTRANGE, 8-strärje'. v. a. To keep at a
distance, to withdraw; to alienate from affec-
tion.
ESTRANGEMENT, 8-strānje'mént. s. Aliena-
tion, distance, removal.
ESTRAPADE, &s-trá-pâde'. s. The defence of
a horse that will not obey, who, to get rid of
his rider, rises mightily before, and, whºle his
forehand is yet in the air, yerks furiously wit
his hind legs. .
ESTREPEMENT, 8-strèëp'mént. s. Spoil made
by the tenant for term of life upon any lands
or woods. -
ESTRICH, &s'tritsh. s. The largest of birds
roperly OSTRICH.
ESTUARY, &s'tshū-à-ré. s. 461. An arm of the
sea, the mouth of a lake or river in which the
tide ebbs and flows : - -
To ESTUATE, &s'tshā-āte. v. a. 91. To swel.
and fall reciprocally, to boil. -
ESTUATION, Šs-tshū-à'shán. s. The state of
boiling, reciprocation of rise and fall. -
ESURIENT, e-zā'ré-Émt. a. 479. Hungry, vora-


CIOUIS. :*
ESURINE, &zhë-rine. a. 479. Corroding, eat
IIlº.
Ełºś. ét-sét'é-rå. &c. A contraction of the Latin
words Et coetera, which signifies, And so of the
rest.
To ETCH, &tsh. v. a. A way used in making of
i prints, by drawing with a proper needle upon
a copper-plate. g
ETCHING, 8tshing. . s. An impression of a
copper-plate taken after the manner cited from
Harris hw Johnson under ETCH Mason
JB, VA I 89
—nº, mºve, nºr, not-tube, tab, ball:-31;-pºnd,-thin, rais.
ETERNAL, &-tér'nāl. a. Without beginning or
end; unchangeable. -
ETERNAL, &-tér'nāl. s. One of the appellations
of the Godhead. . .
ETERNALIST, 8-térnál-list. s. One that holds
the past existence of the world infinite.
To §§§. è-tér'nāl-lize. v. a. To make
etermal.
ETERNALLY, &-tér'nāl-lè. ad. Without begin-
ning or end; unchangeably, invariably.
ETERNE, 8-térn', a. Eternal, perpetual.
ETERNITY, &-tér'né-té. s. Duration without
beginning or end ; duration without end.
To ETERNIZE, &-tér'nize. v. a. To make end-
less, to perpetuate ; to make for ever famous,
to immortalize. r
ETHER, 'thér. s. The matter of the highest
# above; a chymical preparation.
ETHEREAL, Š-thè'ré-ál. a 88.
ether; celestial, heavenly.
ETHEREOUS, &-thè'rè-ós. a. Formed of ether,
heavenly. .* •, -
ETHICAL, &th'é-kál. a. 88. Moral, treating on
morality. . . T -
ETHICALLY, &th'é-kāl-ć. ad. According to the
doctrines of morality.
ETHICK, 8th'ik. a. Moral, delivering precepts
of morality. - -
ETHICKS, Śth'íks. s. without the singular. The
doctrine of morality, a system of morality.
ETHNICK, 8th'mík. a. Heathem, Pagan, not
Jewish, not Christian. - º
ETHNICKS, Šth'nïks s. Heathens. -
ETHOLOGICAL, &th-ö-lödje'é-kál. a. 530. Treat-
ing of morality. .. *
ETIOLOGY, &-tê-öl'ö-jë. s. An account of the
causes of any thing, generally of a distemper.
ETIQUETTE, 6t-è-két’. s. 415. The polite form
or manner of doing anything ; the ceremonial
of #;" manners.
[[i. This word crept into use some years after
Johnson wrote his Dictionary, nor have I found
it in any other I have consulted. I have ven-
tured, however, to insert it here, as it seems to
be established; and as it is more specifick than
ceremonial, it is certainly of use. -
ETUI, Ét-w8'. s. French. A case for tweezers
and such instruments. Mason.
ETYMOLOGICAL, Št-è-mö-lödje'é-kál. a. Re-
lating to etymology. - -
ETYMOLOGIST, &t-è-mölö-jíst. . s. One who
searches out the original of words.
ETYMOLOGY, &t-è-móI'ö-jë. s. The descent or
derivation of a word from its original, the de-
duction of formations from the radical word;
the part of grammar which delivers the inflec-
tions of nouns and verbs.
To EVACATE, &-vā'kâte. v. a. To empty out,
to throw out. -
To EVACUATE, 8-vák’ā-āte. v. a. To make
empty, to clear; to void by any of the excreto-
ry passages; to quit, to withdraw from out of
a place.
EVACUANT, &-vák’ā-ānt. s. Medicine that pro-
cures evacuation by any passage.
EVACUATION, &-vāk-ū-à'shān. s. Such emis-
Formed of
sions as leave a vacancy; discharge; the prac-
tice of emptying the body by physick; dis-
charges of the body by any vent natural or ar-
tificial. • *
Te EVADE, 8-yāde', v. a. To elude; to avoid;
to §§ or elude by sophistry. -
To EVADE, *-väde'. v. n. To escape, to slip
away 3 to practise sophistry or evasions.
CVAGATION, $v-á-gā'shôn. s. The act of wan-
dering, deviation.
[[; I am well aware that this and the two follow-
ing words, are often, by good speakers, pro-
nounced with the e in the first syllable long and
open, but I think contrary to that correctness
which arises from general analogy. 530.
EVANESCENT, Év-à-nés'sént. a. Vanishing,
imperceptible *
EVANGELICAL, Év-ān-jélè-kál. a. Agreeable
to gospel, consonant to the Christian law reveal-
ed in the .# gºspel; contained in the gospel.
EVANGELISM, 8-vánjè-ſizm. s. The promul-
gation of the blessed gospel. - ,’
EVANGELIST, e-vänje-list. s. A writeróf the
history of our Lord Jesus; a promulgator of
the Christian laws. . . . - .
To EVANGELIZE, &-vänjê-lize. v. a. To in-
struct in the gospel, or law of Jesus.
EVANID, *-vān'íd; a. Faint, weak, evanescent.
EVAPORABLE, eväp'ö-rá-bi. a. 405. Easily
dissipated in fumes or vapours. . . . .
To EVAPQRATE, e-váp'ö-räte. v. n. 91. To fly
- away in fumes or vapours. .

|To EVAPORATE, re-väp'ö-räte. v. a. To drive
away in fumes; to give vent to ; to let out in
ebullition or sallies. -
EWAPORATION, 8-váp-ó-rä'shôn. s. The act
of flying away in fumes and vapours; the act of
attenuating matter, so as to make it fume a-
way: in pharmacy, an operation by which li-
quids are spent or driven away in steams, so as
to leave some part stronger than before.
EVASION, 8-vá'zhàm. s. 49. Excuse, subterfuge,
§: artifice. ... -
EVASIVE, &-vá'stv. a. 158, 428. Practising eva-
sion, elusive; containing an evasion, sophistical.
EUCHARIST, yū'kā-ríst. s. 353. The act of
giving thanks, the sacramental act in which the
death of our Redeemer is commemorated with
a thankful remembrance; the sacrament of the
Lord's Supper. .
EUCHARISTICAL, yā-kā-ris'té-kál. a. Con-
taining acts of thanksgivings; relating to the
sacrament of the Supper of the Lord. º,
EUCHOLOGY, yū-kölö-jë. s. A formulary of
rayers.
Ełºśy, yū'krá sé. s. An agreeable well-
proportioned mixture, whereby a body is in
health. .
#sºn. !s. The close of the day; the
vigil or fast to be observed before an holiday.
EVEN, 'vm. a. 103. Level, not rugged; uniform,
smooth ; equal on both sides; ". any
thing owed; calm, not subject to elevation or
depression; capable to be divided into equal
Jarts. - - . . ."
T. EVEN, 'wn. v. a. To make even; to make
out of debt, to make level.
EVEN, 8'vm. ad. A word of strong assertion,
verily ; supposing that; notwithstanding.
Evºia ED, é'vm-hăn'déd. a. Impartial,
§§ - *
EVENING, É'vn-ing. s. The close of the day, the
beginning of night.
EVENLY, &'vn-lè. ad. Equally, uniformly;
smoothly; impartially, without favour, or en-
mity. . i
EVENNESS, 'vn-nēs. s. State of being even ;
uniformity, regularity ; equality, of surface,
levelness; freedom from inclimation to either
side ; calmness, freedom from perturbation.
EVENTiPE, &'vn-tide. . s. The time of evening.
EVENT, gºvént. s. An incident, any thing that
º ; the consequence of an action.
To EVENTERATE, &-vén'tè-räte. v. a. To rip
up, to open the belly. . . . . . -
EVENTFUL, &-vént'íðl. a. Full of incidents.
To EVENTILATE, 8-vém'té-lāte. v. a. To win
now, to sift out; to examine, to discuss. -
EVENTUAL, °-vén'tshū-āl. a. Happening in
consequence of any thing, consequential.
EVENTUALLY, &-vén'tshā-āl-lè. ad. In the
event, in the last result.
EVER, $v’ār. ad. 98. At any time; at all times;
for ever; a word of enforcement, As soon as
ever he had done it; it is often contracted into :
e' er.
EVERBUBBLING, Év-ār-bābling. a. Boiling
up with perpetual murmurs,
** . . . . E. W.I.'
EVERBURNING, &v-ār-bār'ning. a. Unextin-
guished.
EºtriNg, avºr dºing. a. Eternal, en-
during without end. . .
EVERGREEN, 8v-ār-grèën’. a. Werdant through-
out the year. -
EVERGREEN, Év'êr-gréén. s. A plant that re-
tains its verdure through all the seasons.
EVERHONOJRED, Év-ār-àm'nārd. a. Always
held in honour. |
EVERLASTING, Év-ār-lästing. a. Lasting or
enduring without end, perpetual, immortal:
EVERLASTING, 8v-ār-lästing, s. Eternity.
EVERLASTINGLY, &v-ār-lästing-lè. ad. Eter-
mally, without end.
EVERLASTINGNESS, &v-ār-lästing-nés. s.
Etermity, perpetuity. . . -
EVERLIVING, &v-ār-fiv'íng. a. Living with-
out end.
EVERMORE, 8v-ār-möre'. ad Always, eter-
mall l
To *WERSE, & vérse'. v. a. To overthrow, to
subvert.
To EVERT, e-vért v. a. To destroy.
EVERY, Év’ār-e. . a. Each one of ałł.
EVESDROPPER, ev'z'dróp-pâr. s. Some mean
fellow that skulks about the house in the might.
To EVESTIGATE, &-vés'té-gäte v. a. To
search out.
EUGH, jº s. A tree.
To EVICT, &-vikt'. v. a.
sentence of law ; to prove.
EVICTION, 8-vſk'shôn. s. Dispossession or de-
privation by a definitive sentence of a court of
udicature; proof; evidence.
vº. $v'é-dénse. . s. The state of being
evident clearness ; testimony, proof; witness,
one that gives evidence. .
To EVIDENCE, &v'é-dénse. v a. To prove, to
make discovery of.
EVIDENT, Év'é-dént. a. Plain, apparent, no-
torious.
EVIDENTLY, &v'ê-dént-lè. ad. Apparently,
certainly. -
EVIL, Avl. a. , 159. Having bad qualities of
any kind; wicked, corrupt ; miserable; mis-
chievous, destructive.
EVIL, Avi. s. ... Wickedness, a crime; injury,
mischief, malignity, corruption ; misfortune,
calamity ; malady, disease. --
EVIL, *'vl, ad. Not well in whatever respect;
injuriously, not kindly. . .
EVILAFFECTED, e-wl-āf-féktéd. a. Not kind,
not disposed to kindness.
EVELDOER, 8-vl-dó'âr. s. Malefactor.
EVILFAVOURED, e-wl-ſå'värd. a. Ill-counte-
nanced. - -
EVILFAVOUREDNESS, e-wl-fé'vārd-nēs. s.
§
EVILMINQED, & vl-mind'éd. a. Malicious,
mischievous.
EVILNESS, &'vl-nēs. s. Contrariety to good-
ness, badness of whatever kind.
EVILSPEAKING, &-wl-spè'king. s. Defamation,
y
To take away by a
calumny. -
EWiiWiśHING, e-wl-wishing, a wishing evil
to, having no good will.
EVILWOR , é-vl-wark'êr. s.
does ill. .
To...EVINCE, &-vlnse'. v. a. To prove, to show.
One who
EVINCIBLE, &-vin'sè-bl. a. Capable of proof,
demonstrable.
£WINTIBLY, &-win'sé-blè. ad.
ner as to force conviction.
To EVISCERATE, &-vis'sé-räte. v. a. To em-
bowel, to deprive of the entrails. - -
EVITABLE, &v'è-tá-bl. a. 405. Avoidable, that
may be escaped or shunned. -
To EVITATE, &v'-è-täte. v. a. To avoid, to
shun. ºf . -
EVITATION. Šv-è-tä's ºn s 530. The act of
avoid...g ~ " ;
In such a man-
--- .*
* . .
- I 90
If biº-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin;–
EULOGY, yū'löjë. s. Praise, encomium.
EUNUCH, yū'nāk. s. One that is castrated.
EWOCATION, Év-ö-kä'shān. s. The act of call
sº Out. - -
EVOLATION, $v-ó-lá'shām. s. 530. The act
of §§ i
To EVOLVE, &-völv’. v. a. To unfold, to dis-
entangle.
To EVOLVE, 8-vélv'. v. n. To open itself, to
disclose itself. -
EVOLUTION, Év-ó-lū'shām. s. 530. The act
of unrolling or unfolding; the series of things
unrolled or unfolded : in tacticks, the motion
made by a body of men in changing their pos-
ture, or form of drawing up.
530. The act
EWOMITION, 8v-ó-mīshān, s.
of vomiting out. -
Bºric yū-péptik. a. Of easy digestion.
ºf SO77.
EUPHONICAL, yū-fôn'è-kāi. a.
agreeably.
EUPHONY, yū'fö-mè... s. An agreeable sound,
the contrary to harshness.
Sounding
EUPHORBIUM, yū-fôr'bé-àm. s. A plant, a
TIII?.
EßRAsy, yū'frå-så. s. 92. The herb Eye
bright. -
EURIPUS, yū-rl'pës. s. (From Euripus Euboi-
cus, that ebbs and flows seven times in a day.)
Perpetual fluctuation. JMason.
EUROCLY DON, yū-rök'lè-dón. s. A wind
which blows between East and North, very
dangerous in the Mediterranean.
EUROPEAN, yū-rö-pè'âm. a.
Europe.
[[G’ This word, according to the analogy of our
own language, ought certainly to have the ac-
cent on the second syllable; and this is the pro-
numciation which unlettered speakers constant
ly adopt; but the learned, ashamed of the anal-
ogies of their own tongue, always place the ac-
cent on the third syllable, because Europaeus
has the penultimate long, and is therefore ac-
cented in Latin. Epicurean, has the accent on the
same syllable by the same rule, while Herculean
and Cerulean submit to English analogy, and
have the accent on the second syllable, because
their penultimate in Latin is short.
EURUS, yū'rås. s. The East wind.
Belonging to
EURYTHMY, yū'rith-mè. s. Harmony, regular
_and symmetrical measure.
EUTHANASIA, yū-thān-A'zhē-ă.
EUTHANASY, yū-thān'ā-sè. 92.
*3 death. -
[G’ Of the accent of the first of these words
there can be no dispute ; but the last is the first
anglicised, and therefore admits of some diver
sity. , Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kemrick, Dr. Ash
Entick, Barclay, Bailey, and the first editions
of Dr. Johnson, accent the last of these words
on the antepenultimate, but the quarto edition of
Johnson on the penultimate; I suspect, how
ever, if we were strictly to follow our own ama
logy, that we ought to place the accent on the
first syllable; for as this termination is not en
clitical, 513, it seems to be under the same
predicament as Academy, Irreparable, &c. which
Sée. W.
EVULGATION, 8v-āl-gå'shān. s. The act of di
Wº -
EVU ŠíðN , 8-vál'shān. s. The act of plucking
Out.
EWE, yū. s. 268. The she sheep.
[[; There is a vulgar pronunciation of this
word, as if written yoe which must be carefully
avoided.
EWER, yù'ěr. s. 98. A vessel in which water
is brought for washing the hands. -
EWRY, yū'ré. s. An office in the king's house . .
hold, where thev take care of the linen for the
king's table.
EX, Éks, or égz
; s.453. An
A Latis preposition often pre-
EXA
fixed to compounded words; sometimes mean-
ing out, as exhaust, to draw out. e tº .
II ºf #. 'a' in this inseparable preposition is, with
respect to sound, under the same predicament
as thes in Dis: which see. 425. . .
To EXACERBATE, Égz-ás'ér-bäte. v. a. To
embitter, to exasperate. * . .
EXACERBATION, Égz-ás-ér-bä'shān. s. In-
crease of malignity, augmented force or seve-
Titv. - -
EXA, ;ERVATION, 8gz-ás-sér-vá'shām. s. The
act of heaping up. - - - -
*EXACT, Égz-ākt'. a. 478. Nice; methodical;
accurate; homest, strict, punctual.
To EXACT, Égz-ākt'. v. a. To require authori-
tatively ; to demand of right.
To EXACT, Égz-ākt'. v. m. To practise extor-
tion.
EXACTER, Égz-āk'tár. s. 98. Extortioner, one
who claims more than his due ; one who is se-
vere in his injunctions or his demands.
EXACTION, Égz-āk 'shān, s. Extortion, unjust
demand; a toll, a tribute severely levied.
EXACTLY, Égz-ākt'lè. ad. Accurately, nicely.
EXACTNESS, Égz-àkt'nés, s. Accuracy, nicety;
regularity of conduct, strictness of manners.
To EXAGGERATE, Égz-àdje'é-räte. v. a. To
heighten by representation.
his word is sometimes heard with the dou-
ble g hard, as in dagger ; but every one who has
a scrap of Latim knows, that exaggerate comes
from exaggero; and that all words from that
language have the g soft before e and i ; the
third syllable, therefore, must have the e soft.
But it will be said, that, according to the laws
of pronunciation, the first g ought to be hard as
the first c is in flaccid, siccity, &c. To which it
may be answered, that, strictly speaking, it
ought to be so; but polite usage has so fixed
the first as well as the last
that none but a confirmed pedant would have
the bol\less to pronounce them differently.
This usage too we find is not without all founda-
tion in analogy. Wherever there is a conside-
rable difficulty in keeping sounds separate,
they will infallibly run into each other. This
is observable in the sound of s, which, when
final, always adopts the sound of z when a flat
consonant precedes, 434; the first s likewise in
the termination session, mission, &c. necessarily
runs into the sound of sh like last s : but it may
be said, that the first #, in ea aggerate has no such
, relation to the second as s has to sh, and that
this very difference between the two consonants
makes us preserve the first c in flaccid and sac-
city in its hard sound of k, which is perfectly
distinct from the other sound of c, which is
nothing more than s. . To this it can only be
replied by way of mitigation, that hard g and
soft g or j are formed nearer together in the
mouth than hard c or k and soft c or s ; and
therefore as they are more liable to coalesce,
their coalescence is more excusable.
EXAGGERATION, Śgz-ādje-é-rá'shān, s. The
act of keeping together; hyperbolical amplifi-
cation. - -
To EXAGITATE, Śgz-ādje'é-täte. v. a. To
shake, to put in motion.
EXAGITATION, &gz-Édje-è-tà'shān. s. The act
of shaking.
To EXALT., &gz-ālt'. v. a. To raise on high ; to
elevate to power, wealth, or dignity; to elevate
to joy or confidence; to praise, to extol, to
magnify ; to elevate in diction or sentiment,
EXALTATION, Śgz-āl-tä'shān. s. The act of
raising on high , elevation in power or dignity;
most elevated state, state of greatness or dig.
{Altv.
EXAMEN, &gz-à'mén. s. 503. Examination, dis-
quisition.
EXAMINATE,
examined,
égz-ām'ê-nāte. s. The person
191 ..
—nó, mêve, nôr, nºt;-túbe, tàb, ball;-&il,—péând;—t
in the soft sound,
Excºpiº, éks&ding. part.º.
ExCEilif no E, & sói-lènse.
EXC
thin, this. ..
EXAMINATION, egz-ām-è-mâ'shôn. s. The act
of †º questigns, or experiment
EXAMINATOR, €gz-āmīānā-tár. s. 521. An
examiner, an inquirer. . . .
To EXAMINE, *gz-āmān. v. a. 140. To try a
person accused or suspected by interrogatories.
& -
to interrogate a witness; to try the triith or
falsehood of any proposition; to try by expe.
riment, to narrowly sift, to scan; to make in-
§§ into, to search into, to scrutinise."
EXAMINER, Égz-ám’é-mâr. s. One who inter
rogates a criminal or evidence; one who
$earches or tries any thing. . . . . . .
EXAMPLE, $gz-ām'pl. s. 478. Copy or pattern,
that which is proposed to be resembled; pre
cedent, former instance of the like; a person
fit to be proposed as a pattern ; one punished
for the admonition of others; instances in
which a rule is illustrated by an application.
|EXANGUIOUS, ek-sång'gwé-às. a. Having no
blood.—See ExiccATE. -
EXANIMATE,
dead; spiritless, depressed.
EXANíMÁtion, égz-An-è-mâ'shān, s. Depri-
vation of life , • -
º|Mous, égz-án'è-mâs. a. Lifeless, dead,
WIHeCº. - - . . .
EXANTHEMATA, eks-án-thém'ā-tá. s. Erup-
EXANTHEMATOUS, aks-án-théma-tás. a. Pus.
tions, pustules.
tulous, eruptive.
égz-àn'ê-māte. a. Lifeless,
To FXANTiºff, egzantiate. v. a. To draw
out ; to exhaust, to waste away.
EXANTLATION, eks-ánt-iā'shôn. s. The act of
drawing out.
EXARTICULATION, Aks-ār-tik-à-lä'shôn... s.
The dislocation of a joint. . .
To EXASPERATE, Šgz-às'pér-āte. v. a. To pro-
yoke, to enrage, to irritate; to heighten a dif
\ference, to aggravate, to embitter.
EXASPERATER, Égz-às'pér-à-tár. s. He that
exasperates or provokes. -
EXASPERATION, Égz-ás pér-Ashán. s. Aggra.
yation, malignant representation; provocation,
irritation. -
TºxºtºroRATE,égz-Awkto-rate. v. a. To
dismiss from service ; to deprive of a benefice.
EXAtjörðRAfids, gºshānjis.
mission from service ; deprivation, degradation.
EXCANDESCENCE, Élis-kān-dés'sénse. ;
510.
EXCANDESCENCY, 3ks-kān-dés'sén-sè.
Heat, the state of growing hot; anger, the state.
of grºwing angry.
EXCANTATION, Éks-kān-tä'shān. s.
Disen-
chantment by a counter charm.
To EXCARNATE, &Ks-kārnāte. v. a. To ciear
from flesh.
EXºARNIFICATION, is kār-nē-ſº-kāshān, s,
To hollow, -
EXCAVATION, &s-kā-vá'shân. s. The act of
cutting into hollows; the hollow formed, the
... The act of taking away the flesh.
To EXCAVATE, Éks-kā’vate. v. a.
to Crit into hollows.
cavity.
To EXCEED, Šk-sèèd'. v. a. To go beyond, to
outgo; to excel, to surpass.
To EXCEED, Škºséèd'. v. n. To go too far, to
#. the bounds of fitness; to go beyond any
imits ; to bear the greater projščrtion.
*
+:
quantity, extent or duration. . -
Fº iMGLY, Ék-sèë'ding-lè. ad. To a great
egree.
To ÉXCEL, &k-sé1'. v. a.
qualities, to surpass. ." -
To EXCEL, ekºsé!'. v. m. To have good quali-
ties in a great degree.
To outgo in good
EXCELLENCY, &k'sél-lén-sè. S. Dignity,
high rank ; the state of excelling in any thing,
that in which one excels - a title of honour,
Great in


EXC
usually applied to ambassadors and govern-
OUllſ S. *, *.
EXCELLENT, Šk'sél-lènt, a. Of great virtue, of
great worth, of great dignity; eminent in any
ood quality. * -- -
EXCELLENTLY, &k'sél-lént-lè. ad. Well in a
º § ; to an eminent degree. -
To EXCEPT, Ék-sépt'. v. a. To leave out, and
specify as left out of a general precept or posi-
tion.
To EXCEPT, Ék-sépt'. v. n. To object, to make
§§ - -
EXCEPT, 8k-sépt', prep. Exclusively of, without
inclusion of; unless.
EXCEPTING, Šk-sép'ting. prep. Without inclu-
sion of, with exception of
EXCEPTION, Ék-sép'shān. s. Exclusive from
the things comprehended in a precept or po-
sition ; thing excepted, or specified in excep-
: objection, cavil; peevish dislike, offence
&
Biken.
EXCEPTIONABLE, 8k-sép'shôn-á-bl. a. Liable
to §§§
EXCEPTIOUS, Ék-sép'shūs. a. Peevish, for-
ward. Z’
EXCEPTIVE, €k-sép'tlv. a. Including an ex-
#
EXCEPTLESS, Ék-sépt'lés. a. Omitting or ne-
- #3; exceptions.
EXCEPTOR, 8k-sép’tár. s. 166. Objector.
To EXCERN, Ék-sèrm'. v. a. To strain out, to
Separate or emit by strainers. -
XCERPTION, Šk-sèrp'shān. s. The act of
gleaning, selecting ; the thing gleaned or se-
lected.
EXCESS, Šk-sès'. s. More than .# super-
fluity; intemperance, unreasonable indulgence;
§§ of due limits. -
EXCESSIVE, &k-sés'sfv. a. Beyond the common
proportion of quantity or bulk; vehement be-
_yond measure in kindness or dislike. -
EXCESSIVELY, &k-séssiv-lè. ad. Exceedingly,
eminently.
. To EXCHANGE, Éks-tshānje'. v. a. To give or
quit one thing for the sake of gaining another;
to give and take reciprocally.
ExCHANGE, éks-tshānje'. s. The act of giving
and receiving reciprocally; barter; the balance
- of the money of different nations; the place
where the merchants' meet to negociate their
affairs. -
EXCHANGER, Čks-tshānjär. s. One who prac-
tises exchange. -
EXCHEQUER, Šks-tshék'âr. s. The court to
which are brought all the revenues belonging
to the crown. -
EXCISE, Šk-size'. s.
modities.
To EXCISE, ek-size'. v. a. To levy excise upon
a person or thing.
EßN. ék-size'mán. s. 88. An officer
who inspects commodities. - -
ièXCISION, Šk-sizh'àn s. 451. Extirpation, de-
struction.
EXCITATION, Ék-sè-tà'shân. s. The act of ex-
citing or putting into plotion.
To EXCITE, Šk-site'. vſa. To rouse, to animate,
to stir up, to encourage. -
EXCI'l EMENT, Šk-site mént. s. The motive by
which one is stirred up. - ; :
EXCITER, &k-sitàr. s. One that stirs up others,
; Or § them in motion. -
To EXCLAIM, Šks-kläme'. v. n. To cry out with
vehemence, to make an outcry.
EXCLAMATION, Šks-kā-mâ'shān. s. Wehe-
ment outcry, clamour, outrageous vociferation;
an emphatical utterance; a mote by which a
athetical sentence is marked thus (!).
EXCLAIMER, Šks-klä'múr. s. One that makes
vehement outcries. -
CXCLAMATORY, &ks-klām‘ā-têr-è. a. 512, 557.
Practising exclamation; containing exclamation
A tax levied upon com-
z
º
192
.*.
: , F
º ,
| To EXCLUDE, &ks-klöde'. v. a. To shut out; to
debar, to §". from participation; to except
EXCLUSION, &ks-klū'shôn. s. The act of shut-
ting out ; the act of debarring from any privi.
lege; exception; the dismission of the young
from the egg or womb.
EXCLUSIVE, Éks-klū'słv. a. 158, 428. Having
the power of excluding or denying admission:
debarring from participation, ; not taking into
any account or number, excepting.
EXCLUSIVELY, &ks-klū'słv-lè ad. Without ad-
mission of another to participation; without
comprehension in any account or number.
To EXCQCT, Éks-kökt'.’v. a. To boil up.
To £xöööffāTE, sºdjestät. "To in
vent, to strike out by thinking.
To EXCOMMUNICATE, Šks-kām-mă'né-kåte
v. a. To eject from the communion of the visi-
ble church by an ecclesiastical censure.
[[G’ Some smatterers in elocution are trying to
pronounce this word with the accent on the ge-
cond syllable, and thus leave the three last syl-
lables unaccented ; as if harshness and difficul-
º of pronunciation were the tests of propriety.
he next word will admit of the accent on this
syllable, as another must be placed on the fifth;
but if a secondary accent fle necessary, it ought
to be rather on the first syllable. 522.
EXCOMMUNICATION,éks-köm-mü-nē-kä'shôn.
s. An ecclesiastical interdict, exclusion from
the fellowship of the church.
To #º. éks-kö'rè-āte. v. a. To flay, to
strip off the skin.
EXCORIATION, Šks-kö-ré-à'shân. s. Loss of
skin, privation of skin, the act of flaying.
EXCORTICATION, Šks-kör-tê-ká'shôn. s. Pull-
ing the bark off any thing.
EXCREMENT, Šks'krè-mént. s. That which is
thrown out as useless from the natural passages
of the body. . . . .
EXCREMENTAL, Šks-krè-mén'tāl, a. That
which is voided as excrement. *
EXCREMENTITIOUS, Šks-krè-mén-tish'ês. a.
Containing excrements, consisting of matter
excreted from the body.
EXCRESCENCE, Čks-krés'sénse. 510
EXCRESCENCY, Čks-krés'sén-sé.
Somewhat growing out of another without use,
and contrary to the common order of produc
tion.
EXCRESCENT, Čks-krés'sént. a. That which
grows out of another with preternatural super-
--




S.
ulty.
EXCRETION, Šks-krè'shām. s. Separation of
animal substance.
EXCRETIVE, Šks-kré'tív. a Having the power
of ejecting excrements. -
ExcíðföRy, eksikretär-à. a. Having the
quality of separating and ejecting superfluous
parts—For the o see DQMESTICK.
EXCRUCIABLE, &ks-kröö'shë-à-bl. a. Liable
to torment.
To EXCRUCIATE, &ks-kröö'shē-ăte. v. a. 542.
To torture, to torment. .
EXCUBATION, Šks-kā-bä'shôn. s. The act of
watching all night.
To EXCULPATE, Éks-kül'pâte. v. a.
from the imputation of a fault. -- •
EXCURSION, &ks-kār'shôn. s. . The act of devi
ating from the stated or settled path; an ex
§ into some distant part, digression.
EXCURSIVE, &ks-kār'siv. a. 157. Rambling,
wandering, deviating.
EXCUSABLE, &ks-kū'zā-bl. a. Pardonable.
EXCUSABLENESS, Šks-kū'zā-bl-més. s. Par-
donableness, capability to be excused, .
EXCUSATION, Škskº-Zāshēn. s. Exchse, plea,
apology. - * --
ExéroRy, éks-kā'zā-tūr-e. a. Pleading
excuse, apologetical.—For the o, see Donies-
To clear
TICK. 512.
To EXCUSE., &ks-kūze' va. 437. To extenuate
:*
FºEFF º *Exp. - ºwsrºr--ºr, --vº-'zºrs.
:*: iós" .
***** **, r**, +- .
—no, mêve, mēr, mēt;—túbe, tab,bāīl;-&il ;--pôānd ;—thin, this.
by apology; to disengage from, an obligation;
to remit, not to exact; to pardon by allowing
an apology; to throw off imputation by a feign-
ed, apology. .' -
exºskºse. s. Plea offered in extenua-H * -
EXEQUIAL, Égz-e'kwé-ál. a. Relating to fune-
tion, apology; the act of excusing ; cause for
which one is excused,
EXCUSELESS, Šks-kāselës. a. That for which
no excuse can be given. -
EXCUSER, Šks-kū'zār. s. One who pleads for
another; one who forgives another. -
To EXCUSS, €ks-kās'. v. a. To seize and detain
by law. - , -
EXCUSSION, Šks-kāsh'êm. s. Seizure by law.
EXECRABLE, Ék'sè-krä-bl. a. 405. Hateful,
detestable, accursed. -
EXECRABLY, &k'sè-krä-blè.
ad. Cursedly,
abominably.
To ºre, ék'sè-kräte. v. a. To curse, tol
imprecate ill upon.
EXECRATION, Šk-sè-krä'shán. s. Curse, impre-
cation of evil. -
To EXECUTE, Šk'sé-kète. W. a. To put in act,
to do what is planned ; to put to death accord-
&# to form of justice. -
EXECUTION, Šk-sè-kū'shön. s. Performance,
practice ; the last act of the law in civil causes,
by which possession is given of body or goods;
capital punishment ; death inflicted by forms
of law : destruction, slaughter.
EXECUTIONER, Šk-sè-kū'shān-ár. s. He that
puts in act, or executes; he that inflicv8 capital
unishment.
EXECUTIVE, &gzákº-tív. a. 478. Having the
quality of executing or performing; active, not||
deliberative, not legislative, having the pºwer to
put in act the laws. . -
EXECUTOR, &gz-Śk'ê-tör. s. 166. He at is
intrusted to perform the will of a testator.
[;" When this word signifies one who per orms
any thing in general, the accent is bri the same
syllable as on the verb to Execute. -
EXECUTORSHIP, &gz-ék'ê-tūr-ship. s. The
office of him that is appointed to perform 1 the
will of the defunct.
EXECUTORY, Čk-sék'ê-têr-É.
official duties. JMason.
EXECUTRIX, Śgz-Ék'à-tríks; g. A woman in-
trusted to perform the will of the testator.
a. Perfor ling
EXEGESIS, &ks-e-je'ss. s. 478, 520. An ex la-II
Iłation.
EXEGETICAL, Šks-é-jét'é-kál. a. Explanato y,
expository.
EXEMPLAR, &gz-ám'plär. s. 88. A pattern, a n
example to be imitated.
EXEMPLARILY, Égz'ém-plar-e-lè. ad. In such
a manner as deserves imitation; in such a man
ner as may warm others.
EXEMPLARINESS, &gz'ém-plár-è-més. s. State
of standing as a pattern to be copied.
ExFMPLARY, égz'ém-plar-É... a. Such as may
deserve to be proposed to imitation; such as
may give warning to others.
[I. f* I have given the first syllable of this word,
and the substantive and adverb formed from it,
the flat sound of ºc, directly contrary to amalo-
gy, because I think it agreeable to the best
usage; and in this case, analogy must be silent,
though I think it ought to be a silence of com-
plaisance rather than of consent, 425,478.
EXEMPLIFICATION, Égz-Ém-plé-fé-kä'shān. s.
A copy, a transcript; an illustration by exam-
le -
Té' EXEMPLIFY, &gz-éin'plè-fi. v. a. 183. To
illustrate by example; to transcribe, to copy.
To EXEMPT, Égz-áint'. v. a. 412. To privilege,
to grant immunity from. *
Eº, égz-Émt’. a. Free by privilege; not
subject, not liable to. . . cº-
EXEMPTION, Égz-ém'shān. s. Immunity, pri-
vilege, freedom from imposts.
EXEMPTITIOUS, **** a. Separa-
-
h
ble, that which may be taken from another
To EXENTERATE, égz-én'tér-āte. v. a. To
embowel. -
gºt ºf taking out the bowels, embowelling.
rals.
EXEQUIES, &ks'é-kwiz. s. Without a singular
Funeral rites, the ceremony of burial.
EXERCENT, Égz-Ér'sént. a. Practising, follow-
ing any calling. - -.
EXERCISE, &ks'ér-size. s. 478. Labour of the
body... for health or amusement; , preparatory
practice in order to skill; practice, outward
performance; task, that which one is appoint-
ed to perform ; act of divine worship, whether
publick or private. ,
To EXERCISE, &ks'ér-size. v. a. To employ;
to train by use to any act; to task, to keep em.
ployed as a penal injunction; to practise or use
in order to habitual skill.
To EXERCISE, &ks'ér-size. v. m. To use exer-
cise, to labour for health. - .
EXERCISER, &ks'ér-si-zör... s. He that directs
Or liSeş exercise
EXERCITATION, &gz-ér-sè-tà'shôn. s. Exer-.
cise; practice, tºse. - - -
To EXERT, Égz-Śrt'. v. a. 473. To use with an
effort; to put forth, to perform. - t
EXERTION, $gz-ér'shôn. s. The act of exert
ing, effort. -
EXESION, Égz-é'shôn. s. The act of eating
through. -
EXESTUATION, &gz-És-tshö-à'shôn. s. The
state of boiling. . t
To Exfoiſsiº, Aks-fle-Ate. v. n. To shell
off, as a corrupt bone from the sound part.
EXFOLIATION, Šks-fo-lè-à'shūn. s. The pro-
cess by which the ºpºd part of the bone
s §§. from the sound. . . '
EXFOLIATIVE, Égz-fô'lè-ā-tlv. a. That which
has the power of procuring exfoliation. -
EXHALABLE, &gz-há'lä-bl. a. 405. That whicn
may be evaporated.
EXHALATION, Šks-há-lä'shön. s. The act of
exhaling or sending out in vapours; the state of
evaporating or flying out in vapours; that which
rises in vapours. - . . .
To EXHALE, &gz-hâle'. v. a. 478. To send Ör
draw out vapours or fumes.
[[G. Though the ablest grammarians (Beauzée
Grammaire Générale tom. I. p. 66). have deter-
mined H to be a consonant, they have not de-
cided whether it belongs to the flat or sharp
class. If we consult our ear when we place an
unaccented a before it, we shall judge it belongs
to the former, as the z in this situation general-
ly slides into ga. -
EXHALEMENT, &gz-hâle'mént. s. Matter ex-
haled, vapour. -
To EXHAUST, Égz-häwst'. v. a.425. To drain,
to diminish ; to draw out totally, to draw out
till nothing is left.
EXHAUSTION, &gz-hăws'tshön. s.464. The act
of drawing. -
EXHAUSTLESS, &gz-hâwst'lés. a. Not to be
emptied, inexhaustible. .
To EXHIBIT, &gz-hibºt. v. a. 478. To offer to
view or use, to offer or propose; to show, to
display.
EßER, égz-hibit-fir. s. He that offers any
thing.
EXHIBITION, &ks-hè-bish'an. s. The act of ex-
hibiting, display, setting forth; allowance, sa
lary, pension.
To ######TE, égz-hil'â-räte. v. a. To make
cheerful, to fill with mirth.
EXHILARATION, Égz-híl-ā-rä'shôn. s. The act
of giving gaiety; the state of being enli-
vened.
To EXHORT, &gz-hört'. v. a To incite Sw
words to any good action.


ºff-ºxº, Jº
1 ºf ‘t. -
†ºl
…”
[[F 559.—Fâte, fâr, fäll, fat, mē, mét -pine, pla ;-
ExHORTATION, Éks-hör-tà'shôn. s. The act of
exhorting, incitement to good; the form of
words by which one is exhorted.
EXHORTATIVE, Škg-hôr'tá-thw. a. Tending to

exhortation, containing exhortation. JMason.
EXHORTATORY, &gz-hör'tá-tär-à. a. Tending|
For the last o, see Dom Estick 512.j}.
to exhort. -
EXHORTER, Égz-hör’tár. s. One who exhorts.
To #xičöß. ék-sik'kâte. v. a. To dry.
[[; The first syllable of this word (strictly speak-
; ought to be pronounced according to the
rule laid down under the preposition Ex: but
in this pronunciation we totally lose the sharp s
which commences the Latin word sicco, to dry ;
of which this word is compountled; and thus
the sound of the word is radically injured, and
its etymology lost. But it will be said, the
Latins made the same excision of the radical s
on account of the coincidence with the s con-
tained in the ac of the preposition, and wrote
the word exicco. It is allowed these corruptions
obtained amongst them, as amongst us; though
it is doubtful whether the same inconvenience
arose amongst them in this word as with us :
for Wossius makes it highly probable that the
Latins never gave the flat sound egg to the let-
ter r; and the best manuscripts inform us, that
writing this word with an ac, as exsicco, and thus
preserving the composition distinct and per-
fect, is the most accurate orthography.
EXICCATION, €k-sik-ká'shön. s. Act of drying
up, state of being dried up.
Exºtive, ék-sik'kā-tlv. a. 512. Drying in
*ºr , , , ,
#N3% #.#. S. Demand, want,
need; pressing necessity, distress, sudden oc-
CaSiOn.
EXIGENT, &k'séjënt...s. Pressing business, oc-
casion that requires immediate help.
EXIGUITY, Éks-è-gū'é-té. s. Smallfless, diminu-
ºtiveness.
Fºlºgous, égz-'g''-às, a, Small, diminutive,
ittle.
EXILE, &ks'Île. S. Banishment, state of being
banished ; the person banished.
[[G. This word, as a substantive, has the accent
always on the first syllable; as a verb, it was
“formerly accent d on either syllable; but it is
now, as Mr. Nares observes, universaily accent-
ed as the noun.
EXILE, &g-zile'. a. 478. Small, slender, not full.
| | This word, as an adjective derived from the
Latin exilis, is by Nares, Sheridan, Ash, and
Entick, accented on the last syllable. The
third edition of Johnson's folio edition has the
accent on the last also ; but the quarto edition
has it, on the first. Authority is certainly on
the side of the altimate accent; but it may be
questioned whether it is not contrary to analo-
gy, for the penultimate i being long in Latin
has no necesshry influence on the English word,
any more than it has on hostile, servile, &c.
To EXILE, &g-zile'. v. a. 492. To banish, to |
&lrive from a country.
EXILEMENT, Ég-zile'mént. S., Banishment.
EXILITION, Čks-è-lish'ên. s. Slenderness, small-
Inešs.
EXIMIOUS, &g-zim'ê-fis. a. Famous, eminent.
- Tºlst , Ég-złst'. v. n. 478. To be, to have a
leing". -
EžišîăNCE, g-zlstänse.
EXISTENCY, &g-zis'tén-sé.
# actual possession of being. -
EXISTENT, Ég-zis'tént. a. In being, in posses-
sion of being.
9.
EXISTIMATION, &g-zis-tº-māshān.s. Opinion;
; s. state of be-
eSteen,
EXIT, Éks?t. s. The term set in the margin of
plays to mark the time at which the player goes
: ; ; departure, act of quitting the theatre of
$1?º. -
#
:
EXITIAL, Égz-ish'yāl, 113.
EXITIOUS, &gz-ish'yås.
Eßlin, •
º,” US, Aks'ö-dòs. - . - .
EXODY, Šks'ó-dè. s. Departure, jour,
ney from a place; the second book of Moses is
so called, because it describes the journey on
the Israelites from Egypt. -
EXOLETE, &ks'ö-lète. a. Obsolete, out of use.
To EXOLVE, šº a. To loose, to pay.
EXOMPHALOS, Égz-6m'fä-lès. s. A navel rup.
ture. - ~,
To EXONERATE, &gz-ón'êr-āte. v. a. To un,
load, to disburden.
EXONERATION, Šgz-ön-ér-à'shôn. s. The act
of disburdening. - -
EXOPTABLE, Égz-àp'tá-bl. a. Desirable, to be
sought with eagerness or desire. - -
EXORABLE, Šks'ö-rá-bl. a. 405. To be moved
by entreaty. - -
EXORBITANCE, &gz-Śr'bè-tänse, ; §
EXORBITANCY, &gz-örbē-tām-sè. *
Enormity, gross deviation from rule or right;
extravagant demand; boundless depravity.
EXORBITANT, 3g2 ºbºtánt. a. Enormous,
beyond due proportion, excessive. -
To EXORCISE, Šks'ör-size. v a. To adjure by
some holy name; to drive away by certain
forms of adjuration; to purify from the influ-
ence of malignant spirits.
EXORCISER, Šks'ór-si-zár. s.
tises to drive away evil spirits. -
EXORCISM, Šks'ór-sizm. s. The form of ad:
juration, or religious ceremony by which evil
and malignant spirits are driven away.
EXORCIST, Šks'ór-sist. s. One who by adjura
tions, prayers, or religious acts, drives away
malignant spirits. • .
EXORDIUM, &gz-ör'dè-àm. s. A formal pre
face, the proëmial part of a composition.
EXORNATION, Šks-ór-mâ'shān. s. Ormament,
decoration, embellishment.
EXOSSATED, &gz-8s'sä-téd. a.
bones. - -
EXOSSEOUS, &gz-6sh'shē-ăs.
bones, boneless.
EX0STOSIS, Šks-ös-tó'sſs. s. 520. Amy protu-
herance of a bone that is not natural.
{# I have in the accentuation of this word dif.
fered from Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, and Dr
Ash, and have adhered to a Medical Dictionary,
which places the accent regularly on the penul-
timate. -
EXO'TICK, &gz-Śt'ík. a Foreign, not produced
in our own country.
To EXPAND, &k, spänd'. v. a. To spread, to
lay open as a net or sheet; to dilate, spread
out every way. *
EXPANSAE, Čk-spánse'. s. A body widely ex
tended without inequalities., .
EXPANSIBILITY, Šk-spán-sé.bil'é-té. s. Capa-
city of extension, possibility to be expanded.
EXPANSIBLE, Šk-spán'sé-bl. a. Capable to be
extended.
EXPANSION, Šks-pán'shôn. s. The state of be:
ing expanded into a wider surface; the act of
spreading out ; , extent; pure space. º
Eš. éks-pân'siv. a 428. Having the
ower to spread into a wider surface.
To EXPATIATE, Šk-spå'shē-ăte. v. n. 542. To
range at large; to enlarge upon in language.
Te EXPECT, &k-spékt'. v., a. To have a pre-
vious apprehension of either good or evil; to
wait for, to attend the coming. -
} a. Destructive,
One who prac-
Deprived of
a. Wanting
EXPECTABLE, &k-spéktā-bl. a. To be ex-
pected. - * -
EXPEQTANCE, Šk-spºkſtänse. 2 s. The act
EXPECTANCY, &k-spéktān-sè.
or state of expecting; something expected
hope. -
EXPECTANT, Šk-spék'tánt, a. Waiting in ex-
pectation -
~sº-º-º------
* Exp
ExPECTANT, ak-spektānt. s. One who waits in
expectation of anything. . . . *
EºN , Šk-spék-tä'shán. s. The act of
—no, move, nôr, nºt, túbe, tab, būll,—ºil;-pôānd ;-thin, THIs. . . -
ºr-T---------------------.
ExP
EXPERTLY, &ks-pêrt'lé, ad. In a skilful ready
II all Iſler. -
- r - - -
EXPERTNESS, º: s. Skill, readiness.
expecting; the state of expecting either with
hope or fear, prospect of any, th
come; a state in which something excellent.
expected from us... - .
EXPECTER, Ék-spék'tör. s. One who has hopes
of something ; one who waits for another. -
To EXPECTORATE, Šks-péktö-räte v. a. To
eiect from the breast. -
ExPECTóRATION, Šks-pék-to-ra'shôn. s. Theſ|
act of discharging from the breast; the dis-
çºğ. which is made by coughing.
EXPECTCRATIVE, Šks-pék'to-rá-tív. a. 512.
Having the quality of promoting expectora-
tion. -
EXPEDIENCE, Šks-pê'dé-Émse, if-
EXPEDIENCY, §. s.376. Fit
ness, propriety, suitableness to an end; expe-
dition, adventure ; haste, despatch. ...
EXPEDIENT, Élis-pèdè-ênt, or éx-pèjè-ént. a.
293. Proper, fit, convenient, suitable ; quick,
expeditious. - te
EXPEDIENT, &s-pédè-ênt. s. That which
helps forward, as means to an end; a shift,
means to an end contrived in an exigence.
EXPEDIENTLY, Šks-pèdè-ênt-lè. ad. Titly,
suitably, conveniently; hastily, º: tº * *
To EXPEDITF, Čks pè-dite. v. n To facilitate,
to free from impediment; to hasten, to quicken;
to despatch, to issue from a publick office.
EXPEDITE, &lrs'pë-dite. a. Quick, hasty, soon
erformed ; easy, disencumbered, clear ; mim-
le, active, agile; light armed. -
EXPEijirºkºjitº ad, with quick-||
ness, readiness, haste.
EXPEDITION, 8ks-pè-dish'ên. s. Haste, speed,
activity; a march or voyage with martial in-
tentions. - -
EXPEDITIOUS, Šks-pê-dish'âs. a.
quick, swift. - -
To EXPEL, &ks-pél'. v. a. To drive out, to
force away ; to banish, to drive from the place
of residence. -
EXPELLER, Šks-pêllär... s.
drives away.
To EXPEND, Éks-pênd'. v. a. To lay out, to
§ º -
EXPENSE, 8ks-pênse'. s. Cost, charges, money
expended. -
EXPENSEFUL, éks-pênse'föl. a. Costly,
chargeable. -
EXPENSELESS, Šks-pênse'lés.
Speedy,
3.
COSt. ~ w
EXPENSIVE, &ks-pên'słv. a. 428. Given to ex-j
pense, extravagant, luxurious; costly, requir-
€X -
# pense.
EXPENSIVELY, &ks-pên'sſy-lè ad. With great
§§§
EXPENSIVENESS, Šks-pên'słv-nēs. s. Addic-
tion to expense, extravagance; costliness.
EXPERIENCE, €ks-pèré-énse. S. Practice, fre-
quent trial; knowſedge gained by trial and
practice, - -
To EXPERIENCE, &ks-pê'rè-ēnse. v. a. To try,
to practise; to know by practice.
EXP RišNćEp. éks-pê'rè-ēnst. part. a. Made
skilful J §: wise by long practice
EXPERIENCER, éks-père-àn-sàr. s. One who
... makes trial 3, a practiser of experiments.
EXPERIMENT, Šks-pér'é-mémt. s. Trial of any
thing, something done in order to discover an
uncertain or unknown effect.
EXPERIMENTAL, Šks-pér-è-mên'tál. a. Per-
taining to experiment; built upon experiment;
known by experiment or trial.
EXPERIMENTALLY, eks-pér-è-mén'tál-lè. ad.
By experience, by trial.
Eß , éks-pér'é-mén-tūr. s. One
thing good to
is!
One that expels or
Without}}
who makes experiments.
EXPERT, éks-pért', a. Skilful, ready dexterous.
|EXPIABLE, &ks'pë-ā-bl. a. 405. Capable to be
expiated. "--
To EXPIATE, &ks'pë-āte. v. a. To annul the
guilt of a crime by subsequent acts of piety; to
atone for ; to avert the threats of *:::::::
EXPIATION, Éks-pè-à'shôn. s. The act of ex.
piating or atoming for any crime; the means by
which we atone for crimes, atonement; prac
tices by which ominous prodigies were averted.
EXPLATORY, &ks'pë-àº'àr-e; a 512. Having the
#. of expiation.-For the o, see Dom Estrick
EXPILATIQN, €ks-pè-lâ'shān. S. Robbery.
EXPIRATION, Éks-pè-rå'shôn. s. The act of
respiration which thrusts the air out of the
lungs; the last emission of breath, death; eva-
poration, act of fuming out; vapour, matter ex-
pired ; the conclusion of any limited time.
To ExéIRE, ék-spire'. v. a. To breathe out
to exhale, to send out in exhalations. -
To EXPIRE, . v. n. To die, to breathe
the last; to conclude, to come to an end.
To EXPLAIN, Éks-plane'. v. a. To expound, to
illustrate, to clear. - - -
EXPLAINABLE, Éks-plane'à-bl. a. Capable of
being explained. - *
EXPLAINER, Čks-plane'êr. s.
terpreter, Commentator. -
EXPLANATION, Éks-pla-mă'shôn. s. The act
of explaining or interpreting ; the sense given
by an explainer or interpreter. * -
Eß. ãº.s. a. Contain-
ing explanation.—For the 0, see DomíIESTICE,
and Principles, No. 557. &
EXPLETIVE, Šksplé-tív. s. 157. Something
used only to take up room
EXPLICABLE, Éksplé-kā-bl. a. Explainable,
possible to be explaimed.
To EXPLICATE, &ks'plé-kāte. v. a. To unfold,
to expand ; to explain, to clear. .. * .
EXPLICATION, Čks-plé-kå'shān. s. The act of
opening, unfolding or expanding ; the act of
explaining, interpretation, explanation; the
SeſkSe §§ by an explainer. - -
EXPLICATIVE, Šksplé-kā-tív. a. Having a ten-
dency to explain. -
[[G’ I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the ac-
centuation of this word. He has placed the
accent on the second syllable, with the author-
ity of every Dictionary, and of every good
Speaker, against him. In the first edition of
this Dictionary, when I supposed Mr. Sheri-
dam's accentuation of this word agreeable to
analogy, I did not recollect the verb to explicate,
whence it is derived, and which, in my opinion.
ought to determine its accentuation.—See Prin-
ciples, No. 512. Dr. Johnson, Mr. Scott, Mr
/ Perry, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Entick, and Bar
i. lace the accent on the first syllable, as J
a We Crone. - * .
EXPLICATOR, Šks'plè-kā-tár. s. Expounder,
interpreter, explainer. . .
Unfolded, plain, clear,
EXPLICIT, Šks-plis'ft. a.
Y, is pºsit-le. ad. Plainly, di.
Expositor, in-
not merel by inference.
Exº.
rectly, not merely by inference. - -
To #####. éks-plóde'. v. a. To drive out
disgracefully with some moise of contempt; to
drive out with noise and violence.
EXPLODER, Šks-plò'dár. s. An hisser, one who
drives out with open contempt. -
EXPLOIT, Šks-plôft'. s. A design accomplished,
an achievement, a successful attempt.
To EXPLORATE,éks-pló'räte.v.a. To search out
EXPLORATION, &ks-pló-rà'shôn. s. Search,
examination.
EXPLORATOR, Šks-plô-rà'tär. s.
searches; an examiner.
EXPLORATORY £ks-plbr'à-tūr-à. a. Searching,
One who •"
examining,


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196
[* 559.-Fāte, far, fall, fit ;-me, mét;—pine, pin ; -
fºr In this woºd, as in Declaratory, we may per-
ceive the shortening power of the pre-antepen-
ultimate accent; which, like the antepenulti-l
mate, when not followed by a diphthong, short-
e §§ yowel but tº. 511, 535.
To EXPLORE, €ks-plôre'. v. a. 503, n.
try, to search into, to examine by trial.
EX. iſſisi, éks-plôre'mént. s.
trial. - -
EXPLOSIGN, Čks-plyzhàn. . s. The act of
driving out any thing with noise and violence.
EXPLOSIVE, Aks-plósiº a. 158, 428. Driv-
II]
To
Search,
out with noise and violence.
To EXPORT, Šks-pôrt'. v. a. To carry out of
a country.
EXPORT, Čks'përt. s. 492.
ried out in traffick.
EXPORTATION, Aks-pêr-tä'shôn. s...The act
or practice of carrying out commodities into
other countries.
To EXPOSE, Šks-pôze'. v. a. To lay open, to
make liable to ; to lay open, to make bare; to
lay open to censure or ridicule; to put in dan-
er: to cast out to chance.
Ešāsīrūs. éks-pô-zish'ên. s. The situation
in which any thing is placed with respect to the
sun or air ; explanation, interpretation.
EXPOSITOR, Šks-póz'é-tár. s. Explainer, ex-
pounder, interpreter.
To EXPOSTULATE, &ks-pós'tshö-lāte. v. m.
463. To canvass with another, to debate ; to
remonstrate in a friendly manner.
EXPOSTULATION, Čks-pôs-tshū-lâ shàm. s.
Debate, discussion of an affair; charge, ac-
cusation.
EXPOSTULATOR, Šks-pôs'tshū-lä-tör. s. 521.
One that debates with another without open
#:
EXPOSTULATORY, &ks-pôs'tshë-lä-tär-à. a.
_463, 512. Containing expostulation.
ExºšjRE, éks-pô'zhère, s. The act of ex-
posing ; the state of being exposed; the state
of being in danger; situation, as to sun and
sºlº. w
To EXPOUND, Šks-pôānd'. v. a. To explain,
to clear, to interpret.
Commodity car-
ExpóüNDER, ºpéândăr. s. Explainer,
#;
To EXPRESS, &ks-près'. v. a. To represent
by any of the imitative arts, as poetry, sculp-
ture, painting ; to represent in words; to utter,
to declare ; to denote; to squeeze out; to force
out by compression.
EXPRESS, Šks-prés'. a.
exactly alike; plain, apparent, in direc
On #;" for a particular end.
EXPRESS, éks pré. 8. A messenger sent on
§ ; a message sent. -
EXE fºssibič, éks-prés'sé-bl. a. That may
be uttered or declared; that may be drawn by
§ or expression. . .
EXPRESSION, Šks-prèsh'àm. s. The act or
power of representing any thing ; the form or
cast of language in which any thoughts are ut-
tered ; a phrase, a mode of speech; the act
of squeezing or forcing out any thing by a
Copied, resembling,
terms;
TeSö. -
EßBESSIVE, &ks-près's]v. a. ... Having the
- Power of utterance or representation.
EXPRESSIVELY, ... ad.
§ representative . -
EXPRESSIVENES5, Šks-prés'sſv-nēs. s. The
of expression, or representation by
In a
words.
*ś éks-près'lé, ad. In direct terms,
Eğ"; :
EXPRESSURE, Čks-prèshºre. s. 452.
ºrgssion, utterance; the form, the likeness re-
presented; the mark, the impression.
Eß. &ks-prè'bråte. v. a. To charge
upon with reproach, to impute openly with
blame, to upbraid
*
. . º.º. as “‘‘’
EXPROBRATION, Šks-prè-brå'shān, s. Scorn
ful charge, reproachful accusation.
ExpºRRATIVE, is prººf. a. Up-
braiding. Mason. -
To EXPROPRIATE, &ks-prè'prè-āte. v. a. To
relinquish one's property.
To EXPUGN, ksºp'ne'. v. a. 385, 386. To
conquer, to take by assault.
EXPUGNATION, $Rs-pâg-mâ'shôn. s. Conquest,
the act of taking by assault. -
To EXPULSE, &ks-pâlse'. v. a.
to force away. º
EXPULSION, Šks-pâl'shôn. s. The act of ex-
pelling or driving out ; the state of being driven

Ot it.
EXPULSIVE, Šks-pôl'sſy. a. 158, 428. Hav
ing the power of expulsion.
EXPUNCTIQN, Čks-pêngk'shān, s. Absolution.
To EXPUNGE, &ks-pânje'. v. a. To blot out
to rub out ; to efface, to annihilate.
EXPURGATION, Šks-pār-gå'shôn, s. The act
of purging or cleaning ; purification from bad
mixture, as of errour or E.
EXPURGATORY, &ks-pârgă-têr-8. . a. Em.
§§ in purging away what is noxious.
EXQUISITE, Škskwe-zít. a. Excellent, con-
Sºmmate, complete.
EXQUISITELY, &ks'kwë-zit-lè. ad. Perfectly,
completely.
To drive out
EXQUISITENESS, Šks'kwé-zit-nēs. s. Nicety,
§§.
EXSCRIPT, Šk'skript. s. A copy, writing copi-
ed from another.
EXSICCANT, Čk-sik'kånt. a. Drying, having
the power to dry up.
To EXSICCATE, &k-sik'kâte. v. a. To dry.—
See ExiccATE.
EXS1CCATION, Šk-sik-kä'shôn. s. The act of
drying. . -
EXSICCATIVE, Šksikſkā-tly. ‘a.
#º of drying. -
EXPUITION, Čk-spú.ish'an. s.
Spitting.
EXSUCTION,8k-såk'shôn. s. The act of suck-
# ºut..., 4.
EXSUDATION, Šk-sà-dà'shôn. s. A sweating,
an extillation.
Having the
A discharge by
To EXSUFFOLATF, Šk-såſ'fö-lāte. v. a. To
whisper, to buzz in the ear
EXSUFFLATION, Šk-såf-flá'shôn. s. A blast
working underneath. - -
To EXSUSCITATE, Šk-sås'sé-täte. v. a. To
rouse up, to stir up. -
EXTANCY, &k'stān-sè. s. Parts rising up above
the rest. - -
EXTANT, Šk'stänt. a. Standing out to view
E #ºš ū. the º: ſº, in being.
XTATICAL, Šk-stät'è-kál.
########!...".9. § a Rapturous.
£XTEMPORAL, Šks témºtál. a. Uttered

without premeditation, 3. ready, certain
EXTEMPORALLY, &ks-tém'pë-rál-é. ad. Quick,
without premeditation.
EXTEMPORANEOUS, Šks-tém-pô-rā'né-às. a.
Without premeditation, sudden.
EXTEMPORARY, &ks-tém'pô-rār-8. a. Uttered
or performed without premeditation, sudden,
uick.
EßpoRE, éks-tém'pë-rè. ad. Witnout pre-
_meditation, suddenly, readily.
ExtEMFöfliness, sks.tampo-ré-nēs. s. The
faculty of speaking or acting without premedi-
tation.
To EXTEMPORIZE, &ks-tém'pë-rlze.v. n. To
speak extempore, or without premeditation.
E |To EXTEND, &ks-iénd'. v. a. To stretch out ;
|EX- ||
to spread abroad; to enlarge ; to increase, in
force or duration; to impart, to communicate"
to seize by a course of law.
EXTENDER, Šks-tén'dër. s. 98. , The per-
son or instrument by which anything is ex
tended.
HEX. I’
* -e.
EXTENDIBLE, &ks-tén'dè-bl. a. Capable of ex-
temSíOn. -
ExtENDLESSNESS, €ks-tênd'lés-nēs. s. Un-
limited extension.
EXTENSIBILITY, &lts-tén-sè-bil'è-té. s. . The
unlity of being extendible, -
EºN SIBLE, Éks-tén'sè-bl. a. Capable of be-
ing stretched into length or breadth; capable
of being extended to *:::::: comprehension.
EXTENSIBLENESS, Éks-tén'sé-bl-nés. s. Ca-
pacity of being extended.
Eß. ks-tém'shôn. s. The act of ex-
tending ; the state of being extended.
EXT§§§vº. éks-tén's v. a. 158,428. Wide,
large. ‘. . - -
EXTENSIVELY, eks-tén'siv-lè. ad. Widely,
largely. . . .
EßsiveNEss, éks-tén'sſv-nés. s. Large-
mess, diffusiveness, wideness; possibility to be
extended. -
EXTENSOR, 3ks-tén'sèr. s. 166 The muscle by
which any limb is extended. -
EXTENT, Šks-tént'. s. Space or degree to which
any thing is extended; communication, distri-
bution; execution, seizure. -
To EXTENUATE, éksºn'ſ Ate. v. a. To lessen,
to make small ; to palliate ; to make lean.
EXTENUATION, Šks-tén-à-à'shôn. s. The act
of representing things less ill than they are,
palliation ; mitigation, , alleviation of punish-
ment; a general decay in the muscular flesh of
the whole body. -
EXTERIOR, Šks-té'rè-àr. a. Outward, external,
not intrinsick. -
EXTERIORLY, &ks-tê'rè-ār-lè. ad. Outwardly,
extermally. -
To *ERMINATE, aks.ºrme nate. v. a To
root out, to tear up, to drive away; to destroy.
EXTERMINATION, Šks-tér-mè-mâ'shôn. s. De-
struction, excisigo.
EXTERMINATOR, Čks-tér'mè-nā-tūr. s. 521.
The person or instrument by which any thing
is destroved. -
Ext:Rºsºrory, as terms nºtºrs, a.
Tending to extermination. JMason.
To EXTERMINE, Éks-tér'min, v. a. 140. To
exterminate. -
EXTERN, Šks-térn'. . a. External, outward,
visible; without itself, not inherent, not intrin-
sick. . -
EXTERNAL, &ks-tér'mál. a. Outward, not pro- |
ceeding from itself, opposite to internal ; having
the outward appearance.
EXTERNALLY, &ks-tér'nāl-ć, ad. Outwardly.
To EXTIL, Šk-stil'. v. n. To drop or distil from.
EXTILLATION, 6k-stil-lä'shäu. s. The act of
falling in drops.
To EXTIMULATE, Šk-stím'ê-lāte. v. a. To
! § to incite by stimulation:
EXTIMULATION, 8k-stim-à-lä'shôn. s. Pun-
ency, power of exciting motion or sensation.
Fº ék-stíngkt'. a. 408. Extinguished,
quénched, put out; without succession; abol-
ished, out of force.
EXTINCTION, ek-stingkºshān. s. 408. The act
of quenching or extinguishing; the state of be-
ing quénched; destruction; excision, suppres-
SIOI! .
To EXTINGUISH, &k-sting'gwish. v. a. To put
out, to quench ; to suppress, to destroy.
EXTINGUISHABLE, &R-sting'gwish-à-bl. a. 405.
That may be gº; or destroyed.
EXTINGUISHER, *. s. A hol-
low cone put upon a candle to querºch it.
EXTINGUISHMENT, ºut. S.
Extinction, suppression, act of quenching; abo-
lition, nullification; termination of a family or
succession. -
To EXTIRP, Čk-stérp'. v. a. 108. To eradicate,
to loot out.
To EXTIRPATE, Šk-stèr'oãte. v.a. To root out,
to exscind -
—no, move, nér, nét ;—töbe, táb, büll ;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
|EXTofº, éks-tór'tár. s. 98. One who
r
Łººl’
EXTIRPATION, Ak-stér-pâ'shôn. s. The act of
### out, excision. -
EXTIRPATOR, &k-stérpättär s. 166, 521. One
who roots out, a destroyer.
To EXTOL, &k-stöl'. v . a. 406. To
magnify, to celebrate.
p;5.
nifier.
EXTORSIVE,. &Ks-têr'sſy. a. 158,428. Having
the quality of drawing by violent means.
EXTORSIVELY,éks-tór'sfy-lè. ad. "In an extor
sive manner, by violence. -
To EXTORT, €ks-têrt'. v. a. To draw by force,
to force away, to wrest, to wring from one; to
gain by violence or oppression, or by usury.
To EXTORT, &ks-tóriº. v. n.
pression and violence, or usury.
praise, te
Ya Ce
tises oppression. - p
EXTORTION, Šks-têr'shôn. s. The act or prac.
tice of gaining by violence and rapacity, or usu-
Eßr. s. A praiser, a mag.
To practise op-
ry; force by which any thing is unjustly taken
a Wa W. - -
EXTORTIONER, Šks-tór'shôn-àr. s. One who
practises extortion.
To EXTRACT, Šks-träkt'. v. a. To draw out of
something; to draw by chymical operation;
to take from something ; to select and abstract
from a larger treatise. w - -
EXTRACT, Šks'tråkt. s. 492. The substance ex-
tracted, the chief parts drawn from any thing;
the chief reads drawn from a book. - -
EXTRACTION, éks-trák'shôn. s. The act of
drawing one part out of a compound; deriva-
tion from an original, lineage, descent.
EXTRACTOR, Šks-träktúr. s. The person or
instrument by which any thing is extracted.
EXTRAJUDICIAL, &Rs-trä-jū-dish'âl. a. Out of
the regular course of legal procedure. . . .
EXTRAJUDICIALLY. &ks-trā-jū-dish'âl-ć. ad,
In a manner different from the ordinary course
of legal procedure.
EXTRAMISSION, Šks-trä-mish'ên.
of emitting outwards. .
EXTRAMUNDANE, Šks-trä-mân'dāne. a. Be-
yond the verge of the material world.
s. The act
|EXTRANEOUS, €ks-tranë-às. a. Belonging to
a different substance; foreign. -
EXTRAORDINARILY, Šks-trör'dé-nār-à-lè. ad.
374. In a manner out of the common meth-
od and order; uncommonly, particularly, emi
nently. -
Eßordin ARINESS, Šks-trör'dè-nār-e-nēs.
s. Uncommonness, emiuence, remarkableness.
EXTRAORDINARY, &ks-trör'dè-nār-à. a. Dif-
ference from common order and method; emi-
ment, remarkable, more than common. . .
[G’ There is a vulgar pronunciation of this,
word, which sinks the a, d, and i, and reduces
the word to four syhables, as if written extraw-
nary. There is a better pronunciation which
preserves the d, as if written extrordnary
solemn speaking certainly demands the restora-
tion of i. i, and requires the word to be heard
with five syllables. 374, -- . . .
EXTRAPAROCHIAL, &ks-trá-pār-6'kè-ál. a.
Not comprehended within any parish.
EXTRAPROVINCIAL, Šks-trá-prè-win'shāl. a.
Not within the same province. . .
EXTRAREGULAR, 8ks-trá-rég'à-lär. a. Not
comprehended within a rule.
EXTRAVAGANCE, Šks-tráv'á-gānse.
EXTRAVAGANCY, Šks-tráv'á-gān-sé. 5*
Excursion or sally beyond prescribed limits;
irregularity, wildness; waste, vain and super-
fluous expense. - -
EXTRAVAGANT, Éks-tráv'á-gānt. a. Wander
ing out of his bounds; roving beyond just li-
mits or preseribed methods; irregular, wild;
wasteful, prodigal vainly expensive. -
EXTRAVAG ANTLY, Šks-tráv'á-gānt-Jé. ad. in
an extravagant manner, wildly ; expensivelv
luxuriously, wastefully.
; but .
s
rº. -
EXTRAVAGANTNESS, Élis-trävä-gánt-més. s.
Excess, excursion befond limits.
To EXTRAVAGATE, 3ks-träv'á-gāte. v. n. To
wander out of limits.
EXTRAVASATED, Šks-tráv'vå-så-téd. a. Forced
out of the §§ containing vessels.
EXTRAVASATION, Éks-trá-vå-så'shôm. s. The
act of forcing, or state of being forced out of
the proper containing vessels,
EXTRAVENATE, &ks-tráv'é-nāte. a. Let out of
the veins. -
EXTRAVERSION, Šks-trá-vér'shôn. s. The act
of throwing out. -
EXTRAUGHT, Šks-träwt'. part. Extracted.
EXTREME, Šks-trême'. a. Greatest, of the
highest degree ; utmost ; last, that beyond
which there is nothing; pressing to the utmost ||
degree. -
EßME, éks-trène'. s. Utmost point, high-
est degree of any thing; points at the greatest
... distance from each other, extremity.
EXTREMELY, Éks-trème'lè. ad. In the utmost
degree; very much, greatly. -
EXTREMITY, &ks-trém'è-té. s. The utmost point,
the highest degree ; the points in the utmost
degree of opposition; remotest parts, parts at
the greatest distance; the utmost violence, ri-
gour, or distress.
To EXTRICATE, Šks’trè-ltàte. v. a. To disem-
barrass, to set free any one in a state of per-
plexity
EXTRICATION, Šks-trè-ká'shôn. s. The act of
§§§
EXTRINSICAL, Šks-trin'sè-kál. a.
outward ; not intrinsick.
EXTRINSICALLY, &ks-trín'sè-kāl-ć. ad. From
without.
Fºunsick, éks-trín'sík. a. Outward, exter-
Ilal,
To EXTRUCT, Šk-strökt'. v. a. To build, to
raise, to form.
EXTRUCTOR, Šk-stråkſtör. s. A builder, a
fabricator.
To EXTRUDE, &ks-trööde'. v. a.
off.
EXTRUSION, , §ks-tröö'zhàn. s. The act of
thrusting or driving out.
EXTUBERANCE, Šks-tū'bè-ränse. s. Knobs,
or parts protubcrant,
EXUBERANCE, Égz-à'bè-ränse. s. Overgrowth,
- §§ abundance, luxuriance.
EXUBERANT, Śgz-à'bè-rānt. a. 479. Over-
abundant, superfluously plenteous; abounding
in the utmost degree.
EXUBERANTLY, &gz-ū'bè-rānt-lè. ad. Abun-
§ -
To EXUBERATE, Égz-à'bè-räte. v. n. To abound
in the highest degree.
EXUCCOUS, Šk-såk'kás. a. Without juice, dry.
{{ſ’ This word and the three following, with earn-
perable, eacuperance, and eruscitate, by servilely
following an erroneous Latin orthography, are
liable to an improper pronunciation.—See Ex-
HCCATE. -
EXUDATION, Ak-sà-dà'shān s. The act of
emitting in sweat; the matter issuing out by
... Sweat from any body.
To EXUDATE, Šk-sà'dàte,
External,
To thrust
To EXUDE, &k-såde'. W. H.
To sweat out, to issue by sweat.
ExtſicłºńAfé, égalºrate v. a. To
ulake sore with an ulcer; to corrode, to en-
räfte. *
ExtīceRATION, éks-àl-sè-rà'shān. s. The
beginning erosion, which forms an ulcer; ex-
acerbation, corrosion.
EXULCERATORY, Égz-àl'sè-rá-tār-e. a. 512.
Having a tendency to cause ulcers -
To EXULT, Égz-àſt'. v. n. To rejoice above
uneasure, to triumph. -
EXULTANCE, Égz-Öl'tänse, a Transport, joy,
triumph. "
| 93 . . . . . .
EYESERVICE, 'sér-vis. s.
To FABLE, ſa'bl. v. a. To
~ * FAB . . - º
II, 559–Fâte, far, fall, fāt;-mé, mêt ;—pine, pin ;-
EXULTATION, Éks-àl-tà'shön. S. Joy, triumph,
rapturous delight.
To EXUNDATE, Égz-àn'dāte. v. n. To overflow
EXUNDATION, &ks-àn-dà'shön. s. Overflow
abundance. - -
EXUPERABLE,ék-sà'për-à-bl. a. Conquerable,
superable, vincible. - *
EXUPERANCE, &k-sh'pér-ănse. s. Overbal-
ance, greater proportion, *A
EXUPERANT, Ék-sú'pë-rānt. a. Overbalancing,
having greater §§ -
To EXUSCITATE, Šk-sås'sè-täte. v. a. To stir
up, to rouse. - -
EXUSTION, Égz-às'tshön. s. The act ofburning
§§ consumption by fire.
EXUVI.A., ágz-à'vé-É. s. Cast skin, cast shells,
whatever is shed by animals. -
EYAS, i'ās. s. A young bawk just taken from
the nest.
FYASMUSKET, i'ās-más-két. s. A young un-
fledged male hawk; a raw young fellow.
EYE, i. s. 8. The obsolete plural Eyne; Now
Eyes. The organ of vision; aspect, regard,
notice, attention, observation ; sight, view ;
any thing formed like an eye; any small per-
foration; a small catch into which a book goes;
bud of a plant; a small shade of colour. .*
To EYE, i. v. a. To watch, to keep in view.
To EYE, i. v. m. To appear, to show, to bear an
appearance.
EYEBALL, I'bāwl. s. The apple of the eye.
EYEBRIGHT, I'brite. s. Am herb.
EYEBROW, i'bröö. s. The hairy arch over the
eye.
EYEDROP, I'dróp. s. A tear.
EYEGLANCE, !'glänse. s. Quick notice of the
eye. ".
ºis, ł'glås. S. Spéctacles, glass to assist
the sight. -
EYELESS, i'lés. a. Without eyes, sightless, de-
§ of signt. -- - *- : * -
EYELET, iſlét. s. A hole through which light
may enter; any small perforation. . . --
EYELID, iiid. s. The membrane that shuts
over the eye.
EYESERVANT, l'sér-vânt. s. A servant that
works only while watched. -
Service performed
only under inspection.
EYESHOT, i'shôt. s. Sight, glance, view.
EYESIGHT, i'site. s. Sight of the eye. *
EYESORE, i'sóre. s. Something offensive to the
sight. -
EğPotted, i’spôt-éd. a. Marked with spots
like eyes. -
EYESTRING, i'string. s. The string of the eye.
EYETOOTH, i'tóóth. s. The tooth on the upper
jaw next on each side to the grinders, the fang.
EYEWINK, i'vínk. s. A wink, as a hint or to-
ken.
EYEWITNESS, I'wſt-nēs. s. An ocular evi-
dence, one who gives testimony of facts seen
with his own eyes. " -
EYRE, Are. s. 269. The court of justices’ itine-
rantS.
EYRY, A'ré. s. 269. The place where birds of
prey build their nests and hatch.
i
* :
F.
FABACEOUS, fa-bä'shē-ăs. a. 357. Having the
mature of a bean.
FABLE, ſå'bl. s. 405. A feigned story intended
to enforce some moral precept ; a fiction in ge-
neral ; the series or contexture of events which
constitute a poem ; a lie.

|To FABLE, f\'bl. v. n. To feign, to write not
truth but fiction; to tell falsehoods. º
feign, to tell a falsity.
FABLED, fºſbl’d. a. 359. §: in fables
FABJ.ER, fabl-ār, s. A dealer in fiction
**:::: -
* : - - ; : Tulsº dº war -
, , º, . . . ; ~ : -
* : *
—nó, mêve, mêr, māt;-tābé
To FABRICATE, fib'ré-kāte. v. a. To build, to
construct; to forge, to devise falsely.
FABRICATION, füb-ré-kä'shán. s. The act of
building. . - ... •.
Fºč, fāb'rik, or få'brik. s. A building, an
edifice; any system or compages of matter.
II; Thea in this wordseems floating between long
and short quantity, as it was in the Latin Fabri-
ca. I have, like Mr. Sheridan, made it short;
for though Latin words of two syllables, when
adopted into English, always have the accent on
the first, and the vowel generally iong, as
basis, focus, quota, &c. when words of three
*. in Latin, with but one consonant in
the middle, are anglicised by reducing them
to two syllables; as the penultimate in such
Latin words is generally short, and the ac-
£ent of consequence antepenultimate, the
first vowel in the English word is generally
short from the shortening power of the antepe-
multimate accent in our pronunciation of the
Latin word from whence it is derived ; thus
the Latin JMimicus, reduced to the English JMi-
mick, has the first vowel short, though long in
Latin, because we think it short in our pronun-i}
ciation of Latin: the same may be observed of
the words florid, vivid, and livid, from the Latin
floridus, vividus, and lividus. Thus though Fa-
brica might have the first vowel long in Latin,
vet as we always pronounce it short in the En-||
lish pronunciation of that language, so, when
it is reduced to the English Fabrick, it seems
more agreeable to this usage to make the first
syllable short. t -
Authority seems likewise to favour this pronun-
ciation ; for Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone,
Mr Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, and, as far as
we can judge by the position of the accent, Bai-
ley, are for the a short; and Buchaman, W.
Johnston, and, if we can guess by accent, Dr.
Ash and Entick, for the long a. See Principles,
No. 544. .*
To FABRICK, fab'rík. v. a. To build, to form, to
Construct.
FABULIST, fåb'à-list. s. A writer of fables.
FABULOSITY, föb-ê-lós'ê-té. s. Lyingness, ful-
mess of stories. -
FABULOUS, fīb'ê-lás. a. Feigned, full of fables.
FABULOUSLY, fåb'ū-lás-lè. ad. In fiction.
FACE, fase. s. The visage; the countenance;
the surface of any thing; the front or forepart
of any ..". state o
confidence, boldness; distortion of the face.
Face to Face ; when both parties are present,
without the interposition of other bodies.
To FACE, fase. v. n. To carry a false appear-
ance ; to turn the face, to come in front.
To FACE, fase. v. a. To meet in front, to op-
pose with confidence; to oppose with impu-
dence; to stand opposite to ; to cover with an
additional superficies.
FACELESS, fise'lés. a. . Without a face.
FACEPAINTER, fase'pěne-tūr. s. A drawer of
portraits. -
FACEPAINTING, fase'päne-ting. s. The art of
§% ortraits: -
FACETIOUS, fö-sè'shôs. a. 292. Gay, cheerful,
Hively. -
Fºriously, fā-sè'shôs-lè, ad. Gaily, cheer-
U.II'ſ.
fºrſogsNESS, fā-sé'shās-nēs. s. Cheerful
wit, mirth.
FACILE, fis'síl. a. 140. Fasy, performable with
little labour; *; flexible, easily persuaded.
To FACILITATE, få-så'é-täte. v. a. To make
easy, to free from difficulty.
FACILITY, fī-síl'è-té. s. ... Easiness to be per-
formed, freedom from difficulty; readiness in
performing, dexterity; vicious ductility, easi-
; to be persuaded ; easiness of access, affa-
Jility. - -
*A*śERIOUs, ſås-è-nē'ré-às, a. Wicked.
, ºr a swº -
-2". ºtáb, bill 5—öll ,-pöänd ,-thin, THIS,
affairs; appearance ; i.
* lapse.
vº.
FACING, fºſsing...s.. An ornamental covering.
FACINOROUS, fī-sin'o-rás. Ea. Wicked, atrº.
•cious, §§§ bad.—See Sonorous. . . . .
FACINOROUSNESS, fi-sin'ê-rås-nēs s. Wick
edness in a high degree. -
FACT, fökt. s. A thing done; reality, not supe:
position; action, deed. - - - - , ,
FACTION, fak'shôn. s. A
mult, discord, dissention. * . r -
FACTIQNARY, fīk'shôn-ār-É. s. A party man.
FACTIOUS, fök'shôs. a. 292. Given to faction;
loud and violent in a party.
FACTIOUSLY, fīk'shūs-lè. ad. In a manner
criminally dissentious. -
FACTIOUSNESS, fak'shās-mês. s.
to publick dissention, * .
FACTITIOUS, fak-tish'ês. a. Made by art, in
opposition to what is made by nature.
FACTOR, fak'tar. s. 166. An agent for another,
a substitute. . ; - -
FACTORY, fak'tér-è. s. 557. A house or district
inhabited by traders in a distant country; the
party in a state; tu-
Inclination
t
*
traders embodied in one place. r
FACTOTUM, fak-tó'tàm. s. A servant employ
ed alike in all kinds of business. . .
FACTURE, fīk'tshūre. s. 463. The act or manner
of making anything. * ..
FACULTY, fak'âl-té. s. The power of doing any
thing, ability; powers of the mind, imagina-
tion, reason, memory ; a knack, dexterity;
power, authority; privilege, right to do any
thing : faculty, in an university denotes the
masters and professors of the several sciences.
FACUND, fīk’ând. a. 544. Eloquent.
[[ī’ Dr. Johnson has placed the accent on the
last syllable both of this word and Jocund; in
which he is consistent, but contrary both to
custom and to English analogy. Mr. Sheridan
places the accent on the first syllable of Jocund,
and on the last of this word. The reasons are
the same for accenting both ; they both come
from the Latin, facundus and jocundus ; and
there is scarcely a more invariable rule in our
language than that of removing the accent
higher when we adopt a word from the Lating
and abridge it of its latter syllables.—See AcA-
DEMY. s
To FADDLE, fiddl. v. n. 405. To trifle, to toy
to play.
To FADE, fade. v. n. 75. To tend from greater.
to less vigour; to tend from a brighter to a
weaker colour; to wither as a vegetable; to
die away gradually ; to be naturally not dura-.
ble, to be transient.
To FADE, fade. v. a.
to languor. " * -
To FADGE, fidje. v. m. To suit, to fit; to agree,
not to quarrel ; to succeed, to hit.
FAFCES, fe'sèz. s. 99. Excrements, lees, sed:-
ments and settlings. f º -
To FAG, fag. v. a. To grow weary, to faint with
weariness. -
FAGEND, fag-&nd'. s. The end of a web of
cloth ; the refuse or meaner part of any thing.
FAGOT, fagſät, s. 88, 166. A bundle of sticks
bound together for the fire; a soldier number-
ed in the muster-roll, but not really existing.
To FAGOT, fag'gāt. v. a. To tie up, to bundle
To FAIL. tale. v. n. 202. To be deficient, to
cease from former plenty, to fall short; to be . .
extinct, to cease to be produced; to perish, to
be lost, to decay, to decline, to languish ; to
miss, not to produce its effect; to miss, not to
succeed in a design; to be deficient in duty.
#To FAIL, file. v. a. To desert, not to continue
to assist or supply ; not to assist, to neglect ; to
omit to help ; to omit, not to perform ; to be
wanting to. - -
FAIL, ſafe. s. Miscarriage; omission; deficience,
want.
|FAILING, fälſing s.
To wear away; to reduca
Deficiency, imperfection

... wº
***** *
FAILURE, fleyère. s. 113. Deficience, cessa-
tion; ornission, non-performance, slip; a lapse,
a slight fault. -
FAIN, fame. a. 202. Glad, merry, cheerful, fond ;
forced, obliged, compelled.
FAIN, fame. ad. Gladly, very desirously.
. To FAINT, fant. v. n. 202. To lose the animal
functions, to sink motionless ; to grow feeble;
to sink into dejection.
To FAINT, fant. v. a. To deject, to depress, to
enfeeble. -
FAINT, fant. a. Languid; not bright; not loud;
feeble of body; cowardly; depressed; not vi-
§§ not active. -
FÅINTHEARTED, fant-härt'éd. a. Cowardly,
timorous. . .
FAINTHEARTEDLY, fant-härt'éd-lè. ad. Ti-
morously. -
FAINTHEARTEDNESS, fant-härt'éd-nés. 's.
Cowardice, timerousness.
FAINTING, fant'íng. s.
loss of animal motion.
FAINTISHNESS, fant?sh-nés, s. Weakness in
a slight degree, incipient debility.
FAINTLING, fant'ling. a. Timorous, feeble-
minded.
FAINTLY, fant'lè. ad. Feebly, languidly; timo-
rously, with dejection, without spirit
FAINTNESS, fant'nés. s. , Languor, feebleness,
want of strength ; inactivity, want of vigour,
timorousness, dejection. -
FAINTY, fant'é. a. Weak, feeble, languid.
[I3. This word is much in use in the west of Eng-
gland, and is perfectly provincial.
FAIR, fare. a. 202. Beautiful, handsome ; not
black, not brown, white in the complexion;
clear, not cloudy, not foul, not tempestuous;
favourable, prosperous; likely to succeed: equal,
just ; not affected by any insidious or unlawful
ºnnethods; not practising any fraudulent or in-
sidious arts; open, direct; gentle, not com-
pulsory; mild, now severe; equitable, not inju-
* , FROl?S. -
FAIR, fare. ad. Gently, decently; civilly; suc-
"...agessfully ; on good terms.
FAIR, fare. s. A beauty; elliptically a fair wo-
man; honesty, just dealing.
FAIR, fire. s. A. annual or stated meeting of
buyers and sellers.
FAIRING, fare'íng. s. A present given at a fair.
FAIRLY, fare'lé. ad. Beautifully; commodiously,
conveniently ; honestly, justly ; ingenuously,
lainly, openly; candidly, without sinistrous
interpretations ; , without blots; completely,
without any deficiency. -
FAIRNESS, fare’més... s. Beauty, elegance of
form, honesty, candour, ingenuity. -
FAIRSPOKEN, fare'spö-k'n. a. IO3 Civil in
, language and address.
FAIRY, fare. s. A kind of fabled being suppos-
ed to appear in a diminutive human form ; an
elf, a fay; , enchantress. -
Delirium. temporary
*ś fä'ré, a Given by fairies; belonging to |}
alries. -
FAIRYSTONE, fa’rè-stöne. A stone found in
gravel-pits.
FAITH, fath. s.
religion; the system of revealed truths held by
the Christian Church; trust in ſºod ; tenet
held; trust in the honesty or veracity of an-
other; fidelity, unshaken adherence ; honour,
social confidence; sincerity, honesty, veracity;
promise given. -
FAITHBREACH, ſåth'brètsh. s. Breach of fideli-
ty, perfidy. . -
FAITH FUL, fath'föl. a. Firm in adherence to
the truth of religion; of true fidelity, loyal, true ||
to allegiance : honest, upright, without fraud;
observant of gompact or promis
In 559—Fate, far, fall, fat-ſº
Belief of the revealed truths of
€.
WAKTHFULLY. (Ath'fil-A. ad. With firm belief
in religion; with full confidence in God; wit
strict adherence tº duty: sincerely ; bonestlv;
confidently steadily
ºw
h;|FALIANGSICKNESS, f *ś.
FALCHHON, fºl'shôn. s.
#mét}-pine, pīn;—
FAITH FULNESS, fath'föl-nēs. s. Honesty, ve-
racity; adherence to duty, Hoyalty. “. .
FAITHLESS, fath'lés. a. Without belief in the
revealed truths of religion, unconverted; per-
fidious, disloyal, not true to duty. - -
FAITHLESSNESS, fathlès-nēs. s. Treachery,
perfidy 3 unbelief as to revealed religion.
FALCADE, fīl-kåde'. s. 84. A horse is said to
make falcades, when he throws himself upon
his haunches two or three times, as in very
quick curvets, -
FALCATED, fål'kā-téd. a. 84, Hooked, bent
like a scythe.
FALCATION, föl-kä'shôn. s. 84. Crookedness.
84. A short crooked
sword, a scimitar. ."
FALCON, faw'km. s. 84, 170. A hawk trained
for sport ; a sort of cannon. -
FÅicöNER, f win-àr.'s 58. One who breeds
and trains hawks. •
FALCONET, fal'kö-nét. s. A sort of ordnance.
FALDSTOOL, föld'stóól. s. A kind of stool
placed at the south side of the altar, at which
the ** of England kneel at their coronation.
To FALL, fall. v. n. Pret. I fell, compound pret.
I have fallen or faln. To drqp from a higher
place; to drop from an erect to a prone pos
ture; to drop ripe from the tree; to pass at
the outlet, as a river; to apostatize, to depart
from faith or goodness; to die by violence; to
be degraded from an high station; to enter
into any state worse than the former; to de-
crease in value, to bear less price; to happen
to befal; to come by chance, to light on ; to
come by any mischance to any new possessor;
to become the property of any one by lot,
chance, inheritance; to be born, to be yeaned
To fall away; to grow lean, to revolt, to change
allegiance. To fall back; to fail of a promise
or purpose, to recede, to give way. . To fall
down; to prostrate himself in adorátion, to
sink, not to stand, to bend as a suppliant. To
fall from ; to revolt, to depart from adherence.
To fall in ; to concur, to coincide, to comply, to
yield to. To fall off; to separate, to aposta-
tize. To fall on ; to begin eagerly to do any
thing, to make an assault. To fall over ; to re-
volt, to desert from one side to the other. To
fall out; to guarrel, to jar, to happen, to befal.
To fall to ; to begin eagerly to eat, to apply
himself to. To . under ; to be subject to, to
be ranged with. To fall upon ; to attack, to
attempt, to rush against. -
To FALL, fall. v. a. To drop, to let fall; to
sink, to depress; to diminish in value, to let
sink in price ; to cut down, to fell, to year), tc
bring forth. -
FAſ, L, fall... s. The act of dropping from on
high ; the act of tumbling from an erect
posture; death, overthrow ; ruin, dissolution
downfal, loss of greatness, declension from
eminence, degradation; diminution, decrease
of price; declination or diminution of sound,
close to musick; declivity, steep descent ; cata-
ract, cascade; the outlet of a current into any
water ; autumn, the fall of the leaf, any thing
tnat falls in great quantities; the act of felling
or cutting down. f -
FALLACIOUS, fal-lä'shôs. a. 314. Producing
mistake, sophistical, deceitful, mocking expec-
tation.
FALLACIOUSLY, fål-lä'shās-lè.. ad. Sophist1.
cally, with purpose to deceive. . .
Fº SNESS, fal-lä'shôs-nēs. s. Ten
dency to deceive. ſº *
FALLACY, fallá se. s. Sophism, logical arti-
fice, deceitful argument, e
FALLIBILITY, fil-lè-Lil'è-té. s. Liableness to
be deceived. -
FALLIBLE, fillè-bl. a. 405. Liable to *
$. &
epilepsy, a disease in which the patient is with

FAM
"201
FAN
- —no, mēve, nºr, nét ;—ºbe, tab, ball ;—öll;—pôānd;—thin, thrs.

out any warning deprived at once of his senses,
, and falls down.
FALLOW, filló. a. Pale red, or pale yellow ;
unsowed, left to rest after the years of tillage;
ploughed, but not sowed; unploughed, uncul-
tivated; unoccupied, neglected. -
FALLOW, fai'ló. s. 327. Ground º; in
order to be ploughed again ; ground
rest. -
To FALLOW, fäl'lö. v n. To plough in order
to a second ploughing.
FALLOWNESS, fīl'ló-nēs. s.
state of being fallow.
FALSE, false. a. Not morally true; expressing
that which is not thought; not physically true,
conceiving that which does not exist ; treacher-
ous, perfidious, traitorous; counterfeit, hypo-
critical, not real. -
FALSEHEARTED, false-hárt'éd. a. Treacher-
ous, perfidious, deceitful, hollow.
Fº. fälse'hād. s. Want of truth ;
want of veracity; want of honesty, treathery;
a lie, a false assertion.
[[j" This word, by the parsimony of Printers, is
often spelt without the e. They may allege,
that spelling the word with e makes it liable to
be pronounced in three syllables by those who
do not know the composition of the word; and
it may be answered, that spelling it without the
e makes it liable to a mispronunciation, by join-
ing the s and h together: if, therefore, the com-
pesition must be understood before the word
can be pronounced with security, let it, at
least, be presented to the eye, and the chance
of a mistake will be less.-See Household and
Hogshead.
FALSELY, fålse'lè. ad. Contrarily to truth,
not truly; erroneously, by mistake ; perfidious-
ly, treacherously.
FALSENESS, false'nés. , s: , Contrariety to
truth; want of veracity, violation of promise ;
duplicity, deceit ; treachery, perfidy, traitor.
Qū81188S. 4 * e
FALSIFIABLE, fal'sé-fi-ā-ol. a. 133. Lisbºe
to be counterfeited.
FALSIFICATION, fal-sé-fé-kå'shôn. s. The
act of counterfeiting any thing so as to makeit
appear what it is not.
FALSIFIER, fal'sè-fl-âr. s. One that counter-
feits, one that makes any thing to seem what it
is rot; a liar. . . .
To FAï,SIFY, fal'sè-fl. v. a. To counterfeit,
to forge. 2
To FALSIFY, fal'sè-fl. v. n. 183. To tell
lies.
FALSITY, fal'sé-té. s. Falsehood, contrariety
to truth : a lie, an errour.
To FAitkä, ältär v. n. To hesitate in the
utterance of words; to fail.
FALTERINGLY, fal-tūr-ing'lé. ad. With hesi-
tation, with difficulty. 3 *
FAME, faine. Celebrity, renown; report,
I'lliºn OUT. - -
FAMED, famd. a. 359. Renowned, celebrated,
much talked of. º
FAMELESS, fºme'lés. a. Without fame.
FAMILIAR, f:-inil'yár. a. 113. Domestick,
relating to a family; affable, easy in conversa-
tion ; well known ; well acquainted with, ac-
customed ; unconstrained. -
FAMILIAR, fö-mil’yār.
long acquainted. -
FAMILIARITY, fa-mil-yé-ár'é-té. s. Easiness
of conversation, omission of ceremony, ac-
quaintance, habitude : easy Intercourse.
rºviiiARIZE, fi-mi'āºe."... a. To
make easy by habitude; to bring down from a
state of distant superiority. '
FAMILIARLY, fü-muſlyār-iè. .ad. Unceremo-
Aiously, with freedom; easily, without for-
puality.
pºie, fºrm; a weam's way.
Barrenness, the
8. An intimate, one
ying at H.
[[j’ This word is perfect French, and is never
used without en before it. -
* Beluded mortals whom the great
* @hoose for companions téte-a-tête;
“Who at their dinners en familie -
‘...Get leave to sit whene'er you will.”—Swift. . .
FAMILY, fam’é-lè. s. Those who live in the
same house, household ; those that descend
from one common progenitor, a race, a genera-
tion ; a class, a tribe, a species. -
FAMINE, fam’in, s, f40. Scarcity of food,
dearth.
To FAMISH, föm'ísh. v. a. To kill with hun
ger, to starve, to kill by deprivation of any
thing necessary. -
To FAMISH, fäm?sh. v. n. To die of hun-
ger. * -
Fºushment, fāmīsh-mént. s. Want of
ood.
FAMOSITY, fī-mös'è-tè. g. Renown.
FAMOUS, famás, a. 314. Renowned, cele-
y
brated.
RAMOUSLY, famás lè. a. With celebrity,
with great fame. -
FAN, fan. s. An instrument used by ladies to
move the air and cool themselves; any thing
spread out like a woman's fan ; the instrument
by which the chaff is blown away; any thing
by which the air is moved; an instrument to
raise the fire. -,
To FAN, fin. v. a. To cool or recreate with
a fan; to ventilate, to affect by air put in mo.
tion; to separate, as by winnowing.
FANATICISM, få-mât'è-sizm. s. Enthusian,
religious phrenzy.
FANATICK, få-nātſik. a. 509. Enthusiastick,
- ºff." -
FANATICK, få-nāt'ík. . s. An enthusiast, a
man mad with wild notions.
FANCIFUL, fūn'sè-fäl. a. Imaginative, rather
guided by imagination than reason; directed
by the imagination, not the reason.
FANCIFULLY, fün'sè-fúl-è. ad. According to
the wildness ºf imagination;
|FANCIFULNESS, fan'sè-fāl-nēs. s.
H_to the pleasures of imagination.
|FANCY, ffin'sé, s. Imagination, the power by
which the mind forms to itself images and re-
resentations; an opinion bred rather by the
imagination, than the reason ; inclination, lik-
ing ; caprice, humour, whim ; frolick, idle
scheme, vagary. . . -
To. FANCY, fan'sè. v. n. To imagine, to be-
lieve without being able to prove.
To FANCY, fan'sé. v.a. To portray in the
mind, to imagine; to like, to be pleased with.
FANCYMQNGER, fan'sé-mêng-går. s. One
who deals in tricks of imagination.
FANCYSICK, fīn'sè-sik. a. One whose dis-
temper is in his own mind.
'ANE, fane. s. A temple consecrated to
religion. -
FANFARON, fån'fá-rón. s. A bully, a Hec-
tor; a blusterer, a boaster of more than he can
perform. *
FANFARONADE, fin-fár-ó-nāde'. s. A blus-
ter, a tumour of fictious dignity. .
To FANG, ffing. v. a. o seize, to gripe, to
clutch.
FANG, ffing. s. The long tusks of a boar or
other animal; the mails, the talons; any thing
like a long tooth.
FANGED, fånga. a. 359. Furnished with fangs
or long teeth, furnished with any instrument in
imitation of fangs.
FANGLE, fang'gi. s. 405. Silly attempt, trifling
SCI162018.
FANGLED, fång'gl’d. a. 359. It is scarcely
used but in new-fangled ; vainly, fond of no-
velty. -- -
rºless, fänglés. a. Toothless, withou?
teeth. " . .
Addiction .
rºtatº,
FAS
: / . ir 559–Fate, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plue, pin;-
FANNEL, fön'nél. s. A sort of ornament like a
scarf, worn above the left arm of a mass-priest.
FANNER, ffin'nār; 3. .9me that plays a fan. ;
FANTASIED, fån'tá-sld. a. 283. Filled with
fancies. - -
#####3f#. º .5: é ãi PHANTAsm.
'AT ;ffin-tás'té-kál. ſº
#Ništíčk, Hj. ; a. Irrational,
bred only in the imagination; subsisting only
in the fancy, imaginary; capricious, humorous,
unsteady ; whimsical, fanciful.
Fântâştic Aſſiy, fantasºlal-A. ad. By
the power of imagination; capriciously, hu-
morously ; whimsically. &
FANTASTICALNESS, fan-tástè-kāl-nēs. S
EANTASTICKNESS, fan-tästik-nés. wº
Humorousness, mere compliance with fancy;
whimsicalness, unreasonableness; caprice, un-
steadiness. º
FANTASY, fån'tá-sé. . s. Fancy, imagination,
the power of *...; idea, image of the
mind; humour, inclination.
FAP, füp. a. Fuddled, drunk. An old cant
word.
FAR, far. ad. 77, 78. To great extent; to a
great distance; remotely, at a great distance;
in a great part, in a great proportion; to a
reat height; to a certain degree.
FÅR FEiði, far-fetsh s. A deep stratagem.
FAR-FETCHED, far-fétsht’. a. 359. Brought
from places remote ; studiously sought ; ela-
borately strained. - -
FAR-PIERCING, ſār-pêèr'síng. a. Striking,
or penetrating a great §
FAR.SHOOTING, får-shööting. a. Shooting
to a great distance.
FAR, far. a. Distant, remote; from far, from a |
remote place.
To FARCE, fårse. v. a. To stuff, to fill with
º ingredients; to extend, to swell out.
FARCE, fårse. s. A dramatick representation
written without regularity, generally stuffed
with ribaldry and nonsense.
FARCICAL, får'sè-kál. a.
farce.
FARCY, för'sè. . s. The leprosy of horses.
FARDEL, fºr'dél. s. A bundle, a little pack.
To FARE, fare. v. m. To go, to pass, to travel ;
to be in any state, good or bad ; to happen to
any one well or ill; to feed, to eat, to be enter-
tained. - - *
FARE, fire. s. Price of passage in a vehicle by
land or by water; food prepared for the table,
provisions. far 'wól, or f. ël
e'wél, or fåre-wél'. r
FAREWELL, : fár'wól, Or făr-w §l'. ; T he
parting compliment, adieu : it is sometimes
used only as an expression of separation with-
out kindness.
3 P To all these different pronunciations is this
word subject. The accentuation, either on the
first or last syllable, depends much on the
rhythm of the sentence.—See CoMMODoRE and
CoMMonwealth. º
When it is used as a substantive, without an ad-
jective before it, the accent is generally on the
first syllable; as, -
* See how the morning opes her golden gates,
“And takes her fårewell, of the glorious sun.”
- Shakspeare.
Or if the adjective follow the substantive, as,
* If chance the radiant sun with farewell sweet
* Extend his ev’ning beam, the fields revive,
“The birds their notes renew, and bleeting herds
Attest their joy, that hill and valley ring.” ãº.
Belonging to a
But if the adjective precede the substantive, the
accent is generally placed on the last syllable;
8.83 **.
* Treading the path to nobler ends,
Sí. A long wrewell to love I gave.” - -
* - W * - * - PValier.
“As in this grove i took my last farewell.”
Or when it is governed by a verb as, “I bade
“him farewell,” or, “Ibade farewell to him.”
When it is used as an adjective, the accent is al-
ways on the first syllable; as, “Afārewell Ser-
“ mom.”
But when it is used as an interjection, (for, with
. great deference to Dr. Johnson, I cannot think
it an adverb), the accent is either on the first
or second syllable, as the rhythm of pronuncia-
tion seems to require. -
“But farewell, king; sith thus thou wilt appear,
“Preedom lives hence; and banishment is here.”
Shakspeare
“O queen, farewell; be still possest
“Of dear remembrance, blessing still and blest.”
With respect to the pronunciation of a in the #:
syllable of this word, Mr. Sheridam says, that
in England the first syllable is pronounced like
far, and in Ireland like fare. But if this be
really the case, the two nations seem to have
changed dialects; for nothing can be more
evident to the most superficial observer, than
the tendency in Ireland to pronounce the a like
that in far, and in England like that in fare.
Not that I think the pronunciation of the first
syllable of farewell, like far, either vicious or
vulgar: I am convinced many good speakers
so pronounce it; but the other pronunciation I
think the more eligible, as well as more gene-
ral ; ‘Dr. Kemrick and Mr. Scott pronounce
it with the second sound of a, and W. John-
ston and Mr. Perry with the first.
FAREWELL, fare-wél'. s. Leave, act of depar-
ture. -
FARINACEOUS, får-è-mâ'shôs. a. Mealy, tast-
ing like meal.
Fºl. fărm. s. Ground iet to a tenant ; the
state of lands let out to the culture of tenants.
To FARM, farm. v. a. To let out to temánts at a
certain rent ; to take at a certain rate ; to cul-
tivate land. -
FARMER, för’mär. s. One who cultivates hired
ground ; one who cultivates ground.
FÅRMOST, för'môst. a. Most distant. .
FARNESS, fºr-nēs. s. Distance, remoteness.
FARRAGINOUS, far-rädje'é-nās, a. Formed of
different materials. - t
FARRAGO, ſār-rā'gö... s. 77. A mass fo.med
confusedly of several ingredients, a medley.
FARRIER, far'rè-àr, s. A shoer of horses; one
who professes the medicine of horses.
FARROW, für'rö. s. 327. A little pig.
To FARROW, für'rö. v. a. To bring pigs.
FART, fart. s. Wind from behind.
To FART, fīrt. v. a. To break wind behind.
FARTHER. fšr'THér. ad.—See Fu RTHER.—At
a greater distance, to a greater distance, more
remotely. -
FARTHER, far'THér. a. 98. More remote
longer, tending to greater distance.
FARTHERANCE, far'THér-ănse. s. Encourage.
ment, proportion. * . .
FARTHERMORE, far-rhér-möre'. ad. Besides,
over and above, likewise.
To FARTHER, far'THér. v. a. To promote, to
facilitate, to advance.
FARTHEST, får'THést, ad. At the greatest dis-
tance; to the greatest distance.
FARTHEST, f #. a. Mostdistant, remotest.
FARTHING, får'Thing. s. The fourth of a pen-
, , ºy 3, ºper mºney.
ARTHINGALE, far'THing-gál. s.
used to spread the petticoat. * *
FARTHINGSWORTH, farthingz-wärth. s. As
much as is sold for a farthing. .
FASCES, fas'séz. s. Rods ańciently carried be-
_t 33°, * . . e.
A hoop,
fore the consuls. -
A ſillet, a bandage.
FASQA; fash'é-á, s. 92. - , ... "
*ASCIATED, fash'é-à-téd. a Bound with fillets
f
*-
$ FASHIONABLENESS,
FASTIDIOSITY, fås-tíd-è-ós'ê-té. s.
i
* , - . FAT
()
Fººt, fäst'âr. s. 93. He who abstains from
203
FAU
—nº, mºve, nºr, nºt;-tābe, tab, ball;-ºn;—pºnd;—thin, rais.

FASCIATION, fash-e-A'shôn. s. 357. Bandage. I
To FASCINATE, fös'sè-māte. v. a. To bewitch,
to enchant, to influence in some wicked and
Secret manner
FASCINATION, fas-gē-nā'shām. s.
or act of bewitching, enchantment.
FASCINE, fas-séme'. s. 112. A faggot.
FASCINOUS, fis'sè-nās. a. Caused or acting
bv witchcraft.
Fº fāshān. s. Form, make, state of
any thing with regard to appearance; the
make or cut of clothes; manner, sort, way;
custom operating upon dress, or any domestick
ornaments; custom, general practice; manner
imitated from another, way established by pre-
cedent; general approbation, mode; rank,
condition above the vulgar.
To Fº SHION, fash'ên. v. a. To form, to mould,
to figure; to fit, to adapt, to accommodate ; to
cast into external appearance; to make ac-
cording to the rule prescribed by custom.
FASHIONABLE, fish'ên-á-bl. a. Approved by
custom, established by custom, made accord-
ing to the mode; observant of mode; having
rank above the vulgar, and below mobility.
fāsh'īm-ā-bl-nés.
Modish elegance.
FASHIONABLY, fish'ém-à-blé. ad. In a manner
conformable to custom, with modish elegance.
FASHIONIST, fish'ên-íst. s. A follower of the
mode, a coxcomb. . .
To FAST, fist. v. n. 79. To abstain from food;
to mortify the body by religious abstinence.
FAST, fast s, , Abstinence from food; religious
mortification by abstinence.
Y AST: fást. a. Firm, immoveable; firm in ad-
he, ence; speedy, quick, swift; fast and loose,
uncertain, variable, inconstant.
FAST, fast. ad. Firmly, immoveably; closely,
nearly.; swiftly, nimbly; frequently.
To FASTEN, fas's'm. v. a. To make fast, to
make firm ; to hold together, to cement, to link;
to affix, to conjoin.
To FASTEN, fas's'n. v. n. 472. To fix himself.
FºER, fás's'n-ár. s. One that makes fast
r HTIn. -
The power
S.
OO(1.
FASTHANDED, fast'hānd-éd. a. Avaricious,
closehanded, covetous.
Disdaim-
fulmess.
FASTIDIOUS, fas-tídē-ăs, or fås-tídjè-às. a. 293
294, Qisdainful, squeamish, delicate to a vige.
FASTIDIOUSLY, fis-tíd'é-ás-lè, or fås-tíd-jē’ás-
lé. ad. 293, 294. Disdainfully, squeamishly.
FASTING-DAY, fast'ing-dà. s. Day of mortifica-
tion by abstinence. -
FASTNESS, fast'nés. s. Firmness, firm adhe-
rence ; strength, security ; a strong place ; a
place not easily forced.
FASTUQUS, fas'tshū-às. a.464. Proud, haughty.
FAT, fat. a. Full-fed, plump, fleshy; coarse,
gross, dull ; wealthy, rich. -
FÅT, fat. s. The unétuous part of animal flesh.
FAT, fit. s. A vessel in which any thing is put
to ferment or be soaked.
To FAT, fat. v. a. To make fat, to fatten.
To FAT, fit. v. n. To grow fat, to grow full
fleshed. -
FATAL, fī'tál. a. Deadly, mortal, destructive,
causing destruction; proceeding by destiny, in-
evitable, necessary ; appointed by destiny.
FATALIST, fa’tāl-list. s. One who maintains
that all things happen by invincible necessity.
FATALITY, fl-täl'è-té. s. Predestination, pre-
determined order, or series of things and
events; decree of fate; tendency to danger.
FATALLY, fa’tāl-lè. ad. Mortally, destructively,
even to death; by the decree of fate.
Fºlness, fătăl nés. s. Invincible neces-
§lº’. • -
|
FATE, fate. s. Destiny, an etermal series of
successive, causes ; event , predetermined;
death, destruction; cause of death.'
FATED, fatéd. a. Decreed by fate; determin
ed in any manner by fate. *
FATHER, fathér, s. 34,78, 98. He by whom the
son or daughter is begotten; the first ancestor;
the appellation of an old man; the title of any
man reverent; the ecclesiastical writers of the .
first centuries; the title of a popish confessor J
the title of a senator of old Rome; the appella
tion of the first person of the adorable Trinity
76.
FATHER-IN-LAW, fī'THér-in-law. s. The fa-
ther of one's husband or wife. -
To FATHER, fī'THér. v. a. To take as a son
or daughter; to supply with a father; to adopt
a composition; to ascribe to any one as his off.
spring, or production. -
FATHERHOOD, fö'THér-hăd. s. The charac
ter of a father.
FATHERLESS, fī'THér-lés. a. Without a father
FATHERLINESS, f:\'THér-lè-nēs. s. The teñder-
mess of a father.
FºERLY. fathér-le. a. Paternal, like a fa-
ther. -
FATHERLY, fī'THér lé. ad. In the manner of
a father. -
FATHQM, fīTH'êm. s. 166. A measure of length
containing six feet; reach, penetration, depth
of contrivance.
To FATHOM, fath'ém., v. a. To encompass
with the arms; to sound, to try with respect to
the depth; to penetrate into, to find the bottom;
as, I cannot fathom his design.
FATHOMLESS, föTH'âm-lés. a. That of which
no bottom can be found ; that of which the cir-
cumference cannot be embraced.
FATIDICAL, fī-tid'é-kál. a. Prophetick, having
the power to foretel. - -
FATIFEROUS, fa-tíf'fé-rūs. a. Deadly, mortal.
FATIGABLE, faté-gā-bi. a. Easily wearied.
To FATIGATE, fité-gāte. v. a. 91. To weary,
to fatigue. -
FATIGUE, fī-téèg'. s. 337. Weariness, lassitude,
the cause of weariness, labour, toil.
To FATIGUE, fū-têèg'. v. a. 112. To tire, to
• Wear V.
Fºneyed, fät'kid-nid. a. 283. Fat.
FATLING, ffit'ling. s. A young animal fed fat
for the slaughter, -
FATNER, fit’tn-ār, s. more properly FATTEN-
E.R.. That which gives fatness. -
FATNESS, fat'nés. s. The quality of being fat,
plump, fat, grease; unctuous or greasy mat-
ter; fertility; that which causes fertility. '
To FATTEN, fit’tn. v. a. 405. To feed up, to
make fleshy; to make fruitful to feed grossi ;
to increase. -
To FATTEN, fat’tn. v. n.
pampered. -
FATTY, fat’té. a. Unctuous, *g. greas
FATUOUS, fitsh'ê-às. a. 461. Stupid, foolis
feeble of mind; impotent, without force. . .
Fºº, fă-tū'ê-té. s. Foolishmess, weakness
Of ſºlill Cl,
fo grow fat, to be
| [[; For the second syllable of this word, see Fw
TURITY. -
FATWITTED, fatſwít-éd. a. Heavy, dull.
FAUCET, föw'sét. a. A pipe inserted into a ves-
sel to give vent to the liquor, and stopped up by
a peg or spigot.
FAUCHION, falshān, g. A crooked sword.
FAVILLOUS, fī-vil'lús. a. Consisting of ashes.
FAULCON, faw'km. s.—See FALcon.
FAULT, filt. s. 404. Offence, slight crime, some-
what liable to censure ; defect, want; puzzle,
difficulty. - - ... " - -
[[G. Dr. Johnson tells us, that the l in this word
is sometimes-sounded and sometimes mute, an
that in conversation it is generally suppressed.
To this Dr. Kenrick adds, that it is needlessly
** -
FAW
304
FEA
[[G’ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;–

suppressed. None of our º: have
marked this letter mute, but . Sheridan.
Mr. Nares says, the word is pronounced both
ways, and leaves it undetermined; but Mr.]
Elphinstone decides positively against retaining
the leven in writing : his reasons are, that as
the French have left out the l in their antiqua-
ted faulte, we ought to leave it out of our En-
glish word, which was derived from their an-
cient one. This reasoning, however, I think is
not conclusive. If after deriving words from
the living languages, and using them for centu-
ries, we were to alter them as the parent lam-
#. happens to alter, our own language would
àve no stability. The truth is, the French lan-
guage is much-more altered within the two last
centuries than, the English, and is greatly en:
feebied by dropping its consonants. Its nasal
vowels too have added to its weakness, by ren-
dering both vowels and consonants less distinct.
The l in question has nothing harsh or uncom-
mon in its sound, and if it were mute, would de-
sert its relation to the Latin falsitas, and form
a disgraceful exception; and if poets have
sometimes dismissed it to rhyme the word with
thought, sought, &c. they have as readily admit-
ted it to rhyme with malt, salt, and assault.
“Which of our thrum-capp'd ancestors found
fau º -
* For want of sugar-tongs or spoons for ‘. ?”
27?gſ.
FAULTFINDER, falt'ſ ind-àr. s. g
A censurer.
FAULTILY, fal'té-lè. ad. Not rightly, improp-
erly:
Fººtiness, fäl'té-nēs. s. Badness, vicious-
ness; delinquency. -
FAtjiti ESS. faitiés. a. Without fault, per-
, fect.
FAULTY, falté. a. Guilty of a fault, blameable,
erroneous, defective.
FAUN, fawn. s. A kind of rural deity. Mason.
To FAVOUR, fa’vár. v. a. To †P. to re-
gard with kindness; to assist with advantages
or conveniences; to resemble in feature; to
conduce to, to contribute.
FAWOUR, fa’vár. s. 314. Countenance, kind-
ness; support, defence; kindness granted ;
lenity, mitigation of punishment; leave, good-
will, pardon; object of favour, person or thing
favoured; something given by a lady to be
worn; any thing worn openly as a token; fea-
ture, countenance.
FAVOURABLE, favār-à-bl. a. Kind, propitious,
affectionate, palliative, tender, averse from cen:
sure; conducive to, contributing to ; accom-
modate, convenient; beautiful, well favoured.
FAWOURABLENESS, fa’vār-à-bl-nēs. s. Kind-
ness, ###. r
FAVOURABLY, favār-à-blé. ad. Kindly, with
favour. -
FAWOURED, fé'värd. particip. a. Regarded
with kindness ; featured with well or ill.
FAVOUREDLY, fºlvård-lè. ad. With well or
ill, in a fair or foul way. º
FAVOURER, favār-àr. s. One who favours;
one who regards with kindness or tenderness.
FAVOURITE, favār-ft. s. 156. A person or
thing beloved, one regarded with favour; orie
chosen as a companion by his superiour.
FAVOURLESS, favār-lés. a. Unfavoured,
not regarded with kindness; unfavouring, un-
ropitious.
FAUTOR, föw'tór. s. 166. Favourer, counte-
Ilºilº Cer.
FAUTRESS, f$w'trés, s.
yours or shows countenance.
FAWN, fawn. s. A young deer.
To FAWN, fawn. v. n. To bring forth a young
sheer; to court by frisking before one, as a dog;
to court servilely. -
FAWNER, faw'nār. s
º 5 One that fawns, one that
pays servile courtship. -
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A woman that fa-ll
- |FEASTER, fees’tàr. s.
FAWNINGLY, faw'ning-lè. ad
servile way.
FAY, fa. s. A fairy, an elf; faith *
To FEAGUE, fêèg. v. a. 337. To whip, to
ghastise. ..., -
F; *Fry, fê'āl-tê. s. Duty due to a superiour
OTOl.
[[J. Dr. Kemrick, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Bu
chanan, W. Johnston, and, if we may judge by
the position of the accent, Entick, make only ,
two syllables of this word; Mr. Perry, Mr
Nares, and, by the position of the accent, Dr.
Ash, three. ... I do not hesitate a moment to pro
nounce the last division the best; not only as it
is immediately derived from a French word of
three syllables feaulié, but asthis is generally its
quantity in Milton and Shakspeare.
“I am in parliament pledge for his truth,
“And lasting fealty to the new-made *;
Shakspears
“ —— Let my sovereign
* Command my eldest son, nay, all my sons,
* As pledges of my ſealty and love.”—Ibid.
“ —— Man disobeying,
“ Disloyal, breaks his fealty, and sins
“Against the high supremacy of heav'n.”
{{ Each bird and beast behold
“After their kinds; I bring them to receive
: From thee their names; and pay thee ſealty
“With low subjection.”—Ibid.
“Whether his first design be to withdraw
* Qur ſealty to God, or to disturb
“Conjugal love.”—Ibid.
In these quotations from Johnson we see the
first only makes fealty two syllables; and evan
here it may be presumed there is a poetical li-
cense exactly like that which Young uses in the
word really :
“Why really sixty-five is somewhat old.”
FEAR, fºre. s. 227. Dread, horrour, appre-
hension of danger; awe, dejection of amind;
anxiety, solicitude ; that which causes fear;
something hung up to scare deer.
To FEAR, fºre. v. a. To dread, to consider
with apprehensions of terrour; to fright, to ter-
rify, to make afraid.’
To FEAR, fére. v. m. To live in horrour, to be
afraid; to be anxious.
FEARFUL, fºre'föl, or fêr'föl. a. 230. Timor-
ous ; afraid; awful; terrible, dreadful. See
FIERCE.
FEARFULLY, fºre'föl-lè, or fér'föl-lè. ad
Timorously, in fear; terribly, dreadfully.
FEARFULNESS, fere'föl-nés, or fêr'fāl-nēs. s.
Timorousness, habitual timidity; state of being
afraid, awe,
dread.
FEARLESSLY, fere'lés-lè. ad. Without ter-
TOur. -
FEARLESSNESS, fºre'lés-nēs. s. Exemption
from fear.
FEARLESS, fºre lés.
trepid.
fºLITY, fê-zè-bil'è-tè. s. A thing prac-
ticable.
FEASIBLE, fe'zè-bl. a. 227. Practicable,
that may be effected.
FEASIBLY, fe'zè-blé. ad. Practicably.
FEAST, feest. s. An entertainment of
the table, a sumptuous treat of great numbers ;
an anniversary day of rejoicing; comething de-
litious to the palate. -
To FEAST, fºëst. v. m. To eat sumptuously.
To FEAST, feest. v. a. To entertain sumptu
ously ; to delight, to pamper. tº º
One that fares delici-
§ one that entertains §
FEA TFUL, feest'ſal. a. Festive, joyful, lux-
Ulrious, riotous
FEASTRITE, reestrite. s.
in entertainments,
In a cringing
a. Free from fear, in-
Custom observed
205
- *.
—nö, mêve, nºr, nôt;—töbe, tab, būll;—ºil;—pôānd;—thin, this.
FEAT, fete. s. 227. Act, deed, action, ex-
loit; a trick, a ludicrous performance. .
FEAT, fete. a. Ready, skilful; ingenious ; mice,
meat.
FEATEOUS, fºſtè-às, or fê'tshö-às. a. 263.
Neat, dexterous. -
FEATEOUSLY, fe’té-às-lè. ad. Neatly, dex-
terously.
FEATHER, fêra’ār. s. 93,234. The plume
of birds; an ornament, an empty title ; upon
a horse, a sort of natural frizzling hair. .
To FEATHER, féTH'âr. v. a. To dress in fea-
thers; to fit with feathers; to tread.as a cock ;
to enrich, to adorm ; to feather one's nest; to
et riches §§
FEATHERBED, fêth'êr-bêd. s. A bed stuffed
with feathers.
FEATHERDRIVER, feth'ér-dri-vär. s. One
who cleanses feathers. g
FEATHERED, féTH'Ar'd. a. 359. Clothed with
feathers; fitted with feathers, carrying feathers.
FEATHEREDGE, fêth'ār-Édje. s. Boards or
planks that have one edge thinner than another,
are called featheredge stuff.
FEATHEREDGED, féTH'ār-Édj'd. a. Belong-
ing to a featheredge.
FEATHERFEW, föTH'êr-fú. . s. A plant.
FEATHERLESS, féTH'âr-lés. a. Without
feathers.
FEATHERSELLER, förh'ār-sél-àr. s. One
who sells feathers.
FEATHERY, förh'êr-é. a. Clothed with feathers.
FEATLY, fete'lé. ad. Neatly, nimbly.
FEATNESS, fete'nés. s. Neatness, dexterity.
FEATURE, fe'tshūre. s. 462. The cast or make
of the face; any lineament or single part of
the face. - f
To FEAZE, feze. v. a. To untwist the end of a
rope ; to beat.
FEBRIFUGE, féb'ré-fúje. s. Any medicine ser-
viceable in a fever.
FEBRILE, féb'ril. a. 140. Constituting a fever;
roceeding from a fever.
F ##UARY, féb'rö-à-ré. s. The name of the
second month in the year.
FECES, fe'séz. s. Dregs, lees, sediment, subsi-
F###Rößlin
, fºlk'º-lénse. tº
FECULENCY, fékº-lén-sè. } s. Muddiness,
quality of abounding with lees and sediment;
lees, feces, sediment, dregs.
FECULENT, fék'ê-lént. a.
crementitious.
FECUND, fék'ànd. a. Fruitful, prolifick-See
FACUND.
FECUNDATION, fök-kān-dà'shôn. s. The act
of making prolifick.
To FECUNDIFY, fe-kån'dè-fl. v. a. To make
fruitful.
FECUNDITY, fe-kån'dè-té. . s. Fruitfulness,
quality of producing or bringing forth.
FED, féd. Preterft and participle pass. of To
feed.
Fºy, féd'à-ré. a. A partner, or a depen-
ant.
FEDERAL, féd'êr-ál. a. Relating to a league or
Contract.
FEDER li Y, féd'ér-à-rè. s. A confederate, an
1C6. -
91. Leagued.
accomp
FEDERATE, féd'ér-àte. a.
FEE, fee. s. 246. All lauds and tenements that
are held by any acknowledgment of superiori-
ty to a higher lord ; recompense; payments
occasionally claimed by persons in office; re-
ward paid to ºiºs or lawyers,
FEEFARM, fee'färm. s. Tenour by which lands
are held from a superiour lord.
To FEE, fee. v. a. To reward, to pay; to bribe,
to keep in hire. 3. -
FEEBLE, fê'bl. a. 405. Weakly, debilitated,
Foul, dreggy, ex-
sickl
FºEMINDED, fé'bl-mind'éd. a. Weak of |
gmind.
&
FEEBLENESS, fé'bl-nēs. s. Weakness, imbe
cility, infirmity. -
FEEBLY, ſº blº, ad. Weakly, without strength
To FEED, feed v. a. 246. To supply with food;
to graze, to consume by cattle; to nourish, to
cherish ; to keep in hope or expectation; to
# to entertain. • *
To FEED, feed. v. n. To take food; to prey, to
live by eating ; to grow fat or plump.
FEED, feed. 5. Foãd, that which is eaten; pas-
ture. .
FEEDER, feed'àr. s. One that gives food; an
exciter, an encourager; one that eats, one that
eats micely.
To FEEL, feel. v. n. Pret. Felt. Part, pass. Felt
To have perception of things by the touch; to
search by feeling; to have a quick sensibility
of good or evil; to appear to the touch. º
To FEEL, fºl. v. a. 246. To perceive by the
touch ; to try, to sound; to have sense of pain
or pleasure; to be affected by ; to know, to be
acquainted with.
FEEL, fºël. s. The sense of feeling, the touch.
FEELER, fºl'âr. s. One that feels; the horns
or antennae of insects.
FEELING, feeling. particip. a. Expressive of
eat sensibility; sensibly felt.
FEELING, feel?ng. s. The sense of touch;
sensibility, tenderness, perception.
FEELINGLY, feel'ing-lè. ad. With expression
of flº sensibility ; so as to be sensibly felt.
FEET, fºët. s. 246. The plural of Foot.
FEETLESS, feet'lés. a. Without feet.
To FEIGN, fame. v. a. 249, 385. To invent; to
make a show of, to do upon some false preten-
ces ; to dissemble, to conceal.
To FEIGN, ſane. v. n. To relate falsely, to in-
age from the invention.
FEIGNEDLY, fine'éd-lè. ad. 364. In fiction,
not trul
F#, făne'ör. s. Inventer, contriver of
fiction.
FEINT, fºnt. s. 249. A false appearance; a
mock assault :^
To FELICITATE, fe-iſs'ê-täte. v. a. To make
happy ; to congratulate. *
Pºrtation , fe-lis-e-tä'shān. s. Congratu-
ation. -
FELICITOUS, fe-lis'ê-tàs. a. Happy. gº
FELICITY, fe-lis'ê-té. s. Happiness, prosperity,
blissfulness. tº º
FELINE, fe'llne. a. 140. Like a cat, pertaining
to a Cat.
FELL, fél. a. Cruel, barbarous, inhuman; 68-
Yage, ravenous, bloody.
FELL, föl...s. The skin, the hide. . .
To FELL, fél. v. a. To knock down, to bring
to the ground; to hew down, to cut down.
FELL, fél. The preterit of To fall.
FELLER, fºllär. s. One that hews down. .
FELLIFLUOUS, fél-lif'ſlē-ăs. a. 518. Floying
with Mös º”
Fº ONGER, fél'māng-går. s. 381. A dealer
lil Illſles.
FELLNESS, fél'nes. s. Cruelty, savageness.
FELLOE, féi'ló. s. 296. The circumference of
a wheel.
FELLOW, felló. s. 327. An associate, one united
in the same affair; one of the same kind; one
thing suited to another, one of a pair; a fami-
iar appellation used sometimes with fondness,
sometimes with contempt; mean wretch, sorry
rascal; a member of a college that shares its
revenue.
To FELLOW, félló. v. a. To suit with, to pair
with.
FELLOW-COMMONER, föl-lö-köm'ên-àr. s
A commoner at Cambridge of the higher order
who dines with the fellows.
FELLOW-CREATURE, föl-lö-krè'tshūre, s. One
tnat has the same Creator. 2-s,
FELLOW-HEIR, fél-lô-Are'. s. Coheir
FELLOW-HELPER, fºl-lè-hélpör.s. Coadjutor.
FELLOW-LABOURER, fel-lè-lābār-àr. s. One
who labours in the same design.
FELLOW-SERVANT, fél-ló-sér'vânt. s. One
that has the same master. f
FELLOW-SOLDIER, fél-ló-sălţăr. s. Ohe who
#: under the same commander.
FE
LOW-STUDENT, fel-ló-stà'dént. s. One
who studies in company with another.
FELLOW-SUFFERER, föl-ló-sàf'ār-àr. s. One
who shares the same evils. *
FELLOW-FEELING, fél-ló-féé'ling. s. Sympa-
thy 3, combination, joint interest.
FELLOW-LIKE, fī‘ió-like. ;
FELLOWLY, föI'lö-lè. |
- Like a companion, on equal terms.
FELLOW § félló-ship. S. Companionship;
association; equality; partnership; frequency
of intercourse, social pleasure; fitness and
fondness for festal entertainments; an esta-
blishment in the college with share in its revenue.
FELLY, féliè, ad. Cruelly, inhumanly, savagely.
FELO-DE-SE, f*-ló-dé-sé'. s. In law, he that
committeth felony by murdering himself.
FELON, fél'âm. s. 166. One who has committed
a capital crime ; a whitlow, a tumour formed
between the bone and its inyesting membrane.
FELON, félèn., a Cruel, tºaitorous, inhuman.
FELONIOUS, fe-lóné-às, a. AWicked, traitorous,
villanous, malignant.
FELoNiotisfy."ºlºmé
-lè. ad. In a feloni-
OUIS Way.
FELONY, fel'ên-è. s. & crime denounced cap-
ital by the law. • t
FELT, felt. The prºërit of Feel.
FELT, fêlt. s. Cloth made of wool united with-
out weaving; a hide or skin.
FELUCCA, fê-lâk a. s. A small open boat with
Slk Oars. .
FEMALE, fê'māle, s. A she, one of the sex
which brings forth young.
FEMALE, #. a. Not masculine, belong-
ing to a she. -
FEMINALITY, föm-è-l:ál'è-té. s.
ture.
EMININE, föm'è-nin. a. 150. Of the sex
that brings young, female; soft, tender, deli-
cate ; effeminate, emasculated.
REMORAL, fém'örål. a. Belonging to the thigh.
FEN, fén. s. A marsh; low, flat and moist
round, a moor, a bog.
FENBERRY, fén'bér-rè. s. A kind of black-
berry. -
FENCE, fênse. s. Guard, security, outwork,
defence ; enclosure, mound, hedge; the art of
fencing, defence; skill in defence.
Tu FENCE, fénse. v. . a. To enclose, to secure
% an enclosure or hedge; to guard.
To FENCE, fénse. v. n. To practise the arts of
... manual defence; to guard against, to act on the
2- : -, * * Sensive ; to fight according to art.
§ ELESS, #. a. Without enclo-
• e, open.
ENCER, fém'sár. s. One who teaches or prac-
tises the use of weapons.
FENCIBLE, fén'sè-bi. a. Capable of defence.
FENCING-MASTER, ſén'sing-mâs-tár. s. One
Wh9 teaches the use of weapons.
FENCING-SCHOOL, fén'słng-skööl. s. A place
in which the use of weapons is taught.
To FEND, fend. v. a. To keep off, to shut out.
To FEND, fénd. v. m. To dispute, to shift off a
§§ .#
FENDER, fén'dár. s. A plate of metal laid be-
fore the fire to hinder coals that fall from roll-
§ng forward to the floor; any thing laid or
#. the side of a ship to keep off violence.
FENERATION, fén-ér-àshàn. s. Usury, the
aim of interest. -
FºELºfen'hél. s.99. A plant of strong scent.
Female ma-
206
FENNY, fen'né. a. Marshy, boggy; inhabiting
the marsh. §
[[j' 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit —mè, mét;—plme, pin;–
FENNYSTONES, fémºné-stönz. s. A plant.
FENSUCKED, fén'sákt. a. Sucked out of
marshes. .
FEOD, fide. s. Fee, tenure.
FEODAL, fö'dál. a. Held from another.
FEODARY, fū'dā-rè. . s. One who holds his
estate under the tenure of suit and service to a
superiour lord.
To F.EOFF, féf. v. a. 256. To put in possession.
to invest with right.
Ij. I had always supposed that the diphthong in
this word, and its compound enfeoff was pro-
nounced like the long open e, but upon inquiry
into its actual pronunciation by the gentlemen
of the law, found. I had been in an errour; and
though Mr. Sheridan and Mr Scott mark feoff
with the short e, they are in the same errour
respecting *::: which they mark with the
long e. Dr. Kenrick and Mr. Barclay are un-
der the same mistake in Jº by pronouncing
the diphthong long; and Mr. Nares is wrong
also in pronouncing enfeoff in the same manner.
Mr. Perry is the only one who is right in pro-
nouncing the diphthong short in both. So much,
however, had my ear been used to the long
sound of this diphthong, that it escaped me in
the word º and enfeoffment; which, to be
consistent, I ought certainly to have marked
with the short sound, as in feoff and feoffee.
FEOFFEE, fefféé. s. One put in possession.
FEOFFER, féſ för. s. One who gives posses.
sion of any *:
FEOFFMENT, féf'mént. s. The act of granting
possession.
FERACITY, fe-rás'è-té. s. Fruitfulness, fertility.
FERAL, fe'rál. a. Funeral, mournful.
FERIATION, fe-ré-à'shôn. s. 534. The act of
keeping holiday.
FERINE, fºrine. a. 140. Wild, savage.
FERINENESS, fé-rine'nés. s." Barbarity, sa,
VågeneSS.
FEäffy, fér'é-té. S. Barbarity, cruelty, wild-
IlêSS.
To FERMENT, fér-mént'. v. a. To exalt or
rarefy by intestine motion of parts.
To FERMENT, fér-mênt'. v. n.
parts put into intestine motion.
FERMENT, fér'mént. s. 492. That which
causes intestine motion ; the intestine motion,
tumult.
FERMENTABLE, fér-mênt'ā-bl. a.
of fermentation.
FERMENTAL, fir-mént'âl. a.
power to cause fermentation.
FERMENTATION, fér-mén-tä'shân. s. A pe
culiar spontaneous motion, which takes place
in vegetable, or other organized substances,
and which totally changes their properties.
.Accum's Chymistry. & ºn
FERMENTATIVE, fér-mên'tă-tív. a. Causing
fermentation.
FERN, férm. s. A plant.
FERNY, ſérn'é. a. Overgrown with fern.
FEROCIOUS, fe-ró'shôs. a. 357. Savage, fierce
FEROCITY, fe-rös'é-té. s. Savageness, fierce-
1162.SS. .
FERREOUS, fér'rè-às. a. Consisting of iron, be-
longing to iron.
FERRET, fér'rit. s. 99. A quadruped of the
weasel kind, used to catch rabbits; a kind of
marrow riband.
To FERRET, fér'rit. v. a. 99. To drive out on
lurking places.
F #. fér'rít-tár s. One that hunts ano-
ther in his privacies.
FERRIAGE, fér'ré-idje. s. 90. The fare paid at
a ferry. tº
FERRUGINOUS, fêr-rºjin-ès. a. Partaking of
the particles, and qualities of iron. º
FERRULE, férril. s. An iron ring put round any
thing to keep it from cracking. º
To FERRY, ferrë, v. a. To carry over in a boat,
To have the
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FID
—no, mēve, nér, nºt ;—thbe, tºb, bill;-öll:—pôānd;—thin, this.
FERRY, för'rè.s. A vessel of carriage; the pas-
sage over which the ferry boat passes.
FERRYMAN, fér'rè-mân. s. 88. One who keeps
a ferry, one who for hire transports goods and
assengers. º
FERTILE, fºr'til. a. 140. Fruitful, abundant.
FERTILENESS, fér’til-nēs. s. Fruitfulness, fe-
cundity. . -
F#ity, fér-til'è-té. s. Abundance, fruit-
fulness. -
To FERTILIZE, fér’til-lize. v. a. To make fruit-
ful, to make plenteous, to make productive.
FERTILY, fér’til-ć. ad. properly FERTILELY.
Fruitfull *...; -
Fº , fér'vén-sé. s. Heat of mind, ar-
dour; flame of devotion, zeal.
FERVENT, fér'vént. a. Hot, boiling; hot in
temper, vehement ; ardent in piety, warm in
Zeal.
FERVENTLY, fervēnt-lè. ad. Eagerly, vehe-
miently; with pious ardour.
FERVID, fér'víd. a. Hot, burning, boiling; ve-
hement, eager, zealous. - -
FERVIDITY, fér-vid'ê-té. s. Heat, zeal, ardour.
FERVIDNESS, fér-vid'nés. s. Ardour of mind,
zeal.
FERULA, fér'ā-lä. s. An instrument with which
young scholars are beaten on the hand.
FERVOUR, för'vár. s. 314. Heat, warmth; heat
of mind, zeal.
FESCENNINE, fés'sén-nine. a. Belonging to a
kind of wanton obscure poetry sung by the an-
cient Romans at weddings. Ach.
FESCUE, fés'kū. s. A small wire by which
those who teach to read point out the letters.
FESTAL, fés'tál. a. Belonging to a feast; fes-
tive, joyous. Ash.
To FESTER, fés'tár. v. m. To rankle, to corrupt,
to grow virulent.
FESTINATE, fés’té-nāte. a. Hasty, hurried.
FESTINATELY, fés'tè-mâte-lè. ad. Hastily,
speedily.
FESTINATION, fös-tê-nā’shān. s. Haste, hurry.
FESTIVAL, fés’té-vál. a. Pertaining to feasts,
oyous.
F#WAL, fés'tè-vál. s. Time of feast, anni-
versary day of civil or religious joy.
FESTIVE, fés'tív. a. 140. Joyous, gay.
FESTIVITY, fés-tiv'ê-té. s. Festival, time of re-
joicing ; gaiety, joyfulness.
FESTOON, fés-tóón'. s. In architecture, an orna-
ment of carved work in the form of a wreath
or garland of flowers, or leaves twisted toge-
ther.
FESTUCINE, fgs'tū-słm.a. Straw-colour.
FESTUCOUS, fés-tū'käs, a. Made of straw.
To FETCH, fêtsh. v. a. To go and bring; to
strike at a distance ; to produce by some kind
of force; to reach, to arrive at ; to obtain as
its price.
To FETCH, fêtsh. v. n. To move with a quick
return.
FETCH, fétsh. s. A stratagem by which any
thing is indirectly performed, a trick, an ar-
tifice.
FETCHER, fötsh'êr. s. One that fetches.
FETID, föt?d. a. 296. Stinking, rancid.-See
FET Us.
FETIDNESS, fétºid-nēs. s. The quality of stink-
{{19. -
F#iock, fêt'lök. s. A tuft of hair that grows
behind the pastern joint.
FETTER, föttör. s. It is commonly used in the
plural, Fetters. Chains for the feet.
To FETTER, fét’tár. v. a. To bind, to enchain;
to shackle, to tie
To FETTLE, fét’tl. v. n. 405. To do trifling bu-
SiileSS.
FETUS, fººtás, s. 296,489. Any animal in embryo,
#%. yet in the womb. o
§3. Whence can arise the different quantity of
the e in Fetus and Fetid 8 Till a better reaso”
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appear, let is suppose the following: Fetus ex;
cept the diphthong, retains its Latin form, and
therefore is naturally pronounced with its first
syllable long. Fetid is anglicised, and as most
of these anglicised words of two syllables are
derived from Latin words of three where the
first, be it short or long, is in our lish-Latin
pronounced short, the same syllable in the Eng-
lish words is generally short likewise. This has
established something like a rule; and this
rule has shortened the first syllable of Fetid,
though long in the Latin Foetidus-See DRAMA.
FEUD, fide. s. 264. Quarrel, contention. .
FEUDAL, fö'dál. a. Pertaining to fees or ten-
; by which lands are held of a superiour
OTOl.
FEUDAL, fū'dál. s A dependance, something
held by tenure. “. . .
FEUDATORY, fū'dä-tär-à. s. One who holds
not in chief, but by some conditional tenure-
For the o, see Domestick. -
FEVER, fe'vár. s. A disease in which the body
is violently heated and the pulse quickened, or
in which heat and cold prevail by turns. It is
sometimes continual, sometimes intermittent.
FEVERET, fºlvār-Ét'. s. A slight ſever, febricula.
FEVERFEW, fe'vār-fi. s. An herb.
FEVERISH, fê'vár-ish. a. Troubled with a fe-
ver; tending to a fever; uncertain, inconstant,
now hot, now cold; hot, burning.
FEVERISHNESS, fe'vār-ish-nēs. s. A slight
disorder of the feverish kirid.
FEVEROUS, fé'vār-às, -a. Troubled with a fe-
ver or ague ; having the nature of a fever;
having a tendency to produce fevers.
FEVERY, fe'vār-à. a. §: with a fever.
FEW, fū. a...Not many, not a great number.
FEWEL, fū’īl. s. 99. Combustible matter, as
firewood, coal.
FEWNESS, fºl'nés. Smallness of number
FIB, fib. s. A lie, a falsehood.
Tu FIB, fib. v. n. To lie, to tell lies.
FIBBER, fib'bár. s. A teller of fibs.. . . -
FIBRE, fibär. s. 416. A small thread or string.
FIBRIL, fi'bril. s A small fibre or string.
FIBROUS, fl'brås. a. 314. Composed of fibres
or stamina.
FIBULA, fib'ê-lä. s. The outer and lesser bone
of the leg, much smaller than the tibia.
FICKLE, ſik'kl. a. 405. Changeable, incon-
stant, unsteady ; not fixed, subject to vicissitude.
FICKLENESS, flk'kl-nés. s. Inconstancy, un-
certainty, unsteadiness.
FICKLY, fikkl-lè. ad. Without certainty or sta-
bility. t
FICTILE, filºtil. a. 140. Manufactured by the
Otter.
F §N, fík'shôn. s. The act of feigning or
inventing ; the thing feigned or inveiated ; a
falsehood, a lie. *
FICTIOUS, fik' shäs. a. 292. Fictitious, imagi-
nary...
FICTITIOUS, fīk-tish'ês. a. Counterfeit, not
enuine ; feigned; not real, not true.
FICTITIOUSLY, fik-tish’és-lè. ad.
counterfeitly, t
FIDDLE, ſid'dl. s.
musick, a violin.
To FIDDLE, fiddl. v. n. 405. To play upon .
the fiddle; to trifle, to shift the hands often,
and do nothing. 4.
FIDDLEFADDLE, fiddl-fäd'dl. s. Trifles. A
rant word. -
FIDDI.ER, fid'dl-àr. s. A musician, one that
lays upon the fiddle.
Fſl}DLESTICK, fid'dl-stik, s. The bow and
hair which a fiddler draws over the strings of a
fiddle.
FIDDLESTRING, fiddl-string. s. The string
of a fiddle.
FIDELITY, fe-dél'è-tě, s. 126. Honesty, faith
ful adherence ,-
Falsely,
A stringed instrument of
208
FIL
[[y* 559—Fate, fár, fall, fät ;—mé, mēt;—pine, pln;—
To FIDGE, fidje. . . ‘, -
######## 99. } v. n. To move
nimbly and irregularly. Acantºgord. .
Fiº. fé-dà'shäl. a. 126,357. Confident,
undoubting. .
UG" For the impropriety of pronouncing the
second syllable of this and the two following
words, as if written joo, as Mr. Sheridan has
marked them, see Principles, No. 376, and 472.
FIDUCIARY, ſº-dà'shë-á-ré. s. One who holds
any thing in trust; one who depends on faith
without works.
fê-dà'shë-à-rè. 8.
FIDUCIARY, Confident,
#% undoubting.
FIEF, feef. s. A fee, a manor, a possession held
by some tenure of a superiour.
P:ELD, fºld. s. 275. Ground not inhabited, not
built on ; cultivated tract of ground ; the open
country, opposed to quarters; the ground of
battle; the ground occupied by an army; a
wide expanse; space, compass, extent: in he-
raldry, the surface of a shield.
Fiº, fêl'déd. a. Being in field of battle.
FIELDBASIL, fºëld'bāz-fl. s. A plant.
FIELDBED, fºld'béd. s. A bed contrived to
be set up easily in the field.
FIELDFARE, föl'fºre. s. 515. A bird.
FIELDMARSHAL, fºld'már-shāl. s.
mander of an army in the field.
FIELDMOUSE, fééld'môāse. 8. A mouse that
burrows in banks.
FIELDOFK ICER, fºld'éf-fé-stºr. s. An officer
whose command in the field extends to a whole
regiment, as the colonel, lieutenant-colonel,
and Bºš
FIELDPIECE, fºld'pèëse. s. Small cannon
used in battles, but not in sieges.
FIEND, feend. . s. 275. An enemy, the great
enemy of mankind, Satan; any infernal being.
FIERCE, fºërse, or fêrse. a. Savage, ravenous ;
vehement; outrageous; angry, furious; strong,
forcible.
[[G. The first mode of pronouncing this word is
the most general; the second is heard chiefly
on the Stage. Actors, who imave such continual
occasion to express the passiums, feel a proprie-
ty in giving a short vowel sound to a word de-
noting a rapid and violent emotion; and there-
fore, though this pronunciation may be said to
be grammatically improper, it is philosophical-
| §º: CHEERFUL.
FIERCELY, feerse'ſé, or fêrse'lè. ad. Violently,
furiously.
FIERCENESS, fºërse'nés, or fêrse'nés. s. Fero-
city, §§§º violence, outrageous passion.
FIERIFAg AS, fl-è-ré-fa'shôs. s. 38. In law,
a judicial writ for him that has recovered in an
action of debt or damages, to the sheriff, to
command him to levy the debt, or the damages.
FIERINESS, fl'ér-è-nēs. s. Hot qualities, heat,
§"; ; heat of temper, intellectual ardour.
FIERY, fiérè a. Consisting of fire ; hot like
fire; vehement, ardent, active; passionate, out-
.., rageous, easily provoked; ultrestrained, fierce ;
heated by fire.
FIFE, fife. s. A shrill-toned musical pipe blown
to the drum.
FIFTEEN, fif'tèën. a. F.ve and ten.
F ºnth, fif'tèënth. a. The 2fth after the
tenth.
FIFTH, fifth. a. The next to the fourth.
FIFTHLY, fifth'lé. ad. In the fifth place. ...
FIFTIETH, fif'té àth. a. 279. The next to the
forty-ninth. -
FIFTY, fif'té. a. Five tens.
FIG, fºg. s. A tree that bears figs; the fruit of the
fig-tree.
FIGAPPLE, ſº i. s. 405. A fruit.
FIGMARIGOLD, fig-már'ê-göld. s. A plant.
To FighT, fite., v. n. Preter. Fought. Part.
pass. Fought. To contend in battle, to make
war to contend in single fight; to contend.
Com-
To FIGHT, fite. v. a. To war against, to con-
bat against.
FićHT. fite. s. Battle; combat, duel; some
thing to screen the combatants in ships.
FIGHTER, fi tār. s. Warriour, duellist.
FIGHTING, fl'ting. particip. a. Qualified for
war, fit for battle; occupied by war.
FIGMENT, fig'mént. s. An invention, a fiction,
the idea feigned. -
FIGPECKE #. k-àr. s. A bird.
FIGULATE, fig'à-lāte. a. 91. Made of potter's

clav.
Fittſfiable, fig'à-rá-bl. a. Capable of being
brought to certain form, and retained in it.
Thus lead is Figurable, but not water.
FIGURABILITY, fig-à-rá-bil'é-té. s. The quali-
ty of heing capable of a certain and stable form.
FIGURAL, fig'à-rál. a. *śº figure.
FIGURATE, fig'à-räte. a. 91. Of a certain and
determinate form; resembling any thing of a
determinate form. e
FIGURATION, fig-à-rá'shôn. s. Determination
to a certain form; the act of giving a certain

form.
FIGURATIVE, fig'à-rá-tiv. a. Representing
something else, typical, not literal, full of rhe
torical exormations.
FIGURATIVELY, fig'à-rá-tiv-lè; ad. By a fi
ure, in a sense different from that which words
originally imply. e
FIGURE, fig'àre. s. The figure of any thing as
terminated by the outlines; shape; person, exter-
malform, appearancemean orgrand; distinguish-
ed appearance, eminence, remarkable character,
a statue, an image; representations in painting;
a character denoting a number; the horoscope;
the diagram of the aspect of the astrologital
houses: in theology, type, representative: in
rhetorick, any mode of speaking in which words
are detorted from their literal and primitive
sense: in grammar, any deviation from the
rules of analogy or syntax. . º
[* There is a coarse and a delicate pronuncia-
tion of this word and its compounds. The first
is such a pronunciation as makes the u short
and shut, as if written figgur: the last preserves
the sound of u open, as if y were prefixed, fig-.
yttre. That this is the true sound of open u, see
Principles, No. 8.
To FIGURE, fig'àre. v. a. To form into any de-
termined shape ; to cover or adorn with figures;
to diversify; to represent by a typical or figu-
rative resemblance; to image in the mind; to
form figuratively, to use in a gense not literal.
FIGWORT, figſwärt. s. A plant. tº a tº
FILACEOUS, fe-lâ'shôs. a. 357. Consisting of
threads. .
FILACER, fºl'à-sår. s. 98. An officer in the
Common Pleas, so called because he files those
writs whereon he makes process. -
FILAMENT, fºl'à-mént. s. A slender thread,
a bodyslender and long like a thread.
FILBERT, fil’bàrt. s. 98. A large hazel-nut
with a thin shell. -
To FILCH, filsh, v. n. To steal, to pilfer.
FILCHER, filsh'êr. s. 98. A thief, a petty
robber.
FILE, file. s. A thread ; a line on whºch pa
pers are strung; a catalogue, roll ; a line ot
soldiers ranged one behind another; an instru-
ment to smooth metals.
Fºcurren, file'kūt-àr. s.
€S. -
To FILE, file. v. a. To string upon a thread
or wire; to cut with a file ; to foul, to sully, to
pollute. º
To FILE, file. v. n. To march in file, not
abreast, but one behind another. -
FILEMOT, fil'é-anót. s. A brown or yellow
brown colour.
FILER, fºlàr. s. 98. One who files, one who
uses the file in cutting metals.
A maker of
tº LIN 5 ; .*
×Uty
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—no, mēve, Lër, nºt i-tibe, tāb, būll;—öll;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
FILIAL, fil’yal. . a. 113. Pertaining to a son,
befitting a son; bearing the character or rela-
tion of a son.
FILIATION, fil-e-A'shôn. s The relation of a
son to a father, correlative to paternity.
Fºº, fi'língz. s. Fragments rubbed off by
€ file,
To FILL, fil. v. a. To store till no more can
be admitted; to pour liquor into a vessel till it
reaches the top; to satisfy, to content; to glut,
to surfeit. To fill out; to pour out liquor for
drink, to extend by something contained. To
flºp , to make full, to supply, to occupy by
Ullk.
To FILL, fil. v. m. To give to drink; to grow
full ; to glut, to satiate.
FILL, fil. s. As much as may produce com-
plete satisfaction; the place between the shafts
of a carriage.
FILLER, fil’lār. s. Any thing that fills up room
without use ; one whose emplºyment is to fill
*essels of carriage.
FILſ, ET, fºl'lit. s. 99. A band tied round the
head or other part; the fleshy part of the thigh,
applied commonly to veal; meat rolled toge-
ther, and tied round: in architecture, a little
member which appears in the ornaments and
mouldings, and is otherwise called listel.
To FILLET, ffl'Ift. v. a. To bind with a band-
age or fillet ; to adorn with an astragal.
To FILLIP, fillip. v. a. To strike with the
nail of the finger by a sudden spring.
FILLIP, fillip. s. A jerk of the finger let go
from the thumb.
FlDLY, fillé. s. A young mare; opposed to
a colt or young horse.
TILM, film. s. A thin pellicle or skin.
To FILM, film. v. a. To cover with a pellicle
or thin skin.
FILMY, filmé. a. Composed of thin pellicles.
'To FILTER, filtàr. v. a. To clear by draw-
ing off liquor by depending threads; to strain,
to percolate.
FIL , fil’tár. s. A twist of thread, of which
one end is dipped in the liquor to be cleared,
and the other hangs below the bottom of the
vessel, so that the liquor drops from it; a strain
er; a charm, a love-portion.
EILTH, filth. S. Dirt, mastiness; corruption,
pollution.
FILTHILY, filth'é-lè. ad. Nastily, foully,
#
FILTHINESS, filth'é-nēs. s. Nästineza, foul-
mess, dirtiness; corruption, pollution.
FILTHY, filth'é. a. Nasty, foul, dirty, gross,
polluted.
To FILTRATE, filträte. v. a. 91. To strain,
to percolate.
FILTRATION, fil-trá'shán. s. A method by
which º are procured firie and clear.
FIMBRIATED, fimbré-à-téd. a. Fringed,
edged round, jagged.
FIN, fin. s. The limb of a fish, by which it
balances its body, and moves in the water.
JMurray.
FIN-FOOTED, fin'ſfit-éd. a. Having feet with
membranes between the toes.
FINABLE, fi'nā-bl. a. 405.
fine.
FINAL, finál. a. 88. Ultimate, last; conclu-
sive ; mortal ;... respecting the end or motive.
FINALLY, finál-è. ad. Ultimately, in conclu-
sºon, completely, without recovery.
FINANCE, fin-nānse'. s. Revenue, income,
profit. & p * 4
FINANCIAL, fe-nān'shāl. a. Relative to finance.
JMason.
FINANCAER, fin-nān-sèèr'. s. 357. One who
collects or farms the publick revenue.
FINARY, finá-ré. s. The second forge at the
iron mills
FINCH, finsh s. 6) %small bird; of which there
That admits a
are three kinds, the goldfinch, the chaffinch
and bulfinch. , , , --, * ,
To FIND, find. v. a. To obtain by searching
or seeking 3 to obtain something lost; to meet
with, to fall upon; to know by experience ; to
discover by study ; to discover what is hidden.:
to hit on by chance, to perceive by accident: to .
detect, to deprehend, to catch ; to determine
by judicial verdict: to supply, to furnish, as, he
finds me in money : in law, to approve, as, to
find a bill: to find himself, to fare with
to ease or pain : to find out, to *. to
solve: to discover something hidden, to obtain
the knowledge of; to invent. r
FINDER, find'âr. s. One that meets or falls
º any thing ; one that picks up any thing
St
OSł.
Flºrault, find'fält. s. A censurer, a ca'
VIIIer. -
FINE, fine. a. Refined, pure, free from dross'
subtle, thin, as, the fine spirits evaporate; re-
fined ; keen, smoothly sharp ; clear, pellucid,
as, the wine is fine; nice, delicate; artful, dex
terous ; elegant, with elevation; beautiful,
with digrity; accomplished, elegant of man-
ners; showy, splendid. - -
FINE, fine. s. A mulct, a pecuniary punishment,
penalty; forfeit, money paid for any exemp-
tion or liberty; the end, conclusion. -
To FINE, fine. v. a. To refine; to purify; to
make transparent; to punish with pecuniary
penalty.
To §§ fine. v. n. To pay a fine.
To FINEDRAW, fine'dràw. v. a. To sew up a
rent with so much micety that it is not perceived
FINEDRAWER, fine'drãw-àr. 8. One whose
business is to sew up rents. •
FINEFINGERED, fine'fing-gård. a.
artful, exquisite. -
FINELY, fine’lè. ad. Beautifully, ::::::::::::
y
Nice, ,
keenly, sharply; in small parts; wretche
[ironically].
rº, fine'nés... s. Elegance, delicacy
show, splendour; artfulness, ingenuity; purity,
reedom front dross or base mixtures.
FINERY, fi'nār-e. s. 557. Show, splendour of
appearance.
FINESSE, fºrmès'. s. 126. Artifice, stratagem,
FINE-SPOKEN, fine-spó'k'n. a. Affectedly
polite. Mason.
FINER, finár. s. 98. One who purifies metals
FINGER, fing'gár. s. 381. The flexible mem-
ber of the hand by which men catch and hold ,
a small measure of extension; the hand, the
instrument of work.
To FINGER, fing'går. v. a. To touch lightly,
to joy with ; to touch unseasonably or thievish
ly ; to touch an instrument of musick; to per-
form any work exquisitely with the fingers.
FINGLEFANGLE, fing'gī-fäng'gl: s. trifle.
FINICAL, ſin'ê-kál. a. Nice, foppish.
FINICAP, LY, fin'ê-kāl-ć. ad. Foppishly.
FINICALNESS, finé-kāl-nés. s. Superfluous
InicetV.
To FINISH, finish. v. a. Tc bring to the end
proposed, to perfect, to polish to the excellency
intended.
FINISHER, finish-àr. s.
FINITE, finite. a. 126, Limited, boundeds
FINITELESS, finite-lés. a. Without bounds
unlimited. * * * *
FINITELY, finite-lè. ad. Within certain limits,
to a certain degree.
FINITENESS, finite-nēs. s. , Limitation, con-
finement within certain boundaries.
FINITUDE, fin'ê-tūde. s. , Limitation, confine-
ment within certain boundaries.
FINLESS, fin"lés. a. Without fins.
FINLIKE, fin'like. a Formed in imitation of
fins. * *
FINNED, fin'd. . a. 362. Having broad edges
spread out on either side.
One that finishes.
To FIRE, fire. v. a. To set on fire, to kindle;
w - 1ſt,
*
FINNY, fin'né. a. . Furnished with fins, formed
for the element of water. --
FINTOED, fin'tóde. a. Having a membrane be-
tween the toes. -
FINOCHIO, fe-nó'shë-6. s. Tennel
FIR, fér. s. 109. The tree of which deal-boards
are made.
FIRE, fire. s. The element that burns; ra-
diating heat ; any thing burning; a confla-
gration of towns or countries; the punishment,
of the damned; any thing that inflames, the
passions; ardour of temper; iiveliness of ima-
gińation, vigour of fancy, spirit of sentiment ;
the passion of love; eruptions or imposthuma-
tions, as, St. Anthony's fire.
FIREARMS, firearm2. s.
their efficacy to fire, guns. *
FIREBALL, fire'báll. s. Grenado, ball filled
with combustibles, and bursting where it is
thrown. -
FIREBRUSH, firebråsh. s. The brush which
hangs by the fire-side to sweep the hearth.
F#####, fire'dräke. s. A fiery serpent.
FIRENEW, fire'nā. a. New from the forge,
new from the melting-house.
FIRER, fire'ſ r. s. 98. An incendiary.
FIRESIDE, fire-side'. s. The hearth, the chim-
In GW.
Fústick, fire'stik. s. A lighted stick or brand
FIREWORKS, fire'wórks. . s. Preparations of
gunpowder to be exhibited for show or publick
rejoicing.
Arms which owe
to inflame the passions, to animate.
To FIRE, fire. v. m. To take fire, to be kindled ;
to be influenced with passion ; to discharge any
firearrns.
FIREBRAND, fire'bränd. s. A piece of wood
kindled; an incendiary, one who inflames
factions.
FIRECROSS, fire'krós. s. A token in Scotland
for the nation to take arms.
FIRELOCK, fire'lök. s. A soldier's gun, a gun
discharged by striking steel with a flint
FIREMAN, fire'mām. s. 38. One who is employ-
ed to extinguish burning houses.
FIREPAN, fire'pán. s. A pan for holding or car-
rying fire: im a gun, the receptacle for the
rimin Fº -
F # , fire'ship. s. A ship filled with com-
bustible matter to fire the vessels of the enemy.
FIRESHOVEL, fire'shāv-vºl. s. The instrument
with which the hot coals are thrown.
FIRESTONE, fire'stöne. s. A hearth stone,
stone that will bear the fire, the pyrites.
FIREWOOD, fire'wild. s. Wood to burn, fuel.
FIREING, firing. S., Fewel.
To FIRK, férk. v. a. To whip, to beat.
FIRKIN, ſér'kin. s. A vessel containing nine gal-
lons; a small vessel.
FIRM, férm. a. 108. Strong, not eacily pierced
or shaken ; hard, opposed to soft constant,
steady, resolute, fixed, unshaken.
FIRM, fºrm. s. The name or names under which
any house of trade is established. ..? commercial
word. JMason.
To FIRM, ſérm. v. a. To settle, to confirm, to
establish, to fix; to fix without wandering.
FIRMAMENT, fér'Iná-mént. s. The sky, the
heavens. *
FIRMAMENTAL, fér-mâ-mén'tál. a. Celestral,
_of the upper regions.
FIRMLY, fºrm'lé. ad. Strongly: impenetrably;
immoveably; steadily constantly.
FIRMNESS...férm'nés. s. Stahility, compact-
ness; steadiness, constancy, resolution.
FIRST, först. a. 108. The ordinal of one; ear-)
liest in time; highest in dignity; great, excel-
lent.
FIRST, fºrst, ad. Before anything else, earli-
; beforé any other consideration ; at the
£St
tº. at first,
2I()
[[G’ 559-Fāte, får, fall, fat;-mé, mét, pine, pin,
FIV
FIRST-GOT, º *
FIRST-BEGOTTEN, först bà-göt-t'n. ; *
The eldest of children, ~.
FIRST-FRUITS, first'ſröðts. s. What the sea-
son first produces or matures of any kind; the
first profits of any thing; the earliest effects of
&n V §§ --
FIRSTLING, först'ling s. The first produce or
offspring, the §§ first thought or done.
FISC, fºsk. s. Publick treasury. Mason.
FISCAL, fis'kál. s. 88. Exchequer, revenue,
FISH, fish, s. An animal that inhabits the water.
To FISH, fish. v. m. To be employed in catch-
ing fish; to endeavour at any thing by artifice.
To FISH, fish. v. a. To search water in quest
of fish.
FISH-HOOK, fish'hôāk. s. A hook for catching
Słl. -
FISHPQND, fish'pěnd, s. A small pool for fish
FISHER, fish'êr. s. 98. One who is employed
in catching fish. º
FISHERBOAT, fish'êr-bête. s. A boat employ
ed in catching fish
FISHERMAN, fish'êr-mân. s. 88. One whose
employment and livelihood is to catch fish.
FISHERY, fish'ên é. s. The business of catch
ing fish.
FIS #ji, fish'föl. a. Abounding with fish.
To FISHEFY, fish'ê-fi. v. a. To turn to fish.
FISHING, fish'íng. S. Commodity of taking fish
FISHKETTLE, fish'két-tl, s. 405. A caldron
made long for the fish to be boiled without
bending.
FišāśAI, fish'méle. s. Diet of fish.
FISHMONGER, fish'mông-går. s. A dealer in
fish.
FISHY, fish'é. a Consisting of fish'; having the
ualities of fish.
Fiji. fis'sil. a. 140. Having the
certain direction, so as to be cleft.
FISSILITY, fis-sil 6-té. s. The quality of ad-
mitting to be cloven.
FISSURE, fish'shūre. s. 452. A cleft, a narrow
chasm where a breach has been made
FIST, fºst. s. The hand clenched with the fin-
gers doubled down. .* -
FISTICUFFS, fis'té-kåfs. s. Battle with the fists.
FISTULA, fis'tshū-lä. s. 461. A sinudus ulcer
callous within.
FISTULAR, fistshū-jär. a. 38. Hollow like a
pe.
fºLous, fis'tshū-lás. a, Having the nature
of a ſistula.
FIT, fit. s. A paroxysm of any intermittent dis.
temper; any short return after intermission;
disorder, distemperature : the hysterical disor-
ders of women, and the convulsions of children
FiT, fit. a. Qualified, proper; convenient.
meet, right. -
To FIT, fit. v A. To suit one thing to another,
to accommodate a person with anything : to be
adapted to, to suit any thing. To fit out; to
ſurmish, to equip. To fit up ; to furnish, to
make proper for use. -
To FIT, fit. v. n. To be proper, to be fit.
####, º, i. A small kind of wild pea.
CHAT, fitsh'it, inly in o li
#ö#W, i.88. § 3. A stinking little
beast, that robs the henroost and warren.
FITFUL, ſit fül. a. Varied by paroxysms.
FITLY, ſt'lè. ad. Properly, justly, reasonably;
commodiously, meetly.
FITNESS, fit’més, s. Propriety, meetness, just-
ness, reasonableness; convenience, commodity,
the state of being fit.
FITMENT, fit’mént. s.
__ a particular purpose. -
FITTER, #. s. The person or thing that
Confers fitness for any thing.
FIVE, five. a. Four and one, half of ten.
Fiyāli:Avid Grass frºßey'd s. Cinque,
foil, a species of clove?
grain in a
Something adapted to

FLA
211
FLA
FIVES, fiva. s. A kind of play with a ball; a
disease of horses.
To FIX, fiks. v. a. . To make fast; to settle; to
direct without variation ; to deprive of volatili-
ty; to transfix; to withhold from motion.
To FIX, filºs. v. m. To determine the resolution;
to rest, to cease to wander; to lose volatility so
as to be malleable. -
FIXATION, fīk-så'shán. s. Stability, firmness ;
confinement; want of volatility; reduction from
fluidity to firmness. -
FIXEDLY, ſik'séd-lè, ad. 364. Certainly, firmly.
FiXEL N ESS, ſik'séd-nēs. s. 365. Stability ;
want or loss of volatility ; steadiness, settled
opiniou or resolution.
FIXiDITY, fik-sid'é-té. s. Coherence of parts.
FIXITY, ſik's&-tê. s. Coherence of parts.
FIXTURE, fiks'tshire. s. 463. Firmuess; stable
state; a piece of furniture fixed to a house.
FIXURE, fjk'shüre, s 479. Firmness, stable
state.—Dr. Ash. -
FIZG16, ſiz'gig. s. A kind of dart or harpoon
with which seamen strike fish. -
FLABBY, flâb'bé. a. Soft, not firm. ^-
FLACCI il, flāk'sid. a. Weak, limber, not stiff;
lax, not tense.—See EXAGGERATE. -
F#,ACCIDITY, flâk-sid'é-té. s. Laxity, limber-
mess, want of tension.
To FLAG, flág. v. n. To hang loose without
stiffness or tension ; to grow spiritless or de-
jected; to grow feeble, to lose vigour.
To FLAG, flág. v. a. To let fall into feebleness,
to suffer to droop ; to lay with broad stones.
FLAG, flág. s. A water-plant with a broad-
bladed leaf and yellow flower; the colours or
ensign of a ship or land forces; a species of
stone used for smooth pavement. -
FLAG-BROOM, flág'brööm. s.
sweeping lagº,9r payºments,
FLAG-OFFICER, flág'óf-fé-stir. s. A command-
er of a squadron. -
FLAG-SHſ P, flāg'ship. The ship in which the
commander of a fleet is.
FLAG-W ORM, flág"wārm. s. A grub bred in
watery places among flags or sedge.
FLAGELET, flädje'é-lèt. s. A small flute.
To FLAGELLATE, flädje'él-lāte. v. a. To whip,
to scourge.
FLAGELLATION, flädje-él-lä'shôn. s. The use
of the scourge.
FLAGGINESS, flággè-nēs. s.
Il CSS,
FLAGGY, flág'gè. a. 383. Weak, lax, limber;
insipid.
FLAGITIOUS, flā-jīsh'ês. a. Wicked, villanous,
atrocious.
FLAGITIOUSNESS, flā-jīshās-nēs. s. Wicked-
mess, villamy. -
FLAGON. flág'àn. 166. A vessel of drink with
a narrow mouth. - \
FLAGRANCY, flá'grän-sè. s. Burning heat, fire.
FLAGRANT, flá'gräut. a. Ardent, burning,
eager ; glowing ; red; notoriotis, flaming.
FLAGRATION, flá-grä'shán. s. Burning.
FLAGSTAFF, flág'stäf. s. The staff on which
the flag is fixed.
FLAIL, fiále. s. 202. The instrument with which
grain is beaten out of the car.
FLAKE, flāke. s. Any thing that appears loose-
ly held together ; a stratum, layer; a lock of
wool drawn out.
FLAKY, flâkè. a. Loosely hanging together;
lying in layers or strata, oroken into laminae.
FLAM, flâm. s. A falsehood, a lie, an illusory
pretext.
To FLAM, flåm. v. a. To deceive with a lie.
FLAMBEAU, ſlām'bó. s. 245. A lighted torch.
Plural FLAMBEAUX.
FLAME, flâme. s. Light emitted from fire; a
stream of fire; ardour of temper or imagina-
tion, brightness of fancy; ardour of inclina-
tion; passion of love.
A broom for
Laxity, limber-
burn with emission of light; to blaze; to break
out in violence of passion. . . .
FLAME-COLOURED, flâmeſkål-lär'd. a 362
Of a bright yellow colour. -
times, one that officiated in solemn offices.
[[G’ If there be any case in which we are to take
our English quantity from the Latin, it is in
words of two syllables which retain their Latin
form, and have the vowel in the first syllable
long –See DRAMA. .
FLAMMATION, flām-mâ'shôn. s. The act of
setting on flame.
FLAMMABILITY, flām-má-bil'è-té. The
quality of admitting to be set on fire. -
Fºleous, flám’mē-ăs. a. Consisting of
a H16.
FLAMMIFEROUS, flām-miffè-rás. a. 518
Bringing flame. >
FLAMMIVOMOUS, flām-mív'ö-mâs. 518,
Vomiting out flame.
FLAMY, flá'mè. a. Inflamed, burning ; having
the mature of flame.
FLANK, flánk. s. That part of the side of a
quadruped near the hinder thigh: in men, the
latter part of the lower belly; the side of any
army or fleet: in fortification, that part of the
bastion which reaches from the curtain to the
face. -
To FLANK, flänk. v. a. To attack the side of a
battalion or fleet; to be posted so as to over-
look or command any pass on the side, to be
on the side. -
FLANKER, flánk'âr. s. A fortification jutting
8.
ing to the assault. ..
FLANNEL, flán'nél. s. 99. A soft mappy stuff
of wool. - -
FLAP, fláp. s. Anything that hangs broad and
loose ; the motion of anything broad and loose;
the moise made by that motion; a disease in
horses. 7- - ''
To FLAP, fláp. v. a. To beat with a flap, as
flies are beaten ; to move with a flap or noise.
To FLAP, fláp. v. n. To ply the wings with
which they catch raisins oud of burning brandy,
the §§ eaten at Flapdragon."
FLAPEARED, fláp'èër’d. a. 362. Having loose
and broad ears.
To FLARE, fláre. v. m. To flutter with a splen
did show ; to glitter with transient lustre; to
glitter offensively; to be in too much light.
FLASH, fläsh. s. A sudden, quick, transitory
blaze; sudden burst of wit or inerriment;
short transient state ; a body of water drivén
by violence.
To FLASH, fläsh. v. n. To glitter with a quick
and transient flame; to burst out into any kind
or bright thought.
To FLASH, fläsh. v. a.
bodies of water.
FLASHER, fiásh'âr. s. A man of more appear-
ance of wit than reality. -
FLASHILY, flásh'é-lè, ad. With empty show.
FLASHY, flāsh'é. a. Empty, not solid; showy,
without substance; insipid, without force or
Spirit.
FIASK, fläsk. s.
horn. •y:
FLASKET, fläsk'ít. s. A vessel in which viands
are served. -
FLAT, flá; . a. Horizontally level ; , smooth.
without protuberances; without elevation"
level with the ground; lying horizontally pros-
trate, lying along in painting, without relief,
without prominence of the figures; tasteless,
To strike up large
A bottle, a vessel; a powder-
To FLAME, flâme. v. m. To shine as fire, to "
FLAMEN, flá'mén. s. 503. A priest in ancient -
out so as to command the side of a body march
noise; to fall with flaps or broad parts de-
pendin
FºčagoN, fláp'drág-án. s. A play in
of violence; to break out into wit, merriment,
insipid; dull, unanimated : spiritless, dejected
- - - - -
-- 1:..
*
FLA
peremptory, absolute, downright; not sharp in
sound. - -
FLAT, flát. s. A level, an extended plane; even
ground, not mountainous; a smooth low ground
exposed to int.ndations; shallow, strand, place|
in the sea where the water is not deep; the
broad side of a blade ; depression of thought
or language; a mark or character in musick.
To FLAT, flāt. v. a. To level, to depress, to
make broad and smooth ; to mak’ vapid.
To FLAT, flāt. v. m. To grow flat, opposed to
swell ; to become unanimated or vapid.
FLATLONG, flātlöng, ad. With the flat down-
wards, mot edgewise.
FLATLY, flātlé. ad. Horizontally, without in-
climation; without prominence or elevation;
without spirit, dully, frigidly; peremptorily,
downright.
Fºš, flåt'nés. s. Evenness, level exten-
sion; want of relief or prominence ; deadness,
insipidity, vapidness ; dejection of state ; de-
jection of mind, want of life; dubness, insipidi-
ty, frigidity; the contrary to shrillness or acute-
ness of sound.
To FLATTEN, flât’t'n. v. a. 405. To make even
or level, without prominence or elevation ; to
beat down to the ground ; to make vapid ; to
deject, to depress, to dispirit.
To FLATTEN, flätt'n. v. n. To grow even or
level ; to grow dull and insipid.
FLATTER, fláttúr. s. 98. The workman or in-
strument by which bodies are flattened.
To FLATTER, flât’tár. v. a. To soothe with
praises, to please with blandishments; to praise
falsely ; to raise false hopes.
FLATTERER, flättär-rár. s. One who flatters,
a fawner, a wheedler.
FLATTERY, flättär-à. s.
artful obsequiousness.
FLATTISH, flättish. a.
proaching to flatness.
FLATULENCY, flâtsh'-lém-sè. s. 461. Windi-
mess, turgidness ; emptiness, vanity.
FixtuiñNT, flatshºiâni. a. Turgid with air,
windy; º vain, big without substance or
reality, puffy.
Fºšº, flash...º.º. s.
fulness of air.
FLATUOUS, flåtsh'ê-ás. a. Windy, full of wind.
FLATUS, fläſtäs... s. Wind gathered in any ca-
vities of the body. .
FLATWISE, flât'wize. ad. With the flat down-
wards, not the edge.
To FLAUNT, flânt. v. n. 214. To make a flut-
tering show in apparel; to be hung with some-
thing loose and flying.
FLAUNT, flánt. s. Any thing loose and airy.
FI ºvoljk, flá'vár. s. 314. Power of pleasing
the taste; sweetness to the smell, odour, fra-
#º -
FLAVOUROUS, flá'vār-às. a. 557. Delightful
to the palate ; fragrant, odorous. -
FLAW, #. s. A crack or breach in any thing;
a fault, a defect; a sudden gust; a violent
blast ; a tumult, a tempestuous uproar; a sud-
dem commotion of mind. \
To FLAW, flâw. v. a.
damage with fissure.
FLAWLESS, flâw'lés.
out defects?
FEAWY, flâw'é. a. Full of flaws.
FLAX, flāks. s. The fibrous plant of which the
finest thread is made; the fibres of flax cleans-
_ed and combed for the spinner.
FLAXCOMB, fláks'köm. s. The instrument with
which the fibres of flax are cleansed from the
brittle#;
FLAXDRESSER, fláks'drés-sàr. s. He that
- . # flax for the spinner. -
FLAXEN, flák's'm. a. i03. Made of flax; fair.
long, and flowing.
* Fºčasia. ,
557. False praise,
Somewhat flat, ap-
Windiness,
To break, tº crack, to
a. Without cracks, with-
A plant.
212
II, 559–Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;—
FLE
To FLAY, flá, v. a. 221. To strip off the skin
to take off the skin or surface of any thing.
[[* There is a common pronunciation of this
word as if spelled flea, rhyming with sea, which
is every day growing more vulgar. -
FLAYER, flā'ār. s. He that strips the skin off.
any thing.
FLEA, flé. s. A small insect remarkable for its
agility in leaping. . -
To FLEA, flé. v. a. To clean from fieas.
FLEABANE, flé'bāne. s. A plant. -
FLEABITE, flè'bite. Red k
FLEABITING, flè'bl-ting. S. Eted marks,
caused by fleas; a small hurt or pain like that
caused by the sting of a flea. -
FLEABITTEN, flè'bit-t’m... a. 103.
fleas; mean, worthless.
FLEAK, fléke. s. A small lock, thread, or
twist,
FLEAM, flème. s.
cattle.
FLE AWORT, flè'wärt. s.
To FLEAK, flèke. v. a.
stripe, to dapple. -
To FLECKER, flék'âr. v. a. To spot, to mark
with strokes or touches. *
Fºº, flčd. The preterit and participle of
€œ. i
FLEDGE, flèdje. a. Full-feathered, able to fly
To FLEDGE, flédje. v. a. To furnish with
wings, to supply with feathers.
To FLEE, flèë. v. m. Pret. Fled. To run from
danger, to have recourse to shelter. -:
FLEECE, flèëse. s. As much wool as is shorn
from one sheep. : - -
To FLEECE, flèëse. v. a. To clip the fleece of a
sheep , to strip, to plunder, as a sheep is robbed
of its wooi. r
FLEECED, flèëst, a. 359.
wool. - º
FLEECY, flèë'sé. a. Woolly, covered with wool.
To FLEER, flèër. v. m. To mock, to gibe, to jest
with insoleace and contempt ; to leer, to grin.
FLEER, flèër. s. Mockery expressed either in
words or looks; a deceitful grin of civility.
FLEERER, flèër’âr. s. 98. A mocker, a fawner.
FLEET, flèët. s. A company of ships, a navy.
FLEET, fleet. s. A creek, an inlet of water.
FLEET, flèët. a. Swift of pace, quick, nimble,
active ; skimming the surface.
To FLEET, flèët. v. n. To fly swiftly, to vanish,
to be in a transient state. . .
To FLEET, flèët. v. a. To skim the water; to
live merrily, or pass time away lightly.
FLEETLY, flèët'lé. ad. Swiftly, nimbly, with
Swift pace.
FLEETNESS, flèët'nés. s.
nimbleness, celerity.
FLESH, flésh. s. The body distinguished from
the soul ; the mustles distinguished ſrom the
skin, bones, tendons ; animal food distinguish-
ed from vegetable; the body of beasts or birds
used in food, distinct from fishes ; animal ma-
ture ; carnality, corporal appetites; mear rela-
tion ; the outward or literal sense. The Orien-
tals termed the immediate or iteral significa
tion of any precept or type The Flesh, and the
remote or typical meaning The Spirit. This is
frequent in St. Paul's epistles. -
To FLESH, flésh. v. a. To initiate; to harden,
to establish in any practice; to glut, to satiate.
FLESHCOLOUR, flésh'kål-âr. s. The colour of
flesh. -
FLESHFLY, flésh'fli. s. A fly that feeds upon
flesh, and $º. her eggs in it. -
FLESHHOOK, flésh'hôók. s. A hook to draw
flesh from the caldron. - g
FLESHLESS, flésh'lés. a. Without flesh. .
FLESHLINESS, flésh'iè-més. s. Carmal passions
or appetites. . -
FLESHLY, flesh'lè. a. Corporeal, carnal: ani-
mal, not vegetable,
Stung by
An instrument used to bleed
A plant.
To spot, to streak, to
Having fleeces of
Swiftness of course,


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FLESHMEAT, flésh'mète. s. Animal food, the
flesh of animals prepared for food.
FLESHMENT, flésh'mént. s. Eagerness gained
by a successful initiation.
FºrGER, flésh'mašng-går. s. One who
deals in flesh, a pimp.
FLESHPOT, flésh'pôt. s. A vessel in which flesh
is cooked, thence plenty of flesh.
FLESHQUAKE, flésh'kwäke. s. A tremour of
the §:
FLESHY, flésh'é. a. Plump, full of flesh; pul-
OUIS. t
FLEW, flû. 265. The preterit of To fly.
F º flä. s. The large chaps of a deep-mouthed
OUIIAC.
FLEWET), flûde. a. 362. Chapped, mouthed.
FLEXANIMOUS, fléks-án'è-mós. a. Having
power to change the disposition of the mind.
FLEXIBILITY, fléks-è-bíl'è-të. s. The quality
of admitting to be bent, pliancy; easiness to
be persuaded, compliance. - .
FLEXIBLE, fléks'ê-bl. a. 405. Possible to be
bent, pliant ; complying, obsequious; ductile,
manageable; that may be accommodated to
various forms and purposes.
FLEXIBLENESS, fléks'é-bl-nēs. s. Possibility
to be bent, easiness to be bent; obsequiousness,
compliance ; ductility, manageableness
Fiñºfit, fiéksii. a. i40. Fian, easily bent,
obsequious to . power or impulse.
FLEXION, flék'shôn. s. The act of bending; a
double, a bending; a turn towards any part or
quarter.
FLEXOR, fléks'ór. s. 166. The general name
of the muscles which act in contracting the
OintS.
F łºtious, flék'shô-ás. a. 452. Winding, tor-
tuous; variable, not steady. -
FLEXURE, flék'shôre. s. The form or direction
in which any thing is bent ; the act of bending ;
the part bent, the joint; obsequious or servile
cringe.
To FLICKER, flík'ör. v. a.
To fiutter, to play
the wings. *; h
FLIER, fli'ār. s. 98. A fugitive, a runaway; that
part of a machine which, by being put into a
more rapid motion than the other parts, equal-
izes and regulates the motion of the rest.
FLIGHT, flite. s. 393. , The act of flying or run-
ming from danger; the act of using wings; re-
moval from place,to place by means of wings;
a flock of birds flying together; the birds pro-
duced in the same season, as the harvest flight
of pigeons ; , a volley, a shower; the space
passed by flying ; heat of imagination, sally of
the soul. *
FLIGHTY, fli’té. a. Fleeting, swift, wild, full
of imagination.
FLIMSY, flím'zè. a. Weak, feeble, mean, spir-
itless, without force. ” -
To FLINCH, flínsh. v. m. To shrink from any
suffering or undertaking.
Filinchiff, fl?nsh'âr. s. He who shrinks or
fails in any matter. | *
To FLING, fling. v. a. Pret. Flung; Part. Flung
or Flang. To cast from the hand, to throw;
to dart, to cast with violence ; to scatter ; to
drive by violence; to cast reproach. To fling
down ; to demolish, to ruin. To fling off; to
baffle in the chase. -
To FLING, fling. v. n. To flounce, to wince, to
fly into violent motions. To fling out; to
row unruly or outrageous. -
F #3. fling. s. A throw, a cast ; a gibe, a
smeer, a contemptuous remark. w
FLINGER, fling'àr. s. 409. He who throws.
FLINT, flint. s. A kind of stone used in fire-
locks; any thing eminently or proverbially
hard
flæºl. -
FLINTY, flint'é. a. , Made of flint, strong; hard
of heart, inexorable.
*LIP, flip. s. A liquor much used in ships, made
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—mb, move, nér, nôt;—túbe, tàb, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, THIS,
FLO
**
by mixing beer with spirits anºs,
word. ; :#.
FLIPPANT, flip'pěnt a. , Nimbleſ moveable: it
is used only of the act of speech; pert, taikative.
FLIPPANTLY flippánt-lè; ad. a flowing,
prating way - " ...— . . ." --
To FLIRT, fiðrt Y. a. 108. To throw any thin
with a quick elastick motion; to move .#
quickness. -
To FLIRT, flárt. v. m. To jeer, to gibe one; to
run about perpetually, to be unsteady and flut
tering; to coquet with men. -
FLIRT, flárt. s. A quick elastick motion, a
sudden trick ; a pert hussy; a coquette.
|FLIRTATION, flār-tä'shām. s. A quick spright-
ly motion ; coquetry.
To FLIT, flit. v. n. To fly away, to remove;
to flutter; to be flux or unstable. -
Fºº, flitsh. s. The side of a hog salted an
CUlrè01. - -
FLITTERMOUSE, fift’tär-mööse. s. The bat.
FLITTING, flitting. s.
flying away.
FLIX, flººks, s. Down, fur, soft hair.
To FLOAT, flöte. v. n. 295. To swim on the
surface of the water; to pass with a light irre
gular course. - -
To FLOAT, flöte, v. a. To cover with water.
FLOAT, flöte. s. The act of flowing; any body
so contrived or formed as to swim on the water
the cork or quill by which the angler discovers
the bite.
FLOATY, flö'té. a. Buoyant and swimming
a-top. w
FLOCK, flök. s. . A company of birds or beasts;
a company of sheep, distinguished from herds,
which are of oxen; a body of men; a lock of
wool. -
To FLOCK, flök. v. m. To gather in crowds or .
large numbers.
To FLOG, flög. v. a. To lash, to whip.
FLOOD, flád. s. 308. A body of water; a de-
luge, an inundation; flow, flux, not ebb; cata-
IIlê Diº.. *-
To FLOOD, flád. v. a. To deluge, to cover with
WaterS. -
FLOODGATE, flád'gāte. s. Gate or shutter by
which the watercourse is closed or opened at
leasure.
FLOOK, flöök. s. 306. The broad part of the
anchor which takes hold of the ground.
FLOOR. ſlöre. s. 310. The pavement; *: *
|
of a room on which we tread; a story, a
of rooms.
To FLOOR, flöre.
with a floor.
FLOORING, flö'ring. s. Bottom, floor.
To FLOP, flöp. v. a. To clap the wings with noise
FLORAL, flö’rál. a. Relating to Flora, or to
flowers. º -
FLORENCE, flór'ênse. s. A kind of cloth; a
kind of wine. *
FLORET, fió'råt. s. A small imperfect flower
FLORID, flórid. a. 544. Productive of flowers,
covered with flowers; bright in colour, flushed
with red ; embellished, splendid. *
FLORIi)ITY, flû-rid'ê-té. s. Freshness of colour.
FLORIDNESS, flórid-nés. . s. Freshness of col-
our; embellishment, ambitious elegance.
FLORIFEROUS, ſlē-riffè-rūs. a. 518. Produc.
tive of flowers. w -
FLORIN, flörin. s. . . A coin first made by the
Florentimes. That of Germany is four shillings
and six-pence, that of Spain four shillings and
four-pence half-penny, that of Palermo and
Sicily, two shillings and six-pence, that of Hol
land two shillings Sterling.
FLORIST, fió'rist. s. A cultivator of flowers.
[[ī’ Why we should pronounce florist and flore,
with the long ox and florid and florin with the
short sound of that letter, cannot easily be
guessed. They are all from the same original
,”
ght
v. a. To cover the bottom
An offence, a fault, a
gar. A can
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FLU
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;—
are all anglicised, and consist but of two sylla-
bles; and the only thing that can be gathered
from them is, the uncertainty of arguing from
the Latin quantity to ours. See DRAMA, and
Principles, No. 544. r
FLORULENT, flör'à-lènt. a. Flowery, blos-
soming.
F fºLous, flös'kū-lás. a.
flowers. *
To FLOTE, flöte. v. a. To skim. -
To FLOUNCE, flöänse. v. m. 312. To move
with violence in the water or mire ; to move
with weight and tumult; to move with pas-
sionate agitation.
To FLOUNCE, flöänse. To deck with
flounces.
FLOUNCE, flöänse . s. Any thing sewed to the
garment, and hanging loose, so as to swell and
•
shake ; a furbelow.
Composed of
V. als
FLOUNDER, flööm'dār. s. 312. The name of
a small flat fish.
To FLOUNDER, flööu'dër. v. n. To struggle
with violent and irregular motions.
FLOUR, flöär. . s. The edible part of corn, or
any grain reducible to powder.
[[;" #. word spelled in this manner is not in
Johnson, though nothing seems better settled
by/custom than this distinction in the spelling
between this word and the flower of a plant.
That words written alike ought not to be
sounded differently in order to signify different
things, has been Proved, it is presumed, under
the word Bowl but that words signifying dif-
ferent things, though sounded alike, ought to be
written differently, seems evident from the me-
cessity there is of making words which are the
signs of ideas as different as the ideas them-
selves. In the former case we do not know how
to pronounce the word Bow, till we have its
meaning fixed by what follows; in the latter,
though the ear is not sure of the idea tiil it has
heard the context, the eye in reading is at no
loss for the meaning of the word, nor are the
organs in suspense how to pronounce it. The
want of a different sound to express a different
idea, is an imperfection of the language in both
cases ; but the want of a different mark to ex-
press difference of idea to the eye, would be
a double imperfection.
To FLOURISH, flár'rish. v. n. 314. To be in
vigour, not to fade ; to be in a prosperous state ;
to use florid language; to describe various fi-
gures by intersecting lines ; to boast, to brag.
in musick, to play some prelude.
To ####. %. v. a. To adorn with
vegetable beauty; to adorn with figures of mee-
dle work; to move any thing in quick circles
or vibrations to adorn with embellishments of
łºś
FLOCRISH, flár'rish. s. Bravery, beauty; an
ostentatious embellishment, ambitious copious-
ness; figures formed by lines curiously, or wan-
tonly drawn.
FLOURISHER, flár'rish-àr. s. One that is in
prime or in prosperity. .
To FLOUT, flöät. v. a. 312. To mock, to in-
sult, to treat with mockery and contempt.
To FLOUT, flöät. v. n. To practise mockery,
to behave with contempt.
FLQUT: flöät... s. A mock, an insult.
FLOUTER, flöät'âr. s. One who jeers.
To FLOW, fló. v. n. 324. To run or spread
as water; to run, opposed to standing waters ;
to rise, not to ebb ; to melt; tā proceed, to is-
sue, to glide smoothly, as, a flowing period; to
write smoothly, to speak volubly; to be copious,
to be full; to hang loose and waving.
To §#9% flo. v. a. To overflow, to deluge.
FLOW, flö s. The rise of water, not the ebb;
a sudden plerty or abundance, a stream of
Cùlón. -
FLOWER, flöö'àr. s.98, 323. The part of a plant
which contains the seeds ; an ornament, an em
bellishment, the prime, the flourishing part,
the edible part of corn, the meal ; the most ex-
cellent or valuable part of any thing.
FLOWER-DE-LUCE, flöö'ār-dé-lèse'. s. A
bulbous iris. w
To FLOWER, flöä'âr. v. m. To be in flower, to
be in blossom ; to be in the prime, to flourish
to froth, to ferment, to mantle; to come as
cream from the surface.
To FLOWER, flöö'âr. v. a. To adorn with fic-
titious or imitated flowers.
FLOWERET, flöö'ār-ét. s. . A flower; a small
flower.
FLOWER-GARDEN, flöö'êr-gār-d'm. ... s. . A
garden in which flowers are principally culti-
wated.
FLOWERINESS, flöä'ör-&-nēs. s. The state of
abounding in flowers; floridness of speech.
FLOWERİNGBUSH, flöā'ār-ing-büsh. s. A plant
FLOWERY, flöö'àr-é. a. Full of flowers, adorn-
ed with flowers real or fictitious... & g
FLOWINGLY, flółng-lè. ad. With volubility,
with abundance
FLOWK, flûke. s. A flounder.
FLOWN, flène. Participle of Fly,
Gone away, escaped ; puffed, elate. tº
FLUCTUANT, flák'tshū-ànt. a. 461. Wavering,
uncertain. -
To FLUCTUATE, flák'tshū-àte. v. m. To roll to
and again as water in agitation 3 to float back:
ward and forward; to move with uncertain and
hasty motion; to be in an uncertain state; to
be irresolute. r
FLUCTUATION, flāk-tshā-ā'shôn. s. The alter-
mate motion of the water; uncertainty, indeter.
mination. - tº
FLUE, flû. s. 335. A small pipe or chimney to
convey air ; soft down or fur. ..
FLUENCY, flû'én-sé. s. The quality of flowing,
smoothness; readiness, copiousness, yolubility
FLUENT, flû'ént. a. , Liquid; flowing, in motion,
influx ; ready, copious, veluble.
or Flee.
FI:UENT, flè'ént. s. Stream, running water
FLUID, flººd. a. Having parts easily separable,
not solid. º - tº gº
FLUID, flá'íð. s. In physick, an animal juice;
any thing that flows. & e
FLUIDITY, flû-fd'é-té. s. The quality of bodies
opposite to solidity. & . *
FLUIDNESS, flû'īd-nēs. s. That quality in bo.
dies opposite to stability. -
FLUMMERY, flâm'àr-è.'s. A kind of food made
by coagulation of wheat-flour or oatmeal...
FLÜNG, flång. Participle and Preterit of Fling
FLUOR, flû'ór. s. 166. fluid state; catamenia
FLURRY, flár'ré. s. A gust or storm of wind, a
hasty blast ; hurry. tº a tº
To FLUSH, flash. v. n. To flow with violence;
to come in haste; to glow in the skin
To FLUSH, fläsh. v. a. To colour, to redden; to
elate, to elevate. e
FLUSH, flásh. a. Fresh, full of vigour; affluent,
abounding. - - - - -
F1,USH, fiósh. s. Afflux, sudden impulse, violent
flow; cards all of a sort. -
To FLUSTER, flás’tör. v. a. To make hot and
rosy with drinking. - º -
FLUTE, flûte. s A musical pipe, a pipe, with
stops for the fingers; a channel or furrow in a
pillar, ge
Tö FLUTE, flöte. v. a. To cut columns into hol
lows. -
To FLUTTER, flöttör v. n. 98. To take short
flights with great agitation of the wings; tº
move with great show and bustle; to be moved
with quick vibrations or undulations; to move
irregularly. w . . •.
To F §R, flöttör. v. a. To drive into disor.
der, like a flock of birds suddenly roused; to
º: the mind; to disorder the position of any
thing -
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FOM
—no, mēve, nér, nôt;-täbe, tàb, būll;-bi, ,-pôānd;—thin, this
FLUTTER, flättör. s. Hurry, tumult, disorder
of mind; confusion, irregulari
ritºričk."fiºsitiºn.

VerS.
FLUX, flâks. s. The act of flowing; any flow or
issue of matter; dysentery, disease in which
the bowels are excoriated and bleed; bloody
flux ; concourse ; influence; the state of being
*. ; that which mingled with a body makes
it melt.
FLUX, fláks. a. Unconstant, not durable, main-
tained by a constant succession of parts.
To FLUX, fláks. v. a. To melt; to salivate, to
evacuate by spitting.
FLUXILITY, flâks-il'è-té. s. Easiness of separa-
tion of parts.
FLUXION, flák'shôn. s. The act of flowing; the
matter that flows: in mathematicks, the arith-
metick or analysis of infinitely small variable
quantities, -
To FLY, fli. v. n. Pret. Flew or Fled. Part.
Fled or Flown. To move through the air
with wings; to pass through the air; to pass
away; to pass swiftly; to spring with violence,
to fall on suddenly; to move with rapidity; to
burst asunder with a sudden explosion; to
break; to shiver; to run away, to attempt to es-
cape. To fly in the face; to insult, to act in
defiance. To fly off; to revolt. To fly out; to
burst into passion; to break out into license,
to start violently from any direction. To let
fly; to discharge.
To Ffy, fll. v. a. To shun, to avoid, to decline;
to refuse association with ; to quit by flight; to
attack by a bird of prey.
FLY, fll. s. A small winged insect; that part of
a machine which, being put into a quick motion,
regulates the rest. ly in a compass, that
which points how the wind blows, -
To FLYBLOW, ſli'blò. v. a. To taint with flies
to fill with maggots.
FLYBOAT, fli'böte. s.
and light for sailing. -
FLYCATCHER, fli'kátsh-àr. s. One that hunts
flies
FLYER, fli'ār. s. 98. One that flies or runs
away; one that uses wings; the fly of a jack.
To FLYFISH, fli'fish. v. n. To angle with a
hook baited with a fly. .
FOAL, fole. s. 295. The offspring of a mare, or
other beast of burden.
To FOAL, fole. v. a. To bring forth a foal.
FOALBIT, ſole bit. s. A plant.
FOAM, föme. s. 295. The white substance
which agitation or fermentation gathers on the
top of liquors, froth, spume.
To FOAM, fome. v. n. To froth, to gather
foam ; to be in a rage, to be violently agitated.
FQAMY, foºmè. a. Covered with foam, frothy.
FOB, föb. s. A small pocket.
To FOB, föb. v. a. To cheat, to trick, to de-
fraud. To fob off; to shift off, to put aside
with an artifice. w
FOCAL, fºlkāl. 88. Belonging to the focus.
FOCUS, fºſkás... s. The point where the rays of
light are collected by a burning glass; the
point in the axis of a lens, where the rays meet
and cross each 6ther; a certain point in the
axis of a curve.
FODDER, föd'dár. s. Dry food stored up for
cattle against winter.
To FODDER, föd'dár. v. a. To feed with dry
food.
FODDERER, föd'dār-àr. s. He who fodders
cattle.
2.ÉOE, fö. s. 296. An enemy in war; a persecu-
tor, an enemy in counmion life , an opponent,
, an ill-wisher. .
FOEMAN, fººmân. s. Enemy in war.
$ºnting to ri-
A kind of vessel nimble
FOETUS, Étés. s. 296. The child in the womb|
after it is perfectly formed. . . .
TOG, fög 5 A thick mist, a moist dense vapour
near the surface of the land or water; after.
faşş. -
róðily, fºrgº ad sº Mility, and,
cloudily. -
FOGGINESS, fög'gè-nés. s. The state of being
dark or misty, cloudiness, mistiness.
FOGGY, fög'gé. a. 383. Misty, cloudy, dark
cloudy in understanding, dull.
FOH, föh. interject. An interjection of abhor
rence.
FOIBLE, föé'bl. s. 299, 405. A weak side, a
blind side. w -
To FOIL, föfl. v. a. To put to the worst, to de-
feat. º
FOHL, föfl. s. 299. A defeat, a miscarriage."
leaf, gilding ; something of another colour near
which jewels are set to raise their lustre; a
blunt sword used in fe-cing. -
FOILER, föfl'âr. s. One who has gained ad
vantage over another.
To FOIN, föin. v. n. 299. To push in fencing
FOISON, föé'z'n. s. 170. Plenty, abundance.
To FOIST, föist. v. a. 299. To insert by forgery.
FOLD, föld. s. The ground in which sheep are
confined ; the place where sheep are housed ;
the flock of sheep; a limit, a boundary ; a
double, a complication, one part added to
another; from the foregoing signification is
derived the use of Fold in composition. Fold -
signifies the same quantity added, as, twenty
fold, twenty times repeated.
To FOLD, föld. v. a. To shut sheep in the fold;
to double, to complicate; to enclose, to in-
clude, to shut.
To FOLL), fold. v. n To close over another of
the same kind.
FOLIACEOUS, fºllè-à shàs. a.
laminap or leaves.
Fºllº, fö'lé-Adje. s. 90. Leaves, tufts of
€aVeS.
To FOLIATE, fölé-āte. v. a. To beat into la-
minae or leaves -
FOLIATION, fº-lè-à'shôn. s. The act of beating
into thin leaves; the flower of a plant.
FOLIATURE, fö'iè-à-tshūre. s. The state of
being hammered into leaves. w
FOLIO, f'lé-6. s. A large book, of which the
pages are formed by a sheet of paper once
doubled.
FOLK, folke. s. People, in familiar language;
nations, mankind.
[[G. Notwithstanding this word is originally plu-
ral, our language is so little used to a plural
without s, that Folks may now be, account
ed the best orthography, as it is certainly the
only current pronunciation.
FOLLICLE, föl'lé-kl. s. 405. A cavity in any
body "with strong coats; a capsula, a seed
vesse).
To FOLLOW, föllö. v. a. 327. To go after, not
before, or side by side, to attend as a depen-
dant ; to pursue ; to succeed in order of time.
to be consequential, as effects; to imitate, to
copy; to obey, to observe ; to attend to, to be
busied with. - -
To FOLLOW, föl'lò. v. n. To eome after another;
to be posterior in time; to be consequential
to continue endeavours. -
FOLLOWER, föl'Hô-ár. s. One who comes after
another, not before him, or side by side ; a de-
pendant : an attendant; an associate; an imi.
tator, a copyer.
FOLLY, föllé. s. Want of understanding, weak
ness of intellect; criminal weakness, depravity
of mind ; act of negligence or passion unbe
coming wistion.
To FOMENT, f)-mént'. v. a. To cherish with
heat; to bathe with warm lotions; to encour-
age; to support, to cherish.
FOMENTATION, tº mén-tä'shôn. s. A fomen-
tation is partial bathing, called also stuping
the lotion prepared to foment the parts
Consisting of
º
E UU
* [[G 559.-Fate, far, fall, fit
FOMENTER, fö-mèn'tár . s. An encourager, a
º Orter. -
FO tfönd. a. Foolish, silly; foolishly tender,
injudiciously indulgent; pleased in too great a
degree, foolishly delighted.
To FONDLE, fön'dl. v. a. 405. To treat with
great indulgence, to caress, to cocker.
FONDLER, föm'dl-âr. s. One who fondles.
FONDLING, fön'dl-ing. s. A person or thing
much fondled or caressed, something regarded
with great affection.
FONDLY, fönd'lé. ad. Foolishly, weakly ; with
FOOTMANS
eat or extreme tenderness.
FONDNESS, fönd'més. s. Foolishness, weak-
ness; foolish tenderness ; tender passion ; un-
reasonable liking.
FONT, fönt. s. A stone vessel in which the wa-
ter for holy baptism is contained in the church.
FOOD, fööd. s. 10, 306. , Victuals, provision for
the mouth; any thing that nourishes. -
FOODFUL, fööd'föl. a. Fruitful, full of food.
FOOL, fööl. s. 306. One to whom mature has
denied reason, a natural, an idiot; in Scrip-
ture, a wicked man ; a term of indignity and
reproach ; one who counterfeits folly, a buſſoon,
a liester. s -
To FOOL, fööl. v. n. To trifle, to play.
To FOOL, fööl. v. a. To treat with contempt,
to disappoint, to frustrate ; to infatuate; to
cheat.
FQOLBORN, föölbörn. a. Foolish from the
birth.
FOOLERY, fööl'àr-é. s. 557. Habitual folly;
an act of folly ; trifling ś ; object of folly.
FOOLHARDINESS, fööl-hár'dè-nēs. s. Mad
rashness. -
FOOLHARDY, fööi-hár'dè. a. Daring without
§§ ment, madly adventurous.
FOOLTRAP, fööltráp. s. A snare to catch
OO
fools in.
FOOLISH, föölish. a. Void of understanding. ||
weak of intellect ; lºudent, indiscreet: in
Scripture, wicked, sinfºil.
FOOLISHLY, föölish-lè. aq. Weakly, without
understanding in Scripture, wickedly.
FOOLISHNESS, fööl'ísh-nēs. s. Folly, want of
understanding ; foolish practice, actual devia-
tion from the right.
FOOT, füt. s. Plur. Feet. 307. The part upon
which we stand; that i>y which any thing is
supported; the lower part, the base ; infantry;
state, character, condition ; scheme, plan, set-
tlemaent; a certain number of syllables consti-
tuting a distinct part of a verse; a measure
containing twelve inches ; step.
To FOOT, fūt. v. n. 307. To dance, to tread
wantonly, to trip ; to walk, not ride.
To FOOT, fūt. v. a. To spurn, to kick; to tread.
FOOTBALL, fūt'hāll. s. A ball driven by the
foot.
FOOTBOY, fūt'bóð. s. A low menial, an attend-
ant in livery.
FOOTBRIDGE, fit'bridje. A bridge on
winich passengers walk.
FOOTCLOTH, fūt'klöth. s.
FOOTHOLD, fūthóld. s.
foot.
FOOTING, ſitting. s. Ground for the foot;
foundation, basis, support ; tread, walk; dance;
entrance, beginning, establishment ; state, con-
dition, settlement.
FOOTLICKER, föt'Ék-àr. s. A slave, a humble
fawner.
foGTMAN, fūt'mán. s. 33. A soldier that
marches and fights on foot ; a low menial ser-
vant in §§ ; one who practises to walk or run.
NSHIP, fūt'mām-ship. s. The art or
faculty of a runner.
Föß. fêt'päse, s. Part of a pair of stairs,
whereon; after four or five steps, you arrive to
a broad place, a pace no faster than a slow
walk - *
S.
A sumpter cloth,
Space to hold the
2 IU
FOOTPAD, föt'pád. s.
- "V. Tº
;-me, mét;—plme, pīn;— -
A highwayman that
robs on foot. . . . . - -
iFOOTPATH, fūt'päth. s. Narrow way which
i will not admit horses,
iFOOTPOST, föt'póst. s. A post or messenger
that travels on foot.
406
FOOTSTALL, fêtställ.
stirrup. -
FOOTSTEP, füt'stép. s. Trace, track, impres-
sion left by the foot; token, mark; example.
FOOTSTOOL, fit'stóół. s. Stool on which he
that sits places his feet. -
FOP, föp. s. A coxcomb, a man of small under
standing and much ostentation, one fond of
dress. :
FOPPERY, föp'àr-š. s. 557. Folly, imperti-
mence ; affectation of show or importance,
showy folly; fondness of dress.
FOPPISH, föppish. a. Foolish, idle, vain; vain
in show, vain of dress.
FOPPISHLY, föppish-lè. ad. Vainiy, ostenta-
tiously.
FOPPISHNESS, föppish-nēs. s. Vanity, showy
vanity. ...A
FOPPLING, föp'ſſmg. s. A petty fop.—See To
OD LE.
FOR, för. prep. 167. Because of; with respect
to ; considered as, in the place of ; for the sake
of; in comparative respect: after Oh, an ex-
pression of desire. On account of ; in solution
of; inducting to as a motive; in remedy of; in
exchange for. In the place of ; instead of. In
supply of; to serve in the place of; through a cer-
tain duration. In search of ; in quest of. In
favour of; &n the part of. With intention of,
notwithstanding. To the use of; in conse-
quence of; in recompense of.
FOR, för. conj. The word by which the reason
is given of something advanced before; because:
H on this account that: for as much, in regard
that, in consideration of.
To FORAGE, för'âje. v. n. 168. To wander in
search of provisions; to ran age, to feed on spoil.
To FORAGE, för'âje. v. a. To plunder, to strip.
FORAGE, för'aje. s. 30. Search of provisions,
the act of feeding abroad ; provisions sought
abroad; provisions in general.
FORAMINOUS, fö-rām'ê-mâs. a. Full of holes
To FORBEAR, för-bäre'. v. m. Pret. I forbore,
anciently forbare ; Part. Forborn. To cease
from any thing, to intermit; to pause, to delay;
to omit voluntarily; to abstain; to restrain any
violence of temper, to be patient.
[* The o in these words preceding the accent
and followed by a consonant, is under the same
predicament as the same letter in Command,
Collect, &c.—which see.
To FOR BEAR, för-bäre'. v. a. 240. To decline,
to omit voluntarily ; to spare, to treat with
cleinency; to withhold;
FGRBEARANCE, för-bäre ànse, s. The care o
avoiding or shunning any thing ; intermission
of something ; command of temper; lenity, de-
lay of pumishment, mildness.
FORBEARER, för-bā'rür. s.
intercepter of any thing.
To FOR;ID, ſār-bid'. v. a. Pret. I forbade; Part
Forbidden or Forbid. To prohibit; to oppose
to himdor, -
FORBIDDANCE, för-bid'dänse. s. Prohibition
FORBI Di) ENLY, ſār-bid'd’n-lè. ad. In an un-
lawful manner.
FORBIDDER, för-bfd'dār, s One that prohibits.
FGRBłDDING, ſār-bidding particip. a. Rais-
ing abhorrence.
FORCE, förse. s. Strength, vigour, might; vio
lence; virtue, efficacy; validness, power of law -
armament, warlike preparation; destiny, neces-
sity, fatal compulsion.
To FORCE, förse. v. a. To compel, to constrain;
to overpower; to impel; to enforce; to drive
S. A woman's
An intermitter,
by violence or power; to storm, to take or eu
FOR
217
FOf{ \
—no, nove, nér, mēt;—túbe, túb, bill;-&il;-pôānd;—ºthin, rais. ,
ter by violence; to ravish, to violate by force ;
to force out, to extort. - -
FORCEDLY, for'séd-lè, ad. 364. Violently, con-
§§§
FORCEFUL, forse'föl. a. Violent, strong, im-
§§
FORCEFULLY, förse'fāl-lè. ad. Violently, im-
etuously. -
F fºss, förse iés. a. Without force, weak,
feeble. a
FORCEPS, för'séps. s. Forceps properly signi--
fies a pair of tongs, but is used for au instru-
ment in surgery to extract any thing out of
wounds.
FORCER, före'sfir. s. That which forces, drives,
Or ºn: ; the embolus of a pump working
UllSIOIl. • *
b
F §§ IBLE, före'sè-bl. a. 405. Strong, mighty;
violent, impetuous; efficacious, powerful; pre-
valent, of great influence; done by force; valid,
binding.
FORCIBLENESS, fºre'sè-bl-nés. s. Force, vio-
lence. cº -
FORCIBLY, fore'sè-blé. ad. Strongly, power-
fully ; impetuously; § violence, by force.
FORCIPATED, för'sè-pâ-téd. a. Like a pair of
pincers to open and enclose.
FORD ford. s. A shallow part of a river; the
stream, the current.
To FORD, ford. v. a. To pass without swim-
ming.
FORDABLE, förd'à-bl. a. 405. Passable with-
out swimming. r.
FQRE, fore. a. Anteriour, that which comes first
in a progressive motion.
FORE, fore, ad. Anteriourly. Fore is a word
much used in composition to mark priority of
time.
To FOREARM, före-árm'. v. a. To provide for
attack or resistance before the time of need.
To FOREBODE, fore-bóde'. v. m. To prognos-
ticate, to foretell; to foreknow.
FOREBODER, fore-bóde'âr. s. A prognostica-
tor, a soothsayer; a foreknower.
To FORECAST, före-käst'. v. a.492. To scheme;
to plan before execution; to adjust, to contrive;
to foresee, to provide against.
To FORECAST, fore-käst.v.m. Toform schemes,
to contrive beforehand.
FORECAST, fºre"käst. s. 492. Contrivance be-
forehand, antecedent policy.
FORECASTER, före-käst'ör. s.
trives beforehand.
FORECASTLE, föreſkás-sl. s. 405. In a ship,
that part where the foremast stands.
FORECHOSEN, före-tshö'z'm. part. Pre-elected.
FORECITED, före-sitéd. part. Quoted before.
To FORECLOSE, före-klöze'. v. a. To shut up,
to preclude, to prevent : to foreclose a mort-
age, is to cut off the power of redemption.
Fébºa. s. The anteriour part of
the ship. -
To FoºDESIGN, före-dé-slne' v. a. To plan
beforehand.
To FOREDO, fore-dóð'. v. a. To ruin, to de-
stroy ; to overdo, to weary, to harass.
To FOREDOOM, före-dóðm'. v. a. To predesti-
mate, to determine beforehand.
for EEND, fºre'énd. s. The anteriour part.
FOREFATHER, fore-fä'THär. s. Ancestor, one
who in any degree of ascending genealogy pre-
cedes another. -
To FOREFEND, fºre-fénd'. v. a. To prohibit,
to avert ; to #. for, to secure.
FOREFINGER, fore'fin-gūr. s. The finger next
to the thumb, the index. ~
FOREFOOT, före'föt. s. Plur, s Fore-feet. The
anteriour foot of a quadruped. º
To FOREGO, före-gó'. v. a. To quit, to give
§ to go before, to be past.
FOREGGER, fore-gū'êr, s Ancestor, progeni-
tor
3 Tº
One who con-
ſ
r } ,
FQREGROUND, fºre'gréând. s. The part ºf the
field or expanse of a picture which seems to lie
before the figures. -
FOREHAND, forehánd. s. The part of a herse
which is before the rider; the chief part.
FOREHAND, fore'hānd. a. A thing done too
SOOl. -
FOREHANDED, forehánd-éd. a. Early, time-
Iy; formed in the foreparts.
FQREHEAD, för'héd. s. 515. That part of the
face, which reaches from the eyes upwards to
the hair; impudence, confidence, assurance.
FOREHOLDING, fore-holding. s." Predictions,
Ominous a CCOunts.
FOREIGN, för rim. a. Not of this country, not
domestick; alien, remote, not belonging; ex-
cluded, extraneous. - •
FOREIGNER, för'rin-àr. s. A man that comes
from another country, a stranger.
FOREIGNNESS, förºrtn-nēs. s.
want of relation to something.
To FOREIMAGINE, före-im-mädjin. v. a. To
conceive or fancy before proof.
To FOREJUDGE, före-jädje'. v.
beforehand, to be prepossessed -
To FOREKNOW, fore-mö'. v. a. To have presci-
ence of, to foresee. - -
FOREKNOWABLE, fore-mö'à-bla. Capable of
being foreknown. -
FOREKNOWLEDGE, före-nólºdje. s. Presci-
ence, knowledge of that which has not yet hap-
ened.
F&#AND, före'länd. s. A promontory, head
land, high land jutting into the sea, a cape.
To FORELAY, fore-lâ’. v. a. To lay wait for
to entrap by ambush. -
To FORELIFT, fore-lift'. v. a. To raise aloft
any anteriour part.
FORELOCK, fore'lök. s. The hair that grows
from the forepart of the head. -
FOREMAN, före'mán. s. 99. The first or chief
erson on a jury; the first servant in a shop.
FOREMENTIONED, före-mém'sbún'd. a. Men-
tioned or recited before. -
FOREMOST, fore’möst. a. First in place; first
in dignity. -
FORENAMED, före-nām'd'.a. Nominated before
FORENOON, före'nóón. s. The time of day
reckoned from the middle point between the
dawn and the meridian, to the meridian.
FORENOTICE, före-nó'tis. s. Information of
an event before it happens.
FORENSICK, ſo-rén'sik. a. Belonging to courts
of judicature. -
To FOREORDAIN, ſore-ār-dàne'. v. a. To pre-
destimate, to predetermine, to preordain.
FOREPART, 3. s. The anteriour part.
FOREPAST, före-pâst'. a. Past, beyond a cer-
tain time.
FOREPOSSESSED, före-pôz-zést'. a. Preoccu-
pied, prepossessed, pre-engaged; -
FORERANK, fore'rångk. s. 408.
front. - *
FORERECITED, före-ré-sitéd. a. Mentioned on
enumerated before.
To FORERUN, fore-rán'. v. a. To come before
as an earnest of something following ; to Pr;
cede, to have the start of. -
FORERUNNER, fore-rūn'nar. s. An harbinger,
a messenger sent before to give notice of the
approach of those that follow ; a prognostick,
a sign foreshowing any thing.
To FöRESAY, före-sà'. v. a.
prophesy.
To §EE, före-séé'. v. a. To see before
hand, to see what has not yet happened.
To FORESHAME, före-shāme', v. a. To shame,
to bring reproach upon.
FORESHIP, före'ship. s. The anteriour part of
the ship. -
To Fößshorten, före-shört’t’m. v. a. To
shorten the forepart • .
Remoteness,
a. To judge
First rank,
To predict, to
* & FUR.
...' '
º: *
Fo ForesHow, före-shö'. v a. To predict;
- §§§". it comes. º
FORESIGHT, fore'slte. s. Foreknowledge; pro-
sident care of futurity.
FORESIGHTFUL. fore-site'föl. a. Prescient,
provident.
To FORESIGNIFY, före-sig'mè-fi. v. a. To be-
taken beforehand, to foreshow.
FORESKIN, ſore'skin. s. The prepuce.
TORESKIRT, före'skärt. s. The loose part of
the coat before. º tº
To FôRESLOW, före-slö'. v. a. To delay, to him-
der; to neglect. to omit. -
T., FóRES ÉAk. före-spéke'. v. m. To predict,
to foresay; to forbid. e
FORESPENT, fºre-spént', a. Wasted, tired,
spent ; forepassed, past ; bestowed before.
FORESPURRER, fore-spár'âr. s. One that
rides before.
FOREST, för'rést. s. A wild uncultivated tract
of ground, covered with wood. . s
To FORESTALL, fore-stãwl'. 406. To antici-
pate, to take up beforehand; to hinder by pre-]
occupation or prevention; to seize or gain pos-
session of before another. .
FORESTALLER, före-stãwl'âr. s. One that an-
ticipates the market, one that purchases before
others to raise the price.
FORESTBORN, för'rést-bórn. a. Born in a wild.
FQRESTER, för'rés-tár. s. An officer of the
forest; an inhabitant of the wild country. .
To FORETASTE, före-täste'. v. a. To have an-
tepast of, to have prescience of; to taste before
another.
FORETASTE, föreſtàste. s. 492. Anticipation of.
To FORETELL, fore-tél. v. a. 406. To predict,
to prophesy, to foreshow.
FORETELLER, före-téI'lär. s. Predicter, fore-
shower. -
To FORETHINK, fºre-think', v. a. To antici-
pate in the mind, to have prescience of.
To FORETHINK, före-think'. v. m. To contrive
beforehand. * -
FORETHOUGHT, före-tiâwt'. Part. pass, of the
verb For ETHINK.
FORETHOUGHT, fºreſthäwt. s.492. Prescience,
anticipation ; provident care.
Te FORETOKEN, fore-tók'n, v. a.
show, to pregnosticate as a sign.
FORETOKEN, före-tó'k'n, s, Prevenient sign,
ºrognostick. - - -
FORETOOTH, före’tööth. s. The tooth in the
anteriour part of the mouth, one of the incisors.
FORETOP, fºre’tóp. s. That part of a woman's
head-dress that is forward, or the top of a periwig.
FOREVOUCHED, före-vöötsh'éd. part. 359. Af.
firmed before, formerly told.
FOREWARD, fore'Wärd. s. The van, the front.
To FOREWARN, fore-warm'. v. a. To admonish
beforeharid ; to inform previously of any future
event; to caution against anything beforehand.
To FOREWISH, före-wish'. part. To desire be-
forehand. . .
FOREWORN, före-wórn'. part
wasted by time or use. - -
FORFEIT, ſor'fit. s. 255. . Something lost by
the commission of a crime, a fine, a mulct.
To FQRFEIT, för'fit. v. a. To lose by some
breach of condition, to lose by some offence.
To fore-
Worm out,
FºEEIT, för'fft. a. Liable to penal seizure, |
gºtiated by a crime.
FGRFEITABLE, förºfit-á-bl. a. Possessed on
coeditions, by the breach of which any thing
may be lost. . . . . -
FORFEITERE, för'fit-yūre. s. The act of for-
fºſſing ºngº, a mucº, a fine.
Tofº B.Nf3, för fönd. V a." To prevent, to
forbid.
ſºvº, för-gãve. The preterit of forgive.
FORGE, $ºje. s. The pace where iron is beat-
218 - -
IP 859–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—mé, mét;—pine, pin;– *
en into fºrm; any place where any thing is
Brade or shaped, -
FOR
To FORGE, frie. v. a. To form by the ham.
mer; to make by any means; to counterfeit
to falsify. . . . . i
FORGER, fore jör, s. One who makes or forms
one who counterfeits any thing. . .
[[: This word is sometimes, but without the least
foundation in analogy, written forgerer. If it
should be urged that the word comes from the
French verb forger, and therefore, like fruiterer
from frutier, we add an er to make it a verbal
noun; it may be answered, that we have the
word to forge in the same sense as the French
but we have no verb to fruit, and therefore there
is an excuse for adding er in the last word which
has no place in the former.
FORGERY, förejār-e. s. The crime of falsifica-
tion ; smith's work, the act of the forge.
To FORGET, förgét. v. a. Preter. Forgot,
Part. Forgotten or Forgot . To lose memory
oſ, to let go from the remembrance; not to at-
tend, to neglect. -
| Sº The o in this and similar words is like that
in Forbear—which see.
FORGETFUL, för-gét'ſil. a. Not retaining the
memory of ; oblivious, imattentive, negligent.
FORGETFULNESS, för-gét'föl-nēs. s. Oblivion,
loss of memory; negligence, inattention.
FORGETTER, för-gét’tăr. s. One that forgets
a careless person. . . -
To FORGIVE, för-gív'. v. a. Pret. Forgave
p p. Forgiven. 157. To pardon ; to remit, not
to exact debt or penalty. -
FORGIVENESS, för-giv'nés. s. The act of for
giving; pardon; tenderness, willingness to par
don; remission of a fine or penalty.
FQRGIVER, för-giv'êr. s. 8. who pardons.
FORGOT, för-göt'. . .
FORGOTTEN, för-gött'n. 103.
Part: pass. of Forget. Not remembered.
FORK, förk. s. An instrument divided at the
ends into two or more points or prongs; a point.
To FORK, förk. v. n. To shoot into blades, as
corn does out of the ground.
FORKED, för'kéd. a. 366. Opening into two or
more parts.
FORKEDLY, för'kéd-lè. ad. In a forked form.
FORKEDNESS, för'kéd-nés. s. The quality of
opening into two parts. -
FORKHEAD, förk'héd. s. Point of an arrow.
FORKY, för'kè. a. Forked, opening into two
arts. -
F §6RN, för-lôrn'. a. Deserted; destitute,
forsaken, wretched, helpless; lost, desperate,
small, despicable.
[[; This word is sometimes, but improperly, pro-
nounced so as to rhyme with mourn. Mr. She-
ridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, and
W. Johnston, make it rhyme with corn.
Fºols NESS, för-lórn'nés. s. Misery, soli-
tit de. -
FORM, förm, or fºrm. s. The external appear-
ance of any thing, shape; particular model or
modification ; beauty, elegance of appearance;
ceremony, formality, order ; external appear-
ance without the essential. qualities, empty
show; external rites; stated method, establish-
ed practice; a long seat; a class, a rank of
students; the seat or bed of a hare. . . .
[[j. When this word signifies a long seat, or a
class of students, it is universally pronounced
with the o, as in four, more, &c. It is not a lit-
tle surprising that none of our Dictionaries,
except Mr. Smith's and Mr. Nares's, take any
notice of this distinction in the sound of the o
when the word signifies a seat or class. It were
to be wished, indeed, that we had fewer of these
ambiguously sounding words, which, while they
distinguish to the ear, confuse and puzzle the
eye.—See Bow L. -
To FORM,förm. v. a. To make; to model; to
scheme, to pian; to arrange; to adjust; to
contrive, to join ; to model by education.


rºutit
"2. It:y: . " & AJº #.
—nº, möve, när, mēt ,-täbe, tàb, bill ;—öfl;-pôānd;-thin, This.
FORMAL, för'māl. a. 88. Ceremonious, soleman,
precise; regular, methodical, external, having
the appearance, but not the essence; depend-
ing upon establishment or custom.
FORMALIST, för'mâl-ist. s. One who prefers
appearance to reality.
Fēś för-mâl'è-té. S. Ceremony, es-
tablished mode of behaviour; solemn order,
habit, or dress. a -
To FORMALIZE, for’mā-lize. v. a. To model,
to modify ; to affect formality. . . -
FORMALLY, för’mål lè. ad. According to es-
tablished rules; ceremoniously, stiffly, precise-
ly ; in open appearance; essentially, charac-
teristically. * -
FORMATION, för-mâ'shām. s. The act of form-
ing er generating; the manner in which a
thing is formed. - -
FORMATIVE, för'má-tív. a. 157. Having the
power of giving form, plastick.
FORMER, förmſär. s. 167. He that forms,
maker, contriver, planner. - - -
FORMER, förm'âr. a. 98. Before another in]
time; mentioned before another; past.
FORMERLY, för'már-lè. ad. In times past.
FORMIDABLE, för'mé-dà-bl. a. Terrible, dread-
ful, tremendous. %
EORMIDABLENESS, för'mè-dà-bl-nēs. s. The
quality of exciting terrour or dread ; the thing
causing dread.
FORMIDABLY, för'mè-dà-blè. ad. In a terrible
Iſlanner. -
FORMLESS, förm'lés, a
regularity of form.
FORMULA, för'mū-lä. s. 91. A prescribed form.
.#sh. ‘.
F6FMULARY, för'mū-lār-Š. s. A book con-
taining stated and prescribed models.
FORMULE, förmūle. s. A set or prescribed
model. 7.
To FORNICATE, för'mè-kāte. v. m. To commit
lewdness. -
FORNICATION, för-nē-kä'shām. s. Concubimage
or commerce with an unmarried woman : in
scripture, sometimes idolatry.
FORNICATOR, för'Liè-kā-tár. s.
that has commerce with unmarried women.
FORNICATRESS, för'mè-kā-trés. s.
who, without marriage, cohabits with a man.
To FORSAKE, för-såke'. v. a. Pret. Forsook;||
Part. Pass. Forsook or Forsaken. To leave imſ
resentment or dislike ;
from ; to desert, to fail.
FORSAKER, för-såſkär. s. 98.
that forsakes.
FORSOOTH, för-sööth', ad. In truth, certainly,
very well. An old word of honour in address
tO WO
To FO.
swore ; part. Forsworn. To renounce upon
oath ; to demy upon oath ; with the recip-
rocal pronoun, as, to forswear himself, to be
perjured, to swear falsely. -
To FORSWEAR, ſār-swäre'. v. m. To swear
falsely, to commit perjury.
FQRSWEARER, för-swär'âr. s. One who is per-
to leave, to go away
jured. . . -
FORT, fºrt. s. A fortified house, a castle.
F öRiºj, fört'éd. a. Furnished or guarded by
i forts.
FORTH, förth. ad. Forward, onward; abroad,
out of doors; out into publicl: view ; on to the
end.
FORTH, förth. prep. Out of.
FORTHCOMING, forth-kām'ing. a. Ready to
appear, not §
F HISSUING, förth-ish'shū-ing. a. Coming
out, coming forward from a covert.
Fêtº. förth-rite'. ad. Straight for-
ward, witnout flexions.
FēświtH, forth with. ad. Immediately,
without delay, at once, straight,
Shapeless, without
165,521. One!
A swomani
Deserter, one ||
{2}}. -
SWEAR, för-swäre'. v. a. Pret. For-
nounced with the sharp sound, as in
‘. º º #. letters in the sé
word when single. The same may be observº
r;.
l r’térêth. a. .279. The fourth, tenth,
Föß: "º may be
fortified. -
FORTIFICATION, för-tº-fe-kāshēn. . s. The
science of military architecture; a place. built
for strength. -
FORTIFIER, för'té-fl-ār. s. One who erects
works for defence; one who supports as sa,
CureS. " $ -- . . .
To FORTIFY, für'té-fl. v. a. To strengthen
against attacks by walls or works; to confirm;
to encourage; to fix, to establish in resolutiºn.
FQRTIN, fºrtia, s. A little fort. ... .----. ---,
FORTITUDE, för’té-täde. s. Courage, bravery,
Rºaninity; strength, forçë. -
FORTNIGHT, fört'mite. s. 144. The space of
two weeks. - -
FQRTRESS, för'trés, s.
fied place.
Fºrous, för-tū'é-täs. a. 463. Accidental,
C3SUla!.
[[G. The reason why the t in this word and its
compounds does not take the hissing sotind, as it
'does in fortune, is, because the accent is after
it. 463.
FORTUITOUSLY, för-tū’é-täs-lè. ad. Acciden-
tally, casually. -
FORTUITOUSNESS, för-tū’ê-täs-nēs. s.
dent, chance. -
FORTUNATE, förtshū-māte. a. Lucky, happy.
successful. * -
FORTUNATELY, för'tshū-mâte-lè.. ad. Happi
ly, successfully." - -
FORTUNATENESS, för'tshū-mâte-nēs. s. Hap
9iness, good luck, success. A -
FORTUNE, förtshöne. s. 461. The power sup-
posed to distribute the lots of life according to
her own humour; the good or ill that befals
man ; the chance of life, means of living; event,
success good or bad, estate, possessions; the
portion of a man or woman.
To FORTUNE, för'tshūme. v. n. To befal, to
happen,tº come casually to pass. . . . .
Fº UNED, för'tshūn'd. a. 359. Supphed by
Ol'tube.
FORTUNEBOOK, för'tshān-böök. s. A book
consulted to know fortune. -
FORTUNEHUNTER, för'tshūm-hön-tár. s. A
man whose emphoyment is.to inquire after yo-
men with great portions, to enrich himself by
[[F TH in with at the end of this word is
> * * * *
A strong hold, a forti-
Acci
marrying them. - -
FORTUNETELLER, för'tshān-têl-lär... s. ... One
who cheats common people by pretending to
the knowledge of futurity.
FORTY, föy'tè. a. 182. Four times ten.
FORUM, föråm. s. 544. Any publick place.
FORWARD, för'wärd, ad. 38. Towards, en-
Ward, progressively.
FORWARD, för'wärd. a. Warm, earnest ; ar-
dent, eager; confident, presumptuous; pre-
mature, early, ripe ; quick, ready; hasty.
To FORWARſ), för'ward. v. a. To hasten, to
quicken ; to patronize, to advance. ."
FORWARDER, för'wärd-àr. s. He who pro-
motes any thing.
FóñwañDLY, fºrward-le. ad. Eagerly, has-
tily.
FößwARDNESS, för'wärd-més. s. feadiness
to act; quickness; earliness, early ripeness ;
confidence, assurance.
FORWARDS, för'wärds. a.d. Straight before,
rogressively: ->
FOSSE, $º f* ditch, **, th t R.
‘FOSSEWAY, fös'wa. s. One of the great Ro-
man roads through England so called from the
| Fossil, fös'sil. a. Pag of
ditches on each side.
ºf the earts.

FUU
220 .
FRA
HG 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit, mē, mét;—pine;—pin,
FOSSIL, fös'sil. s. That which is dug out of the
bowels of the earth.
To FOSTER, fös’tár. v. a. 98. To nurse, to
feed, to support; to pamper, to encourage; to
cherish, to forward. -
FOSTERAGE, fös'tūr-idje. s. 90. The charge
of nursing. -
FOSTERBROTHER, fös’tār-bråTB-àr. s. One
bred at the same pap, -
FOSTERCHILD, fös’tàr-tshild. s. A child
nursed by a woman not the mother, or bred by
a man not the-father.
FOSTERDAM, föstår-dām. s. A. nurse, one
that performs the office of a mother.
FOSTEREARTH, fös’tär-árth. , s: , Earth by
which the plant is mourished, though it did not
ow first in it.
FOSTERER, fös'tūr-àr. s. A nurse, one who
ives food in the place of a parent. º
F§º. fös'tär-fé-Thár. s. One who
trains up the child of another as if it were his
OWn. * --
FOSTERMOTHER, fös’tàr-mâTH-àr. s. A
Yºurse. &
FOSTERSON, fös’tär stin. s. One fed and edu-
cated as a child, though not the son by nature.
FOUGHT, fawt. 393, 319. The preterit and par-
ticiple of Fight. . --
FOUGHTEN, faw'tm. 103. The passive partici-
ple of Fight. -
Féliº. fößl. a. 313 Not clean, filthy; impure;
polluted; wicked, detestable; unjust ; coarse,
gross; full of gross humours, wanting purga.
tion, cloudy, stormy; not bright, not serene,
with rough force, with unseasonable violence:
among seamen, entangied, as, a rope is foul of
the anchor. .. -
To FOUL, fööl. v. a. To daub, to bemire, to
- make filthy. -
Fößp, föäl'faste. a. 359. Having an
ugly or hateful visage.
FQULLY, fºl'é. ad. Filthily, nastily, odiously.
FQULMOUTHED, fööl'môāTh’d. a. Ścurrilous,
habituated to the use of opprobrious terms.
FOULNESS, fööl'nés. s. Filthiness, nastiness;
pollution, impurity ; hatefulness; injustice;
ugliness ; dishonesty.
FOUND, föänd. 313.
ple passive of Find. .
To #&#. föänd. v. a .313. To lay the basis
of any building ; to build, to raise ; to establish,
to erect; to give birth or original to; to raise
Tº: as on a principle or ground; to fix firm.
O
The preterit and partici-
OUND, föänd. v. a. To form by melting
and pouring into Inoulds, to cast.
FOUNDATION, föän-dà'shôn. s. The basis or
lower part of an edifice ; the aet of fixing the
basis ; the principles or ground on which any
notion is raised; original, rise; a revenue set-
tled and established for any purpose, particu-
larly charity ; establishment, settlement.
FOUNDER, föän'dár. s. 98. A builder, one who
raises an edifice; one who establishes a reve-
nue for any purpose; one from whom anything||
has its original or beginning; a caster, one who
forms figures by casting melted matter into
moulds. - r - -
To FOUNDER, föändör. v. a. 313. To cause
such a soreness and tenderness in a horse's foot,
. ... that he is unable to set it to the ground.
To FOUNDER, föändår. v. m. To sink to the
.--bottom 3 to fail, to miscarry. -
FOUNDRY, föön'dré. s. A place where figures
ºfºnº of melted metal, a casting house.
FOUNDLING, föändling. s. A chilá exposed
to chance, a child found without any parent or
OWner. -
FQUNPRESS, föändrés. s. A woman that
. 7 ; º: Or *::::i. thing,
awoman that establishes any charitable revenue.
OUNT, föänt. 31 y
########, cos.; e. A well, a pring |
f
a small basin of springing water; a jet, a spout
of water; the head or spring of a river; origin
al, first principle, first cause.
FOUNT, föänt. s. A complete set of letters, a
set of types. . . - *
FOUNTAINLESS, föänſtín-lès, a. Without a
fountain. 4.
FQUNTFUL, föönt'föl; a. Full of springs.
FOUR, före. a. 318, Twice two.
FOURBE, föörb. s. 315. French. A cheat, a
tricking fellow. $ºr
FQURFQLD, fºre'föld. a. Four times told.
FOURFOOTED, före'föt-éd. a. Quadruped.
FOURSCORE, fore'sköre. a. Four times twen-
ty, eighty; it is used elliptically for fourscore
Veal'S.
FQURSQUARE, föreskwäre. a. Quadrangular.
FQURTEEN, före’téén. . a. Four and tem.
FQ’ſ RTEENTH, fore’tèënth. a. The ordinal of
fourteem, the fourth after the tenth.
FOURTH, forth. a. The ordinal of four, the first
after the third. -
FQURTHLY, forth e. ad. In the fourth place.
FOURWHEELFD, föreſhw8éld. a. Running
upon twice two wheels.
FOWL, föäl. s. 223. A winged animal, a bird.
To FOWL, föül. v. m. To kill birds for food or
31}{16}.
FOWi.ER, fööl'âr. s. 98. A sportsman who pur
sues birds.
Fºln GPIFCE, fööl'ing-pêése. s. A gun for
il’Ois.
FOX, föks. s. A wild animal of the dog kind.
remarkable for his cunning; a knave or cun
ning fellow.
FQXCASE, föks'käse... s. A fox s skin.
FOXCHASE, föks'tshāse. s. The pursuit of the
fox with hounds.
FQXGLOVE, föks'glāv. s. . A plant.
FOXHUNTER, fökshānt-àr. s. A man whose
- . ambition is to show his bravery in hunting
OXeS. •
FOXSHIP, föks'ship. s. The character or quali-
ties of a fox, cunning.
FQXTRAP, föks'tráp.s. A gin or smare to catch
foxes. -
To FRACT, fråkt. v. a. To break, to violate, to
infringe.
FRACTION, fråk'shôm, s. The act of breaking,
the º of being broken; a broken part of an
Integral.
FRACTIONAL, fråk'shān-ál. a. 38. Belonging
to a broken number.
FRACTURE, fråk'tshūre. s. 461. Breach, sepa-
ration of continuous parts; the breaking of a
bone.
To FRACTURE, fråk'tshūre. v. a. To break a
bone. , - *
FRÄäii., frädjei, a 140. Brittle, eaſy snap.
ped or broken , weak, uncertain, frail
iş All our orthūepists are uniform in the pronun
ciation of this word with the a short.
FRAGILITY, frā-jil'è-té. s. Brittleness, weak-
ness ; frailty, liableness to fault. -
FRAGMENT, fräg'mént. s. A part broken from
the whole, an imperfect piece.
FRAGMENTARY, fräg'mén-tär-8. a. Compos-
... ed of fragments.
FRAGOR, frā'gór. s. 166, 544. A noise, a crack,
a crash.-See DRAMA. - --
FRAGRANCE, frā'gränse. s.
FRAGRANCY, fråſgräu-se. * , ,
Sweetness of smell, pleasing scent.
FRAGRANT, frå grâni. a. 544. Odorous, sweet
of smell. - -
Hºi This word is sometimes, but improperly
heard with the a in the first syllable pronounced
short.—See DRAMA. º -
FRAGRANTLY, fragránt-lè. ad. With sweet
SCent. .-
FRAIL, fråle. s. 202. A basket made of rushes.
a rush for weaving baskets. -

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FHE,
—nö, mêve, nér, mēt;—túbe, tàb, būll;-&il,—pöänd :-lin, THIS.

FRAIL, frkle. a. Weak, easily destroyed; weak
of resolutiºn, liable to errour or seduction . .
FRAILNESS, frålenës. s. Weakness, instabi-
lity.
Fºilty, fråle’té. s. Weakness of resolution,
instability of mind; fault proceeding from weak-
mess, sims of infirmity. - º
FRAISE, fråze. s. 202. A pancake with ba-
con in it. -
To FRAME, främe. v. a. To form; to fit ºne
thing to another; to make, to compose.; to re-
late, to adjust ; to plan; to invent.
Fávº, främe. s.
enclose or admit something else; order, regu-
larity ; scheme, eontrivance; mechanical con-
struction ; shape, form, proportion.
FRAMER, fråme'âr. s. 98.
contriver, schemer. -
FRANCHISE, från'tshīz. s. 140. Exemption
from any onerous duty ; privilege, immunity,
right granted ; district, extent of jurisdiction.
To FRANCHISE, från'tshiz. v. a. To enfran-
chise, to make free.
FRANGIBLE, frånjè-bl. a. 405. Fragile, brit-
tle, easily broken. - -
FRANK, frångk. a. 408. Liberal, generous;
open, ingenuous, sincere, not reserved ; with-
out condition, without payment; not restrained.
FRANK, fråugk. s. A place to feed hogs in, a
sty; a letter which pays no postage; a French
COIII.
To FRANK, frångkº v.a...To shut up in a frank
or sty; to feed high, to fat, to cram;’ to exempt
letters from postage.
FRANKINCENSE, frångk'ím-sémse. s. An odo-
riferous kind of resin.
FRANKLIN, frångk'lin. s.
liff of land.
FRANKLY, frångk'lé.
kindly, readily.
FRANKNESS, frångk'nés. s. Plainness of
speech, openness, ingenuousness, liberality,
bounteousness.
FRANTICK, från'tík. a. Mad, deprived of un-
der tanding by violent madness, outrageously
and turbulently mad ; transported by violence
of passion. A.
FRANTICKLY, från'tík-lè. ad. Madly, out-
rageously.
FRANTICKNESS, från'tik-nés.
fury of passion.
FRATERNAL, frå-téz'nāş
ertaining to brotners, becºming brothers.
F §§º , frà-tér'nāl-ć. ad. In a bro-
therly manner.
FRATERNITY, frå-tér'né-té. s. The state. or
quality of a brother ; body of men united, cor-
poration, society; men of the same class or char-
acter. -
FRATRICIDE, frât'tré-side. s. 143. The mur-
der of a brother.
A steward ; a bai-
ad. Liberally, freely,
Maduess,
FRAUD, fråwd. s. 213. Deceit, cheat, trick,
artifice.
FRAUDFUL, fråwd'föl. a. Treacherous, art-
ful, trickish. -
FRAUDFULLY, fråwd'föl-lè. ad. Deceitfully,
artfully.
FRAUTULENCE, fråw'dè-lènse. D
FRAUDULENCY, fråw'dè-lén-sé. ; S. LJe-
ceitfulness, trickishness, promeness to artifice.
[[; For the propriety of pronouncing the d in
these words like j, see Principles, No. 293, 376.
FRAUDULENT, fråw'dè-lént. a. Full of arti-
fice, trickish, deceitful. - -
FRAUUULENTLY, fråw'dø-lént-lè. ad. By
fraud, by artifice, deceitfully.
FRAUGHT, fråwt. part, pass. 393. Laden,
charged ; filled, stored, thronged.
FRAY. frå. s. 220. A broil, a battle, a com-
bats
To FRAY, frå. v. a. To rub, to wear away by
rubbing; to fright.
*
a. , 88. Brotherly,
Any thing made sc as to
Maker former
l
PREAK, frèke... s. 227. A sudden fancy,
whim, a capricious prank. . .
T2, FREAK, frèke., v. a. To variegate.
FREAKISH, frèke'ísh. a. Capricious, humor
SOIne.
FREAKISHLY, frèke?sh-lè, ad." Capriciously,
humorsomely.
FREAKISHNESS, frèke?sh-nēs. s. Capricious
ness, whimsicalness. --
FRECKLºfrékºls:405. A spot producighthe
skin by the Sun; any small spot or discolºration.
fičKEED, fººd.”.”; “.
culated. “ -
FRECKEY, frékkle. a. Full of freckles.
FREE, frèë. s. 246. At liberty; uncompelled,
unrestrained; permitted; conversing without
reserve ; liberal ; frank; guiltless; exempt;
invested with franchises, possessing anything
without vassalage; without expense.
To FREE, frèë. v. a. To set at liberty; to rid
from: to clear from any thing ill ; to exempt.
FREEBOOTER, frèë-böö'tàr. s. A robber, a
pluriderer. - - -
Flºoring, frèë-böö'ting. s. Robbery,
Ulnſier. .* . . ...”
Fººtn, frèë'börn. a ... Inheriting liberty
FREECHAPEL, frēē-tshāp'éi. s. A chapel ºf
the king's foundation. - -
FREECOST, frèë'köst. s. Without expense.
FREEDMAN, frééd'mān. s. A slave manumitted.
FREEDOM, frèë'dām. s. 166. Liberty, inde-
pendence; privilege, franchises, immunities,
unrestraint; ease or facility, in doing or show.
ing.any, thing: -
FREEFOOTED, fréé-fút'éd. a. Not restrained
in the march. -
FREEHEARTED, frèe-hár'téd. a. Liberal, un-
restrained. -
FREEHOLD, frèë'hôld. s. That land or tene-
ment which a man holdeth in fee, feeta)., or for
term of iife. - *
dër. s. One who has
*
FREEHOLDER, frèë'hôl-
a freehold.
FREELY, frèë'lè. ad. At liberty, without re-
straint; without reserve; without impediment,
frankly, liberally; spontameously, of its own
accord. •
FREEMAN, frèë'mán. s. 88. One not a slave.
not a vassal; one partaking of rights, privile
es, or immunities.
FRE, MASON, frèë-mâ's'n. . s. 170. One of a
numerous soº’ety who profess having a secre:
eep. JMason.
ED, frèë-mind'éd a. Upconstra n-
to k
FREEMIND
ed, without load of care.
FREENESS, frēēnēs. s. The sute o quality ºf
being free; openness, unreservedness, libe-
rality.
F#School, frèë'skööl. s. A school in which
learning is given without pay.
FREESPOKEN, frèë-spó'k’n.a. 103. Accustom-
ed to speak without reserve.
FREESTONE, frèé'stöne. s. Stone commonly
used in building.
FREETHINKER, frèë-think'âr. s. A libertine,
a contemmer of religion. -
FREEWILL, free-wiſ's. The power of direct-
ing our own actions without restraint by neces.
sity or fate; voluntariness,
FREEWOMAN, frèë'wām-àn. s.
enslaved.
To FREEZE, frèëze. v. n. 246. To be congeal-
ed with cold; to be of that degree of cold by
which water is congealed. - y
To FREEZE, frèëze. v. a. Pret. Froze; Part.
Frozen or Froze. To congeal with cold; to
kill by cold; to chill by the loss of power or
motion.
To FREIGHT, fråte. v. a. 249,393. Pr. Freight
ed; Part. Fraught, Freighted. To load a snip
A woman not
4.
or vessel of carriage with goods for transporta .
tion; to load with a burden. … ."
FRE
*
FREIGHT, frète. s. 249. See EIGHT. Any
thing with which a ship is loaded; the money
due for transportation of goods.
FREIGHTER, frate'êr. s. He who freights a
vessel. . -
FRENCH CHALK, fréash'tshāwk'. s. An indu-
rated clay. -
To §§HFy, frēnsh'ê-fi. v. a. To infect with
the mammer of France; to Inake a coxcomb.
FR TICK, frè-nét'ik, or frém'è-tik. a. Mad,
distracted.—See PHRENETICK. º
FRENZY, frén'zé. s. Madness, distraction of
mind.
FREQUENCE, frè'kwënse. s. 544. Crowd, con-
ecourse, assembly. -
Some speakers, and those not vulgar ones;
pronounce the e in the first syllable of this and
the following words, when the accent is, on it,
short; as if written frek-wense, frek-wently, &c.
They have undoubtedly the short e in the Latin
Frequens to plead; and the Latin quantity is
often found to operate in anglicised words of
two syllabies, with the accent on the first; but
usage, in these words, seems decidedly against
this pronunciation. Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick,
Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, Mr.
Smith, W. Johnston, and, if we may §§ by
he position of the accent, Dr. Ash and Entick;
are for the e long in the first syllable ; and Bu-
chanan only marks it with the short e. The
verb to frequent having the accent on the se-
cond syllable, is under a different predicainent
--See DRAMA. - -
FREQUENCY, fiè'kwén-sè. s. Common occur-
rence, the condition of being often seen, often
occurring; used often to practise any thing ;
full of concourse.
FREQUENT, frè'kwént. a. 492. Often done, of
ten seen, often occurring ; used often, to prac-
tise any thing ; full of concourse.
To FREóUEN'ſ, frº-kwánt. v. a. 492.
often, to be much in any place;
FREQUENTABLE, frè-kwéut'é-bi. a. Conver-
sable, accessible. .
FREQUENTATION, frè-kwén-tä'shēn. s. Ha-
bit of fº . JMason.
FREQUENTATIVE, frè-kwén'tà-tív. a. A gram-
matical term applied to verbs signifying the
frequent repetition of an action.
FREQUENTER, frè-kwént'âr. s. One who often
resorts to any place.
Fº frè'kwént-lè. ad. Often, com-
monly, not rarely. - • *
FRESCO, frès'kö. S. Coolness, shade, duski-
ness; a picture not drawn in glaring light, but
in dusk.
FRESH, frèsh. a. Cool; not salt, new ; not im-
paired by time ; recent, newly come ; repaired
from any loss or diminution ; florid, vigorous;
healthy in countenance; ruddy ; free from salt-
ness; sweet, opposed to stale or stinking,
To TRESHEN, frèsh'sh'n."v. a. 103. To make
free.N. -
To FRESHEN, frèsh'sh'n. v. m. To grow fresl
FRES*HET, frésh'ét. s. 99. A pool of fresh wa-
uer a rise in the waters of rivers and brooks,
caused by heavy rains, or the sudden melting
of unow and ice. . . -
FRESHLY, frésh'lè. ad. Coolly; newly; in the
former state, renewed; with a liealthy look,
§§
rºliness, frèsh'nés. s. The state of being
Treşlı.
FRET, frét. s. A frith, or strait of the sea; any
agitation of liquors by fermentation or other
cause ; that stop of the musical instrument
which causes or regulates the vibrations of the
string ; work rising in protuberance; agitation
of the mind; commotion of the temper, passion.
To F#Eijä. v. a. To wear away by rubbing;
to form into raised work; to variegate, to di
versify; to make angry, to vex.
To visit
y
222' -
IG 559–Fâte, far, fall fät,-mé, mét;—pine, pin;-
|To FRET, frét, v. a. To be in commotion, to be
To FRILL, fril. v. m.
FRI
agitated ; to be worm away; to be angry, to be
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FRETFUL, frét füi. a. Angry, peevish.
FRETFULLY, frétfºliº, ad. Peevishly.
FRETFULNESS, frét'föl-nés. s. Peevishness.
FRETTY, frét’té. a. Adorned with raised work
FRIABILITY, fr!-à-bil'é-té. s. Capacity of being
reduced to powder.
FRIABLE, fri'ā-bi. a, “ ſeasily crumbled, easily
reduced to powder. '. -
FRIAR, fri'ār. S. 88, 418. A religious brother of
some regular order.
FRIARLIKE, fr!'âr-like. a. Monastick, unskilled
in the world. -
FRIARLY, fri'ār-lè. ad. Like a friar, a man un-
taught in life.
Fºy, fri'ār-&. s. A monastery or convent of
Flat"S.
To FRHBBLE, frºb'bl. v. n. 405. To trifle.
FRHBBLER, frīb'bl-ār, s. A trifler.
FR1CASSEE, frik-à-sèë'. s. A dish made by cut.
ting chickens or other small things in pieces,
and dressing them with strong sauce.
FRICATION, fri-kä'shān. s. The act of rubbing
one thing against another. ...-
FRICTION, frik'shôn. s. The act of rubbing two
bodies together; the resistance in machines
caused by the motion of one body upon an-
. ; medical rubbing with the flesh-brush or
Cloth.S.
FRIDAY, fri'dé. s. 223. The sixth day of the
week, sº named of Freya, a Saxon deity.
FRIEND, frénd, s. 278. One joined to another
in mutual benevolence and intimacy, opposed.
to foe or enemy ; one reconciled to another; a
companion ; favourer; one propitious ; a fa-
miliar compellation.
FRIENDLESS, frènd'lés. a. Wanting friends,
wanting support. *
FRIENDLINESS, frénd lè-nēs. s. A disposition
to friendship ; exertion of benevolence.
FRIENDLY, frénd'é. a. Having the temper
and disposition of a friend, kind, favourable ;
disposed tº union, salutary.
FRIENDSHIP, frénd'ship. s. The state of minds
united by mutual benevolence ; highest degree
of intimacy; favour, personal kindness; assis-
tance, help.
####. §: s. 278. A coarse warm cloth.
FRIEZE, frèëze. •.
FRIZE, frèëze. 112. In architecture,
a large flat member which separates the archi-
trave from the cornice. -
FRIGATE, frig'āt. s. 91, 544. A small ship; a
ship of war; any vessel on the water.
FRIGEFACTION, fridjè-fák'shān, s. 530. The
act of making cold.
To FRIGHT, frtte v. a.
turb with fear.
FRIGHT, frite. s. A sudden terrour. -
To FRIGHTEN, fri’t'n. v. a. 103. To terrify, to
shock with dread.
FRIGHTFUL, frite'föl. a. Terrible, dreadful,
full of terrour. - -
FRIGHTFULLY, frite'fāl-ć. ad. Dreadfully,
horribly.
F #ºFULNESS, frite'fāl-nēs. s. The
of impressing terrour.
FRIGID, frid'jid. a. 544. Cold; without warmth
of affection; impotent, without warmth of bo-
dy ; dull, without fire of fancy. -
FRIGIDITY, frè-jid'é-té. s. Coldness, want of
warmth ; dulness, want of intellectual fire;
want of corporeal warmth; coldness of affection.
FRIGIDLY, fridjid-lè. ad. Coldly, dully, with
out affection.
FRIGIDNESS, fridjid-nēs. s. Coldness, duſness,
want of affection. -
FRIGORIFICK, fri-gö-rifik. a. Causing cold
To quake or shiver with
cold. Used of a hawk, as, the hawk Frills.
S.
393. To terrify, to dis
power
t
ºf ºrituſ
*
FRINGE, frinje. s. Ornamental appendages ad-
ded to dress or furniture.
To FRINGE, frºnje. v. a. To adorn with fringes,
to decorate with ornamental appendages.
FRIPPERY, frip'ér-è. . s. The place where old
clothes are sold; old clothes, cast dresses, tat-
tered, rags. *
FRISEUR, frè-zère'. s. A hair dresser. Mason.
To FRISK, frisk. v. n. To leap, to skip ; to
dance in frolick or gaiety. -
FRISK, frisk._s. A frolick, a fit of wanton gaiety.
FRISKER, frisk'êr. s. A wanton, one not con-
stant or settled.
FRISKINESS, frisk'é-nēs. s. Gaiety, liveliness.
FRISKY, frisk'é. a. Gay, airy.
FRíT, frit. . s. Among chymists, ashes or salt;
the technical name for the combined materials
of which glass is made, after calcination or par-
tial fusion. Artist's Manual.
FRITH, frith. s. A strait of the sea; a kind of
Inet. -
FRITTER, frit'tár. s. A pudding fried in a pan;
a fragment; a cheesecake. -
To ######, frt’tör. v. a To cut meat into
small pieces to be fried; to break into small
particles or fragments.
pa ty
Fºrº, frè-völ'è-tè. s. Insignificancy. JMa-
S072. '
FRIVOLOUS, frtv'ê-lás. a. Slight, trifling, of
no morment.
FRIVOLOUSNESS, frtv'ö-lås-nés. s. Want of
importance, triflingness. -
FRIVOLOUSLY, friv'é-lès-lè. ad. Triflingly,
without weight. { }
To FRIZLE, frºz'zl. v. a.-See Cod LE. To
curl in short curls like map of frieze.
FRIZI.ER, frizzl-āt. s. Ome that makes short
curls. , Properly FRIzzi.E.R.
FRQ, fró. ad. Backward, regressively To and
fro; backward and forward. i
FROCK, frök. s. A dress, a coat for children; a
kind of close coat for men.
FROG, fróg. s. A small animal with four feet,
of the amphibious kind; the ho_ow part of the
horse's hoof. &
FROGBIT, fróg'bīt, s. An herb.
EROGEISH, fróg'fish..s. A kind of fish.
FROGGRASS, fróg'grás. s. A kind of herb.
FROGLETTUCE, frèglét-tis. s. A plant.
FROLICK, frólik. a. Gay, full of levity.
FROLICK, frôl'ík. s. A wild prank, a flight of
whim./ .
To FROLICK, frè'ik. v. n. To play wild pranks.
FROLICKLY, frólik-lè, ad. Gaily, wildly.
FROLICKSOME, fról’īk-såm. a.
gaiety. -
FRöLickSOMENESS, frt, ik-sém-nēs. s. wild.
ness of gaiety, pranks
FIROLICKSOMELY, iró, fix-sum-lé. ad. With
wild gaiety.
FROM, fróm. prep. Away, noting privation ;
noting reception ; noting procession; descent,
or birth ; out of; noting progress from prem
ses to inferences ; noting the place or person
from whom a message is, brought ; because of;
not near to ; noting separation ; noting exemp.
tion or deliverance; at a distance; contrary
to , noting removal. From is very frequently
joined by an 'ellipsis with adverbs, as, from
above, from the parts above ; trom afar; from
behind ; from high.
FRONDIFEROUS, frón-diffe-rºs. a. Bearing
leaves. * . . . -
FRONT, frånt, or frónt. s. 165. The face; the
• face as opposed to an enemy; the part or
place opposed to the face: Ine van of an army;
the forepart of anything, as of a building; the
most conspicuous part ; boldness, impudence.
§3. Mr. Sheridan marks this word in the second
manner only ; but I am us.” “ rºstaken if cus-
tom does not almost universatly adopt the first.
If the second is ever used, it seems to be in
Full of wild
—né, mēve, nár, nôt;—túbe, táb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this. ,
k
ITI & VJ
K.; and that of the most solemakins. Dr. -
e + --—
mrick, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, prº
nounce, it in the first manner; and Mr. Šher
dan and Mr. Smith in the ſº
it both ways, but seems to préfe ń.
Nares gives it in the first mainer, but says it is
solaetimes pronounced regularly. ... -
To FRONT, frånt. v. a. To oppose directly, or
face to face ; to stand opposed or overagainst
any place or thing * * -
To FRONT, frånt. v. n. To stand foremost.
FRONTAL, frónt'âl. s. 88. Any external form
of medicine to be applied to the forehead.
FRONTATED, fröm'tà-téd. a. The frontated
leaf of a flower grows broader and broader
and at last perhaps terminates in a right line
used in opposition to cuspated.
FRONTBOX, frånt böks'. s. . The box in the
playhouse from which there is a direct view to
the stage. -
FRöNTEß, frånt'éd. a. Formed with a front.
FRONTIER, frón't shèër, or frónt'year. s. 113
The marches, the limit, the utmost verge of any .
territory. , * +.
FRONTIER, frón'tsheer, or fróntyèër. a. 459,
461. Bordering. i
FRONTISPIECf, frón'tis-pèse. s. That part
of any building or other body that directly
meets the eye. - i -
frånt'lés. a. Without blushes
FRONTLESS,
without shame. .
FRONTLET, frónt'lét. s.
on the forehead.
FRONTROOM, frånt'róðm'. s.
in the forepart of the house.
FRORE, fróre. a. Frozen.
FROST, fröst. s. The last effect of cold, the
power or act of congelation ; hoar-frost.
FROSTBITTEN, fröstſbít-t’m. a. 103. Nipped.
or withered by the frost.
FRGSTED, frós'téd. a. Laid on in inequalities
like those of the hoar-frost upon plants.
FROSTILY, frós'té-lè. ad. With frost, with ex-
cessive col
d.
TROSTINESS, frösté-nés. s. Cold, freezing
COHC
FROSTNAIL, fröst'nāle. s. A nail with a pro-
minent head driven into the horse's shoes, that
it may pierce the ice.
FROSTWORK, fröstwärk. s. Work in which
the substance is laid ſon with inequalities, like
the dew congealed upon shrubs -
FROSTY, frós’té. a. Having the power of cod.
gelation, excessive cold; chill in affection;
hoary, gray-haired, resembling frost.
FROTH, fröth. s. 163. Spume, foam, the bub-
bles caused in liquors by agitation ; any empty
or senseless show of wit or eloquence; any
thing not hard, solid, or substantial. .
To FROTH, fróth. v. n To foam, to throw out
spurne. . -
FROTHLY, fröth'é-lè. ad. With foam, with
Spüme; in an empty trifling manner.
FROTHY, fröth'é. a. Full of froth or spume ;
soft, not solid, wasting ; vain, empty, trifling.
FRGUNCF, fröänse. s. 313. A distemper in
which spittle gathers about the hawk's bill
To FROUNCE, fröänse. v. a. To frizzte or
curl the hair.
FROUZY, fróü'zé. a. 313. Dim, fetid, musty,
.# cant word.
FROWARD, fró'wärd. a. 88. Peevish, ungovern-
able, perverse.
A bandage worn up
An apartment
|FROWARDLY, frè'wärd-lè. ad. Peevishly, per-
versely.
FROWARDNESS, fró'wärd-nēs.
ness, perverseness.
To FROWN, fröän. v. a. 323. To express dis-
leasure by contracting the face to wrinkles.
Fºš. 8. A wicked look, a look of
displeasure. * -
FROZEN, frè'zn. Participle pass. of Freeze. 103
s. Peevish-






- ſº,
• * FRU
224
[[3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fīt;-mé, mét;—pine, pin;–
* FRUCTIFEROUS, fråk-tiffér-às. a.
fruit.
To FRUCTIFY, frak'tº-fi. v. a. 183. To make
fruitful, to fertilize. -
To FRUCTIFY, fråk'tè-fi. v. n. To bear fruit.
FRUCTIFICATION, fråk-tê-fé-ká'shôm. s. The
act of causing or of bearing fruit, fertility.
FRUCTUOUS, fråk'tshū-às. a. 463. Fruitful,
fertile, impregnated with fertility, -
FRUGAL, frè'gål. a. 88. Thrifty, sparing, par-
Simonious.
FRUGALITY, frº-gāl'è-té. s. Thrift, parsimony,
ood husbandry.
FRUGALLY, frºgăl-é. ad
§§ e -
FRUGIFEROUS, frº-jiffér-às. a. Bearing fruit.
FRUIT, fróót. s. 343. The product of a tree or
plant in which the seeds are contained ; that
part of a plant which is taken for food ; pro-
duction; the offspring of the womb ; advantage
gained by any enterprise or conduct; the ef-
_fect or consequence of any action.
:FRUITAGE, i. s. 90. Fruit collectively,
various fruits. -
FRUITBEARER, fróðt'bār-àr. s. That which
roduces fruit.
Fºg, fróðt’bàr-ing. a. Having the
quality of producing fruit
FRUITERER, fróðt'êr-àr. s.
fruit.—See Forg ER.
FRUITERY, fróðt'ér-è. s. Fruit collectively ta-
kem ; a fruit loft, a repository for fruit.
FRUITFUL, fróðt'ſäl. a. Fertile, abundantly pro-
ductive; actually bearing fruit ; prolifick, child-
bearing ; plenteous, abounding in anything.
FRUITFULLY, fróót'föl-ć. ad. In such a manner
as to be prolifick; plenteously, abundantly.
FRUITFULNESS, fróðt'föl-nēs. s. Fertility,
plentiful production; the quality of being pro-
lifick.
FRUITGROVES, frööt grövz. s. Silades, or close
- §§§ of fruit trees
FRUITION, frå-ish'ên. s. Enjoyment, posses-
sion, pleasure given by possession or use.
FRUITIVE, frü'é-tív. a. Enjoying, passessing,
having the power of enjoyment.
FRUITLESS, fróðt'lés. a. Barren of fruit; vain,
idle, unprofitable ; without offspring.
FRöiſtićssiy, fréâtiés ié. ad Vainly, idly,
unprofitably.
FRUIT-TIME, fróðtºthne. s. The Autumn.
FRUIT-TREE, fróðt'trèë. s. A tree of that kind
whose principal value arises from the fruit pro-
duced by it.
FRUMENTACIOUS, frü-mén-tä'shôs, a Made
of grain. -
FRUMENTY, frè'mén-te. s. Food made of wheat
boiled in milk. %
[[3 This word is almost universally corrupted
into Furmenty, if not sometimes into Fur-me-te:
and I believe it is seldom found that words em-
ployed in the concerns of cookery are ever re-
covered from irregularity. See Asp ARAGUs
and Cucum BER. •
To FRUMP, fråmp v.a. To mock, to browbeat.
To FRUSH, fråsh. v. a. To break, bruise, or
crush.
FRUSTRANEOUS, frås-trá'mē-ăs. a. Wain, use-
less, unprofitable.
To FRUSTRATE, frås'träte. v. a. 91. To de-
feat, to disappoint, to balk; to make mull.
FRUSTRATE, fråstråte, part. a. Wain, ineffec-
tual, useless, unprofitablé, null, void.
FRUSTRATION, frás-trä'shān, s. Disappoint-
ment, defeat.
FRUSTRATIVF, frèstrá-tív. a. 512. Fallacious,
disap §§§
FRUSTRATORY, fråstrā-täre, s. 512. That
which makes any procedure void.
[[f For the o, see Dom Estick.
FRUSTUM, frès'tàm. s. A piece cut off from
- a regular figure. A term of science.
Parsimoniously,
One who trades in
Bearing
FRY, fri. s. The swarm of little fishes just pro-
duced from the spawn; any swarm of animals,
or young people in contempt.
To FRY, fr. º. a. To dress food by cooking it
in a pam on the fire. -
To FRY, fri. v. n. To be cooked in a pan on the
fire; to suffer the action of fire; to melt with
heat; to be agitated like liquor in the pan on
the fire. r:-
FRY, fri. s. A dish of things fried.
|FRYINGPAN, frºng-pán. s. The vessel in which
meat is cooked on the fire.
FRYTH, frith. . s. (Not so common a spelling.)
A frith, a wood; a plain between two woods..?sh
To FUB, föb. v. a. To put off.
[[3’ This word is more usually written FoE.
FUB, föb. s. A plump chubby boy.
FUCATED, fūſkā-téd. a. . . Painted, disguised
with paint ; disguised by fake show.
FUCUS, fºl'kås s. Paint for the face.
To FUDDLE, fūd'dl. v. a. To make drunk. .
To FUDDLE, föd'dl. v. n. 405. To drink to
€XCeSS.
FUEL, fºil...s. The matter or aliment of fire.
Fºots, fº-gå'shôs. a. 292, 357. Volatile,
eeting.
FUG AğiousNEss, fè-gå'shās-nés. s. Volatility,
the quality of flying away. … g
FUGACITY, fū-gāsē-té. s. Volatility, quality
of flying away; , uncertainty, instability.
Fº fújè-tív. a. Not tenable; unsteady
volatile, apt to fly away; flying, running from
danger; flying from duty, falling off; wander-
ing, vašabond. º
FUGITIVE, föjè-tív. s. One who runs from his
station or duty; one who takes shelter under
another power from pumishment. § - © wº
Féº. fújè-tiv-més. s. Volatility; in-
stability; uncertainty. t º
FUGUE, fewg. s. 337. Flying musick. º
######, fäi'sè-mênt. s. That on which a
body rests. .
To FULFIL, fūl-fil'. v. a. To fill till there is no
room, for more, to answer any prophecy or
promise by performance ; to answer any desire
by compliance or gratification; to answer any
law by obedience.
FULFRAUGHT, fūl-fræwt'. a. Full stored.
FULGENCY, följén-sè. s. 177. Splendour
FULGENT, följént a. , Shining.
FULGID, följid. a. Shining. +
FULGIDITY, föl-jid'é-té. s. Splendour. .
FULGOUR, fl'går. s. 314. Splendour, dazzling
brightness. .
FULGURATION, föl-gū-rāshēn. s. The act of
lightening. - -
FULIGINOUS, fº -lºdjīn-Ös. a. Sooty, smoky.
FULL, fūl. a. 174. Replete, without any space,
void; abounding in any quality good or, bad;
stored with any thing; well supplied with any
thing ; plump, fat; saturated, sated; crowded
in the imagination or memory; complete, such
as that nothing farther is wanted; containing
the whole matter, expressing much 3 mature,
perfect: applied to the moon, complete in its
Ol' O.
FULL, fūl. s. Complete measure; the highest
state or degree; the whole, the total ; the state
of being full : applied to the moon, the time in
which the moon makes a perfect orb.
FULL, fūl, au. Without abatement; with the
whole effect; quite; exactly; very sufficient-
ly; directly. * -
FULL-BLOWN, fölblöne. a. Spread to the ut
most extent; stretched by the wind to the ut
most extent - -
FULL-BOTTOMED, fūl-böttàmd. a. Having a
large botton - -- *
Fijii, ºffſ, fūl-eard. a. 362. Having the
heads full of grain. g tº
FULL-EYED, fūl-ide' a Having large prorni, \
ment eyes,
1.
t

225
FUR
+nö, móve, mēr, mēt;—täbe, táb, būll;—öfl ;—pôānd ;—thin, THIs.
FULL-FEE), fūī-féd’. a. Sated, fat, saturated.
FULL-E, ADEN, fūl-lā'd'm. a. 103. Laden till
there can be no more. . .
FULL-SPREAD, fūl-spréd'. a.
utinost extent. -
FULL-SUMMED, fūl-såmd’. a. Complete in all
its Fº -
To FULL, fūl. v. a. To cleanse cloth from its
oil or grease.
FULLAGE, föl'hāje. s. 90. The money paid for
fulling or cleansing cloth.
FULLER, fūl'lúr. s.98. One whose trade is to
cleanse cloth. r- -
II. This word, though derived from the Latin
Fullo, has deviated into the sound of the Eng-
lish word full, and is an exception to the rule
laid down in the Principles, No 177.
FULLERS-EARTH, füI’lārz-érth'. s. A kind of
marl or clay used in ºil;
FULLERY, fºl’lār-é. s. e place where the
trade of a fuller is exercised.
FULLINGMILL, fūl'ling-mil. s. A mill where
hammers beat the cloth till it be cleansed.
FULLY, fūl'lé. ad. Without vacuity; complete-
I , without lack.
Fºº. fúl'mé-nānt. a. 177. Thundering,
making a noise like thunder.
To FULMINATE, föl'mè-nāte. v. n. 91. To
thunder; to make a loud noise or crack, to is-
sue out ecclesiastical censures.
FULMINATION, fūl-mè-ná'shôm. s. The act of
§§ ; denunciation of censures.
Fiji MiNA'föRy, films mātūrºs. a 512. Thun-
dering ; striking horrour.
FULNESS, fūl'nés. s. The state of being full ;
copiousness, plenty, repletion, satiety; strug-
gling perturbation, swelling in the mind; force
of sound, such as fills the ear. -
FULSOME, föl'súm. a. 177. Nauseous, offen-
sives; of a rank odious smell ; tending to ob-
scenity. -
FULSOMELY, fūl'sām-lè. ad. Nauseously, rank-
ly, obscenely.
FULSOMENESS, föl'sām-nés. s. Nauseousness,
rank smell ; obscenity.
FUMAGE, fū'măje. s. 90. Hearth-money. '
FUMATORY, fººmá-tär-à. s. 512, 534. An herb.
To FUMBLE, föm'bl. v. n. 405. To attempt any
thing awkwardly or ungainly ; to puzzle, to
strain in perplexity ; to play childishly.
FUMBLER, föm'bi-àr. s. Öme who acts awk-
wardly.
FUMBLINGLY, föm'bling-lè. ad.
ward manner.
FUME, fūme. s. Smoke ; vapour, any volatile
parts flying away ; exhalation from the sto-
mach ; heat of mind, passion ; any thing un-
substantial, idle conceit, vain imagination.
To FUME, föme. v. n. To smoke ; to yield
exhalations; to pass away in vapours; to be in
a Taºſe.
To Fºſſe, fúme. v. a. To smoke, to dry in the
smoke ; to perfume with odours in the fire ; to
disperse in vapours.
FUMETTE, fü-mét'. s. The stink of meat.
FUMID, fºl'mid. a. Smoky, vaporous.
FUMIDITY, fū-mid'é-té. s. Smokiness, ten-
dency to smoke.
To FUMIGATE, fū'mè-gāte. v. a. To smoke,
to perfume by smoke or vapour; to medicate
or heal by vapours.
FUMIGATION, fū-mè-gå'shām. s. Scents rais-
ed by fire ; the application of medicines to the
body in fumes.
FUMINGLY, fū'ming-lè. ad. Angrily, in a
Taºſe.
FúñireR, ſºmº-tär; s. 98. See FUMATory.
#ſº slº. a. Producing
łłłęS. º -
FUN, ſån. s. Sport, high merriment.
2 F
Spread to the
In an awk-
Johnson.
iſ . With great deference to Dr. Johnsºn, I
think Fun ought rather to be styled loi, nºr-

FINCTION, fang'shôn, s. Discharge, per
formance; employment, office; single act of
any office; trade, ...i. office of any
particular part of the body; power, faculty.
FUND, fünd. S. Stock, capital, that by which
any expense is supported ; stock or bank of
money. - y --
FUNDAMENT, fön'dā-méLt... s. The back part
of the body; the aperture from which the ex-
crements are ejected. -
FUNDAMENTAL, fön-dā-mêm'tál. a. Serving
3. º foundation, essential, not merely acci.
ental. - -
FUNDAMENTAL, fön-dà-mén'tál. s. Lead-
§ proposition; that part on which the rest is
t
built. *
FUNDAMENTALLY, föm-dā-mên'tál-è. ad.
Essentially, originally. -
FUNERAL, fºl'mér-ál. s. 88. The solemnization
of a burial, the payment of the last honours to
the dead, obsequies; the pomp or procession
with which the dead are carried; burial, in-
terment.
FUNERAL, fºl'nér-ál. a.
of interring the dead.
FUNEREAL, fū-né'rè-ál. a. Suiting a funeral,
dark, dismal.
FUNGOSITY, föng-gós'é-té. s. Unsolid excres-
CenCe. --
FUNGOUS, föng'gås. a. 314. Excrescent,
Spongy.
FUNGUS, füng'gès. s. Strictly a mushroom;
a word used to express such excrescences of
flesh as grow out upon the lips of wounds, or
other excrescence from trees or plants not ma-
turally belonging to them.
FUNICLE, fū'né-ki. s. 405, 534. A small
cord.
FUNICULAR, fºllºlás a. 88 Consisting
of a small cord or fibre”
FUNK, fönk. s. A stink.
|FUNNEL, fūn'nél. s. 99. An inverted hollow
cone with a pipe descending from it, through
which liquors are poured into vessels; a pipe
or passage of communication.
FUR, för. s.Skin with soft hair, with which gar-
ments are lined for warmth ; soft hair of beasts
found in cold countries, hair in general ; any
moisture exhaled to such a degree as that the
remainder sticks in the part.
To FUR, för. v. a. To line or cover with skins
that have soft hair; to cover with soft matter.
FUR-WROUGHT, för'råwt. a. Made effur.
FURACIOUS, fºrá'shās. a. Thievish. -
rºcity, fú-rås'é-té. s. Disposition to
theft. -
FURBELOW, förbè-ló. s. Fur or fringe sew-
ed on the lower part of the garment; an orna-
ment of dress. º
To FURBELOW, förbē-ló. v. a. To adorn with
ornamental appendages.
To FURBISH, förbish. v. a.
polish, to rub up.
FURBISHER, förbish-àr. s
any thing. s º
FURCATION, för-ká'shôn. s. Forkiness, the
state of shooting two ways like the blades of a
fork.
FURFUR, för'för. s. Husk or chaff, scurf or
dandriff.
FURFURACEOUS, för-fú-rä'shùs. a. 357. Hus-
ky, branny, scaly.
FURIOUS, föré-às. a. Mad, phrenetick; raging.
transported by passion beyond reason.
FURIOUSLY, fü'rè-às-lè ad. Madly, violently
- §§§ -
FURIOUSNESS, fū'rè-às-nés s. Phrensy, mudd
ness, transport of passion. * . . . .
To FURL, förl. v. a. To draw up, to contraet
Used at the ceremony
To burnish, to
One who polishes
FUR
226 - FY
IP 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét, phe, pin;–
FURLONG, förlöng, s. A measure of length,
the eighth part of a mile. -
pº. färlö. s. 318,390. A temporary.
dismission from a military service; leave of
absence to a soldier for a limited time.
FURMENTY, för'Inén-té. s. Food made by
boiling wheat in milk-See FRUMENTY.
FURNACE, för'n?s. s. 91. An enclosed fireplace.
To FURNISH, för'nish. v. a. To supply with
what is necessary; to fit up; to equip; to de-
corate, to adorm. *
FURNISHER, förnish-àr. s. One who supplies
or fits out. -
FURNITURE, för'nè-tshūre. s. 463. Moveables,
oods put in a house for use or ornament; appen-
É. es, equipage, embellishments, decorations.
FURRIER, för'ré-àr. s. A dealer in furs.
FURROW, för'rö. s. 324, 327. A small trench
made by the plough for the reception of seed;
any long trench or hollow.
Füß -WEED, för'rö-wééd. s. A weed that
grows in furrowed ground.
Tö FURROW, för'rö. v. a. To cut in furrows;
to divide in long hollows; to Inake by cutting.
FURRY, för'ré. a. , Covered with fur, dressed in
fur ; consisting of fur.
FURTHER, för'THàr. a. 98. Forth, Further,
Furthest. At a great distance ; beyond this.
Tº Dr. Johnson has proved beyond dispute that
farther and farthest are not the comparative and
superlative of far, but corruptions of the com-
parative and superlative of forth. However
true this discovery may be, it does not seem a
sufficient reason for altering the beaten path
which custom had formed in the usage of fur-
ther and furthest. . It is probable, indeed, that
far, fore, and forth, arise from the same origin-
al root: extending beyond some other object seems
to be the leading idea in all. Far seems to in-
timate extension beyond an indefinite object ;
fore only such extension as gives priority to the
extended object , , and forth, from its form,
seeins to relate to the ºbstract of such priority of
extension, or the very act of extending or issuing
out. H, therefore, forth and far have different ||
ideas annexed to them, the same comparative
and superlative cannot possibly suit with both ;
and as almost immemorial usage has borrowed
the comparative and superlative of forth to
form the comparative and super lative of fur,
their sense is now fixed to the latter adverb ;
and forth, inasmuch as it differs from far, seems
entirely to have lost its comparison. . Notwith-
standing, therefore, that farther and farthest are
very irregular branches of far, they are grafted
on it by use, and cannot be altered without di-
verting the plain tendency of the language.—
j. has been the force of Dr. John-
son's criticism, that, since his time, every wri-
ter and printer, unless by mistake, has used
further and furthest ſor further and furthest, by
which means we have revived the comparative
and superlative of an adverb which has lost its,
eomparison, and have lost the comparative and
superlative of an adverb, which has been com-#
pared for these two hundred years. But though
further passes very well for further, when far is
out of sight, we feel the utmost repugnance at
saying, “Thus far shalt thou ~o, and no further.”
*Some dream that they can silence when they will
“The storm of passion, and say Peace, be still ;
“But ‘Thus far and no farther,' when address'd
... To the wild wave, or wilder human breast,
* Implies authority that never can,
“That never ought to be the lot of inan.
Cowper's Progress of Errour.
FURTHER, fºr'THör, ad. To a greater distance.
To FURTHER, för'THår. v. a. To put onward,
to forward, to promote, to assist. -
FüRTHERER, för'châr-àr. s. Promoter, ad-
wancer. -
FURT.º.BMORE, för'TH31-möre, ad. More-
. . . ."."
** - *
• # 23.2×e.
FURTIVE, förtív. a. , Stolen, gotten by theft.
FURUNCLE, fū'ränk-kl. s. 405, 534. A bile, an
angry pustule. -
FURY, fū'rè. s. Madness; rage, passion of
anger; enthusiasm, exaltation of fancy; a tur-
bulent, raging woman ; one of the infernal
deities, supposed to be employed in tormenting
wicked spirits in the other world.
FURZE, fürz. s. Gorse, goss.
FURZY, für'zé. a. Overgrown with furze, full of
gorse.
FUSCATION, fås-kā'shôn. s. The act of dark-
enlng.
To #SE, füze. v. a. To raelt, to put into
fusion.
To FUZE, ſize. v. n. To be melted. -
FUSEE, fū-zèë'. s. The cone, round which is
wound the cord or chain of a clock or watch ;
a firelock, a small neat musket ; Fusee of a
bomb or greaado shell, is that which makes the
whole powder or composition in the shell take
fire, to do the designed execution.
FUSIBLE, fö'sè-bl. a. 405. Capable of being
melted.
FUSIBILITY, fū-sè-bil'è-té. s. Capacity of being
melted, quality of growing liquid by heat.
FUSIL, fū'zil. a. &. of being melted, li-
ºble by heat; running by the force of
heat. - -
[[F As this word is derived from the French fu-
sile, and the Latin fusilis, it ought certainly to
be written with the final e, fusile.
FUSIL, fū-zèë'. s. A firelock, a small meat mus-
ket: in heraldry, something like a spindle.
FUSILIER, fū-zíl-lèër'. s. 275. A soldier armed
with a fusil.
FUSION, fū'zhàm. s. 451. The act of melting ;
the state of being melted.
FUSS, fūs. s. A tumult, a bustle.
word. i
FUST, fºst. s. The trunk or body of a column
a strong smell as that of a mouldy barrel.
FUSTIAN, fūs’tshān. s. 291. A kind of cloth
made of limen and cotton ; a high swelling kind
of writing made up of heterogeneous parts,
bombast.
FUSTIAN, ſås'tshán. a. Made of fustian ; swell-
ing, unnaturally pompous, ridiculously tu-
Fºllº!.
FUSTICK, fūs’tík. s. A sort of wood brought
from the West-Indies.
To FUSTIGATE, fös’tè-gāte. v. a. To beat with
a stick. • *,
FUSTILARIAN, fūs-tê-lá'rè-án. s. A low fel.
low, a stinkard.
FUSTINESS, fūs'té-nēs. s. Mouldiness, stink.
FUSTY, fūs'té. a. Smelling mouldy.
FUTILE, fi’til. a. 140. Taikative, loquacioug
triſling, worthless.
FUTILITY, ſº-til'è-té. s. Talkativeness, loquac,
ty ; triſlingness, want of weight, want of solidity.
FUTTOCKö, ättäks. s. The lower timbers that
hold the ship together.
FUTURE, fū'tshūre. a. 461. That which will be
hereafter, to come. ,
FUTURE, fū'tshūre. s. Time to come.
FUTURELY, fū'tshūre-lè, ad. In time to come.
FUTURITION, f\-tshū-rish'én. s. The state of
§§ be. #
FUTURITY, fū-tū'rè-tè. s. Time to come ; events
to come ; the state of being to be, futurition.—
See Fortuitous.
[G’ The reason why future has the t aspirated,
and futurity preserves that letter pure, is, that
the accent is before the t in the former word,
and after it in the latter. 463.
Tºzz, făz. v. m. To fly out in small par-
ticles. -.
FUZZBALL, föz'báli. s. A kind of fungus,
which, when pressed, bursts and scatters dust
in the eyes, +
*
.# low cant
FY, fi interj. A word of blame
i
G.
GABARDINE, gābār-dèën . s. A coarse frock.
To GABBLE, gāb'hl. v. n. 405. To make an in-
227
-nē, mêve, mēr, nét;—töbe, túb,
articulate noise; to prate loudly without mean
IIłg.
GABBLE, gāb'bl. s. Inarticulate noise, like that
of brute animals; loud talk without meaning.
GABBLER, gāb'bi-àr. s. A prater, a chattering
fellow.
GABEL, gābél. s. An excise, a tax.
GABION, gā'bè-àn. s. 507. A wicker basket
which is filled with earth to make a fortification
or intrenchment.
GABLE, gā'bl. s. 405. The sloping rocf of a
building. - -
GAD, gād. s. A wedge or ingot of steel; a steel
or graver.
To GAD, gåd. v. m. To ramble about without
any settled purpose. -
GADDER, gād'dár. s. A rambler, one that runs
much abroad without business.
~f~ 1:
GAL
büll,—&íl;-pôānd;—thin, this.
GALA, gā'īā. s. A grand entertainment; splen-
did amusement.
[[j'. I have given this Italian word a place m this
Dictionary, as # think it has been sufficient!
a good sounding word; and as we have not an
equivalent for it, we ought to give it the same
welcome we do to a rich foreigner who comes
to settle among us.
GALAXY, gål'Iāk-sè. s. 517. A luminous zone
making a complete circle in the heavens, the
brightness of which is owing solely to small
stars; the milky Way. Fergºson's Astronomy.
GALBANUM, gāi'bā-măm. s. 503. "A resin
of a bitterish acrid taste and peculiar smell, the
Edinburgh Dispensatory.
GALE, gåle. s. A wind not tempestuous, yet
stronger than a breeze. -
GAL EAS, gålyås. s. A heavy low-built vessel,
with both sails and oars.
GAL EATED, gā'lé-à-téd. a. 507. Covered as
with a helmet: in botany, such plants as bear
a flower resembling a helmet, as the monks-
GADDINGLY, gād'ding-lè.
iyºr, ºner. -
GADFLY, gād'fli. s. A fly that, when he stings
the cattle, makes them gad or run madly about.
GAFF, gāf. s. A harpoon or large hook.
§§ gäf'för. s. 98. A word of respect,
mow obsolete. -"
GAFFLES, gāf'flz. s. 405. Artificial spurs up-
on cocks; asteel contrivance to bend cross-bows.
To GAG, gāg. v. m. To stop the mouth.
ad. In a rambling
GAG, gāg. s. Something put into the mouth to
hinder speech or eating: º
GE, gādje. s. A pledge, a pawn, a caution;
a kind of plum. -
To GAGE, gādje. v. a. To depone as a wager,
to impawn ; to measure, to take the contents
of any vessel of liquids.
To GAGGLE, gāg'gl. v. n. 405.
noise like a goose. -
GAſFTY, gā'è-té. s.-See GAYEty.
GAILY, gā'lè. ad, Airily, cheerfully; splendid-
ly, pompously. . - º
GAIN, game. s. 73, 202. Profit, advantage; in-
terest, lucrative views; overplus in a compara-
tive computation.
ſo GAIN, gāne. v. a. To obtain as profit or ad-
vantage; to have the overplus in comparative
computation; to obtain, to procure ; to win;
To make a
to draw into any interest or party ; to reach,
to attain. To gain over, to draw to another
party or interest.
To GAIN, gāne v. n. To encroach, to come
forward by degrees; to get round, to prevaii
against; to obtain influence with.
#AINER, gāne'âr. s. Gne who receives profit
or advantage. -
GAINFUL, gāne'ſtil. a. Advantageous, profita-
roductive of money.
ble ; lucrative,
ad. Profitably, ad-
GAINFULLY, gāne'föl-è.
vantageously.
GºśN SS, gāne'föl-nēs. s. Lucrativeness.
GAINGIVING, gåne'giv-ing. s. The same as
§§ , a. ; against.
GAINLESS: gène'lés., a....Unprofitable.
GAINLESSNESS, game'ſés-mês. s. Unprofita-
bleness.
GAINLY, game'ſé. ad; Handily, readily.
To GAINSAY, gène-så'. v. a. To contradict, to
oppose, to controvert with.
GAINSAYER, gāne-sā'ār. s. Opponent, adver-
Sar W.
Gºst,
against. . - .
GATRISH, gā'rish. a. 202. Gaudy, snowy; ex-
trava # §: flighty.
GAIRISHN S, gå' sh-nés. s. Finery, flaunt-
ing gaudiness ; flighty or extravagant joy.
GA º s. March, walk; the manner and
air ºf walking. -
génst. prep. 206. Poetically for
|GALL, gåwl. s.
hood. - -
GALIOT, gāl’yft. s. A little galley or sort of
brigantine, built very slight, and fit for chase.
The bile, an animal juice re-
markable for its supposed bitterness; the part
which contains the bile ; any thing extremely
bitter; rancoun, malignity ; a slight hurt by
fretting of the skin ; anger, bittermess of mind.
To GALL, gāwl. v. a. "To hurt by fretting the
skin ; to impair, to wear away ; to tease, to
fret, to vex; to harass, to mischief
To GALL, gāwl. v. n. To fret.
GALLANT, gå"lánt. a. Gay, well dressed
brave, high spirited ; fine, noble, specious; in-
clined to courtship. t
GALLANT, gāl-lánt'. . s. A gay, sprightly,
splendid man; one who caresses women to de-,
|
bauch them ; a wooer, one who courts a wo-
man for marriage.
[[; The difference of accent in English answers
the same purpose as the different position of
the adjective in French. Thus un gallant hom-
me signifies a géllant man, and un homme gallant,
a gallánt man -
GALLANTLY, gāi'lánt-lè. ad. Gayly, splendid
ly; bravely, nobly, generously, -- .
GALLANTLY, gāi-lânt'lè. ad. Like a wooer, or
orie who makes love.
GALLANTRY, gālīān-trè. s.
pearance, show ; bravery, generosity; court-
ship, refined address to women: vicious love,
lewdness.
GALLERY, gāI'lárië. . s. 557. A kind of walk
along the floor of a house, into which the doors
of the apartments open ; the upper seats in a
church ; the seats in a playhouse above the pit,
in which the meaner people sit.
GALLEY, gål'é. s. A vessel driven with oars.
GALLEY-SLAVE, gāl'lè-slave s. A man con
demned for some crime to row in the galleys.
GALLIARD, gål'yård. s. A gay, brisk, Hºly
man; a ſime fellow ; an active, nimble, spright-
ly dance.
GALLEARDISE, gål'yār-dise. s.
exuberant gaiety.
GALLICISM, gāīlū-sizm. s. A mode of speech
peculiar to the French language.
Gºgaskin S, gål’lè-gås'kíms. s. Large open
10S6.
GALLIMATIA, gāl-lè-mâ'shā. s. Nonsense, talk
without meaning. - -
GALLIMAUFRY, gāl-lè-mâw'fré. s.
potch, or hash of several sorts of broken meat;
Merriment,
lev.
GALLIPOT, gållé-pôt. s. A pot F. and
glazed; a glazed cup or pot, used by tºpothe-
Caſię8. . . .
received to make a part of the language. It is
produce of a plant which grows in Africa.
Splendour of ap-
A hotch- -
amedley; any inconsistent or ridiculous med.

GAMBADE, gām-bāde'.
ſº AMMON
\
Ui APN
[[ 559.-Fåte, far, fall, fit
GALLON, gāl’lān. s. A liquid measure of four
uarts
ckºon, gål-lèën'. s. A kind of close lace,
made of gold or silver, or of silk alone.
To GALLOP, gāl'láp. v. m. To mºve forward by
leaps, so that all the feet are off the ground at
once; to ride at the pace which is performed
by leaps; to move very fast.
GALLOP, gål'löp. . s. The motion of a horse
when he runs at full speed.
GALLOPER, gāllūp-àr. s.
ops ; a man that rides fast.
than fourteen hands high, much used in the
north of England.
on which malefactors are hanged. º
GALOOHE, gā-lóshe'. s. A shoe (without
straps or other fastening) made to wear over
another shoe. Mason.
GALVANISM, gālvān-izm. s.
WI; A system of electricity discovered by Galra-
ni, an Italian, in which it is found, that, by
placing thin plates of metal together in a pile,
and putting between them thin leaves of wet
paper, several electrical phaenomena are pro-
duced; Cavallo defines it to be that species of
electricity which is produced by a peculiar ac-
tion of metallick and other electrical conduc-
tors upon each other. Its peculiar phaenomena
are produced by means of a galvanick battery
constructed of thin plates of silver and zinc
and pieces of cloth placed alternately. The
cloth is previously wet in water or some other
suitable fluid. -
GAMBADO, gām-bá'dó. ; s. In the plural Spat-
terdashes, a kind of boots.
GAMBLER, gām'bl-àr. s. A knave whose prac-
tice it is to invite the unwary to game, and cheat
them.
GAMBOGE, gām-böödje'. s. A gum resin, of a
dee i:#. colour, and slightly acrid taste,
used in medicine, and as a pigment. Edinburgh
Dispensatory.
To GAMBOL, gām'bál. v. n. 166. To dance, to
skip, §: 'bºl A l
L, gām"băl. s. A skip, a leap for joy; a
frolick, a wild prank. P2 p for Joy ;
AMBREL, gām'bril. s. 99. The hind leg of a
horse.
GAME, gāme. s. Sport of any kind; jest, op-
posed to earnest; insolent merriment, sportive
insult; a single match at play; field sports, as
the chase; animals pursued in the field; sol-
emn contests exhibited as spectacles to the
people. - t
$o GAME, game. v. n. To play at any sport;
to#3 wantonly and extravagantly for money.
GAMECOCK, game'kök. s. A cock bred to fight.
GAMEEGG, gāme'ég. s. An egg from which
fighting cocks are bred.
GAMEKEEPER, game'kéép-àr. s. A person
who looks after game, and sees it is not des.
troyed.
gºšome, game'sém. a. Frolicksome, gay,
*:::::5 - -
GAMESOMENESS, game'sām-més. s. Sportive-
ness, merriment.
9AMESQMELY, game'sām-lè, ad. Merrily.
GAMESTER, game'stër. s. One who is vicious-
ly addicted to play: one who is engaged at
Fº a merry, frolicksome person; a prostitute.
GAMMER, gām'môr. s. The compellation of a
woman corresponding to Gaffer.
AMMQNºgămânăn, s. 166. The buttock cf a
hog salted and dried; a term at back-gammon
for winning the game. -
*MUT;,&#nºt. s. The scale of musical notes.
GAN, gān Paetically for Began, as Gin, for
Begin *
228
GANGRENE, gang'grenc. s. 303.
A horse that gal-
l To GANGRENE, gāng'grème. v. a. To corrupt
GALLOWAY, gål'lö-wä. s. A horse not more
:
To GALLOW, gāI'ló. v a. To terrify, to fright.
GALLOWS, gāīlās. s. Beam laid over two posts,
GAR
—mè, mét, -pine, pīn;-
GANDER, gān'dár. s. 98 The male of the
goose * - -
To GANG, gång. v. m. To go to wałk; an old
word not now used, except ludicrously.
GANG, gång. s. A number tuniting together, a
troop, a company, a tri
tribe.
GANGLION. gång'glé-án. s. 166. A tumour in
the tendinous and nervous parts.
º - A mortifica-
tion, a stoppage of circulation followed by pu
trefaction.
to mortification.
GANGRENOUS, gång'grè-nēs. a. Mortified, or
betokening mortification.
GANGWAY, gång"vå. s. In a ship, the several
. or passages from one part of it to the
Other".
GANGWEEK, gång'w8ék. s. Rogation week.
GANTELOPE, gānt'lópe.
GANTLET, gātā'lét,
ishment in which the criminal, running between
the ranks, receives a lash from each man.
[[* The former of these words is the most proper,
| but the latter is most in use. "
GANZA, gān'zā. s. A kind of goose.
GAOL, jåle. s. 212 A prison.
|GAOLDELIVERY, jåle'dè-liv-àr-é. s. The judi-
cial process which, by condemnation or acquit-
tal of persons confined, evacuates the prison.
GAOLER, jåle'ór. s. Keeper of a prison, he to
whose care the prisoners are committed.
GAP, gāp. s. An opening in a broken fence, a
breach ; a hole, a deficiency ; any interstice,
a vacuity.
GAP-TOOTHED, gāp'tóótht. a. 359. Having
interstices between the teeth.
To GAPE, gāp. v. n. 75, 92, 241. To open the
mouth wide, to yawn; to open the Inouth for
food, as a young bird ; to desire earnestly, to
crave ; to open in fissures or holes; to stare
with hope or expectation ; to stare with won-
der; to stare irrevereintly.
[I. The irregularity in the pronunciation of this
word seems to arise from the greater similitude
of the Italian a to the action signified, than of
the slender English a.—See Cheerful, Fierce, &c
GAPER, gā'për. s.93. One who opens his mouth,
one who stares foolishly ; one who longs or
CravčS.
GARB, gārb. s. Dress, clothes; exteriour ap-
pearance. - -
Gºiagº, går'bidje. s. 90. The bowels, the
Oilai.
º går'bīl. s. 99. A plank next the keel
Of a Sillſ).
GARBIDGE, går"bidje. s. 90. Corrupted from
GARBAGE. -
To GARBLE, går"bl. v. n. 405. To sift, to part,
to separate the good from the bad.
GARBLER, går"bl-àr. s. He who separates one
art from another. -
p
GARBOIL, gār'böil. ‘s.
FOath".
GARD, gård. s. Wardship, custody.
GARDEN, går"d'm. s. 92, 103. A piece of ground
enclosed and cultivated, planted with herbs or
fruits ; a place"particularly fruitful or delight-
ful: Garden is often used in composition, be-
longing to a garden. -
II: When the a in this and similar words is pre
ceded by G or K, polite speakers interpose a
sound like the consonant y which coalesces with
both, and gives a mellowness to the sound
thus a Garden pronounced in this manner is
nearly similar to the two words Egg and Yar-
den united into eggyarden, and a Guard is almost
like ard.—See GUARD.
GARDEN-WARE,
of §§ -
GARDENER, gård'n-àr a He that attends or
| cultivates gardens. -
s. A military pun- .


Disorder, tumult, up-

.
gár'd’n-wäre. s. The produce
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GAS
t -
-nó, móve, nér, nét ;—túbe, táb,
GARDENING, gār'd’n-ing. s. The act of cultiva-
ting or planning gardens.
GARGARISM, gār'gá-rizm. s. A liquid form of
medicine to wash the mouth with.
To GARG ARIZE, gār'gå-rize. v. a. To wash
mouth with medicated liquors.
To GARGLE, går'gl. v. a. 405. ...To wash the
throat with some liquor not suffered immedi-
ately to descend ; to warble, to play in the
throat. .
GARGLE, gār'gl: s.
throat is washed.
GARLAND, går"lánd. s. A wreath of branches
of flowers.
GARL10K, går'Iſk. s. A plant.
GARLICKEATER, går"lik-&-tár.s. Amean fellow.
GARMENT, går"mént. s. Amy thing by which
the body is covered. f
GARNER, gār'nār. s.
corn is stored up.
To GARNER, går'nār. v. a. To store as in gar-
I162FS.
GARNET, gār'nét. s. A gem of a small degree
of hardness and dark red colour.
To GARNISH, gār'n?sh. v. a. To decorate with
ornamental appendages; to embellish a dish
with something laid round it; to fit with fetters.
GARNISH, går"nish. s. Ornament, decoration,
embellishment; things strewed round a dish ;
in gaols, fetters. *
ūARNISHMENT, gār'nish-mênt. s. Ornament,
embellishment. -
GARNITURE, går"nè-tūre. s. Furniture, orna-
the
A liquor with which the
A place in which threshed
ment,
ºis, gå'rås. a. Resembling the pickle made
of fish.
GARRAN, gār'rán. s. 81. A small horse, a hob-
by, a wretched horse. .
GARRET, går'rét. s. 84. A room on the highest
floor of the house. -
GARRETTEER, gār-rét-téér s. An inhabitant
of a garret. - w"
GARRISON, gār'rè-s’n. s. 170. Soldiers placed
in a fortified town or castle to defend it; forti-
fied place stored with soldiers.
To GARRISON, gār'ré-s’m. v. a. To secure by
fortresses.
GARRULITY, gār-rū'lè-té. s. Incontinence of
tongue ; talkativeness. *
3ARRULOUS, gār'rü-lás. a. Prattling, talkative.
GARTER, går"târ. s. 98. A string or riband by
which the stocking is held upon the leg : the
mark of the order of the garter, the highest or ;
der of English knighthood; the principal kin
at arms.
To GARTER, går"târ. v. a. To bind with a garter.
GARTH, gårth, properly girth s. The bulk of
the body measured by the girdle.
GAS, gās. s. An aerial fluid ; a solid rendered
permanently elastick and ačriform by heat.—
Parkes’ Qigºnistry.
GASCONADE, gās-kö-mâde.' s.
vado.
To GASH, gāsh. v. a. To cut deep, so as to
make a gaping wound.
GASH, gāsh. s. A deep and wide wound; the
mark of a wound.
GASKINS, gās'kínz. s. Wide hose, wide breeches.
To GASP, gāsp. v. m. To open the mouth wide
to catch breath ; to emit breath by opening
the mouth convulsively; to long for.
[[5 The aim this word has sometimes, and not
improperly, the same sound as in Gape, and
for the same reason.--See GAPE.
GASP, gāsp. s. The act of opening the mouth
to catch breath; the short catch of the breath
in the last agonies.
To GAST, gåst. v. a. To make aghast, to fright,
to shock. -
A boast, a bra-
229 |
GASTRICK, gāstrik. a. Belonging to the belly
GASTRILOGUIST, gās-tril'0-kwist. s. One who
speaks from the belly.
º
GAZ *
büll ;-&il;—pöänd ;-thin, THIs.
GASTROTOMY, gās-trötö-mè. s. 518. The act
of cutting open the belly. . . .
GAT, gāt. The preterit of Gétrº. Obsolete. :
GATE, gāte. s. The door of a city, a castle pa-
lace, or large building ; a frame of timber up-
or hinges to give a passage into enclosed
grounds,
GATEVERN, gāte'vâne. s. The Veua Porta: ;
the great vein which conveys the blood to the
fiver.
GATEWAY, gāte'wä. s.
of enclosed grounds.
To GATHER, gāTH'êr. v. a. To collect, to bring
into one place ; to pick up, to glean; to pluck;
to crop ; to assemble; to heap up, to accumu-
late ; to collect charitable contributions; to
bring into one body or interest ; to pucker
needlework.
To GATHER, gāTH'âr. v. n. To be condensed
to grow larger by the accrétion of similar mat
ter; to assemble; to generate pus or matter.
GATHER, gāTH'âr. s. 98. Pucker, cloth drawn
together in wrinkles. -
GATHERER, gāTH'īr-rár. s. One that gathers,
a collector; one that gets in a crop of any
kind.
GATHERING, gāTH'ār-ing. . s. Collection of
charitable contributions. " '
GAUDE, gåwde s. An ornament, a fine thing. .
To º gåwd. v. n. To exult, to rejoice at .
any thing. - ^,
GAUDERY, gāw'dér-è. s.
luxury of dress. . 24.
GAUDſly, gºw'dé-lè, ad. Showily.
GAUDINESS, gāw'dè-nés. s. Showiness, tinsel.
appearan
A way through gates
JFinery, ostentatious
|- Ce, -
GAUDY, gåw'dè. a. 213. Showy, splendid, os.
tentatiously fine.
GAUDY,.gåw'dé. s. A feast, a festival.’
GAVE, gāve. . The preterit of Give. . . .
GAVEL, gāv'il. s 166 A provincial word for
ground.
GAVELKINL, gāv'il-kind. s. Hin law, a cus-
tom whereby the lands of the father are equal-
ly divided at his death among all his sons.
To GAUGE, gådje. v. a. 217. To measure with
respect to the contents of a vessel ; to measure,
with regard to any proportion.
GAUGE, gådje. s. A measure, a standard.
GAUGER, gājūr. s. One whose business is ta.
measure vessels or quantities.
GAUNT, gāmt. a.214. Thin, slender, lean, meager. ,
GAUNTLY, gānt'lé. ad. Leaſily, slenderly, mea-
ferty.
głºśīLET, gämtlét. s. An iron glove used for
defence, and thrown down in challenges. -
GAUZE, gāwz. s. A kind of thin transparent silk
GAWK, gāwk. s. 219. A cuckoo; a foolish fel-
low.
GAUNTREE, gān'trèë. s. 214. A wooden frame.
on which beer-casks are set when tunned. ..
GAY, gå. a. 220. Airy, cheerful, merry, frolick-
some ; fine, showy. e is "
GAYETY, gāſē-té. s. Cheerfulness, airiness
merrimént; act of juvenile pleasure; finery
show.
GAYLY, gºlè. ad. Merrily, cneerfully, showily
GAYNESS, gā'nés. s. Gaiety, finery.
To GAZE, gāze. v. n. To look intently and earn
es; ty, to look with eagerness. .*
GAZE, gāze. s. Intent regard, look of eagermess
or wonder, fixed look; the object gazed on.
GAZER, gā'zār. s. He that gazes, one that looks
intently with eagerness or admiration.
GAZEFUL, gāze'fºil. a... Looking intently.
GAZEHOUN.J., gāze'hôānd. s. A hound
pursues not by the scent, out by the eye.
GAZET, gā-zét’. s. A small Venetian coin; the
price of a newspaper; whence probably arose
the name of Gazette. -
GAZETTE, gā-zét'...s. A paper of news, a pa.
per of publick intelligence
that
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GłN'
[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—mē, me. ;-pine, pin;–
GAZETTEER, gāz-et-têr'. s. A writer of news.
GAZINGSTOCK, gā'zing-stók. s. A person
gazed at with scorn or abhorrence. tº
GAZON, gāz-ööm'. s.—See EncoFE. In fortifi-
cation, pieces of fresh earth covered with grass,
cut in form of a wedge.
GEAR, gèër. s. 560. Furniture, accoutrements,
dress, habit, ornaments; the traces by which
horses or oxen draw ; stuff.
GECK, gék, s. 381. One easily imposed upon ;
a bubble. *
[[; This word, Hike several other old English
words, is preserved among the lower order of
eople º Ireland, though totally obsolete in
maland.
G#. gèèse. s. 560. The plural of Goose.
GELABLE, jël’ā-bl. a. What may be congealed
[[; I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the
quantity of the first syllable of this word, not
so much from the short e in the Latin gelabilis,
whence it is derived, as from the analogy of
English pronunciation. The antepenultimate
accent generally shortens every vowel but ºt,
unless followed by a diphthong.—See Princi-
les, No. 503,535, 536. &
GELATIN, jël’ā-tim. s. Glue, isinglass, exsiccated
jelly: when dry, it is a hard, elastick, semitrans-
parent substance resembling horn, having a vi-
treous fracture. Edinburgh Dispensatory.
GELATINE, jël'ä-time, 149.
GELATINOUS, jê-lātīn-ás,
a jell
To §D, géld. v. a. Preter. Gelded or Gelt ;
Part. pass. Gelded or Gelt. To castrate, to de-
prive of the power of generation; to deprive of
any essential part. 560.
GELDER, géld'âr. s. One that performs the
act of castration.
GELDER-ROSE, gél'dār-róze. s. A plant.
GELDING, gél'ding... s. 560. Any animal cas-
trated, particularly a horse.
GELID, jël'íd, a. Extremely cold.
GELIDITY, jè-lid'ê-tè. s. Extreme cold.
GELIDNESS, jël’īd-nēs. s. Extreme cold.
GELLY, jël’lé. s. Any viscous body, viscidity,
glue, gluy substance.
GELT, gélt. Part, pass. of Geld.
GEM.jém. s. . A jewel, a precious stone of what-
ever kind; the first bud.
To GEM,5ém. v. a. To adorn as with jewels or buds,
To GEM, jêm. v. n. To put forth the first buds.
GEMELLIPAROUS, jêm-mék-lip'pá-rás. a. 518.
Bearing twins -
To GEMINATE, jêm'mè-māte. v. a. 91. To
double.
GEMINATION, jêm-mè-nā’shān. s. Repetition,
reduplication.
GEMINI, jêm'è-ni. s. The twins; the third sign
in the zodiack. Mason.
GEMINY, jêm'mè-nē. s. Twins, a pair, a brace.
GEMINOUS.jém'mè-nās. a. Double.
GEMMAR, jêm'már. a. Pertaining to gems or
ewels. ſº
głºśous, jémmè-às. a. Tending to gems;
resembling gems. g -
GENDER, jën'dër. s. A kind, a sort, a sex; a
distinction ºf nouns in grammar.
To GENDER, jën'dár. v. a. To beget; to pro-
duce, to cause.
Tº. GENDER, jën'dër. v. n. To copulate, to
reed.
GENEALOGICAL, jê-nē-ă-lädje'é-kál. a. Per-
taining to descents or families.
GENEALOGIST, jê-nē-ăló-ſist. s.
traces descents.
GENEALOGY, jè-nē-ă18-jé. s. 518. History of
the succession of families.
Ú Common speakers, and those not of the low-
er order, are apt to pronounce this word as if
written Geneology; but those who are ever so
little attentive to propriety, preserve the a in
its fourth sound * &
a. Formed into
He who
GENERABLE, jën'êr-à-bl. a. That may be pru.
duced or begotten - t
GENERAL, jën'êr-ál. . a. 88. Comprehending
many species or individuals, not special ; lax in
signification, not restrained to any special or
particular import ; not restrained by marrow or
distinctive limitations; relating tº a whole class
or body of men; publick, comprising the whole;
extensive, though not universal; common, usual.
GENERAL, jén'êr-ál. s. The whole, the totality;
the publick, the interest of the whole; the vul-
gar ; one that has the command over an army.
GENERALISSIMO, jên-ér-âl-is'é-mö. s. The su-
preme commander.
GENERALITY, jém-ér-ál'è-té. s. The state of
being general ; the main body, the bulk.
To GENERALIZE, jën'ér-âl-ize. v. a. To ar-
range particulars under general heads.
GENERALLY, jën'ér-āl-ć. ad. In general, with-
out specification or exception ; extensively,
though not universally; commonly, frequently;
in the main, without minute detail.
GENERALNESS, jën'ér-āl-nēs. s. Wide extent,
though short of universality; frequency, com.
IIHOll ſleSS.
GENERALTY, jēn’ér-āl-té. s. The whole, the
greater part.
GENERANT, jën'êr-ànt. s. . The begetting or
productive power.
To GENERATE, jën'êr-āte. v. a. To beget, to
propagate; to cause, to produce.
GENERATION, jên-ár-à'shān. s. The act of be-
getting or producing; a family, a race; a pro-
€ny, offspring : a single succession, an age.
GENERATIVE, jën'êr-à-tív. a. 512. Having the
power of propagation, prolifick; having the
power of production, fruitful. -
GENERATOR, jên ér-à: tár. s. 166, 521. The
power which begets, causes, or produces.
GENERICAL, jênér'é-kāi.
GENERICK, je-nér'rik. 509. ; 8. |
That which comprehends the genus, or distin-
uishes from another genus.
Gášićº. jè-nér'é-kāl-ć. ad. With re-
gard tº the genus, though not the species.
GENEROSITY, jên-ér-ós'é-té. s. The quality of
being generous, magnanimity, liberality.
GENEROUS, jën'êr-às. a. 314. Not of mean
birth, of good extraction; tıoble of mind, mag-
manimäus; open of heart, liberal, munificent;
strong, vigorous. &
GENEROUSLY, jën'êr-às-lè. ad. Not meanly
with regard to birth; magnanimously, nobly,
liberally, munificently.
GENEROUSNESS, jën'ér-ás-nés. s.
ty of being generous.
GENESIS, jën'ê-sis. s. Generation, the first book
of Moses, which treats of the production of the
world.
GENET, jën'nit. s.99. A small well-proportion-
ed Spanish horse.
GENETHLIACAL, jên-èth-llä-kál. a. Pertain-
ing to nativities as calculated by astrologers.
{[.. For the g, see HETERogFNEOUS.
**ENETHLIACKS, jè-méth'lè-āks. s. The sci-
ence of calculating nativities, or predicting the
future events of life, from the stars predominant
at the birth.
GENETHLIATICK, jè-nēth-lè-ât'ík. s. He who
calculates mativities.
GENEVA, jë-ué'vá. s. A distilled spirituous water
GENIAL, jê'mē-ă]. a. That which contributes to
propagation ; that which gives cheerfulness, or
Supports life ; matural, native. .
GENIALLY, jê'mē-ăl-lè. ad. By genius, matural-
ly; gayly, cheerfully. * .
GENICULATED, jë-nik'ê-lä-téd. a.
iointed.
GEN1CULATION,jè-nik-i-lāshān. S. Knottiness.
TENIO, jê'nè-ö. s." A man of a particular turn
of mind. * * *
GENITAL8, jën'ê-tälz. s 88. Parts belonging
to generation. *
The quali-
Knotted,
3.
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*
UiºS & *
—mö, mêve, nár, nôt;—täbe, tab, būll ;—31;—pößnd,-thin, this.
GENITING, jên'né-tim. s. An early apple gather-
ed in June.
GENITIVE, jën'ê-tiv. a. In grammar, the name
of a case. -
GENIUS, jê'nē-ăs... s. The protecting or ruling
power &P men, places or things; a man endow-
ed with superiour faculties; mental power or
faculties; disposition of nature by which any
one is qualified for some peculiar employment;
nature, disposition.
GENTEEL, jén-têèl'. a. Polite, elegant in be-
haviour, civil ; graceful in mien.
GENTEELLY, jén-téèllé. ad. Elegantly, po-
litely; gracefully, handsomely.
GENTEELNESS, jên-téél'nés. s. Elegance,
gracefulress, politeness; qualities befitting a
man of rank. g
GENTIAN, jén'shān. s. A perennial plant, the
root of §§ is used in medicine: it is the
most powerful bitter known; felwort, baldmo-
ny. Edin. Disp.
GENTIANELLA, jén-shān-31'lä s. A kind of
blue colour.
GENTILE, jën'til, or jën'tlle. s. One of an un-
: mation, one who knows not the true
001. f
[ſ; In the Principles of Pronunciation, No. 140,
I thought Mr. Sheridan wrong in marking the
i in this word long, because it is contrary to
analogy; but have since had occasion to ob-
serve, that this pronunciation is most agree-
able to general usage.
GENTILES, jën'tilz. s. Agentile substantive, is
a noun which distinguishes the people of dif-
ferent countries; as, a Wenetian, a native of We-
nice. A gentile adjective is an adjective formed
from this substantive, as a Venetian domino.
GENTILISM, jën'til-İzm. s. Heathenism, pa-
3IIISTrº.
GENTILITIOUS, jên-tº-lish's. a. Endemial,
peculiar to a nation; hereditary, entailed on a
family.
GENTILITY, jên-tfl'è-té. s. Good extraction;
elegance of behaviour, gracefulness of mien ;
gentry, the class of persons well born; pagan-
ism, heathemism.
GENTLE, jën't. . a. 405. , Soft, mild, tame,
#### soothing, pacifick.
GENTLEFOLK, jën'ti-fôke. s. Persons distin-
guished by their birth from the vulgar.—See
OLK.
GENTLFMAN, jën'tl-mán. s. 88. A man of
birth, a man of extraction, though not noble;
a man raised above the vulgar by his character
or post ; a term of complaisance; the servant
that waits about the person of a man of rank:
it is used of any man however high.
GENTLEMANTIKE, jën't-mân-like. Q
3ENTLEMANLY, jën'tl-mân-lè. Ş
Beºming a man of birth.
GENTLENESS, jën'tl-nēs. s. Softness of man-
ners, sweetness of disposition, meekness.
GENTLESHIP, jën'ti-ship. s. Carriage of a
geºleman;
GENTLEWOMAN, jën'tl-wºun-án. s. A woman
of birth above the vulgar, a woman well de-
scended ; a woman who waits about the person
of one of high rank; a word of civility or
ironw. *
GENTLY, jënt'lè. ad. Softly, meekly, tenderly;
softly, without violence.
GENTRY, jën'tré. s. Class of people above the
vulgar; a term of civility, reaſ or ironical
GENUFLECTION, jè-mū-flék'shēn. s. The act
of bending the knee; adoration expressed by
bending the knee.
GENUINE, jën'-in. a. 150. Not spurious.
GENUINELY, jêu'à-in-lè. ad. Without adulte-
ration, without foreign admixture, naturally.
GENUIN ENESS, jën'-in-nēs. s Freedom from
any thing counterfeit, freedom from adultera-
tiºn.
GENUS, jënës. s. In science, a class of being,
çomprehending under it many species; as,
Quadruped is a Genus comprehending under it
almost all terrestrial beasts.
GEOCENTRICK, jë-ó-sén'trik. a. Applied to a
planet or orb having the earth for its centre, or
the same centre with the earth.
GEODAECIA, jë-6-dé'zhē-ă. s.452. That part of
geometry which contains the doctrine or art
of measuring surfaces, and finding the contents
of all plane figures.
Głość. , jè-3-dét'é-kál. a.
the art of measuridg surfaces.
GEOGRAPHER, jê-öggrä-fôr. s. 116, 257. One
who describes the earth according to the posi-
tion of its different §.
GEOGRAPHICAL, jë-6-gráfº-kál. a. Relating
to §§
GEOGRAPHICALLY, jè-Ö-gráf'é-kāl-ć. ad. In
a geographical manner.
GEOGRAPHY, jè-èg'grä-fé. s. 116,257. Know-
ledge of the earth ;, a description of the earth.
GEOLOGY, jè-öl'ö-jë. s. The science which
treats of the earth in general, and of the vari-
ous relations that the #. masses of which
it is composed bear to each other. Phillips's
JMineralogy.
GEOMANCER, jê'ó-mân-sår. s. A fortuneteller,
a caster of figures.
GEOMANCY, jê'6-mân-sé. s. 519. The act of
foretelling by figures.
Głºś1&jºhandk. a. Pertaining to
One skilled in
Relating to
the art of casting figures.
GEOMETER, jë-öm'è-tär. s.
eometry, a geometrician.
GEOMETRAL, jë-öm'ê-trál. a. Pertaining to
eometry. ,— .
GEORMETRICAL, jë-ó-mêt'trè-kál. a. Per-
GEOMETRICK, jë-ó-mêttrík.
taining to geometry; prescribed or laid down
by geometry ; disposed according to geome-
try.
GºwerRICALLY, jè-ó-mét’trè-kāi-é. ad. Ac-
cording to the laws of geometry.
Głºś. jè-öm-è-trish'ān. s. One
skilled in geometry. -
To GEOMETRIZE, jè-öm'ê-trize. v. m. To act
according to the laws of geometry.
GEOMETRY, jè-Öm'mè-tré. s. 116, 257, 518.
The science of quantity, extension, or magnir
tude, abstractedly considered.
GEOPONICAL, jë-ó-pôn'ê-kál. a. Relating to
agriculture. - #
GEöPöNiCKs, jº-3-pêniks. s. The science of
cultivating the ground, the doctrine of agricul-
ture.
GEORGE, jörje. s. A figure of St. George on
horseback, worn by the knights of the garter ;
a brown loaf.
GEORGICK, jörji;. s. 116. Some part of the
science of husbandry put into a pleasing dress,
and set off with all the beauties and embellish-
mei:15 of poetry.—See ConstruE.
GEORGICK, jörjik. a. Relating to the doe-
trine of agriculture.
GEOTICK, jê-öğik. a.
earth.
GERENT. jërënt. a.
GERMAN, jër’mām. s. 88. . A first cousin
GERMAN, jér'mán. a. Related.
GERMANIER, jér-inán'dër. s. A plant.
GERME, jérm. s. A sprout or shoot.
GERMIN, jër’min. s. A silooting or sprouting
508, Belonging to the
Carrying, bearing.
Sè(*C1, -
To GERMINATE, jër’mè-nāte. v. n. To sprout,
to shoot, to bud, to put forth.
GERMINATION, jêr-mè-mâ'shôn. s. The act
of sprouting or shooting ; growth.
GERUND, järänd. s"in the iatin grammar,
a kind of verbal noun, which governs cases like
a verb.
GEST, jëst. s. A deed, an action, an achieve
"GHOSTEINESS, göstiºnés, s.
4.
Wºrld. Tº >
Vºf Ili.W. i.
II; 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat ;-mé, mét;—plue;—pin,
ment, show, representation ; the roſl or jouin-
al of the several days, and stages prefixed, in
the progresses of kings.
gº ON, jès-tä'shôm. s. The act of bear-
ing the voung in the womb.
To GESTICULATE, jés-tík'ê-lāte. v. n. To
play antick tricks, to show postures.
G#. ICULATION, jés-tik-tº-lá'shôn. s. An-
tick tricks, various postures.
GESTURE, jës'tshöre. s. 461. Action or pos-
ture expressive of sentiment ; movement of the
*; w
To GET, gét. v.za. 384. Pret. I Got, an-
ciently Gat; Part. Pass. Got or Gotten. To
procure, to obtain; to beget upon a female ; to
gain a profit; to earn, to º by labour; to
receive as a price or reward; to procure to be ;
to prevail on, to induce: To get off; to sell or
dispose of by some expedient.
To GET, gét v. m. 560. To arrive at any state or
postüre by degrees with some kind of labour,
effort or difficulty; to find the way to ; to move;
to remove to ; to have recourse to ; to go, to
repair to ; to be againer ; to receive advantage
by. To get off; to escape. To get over; to
pass without being stopped. To get up ; to
arise from repose, to rise from a seat. To get
in, to enter.
GETTER, gét’tàr. s. One who procures or
obtains; one who begets on a female.
GETTING, gétting. s. Act of getting, acqui-
sition; gain, profit -
GEWCAW, ºw. s. 381. A showy trifle,
a toy, a bauble.
GEWGAW, gā'gåw. a.
showy without value.
GHASTFUL, gāst'fül. a. 390. Dreary, dis-
mal, melancholy fit for walking spirits.
GHASTLINESS, gāst'lè-nés. s. Horrour of
countenance, resemblance of a ghost, paleness.
GHASTLY, gåst'ſé. a. Like a ghost, having
horrour in the countenance; horrible, shocking,
dreadful. *
GHASTNESS, gāst'nés. s.
rour of look.
GHERKIN, gér'kín. s. A pickled cucumber.
GHOST, göst. s. 390. The soul of a man ; a
spirit appearing after death. To give up the
host ; to die, to yield up the spirit into the
#. of God: the third person in the adorable
Trinity, called the Holy Ghost.
Splendidly trifling,
Glastliness, hor-
Spiritual ten-
jºy, quality of having reference chiefly to the
SOUli. -
GHOSTLY, göst'lè. a. Spiritual, relating to
the soul, not carnai, not secula, ; having a
l_character from religion, spiritual.
GIANT, jiànt. s. A man of size above the or-
aimary rate of men, a man unnaturaſly large.
§§# jº. s. A she giant,
NT 2,.jī'āntillke. t $2.
GIANTLY, ji'ānt-lè. a. Gigantick,
VaSt.
GIANTSHIP, jī'ānt-ship. s. Quality or charac-
ter of a giant.
GlBBE, gib. s. 382. Any eld worn out animal.
To GIBBER, gib'bár. v. h. 332. To speak in=
articulatelv. - - -
GIBBERISH, gibbār-ish. s. 382. Cant, the
º, private language of rogues and gipsies, words
without meaning.
GIBBET, jíb'bit. s. A gallows, the post on which
malefactors are hanged, or on which their car-
Casses are exposed ; any transverse beam.
To GIBBET, jíb bit. v. a. To hang or expose on
a gib
Giºi
. . . nence, §. -
... GIBBQUS, gib'bös. a. 382. Convex, protuberant,
ibbet...to hang on anything going transverse.
fy."
£Fáilee.
§§ §tº inequalities; crookéd-backed.
GIBB0QSNESS, gib'nās-mês, s. Convexity,
prominence, -
onvexity, promi-F
GIBCAT, gib'kát. s. 382. An old worn-out cat
To GIBE, jibe. v. n. To smeer, to join censori-
ousness with º º
To GIBE, jibe. v. a. To scoff, to ridicule, to treat
with scorn, to sneer, to taunt.
GIBE, jibe. S. _Sneer, hint of contempt by word
or looks, scoff. f
GIBER, # bär...s. A sneerer, a scoffer, a taunter,
Gºi Y, ji'bing-lè. ad. Scornfully, contem?
tuOliSIV.
GHBLETS, jíb'léts. s. The parts of a goose which
" are cut off before it is roasted.
GIDDILY, giddèlé, ad. With the head seeming
to turn round; inconstantly, unsteadily; caré:
lessly, heedlessly, negligently.
Giºff, ESS, gid'de-nēs. s. The state of being
giddy. ; inconstancy, unsteadiness; quick rota:
tion, inability to keep its place.
GIPDY, gid'dé. a. 382, 560. Having in the head
a whirl, or sensation of circular motion; whirl-
ing ; inconstant, unsteady, changeful; heed-
less, thoughtless, uncautious ; intoxicated.
GIDDYBRAINED, gla'dè-brån'd. a. Careless
thoughtless.
GIDDY HEADED, gid'dè-héd-šd. a. Without
steadiness or constancy,
GIDDYPACED, gid'dè-päste. a. Moving with
Out 'gºlºrity. -
GIER-EAGLE, jér'é-gl. s. 405. An eagle of a
articular kind. -
GIFT, gift. s. 382. A thing given or bestowed;
the act of , giving; offering; power, faculty.
GIFTEP, giftéd.a. Given, bestowed ; endow-
ed with extraordinary powers.
GIG, gig. s. 382. Any thing that is whirled round
in play.
GIGANTICK, gi-gān'tik. a. 127. Suitable to a
giant, big, bulky, enormous.
To GIGGLE, gig'gl. v. m. 382 To laugh idly, to
titter.
GIGGLER, gig'gl-àr. s. A laugher, a titterer.
GłGLET. gig'gi-lt, properly Gigglet. A wanton,
a lascivious girl.—See CoDI.E.
GIGOT, jig'āt. s. The hip joint.
To GILD, gild. v. a. 382. Pret. Gilded or Gilt.
To wash over with gold ; to adorn with lustre
to brighten, to illuminate.—See GUILT.
Griff, giidar s."one who lays gold on the
surface of any other body; a coin, from one
shilling and six-pence to two shillings sterling.
GILDING, gil'ding. s. Gold laid on any surface
by way of ornament.
GILLS, gllz. s. 382. The aperture at each side
of the fish's head; the flaps that hang below
the beak of a fowl; the flesh under the chin.
GILL, jil. s. A measure of liquids containing the
fourth part of a pint ; the appellation of a wo.
mah in ludicrous language; the name of a
plant, ground-ivy; malt liquor, medicated with
§ -ivy.
GI jūš, jíl'hôāse. s. A house where giu
1S St) 101,
GILLYFLOWER, jíl'lè-flöðr. s. Corrupted from
July flower. -
GILT; gilt. s. 382. Golden show, gold laid on
the surface of anv matter. -
GłLT, gilt. 560. The participle of Gild—whica
Sec.
GIM.jim. a. Neat, spruce. An old word.
GIMCRACK, jim'krāk s. A slight or trivial me.
chanism.
G{MLET, gim'lét. s. 382. A borer with a screw
at its point. r
GIMP, gimp. s. 382. A kind of silk twist or lace.
GIN, jin. s. A trap, a smare; a pump worked
by sails; the spirit drawn by distillation from
juniper berries.
GINGER, jìnjór. s. An Indian plant; the root
of that plant. tº
GINGERBREAD, jīnjūr-bréd. s. A kind of
bread or cake made of dough and flavoured

with ginger.
ºã .
—iió, mºve, nër, mēt;—tºbe, tab, ball ;—ºil;-pôAnd :-lin, ruis
GINGERLY.jínjūr-lè. ad. Cautiously, nicely.
, GINGERNESS, jīnjūr-nēs. a. Niceness, tender-
! ReSS. -
; GINGIVAL, jinjë-vál. a. Belonging to the gums.
: To GINGLE, jing'gl. v. n. 405. To utter a sharp
i clattering noise ; to make an affected sound
in periods or cadence.
To GINGLE, jing'gl. v. a. To shake so that a
sharp shrill clattering moise should be made.
GINGLE, jing'gl. s. A shrill resounding noise,
affectation in the sound of periods.
GINGLYMOID, ging'glé-mêfd. a. Resembling a
inglymus, approaching to a ginglymus.
GINGLYMUS, ging'glè-mâs. s. A mutual in-
denting of two bones into each other's cavity,
of which the elbow is an instance. ” -
s&INNET, jin'nét. s. A nag, a mule, a degenera-
ted breed
GINSENG, jin'séng. s. A perennial plant, the
root of which is used in medicine. It is of a
whitish yellow colour, and sweet aromatick
taste, slightly bitter. - -
GIPSY, jíp'sè. s. 438. A vagabond who pretends
to tell fortunes, a reproachful name for a dark
complexion; a name of slight reproach to a
WOIſlaſh. -
GIRASOLE, ji'rå-såle. s. The herb turnsol; the
opal stone. -.
To GIRD, gérd. v. a. 382. Pret. Girded or Girt.
To bind round; to invest; to cover round as
with a garment; to enclose, to encircle. 560.
II: We may observe that the g in this and si-
milar words has the same liquid sound as in
those where it is followed by a arid i long, and
it may be accounted for in the same manner.
92, 160. The short e, which is the true sound
of i in these words, it has been frequently ob-
served, is not realiy the short sound of that let-
ter, but of a slender, 66; and as r followed by
another consonant has a tendency to lengthen
the eas it does the a, 77, 81, we find the same
effect produced; that of interposing the sound
of e nearly as if written egg-yurd, &c.—See
GUARD.
To GIRD, gèrd. v. m. To break a scornful jest,
to gibe, to sneer. :*
GIRDER, gér'dár. s. In architecture, the larg-
est piece of timber in a floor.
GIRDLE, gér'dl. s. 405. Any thing drawn round
the waist, and tied or buckled ; enclosure, cir-
cumference ; a belt, the zodiack, a zone.
To GIRDLE, gér'dl. v. a. To gird, to bind as
with a girdle; to enclose, to shut in, to environ.
GIRDLEBELT, gér'dl-bêlt. s. The belt that en-
circles the waist. -
GIRDLER, gér'dl-ār. s. A maker of girdles.
GIRE, jlre. s. A circle described by any thing
in motion.
GIRL, gérl. s. 382. A young woman or child.
GIRLISH, géri'īsh; a. Suiting a girl, youthful.
GIRLISHLY, gér'ísh-lè. ad. In a girlish manner.
Gl. gért. 382. Part. pass. from to Gird.—See
Li [RID.
To GIRT, gért. v. a. To gird, to encompass, to
encircle.
GIRTH, gèrth. s. 382. The band by which the
saddle or burden is fixed upon the horse ; the
compass measured by the girdle.
To GIRTH, gèrth. v. a. To bind with a girth.
To GIVE, giv. v. a. 157, 382. Preter. Give; Part.
pass. Given. To bestow, to confer without any
price or reward; to pay as a price or reward,
or in exchange ; to grant; to allow ; to yield
without resistance ; to permit, to commission;
to exhibit, to express; to exhibit as the product
of a calculation; to exhibit; to addict, to ap-
ply; to resign, to yield up. To give way; to
alienate from one's self. To give back; to re-
turn, to restore. To give the hand; to yield
pre-eminence, as, being subordinate or inferi-
our. To give over;(to leave, to quit, to cease ;
to addict, to att º i.” conclude lost ; to
/ y
abandon. To give out, to proclaim, to. pub-
lish, to utter; to show in false appearance. To
give up ; to resign, to quit, to yield; to aban.
don; to deliver - , - - - , , -
To GIVE, giv. v. m. To grow moist, to melt or
$oftem, to thaw ; to move. To give in; to go
back, to give way. To give into; to adopt, to
embrace. To give off; to cease, to forbear.
To give over ; to act no more. To give out; to
publish, to proclaim, to yield. To give way;
to make room for. . . ,
GIVER, giv'érºs. One that gives, bestower, dis-
tributer, granter. .
GIZZARD, giz'zárd. s. 38, 382. The strong
musculous stomach of a fowl.
GLABRITY, glābrè-té. s. Smoothness, baldness.
Gººl, glå'shē-ăl. a. 113. Icy, made of ice,
I'OZeh
To GLACIATE, glä'shē-ăte. v. m. To turn into
HCé. -
GLACIATION, glä-shë-A'shôn. s. The act of
turning into ice, ice formed. -
GLACIS, glä'sís, or glä-sèze'. s. 112. In fortifi-
cation, a sloping bank. - t
[[G. Dr. Jºhnson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W
Johnstoº, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Barclay
and Bailey, place the accent on the first syllable
of this word; and Mr. Nares, and Entick only,
on the second. Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott
give the a the sound it has in glaze, and Dr.
Kenrick gives it the sound of a in glass. The
great majority of suffrages for the accent on
the first syllable, which is the most agreeable
to the analogy of our own language, are cer-
tainly sufficient to keep a plain Englishman in
countenance for pronouncing the word in this
manner; but as it is a French word, and a mi-
litary term, a military man would blush not to
pronounce it & la Françoise ; and notwithstand-
ing the numbers for the other manner, I cannot
but think this the most fashionable.
GLAD, glād. a. Cheerful, gay; pleased, eleva-
ted with joy; pleasing, exhilarating ; express-
ing gladness. . -
To GLAD, gläd. v. a.
to exhilarate. -
To GLADDEN, glád'd’n v. a. 103. To cheer
to delight, to make glad, to exhilarate. -
Gº, gláde. s.
To make glad, to cheer,
WOOſl.
GLADFULNESS, glád'fāl-nēs. s. Joy, glad
A lawn or opening in a
neSS. .
GLADIATOR, glād-dé-ā'tár. s. 534 A sword-
layer, a prize-fighter.
Gł.
ADLY, glädlé, ad. Joyfully, with merri-
ment. *
GLADNESS, glād'nés. s. Cheerfulness, joy,
exultation.
GLADSOME, glád'sām. a.
lighted ; causing joy. -
GLADSOMELY, glād'sām-lè. ad. With gaiety
and delight. - -
GLADSOMENESS, glād'sām-nés. s.
showiness, delight -
GLAl RE, glare. s.
of halbert.
To GLAIRE, gläre.
white of an egg. -
GLANCF, glänse. s. 78, 79. A sudden shoot of
light or splendour; a stroke, or dart of the
beam of sight; a snatch of #. a quick view.
To GLANCE, glänse. v. m. 'o shoot a sudden
ray of splendour; to fly off in an oblique direc-
tion; to view with a quick cast of the eye; to
censure by oblique hints,
Pleased, gay, de
The white of an egg; a kind
v. m. To smear with the
Gaiety -
To GLANCE, glänse. v. a. To move nimbly, te
shoot obliquely.
GLANCINGLY, glän'sſng-lè. ad.
broken manner, transiently. `
GLAND, gländ. s. A smooth fleshy substance in
animal bodies, which separates some particuº
lar fluid from the blood -
In an oblique
GLE 234 GLO
[[G^559. —Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plme, pin;- •
GLANDERS, glām‘dārz. s. A disease incident || GLEBOUS, glé'bās.
*::: horses." v. GLEBY, gº. } a. Turfy
GLANDIFEROUS, glān-diffè-rås. a. Bearing ||GLEDE, §º s. A kite.
mast, bearing acorns. GLEE, glèë. s.,, Joy, gaiety, a kind of song
GLANDULE, glān'dèle... s. A small gland serv- Giffºrtſ. issºſ a. , Merry, cheerful.
ing to the secretion of humours. GLEEK, gºal. s. Musick, or musician

GLANDULOSITY, glān-dà-lós'ê-té. s. A col-
lection of glands.
GLANDULOUS, glän'dú-lès. a. 294. Pertaining
to the glands, subsisting in the glands.
To GLARE, gláre. v. m. To shine so as to daz-
zle the eyes; to look with fierce piercing eyes;
to shine ostentatiously.
To GLARE, glāre. v. a. To shoot such splen-
dour as the eye cannot bear. *
GLARE, gläre. s. Overpowering lustre, splen-
dour, such as dazzles the eye; a fierce piercing
look.
GLAREOUS, glā'rè-às, a. Consisting of viscous
transparent matter, like the white of an º;
GLARING, gla'ring. a, Aprlied to anything
very shocking, as, a glaring crime.
GLASS, glás. s. 79. An artificial transparent
brittle substance, formed by fusing flint or si-
Tex with potash or soda; a glass vessel of any
kind ; a looking-glass, a mirror: a glass to
help the sight; an hour-glass, a glass used in
measuring time by the flux of sand; a cup of
glass used to drink in ; the quantity of wine
usually contained in a glass; a perspective
‘lass.,
Głºś, glás. a. Witreous, made of glass.
To GLASS, glás. v. a. To case in glass ; to co-
ver with glass, to glaze
GLASSFURNACE, glás'fār-mis. s. A furnace in
which glass is made. º
GLASSGAZING, #.º.º. a. Finical, often
contemplating himself in a mirror.
GLASSGRINDER, gläs'grind Ör. s. One whose
trade is to polish and grind glass.
GLASSHOUSE, glás'hôtise s. A house where
glass is manufactured
GLASSMAN, glás'mán. s. 88. One who sells
lass. -
ofºssMETAL, glås'mēt-tl. s. Glass in fusion.
GLASSWORK, gläs'wórk, s. Manufactory of
lass. -
gfºsswort, glás'wórt. s. A plant.
GLASSY, glás'sé. a. Made of glass, vitreous;
resembling glass, as in smoothness, or lustre,
or brittleness. - -
GASTONBURY THORN, glás-s’n-bér-è-thórn'.
5. A species of medlar; a kind of thorn which
blossoms in winter.
GLAUCOMA, glāw-kö'mä. s... A fault in the eye,
which changes the crystalline humour into a
rayish colour.
GLAVE, glāve... s. A broad sword, a falchion.
To GLAZE, glaze. v. a. To furnish with win-
dows of glass; to cover with glass, as potters
do their earthen ware; to overlay with some-
thing shining; pellucid. -
GLAZIER, glä'zhër. s. 283, 450. One whose
trade is to make glass windows.
GLEAD, giède. s. A kind of hawk.
GLEAM, glème. s. 227. Sudden shoot of light,
lustre, brightness.
To GLEAM, glème. v. n.
flashes of light ; to shine.
GLEAMY, ; 'pmè. a. Flashing, darting sudden
shoots of light. -
To GLEAN, glène. v. a. 227. To gather what
To shine with sudden
the reapers of the harvest leave behind; to ||
gather any thing thinly scattered.
GLEANER, glé'nār. s." One who gathers after
*he reapers; one who gathers anything slowly
... and laboriously. + -
GLEANING, glèning. s. The act of gleaning,
or thing gºeaned
ºf EBE, glebe. s. Turf, soil, ground; the land
possessed as part of the revenue of an ecclesias-
tical benefice.
{
GLEET, glèët. s. A thin ichor running from a
sore; a venereal disease.
To GLEET, glèët. v. n. To drip or ooze with a
thin sanious ſº ; to run slowly.
GLEETY. glèë'tè. a. Ichory, thinly sanious.
GLEN, glén. s. A valley, a dale.
GLEW, glū. s. . A viscous cement made by dis-
solving the skins of animals in boiling water,
and drying the §.
GLIB, glib, a. Smooth, slippery, so formed as
to be easily moved ; smooth, voluble.
To GLIB, glib. v. a. To castrate.
§§ ad. Smoothly, volubly.
GLIBNESS, glib'nés. s. Smoothness, slipperiness
To GLIDE, glide. v. n. To flow gently and si-
lently ; to pass gently and without tumult; to
move swiftly and smoothly along.
GLIDER, gll'dør. s. One that glides
GLIKE, glike. s. A sneer, a scoff.
To GLIMMER, gifm'már. v. m. To shine faint-
ly ; to be perceived imperfectly, to appear
faintly. -
GLIMMER, glim'már. s. Faint splendour, weak
light; a kind of fossil. …”
GLIMPSE, glimps. s. A weak faint light; a
}. flashing light; transitory lustre; short,
eeting, enjoyment; a short transitory view -
the exhibition of a faint resemblance.
To GLISTEN, glis's'n. v. n. 472. To shine, to
sparkle with light. . . \
To GLISTER, glis'tár. v. m. To shine, to be

bright. -
To GLITTER, glittàr. v., n., To shine, to ex
hibit lustre, to
striking.
GLITTER, glittàr. s. Lustre, bright show.
ăiţāsāīy. glittàr-ing-lè. ad. With ship
ing instre.
To GLOAR, glöre. v. a.
askew. -
To GLOAT, glöte. v. p. To cast side-glances as
a timorous lover.
GLOBATED, glö'b%-téd. a. Formed in shape of
a globe, spherical, spheroidical. t
Głó. glöbe. s. A sphere, a ball, a round
body, a body of which every part of the sur-
face is at the same distance from the centre;
the terraqueous ball; a sphere on which the
various regions of the earth are geographically
depicted, or on which the constellations are
laid down according to their places in the sky
GLOBOSE, glö-böse'. a. , Spherical, round.
§§§ glū-bös'ê-të. s. Sphericalness.
GLOBOUS, glöbös. a. 314. Spherical, round.
GLOBULAR, glöb'à-lär. a. 535. Round, spherica).
GLOBULE, glöb'âle. s. Such a small particle
of matter as is of a globular or spherical fig-
ure, as particles of quicksilver. -
GLORULOUS, glöb'à-lás. a. In form of a small
sphere, round.
To GLOMERATE, glöm'êr-āte. v. a. To gather
into a ball or sphere.
GLOMERATION, glöm-èr-à'shān. s. The act
of forming into a ball or sphere; a body form
ed into a ball. .
GLOMEROUS, glöm'êr-às. a. 314. Gathered
into a small ball or sphere.
GLOOM, glööm. s. 306. Imperfect darkness,
dismalness, obscurity, defect of light ; cloudi-
ness of aspect; heaviness of mind, sullenness.
To GLOOM, glööm. v. n. To shine obscure
ly, as the twilight; to be cloudy, to be dark; to
be melancholy, to be sullen. . .
GLOOMILY, glööm'é-lè. ad. Obscurely, dimly,
without perfect light, dismally 3. sullenly, with
•ioudy aspect, with dark intentious
gleam; to be specious, to be
To squint, to look


GLU
go
—no, mēve, nár, nét;—túbe, tàb, būll;—öll;—pôānd ;—in, run.
GLOOMINESS, glööm'é-nés. s. Want of light,
obscurity, imperfect light, dismalness; cloudi-
ness of look.
GLOOMY, glööm'ê. a. Obscure, imperfectly
illuminated, almost dark; dark of complexion;|
i. melancholy, cloudy of look, heavy of
eart. -- -
GLORIED, gið’rld. a. 282. Illustrious, honour-
able. - -
GLORIFICATION, glò'mè-fé kä'shôn. s. The
act of g. ving glory.
To GLORIFY, glö'rè-fl. v. a. 183. To pro-
cure honour or praise to one; to pay honour
or praise in worship; to praise, to honour, to
extol ; to exalt to ºry or dignity.
GLORIOUS, gló'rè-às. a. 314. Noble, illus-
trious, excellent.
GLORIOUSLY, gló'rè-ás-lè. ad. Nobly, splen-
didly, illustrieusly.
GLORY, gló'rè. S. Praise paid in adoration ;
the felicity of heaven prepared for those that
please God ; honour, praise, fame, renown,
celebrity ; a circle of rays which surrounds the
heads of saints in pictures; generous pride.
º,
To GLORY, gló'rè. v. n. To boast im, to be
proud of.
To GLOSE, glöze. v. a. 437. To flatter, to
collogue. *
GLóSS, glós. s. 437. A scholium, a comment;
an interpretation artfully specious, a specious
representation ; superficial lustre.
To GLOSS, glös. v. m. To comment, to make
Śly remarks. -
To GLOSS, glós. v. a. To explain by com-
ment ; to palliate by specious exposition or re-
presentation ; to embellish with superficial lus-
tre.
GLOSSARY, glès'sá-ré. s. A dictionary of ob-
scure or antiquated words.
GLOSSER, glós'sár. s. A scholiast, a com-
mentator; a polisher. -
GłóššiNESs. glós'sè-nēs. s. Smooth polish ;
superficial lustre. -
GLOSSOGRAPHER, glös-sàg'grä-fôr. s. A
scholiast, a commentator.
GLOSSOGRAPHY, glös-sàg'grä-fé. s. 518. The
writing of commentaries.
GLOSSY, glós'sé. a. Shining, smoothly polished.|
GLOTTIS, glöttis. s. The head of the wind-
ipe; the aperture of the larynx
Głºść. glāv. S. 165. Cover of the hands.
GLOVER, glöv'īr s. One whose trade is to
_ make or sell gloves.
To GLOUT, glöät. v. m. 313. To pout, to look
sullen. . .
To GLOW, glö. v. n. 324. To be heated so as
to shine without flame; to burn with vehement
heat, to feet heat of body ; to exhibit a strong
bright colour ; to feel passion of mind, or ac-
tivity of fancy; to rage or burn as a passion.
To GLOW, glö. v. a. To make hot so as to shine.
Giów, gi&
vehemence of passion ; brightness or vividness
of colour.
GLOW-WORM, glö'wärm. s. A small creep-
ing insect with a tail, luminous by might.
To GLOZE, glöze. v. m. To flatter, to wheedle,
to fawn ; to comment. -
GLOZE, glöze, s. Flattery, insinuation ; spe-
cious show, gloss.
GLUE, glä. s. A viscous body commonly made
by boiling the skins of animals to a gelly, a ce-
ment.
To GLUE, glä. . v. a. To join with a viscous
cement; to hold together ; to join, to unite, to
invisgate. ..., -
GLUEBOILER, glú'böll-àr. s. One whose trade
is to make glue. .. -
GLUER, glā'ār. S. 98. One who cements with
Shining heat, unusual warmth;|
dens cant word -
gº ** - - -
GiuM, glöm; a. Sullen, stubborulvº,ave 4
To GLUT, giàt. v. a. To swallow, to devour
to cloy, to fill beyond sufficiency; to feast or
#h. eyen to satiety ; to overfill, to load. . .
GLUT, glāt. s. That which is gorged or swal-
lowed ; plenty even to loathing and satiety
more than enough, overmuch.
Gittinots, glºs." "Guy, viscous, ts.
Ila CIOuS. - r -
GLUTINOUSNESS, glö'té-nès-nēs. s. viscosity,
tenacity. . -
GLUTTON, glätt'n. s. 170. One who indulges
himself too much in eating; one eager of any
thing to excess; an animal remarkable for a
voracious appetite.
[I3’ Though the second syllable of this word sup
presses the o, the compounds seem to preserve
it. This, however, is far from being regular . .
for if we were to form compounds of Cotton,
Button, or Mutton, as Cottony, Buttony, Muttony
&c. we should as certainly suppress the last
in the compounds, as in the simples. See Prin-
ciples, No. 103.
To GLUTTONISE, glättön-ize. v. a. To play .
the glutton. -
GLUTTONOUS, glättän-ás. a.
- Given to ex:
cessive feeding .*
iglöftonotišīy, glättän-ás-lè. ad. with the
voracity of a glutton.
GLUTTONY, glättän-è. s. Excess of eating,
luxury of the table.—See GLUTton. -
GLUX, glū'é. a. Wiscous, tenacious, glutinous.
GLYN, glin. s. A hollow between two moun-
tains.
To GNARL, närl. v. m. 384. To growl, to mur-
mur, to snarl. - -
GNARLED, nár'léd. a. º -
To GNASH, näsh. v. a. 384. To strike together,
to clash. -
To GNASH, näsh. v. n. To grind or collide the
teeth ; to rage even to collision of the teeth.
GNAT, nāt. s. 384. A small winged stinging
insect; any thing proverbially small. -
GNATFLOWER, nät'flöö-àr. s. The bee-flower.
GNº APPER, nät'snáp-pâr. s. A bird so
Calle ^*
To GNAW, nãw. v. a. 384. To eat by degrees,
to devour by slow corrosion; to bite in agony
or rage; to wear away by biting; to fret, to
waste, to corrode ; to pick with the teeth.
To GNAW, māw v. m. To exercise the teeth.
GNAWER, nãw'âr. s. 98. One that gnaws.
GNOMON, né'món. s. 384. The hand or pin of
a dial.
GNOMONICKS, nô-món'íks. s. 509. The art of
dialling,
To GO, gö. v. n. Pret. I went, I have gone. To
waik, to move step by step; to walk leisurely,
not run; to journey a-ſoot; to proceed; to
depart from a place; to apply one's self;
to have recourse; to be about to do ; to dc-
cline, to tend towards death or ruin; to escape
to tend to any act; to pass; to move by
mechanism; to be in motion from whatever
cause; to be regulated by any method; to pro-
ceed upon principles; to be prºgnant 3 to be
expended; to reach or be extended to any de-
gree; to spread, to be dispersed, to reach far-
ther; to contribute, to conduce; to succeed,
to proceed in train or consequenee. To go
about; to attempt, to endeavour. To gá aside;
to err, to deviate from the right; to abscond.
To go between; to interpose, to moderate be-
tween two. To go by ; to pass unnoticed; to
observe as a rule. To go down; to be swal-
lowed, to be received, not rejected. To go in
and out ; *::::: liberty. To go off; to die,
to decease; foºdépart from a post. To go on;
to make attack; to proceed. To go over, te
revolt, to betake himself to another party. To
go out; to go upon any expedition; to be *.
tinguished. Tºgo *::::::: to perförſi, thº
roughly, to execute; to suffer, to aidergé
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. GOD-DAUGHTER, göd'dāw-tár. s.
º G@G
GO-T0, gö-töö'. interject. Come, come, take the
right course. A scornful exhortation,
GO-BY, gö-bi'. S. Delusion, artifice, circumven-
tion.
GO-CART, gökärt. s. A machine in which chil-
dren are enclosed to teach them to walk.
GOAD, göde. s. 295. A pointed instrument with
which oxen are driven forward.
To GOAD, göde. v. a. To prick or drive with a
oad; to incite, to stimulate, to instigate.
Gš. gôle. s. 295. The landmark set up to
bound a race; the starting post; the final pur-
pose, the end to which a design tends.
GOAR, göre. s. 295. Any edging sewed upon
cloth.
GOAT, göte. s. 295. An animal that seems a
middle species between deer and sheep.
GOATBEARD, götebård, s. A plant; , ,
GOATCHAFER, göté'tshā-fúr. s. A kind of
_ beetle, vulgarly Cog RCHAFER.
GOATHERī), göte'hérd. s. One whose employ-
ment is to tend goats. -
GOATMARJORAM, göte'már-jūr-àm. s. Goats-
beard.
GOATS RUF, göts'röö. s.",
ant.
GOATS-THORN, göts'thermº. A plant.
GOATISH, göte'ísh. a. Itesembling a goat in
rankness or lust.
To GOBBLE, göb'bl. v. a. 405. To swallow
hastily with tumult and noise.
GOBBLER, göb'bl-ār s. One that devours in
haste.
GO-BETWEEN, gö'bè-tw8&n. s. One that trans-
acts business by running between two parties.
GOBLET, sº Properly Gob BLET. A bowl
or cuſ).-See CoDLE.
GOBLIN, göb'lin. s. An evil spirit, a walking
spirit, a frightful phantom ; a fairy, an elf.
D, göd. s. The Supreme Being ; a false god,
an idol; any person or thing deified, or too
much honoured. ... *
GODCHILD, göd"tshild. s. The child for whom
one became sponsor at baptism.
A girl for
whom one became sponsor in baptism.
GODDESS, göd"dés. s. A female divinity. ---
GODDESS-LIKE, göd"dés-like. a. Resembling a
- §ºf
GODFATHER, göd"fá-THár. s. The sponsor at
the font.
GODHEAD, göd'héd. s. Godship, divine nature,
a deity in person, a god or goddess.
GOl)LESS, göd"lés, a. Without sense of duty to
God, atheistical, wicked, impious. 4.
GODLIKE, göd"like. a. Divine, resembling a
divinity. -
GODLINESS, göd"lè-nēs. s. Piety to God; ge-
neral observation of all the duties prescribed by
- §:
GQDLING, göd"ling. s. A little divinity.
GODLY, göd"lé. a. Pious towards God; good,
righteous, religious.
GODLY, göd"lé, ad. Piously, righteously.
§:##. gôd'lè-héd. s. Goodness, right-
eousness.
GOD-MOTHER, göd'môTH-Ör. s. A woman who
has become sponsor in baptism.
GODSHIP, göd'ship. s. The rank
of a § , deity, divinity.
GODSON, göd'sän. s. One for whom one has
been sponsor at the font.
GQDWARD, göd'wärd, ad. Toward God.
GODWIT, gáài. s. A bird of particular deli-
ğ. w
GOER, gö'âr. s. One that goes, a runner, a
walker. * * : -
To GQGGLE: gäg'gl. v. n. 405. #, look asquint.
i0GGLE-EYED, gög'gl-ide. a. 283. Squint-
§yed; not looking straight. 271.
or character
GOGGLES, gög'gélz. s. Covers for weak eyes,
somewhat resembling spectacles; they are
used also to correct the habit of squinting,
236 ,
[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mēt;—plme, pīn;–
GOO
GOING, gö'ing. s.
nancy ; departure. *.
GOLA, gö'iá. s. The same with Cymatium,
[[Gº That is a term in architecture signifying a
member or moulding, one half of which is con-
vex and the other concave.
GOLD, göld, or gööld. s. 164. A bright yellow
metal, the heaviest (except platina,) the purest,
and most precious of all the metals; it is not
very elastick, nor very hard, but exceedingly
malleable and ductile. Parkes' Chymistry. Mo-
ney, riches.
[[; It is much to be regretted that the seconº.
sound of this word is grown much more fre-
quent than the first. It is not easy to guess at
the cause of this unmeaning deviation from the
general rule, but the effect is to impoverish
the sound of the language, and to add to its ir-
regularities. . It has not, however, like some
other words, irrevocably lost its true pronuncia-
tion. Rhyme still claims its right to the long
open o as in bold, cold, fold, &c.
“Judges and senates have been bought for gold
“Fsteem and Love were never to be sold.
“Now Europe's laurels on their brows behold;"
“But stain'd with blood, oriil exchang'd for *}.
ope,
And solemn speaking, particularly the language
of Scripture, indispensably requires the same
sound. With these established authorities in its
favour, it is a disgrace to the language to suffer
indolence and vulgarity to corrupt it into the
second sound.—See WIND.—But since it is
generally corrupted, we ought to keep this cor-
ruption from spreading, by confining it as much
as possible to familiar objects and familiar oc-
casions: thus Goldbeater, Goldfinch, Goldfinder,
Golding, and Goldsmith, especially when a pro-
per name, as Dr. Goldsmith, may admit of the
second sound of 0, but not Golden, as, the Gold-
en Age.
GOLD, göld. a. Made of gold, golden.
GOLDBEATER, göld'bè-túr. s. One whose oc-
cupation is to beat gold.
GOLDBEATER'S SKIN, göld'bè-türz-skin. s.
Skin which goldbeaters lay between the leaves
of their metal while they beat it.
GOLDBOUND, göld'böänd. a. Encompassed with
old.
GößEN, göl'd'm. a. 103: Made of gold, con-
sisting of gold ; shining ; yellow, of the colour
of gold ; excellent, valuable; happy, resea-
bling the age of gold.
GOLDENLY, göl'd’n-lè. ad Delightfully, splen-
didly. -
gºFINCH, göld'ffash. s. A singing bird.
GOLDFINDER, göld'find-ör. s. One who finds
gold. A term ludicrously applied to those that
empty a jakes.
º HAMMER, göld'hām-măr. s. A kind of
ITG!. -
GOLDING, göld'ing. s. A sort of apple.
GOLDSIZE, göld'size. s. A glue of a golden
colour. -
GQLDSMITH, göld’smith, s. One who maru-
factures articles of gold; a banker, one who
§ money for others in his hands.
GOME, göme. s. The black and oily grease of
a cart-wheel; vulgarly pronounced Coom.
GONDOLA, gönſdó-lä. s. A boat much used in
Venice, a small boat.
#39NROLIER, gön-dò-lèër'. s. A boatman.
GONE, gön. Part. pret. from Go. Advanced, for
ward in progress; ruined, undone ; past; lost,
departed; dead, departed from life.
GQNFALON, gén'ſälän. 166
GONFANON, gön'ſä-mân. 5 * :
An ensign, a standard.
GöNöRRHEA, ºncorrêa. s. A morbid run
mima of venereal hurts. w
GOOD, güd... a. 307. Comp. Better, Superl,
Best. Having such physical qualities as are ,
The act of walking; preg



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—nö, móve, nér, nět;—täbe, túb, būll;-öll ;-pôānd;—thin, this. -
expected or desired; proper, fit, convenient ;
Incorrupted, undamaged; wholesome, salu-
brious; pleasant to the taste; complete, full ;
useful, valuable; sound, not false, not falla-
cious; legal, valid, rightly claimed or held;
well qualified, not deficient; skilful, ready, dex-
térous; having moral qualities, such as are
wished, virtuous; benevolent; companionable,
sociable, merry ; not too fast; réally, serious-
ly. To make good ; to maintain, to perform,
to supply any deficiencies.
GOOD, güd. s. That which physically contri-
butes to happiness, the contrary to evil ; moral
qualities, such as are desirable ; virtue, righ-
teousness.
GOOD, güd. ad. Well, not ill, not, amiss, as
good, not worse.
GOOD-CONDITIONED, gād-kön-dish'ên'd. a.
362. Without ill qualities or symptoms. **
GOODLINESS, güd'lè-nēs. s. Beauty, grace,
elegance.
Gööfy, gödlé. a. Beautiful, fine, splendid;
bulky, swelling ; happy, gay.
GOODNOW, güd'möö. interject. In good time.
GOODMAN, güd'mām. s. slight appellation
of civility; a rustick term of compliment, gaffer.
GOODNESS, gād'més. s. Desirable qualities,
either moral or physical.
GOODS, güdz. s. Moveables in a house; wares,
freights, merchandise.
GOODY, güd'dé. s. A low term of civility used
to mean old women; corrupted from Goodwife.
GOOSE, gööse. s. A large waterfowl proverbially
noted for foolishmess; a taylor's smoothing-iron.
GOOSEBERRY, gööz'bér-è. s. A tree and fruit.
GOOSEFOOT, gööse'föt. s. Wild orach.
GOOSEGRASS, gööse'grás. s. , Clivers, an herb.
º, görbél-lè. s. A big paunch, a swell-
ing'belly. -
Gºrilled, gór'bél-líd. a. 283. Fat, bigbel-
1601.
GORD, görd. s. An instrument of gaming.
GORE, göre. s. Blood; blood clotted or con-
gealed ; a long narrow piece.
To GORE, göre. v. a. To stab, to pierce; to
pierce with a horn. q.
GORGE, görje. s. The throat, the swallow ;
that which is gorged or swallowed.
To GORGE, görje. v. a. To fill up to the throat,
to glut, to satiate; to swallow as, the fish has
gorged the hook. &
GöRGEOUS, görjãs. a. 262. Fine, glittering in
various colours, shºy:
GORGEOUSLY, görjö-lè. ad. Splendidly, mag-
nificently, finely.
GORGEOUSNESS, görjãs-nés. s. Splendour,
magnificence, show.
GORGET, görjét. s. The piece of armour that
defends the throat.
GORGON, görgán. s. 166. A fabulous monster
with snaky hairs, of which the sight turned be-
holders to stome; any thing ugly or horrid.
GORMAND, gör'mänd. s. A greedy eater.
To GORMANDIZE, gör'mān-diz v. n. To feed
ravenously.
GQRMANDIZER, gör'mān-di-zár. s. A vora-
cious eater.
GQRSE, görse. s. Furze, a thick prickly shrub.
GORY, gö'ré. a. Covered with congealed blood;
bloody, murderous,
Gºshawk, gós'hāwk. s. A hawk of a large
KLI1 s -
GOSLING, göz'ling. s.
not yet full grown; a catkin.
GOSPEL, gös'pël, s. God's word, the holy book
of the Christian, revelation; divinity, theology.
GOSPELLER, gös'pël-ār. s. A name given to
the followers of Wickliffe, who professed to
§§ only the Gospel.
G( §§§, gós'sä-mâr. s. The down of
plants; the long white cobwebs which float in
, the air about harvest time.
A young goose, a goose,
GOSSIP, gös'sſp. s. One who answers for the
child in baptism; a tippling companion; one
wh9 runs about tattling. -
To GOSSIP, gössip. v. ii. To chat, to prate, to
be merry : to be a pot companion. * 1 ºf
GOT, göt. Pret. of To get.
GOTTEN, gött'n. Part pass. of Get
To GOVERN, gāv’ārn. v. a. To rule as a chief
magistrate ; to regulate, to influence, to direct,
to manage, to restrain : in grammar, to have
force with regard to syntax; to pilot, to re-
late the motions of a ship.
To GQWERN, gāv'àrn. v. n. 98. To keep supe-
riority.
GOVERNABLE, gāv’ār-nā-bl. a. Submissive
to authority, subject to rule, manageable.
GOVERNANCE, gāv’ār-mânse. s. Government,
rule, management. *
GOVERNANTE, gö-vár nånt'. s. ... A lady who
has the care of young girls of quality.
GOVERNESS, gāv’ār-nēs, s. A female invested
with authority; a tutoress, a woman that has
the care of young ladies; a directress.
GOVERNMENT, gāv’ārn mént. s. Form of a
community with respect to the disposition of
the supreme authority ; an establishment of
legal authority, administration of publick, af.
fairs; regularity of behaviour; manageable-
mess, compliance, obsequiousness : in grammar,
influence with regard to construction.
GOVERNOUR, göv'âr-nēr. s. 314. One who
has the supreme direction; one who is invested
with supreme authority in a state; one who
rules any place with delegated and temporary
authority a tutor; a pilot, a manager.
GOUGE, göödje, orgöädje. s. A chisel having a
round edge.
GOURD, görd, or göörd. s. 318. A plant, a bottle.
[[; Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Nares, W. Johnston,
and Buchanam, pronounce this word in the first
manner; and Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr
Kenrick, and Mr. Perry, in the last. The first
is, in my opinion, the most agreeable to En-
glish analogy.
GööRDINESS, görde-nēs. s.
horse's leg.
GOURNET, går"mét. s. 314. A fish.
GOUT, göät. s. 313. A febrile disease principally
affecting the feet, and attended with great pain.
GOUT, #. s. 315. A French word signifying
taste; a strong desire.
GOUTWORT, göät'wart. s. An herb.
GOUTY, göä'té. a. Afflicted or diseased with
the gout; relating to the gout.
GOWN, gööm. s. A long upper garment; a wo.
man's upper garment; the long habit of a man
dedicated to arts of peace, as, divinity, medi
cine, law; the dress of peace.
GOWNED, göön'd. a. 362. Dressed in a gown,
GOWNMAN, göän’mām. s. 83. A man devoted
to the arts of peace.
To GRABBLE, grâb'bl. v. a. 405. To grope.
To GRABBLE, grâb'bl. v n. To lie prostrate
on the ground. * *
GRACE, gräse. s. 560. Favour, kindness : fa
vourable influence of God on the human mrad,
virtue, effect of God's influence ; pardon ; fa
vour conferred; privilege; a goddess, by the
heathens supposed to bestow beauty ; beha-
viour, considered as decent or unbecoming ;
adventitious or artificial beauty; ornament,
flower, highest perfection ; the title of a duke,
formerly of the king, meaning the same as your
goodness or your clemency; a short prayer
said before and after meat.
GRACE-CUP, gräsekåp. s. The cup or health
drunk after grace. * 3. -
To GRACE, gräse. v. a. To adorn, to dignify,
to embellish, to dignify or raise by an act of tº
favour; to favour. .
GRACED, gräst. a. 359. Beautiful, graceful
virtuous, regular, chaste. -
A swelling in a
GRA
238
GRA
II, 559–Fâte, fºr, fall, fat;-me, mét;—plme, pin;-
GRACEFUL, gräse'föl. a. Beautiful with ele-
8tºlCC.
oftfully, grèse'föl-lè. ad. Elegantly,
with pleasing dignity. .
GRACEFULNESS, gräse'föl-nēs. s. Elegance
of manner.
GRACELESS, gräse'lés. a.
wicked, abandoned.
GRACES, grâ'siz. s. 99. Good graces, for fa-
your: it is seldom used in the singular.
GRACILE, grás'sil. a. 140. Slender, small.
GRACILENT, grås'é-lènt. a. Lean. -
GRACILITY, grä-sil'é-té. s. Slenderness.
'GRACIOUS, grâ'shôs. a. 314. Merciful, benev-
olent; favourable, kind; virtuous, good; grace-
ful, becoming.
GRACIOUSLY, grâ'shôs-lè. ad. Kindly, with
kind condescension; in a pleasing manner.
GRACIOUSNESS, grâ'shôs-nēs. s. Kind con-
descension ; pleasing manner.
GRADATION, grā-dà'shán. s. Regular progress
from one degree to another ; regular advance
step by step ; order, arrangement; regular
process of argument.
GRADATORY, grád'à-tūr-e, s. 512. Steps from
the cloister into the church.
GRADIANT, grâ'dé-ánt, or grâjë-ánt. a. 293.
Walking.
GRADUAL, grád'à-ál, or grádjè-ál. a. 293,294,
376. Proceeding by degrees, advancing step
by step.
GRADUAL, grád'à-ál. s. 88. An order of steps.
GRADUALITY, grád-ū-āl'é-lè.'s. Regular pro-
ression.
GRADUALLY, grád'à-āl-lè. ad. By degrees, in
regular progression.
To GRADUATE, grád'à-āte. v. a. To dignify
with a degree in the university, to mark with
degrees ; to raise to a higher place in the scale
of metals ; to heighten, to improve.
GRADUATE, grád'à-āte. s.91. A man dignified
with an academical degree.
GRADUATION, grád-à-à'shôn. s. Regular pro-
gression by succession of degrees; the act of
conferring academical degrees.
*RAFF, gráf. s. A ditch, a moat.
GRAFT or GRAFF, gräft or gráff. s. 79. A small
branch inserted into the stock of another tree.
To GRAFT or GRAFF, gräft or gräff. v. a. To
insert a scion or branch of one tree into the
stock of another; to propagate by insertion
or inoculation ; to insert into a place or body
to which it did not originally belong ; to join
one thing so as to receive support from another.
[[G. Nothing can be cléarer than that Graff is the
true word, if we appeal to its derivation fron
the French word Greffer; and accordingly we
find this word used in Scripture, and several of
the old writers: but nothing can be clearer than
that it is now obsolete, and that the word Graft-
ed has been long used by our most respectable
modern authors; and that it ought to be used
exclusively.
GRAFTER, gráf'tör s
fruits by grafting.
GRAIN, grâne. s. 202. A single seed of corn;
corn; the seed of any fruit; any minute parti-
cle ; the smallest weight; any thing proverbi-
ally small. Grain of allowances; something
indulged or remitted; the direction of the fibres
of wood, or other fibrous matter; dyed or stain-
ed substance; temper, disposition, humour; the
form of the surface with regard to roughness
and smoothness
GRAINED, grân'd. a. 359. Rough, made less
smooth.
GRAINS, gränz. s. The husks of malt exhausted
Without grace,
One who propagates
* *
_in brewing
GRANY, grâ'mé, a, Full of corn; full of grains
. . or kernels. ...?
GRAMERCY, gº-mér'sè. interj. An obsolete ex-
C.
pression of
surpris
}
*
GRAMINEOUS, tº: a. Grassy.
GRAMINIVOROUS, grâm-è-nîv'8-rūs. a. 518.
Grass-eating. |
GRAMMAR, grâm'már. s. 418. The science of
speaking correctly, the art which teaches the
relation of words to each other; propriety or
justness of speech ; the book that treats of the
various relations of words to one another.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL, grâm'már-skööl. s. A
school in which the learned languages are gram.
matically taught.
GRAMMARIAN, grām-má'ré-án. s. One who
teaches grammar, a philologer.
GRAMMATICAL, grām-mátē-kál. a. Belonging
to grammar; taught by grammar.
GRAMMATICALLY, grän-mâté-kál-A. ad. Ac
cording to the rules or science of grammar
GRAMPLE, grâmpl. s. 405. A crab-fish.
GRAMPUS, gränn'pús. s. A large fish of the
whale kind. º
GRANAM, grān'ām. s. A ludicrous word for
grandam. JMason.
GRANARY, grān'ā-rè. s. 503. A storehouse for
the threshed corn.
[[G’. We sometimes hear this word pronounced
with the first a like that in grain ; but all our
orthóepists mark, it like the a in grand. The
first manner would insinuate, that the word is
derived from the English word grain: but this
is not the case: it comes from the Latin grana-
rium ; and, by our own analogy, has the ante-
penultimate vowel short.
GRANATE, grān'āt. s. 91. A kind of marble so
called, because it is marked with small variega-
tions like grains.
GRAND, gränd. a. Great, illustrious, high in
power; spiendid, magnificent; noble, sublime,
lofty, conceived or expressed with great digmi-
ty. It is used to signify ascent or descent of
Consanguinity. , , ,
GRANDAM, grām'dām. s. Grandmother, one's
father's or mother's mother; an old withered
WOhl? Il.
GRANDCHILD, gränd'tshild. s. The son or
daugnter of one's son or daughter.
GRAND DAUGHTER, gränd'dāw-tár. s. The
daughter of a son or daughter.
GRANDEE, grām-dèë'. s. A man of great rank,
ower, or dignity. .
gº DEUR, gränjär. s. 376. State, splen-
dour of appearance, magnificence ; elevation of
Sentiment or language.
GRAND FATHER, gränd'fá-THär. s. The fa-
ther of a father, or mother. -
GRANDIFICK, grân-dif'ík. a. 509. Making
great.
t
GRANDINOUS, grän'dè-nēs. . a. Full of hail.
GRANDMOTHER, gränd'môTH-àr. s. The
father's or mother's mother.
GRANDSIRE, gränd'sire. s. Grandfather
any ancestor, poetically.
GRANDSON, gränd'sán. s.
or daughter.
GRANGE, granje. s. A farm : generally, a farm
with a house at a distance from neighbours.
GRANITE, grän'tt. s. 140. A compound, gra-
nular, aggregated rock, composed of felspar,
uartz and mica, mostly in distinct crystals.
hillips's Mineralogy. .' - .
GRANIVOROUS, grā-nív'vö-rås. a. 518. Eating
grain.
GRANNAMI, grán'nām. s. 88. Grandmother.
To GRANT, grânt. v. a. 78, 79. To admit that
which is not yet proved; to bestow something
which cannot be claimed of right. e
GRANT, grânt. s. The act of granting or be:
stowing; the thing granted, a gift, a boon; in
law, a gift in writing, of such a thing as cannot
aptly be passed or conveyed by word only ; ad-
mission of something in dispute. . .
Gºble, jºint which may be
grante ".
The son of a son

GRA º:
239 tº
GRA
—mö, móve, nãr, nét;—túbe, tib, būll;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
GRANTEE, grán-tee'. s. He to whom any
grant is made.
G#ANTOR, grânt-tór'. s. 166.
a grant is made.
GRANULARY, grän'ê-lār-8. a. Small and com-
pact, resembling a small grain or seed.
To GRANULATE, grān'ā-lāte. v. n. To be
formed into small grains.
To GRANULATE, grän'à-lāte. v. a. To break
into small masses; to raise into small asperi-
ties. 91.
GRANULATION, grâm-è-lä'shūm. s. The act
of pouring melted metal into cold water so as
it may congeal into small grains; the act of
breaking into small parts like grams. \
GRANULE, grān'āle. s. A small compact par-
ticle.
GRANULOUS, grän'ê-lás. a. Full of littlegrains.
GRAPE, grâpe. s. The fruit of the vine grow-
ing in clusters.
GRAPHICK, gráf'ík. a. Weil described, de-
Well delinea-
lineated. Ash. d
sºphical, gráf'é-kál. a.
ted.
&RAPHICALLY, grāfē-kāl-à., ad. In a pic-
turesque manner, with good description or
delineation.
GRAPNEL, gráp'nél. s. A small anchor belong-
ing to a little vessel; a grappling-iron with which
in fight one ship fastens on another.
To GRAPPLE, gráp'pl. v. n. 405. To contend
by seizing each other; to contest in close fight.
To GRAPPLE, gráp'pl. v. a. To fastem, to
fix ; to seize, to lay fast hold of.
GRAPPLE, gráp'pl. s. Contest in which the
combatants seize each other; close fight; iron
instrument, by which one ship fastens on an-
other.
GRAPPLEMENT, gráp'pl-mênt. s. Close fight.
ëRAššHößR, gºïèſ-àr. s. A smaiſin.
sect that hops in the summer grass.
GRASIER, grâ'zhár. s. 283. See GRAzIER.
To GRASP, gräsp. v. a. To hold in the hand, to
gripe; to seize, to catch at.
To GRASP, gräsp. v. m. To catch at, to en-
deavour to seize ; to struggle, to strive ; to
ipe, to encroach.
GRASP, gräsp. s. The gripe or seizure of the
hand ; possession, hold ; power of seizing.
GRASPER, gräsp'êr. s. 98. One that grasps.
GRASS, grás. s. 78, 79. The common herbage
of fields on which cattle feed.
GRASS-PLOT, grás'plôt. s.
•ered with grass.
GRASSINESS, grås'sè-nés. s.
abounding in grass.
GRASSY, grás'sé. a. Covered with grass.
GRATE, gräte. s. Partition madº with bars
placed near to one another; the rāge of bars
within which fires are inade.
To GRATE, gräte. v. a. To rub or wear any
thing by the attrition of a rough body; to of.
fend by any thing harsh or vexatious ; to form
a harsh sound.
To GRATE, gräte. v. n. To rub so as to injure
or offend ; to make a harsh noise.
GRATEFUL, gråte'föl. a. Having a due sense
of benefits; pleasing, acceptable, delightful,
delicious.
GRATEFULLY, gråte'föl-ć. ad. With willing-
mess to acknowledge and repay benefits; in a
leasing manner.
GRATEFULNESS, gråte'föl-nēs. s. Gratitude,
duty to benefactors; quality of being accepta-
ble, pleasantness.
GRATER, gråte àr s. A kind of coarse file
with which soft bodies are rubbed to powder
GRATIFICATION, grät-é-fé-ká'shôn. s. The
act of pleasing , pleasure, delight, recompense.
To GRATHFY, grât'é-fi. v. a... To indulge, to
please by compliance ; to delight, to please;
$o requite with a gratification.
He by whom
A small level co-
The state of
GRATINGLY, grâte' ing-lè. ad Harshly, of
fensively. J
GRATIS, grâ'tis. ad. 544. For nothing, without
TecompenSe.
GRATITUDE, grât'é-tūde. s. Duty to benefac
tors; desire to return benefits.
GRATUITOUS, grä-tū’é-tês. . a. Voluntary,
granted without claim or merit; asserted with:
out proof.
GRATUITOUSLY, grâ-tū’é-täs-lè. ad without
claim or merit; without proof.
CRATUITY, grä-tū'ê-té. s. A present or ac-
knowledgment, a recompense.
To GRATULATE, grâtshö-lāte, or grátº-lāte.
V. a. 461. To congratulate, to salute with de-
clarations of joy; to declare joy for.
Głºś.". saluta.
tions made by expressing joy.
GRATULATORY, ºrs. &l.
gratulatory, expressing congratulation.
[3 For the o, see Domestick. 512.
GRAVE, grâve. s. The place in which the dead
are reposited.
GRAVE-CLOTHES, grave'klöze. s. The dress
of the dead. sº
GRAVE-STONE, grâve'stème. s.
that is laid over the grave. *
To GRAVE, grève. v. a. Preter. Graved: Part.
pass. Graven. To carve on any hard substance;
to copy writing or painting on wood or metal,
to #press deeply ; to clean, calk, and sheathe
a snip.
To GRAVE, grâve. v. n.
on hard substances.
GRAVE, grave. a. Solemn, serious, sober; of
weight; not showy, not tawdry ; not sharp of
sound, not acute.
GRAVEL, grâv'é!. s. 99. Hard coarse sand ;
Sandy matter concreted in the kidneys.
To GRAVEL, grây'él. v., a. To cover with gra-
vel ; to stick in the sand; to puzzle, to put to a
stand, to embarrass ; to hurt the foot of a horse
with gravel confined by the shoe.
GRAVELESS, gravelés. a. Without a tomb,
unburied.
GRAVELLY, gráv'él-lè. a.
abounding with gravel.
GRAVELY, gravelé, ad. Solemnly, seriously,
soberly, without lightness : without gaudiness
or show.
GRAVENESS, grävenäs.
nity and sobriety.
GRAVEQLENT, grā-vé'ó-lént. a 3trong scented.
GRAVER, grâ'vár. s. 98. One whose business is
to inscribe or carve upon hard substances, one
who copies writing or pictures upon wood or
metai to be impressed on paper; the stile or
tool used in graying.
GRAVIDITY, grä-vid'é-té. s. Pregnancy.
GRAVING, grâ'ving. s. Carved work.
To GRAVITATE, grâv'è-täte. v. n. To tend to
the centre of attraction.
GRAVITATION, grāv-e-tà'shán. s. Act of tend-
ing to the centre.
GRAVITY, grâv'é-té. s. Weight, heaviness, ten-
dency to the centre; seriousness, solemnity.
GRAVY, grâ'vé. s. The juice that runs from
flesh not much dried by the fire, the juice of
flesh boiſed out.
GRAY, grâ. a. White with a mixture of black'
white or hoary with old age ; dark like the
Çpening or close of day.
GRAY. già. s. A badger.
GR*Y EARD, grâ'béèrd. s. An old man.
GRAY LING, grâ'ling. s. The umber. a fish.
GłuśY NESS, grâ'nés. s. The quality of being gray
To GRAZE, grâze. . v. n To eat grass, to feed
^* grass; to supply grass; to touch lightly on
the surface.
To GRAz. E, grâze. v. a. To tend grazing cat-
*le; to feed upon ; to touch lightly the surface
.., "a S6 43 t
Corº--
The storie
To write or delineate
Full of gravel,
Seriousness, solem-
*
&
GRE
Grºß, grä'zhār s 283, 484. One who ſeeds
cattle. *, *S, -
'GREASE, grèse... s. 227, 560. The soft part of
the ſat ; a swelling and gourdiness of the legs,
which generally happens to a horse after his
3";
To GREASE,
anoint with
resents.
GREASINESS, grè'zè-nés. s. Oiliness, fatness.
GREASY, grèzè, a. Oily, fat, unctuous; smear-
. . ed with grease; fat of body, bulky.
GREAT, gräte... a. 240,241. ‘Large in bulk or
number; having any quality in a high degree;
considerable in extent or duration; important,
weighty; chief, principal ; of high rank, of
f: v. a. 437. To smear or
ease; to bribe or corrupt with
large power; illustrious, eminent; noble, mag-
nanimous, familiar, much acquainted; preg-
nant, teeming: it is added in every step of
ascending or descending consanguinity, as,
* eat-grandson is the son of my grandson.
GREAT, gräte. s. The whole, the gross, the
whole in a lump.
GREATBELLIED, grâte-bêl'id. a. 283. Preg-
nant, teeming.
GREATHäARTED, grate-hărtăd. a. High
Spirited, umdejected.
GREATLY, grâte'lé. a. In a great degree; no-
bly, illustriously; magnanimously, generously,
bravely. -
GREATNESS, gråte'nés. s. Largeness of quan-
tity or number; comparative quantity; high
degree of any quality; high place, digmity,
power, influence; merit, magnanimity, noble.
ness of mind; grandeur, state, magnificence.
QREAVES, grèv. S. Armour for the legs.
GRECISM, grè'sízm. s. An idiom of the Greek
sanguage. we
To GRECIZE, gré'size. v. m. To imitate the
idiom of the Greek language.
GREECE, gréése. s. A flight of steps.
GREEDILY, gréé'dé-lè, a. Eagerly, ravenous-
ly, voraciously.”
GREEDINESS, gréé'dè-nēs. s." Ravenousness,
hunger, eagerness of appetite or desire.
GREEDY, grèë'dè. a. Ravenous, voracious, hun-
gry, eager, vehemently desirous.
GREEKLING, grèkiing.s. Asmatterer in Greek.
GREEN, grèëm. a. Having a colour formed by
compounding blue and yellow ; pale, sickly;
flourishing, fresh; new, fresh, as, a green
wound; not dry ; not roasted, half raw ; un-
ripe, immature, young.
GREEN, grèën. s. The green colour; a grassy
piain.
2.99. REEN, gréén. v.a. To make green.
GREENBROOM, grèën-brööm'. s. This shrub
ows wild upon barren dry heaths.
GREENCLOTH, grèën'klóth. s. A beard or
court of justice of the king's household. _*
GREENEYED, grèën'ide. a. 271. Having eyes
coloured with green.
GREENFINCH, grèën'ſ insh s. A kind of bird;
a kind of fish.
§REENGAGE, grèën-gāje'. s. A species of plum.
GREENHOUSE, grèën'hôāse. s. A house in
Which tender plants are sheltered.
§REENISH, grèën'ísh. a. Somewhat green
GREENLY, grèénié. a. With a greenish colour.;
... newly, freshly.
REENNESS, grèën'nés. s. The quality of being
green ; immaturity, unripeness; freshness,
Vigour; newness.
GREEN ROOM, grèën'rööm. s. A room near
the stage to which actors retire during the in-
* tervals of their parts in the play.
GREENSICKNESS, grèën-sik'nés. s. The dis-
ease of maids, so called from the paleness which
it produces.
§§§ ; grèën'swärd, ? S, The turf
on which grass grows. r
f
t 240
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mè, mét;—plme, pin ;—
;
#
*
GRI
*
GREENWEED, grèën'wééd. s. Dyers weed.
GREENWOOD, grèën'wild. s. A wood consider.
ed as it appears in the spring or summer: wood
, growing, or newly cut. *
To GREET, grèët, v. a. To address at meeting;
to salute in kindness or respect; to congratu.
late ; to pay compliments at a distance.
To GREET, grèët, v. a. To wail. Mason. •
GREETING, gréét’ſng. s. Salutation at meet.
ing; or compliments at a distance. *
QºEEZE, grèze. s. A flight of steps.
$REGAL: grè'gål. a. Belonging to a flock. --
GREGARIOUS, grè-gā'ré-às, a Going in flocks
or herds.
GREMIAL: grè'mē-ăl. a. Pertaining to the lap.
GRENADE, gre-mâde'. s. A j lobe
or ball about two inches in diameter, which,
being filled with fine powder, as soon as it is
kindled, flies into many shatters; a small bomb.
GRENADIER, grén-ā-dèèr', s. 275. A tall foot-
soldier, of whom there is one company in every
regiment in Europe.
GRENADO, grè-mâ'dö. s. 77. See GRENADE and
LUMBAGo.
GREW, grâ. The preterit of Grow.
GREY, grâ. a. See GRAY. -
GREYHOUND, grâ'hôānd. s. A tall fleet dog
that chases in sight. w
To GRIDE, gride. v. n. To cut.
GRIDELIN, grid'ê-lin. s. A colour made of
white and red.
GRIDIRON, grid’ī-àrn. s.
broil meat on. ,
GRIEF, grééf. s. 275. Sorrow, trouble for some-
thing past; grievance, harm.
GRIEVANCE, grèë'vänse. s. 560. A state or the
cause of uneasiness.
To GRIEVE, gréév. v. a. To afflict, to hurt.
To GRIEVE, grèëv. v. m. To be in pain for
Something past, to mourn, to sorrow, as for the
death of friends.
GRIEVINGLY, grèëving-lè. ad. In sorrow, so-
rowfully. - *
GRIEVOUS, grèëv'às. a. Afflictive, painful,
hard to be borne ; such as causes sorrow ;
atrºcious, heavy.
GRIEVOUSLY, gréév'ás-lè. ad. Painfully; ca-
lamitously, miserably 3, vexatiously.
GRIEWOUSNESS, grèëv'ös-nēs. s.
pain.
§ : griffin. } s. A fabled animal,
said to be generated between the lion and eagle
GRIG, grig. s. A small eel; a merry creature.
To GRILL.gril. v. n. To broil on a gridiron, to
harass, to hurt.
GRILLADE, gril-läde'. s.
the gridiron.
GRIM, grim. a. Having a countenance of ter.
ror, horrible ; ugly, ill-looking.
GRIMACE, grè-mâse'. s. A distortion of the
- countenance, from habit, affectation or inso-
lence; air of affectation.
GRIMALKIN, grim-măl'kin. s. An old cat.
GRIME, grime. s. Dirt deeply insinuated.
To GRIME, grime. v. a. To dirt, to sully
deeply.
GRIMLY, glim'lé. ad.
sourly, suilenly.
GRPMNESS, grim'nés. s. Horrour, frightfulness
of visage.
To GRIN, grin. v. n. To set the teeth together
and withdraw the lips, so as to appear smiling,
with a mixture of displeasure; to fix the teeth
as in anguish.
GRIN, gría. s.
To Gäisä,
A portable grate to
Sorrow,
Amy thing broiled on
Horribly, hideously;
The āct of closing the teeth.
grind. v. a. Preterit, I ground;
Part, pass. Ground. To reduce any thing to
powder by friction; to s en or smooth; to
rub one against another; to harass, to oppress:
To GRIND, grind. v. n. To perform the act of
l
grinding, to be moved as in grinding
GRO
GRINDER, grind'àr. s. 98. One that grinds;
the instrument of grinding; one of the double
teeth.
GRINDLESTONE, grín'dl-stöne. & s. The
GRINDSTONE, grind'stème. y º
. on which edged instruments are sharp-
€110C1.
GRINNER, grim'nār. s. 98. He that grims.
čičinningſſy,
ning laugh.
GRIP, grip. s. A small ditch.
To GRIPE, gripe. v. a. To hold with the fingers
closed; to catch eagerly ; to seize; to close, to
clutch ; to pinch, to press, to squeeze.
To GRIPE, gripe. v. m. To pinch the belly, to
give the colick -
GRIPE, gripe. S. Grasp, ho.d; squeeze, pressure;
§". ; pinching distress.
GRIPES, gripes. s. Belly-ache, colick.
GRIPER, gripár.'s, 98. Oppressor, usurer.
GRIPINGLY, griping-lè. ad. With pain in the
guts. . -
GRISAMBER, gris'ām-bár. s. Used by Milton
for ambergrise. -*
GRISKIN, gris'kím. s. The vertebrae of a hog
broiled. º
SRISLY, griz'lé. ad. Dreadful, horrible, hideous.
GRIST, grist. s. Corn to be ground; supply,
provision.
GRISTLE, gris's]... s. 472. A cartilage.
QRISTLY, gris'slé. a. Cartilaginous.
GRIT, grit. s. The coarse part of meal; oats
husked, or coarsely ground; sand, rough hard ||
articles; a kind of fossil ; a kind of fish.
GRITTſNESS, grºte mes. 's "Sandiºs, the
quality of abounding in grit.
GRITTY, gritté. a. Full of hard particles.
GRIZELIN, griz'lín. a. More properly GRIDE-
LIN. Having a pale red colour.
GRiZZLE, griz'zl. . s. 405. A mixture of white
and black; gray.
GRIZZLED, grizzl’d. a. 359.
with gray.
GRIZZLY, gríz'zlé. a. Somewhat gray.
To GROAN, gröne. v. n. 295. To breathe with
a mournful moise, as in pain or agomy. º
GROAN. gröne. s. Breath expired with a noise
and difficulty ; a hoarse dead sound.
GRQANFUL, gröne'föl. a. Sad, agonizing.
GROAT, grâwt. s. 295. A piece valued at four-
pence ; a proverbial name for a small sum ;
groats, oats that have the hulls taken off.
GROCER, grö'sár. s. 98. A man who buys and
sells tea, sugar, spices, &c.
[[; Mr. Nares observes, that this word ought to
be written Grosser, as originally being one who
dealt by the gross or wholesale. There is not,
however, he observes, much chance that Grocer
will give place to Grosser ; º as they no
longer engross merchandize of kinds, nor
insist upon dealing in the gross alone. The
other derivation of this word, from grossus, a
fig, is not worth notice.
§ §§fºr. S.
G OG +y+? * ***
&ROGRAM, : grèg'röm. } S.
with a large woof and a rough pile.
GROIN, gróin. s. The part next the thigh.
GROOM, grööm. s. A servant that takes care of
the stable; a man newly married.
GROOWE, grööv. s. A deep cavern or hollow ; a
channel or hollow cut with a tool.
To GROOVE, grööv. v. a. To cut hollow.
To GROPE, gröpe. v. m. To feel where one can-
not See.
To GROPE, gröpe. v. a. To search by feeling in
the dark. +
TROSS, grèse, a. 162. Thick, corpulent; shame-
ful, unseemly; intellectually coarse; inelegant;
thick, not refined; stupid, dull; coarse, rough,
pº to delicate. º
Mºjº. This word is #sular from a vanity of imi-
Interspersed
Grocers’ ware.
Stuff woven
241
—no, mēve, mēr, nét ;— tabe, túb, būl,—&ll,—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
grin'ning-lè. ad. With a grin-i}
GIRO
tating the French. In Scotland they pronounce
this word regularly so as to rhyme with moss.
Pope also rhymes it with this word: *
“Shall only man be taken in the gross P
“Grant but as many sorts of mind as moss.”
This, however must be looked upon as a poetical
license ; for the sound seems now irrevocably
fixed, as it is marked, rhyming with jocose, ver.
hose, &c. -
GROSS, grose... s. The main body, the main
force ; the bulk, the whole not divided into its
several parts : the chief part, the main mass;
the number of twelve dozen. -
GROSSLY, grèse'lè, ad. Bulkily, in bulky parts,
coarsely ; without subtilty, without art; with:
out delicacy.’ ^.
GROSSNESS, grèse'nés. s. Coarseness, not sub-
tilty, thickness; inelegant fatness, unwield
corpulence; want of refinement; want of deli
C&RCW.
GROT, gröt. s. A cave, a cavern for coolness
and pleasure.
GROTESQUE,
unslatural. -
GROTTO, gröttö. s. A cavern or cave made for
coolness. . . . -
GROVE, gröve. s. A walk covered by trees meet-
ing above.
To GROVEL, gröw'v'l. v. n. 102. To lie prone,
to creep low on the ground; to be mean, to be
without dignity.
GROUND, gröänd. s. 313. The earth, considered
as solid or as low ; the earth as distinguished
from air or water; land, country; region, ter-
ritory; farm, estate, possession ; the floor or
level of the place; dregs, lees, faeces; the first
stratum of paint upon which the figures are af.
terwards painted; the fundamental substance,
that by which the additional or accidental parts
are supported ; first hint, first traces of an in-
vention; the first principles of knowledge; the
fundamental cause; the field or place of action,
the space occupied by an army as they fight,
advance, or retire ; the state in which one is
with respect to opponents or competitors; the
foil to set a º off.
To GROUND, größnd. v. a. To fix on the ground,
to found as upon cause or principle ; to settle
in first principles or rudiments of knowledge.
GROUND, größnd. The preterit and part. pass,
of Grind.
GROUND-ASH, größnd-āsh'. s. A sapling of ash
taken from the ground.
gró-tésk’. a. Distorted in figure,
|GROUND-BAIT, größnd bâte. s. A bait made
of barley or malt boiled, thrown into the place
where you angle.
GROUND-FLOOR, gröänd'flöre. s. The lower
§§ of a house.
Gººn D-IVY, größnd-l'vé. s Alehoof, or turn-
1001. -
GROUND-OAK, größnd-öke'. s. A sapling oak
GROUND-PINE, größnd-pime'. s.
Aſº
|GROUND-PLATE, größnd'plate. s. In architec-
ture, the outermost pieces of timber lying on or
near the ground, and framed into one another
with mortises and tenons.
GROUND-PLOT, gröänd'plôt. s. The ground
on which any building is placed ; the ichnogra-
phy of a building.
GROUND-RENT, größnd'rént. s. Rent paid for
the privilege of building on another man's
ground.
GROUND-ROOM, grôānd'rööm. s. A room on
the level with the ground.
GROUNDEDLY, gröänd'éd-lè. ad. Upon firm
rinciples.
G#3; DLESS, gröänd'lés. a. Without cause,
void of reason. .
GROUNDLESSLY, gröänd'lés-lè. ad. Without
reason, without cause.
GHOUNDLESSNESS, grôānd'lès-nēs, s Waut
of just reason.
GHU -
U3° 559.-Fåte, fil, fall, fit
keeps at the bottom of the water; one of the
# \
ºply, gröänd'lè. ad. Upon principles,
soiltily. -
GROUNDSEL, größn'síl. s.
round ; a plant.
GROUNDWORK, gröänd'wörk. s. The ground,
the first stratum ; the first part of an undertak-
ing, the fundamentals; first principle, ori-
ginal reason.
GROUP, grööp. s. 315. A crowd, a cluster, a
huddle
To GROUP, grööp. v. a. To put into a crowd,
to huddle together.
JGP This word is now more properly written
Groupe, like the French word from which it
Comes to us. - -
GROUSE, größse. s. 313. A kind of fowl, a
heathcock.
GROUT, größt. s. 313, Coarse meal; pollard;
that which purges off; a kind of wild apple.
To GROW, grö. v. n. 324. Preter. Grew ; Part.
pass. Grown. To vegetate, to have vegetable
motion; to be produced by vegetation ; to in-
crease in stature; to come to manhood from
infancy; to issue, as plants from a soil ; to in-
crease in bulk, to become greater; to improve,
to make progress ; to advance to any state ; to
come by degrees; to be changed frcum ome
state to another ; to proceed as from a cause ; to
adhere, to stick together; to swell, a sea term.
GROWER, grö'ör, S. 93. An increaser.
To GROWL, größl. v. m. 323. To snarl or mur-
mur like an angry cur; to murmur, to grum-
e.
GROWN, grôme, the participle passive of Grow.
ºfin growth ; covered or filled by the
growth of any thing; arrived at full growth or
... stature.
GROWTH, gröth. s. 324. Vegetation, vegetable
life; product, thing produced ; increase in
number, bulk, or frequency; increase of sta-
ture, advanced to maturity ; improvement, ad-
Vakıcement. -
To GRUB, gråb. v. a. To dig up, to destroy by
§";
GRUB, grâb. s. A small worm that eats holes
in bodies; a short thick man, a dwarf.
To GRÜBBLE, grâb'bl. v. n. 405. To feel in
the dark.
GRUB-STREET, grâb'strèët. s. The name of a
street in London. formerly much inhabited by
writers of small histories, dictionaries, and tem-
orary poems ; whence any mean production
is called Grub-street. -
To GRUDGE, grädie. v. a. To envy, to see any
advantage of another with discontent; to give
or take unwilliugly.
To GRUDGE, grädje. v. n. To murmur, to re-
pine; to be unwilling, to be reluctant; to bel
€n V10tlS. -
GRUDGE, grädje. s. Gld quarrel, inveterate
malevolence ; anger, ill-will; envy, odium, in-
vidious censure ; some little commotion, or fore-
runner of a disease. ... º
GRUDGINGLY, grádjing-lè. ad. Unwillingly,
malignantly.
GRÜEī, grºñ. s. 99. Food made by boiling
oatmeal in water.
GRUFF, gráf. a. Sour of aspect, harsh of man-
ners. ;
GRUFFLY, gråſ'é. ad. Harshly, ruggedly.
GRUFFNESS, gräfinés. s. Ruggedness of mien.
GRUM, grâm. a. Sour, surly.
To GRUMBLE, gröm'bi. v. ii. 405. To murmur
with discontent; to growl, to snarl to make a
Hoarse rattle.
GRUMBLEB, grâm'bl-àr. s. One that grumbles,
& J Ullſ Dºull'eſ.
GRUMBLING, grâm'bling. s.
- - A murmuring
through discontent.
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242
A timber next the
GUE
;—mē, mét;—plme, pīn;–
GROUNDLENG, größnd'ling. s. A fish which
n. 332. To be in a state
GRUMMEL, grâm'mél. s. An herb.
of a coagulated liquor.
To GRÜNT, grânt.
GRUNT, grânt. s. The noise of a hog
GRUNTLING, grânt'ling, s. A young hog
GUAIACUM, gwā'yā-kām. s. 340. A gum resin,
er's Dispensator
To GUARANTY, gār'rán-té. v. a. 92. To under-
To GUARD, gyárd. v. a. 92, 160. To watch, by
objections ; to adorn with lists, laces, or orna-
of caution or defence.
a state of vigilance ; limitation, anticipation of
[[G. This word is pronounced exactly like the
vable between hard g and a in other words.-
the language. 160
one to whom the care and preservation of any
ing the office of a kind protector or superin-
fire of a guardian.
king s ship to guard the coast.
Govern-
GUDGEON, gödján. s. 259. A small fish found
disadvantage.
[[; I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the first
agreeable to the French guerdon, but to our
GRUME, grööm. s. 339. A thick viscid consist
ence of a fluid. *.
GRUMLY, grâm'lè. ad. Sullenly, morosely.
GRUMOUS, gröö'mús. a. 339. Thick, clotted.
GRUMOUSNESS, gröö'más-més. s. Thickness
GRUNSEL, grân'síl. s. 99. The lower part of
the building. -
To GRUNTLE, grón'tl. 405. } V. Iſle
To murmur like a hog.
GRUNTER, grân'tūr. s. 98. He that grunts; a
kind of fish.
To GRUTCH, grâtsh. v. n. To envy, to ºpme.
GRUTCH, grâtsh. s. Malice, ill-will.
used in medicine, produced from the guaiacum
or lignum vitae tree of the West Indies. Thach-
atory.
GUARANTEE, gār-rán-te'. s. 332. A power
who undertakes to see stipulations performed.
take to secure the performance of a treaty or
stipulation between contending parties.
way of defence and security; to protect, to de-
fend; to preserve by caution ; to provide against
mental borders.
To GUARD, gyárd. v.
GUARD, gyárd. s. 92. A man, or body of men,
whose business is to watch ; a state of caution,
objection ; an ornamental hem, lace, or bor-
der; part of the hilt of a sword,
noun yard, preceded by hard g, nearly as egg-
yard. The same sound of y consonant is obser
Nor is this a fanciful peculiarity, but a pronun-
ciation arising from euphony and the analogy of
GUARDAGE, g ărăje. s. 90. State of wardship.
GUARDER, gyár'dër. s. 98. One who guards.
GUARDIAN, gyár'dè-án, or gyárjë-án. s. 293,
294,376. One that has the care of an orphan,
tling is committed.
GUARDIAN, gyár'dè-án. a. 293, 376. Perform.
tendent. * f * * º
GUARDIANSHIP, gyár'dè-ām-ship. s. The of.
GUARDLESS, gyårdlés, a. Withou’ defence.
GUARDSHIP, gyárd'ship. s. Protection; a
GUBERNATION, gº-bér-nā’shān. s.
ment, superintendency.
in brooks and rivers; a person easily imposed
on; scimething to be caught to a man's own
GUERDON, gér"dān. s. 166, 560. A reward, a
recompense. 336.
syllable of this word, which he spells gwer. I
have made the u mute, as in guess, not only as
own analogy. . The authority of Mr. Nares
confirms me in my opinion. Ben Jonson
classes thegu with the same letters in anguish,
but as these letters are unaccented in the last
word, the analogy is different, and the sound
I have given remains still more agreeable to
rule. , .* , º
To GUESS, gés. v. m. 336. To conjecture, to
judge without any certain principles of judg
incut ; to conjecture rightly. ... -
Úi U 1'.
24 J
Yºº J \}
—né, imóve, när, nôt;—túbe, túb, būll;—öll;—pöänd;—thun, Tars.
To GUESS, gès. v.a. To hit upon by accident.
GUESS, gés. s. , 560. Conjecture, judgment
without any positive or certain grounds.
GUESSER, gés'sár. s. , Conjecturer, one who
judges without certain knowledge. .
Gūšš. gés'sing-lè. ad. Conjecturally,
uncertainly. - & o
GUEST, gést, s. 336. One entertained in the
house of another; a stranger, one who comes
newly to reside.
GUESTCHAMBER, gèst'tshām-bär. s. Cham-
ber of entertainment.
To GUGGLE, gāg'gl. v. n. 405. To sound as
water running with intermission out of a nar-
row vessel. . -
GUIACUM, gwé-A'kåm. s. An improper spelling
and pronunciation of Guaiacum, which see.
GUIDAGE, gyl'dāje. s. 90. The reward given to
a guide. - -
GUIDANCE, gyi'dānse. s.
ment.
To GUIDE, gylde. v. a. 160. To direct; to gov-
ern by counsel, to instruct; to regulate, to Su-
erintend. . º
GUIDE, gylde. s. One who directs another in
his way; one who directs another in his con-
duct ; director, regulator. *
II; As the g is hard in this word and its com-
pounds, it is not easy to spell them as they are
pronounced; y must be considered as double e,
and must articulate the succeeding vowel as
much as in yield. See GUARD.
GUIDELESS, gylde'lés. a. Without a guide.
GUIDER, gyidar. s. 98. Director, regulator,
Direction, govern-
*
§ - -
GUILD, gild. s. 341. A society, a corporation,
fraternity. *
ūUILE, gylle. s. 341. Deceitful cunning, insidi-
ous artifice.
GUILEFUL, gylle'föl. a. Wily, insidious, mis-
chievously artful ; treacherous, secretly mis-
chievous.
GUILEFULLY, gylle'föl-ć. ad. Insidiously,
treacherously. -
GUILEFULNESS, gylle'föl-nēs. s. Secret
treachery, tricking cunning.
GUILELESS, gyielés. a. Without deceit, with-
out insidiousness.
GUILER, gyile'êr. s. One that betrays into dam-
er by insidious practices.
GUILT, gilt. s. 341. The state of a man justly
charged with a crime; a crime, an offence.
[[* It is observed in Principles, No.92, that when
g comes before short a, the sound of e so neces-
sarily intervenes, that we cannot pronounce
these letters without it; but that when the a is
long, as in regard, we may pronounce these two
letters without the intervention of e, but that
this pronunciation is not the most elegant.—
The same may be observed of the g hard, and
the long and short i. We may pronounce guide
and guile nearly as if written egg-ide and egg-ile,
though not so properly as egg-ſide and egg-yile,
but that guild and guilt must necessarily admit
of the e sound between hard g and i, or we can-
# not pronounce them.
GUILTILY, gilté-lè. ad. Without innocence.
GUILTINESS, gilt'é-nēs. s. The state of being
ilty, consciousness of crime.
GUIL LEBS, gilt'lés. a. Innocent, free from
Crime. *
GUILTLESSLY, gilt'lés-lè. ad. Withoºt guilt,
###, -
GUILTLESSNESS, gilt'lès-nēs. s. Innocence,
freedom from crime.
GUILTY, giltſté, a. Justiy chargeable with a
crime, not innocent; wicked, Corrupt.
GUINEA, gin'né... s. 341. A gold coin valued at
twenty-one shillings sterling.
GUINEADROPPER, gin-mê-dröp'pár. s. One
who cheats by dropping guineas.
GUINEAHEN, gin'né-hén, s. A small Indian hen.
i s
|GUNSTOCK, gèn'stók. s.
GUINEAPEPPER, gin'né-pép'për. g. A plant
GUINEAPIG, ginné-pig. º ºu imal with
a pig's snout; a kind of naval cadet in an East
Indiaman. * -
GUISE, gylze. s. 160,341. Manner, mien, habit
practice, custom, property; external appear.
ance, dress. - /
GUITAR, git-tár'. s. 341. A stringed instrument
of musick. . -
GULES, º a. Red. A term used in heraldry
GULF, gölf. s. f - †,
an abyss, an immeasurable depth; a whirlpool,
a sucking eddy; any thing insatiable. -
GULFY, gålfè. a. Full of gulfs or whirlpools.
T} ºl, gål. v. a. To trick, to cheat, to de-
Tālū(1.
GULL, göl. s. A sea-bird; a cheat, a fraud, a
trick; a stupid animal, one easily cheated.
GULLCATCHER, gālkātsh-àr. s. A cheat.
GULLER, gål'lúr. s. 98. A cheat, an impostor.
GULLERY, gål’lār-e. s. Cheat, imposture.
G|JLLET, göl'Îit. s. 99. The throat, the meat-
pipe ; the tube through which food passes to
the stomach.
To GULLY, göl'ſé. v. n. To run with moise.
GULLYHOLE, gål'lè-hôle. s. The hole where
the gutters empty themselves in the subterra-
IlêOtlS SęWer. -
GULOSITY, gè-lès'é-té. s. Greediness, gluttony,
voracity. - -
To GULP, gālp. v. a. To swallow eagerly, to
suck down without intermission.
GULP, gålp. s. As much as can be swallowed
at Once. - -
GUM, göm. s. A vegetable substance, differing
from a resin in being uninflammable, more vis-
cid, and dissolving in aqueous menstruums; the
fleshy covering that contains the teeth.
To GUM, gām. v. a. To close with gum.
GUMMINESS, göm'mè-més. s. The state of being
§§§ -
GUMMOSITY, gām-mós'sè-té. s. The nature of
gum, gumminess. -
Géºùù. gúm'más. a. 314. Of the nature
Ul -
A bay, an opening into lan
- II]. -
GUMMY, göm'mè. a. Consisting of gum, ot
the nature of gum ; productive of gum; over-
own with gum. w
GUN, gān. s. The general name for fire-arms,
the instrument from which shot is discharged
by fire.
Gºpi, gán'nil. s. 99. Corrupted from gun-
Wallie.
GUNNER, göri'nār. s. 98. Cannonier, he whose
employment is to manage the artillery in a ship.
GUNNERY, gān'hār-8. s. The science of artil-
lery. -
GUNPOWDER, gān'pët-dár. s. The powder
put into guns to be fired.
GUNSHOT, göu'shôt. s.
of a gun. - - -
GUNSHOT, gèn'shôt. a. Made by the shot of
8 ºtlid. -
GüNºnth, gán'smith. s. A man whose trade
is to make guns.
GUNSTICK, gān'stik. s.
The reach or range
The rammer.
The wood to which
the barrel of a gun is fixed. ... . . -
GUNSTONE, göm'stone. s. The shot of cannon
GUN WALE of GUNNEL, of a ship, gān'nfl. s.
That piece of timber which reaches on either
side of the ship from the half-deck to the fore
castle. *
GURGE, gārje. s. Whirlpool, gulf.- -
GURGION, gārjān. s. 259. The coarser part of
meal, sifted from the bran. -
To GURGLE, gār'gl. v. n. 405. To fall or gush
with noise, as water from a bottle.
GURNARD t ... ºn , ſº º
GURNET, 3. : går'nit. ; s. 99. A kind ef ge&
fish. -
To GUSH gèsh. v n. To flow or rush, º ith
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244
- . [[F 559.—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mēt ;—piñe, pín ;—
violence, not to spring in a small stream, but in
a large body; to emit in a copious effluxion.
GUSH, gāsh. s. An emission of liquor in a large
quantity at once.
GUSSET, gös'sit. s. 99. Anything sewed on to
cloth, in order to strengthen ft.
GUST, göst. s. Sense of tasting; height of per-
ception; love, liking ; turn of fancy, intellectual}
taste; a sudden violent blast of wind.
GUSTABLE, gās’tá-bl. a. 405. To be tasted;
leasant to the taste.
GUSTATION, gös-tà'shām. s. The act of tasting.
GUSTFUL, gåst'föl. a. Tasteful, welf-tasted.
GUSTO, gās’tö. s. The relish of any thing, the
power by which any thing excites sensations in
the palate; intellectual taste, liking
GIISTY, gās’té. a. Stormy, tempestuous.
SUT, göt. s. The long pipe reaching with many
convolutions from the stomach to the vent; the
stomach, the receptacle of food; proverbially,
gluttony, love of gormandizing.
To GUT, gāt. v. a. To eviscerate, to draw to
take out the inside ; to plunder of contents.
GUTTATED, gāt’tà-téd. a. Besprinkled with
drops, bedropped.
GUTTER, gāt’tár. s. 98. A passage for water.
T; GUTTER, gāt’túr. v. a. To cut in small hol-
OWS. -
To GUTTLE, gāt’tl. v. n. 405. To feed luxu-
riously, to gormandize. A low word.
To GUTTLE, gāt’tl. v. a. To swallow.
GUTTLER, göttl-àr. s. 98. A #;"| eater.
GUTTULOUS, gāt'tshū-lás. a. 463. In the form
of a small drop.
GUTTURAL, gāt’tshū-rál. a. 463. Pronounced
in the throat, belonging to the throat.
GUTTURALNESS, göttshū-rál-nés. s. The
uality of being uttural.
Güº RT, gātwärt. s. An herb.
To GUZZLE, göz'zl. v. n. 405. To gormandize,
to feed immoderately.
To GUZZLE, göz'zl. v. a. To swallow with im-
moderate gust.
GUZZLER, göz'zl-âr. s. A gormandizer.
GYBE, jibe. s. A smeer, a taunt, a sarcasm.
To GYBE, jibe. v. m. To sneer, to taunt.
GYMNASTICALLY, jīm-nās’tè-kāl-ć, ad. Ath-
letically, fitly for strong exercise.
GYMºś , jīm-nāstik. a.
athletick exercises.
ºf In this word and its relatives we not unfre-
quently hear the g hard, as in Gimlet, for this
learned reason, because they are derived from
the Greek. For the very same reason we ought
to pronounce the g in Genesis, Geography, Geo-
metry, and a thousand other words, hard, which
would essentially alter the sound of our lan-
guage. Mr. Sheridan has very properly given
the soft g to these words; and Mr. Nares is of
the sawme opinion with respect to the propriety
of this pronunciation, but doubts of the usage ,
there can be no doubt, however, of the absurd-
ity of this usage, and of the necessity of curb-
ingitas much as possible.—See Principles, No.350.
GYMNICK, jīm'nik. a. Such as practise the
athletick or gymnastick exercises.
GYMNOSPERMOUS, jīm-nó-spér'más. a. Hav-
ing the seeds maked.
GYRATION, ji-rå'shôn. s. The act of turning
any thing about. “
, jire. s. . A circle described by any thing
###". orbit.
GYVES, s: s. Fetters, chains for the legs.
[[3 Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott make the g in
this word hard; but Mr. Elphinstone, Dr. Ken-
rick, and Mr. Ferry, with more propriety make
it soft as I have marked it. Mr. Nares makes
the sound doubtful; but this majority of autho-
rities and agreeableness to analogy have re-
moved my doubts, and made me alter my for-
sº
To GYNE, jive. v. a. To fetter, to shackle. ~.
Relating to
HA, hä. interject. An expression of wonder
surprise, sudden question, or sudden exertion
an expression of laughter, when often repeated.
HAAR, hâke. s. A fish. º
HABERDASHER, hâb'àr-dāsh-àr. s. Oile who
sells small wares; a pedlar.
HABERDINE, hāb-ār-dèën'. s. Dried salt cod
HABERGEON, hā-bérjè-ón. s. Armour to co
ver the neck and breast.
[[G. This word is analogically accented on the
second syllable ; but Johnson, in all the editions
of his Dictionary, has the accent on the first,
though his authorities are against him.
HABILIMENT, hā-bil'è-mént. s. Dress, clothes,
a rºlent.
To HABILITATE, hā-bíl'è-täte. v. a. To qualify,
to entitle.
HABILITATION, hā bil-&-tà'shôn. s. Qualifica
tion.
HABILITY, hā-bil'è-té. s. Faculty, power.
HABIT, hâb'ít. s. State of any thing, as habit
of body; dress, accoutrement. Habit is a pow
er or ability in man of doing any thing by fre-
quent doing ; custom, inveterate use.
To HABIT, hābit. v. a. To dress, accoutre.
HABITABLE, hâb'é-tá-bl. a. Capable of being
dwelt in.
HABITABLENESS, hâb'ê-tá-bl-nēs. s. Capacity
of being dwelt in.
HABITANCE, hâb'é-tänse. s.
HABITANT, hâb'ê-tämt. s.
lives in any place.
HABITATION, hāb-ê-tà'shôm. s. The act of
dwelling, the state of a place receiving dwel-
lers ; a place of abode, dwelling,
Hºrº. hâb'è-tá-tūr.s. Dweller, inhabitant.
HABITVAL, hä-bitsh'ê-ài. a. 461. Customary,
accustomed, inveterate.
HABITUALLY, hā-bitsh'ê-âl-ć. ad. Customari-
ly, by habit.
HABITUDE, hâb'é-tūde. s. Familiarity, con-
yerse, frequent intercourse; long custom, habit,
inveterate use ; the power of doing any thing
acquired by frequent repetition.
HABNAB, hâb'nāb. ad. At random, at the mer-
cy of chance. -
To HACK, hak. v. a. To cut into small pieces,
to chop 3 to speak unreadily, or with hesitation.
To HACK, hâk. v. m. To turn hackney or pros-
titute.
HACKLE, hâk'kl. s.
substance unspun.
To HACKLE, hâk'kl. v. a. To dress flax.
#gº hâk'né. s. A hired horse; a
hireling, a prostitute ; any thing set out for
hire; much used, common.
To HACKNEY, hâk'mè. v. a. To practise in one
thing, to accustom to the road.
HAD, hād. The preterit and part. pass of Have.
HAI pock, hidº's "º"Kºh ºft
cod kind.
HAFT, häft. s. 78, 79. A handle, that pºrt of an
instrument that is taken into the hand.
To HAFT, häft. v. a. To set in a haft.
HAG, hâg. s. A fury, a she-monster; a witch,
an enchantress ; an old ugly woman. -
To HAG, hāg. v. a. To torment, to harass with
terrour. - -
HAGGARD, hāg'gård. a. Wild, untamed, ir-
reclaimable; lean ; ugly, rugged, deformed.
HAGGARD, hāg'gård. s. Anything wild or irre-
claimable; a species of hawk.
Hsiendly, hâgſgård-lè. ad. Deformedly,
wildly.
HAGGISH, hāg'gish. a. Of the nature of a hag,
deformed, horrid.
Dwelling, abode
Dweller, one that
405. Raw silk, any filmy
To HAGGLE, hāg'gl v. a. 405. To cut, to
chop, to mangle. .
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To HAGGLE, hāg'gl., v. n. To be tedious in a
bargain, to be long in coming to the price.
HAGGLER, hâg'gi-fir. s. 98. One that cuts;
one that is tardy in bargaining.
HAH, hä. interject. An expression of some sud-
den effort.’
HAIL, hāle. s.
falling. -
To ##, hâle. v. n. Te pour down hail.
HAIL, hâle. interject. A term of salutation.
To HAIL, hâle. v. n. To salute, to call to.
HAILSHOT, hâle'shôt. s. Small shot scattered
like hail. . . .
HAILSTONE, hâle'stöne. s. A particle or single
ball of hail.
HAILY, hä'lè. ad. Consisting of hail.
HAIR, häre. s. One of the common teguments of
tº body; a single hair; any thing proverbial-
y
Drops of rain frozen in their
regular.
HAIRBELL, häre'bél. s. The name of a flower,
the hyacinth.
HAIRBREADTH, häre'brédth. s.
distance. g
HAIRCLOTH, häre'klóth. S. Stuff made of hair,
very rough and prickly, worn sometimes in
mortification.
HAIRLACE, häre'läse. s. The fillet with which
the women tie up their hair.
HAIRLESS, häré'lés. a. Without hair.
HAIRINESS, häré-nés. s. The state of being
covered with hair. -
HAIRY, hä'ré. a. Overgrown with hair; con-
sisting of hair.
|BAKE, hâke. s. A kind of fish.
HAKOT, hâk'āt. s. 166. A kind of fish.
HALBERD, hâll'bárd. s. 98. A battle-axe fixed on
a long pole.
HALBERDIER, hâll-bār-dèèr'. s.
armed with a halberd.
HALCYON, hâl'shē-ăn. s. 166. A bird that is
said to breed on the sea, and that there is al-
ways a calm during her incubation.
HALCYON, hâl'shē-ăn. a. 357. Placid, quiet,
A very small
One who is
still.
HALE, hâle... a. Healthy, sound, hearty.
To HALE, hâle, or hâwl. v. a. To drag by force,
to pull violently.
[[: This word, in familiar language, is corrupted
beyond recovery into haul; but solemn speak-
ing still requires the regular sound, rhyming
with pale ; the other sound would, in this case,
be gross and vulgar.—See To HAUL.
HALER, hā’lār, or hâwl'âr. s. 98. He who pulls
and hales.
HALF, häf. s. 78, 401. A moiety, one of two
equal parts: it sometimes has a plural signifi-
cation when a number is divided. f
HALF, häf, ad. In part, equal.
HALF-BLOOD, häf'blåd. s. One not born of
, the same father and mother.
HALF-BLOODED, häf"blöd-éd. a. Mean, de-
generate.
HALF-FACED, häf'faste, a 362. Showing only
part of the face.
HALF-HEARD, häf'hérd. a. Imperfectly heard.
HALF-MOON, hāf-móón'. s. The moon in its
appearance when at half increase or de-
crease.
HALF-PENNY, hā'pën-mè. s. A copper coin,
of which two make a penny.
[* This word is not only deprived of half its
sound, but even what is left is grossly corrupt-
ed, sounding the a as in half, is provincial and
rustic k.
HALF-PIKE, häf'plke. s. The small pike car-
ried by officers. . . .
HALF-SEAS-OVER, häf'séz-ö'vär. a. A
verbial expression for one far advanced.
Commonly used for one half-drunk.
HALF-SPHERE, hāſ'sfère. s. Hemisphere.
3ro-
t is
small. {º y
HAIRBRAINED, häre'brån'd. a. 359. Wild, ir-
HALF-STRAINED, häfstrån’d a. Half bred,
imperfect. sº -
HALF-SWORD, häf'sèrd. s. Close fight.
HALF-WAY, häf wé. ad. In the middle.
HALF-WIT, häf'wit. s. A blockhead, a foolish
fellow. , 4
HALIBUT, hēl'lè-bút. s. A sort of fish.
HALHMASS, hól'lé-mâs. s. The feast of All-souls.
HALITUOUS, hā-litsh'êt-às, ad. 463. Vaporous,
fumous. .
HALL, hall. s. A court of justice; a manor-
house, so called because in it were held courts
for the tenants; the publick room of a corpora-
tion ; the first large room at the entrance of a
house. *.
HALLELUJAH, hâl-lè-löö'yā, s. Praise ye the
Lord ' A song of thanksgiving. ...”
HALL00, hâl-löö'. interject. . A word of encou-
ragement when º: are let loose on their game.
To HALL00, hâl-lóð'. v. n. To cry as after the
dogs.
To HALL00, hâl-löö'. v. a. To encourage with
shouts; to chase with shouts; to call or shout
to.
To HALLOW, hâlló. v. a. To consecrate, to
make holy ; to reverence as holy, as, Hallow .
ed be thy name ! -
[[; In pronouncing the Lord's Prayer, we some-
times hear the participle of this word pronounc-
ed like that of the word to Hollow. This grises
from mot attending to the distinction made by
syllabication between the single and double l
the double l in the same syllable deepens the a to
the broadest sound, as in tall; but when one of
the liquids is carried off to the next syllable,
the a has its short and slenderer sound, as .st-
low : the same may be observed of hall and hal-
low, &c.—See Principles, No. 85.
HAL.LUCINATION, Thäl-lā-sè-nā'shôn. s. Er-
rour, blunder, mistake.
HALM, hâwm. s. Straw.
[[F This is Dr. Johnson's pronunciation of this
word.
HALO, hā'īā. s. A luminous circle round the
sun or smoon; it is sometimes red.
HALSER, hâw'súr. s. A rope less than a cable.
To HALT, hält. v. n. To limp, to be lame; to
stop in a march ; to hesitate, to stand dubious;
to fail, to falter,
HALT, hält. a. Lame, crippled.
HALT, hätt. s. The act of limping, the manner
of limping; a stop in a march. -
HALTER, hâl'tūr. s. He who limps.
HALTER, häl'tár. s. A rope to hang malefac-
tors; a cord, a strong string.
To HALTER, hâl'tàr. v. a. To bind with a cord;
to catch in a noose.
To HALVE, náv. v. a. 78. To divide into two
arts. -
Hººs, hávz. s. Plural of Haif.
HALVES, hāva. interject An expression by
which any one lays claim to an equal share.
HAM, hâni. s. The hip, the hinder part of the
articulation of the thigh the thigh of a hog
salted. -
HAMADRYADES, hām-à-dri'ā-dèz. s. Nymphs
of the woods and groves. Singular, Hamadryad.
HAMLET, häm'lét. s. 99. A small village.
HAMMER, häm'môr. s. 98. The instrument,
consisting of a long handle and heavy head,
with which any thing is forced or driven. -
HAMMERCLO'ſ H, häm'már-klöti. s. The cloth
upon the seat of the coach-box. .
[[F A critick in the Gentleman's Magazine gives
the following etymology of this word, which we
do not find in any of our Dictionaries:
“When coaches and chariots were first introduc-
ed, our frugal ancestors used to load the car-
riage with provisions for the family when they
came to iondon. The hamper, covered with a
cloth, was a convenient repository, and a seat
for the coachman This was afterwards con
[[ 559-Fāte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—pine;—pīn;
verted into a box. Hammer-aloth is therefore
very probably a corruption of Hamper-cloth.”
If the derivation of this word were worth spend-
" ing a thought upon, I should think that as the
seat of the coachman is not boarded, but slung
like a hammock, the word is rather a corruption
of hammock-cloth.
To HAMMER, häm'mår. v. a. To beat with a
hammer; to forge or form with a hammer; to
work in the mind, to contrive by intellectual
labour.
To HAMMER, häm'már. v. m. To work, to be
busy; to be in agitation.
HAMMERER, häm'mör rär. s. He who works
with a hammer.
HAMMERHARD, häm'már-hárd. a. Made
hard with much hammering.
HAMMOCK, häm'mäk, s. 166. A swinging
bed.
HAMPER, hämp'âr. s. 98. A large basket for
carriage.
To #ER, hâmp'êr. v. a. To shackle, to
entangle ; to ensnare ; to perplex, to embar-
rass ; to put in a hamper.
HAMSTRING, häm'string. s. The tendon of
the ham.
To HAMSTRING, häm'string. v. a. Pret. and
Part. pass. Harastrung. To lame by cutting
the tendon of the ham.
HANAPER, hān'ā-pâr. s. 98. A treasury, an
exchequer.
HAND, hånd. s. That member of the body
which reaches from the wrist to the fingers'
end; measure of four inches; side, right or
left; part, quarter; ready payment; rate,
price: workmanship, power or act of manufac-
turing or making; act of receiving any thing
ready to one's hand; reach, nearness, as, at
hand, within reach, state of being in prepara-
tion; cards held at a game; that which is used
in opposition to another; transmission, convey.
ance ; possession, power ; pressure of the bri-
dle; method of government, discipline, re-
straint; influence, management; that which
performs the office of a hand in pointing;
agent, person employed; giver and receiver;
a workman, a sailor; form or cast of writing.
Hand over head; negligently, rashly. Hand
to hand; close fight. Hand in hand; in union,
conjointly. Hand to mouth ; as want requires.
To bear in hand; to keep in expectation, to
elude. To be hand and glove; to be intimate
and familiar.
To HAND, händ. v. a. To give or transmit
with the hand ; to guide or lead by the hand;
to seize, to lay hands on ; to transmit in succes-
sion, to deliver down from one to another.
Hand is much used in composition for that
which is manageable by the hand, as, a hand-
saw ; or borne in the hand, as, a handbarrow.
HANDBASKET, händ'bás-kit. s. A portable
basket. **
Hºpell, händ'bél. s. A bell rung by the
and.
HANDBREADTH, håndbrédth. s. A space
equal to the breadth of the hand.
HANDED, hān'déd: a. With hands joined.
HANDER, hān'dár. s. Transmitter, conveyeſ
in succession.
HANDFAST, händ'ſäst. s. Hold, custody.
HANDFUL, händ'föl. s. As much as the hand
can gripe or contain ; a small number or quan-
tity.
HAND-GALLOP, händ'gål-löp. s. A slow ea-
sy gallop.
Hºff, händ'gún. s. A gun wielded by
the hand. -
HANDICRAFT, hān'dè-kräft. s. Manual oc-
jº sº f
HANDICRAFTSMAN, hán'dè-kräfts-mán. s. 88.
A manufacturer, one employed in manual occu-
pation.
HANDILY, hān'dé-lè. a. With skill, with dex
terity.
HSBiNEss, hān'dè-nēs. s. Readiness, dex
terity.
HANDIWORK, hān'dè-wärk. s. Work of the
hand, product of labour, manufacture.
HANDKERCHIEF, hāng'kér-tshif. s. A piece
of silk or linen used to wipe the face or cover
the neck. º -
To HANDLE, hān'dl. v. a. 405. To touch,
to feel with the hand ; to manage, to wield, to
make familiar to the hand by frequent touching;
to treat in discourse ; to deal with, to practise
to treat well orill; to practise upon, to do with
HANDLE, händl. , s: 405. That part of any
thing by which it is held in the hand; that of
which use is made. -
HANDLESS, händ'lés. a. Without a hand.
HANDMAlD, händ'mäde. s. A maid that
waits at hand.
HANDMILL, händ'mil. s.
the hand.
HANDS OFF, händz-Śff’. interject. A vulgar
phrase for Keep off, forbear.
A mill moved by
HANDSAILS, händ'sälz. s. Sails managed by
the hand.
HANDSAW, hånd'sāw. s. A saw manageable
by the hand.
HANDSEL, hān'sé!. s. The first act of using
any thing; the first act of anything ; the first
act of sale ; the money taken for the first sale.
To HANDSEL, hān'sél. v. a. To use or do any
thing the first time.
HANDSOME, hān'sám. a. Beautiful, grace-
ful ; elegant; ample, liberal, as, a handsome
fortune ; generous, noble, as, a handsome ac
tion.
HANDSOMELY, hān'súm-lè. ad. Beautifully,
gracefully ; elegantly, meatly ; liberally, gene
rously.
HANDSOMENESS, hān'sām-nés. s. Beauty,
grace, elegance. *
HANDVICE, händ'vlse. s. A vice to hold smail
work in.
HANDWRITING, händ-riºting. s. A cast or
form of writing peculiar to each hand.
HANDY, hān'dè. a. Executed or performed
by the hand; ready, dexterous, skilful, conve-
Inient.
HANDYDANDY, hān'dè-dán'dé. s. A play in
which children change hands and places.
To HANG, hāng. v. a. 409. Preter. and Part.
pass. Hanged or Hung, anciently Hung. To
suspend, to fasten in such a manner as to be
sustained, not below, but above ; to place with-
out any solid support ; to choak and kill by
suspending by the neck; to display, to show
aloft; to decline ; to fix in such a manner as in
some directions to be moveable ; to furnish
with ornaments or draperies fastened to the
wall.
To HANG, hāng. v. m. To be suspended, to
be supported above, not below ; to dangle, to
rest upon by embracing; to hover, to impend ;
to be compact or united ; to adhere ; to be in
suspense, to be in a state of uncertainty; to be
delayed, to linger; to be dependent on ; to be
fixed or suspended with attention; to have a
steep declivity; to be executed by the halter;
to decline ; to tend down. • .
HANGER, hāng'àr. s. 409. That by which
any thing hangs, as, the pot-hangers.
HANGER, hāng'àr. s. 98. A short broad sword.
HANGER-ON, iº. s. A dependant.
HANGING, hāng?ng. 410. Drapery hung or fas-
tened against the walls of rooms.
HANGING, hāng'íng. part. a. Foreboding death
§: halter ; requiring to be punished by the
alter.
HANGMAN, hāng'mán. s. 88. The publick ex-
ecutioner. -
HANK, hāngk. s. A skein of thread.



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HAIt
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--nē, mêve, nér, nét;—túbe, túb, bāīl;-öll;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
To HANKER, hängk'êr. v. m. To long importu-
nately. -
HA’NT, hā’nt. 80. For Has hot, or Have not.
HAP, hāp. s. Chance, fortune; that which hap-
pens by chance or fortune; accident, casual
event, misfortune. r
H#Hazano, hãp-ház'ârd.s. 88, Chance, acci-
ent. -
To HAP, hāp. v. n. To come by accident, to fal
out, to happen.
HAPLY, hāp'lè. ad. Perhaps, peradventure, it
may be ; º chance, by accident.
HAPLESS, hāp'lés. .a. Unhappy, unfortunate,
luckless.
To HAPPEN, hāp'p'm. v. n. 405. To fall out by
chance, to come to pass; to light on by accident.
HAPPILY, häppé-lè. ad. Fortunately, luckily;
successfully ; addressfully, gracefully, without
labour; in a state of felicity.
HAPPINESS, hāp'pë-nés. s. Felicity, state in
which the desires are satisfied; good luck, good
fortune.
HAPPY, hāp'pě. a. In a state of felicity; lucky,
successful, fortunate ; addressful, ready.
HARANGUE, hā-räng'. s. 337. A speech, a popu-
lar oration. -
To HARANGUE, hä-räng'. v. m. To make a
speech. - -.
HARANGUER, hä-räng'ār. s. An orator, a pub-
lick speaker.
To HARASS, här'âs. v. a. To weary, to fatigue.
HARASS, här'âs. s. Waste, disturbance.
HARBINGER, här'bīn-jär. s. A forerunner, a ||H
precursor.
HARBOUR, här'bár. s. 314. A lodging, a place
of entertainment ; a port or haven for ship-
ping ; an asylum, a shelter.
To HARBOUR, här'bár. v. n.
tainment, to sojourn.
To HARBOUR, här'bár. v. a. To entertain, to
permit to reside; to shelter, to secure.
HARBOURAGE, här'bár-àje. s. 90. Shelter, en-
tertainment. .
HARBOURER, här'bár-àr. s. 98. One that en-
tertains another.
HARBOURLESS, här'bār-lés. a. Without har-
bour.
HARD, härd. a. 78. Firm, resisting penetration
or separation ; Jifficult, not easy to the intel-
lect ; difficult of accomplishment; painful, dis-
tressful, laborious ; cruel, oppressive, rigorous;
To receive enter-
sour, rough, severe ; insensible, untouched ;
unhappy, vexatious ; vehement, keen, severe.
as, a hard winter; unreasonable, unjust ; for-
ced, not easily granted ; austere; rough, as li-
quids; harsh, stiff, constrained ; not plentiful,
not prosperous; avaricious, faultily sparing.
HARD, härd. ad. Close, near, as, hard by ; di-
ligently, laboriously, incessantly ; uneasily,
vexatiously, distressfully ; fast, nimbly ; with
difficulty ; tempestuously, boisterously,
HARDBÖUND, härd'böänd. a. Costive.
To HARDEN, här'd’n. v. a. 103. To make hard;
to confirm in effrontery, to make impudent; to
confirm in wickedness, to make obdurate ; to
make insensible, to stupify ; to make firm, to
endure with constancy.
HARDENER, här'd’n-ár. s. One that makes any
thing hard.
HARDFAVOURED, hºrd'ſa-vár'd. a. Coarse
of feature.
HARDHANDED, härd'hān-déd. a. Coarse, me-
chanick,
HARDHEAD, härd'héd. s.
hard contest. sº *
HARDHEARTE:º), härd-hărt'éd. a. Cruel, in-
exorable, merciless, pitiless.
HARDHEARTEDNESS, härd-härt'éd-nēs. s.
Cruelty, want of tenderness.
HARDIHEAD, här'dè-héd. Q ry . . . ."
HARDIHööß, hardē-hăd 307. § 8, 8toutness,
bravery Obsolete
Clash of heads; B.
HARDIMENT, här'iè-mênt. s. Courage, stout-
ness, bravery, act of bravery.
HARDINESS, hardēnēs. s. Hardship, fatigue;
stoutness, courage, bravery; effrontery, confi.
en Ce.
HARDLABOURED, härd-lá'bár'd. a. 362. Ela
borate, studied. - #
HARDLY, härd'lé. ad. With difficulty, not ea-
sily ; scarcely, scant; grudgingly; severely -
rigorously; oppressively; harshly; not tender-
ly, not delicately. -
HARDMOUTHED, härd-möäTH'd’. a. Disobe-
dient to the rein, not sensible of the bit.
HARDNESS, härd'nés. s. Power of resistance
Yin bodies; difficulty to be understood, difficul
ty to be accomplished ; scarcity, penury; ob-
scurity, profligatemess; coarseness, harshness
of look; keenness, vehemence of weather or
seasons; cruelty of temper, savageness, harsh-
ness; faulty parsimony, stºnginess
HARDOCK, här'dók. s. I suppose the same
with Burdock. -
HARDS, härdz. S. The refuse or coarser part
of flax. -
HARDSHIP, härd'ship. s. Injury, oppression;
inconvenience, º g
HARDWARE, härd'wäre. s. Manufactures of
metal.
HARDWAREMAN, härd'wäre-măm. s. A ma-
ker or seller of metalline manufactures.
HARDY, här dé. a. Bold, brave, stout, daring .
strong, hard, firm.
ARE, häre. s. A small quadruped, remarkable
for timidity, vigilance, and fecundity; a con-
stellation.
HAREBELL, häre'bél. s. A blue flower of the
bell shape.
HAREBRAINED, häre'br&n'd. a. Wolatile, un-
settled, wild. -
HARE FOOT, häre'fät. s. A bird ; an herb.
HARELIP, häre'ſſp. s. A fissure in the upper
lip with want of substance. -
HARES FAR, härz'êèr. s. A plant.
HARICOT, här'é-kö. s. French. A kind of ra-
gout ; generally made of meat steaks and cut
roots. JMason. -
HARIER, här'rè-ár.'s. A dog for hunting hares
[[G. Either the spelling or the pronunciation of
this word should be altered. The spelling me-
cessarily requires the a long, as in Thare; and
the pronunciation demands the r to be doubled.
The most rational alteration would be to pro-
nounce it with the a long, and to let the other
pronunciation be considered as the language of
the stable and the field —See LEASH.
To HARK, Härk. v. m. To listen.
HARK, härk. interj. List hear ! listen!
HARL, härl. s. The filaments of flax, any fila
mentous substance. -
HARLEQUIN, härlé-kin. s. 415. A buffoon
who plays tricks to divert the populace, a
Jackpudding. t
HARLOT, hārlūt. s. 166. A whore, a strumpet.
HARLOTRY, härlöt-rè. s. The trade of a har-
lot, fornication, ; a name of contempt for a wo—
Iiläil.
HARM, härm. s. Injury crime, wickedness
Inišchief, detriment, hurt.
To HARM, härm. v. a. To hurt, to injure.
HARMFUL, härm'ſſil. a. Hurtful, mischievous.
HARMFULLY, härm'föl-ć. ad. Hurtfully, nox-
ious: v.
HARMFULNESS, härm'fāl-nēs. s. Hurtfulness
mischievousness.
HARMLESS, härmlés. a. Innocent, innoxious
not hurtful : unhurt, undamaged.
|HARMLESSLY, härmlés-lè ad. Innocently,
without hurt, without crime,
HARMLESSNESS, härm'iés-nēs. s. Innocence
freedom from injury or hurt.
HARMONICAL, liár-món'ê-kál. a *
HARMONICK, hār-món'ik. 508.
* 'º'ed to each other, musical,
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HARMONIOUS, hār-mö'nē-ăs. a. Adapted toſ
each other, having the parts proportioned to
each other ; musical.
HARMONIOUSLY, hār-mö'nè-às-lè. ad. With
just adaptation and proportion of parts to each
other, musically, with concord of sounds.
HARMONIOUSNESS, hār-mö'nè-às-nēs. s. Pro-
portion, musicalness. e
To HARMONIZE, hár'mô-nize. v. a To adjust
in fit proportions.
HARMONY, här'mô-nē. s. The just adaptation of
oue part to another; just proportion of sound;
concord, correspondent sentinent.
HARNESS, härſnés. s. Armour, defensive fur-
niture of war; the traces of draught horses,
particularly of carriages of pleasure. .
To HARNESS, här'nés. v. a. To dress in ar-
mour; to fix horses in their traces.
HARP, härp. s. A lyre, an instrument strung
with wire and struck with the finger; a con-
stellation.
To HARP, härp. v. m. To play on the harp ;
to touch any passion; to dwell vexatiously on
one subject. -
HARPER, härpär. s. 98. A player on the harp.
HARPING TRON, här'ping-i'ārū. s. A bearded
dart with a line fastened to the handle, with
which whales are struck and caught.
HARPOONER, hār-pô-mèèr'. s. He that throws
the harpoon.
HARPOON, hār-póón'. s. A harping iron.
HARPSICHORD, härp'sè-körd. s. A musical
instrument.
HARPY, här'pě. s. The harpies were fabulous birds
which had the faces of women, and foul long
claws, very filthy creatures ; a ravenous wretch.
HARQUEBUSS, här'kwë-bás. s. A hand-gun.
HARQUEBUSSIER, hār-kwá-bás-séèr'. s. 275.
One armed with a harguebuss.
HARRIDAN, hár'ré-dān. s. A decayed strumpet.
HARROW, här'rö. s. A frame of timbers cross-
Img each other, and set with teeth, used in agri-
Culture.
To HARROW, här'rö. v. a. To break with the
harrow ; to tear up ; to rip up ; to pillage, to
Strip, to lay waste; to invade, to harass with
incursions; to disturb, to put into commotion.
HARROWER, här'rô-ár. s. He who harrows;
a kind of hawk.
To HARRY, här'rè. v. a. To teaze, to ruffle : in
Scotland it signifies to rob, plunder, or oppress.
HARSH, härsh. a. Austere, rough, sour; rough
to the ear; crabbed, morose; peevish ; rugged
to the touch ; unpleasing, rigorous.
HARSHLY, härshlé. ad. Sourly, austerely to the
palate ; with violence, in opposition to gentle-
ness; severely, morosely, crabbedly; ruggedly
to the ear.
HARSHNESS, härsh'nés. s. Sourness, austere
taste ; roughness to the ear; ruggedness to the
touch ; crabbedness, peevishness.
HART, härt. s. A he deer of the large kind, the
male of the roe.
HARTSHORN, härts'hörn. s. A pungent salt
or spirit, prepared from the horns of deer, Gr
from muriate of ammonia.
HARTSHORN, härts'hörn, s. An herb.
HARVEST, här'věst. s. The season of reaping
and gathering the corn; the corn ripened,
gathered, and housed ; the product of labour.
HARVEST-HOME, här'vést-home. s. The song
which the reapers sing at the feast made for
having inned the harvest; the opportunity of
gathering treasure.
HARV EST-E,ORD, här'věst-lórd. s. The head
reaper at the harvest
HARVESTER, här'vés-tär.
the harvest.
HARVESTMAN, här'vést-măm. s.
in harvest.
HAS, hāz. s. The third person singular of the
s. One who works at
A labourer
verb To have. a
j” There is some reason in the custom adoptéd
by the profound and ingenious author of the
Philosophy of Rhetorick, where he makes the
third persons of verbs end in th; when the suc
ceeding word begins with s, to avoid the want
of distinction between the final and initial s,
and he giveth several examples of this ; but this
is only avoiding in one instance what cannot be
avoided in a thousand ; and as the lisping sound
is not the most respectable part of our language,
and requires more effort than the simple hiss,
it may, except in very solemn language, be very
well laid aside.
To HASH, hāsh., v. a. To mince, to chop into
small pieces and mingle.
HASLET, ; bà’slét.
HARSLET, hár'slét. S.
The heart, liver, and lights of a hog, with the
wind-pipe and part of the throat to it.
HASP, hāsp. s. 79. A clasp folded over a staple,
to be fastened with a padlock
To HASP, hāsp. v. n. To shut with a hasp.
HASSOCK, hās'sāk. s. 166. A thick mat on
which men kneel at church ; a kind of rush
that grows in wet ground.
HAST, häst. The second person singular of Have.
HASTE, häste. s. 74. Hurry, speed, nimbleness,
precipitation.; passion, vehemence.
To HASTE, häste, 472. T k
To HASTEN, hâ’sm. 405. O IIlake
haste, to be in a hurry ; to move with swiftness
To HASTE, häste. º 472
To HAŠTEN, hism. ; * * *%
To § forward, to urge on, to precipitate.
HASTENER, hä'sn-ár.'s. 98. One that hastems
or hurries.
HASTILY, hästè-le. a. . In a hurry, speedily,
himbly, quickly; rashly, precipitately; pas.
sionately, with vehemence.
HASTINESS, hās’té-nēs. s. Haste, speed; hur
ry; precipitation; angry testiness, passionate
vehen-ence.
HASTINGS, hās'íngx. s. Pease that ripen early.
HASTY: hús’té. a. Quick, speedy; passionate,
vehement : rash, precipitate; early ripe.
HASTY-PUDDING, has-tê-pâd'íng. s. A pud
ding made of milk and flour boiled quick to-
gether.
HAT, hät. s. 74. A cover for the head. 81.
HºND, hât'bānd. S. 88. A string tied round
the hat.
HATCASE, hätkäse, s. A slight box for a hat,
To HATCH, hätsh, v. a. To produce young
from eggs; to quicken the eggs by incubation
to form by meditation ; to coutrive; to shada
by lines in drawing or graving. 4.
To HATCH, hätsh. v. m. To be in the state of
growing quick; to be in a state of advance to-
wards effect.
HATCH, hätsh. s. A brood excluded from the
egg; the act of exclusion from the egg; the
disclosure, discovery ; the half-door: in the
plural, the doors, or openings by which they
descended from one deck or floor of a ship to
another. To be under hatches; to be in a
state of ignominy, poverty, or depression.
To HATCHEL, hâk'kl. v. a. To beat flax so as
to separate the fibrous from the brittle part.
HATCHEL, hâk'ki. s. The instrument with
which flax is beaten.
HATCHELLER, hâk'kl-âr. s. A beater of flax
HATCHET, hätsh'ít. s. 99. A small axe.
HATCHET-FACE, hätsh'ít-fase, s. A thin ugly
face.
HATCHMENT, hätsh'mént. s. Armorial es:
cutcheon placed over a door at a funeral.
HATCHWAY, hätsh'wä. s. "The way over or
through the hatches.
To HATE, häte. v. a. 74. To detest, to abhor,
to abominate. *
HATE; hate. S. Malignity, detestation.
HATEFUL, hâte'föl. a. That which causes ab
ºnce ; odivas, abhorrent, malignant, umalev-
Oleſn't
W. IA.
Weary.
- HATTER, hättär, s. 98. A maker of hats.
HAU
flATEFULLY, hâte'fäl-è. ad. Odiously, abomi-
nably; malignantly, maliciously. . . -
HATEFULNESS, hâte'föl-nēs. s. Odiousness.
HATER, hä'tár. s. 98. One that hates.
HATH, häth The third person singular of the
verb To have now seldom used but in solemn
compositions. See HAs. -
HATRED, hā tréd. s. Hate, ill-will, malignity.
To HATTER, hättär. v. a. To harass, to
HATTOCK, hättäk. s. 166. A shock of corn.
HAUBERK, hâw'bérk. s. 213. A coat of mail.
To HAVE, hāv. v. a. 75. Pret. and Part. pass.
Had. To carry, to wear; to possess ; to ob-
tain, to enjoy; to contain, to be a husband or
wife to another: it is most used in English, as
in other European languages, as an auxiliary
verb to make the tenses, Have the preterper-
fect, and Had the preterpluperfect. Have at,
or with, is an expression denoting resolution to
make some attempt.
HAVEN, hā'v'm. s. 103. A port a harbour, a
safe station for ships; a shelter ; an asylum.
HAVER, hāv'âr. s. 93. Possessor, holder.
HAUGH, hâw. s. A little meadow lyinginavalley.
[[G’ This word, though for ages obsolete, or heard
only in the proper names of Fetherstonehaugh,
Philiphaugh, &c. seems to have risen from the
dead in the late whimsical deception we meet
with in some gardens where we are suddeniy
stopped by a deep walley wholly imperceptible
till we come to the edge of it. The expression
of surprise, Hah! hah / which generally breaks
out upon a discovery of the deception, is con-
monly supposed to be the origin of this word:
but the old word Haugh is so nearly related to
the signification of the new term haw, haw, that:
it seems much the more matural parent of it.
HAUGHT, hâwt. a. Haughty, insolent, proud.
HAUGHTILY, hâw'té-lè. ad. Proudly, arro-
gantly.
HAUGHTINESS, liãw'té-nēs. s. Pride, arro-
3.11Ce.
HAUGHTY, hāw'té. a. 393. Proud, lofty, insolent,
arrogant, contemptuous ; proudly great.
HAVING, hāv?ng. s. Possession, estate, for-
tune; the act or state of possessing ; behaviour,
regularity.
HAVIOUR, hä'vé-àr. s. Conduct, manners.
To HAUL, hâwl. v. a. To pull, to draw, to
drag by violence.—See HALE. -
[[P #. word is in more frequent use than the
word To hale, and seems to have a shade of
difference in its meaning To hale seems to sig-
nify the forcing, or dragging of a person; and
to haul, the forcing or dragging of a thing ; and
is generally used in sea business, or on ludicrous
occasions to a person, as, To pull and haul one
about. . . .
HAUL, hâwl; S. Pull, violence in dragging.
HAUM, hâwm. s. 213. Straw.
HAUNCH, häntsh. s. 214. The thigh, the hind
hip ; the rear, the hind part.
To HAUNT, hänt. v. a. To frequent, to be much
about any place or person : it is used frequent-
ly in an ill sense of one that comes unwelcome ;
it is eminently used in apparitions.
[* This word was in quiet possession of its true
sound till a late dramatick piece made its ap-
earance, which, to the surprise of those who
É. heard the language spoken half a century,
was, by some speakers, called the Hawnted Tow-
tr. This was certainly the improvement of some
critick in the language, for a plain common
speaker would undoubtedly have pronounced
the au, as in aunt, jaunt, &c. and as it had al-
ways been pronounced in the Drummer, or the
Haunted House. That this pronunciation is
agreeable to analogy, see Principles, No. 214.
To HAUNT, hänt. v. m. To be much about, to ap-
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pear frequently.
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HAUNT, hänt s . Place in which one it fre-
qººy fºund; habit of being in a certain place
HAUNTER, hān'tūr. s. 98." Frequenter, one
that is often found in any place.
HAVOCK, hāv'våk. s. f66. Waste, wide and
general devastation. -- a-
HAVOCK, hāv'vák interject. A word, of en-
couragement to slaughter. -
Tº OCK, hāv'våk. v. a. To waste, to de-
Stroy.
Hºsoy, hô'böé.s. A wind instrumentofmusi
HAUTBOY Strawberry, hô'böè. s. See º:
BERRY.
HAUT-GOUT, hē-göö'. s. French. Any thing
with a strong scent. Mason. -
HAW, hâw. s. The berry and seed of the haw-
thorn; a º: ; an excrescence in the eye; a
small piece of ground adjoining to an house.
HAWTHORN, hâw'th&rm. s. The thorn thºt
bears haws; the white thorm.
HAWTHORN, hâwthérn. a. Belonging to the
white thorn; consisting of white thorm.
To HAW, hâw. v. n. To speak slowly wria fre-
§§ intermission and hesitation.
HAWK, hâwk. s. A bird of prey, used much an-
ciently in sport to catch other birds; an effort
to force phlegm up the throat. *:
To HAWK, hâwk. v. n. To fly hawks at fowls:
to fly at, to attack on the wing ; to force up
phlegm with a noise; to sell by proclaiming in
the streets. \
HAWKED, hâw'kéd. a. - 366. Formed like a
hawk’s bill.
HAWKER, hâw'kår. s. 98. One who sells wares
by proclaiming them in the streets.
HAWKWEED, hâwk'wééd. s. A plant.
HAWSES, hâw'síz. s. 99. Two round holes un-
der a ship's head or beak, through which the
cables pass. -
HAY, hä. s. Grass dried to fodder cattle in win-
ter; a kind of dance.
HAYMAKER, hä'mā-kār, s
%;jº. for hay.
HAZARD, hāz'ärd. s. 88 Chance, accident;
... danger, chance of dange a game at dice.
To HAZARI), ház'ārd. v. a. ,To expose to
chance.
To HAZARD, hāz'ärd. v.
to adventure.
HAZARDABLE, hāz'êr-dà-bl. a. Venturesome,
liable to chance. -
HAZARDER, hāz'àr-dár. s. He who hazards. .
HAZARDRY, hāz'àr-dré. s. Temerity, precipi-
tation.
HAZARDOUS, hāz'ār-dàs. a. Dangerous, ex-
posed to chance. -
HAZARDOUSLY, hāz'àr-dàs-lè. ad. With dam-
ger of chance. -
HAZE, haze. s. Fog, mist,
HAZEL, hā'z’l. s. 102. A nut tree.
º há'z'l. a. Light brown, of the colour of
32,621. ,” -
HAZELLY, hā'z'l-è. a. Of the colour of hazel,
a light brown. * s
HAZY, hā'zé. a. Dark, foggy, misty.
HE, hēē. pron. Oblique case Him; Plur. They,
Oblique case Them. The man that was named
before ; the -man, the person; man, or male
being ; male, as, a He bear, a He goat.
HEAD, hēd. s. 234. The part of the animal that
contains the brain or the organ of sensation or
thought; chief, principal person, one to whom
the rest are subordinate; place of honour, the
first place; understanding, faculties of the
mind; resistance, hostile opposition; state of
a deer's horns, by which his age is known; the
top of any thing bigger than the rest; the fore
part of any thing, as of a ship; that which
rises on the top of liquors; upper part of a
bed; dress of the head; principal topicks ºf
discourse; source of a stream; crisis, pitch it
is very improperly applied to roots.
One employed in
. To try the chance,
HEA
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[EP 559 –Fâte, far, fall, fit ;—mé, met ;—pine, plm;-
To HEAD, hēd. v. a. To lead, to influence, to
direct, to govern; to behead, to kill by taking
away the head ; to fit any thing with a head,
Or º part; to lop trees at the top.
HEADACH, héd'âke. s. 355. Paim in the head.
HEADBAND, hèd'bānd. s. A fillet for the head,
a topknot ; the band to each end of a book.
HEADBOROUGH, liéd'bár-rð. s. A constable,
a subordinate constable,
HEADDRESS, hēd'drés. s. The covering of a
woman's head; any thing resembling a head-
dress.
HEADER, hēd'dār, s 98. One that heads nails
or pins, or the like; the first brick in the angle.
HEADINESS, hēd'dè-més. s. Hurry, rashness,
stubbornness, precipitation, obstimacy.
HEADLAND, hēdländ. S. Promontory, cape;
ground under hedges.
HEADLESS, hēd'lés. a. Without a head, be-
headed; without a chief; obstimate, inconside-
rate, ignoram -
- t - -
Hºß. héd'löng. a. Rash, thoughtless; *
sudden, precipitate.
HEADLONG, Théd'lóng. ad. With the head
foremost ; rashly, without tºught; precipitate-
ly; hastily, without delay oièrespite.
HEADPIECE, hèd'pěèse. s. *Armour for the
head, helmet; understanding, fºrce of mind.
HEADQUARTERS, héd-kwärtāržº's. The place
of general rendezvous, or lodgment for soldiers,
where the commander in chief takes up his
quarters.
HEADSHIP, héd'ship. s. Dignity, authority,
chief place. *
HEADSMAN, hēdz'mán. s. 88. Executioner.
HEADSTALL, héd'ställ. s. 406. Part of the
bridle that covers the head.
HEADSTONE, héd stöne. s. The first or capi-
Stone.
-HEADSTRONG, hèd'strông. a. Unrestrained,
violent, ungovernable.
HEADWORKMAN, hēd-wärk'mán. s. The fore.
Iſlan.
HEADY, hēd'dè. a. Rash, precipitate, hasty, vi-
olént; apt to affect the head. -
To HEAL, hēle. v. a. 227. To cure a person; to
restore from hurt, sickness, or wound ; to re-
concile ; as, he healed all dissentions.
To HEAL, hēle. v. n. To grow well.
AHEALER, hēlear. s. Oue who cures or heals.
^ HEALING, hēle'íng. part. a. Mild, mollifying,
entle, assuasive.
Aïſh, näin s. 234. Freedom from bodily
pain or sickness; welfare of mind, purity,
goodness ; salvation, prºsperity ; wish of hap-
iness in ††
HEALTHFUL, hē iſºl, a Free from sickness;
well disposed, wholesome, salubrious ; saluta-
######, of salvation. - -
HEALTHFULLY, hēlth'föl-ć. ad. In health ,
wholesomely. -
HEALTHFULNESS, hēlth'föl-nēs. s. State of
being well ; wholesomeness.
HEALTHILY, hēlth'é-lè, ad. Without sickness.
HEALTHINESS, hēlth'é-nés. s. The state of
health. -
Hºthless, hēlth'lés. a. Weak, sickly, in-
turm. :
HEALTHSOME, hälth'sám. a. Wholesome, sa-
§ -
HEALTHY, hēlth'é. a. In health, free from sick-
IM&SS.
HEAP, hêpe. s. 227. Many single things thrown
together, a pile; a crowd, a throng, a rabble ;
cluster, number driven together. - -
To ..HEAP, hêpe. v. a To throw on heaps, to
pile, to throw together; to accumulate, to lay
th º add to something else.
h; ER, hēpēr. s.93. One that makes piles or
©8.0S.
aps
#EAFY, hººk. a. Lying in heaps.
Tofiñº, hèse, v. p. 227 to enjoy the Sense by
which words are distinguished ; to listen, to
hearken ; to be told, to have an account.
To HEAR, hēre. v. a. To perceive by the ear
to give an audience, or allowance to speak; to
º; to listem to, to obey; to try, to attend
Wºrly; to attend favourably ; to acknow-
ledge.
HEARD, hērd. 234. The preterit of To hear
[[G. We frequently hear this word pronounced so
as to rhyme with feared. But if this were the
true sound, it ought to be written heºred, and
considered as regular; the short sound like
herd is certainly the true pronunciation, and the
verb is irregular. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares,
Mr. Smith, and W. Johnston, mark the word
as I have dome.
HEARER, hêre'âr. s. 98.
any doctrine or discourse.
HEARING, hēreſing, s. ... The sense by which
sounds are perceived; audience; judicial trial ;
reach of the ear.
To HEARKEN, här'k'n. v. m. 103, 243. To
One who attends to
* listem by way of curiosity; to attemd, to pay
regard.
HEARKENER, här'k'n-àr.
that hearkens.
HEARSAY, hêre'sä. s. Report, rumour.
HEARSE, hērse. s. 234. A carriage in which
the dead are conveyed to the grave; a tempo-
rary mom:1ment set over a grave. -
HEART, härt. s. 243. The muscle which by
its contraction and dilation propels the blood
through the course of circulation, and is there-
fore considered as the source of vital motion,
the chief part, the vital part; the inner part of
any thing; courage, spirit; seat of love ; affec-
tion, inclination; memory ; to be not wholly
averse ; secret meaning, hidden intention;
conscience, sense of good or ill : it is much used
in composition for mind or affection.
HEART-ACH, härt'ake. s. 355. Sorrow, pang,
anguish. -
HEART-BREAK, härt'bräke. s. Overpowering
SO?"I'OW.
HEART-BREAKER, härt'brā-kār. s.
name for a woman’s curls.
HEART-BREAKING, härt'brā-king. a. Over-
powering with sorrow.
s. Listener, one
A cant
HEART-BREAKING, härt'brā-king. s. Over
powering grief.
Hi. ART-BUF NED, härt'bàrn'd. a. Having
the heart inflamed.
HEART-BURNING, härt'bār-ning. s. Pain
at the stomach, commonly from an acrid hu-
mour; discontent, secret enmity.
HEART-I)EAR, härt'dère. a. Sincerely beloved.
HEART-EASE, härt'êze. s. Quiet, tranquillity.
HEART-EASING, härt'éz-ing. a. Giving quiet.
HEART-FELT, härt'félt. a. Felt in the con-
science, felt at the heart. -
HEART-PEAS, härt'pëze. s. ... A plant.
HEART-SICK, härt'sik. a. Pained in mind
mortally ill, hurt in the constitution.
HEARTS-EASE, härts'êze. s. A plant.
HEART-STRING, härt'string. s. The tendons
i. nerves supposed to brace and sustain the
1981 t.
HEART-STRUCK, härt'strök. a. Driven to
the heart, infixed for ever in the mind ; shock-
ed with fear or dismay.
HEART-SWELLING, härt'swól-ling. a. Rank- .
ling in the mind. - &
HEART-WHOLE, härt'hôle. . a. , 397. With
the affections yet unfixed ; with the vitals yet
unimpaired. e
HEART-WOUNDED, härt'w8ön-déd. a. Fill
ed with passion of love or grief. * -
HEARTED, härt'éd. a. ôniy used in composi
tion, as, hardhearted.
To HEARTEN, här’t'n. v. a. 243. To en
courage, to animate, to stir up i to meliorate
I
| with manure.
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HED
—né, mēve, nár, nét ;-täbe, tib, ball;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
HEARTH, hārth. s. 243. The pavement of a
room where a fire is made.
[[; Till I had inspected the Dictionaries, I could
not conceive there were two pronunciations of
this word ; but l now find that Mr. Elphinstone,
W. Johnston, and Buchanan, sound the diph-
thong as in earth and dearth; while Mr. Sheridan,
Dr. #. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry,
and Mr. Barclay, give it as I have done.
HEARTILY, ñārºle. ad. Sincerely, actively,
diligently, vigorously ; from the heart, fully ;
eagerly, with desire.
HEARTINESS, här't&-nēs. s. Sincerity,
freedom from hypocrisy; vigour, diligence,
strength.
HEARTLESS, härt'lés. a. Without courage,
spiritless.
HEARTLESSLY, härt'lès-lè. ad. Without
courage; faintly timidly.
HEARTLESSNESS, härt'lès-nēs. s. Want of
courage or spirit, dejection of mind.
HäARTY, hāſſº" a "ºſs. Sincere, undissem-
bled, warm, zealous ; in full health ; vigorous,
Strong.
Hºvhale, hâr’té-hāle. a. Good for the
eart.
HEAT, hēte. s. 227. The sensation caused by
the approach or touch of fire ; the cause of the
sensation of burning ; hot weather; state of any
body under the action of fire; one violent ac-
tion unintermitted; the state of being once hot ;
a course at a race, pimples in the face, flush ;
agitation of sudden or “iolent passion ; faction,
contest, party rage; ardoul of thought or elo-
cution.
To HEAT, hête. v. a. To make hot, to endue
with the power of burning ; to cause to ferment;
to make the constitution feverish ; to warm
with vehemence of passion or desire ; to agi-
tate the blood and spirits with action.
To HEAT, hēte. v. m. To grow hot.
HEATER, hê'tár. s. 98. An iron made hot, and
put into a box-iron to smooth and plait lineu.
HEATH, hēth. s. 227. A plant ; a place over-
grown with heath ; a place covered with shrubs
of whatever kind.
HEATH-COCK, hēth'kók. s.
frequents heaths.
HEATii-PEAS, hēth'pëze. s.
ter vetch.
HEATH-RCSE, hēth'róze. s. A plant.
HEATHEN, hē"th’m. s. 227. The genties,
the pagans, the nations unacquainted with the
covenant of grace.
HEATHEN, hē'TH'm. a. , 103, Gentile, pagan.
HEATHENISH, hē'TH'm-ish. a. Belonging to
the Gentiles ; wild, savage, rapacious, cruel.
A large fowl that
A species of bit-
HEATHENISHLY, hê'TH'm-ish-lè. ad. After
the manner of heathens.
HEATHENISM, hê'TH'm-īzm. s. Gentilism,
paganism.
HEATHY, hēth'é. a.
To HEAVE, hêve, v. a. 227. Pret. Heaved,
anciently Hove ; Part. Heaved or Hoven. To
lift, to raise from the ground ; to carry ; to
cause to swell ; to force up from the breast ; to
exalt, to elevate.
To HEAVE, hêve. v. m. To pant, to breathe
with pain ; to labour ; to raise with pain, to
swell and fall ; to keck, to feel a tendency to
vomit.
HEAVE, hēve. s. Lift, exertion or effort up-
wards; rising of the breast; effort to vomit :
struggle to rise.
FIEAVEN, hév'v'm s. 103, 234. The regions
above, the expanse of the sky ; the habitation
of God, good angels, and pure souls departed ;
the supreme power, the sovereign of heaven.
HEAV §§§.º. bescended from
the celestial regions.
HEAVEN-BRED, hēv'v'm-bréd.
cultivated in heaven.
Full of heath
Produced or
HFAVEN-BUILT, hév'v'm-bilt. Built by the
agency of the gods. . -
HEAVEN-DIRECTED, hēv'v'n-di-rék’téd. Rais-
ed towards the sky; taught by the powers, or
ea Ven. ...Y
HEAVENLY, hēv'v'n-lè. a. Resembling hea-
yen, supremely excellent; celestial, inhabiting
heaven. -
HEAVENLY, hēv'v'n-lè. ad. In a manner re-
sembling that of heaven ; by the agency or in
fluence of heaven. -
HEAVENWARD, hēy'v'm-wärd. ad. Towards
heaven. -
HEAVILY, hēv'é-lè. ad. With great weight;
grievously, afflictively , sorrowfully, with an air
of dejection. e -
HEAVINESS, hēy'vé-nés. . . s. The quality on.
being heavy, weight; dejection of mind, de-
pression of spirit; inaptitude to motion or
thought; oppression; crush, affliction ; deep
ness or richness of soil.
HEAVY, hév'vé. a. 234. Weighty, tendin
strongly to the centre; sorrowful, dejected,
depressed; grievous, oppressive, afflictive 3
wanting spirit or rapidity of sentiment, unani-
mated ; wanting activity, indolent, lazy; drow-
sy, dull, torpid; slow, sluggish; stupid, foolish;
burdensome, troublesome, tedious ; loaded, in-
cumbered, burdened ; not easily digested ; rich
in soil, fertile, as, heavy lands; deep, cumber
Some, as, heavy roads.
HEAVY, hēv'vé. ad. As an adverb it is only
used in composition, heavily.
HEBDOMAD, héb'dó-mäd. s.
of seven days.
A week, a space
HEBDOMAI) AL, hêb-dôm'à-dál. 518. } Sº
HEBDOMADARY, héb-dôm'ā-dār-É. tº
Weekly ; consisting of seven days.
To HEBETATE, héb'é-täte. v. a. To dull, to
blunt, to stupify.
HEBETATION, hêb-ê-tà'shān. s. The act of
dulling; the state of being dulled.
HEBETUDE, hêb'é-tūde. Ts. Dulmess, obtuse-
ness, bluntness.
nºisy, héb'ra-ism. s. 335. A Hebrew
I (11 OHA.
HEBRAIST, hēb'rº-ist. s. 503. A man skilled
in Hebrew.
J3’ I have differed from Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott,
and Mr. Perry, in the quantity of the first syl-
lable of this and the preceding word, and think
I am not only authorized by analogy, but the
best usage.
HEBRIC[AN, hè-brìsh'âm. s. One skilled in
Hebrew.
HECATOMB, hēk'à-tööm. s.
§§ i. ë
HECTICAL, hék’tè-kál. . . cº
HECTICK, hēk’t{k. 509. ; a. Habitual, con.
stitutional ; troubled with a morbid heat,
HECTICK, hēk’t k. s. An hectick fever.
HECTOR, hēk’tàr. s. 418, 166. A bully; a blus"
tering, turbulent, noisy fellow. -
To HECTOR, hēk’tár. v. a. To threaten, to
treat with insolent terms
To HECTOR, hēktör. v. m. To play the bully.
HEDERACEOUS, hēu-ér-à'sliðs. a. Producing
1V V.
HEDGE, hèdje. s. A fence made round grounds
with prickly bushes.
HEDGE, hèdje. s. Prefixed to any word, signi-
fies something mean.
To HEDGE, hēdje. v. a. To enclose with a
hedge: to obstruct; to encircle for defence ;
to shut up within an enclosure; to force into a
place already full.
I d HEDGE, hēdje. v. n. To shift, to hide the
head. -
Hérºe-BORN haljebºrn. a. of no known
birt n, meanly born.
HEDGE-FUMITORY hèdje-fú'm-tūr-e
plant.
A sacrifice of an
t
2
5
HEI.
HEL
O
*
t;
II, 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plue, pin.
HEDGEHOG, hèdje'hôg. s. An animal set with
prickles like thorms; a term of reproach ; a
ant.
Hélie Hyssor, hédje-hiz'zāp. s. A species
of willow-wort.—See #.
HEDGE-MUSTARD, hédje-mâs’tárd. s. A plant.
HEDGE-NOTE, hèdje'note. s. A word of con-
§§ ; a low kind of poetry.
HED Epig, hédje pig. s. K oung hedgehog,
HEDGE-ROW, §. S. #. series of trees
or bushes planted for enclosures.
HEDGE-SPARROW, hédje-spár'rö. s. A spar.
row that lives in bushes.
HEDGſNG-BILL, hēdjeſing-bil. s.
hook used in trimming hedges.
HEDGER, hēdje'är... s. One who makes hedges.
To HEED, hēēd. v. a. 246. To mind, to regard,
to take notice of, to attend g
HEED, hēēd. s. Care, attention; caution; care
to avoid ; notice, observation; seriousness; re-
ard, respectful notice. g
HEEDFUL, hēēd'föl. a. Watchful, cautious,
suspicious; attentive, careful, observing. .
HEEDFULLY, hēēd'fāl-lè. ad. Attentively,
carefully, cautiously. * * *
HEEDFULNESS, hēēd'föl.nés. s. Caution, vi-
*
###. - g º e
H ºny, hèëd'é-lè. ad. Cautiously, vigi-
&nt W. *
HEEDINESS, hēēd'é-nēs. s. Caution, vigi-
lance. 3?
HEEDLESS, hēēd'lés. a. Negligent, imattem-
tive, careless.
HEEDLESSLY, hēēd'ſés-lè ad. Carelessly, meg-
§
HEEDLESSNESS, hēēd'lés-nēs. s. Careless-
ness, negligence, inattention.
HEEL, j s. 246. The part of the foot that
protuberates behind ; the feet employed in
flight. To be at the heels; to pursue closely,
to follow hard. To lay by the heels; to fetter,
to shackle, to put in gyves. The back part of
a stocking; whence the phrase to be out at the
heels, to be worn out.
To HEEL, hēēl. v. m. To dance; to lean on
Gne side, as, the ship heels.
HEELER, hēēl'àr. s. A cock that strikes well
with his heels.
HEEL-PIECE, hēē1'pèse. s.
the hinder part of the shoe.
To HEEL-PIECE, hēēlpèse. v. a.
iece of leather on a shoe heel.
HEFT, hēft. s. Heaving, effort; haft, handle.
HEGIRA, hē-ji'rā, or hèdjè-rá. s. A term in
chronology, signifying the epocha, or account of
time, used by the Arabians, who begin from the
* \lay that Mahomet was forced to escape from
Mecca, July sixteenth, A. D. six hundred and
twenty-two.
JG The latter pronunciation is adopted by Dr.
Johnson, Barclay, and Bailey; and the former
#. Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, and Mr.
erry. This, I am informed, is the pronunciaz
tion ºf several Oriental scholars, and is not on-
ly more agreeable to the ear, but seems to fall
in with those Arabick Spanish names Ramirez,
ira, &c. as well as the Grecian Tauchira,
A cutting
A piece fixed on
To put a
Thyatira, Dejanira, &c.
Hé; '#ar. 98,254. A young cow.
HEIGH-Höhººt. "Kºjon of
slight languor and uneasiness.
HEIGHT, hite, or hâte. s. 253. Elevation
above the ground; degree of altitude; summit,
ascent, towering eminence; elevation of rank;
the utmost degree; utmost exertion, state of
*Kºellence, advance towards perfection.
(IG” The first of these modes is the most general;
and the last the most agreeable to the spelling.
Milton was the pauron of the first; and, in his
zeal for *f; as Dr. Johnson says, spelt the
word height. This is still the pronunciation of
the vulgar, and seems at first sight the most
agreeable to analogy; but though the sound of
the adjective high is generally preserved in the
abstract height, the h is always placed before
the t, and is perfectly mute. Mr. Garrick's
pronunciation (and which is certainly the best)
was hite.—See DRought.
To HEIGHTEN, hi't'n. v. a. 103. To raise
higher; to improve, to me!’ rate ; to aggra-
vate , to in prove by decorations.
HEINQUS, hä'näs. a. 249. Atrocious, wicked in
a high degree.
Ij Mr. Shéridan gives the long sound of e to the
first syllable of this word, contrary to every
Dictionary, to analogy, and, I think, the best
usage; which, if I am nº mistaken, always
gives the first syllable of this word the sound of
slender a
HEINoüšLY, hänäs-lè. ad. Atrociously, wick-
edly.
Hºotiss ESS, hā'mås-nēs. s Atrociousness,
wickedness. --
HEIR, are. 249,394. One that is inheritor of any
tning after the present possessor.
Häſſless, ăre's. s.99. An inheritrix, a woman
that inherits.
HEIRLFSS, are'lés. a. Without an her.
HEIRSHIP, Are'ship. s. The state, character, cr
privileges of an heir.
HEIRLOOM, are’lööm. . s. Any furniture or
moveable decreed to descend, by inheritance,
and therefore inseparable from the freehold.
HELD, hēld. The preterit and part, pass. of Hold.
HELIACAL, hē liā-kāl a. Emerging from the
instre of the sun, or falling into it.
HF.I.ſ CAL, hêi'é-kál. a. Spiral, with many cir-
cum volutions.
HELIOCENTRICK, hē-lè-6-sén'trik. a. Belong-
ing to the centre of the sun.
HELIOSCOPE, hēlē-ó-sköpe. s. A sort of
telescope fitted so as to look on the body of the
Sun, without offence to the eyes. -
HELIOTROPE, hê'lé-o-trope. s. A plant that
turns towards the sun, but more particularly
the turnsol, or sunflower.
HELIX, hē'liks. s. A spiral line.
HELL, hēl. s. The place of the devil and wick-
ed souls; the place of separate souls, whether
good or bad : the place at a running play, to
which those who are caught are carried; the
place into which a taylor throws his shreds; the
infernal powers.
HELLEBORE, hē!'lè-bóre. s. Christmas flower
HELLENISM, hël’lé-nizm. s. An idiom of the
Greek.
HELLASH, hēl'lish. a. Having the qualities of
hell, infernal, wicked; sent from hell, belong-

ing to hell.
HELLISHLY, hēl'lish-lè. ad. Infermally, wick-
edly.
HELLISHNESS, hēl'lish-nés. s. Wickedness,
abhorred qualities.
HELLWARD, hēl ward. ad. Towards hell.
HELM, hēlm. s. A covering for the head in
war; the part of a coat of arms that bears the
crest; the upper part of the retort; the steer
age, the rudder; the station of government.
To HELM, helm. v. a. To guide, to conduct.
HELMED, hēlm'd. a. 359. Furnished with a
head-piece.
HELMET, hēI'mít s. 99. A helm, a head-piece.
To HELP, hēlp. v. a. Preter. Heiped or Holp;
Part. Helped or Holpen. To assist, to sup-
ports to aid, to remove, or advance by help ,
to relieve from pain or disease; to remedy, to
change for the better; to formear, to avoid, to
promote, to forward. To help to ; to supply
with, to furnish with. ſº
To HELP, hēlp. v. n. To contribute assistance,
to bring a supnly. .*
HELP, help. s. Assistance, aid, support, suc-
cour; that which forwards or promotes ; that
which gives help , remedy
HEP
253
HER
—mö, móve, när, nôt;—täbe, túb, bill;-&il ;—pband -jin, ruis.

HELPER, hēlp'âr. s. 98. An assistant, an aux-
iliary; one that administers remedy ; a super-
numerary servant; one that supplies with any
thing wanted.
HELPFUL, hélp'föl. a. Useful, that gives as-
sistance; wholesome, salutary.
Hřirºšs, hélp'lés. a. Wanting power to
succour one's self; wanting support or assist-
ance; irremediable, admitting no help.
HELPLESSLY, hēlp'lès-lè, ad. Without succour.
HELPLESSNESS, hélp'lès-nēs. s. Want of
| Succour.
HELTER-SRELTER, hēl'tär-skéItär. ad. In
a hurry, without order.
HELVE, hēlv. s. The handle of an axe.
HEM, hēm. s. The edge of a garment doubled
and sewed to keep the §: from spreading ;
the noise uttered by a sudden and violent ex-
piration of the breath ; interject. Hem!
To HEM, hēm. v. a. To close the edge of cloth
by a hem or double border sewed together ; to
border, tº edge; to enclose, to environ, to con-
fine, to shut.
To HEM, hèm. v. n. To utter a noise
expulsion of the breath.
HEMIPLEGY, hēm'é-pléd-jë. s. A palsy, or
any nervous affection relating thereunto, that
seizes one side at a time.
HEMISPHERE, hēm'è-sfère. s. The half of a
globe when it is supposed to be cut through its
centre in the plane of one of its greatest circles.
HEMISPHERICAL, hém-è-sfér'ſk-ál. 509. ; 3.
HEMISPHERICK, hèm-è-sfér'ík. e
Half round, containing half a globe.
HEMISTICK, hē-mis'tilt. s. 509. Half a verse.
“The dawn is overcast.”—Cato.
HEMLQCK, hém'1ök. s. An herb.
HEMQRRHAGE, hēmº-rādje. ;
HEMORRHAGY, hèm'ó-rá-jë. S.
A violent flux of blood.
HEMORRHOIDS, hém'ör-röſdz. s. The piles,
the emeroids.
HEMORRHOIDAL, hém-èr-réid'ál. a. Belong-
ing to the veins in the fundament.
HEMP, hémp. s. A fibrous plant of which coarse
linen and ropes are made. -
HEMPEN, hèm'p'm. a. 103. Made of hemp.
HEN, hēn. s. The female of a house-cock; the
female of any bird. ſº
HEN-HEARTED, hēn'hār-téd. a. Dastardly,
cowardi
ly.
HEN-PECKED, hēn'pěkt. a. 359. Governed
by the wife.
HEN-ROOST, hēn’rööst. s.
the poultry rest.
HENBANE, hēn’bàne. s. A plant.
WENCE, hēnse, ad. or interject. From this
place to another; away, to a distance; at a
distance, in another place ; for this reason, in
consequence of this; from this cause, from this
ground; from this source, from this original,
from this store: from bence, is a vicious ex-
pression.
HENCEFORTH, hēnse'förth. ad. From this time
forward. *
HENCEFORWARD, hēnse-fôr'wärd. ad. From
this time to futurity.
HENCHMAN, hēnsh'mán. s. A page, an atten-
dant.
To HEND, hēnd. v. a. To seize, to lay hold on;
to crowd, to surround.
HENDECAGON, hēn-dék'à-göm. s.
eleven sides or angles.
HENDECASYLLABLE, hēn-dék-à-sil'lä-bl. s.
A line or verse ...?" eieven syllables. Ash.
HEPATICAL, hē-pât'é-kál.
HEPATICK, hē-pât'ík. 509.
Belonging to the liver.
HEPS, hips. s. The fruit of the dog-rose, com.
monly written Hips.
HEPTAGON, hēp'tá-gān, s A figure with sev-
en sides or angles tº
by violent
The place where
A figure of
HEPTAGONAL, hēp-tág'à-mál. a. Having seven
angles or sides.
HEPTARCHY, hēp'tär-kè. s. A sevenföld gov-
ernment. - * !
HER, här. pron. 98. Belonging to a female;
the oblique case of She. * --
HERS, härz, pron. This is used when it refers
to a substantive going before; as, such are
her charms, such charms are hers.
HERALD, hérºïd. s. An officer whose business
it is to register genealogies, adjust ensigns ar
morial, regulate funerals, and anciently to car
ry messages between princes, and proclaim way
and peace; a precursor, a forerunner, a har

binger.
To #Ald, hér'âld. v. a. To introduce as an
eyald. wº
HERALDICK, hē-rál'dík. a. Relating to Heral-
dry. JMason.
HERALDRY, hêr'âl-drè. s. The art or office of
a herald ; blazonry.
HERB, 3rb. s. 394. Herbs are those plants whose
stalks are soft, and have nothing woody in
them, as grass and hemlock.
Å; I have differed from Mr. Sher; 'an by sup-
pressing the sound of the h in this...word and its
compound herbage; and have Mr. Nares, Mr.
Perry, and W. Johnston, on my side.
HERBACEOUS, hêr-bä'shūs. a. 357.
to herbs; feeding on vegetables.
HERBAGE, Ér'bidje. s. 90, 394. Herbs collec-
tively, grass, pasture; the tithe and the right :
of pasture.
HERBAL, hêr'bál. s. A book containing the .
names and description of plants. • ,
HERBALIST, hér'bā-list. s. A man skilled in
herbs. * ¥.
HERBARIST, hér'bá-rist. s. One skilled in herbs
HERBELET, hêr'bè-lét. s. A small herb.
HERBESCENT, hér-bés'sént. a. 510. Growing
into herbs.
HERBID, hêr'bid. a. Covered with herbs.
HERBOUS, hêr'bás. a. Abounding with herbs.
HERBULENT, hêr'bū-lènt a. Containing
herbs. º
HERBWOMAN, Śrb'wām-àn. s. 394. A woman
that sells herbs.
Héliº, ér'bé. a. 394. Having the nature of
erbs.
HERD, hêrd. s. A number of beasts together,
a company of men, in contempt or detestation.
It anciently signified a keeper of cattle, a sense
still retained in composition, as, goat-herd.
To HERD, hêrd. v. n. To run in herds or com-
panies ; to associate.
Belonging
Hºnºgroom, hé d'grööm. s. A keeper of
herds.
HERDMAN, hêrd'mán. ; s. 88
HERDSMAN, hêrdz'mán. * Wºº º
Qne employed in tending herds. .
HERE, hêre. ad. In this place ; in the present
State. -
HEREABOUTS, hêre'à-böäts. ad. About this
place.
HEREAFTER, hêre-äſtär. ad. In a future state
HEREAT, hêre-át', ad. At this.
HEREBY, hêre-bi'. ad. By this.
HEREDITABLE, hē-réd'ê-tá-bl. a. Whatever
may be occupied as inheritance.
HEREDITAMiENT, hêr-é-dit’ā-mênt. s. A law
term denoting inheritance.
Iſ Dr. Johnson and Mr. Barclay place the ac-
cent on the first syllable of this word; Dr. Ash,
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Entick, on the
second; and Dr. Kenrick, W Johnston, Mr.
Perry, and Bailey, on the third. The last ac-
centuation is not only most agreeable to the best
usage, and the most grateful to the ear, but
seems to accord better with the secondary ac-
cent of the latter Latin Haereditamenta.-See

AcADEMY.
HEREDITARY, hè-réd'é-tº-ré. A. Possessed
-* ~
{
Hāf:
HERMAPHRODITICAL,
HERMETICAL, hêr-mêt'é-kál.
HERONRY, hērān-ré. 166.
HER
[[F 558.-Fåte, far, fall, fat
or claimed by right of inheritance, descending
by inheritance.
Hºrºix, he reasºn, ad. By in.
heritance. '.
HEREIN, hêre-ſn’. ad. In this.
HEREMITICAL, hêr-è-mfi'īlz-ál. Solitary,
suitable to a hermit.
HEREOF, hêre-öf'. ad. From this, of this.-See
ForTH witH.
HEREQN, hēre-ón', ad. Upon this.
HEREOUT, hêre-šūt'. ad. Out of this.
HERESY, hêr'é-sè. s. An opinion of private
Jºº &n different from that of the catholick and or-
thodox church.
HERESIARCH, hē-rè'zhē-ărk. s. 451. A leader
in heresy.--See Ecclesiastick.
SHERETICK, hêr'è-tik.s. 510. One who propa-
gates his private opinions in opposition to the
catholick J.
HERETICAL, hē-rét'è-kál. a. Containing heresy.
8.
- ####$º.”; ad. With heresy.
HEBETO, hēre-tóð. ad. To this.
HEREfoſſ'ORE, hêre-to-fôre'. ad. Formerly,
anciently v f
HEREUNTU), hêre-àm-töö'. ad. To this.
HEREWITH, hêre-with’. ad. With this. See
Fort HwiTH,
HERITABLE, hêr'é-tá-bl. a. Capable of being
inherited.
HERITAGE, hêr'è-tàje, s.90. Inheritance, es-
tate devolved by succession : in divinity, the
eople of God. --
APHRODITE, hêr-mâf'frö-dite s. 155.
An animal uniting two sexes.
hér-māf-frö-dit'é-kál.
HERMETICK, hêr-métik. 509. ; à.
hymical.
HERMETICALLY, hêr-métè-kāl-A. ad. A term
applied to the closing of the orifice of a glass
tube, so as to render it air-tight; chymical.
Parkes' Chymistry.
HERMIT, hêr'mit. s. A solitary, an anchoret,
one who retires from society to co, te:mplation,
and devotion ; a beadsman, one bound to pray
for another.
HERMITAGE, hêr'mſt-Aje. s. 90. The cell or
habitation of an hermit.
HERMITESS, hêr'mít-tás. s. A woman retired
to devotion.
HERMITICAL, hêr-mit'é-kál. a.
hermit. '
HERN, hêrm. s. Contracted from HERon.
HERNIA, hêr'nè-á. s. Any kind of rupture.
HERO, hē'ró. s. A man eminent for bravery; a
man of the highest class in any respect.
HEROICAL, hē-ró'é-kāl. a. Befitting a hero,
heroick.
HEROICALLY, hē-rö'é-kāl-à. ad. After the way
of a hero. -
HEROICK, hē-rö'ík. a. Productive of heroes ;
noble, suitable to a hero, brave, magnanimous ;
reciting the acts of heroes.
HEROICKLY, hē-rö'ik-lè. ad. Suitably to a hero.
HEROINE, hêr'ö-in. s. 535. A female hero.
HEROISM, hêr'ö-ízm. s. 535. The qualities or
character of a hero. -
Hºon, hér'ân. s. 166. A bird that feeds upon
8
HERONSHAW, hêr'ān-shaw.
A place where herous breed. : *
HFRPES, hêr'pěz. s. A cutaneous inflammation.
HERRING, hēr'ring, s. A small sea-fish.
HERS. harz, pron. The female possessive, used
after its substantive ; as, this is her house, this
, house is hers.
HERSE, hêrse. s. A teinporary monument rais-
•ed over a grave; the carriage in which corpses
are drawn to the grave.
To HERSE, hºrse. Y, a To put into an herse.
Partaking of both sexes.
Suitable to a
S.
254
HIA
;—mē, mét ;—pine, pīn;–
HERSELF, hār-sélf. prom. The female personal
pronoun, in the º: cases reciprocal.
HeRSELIKE, hērse'like. a. Funereal, suitable
to funerals t
HESITANCY, hēz'è-tān-sè. s. Dubiousness, un,
º
To HESITATE, héz'ê-täte. v. a. To be doubt-
ful, to delay, to pause. *
HESITATIQN, hēz-è-tà'shán. s. Doubt, uncer-
tainty, difficulty made; intermission of speech,
want of volubility. '--
HEST. hºst. 5:...Command, precept, injunction
HETEROCLITE, hēt'êr-ó-klite. g. 155. Such
mouns as vary from the common forms of de-
clension; anything or person deviating from the
common rule.
[; Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kemrick, Dr. Ash, Mr
Perry, Buchanan, Barclay, and Bailey, unite
in placing the accent on the first syllable of this
word; Entick alone places it on the third. Mr
Sheridan and Buchanan place an accent also on
the last syllable, and make the i long ; while
Dr. Kenrick and Mr. Perry make it short.
That the accent ought to be on the first syllable
cannot be doubted, when we consider how uni-
formly we remove the accent higher when we
anglicise Latin words by shortening them: and
though the i in these terminations is rather am-
biguous, 156, it certainly inclines to the long
sound which Mr. Sheridan and Buchamam have
given it.—See AcADEMY and IncomparaBLE.
HETEROCLITICAL, hēt-êr-rö-klit'é-kál. a. De-
viating from the common rule.
HETERODOX, hēt'ér-ó-dóks. a. Deviating from
the established opinion, not orthodox.
HETEROGENEAL, hēt-ér-ó-jë'mē-ăl. a. Not of
the same nature, not kindred.
HETEROGENEITY, hêt-àr-ó-jè-né'é-té. s. Oppo-
sition of nature, contrariety of qualities; oppo-
site or dissimilar part. *
HETEROGENEOUS, hēt-êr-ó-jë'nè-às. a. Not
kindred, opposite or dissimilar in mature.
[* There is an affected pronunciation of this
and the two preceding words, which contrary
tº our own analogy, preserves the g hard. The
plea is, that these words are aerived from the
Greek, which always preserved the gamma hard
To produce this reason is to expose it. What
would become of our language if every word
from the Greek and Latin, that had g in it,
were so pronounced * What is most to be re-
gretted is, that men of learning sometimes join
in these pedantick deviations, which are only
worthy of the lowest order of critical coxcombs.
—-See Gym NASTick.
To HEW, hū. v. a. Part. Hewn or Hewed. To
cut with an edged instrument, to hack; to chop,
to cut ; to fell as with an axe, to form labori-

ously. *
Hºwºr, hū’īr. s. 33. One whose employment
is to cut wood or stone.
HEXAGON, héks'à-göh. s 166. A figure of six
sides or angles.
HEXAGONAL, hēgz-āg'ö-mál. a. 478. Having
six sides.
HEXAGONY, hēgz-ág'gó-nē. s. 478. A figure of
six angles.
HEXAMETER, hēgz-ām'è-tár. s. 518. A verse
of six feet.
HEXANGULAR, hēgz-àng'gū-lär. a.
SIX COrtherS.
H ºrick, hēgz-ás'iik. s. 509. A poem of
Six I (116S.
HEXASTICON, hēgs-àstè-kön. s.
epigram in six lines. , Ash. 478, -
HEY, hā, interject. An expression of joy.
HFYI)AY, hā'dà, interject. An expression of
trolick, and exultation
HEY DAY, hā'dà. s. 269. A irolick, wildness.
HHATUS, hi-á'tàs. s. An aperture, a breach; the
opening of the mouth by the succession of some
of the vowels.
Having
A poem or
HIG
Jº
255 3.
HIM
**
—no, móve, när, māt;-töbe, túb, bill;-&fl;—pöänd !—in, THI8.
HIBERNAL, hi-bêr'nāl. a. Belonging to the winter.
HICCOUGH or HICKUP, hik'köf or hik'köp. s.
A spasmodick affection of the stomach and dia-
phragm, arising from some peculiar irritation ;
a convulsion of the stomach producing sobs.
[[G. This is one of those words which seems to
have been corrupted by a laudable intention of
bringing it nearer to its original. The convul-
give sob was supposed to be a species of cough;
but neither Junius nor Skimmer mention any
such derivation, and both suppose it formed
from the sound it occasions. Accordingly we
find, though hiccough is the most general ortho-
phy, hickup is the most usual pronunciation.
hus Butler:
“Quoth he, to bid me not to love,
“Is to forbid ury pulse to move ;
“My beard to grow, my ears to prick up,
“Or, when I'm in a fit, to hiccup.”
To HICCOUGH, hikköp. v. n. To sob with con-
vulsion of the stomach. -
To HICKUP, hik'káp. v. n. To sob with a con-
mºtomach.
y & *
HIDDEN, hid'd’m. : part. pass. of Hide.
To HIDE, hide. v. a. Preter. Hid ; Part. pass.
Hid or Hidden. To conceal, to withhold or
withdraw from sight or knowledge.
To HIDE, hide. v. m. To lie hid, to be concealed.
Hiß.A.Nf3 SEEK, hide and ºak.'s. A play in
. some hide themselves, and another seeks
them.
HIDE, hide. s. The skin of any animal, either
raw or dressed , the human skin, in contempt ;
a certain quantity of land.
HIDEBOUND, hide'böänd. a. A horse is said
to be hide-bound when his skin sticks so hard
tº his ribs and back, that you cannot with your
hand pull up or loosen the one from the other ;
in trees, being in the state in which the bark
will not give way to the growth; harsh, untract-
able.
HIDEOUS, hid'ê-às, or hidjè-às. a. 293. Horri-
ble, dreadful.
HIDEOUSLY, hid'é-às-lè. ad. Horribly, dread-
fully.
HIDEOUSNESS, hid'ê-ès-nēs. s. Horribleness,
dreadfulness.
HIDER, h!'dër. s. 98. He that hides.
To HIE, hi. v. m. To hasten, to go in haste.
HIERARCH, hi'é-rárk. s. The chief of a sacred
orier.
HIERARCHAL, hi-8-rărk'â. a. Of an hierarch.
.Mason.
HIERARCHICAL,hl-&-rár'ké-kál. a. Belonging
to sacred or ecclesiastical government.
HIERARCHY, hi'é-rār-ké. s. A sacred govern-
ment, rank or subordination of holy beings ;
ecclesiastical establishment.
HIEROGLYPHICK, hi-&-rô-glifik. s. An em-
blem, a figure by which a word was implied ;
the art of writing in picture.
HIEROGTYPHICAL, hi-à-rö-giff'é-kál. a. Ein-
blematical, expressive of some meaning beyond
what immediately appears.
HIEROGLYPHICALLY, hi-8-rö-glīfā-kāl-ć. ad.
Emblematically.
HIEROGRAPHY, hi-&-rég'gráſ-à. s 518. Holy
writing.
HIEROPHANT, hi-ár'ö-fânt. s. 518. One who
teaches rules of religion.
To HIGGLE, hig'gl. v. n. 405. To chaffer, to be
penulious in a bargain; to go selling provi-
sions from door to door.
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY, hig'gl-dè-plg'gl-dé.ad.
..A cant word, corrupted from higgle, which de-
notes any confused mass.
HIGGLER, hig'gl-ār. s. 98. One who sells pro-
visions by retail.
HIGH, hi a. 390. . A great way upwards, rising
above; elevated in place, raised aloft; exalted
in nature; elevated in rank or soudition; ex-
|
alted in sentiment, difficult, abstruse ; boast
ful, ostentatious; arrogant, proud, lofty; no-
ble, illustrious : violent, tempestuous; applied
tº the wind; tumultuous, turbulent, ungovern
able; full, complete; strong tasted, "at the
most perfect state, in the meridian; far ad-
vanced into antiquity; dear, exorbitant , in
price; capital, great, opposed to little, as, high
treason. w *
HIGH, hi. s. High place, elevation, superiour
region. *
HIGH-BLEST, hi'blést. a. Supremely ha
HIGH-BLOWN, hi'blème. a. Swelled .*
wind, much inflated.
HIGH-BORN, hi'bórn. a. Of noble extraction.
- yi.
with ,
#
HiGH-COLOüRED, hikāl-lär'd a. Having a
deep or glaring colour.
HIGH-DESIG
reat schemes. tº.
HIGH-FLIER, hi'ſli-àr. s.
opinions to extravagance.
HIGH-FLOWN, hi'ſſène. a. Elevated, proud;
One that carries his
turgid, extravagant. *
HIGH-FLYING, hi'fl-fng. a. Extravagant in
claims or opinions.
HIGH-HEAPED, hi'hép'd. a. Covered with
high Fº
HIGHLANP, hilānd; s. Mountainous regions.
HIGHLANDER, hilând-àr. s. An inhabitant of
IIlourntalms. - *
[[G. We sometimes hear a most absurd pronun
ciation of this word taken from the Scotch, as
if written Heelander. It is curious to observe,
that while the Scotch are endeavouring to leave
their own pronunciation and adopt that of the
English, there are some English so capricious
as to quit their own pronunciation, and adopt
that which the Scotch strive carefully to avoid.
HIGHLY, hi'lé. ad. With elevation, as to place
and situation ; in a great degree ; proudly, ar-
rogantly, ambitiously; with esteem, with esti-
1nation.
HiGH-METTLED, himét-tl’d. a. 359. Proud or
ardent of spirit.
HIGH-MINDED, hi'mind
HIGHMOST, hi'môst. a. Highest, topmost.
H1(, HNHSS, hi'nés. s. Elevation above the sur
face ; the title of princes, anciently of kings
dignity of nature, ºpº.
HIGH-RED, hi'réd. a. Deeply red.
t
-éd. a. Proud, arrogant
HIGH-SEASONED, hi-sé'zán'd. a. Piquant to
the palate.
HIGH-SPIRITED, h!-spir?t-4d. a. Bold, daring,
insolent. *
HIGH-STOMACHED, hi-stöm'mäkt. a. Obsti
nate, lofty.
HIGH-TASTED, hi-tästěd. a. Gustful, piquant
Higºced hi'vis't. a. 560. Enormously
W1CF 241. -
Hºw ROUGHT, hi'rawl. a. Accurately fin-
HSºled.
HIGHT, hite. Was named, was called; called,
named.
HIGH WATER, hºwą-têr. s. The utmost flow
of the tide.
HIGHWAY, hi-wa'. s. Great road, publick path
HIGHWAYMAN, hi'wa-mân. s. 35. A robber
that plunders on the publick roads.
HILARITY, hil-lär'ê-tě, s. Merriment, gaiety.
HILDING, hil'ding. s. A sorry, paltry, cowardly
fellow : it is used likewise for a mean woman
HILL, hil. s.
mountain.
HILLOCK, hil'lök, s. A little hill.
Il
Riº"ideºlog. a. Having
j
An elevation of ground less than a
Hii.I.Y., hillé, a Full of hills, unequal in the
surface.
HILT, hilt. s. The handle of any thing, parti-
cularly of a sword.
HIM, him. The oblique case of He.
HIMSELF, hºm-sélf'. pron. In the nominative,
He ; in ancient authors, Itself; in the oblique
l
cases, it has a reciprocal signification.
gº
:
HIS
256
HOA
[[G 559–Fâte, fir, fall, fat;—mé, mét;—pine, pīn;–

Hlyn, hin. s. . A measure of liquids among the
Jews, containing about ten pints. *
, hind. a. Compar. Hinder; Superl. Hind-
º: Backward, contrary in position to the
are. '
[ſ’ This word, with its comparative hinder, and
its superlative hindmost and hindermost, are
sometimes corruptly pronounced with the i
short, as in sinn'd, but this is so contrary to
analogy, as to deserve the attention of every
correct speaker. w
HIND, hind. s. The she to a stag ; a servant; a
HR# a boor.
NDBERRIES, hind'bér-rºz. s. The peasant's
berries; the same as raspberries.
To HINDER, hin'dār. v. a. To obstruct, to stop,
A to #"; -
HINDER, hin'dár. a. 515. That is in a position
contrary to that of the face.
HINDERANCE, hin'dār-ănse. s. Impediment,
let, stop. ;
Histºr, him'dār-àr. s. He or that which
hinders or obstructs.
HINDERLING, hind'àr-ling. s. A paltry, worth-
less, degenerate animal. -
HINDERMOST, hind'àr-möst. a. Hindmost,
last, in the rear.
HINDMOST, hind'môst. a. The last, the lag.
HINGE, hinje. s. 74. Joints upon which a gate
or door turns; the cºrdinal points of the world;
a governing rule or ‘principle. To be off the
hinges; to be in a state of irregularity and dis-
order.
To HINGE, hinje. v. a. To furnish with hinges;
to bend as an hinge. 2
To HINT, hint. v. a. To bring to mind by a slight
mention, or remote allusion.
HINT, hint. s. Faint notice given to the mind,
remote allusion; suggestion, intimation.
HIP, hip. s. The joint of the thigh, the fleshy
part of the thigh. To have on the hip : to have
an advantage over another. A low phrase.
HIP, hip. s. The fruit of the briar.
To HIP, hip. v. a. To sprain or shoot the hips.
Hip-hop, a cant word formed by the reduplica-
tion of Hop.
HIP, hip. interject. An exclamation, or calling
to One. -
HIPPISH, hippish. a. A corruption of Hypo-
schondriack.
HIPPOCENTAUR, hip på-sån'tàwr. s.
lous monster, half horse and half man.
HIPPOCRASS, hip'po-kiás. is. A medicated
Wilſhe.
HIPPOGRIFF, |gº, rif. s.
HIPPOPOTAMUS, hip-pô-pôt'ä-mês. s. The
river horse. An hºl found in the Nile.
HIPSHOT, hip'shôt. a. Sprained or dislocated
in the #. -
HIPWORT, hip'wärt. s. A plant.
To HIRE, hire. v. a. To procure any thing for
temporary use at a certain price ; to engage
a man to temporary service for wages; to
bribe; to engage himself for pay, .
HIRE, hire. s. Teward or recompense paid for
the use of any thing; wages paid for service.
HIRELING, hire'ling. s. One who serves for
... Wages a mercenary, a prostitute.
Hºë. hire ling. a. Serving for hire, ve-
aal, mercenary, doing what is done for money.
HIRER, hire'rár.'s. 98. One who uses any thing
ying a recompense; one who employs others
§ § ing wages.
HIRSITE, hêr-súte'. a. Rough, rugged.
HIS, his, pron, possess. The masculine posses-
sive, belonging to him; anciently its.
O S, hiss. v. m. To utter a noise like that of
& §. and some other animals.
To HISS, hiss. v. a. To condemn by hissing, to
#sº to procure hisses or disgrace.
HISS, hiss. s. The voice of a serpent; censure?
A fabu-
A winged horse.
| HOAR-FROST, hºre'fröst. s.
expression of contempt used in theatres.
HIST, hist.interject. An exclamation command
ing silence. I
HISTORIAN, his-tó'rè-án. s.
and events.
HISTORICAL, his-tör'ík-ál.
HISTORICK, his-tór'rik. 509.
to history.
HISTORICALLY, his-tºr'rik-ál-ć. ad. In the
manner of history, by way of narration.
To HISTORIFY, his-têr'è-fl. v. a. To relate, to
record in history.
HISTORIOGRAPHER, his-to-ré-6g'rā-fôr. s.
An historian, a writer of history.
HISTORIOGRAPHY, his-to-ré-6g'rá-fé. s. 518.
The art or employment of an historian.
HISTORY, histār-É. s. 557. A narration of
events and facts delivered with dignity; narra-
tion, relation; the knowledge of facts and
events. e
HISTORY-PIECE, histār-e-pèèse. s. A picture
representing some memorable event.
HISTRIONICAL, his-trè-àn'é-kál. ; a. Befit
HISTRIONICK, his-trè-ön'ík. 509. ſº i
ting the stage, suitable to a player.
HISTRIONICALLY, his-trè-&n'é-kāl-ć. ad. The-
atrically, in the manner of a buffoon.
To HIT, hit. v. a. To strike, to touch with a
blow ; to touch the mark, not to miss ; to at
tain, to reach the point; to strike a ruling pas
sion. To hit off; to strike out, to fix or deter-
mine luckily.
To HIT, hit. v. m. To clash, to collide; to chance
luckily, to succeed by accident; to succeed, mot
to miscarry; to light on.
HIT, n.ft. s. A stroke; a lucky chance.
To HITCH, hitsh. v. m. To catch, to move by
ierks. -
HITHE, hithe. s.
out of boats.
HITHER, hith'êr. ad,98. To this place from some
place. Hither and Thither; to this place and
that ; to this end, to this desigm.
HITHER, hirh'âr. a. Nearer, towards this part.
[* This word was probably formed for the com-
parative of here; and as naturally generated
the superlative hithermost.
Hºmost, hīTH'êr-möst. a. Nearest of
this si
de.
HITHERTO, hitā'ār-töö. ad. To this time, yet;
A writer of facts
} a. Pertaining
A small haven to land wares
in any time till now ; at every time Ilo V.
HITHERWARD, h;th'êr-wärd. ad This
HITHERWARDS, hith'êr-wärdz. tº
way, towards this place.
HIVE, hive. s. The habitation or cell of bees;
the bees inhabiting a hive. .
To HIVE, hive. v. a. To put into hives, to har-
bour; to contain in hives.
To HIVE, hive. v. n. To take shelter together.
HIVER, hive'êr. s.98. One who puts bees in hives.
#8A, : hö. interject. A call, a sudden ex-
clamation to give notice of approach, or any
thing else.
HOAR, höre. a. White; gray with age; white
with frost.
The cºngelations
of dew in frosty mornings on the grass.
HOARD, horde. s. A store laid up in secret, a
'hidden stock, a treasure.
To HOARD, hórde. v. m. To make hoards, to
lay up store. . .
To HOARD, horde. v. a. To lay in boards, to
hasband privily, -
H9ARDER, hêrd'àr. s. 98. One that stores up
In Secret.
HQARHQUND, hêre'hôöbt. s. A plant.
HOARINESS, hô'ré-ués. s. The state of being
whitish, the colour of old men's hair.

* HOARSE, hörse. a. Having the voice rough, as
rough sound
with a cold ; having a
; ad. With a rough harsh
HOARSELY, hórse'l
voice.
HOI
*-
257
*
Ii UH,
—no, móve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, túb, būll;-öil;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
HOARSENESS, hôrse'nés.s. Roughness of voice.
HOARY, , hó'rè. a. White, whitish ; white or
gray with age ; white with frost; mouldy,
mossy, rusty.
To HOBBLE, hôbbl. v. n. 405. To walk lamely
or awkwardly upon one leg more than the
other; to move roughly or unevenly.
HOBBLE, hôb'bl. s. Uneven awkward gait.
HOBBLINGLY, hēb'bling-lè. ad. Clumsily,
awkwardly, with a halting gait.
HOBBY, hôb'bé. s. A species of hawk; an Irish
or Scottish horse ; a stick on which boys get
astride and ride; a stupid fellow ; any thing to
which a §§ passionately attached.
HOBGOBLIN, höb-göb'lín, s. A sprite, a fairy.
HOBNAII, hêb'male. s. A mail used in shoeing
a horse. -
Hºailed, höb'nāl’d. a. Set with hob-
* Thall.S.
HOBNOB, hôb'nób. This is corrupted from Hab-
nab.
HOCK, hök. s. The joint between the knee and
. . fetlock.
To HOCK, hók. v. a. To disable in the hock.
HOCK, hôk. s. Old strong Rhenish.
HOCKHERB, hök'érb. s. A plant, the same
with maſlows.
To HOCKLE, hók'kl. v. a. 405. To hamstring.
HOCUS-POCUS, hô'käs-pô'kás. s. A juggle, a
cheat. -
HOD, hôd. s. A kind of trough in which a la-
bourer carries mortar to the masons.
HODMAN, hôd'mán. s. 88. A labourer that
carries mortar.
HODGE-PODGE, hèdje'pědje. s.
ingredients boiled together.
HODIERNAL, hô-dè-ér'mál. a. Of to-day.
HOE, hó. s. An instrument to cut up the earth.
To HOE, hô v. a. To cut or dig with a hoe.
HOU, hēg. s. The general name of swine; a cas-
trated boar . To bring hogs to a fair market;
to fail of one's design.
HOGCOTE, hēg'köt. s. A house for hogs.
A mediey of
HOGGEREL, hēg'grfl. s.99. A two-years-oid ewe.
HOGHERD, hēg'hérd. s. A keeper of bogs.
HOGGISH, hēggish, a. Having the qualities
of a hog, brutish, selfish.
Hºlshºy, hög'gīsh-lè. ad. Greedily, sel-
fishly.
HOCGISHNESS, hög'gīsh-nēs. s. Brutality,
greediness, selfishness.
H03SBEANS, högz'bènz.
HOGSBREAD, hôgz'brád. ; S
Hº GSMUŠHRööNiš higz'mash-r&Ams.
Hants. -
HOGSFENNEL, hēgz'fèn-mêl. s. A plant.
HOGSHEAD, hôgs'héd. s. A measure of li-
Sºontaining sixty-three gallons ; any large
3 l'èl.
[[; This word is sometimes pronounced as if
written hog-shed: if Dr. Johnson's derivation of
this word from hog and head be a true one, this
pronunciation is certainly wrong, and arises
from the junction of the letters s and h in print-
ing, which may be presumed to have occasion-
ed a similar mispronunciation in household and
fačsehood, which see, Junius derives this word
from the Belgick Ockshood, ogskood, or hockshoot.
Minshew, says Skinn.er, derives it from Ock-
shood and Ogshood; but he himself is of opin-
ion that it rather comes from the Latin Orca, a
'eat sea-fish, an enemy to the whale, and the
j. hoofd, as much as to say, Ork's hoofd;
that is, Orcae caput, an Ork's head.
HOCSTY, hög'sti. s. The place in which swine
are shut to be fed.
HOGWASH, hēg'wósh. s The draf which is
given to swine.
HOLDEN, hēē'd'm. s. 103. An ill-taught, awk-
ward country girl.
Tc HOLDEN, hēē'd’m v. n. To romp inde-
cently.
2 K
A
To HOISE, hēēse.
To HQIST, hóist.
on high. -
To HOLD, hold, y, a. Preter. Held; Part
pass. Held or Holden. To grasp in the hand,
to gripe, to clutch ; to keep, to retain, to gripé
fast 3 to maintain as an opinion ; to consider.
as good or bad, to hold in regard ; to have any
station ; to possess, to enjoy ; to possess in sub-
ordination ; to suspend, to refrain ; to stop, to
restrain ; to fix to any condition; to confine to
a certain state ; to detain; to retain, to con-
tinue ; to offer, to propose ; to maintain ; to
carry on, to continue. To hold forth; to
exhibit. . To hold in ; to govern by the bridle,
to restrain in general. To hold off; to keep at
a distance. ... To hold on ; to continue, to pro-
tract. To hold out; to extend, to stretch forth,
to offer, to propose; to continue to do or suffer.
To hold up; to raise aloft, to sustain, to sup-
port.
To HOLD, hóld. v. m. To stand, to be right, to
be without exception ; to continue umbroken or
unsubdued ; to last, to endure ; to continue; to
refrain ; to stand up for, to adhere; to be de-
pendent on ; to derive right. To hold forth ;
to harangue, to speak in publick. To hold in ;
to restrain one’s self; to continue in luck. To
hold off; to keep at a distance without closing
with offers. To hold on ; to continue, not to be
interrupted, to proceed. To hold out; to last,
to endure; not to yield, not to be subdued. To
hold together; to be joined, to remain in union.
To hold up; to support himself; not to be foul
weather; to continue the same speed.
HQLD, hóld. interject. Forbear, stop, be still.
HOLD, hóld. s. The act of seizing, gripe,
grasp, seizure; something to be held, support;
catch, power of seizing or keeping ; prison,
place of custody; power, influence ; custody.'
Hold of a ship, all that part which lies between
the keelson and the lower deck; a lurking
place; a fortified place, a fort. ^
HOLDER, hól'dár. s. 93. One that holds or
gripes any thing in his hand; a tenant, one
that holds and under another.
; v. a. To raise up
*
HOLDERFORTH, hôl-dār-förth'. . s. A ha-
rangier, one who speaks in publick.
HOLDFAST, hóld'fäst. s. Amy thing which
takes hold, a catch, a hook.
HOLDING, hólding. s. Tenure, farm. It
sometimes signifies the burden or chorus of a
Song.
HOLE, hēle. s. A cavity narrow and long,
either perpendicular or horizontal ; a perfora-
tion, a small vacuity; a cave, a hollow place,
a cell of an animal; a mean habitation; some
subterfuge or shift,
HQLIDAM, hēlē-dām. s. Our blessed Lady.
HOLILY, hē'lé-lè. ad. Piously, with sanctity
inviolably, without breach.
HOLINESS, hô'lè-nēs. s. Samctity, piety, re.
ligious goodness; the state of being hallowed,
dedication to religion; the title of the Pope.
HOLLA, hēl-lô". interject. A word used in
calling to any one at a distance. to
HOLLAND, hól'länd. s. 68. Fine timen made
in Holland.
HOLLOW, hôI'lö. a. 327. Excavated, havin
a void space within, not solid; moisy, like soun
reverberated from a cavity; not faithful, not
sound, not what one appears.
HOLLOW, hôl'Hô. ... s. Cavity, concavity, ca-
vern, den, hole; pit ; any opening or vacuity;
passage, canal.
Tô HOLLOW, hól'lò. To make hollow ;
to excavate.
To HOLLOW, hól'lö. v. n. To shout, to hoot.
HOLLOWLY, höllös d. With cavities; un
faithfully, insincéreº, dishonestly.
HOLLOWNESS, hól'ſº-nēs. s. Cavity, state of
V. a.
being bollow; deceit, insincerity, treachery. .
Ç.

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258
HON
[[P 559-Fāte, făr, fáil, fät ;—mé, mét 3-phne, pin ;-
HOLLOW-ROOT, hēl'lö-rööt 3. A plant.
HUi,i,Y, $85'IA. s. A tree.
HOLLYHOCK, ač'.8 b%k Rose-mallow
HQLLYROSE, hâllè-rôze. s. A plant.
HOLOCAUST, hēlē-käwst. s. A burnt sacrifice.
HOLP, hólp. The old preterit and part. passive
of #R. \
HOLPEN, hól'p'm. 103. The old part. passive of
§
HOLSTER, hól'står, s, 98. A case for a horse-
man's pistol.
#OLY, hēlē, a Good, pious, religious; hallow-
ed, consecrated to divine use; pure, immacu-
late; sacred.
Höfy fitfisDAY, hôte-ſharzda. s. The day
on which the ascension of our Saviour is com-
memorated, ten days before Whitsuntide.
HOLY-WEEK, hô'lè-wéék. s. The week before
Easter.
HOLY-DAY, hól'è-dà. s. The day of some ec-
clesiastical festival; anniversary feast; a day
of gaiety and joy ; a time that comes seldom.
HOMAGE, hêm’āje. s.90. Service paid and feal-
ty professed to a sovereign or superiour lord;
obeisance, respect paid by external action.
HOMAGER, hēm'ā-jūr. s. 98. One who holds by
homage of some superiour lord.
MHOME, home. s. His own house, the private
dwelling; his own country; the place of con-
stant resider ce. united to a substantive, it sig-
mifies domestick. -
HOME, hóme. ad. To one's own habitation ; to
one's own country ; close to one's own breast
or affairs; to the point designed : united to a
substantive, it implies force and efficacy.
HOMEBORN, homebårm. a. Native, natural ;
slomestick; not foreign.
HOMEBRED, home'bréd. a. Bred at home, not
polished by travel ; , plain, rude, artless, uncul-H
_tivated ; domestick, not foreign.
HQMEFELT, hēme'félt, a. Inward, private.
HQMELILY, hême'lè-lè, ad. Rudely, inelegantly.
HOMELINESS, hôme'lè-nēs. s. Plainness, rude-
IlêSS.
HOMELY, hóme'lè. a. Plain, homespun, not el-
egant, not beautiful, not fine, coarse.
HOMEMADE, hóme'mäde. a. Made at home.
HOMER, hó'már. s. 98. A Hebrew measure of
about three pints,
HOMEŠPUN, home'spán. a. Spun or wrought
at home, not made by regular manufactories;
not made in foreign countries; plain, coarse,
rude, homely, inelegant.
HOMESTALL, hôme'ställ.
HOMESTEAD, hóme'stéd.
Hēśw.i.
( * , home'wärd. 88.
HOMEWARDS, hēlue war dz. ; ad. Towards
home, towards the native place.
HOMICIDE, höm'é-side. s. Murder, manslay-
ing ; destruction; a murderer, a manslayer.
ºpal, hóm-è-si'dāl. a. Murderous,
oody.
HOMILETICAL, hòm-è-létik-ál. a. Social, con-
versable.
HOMILY, hèmè-lè. s. A discourse read to a con-
§§ e d
HOMOGENEAL, hò-mö-jé'né-ál.
HQMOGENEOUS, hô-mö.jé'né-às.
*}. same nature or principles:
§3° For the true pronunciation of the g in these
words, see HETERogen Eous,
HQMQGENEAENESS, ho-mö-jê'gè-āl-nēs.
HößNšity.jº. S.
HQMQGENEOUSNESS, hē-inë-jénē-ăs-nēs.
Participation of the same principles or nature,
Höß,
HOMOG (, hē-mödjè-nē. s. 518. Joint nature.
HQMOLOGOUS, hē-mölö-gãs. a. Having the
same manner or proportions.
HQMQ\{MOUS, hē-hône-mas, a.
£ing different things : equivocal
; S. 406. The
} a. Hav-
TXenomina-
HOMONYMY, hô-món'ê-mè. s. 518. Equivoca-
tion, ambi §: -
HOMOTONOUS, hē-mêt’tö-nās. a. 518. Equable,
said of such distempers as keep a constant te:
nour of rise, state and declension. .
HONE, hóme. s. A whetstome for a razor,
HONEST,ſºn'nést.a. 394. Upright, true, sincere,
chaste; just, righteous, giving to every man
his due.
HONESTI.Y., &n’mést-lè. ad Uprightly, justly
with chastity, modestly.
HONESTY, 6n'nés-té. s. Justice, truth, virtue,
§§§
HONIED, hān'nïd. a. 283. Covered with honey.
sweet, luscious.
HONEY, hān'né. s. 165. A thick, viscous, lus-
cious substance, which is collected and prepared
by bees; sweetness, lusciousness: a name of
tenderness, sweet, sweetness.
HONEY BAG, hān'né-bäg. s. The bag in which
the bee carries the *:::::
HONEY-COMB, hēn’nè-köme. s. The cells of wax
in which the bee stores her honey.
HONEY -COMBED, hēn’mè-köm'd. a. Fiawed
with little cavities.
HONEY-DEW, hēn’mè-dû. s. Sweet dew.
HONEY-FLOWER, häm'né-flöä-ár. s. A plant.
HONEY-GNAT, hān'né-nāt. s. An insect.
HONEY-MOON, hān'nè-móón. s. The first
month after marriage.
HO.NEY-SUCKLE, hān'nè-såk-ki. s. Woodbine.
HQNEYLESS, hēnmé-lès. a. Without honey.
HONEY-WORT, hān'nè-wärt. s. lant.
HONORARY, Ön'nār-à-ré, a 557. Dome in ho-
mour; conferring honour without gain.
HONOUR, Ön'már.'s. 394. Dignity; reputation;
the title of a man of rank; nobleness; rever.
ence, due veneration ; chastity ; glory, boast;
publick mark of respect ; privileges of rank or
birth; civilities paid ; orrament, decoration.
[f This word and its companion favour, the two
servile attendants on cards and motes of fashion,
have so generally dropped the u, that to spell
these words with that letter is looked upon as
auche and rustick in the extreme. In vain did
r. Johnson enter his protest against the inno-
vation ; in vain did he tell us, that the sound of
the word required the w, as well as its deriva-
tion from the Latin through the French ; the
sentence seems to have been passed, and we
now hardly ever find these words with this vow-
el but in our Dictionaries. But though I am a
declared enemy to all needless innovation, I see
mo inconvenience in spelling these words in the
fashionable manner ; there is no reason for
preserving the u in honour and frvour, that does
not hold good for the preservation of the same
letter in errour, authour, and a hundred others:
and with respect to the pronunciation of these
words without the u, while we have so many
words where the o sounds u, even when the ac-
cent is on it, as honey, money, &c. we need not
be in much pain for the sound of u in words of
this termination, where the final r brings all
the unaccented vowels to the same level; that
º to the short sound of u.—See Principles, No
418.
To HONOUR, &n'nār. v. a. 314. To reverence,
to regard with veneration ; to dignify, to raise
to greatness.
HONOURABLE, Ön'nār-à-bl. a. Illustrious, no-
ble ; great, magnanimous, generous ; confe:-
ring honour; accompanied with tokens, of ho
nour; without taint, without reproach ; honest,
without intention of deceit *, equitable. º
HONOURABLENESS, &n'nār-à-bl-nēs. S. Emi-
neºce; magnificence ; generasity. ...
HONOURABEY, &n'nār-à-biè. 4d. With tokens
of honour; magnanimously, generously; re-
putably, with exemption from reproacn *
HONOURER, &n'nār-rðr. s.93. One that he
nours. one that regards with veneration,

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:
i
HOOD, hād. a. 307. In composition, denotes
uality, character; as, knighthood, childhood.
ometimes it is taken collectively, as, brother-
hood, a confraternity.
HOOD, hād. s. The upper cover of a woman's
head; any thing drawn upon the head, and
wrapping round it ; a .#"; put over the
hawk's eyes ; or ornamental fold that hangs
down the back of a graduate.
To HOOD, hūd. v. a. To dress in a hood; to
blind as with a hood; to cover.
HOODMAN'S-BLIND, hād'mānz-blind'. s. A
play in which the person hooded is to catch
another, and tell the name.
To HOQDWINK, hād'wink. v. a. To blind with
sº bound over the eyes; to cover, to
hide; to deceive, to impose upon.
HOOF, hóēf. s. 306. The hard horny substance
* . composes the feet of several sorts of ani-
Iſla IS.
HOOK, hóók. s. 306. Any thing bent so as to
catch hold; the bended wire on which the bait
is hung for fishes, and with which the fish is
pierced; a snare, a trap ; a sickle to reap corn;
an iron to seize the meat in the caldron; an in-
strument to cut or lop with ; the part of the
hinge fixed to the post. Hook or crook ; one
way or other, by any expedient.
To HOOK, höök. v. a. To catch with a hook; to
entrap, to ensnare; to draw as with a hook; to
fastem as with a hook, to draw by force or
artifice. -
HOOKED, hóók'éd. a. 366. Bent, curvated.
HOOKEDNESS, höök'éd-nés. s. State of being
bent like a hook. -
HOOKNOSED, höök-möz'd', a.
sº nose rising in the middle.
HOOP, hóóp. s. 306. Any thing circular by
which something else is bound, particularly
casks or barrels; part of a lady's dress; any
thing circular.
To ióOF, hööp. v. a. To bind or enclose with
hoops ; to encircle, to clasp, to surround.
To HOOP, hóóp. v. n. To shout, to make an out-
cry by sº of call or pursuit.
HOOPER, hôóp'âr. s. 98. A cooper, one that
hoops tubs.
HOOPING-COUGH, höö-ping-köf'. s.
vulsive cough, so called from its moise.
To HOOT, hóót. v. m. 306. To shout in con-
tempt; to cry as an owl.
To HOOT, hóðt. v. a. To drive with noise and
shouts. - -
HOOT, hóðt. s. Clamour, shout. -
To HOP, hôp. v. n. To #"; to skip lightly ; to
leap a one leg ; to walk lamely, or with one
§§ less nimble than the other.
HOP, hēp. s. A jump, a light leap ; a jump on
One º; a place where meaner people dance.
HOP, hóp. s. A plant, the flowers of which are
used in brewing. -
To HOP, hôp. v.a. To impregnate with hops.
HOPE, hôpe. s. Expectation of some good, an ex-
. pectatien indulged with pleasure; conſidence in
a future event, or in the future conduct of any
body; that which gives hope the object of
§§ -
To HOPE, hêpe. v. n. To live in expectation of
SOITMe#. ; to place confidence in futurity.
To HOPE, hêpe. v. a. To expect with desire.
HOPEFUL, hôpe'föl. a. Full of qualities which
produce hope, promising; full of hope, full of
expectation of success. "
Höß. hópe'föl-é. ad. In such a
ner as to raise hope; with hope.
HOPEFULNESS, hópe'föl-nés. s.
ood, likelihood to succeed.
HOPELESS, hēpelés. . a. Without hope, with-
out pleasing expectation; giving no hope, pro-
mising lothing pleasing
HOPER, hó'për. s. 98.
Having the
InżI) •
Promise of
259 *-
—no, mēve, mēr, nôt,-täbe, tàb, būll, Öil;—pôānd ;—thin, This.
A con- i.
IU tº,
- - *
HOPINGLY, hēping-lè. ad. With hope, with
§. of good. |
HOPPER, hóp'për. s.98. He who hops or jumps
on one leg.
HOPPER, hôp'për. s. The box or open frame of
wood into which the corn is put to be ground;
a basket for carrying seed. - -
HOPPERS, hēp'pārz. s. A kind of play in
which the actor hops on one leg.
HORAL, hô'rál. a. Relating to the hour
HORARY, hērā-ré. a. Relating to an hour;
continuing for an hour. -
HORDE, hêrde s. A clan, a migratory crew of
people ; a body of Tartars.
HORIZON, hó-rl'zön. s. 503.
minates the view. -- -
[[G. This word was, till of late years, universally
pronounced, in prose, with the accent on the
first syllable ; and Shakspeare, says Dr. John-
son, has improperly placed it so in verse:
“When the morning sun shall raise his


The line that ter-
tº e º º ºs e º tº e º e º ſº it º
** Above the borders of this horizon,
“We’ll forwards towards Warwick and his mates.”
With respect to the propriety of this pronuncia-
tion, it may be observed, that there is scarcely
anything more agreeable to the genuine analo-
gy of English orth&epy, than placing the accent
on the first syllable of a trisyllable, when the
middle syllable does not end with a consonant. “
503. Bºt another rule almost as constantly
counteracts this analogy: when the word is
perfectly Latim or Greek, and the accent is on
the penultimate, them we generally follow the
accentuation of those languages. Poets have
so universally placed the accent on the second
syllable of this word, and this pronunciation has
so classical an air as to render the other accen- .
tuation vulgar.
HORIZONTAL, hór-&-zón'tál. a. Near the ho-
rizon; parallel to the horizoni,on a level.
HORIZONTALLY, hór-é-zôn'tál-è, ad. In a di-
rection parallel to the horizon. * * tº
HORN, hērm. s. The hard pointed bodies which
grow on the heads of some quadrupeds, and
serve them for weapons; an instrument of wind-
musick made of horn; the extremity of the
waxing or waning moon ; the feelers of a smail;
a drinking cup made of horn; antler of a cuck
§ Horn mad ; pºp. mad as a cuckold.
HORNBEAK, hêrn'béék. º -
HößNišîă, hºn fish. s. A kind of fish
HORNBEAM, hörn béme. s. A tree.
HORNBOOK, hêrn'böök. s. The first book for
children, covered with horn to keep it unsciled.
HQRNED, hêr'néd. a. Furnished with horns.
HORNER, hör'nār. s. 98. One that works in
horn, and sells horn. • -, -
HORNET, hêr'nét. s. 99. A very large strong
stiuging fly. l
HORNFOOT, hêrm'filt. s. Hoofed. . . . - -
HQRNOWL, hörn'851. s. A kind of horned byl.
HQRNPIPE, hērm'pipe. s. A dance.
HORNSTONE, hörnstöne. s. A kind of blue
Stoyle.
HORNWORK, hörn'wärk. s. A kind of angular
fortification. - *
HORNY, hôr'ně. a. Made of horn; resembling
horn; hard as horn, callo
-- U1S. -
|HOROGRAPHY, hē-rég'grä-fé. s. 518. An ac
Höß § the §: 4, 24
GH.OGE, hôr'ö-lädje. ' º
#öföß. 518. s. An in-
strument that tells the hour, as a clock, a watch,
an iſſour-gass. -
HOROMETRY, hô-röm'ê-tré. s. 518. The art of
measuring hours. . - - -
HOROSCOPE, hêr'rö-sköne. s. Thereonfigura-
tion of the planets at the hour of birth. . . . .
HORRIBLE, hêr're-bl. a. 160. Dreadful, terri-
ble, shocking, hideous, enormous.’ ” . . " " . . .
One that has pleasing
expectations - |
.53’ This word is often pronounced so as to con-
* * *--
HoR
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HOT
[[F 559—Fâte, far, fall, ſāt;—mè, mét;—pine;—pin,
found the i with ºt, as if written horruble ; but
this must be avoided as coarse and vulgar.
HORRIBLENESS, hór'rè-bl-nēs. s. Dreadful
ness, hideousness, terribleness.
HORRIBLY, hêr'ré-blé. ad. Dreadfully, hide-
ously; to a dreadful degree.
HORRID, hôr'rid. a. Hideous, dreadful, shock-
ing; rough, rugged.
HO ãºss. hör'rid-nēs. s. Hideousness,
enormity.
HORRIFICK, hêr-rif'ík. a. 509. Causing hor-
TOURT.
HORRISONOUS, hêr-ris'sé-nās. a. Sounding
dreadfully. ſº
HORROUR, hôr'ràr. s 314. Terrour mixed with
detestation; gloom. dreariness: in medicine,
such a shuddering or quivering as precedes an
e-fit; a sense of shuddering or shrinking.
HORSE, hörse. s. A neighing quadruped, used
in war, and draught, and carriage: it is used in
the plural sense, but with a singular termina-
tion, for horses, horsemen, or cavalry ; seº-
thing on which any thing is slºpported, a wood
en machine which soldiers ride by way of pun-
ishment: joined to another substantive, it sig-
mifies something large or coarse, as, a horso-
face, a face of which the features are large and
indelicate. -
To HORSE, hêrse. v. a. To mount upon a horse :
to carry one on the back; to ride any thing ; to
COver a ſnare.
HORSEBACK, hêrs'bák. s. The seat of the rider,
the state of being on a horse.
HORSEBEAN, hörs'bène. s.
usually given to horses.
HORSEBLOCK, hörs"blök. s. A block on which
they climb to a horse. “
HORSEBOAT, hörs'böte. s. A boat used in fer-
rying horses; a boat propelled by horses.
HORSEBOY, hêrs'böè. s. A boy employed in
dressing horses, a stable-boy. -
HößREAKER, hors bººkår. s. One whose
employment is to tame horses to the saddle.
A small bean
HORSECHESTNUT,hörs'tshës-nāt. s. A tree;
the fruit of a tree.
HORSECOURSER, hörs'kör-sår. s. One that
runs horses, or keeps horses for the race; a
dealer in horses.
HORSECRAB, hêrs'kräb. s. A kind of fish.
HORSECUCUMBER, hêrs-köä'kām-bfr. s-See
Cucumber. A plant.
HORSEDUNG, hêrs'dāng. s. The excrement of
horses , i.
HORSEEMMET, hörs'ém-mét. s. An ant of a
large kind.
HORSEFLESH, hêrs flésh. s. The flesh of horses.
HORSEFLY, hörs'fli. s. A fly that stings horses,
and sucks their blood.
HORSEFOOT, hörs'föt. s. An herb.
with coltsfoot. -
HORSEHAIR, hêrs'īlāre. s. The hair of horses.
HORSEHEEL, hörshēēl. s. An herb.
HORSELAUGH, hörs’lāf s. A loud violent rude
laugh. - -
- HößLEEch, hörslèëtsh. s. A great leech
that bites horses ; a farrier.
HORSELITTER, hörs'lit-tár. s. A carriage
bung upon poles between two horses, on which
the § carried, lies along.
HORSFMAN, hörs'mán. s. 88. One skilled in
riding; one that serves in wars on horseback;
‘. ...at ider, a man on horseback. - -
HößMANship."ºmanship. s. The art
of riding:the artſ f managing a horse.
HORSEMATCH, hörs'mätsh. s. A bird.
HORSEMEAT, hêrs'mète. s. Provender.
HQRSEMINT, hêrs'rºnt. s. A large coarse mint.
HORSEMUSCLE, hörs'mès-si. s. 405. A large
muscle. -
HORSEPLAY, hórs'pla. s. Coarse, rough, rug-
ged§§
HORSEPOND, hörs'pěnd, s. A pond for horses.
The same
.*i.
|HORSERADISH, hörs'rād-ish. s.
HQRSERACE, hêrs'räse. s. A match of horses
in run in 117 g. * >
A root acrid
and biting, a species of scurvygrass.
HORSESHOF, hörs'shô3. s. A plate of iron
mailed to the feet of horses : an herb. -*.
HößTEA.ºr.iº. "A thief who
takes away horses.
HORSETAIL, härs’tále. s. A plant.
HORSETONGUE, hêrstâng. s. An herb.
HORSEWAY, hêrs'wa. s. A broad way by
which horses may travel. . .
HORTATION, hêr-tà'shôm. s. The act of ex
lºs, advice or encouragement to some-
thing.
HORTATIVE, hêr'tá-ty. s. Exhortation, pre-
cent by which one incites or animates.
HORTATORY, hêr'tá-tūr-A. a. 512. Encourag
ing, animating, advising to any thing. For the
last o, see Do M Estick. -
HORTWCUITURE, här'té-kāl-tshūre. s. The
art of cultivating gardens.
HORTULAN, hörtshū-län. a.
to a garden. . . *
HOSANNA, hó-zān'nā. s. 92. An exclamation
of praise to God.
HOSE, hóze. s.
for the legs.
HOSIER, Thó'zhàr. s.
stockings. -
HGSPITABLE, hēs'pë-tá-bl. a. Giving
tainmeat to stra tigers, kind to strangers.
HOSPITABLY, hôs pē-tá-blé, ad. With kind
mess to strangers. -
HOSPITAL, Ös'pë-tál. s. 304. A blace built for
the reception of the sick, or support of the poor
§§ for shelter or entertainment.
HOSPITALITY, hós-pè-tál'é-té. s. The practic
of entertaining strangers.
HOST, host. s. One who gives entertain
ment to another; the landlord of an inn ; an
army, numbers assembled for war; any great
number ; the sacrifice of the mass in the Ro-
man Church.
To HOST, hºst. v. n. To take up entertainment,
to encounter in battle; to review a body of
men, to muster.
HOSTAGE, hôstäje. s. 90. One given in pledge
for security of performance of conditions.
HOSTEL, hē-tér. s. A genteel inn.
[[* This word is now universally pronounced
and written without the s
HOSTELRY, hôtél-ré. The same as Hostel.
HOSTESS, hóst'és. s. A female host, a woman
that gives entertainment. *
HOSTESS-SHIP, hôst'és-ship. s.
ter of an hostess.
HOSTILE, hôs’til, as 140. Adverse, opposite,
s’uitable to an enemv. -
HOSTILITY, hēs-til'é-té. s. The practices of an
open enemy, open war, opposition in war.
HOSTLER, Ös’lāt. s. 394, 472. One who has the
care of horses at an inn.
HOT, hôt. a. Having the power to excite the
sense of heat, fiery; lustful, lewd ; ardent, ve-
hement, eager, keen in desire; piquant, acrid.
HOTBED, h théd. s. A bed of earth made hot
by the fermentation of dung.
HOTBRAINED, hôt'brán'd. a. 359. Violent,
vehement, furious. -
HOTCOCKLES, hôt-kök'klz. s. 405. A child's
play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses
who strikes him. -
HOTHEADED, hôt'héd-8d. a. Wehement, vio-
!ent, passionate. -
Höß, ºthèase. s. A bagnio, a place
to sweat and cup in ; a house in which tender
plants are raised and preserved from the in-
clemency of the weather, and in which fruits
are matured early. - -
HOTLY, hôt'lé. ad. With heat
461. Belonging

Breeches; stockings, covering
283. One who sells
enter
The charac-
violently, vehez
mently ; lustfully.
HOU
:
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| HOTMOUTHED, hôt'mööTH'd. a. Headstrong,
ingovernable. -
Höß. hôt'nés. s. Heat, violence, fury.
HOTCHPOTCH, hôdje pödje. s. A mingled
hash, a mixture.
HOTSPUR, hôt'spár. s. A man violent, passion-
ate, precipitate, and heady; a kind of pea of
speedy §§
HOTSPURRED, hôt'spár'd a. 359. Wehement,
rash, heady -
HOWE, hôve. The preterit of Heave. r .
HOVEL, höv'fl. s. 99. A shed open on the sides,
and covered over head; a mean habitation, a
cottage. - -
HOVEN, hê'v'n. Part.
swelled, tumefied.
To HOWER, hāv'âr. v. n. 165. To hang flutter-
; in the air over head; to wander about one
place. - * , . . . -
passive. 103. Raised,
[[š’ The first syllable of this word is ronounced
by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry,
so as to rhyme with the first of JNovel; but Dr.
Kemrick, M. Elphinstone, and W. Johnston,
make it rhyme with the first of cover, lover, &c.
The last is, in my opinion, the most correct.
Hºº, hök. s. 392. The lower part of the
thigh.
To #Sugh, hók. v. a. 392. To hamstring, to
disable by cutting the sinews of the ham ; to
cut up with an hough or hee.
HOUND, häänd... s. 313. A d-g used in the chase.
To HOUND, hóñnd. v. a. "...J set on the chase;
to hunt, to pursue. -
HOUNDFISH, hôānd'fish. s. A kind of fish.
HOUNDSTONGUE, höändz'täng. s. A plant.
HOUR, Šár. s. 394, 313. The twenty-fourth part
of a natural day, the space of sixty minutes; a
particular time; the time as marked by the clock.]
HOURGLASS, Śār'glás. s. A glass filled with
sand, which, running through a narrow hole,
marks the time.
HOURLY, &#1 lé. a. Happening or done every
hour, frequent, oftem repeated.
HOURLY, Öür'lé. ad. Every hour, frequently.
HOURPLATE, Šár'plate. s. The dial, the plate
on which the hours pointed by the hand of a
clock are inscribed.
HOUSE, hôāse. s. 313. A place wherein a man
lives, a place of human abode ; any place of
abode ; places in which religious or studious
persons live in common; the manner of living,
the table; station of a planet in the heavens,
astrologically considered; family of ancestors,
descendants and kindred, race; a body of the
parliament, he lords or commons collectively
considered. *
To HOUSE, hôāze. v. a. 437. To harbour, to
admit to residence ; to shelter, to keep under a
roof. -
To HOUSE, hôāze. v. m. To take, shelter, to
keep the abode, to reside, to put into a house ;
to have an astrological station in the heavens.
HOUSEBREAKER, h^{is'brā-kār. s. Bºar.
one who makes his way into houses to steal.
HOUSEBREAKING, hôās'brā-king. s. Burglary.
HOUSEDOG, hôās'dóg. s. A mastiff kept to
ard the house. -
HOUSEHOLD, höös'hôld. s. A family living to-
gether; family life, domestick management:
it is used in the manner of an adjective, to sig-
nify domestick, belonging to the family.
[[; This word is sometimes corruptly spelt with-|
out the final e in house; and by the economy of
typography; the s being joined to the h, the
word is often corruptly pronounced as if writ-
ten hono-shold.—See FALSEHood and HogsHE AD.
HOUSEHOLDER, hóñs'hôl-dár. s. Master of a
family.
HöğHoLDSTUFF, höäs'hôld-stöf. s. Fur-
niture of any house, utensils convenient for a
family.
būšškEEPER, hºskºp & s Household.
A
261 - •
—no, mêve, nãr, mēt :-töbe, tab, ball ;—öll;-päänd ;—thin, this."
| HOUSEMAID, hôās'mäde. s.
** Hur y
er, master of a family; one who lives much at
home ; a woman servant that has care of a
family, and superintends the servants. . . . . . .
HOUSEKEEPING, hääskēēping a domes-
_tick, useful to a º; º
HOUSEKEEPING, hēts'kéép-ing. s. The pro.
visions for a family; hospitality, liberal and
plentiful table. - - .
HOUSEL, hôā'zél. s. The holy Eucharist. Ob
solete
To HQUSEL, hôň'zél. v. a. To give or receive
the Eucharist. Obsolete. - -
HOUSELEEK, hôāslēēk. s. A plant.
HOUSELESS, hääs'lés. s. 467 Without abode,
wanting habitation. -
A maid employed
to keep the house clean, .
Hºnoox, höös'rööm. s. 467. Place in a
OUIS (2. ... -
HOUSESNAIL, hääs'småle. s. A kind of snail,
HOUSEWARMING, hôās'wär-ming, s. A feast
or merrymaking upon going into a new house.
Höß s. 144. The mistress of
a family; a female economist; one skilled in
female business.
HOUSEWIFELY, hāz'wif-lè. a. Skilled in the
acts of becoming a housewife. . . . .
HOUSEWIFELY, hāz'wif-lè. ad. With the
economy of a housewife. - .. -
HOUSEWIFERY, hāz'wif-ré. s. Domestick or
female business,management; female economy.
HOUSING, hēē'zing. s. Cloth originally used
to keep off dirt, now added to the saddles as
ornamental.
HOW, höö. ad. 223. In what manner ; to what
degree ; for what reason, from what cause; by
what means ; in what state. It is used in a
sense marking proportion,or correspondence;
it is much used in exclamation.
HOWBEIT, hēē-bé'it. ad. Nevertheless, not
withstanding, yet, however. Not now in use.
HOWD’YE, hôā'dé-yé. How do ye 2 In what
state is your health : .
HOWEVER, hôā-év'vár, ad. In whatsoever man-
ner, in whatsoever degree; at all events, happen ,
what will, at least; nevertheless, notwithstand-
'i yet. -
To HOWL, hääl. v. n. 223. To cry as a wolf or
dog; to utter cries in distress; to speak with a .
beliuine cry or tone. It is used poetically of
any noise loud and horrid. -
HOWL, hööl. s. The cry of a wolf or dog ; the
cry of a human being in horrour.
HOWSOEVER, höö-sö-év'vár. ad. In what
manner soever; although. -
HOY, hóē. s. 329. A large boat, sometimes with
& -
one deck. -
HUBBUB, hâb'bāb. s. A tumult, a riot.
HUCKABACK, hâk'lkä-bák. s. A kind of linem
on which the figures are raised. -
HUCKLEBACKED, häkki-bäkt. a. Crooked
in the shoulders. . . . .
HUCKLEBONE, hâk'kl-bène. s. The hip-bone.
HUCKSTER, hâks’tör. 98. \ -
#öößar. ; s. One who
sells goods by retail, or in small quantities; a
trickish mean fellow. - -
To HUCKSTER, hâks'tár. v. m. To deal in pet-
ty bargains. *
To HUDDLE, hād'dl...v. a. 405. To dress up
close so as mot to be discovered, to mobble; to .
be put on carelessly in a hurry; to cover up in
haste; to perform in a hurry; to throw to-
gether in confusion. -
To HUDDI.E, hôd'dl. v. m. To come in a crowd
or hurry.
HUDDLE, hād'dl. S. 405. Crowd, tumult, con-
fusion. - l
HUE, hū. s. 335. Colour, die; a clamour, a
legal pursuit. It is commonly joined with cry,
as, to raise a Hue and Cry after a robber
HUFF, häf. s. Swell of sudden anger
-
* HUM
252
HUN
ſº 559.-Fåte, făr, fäll, fät ;—mé, mét ;—pine, plm :-
'To HUFF, höf.y.a. To swell, to puff; to hec-
tor, to treat with insolence and arrogance.
To HUFF, häf v m. To bluster, to storm, to
bounce. º
HUFFISH, häf'fish. a. Arrogant, insolent, hec.
toring.
HUFF f$HLy, höf'fish-lè. ad. With arrogant
§ - -
HUFFISHNESS, häf fish-més. s. Petulance, ar-
rogance, noisy blºtster.
To HUG, hāg. v. a. To press close in an em-
brace ; to fondle, to treat with tenderness; to
hºld fast. s
HUG, hāg. s. Close embrace.
HUGE, hēje. a. Wast, immense; great even to
deformity.
HUGFLY, hūje'lé. ad. Immensely, enormous-
§ ; greatly, very much.
HUGENESS, hūje'nés. s. Emormous bulk, great-
IlêSS, .
HUGGERMUGGER, hâg'går-mâg-går. s. Se-
crecy, bye-place. A cant word,
HULK, hâlk. s. The body of a ship; any thing
bulky and unwieldy.
HULL, hâl. s. The husk or integument of any
tning, the outer covering ; the body of a ship,
the $.
HULLY, hällé a. Husky, fºll of hulls.
To HUM, häm v. a. To make the noise of bees;
to make an .#. and buzzing sound ; to
pause in speaking} and supply the interval with
an audible emission of breath ; to sing low , to
applaud. Approbation was commonly express-
ed in publick assemblies by a hum, about a
century ago. -
53 “But when from thence the hem he draws,
“Amaz'd spectators hum applause.”
Gay's Fable of the Jugglers.
There is a vulgar sense of this word, which though
it has not found a place in any Dictionary, has
perhaps as good a title to it as Bamboozle, with
which it is synonimous.
M, häm. s. The noise of bees or insects ;
the noise of bustling crowds ; any low dull
noise; a pause with an articulate sound ; an ex
É. of applause.
HUM, h interject. A sound imply.og doubt
and deliberation. - -
HUMAN, hū'mān a. 88. Having the quanues
of a man.
HUMANE, hū-mâne'. a. Kind, civil, benevo-
lent, good-natured.
ELY, hū-mâne'lè.
§§§
HUMANEST, hūmā-nist. s.
§§§"
HUMANITY, hū-mán'ê-fé. s.
man; humankind, the collective body of man-
kind; kindness, ten'erness; philology, gram-
matical studies.
To HUMANIZE, hºmán-ize. . v. a. To soften,
i. make susceptive of tenderness or benevo-
€nce.
HUMANKIND, hē-mân-kylmd'. s
of man. - r *.
HUMANLY, hū'mām-lè, ad. After the notions
. ...of men ; kindly, with good nature.
w HÚMBfRib, húm'bárd. s. The humming bird.
HUMBLE, &m'bl. a. 394, 405. Not proud,
modest, not arrogant; low, not high, not great.
To HUMB.E, Ömſbl. v.a. ' To make humble,
to make submissive; to crush, to break, to sub-
due ; to make to condescend; to bring down
from a height.
HUMBLEBEE, Öm'bl-bèë. s. A buzzing wild
bee, an herb. * -
HUMBLENESS, \mbl-ués. s.
sence of pride, -
HUMBLER, &m'blºr. s. 98. One that humbles
or subdues himself or others. -
Hºlemout HED, Öm'bl-möäTH'd a Mild,
Mºëº, :
ad. Kindly, with
A philologer, a
The race
Humility ab-
The nature of
hūm'dröm. a.
Belonging to the
Merrily,
HUMBLEPLANT, Ambl-plant.
out elevation.
Dull, dronish
To HUMECTATE, hū-mék’táte.
HUMERAL, hū'mè-räI. a.
§º of wetting other bodies.
H
abatement of pride.
HUMMER, häm'már. s. One that hums.
himself by his own fancy, one who gratifies his
HUMOROUS, yū'már-ás. a.
jocosely ; with caprice, with whim.
Peevish, pe
tulant ; odd, humorou j
A species os
sensitive plant.
Hºpies, àm'blz. s. 405. Entrails of a
2,2r.
HUMBLY, fimblé. ad. With humility; with
HOMDRUM,
stupid.
To HUMECT, hū-mékt'. } W. 3,
To wet, to moisten. Little used.
HUMECTATION, hū-mék-tá'shôn. s. The act
of wetting, moistening.
shoulder.
HUMIQ: hú'mid. a... Wet, moist, watery.
HUMIDITY, hē-mid'ê-té. s. Moise.ire, or the
MILIATION, hū-mil-e-à'shām. s Descent
trom greatness, act of humility; mortification,
external expression of sin and unworthiness;
Hitſ MILITY, hū-mil'è-té. s. Freedom from
pride, modesty, not arrogance ; act of submis-
SłOil.
HUMORAL, yū'mô-rál. a. 88, 394. Proceed-
ing from humours.
HUMORIST, yū'már-ist. s. One who conducts
own humour. -
[* This word is often, though improperly, used
for a jocular person.
314. Full of
grotesque or odd images; capricious, irregular
pleasant, jocular.
HUMOROUSLY, yūmār-ás-lè., ad.
HUMOROUSNESS, yū'már-ás-nēs. s. Fickle.
ness, capricious levity.
HUMORSOME, yū'må-såm. a.
S.
HUMORSOMELY, yū'már-sām-lè. ad. Pee
vishly, petuiantly.
HUMOUR, yū'már. s 314, 394. Moisture,

the different kinds of moisture in man's body;
general turn or temper of mind ; present dis-
position ; grotesque imagery, jocularity, merri-
ment, diseased or morbid disposition ; petu-
lance, peevishness, a trick caprice, whim,
predominant inclination.
To HUMUUR, yū'már. v. a. To gratify, to
sooth by compliance ; to fit, to comply with
HUMP, hâmp. s. A crooked back. -
HUMPBACK, hämp'bāk. s. Crooked back,
high shoulders. -
HUMPBACKED, hämp'bákt. a.
crooked back. -
To HUNCH, hänsh. v. a. To strike or punch with
the tists ; to crook the back
HUNCHBACKED, hänsh'bäkt. a. 359. Having a
crooked back. -
HUNDRED, hān'dréd, or hān'dārd. a. Con
sisting of ten multiplied by ten.
lſ;” This word has a solemn and a colloquial pro-
nunciation. In poetry and oratory, the first
mode is best ; on other occasions, the last.
HUNDRED, hēn'dréd. s. 417. The number of
ten multiplied by ten ; a company or body con-
sisting of a hundred; a canton or division of a
county, consisting originally of tythings,
HUNDREDTH, hān'drédth. a. The ordinal of
a hundred. .
HUNG, hēng. The preterit and part. pass. o.
Hang.
HUN §R, hāng'går. s. 409. Desire of food, the
pain felt from fasting ; any violent desire.
To HUNGER, hāng'går. v. n. 98. To feel the
ain of §. ; to desire with great eagerness.
BUNGERBI } bàng'går-bit. } 3. 103
HUNGERBITTEN, Thünggår-bit-t'n. .
Pained or weakened with hunger.
Having a
HUS
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—nó, mēve, nër, mêt ;—töbe, tib, bill;-&fl :- päänd;—thin, this.
HUNGERLY, hēng'går-lè. a. Hungry, in want
of mourishment.
HUNGERLY, hāng'går-lè. ad. With keen ar
etite.
HößRSTARVED, hāng'går-stärv’d.a. star.
eo with hunger, pinched by want of food. .
HUNGERED, hāng'går'd. a. 359. Pinched by
want of food. :
HUNGRIDY, hāng'gré-lè. ad. With keen ap-
etite. !
HUNGRY, hāng'grè. a. Feeling pain from want
of food; not fat, not fruitful, not prolifick,
HUNKS, hāngks. s. A covetous sordid wretch,
a mlSer. |
To HUNT, hänt. v. a. To chase wild animals;
to pursue, to follow close ; to search for to:
direct or manage hounds in the chase.
To HUNT, hänt. v. m. To follow the chase; to
pursue or search.
HUNT, hänt. s. A pack of hounds, a chase;
UlrSuit.
HUNTER, hān'tár. s. One who chases animals;
for pastime ; a dog that scents game or beasts
of prey.
HUNTINGHORN, hān'ting-hărm. s. A bugle, a
horn used to cheer the hounds. -
HUNTRESS, hān'trés. s. A woman that fol-
lows the chase.
HUNTSMAN, hänts'mán. s. 88. One who de-
lights in the chase ; the servant whose office
it is to manage the chase.
HUNTSMANSHIP, hänts'mān-ship. s. The
ualifications of a hunter.
HURDLE, här'dl. s. 405. A texture of sticits
woven together. - t.
HÚRijs, hārāz. s. The refuse of hemp or flax.
To HURL, härl. v. a. To throw with violence,
to drive impetuously; to utter with vehemence;
to play at a kind of game.
HURL, härl. s. Tumult, riot, commotion; a
kind of game.
HURLBAT, härl’bàt. s. Whirlbat.
HURLER, hârlăr. s. One that plays at hurling.
HURLY, här’lè.
HURLYBURLY, härlè-bār-lè.
Hößlara
- NE, hár'rè-kän. º
HURRICANO, hār-ré-kā'mô, : s. A violent storm,
such as is often experienced in the East and
West-Indies.
To HURRY, här'ré. v., a. To hasten, to put into
precipitation or confusion. -
To HURRY, här'rè. v. m. To move on with
recipitation.
HURRY, här'rè. s.
motion, haste.
HURRY SKURRY, härrè-skärrè. ad. A word
formed to exhibit its own meaning ; wildly.
JMason. - -
To HURT, härt. v. a. Preter I Hurt; Part.
pass. I have Hurt. To mischief, to harm ; to
wound, to pain by some bodily harm. -
HURT, hêrt. s. Harms, mischief; wound or
bruise. -
HURTER, härt'īr. s. One that does harm.
HURTFUL, härt'föl. a. Mischievous, permicious.
HURTFULLY, härt'ſél-é. ad. Mischievously,
ermiciously.
Höß ULNESS, härt'ſél-nēs. s. Mischievous-
mess, permiciousness.
To HURTLE, här’tl. v. m. 405. To skirmish, to
run against any thing, to jostle.
HURTLEBERRY, härtl-bér-è. s. Bilberry.
'HURTLESS, härt'lés. a. Innocent, harmless,
innoxious, doing no harm; receiving no hurt.
HURTLESSLY, härt'lés-lè. ad. Without harm.
HURTLESSNESS, härt'lès-mês. s. Freedom
s. Tumult, com-
Tumult, precipitation, com-
from any pernicious quality. ,
HUSBANT), hâz'bānd. S. 88. The correlative
to wife, a man married to a woman ; the male
of animals; an economist, a retail that knows.
*
and practises the methods of frugality and pro-
fit; a farmer. - -
To HUSBAND, hāz'bānd. v. a. To supply with
a husband ; to imanage with frugality; to till,
to cultivate the glound with proper manage.
ment.
HUSBANDLESS, hēz'bānd-lès. a. Without a
USD3.001.
HUSBANDLY, būz'bānd-lè, a, Frugal, thrifty
HUSBANDMAN, hāz'bäud-mân. s WHO
works in tillage. . - -
HUSBANDRY, hāz'bān-dré... s. Tillage, man
ner of cultivating land; thrift, frugality, parsi
mony ; care of domestick affairs.
HUs ’, hāsh. interject. Silence be still no
In Olse .
HUSH, hāsh. a. Still, silent, quiet.
To HUSH, hāsh. v. a. To still, to silence, to
uiet, to appease. -
HUSHMONEY, hāsh'mām-è. s. A bribe to hin-
der information.
HUSK, hāsk. . s. The outmost integument of
some sorts of fruit.
To HUSK, hāsk. v. a. To strip off the outward
integument.
HUSKED, hās'kéd. a. 366, Bearing a husk, cov-
ered with a husk. -
HUSKY, hās'ké. a. Abounding in husks.
HUSSAR, hāz-zár'. s. One of the Hungarian
horsemen, so called from the shout they gener-
ally make at the first onset. .4-h.
HUSSY, hāz'zè. s. A sorry or bad woman.
HUSTINGS, hās'thigz. s. A council, a court
held. , |
|To HUSTLE, hās'sl. v. a. 472. To shake to-
§ -
HUSWIFE, hâz'zīf. s. 144. A bad manager, a
sorry woman ; an economist, a thrifty wounan.
To HUSWIFE, hâz'zīf. v . a. To manage with
economy and frugality:
HUSWIFERY, hāz'ziſ-ré. s. Management good
or bad ; management of rural business commit.
ted to women. * .
HUT, hät. s. A poor cottage.
HUTCH, hätsh. s. A corn chest.
To HUZZ, hâz. v. n. To buzz, to murmur.
HUZZA, hāz-zá', interject. 174. A shout, a cry
of acclamation.
To HUZZA, hāz-zā'. v. n. To utter acclamation.
To HUZZA, hāz-zá'. v. a. To receive with accla-
mation. -
HYACINTH, hi'ā-sinth. s. A plant; a kind of
recious stone.
HYACINTHINE, hi-á-sin'thin. a. 140. Made of
hyacinths.
HYADES, hi'ā-děz.
HYADS, hiadz. 187.
tion. |
HYALINE, hi'ā-l?n. a. 150. Glassy, crystalline.
aſ YBRIDOUS, hib'brè-dàs. a. Begotten between
animals of different species; produced from
Slants of different kinds.
HYDATIDES, hi-dāt'é-dèz. s. 187. Little trans-
parent bladders of water in any part: most
common in dropsical persons. .
HYDRA, hi'drā. s. A monster with many heads,
slain by Hercules.
HYDRAGOGUES, hi'drá-gāgz. s. 187. Such
medicines as occasion the discharge of watery.
Hºà. CAL, hi-drāw'hé kāl
AULICAL, hi-drãw' i. s
HYDRAULICK, hi-drāw'Iſk. . . } a. Relating
to the conveyance of water through pipes.
HYDRAULICKS, hi dràw liks. s. 187. The sci-
ence which treats of the construction of machines
and engines, in which fluids are principaliy
concerned.—Fºrguson. The science of convey-
ing water through pipes or conduits, and which
comprehends the motion of fluids. -
HYDROCELE, hi'drö-sè-lè. s. 13C. A watery
rupture.
III: This word, like all of the same origin add
} s. A watery constella-
- t
%
, HYM, him. s.
HYMEN, himén. s.
.." virginal membrane.
HYMENEAL, hi-mê-né'âl.
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HYP
* . " Irº-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;-pine, pin;–
form, as bubonocele, enterocele, bronchocele, sperma-
tocele, sarcocele, &c. ought to be pronounced with
the final e forming a syllable ; for as they are
perfectly Greek words, as vögokman, or formed
from the Greek, as Enterocele from Errºgov and
xman, they ought to be pronounced like apostro-
phe, hyperbole, &c. The reason why Diastifle and
Osteocope are not pronounced so as to make the
final e form a distinct syllable, is, that they are
not perfectly Greek words, but formed from
dºta and a tw).or, and or rºoy and worra, where we
find the Greek termination altered.
HYDROCEPHALUS, hi-drö-séf'fā-lás. s. A
dropsv in the head. 4.
Hºdºši. hi-drög'grá-fär. s. One
who draws maps of the sea. . .
HYDROGRAPHY hi-drög'grä-fé. s. 518. Des-
cription of the watery part of the terraqueous
lohe. -
Hºomancy, h!'drö-lnán-sè. s. 519. Predic-
tion by water.
HYDROMEL, hi'dró-mél. s 180. Honey and
Water.
HYDROMETER, hi-dröm’ine-tár. s. 518. An
instrument for ascertaining the specifick gravity
of spirituous liquors or other fluids. Parkes'
Chymistry. i
HYDROMETRY, hi-drörn’mè-tré. s. The act of
measuring the extent of water.
HYDROPHOBIA, hl-drö-fô'bē-ă. s.
water; canine madness.
[[PI have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the ac-
centuation of this word ; for my reasons, see
Cyclopaedia. Dr. Kemrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Perry, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Entick, Mr.
Barclay, and Dr. Johnson, are uniformly for
the # tºº. . l
HYDRO] , hi-dróp'pë-kál. º
########". : a. Dropsical,
diseased with extravasated water.
HYDROSTATICAL, hi-drö-stät'é-kāl, a. Rela-
ting to Hydrostaticks, taught by hydrostat-
icks
HYDROSTATICALLY, hi-dró-stät'è-kāţ-É. ad.
According to hydrostaticks.
HYDROSTATICKS, hi-dró-stät'íks. s. The sci-
ence which treats of the nature, gravity, pres-
sure, and motion of fluids in general, and of
weighing solids in them.
Hºjč. hi-dröt'íks. s. Purgers of water
or phlegm. . .”
HY tº. hi-á'mál. a. Belonging to winter.
#Nº. ; s. An animal like a wolf.
HYGROMETER, hi-gröm'mè-tūr. s 187. An
instrument to ineasure the degrees of moisture,
in atmospherick air.
HYGRÖSCOPE, hi'gró-sköpe. s. An instrument
to show the moisture and dryness of the air,
and to measure and estimate the quantity of
either extreme. - - ->
A species of dog.
The god of marriage; the
Dread of
w
HYMENEAN hi-niè-nē’ān. ; S. A marriage
- Song.
HYMENEAL, hi-miè-mê'âl.
HYMENEAN, himè-mā'ān.
; a. Pertaining to
marriage.
4.
*--
*J In these compounds of Humen, Mr. Sheridan
-
has shortened the i in the first syllable; but
though I think this tendency of the secondary
accent to shorten the vowel perfectly agreeable
{t} analogy, yet y has so frequently the sound
of long that it seems, in this case and some
othersºtó, counteract that tendency, por can
any other reason be given why the same letter
#3; and hypercritick should be long as
Mr. §heridºn has properly marked them. Dr.
ºprick, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Perry, by
theirãotation, seem of the game opinion
*
. F
|HYMN, him. g. An encomiastick
Song, or song
of adoration to some superiour being." *
To HYMN, him. v. a. To praise in song, to wor-
... ship with hymns.
To HYMN, him. v. m. To sing songs of adora-
tion.
HYMNICK, him'nïk. a. Relating to hymns.
HYMNING, him'uing. v. a. 411. Celebrating in
hymns.
To HYP, hip. v. a.
dispirit.
HYPALLAGE, hē-pâI'lā-jë. s. A figure by which
words change their cases with each other.
HYPER, hi'pär... s. Injudiciously used by Pric,
for a hypercritick.
HYPER BOLA, hi-pér'bò-lä. s. 187. A figure in
mathematicks.
HYPERBOLE, hi-pér'bó-lè. s. 187. A figure in
rhetorick by which any thing is increased or
diminished beyond the exact truth.
{{# None of our orthóepists bint D. Johnson ac-
cent this word on the first syllable; and that
he should do so is the more surprising, as all
his poetical authorities adopt a different pro-
mumciation:
“ Hupérholes, so daring and so hold,
“Disdaining bounds, are yet by rules controll’d.’
Granville.
HYPERBOLICAL, hi-pér-bêI'lè-kál. Bel
HYPERBOLICK, hi-pêr-bół'ík. a. Belong-
ing to the hyperbola; exaggerating or extenu.
ating beyond fact.
HYPERBOLICALLY, hi-pér-bóI'lè-kāl-lè. ad.
509. In form of a hyperbole; with exaggera
tion or extenuation.
HYPERBOLIFORM, hi-pér-bêiº-förm. a. Hav
; the form, or mearly the form, of the hyper
}O;34.
HYPERBOREAN, hi-pêr-bó'rè-án. a. Northern
HYPERCRITICK, hi-pér-kritſik. s. A critick
exact or captious beyond use or reason.
HYPERCRITICAL, hi-pér-krit'é-kál. a. Critical
bevond use.
HYPERMETER, hi-pér'mè-tàr. 518. Anything
greater than the standard requires.
HYPERSARCOSIS, hi-pér-sār-kő'sis. s. 520
The growth of fungous or proud flesh.
HYPHEN, hi'íšit. s. A note of conjunction: as
vir-tue, ever-living.
HYPNOTICK, hip-nótºk. s. Any medicine that
induces sleep.
HºREs, hip-à-könſdörz, s. 415. The
two regions of the belly containing the liver
and the snleen.
HYPOCHONI) RIACAL, hip-pô-kön-dri'ā-kāl a
Melancholy, disordered in the imagination,
producing melancholy. -
HYPOCHONI)RIACK, hip-pô-kön'drè-āk. s.
One affected with melancholy.
HYPOCIST, hip'6-sist. s. An astringent medi.
cine of considerable power.
HYPOCRISY, hē-pók'krè-sè. s. 187. Dissimula-
tion with regard to the moral or religious cha-
racter.
HY P0CRITE, hip'pö-krit. s. 156. A dissembler
in morality or religion.
HYPOCRITICAL, hip-pô-kritik-kál.
HYPOCR+TICK, hip-pô-krit'ík. - al.
Dissembling, insincere, appearing differently
from the reality.
To make melancholy, to
HYPQCR1T, CALLY, hip-hö-krk’īk-kāl-ć, ad
... With dissimilation, without sincerity.
HYPOGA STRICK, hip-6-gāstrīk, a Seated in
... the lower part of the belly.
HYPOGEUM, hip-à-gé'êm. s. 512. A name which
the ancient architects gave to cellars and vaults.
HYPOSTASIS, hi.pós’tá-sis. s. 187 l)istinct
substance; personality. A term used in the
doctrine of the Holy Trinity. .
HYPOSTATICAL, bi-pô-stät'é-kál. a. Constitu-
tive, constituent as distinct ingredients; per-
*9::al, distinctly nersonal

JAC
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...”
JAN : 4. .
—nº, mºve, nár, nºt;-tūbe, tab, ball-ºn;—pºnd:—thin, this ".
HYPOTENUSE, hi-pôté-nāse. s. 187. The line
that subtends the right angle of a right-angled
triangle, the subtense. -
[; Mr. Shetidan and Dr. Ash accent this word
on the second syllable ; but Dr. Johnson, Dr.
Kenrick, Mr. Barclay, Bailey, and Buchanan, on
the last. These authorities induced me, in the
first edition of this Dictionary, to place the ac
cent on the last syllable ; but, upon farther in-
quiry, I found the best usage decidediy in fa-
vour of the antepenultimate accent; and as the
secondary accent is on the second syllable of
the Latin Hºipotentisu, this accentuation seems
most agreeable to analogy.—See AcADEMY and
JN compa RAB LF.
HYPOTHESIS, hip-pôth'é-s’s, or hi-pôth'è-sis. s.
187. A supposition, a system formed upon some
principle not proved. -
HYPOTHETICAL, hi-pô-thét’tè-kál. 187.
HYPOTHETICK, hi-pô-thétik. : 3.
187. Including a supposition, conditional.
HYPOTHETICALLY, hi-pô-thét'iè-kāl-e, ad.
187. Upon supposition, conditionally.
HYSSOP, hiz'zāp, or hisãp. s. A plant. It hath
been a great dispute, whether the hyssop com-
monly known is the same which is mentioned
in Scripture. -
[[F Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Entick, W.
Johnston, and Buchanan, pronounce this word
in the second manner; Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash,
and Mr. Perry, in the first. To pronounce the
g long before double s is contrary to every rule
in spelling; and therefore if the first mode be
not the best, the orthography ought necessari-
ly to be changed.
HYSTERICAL, his-tér'rè-kál.
HYSTERICK, his-tér'rik. 509.
led with fits, disordered in the regions of the
womb; proceeding from disorders in the womb.
HYSTERICKS, his-tér'riks. s. Fits of women,
supposed to proceed from disorders in the womb.
a. Troub-
*
*******
I.
I, i, Prom. personal. Oblique case Me, Plural We;
Oblique case Us. The pronoun of the first per-
..". I is inore than once, in Shaks-
peare, (and Dr. Johnson might have added,
very often in Beaumont and Fletcher) written
for ay or yes.—See Principles, No. 8, 105, 185.
[; it may be remarked, that the frequent use ||
of this letter in our old dramatick writers in-
stead of .1, is a proof that our ancestors pro-
mounced I much broader than we do at present,
and somewhat approaching to the sound it has
at this day in the north of England-See Di-
rections to Foreigners prefixed to this Dictionary.
To JABBER, jáb'bár. v. n. 98. To talk idly,
without thinking ; to chatter.
JABBERER, jáb'bár-ác. s. One who talks inar-
ticulately or unintelligibly. -
JACENT, jà'sént. a. Lying at length.
JACINTH, jà'sinth. s. The same with
a precious stone. tº -
JACK, jåk. s. The diminutive of John ; the name
of instruments which supply the place of a boy,
as an instrument to pull off boots; an engine
which turns the spit; a young pike ; a cup of
waxed leather; a small bowl thrown out for a
mark to the bowiers ; a part of the musical in-
strument called a virginal ; the male of soiae
animals; a support to saw wood on ; the co-
lours or ensign of a ship; a cunning fellow.
ACK-BOOTS, jåk-bööts'. s. Boots which serve
3.S al" liſle ºf it". " * *
*ACK-PUDDING, Ják-pâd'ding. s. A zany, a
merry-andrew.
ACK-WITH-A-LANTERN,
túrn... s. An ignis, ſatuus.
JACKALENT, jåk-à-lént'. s.
fellow.
2 I.
***
hyacinth ;
ják'witH-à-lân'-
A simple sheepish
|
JACKAL, jåk-kāll'. s.406. A small animal sup-
posed to start prey for the lion.
ūj Mr. Nares, who is an excellent judge both of .
analogy and usage, says, the accentuation df
this wºrd upon the last syllable is adopted by
Dr. Johnson; but it is certainly now obsolete
I am reluctantly of a different opinion; and
think Dryden's accentuation the best .
* Close by their fire-ships like Jackalls appear;
“Who on their lions for their prey attend.”
JACKANAPES, jäk'ân-áps. s. A monkey; an
ape ; a coxcomb; an impertinent.
JACKDAW, jåk-dàw'. S. A small species of crow
JACKET, jåk'kit. s. 99. A short coat, a close
WałS{COat - *
JACQBINF, jåk'ö-bin. s. 149. A pigeon with a
high tuft ; a monk of a particular order.
[[G’ in the first edition of this Dictionary f had
marked the i in the last syllable of this word
long. Since that time there has unfortunately
been so much occasion to pronounce it, that no
doubt is left of the sound of the last vowel.
S.
*
JACTITATION, jåk-tê-tà'shán. s. Tossing, intº
tion, restlessness. *
JACULATION, jåk-à-lä'shān. s. The act of
throwing missile weapons. *
JADE, jade. s. A horse of no spirit, a hired
horse, a worthless mag; a sorry woman.
To JADE, jade. Sv. a. To tiré, to harass, to dis-
pirit, to weary; to overbear; to employ in vile
offices; to ride, to rule with tyranny. -
JADISH, já'dish. a. Vicious, bad; unchästes.
IHCOntinent.
To JAGG, jäg. v. a. To cut into indentures; to
cut into teeth like those of a saw. º
JAGG, jäg. s. A protuberance or denticulation.
JAGGY, jäggé. a. 383. Uneven, denticulated.
JAGGEDNESS, jäg'géd-nēs. s. 366. The state
of being denticulated, unevenness.
JAIL, jåle. s. 52, 202, 212. A gaol, a prison. ..
JAILBIRD, jäle'bárd.s. One who has been in a jail
JAILER, #. âr. s. The keeper of a prison.
JAKES, jåkes. s. A house of office, a privy. . .
JALAP, jál'Iñu. s. A purgative root, i.
of a dark gray colour, marked with blackish
stripes: it has a manseous smell and taste. Edin-
*f; Dispensatory. -,-
[[; The pronunciation of this word, as if written
Jollop, which Mr. Sheridan has adopted, is, in my
opinion, now confined to the illiterate and vulgar.
JAM, jãm. s. A conserve of fruits boiled with
sugar amd water.
JAMB, jäm. s. Any supporter on either side, as
the posts of a door. *~,
[[G’ This ought to have been added to the cata:
logue of words having the b silent. Principles;
No. 347.
IAMBICK, 3-ām'bik. s. Verses composed of a
short and long syllable alternately. -
To JANGLE, jänggi. v. n. 405. To quariel, to
... bicker in words. #
JANGLER, jàng'gl-ār. s.
º noisy fellow.
JANIZARY;ján'né-zār-à. s.
of the Turkish Sultan.
JANTY, jān'té. a. Showy, fluttering. . . g
[EP It is highly probable, that, when this word
was first adopted, it was pronounced as closé
to the French gentile as possible; but as we
have no better in our language eggivalent to
the French soft g; and as the naśāl vowel en;
when not followed by hard g, c, or k, is not to
be pronounced by a mere English speaker, (see
Encore,) it is no wonder that the word was and
glicised in its sound, as well as in its orthogra-
phy. Mr. Sheridan has preserved the Freiheh
sound of the vowel in this word and its coma
pound jauntiness, as if written juwnty and jaunts
tiness ; but Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, ...? Mr.
Perry, give the a the Italian sound, as heard in
aunt, ſº &c. and this I imagine it ought &
have. * • .
&
A wrangling, châtter-
One of the guards
. . . like serum
*
k
f'.
|LV
#
JANUARY, jān'nā-ār-e. s. The first month of
the year. * z.
JNº. jā-pán'. s. Work varnished and raised
in gold and colours.
To JAPAN, jà-pán'. v. a. To varnish, to em-
bellish with gold and raised figures; to black
shoes. A low phrase.
JAPANNER, jà-pâm'nār. s.
pan work; a shoe-blacker. . º
To JAR, jºir. v. n. 78. To strike together with
a kind of short rattle ; to strike or sound um-
tunably; to clash, to interfere, to act in oppo-
sition ; to 'guarfel, to dispute.
JAR, jär. . s. A kind of rattling vibration of
sound; clash, discord, debate; a state in which
a door unfastened may strike the post, an
earthen vessel
JARGON, jârgău. s. 166. Unintelligible talk :
gabble, gibberish. yº
JARGONELLE, jār-gö-mêl'. s.
€ar.
jšiiNE, jáz'min. S. 434. A flower ; the jes-
...samine. -
JASPER, jás'për, s, 98. A hard stone of a
bright beautiful green colour, sometimes cloud-
ed with white.
JAVELIN, jäv'lin. s. A spear or half-pike,
which ...A." used either by foot or
horse.
JAUNDICE, jänkäs, s. 142, 214. A distem-
per arising from pºstructions of the glands of
the liver.
º 359.
thejanºdice i envious, prejudiced.
J
One skilled in ja-
A species of
JAUNDICED, ján'dist, a. Infected with
To JAUNT, jànt. v. n. 214. To wander here
and there ; to make little excursions for air or
exercise.
JAUNTINESS ián'té-nēs. s. Airiness, flutter,
genteelness.
W, jãw. s. 219 The bone of the mouth in
which the teeth are fixed ; the mouth.
JAY, jå. s. 220. A bird.
ICE, ise. s. Water or other liquor made solid
by cold ; concreted sugar. To break the ice,
to make the first opening to any autzmpt.
To ICE, ise. v. a. To cover with ice, to turn
to ice 3 to cover with concreted sugar.
ICEHOUSE, ise'höäse. s. A house in which
ice is reposited.
ICHNEUMON, ſk-nā'môn. s. A smalj animal
that breaks the eggs of the crocodile.
ICHNEUMONFLY, ſk-mê'môn-fli. s. A sort of
fly.
IešNography, ik-mög'grä-fé. s. 518. The
ground lºt.
ICHOR, I'kör. s. 166. A thin watery humour
ICHöRöüš, FKör-às a, Sanious, thin, undi.
d; º
ICHTHYOLOGY, Ik-thè-61%-jë. s. 518. The
doctrine of the nature of fish ; the science
which treats of fishes in general.
fêHTHYOPHAGIST, ſk-ihë-6ſ'ā-jist. s. A fish-
eater; one who lives on fish.
ICHTHYOPHAGY, Ik-thè-öf'ā-jë. s. The prac-
tice of eating fish ; fish diet.
- ICICLE, Isik-kl. s. 405. A shoot of ice hang-
*ing down.
IcíSESS, ł'sè-nés. s. The state of generating
ICC. .
sº icº, I'kön... s. 166. A picture or representa-
... t1On. ,
ICONOCLAST, 1-kön'6-kiäst, s A breaker of
#. - -
HCONOf OGY, -kö-nól'ó-jë. s. 518. The doc-
trine of picture or representation.
ICTERICAL, ſk-térékál. s. 509. Afflicted
with the jaundice, good against the jaundice.
ICY, 1'sé. a., Full of ice, covered with ice, cold,
: ; cold, free from passion; frigid, back-
- º 2- ..., tº.”. .
ſp, kie Contracts for ºiá.
* -
P & 266
** Tr 559—fate, far, fall, fit;-me, met, pine, pin -
I J Y
IDEA, i-dé'ā. 115. A mental image, sentiment
opinion,
IDEAL, i-dé'âl. a. Mental, intellectual.
IDEALLY, i-dé'āl-ć, ad. Intellectually, men.
tally.
IDENTICAL, i-dén'tè-kál.
IDENTICK, idºl. ; a. The
same, inplying the same thing.
IDENTIFY, l-dén'tè-fl. v. a. To make two
things the same.
IDENTITY, i-dém'tè-té. s.
versity.
IDES, idz. s. A term anciently used among the
Romans with regard to time; and meant the
sixteenth dav of March, May, J.tly, and Octo-
ber , and the thirteenth of every other month
! DIOCRACY, id-8-6k'krä-sè. s. 518. Pesaharity
Of CollStitution. tº
IDIOCRATICAL, id-&-ö-krät’tè-kál. a. Peculiar
in constitution.
{DIQCY, id'é-0-sé. s. Want of understanding.
IDIOM, id'é-àm. s. 166. A mode of speaking
peculiar to a language or dialect.
II}ſoMATICAL, idº-mâûâû b09.
1DIOMATICK, id-8-6-mât tik. 3.
culiar to a tongue, phraseological.
| D10PATHY,"d-&-àp'pā-thé. s. 518. A primary
disease that neither depends on nor proceeds
from another.
IDIOSYNCRASY, id-8-6-sín'krä-sé. s. A peculiar
temper or disposition not common to another.
PDIOT, id'é-üt. s. 166. fool, a matural, a
changeling. is .
IDIOTISM, id'é-āt-izm. s. Peculiarity of expres
sion ; folly, matural imbecility of mind.
DLE, 'dl. a. 405. , Lazy, averse from labour;
not busy ; not employed ; useless, vain; trifling,
of no importance.
To IDLE, I'dl. v. n.
imactivity.
IDI.EHEADED, I'dl-héd-déd. a.
reasonable. -
11)LENESS, I'dl-nés. s. Laziness, sloth, slug-
gishness ; omission of business; trivialness;
uselessness; worthlessness.
|DLER, 'dl-àr. s. 98. A lazy person, a sluggard;
one who trifles away his time.
IDLY, I'dl-é, ad. , Lazily, without employment;
foolishly, in a trifling manner; carelessly, with-
out attention ; ineffectually, vainly.
IDOL., "dāl. s. 37, 166. An image worshipped
as God ; an image; a representation ; one
loved or honoured to adoration
IDOLATER, i-dól’lā-tár. s. 98. One who pays
divine honours to images, one who worships the
creature instead of the Creator.
To IDOLATRIZE, !-dël’lā-trize, v a.
ship idols.
IDOLATROUS, i-dòI'lä-trås, a. 314, Tending
to idolatry, gº; idolatry
IDOLATROUSLY, l-dòl’lā-trás lè. ad.
idolatrous manner.
lDOLATRY, i-dół'lä-tré. s.
images.
IDOL ST, i'dāl-ist. s. 166.
Images. t
To IDOLIZE, I'dó-lize. v. a. To love or reve-
rence to adoration.
IDO.NEOUS, j-dò'mè-às. a.
nient.
IDYL, i'dil. s. A small shºrt poem.
[[G. As there is sometimes an erroneous prol.un-
ciation of this word by making the i short as
in the first syllable of idiot, I have though t it
necessary here to quote the authorities for pro-
nouncing it long, as in adle; namely, Mr She-
ridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, Buchanan, and
Entick; Dr. Ash, Barclay, and Fenning, do
not distinguish it by the position of the accent
from the i in idiot : and Dr. Kenrick, as is usual
with him when any thing difficult occurs, does
not mark it, or divide it into syllables. But the
Sameness, not di-
Pe-
To lose time in laziness and
Foolish, un-
To wor-
In an
The worship of
A worshipper of
Fit, proper, conve-
f
JEW - +
authorities. I have produced are sufficient to
vindicate the long sound of i, without re ºur-
ring to the diphthong in ºld waxtov, as the Greek
and Latin º are very uncertain and fal-
lacious guides to the quantity of English words.
See Principles, No. 544, 545, &c.
JEALOUS, jël’lás. a. 234, 314. Suspicious in
love; emulous; zealously cautious against dis-
honour; suspiciously vigilant; suspiciously
fearful
rºsty, jál'lás-lè. ad. Suspiciously, emu-
t (S! W.
JEALOUS NFSS, jël’lás-nēs. s.
ing jealous.
JEALOUSY, jël'ºs-A. s. Suspicion in love; sus-
picious fear; suspicious caution, vigilance, or
rivalrv.
To JEER, jër. v. 246.
make mock. "
To JEER, jêr. v. a. To treat with scoffs,
JEFR, iš. s Scoff, taunt, biting jest, flout.
JFERER, jër’rár. s. A scoffer, a scorner, a
it? : t ,-4→ {".
JF Fºtſ NGLY, jëring-lè. ad. Scornfully, con-
tempts outsiv. -
JEH{}V AH, jê hô'vá. s. The proper name of
God in the Hebrew language.
JEJUNE, ié-ióón’. a. Wanting, empty; hungry;
dry, unaffecting. - a.
JEJUNENESS, iè-jöön'nés. s. Penury, pover-
ty ; dryuess, want of matter that can engage
the attention.
JELLIED, jêI'lid. a. 283. Glutinous, brought to
a ViscoilS State.
JELLY, iël'lé. s.—See GELLY. Any thing brought
to a glutinous state ; a kind of tender coagu-
lation. -
JFNNETING, jën'né-thig. s. A species of apple
soon ripe.
A Spa-
JFN NET, ján'nit. s. 99.
nish horse.
To J.F.OPARD, iép'pård. v. a. 256. 'Io hazard,
to put in danger.
JEOPARDOUS, jêppār-dàs.
dangerous.
JEOPARDY, jép'pār-dè. s. Hazard, danger. ºeril,
lſo jFRK, jêrk. v. a. To strike with a quick
smart blow, to lash.
To JERK, jêrk. v. m. To strike up,
JERK, ièrk. s. A smart quick lash; a sudden
spring, a quick jolt that shocks or starts.
JERKEN, jér'kin. s. 103. A jacket, short coat ;
a kind of hawk.
JERSEY, jér'zè, s. Fine yarn of wool.
JESS, jës. s. Short straps of leather tied about
the legs of a hawk, with which she is held on
the fist.
JESSAMINE, jés'sá-min. s. 150.-See JASMINE.—
A fragrant flower.
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, jè-röö'sä-lèm-
§r'té-tshöks. s. Sunflower, of which they are
a species.
To JEST, jëst. v. n. To divert, to make merry
by words or actions; not to speak in earnest.
JEST, jé. t. s. Any thing Iudicrous, or meant
only to raise laughter ; the object ef jests,
laughing-stock; a thing said in joke, not in
earneSt.
JESTER, jëstãr. s. 93. One given to merri-
ment and pranks one given to sarcasm ; buf-
foor, jackpuddins,
JFT, Jét. s. A very beautifº fossil, of a fine
deep black colour; a spout or shoot of water.
To JET, jêt. v. n. . To shoot forward, to shoot
out, to intrude, to jut out, to strut ; to jolt.
JETTY, jêt’té. a. Made of jet ; black as jet.
JEWEL, jū’īl. s. 99. , Any ornament of great
value, used commonly of such as are adorned
with precious stones; a precious stone, a gem;
a naine of fondness. &
JEWEL-HOUSE, or office, jū'il-hööse. s. The
place where the regal ornaments are reposited.
|
The state of be-
11. To scoff, to flout, to
See GENNET,
a. Hazardous,
267 … : º
—nö, mêve, nér, not;-tūbe, tab, ball;-&lt;-pôānd;—thin, tº
JEWELLER, jū’īl-lär. s. 93. One who trafficks
in precious stones; , , , . . . . . . .
JEWS-EARS, jūze'èërz. s. "A fungus.
JEWS-MALLOW, jūze-mâI'ló. s. "An herb.
JEWS-STONE, jūze'stöne. s. An extraneous
fossil, being the clavated spine of a very large
egg-shaped sea urchin, petrified by long lying
in the earth.
JEWS-HARP, jūzehārp. s. A kind of musical
instrument held between the teeth
IF, if conjunct. Suppose that, allow that; whe
ther or no ; though I doublehether'suppose it
be granted that.
IGNEOUS, ig'mē-ăs.
emitting fire.
IGNIPOTENT, ig-nip'pë-tént. a. 518. Presiding
: over fire.
IGNIS-F ATUUS, 'g'mis-fé'tshū-às. s. Will-with-
the-wisp ; Jack-with-the-lantern.
To IGNITE, ig-nite'. v. a. To kindle, to set on
fire.
IGNITION, ig-nish'ên. s. The act of kindzing, or
of setting on fire.
IGNITHBLE, ig-ni'té-bl. a.
ble of being set on fire.
IGNIVOMOUS, 19-miv'vö-mâs. a. 518. Vomiting
fire.
IGNOBLE, ig-nó'bl. a. Mean of birth; worth-
less, not deserving honour.
IGNOBLY, ig-nó'blé. ad. Ignominiously, mean-
lv, dishonourably. • – – “
IGNOMiNIOUS, fg-mö-mín'yūs. a. Mean, shame-
fu', reproachful.
IGNOMINIOUSLY, ig-nó-m?n'yūs-lè. ad. . Mean-
lv, scandalously, disgracefully.
lºſsy, ig'mô-min-è, s. Disgrace, reproach
Słł 3 Yı (?.
[[G. This word is sometimes, but very improper
ly, pronounced with the accent on the second
syllable, as if divided into ig-nóm-i-inſ, but it
must be observed, that this termination is not
enclitical, 513, and the accent on the first sylla-
ble seems agreeable to the general rule in simi-
lar woros. All our orthūepists are uniform in
placing the accent on the first syllable of this
word. See Incom PARABLE.
IGNORAMUS, ig-nó-rà'más. s. The indorse-
ment of the grand jury on a bill of indictment,
when they apprehend there is not sufficient
foundation for the prosecution; a foolish fellow
a vain uninstructed pretender. º
IGNORANCE, ignè-ränse. s. Want of know-
ledge, unskilfulness; want of knowledge, dis-
covered by external effect: in this sense it has a
plural.
IGNORANT, ig'nó-rānt. a. Wanting knowledge,
unlearned, uninstructed; unknown, undisco-
vered; unacquainted with ; ignorantly made
or done. .
IGNORANT, fg'mô-rānt. s. One untaught, un-
lettered, uninstructed. ...
IGNORANTLY, ig'no-rānt-lè. ad. Without
knowledge, unskilfully, without information.
To IGNORE, ig-nóre'. v. a. Not to know, to be
ignorant of.
ºscible, fg-nós'sé-bl.
(Y II .
JIG, jig. ... s. A light careless dance or tune.
To jiā, jig. v. n. To dance carelessly, to dance.
JiGMAKER, jig'mā-kār s. One who dances or
plays merri.y. x.
JIGOT, jíg'āt. s. 166. A leg ; as, a Jigot of mut-
ton.
JIGUMBOB, jíg'gām-böb. s. A trimket, a nick
nack. A cant word.
JILT, jilt. s. A woman who gives her lover
hopes, and deceives him; a name of contempt
for a wornam.
To JILT, jilt...v. a. To trick a man by flattering
his love with hopes. º
w n. To clink, to sound
a. Fiery, containing fire,
Inflammable, capa-
ai. Capable of par-
To JINGLE: jing'gl.
correspondently.

+
~x.
*
"JINGLE, Jing's.
fºrmity
º irºkali-iºral a. 88. Not noble, not
*
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-
ILLIMITABLY, fl-liminè-tá-blé.
I Lººt.”
any thing sounding, a rattle, abell.
ILE, le.
or alley in a church or publick building.
ILEX, I'léx. s. The scarlet oak. .
ILIAC, fl'è-āk. a. Relating to the lower bowels.
*LIAC-PASSION, it'é-āk-pāsh'êm. s. A kind of
nérvous colick, whose seat is-in the ilium,
whereby that gut is twisted, or one part enters
the cavity of the part immediately below or
above. - -
ILL, fl. a. Bad in any respect, contrary to good,
whether physicalºor moral; evil; sick, disor-
dered, not in health.
ILL, fl. s. Wickedness; misfortune, misery.
ILL, fl. ad. Not well, not rightly in any respect;
not easily.,
ILL, substantive, adjective, or adverb, is used in
composition to express any bad quality or con-
dition.
IL, before words beginning with L, stands for lin.
ILL ACHRYMABLE, fl-lāk'krè-má-bl. a 353,
405. Incapable of weeping.
ILLAPSE, fl-lāps'. S. Gradual imanission or en-
trance of anything into another; sudden attack,
casual coming.
To ILLAQUEATE, fl-lā'kwé-āte. v. a. 507. To
entangle, to entrap, to ensuare.
ILLAQUEATION, 'ºn. s. The act
of catching or ensmaring ; a snare, any thing
to catch. - t
ILLATION, fl-lä'shān. s. Inference, conclusion
drawn from premises.
ILLATIVE, il'íà-tív. 157. Relating to illation or
conclusion.
ILLAUDABLE, fl-lāw'dà-bl. s. 405.
of praise or commendation.
ILLAUDABLY, fl-lāw'dā-blé. ad. Unworthily,
without deserving praise. -
ILLEGAL, il-lè'gåſ, a. 88. Contrary to law.
ILLEGALITY, il-lè-gällé-té. s. Contrariety to
law.
ILLEGALLY, il-lègål-lé. ad. In a manner con-
trary to law.
ILLEGIBLE, fl-lèdjè-bl. a. 405. What cannot be
read.
ILLEGITIMACY, il-lè-jit'é-må-sè. s. State of
bastardy.
ILLEGITIMATE, fl-lè-jit'té-mâte a 91. Unlaw
# begotten, not begotten in wedlock.
ILLEGI ATELY, il-lè-jit’tè-mâte-lè. aft. Not
in wedlock. .
ILLEGITIMATION, fl-lè-jit-tê-mâ'shán. s. The
state of one not begotten in wedlock.
ILLEVIABLE, il-lév'vé-ā-bl. a. 405. What can-
not be levied or exacted. *
ILLFAWQURED, il-fa'vár'd... a. 362. Deformed.
IL; "AWOUREDLY, fl-fa'vár'd-lè. ad. With
__& 3rmity. -
ILLFAyouFEDNESS, fl-favár'd-nēs. s. De-
Unworthy
r-
t e
jºuous; not generous, sparing.
irigéâl -
nºś, l-lib-bér-rål'iè-té. s. Parsimo-
º # niggardliness.
ILLIBERALLY, il-lib'bér-rál-ć. ad.
ously, meanly,
ILLICIT, il-lis'sit. a. , Unlawful.
To ILLIGHTEN, fl-li’t'n. v. n. 103. To enligh-
ten, to illuminate
ILLIMITABLE, i-lim'mè-tá-bl. a. That which
cannot be bounded or limited.
ad. Without
..susceptibility of bounds.
ILLIMITED, il-lim'mit-êd. a. Unbounded, inter-
inable.
II fººdness, il-lim'mit-éd-nēs. s. Exemp-
tion from all bounds.
ILLITERACY, il-lit'tér-ā-sé. s.
want of learning. -r g
tº I, have adopted this word from the learned
º e ſ
Disingenu-
Illiterateness,
---. . . ZO Ú
T; 559–Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mēt;—pine, pīn;–
s. 495. Correspondent sounds;|
From Aisle, a wing." French. A walk|
ind ingenious Dr. Farmer, in his Essay on theſ
iſylA • *-
Learning of Shakspeare, who, by his printing
it in italicks, seems to use it with timidity; but
in nothing is the old English proverb, store is no
sore, better verified than in words. Poetry will
find employment for a thousand words not used
in prose, and a nice discernment will scarcely
find any words entirely useless that are not
uite obsolete,
ILLITERATE, il-littér-āte. a. 91. Unlettered,
untaught, unlearned.
I LLITERATENESS, il-lit'tér-àte néss. S. Want
of learning, ignorance of science.
ILLITERATURE, fl-littér-à-tūre. s.
learning. . .
ILLNESS, fl'nés. s. Badness or inconvenience
of any kind, natural or moral; sickness, mala
dy ; wickedness.
ILLNATURE, fl-mâ'tshºre. s. 461. - Habitual
malevolenice.
ILLINATURED, il-mâ'tshir’d. a. 362. Habitual
ly malevolent; mischievous ; unfractable; not
yielding to culture.
ILLNATUREDLY, il-mâ-tshūr‘d-lè. ad.
peevish froward manner.
ILLNATUREDNESS, ‘l-mâ'tshūr'd-nés. s. Want
9f kindly disposition.
ILLOGICAL, il-lèdjè-kál. a. 38. Ignorant or
negligent of the rules of reasoning; contrary
to the rules of reasott.
ILLOGICALLY, fl-lödjè-kāl-lè, ad. In a man-
ner contrary to the laws of argument.
To iſ, LUDE, il-l'ide'. v. a. To deceive, to mock.
To ILLUME, il-lāme'. v. a. To enlightem, to il-
luminate; to brighten, to adorn.
To ILLUMINE, fl-lā'min. v.ºa. 140. To enlight-
en, to supply with light; to decorate, to adorn
To H.LUMINATE, fl-lā'mè-māte. v. a. To en
2-lighten, to supply with light ; to adorm with
festal lamps or bonfires; to enlighten intel-
lectually with knowledge or grace; to adorn
with pictures or initial letters of various co-
lours ; to illustrate.
{LLUMINATION, Il-lū-mè-nā shēn. s. The act
of supplying with light ; that which gives light;
festal light hung out as a token of joy; bright-
ness, splendour; infusion of intellectual light,
knowledge or grace.
Want of
In a
ILLUMINATIVE, fl-iù'mè-nā-tív. a. Having
the power to give light.
ILLUMINATOR, ji-jū'mè-nā-tūr. s. One who
gives light; one whose business it is to deco-
rate books with pictures at the beginning of
chapters.
ILLUSION, fl-lūzhān. s. 451. Mockery, false
show, counterfeit appearance, errour.
ILLUSIVE, il-lā-siv. a. 158, 428. Deceiving by
false show.
ILLUSORY, il-lh'sár-A. a. 429, 512. Deceiving
fraudulent. For the o, see DomiſesTick.
To ILLUSTRATE, fl-lästråte. v. a. 91. To bright
en with light; to brighten with honour; to
explain, to clear, to elucidate.
ILLUSTRATION, fl-lès-trä'shán. s.
tion, elucidation, exposition.
ILLUSTRATIVE, il-iās'trā-tív. a.
quality of elucidating, Qi, clearing;
ILi,USTRATIVELY, il-lästrå-tiv-lè. ad. By way
of explanation.
ILLUSTRIOUS, fl-låströ-às. a. 314. Conspicu-
ous, noble, eminent for excellence.
|LLUSTRIOUSł,Y, il-lästrè-ás-lè. ad Conspicu-
ously, nobly, eminently.
ILLUSTRIOUSNESS, il-lès'trè-ás-nēs. s. Emi-
mence, mobility, grandeur.
M, ime. Contracted from I am.
JMAUE, im'midje. s. 90. Any corporeal repre-
sentation, generally used of statues; a statue,
a picture; an idol, a false god; a copy, repre-
sentation, likeness; an idea, a representation
of any thing to the mind.
To IMAGE, im'midje. v a. To copy by the fan
Explana-
Having the
Cy? to imagine.

IMAGINATION, é-mād-jin-à'shân. s.
.*
~------ ºral-,
IMAGERY, im'mid-jér-rè. s. Sensible represen-
tations; show, appearance; copies of the fan-
cy, false ideas, imaginary phantasms.
IMAGINABLE, e-mădjin-à-bl. a.
be conceived.—See To DESPATCH.
IMAGINANT, e-mădjin-ànt. a. Imagining, form-
ing ideas . . -*
IMAGINARY, "é-mädjin-àr-è. a. Fancied, vi-
sionary, existing only in the imagination.
Fancy,
the power of forming ideal pictures, the power
of representing things absent to one’s self or
others; conception, image in the mind, idea;
contrivance, scheme.
IMAGINATIVE, e-mâdjîn-á-tív. a. 512. Fan-
tastick, full of imagination.
To IMAGINE, e-mâdjin. v. a. 140. To fancy,
to paint in the mind; to scheme, to contrive.—
See To DespAtch, and To EMBALM.
IMAGINER, &-mädjin-ár. s. 98. One who forms
ideas.
IMBECILE, ſm-bés'sil, or ſm-bè-sèël’. a. 140, i12.
Weak, feeble, wanting strength of either mind
or body.
[[; Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kemrick, and En-
tick, accent this word on the second syllabie,
as in the Latin imbecilis ; but Mr. Scott and
Mr. Sheridan on the last, as in the French im-
becille. The latter is, in my opinion, the more
fashionable, but the former more analogicai.
We have too many of these French sounding
words; and if the number cannot be diminish-
ed, they should, at least, not be suffered to in-
CreaSČ. - º f
This word, says Dr. Johnson, is corruptly written
embezzle. This corruption, however, is too well
established to be altered ; and as it is appropri-
ated to a particular species of deficiency, the
corruption is less to be regretted.
IMBECILITY, m-bè-sillé:tº s. Weakness,
feebleness of mind or body,
To IMBIBE, im-bibe'. v. a To drink in, to
draw in ; to admit into the mind; to drench,
to soak.
IMBIBER, im-bl’bàr. s. 98. That which
drinks or sucks.
IMBIBITION, ſm-bè-bish'ên. The act of
sucking or drinking in.
To IMBITTER, im-bit'lúr. v. a. 98. To make
bitter; to deprive of pleasure, to make unhap-
py; to exasperate.
To IMBODY, im-bād'dé. v. a. To condense to
a body ; to invest with matter; to bring toge-
ther into one mass or company.
To IMBODY, fm-böd'dé. v. n. To unite into one
W. &.
mass, to coalesce.
To IMBOLDEN, im-bol'd'm. 103. To
raise to confidence, to encourage.
To IMBOSOM, im-bóó'zām. v. a. 169. To hold
on the bosom, to cover fondly with the folds of
one's garment; to admit to the heart, o, to af-
fection.
To IMBOUND, fm-böänd'. v. a. 312 To en-
close, to shut in.
To MBow, im-böö. v. a. 322. To arch, to
vault.
IMBOWMENT, im-böö'mént. s. Arch, vault.
To IMBOWER, ſm-böā'ār. v. a. 322. To cover
with a bower, to shelter witH. trees.
To IMBRANGLE, im-bräng'gl. v. a. To en-
tangle . A low word.
IMBRICATED, im'bré-kā-téd. a. Indented
with concavities.
IMBRICATION, im-bré-kä'shām. s. Concave
indenture.
To IMBROWN, in-bröän'. v. a. To make
brown, to darken, to obscure, to cloud.
To IMBRUE, im-bröö'. . v. a. 339. To steep,
to soak, to wet much or long. 335.
To IMBRUTE, im-brööt'. v. a. 339. To de-
grade to brutality. , , #
To IMBRUTE, im-brööt'. v. n To sink down
to brutality Aº
Possible tol
—mö, mēve; nér, nét;—túbe, tàb, būll;-&il:—pôānd;—thin, i.
|
| IMMANITY, im-mán'nè-té. s.
* ..."
To IMBUE, im-bü'. v. a. 335 To tincture
deep, to infuse any tincture or dye.
To ºbtſKSE, in barº.”f, stock with
money.
IMITABILITY, m-è-tá-billé-té. s. The quality
of being imitable.
IMITABLE, fum'ê-tá-bl. a. 405. Worthy to be
imitated ; possible to be imitated. &
To lyſiTATE, frn'ê-täte. v. a. 91. To copy,
to endeavour to resemble ; to counterfeit 3 to
pursue the course of a composition, so as to use
arallel images and examples.
IMITATION, im-mè-tà'shān. s. The act of
copying, attempt to resemble; that which is ef-
fered as a copy; a method of translating looser
than paraphrase, in which modern examples
and illustrations are used for ancient, or do
mestick for foreign.
IMITATIVE, im'ê-tà-tiv. a. 512. Inclined to
CQ #3 W . -
IMīºr OR, fam-è-tà'túr. s. 98, 166. One that
copies another, one that endeavours to resem-
ble another. -
IMMACULATE, im-mäk'kū-lāte. a. 91. Spot-
less, pure, undefiled -
To iMMANACLE, im-mán'nā-kl. 405.
T., fetter, to confine.
W. 3.
IMMANE, im-mâne'. a. Wast, prodigiously
great. -: &
IMMANENT, immå-nēnt. a. Intrinsick, in
herent, internal.
JMMANIFEST, ſm-măm'né-fést. a.
fest, not plain.
Not mani
Barbarity, sa
vag
€heSS.
IMMARCESSIBLE, im-măr-sés'sé-bl. a. Un-
fading. -
IM MARTIAL, im-már'shāl, a. 88. Not war-
like.
To IMMASK, ſm-mäsk'.
disguise.
1MMATERIAL, ſm-mă-té'ré-ài. a. Incorporeal,
distinct from matter, void of roatter ; unimpor-
tant, impertinent.
IMMATERIALITY, im-mă-tê-rè-ál'è-té. s. In-
corporcity, distinctness from body or matter.
IMMATERIALLY, fm-mă-tê'rè-āl-ć. ad. In a
manner not depending upon matter
IMMATERIALIZED, im-mă-té'ré-ál-iz'd. a. 359
Distinct from matter, incorporeal, ~
IMMATERIALNESS, ſm-mă-té ré-āl-nés s. Dis-
tinctness from matter.
IMMATERIATE, im-mă-tê'rè-āte. a. 91. Not
consisting of matter, incorporeal, without body
HMMATURE, ¥m-mă-tūre. a. Not ripe ; not ar-
rived at fulness or completion; hasty, early,
come to pass before the matural time.
IMMATURELY, im-mă-tūre'lè. ad. Too soon,
too early, before ripeness or completion.
IMMATURENESS, Im-mă-tūre'nés.
IMMATURITY, im-mă-tū'rè-tè.
Unripeness, incompleteness, a state short of
completiºn. *
IMMEABILITY, im-mé-ā-bil'è-tê. S. Want of
ower to pass.
IMMEASURABLE, im-mézh''-rá-bl. a. “Im-
mense, not to be measured, indefinitely exten-
SIV tº. # º, *
IMMEASURABLY, ſm-mézn a-rá-blé. ad. Im-
inensely, beyond all measure. . .
IMMECHANICAL, immè-kān'né-kál. a. Not
according to the laws of mechanicks,
IMMEDIACY, im-mé'dè-à-sé, or im-méjè-à-sè. s
293, Personal greatness, power of acting with-
out dependence. * *
IMMEDIATE, in-mê'dé-āt. a. 91. Being in
such a state with respect to something else as
that there is nothing between them; not acting
by second causes; instant, present with regard
to time.
[[F This word and its compounds are often, and
* not improperly, pronounced as if written irº-
v. a. To cover, to
S.


sne-je-ate-ly, &c.—For the reasons, see Princi-
bles, No. 293,294, 37
6.
IMMÉDAffiy."mºmedº-at-la, ad, without!
the intervention of any other cause or, event;
instantly, at the time present, without delay.
IMMEDIATEN ESS, im-mê'dè-āt-més s. Pre-
sence withs regard to time ; exemption from
second or intervening causes.
IMMEDICABLE, im-méd'dé-kā-bl. a. Not to be
healed, incurable.
IMMEMORABLE, im-mém’mö-rá-bl. a.
worth remembering.
IMMEMORIAL, im-mê-mö'rè-ál. a Past time
of memory, so ancient that the beginning can-
not be traced.
IMMENSE, im-ménse'. a.
ed, infinite. ...,
ſMM EXSELY, ini-mémse'lé, ad. Infinitely, with-
Oult in 16a Surf".
[MMENSITY, m-mén'sé-té. s. Unbounded great-
mess, infinity. * --
IMMENSURABILITY, im-mén-shū-rá-bil'è-tè. s
452. Impossibility to be measured.
IMMENSURABLE. Im-mém'shū-rá-bl. a. Not to
be measured
To IMMERGE, im-mérdje'. v. a. To put under
Watt I".
IMMERIT, Im-mérit. s.
of desert. * *.
IMMERSE, im-mérse'. a. Buried, covered, sunk
deep.
To iMMERSE, im-mérse'. v. a. To put under
water; to sink or cover deep , to depress.
IMMERSION, im-mér'shūm. s. 452. 'I he act of
putting any body into a fluid below the sur-
face; the state of sinking below the surface of
a fluid ; the state of being overwhelmed or lost
in any respect.
IMMETHODICAL, ſm-mê-thèd'ê-kál. a. Con-
fused, being without regularity, being without
method.
IMMETHODIUALLY, fm-mè-thèd'ê-kāl-ć, ad.
Without method.
IMMłNENCE, im'mè-nērise. s. Amy ill impend-
ing; immediate, or near danger.
IMºsº. im'mé-némt. a. Impending, at
hand, threatening.
To IMMINGLE, im-ming'gl. v. a. To mingle, to
mix, to unite.
IMMINUTION, im-mè-mū'shān. s.
decrease.
IMMISCIBILITY, im, mis-sé-bil'è-té. s. Incapa-
city of being mingled.
IMMiścińif, in misse-bl. a. 405.
ble of being mingled. -
IM Mission, fin-mish'īn. s. The act of sending
in, contrary to emission.
To IMMIT, in-mí:. v. a. To send in.
To IMMIX, im-miks'. v. a. To mingle.
IMMIXABLE, im-miks'à-bl. a. 405. Impossible
to be mingled.
IMMöß. im-mó-bíl'è-té. s. Unmoveable-
mess, want of motion, resistance to motion.
IMMODERATE, im-mêd'dér-āt. a. 91. Exceed-
ing the due mean.
IMMODERATELY, im-mód'dér-rát-lè, ad.
an excessive degree.
IMMODERATION, ſm-möd-dér-à'shán. s. Want
of moderation, excess.
IMMODEST, in-möd'dést. a. Wanting shame,
wanting, delicacy or chastity; unchaste, in-
ure ; obscene; unreasonablé, exorbitant.
MODESTY, in-möd'dés-té. ad.
*::::3
To lMMOLATE, im'mô-lāte. v. a. 91. To sa-
crifice, to kill in sacrifice.
IMMOLATION, im-rmö-lä'shān s.
sacrificing; a sacrifice offered.
IMMOMENT, im-momént, a Trifling, of no
nº. or value.
ORAL, im-mêr'rál. a. 88, 163. Wanting
ard to the laws of natural religion; contra:
sy to honesty, dishonest.
Not
Unlimited, unbound-
Want of worth, want
Diminution,
Not capa-
In
Want of
The act of
*IP 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét, plme, pin;–
IMMORALITY, in-mo-rál'è-té s Dishonesty
want of virtue, contrariety to virtue. .
IMMORTAL, ſm-mör’tál. a. 88. Exempt from
death, never to die; never ending, perpetual.
IMMORTALITY, Im-mêrtäl-&-té. s. Exemp.
tion from death, life never to end.
To IMMORTALIZE, im-inër’tà-lize. v. a. To
anaka immortal, to perpetuate, th exempt from
death.
HMMORTALLY, im-mór tal-ć. ad. With ex-
eulption frºm death, without end.
|MMOVE-ABLE, im-mêova-bl. a. Not to be
forced from its piace , unishaken.
|MMOVEABLY, m-mêóv'à-blé. ad. In a state
not to be shaken.
IMMUNITY, im-mü'né-té. s. Discharge from
any obligation ; privilege, exemption, freedom
To iMMURE, tin-mºire'. v. a. To enclose with
in wails, to coniiite, to shut up.
liviº iOSIC. L., im-mü'zé-kál. a 88.
inharmonitous.
Unmusical
iMMU 1 ABI LITY, im-mü-tá-bil'è-té. s. Exemp
lion frolin change, invariaiyleness.
IMMUTABLE, im-mü'ta-bl. a. 405. Unchange
able, 111 variable, unalterable.
1A1AiLTABLY, m-mü'tá-ble. ad. Unalterably
invariably, unchangeably
IMP, ump. S. ... A son, the offspring, progeny; a
subaltern devil, a puny devil. k
To IMP, imp. v. a. . To enlarge with any thing
adscititious ; to assist. ,”
Tº IMPAC i, in-pâkt'. v. a. To drive close or
aroi.
To liviPAINT, im-pânt'. v. a. To paint, to de.
corate with colours JWot in use. ;
To HMPAIR, im-pire'. v. a. To diminish, to in-
jure, to lilake worse.
To IMPAIR, m-pºre'.
W. Ol' in Ollt.
|MPAHRMENT, im-pāre'm&nt. s.
injury.
IMPALPABLE, im-pâl'pa-bl. a. 405.
perceived by touch.
To IMPARADISE, im-pár'ā-dise. v. a.
in a state resembling paradise.
| MiPAHIT Y, im-pár'é-té. , s: , Inequality, dispro-
portion ; oddness, indivisibility into equal parts
To liv. PARK, Im-park'. v. a. 81. To enclose
with a park, to sever from a common.
To IMPART, in-párt'. v. a. To grant, to give
! O COllll intº all Cate.
IMPARTIAL, im-pár'shāl, a. 88. Equitable
iree iroul regard or party, indifferent, disinter
ested, equal in distribution of Justice.
IMPARTIALi TY, un-par-shē-ăiè-té. s. Equita
bielless, Justice.
IMPARTIALLY, im-pár'shāl-e. ad. Equitably
with indifferent and unbiassed judgment, with-
out regard to party or interest. -
IMPART | BLE, m-part'é-bl., a. 405.
nicalle, to be conferred or bestowed.
IMPASSABLE, im-pås'sā-bl. a. 405. Not to be
'assed, nºt admitting passage, impervious.
IMPASSIBILITY, im-pás-sè-billé-té. s. Exemp-
tion from suffering.
IMPASSIBLE, in-pâs'sé-bl. a. 405. Incapable
of suffering, exempt from the agency of exter-
mal causes.
IMPASSIBLENESS, im-pás'sè-bl nés. s.
passibility; exemption from pain.
IMPASSIONED, in-pāsh'shôn'd. 362. a. Seized
with past.ou.
IMPASSIVE, in-pâs'siv. a. 158. Exempt from
the *śy of external causes.
IMPASTED, im-pâs téd. a. Covered as with
paste.
IMPATHENCF. im-pâ'shēnse. s. 463. Inability
to suffer pain, rage under suffering; vehemence
of temper, heat of passion; inability to suffer
delay, eagerness.
IMPATIENT, imipä'shēnt. a. 463. Not able to
endure, incapable to bear; furious with pain
v. m. To be lessened or
Diminution,
Not to be
To put
Commu-
Im-

‘. . TIVII*
unable to bear pain ; vehemently agitated by
some painful passion ; eager, ardently desirous,
not able to endure delay.
IMPATIENTLY, im-pâ'shēnt-l'A. ad. Passion-
ately, ardently ; eagerly, with great desire.
To IMPAWN, ſm-pâwn'. v. a. To give as a
pledge, to pledge.
To [MPEACH, im-pèëtsh'. v. a. To hinder, to
impede ; to accuse by publick authority.
IMPEACH, im-pèëtsh'. s. Hindrance, let, im-
ediment.
IMPEACHA BLE, im-pèëtsh'ā-bl. a.
ble, chargeable.
IMPEACHER, frn-pèëtsh'êr. s. 98. An accuser,
one who brings an accusation against another.
IMPEACHMENT, im-pèëtsh'mént.s. Hindrance,
let, impediment, obstruction; publick accusa-
tion, charge preferred. -
To IMPEARL, £m-pêrl'. v. a. To form in re-
semblance of pearls; to decorate as with pearls.
IMPECCABILITY, im-pék-kā-híl'è-të. s. Ex-
emption from sin, exemption from failure.
IMPECCABLE, m-pék'kā-bl. a. 405. Exempt
from possibility of sin.
To IMPEDE, im-pède'. v. a. To himder, to let,
to obstruct. -
IMPEDIMENT, fin-péd'ê-mênt. s. Hindrance,
let, impeachment, obstruction, opposition.
To IMPEL, im-pél'. v. a. To drive on towards
a point, to urge forward, to press on.
IMPELLENT, ſm-pêllént. s. An
power, a power that drives for ward.
To IMPEND, im-pênd'. v n. To hang over, to
be at hand, to press nearly.
IMPENDENT, im-pén'dént. a. Imminent, hang-
ing over, pressing closely.
IMPENDENCE, im-pên'dénse. s. The state of
hanging over, near approach. -
IMPENETRABILITY, im-pán-è-trá-bíl'è-té. s.
Quality of not being pierceable ; insusceptibili-
tv of intellectual impression.
IMPENETRABLE, hºtºs.bl. a. Not to
be pierced, not to be entered by any external
force; impervious ; not to be taught; not to
be moved.
IMPENETRABLY, m-pán'8-trá-blé ad. With
hardness to a degree incapable of impression.
IMPENITENCE, ſm-pên'è-tênse. { Obd
IMPENITENCY, im-pénê-tén-sà. * **Y.
want of remorse for crimes, final disregard of
God's threatenings or mercy.
IMPENITENT, im-pên'è-tént. a. Finally negli-
- ent of the duty of repentance, obdurate.
IMPENHTENTEY, im-pên'è-tént-lè. ad. Obdu-
rately, without repentance.
IMPENNOCS, im-pén'nās... a. 314.
WingſS.
Mºïste, im'pë-räte. a. 91. Done with con-
sciousness, done by direction of the mind.
. MPERATIVE, im-pér'rā-tív. a. Commanding,
expressive of command
IMPERCEPTIBLE, ſm-pér-sép'tà-bl. a.
be discovered, not to be perceived.
IMPERCEPTIBLENESS, in-pêr-sép'tè-bl-nés
s. The quality of gluding observation.
IMPERCEPTIBLY, im-pér-sép'té-blé. ad
mannel not to be perceived.
IMPERFECT, im-pèr'ſékt. a. Not complete,
not absolutely finished, defective ; frail, not
completely £994:
IMPERFECTION, im-pár-fék'shām. s. Defect,
failure, fault, whether physical or morai.
IMPERFECTLY, m-pér'fékt-lè. ad. Not com-
pletely, not fully. -
IMPERFOR ABLE, im-pér'fö-rá-bl. a. Not to
be bored through.
IMPERFORATE, fin-pèr'fö-räte. a. Not pierced
through, without a hºle.
IMPERIAL, ſm-pê'ré-à. a. 88. Royal, pos-
sessing royalty; l.cº.c.; tıg royalty; belong-
º to an emperor or monarch, regal, monarchi-
tººl. 3.
Accusa-
impulsive
Wanting
Not to
In a
. 271 :
—no, móve, nãr, nét;—täbe, táb,
IMP'º.
fury, vehemence, force.
forcible, fierce; vehement, passionate:
IMPETUOUSLY, im-pâtsh'é-ás-lè. ad. Violent-
ly, vehemently. \
IMPETUOUSINESS, im-pêtsh'ê-As-nēs. s. Vio.
lence, fury, *
IMPETUS, im'pë-tàs. s. 503. Violent tendency to
any point, violent effort.
IMPI ERCEABLE, im-père'sá-bl. a. Impenetra-
He, not to be pierced.
IMPIETY, im-pi'è-té. s. Irreverence to the Su-
preme Being ; contempt of the duties of re-
ligion; an act of wickedness, expression of ir-
religion.
To IMPIGNORATE, m-pig'mô-räte. v. a. To
pawn, to pledge.
IMPIGNORATION, fm-pâg-nó-rä'shôn. s. Thº.
act of pawning or putting to pledge.
To IMPINGE, im-pinje. v. n. To fall against, to
strike against, to clash with.
To IMPINGUATE, im-píng'gwāte. v. a. To fat
ten, to make fat. -
IMPIOUS, ini'pē-ăs. a. 503. Irreligious, wicked
profane.
IMPIOUSLY, im'pë-ös-lè. ad. Profanely, wick.
edly.
IMPLA CABILITY, m-pla-kā-bfl'è-té. s. Inexo.
rableness, irreconcilable enmity, determined
malice. . .
IMPLACABLE, º. a. 405. Not to be
pacified, inexorable, malicious, constant in en.
mity.—See PLACABLE.
IMPLACABLY , im-plakā-blé. ad. With malice
not to be pacified, inexorably.
To IMPLANT, im-plant' v. a. To infix, to insert,
to place, to engraft.
IMPETUOUS, im-pêtsh'é-às. a. 314, 461 violent, # º
büll;—öfl;—pôānd;--thin, this: :
IMPERIALIST, im-pâ'ré-āl-ist. s. One that be
longs to an emperor. . 3 k.
IMPERIOUS, impérè-às. a. 314. Command
ing, tyrannical ; haughty, arrogant, assuming,
overbearing. -
IMPERIotişiy, in-père-as-le. ad, with ar.
rogance of command, with insolence of au-
thority. -
IMPERIOUSNESS, im-pê'rè-ás-nēs. s. Author-
it vi air of command; arrogance of command.
IMPERISHABLE, im-pér'rish-à-bl. a. Not to
be destroyed. - º
|HMPERSONAL, im-pér'sſºn-ál, a 88. Not va
ried according to the persons.
IMPERSO VALI. , "m-pér'sám-āl-ć. ad. Ac
§ to the manner of an impersonal verb
IMPERSUASIBLE, im-pér-swä'zè-bl. a. 433
Not to be mºved by persuasion.
IMPERTINENCE, im-pér’té-nēnse. Th
iMPERTiNENCY, impérº-mân-sé. 3 °. That
which is of no present weight, that which has
no relation to the matter in hand; folly, ram
bling thought; troublesomeness, intrusion; tri
fle, thing of no value.
IMPERTINENT, dm-pér’tè-nēnt. a. Of no rela
tion to the matter in hand, of no weight; im
portunate, intrusive, meddling; foolish, trifling
IMPERTINENT, ſm-pér’tè-mént. s. A trifler, a
meddler, an intruder *.
IMPERTINENTLY, im-pér'té-nánt-lè. ad. With
of it relation to the present matter; trouble.
somely, officiously, intrusively. #
IMPERVIUUS, im-pér'vé-às a. 3ſq. Unpassable,
impenetrable.
IMPERVIOUSNESS, im-pér'vé-às-nēs. s. The
state of not admitting any passage.
IMPERTRANSIBILITY, im-pér'trán-sè-bil-&-tê
s. Impossibility to be passed through.
IMPETRABLE, im'pë-trā-bl. a. 405. Possible to
be obtained. -
To IMPETRATE, im'pë-träte. v. a. To obtain
by entreaty. * - tº
IMPETHATION, im-pè-trá'shôn. s. The act of ºf:
obtaining by prayer or entreaty. ** - ºr
IMPETUOSITY, m-pâtsh-à-ös'è-té. s. Violence, ºx
.. *.*.*
º:
•
, *y
* :
* *
IMPLEMENT, imple-mênt. s. Something that
ºf M
º §
§: Without art or forecast. ..
;:IMPON º Ím-pôn'dér-às. a. Void of per-
º t.
imporosit #. fim-pê-rós'sè-tè. s. Absence of
- s
;" ... .
**
IMP
" IGP 559–Fâte, far, räll, fat
IMPLANTATION, ſm-plán-tä'shön. s. The act
of º #. jlanting
IMPLAUS 7 impläwzè-bl. a. 439. Not spe-
cious, not likely to seduce or persuade.
*
2.
fills up vacancy, or supplies wants; tool, instru-
ment of manufacture ; utensil.
IMPLETION, im-plé'shôn. s. “The act of filling,
the state of being full.
IMPLEX, im'pléks. a. Intricate, entangled, com-
plicated.
To IMPLICATE, fm'plè-kāte. v. a. 91. To en-
tangle, to embarrass, to infold. -
IMPLICATION, ſm-piè-kä'shām. s. Involution,
entanglement; inference not expressed, but ta-
citly inculcated. -
IMPLICIT, ſm-plísit. a. Entangled, infolded,
complicated; inferred, tacitly comprised, not
expressed ; entirely obedient.
IMPLICITLY, fm-plís'ít-lè. ad. By inference
comprised though not expressed ; by connection
with something else, dependently, with unre-
served confidence or obedience.
To IMPLORE, im-plôre'. v. a. To call upon in
supplication, to solicit ; to ask, to beg.
IMPLORER, im-plò'răr. s. 98. One that im-
lores.
iMºïſed, Ím-plôm'd'. a. 362. Without ſea-
therS.
To IMPLY, ſm-pli'. v. a. To infold, to cover, to
entangle ; to involve or comprise as a conse-
quence or concomitant.
To IMPOISON, fm-pôè'z'n. v. a.
with poison ; to kill with poison.
IMPOLITE, ſn-pô-lite'. a. Unpolished, rude,
To corrupt
coarse. Jºsh from Scott.
iMPOLITEN ESS, im-pâ-lite'nés. s. Want of
oliteness. JMason.
| PQLITICAL, im-pê-lit'é-kál. Q al
MPG ;ITICK, im-pôl'è-tik. 510. 5 *
§§ indiscreet, void of art or forecast.
RößTICALLY, im-pº-lit'é-kāl-ć. 509. arl
#P9LITICKLY, \m-pôl'é-tik-lè. •
*
ceptible wei
interstices, compactness, closeness.
F9ROUS, im-pô'rås. a. 314. Free from pores,
free from vacuities or interstices.
§§ frn-pôrt'. v. a. 492. To carry into
any country from abroad ; to imply, to infer;
to produce in consequence ; to be of moment.
IMPORT, im'përi. s. Importance, moment, com-
sequence; tendency; any thing imported from
abroad ~
ſij. This substantive was formerly pronounced
with the accent on the second syllable, but has
of late years adopted the accent on the first,
. and classes with the general distinction of dis-
syllable noums and verbs of the same form.—
See Principles, No. 492.
IMPORTANCE, im-pôr'tänse, or im-por’tänse. s.
Thing imported or implied; matter, subject :
consequence, moment ; in portunity.
IMPORTANT fm-pôr'tánt, or İm-pôr'tánt. a.
Momentous, weighty, of great consequence.
[; The second syllable of this and the foregoing
word is frequently pronounced as in the verb
tº import #. best usage, however, is on the
side of the first pronunciation, which seems to
suppose that it is not a word formed from int-
port; but an adoption of the French importance,
and therefore it oright not to be pronounced as a
compound, but as a simple. The authorities
for this pronunciation are, Mr. Sheridan, Dr.
Keatrick, Dr. Ash, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry,
and Mit. Buchanan Mr. Scott is for either, but
ives tº first the preference.
1MPORTA'ſ (9M, im-pôr-tº'shān. s. . The act or
practice of importing, or bringing into a coun-
(MP
;—mé, mét;—zine,—pin,
IMPORTER, m-pôrtºr. s. 98. One that brings
in any thing from abroad. r
IMPORTUNACY, im-pôr'tū-nā-sè. s. The act of
importuning. Mason. -
IMPORTUNATE, im-pêr'tshū-nāte. a. 461. Un-
seasonable and incessant in solicitations, not
to be repulsed.
IMPORTUNATELY, im-pôr'tshū-nāt-lè. ad.
With incessant solicitation, pertinaciously in
petition.
IMPORTUNATENESS, fm-pôr'tshū-nāt-nēs. s.
91. Incessant solicitation.
To IMPORTUNE, im-pôr-tūne'. v. a. To teaze,
to harass with slight vexation perpetually re
curring, to molest.
IMPORTUNE, im-pôr-time'. a. Constantly re-
cum ring, troublesome by frequency; trouble-
some, vexatious ; unseasonable ; coming, ask-
ing, or happening at a wrong time.—See FUTU-
RITY. y
IMPORTUNELY, im-pêr-tūne'lé. ad. Trouble-
somely, incessantly ; unseasonably, improperly.
IMPORTUNITY, im-pêr-tūnē-té. s. ſncessant
solicitation.
To IMPOSE, m-pôze. v. a. To lay on as a bur-
dem or penalty; to enjoin as a duty or law ; to
obtrude fallaciously. To impose on ; to put a
cheat on, to deceive. *
IMPOSE, impºze. S. Command, injunction.
IMPOSEABLE, m-pô'zā-bl. a. 405. To be laid
as obligatory on a body.
IMPQSER, im-po'zār. s. 98. One who enjoins,
IMPOSITION, im-pô-zish'ên. s. . The act of lay-
ing any thing on another; injunction of any
thing as a law or duty; constraint, oppres-
sion 3 cheat, fallacy, imposture.
IMPOSSIBLE, im-pés'sè-bl. a. 405.
done, iiapracticable.
IMPOSSIBILITY, im-pôs-sé-bil'è-té. s. Imprac
ticability ; that which cannot be done. *
IMPOST, im'pëst. s. A tax, a toll, custom paid
To IMPOSTHUMATE, im-pós'tshū-māte. v. n
To form an abscess, to gather, to form a
cyst or bag containing matter.
To IMPOSTHUMATE, im-pôs'tshū-māte. v. a.
To afflict with an imposthume.
IMPOSTHUMATION, ſm-pôs-tshū-mâ'shān. s.
The act of forming an imposthume, the state
in which an imposthume is formed.
IMPOSTHUME, m-pôs'tshūme. s. 461. A col:
lection of purulent matter in a bag or cyst.
IMPOSTOR, im-pôs'tár. s. 166. One who cheats
by a fictitious character.
IMPOSTURE, ſm-pôs'tshūre. s. Cheat."
IMPOTENCE, impô-ténse. W f
IMPOTENCY, im'pô-tén-sé. S. arit o
power, inability, imbecility; ungovernableness
of passion ; meapacity of propagation.
IMPOTENT, impô-tént. a. 170. Weak, feeble,
wanting force, wanting power; disabled by ma-
ture or disease; without power of restraint
without power of propagation.
Not to be
JMPOTENTLY, ſm"pö-tént-lè. ad. Without
power.
To IMPOUND, im-pôānd'. v. a. To enclose as
in a pound, to shut in, to confine; to shut up in
a pinfold.
i MIPRA º TY, im-prák'té-kā-bīl'è-té. s.
Impossföility, the state of being not feasible.
[[f This word is not in Johnson, but I insert it
on his own authority; for though it is not in
his Vocabulary, he has used it to explain the
word impossibility. But the very current use of
this word would be a sufficient authority for is,
as its synonym Impracticableness, from the neces:
sity of placing the accent high, is so difficult of
pronunciation, and so inferiour in sound, as tº
leave no doubt to which we should give the pre-
ference. wº:
iMPRACTICABLE, im-präk’té-kā-bl., a. Not to
try from abroad.
*.
be jº unfeasible, impossible; untrac
table, unmanageable. -



IMP
273
fMP
—nó, móve, mēr, nét;—tübe, tab, bill 5–0: ;-püüud;—Éhim, This.
IMPRACTICABLENESS, im-prák’té-kā-bl-més.
s. Impossibility.
To IMPRECATE, im'prè-kāte. v. a. To call for
evil upon himself or others.
IMPRECATION, fm-prè-kä'shān, s.
rayer by which any evil is wished.
INºrðºy. imprè-kā-tär-É. a. Contain-
ing wishes of evil.
[[; I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the ac-
centuation of this word. He places the accent
on the second syllable; but Dr. Johnson, Dr.
Ash, and Mr. Scott, on the first. He himself
places the accent on the first of Deprecatory ;
and the same reason holds in both.-See Prin-
ples, No. 512.
To IMPREGN, im-prène'. v. a. 336. To fill with
young, to fill with any matter or quality.
IMPREGNABLE, im-prég'nā-bl. a. Not to be
stormed, not to be taken; unshaken, lunmoved,
unaffected.
HMPREGNABLY, im-prég'má-blé. ad In such a
manner as to defy force or hostility.
To IMPREGNATÉ, im-prég'māte. v. a. To fill
with young, to make prolifick; to fill, to saturate.
IMPREGNATION, m-prég-nā’shān. s. The act
of making prolifick; fecundation; that with
which anything is impregnated ; saturation.
IMPREJUí)ICATE, im-prè-jöö'dé-kāte. a. 91.
Unprejudiced, not prepossessed, impartial. U
H]-
Curse,
IMPREPARATION, im-prép-à-rå'shān. S
preparedness, want of preparation.
To HMPRESS, im-prés'. v. a. To print by pres-
sure, to stamp ; to ſix deep; to force into ser-
V 106.
IMPRESS, imprés. s. 492. Mark made by pres-
sure; mark of distinction, stamp ; device, mot-
to ; act of forcing into service.
HMPRESSION, ſm-prèsh'àn, s The act of press-
ing one body upon another; mark made by
pressure, stamp; image fixed in the mind ;
operation, influence; edition, number printed
at once, one course of printing; effect of an
attack.
EMPRESSIBLE, im-prés'sè-bl. a.
be impressed.
|MPRESSURE, im-prèsh'être. s. The mark
made by pressure, the dint, the impression.
To KMPRINT, ſm-print'. v. a. To mark upon
any substance by pressure ; to stamp words
upon paper by the use of types; to fix on the
mind or memory.
To IMPRISON, fin-priz'z'n. v. a. To shut up, to
confine; to keep from liberty. -
iMPRISONMENT, fm-priz'z'n-mênt. s.
finement, state of being shut in prison.
IMPROBABILITY, im-prèb-à-bil'è-té. s. Unlike-
lihood, difficulty to be believed.
Unlikely, in-
IMPROBABLE, im-präb'à-bl. a.
credible. *
IMPROBABLY, im-prób'à-biè. ad.
likelihood.
To IMPROBATE, imprè-bäte. v. a. Not to ap-
What may
Con-
Without
prove. *
#MPROB ATION, im-prè-bä'shūn. s. Act of dis-
allowing
IMPROBITY, m-prób'é-tê. S. Want of honesty,
dishonesty, baseness. -
To IMPROLIFICATE, im-prº-lif'fé-kāte. v. a.
91. To impregnate; to fecundate.
IMFROMFrö, imprêm'tū. s. A short extem-
poraneous composition. Mason.
IMPROPER, im-prép'âr. a. 98. Not well adapt-
ed, unqualified ; unfit, not conducive to the
right end; not just, not accurate.
IMFROPERLY, ſm-präpär-lè. ad. Not fiſly,
incongruously ; not justly, not accurately.
To IMPROPRIATE, im-prè'prè-āte. v. a. To
convert to private use, to seize to himself; to
put the possessions of the church into the hands
of laicks.
IMPROPRIATION, frn-prè-prè-à'shán. s. An
impropriation is *Perly so called when the
church land is in the hands of a layinan; and
an appropriation is when it is in the hands of a
bishop, college, or religious house.
IMPROPRIATOR, im-prè-pré-Aſtär... s. A lay.
man that has the possession of the lands of the
church. 166.
IMPRQPRIETY, im-prè-prl'è-té. s. Unfitness,
unsuitableness, inaccuracy, want of justness.
IMPROSPEROUS,im-próspár-às. a. Unhappy,
unfortunate, not successful.
IMPROSPERORISLY, im-prós'par-3s-lè. ad.
Unhappily, unsuccessfully, with ill fortune,
IMPROVABLE, fin-próðvá-bl. a. Capable of
#5 advanced to a better state.
IMPROVABLENESS, ſm-próðvá-bl-nēs. s. Ca
pableness of being made better.
IMPROVABLY, fm-próðvá-blé. ad.
ner that admits of melioration.
To IMPROVE, im-próðv'. v. a. To advance any
thing nearer to perfection, to raise from good
to better.
To IMPROVE, im-próðv'. v. m. To advance in
§§
IMPROVEMENT, ſm-próðv'mént. s. Meliora.
tion, advancement from good to better; act of
improving ; progress from good to better; in-
struction, edification; effect of melioration.
IMPROVER, im-próðvár. . s. One that
makes himself or anything else better; any
thing that meliorates.
IMPROVII ED, im-prè-vi'déd. a. Unforeseen,
unexpected, unprovided against.
IMPROVIDENCE, fin-prôv'é-děnse. s. Want of
forethought, want of caution.
IMPROVIDENT, im-prôv'é-dént. a. Wanting
forecast, wanting care to provide.
IMPROVIDENTLY, im-prèv'é-dént-lè.ad. With-
out forethought, without care.
IMPROVISION, ſm-prè-vízh'âm. s. Want of
forethought.
IMPRüßNCE, im-préðděnse. s. 343. Want of
prudence, indiscretion, negligence, inattention
to interest.
IMPRUDENT, fm-próð'dént. a. 343. Wanting
prudence, injudicious, indiscreet, negligent. .
IMPUDENCE, im'pë-dénse. Shameless-
IMPUDENCY, impº-dém-sè. 5 °.
ness, immodesty.
In a man-
IMPUſ. ENT, impè-dént. a. 503. Shamelessº,
wanting modesty.
ly, without modesty.
To IMPUGN, m-pême'. v. a. 386. To attack, to
assault.
[[; Notwithstanding the clear analogy there is
for pronouncing this word in the manner it is
marked, there is a repugnance at leaving out
the g, which nothing but frequent use will take
away. If sign were in as little use as impugn,
we should feel the same repugmance at pro-
nouncing it in the mammer we do. But as lan-
guage is association, no wonder association
should have such power over it.—For the ana-
logies that lead us to this pronunciation, see
Principles, No. 385.
Mr Sheridan, Mr. Nares, and Mr. Scott, pro
nounce the word as I have marked it; that is,
with the g silent, and the w long ; but Dr. Ken-
rick, Mr. Perry, and Buchanam, though they
suppress the g, pronounce the u short. That
this short sound ig contrary to analogy cannot
be doubted, when we take a view of the words
of this termination; and the only plea for it is,
the short sound of the vowels before gm in
phlegm, º
digm, 339; but as the accent is not on any of
these syllables, except phlegm, whº h is irregu-
lar, 38%, it is no wonder the vowel hould short.
en in these words as it so frequent 1 does in the
numerous terminations in ile, ine, 7:3, &c. 147
IMPUGNER, im-pº'rrër, s, One that attackā or
invades
diaphrogmparapegm, apothegm, and para.' '
Kºr
y \; ' ', '-
IMPUDENTLY, im'pë-dént-lè. ad. Shameless" -º
*
IMEiji ABff, im-pººl." a.
INA
- liſ 559.--Fāte, får, fall, fit
tº in judging of the propriety of this pronun-
ciation, we must not confound the participles,
impugning, impugned, and the verbal noun int-
pugner, with such words as we do not form our-
serves, as, repugnant, malignant, &c. The for-
iner are mere branches of the verb impugn, and
therefore make no alteration in the root; the
latter we receive already formed from the La-
tin or the French, and promounce the g as we
do in signy'g and signet, though it is silent in
signed, signing, or signer. For it must be care-
ń. observed, that the analogy of pronuncia-
tion admits of no alteration in the sound of the
verb, upon its being formed into a participle or
verbal noun; nor in the sound of the adjective,
upon its acquiring a comparative or superlative
termination.—See Principles, No. 409.
IMPUISSANCE, m-pî-is'sänse. s. Impotence,
inability, weakness, feebleness-Sce PUIS-
SANCE,
IMPULSE, impålse, s. Communicated force,
the effect of one body acting upon another;
influence acting upon the mind, motive, idea.
IMPULSION, m-pâl'shān. S. . The agency of
body in motion upon body; influence operating
upon the mind.
IMPULSIVE, im-pâl'słv. a. Having the power
of impulse, moving, impellent.
IMPUNITY, im-pú'né-té. s. Freedom from pun-
1shment, exemption from punishment.
IMPURE, im-pāre'. a. Contrary to sanctity,
unhallowed, unholy ; umchaste ; feculent, ſoul
with extraneous mixtures, drossy
IMPURELY, in-pêre'lé. ad. With impurity.
HMPURENESS, im-pºre'nés. s. Want
IMPURITY, m-pú'rè-té. e Wº Wº gº.
of sanctity, want of holiness; act of unchastity;
ſeculent admixture.
To IMPURPLE, im-pâr'pl. v. a. 405. To make
red, to colour as with purple. ar
Chargeable up-
on any one ; accusable, chargeable with a fault.
IMPUTABLENESS, in-pú'tā-bl-nēs. s. The
quality of being imputable.
IMPUTATION, im-pú-tà'shūm. s. Attribution
of any thing, generally of ill ; censure, re-
roach ; hint, reflection.
IMPUTATIVE, im-pú'tà-tiv. a. 512. Capa-
ble of being imputed, belonging io imputation.
To IMPUTE, im-pâte'. v. a. To charge upon,
to attribute, generally ill; to reckon to one
what does not properly belong to him.
IMPUTER, im-pâ'túr. s. 98. He that imputes.
IN, in. prep. Noting the place where any
thing is present; noting the state present at
any time; moting the time ; noting power ;
noting proportion ; concerning. In that ; be-
cause. Inasmuch ; since, seeing that.
: N, in. ad. Within some place, not out ; en-
gaged to any affair; placed in some state ; no-
ting entrance ; into any place ; close connec-
tion with.
IN has commonly in composition a negative or
privative sense. In before r is changed into Ir,
9eſore l into Il, and into Ir, before some other
Cousonants.
! MAB}LITY, in-à-bíl'è-të. s.
potence, want of power. *
in ABSTINENCE, in-áb'stè-mênse.
berance, want of power to abstain
{NACCESSIBLE, in-āk-sès'sè-bl. a. Not to be
reached, not to be approached.
(NACCURACY, in-āk'kè-rá-sè. s. Want of ex-
act press.
IX & CCURATE, in-ák'kū-räte. a. 91. Not ex-
, , º, *9t a CCtirate,
** A tº FiON, ſu-āk'shùn.s. Cessation from labour,
forbearance of labour.
tº A&T.V.E. in-āk’tív. a. Idle, indolent, sluggish.
| SASTIVELY, in-āk'tiv-lè. ad. Idl , sluggishly.
diºcT. WITY, in-āk-ºv'é-tê. s. Idleness, rest,
gługgishness. -
Impuissance, im-
s. Intem-
274
INE
;—mè, mēt;—pine, pin 5–
INADEQUACY, in-ád'é-kwā-sè. s. The stats
of being unequal to some purpose. ,
lſ; The froquent use of this word in Parliament,
and its being adopted by some good writeiºs,
made me esteem it not unworthy of a place
here ; though I have not met with it in any
other Dictionary. The word inadequateness,
which is equivalent to it, is not in Johnson ;
but there seems a repugnance in writers and
speakers to abstracts formed by mess, if it is pos-
sible to find one of another termination: ant!
to this repugnance we owe the currency of this
word.
INADEQUATE, in-ád'é-kwāte. a. 91. Not
equal to the purpose, defective.
INº. in-ád'é-kwäte-lè. ad. De
fectively, not completely.
INADVERTENCE, in-ād-vér’tënse. *
IN ADVERTENCY, in-ād-vér’tén-sé. S
Carelessness, negligence, in attention , act of
effect of ºśnge. try
INADWERTENT, in-ād-vér'tént. a. Negligent,
careless.
INADVERTENTI.Y,
Carelessly, negligently.
INA.iii. Nāšîă, in Åièyèn-à-bl. a. 113. That
cannot be alienated.
INALEMENTAL, in-à-&-mén'tál. a. Affording
no mourisliment
INAMESSIBLE, in-à-mis'sè-bl. a. Not to be lost
INANE, fin-nāme'. a. Empty, void.
in-ād-vér'tént-lè. ad
To INANIMATE, in-án'ê-māte. v. a. To ani
mate, to quicken. -
INANIMATE, in-án'è-māte. 91. Void:
INANIMATED, in-án'&-mtā-těd. al. WOIC.
of life, without animation.
iMANITION, fin-à-uìsh'ân. s. Emptiness of
body, want of fulness in the vessels of the ani-
mal.
INANITY, in-án'ê-të. s. 511. Emptiness, void
space.
ſRNAPPETENCY, in-àp'pë-tén-sé. s.
stomach or appetite.
INAPPLICABLE, in-áp'plè-kā-bl. a.
be put to a particular use.
Want of
Not to
HNAPPLICATION, in-āp-piè-kå'sińn. s. In-
dolence, negligence.
INAPTITUDE, in-àp'tè-túde. s. Unfitness.
JMason.
INARABLE, in-ár'rà-bl. a. 405. Not capable
of tillage.
To INARCH, in-ārtsii'. v. a. 81. Inarching
is a method of graſting, called grafting by ap
proach.
IN ARTICULATE, in-ár-tík'ê-lāte. a. 91. Not
uttered with distinctness, like that of the sylla-
bies of human speech.
INARTICULATISLY, in-ār-tiltſkú-lāte-lè. ad. Not
distinctly.
INARTICULATENESS, in-ār-ük'-lāte-nés, s
Confusion of sounds; want of distinctness in
prołłouncing.
INARTIFICAL, in-ār-tê-fish'âl. a. Contrary to
art.
HNARTIFICIALLY, in-ār-tê-fish'âl-è. ad. With-
out art, in a manner contrary to the rules of art,
INATTENTION, in-āt-ién'shān. s. Disregard,
negligence, neglect.
INATTENTiVE, ſn-āt-tên'tiv. a. Careless, meg.
ligent, regardless.
INA’. DIBLE, in-àw'dè-bl. a. 403.
heard, void of sound.
To INAUGURATE, in-àw'gi-räte. v. a. To coin.
secrate, to invest with a new office, by solemn
Fites.
INAUGURATION, in-àw-gū-rà'shān. S. Inves-
ture by solemn rites.
INAURATION, in-àw-rá'shān. s. The act of gild.
ing or covering with gold -
INAUSPICIOUS, in-àw-spish'âs. a. Ill-omeneti,
unlucky, unfortunate.
[Nº. 1n'börn, a. Inmate, implanted by nattºre
Not to pa
| NU, 2
—nó, móve, när, nét;—túbe, túb,
#NBREATHED, ſm-brèTH'd', 362. Inspired, in-
fused by inspiration.
RNBRED, in'bréd. a. Produced within, hatched
or generated within.
To INCAGE, in-kädje'. v. a. To coop up, to shut
up, to confine in a cage, or any marrow space.
fixCALCULABLE, in-kāl'kū-lä-bl. 405.
[[G’ This may be called a revolutionary word,
as we never heard of it till it was lately
made so much use of in France ; but its reai
utility, as well as the propriety of its formation,
gives it an undoubted right to become a part of
our language. -
|Nº'º, ºnse, 3.510. The
INCALESCENCY, in-kā-lès'sén-sé. 5* *
state of growing warm, warmth, incipient heat.
INCANTATION, in-kān-tä'shān. s. Enchant-
II] elºt.
INCANTATORY, in-kān'tá-tär-à. a. 512. Deal-
ing by enchantment, magical.
To INCANTON, in-kān'tán. v. a. To unite to a
canton or separate community.
INCAPABILITY, in-kā-pá-bīl'été.
INCAPABLENESS, in-kā'pá-bl-més.
bility natural, disqualification legal.
#NCAPABLE, in-kā'pá-bl. a. 405. Wanting pow-
er, wanting understanding, unable to compre-
hend, learn, or understand; not able to receive
any thing; unable, not equal to any thing ; dis-
qualified by law. -
[[: As Placable and Inplacable seem to follow the
Latin quantity in the antepenultimate a, so, Ca-
pable and Incapable, if we derive them from
Capaw and Incapac, reject it: but the most na-
tural derivation of these words is from the
French Capable and Incapable. Some speakers,
however, make the a short in all ; but this is a
provincial pronunciation that must be carefully
avoided.—See PLACABLE. -
; s. Ina-
INCAPACIOUS, in-kā-pâ'shās. a. Narrow, of {}
small content.
INºſotišNESS, in-kā-pāshās-nēs. s. Nar-l
rowness, want ºf containing space;
To INCAPACITATE, in-kā-pás'sè-täte. v. a. To
disable, to weaken ; to disqualify. -
{NCAPACITY, in-kā-pâs'è-té. s. Inability, want
of natural power, want of power of body, want of
comprehensiveness of mind., ,
To INCARCERATE, in-kār'sè-räte. v. a. 555. To
imprison, to confine. •
iNCARCERATION, in-kār-sè-rä'shān. s.
prisonment, confinement.
To INCARN, in-kärn'. v. a.
flesh. -
To INCARN, in-kärm'. v. n. To breed flesh.
To INCARNADINE, in-kār'nā-dine. v. a. 149. To
dye red. “This word,” says Dr. Johnson, “I
“ find only cnce.” . Macbeth, Act II. Scene III.
To INCARNATE, in-kār'nāte. v. a. To clothe
with flesh, to embody with flesh.
INCARNATE, in-kār'nāte. partic. a. 91. Clothed
with flesh, embodied with flesh.
INCARNATION, in-kār-mâ'shān. s. The act of as-
suming body; the state of breeding flesh.
INCARNATIVE, in-kār'nā-tiv. s. 512. A medi-
cine that generates flesh.
To INCASE, in-käse'. v. a. To cover, to enclose,
Im-
81. To cover with
to in Wrap.
INCAUTföus, in-kāw'shôs. a. Unwary, negli-
ent, heedless.
INCAUTIOUSLY, in-kāw'shās-lè. ad. Unwarily,
heedlessly, negligently.
INCENDIOUS, in-sén'dé-às. a. 294.
II; I have not met with this word in any Diction-
ary, and have often regretted being obliged to
use the word incendiary as an adjective ; but
meeting with incendiot's in Lord Bacon, where,
speaking of rebellion, he says, “Because of the
* infinite evils which it brings on princes and
“ their subjects, it is represented by the horrid
image of Typhocus, whose hundred Befºſs are
à
75º INU,
büll;-&il;-pöänd;—thin, THIs.
*.
$º language by inserting this word.
s. 293,376. One who sets houses or towns on
fire in malice or for robbery
factions, or promotes quarreſs. . . .
... by fire in honour of some god or goddess."
incense. - : . . . . . .
To INCENSE, in-sénse'. v. a. To enkindle to
rage, to inflame with anger, to enrage, to pro.
yoke, to exasperate. - -
INCENSEMENT, in-séms'mént.
ling, the state of being on fire. .
INCENSOR, in-sén'sár. s. 166.
anger, an inflamer of passions,..., , ,
INCENSORY, in'sén-stir-à. s. 512. The vessel
in which incense is burnt and offered.—For the
-o, see DöMESTICK. * r * -
INCENTIVE, in-séntſiv. s. That which kindles,
provokes, or encourages; incitement, motive,
encouragement. * -
couraging.
|NQEPTION, in-sép'shān. s. Beginning.
who is in his rudiments. .
INCERATION, in-sé-rä'shān. s.
covering with wax. . * * *
INCERTITUDE, in-sér'té-tūde. s. Uncertainty,
doubtfulness.
INCESSANT, in-sés'sänt. a.
termitted, continual.
INCESSANTLY, in-sås'sänt-ić. ad. Without in
termission, continually. -
INCEST, in'sést. s. Ummatural and criminal
Conjunction of persons within degrees prohibited.
INCESTUQUS, in-sés'tshū-às. a. 461. Guilty of
incest, guilty of annatural cohabitation. . . ."
ENCESTUQUSLY, in-sés'tshū-ás-lè.. ad. ...With
unnatural love.
INCH, insh. s. 352.
a proverbial name for a small
point of time.
Unceasing, unin-
The twelfth part of a foot,
quantity, ;...a mice
deal by inches, to give sparingly.
length or breadth. " . " -
INCHMEAL; insh'mèle. s. A piece an inch long.
To INCHOATE, ing'kö-āte. v. a. 91. To begin,
to Commence. - ... -
INCHOATION, ing-kö-#'shān. s. ... Inception,
beginning. -
INCHOATIVE, in-kö’ā-tiv. a. 157. Inceptive,
noting inchoation or beginning. r
To ſix CIDE, in-side'. v. a. Medicines incide,
which consist of pointed and sharp particles,
by which the particles of other bodies are di-
vided. " . -
INCHI}:NCE, in'sé-dénse.
INCI DEN CY, in'sé-dém-sè. * *
tion with which one body strikes upon another,
and the angle made by that line, and the plane
struck upon, is called the angle of incidence;
accident, hap, casualty
INCIDENT, in'sè-dént. a.
occasional, happening accidentally, falling in
beside the main design ; happening, apt to
s. The direc-
happen. - -
INCIDENT, im'sè-dént. s. Something happen.
ing beside the main design, casualty, an event
“ the divided powers, and flourishing ſaurs 4-
º
by the bye, by the way
“ ceridious designs,” I thought I should do area.
INCENDIARY, in-sén'dè-à-ré, or iºséjàº, ,
; one who inflames
INCENSE, insense. s."º perfumes aimed l
To INCENSE, in'sénse. v. a. To" perfume with

S.A Rage,heat,
§ t ... • * = ... •
INCENSION, in-sén'shām. s. The act of kind- .
A kindler of .
INº. in sentiv. a. 157. Inciting, en-
INCEPTIVE, in-sép'tív. a. 157. Noting a be-,
§º: ºrs . . . . . . . . . .
INCEPTOR, in-sép'tár. s. 166. A begimier, one
The act of.
To INCH, insh. v. a. To drive by inches; to
$, º. -3. .
INCHED, insht. a. 359. Containing inches in
: . . . . -
Casual, fortuitous,
INCIDENTAL, in-sé-dén'tål. a. Inc ident, casual,
happening by chance. -
INCIDENTALLY, in-sé-dén'tāl-ć. 9d. Beside
the main design, occasionally : .
INCIDENTLY, in'sé-dént-lè. ad. ſcasionally,
*:
~
3
INC 276
INC
ſlºj” 559–Fâte, får, fall, fat;-mé, mét,-pine, pin.--
To INCINERATE, in-sin'nér-āte. v. a. To burn
to ashes.
INCINERATION, in-sin-mér-rå'shūm. s. The act
of burning any thing to ashes.
INCIRCUMSPECfióNimºriam-spekshān. s.
Want of caution, want of heed. .
INCISED, in-siz'd'. a. 362. Cut, made by cut-
ting.
INößION , in-sizh'âm. s. A cut, a wound made
with a sharp instrument; division of viscosities
by medicines.
INCISIVE, in-si'sív. a. 158,428. Having the
quality of cutting or dividing. -
INCISOR, in-si'sör. s. 166. Cutter, tooth in the
forepart of the mouth.
INCISORY, in-si'sār-8. a. 512. Having the
§§ of cutting.—For the o, see Dom ESTICK.
INCISURE, in-sizhāre. s. A cut, an aperture
INCITATION, in-sé-th'shān. s. Incitement, in-
centive, motive, impulse. º
To INCITE, in-site'. v. a. To stir up, to push
forward in a purpose, to animate, to spur, to
Ul'ºe Oil. '
INāšićNT, in-site'mént. s. Motive, incen-
tive, impulse, inciting power.
INCIVIL, in-siv'víl. a. Unpolished.
INCIVILITY, in-sé-vil'lè-të. s. Want of courtesy,
rudeness; act of rudeness.
INCLEMENCY, in-klém'mén-sé. s. Unmerci-
fulness, cruelty, severity, harshness, roughness.
INCLEMENT, in-klém'mént a. Ummerciful,
unpitying, void of tenderness, harsh
INº. in-kli'nā-bl. a. Having a pro-
pension of will, favourably disposed, willing;
having a tendency.
INCLINATION, in-klē-nā’shām. s. Tendency
towards any point; natural aptness; propen-
sion of mind, favourable disposition ; love, af-
fection; the tendency of the magnetical needle
to the East or West.
INCLINATORY, in-klin'ā-tär-É. a.
quality of inclining to one or other.
[[F I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the
quantity of the vowel in the second syllable of
this word, as well as in Declimatory, My reason
is, that the termination atory has a tendency to
shorten the preceding vowel, as is evident in
Declamatory, }. &c. which have the vow-
el in the second syllable short, though it is
long in the Latin words from which these are
derived. -
INCLINATORILY, in-klin'ā-tär-ré-lè. ad Ob-
liquely, with inclination to one side or the
Other.
To INCLINE, in-kline. v. m. To bend, to lean,
to tend towards any part ; to be favourably
disnosed to, to feel desire beginning.
Tc LINE, in-kline'. v. a. To give a tenden-
cy or direction to any place or state ; to turn
the desire towards anything; to bend, to in-
Curvate.
To INCLIP, in-klip'. v. a. To grasp, to enclose,
to surround.
To INCLOISTER, in-klöſs’tör. v. a. To shut up
in a cloister.
To INCLOUD, in-klöäd'. v. a. To darken, to
obscure.
To INCLUDE, in-kläde'. v. a. To enclose, to
shut; to comprise, to comprehend.
INCLUSIVE, fin-klū'sív. a. 158,428. Enclosing,
encircling; comprehending in the sum or num-
ber.
INCLUSIVELY, in-klū'sſv-lè. ad. The thing
mentioned reckoned into the account.
JNCOAGULABLE, in-kö-ág'gū-lā-bl. a.
ble of concretion.
UNCOEXISTENCE, in-kö-ég-zis'ténse. s. s. The
Quality of not existing together.
INCOG...in-kög", ad. [abbreviated from incognito,
Lat..] Unknown, in private. - -
iNCOGITANCY, in-ködjè-tán-sè. s Want of
thougin f
Having a
Inca-
INCOGITATIVE, in-ködjè-tá-tiv. a.
the power of thought.
INCOGNITO, in-kög"nè-tö. ad.
concealment.
INCOHERENCE, in-ltö-hè'rénse. Want
INCOHERENCY, in-kö-hérén-sé. * ***
of commection, incongruity, inconsequence, want
of dependence of one part upon another ; want
of cohesion, looseness of material parts.
INCOHERENT, in-kö-hérènt. a. , inconsequen.
tial, inconsistent; without cohesion, loose.
INCOHERENTLY, in-kő-hérént-lè. ad, Incon-
sistently, inconsequentially,
INCOLUMITY, in-kö-lú'mè-té. s. Safety, secu-
rit V.
INCOMBUSTIBILITY, fin-köm-bás-té-bíl'è-tě, s.
he quality of resisting fire.
INCOMBUSTIBLE, in-köm-bás'tè-bl. a. Not to
be consumed by fire.
INCOMBUSTIBLENESS, in-köm-bás'té-bl-nés
s. The quality of not being wasted by fire.
INCOME, inkåm. s. 165. Revenue, produce of
any thing.
INCOMMÉNSURABILITY, in-köm-mén-shū-rá-
bil'è-të. s. The state of one thing with respect
to another, when they cannot be compared by
any common measure.
INCOMMENSURABLE, in-köm-mên'shū-rá-bl.
a. 405. Not to be reduced to any measurc
Common to both.
INCOMMENSURATE, in-köm-mén'shū-räte. a
91. Not admitting one common measure.
To INCOMMODATE, in-köm'mô-dºte. 91.
To INCOMMODE, in-köm-möde'.
To be inconvenient to, to hinder or embarrass
without very great injury.
INCOMMODIOUS, in-köm-mö'dè-às, or in-köm-
mö'jē-ăs. a. 293. Inconvenient, vexatious with-
out great mischief.
INCOMMODIOUSLY, in-köm-mö'dè-às-lè. ad
Inconveniently, not at ease.
INCOMMODIOUSNESS, in-köm-nrö'dè-às-nēs
s. Inconvenience. *º-
INCOMMODITY, in-köm-mêd'ê-tê. S. inconve-
nience, trouble.
INCOMMUNICABILITY, in-kóm-mü-nē-kā-biſ-
ë-té. s. The quality of not being impartible.
INCOMMUNICABLE, in-kém-mă'né-kā-bl. a.
405. Not impartible, not to be made the com-
mon right, property, or quality of more that:
one; not to be expressed, not to be told.
INCOMMUNICABLY, in-köm-mă'nè-kā-blé. ad,
ſn a manner not to be imparted or commuiti-
Cated.
INCOMMUNICATING, in-köm-mă'né-kā-tling. a.
Having no intercourse with each other.
INCQMPACT, in-kém-päkt'. . . . . .
INCOMPACTÉD, in-köm-pák'téd. § “
Not joined, not cohering.
INCOMPARABLE, nºm'pá-rá-bl. a. Excel
lent above compare, excellent beyond all com.
petition.
[[G’ This is among some of the words in our lan-
guage, whose accentuation astonishes foreign-
ers, and sometimes puzzles natives. What can
be the reason, say they, that comparable and
incomparable have not the same accent as the
verb compare 9 To which it may be answered.
One reason is, that the English are fond of au-
pearing in the borrowed robes of other lan
guages; and as comparable and incomparable may
possibly be derived from comparabilis and incom-
parabilis, they seem desirous of laying the stress
on the first syllable, both to show their affinity
to the Latin words (see Academy,) and to dis
tinguish them from the homespun words form
ed from our own verb. When this distinction
is once adopted, the mind, which is always la
bouring to express its ideas distinctly and for
cibly, finds a sort of propriety in annexing dif:
ferent ideas to the different accentuation ; and
Wanting
In a state of
! v.a
thus the distinction becomes accurate and clas-
INC
*ś
-º-,
"HNC
—uð, mêve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, tāb, ball —5ii ;—pöünd;—thin, TH.s
gical. If we may compare small things with
great, it may be observed, that the evils of lan-
guage, like other evils in nature, produce some
good. But it may be likewise observed, that
producing different meanings by a different ac-
centuation of words, is but a bungling way of
promoting the copiousness of languages, and
ought as much as possible to be discouraged ;
especially when it adds to the difficulty, and
takes away from the harmony of pronunciation.
Besides, there is a petty criticism which always
induces coxcombs - in pronunciation to carry
these distinctions farther than they ought to go.
Not content with accenting acceptable, admira-
ble, commendable, comparable, lamentable, &c. on
the first syſlable, which implies not a mere ca-
pacity of being accepted, admired, &c. but a wor-
thiness of being accepted, admired, &c.: corrupti-
ble and susceptible are sometimes accented in
this manmer, without the least necessity from
a difference of signification. . In short, all these
refinements in language, which are difficult to
be understood, and productive of perplexity,
ought to be considered rather as evils than ad-
vantages, and to be restrained within as nar-
row bounds as possible.—See Bowl.
INCOMPARABLY, in-köm'pá-rá-blé. ad. Be-
yond comparison, without competition ; excel-
lently, to the highest degree.
INCOMPASSIONATE, in-köm-pāsh'ên-āte. a.
91. Void of pity. -
Néovièvrºv,in kom-patºrs.t. -
See CoMPATIBLE. Inconsistency of one thing
with another. *
INCOMPATIBLE, in-köm-pât'é-bl. a. Inconsis-
tent with something else, such as cannot sub-
sist or cannot be possessed together with some-
thing else. -
INCOMPATIBLY, in-köm-pât'ê-blé. ad. Incon-
sistently. -
INCOMPETENCY, in-köm'pë-tén-sé. s. Inabil-
ity, want of adequate ability or qualification.
INCOMPETENT, in-köm'pë-tént. a. Not suita-
ble, not adequate, not proportionate. *
INCOMPETENTLY, in-köm'pë-tént-lè. ad. Un-
suitably, unduly.
INCOMPLETE, in-köm-plôte'. a. Not perfect,
not finished.
INCOMPLETENESS, in-köm-plète nés. s. Im-
perfection, unfinished state.
INCOMPLIANCE, in-köm-pliánse. s.
tableness, impracticableness, contradictious
temper ; refusal of compliance.
INºbj in-köm-póz'd', a. 359. Dis-
turbed, discomposed, disordered.
INCOMPOSSIBILITY, in-köm-pós-sé-bil'é-té. s.
Quality of being not possible but by the nega-
tion or destruction of something. -
INCOMPOSSIBLE, in-köm-pós'sé-bl. a. Not
ossible together. w
INCOMPREHENSIBILITY, in-köm-prè-hén-sè-
bíl'è-té. s. Unconceivableness, superiority to
human understandin
Untrac-
INºß, in-köm-prè-hén'sè-bl.
a. 405. Not to be conceived, not to be fully
understood.
INCOMPREHENSIBLENESS, in-köm-pré-hén'.
sè-bl-més. s. Unconceivableness.
{NCOMPRFHENSIBLY, in-köm-prè-hén'sè-blé.
ad. In a manner not to be conceived.
{NCOMPRESSIBLE, in-köm-prés'sé-bl. a. 405.
Not capable of being compressed into less space.
INCOMPRESSIBILITY, in-köm-prés sé-bī'été.
s. Incapacity to be squeezed into less room.
INCONCURittsu, in-kön-kār'íng. a. Not agree-
In Sº.
INööNCEALABLE, in-kön-selā-bl. a. Not
to be hid, not to be kept secret.
(NCONCEIVABLE, in-kön-sé'vā-bl. a. Incom-
rehensible, not to be conceived by the mind.
INCONCF.IVABLY, fu-kön-sé'vá-blé. ad. In a
rºamer beyond comprehension.
INCONCEPTIBLE, in-kön-sép'té-bl. a. Not to
be conceived, incomprehensible. -
INCONCLUDENT, fm-kön-klū'dént. a. Infer.
ring no consequence.
INCONCLUSIVE, in-kön-klū'słv. a. Not en
forcing any determination of the mind, not ex
hibiting cogent evidence.
INCONCLUSIVELY, in-kön-klū'siv-lè. ad. With
out any such evidence as determines the un-
derstanding.
INCONCLUSIVENESS, in-kön-klū'sīy-nēs. s.
Want of rational cogency.
IN CONCOCT, fm-köh-kökt'.
INCONCOCTED, in-kön-kökt'éd.
ed, immature.
INCONCOCTION, in-kön-kök'shân. s. The state
of being indigested.
INCONDITE, in-kön'dite. a.
unpolished.—See REconLITE.
INCONDITIONAL, in-kön-dish'ên-ál. a. With
out exception, without limitation.
INCONDITIONATE, in-kön-dish'ên-āte. a. 91
Not limited, not restrained by any conditions
INC0NFORMITY, in-kön-fôr'mè-té. s. Incom
pliance with the practice of others.
INCONGRUENCE, in-köng'gröö-ēnse.s.408. Un
suitableness, want of adaptation.
INCONGRUITY, in-kön-gröö'é-té. s. Unsuita-
bleness of one thing to another; inconsistency,
absurdity, impropriety; disagreement of parts,
want of symmetry. º
INCONGRUOUS, in-köng'gróē-ăs. a. Unsuitable,
not ſitting ; inconsistent, tºosurd.
INCONGRÜOUSLY, in-kö; g'gróð-ès-lè. ad. Im
properly, unfitly.
; a. Unripen
Irregular, rude,
INCONNEXEDLY, in-kön-nēk'séd lè. ad. With
out any connection or dependence.
IN CONSCIONABLE, in-Kön'shān-á-bl. a. 405
yº of the sense of good and evil, unreason
able.
INCONSEQUENCE, in-kön'sé-kwénse. s. Incon
clusiveness, want of just inference.
INCONSEQUENT, in-kön'sè-kwánt. a. With
out just conclusion, without regular inference.
INCONSIDERABLE, in-kön-sid’ér-à-bl. a. 405
Unworthy of notice, unimportant. º:
IN CONSIDERABLENESS, in-kön-sid’ér-ā-bi
nés. s. Smali importance. ---
INCONSIDERATE, in-kön-sid’ér-āte. a. 91
Careless, thoughtléss, negligent, imattentiºe
inadvertent; wanting due regard, -
IN CONSIDERATELY, in-kön-sid’ér-àte-lè. ad
91, Negligently; thoughtlessly.
INCONSIDERATENESS, in-kön-sid’ér-àte-nēs.
S. 91. Carelessness, thoughtlessness, negligence.
INCONSIDERATION, in-kön-sīd-ér-à'shān. s.
Want of thought, inattention, inadvertence.
INCONSISTING, in-kön-sis'ting. a. Not con-
sistent, incompatible with.
INCONSISTENCE, in-kön-sistênse. : S. Such
INCONSISTENCy; in-kön-sistán-sé. 5 °. *
opposition as that one proposition infers the
negation of the other; such contrariety that
both cannot be together; absurdity in argu-
ment or narration; argument or , marrative
where one part desiroys the other; incongrui-
ty ; unsteadiness, unchangeableness.
INCONSISTENT, in-kön-sistént. a ſncom.
patible, not suitable, incongruous; contrary,
absurd.
INCONSISTENTI.Y., in-köm-sistênt-lè. ad Ab-
surdly, incongruously, with self-contradi, tion,
INºšč.º.º. a. Not to be
comforted, sorrowful beyond susceptibility of
.COmfort. *
INCONSONANCY, in-kön'só-nām-sé. s. Disa
greement with itself.
INööNSPICUOUS, in-kön-spikā-ās, a in
discernible, not perceptible by the sight.
INCONSTANCY, in-kön'stán-sé. s Unstead,
ness, want of steady adhërence, mutability
|INCON STANT, fin-kån'stänt. a. Not firsa hº re-
INC
278
HNG
[3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat ;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;–
solution, not steady in affection; changeable,
mutable, variable.
HNCONSUMABLE, ſn-kön-sà'mā-bl. a.
be wasted. -
INCONSUMPTIBLE, in-kān-s&m'tè-bl. a. 412.
Not to be spent, not to be brought to an end.
NCONTESTABLE, in-kön-tés'tā-bl. a. Not to
be disputed, not admitting debate, uncontro-
vertible. *
INCONTESTABLY, in-kön-tés'tà-blë, ad. In-
disputably, incontrovertibly.
INCONTIGUOUS, in-kön-tiggū-ts. a. Not
touching cach other, not joined together.
INCQNTINENCE, in-köm'té-nēnse. A
INCONTINENCY, in-köm'té-nēn-sè. §
bility to restrain the appetites, unchastity.
INCONTINENT, in-kön'té-nēnt. a. Unchaste,
indulging unlawful pieasure; shunning delay,
immediate. An olisolete sense. f
INCONTINENTLY, in-kün'té-nēnt-ić, ad. Un-
chastely, without restraint of the appetites;
immediately, at once. An obsolete señse.
{NCONTROVERTIBLE, in-kön-trö-vér'tū-b!. a.
405. Indisputable, not to be disputed.
INCONTROVERTIBLY, in-kön-trö-vérté-blé.
ad. To a degree beyond controversy or dispute.
INCONVENIENCE, in-kön-vé'mè-énse.
INCONVENIENCY, in-kön-vè'nè-én-sé.
Unfitness, inexpedience; disadvantage, cause
of uneasiness, difficulty.
INCONVENIENT, in-kön-vè'mè-&nt. a. Incom-
modious, disadvantageous; unfit, inexpedient,
INCONVENIENTLY, in-kön-vé'mè-&nt-lè. ad.
Unfitly, incommodiously; unseasonably.
INCONVERSABLE, in-Kön-vörsä-bl. a. Incom-
municative, unsocial.
INCONVERTIBLE, in-kön-vèr'té-bl. a. Not
transmutable.
INCONVINCIBLE, in-kön-win'sè-bl. a. Not to
be convinced.
INCONVINCIBLY, in-kön-vin's 8-blè. ad. With-
out admitting conviction.
INCORPORAL, in-kör'pë-rál. a. Immaterial,
distinct from matter, distinct from body.
INCORPORALITY, in-kör-pô-rál'é-té. s.
materialness.
INCORPORALLY, in-kör'pë-râl-ć. ad. Without
Imatter.
To INCORPORATE, in-kör'pë-rºte. v. a. To
mingle different ingredients so as they shall
imake one mass; to conjoin inseparably ; to
form into a corporation or body politick; to
unite, to associate ; to embody.
To INCORPORATE, in-kör'pô-räte. v. n. To
tinite into one mass.
INCORPORATE, in-kör'pë-räte. a. 91. Imma-
terial, urbodied.
INCORPORATION, in-kör-pô-rà'shān. s. Union
of divers ingredie..ts in one mass ; formation
of a body politick; adoption, union, association.
INCORPOREAL, in-kör-pô'ré-ă]. a. Immateri-
al, unbodied.
INCORPOREALLY, in-kör-pô'rè-āl-ć. ad. Im-
materially. -
iWCORPOREITY, in-kör-pô-rè'ê-té. s. Imma-
teriality. - •
To INCORPS, in-körps'. . v. a. To incorporate.
INCORRECT, in-kör-rékt'. a. Not micely finish-
ed, not exact.
INCORRECTLY, in-kór-rékt'lè.
rately, not exactly. -
INCORRECTNESS, n-kör-rékt'nés. s. Inaccu-
raty, Want of exactness.
INCORRIGIBLE, in-körrè-jë-bl. a. , Bad be-
yond correction; depraved beyond amend-
ment by any means.
INCORRIGIBLENESS, in-körré.jë-bl-nēs. s.
Hopeless depravity; badness beyond all means
of amendmen
Not to
s. Ina-
Hm-
ad. Inaccu-
* # tº
FNCORRIGIBLY, in-kör'réjà-blé. ad. To a de-
gree of depravity beyond all means of amend-
, ment.
INCREASE, in-krèse'. s.
INCOrtBUPT, in-kör-räpt'. ºve
INCORRUPTED, iºpºd. ; a Free
from foulness or depravation; pure of man-
ners, homest, good.
INCORRUPTIBILITY, in-kör-råp-tê-billé-té. s.
ºptibility of corruption, incapacity of
(lºcav.
INCORRUPTIBLE, in-kör-rüp'té-bl. a. Not
capable of corruption, not admitting decay.—
See CoRRUPTIBLE and Incom PARABLE.
INCORRUPTION, in-körºróp'shôn. s. Incapa-
city of corruption.
INCORRUPTNESS, in-kör-räpt'nés. s. Purity
of manners, honesty, integrity; freedom from
decay or degeneration.
To INCRASSATE, in-kräs'säte. v. a. To thick-
en; the contrary to attenuate.
INCRASSATION, in-krás-sà'shôn. s. The act
of thickening ; the state of growing thick.
INCRASSATIVE, in-krás'sā-tiv. a. 512. Having
the quality of thickening.
To INCREASE, in-krèse'. v. n.
or greater.
To HNCREASE, in-krèse'. v. a. To make more
or greater.
To grow more
Augmentation; the
State of growing more or greater ; increment,
that which is added to the original stock; pro-
duce ; generation; progeny; the state of wax-
ing greater.
iMCREASER, in-kré'sér. s.93. He who increases.
INCREATED, in-krè-à'těd. a. Not created.
INCREDIBILITY, in-kréd-dò-bil'è-tè. s.
quality of surpassing belief.
INCREDIBLE, in-kréd'é-bl. a. 405. Surpassing
belief, not to be credited.
INCREDIBLENESS, in-kréd'ê-bl-nēs. s. Quali.
ty of being not credible.
IN ČREDIBLY, in-kréd'é-blé. ad. In a manner not
to be believed.
Quality of
INCREDULITY, in-krè-dûlé-tê. s.
not believing, hardness of belief. wº
INCREDULOUS, in-kréd'à-lès, or in-krédjè-lás.
a.333,376. Hard of belief, refusing, credit.
INCREDULOUSNESS, in-krédjū-lès-més. s.
Hardness of belief, incredulity.
INCREMENT, ing'krè-mént. s. Act of growing
greater; increase; produce. -
[[Gº The inseparable preposition in, with the ac-
cent on it, when followed by hard c or g, is ex-
actly under the same predicament as con ; that
is, the liquid and guttural coalesce.—See Prin-
ciples, No. 408. . .
To INCREPATE, ing'krè-pâte. v. a. To chide,
to reprehend.
INCREPATION, ing-krè-pâ'shūm. s. Reprehen
sion, chiding.
To INCRUST, in-kräst'.
To INCRUSTATE, in-krös'táte.
cover with an additional coat.
INCRUSTATION, ſn-krás-tä'shān. s. An ad-
herent covering; something superinduced.
To INCUBATE, ing'kū-bâté. v. n. To sit upon
eggs.
INöößATION , ing-kā-bà'shôn. s. The act of
sitting upon eggs to hatch them.
INCUBUS, ing'Kū-bás. s. The night-mare.
The
; v. a. To
To INCULCATE, in-kül'kāte. v. a. To impress
by frequent admonitions.
INCULCATICN, in-kāl-kå'shán. s. The act of
impressing by frequent admonition.
INCULT, in-kālt', a Uncultivated, untilled.
INCULPABLE, in-kāl'pá-bl. a. 405. Unblam-
{tl|Ole. ,
INCULPABLY, in-kül'pá-blé. ad. Unblamably.
INCUMBENCY, in-kámbén-sé. s. The act of
lying upon another; the state of keeping a be-
nefice.
INCUMBENT, in-kām‘bént. a. Resting upon,
lying upon ; imposed as a duty.
y * &
INCUMBENT, in-kām‘bént. s. He who is in pre-
gent possession of a benefice.
– ".
*- - #, r
IND º:
—mö, móve, nãr, nét;—täbe,
To INCUMBER, in-kām'bár. v. a. To embarrass.
To INCUR, in-kär.' v. a. To become liable to a
punishment or reprehension ; to occur, to press
on the senses. -
INCURABILITY, in-kū-rá-bil'è-té s. Impossi-
bility of cure. tº . . &
INCURABLE, in-kū'rā-bl. a. 405. Not admitting
remedy, not to be removed by medicine, irre-
mediable, hopeless.
CURABLENESS, in-kū‘rā-bl-més. s. State of
not admitting any cure.
£NCURABLY, in-kö'rā-blé. ad. Without remedy.
INCURIOUS, in-kā'rè-às. a. Negligent, inattem-
tive, without curiosity. e
INCURSION, in-kār'shām. s. Attack, mischievous
occurrence ; invasion, inroad, ravage.
INCURVATION, ing-kār-vá'shôn. s. The act of
bending or making crooked ; flexion of the bo-
dy in token of reverence. -
To inCURVATE, in-kār'väte. v. a. To bend, to
crook.
INCURVITY, ºn-kār'vè-té. s.
state of bending inward. :-
To NDAGATE, in'dá-gāte v. a. To search, to
{} \, : * : 1118.
HNſ) AGATION, in-dá-gā'shām. s. Search, inqui-
ry, examination.
INEAGATOR, in'dá-gā-tór. s. 166. A searcher,
an inquirer, an examinèr.
To INDART, in-dārt'. v. a. To dart in, to strike
ih.
To INDEBT, in-dét'. v. a. 374. To put into debt;
to oblige, to put under obligation.
INDEBTED, in-dét’téd. part, a. Obliged by
something received, bound to restitution, hav-
ing incurred a debt.
INDECENCY, in-dé'sén-sé. s. Amy thing un-
becoming, any thing contrary to good man-
I}érS.
INDECENT, in-dè'sént. a. Unbecoming, unfit
for the eyes or ears.
INDECENTLY, in-dé'sént lé. ad. Without de-
cency, in a manner contrary to decency.
HNDECIDUOUS, in-dé-sid’ā-ās, or in-dé-sidjū-às.
a. 276, 293. Not falling, not shed.
Crookedness, the
HIVBECPSHON, in-dò-sizh’ān. S. Want of deter-
mination. Mason.
INDECLINABLE, in-dé-kli'nā-bl. a. Not varied
by terminations.
INDECOROUS, in-dé-körås, or in-dék'ê-rås. a.
Indecent, unbecoming.—See DEcoRous.
[[; Nothing can show more with what servility
we sometimes follow the Latin accentuation if
than pronouncing this word with the accent on
the penultimate. In the Latin decorus the o is
long, and therefore has the accent; but in
dedecorus the 0 is short, and the accent is conse-
quently removed to the antepenultimate ; this
ałteration of accent obtains likewise when the
word is used in English, and this aggerituation
is perfectly agreeable to our own analogy:
but because the Latin adjective indecorus has
the penultimate long, and consequently the ac-
cent on it, we must desert our own analogy,
and Serviley follow the Latin accentuation,
, though that accentuation has no regard to
analogy; for why dedecorous and indecorous,
words which have a similar derivation and
meaning, should have the penultimate of differ-
ent quantities, can be resolved into nothing
but the caprice of custom ; but that so clear an
analogy of our own language should be subser-
tient to the capricious usages of the Latin, is a
º, atire upon the good sense and taste of Eng-
l, ihmen. Dr. Ash is the only one who places
the accent on the antepenultimate of this word:
bui what is his single authority, though with
am:logy on his side, to a crowd of coxcombs
flirting with scraps of Latin —See Principies,
No. §12. -
*NDECORUM, in-dé-kö'rām s. Indecency,
some hing unbecoming.
; * .
3i: list
tää, bū
º IND
5–3; ;--pöünd;—thin, THIs. ſ
INDEEP), ha-dèëd’. ad. In reality, in truth,
above the common rate; this is to be granted
that : it is used to note a full concession.
INDEFA'FIGABLE, in-dé-fitté-gā-bl., a. Un-
wearied, not tired, not exhausted by labour.
& -
* ... *****
#
out weariness. -
INDEFECTIBILITY, in-dé-fék-tê-bíl'è-té. s. The
quality of suffering no decay, of being subject
to no defect.
INDEFECTIBLE, in-dò-fék'té-bl. a. Unfailing,
not liable to defect or decay. -
INDEFEISTBLE, in-dé-ſézé-bl. a. 439. Not to
be cut off, not to be vacated, irrevocable. -
INDEFENSIBLE, in-dé-fén'sé-bl. a. 439. What
cannot be defended or maintained.
INDEFINITE, in-défè-pit. a. 156. Not deter
mined, not limited, not settled; Targe beyond
lutely without limits.
any settled or determinate limitation; to a de-
gree indefinite.
INîFiNiñúñE, in-dé-fin'ê-túde. s. Quantity
not limited by our understanding, though yet
finite. . . -
IN}} ELIBERATE, ſu-dè-fib'bér-àtc. 91.
INDELIBERATED, in-dé-lib'bér-à-téd. ; 3.
Unpremeditated, done without consideration.
INDELIBLE, in-dél'è-bl. a. 405. Not to be
blotted out or effaced ; not to be annulled.
[* This word, Mr. Nares observes, both from
its French and Latin etymology, ought to be
written Indeleble; where we may observe that
the different orthography would not make the
least difference in the pronunciation. -
INDELICACY, in-déi'è-kā-sè. s. Want of deli-
cacy, want of elegant decency. i
INDELICATE, in-dél'é-kāte. a. 91. Withdut
decency, void of a quick sense of decency.
INDEMNIFICATION, in-dém-nē-fé-kä'shôn. s.
Security against loss or penalty; reimburse
ment ºf loss or penalty.
To INDEMINIFY, in-dém'né-fl. v. a. To secure
against loss or penalty; to maintain unhurt,
INDEMNITY, in-dém'né-té. s. Security from
punishment, exemption from punishment.
To INDENT, in-dént'. v. a. To mark any thing
with inequalities like a row of teeth.
To INDENT, in-dént'. v. m. To contract, to make
a compact.
INDENT, in-dént'. s. Inequality, incisure, in-
dentation.
INDENTATION, in-dán-tä'shān. s. An inden
ture, waving in any figure.
INDENTURE, in-dán'tshūre. s. 461.
nant so named because the counterparts are
indented or cut one by the other.
INDEPENDENCE, in-dé-pān'ānse, R
INDEPENDENCY, in-dé-pên'dén-sé, 5 °.
Freedom, exemption from reliance or control,
state over which mone has power.
INDEPENDENT, in-dé-pên'dént. . a. Not de-
pending, not supported by any other, not rely.
ing on another, not controlled ; not relating to
anything else, as to a superiour.
INDEPENDENT, in-dé-pên'dént. s. One who
in religious affairs holds that every congrega-
tion is a complete church.
h
INDEPENDENTLY, in-dé-pên'dént-lè. ad. With.
out reference to other things.
INDESERT, in-de-zért'... s. . Want of merit.
iN DESINENTLY, in-dés'sè-mént-lè. ad. With.
out cessation. -
INDEST:UCTIBLE, in-dé-stråkſtè-bl a. Not
to be destroyed.
INDETERMINABH.E, in-dé-tér’mé-nā-bí. a. 405.
Not to be fixed, not to be defined or settled.
INDETERMINATE, in-dè-tér'mè-nāte. a. , 31
TJnfixed, not defined, indefinite.
INDETERMINATELY, in-dé-tér'iné-nºte-Hé. ail.
indefinitely, not in any settled manner
INDEFATIGABLY, in-dé-fatté-gā-blé.ad. With- ‘
A.
the comprehension of man, though not abso- ,
INDEFINITELY, in-défè-mit-lè. ad. Without
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rNDETERMINED, in-dé-tér'min'd. a. 359. Un-
settled, unfixed. -
INDETERMINATION, in-dé-tér-mê-nā'shôm, s.
Want of determination, want of resolution.
HNDEVOTION, in-dé-vé'shān. S. Want of devo-
. ...tion, irreligion.
INDEVOUT, in-de-véât'. a. Not devout, not re-
ligious, irreligious.
INSEX, im'déks. s. The discoverer, the pointer
out; the hand that points to any thing ; the
table of contents to a book.
ÄNDEXTERITY, in-déks-tér'ê-té. s. Want of
dexterity, want of readiness.
INDIAN, in'dè-án, or injë-án, or ind'yān. S. 88,
2.94. A native of India.
INDIAN, in'dé-ān; a. Belonging to India.
INDICANT, in'dè-känt. a. Showing, pointing
out, that which directs what is to be done in
any disease.
To INDICATE, in'dè-kāte. v. a. 91. To show,
to point out; in physick, to point out a remedy.
INDICATION, in-dé-kä'shôn. s. Mark, token,
sign, note, symptom; discovery made, intelli-
gence given.
INDICATIVE, in-dik'ká-tiv. a. 512. Showing,
informing, pointing out: in grammar, a certain
modification of a verb; expressing affirmation
or indication.
*NDICATIVELY, in-djkſkä-tiv-lè. ad. In such a
manner as shows or betokens.
To IND}CT, in-dite'. See ENDITE and its deri-
Watt Yes.
INDICTION, in-dík'shán. s. Declaration, pro-
clamation; an epocha of the Roman calendar,
instituted by Constantine the Great. *
INDIFFERENCE, in-différ-ánse. N
ENDIFFERENCY, in-différ-én-s&. : S. EN &ll-
trality, suspension; impartiality; negligence,
want of affection, unconcernedness; state in
which rio moral or physical reason preponde-
Tates.
INDIFFERENT, in-différ-ênt. a. Neutral, not
determined to either side; unconcerned, inat-
tentive, regardless; impartial, disinterested;
passable, of a middling state; in the same
Sense it has the force of an adverb. -
INDIFFERENTLY, in-différ-ánt-lè. ad. With-
out distinction, without preference ; in a neu-
tral state, without wish or aversion; not well,
tolerably, passably, middlingly.
INDIGENCE, ſn'dé-jēnse. sº W
INDIGENCY, in'dějém-sè. : S. Want, penury,
poverty.
INDIGENOUS, in-didjè-nās, a.
country. 3 *
INDIGENT, indé-jént. a. Poor, needy, necessi-
folls 3 in want, wanting ; void, empty.
INDIGEST, in-dò-jëst'. N
INDIGESTED, in-déjàs'tád. : a. Not sepa-
rated into distinct orders; not formed, or
shaped ; not concocted in the stomach; not.
brought to suppuration.
INDIGESTIBLE, in-dò-jës'tè-bl. a.
coctible in the stomach.
INDIGESTION, in-dé-jës'tshön. s.
mreats unconcocted.
To INDIGITATE, in-didjè-täte. v. a. To point
out, tr. show. & -
£NDIGITATION, in-did-jº-tä'shôn. s. The act
{{pºinting out or showing. * -
INDIGN, in-dine. a. 385. "Unworthy, undeserv-
#3 ºringing indignity. .
INúðNANº.it. a. Angry, raging,
inflamed at once with anger and disdain.
INDIGNATION, in-dig-nºshan. s. Arger ming-
led with centempt or disgust; the anger of a
§§periº; the effect of anger. " .
INDIGNITY; in-dig'mè-tê. S. Contumely, con-
temptuous injury, violation of right accompani-
ed with insult.
INDIG9, in'de-gó . s. 112. A plant, by the
Not con-
The state of
Native to all-
Americans called Anil. used in dying for a blue
- rolour. *
INDjRECT, in-dé-rékt. a. Not straight not
rectilinear ; not tending otherwise than colla-
terally or consequentially to a point.: not fair.
unt houest. *.
INDIRECTION, in-dè-rék'shān, s. Oblique
means, tendency not in a straight line; dishon
*St practice.
INDIRECTLY, in-dé-rékt'lé. ad. Not in a right
line, obliquely; not in express terms; unfairly,
not rightly.
INDIRECTNESS, in-de-rékt'nés. s. Obliquity;
unfairness.
INDISCERNIBLE, in-dīz-zér'nè-bl. a. Not per-
ceptible, not discoverable.
INDISCERNIBLY, in-dīz-zèr'nè-blé. ad. In a
manner not to be perceived.
INDISCERPTIBLE, ſm dis-sérp'té-bl. a. Not
to be separated, incapable of being broken or
destroyed by dissolution of parts.
INDISCERPTIBILITY, in-dîs-sérp-tê-bíl'è-té. s.
Incapability of dissolution.
INDISCOVERY, in-dis-kāv’ār-É. s. The state of
being hidden.
INDISCREET, in-dis-kréét’. a. Imprudent, in-
cautious, inconsiderate, injudicious.
INDISCREETLY, in-dis-krèët'lè. ad. Without
prudence.
INDISCRETION, in-dis-krèsh'ān, s.
dence, rashness, inconsideration.
INDISCRIMINATE, in-dis-krím'è-māte. a. 91.
Undistinguishable, not marked with any mote
of distinction.
INDISCRIMINATELY, in-dis-krim'ê-mâte-lè. a.
Without distinction.
INDISPENSABLE, n-dis-pên'sā-bl. a. Not to
be remitted, not to be spared, necessary.
INDISPENSABLENESS, in-dis-pên'sä-bl-més. s
State of not being to be spared, necessity.
INDISPENSABLY, in-dis-pên'sä-blé. ad. With-
out dispensation, without remission, necessarily.
To IN #3. in-dis-pôze'. v. a. To make
wnfit; to disincline, to make averse; to disor.
der, to disqualify for its proper functions; to
disorder slightly with regard to health ; to
make unfavourable.
INDISPOSEDNESS, in-dis-pô'zéd-nēs. s. 365.
State of unfitness or disinclination, disordered
State.
INDISPOSITION, ºn-dis-pô-zish'ên. s. Disor-
der of health, tendency to sickness; disinclina.
tion, dislike.
INDISPUTABLE, in-dispä-tá-bl, or in-dis-pú'tá-
bl. a.--See DisPUTABLE.-Uncontrovertible,
incontestable.
[[G. This word is nearly under the same predica
ment as Disputable. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr.
Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr. Smith, Buchaman,
and Bailey, adopt the last accentuation, and only
Mr. Sheridan and Entick the first ; and yet my
experience and recollection grossly fail me, if
this is flot the general pronunciation of polite
and lettered speakers. Mr. Scott has given both
pronunciations; but, by placing this the first,
seems to give it the preference.—See DISPUTA-
BLE.
INDISPUTABLENESS, in-dispy-tá-bl.nés. s
The state of being indisputable, certainty.
INDISPUTABLY, in-dispè-tá-blé. ad. With
out controversy, certainly ; without opposition
INDISSOLVABLE, ſn-dīz-zól'vá-bl. a. Indis-
soluble, not separable as to its parts; not to be
broken, binding for ever.
[G For the orthography of this word, see D15-
Sor, VIBLE.
INDISSOLUBILITY, in-dis-sà-lè-bH'é-té. s. Re-
sistance to a dissolving power, firmness, stable-
IlêSS.
INDISSOLUBLE, in-dis'sé-lè-bl. a. , Resisting
all separation of its parts, firm, stable ; binding
for ever, subsisting for ever.—See DissoluBLE
INDISSOLUBLENESS, in-dis'so-lè-bl-nēs. s.
Indissolubility, resistanceto separation of parts.
Impru-
INT),
284.
INE}
—mö, mêve, nôr, mēt ;—túbe, tab, ball ;—th ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
INDESSOLUBLY, in-dis'sé-R-blé. ad. In a man-
ner resisting all separation ; for ever, obligato-
rily. -
IN BºsTIN CT, in-dis-tinkt'. a. Not plainly
marked, confused; not exactly discerning.
[NDISTINCTION, ºn-dis-tink'shān. s. Confu-
sion, uncertainty ; omission of discrimination.
NijišTiNöffy, in diº, ad." Confu.
edly, uncertainly ; without being distinguish-
€(i.
INDISTINCTNESS, in-d?s-t?nkt'nés. s. Con-
fusion, uncertainty.
INDISTURBANCE, in-dis-tärbänse. s.
mess, freedom from disturbance.
INDIVIDUAE, , in-de-vidjū-ál. s.
- # as opposed to the species.
[[G” It is somewhat strange that this word as a
substantive should not have found its way into
Johnson's Dictionary, but not in the least
strange, that Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Kenrick
s should omit it.
INDIVIDUAL, in-de-vid'à-ál, or in-de-vidjū-
ăl. a. 463. Separate from others of the same
species, single, numerically one ; undivided,
not to be parted or disjoined.
[[; The tendency of d to go into j, when the ac-
centis before, and u after it, is evident in this
and the succeeding words.--See Principles,
No. 293, 294, 376. /
INDIVIDUALITY, fin-dé-vid-ö-āl'è-tè. s. Sepa-
rate or distinct existence.
INDIVIDUALLY, in-dé-vid'à-āl-ć. ad. With
separate or distinct existence; numerically.
To INDIVIDUATE, in-dé-vid'à-āte. v. a. To
distinguish from others of the same species, to
make single.
INºtion , in-dé-vid-tº-à'shām. s. That
which makes an individual.
INDIVIDUITY, in-dé-vīd-à'é-té. s. The state
of being an individual, separate existence.
INDIVISIBILITY, in-dé-víz-è-bil'è-tè. 552. : S
Calm-
INDIVISIBLENESS, in-dé-viz'é-bl-nés.
State in which no more division can be made.
INDIVISIBLE, in-de-viz'é-bl. a. What cannot
be broken into parts, so small as that it cannot
be smaller.
INDIVISIBLY, in-dé-viz'ê-blé. ad. So as it can-
mot be divided.
INDOCIBLE, in-dós'ê-bl. a. 405.
able, insusceptible of instruction.
INDOCIL, in-dós'sſl. a. Unteachable, incapa-
ble of being instructed.
[[G. This word and all its relatives have the o so
differently pronounced by our best orthūepists,
that the shortest way to show the difference,
will be to exhibit them at one view:
Döcile. Sheridan, Scott, Buchanan, W. John-
ston, Entick, Nares, Smith.
Döcile. Kenrick, Perry.
Indocile. Sheridan, Scott, Buchanan, W. John-
ston, Perry, Emtick.
Indôcile.
Döcible. Sheridan, Scott, Entick.
Döcible. Kenrick, Perry.
Indécible. Sheridan, Scott, Buchanan, W. John-
ston, Entick. t
Indúcible. Perry.
We here see the great preponderance of authori-
Unteach-
for the short sound of o in all these words of
three syllabies, not because this letter is short
in the Latin words whence they are derived ;
for risihle and visuble, which have the i short with
us, are risibilis and visibilis in Latin ; , but be.
cause the accent in our English word is ante-
penultimate, and because this accent has a
shortening power in all words of this form,
which may be called simples, 503, unless the an-
tepenultimate vowel be u, and then it is always
long, 509, 511,537. Thus the antepenultimate
vowels in credible, clavicle, vesicle, &c. are short,
though derived from crédibilis, clavicula, vésicula,
&c.; but the ain * debatable, &c is long,
2 :
“ſo IN DOCTRINATE, in-dók'trè-māte. v. a.
A single be-ji
because they are formatives of our own, fromi,
tame, debate, &c. - - ?
Why Dr. Johnson should spell this word without
the final e as we see it in the first and last edit
'tions of his Dictionary, cannot be conceived. A
well might he have left this letter out in puerile,
persatile, and fertile. In this he seems implicitly tº
have followed the authority of Dr. Beatly, who:
however versed in Latin and Greek, has been
proved by Dr. Lowth not to be infallible in the
Grammar of his own language. º
INDOCILITY, in-dò-síl'è-tè. s. Unteachable"

ness, refusal of instruction.
91.
To instruct, to tincture with any science or ,
opinion. - *
INDOCTRINATION, in-dók-tré-mâ'shān. s. In-
Nāšč". -
I LENCE, ſn'dó-lènse. º
INDOLENCY, in'dó-lén-sé. ; s. Freedom
from pain; laziness, in attention, listlessness.
INDOLENT, ºn'dó-lént a. Free from pain;
careless, lazy, inattentive, listless.
INDOLENTLY, in'dó-lént-iè. ad. With free-
dom from pain; carelessly, lazily, imattentively,
listlessly.
To INDOW, in-dóü'. v.a.
rich with gifts-See ENDow.
INDRAUGHT, in'dräft. s. An opening in the
land, into which the sea flows ; inlet, passage
inwards.
Tº INDRENCH, in-drénsh'. v. a. To soak, to
FOW II.
INDUBIOUS, in-dû'bē-ăs. a. Not doubtful, not
suspecting, certain. -
INDUBITABLE, in-dû'bē-tá-bl. a. Undoubted,
unquestionable.
INDUBITABLY, in-dà'bè-tá-blé. ad. Undoubt-
edly, unquestionably.
a. 91.
INDUBITATE, in-dò'bé-täte.
tioned, certain, apparent, evident,
To portion, to en-
Ungues-
To INDUCE, in-dûse'. v. a. To persuade, to in
fluence to any thing; to produce by persuasion
or influence; to offer by way of induction or
consequential reasoning ; to produce ; to intro.
duce, to bring into view.
INDUCEMENT, in-dèse mént. s. Motive to any
thing, that which allures or persuades to any
thing.
INDUCER, in-dû'sär. s. 98. A persuader, one
that influences.
To INDUCT, in-dākt'. v. a. To introduce, to bring
in ; to put in actual possession of a benefice
INDUCTION, in-dák'shàm. s. Introduction, en
trance: Induction is when, from several par
'ticular propositions, we imferome general ; the
act or state of taking possession of an ecclesi
astical living.
INDUCTIVE, in-dûktiv. a. Leading, persua
sive, with To ; capable to infer or produce.
To INDUE, in-dû'. v. a. To invest.
To INDULGE, in-dálje'. v. a. To fondle, to fa-
vour, to gratify with concession; to grant not
of right but favour.
To * Nº. º, m. To be favourable,
INDULGENCE, in-dûl'jénse. \-
infüíčENöy. ...}. ; s. Fondness,
fond kindness; forbearance, tenderness, oppo-
site to rigour; favour granted ; grant of the
church of Rome.
INDULG ENT, in-dāljént. a. Kind, gentle; mild,
favourable; gratifying, favouring, giving way
to. - W.
INDULGENTLY, in-dāljént-lè. ad. Without
severity, without censure.
| §§§o". tö. !s. Privilege or exemption.
To INDURATE, in'dè-räte. v. n. 293. To grow
hard, to harden. -
To INDURATE, in'dº-räte. v. a. To make hard,
to harder, the mind.—See OBDURATE,
|INDURATION, in-du-18'shūn. e. The state 6f
1NERRABLENESS, in-èr'rā-b]-nēs. s.
s
*INE
# *
2-
rowing hard; the act of hardening; obduracy
#. of heart.
INDUSTRIOUS, in-dàs'tré-às. a. Diligent, la-
borious ; designed, done for the purpose. -
INDUSTRIOUSLY, in-dàs'trè-às-lè. ad. - Dili-
gently, laboriously, assiduously; for the set
urpose, with design. *
INDUSTRY, ſn'dès-iré. s. Diligence, assiduity.
To INEBRIATE, in-è'bré-Ate. v. a. 91 To in-
toxicate, to make drunk,
INEBRIATION, in-è-bré-#/shān, s,
ness, intoxication.
INEFFAh?LITY, in-èſ-ſà-bil'è-té. s. Unspeaka-
bleness
IN EFFABLE, frº-éf'ſä bl. a. 405. Unspeakable.
INEFF ABLY, in-èſ'fá-blé. ad. In a manner not
to be expressed.
INEFFECTIVE, in-àf-fék’tív. a. That which can
roduce no effect.
EFFECTUAL, in-èſ-fék'tshā-āl. a. Unable to
roduce its proper effect, weak, without power.
IN EFFECTUALLY, in-èf-fék'tshū-āl-é.ad. With-
out effect.
RNEFFECTUALNESS, in-&f-fék'tshū-àl-nēs. s.
463. Finefficacy, want of power to perform the
proper effect, -
INEFFICACIOUS, in-áf-fº-kā'shēs. a. Unable
to produce effects, weak, feeble.
INEFFICACY, in-èf'fè-kā-sé. s. Want of power,
want of effect.
{NEFFICIENT, in-èſ-fish'ént. a.
JMason. .
INELEGANCE, in-àI'é-gänse,
lNELEGANCY, in-èl'é-gān-sé.
beauty, want of eiegance.
INELEGANT, in-èl'è-gānt. a. Not becoming, not
beautiful, opposite to elegant ; mean, despica-
ble, contemptible.
UNEf,000ENT, th–8tá-kwént. a. Not persua-
sive, uot oratorical.
INEPT, in-èpt'. a. Unfit, useless ; trifling, foolish.
INEPTLY, in-Épt'lé. ad. Triflingly, foolishly,
unfitly. .
INEPTITUDE, m-3p'té-tūde. s. Unfitness.
{NEQUALITY, in-8-kwāº-tê. s. Difference of
comparative quantity; unevenness, interchange
of higher and lower parts; disproportion to any
office or purpose, state of not being ade-
quate, inadequateness ; change of state ; tın-
łikèness of a thing to itself ; difference of rank
or Station. #
INERRABHLITY, frt-ér-rá-błł'ê-té. s.
from errour. r
tNERRABLE, in-èr'rā-bl. a. 405. FXempt from
errour.
Drunken-
Ineffective.
} s. Absence of
Exemption:
Exemp-
tion from errour.
INERRABLY, in-ár'rá-blé, ad.
from errour, infallibly.
With security
INERRINGLY, in-èr'ring-lè. ad: Without errour.
§§ #". º sluggish, lºss.
N ERTLY, in-Ért'lè, ad. Sługgishly, dull v.
§§§ '#'s...s.º. 'º. act of
laying a bait in order to deceive.
!NESTIMAR LE, in-ès'tè-má-hi. a. Too valua-
ble to be rated, transcending all price. ...
LNEVIDENT, in-èv'é-dépt. a. Not plain, ob.
SCRI re.
INEVITABILITY, in-gv-A-tá-bit &-té, s.
sibility to be avoided, certain'y.
INEVITABLE, in-èv'é-tá-bi. a.
nºt tº be escaped.
INEVITABLY, in-èv'é-tá-blé ad.
sibility of escape.
INEXCHSABLE, in-ákg-kū'zā-bl. a. Not to be
excused; not to be palliated by apology.
!NEXCRISABLENESS, in-èlés-Răză-blºnés.
Nºë,º 'º {}ſ º: d
* * CA.”.V., W.J. º. !, in-8ks-kāzā-biè.ad. To a de-
gree of guilt or folly beyond excuse.
Impos-
Unavoidable,
Without pos-
sease -
[[ 559—Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—pine;—plm,
e --
INEXHALABH.E, #1-áks-hkºlā-bl a. That which
eanrot evapºrate # *.
*- :
** * >
- *
:
*
IN is
INEXHAUSTED, in-èks-häwstěd.a. Unemptie
to be s
INEXISTENCE, in-ègz-is'ténse. s. Want of be --
treated, not to be moved by entreaty.
of fitness, want of propriety, unsuitableness to
venient, unfit, improper.
Want
INEXPERIENCED, in-èks-pê'rè-ènst. a.
INEXPIABLE, in-èks'pë-à-bl. a. Not to be
beyond atonement.
INEXPLICABLY, in-èks'plé-kā-blé. ad. In a
be told, not to be uttered, unutterable.
INEXPU (; NABEE, in-èks-pâg'nā-bl. a. Im-
INEXTINGUISHABH.E,
be disentangled, hot to be cleared.
To a
To INEYE, in-i v. n. To inoculate, to propa-
#NFAL},{BiLITY, in-fú!-lè-bil’s-tê.
INFA), LIBLE, in-fäFlè-bi. a. 405.
ger or deceit, with security from errour; cer
disadvantage, to defame, to censure publickly
INFAM19AJSLY, in få mäs-lè. ad. With open
IN. : 'A MÖRJSNESS, in'ſä-más-nēs.
INFANCY, infän-s}. s. The first part of life;
the end of the seventh year: in law, a young
age of one and twenty.
frºm the roval blood of Spain or Portugal.
INFANT #1, F, in fin-tile. a. 145. Pertaining to
fant. Jºſasoit.
% of NFATUATE, in-fätsh'-àte. c. a. To strike
NFATUATION, in-fatsh-A-à'shān. s.
in-èks-ting'gwish-à-bl.
|s. Inerra-
not possible to be emptied; unspent.
INEXHAUSTIBLE, in-èks-häwstè-bl. a. Not
pent.
INEXISTENT, in-ègz-s’tént. a. 478. Not hav-
ing being, not to be formd in nature.
ing, want of existence.
INEXORABLE, in-èks'ö-rá-bl. a. Not to be en-
INEXPEDIENCE, in-èks-pèdè-énse. W
INEXPEDIENCY, in-áks-pádé-Ém-så.5 °. Want
time ºr place. -
INEXPEDIENT, in-èks-pê'dè-ênt. a. 293. Incon-
INEXPERIENCE, in-èks-pè’rè-éns, s.
of experimental knowledge.
Not
experienced, .
INEXPERT, in-èks-nērt'. a. Unskilful, unskilled.
atoned; not to be mollified by atonement.
INEXPIABLY, in-èks'pë-à-blé. ad. To a degree
{NEXPLICABLE, in-èks'plè-kā-bl. a. Incapa
ble of being explained.
manner net to be explained.
IN EXPRESSIBLE, in-èks-prés'sè-bl. a. Not tº
{NEXPRESSIBLY, in-èks-prés'sè-blé. ad. To
a degree or in a manner not to be uttered.
pregnable, not to be taken by assault, not to be
subdued.
a. 405. Unquenchable.
INEXTRICABLE, in-áks'trè-kā-bl. a. Not to
IN EXTRICABLY, in-èks'tré-kā-blé. ad.
degree of perplexity not to be disentangled.
gate trees by the incision of a bud into a for
reign stock.
IN FA1, i_{{3i, ENESS, in-fúl'lé-b}-més.
bility, exemption from e-rour.
Privileged
from errour, incapable of mistake.
IN FALL! Bi, Y, in-fúl'é-blé. ad. Without dan.
tainlv. -
To INFAME, in-fºrme'. v. a. To represent to
INFAMQMJS, im'ſá-mâs. a. Publickly branded
with guilt, openly censured,
reproach, with publick motoriety of reproach;
sharnefºliy, scandalously.
INFAMi Y, in'īā-mè. 503. ; s. Publick
reproach, motoriety of bad character.
first age of any thing, beginning, original.
INFANT, im'fänt. s. A child from the birth to
persº, to the ag
INFANTA, in-firſtä. s. 92. A princess descended
1NFANT1C#}{2, in-fan'té-side. s. 143. The mur.
der of infants. .
an infant. *
LXFANTINE, ſn'ſän-thye. a. Suitable to an in-
PNFANTRY, ſn'ſán-tré. s. The fotºt-soldiers of
{l}} {} i^{{\ y.
with folly ; to deprive of understanding,
The ae:
of striking with folly ; deprivation of reason
INF
'gift.
T
INF :
—nº, mêve, nár, not;-töbe, tab, būlī;-&fl;—pöönd;—thin, this.
INFEASIBLE, in-fé'zè-bl. a. Impracticable.
To INFECT, in-fékt'. v. a. To act upon by com-
tagion; to affect with communicated qualities;
to hurt by contagion; to fill with something
hurtfully contagious. 2.
INFECTION, $n-fék'shām. s. Contagion, mis-
chief by communication.
INFECTIOUS, in-fék'shôs. a. Contagious, in-
fluencing by communicated qualities.
INFECTIOUSLY, in-fék'shās-lè. ad. Conta-
giously.
nNFECTIOUSNESS, fu-fék'shôs-nēs. s. The
uality of being infectious, contagiousness.
INFECTIVE, fu-fék’tív. a. Having the quality
of contagion.
INFECUND, in-fék'ānd; a. Unfruitful, infertile.
—See F
A C U N D.
INFECUNDITY, in-fé-kām'dè-té. s. Want of
fertility. .
INFELICITY, in-fé-lès's?-tê. s.
misery, cabalnity.
To INFER, in-fér'. v. a. To bring on, to induce;
to draw conclusions from foregºing premises.
INFERABLE, in-fér'à-bl. a. 405. To be infer-
red. JMason. -
INFERENCE, ſn'ſér-ánse. s.
from previous arguments.
INFERRIBLE, in-fôr'rè-bi.
remised grounds.
INFERIORITY, in-fé-ré-Ér'é-té. s. Lower state
of dignity or value.
IN FERIOUR, in-fé'rè-àr. a. 314. Lower in
place ; lower in station or rank of life ; lower
in value or excellency; subordinate.—See
Honour. -
{NFERIOUR, fin-fé'ré-àr. s.
rank or station than another.
INFERNAL, in-fér'mál. a. Hellish, Tartarean.
UNFERNAL, in-fér'nāl. s. One that comes from
hell; one exceedingly wicked.
INFERNAL STONE, in-fér'nāl-stöne. s. The
lunar caustick. º
INFERTILE, in-fér'tfl. a. 140. Unfruitful, not
productive.
INFERTHLITY, in-fér-tíhö-té. s.
|\{2SS.
To INFEST, in-fést'. v. a. To harass, to disturb,
to plague.
INFESTIVITY, in-fés-tiv'8-tê. s. Mournfulness,
want of cheerfulness.
INFESTRED, in-fés'tár'd., a. Rankling, invete-
rate ; properly Ilifestered.
INFEUſ) ATION, fm-fº-dà'shān. s. The act of
putting one in possession of a fee or estate.
INFIDEL, in'fé-déi. s. An unbeliever, a mis-
creant, a pagan, 9ne who rejects Christianity.
INFIDELFTY, in-fé-dé!'é-tê. S. Want of faith;
disbelief of Christianity; treachery, deceit.
INFINITE, infé-nit. a. Unbounded, unlimited,
immense. It is hyperbolically used for large,
Inhappiness,
Conclusion drawn
&l. Deducible from
One in a lower
Unfruitfit!-
great. * &
INFINITELY, in'fé-nît-lè. ad. Without limits,
without bounds, immensely,
INFINITENESS, infé-nī-inës. s.
boundlessness.
INFINITESIMAL, in-fé-nē-tés'sé-mál. a.
nitely divided.
INFINITIVE, fu-fin'ê-tív. a. Unconfined, be-
longiug to that mode of a verb which expresses
the action of being indeterminately.
INFINITUDE, in-fin'ê-túde, s. Infinity, immen-
sity ; boundless uumber.
INFINITY, in-ſin'ê-tê. s. Immensity, boundless-
mess, unlimited qualities; endless number.
INFIRM, in-férin'. a. 108 Weak, feeble, dis-
abled of body; weak of mind, irresolute; not
stable, not solid. . . . -
INFIRMARY, ºn-fér'má-rè. s. Lodgings for the
sick. - .
*NFIRMITY, in-fôr'iné-tê. s. Weakness of sex,
age, or temper failing, weakness, fault, dis-
*ase, nualady *
immensity,
Hufi-
INFIRMNESS, in-ſermºnés. s. weakness, fee.
bleness. -- - **
To INFIX, in-fiks'. y, a. To drive in, to fasten.
To INFLAME, in-flâme'. v.a. “To kindle, to set
on fire; to kindle desire; to exaggerate, to ag-
gravate ; to heat the body morbidly with oft- ...
structed matter; to provoke, to irritate, to fire
with passion.
To INFLAME, th—flâme'. v. m. To grow hot and
painful by obstructed matter. . . .
INFLAMER, in-flá'már. s.
that inflames.
INFLAMMIABILITY, fu-flām-mā-bil'é-tê. s. The
ºuality of catching fire.
{NFLAMMIABLE, in-flâm'má-bl. a. Easy to be
set on fiame.
} NF'ſ, AMMABLENESS, in-flám’må-bl-nēs. s.
The quality of easily catching fire.
IN FLAMMATION, in-flām-mă'shēn. s. The act
of setting on flamé ; the state of being in ſlaine;
the heat of any morbid part occasioned by ob.
struction ; the act of exciting fervour of mind.
IN FLAMMATORY, in-flâna'īnā-tär-à. a. Having
the power of inflaming. For the o, see Do-
MEstick. 512. w
To IXFLATE, hi-flāte'. v. a.
wins! ; to fill with the breath.
HNFLATION, in-flä'shôn. s.
swelled with wind, flatulence.
To INFLECT, in-flékt'. v. a. To bend, to turn;
to change or vary; to vary a noun or verb in
its terminations.
1NFLECTION, fin-flák'shôn: s. The act of hend-
ing or turning; modulation of the voice; varia
tion of a noun or verb.
łNFLECTIVE, in-flél.'tív. a.
£bending.
INFLEXHBH,FFY, in-fléks-8-bil'é-té.
INFLEXIBLENESS, in-fláks'8-bl-uéss 5 *
Stiffness, quality of resisting flexure; obstina.
cy, temper not to be bent, inexorable persist-
The thing or person
To swell with
The state of being
Having the power
(; Rl Ce. *
1 NFLEXIBLF, in-fláks'ê-bl. a. 405. Not to be
bent ; not to be prevailed on, immoveable ; not.
to be changed or altered,
HNFLEXHBLY, in-fléks'ê-blè. ad.
invariałły. -
To INFLICT, in-flikt'. v. a. To put in act or im-
pose as a punishinent.
§§ hi-fijk'íðr. s. 98. He who punishes.
NFLECTION, in-flik'shēn. s. The act of using
punishments ; the punishment imposed.
HNF4CTIVE, in-flik'tiv. a. That imposes a
pufúsliment. s
JN FLUENCE, in fiti-Élisc. s. Power of the ce-
lestiai aspects operating upon terrestrial bodies
and affairs; ascendant power, power of direct-
ing or motifying.
To NFLUENCE, in'ſ 5-ànse. v. a. To act upon
with directive or itapulsive power, to modify to
any pitrpose. *
!N FLUENT, in 'flû-ént. a. Flowing in.
{NFLOENTi AI., in-fit-ên'shā]. a. Exerting in-
fluence or power. +
{N}'LUX, in'tičks. s.
thing; infusion.
To iNFO},D, in-fôld'. v. a.
writp.
To INFOLIATE, in-fºlé-āte. v. a. 91. To cover
with leaves. -
To [Niº'ORM, in-fôrin' v. a. To animate, to ac-
tuate by vital powers; to instruct, to supply
with new knowledge, to acquaiut ; to offer an
accusation to a imagistrate.
To INFORMi, fly-förim'. v. m., To give intelli,
gence. lº
INFORMANT, in-fôr'mánt. s. One who gives
information or instruction; one who exhibits
an accusation.
INFORMATION in-fôr-mâ'shān, s. Intelligence
iven, instruction : charge or accusation exhi-
'ted ; the act of informing or accusing
Act of flowing into any
To involve, to in
- *.
*— a
Inexorably ; *
t INFORMER, in-fôrm'âr. s. 98
ging.
INFUSCATION, in-fús-kā'shān. s.
INFUSIVE, in-ſà'siv. a.
... INGENERATED, in-jénê-rà-têd.
ºr.
INGºrdºši.Y."ºjºne-as-is.
INGESTION, in-jés'tshön. s.
INH
''. i [[ī 559.-Fåte, far, fall, fit ;—mº, mºt;—pine, pin :-
- ** One who gives
intelligence; one who discovers offenders to the
magistrates. ! f
INFORMIDABLE, in-fôr'mè-dà-bl. a. Not to
be feared, not to be dreaded.
INFORMITY, in-fôr'mè-té. s. Shapelessness.
INFORMOUS, in-fôr'môs. a. 314. Shapeless, of
no regular figure. -
To INFRACT, in-fråkt'. v. a. To break.
INFRACTION, in-fråkshān. s. The act of
breaking, breach, violation.
INFRANGIBLE, in-frånjè-bl. a. Not to be
broken.
INFREQUENCY, in-frè'kwén-sè. s. Uncom-
monness, rarity, l, *
INFREQUENT, in-fré'kwént. a.
mom.—See FREQUENT. -
To INFRIGIDATE, in-frid'jè-dāte. v. a. To
chill, to make cold.
To INFRINGE, in-frºnje'. v. a. To violate, to
break laws or contracts ; to destroy, to hinder.
INFRINGEMENT, in-frinje'mént. s. Breach,
violation. Ha'
INFRINGER, frt-frinje'êr. s. 98. A breaker, a
violator
INītītīATE, in-fúrò-āte. a. 91. Enraged, ra-
Rare,"uncom-
The act of
darkening or blackening. -
To INFUSE, in-fúze'. v. a. To pour in, to instil;
to pour into the mind, to inspire into ; to steep
in any liquor with a gentle heat; to tincture,
to saturate with any thing infused; to inspire
with.
INFUSIBLE, ſn-fú'zè-bl. a. 430. Pössible to be
infused; incapable of dissolution, not fusible.
INFUSION, in-fú'zhàm. s. The act of pºuring
in, instiliation; the act of pouring into the
mind, inspiration ; the act of steeping any
thing in"moisture without boiling ; the liquor
made by infusion.
158, 428.
power of infusion or being infused.
INGATHERING, in-gāTH'êr-ing. s. The act of
gathering in the harvest. . -
To INGEMINATE, in-jém'mè-nāte. v. a. To
double, to repeat.
INGEMINATION, in-jém-mê-hă'shôn. s. Repe-
tition, reduplication.
INGENDERER, in-jën'dār-àr. s. He that gen-
erates.—See ENGENDER.
INGENERABLE, in-jën'ê-rá-bl. a.
roduced or brought into being.
GENERATE, in-jén'ê-räte. 91.
Having the
Not to be
** ,
: a.
Inborn, innate, inbred; unbegotten.
INGENIOUS, in-jë'mē-ăs. a. Witty, inventive,
possessed of genius.
ad. Wittily,
subtilly. -
NºgusNess, in-jë'né-às-nēs. s. Wittiness,
subtilty.
INºte, injén-ft. a. 140. Inmate, inborn,
Ingemerate. - -
INGENUITY, in-jë-nú'é-té. s. Wit, invention,
_genius, subtilty, acuteness, craft.
INGENUOUS, in-jén'nā-ās. a. Open, fair, can:
did, generous, noble ; freeborn, not of servile
extraction.
INGENUOUSLY, in-jén'ê-às-lè. ad.
fairly, candidly, generously.
INGENUOUSNESS, in-jén'nā-ās-nēs. s. Open-
ness, fairness, candour. -
- - 464. The act of
throwing into the stomach.
INGLORIOUS, hi-glöré-às, a. Void of honour,
mean, without
- #:
INGLQRIOUSLY, hi-glö'ré-às-lè. ad. With ig-
normany.
INGOT, in'ght. s. 166. A mass of metal.
To INGRA F y in-gráſ' W. &le o p , ate
we by inoculation.
Openly,
To INGPAFT, in-gräft'. v. a. To propagate
trees by grafting ; to plant the sprig of one tree
in the stock of another to plant any thing not
mative; to fix deep, to settle.—See To ‘GRAFF
and GRAF'r. -
INGRAFTMENT, in-gráft'mént. s. The act of
ingrafting; the sprig ingrafted.
INGRATE, in-grâte'. U ful,
iNGRATEFUL, in-gratefºl. 3 a Ungrateful,
unthankful ; unpleasing to the sense.
To INGRATIATE, in-grä'shē-ăte, v. a 461. To
put in favour, to recommend to kindness.
INGRATITUDE, in-grât'té-täde. s. Retribution
of evil for good, unthankfulness.
INGREDIENT, in-grèjént. s. 294. Component
part of a body consisting of different materials.
INGRESS, Ing'grés. s. 408. Entrance, power of
entra hºć". -
INGRESSION, in-grèsh'ên. s.
tering.
INGUINAL.jng'gwě-nāl. a. Belonging to the groin,
To INGULF, in-gūlf'. v. a. To swallow up in a
vast profundity; to cast into a gulf.
To INGURGITATE, in-gārjë-täte. v. a. To
swallow.
INGURGITATION, in-går-jë-tà'shôn. s. Voracity
INGUSTABLE, in-gūstā-bl. a. Not perceptible
lov the taste.
INHABILE, in-hâb'il, or in-à-bèël’. a. Unskilful,
unready, unfit, unqualified.
{{ f}r. Johnson and Mr. Sheridan have, in my
opinion, very properly accented this word oil
the second syllable ; but the French accentua-
tion on ihe last seems the most current. For
though the origin of this word is the Latin
inhabilis, it came to us through the French in
hubile, and does not seem yet to he naturalized
To INHABIT, in-hâb't. v. a. To dwell in, to
hold as a dweller. '
To INHABł'I', in-hâb'ít. v. n. To dwell, to live
INHABITABLE, in-hâb'é-tá-bl. a. Capable of
aſſording habitation ; incapable of inhabitants,
not habitable, juninhabitable. In these last
senses now not used. -
INHABITANCE, in-hâb'ít-ánse. s.
of dwellers.
INHABITANT, in-hâb'ít-tánt. s. Dweller, one
that lives or resides in a place. -
INHABITATION, fin-hāb-ê-tà'shôn. s. Habita-
tion, place of dwelling; the act of inhabiting,
or planting with dwellings; state of being in
habited ; quantity of inhabitants
The act of en-
Residence
|INHABITER, in-hâb'īt-àr. s. 98. One that im
habits, a dweller. -
To INHALE, in-hāle'. v. a. To draw in with air,
to inspire. -
INHARMONIOUS, in-hār-mö'nè-às. a. Ummu-
sical, not sweet of sound.
To INHERE, in-hère'. v. n. To exist in some-
thing else.
INHERENT, in-hérént... a. Existing in some-
thing clºe, so as to be inseparable from it, in-
nate, inborn.
To INHERIT, in-hér'rit. v. a. To receive or
possess by inheritance; to possess, to obtain
possession of . -
INHERITABLE, in-hér'rit-à-bl. a. Transmissi
ble by inheritance, obtainable by succession.
INHERITANCE, in-hér'it-ánse. s. Patrimony,
hereditary possession : in Shakspeare, posses-
sion; the reception of possession by hereditary
right.
INHERITOR, in-hér'rit-àr. 169. An heir, one
who receives any thing by succession.
INHERITRESS, in-hér’rſt-rés. s. An heiress.
INHERITRIX, in-hér’rſt-triks. s. An heiress.
To INHERSE, in-hérse'. v. a. To enclose in a
funeral monument.
INHESION, in-hè'zhàn. s. 451. Inherence, the
state of º in * €ISès.
To INHIBIT, in-híb'ft. v. a. To restrain, to hin-
der ito repress, to check; to prohibit, to forbid.
INI r #
... " —nº, möve, nôr, nét;—töbe, tab, ball ;—öll ;—pºnd ;-thin, This.
INHIBITION, in-hè-blsh'ên. s. Prohibition, em-
bargo : in law, inhibition is a writ to inhibit or
forbid a judge from farther proceeding in the
cause depending before him. * -
To INHOLD, in-hôld'. v. a. To have inherent, to
comtain in itself. -
INHOSPITABLE, in-hôs'pë-tá-bl. a. Affording
no kindness nor entertainment to strangers.
INHOSPITABLY, in-hôspè-tá-blé, ad. Unkind-
ly to strangers. , -
INHOSPITABLENESS, ſm-hôs'pë-tá-bl-nés. ; S
Want of hospitality, want of courtesy to stran-
INHOSPITALITY, fu-hôs-pè-tāſē-tê.
N㺠º 4.
INHUMAN, in-hū'mán. a. 83. Barbarous, sav-
age, cruel, uncompassionate.
INHUMANITY, in-hū-mán'é-té. s. Cruelty, sav-
ageness, barbarity.
INHUMANLY, in-hū'mān-lè. ad. Savagely, cru-
tºwn
To INHUMATE, in-hū'māte. • “.
To INHUME, in-hāme'. } v. a. To bury,
to inter. º
To INJECT, in-jékt'. v. a. To throw in, to dart
II].
INJECTION, in-jék'shön. s. The act of casting
in ; any medicine made to be injected by a sy.
ringe, or any other instrument, into any part
of the body; the act of filling the vessels with
wax, or any other proper matter, to show their
shapes and ramifications.
INIMICAL, in-fin'é-kál, or fin-è-mi'kál. a. Hos-
tile, contrary, repugmant. - -
[[G’ This word sprung up in the House of Com-
mons about ten years ago, and has since been
so much in use as to make us wonder how we
did so long without it. It had, indeed, one
great recommendation, which was, that it was
pronounced in direct opposition to the rules of
our own language. An Englishman, who had
never heard it pronounced, would, at first sight,
thave placed the accent on the antepenultimate,
and have pronounced the penultimate i short ;
but the vamity of showing its derivation from
the Latin inimicus, where the penaltimate i is
long ; and the very oddity of pronouncing this
i long in inimical, made this pronunciation
fashionable. I know it may be urged, that this
word, with respect to sound, was as great an
oddity in the Latin language as it is in ours;
and that the reason for making the i long was
its derivation from amicus. It will be said too,
that, in other words, such as aromaticus, tyranni-
cus, rhetoricus, &c. the i was only terminational;
but in inimicus it was radical, and therefore en-
titled to the quantity of its original amnicus. In
answer to this, it may be observed, that this
was no reason for placing the accent on that
syllable in Latin. In that language, whenever
the penultimate syllable was long, whether ra-
jº or terminational, it had always the accent
on it. Thus the numerous terminations in alis
and utor, by having the penultimate a long, had
always the accent on that letter, while the i in
the terminations ilis and itas seldom had the
accent, because that vowel was generally short.
But allowing for a moment that we ought ser-
vilely to follow the Latin accent and quantity
in words which we derive from that language;
this rule, at least, ought to be restricted to
such words as have preserved their Latin form,
as orator, senator, character, &c. yet in these
words we find the Latin penultimate accºrnt
entirely neglected, and the English antepenul-
timate adopted. But if this Latin accent and
quantity should extend to words from the La-
tin that are anglicised, then we ought to pro-
nounce divinity, devine-e-ty; secerity, se-pére-e-ty;
and urbanity, ur-bäne-e-ty. In short, the whole
language would be metamorphosed, and we
|INITIAL, in-nish'âl. a. 461. Placed at the be-,
should neither pronounce English nor Latin,
but a Babylonish dialect between both.
INL , , º
INIMITABILITY, in-in-i-a-birt-te. s. Incaps.
city to be imitated. . . . .
INIMITABLE, in-mº-tá-bl. a. 405. Above imi-
tation, not to be copied.
INIMITABLY, in-im'é-tá-blé, ad. In a manner
not to be imitated, to a degree of excellence
above imitation.
To INJOIN, in-jöin'. v. a. To command, to en-
force by authority.—See Es: nan : in Shaks-
peare, to joi
Old.
JN łºś. in-ik'kwé-tàs. a. Unjust, wicked “
INIQUITY, in-ſk'kwë-té. s. Injustice, unrighte-
ousness; wickedness, crime. - * - ?
imming ; incipient, not complete.
tr
* *
t
To INITIATE, $n-sh'é-āte. v. a. To enter, to,
instruct in the rudiments of an art. --
To INITIATE, in-ish'é-āte. v. m. To do the first
part, to perform the first rite. e -
INITIATE, in-ish'é-āte. a. 91. Unpractised.
INITIATION, in-ish-&-à'shán. s. The act of cm-
tering of a new comer into any art or state.
INJUCUNDITY, in-jū-kån'dè-té. s. Unplea-
santness. - .
INJUDICABLE, in-jū'dè-kā-bl. a. Not cogniza :
ble by a judge. .
INJUijICIAL, in-jū-dish'âl. a. Not according.
‘to form of law. -
INJUDICIOUS, in-jū-dish'ês. a. Void of judg
ment, without judgment. ---
INJUDICIOUSLY, in-jū-dish'ês-lè. ad. With
ill judgment, not wisely. *
INJUNCTION, injångk'shān, s. Command, or-
der, precept: in law, injunction is an interlo-
cutory decree out of the chancery. . -
To INJURE, injär. v. a. To hurt unjustly, to
mischief undeservedly, to wrong ; to annoy, to
affect with any incomvenience. •,
INJURER, injūr-àr. s. 98. He that hurts an
other unjustly. - - e tº
INJURIOUS, in-jū'rè-às, a. 314. Unjust, inva:
sive of another's rights; guilty of wrong or it:
jury; mischievous, unjustly hurtful; detracta
ry, contumelious, reproachful. . .
INJURIOUSLY, in-jū'ré-às-lè. ad. Wrongfully,
hurtfully, with injustice.
INJURIOUSNESS, in-jū'rè-Ås-més. s. Quality
of being injurious. . . . g
INJURY, i. s. Hurt without justice; mis-
chief, detriment; annoyance; contumelious
language, reproachful appellation. .
INJUSTICE, in-jás't's. s. 142. Iniquity, wrong.
INK, ingk. s. 408. The black liquor with which
men write: ink is used for any liquor with
which they write, as; red ink, green ink. . .
To INK, ingk. v. a. . To black or daub with ink.
INKHORN, ºngkhörn. s. A portable case, for
the instruments of writing, commonly made of
horn.
INKLE, ſng'kl. s. 405. A kind of marrow fillet,
a tape
INKLING, Ingk'ſing, s. Hint, whisper, intimation.
INKMAKER, ingkmå-kår. s. He who makes ink.
INKY, fingk'é. a. Consisting of ink; resembling
ink; black as ink. º
INLAND, im'länd. a. 83. Interiour, lying remote
from the sea. . ,-
INLAND, im'länd. s. Interiour or midland parts
INLANDER, im'Han-dàr. s. 93. Dweller remote
from the sea. -
To INLAPIDATE in-láp'é-date. v. a. To make
story, to turn to stone.
To INLAY, in-lä'. v. a. To diversify with differ
ent bodies inserted into the ground or substra-
tum ; to make variety by being inserted into
bodies, to variegate.
INLAY, in'lä. s. 492, 498. Matter inlaid, wood
formed to inlay.
To INLAW, in-lâw'. v. a. To clear of outlawry
or attainder. -
INLET, in'lét. s.
trance.
- :
Passage, place of ingress, en"
*
º:
$.
* ºr ºr INo ,
.#"
NLY, lºſé, a. Interiour, internal, secret.
XRMA'ſ E, ſn'tmäte. s. Immates are those that
s
- with another man.
fMMOST, in měst. a.
from the surface.
'* INN, in. s. A house of entertainment for tra-
vellers; a house where students are boarded
and taught. . .
To lyn, ºn. v. n: To take up temporary lodging.
To INN, in. v. 3. To house, to put under cover,
INNATE, fu-nāte'. 91.
INNATED, in-hâtéd. ".
# matural, not stºpgradded, not adscititious.
"INNATENESS, in-nāte'aés. s. The quality of
"... being innate. *...*
*INNAVIGABLE, in-nāv'vè-gā-bl. a. Not to be
* , passed by sailing. ...,
INNER, fin'nār. a. 98. Interiour, not outward.
INNERMOST, im'már-möst. a. Remotest from
. . the outward part. :
"INNHOL}}ER, in'hôl-dár. s. A man who keeps
an inn. -
INNINGS, in'ningz. s. 440. Lands recovered
* from the sea. -
... INNKEEPER, in'kéép-àr. s. One who keeps
a lodgings and provisions for entertainment of
travellers. '
ENNOCENCE, in'nó-sénse.
INNOCENCY, in'hô-sém-sè.
injurious action, untainted integrity; freedom
from guilt imputed; harmlessness; innoxious-
ºness; simplicity ef heart, perhaps with some
… ', "degree of weakness.
INNUCENT, im'no-sånt. a. Pure from mischief;
free from äny particular guilt; unhürtful, harm-
less in effects. - -
# INNOCENT, in'nó-sént. s. One free from guilt
or hârm; a natural, an idiot.
JNNOCENTLY, fu'mô-séut-lé, ad. Without guilt;
- with simplicity, with silliness or imprudence;
without hurt. * -
1NNOCUOUS, in-nāk'kū-às, a. Harmless in effects.
INNOCUOUSLY, in-nēk'kā-ās-lè. ad. Without
mischieves's effects.
INNOCUOUSNESS, ſm-nók'kū-ás-mês. s. Harm-
lessness. -
To INNOVATE, in'hô-väte. v. a. 91. To bring
in something not known before ; to change by
º º
introducing novelties. -
Deepest within, remotest
f,-
Inborn, ingenerate,
: s. Purity from
INNOVATION, in-nó-vá'shôn. s. Change by theſ
introduction of novelty.
INNOVATOR, fin'nó-vä-tár, s 166, 521. An in-
troducer of novelties; one that makes changes
st by introducing novelties. -
.." INNOXIOUS, fin-nók'shôs. a. Free from mis-
-...-chievous effects; pure from crimes. ..
* FNNOX100SLY, in-nók'shäs-lè. ad. Harmlessly.
INNOXHOUSNESS, in-nók'shās-nés. S. Harm-
lessness. -
INNUEND0, in-nē-ăn'dó. s. . An oblique hint.
INNUMERABLE, in-gū'lúðr-à-bl. a. Not to be
counted for multitude. t
INNUMERABLY, in-nā'mër-à-blé. ad. Without
number,
INNUMEROUS, in-mâ'már-às. a. 557. Too
* many to be counted. - .
d w -
So INOCULATE, fin-Ök'kū-lāte. v. t. To propa-
gate any plant by inserting its bud into another
stock, to practise inoculation ; to yield a bad
to another stock.
INOCULATION, fin-Ök-kū-lá'shán. s. Inocula-
tion is practised upon all sorts of stone-fruit,
... and upon oranges and jasmines; the practice|
of transplanting the small-pox, by infusion of;
the matter from ripeited pustules into the veinsi
of the uninfected. -
INOGULATOR, in-Ökkö-la-tár. s. 521. One that
practises theinoculation of trees; one that pro-
Jºãº Sinall-pox by inoculation. ... . .
iNQPQR998, in-Ödörås. a. 314. Wanting
scent, nºt afting the nose. . . . . .
:-
286 -
II; 539–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mè, mét;—pine, pin;– -
… are admitted to dwell for their money jointly
H. diable.
INS
ń.
INOFFENSIVE, in-6f-fén'siv. a. 158. Giving no .
scandal, giving no provocation; giving no pain,
causing no terrour; harmless, innocent.—See
OFFENSIVE. *
1NOFFENSIVELY, fa-5ſ fén'siv-lè. ad. With-
out appearance of harm, without harm. -
HNOFFENSIVENESS, in-Öf-fén'siv-nēs. s. Harm
lessness. • - - -
HNOFFICIOUS, in-èſ-fish'és. a. 357. Not civil,
not attentive to the accommodation of others.--
See OFF icious. - -
INQi'i YATE, in-Ép'é-mâté, a., 91. Not expected
INOPPORTUNE, in-èp-pêr-tūne'. a. Unseason-
able, inconvenient, … -
INORBINACY, in-èr'dè-må-så. s. 168. Irregu-
larity, disorder. -
INORD YATE, ºn-Ör'dé-nāte, a. 91. Irregular,
disorderly, deviating from risht. *
INORDINATELY, in-èr'dé-nāte-lè. ad. Irregu-
larly, not rightly.
INGR}}{NATENESS, fin-Śr'dè-mâte-nēs. s. Want
of regital: t: , is temperance of any lºind.
HNORDIN ATIQſN, in-èr-dè-mâ'shūm. s. Irregu-
larity, deviation from right. .
INORGANICAL, in-ār-gān'ê-kál.
gams or instrumental parts.
To INOSCULATE, in-ès'kū-lāte. v.n. To unite
by apposition or contact.
a. Void of or-
|INösö LA'i'i()N, in-ès-kū-ſa'shān, s. Union by
conjunction of the extremities.
HNūUEST, ing'kwést, s. 408. Judicial inquiry
or examination; a jury who are summoned to
inquire into any matter, and give in their opin-
ign upon aath ; inquiry, search, study.
! NQUIETUDE, ºn-kwi'ê-tūde. s. Disturbed state,
want of quiet, attack on the quiet.
To i NQUINATE, ing'kwë-māte. v. a. To pollute,
to corrupt.
INQöINATION, ing-kw8-mâ'shām. s. Corrupo
tiºn, Bollation.
INQUIRABLE, in-kwi'rā-b}. a. That of which
inquisition or inquest may be made.
To INQUIRE, in-kwire'. v. n. To ask questions,
to make search, to trert curiosity on any occa-
sion ; to make examination. -
[* Mr. Nares very justly observes; that in this
‘word and all its derivatives, Dr. Johnson has
pretérred the Latin etymology inquiro to the
French enquerir, contrary to what he has done
with respect to entire ; and that enquire should
remain if we allow entire. -
To INQUIRE, in-kwire'. v. a. To ask about, to
seek out, as, he inquired the way.
INQUIRER, in-kwł'răr. s. 98. Searcher, exa
miner, one curious and inquisitive ; one who
interrogates, one who questions. .
INGUIRY, ºn-kwl'rè. s. Interrogation, search
by question; examination, search.
} [NQUISPTION, flag-kw8-zish'ên. S. 410. Judicial
inquiry; examination, discussion : in law, a
manner of proceeding in matters criminal, by
the office of the judge; the court established in
some countries for the detection of heresy.
INQUISITIVE, in-kwiz'é-tív. a. Curious, busy
in search, active to pry into any thing. --
INQUISITIVELY, in Kwiz'zè-tiv-lè. ad. With
curiosity, with narrow scrutiny. -
INQUISłTiVENESS, frº-kwiz'zè-tiv-mês, s: Cu
riosity, diligence to pry into things hidden.
INQUISíTOR, in-kw'z'zè-tår, s. 166. One who
examines judicially; an officer in the courts of
inquisition. . .
To INRAIL, in-rále'. v. a. To enclose with rails
INROAD, in'röde. s. Lacursion, sudden and de
sultory invasion. - • .
INSANABLE, ſn-sān ā-bl. a. Incurable, irreme
See SANABLE.
INSANE, in-såne'. a. Mad, making mad. . .
INSANITY, in-sån'ê-té. s. The state of being
insane, madness Mason.
INSATIABLE, in-så'shē-ă-bl. a. Greedy, be-
yond measure greedy so as not to be satisfied.
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H > * - :* - INS a º
*- # ' -
, -- —nó, mêve, mêr, nét —tóbe,
iness not to be appea:
- ppeased.
INSATIABLY, in-sk'shë-à-blé. ad.
With greedi-
ness not to be appeased
INSATATÉ, intºshººte. a. 91, 542. Greedy|
so as not to be satisfied.
INSATURABLE, in-såtsh'º-rá-bl. a. 461. Not
to be glutted, not to be filled. .
To JNSCRIBE, in-skribe'. v. a. To write on any
thing: it is generally applied to something
written on a monument; to mark any thing
with writing ; to assign to a patron without a
formal dedication; to draw a figure within ar.-
other -
INSCRIPTION, in-skrip'shán. s. Something
written or engraved; title ; consignment of a
book to a patron without a formal dedication.
INSCRUTABLE, in-skrū'tā-bl. a. Unsearcha-
ble, not to be traced out by inquiry or study.
To INSCULP, in-skålp'. v. a.
thing engraved. . . .
To INSEAM, in-séme'. v a.
mark by a seam or cicatrix.
INSECT, in'sékt. s.
a separation in the middle of their bodies,
whereby they are cut into two parts, which are
joined together by a small ligature, as we see in
wasps and common flies; any thing small or
contemptible.
INSECTATOR, ºn-sék-th 'tár. . s. 166. One that
persecutes or harasses with pursuit. -
INSECTSLE, in-sék’til. a. 140. Having the na-
ture of insects. .
INSECTOLOGER, in-sék-tóI'ö-jär. s. 518. One
who studies or describes insects.
{NSECURE, in-sé-küre'. a. Not secure, not
confident of safety ; mot safe. -
iNSECURITY, in-st-kū'rè-té. s. Uncertainty,
ºyant of reasonable confidence ; want of safety,
danger, hazard. -
INSEMINATION, in-sém-mê-mâ'shôn. s. The
act of scattering seed on ground. .
INSENSATE, in-sén'säte. a. 91. Stupid, want-
ing thought, wanting sensibility.
INSENSIBELITY, in-s3r-sè-bºlºt&. s. ſnability
"to perceive; stupidity, dutress of mental per-
ception ; torpor, dulness of corporeal sense.
INSENSIBLE, in-sén'sé-bl. a. 405. Impercepti-
ble, not discoverable by the senses; slowly
gradual ; void of fecling, either mental or cor-
porca; ; void of emotion of affection.
INSENSIBLENESS, in-stºn's&-bl-nºs. s.
sence of perception, inability to perceive.
INSENSIBLY, ºn-Sén'sé-blé. a.d. lºtilly,
in such a manner as if not discovered by the
senses; by slow degrees ; withoiſt mental or
corporeal sense. -
INSENTIENT, in-sén'shë-ànt.
erception. Jilºtson.
To impress or
Ab-
a. Not having
INSEPARABILITY, in-sºp-pár-à-hil'é-tê. ! s
INSEPARAB},{}M Eşş, in-sàp'pār-à-bi-nēs. 5 °.
The quality of being such as cannot be severed
or divided. * i
INSEPARABLE, ?n-s3p'pār ā-bl. *. Not to be
disjoined, united so as tºt to he parteš.
INSEPARA33, Y, in-sép pār-à-ºad. . With is.
dissoini,le union,
To HN3ERT, in-sért'. v. a. To place in or amon:
other things. - * -
INSERTION, in-83r'shū:1. S.
any thing in or atmong other
inserted. *
To INSERVE, in-séry'. v. a.
The act of placing
matter ; the thing
'#'o be of tise to an
a. * ºn diſcive, cf.
- tāb;
INSATIABLENESS, in-sà'shë-á-bl-nēs. s. Greed-l
o engrave, to cut.}
INSCULPTURE, in-skålp'tshöre. s. 461.” Anyi
Insects are so called from |
end.
INSERVIENT, in-sår'vº-ánt.
use to an end. t
To INSHEI.L. id-shº!'. W. 3. To łłide 1 tº a she
To INSHIP, ſix-sh;9'. ... a. To sh;i in a ship,
Stow, to £mbº rºs. w
To INSHRIN i. i*i-shrine'. vs
ºrine or precious case.
{i,
{{}
a. To ºpe'oso in a
* ,
* * * .. 4 * --
INSº . . . . .”.
bātī;- 3il ;— påtind ;—thin, THIS. • * ... º
INSIPE, inside;s. Interiour part, part withiu; , ,
INSIDIATOR, in-sid-à-à'tár. s. 166. One whº
lies in wait. . . . . . . . . .” & 3
YNSIDIOUS, in-sld'é-às, or in-sidjè-às. a 293, *º
294. Sly, circumventive, diligeht to estrap, **s
treacherous. - #, "...# 4
INSIDIOUSLY, in-sid’é-às-lè. ad, in a sly and
treacherous manner, with imalieious artifice. #.
INSIGHT, in'site. s. Introspection, deep view, w : -
knowledge of the interious parts. *. "º
INSIGNIFICANCE, in-sig-nff'fé-känse. ‘. . . * *
INSIGNIFICANCY, in-sig-nif"fê-kām-sè. } º .
Want of meaning, unmeaning terms; unfºis,
portance. . sº
INSIGNIFICANT, in-sig-niſ'fè-känt. a. Want... . .
ing meaning, void of signification; unimport* * *
ant, wanting weight, ineffectual. &
INSIGNIFICA. Ti.Y., in-sig-a fiè-känt-lè. ads …
Withºughing; without importance or effect. ...
. .
&
INSINCERE, in-sin-såre' a. Not what he ap f :
pears, not hearty, dissembling, unfaithful , not
sound, corrupted. - --
INSINCERITY, in-sin-sér'é-tè..s. Dissimulation, º
want of truth or fidelity. . . º
To i\SiSEW, in-sin'ni v. a. To strengthen, to *
confirm. - …
INSHNU ANT, in-sfu'n'-ànt. a.
er to gain favour. ºf
To HNSłNUATE, in-sin'nā-āte. v. a. To intro-
duce any thing gently ; to push a thing gently
into favour or regard, corrwmonly with the ré. . .
ciprocal pronout ; to hint, to impart indirect .
ly ; to instil, to infuse gently. ... *.
To INSINUATF, ºn-sin'tū-àté. v. m. To wheedle,
• to gain on the aftections by gentle degrees; to
steal into imperceptibly ; to be conveyed in-
sensibly ; to enfold, to wreath, to wind. .
INSINUATION, in-sin-mêt-à'słión. s. T he power. rr r .
of pleasing, or stealing upon the affections.
INSFNUATIVE, in-sin'tit-A-tiv. a. Stealing on
the affections. # - :
INS NIJATOR, in-sin'n'-'-têr. s. 166, 521. He,
that insii; tıates. - 3 - - •
INSłPID, ºn-sippid. a. Without taste; without . . .
spirit, without pathos ; flat, dull, heavy. ' #.
INSIt’i DiTY, in-sà-pººl'é-tê. ; s. Want of
Having the pow.
*
1NSIPit) N ESS, in-sippid-nēs.
taste ; want of fife or spirit. - -
HNSIPI DiV., in-sip'pid-lè.ad. Without taste; dully
{NS: Pł ENCE, in-sip'é-Énse. s. Folly, want of
understanding.
To NSi ST, ºn-sist'. v. n. To stand or rest upon.
not to recede frº in terms or assertions, to Peº
sist in tº (well upon in discourse. *
{NSISTENT, in-sistênt. a.
thing.
jSSłTION, in-sish'ºn, s,
graftment of one branch
Tº: Ax's ITION. . . "
{N}} S't GRE, in-sis'sbäre. s. 461. This word
scerns in Shakst:eare to signify constancy or
regularity. -
iNSWTHEXCY, in-ºffsh'&-tri-sé. s. Fºxemption ..
from thirst : applied to a came!, that car; travel
fºg over dry deserts without drinking,
To NSNAXE, ºn-spire'. v. & To intrap, toº.
catch in a trºp, gin, or share; tº inveigle ; to
entº, igłe in difficialties or perplexities.
: XS: X Ašš.ſt, in-gu's riºr. s. 33. Hie that insmares
{N 50CiA 34, F, ºn-áē'shë-à-bl. ...a. , 405. Averse
from couversation, incapable of connection or
13 * 11 ſy; ?
2. - - i
º # *
Resting upon any . **
- . . . * **, *.
The insertion or in tº
into anºther-Seá y 3
iNSOBR3 ETY. in-sé-bri'é-tê. s. Drunkenness,
**:::Up t ği stºriety. -
g e < *... • ** * ry • * * - t l - ºr
fo #: Söt,ATE, in'sé-k::... v. a. 91. To dry in
the sun. to expose to the action of the stin,
{N${}i. A ſit}\, in-sà-lä'shān. s. Exposition to
Nºscº in’sº-ºnse. R -
§§. s. Pride exerted
in conteſ::::$roits and overbearing treatment of
others : petºlatit contestapt -






To INSPIRE, in-spire'. v. a.
* INS
288
INS
[[F 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pin,_
(NSOLENT, in'sé-lènt. a.
: Contemptuous of
others, haughty, overbearing.
JNSOLENTLY, in'so-lént-lè.ad. With contemptſ
of others, haughtily, rudely.
INSOLVABLE, in-sàivá-bl. a. Such as admits
of no solution, or explication; that cannot be
paid-šee Sorv Able
1NSOLUBLE, in-sål'lú-bl a. 405. Not to be
dissolved or separated.
INSQLVENT, in-sål'vént. a. Unable to pay.
INSOLVENCY, ºn-sål'vén-sé. s.
Inability to
Nšč debts.
$OMUCH, ſn-så-mâtsh'. conjunct. 352. So
that, to such a degree that.
To INSPECT, in-spökt'. v. a.
way of examination.
inSPECTION, in-spék'shôn. s. Prying exami-
uation, narrow and close survey; superintend-
eace, presiding care.
INSPECTOR, in-spék'tár. s. 166.
aminer; a superintendent.
INSPERSION, in-spèr'shôm. s.
To INSPHERE, in-sfére'. v. a.
orb or sphere.
IASPIRABLE, in-spirá-bl. a. Which may be
drawn in with the breath.
INSPIRATION, in-spé-rá'shöm. s. The act of
drawing in the breath ; the act of breathing in-
to any thing; infusion of ideas into the mind
by a superiour power.
To INSPIRE, in-sphre v. n.
breath.
To look into by
A prying ex-
A sprinkling.
To place in an
To draw in the
To breathe into ;
to infuse into the mind; to animate by super-
matural infusion; to draw in with the breath.
JNSPIRER, In-spirãr. s. 98. He that inspires.
To INSPIRIT, in-spirit. v. a. To animate, to
actuate, to fill with life and vigour.—See SPIRIT.
To INSPISSATE, in-spís'säte. v. a. To thicken,
to make thick.
INSPISSATION, in-sp?s-sà'shām. s. The act of
making any liquid thick
INSTABILITY, in-stá-bºl'è-té. s. Inconstancy,
fickleness, mutability of opinion or conduct.
INSTABLE, in-stš'bl. a. 405. Inconstant,
Changing.
To INSTALL, if-stäli'. v. a. 34, 406. To ad-
vance to any rank or office, by placing in the
seat or stall proper to that condition.
INSTALLATION, in-stāl-lä'shán. s. The act of
giving visible possession of a rank or office, by
placing in the proper seat.
INSTALMENT, in-stallment. s. The act of in-
'stalling; the seat in which one, is installed;
I Nº. at diſſerent times.
ANCE, 3r'stänse. . .
INSTANCY, instān-sé. . " Importunity, ur-
gency, solicitation; motive, influence, pressing
argument; prosecution or process of a suit ;
example, document. ºf
To INSTANCE, ſn'stänsc. v. n.
offer an example.
INSTANT, ſn'stänt. a. Pressing, urgent; im-
mediate, without any time intervening, present;
§lick; without, delay.
INSTANT, in'stänt. s. Instant is such a part of
duration wherein we perceive no succession ;
the present or current month. -
INSTANTANEOUS, in-stán-tá’ué-3s. a. Done
in an instant, acting at once without any per-
ceptible succession.
To give or
INSTANTANEOUSLY, in-stán-tá'mē-ăs-lè. ad.
In an indivisible point of time.
INSTANTLY, instänt-l'A, ad. Immediately,
without any perceptible intervention of time,
with irgent importunity. -
To INSTATE, hi-state'. v. a. 91. To place in a
$º rank or condition; to juvest. Obsolete.
INSTAURATION, in-stºw-rá'shôn. s. Restora-
tiºn, reparation, renewal
*NSTEAD, in-stád'. prep. 234 in room of, in
place of; equal to.
[[3’ A corrupt pronunciation of this word pre-
vails chiefly in the capital, as if it were written
instid. This is not ºnly a departure from the
true sound of the diphthong, which is never
pronounced like 2 short, but it is losing its rela-
tion to the substantive stead and the adjectives
steadin, steadfast, &c.
To INSTEEP, in-stèëp'. v. a. To soak to ma
cerate in moisture; to lay inder water.
INSTEP, in'stép. s. The upper part of the foot
where it joins to the leg. -
To INSTIGATE, ſn'stè-gāte. v. a. To urge to
ill, to provoke or incite to a crime.
INSTIGATION, in-stè-gå'shôn. s. Incitement
to a crime, emcouragement, immpulse to ill.
INSTIGATOR, instè-gå-ſår. s. 521 Inciter to
ill.
To INSTILL, in-stil'. . v. a. To infuse by drops;
to insinuate any thing imperceptibly into the
mind, to infuse.
INSTILLATION, hi-stil-lä'shôn. s. The act of
pouring in by drops; the act of infusing slowly
into the mind: the thing infused.
INSTINCT, in-stingkt. a. Moved, amimated.
INSTINCT, in'stingkt. , s. 494. The power
which determines the will of brutes; a desire or
aversion in the mind not determined by reason
or deliberation.
INSTINCTIVE, ºn-stíngk’tív. a. Acting with-
ottt the application or choice of reason.
INSTINCTIVELY, in-stingk’tiv-lè. ad. By in.
stinct, by the call of mature.
To INSTITUTE, fri'stè-t'ite. v. a. To fix, to es-
tablish, to appoint, to enact, to settle ; to edu
cate, to instruct, to form by instruction.
INSTITUTE, in 'stè-tūte. s. Established law
settled order ; precept, maxim, principle.
INSTITUTION, ºn-stè-tū'shān. s. Act of estab-
lishing ; establishment, settlement; positive
law : education.
INSTITUTIONARY, in-stè-tū'shān-ár-é. a. 512.
Elemental, containing the first doctrines or
principles of doctrine.
INSTITUTOR, im'stè-tū-tör. s. 166. An estab
lisher, one who settles ; instructer, educator
21. -
|INSTITUTIST, inste-tº-tist. s. Writer of in
stitutes, or elemental instructions.
To INSTOP, in-stöp'. v. a. To close up, to stop.
To INSTRUCT, in-strökt'. v. a. To teach, to
form by precºpt, to inform authoritatively ; to
model, to form. -
INSTRUCTER, in-ströktúr s. 98. A teacher,
am institutor.
INSTRUCTION, in-strök'shäu. s.
teaching, information ;
The act o.
precepts conveying
knowledge; authoritative inforlºation, mandate.
INSTRUCTIVE, ºn-ströktív. a. iśī. Convey.
ing knowledge.
INSTRUMENT, in'strº-mênt. s. A tool used for
any work or purpose ; a frame constructed so
as to yield harmonious sounds; a writing con-
taining any contract or order ; the agent or
mean of any thing ; one who acts onºv to serve
the purposes of another.
INSTRUMENTAL, in-strö-mém'tál. a. Condu-
cive as means to some end, organical ; acting
to some end, contributing to some purpose, help-
ful ; consisting not of voices, but instrum), 2nts,
produced by instruments, not vocal.
INSTRUMENTALITY, in strº-mém-tál'è-té. s.
Subordinate agency, agency of any thing as
means to an end.
INSTRUMENTALIY, in-strö-mén'tāl-ć. ad. In
the nature of an instrument, as means to an ºud
INSTRUMENTALNESS, in-strö-mêntál-nēs. s
Jsefulness as means to an end.
INSUFFERABLE, in-stif'för-á-bl a. Intole
rable, insupportable, intense beyondendurance
detestable, contemptible
le.
INSUFFERABLY, in-såf'för-à-blé ad To a
degree bevond endurance,
*-*.
• INT
39
INT *
—no, mēve, nôr, not;-túbe, táb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, rais.
mind, transacted by the understanding; per . .

INSUFFICIENCE, in-såſ-fish'énse. , ; 8.
INSUFFICIENCY, in-såf-fish'én-sè. *
Inadequateness to any end or purpose.
INSUFFICIENT, in-stif-fish'ént. a. Inadequate
to any end, use, or purpose, wanting abilities.
INSUFFICIENTLY, in-såf-fish'ént-lé. ad. With
want of proper ability, *
INSUFFICATION, in-såf-flá'shôn. s. The art
of breathing upon;
INSULAR, fin'shū-lär. 461.
INSULARY, frn'shū-lār-e.
ing to an island.
INSüLATED, in'shū-lä-téd. a.
ous on any side.
INSULSE, in-sålse'. a. Dull, insipid, heavy.
INSULT, fm'sält. s. 492. The act of leaping
upon any thing; act of insolence or contempt.
To IN §§ fn-sålt'. v. a. To treat with inso-
lence or contempt; to trample upon, to triumph
r &
: a. Belong-
Not contigu-
OWer. **
UNSULTER, fa-săltăr. s. 98. One who treats
another with Insolent º:
INSULTINGLY, in-sălting-lè. ad. With con-
temptuous triumph. sº
INº. in-sà-pêr-à-bíl'è-té. s. The
uality of being invincible.
INSUPERABLE, in-stºpér-à-bl. . a. Invincible,
insurmountable.
§3. This word is frequently, but very incorrectly,
pronounced as if written inshuperable. The s is
never aspirated when the accent is on the suc-
ceeding vowel, but in sure, sugar, and their com-
pounds.-See Principles, No. 454, 455, 462–
See SUPERABLE. ! •
(NSUPERABLENESS, in-så'pér-á-bl-nés. s. In-
vincibleness, impossibility to be surmounted.
INSUPERABLY, in-sà'për-à-blé. ad. Invinci-
bly, insurmountably.
INSUPPORTABLE, ºn-såp-pôr'tá-bl. a. Intole-
rable, insufferable, not to be endured.
INSUPPORTABLENESS, in-såp-pôr'tá-bl-nēs.
s. Insufferableness, the state of being beyond
endurance.
lNSUPPORTABLY, in-såp-pôr'tá-blé. ad. Iſe-
yond endurance.
INSURMOUNTABLE, in-sār-möänt'à-bl. a. 405.
Insuperable, not to be got over.
INSURMOUNTABLY, in-stir-möän'tá-blè. ad.
Invincibly, unconquerably. -
INSURRECTION, ſn-sår-rék'shān. s. A seditious
rising, a rebellious commotion.
INSUSURRATION, in-så-sår-rä'shān s. The
act of whispering.
UNTACTIBLE, in-täk’tè-bl. a. 405 Not percep-
tible to the touch.
INTAGLIO, in-tá?"yô, s. 388. Any thing that has
figures engraved on it.
I? §§. in-tás’tá-bl. ad. Not raising any
sensation in the organs of taste.
INTEGER, in'té-jör. s. 98. The whole of any
thing.
INºëRAL, fn'té-grál. a. Whole : applied to a
thing, considered as comprising all its constitu-
ent parts; uninjured, complete, not defective;
not fractional, not broken into fractions.
INTEGRAL, in'té-grál. s. 503. The whole inade
up of parts.
IN' º T, in'té-gränt. a. Necessary for
making up an integer. Mason. *
IN TÉify, in-tég'grè-të. s. Honesty, uncor-
ruptness; purity, genuine unadulterate state ;
entireness.
INTEGUMENT, in-tég'gū-mént. s. Any thing
that covers or envelops another.
INTELLECT, in'tél-lékt. s. The intelligent mind,
the power of understanding.
INTELLECTION, in-tél-lék'shãa. s. The act of
understanding.
INTELLECTIVE, in-tél-lék’tlv. a. Having pow-
er to understand.
:NTELLECTUAL, in-tél-lék'tshū-ál. a. 461. Re-
lating to the unſºlanding, belonging to the
(
ceived by the intellect, not the senses; having. . .
wer of understanding.
the po §- . . . . * .
INTELLECTUAL, in-tél-lékºtshā-āl. s Intellect
ual understanding, mental
INTELLIGENCE, in-télièj ºn Se. * en .
{NTELLIGENCY, in-téI'lèjén-sé. } ... s. Coin-
merce of information, notice, mutual communi
cation, commerce of acquaintance, terms on
# - ?
which men live one with another; spirit, un-
bodied ºnind; understanding, skill.
INTELLíčf Noſſº, in télièjčnº. s. 98. one
who sends or conveys news, one who gives no-
tice of private or distant transactions. *
INTELLIGENT, in-téliè-jênt. a. Knowing, in.
structed, skilful ; fº information. r
INTELLIGENTIAL, fm-iél-è-jën'shäl. a. Con-
sisting of unbodied mind; intellectual, exerci-
Šing undersºning.
INTELLIGHBILITY, in-tél-lè-jè-bilè-té. s. Pos-
sibility to be understood. * !
INTELLIGIBLE, in-té!'lè-jè-bl. a. To be con. 6
ceived by the understanding.
INTELLIGIBLENESS, in-téilé-jè-b]-nēs. s. Pos-
sibility to be understood, perspicuity.
INTELLIGIBLY, ; ad. So as to be
understood, clearly, plainly. -
INTEMERATE, in-témér-āte. a. 91. Undefiled,
unpolluted.
INTEMPERAMENT, in-têm'pér-ā-mént. s. Bad
constitution. **
INTEMPERANCE, in-tém'për-änse.
INTEMPERANCY, in-tém'për-án-sé. S.
Want of temperance, want of moderation, ex-
cess in meat or drink.
INTEMPERATE, in-téza'për-āte. a 91. Immo-
derate in appetite, excessive in meat or drink ;
passionate, ungovernable, without rule.
INTEMPERATELY, in-tém'pér-àte-lè. ad. Wita
breach of the laws of temperance; immoderate-
ly, excessively.
INTEMPERATENESS, in-tém'për-âte-nēs. s.
Want of moderation.
INTEMPERATURE, in-têm'pér-à-tūre. s. Ex-
cess of some quality.
To INTEND, in-ténd'. v. a To mean, to design.
INTENDANT, in-tén'dānt. s. An officer of the
highest class, who oversees any particular al-
lotment of the publick business. * . .
INTENDMENT, in-ténd'mént. s. Intention, de-
Słºń.
To INTENERATE, in-tém'nér-āte. v. a. 554. . To
zmake tender, to soften.
INTENERATION, ſm-tén-nēr-à'shôn. s. The act
of softening or making tender. l
nº BLE, jo-fén'è-bl. a 405. That cannot
©! (!.
[[* Dr. Johnson has given this word from Shak-
speare, who formed it as if derived from the
Latin: but as that language has no nearer re-
lation to it than tened, it must be derived from
the French tenable, and therefore cannot have
been compounded of in and tenible, as Dr. John-
son tells us, because there is no such word. It
ought therefore to be written Intenable.
INTENSE, intense. a. Raised to a high degree,
strained, forced; vehement, ardent; kept in
the stretch, anxiously atteutive.
INTENSELY, in-ténse'lé. ad. To a #. degree.
INTENSENESS, in-ténseºnés. s. The state of
being affected to a high degree, contrariety to
laxity or remission.
INTENSION, in-tén'shôn. s. The act of forcing
3rstraining any thing.
INTENSITY, in-tén'sé-té. s. Intenseness. Ash.
INTENSIVE, in-tén'siv. a. 428. Stretched or
increased with respect to itself; intent, full of
flare
IN TENSIVELY; in-tén'słv-lè. ad. To a great
§§ ©
INTENT, in-tént'. a. Anxiously diligent, fixed
with close application
wers cr'facilities , ,
3.
*
&
*
§
lNT
290
INT
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat ;-mé, mét;-pinc, pīn;–
NTENT, in-tênt'. s. A design, a purpose, a
drift, §§§
INTENTION, fin-tén'shān. s. Design, purpose;
the state of being intense or strained.
INTENTIONAL, in-tén'shôn-ál. a. 88. Design-
ed; done by º
INTENTIONALLY, in-tén'shān-ál-è. ad. By
design, with fixed choice ; in will, if not in ac-
tidih.
lNTENTIVE, in-tén'tlv. a. 157. Diligently ap-
lied, busily attentive.
1NTFNTIVELY, ºn-tén'tiv-lè. ad. With applica-
tion, closely.
INTENTLY, in-tênt'lé. ad. With close atten-
tion, with close application, with "eager desire.
INTENTNESS, i. s. The state of oeing
intent, anxious application
To INTER, in-tér'. v. a. To cover under ground,
to bury. -
INTERCALAR, fa-tér'kā-lär.
INTERCALARY, fin-têr-kāl'à-rè.
ed out of the common order to preserve the
equation of time, as the twenty ninth of Febru-
ary in a leap-year is an Intercalary day.
83 All our orthóepists agree in placing the ac-
cent on the second syllable of intercalar and in-
tercalate; and Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr. Per-
ry, Bachaman, Barclay, and Entick, place it on
the same syllable in intercalary; but Dr. Ken-
pick, W. Johnston, and Bailey, on the third.
This latter pronunciation is certainly more
agreeable to the ear; and as it is derived from
the Latin intercalaris, a word of the same num-
ber of syllables with the penultimate long, it
should seem we ought to place the accent an
the same syllable on the English word, 503; 1 ut
assour language absolutely forbids us to lay the
stress on the a in this termination, 512, I see no
. why we should not place it on the pre-
ceding syllable, especially as the termination
is not enclitical, 513, and therefore does not re-
quire the accent on the conjunctive part of the
woºd (see AcADEMY.) The accent on the third
syllable, therefore, as it clashes with no amalo-
gv, and is so much more agreeable to the ear,
ought, in my opinion, to be adopted
To INTERCALĀTE, in-tér'kā-lāte. v. a. To in-
sert an extraordinal y day.
# NTERCALATION, fin-tér-kā-ſå'shān. s. Inser-
tion of days out of the ordinary reckoning.
To INTERCEDE, in-têr-sééd'. v. n. To pass oe-
tween ; to mediate, to act between two parties.
INTERCEDER, fa-tér-sèë'dër. s. 98. One that
intercedes, a mediator.
To INTERCEPT, in-tér-sèpt. v. a. To stop and
seize in the way ; to obstruct, to cut off, to
# from being communicated.
.NTERCEPTION, ºn-tér-sép'shäu. s.
tion, seizure by the way
a. Insert-
Obstruc-
JNTERCESSION, in-tér-séshán. s. Mediation,
interposition, agency betweed two parties,
agency in the cºuse of another.
1NTERCESSOUR, in-tér-sés'sår. s. Mediator,
agent between two parties to procure recon-
ciliation.—See Honour.
To INTERCHAIN, in-tér.tshāne'. v. a. To chain,
to link together.
To INTERCHANGE, hi-têr-tshānje'. v.a. To put
each in the place of the other; to succeed al-
ternately.
1Nº AN GE, th—tér-tshānje'. s. 493. Com-
nterce, permutation of commodities, alternate
Sººn mutual donation and reception.
INTERCHANGEABLE, in-tér-tshānjá-bl. a.
4}. Capºble of being interchanged; given and
<aken mutually; following each other in alter-
* Slºession.
INTERCHANGEABLY, in-têr-tshānjá-blé. ad.
Alternately, in a fauner whereby each gives
and receives.
fMTERCHANGEMENT, in-têr-tshānje'ment s.
Exchange, mutual transference.
INTERCIPIENT fm-tér-sip'é-ént. s. An inter.
ceptin fº. something that causes a stoppage
INTERCISION, in-têr-sizh'âm. s. Interruption.
To INTERCLUDE, in-tér-kläde'. v. m. To shut
from a place or course by something intervening
INTERCLUSION, in-têr-klū'zhön. s. Obstruc
tion, {{#iº,
INTERCOLUMNIATION, in-tér-kö-lām-nē-ă'
shān. s. The space between the pillars
To INTERCOMMON, ſm-tér-köm'mām. v. m. To
feed at the same table. -
INTERCOMMUNITY, in-tér-köm-mū'nè-tě, s
A mutual communication or community.
INTERCOSTAL, in-tér-kös’tál. a. Placed be-
tween the ribs.
INTERCOURSE, ſn'tér-körse. s. Commaerce,
exchange ; communication.
INTERCURRENCE, in-têr-kār'rènse. s. Pas-
sage between.
INTERCURRENT, in-têr-kār'rént. a. Running
between.
INTERDEAL, in-tér-dèle'. s,
COUll"Se.
To INTERDICT, in-têr-dikt'. v. a. To forbid,
to prohibit; to prohibit from the enjoyment of
communion with the church. g
INTERDICT, in'tér-dikt. s. 493. Prohibition,
prohibiting decree ; a papal prohibition to the
slergy to celebrate the holy offices.
INDERDICTION, in-tér-dik'shôn. s. Prohibition,
forbidding decree ; curse from the papal inter-
dict.
INTERDICTORY, in-têr-dik'tär-&. a. 512. Be-
longing to an interdiction. For the o, see Do.
MESTIC K. w
To INTEREST, ſm'tér-èst. v. a. To concern,
to affect, to give share in.
INTEREST, ſn'tér-ést. s. Concern, advantage,
good; influence over others; share, part in any
thing, participation; regard to private profit ;
money paid for use, usury; any surplus of ad-
vantage.
To INTERFERE, in-tér-fére'. v. m. To inter-
pose, to intermeddle ; to clash, to oppose each
other. -
INTERFERENCE, in-têr-fé'rënse. g. An in-
terposing, ar, intermeddling.
JG There is a perfectly new pronunciation of
this word, by placing the accent on the second
syllable, which, from its singularity, bids fair
for a reception among the minor criticks in pro-
nunciation, especially when there are at first
sight a few plausible analogies in its favour.
#. these criticks will say, should we not pro-
nounce this word with the accent on the antepe-
multimate syllable, as well as conference, deſer-
ence, preference, inference, and circumference, which
it is evident are not formed from our verbs to
confer, deſer, &c. but from the Latinconferens, deſer-
ens, &c.” It Inay be answered, that as there is no
Latin verb interfero, there is not the same reason
for accenting this word on the antepenultimate
syllable, as there is for the other words : and
therefore forming interference from our own verb
to anterfere, seems preferable to the forming of
a mongrel Latin word merely to avoid a forma-
tive of our own; especially when we have so
many words in a similar termination deriving
their accent from the verb: as, defiance, from
defy 5 reliance, from rely; assurance, from assure,
&c.; and even in this termination corvolence,
from condole; and why not interference, from inter-
fere? Entick’s is the only Dictionary in which I
have found this very common and useful word;
but as Dr. Johnson has not got it, this omiis-
Sion is eas' y accounted for.
INTERFLUENT, in-tér'flû-ént. a. 518. Flow.
ing between.
INTERFüßENT, in-tér-fújºnt, a.
between.
INTERFUSED, in-têr-fúz’d’. a.
Traffick, inter.
Shining
359, Poured
or scattered betweep.
—-m-r **ś
-
INT
291.
INT
—no, mêve, nér, nét;—túbe, tºb, būll;—öll;-pôānd;—thin, This. 4.
INTERJACENCY, in-têr-jä'sén-sé. s. The act
or state of lying between ; the thing lying be-
tWeen.
INTERJACENT, in-tér-jä'sént. a. Intervening,
lying between.
INTERJECTION, ſn-têr-jék'shôn. . s. . A part
of speech that discovers the mind to be seized
or affected with some passion, such as are in
English, Oh! alas ! ah! intervention, interpo-
sition, act of something coming between.
INTERIM, fr’tér-ím. s. 554. Mean time, in-
tervening time.
To INTERJOIN, in-tér-jöfn'. v. m. To join mu-
tually, to intermarry.
INTERIOUR, in-té'rè-àr. a. Internal, inner, not
outward, not superficial.
INTERKNOWLEDGE, in-têr-nēllédje. s. Mu-
tual knowledge.
To INTERLACE, ºn-tér-läse'. v. a.
mix, to put one thing within another.
INTERLAPSE, in-tér-lāpse'. s. The flow of
time between any two events. * >
To INTERLARD, in-tér-lärd'. v. a. To mix
meat with bacon or fat; to interpose, to insert
between ; to diversify by mixture.
To INTERLEAVE, in-tér-lève'.v. a. To chequer
a book by the insertion of blank leaves.
To INTERLINE, in-tér-llme'. v. a. To write in
alternate lines; to correct by something written
between the lines. -
INTERLINEATION, in-tér-lin-è-à'shūm. s. Cor-
rection made by writing between the lines.
To INTERLINK, in-tér-ſingk’. v. a. To connect
chains one to another, to join one in another.
INTERLOCUTION, in-tér-ló-kū'shôm. s. Dia-
logue, interchange of speech ; preparatory pro-
ceeding in law. •
To inter-
INTERLOCUTOR, fin-têr-lók'kº-tūr. s. 518. Dia-
logist, one that talks with another.
[* So great is the tendency of our language to
the enclitical accent, that this word, though
perfectly Latin, and having the penultimate u
long, has not been able to preserve the accent
on that syllable. , Mr. Nares is the only orthūe-
ist who places the accent on u ; Mr. Sheridan,
F. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Perry, Mr. .*. and Entick, accent
the antepenultimate sºlº, I prefer Mr.
Nares's accentuation –See PRolocutoR.
{NTERLOCUTORY, in-tér-lók'kū-tár-š. a. 512.
Consisting of dialogue ; preparatory to de-
cision.
[IF For the last o, see Dom Estick.
To INTERLOPE, in-tér-lópe'. v. n. To run be-
tween parties and intercept the advantage that
one should gain from the other. -
INTERLOPER, in-tér-ló'për. s. 98. One who
runs into business to which he has no right.
INTERLUCENT, in-tér-lè'sént. a. Shining be-
tWeen.
INTERLUDE, ſn'tér-lède. s. Something played
at the intervals of festivity, a farce.
INTERLUENCY, in-têr-lú'én-sè. s.
terposited, interposition of a flood:
INTERLUNAR, in-tér-lú'nār.
INTERLUNARY, in-tér-lú'hār-à.
to the time when the moon, about to change,
is invisible.
INTERMARRIAGE, ſn-tér-mâr'ridje. s. 90, 274.
Marriage between two families, where each
takes one ###" another.
To INTERMARRY, in-tér-mâr'rè. v. n. To mar-
ry some of each family with the other.
Water in-
: a. Belonging
To INTERMEDDLE, in-têr-méd'dl. v. n. To
interpose officiously.
MNTERMEDDLER, in-tér-méd'dl-ár. s. One
that interposes officiously.
INTERMEDIACY, in-têr-mê'dè-à-sé, or in-têr-
mějè-à-sé. s. 293. Interposition, intervention.
INTERMEDIAL, 1m-térmèdè-ál, or in-tér-mê'-
jē-ăl. a. 294. Intervening, lying between, in-
tervenient
INTERMEDIATE, in-têr-médè-āte. a later:
yeming, interposed.-See IMMEplark.
INTERMEDIATELY, in-tér-mēdé-Ate-lè ad
376. By way of intervention.—See IMMEDIATE
INTERMENT, in-tér’mént. s. Burial, sepulture .
INTERMIGRATION, in-têr-mè-gráshán. s.
Act of removing from one place to another, so
as that of two parties removing, each takes the
place of the other.
INTERMINABLE, in-têr'mè-nā-bl. a. Immense,
admitting no boundary.
INTERMINATE, in-térimé-nāte a. 91. Unbound
ed, unlimited.
INTERMINATION, in-tér-mè-mā'āhām. s. Me-
nace, threat.
To IN'ſ ERMINGLE, ſn-tér-ming'gl. v. a. To
mingle, to mix some things among others.
To INTERMINGLE, in-tér-ining'gl. v. n. To
be mixed or incorporated.
INTERMISSION, ºn. s. Cessation
for a time, pause, intermediate stop ; interve-
nient time; state of being intermitted; the
space between the paroxysms of a fever.
INTERMISSIVE, in tér-mis'siv. a. 158. Coming
by fits, not continual.
To INTERMIT, in-tér-mit' v. a.
any thing for a time, to interrupt.
To INTERMIT, in-tér-mit'. v. n. To grow mild
between the fits or paroxysms. -
Nºrt TENT, in-têr-mittént. a. Coming
by fits.
To INTERMIX, ju-tér-miks'. v. a. To mingle,
to join, to put some, things among others.
To INTERMIX, in-tér-miks'. v. n. To be min-
gled together. \
INTERMIXTURE, in-tér-miks'tshūre. s. 461.
Mass, formed by mingling bodies: something
additional mingled in a mass.
To ſorbear
INTERMUNDANE, fir-tér-mân'd?\me. a. Sub-
sisting between worlds, or between orb and orb
INTERMURAL, in-tér-mâ'rál. a. Lying between
walls.
INTERMUTUAL, in-tér-mâ'tshā-āl. a. Mutual,
interchanged.
INTERN, in-térn', a. Inward, intestine, not fo-
reign.
INTERNAL, in-tér'nāl.a. Inward. not external;
intrinsick, not depending on external accidents,
real.
INTERNALLY, in-tér'nāl-ć. ad. Inwardly;
mentally, intellectually.
INTERNECINE, in-tér-nē'sine. a. Endeavour.
ing mutual destruction.
INTERNECHON, in-tér-nē'shān. S
slaughter.
INTERNUNC10, in-têr-mân'shë-6. s. Messenger
between two parties.
INTERPELLATION, $n-tér-pél-lä'shán. s. A
summons, a call upon. -
To INTERPOLATE, In-tér'pô-lāte. v. a 91. To
foist any thing into a place to which it does not
belong ; to renew, to begin again
INTERPOLATION.jm-tér-pô-lä'shôn. s.
thing foisted into the original matter.
INTERPOLATOR, in-tér'pó-lä-tör. s. 521. One
that foists in counterfeit passages.
INTERPOSA L, fin-têr-pô'zál. s. Interposition
agency between two persons; intervention.
To INTERPOSE, in-tér-póze'. v. a. To thrust
in as an obstruction, interruption or inconve-
nience; to offer as a succour or relief; to place
between, to make intervenient.
To INTERPOSE, in-tér-pôze'. v. n. To mediate,
to act between two parties; to put in by way of
interruption.
Massacre,
Some-
FNTERFOSEH, tri-têr-pô zăr, s. 98. One that
coines, between others an intervenient agent,
a mediator. -
INTERPOSITION, in-tér-pô-zlsh'ên. s. Interve
nient agency; mediation, agency between par
ties; intervention, state of being placed betwee:
two ; any thing interp sed,
INT
202
INT
II; 550–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, Aét;—pine;—pin,
To INTERPRET, in-tér'prêt. v. a. To explain,
to translate, to decipher, to give a solution.
INTERPRETABLE, ſn-tér'pré-tá-bl. a. Capable
of being expounded.
INTERPRETATION, in-têr-prè-tà'shôn. s. The
act of interpreting, explanation ; the sense giv-
en by an interpreter, exposition.
INTERPRETATIVE, fu-tér'prè-tº-tiv. a. 512.
Collected by interpretation.
INTERPRETATIVELY, in-tér'prè-tà-tiv-lè. ad.
512. As may be collected by interpretation.
INTERPRETER, fin-tér'prè-tár. s. An exposi-
tor, an expounder; a translator. *
INTERPUNCTION, in-tér-pêngk'shān. s. Point-
ing between words or sentences.
INTERREGNUM, in-têr-rég'nām. s. The time
in which a throme is vacant between the death
of one prince and accession of another.
INTERREIGN, fin-têr-rāme'. s. Vacaucy of the
throne.
To INTERROGATE, in-têr'rö-gāte. v. a. To ex-
amine, to question.
To INTERROGATE, in-tér'rö-gāte. v. n. To
ask, to put questions.
INTERROGATION, in-tér-rö-gå'shôn. s. A
question put, an inquiry; a note that marks a
§uestigº thus 2
INTERROGATIVE, in-tér-rög'gå-tív. a. Demo-
ting a question, expressed in a questionary form
of words.
INTERROGATIVE, in-tér-rég'gå-tiv. s. 512. A
ronoun used in asking questions, as; who? what?
p
INTERROGATIVELY, in-tér-róg'gå-tiv-lè.
ad.
lm form of a question. -
JNTERROGATOR, in-tér'rö-gå-têr. s 521 An
asker of questions. .it
INTERROGATORY, in-têr rög'gå-tár-à. s. 512.
A question, an inquiry.
[j'. For the last o, see Domestick.
INTERROGATORY, in-tár-rög'gā-kār-&. a. 557.
Containing a question, expressing a question,
To INTERRUPT, in-tér-räpt'. v. a. To hinder
the process of any thing by breaking in upon
it; to hinder one from proceeding, by interpo-
sition; to divide, to separate.
INTERRUPTEDīy, inºr ºpt&d-lè, ad. Not
in continuity, not without stoppages.
INTERRUPTER, in-tér-räpt'êr. S. 98. He who
interrunts.
INTERRUPTION, in-tér-röp'shôn. s. Interpo-
sition, breach of continuity; hindrange, stop,
obstruction. , *
INTERSCAPULAR, in-têr-skáp'pë-lär. a. Pla-
ced between the shoulders.
To INTERSCIND, in-tér-sind'. v. a. To cut off
by interruption.
To INTERSCRIBE, in-tér-skribe'. v. a. To write
between. &
INTERSECANT, in-tér-sé'kånt. a.
any thing into parts.
To INTERSECT, in-tér-sékt'. v. a. To cut, to
divide each other mutually.
Dividing
To INTERSECT, in-tér-sékt'. v. n. To meet
, and cross each other.
INTERSECTION, in-tér-sék'shôn. s. The point
where lines cross each other.
To INTERSERT, in-tér-sért'. v. a. To put in
between other things.
INTERSERTION, in-tér-sèr'shôn. s. An imser-
tion, or thing inserted between any thing.
To #######. in-tér-spérse'. v. a. To
scatter here and there among other things,
INTERSPERSiôN, in ºr pār'shôn. s." The aet
of scattering here and there.
INTERSTELLAR, in-têr-stèl'lär. a. Interven-
ing between the stars.
IN STICE, in'tér-st's, or in-têr'stis. s. Space
between one thing and another.
ſlº Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, Bu-
chanan, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Bar-
clºy, place the accent on the second syllable of
this word; and Dr. Johnson Dr. Ash, Mr.
*
Scott, Bailey, and Entick, on the first. I do
not hesitate a moment to pronounce this the
best accentuation: for as this word must be de-
rived from the noun interstitium, and not from
the verb intersto, the rule so oftem mentioned “t
changing the secondary accent of the Ilatin
word when shortened into the principal accen:
of the English word must take place here.-
See ACADEMY and IN compar ABLE.
It is not easy to conjecture what could be the rea
son why this majority of orthūepists should be
found on the side of the penultimate pronuncia
tion of this word. It is certain that the great-
est part do but copy from former Dictionaries;
hut when an uncouth and uncommon promum
ciation is adopted, it is generally for some learn
ed reason from the dead languages, which the
common inspector is utterly incapable of con-
ceiving. In , the present instance, however,
there is not the shadow of a reason, from the
original Latin, why we should place time accent
on the second syllable of interstice, which would
not oblige us to lay the stress on the same syl-
lable of interfere, intervene, intercourse, intervuſ,
superfluºc, &c.
INTERSTITIAL, in-têr-stíshāl. a. Containing
interstices.
INTERTEXTURE, in-tár-táks'tshūre. s. Diver
siócation of things mingled or woven one annong
another.
To INTERTWINE, in-têr-twhic'.
To INTERTWIST, in-fér-twist'.
unite by twisting one in another.
INTERVAL, in'tér-yāl. s. Space between
places, interstice ; time passing two assignable
points, i.emission of delirium or distemper.
JJ Dr. Kenrick, of all oth orthūepists, is the only
ene who accents this word on the second syllable.
: v. a. To
To INTERVENE, in-têr-vène'. W. n. To come
between things or persons.
INTERVENIENT, in-tér-vénē-ănt. a. Interce .
dent, passing between.
INTERVENTION, in tér-vén'shôn. a. Agency
between persons; agency between antecedents
and consecutives ; interposition, the state of
being interposed.
To INTERVERT, in-têr-vért'. v. a.
another course,
INTERVIEW, in'tér-vč, s.
of each other.
To lNTERVOLVE, in-tér-völv'. v. a. To involve
one with another.
To INTERWEAVE, in-té:-w&ve'. v. a. Preter
Interwove; Part, pass. Interwoven, Interwove,
or Interweaved. To mix one with another in
a regular texture, to intermingle.
INTESTABLE, in-tés'tā-bl. a. Disqualified to
make a will.
To turn to
Mutual sight, sighs
INTESTATE, in-tés'täte... a. 91. Wanting a
will, dying without a will.
INTESTINAL, in-tés'tè-mál. a. 88. Belonging
to the guts.
[[F This word is sometimes pronounced with the
accent on the third syllable, because the i in
intestinum is long; but Dr. Johnson more pro-
perly makes it a formative of our own, from
intestine ; and even if we were to allow this ad-
jective to be derived immediately from the La-
tin substantive of the same number of syllables,
we may see in Principles, No. 503, h, how ma–
my exceptions there are to this rule, and how
probable it is that this word is one.
INTESTINE, in-tés'tin. a. 140. Internal, in-
ward ; contained in the body; domestick, not
foreign.
INTESTiNE, in-têstin. s. The gut, the bowel,
To INTHRAL, in-thråwl. v. a. 406. To en
slave, to shackle, to reduce to servitude.
INTHRALMENT, in-thråwl'mént. s. Servitude,
slavery.
To INTHRONE, in-thrône'. v. a.
To raise to
royalty, to seat on a throne. *.
INT -
293
IJN 'I'
—mö, mêve, nér, mēt 3–tºbe, túb, bāli;--&il ;—pöänd ;—thin, THIs
INTIMACY, in'té-må-sé. s. Close familiarity.
INTIMATE, in'té-māte. a. 91. Inmost, inward,
intestine; familiar, closely acquainted.
INTIMATE, in té-māte. s. A familiar friend,
one who is trusted with our thoughts.
To INTIMATE, ſn'té-māte. v. a. 91. To hint, to
oint out º or not very plainly.
INTIMATELY, in'té-mâte-lè. ad. Closely, with
intermixtume of parts; familiarly, with close
friendship. -
INTIMATION, in-tê-mâ'shôn. s. Hint, obscure
or indirect declaration or direction.
To INTIMIDATE, frº-tîm'é-dàte. v. a. To make
fearful, to dastardize, to make cowardly.
INTIRE, in-tire'. s. Whole, undiminished, un-
broken. - ,”
INTIRENESS, in-tire'nés. s. Wholeness, integrity.
INTO, ſn'té. prep. Noting entrance with regard
to place; noting penetration beyond the out-
side : noting a new state to which any thing is
brought by the agency of a cause. -
INTOLERABLE, j a. Insufferable,
not to be endured; bad beyond sufferance.
INTOLERABLENESS, in-tóI'lér-à-bl–nés. s. 554,
555. Quality of a thing not to be endured
INTOLERABLY, in-tól'lér-à-blè. ad. To a de-
gree be ond endurance.
INºé. in-tól'ér-ánse. s. Want of to-
€ration.
INTOLERANT, in-têl'lér-ánt. a. Not enduring,
not able to endure.
To INTOMB, in-tóóm'. v. a. 347. To enclose in
a funeral monument, to bury
INTONATION, in-tó-mâ'shôi, s.
sounding.
To INTONE, ſn-tóne'. v. m. To make a slow
protracted noise. -
To INTORT, in-têrt'. v. a. To twist, to wreath,
to wring. .
To INTOXICATE, in-tóks'é-kāte. v. a. To ine-
briate, to make drunk.
INTOXICATION, ſm-tóks-é-kå'shān. s. Inebria-
tion, the act of making drunk, the state of being
drunk.
*NTRACTABLE, in-trák’tá-bl. a. Ungovernable,
stubborn, obstinate ; unmanageable, furious.
INTRACTABLENāšs, in traßs s. Ob-
stimacy, perverseness.
INTRACTABLY, in-trák’tá-blé. ad. Unmanage-
ably, stubbornly.
INTRANQUILLITY, in-trán-kwiſ'é-té. s. Unquiet-
ness, want of rest.
INTRANSMUTABLE, in-tráns-mê'tá-bi. a. 405.
Unchangeable to any other substance.
To INTREASURE, in-trézh'êre. v. a. To lay up
as in a treasury. -
To INTRENCH, in-trénsh'. v. m. To invade, to
encroach, to cut off part of what belongs to
another; to break with hollows; to fortify
with a trench. *
INTRENCHANT, ſm-trénsh'ānt. a. Not to be
divided, not to be wounded, indivisible F
ortifi-
INTRENCHMENT, in-trénsh'mént. s.
cation with a trench. -
nº REPID, in-trép'id. a. Fearless, daring, bold.
TàW&
INTREPIDITY, in-tré-pid'ê-té. s. Fearlessness,
courage, boldness.
INTREPIDLY, in-trépid-lè. ad.
boldly, daringly.
ſNTRICACY, intré-kā-sé. s. State of being en-
tangled, perplexity, involution. -
INTRICATE, ſn'tré-kāte... a. 91. Entangled, peº
plexed, involved, complicated, obscure.
T6 INTRICATE, intrè-kāte. v. a. 91. To per-
plex, to darken. JNot in use. wº
INTRICATELY, in'tré-kâte-lè. ad. With involu-
tion of one in another, with perplexity.
INTRICATENESS, intrè-kâte-nés. s. Perplexi-
ty, involution, obscurity.
INTRIGUE, in-tréég'. s. 112,337. A plot, a pri-
wate transaction in which many parties are en-
Manner of
Fearlessly,
gaged; a love plot; intricacy, complication
the complication or perplexity of a fable or
poem. - -- -
To INTRIGUE, in-tréég'. v. m. 560. To form
plots, to carry on private designs; to carry on
an affair of love. -
INTRIGUER, th—trèèg'àr. R. 98. One who busies
himself in private transactions; one who forms
lots; one who pursues women.
INTRIGUINGLY, in-trèèg?ng-lè, ad. With in-
trigue, with secret lotting:
INTRINSICAL, in-trin'sè-kál. a. Internal, solid
natural, not accidental. -
[[ī’ This word, derived from the Latin intrinsecus,
Dr. Johnson tells us, is now, contrary to etymoº
logy, generally written intrinsical. - Q
INTRINSICALLY, in-trin'sè-kāl-ć. ad. Internal-
ly, maturally, really; within, at the inside.
INTRINSICK, in-trin'sík. a. Inward, internal,
real, true; not depending on accident, fixed .
in the nature of the thing. -
INTRINSECATE, in-trim'sè-kåte a. Perplexed
Obsolete.
To INTRODUCE, in-ti &-dûse'. v. a. 376. To con-
duct or usher into a place, or to a person; to
bring something into notice or practice; to
produce, to give occasion; to bring into wri-
ting or discourse by proper preparatives.
INTRODUCER, in-trö-dû'sár. s." One who con-
ducts another to a place or person; one who
brings any thing into practice or notice.
INTRODUCTION, in-trö-dák'shön, s. The act
of conducting or ushering to any"place or per-
son; the act of bringing any new thing into
notice or practice ; the preface, or part of a
book containing previous matter.
INTRODUCTIVE, in-trö-dák'tiv. a. Serving as
the means to introduce something else.
INTRODUCTORY, frº-trö-dàkſtär-8. a. 512. Pre-
vious, serving as the means to something far-
ther. -
INTROGRESSION, in-trö-gréshán. s. Entrance,
the act of entering.
INTROMISSION, ñarºmisiºn. s. The act of
sending in.
To JNTROMIT, in-trö-mit'. v. a. To ser:d in, to
let in, to admit, to allow to enter.
|To INTROSPECT, in-trö-spékt'. v. a. To take
a view of the inside.
INTROSPECTION, ſm-trö-spék'shön. s. A view
of the inside.
INTROVENIENT, in-trö-vè'mè-Ént. a. Entering,
coming in. - t
To INTROVERT, im'trö-vèrt. v. a. To turn in-
wards.
[[ī’ This word is not in any Dictionary I have
seen, but from its real utility ought to be in all
of them. It is peculiarly expressive of that act
of the mind which turns our thoughts upon
ourselves , and is so happily exemplified by ,
Hannah More, in her Strictures on Female Edu- .
cation, as at once to show the beauty of the
thought al. the propriety of the expression.
Speaking of that exquisite sensibility which
some females plead as a reason for shunning
that distress, in the removing of which it should
be exerted, she says, “That exquisite-sense of
“feeling which God implanted in the heart as a
“stimulus to quicken us in relieving he mise-
“ries of others is thus introverted, and learns to
“consider self as not the agent, but the object
“ of compassion. Tenderness is made an ex
“cuse for being hard-hearted; and instead of
“ drying the weeping eyes of others, this false
“ delicacy reserves its own selfish tears, for the
“more elegant and less expensive sorrows of
“ the melting novel, or the pathetick tragedy *
Vol. II. º 128. - -
To INTRUDE, in-tröðd'. v. n. 176. To come in
unwelcome by a kind of violence, to eptet with-
out invitation or permission; to àth, tº
force in uncalled or unpermitted º



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294
[[ 550-Fāte, får, fall, fat;—mé, mét;—pine, plm,
To INTRUDE, ſn-trööd'. v. a. 339. To force
without right or welcome.
INTRUDER, ſm-tröö'dër. s. 98. One who forces
himself into company or affairs without right.
INTRUSION, in-tröö'zhàm. s. The act of thrust-
ing or forcing any thing or person into any
place or state ; encroachment upon any person
or place; voluntary and uncalled undertaking
of any thing.
INºsº; in-tröö'siv. a. Intruding, coming
into company without invitation. -
tº This word has not found its way into any of
our Dictionarias, except Scott's and Entick's :
but for its legitimacy and utility, the publick ear
will be a sufficient warrant, without any autho-
rity to exemplify it. -
To INTRUST, in-träst'. v. a. To treat with com-
ſidence, to charge with any secret.
INTUITION, in-tū-ish'êm. s. Sight of any thing,
immediate knowledge; knowledge not obtain-
ed by deduction of reason.
INTUITIVE, in-tū'ê-tív. a. Seen by the mind
immediately; seeing, not barely believing;
having the power of discovering truth immddi-
ately without ratiocination
INTUITIVELY, in-tä'è-tiv-lè. ad. Without de-
duction of reason, by immediate perception
INTUMESCENCE, in-tū-més'sénse.
iNTUMESCENCY, in-tº-més'sén-sé.5 °.
510. Swell, tumour.
INTURGESCENCE, in-tär-jés'sénse. s. 510.
Swelling, the act or state of swelling.
To infºWiNä, in twine. v. a." To twist or
wreath together; to encompass by circling
round it.
To INVADE, in-väde'. v. a. To attack a coun-
try, to make a hostile entrance; to assail, to
assault.
INVADER, in-vā'dár. s. 93. One who enters with
hostility into the possessions of another; an as-
sailant.
INVALID, in-vālīd. a. Weak, of no weight or
emicacy.
INVALID, in-vá-lèèd'. s. 112. One disabled by ||
sickness or hurts.
To INVALIDATE, in-vál'é-dāte. v. a. To weaken,
to deprive of ſorce or efficacy.
INVALIDITY, in-vá-lídē-té. s. Weakness, want
of efficacy.
INVALUABLE, in-vál'è-á-bl. a. Precious above
estimation, imestimable:
INVARIABLE, in-vā'rè-à-bl. a. Unchangeable,
COnStant. -
INVAHIABLENESS, ºn-vá'rè-à-bl-nés. s.
mutability. constancy. -
INVARIABLY, in-vá'rº-à-blè. ad. Unchangea-
bly, constantly.
INWASION, in-vā'zhēn. s. Hostile entrance up-
on the rights or possessions of another, hostile
encroachment. -
.NVASIVE, in-vá's v. a. 158,428. Entering hos-
tilely upon other men's possessions.
im-
INVECTIVE, in-vék'tiv. s. 140. A severe cem-j.
sure in speech or writing. -
INº. fn-vák’tfv. a. Satirical, abusive.
INVECTIVELY, in-vék'tiv-lè. ad. Satirically,
abusively.
To isvääH, invº. v. n. 249, 390 To utter
censure or reproach.
INVEIGHER, in-vá'êr. s. Wehement railer.
To INVEIGLE, in-vè'gl. v. a. 250. To persuade
to something bad or hurtful, to wheedle, to al-
lure. -
INVEIGLER, in-vé'gl-ūr. s. 98. Seducer, de-
ceiver, allurer to it.
To INVENT, in-věnt'. v. a. To discover, to find
out; to forge, to contrive falsely; to feign; to
produce something new in writing, or in me-
chanicks.
INVENTER, in-vént'âr. s. One who produces
something new, a deviser of something not
known before; a teller of fictions
INVENTION, in-vén'shôn. s. Fiction, discovery,
act of producing something new; forgery; the
thing invented. - -
INVENTIVE, in-vén'tiv. a. Quick at contri
vance, ready at expedients. -
INVENTOR, in-vént'ör. s. 166. A finder out of
something new ; a contriver, a framer.
INVENTORIALLY, in-vén-tó'rè-ál-ć. ad. In
manner of an inventory.
INVENTORY, fin'vén-tūr-8. s. 512. An account or
catalogue of moveables. For the o, see Domes
TICK.
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott,
W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, Buchanan, Entick,
and Bailey, pronounce this word with the ac-
cent on the first syllable ; and Dr. Johnson,
Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Barclay, on the second.
Dr. Kenrick, ind ed, tells us, that the accent is
sometimes placed on the first; which is indeed
very apparent from the number of writers I
have produced for that accentuation. But the
propriety of this pronunciation is not better
supported by authority than by analogy. For
if we have an English word from which a word
of this kind might be formed, as declaratory; de-
famatory, &c. the accent will generally be found
to be on the same syllable as in declare, defame,
&c.; but if we have no such corresponding
English word, and the word of this termination
comes from the Latin, as promontory, desultory,
&c. the word then takes the secondary accent
we give the Latin words prémontórium, desultó-
rius, &c. Now though our English verb to in-
vent comes from the same parent invenio as in-
ventory, it is in so different a sense as to have no
claim to the parentage. As therefore inventa-
rium is the latter Latin word from which this
word is derived, and as this has the seconda.
ry accent on the first syllable in our pronuncia.
tion of Latin, so inventory must have the princi-
pal accent in the same syllable in English.--
See AcADEMY, IN.com PARABLE, &c.--Dr. John-
son indeed furnishes us with an authority from
Shakspeare against himself:
orsooth ap inventory thus importin
** The .*. his plate.” g
INVENTRESS, in-vén'trés. s. A female that
invents.
INVERSE, fin'vérse. a. 431.
cal, opposed to Direct.
INVERSION, in-vér'shūm. s. Change of order
or time, so as that the last is first, and first
last; change of place, so as that each takes the
room cf the other. + -
To INVERT, in-vért'. v. a. 556. To turn upside
down, to place in contrary method or order to
that which was before; to place the last first.
Inverted, recipro-
{INVERTEDLY, in-vér’téd-lè. ad. In contrary
or reversed order.
To INVEST, in-vést'. v. a. To dress, to clothe,
to array; to place in possession of a rank on
office; to adorm, to grace ; to confer, to give,
to enclose, to surround so as to intercept suc-
cours or provisions.
INVESTIENT, in-vés'tshēnt. a. 464. Covering,
§
INVESTIGABLE, ſn-vés'tè-gā-bl. a. To be search-
ed out, discoverable by rational disquisition,
ſo INVESTIGATE, in-vés'té-gāte. v. a. 91. To
search out, to find out by rational disquisition.
INVESTIGATION, in-vès-tê-gå'shôn. s. The
act of the mind by which unknown truths are
"discovered; examination.
INVESTITURE, in-vés'té-tūre. s. The right of
§ possession of any manor, office, or belse
ce; the act of giving possession. -
INVESTMENT, in-véstºměnt. s. Dress, clothes,
ment, habit. g
INVETERACY, in-vět’tér-à-gè. s. , Long continu-
ance of any thing bad: in physick, long con
tinuance of a disease.


sº INV
295.
JOG
—mb, mēve, mēr, nāt;-tūbe, tºb, bād ;—öil ;-pôānd;—thin, This
IN VETERATE, . a. 91. Old, long
established; obstinate by long continuance. .
To INVETERATE, in-véttér-āte. v. a. To har-
den or make obstinate by lung continuance.
INVETERATENESS, in-vét’tér-âte-nés s. Long
continuance of anything bad; obstimacy con-
firmed by time.
INVETERATION, ºn-vêt-tér-A'shôn. s. The act
of hardening or confirming by long continuance.
INVIDIOUS, in-vid'é-às, or in-vidjè-às a. 293,
376. Envious, malignant; likely to incur or to
bring hatred. w
INVIDIOUSLY, in-vid'é-às-lè. ad. Malignantly,
enviously; in a manner likely to provoke hatred,
INVIDIOUSNESS, in-vid'é-ös-nēs. s. Quality of
rovoking envy or hatred. -
To INVIGORATE, in-vig'gö-räte. v. a. To en-
dure with vigoul, to strengthen, to animate, to
er, force. *
INVIGORATION, in-vig-gē-rå'shôn. s. The act
of §§ the state of being invigorated.
INVINCIBLE, in-vin'sè-bl. a. 405. Unconquera-
ble, not to be subdued.
INVINCIBLENESS, in-vin'sè-bl-nés. Un-
conquerableness, insuperableness.
INVINCIBLY, in-vín'sè-blé, ad. Insuperably, un-
conquerably, .
JNVPOLABLE, in-viº-lā-bl. a. 405. Not to be
profaned, not to be injured; not to be broken;
insusceptible of hurt or wound.
INVIOLABLY, in-vi'6-lāblé, ad. Withoutbreach,
without failure. -
PNVIOLATE, in-vić-lāte. a. 91. Unhurt, unin.
jured, unpolluted, unbroken.
INVIQUS, in'vé-às, -a. Impassable, untrodden.
(NVISIBILITY, ...tº. s. The state of
being invisible, imperceptibleness to sight.
ISVlsIBLE, in-viz'é-b}. a. 405. Not percepti-
ble by the sight, not to be seen.
INVISIBLY, fm-víz'é-ºlé. ad. Imperceptibly to
the §: -
To HNVISCATE, in-vis'kāte. v. a. To lime, to
entangle in glutinous matter.
INVITATION, in-vé-tä'shām. s. The act of invi-
tirlg, bidding, or calling to any thing with cere-
mony and civility. -
To INVITE, in-vite'. v. a. To bid, fo ask to any
place; to allure, to persuade.
To INVITE, in-vite'. v. m. To give invitation, to
afford allurement.
INVITER, in-vitár.'s, 98. He who invites.
INVITINGLY, in-viting-lè. ad. In such a man-
ner as invites or ailures. -
To INUMBRATE, in-àm'bråte. v. a. To shade,
to cover with shades.
INUNCTION, in-àngk'shôn. s. The act of smear-
ing or anointing.
HNUNDATION, fm-àn-dà'shôm. s. The overflow-
ing of waters, flood, deluge; a confluence of
any kind.
To INVQCATF, invö-kāte. v. a. 91. To invoke,
to implore, to call upon, to pray to.
INVQCATION, in-vö-ká'shôn. . s. The act of
calling upon in prayer ; the form of calling for
the assistance or presence of any heing.
INVOICE, in'vöſse, s. A catalogue of the freight
of a ship, or of the articles and price of goods
sent by a factor. -
To INVOKE, in-vöke'. v. a. To call upon, to in-
plore, to praw to.
To INVOLVF, in-völv'. v. a. To inwrap, to
cover with anything surrounding, to imply,
to comprise; to entwist; to take in ; to eutan-
gie 3 to make intricate; to blend, to miugie to-
gether confusediv. *
tRVößtistARīY, in-völön-tá-rele, ad. No
by choice, not spontaneously. *
INVOLUNTARY., in-völ'ān-tá-rè. a. Not having
; pºwer of choice; not chosen, not done wii.
1 IT & V. $.
iß VOLUTION, in-vö-lú'shēn. s. The act of in-
volving or iuwrapping; the state of being en-
S.
!
tangled, complication
; that which is wrapped
round any thing. 3. * *
To INURE, in-ºre'. v. a. To habituate, to make
ready or willing by practice and custom, to ac-
Sustom:... . -
INUREMENT, in-ère'mént. s. Practice, habit,
use, custom, frequency. - -
To INURN, in-ārū'...Y. a. To intomb, to bury. .
INUSTION, in-àstshön, s.464. The act of burning
INUTILE, in-à'til. a. 140. Useless, unprofitable
INUTILITY, in-à-til'è-té. s. Uselessness, unpro-
fitableness.
INVULNERABLE, in-vá!'mér-à-bl. a. Not to
be wounded, secure from wound. - *
To I Nº. ºr. v. a. To enclose with a wall,
INWARD, fu'wärd. rr
iNWRäijsºłº, * * towards the
internal parts, within; with inflection or incur-
vity; concavely; into the mind or thoughts.-
See TowARDs. -
INWARD, in'wärd. a. Internal, placed wi.hin
intimate, domestick; seated in the mind.
INWARD, in'wärd. . . .88. Any thing within.
generally the bowels; intimate, near acquaint
ałłCé.
INWARDLY, ſn'wärd-lè. ad. In the heart, pri-
vately; in the parts within, intermally: with
infiection or concavity. -
INWARDNESS, inſwärd-més. s. Antimacy, fa-
miliarity.
To INWEAVE, in-wºve'. v. a. 227. Preter. In-
wove or Inweaved ; Part. pass. Inwove or In-
'woven. To mix amy thing in weaving, so that
it forms part of the texture; to entwine, to com-
plicate.
To INWOOD, fin-wiłł'. v. a. 307. To hide in
woods. Obsolete.
|To INWRAP, ſm-ráp'. v. a. 474. To cover by
involution, to involve; to perplex, to puzzie
with difficulty or obscurity; to ravish or tran-
sport.
INWROUGHT, in-rāwt'. a. 319. Adorned with
round as with a wreath.
JOB, jöb. s. A low, mean, lucrative affair; petty,
piddiing work, a piece of chance work; a sud-
den stab with a short instrument.
To JOB, jöb. v. a. To strike suddenly with a
sharp instrument, to drive in a sharp instru-
ment. ;
To JOB, jöb. v. n. To play the stock-jobber, to
buy and sell as a broker.
JOBBER, jöb'bár. s. 98. A man who sells stock
in the publick funds; one who does chance.
work. s
JOBBERNOWL, jöb'bār-nēle. s. A loggerhead,
a blockhead.
JOCKEY, jök'ké. s. 270. A fellow that rides
horses in the race; a man that deals in horses;
a cheat, a trickish fellow.
To JOCKEY, jök'kè. v. a. To justle by riding
against one , to cheat, to trick. .
JOCOSE, jö-kèse'. a. Merry, waggish, given to
łęSt.
JóC03ELY, jö-kèse'lé. ad. Waggishly, in jest,
in game.
JOCOSENESS,jö-köse'nés.
JOCOSETY, jö-kós'ê-tê.
merrimentt. -
JOCULAR, jök'-lär. a. 83. Used in jest, mer
ry, jocose, waggish. r
JOCULARITY, jök-à-lár'é-té. s. Merriment, dis-
positiºn to Jest.
JOCUND,jökºnd. a. Merry, gay, airy, lively.—
See FA Cux D.
JOCUNDLY, jök'ömd-lè. ad. Merrily, gaily.
To JOG, jög. v. a. To push, to shake by a sud
den pºsh, to give notice by a sudden F.
To JOG, jög. v. n. To move by suiall shocks; to
Huove on in a gentle, equable trot.
; s. Waggery
JOG, jêg. s. A push, a slight shake, a sudden
work.
To INWREATHE, ſn-rèthe'. v. a. 467. To sur-
*
.*
t
JOINT, jöfnt. a.
*
JOT -
2* *
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*.
Q6
-**- *... ºff.
IRO , :
Tr 559—Fate, fir, fall, fat;-mé, mit;-pine, pla,
Interruption by a push or shake; a rub, a small
gto
sº#sºr. S. 98. One who moves heavi-
ly and dully.
To JUGGLE, jög'gi., v. n. 405. To shake, to be
in a tremulous motion.
JOHNAPPLE,jón'āp-pl. s. A sharp apple.
To JOIN, jöfn. v. a. To add one to another in
continuity; to unite in league or marriage; to
dash together, to encounter; to associate; to
unite in one act; to unite in concord, to act in
concert with.
To JOIN.jöln. v. n. To grow to, to adhere, to
be continuous; to close, to clash ; to unite with
in marriage, or any other league ; to become
confederate. © º º
JOINDER.jöfn'dár. s. Conjunction, joining.
JOINER, jčín'ār. s. 98. One whose trade is to
make utensils of wood joined. z
JOINERY, jčín'ör-è. s. An art whereby several
pieces of wood are fitted and joined together.
JOINT, jöfnt. s. Articulation of limbs, juncture
of moveable bones in animal bodies; hinge,
junctures which admit motion of the parts: in
joinery, straight lines, in joiners' language, is
called a joint, that is, two pieces of wood are
shot; a knot in a plant; one of the limbs of an
animal cut up by the butcher; out of joint,
luxated, slipped from the socket, or correspon-
dent part where it naturally moves; thrown
into confusion and disorder.
Shared among many; united
in the same possession; combined, acting to-
gether in concert.
To JOINT, jöfnt. v. a. To join together in con-
federacy; to form many parts into one; to
form in articulations; to divide a joint, to cut
or quarter into joints.
JQINTED, jºinted. a. Full of joints.
JQINTER, jčíntºr. s. 98. A sort of plane.
JOINTLY,jöfnt'lé. ad. Together, not separately ;
in a state of union or co-operation.
JOINTRESS, jčín'trés. s. One who holds any
thing in jointure.
JOINTSTOOL, jöint-stööl'. s. A stool formed
}. framing the joints into each other.
JOINTURE, jöfn'tshire, s. 461. Estate settled
on a wife, to be enjoyed after her husband's
decease.
JQIST, jëist. s. The secondary beam of a floor.
łºś. s. Ajest, something not serious.
To JQKE, jöke. v. n. To jest, to be merry in
wo; ds or actions.
JQKER.jö'kår. s.98. Ajester, a merry fellow.
Jº,jôle. s. The face or cheek; the head of
31 （ &#1. * , ,
To JOLL, jôle. v. a. To beat the head against
anything, to elash with violence.
JOLI ILY,jöl'lé-lè. ad. In a disposition to noisy
minth.
JOLLIMENT,jöI'lé-mêut. s. Mirth, merriment,
id:#Essºns. *
#### jś flèS. : s. Gaiety, elevation
of spirit; merriment, festivity.
JOLLY, jēliē, a. Gay, merry, airy, cheerful,
lively; plump, like one in high heaſih.
To JOLT, jölt. v. m. To shake as a carriage on
rough ground. -
Tº JOLT,jölt. v. a. To shake one as a carriage
* †ºeS,
Jºjºlt. s. .Shock as in a carriage.
JOLTHEAD, jölthéd. s. A ºad, a dolt,
a blockhead. w
IONIC,3-&n'ík. a. 116. Belonging to Ionia; to
one ºf the dialects of the Greek language; to
Snº... the five orders of architecture.
§§§91.I.E, jūn-kwit. s. A species of daffodil.
JORDEN, jôr'ân. s. 103 A chamber-pot.
To JOSTLE, jós'sl. v. a. 472 Tojustie, to rush
Jºt. s. A point, a tittle
against.
idf
...t.
JOVIAL, jö'vé-ál. a. 38. Under the influence of
Jupiter; gay, airy, ſmerry. 4 *
JQVIALLY.jø'vé-āl-e, ad. Merrily, gaily.
JOVIALNESS, jö'vé-ál-nēs. s. Gaiety, merri-
ment.
JOURNAL, jär'māl. a. 88, 314. Daily, quotidian
JOURNAL, jôr'nāl. s. A diary, an account kept
of daily transactions; any paper published
daily. . W
JOURNALIST, jôr'môl-lst. s. A writer of jour
mals. -
JOURNEY, jör'n?. s. 270. The travel of a day,
travel by land; a voyage or travel by sea,
passage from place to place.
To JOURNEY, jôr'né. v. n. To travel, to pass
from place to place.
JOURNEYMAN, jår'nè-mân. s. 83 A hired
workman.
JOURNEY WORK, jôr'né-wºrk. s.
formed for hire.
JOUST, jãst. s. 314. Tilt, tournament, mock
fight. It is now written, less properly, Just.
To jöUst, jåst. v. m. To run in the tilt.
JOWLER, jöle'âr, s. 98. A kind of hunting dog
JOY, jöé. s. 229, 329. The passion produced by
any happy accident, gladness; gaiety, merri
ment; happiness; a term of fondness.
To JOY, jöé. v. m. To rejoice, to be glad, to
exult.
To JOY, jöé. v. a. To congratulate, to entertain
kindly; to gladden, to exhilarate.
JºANCE, jöé'änse. s. Gaiety, festivitv Obso
ete.
JQYFUL,jöè'föl. a. Full of joy, glad, exulting,
JOYFULLY, jöé'fāl-ć, ad. ith joy, gladly.
JQYFULNESS, jöé'föl-nēs. s. Gladness, joy.
JOYLESS, jöé'ſés. a. Void of joy, feeling no
pleasure; giving no pleasure. -
JQYOUS, jöé'às. a. 314. Glad, gay, merry; giv-
Ing Joy.
iPºčuaNHA, ?p-pè-kāk-ū-ā'nā. s. A plant,
the root of which is used in medicine as an
emetick.
IRASCIBLE, !-rås'sé-bl., a, 115. Partaking of
the flature of anger, disposed to anger.
IRE, ire, s. Anger, rage, passionate hatred.
IREFUL, ire'fi.l. a. Angry, raging, furious.
IREFULLY, he'föl-ć. ad. With ire, in an an-
§§ 1Ital). Ile]".
IRIS, i'ris. s. The rainbow ; an appearance of
Hight resembling the rainbow; the circle round
the pupil of the eye; the flower-de-luce.
To IRK, Érk. v. a. 103.
13. This word is very expressive; it comes from
the Islandick grk, work. It is only used imper.
sonally, and signifies to disgust, as, It irks me,
I am weary of it.
IRKSOME, 3rk's&m. a. 166.
troublesome. *
IRKSOMELY, &rk'sém-lè. ad. Wearisomely
tediously. -
IRKSOMENESS, &rk's&m-nēs. 3.
Wear|SOIſleness.
IRON, I'êrn. s. 417. A metal of a bluish gray
colour, hard, ductile and malleable; Capable of
acquiring magnetick polarity, and of being
welded. Aikin's Chymical Dictionary. Any in-
Strument or utensil made of iron ; a chain, a
shackle. - -
IRON, 'êrn. a. Made of iron ; resembling iron
in colour; harsh, severe; hard, impenetrable.
To IRON, i'ārn. v. a. To smooth with an iron;
to shackle with irons.
IRONICAL, i-rón nē-kál. a. 88, 115. Express-
ing one thing and meaning another.
IRONICALLY, i-rón'nè-kālīš. ad. By the use
of irony.
IRONMONGER, I'êrn-măng-går. s. A dealer
It? IFCºl.
IRONWOOD, iſãrm-wid. s. A kind of wood
extremely hard, and so ponderous as to sink in
Water,
Work per
Wearisome,
Tediousness,

ºr +
. HRR
\,,
297 ,
1Rf.
—nº, möve, när, mēt 5–túbe, tàb, būll;—öii;—póñnd ;-thin, This.
IRONWORT, i'ārn-wart. s. A plant.
IRONY, i'ārn-è. a. Having the qualities of iron.
IRONY, irºn-è. s. A mode of speech in which
the meaning is contrary to the words.
IRRADIANCE, ir-ré'dé-ānse. 505
IRRADIANCY, fr—rà'dè-ān-sè. e
Emission of rays or beams of Light upon an ob-
ject; beams of light emitted.
To ißADIATE, fr-rā'dè-āte. v. a. To adorn
with light emitted upon it, to brighten; to en-
lighten intellectually, to illuminate; to animate
by heat or light; to decorate with shining orna-
IIlentS.
IRRADIATION, fr-rá-dè-à'shôn. s. 534. The
act of emitting beams of light; illumination, in-
tellectual light.
IRRATIONAL, ir-rásh'ö-mál. a. Void of reason,
void of understanding ; absurd, contrary to rea-
SOll.
ſRRATIONALITY, ir-rásh-ö-mâl'è-të. s. Want
Of FeaSOIA.
IBRATIONALLY, fr—rāsh'ê-nāi-&. ad. Without
_reason, absurdly. * 3.
mºś, fr-rè-klá'mā-bl., a. 405.
Not to be reclaimed, not to be changed to the
better.
ÍRRECONCILABLE, fr. rék-ôm-si'lā-bl. a. Not
to be reconciled, not to be appeased ; not to be
made consistent.—See REconcil.EABLE.
IRRECONCILABLENESS, ir-rék-öm-si'ā-bl-
nés. s. Impossibility of being reconciled.
IRRECONCILABLY, ir-rék-kön-silä-blé. ad. In
an irrecoucilable manner.
iRRECONCILED, ir-rékön-sil’d. a. Not atoned,
not forgiven.
IRRECOVERABLE, fr—rè-kāv’ār-ā-bl. a. Not to
be regained, not to be restored or repaired;
not to be remedied.
IRRECOVERABLY, fr. ré-kāv’ār-á blè. ad. Be-
yond recovery, past repair.
ſRREDUCIBLE, fr-ré-dà'sè-bl. a. Not to be
reduced.
IRREFRAGABILITY, fr-réf-fra-gā-bil'è-tê. s.
Strength of argument not to be refuted.
IRREFRAGABLE, fr-réf'frá-gā-bl, or ir-ré-fräg'-
à-bl. a. Not to be confuted, superiour to argu-
mental opposition.
Bj If we might judge by the uniformity ºf find
in our Dictionaries, there would be no great
difficulty in settling the accentuation of this
word. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick,
Bailey, Entick, W. Johnston, ferry, Barclay,
and Buchanan, place the accent on the third
syllable ; Mr. Scott either on the second or
third, with a preference to the latter ; and Mr.
Sheridan alone places it exclusively on the se-
cond. But notwithstanding Mr. Sheridan's ac-
centuation stands single, I am much mistaken
if it has not only the best usage on its side, but
the clearest analogy to support it. It were, in-
deed, to be wished, for the sake of harmony,
that, like the Greeks and Romans, we had no
accent higher than the antepenultimate ; but
ſanguage is the vox populi. Our accent, in a
thousand instances, transgresses these classick
bounds, and who shall confine it 2 In com-
pounds of our own, with the utmost propriety,
we place the accent on the fourth syllable from
the last, as in wearisomeness, serviceableness, &c.
501 ; and a probable reason is given, under the
word Academy, why we accent so many words
from the Latin in the same manner; but be the
reason what it will, certain it is that this custom
has prevailed. This prevalence of custom is
sufficiently exemplified in the positive of the
word in question ; Réfragable is accented by
Johnson, Ash, and Bailey, on the first syllablé,
and would probably have been accented in the
same manner by the rest, if they had inserted
&he word. Buchanan and Barclay, indeed, have
the word, and , accent it on the second ; but
their authority is,** outweighed by the
IRREGüí.A.Riº, irºgºść… s.
three others. Convinced, therefore, that pro.
nouncing this word with the accent on the se
cond syllable is following that path which the
best usage has pointed out, I do not hesitate
to dissent from so many authorities, especially
when I find the best of these authorities incon-
sistent ; for if we are to place the accent on the
first syllable of Refragable, why we should re-
move the accent in Irrefragable, I cannot con-
ceive.—See ACADEMY and Disput ABLE.
IRREFRAGABLY, ir-réf 'frá-gā-blé. ad. With
force above confutation.
IRREFUTABLE, ir-ré-fú'tà-b}. a. Not to be
overthrown by argument.
[[G. All our Dictionaries place the accent on the
third syllable of this word; nor do I mean to
affront such respectable authority, by placing
it on the second, as in irrefragable, though there
is the same reason for both. Let it not be
pleaded that we have the verb refute in favour
of the first pronunciation; this has not the least
influence on the words indisputable, irrepocable,
incomparable, &c. . The reason why Corruptibie
and Refractory ought not to have the accent on
the first syllable, arises from the difficulty of
pronouncing the uncombinable consonants 11:
and ct in syllables not under the stress.-See
Principles, No. 517; also the words AccEPTABLE
and REFRAcroRY.
IRREGULAR, irrèg'gū-lär. a. 83. Deviating
from rule, custon, or mature ; iiamethodica?,
not coinfined to any certain rule or order; not
being accordiug to the laws of virtue.
Devia-
tion from rule; neglect of method and order
inordinate practice.
IRREGULARLY, ir-rég'gū-lār-lè ad. Without
observation of rule or miethod.
To iRFEGULATE, ir-rég'gū-lāte. v. a. To make
irregular, to disorder.
IRRELATIVE, irrël’lā-tív. . a. Having no re-
ference to any thing; single, unconnected.
IRRELEVANT, ir-rél'è-vânt. a. Unassisting,
unrelieving.
[I. This is one of the annual productions of the
House of Commons (where new words and
money bills naturally originate;) but it certain
ly deserves reception, as it conveys a new idea,
which is, that the object to which it relates is
supposed to be in a fallen and abject state, and
incapable of relief; whereas Unassisting may
relate to an object which indeed wants assist-
ance, but which is still in a militant state, and
not overcome. Every new shade of thought,
However, nice; enriches, a language, and may
be considered as a real acquisition to it: but
this word, as it is generally used in Parliament,
seems to signify nothing more than merely ut-
reluted ; and if this had been expressed by ir-
relative, though not strictly classical, yet a
very allowable formation, it would have been of
real use ; but as it is used at present, it is a pe.-
dantick encumbrance to the language.—Seeke-
LEWANT. + º
IRRELIGION, ir-ré-lidjön. s. Contempt of re-
ligion, impiety.
IRRELIGIOUS, ir-rè-lidjús. a. 314. Contem-
ming religion, inºpiºus; tºy to religion.
LRRELIGIOUSLY, ir-rè-lidjús-lè. ad. With
impiety, with irreligion.
IRREMEABLE, ir- *4-bl. a. Admitting ne
return.
IRREMEDIABLE, fr-rè-mê'dè-ā-bl. a. Admit-
ting no cure, not to be remedied
IRREMEDIABLY, ir-ré-médé-à-blé, ad. with-
Out Cure.
IRREMISSIBLE, ir-rè-mis'sè-bi, a. Not to be
jardoned. * i
IRREMISSIBLENESS, ir-rè-m?s'sé bl-nēs.
The §§ of º: to be pardomed.
IRREMOVEABLE, fr—ré-mööv'à-bl. a. Not tº
be moved, ubt to be changed.
Se
.
IRR
298
ISS *::
[[G 559.-Fâté, fir, ſåll, fät;—mè, mét;—pine, pin;–
IRRENOWNED, Jr-ké-nöän'd', a. 369. Void of
honour.
IRREPARABLE, fr-rép'pá rà-bl. a.
recovered, motto be repaired.
This word and its simple Reparable come
from the Latin Reparabilis and Irreparabilis,
, and are pronounced with the accent on the pre-
antepenultimate syllable, according to the
analogy of words anglicised from the Latin, by
dropping a syllable; which is, to place the ac-
cent on that syllable which has a secondary
stress in our own English pronunciation of the
Latin words.-See ACADEMY and IN compart A-
BLE.
IRREPARABLY, ir-rép'pá rà-blé. ad. Without
recovery, without amends. d
IRREPLEVIABLE, ir-ré-plév'vè-à-bl. a. Not to
be redeemed. law term.
HRREPREHENSIBLE, fr-rép-prè-hén'sè-bl. a.
Exempt from blame. *
IRREPREHENSIBLY, ir-rép-prè-hén'sé-blé. ad.
Without blame. . . .
IRREPRESENTABLE, fr—rép-prè-zënt'â-bl. a.
Not capable of representation.
IRREPROACHABLE, fr-ré-prótsh'à-bl. a. 295.
Free from blame or reproach.
1RREPROACHABLY, fr-rè-prêtsh'ā-blé. ad.
Without blame, without reproach.
IRREPROVEABLE, ir-ré-próðvá-bl. a. Not to
be blamed, irreproachable
{RREPTITIOUS, ir-rép'tish-às a. Encroaching,
creeping in. ---
is word is in no Dictionary that I have
met with ; but it appears to me to deserve a
place, as it is the only single word that express-
es imperceptible intrusion. Mr. Elphinstone
seems to use it with precision, where he tells us,
in his Principles of the English language, “that
“ etymology counts the b in crumb irreptitious,
“for not having found it in foreign sources,
“ she cannot see its use at home.” Book I.
§§ 25.
HRRESISTIBILITY, fr-rè-zîs-tº-bil'è-tê. s. Pow-
er above opposition.
IRRESISTIBLE, fr-ré-zis'té-bl. a. Superiour to
Not to be
#. osition.
|RRESISTIBLY, fr-rè-zis'té-blè. ad. In a man-
mer not to he opposed.
{RRESOLUBLE, irréz'zô-lū-bl. a. Not to be
broken, not to be dissolved.—See Dissoluble.
IRRESOLUBLENESS, fr. réz'zó-là-bl-més, s. Re-
sistance to separation of parts.
{RRESOLVEIjLY, fr—ré-Zól'véd-lè. ad. 364.
Without settled determination.
*RRESOLUTE, fr-réz'zö-lète. a, Not constant
in purpose, not determined.
IRRESOLUTELY, ir-réz'zó-lôte-lè. ad. With-
out firmness of mind, without determined pur-
pose.
tRRESOLUTION, ir-réz-à-lè'shôn. s. Want of
firmness of mind.
IRRESPECTIVE, fr-rè-spék'tly. a. Having no
1 egard to any circumstances
tRRESPECTIVELY, ºr-ré-spéktiv-lè. ad. With-
out regard to circumstances.
LRRETRIEVABLE, fr-rè-trèë'vãºbl. a. 275. Not
to be repaired, irrecoverable, irreparable,
iRRETRIEVABLY, ir-rè-trečvá-biè. ad. Irre-
_barably, irrecoverably.
iRREVERENCE, ir-rév'vèr-ènse, s. Want of
feverence, want of veneration; state of being
disregarded.
IRREVERENT, ir-rév'vār-ent. a. Not pavieg
due homage or reverence, not expressing cr
conceiving due veneration or respect.—See RE-
WERENT. e
º; jr-rév'vér-3.ht-lè. ad. With-
Qūttlue respect or vehération. "
Iº. fr-rè-vér'sé-Ll, a.
Not to be
Tecalled, not to be chaug
Gºd.
thkeyERSJBLY, ºr-tº-ble ad. Without
IRREVOCABLE, ir-rév'vö-kā-bl. a. Not to be
recalled, not to be brought back. z
[[; For the reason of accenting this word on the
second, and not on the third syllable, see ACA-
DEMY and IncomparaBLE.
IRREVOCABLY, ir-rév'vö-kā-blé, ad. Without
recall.
To IRRIGATE, fr’rè-gāte. v. a. To wet, to
moistem, to water. -
IRRIGATION, ir-ré-gå'shôn. s. The aet of wa-
tering or moistening.
IRRIGööUš. ir-rig'gū-às. a. Watery, watered
dewy, moist.
º
IRRISION, ir-rizh'ên. s. The act of laughing at
another.
IRRITABLE, fr’rè-tá-bl. . a. 405. Capable of
being made angry. Ash.
To IRRITATE, irrè-täte. v. a. 91. To provoke,
to teaze, to exasperate ; to fret, to put into
motion or disorder by any irregular or unac-
customed contact; to heighten, to agitate, to
enforce.
IRRITATION, fr-rè-tà'shān. s. Provocation, ex-
asperation ; stimulation.
IRRUPTION, ir-ráp'shām. s. The act of anything
forcing an entrance ; inroad, burst of invaders
into any place.
1S, iz. 420. The third person singular of To be,
I am, thou art, he is: it is sometimes expressed
by 's, as, What's the price of this book?
ISCHURY, fs'kū-rè. s. 353. A stoppage of urine.
ISCHURETICK, is-kā-rét’tík. s. Such medi
cines as force urine when suppressed.
ISICLE, !'sſk-kl. s. 405. A pendent shoot of ice
łSINGLASS, I'zing-glás. s. Fish glue: it is the
white glossy membrane, next to the skin, of a
species of sturgeon. It is also prepared by
boiling the intestines of the same species of fish
ISINGLASS-STONE, !'zing-glás-stöme. . s.
fossil, of which the ancients made their win-
dows: it is found in broad masses composed of
thin plates. The masses are reddish or brown-
ish, but the plates when separated are perfect-
ly transparent. -
ISLAND, ilând. s. 458.
rounded by water.
[[G. The s in this word and its compounds is per-
fectly silent.
ISLANDER, I'länd-ör. s. 98. An inhabitant of
an island.
ISLE, ſle. s. 458. An island, a country sur-
rounded by water; a long walk in a church or
publick building.
(SºcHRONAL, isèkrô-mál. a. Having equal
times. -
ISOHLATED, f2'ö-lä-téd. (Isoté. Fr.) a. A term
in architecture, signifying alone, separate, de-
tached.
[[ī’ I have not met with this word in any of our
Fnglish Dictionaries, but have so often heard it
in conversation as to induce me to insert is
without any other authority than its utility,
ISOPERUMETRICAL, i-sö-pér-è-mét’trè-kál. s
ln geometry, are such figures as have equai
perimeters or circumferences, of which the cir-
cle is the greatest.
ISOSCELES, i-sós'sé-lèz. s. That which hath
oilly two sides equal,
ISSUE, fsh'shū. s. 457. The act of passing out,
exit, egress, or passage out; event, consequence,
termination, conclusion ; a rontanel, a vent
made in a muscle for the discharge of humours;
evacu ‘ion; progeny, offspring: in law, Issue
ilatin divers applications, sometimes used for
the children begotten between a man and his
wife, sometimes for profits growing from an
amercemen.t, sometimes for profits of lands or
tenements, sometimes for that point of matter
depending in suit, whereupon the parties join
and put their cause to the trial of the jury. ".
To ISSJE, ish'shū. v. n. To come out, to pass
ont of any place; to make an eruption; to pro-
A tract of land sur-
# ºr *
T ºf
JUF
—no, mēve, nór, nét;—túbe, tab, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
ceed as an offspring; to be produced by any
fund ; to run out in limes.
To ISSUE, 1sh'shū. v. a. To send out, to send
forth ; to send out judicially or authoritatively.
ISSUELESS, ish'shū-lés. a. Without offspring,
without descendants. &
WSTHMUS, 1st'môs, s. A neck of land joining
the peninsula to the continent.
[[; I have only made the h mute in this word;
Mr. Sheridan makes both the h and t mute, and
he spells the word Ismus. Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Spott, Mr.Perry, Mr. Barclay, and Mr. Bucham-
an, pronounce the word as
think, agreeably to the best usage.
JT, it. pronoun. The neutral demonstrative ;
the thing spoken of before. It is used ludicrous-
ly after neutral verbs, to give an emphasis. It
is idiomatically applied to persons, as, It was 1,
It was he. -
ITCH, itsh. s. 352. A cutaneous disease extreme-
ly contagious ; the sensation of uneasiness in
the skin, which is eased by rubbing ; a constant
teazing desire.
To iföä, itsh. v. n. To feel that uneasiness in
the skin, which is removed by rubbing; to long,
to have continual desire.
ITCHY, itsh'ê. a. Infected with the itch.
ITEM, i'tém. ad. Also; a word used when any
article is added to the former.
ITEM, i'tém. s. A new article; a hint, an innuendo.
To ITERATE, it’tér-āte. v. a. 91. To repeat,
to utter again, to inculcate by frequent mention;
to do over again.
ITERANT, it’tér-ànt. a. Repeating.
ITERATION, it-tér-à'shān. S. Repetition, reci-
tal over again.
ITINERANT, i-tin'nér-ànt. a. Wandering, not
settled.
ITINERARY, l-tim'nér fir-8. s. A book of travels.
ITINERARY, i-tim'mér-ār-e.a. Travelling, done on
a journey.
ITSELF, it-sélf'. pronoun. The neutral recip-
rocal pronoun applied to things.
JUBILANT, jū'bè-lânt a. ttering songs of
triumph. an
JUBILA'ſ ION, jū-bê-lä'shām. s. The act of de-
claring triumph. f
JUBILEE, jū'bé-lè. s. Apºk festivity.
JUCUNDITY, jū-kån'dè-té. s. Pleasantness,
ageeableness.
JUDAISM, jū'dà-īzm. s. The religious rites of
the Jews. Ash.
To JUDAIZE, jū'dà-ize. v. n. To conform to the
Jews.
JUDGE, jädje. s. One who is invested with au.
thority to determine any cause or question, real
or personal; one who presides in a court of ju-
dicature; one who has skill sufficient to decide
upon the merit of any thing.
To §§. jädje. v. n. #, pass sentence; to
form or give an opinion; to discern, to distin-
guish. **
To JUDGE, jädje. v. a. To pass sentence upon ;
to examine authoritatively ; to pass severe cen-
sure, to doom severely.
JUDGER, jädjeºr. s. 98. One who forms judg-
ment, or passes sentence.
JUDGEMENT, jädjemént. s. The power of judg-
ing; , the act of exercising judicature ; de-
termination, decision ; the quality of distin-
guishing propriety and impropriety; opinion,
notion ; sentence against a criminal, condem-
nation; punishment inflicted by Providence;
distribution of justice; the last doom.
[* I am of Dr. Lowth's opinion, that the silent e
in this and similar words ought to be preserved;
and though Dr. Johnson spells acknowledgment
and abridgment without the e, he spells lodgement
with it Thus the rectitude of habit freqzºntly
corrects the errours of criticism.
UDICATORY, jū'dè-kā-tūr-e. s. 512, Žºriza-
tion of justice; court of justice.
have done, and, Il
|
JUDICATURE, jū'dè-kā-tūre. s. Power of dis-
tributing justice.
JUDICIAL, jū-dish'âl. a. 88. Practised in the
distribution of publick justice; inflicted on as
a penalty. g *
JUDICIALLY, jū-dish'āl-ć. ad. In the forms of
legal justice.
JUDICIARY, jū-dish'
upon any thing. " . * *
JUDICIOUS.jū-dish'és.a. Prudent, wise, skilfth
Jubiºus Y, jū-dish'ês-lè. ad. Skilfully
J. : Sei W.
JUG, jåg. s. A large drinking vessel with a gib
bous or swelling body. -
To JUGGLE, jég'gl. v. n. To play tricks by
sleight of hand; to practise artifice orimposture.
JUGGLE, jäg'gl. s. 405. A trick by legerde-
main ; an imposture, a deception.
JUGGLER, jäg'gl-àr. s. 98. One, who practises
sleight of hand, one who deceives the eye by
nimble conveyance; a cheat, a trickish fellow.
JUGGLINGLY, jåg'gl-ing-lè. ad. 410. In a de-
ceptive manner. *: g
JUGULAR, jūgū-lär. a. 38. Belonging to the
throat.
JUICE, jūse. s. 342. The liquor, sap, or water
of plants and fruits; the fluid in animal bodies.
JUICELESS, jãse'lés. a. Without moisture.
JUICINESS, jū'sè-nēs. s. Plenty of juice, suc-
culence. & ſº tº
JUICY, jà'sé. a. Moist, full of juice.
JUL.AP, jà'láp. s. 88. An extemporaneous form
of medicine, made of simple and compoung
water sweetened.
JULY, jū-li'. s. . The seventh month of the year.
JUMART, jūmārt. s. The mixture of a bull and
& Iſläſe.
To JUMBLE, júm'bl. v a. 405.
ly and confusedly together.
To JUMBLE, jám’bl. v. n.
ether.
Júši, jöm'bl. s. , Confused mixture, violent
and confused agitation.
To JUMP, jãmp. v. n. To leap, to skip, to move
forward without step or sliding; to leap sud-
denly ; to jolt; to agree, to talky, to join.
JUMP, jêmp. ad. Exactly, nicely. .
JUMP, jūnīp. s. T
ār-è. a. Passing judgment
*
To mix violent.
To be agitated to-
The act of jumping, a leap, a
skip ; a lucky chance; a waistcoat, limber stays
worn by ladies.
JUNCATE, jàng'kit. s. 91, 408. Cheesecake, a
kind of sweetmeat of curds and sugar; any de-
licacy; a furtive or private entertainment,
JUNCOUS, jêngkäs...a. Full of bulrushes.
JUNCTION, jàng'shôn. . s. Union, coalition.
JUNCTURE, jångk'tshūre... s. 461. The line at
which two things are joined together; joint,
articulation ; union, amity; a critical point or
article of time.
JUNE, jūne. s. The sixth month of the year.
JUNIOR, jūnē-ăr. a. 166. One younger than
another. -
JUNIPER, jūnē-pâr. s. 98. A plant...The ber:
ries are powerful attenuants, diureticks, and
carminatives. * > •
JUNK, jêngk. s. 408. A small ship of China;
Fº of cable.
JUNKET, jêngkit. s. 99,408. A sweetmeat; a
stolen entertainment.
To JUNKET, jàng'kit. v. m. To feast secretly,
to make entertainments by stealth; to feast.
JUNTO, jūn'tó. s. A cabal.
IVORY, ſvār-8. s. 166. The tusk of the elephant.
IVORY, I'vār-8. a. Made of ivory; pertaining
to ivory. e
J[TRAT, jū'råt. s. A magistrate in some corpo. .
rations. &
JURATORY, jūrā-tūr-e.a. 512. Giving oath.
JURIDICAL, jū-rld'dë-kál. a. Acting in the dis
tribution of justice; used in courts of justice.
JURIDICALLY, *ā-rld'dè-kāl-ć. a. With legal
authority %


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is 559.-Fate, fir, fall, fit —mé, mēt;—pline, pin;–
3UBISCONSULT, jū-ris-kān'sält. s. One who
gives his opinion in law.
jūRISDICTION, jū-ris-dik'shiºn. s. Legal au-
thority, extent of power; district to which any
authority extends.
JURISPRUDENCE, jū-ris-prºdénse, s. The
science of law.
JURIST, jū'rist. a. A civil ſawyer, a civilian.
JUROR, jū'ría. s. 166. One that serves on the
jury.
JúRY, jū'rè. s. Jury, a company of men, as
twenty-four or twelve, sworn to deliver truth
upon such evidence as shall be delivered *ēm
touching the matter in question. *
JURYMAN, jū'rè-mân. s. 88 Gnc who is impan-
nelled on a jury.
JURYMAST, jū'rè-mäst. s. So the seamen call
whatever they set up in the room of a mast lost
* ht, or by a storm.
t;jãst. 3. *}. equitable; homest; ex-
act virtuous; complete, without superfluity or
•efect ; regular, orderly ; exactly proportion-
ca, full, of full dimensions or weight.
rtjśī, jåst. ad. Exactly, nicely, accurately ;
merely, barely : nearly.
injST,jàst... s. Mock encounter on horseback.
º, ſtišT,jãst. v. p. To engage in a mock fight,
to tilt; to push, to drive, to justle. g
JUSTICE, jós'tis. s. 142. The virtue by which we
give to every man what is his due : vindicative
* Retribution, punishment; right, assertion of
right; one deputed by the king to do right by
wav of judgment. ** - º
JUSTICEMENT, jūs'iis-mênt. s. Procedure in
courts. tº º * *
JUSTICESHIP, jãs'iis-ship. s. Tank or office
of justice.
jtisticſ ABLE, jås-tish'é-à-bſ. a. 542. Proper
to be examined in courts of justice.
JUSTICIARY, jås-tish'8-à-rè. s. One that ad-
ministers justice. ..?sh from Scott. º
jtjšTIFIABLE, jūs’tè-fl-ā-bl. a. 405, Defensible
tºw or reason, conformable to justice.
JUSTIFIABLENESS, jãs’tè-fl-ā-by-ºs. s. Rec-
titude, possibility of being fairiy defended.
JUSTIFIABLY, jãstè-fi-ā-bić. ad. Rightly, so
as to be :Nº. by right.,
JUSTIFICATION, jås-té fě-kä'shū. s. Defence,
maintenance, vindication, support ; deliver-
ance by pardon from sin:
JUSTIFICATIVE, jūs-tifö-kā-tiv. a.
ing; serving to justify or prove. º g
ſº I know not if I am excusable for inscrting
this word, which has not as yet found its way
into any other Dictionary : but the frequency
of seeing the French Piéces Justificatires seems
to have familiarised it to our ears, and to invite
us to the adoption of it. The distance of the
accent from the end of the word can be no ob-
jection to an English speaker who has so many
similar words, such as significotive, purificative,
&c.; and as we have no single word that will
exactly stand in its place, it seems to have a
better right to admission than many other
words which are found no where but in a Dic-
tionary.—See Principles, No. 512.
JUSTIFICATOR, jūs-tê-fé-kā'tár. s. 521. One
who supports, defends, vindicates, or justifies.
JUSTIFIER, jº-fºr. s. 93. One who defends
or absolves º' .
To justiFY, jás'té-fi. v. a. 183. To clear from
imputed guilt, to absolve from an accusation ;
*0 maintain, to defend, to vindicate ; to free
from sin by pardon.
To JUSTLE, jås'sl. v. n. 405, 472. To encounter,
to clash, to rush against each other.
To JUSTLE, jås'sl. v. a. 405. To push, to drive,
to force by rushing against it. -
JUSTLY.jãst'lè, ad. Uprightly, honestly, in a
d; mariner; properly, exactly, accurately.
JöSTNESS, jãst'nés. s. Justice, reasonableness,
equity ; aceuracy, exactness, propriety.
Justify-
To JUT, jāt. v. m. To push or shoot into promi-
nences, to come out beyond the main bulk.
To UTTY.jút’té. v. a. To shoot out beyond.
JUVENILE, jū'vè-nil. a. 145. Young, youthful.
(Is Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry, pro-
mounce the i short in the last syllable of this
word , and Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Buchanan, and
W. Johnston, make it long. The former mode
is, in my opinion, the more correct. If it should
be urged that the i is long in the Latin Juvenilis
it may be answered, that the same letter is long
in the Latin Hostilis, Servilis, and Subtilis, and
yet the in Hostile, Servile, and Subtile, is by
Mr. Sheridan marked short.
JUVENII,ITY, jū-vè-nil'è-té. s. Youthfulness.
JUXTAPOSITION, jåks-tá-pô-zish'ên. s. Appo.
sition, the state of being placed by each other
IVY, i've. s. A plant.
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
K.
KALENDAR, kālān-dār. s. 98.
of time.
KALI, kā'lè. s. A genus of marine plants which
are burned to procure mineral alkali by after-
wards lixiviating the ashes. Parkes' Chymistry.
KAM, kām. a. A word in Erse, signifying
An account
crooked.
w; º:
To KAW, kāw. v. n. To cry as a raven, crow,
or rook.
KAW, kāw.. s. The cry of a raven or crow.
Kºº, käle. s. Ninepins, kettlepins; nine
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To KECK, kék. v. n.
retch in vomiting.
To KECKLE a cable, kék'kl. v. a. To defend
a cable round with rope.
KECKSY, kék'sè. s. It is used in Staffordshire
both for hemlock and any other hollow-jointed
plant.
KFCKY, kāk'kè. a. Resembling a kex.
KEDGER, kédjär. s. A small anchor used in
a river.
KEDLACK, kéd'iak. s.
among corn, charnock.
KEEL, kêél. s. 246. The bottom of the ship ;
the large piece of timber which runs along the
middle of a ship's bottom from end to end.
KEELFAT, kèël’vät. s. A cooler, a tub in
which liquor is let to cool; properly KEELVAT
KEELSON, kèël'sán. s. The piece of timber in
a ship mext to her keel.
To KEELHALE, kêéI'hāle. v. a. To punish in
the seamen’s way, by dragging the criminal
under water on one side of the ship, and up
again on the other.
[[: This word is more generally, though less
properly, pronounced Keelhawl.—See To HALE.
KEEN, kêén. , a, 246. Sharp, well edged; se-
vere ; piercing; eager, vehement; acrimoni-
ous, bitter of mind.
KEENLY, kèën'lè. ad. Sharply, vehemently.
KEENNESS, kèën'nés. . s. Sharpness, edge;
rigour of weather, piercing cold ; asperity, bit-
terness of mind ; eagerness, vehemence.
To KEEP, kèëp. v. a. 246. To retain ; to have
in custody; to preserve in a state of security;
to protect, to guard ; to detain ; to hold for an-
other ; to reserve, to conceal ; to tend ; to pre-
serve in the same tenour or state; to hold in acy
state ; to retain by some degree of force in any
place or state ; to continue any state or action,
to observe any time; to maintain, to support
with necessaries of life to have in the house;
to maintain, to hold ; to remain in, not to leave
a place ; not to reveal, not to betray; to re-
strain, to withhold. To keep back; to reserve.
to withhold; to restrain. To keep company,
to frequent any one ; to accompany. To keep
company with ; to have familiar intercourse.
To keep in ; to conceal, not to tell, to restrain
To heave the stomach, to
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to eurb To keep off; to bear to distance ; to
hinder. To keep up ; to maintain without
abatement ; to continue, to hinder from ceas-
ing. To keep under; to oppress, to subdue.
to KEEP, Rép. v. n. Tº remain by some la-
bour or effort in a certain state; to continue in
any place or state, to stay; to remain unhurt,
to last ; to dwell, to live constantly ; to adhere
strictly. To keep on ; to go forward. To keep
up , to continue undismayed. -
KEEPER, kèëp'âr. s. 98. One who holds any
thing for the use of another ; one who holds
prisoners in custody; one who has the care
of parks or beasts of chase ; one that has the
superintendence or care of any thing.
KEEPERSHIP, kèëp'àr-ship. s. Office of a
keeper. *
KEG, vulgarly kåg, properly kég. s. A small
barrel.
KELL, kél. S.
wraps the guts.
KELP, kélp. s. Impure mineral alkali prepared
by burning the pla.it kali.
kºos, kél'sán. s. 166. The wood next the
€61.
£3. A very accurate philologist has informed me,
that this word is pronounced regularly in the
north-west of England Keelsen ; but the very
general practice of shortening the vowel of the
primitive in the compound may justly make
us suspect, that in other parts of the kingdom it
is otherwise. 515.
£o ICEMB, kémb. v. a.
gle the hair. Obsolete. r
To KEN, kén. v. a. To see at a distance, to
descry ; to know.
KEN, kên. s. View, reach of sight.
KENNEI, kén'nii. s. 99. A cot for dogs; a
number of dogs kept in a kennel ; the hole of a
fox or other beast : the water-course of a street.
To KENNEL, kén'nil. v. n. To lie, to dwell:
used of beasts, and of man in contempt.
KEPT, kāpt. pret, and part. pass. of Keep.
#######". s. A lead-dress.
Ríróñiffſ, 3. : kēr’tshift. ; Dressed,
hooded.
II. These words show the propersity diphthongs
have to drop a vowel when not under the ac-
cent. 203.
KERMES, kêr'mèz. s. An insect found in Europe
and Asia, living on aſ species of oak. When
crushed it yields a scarlet juice, used in dy-
1ng. - -
KERN, kêrm. s. An Irish foot soldier.
To KFRN, kêrn. v. m. To harden as ripened
corn; to take the form of grains, to granulate.
KERNEI, kêr'nil. s. 99. The edible substance
contained in a shell; any thing included in a
shell ; any thing included in a husk or integu-
ment; the seeds of pulpy fruits ; a gland;
knobby concretions in children's flesh.
KERNELLY, kêr'n?l-A. a. Full of kernels, hav-
ing the quality or resemblance of kernels.
KERNELWORT, kêr'nïl-wärt. s. An herb.
KERSEY, kêr'zè. s Coarse stuff.
KESTREL, kés'tril. S. 99. A little kind of
bastard hawk.
KETCH, kêtsh. s. A heavy ship. r
KETTLE, kêt’tl s. 405. A vessel in which li-
quor is boiled. -
KETTLEDRUM, kêt’tl-dràm. s. A drum of
which the head is spread over a body of brass.
KEX, kécks. s. The same as Kecksy.
REY, kè. s. 269. An instrument formed with
cavities correspondent to the wards of a lock;
an instrument by which something is screwed
or turned ; an explanation of any thing diffi-
cult; the parts of a musical instrument which
are struck with the ſingers : in musick, is a cer-
tain tone, whereto every composition, whether
The omentum, that which in-
To comb, to disentan-
3.
long or short, ought to be fitted, AA
KIN
—mē, móve, mēr, nét, túbe, tāb, bill;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
KEY, kè. s. 220. A bank raised perpendicular
for the ease of lading and unlading ships.
|KEYAGE, kê'ídje. S. 90. Money paid for lying
__at the #.
KEYHOLE, kê'hôle. s. . The perforation in the
door or lock through which the key is put.
KEYSTONE, kê'stème. s. The middle stone of
an arch.
KIBE, kylbe. s.-See GUARD. An ulcerated
chilblaim, a chap in the heel. :
KIBED, kyib'd, a. 359. Troubled with kibes.
To KICK, kík. v. a. To strike with the foot.
KICK, kik, s. A blow with the foot.
Kºś kik'kår. s. 98. One who strikes with
his foot.
KICKING, kikking, s. 410. The act of striking
with the foot.
KICKSHAW, kik'shºw. s. Something uncom-
mon or fantastical, something ridiculous; a
dish so changed by the cookery, that it can
scarcely be known. Probably a corruption of
the French word Quelquechose.
KID, kid... s. The young of a goat; a bundle of
heath or furze.
To KID, kid. v. a. To bring forth kids. p
KIDDER, kid'dár. s. 98. An engrosser of corn
to enhance its price.
To KIDNAP, kid'nāp. v. a. To steal children,
to steal human beings.
KHDNAPPER, kid'nāp-pâr. One who steals
human beings.
KIDNEY, kid'mè. s. One of the two glands that
separate the urine from the blood; race, kind,
in ludicrous language. }
KIDNEYBEAN, kid'mè-bène. s. A kind of pulse
in the shape of a kidney. - -
KIDNEYVETCH, kid'mè-vétsh. s. Plant
KIDNEYWORT, kid'mè-wärt. all LS
KILDERKIN, kil'dér-kin. s. A small barrel.
To KILL, kil. v. a. To deprive of life, to put to
death, to murder ; to destroy animals for food;
to deprive of vegetative life.
KILLER, killär. s. One that deprives of life.
KILLOW, kíl'ló. s. 327. An earth of a blackish
or deep blue colour.
KILN, kil. s. 411. A stove, a fabrick formed
for admitting heat in order to dry or burn,
things. -
To º N DRY, kil'drl. v. a. To dry by means of
, a RHrn.
KIMBO, kim'bö. a. Crooked, bent, arched.
[[5 This word is generally used with the a before
it, as, he stood with his arms akimbo.
KIN, kin. s. Relation either of consanguinity or
affinity ; relatives, those who are of the same
race; a relation, one related; the same gene-
rical class.
RIND, kyind. a. 160. See GUILE. Benevolent,
filled with general good-will; favourable, bene-
ficent.
KIND, kyind. s. 92. Race, generical class; par-
ticular nature ; natural state ; nature, natural
determination ; manner, way; sort.
To KINDLE, kin'd. v. a. To set on fire, to light,
to make to burn ; to inflame the passions, to
exasperate, to animate.
To KINDLE, kin'dl. v. n. 405. To catch fire.
KINDLER, kind'dl-àr. s. 98. One that lights,
_one who inflames.
KINDLY, kyind'lé.
bly, with good will.
KINDLY, kyind'lè. . a.
bland, mild, softening.
KINDNESS, kyind'nés. s.
ficence, good-will, favour, love.
KiNbREß, in drid, "'Relation by birth or
marriage, affinity ; relation, sort; relatives,
KINDRED, kin'dréd. a. Congenial, related.
KINF, kyine. s. Plur, from Cow. Obsolete.
KING, king. s. Monarch, supreme govermour; a
card with the picture of a king; a principal
S.
ad. Benevolently, favoura
Congenial, kindred
Benevolence, bene
herald.


302
KNA
[I3’ 559.—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine;—pin,
‘To KING, king. v. a. To supply with a king ; to
make royal, to raise to royalty.
KINGAPPLE, king'āp-pl. s. A kind of apple.
KINGCRAFT, king'kräft. s. The act of govern-
ing, the art of governing. *
KINGCUP, king'köp. s. A flower.
KINGDOM, king'dàm s. 166. The dominion of
a king, the territories subject to a monarch; a
different class or order of beings; a region, a
tract. *-
KINGFISHER, king'fish-àr, s. A species of
IT
KINGLIKE, king'like.
KINGLY, king'lé. 3.
monarchical ; belonging to a king; noble,
august.
Kºś, king'lè. ad. With an air of royalty,
with superiour dignity.
KINGSEWIL, kingz-è'vºl. s. A scrofulous dis-
temper, in which the glands are ulcerated,
commonly believed to be cured by the touch of
of a king
Royal, sovereign,
§§§ king'ship. S. Royalty, monarchy.
KINGSPEAR, kingz’spère. s. A plant
KINGSTONE, kingz'stöne. s. A fish.
KINSFOLK, kinz föke. s. Relations, those who
are of the same family.—See Folk.
KINSMAN, kinz'mán, s. 88. A man of the same
race or family.
KINSWOMAN, kinz'wām-àn. s.
lation.
KINSWOMEN, kinz'wim-min. s. Plur.
KIRK, kêrk. s. . An old word for a church, yet
retained in Scotland.
K/RTLE, kêr'tl. s.405. An upper garment, a gown.
To KISS, kis. v. a. To touch with the lips; to
treat with fondness; to touch gently.
KISS, kis s. Salute given by joining lips.
KISSINGCRUST, kis'sing-kräst. s. Crust form-
ed where one loaf in the oven touches another.
KIT, kit. s. A large bottle ; a small diminutive
fiddle ; a small wooden vessel.
KITCHEN, kitsh'in. s. 103. The room in a house
where the provisions are cooked.
KITCHENGARDEN, kitsh'in-gār-din s. Gar-
den in whish esculent plants are produced.
, KITCHENMAID, kitsh'ºn-mâde. s. A cookmaid.
KITCHENSTUFF, kitsh'īn-stöf. s. The ºat of
meat scummed off the pot, or gathered out of
the dripping pam.
KITCHENWENCH, kitsh'in-w8nsh. s. Scul-
lion, maid employed to clean the instruments of
COO Kery.
KITCHEN WORK, kitsh'in-wark. s. Cookery,
work done in the kitchen.
KITE, kyite. s. 160. See GUILE. A bird of
prey that infests the farms, and steals the chick-
ems; a name of reproach denoting rapacity; a
toy made of paper, to fly in the air.
KITESFOOT, kyits'föt. s. A plant.
KITTEN, kitt'n. s. 103. A young cat. -
To KITTEN, kitt'n. v. n. To bring forth young cats.
To KLICK, klik. v. a. To make a small sharp
noise like a clock.
To KNAB, nāb. v. a. 399. To bite, to catch. A
vulgar word.
KNACK, näk. s. 399. A little machine, a petty
contrivance, a toy ; a readiness, an habitual
facility, a lucky dexterity ; a nice trick.
KNAG, riāg. s. 399 A hard knot in wood.
KNAP, näp. s. 399. A protuberance, a swelling
profminence. - -
To KNAP, uáp. v. a. To bite, to break short; to
strike so as to make a short noise like that of
breaking
To KNAPPLE, ná; pl. v. n. 405. To break off
with a 5% arp quick noise. -
KNAPSACK, näp'sák. s. The bag which a sol-
Sier carries on his back, a bag of provisions.
KNAPWFED, näp'wëèd. s. A plant.
KN º , näre S A hard knot, from the German
Wor
A female re.
KNAVE, nave. s. 399. A boy, a male child, a
servant : in these senses the word is obsolete
. A petty rascal, a scoundrel; a card with a sol
dier painted on it.
KNAVERY, nä'vār-e. s. 557. Dishonesty, tricks,
petty villany; mischievous ticks or practices.
KNAWISH, nä'vish. a. Dishonest, wicked, fraudu-
lent, waggish, mischievous.
KNAWISHIV, nä'vish-lè. ad, , Dishonestly,
fraudulently ; waggishly, mischievously.
To KNEAD, néºd. v. a. 227. To beat or mingle
any stuff or substance. -
KNEADINGTROUGH, nééd'ing-tröf. s. A
trough in which the paste of bread is worked
together. •
RNEE, néé. s. 399. The joint of the leg where
the leg is joined to the thigh. A knee is a
piece of timber growing crooked, and so cut
that the trunk and branch make an angle. -
To KNEE, néé. v. a. To supplicate by kneeling.
KNEED, nééd. a. Having knees, as inkneed;
having jºints, as kneed grass.
KNEEDEEP, néé'déép. a. Rising to the knees,
sunk to the knees.
KNEEPAN, néé'pán. s. The small convex bone
on the articulation of the knee, which serves as
3. º to the tendon of the muscle that moves
the leg.
To KNEEL, uéèl. v. n. 399. To bend the knee,
to rest on the knee.
KNEETRIBUTE, mēē'trib-ſite. s.
obeisance shown by kneeling.
KNEL, nél. s. 399. The sound of a bell rung at
a funeral.
[[5 I know not why Johnson has chosen to spell
this word with but one l, except from its deri
vation from the Welsh Cnil : This, however,
is but a poor reason for overturning the set-
tled laws of orthography, which have given to
f, s, and l, when ending a substantive or verb,
the privilege of duplication.—See Introduction
to the Rhyming Dictionary, page viii.
KNEW, uči. 399. The preterit of Know.
KNIFE, mife. s. Plural, Knives. 399. An in
strument edged and pointed, wherewith meat
is cut.
KNIGHT, mite. s. 399. A man advanced to a
certain degree of military rank; the rank of
gentlemen next to baronets ; a man of some
particular order of knighthogd ; a representa-
tive of a county in parliament; a champion.
KNIGHT-ERRANT, mite-ér'ránt. s. A wander-
ing knight.—See ERRANT. .
KNIGHT-ERRANTRY, mite-ér'ránt-rè. s. The
character or manners of wandering knights.
To KNIGHT, nite. v. a. To create one a knight
KNIGHTLY, mite'lé. a. Befitting a knight, be
seeming a knight.
KNIGHTHOOD, mite'hüd. s. The character or
dignity of a knight. * x
To KNJT, nit. v. a. Preterit. Knit or Knitted.
To make or unite by texture without the loom;
to tie; to join, to unite ; to contract; to tie up.
Worship or
To KNIT, n.ft. v. m. 399. To weave without a
loom ; to join, to close, to unite.
KNITTER, nit’tár. s.98. One who weaves or knits.
KNITTING NEEDLE, nit’ting-méé-dl. s. A wire
which women use in knitting.
KNOB, nåb. s. 399. A protuberance, any part
bluntly rising above the rest.
KNößBED, nºbºd, a. 359, set with knobs, hav-
ing protuberances
KNGBBINESS, nób'bè-nēs. s.
having knobs; hard, stubborn. -
To KNOCK, nók. v. m. 399. To clash, to be dri-
ven suddenly together; to beat as at a door for
admittance. To knock under, a common ex-
pression that denotes when a man yields or
submits.
To KNOCK, něk. v. a. To affect or change in
any respect by blows; to dash together to
strike, to collide with a sharp noise To knock .
The quality of


KNU
303
LAC
—no, mēve, nãr, mēt ;—tºbe, túb, būll;—öfl;—pôānd;—thin, This
down, to fell hy a blow. To knock on the
head; to kill oy a blow, to destroy.
KNOCK, nôk. s. A sudden stroke, a blow ; a
loud stroke at a door for admission.
KNOCKER, näkkår. s. 98. He that knocks;
the hammer which hangs at the door for stram-
gers to strike: º
To KNOLL, mole. v. a. 399, 406. To ring the
bell, generally for a funeral.
To KNOLL, mole. v. n. To sound as a bell.
KNOT, nôt. s. 399. A complication of a cord
or string not easily to be disentangled ; any
figure of which the lines frequently intersect
each other; any bond of association or union;
a hard part in a piece of wood ; a confedera-
cy, an association, a small band, difficulty, in:
tricacy; an intr gue, or difficult perplexity of
affairs; a cluster, a collection. -
To KNOT, mēt. v. a. To complicate in knots; to
entangle, to perplex; to unite.
To KNOT, mēt. v. n. To form buds, knots, or
joints in vegetation ; to knit knots for fringes.
Kºś, nöt'bér-rè-bāsh. s. A plant.
KNOTGRASS, nôt'grás, s. A plank.
KNOTTED, nôt’těd. a. Full of knots.
KNOTTINESS, nôt'é-nēs. s. Fulness of knots,
unevenness, intricacy. -
KNOTTY, mēt’tè. a. Full of knots ; hard, rug-
ged; intricate, perplexed, difficult, embarrassed.
To KNOW, no. v. a. Pret. I knew, I have
known. To perceive with certainty, to be in-
formed of, to be taught; to distinguish ; to re-
cognize ; to be no stranger to ; to converse with
another sex.
To KNOW, no. v. n. 399. To have clear and
certain perception, not to be doubtful ; to be
informed.
KNUWABLE, né'à-bl. a.
vered or understood.
98.
{{NOWER, nô'âr. s.
or knowledge.
KNOWING, no'ing. a.410. Skilful, well instruct-
ed; conscious, intelligent.
KNOWINGLY, no’īng-lè. ad. With skill, with
knowledge.
KNOWLEDGE, nällédge, or nôlédie. s. Cer-
tain perception ; learning, illumination of the
mind; skill in any thing; acquaintance with
any fact or person; cognizance, notice ; infor-
mation, power of knowing.
ūji Scarcely any word has occasioned more al-
tercation among verbal criticks than this. A
great appearance of propriety, seems to favour
the second pronunciation, till we observe a
great number of similar words, where the long
vowel in the simple is shortened in the com-
ound, and then we perceive something like an
idiom of pronunciation, which, to correct,
Possible to be disco-
One who has skill
would, in some measure, obstruct the current ||
of the language. To preserve the simple with-
out alteration, in the compound, is certainly a
desirable thing in language, but when the ge-
neral tune of the language, as it may be call-
ed, crosses this analogy, we may depend on
the rectitude of general custom, and ought to
acquiesce in it. That the secondary accent
shortens the vowel, which was long in the ori-
ginal, appears throughout the language in pro-
clamation, provocation, &c. 530: That the prima-
ry accent does the same in preface, prelate, pre-
hide, &c. is evident; and as ledge is no general
termination of our own, which is applicable to
several words, why should we not consider
Knowledge as a simple, and pronounce it inde-
pendently on its original quantity 2 The patrons
for the first pronunciation are, Mr. Sherisian,
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, Mr. Barclay, Mr. El-
himstone, and Mr. Scott; and for the second,
W. Johnston, and Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Perry
ives both, but seems to allow the first the pre-
erence—See Principles, No. 328, 515.
KNUCKLE, näkki. s. 339, 405. The joints of
|
the fingers protuberant when the fingers close;
the knee joint of a calf; the articulation or
joint of a plant. A.
To KNUCKLE, näk'kl. v. n. To submit.
KNUCKLED, nák kl’d. a. 359. Jointed.
********** *ºf
L.
LA, láw. interject. See, look, behold.
1. ABDANUM, läb'dà-nām s. A soft resin of a
slightly pungent bitterish taste This juic; ex-
udates from a low-spreading shrub, of the cistus
kind, in Crete.
LABEL, lä'bél. s. A small slip or scrip of writ
ing ; any thing appendant to a larger writing.
a small plate hung on the necks of bc stles to
distinguish, the several sorts of wines; in law,
a narrow slip of paper or pārchment affixed to a
: or writing, in order to hold the appending
S623.1.
LABENT, lá'bént. a. Sliding, gliding, slipping.
LABIAL, lá'bé-ál. ... a. 113. Uttered § §
belonging to the lips. *.
LABI Šiši). lă'bé-à-téd... a. Formed with lips.
LABIODENTAL, lä-bê-ó-dén'tál. a. Formed
or pronounced by the co-operation of the lips
and teeth.
LABORATORY, läb'bò-rá-tūr-e. s. A chymist’s a
©
tº ºt tº . . C. '
Diligent in work, ®
workroom. -
[[* For the last o, see Dom ESTICK. 512.
LABORIOUS, lä-bò'ré-às. a.
assiduous; requirin labour, tiresome, not eas
LABORIOUSLY, lä-bó'rè-ás-lè. ad. With labour
with toil.
LABORIOUSNESS, iá-bò'rè-ös-més. s. Toilsome.
mess, difficulty ; diligence, assiduity. -
LABOUR, lá'bár. s. 314. The act of doing what
requires a painful exertion of strength, pains,
toil; work to be done ; childbirth, travail.
To LABOUR, lá'bár. v. n. To toil, to act with
painful effort; to do work, to take pains; to
move with 'difficulty ; to be diseased with
to be in distress, to be pressed : to be in child-
birth, to be in travail.
To LABOUR, lá'bár. v. a. To work at, to move
with difficulty ; to beat, to belabour.
LABOURER, lá'bár-ör. s. 557. One who is em.
ployed in coarse and toilsome work; one who
takes pains in any employment.
LABOURSOME, lá'bár-såm. a. Made with great
labour and diligence.
LABRA, lä'brå. s. Sº, A lip.
LABYRINTH, lâb'bér-inth. s. A maze, a place
formed with inextricable windings,
LACE, läse. s. A string, a cord ; a snare, a gin,
a plaited string with which wounen fasten their
clothes ; ornaments of fine thread curiously
woven ; textures of thread with gold and silver.
To LACE, lase. v. a. To fasten with a string
run through eyelet holes; to adorn with gold or
silver textures sewed on ; to embeliish with
variegations ; to beat.
LACEM AN, lase'mâu. s. 88. One who deals in
lace.
JLACER ABLE, lás'sér-à-bi. 405. Such as may be
{^rth.
To LACERATE, lás'sér-āte. v. a. 91. To tear,
to rend.
LACERATION, läs-sér-à'shôn. s. The act of
tearing or rending; the breach made by tearing.
LACERATIVE, läs'sér-à-tiv. a. 512. Tearing,
having the power to tear.
LACHRYMAL, lák'kré-mál. a. 353. Generating
tears. * .
LACHRYMARY, lák'krè-mâ-rè. a. Containing
tears.
LACHRYMATION, läk-krè-mâ'shān. s. The act
of weeping or shedding tears. -
LACHRYMATORY, lák'krè-mâ-tär-à. s. A ves
sel in which tears are gathered to the honour
of the dead
*
f.AG
304
-wis.
LAM
Tº 559—Fête, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—pine, pin,_
ºff" For the o, see Domestick. 512.
To LACK, läk. v. a. To want, to need, to be
without.
To LACK, läk. v. m. To be in want; to be
wanting.
LACK, läk. s. Want, need, failure.
UACKBRAIN, lák'bråne. s. One that wants wit.
LACKER, lák'kår. s.98. A kind of varnish.
To LACKER, lák'kår. v. a. To do over with
lacker.
LACKEY, lák'ké. s. An attending servant, a
foot-boy.
To LACKEY, lák'kè. v. a. To attend servilely.
To LACKEY, lák'kè. v. m. To act as a foot-boy,
to pay servile attendance.
LACKLINEN, lák'iſm-nim. a. 99. Wanting shirts.
LACKLUSTRE, lák'lás-tár. a. 416. Wanting
brightness.
LACONICK, lá-kón'ík. a. 509. Short, brief.
[* This word is derived from Lacones, the Spar-
tans, who inhabited the province of Laconia in
Peloponnesus, and were remarkable for using
few words.
LACONISM, lák'kö-mizm. s. A concise style; a
short, pithy expression, after the manner of the
Lacedemonians. -
LACONICALLY, lá-kóm'né-kāl-ć. ad. Briefly,
concisely. -
LACTARY, läktā-ré. a. 512. Milky
LACTARY, lák'tá-rè, s. . A dairy-house.
LACTATION, lák-tä'shân. s. The act or time
of # suck.
BACTEAL, läkté-ál, or lák'tshe-ál. a. 464. Con-
veying chyle. *.
LACTEAL, lák'té-ál, or lák'tshē-ăl. s. The ves-
sel that conveys chyle.
LACTEOUS, lák'té-às, or lák'tshë-às. a. Milky;
lacteal, conveying chyle.
LACTESCENCE, läk-tés'sénse. s. 510. Tenden-
cy to milk.
LACTESCENT, lák-tés'sént. a. Producing milk.
LACTIFEROUS, läk-tíf'fér-às. a. 518. Convey-
§ or bringing milk.
1.AD, lád. s. A boy, a stripling.
LADDER, lád'dár. s. 98. A frame made with
steps placed between two upright pieces; any
thim § which one climbs; a gradual rise.
LADE, lède. s. 73, 75. The mouth of a river,
from the Saxon Lade, which signifies a purging
or discharging,
To LADE, lade. v. a. 75. To load, to freight, to
burden; io heave out, to throw out.
LADING, lá'ding, s. 410. Weight, burden,
§.
LADLE, lä'dl. s. 405. A large spoon, a vessel
with a long handle used in throwing out any
liquid ; the receptacles of a mill wheel, into
which the water falling, turns it.
LADY, lá'dè. s. 182. A woman of high rank.
the title of lady properly belongs to the wives
of Knights, of all degrees above them, and to the
daughters of Earls, and all of higher ranks; a
word of complaisance used to women.
J.ADY-BEDSTRAW, lá'dè-béd'stråw. s. A plant.
LADY-BIRD, lá'dè-bêrd.
LADY-COW, lá'dè-köö.
LADY-FLY, lá'dé-fli.
ful insect of the beetle kind.
LADY-DAY, lä-dè-dà'. s. The day on which the
annunciation of the Blessed Virgin is celebrated.
LADY-LlkE, lá'dè-like. a. Soft, delicate, ele-
gant. * . I
LADY-MANTLE, Iá'dè-măm tº s. A plant.
LADYSHIP, ládé-ship. 3. The title of a lady.
LADY 3-31.JPPER, ládàz-slip'për. s. A flower.
LADYS-SMOCK, lă d!--Smök. s. A flower.
LAG, lag. a. Coming behind, falling short;
slºggiº, slow, tarjaj diºd.
LAG, lag. s. The lowest class, the rump, the fag
end; fie that comes last, or hangs behind.
To LAG, lºg. V, n. To loiter, to move slowly; to
{ s. A small beautic
stay behind, not to come in.
LAGGER, lág'går. s. 98. A loiterer; an idler
LAICAL, là'é-kál. a. Belonging to the laity, or
people, as distinct from the clergy.
LAID, láde. 202,222. Part. pass. of Lay.
LAIN., läne. 202. Part, pass of Lie.
º lère. s. 202. The couch of a boar, or wild
eaSt.
LARRD, làrd. s. 202 The lord of a manor in
the Scottish dialect.
LA'TY, lá'é-té. s. The people as distinguished
from the clergy; the state of a layman.
LAKE, lake. s. A large collection of water sur-
rounded by land; a large diffusion of inland wa-
ter; an inland sea; small plash of water; a
middle colour betwixt ultramarine and ver.
milion.
LAMB, låm. s. 347. The young of a sheep: typi-
cally, the Saviour of the world.
LAMBKIN, lám'kin. s. A little lamb.
LAMBATIVE, lámbà-tiv. a. 157. Taken by
licking.
LAMBATIVE, lám’bà-tiv. s.
by licking with the tongue.
LAMB'S-WOOL, lámz'wal. s. Ale mixed with
the pulp of roasted apples.
[[G’ Mr. Elphinstone has a no less strange than
whimsical derivation of this word from an
old French subtantive le moust. “That the verb
“ must should ever have been Scottishly man (as,
“ye man doo'd, for ye must do it,) seems indeed as
“surprising, as that the old le moust (now moſt,)
“ the noun must should ever have Englishiy ruin
“ into lamb's wool, which beats far the change of
“..?sparagus into Sparrow-grass, or the elegant as
“elliptical grass.” Such a derivation, perhaps, is
mot impossible; but I should think the more matu-
ral, as well as the more easy one, is the resem-
blance of the soft pulp of an apple to the wool of a
lamb.-See Asp ARAGUS and the noun MIUST.
LAMBENT, iám'béut. a. Playing about, gliding
over without harm.
LAMDOIDAL, läm-döſd'dál. a.
form of the letter Lamda or A. -
LAME, läme. a. Crippled, disabled in the limbs;
hobbling, not smooth, alluding to the feet of a
verse; imperfect, unsatisfactory.
To LAME, lame. v. a. . To cripple.
LAMELLATED, lám’mél-à-téd. a.
with films or plates.
LAMELY, lämelé. ad. Like a cripple, without
matural force or activity; imperfectly.
LAMENESS, lamenês. s. The state of a crip.
ple, less or inability of limbs; imperfection,
weakness.
To LAMENT, lä-mênt'. v. n. To mourn, to wail,
to grieve, to express sorrow.
To LAMENT, lä-mént'. .v. a.
or bemoan, to sorrow for.
LAMENT, lä-mént'. s. Sorrow audibly express-
ed, lamentation; expression of sorrow.
LAMENTABLE, Jám’mén-tá-bl. a. To be la-
mented, causing Sorrow ; mournful, expressing
sorrow ; miserable, in a ludicrous or low sense,
pitiful.—See Incompart ABLE. -
LAMENTABLY, lám’mén-tá-blè. ad. With ex-
pressions or tokens of sorrow ; so as to cause
sorrow ; pitifully, despicably.
LAMENTATION, lám-mén-tä'shôn. s. 527, 530.
Expression of so; row, audible grief.
LAMENTER, iá-mént'âr. s. 98.
mourns or laments.
LAMENTINE, lám'mén-tine. s. 149. A fish called
a Seº-COW. Or iſlanatee.
LAMINA, lám’mè-nā. s.
laid over another,
[[G. This word, from its derivation from the La.
tin, and its similar form to Stamina, may by
some be mistaken for a plural, as Stamina, is
often for a singular; but it must be observed,
that Lamina is a noun singular of the first de
clension; and that if we speak learnedly, we
ought to form the plural by lamiinae; but # Wºź
A medicine taken
Having the
Covered
To bewail, mourn
He who
Thin plate, one coat
- - - ‘’. Lººk V J\}\}.
—mö, mêve, nér, nôt ;—täbe, tàb, bill ;—öil;—pöänd 5–thin, THIs.
descend to plain English, # ought to be Lami-
nas.-See. ANIMALcule and STAMINA.
LAMINATED, lám’mè-mâ-téd. a. Plated ; used
of such bodies whose contexture discovers such
a disposition as that of plates lying over one
another. -
To LAMM, lám. v. a. To beat soundſy with a
cudgel. A low word.
LAMMAS, lám’máš. s 88. The first of August.
LAMP, lámp s. A light made with oil and a
wick; that which contains the oil and wick:
in poetical language, real or metaphorical light.
LAMPASS, läm'pás. s. A lump of flesh about
the bigness of a nut, in the roof of a horse's
mouth.
LAMPBLACK, lámp'blåk. s. A black powder
made by holding a torch under the bottom of a
basin, and, as it is furred, striking it with a
feather into some shell.
LAMPOON, lám-pôón'. s. A personal satire,
abuse, censure, written not to reform but to
Wex.
To LAMPOON, lám-póón'. v. a. To abuse with
personal satire. tº
LÄMPOONER, lám-pôón'âr. s. 98. A scribbler
of personal satire.
Lºß lám'prè. s. A kind of eel.
LAMPRON, lám’prún. s. 166. A kind of sea
fish ; a long eel. w
LANCE, länse... s. 78, 79. A long spear.
To LANCE, finse. v. a. To pierce, to cut; to
Fº chirurgically, to cut in order to a cure.
HANCET, ián'sſt. s. 99. A small pointed chirur-
gical instrument.
To LANCH, länsh. v. a. This word, says Dr.
Johnson, is too often written Launch, and is
only a vocal corruption of lance. To dart, to
cast as a lance.
e
LANCINATION, lán-sé-nā'shôn. s. Tearing, la-
Ceration.
To LANCINATE, lán'sè-māte. v. a. 91. To tear,
to rend. -
LAND, lánd. s. A country; a region distinct
from other countries; earth, distinct from wa-
ter; ground, surface of the place ; an estate
real and immoveable; nation, people.
To LAND, länd. v. a. To set on shore.
To LAND, länd. v. n. To come on shore.
LANDAU, län-dàw'. s. A coach whose top may
occasionally be open. JMason.
LAND-FORCES, länd'för-séz. s. Powers not
naval, soldiers that serve on land.
1,ANDED, lán'déd... a. Having a fortune in land.
LANDFALL,länd'fäll. s. 406. A sudden transla-
tion of property in land by the death of a
rich man. Aſ * . . .
LANDFLOOD, länd'flād. s. Ihundation.
LANDHOLDER, lând'hôl-dár. s. One whose
fortune is in land.
LANDJOBBER, lândjöb-bär. s. One who buys
and sells land for other men.
LANDGRAVE, länd'grâve. s. A German title
of dominion. 1
410.
LANDING, §§
LANDING-PLACE, länding-plase.
top of stairs.
Lºº. lān'ā-dé. s. A woman who has
tenantsholding from her; the mistress of an inn.
LANDLESS, länd'lés. a. Without property,
without fortune
LANDLOCKED, länd'Iökt. a. 359. Shut in or en-
closed with land.
LANDLOPER, länd'lö-pâr. s. 98. A landman ;
a term of reproach used by seamen, of those
who pass ineir lives on shore.
[[ī’ This word is improved by seamen into the
more intelligible word Land-luhher.
LANDLORD, ländlörd.s.88. One who owns land
or houses; the mastºr of an inn.
LANDMARK, länd'märk. s. Any thing set up
to preserve boundaries.
HAN
; s. The
SCAPE, unºpe a A regio;;. tºº
prospect of a country; a picture representing
an extent of space, with the various j in it.
LANDFTAX, lând’táks. s. Tax laid upon land
and houses. - .
LAND-WAITER, länd'wā-tär. s. An officer of
the customs, who is to watch what goods are
landed. -
Iºward, länd'wärd. ad. 88. Towards the
31}{1.
LANE, läne. s. 33. A narrow way between
hedges; a narrow street, an alley; a passage
between men standing on each side.
LANERET, län’mér-ét. s. A little hawk.
LANGUAGE, läng'gwidje. s. 331, 90. Human
speech ; the tongue of one nation as distinct
from others; style, manner of expression.
LANGUAGED, láng'gwidj'd. a. 359. Having
various §§
LANGUAGE-MASTER, käng'gwidge-más-tär. s.
A teacher of languages. •
LANGUID, iāngīvā. a. 340. Faint, weak,
feeble ; dull, heartless.
LANGUIDLY, º; ad. Weakly, feebly
LANGUIDNESS, läng'gwid-nēs. s. Weakness
feebleness.
To LANGUISH, làng'gwish. v. n. 340. To grow
feeble, to pine away, to lose strength; to be no
longer vigorous in motion; to sink or pine
under Sorrow; to look with softness or tender-
IłęSS.
LANGUISH, läng'
LANGUISHINGH,
ly, feebly, with feeb
ously.
LANGUISHMENT, läng'gwish-mérit. s.
of pining ; softness of mien.
LANGUOR, iáng'gwär. s. 166, 344. A faintness
which may arise from want or decay of spirits.
To LANIATE, lă'né-āte. v. a. 91. To tear is,
pieces, to rend, to lacerate. -
LANIFICE, län't-fis. s. 142. Woollen manufac-
ture
LANIGEROUS, fl-nidjér-às. a. Bearing wool.
LANK, långk. a. 403. Loose, not filled up, not
stiffened out, not fat; faint, languid.
LANKNESS, längk'nés. s. Want of plumpness.
LANNER, lán'nār; a. 98. A species of hawk.
LANSQUENET, lán'ském-mét. s. A common foot
soldier; a game at cards.
[[3. This word, as a game at cards, is altered by
the vulgar into Lambskinnet. This is something,
at least, which they umderstand; and this very
intelligibility confirms them in the corruption.
See Aspar AGUs. -
LANTERN, lán'tūrm. s. 98, 418. A transparent
case for a candle; a lighthouse, a light hung
oft to guide ships.
[[j'. This word, says Dr. Johnson, by mistake is
often written Lanthorn. The cause of this mis-
take is easy; transparent cases for candles
were generally made of horn; and this was suf.
ficient to persuade those who knew nothing of
the derivation of the word from the Latin Lane
terma, that this was its true etymology.—See As
PARA GUS.
wish. S. Soft appearance.
softness; dully, tedi-
State
LÄNTERN-JAWS,1án'törn jäwz.s. Athin visage
LANUGINOUS, lä-nājīn-ás. a. 314.
covered with soft hair.
LAP, láp. s. The loose part of a garment, which
may be doubled at pleasure; the part of the
clothes that is spread horizontally over the
knees; the part formed by the knees in a sit
ting posttire.
To LAP, láp. v. a. To wrap or twist round any
thing; to involve in any thing.
To fjº, láp. v. n. To be sprea} or twisted over
anything. - r
To LAP, láp. v. n. To feed by quick repeated
motion of the tongue.
To LAP, láp. v. a. To lick up.
LAPDOG, lip'dºg, s. A little dog; fondled by
ładies in the lap
Downy
£1. p th ºr *
§ gwish-ing-lè. ad. Weak
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• LARUM, lár'rºm. s. 81
LAS
305 .
LATI
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—pine, pin,
LAPFUL, läp'föl. s. 406. As much as can be
contained in the lap.
LAPICIDE, láp'è-side. s. A stone-cutter.
LAPIDARY, läp'é-dār-8. s. One who deals in
Stones Or gens.
To LAPIDATE, láp'é-dāte. v. a.
kill by stoming.
LAPIDATION, láp-è-dà'shām. s. A stoning.
LAPIDEOUS, là-rld'e-às. a. Stony, of the na-
ture of stone.
LAPIDESCENCE, láp-è-dés'sénse. s. 510. Stony
COnéretion.
LAPIDESCENT, láp-è-dés'sént. a. Growing or
turning to stone. e
LAPIDIFICK, läp-è-dif'fik. a. 509. Forming
Stones.
M.APIDIST, láp'è-dist. s. A dealer in stones or
gems.
LAPIS, lá'pis. s. A stone. *
LAPIS LAZULI, A-pîs-lázh''i-li. s. A stone of
an azure or blue colour, very compact and hard,
so as to take a high polish.
LAPPER, lappār. s. 98. One who wraps up ;
one who laps or licks.
LAPPET, láp'pit. . s. 99. The parts of a head
dress that hang loose.
LAPSE, lápse. s. Flow, fall, glide; petty er-
rour, small mistake; translation of right from
one to another.
To LAPSE, lápse. v. n. To glide slowly, to fall
by degrees; to slip by iº or mistake;
to lose the proper time; to fall by the negli-
gence of one proprietor or another; to fall
from perfection, truth or faith. º g
LAPWIN ſi, láp'wing. s. A clamorous bird with
long wºugs. &
Lºft. láp'wärk. s. Work in which one
part is interchangeably wrapped over the other
LARBOARD, lár'bórd. s. The left-hand side of a
ship, when you stand with your face to the head.
LARCENY, lár'sé-nē. s. Petty theft.
HARCH, lártsh. s. 352. A tree of the fir kind
which drops its leaves in winter.
IARD, lárd. s. 81. The grease of swine; bacon,
the flesh of swine.
To LARD, lárd. v. a. To stuff with bacon ; to
fatten; to mix with something else by way of
improvement.
HARDER, lár'dár. s. 98. The room where meat
is kept or salted.
LARDERER, 13r'dār-ār. s.
charge of the larder.
LARGE, lárdje. a. Big, bulky; wide, extensive;
liberal, abundant, plentiful ; copious, diffuse.
At § without restraint, diffusely.
LARGELY, lárdje'lè. ad. Widely, extensively;
copiously, diffusely; liberally, bounteously;
abundantly.
LARGENESS, lárdje'nès. s. Bigness, greatness,
extension, wideness.
LARGESS, lärjés. s. A present, a gift, a bounty.
LARGITION, ſār-jīsh'ân. . s. . The act of giving.
LARK, lárk. s. A small singing bird.
To stone, to
One who has the
T, ARKER lärk'âr. s. 98. A catcher of larks.
LARKSPUR, lärk'spår. s. A
LARVATED, lár'vá-têd. a Masked
danger.
JARYNGOTOMY, làr-in-gētē-mè. s. 518. An
operation where the foré-part of the larynx is
divided to assist respiration, during large tu-
mours upon the upper parts, as in a quins.y.
IARYNX, iá'links. s The windpipe, the tra-
, chea. -
LASCIVIENT, Hi-siv'vé-&nt. a. 542. Frolicksome,
Wantoining.
LASCIVIOUS, lá-siv'vè-às. a. 542. Lewd, lustful;
wanton, Soft, luxurious.
LASCIVIOUSNESS, lä-sºv'vé-às-mês. s. Wanton-
ness, looseness. g
LASCIVIOUSLY, lä-sivk-fis:{& ad.
i.ewtº V,
wantomly, Fºgely.
LASH, läsh. s. A stroke with any timing pliant
and tough ; the thong or point of the whip ; a
leash, or string in which an animal is held , a
stroke of satire, a sarcasm."
To LASH, läsh. v. a. To strike with anything
pliant, to scourge; to move with a suddell
spring or jerk; to beat, to strike with a sharp
sound; to scourge with satire; to tie anything
down to the side or mast of a ship.
To LASH, läsh.Y. m. To ply the whip.
LASHER, läsh'êr. s. 98. One that whips or
lashes. -
LASS...las.S. 79. A girl, a maid, a young woman.
LASSITUDE, 1ás'sè-tūde. s. Weariness, fatigue.
LASSLORN, lás'lörm. a. Forsaken by his mis-
tress.—See For Lorn.
LAST, låst. a. 79. Iatest, that which follows all
the rest in time; hindmost, which follows in
order of place; next before the present, as
Last week; utmost. At Last; in conclusion,
at the end. The Last; the end.
LAST, låst. ad. The last time, the time next be.
|LATERALLY,
fore the present; in conclusion.
To LAST, läst. v. m. To endure, to continue.
LAST, låst. s. The mould on which shoes are
formed; a load, a certain weight or measure.
LASTAGE, läs’tidje. s. 90. Custom paid for
freightage; the ballast of a ship.
LASTING, lás’ting. Particip. a. 410. Continu-
ing, durable; of long continuance, perpetual.
LASTINGLY, lästing-lé. ad. Perpetually.
LASTINGNESS, lásting-nēs. s. Durableness;
COntinuance.
LASTLY, läst'lè. ad.
conclusion, at last.
LATCH, lätsh. s. A catch of a door moved by a
string or handle.
To ###. lätsb. v. a. To fasten with a latch;
to fasten, to close.
LATCHES, lätsh'éz. s. Latches or laskets, in a
ship, are loops made by small ropes. &
LATCHET, lätsh'ét. s. 99. The string that fast-
ems the shoe.
LATE, iáte. a. Contrary to early, slow, tardy,
long delayed; last in any place, office, or cha-
racter; the deceased; far in the day or night.
LATE, late. ad. After long delays, after a long
time; in a latter season ; lately, not long ago.
far in the day or might.
Lººp, lá'téd. a. Belated, surprised by the
night.
LATELY, läte'lè. ad, Not long ago. -
LATENESS, late'nés. s. Time far advanced.
LATENT, là'tént. a. Hidden, concealed, secret.
LATERAL, lättér-ál. a. Growing out on the
side, belonging to the side; placed or acting in
a direction perpendicular to a horizontal line.
LATERALITY, lät-tér-ái'è-té. s. The quality of
having distinct sides.
Iât’tér-āl-ć. ad. By the side, side-
ways.
LATEWARD, late'wärd. ad. 88. Somewhat late
LATH, láth. s. 78. A small long piece of wood
used to support the files of houses
To LATH, läth. v. a. To fit up with laths.
LATHE, lät He. s. The tool of a turner, by which
he turns about his matter so as to shape it by
the chisel. -
To LATHER, láTH'fir. v. m. To form a foam.
To LATHER, läTH'âr. v. a. To cover with foam
of water and soap.
LATHER, láTH'âr. s. 98 A foam or froth made
cºmmonly by beating soap with water.
LATIN, läf'tín. a. 159. Written or spoken in the
Hanguage of the old Romans.
LAT in, lāt’tín. s. The Latin language.
f, ATINISM, lättin-izm. s. A Latin idiom ; s
mode of speech peculiar to the Latin.
I, ATINIST, iát tin-fst. s. One skilled in Latin
ŁATJNITY, lä-tim'mè-të. s. The Latin tongue
To j, ATINIZE, lättin-lze. v. n. To use word,
In the last place; in the

*, Jr. :hrases yºrrowed from the Latin,
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307
LAX
—mö, mēve, nôr, nét, tabe, túb, bāli;-&fl;—pöänd ;—thin, THIS.
To LATINIZE, lät’tín-lze. v. a. To give names
a Latin termination, to make them Latim.
LATISH, late'ísh. a. Somewhat late.
LATROCINY, lät'rö-sè-mè. s. , Larceny, theft,
robbery. A literal version of the Latin iatro.
cinium, which was afterwards contracted into
arceny. JMason. , a
[[ī It may be observed, that Dr. Johnson spells
this word with an e, in the second syllable,
while both its Latin and French derivation
from larcin require, as Mason has shown from
Blackstone, that it ought to be written larciny.
LATIROSTROUS, Jä-tê-rós'trås.a. Broad-beaked.
Lºscy, lätté-tán-sè. s. The state of ly-
Ing. In 10.
LATITANT, iát’té-tánt. a. Concealed, lying hid.
LATITATION, lát-ê-tàshàn. s. The state of ly-
ing concealed. - -
LATITUDE, lätté-tūde. s. Breadth, width ;
room, space, extent; the extent of the earth or
heavens, reckoned from the equator; a parti-
cular †. reckoned from the equator; un-
restrained acceptation ; freedom from settled
rules, laxity; extent, diffusion.
LATittſbin ARIAN, iaiº-maré àm. s. One
who allows himself great liberties in religious
matters.
LATITUDINARIAN, lät-ê-tū-dè-mâ'ré-án. a. Not
restrained or confined by religion. . .
LATRANT, lá'trānt. a. Barking. "
LATRIA, lá'trè-á. s. 92. The highest kind of
worship, as distinguished from Dulia.
[[G’ This word, by being derived from the Greek
Actºrpelº, is pronounced by Johnson, and after
him by Ash, with the accent on the penulti-
mate syllable ; both of them had forgot their
Greek in the word Dulia, which they accent on
the antepenultimate, though derived from dexelz.
One of these modes of accentuation must be
wrong ; and my opinion is, that, as these words
are appellatives, we should adopt that accent
which Dr. Johnson did when his Greek was out
of his head ; that is, the antepenultimate.—See
CYCLoPEDIA. -
LATTEN, lát’tém. s. 99, 103. Brass, a mixture
of §§ and calaminaris stone. ,
LATTER, lättär. a. 98. Happening after some-
thing else; r
tioned last of two. - -- "
LATTERLY, lättär-lè. ad. 557. Of late.
LATTICE, lăţ'tis. s. 140, 142. A window made
up with a k2nd of network; a window made
with sticks or irons crossing each other at
small distances.
To LATTICE, lät’tis. v. a. To mark with cross
parts like a lattice.
LAVATION, lá-vá'shān. s. The act of washing.
LAVATORY, láv'vá-tär-É. s. 512. A wash; some-
thing in which parts diseased are washed.
[* For the o, see Dom Estick.
LAUD, láwd. s. 213. Praise, hor:our paid, cele-
bration; that part of divine worship which con-
sists in praise. i
To LA lăwd, v. a. To praise, to celebrate.
EAüßABīājāwāābl. a."º." Fraiseworthy,
commendable ; healthy, salubrious.
LAUDABLENESS, láw'dà-bl-nēs. s.
worthiness.
LAUDABLY, làw'dā-blé. ad. In a manner de-
serving §"; t
LAUDANUM, lêd'dä-nām. s. 217. A soporifick
tincture, made by dissolving opium in rectified
spirits. -
To LAWE, läve. v. a. To wash, to bathe; to
lade, to draw out.
To LAWE, làve. v. n. To change the direction
often in a course.
LAVENDER, láv'vén-dār. s. 98. The name of
a plant.
Lº. lá'vár. s. 98. A washing vessel.
odern, lately done or past; men-
Praise-
To LAUGH, läf. v. n. 215, 391. To make that ||
noise which sudden merriment excites; in º
try, to appear gay, favourable, pleasant, or
fertile. #. laugh at , to treat #. :*
to ridicule. , •. - “,
To LAUGH, läf. Y.a. To deride, to scorn.
LAUGH, Iäf. s. The convulsion caused by mer.
riment; an inarticulate expression of sudden
merriment. -
LAUGHABLE, ſāfā-bl. a. 405. Such as may
properly excite laughter. -
LÄUGHER, läf'âr. S. 98. A man fond of mer
riment
LAUGHINGLY, läfingle, ad. In a merry way
merrily.
LAUGHINGSTOCK, 1%f'ing-stök. s.
object of ridicule.
LAUGHTER, läf'tár. s. 98. Convulsive merri
ment : an imarticulate expression of sudden
Inerriment.
LAVISH, Häv'ish. a Prodigal, wasteful, indis
:reetly liberal ; scattered in waste, profuse :
wild; unrestrained.
To LAVISH, låv'ish. v. a. To scatter with pro-
fusion. -
LAVISHER, låv'ísh-àr. s.
profuse man.
LAVISHLY, láv'ísh-lè. ad. Profusely, prodigally
LAVISHMENT, lávish-mênt. Q Prodigaſit
LAVISHNESS, lavish-nēs. 3 s. *rodigality,
profusion.
To [AUNCH, 13msh. v. n. 214.
A *Mutt, an
To force into
98. A prodigal; a
the sea; to rove at large ; to expatiate.—See {}
ANCH-
To LAUNCH, 13nsh. v. a. 352. To push to sea;
to dart from the hand.
LAUND, láwr:d. s.
woods; now more frequently written Lawn.
LAUNDRESS, fin'drés. s. 214. A woman whose
employment is to wash clothes. .
LAUNDRY, lin'dré. s. The rooin in which c.othes
are washed ; the act or state of washing
LAVOLTA, 1á-völ'tá. s. An old dance, in whicle
was much turning and much capering.
LAUREATE, láw'rè-āte. a. 91. Decked or in
vested with laurel. -
LAUREATION, láw-rè-A'shān, s. It denotes, in
the Scottish universities, the act or state of
having degrees conferred. -
LAUREL, lör'ril. s. 99, 217. A tree, called also
the cherry-bay,
LAURELED, lör'ril'd. a. 359.
decorated with laurel. -
LAW, láw. s. A rule of action ; a decree, edict,
statute, or custom publickiy established; judi-
cial process ; conformity to law, any thing
lawful; an established and constant mode of
process. -
LÄWFUL, läw'fäl. a. 406. Agreeable to law;
conformable to law. -
LAWFULLY, láw'füllè. ad. Legally, agreeably
to law. &
LAWFULNESS, láw'fāl-nés. s. Legality; allow
ance of law. sº
LAWGIVER, láw'giv-àr. s. 98. Legislator, one
that makes laws.
LAWGIVING, láw'giv-ing. º
LAWLESS, làw'lés. a. tfirestrained by any law,
not subject to law; contrary to law, illegal.
LAWLESSLY, láw'lès-lè. ad. In a manner com-
trary to law. --
LA AKER, làw'mā-kār. s. One who makes
laws, a lawgiver. * .
LAWN, láwn. s. An open space between woods,
fine linen, remarkable for being used in the
sleeves of biº.hops. * tº a tº
LAWSUIT, láw'site. s. A process in law, a liti-
ation.
Löwºr, iãw'yér. s. 98. Professor of law, ad-
vocate, pleader. 4:
AX, láks. a. Loose, not confined, not closely
joined; vague, not rigidly exact; loose in body,
so as to go frequently to stool; stack, not tenste
Crowned on
a. Legislative.
LAX, taks, s. A looseness, adiºhea,
A plain extended between .
©9
is nine
LAZING, ºlºgia. 410. Sluggis
N.EA
303
LEA
[[ 559.—Fâte, fir, ſāū, fit;-mê, nét ;—pine, pin;-
f.AXATION, lák-så'shān. s. The act of loosen |
ing or slackening ; the state of being iodsened
or slackened. ."
LAXATIVE, láks'à-tiv. a. 512.
er to ease COS tivelleSS.
LAXATIVE, láks'à-tiv. s. A medicine slightly
Having the pcw-
urgative. -
#,AXATIVENESS, láks'à-tiv-nēs. s. Power of
easing costiveness.
LAXITY, láks'é-té. s. Not compression, uot close
cohesion; contrariety to rigorous precision
looseness, not costiveness, slackness, contrarie-
ty to tension ; openness, not closeness.
LAXNESS, láks'nés. s. Laxity, not tension, not
precision, not costiveness,
LÄY, là. Preterit of Ilie, to rest.
To LAY, lá. v. a. To place along; to beat down
corn or grass; to keep from rising, to settle,
to still; to put, to place; to make a bet; to
spread on, a surface; to calms, to still, to
quiet, to allay ; to prohibit a spirit to walk; to
set on the table; to propagate plants by fixing
their twigs in the ground; to wager; to repo-
site any thing ; to bring forth eggs ; to apply;
with violence : to apply nearly ; to impute, to
charge; to throw by violence. To Lay apart ;
to reject, to put by. To Lay aside; to put away,
not to retain. To Lay before ; to expose to
view, to show, to display. To Lay by ; to re-
serve for some future time, to put from one, to
dismiss. To Lay down; to deposit as a ple, ige,
equivalent, or satisfaction; to quit, to resign ;
to commit to repose ; to advance as a proposi-
tion. To Lay, for ; to attempt by ambush or
insidious practices. To Lay ſorth ; to diffuse,
to expatiate ; to place when dead in a decent
osture. To lay hold of; to seize, to catch.
o Lay in ; to store, to treasure. To Lay on ;
to apply with violence. To Lay open, ; to show,
to expose. To lay over ; to incrust, to cover.
To lay out; to expend ; to display, to disco-
ver; to dispose, to plan. To Lay out, with the
reciprocal pronoun to exert. To Lay to ; to
charge upon ; to apply with vigour; to harass,
to attack. To Lay together ; to collect, to
bring into one view. To Lay under; to subject
to. To lay up ; to confine ; to store, to trea.
sure. To lay upon ; to importune, to wager
upon. . . . . .
To LAY, lä. v. n. To bring eggs; to contrive.
To Lay about; to strike on all sides. To Lay
at ; to strike, to endeavour to strike. To Lay
in for; to make overtures of oblique invitation.
To Lay on ; to strike, to beat; to act with ve-
hemence. To Lay out ; to take measures.
FAY, lä. s. A row, a stratum; a wager. -
LAY, A. s. Grassy ground, meadow, ground up-
ploughed.
LAY, A. s. A song.
LAY, lä. a. Not clerical ; regarding or belong-
§ to the Pºp'. as distinct from the clergy.
LAYER, lá'âr. s. 98. A stratum, or row, a bed,
one body spread over another; a sprig of a
plant\; a hem that lays eggs. -
LAYMAN, lá'mán. s. 88. One of the people dis-
tinct from the clergy; an image used by pain-
ters to form attitudes and hang drapery upon.
LAZARylä’zár. s 418. Ore deformed and nau-
sequs with filthy and pestilential diseases.
H.AZAR.HOUSE, lê'zār-höäse. s. A house
LAZARETTO, láz-ār-rét’tö. ©
for the Wöß of the diseased, an hospital.
LAZARWORT, là'zār-wärt. s. A plant.
jº an "idiº, juggiſhly, heavily.
*AZIN SS, lá'zè-nēs. s. gºne".
-- 3. l €.
LăzúLſ, lázh &li. s. The ground of this stone
'- variegated with yellow and white.
LAZY, iº. a làle, singgish, unwilling to work;
slow, tedious. . -
Lºis. 227. Ground enclosed, not open.
* *
Isºla, lé.'s.
Abidiº. 34. A jºietij; a pale,
livid, white colour; slightly sonorous, has
scarcely any taste, and emits a peculiar smell
when rubbedº: it has little elastieity, and yields
readily to the hammer Parkes' Chymistry. In
the plural, flat roof to walk on.
To LEAD, léd. v. a. To fit with lead in any man.
Ritºr. - -
To LEAD, lède. v. a. Preter. Led. To guide
by the hand; to conduct to any place; to con-
duct as head or commander ; to introduce by
going first ; to guide, to show the method of
attaining ; to draw, to entice, to allure; to m-
duce, to prevail on by pleasing motives; to
pass, to speltd in any certain manner.
To LEAD, lède. v. n. 227. To conduct as a com-
mander ; to show the way by going first.
T.EAD, lède. s. Guidance, first place.
LEADEN, Iéd'd’m a. 103, 234. Made of lead :
heavy, dull. -
LEADER, lè'dár. s. 98. One that leads or coa
ducts; captain, commander; one who goes first
one at the head of any party or faction.
LEADING, lè'ding, part, a. 410. Principal.
LEADING, STRINGS, 1é'ding-strºngz. s. Strings
by which children; when they learn to waii,
are held from falling.
R.EADWORT, Iéd'wärt. s. 234. A plant.
LEAF, lèſe. s. 227. The green deciduous parts
of plants and flowers; a part of a book, contain-
ing two pages; one side of a double door; any
thing foliated or thinly beaten.
Tº LEAF, lèfe v. m % bring leaves; to bear
# CalVeS.
LEAFLESS, téfe'lés. a. Naked of leaves.
LEAFY, iè'fé. a. Full of leaves.
LEAGUE, lèég. s. 227. A confederacy, a com.
bination. -
To LEAGUE, lèëg v. m. To unite, to confederate.
LEAGUE, lèég. s. A measure of length, con-
taining three miles. -.
LEAGUEij, lèëg’d. a. 359. Confederated.
H.EAGUER, #. s. 98. Siege, investment of
a town.
f,EAK, léke. s. 227. A breach or hole which
lets in water.
To LEAK, lèke. v. n. To let water in or out;
to drop through a breach.
LEAKAGE, lè'kidje. s. 90. Allowance made for
accidental loss in liquid measures.
LEAKY, lè'kè. a. Battered or pierced, so as to
let water in or out; loguacious, not close.
To LEAN, lême. v. n. 227, 238. Preter. Leaned
or Leant. To incline against, to rest against;
to tend towards; to be in a hending posture.
LEAN, lène. a. 227. Not fat, meager, wanting
flesh; not-unctuous, thin, hungry : iow, poor,
in opposition to great or rich.
LÉAN , lène. s. The part of flesh which consists
of the muscle without the fat. -
LEANLY, iène'ſé. ad. Meagerly, without plump:
HéSS.
BEANNESS, ième'més. s. Extenuation of body,
want of flesh, meagerness ; want of bulk.
To LEAP, lêpe. v. n. 239 To jump, to move up-
ward or progressively without change of the
feet; to rush with vehemence; to bound, to
spring ; to fly, to start.
[* The past time, 367, of this verb is generally
heard with the diphthong short; and if so, it
ought to be spelled leapt, rhyming with º:
See Principles, No. 369. Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Scott, W. Johnston, Mr Perry, Mr. Barclay,
Mr. Nares, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Elphinstone,
pronounce the diphthong in the present tense
of this word long, as I have done; and Mr. El-
phinstone and Mr. Nares make it short in the
prete, it and participle. Mr. Sheridan alone
makes the present tense short, which, if I re.
collect justly, is a pronunciation peculiar to
Ireland. .
To LEAP, ièpe. v. a. To pass over or into by
leaping; to compress, as beasts. .
_T


LEA
soo
LEG –
—no, móve, nér, 116t ;—ºbe, tāb, ball ;—6ſl ;—pôānd ;—thin, rhis.
£EAP, lêpe. s. , Bound, jump, act of leaping,
space passed by "...; sudden transition ;
an assault of an animal of prey; embrace of
animals.
LEAP-FROG, lêpe'frög. s. . A play of children,
in which they imitate the jump of frogs.
LEAP-YEAR, lêpe'yere. s. Leap-year, or bis-
sextile, is every fourth year, and so called from
its leaping a day more that year than in a com-
mon year; so that the common year hath three
hundred and sixty-five days, but the Leap-year
three hundred and sixty-six , and then Feb-
ruary hath twenty-nine days, which in common
years hath but twenty-eight.
To LEARN, lêrm. v. a. 234. To gain the know-
ledge or skill of; to teach: improperly used in
this last sense. -
To LEARN, lêrm. v. m. To receive instruction;
to improve by example. -
LEARNED, lér’méd. a. 362. Versed in science
and literature; skilled, skilful, knowing; skilled
in scholastick .#.
LEARNEDLY, lér'néd-lè. ad. With knowledge,
with skill.
LEARNING, lér'ning. s. 410. Literature, skill
in languages or sciences; skill in any thing good
or bad.
LEARNER, Iér'nār. s. One who is yet in his ru-
diments. -
LEASE, lèse. s. 227. A contract, by which, in
consideration of some payment, a temporary
possession is granted of houses or lands; any
tenure. -
To LEASE, lèse. v. a. To let by lease.
To LEASE, lèze. v. n. 227. To glean, to gather
what the harvest-men leave. t
LEASER, lê'zár. s. A gleaner. w
LEASH, lèèsh. s. 227. A leather thong, by
which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser
leads his greyhound; a band wherewith to tie
any thing in general.
To LEASH, lèësh. v. a. To bind, to hold in a
string.
LEASH, lèësh. s.
man's term.
[[ī’ Sportsmen, like the professors of other arts,
often corrupt their technical terms; for we fre-
quently hear this word pronounced like the
lease of a huuse This corruption, however, is
not gone so far as to make the true sound pe-
dantick, and therefore ought to be corrected.-
See CLEF. ...'
LEASING, lè'zing. s. 227, 410. Lies, falsehood.
LEAST, lèëst. a. 227. The superlative of Little.
Little beyond others, smallest.
IEAST, lèëst... ad. In the lowest degree.
LEATHER, léTH'âr. s. 98, 234. Dressed hides
of animals; skin, ironically.
LEATHERCOAT, léth'ār-köte. s.
with a rough rind.
LEATHERY, létii'ār-A. a. Resembling leather.
H.EAVE, lève. s. 327. Grant of liberty, permis-
sion, allowance ; farewell, adieu.
To LEAVE, lève. v. a. Pret. I Left; I have left.
To quit, to forsake; to have remaining at death;
to suffer to remain ; to fix as a toker, of re-
membrance; to bequeath, to give as inherit-
ance; to give up, to resign ; to cease to do, to
desist from. To leave off; to desist from, to
forbear; to forsake. To leave out; to omit, to
neglect.
To LEAVE, lève. v. m. To cease, to desist. To
leave off, to desist; to stop.
LEAVED, lèëv'd. a. 227. Furnished with fo-
liage; made with leaves or folds.
LEAVEN, iév'vém. s. 103, 234. Ferment mixed
wrth any body to make it light; any mixture
which makes a general change in the mass.
To LEAVEN, 1év’vén v. a 'To ferment by some-
thing mixed; to taint, to imbue.
LEAVER, lèvár. s. 98. One who deserts or for-
A brace and a half; a sports-
An apple
f
LEAVES, lèëvz. s. The plural of Leaf. -
Lºngs, lè'vingz s. 410. Remnant, relicks.
offah.
LECHER, létsh'êr. s. 98. A whoremaster.
LECHERQUS, létshār-às. a. Lewd, lustful
LECHEROUSLY, lêtsh'êr-às-lè, ad. Lewdly,
lustfully.
tº €SS. -
LECHERY, 1étshºr-e, s. 557. Lewdness, lust.
LECTION, lék'shôn. s. A reading; a variety in
copies.
LECTURE, lék'tshūre. s. 461. A discourse pro
nounced upon any subject.; the actor practics
of reading, perusal ; a magisterial reprimand
To LECTURE, lék'tshöre. v. a. To instruct for
mally ; to instruct insolently and dogmatically
LECTURER, lék'tshār-àr. s. An instructer, a
teacher by way of lecture, a preacher in a
church hired by the parish to assist the rector
LÉÉ, lékſtshūr-ship. s. The office
of a lecturer. - -
LED, léd. Part. pret. of Lead.
LEDGE, lédje. s. A row, a layer, stratum ; ;
ridge rising above the rest; any prominence on
# part.
LEDHORSE, léd'hôrse. s. A sumpter horse.
LEE, lèë. s. Dregs, sediment, refuse. Sea term
it is generally that side which is opposite to the
wind, as, the Lee-shore is that the wine
blows on. -
LEE, lèë. a. Having the wind blowing on it
having the wind directed towards it.
LEECH, lèëtsh. s. A physician, a professor of
the art of healing; a kind of small water worm.
which fastens on animals, and sucks the blood
LEECH-CRAFT, lèëtsh'kräft. s. The art of
#";
LEEK, lèëk. s. A pot herb.
LEER, lère. s.
of countenance. *
To LEER, lère. v. n. To look obliquely, to look
archly 3, to look with a forted countenance.
LEES, lèëz. s. Dregs, sediment.
LEET, lèët. s. A law da
LEEWARD, lèë'wärd. ..ºs. Towards the wind.
—See LEE. . -
LEFT, léft. Part. pret. of Leave."
LEFT, léft. a. Sinistrous; not on the ri
ii:FT'HANúñi, iërºnánd'éd a
left hand rather than the right. ...
LEFT-HANDEDNESS, léft'hānd'éd-nēs. s. Hs.
bitual use of the left hand.
LEG, lég. s. The limb by which animals walk
particularly that part between the knee and
the foot in men; an act of obeisance; that by
which any thing is supported on the ground
as, the leg of a table. Q. •
LEGACY, iég'à-sé. s. Legacy is a particula"
thing given by last will and testament.
LEGAL, lê'gål. a. Done or conceived accord
ing to law; lawful, not contrary to law.
LEGALITY, lè-gål'è-té. s. Lawfulness. º
To LEGALIZE, iègål-ize. v. a. To authorize :
to rmake lawful. - º
LEGALLY, lê'gål-lè. ad. Lawfully, according
to HaW.
LEGATARY, lég'gå-tär-à. s. One who has a le
gacy left. • *
LEGA TINE, iég gă-time. a. 149. , Made by a le
gate; belonging to a legate of the Roman see.
Läää E, lèg'gºte. s. 91. . A deputy, an ambas
sadour; a kind of spiritual ambassadour from
the Pope.
[[F Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr.
Kenrick, and Mr. Perry, pronounce the firs;
syllable of this word short, and Buchanan alone,
long. - . . .
LÉGäTEE, lég-gā-tê'. s. One who has a legacy
left him.
LEGATION, lè-gå'shān, A. Deputauon, commis’
sign, embassy
ht hand .
sing thi
©
An oblique view; a laboured cas'
LEG
310
LEN
II; 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét,-pine ;—pin,
LEGATOR, lèg gå-tör'. s. 166. One who makes
a will, and leaves legacies. *
[[ſ’ This word seems to have the accent on the
last syllable, the better to distinguish it from
its correlative Legatee.
LEGENL, léjénd. s. A chronicle or register of
the lives of saints; any memorial or relation ;
an incredible unauthentick narrative; any in-
scription, particularly on medals or coins.
§3. This word is sometin.tes pronounced with
the vowel in the first syllable short, as if written:
lèdjend. This has the feeble plea of the Latin
word Lego, to produce; but with what proprie-
ty can we make this plea for a short vowel in
English, when we pronounce that very vowel
long in the Latini word we derive it from ? The
genuine and ancient analogy of our language,
as Dr. Wallis observes, is, when a word of two
syllables has the accent on the first, and the
vowel is followed by a single comsonant, to pro-
nounce the vowel long. It is thus we pronounce
all Latin words of this kind ; and in this man-
ner we should certainly have pronounced all
our English words, if an affectation of follow-
ing Latin quantity had not disturbed the natu-
ral progress of pronunciation. See DRAMA,
But besides this analogy, the word in question
has the authority of Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott,
W. Johnston, Bailey, Entick, Perry, and Bu-
chanan, on its side. Dr. Kenrick and Dr. Ash
are the only abettors of the short sound.
LEGENDARY, 1édjén-dà-ré. a Pertaining to
a legend.
{{G As the preceding word has, by the clearest
analogy, the vowel in the first syllable long, so
this word by having the accent higher than the
antepenultimate, has as clear an analogy for
having the same vowel short. 530, 535. This
analogy, however, is contradicted by Dr. Ash,
W. Johnston, Mr. Scott, Entick, Buchanan,
and Perry, who makº the vowel e long, as in
Legend. As Dr. Johäson’s accentuation does
not determine.ºlfé quantity of the vowel, his
not inserting this word is, in this case, no loss;
but Mr. Sheridan's omission of it deprives us of
a valuablé opinion. .
2.EGER, lédjár. s. 98. A leger-book, a book
that lies in the compting-house.
LEGERDEMAIN, léd-jār-dè-mâne'. s. Sleight
of hand, juggle, power of drceiving the eye by
mible motion, trick.
LEGERITY iéjàºte, s. Lightness, nimbleness.
iñégºij,iégé a 359. Hººijeg."
LEGIBLE, lèdjè-bl. s. Such as may be read;
apparent, discoverable.
LEGIBLY, lèdjè-blé. ad. In such a manner as
may be read. *
1.Éloft , lè'jān-e s. A body of Roman soldiers,
consisting of above five thousand; a military
force; any great number.
LEGIONARY, lèjân-ár-è. a. Relating to a le-
ion; containing a legion ; containing a great
indefinite number. -
To LEGISLATE, lédjís-lāte. v. a. To enact laws.
[[G. This word is neither in Johnson nor Sheri-
dan. For the pronunciation of the first sylla-
ble, see the following words --
The act of
LÉGišīArióN, i.jīsīāshār. s.
#ºf * tº ſº
LEGISLATIVE, 1édjis-la-tív. a. Giving laws,
| lawgiving. *
1.ɺfor, lèdjis-lä-tàr. s. 166. A lawgiver,
one who makes laws for any community
LEGISLATURE, lèdjès-la-têre. s. 461. The
power that makes laws.
[š. Some respectable speakers in the House of
Commons pronounce the e in the first syllable
of this word long, as if written Leegislature, and
think they are wonderfully correct in doing so,
because the first syllable of all Latin words,
compounded, of Lex, is long. They do not
know that, in pronouncing the word in this
|LEISURABLE, ! ... d.
manner, they are contradicting one of the
clearest analogies of the language; which is
that the antepenultimate, and secondary ac-
cent, shorten every vowel they fall upon ex-
cept tº unless they are followed by a diphthong.
534, 535. This analogy is evident in a hume-
rous catalogue of words ending in ity, where
the antepenultimate vowel is short in English,
though long in the Latin words whence they
are derived, as, serenity, divinity, globosity, &c.
The same may be observed of the words decla-
malory, deliberative, &c. where the two second
syllables are short in English, though long in
the Latin declamatorius, deliberativus, &c. #.
the words liberal and liberty, if pronounced with
their first syllables long, as in the Latin words
fiberalis and libertas, ought to be sounded lye'be-
ral and lye'berig. If, therefore, we consider the
accent on the first syllable of legislator, legisla-
ture, or legislative, either as primary or seconda-
ry, we find a clear analogy for shortening the
vowel; nor can we have the least reason for
lengthening it, which will not oblige us in the
same manner to lengthen the first vowel of leni-
tive, * pacification, and a thousand
others. See Principles, No. 530, 535. Mr.
Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, and Mr.
Perry, mark the e in the first syllable of this
word and its relatives short. W. Johnston only
marks them long. From Entick we can gather
the quantity of this vowel in mo word but legis-
tate, where he makes it long ; and Ash, Bailey,
and Buchanan, do not mark it either way.
These authorities sufficiently show us the gene-
ral current of custom ; and the analogies of the
language sufficiently show the propriety of it.
LEGITIMACY, iè-jitté-må-sé. s. Lawfulness of
birth ; genuineness, not spuriousness.
LEGITIMATE, lè-jit'té-mâte. a. 91. Born in
marriage, lawfully begotten,
To LEGITIMATE, lè-jit’tè-māte. v. a. 91. To
procure to any the right of legitimate birth; to
..make lawful.
LEGITIMATELY, lè-jit'é-mâte-lè. ad. Lawful
ly, genuinely. -
LEGITAMATION, lè-jit'é-má-shām. s. Lawful
birth ; the act of investing with the privileges
###".
[.EGUME, lég'gúme. * -
L},{3 UMEN, iè-gū'mén. 503. Seeds not
reaped, but gathered by the hand, as, beams;
in general, aii larger seeds; pulse.—See BITU-
MEN and BLASPHEMOUs.
LEGUMINOUS, lè-gū'mè-nās a. Belonging te
ulse, consisting of pulse.
S.
Done at leisure,
not hurried, enjoying leisure.
LEISURABLY, lè'zhār-à-blé, ad. At leisure,
without tumuit or hurry.
LEISURE, lè'zhère. s. 251. Freedom from bu-
siness or hurry; vacancy of mind; convenience
of time.
[[G. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Ferry, Dr.
Kenrick, and Mr. Smith, pronounce the diph-
thong in this word long; and Mr. Nares, Mr,
Elphinstone, and Mr. Barclay, short. The first
manner is, in my opinion, preferable.
LEISURELY, lèzhūr-lè. a. Not hasty, delibee
I’ate. -
LEISURELY, iè'zhūr-lè. ad. Not in a hurry,
slowly.
LEMMA, lêm'má. s. A proposition previously
assumed.
LEMON, lém'mán. s. The fruit of the lemon,
tree; ſhe tree that bears lemons.
LEMONADE, lém-mân-áde'. s. Liquor made of
water, sugar, and the juice of lemons. . .
To LEND, Iénd. v. a. To deliver something to
another on condition of repayment; to suffer to
be used on condition that it be restored, to
afford, to š. in general.
LENDER, iènd'àr. S. 98. One who kends any
ses

Lºiſ
3IT
LEV
—no, mēve, mēr, nôt ;—t be, tàb, būll;—öfl. ;—péând ;—thin, THis |
thing; one who makes a trade of putting money
to Interest. o -
1,ENGTH, léngth. s. The extent of any thing
material from end to end; horizontal extension;
a certain portion of space or time; extent of
duration; full extent, uncontracted state; end.
At length, at last, in conclusion.
To LENGTHEN, léng'th'n. v., a. 103. To draw
out, to make longer; to protract, to continue ;
to protract pronunciation.
to protract, to extend. -
To LENGTHEN, léng'th'm. v. n. To grow longer,
to increase in length. - -
LENGTHWISE, 1&ngth'wize. ad. According to
the length. !
LENIENT, ié'mè-ént. a. 113. Assuasive, soften-
ing, mitigating; laxative, emoilient. -
LENIENT, iënënt. s. An emolient or assua-
sive application.
To LENIFY, lén'né-fl. v. a. 183. To assuage,
to Initigate.
º #. lén'é-tív. a. 157. Assuasive, emol-
ient. g
LENITIVE, 1&n'è-tív. s. Any thing applied to
©8 Se#" ; a palliative.
LENITY, iénéſie, s. Mildmess, mercy, tender-
11628S.
LENS, lénz. s. 434. A glass spherically convex
on both sides, is usually called a Lens: such as
is a burning-glass, or spectacle-glass, or an ob-
# glass of a telescope. *
LENT, iént. Part pass. from Lend.
LENT, lént. s. The quadragesimal fast; a time
of abstinence.
LENTEN, lênt’t’m. a. 1ſº. Such as is used in
Lent, s §§ •
LENTICULAR, Hén-tík'kè-lär. a. Doubly con-
vex, of the form of a lens.
To lengthen out;
LENTIFORM, lén'té-fôrm. a. Having the form
of a lens. • %
LENTIGINOUS, lén-tídjin-às. a. Scurfy, fur-
furaceous.
LENTIGO, lém-tigó. s. 112. A freckly or scur-
fy #. upon the skin.-See WERtigo.
LENTIL, lén'til. . s. A kind of pulse.
LENTISK, lén'tisk. s.
the mastich tree.
LENTITUDE, lén'té-tūde. s.
slowness.
LENTNER, lént'nār. s. 98. A kind of hawk.
LENTOR, lén'tär. s. 166. Tenacity, viscocity;
slowness, delay. In physick, that sizy, viscid
part of the blood which obstructs the vessels.
LENTOUS, lén'tãs. a. Viscous, tenacious, capa-
ble to be drawn out.
LEONINE, lè'ö-nine. a. 149. Belonging to a
lion, having the nature of a lion. Leonine verses
are those of which the end rhymes to the mid-
dle, so named from Leo the inventor.
A beautiful evergreen;
Sluggishness,
LEOPARD, lèp'pård... s. 88. A spotted beast of
2 prey, of the cat kind.
LEPER, lép'për. s. 98.
leprosy.
[[5 All our orthūepists are uniform in pronoun-
cing this word with the first syllable short, as in
Reprosy
LEPEROUS, lép'pār-às. a. Causing leprosy.—
Properly LEPRous. r
LEPORINE, iép'pö-rine. a. Belenging to a hare,
having the nature of a hare.
Tº Mr. Sheridan has marked the e in the first
syllable of this word long, without even the
flimsy plea of Latin * to support it. Mr.
Perry, Entick, and Dr. Ash, are the only other
orthóepists frong whom we can gather the pro-
nunciation of this letter. The two first are for
the short sound, and the last for the iong one.
But the short sound is so agreeable to analogy,
as to want no authorities to support it. See
Principles, No. 530, 535. .
LEFROSY, iép'prè-sé. s. A loathsome distemper,
which covers the body with a kind of white scales.
One infected with a |
tºys, lép'präs, a. 314. Infected with a
€0FOSV. -
LESS, lés. A negative or privative termination,
Joined to a substantive, it implies the absence on
privation of the thing; as, a witless man.
LESS, lés. a. The comparative of Little; op-
posed to greater. .*
LESS, lés. s. A smaſler quantity, a smaller
degree.
LEŠć, lès-Sé'. s. The person to whom a
lease is given.
To LESSÉN, iès's'n. v. a. 103. To diminish in
bulk; to diminish the degree of any quality; to
degrade, to deprive of power or dignity.
To #j iès's'n. v. n.
shrink. *
LESSER, lès'súr. a. 98. A barbarous corrup-
tion of ſless,
LESSON, lés's'm. s. 170. Any thing read or re-
peated to a teacher; precept, notion inculcated;
portions of scripture read in divine service;
tune pricked for an instrument; a rating lec-
ture. -
LESSOR, lés'sör... s. 166. One who lets any
thing to farm, or otherwise, by lease.
LEST, lést, or ièëst. conjunct. That not; for
fear that. -
[[; Almost all our orthóepists pronounce this
word both ways; but the former seems to be
ed from the adjective least : but it is not uncom-
mon for words to change their form when the
change their class. Dr. Wallis's advice to spe
the superlative of little tessest, has not yet been
followed, and probably never will; and there-
fore there is no necessity for Dr. Lowth's expe-
dient to distinguish these words by spelling the
conjunction with a. But why we should sound
the e long, contrary to the analogy of ...;
while such a pronunciation confounds the con-
junction and the adjective, camnot be conceived.
The second pronunciation, therefore, ought to
be exploded. '.
To LET, lét. v. a. To allow, to suffer, to permit
any thing to take a course which requires no
impulsive violence; to permit to take any state
or course. To Let blood, is elliptical for To let
out blood, to free it from confinement, to suffer
it to stream out of the vein. To Let in ; to ad-
mit. To Let off; to discharge. To Let out;
to lease out, to give to hire or farm.
... pese. Not much used now, ,”
LET, lét. s.
impediment. -
LETHARGICK, lè-thärjik. a. 509. Sleepy, be-
yond the natural power of Sºep. e
LETHARGICKNFSS, lê-thārjīk-més. s. Sleepi-
mess, drowsiness. -
LETHARGY, Iéth'ârjë. s. A morbid drowsiness,
a sleep from which one cannot be kept awake.
LETHE, lè'thé. s. A poetical river of Hell. Ob-
livion, a draught of oblivion.
LETTER, lét’tár. s. 98. One who lets or per
mits; one who hinders ; one who gives vent to
any thing, as, a blood-letter.
LETTER, iéttàr. s. One of the elements of syl
lables; a written message, an epistle; the lite
ral or expressed meaning. Letters without the
. learning; type with which books are
rinted. . - -
p
To LETTER, lét’tör. v. a. To stamp with let-
terS.
LETTERED, Káttúr'd. a. 359, Literate, educa-
ted to learning. -
LETTUCE, iéttis. s. A plant.—See Asparagus.
LEVANT, lè-vägt. s. 494. The east, particular:
# these coasts of the Mediterranean east
italy. -
Hindrance, obstacle, obstruction,
degree. -
LESS, lés. ad. In a smaller degree, in a lower
To grow less; to
to put to hire; to grant to a tenant ; to suffer
by much the most general. This word is deriv- - ,
r * º {
To LET, iét. v. a. To hinder, to obstruct, to op- {}
s ºn Jºº w w
r; 559-Fate, far, fall, fat -inë, mét;—pine, pin;–
‘E’ Milton has used this word as an adjective,
with the accent on the first syllable ; and Dr.
Ash and Mr. Barclay explain it by rising up or
becoming turbulent. -
* Forth rush the Levant and the Ponent winds.”
In this case, also, the vowel e ought to have the
long sound.—See LEGEND.
LEVATOR, lè-vā'tör. s. 166, 521. A chirurgical
instrument, whereby depressed parts of the
skull are lifted up. - -
LEUCOPHLEGMACY, là-kö-flég'māsē.s. Pale-
mess with viscid juices and cold sweatings.
LEUCOPHLEGMATICK, lá-kó-flég-máčik. a.
509. Having such a constitution of body where
the blood is of a pale colour, viscid, and cold.
LEVEE, lèv'vé. s. The time of rising ; the con-
course of those who crowd round a man of
power in a morning. -
LEVEL, lév'víl. a. 99. Even, not having one
part higher than another; even with any thing
else, in the same line with any thing. -.
To LEVEL, lév'víl. v. a. To make even, to free
from inequalities; to reduce to the same height
with something else; to lay flat; to bring to
equality of condition; to point in taking aim,
to aim ; to direct to any end. 2'
To LEVEL, lèv'vil. v. m. To aim at, to bring the
gun, or arrow to the same direction with the
mark; to conjecture, to attempt to guess; to
be in the same direction with a mark; to make
attempts, to aim. -
LEVEL, lév'víl. s. A plane; a surface without
protuberances or inequalities; rate, standard ;
a state of equality; an instrument whereby
masons adjust their work; rule, borrowed from
the mechanick level; the line of direction in
which any missive weapon is aimed; the line in
which the sight passes.
LEVELLER, lèv'vil-lär. s. One who makes any
thing even ; one who destroys superiority, one
who endeavours to bring all to the same state.
LEVELNESS, lév'vil-més. s. Evenness, equality
_ of surface ; equality with something else.
LEVEN, lév'vén. s. 103. Ferment, that which
being mixed in bread makes it rise and fer-
ment; any thing capable of changing the na-
ture of a greater mass.
LEVER, lé'vár. s. 98. The second mechanical
power, used to elevate or raise a great weight.
LEVERET, lêy'vār-ft. s. A young hare.
ºple, lév'vé-ā-bl. a. 405. That may be
€WI6 CI.
LEVIATHAN, lê-vi'ā-thân. s. A large water ami-
mal mentioned in the book of Job; by some
imagined the crocodile, but in poetry generally
taken for the whale. -
To LEWIGATE, 1év'vá-gāte. v. a. To rub or
grind to an impalpable powder; to mix till the
liquor becomes smooth and uniform.
LEWIGATION, lºv-Č-gº'shān, s. The act of re-
ducing hard bodies into an impalpable powder.
LEVITF, lèvite. s. 156. One of the tribe of Le-
vi, one born to the office of priesthood among
the Jews; a priest, used in contempt.
LEVITICAL, lè-vitié-kál. a. Belonging to the
Levites. -
LEVITY, lév'vè-té. s. Lightness; inconstancy;
unsteadiness; idle pleasure, vanity ; trifling
gaiety.
To LEVY, lèv'vé. v. a. To raise, to bring toge-
ther men: to raise money; to make war.
LEVY, lév'vé. s. The act of raising money or
men ; war raised.
LEWI), lède. à. 265. Wicked, bad; lustful,
libidinous. -
LEWPLY, ládelē. ad. Wickedly; libidinously,
lustfully. -
LEWDNESS, lùdenés. s. Lustful licentiousness.
LEwBSTER, Röde'står. s. 98. A lecher, one
#ºn to criminal pleasures. JVof used.
IſſWIS-D'OR, lù-è-dòre. s. A golden French
coin, in value about twenty shillings sterling.
* * *
|To LICENSE, iſsénse. v. a. To set at
ºs->
LEXICOGRAPHER, léks-á-kóg'gräf-àr. s 518,
A writer of dictionaries. -
LEXICOGRAPHY, léks-à-köggräf-à. s. The
art or practice of writing dictionaries.
LEXICON, léks'é-kän. s. 166. A dictionary,
commonly of the Greek language.
LEY, lèë. s. field. f
[[ This word and º are the only exceptions
to the general rule of pronouncing this diph-
thong when the accent is on it.—See Principles,
No. 269.
LIABLE, l'é-bl. S. 405. Obnoxious, not exempt,
subject,
LIAR, liğr. s. 88,418. One who tells falsehoods,
one who wants veracity. *
LIBATION, li-bä'shôn. s. 128. The act of pour-
ing wine on the ground in honour of some deity;
the wine so poured. -
LIBBARD, lib'bárd. s. 88. A leopard.
LIBEL, libél. S. . A satire, defamatory writing,
a lampoon: in the civil law, a declaration or
charge in writing against a person in court.
To LIBEL, libél. v. n. To spread defamation,
generally written or printed.
To LIBEL, libél...v.a. To satirise, to lampoon.
LIBELLER, libél-lär, s. A defamer by writing,
a lampooner..... .
LIBELLOUS, libél-lás. a. Defamatory.
LIBERAL, lib'bér-āl. a. 88. Not mean, not low
in birth; becoming a gentleman ; muniſicent,
generous, bountiful—See LEGISLATURE.
LIBERALITY, lib-bér-ál'è-té. s. Munificence,
bounty, generosity.
To LIBERALIZE, lib'ér-âl-ize. v. a. To make
liberal. JMason. -
LIBERALLY, lib'bér-rál-ć. ad. Bountifully,
largely. -
To #RATE, Iíb'ér-āte. v. a. 91. To free
from confinement. JMyson.
LIBERATION, lib-êr-à'shön. s. The act of de-
livering, or being delivered. JMason.
LIBERTINE, lib'bér-tín. s. 150. One who lives
without restraint or law ; one who pays no re-
gard to the precepts of religion: in law, a freed
man, or rather the son of a fºeedman.
LIBERTINE, lib'bér-tín. a. Licentious, irreli-
IQUIS,
LíšRTINISM, lib'bér-tîn-izm. s. . Irreligion,
licentiousness of Spiniºn and practice.
LIBERTY, lib'bér-té. s. Freedom as opposed to
slavery; freedom as opposed to necessity; pri
vilege, exemption, immunity; relaxation of
restraint; leave, permission.—See LEGISLA
TURE.
LIBIDINOUS, lê-bid'é-nās. a. 128. Lewd, lust-
ful. -
LHBIDINOUSLY, lè-błd'é-nās-lè. ad. 128. Lewd,
ly, lustfully.
jLIBRAL, librál. a. 88. Of a pound weight.
LIBRARIAN, ll-brå'ré-ām. s. 128. One who has
the care of a library. + -
LIBRARY, librá-rè. s. A large collection of
books; the place where a collection of books is
kept.
To LIBRATE, libråte. v. a. 91 To poise, to
balance. - -
LIBRATION, ll-brå'shām. s. 128. The state of
being balanced: in astronomy, Libration is the
balancing mºtion or trepidation in the firma
ment, wherefy the declination of the sun, and
the latitude of the stars, change from time to
time. -
LIBRATORY, librå-tär-8. a. 512. Balancing,
playing like a balance.
[; For the o, see Dom Estick.
LICE, lise. s. The plural of Louse.
LICEBANE, Ilse'hāne. s. A plant.
LICENSE, li'sénse. s. Exorbitant liberty, con-
tempt of lega} and necessary restraint; a grant
of permission; liberty, permission.
liberty
to permit by a legal grant.

* Lil',
313
Li (;
—mö, mêve, mêr, māt;—täbe, tāb, būlī;--&il;-pôānd ;—thin, this.
LICENSEra, lisèn-sàr. s. 98. A granter of per-

mission. - -
LICENTIATE, ll-sén'shē-ăte. s. 91. A man who
uses license ; a degree in Spanish universities.
To LICENTIATE, Il-sém'shē-ăte. v. a. To per-
, mit, to encourage by license.
LICENTIOUS, Il-sém'shās. a. 128. Unrestrain-
ed by law or morality; presumptuous, uncon-
fined.
LICENTIOUSLY, li-sém'shās-lè. ad. With too
much libe t; * . .
LICENTIOUSNESS, li-sén'shās-nēs. s. Bound-
less liberty, contempt of just restraint.
To LICK, lik. v. a. To pass over with the tongue;
to lap, to take in by the tongue. To Lick up ;
to devour. - - -
LICK, lik. s. A blow, rough usage. Vulgar.
LICKERISH, lik'ér-ish.
LICKEROUS, lik'êr-às.
of food; delicate, tempting the appetite.
a. Nice in the choice
LičkääisäNESé, ii.ºr.ish nés." Niceness
{&#. - -
LICORICE, likkâr İs. s. 142. A root of sweet
taste. - - * -
LICTOR, lik’tár. s. 166. A Roman officer, a
kind of beadle. - - &
LID, lid. s. A cover, any thing that shuts down
over a vessel; the membrane that, when we
#. or wink, is drawn over the eye. .
LIE, ll. s. 276. Any thing impregnated with
some other body, as soap or salt. -
[[y* I have differed from Mr. Sheridan, and agree,
with every other orthūepist in giving this word||
the same sound as lie, a falsehood.
LIE, li. s. 276. A criminal falsehood; a charge
of falsehood ; a fiction.
To LIE, li. v. m. To utter criminal falsehood.
To LIE, li. v. a. To rest horizontally, or with
very great inclimation against something else;
to rest, to lean upon; to be reposited in the
grave; to be in a state of decumbiture; to be!
placed or situated ; to press upon ; to be in any
particular state; to be in a state of conceal-
ment; to be in prison; to be in a bad state ;
to consist; to be in the power, to belong to ;
to be charged in any thing, as, an action
Lieth against one; to cost, as, it Lies me in
more money. To Lie at; to importune, to
tease. To †ie by ; to rest, to remain still. To
Lie down; to rest, to go into a state of repose.
To Lie in ; to be in child bed. To Lie under;
to be subject to. To Lie upon ; to become an
obligation or duty. To Lie with ; to converse||... living.
* * * . - | To LIFT, lift. v. a. To raise from the
in bed.
LIEF, lèëf. a. 275. Dear, beloved.
LIEF, lèëf ad. Willingly. Used now only in
familiar speaking.
LIEGE, lèëdje. a. 275. Bound by feudal tenure,
subject; sovereign.
LIEGE, Iéédje. s. Sovereign, superiour lord:
LIEGEMAN, lèëdje'mán. s. 88. A subject.
LIEGER, lèëjör. s. 98. A resident ambassadour.
LIEN, lién. †. articiple of Lie. Lain. Obsolete.
LIENTERICK, li-án-tér'rik. a. 509. Pertaining
to a lientery. º
LIENTERY, ll'én-tér-rè. s. A particular loose-
mess, wherein the food passes suddenly through
the stomach and guts.
fig For the propriety of accenting this word on
, the first syllable, see DysENTERY. That Dysen-
tery, JMysentery, and Lientery, ought to have
the same accentuation, can scarcely be doubt-
ed; and yet, if we consult our Dictionaries, we
see an unaccountable diversity.
Dysentery. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott,
W. Johnston, Perry, Entick, Bai-
ley, Barclay.
Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick,
Dysen'tery. tº
. . Buchanam, Fenning.
Mesentery. Mr. Sheridan, Buchanan, Dr. Ash,
;
..º. Entick, Kenrick.
JMAten'tery. Bailey, gunsº
Li'entery. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. She
* -- ~ * ridan, Dr. Ash, Buchanan, Entick.
Pºtºſ, Bailey, Barclay, Fenning. . . .
LIFR, liár. S. 418. One that rests or lies down.
LIEU, lù. s. 284. Place, room. •
LIEVE, 1éév. ad. Willingly. -
LIEUTENANCY, lév-tén’mān-sé. s. The office
of a lieutenant; the body of lieutenants.
LIEUTENANT, lév-tén'nānt. s. 285. A deputy,
one who acts by vicarious authority: in war,
one who holds the next rank to a superiour of
any denomination. • . -
[ſ] This word is frequently pronounced by good
Speakers as if written Livtenant. The difference
between the short i and shorte is so trifling as
scarcely to deserve notice: but the regular
sound, as if written Lewtenant, seems not so re-
mote from the corruption as to make us lose all
hope that it will in time be the actual pronunci-
ation. * . . . * - r
LIEUTENANTSHIP, lèv-tên'nānt-ship. s. The
rank or office of lieutenant. .. -
LIFE, life. s. Plur. Lives. Union and co-opera-
tion of soul with body; present state; enjoy-
ment or possession of terrestrial existence ;
blood, the supposed vehicle of life; conduct,
manner of living with respect to virtue or vice,;
condition, manner of living with respect to hap-
piness and misery; continuance of our present
state ; the living form ; resemblance exactly
copied; common occurrences, human affairs,
the course of things; narrative of a life past;
spirit, briskness, vivacity, resolution; animated
existence, animal being ; a word of endearment
Lijić, life'blăd. s. The blood necessary
to life. -
LIFEGIVING, life'giv-ing. a. Having the power
to give life.
LIFEGUARD, life-gyärd'. s.
king's person. -
[[; This word is vulgarly pronounced Liveguard,
as if opposed to a Deadguard.
LIFELESS, life'lés. a. Dead ; unanimated,
without power or force.
LIFELESSLY, life'lès-lè. ad. Without vigour,
without spirit. -
LIFELIKE, life'like. s. Like a living person.
LIFESTRING, life'string. s. Nerve, string ima-
gined to convey life.
LIFETIME, lifeſtime. s.
tion of li

life. w
LIFEWEARY, life'wé-ré. a. Wretched, tired of
The guard of a
Continuance or dura-
ound,
to elevate; to exalt; to swell with i. Up
is sometimes emphatically added to Liſt.
To LiFT, lift. v. p. To strive to raise by strength.
LIFT, lift. s. The act or manner of lifting; a
hard struggle, as, to help one at a dead Lift.
LIFTER, lift'êr. s. 98. One that lifts.
To LIG, lig. v. m. To lie. Obsolete.
LIGAMENT, lig'gä-mênt. s. A strong compact
substance which unites the bones in articula-
tion; any thing which connects the parts of the
body; bond, chain.
LIGAMENTAL, lig-à-mén'tál.
LIGAMENTOUS, lig-ā-mén'tás.
ing a ligament. | • * * *
LIGATION, li-gā'shán. s. The act of binding
the state of being bound. º
LIGATURE, lig'gå-tūre. s. ... Anything bound on,
bandage; the act of binding ; the state of bee
ing bound. - -
LIGHT, lite. s. 393. That quality of action of
the medium of sight by which we see ; illumi-
nation of mind, instruction, knowledge; the
part of a picture which is drawn with bright
colours, or on which the light is supposed to
fall; point of view, situation, direction . is
which the light falls; explanation; any thing
that gives light, a pharos, a taper.

; al. Compos.
|LIGHT, lite a. Not heavy; not buglensons,
LIGHT
LIK
314
LIM -
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fail, fat ;—mé, mét ;-pine, pīn;–
easy to be worn or carried ; not afflictive, easy
to be endured; easy to be performed, not diffi-
cult; not valuable ; easy to be acted on by any
power; active, nimble; unencumbered, unem-
barrassed, clear of impediments ; slight, not
great; easy to admit any influence, unsteady,
unsettled ; gay, airy, without dignity or solidi-
ty ; not chaste, not regular in conduct. *
LIGHT, lite. a. From Light. s. Bright, clear;
mót dark, tending to whiteness.
LIGHT, lite. ad. Lightiy, cheaply.
To LIGHT, lite. v. a. To kindle, to inflame, to
set on fire. To give light to, to guide by light;
to illuminate; to lighten, to ease of a burdem.
To LIGHT, llte. v. m. To happen, to fall upon
by chânce; to descend from a horse or car-
riage; to fall in any particular direction; to
fall, to strike on; to settle, to rest.
To LIGHTEN, l't'h. v. n. 103. To flash with
thunder; to shine like lightning; to fall or
light [from Light.]
To f.IGHTEN, li’t'n. v. a. To illuminate, to en-
lighten; to exonerate, to unload; to make less
heavy ; to exhilarate, to cheer.
, lite'âr. s. 98. A heavy boat into
which ships are lightened or unloaded.
LIGHTERMAN, lite'êr-mân. s. 38. One who
manages a #5
LIGHTFINGERED, lite-fing'gård. a. 359. Nim-
ble at conveyance, thievish.
1.íčHiroºfit fit a "Nimble in running or
dancing, active.
IIGHTFOOT, lite'föt. s. Venison.
LIGHTHEADED, , lite-héd'éd. a. Unsteady,
thoughtless; delirious, disordered in the mind
§ disease.
T.KHHTHEADEDNESS, lite-héd'éd-nēs. s. De-
liriousness, disorder of the mind.
LIGHTHEARTED, lite-hár'téd. a. Gay, merry.
LIGHTHOUSE, lite'hôāse. s. An high build-
ing, at the top of which lights are hung to guide
ships at sca.
LIGHTLEGGED, lite-lèg'd', a. 359. Nimble, swift.
LIGHTLESS, lite'lés. a. Wanting light, dark.
LIGHTLY, lite lè. ad. Withoutweight; without
deep impression; easily, readily; without rea-
à 3. º 3. hº . mimbly, with
agility; gayly, airily, with levity.
º , lite-mind'éd. .
Unsettled,
unsteady.
LIGHTNESS, lite'nés. s. Levity, want of weight;
inconstancy, unsteadiness; unchastity, want of
conduct in women; agility, nimblemess.
LičHTNING, itéºn.”fººthat pre-
cedes thunder; mitigation, abatement.
LIGHTS, lites. s. The lungs, the organs of
breathing.
LIGHTSOME, lite'súm. a. Luminous, not dark,
not obscure, not opake ; gay, airy, having the
power to exhilarate.
LIGHTSQMENESS, lite'súm-nēs. s. Luminous-
mess, not opacity, mot obscurity; cheerfulness,
merriment, levity. a
LIGNALOES, lig näi'óze. s. Aloes wood.
J.IGNEOUS, igºs. a. Made of wood, wooden;
resembling wood, -
LIGNüMVīrā, jig-nām-vité. s. Guaiacum, a
very hard wood.
{-190RE, ligāre. s. 544. A precious stone.
LIKE, like, a Resembling, having resemblance;
*qual, of the same quantity: for Likely; pro-
bable, credible; likely, in a state that gives pro-
le ºpectations.
LEKE, like. s. Some person or thing resembliug
another; near approach, a state like to an:
other state.
LIKE, like ad. In the same manner, in the
§ºme manner, as ; in such a manner as befits;
º probably t
To L $E, like. v. a. To choose, with some de-
#;" to approve, to view with
otaiſing
To LIKE, like. v. m. To be pleased with. .
LIKELIHOOD, like'ſé-hăd. s. Appearance, show,
resemblance, likeness; probability, verisimili- .
tude, appearance of truth.
LIKELY, like'lé. a. Such as may be liked, such
as may please; probable, such as may in rea-
son be thought or believed. '•
LIKELY, like'lé. ad. Probably, as may reason-
ably be thought.
To LIKEN, likºn. v. a. 103. To represent as
having resemblance.
LIKENESS, like'nés. s. Resemblance, simili-
tüde ; form, appearance; one who resembles
another.
LIKEWISE, likewize. ad. 140. In like manner,
also, moreover, too.
LIKING, liking. a. Plump, in the state of plump-
In€SS,
LIKING, liking, s. Good state of body, plump-
ness; state of trial ; inclimation.
LILACH, li'lāk. s. A flowering shrub.
[G’ This word is pronounced by the vulgar as if
written Laylock. The word comes from the
French, and the corruption seems to have ob-
tained in the same manner as in China, but not
so universally.—See CHINA.
LILIED, *lil'lid. a. 283. Embellished with lilies.
LILY, lil'lé. s. A flower
LILY-DAFFODIL, lil'lé-dáſ'fö-dil. s. A foreign
flower. º
LILY OF THE WALLEY, lil'lè-óv-THè-vällé. s.
The May lily.
LILYLIVERED, lil'lé-liv-vár'd. a. 359. White
livered, cowardly.
LIMATURE, ll'mā-tūre. s. Filings of any metal,
the particles rubbed off by a file.
LIMB, lim. s. 347. A member, jointed or arti-
culated part of animals; an edge, a border.
To LIMB, lim. v. a. To supply with limbs; to
tear asunder, to dismember.
LIMBECK, Ifm’bék, s. A still.
LIMBED, lim'd. a. 359. Formed with regard
to limbs.
LIMBER, limbăr. a. 98. Flexible, easily bent,
pliant.
LIMBERNESS, Iſm'bár-nēs. s. Flexibility,
pliancy.
LIMBO, lim'bó. s. A fabulous region bordering
upon hell, in which there is neither pleasure nor
aim ; any place of misery and restraint.
ME, lime. s. A viscous substance drawn over
twigs, which catches and entangles the wings
of birds that light upon it; an earth of a white
colour, and hot caustick taste, emitting a
great heat when sprinkled with water; the lin-
den-tree; a species of lemon.
To LIME, Phno. v. a. To entangle, to ensnare;
to smear with lime; to cement; to manure
ound with lime. -
LIMEKILN, line'kíl. s. Kiln in which stones
are burnt to lime.
LIMESTONE, lime'stöne. s. The stone of which
lime is made. -
LIME-WATER, lime'wa-tár, s. It is made by
Fº water upon ‘....";
LIMIT, lin'imit. s. Bound, border,
reach. º ;
To LIMIT, lim'mit. v. a. To confine within
certain bounds, to restrain, to circumscribe;
to restrain from a lax or general signification.
LIMITARY, lim'mít-tár-è. a. Placed at the
boundaries as a guard or superintendant.
LIMITATION, lim-mê-tà'shôn. s. Restriction,
circumscription; confinement from a lax or un-
determinate import.
To LiMN, lin. v. a. 411. To draw, to paint
any thing. #
LIMNER, lim'nār, s 411. A painter, a pic-
ture-maker. -
LIMOUS, limăs. a. 544. Muddy, slimy.
I, MiP, Himp. s. A halt.
*I'd Li Yi*. f. To halt, to walk Hamely .
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LIMPID, lim'pid. a. Clear, pure, transparent.
EiyippNESS, #m’pid-nēs. s. Clearness, purity.
IIMPINGLY, limp'ſng-lè. ad. In a lame halt-
* anner.
A kind of shell fish.
. a. Wiscous, glutinous; containing
lime. ,
ſo. LIN, iſn. v. n. To stop, to give over.
f:INCHPIN, ſimsh'pin. s. An iron pin that keeps
the wheel on the axle-tree.
*
LINCTUS, lingk'täs. s. 408. Medicine licked up
by the tongue.
LINDEN, lin'dém. s. The lime-tree.
LINE, lime. s. Longitudinal extension; a slender
string ; a thread extended to direct any opera-
tions; the string that sustains the angler's hook;
lineaments, or marks in the hand or face ; out-
iime ; as much as is written from one margin
to the other, a verse ; rank; work thrown up,
trench ; extension, limit; equator, equinoctial
circle; progeny, family ascending or descend-
ing ; one tenth of an inch. w
To LINE, line. v. a. To cover on the inside ; to
put any thing in the inside ; to guard within ;
to strengthen by inner works; to cover over.
LINEAGE, lin'né-àje. s. 113. Race, progeny,
- family. --- A.
J.; Though I do not consider the ea in this and
the following words as a diphthong, they are,
in colloquial... squeezed so close
together as almost to coalesce. This semi-syl-
labick separation (as it may be called) is, per-
haps, not improperly expressed by spelling the
words lin-yage, lin-yal, &c.
LINEAL, lin’mē-ăl. a. 113. Composed of lines,
delineated ; descending in a direct genealogy ;
claimed by descent ; allied by direct descent.
LINEALLY, lin'é-āl-lè. ad. In a direct line. ..
LINEAMENT, lin'né-à-mênt. s. Feature, dis-
criminating mark in the form.
H.INEAR, limnē-ăr. a. 113. Composed of limes,
having the form of lines. - •
LINEATION, lim-è-à'shôn. s. Draught of a line
or lines.
Lºs , lin'nin. s. 99. Cloth made of hemp or
& X
tºº, lin'nin, a Made of limen, resembling
1I]{2|Il.
LINENDRAPER, lin nin-dráſpár. s. He who
deals in linen.
LING, ling. s. Heath; a kind of sea-fish.
To LINGER, ling'går. v. n. 409. To remain
long in languor and pain; to hesitate, to be in
suspense ; to remain long ; to remain long
without any action or determination; to wait
long in expectation or uncertainty; to be long
in producing effect.
LINGERER, ling'går-àr. s. 557. One who
# &
LINGERINGLY, ling'går-ing-lè. ad. 98. With
delay, tediously.
LINGO, ling'gó. s. Language, tongue, speech.
low word. wº
LINGUACIOUS, lin-gwā'shūs. a. 408. Full of
' tongue, talkative. -
LINGUADENTAL, ling-gwā-dén'tál. a. Uttered
by the gº action of the tongue and teeth.
LINGUIST, ling'gwist. s. 331. A man skilful in
lan #5; *
LIN# RT, ling'wärt. s. An herb.
LINIMENT, lin'nè-mént. s. Ointment, balsam.
LINING, liming. s. 410. The inner covering of
any thing ; that which is within.
LINK, lingk. s. 409. A single ring of a chain ;
anything doubled and closed together; a chain,
any thing connecting; any single part of a se-
ries or chain of consequences; a torch made of
..’ pitch and hards.
To LINK, ſingk: v. a. To unite, to conjoin in
concord; to join ; to join by confederacy or
contract; to connect; to unite in a regular se-
... ries of consequences.
|LIQUATION, Il-kwä'shān. s. 331.
jTo LIST, list. v. a. To enlist, enrol or registe
LINKBOY, Iſngk'bóē. s. A boy that carries a
torch to accommodate passengers with light
LINNET, lin'nit. s. 99. A small singing bird.
LINSEED, lin'sèèd. s. The seed of flax.
LINSEYWOOLSEY, lin'sè-wäl'sé. a. Made of
lined and wool mixed; vile, mean. .
LINSTOCK, lin'stók. s. A staff of wood with a
match at the end of it, used by gunners in firing
Callſ On.
LINT, Mut. s. The soft substance commonly
called flax ; limen scraped into soft woolly sub-
stance to lay on Sores. -
LINTEL, lin'tél. s. That part of the door-frame
that lies across the door-posts over head.
LION, lián. s. 166. The fiercest and most mag-
nanimous of four-footed beasts.
LIONESS, li'ān-nés. s. A she-lion.
[[j' There is a propensity pretty general of pro
nouncing the e in this and similar words like
short i ; but this pronunciation, however par-
donable in light colloquial speaking, would be
inexcusable in reading or deliberate speaking.
LIQNLEAF, lián-lèfe. s. A plant. -
LIP, lip. s. The outer part of the mouth, the
muscles that shoot beyond the teeth; the edge
of any thing. To make a lip; to hang the lip
in sullenness and contempt.
LIPLABOUR, lip'là-bär... s. Action of the iips
without concurrence of the mind.
LIPO'iHYMOUS, ll-pôth'ê-mâs. a. 128. Swoon-
ing, fainting.
2 128.
LIPOTHYMY
fainting fit.
LIPPED, lipt... a. 359. Having lips.
LIPPITUDE, lip'pë-tide. s. Blearedness of eyes.
LIPWISDOM, lip'wiz-dáin. s. Wisdom in talk,
without practice.
LIQUABLE, lik'kwā-bl. a.
melted.
li-pôth'é-mé. s. Swoon,
Such as may be
º The art of
melting, capacity to be melted.
To LIQUATE, likwāte. v. m. 544. To melt, to
liquefy.
LIGRUEFACTION, Iſk-kwe-fák'shūm. s. The act
of melting ; the state of being melted.
|LIQUEFIABLE, lik'kwé-fl-ā-bl. a. 183. Such as
may be melted,
To LIQUEFY, lik'kwé-fl. v. a. To melt, to dis-
solve. , -
To LIQUEFY, lik'ſ wé-fl. v. n. 182. To grow ,
liquid.
Lºscency, li-kwés'sén-sé. s.
melt.
LlgûESCENT, il-kwás'sént. a. 510. Melting.
LIQUEUR, Ié-lºre'. s. A flavoured dram. Mason
LIQUID, lik'kwid. a. 340. Not solid, not forming
one **ntinuous substance, fluid ; soft, clear;
pronounced without any jar or harshness; dis-
solved, so as not to be attainable by law. -
LIQUID, lik'kwid. . s. Liquid substance, liquor.
To LIQUIDATE, lik'kwé-dāte. v. a. To clear
away, to lessen debts.
LIGUIDITY, lè-kwid'é-té. s. Subtilty; the pro-
erty or state of being fluid.
LIQUIDNESS, lik'Rwid-més. s. Quality of being
liquid, fluency.
LIQUOR, Iſk'kår. s. 3;4, 415. Any thing liquid-
strong drink, in familiar language.
To LIQUOR, likkör. v. a. 415. To drench or
In Olsten. -
To LISP, lisp. v. m. To speak with too frequent
§". of the tongue to the teeth or palate.
LISP, lisp. s. The act of lisping.
LISPER, lisp'êr. s. 98. One who lisps.
LIST, list. s. A roll, a catalogue; enclosed
ground in which tilts are run, and combats
fought ; desire, willingness, choice; a strip of
cloth ; a border.
To LIST, list. v. m. To choose, to desire, to .
disposed.
to retain and enrol soldiers; to enclºse
Aptness to.
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[[; 559-Fāte, ſār, fall, fat;-mè, mét;—plme, pīn;- ºr
combats; to sew together, in such a sort as to
make a particoloured show ; to hearken to, to
listen, to attend.
EISTED, list'éd.
long streaks.
To LISTEN, Fis's'm. v. a. 103,472. To hear, to
attend. Obsolete. *
To LISTEN, lis's'n. v. m.
attention.
J.ESTENER, iſs's'm-àr. s.
hearkener.
LISTLESS, list'lés. a. Without inclination, with-
out any determination to one thing more, than
another; careless, heedless.
LISTLESSLY, list'lés-lè. ad. Without thought,
without attention.
LISTLESSNESS, list'lès-nés. s.
want of desire.
LIT, lit. The Preterit of To Light. “,
[[G. The regular form of this verb is now the mos
Correct.
LITANY, littān-e. s. A form of supplicatory
rayer.
Lýši, littér-ál. a. According to the primi-
tive meaning, not figurative ; following the let.
ter, or exact words; consisting of letters.
I,ITERALLY, littér-rāl-ć. ad. Taccording to the
primitive import of words; with close adhe-
rence to words.
LITERALITY, ºft-tér-räl'è-té. s. Original meaning.
LITERARY, littér-à-rè. a. Relating to letters
or learning, learned.
IITERATI, ſit-tér-rä'ti. s. The learned.
LITERATURE, littér-rá-tūre. s. Learning; skill
in letters.
LITHARGE, lith'ârje. s. Litharge is properly
lead vitrified, either alone or with a mixture of
copper. 4
LITHE, lithe. a. Eimber, flexible. !
fiftiºn ESS, lith'nés, s. Limberness, flexibility.
LITHESOME, lith'sám. a. Pliant, nimble,
limber. Scott.
|G: This word, in colloquial use, has contracted
the i in the first syllable and changed the th
into s, as if written lissum. This contraction of
the vowel may be observed in several other
words, and seems to. have been a prevailing
idiom of our promunciation.—See Principles,
No. 328, 515.
1.ITHOGRAPHY, ll-th&g'grå-ſå. s. 128, 518. The
art or practice of engraving upon stones.
LITHOMANCY, lith'ó-mân-sè. s. 519. Predic-
tion by stones.
LITHGNTRIPTICK, lith-ön-tripſtik. a. 530. Any
medicine proper to dissolve the stone in the
kidneys or bladder. . . .
LITHOTOMiST, ll-thèt'tö-mist. s. 128. A chi-
rurgeon who extracts the stone by opening the
bladder.
LITHOTOMY, li-thèt'tó-mè. s. 128, 518. The art
or practice of cutting for the stone.
LITIGANT, litté-gānt. s. One engaged in a suit
of law. -
LITIGANT, litté-gānt. a. Engaged in a juridi-
cal contest.
To LITIGATE, litté-gāte. v. a. To contest in
Jaw, to debate by judicial process.
To LITIGATE, litté-gāte. v. n To manage a
suit, to carry on a cause.
LlTIGATION, Iſt-tê-gå'shān. s. Judicial con.
tests Suit of law. - • .
LITIGIOUS, lè-tídjãs. a. Inclinable to law-suits,
§§ Wrangling.
ſlºg1998LY, ºtºjºſë, ad. Wranglingly.
LITIGIQUSNESS, iè-tidjãs-nēs. s. A wranging
disposition,
LITTER, littàr. s. A kind of portable bed; a
garriage huug between two horses; the straw
laid under animals; a brood of young; any
pºmber of things thrown stuttishly aſſout; a
birth of animals.
Te LITTER, littér. v. a 93. To bring forth,
a. Striped, particoloured in
To hearken, to give
º
One that hearkens, a
Inattention,
|LIVER, liv'vár. s. 98.
used of beasts; to cover with things negligent
ly ; to cover with straw. ... *
LITTLE, littl. a. 405. Small in quantity; di.
minutive; of small dignity, power, or impor-
tance; not much, mot mauy ; some. . .
LITTLE, littl. s. A small space; a small part, a
small proportion ; a slight affair ; not much.
LITTLE, littl. ad. In a small degree; in a
small quantity; in some degree, but not great;
, not much. * -
LITTLENESS, littl-nēs. s. Smallness of bulk,
meanness, want of grandeur; want of dignity.
LITTORAL, littö-rál. a. 88. Belonging to the
shore.
LITURGY, littàrºjë. s. Form of prayers, formau-
lary of publick devotions.
To LIVE, liv. v. m. 157. To be in a state of ami-
mation; to pass life in any certain manner
with regard to habits, good or ill, happiness or
misery; to continue in life; to remain unde-
stroyed ; to converse, to cohabit ; to maintain
one’s self; to be in state of motion or vegeta-
tion; to be unextinguished.
LíVE, live. a. 157. Quick, not dead ; active, not
extinguished.
LiveLiss, livelés, ad. Wanting life. Obsolete.
See LIFELESS.
LIVELIHOOD, live'lè-hăd. s. 157. Support of
life, maintenance, means of living.
LIVELINESS, live iè-més. s. Appearance of
life; vivacity, sprightliness.
LIVELONG, liv'löng. a. 157. Tedious, long in
Lº: & º: gunjie.
.A.R. i.f we'le-lè. º e
#? º | ad. Briskly, vigorous-
ly; with strong resemblance of life.
EIVELY, live'lè. a. 157. Brisk, vigorous; gay,
airy ; representing life; strong, emergetick.
One who lives; one who
º: in any particular manner; one of the en
trails. -- -
LIVERCOLOUR, liv'vār-kāl-lär. a. Dark red.
LIVERGROWN, liv'vār-gröne. a. Having a
great liver.
LIVERWORT, liv'vār-wärt. s. A plant.
LIVERY, fiv'vār-e. s. 98. The act of giving or
, taking possession; release from wardship ; the
writ by which possession is obtained ;, the state
of , being kept at a certain rate ; the clothes
given to servants; a particular dress, a garb
woru as a token or consequence of any thing.
LIVERYMAN, liv'vār-8-mân. s. 88. One who
wears a livery, a servant of an inferiour kind;
in i_ondon, a freeman of some standing in a
company.
LIVES, liva. s. The plural of Life.
LIV) D, liv'íd. a. Discoloured, as with a biow.
LIVIDITY, lè-vid'é-té. s. Discolouration, as by
a blow. $
LIVING, liv'ving. s. 410. Support, maintenance,
fortune on which one lives; power of continu-
ing life; livelihood; benefice of a clergyman.
LIVINGLY, liv'ving-lè. ad. In the living state.
LIVRE, livár. s. 416. The sum by which the
, French reckon their money, equal mearly to
one shilling sterling. -
LIXIVIAL, lik-siv'é-āl. . a. Impregnated with
Saits like a lixivium; obtained by lixivium.
LIXIVIATE, lik-siv'é-Ate. a. 91. Making a lixi-
VIUlrº. - -
LIXIVIUM, lik-siv'é-àm. s. Lie, water impreg-
nated with salt of whatsoever kind. -
LIZARD, liz'zárd. s. 88. An animal somewhat
resembling a serpent, with legs added to it. .
Liz AR5sionſ.”Hºàrº stºne, s. A kind of
Stone. -
LQ, lê interject. Look, see, behold.
LQACH, lotsh. s. 352. A little fish. ... . . . . . .
LOAD, löde, s. 295. A burden, a º: lăding,
any thing that depresses; as much drink as one
can bear. . . . . . . ." '
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LOAD, i. The leading vein in a mine.
LOADSMAN, lèdz'mán. s. 88. He who leads
the way, a pilºt: , . -
Löß löde'stãr. s. The polestar, the
cynosure, the ieading or guiding star.
LOADSTONE, Jöde'stöne. s. The magnet, the
stone on which the mariner's compass-meedle
is touched to give it a direction north and south.
LOAF, löfe. s. 295. A mass of bread as it is
formed by the baker ; any mass into which a
body is wrought.
LOAM, löme. s. 295. Fat unctuous earth, marl.
[[; This word is vulgarly pronounced as if writ-
ten loom ; this pronunciation, however, is not
only at variance with the best usage, but with
the most probable etymology. Junius spells it
lome, as it undoubtedly ought to be pronounced.
To LOAM, löme. v. a. o smear with loam,
marl, or clay; to clay.
Y, lê'mè. a. Marly. * *
LOAN, löne. s. 295. Any thing lent, anything
delivered to another on condition of return or
&#.
LOATH, löth. a. 295. Unwilling, disliking, not
ready.
To tº THE, löThe. v. a. 467. To hate, to look
on with abhorrence ; to consider with the dis-
gust of satiety; to see food with dislike. -
LÖATHER, 16th'Ér. s. 98. One that loathes.
LOATH FUL, löTH'föl. a. Abhorring, hating;
abhorred, hated.
LOATHINGLY, lêTH'íng-lè. ad. In a fastidious
mainllet. f - -
LOATHLY, löth'lè. ad. 295. Unwillingly, with-
out liking or inclimation.
LOATHNESS, lêth'nés. s. Unwillingness.
LOATHSOME, lêTH'súm. a. Abhorred, detesta-l
ble: causing Satiety or fastidiousness.
LOATHSOMENESS, lóTH'sám-nés. s.
of raising hatred.
LOAVES, lövz. s. 295. Plural of Loaf.
LOB, löb. s. Any one heavy, clumsy, or slug-
gish; iob's pound, a prison ; a big worm.
To LOB, lêb. v. a. To let fall in a slovenly or
lazy manner.
LOBBY, löb'bë. s. An opening before a room.
LOBE, lºbe. s. A division, a distinct part; used
commonly for a part of the lungs.
I.OBSTER, löb'stör. s. 98. A shell fish. -
LOCAL, lè'kál. a Having the properties of
place; relating to place; being in a particular
lace. - . .
Lõity, Iö-kál'è-té. s. Existence in place,
relation of place or distance.
LOCALLY, lö'kāl-lè. ad. With respect to place.
LOCATION, lö-ká'shām. s. Situation with re-
spect to place, act of placing.
LOCK, lök. s. An instrument composed of springs
and bolts, used to fasten doors or chests; the
part of the gun by which fire is struck; a hug,
a grapple ; any enclosure ; a quantity of hair
or wool hanging together; a tuft ; a contri-
vance to raise the water on a river or canal
made navigable. -
To LOCK, 16k. v. a. To shut or fasten with
locks; to shut up or confine as with locks ; to
close fast. - n
To LOCK, lêk. v. n. To become fast by a lock;
to unite by mutual insertion.
{OCKER, lák'kår. s.98. Any thing that is closed
with a lock, a drawer. . -
LOCKET, lök'kit. s. 99. A small lock, any catch
or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
LOCKRAM, lák'kröm. s. 88. A sort of coarse
linen, - -
LOCOMOTION, lö-kö-mö'shān. s. Power of
changing place. ---
L9CQMOTIVE, 16-kő-mö'tly, a. Changing place,
; : the power of removing or changing
ºf Ce, -
Quality
- 317
ſ —no, move, nor, nôt;—tºbe, ºb, ball:—&il; -pôānd;—thin, this.
. . ; ber, to embarrass; to charge a gun; tol
LON
LQCUST, lººkäst. s. A devouring insect.
LOCUST-TREE, ió'kåst-trée s. A species of
3C3 Cla. , - . . .
LODESTAR, lède'stār-See LoapsTAR. . .
LODESTONE, lède'stöne.—See Loadstonz.
To LODGE, lèdje. v.a. To place in a tempora
ry habitation: ; to afford a temporary dwelling;
to place, to plant; to fix, to settle; to place in
the memory; to harbour or cover; to afford
place ; to lay flat. .
To LODGE, lädje. v. n. To reside, to keep resi-
dence; to take a temporary habitation; to take
up residence at night; to lie flat.
LODGE, lödje. s. A small house in a park' or
forest ; a small house, as the porter's lodge.
LODGEMENT, lödjemént. s." Accumulation of
enemy's work-See JUDGEMENT. . .
LODGER, kädje'âr. s.98. One who lives in rooms
hired in the house of another; one that resides
in any place. -
LODGING, lêdjeſing. s. 410. Temporary habi.
tation, rooms hired in the house of another ;
place of residence, harbour, covert, conveni-
ence to sleep qm.
LOFT, lóft. s. A Joor; the highest floor; rooms
on high. *
LOFTILY, löf'té-lè. ad. On high, in an elevated
place; proudly, haughtily ; with elevation of
language or sentiment, sublimely.
Löffiyāşş, löf'tè-nés. s." Height, local eleva- -
tion, Šublimity, elevation of sentiment; pride,
haughtiness. , " . -
LOFTY, löf'tè. a. High, elevated in place; sub-
lime, elevated in sentiment; proud, haughty.
LOG, lág. s. A shapeless bulky piece of wood
an Hebrew measure, which held a quarter of a
a cab, and consequently five sixths of a pint. -
ióGáRITHMS, logſä-rithmz. s. The indexes of
the ratios of numbers one to another.
LOGGATS, lög'gits. s. 91. A play or game, now
called Sicittles, which see. -
LOGGERHEAD, lég'går-héd. s. A dolt, a block-
head, a thickskull.
LOGGERHEADED, lèg'går-héd-éd. a. Dull,
stupid, doltish. - . . . .
LOGICK, lödjik. s. Logick is the art of using
reason well in our inquiries after truth, and the
communication of it to others. -
LOGICAL, lödjīk-āj a. Pertaining to logick;
skilled in logick; furnished with logick,
LööföAiLº, ièdjè-kai.e. ad." According to the
laws of logick.
LOGICIAN, lê-jīsh'ên. s. A teacher or professor
of logick. . . . - ~
LOGMAN, lêg'mām. s. 88. One whose business
is to carrv logs
LóGöMACHY, ió-göm'4-ké. s. 518. A conten
tion in words, a contention about words.-See
MonoRIA chy.
LOGWOOD, lèg'wäd. s. A wood much used in-
dying. -
LöğüRIPHE,%gs. rif.s. Akind of riddle. Ash.
LOHOCK, lê'hôk. s. Medicines which are now
commonly called eclegmas, lambatives, or
linctuses. -
LOIN, löin. s. 299. The back of an animal carved
out by the butcher; Loins, the reins.
To LOITER, löé'tár. v. n. 299 To linger, to
spend time carelessly. -
LOITERER, Łóē'tūr-àr. s. 98. A lingerer, an
idier, a lazy wretch.
To LOLL, lêl. v. n. 406. To lean idly, to rest la-
zily against any thing ; to hang out, used of
the tongue.
H.OMP, lámp. s. 165. A kind of roundish fish
LONE, lême. a. Selitary; single, without com-
any.
L&Nºiſsess, löne'lè-nēs. s. Solitude, want
LONELY, lême'é. a.
of company. -
Solitary, addicted to
solitude -
#
any thing in a certain place ; possession of the .

LONGWAYS, löng'wāze. ad.
Löðwº, ºngwi.
L00, 36. s. A game at cards.
LOOFED, 166ft. a. 359. Gone to a distance.
LOOKING-GLASS, lóðk'ín-glás. s.
LOO
LONENESS, lême'nés. s.
company.
LONESOME, lême'säm. a. Solitary, dismal.
LONG, lêng. a. Not short ; having orie of its
geometrical dimensions in a greater degree
than either of the other; of any certain mea-
sure in length ; mot soon ceasing, or at an end;
dilatory; longing, desirous; reaching to a great
distance ; protracted, as, along mote.
LONGBOAT, löng'böte. s. The largest boat
belonging to a ship. -
Lºgă Y, lêm-jév'è-té. s. 408. Length of
life. - -
LONGIMANOUS, lön-jim'má-nās. a. 518. Long-
handed, having long hands.
LóNúñºrity, isºmºmétré, s. 408, 518.
. The art or practice of measuring distances.
LQNGING, lênging, s. 410. Earnest desire.
LONGINGLY, lönging-lè. ad. With incessant
wishes.
LONGITUDE, lön'jè-túde. . s. Length, the
greatest dimension ; the circumference of the
earth measured from any meridian; the distance
of any part of the earth to the east or west of
any place; the position of any thing to east or
West. - -
LONGITUDINAL, lên-jè-tū’tlé-mál. a. Mea-
sured by the length, rumming in the longest di-
rection.
LONGLY, löng'lé, ad. Longingly, with great
liking. JNot used.
LONGSOME, löng'súm.
some by its length.
LONGSUFFERING, lèng-såf'för-ing. a. Pa-
tient, not easily provoked.
Solitude, dislike of:
a. Tedious, weari-
In the longitu-
dinal direction. -
LONG WINDED, löng-wind'éd. a. Long-breath-
ed, tedious.-See WiND.
ad. 152. In the longi-]
tudimal direction.
LOOBILY, löö'bé-lè. a. Awkward, clumsy.
LOOBY, 133bé. s. 306. A lubber, a clumsy
clown. ,
LGOF, lööf. s. 306. It is that part aloft of the
ship which lies just before the chess-trees as far
as the bulk-head of the castle.
To LOOF, 13f. v. a. To bring the ship close to
the wind. t
To LOOK, löök. v. m. 306. To direct the eye
to or from any object; to have the power of
seeing; to direct the intellectual eye; to ex:
pect; to take care, to watch; to be directed
with regard to any object; to have any parti-
cular appearance, to seem ; to have any air,
mien or manner; to form the air in any parti-
cular manner. To look about one ; to be älärm-
ed, to be vigilant. To look after ; to attend, to
take care of. To look for ; to expect. To look
into ; to examine, to sift, to inspect closely. To
look on ; to respect, to regard, to esteem ; to
be a mere idle spectator. To look over; to ex-
amine, to try one by one. To lookºut; to
search, to seek ; to be on the watch. To look
to ; to watch, to take care of.
To LOOK, löök. v. a. Tö seek, to search for;
to turn the eye upon ; to influence by looks.
To look out; to discover by searching
LOOK, löök. interject. See : lo! behold ! ob-
serve :
LOOK, löök. s. Air of the face, mien, cast of
the countenance; the act of looking or seeing.]
LOOKER, löök'âr. s. 98. One that looks. Ilook-
... e. On 3 Spectator, not agent.
Mirror, a
lass which shows forms reflected.
E0OM, lööm. s. 306. The frame in which the
weavers work their cloth.
To LOOM, 163m. v. n. 306. T. ppear at sea.
318 *
In 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat-me, mét ;—plme, pīn;– -
To
Ł00M, R$3m, s. A bird.
LOS
Lſ)ON. lööm. s. 306. A sorry fellow, a scoundrel.
See Lown. -
LOOP, º s, .306. A double through which a
string or lace is drawn, an ornamental double
Or #. -
LQQPED; ſóðpt., a. 359, Full of holes
LOOPHOLE, lööp'hôle. s. Aperture, hole to
passage ; a shift, an evasion.
give a
LööPHöß, 'ióðpºid." a "#9. Fun of
holes, full of openings. - - -
To LOOSE, lööse. v. a. 306. To unbind, to
untie any thing fastened; to relax ; to free
from any thing painful ; to disengage.
To LOOSE, lööse. v. n. To set sail, to depart
by loosing the anchor. • .
LOOSE, lööse. a. Unbound, untied; not fast
not tight; not crowded; wanton; not close,
not concise ; vague, indeterminate; not strict,
unconnected, rambling ; lax of body; disen-
gaged ; free from confinement; remiss, not at
tentive. To break loose; to gain liberty. To
let loose ; to set at liberty, to set at large.
LOOSE, lööse. s. Liberty, freedom from re
Straint; distmission from any restraining force
LOOSELY, lööse'lé. ad. Not fast, not firmly ,
without bondage; without union; irregularity
megligently ; meanly; unchastely.
To LOOSEN, löö's'n. v. n. 103. To part, to se.
parate.
To L90SEN, löö's'n. v. a. To relax any thing
tied ; to make less coherent; to separate a
Compages ; to free from restraint ; to make
inot costive.
LOOSENESS, 166se'nés. s. State contrary to
that of being fast or fixed ; criminal levity; ir-
regularity ; lewdness, unchastity; diarrhoea,
flux of the belly.
LOOSESTRIFE, láðse'strife. s. An herb. *
To LOP, lêp. v. a. To cut the branches of trees;
to cut off any thing. -
lº. löp. s. That which is cut from trees; a
€3. -
LOPPER, löp'pár. s. 98. One that cuts trees.
L08UACIOUS, ió-kwä'shās. a. 414. Full of talk;
babbling, not secret. **
LOGUACITY, lê-kwás'sé-té. s. Too much talk.
LORD, iórd. s. 167. The Divine Being, Jeho-
yah ; monarch, ruler ; master ; a tyrant; a
husband ; a nobleman ; a general name for a
peer of England; an honorary title applied to
officers, as, lord chief justice, lord mayor.
To LORD, lêrd. v. m. To domineer, to rule des-
otically.
LORDING, lör'ding. s.
dicule.
LQRDLING, lörd'ling. s. 410. A diminutive lord.
LORDLINESS, lördlè-nés. s. Dignity, high
station ; pride, haughtiness. - -
LöRijīy, lórd'lé. a. Befitting a lord; proud,
imperious, insolent. -
LQRDLY, lörd'lé. ad. Imperiously, proudly.
LORDSHIP, lörd'ship. s. Dominion, power,
seigniory, domain ; title of honour used to a
nobleman not a duke; titulary compellation of
Jºges, and some other persons in authority.
LORE, lère. s. Lesson, doctrine, instruction.
To LORICATE, lör'rè-kāte. v. a. 168. To plate
over. " - -
LO ôr'ré-mâr. º
#ſº #. º : S. 98, 168. Bridle-cutter,
IORN, lêrm. a. Forsaken, lost. Obsolele—See
ForLoRN. - -
To LOSE, lööze. v. a. 164. To forfeit by unlucky
contest, the contrary to win; to be deprived of;
to possess no longer; to have any thing gone
So as that it cannot be found or had again; to
bewilder; to throw away, to employ ineffectu-
ally 3 to miss to part with so as not to recover.
LOSE, lööze. v. n. Not to win, to suffer loss.
to decline, to fail. ~ . . . .
LOSEABLE, lööz'â-bi, a 405. Subject to pri.
Vation. - -
Lord in contempt or ri-
* LOU-
319
LU, WV
—mö, mēvernºr, nºt, tºbeftāb, büll;-&il,—pöänd ;—thin, this.
LOSER, 1662'êr. s. 98. One that is deprived of
anything, one that forfeits anything; the con-
trary to winner or gainer. z: *
LOSS, lös. s. Forfeiture, the contrary to gain;
damage ; deprivation; fault, puzzle ; useless
application
LOST, löst. Pret. of To lose.
LOST, löst. Part. of To lose.
LOT, iót. s. Fortune, state assigned ; a chance;
a dia, or anything used in determining chances;
a portion, a parcel of goods as being drawn by
lot; proportion of taxes, as, to pay scot and lot.
LOTE-TREE, lête'trèë. s. The J,otos. -
LOTION, lö'shôn. s. A form of medicine made
of aqueous liquids, used to wash any diseased
arts; a cosmetick. -
Löß. löt’tār-e. s. 557. A game of chance,
distribution of prizes by chance. -
LOUD, lööd. a. 312. Noisy, striking the ear with
eat force; clamorous, turbulent.
LOUDLY, lööd'lè, ad. Noisily, so as to Ée heard
far ; clamorously. . . f º
LOUDNESS, lêd'nés. s. Noise, force of sound;
turbulence, vehemence or furiousness of cla-
rmour. -
To I.OVE, Iáv. v. a. 165. To regard with pas-
sionate affection; to regard with tenderness of
affection ; to be pleased with, to like; to regard
... with reverence, -
LOVE, láv. s. 165. The passion between the
sexes ; kindness, goodwill, friendship, affec-
tion; courtship ; tenderness ; liking, inclina-
tion to ; object beloved; lewdness; fondness,
eomcord; principle of union ; picturesque re-
presentation of love, a cupid ; a word of endear-
ment; due reverence to God; a kind of thin
silk stuff. -
LOVEAPPLE, löv'âp-pl. s. 405.
fruit of a plant. -
LOWEKNOT, låv'môt. s. A complicated figure
by which affection is figured. ' -
LOVELETTER, láv'lét-tár. s. Letter of court-
ship.
LößLILY, láv'lé-lè. ad. Amiably.
LOVELINESS, láv'Hé-nēs. s. Amiableness; qual-
ities of mind or body that excite love.
LOVELORN, lèv'lörm. a. Forsaken of one’s love.
—See ForloftN.
LOVELY, láv'lè. a. Amiable; exciting love.
LOVEMONGER, láv'mång-går. s. One who
deals in affairs of love. º, "
DOVER, lèv'ài. s. 98. One who is in love; a
friend, one who regards with kindness; one who
likes any thing.. -
H.QUVER, löö'vár. s. An opening for the smoke.
LOVESECRET, láv'sè-krét, s. Secret between
lovers.
LOWESICK, làv'sik. a.
languishing with amorous desire.
tº SOME, láv'såm. a. Lovely. A word not
7/360. - *
LOVESONG, láv'söng. s.
LOVESUIT, láv'sète. s. Courtship.
LOWETALE, láv'tàle. s. Narrative of love.
LOVETHOUGHT, låv'thãwt. s. Amorous fancy.
LOVETOY, löv'tóé. s. Small presents given by
lovers. -
LOVETRICK, låv'trik. s. Art of expressing love.
LOUGH, lök. s. 392. A lake, a large inland
standing water.
LOVING, láving. part. a.
expressing kindness.
LOVINGKINDNESS, láv'ing-kyind'nés. s. Ten-
derness, favour, mercy.
w
y
LOWINGLY, làv'ing-lè. ad. Affectionately, with
kindness. • -
LOWINGNESS, láv'ing-nēs. s. Kindness, affec-
tidn.
LOUIS-D'OR, Hº-é-dòre'. s. A golden coin of
..., France, valued at about twenty shillings sterling.
To LQUNGE, lºnje. v. n. To idle, to live lazil.
H.QUNGER, lößnjär. s. An idler. *.
A plant; the
Song expressing love.
Kind, affectionate;
Disordered with love,
LOUSE, löäse. s. 312. A small animal, of which
different species live and feed on the bodies of
men, beasts; and perhaps of all living creatures.
To LOUSE, löäze. v. a. 437. To clean from lice.
LOUSEWORT, léâse'Wärt. s. The name of a
§§§ -
|LOUSILY, lèë'zé-lè, ad. In a paltry, mean, and
scurvy way. -
LOUSINESS, löä'zé-nēs. s. The state of abound-
ing with lice. -
LOUSY, löä'zé. a. Swarming with lice; over-
run with lice; mean, low born.
LOUT, löät. s. A mean awkward
bumpkin, a clown. '.
To LOUT, lößt. v. n. 312. To pay obeisance, to
bow. Obsolete. -
LOUTISH, löätºsh. a. Clownish; bumpkinly.
fellow, 3.
clown, with the gait of a bumpkin.
LOW, lö. a. 324. Not high ; not rising far up-
wards; not elevated in situation; descending
far downwards, deep ; not swelling high, shal-
low, used of water; not of high price; not loud,
not noisy ; late in time, as, the Lower empire ;
dejected, depressed; abject; dishonourable; not
sublime, not exalted in thought or diction; re-
duced, in poor circumstances.
LOW, ió. ad. Not aloft; not at a high price,
meanly; in times near our own ; with a depres-
sion of the voice; in a state of subjection.
To LOW, löö, or lò. v. m. To bellow as a cow.
[ī’ Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Buchanan, W.
Johnston, and Mr. Barclay, pronounce this
Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and Mr. Perry, in the first-
and that this is the true pronunciation there is
little doubt; not only as it is the more general
sound of the diphthong, 323, but as it is more ex-
pressive of the thing signified. The other sound
is, in my opinion, a novelty, and ought to be
exploded. Without laying much stress on
Dryden's rhyme, it seems to confirm this
opinion. - -
“Fair Io graced his shield; but Io now,
“With horns exalted stands, and seems to lont.”
LOWBELL, lê'bél. s. A kind of fowling in the
night, in which the birds are awakened by a
bell, arid lured by a flaime.
To LóWER, 16'ér. v. a. 98. To bring low, to
bring down hy way of submission; to suffer to
sink down; to lessen, to make ſess in price or
value.
To LOWER, 16%r. v.
to sink.
To LOWER, léâ'är. v. n. 323. To appear dark,
stormy, and gloomy, to be clouded; to frown,
to pout, to look sullers. -
[[: Whether this word comes from the Dutch
loeren, to look askance, or from the English
word lower, signifying to look low, as the sky
seems to do when it is heavy, and thick with
clouds, (which is the much more probable deri-
vation;) it certainly cries aloud for a different
spelling from lower, to make low. For the rea-
sons, see the words Flower and Flour; Bowland
Form.
LOWER, löäär. s. Cloudiness, gloominess;
cloudiness of look.
LOWERINGLY, löär'ing-lè ad. With cloudi-
ness, gloomily.
LOWERMOST, lê'àr-möst. a Lowest.
LOWLAND, lê'länd. s. The country that is low
in respect of ºriº hills. ~
LOWLILY, lö'lè-lè ad. Humbly, meanly
LOWLINESS, lº'lè-nēs. s. Humility; meanness,
abject depression. fr -
LOWLY, lê'lé. a. Humble, meek, mild; mean
not lofty, not sublims. ... ."
LOWN, lóón. s. A scoundrel, a rascal, a stupid
fellow. Properly Loon. Used chiefly in Scot
n. To grow less, to fall,
land.
L{}WNESS, Hö'nés. s. Absence of height; mean-
LOUTISHLY, löötish-lè. ad. With the air of a
*
. word in the last manner; but Dr. Johnson, Dr.
[P 559—Fate, ºr, fäll, fat;-mê, mét, pine, pin;–
<s of condition; want of rank; want of sub-
imity; submissiveness ; depression, dejection.
To LOWT, lêit. v. a. To overpower. Öbsolete.
LOWTHOUGHTED, lê-thãwt'éd. a. Having
the thoughts withheld from sublime or heavenly
meditations ; mean in sentiments, marrow-
minded.
LOWSPIRITED, 16-spirit-éd. a. Dejected, de-
ressed, not lively.
LOXODROMICK, lök-sö-dröm'ík. s. Loxodrom-
ick is the art of oblique sailing by the rhomb.
LOYAL, löé'âl. a. 88,329. Obedient, true to the
rince; faithful in love, true to a lady or lover.
LOYALIST, löé'āl-list. s. One who professes un-
common adherence to his king. -
LOYALLY, löé'Él-lè. ad. With fidelity, with true
adherence to a king. º
LOYALTY, lèë'âl-tè. s. Firm and faithful adhe-
rence to a prince ; fidelity to a lady or lover.
LOZENGE, löz'zénje. s. . A rhomb ; the form of
the shield in a single lady's coat of arms: Loz:
enge is a form of a medicine made into small
pieces, to be held or chewed in the mouth till
melted or wasted ; a cake of preserved frait. '
LU, löö. s. A game at cards.
LUBBARD, láb'börd. s. 88.
fellow.
LUBBER, láb'bár. s. 98. Asturdy drome, an idle
fat booby.
LUBBERLY, làb'bār-lè. a. Lazy and bulky.
LUBBERLY, láb'bār-lè, ad. Awkwardly, clum-
A lazy ºurdy
silv.
To £ubRICATE, lú'brè-kāte. v. a. To make
smooth or slippery.
To LUBRICITATE, lù-bris'sè-täte. v. a. To
smooth, to make slippery.
LUBRICITY, lù-bris'sé-té. s. Slipperiness, smooth-
ness of surface ; aptness to glide over any part,
or to facilitate motion; uncertainty, slipperi-
ness, instability; wantonness, lewdness. -
LUBRICK, lù'brik. a. Slippery, smooth; uncer-
tain; wanton, lewd. -
LUBRICOUS, lù'brè-kås. a. Slippery, smooth;
uncertain. - -
LUBRIFICATION, lê-brè-fé-kå'shôn. s. The
act of smoothing.
ŁUBRIFACTION, lù-brè-fäk'shôn. s. The act
of lubricating or smoothing.
LUGE, lºse; s. A pike full grown.
LUCENT, lù'sént. a. Shining, bright, splendid.
LUCERNE, lù'sérn. s. A kind of grass cultivat-
ed as clover. *
LUCID, lù'síd. . a. Bright, glittering; pellucid,
transparent ; bright with the radiance of intel-
lect, mot darkened with madness.
LUCIDITY, lù-sid'ê-tè. s. Splendour, brightness.]
LUCIFEROUS, lù-sif'ſér-às. 513.
light, affording means of discovery.
3. Giving
LUCIFICK, lù-sif'ſik. a. 509. Making light, pro-
[ºf For the o, see Donſ Estick. 512
ducing light.
LÜckjå. s. Chance, accident, fortune, hap;
fortume, good or bad. -
LUCKILY, lák'ké-lè; ad. Fortunate, by good hap.
LUCKINESS, lák'kè-nés. s. Good fortune, good
hap, casual happiness.
LUCKLESS, lák'lés. a. Unfortunate, unhappy.
LUCKY, làk'ké. a. F º by chance.
LUCRATIVE, lù'krä-tív. a. Gainful, profitable.
LUQRE, lººkär... s.416. Gain, profit. .
Lºrenous, lū-krif'fér-às. a. Gainful, pro-
table. - *
LUCRIFICK, I'l-krif'fik. a. 509.
aim, profit. -
LUCTATION, lák-tä'shôn. s. Struggle, effort,
Contest. 2 -
To LUCUBRATE, lù'kū-bråte. v. a. 503. To
watch, to study by night. 2.
LÜCUBRATION, ſº-kā-brå'shôn. s. 533. Study
by candle-light, any thing composed by might,
Producing
LUCUBRATORY, Ikū-brătără. a. Čomposed
by candle-light.
º
wºr- ºr *

LUCULENT, lê'kā-lènt. a. 503. Clear, trans-
parent; certain, evident.
LUDICROUS, lù'dè-krás. a. Burlesque, merry,
exciting laughter. --
LUDICROUSLY, lù'dè-krás-lè. ad. Sportively,
in burlesque.
LÜDićRööSNESS, lyde-krás-nēs. s. Bur-
lesque, sportiyemess.
LUDIFICATION, lù-dè-fé-kä'shôn. s. The act
of #";
To LUFF, läf. v. m. To keep close to the wind,
Sea term.
To LUG, lág. v. a. To hale or drag, to pull
with violence. To lug out; to draw a sword,
in burlesque language. -
9. LUG, lág. v. n. To lag, to come heavily.
LUG, lùg. s. A kind of small fish: in Scotland,
an ear ; a land measure, a pole or perch.
LUGGAGE, löggidje. S. 90. Any thing cum-
brous and unwieldy.
LUGUBRIOUS, lù-gū'brē-ăs. a. Mournful, son.
rowful.
LUKEWARM, lùke'wärm. a. Moderately or
mildly warm ; indifferent, not ardent, not zeal.
OtlS.
LUKEWARMLY, lùke'wärm-lè. ad. With mo-
derate warmth; with indifference.
LUKEWARMNESS, lùke'wärm-nēs. s. Mode-
rate or pleasing heat; indifference, want of
ardour,
To LULL, lùl. v. a. To compose to sleep by a
pleasing sound ; to quiet, to put to rest.
LULLABY, làl’lā-b}. s. A song to still babes.
LUMBAGQ, lám-bê'gó. s. Lumbago are pains
very troublesome about the loins and small of
the back.
[[G. This word is often pronounced with the Ital-
ian sound of a, as heard in falher; but this
mode of pronouncing the accented a, in words
from the Latin, has been long and justly ex-
ploded.
LUMBER, lim'bár. s. 98. Any thing useless or
cumbersome ; staves, wood, and various kinds
of goods in traffick between the West-India
islands and continent of North America.
To LUMBER, lámbàr. v. a. To heap like use-
less goods irregularly.
To itãº. lăm'bër. v. n. To move heavily,
as burdened with his own bulk.
LUMINARY, lù'mè-nā-ré. . s. Any body which
gives light; any thing which gives intelligence;
any one that instructs mankind.
LUMINATION, lù-mè-uä'shân. s. Emission of
light-
LUMINQUS, lù'mé-nēs. a. , 503. Shiming, emit-
ting light; enlightened ; bright.
LUMP, lámp. s. A small mass of any matter;
a shapeless mass; the whole together, the
Y’OSS.
TéLUMP, lámp. v. a. To take in the gross
without attention to particulars. -
LUMPFISH, lámp'fish. s. A sort of fish.
LUMPING, lámp'ing. a. 410. Large, heavy,
reat.
Lößish, lúmp'pish. a. Heavy, gross, dull,
unactive. . . - }
LUMPISHLY, lámp'plsh-lè. ad. With heavi-
ness, with stupidity.
LUMPISHNESS, Iámpish-nēs. s.
VineSS.
LUMPY, lämp'é. a. Full of lumps, full of com-
act masses. -
LUNACY, lù'må-så. s.
fluenced by the TIMOOIA,
#Nºi; o ; a. Relating to the moon,
under the dominion of the moon. -
LUNATED, lù'nā-téd. a. Formed like a half.
II]. OOll. *
LUNATICK, lànà-tík, a. 509. Mad,
imagination influenced by the moon.
LUNATICK, lù'nā-tík. s. A madmaa f
Stupid hea-
A kind of madness in-
having the
º
Itſ S
LUNATION, lù-mâ'shôn. s. The revolution of
Liséïaº, .
- J L 3 In Sil.
LUNCHEON, lán snön. ; s. As much food as
one's hand can hold -
LUNE, lême. s. Amy thing in the shape of a
half moon ; fits of lunacy or frenzy, mad freaks.
LUNETTE, Hi-nét'. s. A small half moon.
LUNGS, lángz. s. The lights, the organs of
respiration. -
LUNGED, läng'd. a. 359. Having lungs, having
the nature of §.
LUNG-GROWN, läng'grône. a. The lungs some-
times grow fast to the skin that lines the breast,
such are lun iáº; -
LUNGWORT, làng wart. s. A plant. g
LUNISOLAR, lê-nē-só'lär. a. 88. Compounded
of the revolution of the sun and moon.
LUPINF, lù'pin. s. 140. A kind of pulse. . . . .
LURCH, 1%rtsh. s. A forlorn or deserted condi-
tion; a term at cards. *.
To LljRCH, Härtsh. v. a. To win two games in-
stead of one at cards; to defeat, to disappoint;
to filch, to pilfer. -
LURCHER, iártsh'êr. s. 98. One that watches
to steal, or to betray, or entrap.
LURE, ſåre. s. Something held out to call "a
hawk; any enticement, anything that promi-
ses advantage. -
LURID, lù'rld. a. Gloomy, dismal.
To LURK, lárk. v. m. To lie in wait, to lie hid-
der, to lie close. . . .
LURKER, Yêrk'âr. s. 98. A thief that lies in
Wait.
LURKING-PLACE, Iárking-plase. s. Hiding
slace, secret place. -
LUSCIOUS, läsh'âs. a. 357. Sweet, so as to
nauseate; sweet in a great degree ; pleasing,
delightful. *
LUSCIOUSLY, làsh'ês-lè. ad. With a great de-
ree of sweetness. y -
LUSCIOUSNESS, lùsh'às-nēs. s.
SWeetness.
LUSERN, lù'sérn. s. A lynx. -
LUSERNE, iè'sérn. s. (A corrected spelling
from the French) Lucerne, a kind of grass cul-
tivated as clover.
LUSH, lùsh. a. Of a dark, deep, “ull colour, op-
§§ to pale and faint. Obsolete.
LUSQRIOUS, li-sé'rè-às, a. Used in olay, sportive.
LUSORY, lù'sār-e. a. Used in play. .
[[ For the o, see DomesTick. .
LUST, läst. s. Carmal desire; any violent or ir-
regular desire.
To füšr. löst. v. m. To desire carnally; to de-
sire vehemently ; to list, to like; to have ir-
regular dispositions.
l,USTFUL, lùst'föl. a. , Libidinous, having irre-
gular desires; provoking to sensuality; inciting
to lust. g
LUSTFULLY, läst'föl-è, ad. With sensual con-
CUlpiSC&In Ce. . .
LUSTFULNESS, läst'fill-més. s. Libidinousness.
LUSTIHED, lás'té-héd.
LUSTIHOOD, lás’tè-hăd.
liness, corporeal ability.
LUSTILY, läs’té-lè. ad. Stoutly, with vigour,
with mettle.
LUSTINESS, lás’tè-més. s. Stoutness, sturdi-
ness, strength, vigour of body.
IUSTRAL, lºstrál. a. Used in purification.
LUSTRATION, lès-trá'shôn. s. Purification by
Immoderate
s. Vigour, spright-
water. -
LUSTRE, làs’tär. s. 416. Brightness, splendour,
glitter; a sconce with lights; eminence, re-
nown; the space of five years.
IUSTRING, lás'string. s. A shining siik-See
LUTESTRING. -
LUSTROUS, läsſtrås. a. Bright, shining, luminoes.
IAUSTWORT, làst'wart. s. Am herb
LUSTY, lás’té. a.
321
—né, mēve, uðr, nét ;-täbe, táb,
#To LUX, láks.
|To LUXATE, láks'âte.
Stout, vigorous, healthy, able
of body 2 S
- fºr "
MAC
bà...—&il ;-pôānd;—thin, this. s
LUHANIST, lù'tān-íst. s. One who plays upon
the lute.
LUTARIOUS, lù-tä'ré-às, a. Living in mud; of
the colour of mud. -
LUTE, lite. s. A stringed instrument of musick;
a composition like clay, with which chymists
close up their vessels. -
To LUTE, late. v. a. To close with lute or chy-
mist's clay. -
LUTESTRING, lite'string. s.
ning silk.
[[G. This corruption of Lutestring for Lustring
seems beyond recovery, and must be ranked
with Asparagus, Cucumber, &c. which see.
LUTULENT, lù'tshū-lènt. a. 461, 503. Muddy,
turbid.
\
Lustring, a shi-
; v. a. To put out of
joint, to disjoint. .
LUXATION, iflks-à'shön. s. The act of disjoints
ing ; any thing disjointed.
LUXE, lêks. s. A French word.-Luxury, vo-
luptuousness. -
LUXURIANCE, läg-zú'rè-ánse, S. 479
LUXURIANCY, lág-zú'rè-ān-sé. g **
Exuberance, abundant or wanton pleaty or
growth.
LUXURIANT, lág-zú'rè-ànt. a. 479. Exuberant,
superfluous, plenteous. -
To LUXURIATE, Iág-zú'rè-āte. v. m. To grow
exuberantly, to shoot with superfluous plenty.
LUXURIOUS, lùg-zārē-ăs. a. Delighting in the
pleasures of the table; administering to luxur
ry ; voluptuous, enslaved to pleasure ; luxurie
ant, cruberant.
LUXURIOUSLY, läg-zú'rè-ás-lè. ad. Delicious-
_ly, voluptuously, l
LUXURY, lák'shū-ré. s Voluptuousness, ade
dictedness to pleasure; fuxuriance, exuberance
delicious fare.
[[5 For an investigation of the trge pronuncia-
tion of this and the preceding words, see Prin-
ciples, No. 479.
LYCANTHROPY, li-kän'thrö-pê. s. A kind of
madness, in which men have the qualities of
wild beasts. º -
LYING, lling. 410. The active participle of Lie,
LYMPH, limſ. s. Water, transparent colourless
liquor.
LYMPHATICK, lim-fitſik.s. 509. A vessel con-
veying the lymph.
LYMPHATICK, lim-fit'ík. a. Belonging to the
yºphy conveying the lymph.
LYNX, lingks. s. 408. A spotted beast, remark”
able for speed and sharp sight.
LYRF, lire, Ş.. A harp, a musical instrument.
#ºal a. Pertaining to a harp,
or to odes or poetry sung to a harp; singing to
a harp.
LYRIST, lirist. s. 544. A musician who plays
upon the harp. .
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MACAROONE, māk-à-róón'. s. . A coarse, rude
low fellow, whence Macaronick poetry; a kim
of sweet biscuit, made of flour, almonds, eggs.
and sugar -
MACAW-TREE, mā-kāw'trèë. s. A species of
the palm-tree. tº ºf gº
MACAW, mā-kāw'. s. A bird in the West Indies,
MACE, mäse. s. An ensign of authority bornº
before magistrates; a Heavy blunt weapon, 9.
club of metal; a kind of spice—the nutmeg is
enclosed in a threefold covering, of which the
second is Mace: an instrument used in the
game of billiards.
MACEBEARER, mäsebäre-àr. s. Ons whe
carries º: Mace
ce.
}To MACERATE, mās'sér:#te. v. 9. To me;

**
IMAG
*
-
jean, to wear away; to mortify, to harass with
corporal hardships; to steep almost to solution,
either with or without heat.
MACERATION, más-sér-à'shān s. The act of
wasting or making lean , mortification, corpo-
ral hardship. s
with or without heat, wherein the ingredients
are intended to be almost wholly dissolved.
MACHINAL, mäk'kè-mál. a. 353. Relating to
machines. -
To MACHINATE, mák'kè-nāte v. a. To plan,
to contrive.
MA^HINATION, mäk-kè-nā’shān. s. Artifice,
cºntrivance, malicious scheme.
MACHINE, má-shēēn'. s. 112. Any complicated
piece of workmanship; an engine; supernatu-
ral agency in poems... .
MACHINERY, má-shēēn’ér-è. s. 112. Engine-
ry, complicated workmanship: , the Machinery
signifies that part which the deities, angels, or
demons, act in a poem:
MACHINIST, má-shēēn'íst. s. A constructor of
engines or machines. -
iſſ; Some minor criticks of the lowest form pro-
nounce the first syllable of this word as in Ma-
chinal, JMachination, &c. with the first syllable
as if spelled mack; but this arises from an ig-
morance of their respective etymologies; the
former words are derived from the Latim ; and
JMachinist is a formation of our own from the
French word JMachine.
MACKEREL, mák'kér-il s. A sea-fish.
MACKEREL-GALE, mák'kér-il-gāle. s. A strong
breeze.
MACROCOSM, mā'krö-kózm. s. The whole
world, or visible sy
microcosm, or world of man.
MACTATION, mäk-tä'shôn. s. The act of kill-
ing for sacrifice. --
MACULA, mäkkū-lä. s. A spot.—See LAMINA.]
To MACULATE, mák'kū-lāte. v. a. To stain,
to §
MACULATION, mäk-kā-lä'shūm. s. Stain, spot,
taint.
MACULE, mäk'âle. s.
ANIMAI.C.U.I.E.
MAD, mäd. a. Disordered in the mind, distract-
ed; overrun with any violent or unreasonable
desire; enraged, furious.
To MAD, mäd. v. a. To make mad, to make
furious, to enrage.
To MAD, mäd. v. m. To be mad, to be furious.
MADAM, mād'âm. s. 88. The term of compli-
ment used in address to ladies of every degree.
MADBRAIN, mād'bråne.
MADBRAINED, mād'brån'd.
~ dered in the mind, hot-headed.
MADCAP, mād'káp. s. A madınan, a wild hot-
brained fellow.
To MADDEN, mād'd'u. v. n. 103. To become
mad, to act as mad.
To MADDEN, mād'd'm. v. a. To make mad.
MADDER, mād'dár. s. 98. A plant.
MADE, mäde. Participle preterit of Make. 75.
MADEFACTION, mād-dè-fäk'shān, s. The act
of making wet. -
To MADEFY, mād'dè-fi. v. a. To inoisten, to
make wet. -
MIADHOUSE, mād'hôāse. . s.
madinen are cured or confined.
MIADLY, mād'lé, ad. Without understanding.
MADMAN, mād'mán. s. 33. A man deprived
of his understanding.
MADNESS, mād'més. s.
wildness, rage. • -
MADRIGAI, mād'drè-gā]. s.
MADWORT, smād'wört. s. An herb.
MAGAZINE, mäg-gā-zèën s. 112. A store-
house, commonly an arseral or armoury, or re-
pository ºf provisions: of late this word has
signified a miscellaneois pamphlet.
MAGGOT maggat.
A spot or stain.-See
a. Disor-
A house where
Distraction; fury,
A pastoral song.
&
ystem, in opposition to the
322 -
[[3° 559 -Fāte, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin, - *
Maceration is an infusion eitherli
i
MAl ,
which turns into a fly; whimsey, caprice, odd
Yancy. *
MºrTiNEss māg'gāt-tê-nés. s. The state ,
of abounding with maggots. - a.
MAGGOTTY, mág'gāt-ê. a.
capricious, whimsical. . ºr
MAGICAL, mädjè-kál. . a. Acting or perform,
ed by secret and invisible powers.
MAGICALLY, mädjè-kāl-ć. ad. According to
the rites. of magick.
MAGICK, mädjik. s. 544. The art of putting in
action the power of spirits; the secret opera
tions of natural powers.
MAGICK, mädjik. a. Incantatory, necroman-
tick.
MAGICIAN, fmā-jish'âm. s. 88. One skilled in
magick, an enchanter, a necrounancer-
MAGISTERIAL, mād-jis-tê-rè-ál. a. Such as
suits a master, lofty, arrogant, despotick ; chy-
mically prepared, after the manner of a magis-
tery.
MAGISTERJALLY, mād-jís-tê'rè-āl-ć. ad. Ar-
rogantly. º,
MAGISTERIALNESS, ifiadjis-tê'gè-āl-nēs. s.
Haughtiness. g \
MAGISTERY, mädjís-têr-é. s. A term in chy-
* Tºš -
MAGISTRACY, mädjís-trá-sè. s. Office or
'º'; of a magistrate.
MAGISTRATE, mädjís-träte. s. 91. A man
ublickly invested with authority, a governour.
MAGNANIMITY, mäg-nā-nîm'è-tê. S. Great-
ness of mind, elevation of soul. -
MAGNANIMHOUS, mäg-nān'é-mâs. a. Great of
mind, elevated in sentiment.
MAGNANIMOUSLY, mäg-mán'ê-mâs-lè. ad
With greatness of mind. -
MAGNET, mäg'nét. s. The loadstone, the stone
that attracts iron.
MAGNETICAL, mäg-nét'té-kál.
MAGNETICK, mäg-nét'tik. 509.
Relating to the magnet ; having powers corres-
pondent to those of the magnet ; attractive,
having the power to draw things distant.
MAGNETISM, mäg'mêt-àzm. s. Power of the
loadstone ; power of attraction.
**
Full of maggots
al.
MAGNIFIABLE, mág'né-fl-ā-bl. a. 183.
extolled or praised. Unusual. .
MAGNIFICAL, mig-nīf'ſé-kál. }
MAGNIFICK, mäg-nif'fik. 509. 3.
Illustrious, grand.
MAGNIFICENCE, mäg-nif'ſé-sénse. s.
deur of appearance, splendour.
MAGNIFI § māg-nif'fè-sént. a. Grand in
appearance, splendid, pompous; fond of splen-
dour, setting greatness to show. - *-
MAGNIFICENTLY, mág-mif'fé-sént-lè. ad
Pompously, splendidly.
MAºifico, māg-nif'ſé-kö. s. A grandee of
(*li I Ce. - -
MAGNIFIER, mäg'mè-fl-ár. s. 98. One that
praises extravagaintly ; a glass that apparently
increases the bulk of any object. *
To ºšiš...} v. a. 183. To make
great; to exaggerate, to extol highly ; to raise
in estimation; to increase the bulk of any ob-
ect to the eye. A *
AGNITUDE, mäg'mē-täde. s. Greatness, gran-
deur; comparative bulk.
Māº māg'pi. s. A bird sometimes taught
O 3 （C. -
MAHOGANY; má-hăg'à-nē. s. A tree of a large
size, which grows principally in Spanish Ame-
rica; the wood of this tree is much valued ‘or
Mº". and beauty. . . .
MAſ 13, mäde. 202.
A1A11) EN, mā'd'm. 103, An unmar
. woman, a virgin; a woman servant } ..fe.
Płł (, l $2.
Gran
S.
g Al Ai i}EN, ruš'dºn, a.
A: Ai º), mäde. A species of skate fish.
103. Consisting of viz
§.
** , ~ * ! { .* º -
s it,t}. A strfał g rul: , ;", is . .” “six, lºv, ºn rised. Turno!!nted.
;
*.
"MAt
MAIDENHAIR, ma'a'n hare. s. A plant.
MAIDENHEAD, mā'd’n-héd. gº tº º
jºijäNHööß, ºftā. Ś s. Virginity,
virgin purity, freedom from contamination;
newness, freshness, uncontaminated state.
MAIDENLIP, mā'd'm-lip. s. An herb.
MAIDENLY, mā'd’n-lè. a. Like a maid; gem-
tle, modest, timorous, decent.
MAIDHOOD, mäde'hād. s. Virginity. Not
used. -
MAIDMARIAN, måde-măre'yān. s. A kind of
dance.
MAIDSERVANT, mäde-sér'vânt. s. A female
gervant,
MAJESTICAL, mā-jëstè-kál.
MAJESTICK, mā-jés’tik. 509.
having, dignity; stately, pompous; sublime.
MAJESTICALLY, mā-jëstè-kāl-ć. ad. With
dignity, with grandeur.
MAjššfy, majº. s.
power, sovereignty; elevation ; the title of
kings and queens. r
MAIL, mäle. s. 202. A coat of steel network
worn, for defenge; any armour; a postman's
bundle, a bag. -
To MAIL, mäle. v. a. To arm defensively, to co-
ver as with armour.
To MAlM, mäme. v. a. To deprive of any ne-
cessary part, to cripple by loss of a limb.
MAIM, mäme. s. Privation of some essential
part, lameness produced by a wound or ampu-
tation; injury, mischief; essential defect.
MAIN, mäne. a. 202. Principal, chief; violent,
strong ; gross, containing the chief part; im-
portant, forcible.
a. August,
MAIN, mäne, s. The gross, the bulk; the sum,
the whole; the ocean; violence, force; a hand
at dice; the Continent. -
MAINLAND, mäne-lând. s. The Continent.
MAINI.Y, mäne'lè. ad.
greatly, gº y.
MAINMAST, mäne'mäst, s. The chief or mid-
dle mast. *
MAINPRISE, mäne'prize. s. Delivery into the
custody of a friend, upon security given for
appearance.
MAINSAIL, mäne'säle. s. The sail of the main-
maSt. *
(MAINSHEET, mäne'shëèt. s. The sheet or sail
of the mainmast.
To MAINTAIN, mán-táne'. v. a. To preserve,
to keep ; to defend, to make good; to keep up,
to support the expense of; to support with the
conveniencies of life. -
To MAINTAIN, mén-táne'. v. a. To support by
Chiefly, principally;
argument, to assert as a tenet.
MAINTAINABLE, mén-täng'à-bl. a. Defensi-
ble, justifiable 4.
MAINTAINER, mén-täne'âr. s. Supporter,
cherisher. ** * *
MAINTENANCE, mén'tén-ánse. s.
the necessaries of life; support,
continuance, security from failure.
MAINTOP, mäne-tóp'. s. The top of the main-
maSt. -
MAJOR, mājār, a. 166. Greater in number,
uantity, or extent; greater in dignity.
Mºjº. mäjär. s. The officer above the cap-
tain; a mayor or head officer of a town ; the
first proposition of a syllogism, containing some
generality. Major-general; the general officer
of the second rank. Major-domo; one who
holds occasionally the place of master of the
house.
MAJORATION, mād-jö-rå'shán. s. Increase,
enlargement. -
MAJORITY, mājöré-té. s. The state of being
Supply of
protection;
greater; the greater number; full age, end of
minority; the gffice of a maj
RD, mäneyård. s.
mainmast.
MAIZE, mèze. s. Indian corn
323
—no, mēve, nèr, nét;—túbe, túb, būll;—öll;-pôānd ;—thin, this.
Dignity, grandeur;|
OT.
The yard of theł
MAL
To MAKE, make. v. a. To create; to form of
materials; to produce as the agent, to produce
as a cause ; to perform, to use; to bring into
any state or condition; to form; to hold, to
keep ; to establish in riches or happiness; to
suffer, to incur; to commit; to compel, to force,
to constrain ; to intend; to raise as profit from
any thing ; to arrive at ; to gain; to force, to
gain by force; to put, to place; to incline; to
prove as an argument ; to represent; to con-
stitute; to amount to ; to mould; to form. To
Make away ; to kill, to destroy; to transfer,
To Make account ; to reckon, to believe. To
Make account of ; to esteem, to regard. To
Make free with ; to treat, without ceremony.
To Make good; to maintain, to justify; to ful-
fr!, to accomplish. To Make light of; to con-
sider as of no consequence. To Make love; to
court, to play the gallant. To Make merry;
to feast, to partake of an entertainment. To
Make much of ; to cherish, to foster. To Make
of ; what to Make of, is, how to understand.
To Make of ; to produce from, to effect ; to
consider, to account, to esteem. To Make
over; to settle in the hands of trustees, to trans.
fer. To Make out ; to clear, to explain, to
clear to one's self; to prove, to evince. To
Make sure of; to consider as certain ; to se-
cure to one's possession. To Make up ; to get
together; to reconcile; to repair; to compose
as of ingredients ; to supply, to repair; to
clear; to accomplish, to conclude, to construct.
any way, to rush ; to contribute ; to operate, to
act as a proof or argument or cause ; to con-
cur ; to show, to appear, to carry appearance.
To Make away with ; to destroy, to kill. To
Make for ; to advantage, to favour. To Make
up ; to compensate, to be instead. -
Rºß mäke. s. Form, structure.
MAKEBATE, mäke'bāte. s. Breeder of quarrels,
MAKER, mā'kår. S. 98. The Creator; one who
makes any thing; one who sets any thing in "
its proper state. -
MAKEPEACE, mäke'pèse.
reconciler.
MAKEWEIGHT, mäke'wāte. s.
thing thrown in to Imake up weight.
MALADY, māl'à-dè. s. A disease, a distemper,
a disorder of body, sickness. -
MALANDERS, mäl'ān-dārz. s.
the pastern of horses.
MALAPERT, mälä-pèrt. a. Saucy, quick with
impudence. - r *
MALAPERTNESS, mälä-pèrt-nēs. s. Liveli-
ness of reply without decency , quick impul-
dence, sauciness.
MALAPERTEY, mälä-p3rt-lè. ad. Impudently
saucily.
Mºle. a. Of the sex that begets young
s. Peacemaker,
Any small
A dry scab on
not female.
MALE, male. s. The he of any species.
MALE, male. In composition, signifies Ill
MALEADMINISTRATION, måle-ād-min-nis-
trá'shán. s. Bad management of affairs. -
[; I have given the first syllable of this and the
succeeding words, compounded of male, the
long sound of a, because I look upon male as a
prefix not alterable in its sound in words of our
own composition, any more than arch, fore, mis,
pre, or vice; arch and fore are used separately as
adjectives, which is not the case with male; but
mis, pre, and vice, are never used out of compo-
sition, and are therefore exactly under, the
same predicament. Dis not being a prefix of
our own which we can apply to words at plea-
sure, alters the sound of s according to the pre-
sence or absence of the accent, or the nature of
the succeeding consonants (see Dis;) but mis
being applicable to any words, never alters the
sound of s 426. Pre, when prefixed to worls
of our own, as pre-conceived, pre-supposed, tie,
To MAKE, mäke. v. n. To tend, to travel, to go " . l

RMAE,
334
i Tº
[[f 559—Fâte, far, fall, ſåt,-mè, mét;—pine, pla;--
never shortens the vowel, 530, 531, 532; and
vice in vice-president, vice-admiral, &c. might as
well be changed intottis-president, and vis-admiral,
as malecontent and malepractice into maleontent and
ºnalpractice. But though all our Pronouncing
Dictionaries adopt the short sound of a, and
some even leave out the e, yet as analogy is so
decidedly in favour of the long sound, and cus:
tomi is not quite unanimous; the long sound
ought certainly to have the preference with all
who aim at correctness and consistency. W.
Johnston is the only one who adopts this pro-|
nunciation; and Barclay, by putting a hyphen
after male, seems to favour it. If custom has
decided in favour of the short sound of a, the e
ought to be omitted in writing, and then the
spelling and sound would not be at variance ;
but as this would lead to incurable evils in lan-
uage, the pronunciation ought rather to con-
#. to the orthography. . .
######### måle'kön-tént. ; 8.
ALECONTENTED, male-kön-tén'téd. &
Discontented, dissatisfied, º
MALECONTENTEDLY, mäle-kön-tên'téd-lè.
ad. With discontent. - - *
MALECONTENTEDNESS, māle-kön-tén'téd-
nés. s. Discontentedness, want of affection to
government... A
MÁLEDICTION, māl-lè-dík'shān. s. Curse,
execration, denunciation of evil.
MALEFACTION, māl-lè-fäk'shán. s. A crime,
an offence.
MALEFACTOR, mål-lè-fák'tór. s. An offender
against law, a criminal.
Mºśſk. a. 509. Mischievous,
hurtful. . ._ w
MALEPRACTICE, mºle-prák't's. s. Practice
contrary to rules.
Mºś, må-lév'vö-lènse. s. Hl will,
inclination to hurt others, malignity.
§IALEVOLENT, má-lèv'vö-lènt. a. Ill-disposed
towards others."
is MALEVOLENTLY, má-lèv'vö-lènt-lè, ad. Ma-
, lignly; malignantly.
Mºść. mål'lis. s. 140. Deliberate mischief;
ill intention to any one, desire of hurting.
MALICIOUS, má-lish'ês. a. Ill-disposed to any
one; intending ill.
MALíCIOUSLY, má-lish'és-lè. ad. With malig-
mity; with intention of mischief.
MALICIOUSNESS, má-lish'fis-nēs. s.
intention of mischief to another.
MALIGN, má-line'. a. 385. Unfavourable, ill-
disposed to any one, malicious; infectious, fatal
... to the body, pestilential. -
To MALIGN, má-lime'. v. a. To regard with en-
.vy or malice; to hurt; to censure.
MALIGNANCY, má-lig'nām-sé. s. Malevolence,
... malice, destructive tendency.
MALIGNANT, má-lig'nānt. a. Envious, mali-
, cious; hostile to life, as, malignant fevers.
MALIGNANT, má-ligºmånt. s. A man of ill in-
, tention, malevolently disposed. . It was a word
used of the defenders of the church and mo-
marchy by the rebel sectaries in the civil wars.
Malice,
MALIGNANTLY, má-lig'mánt-lè. ad. With ill|
... intention, maliciously mischievously:
MALIGNER, māºline'êr. s. 386. One who regards
... another with ill-will ; sarcastical censurer.
.IGNITY, má-lig'nº-té. s Malice; destruc-
tive tendency ; evilness of nature.
- MALIGNLY, má-line'ie. ad.
, ill-will. . - .
*ALKIN, māw'kin. s. A dirty wench. . .
MALL’s mål, s. A stroke, a blow... Obsolete. A
kind of beater or hammer; a walk where they
fºr aerly played, with inalls and balls,
tº his wº ! is a whimsical instance of the ca-
ºf Gºsform. Nothing can be more uniform
tº sugnd wé give to a before double l in
ńe syllable; and yet this word, when it
is a wooden hammer, has not only chan-
Enviously, with]
|
ged its deep sound of a in all into the a in alley
but has dwindled into the short sound of e in
Mall, a walk in St. James's Park, where they
formerly played with malls and balls, and from
whence it had its name ; and to crown the ab-
surdity, a street parallel to this walk is spelt
Pall JMall, and pronounced Pellmell, which con-
founds its origin with the French adverb péle
néle. For Bailey appears to derive the name
of the street justly from pellere malleo, to strike
with a mallet. That this word was justly pro-
nounced formerly, we can scarcely doubt from
the rhymes to it;
“—— With mighty mall -
“The monster merciſess him made to fall.”
º €7°. .
S
“Amd give that reverend head a mall
“Or two or three against a wall.”
- - Hudibras.
As a corroboration of this, we find a large
wooden club used for killing swine, called and
spelt a mall; and the verb signifying to beat or
bruise is spelt and promouriced in the same
manner. The word mallet, where the latter l is
separated from the former, is under a different
predicament, and is pronounced regularly.—See
Principles, No. 85.
MALLARD, mällärd. S. 88. The drake of the
wild duck. rº
MALLEABILITY, māl-lè-à-bil'è-té. s. Quality
of emduring a liammer. --
MALLEABLE, māl'lè-à-bl. a. 113. Capable of
being spread by beating: -
MALLEABLENESS, mällé-à-bl-nēs. s. Quality
of enduring the hammer.
To MALLEATE, māl'lè-āte. v. a. To hammer.
MALLET, māl'lit. s. 99. A wooden hammer.
MALLOWS, mäl'löze. s. A plant.
MALMSEY, mām'zé. s. 401. A sort of grape;
a kind of wine. - -
MALT, mält. s. 79. Grain steeped in water and
fermented, then dried on a kiln.
MALTIDUST, mält'dúst, s. The dust of malt.
MALTFI,00R, mält'flère. s. A floor to dry mait.
To MALT, mält. v. m. To make malt, to be made
malt.
Maghorse, mältſhörse. s. A dull dolt. Ob-
solete. -
MALTMAN, mält'mán. 88.
MAI.TSTER, mäkt'stër.
malt.
MALWACEOUS, māl-vå'shās. a. Relating to
mallows. -
MALVERSATION, māl-vér-sà'shāri. s. Bad
shifts, mean artifices. - s
MAMMA, mām-mă'. s. 77. The fond word for
mother. , * - º
MAMMET, mām'mit. s. 99. A puppet, a figure
dressed up.
MAMMIFORM, mām'mè-förm. a.
shape of paps or dugs.
MAMMILLARY, mämmil-lā-rè. a. Belonging
* * -
: s. One who makes
Having the
to the paps or dugs.
[[G. I have departed from Mr. Sheridan, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Perry, Entick, Dr. Ash, Dr. Ken-
rick, and Dr. Johnson, in the accentuation of
this word; and agree with Mr. Nares and Bai-
ley in placing the stresswpon the first syllable
of this and similar words, and as Dr. Johnson
himself has done on Axillary, Maxillary, Papil-
lary, and Capillary 5 and as all our orthóepists
but Dr. Kenrick on Miscellany.—See AcADEMY.
MAMMOCK, mām'mäk. s. 166. A large shape-
less piece.
To MAMMOCK, mām'rnåk. v. a. To tear, to
pull to pieces,
MAMMON, mām‘inān. s. 166. Riches.
MAN, mán. s. 21. Human being; the male of
the human species; a servant, an attendant; a
word of familiarity bordering on contempt. it
is used in a loose signification like the French
on; one, any one ; one of ºncemenon; qialitica.



MAN
—nó, móve, när, nét;—túbe, tàb, bāli;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
tions; individual ; a moveable piece at chess or
draughts. Man of war; a ship of war.
To MAN, mán. v. a. To furnish with men; to
guard with men; to fortify, to strengthen; to
tame a hawk.
MANACLES, mán'nā-klz. s. 405. Chain for the
hands. -
To MANACLE, mán'nā-kl. v. a. To chain the
bands, to shackle. -
To MANAGE, män?dje. v. a. 90. To conduct, to
carry on ; to train a horse to graceful action ;
to govern, to make tractable ; to wield, to move
or use easily; to husband, to make the object
of caution, to treat with caution or decency.
To MANAGE, mán'ídje. v. m. 90. To superim-
tend affairs, to transact.
MANAGE, mán'ídje. s. Conduct, administra-
tion ; a riding school; management of a horse.
MANAGEABLE, mán'īdje-à-bl. a. Easy in the
use ; governable, tractable.
MANAGEABLENESS, mán'īdje-à-bl-nés. s. Ac-
commodation to easy use ; tractableness, easi-
mess to be govermed. . &
MANAGEMENT, mānīdje-mént. s. Conduct,
administration ; practice, transaction, dealing.
MANAGER, mán'ſ dje-àr. s. 98. One who has
the conduct or direction of any thing ; a man
of frugality, a goºd husband,
Mº'Nº. mān'ídje-ré. s. Conduct, direction,
administration ; husbandry, frugality; manner
of §§
MANATION, má-nāshān. s. The act of issuing
from something else.
MANCHET, mántsh'ít. s.99. A small loaf of fine
bread.
MANCHINEEL, mántsh-in-èël'. s. A large tree,
a native of the West-Indies. -
[* I do not hesitate to place, the accent on the
last syllable of this word, as this stress, not only
its form, but the best usage, seems to re-
quire. -
{}r. Johnson and other orthoepists place the ac-
cent in the same manner, contrary to Mr. She-
ridan, who places it on the first syllable.
T MANCIPATE, mán'sè-pâte. v. a. To enslave,
ro bind.
MANCIPATION, män-sè-pâ'shôn. s. Slavery,
involuntary obligation.
MANCIPLE, mán'sè-pl. s. 405. The steward of
a community, the purveyor. Y-
MANDAMUS, ... s. A writ from the
court of King's Bench.
MANDARIN, mān-dà-rèën'. s. 112. A Chinese no-
bleman or magistrate. -
{{P Dr Johnson, and the other Lexicographers
after him, spell this word without the final e.
It may be observed, that most of these names
from the East came to us by missionaries, and
the first accounts we have of these countries
are from the French.
MANDATARY, mán'dā-tär-8.s. 512. He to whom
the Pope has, by virtue of his prerogative, and
his own proper right, given a Mandate for his
benefice. -
MANDATE, mán'd?ite. s. 91. Command ; pre-
cept, charge, commission, sent or transmitted.
MANDATORY, mán'dā-tūr-e. a. 512. Precep-
tive, directory.
For the o, see Dom ESTICK. -
ANDIBLE, mán'dè-bl. s. 405. The jaw, the
instrument of manducation.
MANDiBULAR, män-dib'bū-lär. a. Belonging
to the jaw.
MANDRAKE, mán'dräke. s. The root of this
plant is said to bear a resemblance to the hu-
Idan form. - .
To MANDUCATE, mán'dā-kāte. v. a. To chew,
to eat.
MANP, ICATION, mān-dû-kä'shán. s. Eating,
chewing. - -
MANE, iáne. s The hair which hangs down on
... the neck of horses. -
|*MANIFESTO, mán-nē-fés'tó. s.
MANEATER, mán'ête-tär. s. A cannibal, an an-
thropophagite. - ', -
MANED, man'd, a. 359. Having a mane.
MANES, mā'nèz. s. Ghost, shade.—See MILLE
PEDIES... .
MANFUL: mán'ſil, a. Bold, stout, daring.
MANFULLY, mán'ſtºl-e.ad. Boldly, stoutly.
MANFULNESS, mán'ſäl-nēs. . s. Stoutness,
boldness. tº -
MANGE., mänje...s. The itch or scab in cattle
MANGER, mānejör. s. 542. The place or ves.
sel in which animals are fed with corn.—See
HANGE.
MANGINESS, måne"jè-nés. s. Scabbiness, in:
fection with the º -
To MANGLE, mäng'gl. v. a. 405. To lacerate,
to cut or tear piece-meal, to butcher. :
MANGLER, mäng'gl-àr. s. A hacker, one that
destroys bunglingly.
MANGO, mänggð. s. A fruit of the isle of Java,
erson. Mason,
a. Plain, open, not
a. Easy
pickled; a muskmelon pickled.
MANHATER, mán'hâte-àr. s. - Misanthrope, one
ility, not womanhood; virility, not childhood
MANIACAL, má-nī'ā-kāl. 506.
MANIFEST, mán'né-fést.
pear ; to show §"; to discover.
MANIFESTABLE, män-nē-fés'tá-bi
ad. Clearly,
evidently. • T
MANGY, mānejº, a, infected with the mange,
scabby.
that hates mankind. •
MANHOOD, mán'hād. s. , Human mature; vir-
courage, fortitude.
MANIAC, mā'mè-āk. 505. ; 3.
Raging with madness. -
MANIAC, mā'nè-āk. s. A mad
concealed ; detected.
To MANIFEST, mán'né-fést...v. a. To make ap,
MANIFESTATION, mān-nē-fés-tä'shán. s. Dis.
covery, §".
to be made evident.
MANIFESTLY, männè-fést-lè.
MANIFESTNESS, mán'nè-fést-nēs. s. Perspi.
cuity, clear evidence.
Publick protes.
tation, a declaration in form. .
MANIFOLD, mán'nè-föld. a. Of different kinds,
many in number, multiplied. § .
MANIFOLDLY, mán'nè-föld-lè. ad.
fold manner. A ºf
MANIKIN, mán'nè-kin. s. A little man. -
MANIPLE, mán'é-pl. s. 405. A handful; a small
band of soldiers.
MANIPULAR, má-nippū-lär. a. Relating to a
maniple. t -
MANKILLER, mán'kíl-lèr. s. 98. Murderer.
MANKIND, mán-kyhad'. s. The race or species
of human beings.—See Go ARD.
[; This word is sometimes improperly pronoun-
ced with the accent on the first syllable; and is
even marked so by Dr. Ash. Milton, with his
usual license, sometimes places the accent is:
this manner— -
where he might likeliest find
“The only two of mankind, but in them
“'The whole included race his purpos'd prey,
But Pope, in this particulº is a better guide,
both in prose and verse: -
“The proper study of mankind is man.”
, Essail on Man.
It may be asked, indeed, why mankind should
not have the accent on the first syllable as well
as aromankind; it may be answered, so it has,
when it is to distinguish it from womankind ;
but when it is used absolutely, it includes woman-
£ind ; and to avoid the distinction which an ac-
cent on the first syllable would imply, it very
properly throws the accent on the general and
not on the specifick part of the word.
MANLIKE, mān'like. a. Having the complete
qualities of a man, befitting a man. -
MÁNLESS, mán'és, a. Without men notrºl
In a mani,
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#ANLINESS, mán'ſé-nés, s,
MAN
325
MAR
Iljº 559-Fāte, far, fall, fit;-mé. mét;—pine, pīn;–
Dignity, bravery,
St OutneSS.
MANLY, mán'ſé. a. Manlike, becoming a man,
firm, brave, stout. -
MANNA, Imān'nā. s. A delicious food distilled
from heaven for the support of the Israelites in
their passage through the wilderness; the con-
crete juice of a species of ash growing in Cala-
bria and Sicily ; it is a gently purgative medi-
cine. Thacher's Dispensatory.
MANNER, mán'nār. s. 418. Form, method ;
habit, fashion; sort, kind; mien, cast of look;
peculiar way : Manners, in the plural, general
way of life, morals, habits ; ceremonious be-
haviour, studied civility.
MANNERIST, mán'nār-ist. s. Any artist who
performs all his works in one unvaried man-
ner. Mason.
MANNERLINESS, männör-lè-nēs. s. Civility,
ceremonious complaisance.
MANNERLY, mān'nār-lè. a.
complaisamt.
MANNERLY, mán'nār-lé. ad. Civilly, without
rudeness.
MANNIKIN, mán'nè-kin. s. A little man, a dwarf.
MANNISH, mán'nish, a Having the appear-
ance of a man, bold, masculine, impudent.
MANOEUVRE, mán'6-vár. s. An attempt, out of
the common course of action, to relieve our-
selves, or annoy our adversary ; and generally
used in maritime affairs.
[[G” This word, though current in conversation,
and really useful, is in no Dictionary I have
met with. The triphthong oeu has no corres-
pondent sound in our language, and I have
given it what i thought the nearest to it; but as
the word seems to be uniyersally adopted, it
ought to be anglicised, and may safely be pro-
nounced as I have marked it, by those who
cannot give it the exact French sound -
MANOR, mán'nār s. 418. Manor signifies in
- common law, a rule or government which a
man hath over such as hold land within his
See.
MANSION, mán'shôn. s. Place of residence;
abode, house.
MANSLAUGHTER, mán'sław-tºr. s. Marder,
destruction of the human species : in law, the
act of killing a man not wholly without fault,
thoughſwithout malice.
Civil, ceremonious,
MANSºYER, mán'sià-àr. s. Murderer, one
that has killed another.
MANSUETE, mán'swéte. a.
ferocious. - -
MANSUETUDE, mán'sw8-tūde. s. 334. Tame-
mess, gentleness.
MANTEL, mán't’l. s. 103. Work raised before
a chimney to conceal it.
MANTELET, mán-té-lèt'. s. A small cloak worn
by women : in fortification, a kind of moveable
Tame, gentle, not
penthouse, driven before the pioneers, as blinds
to shelter them.
MANTIGER, Inán-ti'gar. s. 98. A large monkey
or baboon. -
MANTLE, mán'tl. s. 405. A kind of cloak or
garment.
To MANTLE, mán'tl. v. a. To cloak, to cover.
To MANTR.E, mán'tl. v. n. To spread the wings
as a hawk in pleasure; to be expanded, to
spread luxuriantly; to gather anything on the
surface, to froth; to ferment, to be in sprightly
agitation. • - - -
MANTOLOGY, mán-tó18-jë. s. The gift of
Kºś JMuson. - -
MANTUA, mán'tshā-ā. s. 333. A lady's gown;
a kind of silk stuff. *
Q iſ Br. Johnson says this word was probably
corrupted from the French manteau : and Mr.
Elphinstone, in his zeal for, an homophonous
orthography, as it may be called, says, “..Man-
**teau, not JMantua, having given title to the silk,
*the maker of mantoes, or gnantoics, witl have
“ the honour of leading the fashions at the court
‘‘ of truth, when, under so glorious patronage,
“she announces herself a JMantoemaker, or Jºſºn-
“townaker. Paduasoy is a similar falsification
“ of Podesoy, the English offspring of the French
“Poudèsoie. The Italian cities are much obli-
“ged to affectation for having so long compli-
“mented them at her own expense. Guided
“by etymology, she had no business with the
“sound; and a stranger to analogy was not
“likely to know; that a mantle, mantoe, or cloke,
“was probably the first silken task of the En-
“glish Marticlemaker.” *
MANTUAMAKER, mán'tū-mâ'kår. s. 333. One
who makes gowns for women.
MANUAL, mán'ê-ál. a. Performed by the band;
used by the hand.
MANUAL, mān'ā-āl. s. A small book, such as
inay be carried in the hand.
MANUDUCTION, mán-mê-dûk'shām. s. Gui
dance by the hand.
MANUFACTURE, män-nē-fāk'tshöre. s. 461.
The practice of making any piece of workman-
ship ; any timing made by art.
To MANUFACTURE, mān-nt-fak'tshūre. v. a.
463. To mark by art and labour, to form by
workmanship.
MANUFACTURER, mām-mê-fák'tshū-rár. s. A
workman, an artificer. -
To MANUMISE, mán'nči-mize. v. a. To set
free, to dismiss from slavery.
MANUM:3SION, mán-nē-mish'ên. s. The act
of giving liberty to slaves.
To MANUMIT, mām-nē-mit'. v. a.
To release
from slaverv. -
MANURABLE, má-nú'rā-bl. a. 405. Capable of
cultivation. -
MANURANCE, mā-mâ'ränse. s. Agriculture,
cultivation.
To MANURE, má-nēre'. v. a. To cultivate by
manual labour; to dung, to fatten with com
OStS. -
Mººre, iná-nère'. s. Any substance spread
upon land in order to enrich it.
MANUREMENT, má-müre'ment. s. Cultiva-
tion, improvement.
MANURER, mä-mü'răr. s. 98. He who manures
land, a hitsbandman. *
MANUSCRIPT, mān'ā-skript. s. A book writ.
ten, not printed.
MANY, mēn mé. a. 89.
number, numerous.
MANYCOLOURED, mén’mè-kāl-lär'd. a. Hav
ing many colours. º
MANYCORNERED, mén'ne-kör-nēr'd. a. Po-
lygonal, having many corners... -
MANYHEAOED, mén'mé-héd-déd. a. Having
many heads.
MANYLANGUAGED, mēn-nē-lâng'gwidj'd. a
Having many langua
ges,
MANYPEOPLED, imén-nē-pèé'pl’d. a. Numer
Consisting of a great
ously populous. -
MANYTIMES, mén'nè-timz. ad. Often, fre-
quently.
MAP, māp. s. A geographical picture on which
lands and seas are delineated according to the
longitude and latitude ; a description of a
country by limes drawn on paper; a view of
an estate according to exact admeasurement.
To MAP, máp. v. a. To delineate, to set down
Little used,
MAPLE-TREE, mā'pl-tréé. s. 405. A treč from
one species of which sugar is made.
MAPPERY, mäp'pār-e. s. The art of planning
and designing. Little used.
To MAR, már. v. a. 78. To injure, to spoil, to
damage.
MARANATHA, már-à-nāth'â. s. It was a form of
denouncing a curse, or anathematizing among
the Jews.
[[5 Mr. Sheridan, in placing, the accent on the
second syllable of this word, differs from Dr.
º§
Af —no, mēve, nér, nét ;-täbe,
Johnson, and every other orthóepist, who uni-
formly accent the word on the third syllable,
as I have done. esses , -
MARASMUS, má-rāz'mºs. s. A consumption.
MARAUDER, má-rödör, s. A soldier that roves
about in quest of plunder. Ash.
ARBLE, már'bl. s. 405. Massive granular
limestone ; stones used in statues and elegant
buildings, capable of a bright polish; little
balls of marble with which children play ; a
stone remarkable for the sculpture or inscrip-
, tion, as, the Oxford Marbles.
MARBLE, már'bl. a. Made of marble; varie-
gated like marble.
To MARBLE, mār'bl. v. a
vein like marble.
MARBLEHEARTED, már'bl-hárt-éd, a. Cruel,
insensible, hard-hearted.
MARCASITE, már'kā-site. s. 155. The Marca-
site is a solid hard fossil frequently found in
IIT II) eS.
MARCH, märtsh. s. 352. The third month of
the year. -
To MARCH, märtsh. v. n. To move in a milita-
ry form; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or
stately mammer.
To variegate, or
tāb, būll;—óil ;-pôānd;—thin, this.
MAR
ken on shipboard to be employed in descents
upon the land. . .
MARINER, már'rin-àr. s. 98. A seaman, a sailor.
MARJORUM, mārjār-àm. s. A fragrant plant
of manv kinds- -
MARISH, már'ish. s. A bog, a fen, a swamp,
watery ground.
MARISH, már'ish. a! Fenny, boggy,
JW of arsed. ºf
MARITAL, már'rè-tál. a. 88.
husband.
MARITIMAL, má-rit’tè-mál. -
MARITIME, mār'rè-tim. 146. : 3.
Performed on the sea, marine ; relating to the
sea, naval ; bordering on the sca.
MARK, märk. s. 81. A token by which anything
is known ; a stamp, an impression ; a proof, an
evidence ; any thing at which a missile wea-
K. is directed; the evidence of a horse's age.
Marque, French, license of reprisals; a sum of
thirteen shillings and four-pence sterling ; a
character made by those who cannot writo
their names,
To MARK, märk. v. a. To impress with a tokeſ,
or evidence ; to note, to take notice of.
To MARK, márk. v. n. To note, to take notice.
swampy
Pertaining to a
To MARCH, märtsh. v. a. To put in a º märk'ār s.98. One that puts a mark
Smovement; to bring in regular procession.
MARCH, mārtsh. s. Movement, journey of
soldiers; grave and solemn walk; signals to
līloVē. arches, without singular ; borders,
limits, confines. -
MARCHER, mártsh'êr. s. 98. President of the
marches or borders.
MARCHIONESS, már'tshān-ès. s. 288,352. The
wife of a marquis.
Mºrane, märtsh'pëne. s. A kind of sweet
bread. -
MARCID, már'sid. a. Lean, pining, withered.
MARCOUR, már'kår. s. 314. Leanness, the
- state of withering, waste of flesh.
MARE, mare. s. The female of a horse; a kind
of torpor or stagmation, which seems to press
the stomach with a weight; the nightmare.
MARESCHAL, mār'shāl. s. A chief commander
of an army. -
§§§º"; s. 155. A pearl.
* ; Int r’ić nt.
MARGIN, #. s. The border, the
brink, the edge, the verge; the edge of a page
left blamk; the edge of a wound or sore.
MARGINAL, märjë-mál. a. Placed or written
on the margin.
MARGINATED, märjë-nā-têd. a. Having a
margin.
MARGRAVE, mār'grâve. s. A title of sove-
reignty in Germany.
MARIETS, mär'ré-Éts. s. 31. A kind of violet.
MARIGOLD, mār'rè-göld. s. 81. A yellow flower.
[3°. The a in the first syllable of this word is, by
Mr. Sheridam and Mr. Buchanan, pronounced
long and slender, as in the proper name Maru ;
and this is supposed to be the true sound, as it
is imagined the flower was dedicated to the
#lessed Virgin : but Mr. Scott, Mr Perry, and
W. Johnston, give the a the short sound, as in
marry; and in this they appear mot only more
agreeable to general usage, but to that pre-
vailing tendency of shortening the antepenul-
timate vowel, which runs through the language,
503, 535. Losing the simple in the compound
can be no objection, when we reflect on the
frequency of this coalition, 515. Nor is it un-
worthy of observation, that gold, in this word,
preserves its true sound, and is not corrupted
into goald. ... •
To MARINATE, mār'ré-nāte. v. a. To salt fish,
and then preserve them in oil or vinegar. JNot
alsed. . . *
MARINE, mā-rèën'. a. i 12. Belonging to the
Sea. |
4| ARINE, usé-rºën'. s. Sea affairs; a soldier ta
on any thing ; one that notes, or takes notice.
MARKET, már'kit. s. A publick time of buying
and selling; purchase and sale, rate, price.
To MARKET, mār'kit. v. a. Tö deal at a mar-
ket, to buy or sell. -
MARKET-BELL, már-kit-bél'. s. The bell to
give notice that trade may begin in the market.’
MARKET-CROSS, már-kft-krós'. s. A cross set
up where the market is held.
MARKET-DAY, mār-kit-dà'. s. The day on
which things are publickly bought and sold.
MARKET-FOLKS, már'kit-fôks. s. People that
come to the market.—See Folk.
MARKET-MAN, mār'kít-mām. s. 88. One who
goes to the market to sell or buy.
MARKET-PLACE, már'kit-plase.s. Place where
Mºśarden
HA '- E, már'kit-prise. •
MARKET-RATE, már'kit-rate. : s. The price
at which anything is currently sold.
MARKET-TGWN, inár'kít-táàn . s. A town that .
has the privilege of a stated market, not a-vil.
lage.
MARKETABLE, märkit-à-bl. a. Such as may
be sold, such for which a buyer may be found;
current in the market. -
MARKSMAN, märks'mán. S. 88.
to hit a mark.
MARL, märl. s. A kind of clay much used for
manure. º
To MARL, märl. v. a. To manure with marl.
MARLENE, már'iin. s. 140. Long wreaths of un-
twisted hemp dipped in pitch, with which ca.
bles are guarded.
MARLINESPIKE, már'lin-spike. s. A small
piece of iron for fastening ropes together.
Mºrri märl’pit. s. Pit out of which marl is
tlug.
Nº. º: 3. Alºf with marl.
MARMALADE, mår'mā-läde.
Ríº...”; s. The pulp of
quinces boiled into a consistence with sugar.
MARMORATION, mār-mö-rà'shôn. s. Incrusta.
tion with marble. '
MARMOREAN, mār-mö'ré-án. a. Made of mar.
bl - *
e.
MARMQSET, mår'mô-zét. s. A small monkey.
MARMOT, mār'mööt. s. The Marmotto, or Mus
ałrsitiºns. **
MARQUESS, mir'kwés. s. The right word for
what is now usually written and called Mar-
Citiis. Jºnason. *.
MÁRQUETRY, már'két-tré. s. Chequered work,
A man skilful
work inlaid with variegation.
; Yi ARQUIS, már'kwis. s, in England, one of the
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MAS e.
[[3° 559–Fâte, för, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—pine;—pin,
second order of mobility, next in rank to a
duke. -
MARQUISATE, mār'kwiz-āte. s. 91. The seigni-
ory of a marquis. -
MARRER, mār'răr. s. 98. One who spoils or
hurts.
MARRIAGE, már'ridje. s 81, 90,274. The act
of uniting a man and woman for life.
MARRIAGEABLE, mār'ridje-à-bl. a. Fit for
wedlock, of age to be married; capable of
UIn 100.
Mººred már'rid. a. 282. Conjugal, connu-
bial.
MARROW, már'rð. s. 327. An oleaginous sub-
stance contained in the bones. -
MARROWBONE, már'rö-bène. s. Bone contain-
ing the marrow : in burlesque language, the
knees.
MARROWFAT, márrö-fät. s. A kind of pea.
MARROWLESS, mār'rö-lés. a. Void of marrow,
To MARRY, már'rè. v. a 81. To join a ma;, and
a woman ; to dispose of in marriage; to take
for husband or wife.
*... Aſ A Sºlº V - 4 - 7-2. - -
... Sº an in is is a 4 saata a n <>e v - lºs
jugal state.
M. SH, märsh. s. 81. A fen, a bog, a swamp.
MARSH-MALLOW, märsh-mâlló. s. A plant.
MARSH-MARIGOLD, märsh-mâr'ré-göld. s. A
flower.—See MARIGold.
MARSHAL, mār'shāi. s. The chief officer of
arms; an officer who regulates combats in the
lists; any one who regulates combats in lists;
any one who regulates rank or order at a feast;
a harbinger, a pursuivant.
To MARSHAL, már'shāl. v. a. To arrange, to
rank in order; to lead as a harbinger.
- MARSHALLER, már'shāl-lèx. s. 93. One that
arranges, one that ranks in order.
MARSHALSEA, már'shāl-sè. s. The prison be-
º to the marshal of the king’s household.
MARSHALSHIP, már'shāl-ship. s. The office of
a marshal.
MARSHELDER, märsh-Él'dār. s. A gelder-rose.
MARSHROCKET, märsh-rökkit. s. 99. A spe-
cies of watercresses. :
MARSHY, mårsh'é. a. Boggy, fenny, swampy;
produced in marshes.
ART, márt. s. A place of publick traffick;
bargain, purchase and sale; letters of mart.--
See Mark.
To MART, márt. v. a. To traffick.
MARTEN, mártin. s.99. A large kind of wea-
sel whose fur is much valued ; a kind of swal-
low that builds against houses, a martlet.
MARTIAL, már'shāi. a. 88. Warlike, fighting,
brave; having a warlike show, suiting war;
belonging to war, not civil. -
MARTIN, inár'tin.
MARTINET, märtín-Ét.
MARTLET, mártlét.
MARTINET, már-thin-èt'.
over-nice in discipline. -
MARTING AL, mār’tín-gºil. s. A broad strap
made fast to the girths under the belly of a
horse, which runs between the two forelegs to
fasten the other end under the noseband of the
bridle.
MARTINMAS, mār'tín-mâs. s. 88. The feast of
St. Martin, the eleventh of November, coin-
monly Martilmas or Martiemas.
MARTYR, mār’tár. s. 418. One who by his death
bears witness to the truth.
To MARTYR, már'tàr. v. a. To put to death for
Virtue 3 to murder, to destroy.
MARTYRTMQM, mār’tär-dàm. s. 166. The death
of a martyr; the honour of a martyr.
MARTYRöLOGY, már-tär-8115.jë. s. 518 A
ſº of martyrs.
MARTYROLOGIST, mār-tär-rö116.jºst. s. A
writer of martyrology.
MARVEL, nuár'vél. s. 39. A wouder, any thing
astonishing.
rºw . . . . * * . . "
i U titut: 3 ERLO LIlê COT!"
To MARVEL, már'vél. v. n. To wonder, to be
astonished. - -
MARVELLOUS, már'vél-lās. a. Wonderful,
strange, astonishing ; surpassing credit. The
Marvellous is anything exceeding natural pow-
er, opposed to the Probable. - -
MARVELLOUSLY, mārvāl-lès-lè. ad. Wonder
full v.
MARVELLOUSNESS, már'vé-lès-nēs. s. Wom.
derfulness, strangeness. -
MASCULINE, más'kè-lin. a. 150. Male, not fe-
male ; resembling man ; virile, not effeminate;
the ºnder appropriated to the male kind in any
"O
W’Orol.
MASCULINELY, más'kè-lin-lè. ad. Like a man
MASCULINENESS, más'kū-lin-més. 3. Male
figure or behaviour.
MASH, māsh. s. Anything i. or beaten
together into an undistinguished or confused
body ; a mixture for a horse.
To MASH, māsh. v. a. To beat into a confused
mass; to mix malt and water togetherinbrewing.
MASK, mäsk. s. 79. A cover to disguise the
face, a visor; any pretence or subterfuge; a
festive entertainment in which the company is
masked ; a revel, a piece of munmery ; a
dramatick performance, written in a tragick
style, without attention to rules or proba-
bility.
To MASK, mäsk. v. a. To disguise with a mask
or visor; to cover, to hide.
To MASK, mäsk. v. m. To revel, to play the
mummer; to be disguised any way. -
MASKER, mäsk’âr. s. 98. One who revels in a
mask, a mummer.
MASON, mä's'n. s. 170. A builder with stone
or brick. -
MASONRY, må's'm-re. s.
formance of a mason. |
MASQUERADE, más-kār-råde'. s. A diversion
in which the company is masked ; disguise.
To MASQUERADE, más-kār-rade'. v. n. To go
in disguise; to assemble in masks.
MASööERADER, más-kār-rā'dár. s. 415. A
person in a-mask.
[[º This word ought to have been added to the
catalogue of exceptions, Principles, No. 415.
MASS, más. s. 79. A body, a lump; a large
quantity; congeries, assemblage indistinct ; the
service of the Roman church.
MASSACRE, más'sā-kār. s. 416. Butchery, in
discriminate destruction; murder.
To MASSACRE, más'sā-kār. v. a. To butcher,
to slaughter i.....s.l. iminately.
MASSINESS, más'sè-nēs. S
MASSIVENESS, más'siv-nēs. 5 tº
bulk, ponderousness.
MASSIVE, más'sív. 1
MASSY, más'sè.
continuous. - i }
MAST, mäst. s. 78, 79. The beam or post raised
above a vessel, to which the sail is iixed ; the
fruit of the oak and beech.
MASTED, mäst'éd. a. Furnished with masts.
MASTER, mā står. s. 76, 98. One who has ser-
vants, opposed to man or servant; owner, pro-
prietor; a ruler; chief, head; possessor; com-
mander of a trading ship ; a young gentleman;
a teacher; a man eminently skilful in practice
or science; a title of digmity in the universities,
as, Master of Arts.
[[; When this word is only a compellation of ci-
vility, as Mr. Locke, JMr. Boyle, &c. the ais sunk,
and an i substituted in its stead, as if the word
were written Mister, rhyming with sister. Any
attempt to approach to the sound of a, by pro-
nouncing it mester or muster, ought to be care
fully avoided.
To MASTER, mā'står. v. a. 98, 418. To con-
quer, to overcome ; to execute with skill. . .
MASTERI)0M, mā'står-dòm, s. 166. Dominion

s. A kind of swallow.
French. An officer
rules
The craft or per-
Weight,
*: a. Weiglity, bulky,
vs ºtAi
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ſº. A 1.
'-nē, móve, mēr, nét;—túbe, tab, būll;—öil ; påtind;—thin, THIs.
#! ASTER KEY, mä'står-kè. s. The key which
opens many locks, of which the subordinate
keys open each only one. •.
Mºś. má'står-sin'nā. s. A large
sinew that surrounds the hough, and divides it
from the bone by a hollow"place, where the
wind-galls are usually seated.
MASTER-STRING, má'står-string. s. Principle
string.
MASTER-STROKE, má'står-ströke. s. Capital
performance. -
MASTERLESS, mā'står-lés. a. Wanting a mas-
ter or owner; ungoverned, unsubdued.
MASTERLY, má'stàr-lè. ad. With the skill of
a master. - - -
MASTERLY, mā'står-lè. a. Suitable to a mas-
ter, artful, skilful; imperious, with the sway of
a master.
MASTERPIECE, mā'stór-pèse. s. Capital per-
formance, any thing done or made with extra-
ordinary skill; chief excellence.
Mºś mä'står-ship. s. Rule, power ;
ºr. skill; knowledge; a title of ironi-
cal respect.
MASTER-TEETH, mä'står-tèëth. s. The prin-
cipal teeth.
MASTERWORT, mäſstär-wart. s. A plant.
MASTERY, mā'står-à. s. Rule ; superiority,
pre-eminence ; skill ; attainment of skill or
- power.
MASTFUL, mäst'föl. a. Abounding in mast, or
fruit of oak, beech or chesnut.
MASTICATION, más-té-kä'shôn. s. The act of
chewing.
MASTICATORY, más'té-kā-tär-š. s. 512.
dicine to be chewed only, not swallowed.
ſīš For the o, see Do MEstick.
MASTICH, más'tík. s. 353. A kind of gum ga-
thered from trees of the same name ; a kiid of
Iſhortar or cement. - *
MASTIFF, más'tif. s. A dog of the largest size.
MASTLESS, mäst'lés. a. Bearing no mast.
MASTLIN, més'ſſm. s. Mixed corn, as wheat
, and rye.
MAT, māt. s. A texture of sedge, flags, or rushes.
To MAT, māt. v. a. To cover with mats; to
twist together, to join like a mat.
A me-
MATADORE, māt-ā dòre'. s. "A term used in
the games of quadrille and ombre. The mata-
dores are the two black aces when joined with
the two black deuces, or red sevens in trumps.
MATCH, mātsh. s. 352. Anything that catches
fire ; a contest, a game ; one equal to another,
one able to contest with another; one who suits
or tallies with another; a marriage; one to be
married. ; :
To MATCH, mātsh. v. a. To be equal to ; to
show an equal; to equal, to oppose; to suit,
to proportion ; to marry, to give in marriage.
To MATCH, mātsh, v. n. To be married; to
suit, to be proportionate, to tally.
MATCHABLE, mātsh'à-bl. a. 405. Suitable,
equal, fit to be joined ; correspondent.
MATCHLESS, mātsh'lés. a. Without an equal.
MATCHLESSLY, mātsh'lès-lè. ad. In a man-
ner not to be equalled.
MATCHLESSNESS, mātsh'Iés-nēs. s.
being without an equal.
MATCHMAKER, mātsh'mā-kār. s. One who
contrives marriages; one who makes matches
for burning.
MATE, māte. s. 77. A husband or wife; a com-
panion malé or female ; the Imale or female of
animals; one that sails in the same ship ; one
that eats at the same table ; the second in sub-
ordination, as the master’s mate.
To MATE, māte. v. a. To match, to marry; to
oppose, to equal; to subdue, to confound, to
crush. Ohsolele in the latter senses. -
MATERIAL, mā-té'rè-ál. a. 505. , Consisting of
matter, corporeal, not spiritual; important,
£2101 mentous *
State of
as " '
‘MATINS, māt’tínz. s.
MATERIALS, má-tê'ré-álz. s.
which any thing is made.
MATERIALIST, má-tê'rè-āl-fst. s.
nies spiritual substances.
MATERIALITY, má-té-ré-āl'è-té. s. Material
existence, not spirituality. . . -
To MATERIALIZE, má-tê'ré-ál-ize. v. 2. To
regard as matter. JMason. .”
MATERIALLY, má-té'ré-āl-ć. ad. In the state
*mater ; not formally; importantly, essen
tially. - - *
MATERIALNESS, má-tê'rè-ál-més. s. State of
being material; importance.
MATERIATE, má-térè-āt. a. 91. Consisting of
matter. Ash. " -
[[; Thus certain adjectives formed from sub-
stantives are called materiate adjectives, as, oak,
en from bak, wooden from wood, &c.
MATERNAL, mā-tér’mál. a. 88. Motherly, be.
fitting or º to a mother.
MATERNITY, má-tér'mé-té. s. The character
or relation of a mother.
MAT-FELON, māt'fél-àm. s. A species of knap-
weed.
MATHEMATICAL, māth-à-mât'é-kál. wº 3.
MATHEMATICK, máth-è-mât'ík. .'
Considered according to the doctrine of the
mathematicians. t
MATHEMATICALLY, māth-à-mât’tè-kāl-A. au.
According to the laws of the mathematical
SClences
The substance of
One who de
A
MATHEMATICIAN, māh-8-mă-tish'an. s.
man versed in the mathematicks.
MATHEMATICKS, māth-è-mât’tiks. s. That
science which contemplates whatever is capa-
ble of being numbered or measured.
MATHESIS, má-thè'sfs. s. 520. The doctrine of
mathematicks. r
MATIN, māttin. s. Morning, used in the morning
Morning worship.
MATRICE, mäſtris. s. 140, 142. The womb, the
cavity where the foetus is formed ; a mould,
that which gives form to something enclosed.
[[; When this word signifies the mould in which
letters are cast, it is called by the founders a
- ^
.Mattris. -
MATRICTDE, māt'trè-side. s. 143. Slaughter
To
of a mother, a mother-killer.
To MATRICULATE, má-trik'l-lāte. v. a.
enter or admit to a membership of the univer-
sities of England.
MATRICULATE, má-trik'l-lāte. s. 91. A man
matriculated. - -
MATRICULATION, má-trík-kū-lä'shān. s. The
act of matriculating, -
MATRIMONIAL, māt-tré-mö'nè-ál. a. 38. Suit-
able to marriage, pertaining to marriage, con:
nubial.
MATRIMONIALLY, māt-trè-mö'nè-āl-ć. ad. Ac-
cording to the manner or laws of marriage.
MATRIMONY, mā'trè-mân-è. s. Marriage, the
nuptial state.
[[G.' For the o, see Dom ESTICK. For the accent,
See ACADEMy.
MATRIX, mā'tríks. s. Womb, a place where
any thing is generated or formed.
MATRON, mäſtråm. s. An elderly lady; an old
WOIn all. 4. g
MATRONAL, mātrö-mál, or mà-trö'mál. a. Suit.
able to a matron, constituting a matron.
[[; I have excluded Mr. Sheridan's pronuncia-
tion, which makes the two first syllables of this
word exactly like matron, because the word is a
primitive in our language, derived from the
Latin matronalis, and therefore, according to
English analogy, when reduced to three sylla-
bles, ought to have the accent on the antepenul-
timate, (see ACADEMY;) and this accent has, in
simples, always a shortening power, 503, 535:
The second pronunciation, though not so strict.
ly agreeable to analogy as the first, is still pre-
ferable to Mr. Sheridan's. Matronish, and mid-
JWP Jº UJ;
tronly ought to have the first vowel and the ac-
cent as in matron, because they are compounds
of our own; but we do not subjoin al to words
as we do ish and ly, and, therefore, words of
that termination are under a different predica-
ment. Something like this seems to have struck
Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Johnson when they ac-
cented the word Patronal: for though this word
is exactly of the same form, and is perfectly
similar in the quantity of the Latin vowels, we
find matronal marked with the accent upon the
first syllable, and patronal on the second. From
D: Johnson's accentuation we cannot collect
the quantity of the vowel; his authority, there-
fore, in the word in question, is only for the
accent on the first syllable. To him may be
added, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, and Eptick, who
accent and sound, the a as Mr. Shéridan has
dome. Dr. Ash alone seems to favour the pro-
nunciation I have given.
MATRONLY, mā'trān-lè. ad. Elderly, ancient.
—See MATItaliaſ.
MATROSS, mā-très'. s. Matrosses are a sort of
soldiers next in degree under the gunners, who
assist about the guns in traversing, spunging,
firing, and loading them.
Mºśń. mättär. s. 98. Body, substance ex-
tended; materials, that of which * thing is
composed; subject, thing treated; the whole,
the very thing supposed; affair, business, in a
familiar sense ; cause of disturbance ; import,
consequence ; thing, object, that which has
some particular relation; space or quantity
nearly computed; purulent running. -
To MATTER, mättär. v. m. To be of impor
tance, to import; to generate matter by sup-
puration. - -
To MATTER, māt'..c. v. a. To regard, not to
neglect.
MATTERY, Inát'iñr-è. a. Purulent, generating
matter. -
MATTOCK, māt’ták. s. 166. A kind of toothed
instrument to pull up wood ; a pickaxe.
MATTRESS, máttris. s. 99. A kind of quilt
made to lie º
To MATURATE, mātsh'ê-räte. v. a. 91. To
hasten, to ripen. .
To MATURATE, mātsh'ê-räte. v. n. 461. To
grow ri
pe. , , &
MATURATION, mātsh-à-rà'shám. s. The act of HT
ripening, the state of growing ripe ; the sup-
pura of excrementitious or extravasated
juices into matter.
MATURATIVE, mātshºl-rá-tív. a. 463. Ripen-
ing, conducive to ripeness; conducive to the
SUl §". of a sore. -
MATURE. má-tūre'. a.-See Futurity. , Ripe,
perfected by time; brought near to completion;
well-disposed, fit for execution, well-digested.
To §§ , mā-tūre'. v. a. To ripen, to ad-
Vance to ripeness.
MATURELY, má-tūre'lè. ad. Ripely, complete-
ly; with counsel well-digested; early, soon.
MºfijRITY, må-tū'rè-tê.s. Ripeness, completion.
MAUDLIN, inăwd'lin. a. Drunk, fuddled,
MAUGRE, māw'går ad. 416, With ill will.—
JMason. In spite of, notwithstanding. , Ash.
To MAUL, māwl. v. a. To beat, to bruise, to
hurt in a coarse or butcherly manner.—See
ALL. t
MAUL, māwl. s. A heavy hammer.
MAUND, mänd. s. 214. A hand basket.
Iſ Mr. Šmejian and Mr. Perry give the sound
of a in all to this word. Dr. Kemrick gives both
the a in hard and that in all, but prefers the
first.—See TACNT. |
To MAUNDER, mán'dër. v. n. 214. To grum-
ble, to murmur. * -
53. Mr. Sheridan, Buchanam, W. Johnston, and
Perry, pronounce the diphthong in this
word as in JMaund; but Mr. Nares, and Mr.
Jºu,
[[ 559–Fâte, für, fall, fit
. . . A lººk
;-mê, mét;—plme, pin;- -
the greatest weight, pronounce it as I may
marked it.—See TAUNT.
MAUNDY-THURSDAY, māwn'de, or mán'dć
thārz'qā. s. 214. The day, before Goo,
Friday.
MAUSOLEUM, *w-sa-lèëm. s. 503. A pom
pous funeral monument. *
MAW, māw.. s. The stomach of animals; the
craw of birds. -
MAWKISH, māw'kish a. Apt to offend the
stomach. -----
MAWKISHNESS, māw'kish-nēs. s. Aptness to
cause loathing.
MAW-WORM, māw'wärm. s. Gut-worms fre.
quently creep into the stomach, whence they
are called stomach or maw-worms. *
MAXILLAR, mäg-zil'lär. 478.
MAxiii. ARY, mājīlār-e 477.
longing to the jaw-bone. -
[[G. There is a diversity in the pronunciation of
this word, which makes it necessary to recur
to principles to decide which is best. Dr.
Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, and Mr.
Barclay, accent it on the first syllable; and Dr.
Ash, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Bailey, and
Entick, on the second : and notwithstanding
this majority, I am of opinion that the first
manner is right. For though JMaxillary and the
other similar words of this termination are of
the same number of syllables with the Latir,
words from which they are derived, as JMazil-
laris, Capillaris, &c. (503, e ;) yet as our lan-
guage has an aversion to the accent on the w in
these terminations which have the accent in the
Latin words, 512, it seems agreeable to our
own analogy to place the stress on that sylla-
ble to which we give a secondary stress in the
original word, and that is the first.—See AcA-
DEMY and MAMMILLARY. -
MAXIM, máks'ím. s. An axiom, a general prin
ciple, a leading truth. - w
MAY, mä. Auxiliary verb, preterit Might. To
be at liberty, to be permitted, to be allowed; to
be possible ; to be by chance ; to have power.
A word expressing desire or wish.
MAYBE, mā'bé. ad. Perhaps. -
MAY, mä. s. The fifth month of the year, the
confirie of spring and summer; the early or
gay part of life.
o MAY, mä. v. n. To gather flowers on May
s. Be-

morning. f
MAY-BUG, mā'bāg. s. A chaffer.
MAY-DAY, mā'dà. s. The first of May.
MAY-FLOWER, mā'flöär. s. A plant,
MAY-FLY, mā'fli. s. An insect.
MAY-GAME, mā'gäme. s. Diversion, sports,
such as are used on the first of May. -
MAY-LILY, mā'Iſl-lè. s. The same with Lily of
the valley.
MAY-POLE, mā'pôle. s.
round in May.
MAYWEED, mā'wééd.s A species of chamomile.
MAYOR, mā'ār. s.418. The chief magistrate of
a corporation, who, in Londom and York, is
Pole to be danced
called Lord Mayor, - -
MAYORALTY, mā'ār-āl-té. s. The office of a
IIlāVOI".
[[; This word is subject to the same corrupt
pronunciation as Admiralty; that is, as if it
were written Mayoraltry.
MAYORESS, mā'ār-ès. s. The wife of a mayor.
MAZARD, māz'zárd. s. 88. Ajaw ºff low word
MAZE, māze. s. A labyrinth, a place of per
plexity and winding passages; confusion of
thought, uncertainty, perplexity. *
To MAZE, māze. v. a. To bewilder; to confuse.
MAZY: má'zé. a. Perplexed, confused.
ME, mé. The oblique case of I.
MiEACOCK, mé'kök. a. 227.
Tame, cowardly.
Obsolete.
Elphinstone, whose opiniºn in this fixiote, nº;
i - ~. ºr s *
MEAD, mēde. s. 227. A kind of drink made of
warf and honey, --
MEA
MEAD, mēde. } S
MEADOW, méd'dö. 234, 515. ->
pasture ground, from which hay is made.
MEADOW-SAFFRON, méd'dó-sāf'förn. s. 417.
A plant.
MEADOW-SWEET, méd'dó-sweet. s. A plant.
MEAGER, mē'går. a. 227, 416. Lean, wanting
flesh, starved; poor, hungry. -
MEAGERNESS, mê'går-nēs. s. Leanness, want
of flesh ; scantiness, barrenness.
MEAL, mēle. s. 227. The act of eating at a
certain time; a repast; the flower or edible
part of corn.
Tºº mèle. v. a. To sprinkle, to mingle.
bsolete. -
MEALMAN, mêle'mán. s. 88. One that deals in
. Iſleºli.
MEALY, mé'lè. a. Having the taste or soft in-
sipidity of meal; besprinkled as with meal.
MEALY-MOUTHED; mêlé-mêāTH'd. a. Soft
rmouthed, unable to speak freel *
MEAN, même. a. , 227. Wanti
A rich
low in the degree of any property, low in worth;
middle, moderate, without excess; intervening,
intermediate. -
MEAN, meme. s. Mediocrity, middle rate, me-l
dium ; interval, interim, méantime ; instru-
ment, measure, that which is used in order to
any end. By all means; without doubt, with-
out hesitation. By no means; not in any de-
gree, not at all. In the plural, arevenue,” for-
tume, power. Mean-time, or méân-while ; in the
intervening time.
To MEAN, mēme. v. m. To have in mind, to in-
tend, to purpose.
To AN, méne. v. a. To purpose; to intend,
to hint covertly. . . . . . . .
MEANDER, mē-ăn'dër. s. 98. Mazé, labyrinth,
flexuous passage, serpentime winding.
To MEANDER, mē-ăn'dàr. v. m. To run wind;
ing, to be intricate. JMason º
MīāNúñolis, meänärås. a. 314 winding,
flexuous. .
AIEANING, mē'ning. s. 410. Purpose, intention;
“he sense, the thing understood.
MºEANLY, mēne'lè. ad. Moderately; poorly;
. ... t.'generously;, without respéct.
MEANNESS, même'nés. s. Low rank, poverty ;
lovraess of mind ; sordidness, niggardliness.
MEANT, mént. Pret. and part, pass. of To
Mee n.
MEASE, mēse. s. A Mease of herrings is five
hund, ed. -
MEASLES, mē'zlz. s. 227,359. A kind of erup-
tive and infectious fever; a disease of swine ;
a disease of trees. . .
MEASLED, mé'zl’d. a. 359. Infected with the
measles.
MEASLY, mé'zlè. a. Scabbed with the measles.
MEASURABLE, mēzh'êr-à-bl. a. Such as may
be measured; moderate, in smail quantity.
MEASURABLENESS, mézh'êr-à-bl-nēs. s.
Quality of admitting to be measured.
MEASURABLY, mézh'âr-à-blé. ad. Moderately.
MEASURE, mézh'êre. s. 234. That by which
any thing is measured; the rule by which any
thing is adjusted or proportioned; proportion,
quantity settled; a stated quantity, as, a mea-
sure of wine; sufficient quantity; degree; pro-
portionate time, musical time; motion harmo-
nically regulated; moderation, not excess; li-
mit, boundary ; syllables metrically numbered,
metre ; tune, proportionate notes; mean of ac-||
tion; mean to an end. To have hard measure;
to be hardly dealt by. -
To MEASURE, mézh'êre. v. a. To compute the
quantity of anything by some settled rule; to
pass through, to judge of extent by marching
over; to adjust, to :::::::: to mark out in
. quantities; to allot or distribute by mea-
Ulºº -
331 *
—no, mēve, nér, nôt; tābe, táb, būll ;—öß, ;--pôānd ;--thin, This.
y. Yx
dignity; ºf low
rank or birth; low-minded, base, despitable;
MED

MEASURELESS, mézh'êr-lés. a.
immeasurable
MEASUREMENT, mézhar-mânt. s. Mensura.
§§ act of measuring.
Immense,
MEASURER, mézhºrºár. s. 98. One that mea,
SûreS.
MEAT, mēte. s. 246. Flesh to be eaten; food
in general. -
MEATHE, mēThe. s. A kind of drink. . .
MECHANICAL, mē-kān'nè-kál. Me
MECHANICK, mē-kān'nik. 509. ; a. [Włę34t
servile, of mean occupation; constructed by
the laws of mechanicks; skilled in mechanicks
MECHANICK, mē-kān'nik. s. 353. A manufac.
turer, a low workman.
MECHANICKs, makin'niks. s. Dr. Wallis de.
fines_Mechanicks to be the geometry of motion.
MECHANICALLY, mē-kān'nè-kāl-ć. ad. Ac-
cording to the laws of mechanism.
MECHANICALNESS, mē-kān’mè-kāl-nés. 8
Agreeableness to the laws of mechanism; mean-
HeSS.
MECHANICIAN, mék-à-nish'ān. s. A man pro-
fessing or studying the construction of ma-
chines.
MECHANISM, mék'ā-mízm. s. Action accord
ing to mechanick laws; construction of parts
depending on each other in any complicated
fabrick.
MECONIUM, mē-kö'né-àm. s. Expressed juice
of poppy; the first excrement of children.
MEDAL, méd'dál. s. 38. An ancient coin ; a
piece stamped in honour of some remarkable
performance.
MEDALLICK, mē-dál'lik. a. 509. Pertaining to
medals.
MEDALLION, mē-dál'yān. s. 113. A large an
tique stamp or medal.
MEDALLIST, méd'dâl-ist. s. A man skilled or
curious in medals.
To MEDDLE, méd'dl. v. n. 405. To have to do;
to interpose, to act in any thing ; to interpose
or ififervene &mportunely or officiously.
MEDDLER, méd'dl-àr. s. 98. One who busies
himself with things in which he has no concern, .
Mºlesowe, méd'd?-stºm. a. Intermed-
ing. \ -
To MEDIATE, mēdé-īte. v. n. 91, 534. To in-
terpose as an equal friend to both parties; to
be between two. -
To MEDIATE, mê'dē-ăte. v. a. To form by
mediation; to limit by something in the middle,
MEDIATE, mēēē-ăté. a. 91. interposed, in-
tervening ; mňdle, between two extremes ;
acting as a met
€31 iS.
MEDIATELY, mé'dē-ăte-lè. ad. By a second-
#5 Caul Se. - © a tº
MEDIATION, mē-dé-A'shān. s. Interposition,
intervention, agency between two parties prae-
tised by a common friend ; intercession, er:-
treaty for another. * &
MEDIATOR, mē-dé-A'tár. s. 534. One that in
tervenes between two parties; an intercessor,
an entreater for another; one of the characters
of our Blessed Saviour. al
MEDIATORIAL, mē-dè-à-tê'rè-ál. }
MEDIATORY, mê'dē-ă-tär-Š.
Belonging to a mediator.
[; For the o, see Doxfestick. For the accent,
see No. 512. -
MEDIATORSHIP, mē-dè-à'tār-ship. s. The
office of a mediator. . . . -
MEDIATRIX, mē-dè-à'triks. s.
diator.
MEDICAL, méd'é-kál. a. Physical, relating to
the art of healing. -
sºlº, méd'é-kāl-ć. ad. Physically, me-
CImally. .
MEDICAMENT, médè-kā-mênt. s. Any thing .
used in healing, generally topical applications.
[[; All our orthūepists but Bailey pronounce this
word with the accent on the first syllable; but
A female me.
MED
533
fººt … . .
MEF,
[[ 559. Fâte, ſār, ſåll, fat, mē, mēl :-plme, pin;–
my judgment much fails me if the true pronun-
ciation ought not to be with the accent on the
second, as in Predicament. My reason is, that
this is the syllable on which we place the se-
condary accent in pronouncing the Latin words
onedicamentum and predicamentum; and it has of
ten been observed, that this is our guide for
accenting English words formed from the Latin
by §§ g a syllable. See ACADEMY.
MEDICA: #. méd-ā-kā-mént'âl.
lating to medicine, internal or topical.
a. Re-
After the mailmer of medicine. º
To MEDICATE, médè-kāte. v. a. To tincture
or impregnate with any thing medicinal.
MEDICATION, méd-è-kä'shān, s. The act of
tincturing or impregnating with medicinal in-
gredients; the use of physick. .
MEjićináBEE, médºin-a-bl. a. Having the
power of physick. *-dis'é-nāl {
#!?-(IIS' 6-Ikal.
MEDICINAL, méd-é-s!'nāi. a.
Having the power of healing, having physical
virtue; belonging to physick.
* Dr. Johnson tells us, that this word is now
commonly pronounced medicinal, with the ac-
cent on the second syllable, but more properly
and more agreeably to the best authorities ºne-
dicinal. If by the best authorities Dr. Johnson
means the Poets, the question is decided ; but I
look upon Poets to be the worst authorities in
this case, as, by the very rules of their art, a
license is given them to depart from the general
promunciation ; and that they often avail thein-
seives of this license, cannot be disputed. But if
by more properly, Dr. Johnson alludes to the
long i in the Latin medicinics or medicinalis, no-
thing can be more inconclusive. In the word be
perfectly Latin, as well as English, we general-
iy place the accent on the same syllable as in the
original, as, acumen, decorum, &c. but frequently
otherwise, as orator, senator, character, &c. But
if this Latin accentuation were to be servilely
followed in Latin words anglicised, we’Should
overturn the whole fabrick of our pronunci-
ation. Thus doctrinal, pastoral, &c. &c. must
have the accent on the second syllable instead
of the first, and nothing but confusion would
ensue. The truth is, the strong tendency of our
language is to an antepenultimate accent, 503;
and it is with reluctance we ever place it lower,
except in words of our own composition, or
where the latter syllables have.either an assem-
; of consonants or a diphthong ; yet even
in is case we find the antepenultimate accent
sometimes prevail, as, ancestor, amnesty, magis-
trate, &c. and counterpoise, porcelain, chamberlain,
interreign, &c. . So that by attempting to bring
our pronunciation under the laws of the Latin
Panguage, we disturb and pervert it. Let Poets,
therefore, who have, and perhaps, in some
cases, ought .o have, a language different from
prose, enjoy the privilege of their art, and
while we are reading them let us conform to
their rules: but let us not strive against the ge-
meral current of prosaick pronunciation, which
is always right, and which is equally negligent
of the peculiarities of poets, and the pedantry
of ancient derivation. The antepenultimate
accentuation of this word is supported by Dr.
Ash, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, Mr. Smith, W.
Johnston, Barclay, Bailey, Fenning, and En-
tick. Mr. Sheridan gives both, and, by placing
this accentuation first, seems to prefer it to the
. other-See INDEcoRous and INIMICAL, • ,
vº!9|NALLY, mē-dis'sé-nāl-lè. ad. Physically.
lººDICINE, méd'dé-sin. s. Any remedy admin-
istered by a physician. -
All our orthøepists tell us that this word is
generally pronounced in two syllables, as if
written medcine. at so gross a vulgarism
should gain ground in our language, is an impu-
--
al t
MEDICAMENTALLY; méd-è-kā-mênt’āl-e ad.
MEER, mēre, s.
tation on our national taste. Our poets, who,
when tortured for a word, often torture a word
to ease themselves, are generally guilty of one
part only of the cruelty of Procrustes, and that
is of shortening such words as are too long for
their verse; and these mutilations too ofter
slide into our prosaick pronunciation : but
against this abuse every accurate speaker ought
to be on his guard. Nay, Cowley, as Mr. Nares
informs us, crushes medicinal into two syllables;
and instances from Milton of this kind are in
numerable. -
Mr. Elphinstone adopts the dissyllable pronuncia.
tion as more agreeable to its immediate origin,
the French medecene: but as we preserve the i
in this word, the Latin medicina seems its most
authentick original, and demands the sound of
the i in medicine, as much as in ominous, mutinous,
and original, which Shakspeare and Milton
sink in the same manner as the word in ques-
tion. - (
To MEDICINE, méd'dé-sin. v. a. To operate as
physick. JYotºſsed. -
MŽDIETY, mē-di'é-té. s. Middle state, partici
pation of two extremes, half.
Młęi)IOCRITY, mē-dè-ök'rè-té, or mè-jè-ök'rè-té
s. 293, 294, 376, 534. Small degree, middle
, rate; middle state ; moderation, temperance.
To MEDIT ATE, méd'é-täte. v. a. To plan, to
contrive ; to think on, to revolve in the mind.
To MEDITATE, méd'ê-tête. v. n. To think, to
muse, to contemplate. , -
MEDITATION, méd-&-tà'shôn. s. Deep thought,
close attention, contemplation ; thought em-
ployed upon sacred objects; a series of thoughts
occasioned by any object or occurrence.
MEDITATIVE, méd'ê-tá-tiv. a. 512. Addicted
to meditation; expressing attention, or design
MEDITERRANEAN, méd-à-tér-ráně-àn 3.
MiEDITERRANEOUS, méd-e-tér-ră'né-às. ºf e
Encircled with land; inland, remote from the
ocean. ' . -
MEDIUM, mê'dè-öm, or mèjē-ăm. s. 293. Any
thing intervening; any thing used in ratiocina-
tion in order to a conclusion; the middle place
or degree, the just temperature between ex-
trely les. -
MEDLAR, méd'lär. s. 88.
that tree. -
MEDLEY, mēd’lé. s.
a mingled mass.
MEDLEY, méd'lè. a. , Mingled, confused.
MEDULLAR, mē-dāl'lär.
MEDULLARY, méd'âl-lär-à.
Pertaining to the marrow. -
[; I differ from all our orthūepists in the accent
tuation of this word; for though they are uni-
form here, they differ so much from each other
in similar words, as to show they are not very
sure of the principles. My reasons for accent-
ing the first syllable of this word are the same
as for the same accentuation of Maxillary, and
Papillary, which see.
A tree; the fruit of
A mixture, a miscellamy,
&:
MEED, mēēd. s. 246. Reward, recompense;
resent, gift. *: -
MEEK, mēēk. a. 246. Mild of temper, soft,
gentle. s
To MEEKEN, mēē'k’m. v. a. 103 To make
meek, to , soften. .. - -
MEEKLY, mēēk'lé, ad. Mildly, gently.
MEEKNESS, mēēk'nés. s. Gentleness, mildness,
softness of temper,
MEER, mēre. a. Simple, ummixed.—See MERE
A lake, a boundary —See
MERE.
MºED, mèr'd. a. 359. Relating
aty.
MEET, mēēt. a.
rarely used. - -
To § mèët. v. a. 36,246. To come face to
face, to encounter; to join another in the same
place; to close one with another; to find, to be
to a boun-
Fit, proper, qualified. JWowº
-a-
- |
MEM
—nó, móve, mēr, nôt;—töbe, túb,
treated with, to light on ; to assemble from dif-
ferent parts.
To MEET, mēēt. v. m. To encounter, to close
face to face; to encounter in hostility; to as-
semble, to come together. To meet with ; to
light on, to find; to join ; to encounter, to
engage : to advance half way; to unite, to join.
MEßTÉÉ, mēētār. s. 0.8. One that accosts an-
other. JNot used.
MEETING, mēēt'íng. s. 410. An assembly, a
convention; a congress; a conventicle, an as-
sembly of dissenters; conflux, as, the meeting.
of two rivers. - -
MEETING-HOUSE, mēēt'íng-hôāse.
where dissenters assemble to worship.
MEETLY, mēēt'lé. ad. Fitly, properly.
MEETNESS, mēēt'nés. s. Fitness, propriety.
MEGREM, mê'grim. s. Disorder of the head.
MELANCHOLICK, mél’lām-köl-lik. a. Disor-
dered with melancholy, fanciful, hypochondria-
cal. Little used. 4 -
MELANCHOLY, mél'ān-köl-é... s. 503. A dis-
ease supposed to proceed from a redundance
of black bile ; a kind of madness, in which the
mind is always fixed on one object ; a gloomy,
pensive, discontented temper. . . .
MELANCHOLY, mél’ān-kół-é. a. 503, o. Gloomy,
dismal; diseased with melancholy, fanciful,
To MELIORATE, mêlé-ó-räte. v. a. 534. To
MÉÉiff RöUS, mél-lifférès. a. Productive
flow, a ſlow of sweetness.
NIFL LIFLUENT, mél-lif'flû-ént.
full ripe; soft in sound; soft, unctuous; drunk,
To MELLOW, mél'Ió. v. m. To be matured, to
294,376. Musical, harmonious.
moniousness, musicalmess. zº
habitually dejected.
better, to improve.
of honey.
MELLIFICATION, mél-lè-fé-kå'shān. S. The
MELLl FLUOUS, mél-lif'flû-ás.
melted down with drink.
MāowNess, mé!'lö-nés. s. Ripeness, soft-
MELOD1OUSLY, mē-lô"dē-ăs-lè. ad. Musically,
MELODY, mél'lö-dé. s. Musick, harmony of
s. Place
State of
MELELOT, méI'lè-lāt. s. 166. A plant; a salve
MELIORATION, mē-lè-ó-rä'shān. s. Improve-
MELIORITY, miè-lè-ôr'ê-tè. s.
art or practice of making homey.
#
; a. 518.
Flowing with hone -
To MELLOW, méI'lö. v. a. To ripen, to mature;
mess by maturity
harmoniously.
Har-
made from it.
ment, act of bettering.
113.
being better
MELLIFLUENCE, mél-lif'flû-énse. s. A honied
* Tºt ; with noney. • * * e
MELLOW, mél'ló. a. 327. Soft with ripeness,
to soften.
MELoßIötis, mºlò'dé-às, or mè-lójë-às. a. 293,
MELODIOUSNESS, mē-lô"dē-ăs-nēs. s.
sound.
i
MELON, mé!'lúm. s. 166. A plant; the fruit.
To MELT, mélt. v. a. To dissolve, to make li-
quid, commonly by heat; to soften to love Gr
tenderness ;...to waste away.
To MELT, mélt. v. n. To become liquid, to dis-
solve ; to be softened to pity or any gentle pas-
sion; to be subdued by affliction.
MELTER, mélt'ör... s. 98. One that melts metals.
MELTINGLY, mélt'ing-lè, ad Like'something
melting.
MELWEL, mé!'wäl. s. A kind of fish.
MEMBER, mām'bār. s. 93. A limb, a part ap-
pendant to the body; a part of a discourse or
period, a head, a clause ; any part of an inte-
gral ; one of a community, , -
MEMBRANE, mém'bråne. s. 91. A membrane
is a web of several sorts of fibres interwoven to-
gether for the covering and wrapping up soroe
parts. -
333
MEN,
båll;-&il ;—pôānd;—thin, this
MEMBRANACEOUS, mém-brá dashās.357.)
MEMBRANEOUS, mém-bră'né às. S. ā
MEMBRANOUS, mémbrän-às. s
Consisting of membranes. -
MEMENTO, mē-mén'tö. s. A memorial notice,
a hint to awaken the memory. -
MEMOIR, ºf 3 s. A tof trans-
2 mém'wär. S. Iºl aCCOUIII o
actions familiarly written, account of any thing
[[F This word was universally, till of late, pro-
nounced with the accent on the second sylla-
ble, as Dr. Johnson, W. Johnston, Dr. Kenrick,
Barclay, Bailey, Buchaman, Femming, and Per-
ry, have marked it. Some speakers have en-
deavoured to pronounce it with the accent on
the first, as we find it marked in Mr. Nares,
Dr. Ash, Scott, and Entick: but this is an im-
novation unsuitable to the genius of our pro-
nunciation; which, in dissyllables having a diph-
thong in the last, inclines us to place the ac-
cent on that syllable, as much as in devoir, which
we find accented on the last by all our orthóe-
pists without exception.
MEMORABLE, mém'már-à-bl. a. Worthy of
memory, not to be forgotten.
MEMORABLY, mém'mār-à-blè. ad. In a man-
ner worthy of memory. - -
MEMORANDUM, mém-mö-rán dàm. s. A note
to help the memory. -
MEMORIAL, mē-mé'rè-ál. a. Preservative of
memory ; contained in memory. -
MEMORIAL, mē-mö'rè-ál. s. A monument,
something to preserve memory; a written act
containing a claim, remonstrance, or petition.
MEMORIALIST, mē-mö'rè-āl-ist. s. One who
writes memorials. - -
MEMORIZE, mém'ö-rlze. v. a.
commit to memory by writing. -
MEMORY, mém'már-É. s. 557. The power of
retaining or recollecting things past, retention,
recollection. .
MEN, mén. The plural of man.
To MENACE, mén'nāse. v. a. 91.
to threat. -
MENACE, mén'nāse. s. 91. A threat.
MENACER, mén'nā-stir. s. 93. A threatener,
one that threats. -
MEN AGE, mē-mázhe'. 3. A collection of animals.
[; This word is perfectly French; nor can we
express their soft g any other way than by zhe
MENAGERIE, mém-àzhe-àr-è'. s. A place for
keeping foreign birds, and other curious ani-
mals. Mason,
MENAGOGUE, mén'ā-gög. s. 338. A medicine
that promotes the flux of the menses.
To MEND, ménd. v. a. To repair from breach
or decay; to correct ; to advance ; to improve.
To MEND, ménd. v. m. To grow better, to ad-
vance in any good. -
MENDABLE, mén'tlä-bl. 405.
being mended. -
MENDACITY, mén-dás'sè-të. s. Falsehood.
MENDER, ménd'âr. s. 98. One who makes any
| change for the better. -
MENDICANCY, mén'dè-kān-sè. s.
JMason.
MENDICANT, mén'dè-känt. a. Begging, poor
to a state of beggary. -
MENDICAN'T, mén'dé-känt. s. A beggar, one
of some begging fratermity;
To MENDICATE, mén'dé-kāte. v. a. To beg,
to ask alms. * -
MENDICITY, mén-dis'sè-té. s. The life of a
beggar. -
MERī)s. méndz. for Amends.
MENIAI, mé'nè-āl. a. 113.
retinue or train of servants. . .
MENINGES, mē-ninjës... s. The Meninges are
the two membranes that envelop the brain,
which are called the pia-mater and dura-mater.
To record, to
To threaten,
***
&A, a
Capable of
Beggary.
JWat used.
Belonging to the
MENOLOGY, mē-mêl'R-jë. s. 518. A register of
months. i
MER
334
MER .
[[P 559—Fate, făr, ſåll, fīt;—mé, mêt ;—pine, pīn;–
MENSAL, men'sá... a. Belonging to the table.
MENSTRUAL, méms'strô-ál. a. Moſhthly, last-
ing a month ; sº to a menstruum.
MENSTRIOUS, mén'strº-às. a. Having the
Catamenia.
MENSTRUUM, mēns'strö-àm. s. All liquors
are called Menstruums which are used as dis-
-olvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients
% infusion, or decoction.
MENSURABILITY, mén-shū-rá-bil'è-té s. Ca-
acity of being measured.
MENSURABLE, mēn’shū-rá-bl. a. Measurable,
that may be measured.
MENSURAL, mêm'shū-rál. a 88.
Inêa Sūre.
To MENSURATE, mēn’shū-räte. v. a. To mea-
sure, to take the dimension of any thing.
MENSURATION, mén-shū-rä'shān, s. The art
or practice of measuring, result of measuring.
ENTAL, mánt’tál. a. 88. Intellectual, existing
in the mind. te
MENTALLY, mênt’tāl-e. ad. Intellectually, in
the mind; not practically, but in thought or
meditation.
MENTION, mén'shām. s. Orai or written ex-
pression, or recital of any thing.
To MENTION, mén'shôn. v. a Tö write or ex-
ress in words or writing
MEPHITICK, mē-fitſik. a. Suffocating, noxious;
ill-savoured, stinking. JMason.
MEPHITICAL, mºte aſ "a. * Ill-savoured,
stinking.
MERACIOUS, mē-rá'shôs. a,292. Strong, racy.
MERCANTANT, mér'kán-tánt. s. A foreigner,
Relating to.
Or §§. .Not used.
MERCANTILE, mér'kān-tfl. a. 145. Trading,
commercial.
MERCENARINESS, mér'sè-má-rè-nēs. s. We-
#% respect to hire or reward.
MERCEN
ARY, mér'sè-nā-rè. a. 512. Wenal,
hired, sold for money.
MERºy, mér'sé-nā-rè. s. A hireling, one
retained or serving for pay.
MERCER, mér'sár. s. 98. One who sells silks.
MERCERY, mér'sár-è, s. 555. Trade of mer-
cers, dealing in silks.
MERCHANDISE, mér'tshān-dze. s. Traffick,
commerce, trade ; wares, any thing to be
bought or sold. -
To MERCHANDISE, mér'tshān-dze. v. a. To
trade, to traffick, to exercise commerce.
MERCHANT, mér'tshānt. s. 352. One who traf.
ficks to remote countries.
[I3’ Mr. Sheridan pronounces the e in the first
syllable of this word, like the a in march ; and
it is certain that, about thirty years ago, this
was the general pronunciation; but since that
time the sound of a has bee gradually wear-
#; away; and i.e sound of e is so fully estab-
lished, that the former is now become gross and
vulgar, and is only to be heard among the low-
er orders of people. It is highly probable
that, however coarse this sound of e may now
seem, it was once not only the common pronun-
ciation, but the most agreeable to analogy We
still find, that the vowel i before r, followed by
another consonant, sinks into a broader
sound by taking the short sound of e, which is
really the short sound of a slender a, as virgin,
virtue, &c.; and it is a similar alteration which
takes place in the e before r, followed by an-
'other consonant, in clerk, serjeant, Derby, &c.
where this vowel falls into the broader sound of
the Italian a. Sermon, service, vermin, &c. are
still pronounced by the vulgar, as if written
sºon; sarvice, warment, &c.; and this was pro-
bably the ancient manner of pronouncing every
e in the same situation. This analogy is now
totally exploded, and, except gºerk, serjeaut,
and a few proper names, we have scarcely am-
9ther word in the language where the e-has not
its true sound. But instead of saying, with Mr.
Nares, that merchant has returned to the prope:
sound of e, we may with great probability as:
sert, that this and évery other word of the same
form have acquired a sound of e, which they
never had before ; and which, though a feebler
and a shorter sound, conduces to the simplicity
and regularity of our pronunciation. Dr. Ken-
rick concurs, in my opiniou, that pronouncing
the e in this word like a is vulgar; and every
other orthūepist, who gives the sound of the
vowels, marks it as I have done.
MERCHANTLY, mēr'tshānt-lè. -
MERCHANTLIKE, mér'tshānt-like.
Like a merchant.
MERCHANTMAN, mér'tshānt-mân. s. 88. A
ship of trade.
MºśBLE, mér'tshānt-à-bl. a. Fit to
be bought or sold.
MERCIFUL, mér'sé-fúl. . a. Compassionate,
tender, unwilling to punish, willing to pity and
spare.
MERCIFULLY, mēr'sè-fāl-lè. ad. Tenderly,
&
mildly, with §§
MERCIFULNESS, mér'sé-fäl-nēs. s. Tender
mess, willingness to †.
Mºś" mér'sé-lès. a. Void of mercy.
itiless, hardhearted.
MERCILESSLY, mér'sè-lès-lè. ad.
ner void of
ity.
Mºśss, mér'sé-lès-nés. s. Want
of pity.
MERCURIAL, mêr-kū'rè-ál. a. Formed under
the influence of Mercury, active, sprightly
consisting of quicksilver.
MERCURIFICATION, mér-kā-rè-fé-kå'shān, a.
The act of mixing any thing with quicksilver.
MERCURY, mér'kū-rè. s. A fluid metal having
the appearance of melted silver: it is volatile
when heated, extremely divisible, and the
heaviest of all the metals except platina and
gold. Parkes' Chymistry. Quicksilver; spright-
ly qualities; a planet; a newspaper.
RCY, mér'sé. s. 95. Tenderness, clemency
unwillingness to punish yºpardon ; discretion,
power of acting at pleasure.
[[G. The vulgar promounce this word as if spelled
marcy : many above the vulgar pronounce it as
if written mircy ; but there is a delicate shade
of difference between this and the true sound of
e, which must be carefully attended to.
MERCY-SEAT, mér'sè-sète. s. The covering of
the ark of the covenant, in which the tables of
the law were deposited.
MERE, mēre. a. That or this only, such and no-
In a man-
thing else, this only. . -
MERE, mêre. s. A pool, commonly a large pool
or lake ; a boundary. `,
MERELY, mêre'lé. ad. Simply, only. e
MERETRICIOUS, mēr-rè-trish'ês. a. Whorish,
such as is practised by prostitutes, alluring by
false show.
MERETRICIOUSLY, mér-rè-trish'és-lè. ad
Whorishly
ly.
MERETRICIOUSNESS, mēr-rè-trish'as-nēs. s.
Allurements of strumpets.
MERIDIAN, mé-rid'é-án, or mè-ridjè-án, s.993,
294,376. Noon, mid-day; the line drawn from
north to south which the sun crosses at moon ;
the particular place or state of any thing; the
highest point of glory or power.
MERIDIAN, mērídē-ăn." a. At the point of
noom ; extended, from north to south; raised
to the highest point.
MERIDIONAL, mē-rld'ê-ó-nāl, a.
southerly, having a southern aspect.
MERIDIGNALITY, mē-rid-e-à-nāl'è-té. s. 293.
Position in the south, - e
MERIDIONALLY, mē-rid'é-ó-mál-lè. ad. With a
southerm aspect.
RIT, mérit. s. Desert, excellence, deserv
* or reward; reward deserved; claims,
right. - y
Southern,
sw me =mm'. --
To MERIT, mēr'ít.
serve, to earn.
MERITORIOUS, mér-rè-tô'rè-às. a. Deserving
of reward, high in desert
Mºdº
such a manner as to deserve reward.
MERITORIOUSNESS, mér-rè-tó'rè-ås-nés.
The state of deserving well. ‘.
MERLIN, mér'Iſm. s. A kind of hawk.
MERMAID, mér'made. s A marine animal
somewhat resembling a woman.
[[; The first syllable of this word is frequently
pronounced like the moun mare ; but this is a
vulgarism which must be carefully avoided.
Mºlly, mér'ré-lè. ad. Gayly, cheerfully, with
In Irth. -
MERRIMAKE, mēr'rè-mäke. s. A festival, a
meeting for mirth.
To MERRIMAKE,
to be jovial.
MERRIMENT, mér'rè-mênt. s. Mirth, gaiety,
laughter.
MERRINESS, mér'rè-nēs. s. Mirth, merry dis-
position. -
MERRY, mér'rè. a. Laughing, loudly cheerful ;
#. of jeart; causing laughter; prosperous.
o make merry; to junket, to be jovial.
MERRY-ANDREW, mér-rè-án'dróð. s.
foon, a jack-pudding. º
MERRYTHOUGHT, mér'rè-thiwt. s. A forked
bone in the body of fowls.
MERSION, mér'shām. s. The act of sinking.
Mºviš, mè-sèèmz'. impersonal verb. I think,
it appears to me. -
MESENTERY, méz'zén-tér-è, s.
which the guts are convolved.
{{G’ See Lie NTERY.
MESENTERICK, méz-zén-tér'rik. a. 509. Re-
lating to the mesentery.
MESERAICK, méz-zér-á'ík. a. 509. Belonging
to the mesentery.
MESH, mésh. s. The space between the threads
of a net. !
To MESH, mēsh. v. a. To catch in a net, to en-
Share.
MESHY, mésh'ê. a. Bºticulated, of met-work.
MESLIN, més'lin. s. Mixed corn, as, wheat and
rye.
Mºss, més. s. A dish, a quantity of food sent
to. º together; a particular set who eat to-
gether.
Tö MESS, més. v. n. To eat, to feed together.
MESSAGE, més'sidje. s. 90. An errand, any
ºf committed to another to be told to a
third,
MESSENGER, més'sén-jär. s. 98. One who
carries an errand ; one who brings an account
or foretoken of any thing.
Mºjah, m:és-si'ā. s. The Anointed, the
rist.
MESSIEURS, mēsh'shöörz, or mèsh-shöörz'. s.
Sirs, gentlemen; , French
MESSMATE, més'umāte. s. One of a set who
mess together.
MESSUAGE, més'swädje. s. The house and
ground set apart for household uses.
MESYMNICUM, mē-sim'né-kåm. s. A repeti-
S.
mér'rè-mäke. v. n. To feast,
• * -
That round
tion at the end of a stanza ; a kind of burden. .
MET, mét, TI. The pret, and part. of Meet.
METABASIS, mē-táb'à-sis. s. 503. In rhetorick,
a figure by which the orator passes from one
thing to another.
METABOLA, mē-tâb'bó-lä. s. In medicine, a
change of time, air, or disease.
METACARPUS, mét-tá-kār'pës. s. In anatomy,
a bone of the arm made up of four bones, which
are joined to the fingers.
METACHRONISM, mē-ták'rô-nīzm. s. An er-
rour in the computation of time. -
METAGRAMMATISM, mēt-à-grám’ā-tizm. s.
An anagrammatick transposition of letters, so
*ww.zºº
SLY, mér-ré-tyré-As-lè. ad. In!
A buf. -
*** - I al-
—no, mêve, nºr, nôt ;—tºbe, tāb, bill;-&il ;—pôānd;—thin, this.
v. a. To deserve, to have aſ
right to claim any thing as deserved; to de-
as to form another word; as, out of the letters
of Addison may be formed Siddona. -
METAL, mēttl. s. A mineral substance; its ge-
neral characteristicks are hardness, tenacity,
lustre, opacity, fusibility, malleability, and duc-
tility. Parkes' Chymistry. Courage, spirit.
[[j As the metaphorical sense of this word, cow-
rage and spirit, has passed into a different or-
thography, mettle ; so the orthography of this
sense has corrupted the pronunciation of the
original word, and made it perfectly similar to
the metaphorical one. It is almost the only
instance in the language where al is pronoun-
ced in this manner, and the impropriety is so
striking as to encourage an accurate speaken
to restore the a to its sound, as heard in medal
—See SPITTAL. - --
METALEPSIS, métatá-lép'słs. s. A continuation
of a trope in one word through a succession of
Mºi, meanº
ALLICAL, mē-tál'lè-kál. . * *
METALLICK, mē-täl'lik. º; ; a. Partaking
of metal, containing metal, consisting of metal
METALLIF EROUS, mét-tál-lif'fér-ás, a. Pro
ducing metals. S | -
METALLINE, métitāl-llme. a. Impregnated
with metal ; consisting of metal. -
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, and
Bailey, accent the second syllable of this word,
but Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr. Scott, Bus
chanan, Barclay, Fenning, and Entick, the
first. I do not hesitate to pronounce the latter
mode the more correct ; first, as it is a simple
in our language, and, having three syllables,
requires the accent on the antepenultimate,
notwithstanding the double l (see Medicinal.)
In the next place, though there is no metallinus
in Latin, it ought to follow the analogy of words
of that termination derived from Latin, as,
Crystallinus, Serpentinus, &c. which, when an-
glicised, lose the last syllable, and remove the
accent to the first.—See AcADEMY. For the
i in the last syllable, see Principles, No. 143.
149. -
METALLIST, mét’tāl-list. s. A worker of met
als, one skilled in metals.
METALLOGRAPHY, mét-tál-lóg'grá-fé. s. 518
An account of metals.
METALLURGIST, mét’tāl-lār-jíst. s. A worker
of metals.
METALLURGY, métſtäl-lär-jë. s. The art of work-
ing metals, or separating them from their ore.
HT This word is accented three different ways
by different orthóepists. Dr. Johnson, Bar-
clay, Femming, and Perry, accent it on the se
cond syllable; Sheridan, Buchanan, and Bai-
ley, on the third; and Ash, Scott, Nares, and
Entick, on the first ; and Kenrick on the first
and third. The accent on the first seems to
me the most correct. Bailey derives this word
from the Greek Azºrax-Acupyla 3 and words of .
this form upon dropping a syllable when an-
glicised, remove the accent higher, as, philoso-
hy, philology, &c. from quaoaroºpiº, pºoxaytºt.—
he accent thus removed, in enclitical termina-
tions, 513, generally falls upon the antepenulti-
mate syllable, unless in the two succeeding sy.-
lables there are uncombinable consonants, as,
chiromancy, oligarchy; and in this case, for the
ease of pronunciation, the accent generally
rises to the next syllable, which throws a secon-
dary or alternate accent on the penultimate,
and by this means gives the organs a greater
force to promounce the uncombinable conso-
nants than if they immediately followed the
principal stress. See Principles, No. 517, 519.
To METAMORPHOSE, mét-tá-mör'fös. v.a. To
change the form ºf any thing.
METAMORPHOSIS, mét-tá-mör'fö-sis. s. 520.
Transſormation, change of shape.
METAPHOR, néttà-fúr. s. 166. The applica;
tion of a word to a use, to which, in its original
*w ºn ſºme sº
import, it cannot be put. A metaphor is a
simile comprised in a word.
METAPHQRICAL, mét-tá-fôr'é-kál. 508
METAPHORICK, mét-tá-fôr'ík. º
Not literal, not according to the primitive mean-
ing of the word, figurative.
METAPHRASE, mét’tá-fråze. s. A mere verbal
translation from one language into another.
METAPHRAST, méttá-fråst. s. Ajiteral trans-
lator, one who translates word for word from
one language into another.
METAPHYSICAL, mēt-tá-fiz'é-kāl. -
METAPHYSICK, mét-tá-fizik. 524. } à.
Versed in metaphysicks, relating to metaphy-
sicks: in Shakspeare it means supernatural
or preternatural. 4 -
METAPHYSICKS, mét tá-fiziks. s. Ontology,
the doctrine of the general affections of beings.
METASTASIS, mē-täs’tá-sis. s. 520. Transla-
tion or removal. -
METATARSAL, mêt-à-tár'sál. a. Belonging to
the metatarsus.
METATARSUS, mét-à-tár'sás. s. The middle
of the foot, which is composed of five simall
bones connected to those of the first part of the
foot.
METATHESIS, mē-täth'é-sis. s. 520. A transpo-
sition.
To METE, mête. v. a. To measure, to reduce
to measure. -
METEMPSYCHOSIS une-témp-sé-kö’sis. s. 520.
The transmigration of souls from body to body.
METEOR, mê'té-ār, or mè'tshë-àr. s. 263. Any
bodies in the air or sky that are of a flux or
transitory nature.
METEOROLOGICAL, mē-tê-ó-rö-lödjè-kál. a.
518. §§§ the doctrine of meteors.
METEOROSCOPE, mē-tê'ār-ó-sköpe. s. An
instrument for taking the magnitude and dis-
tances of meteors. JMason. -
U.S. This word though formed from the Greek
has, like Telescope, anglicised its termination,
and therefore ought not to have the final e
sounded in a distinct syllable, as Mason's ex-
ample from Albumazar has pronounced it.
Mºś. mè-tê-ó-ról'ló-jist. s. A
man skilled in meteors, or studious of them.
METEOROLOGY, mē-tê-ó-röllösjé. s. The doc-
trime of meteors. -
METEOROUS, mē-té'ö-rås. a. Having the na-
ture of a meteor. -
METER, mé'tūr. s. 98. A measurer.
METHEGLIN, mē-thég'lin. s. Drink made of
homey boiled with water and fermented.
METHINKS, mē-thinks'. verb. impersonal. I
think, it seems to me.
METHOD, methºd. s. 166. The placing of
several things, or performing several operations
in the most convenient order.
METHODICAL, nié-thèd'é-kál. a. Ranged or
proceeding in due or just order. -
METHODICALLY, mē-thód'é-kāl-ć.
cording to method and order.
To METHODISE, méth'ö-dize. v. a.
to dispose in order
ad. Ac-
To regulate,
METHODIST, méth'ö-dist. s. This word an-
ciently signified a physician who practised by
theory. One of a new kind of Puritans lately
arisen, so called from their profession to live by
es, and in constant method.
METHOUGHT, mē-thäwt'. The pret. of Methinks.
METöNYMići, mºtº-minºmēkāi." a "ful
by metonymy for something else. .
METONYMICALLY, mēt-tê-nîm'mé-kāl-ć. ad.
- ###!" not literally.
MFTQNYMY, mē-tónº-mé, or mét'ö-nim-è. s.
A rhetorical figure, by which one word is put
for another, as, the matter for the materiate:
He died by steei, that is, by a sword.
[3’ Authorities for the two different ways of ac-
j word are so nearly balanced, that it
is hard to sav which preponderates. Dr. John-
t .
.v.
* -
MICHAELMAS, mik'kél-mâs. s. 38,205.
wº-ywº
IP 559–Fate, far, fall, fat, mémét;—pine, pin;–
som, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Perry, Buchan.
am, and Bailey, are for the first ; and Mr
Sheridan, Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Barclay, Entick, and Gibbons, the author
of the Rhetorick, for the last. In this case the
ear and analogy ought to decide. . I have no
doubt but the accent on the first syllable was
the ancient mode of pronouncing this word, as
we find it so accented in almost all the systems
of Rhetorick, published several years ago foi
the use of schools: and as these words from the
Greek were generally pronounced in the Latin
manner; that is, the accent on the antepenulti
mate in Metonymia, and not on the penultimate,
as in Mérayugatx, the secondary accent naturally
fell on the first syllable which is naturally be.
come the principal of the English Melonymy,
503.−See AcADEMy. But that the ear is
pleased with the antepenultimate accent can-
not be doubted;, and that this word has as great
a right to that accent as , lipothymy, homonymy,
synonymy, &c. is unquestionable. Besides, the
enclitical accent, as this may be called, is so
agreeable to the ear, that, without evident
reasons to the contrary, it ought always to be
preferred. See Principles, No. 513, 518, 519.
METOPOSCOPY, mét-tº-pôs'kö-pé. s. 518. The
study of physiognomy. -
METRE, mé'tér. s. 416. Speech confined to a
certain number and harmonick disposition of

syllables.
METRICAL, mét’trè-kál. a. Pertaining to metre
or numbers.
METROPOLIS; mé-tröppó-ſis. s. 518. The mo-
ther city, the chief city of any country or dis-
trict.
METROPOLITAN, mēt-trö-pôl'lè-tán. s. A
bishop of the mother church, an archbishop.
METROPOLITAN, mét-trö-pôllè-tán. a. Belong-
ing to a metropolis.
METTLE, mét’tl. s. 405. Spirit, sprightliness,
courage.—See METAL.
METTLED, mét-t!'d. a. 359. Sprightly, coura-
geous.
METTLESOME, nét'ti-sām. a. Sprightly, lively,
brisk.
METTLESOMELY, mētti-sām-lè. ad. With
sprightliness. e
MEW, mù. s. A cage, an enclosure, a place
.* a thing is confined ; cry of a cat ; a sea-
OWI.
To MEWL, mùle. v. n. To squall as a child.
MEZEREON, mē-zè'rè-fin. s. 166. A species of
spurge laurel.
MÉZZöTiNTö, mét-so-tin'tó. s. A kind of
graving, so named from its resemblance to
ainting.
MIASM, mi'āzm. s. Miaºzº, Greek. A parti-
cle or atom supposed to arise from distemper
ed, putrefying, or poisonous bodies.
[[: The plural of this word in plain English is
miasms; if we choose to be learned, and use the
Greek singular miasma, we must make the
plural miasmata.-See STAMINA. -
MICE, mlse. s. The plural of Mouse. T
ič
feast of the archangel Michael, celebrated on
the twenty-ninth of September.
To MICHE, mitsh, v. m. To be secret or co
wered. .
MICHER, mitsh'êr. s. A lazy loiterer, who
skulks about in corners and by-places; hedge
creeper.
[[# This word, and the verb from which it is de
rived, are in Ireland pronounced with the short
i, as Mr. Sheridan has marked it; but I am
much mistaken if it is not in England pronoun-
ced with the long i, as more agreeable to the or-
thography. There is a character in the farce
of the “Stage Coach,” written by Farquhar,
called Jºficher, and this I recollect to have heard
with the pronounced long
MICROSCOPICK, mi-krö-sköp'pík.
MID, m
Fº:
MI0, " º
s: -º'-' ' '
337
MIL
—no, mēve, nér, mēt ;—tºbe , tàb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THis
MICKLE, mīk'kl. a. 405. Much, great. Obsolete.
MICROCOSM, mi’krö-közm. s. The little world.
Man is so called
‘MICROGRAPHY, mi-krógrá-fé. s. 129. The
description of the parts of such very small ob-
jects as are discernible only with a microscope:
[; Why Mr. Sheridan should cross the general
line of pronunciation, by accenting this word
on the first syllable cannot be conceived, espe-
cially as he has accented Micrometer properly.
See Principles, No. 513. .
MICROSCOPE, ml'krô-sköpe. s. An optick in-
strument for viewing small objects.
129, 518.
All CROMETER, mikrôm-mē-tár. s.
An instrument contrived to measure Sinall
spaces.
MICROSCOPICAL, ºº:: a. 509
Made by a microscope; assisted by a micro-
scope; resembling a microscope. -
ia a "Mid le, equally between two ex-
tremes: it is much used in composition.
MID-COURSE, mid'körse. s. Middle of the way.
MID-DAY, mid'dà. s. Noon. *
MIDDLE, mid'dl. a. 405. Equally distant from
the two extremes; intermediate, intervening.
Middle finger; the long finger. ,
MIDDLE, middl. s. Part equally distant from
two extremities; the time that passes, or events
that happen between the beginning and end.
MIDDLE-AGED, middl-Adj'd. a. 359. Placed
about the middle of life.
MIDDLEMOST, mid'dl-möst. a.
middle,
MiDDLING, midling.
of moderate size ;
any kind. -
fMIDLAND, mid'länd. a. 88. That is remote
from the coast; in the midst of the land, Me-
diterranean.
MIDGE, midje. s. A small fly.
MID-HEAVEN, mid'hév'n. s. The middle of
the sky. . .
MIDLEG, mid 1ég. s. Middle of the leg.
MIDMOST, mid'měst. a. The middle.
MIDNIGHT, midnite. s. The depth of might,
twelve at night. -
MiðRiff, mā'ārif s. The diaphragm.
MIDSEA, mid'sé. s. The Mediterranean sea.
MIDSHIPMAN, mid'ship-mân. s. 88. The lower
officer on board a ship.
MIDST, midst. s. Middle.
MIDST, midst. a. Midmost, being in the middle.
MIDSTREAM, mid'stréme. s. Middle of the
stream. -
MIDSUMMER, mid'sſm-mêr. s. The summer
solstice.
MIDWAY, mid'wä. s.
Being in the
a 410 of middle rank;
aving moderate qualities of
The part of the way
iš. distant from the beginning and end.
MIDWAY, mid'wä. a. Middle between two
places.
MIDWAY, midwa. ad. In the middle of the
passage.
MIDWIFE, mid'wiſe. s. 144. A woman who
assists women in childbirth.
MIDWIFERY, mid'w?f-rè. s. 144. Assistance
given at childbirth : act of production; 'trade
of a midwife. -
[[G. Though the i is long in Midwife, it is always
short in its derivative Midwifery, and the com-
ound Man-midwife. -
MiDWINTER, mid’ win-tūr. s. The winter solstice.
MHEN, méne. s. Air, look, manner. -
MIGHT, mite. 393. The pret. of May.
MIGHT, mite. s. Power, strength, force.
MIGHTILY, mi’té-lè. ad. Powerfully, effica-
ciously; vehemently, vigorously ; in a great
very much.
# -
MIGHTINESS, mité-nēs. s. Power, greatness,
- |To MILL, mſl. v. a. To grind, to comminute
height of dignity. -
‘MIGHTY, miſtè a. Powerful, strono excellent
or powerful in any act; Iſ
º
MIGHTY, mitë. ad. In a great degree,
MIGRATION, mi-grä'shān. s. i29. Act of
changing place. . > :
MILCH, milsh. a. 352. Giving milk. . -
MILD, mild. a. Kind, tender, indulgent; soft,
gentle; not acrid, not corrosive; mellow,
sweet, having no mixture of acidity.
MILDEW, mil'dii. s. A disease in plants.
To MILDEW, mil'diº. v. a. To taint with mildew.
MILDIY, mild'lé, ad. Tenderly; gently.
MILDNESS, mild'més. s. Gentleness, tender.
ness, clemency contrariety to acrimony.
MILE, mile. s. The usual measure of roads,
one thousand seven hundred and sixty yards. .
MILESTONE, mile'stöne. s. Stone setto mark
the miles. -
MILFQIL, mil'föfl. s.
yarrow.
MILIARY, mil'vá-rè. a. 113. Small, resembling
a millet seed.
that produces small eruptions.
MILITANT, millé-tánt. a. Fighting, prosecu
ting the business of a soldier , engaged in war-
fare with hell and the world. A term applied
to the Church of Christ on earth, as opposed to
the Church Triumphant.
MILITARY, millè-tá-rè. a. , Engaged in the life
of a soldier, soldierly; suiting a soldier, pere
taining to a soldier, warlike; effected by sel-
iéI’S.
MILITIA, mil-lish'yå. s. Enrolled inhabitants
for mational defence. -
MILK, ºnilk. s. The liquor with which animals
feed their young ; emulsion made by contusion
of seeds. -
To MILK, milk. v. a. To draw milk from th9.
breast by the hand or from the dug of an ar;i
mal; to suck. º • *
MILKEN, milk'n. a. 103. Consisting of milk.
MILKER, inil'kår. s. 93. Ome that milks ani:
W
mals.
MILKINESS, milk'é-nés. s. Softness like that
of milk, approach to the nature of milk.
MIHLKLIV D, milk'liv-vár'd. a. Cowardly,
faint-hearted. -
MILKMAID, milk'mäde. s. A woman employed
in the dairy. . .
MºMAN , milk'mán. s.
Iłł lik.
MILKPAIL, milk'påle. s. Vessel into which
cows are milked.
MILKPAN, milk'pán. s. Wessel in which milk is
kept in the dairy.
MILKPOTTAGE, milk-pôt'ūdje. s. 90. Food
made by boiling milk with water and oatmeal.
MILKSCORE, milk'sköre. s. Account of milk
owed for, scored on a board. . A petty sum.
MILKSOP, milk'sóp. s. A soft, effeminate, feer
ble-minded man. . .
MILKTOOTH, milk'tóóth. s. Milkteeth are
those small teeth which come forth before wher;
a foal is about three months old. . -
MILKWHITE, milk'hwite. a. 397, White as
º - º, his , , ,
milk.
MILKWORT, milk'wirt. s.
shaped flower. - -
MILKWOMAN, milk'wºm-mân. s. A woman
whose business is to serve families with milk.
MILKY, milké. a. 182. Made of milk, resem
bling milk; yielding milk; soft, gentle, tender,
timorous. -
MILKY-WAY, milk'é-wā'. s. The galaxy; a
stream of light in the heavens, discovered tº
arise from an innumerable assemblage of small
A plant, the same with
A fºyer
88. A man who sell;
Milkwoºl is a beli,
Stal’S.
MILL, mil s. An engine gr fabrick in which
corn is ground to meal, ºf any other body is
cominimuted. -
to beat up chocolate ; to stamp letters or other
work round the edges of coin in the mint
MIM
338
MIN
[[ſ’ 559—Fâte, far, fall, fit, mē, mét;—plme, pla;- w
MILL-COG, milkög. s. The denticulations on
the circumference of wheels, by which they
lock into other wheels.
MILLDAM, mil'dām. s. The mound by which -
the water is kept up to raise it for the mill.
MILL-HORSE, mil’hôrse, s. Horse that turns a
mill.
MILL-TEETH, mil'tééth. s. The grinders.
MILLENARIAN, mil-lè-mâ'rè-án. s. One who
. the millennium. -
#;
MILLENARY, millé-má-ré. a. Consisting of a
thousand. -
MILLENNIUM, mil-lèn'nè-öm. s. A thousand
years; generally taken for the thousand years,
during which, according to an ancient tradition
in the Church, grounded on a doubtful text, in
the Apocalypse, our Blessed Saviour shall reign
with §. faithful upon earth after the resurrec-
tion. 113. º
MILLENNIAL, mil-lén'nè-ál. a. 113. Pertaining
to the millennium.
MILLEPEDES, millé-pêdz, or mil-lép'édèz. s.
Wood-lice, so ealled from their numerous feet.
[; The former pronunciation of this word is
adopted by Dr. Johnson, Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Entick; and the lat-
ter by Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, Buchanan, and
Perry. That the latter is more fashionable
cannot be denied ; but that the former is more
correct is evident, from similar words which
have been anglicised; thus Bipeds and Quad-
rupeds have dropped their Latin final syllable;
and why the word in question should retain it,
cannot be conceived. Besides, though seldom
used in the singular, there is no reason why it
should not be so used ; and then it it:ust neces-
sarily become a Milliped: Centipede, properly |
Centiped, is adopted; and by forming Centipeds
in the plural, shows us how we ought to form
and pronounce the word in question ; and if
&ntipodes has not yet submitted to this analogy,
It is because, like Cantharides, Caryatides, JMumes,
&c. it is never used in the singular.—See ANTI-
PG|OES. -
MILLER, mil'lúr. s. 98. Oire who attends a mill.
MILLER'S-THUMB, millórz-thäm'. s. A small
fish found in brooks, called likewise a bullhead.
Miii.;SiMAL, milliésºmâia." Thousandth.
MILLET, m?I'lft. s. 99. A plant ; a kind of fish.
MILLINER, millin-nār. s. 98. One who sells
ribands and dresses for women.
MILLION, milyán. s. 113. The number of a
hundred myriads, or ten hundred thousand ; a
...Proverbial, name for any very great number.
MILLIONTH, mily&nth. a. The ten hundred
thousandth.
MILLSTONE, mil'stème. s.
corn is ground.
MILT, milt. s. The sperm of thmale fish; the
spleen. -
MILTER, milt'êr. s. 98. The male of any fish,
the female being called spawner.
MILTWORT, miſt'wºrt. s. An herb. -
MIME, mime. s. A buffoon who practises ges-
ticulations, either representative of some ac-
tion, or merely cortrived to raise mirth.
To MiME, mime. v. a. To play the mime.
MIMER, mi’már. s. 33. A mimick, a buffoon.
The stone by which
MIMETIC, mē-mětſil. a. 129. Apt to imitate,"
having a tendency to imitation.
jº This word is in no Dictionary that I have
raet with ; but as it is regularly derived from
the Greek Azºtlºoc, and is ... ood
speakers, there is no reason why it should not
be inserted, especially as it seems to convey a
different idea from similar words for the ad-
jective minick seems to imply the act of imita-ii.
ºngj and initiºne, the power, capabiiity, or
nabit of imitating; while ninetic signifies a
prone less or tendency to imitation. Basides,
ritºnetic scems to imply a ludicrous imitation of
3 tº tºetitºrs “and passirms ºf living crº-ºrds : ū \}v , , sºon always in the aſtereºsº,
|MINDFULNESS, mind'fäl-nēs.
but imitative is applied to any objects, and gene
rally implies serious and respectable imitation
Thus we say: “Painting is an initative art, and
“ that apes are very mimetic ;” and “it is ob-
‘‘ servable, that those who are very mimetic are
seldom imitative of grand and noble objects.”
Harris, therefore, seems to have used this word
rather inaccurately, when he says, “The mi-
“metic art of poetry has been hitherto consider
“ed as fetching its imitation from mere matura,
“resemblance. In this it has been shown much
* Inferiour to painting, and nearly equal to mu
“ sick.”—Harris's Three Treatises, ch. iv.
MIMICAL, mim'mè-kāl. a. , Imitative, befitting a
mimick, acting the mimick. -
MIMICALLY, mim'mé-kāl-e.ad. In imitation, in
a mimical manner.
MIMICK, minfmſk, s. 543. A ludicrous imitator,
a buffoon who copies another's act or manner .
a mean or servile imitator. 49
MIMICK, mim'mík.a. Imitative. r
To MIMICK, mim'mík. v. a. To imitate as a
buffoon, to ridicule by a burlesque imitation.
MIMICKRY, mim'mik-ré. s. Burlesque imitation .
MIMOGRAPHER, mē-móg'grä-fôr. s. 129. A
writer of farces.
MINACIOUS, mē-nā'shôs. a. 356, 129. Full of
threats.
MINACITY, mē-más'sè-tè. s.
threats.
MINATORY, min'nā-tär-8. a. 512. Threatening.
[[G. For the o, see Dom Estick.
To MINCE, minse. v. a. To cut into very small
parts ; to mention any thing scrupulously by a
little at a time, to palliate. - -
To MINCE, minse. v. m. To walk nicely by
short steps ; to speak small and imperfectly,
to speak affectedly. *
MINCINGLY, min'sing-lè. ad. 410. In small
parts, not fully; affectedly.
MIND, mind, s. Intelligent power; liking, choice,
inclination ; thought, sentiments ; opinion;
memory, remembrance.
To MIND, mind. v. a.
put in mind, to remind.
To MIND, mind. v. m. To incline, to be dispos-
ed. Little used. -
MINDED, mind'éd. a. Disposed, inclined, af.
fected towards.
MINDFUL, mind'föl. a. Attentive, having me.

mory. .
MINDFULLY, mind'fºil-lè., ad. Attentively
S. Attention,
$
Disposition to use
To mark, to attend; to
regard.
MINDLESS, mindlés, a. Inattentive, regard-
less; not endued with a mind, having no intel-
lectual powers. & -
MIND-STRICKEN, mind'strik-k’m. a. 103. Mov.
ed, affected in his mind.
MINE, mine. pron. possessive. Belonging to me.
[[G. In reading the Scripture, as, “JMine eyes have
“seen thy salvation,” we are at no loss for the
pronunciation of this word, as the dignity and
solemnity of the composition invariably directs
us to give the i its long sound, as in fine, line, &c.,
but in Milton and other authors, where there
is no such dignity or solemnity, this sound of
the word has an intolerable stiffness, and ought
not to have been used. Thus in the Spectator,
No. 195, Mr. Addison, says: “Were I to pre-
‘scribe a rule for drinking, it should be formed
“upon a saying quoted by Sir William Temple
“The first glass for myself, the second for Iey
“friends, the third for good humour, and the
fourth for mine enemies.
In Milton too :
.*-*. +-------- “Methought
Close àt mine ear one called me forth to walk."
*a*. Lost
in Shakspeare also :
––– “Sleeping within mine orchard,
. . . . --tº-mêve, mêr, mét;
* Epon my secure hour thy uncle stole, º
* With juice of cursed hebona in a phial,
* And in the porches of mine ears did pour
* The leprous distilment.”—
in all these instances we find a
Staleness, and uncouthness of sound, that is
peculiarly unpleasant to the ear; and as this
Hamlet.
mode of writing was introduced when our lan-i powe
|To MINISTER,
guage may be said to have been in its infancy
for the sake of euphony (for it is clearly un-
grammatical ;) so now, when it may be said
ithat it has arrived at its maturity, the very
same reason seems to entitle the present age
to alter it; that is, I mean the pronu).ciation of
its stead.
it, by substituting my, pronounced like me, in
The disagreeable sound which mine has in these
cases, has induced several readers to pronounce
it min ; but by thus mincing the matter, (if the
pun will be pardoned me,) they mutilate the
word, and leave it more disagreeable to the ear
than it was before. Readers therefore have no
choice, but either to pronounce it as it is writ-
ten, and to let the author be answerable for the
ill sound; or, in all language but that of Scrip-
ture, to change it into my, pronounced like me.
Shakspeare seems to have used this word ludi-j
crously in the Merry Wives of Windsor, where
Falstaff says, “JMine host of the Garter—truly,
“ mine host, I must turn away some of my fol- |
“lowers;” and the host, by requesting Falstaff
to speak scholarly and wisely, seems to inti-
mate, that this use of the word mine before avow-
el or an h was the most correct way of speaking.
But though thy will, in familiar or ludicrous lam-
guage, admit of being changed into the sound
of the-nine will, on no occasion, suffer an alter-
ation into min. When the vowel is used fami-
tiarly, it is always a buriesque upon the grave
use of it, and therefore requires the grave
sound, that the humour may not be lost
MINE, mine... s. 64. . A place or cavera in the -
MINOTAUR, min’nó-àwr. s.
earth which contains metals, or minerals; a
cavern dug under any fortification. -
To MINE, mine. v. n. To dig mines ºr bur-
rows. . . - - . - . .
To MINE, mine...v. a. To sap, to ruin by mines,
to destroy by slow degrees.
MiNER, mine'Ér. s. 98....One that digs for met-
als; one who makes military mines. -
MINERAL, min’mér-âl. S. 88. Fossil body, mat-
ter dug out of mines. -
MENERAL, min’mér-ă]. a.
bodies. - . . . . . .
MINERALIST, mſn'nér-āl-ist. s. One skilled or
employed in minerals. • • -
MINERALOGIST, min-nēr-āl'lè-jist. s. One
who discourses on minerals. ... .
MINERALOGY, min-nēr-āīló-jë. s. 518. The
science which treats of mineral bodies in par-
ticular, their character, forms, and cómbina-
tion. Phillips's Mineralogy. . . . . . .
To MINGLE, ming'gi. v. a. 405. To mix, to join,
to compound, to unite with something so as to
make one mass. . . . - •
Io MINGLE, ming'gl. v. n. To be mixed, to be
united with.
MINCLE, ming'gl. s. Mixture, mediey, confused |
ImaSS. . . . . -
MINCHLER, º s, 93. He who mingles.
MINIATURE, mān'ê-tūre. s. 274. Representa-
tion in a small compass, representation less than
the reality. . . . . - - s
MINIKIN, min’mè-kin. a. Small, diminutive.
MINIºl, min'nim. . s. A small being, a dwarf.
MINIMUS, min’mè-mâs. s. A being of the least
size. JNot used. e
MINION, minyān, s 8, 113. A favourite a dar-
ling, a low dependant; a particular ºize of
.*. i - t -
ſº --- - - - - -
MINIOUS, minyàs, a 113. Of the color of red
Kead or vermilian
*.
formality, a |
Consisting of fossil
|MiNîASTER,
MINUET, mā'īlū-ft.
—täbe, tàb, būll;-&#;--pôānd;—thin, THIs.
To MINISH, min'nish. v. a. To lessen, to iop, tº
impair Obsolete. . . . . . . . . . . . .”
MINISTER, minºm{s-tūr. s.93, 503, b. An agent} \
one who acts under another; one who is ent
ployed in the administration of government;
one who performs sacerdotal functions ; a de.
legate, an official ; an agent from a foreign
OW eſſ". . . . . . . . .
min'ais-tūr. v. a. To give, to
supply, to afford. . . . . . . . * . . .
To MiNISTER, min'nïs-tár. v. n. To attend, to
serve in any office; to give medicines; to give
supplies of things needful, to give assistänce ;
to attend on the service of God. . . . . . .
MINISTERIAL, min-rºſs-tê'rè-āl. a. Attendant,
acting at command; acting under superiour air-
thority; sacerdotal, belonging to the ecclesias-
ticks or their office; pertaining to ministers of
State. . . . - -
MINISTERY, min'nis-têr-é. s. Office, service
MINI$TRAL, mim'mis-trál. a. 38. Pertaining to
a mºnister. ...' ' - ' ' ' . . . . .
MINISTRANT, nin'nïs-trānt. a.
acting at command. -
Attendant,
MINISTRATION, min-mis-trá'shēn. s. Agency,
intervention, office of agent delegated or com:
missioned ; service, office, ecclesiastical fune.
tion. - - -- •
MINIUM, mín'yūm. s. 313. Vermiſſion, red lead,
MINISTRY, min'nis-tré. s. Office, service; ec-
clesiastical function; agency, interposition ;
persons employed in the publick affairs of a
State - r . . . . • . . . .
MINNOW, nºn'hô. s. 327. A very small fish, a
pink. . . . . . . . . . .
MiNOR, miſnär. a. ſ.66.
Jess, smaller. -
MINOR, mi'nār, 8.
or particular proposition in the syllogism,
MINORITY, mē-nēr'è-të. 129. The state of be.
Petty, inconsiderable;
One under age; the second
smaller number. . . . . . . . . .
A monster invent.
ed by the poets, half man and half bull,
MINSTER, Infn'står. s. 98. A monastery, am
ecclesiastical fratermity, a cathedral church.
MINSTREL, min'stril. s. 99. A musician, one
who plays tºpot; instruments.
MINSTRE; , SEY, mán'strél-sé. s. Musick, in-
strumental harmony; a number of musicians.
MINT, mint. s. A plant. - -
MiNT, mºnt. s. The place where money is coin.
ed; any place of invention. - -
To MINT, mint, v. a. To coin, to stamp money;
to invent, to forge. . . . . . .
MINTAGE, raint’īdje. s. 90. That which is
coined or stamped ; the duty paid for coining.
MiNTER, mºnt'Éir. s. 98. A coiner. . . . . . . .
MiłNTMAN, mint'īnān. s. 33. One
coinage - - . . . . . . ."
skilled in
mint'mā-stèr. s. One who pre-
sides in coinage, . . . .
s. 99. A stately regular
dance. t - - –
MłNUM, mſn'nām. 3.
słow time: . . . . . . . . . . "
MINUTE, mē-pâte'. a. Small, little, slender,
small in bulk. -
[[; if we wish to be very minute, we pronout.ce
the i in the first syllable long, as in the word
Pirectly, which see. . . . . .
MINUTE, min'nit. s. The sixtieth part of an
hour; any small space of time; the first
draught of any agreement in writing . . *
With musicians, a nute of
|E I have given the colloquial pronunciation of
ºthis word, but in all solemn speaking would re.
commend the orthographical, or that which is
indicated by the spelling. . . . . . . . .
To MINUTE, min'nit. v. a. To £et down in º ort
hints. -
hints. - * – . . . .
MINUTE- Book , min'nït-bóēk. s: Book oº: ors
ing under age; the state of being less; the




..plication to a wrong purpºsé. ... "
tº MišAFPiy, in 's-àpºpli', v, n. To apply to
fifts UTE GLASS, min'nit-giás. s. Glass of which
‘’’ the sand measures a minute. - -
#11 NUTELY, mè-nāte'ſé. a.d. To a
exactly.—See MINUTE. '' . -
fºſNUTELY, min-mitié. ad. Every minute,
with very little time intervening. Little used.
MINUTENESS, mē-mitte‘nés. s. Sinaiiness, ex-
... ility, inconsiderableness. - -
ÅIINUTE-WATCH, mſn'nït-wótsh. s. A watch
in which minutes are more distinctly marked
than in common watches which reckon by the
hour, . . . - . . . .
MINX; míngks. S. 408. A she puppy; a young,
... pert, wanton girl. -
MIRACLE, mir'â-ki. s. A wonder, something
above human power: in theology, an effect
above human or natural power, performed in
... attestation of some truth. : -
{{* I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the
sound of the first syllable of this word, as he
seems to have adopted a vulgar pronunciation,
which does not distinguish between the sound of
3, succeeded by single or double r, not final;
and the sound of i final, or succeeded by r and
another consonant. Hu the former case the i is;
pure, and has exactly the same sound as its
representative y in Pyramid, Lyrick, &c.; in the
fatter the i goes into short e or u, as in Birth,
Virtue, &c. or Sār; Stir, &c. See Principles, No.
Miłºścijīotjš, mé-räkkö-lès. a. [\ome by mi-
more than natural.
racle, produced by miracle, effected by power
MIRACULOUSLY, mē-råkſkä-lès-lè. ad. By
, miracle, by power above that of nature.
MIRACULöUSNESS, mē-rák'kū-lès-nēs. s. Su-
... periority to natural power. . -
MIRE, mire. s. Mud, dirt. , '
To MIRE, mire. v. a. To whelm in the mud.
MIRINESS, mºré-nés, s. Dirtiness,fulness of mire.
MIRROR, mir'rár. s. 109. 166. A looking-glass,
any thing which exhibits representations of ob-
jects by reflection : it is used for pattern,
# RTH, mérth. s. 308. Merriment, jollity, gai-
ety; laughter.
MIRTHLESS, mérth'ſés. a. Joyless, cheerless.
MIRY, miré. a. Deep in mud, muddy; consist-
, ing of mire.
position to mark an ill sense, or depravation of
the meaning, as chance, “luck; mischance, ill
Ruck ; to like, to be pleased ; to mislike, to be
offended. It is derived from mes, in Teutonick
, and French, used in the same sense.
tº What is remarkable in the pronunciation of
this inseparable preposition is, that the s, whe-
ther the accent be on it or not, or whether it be
followed by a sharp or flat consonant, always
retains its sharp hissing sound, and never goes
into z, like dis and ea. The reason seems to be,
that the latter come to us compounded, and
have their meaning so mingled with the word as |
to coalesce with it, while mis remains a distinct
prefix; and has but one uniform meaning.
fif$ACCEPTATION, mis-ák-sép-tà'shūm. s. The
act of taking in a wrong sense, -
Mºś ‘URE, misãd-vén'tshāre. * S.
chance, misfortune,
, slaughter..... - - -
#SADVENTURED, mis-ād-vén'tshūr'd. a. 359.
...Unfortunate. . . . - - -
###!º mis-ād-viz'd', a. 359. Ill directed.
MišAiMED, mis-àm'd. a. 359. Not aimed rightly.
MI3ANTHROPE, nºis'ān-thrôpe. 503. s.
..hater of mankind, . . . . .
Mis-
ill luck: in law, man-
MišANTHRöPY, ºnis-án'thrö-pé. 518. Hatred
..of mankind. ..., , , , ... . . . . . .
MºAPPLICATION, mis-àp-piè-kāshān, s. Ap-
wrongpurposes."
small point,
Miśviotº, mis-tº-hâveyār,
MIRTHFUL, mērth'föl. a. Merry, gay, cheerful.
IS, mis. An inseparable particle used in com-
To MISCHEF, mis'tshif.
Miscířºf MAKER,
- | . *...* A v., - -
[E. 559.--Fāte, fir, fºll, fit ;-mè, imét;-phie, pin - i
W ; : +* : * * 3 ; 3. y -
* a r ~9. ºr H-v ºr . . º. 3 ra." -
To MišAPPREHEND, mis-àp-pré-hénd * *
Not to understand rightly. º
MišAPPREHENSION, mis-àp-pré-hēn’shān. 3
Mistake, not right apprehension. e
To MišA$CRiBE, mis-ás-skribe'. v. a. To as
cribe faisely. . . . . . .

To MPSA$87GN, mis-ás-sine'. v. a. To assign
erroneously.
To MSBEC9ME, mis-bê-kām'. v. a. Not to
become, tº be unseemly; not to 'suit.
MISBEGOT, mis-bê-götſ. . . . a U.
MišBEGOT'ſ EN, mis-bê-gótt'n.
lawfully or irregularly begotten. -
Tö MISBEHAWE, mis-bê- ºve'. . v. n. To act
illor improperly. ". . .
- - s. Ill con:
duct, bad practice.
MISBE. Eff, mis-bê-lèëf". s. False religion, a
wrong peiief. r -
MISBELIEVER, mis-bê-lèë'vár. s. One th 3
holds a false religion, or believes wrongly.
To MišCALCULATE, mis-kāl'kā-kāte. v. a. To
reckon wrong.
To Mił3CA}, mis-kāwī'. v. a. 406. To name inx:
properly. . . .
MišCARRIAGE, mis-kār'ridje. s. 90. Unhappy .
event of an undertaking; abortion, act of,
bringing forth before the time. . . .
To MiłSCARRY, mis-kār'rè. v. n. To fail, not to
have the intended event; to have an abortion.
MISCEF,{ANEGUS, mis-sà-lä'né-ás. a. Ming.
led, composed of various kinds.
MłSCEſ...},ANEOUSINESS, mis-sà-lä'mè-às-nés
S. Composition of various kinds. . . . .
MISCE}.}, ANY, mis'sé-lèn-è. a. 503. Mixed of
various kinds. . . . . . " . . . . . .
[3’ The accent on the first syllable of this word,
which is the accentuátion of al{ our orthūepists,
except £3r. Keňrick, is a proof of the tendency.
to follow the secondary accent of the original
ſatin word, notwithstanding the double conso:
nant in the middle. Thuis Jºſiscellamea, in our
proñuriciation of it, having a stress on the first;
Becomes the accent when the word is anglicised
by dropping a syllable. See AcADEMY, MA:
My Li, ARY, arid Māºpuli,Afty. . .
MiSCEij, ANY, mis'sé!-ién-è. s. A mass or cols
lection formed ott of various kinds. . .
To WłłSCAST, mis-kāst'. v. a. To take a wrong
a£ount of. ; : -
MişCHANCE, mis-tshärise'. s. Hiſ luck, ill fortune.
MISCHEF, mistshā. s. 277. Harm, hurt, what
ever is ill and injuriously done; iti consequence,
vexatious aſſair.
- - W. a. To hurt, to harma,
to in jūre. . . . . . . .
mistsh;ſ-mā-kār. s. One
who causes hitschief.
MISCHEVCUS, mis'tshë-väs, a. 277. Harmful,
hurtful, destructive ; spiteful, malicious. -
[[3. There is an accentuation of this word upon
the second syllable, chiefly confined to the vul-
gar, which, from its agreeableness to analogy
is well worthy of being adopted by the learned
Añałogy Certainly requires that the verb form
ed from the noun mischief should be mischieve,
as from thief, thieve; grief, grietie; belief, believe,
&c. with the accent on the second syllable, 492,
ańd from such a verb would naturally be form.
ed the adjective in question. But what analo-
gy can give sanction to a vulgarism : What
ope observes of the learned in another case,
is but too applicable in this: . . . . .”
So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng

{
&
A || “By chance go right, they purposely go wrong.”
To which we may add, that in language, as in
many other cases, it is safer to be wrong with
the polite than right with the vulgar. . . . . .
MISCHIEVOUSEY, mistshe-väs-lè.ad. Noxious.
ly, hurtfully, wickédly.
MiščāſāvūtāNāšmistshºvās-nēs. s. Hart.
fulness, permiciousness, wickedness.
341
MIS
—nº, móve, nôr, nôt;—töbe, tàb, būll;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
MISCIBfE, mis'sè-bl. a. 405. Possible to be
. #. &
MISCITATION, mis-sl-tà'shān. s. Unfair or
false quotation.
To MISCITE, mis-site'. v. a. To quote wrong.
MISCLAIM, mis-kläme'. s. Mistaken claim.
MISCONCEIT; mis-kān-sèèt'. - S
MISCONCEPTION, mis-kān-sép'shán. 5 °
A wrong notion. * º
Mišćonſ)ijci, mis-kān'dákt. s. Ill behaviour,
ill management. . -
To MISCONDUCT, mis-kān-dàkt'. v. a. To
Fº alſº ISS. ,
MISCONSTRUCTION, mis-kān-strök'shán. s.
Wrong interpretation of words or things. .
To Mišć6NSTRUE, misſion'stry v. a. To in-
terpret wrong.—See ConstruE.
MISCONTINUANCE, mis-kān-tin'nā-ānse. s.
Miś. *
- CE, mis'krè-ănse. ſahaliaf.
§§§:... ; s. Unbelief,
false faith; adherence to a false religion.
MISCREANT, mis'krè-ànt. s. One that holds
a false faith, one who believes in false gods; a
vile wretch, -
MISCREATE, mis-krè-āte'. .
MISCREATED, mis-krè-à'téd.
, unnaturally or illegitimately.
MISDEED, mis-dééd'. s. Evil action. -
To MISDEEM, mis-dèèm'. v. a. To judge ill of,
to mistake. - -
To MISDEMEAN, mis-dà-mène'. v. a. To be-
have ill.
MISDEMEANOR, mis-dé-mê'már. s. 166. A
petty offence, ill behaviour.
To MISDO, mis-dóð'. v. a. To do wrong, to
commit a crime. -
To MISDO, mis-dàé'. v. m. To commit faults.
MISDOER, mis-dò6'êr. s. 98. An offender, a
criminal.
To MISDQUBT, mis-déât'. v. a. To suspect of
deceit or danger. . .
MISDOUBT, mis-déât'. s. "Suspicion of crime or
dangers; irresolution, hesitation.
To MISEMPLOY, mis-ám-plôé. v. a. To use to
, wrong purposes,
MISEMPLOYMENT, mis-Ém-plóē'mént. s. Im-
roper application. '
Miš. mi'zār. s. 98. A wretch covetous to ex-
tremity.
MISERABLE, miz'zār-à-bl. a. , 557. Unhappy,
wretched; worthless; culpably parsimonious,
SºlºšY: - - - , , ,
MISERABLENESS, miz'zār-à-bl-nēs. s. State
of misery. *
MISERABLY, miz'zār-à-blé. ad. Unhappily,
calamitously ; wretchedly, meanly.
MISERY, miz'zār-8. s. 440, 557, Wretchedness,
; a. Formed
unhappiness; calamity, misfortune, cause of . *
º }|To MISRECITE, mis-rè-site'. v. a.
misery. - *... -
To MISFASHION, mis-fash'ên. v. a. To form
wrong.
MISFORTUNE, mis-fôr'tshöne. s. 461, Ca-
lamity, ill luck, want of good fortune.
To MISGIVE, mis-giv'. v. a. To fill with doubt,
to deprive of confidence.
MISGOVERNMENT, mis-gåv’ārn-mént. s. Ill
administration of publick affairs ; ill manage-
ment; irregularity, inordinate behaviour.
Mišćtſi DANCE, º False direction.
To MISGUIDE, mis-gylde. v. a. To direct ill,
to lead the wrong way.—See GUIſ, E. -
MISHAP, mis-hăp'. s. Bll chance, ill luck. w
To MISINFER, mis-in-fér. v. a. To infer wrong.
To MISINFORM, mis-in-fôrm', v. a. To deceive
by ſaſse accounts.
MISINFORMATION,
False intelligence, false accounts.
To MISINTERPRET, mis-in-tér'prêt. v. a. To
ex, Jaim to a wrong sense.
To MISJOIN, mis-jöfn'. v. a.
sºproperly.
MISLEN, mis'lín. s.
mis-in-ſår-mâ'shôn. s.li
To join mustly or
To MISJUDGE, mis-jädje'. v. a To form false
opinions, to judge #.
To MISLAY, mis-lā’. v. a. To lay in a wrong
place.
MISLAYER, mis-lā'ār. s. 98. One that puts in
the wrong É. . -
To MISLEAD, mis-lède'. v. a. To guide a wrong
way, to betray to mischief or mistake.
to ill. |
|MisièAdèR, mis-ſº "one that leads
Mixed corn.
To MISLIKE, mis-like'. v. a. To disapprove, to
be mot pleased with. * :#
MISLIKE, mis-like'. s. Disapprobation, dis.
taste.
MISLIKER, mis-likår. s. 98. One that disap
proves.
To MISLIVE, mis-lív'. v. n. To live ill.
To MISMANAGE, mis-mânſidje. v. a. To ina
mage ill. -: .
MISMANAGEMENT, mis-mán'ídje-mân :
management, ill conduct. ; :
To MISMATCH; mis-mâtsh, v. a. “R” teh
unsuitably.
To MISNAME, mis-nāme'. v. a. To call by the
wrong name. -
MISNOMER, mis-mê'már. s. 98. In law, an in-
dictment or any other act vacated by a wrong
HäII*C.
To MISOBSERVE, mis-àb-zérv'. v. a. Not to
observe accurately.
MISOGAMEST, mē-sög'gå-mist. s. 129. A mar-
riage hater.
MISOGYNY, mē-sèdjè-mè. s, 129. Hatred o
WOrſhen. . :
To MISORDER, mis-àr'dár. v. a. To conduct
ill, to manage irregularly.
MISORDER, mis-àr'dër. s.
disorderly proceedings.
MISORDERLY, mis-àr'dār-lè. a. Irregular.
98. Irregularity,
to Mišnj, is spina. V. a. To spendill, tº .sº
waste, to consume to no purpose.
MISPENDER, mis-spénd'ár.'s. One who spends | “...
ill or prodigally.
MISPERSUASION, mis-pér-swä'zhān, s Wrong
notion, false opinion.
To MISPLACE, mis-plase'. v. a.
wrong place.
To MISPRISE, mis-prize'. v. a. To mistake, to
slight, to scorn. The word in this sense is
wholly obsolete.
MISPRISON, mis-prizh'ân. s. Mistake, miscon
cer, ſon ; tıeglect, concealment.
To WiśbróFößióN, mis-prè-pôr'shūm. v. a.
T of ein without due proportion... ." -
Mis PROUD, mis-préâd'. a. Vitiously prońd
Upsoiete.
To MISQUOTE, mis-kwöte'. v. a. 415. To queſ e.
falsely.—See QUoTE.
To put in a
To recite
not according to the truth. -
To MISRECKON, mis-rék"n. v. a 103. Ti,
... reckon wrong, to compute wrong.
To MISRELATE, mis-ré-lāte'. v. a.
inaccurately or falsely.
MISRELATION, mis-ré-lä'shān. s. False or in
accurate marrative.
To MISREMEMBER, mis-ré-mém'bár. v. a.
mistake by trusting to pnemory.
To MISREPORT, mis-rº-pôrt'. v. a. To give 8
false account of. - -
MISREPORT, mis-ré-pôrt'. s. Faise accou
false and malicious representation.
To MISREPRESENT, mis-rép-prè-zënt'. v. a. i.)
present not as it is ; to falsity to disadvantag,
MISREPRESENTATION, mis-r&p-prè-zēn-f.
shân. s. The act of misrepresenting; account
ma'iciously false. 3.
Mºle, mis-rööl'. s. 339. Tumult, confusion
revel. -- . . . .
MISS, mſs. s. The term of honour to a young
girl; a strumpet, a concubine, a prostitute.
To relat
gº & 4.
'fo
*
*
*"
MIS
342
MIT's
IP 559. Fate, ſār, fall, fat-nē, met ;—pine, pin;–
To MISS, mis. v. a. Not to hit, to mistake ; to
fail of obtaining ; to discover something to be
unexpectedly wanting ; to be without; to omit;
to perceive want of. -
To MISS, mis. v. m. To fly wide, not to hit; not
to succeed; to fail, to mistake; to be lost, to
be wanting. To miscarry ; to fail ; to fail to
obtain, learn, or find.
MISS, mis. s. Loss, want; mistake; erro ur.
MISSAL, mis'säl. s. The mass book.
|ſo MISSAY, mis-sà'. v. a. To say ill or wrong.
"To MISSEEM, mis-séém. v. n. To make false
appearance; to misbecome.
To MISSERVE, mis-sérv'. v. a.
faithfully.
To MISSHAPE, mis-shape'. v. a. To shape ill,
to form ill, to deform.
MISSILE, mis'sfl. a. 140.
striking at distance.
MISSION, mish'ên. s. 43. Commission, the state
Sºbging sent by supreme authority; persons
sº, sººny account; dismission, discharge.
ARY, mish'ân-nār-rè. }s. 98, 512. One
To serve un-
Thrown by the hand,
MISSION -
MISSIONER, mish'īn-mâr.
* , sent to propagate religion.
MISSIVE, mis'sív. a. 158. §uch as may be sent.
MISSIVE, mis'sſv. s. 158. A letter sent: it is
retained in Scotland in that sense. A messen-
ger. Obsolete.
To MISSPEAK, mis-spèke'. v. a. To speak wrong.
MIST, mist. s. A low thin cloud, a small thin
rain not perceived in drops; any thing that
dims or darkens.
To MIST, mist. v. a.
a vapour or steam.
MISTAKEABLE, mis-tä kä-bl. a. 405. Liable
to be conceived wrong.
7 or MISTAKE, mis-täke'. v. a. To conceive
wrong, to take something for that which it
, is not. -
To MISTAKE, moſs-täke'. v m
. . judge right.
STA’EN, mis-täne Pret. and part. pass, of
, Mistake, poetically for Mistaken.
To be MISTAKEN, mis-tä'k'n 103. To err.
{{* Dr. Johnson says this word has a kind of
reciprocal sense. I mistake is like the French
Je me trompe: I amn mistaken, means I misconceive,
# am in an errour, more frequently than I am ill
tunderstood ; but, my opinion is misºake”, means
#ny opinion is not rightly understood. Whatever
may have been the cause of this irregularity,
it has long been an eye-sore to our Gramma-
rians, but has got such possession of the lan-
guage as to render it almost incurable. Let us
avoid it as much as we will in speaking and
writing, it will still remain upon our books as a
part of the language. JMistaken wretch, for mis-
taking wretch is an apostrophe that occurs every
where among our poets, particularly those of
the stage; the most incorrigible of all, and the
most likely to lik and disseminate an errour of
this kind. Our old writers were ignorant of
Grammar, and thought all phrases good that
did not quarrel with the ear; but that is not
the case since the labours of Johnson and
Lowth. The best way therefore to remedy
these abuses, is to avoid them in future. With
respect to Dr. Johnson's opinion, that this verb
used in a reciprocal sense, it may be ob-
served, that this is the case with all neuter verbs
of action; or, as Dr. Lowt!; calls them intram-
sttirely active, or transitivelu neuter; but the verb
in question, I am mistaken for I am mistaking,
seems rather to be what the Latims call a verb
peponent; an active verb with a passive form:
an irregularity which is no recommendation to
the Latin language, and is a blennish in oxirs. I
recollect but one verb more of this kind; and
that is, to speed in the sense of to succeed cell or
ill, which as a verb neuter ought to have no
To cloud, to cover with
To err, not to
“A dire dilemma: either way I'm sped; !
“If foes, they write; if friends, they read ma
** dead.” *-
And Otway in the Orphan says,
* - I'm narry’d—Death, I’m sped.”
MISTAKE, mis-täke'. s. Misconception, erreur
MISTAKINGLY, mis-tä'king-lè. ad. Erroneous-
§§
To MISSTATE, mis-state'. v. a. To state wrong
To MISTEACH, mis-têtsh'. v. a. To teach
wrong.
Tº Mistewees mis-tém'për. v. a. To temper
| ||.
MISTER, mis'tūr. a. 98. LFrom mestier, trade,
ºl What mister, means what kind of. Ob-
Solete. --
To º STERM, mis-térm'. v. a. To term errone-
OllSł W.
To MISTHINK, mis-think'. v. a. To think ill, to
think wrong.
To Mištiviš. mis-time'. v. a. Not to time right,
1) Ot to º properly with regard to time.
MISTINESS, mistè-nēs. s. Cloudiness, state of
being overcast. -
MISTION, mis'tshön. s. 464. The state of being
mingled.
MISTLETOE, miz'zl-to. s. 472. The name of one
of those plants which draw their nourishment
from some other plant. It generally grows on
the apple tree, sometimes on the oak, and was
hºld in great veneration by the ancient Druids.
MilST.IKE, mist'like. a. Like a mist. -
MISTOLD, mis-told'. Part. pass. of Mistell.
M}5TOGK, mis-tóók'. Part. pass. of Mistake.
MISTRESS, mistris. s. A woman who governs,
correlative to subject or to servant; a title of
commoni respect; a woman skilled in any thing;
a woman teacher; a woman beloved and court-
ed; a term of contemptuous address; a whore,
a concubine.
[G’. The same haste and necessity of despatch,
which has corrupted JMaster into JMister, has,
when it is a title of civility only, contracted
JMistress into Missis.-Thus, Mrs. Montague,
Mrs. Carter, &c. are pronounced Missis Mon-
tague, Missis Carter, &c. To pronounce the
word as it is written, would, in these cases, ap-
pear quaint and pedantick.
MISTRUST, mis-trăst'. s. Diffidence, suspicion,
want of confidence.
To MISTRUST, mis-träst'. v. a. To suspect, to
doubt, to regard with diffidence,
Diffident,
MISTRUSTFUL, mistråst'föl.
doubting.
M{STRUSTFULNESS, mis-fi ist'ſtil-nés. s. Dif.
fidence, doubt. f
MISTRUSTFULLY, mis-träst'fill-le. ad. With
suspicion, with inistrust. -
MISTRUSTLESS, mis-tråst'lés. a. Confident,
unsuspecting, -
MISTY, mistè. a. Clouded, overspread with
mists ; obscure. '
To MISUNDERSTAND, mis-àn-dār-ständ'. v. a.
To misconceive. -
MISUNDERSTANDING, mis-àn-dār-ständing.
S. Difference, disagreement; misconception.
MISUSAGE, mis-à'zidje. s. 90. Abuse, ill use:
bad treatment.
To MISUSE, mis-ize', v. a. 437.
improperly, to abuse. . -
MiSUSE, mis-tise'. s. 437. Bad use.
To MISWEEN, mis-wéèn'. v. n. To misjudge,
to distruſt. Oſsolete.
MISY, mi’sé. s. A kind of mineral much resem-
bling the golden marcasite.
MITE, mite. s. A small insect found in cheese or
corn, a weevil; the twentieth part of a grain;
any, thing proverbially small ; a small particle
MiłTELLA, mē-tél'lá. s. 129. A plant.
MITH RIDATE, mith'rè-dAts Mithridate was
formerly, before medici was simplified, one
{
a.
To treat or use
päisive form; and yet Pope says,
of the capital medicines of the shops, consist-


jug of a great number of ingredients, and has
its name from its inventor, Mithridates king of
Pontus.
MITIGANT, mit’tè-gānt, a. Lenient, lenitive.
To MITIGATE, mit’tè-gāte. v. a. 91. To soften ;
to alleviate ; to mollify , to cool, to moderate.
MITIGATION, mit-tê-gå'shônes. Abatement of
any thing penal, harsh, or painful. -
MITRE, mitër. s.416. A kind of episcopal crown.
MITRED, mitër'd. a. 359. Adorned with a
mitre. - -
MITTENS, mittínz. s.99. Coarse gloves for the
winter; gloves that cover the arm without co-
vering the fingers.
Miłºś. mít’tè-más. s. A warrant to commit
an offender to prison.
To MIX, miks. v. a. To unite different hodies in-
to one mass, to put various ingredients together,
to mingle.
MIXTION, miks’tshön. s. 464, Mixture, conſu-
sion of one body with another. -
MIXTLY, mikst'lé. ad. With coalition of
different parts into one.
MIXTURE, miks'tshūre. s. 461. The act of mix-
ing, the state of being mixed ; a mass formed
by mingled ingredients ; that which is added
and mixed. * - -
MIZMAZE, miz'māze. s. A labyrinth.
MIZZEN, miz'z'm. s. 103. The mizzen is
in the stern of a ship. . . .
MNEMONICKS, né-món'niks. s.
memory.—See PNEUMATIck. . .
{{G" Mr. Sheridan is the only lexicographer who
gives the sounds of the letters, that has inserted
this word, except Mr. Barclay. The former
spells the word mne-mon-iks, and leaves us to
pronounce the first syllabie as we can ; while
the latter leaves out the m, and spells the word
memonicks ; which, in my opinion, is the way it
ought to be pronounced. -
MO, mē. a. More in number. See ENow.
To MOAN, mēne. v. a. 295. To lament, to de-
plore. - -
To MOAN, même. v. m. To grieve, to make
lamentation.
MOAN, même. s. Audible sorrow. -
MOAT, mête. s. 295. A canal of water round a
house for defence. - -
To MOAT, mēte. v. a.
by way of defence. -
MOB, mób. s. The crowd, a tumultuous rout ; a
kind of female head-dress. vº ,
a mast
The art of
To surround with canals
(ſ; Toller tells us, that in the latter end pf the
reign of King Charles II, the rabble that
attended the Earl of Shaftesbury's partisatis
was first called mobile vulgus, and afterwards by
contraction the mob ; and ever since the word
has become proper English. To which we may
add, that in Mr. Addison's time this word was
not adopted; for he says, (Spectator, No. 135,)
“I dare not answer that mob, rep, pos, incog, and
“ the like,” will not in time be iodked upon as
a part of our tongue, -
To MOB, unéb. v. a. To harass, to overbear by
tumult. -
MOBBHSH, māb'bīsh. a.
manner of the mob.
To MOBLE, Iné'bl. v. a. To dress grossly or in-
elegantly. Obsolete.
iſ This word now exists as spoken, no where
but ifi the Hamlet of Shakspeare: -
* But who, alas' had seen the mohlea queen tº
This is always pronounced mobb led upon the
stage ; and this reading appears more correct
than mah-led and mob-led wnich some criticks
have substituted ; for Dr. Farmer tells us, he
has met with this word in Shirley's Gentleman of
Wenice :
“The moon does mobble up herself.”
This seems to receive confirmation from the maine
Mean, done after the
women give to a cap, which is little more thani
a piece of linea drawn together with striggs:
343
—no, mēve, nér, nôt; tābe, tab, ball;-&ii;-pbānd;—thin, this.
------- ºr
* Tº
IoD
round the head. The learned Mr. Upton's sup
position, that this word signifies led by the mob
is an anachronism, as the word mob was not in
use in the time of Shakspeare. . . . . .
MOBBY, mêb'bě, s. An American drink made of
potatoes. -
MOBILE, mó-bèël'. s. 112. The populace, the
rout, the mob. • ..
MOBILITY, mē-billè-té. s. Nimbleness, activi-
ty : in cant language, the populace; fickleness,
inconstancy. - *
MOCHO-STONE, mē'kö-stöne. s. Mocho-stones
are nearly related to the agate.
To MOCK, mēk. v. a. To deride, to laugh at;
to ridicule; to mimick in contempt; to defeat,
to elude; to fool, to tantalize, to play on con-
temptuously.
To MOCK, mēk. v. m. To make contemptuous
Społ't. .
Möð; , mäk. s. Act of vontempt, Smeer; imita-
tion, mimickry.
MOCK, mäk. a. Counterfeit, not real. . . . .
MOCKABLE, mēkkā-bi. a. Exposed to derision.
MOCKER, mēkſkär. s. 98. One who mocks, a .
scorner, a scoffer. - *
MOCKERY, mēkkâr-à. s. Derision, sportive
insult; contemptuous merriment; vanity of
attempt ; imitation, counterfeit appearance;
vain show.
MöökiSG-BIRD, mēk'king-bärd. s. An Ameri-
can bird, which imitates the notes of other birds.
MOCKINGLY, mēk'king-lè. ad. In contempt,
with insult. -
MOCKING-STOCK, mēk'king-stók. s. A butt
for merriment. -
MODAL, mē'dál. a. Relating to the form or
mode, not the essence.
MODAj.ITY, mē-dāl'lè-té. s. Accidental differ.
ence, modal accident. . -
MODE, mēde. s. Form, accidental discriminar
tion ; gradation, degree; manner, method ;
fashion, custom. . . .
MODEL, mód'dél s. A representation in mini-
ature of something made or done ; a copy to
be imitated ; a mould, anything which shows
or gives the shape of that which it encloses ;
standard, that by which anything is measured.
To MODEL, mód'dél. v. a. To plan, to shape,
to mould, to form, to delineate.`
MODELLER, mēd'dél-lär. s. 98. Planner, scher
mer, contriver.
MODERATE, mēd'dér-āte. a. 91. Temperate,
not excessive; not hot of temper; not luxurious,
not expensive; not extreme in opinion, not samy
guine in a tenet; placed between extremes,
holding the mean; of the middle rate.
To MODERATE, mēd'dér-āte. v. a. 91. To re-
gulate, to restrain, to pacify, to repress; to
make temperate
MODER ATELY, mēd'dér-āt-lè. ad. Temper-
ately, mildly ; in a middle degree. -
MODERATENESS, mēd'dér-āt-nēs. s. State of
being moderate, temperateness. •.
MößRATION," meadérºshān. s. Forbear.
ance of extremity, the centrary temper to par-
ty violence; calmness of mind, equanimitv
frugality in expense. +
MODERATOR, mód-dér-à têr. s. 421. The per-
son or thing that calms or restrains ; one who
presides in a disputation : restrain the con-
tending parties from indecency, and confine
them to the question. -
MODERN, mēd'dàrn. a. 98 Late, recent, not
ancient, not antique: in Saakspeare, vulgar,
mean, common.
MODERNS, mēd'dàrnz. s. Those who have
lived lately, opposed to the ancients.
MODERNISM, mēd'dërm-mizra. s. Deviation
from the ancient and classical manner.
To MODERNIZF, mēd'dármºnize. v. a. To
adapt ancient compositions to modern persors
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Trº-Fate, far, fall, tat-me, méti-pine, pin;--
MQDERNNESS, mēd'dàrn-nēs. s. Novelty.
MODEST, mēd'dist: a 99. Not presumptuous;
not forward; not loose, not unchaste.
MODESTLY, mód'dist-lè., ad. Not arrogant-
# ; not impudently; not loosely; with modera-
Oſ].
MODESTY, mēd'dis-té. s. 99. Moderation, de-
cency ; chastity, purity of manners.
MODESTY-PIECE, mēd'dis-tê-pees. s. A nar-
row lace which runs along the upper part of
women's stays before. '
MODICUM, mēd'dè-kåm. s. Small portion, pit-
tance. * …
MODIFIABLE, mēd'dè-fl-ā-bl. a. 183. That
Rºay be diversified by accidental differences.
MODIFICABLE, nº-diffè-kā-bl. a. Diversifia-
ble by various modes.
Möß ICATION, mēd-dè-fé-kä'shān. . s. The
act of ..". any thing, or giving it new ac-
cidental differences.
To MODIFY, mēd'dè-fi. v. a. 183. To change
Měj #. or accidents of any thing, to shape.
MODIL. ON, 31, * il-
MODILLON, ; inö-dilyöm. & s. 113. Modil
lons, in architecture, are little brackets which
are often set under the Corinthian and Compo-
site orders, and serve to support the projecture
of the larmier or drip.
MODISH, mo'dish. a. Fashionable, formed ac-
cording to the reigning custom.
#ODISH: Y, mê'dish-lé. ad. Fashionably.
MODISHNESS, mó'dish-més. s. Affectation of
the fashion.
'i o MOLULATE, méd'à-lāte, or mèdjè-lāte. v.
a. 293, 294, 376. To form sound to a certain
key, or to certain notes.
MODULATION, mód-dû-lä'shān, or mêd-jū-lā'-
shām. s. The act of forming any thing to cer-
tain proportion ; sound modulated, agreeable ||
- harmony.
MODULATOR, mēd'à-lä-tär, or mèdjè-là-tár. s.
521. He who forms sounds to a certain key, a
tuner.
MODULE, mēd'àle, or mèdjède. s. An empty
representation, a model. -
MODUS, mê'dás. s. Something paid as a com-
pensation for tithes, on the supposition of being
a moderate equivalent.
MOE, mó. a-See ENow. More, a greater num-
ber. Obsolete. - -
MOHAIR, mê'hāre. s. Thread or stuff made of
Camel's or other hair.
MOHOCK, mē'hôck. s. The name of an Indian
nation of America, given to ruffians who were
imagined to infest the streets of London in
Queen Anne's reign.
MOIDORE, jº. s. A Portugal coin, rated
at one pound seven shillings, sterling.
MOIETY, mēē-è-tê'. s. 299. Half, one
equal parts. .
To MOIL, méil. v. a. 299. To daub with dirt ;
to weary. Scarcely used, except in the phrase
“To toil and moil.” , -
To MOIL, méil. v. n. To toil, to drudge.
MOIST, mêist. a. 299. Wet, wet in a small de-
- gree.damp; juicy; succulent, -
ſo MGISTEN, māī’s'n. v. a. 472. To make damp,
to make wet to a small degree, to damp.
MQISTENER, māī's'm-àr. Ts. The person or
- §§§ moistems.
MOISTNESS, méist'nés. s.
in a small degree. -
MOISTURE. mièis'tshºre. s. 461. Small quantity
of water or liquid. - -
MQLE, mole. s. A mole is a formless concre-
tion of extravasated blood, which grows into a
kind of flesh in the uterus; a false conception ;
a natural spot or discolouration of the body } a
mound; a dyke; a little beast that works under
ground. -
rºast, möle'käst. s. Hillock cast up by
{10té. -
of two
Dampness, wetness
MIOLTEN, mēl't'r. Part. pass. from Melt. 103.
MOLECATCHER, mēle'kátsh-ár. s. One whose
employment is to catch moles.
MOLEHILL, mºle'hfl. s. 406, Hillock throw.
..., up by the mole working under ground.
To MQLEST, mē-lèst'. v. a To disturb, to
trouble, to vex. - :
MOLESTATION, Iné-lès-tà'shān. s.
bance ... uneasiness caused by vexation.
MOLESTER, mē-lèst'âr. s. 98. One who disturbs
MOLETRACK, mēle'tråk. s. Course of the mole
under ground. r
MößWARE, möle'wärp. s. A mole. Not used.
MQLLIENT, mēlyánt., a.º. 113. Softening.
MOLLIF ABLE, mēl’lè-fl-ā-bl. q. That may be
softened. . . º
MOLLIFICATION, mêl-lè-fé-kä'shôn. s. The
act of mollifying or softening; pacification,
mitigation. - --
MOLLIFIER, mêl'lè-fl-àr. s. 183. That which
softens, that which appeases; he that pacifies.
or mitigates.
To MOLLIFY, mêi'lè-fl. v. a. To soften ; to
assuage; to appease ; to qualify, to lessen any
thing harsh, or burdensome.
Distur
§§§. S. -
M10 SES, S mê-lós'siz. -
MOLASSES, } mó-lås'síz, S. 99. A sweet
strup obtained from the sugar came, treacle.
[[5 The second spelling and pronunciation of
this word is preferable to the first ; and as it is
derived from the Italian mellazzo, perhaps the
most correct spelling and pronunciation would
be mellasses,
MOME, mēme. s. A dull, stupid blockhead; a
stock, a post. Obsolete. -
MOMENT, mē'mént. s. Consequence, import.
ance, weight, value ; force, impulsive weight;
an indivisible particle of time.
MOMENTALLY, mù'mén-täl-ć. ad. For a mo-
ment.
MOMENTANEOUS, mē-mên-tà'mē-ăs. a. Last-
ing but a moment.
MOMENTARY, mù'mén-tá-rè. a. 512. Lasting
for a moment, done in a moment.
MOMENTOUS, mē-mén'tàs. a.
weighty, of consequence.
MOMMERY, mām"mör-É. s. 165, 557. An en-
tertainment in which maskers play frolicks.
MONACHAL, món'nā-kāl, a. *... relar
ting to monks or conventual orders.
MONACHISM, mên'nā-kāzm. s. The state of
monks, the monastick life. -
The wild garlick.
Inſportant,
\{3}}, { ..."'" ; s. An indivisible
thing. - -
[[; Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Nares are the only or-
thèepists who determine the quantity, of the
first vowel in this word; which they do by
making it short. The only reason that can be
given is the omicron in the Greek Azovacº; and
what a miserable reason is this when in our
pronunciation of the Greek word we make it
long –See Principies, No. 543, 544, &c.
MONARCH, mēn’märk. s. A governour invested
with absolute authority, a king; one superiour
to the rest of the same kind; president. .
MONARCHAL, mē-nár'kāi. a. 353. Suiting a
monarch, regal, princely, imperial.
MONARCHICAL, mē-nār'kè-kál. a. Wested in a
single ruler.
To MONARCHISE, mēn’már-kize. v. m. To play
the king.
MONARCHY, món már-kè. s. The government
of a single person, kingdom; empire. . . .
MONASTERY, mêm'nā-stré, or mên'näs-tér-rè. A
House of religious retirement, convent.
MON jić. mö-nās’té-kál. ? a
M0NASTICK, mē-nās’tik. 509. 5 *
ligiously recluse. A.
MONASTICALLY, mē-nāsité-kāl-lè. ad Re
He
clusely, in the manner of a monk,
MON
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MON {}
—mö, móve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, túb, bill;—öil;-pôānd;—thin, This.
MONDAY, mán'dè. s. 223. The sacond day of
... the week.
MONEY, mán'né. s. 165. Metal coined for the
purposes of commerce;
810:NEYBAG, männé-hăg. s. A large purse.
MONEYCHANGER, mán'nè-tshānjôr. s.
broker in money.
MONEYED, mán'nid. a. 233. Rich in money:
often used in opposition to those who are pos-
sessed of lands.
MONEYLESS, mān'né-lès. a. Wanting money,
el, nyless.
MONEYMATTER, mán'nè-māt-túr. s.
of debtor and creditor,
MONEYSCRIVENER, mán'né-skriv-nār. s. One
who raises money for others.
MONEYWORT, mán'riè-wärt. s. A plant.
MONEYSWORTH, mán'néz-wärth. s. Some.
thing valuable.
MONGER, mång'gár. s. 381. A dealer, a seller,
as, a Fishmonger.
MONGREL, mäng'gril. a. 99.
breed.
To MONISH, mēn'nish. v. a. To admonish.
MONISHER, mên'nish-ár. 93. An admo-
misher, a monitor.
MONITION, mē-nish'ên. s.
instruction, document.
MONITOR, món'nè-tár. s. 166. One who warms
of faults, or informs of duty; one who gives
useful hints. It is used of an upper scholar in
a school commissioned by the master to look to
the boys.
MONITORY, mán'nè-tär-à. a. 512. Conveying
useful instruction, giving admonition.
[[F For the last o, see Dom ESTICK.
MONITORY, món'nè-tār-e. s.
warning.
MONK, mänk. s. 165. One of a religious com-
munity bound by vows to certain observances.
MONKEY, mänk'kè. s. 165. An ape, a baboon,
an animal bearing some resemblance of man;
a word of contempt, or slight kindness.
MONKERY, mänk'kār-e. s. 557. The monas-
tick life.
MONKHOOD, mänk'hād. s. The character of a
monk.
MONKISH, mēnk'kish. a. Monastick, pertain-
ing to monks.
MONK’S-HOOD, mänks'hād. s. A plant.
MONK’S-RHUBARB, mänks-röö'bárb.
species of dock.
MONOCHORD, mēºn’mö-körd. S
of one string,
MONOCUTAR, mē-nók'kº-lär.
MONOCULOUS, mē-nókkü-lús.
MONODY, mēn'nó-dé. s. A poem sung by one
person, not in dialogue.
MONOGAMIST, mē-nēg'gā-m?st. s.
disallows second nuarriages.
MONOGAMY, mē-mög'gä-mè. s. 518. Marriage
of one wife.
MONOGRAM, mēn'nó-gräm. s. A cypher, a
character compounded of several letters.
MONOLOGUE, mēn’nó-lög. s. 338. A scene in
which a person of the drama speaks by himself;
a soliloquy.
[[; Why Mr. Sheridan should pronounce Dia-
Rogue with the last syllable like log, Prologue
with the same syllable like lug, and Monologue
j with vogue, I cannot conceive. The
final syllable of all words of this termination,
when unaccented, are, in my opinion, uniformly
like that in Dialogue. Mr. Scott has narked it
in the same manner as I have done; Mr. Bar-
clay has followed Mr. Sheridan.
MONOME, mán'nème, s. n algebra, a quantity
that has but one denom.i.ation or name.
MONOMACHY, inó-möm'ā-ké. s. A duel ; a
single combat.
§ Nothing can more show the uncertainty of
A
Account
Of a mixed
º
S.
Information, hint,
Admonition,
s. A
An instrument
: s One eyed.
One who
words, than the accentuation of this, and those
of a similar form. The only words of this termi-
nation we have in Johnson's Dictionary, are Lo-
omachy, Monomachy, Sciogomachy, and Theomach
The two first of which he accents on the first sy
lable, and the two last on the second. Mr. She-
ridan has but two of them, Logomachy and Scio-.
machy; the first of which he accents on the first
syllable, and the last on the second. Mr. Scot-
has none of them. Dr. Ash has them all, and ac-
cents Legomachy, JMonomachy and Theomechy, on
the first syllable ; and Sciomachy, on the second
Bailey accents Mortomachy and Scionochy on the
first syllable, and Logomachy and Theomachy on
the third. W. Johnston has only Logomachy
which he accents on the second syllable. Mr.
Perry has only Theomachy, which he accents on
the second likewise. Entick has them all, and
accents them on the first ; and Dr. Kenrick ac-
cents them all on the second syllable.
This confusion among our orthoepists plainly
shows the little attention which is paid to ana-
logy; for this would have informed them, that
these words are under the same predicament as
those ending in graphy, logy, &c. and therefore
ought all to have the penultimate accent. Ait
obscure idea of this induced them to accent
Some of these words one way, and some an-
other : but nothing can be more evident than
the necessity rf accenting all of them uniformly
on the same syllable. See Principles, No. 513,
518, &c.
As to Dr. Johnson’s observation, which is repeat-
ed by Mr. Kenrick and Mr. Nares that Scioma
chy ought to be written Skiamochy, i have only
to observe at present, that writing a instead of
o is more agreeable to etymology ; but chang
ing c into k, either in writing or pronouncing,
is an irregularity of the most permicious kind,
as it has a tendency to overturn the most set-
tled rules of the language.—See Sceptic E, and
Principles, No. 350.
MONOPETALOUS, mēn-nó-pêt’tāl-lès. a. It is
used for such flowers as are formed out of one
leaf, howsoever they may be seemingly cut into
small ones.
MONOPOLIST, mē-nóp'pë-list. s. One who by
engrossing or patent obtains the sole power or
privilege of vending any commodity.
To MONOPOLIZE, mó-nóp'pë-lize. v. a. To
have the sole power or privilege of vending any
cormºmodity.
MONOPTOTE, mên'nóp-töte, or mó-nóp'töte. 3
Is a noun used only in some one oblique case.
[[P The second pronunciation, which is Dr.
Johnson's, Dr. Ash's, Mr. Barclay's, and
Entick's, is the inost usual ; but the first,
which is Mr. Sheridan's, is more agreeable to
analogy; for the word is derived from monop.
tàion, which we pronounce with two accents,
one on the first, and another on the third : and
when we shorten the word by anglicising it. We
generally place the accent on the syllable we
accented in the original.—See HETEROCLITE
MONOSTICH, mē-nós'tik. s. 509. A composi-
tion of one verse.
MONOSTROPHEC, mêm-à-ströf'ik. a. Written
in unvaried metre. Mason.
MONOSYLLABICAL, mēn-nó-sil-lāb'é-kál.
Consisting of mouosyllables.
MONOSY LLABELE, männö-sil-lā-bl. s. A word
of only one syllable.
3t
MONOTONICAL, mān-Ö-tên'ê-kál. a. Spoken
with monoton v. ºftson.
MONOTONOUS, mē-nót'ö-nās. a. Having a
sameness of sound.
MONOTONY, mó-nót’tó-nē. s. 518. Uniformity
of sound, want of variety in cadeuce. -
MONSO)N, mēn-sóöm'. s. Monsoons are shift
ing trade winds in the East Indian ocean, which
blow periodically.
... • {}*
our orthofpists in the prºciation of ºnusual
3.
Mi()NSTER, mán'stºr,


MOO
§
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MOR
the common order of nature; something hor
rible for deformity, wickedness, or mischief.
To, MONSTER, mon'stör. v. a. To put out of
the cºmmon order of things. Not used.
MONSTROSITY, món-strºs'sè-té. s. The state
ºf being monstrous, or out of the common or
der of the universe.
MONSTRQUS, mēn'strås. a. Deviating from
the stated order of nature; strange, wonderful;
irregular, enormous, shocking, hateful.
MONSTRóUS, monstrås. a. Exceedingly,
vºry much.
MONSTROUSLY, mēn'strås-lè. ad. In a man-
ner out of the common order of nature, shock-
ir:gly, terribly, horribly; to a great or enor-
mous degree.
MONSTROUSNESS, mán'strås-nēs. s. Enor-
mity, irregular nature or behaviour.
MONTH, mánth. s. 165. One of the twelve prin-
cipal divisions of the year; the space of four
weeks.
MONTH'S MIND, mánth's-mind'. s.
desire.
MONTHLY, mánth'lè. a. Continuing a month;
performed in a month ; Rappening every month.
MONTHLY, mánthºlē. ad. Önce in a month.
MONUMENT, mēn'n'-mént. s. 179. Any thing
by which the memory of persons or things is
preserved, a memorial; a tomb, a cenotaph.
iſs' There are no words in which inaccurate
Speakers are more apt to err, than where it is
not under the accent. Thus we frequently
hear, from speakers not of the lowest class, th;
word promēunced as if written monement.
MONUMENTAL, mán-nº-mén'tál. a. Memo-
rial, preserving memory; raised in honour of
the dead, belonging to a tomb.
M00D, méðd. s. 10,306. The form of an argu-
ment; style of musick : the change the verb
timetergoes, to signify various intentions of the
mind, is called Mood; temper of mind, state of
mind as affected by any passion, disposition.
AIOODY, móó dé. a. Out of humour.
MOON, máán. s. 306. The changing luminary
ºf the night; a month ; the satellite of a planet.
wº-BEAM, móón'bème. s. Rays of lunar
ight,
MiOON-CALF, mēón kāf. s. A monster, a false
conception ; a dolt, a stupid fellow.
A400N-EYED, mēon'ide. 'a. Having eyes af.
fected by the revolutions of the moom; dim-
eyed, purblind.
Yiq9NFERN, món'ſéro. s. A plant.
MOONFISH, méón'ſ ish. s. Moonfish is so call-
ed, because the tail firi is shaped fike a half
! ſi O Oll. .
MOONLESS, raóðn'lés. a.
the moon.
MOONLIGHT, mēón'tite. s. The light afforded
iny the moon.
A100NLIGHT, inéðn'ilte. a. illumined by the
iłł OO!?.
MOONSHINE, omóón'shine. s. The lustre of the
iſłł) 01). -
M90NSHINE, inóón'shine,
MOONSHINY, móón'shi-nē,
by the moon,
MOONSTRUCK, mēēn'stråk. a. Lunatick, af.
tected by the moon.
MOONWORT, m3&n'wärt. s.
homesty
MOONY, mēēn’mé. a. i.unated, having a cre-
...scent for the standard resembling the moon.
MOGR, mºčr. s 311. A marsh, a fen, a bog, a
tract of low and watery ground; a negro, a
black-a moor. -
To . MOOR, Inéðr v. a. 341. To fasten by an-
chors or otherwise.
To MOOR, méðr, v. n. To be fixed, to be sta-
tioned. tº
MQQRCCCR, raóðr'köh. s.
Longing
Not enlightened by
; a. tiluminated
Station-flower,
The triałe of the
MOORHEN, móðr'hén. s. A fowl that ſeeds in
the fems, without web feet. º
MOORISH, móórish, a. Fenny, marshy, watery.
MOORLAND, móðr'1ánd. S. Marsh, fen, watery
ground.
MöößroxE. móðr'stème. s. A species of gra-
mite. -
MQQRY, mēēr'ê. a. 306, 311. Marshy, femmy.
MOCSF, móðse, s. 306. A large American deer
To MOO'B', méðt. v. a. 306. To plead a mock
cause, to state a point of law by way of exer-
cise, as was commonly done in the inns of
Cºurt at gºº. times.
MOOT CASE or POINT, mēētkäse. s. A point
or case unsettled and disputable.
MQQTED, méât'éd. a. Plucked up by the root.
MOOTER, Inéðt’túr. s. 98. A disputer of moot
points.
MGP, mēp. s. Pieces of cloth, or locks of wool,
fixed to a long handie, with which maids clean
the floors; a wry mouth made in contempt.
JVof used in the latter sense.
To MOP, mēp. v. a. To rub with a mop.
To MOP, mép. v. n. To make wry mouths in
contempt. Gbsolete.
To MOPE, mēpe. v. m. To be stupid, to drowse,
to be in a constant day-dream.
To MOPE, mópe. v. a To make spiritless, to
deprive of natural powers.
MOPE-EYED, mope'ide. a. 271. Blind of one
Möß dim .
PET, mēp'pit. º
MOPSE.Y., º s. 99, 270. A puppet
made of rags as a mop ; a fondling name for a
fr!.
Mēţiis, mö'pës. s. A drome, a dreamer.
MGRAL, mēr'rál. a. 88, 168. Relating to the
practice of men towards each other, as it may
be virtuous or criminal, good or bad : reason-
ing or instructing with regard to vice and vir-
tue; popular, such as is known in the generał
business of life.
MiðRAL, mēr'rál. s. Morality, practice or doc-
trime of the duties of life ; the doctrine incul-
cated by a fiction, the accommodation of a
fable to form the moraſs.
To MORAL, mār'rál. v. a. To moralize, to make
moral reflections, JWet used,
MORALIST, inóy'rál-list. s.
the duties of life.
MORALITY, mē-rállè-te s. The doctrine of the
duties of life, ethicks; the form of an action
which makes it the subject of reward or punish-
Iſnerat.
To MORALIZE, már'ráJ-1ze. v. a. To apply to
moral purposes ; to explain in a moral sense.
To MOfALIZE, mēr'râl-ize, v. n. To speak Gr
write on moral subjects. 9
3.
MORALIZER, mēr'râl-i-zár. s.
moralizes. -
MORALLY, mēr'rál-é. ad. In the ethical sense,
according to the rules of virtue ; popularly, ac-
cording to common occurrences or judgment.
MORALS, mēr'rälz. s. The practice of the dii-
ties of iife, behaviour with respect to others.
MQRA$$, mē-rås'. s. Fen, bog, moor.
MORBID, mēr'bid. a. Diseased, in a state cow-
trary to health, *
MORBſ1)NESS, mēr'bīd-nēs. s. State of being
diseased. .
MQRBIFICAL, mºr-biffè-kál. A
MQRBIFICKmör-blf'fik 509. §
diseases.
MORBOSE, mêr-böse'. a. 427. Proceeding fron
disease, not healthy.
MQRBQSITY, mór-bóssé-té. s. Diseased state
MORDACIOUS, inör-dà'shôs. a. Biting, apt to
bite.
MQRDACITY, mêr-dás'sè-té. s. Biting quality.
MORDICANT, mēr'dè-känt. a, Biting, acrid
MORDICATION, mēr-dò-kā'ahān, a The act ºf
&oi, adhºg or biting
One who teaches
He who
a. Causing


MORE, mēre. a. In greater number, in greater
uantity, in greater degree; greater.
Möß. möre. ad. a greater degree; the
particle that forms the comparati e degree, as,
more happy; again, a second time, as, once
more; no more, have dome; no more, no longer
existing.
MORE, mēre. s. ... A great quantity, a greater
degree; greater thing, other thing.
MOREL, mē-ré!'... s. A plant; a kind of cherry.
MORELAND, more'länd. s. A mountainous or
hilly country.
MOREOVER, mºre-6'vár. ad. Beyond what has
been mentioned.
MORIGEROUS, mē-ridjér-às. a. Obedient, ob-
Sequious.
MORION, mó'rè-án. s. 166.
for the head, a casque.
MORISCO, mē-ris'kö. s.
or moorish dance.
MORN, mērn. s. The first part of the day, the
morning. -
MORNING, mēr'ning. s. The first part of the
day, from the first appearance of light to the
end of the first fourth part of the sun's daily
COurSe.
MORNING-GOWN, mēr-ning-gēśn'. s. A loose
§§ worn before one is formally dressed.
MORNING-STAR, mēr-ning-stár'. s. The pla-
Het Venus, when she shines in the morning.
MOROSE, mē-rèse'. a. 427. Sour of temper,
peevish, sullen.
MORQSELY mé-röselë, ad. Sourly, peevishly.
MOROSENESS, thºsenés. s. Sourness, pee-
vishness. * -
MOROSITY, mē-rós'sè-té. s. Moroseness, sour-
ness, peevishness.
MORPHEW, mēr'fö. s. A scurf on the face.
MORRIS-DANCE, mēr'ris-dànse. s. A dance in
which bells are gingled, or staves or swords
clashed, which was learned from the Moors.
Nine men's Morris, a kind of play, with mine
holes in the ground.
MORRIS-DANCER, mår'ris-dàn-sår. s. One
who dances the Moorish dance.
MORROW, mēr'rö. s. 327. The day after the
present day; to-morrow, on the day after this
current day. . " -
MORSE, mērse. s. A sea horse.
MORSEL, mēr'sil. s. 99. A piece fit for the
mouth, a mouthful; a small quantity.
MORSURE, mēr'shūre. s. 452. The act of biting.
MORT, märt. s. A tune sounded at the death
of the game. -
MORTAL, mēr'tál. a. 88. Subject to death,
doomed sometime to die; deadly, destructive,
procuring death ; human, belonging to man;
extreme, violent: in this sense a low expres.
SIOil.
MORTAL, mēr'tál. s. . Man, human being.
MORTALITY, mêr-táliè-té. s. Subjection to
death, state of being subject to death ; death;
power of destruction; frequency of death; hu-
man nature.
MORTALLY, mēr’tāl-ć. ad. Irrecoverably, to
death, extremely, to extremity.
MORTAR, mēr'túr. s. 88, 418. A strong vessel
in which materials are broken by being pound-
ed with a pestle ; a short wide cannon, out of
which bombs are thrown.
MORTAR, mēr’tài. s. Cement made of lime and
sand with water, and used to join stones or
bricks.
MORTGAGE, mēr'gºdje. s. 90, 472. A dead
pledge, a thing put into the hands of a credi-
tor; the state of being pledged
To MORTGAGE, mēr'gådje. v. a Te pledge, to
put to pledge.
He that takes
MORTGAGEE, mêr-gā-jèë'. s.
or receives a "...;
MORTGAGER, mēr'gå får. s. 98. He that gives
*Pºortgage.
A helmet, armour
A dancer of the morris
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—nó, mêve, nôr, nét;—tºbe, tàb, būll;-öil ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
MOT
MORTIFEROUS, mêr-tíf'ſér-ás. a. Fatal, dead-
ly, destructive, -
MORTIFICATION, mēr-tê-fè-kå'shôn. s. The
state of corruptiº, or losing the vital qualities,
gangreme ; the act of subduing the body by
hardships and macerations; humiliation, sub.
jection of the passions; vexation, trouble.
To MORTIFY, mēr'té-Él. v. a. To destroy vital
ualities; to destroy active powers, or essen-
tial qualities; to subdue inordinate passions :
to mac rate or harass the body to compliance
with the mind; to humble, to depress, to vex.
To MORTIFY, mēr'té-fl. v. n. To gaugrene, to
corrupt; to be subdued, to die away. -
MORTFSE, mēr'tís. s.420, 441. A hole cut into
wood that another piece may be put into it.--
See ADVERTISEMENT.
To MORTISE, mēr’tis. v. a. To cut with a mor
tise, to join with a mortise.
MORTMAIN Inêrt'mâne. s. Such a state of pos.
session as makes it unalienable.
MORTUARY, mór'tshū-ār-ré. s. A gift left by a
man at his death to his parish church, for the
recompense of his personal tythes and offerings
not duly paid. -
MOSAICK, mē-zá'ík. a. 509. An imitation of
painting composed of precious stones or glass
joined and cemented together. , Artist's Manual.
MOSCHETO, más-ké'tö. s. A kind of gnat ex-
ceedingly troublesome in some part of the
West Indies and America.
MOSQUE, mäsk. s. A Mah9metan temple,
MOSS, mēs. s. A plant. -
To MOSS, mēs. v. a. To cover with moss.
MOSSINESS, mēs'sè-més. s. The state of being
covered or overgrown with moss.
MOSSY, más'sé. a. Over grown with moss.
MOST, most. a. The superlative of More. Con
sisting of the greatest number, consisting of the
greatest quantity,
MOST, móst. ad. The particle noting the super-
lative degree ; as, the most incentive, in the
reatest degree.
Mää. möst. s. The greatest number; the
greatest value; the greatest degree ; the great-
est quantity.
MOSTICK, mēs’til... s. A painter's staff.
MOSTLY, měst'lè. ad. For the greatest part.
MOSTWHAT', most'hwöt. s. For the most part
JNot used. 2’
MOTATION, mē-tä'shān, s. Act of moving.
MOTE, móte. s. A small particle of matter, any
thing proverbially little.
MOTE, mête. For Might. Obsoleſe.
MOTH, mēth. s. 467. A smail winged insect that
eats cloths and hangings.
MOTHER, māTH'âr. s. 165, 469. A woman that
has borne a child, correlative to son or daugh-
ter; that which has produced any thing ; that
which has preceded in time, as, a Mother
church to chapels ; hysterical passion ; a fami-
liar term of address to an oid woman Mother-
in-law; a husband's or wife's mother: a thick
substance concreting in liquors, the lees or scum
concreted.
MöTHER, mātū’ār, a 165. Had at a birth, na
tive. -
To MOTHER, māTH'âr v. m. To gather con-
Cretion. d
MOTHER-OF-PEARL, māThºr-āv-përi. s. A
kind of coarse pearl, the shell in which pearls
are generated.
MOTHERHOOD, māTH'ār-hăd. s. The effice,
state, or character of a mother.
MOTHERLESS, māTHºàr-lém. a. Destitute of a
mother. ©
MOTHERLY, māTH'ār-lè a. Belonging to a
mother, suitable to a mother.
MOTHERWORT, māTH'âr-wärt. s. A plant. . . .
MOTHERY, māthār-e.a. 557. Concreted, full
of concretions, dreggy, feeulent, used of li-
quors,

MOU
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MoU
Ef 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—plne, pin;-
MQTHMULLEIN, mēth-müllín. s. A plant. .
MOTHWORT, mēth'wirt. s. An herb.
MOTHY, mēth'é. a. Full of moths.
MOTION, mē'shān. s. The actof changing place;
manner of moving the body; port, gait; change
of posture ; action, tendency of the mind,
thought, proposal made ; impulse communica-
ted.
MOTIONLESS, mē'shān-lés. a. Wanting motion,
being without motion.
MOTIVE, mê'tív. a. 157. Causing motion, hav-
ing movement; having the power to move; hav-
§ Rºº. to change place.
MOTIVE, mó'tív. s. That which deterroines the
choice, that which incites to action.
MQTLſ. Y, mēt'lé. a. Mingled of various colours.
MOTOR, mó'tör. s. 166. A mover.
MOTORY, mētār-rè. a. 512. Giving motion.
[ For the last o, see Domtestick.
MOTTO; mét’tó. s. A sentence added to a de-
vice, or prefixed to any thing written.
To MOVE, mēöv. v. a. 164. To put out of one
place into another, to put in motion ; to give an
impulse to ; to propose, to recommend ; to per-
stiade; to prevail on the mind; to affect, to
touch pathetically, to stir passion; to make an-
gry; to conduct regularly in motion.
To MOVE, móðv. v. n.164. To go from one place
to another; to walk, to bear the body ; to go
forward.
MOVEABLE, máðv'à-bl. a. 405. Capable of be-
ing moved, not fixed, portable ; changing the
time of year.
If It may be observed, that the mute e is pre-
served in this word and its relatives because the
preceding o has not its general sound.—See
Rhyming Dictionary, Orthographical Aphorism 10.
MOWEABLES, móðv'à-blz. s. Goods, furniture,
distinguished from real or immoveable posses-
, Sions.
MOVEABLENESS, m3év'à-bl-nēš. s. Mobility,
ossibility to be moved.
MOVEABLY, móðv'à-blé. ad. So as it may be
moved. -
MOVELESS, móðv'lés. a. Unmoved, not to be
put out of the place.
MOVEMENT, móðv'mént. s. Manner of mov-
ing ; motion. *\
MQVENT, mºvént. a Moving.
MOVER, móðvár.'s. 98. The person or thing
that gives motion; something that moves; a
proposer.
MOVING, móðving, part. a. Pathetick, touch-
ing, adapted to affect the passions.
MOWINGLY, móðvíng-lè. a. Pathetically, so as
to seize the passions.
MOULD, mêld. s. 318. A kind of concretion on
the top or outside of things kept motionless and
damp; earth, soil, ground in which any thing
grows, matter of which any thing is made; the
matrix in which any thing is cast, in which any
thing receives its form; cast, form.
There is an incorrect pronunciation of this
and similar words, chiefly among the vulgar,
which is sounding the word as if it were writ.
ten mo-oold. This sound is often heard among
incorrect speakers, where there is no diph-
thong, as in cold, bold, sold, &c. pronounced co-
ogld, bo-0old, so-oold, &c. while the true pronun-
ciation of these words has nothing of the u or
90 in it, but is exactly like foal’d sol’d, cajol’d,
&c. the preterits of the verbs to foal, to sole, and
to cajole, &c. For there is no middle sound be-
tween owl and hole; and the words in question
must either rhyme with howl'd or foal'd; but the
last is clearly the true pronunciation.
is word, before Dr. Johnson wrote his Diction-
a yi was frequently written mold, which was
perfectly agreeable to its Saxon derivation,
and was less liable to mispronunciation than
the present º The word has three sig-
, nifications; Mould, concretions occasioned by
**
decay ; from whence to moulder, to waste
away : mould, or earth ; that to which decay
reduces bodies: and a mould, a form to cast
metals in. A diversity of pronunciation has
endeavoured to distinguish the first of these
senses from the rest by sounding it so as tº
rhyme with howl’d ; but these distinctions of
sound under the same spelling ought to be as
much as possible avoided. For the reasons, see
Bow L.
Tº MOULD, mold. v. n. To contract concreted
matter, to gather mould.
To MOULD, mēld. v. a. To cover with mould.
To MOULD, mold. v. a. To form, to shape, to
model; to knead, as, to mould bread.
MOULDABLE, móld'à-bl. a. What may be
moulded.
MOULDER, mêld'âr. s. 98. He who moulds.
To MOULDER, mól'dár. v. n. To be turned to
dust, to perish in dust.
To MOULDER, mēl'dár. v. a. To turn to dust
MOULDINESS, mēl'dè-nēs. s. The state of be-
ing mouldy.
MOULDING, mêld'ing. s.
in wood or stome.
MOUſ, DWARP, mêld warp. s. A mole, a small
animal that throws up the earth.
MOULDY, mól'dé. a. Overgrown with concre.
tions.
To MOULT, mêlt. v. n. 318. To shed or change
the feathers, to lose the feathers.
To MOUNCH, mänsh. v. a. 314. To eat. Obsolele,
MOUND, määnd. s. 313. Any thing raised to
fortify or defend. ,, . .”
MOUNT, méânt. s. 313. A mountain, a hill; an
artificial hill raised in a garden, or other place:
a part of a ſan.
To MOUNT, mēēnt. v. n. To rise on high ; to:
tower, to be built up to great elevation ; to get
on horseback. For Armount ; to attain in va
Ornamental cavities
lue.
To MOUNT, mēēnt. v. a. To raise aloft; to lift
on high ; to ascend, to climb ; to place on
horseback; to embellish with ornaments, as, to
mount a gun, to put the parts of a fan toge.
ther. To mount guard , to do duty and watch:
at any particular post. To mount a cannon; to
set a piece on its wooden frame for the more
easy carriage and management in firing it...
MOUNTAIN, mēśn'tin. s. 208. A large hill, a
vast protuberance of the earth
MOUNTA}N, méân'tin. a. Found on the moun
tains.
MOUNTAINEER, mēēm-tin-mêér'. s. An in-
habitant of the mountains ; a savage, a free-
booter, a rustick.
MOUNTAINOUS, méân'tin-nās, a Hilly, full
of mountains ; large as mountains, huge,
bulky ; inhabiting mountains.
MOUNTAINOUSNESS, méân'tín-nās-nés, s
State of being full of mountains.
MOUNTANT, mään'tānt. a. Rising on high.
MOUNTEBANK, mēēn'té-bänk. s. A doctor
that mounts a bei.sh in the market, and boasts
his infallible remedies and cures; any boastful
and false pretender ; one who performs iow
tricks for the amusement of the vulgar. -
To MOUNTEBANK, mēśn'tè-bänk. v. a. To
cheat by false boasts and pretences.
MOUNTER, méântâr. s. '98. One that mounts.
MOUNTY; móün'té. s. The rise of a hawk.
To MOURN, morne. v. n. 318. To grieve, to be
sorrowful ; to wear the habit of sorrow ; to pre-
serve appearance of grief. -
To MOURN, mērne. v. a. To grieve for, to be
ment, to utter in a sorrowful manner
MOURNE, mórne. s. The round end of a staff;
the part of a lance to which the steel part is
fixed, or where it is taken off.
MOURNER, mērn'âr. s. 98. One that mourns,
j. that grieves; one who follows a funeral in
3.C.K. t v.
r-
MOURNFUL, morn'ſfit. . a. Having the appear-
ance of sorrow ; causing sorrow ; sorrowful,
feeling sorrow, betokening sorrow, expressive
of grief. .
Möft fülly, mörn'ſtil-lè. ad. Sorrowfully,
with sorrow. -
MOURNFULNESS, mērn'ſ l-mês. s. Sorrow,
ief; show of grief, appearance of sorrow.
MOU JNING, morning. s, Lamentation, sor-
row ; the dress of sorrow. -
MOURNINGLY, morning-lè. ad. With the ap-
pearance of sorrowing.
MOUSE, mēēse. s. Plur. Mice. The smallest of
all beasts, a little animal haunting houses and
corn-fields.
To MOUSE, mēēze. v. a. 313, 437. To catch
mice.
MOUSE-HOLE, määse'hôle. s. Small hole.
MOUSER, mēēz'âr. s. 98, 437. One that hunts
Iſlice.
MOUSETAIL, mēēse'tàle. s.
MOUSE-TRAP, mēēse'tráp. s.
in which mice are taken.
MOUTH, mēēth. . s. 467. The aperture in the
head of any animal at which the food is re-
ceived ; the opening, that at which any thing
enters, the entrance ; the instrument of speak-
ing ; a speaker, the principal orator, in bur-
lesque language cry, voice. Distortion of the
mouth; wry face. Down in the mouth ; deject-
ed, cloudy.
To MOUTH, määth. v. n. 467. To speak big,
to speak in a strong and loud voice, to vocife-
An herb.
A snare or gin
rate.
To MOUTH, mēśth. v. a. To utter with a voice
affectedly big ; to chew, to eat ; to seize in the
mouth ; to form by the mouth.
MOUTHED, määt H'd. a. 359. Furnished with
a mouth. -
MOUTH-FRIEND, määth'frénd. s. One who
professes friendship without intending it.
MOUTHFUL, mēśth'föl. s. What the mouth
contains at once ; any provertially small quan-
tity. - - -
MOUTH-HONOUR, määth'én-nār. s. Civility
outwardly expressed without sincerity. .
MOUTHLESS, määth'lés. a. Without a mouth.
MOW, méâ. s. 323. A loft or chamber where any
hay or corn is laid up.
To MOW, mē. v. a. 324. To cut with a scythc;
to cut down with speed and violence.
To MOW, mētā. v. a. To put in a mow.
MOW, mētā. s. 323. Wry mouth, distorted face.
Obsolete.
To MOWBURN, mēš'bárn. v. m. To ſerment
and heat in the mow for wantof being dry
MOWER, mù'ěr. s. 98. One who cuts with a
scythe.
MOXA, mēk'sá. s. 92. An Indian moss, used
in the cure of the gout by burning it on the
part aggrieved.
MOYLE, māji. s. 329. A mule, an animal ge.
nerated between the horse and the ass. JNot used.
MUCH, mātsh. a. 352. Large in quantity, long
in time, many in number.
MUCH, màtsh. ad. 352. In a great degree, by
far ; often or long ; nearly.
MUCH, mātsh. s. A great deal, multitude in
number, abundance in quantity; raore than
enough, a heavy service or burden : any assign-
able quantity or degree; an uncommon thing,
something strange. To make much of; to treat
with regard, to fondle. . .
MUCH AT ÖNE, mâtsh-āt-wan ad. Of equal
value, of equal influence.
MUCHWHAT, mātsh'hwöt. ad. Noarly. Little
used.
MUCID, mù'słd. a. Slimy, musty.
MUCIDNESS, mº'sld-nés.s. Sliminess, mustiness.
MUCILAGE, mù'sè-lädje. s. 90. A slimy or
viscous mass; a body with moisture sufficient
to hold it together.
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MgCILAGINOUS, mæsæ-lädjin-às, a. Shūiy
viscous, soft with some degree of tenacity.º.º.
MUCK. milk, s. Dung for manure of grounds.
any thing low, mean, and filthy. #. run a
muck, signifies, to run madly and attack all
that we meet. ..
To Muck, māk. v. a. To manure with muck,
to dung. - -
MUCKINDER, mäk'in-dàr. s. A handkerchief.
.Not used, except in the Provinces. -
MUCKHILL, mēkhāl; s.406. A dunghill. . . .
MUCKINESS, mäk'kè-nés s. Nastiness; filth.
MUCKLE, mäk'kl. a. 403. Much: Obsolete.
MUCKSWEAT, mäk'swät s. Profuse sweat.
|MUCKWORM, mäk'warm. s. A worm that lives
in dung ; a miser, a curmudgeon.
MUCKY, mäk'kè. a. Nasty, filthy.
MUCOUS, mù'kás. a. 314. Slimy, viscous.
MUCOUSNESS, mù'kås-nés. s. Slime, yiscosity.
MUCULENT, mù'kū-jént. a. Viscous, slimy.
[; The vowel u, in the first syllable of this and
similar words, forms a remarkable exception
to the shortening power of the antepenultimate
and secondary accent; any other vowel but w.
uniess, followed by a diphthong, would have
been short. . This arises from no regard to the
Latin quantity in the word Muculentus, for the
it in Culinary and JMutilate, &c. is long in Eng-
lish, though short in the Latin Culinarius, Mu-
tilo, &c. So that the long w in this and similar
words is an idiom of our own pronunciation
503, 511, 530.
MUCUS, mù'kås. s. The viscous substance dis-
charged at the nose ; any viscous matter.
MUD, mäd. s. The slime at the bottom of still
water; earth well moistened with water.
To MUD, mäd. v. a. To bury in the slime or
mud ; to make turbid, to pollute with dirt.
MUDDILY, mād'dé-lè. ad. Turbidly, with foul-
mixture.
MUDDINESS, mād'dé-nēs. s. Turbidness, foli-
mess caused by mud, dregs, or sediment.
To MUDDLE, mād'dl. v.a. 405. To make tur-
bid, to foul; to make half drunk, to cloud or
stupify. . - - t
MUDDY, mād'dè. a. Turbºd, foul with mud ;
impure, dark; cloudy, dull.
To MUDDY, mād'dè. v. a.
cloud, to disturb.
MUDSUCKER, mād'sčk-kär. s.
MUDWALL, mād'wäl. s.
tºortal". - “.
M("DWALLED, mād'wāi U. a. 339. Having a
• mud wall.
To MUE, mù. v. a. To moult, to change feathers.
MUFF, māf, s
winter.
To MUFFLE, māf'fl. v. a. 405. To cover from
. weather ; to blindfold; to conceal, to in-
VOIV e. .
MUFFLER, mēf'fl-àr. s.
a part of a woman's dress by which the face is
covered.
A sea fowl.
A wall built without
MUFTI, māf'té. s. Thé. high priest of the Ma
hometans. -
\{&#". A cup to drink out of. .
y; }Y, mäg’gé. g ww. *
MUGGISH, #ºn; a. 389 Moist, damp.
[[P It is highly probable that this word is a cor
ruption of Murky, which Johnson and other
writers explaim by dark, cloudy, &c.; but Skin
ner tells us it is used in Lincolnshire to signify
darkness, accompanied by heat; and as this
temperament of the weather is commonly ac-
companied by moisture, the word is generally
used to signify a dark, close, warm, and mois”
state of the air. As this word is not very legi-
timately derived, it is seldom heard among the
learned and polite ; but as it affords us a new
complex idea, and is in much use amoug, the
middle ranks of life, it seems mot unworthy
of being adopted. . . .
To make muddy, to
A soft cºver for the hands in.
A cover for the face ;
MUL
Y--
MUGHOUSE, miāg'hôāse. s.
house of entertainment.
MRUGIENT, mùjë-ént. a. Bellowing.
MULATTO, mù-lāt’tö. s. One begot between a
white and a black. . • *
ML, BERRY, mù'bér-ré. s. A tree, and its fruit.
MULCT, mälkt. s. A fine, a penalty ; a pecuni-
ary Jº; .
To MULCT, mälkt. v. a. To punish with fine or
. . forfeiture.
MULE, mùle. s. An animal generated between
a he-ass and a mare, or between a horse and a
she-ass. *
mū-lét-téér'.
MULETEER,
horse-boy. -
MULIEBRITY, mù-lè-éb'brè-té... s.
hood, the correspondent to virility.
MULISH, mù'lish. a. Having the nature of a
mule, obstinate. -
To MULE, mäll. v. a. To soften, as wine when
burnt or softened; to heat any liquor, and sweet-
- en and spice it. - &
MULLAR, mällär. s. 88. . A stone held in the
hand with which any powder is ground upon a
horizontai stone.
MULLEIN, mällin. s. A plant.
MULLET, mál'ift. s. 99. A sea-fish.
MULLIGRUBS, mällé-gräbz. s. Twisting of the
ts. A low word. -
MULSE, mälse. s. Wine boiled and mingled with
honey.
MULTANGULAR, mält-àng'gū-lär. a. Many-
cornered, having many corners, pclygonal.
MULTANGULARLY, mält-àng'gū-lār-ié.
With many corners.
MULTANGULARNESS, mält-àng'gū-lār-nēs. s.
... State of being polygonal.
MULTICAPSULAR, māl-tê-kāp'shū-lār a. 452.
Divided into many partitions or cells.
MULTIFARIOUS, māl-tê-fä'rè-às. a. Having
§ multiplicity, having different respects.
MULTIFARIOTISLY, māl tº-fa'rè-ás-lè. ad.
With multiplicity.
MULTIFARIOUSNESS, māl-tê-fä'ré-ás-nés. s.
§§ diversity.
MULTIFORM, mälté-förm. a. Having various
#; or appearauces. .
MULTIFORMITY, māl-tê-fôr'mè-té. s. Diversi-
ty of shapes or appearances subsisting in the
same thing. - * - -
Mºral, mål-tê-lāt’tér-ál. a. Having
many sides. + .*
LTILOQUOUS, māl-tillö-kwás. a. 518. Very
talkative. tº
MULTINOMINAL, mål-tê-nóm'mè-nāl. a. Hav-
Ing many names.
MULTIPAROUS, māl tip'pá-rás. a. 518. Bringing
many at-a birth.
MULTIPEDE, mù'tè-péd. s.
many feet.—See MILLEPEDEs. •
MULTIPLE, māl'té-pl. s. 405. A term in arith-
metick, when one number contains another se-
veral times ; as, mime is the multiple of three,
containing it three times.
MULTIPLIABLE, māl'té-pil-ā-bl, a. Capable
of being multiplied. 4. a " .
MULTIPL\ABLºWESS, māl'té-pll-ā-bl-nēs. s.
Capacity of being multiplied.
An alehouse, a low
s. Mule-driver,
Woman-
&Cl.
An insect with
…”
MUi Tiffic Aſſº, maiºpiè-kā-bl. a. Ca-
able of being arithmetically multiplied.
M ºš D, māl-tê-plékánd'. . s. The
number to be multiplied in arithmetick. “,
MULTIPLICATE, māl-tipplé-kāte. a. 91. Con-
sisting of more than one. -
MULTIPLICATION, māl-tê-plé-kå'shôn.s. The
act of multiplying or increasing any number by
addition or production of more of the same
kind in arithmetick, the increasing of any one
autober by another, so often as there are units
In that number by which the one is increased,
MULTIPLICATOR, māl-tê-plé-kā'tör.s. 166. The
number by which another number is unultiplied,
- 350
[[j' 559. Fâterfär, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plmé, pin;–
|
MUN
MULTIPLICITY, mál-tê-plís'é-té. s. More than
one of the same kind ; state of being many.
MULTIPLICIOUS, māl-tê-plish'âs. a. Manifold.
Obsolete. - -
MULTIPLIER, māl'té-pl;-&r. s. 98. One who
multiplies or increases the number of any thing,
the multiplicator in arithmetick.
|To MULTIPLY, mäl'té-pll. v.a. To increase in
number; to make more by generation, accumu-
lation, or addition ; to perform the process of
arithmetical multiplication.
To MULTIPLY, mù'tè-pll. v. n.
mumber ; to increase themselves.
MULTIPOTENT, māl-tip'pë-tént. a. Having
manifold power. -
MULTIPRESENCE, māl-tê-préz'énse. s. The
power or act of being present in more places
than one at the same time.--See OMNIPRE
SEW CE.
MULTISILIQUOUS, māl-tê-sil'lè-kwás, a. The
same with cormiculate: used of plants whose seed
is contained in many distinct seed-vessels.
MULTITUDE, mäl'té-tūde. s. 463. Many, more
than one; a great number, loosely and indefi-
nitely; a crowd or throng, the vulgar.
MULTITUDINOUS, māl-tê-tū’dè-nās. a. Hav.
ing the appearance of a multitude; manifold
MULTIVAGANT, māl-tiv'vá-gānt.
MULTIVAGOUS, māl-tiv'vá-gās. à.
That wanders or strays much abroad.
MULTIVIOUS, māl-tiv'vé-às. a. Having many
ways, manifold. - -
MULTOCULAR, mält-ök'kū-lär. a. Having more
eyes than two.
MUM, mām. interject. A word denoting pro-
hibition to speak; silence, hush.
UM, mām. s. Ale brewed with wheat.
To MUMBLE, mām'bl. v. n. 405. To speak in-
wardly, to grumble, to mutter; to speak indis-
timetly; to chew, to bite softly.
To MUMBLE, mām‘bl. v. a. To utter with a
low inarticulate voice; to mouth gently ; to
slubber over, to suppress, to utter imperfectly
MUMBLER, mām'blººr s. 98. One that speaks
inarticulately, a mutterer. *.
MUMBLINGLY, mām'bl-ing-lè. ad. With inar.
ficulate utterance. -
To MUMM, mām. v. a. To mask, to frolick in
disguise. Obsolete.
MUMMER, mām'môr. s. 98. A masker, one
who performs frolicks in a personated dress.
MUMMERY, mām‘mār-rè. s. 557. Masking,
frolick in masks, foolery.
MUMMY, mām'mè. s. A dead body preserved
by the Egyptian art of embalming : Mummy is
used among gardeners for a sort of wax used
in the planting and grafting of trees.
To MUMP, mämp. v. a. To mibble, to bite quick,
to chew with a continued motion; to talk low
and quick; in cant language to go a-begging.
MUMPER, mämp'àr. s. 98, A beggar.
MUMPS, mämps. s. Sullenness, silent anger;
a disease.
To MUNCH, mánsh. v. a. 352. To chew by
great mouthfuls. º
MUNCHER, inănsh'âr. s. 98. One that munches.
MUNDANE, mān'dāne. a. Belonging to the
world. -
MUNDATION, mån-dà'shūm. s. The act of
cleansing. # -
MUNDATORY, mán'dä-têr-rè. a. Having the
power to cleanse.
JLº. For the o, see Dom EgTICK. 512.
MUNDICK, mān'āīk. s. A kind of marcasite
found in tin mines. -
MUNDIFICATION, mān-dè-fé-ká'shān. s. The
act of cleaning. A
MUN #ºve, mân-diffè-ka-tív. . a. See
JUSTIFICATIve. Cleansing, having the power
to cleanse. - __-- -
To MUNDIFY, mán'dè-fi, v, a. 183.
to make clean,
To grow in

To cleanse
MUS
MUNDIVAGANT, man divvá-gānt. a. 518.
Wandering through the world.
MUNDUNGUS, mān-dàng'gås. s. Stinking to-ſi
bacco.
MUNERARY, mù'nér-à-rè. a. 512. Having the
nature of a gift.
MUNGREL, mäng'gril. s.99. Anything gener-
ated between different kinds, any thing partak-
ing of the qual, ‘es of different causes or pa-
Fents. . . -
MUNGREL, mäng'gril. a. Generated between
different natures, baseborn, degenerate.
MUNICIPAL, mù-mis'sé-pâl, a. Belonging to a
corporation.
MUNICIPALITY, mù-nē-sè-pál'é-té. s. The
people of a district in the division of republican
—mö, mºve, mêr, mēt;—täbe, tab, ball ;-&il :-pôānd;—thin, This.
| MºſsCULOUS, mäskº-las. a. 314. Full
Mason. *
MUNIFICENCE, mā-niffè-sènse. s. Liberality,
the act of giving. . .
MUNIFICENT, mù-niffè-sént. a. Liberal, gen
€rous. -
MUNIFICENTLY, mù-nff'ſé-sént-lè. ad. Libe-
rally, gents ously.
MUNIMENT, mù'mè-mênt. s.
strong hold ; support, defence.
To MUNITE, mù-nite'. v. a.
strengthen. A word not in use,
MUNITION, mù-nish'én. s. Fortification, strong
hold ; ammunition, materials for war
MUNNION, mān'yān. s. 113. Munnions are the
upright posts that divide the lights in a window-
frame.
MURAGE, mù'ridje. s. 90. Money paid to keep
walls in repair. .
MURAL, mù'rál. a. 177. Pertaining to a wall.
MURDER, mār'dár. s. 98. The act of killing a
man unlawfully.
To MURDER, mār'dár. v. a. To kill a man un-
lawfully; to destroy, to put an end to.
MURDERER, mār'dār-àr. s. 557. One who has
shed human blood unlawfully.
MURDERESS, mār'dør-ág. s.
commits murder.
MURDERMENT, mār'dār-mént. s. The act of
... r §§§".
MURDEROUS, mēr'dār-às. a. 555. Bloody,
uilty of murder. -
France. J
Fortification,
To fortify, to
A woman that
M , mùre. s. A wall. JYot in use. *.
MURENGER, mù'rénjär. s. 177. An overseer
of a wall.
[* This word is often improperly pronounced
with the u short, as if written Murrenger.
MURIATICK, mù-ré-āt’tik. a. Partaking of the
taste or nature of brine. -
MURK, märk. s., Darkness, want of light.
MURKY, mār'ké. a. Dark, cloudy, wanting
fight.—See MUGGy.
MURMUR, mår'már. s. A low continued buz-
zing noise ; a complaint half suppressed.
To MURMUR, mār'már. v., n. To give a low
buzzing sound; to grumble; to utter secret
discontent.
MURMURER, mār'mår ràr. s. 98.
ines, a grumbler, a repiner.
Mººn , mār'rin. s. 208.
cattle.
MURREY, mārré., a 270. Darkly red.
MURRION, mār'ré-àn. s. 113. A helmet, a
to a SQUI6.
Mišoel, más"kä-dël. A kind of
MUSCADINE, Inés'kā-dime. 149. § 3. 104 || O
sweet grape, sweet wine, and sweet pear.
MUSCAT, mäskát. s. A delicious grape having
the flavour of musk: a kind of sweet pear.
MUSCLE, más'sl. s. 351,405. The fleshy fibrous
part of an animal body, the immediate instru-
ment of motion; a bivalve shell fish.
A}{}SCOSITY, mäs-kös'sè-té. s. Mossiness, .
MUSCULAR, mäskü-lär. a. 88, Performed by
muscles.
MUSCULARITY, mäs-kū lºrrète. S
One who re-
The plague in
The state
MUSICALLY, mù'zè-kāī-lè. ad.
of having muscles.
..ſº
MUS
. - of mus-
cles, brawny; pertaining to a muscle. 2 vº-
MUSE, māze. s. One of the nine sister; od-
desses, who, in the heathen mythology," are
supposed to preside over the liberal arts.
MUSE, māze s, , Deep thought, close attention;
absenge of mind; the power of poetry.
To MUSE, mùze. v. n. To ponder, to study in
silence; tº be absent of mind; to wonder, to
be amazed. . .
MUSEE UL, mēze'föl. a. Deep thinking. -
MUSER, mù'zār, 3. 98. One who muses, one
apt to be absent of mind. -
MUSEUM, mù-zè'âm. s.--See PygmeAN. A re-
pository of rare and curious articles either ma
... tural or artificial.
MUSHROOM, māsh'rööm. s. Mushrooms are
by naturalists, esteemed perfect plants, though
their flowers and seeds have not as yet been
discovered; a wretch risen from the dunghill,
an upstart. . . -
MUSHROOMSTONE, māsh'rööm-stöne. -s. A
kind of fossil. - -
MUSICK, mù'zík. s. 400." The science of harmo.
...nigal sounds ; instrumental or vocal harmony
MUSICAL, mù'zè-kál. a. Harmonious, meio
gious, sweet sounding.; belonging to musick.
fºily,
with sweet sound.
MºśćALNESS, mù'zè-kāl-nés. s. Harmony.
MUSICIAN, mē-zish'ân. s. 357. One skilled in
harmony, one who performs upon instruments
of musick.
MUSK, mäsk. s. A light friable substance, of a
dark reddish brown colour and somewhat unc-
tuous feel. It is a powerful perfume. The best
musk is brought from the East Indies; and is
the product of an animal called the musk deer’
Jłmerican Dispensatory. - ."
MUSK, mäsk. s. Grape hyacinth or grape
flower.
MUSKAPPLE, mäsk’āp-pl. s. 405. A kind of
*Pg.
MUSKCAT, mäsk'kāt. ss. The animal from
which musk is got. -
MUSKCHERRY, måsktshér-ré. s. A sort of .
cherry.
'MUSKET, mās'kit. s. 99. A soldier's handgun;
a male hawk of a small kind.
MUSKETEER, mäs-kè-téèr'. s. A soldier whose
weapon is his musket. -
MUSKETOON, más-kè-tóón'. s. A blunderbuss,
a short gun of a large bore.
MUSKINESS, más'kè-nēs. s. The scent of musk.
MUSKMELON, mäsk'mél-lān. s. A fragrant
melon.
MUSKPEAR, mäsk'påre. s. A fragrant pear.
MUSKROSE, mäsk’róze. g. A rose so called
from its fragrance. -
MUSRY, más'kè. a. Fragrant, sweet of scent.
MUSLIN, māz'lín. s. A fine stuff made of cotton
MUSS, mùs.'s. A scramble. Obsolete.
[[G. From this, perhaps, comes the vulgar word
to Smush. ... . :
MUSSITATION, mùs-sà-tà'shön. s.
grumble. ---
MUSSULºſ AN, mās'súl-mân. s. 88. A Mahome-
tan believer.
MUST; måst, verb imperfect. To be obliged. It
is only used before a verb. , Must is of all per-
Sons and tenses, and used of persons and things. .
MUST, inăst. s.-See LAMB's-wool. New wine,
new Wort. - -
To MUSI, mºst. v. a. To mould, to make mouldy
To MUST, mäst. v. n. . To grow mould tº
MUSTACHES, mäs-stä'shiz. s. 99. Whiskers,
hair on the upper lip.
MUSTARD; måstård. s. 88. A plant. i
To MUSTER, mästär. v. n. 98. To assemble in
order to form an army.
To MUSTER, mús'tàr. v a... To review forces.
to bring together .
Murmur,


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[[P 559–Fâte, făr, fail, fät ;—me, mét; —pine, p?n ;- ”,

MUSTER, måstår, s. A review of a body of
forces; a register of forces mustered; a col-
muster; to be allowed. -
MUSTER-BOOK, más'tár-höök. s. A book in
which the forces are registered. . .
MUSTERMASTER, mästär-mâ-stör. s. One
__who superintends the muster to prevent frauds.
MUSTER-ROLL, mästär-röle. s. A register of
lection, as, a Master of peacocks. To pass|
forces. -
# MUSTILY, mºs’té-lè. ad. Mouldily.
- -
: MUSTINESS, mästè-nēs. s. Mould, damp foul-
'. InešS.
! MUSTY, mästè. a. Mouldy, spoiled with damp,
moist and fetid; stale ; vapid ; dull, heavy. . .
MUTABILITY, mē-tá-billè-té. s. Changeable-,
ness; inconstancy, change of mind. -
MUTABLE, mù'tá-bl a. 405. Subject to change;
_alterable; inconstant, unsettled. -
MUTABLENESS, mù'tà-bl-nés. s. Changeable-
mess, uncertainty, -
MUTATION, mù-tà'shôn. s. Change, alteration.
MUTE, māte. a. Silent, not vocal, not having
the use of voice.
MUTE, māte. s. One that has no power of
speech, a letter which can make no sound.
To MUTE, māte. v. m. To dung as birds.
MUTELY, mùte'lé, ad. Silently, not vocally.
To MUTILATE, mù'til-lāte. v. a. To deprive of
some essential part.
MUTIILATION, mù-tê-lä'shān, s.
of a limb, or any essential part.
MUTINE, mù'tin. s. 140. A mutineer. Not used.
MUTINEER, mù-tîn-mèër'. s. A incver of sedition.
MUTINOUS, mù'tín-mâs. a. 314. Seditious, busy
__in insurrection, turbulent. -
syſOTINOUSLY, mù'tín-más-lè. ad. Seditiously,
turbulently.
MUTINOUSNESS, mù'tin-nās-nēs. s. Seditious-
mess, turbulence.
To MUTINY, mù'té-mè. v. m. To rise against
authority, to make insurrection. ~
MUTINY, mù'tè-nē. s. Insurrection, sedition.
To MUTTER, mättöF. v. n. 98. To grumble,
to murmur.
To MUTTER, māt’tàr. v. a. To utter with im-
perfect articulation. -
MUTTER, māt’tár. s. Murmur, obscure utter-
ance. JNot -
used. -
MUTTERER, mättär-àr. s. 555. Grumbler,
murmurer.
MUTTERINGLY, mättär-ing-lè. ad. With a
low voice ; indistinctly.
MUTTON, māt’t'n. s. The flesh of sheep prepa-
red for food ; a sheep, now only in ludicrous
- language. -
{{*
under the same predicament as e. See Princi-
les, No. 103, 170. - -
MUTTONFIST, māt’t’m fist. s. A hand large
and red. - -
MUTUAL, mù'tshū-ál. a 463. Reciprocal, each ||
_acting in return or correspondence to the other.
MUTUALLY, mù'tshū-āl-lè. ad. Reciprocally,
in return. - -
MUTUALITY, mē-t2ht-ál'lè-tè. s. Reciprocation.
MUZZLE, mázzl. s. 405. The mouth of any
thing; a fastening for the mouth which hinders
to bite. - -
To MUZZLE, māz'zl. v. n. To bring the mouth
near. JNot used.
To MUZZLE, mēz'zl. v. a. To bind the mouth;
to fondle with the mouth close. A low sense.
MY ºnl, or mè. pron.possessive. Belonging to me.
ūji There is a puzzling diversity to foreigners in
to aatives, when they read, which ought to be
explained. It is certain that the pronoun my,
when it is contradistinguished from any other
p33sessive pronoun, and consequently emphati-
ca", is always prºnounced with its full, open
Deprivation |
MYRTIFORM,
he o in this and similar terminations is |
- * , , , , -- - MYTHOLOGICAL, ºff-ºdºkal. a.
the pronunciation of this word, and sometimes}} -
MYTHOLOGICALLY, mith-ö-lödjè-kāl-lè. ad
sound, rhymiº with flu; but when there is no;
such emphasis, it falls exactly into the sound
me, the oblique case of I. Thus if I were to
say, My pen is as bad as my paper, I should me.
cessarily pronounce my like me, as in this sen.
tence pen and paper are the emphatical words*
but if I were to say, My pe. is worse than yours,
here my is in opposition to yours, and must, as
it is emphatical, be pronounced so as to rhyme
with high, migh, &c. -
MYNCHEN, min'tshēn. s. A mum. . . .
MYOGRAPHY, ml-àg'grä-fé. s. 116, 187, 518
A description of the muscles. -
MYOLOGY, int-öl'lö-jë. s. 116, 187. The de-
scription and doctrine of the muscies.
MYOPES, mi’6-pèz. s. Short-sighted persons
Mason. Singular Mºops. *
MYOPY, mi’ô-pè. s. Shortness of sight.
MYRIAI), mir'rè-ād, s. The number of ten
thousand : proverbially any great number.
[* It may not, perhaps, be unworthy of observa-
tion, that iſ, in this and the following words, is
under the same predicament as i ; if followed
by r and a vowel, it is short i ; if by r and a
consonant, it becomes short e, which is the
cause of the difference in the first syllable of
myriad and myrinidon. See Principles, Ne. 108,
Q
109.
MYRMIDON, mēr'mè-dán. s. 166. Any rude
ruffian, so named from the soldiers of Achilles.
MYROBAI, AN, mē-röb'à-lán, or mi-röb'à-lán. s
187 A kind of dried fruits resembling dates.
MYROPOLIST, mē-róp'pë-list, or mi-róp'ö-lisi
s. 187, 518. One who sells unguents.
MYRRH, anér. s. 108, 109. A gum resin of a
reddish brown coiour with an admixture of yel-
iow: its taste is bitter and acrid, with a pecu-
liar aromatick flavour : it is brought from the
East Indies. -
MYRRHINE, mér'rºn. a. 140. Belonging to
myrrh ; made of the myrrhime stone.
mér’tè-förm. s. Having the
shape of a hayrtle. - -
MYRTLE, mēr'il. s. 108, 109,405. A fragrant tree,
MYSELF, mē-sèlf'. s. An emphatical word
added to I; as, I myself do it; that is, not by
proxy; not auother. - w
MYSTAGOGUE, mis'tá-gāg. s. 338. One who
interprets divine mysteries; also one who
keeps church relicks, and shows them to stram-
gel's. º
MYSTERIARCH, mis-té'rè-ārk. s. One pre-
siding over mysteries,
Myśńiods, mºrè as a. Inaccessible to
the understanding awfully obscure; artfully
perplexed. *
MYSTERIOUSLY, lais-tê'rè-ás-lè. ad. In a man-
ner above understanding; obscurely, enigmati-
cally. *.
MºriousN ESS, mis-tê'rè-às-més. s. Holy
obscurity; artful difficulty or perplexity.
To MYSTERIZE, mistè-rize. v. a. To expian
as eſtigmas. - • '
MYSTERY, mis'té-rè. s. Something above hu-
man intelligence, something awfully obscure;
an enigma, any thing artfully made difficult; a
trade, a calling. t -
MYSTſCAL, mistè-kál. 88. A
MYSTICK, mistik. 3.
scure involving some secret meaning, em.
blematical; obscure, secret.
MYSTICALLY, mis’té kāl-lè, ad. In a manner,
or by an act, implying some secret meaning:
MYSTICALNESS, mistè-kāl-més, s: Involution
of some secret meaning R
€ .
lating to the explication of fabulous history.
Secretly ob-
187. In a manner suitable to the system of
fables. -
MYTHOLOGEST, mē-thół'lö-jist s. 187. A re-
later or expositor of the ancient fables of the
heatheus
*NAR 3
—nó, móve, nér, nºt ;—túbe, tāb
To MYTHOLOGIZE, Iné-thäl'Iö-jize. v. n. To
relate or explaim the fabulous history of the
heathems. - -
MYTHOLOGY, mē-thól'lö-jë. s. 187, 518. Sys-
tem of fables.
** *A*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.
N.
To Nº. v. a. To catch unexpectedly. ."
tow word.
NADIR, mā'dár. s. 418. That point in the hea-
vens directly under our feet, and exactly oppo-
site to the zenith.
NAG, nāg. s. A small horse; a horse in familiar
language,
* AIAD, näy'äd. s. English plural Naiads. A
water Nymph. JMason.
NAIADES, māy'ā-dèz. s. The Latin plural of
JWai wi. JMason.
NAIL, nåle. s. 202. The horny substance at the
ends of the fingers and toes; the talons of
birds and beasts; a spike of metal by which
things are fastened together; a stud, a boss; a
kind of measure, two-inches and a quarter. On
the mail ; readily, immediately, without delay,
To NAIL, nåle. v. s. To fasten with nails; £6
stud with nails.
NAILER, nä'lär. s. 98. A mail-maker.
NAKED, mā'kid. a. , 99. Wanting clothes, un-
covered; unarmed, defenceless; plain, evi-
dent ; mere, simple.
NAKEDLY, mā'kid-lè., ad. Without covering;
simply, merely ; evidently.
Nºj mā'kid-nés, s. Nudity, want of
covering; want of provision for defence; plain-j
mess, evidence. 4.
NAME, näme. ... s. The discriminative appella-
tion of an individual; the term by which any
species is distinguished; person ; reputation,
character; renown; power delegated; an op-
probrious appellation.
NAMELESS, näme'lés. a. Not distinguished by
any discriminative appellation; one of which
the name is not known; not famous.
NAMELY, näme'lé. ad. Particularly, specially.
NAMER, mā'már. s. 98. One who calls any by
F131I] e. -
NAMESAKE, näme'säke. s. One that has the
same name with another. “
NAP, näp. s. Slumber, a short sleep ; down,
villous substance.
To NAP, máp. v. n. To sleep, to be drowsy or
Secure.
NAPE, näpe. s. The joint of the neck behind.
YAPHTHA, näp'thã. s. 92. A bituminous fluid
substance: it is nearly as colourless, transpa-
rent, and fluid as water, of a highly penetrat-
ing, yet not disagreeable smell, and very voia-
tile. . There are springs of it in some parts of
Persia. American Dispensatory.—See OPHTHAL-
MY.
NAPPINESS, näp'pë-nēs. s. The quality of
- NAT
, būll;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
ought to be considered as a necessary part o,
the language. To fell seems to imply commu
nication in the most general sense: as, to tell a
story, to tell a secret, &c. To relate, is to tell at
some length, and in some order, as, to relate the
particulars of a transaction ; but to narrate seems
to relate a transaction in order from beginning
to end ; which often becomes insipid and tire-
p, ºr
{}sº
old age : -
“The poor, the rich, the valiant, and the sage,
“And boasting youth; and narrative old age.”
NARRATION, narº". Account, rela.
tion:, history.
NARRATIVE, nár'rā-tív. a. 512. Relating, giv.
ing an account; story-telling, apt to relate
things past. -
NARRATIVE, när'rá-tív. s. A relation, an ac-
COunt.
NARRATIVELY, nár'rá-tiv-lè. ad. By was ºf
relation.
NARRATOR, nār-råtår, s. 166. A teller, a re-
kater.
To NARRIFY, när'rè-fi. v. a. To relate, to giva
account of.
NARROW, när'rö. a. 327. Not broad or wide :
small ; , avaricious ; contracted, ungenerous ;
close, vigilant, attentive.
To NARROW, nár'rð. v. a. To diminish with re-
spect to breadth; to contract; to confine, to limit.
Nº. nár'rö-lè. ad. With little breadth,
contractedly, without extent; losely, vigilantly;
nearly, within a little; avariviously, sparingly
NARROWNESS, när'rö-nēs. s. Want of breadth;
want of comprehension ; confined state; po-
verty ; want of capacity. -
NASAL, nä'zāl, a. 88. Belonging to the nose.
NASTY, näs'té. a. 79. Dirty, filthy, sordid,
nauseous ; obscene.
NASTILY, más'té-lè. ad. Dirtily, filthily, nau.
seously ; obscenely, grossly.
NASTINESS, näs'té-nēs. s. Dirt, filth ; obsceni.
ty, grossness of ideas.
NATAL, nåtål. a. 88. Native, relating to na-
tivity.
NATATION, ná-tä'shôn. s. The act of swint.
ming.
NATHLESS, näth'lés. ad. Nevertheless. Obsolete,
NATHMORE, mäth'môre. ad. Never the more.
Obsolete.
NATION, nä'shôn. s. A people distinguished
from another pº le.
NATIONAL, näsh'ân-ál. a. 88, 535. Publick,
eneral ; bigotted to one’s own country.
N §§ ALLY, nāsh'ên-ál-lé ad. With regard
to the nation. -
NATIONALNESS, nāsh'ên-āj .1és. s. Reference
to theº in general.
NATIVE, nä'tiv. a. Produced by mature, not ar-
tificial; natural, such as is according to nature;
conferred by birth; pertaining to the time of
§§ of birth ; original. p *
NATIVE, nä'tív. s. 157. One born in any place,
having a nap.
NAPKIN, näp'kin. s. Cloths used at table to
wipe the hands; a handkerchief.
NAPLESS, näp'lés. a. Wanting nap, thread-
hare.
NAPPY, näppé. a. Frothy, spumy.
Nīkāśń"ºiagań.
NARCOTICK, nār-köttik. a. 509. Producing
torpor, or stupefaction.
NARQ, närd. S Spikemard; an odorous shrub.
NARE, näre, s. A nostril. Not in use.
NARRABLE, när'rā-bl. a. 81,405. Capable to
be told.
ſo NARRATE, nár'rºte. v. a. 91.
to tell.
[; Dr. Johnson says this word is only used in
Scotland; but as it is regularly derived from
the Latin narro, and has a specifick meaning
to distinguish it from sºry ºther Yvan r. ſſ., it
To relate,
original inhabitant ; ºft º
NATIVENESS, nä'tiv-nés. s. State of being pro-
duced by mature.
NAT'ſviTY, má-tív'vé-tê. s. Birth, issue into life,
state or place of being produced.
NATURAL, nät'tshū-rāj. a. 461. Produced or ef.
fected by nature ; .. ; bestowed by
nature; not forced, not far-fetched, dictated by
nature; tender, affectionate by nature; unaf:
fected, according to truth and reality; opposed
to violent, as, a natural death.
NATURAL, nät’tshū-rál. s. An idiot, a fool ; man.
tive, original inhabitant; gift of nature, quality,
NATURALIST, nät'tshū-rál-lst. s. A student in
hysicks.
Nºizat ION, māt-tshū-râl-&-zá'shām. s
The act of investing aliens with the privileggi
of native subjects.
}Te NAT! RA (AZF. nº,” sh?-rāj-že, v a, To ig-
tº
some. Hence the beauty of Pope's—narrative sº


NAVIGATION, nāv-vè-gå'shôn. s.
NAU
354 '
NEC
EP 559—Fate, far, fall, fāt;-mê, mét ;—pine, pin;
vest with the privileges of native subjects; to
make easy like things natural.
NATURALLY, nättshū-râl-lè. ad. According to
unassisted nature; without affectation; spon-
taneously .
NATURALNESS, māt'tshū-rál-nés. s. The state
of being given or produced by nature; comfor-
mity to truth and reality; not affectation.
WAT , mā'tshūre. s. 293. An imaginary be-
ing supposed to preside over the material and
animal world; the native state or properties of
anything; the constitution of an animated bo-
dy disposition of mind; the regular course of
things; the compass of natural existence; ma-
tural affection, or reverence ; the state or ope-
ration of the material world; sort, species.
iſ; There is a vulgar pronunciation of this word
as if written ma-ter, which cannot be too care-
fully avoided. Some criticks have contended,
that it ought to be pronounced as if written
nate-yure; but this pronunciation comes so near
to that here adopted, as scarcely to be dis-
tinguished from it. T before y, which is the
letter long w begins with, 8, approaches so near
to sh, as in the absence of accent, naturally to
fall into it, in the same manner as s becomes
zh in leisure, pleasure, &c. The sibilation and
aspiration of t in this and similar words, pro-
vided they are not too coarsely pronounced,
are so far from being a deformity in our lan-
guage by increasing the number of hissing
sounds, as some have insinuated, that they are
a real beauty; and, by a certain coalescence
and flow of sound, contribute greatly to the
smoothness and volubility of pronunciation.
See Principles, No. 459,460,461, &c.
SAVAL, nā’vál. a. Consisting of ships; belong-
ing to ships.
NAVE, mäve. s. The middle part of the wheel in
which the axle moves; the middle part of the
church, distinct from the aisles or wings.
SAVEL, mā'v'l. s. 102. The point in the middle
of the belly by which embryos communicate
with the parent ; the middle ; the anteriour
part.
NAVELCALL, mā'v'l-gāl. s. Navelgall is a bruise
on the top of the chine of the back, behind the
saddle, right against the navel.
NAVELWORT, mā'v'l-wärt. s. An herb.
NAUGHT, māwt. a. 213, 393. Bad, corrupt,
__worthless. -
NAUGHT, nãwt. s. Nothing. This is common-
ly, though improperly written MoUGHT.
Nº. mâw'té-lè. ad. Wickedly, cor-
ruptly. l - - - - -
NAUGHTINESS, nãw'té-nēs. s. Wickedness,
badness. *...* -
NAUGHTY, nãw'té. i. Bad, wicked, corrupt.
NAVIGABLE, náv'vé-gā-bl. a. Capable of be.
ºś § ships or boats. {
NAVIGABLENESS, näv'vé-gā-bi-nēs. s. Capa-
city to be passed in vessels.
i o NAVIGATE, náv'vè-gāte. v. m. To sail, to
pass by water. -
To Nº. náv'vé-gāte. v. a. To pass by
ships or boats. *
The act or
oractice of passing by water ; vessels of navi-
gation.
NAVIGATOR, māv'vé-gå-tár. s. 521. Sailor, sea-
mail. . . . .
Nºachy, nāw'mā-ké. s. 3:3. A mock sea-
ght. ... . * # , .
To NAUSEATE, nāw'shē-ăte. v. n. 450, 542.
o, grow squeamish, to turn away with dis-
gust:... . . . . . -
To NAUSEATE, nãw'shē-ăte. v. a. To loathe,
* ... to reject with disgust ; to strike with disgrist.
NAušāus, mâw'shôs, a. 450. Loathsonie, dis-
..gºistſ * . . .
Nºſy, nāw'sbhs-lè at , i.eaths reely.
* *
* . .* *:
NATSEOUSNESS, nawshās-nés $ Loathsome.

ness, quality of raising disgust
NAUTICAL, nãw'té-kál. Pertaini
NAUTICK, nãw'tík, 213. s. Pertaining to
sailors. -
NAUTILUS, nãw'til-ās. s. A shell-fish furnished
with something analogous to oars and a sail
NAVY, mā'vě. s. An assembly of ships, a fleet
NAY, nå. ad. No, an adverh of negation; not
only so, but more. t
NAYWORD, nä'wórd. s. The saying nay, a
pººl reproach, a bye-word." '
NE, né. ad. Neither, and not Obsolete.
NEAF, néfe. s. 227. A fist. Obsolete
To NEAL, mēle. v. a. 227. To tº mper by a grad
ual and regular heat. -
NEAP, népe. a. 227. Low. decrescent. Used
only of the tide.
NEAR, nère. prep. 227. At no great distance
from, close to, migh. ſ
NEAR, nére. ad. Almost ; at hand; not far off.
NEAR, nére. a. Not distant, advanced towards
tile end of an enterprise or disquisition; close
intimate ; affecting; dear; parsimonious.
NEARLY, nére'lé. ad. At no great distance,
closely ; in a niggardly manner.
NEARNESS, nére'nés. s. Closeness; alliance of
blood or affection ; tendency to avarice.
NEAT, néte. 227. Black cattle, oxen; a cow or
{}X. -
NEAT, néte. a. Elegant, but without dignity;
cleanly; pure, unadulterated.
NEATHERD, néte'hérd. s. A cow-keeper, one
who has the care of black cattle.
NEATLY, néte'lé. a. Elegantly, but without
signity ; sprucely ; cleanlily.
NEATNESS, nété'nés. s. ruceness, elegance
without dignity ; cleanliress.
NEB, ºb. s. Nº. beak, mouth. Retained in
the North of England. In Scotland, the bill of
a bird.
NEBUL.A. méb'bû-lä. s. 92. It is applied to ap-
pearances like a cloud in the human body, as,
to films upon the eyes. -
NEBULOUS, néb'où-lás. a. Misty, cloudy.
NECESSARIES, aćs'sés-sèr-rºz. s. 99. Things
not only convenient but needful.
{{NECESSARILY, nés'sés-sér-ré-lè. ad. Indispen-
sably ; by inevitable consequence. *
NECESSARINESS, nés'sés-sér-ré-nēs. s. The
state of being necessary. -
NECESSARY, nés'sés-sér-rè. a. Needful, indis.
pensably requisite; not free, impelled by fate;
conclusive, decisive by inevitable consequence,
To NECESSITATE, né-sés'sè-täte. v. a. To
make necessary, not to leave free.
NECESSITATION, né-sés-sè-tà'shôn. s. The
act of making necessary, fatal compulsion.
NECESSITATED, né-sés'sè-tá-ted. a. In a state
of want.
NECE$SITOUS, né-sés'sè-tás. a. Pressed with
ovelt
| p y. -
NECESSITOUSNESS. né-sés'sè-täs-nēs. s. Po-
verty, want, need. *
NECESSITUDE, né-sès'sé-täde. s. Want, need,
NECESSITY, né-sés'sè-té. s. Compulsion, fa.
tality; indispensableness; want, need, pover
ty; things necessary for human life ; cogency
of argument, inevitable consequence. f
NECK, nék, s. The part between the head and
body 3, a long narrow part; on the neck, im:
mediately after. To break the neck of an af-
fair; to hinder any thing done, or to do more
... than half.
NECKBEi.F., nékſbèët, s. The coarse flesh of the
rºck of cattle. .
NECKCLGTH, nék'kiöth. s. That which men
wear on their neck. } -
*}:{{{LACE, nék'läse. s. An ornamental string

y *, * * * *
* . . . . "
of heads, or precious stones, worn by women
ex ºeir seck, -- -
*...* iſ is Nº, näkkrä-mân-sur & An en
i
chanter; a conjurer ; one who by charms can
converse with the ghosts of the dead.,
NECROMANCY, nék'krô-mân-sè. s. 519. The
art of revealing future events, by communica-
tion with the dead ; enchantment. Conjuration.
NECTAR, melºtár. s. 88. ' The supposed drink of
the heathen gods.
NECTARED, nék'tūr'd. a. 88. Tinged with nec-
tar. -
NECTAREOUS, nék-tà'ré-às. a. s. Resembling
mectar, Sweet as nectar.
NECTARINE, nék’tér-rin. a. 150. Sweet as nec-
tar.
NECTARINE, nék’tér-in. s. 150. A fruit of the
plum kind. This fruit differs from a peach in
having a smooth rind and the flesh fºrmer.
NEED, mēēd. s. 246. Exigency, pressing diffi-
culty, necessity; want, distressful poverty;
lack of any thing for use.
To NEED, nééd. v. a. To want, to lack. -
To NEED, nééd. v. n. To be wanted, to be ne-
cessary, to have necessity of any thing.
NEEDER, nééd'àr. s. 98. One that wants any
thing. - - -
NEEDFUL, nééd'föl. a. Necessary, indispensa-
bly requisite.
NEEDFULLY, nééd'föl-lè. ad. Necessarily.
NEEDFULNESS, nééd'ſil-nés. s. Necessity
NEEDILY, nééd'dé-lè. ad In poverty, poorly.
NEEDINESS, mēē'dè-nēs. s. Want, poverty.
NEEDLE, néé'dl. s. 405. A small instrument
pointed at one end to pierce cloth, and perfo-
rated at the other to receive the thread; the
small steel bar which in the mariner's
stands regularly north and south.
NEEDLE-FISH, néé'dl-fish. s. A kind of sea-
compass
fish. t -
NEEDLE-FULL, néédi-fú. s. As much thread
as is generally put at one time in the needle.
NEEDLEMAKER, néé'dl-mā-kār. s. He who
makes needles. -
*NEEDLEWORK, mēē'dl-Wärk. s. The business
of a sempstress ; embroidery by the needle.
NEEDLESSLY, mēēd'és-lè. ad. Unnecessarily;
without need. . -
NEEDLESSNESS, nééd'lés-nēs. s. Unnecessa-
TimeSS.
NEEDLESS, nééd'lés. a. Unnecessary, not re-
uisite.
NEEDMENT, nèd'mént. s. Something neces-
sary. Obsolete. - -
NEEDS, mēēdz. ad. Necessarily, by compulsion,
indispensably. -
NEEDY, néé'dè. a. Poor, necessitous.
NEER, näre. 97, 247. A poetical contraction
10r never. -
To NEESE, nèëze. v. n. To sneeze. Obsolete.
NEF, néf. s. The body of a church.
NEFARIOUS, né-É'ré-às. a. Wicked, abomina-
ble.
NEGATION, né-gå'shôn. s. , Denial, the contra-
ry to affirmation; description by negative.
GATIVE, nég'gå-tív. a. 157. Denying, con-
trary to affirmative ; implying only the ab-
sence of something; having the power to with-
hold, though not to compel. *
NEGATIVE, nég'gri-tív. s. . A proposition by
which something is denied; a particle of de-
mial, as, Not.
NEGATIVEfy, nég'gå-tiv-lè. ad. With denial,
in the form of denial, not affirmatively; in foria.
of speech implying the absence of something.
To NEGLECT, nég-lékt'. v. a. To omit by care-
lessness; to treat with scornful heedlessness;
to DOStbone.
NEGLECT, nég-lékt'. s.
tion; careless treatment; negligent, frequency
of neglect; state, of being unregarded.
NEGLECTER, még-lékt’tär. s. 798. One who
#
NEGLECTFUL, nég-lékt'fill. a. Heedless, care-
S les, inattentive; treating with indifference
Instance of inatten-l
d
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—né, mēve, nör, mêt;—túbe, túb, bill;-&il ;—póünd;—thin, TH15.
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NER
NEGLECTION, nég-lék'shān. s. The state of
being negligent. -
NEGi ECTFüffy, nég-léktfälje. ad with
heedless inattention.
NEGLECTIVE, még-lék’tív. a. 512. Imattentive
to, or regardless of. - -
NEGLIGENCE, négºlè-jénse. s. Habit of omit
ting by heedlessness, ºr of acting carelessly.
NEGLIGENT, nég'lèjênt. a. Čareless, heed-
less, habituałły inattentive. -
NEGLIGENTLY, nég'Ié-jént-lè. ad. Carelessly
heedlessly, without exactness.
To NEGOTIATE, né-gö'shē-ăte. v. m. 542. To
have intercourse of business, to traffick, to treat.
usiness. -
NEGOTIATOR, né-gô'shë-à-tár. . s. 521.
employed to treat with others. *
NEGOTIATING, né-gó'shë-à-ting. a. 410. Em
ployed in negotiation.
NEGRO, né'gró. s. A blackmoor. -
[[G’ Some speakers, but those of the very lowest
order, prouounce this word as if written ne-gur
To NEIGH, mä. v. n. 249. To utter the voice of
• a horse. h
NEIGH, nä. s. The voice of a horse.
NEIGHBOUR, nä'bár. s. 249 One who lives
near to another; one who lives in familiarity
with another; any thing, next or mear, inti
mate, confidant: in divinity, one partaking of
the same nature, and therefore entitled to good
offices. -
[[G. For what I apprehend to be the genuine
sound of the diphthong in the first syllable of
this word, see Fight. . "
To NEIGHBCUR. ná'bár. v., a, 249. To adjoir
to, to confine on. Little used.
NEIGHBOURHGOſ), mä'bár-hăd. s. Place ad
joining; state of being near each other; those
that live within reach of casy communication.
NEIGHBOURLY, mā'bār-lè. a. 249. Becoming
a neighbour, kind, civil.
One
NEIGHBOURLY, mā'bár-lè. ad. With social
civility. **
NEITHER, né'THár, conjunct. 252. Not either.
A particle used in the first branch of a negative
senteuce, and answered by Nor; as, Fight Nei-
ther with small Nor great. It is sometimes the
second branch of a negative or prohibition to
any sentence: as, Ye shall not eat of it, Nei.
ther shall ye touch it.
NEITHER, né'THür. pron. 98.
one nor other,
NEOPHYTE, né'ó-ſite. s. 156. One regenerated,
a COITVert.
'rik. 509.
WEOTERHCK, né-
novel, late.
NEPENTHE, né-pên'thè. s. A drug that drives
away all pains.
N EPHEW, név'vå. s.
Sister.
NEPHRITICK, né-fritſtik. a. 509. , Belonging to
the organs of urine; troubled wi' h the St 2.1e ;
good against the stone.
* Fondress foº
NEPOTISM, népô-ázm. s. 503
nephews. g
[[G I have differed from all our orth&epists in the
pronunciation of this word, by making tire first
syllable short; not because trise is shºrt in the
Latin JNepos, but because the antepe lultimate
accent of our own language, when not followed
by a diphthong, naturally shortens the vowel it
falls upon. 535.
NERVE, nérv. s. The merves are the ºrgans of
sensation passing from the brain to all parts of
the body: it is used by the poets for sinew or
tendon.
NERVELESS, nérv'lés. a. Withrut strength.
NERVOUS, nér'vås. a. 314. Well strºng, strong-
vigorous ; relating to the nerves; having we?
or diseased nerves. -
Not either, not
- - ºn at *-*-*-
ô-tér &l. Moderm,
The son of a brother or
NERVY, nérvé, a. Strong, vigorous
NEGQTIATION, né-gó-shē-ă'shān. s. Treaty of . .

NHE •
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Irº-Fite, far, fall, fat mé, mi, pine, pin;–
*NESCIENCE, nésh'ê-èuse, s.
the state of not knowing.
NEST, mést. s. The bed formed by the bird for
incubation; any place where insects are pro-
duced; an abode, place of residence, in con-
tempt; boxes of drawers, little conveniences.
To NEST, nést. v. n. To build nests.
NESTEGG, nést'ég. s. An egg left in the nest
to keep the hen from: forsaking it. .
“Books and money laid for show,
“Like nest-eggs to make clients lay
. . - Hudibras.
To NESTLE, nés's'l. v. n. 472. To settle; to lie
close and smug.
To NESTLE, nés's'l. v. a. 359. To house, as in
a liest ; to cherish, as a bird her young.
NESTLING, nést'ling. s. A bird taken out of
the nest.
NET, nét. s.
stices of meshes -
NETHER, néra'ār. a. 98. Lower, not upper; be-
ing a lower place; inſernai, belonging to the re-
ions oelow. -
N# ERMOST, méth'ār-möst. s. Lowest.
NETTLE, nét'tl. s. 405.
known -
To NETTLE, nét'tl. v. a. To sting, to irritate.
NETWORK, nét'wark. s. Any thing resembling
the work of a met.
NEVER, név Šr, ad. 98. At no time; in no de-
gree. It is much used in composition; as, Ne-
ver ending, having no end.
NEVERTHELESS, név-ār-THè-lès', ad. Not-
withstanding that.
NEUROLOGY, mù-röllöjë. s. 518. A descrip-
tion of the nerves.
NEUROTOMY, nº-röttö-mè. s. 518. The anato-
Iny of the merves.
NEUTER, nä'zār. a. 98, 264. Indifferent, not
engaged on either side : in grammar, a noun
that implies no sex. - -
NEUTER, mù'tär, s. One indifferent and unen-
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NEUTRAL, nä'trál. a. Indifferent, not engaged
on either side, aeither good nor bad; neither
acid moralkaline.
NEUTRAL, nä'trál. s. One who does not act
nor engage on eitner side.
NEUTRALITY, mē-trål'è-té. s. A state of indif.
ference, of neither friendship nor hostility: a
state between goo- and evil.
NEUTRALLY, nä'trāl-e ad. Indifferently.
NEW, nã. a. 265. Fresh ; modern ; having the
effect of novelty; not habituated; renovated,
repaired so as to recover the first state ; fresh
after anything ; not of ancient extraction.
NEW, nã, ad. This is used in composition for
Newly.
NEWFANGLED, mù-ſång'gl’d. a. 359. Formed
with vain or foolish love of novelty.
NEWFANGLEDNESS. ná-fäng'glid-nēs. s.
Wain and foolish love of novelty.
NEWEL, nā’īl. s. 99, The compass round which
the staircase is carried. w
NEWLY, mù'lé. ad. Freshly, lately.
TNEWNESS, n\'nés. s. Freshness, novelty, state
of being new.
NEWS, nãze. s. Fresh account of any thing;
papers which give an account of the transac.
tions of the present timés. -
NEWSMONGER, n\ze'mông-går. s. One whose
- employment it is to hear and to teli news.
NEWT, näte s. Eft, small lizard.
- YEAR's G#, nă'yèrz-gift. s.
made on the first-day of the year.
510 Ignorance,
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A texture woven with large inter-
A stinging herb well
Present
NEXT, nékst, a Nearest in place; nearest in
sº § gradation.
NEXT, nékst...ad. At the time or turn immedi.
ately succeeding.
NIB, nib. s. The bill or beak of a bird; the
oint of a pen.
BBE.ſ), ulbb'd à, 359, Having a nib.
To NIBBLE, nibbl. v. a. 405. To bite by littia
at a time, to eat slowly; to bite as a fish does
the bait, - ... ".
To NIBBLE, nibbl., v. m. To bite at ; to carp
at, to find fault with.
NIBBLER, nib'bl-ār s. 98.
little at a time. -* - -
NICE, mise. a. Accurate in judgment, to mi-
mute exactness. It is often used to express a
culpable delicacy. Scrupulously and minutely
cautious ; easily injured, delicate; formed with
_minute exactness; refined.
NICELY, mise'lé. ... ad. . Accurately, minutely,
scrupulously ; delicately. . .
NICENESS, nise'nés. s. Accuracy, minute ex
actmess; superfluous delicacy or exactness.
NICETY, ml'sè-té. s. Minute accuracy; accu-
rate performance; minute observation ; sybtil-
ty ; delicate management, cautious treatment .
effeminate softness. , Niceties, in the plural,
dainties or delicacies in eating. -
[; In this word of our own composition from mice,
we have unaccountably run into the pronuncia.
tion of the mute e. This word we always hear pro.
nounced in three syllables, though safety, ninety,
and surely, are ever heard in two. This is a
proof how much mere similitude of sound
often operates in fixing pronunciation: the
termination ty, being almost always preced.
ed by e or i in words of Latin or French for
mation, where these vowels form a distinct syl-
lable, as variety, gaiety, anxiety, society, &c.
Words of mere English formation that approach
to them are thus carried into the same pronun
ciation by bare likeness of sound only.
NICHF, nitsh. s. 352. A hollow in which a sta
tue may be placed. º
NICK; mík. s. Exact point of time at which
there is necessity or convenience; a notch cut
in any thing ; a score, a reckoning ; a wilming
throw. -
To NICK, nſk. v.a. To hit, to touch luckily; to
perform by some slight artifice; to cut in nicks
or notches; to suit, as, tallies cut in nicks; to
defeat or cozen.
NICKNAME, mik'nāme. s.
scoff or contempt.
To NICKNAME, mik'nāme. v. a. To call by an
opprobrious appellation.
NIDE, nide. s. A brood, as, a Nide of phea
One that bites by
A name given in
i SantS. - .
NIDIFICATION, mid-e-fé-ká'shôn. s./. The act
of building nests.
NIDULATION, níd-jö-lä'shān.
time of remaining in the nest.
NIECE, néése. s. The daughter of a brother or
sister. -
NIGGARſ), nig'gård. s. 88. A miser, a cur.
mudgeon.
NIGGARD, nig'gård. a. Sordid, avaricious.
parsimonious.
To NIGGARD, nig'gård. º. a. To stint.
NIGGARDISH, nig'gård-ish. a. Having some
Hispºsitiºn to avarice. •
NIGGARDLINESS, nig'gård-lè-nēs. s. A varice,
sordid parsimony.
NIGGARDLY, mig'gård-lè. a. Avaricious, sor-
s. 293. The
didly parsimonious.
NIGGARDNESS, nig'gård-nēs. s.
sordid parsimony. -
NIGH, n}. prep. 390. At no great distance from
NIGH, ni. ad. Not at a great distance; to a place
near,
NIGH, mi., a. Near, not distant; allied closely
hy blood. . Not used now, the adjective Near
being substituted in its place.
NIGHLY, n}'lè. ad. Nearly, within a little.
NIGHNFSS, n}'nés. s. Nearness, proximity
NIGHT, nite, s. 393 * The time of darkness; the
time from sun-set to sum-rise. . . -
NIGHTBHAWLER, nite'bråwl-àr. s. One who
Avarice
raises disturbances in the night.
357
N(l{:
—mö, mêve, mêr, nºt ; tābe, tab, būll,—8íl ;—päänd;—thim, this.
MiGHTCAP, mite'káp. s.
or in undress. •
NIGHTCROW, mite'krô. s. A bird that cries in
the #
NIGHTDEW, mite'dú. s. Dew that wets the
ground in the night.
NIGHTDOG, mite'dóg. s. A dog that hunts in
the night.
NIGHTDRESS, nite'drés. s.. The dress worn at
might. -
NIGHTED, nite'éd. a. Darkened, clouded, black.
SIGHTFARING, nite'ſa-ring. a. Travelling in
the night.
NIGHTFIRE, mite'fire. s. Ignis fatuus : Will-a-
wisp. -
NIGHTFLY, ulte'fli. s. Moth that flies in the
Ilight.
NIGHTFOUNDERED, nite-fôān'dār'd. a. Lost
or distressed in the night. :
NIGHTGOWN, mite'göän. s. A loose gown used
for an undress.
NIGHTHAG, mite'hāg. s. Witch supposed to
wander in the might. -
NIGHTINGALE, nite'tſn-gāle. s. A small bird
that sings in the night with remarkable melody,
Philomel; a word of endearment.
NIGHTLY, nitelë, ad. By night, every night.
NIGHTLY, mite'lé. a. Dome by night, acting by
* § - .
NIGHTMAN, mite'mán. s. 88. One who carries
away ordure in the night.
NIGHTMARE, mite'máre. s.
A cap worn in bed,
A morbid oppres-
sion in the night, resembling the pressure of
weight upon the breast.
NIGHTPl ECE, mite'pěse. s. A picture so co-
loured as to be supposed seen by candle-light.
NIGHTRAIL, mite'räſe. s. A loose cover thrown
over the dress at night. -
NIGHTRAVEN, nite-rá'v'n... s. 103. A bird,
supposed of ill omen, that cries aloud in the
night.
NIGHTRULE, mite'rille. s. A tumult in the
might. JYot used.
NIGHTSHADE, mite'shāde. s. A plant of two
kinds, common and deadly mightshade.
NIGHTSHINING, nite'shi-ning. a. Showing
brightness in the night. -
NääTwAſk, oſteºk. s. Walk in the night.
NIGHTWALKER, mite'wäk-àr. s. One who
roves in the night upon ill designs.
NIGHTWARBLING, hite-war'bling. a. Singing
in the night.
NIGHTWARD, mite'wärd. a. 88. Approaching
towards night,
NIGHTWATCH, nite'wótsh. s. A period of the
night as distinguished by change of the watch.
NIGRESCENT, ul-grés'sént. a. 130, 510. Grow-
ing black.
NiGRIFICATION, mig-rè-fè-kå'shôn. s. 130.
The act of making black.
To NILL, mil. v. a. Not to will, to refuse. Ob-
sotete.
To NIM, nim. v. a. To steal. A low word.
NIMBLE, nim'bl. a. 405. Quick, active, ready,
speedy, lively, expeditious.
NIMBLENESS, nim'bl-nēs, s. Quickness, ac-
tivity, speed.
NIMBLEWITTED, mim'bl-wit-têd. a. Quick,
eager to speak.
NIMBLY, nimblé. ad. Quickly, speedily, ac-
tively. -
NIMMER, nim'már, Š.198. A thief, a pilferer.
.# low word.
NINCOMPOUP, uin'kām-pööp. s. A fool, a tri-
fler. ..? low word. -
NINE, ruline, s. One unore than eight
NINEFOLD, nine'föld. s. Nine times.
NINEPINS, ulne'pfnz. s. A play where nine
pieces of wood are set up on the ground to be
thrown down by a bowl. See Logg ATs.
NINESCORE, nine'sköre. a Nine times twentv.
NJNFTEEN, nine'téèn. a. Nine and ten.
|NIPPER, mip'për. s. 98. A satirist.
|NOCENT, né'sént. a.
NINETELNTH, ninetéénth. a. The ordinal of
nineteen, the ninth after the tenth.
NINETY, nine'té a.—See NicEry. Nine times
ten.
NINTH; ninth. a., Next in order to the eighth
NINETIETH, nhne'té-ith. a 279. The tenth
nine times told. -
NINNY, nin'né: 5. A fool, a simpleton.
NINNYHAMMER, nin'né-hām-măr. s.
pleton. -
To NIP, nip. v. a. To pinch off with the mails,
to bite with the teeth; to cut off by any slight
means; to blast, to destroy before full growth,
to pinch as frost; to vex, to bite; to taunt sar.
castically.
NIP, mip. s. A pinch with the nails or teeth ; a
small cut ; a blast; a taunt, a sarcasm.
JNot in use
NIPPERS, mip'pârz. s. Small pincers.
NIPPINGLY, mip'ping-lè. ad. With bitter sai-
CaSII].
NIPPLE, nip'pl. s. , 405. The teat, the dug ;
the ºrifice at which any animal liquor is sepa-
rated.
NIPPLEWORT, nippl-wört. s.
con weed.
NISI-PRIUS, ni'sè-prl'às. s. In law, a judicia,
writ. .
NIT, mit. s. The egg of a louse.
NITENCY, ni'tén-sé. s. Lustre, clear bright-
mess; endeavour, spring. JNot in use.
NITID, nittid. a. 544. Bright, shining, lustrous.
NITRE, nitàr. . s. 416. Saltpetre. It is a crys-
talline, pellucid substance, of a sharp, bitterish
and cooling taste. It is produced spontane-
ously in many countries. American Dispensa-
tory. - -
NITROUS, n}'trås, a. 314. Impregnated with
nitre.
NITRY, mitré. a. Nitrous.
NITTY, mitté. a. Abounding with the eggs of
lice, -
NIVEOUS, niv'é-às. a. 314. Snowy. -
NIZY, ni'zè. s. A dunce, a simpleton.
NO, né, ad. The word of refusal ; the word of
denial. It sometimes strengthens a following
negative: No, not.
NO, né. a. Not any, none. No one; none, not
an V Orle.
To Nºlitate, nö-billè-täte. v. a. To make
rioble.
NQBILITY, no-billé-té. s. Antiquity of family
joined with splendour; rank or dignity of seve-
ral degrees, conferred by sovereigns ; the per-
sons of high rank; dignity, grandeur, great-
Hê$3.
NOBLE, nô'bl. a. 405. Of an ancient an: !
splendid family; exalted to a rank above coin.
monaity ; worthy, great, illustrious ; exalted,
elevated, sublime; magnificent, stately ; free,
generous, liberal ; principal, capital ; as, The
heart is one of the noble parts, . -
NOBLE, nobl...s. One of high rank ; a coin
rated at six shillings and eight-pence sterling.
NOBLEMAN, né'bi-mân. s. 82. One who is
ennobled.
NOBLENESS, noblºnés. s. Greatness, wort,
dignity, magnanimity ; splendour of ºiescent.
NOBLESS, né-blés". s. Nobility ; dignity, great.
ness; noblemen collectively. . -
NOBLY, né'blé. ad. Qf ancient and splendid
extraction; greatly, illustriously; grandly
splendidly.
NOBODY, nº'bād-e. s.
A sim
A very coin-
No one, not any one.
Guilty, criminal; ht:1 t
ful, mischievous. --
NOCK, mēi;. s. A slit, a nick, a notch ; the futi
ulament. JNot in use.
NOCKTIDIAL, nék-tidyāl, or nôk-tūjē-ăl. a
294, 376. Comprising a night and a day.
NóCTIFEROUs,"nók-ifrãºs, a 5.3. Éring
ing niglit * .
x.
NODE, node. s. A knot, a knob, a swelling or:
NON
358
MOp.
II, 559—Fâte, far.”hll, fat;-mè, mét;—pine,—pin,
NOCTIVAGANT, nāk-tív'vá-gānt. a. W.ader-
ing in the night.
NOCTUARY, mēk'tshū-à-rè. s. 461.
of what passes by night *
NOCTURN, mēk’tàrm. . s. An office of devotion
erformed in the night.
NOCTURNAL, nčk-tár'nāl. a. 88. Nightly.
NOCTURNAL, nôk-tärnál. s. An instrument
by which observations are made in the might.
To NOD, mēd. v. a To decline the head with a
quick motion ; to pay a slight bow ; to bend
downwards with quick motion ; to be drowsy.
NOD, mēd. s. A quick declimation of the head , a
uick declimation ; the motion of the head in
rowsiness; a slight obeisance. -
Nºtion, në-dà'shān, s. The act of making
I, OfS.
NOL DER, nád'dár. s. 98. One who nods.
NQDDLE, nôd'dl. s. 405. A head, in contempt.
s. A simpleton, an idiot.
An account
the bone; an intersection.
NOT'OSITY, nº-dós'sè-té s. Complication, knot
NODOUS, nº'dās, a. 314. Knotty, full of knots.
NODULE, nôdjúle. s 293, 461. A small lump.
NOGGIN, mēg'gin. s. 382. A small mug.
NOIANCE, mēē’ānse. s. 88. Mischief, inconve-
nience. Mot used.
NOIOUS, uðéſàs. a. 314. Hurtful, mischievous.
JWot used.
NOPSE, nééze. s. 299. Any kind of sound; out-
cry, clamour, boasting or importunate talk ; oc-
casion of talk. - *
To NOISE, nôéze. v. a. To spread by rumour,
Or report.
NOISEFUL, nôèze'füí. a.
NOISELESS, mēēze'lés.
sound. }
NOISINESS, néézè-nés s. Loudness of sound.
NOISEMAKER, nééze'mā-kār. s. Clamourer.
Loud, clamorous.
a. Silent, without
- \
NOISOME, mēē'såm. a. 166. Noxious, mischiev-
NOISY, mēē'zè. a. 438.
ous, unwholesome ; offensive, disgusting.
NOISCMELY, móé'sām-lè. ad, " With a fetid
stench, with an infectious steam. -
NOISOMENESS, néé'sām-nēs. s. Aptness to
g §gust, offensiveness *
- Sounding loud ; cia-
Imorous, turbulent.
Nº. möle. s. 406. A head, a noddle. .Not
2/Sę0ſ. ,
NOLITION, nô-lish'ân. s. Unwillingness. -
Nºbles, nám'blz. s. 359. The entrails of a
* Cer. - - .
[[j. This word may be added to the Catalogue,
Principles, No. 16 .
No. 165. --
NOMENCLATOR, nôm-én klä'tár. s. One who
cails things or persons by their proper names.
NOMENCLATURE, nôm-èn-klä’tshūre. s. 461.
NOMINATIVE, mēm'mè-nā-tiv. s.
The act of maming; a vocabulary, a dictionary.
NOMINAL, mêm'mè-mál. a. 88. Referring to
names rather than to things.
NOMINALLY, nôm'mé-nāl-lè. ad.
titulary. - ſº -
To Nºn ATE, mēm'mè-nāte. v. a. To name,
to mention by name ; to entitle; to set down,
to appoint by name, -
NOMINATION, ném-mè-nā'shôn. s. The act of
mentioning by name; the power of appointing.
The case in
Grammar that primarily designates the name
of any thing. -
[.. This word, in the hurry of school pronuncia-
tion, is always heard in three syllables, as if
written Nomnative; and this fronunciation has
so generally prevailed, that making the word
€onsist of four syllables would be stiff and pe-
dantick.-See CLEF. -
NONAGE, nôn'ādje. s.
before legal maturity.
NONCE, néuse. s. Purpose, intent, design.
By name ;
Minority, time of life
ºr This word is still used in familiar conversa-
y
p
NONSOLUTION, mán-sö-lú'shūm. s.
tion, and should not be entirely discarded. Ju
mius and Skinner differ widely in the derivation
of this word: but the latter, with his usual dis
cernment, inclines to resolve it into onces and
it is in this sense that it seems now to be ge
nerally used.
NONC0NFORMITY, nôn-kön-för mè-té. s. Re
fusal of compliance; refusal to join in the esta
blished religion. --
NONCONFORMIST, mán-kön-fôr'mist. s. One
who refuses to join in the established worship,
NONE, nän. s. 165. Not one; not any.
NONENTITY, nôn-én'tè-té. s. Nomexistence
a thing not existing.
NONEXISTENCE, nôm-ég-zis'ténse.
istence, state of not existing. -
NGNJURING, nān-jū'ring. a. 410. Belonging
to those who will not swear allegiance to the
Hanoverian family. t
s. Inex
NONJUROR, nénjū-rūr. s. 166. One who con-
ceiving James II. unjustly deposed, refuses to
swear allegiance to those who have succeeded
him.
NONNATURALS, nôn-mât'tshū-rälz. . s. Any
thing which is not naturally, but by accident or
abuse, the cause of disease. Physicians reckog
these to be six, viz. Air, diet, sleep, exercise,
excretion, and the passions. -
NON PAREIL, mēn-pā-ré!'. s. Excellence une-
qualled ; a kind of apple ; printers’ types of £.
Sinail kind. .
NONPLUS, nān"plás. s. Puzzle, inability to say
or do more.
To NONPLUS, něn'plás. v. a.
to puzzle.
To confounds
NONRESIDENCE, mēn-réz'zè-dénse. s Failure
of residence.
NONRESIDENT, non-réz'z*-děnt. s. One who
neglects to live at the proper place.
NUNRESI:5'TANCE, mēn-ré-zis'tänse. s. The
principle of not opposing the king, ready obe
dience to a superiour
NONSENSE, mān'sénse. s. Unmeaning or up
grammatical language; trifles, things of tº
importance: -
N. º º SICAL, nén-sén'sé-kál. a. Unmeaning-
OOHiSh, . . " -
NONSENSICALNESS, nôn-sén'sè-kāl-nēs.
Absurdity.
NONSOLVENT, nān-sóI'vént. s. One who can-
not pay his debts. .
Failure of
solution.
NONSPARING, mēn-spá'ring. a. Merciless, alſº
destroying. Out of use. -
To NONSUIT, mán'séte v. a. 342. To deprive
of the benefit of a legal process for some failure
in the management. * -
NQQOLE, néð'dl.s. 405. A fool, a simpleto
NOOK, néék, s. 306. A corner.
NOON, néón. s. 396. The middle hour of the
day.... it is used for midnight in poetry.
ūjº tº 'Tis ºh, dead might; and weary Nature
- ięS - .
“Se fast as if she never were to rise. -
“Lean wolves forget to howl at night's pale
“noon, w t -
“No waking dogs bark at the silent meom,
“Norbay the ghosts that glide with horrourby,
“To view the caverns where their bodies lie.
Lee's Theodosius.
NQQNDAY, máán-dà'. s. Mid-day. . .
NQQNDAY, móón-dà'. a. Meridional.
sººn G, nóón'ing. s. Repose at moon. A cara
löOP(!.
NQQNTIDE, hóón'tide. s. Mid-day.
NOONTIDE, nóón'tide. a. Meridional. . . .
NOOSE, néðse. s. 437. A running knot, which
the more it is drawn binds the closer. +
To NOOSE, nôóze. v. a. 437. To tie in a noose
NOPE, mēpe. s. A kind of bird called a bulk
finch or redtail. .
NOT
NOU T ~
—no, mēve, nár, nôt :-ºbe, tāb, bill;—öſl;—pöänd;—thin, this.
NOR, nôr. conjunct. 64. A particle marking the
second or subsequent branch of a negative pro-
position. Nor is sometimes used in the first
branch for neither , as, I Nor love myself, Nor

thee. -
NORTH, närth. s. The point opposite to the sun in
the meridian ; the point opposite to the south.
NORTHEAST, mērth-kést'. s. The point between
the north and east. -
NORTHERLY, när'THår-lè. a. 38. Being to-
wards the north. . . -
NORTHERN, uðr'THärm. a. 88. Being in the
north : - -
NORTHSTAR, nôrth'står. s. The pole-star.
NORTHWARD, nôrth'wärd. 88. ad. To-
NORTHWARDS, mērth'wärdz. -
wards the north,
NORTHWEST, mērth-west's. The point between
the north and west. - -
NORTHWIND, nôrth'wind. s. The wind that
blows from the north.-See WIND.
NOSE, nôze. s. The prominence on the face,
which is the organ of scent and the emanctory
of the brain; scent, sagacity. To lead by the
nose; to drag by force, as a bear by his ring ;
to lead blindly. To thrust one's nose into the
affairs of another; to be a busy body. To put
one's nose out of joint; to put one out of the
affections of another.
To NOSE, noze. v. a. To scent, to smeli ; to
face, to CPpose. -
To NOSE, nôze. v. n. To look big, to bluster.
JNot used. r
NOSEBLEED, mēze'blèëd. s. An herb.
NOSEGAY, mēze'gå. s. A posy, a bunch of
flowers. M -
NOSELESS, néze'lés. a. Wanting a nose.
NOSESMART, mēze'smärt. s. The herb cresses.
NOSLE, nôz'zl. s. The extremity of a thing,
as, the nosle of a pair of bellows.
[[R As this word is invariably pronounced with
the o short, Dr. Johnson's spelling is as absurd
here as in Codle, which see. w
NOSOLOGY, mē-zöl'ló-jë. s. Doctrine of dis-
eases; a regular arrangement and explanation
or definition of diseases. Coxe's Jºſed. Dict.
NOSOPOIETICK, no-so-póē-ét’tík. a. Producing
diseases. r
NOSTRIL, nós'tril. s. The cavity in the nose.
NQSTRUM, nés'tröm. s. A medicine not yet
made publick, but remaining in some single
hand. .
NOT, mét. ad. The particle of negation or re-
fusal ; it demotes cessation or extinction, No
1110 re. +
NOTABLE, né'tá-bl, or nôt'à-bl. a. Remarka-
'ble, memorable, observable ; careful, bustling.
[[* When this word signifies remarkable, it
ought to be pronounced in the first manner;
and when it means careful or bustling, in the
last. The adverb follows the same analogy;
nor ought this distinction (though a blemish in
the §§ to be neglecied.—See Bowl.
NOTABLENESS, nôt’tā-bl-nēs. s. Appearance
of business.
NOTABLY, no'tā-ble, or nôt'à-blé. ad. Memorably,
remarkably; with consequence, with show of
importance.
NOTARIAL, né-tä'rè-āl. a. Taken by a notary.
NOTARY, né'tá-rè. s. An CŞicer whose business
it is to take notes of any thing which may con-
cern the publick. *
NOTATION, uð-tä'shām. s. The act or practice
of recording any thing by marks, as by figures
\ or letters; meaning, signification. -
Nörößten. s. A mick, a hollow cut in any
thing.
To NöTCH, nótsh. v. a. To cut in small hol-
low S. -
Noºweed, nátsh'wëèd s . An herb called
orach. . . ... "
NôTF, néfès-G4 Mark. token : notice. heed .
*
|-
NOTHING, nãºing s. 165.
|NOTION, no'shán. s.
reputation, consequence; account; informa
tion, intelligence; tune, voice; single sound in
musick; state of being onserved; short hint; a
small letter ; a paper given i ession of a
debt; heads of a subject; explanatory annota-
tion. - - - - S.
To NOTE, note. v. º to remark, to \
heed to attend, to set down ; to charge with
a crime : in muyck, to set down the notes of 2.
tune. *
NOTEBOOK, nºte'bóók. s. A book in which
notes and methorandums are set down. - - -
NOTED, né'téd. part. a. Remarkable, eminent,
celebrated, egregious. r -
NOTER, né.'tári. s. 98. He who takes notice.
Non-entity; not
any thing, né particular thing ; no other thing,
no quantity or degree; no importance, no use;
no possession or fortune; no difficulty, no trog-
ble; a thing of no proportion ; trifle: something
of no º To make nothing of ; to
do with eaše ; to make no difficulty of. To fail
in an attempt; to do ineffectually. .
NOTHING NESS, näth'ing-nés. s. Non-exist-
ence ; thing of mo value. •.
NOTICE, notis. s. 142. Remark, heed, obser-
vation, regard; information, intelligence given
or received. - *
NOTIFICATION, nº-te-fé-kā'shôn. s. The act
of making known. -
To NOTIFY, mó'té-fi. v. a. 183. To declare, to
make known. - -
Thrºught, representation
of any thing formed by the mind; sentiment,
opinion.
NOTIONAL, no'shān-ál. a. 88. , Imaginary,
ideal; dealing in ideas, not realities
NOTIONALITY, no-shān-áilé-té. s. Empty
ungrounded opinion,
NOTIONALLY, né'shām-āl-lè. ad. In idea
mentally. -
NOTORHETY, né-tó-rl'è-të. s. Publick know
ledge, publick exposure. -
N() TOR }US, mö -tó'rè-às. a. 314. Publickiv
known, evident to the world; known to disad-
vantage. . . -
NOTORIOUSLY, no-tó'rè-às-lè. ad. Publickly,
NöfößióüSNESS, no-to re-as-nēs. s. Publick
evidentiy
3.1/16S--
NOTWHEAT, nôthwete. s. A kind of wheat
unbearded. -
NOTWITHSTANDING, nôt-with-ständing. conj.
Without hindrance or obstruction from ; º:
thºugh nevertheless, however. -
NOTISS, né'tās; s. The south wind. -
NOVATION, nô-vá'shôn. s. The introduction of
sométhing new. - -
NOVATOR, nô-vā'tár. s. 166, 521. The intro.
ducer of something new, - -
NOVEL, mēv'véi. a. 162. New, not ancient: in
the éivil law, appendant to the code, and of
later enaction.
NOVEL, möv'véi. S.
ed to the code.
NOVEMIST, nôy'vél-list. s. Innovator, assertor
of nºvelty; a writer of novels. - *
NOVEſº'Y, nóv'vél-té. s. Newness, state of be. .
ingldnknown to former times.
NOVEMBER, no-vém'bár. s. The eleventh
mdnth of the year, or the ninth reckoned from
March . -
NGWEN ARY, név'ên-á-ré. s. Number of nine.
[[; I have followed Dr. Johnson and Entick in
the accentuation of this word, rather than Mr.
Sheridan, who preserves the first vowel long,
and places the accent on the second syllable.
A
NOVERCAL, né-vér'kál. a. Having the manner
A small tale ; a law anmex-
ef a step-mother. -
NOUGHT, nãwt. s. 319, 393. Not any thing,
To set at nought; not to value. Sis
nothing
slight
NUM
360
NUN
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;– r
NOVICE, nºvvis. s. 142. One not acquainted
with anything, a fresh man; one who has en-
tered a religious house, but not yet taken the
V.O.W. º,
NOVITIATE, mó-vish'ê-Ate, s. The state of a
novice, the time in which the rudiments are
learned ; the time spent in a religious house, by
way of trial, before the vow is taken.
NQVITY, név'è-té. s. Newness, novelty.
NOUN, néân. s. 312. The name of anything in
grammar.
To NOURISH, när'rish. v. a. 314. To increase
or support by food ; to support, to maintain ; to
encourage, to foment; to train, or educate : to
promote growth or strength, as, food. -
Nù. nár'rish-à-bl. a. Susceptive
of mourishment. -
NOURISHER, när'rish-àr. s. 98.
... thing that nourishes.
WOURISHMENT, när’rīsh-mênt. s. That which
is given or deceived in order to the support or
in tºº food, sustenance.
3. o nurse up,
To NOUSEL, nãz'zl. v. a. 102.
corrupted prºbably from jºirsle.
To NQUSEDYmúz'zi. v. a. To entrap, to ensnare
as in a noose. They muzzle hogs; that is, they
put a ring in their noses, to prevent their dig-
& —Johnson.
NOW, nää, ad. 40, 322. At this time, at the
time present; a little while ago. It is some-
times a particle of connexion; as, If this, be
true, he is guilty. Now this is true, therefore
he is guilty. After this; since things are so, in
familiar speech. Now and then; at one time
and another, uncertainly.
NOW, néâ. s. Present mºment.
NOWADAYS, mää'à-dàze. ad. In the present age.
NQW HERE, mù'hwäre. ad. Not in any place.
NOW ISE, né'wize. s. Not in any manner or de-
€ 2.
tº This word, says Dr. Johnson, is commonly
written and spoken, by ignorant barbarians,
JWowaus. -- --
NOXIOUS, nôk'shús. a. Hurtful, harmful, bane-
ful , guilty, criminal.
NOXIOUSNESS, uðk'shās-nēs. s. Hurtfulness,
insalubrity.
NOXIOUSLY, nók'shūs-lè. ad. Hurtfully, per-
nicigusly. -
Nº. E., néz'zl. s.405. The nose, the snout, the
The person or
U
€ll
[[j' This word, by being written with z, is rather
more correct than nosle; but both of them are
radically defective.—See Codi.E.
NUBIFEROUS, ut-blf'ſér-às, ad, Bringing clouds.
To NUBILATE, mù'bíl-âte. v. a. To cloud.
NUBILE, nä'bíl. a. 140. Marriageable, fit for
... marriage.
N §ous, nº-sif'ſér-às. a. 518. Nutbearing.
NUCLEUS, mēkiè-às. s. A kernel, any thing
about which matter is gathered or conglobated.
NUDA'ſ ION, nä-dà'shān, s. The act of making
bare or naked. .
NUDITY, mù dè-té. 4. , Naked parts.
NööActºry, nº-gassets, s. "Futility, trifling
talk on behaviour.
NUGAT10N, nã-gå'shān, s. The act or practice
of rifling. . -
Nºy, năgă-tär-É. a. 512. Trifling, futile.
iſ㺠For the o, see Domestick. .
NUISANCE, mù'sänse. s. 342. Something uoxious
or offensive: in law, something that incom-
modes the neighbourhood.
To NULL, nãì, v. a. To annul, to aunihilate.
NULLl BIETY, nāl-lè-biè-té. s. The state of
being no where. -
To NULLIFY, nållè-fi. v. a 183. To annul, to
make void. .
NULLíTY, māl'lè-tè. s. Want of force cr effica-
cy; want of existence
NUMB, nåm. a. 347. Torpid, chill, motionless;
prod-ading chilness, bentualing
To NUMB, näm. v. a. To make torpid, to deaden,
to stupify.
NUMBEDNESS, nám'éd-nés, s. 365. Interruption
of sensation.
To NUMBER, mām'bár. v. a. 98. To count, to
tell, to reckon how many; to reckon as one o
the same kind. ---
NUMBER, nam'bár. s. The species of quantity
by which it is computed how many; any par
ticular aggregate of units, as, Even or Odd ;
many more than one; multitude that may be
counted ; comparative multitude; aggregated
multitude; harmony; verses, poetry: in the
noun it is the variation or cilange of termina-
tion to signify a number more than one.
NUMBERER, nám'bār-àr. s. He who numbers.
NUMBERLESS, nám'bár-lés. a. Innumeracle,
more than can be reckoned.
NUMBLES, nám'blz. s. 359. The entrails of a
deer. -
NUMBNESS, nám'nés. s. 347. Torpor, dead
ness, stupefaction. •.
NUMERABLE, nu'mér-ā-bl. a. 405. Capable to
be numbered. ..
NUMERAL, nä'mér-âl. a. 38. Relating to num
ber, consisting of number. -
NUMERALLY, mù'mér-āl-lè. ad.
number.
NUMERARY, mù'mér-à-rè. a. 512.
belonging to a certain number.
NUMERATION, mù-mér-à'shān. s. The art of
numbering ; the rule of arithmetick which
teaches the notation of numbers, and method
of reading numbers regularly noted.
NUMERATOR, mù'mér-à-tär. s. 521. He that
numbers ; that number which serves as the
common measure to others.
NUMERICAL nã-mér'rik-āl. a. 509. Numeral
denoting number; the same not only in kind
or species, but number.
NUMERICALLY, nä-mér'rik-āl-ć. ad. Respec-
ting sameness in number.
NUMERIST, nº,'mér-rist. s. One that deals in
numbers.
NUMEROSITY, mù-mér-rós'sé-té. s. Number,
the state of being numerous; harmony, nume-
rous flow.
NUMEROUS, på'mér-rás. a. 314. Containing
many, consisting of many, not few ; harmoni-
According to
Any tails;
lodious, musical.
NUMEROUSNESS, nº.'môr-rás-nēs. s. The
quality of being numerous ; harmony, musi-
Călintº SS.
NUMMARY, mām'mā-rè. s. Relating to money.
NUMSKULL, mām‘skál. s. A dunce, a dolt, a
blockhead; the head, in burlesque.
NUMSKULLED, nám'skúl'd. a. 362. Dull,
Stupid, doltish.
JN, mán. s. A woman dedicated to the severer
duties of religion, secluded in a cloister from
the world.
NUNCHATURE, nán'shë-à-tūre. s.
of a nuncio. -
NUNCHO, mán'shë-Ö. s. 357. A messenger, one
that brings tidings; a kind of spiritual envoy
from the Pope.
NUN CHION, mán'tshān. s.
eaten between meals.
JJ’ I cannot find a better derivation of this word
than Woon-chion, or something taken at nºon
before the regular meal of dinner.
Nāšāśmānºaº. 2 a 51:
NUNCTPATORY, mān-gū'pá-tär-rè. & ºf ºe
Publickly or solemnly declaratory, verbally
pronounced. •
[[G. Dr. Johnson and Mr. Barclay have very ini-
properly, accented these two words, upon the
"third syllable; W. Johnston and Bailey on the
first ; but Br. Ash, Eutick, and Mr. Sheridan,
more, correctly, in my opinion, op. the second
A piece of victuals
NY IN N ºf Y, fºn's #y-yº, s 55%. A bousº of
*:
ous, consisting of parts rightly numbered; ine-
The office

*
O
, ºtius, of wontors dedicated to the severer duties
of religion.
NUPTIAL, māp'shäl. a. 88. Pertaining to mar-
riage. x-
NUPTIALS, näp'shälz. s. Marriage.
NURSE, närse. s. A woman that has the care
of another's child; a woman that has the care
of a sick person ; one who breeds, educates, or
protects; an old woman in contempt; the state
of being nursed. - - -
To NURSE, närse. v. a. To bring up a child,
not one's own; to bring up any thing young ;
to feed, to keep, to maintain ; to temd the sick,
to pamper, to foment, to encourage.
NURSER, ºr'sér, s. 98. One that nurses ; d.
promoter, a for:enter. x r
NURSERY, nár'sir-ré. s. 554. The act or office
of hursing; that which is the object of a nurse's
care ; a plantation of young trees to he trans-
planted to other ground ; place where young
children are nursed and brought up; the place
or state where any thing is fostered or brought
ſºp. -
Mill RSLiRNG, närs'ling. s. 410. One nursed up ;
a fondling, .
N GRTURE, när'tshöre. s. 461.
education, institution.
To NURTURE, när'tshöre. v. a. To educate, to
train, to bring up. To nurture up; to bring
by care and food to maturity. •
To NUSTLE, näs'sl. v. a. iT2. To fondle, to
cherish. -
NU'ſ, nāt. s. The fruit of certain trees, it con-
sists of a kernel covered with a hard shell; a
small body with teeth, which correspond with
the teeth of wheels. . *
NUTBROWN, nät'bröðr, a. Brown like a nut
kept long.
NUTCRACKERS, nāt'kräk-kārz. s. An instru-
ment used to break nuts. .
NUTGALL, māt'gål. s. Excrescence of an oak.
NütiiATCH, nāthātū. --
NUTJOBBER, mātīāb-bär. { s. A bird.
NUTPECKER, nät'pěk-kår.
NUTHOOK, nāt'hôök. s. A stick with a hook
at the end.
NUTMEG, nät'még. . s.
duct of a tree growing in the Molucca Islands.
It is of an oval shape, fiattened at both ends, of
a grey brown colour, unctuous feel, balsamick
smell, and aromatick taste.—American Dispen-
§
NUTSHELL, nät'shél. s. The hard substance
that encloses the kernel of the nut.
NUTTREE, nättréé. s. The tree that bears
nuts, a hazle. -
NUTRIFICATION, mù-trè-fé-kå'shôn. s. Man-
ner of feeding or being fed.
NUTRIMENT, nº'trè-mênt. s. Food, aliment.
NUTRIMENTAL, mù-trè-mên'tál. a. 88. Hav-
ing the qualities of food. -
NUTRITION, mù-trish'én. s. The act or quality
of nourishing. - .
NUTRITIOUS, mù-trish's. a. 314. Having the
uality of nourishing.
NUTRITIVE, nºtrº. a. 153. Nourishing, nu-
trimental.
MUTBITURE, nä'trè-tūre. s.
mourishing.
To Nūzziº, nöz'zl. v. a. 405. To nurse, to fos-
ter; to go with the nose down like a hog.
NY Čiží. PS, nik’tá-lèps, s. One that is pur-
blind, one who sees best in the might.
NYMPH, nimf. s. 413. A goddess of the woods,
meadows, or waters; a country girl - in poetry,
a lady.
The power of
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{).
9, 8, 161. 0 is used as an interjectiºn of wish-
ing or exclamation. O is used by Shakspeare
*
*
tº ; ; * : .
for a circle or oval, as, Within this zºº
Food, diet ;
361.
* -—né, mêve, när nôt;—title, túb, bill,—3il —päänd ;-thin, Tiris.
t
A spicy nut, the pro- |
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left by the fairies; a dolt, a biotikhead, an idiot
QAFISH, feish. a. Stupid, dull, doltish. . .
QAFISH NESS. Öfe'igh-ºs S. Stupidity, dull-
** {:SS.
OAK, Öke. s. 295.
of the tree. - -
OAKAPPLE, &ke'êp-pl. s. A kind of spungy'ex.
crescence on the oak. , # - . . . . .
OAKEN, º'k’m. a. 103. Made of oak, gathered
from oak. . . . . . . . .
QAKENPIN, 6'k’n-pin. s. An apple. . .
OAK{!M, Ö'kåm. S. Cords untwisted and reduced
to hemp. - . . . . . . . . . ºff, “.
QAR, Öre. s. 295. A long pole with a broad end,
by which vessels are driven in the water.
To OAR, Öre. v. n. To row. -
To OAR, Öre. v. a. To impel by rowing.
*}Afty, 6'rè. a. Having the forfa or use of oars.
{}ATCAKE, 6te'käke. s. 295. Cake made of the
meal of oats. . . . . .
OATEN, Ö't'm. a. 103. Made of oats, bearing
Oats. . . . . - * , ,
ÖATH, 6th. s. 295. An affirmatien, negation or
É. ise, corroborated by the attestation of the
ivine §§ A - -
OATHBREAKING, 6th'brā-king, s. Perjury, the
violation of an oath . . .
QATMALT, Öte'mält. s. Malt made of oats.
OATMEAL. 6t'mèle, or öte'mèle. s. £95. Fleur
nuade by grinding-oats. A.
OA'l'S, Ötes. s. A grain with which horses are
ſed. -
GAT-'THISTLE, &te'this-s’i. s. . An herb. ' -
OBAMBULATION, Öb-ām-bū-iā'shôn. s. The fict
of walking about. -
To Q3DUCE, Öb-dûse'. v. a. To draw over as a
co ering. -.
OB! UCTION, Śb-dák'shôm. s.
ing, or laying a cover.
OBDURACY, Öbjū-rá-sè, or öb-dû'rå-så. s. 293,
29.4. Inflexible wickedness, impenitence, hard-
ness of heart. -
{{F W. Johnston and Entick are the only or
thūepists who adopt the first mode of accentirig
this word, while Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Mr.
Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Buchanan, Perry, and
Barclay, adopt the last. Mr Scott adopts both,
but seems to give the latter the preſerence by
placing it first. The accentuation of this word
must be determined by that of obdurate, from
which it is derived. It seems, however, to fol-
low the example of accuracy, procuracy, &c. in
throwing the accent on the first syllable. As
there are some terminations which seem to at-
tract the accent to the latter syllables, as, alor,
end, &c. as, spectator, observator, &c. comprehend,
apprehend, &c. so there are others that seem to
repel it to the beginning of the word, as ary.
aev, &c. as, efficacy, optimacy, contumacy, &c. salvº-
tary, tributary, adversary, &c. The word in ques-
tion seems to be of the latter class, and therc-
fore more analogically pronounced with the ac-
cent on the first than on the second syllable.—
See OBDURATE. . . .
OBDURATE, Öbjū-rate, or 8b-dû'räte. a. 91,293,
294, 503. Hard of heart, inflexibly obstinate in
ill, hardened; firm, stubborn; harsh, rugged.
[[; This word is pronounced with the accent on .
the second syllable by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheri-
dau, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Nares, Mr. El-
himstone, Mr. Barclay, Buchaman, and Mr.
'erry ; and on the first by Batley, Entick, and
W. Johnstou. Mr. Scott accents it either on
the first or second, but seems to give the pre-
ſerence to the latter . The Poets are decidedly
in favour of the penultimate accent; and when
the usage of poetry does not contradict any
p!: in analogy of prosaick pronunciation, it cer-
tainly has a respectable authority. But the
OAF, Öſe, s. 295. A changeling, a foolish chila
A well-known tree ; the wood
The act of cover-
verb to inclurate is a word of exactly the same
fºr ºn, tº as th: Sanie derivation - arić ºf
t
º
Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Scott, W. Johnston, Barclay, and Entick, place
the accent on the first syllable: and my obser-
vation fails me if there is not a strong propen-
#. custom to place the accent on the first
syllable of the word in question. This propen-
sity, as there is a plain analogy in favour of it,
ought, in my opinion, to be indulged. To indu-
rate is a verb derived from the Latin induro,
forming its participle in alus; and words of this
kind are generally anglicised by the termina-
tion ate, and have the accent at least as high as
the antepenultimate : thus from depuro, propa-
go, desolo, &c. are formed to depurate, to propa-
gate, to desolate, &c.; and, without recurring to
the Latin induratus, we form the regular parti-
ciple indurated, from the verb to indurate. . But
though there is the Latin verb obduro, we have
not formed an English verb from it in ate as in
, the former case, but derive the adjective obdu-
rate from the Latin participial adjective obdura-
tus; and no analogy can be more uniform than
that of removing the accent two syllables high-
er than in the original : thus desperate, profligate,
and defecate, have the accent on the first sylla-
ble: and desperatus, profligatus, defecatus, on the
third. Agreeably, therefore, to every analogy
of derivation, oºlºrate ought to have the accent
on the first syllable ; and as poets have adopt-
ed the other accentuation, we must, as in medi-
cinal, and some other words, admit of a poetical
and prosaick pronunciation, rather than cross
so clear an analogy in favour of poetry, which
is so frequently at variance with prose, and
, sometimes with itself—See AcArrºy and IN-
COMPARABLE. -
OBDURATELY, Öbjū-rāt-lè. ad. Stubbornly,
inflexibly.
OBDURATENESS, Öbjū-rāt-nēs. s. Stubborn-
ness, inflexibility, impenitence.
OBDURATION, Öb-jū-rh'shôn. s. Hardness of
heart. -
OBDURED, Sb-dār'd', a. 359. Hardened, in-
flexible. - -
OBEDIENCE, Ö-bějè-énse. s. 293,376. Obse-
quiousness, submission to authority.
The o which forms the first syllable of this
word, though not under the accent, may occa-
sionally be pronounced as long and open as the
9 in oval, over, &c. (see EFFACE ;) and though
in rapid pronunciation it admits of a short ob-
scure sound, common to some of the other vow-
els when unaccented, yet its radical sound, or
that which it acquires on the least distinctness
or solemnity, is undoubtedly the long open o
before mentioned. Thus in that fugitive pro-
mumciation which has no existence but in the
ear, and can hardly be expressed to the eye
by a correspondent sound, we perceive very
little difference in the sound of the initial vow-
els of abound, upbraid, and obedience; yet the
moment we dwell with the least distinctness on
these letters, the aim abound verges to the a in
father; the w has the short sound we hear in
the preposition up; and the o in obedience be-
comes open, as the first sound of that letter in
the alphabet. The same may be observed of
the o in opaque, opinion, and every initial o end-
ing a .#. immediately before the accent.—
See Principles, No. 98.
oãº, Ö-bějë-ént. a. Submissive to au-
thority, compliant with command or prohibi-
tion, obsequious.
OBEDIENTIAL, Ö-bè-jè-èn'shäl. a.
to the rule of obedience.
OBEDIENTLY, 6-bêjš-šnt-lè, ad. With obedi.
, fence.
OBEISANCE, Ö-bä'sänse. s. 250. A bow, a cur-
tesy, an act of reverence.
§ 3. I must retract my former pronuncintion of
this word which made the diphthong ei like e in
obedience, and adopt the sound of a as in the ey
According
*
SS-
- 362
[[F 559. Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét, plme, pin;–
OBL
22:.
of obey. For the former sound we have Mr
Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry; and
for the latter, Mr. Nares, Mr. Elphinstoné, Mr.
Scott, and W. Johnstom. But if the authorities
for this pronunciation were less weighty than
they are, analogy would be clearly on the side
I have adopted, as ei, when under the accent, is
much more frequently pronounced like ey in
obey, than like ey in key: the latter word and let:
being the only exceptions to the general rule of
pronouncing ey when accented; and these let-
ters we know are perfectly equivalent to ei. 269.
OBEI ISK, Öb'ê-lisk, s. A high piece of marble,
or stowe, having usually four faces, and lessen-
ing upwards by degrees,
OBEQUITATION, Öb-ék-kwe-tä'shön. s. The
act of riding about.
OBERATION, Öb-êr-rå'shân. s. The act of
wandering about.
QBESE, ºbºse': a, Fat, loaden with flesh.
OBESENESS, Ö-bèse'nés. s. Morbid
OBESITY, Ö-bès'sé-té.
fatness.
To OBEY, Ö-bā'. v. a. To pay submission to, to
comply with, from reverence to authority
OBJECT, Öbjékt. s. 492. That about which any
power or faculty is employed; something pre-
sented to the senses to raise any affection or
emotion in the mind.
To OBJECT, Öb-jékt'. v. a. To oppose, to pre-
sent in opposition; to propose as a charge cri-
minal, or a reason adverse. -
OBJECTION, Öb-jék'shūm. s. The act of pre-
senting any thing in opposition; adverse argu-
ment; fault found.
OBJECTIVE, objéktív. a. Belonging to the ob-
ject, contained in the object; made an object
proposed as an object. -
OBJECTIVELY, 6b+jēk'tiv-lè. ad. In manner
of an object. -
OBJECTIVENESS, Öb-jék'tiv-nés. s. The state
of being an object.
OBJECTOR, Öbjék'tūr. s. 166. One who offers
objections.
OBIT, Ö'bit. s. Funeral obsequies. |
To OBJURGATE, 6b-jôr'gāte. v. a. To chide,
to reprove. -
OBJURGATION, Öb-jār-gå'shôn. s. Reproof,
reprehension.
OBJURGATORY, 6b+jär'gå-tär-rè. a.
hensory, chiding. - -
[; For the last o, see Domestick; and for the
accent, No. 512.
OBLATE, Öb-lāte'.
Used of a spheroid.
OBLATION, Öb-lä'shūm. s.
*
crifice.
OBLECTATION, ºb-lék-ta'shôn. s. Delight,
pleasure.
To OBLIGATE, &b'lè-gāte. v. a. To bind by
contract or duty. -
OBLIGATION, Öb-lè-gå'shān. s. The binding
power of any oath, vow, duty, or contract ; an
act which binds any man to some performance;
favour by which one is bound to gratitude.
OBLIGATORY, Öb'lè-gå-tār-e. a. 512. Impos-
ing an obligation, binding, coercive.
To OBLIGE }; v. a. To bind, to im
* R 5-blèèdje'. S.“ “ 5 *
pose obligation, to compel to something ; to iay
obligations of gratitude; to please, to gratify.—
Šee Princi les, No. 111. .
OBLIGEE, Öb-lè-jèë'. s. The person who binds
another by a legal or written contract.
OBLIGEMENT,3 bidjemánt, or 6-bièédjemént.
s Obligation. … '
{DB º ð-bljār, or ò-blééjàr. s. He whe
Ot}: jºes. #
OBLIGING, 8-biljing, or 3-bleejing. Part, a.
Civil, complaisant, respectful, º g
Repre-
a. Flatted at the poles
An offering, a sa-

ing.
OBLIGINGLY, 3-blijing-lè, or ò.bſéèjìng-lè.. ad
Complaisantly. - 2. *
1 *
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OBS . *
OBS - *
—nº, mºve, mör, nôt ;—töbe, tāb, bân ;—Bil;—pôānd;—thin, This. . .
oBLIGINGNESS, 8-bljing-nēs, or 8-blèjìng.
nës. s. Complaisance.
OBLIGOR, 8b-lè-gör'. s. He who binds himself
by contract.
OBLIQUATION, 6b-lè-kwä'shôn. s. Declimation
from perpendicularity, obliquity.
OBLIQUE, Öb-like'. a. 158, 415. Not direct, not
perpendicular, not parallel; not direct, used of
sense: in grammar, any case in nouns except
the nominative. -
OBLIQUELY, &b-like'lè. ad. Not directly, not
perpendicularly ; not in the immediate or direct
§§ ~~
OBLIQUENESS, Öb-like’més.
OBLIQUITY, 6b-ſik'wë-të.
from physical rectitude, deviation from paral-
lelism or perpendicularity ; deviation from mo-
ral rectitude. . - -
To OBLITERATE, 6b-lit'tér-räte. v. a. To
efface any thing written; to wear out, to de-
stroy, to efface. s -
OBLITERATION, Öb-ſit-tér-rå'shān. g. Efface-
ment, extinction. . . - - - - .
OBLIVION, Ö-blfv'vé-àn. s. 113. Forgetfulness,
cessation of remembrance, amnesty, general
pardon of crimes in a state.
OBLIVIOUS, Ö-bliv'vè-às, a. Causing forgetful.
Il GSS. ; - - -
OBLONG, Öb'löng. a. Longer than broad. -
OBLONGLY, Öb'ſéng-lè. ad. In an oblong di-
rection. . . - -
OBLONGNESS, Öb'löng-nés. s. The state of
being oblong, .
offidêtjy, ðb'lö-kwé. s. 345. Censorious speech,
blame, slander 3, gause of ºppoach, disgrace.
OBMUTESCENCE, 6b-mºś
Loss of speech. º
OBNOXIOUS, Öb-nók'shës.”
to punishment, liable, exposed. .
OBNOXIOUSNESS, Öb-nók'shôs-mês. s. Subjec-
tion, liableness to punishment.
: s. Deviation
s'sénse. s. 510.
OBNOXIOUSLY, 65-mök'shās-lè. ad. In a state
of subjection, in the state of one liable to pun-|
ishment. *
To OBNUBILATE, &b-nābé-lāte. v. a. To cloud,
to obscure. ;
OBOLE, âb'óle. 8. 543, 544.
twelve grains.
oBREPTION, ðb-rép'shān. s. The act of creep-
Ing on. •
OBSCENE, &b-sèën'. a. Immodest, not agree-
In pharmacy,
able to chastity of mind; offensive, disgusting;
inauspicious, ill-omened.
OBSCENELY, ob-seen'ſé. ad. In an impure and
aunchaste manner.
§§ §b-sèën'més. 511
BSCENITY, &b-sén'nè-té. S. e
urity of thought or language, unchastity,
ewdness. :
OBSCURATION,.6b-skú-rà'shām. s. The act of
darkening; a state of being darkened.
OBSCURE, &b-skère'. a... Dark, unenlighten-
ed, gloomy, hindering sight; living in the dark;
abstruse; difficult; not noted.
To ÖBšćujRE, éb-sküre. v. a. To darken, to
make dark; to make less visible ; to make less
intelligible; to make less glorious, beautiful, or
illustricus.
OBSCURELY, &b-skúrclé. ad. Not brightly,
not luminously; out of sight, privately; not
clearly, not#";
OBSCURENESS, Öb-skiºre'nés.
OBSCURITY, &b-skú'ré-tê.
want of light; unnoticed state, privacy; dark-
ness of meaning.
OBSECRATION, Öb-sé-krá'shān. s.
supplication. | --
of; Öb'sé-kw'z. s. 283. Funeral rites,
funeral solemnities. It is ſound in the singular,
but not much used. •.
OBSEQUIOUS, &b-sè'kwë-às. a. Obedient, com-
pliant, mot resisting: in Shakspeare, funereal.
Im-
: 8. Darkness,
Entreaty,
* Subject; liableſ
OBSEQUIQUSLY,.6b-sé'íswé-às-lè. ad. obedi.
ently, with compliance: in Shakspeare it signi-
fies, with funeral rites. - – ;
OBSEQUIOUSNESS, Öb-sé'kw8-às-nēs. s. Obe,
dience, compliance. - *
OBSERVABLE, Öb-zérvá-bl.
Cininent.
OBSERVABLY, &b-zér'vá-blé, ad. in a manner
worthy of note. -
a. Remarkable,
OBSERVANCE, Öb-zérvánse. s. Respect, cer- f
emonial reverence ; , religious rite; attentive
practice; rule of practice; observation, atten-
tion ; obedient regard. -
OBSERVANT, Öb-zér'vânt... a. Attentive, dili-
ent, watchful; respectfully attentive; meanly
utiful, submissive. a •
OBSERVATION, Öb-zér-vº'shôn. s. The act of
observing, noting, or remarking; notion gained
§ observing, mote, remark. .
OBSERVATöR, 8b-zárºvá'tór. s. 166, 521. One
that observes, a remarker. . .
OBSERVATORY, &b-zér'vá-tär-rè. s. A place
built for astronomical observation.
[[; For the accent on this word, see Principles,
No. 512.
To OBSERVE, 6b-zérv'. v. a. To watch, to re-
gard attentively ; to find by attention, to note;
to regard or keep religiously; to obey, to fol.
low.
To OBSERVE, &b-zérv'. v. m. To be attentive,
to make a remark. .. -
OBSERVER, 6b-zérv’ār. s. One who looks vigi:
lantly on persons and things; one who looks
on, the beholder; one who keeps any law or
custom or practice.
OBSERVINGLY, &b-zér'ving-lè. ad. Attentive-
ly, carefully.
QBSESSION, Öb-sésh'ân. s. The act of besieging.
OBSIDIONAL, Öb-sid’é-àn-ál, or öb-sidjè-àn-ái.
a. 293. Belonging to a siege.
OBSOLETE, Öb'sö-lete. a. Worn out of use,
disused, unfashionable.
OBSGLETENESS, Öb'sö-lète-nés. s. State of
being worn out of use, unfashionableness.
OBSTACLE, Öb'stá-ki. s. 405. Something op-
posed, hindrance, obstruction. - •.
OBSTETRICATION, 6b-stët-tré-kå'shān. s. The
office of a 'midwife. - •.
OBS'FETRICK, Öb-stét-trik. a. 509. Midwifish,
befitting a midwife, doing the midwife's oil.ce.
OBSTINACY, &b'stè-Hå-så. s. Stubbornness,
contumncy, persistency. '
OBSTINATE, ºb'stè-nāte. a. 91. Stubborn, con-
tumacious, fixed in resolution.
OBSTINATELY, &b'sté-mâte-lè. ad. Stubborn-
ly, infle
2xibiy. .
OBST. NATENESS, Öb'stè-nāte-nés. s.
Stub-;
bornness.
OBSTIPATION, Öb-sté-pâ'shôn. s. The act of
stopping tip tiny passage.
OBSTREPEROUS, Öb-ströp'për-às. a. Loud,
ciamorous, turbulent. - -
OBSTREPEROUSLY, &b-strép'për-rès-lè. ad.
Londly, clamorously. .
OBS'ſ REPEROUSNESS, &b-strép'pér-rás-nēs.
s. Louduless, ciamour, noise.
OBSTRICTION, Öb-strik'shān, s,
bond.
To OBSTRUCT, Śb-strökt'. v. a. To hihder, to
be in the way of, to block up, to bar ; to op-
Obligation,
ose, to retard.
OBSTRUCTER, Öb-stråkt'är. s. 98. One that
hiºdº's ºpposes. . . *-
OBST&CC iſłó'N, 3},-stråk'shān. s. Hindramee,
difficitlty; obstacle, irripediment, confinement:
in playsicis, the blocking up of aty canal in the
hulaan body, so as to prevent the flowing Bf
any fluid through it. *
QBS'TRUCTIVE, Öb-stråk’tív. a. Hindering,
causing in periment. - -
ORSTRUCTIVä, öb-strök'tív. s.
Impesingent
obstacle -
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obSTRUENT, (b'stri-Śnt. a. Hindering, block-
1rig up.
oùùpefaction, öb-stö-pê-fäk'shām. s. A
steppage of the exercise of the mental powers.
oft FFACTIVE, ºb-stè-pē-fák'tív. a. 512.
9bstructing the mental powers.
To OBTAIN, Öb-tºne'. v. a. 202. To gain, to ac-
quire, to procure ; to gain by concession.
To OBTAIN, Öb-täne'. v. li. To continue in use;
to be established ; to prevail, to succeed.
QBTAINABLE, Öb-tāne'3-bl. a. To be procured.
OBTAINER, Öb-th'nār s. 93. He who obtains.
To OBTEMPERATE &b-tém'për-āte. v. a. To
obev.
To OBTEND, ºb-ténd v. a. To oppose, to hold
out in opposition; to pretend, to offer as the
reason of any thing. In this last sense not used.
OBTENEBRATION, 6b-t&n-nē-brå'shām.s. Dark-
ness, the state of being darkened.
OBTENTION, Öb-tén'shām. s. The act of ob-
ºš -
To QBTEST, 6b-têst'. v. a. To beseech, to sup-
plicate. -
OBTESTATION, Öb-tés-tà'shôn. s. Supplica-
tion, entreaty.
OBTRECTATION, Öb-trék-tä'shôm. s. Slam-
der, detraction, calumny. -
To OBTRUDE, Öb-tröðd'. v. a. 339. To thrust
into any place or state by force or imposture.
OBTRUDER, Öb-tröödör, s. 93. One that ob.
trudes.
ÖBTRUSION, &b-tröö'zhäu. s. The act of ob-
truding. - -
oiºsiv E, Öb-tröð'siv. a. 428. Inclined to
force one's self or any thing else upon others.
To OBTUND, Öb-tánd'. v. a. To bºunt, to dull,
to quell- to d-aden. - - -
OHTUSANGUI AR, Öh-têse-àng'gå-lär. a. Hay-
ing angles large than right angles. -
QBTUSE, Öb-tūse'. a. 427. Not pointed, not
actite ; not quick, dull, stripid ; not shrill, ob-
scure, as, an Obtaise sound.
OBTUSELY, Öb-têse'lè. ai. Without a
tiully, stupidly.
QBTUSENESS,8b-tūse'nés s. Bluntness, dulness.]
TheSS. - ºr
The act of dulling;|To OCCUR, Ök-kār'. v. m. To be presented tº
OBTUSION, 6b-tū'zhán. s.
the state of being dulled.
OBVENTION, Öb-vén'shān s. Something hap-
pening not constantly and regularly, but un-
certainly. - -
To OBVERT, Öb-vért'. v. a. To turn towards.
To OBVI ATE, Öb'vé-āte. v. a. 91.
the way, to prevent, to oppose. -
OBVIOUS, Öb'vè-às a. Meeting any thing, op-
posed in front to any thing ; open, exposed;}
easily discovered, plain, evident. .
OBVIOUSLY, &b'vé às-lè. ad. Evidently, appa-
rently. -
OBVIOUSNESS, 6b'vè-ás-nēs, s. State of be-
ing evident or
To 6BūjāAT
to cloud. --
OBUMBRATION, 6b-ºm-brå'shān s
of darkening or clouding. -
OCCASION, Šk-kā'zhàn. s. Occurrence, casual-
ty, incident; opportunity, convenience ; acci-
dental cause; reason not cogent, but oppor-
tune; incidental need, casual exigence. -
[I3.What was observed of the e in Effice is ap-
plisable to the o in the first syllable of this
word. From the tendency of the vowel to
open, when immediately preceding the accent,
we find elegant speakers'sometimes pronouncé
the 9 in occasion, offend, officious, &c. as if written
6-castoº, offend, officious, &c. This seems to be
one of those “faults' true critics dare not
*end.”. But as it is an evident deviation from
the ortho 'ºphy, I have not dared to mark
these words in this manner. See EFFA.cº. It
must, however, be remarked, that this devia-
apparent.
The act
364 ... . .”
t! # 559-Fāte, far, ſāli, fit;-mē, mét;—pine, pin ;-- .*
point;|
|OCCURRENT, Ök-kār'rént. s.
To meet in { - a t º f : 1 º
{OCCURSION, Ök-kār'sbän. s.
, Öb-öm'bråte. v. a. To shade, -
tion only takes place before double e iu the
wux i 0CCºlor, and its cuisipatiºtis, - i
To OCCASION, 6k-kā'zhān. v. a. To cause c.;
sually; to cause, to produce ; to influence.
OCCASIONAL, Šk-kā'zhān-ál. a. Incidental,
casual ; producing by accident; producing by
-
º ~
occasion or incidental exigence. -
OCCASIONALLY, Ök-kāzhān-ál-lè. ad. Ac.
cording to incidental exigence.
Göößſon#R. Ök-kā'zhēn-ár. s. One that
causes or promotes by design or accident.
OCCECATION, Ök-sè-kå'sbän. s. The act of
blinding or raaking blind.
QCCIDENT, Ök'sè-dént. s. The west
OCCIDENTAL, Šk-sè-dén'tài. a. Western.
|QCCHDUOUS, Ök-sidjè-às. a. 293,294. Western.
OCCIPITAL, Ök-sip'pë-tál. a. Placed in the
hinder part of the head.
occur , Ök'sè-pôt. s. The hinder part of the
16:3.01.
QCCISION, Šk-sizh'âm. s. The act of killing.
To OCCLUDE, Ök-klöde'. v. a. To shut up.
OCCLUSE, Ök-kläse', a. Shut up, closed.
OCCLUSION, Ök-klū'zhàn. s. The act of shut-
tileg up. -
OC j}, Ök-kålt'. a. Secret, hidden, unknown,
undiscoverable.
OCCULTATION, 6k-kāl-tà'shān, s. In astro-
nomy, is the time that a star or planet is hidden
from our sight.
OCCULTN£$š, ök-kält'nés. s. Secretness, state
of being hid.
OCCUPANCY, 6k'kū-pâm-sè. s. The act of
taking possession. .
OCCUPANT, Ök'kū-pânt. s. He that takes pos”
session of any thing. *.
To occupaff, sº-pâte. v. a. To take up,
to possess, to hºld... . ... - 4°
OCCUPATION, ºftkö-pâ'shôn. s. The act of
taking possession; employment, business; trade,
calling, vocation.
OCCUPIER, Ök'kū-pl-âr. ‘s. 93. A possessor,
one who takes into his possession ; one who foº-
lows any employment. -
To OCCUPY, Ökkö-pl. v. a. 183. To possess, to
keep, to take up ; to employ; to follow as busi.
the memory or attention ; to appear here and
there 3 to clash, to strike against, to meet.
OCCURRENCE, Ök-kārrënse. s. Incident, ac-
cidental event; occasional presentation,
Incident, any
thing that happens. -
Clash, mutual
blow. - - -
OCEAN, Ö'shān. s. 357. The main, the great
sea ; any immense expanse. ‘.4.x. ſº
OCEAN, Ö'shān. a. Pertaining to the maſº
great sea.
OCEANICK, &-shē-ăn'{k. a. 357, 509. Pertain-
ing to the ocean.
očLiATED, & sół"A-têd. a. Resembling the
eye. :
OCHRE, 6'kör. s. 446. A kind of earth slightly
coherent, and easily dissolved in water; a pig
me; it. ..º. -
QCHREQUS, Ö'krô-ás. a. Consisting of ochre
QCHREY, & 'kār-É. a. Partaking of ochre.
OCHIMY, Šk'kè-inë. s. A mixed base uneta}.
GCTAGON, Škºtá-gān. s. In geometry, a figure
cºnsisting of eight sides and augies. .
GCTAGONAL, Šk-tág'gö-māl. a. 518. Having
eight angles and sides. º e
OCTANGULAR, Šk-tänggū-lär. a. Having eight
angles. • *
OCTANGULARNE&S, 3R-iñng'gū-jār-nēs. s. The
ołºś. of having eight aigies -
TANT, Šk'tūns. } i-,--> -- ~...? --
§§ §";0. a. [s, when a past 5S
in such position to another, that their. places
are ºnly dist:ut an eighth part of a circie. ,
OCTAVE, &tive. s. 5:... The eighth day after
seme pectáiar testival: in musick, an eighth or





is
off †
—mö, mêve, nër, mót;—töbe, túb, běll ;—öil ;—pºnd ;—thm, this.
an interval of eight sounds; eight days toge-
ther after a festival. - º
OCTAVO, Ök-tä'vö a. A book is said to be in
Octavo when a sheet is folded into eight leaves.
OCTENNIAL, Šk-tén'mè-ál. a. 113. Happening
every º ears; lasting eight years. -
OCTOBER, Ök-tó'bár. s. 98. The tenth month
of the year, or the eighth numbered from
March. ---
OCTOEDRICAL, 6k-tó-Éd'drè-kál. a. Having
eight sides.
OCTONARY, Šk’tó-nār-A. a. Belonging to the
number § -
OCTONOCULAR, Ök-tó-nók'kū-lär. a. Having
eight eyes. -
očfºllous, 6k-tó-pét’tāl-ās. a. Having|
eight flower leaves.
OCTOSTYLE, Öktó-stile. s.
building or ordonnance containing eight co-
tº IſldS. ºr
QCTUPLE,.6k'tū-pl. a. 405. Eight fold.
OCULAR, Ök'kū-lär. a. 88. Depending on the
eye, known by the eye. -
OCULARLY, Šk'kè-lār-lè. ad. To the observa-
tion of the eye.
OCULIST, Ök'kè-list. s. One who professes
cure distempers of the eyes. -
D, 6d. a. Not even, not divisible into equal
numbers; particular, uncouth, extraordinary;
something over a definite number; not noted,
not taken into the common account; strange,
unaccountabie, fantastical, uncommon, particu-
lar; unluckily, unlikely, in appearance im-
to
proper.
Oſ3DLY, Öd’lè. ad. Not evenly; strangely, par-
ticularly, unaccountably, uncouthly.
ODDNESS, Öd'nés. s. The state of being not
even ; strangeness, particularity, uncouthness.
ODHDS, Ödz. s. Inequality, excess of either com-
pared with the other; more than an even wa-
_ger; advantage, superiority ; quarrel, debate,
dispute. -
ODE, Öde. s. . A poem written to be sung to
musick, a lyrick poem.
ODIBLE, &'dè-bl. a. 405. Hateful. -
ODIOUS, Ö'dè-ás, or òjē-ăs. a. Hateful, detes-
table, abominable; exposed to hate; causing
hate, insidious. - -
[[; The first mode of pronouncing this word is
the more common, but the second seems the
more correct. See Principles, No. 293, 294,376.
ODIOUSLY, Ö'dē-ăs-lè, or òjē-ăs-lè. ad. Hateful-
ly, abominably; invidiously, so as to cause hate.
OBIOUSNESS, Ö'dé-às-nés, or öjè-ás-nés. s.
... Hatefulness. . .
typIIIM, A'dé-áin, or òjé-àm. s.
quality of provoking hate. -
050RATE, Ö'dè-räte. a. 91. Scented, having a
strong scent, whether fetid or fragrant.
ODORÉEEROUS, Ö-dò-riffér-às. a. Giving scent,
usually sweet of scent; fragrant, perfumed.
ODORIEEROUSNESS, Ö-dò-rif'ſér-ás-nēs. s.
534. Sweetness of scent. -
ODOROUS, Ö'dūr-às. a. 314. Fragrant, per-
fumed. p
Iſ It is not a little strange that this adjective
should have preserved the accent of the simple
odour, when the Latin odórug presented so fair
an opportunity of altering it. Milton has seiz-
ed this opportunity; but, happily for the ama-
logy of our own language, it has not been ſol-
lowed : .'
—“Last the bright consummate flow'r º,
“Spirits odorgets breathes: flow’rs and their fruit
* Man's pourishinent.”—
Where we may observe, that if the Latin tec-
cent be preserved, the Latin speiling ought to
be preserved likewise. - •
Öi;Oiſłł, Ö'dür. s. 314. Scent, whether good or
bad; fragrance, perfulne, sweet scept.
(ECONOMáCKS, Šk-ö-nöm'miks. s. 296. Ma.
itagement of heitsehold affairs.
- º
ſnvidiousness
y
*
The face of al
CECUMENICAL, &k-à-mêm'né-kál. a. 296. Ge
neral, respecting the whole habitable world.
(EDEMA, 3-démā. s. 92, 296. A tumour. It is
now, and commonly by surgeons, confined to a
white, soft, insensible tumour. . .
QEDEMAT!CK ed-º-mât'ík. 296. a peerai,
ūjāfētā, śāśā.”; a. Pertain
ing to an orderma. , *
GEILIAD, *-il’yad. s. 113. A glance, wink. to:
ken of the eye. w
O’ER, Öre. Contracted from Over.
(ESOPHAGUS, 8-såſ'fá-gās. s. The gullet.
OF, Öv. prep. 377. It is put before the substair-
tive that follows another in construction, as,
Of these part were slain ; it is put after com-
parative and superlative adjectives, as, the
most dismal and unseasonable time Of all othér
from, as, I bought it Of him ; costcerning, re-
lating to, as, all have this sense Of war; out of,
as, yet Of this little he had some to spare :
among, as, any clergyman Of my own ac-
quaintance; by, as, I was entertained Of the
consul : this sense now not in use: according
to, as, they do Of right belong to you, moting
power or spontaneity, as, Of himself man is
confessedly unequal to his duty; noting pro-
perties or qualities, as, a man. Of a decayed for-
tune, a body Of no colour; noting extraction,
as, a man Of an ancient family; moting ad-
herence or belonging, as, a Hebrew Of my tribe;
noting the matter, as, the chariot was Of cedar;
moting the motive, as, Of my own choice I un-
dertook this work; moting preference or post-
pomence, as, I do not like the tower Of any
lace ; moting change of, as, O miserable Of
happy noting causality, as, good nature Of ne-
cessity will give allowance ; moting proportion,
as, many Of a hundred; noiing kind or species,
as, an affair Of the cabinet. Of late; lately.
OFF, Öf ad. Of this adverb the chief use is to
conjoin it with verbs, as, To come off, to fly off,
to take off; it is generally opposed to On, as,
To lay on ; to take off; it signifies distance; it
signifies evanescence, absence or departure; it
significs any kind of disappointment, defeat,
interruption, as, the affair is Oſſ; from, not to-
wards. hand ; not studied. -*
QFF, Öf. interject. Depart
OFF, Öf. prep. Not on ; distant from. . -
OFFAL, Öf'föl. s. 83. Waste meat, that which
is not eaten at the table ; carrion, coarse flesh;
refuse, that which is thrown away; any thing
of no esteen.
OFFENCE, Öf-fénse'. s. Crime, act of wicked-
ness ; a transgression ; injury; displeasure
given, cause of disgust; sc ; anger, dis-
pleasure conceived :*k, act of the assailant.
ſii For the elegant sound of the o in %. of-
fend, official, and their compounds, sce OccASIGN
and EFFA ce. -
OFFENCEFUL, Šf-fômse'fºil. a. Injurious.
OFFENCELESS, Öf-fémselás. a. Unoffending,
innocent.
To OFFEND, $f-ſ&nd'. v. a. To make angry.
to assail, to attack; to transgress, to violate
to injure.
To OFFENI), Öf-fénd'. v. li. To be criminal, tº
transgress the law; to cause anger; to commit
transgression,
OFFENDER, Śf-ſ&n'dār, s. 93. A crimiual, one
who has committed a crime, transgressor; one
who has dºne an injury.
OFFENDRESS, Öi-ſén'drºs. s.
SČ{l}}{13
A woman that
offends.
OFFENSIVE, $f-fém'słv. a. , 158, 423. Causing
anger, displeasing, disgusting ; causing pain,
injurious ; assaifa ist, not defensive. -
OFFENSIV. P. f.Y., ºff-féin'sfy-lè. ad. Mischievous
ły, injurioí;sty; so as to cause lineasiness or diº
pleasure; by Way of attack, not defensively.
OFFENSIVENESS, Öf-fén'słv-nés. s. Injuri
ousness, mischief; cause of disgust. -


• OGL
366
Trº-Fate, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin;– ’

*o-OFFER, ºfför. v.a. 98. To present to any
one, to exhibit, any thing so, as that it may be
taken or received; to sacrifice, to immolate;
to bid, as a price or reward; to attempt, to
commence; to propose. -
To QFFER, Öf'för. v. m. To be present, to be
at hand, to present itself; to make an attempt.
OFFER, Öf'för. s. Proposal of advantage to an-
other; first advance; proposal made, price
bid, act of bidding a price; attempt, endeavour;
something #. by way of acknowledgment.
OFFERER, Šfſår-rūr. s. One who makes an
offer, one who sacrifices, or dedicates in wor-
§
OFFERING, 6f'för-ring, s. A sacrifice, any
thing immolated, or offered in worship.
OFFERTORY, &f'ſér-tär-à. s. 557. The thing
offered, the act of offering. - -
OFFICE, 6ff's. s. 142. A publick charge or
employment; agency, peculiar use, business;
»articular employment: act of good or ill vo-
luntarily tendered; act of worship; formulary
of devotions; rooms in a house appropriated to;
particular business; place where business is
transacted. -
OFFICER, 8ffè-sår. s. 98. A man employed
by the publick; a commander in the army;
one who has the power of apprehending crimi.
mals. -
OFFICERED,6ffè-sår'd. a. 362. Commanded,
supplied with' commanders.
OFFICIAL, Šf-fish'âl. a. 88. Conducive, appro-
priate with regard to their use; pertaining to a
publick charge. -
OFFICIAL, Öf-fish'Él. s. Official is that person
to whom the cognizance of causes is committed
by such as have ecclesiastical jurisdiction.—
See OFFENCE. $ - -
OFFICIALLY, 6ſ-fish'âl-ć, ad. In a manner be-
longing to office.
ofºiái Ty ºf fish'al-té. s. The charge or
post of an official.
To OFFICIATE, 6f-fish'é-Ate. v. a. 542. To give
in consequence of office. - -
To OFFICIATE, Öf-fish'é-āte. v., n. 91. To dis-
charge an ºffice, commonly in worship; to pers
form an office for another.
OFFICIOUS, Öſ-fish ás. a. 314. Kind, doing
good offices; over forward. ---
OFFICiOUSLY, Öf-fish'ês-lè. ad. Kindly, with]]
unasked rindness; with too great forwardness.
0FF.CIOUSNESS, Öf-ſish’és-nēs. s. Forward-
ness of civility, or respect, or endeavour; over
forwardness.
OFFING, 61'fing. s. 410. The act of steering to
a distance from the land; deep water off the
shore.
QFFSET, ºf'sét. s. Shopt of a plant.
QFFSCOURíNG, 6f-sköðr'ing. s. Recrement,
part rubbed away in cleaning any thing.
OFFSPRING, Šf'spring, s. The thing propa-
gated and generated, children ; production of
any.kind. v. -
To OFFUSCATE, &f-ffs'käte. v. a. 91. To dim,
to cloud, to darken. .
OFFUSCATION, Öf-fús-kā'shān s. The act of
darkening.—Sce Occasion. -
QFT, 5ft. ad. A poetical word. Often, frequently,
not rarely. g $
OFFEN, Aff'n, ad. 103,472. Oft, frequently,
Inſtily times.
OFTENTIMES, Öff'n-timz.
many times; ofton.
{}}F ºtes, ôft'tiinz. ad. In poetry, frequently,
G fºrt. -
QGFF, Öjë'. . s. A sort of moulding in archi-
t£ctºire, consisting of a round and a hollow.
To QGLE, ¥gl. v.a. 405. To view with side
ēś in fondness. -
00LERº'glºr... s. 98. A sly gazer, one who
'views bºside glances.
OGL10, Ö'lè-6 s. 388. A dish made by ming.
ad. Frequently,
ling different kinds of meat, a medley. The
Spanish Olla Podrida. - - - -
OH, Ö. interject. An exclamation denoting pain,
sorrow, or surprise. - -
OIL, Šil. s. 299. The juice of olives expressed;
any fat; greasy, unctuous, thin matter ; the
juices of certain vegetables expressed or drawn
by the still.
To OIL, Šil. v. a. To smear or lubricate with oil.
OILCQLOUR, Öil'kål-lär. s. Colour made by
rinding coloured substances in oil.
OILINESS, Öillé-nēs. . s. Unctuousness, greasi.
ness, quality approaching to that of oil.
OILMAN, Öiſ'mān. s. 88. One who trades in oils
and pickles. - -
OILSHOP, &il'shôp. s.
pickles are sold.
OILY, Öil'è. a. Consisting of oil, containing oil,
§§ qualities of oil; fat, greasy.
QILYGRAIN, Šil'è-grâne. s. A plant.
OILYPALM, Öil'é-pâm. s. A tree.
To OINT, &fnt. v. a. 299. To anoint, to smear,
Out of use.
OINTMENT, &fnt'mént. s.
Imatter; - *
oß, ô'kār Properly OCHRE. s. 416. A co-
On 1 r.
OLD, Öld. a. Past the middle of life, not young;
of long continuance, begun long ago; not new ;
ancient, not modern; of any specified duration;
subsisting before something else; long practised.
Of old ; long ago, from ancient times.
[[; This word is liable to the same mispronun-
-_ciation as mould, which see.
OLDFASHIONED, Öld-fash'ên'd. a.
according to obsolete custom. . . . .
OLDEN, Öl'd'm. a. 103. Ancient. JNot used.
A shop where oils and
Unguent, unctuous
Formed
|QLDNESS, ºld'més...s, Qld age, antiquity.
OLEAGINOUS, Ö-lè-ādjîn-áš. a. Oily, unctu
Otis. -
OLEAGINOUSNESS, Ö-lè-ādjîn-ás-nēs. s. 314.
Oiliness.
OLEANDER, Ö-lè-án'dár. s. 98.
rosebay. r
OLEASTER, Ö-lè-ás'tár. s. 98. Wild olive.
OLEOSE, Ö-iè-öse'. a. Oily. -
To OLF ACT, Öl-fäkt'. v. n. To smell. •
The plant
OLFACTORY, Öl-ſåk'tär-8. a. 557. Having
the sense of smelling.
ūſº ** º: last o, see Dom ESTICE.
OL} l'Éd. * * *
čiūpāśmā as sis. § a shºws,
fetid. - --
OligARCHY, Öl'lè-gār-kè. . s. 519. A form of
government which places the supreme power in
a small number, aristocracy. **
OLIO, Ö'Jè-ö... s. 113. A mixture, a medley.
OLITORY, ÖFlè-têr-è. s. 557. Belonging to
the kitchen garden. r
OLIVASTER, Öl-lè-vás'tár. a. 98.
brown, tawny. ... " . -
140. A tree; the fruit. The
OLIVE, Öl'iiv. s.
Darkly .
i.
olive is a native of the south of Europe and
north of Africa. From the ripe fruit of this tree
is expressed the olive oil of commerce : its fruit
when pickled is eaten as a relish. American
Dispensatory, The emblem of peace.
OMBRE, Öm'bār S. 416.
played by three. .
OMEGA, Ö-mê'gå. s. The last letter of the Greek
alphabet, therefore taken in the Holy Scrip-
ture for the lºst.
OMELET, Öm'lét. s.
with eggs.
OMEN, Örnén. s.
nostick. !
OMENED, Ö'mén'd. a. 359. Containing prog
nosticks. . . -
OMENTUM, 6-mén'tàm. s. The cawl, the double
membrane spread over the entrails ; calied al-
so reticulum, from its structure, resembling tha
of a nes.
A kind of pancake made
A sign good or bad, a prog
A game of cards
-- *ONC 367 ... ONY
* —nó, mêve, nér, nét ;—töbe, túb, būll;-&il;-pôānd ;—thin, THus.
To OMINATE, Öm'mè-māte. v. a. 91. To fore- the time immediate; formerly; at a fortaer
token, to show prognosticks. -
OMINATION, 6m-mè-nā’shān. s. Prognostick.
0MINOUS, &m'miu-ás. a. 314. Exhibiting bad;
tokens of futurity, foreshowing ill, inauspicious;
exhibiting tokens good or ill.
OMINOUSLY, Öm'mín-nās-lè. ad. With good
or bad omeni. -
OMINOUSNESS, Öm'mín-nās-nés. s. The quali-
ty of being omimous.
OMISSION, 6-mish'én. s. Neglect to do some-
thing ; neglect of duty, opposed to commission
or perpetration of crimes. -
To OMIT, Ö-mit'. v. a. To leave out, not to men-
tion ; to neglect to practise -
OMſTTANCE, Ö-mit’tánse. s. Forbearance.
OMNIFARIOUS, Öm-mè-fä'rè-às. a. Of all varie-
ties of kinds. -
O'HNIFEROUS, &m-niffér-ös. a. 518. All-
bearing.
ośk, ôm-nff'fik. a. 509.
OMNIFORM, &m'né-fôrm. a.
shape. - -
OMNIGENOUS, 6m-nid'jë-nās, a. 518. Consist-
ing of all kinds. +
OMNiñóff Söğ, &m-nipp3-tênse. A
All-creating.
Having every
êvisipot;Nöy.j; s. Al-
mighty power, unlimited power.
OMNIPOTENT, Öm-nip'pë-tént. a. 518. Al-
§§§##$!!. without limit. -
OMNIPRESENCE, 6m-nē-préz'énse. s. Ubiqui-
ty, unbounded presence. - *
{ij All the orthūepists I have consulted (as far
as can be gathered from their notation and ac-
centuation) make the penultimate e in this
word short, as in the word presence, except Mr.
Sheridan. That it is not pronounced encliti-
cally like omnipotence, 513, 518, arises, perhaps,
from the number of consonants in the latter
syilables; and as this is the case, it seems most
agreeable to the nature of our compositien to
pronounce presence in this word, in the same
manner as when it is taken singly ; just as we
pronounce theatre in the word amphitheatre, with
the accent on the antepenultimate, though the
accent is on the penultimate, and the vowel is
long in the Latin amphitheatrum. -
OMNIPRESENT, &m-nē-prézént. a Ubiquita-
ry, present in every place.
QMNiSCIENCE, &m-nish'é-ēnse.
OMNISCIENCY, Öm-nish'é-Ém-sè.
less knowledge, infinite wisdom.
OMNISCIENT, Öm-n?sh'é-ênt. a. Infinitely wise,
knowing without bounds. -
OMNISCIOUS, Öm-nish'ºs. a. 292. All-knowing.
OMNIy OROUS, Öm-mív'vö-rås. a. 518. All-de-
WOUITI
ng.
OMPHALOPTICK, Öm-ſå-lôp'tik. s. 509. An
: s. Bound-
optick glass that is convex on both sides, com-f
monly called a convex lens.
ON, Öm. prep. It is put before the word which
signifies that which is under, that by which any
thing is supported, which any thing covers, or
where any thing is fixed ; noting addition or
accumulation, as, Mischiefs On mischiefs; not-
ing a state of progression, as Whither On thy
way ? .# dependence or reliance, as, On
{}od’s providence their hopes depend; at, not-
ing place ; it denotes the motive or occasion of
any thing ; it denotes the time at which any
thing happens, as, this happened On the first
dav : in forms of denunciation it is put before
th; thing threatened; noting invocation; noting
stipulation or condition.
ON, Ön. ad. Forward, in succession; forward,
in progression ; in continuance, without ceas-
ing ; upon the body, as part of dress; it notes
resolution to advance.
ON, Śn. interject. A word of incitement or en-
cc ragement.
|ONE, wän. s.
ONUE, wänse. ad. 165. One time; a single time;
the same time; one time, though no more : at :
time. - -
ONE, win. a. 163. Less than two, single, denoted
by an unit; indefinitely, any ; different, diverse,
opposed to another; one of two, opposed to
the other ; particularly one. - - -
[[G’ This word and its relatives, once and nome,
are perhaps the best test of a residence in the
capital. In some parts of England they are
pronounced so as to give the o the sound it has
in tone, sometimes the sound it has in gone; but
the true sound is that it has in son, done, &c
which is perfectly equivalent to the sound of n
in sun. I never could make a northern inhabi.
tant of England pronounce the following sen
tence without the greatest difficulty: “I have
“won ome game, and you have won none; you.
“have not won once, and that is wonderful.”
Where we may observe that the o in won, is the
exact sound it has in one, once, and ironderful.
A single person; a single mass
or aggregate; the first hour; the same thing;
a person; a person by way of eminence; a dis
tinct or particular person; persons united; con-
cord, agreement, one mind ; any person; any
man indefinitely: One has sometimes a plural,
when it stands for persons indefinitely, as, the
great Ones of the world. . . -
ONE EYED, winſide. a 283. Having only one
eye. - - - ' -
ONEIROCRITICAL, Ö-ni-rö-krit'té-kál. a. Pro-
perly ONIROCRITICAL. Johnson. Interpre-
tative of dreams. - -
ONEIROCRITICK, Ö-ni-rö-krit'tºk. s. An inter-
preter of dreams,
ONENESS, wän'aºs. s.
being one. • *
ONERARY, &n'mér-rār-rè. a. 512.
carriage or burdens. — ”
To ONERATE, Ön’mér-räte. v. a. 91. To load,
to burthen.
Unity, the quality of
Fitted for
olºrion, ên-nēr-à'shūm. s. The act of
oading. . . . .
ONERöös, Ön'nér-rås. a. 314. Burdensome, op-
pressive. - -
ONION, fin'yān. s. 113, 165. A plant.
ONLY, Öme'ſé. a. Single, one and no more ; this
and no other; this above all other, as, he is the
Only man for musick. -
ONLY, Öme'!é. ad. Simply, singly, merely,
barely; so and no otherwise ; singly wit’ıout
more, as, Only begotten.
ONOMANCY, Śn'mô-mán'sé. s. 519.
by the name. - - -
ONOMANTICAL, Šm-mö-mán'tè-kál. a. : Pre-
dicting by names. -
ONOMATOPOELA, Ön-ó-māt-ö-pê'yå. s. Fin
Grammar or Rhetorick, a figure of speech
whereby names and words are formed to the re-
semblance of the sound made by the things sig-
mified. This word is formed from the Greek
ovokza, name, and arolaw, fingo, I make or feign.
Thus is the word triquetrack formed from the
noise made by moving the men at this game ,
and from the same source arises the buzzing ot
bees, the grunting of hogs, the cackling of hens,
the snoring of people asleep, the clashing of arms,
&c. The surest etymologies are those derived
from the onomatopoeia. Chambers. . .
ONSET, Ön'sét. s. Attacks assault, first brunt
ONSLAUGHT, Ön'sſàwt. s. Attack, storm, on-
get. JYºt used, -
ONTOLOGIST, Ön-tól'lö-jist. . s. One who con-
siders the affections of being in general, a me-
taphysician. . . . - - -
ONTOLOGY, Ön-töllö-jë. s. 518. The science of
the affections of being in general, metaphysicks.
ONWARD, &n'wärd, ad. Forward, pro-
gressively ; in a state of advanced progression
something farther. *
CNYCHA, Ön'hé-kā. s. 353. The odoriferou.
º e . |
Divination
s:1ail or shell, and the stone named onyx
OPH
ONYX, &miks... s. The onyx is a semipellucid
em, of which there are several species.
ÖZE, &ze. s. 306. Soft mud, mire at the bot-
ton of water, slime; soft flow, spring; the li-
quor of a tammer's vat,
To º, ôóze. v. J. To flow by stealth, to run
gently. . . . -
ZY, 63'zè. a. Miry, muddy, slimy.
To OPACATE, Ö-på käte. v. m. 503. To shade,
to darken. - -
OPACITY, Ö-pås'sè-tè. s.
Cloudimess, want of
transparency. *
OPACOUS, 6-pâ'kås. a. 314, Dark, obscure ;
not transparent.
OPAL, . s. 88. A precious stone reflecting
various colours. -
OPAQUE, 6-pâke. a. 337, 415. Not transparent,
dark iii.
To Öº. Öpe. Poetically for to open.
To OPEN, 6'p'm. 103. v. a. Ope is used only by
oets. To unclose, to unlock, the contrary to
hut; to show, to discover: to divide, to break ;
to #ſº to disclose ; to begin.
3. §.” $n. 103 v. n. To unclose,
not to remain shut ; a term of hunting, when
hounds give the cry.
§ºn. Its a. Unclosed, not
y ſº
OPEN, •
shut ; plain, apparent; not wearing disguise,
artless, sincere; not clouded, clear; exposed to
view; uncovered; exposed, without defence;
attentive. - *
QPENER, Ö'p'm fir. s. 98. One that opens,
one that unlocks, one that uncloses ; explainer,
interpreter; that which separates, disuniter.
OPENEYED, Ö'p'm-ide. a. 283. Vigilant, watch-
, ful.
OPENHANDED, 3-p'n-hánd'éd. a. Generous,
Hiberal.
OPENHEARTED, Ö-p'n-härt'éd. a. Generous,
candid, not meanly subtle.
OPENHEARTEDNESS, 6-p'm-härt'éd-nēs. s.
Liberality, munificence, generosity.
OPENING, Ö'p'm-ing. s. 4f0. Aperture, breach ,
discovery at a distance, faint knowledge, dawn
OPENLY, op'n-lè. ad. Publickly, not secretly,
in sight; plainly, apparently, evidently, with-
out disguise. .
OPENMOUTHED, 6-p'm-mööTH'd', a. Greedy,
Tຠºnous. -
OPENNESS, Ö'p'n-més. s. Plainness, clearness,
freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; freedom
from disguise.
OPERA, Öp'për-rá. s. A poetical tale or fiction
represented by vocal and instrumental musick.
OPERABLE, 6p'pér-à-bl. a. 405. To be done,
racticable.
QPERANT,ép'për-rānt. a. Active; having power
to produce any effect.
To OPERATE, &p'pér-āte. v. n. 91. To act, to
have agency, to produce an effect.
ofº, &p-pér-rä'shôn. s. Agency, pro-
duction of effects, influence; action, effect: in
chirurgery, that part of the art of healing which
depends on the use of instruments; the motions
or employments of an army. |
QPERATIVE, &p'për-rá-tív. a. 512. Having the
ower of acting, having forcible agency.
OPERATOR, &pſpèr-rá-àr. s. 52ſ. One that
performs any act of the hand, one who produces
# effect. *
QºşE, Śpipér-rèse'. a. Laborious. * #
{}}PHITES, Ö-fi’tèz. s. A stone. Ophites has a
dusky greenish ground, with spots of a lighter
### ---- -
. OPHTHALMICK, 3p-thäI'mik. a. Relating to the
eye. - - -
#3. Two aspirations in succession, says Mr. El-
; seem disagreeable to an English ear,
and therefore one of them is generally sunk.--
368
[; 559. Fate, ſār, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—phe, pīn;–
Thus diphthong and triphthong are pronounced
-
4.
Y -
OPP
dipthong and tripthong. . P is lost as well as h in
apophthegm ; and therefore it is no wonder wº
hear the first h dropped in ophthalmy and opil
thalmick, which is the pronunciation f have
adopted as agreeable to analogy. Nay, such an
aversion do we seem to have to a succession of as-
pirates, that the h is sunk in Isthmics, Esther, and
Demosthenes, because the s, which is akin to the
aspiration, immediately precedes. Mr. Sheri.
dan promounces the first syllable of this wor:
like ºff, but the first of diphthong and triphthopº,
like dip and trip, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, askſ
Mr. Perry, have not got this workſ, hut pro.
nounce diphthong and triphthong in the saing
manner as Mr. Sheridan. Dr. Kenrick also
wants the word; he gives no pronunciation to
diphthong, but makes the h silent in triphthong;
while Barclay pronounces the h in ophthahpick,
but makes it either way in diphtao.g., airs si-
lent in triphthong. It may be remarked, that
Dr. Jones, who wrote a Spelling Dictionary in
Queen Anne's time, makes the h in these two
words silent.

OPHTHALMYêp'ihál-mè. s.
eVeS.
ofºre, ò'pë-āte. s. 91. A medicine that caſses
§ - --
OPIA º ò'pë-āte. a. 91. Soporiferous, nar-
CO tick.
To OPINE, Ö-plme'. v. R. To think, to judge.
OPINIATIVE, 6-pin'y&-à-tív. a. 113. "Stiff in a
preconceived notion ; imagined, not proved.
OPINIATOR, Ö-pîn-yé-A'tár. s. 521. One fond
of his own motion, one who is inflexible. Little
used. º
OPINIATRE, Ö-pin-yé-á'tér. a. 416. Obstfixate,
stubborn. ..? French word little tºsed.
OPINIATRETY, 6-pin-yé-ā'trè-té. s. Obstimacy,
inflexibility, determination of mind.
OPINION, 6-pin'yān. s. 113, 550. Persuasion of
the militi without proof; sentiments, judgment,
notion; favourable judgment.
OPINIONATED, 6-pin'yūm-à-téd. a. Attached
to certain opinions.
OPINIONATIVE, 6-pin'yūn-uá-tiv. a. 512, Fond
A disease of the
of preconceived notions.
OPINIONIST, 0-pin'yām-nist.
his own motions.
OPIUM, Ö'pë-öm. s. The inspissated juice ºf the
poppy : it has a disagreeable smell, and bitter
acrid taste. It is a powerful anodyne. .
OPPIDAN, Öp'pë-dām. s. A townsman, an in-
habitant of a town. -
s. One fond of
|Toofºfg.NERAff, &p-pignèr-rate. v. a. To
bledge, to pawn. , ..
OPPILATION, Öp-pè-iā'shēn. s.
matter heaped together.
OPPILATIVE, Öp'pë-lä-tiv. a. Obstructive.
OPPONENT, &p-pó'měnt. a.
OPPONENT, &p-pô'nént. s. Antagonist, adver-
sary; one who begins the dispute by raising
objections to a tenet.
OPPORTUNE, 6p-pôr-tūne'. a. Seasonable, cous
venient, fit, timely. .
OPPORTUNELY, &p-pôr-tºne'lé. ad. Seasona-
bly, conveniently, with opportunity either of
time or place. *
OPPORTUNITY, &p-pôr-tūnē-tê. s. Fit place,
fit time, convenience, suitableness of cirettur
stances to any end.
To OPFOSE, 6p-pôze'. v. a. To act against, tº
be adverse, to hinder, to resist; to put in oppo-
sition, to offer Ås an antagonist or rival ; tºr
place as an obstacle; to place in front.
[* The o in the first syllable of this word hºrs
the same tendency to a long open sound as in
occasion, The same may be observed of oppress
and its compounds.-See OccASION and EF-
Obstruction,

FACE. * - -
|To OPPOSE, Öp-póze'. v. m. To act adversely ,
to object in a disputation, to have the part ºf
raising difficulties.
- ...'
dipT
369
*
QRA
-nē, móve, nãr, 118; , túbe, túb, būd;—áil ; pöänd ;—thin, THIS -- . . -
PPoSELESS, ºp-pôzelés. a. Irresistible, not
to be opposed.
olºsºpazar. s. 98. One that opposes,
antagonist, enemy.
OPPOSITE, Öp'pë-zlt. a. 156. Placed in front,
facirg each other; adverse, repugnant, con-
trary.
ſ\PPOSITE, &p pô-zit. s. 156. Adversary, oppo-
ment, antagonist. y
OPPOSITELY, Öp'pô-zit-lè. ad. In such a situ-
ation as to face each other ; adversely.
OPPOSITENESS, oppo-zit-més. s. The state of
being opposite. -
OPPOSITION, $p-pô-zish'an. . s. Situation, so
as to front something opposed; hostile resis-
:ance ; contrariety of affection ; contrariety of
interest; contrariety of measures; contrariety
of meaning. * . -
To. ğ, àp-prés'. v. a. To crush by hard-
ship or unreasonable severity; to overpower,
to subdue.—See Oppose. -
QPPRESSION, 6p-préshán. s. The act of op-
pressing, cruelty, severity; the state of bein
oppressed, misery; hardship, calamity; dul-
mess of spirits, lassitude of body.
OPPRESSIVE, 6p-prés'siv. a. Cruel, inhuman,
unjustly exactious or severe; heavy, over-
whelming. .
OPPRESSOR, Öp-prés'sár. s. 93. One who ha-
rasses others with unjust severity.
OPPROBRIOUS, Öp-fºró'brē-ăs. a... Reproach-
ful, disgracefu: , blasted with infamy. - *
OPPROBRION'SLY, 6p-prè'bré-às-lè. ad. Re-
proachfully, scurrilously. -
OPPROBRIOUSNESS, &prºbrºs s. Re-
proachfulness, scurrifity.
To OPPUGN, 6p-pâne'. v. a. 386. To oppose,
to attack, to resist.
QPPUGNANCY, &p-pâg'nām-sè. s. Opposition.
OPPUGNER, Öp-pâne'êr. s. Dne who opposes
or attacks. + -
[[; Mr. Sheridan sounds the g in this word,
though not in the verb from which it is ſormed:
but that this is contrary to analogy, see Princi-
...ples, No. 386. -
OPSIMATHY, Öp-słm'à-thè. s. 518. An educa-
tion begun late in life; knowledge of learning
acquired in agº; -
OPTABLE, Öp'tá-bi. a. 405. Desirable, to be
wished.
OPTATIVE,&p'tà-tiv, or öp-tà't!v. a. 505. Ex-
pressive of desire ; the name of that mood of
a verb which expresses desire.
tº Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr.
Scott, Entick, Barclay, and Buchanan, accent
this word on the first syllable ; and Dr. Kei.
rick, Bailey, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, on
the second. That the last is more general,
F. in grammar schools, will be readi-
y acknowledged; but that the first is more
correct and agreeable to analogy, cannot be
denied : for this word is not so maturally deriv-
ed from the classical optatus, as the lower Latin
optativus: and why this word should transfer its
multimate accent to the first syllable of the
glish word, may be seen under the words
AcADEMY, Incompart ABLE, &c.
I am convinced of the justness of the decision on
the accentuation of this word. A critick, with
whom I lately conversed upon it, contended
that the accent ought to be upon the a, because
it was on that letter in the preterperfect tense
of the verb opto, optavi. I desired him to put
his argument into form, and tell me, whether
all words of this termination were to have the
same accent as in the preterperfect tense of the
verb 2–here he could go no farther: I could
have immediately confronted him with tentative,
from tento, tentavi, with negative, from nego, mega-
vi; with rocative, from coco, vocavi; and twenty
other examples, which would have shown the
Weakness of his reº and yet this pe. ***-
- .*.*.
QRAL, Ö'rál. a. 38.
and great acuteness. See Principles, No. 503,
on the influence of the Greek and Latin accené
man is a real scholar, and a man of good sense
on that of the English ; No. 544, on the influ. *
ence of the Greek and Latin, quantity on that "
of the Fnglish ; and No. 512, on the termina
tions atime and atory. -
OPTICAL, Öp'té-kāi. s.
science of opticks. - -
OPTICIAN, Öp-tish'ên. s. 357. One skilled in
opticks. . . . -
OPTICK, Öp'tik. a. Visual, producing vision,
subserviciit to vision; relating to the seience
of vision. -
OPTICK, Öp'tſk. s.
organ of sight. -
OPTICKS, Öp'tiks. s. The science of the nature
and laws of vision.
OPTIMACY, Öp'tè-må-så. s. Nobility, body of
nobles.
olºrry, 6p-tim'mè-té. s. The state of being
S r - -
€St. -
OPTIMISM, Öp'tè-mizm. s. The doctrine or
opinion that every thing in nature is ordered
for the best. - .
OPTION, Öp'shär... s. Choice, election.
QRULENCE, Öp'pú-léns. R
OPULENCY, Öppū-lèn-sé. 5
affluence. * . -
QPULENT, Öp'pū-lént. a. Rich, wealthy, affluent.
OPULENTLY, Öp'pë-lènt-lè. ad. Richly, with
splendour. -
, Ör. conjunct. 167. A disjunctive particle,
marking distribution, and sometimes opposition:
it corresponds to Either, he must . Either faii
or fly; before Or ever, is Before ever. in this
last sense obsolete. * - -
ORACLE, Ör'rā-ki. s. 168, 405. Something de-
livered by supernatural wisdom; the place
where, or person of whom the determinations
of heaven are inquired ; any person or place
where certain decisions are obtained ; one
famed for wisdom. -
ORACEJLAR, Ö-rák'kū-lär. : - 170
ORACULOUS, 8-råkſkä-lès, 5 ° e
Uttering oracles, resembling oracles.
ORACULOUSLY, Ö-råk'kū-lès-iè. ad. In mau-
ner of an cracie
ORACULOUSN ESS, Ö-rák'kū-jās-nēs. s. The
state of being oracular.
ORAISON, Ör'rè-zán. s.
er, verbal supplication.
Delivered by mouth, not
ORALLY, 3rál-lè.
ad.
writing.
ORANGE, Örrinje. s. 30. The orange tree, the
fruit of the tree.
QRANGE, Ör'rinje. a. Belonging to an orange,
of the colour of an orange.
ORANGERY, Ö-räwn'zhér-é. (French.) Planta-
tion of oranges.—See EN core.
ORANGEMUSK, Örrinje-mäsk. s.
of which in is a species.
ORANGE-WOMAN, Ár'rºnje-wºm-àn. s.
who sells oranges.
ORATION, Ö-rà'shôn. s. A speech made accord-
ing to the ſaws of rhetorick. -
ORATOR, ºr'rā-tár. s. 503. A publick speak-
er, a man of eloquence; petitioner. This sense
is used in addresses to chancerv.
ORATORIAL, Ör-à-tê'rè-ál. a. Rhetorical, florid,
[3° i have inserted this word, though omitted by
88. Relating to the
An instrument of sight, an
t
See OR1sons. Pray.
written.
By mouth, without
See PEAR,
... almost ali our lexicographers, because I have
inct with it in authors of reputation. Dr. Fos-
ter, in his Treatise on. Accent and Quantity,
says : “The connection of this, which may be
“ called the oratorial accent, with the syllable,
“ and the subordination of them to each other,
“however difficuit it may appear, is yet easy in
“practice.”. Page 23. Other good authorities
for this word might have been adduced, but the
s. Wealth, riches,
One
f

****, the theatre appropriated to the musicians. .
ORC
other adjective oratorical, though not so justly
formed, seems generally to be preferred. I
have sometimes made the experiment on peo-
ple, whose ears were nicely set to pure English
pronunciation, by proposing to them for their
choice the adjectives oratorial or oratorical, and
have always found therm prefer the latter. This
may, in some measure, arise from supposing
the former might be considered as the adjective
of oratorio, but seems rather to be occasioned
by too great a plenitude and rotundity of sound,
which is not agreeable to the genius of our lan-
guage : for if we regard derivation only, the
adjective ought to be oratorial, as derived imme-
diately from the Latin oratorius, in the same
manner as from rhetoricus, is formed rhetorical.
ofºroſtićA. ºr a tºrtial.". Historical,
befittin Orator. - -
ORATORIO, Ör-rá-tó'ré-3. s. An Italian word,
used to signify a kind of sacred drama, general-
ly taken from the Scriptures, and set to mu-ji
sick.
ORATORY, &r'rā-tūr-e. s. 557.
torical skill ; exercise of eloquence; a private
place which is deputed and allotted for prayer
370 •
r; 559–Fate, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pla;
Eloquence, rhe- º
ORE
second, as I have given it. For notwithstand.
ing the mumbers against me, the very general
rule is on my side ; which is, that when we
adopt a word whole from the Latin or Greek,
it ought to have the same accent as in those
languages. See Principles, No. 503.
To ORDAIN, Ör-dàne'. v. a. To appoint, to de
gree ; to establish, to institute ; to set in an of
fice ; to invest with ministerial function, or sa
cerdotal power,
ORDAINER, &r-dārze'ór. s. 98. He who ordains.
ORDEAL, Ör'dé-ál, or örjë-ál. s. 293. A trial
by fire or water, by which the person accused
appealed to heaven, by walking blindfold over
not bars of iron, or being thrown into the water.
ORDER, Ör'dár. s. 98. Method, regular dis
position; properstate; regularity, settled mode
mandate, precept, command ; rule, regulation
regular government; a society of dignified per
sons distinguished by marks of honour; a rank
or class; a religious fraternity . in the plural,
hierarchical state ; means to an end ; measures,
care : in Architecture, a system of the several
members, ornaments, and proportions of co-
lumns and pilasters. - -
To ORDER, &r'dár. v. a. 98. To regulate, to
alone.
ORB, ërb. s. Sphere, orbicular body , circular
body; mundane sphere, celestial body; wheel;
any rolling body; circle, line drawn round ;
circle described by any of the mundame spheres;
- # revolution of time; sphere of action.
'Ation , Ör-bā'shön. s. Privation of parents
or children.
: ðr'héd.
ORBED, Śrb’d. 3. 359. Round,
circular, orbicular; formed into a circle;
rounded.
ORBICULAR, &r-bik'kè-lär. a. 88. Spherical;
circular. * - *
GRBICULARLY, Ör-bik'kū-lār-lè. ad. Spheri-
cally, circularly . *
ofºss, Arlikkºlaºs. s. The
state of being orbicular.
ORBICULATED, &r-bik'kū-lä-těd. a. Moulded
into an orb.
ORBIT, &r'bit. s. The line described by the revo-
lution of a planet.
ORBITY, Örbē-té. s. Loss, or want of parents
or children. t
ORC, Örk. s. A sort of sea-fish.
ORCHAL, &r'kál. s. 88. A stoue from which a
blue colour is made.
ORCHANET, Ör'kā-mêt. g. An herb.
ORCHARD, Örtshörd. s. 88. A garden of fruit-
trèes. º
ORCHESTRE, &r'kés-tár. s. 416. The place
where the musicians are set at a publick show.
{[i. This word is accented on the first syllable by
, Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Nares, Buchaman, Entick, Perry, and
Barclay; and by Mr. Bailey and W. Johnston
on the second ; and by Dr. Kenrick on either.
The first mode has not only the majority of
votes in its favour, but is agreeable to the ge-
neral analogy of words of three syllables, which,
when not of our own formation, commoniy
adopt the antepenultimate accent. The excep-
tion to this rule will be ſound under the next
word. \
. . . .3BCHESTRA, &r-kés'trá.. s. 503. A part of
tº Dr. Johnson has preferred the French orches-
” tre, to the Latin orchestra, and the Greek opxhttp:, ;
but as we find the latter spelling and pronunci.
ation universally adopted; and as we take almost
every other term of art rather from the Greek
than any other language, I have ventured to
insert it in that dress, after Chainbers, and
… some other very respectable authors.
This word is accented on the first syllable by Dr.
Ash, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry: Entick, and Bar-
ckly , but Mr. Nares says it is accented on the
adjust, to manage, to conduct; to methddize,
to dispose fitly ; to direct, to command.
ORDERER, Ör'dār-àr. s. 557. One that orders,
methodises, or regulates.
ORDERLESS, Ör'dār-lès. a. Disorderly, out of
rule. r
ORDERLINESS, Ör'dār-lè-nēs. s. Regularity
methodicalness. -
ORDERLY, Ördór lé. a. Mephodical, regular;
well regulated; according with established me-
thod. - -
ORDERLY, &r'dār-lè, ad. Methodically, accord.
ing to order, regularly,
ORDINABLE, &r'dè-nā-bl. a. 405. Such as
may be appointed. -
ORDINAL, Ör'dè-mál. a. 88. Noting order.
ORDINAJL, Ör'dè-mál. s. A ritual, a book con-
taining orders.
ORDINANCE, &r'dè-mânse. s. Law, rule, pre-
| script; observance commanded; appointment
When it signifies cannon, it is now geneyally
written for distinction Ordnance, and pronoun-
ced in two syllables.
ORDINARILY, Ör'dè-nā-rè-lè. ad. According
to established rules, according to settled me-
thod ; commonly, usually.
|ORDINARY, ordénaré, or örd'nā-ré. a. Es-
tablished, methodical, regular ; common, usu-
al.; mean, of low rank ; ugly, not handsome,
as, she is an Ordinary woman. $
[; Though it is allowable in colloquial pronun
ciation to drop the i in this word, and pro-
nounce it in three syllables ; in solemm speak-
-ing the i must be heard distinctly, and the word
must have four syllables. See "Principles, No.
374.
ORDINARY, Ör'dè-nā-rè. s. Established judge of
ecclesiastical causes ; settled establishment ;
actual and constant office.
ORDINARY, Örd'nā-rè. s. Regular price of a
meal; a place of eating established at a certain
price. , - -
[[5 The i is never heayi when the word is used
in this sense. .
To QRDINATE, Ör'dè-māte. v. a. To appoint.
ORDINATE, Ör'dè-nāte. a. 91. Regular, me
thodical. - ---,
ORDINATION, &r-dè-nāshām. s. Established.
order or tendency; the 'act of investing any
man with sacerdotal power. -
QRDNANCE, 3rd'mänse, s. Cannon, great guns
ORDONNANCE, Ördān-mânse. s. Disposition.
of º in a picture.
*
ORDURE, Örjºre. s. 394, 376. Dung, filth.
()RF Öre. s.
(nineral state
Metal untietius:d, metal yet in it.}


... ºil 1
* *
- —né, mêve, nãr, nét;—túbe,
ORGAN, 3r'gán. s. Natural instrument, as,
the tongue is the Organ of speech ; an instru-
ment of musick, consisting of pipes filled with
wind, and of stops touched by the hand.
QRGANICAL, Ör-gān'né-kāl. } a
ORGANICK, Ör-gán'nik. 509. “
sisting of various parts co-operating with each
other; instrumental, acting as instruments of
nature or art; respecting organs.
ORGANICALLY, Ör-gán'hé-kā' lé. ad. By
means of organs or instruments. -
ORGANICALNESS, Ör-gán'nè-kāl-nās, s. State
of being organical. -
ORGANISM, Ör'gä-mizm. s. Organical structure.
ORGANIST, Ör'gå-nist. s. One who plays on
the organ. -
ofºtion, ðr-gā-nē-ză'shôn. s. Con-
struction in which the parts are so disposed as
_to be subservient to each other.
To ORGANIZE, &r'gā-nize. v. a. To construct
so as that one part co-operates with another.
ORGANLOFT, 3r'gān-löft s. The loſt where
the organ stands. -
ORGANPIPE, Ör'gān-pipe. s. The pipe of a
musical orgau. - * - - - ,
ORGASM, &r'gázm. s.
ORGIES, Örjëze. s.
tick revels. -
ORIENT, Ö'rè-ênt. a. 505. Rising as the sum;
eastern, oriental; bright, shining. -
ORIENT, 6'ré-Ént. s. The east, the part wher
the sun first §.
ORIENTAL, Ö-iè-én'tál. a. Eastern, placed in
the east, proceeding from the east. • ,
ORIENTAL, Ö-rè-én'tál. s. An inhabitant of the
eastern parts of the world. r
ORIENTALISM, Ö-rè-én'tä-līzm. s.
Con-
Sudden vehemence.
An idiom of
the º"; an eastern mode of speech.||.
ORIENTALITY, 6-ré-én-tällé-te. s.
being oriental. - ~~
ORIFICE, Ör'ré-fis. s. 142, 168. . Any opening
or perforation.
§§ º: ân. s. 38. Wild marjoram.
RIGIN, Ör'rè-jin. ** a tº
ORIGINAL; 6-rld'jè-nāl. 170. : S. Beginning,
first existence; fountain, source, that which
gives *. or existence; first copy; arch-
etype ; derivation, descent. - *
ORIGINAL, Ö-ridjè-nāl. a. 170. Primitive, pris-
time, first.
ORIGINALLY, 6-ridjè-nāl-lè. ad. Primarily,
with regard to the first cause ; at first ; as, the
first author. r -
oRIGINALNESS, 8-ridjè-nāl-nēs. s.
ity or state of being original.
ofº, ô-ridjè-nā-rè. s. Productive, caus-
ing existence ; primitive, that which was the
first state. -
to ORIGINATE, 3-ridjè-nāte. v. a. To bring
State of
The qual-
into existence.
ORIGINATION, 6-rld-jë-nā'shān. s. The act of
bringing into existence. -
ORISON, 6r'rèzán. s. 163. A prayer, a suppli-
Cation
ſº Mr. Sheridan has adopted the other spelling
from the French oraison ; but Dr. Johnson and
all the writers he quotes, spell the word in the
manner I have done. Dr. Johnson tells us this
word is variously accented ; that Shakspeare
has the accent both on the first and second
syllables, Milton and Crashaw on the first, and
others on the second.
* The fair Ophelia | Nymph in thy orisons,
* Be all my sins remembºred.” Hamlet.
“Alas! your too much love and care of me
* Are heavy orisons'gainst this poor wretch.”
- - - Henry the Fifth.
. . “My wakeful lay shall knock
*At th' oriental gates, and duly mock
* The early lark's shrill orisons, to be
“An anthem at the day's nativity.”—
- - Crashaw.
ºf I
tāb,
Mad rites of Bacchus, fram-
- VMI\, L -ºº: º
ball;—öll;—pöönd;—thin, this.
“His daily orisons attract our ears.”—Sandy,
: Lowly they bow'd adoring and began ... " .
“Their orisons each morning duly paid.” . . .
* So went he on with his orisons; T.
“Which, if you mark them well, were wise ones.”

“The midnight clock attests, my ſervent pray'rs,
“The rising sun my orisons declares.” Harte.
Mr. Nares tells us he has no doubt that Milton's
accentuation is right. This too is my opinion.
Poets are not the best authorities, even when
they are unanimous; but much worse when
they differ from others, and even from them.
selves.
liberty of accenting both ways, either for the
sake of the verse, the rhyme, the humour, or
the affectation of singularity, aid bring our rea-
son for accenting this word in prose, on the
first syllable, from the very general rule in
Principles, No. 503. Accordingly Mr. Elphin
stone, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick,
Buchanan, W. Jºhnston, Barclay, Bailey, Per-
ry, and Entick, uniformly place the accent on
times accented on the second.
ORNAMENT, Ör'nā-mênt. , s: , Embellishment,
decoration; honour, that which confers dignity.
ORNAMENTAL, Ör-nā-mén'tāl. a. 88. Serving
to decoration, giving embellishment. -
ORNAMENTALLY, Ör-nā-mén'tál-lè. ad. In
such a manner as may confer embellishment.
of NAMENTED, &mimánºčd. a. Embellish-
ed, bedecked. - - -
ORNATE, Ör'nāte. a. 91. Bedecked, decorated,
fine. -- - -
ORPHAN, Ör'fán. S. 88. A child, who has lost -
father or mother, or both.
QRPHAN, &r'ſän. a. Bereft of parents.
QRPHANAGE, ºr'fān-idje. 90.
ORPHANISM, Ör'fān-mížm.
orphan. . –
ORPIMENT, Ör'pë-mênt. s. A mineral of a
calico priſters . It is a combination of sulphur
and arsenick. Parkes' Chymistry. -
§§ ër'pin. s. 140. Rose root.
the revolutions of the heavenly bodies.
ORRIS, Ör’rīs. s. A plant and flower.
mion and doctrine, not heretical. -
ness of opinion.
in opinion and doctrine.
ORTHOEPIST, Ör'thè-è-pist. s. One who is
_skilled in orthoepy. - ~ . . . .
ORTHOEPY, &rthó-è-pè. s. 519. The right pro
nunciation of words. . . -
JG It is not a little surprising that so few of our
Dictionaries of pronunciation have inserted
this word, so peculiarly appropriated to the
subject they have treated. It is regularly-de-
rived from the Greek opäceraz, and is as neces.
sary to our language as orthography, orthodoxy,
&c. Mr. Elphinstone and Mr. Nares, place the
have done.
3#3:3N , Ör'thè-gón. s. A rectangled figure
ORTHOGONAL, Ör-thèg'gó-nāl, a. Rectangular.
ORTHOGRAPHER, &r-ihág'gräf-fôr. s. One
who spells according to the rules of grammar
Cottom.
“Here, at dead of night, •
“The hermit oft 'mid his orisons hears. zº
“Aghast the voice of time disparting tow’rs.”
•. - Dyer.
We must therefore leave them the
the first syllable; and Dr. Ash says it is some-

bright lemon colour, much used by diers and
offiépoxiºi... with sound.
accent on the first syllable of this word, as E.
s. State of an
ERY, Ör'rér-ré. s. 168. An instrument which,
by many complicated, movements; represents
ÖRTHobox. 3rdàº, a 563. Sound in opi.
of THödöxºrºdoks.e. s 517. Soundaess .
of THößMicks, "ºrth&-dºmiks. s. The
art of sailing in the arc of , some great circle,
which is the shortest or straightest distance be- s.
tween any two points on the surface of the globes
º,

Oa H .
[[š’ 556.--Fāte, ſār, fall,
ðRTHGGRAPHICAL, êr-thè-gráf'ſº-kál. a.
Rightly spelled ; relating to the spelfing.
QRTHOGRAPHICALLY, &r-the-gráſfé-kál lé.
ad. According to the rules of spelling.
ORTHOGRAPHY, &r-thèg'gräf & s. 513. The
part of grammar which teaches how words
should be spelled; the art or practice of spell-
...ing; the elevation of a building delineated.
ORTIVE, Ör'tív. a. 157. Relating to the rising
of any planet or star.
ORTOLAN, &r'tó-lân. s. 33. A small bird ac-
counted very delicious.
QRTS, Örts. s. Refuse, that which is left.
4)SCILLATION, Ös-síl-iā'shān. s. The act of
moving backward and forward like a pendulum.
OSCILLATORY, 6s-síl'Iā-tär-rè. a Moving back-
ward and forward like a pendulum.
OSCITANCY, Ös'sè-tān-sè.'s. The act of yawn-
ing; unusual sleepiness, carelessness. -
OSCITANT, Ös'sè-tānt. a. Yawning, unusually
sleepy; sleepy, sluggish.
p
OSCITATION, Ös-sà-tä'shäu. s. The act of
yawiting. -
0SIER, Ö'zhër. s.451. A tree of the willow l;ind,
growing by the water.
OSPRAY.6s'prä. s. The sea-eagle.
DSSICLE, Ös'sík-kl. s. 405. A small bone.
OSSIFICK, Ös-sif'fik. a. 509. Having the pow-
er of making bones, or changing carneous or
membranous to bony substance.
OSSIFICATION, Ös-sà-fé-kä'shôn, s. Change of
garneous, membranous, or cartilaginous, into
, bony substance.
QSSIFRAGE, Ös-sè-frèdje. s. A kind of eagle.
To OSSIFY, &s'sè-fl. v. a. 183. To change into
bone. -
DSSIVOROUS, Ös-siv'vö-rås. a. 518. Devouring
-bones... - . . . . . -
GSTENSIVE, Ös-tén'siv. a. 153,423.
betokening. -
0STENT, &s-tênt'. s.
. . mien: show, token ; a pºrtent, a prodigy.
03'ſ ENTATION, Ös-tén-tä'shān. s. Outward
show, appearance; ambitious display, boast,
vain show. - -
ÖSTENTATIOUS, Ös-tén-tä'shôs, a. Boastful,
vain; fond of show, fond to expose to view.
OSTENTATIOUSLY, Ös-tén-t}'shôs-lè. ad. Vain-
_ly, boastfully. - -
GSTENTATIOUSNESS, Ös-tén-tä'shás-ºs. s.
. . . Vanity, boastfulness.
OSTEOCOPE, &stè-6-köpe. s.
* - bones.
OSTEOLOGY, Ös-tê-öllöjë. s. 518.
...tion of the bones. -
.338ſ. ER, Ös'īār. s. 472, 93. The man who takes
. . . care of horses at an inn. ."
. OSTRACISM, Östrå-sizm. s. A manner of sen-
tence; in which the mote of acquittal or con-
demnation was marked upon a shell ; publick
censure . . . - *
{}STRACITES, Ös-trá-si’tés. s. Ostracites ex-
, presses the common oyster in its fossil state.
QSTRICH, 6s'tritsh. s. The largest of birds.
#13 This word is more frequently pronounced
ostridge; and by Shakspeare is written estridge.
OTACöUSTICK, 6ttà:köö'stik. s. An instru.
- ment to facilitate hearing, s
WTHER, 6th'êr. pron 93,469. Not the same,
different ; correlative to Each ; something be:
sides, next: it is sometimes put elliptically for
. . 9ther §§ - “ -
QºhengA ES, fith'êr-gāts. ad. In another
manner. Obsolete. - ~ *
ūTHERGUISE, ara'īr-gyize, a. Of another
kind. . . . . . is -
orighwhere, §th'êr-hwäre. ad. In other
pfaces. ... . - -
ÖTHERWHH.E, ath'êr-hwile. ad. At other
£imes.......... . . -
0THERWISE, &rh'êrawlze, or ārā'ūr-wiz. ad.
howing,
Appearance, air, manner,
Pains in the
A descrip-
j'ſ 3.
fät:—mē, mét, -pine,—pin,
OVATION, Ö-vå'shán. s.
i53. In a different manner by other causes;
z
in other respects; often corruptly pronounced
otherways. - -
OTTER, Öt’tür. s. 98. An amphibious animai
that preys upon fish. -
OVAL, Ö'vál. a. 88. Oblong, resembling the
longitudinal section of an egg.
QWAL}ºvál. s. That which has the shape of an egg
|OVARſCUS, 6-vā'rè-às. a.
Consisting of eggs.
OVARY, Ö'vā-rè. s. That part of the body in
which impregnation is performed.'
A lesser triumph
among the Romans. .
OVEN, $v'v’n. s. 103. An arched cavity heated
with fire to bake bread.
OVER, Ö'vár. prep. 98,418. , Above; across, as,
he leaped Over the brook; through, as, the
World Over. -
OVER, Ö'vár. ad. Above the top; more than a
quantity assigned ; from side to side; from
one to another; from a country beyond the
sea; on the surface ; throughout, completely;
with repetition, another time; in a great de-
gree, in too great a quantity. Over and above;
besides, beyond what was first supposed or im-
irlediately intended. Over against; opposite,
regarding in front: in composition, it has a
great variety of significations; it is arbitrarily
prefixed to notums, adjectives, or other parts of
speech. Overnight; the night before.
To OVER-ABOUND, Ö-vār-à-böönd'. v. n. To
abound more than enough.
To OVER-ACT, Ö-vār-ākt'. v. a. To act more
than enough.
To OVER-ARCH, 6-vār-ártsh'. v. a. To cover
as with an arch.
To OVER-AWE, Ö-vār-āwī'. v.
awe by superiour influence.
To OVER-BALANCE, A-vár-bällänse. v. a. 493
To weigh down, to preponderate.
[[* What has been observed of words compound-
ed with counter is applicable to those com-
pounded with over. The moun and the verb
sometimes follow the analogy of dissyllables;
the one having the accent on the first, and the
other on the latter syllables.—See Counter-
H. A. H., ANCF, -
OVER-BALANCE, Ö'vār-bāl-länse. s.
thing more than equivalent. -
OVER-BATTLE, Ö'vār-bāt-tl. a. Too fruitful;
exuberant. JNot used. -
To OVER-BEAR, Ö-vār-bäre'. v. a. To repress;
to subdue, to bear down.
To OVER-BID, Ö-vār-bid'. v. a. To offer more
than equivalent. • -
To OVER-BLOW, Ö-vār-blö'. v. m. To be past
its violence. -
To OVER-BLOW, Ö-vār-bló'. v. a.
away as clouds before the wind.
OVER-BOARD, Ö'vār-bórd, ad. Off the ship,
out of the ship.
To OVER-BULi{, Ö-vār-btilk'.
by bulk.
To OVER-BURDEN, Ö-vār-bar'd'm.
load with too great a weight. -
To OVER-BUY, Ö-vār-bi'. v. a. To buy too dear.
To OVER-CARRY, Ö-vār-kār'rè. v. a. To carry
too far, to be urged to any thing violent or
dangerous. -
To OVER-CAST, Ö-vār-käst'. v. a. To cloud,
to darken, to cover with gloom ; to cover; to
rate too high in computation. - -
To OVER-CHARGE, 6-vār-tshārje'. v. a. To
oppress, to cloy, to surcharge ; to load, to
crowd too much ; to ºrden; to rate too high ,
to fill too full 3, to loadſ with too great a charge.
OVER-CHARGE, 6'vār-tshārje. s. Too great a
charge.—See OvºRBALANCE. . . . . º, . " -
To OVER-CLOUD, 6-vāºlööd'. v. a. To co-
wer with clouds. 2. - . . .
To OVERCOME, 6-vār-kām'. v. a. To subdue;
to conquer, to vanish; to surcharge; to come
over or upon JNot in use in this last sense.
a. To keep in
Some-
To drive
v. a. To oppress
v. a. To

* { ***UW E.
. . . . ~. **i. 2- *.
To OVERCOME, Ö-vār-kām'. v. m. To gain the
superiori - - * -
t & - - *
OW #R, Ö-vār-köm'már. s. He who over-
CODnes. - - -
To OVER-COUNT, 6-vār-köänt'. v. a. To rateſ|QV " . ng. . . .
- |To QWERLOOK, Ö-vār-lóók'. v. a. To view from:
To OVERDO, 6-vār-döö'. v. a To do more than
above the true value.
enough. -
To OWºR-DRESS, Ö-vār-drés'. v. a. To adorn
lavishly. - - -
To OVER-DRIVE, Ö-vār-drive'. v. a. . To drive
too hard, or beyond strength.
To OVER-EYE, Ö-vār-l'. v. a. To superintend;
to observe, to remark.
OVERFALL, Ö'vār-fäll. s. 406. . Cataract. JVot
tused. .
To OVER-FLOAT, Ö-vār-flöte'. v. n. To swim,
to float. -
To OVERFLOW, Ö-vār-flö'. v. m. To be fuſer
than the brim can hold ; to exuberate.
To OVERFLOW, Ö-vār-flo'. v. a. To fill beyond
the brim ; to deluge, to drown, to over-run.
OWERFLOW, Övār-flö. s. 492. Inundation,
more than fulness, such a quantity as rums over,
exuberance. - . .
OWERFLOWING, 3-vár-flöſing. s.
copiousness. * :
OWERFLOWINGLY, Ö-vār-flè'?ng-lè. ad. Ex-
uberantly. s - ,”
To OVER-FLY, 6-vār-fli'. v. a. To cross by
flight. . . -
OWERFORWARDNESS, Ö-vār-fôr'wärd-nēs. s.
Too #ºt quickness ; too great officiousness.
To OVER-FREIGHT, Ö-vār-fråte'. v. a. To
load too heavily. -
To GVER-GLANCE, Ö-vār-glamse'. v. a. To
look hastily over.
To OVER-GO, 6-vār-gó'. v. a.
Exuberance,
To surpass, to
excel. ; : -
To OVER-GORGE, Ö-vār-görje'. v. a. To gorge
too much. - -
To OVER-GROW, Ö-vār-gró'. v. a. To cover
with growth.; to rise above.
To OVER-GROW, Ö-vār-gró'. v. n.
beyond the fit or natural size.
OVER-GROWTH, Ö'vār-gróth. s.
growth. •
To OVER-HALE, Ö-vār-hăwl'. v. a.
over ; to examine over again.
{{* This word has the a in the last syllable al-
ways pronounced as it is here marked.—See To
HALE. - - -
To OVER-HANG, Ö-vár-hăng'. v. a To jut
over, to impend over, ,
To OVER-HANG, Ö-vör-hăng'. v. n. To jut over.
To OVER-HARDEN, Ö-vār-hár'd’n. v. a. To
make too hand. - -
OVER-HEAD, Ö-vār-héd'. ad. Aloft, in the ze-
mith, above. w
To OVER-HEAR, 6-vár-hère'. v. a. To hear
those who do not mean to be heard. -
To OVER-JOY, Ö-värjöé', v. a. To transport,
to ravish. -
OVER-JOY, Ö'yūr-jöé. s. Transport, ecstacy.
To OVER-RIPEN, 6-vār-ri'p'n. v. a. To make
too # -
To OVER-LABOUR, Ö-vār-lä'bár. v. a. To take
toº much pains on any thing, to harass with
toil.
To OVERLADE, Ö-vār-lăde'. v. a . To over-
burden. - *
QWERLARGE, Ö-vār-lärje'. a. Larger than
enough.
To OVERLAY, Ö-vār-iāº. v. a. To oppress by
too much weight or power; to smother; to co-
ver superfici
To grow
Exuberant
Af
To spread
ally ; to join by something laid
Over. .* -
To QWERLEAP, 3-vār-lèpe'. v. a. To pass by
__ a Jump. - -
To &Vällive, ô-vār-liv'. v. a. ... To live onger
than another, to survive, to outlive.
To OVERLIVE, Ö-vār-liv'. v. m. To live tuo long.
OVERMATCH, -óſvár-mâtsh. s.
|OVFRPLUS, Ö'vār-plas. s.
—nº, möve, nér, nôt;—túbe, tab, ball ;—öll;-pôānd;—thin, this. -

OVERLIVER, 0-vár-lív'âr. s. Survivor, tität
which lives longest. Not used. . . . . . .
To OVERLOAD, Ö-vār-löde. v. a.
with too much. . . . . --
QWERLQNG, Ö-vār-lâng’. a. Too long.
a higher place; to view fully, to peruse; to su
perintend, to oversee ; to review ; to pass by
indulgently ; to neglect, to slight; to pass over
unnoticed. . . . -
* f.
• *, - - *
• ' , . : - F."
* . . . . .
OVER-LööKER, 8-vár-lóók'âr. s. one who º
looks over his fellows.
OVERMASTED, 6-vār-mâst'éd. a. Having too
much mast. - - -
To OVERMASTER, Ö-vār-mâs’tár. v. a. To
subdue, to govern.
To OVERMATCH, Ö-vār-mâtsh'. v. a. To be too
powerful, to conquer. t
One of supe-
riour powers.-See CounterBALANCE.
OVERMUCH, Ö-vár-mâtsh’. a. Too much, more
than enough.
ovºſtići, 3-vār-mâtsh. ad. In too great a
degree.
OVERMUCHNESS, Ö-vār-mâtsh'nés. s. Exube-
rance, superabundance. JNot used.
OVERNIGHT, Ö-vār-nite'. s. The night before.
To OVERNAME, 3-vār-nāme'. v. a. To name
in a series. t
To OVEROFFICE, 6-vār-àf'ffs. v. a. To lord by.
virtue of an office
ov£Rofficióüş, 3-vār-ºf-fish'as. a. Too
busy, too importunate. •
To OVERPASS, Ö-vār-pâs'. v. a. To cross; to
overlook, to pass with disregard; to omit in a
reckoning. . . - ... } • * *
To OVERPAY, &-vār-pâ'. v. a. To reward be
yond the price. - --
To OVERPERCH, Ö-vār-pértsh'. v. a. To fly over
fööväeºpérº.a. To overlook
to hover above. -
mains more than sufficient. º
Tº ovºitºry, ºvärji. V. a. To employ too y.
laboriously. *
To OVERPOISE, 6-vār-pêize'. v. a. To out-
weigh. - t
OVERROISE, 6'vār-pâze. s. 493. Prepon-
derant weight - -
Tº overpºwer, 8-var-pôā'ār v. a. To be
predºminant over, to oppress by superiority.
To OVERPRESS, Š-vār-prés'. v. a. To bear up.
on with irresistible force, to overwhelm, to crush
To OVERPRIZE, 6-vār-prize'. v. a. To value
a' too high a price. . . - - ... - ----
OVERRANK, Ö-vār-ränk' a., Too rank. . . . . . ;
To ºnnar E, Ö-vār-rate'. v. a. To rate at to G,
Tºit CH.
To OVERREACH, 6-vár-rèëtsh'. v. a. To rise -
above; to dečeive to go beyonds - ‘.
To (VERREACH, o-vār-rèëtsh'. v. n. A horse !º
is said to Qver-reach, when he brings his hinder
feet too far forwards, so as to strike against
his fore feet. . . •
OVERREACHER, 3-vār-reétsh'âr. s. A cheat
a deceiver. & . . . .
To OVERREAP, 6-vur-rèèd'. v.a. To peruse.
To OVERROAST, Ö-vár-röst’ v. a. To roast too
mºtch. - * - -.
To by ERRULE, 6-war-rööl'.º. a. To influence
with predominant power, to be superiour ‘fit
authority; to govern with high authority. to
superintend; to supersede, as in law, to Over-
rule, a plea is to reject it as incompetent. .
To OVERRUN, Ö-vār-rūn'. v. a. To barass by
incursions, to ravage ; to outrun ; to over-
spread, to cover all Gver ; to mischief by great
tjambers, to pester.
To OVERRUN, 6-vār-rån. v. n. To overflow,
to be more than full. -
To ovᚺsée. v. a. To superintend,
to overlook, to pass by unheeded, to omit
Surplus, what re-
. ceived. º t
‘OVERSEER, Ö-vār-sèë'âr. s. One who over-|
. . .”
Jº
ovKRSEEN, 8-var-seen, part. Mistaken de.
looks, a superintendent; an officer who has the
care of the parochial provision for the poor.
To OVERSET, Ö-vör-sét'. v. a.
bottom upwards, to throw off the basis ; to
throw out of regularity.
To OVERSET, Ö-vār-sét'. v. n. To fall off the
To OVERSHALE, Ö-vār-shāde'. v. a. To cover
basis. -
with darkness.
To OVERSHADOW, Ö-vār-shād'dó. v. a. To ||
throw a shadow over any thing; to shelter, to
protect. -
To OVERSHOOT, Ö-vār-shööt'. v. n. To fly be-
yond the Imark. -
To GVERSHOOT, Ö-vār-shööt'. v. a. To shoot
beyond the mark; with the reciprocal pronoun,
to venture too far, to assert too much. l
OVERSIGHT, Ö'vár-site. s. 493. Superintend-
emce. . .Not used. Mistake, errour.
To OVERSIZF, Ö-vár-size'. v. a. To surpass in
bulk ; to plaster over.
O
To OVERSKIP, &vºr skip. v. a. To pass by
Tºx, º'.
* , BALANCE
ty
- owºść. à-vār-tóók'.
leaping ; to pass over; to escape.
To OVERSLEEP, Ö-vār-slèëp'. v. a. To sleep
too long. --
To OVERSLIP, Ö-vār-slip'. v. a. To pass un-
done, unnoticed, or unused ; to neglect.
To OVERSNOW, Ö-vár-snó'. v. a. To cover with
Są0W. -
OVERSOLD, 3-vār-sold' part. Sold at too high
3. Oriće .
OVERSOON, Ö-vār-sóón’. ad. Too soon.
OVERSPENT, Ö-vār-spênt'. part. Wearied,
harassed. --
To QWERSPREAD, Ö-vār-spréd'. v. a. To cover
over, to fill, to scatter over.
To OVERSTAND, Ö-vár-ständ'. v. a. To standi
too much upon conditions. - .
To OVERSTOCK, Ö-vár-stók'. v. a. To fill too
full, to crowd. -
To GVERSTRAIN, Ö-vār-strāne'. v. n. To
make too violent efforts. . .
To OVERSTRAIN, Ö-vār-stráne'. v. a. To
stretch too far. ..f
To OVERSWAY, Ö-vār-swä:
to bear down. - — a -
To OVERSWELL, 0-wºr-swól'. v. a. To rise
. v. a. To over-rule,
. . . . above.
OVERT, 3'vért. a. 544. Open, publick, appa-
* rent. .
OVERTLY, Ö'vért-lè. ad. Openly.
To QWERTAKE, 6-vár-tak
- r :-täke'. v. a. To catch any
thing by pursuit, to come up to something go-
_ing before ; to take by surprise. . . .
To §s. ô-vār-täsk'. v. a. To burden
with too heavy duties or injunctions.
To tax too
highly. -
‘’Wºo §WERTHRow, ô-vār-thrö'. v. a. To turn
upside down; to throw down, to demolish; to
defea, to conquer; to destroy, to bring to no-
IIlg. - -
ow;throw, ô'vār-thrö. s. 493. The state
of being turned upside down; ruin, destruction;
defeat, discomfiture ; degradation.—See Over-
OWERTHRow ER, 8-vár-thröðr. s.
endicularly ; perverse, adverse, contradictious.
OVERTHWARTLY, 3-ºr-thwärtle, ad. Across,
: oº:#; ; pervicaciously, perversely,
OVERTHWARTNESS, 6-vār-thwärtnés. s. Per-
vicaci
; perverseness. y -
- - - Pret. and Part, pass.
of Overtake. -
- To OVERTOP, ô-vār-tóp'. v. a. To rise above,
to raise the head above to excel, to surpass; to
t
He whok
Överthrows. •,
QWERTHWART, 6-var-thwärt', a. Opposite,
- being over against; crossing any thing per-
II, 559–Fête, far, fall, fat;-mê, mēt;—pine, pin –
| To OVERTURN, 6-vār-tárn' v. a.
obscure, to make of less importance by supe-
riour excellence. -
To OVERTRIP, 6-vār-trip'. y. a. . To trip over
to walk lightly over. . .
OVERTURE, Ö'vér-tshöre. s. 463. Opening, dis-
To turn the
closure, discovery; proposal, something offered
to consideration. -
To throw
down, to subvert, to ruin, to overpower, to
Conquër. *
OWERTURNER, Ö-vār-tärn'ār. s. Subverter.
To OVERVALUE, Ö-vār-vál'ii. v. a. To rate at
too high a price,
To OVERWEIL, 6-vār-våle'. v. a. To cover.
To OVERWATCH, 6-vār-wótsh'. v. a. To sub.
due with long want of rest.
OVERWEAK, 0-vár-weke'.
feeble. º, -
To OVERWEATHER, Ö-vār-wéTa'ār. v. a. To
batter with violence of weather. JNot used. . .
To OVERWEEN, Ö-vār-wéèn'. v. m. To think
too highly, to think with arrogance. -
OVERWEENINGLY, Ö-vār-wéén'ing-lè. ad.
With too much arrogance, with too high an
Opinion.
To OVERWEIGH, 6-vár-wā'. v. a. To pre-
onderate. § * -
OVERWEIGHT, Ö'vār-wāte. s. 493. Preponder-
8thCe. ... .
To OVERWHELM, Ö-vār-hwálm'. v. a. To
crush underneath something violent and weigh
Vº to overlook gloomily.
OVERWHELMINGLY, 6-vár-hwél'ming-lè. ad
. In such a manner as to overwhelm.
OVERWitOUGHT, 0-vár-råwt'. part. Laboured
too much ; worked too much. -
OVERWORN, O-vār-wórn'. part.
subdued by toil ; spoiled by time.
OUGHT, awt. s. 319, 393. Amy thing, not no-
thing. More properly written Aught.
OUGHT, awt. verb imperfect. Owed, was bound
to pay, have been indebted. Not used in this,
sense. . To be obliged by duty; to be fit, to be
necessary ; a sign of the potential mood. ---
QWIFORM, Ö'vè-förm. a.
an eggſ.
oùous, Ö-vip'pā-rás. a. 518.
forth eggs, not viviparous.
OUNCE, Öğnse. s. 313. The sixteenth part of a
pound in Avoirdupois weight; the twelfth part
of a pound in Troy weight.
OUNCE, Śānse, s. A lynx, a panther,
OUPHE, Ööfe. s. 315. A fairy, goblin.
QUPHEN, Öó'f''n. a. 103. Elfish. .
OUR, Śār. 312, pron. poss. Pertaining to us, be-
longing to us: when the substantive goes be-
fore, it is written Ours. . --
OURSELVES, Öār-Sélvz. reciprocal pron. We,
not others; us, not others, in the oblique cases.
OURSELF, Öür-sélf’. is used in the regal style
for myself. ' . -*
OUSEL, Öó'zl. s. 405. A blackbird.
To OUST, Śāst. v. a. 312. To vacate, to , take
away 5 to expel. *
OUT, Öüt, ad, 31%. . Not within : it is generally
opposed to in ; in a state of disclosure; not in
confinement or concealment; from the place or
house, from the inner part; not at home; in a
state ºf extinction ; in a state of being exhaust
ed; to the end; loudly, without restraint ; tıof
in the hands of the owner ; in an errour; at a
loss, in a puzzle; away ; deficient: it is used
emphaticaiſy before Alas: it is asided emphati-
cally to verbs of discovery. .
OUT, Šát. interject. An expression of abher
relice or expulsion, as, Out upon this haif-face&
fellowsinip' .
Ol)T OF, Öºt'êv. prep. From, noting produce ;
not in, noting exclusion or dismission, no long-
er in ; not in, noting unfitness; not within, re-
lating to a house; from, noting extraction,"
from, noting copy; from, notingrescue , not in
a. Too weak, tog
Worn out,
Having the shape of
Bringing
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375 .
OUT
—no, mēve, nãr, n& ; tābe, túb, bill ;-6íl ;-pôānd;—thin, this.
noting exorbitance or irregularity; from one
thing to something different; to a different
state from, noting ğisorder; not according to ;
to a different state from, noting separation ;
beyond ; past, without, noting something worn
out or exhausted, by means of; in consequence
of, noting the motive or reason. Out of hand;
immediately, as, that is easily used which is
ready in the hand. Out at the elbows; one
who has outrum his means. -
To OUT, &āt. v. a. To expel, to deprive. Mot
much used. ,-
To OUTACT, Śāt-ākt'. v. a. To do beyond.
To OUTBALANCE, 65t-bällänse. v. a. To over-
º to preponderate. -
To OUTBAR, Śāt-bár' v. a. To shut out by for-
tification." * - -
To OUTBID, 6&t-bºd’.
bidding a higher price. -
OUTBIDDER, 65t-bid'dár. s. One that outbids.
OUTBLOWED, Śāf-blöde', a. Inflated, swollen
with wind. A bad word. . -
OUTBORN, 66t'börm. a. Fºreiß not native.
OUTBOUND, 65t'böänd. a. Destinated to a
distant §§. 3.
To OUTBRAVE, 85t-brăve'. v. a. To bear down
and disgrace by more laring, insolent, or
splendid appearance,
To OUTBRAZEN, Śāt-brå'z'm. v. a. To bear
down with impudence. º,
OUTBREAK, Öit'bräke. s. That which breaks
forth eruption.
To OUTBREATHE, 65t-brèTHe'. v. a. To weary
• by having better breath; to expire. Obsolete,
OUTCAST, Šât'käst, part. a. Thrown into the
air as refuse; banished, expelled. . .
OUTCAST, 65t'käst. s. 492. Exile, one rejected,
one expelled. - - -
To OUTCRAFT, Śāt-kräft'. v. a. To excel in
§. -
OUTCRY, 65t'kri. s. 492. , Cry of vehemence,
cry of distress, clamour of detestation.
To OUTDARE, Öğt-dāre'. v. a. To venture
beyond. - -
To OUTDATE, Śāt-dāte'. v. a. To antiquate.”
To QUTDO, 85t-dóð... v. a...To excel, to surpass.
fºotſfowfii., &tºwer. W. a to sº.
oud. - -
où, öät’tăr. a. 98. That which is without.
OUTERLY, Öüt'tár-lè. ad. Towards the outside.
OUTERMOST, Śāt’tär-möst. a. Remotest from
the midst. - -
To OUTFACE, 85t-fase'. v. a. To brave, to
bear down by show of magnanimity; to stare
v. a. To- overpower by
down. : º – º – --
To OUTFAWN, oft-fawn'. v. a. To excel inj.
º -
To OUTFLY, 6&t-fli'. v. a. To leave behind in
flight.
OUTFORM, Öğt'förm. s. External appearance.
...Not used. - y
To OUTFROWN, Śēt-frôān'. v. a. To frown
down. -
OUTGATE,&5t'gāte. s. Outlet, passage outwards.
To QUTGIVE,&t-giv'. v. a. To surpass in giving.
To OUTGO, 65t-gö'. v. a. To surpass, to exceſ;
to go beyond, to leave behind in going ; to cir.
cumvent, to overreach. - - -
..To OUTGROW, 66t-gró'. v. a. To surpass in
growth, to grow too great or too old for any
§ -
OUTGUARD, 85t'gyárd. s. One posted at a
distance from the main body as a defence.
To OUTJEST, Öğt.jëst'. v. a. To overpower by
# •- -
To OUTKNAWE, 65t-nāve'. v. a. To surpass
in ºść &
OUTLANDISH, 6&t-ländish. a. Not native,
§ • * *.
To OUTLAST, Śāt-läst'. v. a. To surpass in duº
}
|OUTLYING, Sãt'll-ing. part., a...
benefit of the law ; a plunderer, a robber, a
bandit. - . . . .
To OUTLAW, 85t’lāw. v. a. To deprive of the
benefits and protection of the law. " -
OUTLAWRY, &titlâw-rè. s. A decree by which
any man is cut off from the community, and de-
prived of the protection of the law.
ing, to start beyond.
QUTLEAP, Śāt'ſépe. s.
OUTLET, Śāt'lét. s.
charge outwards.
Sally, flight, escape.
Passage outwards, dis-
any figure is defined; extremity; a sketch.
To OUTLIVE, $5t-liv'. v. a. To live beyond.
to survive. - -
QUT LIVER, 6üt-liv'êr. s. '98. A survivor.
To QUTLOOK, Öſt-löök'. v. a. To face down,
to browbeat.
To OUTLUSTRE, 65t-lästär. v. a.
To excel
in brightness. ze.
others in lying; applied to a deer"that
out of its park; applied to places lying at the
extremities. . -
To OUTMEASURE, &üt-mézh'êre. v. a.
- exceed in measure. -
To OUTNUMBER, Śāt-nām'bár. v. a. To ex-
ceed in number. * | •
To OUTMARCH, Śāt-mártsh'. v. a. To leave
behind in the march. - • , -
OUTMOST, Śāt'môst. a. Remotest from the
middle.
OUTPARISH, ºùt'pār-rish. s. Parish not lying
within the walls.
QUTPART, Öüt'párt. s.
centre or main body.
To OUTPACE, Śāt-pâse'. v. a.
leave behind.
To OUTPQUR, flût-póðr'. v. a. 316. To emit, to
send forth in a stream.
To OUTPRIZE, &üt-prize’. v. a. To exceediu
the value set upon it.
To OUTRAGE, Čáträdje. v. a. To injure vio-
lently or contumeliously, to insult roughly and
tumultuously. -
OUTRAGE, Öit'rädje. s. 497. Open violence,
tumultuous mischief.
OUTRAGEOUS, Öilt-rājās. a. Violent, furious,
exorbitant, tumultuous, turbulent ; excessive,
passing reason or decency , enormous, atro:
Part remote from the
To outgo, to
tumultuously, furiously. -
UTRAGEOUSNESS, Öğt-rājās-nēs. s. With
fury, with violence. -
To OUTREACH, ºt-rétsh'. v. a. To go beyond.
To ºrride, ðūt-ride'. v. a. To pass by
riding.
OUTRIGHT, &āt-rite'.
out delay; completely.
To OUTHOAR, Śāt-röre'.
roaring. - - -
oùE, ôāt-röde'. Pret. and part. of OUF-
RIDE.
OUTPODE, &ütröde. s. Excursion. JWot used,
To OUTROOT, Śāt-rööt'. v. a. To extirpate,
to eradicate. - -
To OUTRUN, Śāt-rán'.
in running ; to exceed.
To OUTSAIL, Śāt-såle'.
in sailing.
To OUTSCORN, Öüt-skörn'. v. a. To bear down
or confront by contempt.
To OUTSEI, §§t-sél'. v. a. To exceed ºn the
price for which a thing is sold, to gain an high-
ad. Immediately, with-
v. a. To exceed is,
v. a. To leave behind
v. a. To keare behind
to excel in lustre.
"I e OUTSHOOT, Śāt-shööt'. v. a. To exceed
in shooting ; to shoot beyond.
: T&tion. -
{}}TLAW &ātīāw. s.
One excluded from the
Ot TSRDE, Śāt'side. S
Superficies, surface
To OUTLEAP, Öit-lèpe'. v. a. To pass by leap,
Otjtiſs E, &time. s. Contour, line by which
er price. ...
To OUTSHINE, &tit-shine'. v. a To emit lustre;
Tºo
, ºr
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- ClOilS.
OUTRAGEOUSLY, &t-rājās-lè. ad. Violently,



OWE *
\ * .
external i. , extreme part, part remote from
the middle ; superficial appearance; the ut-
most ; person, external man ;
not enclosed. . . a
To OUTSIT, Śāt-sit'. v. a. To sit beyond the
time of anything. -
To OUTSLEEP, Śāt-sléép'. v. a. To sleep be-
*.*, yond. -
To OUTSPEAK, Öğt-spéke'.
something beyond.
To OUTSPORT, Śāt-sport'. v. a. To sport be-
yond.
To OUTSPREAD, Śāt-spréd'.
to diffuse -
To OUTSTAND, Śāt-ständ'. v. a. To support,
to resist; to stay beyond the proper time. Art
im #. of the word. .
To § TSTAND, &üt-ständ'. v. m. To protube-
rate from the main body. . . .
To OUTSTARE, Śāt-stäre'. v. a. To face down,
to browbeat, to outface with effrontery.
OUTSTREET, Śāt'stréét. s. Street in the ex-
tremities of a town.
To OUTSTRETCH, Śāt-strétsh'. v. a. To extend,
to spread out.
To OUTSTRIP, 6&t-strip'. v. a. 497. To outgo,
to leave behind.
outer side, part
v. a. To speak
v. a. To extend,
To OUTSWEAR, bat-sware'. v. a. To over-
power by swearing. -
To OUTTONGUE, Śāt-táng'. v. a. To bear
down by noise.
To OUTTALK, Śāt-tàwk'. v. a. To overpower
by talk
To OUTVALUE, Öit-váI'lú. v. a. To transcend
in price. -
To OUTVENOM, 35t-vén'ām. v. a. To exceed
In poison. -
To OUTWIE, Śāt-vi'. v. a. To exceed, to sur-
* , pass. - - -
To OUTVILLAIN, Śāt-vil'lin. v. a. To exceed
in villany, º
To OUTWOTE, Šát-vöte'. v. a. To conquer by
plurality of suffrages. -
To OUTWALK, Śāt-wawk'. v. a. To leave be-
hind in walking. - -
OUTWALL, Šât'wiłł. s. 498. Outward part of a
building ; º appearance.
offivāńib, ūtwärd. a. 88. External, op-
posed to inward; extrinsick, adventitious;
foreign, not intestine; tending to the out-parts :
in theology, carnal, corporeal, not spiritual.
w oùrwāfī, öät ward. s. 2 External form. -
* 5UTw'ARä, ötwärd, afl. 153. To foreign
parts, was, a Ship Outward bound; to the outer
3arts. -
ośWARDLy, éât'ward-lè. ad. Externally,
opposed to inwardly ; in appearance, not sin-
cerely. - *
OUTWARDS, &tit’wärdz, ad. Towards the out-
parts. ' -
To OUTWATCH, Śāt-wótsh'. v. a. To exceed
in watching. 4.
To OUTWEAR, Śāt-wäre'.
ously; to wear beyond. -
To OUTWEED, Śāt-weed'. v. a. To extirpate
as a weed.
\ To QUTWEIGH, Śāt-wa'. v. a. To exceed in
gravity, to preponderate, to excel in value or
.influence. - -
To OUTWiT, Śāt-witt v. a.
...tome by stratagem.
To OUTWORK, 6&t-wºrk,
work.
Outwork, būtwºrk. s.498. The parts of a
fortification next the enemy.
3UTWORN, Čát-wórn part.
destroyed ##"
OUTWROUGHT, &át-råwt', part. Out-done,
in efficac
v. a. To pass tedi-
ſo cheat, to over-
v. a. To do more
Consumed or
:
- *ś * * *
To QUTWoRTH, &ward, v a. To excel in
:*ś JNot used. '
Q 1.
WE, Ö. v. a 324. To be indebted ; to be
.*
s76
US 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—pine, pin;
- o right to avow; to confess, not to demy.
PAC
obliged for ; to have from any thing as the con
sequence of a cause ; to possess, to be the right
owner of, G#solete in this sense, the word Own be
ing used in its stead. Consequential; imputable
to, as an agent.
§§§"º go. s. . A bird that flies
about in the night and catches mice.
OW, LER, Öül'àrº s 98 One who carries com-
traband goods. J ot in use.
OWN, Öne. s. 324. This is a word of no other use
thau as it is added to the possessive pronouns,
my, thy, his, our; your, their; it is added gene.
rally by way of emphasis or corroboration ;
sometimes it is added to note opposition or con-
tradistinction ; domestick, not foreign; mine,
his, or yours ; not another's. -
To OWN, Öne. v. a. To acknowledge, to avow
for one's own; to possess, to claim, to hold by
WNERSHIP, Ö'nār-ship. 's. Property, right-
ful possession.
OWNER, Ö'uár. s, 98. One to whom any thing
belongs. -
OX, Öks. s. Plur. Oxen. The general name for
black cattle ; a castrated bull.
OXBANE, Öks'bāne. . s. A plant
OXEYE, Öks'i. s. A plant. T
OXHEAL, Öks'héle. s. A plant.
OXFLY, Öks'fli. s. A kind of fly. .
OXLIP, Öks'lip. s. The same with Cowslip, a
vermal flower. *
OX3TALL, Öks'ställ. s. 406. A stand for oxen.
QXTONGUE, Öks’täng. s. A plant. *
OXYCRATE, Öks'é-kräte. s." A mixture of wa-
ter and vinegar.
OXYMEL, Ök'sè-mél. s.
and honey. -
OXY MORON, Öks-è-mö'rán. s. 166. A rhetori-
cal figure, in which an epithet of a quite contra-
ry signification is added to any word, as, “a
cruei kindness.” . - Z.
OXYRRHODINE, Öks-ir'ó-dine. s. 149. A mix
ture of two parts of oil of roses with one of vin
egar of roses.
OXYTONE, Öks'é-tône. s. Oxytome comes from
the Greek word 'ośvroyoc, and signifies having
an acute accention the last syllable. - For what
the acute accent means, see BARYTone.
OYER, 5'yūr. s. 98. A court of Oyer and Ter
rminer, is a judicature where causes are heard
and determined.
OYES, Ö-yis'. s. Is the introduction to any proë
lamation or advertisement given by the publick
criers. At is thrice repeated, -
[CŞ. This word, like several others, has been
changed by the vulgar into something which
they think they understand. It is derived from
the old French imperative Quez, Hear ye! but
is now universally heard in courts of justice
like the affirmative adverb yes, preceded by the
long open o.—See ASPARAG US and LANTERN.
OYSTER, Śē'står. s. 98 A bivalve testaceous
fish.
OYSTERWENCH, &é'står-wénsh.
OYSTERWOMAN, Öé'står-wiłm'ân.
A woman whose business it is to sell oysters,
OZAFNA, Ö-zé'nā. s. 92. An ulcer it, the inside
of the nostrils that gives an ill smell.
A mixture of vinegar
8.
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P. 3.
PABULAR, pâb'bā-lār a. Affording aliment or
provender. - -
PABULATION, pāb-bū-lä'shān. s. The act of
feeding or procuring provender. . . -
PABüßUs, på, bººs. a. 311. Alimental, af.
fording aliment.
PACE, pāse. s. Step, single movement in walk-
ing ; gait, manner of walk; degree of celerity
step, gradation of business; a particular move
wº # -
v

. . . . . . -, - . < . . . , "" &
* • PAE 377
FA;
--nē, mêve, mār, nºt;-túbe, tab, bū!! --&ilºr-pâând;—thin, Tais,
meet which horses are taught, though some
have it maturally, made by lifting the legs of
the same side together ; amble. -
To PACE, pāse. v. p. To move on slowly ; to
snove ; used of horses, to move by raising the
legs on the same side together. -
To PACE, pāse. v. a. To measure by steps ; to
direct to go. - *
FACED, påste. a. 359.
PACER, ph'sär. s. 98. . He that paces.
PACIFICATION, pås-sà-fè-ká'shān, s. The act
of making peace ; the act of appeasing or paci-
fying. *. 4. ry
PACIFICATOR, pás-sè-fé-kā'tár.
• maker. --
PACJ FICATORY, på-såſ'fé-kā-tär-ré. a. 532.
Tending to make peace. --
PAC, FICK, pá-sif'ſik. a. 509. Peacemaking,
mild, gentle, appeasing.
PACIFIER, pås'sè-fi-àr. s. Ope who pacifies
To PACEFY, pås'sè-fi. v.a. 183. To appease, to
still resentment, to quiet an angry person
PACK, pāk. s. A large bundle of any thing tied
up for carriage ; a burden, a load ; a due num-
ber of cards; a number of hounds hunting to-
gether ; a number of people confederated in
aisy bad design or practice ; any great number,
as to quantity and pressure.
To PACK, påk. v. a. To bind up for carriage ;
to send in a hurry ; to sort the cards so as that
the game shall be iniquitously secured ; to
... unite picked persons in some bad design.
To PACK, pâk v. m. To tie up goods; to go off
in a hurry; to remove in haste; to concert bad
measures, to confederate in ill. -
PACKAGE, pák'idje. s. A bale or box of mer-
chandise. ". I
PACKCLOTH, pák'klóth. s. A cloth in which
goods are tied up.
'PACKER, pák'kår. S. 93.
bales for carriage,
PACKET, pák'kit. s. 99.
of letters. - \,
To PACKET, pák'kit. v. a. To bind up in *
cels. w
PACKHORSE, pák'h&rse. g. A horse of burden,
a horse employed in carrying goods.
PACKSADDLE, pák'sād-di. s. 405. A saddle
on which burdens are laid.
PACKTHREAD, pák'thréd, s.
used in tying up parcels.
PACT, pākt. s. A contract, a bargain, a cove-
fiant.
PACTION,§§ s, . A bargain, a covenant.
PACTITIOUS, pāk-tíshās. s. Settled by cove-
hâlît. *.
PAD, pād. s. The road, a foot-path ; an easy-
paced horse ; a robber that infests the roads on
foot ; a low soft saddle. z
To PAD, pád. v. m. To travel gently; to rob on
foot 3 to beat a way smooth and level.
S. 521. Peace-
One who binds up
A small pack, a mail
pº. z'
Strong thread
PADDER, pád'dār. s. 98. A robber, a foot high-
wayman. -
To PADDLE, pád'dl. v., n. 405. To row, to beat
water as with oars; to play in the water; to
ſinger, º - º,
PADDLE, pád d!. s. An oar, particularly that
which is used by a single rower in a boat; any
§§ broad like the end of an oar. --
PADDLER, pād'dl-àr. s. 98. One who paddles,
PADDOCK, pād'dāk. s. 166. A great frog or
toad.
Pºpock, pád'dāk. s. A small enclosure for
{{{29y. • , -
PADLOCK, pād'lök. s. A lock himg on a staple
to hold on a link.
To PADLOCK, pád'lók. v. a.
padlock.
PAEAN, pè'ân. s. A song of triumph.
ſºft. A song of triumph so called from its begin-
ning with w, an adverb of rejoicing; walzy, one
'ſo fasten with a
of the names ºf * so that a paean, or an
Ž
Having a particular gait.
* * * - * * V, - : **
& pºſtrº, among the Pagans, was equivalent tº
- our huzzo. - *~
PAGAN, pågån. s. 33.
* - -- * ~ * * A heathen, one not a
Christian. A
PAGAN, på'gão. a. Heathenish,
- * **t - 3 * &. - - - • * * • ,
#FAQANISM, på'gān-İzm. s. Heathenism. …
! ", £
§
PAGE, pºdje. s. Orie side of the leaf of abó.
a young boy attending on a great person. ”
book; to attend as a page. In this last sense
not used, - ºr
PAGEANT, pādjànt. s. 244. A statue in a
show ; any show, a spectacle of entertainment.
53. Mr. Perry, Buchanan, and Entick, pronounce
Mr. Nares, make it short, as it ºrd'; that the
first is more analogical is evident, as “he ac-
cented a is succeeded by the diphthong ea; 56.
but that the last is more agreeable to general
usage, I have not the east doubt. The same
reason holds good for the first & in pageantry,
but usage is still more decidedly for the short
sound of this word, than in pageant. Mr. She,
ridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry; and W. John.
ston, adopt the short sound, and Enticis alone
the long one. About forty years ago, when
Mr. Garrick exhibited a show in honour- of
Shakspeare, it was universally called a Pad-
PłºśANT , pādjúñt. a. Showy, pompous,
ostentatious.
To PAGEANT, pādjànt. v. a.
shows, to represent, JNºt used.
PAGEANTRY, pādjäu-tré. s.
PAGINAL, pādjè-nāi. s.
JNot used.
PAGOD, fºl'gèd. s.
of the idol,
PAID, pāde a. 222.
Pay. - |
PAIL, påle. s. 202. A wooden vessel in which
milk or water is commonly carried. . .
PAILFUL, påle'fäl. s. The quantity.that a pai;
will hold. |
PAiLMAIL, péi-mé!'. s. Violent; boisterous
This word is commonly written. pellmell.--See
MALI.
PAIN, påne. s. 73, 202. Punishment denounced ;
penalty; punishment; sensation of uneasiness:
in the plural, labour, work, toil ; uneasiness of
mind; the throes of child-birth.
PAINFUL, påre'föl. a. Full of pain, miserable,
beset with affliction; giving pain, afflictive :
difficult, requiring labour; industrious, labo-
}'}{}{}S. *
PAINFULLY, pâne'ſ]-}é. ad. With great pain.
or affliction ; laboriously, diligently. • -
PAINFULNESS, pâne'fäi-nēs. s. Affliction,
sorrow, grief; industry, laboriousness.
PAINTM, på'nïm. s. In the old romances, a Pa.
gan, infidei. * I
PAiNIM, på'mim. t. Pagan, infidel -
PAIN ºss. pâne'lés. a. Without pain, without
trouble.
PAINSTAKER, pânz ta-kär. s. Labourer, labo.
rious person. . .
PAHN §ºg, pânz'tā-king. a. Laborious,
industrious. . . . .
To PAINT, pânt. v. a. 202. To represent by de.
lineation and colours; to describe , to colour?
to deck with artificial colours.
To PAINT, pånt. v. m. To iay colours on theface
PAINT, pārit. s. Colours representative of any
thing; colours laid on the face.
PAINTER, pån'tár. s. 38. One who professes
the art of representing objects by colours.
PAINTING, pån'ting. . .30. The act of repre-
senting objects by delineation and colours, pic-
ture, the painted resemblance; colours laid on.
PAINTURE, pån'tshöre, s. 461. The ār; off
painting, -
To exhibit is
Pomp, show.
An Indian idol; the templé
W / *
The pret. and part, pass. of
To PAGE, pèdje. v. a. To mark the pages of a
the 3 in the first syllable long, like that in page;
but Mr. Sheridau, Sr. ºorick; Mr. Scott, and
Consisting of pages. -






PAL
373
PAN
[[G 559. Fâte, ffir, fall, fat:—mè, mét;-plme, pīn,--
PAIR, pāre. s. 202. Two things suiting one án-
other, as, a pair of gloves ; a man and wife;
two of a sort; a couple, a brace.
To PAIR, påre. v. m. To be joined in pairs, to
couple ; to suit, to fit as a counterpart.
To PAIR, père. v. a. To join in couples; to
s:unite as correspondent or opposite.
#ALACE, pålláš. s. 31. A royal house, a house
§§ splendid.
PALANQUIN, pål-ān-kèën'. s. 112. Is a kind of
covered carriage, used in the eastern countries,
that is supported on the shoulders of slaves.
PALATABLE, pål'Iāt-tá-bl. a. Gustful, pleasing
to the taste. ... -
PALATE, pål’lāt. s. 91. The organ of taste;
mental relish, intellectual taste. -
PALATICK, pål-lāt’tík. a. 509. Belonging to the
palate, or roof of the mouth.
PALATINE, pållā-tín. s. 150. One invested
with regal rights and prerogatives; a subject
of a palatinate.
PALATINE, pål’lā-tim. a. Possessing royal pri-
vileges.
PALE, påle. a. 77,202. . Not ruddy, not fresh of
colour, wan, white cf look; not high coloured,
approaching to transparency; not bright, not
shining, faint of lustre, dim.
To PALE, påle. v. a. fo make pale. ,
BALE, påle. s. Narrow piece of wood joined
above and below to a rail, to enclose grounds;
any enclosure ; any district or territory: the
Pale is the third and middle part of the scutcheon.
To PALE, påle. v. a. To enclose with pales; to
enclose, to encompass.
PALEEYED, påle'ſ de.. a. Having eyes dimmed.
PALEFACED, påle'faste. a. 359. Having the
face wan.
**ś, påle'lè. ad. Wanly, not freshly, not
ruddily.
PALENESS, påle'nés. s. Wanness, want of co-
lour, want of freshness; want of lustre.
PºpAB, pāl'lém-dār, s. A kind of coasting
VeSSel.
PALEOUS, pá'lè-às. a. Husky, chaffy.
PALETTE, pål'lft. s. 99. A light board on
which a painter holds his colours when he paints.
PALFREY, pål'frè, or pāl'frè. s. A small horse
fit for ladies.
[; In the first edition of this Dictionary I ſol-
lowed Mr. Sheridan, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry,
and Buchanan, in the sound of a in the first
syllable of this word ; but, upon maturer con-
sideration, think Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, and
Mr. Barclay, more analogical, and must there-
fore give the third sound of a the preference.—
See Principles, No. 84.
PALINDROME, pål'ín-drôme. s. A word or sen-
tence which is the same read backward or for-
ward.
PALINODE, pål'lim-ède.
PALINODY, pål'Ilm-6-dé.
PALISADE, nāl-ié-såde'
PALISADO, pål-lè-sà'dö.
way of enclosure or defence.
To PALASADE, pål-lè-såde'. v. a. To enclose
with palisades.
PALISH, påle'ísh. a. Somewhat pale.
PALL, pāj. s. A cloak or mantle of state; the
mantle of an archbishop ; the covering thrown
over the dead.
To PALL, pål. v. a. To cloak, to invest.
To º pät. v. n. To grow vapid, to become
insipid.
To PALL, pål, v. a. To make insipid or vapid;
to make spiritless, to dispirit, to weaken; to
cloy.
PALLET, pållit. s. 99. A small bed, a mean
bed; a small measure formerly used by chirur-
#.
PALLMAIL, pël-mél: s. A play in which the
pall is struc
ribg--See M
S. A recantation.
s Pales set by
Mºll.i.
with a mallet through an iron
;
PALLIAMENT, pållè-ā-mént. s. A dress, a robe
To PALLIATE, pål'lè-āte. v. a. 91. To cover
with excuse ; to extenuate, to soften by favour-
able representations; to cure imperfectly or
temporarily, not radically. --
PALLIATION, pål-lè-à'shām. s. Extenuation,
alleviation, Favourable representation ; imper-
fect or temporary, not radical cure.
PALLIATIVE, pål'iè-ā-tlv. a. 157. Extenuating,
favourably representative ; mitigating, not re-
moving, not radically curative.
PALLIATIVE, pållè-à-tiv. s. 113. Something
mitigating.
PAfift, pāīlid. a. Pale, not high coloured.
PALM, påm. s. 403. A tree, of which the
branches were worn in token of victory; vić-
tory, triumph ; the inner part of the hand; a
measure of length ºp. three inches.
To PALM, påm. v. a. To conceal in the palm of
the hand as jugglers; to impose by fraud; to
handle ; to stroke with the hand.
PALMER, pâm'ör. F. 403. A pilgrim; so called,
because they who returned from the Holy Land
carried palm.
Pºrº. pāl-mét’tö. s. A species of the
palm-tree: In the West-Indies the inhabitants
thatch their houses with the leaves.
PALMIFEROUS, pål-mif'ſér-às. a.
palms.
PALMIPEDE, pål'mé-pède. a. Web-footed.
PALMISTER, pål'mis-tár. s. One who deals in
palmistry.
Płºśy, pāl'mis-trè. s. The cheat of fore-
telling fortunes by the lines of the palm.
PALMY, pá'mè. a. 403. Bearing palms.
PALPABILITY, pål-pá-billè-të. s. Quality of
being perceivable to the touch.
PALPABLE, pål"pā-bl. a. Perceptible by the
touch ; gross, coarse, easily detected; plain;
easily perceptible. º
PALPABLENESS, pålpá-bl-nēs. s. Quality of
being palpable, plainness, grossness.
PALPABLY, pål'pá-blé, ad. In such a manner
as to be perceived by the touch ; grossly,
laimly.
PALPATION, pål-pâ'shān, s. The act of feeling.
To #Affif'A'ſ'. pāl'pë-täte. v. a. To beat as
the heart, to flutter.
PALPITATION, pål-pè-tà'shām. s. Beating or
panting, that alteration in the pulse of the heart
which makes it felt.
PALSGRAVE, pålz'grâve. s. A count or ear)
who has the oyerseeing of a palace. -
PALSICAL, pål'zè-kál. a. 84. Afflicted with
the palsy, paralytick. e
PA; pāl'zid. a. 283. Diseased with a palsy
PALSY, pål'zè. s. 84. A privation of motion or
sense of feeling, or both. e
To PALTER, påltàr. v. m. 84. To shift, to
dodge, g
PALTERER, pål'tär-àr. s. 98. An unsincere
dealer, a shifter. -
PALTRINESS, pål'tré-nēs. s. The state of be.
ing paltry. º
PALTRY, pål'trè. a. 84. Sorry, despicable, mean.
PALY, pâTè. a. Pale. Obsolete. .
PAM, pâm. s. The knave of clubs, in the game
of Loo.
To PAMPER, pâm'për. v. a. 98. To glut, to fill
with food.
PAMPHLET, pâm'flét. s. 99. A small book,
properly a book sold unbound. .
PAMPHLETEER, pām-flét-têèr'. s. A scribbler
of small books.
PAN, pán. s. A vessel broad and shallow ; the
part of the lock of a gun that holds the pow-
der; any thing hollow, as, the brain Pam:
PANACEA, pâû-à-sé'â. s. An universal me-
dicine. t
PANACEA, pân-á-sè'â. s. An herb. .
PANCAKE, pán'kåke. s. Thin pudding cooked
in the frving pan
Bearing
pAn
—nó, mêve, nér, nét ;-túbe, túb,
PANADO, pá-mâ'dö. s. Food made by boiling
bread and water.
PANCREAS, pång'kré-ā3. s. The sweetbread.
PANCREATICK, pångſkré-āttik. a. Contained
in the pancreas. -
§§ ; panº.; s. A flower, a kind of violet.
PANDECT, pán'dékt. s. A treatise that com-
prehends the whole of any science.
PANDEMICK, pān-dém'mík. a. 509. Incident
to a whole people.
PANDER, pán'dár. s. 98. A pimp, a male bawd,
a Ol'OCUlrer,
To PANDER, pán'dár. v. a. To pimp, to be
subservient to lust or passion. JNot used.
PANDERLY, pán'dār-lé. a. º; pimplike.
PANDICULATION, pán-dīk-kā-lä'shôn. s. The
restlessness, stretching, and uneasiness that
usually accompany the cold fits of an intermit-
ting fever.
PANE, pane. s. A square of glass; a piece mix-
ed in variegated works with other pieces.
PANEGYRICK, pān-nē-jér'rik. s. 184. An eulo-
, an encomiastick piece.
PANEGYRIST, pān-nē-jér'rist. s. One that
writes praise, encomiast. *
T; º GYRIZE, pán'éjè-rize. v. a. To praise
ignly. .
(IG. I have not found this word in any of our Dic-
tionaries, but have met with it in so respectable
a writer, that I cannot resist the temptation of
inserting it here, especially as it serves to fill ||
up a niche in language, which, I think, never
should be empty: I mean, that wherever there
is a noum established, there should always be a
verb, to correspond to it. The passage from
which I have taken this word has so much real
#. sense, and such true genuine humour, that
cannot refrain from extracting the whole pa-
ragraph, and relying on the pardon of the in-
āpºor for the digression.—“It may be thought
“ridiculous to assert, that morals have any con-
* nection with purity of language, or that the
“precision of truth may be violated through de-
“fect of critical exactness in three degrees of
* comparison; yet how frequently do we hear,
‘‘ from the dealers in superlatives, of most admira.
“ble, super-excellent, and quite perfect people, who,
“to plain persons, not bred in the school of ex-
“aggeration, would appear mere common char-
“acters, not rising above the level of mediocri-
* ty! By this negligence in the just application
“ of words, we shall be as much misled by these
“ trope and figure ladies when they degrade, as
** when they panegyrize; for, to a plain sober
“judgment, a tradesman may not be the most
“good-for-nothing fellow that ever existed, merely
* because it was impossible for him to execute,
“in an hour, an order which required a week;
** a lady may not be the most hideous fright the
* world ever saw, though the make of her gown
“may have been obsolete for a month ; nor
* may one's young friend's father be a monster
“of y, though he may be a quiet gentle-
* man, who does not choose to live at watering-
“ places, but likes to have his daughter stay at
“home with him in the country.”—-Hannah
JMore's Strictures on Modern Female Education,
vol. i. page 216. If the usage of this word stood
in need of farther support, we have it from the
best authority. The author thinks it superflu-
ous to panegyrize truth; yet, in favour of sound
and rational rules (which must be founded in
truth. or they are good for nothing,) he ven-
tures to quote the Stagirite himself: “It is not
“possible for a true opinion, to be contrary to
“another true one.”—Harris's Philological In-
eft , pån'nil. s. .99. A square, or piece of
any matter inserted between other bodies; a
schedule or roll, containing the names of such
jurors as the sheriff provides to pass upon a triał.
379
PAP
büll 3–6fl;—pôānd;—thin, rhis
PANG, pång. s. Extreme pain, sudden paros.
ysm of torment. ... '
To PANG, páng; v. a To torment.
PAN ICK, pån'nik. s. A sudden and groundless
ear.
PANICK, pán'nik. a.
violently without cause.
PANNEL, pán'nil. s. 99.
saddle.
PANNICLE, pán'né-k!. 405.
PANNICK, pán'nik. 509.
of the Millet kind. -
PANNIER, pån'yör. s. 113. A basket, a wicker
vessel, in which fruit or other things are carried
on a horse.
PANGPLY, pán'nó-piè. s. Complete armour.
To PANT, pánt. . v. n. To palpitate, to beat as
the heart in sudden terrour, or after hard la-
bour ; to have the breast heaving, as for want
of breath; to long, to wish earnestly.
PANT, pánt. s. Palpitation, motion of the heart
PANTALOON, pām-tá-lóón'. s. man's gar-
ment anciently worm ; a part of the dress of
men much resembling trowsers; a character
in a pantomime.
PANTHEON, pán-thé'ên. s. 166. A temple of
A spotted wild
Fearing suddenly and
A kind of rustičk
; s. A plant
all the gods.
PANTHER, pán'thãr. s. 98.
beast, a lynx, a pard.
PANTILE, ºff. s. . A gutter tile
PANTINGLY, pán'ting-lè. ad. 410.
pitation.
PANTLER, pánt’lār. s. 98. The officer in a
great family, who keeps the bread.
PANTQFLE, pán-tóð'fl. . s. A slipper. French
PANTOMIME, pán'tó-mime. s. 146. One who
has the power of universal mimickry, one who
expresses his meaning by mute action; a scene,
a tale exhibited only in gesture and dumb-show.
PANTRY, pán'trè. s. The room in which pro-
visions are reposited.
PAP, páp. s. The nipple, a dug ; food made for
º with bread boiled in water ; the pulp of
ruit.
PAPA, pá-pâ'. s. 77. A fond name for father,
used in many languages. * †
PAPACY, på'på-så. s. Popedom, office, dignity
of bishops of Rome.
PAPAL, pá'pál. a. Belonging to the pope, an-
nexed to the bishoprick of Rome.
PAPAVEROUS, pá-pâv'vér-rås. a. Resembling
poppies. w -
PAPER, pá'për. s. 64, 76. Substance made of
linen or cotton rags, on which men write and
with pal-
print.
PAPER, ph'për. a. 99.
made of paper.
To PAPER, på'për. v. a. To register. JNot used.
To furnish with paper hangings.
PAPERMAKER, på'për-mâ-kår. s.
makes paper. e. • -
PAPERMIT,L, på'pār-mil. s. A mill in which
rags are ground for paper.
PAPESCENT, pá-pés'sé º: a. 5K) Containing
pap, pulpy, -
PAPILRO, pá-pil'vö. s. 113. A butterfly, a moth
of various colours. -
PAPILIONACEOUS, pá-pil-yô-mâ'shās; a. 357
Resemb ſing a butterfly. Applied chiefly to the
flowers of some plants.
PAPHL},AKY, páp'pil-à-ré. a. Having emulgent
vessels, or resemblances of paps. -
f : There is a set of words of similar derivation
and termination, which must be necessarily
accented in the same way: these are Axillary,
.Marillary, Capillary, Papillary, Pupillary, Armid-
lary, Mammiilorſ; and Jºſed:llary. All these, ex-
cept the last, which was not inserted, I had ac:
cented on the first syllable in a Rhyming and
Pronouncing Dictionary published thirty years
Any thing slight or thin,
One who
ago. gº * * * * * /
This accentuation I still think the most agreea”

E. A.I.Y.
JöV . -
- - ... * *
UG 559.—Fâte, ſār, 'all, fit;-mê, mét;—plne, pin;–
ble to analogy; and that the inspector may]
judge of the usage. I have subjoined the several
different modes of accentuation of the different
orth&epists : - -
.4x'illary, Johnson, Kenrick.
affril"lary, Sheridan, Ash, Bailey.
JMax'illary, Johnson, Sheridan, Barclay.
#Maril'lary, Ash, Kenrick, W. Johnston,
s Bailey, Emtick.
Cap'illary, Johnson, Kenrick, Nares, Fen-
ning. -
Capillary, Sheridan, Ash, W. Johnston,
Perry, Buchaman, Bailey, En-
tick.
Pap'illory, Johnson, Nares, Barclay, Fen-
Illn St.
Papiliary, Sheridan, Kemrick, Ash, Scott,
- Perry, Buchanan, Bailey.
Pu'pillary, Johnson, Sheridan, Kenrick,
Ash, Scott, Perry, Entick,
- Barclay, Fenning.
Pupillary, No examples.
Mam'millary, Nares, Bailey.
JMammillary, Johnson, Kenrick, Ash, Sheri-
4. dan, Scott, Perry, Entick.
Ar’millary, Sheridau, Scott, Nares, Smith,
- * Fenning.
.#rmillary, A. Perry, Entick, Bailey, Bar-
clay.
Jºſed'ullary, No examples. -
.Medul'lary, Johnson, Sheridan, Ash, Ken-
rick, W. Johnston, Buchanan,
Bailey, Barclay, Feming, En-
tick.
This extract sufficiently shows how uncertain
usage is, and the necessity of recurring to prin-
ciples: and that these are on the side I have
adopted, may be gathered from No. 512–See
MAMMILLARy and MAxill, ARy.
*APILLOUS, pá-pil'lós. a. The same with
PAPILLARy. t
º' There is some diversity in the accentuation
of this word, as well as the ſormer : Dr. John-
son and Barclay place the accent on the first
syllable; and Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Dr.
Ash, and Mr. Perry, on the second, as I have
done.
PAPíST, pá'pist. s. An appellation given by
Protestants to one that adheres to the commu-
mion of the Pope and Church of Rome,
... PAI’ISTICAL, pá-pistè-kál. a Relating to the
religion of those called Papists.
PAPISTRY, på'pis-tré. s. A name given by
Protestants to the doctrine of the Roman Cath.
olicks, -
PAPPOUS, páp'pås. a. , 314. Having soft light
down growing out of the seeds of some plants,
such as thistles ; downy.
PAPPY, páp'pě. a. Soft, succulent, easily di-
vided, * -
PAR, pār. s. 77. State of equality, equivalence,
equal value.
PARABLE, pár'rā-bi. s. 81, 405. A similitude,
a relation under which something else is fig-
tired. -
PAR
Sections, ºz. . -
PAºAL, pār-rá-bëllë-kāº. ; a. E
Pāºfćk, pār-rá-börik. 509. • Jº, K-
pressed by parable or similitude; having the
nature of form of a parabola
PARABOLICALLY, pār-rá-böllè-kál-ć, ad By
• ‘Vav of parable or similitude; in the form of a
Darabola. .
PARABOLISM, pá-rāb'bó-iízm. s. In Algebra,
the division of the terms of an equation, by a
Known quantity that is involved or multiplied
tº the first term.
PARABOLOH), pá-ráb'bò-Iöld. s.
ſº in Cºrye in geometry,
PARACENTESłS, pār-à-sén tºsis. s. That op-
ºratiº wb Gºeby any of the venters are per-
f
A paraboli-
PARALLACTICK, pār-râl-lāk'tík.
d. - - -
ABQL.A, pá-rāb'bò-lä. s. One of the conick||
II] ſº. -
PARALYSIS, pá-rál'é-sis, s. A palsy.
forated to let out matter, as tapping in a tym
pany. - * - .
PARACENTRICAL, pār-à-sén'tré-kāl ; 3.
PARACENTRICK, pār-à-sén'trik,
Deviating from circularity.
PARADE, pār-råde'. s. Show, ostentation ;
military order; place where troops draw up
to do duty and mount guard; guard, posture of
defence. .
PARADIGM, pārā-dim. s. 389. Example.
PARADISHACAL, pār-ā-dè-zī'ā-kāl. a. 506
Suiting paradise, making paradise.
PARADISE, pār'rā-dise. s. The blissful regions
in which Adam and Eve were placed any
place of felicity. -
PARADOX, pār'rā-döks. s. A tenet contrary to
received opinion ; an assertion contrary to ap-
pearance. 4. •
PARADOXICAL, pār ā-děk'sé-kál. a. Having
the nature of a paradox; inclined to new tenets
or notions contrary to received opinions.
PARADOXJCALLY, pār-à-dók'sé-kāl-ć. ad. In
a paradoxical manner. -
PARADOX1CALNESS, pār-à-dók'sé-kāl-nēs. s.
State of being paradoxical. *...
PARADOXOLOGY, pār-à-dók-sól'lò-jë. s. The
• use of paradoxes. - -
Fº. pār-à-göjë. s. A figure whereby
a letter or syllable is added at the end of a
word, as, nº deary for my dear.
PARAGON, pár'rā-göm. s. 166. A model, a pat-
term, something supremely excellent. .
To PARAGON, pár'rā-gón. v. a.
to equal. -
FARAGRAPH, pār'rà-gráf. s.
a discourse.
PARAGRAPHICALLY, pār-rá-gráffè-kāl-lè. ad.
By paragraphs. * ~.
PARALLACTICAL, pārākākū-kál. } a
$ “
509. Pertaining to the parallax.
PARAL LAX, pár'rāl-lāks. s. The distance be
tween the true and apparent place of any star
viewed from the earth.
PARALLEL, pār'rāt-lé]. a . Extended in the
same direction, and preserving always the same
distance ; having the same tendency ; continu-
ing the resemblance through many particulars,
equal. -
Pºlel, pār'râl-lél s. Limes continuing
their course, and still remaining at the same
distance from each other ; lines on the globe
marking the latitude ; direction conformable to
that of another line ; resemblarico, conformity
continued through many particulars, compar-
ison nuade ; any thing resembling another.
To PARALLEL, pár'rāl-lél. v. a. To place so as
always to keep the same direction with another
line; to keep in the same direction with anoth-
er line; to keep in the same direction ; to level;
to correspond to ; to be equal to, to resemble
through many particulars 3 to compare.
PARALLELISM, pār'rāl-lèl-izm. s. State of be-
ing parallel. ,
PARALLELOGRAM, pār-à-iél'lò-gräm. s. In
geometry, a right lined quadrilateral figure,
whose opposite sides are parallel and equal.
PARALLELOGRAMICAL, pār-à-lél-ö-grám’mè-
kál. a. 509. Having the properties of a paral-
lelogram.
To PARALOGIZE, pá-rál'è-jize. v. n. To rea-
son sophistically. - . .
PARALOGł3M, pār-rálló-jīzin. s. A false ar-
gunnellt. *
PääAïogy, pār-rálló-jë. s. 518. Faise reason-
To compare;
A distinct part of
To PARALYZE, pár'à-lize. v. a. To weaken,
to deprive of strength as if struck with a palsy.
[I5. The very general use of this word, especially
since the French revolution, seems to entitle, it
to a place in the Dictionaries of our language

| tº it.
581
t"Att.
º —nº, möve, nër, nôt;—töbe, tàb, ball;-&l ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
as it not only more forcibly expresses the com-
mon idea than to enervate or todeaden, but serves to
fill up those vacancies in speech, where there is
mo verb to correspond to a substantive or ad-
jective. Hence Pope's happy coiuage of the
verb to sensualize.—see the verb to PANEGy-
, RIZE.-A º: instance of the use of this
word, and a better authority for it, cannot be
given than in Hannah More's Strictures on Ed-
ucation, vol. i. page. 49, where, speaking of the
philosophick and systematick vice of modermin-
fidels on the Continent, she says: “This cool,
‘‘ calculating, intellectual wickedness, eats out
“the very heart and core of virtue, and, like a
“deadly mildew, blights and shrivels the bloom-
“ing promise of the human spring. Its be-
“ numbing touch communicates a torpid slug-
“gishmess, which paralyzes the soul. It descants
‘‘ on depravity, and details its grossest acts as
“frigidly as if its object were to allay the tumult
* of the passions, while it is letting them loose on
“mankind, by plucking off the muzzle of pre-
“sent restraintand future accountableness.”
PARALYTICAL, pār-à-litté-kál. -
PARALYTICK, pār-à-iſtºtik.509.3 ° -
Palsied, inclined to palsy. -
PARAMOUNT, pār-à-möämt’. a. Superiour, hav
ing the highest jurisdiction; as, Lord Para-
mount, the chief of the seigniory; eminent, of
the highest craer.
PARAMOUNT, pār-à-möänt'. s. The chief.
PARAMOUR, pār'rà-móðr. s. French. A lover
or wooer ; a mistress.
£ARANYMPH, pár'rā-nim.f. s. A brideman,
one who leads the bride to her marriage ; one
who countenances or supports another. Not
?/Sø(.. -
[PARAPEGM, pār'à-pêm. s. 389. A brazen table
fixed to a pillar, on which laws and proclama-
tions were anciently engraved ; a table of astro-
1;oumical observations.
PARAPEGMA, pār-à-pég'mä. s.
Parapegm. Plural, Parapegmata.
t’ARAPET, pār'rā-pêt. s. A wall breast high.
PARAPHIMOSIS, pār-rá-fé-mö's's. s. 520. Dis-
ease when the praeputium cannot be drawn
over the glams.
pºiáñºlia, pār-à-fér-nā'lē-ă. s. Goods
in the wife's disposal. -
PARAPHRASE, pār'rá-frèze. s. A loose inter-
pretation, an explanation in many words.
To PARAPHRA: #. pár'rā-fråze. v. a. To in-
terpret with laxity of expression, to translate
oosely.
PARAPHRAST, pár'rá-fråst. s. A lax interpre-
ter, one who explains in many words.
PARAPHRASTICAL, pār-à-frästö-kál. 509. & ,
PARAPHRASTICK, pār-á-frås'iik. &l,
Lax in interpretation, not literal, not verbal.
PARAPHRENITIS, pār-à-frè-nitis. s. An in-
flammation of the diaphragm.
PARASANG, pār'à-sång. s. A Persian measure
of length.
PARASITE, pár'rå-site. s. 155. One that frequents
rich tables, and earns his welcome by ſlattery.
PARASITICAL, pār-à-sit’tè-kál. Flat
PARASITICK, pār-à-sittik. 509 3. It lat-
tering, wheedling.
PARASOL, pār'rå-såle. s. A small sort of cano-
py or umbrella carried over the head to shade
from the sun.
FARATHESIS, pá-räth'é-sis. s. A figure in
Grammar where two or more substantives are
put in the same case; as, “He went to the
“country where he was born LFrance] and
“died there.”. In Rhetorick, a short hint, with
a promise of future enlargement In Printing,
the matter contained between two crotchets
marked thus [...].
Co PARB.OIL, pårbøll. v. a. 81, ... To half boil.
PARCEL, pár'sil. S. 99. A small bundle ; a part
of the whole taken separately ; a quantity or
The same as
number or quantity, in contempt: 2
To PARCEL, pār'síl. v. a. To divide into por-
tions ; to make up into a mass. *
mass; a number of persons, in contempt, any
To FARCH, parish v. a. 3." To burn slightly
~ and superficially. -
T - PARCH, pártsh. v. n. To be scorched.
PARCHMENT, pártsh'mént. s. Skins dressed
P §S. Mºer. w - * *
; pård. . - i., P.,
PARSA'ſ. arou.} s. The leopard: in Po
etry, any of the spotted beasts. -
To PARDON, pār'd'n. v. a. To excuse an of
fender; to forgive a crime; to remit a penalty
Pardon me, is a word of civil denial or sligi:
apology. - - -
PARDON, párd'm. s. 170. Forgiveness of aſ
offender; forgiveness of a crime, indulgence
remission of penalty; forgiveness received
waſ rant of forgiveness, or exemption from pum
ishment.
PARDONABLE, pár'd’n-á-bl. a. 501. Venial
excusable. - - -
PARDONABLENESS, pár'd'm-à-bl-nēs. s. We
nialness, susceptibility of pardom.
PARDONABLY, pár'd'm-à-blé. ad.
excusably.
PARDONER, pār'd'm-àr. s. 98. One who ſº.
gives another. . . .
To PARE, pare. v. a. To cut off extremith;a or
the surface, to cut away by little and litt's, to
diminish.
PAREGORIGK, pār-e-gór'ík. a. 509. . Having
the power in medicine to comfort, mollify, and
assuage. -
PARENCHYMA, pá-rén'ké-mâ. s.
substairce ; the pith of a plant.
PARENCHYMATOUS, pār-én-kim'â-tás. a. 314.
Spongy, pithy.
Fº CHYMOUS, pá-rén'ké-mâs. a. Spongy,
pithy.
|PARENESIS, pá-rén'é-sis. s. 520. Persuasion.
(Gº Dr. Johnson, in the folio edition of his Dic-
tionary, places the accent on the penultimate
syllable of this word, and Mr. Sheridan and Mr
Nares on the antepenultimate, aud the latter
make the e long. Dr. Johnson has several
words of a similar termination for his accentua-
tion ; but analogy is clearer for Mr. Sheridan
and Mr. Nares with respect to accent, and di
rectly against them with respect to quantity,
for it is not the long quantity of the original
that can resist the shortening power of the
English antepenultimate accent in this word,
any more than in Dioeress, Ephemeris, &e
which see. -
PARENT, på'rént. s.
PARENTAGF, pār'rén-tädje. s. 90,515. Ex-
traction, birth, condition with respect to parents
PARENTAL, pá-rén'tál. a. Be...ming parents
pertaining to parents. *
PARENTHESIS, pā-rén':hè-sis s. A sentent c
so included in another “entence, as that it may
be taken out, without injurin, the sense of that
which encloses it ; being cºmmonly marked
thus ( ). . . . . .
PARENTHETICAL, pār-án.hèt'é-kál. a 5(9.
Pertaining to a parenthesis. s -
PARER, pīrār. s. 38. A. instrument to cut
away the surface. -
PARHELION, pār-hé'lē-ăn, s. 113. A mock sus,
PARIETAL, pá-ri'é-tál. a. Constituting the
sites or walls. -
PARING, pá'ring. s. 4:0. That which is pared
off any thing, th: rind -
PARISH, pár'rish s. The particular charge of
a secular pries' ; a larticular division or dis-
trict, having officers of its own, and generally a
church. re •'
PARISH, pár'ris!». r. Belonging to the parish,
having the care et the parish, Inaintained by the
parish. ts
Venially
A spongy
A father or roother.
PAR
382
PAR
[tº 559–Fête, för, fall, fåt, -mê, mét;—pine;—pin,
*Alt1SHIONER, pá-rlsh'ºn-ár. s. One that be-
}; to the parish.
t’ARITOR, pár'rè-tūr. s. 166. A beadle, a sum-
moner of the courts of civil law.
PARITY: pār'rè-té. s. Equality, resemblance.
PARK, párk. s. 81. A piece of ground enclosed
and stored with deer and other beasts of chase.
PARKER, párkör... s. 98. A park-keeper.
PARKLEAVES, párk'lèvz. s. An herb.
PARLE, pârl. s. Conversation, talk, oral treaty.
To PARLEY, º r’lè. v. n. To treat by word of
mouth, to talk, to discuss any thing orally.
PARLEY, pár'1é. s. Oral treaty, talk, confer-
ence, discussion by word of mouth.
PARLIAMENT, pár'lè-mênt. s. 274. The as-
sembly of the king, lords, and & ommons; which
assembly is of . others the highest, and of
eatest authority.
P Hºy, pár-lè-mén'tá-ré. a. En-
acted by parliament, suiting the parliament,
ertaining to parliament.
PARLOUR, pârlăr. s. 314. A room in monas-
teries, where the religious meet and converse;
a room in houses on the first floor, elegantly
furnished for reception or entertainment
PARLOUS, pár'lás. a. 314. Keen, splightly,
*ś ot in use.
PAROCHIAL, pá-rökè-āl, a Belonging to a
parish.
PARODY, pár'rö-dè. s. A kind of writing in
which the words of an author or his thoughts
are taken, and by a slight change, adapted to
some new purpose.
To PARODY, pár'rö-dé. v. a. To copy by way
of parody.
PARONYMOUS, pār-&n'né-mâs. a. Resembling
another word.
PAROLE, pá-röke'. s.
ance. .
PARONOMASIA, pār-ö-mö-mâ'zhē-ă. s. 453.
A rhetorical figure, in which, by the change of
a letter or syllable, several things are alluded
to, as, “They are fiends, not friends.”
PAROQUET, pár'ê-kwét. s. A small species of
parrot.
PÅROTID, pá-röt’t?d. a. 503. Belonging to the
glands under and behind the ear.
[* In this, and the following word, Dr. Johnson
laces the accent & the antepenultimate syl-
able, but Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Ash much
more properly on the penultimate, as here
marked. It may, however, be observed, that
\}r. Johnson's accentuation of this word is the
most agreeable to analogy, as it comes from
the Latin Parotides, which, according to the
general rule, by losing a syllable, has its accent
removed a syllable higher (see AcADEMy;) but
the succeeding word, Parotis, is a perfect Latin
word, and therefore preserves its Latin accent
on the penultimate.—See Principles, No. 503,
h, and the word IRREPARABLE.
PARöriš, pā-rö'tis. s. 503. A tumour in the
landules behind and about the ears.
PAROXYSM, pár'rök-sizm. s. 503. A fit, peri-
odical exacerbation of a disease.
PARRICIDE, pár'rè-side. s. 143. One who de-
stroys his father; one who destroys or invades
any to whom he owes particular reverence;
the murder of a father, murder of one to whom
Word given as an assur-
pºſal
ār-rè-si'dāl.
FARRiciſjoº , pār-rè-sid'yńs. ; a. Relating
to parricide, committing parricide.
PARROT, pár'råt. s. 166. A particoloured bird
of the species of the hoºd bill, remarkable
for its exact imitation of the human voice.
To PARRY, pár'ré. v. n. To put by thrusts, to
fence.
Io PARSF, párse. v. a. 81. To resolve a sen-
tence into the elements or parts of speech
PARSIMONIQUS, pār-sº-móné-às a Covetous,
frugal, sparing
PARSIMONIOUSLY, pār-sè-mö'nè-às-lè, ad.
Frugally, sparingly.
PARSIMONIOUSNESS, pār-sé-mö'mē-ăs-nēs. 3
A disposition to spare and save.
PARSIMONY, pár'sé-mān-e. s. 503, 557. Fru-
gality, covetousness, niggardliness.
[f For the o, see Dom Estick.
PARSI.EY, párs'lé. s. A plant.
PARSNIP, pārs'mip. s. 99. A plant. .
PARSON, pār's'm. s. 170. The priest of a parish,
one that has a parochial charge or cure of
souls ; a clergyman; it is applied to the teach
ers of the Presbyterians. *
[[G’ The obefore m, preceded by k, p, s, or t, is
under the same predicament as e, that is, when
the accent is not on it, the two consonants unite,
and the vowel is suppressed ; as, beckon, capon,
season, mutton, &c, pronounced beck'n, cap”, sea-
s'n, mutt'n, &c. Parson, therefore, ought to be
pronounced with the o suppressed, and not as
Mr. Sheridan has marked it.—See Principles,
No. 103, 170.
PARSONAGE, pār's'n-Adje.s. 90. The benefice
of a parish.
PART, pārt. s. 31. Something less than the whole,
a portion, a quantity taken from a º quan-
tity; that which in division falls to each; share;
side, party ; particular office or character ;
character appropriated in a play ; business,
duty; relation reciprocai. In good part, in ill
part ; as well dote, as ill done in the plural,
ualities, powers, faculties; quarters, regions,
istricts.
PART, pårt. ad. Partly, in some measure. JWo:
27, 72Se.
To PART, part. v. a. To divide, to share, to
distribute; to separate, to disumite ; to break
into pieces; to keep asunder ; to separate com-
batants; to secern.
To PART, párt. v. n. To be separated ; to take
farewell; to have share; to go away, to set out.
To part with ; to quit, to resign, to lose.
PARTABLE, párt'à-bl. a. 405. Divisible, such
as may be parted.
PARTAGE, pårt’tädje. S. 90. Division, act of
'º parting.
To PARTAKE, pār-täke'. v. n. Preterit, I Par-
took ; Participle passive, Partaken. To have
share of any thing ; to participate, to have
something of the property, nature, or right ; to
be admitted to, not to be excluded.
To PARTAKE, pār-täke'. v. a. To share, to
have part in.
PARTAKER, pār-täſkär, s. A partner in posses-
sions, a sharer in any thing, an associate with ;
accomplice, associate.
PARTER, párt'âr. s. 98. One that parts or
separates.
PARTERRE, pár-thre'. s. French. A level di-
vision of ground.
PARTIAL, pár'shāl. a. 81. Inclined antecedent-
ly to favour one party in a cause, or on one
side of the question more than the other; in-
clined to favour without reason ; affecting onl
one part, subsisting only in a part, not univers
PARTIALITY, pār-shē-ăl'lè-tè. s. 542. Unequal
state of the judgment and favour of one above
the other.
To º IALIZE, pár'shāl-ize. v. a. To make
partiai.
PARTIALLY, pár'shāl-lè. ad. With unjust fa
vour or dislike ; in part, not totally.
PARTIBILITY, pār-té-billè-té. s. Divisibility,
separability.
p;#. pár’tè-bl. a. 405. Divisible, sepa-
rable.
PARTICIPABLE, pār-tis'sè-pâ-bl. a. Such as
may be shared or partaken.
PARTICIPANT, pár-tis'sè-pâut. a.
having share or part.
To PARTICIPATE, pár-tis'sé-pâte. v. n. To
partake, to have share; to have part of more
Sharing,
PAR
—mö, mêve, mēr, nôt;—täbe, táb,
things than one; to have part of something
common with another.
To PARTICIPATE, pār-tis'sè-pâte. v. a. To
partake, to receive part of, to share. -
PARTICIPATION, pār-tîs-sà-pâ'shān. s. The
state of sharing something in common; the
act or state of partaking or having part of
something ; distribution, division into shares.
PARTICIPIAL, pār-tê-sippè-ál. a. Having the
nature of a participle.
PARTICIPIALLY, pār-tê-sippè-āl-e, ad. In the
sense or manner of a participle. *
PARTICIPI,E, ºft. s. A word partak-
ing at once the qualities of a noun and verb.
PARTICT,E, pār’té-ki. s. 405. Any small por-
tion of a greater substance; a word unvaried
by inflexion. --> -
PARTICULAR, pār-tík'l-lär. a. , 179. Relating
to single persons, not general; individual, one
distinct from others; noting properties or
things peculiar ; attentive to things single and
distinct ; single, not general ; odd, having
something that eminently distinguishes him
from others. -
PARTICULAR, pār-tík'ê-lär. s. 88. A single
instance, a single point; individual, private
person; private interest; private character, sin-
gle self, state of an individual ; a minute de-
tail of things singly enumerated; distinct, not
general recital. -
PARTICULARITY, pár-tik-kū-lär'è-té. s. Dis-
tinct notice or enumeration, not general asser-
tion ; singleness, individuality ; petty account,
private incident; something peculiar.
To PARTICULARIZE, pār-tîk'kè-lä-rize. v. a. To
mention distinctly, to detail, to show minutely.
PARTICULARLY, pār-tikkö-lār-lè. ad. Dis-
timetly, singly, not universally ; in an extraor-
dinary degree. -
PARTišAN, pārté-zán. s. 524. A kind of pike
or halberd ; an adherent to a faction; the com-
mander of a party.
H. All our orthóepists agree in accenting this
word on the first syllable. Mr. Nares says,
Dr. Johnson has improperly accented this word
on the last ; but, both in the folio edition of his
Dictionary, and the quarto, printed since his
death, the accent is on the first. There is not
the same uniformity in the accentuation of the
companion to this word artisan ; for though
Mr. Nares, Mr. Perry, Dr. Ash, W. Johnston,
Buchanam, Bailey, Femming, and Entick, ac-
cent the first syllable, Dr. Johnson, in both edi-
tions of his Dictionary, Mr. Sheridan, Mr.
Scott, and Mr. Barclay, accent the last : and
Dr. Kenrick places an accent on both first and
last, The same diversity appears in the accen-
túation of courtesan, a word of exactly the same
form ; which is accented by Mr. Sheridan, Mr.
Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Nares, Fenning, and
Entick, on the last syllable ; and by Dr. Ash, if
Dr. Kemrick, Buchanan, Barclay, Bailey, and
Fenning, on the first; and by Mr. Perry both on
the first and last. The truth is, these three words
are among those which admit of the accent
either on the first or last syllable, and this has
produced the diversity we find in our Dictiona-
ries. 524. The accent on the first syllable seems
the most agreeable to our own analogy, and
ought to be preferred. 503. . ,-- ... •
PARTITION, pár-tish'an. s.
ing, a state of being divided; division, separa-
tion, distinction ; part divided from the rest, se-
parate part; that by which different parts are
separated ; part where separation is made.
To PARTITION, pár-tish'én. v. a. To divide
into distinct parts. Little used.
PARTLET, párt'lét. s. A name given to a hen,
the original signification being a ruff or band.
PARTLY, párt'lé. ad. In some measure, in
Some degree.
383
böll;—öll;—pöänd;—thin, Tais.
The act of divid- iſ
€e -
PARTNFR partnär. s. 92 Partaker, sharer,
PAS
one who has part in anything; one who dances
with another.
To. PARTNER, párt'nār. _v. a. Tojom, to as-
sociate with a partner. Little used.
PARTNERSHIP, párt'nār-ship. s. Joint in.
terest or property; the union of two or more in
the same trade. -
PARTOOK, pār-tóók'. Pret. of Partake.
PARTRIDGE, pártridje. . s. A bird of game.
PARTURIENT, pār-tū’rè-ént. a. About to bring
forth.
PARTURITION, pār-tshū-rish'én. s. The state
of being about to bring forth.
PARTY, pár'té. s. A number of persons confe.
derated by similarity of designs or opinions in
opposition to others; one of two litigants; one
concerned in any affair ; side, persons engag-
ed against each other; cause, side; a select as:
sembly ; particular person, a person distinct
. or opposed to another; a detachment of
SOIG iél’S. -
PARTY-COLOURED, pár'té-kāl-lär’d. a. Hav-
ing diversity of colours.
PARTY-MAN, pár'té-mán.
s. A factious per
son ; an abetter of a party.
PARTY-WALL, párté-wäll. s. Wall that se
parates one house from the next. ^
PARVITUDE, pár'vé-täde. s. Littleness, nil-
nuteneSS.
PARVITY, pårvé-té. s. Littleness.
PASCHAL, pås kál. a. 88. Relating to the pass
over ; relating to Easter. -
To PASH, pāsh. v. a. To strike, to crush.
§§§ º päsk'flöß-àr. s. A plant.
4. i, pås'kwin. 414.
PAşdüin'Ajºlade. § 3. A lampoon.
To PASS, pás. v. n. To go, to move from one
place to another, to be progressive ; to go, to
make way; to make transition from one thing
to another ; to vanish, to be lost; to be spent,
to go away; to be at an end, to be over; to be
changed by regular gradation; to be enacted ;
to gain reception, to become current ; to occur,
to be transacted ; to determine finally, to judge
capitally ; to exceed; to thrust, to make a push
in fencing ; to omit; to go through, the alimen-
tary duct ; to be in a tolerable state. To pass
away; to be lost, to glide off, to vanish.
To PASS, pås. v. a. To go beyond; to go
through, as, The horse passed the river; to
spend time; to move hastily over; to transfer
to another proprietor; to strain, to percolate ;
to vent, to let out; to utter ceremoniously; to
utter solemnly; to transmit; to put an end to
to surpass, to excel ; to omit, to neglect; to
transcend, to transgress ; to admit, to allow ;
to enact a law ; to impose fraudulently; to
practise artfully, to make succeed ; to send
from one place to another. To pass away
to spend, to waste. To pass by ; to excuse, to
forgive; to neglect, to disregard. To pass
over; to omit, to let go unregarded. To come
to pass ; to be effected. -
RASS, pås. s. A narrow entrance, an avenue
passage, road; a permission to go or come any
where; an order by which vagrants or impo-
tent persons are sent to their place of abode;
push, thrust in fencing; state, condition.
PASSABLE, pås'sä-bl. a. 405. Possible to be
passed or travelled through or over; supporta-
ble, tolerable, allowable; capable of admission
or reception.
PA 3SADO, pås-sà'dè. s.
LUMBAGo.
PASSAGE, pås'sidje. s. 90. , Act of passing, tra-
vel, course, journey; road; way; entrance or
exit; liberty to pass; intellectual admittance,
mental acceptance; unsettled state; incident,
transaction ; part of a book, a single place in a
writing. - + - -
PAššč5, påst. Pret. and part. of Pass. See
Principles, No. 367.
A push, a thrust.-See
PAS
384
PAT
[f 559–Fâte, far, fall, fīt;—mé, mét;—pine, pin;–
ſ’ASSENGER, pås'sſm-jär. s. 99. A traveller,
one who is upon the road, a wayfarer; one who
hires tº any vehicle the liberty of travelling.
PASSER, pås'sär...s. 98. One who passes, one
that is upon the road.
PASSIBILITY, pás-sà-billè-té. s. Quality of re-
ceiving impressions from external agents.
PASSIBLE, pås'sè-bl. a. 405. Susceptive of im-
Fjää from external agents. . . .
PASSIBLENESS, pås'sè-bi-més. a. Quality of
receiving impressions from external agents
PASSING, pås'sing. part. a. 410. Supreme, sur-
passing others, eminent : it is used adverbially
to enforce the meaning of another word; ex-
ceeding. -
PASSINGBELL, pás'sing-bél. s. The bell which
rings at the hoir oſ departure, to obtain pray-
ers for the passing soul: it is often used for the
bell which lings immediately after death.
*ASSION, pāsh'an. s. Any effect caused by ex-
ternal agency; violent commotion of the mind;
anger; zeal, ardour ; love; eagerness; em-
phatically, the last suffering of the Redeemer
of the world. -
PASSION-FLOWER, pāsh'ên-flöö-àr. s. A plant.
PASSION-WEEK, pāsh'ên-wček. s. The week
immediately preceding Easter, named in com-
memoration of our Saviour's crucifixion.
PASSIONATE, pāsh'ên:hât. a. 91. Moved by
passion, causing or expressing great commo-
tion of mind ; easily moved to anger.
PASSIONATELY, pāsh'ên-nāt-lè ad. With pas-
sion ; with desire, love or hatred; with great
commotion of mind; angrily.
PASSIONATENESS, pāsh'ém-māt-nēs. s. State
of being subject to passion ; vehemence of
mind. -
PASSIVE, pås'siv. a. 158. Receiving impression
from some external agent; unresisting, not op-
posing; suffering, not acting: in Grammar, a
verb passive is that which signifies passion.
PASSIVELY, pås'siv-lè. ad. With a passive
nature. . .
PASSIVENES3, pås'siv-nés. a. Quality of re-
ceiving impression from external agents; pas-
sibility, power of suffering.
PASSIVITY, pás-siv'vé-té. s. Passiveness.
PASSOVER, pås'ö-vár. s. A feast instituted
among the Jews, in memory of the time when
God, Smiting the first-born of the Egyptians,
passed over the habitations of the Hebrews;
the sacrifice kilied. -
PASSPORT, pås'përt. s. Permission of egress.
PAST, påst. part. a. ; properly passed. See Prin-
, ciples, No. 367. Not present, not to come;
Spent, gone through, undergone.
[[G’ This contraction, in every word but the pre-
position, is a disgrace to our orthography. It
took its rise, in all probability, from words end-
ing in st, with which it was rhymed, as that
of Pope: ** -
* Which not alone has shone on ages pas,
“But lights the present, and shall warru the last.”
But as we see that possest, drest, and many oth-
ers, spelled in this manner to accommodate
rhymes to the eye merely, have recovered their
true form ; there is no reason why this word
should not do the same.
PAST, påst. s. Elliptically used for passed time.
PAST, pâst prep. 367. Beyond in time ; no
longer capable of ; beyond, out of reach of ; be-
yond, farther tº an ; above, more than. -
PASTE, påste. s 14 Anything mixed up so a
to be viscous and tenacious; flour and water
boiled together so as to thake a cement; artifi-
cial mixture; in imitation of precious stones.
$ºASTE, paste. v. a. To fasten with paste.
PASTEBOARD, päste'bórd. s. A kind of coarse,
thick-stiff paper.
PASTEBOAR pastebard. a. Made of paste- }
board. . . . . . . -
PASTERN,
pá-'Ara. s. 98. The distance be
tween the joint next the foot and the coronet of
sa horse ; the legs of any animal in drollery.
Pºlº, pāstil. s. A roll of paste; a kind of
pencil. ! - .
PASTIME, pástime. s.
version. . .
PASTOR, påstår, s. 166. A shepherd; a clergy.
man who has the care of a flock. -
PAS TORAL, , pás’tán-ál. a. 88. Rural, rustick,
beseeming shepherds, imitating shepherds ; re-
lating to the care of souls.
iſ For the o, see Dom Estic K.
PASTORAL, pås'tór-âl. s. A poem relative to
the incidents in a country life, an idyl, a buco-
lick
PASTRY, påstré. s. The act of making pies ;
pies or baked paste, the place where pastry is
made.
PASTRY-COOK, på'strè-köök. s. One whose
trade is to make and sell things baked in paste
PASTURABLE, pås'tshū-rá-bl. a. Fit for pas-
ture.
PASTURAGE, pás'tshū-rädje. s. 90 . The ous-
mess of feeding cattle ; lands grazed by cattle ;
the use of pasture. * --
PASTURE, pås'tshūre. s. 461. Food, the act of
feeding ; ground on which cattle feed ; human
Sport, amusement, di.
culture, education.
To PASTURE, pås'tshöre. v. a. To place in a
pasture.
To PASTURE, pås'tshūre. v. n.
the ground.
PASTY, pås'té. s. 515.
without a dish ; a pie. -
PAT, pât. a. Fit, convenient, exactly suitable.
PAT, pât. s. A light quick blow, a tap ; a small
lump of matter beat into shape with the hand.
To PAT, pât. v. a. To strike lightly, to tap.
PATACOON, pât-tá-kóón'. s. A Spanish coin
worth four shillings and eight pence English.
To PATCH, pâtsh. v. a. To cover with a piece
sewed on ; to decorate the face with smali
spots of black silk ; to mend clumsily, to mend
so as that the original strength or beauty is
lost ; to make up of shreds or different pieces.
PATCH, pâtsh. s. 352. A piece sewed on to co
ver a hole ; a piece inserted in mosaick or varie-
gated work ; a small spot of black silk put on
the face ; a small particle, a parcel of land.
PATCHER, pâtsh'âr. s. 98. One that patches, a
botcher.
PATCHERY, pâtsh'êr-é. s. Botchery, bungling
work. Out of use.
PATCHWORK, pâtsh'wärk. s. Work made by
sewing small pieces of different colours inter-
changeably together.
PATE, pâte. s. The head.
PATED, phºtěd. a. Having a pate.
PATEFACTION, pât-tê-fäk'shôn. s. Act or state
of opening. - - -
PATEN, pâtén. s. 103. . A plate. Obsolete.
PATENT, pât’tént, or pâtént. a. Open to the
perusal of all, as, letters patent ; something ap-
propriated by letters patent.
[[š’ This word, when an adjective, is, by Dr. Ken-
rick, W. Johnston, and Buchanan, pronounced
with the a long as in paper; but by Mr. Sheri-
dan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Ash, Mr Perry, and En
tick, short, as in pat. But when “he word is a sub-
stantive, it is pronounced with time a short by Mr.
Nares and all those orthūepists, except Bucha-
man. That the adjective should by some be pro-
nounced with the a long, is a remnant of that
analogy which ought to prevail in all words of
this kind, 544; but the uniformity with which
the substantive is pronounced, with the a short,
precludes all hope of alteration.
PATENT, pât’tént. s. A writ conferring some
exclusive right or privilege.—See the adjec
tive PATEN
To graze cºn
A pie, of crust raised
T. - -
PATENTEE, pât-tén-t'é'. s. One who has a pa
ten? -


PAT
385
PAV
# —no, mēve, nór, nôt;--täbe, tàb, bāīl;-&il:—pôānd;—thin, whis
PATERNAL, pá-tér'nāl. a, 88. Fatherly, having
the relation of a father ; hereditary, received in
succession from one's father.
Fathership, the
PATERNITY, pá-tér'nè-té s.
relation of a father. -
PATH, páth. s. 78,467, Way, road, track.
PATHETICAL, pá-thét’tè-kál. tº
#Affiftić, pīārāś. ; a. Affecting
the passions, passionate, moving.
PATHETICALLY, pá-thét’tè-kāl-e. In such
a mammer as may strike the passions.
PATHETICALNESS, pá-thét’té-kāl-més. s. Qua-
lity of being pathetick, quality of moving the
passions.
PATHLESS, páth’lés. a. Untrodden, not mark-
ed with paths.
PATHOGNOMONICK, pá-thóg'mô-món'ik. a.
509. Such signs of a disease as are insepara-
ble, designing the essence or real nature of the
disease; not symptomatick.
iſ; Mr. Sheridan has suppressed the g in this
word as in gnomon, without considering, that
when a syllable precedes, the g unites with it,
and is to be pronounced Thus this letter is
mute in sign, but pronounced in signify. The
same may be observed of resign and resignation;
indign and indignity, &c.
PATHOLOGICAL, páth-ö-lèdjè-kál. a. Relating
to the tokens or discoverable effects of a dis-
§§
PATHOLOGIST, pá-thèlló-jist. s. One who
treats of pathology.
PATHOLOGY, pá-thóllójë. s. 518. That part
of medicine which relates to the distempers,
with their differences, causes and effects inci-
dent to the human body.
PATHWAY, páth'wä. s. A road, strictly a mar-
row way to be passed on foot. *
PATIBULARY, pá-tíb'bà-lä-rè. a. Belonging to
the §§ \
PATIENCE, på'shēnse. s. The power of suffer-
ing, endurance, the power of expecting long
without rage or discontent; the power of sup-
porting injuries without revenge; sufferance,
permission; an herb. -
PATIENT, på'shēnt. a. 463. Having the quality
of enduring; calm under pain or affliction; not
revengeful against injuries, noteasily provoked;
not hasty, not viciously eager or impetuous.
PATIENT, på'shēnt. s. That which receives
impressions from external agents; a person
diseased.
PATIENTLY, på'shēnt-lè. ad. Without rage
under pain or affliction; without vicious im-
petuosity.
PATINE, pâttin. s. 140. The cover of a chalice.
PATLY, pât'lé. ad. Commodiously, fitly.
########, på"trè-árk. s. 534, 353. One who
governs by paternal right, the father and ruler
of a family; a bishop superiour to archbishops.
PATRIARCHA1, pá-trè-ár'kál. a. Belonging
to patriarchs, such as was possessed or enjoyed
by patriarchs; belonging to hierarchical pa-
triarchs.
PATRIARCHATE, pá-tré-ár'kåt. 91. ; A
PATRIARCHSHIP. på'trè-árk-ship. S.
bishoprick superipur to archbisi.opricks.
PATRIARCHY, pā'trè-ār-kè. s. 505. Jurisdic-
tion of a patriarch ; patriarchate.
PATRICAN, pá-trish'êm. a. Senatorial, noble,
not plebeian.
PATRICIAN, pá-trish'ên. s. A nobleman among
the Romans. &
PATRIMONIAL, pât-tré-mö'né-ál. a. Possessed
by inheritance. -
PATRIMONY, pât'trè-mân-nē.
possessed by inheritance.
For the o, see Domestick.
PATRIOT, på'trè-āt. s. 505, 534. One whose
ruling passion is the love of his country.
PATRIOTISM, på'tré-àt-izm. s. 166. "Love of
• ne's country, zeal fº, º's covºtry
An estate
|
PATRQL, pá-trôle'. s. The act of going the
rounds of a garrison to observe that orders are
kept; those that go the rounds.
[[G’ All our orth&epists give this word, both as
noun and verb, the accent on the last syllable,
except Mr. Nares, who wishes to reduce it to
the accentual distinction so often observed.
492. Johnson's folio edition has the accent of
both words on the first, but the quarto accents
both on the last; and - this accentuation, it is
certain, is the most received among the polite
world.
To PATROL, pá-trôle'. v. n.
in a camp or garrison.
PATRON, pá'trún. s. 166. One who counte-
nances, supports, or protects; a guardian saint:
advocate, defender, viudicator; one who has
donation of ecclesiastical preferment.
PATRONAGE, pâttrán-idje. . s. 90. Support
protection; guardianship of saints; donation
of a benefice, right of conferring a benefice.
[[G. That the first syllable of this word is short,
and that of patron long, is owing to the shorten
ing power of the antepenultimate accent. 503
PATRONAL, pât'rö-mál. a. Protecting, sup
porting, guarding, defending. .
[[G’ This word, like Matronal, has a diversity o.
pronunciation in our Dictionaries, which shows
the necessity of recurring to principles in order
to fix its true sound. Buchanan places the ac.
cent on the first syllable; but whether he makes
the a long or short cannot be known. Dr. Ash
places the accent on the same syllable; and
though he makes the c ºn JMatronal short,
yet he makes the same letter in this word long,
as in Patron. Barclay and Fenning lay the
stress upon the first of Matronal, and on the
second of Patronal : Perry and Entick place the
accent on the first of both these words, but
make the a in Matronal long, and the same le.
ter in Patronal short. Bailey accents the second
syllable of this word.
PATRONESS, pá'trán-ès. s. A female that de-
fends, countenances, or supports; a female
guardian saint.
[[* I am well aware of the shortening power of
the antepenultimate accent in Patronage, Patron-
ise, &c. but cannot, as Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott.
W. Johnston, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry, have
dome, allow it that power in Patroness, because
the ſeminine termination ess is as much a sub-
junctive of our own as the participial termina-
tions ing or ed, or the plural number, and there-
fore never ought to alter the accent or quan-
tity of the original word.—See Principles, No
336,499.
To PATRONISE, pât'trö-nize. v. a. 503. To pro
tect, to support, to defend, to countenance.
PATRONYMiCK, pât-trö-nîm'inik. s. 509, 530
Expressing the name of the father orancestor
PATTEN, of a Pillar, pât’tfm. s. 99. Its base.
PATTEN, pâttin. s. 99. A shoe of wood with an
iron ring, worn under the common shoe by wo-
II:6 Il.
PATTENMAKER, pât’tín-mā-kār. s. He that
makes pattens.
To PATTER, pâttàr. v. n. 98. To make a noise
like the quick steps of many feet, or like the
beating of hail. tº ſº.
PATTERN, pât'tūrm. . s. The original proposed
to imitation, the archetype, that which is to be
copied ; a specimen, part shown as a sample of
the rest; an instance, an example ; anything
cut out in paper to direct the cutting of cloth.
PAUCILOQUY, pâw-sil'0-kwe. s. 518. A short
speech, speaking little.
PAUCITY, påw'sè-té. s. Fewness, smallness of
number; smallness of quantity.
To PAVE, pâve. v. a. To lay with brick or stone,
to floor with stone; to make a passage easy.
PAVEMENT, pâve'mént. s. Stones or bricks
laid on the ground, stone floor,
To go the rounds
PEA
PAVER, på vär. 99.
PAVIER, pâveyár. 113.
with stones. This word is more frequently,
but, perhaps, less properly, written Paviour.
PAVILION. pá-vilyán. s. ii.3. A tent, a tempo-
rary or moveable house. *
To PAVILION, pá-vilyán. v. a. To furnish with
tents; to be sheltered by a tent.
PAUNCH, pâmsh. s. 214. The belly, the region
of the guts. *
To PAUNCH, pånsh. v. a. To pierce or rip the
belly, to exenterate.
PAUPER, påw'pár. s. 98. A poor person.
PAUSE, pâwz. s. 213. A stop, a place or time
of intermission; suspense, doubt; break, para-
graph, apparent separation of the parts of a
discourse; place of suspending the voice mark-
ed, in writing; a stop or intermission in ma-
sick.
To"PAUSE, pâwz. v. n. 213. To wait, to stop,
not to proceed, to forbear for a time ; to de-
liberate; to be intermitted.
PAUSER, pâw'zár. s. 98. He who pauses, he
who deliberates.
PAW, påw.. s. 219. The foot of a beast of prey;
hand, ludicrously. +
To PAW, påw. v. n. To draw the fore foot along
the ground, a mark of impatience in a horse.
To PAW, pâw. v. a. To strike with the fore foot;
s. One who lays
to handle roughly.
PA wº. pāwā. . 359. Having paws; broad-
footed.
To PAWN, pâwn. v. a. To pledge, to give in
pledge. *
PAWN, påwn. s. Something given in pledge as
a security for money borrowed or a promise
made ; the state of being pledged; a common
mau at chess.
PAWNBROKER, pâwn'brö-kär. s.
lends money upon pledge. '
O PAY, på. v. a. 220. *f; discharge a debt; to
dismiss one to whom any thing is due with his
money; to atone, to make amends by suffer-
ing; to beat ; to reward, to recompense; to
give the equivalent for any thing bought.
PAY, på. s. Wages, hire, money given in re-
turn for sérvice.
PAYABLE, pā'ā-bl. a. 405. Due, to be paid ;
Such as there is power to pay. S.
P&YDAY, pá'dà. s. Day on which debts are
... to be discharged or wages paid.
PAYER, pā'ār. s. 98. One that pays.
PAYMASTER, pá'más-tàr. s. One who is to
pay, one from whom wages or reward is re-
ceived.
PAYMENT, pá'mént. s. The act of paying;
the discharge of debt or promise; a reward;
chastisement, sound beating.
EA, pè. s. 227. A well known kind of pulse.
[* When the plural of this word signifies mere-
ly number, it is formed by addings, as, “They
are as like as two peas.” When quantity is im.
lied e is added to s, as, “A bushel of pease.”
he pronunciation, in both cases, is exactly the
same ; that is, as if written &
PEACE, pèse. s. 227. Rºle from war;
quiet from suits or disturbances; rest from any
commotion ; reconciliation of differences; a
State not hostile; rest, freedom from terrour,
heavenly rest; silence, suppression of the
thoughts. -
PEACE, pèse. interject. A word commanding
silence.
PEACE-OFFERING, pèse-6f'far-ſmg. s. Among
the Jews, a sacrifice or gift offered to God for
atonement and reconciliation for a crime or
offence. t
PEACEABLE, pèsea-bl. as 405. Free from
war, free from tumult; quiet, undisturbed; not
uarrelsome, nºt turbulent.
*EACEABLEN:
dis jositiºn to peace
One who
*
dº
386
[ſ’ 559. Fête, ſār, ſåll, fat:—mè, mēt
BLENäs; pèse'à-bl-ués s. Quietriess,
* * * *
fºr,U,
pine, pīn;–
PEACEABLY, pèse'ī-blé. ad. Without war.
without tumult; without disturbance,
PEACEFUL, pèséſfäl. a. Quiet, not in war
pacifick, mild ; undisturbed, still, secure.
PEACEFULLY, pèse'föl-lè. ad. Quietly, with
out disturbance ; mildly, gently.
PEACEFULNESS, pèse'föl-nēs. s. Quiet, free.
dom from disturbance.
PEACEMAKER, pèse’mā-kār. s.
conciles differences.
PEACEPARTED, pèse'pār-téd. a. Dismissed
from the world in peace.
PEACH, pètsh, s. 227. A fruit-tree; the fruit.
To PEACH, pètsh, v m. 352, Corrupted from
Impeach ; to accuse of some crime.
PEACH-COLOURED, pètsh'kål-lär'd. a. Of a
colour like a peach.
PEACHICK, pè'tshik. s.
peacock.
PEACOCK, pè'kök. s. A fowl eminent for the
ºuty of his feathers, and particularly of his
tail
PEAHEN, pèhèm. s.
cock.—See MANKIND.
PEAK, pëke. s. The top of the hill or eminence;
any thing acuminated; the rising forepart of a
headdress.
To PEAK, pëke. v. n. To look sickly.
PEAL, pèle. s. 227. A succession of loud sounds,
as of bells, thunder, cannon.
To PEAL, pèle. v. m. To play solemnly and loud.
To PEAL, pèle. v. a. To assail with noise.
PEAR, påre, s. 73, 240. The name of a well
known fruit-tree ; the fruit. -
PEARL, përl. s. 234. A gem generated in
the body of a testaceous fish ; a speck on the
One who re
The chicken of a
The female of a pea-
eye. -
PEARLED, përl’d. a. 359. Adormed or set with
pearls. *
PEARLEYED, përl'ide. a. Having a speck in
the eye.
PEARLGRASS, përl'grás. 2
PEARLP3, ANT, ºt. S.
PEARLWORT, P r1'wärt. º e
PEARLY, përl'é. a. Abounding with pearls,
containing pearls, resembling pearls.
PEARMAIN. påre-mâne'. s. An apple
PEARTREE, påretrèë. s. The tree that bears
earS.
PłºśNT, péz'zānt. s. 88, 234. A hind, one
whose business is rural labour.
PEASANTRY, pëz'zānt-rè. s.
ticks, colm try people.
PEASCOD, pesköd. 515.
PEASHELL, pè'shél.
that contains peas.
PEASE, pèze. s. Food of pease.—See Pea.
PEAT, pète. s. A species of turf used for fire. .
PEBBLE, p3b'bl. 405. s. A stone
PEBBLESTONE, péb'bl-stöne. *
distinct from flints, being not in layers, but one
homogeneous mass ; a round hard stone, ra:
ther smooth on the surface ; a sort of bastard
gem.
PEBBLE-CRYSTAL. péb-bl-kris'tál. s. Crys-
tal in form of nodules.
PEBBLED,'pébibl’d. a. 359. Sprinkled or abound-
ing with pebbles. :*
PEBBLY, péb'blé. a. Full of pebbles.
PECCABILITY, pëk-kā-bil'è-té. s. State of be
ing subject to sin. * g
PECCABLE, pēkkā-bl. a. 405. Liable to sin.
PECCADIE, L0, p8k-kā-dil’lö. s. A petty fault
a slight crime, a venial offence. . . .
PECCANCY, pëk'kān-sé. s. Bad quality...
PECCANT, pëk'kånt. a. 88, Guilty, criminal,
ill disposed, offensive to the body; wrong, de-
ficient, unformal. Jr.
Př.CK, pëk. s. The fourth part of a bushel,
proverhially, in low language, a great deal.
Tó PECK, pëk, v. a. To strike with the beak as
a bird: to pick tºp food with the beak; to strike
Plants
Peasants, rus-
; s. The husk
A
—no, mêve, nár, nôt;—túbe, tàb, bill;—öll ;-pôānd;—thin, Tars.
... with any pointed instrument...To
be continually finding fault with.
PECKER, pék'kår. s. 98. One that pecks; a
kind of bird, as, the woodpecker.
PECKLED, pék'kl’d. a. 359. Spotted, varied
with spots.
pºi, pék’tár-āl. a. 557. Belonging to
the breast, suited to strengthen the breast and
stomach.
{{* For the o, see Dom ESTICK.
PECTORAL, pék’tär-ál. s. 88. A breast-plate;
a medicine proper to strengthen the breast and
stomach.
To PECULATE, pëk'kū-lāte. v. n. To rob or
defraud the publick.
[[; Pt is somewhat singular that this word as a
verb is not in any of our Dictionaries; nor do
the substantives seem to have been in general
use, as Dr. Johnson produces no authorities for
them.
PECULATION, pëk-kā-lä'shān. s. Robbery of
the publick, theft of publick money.
PECULATOR, pëk'kū-là-tár. s. 52ſ. Robber of
the publick.
PECULIAR, pè-kò'lē-ăr, a. 88. , Appropriate,
belonging to any one with exclusion of others;
particular, single. * *
PECULLARITY, pè-kè-lè-ár'é-té. s. Particu-
larity, something found only in one.
PECULIARLY, pè-kū'lè-ār-lè. ad. Particularly,
singly ; in a manner not common to others.
PECUNIARY, pè-kū'mè-ār-e.a. Relating to mo-
ney, consisting of money.
PEDAGOGUE, péd'dá-gāg. s. 338. One who
teaches boys, a schoolmaster, a pedant."
PEDAL, pë'dăl. a. Belonging to a foot.
PEDALS, péd'dāls, or pé'dáis. s. The large
pipes of an organ.
[[G’. I have no doubt that Mr. Nares and Entick,
who adopt the first pronunciation, have the
best usage on their sides; but am persuaded
that Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Buchanan, and
Perry, who adopted the last, are more analogi-
cal. See Principles, No. 543.
PEDANEOUS, pē-dà'né-às. a. Going on foot.
PEDANT, péd'dānt. s. 88. A conceited school-
P#ºf* º * § low knowledge.
DAN K, pè-dán'tík. -
PEDANTICAL, fººl; a. Awkwardly
ostentatious of learning.
PEDANTICALLY, pè-dán'té-kāl-ć. ad.
awkward ostentation of lean ming.
PEDANTRY, péd'dán-tré. s. Awkward osten-
tation of needless learning.
To PEDDLE, péd'dl. v. n. 405. To be busy
about trifles.
PEDESTAL, péd'dés-tál. s. The lower member
of a pillar, the basis of a statue.
PEDESTRIOUS, pè-dés'tré-às. a. Not winged,
oing on foot.
PEDICLE, péd'dè-ki. s. 405. The footstalk,
that by which a leaf or fruit is fixed to
the tree.
PEDICULAR, pè-dik'kū-lär. a.
hthyriasis or lousy distemper.
PEDIGREE, péd'dè-grè. s. "Genealogy, lineage,
account of descent.
PEDIMENT, péd'dè-mént. s. . In Architecture,
an ornament that crowns the ordonnances,
finishes the fronts of buildings, and serves as a
decoration over gates.
WEDLER, pèd'Iár. s. *. Peddler. One
who travels the country with small commodities,
contracted from petty dealer.
|ſ There is the same impropriety in spelling this
- word with one d only as there would be in
tº: saddler and fiddler in the same manmer.
or the reasons, see Cople.
FEDLERY, pédièr-é. a. 98. Wares sold by
peck at ; to
With
Having the
erS.
PEDDLING, pèd'dl-ing. a. 410. Petty dealing,
such as pedlers have •s M
[[: The spelling of this word might have inform
ed Dr. Jºhnson of the true spelling of Pedler. .
PEDOBAPTISM, péd-dò-bāptizm. s. Infant
baptism. .. -
[[F !". differed from Mr. Sheridan and seve-
ral of our orthūepists in making the first sylla
ble of this word short. I am authorized by the
shortening power of the secondary accent, 530,
notwithstanding the di hthong in the original,
which has no more influence in this word than
in Caesarea, geconomick, and a thousand others.
PEDOBAPTIST, pèd-dò-bāp'tist. s. One that
holds or practises infant baptism.
To PEEL, pèël. v. a. 246. ... To decorticate, to
flay; to plunder. According to analogy this
should be written Pill. *
PEEL, pèël. s. The skin or thin rind of any
thing.
P; pèël. s. A broad thin board with a long
handle, used by bakers to put their bread in
and take it out of the oven.
PEELER, pèël'âr. s. 98. One who strips or flays;
a plunderer. -
To PEEP, pèëp. v. n. 246. To make the first
appearance ; to look slily, closely, or curiously.
PEEP, pèëp. s. First appearance, as, at the
Peep and first break of day ; a sly look.
PEEPER, pèëp'ár, s. 98. A young chicken just
breaking the shell ; one that peeps.
PEEPHOLE, pèëp'hôle. Hol
PEEPINGHOLE, pèëp'ing-hôle. S. I.1016>
through which one may look without being dis-
covered.
PEER, pèër. s. 246. Equal, one of the same
rank ; one equal in excellence or endowments;
companion, fellow ; a nobleman.
To PEER, pèër. v. n. By contraction from Ap-
pear. To come just in sight; to look narrowly,
to peep. $
Plºče, pèër’īdje. s. 90. The dignity of a
peer; the body of peers.
PEERDOM, pēēr'dām. s. 166. Peerage. S
PEERESS, pèër'és. s. The lady of a peer, a
woman ennobled.
PEERLESS, pèër’lés. a. Unequalled, having mo
peer.
PEERLESSNESS, pèër’lés-nēs. s. Universal
superiority.
PEEWISH, pèë'vish. a. 246. Petulant, waspish,
easily offended, irritable, hard to please.
PEEWISHLY, pèë'vīsh-lé, ad. Angrily, queru-
lously, morosely.
PEEWISHN §§ pèë'vīsh-nés. s. Irascibility,
gºes fretfulness ; perverseness.
PEG, pég. s. A piece of wood driven into a
hole ; the pins of an instrument in which the
strings are strained. To take a peg lower; to
depress, to sink ; the nickname of Margaret.
To PEG, pég. v. a. To fasten with a peg.
PELF, pëlf. s. Money, riches in an odious sense.
PELICAN, pé!'lè-kän. s. 88. A species of water
fowl. This bird is remarkable for having a ca-
pacious pouch or bag under its bill, in which it
deposits the food, it collects, and which it eats
afterwards at leisure. . This pouch is stºposed
to have given rise to the fable of the Pelican
feeding its young by admitting them to suck
blood from its breast.
PELLE1, pël'lit. s 99. A little ball ; a bullet, a
ball.
PELLETED, pël’Iſt-téd. a. Consisting of bullets. .
PELLICLE, pèITé-ki. s. 405. A thin skin. It is
often used for the film which gathers upon li
quors impregnated with salt or other substan :
ces, and evaporated by heat
FELLITORY, pël'é-tūr-e. s. 512,557. An herb
PELLMELL, pël-mél’. ad. Confusedly, tumul-
tuously, one among another.—See MALL.
FELLS, pélz. s. Clerk of the Pells, an officer
belonging to the Exchequer, who enters even
Teiler's biil into a parchment roll ralled Pellis
T-ceptorum, the roll of receipts.

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*PEN
[[G 559-Fåte, far, fall, fit, -mê, mét;—pine, pin ;-
PELLUCID, pël-lè'sfd. a. Clear, transparent,
notopake, not dark.
PELLUCIDITY, pël-lū-sid'ê-té.
PELLUCIDNESS, pël-lú'słd-nēs.
ency, clearness, not opacity.
PELT, pëlt. s. Skin, hide; the quarry of a hawk
all torm.
PELTMONGER, pèlt'mông-gºr. s. A dealer in
, raw hides.
To PELT, pëlt. v. a. To strike with something
thrown ; to throw, to cast.
PELTING, pëlt'ing. a. This word in Shakspeare
signifies paltry, pitiful. Obsolete.
PELVIS, pël’vís. S. The lower part of the beily.
PEN, pén. s. An instrument for writing ; feath-
er; wing ; a small enclosure, a coop.
To PEN, pén. v. a. To coop, to shut up, to in-
§§ to imprison in a narrow place; to write.
PENAL, pè'mál. a. 88. Denouncing punishment,
enacting punishment ; used for the purposes of
unishment, vindictive.
PENALTY, pën'nāl-tê.
; s. Transpar-
PENALITY, pè-mâliè-té. § “ Punishment, cen-
: } º
sure, judicial infliction ; forfeiture upon non-
Frº. 6.
PENANCE, pén'nānse. s. Infliction either pub-
lick or private, suffered as an expression of re-
pentance for sin.
PENCE, pënse. s. The plural of penny.
PENCIL, pën'síl. s. 159. A small brush of hair
which painters dip in their colours; any instru-
ment for writing without ink.
To PENCIL, pën'sſl. v. n. 159. To paint.
PENDANT, pén'dānt. s. 88. A jewel hanging
in the ear; any thing, hanging by way of or-
nament: when it signifies a small flag in ships,
it is pronounced Pennant. *
PENDENCE, péndénse. s. Siopeness, inclina-
tion.
PENDENCY, pën'dém-sè. s. Suspense, delay of
decision.
PENDENT, péndént. a. Hanging; jutting
over ; supported above the ground.
PENding, pénding. a. 410. Depending, re-
maining yet undecided.
PENîtſfösity. gº
PENDULOUSNESS, pënjë-lás-nēs.
state of hanging, suspension.
PENDULOUS, pénjū-lás. a. 376. Hanging, not
supported below.
PENDULUM, pënjë-låm. s. 293. Any weight
hung so as that it may easily swing backwards
and forwards, of which the great law is, that
its oscillations are always performed in equal
times.
PENETRABLE, pën'né-trá-bl., a... Such as may
be pierced, such as may admit the entrance of
another body; susceptive of moral or intellec-
tual impression. y
PENETRABILITY, pēn-nē-trá-bil'été. s. Sus-
§ of impression from another body.
PENETRANCY, pēn’mè-trán-sé. s. Power of
entering or piercing.
- p;Nº. pën'né-trānt.
power to pi
To PENE
\
; s. The
a. Having the
erce or euter, sharp, subtile.
ATE, pén'nè-träte. v. a. To pierce,
to enter beyond the surface, to make way into
a body; io affect the mind; to reach the
!";
To PENETRATE, pën'nè-träte. v. n. 91. To
make way.
PENETRATION, pén-nē-trá'shôn. s. The act
of entering into any body; mental entrance
into an § abstruse; acuteness, sagacity.
PENE ATIVE, oën'nè-trá-tív a. 512, Piercing,
sharp, subtile; acute, sagacious, discerning;
having the power to impress the mind.
- r; jº pénºmè-trā-tiv-nēs. s.
© § of being penetrative.
PENGUIN, pºngwin. s. A species of water-
fºwl , the wings and legs of which are remark-
why short. A seldom visits land except to preed.
• *
|
Goldsmith. A fruit very common in the West
Indies, of a sharp acid flavour. * *
PENINSULA, pēn-in'shū-lä. s. 542. A piece of
land almost surrounded by the sea. -
PENINSULATED, pēn-fm'shū-lä-téd. a. Almost
surrounded with water.
PENITENCE, pēn’mè-ténse. s. Repentance,
sorrow for crimes, 3ntrition for sin, with
amendment of life or change of the affections.
PENITENT, pēn’mè-tént. a. Repentant, con
trite for sin, sorrowful for past transgressions,
and resolutely bent on amending life.
PENITENT, pën'hé-tént. s. One sorrowful for
sin ; one under censures of the church, but ad
mitted to penance ; one under the direction of
a confessor.
PENITENTIAL, pēn-mè-tén'shāl, a. Expressing
§§§ enjoined as penance.
PENITENTIAL, pēn-nē-tén'shūl. s. A book di
recting the degrees of penance.
PENitišNTIARy, péi-nétén'shā-ré. s. One
who prescribes the rules, and measures of pe.
nance; a penitent, one who does penance; the
place where penance is enjoined.
PENITENTLY, pën'nè-tént-lè. ad. With re-
§§§ with sorrow for sin, with contrition.
PENKNIFE, pén'nife. s. A knife used to cut
pens.
PENMAN, pën'mām. s. 88. One who professes
the art of writing ; an author, a writer.
PENNANT, pën'nānt. s. , 88. A small flag,
ensign, or colour ; a tackle for hoisting things
on board.
PENNATED, pén'nā-téd. a. Winged. Penna-
ted, among botamists, are those leaves of plants
that grow directly one against another on the
same rib or stalk, as those of ash and walnut-
treeS.
PENNILESS, pën'né-lès. a. Moneyless, poor,
wanting money.
PENNON, pén'nām. s. 166. A small flag or colour
PENNY, pën'ně. s. A small coin, of which
twelve make a shilling. A penny is the radical
denomination from which English coin is num-
bered : proverbially, a sinall sum ; money in
general;
PENNYROYAL, pën
herb. \
PENNYWEIGHT, pën'ué-wāte. s. A weight
containing twenty-four grains Troy weight.
PENNY WISE, pën'nè-wise. a. One who saves
small sums at the hazard of larger; with the
addition of Pound foolish.
PENNY WORTH, pën'né-wörth. s. As much
as is bought for a penny any purchase, any
thing bought or sold for money ; something
advantageously bought, a purchase got for less
than it is worth ; a small quantity.
[[š’ This word is commonly, and without vulgari
ty, contracted into Pennurth.
PENSILE, pën'síl. a. 140. Hanging, suspend-
ed; supported above the ground.
Pºlºness, pën'síl-nés. S
all & IIl Qſ.
PENSłóN, pën'shān. s. 451. An allowance made
to any one without an equivalent.
PENSIONARY, pén'shān-á-ré a.
by pensions.
PENSIONER, pën'shôn-ár. s. '98. One who
is supported by an allowance paid at the will of
another, a dependant.
PENSIVE, pën'siv. a. 428. Sorrowfully thought-
ful, mournfully serious.
PENSIVELY, pën'siv-lè. ad With melancholy,
Sorrowfully.
PEN Šºss, pën'siv-nés. s Melancholy,
Sorrowfulness, -
PENT, pēnt. Part, pass. of Pe 1. Shut up.
PENTACAP3ULAR, pén-tá-kāp'shū-lär. a. Hav
ing five cavities.
PENTACHORD, pén'tá-körd s. An instrument
with five strings
-nē-röè'âl. s. A well-known
The state of
Maintained

• re--- . s:
dº
rºaronous, pén-tá-à'drás. a. Having five
$1016 S.
PENTAGON, pën'tá-gān. s. 166. A figure with
five angles. -
PENTAGONAL, pén-tág'ên-ál. a. Quinquan-
lar, having five angles.
PENTAMETER, pén-tám’mè-tăr. s. A Latin
verse of five feet.
PENTANGULAR, pén-täng'gū-lär. a. Five cor-
nered.
PENTAPETALOUS, pán-tá-pét’tá-lós. a. Hav-
ing five#.
PENTASTYLE, pén'tá-stile. s. In architecture,
a work in which are five rows of columns.
PENTATEUCH, pën'tá-tūke. s. 353. The five
books of Moses.
PENTECOST, pén'té-köste. s. A feast among
the Jews. *.
PENTHOUSE, pënt'hôāse. s.
out aslope from the main wall.
PENTILE, pén'tile. s. A tile formed to cover the
§§§ part of the roof. -
PEN º:Mº: part. a. Shut %.
Pºlº IMA, pè-nāl'té-mâ. s. The last syllable
ut One.
PENULTIMATE, pè-nāl'té-māte. a. Belonging
to the last syllable but one. -
PENUMBRA, pè-măm'brå. s. An imperfect sha-
dow.
PENURIOUS, pè-mū'ré-às. a. Niggardly, sparing,
sordidly mean ; scant, not plentiful.
PENURIOUSLY, pè-mü'rè-ás-lè. ad. Sparingly,
not plentifully.
PENURIOUSNESS, pè-nārē-ă3-nés.s. Niggard-
liness, parsimony.
PENURY, pº. s. Poverty; indigence.
pè' -
A shed hanging
PEQNY, pé'ê-nē. s. A flower.
PEOPLE. pèë'pl. s. 405.
compose a community; the vulgar, the com-
monalty, not the princes or nobles; persons of
a particular class; men, or persons in general.
To PEOPLE, pèë'pl. v. a. 256. To stock with
inhabitants.
PEPPER, pép'pár. s 98. The fruit of a shrub-
by creeping plant which grows in the East In-
dies: it has a hot fiery taste, and slight aroma’
tick smell. Amer. Dispensatory.
To PEPPER, pép'pár. v. a. To sprinkle with
# ; to beat, to mangle with shot or blows.
PEPPERBOX, péppār-bêks. s. A box for hold-
ing pepper.
PEPPERCORN, pép'pār-körn. s. Any thing of
inconsiderable value. **.
PEPPERMINT; pép'pār-mint. s. Mint eminent-
ly hot.
pÉpíšawort, pép'pār-wºrt. ... s. A plant.
PERTICK, pēptik. a. Helping digestion.
#######Niğ, pér-ād-vén'tshūre. ad. Per-
haps, may be, by chance; doubt, question.
To PERAMBULATE, për-ám’bà-lāte. v. a. To
waik through , to survey by passing through.
PERAMBULATION, pér-àm-bū-lä'shôn. s. The
act of passing through or wandering over; a
travelling survey.
PERCEIVABLE, për-sè'vá-bl.
such as falls under perception.
PERCEIVABLY, për-sé'vá-blé. ad. In such a
manner as may be observed or known. -
To PERCEIVE, pér-séve. v. a. To discover by
... some sensible effects, to know, to observe; to be
affected by: -
PERCEPTIBILITY, pār-sép-tº-billé-té. s. The
state of being an object of the senses or mind;
erception, the power of perceiving.
PERCEPTIBLE, pér-sép'té-bl. a. Such as may
be known or observed. . . .
PERCEPTIBLY, pér-sép'té-blé. ad. In such a
mauner as may be perceived.
PERCEPTION, pér-sép'shôn... s. The power of
perceiving, consciousness; the act of perceiv-
a. Perceptible,
A nation, those whol
—no, mºve, nér, not; tābe, tab, büll ;-&fl;—pöänd;—thin, rhis
PERCEPTIVE, përisëpit. a 512. Having the


power of perceivin –
Płºś , pér-sép-tív'é-té. A The pow
er of perception or thinking. :
PERCH, përtsh. s. 352. A kind of fish.
PERCH, përtsh. s. A measure of five yards
and a half, a pole ; something on which birds
roost Or sit.
T; ºrch, pértsh. v. n. To sit or roost as a
r -
II’Ol.
To PERCH, përtsh. v.a. To place on a perch
PERCHANCE, për-tshānse'. ad. Perhaps, per
adventure. .”
PERCIPIENT, pér-sip'pë-ént, a.
having the power of perception.
PERCIPIENT, për-sip'pë-éat. s.
the power of perceiving.
To PERCOLATE, për'kö-lāte. v. a. To strain
PERCOLATION, për-kö-lä'shām. s. The act of
straining, purification or separation by strain
IIlºſ,
To FERCUss, pér-kås'. v. a. To strike.
PERCUSSION, pér-kāsh'ên. s. The act of strik
ing, stroke ; effect of sound in the ear.
PERCUTIENT, për-kå'shēnt. s. Striking, hav-
ing the power to strike. -
PERDITION, për-dish'ên. s. Destruction, ruin,
death ; loss ; eternal death.
PERDUE, pér-dà'. ad. Close, in ambush.
PERDURABLE, pèr'dú-rá-bl. a. 293. Lasting,
long continued. -
[; Mr. Nares tells us that this word throws the
accent back to the fourth syllable from the
end, though the derivation demands it other
wise. I am sorry to differ from so judicious an
orthūepist ; but cannot coinceive that derivation
requires the same accent as on durable, since
this word is, like many others, considered as a
simple, derived from the Latiu perdurabilis,
Perceiving,
One that has
in the Latin analogy, and has the same effect
on English pronunciation as if it came to us
whº , which effect is to place the accent in
anglicised word on that syllable which had
J" . secondary accent in Latin, and that is the
first.—See AcADEMY and INCOMPARABLE.
|The reason why Stich a formative as perdurabilis
may be admitte hº the parent of perdurable,
and not interferio that of interferenice, is, that we
form interference from the verb to interfere, rath-
er than from interferio, which is not a Latin
word, though perhaps in the Latin analogy of
formation ; but we have no verb to perdure from
whence to form tºº. and therefore allow-
ably follow the Latin analogy of formation,
and the English analogy of pronouncing such
formatives.—See inter FERENCE. Poetical au-
thorities are decidedly in\{avour of this accem
tuation.
Operdurable shame! let's stab ourselves.”
&
{
Shakspeare.
4& — the vig'rous sweat -
“Doth lend the lively springs their perdurable
** heat.” Drayton -
“Why would he, for the momentary trick,
“Be perdurably fin'd?” Shakspeare.
PERDURABLY, pèr'dº-rá-blè; ad. Lastingly.
PERDURATION, për-dà-rá'shôn. s. Long con-
tinuance.
To PEREGRINATE, pèr'rè-grè-nāte. v. n. To
travel, to live in foreign countries.
PEREGRINATION, pèr-rè-grè-mâ'shôn. s. Tra
vel, abode in foreign countries.
PEREGRINE, pér'rè-grin. a 150. Foreign, not
native, not domestick.
To PEREMPT, për-émpt'. v. a. To kill, to crush.
.# land terms. *
PEREMPTION, për-ém'shôn. s.
tion. Law term. -
PEREMPTORILY, pèr'rém-tūr-ré-lè. ad. Ab
solutely, positively, so as to cut off all farther
Crush, extine
ing; notion, idea; the state of being affected
by something
debate,
which, though not a classical word, is formed

- PEREN NITY,*. m"nè-té. s.
s
Jºs lè, -
‘. * { -
PEREMPTORINESS, për’rém-tär-à-nés. s. 412.
Positiveness, absolute decision, dogmatism.
PEREMPTORY, për’rém-tūr-e, or pér-&m'tó-rè.
a. 512. Dogmatical, absolute, such as destroys
all farther expostulation.—For the o, see Do-
MESTICK. -
‘C’ If we consult our orth&epists, there can
scarcely be any two pronunciations more equal-
ly balanced than those that are given to this
word. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Smith,
Dr. Ash, W. Johnston, Mr. Scott, and Entick,
are for the first ; and Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ken-
Yick, Bailey, Buchanan, Barclay, Femming, and
Perry, for the last ; but notwithstanding the
last has these authorities to support it, I am
much mistaken if the first has not obtained a
complete victory. That there is a strong ten-i.
dency in words of this kind to draw the accent
high, is evident; it is as evident likewise, that
those polysyllables, which we derive from the
Latin, incline to accent that syllable on which
we place a secondary accent in pronouncing
the original, (see AcADEMY and Disput ABLE :)
and provided there are no clusters of uncom-
binable consonants in the latter syllables, there
is no feason why this accentuation should be
checked. This is the case with the word in
question; the p is mute, t is easily pronounteed
after eºn, and the whole termination is sufficient-
ly smooth and voluble : but in Perfunctory the
case is different : the uncolnbinable consonants
fact are not to be pronounced without consider-
able difficulty, if we place the accent on the
first syllable ; and therefore this accentuation
ought to be avoided as inuch as in Corruptible,
which see. The poets incline to the side I have
adopted.: -
“To-morrow be in readiness to go; sº
* Excuse it net, for I am péremptory.” '.
+ Shakspeare.
** If I entertaine
* As perentorie a desire, to level with the plaine
* A citie, where they lov'd to live; stand not be-
“twixt my ire
*And what he aims at.” Chapman.
FERENNIAL, për-én'nè-ál. a. 113. Iasting
through the year; perpetual ; unceasing.
Quality of last-
ing through all seasons, perpetuity.
fERFECT, pèr'fékt. a. Complete, consummate,
finished, neither defective nor redundant; fully
informed, fully skilful, pure, blameless, clear,
immaculate. -
To PERFECT, pèr'fékt. v. a. To finish, to com-
plete, to consummate, to bring to its true state:
...to make skilful, to instruct fully.
PERFECTER, për'fékt-àr. s. 98.
makes perfect.
2ERFECTION, për-fék'shôn. s. The state of
being perfect; something that concurs to pro-
duce supreme excellence; attribute of God.
To PERFECTIONATE, për-fék'shān-Åte. v. a.
To make perfect.
One that
PERFECTIVE, për-féktiv. a. 512. . Conducing
to bring to perfection. -
PERFECTIVELY, për ſakºv-lè, ad. In such a
manner as brings to perfection,
PERFECTLY, për'fékt-lè. ad. In the highest
*...* of exceilence; totally, completely ; ex-
Ctly, acC
- Curately. -
PERFECTNESS, për'fékt-nēs. s. Completeness;
P#3 virtue: a scriptural word; skill.
CRFIDIOUS, për-fidyás. a. 294. Treacher-
_ºus, false to trust, guilty of violated faith.
PERFIDIOUSLY, për-fid'yūs-lè. ad. Treacher-
#. by breach of faith. -
f’ERFIDIOUSNESS, pèr-ſidyās-nēs. s. The
quality of being perfidious.
PERFIDY, pèr'fé-dé. s.
faith, breach of faith.
To, PERFLATE, për-flate'.
through
v. a To blow
cºyº
, If 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mēt;—pine, pin;–
Treachery, want of
PERFLATION, për-flä'shām. s : The act of
blowing through. -
To PERFORATE, pèr'fö-rète. v. a. To pierce
with a tools to bore.
PERFORATION, pér-fô-rk'shôm. s. The act of
piercing or boring ; hole, place bored. -
PERFORATOR, pèr'fö-rá-tär. s. 521. The in-
strument of borigg.
PERFORCE, pér-fôrse'. ad. By violence, violently.
To PERFORM, pèr-fôrm', or pér-fôrm'. v. a. To
execºte, to do, to discharge, to achieve an un-
dertaking. -
[[j' There is a wanton deviation from rule in the
pronunciation of this word and its derivatives,
which calls aloud for reformation. Pronouncing
the last Syllable like form, a seat, is a gross de-
parture from analogy; as will appear by com-
paring it with the same syllable in reform, con
form, inform, deform, transform, &c. This er-
rour seems chiefly confined to the stage, where
it probably originated. It is not unlikely that
some affected actor, to give the word a foreign
air, first pronounced it in this manner, though,
in justice to the stage, it ought to be observed,
that it has less of this affectation than any thea-
tre of elocution i: the kingdom
To PERFORM, pér-ſårm'. v. m. To succeed in
an attempt.
PERFORMABLE, për-fôrm'à-bi. a, Practicable,
such as may be done. 3.
PERFORMANCF, për-fôr'mänse. s. Completion
of something designed, execution of something
promised ; composition, work; action, some
thing done.
PERFORMER, për-fôrm'âr. s. 98 One that
performs any thing: . it is generally applies.
to one that makes a publick exhibition of his
ski!!. * - - S.
To PERFRICATE, pár'frö-kāte. v. n. To rub over
PERFUMATORY, për-fú'mā-tūr-e. a. 512. That
which perfumes. - -
PERFUME, për fême. s. 492. Strong odour of
sweetness used to give scents to other things
sweet odour, fragrance.
[[š Fenning, Perry, Entick, Dr. Johnson, Bu
chanan, W. Johnston, and Kenrick, place the
accent on the last syllable of this word, either
when a substantive or a verb. As a substan
tive, Scott places the accent either on the first
or last, and Sheridan on the first. Mr. Nares
has shown at large, that the poets accent the
substantive both ways; but the analogy of dis
syllable nouns and verbs seems now to have
fixed the accent of the substantive on the first,
and that of the verb on the last.
To PERFUME, për-fôme'. v. a.
impregnate with sweet scent.
PERFUMER, për-fú'môr. s. 98. One whose
trade is to sell things made to gratify the scent.
PERFUNCTORILY'ſ pér-fônk’tär-ré-lè. ad. Care-
lessly, negligently. -
PERFUNCTORY, për-fônk'tär-É. a. Slight,
careless, negligent. . -
[[G’ I have differed from Mr. Sheridan and W
Johnston, who accent this word on the first syl
lable ; but have Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Mr.
Nares, Barclay, Fenning, Bailey, Buchanan,
and Entick, on my side for accenting the se-
cond: and this pronunciation, without any au-
thority, would be more eligible than the other,
from the difficulty of pronouncing the uncom:
binable consonants in the last syllables without
the assistance of accept, especially when we
consider that the adverb ºil, and the
possible abstract noun perfunctoriness, must me-
cessarily have the same accent as the adjec
tive.—See PEREMPTORY, IRREFRAGABLE and
CoRRUPTIBLE. w
To PERFUSE, pér-fúze'. v. a. 437.
ture, to overspread. -
PERHAPS, për-háps' ad Peradventure, it may
be. -
To scent, to

To tinc
PEii 39
l PER
*.
—no, mêve, nôr, nºt;-täbe, tab, bºil;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
PERIAPT, për’rè-ápt. s. Amulet, charm worn
as a preservative against diseases or mischief.
Obsolete. s *
PERICARDIUM, pér-è-kār'dé-àm. s. 293. The
Pet cardium is a thin membrane of a comick
figure that resembles a purse, and contains the
§: in its cavity.
PERICARPIUM, për-é-kār'pë-àm. s. In Botany,
a pellicle or thin membrane encompassing the
fruit or grain of a plant.
PERiciſtATION,"pār-e-kle-ta'shôn. s. The
state of being in danger; trial, experiment.
PERICRANIUM, për. lººm.". The Per-
icranium is the membrane that covers the skull.
PERICULOUS, pè-rikkē-lás. a. 314. Danger-
pºléºn,
2, pér'é-jèë. . . & 2 iſ . **
PERIGEUM , për#ºn; s. Is a point in the
heavens, wherein a planet is said to be in its
nearest distance possible from the earth.-See
EUROPEAN. -
PERIHELIUM, pér-é-hèlé-àm. s. Is that point
of a planet's orbit, wherein it is nearest the sun.
P#. pér'ril. s. Danger, hazard, jeopardy;
denunciation, danger denounced.
PERILOUS, për'ril-às. a. 314, Dangerous, ha-
zardous, full of danger: it is used by way of
emphasis, or ludicrous exaggeration of any
thing bad ; smart, witty In this last sense
out of use. -
[[; This word is commonly, but improperly
written with double l, perillous, as it comes from
the French merilevar. -
PERILOUSLY, për'ril-6s-lè. ad. Dangerously.
PERILOUSNESS, për’rīl-às-nēs. s. Dangerous-
TheSS.
PERIMETER, pè-rim'mè-tár. s. 98. The com-
pass or sum of all sides which bound any figure
of what kind soever, whether rectilinear or
mixed. *
PERIOD, pè'rè-ád. s. 166. A circuit ; time in
which any thing is performed, so as to begin
again in the same manner; a stated number of
years, a round of time at the end of which
the things comprised within the calculation
shall return to the state in which they were at
the beginning ; the end or conclusion; the state
at which any thing terminates; length of du-
ration ; a complete sentence from one full stop
to another. -
To PERIOD, pè'rè-ád. v. a.
pščíčkºn, sº
, pe-re-oq’īk, bu%. §
PERIODICAL, pè-rè-öd'dè-kál. : a. Circular, ma-
king a circuit, making a revolution ; happen-
ing by revolution at some stated time; regular,
performing some action at stated times; rela-
To put an end to.
ting to periods or revolutions.
PERİoffcAffy, pè-réºdºdë-kāle, ad. At sta-
ted period
S.
PERIOSTEUM, për-&-6s'tshām. s. All the bones
are covered with a very sensible membrane call-
ed the Periosteum.
PERIPHERY,§ -rlf"fê-rè. s. Circumference.
PERIPHRASIS, pè-rif'ſ rà-sis. s. 520. Circumlo-
cution ; use of many words to express the
sense of ome. - ... -
PERIPHRASTICAL, pèr-ré-frås’tè-kál. a. Cir-
In many.
PERIPNEUMQNY, pér-ip-nā'mô-nē.
PERIPNEUMONIA, pé, -ip-mü-mö'mé-á. { S.
An inflammation of the lungs.
To PERISH, për’rīsh. v. n. To die, to be de-
stroyed, to be lost, to come to nothing ; to be
mally. & =
PłºśHABLE, për’rīsh-à-bl. a. 405. Liable to
rish, subject to decay, of short duration.
PéRiššAEffness, pèrºrish a bi-més "Lia-
cumlocutory, expressing the sense of one word
—See PATHog NoMonick.
in a perpetual state of decay; to be lost eter-
blecess to be destroyed liableness to decay". A
-- # *
PERISTALTICK, për-è-stāl'tik. a. Peristaltick
motion is that vermicular motion of the guts,
which is made by the contraction of the spiral
fibres, whereby the excrements are pressed
downwards and voided. -
PERISTERION, për-is-té'ré-án. s. The herb
verWaln. .
PERISYSTOLE, për-è-sis'to-lè. s. The pause
or interval betwixt the two motions of the heart
or pulse. - i :
PERITONEUM, për-è-tô-mê'âm. s. 503. This
lies immediately under the muscles of the lower
belly, and is a thin and soft membrane, which
encloses all the bowels.
To PERJURE, përjöre. v. a. To forswear. to
taint with perjury. • -a
PERJURER, përjār-ár. s. 98. One that swears º
falsely.
PERJURY, përjūr-A. s. False oath.
PERIWIG, për’rè-wig. s. Adscititious hair for
the head; hair not matural, worn by way
ornament, or concealment of baldness.
To PERIWIG, per'ré-wig. v. a. To dress in false.

hair. - - -
BERIWINKLE, për'rè-win-kl. s. A small shell
fish, a kind of sea snail.
To PERK, pērk. v. m. To hold up the head with
an affected briskness. |
To PERK, pērk. v. a. To dress, to prank.
PERLOUS, për’lās. a. Dangerous, full of hazard,
piºns
XRMANENCE, për’mā-nēnse. -
PERMAN ENCY, për’mä-mém-sè. ; s. Duration,
consistency, continuance in the same state.
PERMANENT, për’má-mênt. a. Durable, not
degaying, unchanged. , •
PERMANENTLY, për’mā-nēnt-lè. ad. Durably,
lastingly. .
PERMANSION, për-mân'shôn. s. Continuance.
PERMEABLE, për’mè-à-bl. a. 405. Such as
may be passed through.
PERMEANT, ºr mêºint, à, Passing through,
Tººrate, pér'mē-ăte. v. a. To pass
througi
h.
PERMEATION, për-mè-à'shān s. The act or
passing through. * ~ *
PERMISCIBLE, për-mis'sè-bl. a. Such as mayº.
be mingled. - a - ,
PERMISSIBLE, për-mis'sé-bl. a. What may by
permitted. .
PERMISSION, pér-mish'ên. s. Allowance, grant
of liberty. -
PERMISSIVE, për-mis'słv. a. 158. Granting li-
berty, not favouring ; not hindering, thougu
not approving ; granted, suffered without himes,
derance, not authorized or favoured. :-
PERMISSIVELY, pār-mis'siv-lè. ad. By bare
allowance, without himderance. - -
PERMISTION, për-mistshön. s. 464. The act
of mixing. - # º:
To PERMIT, për-mit’. v. a. To allow without
command ; to suffer without authorizing or ap
proving; to allow, to suffer, to give up, to re
sign. In this last sense not very properly used
'PERMIT, për’mit. s. 492. A written permission
from an officer for transporting goods from
place to place, showing the duty on them to
have been paid.
PERMITTANCE, për-mit’tänse. s. Allowance,
forbearance of opposition, permission.
PERMIXTION, për-miks'tshön. . s. The act of
mingºing; the state of being mingled, -
PERMUTATION, për-mâ-tá'shān. s. Exchange
of one for ancther. y
To PERMUTE, pér-mâte'. v. a. To exchange.
PERMUTER, pér-mū'tàr. s.98. An exchanger,
he who permutes.
PERNICIOUS, për-nish'tis. a. 292, Mischievous
in the highest degree, destructive; quick in
this sense very improperly used by Milton.
PERNICIOUSLY, për-nish’és-lè. ad. Destruc
| tively, misehievously, ruinously.
2
PER
PERNICIOUSNESS, për-nish'ês-nēs. s. The
quality of being permicious.
PERNICITY; per-nis'sè-té. s. Swiftness, celerity.
PERORATION, për-o-ra'shān. s. Thé conclu-
sion of an oration. *
To, PERPEND, për-pênd'. v. a. To weigh in
the mind, to consider attentively.
PERPENDICULAR, për-pên-dikā-lär. a. Cross-
ing at right angles; cutting the horizon at right
#.
PERPENDICULAR, , pēr-pên-dík'-lär. s. A
line crossing the horizon at right º;
PERPENDICULARLY, për-pên-dikkö-lár-lè.
ad. In such a manner as to cut another line at
right angles; in the direction of a straight line
Ul d down. -
all
PERPENDICULARITY, për-pên-dik-à-lär'é-té.
s. The state of being perpendicular.
PERPENSION, për-pên'shām. s. Consideration.
To PERPETRATE, pèr'pë-träte. v. a. To com-
mit, to act. Always in an ill sense.
PERPETRATION, pér-pè-trá'shôm, s. The act
of committing a crime; a bad action.
PERPETUAL, për-pét’tsbü-ál. a. 461. Never
ceasing; continual, uninterrupted,
PERPETUALLY, pér-pêt'tshā-āl-lè. ad. Con-
stantly, continually, incessantly.
To PERPETUATE, për-pêt'tshū-àte. v. a. To
make perpetual, to preserve from extinction,
to eternize , to continue without cessation or
intermission. -
PERPETUATION, pér-pêt-tshū-à'shán. s. The
act of making perpetual, incessant continuance.
PERPETUITY, për-pè-tū’ê-tè. s. Duration to
all futurity; exemption from intermission or
cessation; something of which there is no end.
[[3 For the reason why the t is not aspirated, in
this word, see FUTURITY. º -
To PERPLEX, për-pléks'. v. a. To disturb with
doubtful motions, to entangle ; to embarrass,
to make intricate.
PERPLEXEDLY, për-pléks'éd-lè. ad. 364. in-
trićately, with involution.
PERPLEXEDNESS, pér-pléks'éd-nēs. s. 365.
Embarrassment, anxiety; intricacy, involu-
tion, difficulty.
PERPLEXITY, Jºº. s. Anxiety, dis-
_traction of mind; entanglement, intricacy.
RERPOTATION, për-pô-tà'shôn. s. The act of
drinking largely.
PERQUISITE, pèr'kwiz-it. s. 156. Something
gained by a place or office over and above the
settled wages.
PERQUISITION, për-kwe-zish'an. s.
rate inquiry, a thorough search.
PERRY, # S. Cider made of pears.
To PERSECUTE, pèr'sè-köte. v. a. To harass
with penalties, to pursue with malignity; to
pursue with repeated acts of vengeance or en-
mity; to importune much.
PERSECUTION, për-sè-kū'shôn. s. The act or
P. of perscouting ; the state of being per-
secuted.
PERSECUTOR, pèr'sé-kè-tár. s. 98. One who
harasses others with continued malignity.
PERSEVERANCE, për-sè-vé'ränse. s. Persis-
tance in any design or attempt, steadiness in
ursuits, constancy in progress. * > -
PERSEVERANT, për-sè-věránt. a. Persisting,
Constant.
To PERSEVERE, për-sà-vère'. v. m. To persistin
an attempt, not to give over, not to quitthe design.
Mr. Nares observes, that this word was an-
ciently written persever, and accented on the
second syllable.
* -- say thou art mine,
“My love, as it begins, so shall persever.”
All's well, &c. Act IV.
* Persever not, but hear me, mighty kings.”
º º #. John, Act II.
*But in her pride she doth perserer still.” -
An accu-
• , ~ 392 -
[j 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—plme;—pin,
Spenger.
PER
But that before the time of Milton the spelling
and accentuation had been changed.
“Whence heavy persecution shall arise
“Of all who in the worship persevere
“Of spirit and truth.”— - t
Par. Lost, xii. v. 532.
As this word is written at present, there can be
no doubt of its pronunciation; and that it is very
properly written so appears from other words
of the same form. Declare, respire, explore, procure,
&c. from declaro, respiro, exploro, procuro, &c.'and
consequently from persevero ought to be formed
persevere : not one of our orthóepists places the
accent on the second syllable; yet such is the
force of prescription, that the old pronuncia-
tion is not entirely rooted out, especially in
Ireland, where this pronunciation is still preva-
lent.
PERSEVERINGLY pér-sè-vère'íng-lè, ad. With
perseverance. :
To PERSIST, për-sist'. v. n. 447. To persevere,
to continue firm, not to give over.
PERSISTANCE, për-sistänse. s. The
PERSISTENCY, për-sis'tén-sé. º
state of persisting, steadiness, constancy, per
severance in good or bad ; obstimacy, contu
Inla CV.
PERSISTIVE, për-sis'tiv. a. 157. Steady, not
receding from a purpose, persevering.
PERSON, për sºn. s. 70 Individual or parti-
cular man ot woman. In-mar, oeing ; a general
łoose term for a numan being; one's self, not a
representative ; exterior appearance ; man or
woman represented in a fictitious dialogue ,
character ; character of office : in Grammar,
the quality of the noun that modifies the verb
Sce PARson.
PERSONABLE, për'sān-ā-bl.
graceful, of good appearance. .
[CŞ. As the o in person is sunk, as in season, treason
&c., so this word being a compound of our own,
and personage coming to us from the French,
we generally suppress the o, but as persºlal,
personate, &c. come to us from the Latin, we ge-
nerally preserve the o. This is the best reason
I can give for the slight difference we find in
the pronunciation of these words; and if anv
one is inclined to think we ought to prese"
the o distinctly in all of them, except person.
and even in this, on solemn occasions, i have
not the least objection. -
PERSONAGE, për'sān-fdje. s. 90. A considera.
ble person, man or woman of eminence ; exte
rior appearance, air, stature ; character as-
sumed ; character represented. ..
PERSONAL, për'sān-ál. a. 88. Belonging to mem
or women, not to things, not real ; affecting in-
dividuals or particular people, peculiar, proper
to him or her, relating to one's private actions
or character; present, not acting by represen-
tative ; exterior, corporal : in Law, something
moveable, something appendant to the person :
in-Grammar, a personal verb is that which has
all the regular modifications of the three per-
; opposed to impersonal that has only the
third. -
PERSONALITY, për-sà-mâllè-té. s. The exist-
ence or individuality of any one.
PERSONALLY, pèr'sán-āl-lè. ad. In person,
in presence, not by representative ; with res:
pect to an individual, particularly; with re.
gard to numerical existence.
To PERSONATE, pèr'sān-āte. v. a. To repre-
sent by a fictitious or assumed character, so as
to pass for the person represented ; to repre-
sent by action or appearance, to act; to pre-
tend hypocritically, with the reciprocal pro-
noun; to counterfeit, to feign ; to resemble,
to make a representative of as in a picture
Qut of use-See PERSONABLE.
PERSONATION, për-sån-à'shfin. s
a. Handscme
Counter
feiting of another person
y → .
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* . . **.
PER
—nó, möve, mör, uſt;-—t übe, täb, bûiſ ;--óil ;—póēnd ;-thin, THIS,
*ERSONIFICATION, për-sön-nē-fè-kå'shān. s.
Prosopopoeia, the change of things to persons.
To PERSONIFY, pér-sºnné-fi. v. a. To change
from a thing to a person. -* .
PERSPECffvi, për späßiv. s. A glass through
which things are viewed; the science by which
things are ranged in a picture, according to
their appearance in their real situation; view,
Vişto.
§3. This word, as may be seen in Johnson, was
generally accented by the poets on the first syl-
lable ; but the harshness of this pronunciation
arising from the uncombinable consonants in
the latter syllables, has prevented this pronunci-
ation from gaining any ground in prose ; and it
were much to be wished that the same reason
had prever,ted the initial accentuation of simi-
lar words.-See IafterRAGAx3, E, Cottru Pribi.E,
AccEPTABLE, &c. -
PERSPECTIVE, për-spéktív. a. Relating to the
science of vision, optick, optical.
PERSPICACIOUS, për-spè-kä'shôs. a. Quick
sighted, sharp of sight. Mentally applied. . .
PERSPICACIOUSNESS, për-spè-Kāshās-nēs.
s. Quickness of sight. *
PERSPICACITYººpér-spè-kás'sé-té. s. Quick-
ness of sight. It relates to mental sight.
PERSPišćENCE, på bishºnse . The act
of looking sharply. Lºši.e. used.
PERSPICií, për’spè-sji. s. A glass through
which things are viewed, Rn optićk glass.
PERSPICUITY, për-spé-kö’é-té. s. Clearness to
the mind, easiness to be understood, freedom
from obscurity or ambiguity transparency.
PERSPI §§§, pér-spik'kā-ās, a. Transparent,
clear, such as may be seen through ; clear to
the understanding, not obscure, not ambiguous.
PERSPICUOUSLY, për-spík'kè-ás-lè. ad. Clear-
ly, nºt obscurely.
PERSPICUOUSNESS, për-spik'kū-às-mês, s.
£leåness without obscurity.
PERSPIRABLE, për-spirã-bl. a. Such as may
be emitted by the cuticular pores; perspiring,
emitting perspiration.
PERSFifi ÁTign, për spè-rå'shan. s. Excretion
by the cuticular pores. -
PERSPIRATIVE, për-spºrà-tív. a. 512. Per-
forming the act of perspiration.
To PERSPIRE, pér-spire'. v. m. To perform ex-
cretion by the cuticular pores; to be excreted
by the skin.
PERSUADABLE pér-swä'dà-bl. a. Such as may
be persuaded. -
fo PERSUADE, për-swäde'. v. a. 331. To bring
to any particular opinion ; to influence by ar
gument or exposfulation.—Persuasion seems
rather applicable to the passions, and Argument
to the reason ; but this is not always observed.
To inculcate by argument or expostulation.
PERSUADER, për-swä'dár. s.98. One who influ-
ences by persuasion, an importunº adviser.
PERSUASIBLE, për-swä'zè-b}. a. 439 To be
influenced by persuasion.
PERSUAS1B
'he §§§ of being flexible by persuasion.
SUASION, pér-swä'zhàn s. The act of per-
suading, the act of influencing by expostula-
tion, the act of gaining or attempting the pas-
sions 3, the state gf being persuaded, opinion.
PERSUASIVE, per-swä'sív. a. 428. Having the
power of persuading, having influence on the
assions. -
FERSUASIVELY, për-swä'siv-lè. ad. In such a
manner as to §"; &
PERSUASIVENESS, pèr-swä'siv-nēs. s. Influ-
ence on the passions.
FERSUASORY, për-swä'sār-A. a. 429, 512, 557.
Having the power to persuade.
PERT, pèrt. a. Brisk, smart ; saucy.
To PERTAIN, për-täne'. v. n. To belong, to re-
late to . . .
eEntractorspººls. a. Obstinate, it
º
PERTIN
NESS, pér-swä'zè-bl-nés. s. 439.
stubborn ; perversely resolute , resolute, cºi.; .
stant, §ºy; . .
- ACIOUSLY, pér-tê-nā’shās-lè. ad Cº.
stinately, stubbornly. - - s
PERTINACITY...pér-tº-nās'sè-tê. & . .”
PERTINACIOUSNESS, për-tº-nāshās-mês. } § .
Qbstinacy, stubbornness; resolution, ſconstancy,
PERTINACY, për’té-nā-sé. s. Obstimacy, stub.
bornness, persistency; resolution, steadiness,
constancy. …*
PERTINENCE, për’té-nēnse. " * ... Just
PERTINENCY, për’té-nēn-sé. 8. J lºsiº
mess of relation to the matter in hand, proprie.
ty to the purpose, appositeness. - -
PERTINENT, për’tè-nēnt. a. Related to tha
matter in hand, just to the purpose, apposite:
relating, regarding, concerning. -
PřRTiNENTLY, ºnent ſºad. Appositely,
to the purpose. - - -
PERTINENTNESS, për’té-nēnt-nēs. s. Appo.
| siteness.
PERTINGENT, për-finjént. a. Reaching tº
touching.
PERTLY, përt'lé. ad. Briskly, smartly; saucily,
petulently. -
PERTNESS, pèrt'nés. s. Brisk folly, sauciness,
petuience ; petty liveliness, sprightliness with . .
out force. --
PERTRANSIENT, pèr-trán'shô-ánt. a. Passing
Over,
To PERTURB, për-tärb'.
To PERTURBATE, për-têr'bāte.
. disquiet, to disturb ; to disorder, to come
ºf US$2. -
PERTURBATION, për-tūy-bä'shôn. s. Disquiet
of mind ; restlessness of passions; disorder ;
cause of disquiet ; commotion of passions.
PERTURBATOR, për-tär-bā’īār. § 314. Raiser
of commotions.
PERTUSION, për-tū'zhön. s. The act of piere.
ing or punching ; hole made by punching-or
piercing.
To PERVADE, për-våde'. v. a. To pass through
an aperture, to permeate ; to pass through this
whole extension.
PERVASION, pér-vā'zhàn. s.
wading or passing through. -
PERVERSE, për-vèrse'. a. Distorted from the
right; obstimate in the wrong, stubborn, up .
tractable ; petulant, vexatious. * -
PERVERSELY, për-vérs'lé. ad. Peewishly, vex-
atiously, spitefully, crossly.
PERVERSENESS, për-vèrs'riès. §
peewishness, spiteful crossness.
PERVERSION, për-vér'stián. s. The act of pey-
verting, change to something worse.
PERVERSITY, për-vèr'sè-té. s. Perverseness,
CTOSSIles S.
To PERVERT, pér-vért'. v. a. To distort frong
the true end or purpose ; to corrupt, to turg.
from the right. •,
PERVERTER, pér-vért'âr. s. 98. One that
changes any thing from good to bad, a corr
rupter ; one who distorts any thing from the
right Pº -
PERVER
easily perverted.
PERVICACIOUS, për-vè-kå'shôs. a. Spitefully
obstinate, peevishly contumacious... &
PERVICAćiOUSLY, për-vè-kä'shās-lè, ad. With
spiteful obstimacy. , ºr, *
PłºśEss, p&r-vé-kä'shôs- ;
nés. 292. - * , º,
PERVICACITY, për-vé-kás'sé-té.
Spiteful obstinacy:
PERVIQUS, pèrvē-ăs. a. Admitting passage,
capable of being permeated, pervading, pers
In eatingſ.
PERVIOUSNESS, për'vé-ös-nēs. s. Quality of
admitting a passage. w
PERUKE, për’röke. s.
perswig. *
&. 3,
The act of per
Petulance,
GS8. S i
IBLE, periºrite-bl. a. That may bº
A cap of false hair, ſº



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PET
PERUKEMAKER, pèr'rāke-mā-kār. 8. A maker
of perukes, a wigmaker.
PERUSAD, pè-rūzāl, a. 88. The act of reading.
To PERUSE, pè-rūze'. v. a. To read; to ob-
serve, to examine.
PERUSER, pē-rū'zār. s. 93. A reader, examiner.
PEST, pést. s. Plague, pestilence; any thing
mischievous or destructive.
To PESTER, pès'tūr. v. a. 98. To disturb, to
perplex, to harass; to encumber.
PESTERER, pés'tär-àr. s. 555. One that pesters
or disturbs. º
PESTEROUS, pés'tär-às. a. 314. Encumbering;
troublesome. - *
PESTHOUSE, pèst'hôāse. s. An nospital for
ersons infected with the plague. º
p;######. pès-tff'ſér-às. a. Destructive;
pestilential, infectious.
UESTILENCE, pés'té-lènse. s.
contagious distemper.
PESTILENT, pés'té-lènt. a. Producing plagues,
malignant; mischievous, destructive.
PESTILENTIAL, pés-tê-lém'shäl. a. Partaking
of the mature of pestilence, producing pesti-
lence, infectious, contagious ; mischievous, de-
structive.
PESTILENTLY, pés'té-lènt-lè. ad. Mischievous-
ly, destructively.
PESTILLATION, pès-til-lä'shēn. s.
pounding or breaking in a mortar.
PESTLE, pès'tl. s. 472. An instrument with
which any thing is broken in a mortar.
PET, pét. s. A slight passion, a slight fit of
anger; a lamb taken into the house, and brought
up by hand; any animal tamed and much
fondled ; a favourite.
To PET, pét, v. a Tospoil by too much fondling.
PETAL, pè'tál, or pét'âl. s. Petal is a term in
Botany, signifying those fine-coloured leaves
that compose the flowers of all plants. The
leaf of a flower, as distinguished from the loaf
of a plant. -
[[G. I must retract my former pronunciation of
the first syllable of this word with Mr. Sheridan
and Mr. Perry, and join Dr. Kenrick and Mr.
Scott, who make the elong. In all words of this
form we ought to incline to this pronunciation,
from its being so agreeable to analogy. Let it
not be pretended that the e in the Latin petalum
is short; so is the a in labellum, and the i in li-
bellus, which yet in the English label and libel
we pronounce long. But however right the
long sound of e may be by analogy, I am ap-
prehensive that, as in Pedals, the short sound is
in more general use.—See PEDALs.
#Hºrºlas a. 503. Having petals.
{ 2 p —t r’. *
BETARD, pē-tárd'. : S. A piece of ord-
mance resembling a high-crowned hat, chiefly
Rused to break down a barrier.
PETECHIAL, pē-tê'kè-ál. a. 353. Pestilentially
spotted,
PETER-WQRT, pè'tär-wärt. s. A plant some-
what different from St. John's-wort,
PETITION, pē-tish'ên. s. Request, entreaty,
supplication, prayer ; single branch or article
Plague, pest,
The act of
of a prayer. -
To Fºx, pè-fish'ºn v. a. To solicit, to
sºliçate; 4.
PETITIONARILY, pē-tish'êu-ā-ré-lè. ad. By
way of begging the question. º
PETITIONARY, pē-tish'ân-á-rè. a. Supplicato-
ry, coining with petitions; containing petitions
Or requests.
PETITIONER, pē-tish 3...dr. s. 98. One who
offers a petition.
PETITORY, pét’tè-tūr-8. a. 542, Petitioning,
<laiming the property of any ºbing.
[[Gº For the o, see DeMºstick,
PETRE, pºtēr...s. 416. Nitre, saltpetre.
PETRESCENT, pē-trés'sént.
gºtriº broming stone
a, 5:9, Growing |
[[3° 559–Fâte, far, räll, fīt;-me, mét;—pine, pin;–
The act
of turning to stone, the state of being turned to
stone; that which is made stone.
PETRIFACTIVE, pét-trè-fäktív. a. Having the
power to form stone. -
PETRIFICATION, pét-trè-fé-kä'shôn. s. A body
formed by changing other matter to stone.
PETRIFACTION, pét-tré-fúk'shôn. s.
PETRIFICK, pē-trif'fik. a. 509.
power to change to stone. -
To PETRIFY, pēttré-fi. v. a. 183. To change
to Stone.
#. Fº ºutſ i. v. n. To become stone.
ETPOL, pè'trôl. - •
PETROLIUM, pē-trôlé-àm. } S A bituminous
substance somewhat resembling naphtha, but
less fluid : it is wholly or in part transparent,
and of a reddish brown colour.
PETRONEL, pét’trö-nél. s. A pistol, a small
gun used by a horseman. -
PETTICOAT, pét’té-köte. s.
a woman's dress.
PETTIFOGGER, pētté-fög-går. s.
small-rate lawyer.
PETTINESS, pét’tè-nés. s. Smallness, littleness,
inconsiderableness, unimportance.
PETTISH, péttish. a. F #. peewish.
PETTISHNESS, péttish-nēs. s. Fretfulness,
peevishness.
PETTITOES, pét’tè-tóze. s. The feet of a suck
ing pig; feet, in contempt.
PEffö,'përë"ad. "Petto Italian. The
breast; figurative of privacy.
PETTY, pét’té. a. Small, inconsiderable, little.
#§§§º s. An herb.
r A t’tshū-länse. º
PETüßNöy. §: s. Sauciness,
eevishness, wantonness.
PETULANT, pét’tshū-lânt. a. 461.
verse, wanton. , , ".
PETULANTLY, pét’tshū-lânt-lè. ad. With pe-
tulance, with saucy pertness. ; : :
PEW, pú. s. A seat enclosed in a church.
PEWET, pè'wit. s. 00. A water fowl; the lap-
wing. ...,' - **.*.
PEWTER, på'tár. s. 98. A compound of metals,
an artificial metal ; the plates and dishes in a
house. -
PEWTERER, på'tár-àr s. A smith who works
in pewter.
PHAENOMENON, fé-nóm'è-nón. s. This has
sometimes Phaenomena in the plural. An ap-
pearance in the works of mature.
PHALANX, fī‘lānks, or ſāI’lānks. s.
of men closely embodied.
[[G. The second manner of pronouncing this word
is more general ; but the first is more analogi
cal. If, when we pronounce a Latin or Greek
word of two svilables, having a single conso-
nant between two vowels, we always make the
first vowel long; it is very natural, when such
a word is transplanted whole into our own lan-
guage, to pronounce it in the same manner.
That the quantity of the original has very little
to do in this case, may be seem under the word
DRAMA, ; and yet nothing but an absurd re-
gard to this could have influenced the generali
ty of Speakers to pronounce this word with the
first vowel short, contrary to the old genuine
analogy of our own language, as Dr. Wallis
calls it, and contrary to the inänner in which
We pronounce the word in the original; for
though local, favour, and labour, have the first
vowel short in the Latin localis, favor, and labor,
We protiounce them both in Latin and English
according to our own analogy, with the o and a
long and open. The same may be observed of
words from the Greek. In the word in ques-
tion, therefore, the authority of Mr. Sheridan,
&lr. Scott, and Lºr. Ash, who inake the ſhst
vuwel lººk; ought to outweigh that of Dr. Ken-
***, Már. Perry, Fustick, and Buchanan who
X t < *; ; ; ; ;
Having the
The lower part of
A petty
- Sºucy, per-
A troop

PHI
393
PHR
t —nº, möve, nör, mót;—túbe, tāb, büll ;—öil ;—päänd ;-thin, THIS.
PHANTASM, fântâzım, }
PHANTASMA, ffin-táz'má. J
appearance, something appearing only to im:
agination. 4. * --
PHANTASTICAL, ffin-täs’té-kál.
PHANTASTICK, fīn-täs’tík. 509.
TASTICAI. ...,
PHANTOM, fön'tám. s. 166. A spectre, an ap-
arition ; a fancied vision. -
PHARISAICAL, far-rè-sà'é-kál. a. Ritual, ex-
ternally religiöus: from the sect of the Phari-
sees, whose religion consisted almost wholly in
ceremonies. -
PHARMACEUTICAL, ſār-mâ-sú'té-kál. 500.
PHARMACEUTICK, far-mâ-sú'tik.
* Relating to the knowledge or art of pharmacy,
Or §§ of medicines.
PHARMACOLOGIST, får-má-kóI'lö-jist. s. 518.
A writer upon drugs.
PHARMACOLOGY, far-má-kól'lò-jë. s. The
kniowiedge of drugs and medicines.
PHARMACOP(EIA, far-mâ-kè-pè'yå. s. A dis-
pensatory, a book containing rules for the com-
osition of medicines.
PHARMACOPOLIST, far-mâ-köp'pë-list. s. An
apothecary, one who sells medicines.
PHARMACY, för'må-sé, s. The art or practice
of preparing medicines, the trade of an apothe-
§§
PHAROS, fa'rós. s. 544. A light-house, a watch-
to Wel".
PHARYNGOTOMY, fī-rín-göttö-mè. s. The
act of making an incision into the windpipe,
used when some tumour in the throat hinders
respiration.
Pº. fä'rinks. s. See PHALANx. The
} a. See FAN-
} a.
upper part of the gullet, below the larynx.
PHASlºßs...s. In the plural Phases. Ap-
pearáticºexhibited by any body, as the change
of the mººn.
PHEASANT
a beautiful.
To PHE)
curry.”
PHENIX, fe'niks. s. The bird which is supposed
to exist single, and to rise again from its own
ashes.
PHENOMENON, fe-nóm'mè-nón. s. Appear-
ance, visible quality; any thing that strikes by
a new appearance. &
PHIAL, fi'āl. s. A small bottle.
PHILANTHROPY, fil-án'thrö-pè. s. 131. Love
of mankind, good nature. w
PHILIPPICK, fil-lip'pik. s.
clamation.
PHILOLOGER, fe-löllöjär. s. 131. One whose
chief study is language, a grammarian, a cri-
tick.
PHILOLOGICAL, fil-A-lèdjè-kāl. a. Critical,
rammatical.
pñºr , ſº-löltö-jist. s. 131. A critick,
a gramlynärlän.
PHſiOLOGY, fê-löllö-jë. s. 131,518. Criticism,
rammatical -
Any invective de-
learning.
PříILOMEL, filló-mé!.
PHILOMELA, ſil-ló-mê'īā.
ale. ~~
PāīoMoT, filö-mêt; a. Coloured like a dead
leaf.
Płosopher, fê-lós'sè-fär. s. 131. A man
deep in knowledge, either moral or natural.
Płiošopffºrt's StöNE, fºssó-far...stone.
s. A stone dreamed of by alchymists, which
by its touch comyerts base metals into gold.
PHILOSOPHICK, ſil-ló-zöffſk. 425, 509.
PHILOSOPHICAL, fil-lô-zöffè-kāl. &l.
Belonging to philosophy, suitable to a pºsiloso-
+
her; skilful in philosophy; frugal, abstemious.
; S. The nightin-
P ÖSOPHICALLY, ſil-ló-zöffè-kāl-ć. ad. In
a philosophical manner, rationally, wisely.
ºf Mr. Sheridan seems very properly to have
marked the s in this and the two preceding
t-
s. Wain and airy|
words as pronounced like z.
see Principles, No. 425,435.
To PHILOSOPHIZE, fe-lès'sé-fize. v. a. To
play the philosopher, to reason like a philoso-
pher. -
PHILOSOPHY, fe-iès'sé-ſé. s Knowledge na-
tural, or moral ; hypothesis or system upon
which natural effects are explained; reason-
ing, argumentation ; the course of sciences.
read in schoois.
PHILTER, fil'tár. s.
love.
ſū’ This word ought rather to be written Philire
Sce Principles, No. 416.
To PHILTER, fil’tſir. v. a. To charm to love.
PHiſZ, fiz. s. The face. A low word.
PHLEBOTOMIST, ſlē-bôt’tó-mist. s.
opens a vein, a blood-letter.
To PHLEBOTOMISE, flè-bót’tó-mize. v. a. To
łet blood.
PHLEBOTOMY, flè-bôt’té-mè. s. Blood-letting,
the art or practice of operting a vein for medi-
cal intentions.
PHLEGM, flén s. 339. The watery humour
of the body. , the tough viscid matter discharg
ed by coughing; watery. i
PHLEGMAGOGUES, flég'má-gāgz. s. 339. A
purge of the milder sort, supposed to evacuate
hlegm, and leave the other humours.-See
ATHQ. GNOMON I C R.
PHLEGMATICK, flég'má-tik. a 510. Abound-
ing in phlegm ; generating phlegm; watery,
dull, cold, frigid.
PHLEGMON, flég'môn.
tion, a burning tumour.
PHLEGMONOUS, flég'mô-nās, a.
tory, burning. -
PHLEME, fième. s. An instrument which is
º on the vein and driven into it with a
blow. z
ºil.93|Sºjº, ſlē-ſistik. a. Having phlogiston.
PHLOGISTON, flöjis tén, or flö-gſstön. s. 560.
An old chymical name for an imaginary sub-
stance, supposed to be a combination of fire
with some other matter, and a constituent part
of all inflammable bodies, and of many other
substances.—Perkes' Chymistry. . .
[[G’ Professors of every art think they add to its
dignity, not only by deriving the terms of it
from the Greek, but by pronouncing these
terms contrary to the analogy of our own lau-
guage. For this reason our pronunciation be-
comes full of anomalies, and the professors of
an art speak one language, and the rest of the
world another. Those, therefore, who are not
chymists, ought, in my opinion, to enter their
protest against the irregular sound of the g in
this and similar words. Pronouncing the g
soft, would only hurt the pride of the profes-
sor; but, pronouncing it hard, would hurt the
P §§ãoº ºśsº HETERo GENEous.
O , fūs'íčir. 166. - *
PHOSPHORUS, fös'fö-rås. ; s. The morn.
ing star ; a chymical substance which exposed
to the air takes fire.
PHRASE, frâze. s. An idiom, a mode of speech
peculiar to a language; an expression, a mode
of speech.
To PHRASE, frèze. v. a. To style, to call, to
tern).
PHRASEOLOGY, frº-zè-öl'lò-jë. s. 513. Style,
diction; a phrase book.
PHRENETICK, frè-métik. a. Mad, inflamed in
the brain, frautick.
[I. This word, as well as Frenitis, is pronounced
by Mr. Sheridan with the accent on the first
syllable; in which, though he is contrary to
analogy, he is consistent. But Dr. Johnson,
Br. Kenrick, and Mr. Barclay, pronounce Fre:
netick with the accent on the first syllable, and
Phrenitis, with the accent on the second. That
For the reasons,
98. Something to cause
One that
S. 166 An inflamma.
Inflamma-
the penltimate accent is the true pronunctºr
* -- " " . _2^
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P1A
tion in both can scarcely be doubted, if we con-
sult analogy, 509; and that it is most in use,
Inay, appear from the additional suffrages of
Dr. Ash, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, W.
Johnston, Entick, Bailey, and Feming.
PHRENITiS, frè-mitºs. s. 503. Madness; in-
sflammation of the brain.
£HRENSY, frén'Zè. . s. Madness, frantickness.
PHTHISICAL, tizzè-kál. a. 413. Wasting.
*HTHISICK, Öz'zik, s. 413. A consumption.
*HTHºls, thi'słs. s. 544. A consumption.
*HYLACTERY, fºláštár-è, s. A bandage on
which was inscribed some memorable sentence.
PHYSICAL, fizzé-kāi. a. Relating to mature
or to natural philosophy, not moral ; pertain-
ing to the science of healing; medicinal, help-
ful to health; resembling physick.
PHYSICALLY, ſizzè-kālīé. ad. According to
, nature, by matural operation, not morally.
PHYSICIAN, fé-zīshān. s. Öme who professes
... the art of healing. .
PHYSICK, fiz'zik. s. The science of healing;
medicines, remedies: in common phrase, a purge.
fo PHYSICK, fissik. v.a. 'ſo purgeſ tº treat
... with physick, to cure.
*HYSICOTHEOLOGY, fiz-zè-kö-thè-öllöjë. s.
Divinity enforced or illustrated by matural phi-
- #36 -
PHYSIGGNOMER, fizh-8-&g'mô-mār, or fiz- {
S.
... c- gº -mâr.
PHYSIQGNOMIST, fizh-&-ögmö-inist. 518.
9me who judges of the temper cw future fortune
by the features of the face. -
For the propriety of pronouncing the s in
these words like zh, we need only appeal to
#nalogy. S before a diphthong beginning with
é, and having the accent before it, either pri-
mary or secondary, always goes into zh, as
may be seen, Principles, No. 451. The secon-
dary accent on the first syllable of these words
gives a feebleness to the second, which occa-
signs the aspiration of s as much as in evasion,
adhesion, &c. where the s is preceded by the pri-
#mºry accent. . It must, however, be acknow-
ledged, that this is far from being the most
§§§ pronunciatiºn.—See FCCLESIAstick.
p YSIOGNOMY, fizh-é-ög'mô-mé. s. The art
bf discovering the temper and foreknowing the
fortune by the features of the face; the face,
the cast of the look.
. There is a prevailing mispronunciation of
this word, by leaving out the g, as if the word
were French. If this arises from ignorance of
the colnmon rules of spelling, it may be observ.
§d, that g is alwa s pronounced before a when
ăt is nºt in the same syllable ; as, sig-nify, indig.
*lity, &c.; but if affectation be the cause of this
errour, Dr. Young's Love of Fame will be the
best care for it.—See PATHognoxioxick.
HYSIOLOGICAL, fizh-è-ö-lödjè-kál. a. Re-
lating to the doctrine of the natural constita.
tion of things.
.*HYSIOLOGIST, fizh-à-61'lö-jist. s. A writer of
nºtural philosophy.
PHYSiOE9CX, figh-8-618.jë. s. 518. The doc-
trine of the Cºnstitution of the works of nature.
PHYTIvorous, fi-tív'vö-rás. a. 518. That eats
§§§ 9.8 my vegetable.
PHYTOGRAPHY, Fºggrä-ſº. s. 518. A de-
ºrigin ºf plants. -
phy º . s. 518. The doctrine
| Plänts, botanical discourse. -
Piščjº pl-āk'kū-lär. †.
PIACULOUS, pīāśās.
*y, having the power to atone ;
m
. . .
a. Expiato-
iminal such as requires
... Criminal; atrociously bad.
*MATER, pl-ā-má'tór. s. 33. A thiu and
elicate membrane, which fies under the dura
lºater, and covers immediately the substance
of the braiti. . .*r
MANET, plá-nāt. s.
*
2. Expiation ;
l . . . . - - - - A bird, the lesser wood-
pecker; the magpie --"
396 s
13° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat, me, mét;—pine, pin;–
PIE
PIASTER, pi-āstār. s. 132. An Italian coirs:
about five shillings sterling in value.' .
PIAZ2A, pē-ăz'zā. s. 132. A walk under a roof
supported by pillars.
PICA; pi'ká. S. Among printers, a particular
size of their types or letters. -
PICAROON, pīk-kā-róón'. s.
derer, - - . .
To P1CK, pīk. v. a. To cull, to choose; to take
up, to gather ; to separate from any thing use-
less or noxious, by gleaming out either part ; to
clean by gathering of gradually any thing ad-
hering ; to pierce, to strike with a sharp instru-
ment; to strike with bill or beak, to peck; to
rob ; to open a lock by a pointed instrument
To pick a hole in one’s coat, a proverbial ex .
pression for finding fault with another.
To PICK, pīk. v. m. To eat slowly and by smal;
morsels ; to do any thing nicely and leisurely.
PICK, A sharp-pointed iron tool.
A robber, a plun
ik. s.
- fºck, pík'ā-pâk, ad. In manner ºf a
pack upon the back. A vulgar phrase.
PFCKAXE, pīkāks. S. An axe not made to cut
but pierce, an axe with a sharp point.
P!CKBACK, pik’bàk. a. On the back.
PICKED, pik'kéd. a. 366, Sharp, smart.
To PICKEER, pīk-kéér'. v. a. To pirate, to pil-
lage, to rob ; to make a flying skirmish.
PICKER, pik'kär. s. 98. One who picks or culls :
a pickaxe, an instrument to pick with.
PICKEREL, pik'kār-il. s. 99. A small pike.
P'CKEREL-WEED, pīk'kār-il-wééd. s. A wa-
ter plant from which pikes are fabled to be gem-
erated. - -
PICKLE, pik'ki. s. 405. Any kind of salt liquor,
in which flesh or other substance is preserved ;
thing kept in pickle ; condition, state.
To PICKLE, pik'lú. v. a. To prégºain pic-
lile ; to season or imbue highly sºiſ; • .
bad, as, a pickled rogue. ºff.
PICKLEHERRING, pik-ki-hérºï
pudding, a merry-andrew, a buffoºn...?
PICKLOCK, pīk'lók, s. An instrumeñº by which
pº §§ opened ; the person who picks locks
'HPOCKET, pik'pää-Ét. * , , t tº a steal &
######, ºft.*; s. Athieſ who steals
by putting his hand privately into the pocket or
purse.
PICKTOOTH, pikºtóóth. s. An instrument by
which the teeth are cleaned.
PICKTHANK, bik'thänk, s. An officious fellow,
who does what he is not desired.
PICT, piki. s. A painted person.
PICTURIAL, p.k-to'ré-ă]. a. Produced by
painter. * -
PICTURE, pīk'tshöre. s. 461. A resemblance of
persons or things in colours ; the "science of
painting ; the works of painters; ally resent-
blance or a epresentation. -
To PICTURE, pik'tshūre, v. a. To paint, to rep-
resent by painting ; to represent.
Pi CTURESūi JE, pik-tshū-résk’. a.
happily as in a picture. .
To Pll)!}], E, pid'dl. v. n. 405. To pick at talle,
to feed squeamishly and without appetite ; to
trifle, to attend to small parts rather than to
the main.
P] DDLER, pºd'dl-âr. s.93. One that eats squeam
ishly and without aſ petite.
Pi E, pl. s. Any crust baked with something in
it; a magpie, a party-coloured bird; the old po-
pish service book, so called from the rubrick.
PHEBALD, pi'báld. a. Of various colours, di-
versified in colour. ---
PIECE, pēēse. s. A patch ; a fragment; a part
a picture ; a composition, performance , a sill-
gle great gum ; a hand gun ; a coin, a single
piece of money: in ridicule and contempt, as,
a Piece of a lawyer. , A-piece; to each. Of a
piece with ; like, of the same sort, united, the
same with the rest. - -
To PIECE, pēēse. v. a. To enlarge by the pſi-
ºt
Expressed









Asºº
1’II,
dition of a piece; to join, to unite. To piece
out; to increase by addition. . -
To PIECE, pèse. v. m. To join, to coalesce, to
be compacted: . . * -
PIECER, pèës'âr. s.98. One that pieces. -
“IECELÉSS, pèës'lés. a. Whole, compact, not
made of separate pieces. º e
PIECEMEAL, pèës'mèle. ad. In pieces, in flag-
ments. . . * •. -
rºlean, pèès'mèle. a. Single, separate,
divided t
Yi Gied.
PIED, pide. a. 233. , Variegated, party-coloured.
PIEDNESS, pláe'nés. s. Variegation, diversity
of colour.
PIELÉd, pil’d. a. Bald, Obsolele.
PIEPOW15ER Court, plpöö-dàr. s.
[[G. This word is derived from the French pié, A}
foot, and poudré, dusty; q. d. Dusty-foot Court.
—“A Court held in fairs, particularly at Bar-
tholomew Fair in West Smithfield, London, to
do justice to buyers and sellers, and to redress
disorders committed in them.”—Such was the
old derivation of this word ; but the late Daines
Barrington, and Blackstone after him, derive
it with much more probability from Pied Pul-
dreaux, a peddler.—Mason's Supplement to John-
son's Dictionary.
PIER, pèër. s. 275. The columns on which the
arch of a bridge is raised. l
To PIERCE, pèërse, or pérse. v. n. To pene-
trate, to enter, to force; to touch the passions,
to affect.
[[: What has been observed of the word Fierce
is perfectly applicable to this word and its com:
pounds.
To Plbf{CE, pēērse, or pèrse. v. a. To make
pºto strike, to move, to affect; to
of affect severely.
r, or pérs'âr. s. An instru-
ºr penetrates; the part with
§erforate bodies; one who per-
‘. pèrsingle, or pérs'íng-lè. ad.
PIEBCINGN
s. 275. Power of piercing.
PIETY, pl’è-té. s. Discharge of duty to God;
duty to parents or those in superiour rela-
tion. -
P1G, pig. s. A young sow or boar; an oblong
PIGEON LIVERED, pidjin-lív-àrd.
mass of lead or unforged iron.
To PIG, pig. v. n. To farrow, to bring pigs.
PIGEQN, pidjin. s. 259. A fowl well known.
PIGEONHOOT, pidjīn-fút. s. An herb. Mild
IV:1101,
*
soft, gentle, timid.
PIGGIN, pig'gin. s. 382. A small vessel. -
PIGHT,pite. Old. pret. and part. pass. of Pitch.
Pitched, placed, fixed, determined. Obsolete.
PIGMENT, pig'mént. s. Paint, colour to be
laid on any body,
PIGMY, pig'mé. s. A small mation, fabled to be
devoured by the cranes.
PIGNORATION, pig-nó-rá'shān. s. The act of
pledging.
pº pignºt. S. An earth nut.
PIGSNEY, pigz'ni. s. A word of endearment to
a girl. Obsolete. -
Pikš. pike. s. A large fish of prey; a long
lance used by the foot soldiers to keep off the
horse, to which bayonets have succeeded ; a
fork used in husbandry: among Turners, two
iron springs between which any thing to be
turned is fasteued.
PIKED, pik'kéd. a. 366. Sharp, acuminated,
ending in a point.
PIKEMAN, pike'mān. s. 88.
with a pike.
A soldier arined
PIKESTAFF, plke'stāf s. The wooden frame
of a pike. t
PILASTER, pè-lás'tár. s. 132. A square column
sometimes insulated, but oftener set within a
397 , i.
—né, möve, nör, möt 3- täbe, tāb, büll ;—óſl ,-pôānd ,-thin, THIs. . - #.
Śs, pèër'sing-nés, or pérs'íng-nés.
PIL *
wall, and only showing a fourth or fifth p
of its thickness. - . . . . * *
:
:*.
º
PiłóHER, pitsſºr. s 98. A furred gown on
£ase, any thing ired with fur; obsolele; a fish."
like a herring. w - * -
PILE, pile. s. A strong piece of wood driven in-
heap, an accumulation ; any thing heaped to
gether to be burned ; an edifice, a building; a
hair; hairy surface, map ; one side of a coin,
the reverse of cross: in the plural, Piles, the
haemorrhoids. - -
To PILE, pile. v. a. To heap, to lay one thing
on anºther; to fill with something heaped.
PILEATED, pil'è-à-téd. a. 507. i. the form of
a cover or hat. -
P. LER, pile àr. s. 98. He who accumulates or
eaps up. -
To PHLFER, pil'für. v. a. To steal, to gain by
petty robbery. -
Tººfer, pil'ſär. v. a. 98. To practice petty
theft.
Phºen, pil'ſér-àr. s. One who steals petty
thin
' ' )
#
to the ground to make firm a foundation; a
S. -
PłºśāINGLy, pil'för-ing-lè. ad. With petty
larceny, filchingly.
PILFERY, pil'för-à. s. Petty theft.
PILGRIM, pilgrim. s. A traveller, a wanderer,
particularly one who travels or a religious ac,
COUnt.
ramble.
PILGRIMAGE, pilgrim-Adjé. s. 90.
journey, travel, more usually a journey on ac-
count of devotion. -
PILL, pil. S. Medicine made into a small ball or
1113 SS.
To PILL, pil. v. a. To rob, to plunder.
To PILL, pil. v. a.
bark. -
Te PILL, pil. v. n. To come off in flakes or
SCOTië. ge
[[5 This word, says Dr. Johnson, should be
written peel. To strip off the bark or rind of
any thing is universally so pronounced; but
pilgrim. v. m. To wander, to
A long --
For Peel, to strip off the
f
when it is written pill, it is impossible to pro -
nounce it peel, as Mr. Sheridan has done, with
out making the eye contradict the ear too pai
pably. I am of opinion that the proulancia
tion ought to conform to the orthography—See
Bow L.
PILLAGE, pil'iidje. s. 90. Plunder, something
got by plundering or pilling; the act of plund
(21°11) & .
Tārīlage, pilºidje. v. a. To plunder, tospoil
Pl LL AGER, pil'ifdjè-àr. s. 98. A plunderer; a
spoiler. -
PILL AR, pil lär. s. 88. A column; a supporter,
a maintainer.
PILLARED, pil'lúr'd s. 359. Supported by
columns; having the form of a column.
PILLION, pilyön. s. 113. A soft saddle set be
hind a horseman for a woman to sit on ; a pad,
a low saddle. -
PILLORY, p?I'lúr-è. s. 557. A frame erected on
a pillar, and made with holes and folding
boards, through which the heads and hands of
criminals are put. *.
To PiLLORY, pil’lār-e. v. a.
pillory,
PILLOW, pilló. s. 327. A bag of down or
feathers laid under the head to sleep on
To PILLOW, pilló. v. a. To rest any thing on a
pillow. --
Pli, LOWBEER, pſilë-bère.
PILLOWCASE, pſi'lö-käse.
a pillow. w
PiLOSITY, pè-lós'sè-té. s. 132, Hairiness.
PILOT, pi'lút, s. 166. He whose office is to steer
the ship. - • e
To PILOT, pl’lāt, v. a. To steer, to direct in the
COlli Se
; s. The cover of
ºf
k * .
To punish with the



PIN
Pll,0TAGE, pīlāt-tidje. s. 90. Pilot's skill,
knowledge of coasts; a pilot's hire.
PIMENTA, pè-mén'tā. s. A kind of spice called
Jamaica pepper, allspice.
P, pimp. s. One who provides gratifications
for the lust of others, a procurer, a pander.
To PIMP, pimp. v. n. To provide gratifications
for the lust of others, to pander.
HMPERNEL, pim-pér'néi. s. A plant.
Hºly[PING, pimping a 410. Little.
RIMPLE, pimpl. s. 405. A small red pustule.
PlMPLEI), pimpl’d. a. 359. Having red pus-
tules, full of pimples.
PIN, pin. s. A short wire with a sharp point and
round head, used by women to fasten their
clothes; any thing inconsiderable or of little
value; any thing driven to hold parts to:
gether, a peg, a bolt; any slender thing fixed
in another body; that which locks the wheel
to the axle; the pegs by which musicians
stretch or relax their strings; a cylindrical
roller made of wood.
To PIN, pin. v. a. To fasten with pins; to fasten,
to make fast , to join, to fix ; to shut up, to en-
close, to confine. .
{INCASE, pinkäse. s. A case to keep pins in.
PINCERS, pin'sórz. s. An instrument by which
nails are drawn, or any thing is griped which
requires to be held hard.
[[G. This word is frequently mispronounced pin-
Chers.
To PINCH, pinsh. v. a. To squeeze between |
the fingers or with the teeth ; to hold hard with
an instrument; to squeeze the flesh till it is
pained or livid; to press between hard bodies;
to gall, to fret; to gripe, to straiten; to dis-
tres3, to pain; to press, to drive to difficulties.
To PINCH, pinsh. v. m. 352. To act with force
so as to be felt, to beat hard upon, to be puz-
Złing; to spare, to be frugal.
PlNCH, plmsh. s. A painful squeeze with the
fingers; a smail quantity of snuff contained be-
tween the finger and thumb; oppression, dis-
iress inflicted; difficulty; time of distress.
PINCHFIST, pinsh'fist. -
PINCHPENNY, pinsh'pën-nē. S.
FINCUSHION, pin'kāsh-àn. s. A small bag
stuffed with bran or wool on which pins are
stuck-See Cushion.
‘PINDUST, pin'dāst. s. Small particles of meta:
made by cutting pins.
PINE, plme. s. Á tree. * -
To PINE, pine. v., n. To languish, to wear
away, with any kind of misery; to languish
with desire.
Te PINE, pine. v. a. To wear out, to make to
ianguish; to grieve for, to bemoan in silence.
PINEAPPLE, ºp; s. A plant.
PINEAL, º -āl, a. 507. Resembling a pine-
apple. An epithet given by Des Cartes to the
and which he imagined the seat of the soul.
PINFEATHERED, pin'ſ&TH-ár'd. a. 359. Not
* . !. having the feathers yet only beginning
OOt.
A miser.
to S
PINFOLD, pin'ſºld. s. A place in which beasts
are confined.
PINGUID, ping'gwid. a. 340. Fat, unctuous.
PINHOLE, ;. S. A small hole, such as is
made by the perforation of a pin.
PINION, pin'yūn. s. 8, 113. The joint of the
wing remotest from the body: "Skakspeareſ
seems tº use it for a feather or quill of the wing;
w §: fetters for the hands. } .
To PINION, pinyàn v. a. To bind the wings;
to confine by binding the elbows to the sides;
to shackle, to bind. -
PINK, #: S. 408. A small fragrant flower of
the gilliflower kind; an eye, commonly a small
eyes as, Pink-eyed; any thing supremely ex-
cellent; a colour used by painters; a kind of
heavy narrow-sterned ship; a fish, the min-
Tºow,
£:-
398
IT 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pl. ,-
P!
To PINK, pingk, y, a. To work in eyelet holes,
- - º in small holes.
To PINK, pīngk. v. m. To wink with the eyes.
PINMAKER, pin’māk-àr. s. He who makes pins
PINMONEY, pin'mán-nē. s. A certain annuity
settled on a wife to defray her own charges.--
JMason. -. - -
PLNNACE, pin'ās. s. 91. A boat belonging to
a ship of war. It seems formerly to have signi-
fied rather a small sloop or bark attending a
larger ship.
PIN NACLE, pin'nā-kl. s. 405. A turret or ele-
vation above the rest of the building, a high
spiring point.
PINNER, pin nár. s. 98. The lappet of a head
which flies loose. -
PINT, pint. s. 105. Half a quart : in medicine,
twelve ounces ; a liquid measure.
PIONEER, pl-à-nēēr'. s. One whose business is
to level the road, throw up works, or sink mines
in military operations. º
PIQNY piān-6. s. 116. A large flower.
PIOUS, pi'ās. a. 314. Careful of the duties
owed by created beings to God; careful of the
duties of near relation. -
PIOUSLY, pi'ās-lè. ad.
ligiously. + -
IP, pp. s. A defluxion with which fowls are
troubled ; a horny pellicle that grows on the
tio of their tongues; a spot on the cards.
To t” I’, pip. v. n. To chirp or cry as a bird. Little
aſsed.
PIPE, pipe. s Any long hollow body, a tube
a tube of clay through which the fume of tobac-
co is drawn into the mouth; an instrument of
hand musick ; the organs of voice and respira-
tion, as, the wind-pipe; the key ºf the voice ;
an office of the exchequer; a liquitºmeasure
containing two hogsheads. . . .
To PIPE, pipe. v. m. To play on the pipe; tº
have a shrill sound. : *.
PIPER, pl’par. s. 98. One fº is on
FIRE FREE, pipetrèë. s. The lilachtree .
PIPING, pipe'ing. a. 410. Weak, feeble, sickly
ho', boging. te
PHPAIN, pip'kin. s. A small earthen boiler.
PIPPIN_pip'pin. s. A sharp apple. e
PIQUANT, pik'ſ fint. a. 415. Pricking, stimu.
lating ; sharp, pungent, severe.
PiQUANCY, pik'kān-sè. s. Sharpness, tartness
PIQUANTLY, pīk'kånt-lè. ad. Sharply, tartly
PIQUE, pēēk. s. 415. An ill will, an offence
taken, petty malevolence ; point, nicety, punc-
tilio,
To PIQUE, pèëk. v. a. 112. To touch with en-
vy or virulency, to put into fret; to offend, to
irritate ; to value, to fix reputation as on a
O 111t. -
TºueFR, pīk-kéèr'. v. a.-See Picker:R.
PIQUEERER, pik-kéér'âr. s. A robber, a plum
derer.
PIQUET, pè-két'. S. 415. A game at cards.
PIRACY, pi'rå-sé. s.--See PRIvAcy. The act
or practice of robbing on the sea.
PIRATE, pi'rāt. s. 91. A sea-robber ; any roll-
ber, particularly a bookseller who seizes the
copies of other men. ” “…e., 4,
To PIRATE, pl’rât. v. n. To rob by sea.
To PIRATE, pi'rát. v. a. To take by robbery
PIRATICAL, pl-rát’tè-kál. a. 132. Predatory,
robbing, consisting in robbe
PISCATION, pis-kāshān. s.
tice of fishing. -
PISCATORY, pīská-tär-rè. 512. Relating to
fishes.
[[Gº For the o, see Dom ESTIuk, ge *
PISCES, pis'sés. s. The twelfth sign in the Zodi.
ack, figured by two fishes. - ~. 3.
PISCIVOROUS, pis-siv'vörås. a. 518 Fisheat.
ing, living on fish.
PISH, plsh. interiect.
mation
In a pious mannel, re-
*he act or prac-
A contemptuous excla,


PISTOLET, pīs-to-lét'. s.
PIT - -
—nó, mēve, mēr nôt, tabe, tàb, būll;—öil;—pôānd;—inin, This
To PISH, plsh. v. m. To express contempt.
PISMIRE, pſz'mire. s. 434. An ant; arºemmet.
To PISS, p?s. v. n. To make water.
PISS, pls, s. Urine, animal water. .
PISSABED, pīs'à-béd. s. A yellow flower grow-
ing in the grass. -
PISSBURNT, pis'bárnt. a. Stained with urine;
having a colour as though stained with urine.
PISTACHIO, pis-tä'shô. s. The Pistachio is a
... dry fruit of oblong figure; Pistich nut.
PISTILLATION, pīs-til-iā'shôn. s. The act of
ounding in a mortar. -
PISTOL, pis'tál. s. 166. A small handgun.
To PISTOL, pis'tál. v. a. To shoot with a pistol.
PISTOLE, pīs-tóle', s. A coin of mary countries
and many degrees of value.
A little pistol.
*FISTON, pistán. s. 166. The moveable part in
several machines, as in pumps and syringes,
whereby the exhaustion of the air, and conse-
quent raisiug of the water in the machine is
effected ; an embolus.
PIT, pit. s. A hole in the ground; abyss, pro-
fundity; the grave; the area on which cocks
fight; the middle part of the theatre; any hol-
low of the body, as, the Pit of the stomach, the
arm-pit; a dint made by the finger.
To PIT, pit. v. a. To sink in hollows. -
PITAPAT, pit'à-pät. s. A flutter, a palpitation ;
a light quick step. - -
PITCH, pitsh. s. The resin of the pine extracted
by fire and inspissated; any degree of eleva-
tion or height; state with respect to lowness or
height; degree, rate.
To #fföä. pitsh. v. a. To fix, to plant ; to or-
der regularly ; to throw headlong; to cast for-
ward. To smear with pitch; to darken. -
To PlTCH, pitsh. v., n. To light, to drop; to
fall headlong; to fix choice; to fix a tent or
temporary habit ion.
PITCHER, pitsh'é. . s. 98. An earthen vessel,
a water-pot; an instrument to pierce the ground
Blackness, dark-
in which any thing is to be fixed.
PITCHFORK, pitsh'förk. s. A fork used in hus-
bandry.
PITCHINESS, pitsh'é-ués s.
IlêSS.
PITCHY, pitsh'é. a. Smeared with pitch; hav-
ing the qualities of pitch; black, dark, lismal.
PIT-COAL, pit'köle, s. Fossile coal.
PIT-MAN, pit’mān. s. 88. He that in sawing
fimber works below in the pit.
PIT-SAW, pit'såw. s. A large saw used by two
men, of whom one is in the pit.
PITEOUS, pitsh'é-às. a. 263. "Sorrowful, mourn-
ful, exciting pity; compassionate, tender;
wretcheti, paltry, pitiful.
PITEGöSLY, ºftshºe-ás-º, ad. In a piteous
maſtner.
PITEOUSNESS, pitsh'é-ás-nēs. s. Sorrowful-
__ness, tenderness.
PITFALL, pitfäll. s. 406. A pit dug and cover-
ed; into which a passenger falls unexpectedly.
PITH, pith. s. 467. The marrow of the plant,
the soft part in the midst of the wood; mar:
row ; strength, force, energy, cogency, fulness
of sentiment, closeness and vigour of thought
and style; weight, moment, principal part; the
... Quintessence, the chief part.
PITHILY, pith'é-lè. ad. With strength, with
Pääisäss, ºne. E
:: *:: , pith'é-nés. s. Energy, strength.
PITHLESS, pith'lés, a. wanting pith; wanting
energy, Wanting force.
PITHY: pith'é. a. Consisting of pith; strong,
forcible, emergetick.
PITIABLE, pitte-à-bl. a. 405. Deserving pity.
[[G. The diphthongia, in this word, does not draw
the preceding t to tsh as in mitedits, and the rea-
son seems to be the same as that which pre-
serves the same letter pure in Mightier, Weigh-
tier. &c. that is, the termination able; though
º
PLA
derived from the Latin, is often used in come
position with pure English words, like the per-
sonal and comparative terminations er, eth, &c.
and therefore the general rule in English Com.
position is adhered to, which is, that simples
preserve their sound and accent, whatever ter.
minations are annexed to them.
PITIFUL, pit'é-fúl., a. Melancholy, moving
compassion; tender, compassionate; paltry
contemptible, despicable.
PITIFULLY, pitté-fil-ć. ad. Mournfully, in 9
manner that moves compassion; contemptibly,
despicably. &
PITIFULNESS, pitté-fúl-nés. . s. Tenderness,
mercy, compassion; despicableness, contempti-
bleness.
PITILESS, pitté-lès, a. Wanting pity, wanting
compassion, merciless.
PITTANCE, pit’tänse. s. An allowance of meat
in a monastery ; a stmall portion.
PITUITARY, pē-tū'è-tá-rè. a. Conducting the
phlegm.–Mason.
Příčíří. pít’tshö-lte. s. 155. Phlegm.
Prºus, pè-tū'é-tês. a. 132. Consisting of
169 ITR.
PITY, pit’té. s. Compassion, sympathy with
misery, tenderness for pain or uneasiness. A
ground of Pity; a subject of pity or of grief.
To PITY. pit’të. v. a. }. compassionate misery
to regard with tenderness on account of un
happiness, -
To PITY, pit’tè. v. n. To be compassionate.
PIVOT, pīv'våt. s. . A pin on which any thing
turn S.
Plx, pīks. s. A little chest or box in which the
consecrated Host is kept.
PLACABLE, plá'kā-bl. a. 405. Willing or pos-
sible to be appeased.
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, ant!
Buchanan, make the radical a in this word ant!
its derivatives long, as I have done ; but Dr
Kemrick and Mr. Écº, make it short. Mr
Scott marks it both ways, but seems to give the
short sound the preference by placing it first.
This, from the shortening power of the antepe-
multimate accent, it must be confessed, is the
most analogical, 535; but this word and its
companion, capable, seem immoveably fixed in
the long sound of the antepenultimate, though
the o in the same situation in docible and indoci-
ble evidently inclines to the short sound.—See
plºts
A CABIL , plá-kā-bil'è-tè. & s will;
##########!...as : s. Willing-
º 1. § "...# possibility to be appeased.
PLACARD, piāk-árd’. ) p -
PīACAff, º - ; * , An edict, a de- .
claration, a manifesto.
[; Bailey places the accent on the first syllable
of placard, and Fenning on the first of both
these words ; all our other Grth&epists place
the accent as l have done.
PLACE, pláse. s.
in general ; a seat, residence, mansion; pas-
sage in writing ; state of being, validity; rank,
order of priority ; office, publick character or
employment; room, way 3 ground, room.
To PLACE, pláse. v. a. To put in any place,
rank, or condition ; to fix, to settle ; to establish.
PLACER, plá'sár. s. 98. One that places.
Pſ, ACHD, plás'słd. a. Gentle, quiet ; soft, mild,
PLACIDLY, plás'síd-fé. ad. Mildly, gently.
PLA("IT, plás'ít. s. Decree, determination.
PLACKET, or PLAQUET, přák'kit. s. 99.
petticoat.
PLAGIARISM, plájá rºzm. s. Theft, literary
adoption of the thoughts or works of another
PLAGIARY, pīājā-rè. s. A theft in iterature,
one who steals the thoughts or writings of ath-
other; ine crime of iiterary theft.
A
| [[P Mr. Flphinstone and
some respectable speak
Particular portion of space; #
locality, local relation; local existence; space

º
- **
... -- **
• *.
To PLANE, plan
'A PIA
460
PLA
- Tr 559—Fate, far, fall, fit-me, māt;-pine, pin;–
exs pronounce this word with the first vowel
short, as if written plidºjary : But Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, Mr Buchanan, Dr. Ken-
rick, W. Johnston, and Entick, mark it with
the a long, as if written plajary; and to know
which is the true pronunciation, we need only
recur to analogy, which tells us, that every
gowel, except i, having the accent, and being
followed by a diphthong, is long.—See Princi.
ples, No. 505, 507, -
PLAGUE, plág. s. 337. Pestilence, a disease
eminently contagious and destructive; state of
misery ; any thing troublesome or vexatious.
To PLAGUE, plág. v. a. To trouble, to teaze,
to vex, to harass, to terment, to afflict.
PLAGUILY, plá'gé-lè. ad. 560. Vexatiously,
horridly. -
PLAGUY, plá'gé. a. 345. Vexatious, trouble-
SOrne.
PLAICE, pláse. s. 202. A flat fish.
PLAID, pſád. s. 204. A striped or variegated
cloth, an outer loose garment worn much by
the Hići. in Scotland.
PLAIN, plane. a. 202, Smooth, level, flat:
void of ornament, simple; artless; homestly
rough, open, sincere; mere, bare; evident, clear.
PLAIN.plane. ad. . Not obscurely; distinctly,
articulately; simply, with rough sincerity.
PLAIN, plane. s. Level ground, open, flat; a
field of battle.
To PLAIN, plane. v. a. To level, to make even.
To PLAIN, plâne. v. n. To lament, to wail.
JWot used.
| PLAINDEALING, plane-dé'ling. - a. Acting
without art.
PLAINDEALING, plâne-dé'ling. s. 410. Ma-
nagement void of art.
‘. . t
PLAINLY, plane'lé. ad. Levelly, flatly; with-
out ornainent ; without gloss, sincerely; in ear-
nest, fairly ; evidently, clearly. -
PLAINNESS, pläne'nés. s. Levelness, flatness;
wänt of ornament, want of show ; openness,
º sincerity ; artlessness, simplicity.
PLAINT, plânt. s. Lamentation, complaint, la-
inent ; expression of sorrow.
PLAINTFUL, plant föl. a. Complaining, audi
bly sorrowful. -
PLAINTIFF, planetif. s. He that commences
a suit in law against another, opposed to the
defendant.
*ſū’ This word was universally, till of, late years,
pronounced with the first syllable like plan, as
appears by its being adopted by Mr. Scott, Mr.
Elphinstone, Mr. Perry, W. Johnston, and Dr.
Kenrick; but a laudable desire of reforming
the language has restored the diphthong to its
true sound; and the first syllable of this word
like plane, is now the current pronunciation of
all our courts of justice. Mr. Sheridan and En-
tick agree in this pronunciation. -
PLAINTIFF, plane’tif a. Complaiming. A
word not in use, being now written plaintive.
PLAINTIVE, ºã. a. Complaining, la-
menting, expressive of sorrow.
Pºwóñº, pºmeº's Needlework asl
distinguished from embroidery.
PLA;T, plāte. s. 202. A foºd, a double.
To PLAIT, pláte. v. a. Tø iſold, to double; to
weave, to inſaid. -
{{* There is a corrupt pronunciation of this word,
as if written plete, which must be carefully
... avoided, * * -
fºLAITER, piāte'âr. s. 98. One that plaits. .
PLAN, Plán. s. A scheme, a form, a model ; a
a plºt of any building, or ichnography.
To PLAN, plâu. v. a. To scheme, to form in
design, -
PLANE, plane, s. A level surface; an instru
ment by which, thc surface of soards is
... smoothed. . . . .
e. v.
*l.
from inequalities; to smooth with a plane.
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-
PLANETA
|Pl,ANT, plánt. s.
PLASH, plásh.
To level, to smooth
fine tall tree. . . " - s
PLANET, plán'ít. s. 99. One of the celestial
bodies in our system, which move round and
receive light from the sun. *. -
§y, pººre. a. Pertaining to
the planets; produced by the planets.
PLANETICAL, plán-nét'té-kál. a. Pertaining
to planets. " … - ." -
PLANETSTRUCK, plánít-strök. a. Blasted.
PLANISPHERE, plán'né-sfére. s. A sphere
projected on a plane.
PLANK, plángk.'s. 403.
PLANE-TREE, planetréA. s. The name of a
A thick strong board
To PLANK, plângk. v. a. To cover or lay with
planks.
|PLANOCONICAL, pla-no-kön'né-kál. a. Level
gº ºne side, and conical on the other.
PLANOCONVEX, plá-no-könvéks., a.
£iatºn
the one side, and convex on the ...yº
Any thing produced from
seed, any vegetable production; a sapling.
. . There is a coarse pronunciation of this word,
chiefly among the vulgar, which rhymes it with
aunt. This pronunciation seems a remnant of
that broad sound which was probably given to
the a before two consonants in all words, but
which has been gradually wearing away, and
which is now, except in a few words, become a
mark of vulgarity-See Principles, No. 79.
To PLANT, plánt. v. a. To put into the ground
in order to grow, to set, to generate ; to place,
to fix ; to settle, to establish, as, to Plant a co
lony ; to fill or adorn with something planted,
as, he Planted the garden or the country ; to
| direct properly, as, to Plant a cannon.
PLANTAGE, plán'tidje. s. 90. An herb.
PLANTAIN, plán'tin. s. 208. An herb ; a tree
in the West-Lndies which bears an esculent fruit
PLANTAL, plán'tāl, a. 88. Pertaining to plants
PLANTATION, plán-tä'shān. s. The act or
practice of planting ; the place planted; a co
lony ; introduction, establishment.
PLANTED, plánt'éd. a. This word seems in
Shakspeare to signify settled ; well grounded.
PLANTER, plánt'ör. s. 98. One who sows, sets,
or cultivates ; one who cultivates grounds in
the West-Indian colonies.
. A small lake of water or pud
die; oranch partly cut off and bound to other
branches. - -
To PLASH, plásh. v. a. To interweave branches
PLASHY, plásh'ê a. Watery, filled with puddles
PLASM, plázm. s. A mould, a matrix in which
any thing is cast or formed. - -
PLASTER, plástár.'s., 98. Substance made of
water and some absorbent matter, such as chalk
or lime well pulverised, º, walls are
overlaid; a glutinous or adheſive salve.
To PLASTER, plástër. v. a. To overlay as
with plaster; to cover with a medicated plaster,
PLASTERER, plás’tär-àr. s. One whose trade
is to overlay walls with plaster; one who forms
figures in plaster.
PLASTICK, plás’tík.
give form. - . . .
ºf ASTRON, pláström. s. 99. A piece of leather ...
stuffed, which fencers use when they teach their
scholars, in order to receive the pushes masº
at them. * *
To PLAT, plát. v. a. To weave, to make by
texture º -
PLAT, plát. s.-See Plot. A small piece of
round.
a. Having the power to
|PLATANE, plát’tán. s. The plane-tree.
PIATE, plate. s. A piece of metal beat out into
breadth; wrought silver; a small shallow ves-
sel of metal or porcelain on which meat is eat
en; the prize run for by horses. . . .
To PL}TE, pláte. v a. To cover with plates;
to aim with piates; to beat into laminºe or
platº, - - ". . -
ºf. plátēn. s. 103. In printing, that flat
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part of the press oy which the impressionis made.
PLATF'OitM, plátförm. s. The sketch of any
thing horizontally delineated, the ichnography;
a place iaid out after any model; a level piace
before a ſortification ; a scheme, a plan.
PLATONICK, plá-tón'ík. a. A Platonick lover is
one who professes great purity in love. -
PLATONIST, plát'ö-nist. s. One who adopts
the sentiments of Plato. -
PLATOON, plä-tóón’. a. A small square body
of musketeers. :
[[; Corrupted from Peloton, French-See EN-
CORE. -
*LATTER, plát’tár. s. 91. A large dish, gene-
rally of earth. . - - - -
PLAUDIT, pláw'dit. s. 213. Applause.
PLAUSIBILITY, plâw-zè-bil'è-té. s. Specious-
ness, superficial appearance of right. +
PLAUSIBLE, plâw'zè-bl. a. Such as gains ap-
probation, superficially pleasing or taking ;
speciotis, popular. -
PLAUSIBLENESS, pláw'zè-bl-nēs. s. Specious-
ness, show of right. -
PLAUSIBLY, pláw'zè-blé. ad. With fair show,
speciously.
PLAUSIVE, pláw'sív. a. 158,428. Applauding;
plausible. JNot wised in this last sense. -
To PLAY, plá. v. n. 220. To sport, to frolick, to
do something not as a task, but for pleasure;
to toy, to act with levity; to trifle; to do some-
thing fanciful; to practise sarcastick merri-
ment; to practise illusion; to game, to con-
tend at some game; to touch a musical in-
strument; to operate, to act, used of any thing
in motion ; to wanton, to move irregularly; to
represent a character; to act in any certain
character. -
ſo PLAY, plá. v. a. To put in action or motion,
as, he Played his cannon; to use an instrument
of musick; to act a mirthful character; to ex-
hibit dramatically, to act, to perform. -
PLAY, plá. s. Action not imposed, not work;
amusement, sport; a drama, a comedy or tra-
gedy, or any thing in which characters are
..". by dialogue and action; game,
präctice of gaming, contest at a game ; prac-
tice in any contest; action, employment, office;
manner of acting; act of touching an instru-
ment. In play; in jest, not in earnest; room
for motion; liberty of acting, swing.
*LAYBOOK, plá'bóók. s. Book of dramatick
compositions. -
PLAYDAY, plá'dà. s. Day exempt from tasks
or work. -- -
PLAYDEBT, plá'dét. s. Debt contracted by
§§ -
PLAYER, plá'âr. s. 98. One who plays; an
idler, a lazy person; actor of dramatick scenes;
a mimick, one who touches a musical instru-
ment; one who acts in any certain manner,
not in earnest, but in
PLAYFELLOW, plá'f
amusement.
PLAYFUL, plá'föl... a. Sportive.
PLAYGAME, plá'game. s. Play of children.
PLAYHOUSE, plá'hôāse. s. House where dra-
wiatick performances are represented.
. -
l-ló. s. Companion in
PL §§§ lă'sám. a. Wanton.
*LAYSOMENESS, på'sām-nēs. s. Wantonness,
levity.
PłºńIN G, plä'thing. s. A toy.
PLAYWRIGHT, plá'rite. s. A maker of plays.
*LEA, plè. s. 227. The act or form of pleading;
thing offered or demanded in pleading; allega-
tion; an apology, an excuse.
Wo PLEACH, pletsh. v. a. 227.
terweave. JNot in use.
To PLEAD, pléde. v. n. 227. To argue before a
court of justice ; to speak in an argumentative|
or persuasive way for or against, to reason with
another; to be offered as a plea ; to admit or
deny a charge of sº -
º
- 401 º
—no, móve, mēr, nöt;—túbe, tāb, bāll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
To bend, to in-
A
PLE
to allege in pleading or argument; to offer us
all £3 CH IS 62. -
PLEADABLE, piè'dà-bl. a.
leged in plea. -
PLEADER, plê'dür. s. 98. One who argues in
a Court of justice; one who speaks for or agains:.
Pº º, plé'ding. s. 410. Act or form of
eading. - - . .
PLEASANCE, plé'zānse. s. 234. Gaiety, pleas
antry. Obsolete. - s
PLEASANT, pléz'zānt... a. 234. Delightful;
good humoured, cheerful; gay, lively, merry;
trifling, adapted rather to 'mirth than use.
PLEASANTLY, pléz'zānt-lè. ad. In such a man
her as to give delight; gayly, in good humour,
_lightly, ludicrously.
Piñāśāşīnāšš. pléz'zānt-nēs. s.
fulness, state of being pleasant; gaiety, cheer-
fulness, merriment. -
PLEASANTRY, pléz'zān-tré. s.
riment ; sprightly, lively talk.
To PLEASE, pléze. v. a. 227. To delight, to
gratify; to humour; to satisfy, to content; to
obtain favour from ; to be pleased, to like, a
word of ceremony. -
To PLEASE, plázé. v. m. To give pleasure; to
gain approbation ; to like, to Choose ; to cou-
descend, to comply -
Gaiety, mer.
ply. - - -
|PLEASINGLY, plé'zing-lè. ad. In such a mau-
ner as to give delight. . . . . . . .
lézh'ār-à-bl. a. Delightful,
PLEASURABLE, plé
full of pleasure. . .
PLEASURE, plézh'êre. s. 234, 450. Delight,
gratification of the mind or senses; loose grati.
choice, arbitrary will.
To PLEASURE, plázh'êre. v. a. To please, to
gratify
tify. - -
PLEBEIAN, plé-bê'yān. s. 113. One of the low-
er people. -
Piºs , ple-bê'yān. a. Popular, consisting
of mean persons; belonging to the lower rank;
vulgar, low, common. -
PLEDGE, plédje. s. A gage, any thing given
by way of warrant or security, a pawn ; a sure-
ty, a bail, an hostage. - -
To PLEDGE, plédje. v. a. To put in pawn, to
give as security; to secure by a pledge; to in-
vite to drink, by accepting the cup or health
after another. - w
PLEDGET, plédjít. s. 99. A small mass of lint.
PLEIADS, plé'yādz. A ºth
PLEIADES, plá'yā-dèz. s. A northern
constellation,
[[; I have preferred those orthbepists who mark
these words as I have doné, to Mr. Sheridan,
who makes the first syllable like the verb to ply.
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott and Perry, the only or-
thūepists from whom we can know the sound of
the diphthong ei, give it as I have done; and
is a sufficient proof of English analogy; and
that pronouncing them like eye, is an affectation
of adhering to the Greek, from which Pleiades
is derived.—See Key to the Classical Pronuncia-
tion of the Greek and Latin Proper JNames, under
the word. -
PLENARILY, plán'ā-ré-lè. ad. Fully, completely.
Pº ARY, plén'ā-ré, or plè'nā-rè. a. Full, com-
piete. • -
[[š’ Some very respectable speakers make the
vowel e, in the first syllable of this word, long ;
but analogy and the best usage seem to shorten
the e, as they do the a in Granary. Mr. Nares,
W. Johnston, Buchanan, and Entick, adopt the
second pronunciation; and Mr. Sheridan, Dr
‘Keurick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry,
the first: rior do I see any reason
tº , º, e. **:
shºuld not be short in this word as well as it:
Delight, ,
Capable to be al-

§ -
fication; approbation; what the will dictates; †

Johnson, by placing the accent after the e, , ,
seems to have done the same: but the sound".
we invariably give to these vowels in Plebeian,
•
PińNºtiftſin ESS, planté-ſºl-nēs. s.
PLI
plenitude, in which all our orth&epists, except
Buchanan, pronounce the e as in plenty.
PLENARINESS, plén'ā-ré-nēs. s Fulness, com-
letemess. -
PLENILUNARY,
to the full moon.
PLENIPOTENCE, plé-nip'pë-tënse. s. Fulness
of power.
PLENIPOTENT, ple-nip'pë-tént. a. Invested
with full power. a.
PLENIPOTENTIARY, plán-nē-pô-tën'shā-rè. s.
A negotiator invested with full power.
PLENIST, plé'nist. s. 544. One that holds all
space to be full of matter.
PLENITUDE, plén'nè-túde. s. Fulness, the contra-
ry to vacuity; repletion, animal fulness, pleth-
ory; exuberance, abundance, completeness.
PLENTEOUS, plén'tshe-às. a. 263. Copious,
exuberant, abundant ; fruitful, fertile.
PLENTEOUSLY, plán'tshe-às-lè. ad.
ly, abundantly, exuberantly.
plén-né-lè'nā-ré. a. Relating
Copious-
mtly
PLENTEOUSNESS, plán'tshë-ás-nēs. s. Abun-
dance, fertilit
- y.
PLENTIFUL, plén'té-fúl. a. Copious, abundant,
exuberant, fruitful. -
PLENTIFULLY, plén'té-fúl-è. ad. Copiously,
abundantl - Th
e
state of being plentiful, abundance, fertility,
PLENTY, plén'të. s. Abundance, such a quam-
tity as is more than enough ; fruitfulness, exu-
berance: it is used, I think, barbarously for
plentiful ; a state in which enough is had and
enjoyed. -- **
PLEONASM, plé'ö-nāzm. s. A figure of rheto-
rick, by which more words are used than are
necessary.
PLETHORA, plēth'ö-rá. s. 470. The state in
which the vessels are fuller of humours than is
agreeable to a natural state of health.
{{# All our orthóepists, except a Dictionary of
Terms in Medicine, place the accent on the first
syllable of this word, notwithstanding the Greek
and Latin o are long. This probably arose from
the anglicised word Plethory, where the accent
is very properly antepenultimate.-See Princi-
ples, No. 503.
PLETHORETICK, pláth-ö-rét'ík.
PLETHORICK, ple-thèr'ík. 509.
full habit.
ła. Having a
PLETHORY, pláthē-rè. s. 503. Fulness of ha-).
bit. - *
PLEVIN, plév'vín. s. In law, a warrant or as-
Surance. e
PLEURISY, plá'rè-sè. s. An inflammation of
pºt - al pº-ritte la
*LEURI' L, plº-rít’tè- § o
###########.; a Diseased
with a pleurisy; denoting a pleurisy. -
PLIABLE, pl’ā-bl. a. 405. Easy to be bent, flexi-
ble; flexible of disposition, easy to be persuaded.
PI,IABLENESS, plkä-bl-nēs. s. Flexibility, ea-
. ... siness to be bent; flexibility of mind.
'', piñancy,
PLIANT, plī'ānt. a.
which an
li'ān-sé. s. Easiness to be bent.
Bending, flexile ; limber;
easy to take a form ; easily persuaded.
PLIANTNESS, plant-àés. Flexibility, tough-
ness. F. .
PLICATURE, plik'kā-tºre.
Pºios, pleasiºn. 132.
ouble. . . .
PLIERS, pil'èrz. s. 93. An ºstrument by
which anything is laid hold on to bend it.
1T, plite. v. a. To pledge, to give as
; s. Fold,
sure; to braid, to weave. In this last sense,
. ºf. £- .. - - __ "
Qi
PEIG
sº
*
ridºr Tºplite. s. 393. Condition, state; good
ease; pledge, gage; a fold, a plai.
# this last sense.
- 402 _*
Irg- 559—Fate, far, fall, fit ;—mé, mēt ;—pine, pin;–
JNot used || -
'. - .* |PLUMEALUM, plôme-ál'låm. s. A kind of as-
PLINTH; pil ſh. s. In Architecture, is that squareli -
membe * . *:::::: *
member which serves as a foundation to the]
*
PLU
To PLOD, plád. v. n. To toil, to drudge, to
travel; to travel laboriously; to study closely
and dully. s
PLODDER, plád'dñr. s. 98. A dull, heavy, la
borious man, * -
PLOT, plát. s. A small extent of ground; a con
spiracy, a secret design formed against another;
an intrigue, an affair complicated, involved, and
embarrassed ; , stratagem, secret combination
to any ill end ; contrivance, deep reach of
thought.
To PLOT, plot. v. m. To form schemes of mis-
chief against another, commonly against those
in authority; to contrive, to scheme.
To PLOT, plôt. v., a. To plan, to contrive ;
to describe according to ichnography.
PLQTTER, plôttàr. s. 98. Conspirator; con-
triver.
PLOVER, plây'vár. s. 165. A lapwing.
PLOUGH, plôā. s. 313, 390. The instrument
with which the furrows are cut in the ground to
receive the seed.
To PLOUGH, pláà. v. m. To turm up the ground
in order to sow seed.
To PLOUGH, plóā. v. a. To turn with the
plough; to bring to view by the plough ; to fur
row, to divide; to tear. -
PLOUGHBOY, pláà'böé. s. A boy that follows
the plough, a coarse, ignorant boy.
PLOUGHER, plôā'ār. s. 98. One who ploughs
or cultivates ground. -
PLOUGHLAND, pláā'ānd. s. A farm for corn.
PLOUGHMAN, plôā'mán. s. 88. One that at-
tends or uses the plough ; a gross, ignorant rus-
tick; a strong, laborious man.
PLOUGHSHARE, pláà'share. s. The part of the
... plough that is perpendicular to the coulter.
Tófi tick, pláš, ; a to puli with nimbleness
or force, to snatch, to pull, to draw, to force on
or off, to force up or down; to strip off feathers.
To pluck up a heart or spirit ; a proverbial ex-
pression for taking up or resuming courage.
PLUCK, plák. s. A pull, a draw, a single act of
plucking ; the heart, liver and lights of an ami-
Túa I.
PLUCKER, plák'kår. s. 98. One that plucks.
PLUG, plág, s. A stopple, any thing driven hard
into another body to stop a hole.
To PLUG, plág. v. a. To stop with a plug.
PLUM, plám. s. A fruit; the sum of one hun
dred thousand pounds sterling. Sometimes
improperly written plumb.
PLUMAGE, plá'midje. s. 90. Feathers, suit of
feathers. - y
PLUMB, plám. s. 347. A plummet, a leaden
weight let down at the end of a line.
PLUMB, plâm. ad. Perpendicularly to the
horizon. .** st -
[[G. This word, says Dr. Johnson, is sometimes
ignorantly pronounced plump. -
Tºš, plám. v. a. To sound, to search
by a line with a weight at its end; to regulate
any work by the plummet. -
PLUMBER, plám'môr. s. 98. One who works
upon lead. Commonly written Plummer.
Pºy, plám’már-A. s. Works of lead,
manufactures of a plumber. *.
PLUMCAKE plámkäke. s. Cake made with
FaişliğS.
PLUME, pláme. s. Feather of birds; feather
worn as an ornament ; pride, towering miere,
token of honour, prize of contest. Plume is a
term used by botanists for that part of the seed
ofa plant which in its growth becomes the trunk,
To Pi,UME, pláme. v. a. To pick and adjust
feathers; to strip off feathers; to strip, to pill;
to place as a plume; to adorn with plumes. To
lume one's self upon ; to be proud of.
€StGS. - - -
PLUMIGEROUS, plº-midjér-às, s. Having
feathers, feathered. -







PNE
- ==-xx-Prº-F#- Y - -
403
Fei
—no, mève, nër, nôt;—täbe, táb, ball;—óil —päänd ;—thin, rais.
PLUMIPEDE, plô'mè-pède. s. A fowl that has
feathers on the foot.—See MILLEPEDEs.
PLUMMET, plám’mit. s. 99. A weight of lead
hung at a string by which depths are sounded,
and perpendicularity is discerned. ... •
Pºš TY, plá-mös'sè-té. The state of having
feathers. -- -
PLUMOUS, plá'mås. a. 314. . Feathery, resera-
bling feathers.
PLUMP, plâmp. a. Somewhat fat, sleek, full
and smooth. * --
PLUMP, plámp... s. A knot, a tuft, a cluster, a
number joined in one mass. Little used.
[[ī’. This word, says Mr. Mason, is now corrupt-
ed to Clump, and is one of those words that the
rulgar continue to speak right, and for which
hey are laughed at by politer corrupters of lan-
Fº - - •
*o PLUMP, plámp. v. a. To fatten, to swell,
to make large. -
To PLUMP, plámp. v. n. To fall like a stone
into the water ; to be swollen.
PLUMP, plâmp. ad. With a sudden fall.—See
PlUMB. - º
PLUMPER, plámp'Ér. s. 98. Something worn
in the mouth to swell out the cheeks. . .
PLUMPNESS, plámp'nés. s. Fulness, dispo-
sition towards fulness. -
PLUMPORRIDGE, plám-pôr'ridje. s. Porridge
with plums. - -
PLUMPUDDING, plám-pâd'ding. s. 410. Pud-
ding made with plums.
Piùfy, piðmp'é, a Plump, fat.
PLUMY, più'mè. a. Feathered, covered with
feathers. *
To PLUNDER, plón'dër. v. a. 98. To pillage,
to rob in a hostile way, to rob as a thief.
PLUNDER, plán'dër. s. Pillage, spoils gotten
In War. -
PLUNDERER, plán'dār-àr. s. Hostile pillager,
spoiler; a thief, a robber.
To PLUNGE, plánje. v. a. 74. To put sud-
denly under water, or under any thing suppos-
ed liquid ; to put into any state suddenly; to
hurry into any distress ; to force in suddenly.
To PLUNGE, plánje. v. n. To sink suddenly
into water, to dive ; to fall or rush into any haz-
ard or distress.
PLUNGE, plánje. s. Act of putting or sinking
under water;, difficulty, strait, distress.
Pº GER, piānjár. s. 98. One that plunges, a
1Ver.
PLURAI, plá'rál. a. Implying more than one.
PLURALIST, plá'râl-ist. s. One that holds more
ecclesiastical benefices than one with cure of
souls.
PLURALITY, plū-rál'è-té. s. The state of being
or having a greater number ; a number more
than one, ; Inore cure of souls than one; the
eater number, the majority.
PLURALLY, plá'rál-è, ad. % a sense implying
more than one. -
PLUSH, plásh. s.
cloth, shag.
PLUVFAL, plá'vè-ă]
PLUVIOUS, plyvé às
A kind of villous or shaggy
; a. Rainy, relating to
Táin.
To PLY, pl. v. a. To work on any thing closely
and importunately ; to employ with diligence,
to keep busy...to set on work; to practise dili.
gently; to solicit importunely.
To PLY, pl. v. n. To work, to offer service; to
o in haste; to busy one’s self; to bend.
PLY, pl. s. ... Bend, turn, bias; plait, fold.
PLYERS, plârz. s. 98. See Priefs.
PNEUMATICAI, nä-mât’tè-kál. Moved
PNEUMATICK, nº-máttik. 509. , ; * Move
by wind, relative to wind; consisting of spirit
or wind.
[[G’ I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in these
words, as I apprehend it is contrary to analogy,
and the best usage, to pronounce the initiaſp.
ºr
G and k before n are always silent, as in gno-
mon, knave, &c. B is not heard in baellium, nor
p in psalm, ptisan, &c. and till some good rea-
sons are offered for pronouncing it in the words
in question, I must join with Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Scott, and Mr. Perry, who have sunk it as I
... have done.
|PNEUMATICKS, nº-mattiks. s. That branch of
philosophy which treats of the mechanical pro.
perties of air; in the schools, the doctrine of spi
ritual substances, as, God, angels, and the souls
of men.
PNEOMATOLOGY, nä-mă-töllöjë. s. The
doctrine of spiritual existence,
To POACH, pótsh. v. a. 352. To boil slightly
to plunder by stealth.
To POACH, pótsh. v. n. To steal game, to carry
off game privately in a bag,
PQACHER, pótsh’ār. s. 98. One who steals game,
PQCK, pök. s. A pustule raised by the small pox.
POCKET, pök'kit. s. 88. The small bag insert-
ed into clothes. § - -
To POCKET, pók'kft. v. a. To put in the pocket.
To pocket up; a proverbial form that denotes
the doing or taking any thing clandestinely ; to
ass by an affront so as to say nothing of it.
P0CKET-BOOK, pök'kit-bóók. s. A paper book
carried in the pocket for hasty notes.
POCKET-GLASS, pökkſt-glas. s.
looking-glass.
POCKHOLE, pök'hôle. s
the small pox.
POCKLNESS, pök'kè-nēs. s. The state of heing
ocky. ,
Pěčíº, pök'kè. a. Infected with the pox.
POCULENT, pök'kū-lánt. a. Fit for drink.
POD, pöd. s. The capsule of legumes, the case .
Portable
Pit or scar made by
of seeds.
PODAGRICAL, pö-dāg'grè-kál. a. Afflicted
with the
out; gouty, relating to the gout.
PODGE, É. § ºil. a plash. g
POEM, pö'ém. s. 99. The work of a poet, a me
trical composition. -
POESY, pö'è-sè. s. The art of writing poems
poem, metrical compositions, poetry; a shor:
conceit eingraved on a ring or other thing, pro-
nounced as two words,
POET, pö'ét. s. 99. An inventor, an author of
fiction, a writer of poems, one who writes in
IſleaSUlre.
PQETASTER, pö-à-tästör. s. A vile, petty poet.
{{###. º, Hål A she poet.
- Yö-ét’té-kál. - g
pößtičkºğ. . ; a. Expressed in
poetry, pertaining to poetry, suitable to poetry.
PÖETſéALLY, ºft. ad. §§ the
qualities of poetry, by the fiction of poetry.
POETRY, pó'é-tré. s. Metrical composition,
the art or practice of writing poems; poems,
oetical pieces.
POIGNANCY, pöé'nān-sè. s. 387. The power of
stimulating the palate, sharpness; the power
of irritation, asperity.
PQIGNANT, pöänänt. a. 387. Sharp, stimu.
lating the palate, severe, piercing, painful; ir-
ritating, satirical, keen.
POINT, półnt. s. 299. The sharp end of any in-
strument; a string with a tag; headland, pro-
montory; a sting of an epigram; an indivisi.
ble part of space, an indivisible part of time,
a moment; a small space ; space ; punctilio,
micety; part required of time or space, critica
moment, exact place; degree, state; note of
distinction in writing, a stop ; a spot, a part
of a surface divided by spots, division by marks
into which anything is distinguished in a circle
or other plane, as at tables the ace or sise Point;
one of the degrees into which the circumfer-
ence of the horizon and the mariner's compass
is divided particular place to which any thing
is directed; respect, regard; an aim, the act
of a dog in marking out the game; the pºrts'

POL
cular thing required; particular instance, ex-
ample; a single position, a single assertion, a
single part of a complicated question, a single
part of any whole; a note, a tune. Pointblank;
directly, as, an arrow, is shot to the pointblank,
or white mark. A Point of war; a certain
measure beat on the drum. -
...”
ão POINT, pöint. v. a...To sharpen, to forge or
grind to a point; to direct towards an object
by way of forcing it on the notice; to show as
by directing the finger; to direct towards a
place; to distinguish by stops or points.
to POINT, pöint. v. n. To note with the finger;
to force upon the notice by directing the finger
towards it; to distinguish words or sentences
by points; to indicate as dogs do to sportsmen;
to show. .
POINTED, półnt'éd. a. Sharp, having a sharp
point or pick; epigrammatical, abounding in
conceits. º tº -
POINTEDLY, pēint'éd-lè. ad. In a pointed
smanner. - s? -
fºoness, półnt'éd-nés, s, , Sharpness,
pickedness with asperity; epigrammatical
SmartneSS.
POINTEL, pönt'él. s. Any thing on a point.
..”
POINTER, pöint'ér. S., 98. Any thing that
points; a dog that points out game to sports-
II].01]. -
POINTINGSTOCK, pënt'īng-stók. s. Some-
thing made the object of ridicule.
POINTLESS, pöint'ſés. a. Blunt, not sharp,
obtuse.
POISON, pöé'z'n. s. 170, 299. That which de-
stroys or injures life by a small quantity, and
by means not obvious to the senses, venom.
To POISON, pèë'z'n. v. a. To infect with poi-
son; to attack, injure, or kill by poison given;
to corrupt, to taint.
POISON-TREE, pöé'z'n-trèë s. A plant.
POISONER, pöé'z'm-àr. s. 98. One who poisons;
a corrupter.
POISONOUS, póē'z'n-ás. a. Venomous, having
the qualities of poison.
POISONOUSLY, pöé'z'm-ès-lè. ad. Venomously.
POISONOUSNESS, póē'z'n-ás-nēs. s. The
quality of being poisonous, venomousness.
POITRELL, pöé'trél. s. 299. Armour for th
breast of a horse ; a graving tool. -
POISE, pöéze. s. 299. Balance, equipoise, equi-
librium; a regulating power.
To POISE, pöéze. v. a. To balance, to hold or
place in equiponderance; to be equiponder-
ant to ; to weigh ; to oppress with weight.
POKE, pöke. s. A pocket, a small bag. -
To POKE, pöke. v. a. To feel in the dark, to
search any thing with a long instrument. ,
PUKEK, pökör. s. 98. The iron bar with which #
men stir the fire.
POLAR, pô'lär. al. 88.
ing near the
POLARITY,
Found near the pole, ly-
ole, issuing from the pole.
. s. Tendency to the pole.
POLARY, póſiàr-è. a. Tending to the pole, having
a direction towards the pole.
POLE, pèle. s. The extremity of the axis of the
earth, either of the points on which the world ||
turns; a long staff; a tail piece of timber
erected ; a measure of length containing five
yards and a half; an instrument of measuring. |
To POLE, póle. v. a. To furnish with poles.
POLEAXE, pole'âks. s. An axe fixed to a long
pole. -
*&#cAT, pôle'kát. s. The fitchew, a stinking
‘nimal. .
"MICAL, pö-lém'mè-kál. 2 ,
"ICK, pólēm"mik. 509. § “
mutative. -
these words is under the same pre-
that in Obedience, which see.
'êrn'mík. s. Disputant, contro-
Controver-
r. s. A star near the pole
- 404 ºpſ
If 559—Fâte, får, fall, fat;-mê, mét ;—pine, pīn;–
{
r
POL
by which navigators compute their northern
latitude, cynosure, lodestar; any guide or di-
rector. . - . . . . .
POLICE, pö-lèèse'. s. 112. The regulation and
government of a city or country, so far as re-
r
The person or
*
-
ſards the inhabitants, - -
pó 359. Regulated, formed
into a regular course of administration.
POLICY, pöI'lè-sè. s. The art of government,
prudence, management of affairs, stratagem
a warrant for money in the publick funds.
en by attrition, to gloss; to make elegant of
manners * -
of polishing, to receive a gloss. . .
POLISH, pöl'iish. s. 544. Artificial gloss,
I?&R’S.
POLISHABLE, pöl'lish-ā-bl. a. Capable of be
ing polished. f
98.
instrument that gives a gloss.
POLITE, pö-lite'. a. 170. Glossy, smooth. In
1162FS. - -
POLITELY, pö-lite'lè. ad. With elegance of
manners, genteelly.
Elegance of man-
ners, gentility, an
POLITESSE, pó-lè-tés'. s. French.
POLITICAL, pö-litté-kál. a. 170. Relating to
politicks, relating to the administration of pub-
POLITICALí.Y., pó-ſt’tè-kāl-é. ad. With rela-
tion to publick administration; artfully; politi
the arts of government, one skilled in politicks'
a man of artifice, one of deep contrivance.
dent, versed in affairs ; artful, cunning.
POLITICKLY, pëllë-tik-lé. ad. Artfully, cun
vernment, the art or practice of administering
publick affairs.
civil constitution. -
POLL, pöll. s. 406. The head; a catalogue or
a fish called generally a chub ; a chevin.
To POLL, pół). v. n. To lop the tops of trees;
shear; to mow, to crop ; to plunder, to strip,
to oill ; to take a list or register of persons; to
POLLARD, pól'lārd. s. 88. A tree lopped; the
chub fish.
ly understood by the word farina, as also a sort
of fine bran.
derer; he who votes or polls. -
POLLEVIL, pöl-lè'v'l. s. Pollevil is a large
horse's poll or nape of the neck. -
OLLOCK, pöl'lák. s. 166. A kind of fish
To POLLUTE, pöl-lāte'. v. a. To make unclean,
in a religious sense; to defile ; to taint with
POLLUTEDNESS, pól-lū'téd-nēs. s. Deſilement,
the state of being polluted. -
LICED, pö-lèëst'. a.
chiefly with respect to foreign powers; art.
To POLISH, pół'lish. v. a. To smooth, to bright-
To Foiſsä, pól'Ésh. v. n. To answer to the act
brightness given by attrition ; elegance of man-
rāśamula. S.
this case only technically used; elegant of man-
POLITENESS, pö-lite'nés. s.
ood breeding. .*
dicrously for politeness. Mason. Used lu.
lick affairs; cunning, skilful.
Półºfician ? pºllètish'an. s. One versed in
POLITICK, pöllè-tik. a. Political, civil ; pru
ningly.
POLITICKS, pöllè-tiks. s. . The science of go
POLITY, pöl'lè-tè. s. A form of government,
list of voters at an election; a register of heads;
to pull off hair from the head, to clip short, to
insert into a number as a voter.
PQLLEN, pół"ſh. s.99. A fine powder common-
POLLER, pól'lúr. s. 98. Robber, pillager, plum-
swelling, inflammation, or imposthume in the
guilt ; to corrupt by mixtures of ill
|PQLLUTER, pól-Ištår, s. 98. Deſiler, corrupter.
|||POLLUTION, pöl-lū'shán. s. The act of defiling,
the state of being defiled; defilement. -
Pºros, pól-tröón'. s. A coward, a scoun-
({ } {2} . . - . . . .
[[; This is one of those half French, half English
words that shows at once our desire to imitate



405
POO
—mé, mēve, när, nāt;—täbe, tab, būll;-&il ;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
the nasal vowel. and our incapacity to do it
roperly.—See Encore.
POLY, póſiè. s. An herb.
POLYACOUSTICK, pö-lè-á-kó&'stík, s.
thing that multiplies or magnifies sounds.
[Is The reason why the o, though under the se-
condary accent, in the first syllable of this and
the three following words, is long, is because
two vowels succeed it in the following syllables.
See Principles, No. 534.
POLY ANTHOS, pö-lè-án'thãs. s.
ing many flowers.
POLYEDRON, pö-lè-è'drón. s. A solid figure
with many sides.
POLYEDRICAL, pól-&-3d'drè-kál.
POLYEDROUS, pè-lè-è'drás. 314.
ing many sides.
POLYGAMIST, pö-lig'gä-mist. s. One who holds
the lawfulness of more wives than one at a time.
POLY GAMY, pö-lig'gā-mè. s. 518. Plurality of
Wives. - f
POLYGLOT, pöl'lè-glöt. a. Having many lam-
guages.
POLYGON, pöl'lè-gón. s. 166. A figure of ma-
nv angles. -
, POLYGONAL, pö-lig'gö-nāl. a Having many
fingles
PULY
Amy
A plant bear-
: a. Hav-
les.
GRAM, pöI'lè-gräm. s. A figure consist-
ing of a great number of lines.
POLY GRAPHY, pó-ſiggrä-fé. s. The art of
writing in several unusual manners or cyphers.
POLY HEI)RON, pól-è-hè'drön. s. Any thing
with many sides. -
POLY LOGY, pö-lii'lò-jë. s. 518. Talkativeness.
POLYMATHY, pó-lim'má-thè. s. 518. The
knowledge of many arts and sciences, also an
acquaintance with many different subjects.
POLY PETALOUS, pöl-lè-pét’tāl-às. a. Having
many petals.
POLYPHONISM, pö-Iff'fö-nīzm. s. Multiplici-
ty of sound.
Pſ) LYPODY, pö-lip'6-dè. s. A plant.
POLYPOUS, pól'lè-pâs. a. 314. Having the na-
ture of a Polypus, having feet or roots.
POLYPUS, pól'lè-pâs, s. Polypus signifies any
thing in general with many roots or feet, as a
swelling in the nostrils; but it is likewise ap-
plied to a tough concretion of grumous blood
in the heart and arteries; an animal with ma-
ny feet ; a creature considered by some natur-
alists as a link between the animal and vegeta-
ble creation, as partaking of both their natures.
POLYSCOPE, pöl'lè-skópe. s. A multiplying
Iass.
półºśPERMous, pól-lè-spér'más. a. Those
plants are thus called, which have more than
four seeds succeeding each flower, and this
without any certain order or number.
POLYSYLLABICAI, pól-lè-sil-lāb'bè-kál. a.
Having many syllables.
POLYSYLLABLE, pöllè-sil-lā-bl. s. A word of
many syllables.
POLY THEISM, pöllè-thè-īzm. s.
of plurality of gods.
POLY THEIST, pël’ié-the-ist. s.
plurality of gods.
POMACEOUS, pö-mâ'shås. a. 357. Consisting
of apples.
POMADE, pö-măde'. s. A fragrant ointment.
POMANDER, pē-mán'dár. s. 98. A sweet ball,
a perſumed ball of powder.
POMATUM, pö-mâ'töm. s.
POMEGRANATE, pâm-grän'nāt. s.
pčić the fruit. & .
M F.R.O.Y. påm'röé. * * * * * * *
POY, EROY º pām-rščál. : S. A sort of apple.
POMAFEROUS, pē-mif'ſér-às. a. A term appli-
ed to plants which have the largest fruit, and
are covered with a thick hard rind.
POMMEL, páin'imīl. s. 99. A round ball or
knob ; the knot that balances the blade of the
sword; the protuberant part ci the saddle before,
The doctrine
One that holds
An ointment.
91. The
To POMATEL, pâm'mfl. v. a. To beat black and
blue, to bruise, to punch.
POMP, pömp. s. Splendour, pride; a procession
of Splendour and ostentation.
PUMPHQLYX, pöm'fö-liks. s. Pompholyx is a
white, light, and very friable substance, found
in crusts adhering to the domes of the furnaces
and of the covers of the large crucibles.
PQMPION, pâmpē-ăn. s. 165. A pumpkin.
POMPOSITY, pöm-pós'é-té. s. An affectation
of pompousness.
[P #. h this word is not to be found in John-
son or Sheridan, it has been adopted by some
of our other Lexicographers, and so frequent-
ly occurs in conversation as to deserve a place
in the language.
POMPOUS, pöm'pës. a. 314. Splendid, magnifi
cent, grand.
POMPOUSLY, pöm'pës-lè. ad. Magnificently,
splendidly. -
POMPOUSNESS, pöm'pås-nés. s. Magnificence,
splendour, showiness, ostentatiousness.
POND, pönd. s. A small pool or lake of water,
a basin, water not running or emitting any
Stream.
To PONDER, pön'dár. v. a. 98. To weigh men-
tally, to consider, to attend.
To PONDER, pón'dár. v. m. To think, to muse
PONDERABLE, pón'dār-à-bl. a. Capable to
be weighed, mensurable by scales.
PONDERAL, pón'dār-āl. a. Estimated by weight
distinguished from numeral. -
PONDERATION, pön-dār-à'shôn. s. The act of
weighing.
PONDERER, pón'dār-ör. s. He who ponders.
PONDEROSITY, pön-dār-ós'sè-té. s. Weight,
ravity, heaviness.
PÖNDEROUS, pón'dār-às. a. 314. Heavy,
weighty ; important, momentous ; forcible,
strongly impulsive.
PONDEROUSLY, pón'dār-às-lè. ad. With
great weight. -
PONDEROUSNESS, pöm'dār-ás-nēs. s. Heavi-
mess, weight, gravity.
PONDWEED, pónd'wéèd. s. A plant.
PONENT, pó'nént. a. Western.—See Lev ANT.
PONIARD, pön'yārd. s. 113, 272. A dagger, a
short stabbing weapon.
To PONIARD, pën'yárd. v. a. To stab with a
oniard.
Põšče, pón'tídje. s. 90. Duty paid for the
reparation of bridges.
PONTIFF, pón'tíff. s.
the Pope.
PONTIFICAL, pán-tif'ſé-kál. a. Belonging to
a high priest ; popish ; splendid, magnificent ;
bridge-building: in this sense it is used by Mil
ton only.
PONTIFICAL, pön-tíſ'fè-kál. s. A book contain
ing rites and ceremonies ecclesiastical.
PONTIFICALLY, pön-tif'ſé-kāl-e, ad. In a pom-
tifical manner
PONTIFICATE, pön-tif'fè-kāt. s 91. Papacy,
onedom. . -
PONTIFICE, pón'tè-fis. s. 14%.
edifice of a bridge. Little used.
PONTIFICIAL, pôn-tê-fish'âl. a. Relating to
Pontiffs or Popes. JMason.
PONTON, pön-tóón'. s. A floating bridge, or
invention to pass over water—See PoltRox
and EN core. -
PONY, pö'mè. s.
POOL, pööl. s.
POOP, pööp. s.
ship.
POOR, pöðr. a. 306. Indigent, oppressed
with want : trifling, narrow paltry, mean :
tunhappy, uneasy ; depressed, low ; a word of
tenderness, dear; a word of slight contempt
wretched ; riot good, not fit for any purpose,
The Poor ; those who are in the lowest rank of
the community, those who cannot statsist but by
A priest, a high priest,
Bridge-work,
A small horse. -
306. A lake of standing water.
306. The hindermost part of the
.
i

POR
the charity of others; barren, dry, as, a Poor
soil; lean, emaciated, as, a Poor horse; with-
out spirit, flaccid.
WOORLY, pöðr'1é. ad. Without wealth; with little}
success; meanly, without spirit; without dig-
nity.
PQQRJOHN, pöðr-jón'. s. A sort of fish.
POORNESS, póðr'nés. s. Poverty, indigence,
want; meanness, lowness, want of dignity;
sterility, barrenness.
Pºseinited, póðr-spír'ft-éd. a. Mean, cow-
31°01IV.
WOORSPIRITEDNESS, póðr-spirit-éd-nēs. s.
Meanness, cowardice.
POP, pöp. s. A small smart quick sound.
[G’ Undoubtedly derived from the noise caused
by the sudden expulsion of some small body.
To POP, pöp. v., n. To move or enter with a
quick, sudden and unexpected motion.
To POP, pöp. v. a. To put out or in suddenly,
słily, or unexpectedly ; to shift.
POPE, pöpe. s. The bishop of Rome; a small
fish, by some called a ruff.
POPEDOM, pópe'dām. s. 166. Papacy, papal
dignity.
POPERY, pö'për-8. s. 555. A name given by Pro-
testants to the religion of the Church of Rome.
POPESEYE, pēpsi. s. The gland surrounded
with fat in the middle of the thigh.
POPGUN, pöp'göm. s. A gun with which chil-
dren play, that only makes a noise.
POPINJAY, pēp'pin-já. a. A parrot ; a wood-
ecker ; a #. fop.
POPISH, pö'pish. a. An epithet of contempt
for what is taught by the Pope; relative to what
Žs called Popery.
POPISHLY, pôpish-lè. ad. In a popish man-
M101".
POPLAR, pöp'lär. s. 83. A tree.
POPPY, pºpº S. A. Soporiferous plant.
POPULACE, pöppū-lás. s. 91. The vulgar,
the multitude.
POPULACY, pöppū-jā-sé. s. The common
§§ the multitude. Little used.
POPULAR, pēpē-lär. a. 88. Vulgar, plebeian :
suitable to the common people; beloved by the
people, pleasing to the people ; studious of the
favour of the people; prevailing or raging
among the populace, as, a Popular distemper.
'POPULARITY, pöp-pú-lär'é-té. s. Graciousness
among the people, state of being favoured by
the people; representation suited to vulgar
conception : in this sense little used.
POPULARLY, pöp'pū-lár-lè. ad. In a popular
manner, so as to please the crowd ; according
to vulgar conception.
To º ULATE, pöp'pë-lāte. v. m. To breed
eople.
POPULATION, pöp-pê-lá'ghām. s. The state
of a country with respect to numbers of people.
POPULOUS, pöppū-lès. a. 314. Full of people,
numerously inhabited.
POPULOUSLY, pöppū-lás-lè. ad. With much
&#.
POPULOUSNESS, pöppū-lès-nés, s. The state
of abounding with people.
PORCELAIN, pör'sè-lane.
ware.
PORCH, pörtsh. s. 352. A roof supported by
pillars before a door, an entrance; a portico, a
covered walk.
PQRCUPINE, pörkö-pine. s. 149. A kind of
large hedge-hog.
PORE, père. s. Spiracle of the skin, passage of
perspiration ; any marrow spiracle or passage.
To PORE, père. v. m. To ſook with great in-
tenseness and care.
POREBLIND, père'blind.
short-sighted. Commonly written and always
ronounced pºurblind.
PQRINESS, pöré-nēs. s. Fulness of pores,
PORK, pörk. s. Swine's flesh.
s. China, chima-
a. Near-sighted,
al
406
--- POR
[[3° 559–Fâte, fºr, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;—
PORKER, pörk'êr. s. A hog, a pig.
rºares, pörk'é-tár. s. One who feeds on
pork.
PQRKET, pörkft. s. 99. A young hog.
PQRKLING, pörk'ling. S. 410. A young pig.
POROSITY, pö-rös'sè-tè. s. Quality of having
§§§
POROUS, pörås. a. 314. Having small spira-
cles or passages.
PöRotis Něšš, pô'rès-nés. s. The quality of
pößwº. . . .
PORPHYRY, pör'för-8. ; s. A valuable kind of
marble. -
#9; E, ; pör'pës. } s. The sea-hog ; a
Półaceous.** a. Greenish.
PORRECTION, pör-rék'shān. s. The act of
reaching forth.
PORRET, pör'rit. s. 99. A scallion.
PORRIDGE, pör'ridje. s. Food made by boiling
meat and other ingredients in water.
PORRIDGEPOT, pör'rldje-pôt. s. The pot in
which meat is boiled for a family.
PORRINGER, pörrin-jör. s. A vessel in which
broth is eaten. It seems in Shakspeare's time
. have been a word of contempt for a head-
(; l'èSS.
FORT, pört. s. A harbour, a safe station for
slips; a gate, Shew all thy praises within the ports
of the daughter of Sion : the aperture in a ship at
which the gum is put out; carriage, air, mien ;
the name of the wine of Oporto in Portugal.
PORTABLE, pör'tá-bl. a. 405. Manageable b
the band ; such as may be borne along wi
one ; such as is transported or carried from
one place to aliother; sufferable, supportable.
PORTAB1, ENESS, pör'tá-bl-nēs. s. The quality
of being portable.
PORTAGE, pèrt'idje. s. 90. The price of car-
riage ; port-hole. -
PORTAL, për’tál. s. 38. The gate, the arch un
der which the gate opens.
JPORTANSE, pör'tánse. s.
our. Obsolete.
PORTASS, për’tãs.
book. Obsolele.
PORTCULLIS, pört-kół'lis. s. A sort of ma-
chine like a harrow, hung over the gates of a
city, to be let down to keep out an enemy.
To PORTCULLIS, pört-kåſ'iis. v. a. To bar, to
shut up.
P{}RTED, pört'éd. a.
gular order.
To PORTEND, pör-téndº. v. a.
to foreshow as omens.
POPTENSION, pör-tén'shôn.
foretokening,
PORTENT, pör-tánt'. . s.
foretokening misery.
PORTENTOUS, pör-tén'tás.
rodigious, foretokening ill.
PORTER, pör'tár. s. 98. One that has the
charge of the gate ; one who waits at the door
to receive messages; one who carries burdens
for hire; a kind of strong beer. º
PORTERAGE, pör’tär-idje. s. 90. Money paid
for carriage.
PORT-FOLIO, pèri'fö'lè-ó. s. An article resem
bling the cover of a large book, in which loose
apers are kept.
PORTICO, pörté-kö. s.
132,73. º
PORTION, pör'shôn. s. A part; a part assign-
ed, an allotment, a dividend; part of all inheri-
tance given to a child, a fortune; a wife's for-
tune. tº º
To PORTION, pör'shān. v. a. To divide, to par-
Air, mien ; demean-
s. A breviary, a prayer-
Borne in a certain or re-
To foretoken,
s. The act of
Omen of ill, prodigy
a. Monstrous,
A covered walk, a
cel : to endow with a fortune. … • "- e
PORTIONER, pör'shān ār. s. 98. One that di.
vides


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407
POS
*—nó, mêve, nôr, nôt ;—tale, tàb, būll;-&fl;—pöänd;—thin, THIs.
PORTLINESS, pört'lé-nēs. s. Dignity of mien,
#." of demeanour. *
Pöß Yº, pört'lé. a. Grand of mien ; bulky,
swelling.
PORTMAN, pört'mām. s. 88. An inhabitant or
burgess, as those of the cinque ports in England.
PORTMANTEAU, pört-mán'tö. s. A chest or
bag in which clothes are carried.
PORTRAIT, pör'träte. s. 91. A picture drawn
after the life.
PORTRAITURE, pör'trā-tūre. s. Picture, paint-
ed resemblance.
To PORTRAY, pör-trá'. v. a. 491. To paint, to
describe by picture ; to adorn with pictures.
"PORTRESS, pör'trés. s. A female guardian of
a gate. *-
PORY, pö'rè. a. Full of pores.
To POSE, póze. v. a. To puzzle, to gravel, to
ut to a stand or stop.
POSER, póſzár. s. 98. One that asketh questions
to try capacities; an examiner. *
POSITED, pöz'zit-éd. a. Placed; ranged.
POSITION, pö-zish'ên. s. State of being placed,
situation ; principle laid down ; advancement
of any principle : in Grammar, the state of a
vowel placed before two consonants.
POSITIONAL, pö-zish'ên-ái. a. Respecting po-
sition.
POSITIVE, pöz'zè-tív. a. 157. Not negative,
réal, absolute; direct, not implied ; dogmati-
cal, ready to lay down motions with confidence ;
settled by arbitrary appointment; certain, as-
sured.
POSITIVELY, póz'zè-tiv-lè. ad. Absolutely, by
way of direct position; certainly, without du-
bitation ; peremptorily, in strong terms.
POSITIVENESS, pöz'zè-tiv-nēs. s. Actualness,
not mere negation; peremptoriness, confidence.
POSSE, pós'sé. s. An armed power, consisting
of the populace.
To POSSESS, pöz-zés'. v. ix. 170. "To have as
an owner, to be master of; to enjoy, or occupy
actually; to seize, to obtain; to have power
over, as, an unclean spirit; to effect by intes-
time power.
ū’ The o in the first syllable of possess, and its
compounds, is exactly under the same predica-
ment as the same letter in occasion, obedience,
&c.—which see. e
POSSESSION, pöz-zésh'án. s. The state of own-
ing or having in one's own hands or power.
Póššššīvī, pöz-zés'siv. a. Having posses-
SłOſł. k t
POSSESSORY, pöz'2és-sàr-è. a. Having posses.
SIOI].
[[; For the same reason that I have placed the
accent on the first syllable of Dimissory, I have
placed it on the first syllable of this word; our
language seems to prefer º; it from the
Latin possessorius, to forming it from our own
word possess : and when this is the case, the ac-
cent is generally on the first syllable, because
the secondary accent was on that syllable in
the English pronunciation of the Latin word.
See AcADEMY.—Dr. Johnson and Mr. Sheridan
give this word the same accentuation as I have
done ; but most of our other orth&epists accent
the second syllable. -
ſ’OSSESSOR, pöz-zés's&r. s. 166. Owner, mas-
ter, proprietor.
POSSET, pós'sit. s. 99. Milk curdled with wine
or any acid.
POSSIBIdºl TY, pös-sè-bil'è-té. s. The power of
being in any manner, theatate of being possible.
POSS ###j. a. 405. Having the pow-
er to be or to be done, not contrary to the ma-
ture of things.
POSSIBLY, pós'sé-blé. ad. By any power real-
ly existing; perhaps; without absurdity.
POST, pósi. s. A hasty messenger, a courier
who coines and goes at stated times ; quick
course or manner of travelling ; situation, seat;
military station; place, employment, office; a
piece of timber set erect.
To PQST, post. v. m. To travel with speed.
To POST, pºst. v. a. To fix opprobriously on
posts; to place, to station, to fix; to register
methodically, to transcribe from one book into
another; to delay—obsolete. . .
POSTAGE, póstſidje. s. 90, Money paid for
conveyance of a letter.
POSTBOY, póst'böé. s. Courier, boy that rides
post.
To POSTDATE, póst'dāte. v. a. To date later
than the real time. -
POSTDHLUWIAN, pöst-dè-lú'vè-án. s. One that
lived since the flood.
POSTER, póst'ör. s. 98. A courier, one that
travels hastily.
POSTERIOR, pès-tê'rè-àr. a. , Happening after,
placed after, following ; backward.
POSTERIORS, pös-té're-àrz. s. 166. The hinder
parts.
POSTERIORITY, pós-tê-rè-àr'è-tè. s. The state
of being after, opposite to Priority.
POSTERITY, pös-tér'è-tè. s. Succeeding gene
rations, descendants. -
POSTERN, pós'térm. s. A small gate, a littledoor
POSTEXISTENCE, póst-ég-zis'ténse. s. Fu
ture existence.
POSTHASTE, pèst-hāste'. s. Haste like that of
a courier. * -
POSTHORSE, posthörse, s. A horse stationed
for the use of couriers. '
POSTHOUSE, póst'hôāse. s. Post-office, house
where letters are taken and despatched. q
POSTHUMOUS, póst'hā-mâs. a. Dome, had, or
ublished after one's death. n
POSTIL, pós'til. s. Gloss, marginal notes.
To POSTIL, pöstil. v. a. To gloss, to illustrate
with marginal notes.
POSTILLER, póstil-àr. . s. One who glosses
or illustrates with marginal notes.
POSTILLION, pès-til'yān. s. 113. One who
guides the first pair of a set of six horses in a
coach ; one who guides a post-chaise.
POSTMASTER, pósi'más-tär... s. One who has
the charge of a publick conveyance of letters.
PóšTMAŠtěRöENERAL, post-más-tūr-jën'-
ér-ál. s. He who presides over the posts or
letter carriers. ,”
POSTMERIDIAN, póst-mê-rfd'é-án. a. Being
in the afternoon. See MERIDIAN.- .
POSTOFFICE, póst'öf-fis. s. Office where let-
ters are delivered to the post, a posthouse.
To POSTPONE, pöst-pôme'. v. a. To put off, to
delay ; to set in value below something else.
POSTSCRIPT, póst'skript. s. The paragraph
added to the end of a letter.
PUSTULANT, pós'tshº, lánt. s. A candidate.—
JMason. i
To POSTULATE, pös'tshū-lāte. v. a. To beg
or assume without proof.
POSTULATE, pós'ſshū-lāt. s. 91, Position
supposed or assumed without proof.
POSTULATION, pès-tshū-lä'shān... s. The act
of supposing without proof, gratuitous assump
tion.
POSTULATORY, pós'tshū-lä-tūrº. a. 512. As-
suming without proof; assumed without proof.
[[F For the last o, see Dom ESTECK. -
POSTULATUM, pès-tshö-lātām. s. 503. Posi
tion assumed without proof. *
[[ī’ This is a Latin word which forms its plural
sometimes like its original Postulatu, and some-
times as in English Postulatums: the former is
the most eligible, if we are discoursing logically;
and the latter, if we are speaking less method
jcally. w
POSTURE, pös'tshöre. s. 463. Place, situation;
voluntary collocation of the parts of the body
with º; to each other; state, disposition
To POSTURE, pós'tshöre. v. a To put in any
particular place or disposition º
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POT
468
. . . .
** , ;
Pow
[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét, plne, pīn;– • *
POSTUREMASTER, pós'tshūr-más-tär. s. One
who teaches or practises artificial contortions
of the body. &
POSY, pö'zè.
on a ring.
POT, pöt. s. A vessel in which meat is boiled
on the fire; vessel to hold liquids; vessel made
of earth ; a pewter vessel or mug holding a
quart or pint of beer; To go to pot; to be de-
stroyed or devoured,
To POT, pöt. v. a. To preserve seasoned meats
in pots; to enclose in pots of earth; -
POTABLE, pö'tā-bl.S. a. 405. Such as may be
Arank, drinkable.
POTABLENESS, pö'tā-bl-nēs. s. Drinkableness.
POTARGO, pē-tärgö. s. A West-Indian pickle.
POTASH, º 'āsh. s. Potash is an impure fixed
alkali, made generally by burning vegetables,
and lixiviating the ashes. United with oil or
fat, it forms soap.
POTATION, pē-tä'shán. s. bout,
s. A bunch of flowers; a motto
Drinking
draught.
POTATO, pö-tä'tö... s. An esculent root.
#####, pôt'bél-líd. a. 283. Having a
swollen paunch.
POTBELLY, pöt'bél-lè. s. A swelling paunch.
To ºn, pôtsh. v. a. To poach, to boil
slightly.
Hº word is more commonly and better
written Po Ach.
POTCOMPANION, pöt'kām-pân'yān. s. A fel-
low drinker, a good fellow at carousals,
POTENCY, pö'tén-sé. s. Power, influence;
efficacy, strength.
POTENT, pótánt. a. Powerful, efficacious ;
having great authority or dominion, as, Potent
.#. 91
POTENTATE, pö'tén-täte. s.
rince, sovereign.
POTENTIAL, pºtèn'shal. a. Existing in possi-
bility, irot in act; having the effect without the
external actual property; efficacious, powerful.
In Grammar, Potential is a mood demoting the
§§ of doing any action.
POTFNTIALITY, pö-tén-shē-ăl'è-té. s. 542. Pos-
sibility, not actuality. - *
POTENTIALLY, pö-tén'shāl-e ad. . In power
of possibility, not in act or positively ; in effi-
cacy, not in actuality.
POTENTLY, pö'tént-lè. ad. Powerfully, forcibly.
FOTENTNESS, pö'tént-nés. s. Powerfulness,
might, power.
PO'ſ GUN, pöt'gān, s. (By mistake or corrup-
tion used for POPGUN.—Johnson.) A gun
which makes a small smart noise.
POTHANGER, pôt'hāng-ăr. s. Hook or branch
on which the pot is hung over the fire.
POTHECARY, pöth'ê-kārē. s. 470. One who
compounds and sells medicines.
[* This contraction of Apothecary is allowable
in nothing but in Comick Poetry:
“So modern 'pothecaries taught the art
“By doctors' hills to play the doctor's part;
“Bold in the practice of mistaken rules,
“Prescribe, apply, and call their Anasters fools.”
Pope's Essay on Crit.
The other contraction, as if written Potecary, is
almost too vulgar to deserve notice.
POTHER, påTH'âr. s. 165,469. Bustle, tumult,
flutter.
To POTHER, påTH'êr. v. a. To make a blus-
tering ineflectual effort.
Momarch,
POTHERB, pētērb. g. 394. An herb fit for the
r p&#. draught.
POTLID, pöt'lſd. s.
• or decocte
t.
p&#ook, pôt'höök. s. Hooks to fasten pots
or kettles with ; also ill-formed or scrawling let-
ters or characters. * *
POTION, pö'shôn. s. A draught, commonly a
|
: Cover of a pot. k
POTTAGE, *... s. 90. Any thing boiled
for food
f -
POTTER, pöt’tár. s. A maker of earthen vessels
POTTERN-ORE, pöttérn-Öre. s. Which serves
the potters to glaze their earthen vessels.
POTTING, pötting. part. a. 410. Drinking.
POTTLE, pötti. s. 405. Liquid measure con-
taining four pints.
POTWALIANT, pöt-vål'yānt. a.
courage by strong drink.
POUCH, pöätsh. s. 313. A small bag, a pocket
applied ludicrously to a big belly or a paunch.
POWERTY, pöv'vār-té. s. findigence, necessity
meanness, defect.
POULT, pölt. s. 318. A young chicken, parti.
cularly of a turkey. $º
[[5 This word is corrupted by the great as wel
as the small vulgar, into poul, rhyming with
out.—See ASPARAGUs and Cucumber.
POULTERER, pól'tár-ár. s. One whose trade
is to sell fowls ready for the cook.
POULTICE, pöl'tis. s. 142. A cataplasm, a soft
Inollifying application.
To POULTICE, pöitis. v. a. 142. To apply a
oultice or cataplasm.
POULTRY, pöl'trè, s. Domestick fowls.
POUNCE, pöänse. s. 313. The claw or talon of
a bird of prey; the powder of gum sanda-
rach.
To POUNCE, pöänse. v. a. To pierce, to per-
forate; to pour, to sprinkle through small sper
forations; to seize with the pounces or talons.
POUNCED, pöänst. a. 359. Furnished with
claws or talons.
POUNCETBOX, pöän'sít-bóks. s. A small box
erforated.
POUND, pöänd. s. 313. A certain weight, con-
sisting in Troy weight of twelve, in Avoirdu-
pois, of sixteen ounces; the sum of twenty
shillings; a pinfold, an enclosure, a prison in
which beasts are enclosed.
To POUND, pöänd. v. a. To beat, to grind with
a pestle ; to shut up, to imprison, as in a pound.
POUNDAGE, pöändidje. s. 90. A certain sum
deducted from a pound ; payment rated by the
weight of the commodity.
POUNDER, pöänd'âr. s. 98. The name of a
heavy large pear; any person or thing denomi-
nated from a certain number of pounds, as, a
Ten-pounder, a gun that carries a bullet of
ten pounds weight; a pestle.
To POUR, pöär. v. a. 316. To let some liquid
out of a vessel or into some place or receptacle ;
to emit, to give vent to, to send forth, to let
out, to send in a continued course.
[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Dr
Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Smith, pronounce
this word as I have done; Mr. Nares alone pro
-nounces it pore.
To POUR, pöür. v. n. To flow rapidly; to rush
§:
POURER, pöör'âr. s. 98. One that pours.-See
. Principles, No. 316.
POUT, pöät. s. 313. A kind of fish, a cod-fish
a kind of bird; a chick of a turkey.
To POUT, pöät. v. m. To look sullen by thrust-
ing out the lips ; to gape, to hang prominent.
POWDER, pöä'dár. s. 38, 322. Dust, any body
commimuted; gunpowder; sweet dust for the
hair.
To POWDER, pöö'dár. v. a. To reduce to dust,
to commuinute, to pound small ; to sprinkle as
with dust; to salt, to sprinkle with salt.
POWDERBOX, pöö'dār-bóks. s. A box in which
owder for the hair is kept.
POWDERHORN, p85'dār-hörn. s.
in which powder is kept for guns.
POWDERMILL, pöö'dār-infl. 3. The mill in
which the ingredients for gun-powder are
ground and mingled.
PÖWDER-ROOM, pöö'dèr-rööm. s. The part
of a ship in which the #: is kept
POWDER-CHESTS, ... -tshësts. s. Wood-
Heated with

A horn-case
en triangular chests filled with gunpowder, peb.
ºr PRA
*
ble-stones, and such like materials, set on fire
when a ship is boarded by an enemy.
POWDERING-TUB, pöädār-ing-táb. s. The
vessel in which meat is salted ; the place in
which an infected lecher is physicked to pre-
serve him from putrefaction.
POWEERY, pöä'dār-à. s. Dusty, friable.
POWER, pöö'âr. s., 98, 322. Command, autho-
rity, dominion, influence; ability, force, reach ;
the moving force of an engine; faculty of the
mind; sovereign, potentate; one invested with
dominion ; divinity; host, army, military
force. ---
POWERFUL, pöü'ār-fúl. a. Invested with com-
mand or authority, potent; forcible, mighty ;
efficacious. -
*OWERFULLY, pöö'âr-fāl-ć. ad.
mightily: efficaciously, forcibly.
eóWERfüí Něšš, pººr fainés. s. Power,
efficacy, might. . . -
PówºrčićSS, p838-18s, a weak, impotent.
POX, pöks. s. Puštutes, efflorescencies ; the ve-
mereal disease.
To POZE, póze. v. a. To puzzle.—See Pose and
AProse. -
PRACTICABILITY, prák’té-kā-bíl'é-té. s. Prac-
ticabieness, a possibility of being perförmed.<-
See IMPRAcTICABILITY.
PRACTICABLE, prák’té-kā-bl. a. Performa-
ble, feasible, capable to be practised; assaila-
ble, fit to be assailed.
PRACTICABLENESS, prák’té-kā-b}-nēs. s. Pos-
sibility to be performed
. PRACTICABLY, prāk'té-kā-blé. ad. In such a
manner as may be perfowaned.
PRACTICAL, prāk’té-kál. a Relating to action,
not merely speculative.
PRACTICALLY, prák'té-kál lè; ad. In relation
to action ; by Egg". in real fact.
PRACTICALNESS, prāk'té-kāl-nēs. s. The
quality of being practical.
PRACTICE, prāk’tís. s. 142. The habit of doing
any thing ; use, customary use; dexterity ac-
quired by habit ; actual performance distin-
guished from theory; method or art of doing
any thing ; medical treatment of diseases ; ex-
ercise of any profession ; wicked stratagem,
bad artifice. In this last seſſess not now in use.
PRACTICK, prāk'tik. a. Reijting to action, not
merely theoretical.
To PRACTISE, prāk'tis. . v. a. 499. To do ha-
bitually ; to do, not merely to profess, as, To
practise law or physick ; to isle in order to ha-
bit and dexterity.
To PRACTISF, prākºtīs. v m. To have a habit
of acting in any manner foruled ; to transact,
to negotiate secretly; to use bad ants or strata-
gems; to use medical methods; to exercise any
rofession
FRACTISANT, prák'tíz-ànt. s. An agent. Not
272 2/S8.
PRACTISER, prāk'tis-sàr. s. 98. One that prac-
tises any thing, one that does any thing habitu-
ally ; one who prescribes medical treatment.
PRACTITIONER, prāk-tish'ên-ár. s. One who
is engaged in the actual exercise of any art ;
one who does any thing habitually.
PRAECOGNITA, pré-kög'nè-tá. s. 92, Things
previously known in order to understand some-
thing else. Y
PRAGMATIQK, prāg-mâttik. 509. A a. Med
PRAGMATICAL, prāg-mätté-kāi. 3 °. *
dling, impertinently busy, assuming business
without invitation.
PRAGMATICALLY, prāg-mât’té-kāl-ć. ad. Med-
dlingly, impertinently,
PRAGMATICALNESS, prāg-mât’té-kāl-nēs. s.
The quality of intermeddling without right or
Potently,
call.
PRAISE, prāze. s. 202. Renown, commenda-
tion, celebrity; glorification, tribute of grati-
$tide, laud , ground,” reason of praise.
409
—nó, mêve, nôr, nét;-tūbe, túb, bāīl;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, this.
V
* .
|Płºś. "...a...,
PREößANEOUS, près-a-dana-as, a.
PRE
To PRAISE, prāze. v. a. To commend, to ap
plaud, to celebrate ; to glorify in *:::::::m
en-
dable. * *- - -
PRAISER, prā'zār. s. 98. One who praises, anº
applauder, a commender.
PRAISEWORTHY, prāze'wār-THè. Com
mendable, deserving praise.
PRAME, präme. s. A flat-bottomed boat.
To PRANCE, pränse. v. n. 78, '79. To spring
and bound in high mettle; to ride gallantly
and ostentatiously ; to move in a warlike, or
showy manner. -
To PRANK, prängk. v. a. To decorate, to dress
or adjust to ostentation.
PRANK, prängk.s. 408. . A frolick, a wild flight,
a ludicrous trick, a wicked act.
To PRATE, präte. v. n. To talk carelessly aud.
without weight, to chatter, to tattle. s
PRATE, prāte. s. Tattle, slight talk, unmean
ing loguacity.
PRATER, prātār. s. 98. An idle talker, a chat
terer.
PRATINGLY, prā'ting-lè. ad. 410. With tittle.
tattle, with loguacity.
3.
To PRATTLE, prätti, V, n. 405. To talk lightly
to chatter, to be trivially loquacious.
PRATTLE,. prätti. s.
quacity.
PRATTLER, prāt'lúr. s. 98. A trifling tal'ker a
chatterer.
PRAVITY, práv'è-té. s.
malignity. ^
PRAWN, prâwn. s. A small crustaceous fish
like a shrimp, but larger. -
To PRAY, prā. v. m. To make petitions to Hea-
ven; to entreat, to ask submissively. I pray,
or Pray, singly, is a slightly ceremonious form
of introducing a question. g
To PRAY, prā. v. a. To supplicate, to implore,
to address with petitions ; to ask for as a sup-
licant; to entreat in ceremony or form. "
Płºń prā'ār. s. 98. Petition to Heaven;
entreaty, submissive importunity.
PRAYERBOOK, prā'ār-böök. s.
lick or private devotions. re-
To PREACH, prétsh. v. L. 227. To pronounce
a publick discourse upon sacred subjects.
To PREACH, prêtsh. v. a. To proclaim or pub-
lish in religious orations ; to inculcate publick-
ly, to teach with earnestness. •
PREACHER, prêtsh'êr. s... 98. One who dis-
courses publickly upon religious i. OPTC
who is apt to harangue tediously in discourse.
PREACHMENT, prêtsh'mént. s. A sermon or
other discourse mentioned in contempt.
PREAMBLE, pré'Ém-bl. s. 405. Something
previºus, introduction, preface.
PREANTÉPENULTIMATE, prè-ān-tê-pè-nāl-
tº-māte. a. The fourth syllable from the last.
PREAPPREHENSION, prè-áp-prè-hén' shön. s.
Preconception. - -
PREBEND, préb'énd. s. A stipend granted in
cathedral churches; sometimes, but improper-
ly, a stipendiary of a cathedral; a prebendary.
PREBENDAL, pré-bén'dál. a. Appertaining to
a prebend.—IMason. ©
PREBENDARY, préb'én-dér-é. s. 512. A sti-
endiary of a cathedral.
PRECARIGUS, pré-kā'ré-às. a. Dependant,
uncertain because depending on the will of an-
other, held by courtesy. -
PRECARIOUSLY, prè-kā'rè-às-lè. ad. Uncer-
tainly, by dependance, dependantly.
PRECARIOUSNESS, prè-kā’rè-ös-nés. s. Un-
certainty, dependance on others.
PRECAUTION, pré-kāw'shôn. s. Preservative
caution, preventive measures.
To PRECAUTION, prè-kåw shān. v. a. To warn
beforehand.
Empty talk, trifling lo-
Corruption, ta\aess
Book of pub
‘Previ-
ous, antecedent. -
PRE
410
PRE
[[ 559.-Fāte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;– g
To PRECEDE, pré-sède'. v. a. To go before in
order of time; to go before according to the
adjustment of rank.
PRECEDENCE, prè-sé'dénse. The Jº
PRECEDENCY, pressiºns. ; 3. The acto'
state of going before, priority; something go-
ing before, something past; adjustment of
place; the foremost place in ceremony; supe-
#o
º ENT, pré-sé'dént. a. Former, going
}{2f (pre,
PRECEDENT, prés'sè-dént. s. Anything that
is a rule or example to future times, any thing
done before of the same kind.
PRECEDENTLY, prè-sé'dént-lè. ad. Before-
hand.
PRECENTOR, prè-sén'tár. s. 166. He that
leads the choir.
PRECEPT, pré'sépt. s. 532.
tively given, a mandate.
[[f Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Scott,
Buchanan, W. Johnston, Perry, and Entick,
make the e in the first syllable of this word
long ; Dr. Kenrick alone makes it short.
PRECEPTIAL, prè-sép'shäl. a. Consisting of
####|
PRECEPTIVE, pré-séptiv. a. 157. Containing
precepts, giving precepts. &
PRECEPTOR, pré-sép'túr. s. 166 A teacher,
a tutor.
PRECEPTORY, prés'ép-to-ré.—See RECEPTory.
A seminary of instruction.— Mason.
PRECESSION, prè-sésh'ên. s. The act of go-
ing before.
PR º prè-singkt'. s. Outward limit,
boundary.
PRECIOSITY, pré-shë-6s'é-té. s. 534. Value,
preciousness; any thing of high price.
PRECIOUS, prāsh's. a. 357. Valuable, being
of great worth ; costly, of great price, as, a
; recious stone.
PRECſótisfy prêsh'as-is, ad valuably, to a
great price.
PRECIOUSNHSS, prèsh'ês-nēs. s. Valuable-
ness, worth, price.
Příříč. prés'sè-p's. s.
steep, a fall perpendicular.
PāīdīrīfāNºë-tanse.
PRECIPITANCY, pre-sippè-tán-sè. S.
Rash haste, headlong haste.
PRECIPITANT, pré-sip'pë-tánt. a. Falling or
rushing headlong ; hasty, urged with violent
haste ; rashly hurried.
PRECIPITANTiy, pre-sippa-tantle, ad. In
*:::::::: haste, in a tumultuous hurry.
To PRECIPITATE, pré-sippè-täte v. a. To
throw headlong ; to hasten unexpectedly; to
hurry blindly or rashly; to throw to the bottom:
a term of Chymistry º; to Sublime.
To PRECIPITATE, pré-sip'pë-täte. v. m. To
fall headlong; to fall to the bottom as a sedi-
ment; to hasten without just preparation,
Pßipii Ai. prè-sip'pë-tät. a. 91. Steeply
falling ; headlong, hasty ; violent.
PRECIPITATE, pre-sip'pë-tät, S. 91. A corro-
sive medicine made by precipitating mercury.
PRECIPITATELY, présip'pë-tät-lé. ad. Head.
§§ steeply down; hastily, in blind hurry.
PRECIPITATION, pré-sip-pê-tà'shôn. s. "The
act of throwing headlong ; violent motion
slownward ; tumultuous hurry, blind haste :
: §mistry, subsidency, contrary of Subli-
àtion
*ś. º #. Headlong,
y : Hºt sudden; rash, heady. -
p:#. pºssi. a. 427. 'Exact, strict, nice,
havin strict and determinate limitation; for-
mal, finical. -
PRECISELY, pre-siselë, ad. *:::::: nicely,
accurately, with superstitious formality, with
too much scrupulosi
OSlty.
mºr Though we seldom hear the adjective precise
A rule authorita-
142. A headlong
pronounced as if written precize, we very fre.
quently hear the adverb precisely pronounced
as if written presizely : but it ought to be re-
membered as an invariable rule, that adverbs
preserve exactly the same accent and sound as
the adjective from which they are ſormed ; and
therefore, as the adjective is pronounced with
the hissing or pure s, the adverb ought to have
the same.
PRECISENESS, prè-slse nés. s. Exactness,
rigid micety.
PRECISTAN, prè-sizh'é-án. s. 88. One who
limits or restrains; one who is superstitiously
rigorous.
PRECISION, prè-sizli'ān. s. Exact limitation
PRECISIVE, prè-si'sív. a. 428. Exactly limiting
To PRECLUDE, prè-kläde'. v. a. To shut out
or hinder by some anticipation.
PRECOCIOUS, pré-kò'shús. a. 357. Ripe be-
fore the time.
PRECOCITY, prè-kós'sé-té. s. Ripeness before
the time.
To PRECOGITATE, prè-ködjè-täte. v. a. To
consider or scheme beforehand.
PRECOGNITION, pré-kóg-nish’īn, s. Previous
knowledge, antecedent examination.
PRECONCEIT, pré-kön-sète'. s. 530. An opin-
ion previously formed.
To PRECONCEIVE, prè-kön-sève'. v. a. To
form an opinion beforehand; to imagine be-
forehand. *
PRECONCEPTION, prè-kön-sép'shôn. s. 531.
Opinion previously formed.
PRECONTRACT, prè-kôn tråkt. s. A contract
previous to another.
To PRECONTRACT, prè-kön-träkt'. v. a. To
contract or bargain beforehand.
PRECURSE, prè-kārse'... s. Forerunning.
PRECURSOR, pré-lèr'sör. s. 166. Forerunner,
harbinger.
PREDACEOUS, prè-dà'shās. a. 357. Living by
#, * g tº e
PREDAL, prè'dál. a. 88. Robbing, practising
lunder.
Płºśīory, préd'dä-tār-e. a. 512. Plunder-
ing, practising rapine ; hungry, preying, ra
pacious, ravenous. -
[[F For the o, see Domestick.
PREDECEASED, pré-dé-séést'. a. 531, 359
Dead before.
PREDECESSOR, préd-à-sés'sár. s. One that
was in any state or place before another; an-
Cestor.
PREDESTINARIAN, pré-dés-tê-nā'rè-án. s. One
that holds the doctrine of predestination.
To PREDESTINATE, pré-dés'-tê-nāte. v. a. To
appoint beforehand by irreversible decree.
PREDESTINATION, pré-dés-tê-nā'shôn. s. Pre-
ordination. -
PREDESTINAT&R, pré-dés-tê-nā'tör. s. 166,
521. One that holds predestination or the pre-
valence of pre-established necessity.
To PREDESTINE, pré-dés'tin. v. a. 140. To
decree beforehand.
PREDETERMINATION, pré-dé-tér-mê-mâ'shān
s. Determination made beforehand.
To PREDETERMINE, pré-dè-tér'mim. v. a. 140
To doom or confine by previous decree,
PREDIAL, prè'dē-ăl, or préjē-ăl.a. 293, Consist
ing of farms.
PREDICABILITY, préd-ik-à-bfl'è-té. s. Capaci
ty of being attributed to a subject-Mason.
PREDICABLE, préd'dè-kā-bl. a. Such as may
be affirmed of something. tº
PREDICABLE, préd'dè-kā-bl. s. A logical term,
denoting one of the five things which can be
affirmed of any thing.
PREDICAMENT, pré-dik'kā-mént. s. A class
or arrangement of beings or substances ranked
according to their natures, called also category;
class or kind described by any definitive marks.
-See MEDIcAMENT. --



TRE,
—mö, mêve, mēr, nãt ;-töbe, tàb, būll;–8]] ;—pºnd :—fhir, This.
PREDICAMENTAL, pré-dik-à-mén'tál. a Re-
lating to predicaments.
PREDICANT, préd'dè-känt. s. One that affirms
'anv thing.
To PREDICATE, préd'dè-kāte. v. a. To affirm
* any thing of another thing.
PREDICATE, préd'dè-kāt.g. 91. That which
is affirmed of the subject. Thus in the sen-
tence, “Man is a rational animal,” Man is the
subject, and a rational animal is the predicate.
In this sentence also, “The Wages of sin is
Death.” Death is the subject, and the Wages of
sin is the º where it may likewise be
observed, that it is the subject of a proposition
which governs the verb, and forms what is
called the Nominative case.
PREDICATION, préd-è-kå'shôn. . s. Affirma-
tion concerning any thing.
To PREDICT, prè-dikt'. v. a. To foretell, to
foreshow.
PREDICTION, pré-dík'shôn. s. Prophecy, de-
claration of something future.
PREDICTOR, prè-dík'tūr. s. Foreteller.
PREDIGESTION, pré-déjés'tshön. s. Diges-
PREpiff.cfióN, prédèlék'shan.s. Preference,
when Dr. Johnson wrote his Dictionary, or he
but the readiness, with which it has since been
Scott, Enrick, and Mason, are the only orthóe-
§§ to any certain purpose.
PREDOMINANCE, pré-dòm'mè-mânse.
PREDöMiNANT, pred&mmè-nānt. a. Preva-
To prevail, to be ascendant, to be supreme in
by previous decree.
PRE.
lace; superiority of power or influence.
PRE-EMPTION, pré-ém'shôn. s. 412.
To PRE-ENGAGE, pré-én-gädje'. v. a. To en-
Precedent obligation.
PRE-ESTABLISHMENT, prè-è-stáblish-mênt:
forehand.
its union with the body. -
Existent
PREF ACE, préf'fäs. s. 91,532. Something spo-
tion too soon performed
partiality, prepossession in favour of anything.
[[; It is probable that this word was not in use
would have inserted it; perhaps it was first
used by the author of the letters signed Junius;
adopted by the most respectable writers, is a
sufficient proof of its propriety and utility.
ists who have inserted this word.
To PREDISPOSE, pré-dis-pôze'. v. a. To adapt
PREDISPOSITION, prè-dis-pô-zish'an. s. Pre-
vious adaptation to any certain purpose.
PREDOMINANCY, pré-dòm'mè-nān-sè. ; S.
Prevalence, superiority -
lent, supreme in influence, ascendant.
To PREDOMINATE, prè-dôm'mè-māte. v. n. 91.
influence.
To PRE-El ECT, prè-é-lékt'. v. a. To cnoose
MINENCE, pré-Ém'mè-nēnse. s. Supe-
riority of excellence; precedence, priority of
PRE-EMINENT, pré-Ém'mè-mênt. a. Excellent
above others.
The right
of purchasing before another.
age by precedent ties or contracts. f
PRE-ENGAGEMENT, prè-én-gädje'mént. s
To PRE-ESTABLISH, prè-è-stáblish. v. a. To
settle beforehand.
s. Settlement beforehand.
To PRE-EXIST, pré-égz-ist'. v. n. To exist be-
FRE EXISTENCE, pré-égz-is'ténse. s. Exis-
tence beforehand, existence of the soul before
PRE-EXISTENT, prè-ágz-1s’tént. a.
beforehand, preceding in existence.
kei, introductory to the main design, introduc-
tion, something proemial. -
[[f Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr.
Kenrick, W. Johnston, Buchanan, Perry, and
Entick, pronounce the first e in this word short.
To PREFACE, préf'ſås. v. n. 91. To say some-
thing introductory. -
To PREFACE, préf'fás. v. a. To introduce by
something proemia) ; to face, to cover.
PREFACER, préf"fás-àr. s. 98. The writer of a
reface.
p
PREFATORY, préf'fä-tär-à. a. 512.
tol"V.
PREFECT, préfékt. s. A governour.
prºfficitäE, préfiakº." "Command
office of government
[[G. Though I have agreed with all our orthbe
pists in making the first syllable of prefect long
I cannot follow them so implicitly in the accent
and quantity of this word. All but Mr. Sheri
dan, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, place the ac-
cent on the second syllable ; and the two first
of these writers make the first syllable long, as
in prefect. Mr. Perry alone has, in my opinion,
given this word its true pronunciation, by plac
ing the accent on the first syllable, and making
that syllable short. This is agreeable to that
general tendency of our language to an antepe-
multimate accentuation, and a short quantity on
every vowel but u. See Principles, No. 533,
535.
To PREFER, prè-fér'. v. a. To regard more
than another ; to advance, to exalt, to raise;
to offer solemnly, to propose publickly, to ex-
ibit.
PREFERABLE, préffér-ā-bl. a. Eligible be
fore something else.
PREFERABLENESS, préf'ſér-á-bl-nés. s. The
state of being preferable.
PREFERABLY, préffér-á-blé. ad. In prefer
ence, in such a manner as to prefer one thing to
another. - -
PREFERENCE, préf'fér-énse. s. The act of
preferring, estimation of one thing above an
other, election of one rather than another.
PREFERMENT, pré-fér'mént. s. Advancement
to a higher station , a place of honour or pro-
fit ; preference, act of *.*.
PREFERRER, pré-fér'rör...s. 98. One who prefers.
To PREFIGURATE, pré-fig'yū-räte. v. n. To
show by an antecedent representation.
PERFIGURATION, pré-fig-yū-rà'shām. s. An-
tecedent representation.
To PREFIGURE, pré-fig'yūre. v. a. To exhi-
bit by antecedent representation.
To PREFIX, prè-fiks'. v. a. To appoint before-
hand ; to settle, to establish.
PREF:X, pré'fiks. s. 492. Some particle put
before a word to vary its signification.
PREFIXIQN, pré-ſik'shôn.s. The actof prefixing
To PREFORM, prè-fôrm'. v. n. To form be
forehand. -
PREGNANCY, prég'nān-sè. s. The state of be
ing with young; fruitfulness, inventive power
PREGNANT, prég'nānt. a. Teeming, breeding
fruitful, fertile, impregnating.
PREGNANTLY, prég'mánt-lé, ad. Fruitfully,fully.
PREGUSTATION, prè-gås-tà'shôn. s. € act
of tasting before another.
To PREJUDGE, pré-jädje'. v. a. To determine
any question beforehand, generally to condemn
beforehand. - -
To PREJUDICATE, prè-jā'dè-kāte. v. a. To de-
termine beforehand to ãºg.
PREJUDICATE, pré-jū'dè-kāt. a. 91. Formed
by prejudice, #. before examination; pre-
judiced, prepossessed.
Pºiosº.jæde kashan. s. The
142. Preposses-
act of judging beforehand.
PREJUDICE, prédjè-dis. s.
sion, judgment formed beforehand without ex-
amination ; mischief, detriment, hurt, injury.
To PREJUDICE, prédjū-dis. v. a. To prepos-
sess with unexamined opinions, to fill with pre-
judices; to obstruct or injure by prejudices
previously raised ; to injure, to hurt, to dinuin
ish, to §§ - **
PREJUDICIAL, préd-jū-dish'él. a. Obstructive
by means of opposite prepossessions; contrary, a
º mischievous, hurtful, injurious, dētriº &
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PREJUDICIALNESS, préd-jū-dish'Él-nēs. s. The
state of being prejudicial.
PRELACY, préI'lā-sè. s. The dignity or post of
a prelate or ecclesiastick of the highest order;
episcopacy, the order of bishops; bishops.
PRELATE, prél’lāt. s. 91, 532 An ecclesiastick
of the highest order and dignity.
§- Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Nares,
Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Buchan-
am, Perry, and Entick, pronounce the e in the
first syllable of this word short.
PRELATICAL, prè-lāt’tè-kál. a.
prelates or prelacy.
PRELATION, pré-lä'shôn. s. Preference, set-
ting of one above the other. º
PRELATURE, pré!'là-tūre. }
PRELATURESHIP, prél’lā-tūre-ship.
The state or dignity of a prelate.
PRELECTION, pré-lèk'shôn. s. Reading, lecture.
PRELIBATHON, prê-li-bä'shān, s 530. Taste
beforehand, effusion previous to tastin
PRELIMINARY, pré-lim'ê-nā-rè. a.
introductory, préemial.
PRELIMINARY, prè-lim'é-nā-rè. s.
revious, preparatory measure.
PRELUDE, prél'ède. s. 532. Some short flight
of musick played before a full concert; some-
thing introductory, something that only shows
what is to follow.
fſ; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr.
Kemrick, W. Johnston, Buchanan, Perry, and
Entick, pronounce the e in the first syllable of
this word short, *
To PRELUDE, pré-lède'. v. a. 492. To serve as
an introduction, to be previous to.
frevious ;
Something
PRELUDIOUS, pré-lè'jē-ăs. a. 203. Previous,
introductory.
PRELUSIVE, pré-lè'sív. a. 158,428. Previous,
introductory, proemial.
PREMATURE, prè-mă-tūre’. a. 531. Ripe too
Soon, formed before the time, too early, too
soon said or dome, too hasty.
PREMATURELY, prè-mă-tūre'lè. ad. Too early,
too soon, with too hasty ripeness.
PREMATURENESS, prè-mă-tūre'nés. Q
PREMATURITY, prè-mă-tū'rè-té. y
great haste, unseasonable earliness.
To PREMEDITATE, pré-médè-täte. v. a. To
contrive, to form beforehand, to conceive be-
forehand.
PREMEDITATION, prè-méd-e-tº'shôn. s. Act
of meditating beforehand.
To PREMERIT, prè-mér'rit. v. a. To deserve
before.
PREMECES, prém'ſs-siz. s. First fruits.
PREMIFR, prême'vár. a. 113. First, chief.
This word is used as a substantive for the first
minister of state, insthe British government.
To PREMISE, pré-mize'. v. a. To explain pre-
viously, to lay down premises; to send before
the time. In this last sense not in use.
PREMISES, prém'ſs-siz. s. 99. Propositions
antecedently supposed or proved : iu law lan-
uage, houses or lands.
PREMISS, prém'ís. s. An antecedent proposition.
[[G’ As the singular ends with ss, the preceding
word in the plural ought to have ss also. *
PREMIUM, pré'mè-àn. s. Something given to
invite a loan or bargain; a reward proposed.
To PREMONISH, pré-mên'nish. v. a. To warn
or admonish beforehand. *
s. Too
PREMONISHMENT, prè-món'nish-mémt. s. Pre-j
vious information.
PREMONITION, prèmè-nish'éu. s. Previous
notices previous intelligence. .*
PREMONITORY, pre-mon'né-tär-e.a. Previous-
ly advising.
*, For the last 0, see Dom Estick.
'To PREMONSTRATE, prè-món'stråte. v. a. To
show beforehand.
*1 º tº 1. , prém'mū-ni-ré. s. A writ in the
mmon law, whereby a penalty is incurrible,
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Relating to ||
as infringing some statute; the penalty as in-
curred; a difficulty, a distress.
PREMUNITION, pré-mâ-nish'ºn s - An antici
pation of objection.
To PRENOMINATE, pré-nóln'mè-nāte. v. a
To foremame. .*
PRENOMINATION, prè-nóm-mê-nā'shān, s,
The privilege of being named first.
PRENQTION, pré-nó'shôn. s. Fore-knowledge,
prescience. -
PRENTICE, prén't's. s. 142. One oound to a
master, in order to instruction in a trade. This
word, says Dr. Johnson, is contracted by collo-
uial license from apprentice. . .
PRENTICESHIP, prén'tis-ship. s. The servi-
tude of an apprentice. -
PRENUNCIATION, prè-mân-shē-ă'shām. s. See
PRONUNCIATION. The act of telling before.
PREOCCUPANCY, prè-ók'kū-pân-sè. s. The
act of taking possession before another.
To PREOCCUPATE, prè-ók'kè-pâte. v. a To
anticipate ; to prepossess, to fill with prejudice.
PREOCCUPATION, pré-āk-kū-pâ'shán. s. An-
ticipation; prepossession; anticipation of ob-
ection.
To PREOCCUPY, prè-Ök'kè-pl. v. a. To prepos-
Sess, to occupy by anticipation or prejudice. t
To PREOMINATE, prè-öm'mè-māte. v. a. To
prognosticate, to gather from omens any future
G W Qili. --
PREOPINION, pré-6-pin'yām. s. 113. Opinion
antecedently formed, prepossession.
To PREORDAIN, prè-ór-dàne'. v. a. To or.
dain beforehand.
PREORDINANCE, prè-ör'dè-mânse. s. Antece-
dent decree, first decree.

PREORDINATION, prè-ör-dè-mâ'shán. s. The
act of preordaining.
PREPARATION, prép-ér-à'shán. s. 530. The
act of preparing or previously fitting any thing
to any purpose ; previous measures ; ceremomi.
ous introduction ; the act of making or fitting
by a regular process ; any thing made by pro
cess of operation.
PREPARATIVE, prè-pár'rá-tív. a.
power of reparing or qualifying.
PREPARATIVE, pré-pār'rá-tív. s. That which
has the power of preparing or previously fit-
º ; that which is done in order to something
€i Sé.
PREPARATIVELY, prè-pár'rá-tív-lè. ad. Pre
viously, by way of preparation.
PREPARATORY, pré-pār'rā-tär-à. a. Antece.
dently necessary ; introductory, previous, an-
tecedent.
{{5° For the o, see Dom ESTICK.
To, PREPARE, pré-páre'. v. a. To fit for any
thing, to adjust to any use, to make ready for
any purpose ; to qualify for any purpose ; to
make ready beforehand ; to form, to make ; to
make by regular process, as, he Prepared a
medicine. -
To . PREPARE, prè-pāre'. v. m. . To take pre-
vious measures; to make every thing ready, ts
put things in order; to make one’s self ready,
to put himselfin a state of expectation.
PREPAREDLY, prè-pâ'réd-lè. ad. 364. By pro-
er precedent measures. -
PRRPAREDNESS, prè-pá'réd-nēs. s. State or
act of being prepared. º
PREPARER, prè-pâ'rár. s. 98. One that pre:
pares, one that previously fits; that which fits
T SE, prè-pênse'. -
PREPENSED, pré-pênst'. 359. 8. Fore
thought, preconceived, contrived beforehand,
as, Malice prepense. *
To PREFONDER, pre-pôn'dër. v. a. To out.
weigh.
PREPONDERANCE, pre-pºnder-Anse. } §
PREPONDERANCY, prè-pôn'dér-ān-sè. *
Superiority of weight.
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PREPOSyfy ERANT, prè-pôn'dér-ànt. a. Out-
weighiha.-Mason.
To # NDERATE, prè-pôn'dér-āte. v. a. To
outweigh, to overpower by weight ; to overpow-
er by stronger influence.
To PR gº. prè-pôn'dér-āte. v. m.
To exceed in weight ; to exceed in influence or
ower analogous to weight.
PREPONDERATION, prè-pôn-dér-à'shôn. s.
The state of outweighing.
To PREPOSE, P. ze'. v. a. To put before.
PREPOSITION, prép-pô-zish'ên. s. Gram-
mar, a particle governing a case.
PREPOSITOR, pré-pöz'zſt-àr. s. A scholar ap-
* gº by the master to overlook the rest.—
ee ConstruE.
To PREPOSSESS, prè-pöz-zés'. v. a. 531. To
fill with an opinion unexamined, to prejudice.
PREPOSSESSION, pre-póz-zèsh'an. s. Pre-
occupation, first possession; prejudice, precon-
ceived opinion.
PREPOSTEROUS, pré-pós'tär-às a. Having
that first which ought to be the last, wrong, ab-
surd, perverted: applied to persons, foolish, ab-
surd.
PREPOSTEROUSLY, prè-pós'tàr-às-lè. ad. In
a wrong situation, gººdſ.
PREPOSTEROUSNESS, prè-pós'tér-ás-nēs. s.
Absurdity, wrong order.
PREPOTENCY, pré-pôtén-sé. s.
ower, predominance
PREPUCE, pré'pěse. s. That which covers the
glans, foreskin.
To PREREQUIRE, prè-rè-kwire'. v a. To
demand previously.
PREREQUISITE, prè-rékºkwiz-ft. a. Something
reviously necessary.
PREROGATIVE, prè-rög'gå-tív. s. An exclu-
sive or peculiar privilege.
PREROGATIVED, pre-rég'gá-tiv'd. a. 359.
Having an exclusive privilege, having preroga-
tive.
PRESAGE, prés'sädje. s. 492, 532. Prognos-
tick, presension of futurity.
[[G. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Perry, and Entick, pronounce the e in the first
syllable of this word short; and Dr. Kenrick
and W. Johnston make it long.
To PRESAGE, pré-sådje'. v. a. To forebode,
to foreknow, to foretell, to prophesy; to fore-
token, to foreshow.
PRESAGEMENT, pré-sädje'mént.
bodement, presension; foretoken.
PRESBYTER, préz'bè-tér. s. A priest; a pres-
byterian.
PRESBYTERIAN, préz-bê-té'rè-án. a. Consist-
ing of elders, a term for a modern form of
ecclesiastical government. -
PRESBYTERIAN, préz-bê-tê'rè-án. ... s. An
abettor of presbytery or calvinistical discipline.
PRESBYTERY, préz'bè-tér-è. s. Body of elders,
whether priests or laymen.
PRESCIENCE, pré'shô-ánse. s. 532. Foreknow-
ledge, knowledge of future things.
PRESCIENT, prè'shë-ént. a. 357. Foreknow-
ing, prophetick,
PRESCIGUS, pré'shē-ăs. a. Having foreknow-
# *
To PRESCIND, pré-sind'. v. a To cut off, to
abstract. *
PRESCINDENT, prè-sínd'ênt. a. Abstracting.
To PRESCRIBE, prè-skribe'. v. a. To set down
authoritatively, to order, to direct; to direct
medically.
To PRESCRIBE, pré-skribe'. v. n. To influence
by long custom 3 to influence arbitrarily ; to
form, a custom which has the force of law ; to
write medical directions and forms of medicine.
PRESCRIPT, pré'skript. a. Directed, accu-
rately laid down in a precept.
FRESCRIPT, prèskript. s. Direction, precept,
model prescribed.
Superiour
s. Fore-
ºis * * ~ * ~ * -
túb, būll;-&fl, pöänd;—thin, this.
-: PRE-
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PRESCRIPTION, pré-skrip'shôn. s. Rules pro-
duced and authorized by custom, custom con-
tinued till it has the force of law; medical re-
ceipt.
P#ANCE, prè-sè’ānse. s. Priority of place
In sitting.
PRESENCE, préz'zénse. . s. State of being pre-
sent; state of being in the view of a superiour;
a number assembled before a great person -
port, air, mien, demeanour; readiness at need,
quickness at expedients; the person of a supe.
TIOur. •
PRESENCE-CHAMBER, préz'zéns-tshām-
bár.
PRESENCE-ROOM, préz'zéns-rööm.
The room in whiêh a great person receives
Company.
PRESENSATION, prè-sén-så'shôn. s. Precº-
ception.—JMason.
PRESENSION, pré-sén'shán. s. Perception be-
forehand.
PRESENT, préz'zént. . a. . Not absent, being
face to face, being at hand ; not past, not fu-
ture ; ready at hand, quick in emergencies;
favourably attentive, propitious ; unforgotten,
not abstracted, not absent of mind, attentive.
The present; an elliptical expression for the
present time, the time now existing. At pre
sent; at the present time, now.
PRESENT, préz'zént. s. A gift, a donative,
something ceremoniously given; a letter or
mandate exhibited.
To PRESENT, prè-zént'. v. a. 492. To place in
the presence of a superiour; to exhibit to view
or motice; to offer, to exhibit; to give formally
and ceremoniously; to put into the hands of
another; to favour with gifts; to prefer to ec-
clesiastical benefices; to offer openly; to lay
before a court of judicature, as an object of in
quiry.
PßNTABLE, pré-zént'ā-bl. a. What may
be presented.
PRESENTANEOUS, préz-zén-th'né-às. a. Rea.
# uick, immediate.
PRESENTATION, préz-zén-tä'shôn. s. The act
of presenting ; the act of offering any one to an
ecclesiastical benefice; exhibition.
PRESENTATIVE, pré-zén'tá-tiv. a.
that presentations may be made of it.
PRESENTEE, préz-zén-téé'. s. One presented
to a benefice.
Such as
PRESENTER, prè-zén'tár. s. 98. One that
reSelltS., -
PRESENTIAL, prè-zén'shäl. a. Supposing ac-
tual presence.
PRESENTIALITY, pré-zén-shē-ăl'è-té. s. State
of being present.
PRESENTIFICK, préz-zén-tif'fik. a. Making
resent.
Płºś. TIFICKLY, préz-zén-tíf'fik-lè. ad. 509
So as to make present. º
PRESENTIMENT, prè-sén'té-mént.
vious idea.—JMason.
PRESENTLY, préz'zánt-lè. ad. At present, at
this time, now ; immediately, soon after.
PRESENTMENT, prè-zënt'mént. . s. The act
of presenting; any thing presented or exhibit-
ed, representation : in Law, the form of laying
any thing before a court of judicature for ex-
amination.
PRESENTNESS, préz'zént-nés. s. Presence of
mind, quickness at emergencies. Th
e
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PRESERVATION, préz-zér-vá'shôn. s.
act of preserving, care to preserve.
PRESERVATIVE, prè-zér'vá-tív. s. That which
has the power of preserving; something pre-
ventive.
To PRESERVE, pré-zérv'. v. a. To save, to
defend from destruction or any evil, to keep;
to season fruits, and other vegetables, with
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PRESERVE, pré-zèrv'. s. Fruit preserved whole
All #:
*RESERVER, prè-zérv'êr. s. One who pre-
serves, one who keeps from ruin or mischief;
he who makes preserves of fruit. . -
Ho PRESIDE, prè-slde'. v. n. 447. To be set
over, to have authority over.
PRESIDENCY, préz'zè-dén-sé. s. Superinten-
dence.
ſRESIDENT, préz'zè-dént. s. One placed with
authority over others, one at the head of others;
governour, prefect.
PRESIDENTSHIP, préz'zè-dént-ship. s. The
office and place of president.
p;iº. prè-sidjè-ál. a. 293. Relating to a
arrison. :
PRESS, prés. v. a. To squeeze, to crush ; to
distress; to constrain, to compel ; to drive by
violence; to affect strongly; to enforce, to in-
culcate with argument and importunity; to
urge, to bear strongly on ; to compress, to hug,
as embracing ; to act upon with weight; to
force into military service.
To PRESS, prés. v. m. To act with compulsive
violence, to urge, to distress; to go forward
with violence to any object; to make invasion,
to encroach ; to crowd, to throng ; to come un-
seasonably or importunately ; to urge with ve-
hemence and importunity; to act upon or in-
fluence. To press upon ; to invade, to push
against.
PRESS, prés. . s. The instrument by which any
thing is crushed or squeezed; the instrument
by which books are printed; crowd, tumult,
throng; a kind of wooden case, or frame for
clothes and other uses; a commission to force
men into military service.
PRESSBED, prés'béd. s. Bed so formed as to
be shut up in a case.
PRESSER, prés'sár. s. 98. One that presses or
works at a press.
PRESSGANG, prés'gång. s. A crew employed
to force men into naval service.
Pºngly, prés'sing-lè. ad. With force,
CIOSeiy.
- #joN, prèsh'ân, s. The act of pressing.
RESSMAN, prés'mán. s. 88. One who forces
another into service, one who forces away; one
who makes the impression of print by the press,
distinct from the Compositor, who ranges the
types.
PRESSMONEY, prés'mān-è. s. Money given to
a soldier when he is taken or forced away into
the service.
PRESSURE, présh'shūre, s. 450. The act of
pressing or crushing ; the state of being pressed
Or crushed; force acting against any thing.
gravitation, pression, violence inflicted, op-
pression; affliction; grievance, distress; im-
ression, stamp, character made by impression.
PRESTO, prés'tö. s. .. Quick, at once.
PRESUMABLY, pré-zú'mā-bk}, ad. Without
examination. -
To PRESUME, prè-zāme'. v. nº 454. To sup-
pose, to believe previously without examination;
to suppose, to affirm without immediate proof;
to venture without positive leave; to form con-
fident Ór arrogant opinions; to make confident
OT arrogal it attempts. --
PRESüß. prè-zú'már. s. 98. One who pre-
flºppºses, an arrogant person.
PRESUMPTION, prè-zöm'shôn. s. 412. Sup-
position previously formed; confidence ground-
on any thing presupposed; an argument
strong, but not demonstrative ; arrogance,
confidence blind and adverturous, presump-
tucusness; unreasonable confidence in Divine
favour, - -
PRESUMPTIVE, pré-záin'tiv, a. Taken by pre-
vious supposition; supposed, as, the Piesump-
tive heir, opposed to the Heir apparent; confi-
dent, *:::::::::::: * .
|PRETEXTA, pre-téks té. s.
PRESUMPTUOUS, pré-zúm'tshū-às, a. Arro
gant, confident, insolent; irreverent with re-
spect to holy things.
[Jºſſ We frequently hear this word pronounced in
three syllables, by corrupting and contracting
the two last syllables into shus, as if written pre:
zumshus : but correct speakers carefully pre
serve these syllables distinct, and pronounce
them, like the verb to chew, and the pronoun us.
See UNCTUous.
PRESUMPTUOUSLY, prè-zām'tshū-às-lè. ad.
Arrogantly, irreverently; with vain and ground-
less confidence in Divine favour.
PRESUMPTUOUSNESS, prè-zám'tshū-às-més
s. Confidence, irreverence.
PRESUPPOSAL, pré-sàp-pô'zál. s. 531. Suppo-
sal previously formed.
To ####6; prè-sàp-pôze'. v. a. To sup-
pose as previous.
PRESUPPOSITION, prè-sàp-pô zish'an. s. Sup
position previously formed. -
PRESURMISE, pré-sàr-mize'. s. Surmise previ-
ously formed.
PRETENCE, prè-ténse'. s. A false argument
grounded upon fictitious postulates; the act of
showing or alleging what is not real ; assump
tion, claim to notice; claim true or false; some
thing threatened or held out to terrify.
To PRETEND, prè-ténd' v. a. To make an
appearance of having, to allege falsely; to show
hypocritically; to hold out as a delusive ap-
pearance : to claim,
To PRETEND, prè-ténd'. v. m. To put in a claim
truly or falsely ; to presume on ability to do
anything, to profess presumptuously.
PRETENDER, prè-ténd'âr. s. 98.
lays claim to any thing.
PRETENDINGLY, prè-ténd'íng-lè. ad. Arro-
gantly, presumptuously. . -
PRETENSION, prè-tén'shān. s. Claim true of
false ; fictitious appearance.
PRETERIMPERFECT, pré-tér-im-pér'fékt. a.
The tense not perfectly past.
PRETERIT, pré'tér-ft. a. Past. -
PRETERITiON, prè-tér-rish'âm. s. The act of
oing past, the state of being past.
PRETERITNESS, pré'tér-īt-nés. s.
being past, not presence, not futurity.
Pºš LAPSED, prè-tér-lāpst'. a. Past and
gone.
PRETERMISSION, prè-tér-mish'ân. s. The act
of omitting. *
To PRETERMIT, prè-tér-mit'. v. a. To pass by
PRETERNATURAL, prè-tér-mât'tshū-rál. a
Different from what is natural, ...;
PRETERNATURALLY, prè-tér-nāt'tshū-rál-é
ad. In a manner different from the common or-
der of nature.
One who
State of
PRETERNATURALNESS, prè-tér-mât’tshū-rál-
nés. s. Manner different from the order of
nature. 4 -
PRETERPERFECT, prè-tér-pér'fékt. a. . . A
grammatical term applied to the tense which
denotes time # past.
PRETERPLUPERFECT, pré-tér-plaſpér-fékt.
a. The grammatical epithet for the tense de-
noting time relatively past, or past before some
other past time.
PRETEXT, prè-tékst'. s.
pearance, false allegation.
Pretence, false ap-
The robe that was
worn by the youths of old Rome under seveu
teen years of age.—JMason. W
PRETOR, pré'tór. s. 166. The Roman judge
it is now sometimes taken for a mayor.
PRETORIAN, prè-tó'rè-án. a. Judicial, exer
cised by the pretor.
PRETTII.Y., prit’té-lè. ad Neatly, pleasingly.
rººfss, prit’té-nés. s. Beauty without
15ttit -
p;#F#, prit’té. a. 101. Neat, elegant; beau-
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PRI
—né, move, nor, nét;—tºbe, tab, bill;-&il,—päänd ;—thin, This.
a kind of diminutive contempt in poetry and in
conversation; not very small. -
PRETTY, prit’té. ad. In some degree.
To PREVAIL, prè-våle'. v. n. To be in force,
to have effect, to have power, to have influence;
, to overcome ; to gain the superiority; to gain.
influence, to operate effectually ; to persuade
..or induce by entrea
PREVAILING, prè-vā'ling, a.
having most influence.
PREVAILMºſſ, prêvãlemánt. s. Prevalence.
PREVALENCE, prév'vääáñse. s. Su-
PREVALENCY, prév'vá-lén-sè. º
eriority, influence, predominance.
PREVALENT, prév'vá-lént. a. Victorious, gain-
ing superiority; predominant, powerful.
PREVALENTLY, prév'vá-lént-lé. ad. Power-
fully, forcibly.
To PREWARICATE, prè-vár'rè-kāte. v. m. To ca-
vil, to quibble, to shuffle. -
Pºlication , pré-vār-ré-kä'shôn. s. Shuf-
e, Cavii. -
PREWARICATOR, pré-vár'rè-kā-tár. s. 521.
A caviller, a shuffler.
To PREVENE, pré-yéne'. v. a. To hinder.
PREVENIENT, pré-vé'nè-ént. a. Pieceding,
going before, preventive.
To PREVENT, pré-yént'. v. a. To go before
as a guide, to go before, making the way easy;
to go before, to anticipate; to pre-occupy, to
pre-engage, to attempt first ; to hinder, to ob.
viate, to obstruct. This last is almost the only
sense now used. \
PREVENTER, prè-vént'âr. s., . One that goes
before ; one that hinders, an hinderer, an ob-
Structer.
PREVENTION, prè-vén'shām. s. The act of
going before ; pre-occupation ; anticipation ;
hinderance, obstruction; prejudice, preposses-
S1On.
PREVENTIONAL, pré-vén'shôn-ál. a. Tend-
ing to prevention.
PREVENTIVE, prè-vént'ív. a. 157. Tending to
hinder; preservative, hindering ill.
PREVENTIVE, prè-véntſiv. s. A preservative,
that which prevents, an antidote.
PREVENTIVELY, pré véntiv-lè. ad. In such
a manner as tends to prevention.
PREVIOUS, pré'vé-às. a. 314. Antecedent, go-
ing before, prior.
PREVIOUSLY, pré'vé-às-lè. ad. Beforehand,
antecedently.
PREVIOUSNESS, pré'vé-às-nés. s.
dence.
PREY, prā. s. 269. Something to be devoured,
something to be seized, plunder; ravage, de-
predation. Animal of Prey, is an animal that
lives on other animals.
To PREY, prá. v. n. To feed by violence; to
plunder, to rob ; to corrode, to waste.
PREYER, prā'ār. s. 98. Robber, devourer, plum-
derer.
PRIAPISM, prl'à-pizm. s. A preternatural ten-
SIOI!.
PRICE, prise. s. 467. Equivalent paid for any
thing ; value, estimation, supposed excellence ;
rate at which any thing is sold ; reward, thing,
purchased at any rate.
To PRICK, prik. v. a. To pierce with a small
puncture; to erect with an acuminated point;
to set up the ears; to nominate by a puncture
or mark; to spur, to goad, to impel, to incite;
to pain, to pierce with remorse; to mark a tune.
PRICK, prik. v. m. To dress one’s self for show;
to come upon the spur.
Predominant,
Antece-
PRICK, prik.s. A sharp slender instrument, any ||
thing by which a puncture is made ; a thorn in
the mind, a teasing and tormenting thought,
remorse of conscience; a puncture; the print
of a deer or hare in the ground.
PRICKER, prikkâr. s. 98. A sharp-pointed in-
strument 3 a light horselman.
PRICKET, prik'kit. s. 99. A buck in his second
€8tr.
Pētēºle, picki 40s.
like that of a brier.
PRICKLINESS, prik'lè-nēs. s. Fulness of sharp
points. -
PRICKLOUSE, prik'löäse.s. A word of contempt
for a taylor.
PRICKSONG, prik'sóng. s. Song get to musick.
Obsolete. wº - -
PRICKLY, prik'lè; a. Full of sharp points.
PRICKWOOD, prik'wild. s. A tree.
PRIDE, pride. s. Inordinate and unreasonable
self-esteem ; insolence, rude treatment of
others; dignity of mammer, loftiness, of air;
generous elation of heart ; elevation, digatº;
ornament, show, decoration ; º
º ; the state of a female beast soliciting the
Iſlale. " -
To PRIDE, pride. v. a. To make proud, to rate
himself high. Used only with the reciprocal
pronoun.
PRIER, , prl'Ér. s. 416 One who inquires too
narrowiy.
PRIEST, prèëst. s. 275. One who officiates in
sacred offices; one of the second order in the
hierarchy, above a deacon, below a bishop.
PRIESTCRAFT, prèëst'kräft. s. Religious
frauds.
PRIESTESS, prèëst’tés. s. A woman who offi-
ciates in Heathem rites. -
PRIESTHOOD, prèëst'hād. s. The office and
character of a priest ; the order of men set
apart for holy offices; the second order of th:
hierarchy.
PRIESTLINESS, prèëst'lé-nés. s. The appear
ance or manner of a priest.
PRIESTLY, prééstlé. a. Becoming ... priest, sa
cerdotal, belonging to a priest.
PRIESTRIDDEN, prèëst’rīd-dºm. a. 103. Ma
maged or governed by priests.
PRIG, prig. s. A pert, comceited, saucy, prag
matical, little fellow.
PRILL, pril. s. A brit or turbot; commonly pro
nounced Brill.
PRIM, prim. a. Formal, precise, affectedly mice.
To PRIM, prim. v. a. To deck up precisely, to
form to an affected nicety. - º
PRIMACY, prl'má-s&. s. The chief ecclesiasti-
cal station.
[[; Mr. Elphinstome is the only orthūepist who
gives the short sound to i in this word. Per-
haps no one understands the analogies of our
language better; but in this and several other
words he overturns the very foundation of lan
guage, which is general custom. I am well ac-
quainted with the shortening power of the an-
tepenultimate accent, 535; and if custom were
wavering, this ought to decide ; but in this
word, and primary, custom is uniform, and pre-
cludes all appeal to analogy.
PRIMAL, priſmál. a. First. A word not in use
PRIMARILY, primá-ré-lè. ad. Originally, in
the first intention.
PRIMARINESS, prl'má-rè-nēs. s. The state of
being first in act or intention. . . *
PRIMARY, prl'ma-ré. a. First in intention,
original, first ; first in dignity, chief, principal.
—See PRIMAcy. º *
PRIMATE, primât. s. 91. The chie’ ecclesi-
astick. -
PRIMATESHIP, prl'mát-ship. s. The dignity or
office of a primate. -
PRiME, prime. s. The dawn, the morning; the
beginning, the early days; the best part ; the
spring of life; spring; the height of pérfection;
the first part, the beginning.
PRIME, prime. a. Early, blooming . n;incipal,
first rate ; first, original ; excellent.
To PRIME, prime. v.a. To put in the first pow
der, to put powder in the pan of a gun; to lay
the first colours on in painting.
- º
A small sharp point,



PRI
PRIMELY, prime le. ad. Originally, primarily,
in the first place; excellently, supremely well.
PRIMENESS, prime'nés. s. The state of being
first ; excellence.
PRIMER, prim'már. s. 98. A small prayer-book
in which children are taught to read.
PRIMERQ, pri-mê'rö. . s. 133. A game at cards.
PRIMEVAL, pri-mê'vál. 133. Original
PRIMEVOUS, pri-mê-vås. a. Uriginal,
such as was at first. -
PRIMITIAL, pri-mish'Él. a. 133. Being of the
first production.
FRIMITIVE, prim'ê-tív. a. Ancient, original,
established from the beginning; formal, affect-
edly solemn, imitating the supposed gravity of
ºld times; primary, not derivative. * †
MITIVELY, prim'é-tiv-lè. ad. Originally,
at first; . not derivatively ºaçcording
to the original rule. <
PRIMITIVENESS, prim'étiv-nés. 6, State of
being original, antiquity, contbrmity to an-
tiquity. *... . .
PłºgeNIAL, prl-mö-jë'né-ál. a. Firstborn,
rimary, elemental. . . . . zº:
PRIMOGENITURE, pri-mö-jén'ê-tūréºss- Semi-
ority, eldership, state of being first born.
PRIMORDIAL, prº-mördē-ă]. or pri-mörjé-ál. s.
293,376. Original, existing from the beginning.
PRIMORDIATE, prl-mör'dé-āte. a. 91. Origin-
al, existing from the first.
PRIMROSE, prim'róze. s. A flower. Primrose
is used by Shakspeare for gay and flowery.
PRINCE, prinse... s. A sovereign, a chief ruler;
a sovereign of rank next to kings; ruler of
whatever sex; the son of a king, the kinsman
of a sovereign; the chief of anybody of men.
To PRINCE, prinse. v. n. To play the prince,
to take state,
PRINCEDOM, prinsdöm, s. 166. The rank,
estate, or power of the prince; sovereignty.
PRINCELIKE, prims'like. a. Becoming a prince.
PRINCELINESS, prinslè-nēs. s. The state,
manner, or dignity of a prince.
PRINCELY, prinsiè. a. Having the appearance
of one high born; having the rank of princes;
becoming a prince, royal, grand, august.
PRINCELY, prins'lé. ad. In a princelike manner.
PRINCES-FEATHER, prin'síz-féTH-àr. s. The
herb amaranth. -
PRINCESS, prin'sés. s. 502. A sovereign lady,
a woman having sovereign command; a sove-
reign lady of rank next that of a queen; the
daughter of a king ; the wife of a prince.
PRINCIPAL, prin'sè-pâl. a. 83. Chief; of the
first rate, capital, essential.
FRINCIPAL, prin'sé-pâl. s. A head, a chief,
not a second ; one primarily or originally en-
gaged, not an accessary or auxiliary; a capital
sum placed out at interest; the president or
governour. -->
PRINCIPALITY, prin-sé-pâl'é-té. s. Sovereign-
ty, supreme power; a prince, one invested with
sovereignty; the country which gives title to a
prince, as, the Principality of Wales; superi-
ority, predominance.
PRINCIPALLY, prin'sè-pâl-A. ad. Chiefly,
above all, above the rest.
PRINCIPALNESS, prin'sè-pâl-nēs. s. The state
of being principal. -
PRINCIPIATION, prin-sip-e-à'shôn. s. Analy-
sis into constituent or elemental parts.
PRINCIPLE, prin'sé-pl. s. 405. Element, con-
'stituent part; original cause; º; productive
of other being, operative cause ; fundamental
truth; original postulate; first position from
which others are deduced; ground of action,
motive i, tenet on which morality is founded.
To PRWGIPLE, prin'sé-pl. v. a. To establish
or fix in any tenet, to impress with any tenet
good or ill; to establish firmly in the mind.
PRINCOX, prin'káks s A coxcomb, a pert
*W* rogue, Obsolete.
- 416
[[F 559.-Fāte, far, fall, fāt;-mé, mét;—plme, pin;-
|To ºnk, pringk. v. u. To pranº, to deck for
SłłOW.
To PRINT, print. v. a. To mark by pressing
anything upon another; to impress any thing
so as to leave its form ; to impress words, or
make books, not by the pen, but the press.
To PRINT, print. v. n. To publish a book.
PRINT, print. s. Mark or form made by im-
pression; that which heing impressed leaves
its form ; pictures cut in wood or copper to be
impressed on paper; picture made by im-
pression; the form, size, arrangement, or
other qualities of the types used in printing
books; the state of being published by the prin-
ter; single sheet printed for sale; formal
method.
PRINTER, print’ār. s. 98.
books; one that stamps linen.
PRINTLESS, print'lés. a. That which leaves
no impression.
PRIOR, pri'ār. a. 166. Former, being before
something else, antecedent, anterior.
PRIOR, priºr. s. The head of a convent of
& monks, inferiour in dignity to an abbot.
PRIORESS, pri'ār-és. s. A lady superiour of a
convent of muns.
PRIORITY, pri-Ör'rè-té. s. The state of being
first, precedence in time, precedence in place.
PRIORSHIP, prl'ar-ship. s. The state or office
of a prior.
PRIORY, prl'ār-e. s. A convent in dignity be
low an abbey.
PRISM, prizm. s. A prism of glass is a glass
bounded with two equal and parallel triangular
ends, and three plain and well-polished sides,
which meet in three parallel lines, running from
One that prints
the three angles of one end, to the three angles .
of the other end.
PRISMATICK, priz-mât’tik. a. 509. Formed
as a prisin."
PRISMATICALLY, priz-mâtté-kāl-e. ad. In
the form of a prism.
PRISMOID, prizm'möid. s. A body approach
ing to the form of a prism.
PRISON, priz'z'm. s. 170.
which persons are confined, a jail.
To PRISON, priz'z'm. v.4. To imprison, to confine
PRISON BASE, priz'z'n-bāse. s. A kind of rus
tick play, commonly called Prisonbars.
PRISGNER, priz'z'n-ár. s. 98. One who is con-
fined in hold; a captive, one taken by the eme.
my : one under an arrest.
PRISONHOUSE, priz'z'n-höäse. s. Jail, hold
in which one is confined.
PRISONMENT, prizz'n-mént. s. Confinement,
imprisonment, captivity.
PRISTINE, pris'tin. a. 140. First, ancient, ori-
imal.
PRITHEE, prºth'ê. A familiar corruption of
Pray thee, or I pray thee.
º PRIVACY, privā-se, or priv'a-sè. s. s. State of
being secret, secrecy; retirement, retreat.
§ 3. The first pronunciation of this word is adopt-
ed by Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr.
Perry, and Entick; and the last by Mr. Sheri-
dan, Mr. Elphinstone, and Mr. Scott... Mr
Elphinstone is in this word consistent with his
pronunciation of primacy; but my ear and ob.
servation greatly fail me, if the first mode of
pronouncing this word is not the most agree-
able to polite as well as general usage. It seems
to retain the sound of its primitive private, as
piracy does ef pirate ; which word piracy Mr
Elphinstone, in opposition to all our orthoepists,
pronounces with the i short. - }
PRIVADO, pri-vā'dö. s. A secret friend. JNo.
used.—See LUMB AGo. -
PRIVATE, privăt. a. 91. Secret; alone; be-
ing upon the same terms with the rest of the
not relating to the publick. In private ; se
cretly, not publickly.
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—uð, móve, nôr, mēt ;—töbe, tàb, būll;—Sil; påånd;—thin, This.
PRIVATEER, prl-vá-téèr'. s. A ship fitted out
by private men to plunder edemies.
To PRIVATEER, prl-vá-têèr'. v m. To fit out
ships against enemies, at the charge of private
Yel'SOriS.
ad.
| PRIVATELY, pr!'vát-lè.
openly.
PRIVATENESS, prl'vāt-nés. s. The state of
a man in the same rank with the rest of the
community ; Secrecy, privacy; obscurity, re-
tirement.
133. Removal or
Secretly, not
PRIVATION, prl-vā'shôn. s.
destruction of any thing or quality; the act of
§§§ from rank or office.
PRIVATIVE, priv'vá-tiv. a. 133. Causing pri-
vation of any thing; consisting in the absence
of something; not positive. -
[I3’ Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash. Mr.
Scott, W. Johnston, and Entick, make the first
syllable of this word short, as I have done ; and
Mr. Perry and Buchanan make it long. inde.
fence of the first pronunciation it may be ob-
served, that this word is not like primacy and
priºrwiry; the first of which is a formative of our
own ; and the second derived from the Latin
primarius, which in our pronunciation of the La-
tin, does not shorten the i in the first syllable
as privativus does, (see AcADEMY and Incompar-
ABLE 3) and therefore these words are no rule
for the pronunciation of this ; which, besides
the general tendency of the penultimate accent
to shorten every vowel, it falls on but u, 535,
seems to have another claim to the short vowel
from its termination: thus sånative, dönative, prº-
º: derivative, &c. all plead for the short
SOłł II C. .
PRIVATFVE, priv'vā-tlv. s. 157. That of which
the essence is the absence of something, as, si-
lence is only the absence of sound.
PRIVATIVELY, priv'vá-tiv-lè. ad. By the ab-
sence of something necessary to be present, me-
gatively.
PäiväfiveNESS, priv'vá-tiv-nēs. s. Notation
of absence of something that should be pre-
Sent.
PRIVET, priv'vit. s. 99. Evergreen ; a kind of
hyſlerea. - -
PłºśE, priv'vé-lidje. s. Peculiar advan-
tage; immunity, publick right.
To PRIVILEGE, prºv'vé-lidje. v. a. 133. To in-
vest with rights or immunities, to grant a privi-
lege ; to exempt from censure or danger; to
exempt from º: tax or impost.
PRIVII.Y., priv'é-lè. ad. Secretly, privately.
f’RIVITY; priv'é-té. s. 530. Private communi-
cation ; consciousness, juint knowledge. -
PRIVY, priv'é. a. Private, not publick, assigned
to secret uses; secret, clandestine ; admitted to
secrets of state; conscious to any thing, admit-
ted to participation. *
PRIVY, priv'é. s. Place of retirement, necessary,
Y1OUlSČ.
PRIZE, prize. s. A reward gained by contest
with competitors; reward gained by any per-
formance ; something taken by adveuture,
plunder.
To PRIZE, prize. v. a. To rate, to value at a
..ertain price ; to esteem; to value highly.
PRI2, ER, prl'zár. s. 98. Hé that values.
PRIZEFIGHTER, prize'fl-tàr.
fights publickly for a reward.
PRO, prè. s. For, in defence of.--See Con.
PROBABILITY, prôb-à-bfl'é-té. s. Likelihood,
appearance of truth, evidence: arising from the
preponderation of argument. º
PROBABLE, prêb'bā-bl. a. Likely, having more
evidence than the contrary.
[; Were this word used to signify the possibility
of searching a wound with a probe, the o would
in that case be pronounced long;
*bly, prðb'bā-blé. ad. Likely, in likeli
l{}001, -
3 G
s. One that
|
PROBAT, pró'bāt. s. The proof of wills and teas
* of persons deceased in the spiritual
COUlrt.
PROBATION, pré-bä'shān. s. Proof, evidence,
testimony the act of proving by ratiocination:
or testimony; trial, examination; trial before
entrance into monastick life, noviciate. .
IG” The o in the inseparable preposition of
and similar words, when the accent is on:
second syllable, is exactly like the o in obāţie,
which see. º -
PROBATIONARY, pro-bä'shān-ā-rè. a.
ing for trial. - -
PłºśER, pro-bä'shān-ár. s. One who is
upon trial ; a novic
Serv
€.
PROBATIONERSHIP, pro-bá'shān-ār-ship. 's
State of being on trial. --!
PROBATORY, prºb’bà-tär-8. a. 512. Serving
for trial. -
PROBATUM EST, prè-bā'tām-èst. s. A Latin
expression added to the end of a receipt, signi-
fying, It is tried or proved -
Płºś, prêbe. s. A slender wire by which sur-
geons search the depth of wounds.
PROBE-SCISSORS, próbe'sfz-zárs. s. 166. Seis.
sors used to open wounds.
To PROBE, probe. v. a. To search, to try by
an instrument. - w 4
PRQBITY, prôb'é-té. s. 530. Honesty, sincerity.
ºf 93LEM, prābléin. s... A question proposeſ.
PROBLEMATICAL, prób-lè-mât’té-kál. a. 509.
Uncertain, unsettled, disputable. -
PROBLEMATICALLY, prêb-lè-mätté-kāl-A. ad.
Uncertainly.
PROBOSCIS, pro-bós'sfs. s. A snout, the trunk
of an elephant ; but it is used also for the san,
art in every creature. . . .
PRQCACIOUS, prā-kā'shôs. a. Petulant, loose,
PROCACITY, prè-kás'sè-tè. s. 530. Petulance.
PROCATARCTICK, pro-kāt-ārk’til... a. Fore.
rumming, antecedent. W.
PROCATARXIS, pró-kāt-árks'ís. s. The pre-
existent cause of a discase, which co-operates
with others that are subsequent.
PROCEDURE, pré-sé'jūre. s. 376. Manner of
proceeding, management, conduct; act of pro-
ceeding, progress, process.
To ####, pró-sééd'. v. n. 533. To pass
from one thing or place to another; to go for-
ward, to tend to the end designed ; to come
forth from a place or from a sender; to issue,
to be produced from 5 to prosecute any design,
to be transacted, to be carried on ; to make
progress, to advance; to carry on juridica;
process ; to transact, to act, to carry on any
affair methodically; to be propagated, to come
by generation; to be produced by the originaj
efficient cause.
PROCEED, pro-sééd'. s. Produce, as,
ceeds of an estate. A law term. - -
PROCEEDER, prè-sèèd'ár. s. 98. One who
oes forward, one who makes a progress.
PROCEEDING, pro-sééding. s. 410. Progress
from one t...ing to another, series of conduct,
transaction ; legal procedure.
PROCERITY, pr ..
of Stature.
PROCESS, prós'sés. s. 533. Tendency, pro-
gressive course; regular and gradual progress;
methodical management of anything : course
of law. -
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Dr Johnson, ºr
Ash, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, 33rd ºr Perry,
place the accent on the first sºilstig of this
word ; and those who give the ºtiº ºf the
vowels inake it short : Bºchºr ºn 3 icº, tºgi:
he places the accent ºn the first sylla sie, ºakes
it long, -
Mr. Nares suspects the accentuation cf this woré
on the second syllable to be the rºost ancients
though Shakspeara do fretº ex:}; ºzºea º
the Pro-
s. Tallness, height
*
Çt
accent on the first


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§ [[j' 559–Fâte, ſār, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—pine, pin :-
* Tell her the process of Antonio's end.”
JMerchant of Venice.
“In brief, to set the needless process by.”
JMeasure for JMeasure.
“In process of the seasons I have seen.”
eare's Sonnets.
But Milton accents the second syllable: .
“Cannot without process of speech be told.”
Par. Lost, vii. 178,
* B li d 1 which ... 3&
y policy and long process of time.
g pr Ibid. ii. 297.
There is a phrase, as Mr. Nares observes, in
process of time, when we oftener hear the accent
on the second syllable of this word than the
first. This is undoubtedly a proof of the just-
mess of his observation respecting the 'antiquity
of this pronunciation; but as it is now anti-
quated in other phrases, it ought not to be used
in this.
PROCESSION, pro-sésh'öm. s. A train march-
ing in ceremonious solemnity.
PRöCESSIONAL, pro-sésh'ºn-ál. a.
to procession.
PROCESSIONARY, prè-sésh'ân-á-ré. a.
Consisting in procession.
PROCINCT, prº-sinkt'. s. Complete prepara-
tion; preparation brought to the point of action.
To PROCLAIM, pro-kläme'. v. a. 202. To pros
mulgate or denounce by a solemn or legal pub-
lication ; to tell openly ; to outlaw by publick
denunciation.
PROCLAIMER, prè-klá'már. s. 98. One that
publishes by authority.
PROCLAMATION, prāk-kiä-mâ'shán. s. Pub-
lication by authority; declaration of the king's
£º
Relating
512.
will openly published among the people.
PROCLIVITY, pro-klív'é-té. s. 530. Tendency,
natural inclination, propension ; readiness,
facility of attaining.
PROCLIVOUS, pro-kli'vås. a. 503. Inclined,
tending by mature. -
PROCONSUL, pro-kön'säl. s. A Roman officer
who governed a province with consular autho-
rity.
PROCONSULSHIP, pró-kën'säl-ship. s. The
office of a proconsul.
To PROCRASTINATE, prè-kräs’tín-Åte. v. a.
To defer, to delay, to put off from day to day.
PROCRASTINATION, pro-krás-tîn-á'shān. s.
Delay, dilatóriness. -
PROCRASTINATOR, pró-kräs’tín-à-tár. s. 521.
A dilatory person.
PROCREANT, prê'krè-ánt. a. 503. Productive,
§§ -
to PROCREATE, prê'kré-āte. v. a. To gene-
rate, to produce.
PROCREATION, pré-krè-à'shān, s. Generation,
roduction.
PROCREATIVE, prê'krè-à-tív. a. 512. Gene-
rative, productive.
PROCREATIVENESS, pré'kré-à-tiv-nés. s. 512,
534. Power of generation.
PROCREATOR, prê'krè-à-tàr. s. 521.
rator, begetter.
PROCTOR, prók’tár. s. 166. A manager of an-
other man’s affair; an attorney in the spiritual
court; the magistrate of the university.
PROCTORSHIP, prêk'tär-ship. s. Office or dig-
nity of a proctor.
PROCUMBENT, pro-kām‘běnt. a. Lying down,
rône. -
pºrable, pró-kārā-bl. a. To be procur-
ed, obtainable, acquirable. , *
PROCURACY, prôkô-rá-sè. s.
ment of any thing, -
PRQCURATION, prāk-kū-rāshān. s. The act
of procuring.
PROCURATOR, prôk-kő-råſtår, s. 166, 521. Ma-
nager, one who transacts affairs for another.
PROCURATORIAL, prôk-kő-rá-tê'rè-ál. a. Made
by a proctor, 2.
Gene.
The managé-
|PROCURATORY, prā-kārā-tär-à a. 312 Tend
ing to §§. -
To PROCURE, prè-kāre'. v. a. To manage, to
transact for another ; to obtain, to acquire; to
Pºde. to prevail on ; to contrive, to for-
Ward. *
To PROCURE, pro-kāre', y. n. To bawd, to pimp
PROCUREMENT, prº-kāre'mént. s. The act
of procuring. •
PROCURER, pré-kū'răr. s. 98. Ohe that gains,
obtainer ; pimp, pander.
PROCURESS, prā-kā'rés. s. A bawd.
PRODIGAL, prôd'dé-gål. a. Profuse, wasteful,
expensive, lavish. *
PRODIGAL, prôd'dé-gål. s. A waster, a spend-
thrift.
PRODIGALITY, prôd-dè-gål'é-té. s. Extrava-
ance, profusion, waste, excessive liberality.
PRODIGALLY, prôd'dè-gāl-ć, ad. Profusely,
wastefully, extravagantly.
PRODIGIOUS, pró-3ídjãs. a. 314. Amazing,
astonishing, monstrous.
PRODIGIOUSLY, pro-didjås-lè, ad. Amazingly,
§§§ Egg". , enormously.
PRODIGIOUSNESS, pro-didjãs-més. s. Enor-
mousness, portentousness, amazing qualities.
PRODIGY, prôd'dé-jë. s. Any thing out of the
ordinary process of nature from which omens
are drawn, portent; monster; any thing as-
tonishing for good or bad.
PRODITION, pro-dish'ſin. s. Treason, treachery.
PRODITOR, prôd'ê-tör. s. 166. A traitor. Not

???, ?/Sø. **
PRODITORIOUS, pród-è-tô'rè-às. a. Treache
rous, perfidious; apt to make discoveries. JW of
20S62C.
To PRODUCE, prè-dàse'. v. a. 492. To offer to
the view or notice; to exhibit to the publick;
to bring as an evidence; to bear, to bring forth
as a vegetable ; to cause, to effect, to generate,
to beget. -
PRODUCE, prôd'dèse. s. 532. Product, that
which any thing yields or brings; amount, gain
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Flphinstone,
Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W. Jonrston, Perry
and Entick, make the o in the first syllable of
this word short; and Buchanam and Dr. Ash,
long.
PłºńuceNT, prè-dà'sént. s. One that exhi-
bits, one that offers. we
PRODUCER, prô-dû'sär. s. One that generates
or produces.
PRODUCIBLE, prô-dû'sè-bl. a. Such as may
be exhibited; such as may begenerated or made.
PRODUCIBLENESS, pro-dà'sè-bl-nēs. s. The
state of being producible.
PRODUCT, prºd'àkt. , s. 532. Something pro-
duced, as, fruits, grain, metals; work, compo-
sition; thing consequential, *
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr
Kenrick, W. Johnston, Perry, and Entick, make
the o in the first syllable of this word short
and Dr. Ash, as far as we can gather by his posi.
tion of the accent, makes it long. -
PRODUCTILE, pro-dák'til. a. 140. Which may
be produced.
PRODUCTION, prº-dák'shôn. s. The act of
producing; the thing produced, fruit, product;
composition,
PRODUCTIVE, pro-dák'tív. a. Having the
pºwer to produce, fertile, generative, efficient
PROEM, prê'êm. s. Preface, introduction.
PRößiids, prāfānīshā.533. The
act of violating" any thing sacred; irreverence
to holy things or persons.
PROFANE, pro-fame'. a. 533. Irreverent to sa-
cred names on things; not sacred, secular, pol-
luted, not pure; not purified by holy rite
To PROFANE, prè-fºne'. v. a. To violate, to
jollute ; to put to "...# US6),
t’ROF ANELY, pro-fane'íč, ad. With irrev-
rance to sarred names or things

—no, mêve, nér, nét;—täbe, tàb, bāīl;-&il ;—pôānd;—thin, this
PROFANER, gº fir. s. Polluter, violator.
PROFANENESS, prô-fäne'nés. s. Irreverence
of what is sacred.
PROFECTION, pro-fék'shām. s. Advance, pro-
gression.
To PROFESS, pro-fés'. v.a. To declare himself
in strong terms of any opinion or passion, to
make a show of any sentiments by loud decla-
ration; to declare publickly one's skill in any
art or science, so as to invite employment.
To PROFESS, pré-fés'. v. m. To declare openly;
to declare friendship.
p
PROFESSEDLY, prè-fés'séd-lè. ad. 364. Ac-||
cording to open declaration made by himself.
PROFESSION, pro-fésh'ên. s. Calling, voca-
tion, known employment; declaration, strong
assurance; the act of declaring one's self of
any party or opinion.
PROFESSIONAL, pró-fésh'ân-ál. a.
to a particular calling or profession.
PROFESSOR, prè-fés'sár.'s. One who declares
himself of any opinion or party, one who pub-
lickly practises or teaches an art.
The
PROFESSORSHIP, pró-fés'sár-ship. s.
station or office of a publick teacher.
To rºofrea, prôf'för. v. a. To propose, to
Ofter.
PROFFER, prôf'för. s. Offer made, something
{&# to a CCéptance. -
PROFFERER, prôf'för-àr. s. He that offers.
PROFICIENCE, prê-fish'énse.
PROFICIENCY, pro-fish'én-sé. s. , Profit,
advancement in any thing, improvement
gained. 4.
PROFICIENT, pré-fish'ént. s. One who has
made advancement in any study or business.
PROFILE, pró-fèël'. s. 112. The side face, half
face.
PROFIT, próf'fit. s. Gain, pecuniary advan-
Relating
tage; advantage, accession of good; improve-|
ment, advancement, proficiency.
To PROFIT, prôf'fit. v. a. #.o benefit, to ad-
vantage ; to improve, to advance. '',
To PROFIT, prófit. v. n. To gain advantage,
to make improvement; to be of use or advan.
tage.
PROFITABLE, prôf'ſſt-à-bl. a. Gainful, lucra-
tive; useful, advantageous.
PROFITABLENESS, prôf'f?t-à-bl-més. s. Gain-
fulness; usefulness, advantageousness.
PROFITABLY, prôffit-à-blé. ad Gainfully;
advantageously, usefully. -
PROFITLESS, prôf'fit-lés. a. Void of gain or
advantage.
PRöffióATE, préffle-gāt. a. 91. Abandoned,
lost to virtue and decency, shameless.
PROFLIGATE, prôf'flè-gāt. s. 91.
doned shameless wretch.
PROFLIGATELY, prôf'flè-gāt-lè. ad. Shame-
lessly.
PROFLIGATENESS, préf'flè-gāt-nēs. s. The
§ being pronigate.
An aban-
PROFLUENCE, préffiščnse. S. Progress,
COlliſ Se.
PROFLUENT, préf'flû-ént. a. 532. Flºwing
forward.
PROFOUND, pro-fôānd'. a. Deep, descending far
below the surface, low with respect to the neigh-
bouring places; intellectually deep, not obvious
to the mind; lowly, submissive; learned be-
ond the common reach.
PROFOUND, pro-fôānd'. s. The deep, the main,
the sea; the abyss.
PROFOUNDLY, prê-fôāndTé. ad. Deeply, with
deep concern ; with great degrees of know-
Żedge, with deep insight.
PROFOUNDNESS, pro-fôānd'nés. s. Depth of
place; depth of knowledge.
PROFUNDITY, pro-fúrd'é-té. s. Depth of place
or knowledge.'
PROFUSE, pro-fúse'. a .427. Lavish, prodigal
overabounding. -
419
|
PRO
PROFUSELY, prā-fúseTè. ad Lavishly, prodi.
gally; with exuberance.
PROFUSENESS, pro-fuse'nés. s.
prodigality. * -
PROFUSION, pro-fú'zhàn. s. Lavishness, pro-
digality, extravagance, abundance, exube-
rant plenty. -
To PROC, próg. v. m. To rob, to steal; to shift
meanly for provisions. A word. -
PROG, prāg. s. Victuals, provision of any kind
.# low word. -
PROGENERATION, pré-jén-ér-à'shôn. s. The
act of begetting, ºn. -
PROGENITOR, projén'ít-àr. s. A forefather,
an ancestor in a direct line.
PROGENY, prèdjè-nē. s. Offspring, race, ge-
neration.
PROGNOSTICABLE, prôg-nós'té-kā-bl. a. Such
as may be foreknown or foretold.
To PROGNOSTICATE, prôg-nós'té-kāte. v. a.
To foretell, to foreshow.
PROGNOSTICATION, prég-nós-tê-kä'shán. s.
A foretoken. r
PROGNOSTICATOR, prºg-nāstè-kā-tár. s. 521.
One who foretells. -
PHOGNOSTICK, prôg-nós'tik. a. Foretoken-
ing disease or recovery. 1
PROGNOSTICK, prôg-nós'tík. s. The skill of
foretelling diseases, or the event of diseases; a
prediction ; a token forerunning. . . \
PROGRESS, prôg'grés. s. 532. Course, pro-
cession: ; advancement, motion forward ; intel-
lectual improvement; removal from one place
to another ; a journey of state, a circuit.
[[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Eiphinstone, Mr. Nares,
Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, and Perry, pro-
nounce the o in the first syllable 6f this word
short ; but Buchaman and Entick make it long.
PROGRESSION, prô-grésh'ân. s. Process, re-
gular and gradual advance ; motion forward •
intellectual advance. -
PROGRESSIONAL, pro-grésh'ân-ál., a. Such
as are in a state of increase or advance.
PROGRESSIVE, pro-grés's v. a. Going for
ward, advancing.
PROGRESSIVELY, prô-grés'siv-lè. ad. By gra-
dual steps or regular course. s
PROGRESSIVENESS, pro-grés'słv-nēs. s. The
state of advancing. . º
To PRóHiBIT, prºhibit. v. a. To forbid, to in-
terdict by authority, to debar, to hinder.
PROHIBITER, pro-hibit-tár. s. Forbidder, in
terdicter. ---.”
PROHIBITION, prô-hè-bish'êm. s. Forbiddance
interdict, act of forbidding.
PROHIBITORY, prºhibiºtăr-è. a. Implying
prohibition, forbidding.
To PROJECT, pro-jékt'. v. a. 492. To throw
ont, to cast forward ; to exhibit a form, as of
the image thrown on a mirror; to scheme, to
form in the mind, to contrive. ſº
To PROJECT, pro-jékt. v. m. To jut out,
to shoot forward, to shoot beyond something
next it. . -
PROJECT, prédjékt. s. 492, 532. Scheme,
Contriyance.
PROJECTILE, prójéktſl. s. 140. A body put
in motion.
PROJECTILE, pré-jék'til. a.
ward.
PROJECTION, pré-jék'shān, s. . The act of
shooting forward ; plan, delineation; scheme,
plan of action: in Chymistry, crisis of an ope-
ration.
PROJECTOR, pro-jék’tár. s. One who forms
schemes or designs; one who forms wild im-
'practicable schemes.
PROJECTURE, pro-jék'tshāre. s. 463. A jutting
* Out. -
To PROLATE, pré'lāte. v. a. 492. To pronounce,
to utter.
PROLATE, pr §l' âte. a. 532, Oblate, flat,
Lavishness
Impelled for-

ºr ruvy 4.
PROLATION, prê-lä'shām. s.
utterance ; delay, act of deferring.
PROLEGOMENA, prôl-lè-göm'mè-ná. s. 530.
. Previous discourse, introductory observations,
PRO LEPSIS, prê-lép'sis. s. A figure of rheto-
rick, in which objections are anticipated.
PROLEPTICAL, pro-lép'tè-kál. a. Previous,
antecedent. *
PROLEPTICALLY, prê-lép'té-kāl-lè. ad. By
way of anticipation.
FROLIFICATION, pro-lif-fé-kä'shôn. s. Gene-
ration of children. -
PROLIFICK, pro lif'fik. a. 508. Fruitful, gene-
rative, pregnant, productive... . -
PROLIFICALLY, pro-liffè-kāl-ć. ad. Fruit-
fully, pregnantly.
PROLIX, pro-liks'. a.
cise ; of long duration. g
PROLIXIOUS, pro-lik'shēs. a. Dilatory, tedi-
, ous. JNot used. º
PROLIXITY, prê-liks'é-té. . s. Tediousness, tire-
Long, tedious, not con-
SO 1116 º want of brevity.
PROLIXLY, prô-liks'lé. ad. At great length,
tediously.
PROLIXNESS, pro-liks'nés. s. "Tediousness.
PROLOCUTOR, prôl-lö-kū'tår. s. 503. The
foreman, the speaker of a convocation.
[[; In compliance with so many authorities I
placed the accent on the artepenultimate syl-
lable of Interlocutor, and nearly the same autho-
rities oblige me to place the accent on the pe-
multimate of this word ; for so Dr. Johnson, Dr.
Kemrick, Dr. Ash, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry,
Buchaman, Barclay, Femming, and Bailey, ac-
cent it. But surely these two words ought not
to be differently accented ; and if my opinion
had any weight, I would accent them both on
the penultimate, as they may be considered ex-
actly like words ending in ator, and ought to be
accented in the same manner. Mr. Sheridan
and Mr. Scott are very singular in placing the
accent on the first syllable.—See INTERLocutoh
PROLOCUTORSHIP, prôl-lö-kū'tär-ship. s. The
office of a prolocutor. : ſº
PROLOGUE, prèl-lög, s. 338, 532. Preface, m-
troduction to any discourse or performance ;
something spoken before the entrance of the
actors of a play.
[; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Nares,
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Perry,
and Entick, make the o in the first syllable of
this word short, and Buchanam only long.
To PROLOGUE, prôl'lóg. v. a.
with a form:al preface. JNot in use.
To PROLONG, pro-lông'. v. a. To lengthen
out, to continue, to draw out ; to put off to a
distant time. .
PROLONGATION, prêl-lông-gå'shôn. s. 530.
The act of lengthening ; delay to a longer time.
PROLUSION, pré-lè'zhàn. s. Entertainment,
performance of diversion ; prelude.
PROMINENT, prôm'mè-nēnt. a. Standing out
beyond the near parts, protuberant.
FROMINENCE, prôm'mè-nēnse, }s Protuber-
PROMINENCY, prôm'mè-mén-sé.5 ° er-
ance, projecting parts. -
PROMI §§ S, pro-mis'kö, Ös. a. Mingled,
confused, undistinguished. • ,
PROMISCUOUSLY, pro-m's'kā-ās-lè. ad. With
confused mixture, indiscriminately.
FROMISE, prôm'míz. s Declaration of some
benefit to be conferred ; hopes, expectation.
To PROMISE, prôm'míz. v. a. To make dec-
laration of some benefit to be conferred. . .
To PROMISE, prôm'miz. v. m. To assure one;b
a promise. It is used of assurance even of iſł.
PROMISEBREACH, prôm'míz-brètsh. s. Wi.
§ of promise. *
pl{OMISEBREAKER, prôm'mīz-brā-kār, 5. Wi-
olator of promises.
PłóMisſºft, prominiz ar. s. 98. One who pro-
mişeş.
o introduce
ZU
[[š’ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;–
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PROMISSORY, prêmmis-sàr-è. a. 512 Con
taining profession of some benefit to be confer
red.
PROMISSORILY, próm'mis-sàr-è-lè. ad. By
way of promise. , - -
PROMONTORY, prôm'mán-tär-8 s. 557. A
headland, a cape; high land jutting into the sea.
To PROMOTE, prè-möte'. v. a.
advance; to elevate, to exalt,
PROMOTER, pro-mête'âr. s.
warder, encourager.
PROMOTION, pró-mö'shôn. s. Advancement,
encouragement, exaltation to some new honour
or rank, §.
To PROMOVE, pro-mööv'. v. a. To forward, to
promote. JNot used. . t
PROMPT, prômt. a. 412. Quick, ready ; pe:
ulant ; ready without hesitation, wanting no
new motive; ready, told down, as, Prompt
payment. -
To PROMPT, prômt. v. a. To assist by prl
vate instruction, to help at a loss; to incite, to
instigate ; to remind, to act as a prompter.
PROMPTER, prôm'tár. s.93. One who helps a
publick speaker by suggesting the word to him
when he falters; an admonisher, a reminder.
PROMPTITUDE, prôm'tè-tūde. s. Readiness,
quickness. º
PROMPTLY, prómt'lè. ad. Readily, quickly,
expeditiously.
PROMPTNESS, prômt'nés. s.
quickness, alacrity
PROMPTURE, préiript'tshūre. s. 468. Sugges-
tion, motion given by another, JNot used.
To PROMUL.GATE, pré-máſ'gāte. v. a. To pub-
lish, to make known by open declaration.
PROMUL.GATION, prôm-èl-gå'shūm. s. 530.
Publication, open exhibition. *
PROMUL.GATOR, prôm-āl-gā'túr. s. Publisher,
open teacher. -
To PROMULGE, pro-mälje'. v. a.
gate, to publish, to teach openly.
o forward, to
to Kºº.
dvancer, for-
Readiness,
To promul-
y
|PROMULGER, pro-mäljār, s. 93. Publisher,
romulgator. ->
PRONE, prome. a. Bending downward; lying
with the face downwards; precipitous, headlong;
sloping ; inclined, disposed.
PRONENESS, prone'nºs. s. The state of bend-
ing downwards ; the state of lying with the
face downwards; descent, declivity; inclina-
tion, disposition to ill.
PRONG, prông. s. A fork.
fºśī, prè-nóm'ê-mál. a.
nature of a pronoun.— Mason.
PRONOUN, pré'môān. s. 313. Words used in-
stead of noums or names.
To PRONOUNCE, pro-nóñnse'. v. a. 313. To
speak, to utter solemnly, to utter confidently
to form or articulate by the organs of speech
to utter rhetorically. -
IHaving the
To PRONOUNCE, pro-nē ºnse'. v. n. To speak
with confidence or authority. , -
PRONOUNCER, pro-nóēn'sár.'s. 98. One who
l'On OUIn C6'S,
PRONUNCIATION, pro-nēn-shē-ă'shān. s.
or mode of utterance.
[[; There are few words more frequently mis-
pronounced than this. A mere English scholar,
who considers the verb to promource as the root
of it, cannot easily conceive why the o is thrown
out of the second syllable ; and, therefore, to
correct the mistake, sounds the word.as it writ-
ten Pronounciation. Those who are sufficiently
learned to escape this errour, by understanditig
that the word comes to us either from the la
tin pronunciatio, or the French, pronunciatiºn,
are very apt to fall into another, by sinking the
first aspiration, and pronouncing the third syl-
lable like the noun sea. But these speakers
ought to take notice, that, throughout the whole
Act
language, c, s, and t, preceded by the accept
either primary of secºndary, and tolkower; b. '
* Prº U
ex, ia, io, or any similar diphthong, always be-
come aspirated, and are pronounced as if writ-
ten she. Thus the very same reasons that
oblige us to pronounce partiality, propitiation, es-
pecially, &c. as if written parsheality, propished-
tion, espesheally, &c. oblige us to pronounce pro-
ounciation as if written pronunsheashun. See
Principles, No. 357,450, 461, and the word Ec-
C LESIASTICK. a
But though Mr. Sheridan avoids the vulgar er-
rour of sinking the aspiration, in my opinion
he falls into one fully as exceptionable; which
ts, that of pronouncing the word in four sylla-
bles, as if written Pro-mun-sha-shun. I am gross-
ly mistaken if correct speakers do not always
pronounce this and similar words in the man-
ther 1 have marked them: and, indeed, Mr.
Sheridan himself seems dubious with respect to
some of them ; for though he pronounces gla-
ciate, g.ºciation, association, &c. glashate, gla-sha-
shun, as-sº sha-shun, &c, yet he spells conglaciate,
conglaciation, and consociation,-con-gla-syule, con-
gla-sya-shwn, con-so-sya-shun. See Principles,
No. 542, 543.
CRQOF, próóf. s. 306. Evidence, testimony, con-
\ vincing token ; test, trial, experimient; firm
temper, impenetrability; armour hardened till
it will abide a certain trial. In printing, the
rough draft of a sheet when first pulled, first
impression. * -
PROOF, préðf. a. Impenetrable, able to resist.
PROOFLESS, préóf'lés. a. Umproved, wanting
evidence. -
To PROP, prép. v. a. To sustain, to support.
PROP, próp. s. Support, a stay, that on which
any thing rests. -
PROPAGABLE, prôp'á-gā-bl. a. Such as may
be spread ; such as may be propagated.
To PROPAGATE, prôp'á-gāte. v. a. To con-
tinue or spread by generation or successive pro-
auction ; to carry on from place to place; to
increase, to promote ; to generate.
To ºragate, prôp'á-gāte. . v. m. To have
offspring.
PROPAGATION, prép-á-gā'shôn. s. Continu-
ance or diffusion by generation or successive
production.
PROPAGATOR, prôp'á-gā-tár. s. 521. One who
continues by successive production ; a spreader,
a promoter. -
º: v. a. To drive forward.
To PROPEND, pro-pênd'. v. n. To incline to
º º to be disposed in favour of any thing.
.Not used.
PROPENDENCY, pré-pên'dén-sé. s. Inclina-
tion or tendency of desire to any thing; pre-
consideration. JWot used.
PROPENSE, prº-pênse'. a. Inclined, disposed.
PROPENSION, pro-pên'shôn. Inclinatio
prop;Nšify prº-pânsº. 5 s inclination,
disposition to anything good or bad ; tendency.
PROPER, prép'pâr. a. 98. Peculiar, not belong-
ing to more, not common ; noting an individu-
al; one's own ; natural, original; fit, suitable,
qualified; accurate, just;, not figurative ; pret-
ty; tall. lusty, handsome with bulk.
PROPERLY, prép'pār-lè. ad. Fitly, suitably;
in a strict sense. -
PROPERNESS, prép'pār-nēs. s. The quality
of being proper, .
PROPERTY, prºp'për-té. s. Peculiar quality;
quality, disposition; right of possession; pos.
session held in one's own right; the thing pos-
sessed; something useful ; necessary imple-
1062ntS.
To PROPERTY, prép'për-té. v. a. To invest.
with qualities; to seize or retain as something
owned, to appropriate, to hold. Mot in use.
PROPHECY, préf'ſé-sé. s. 499. A declaration
S.
421
—no, move, nôr, not ;—töbe, tºb, bā ;—öll;—pôānd;—thin, this.
PRoº.

To PROPHESY, préffè-sl. v. a. 499. To pre
dict, to foretell, to prognosticate; to foreshow
To PROPHESY, prôffè-si. v. n. To utter pre
ictions; to preach, a scriptural sense.
PROPHET, prôf'fit. s. 99. One who tells fu
ture events; one of the sacred writers empow
ered by God to foretell futurity. . . .
PROPHETESS, próf'fit tés. s. A woman tha
foretells future events,
PROPHETICK, pro-féttik. 509.
PROPHETICAL, pré-fét’té-kál.
or foretelling future events,
PROPHETICALLY, pro-fét’tè-kāl-ć. ad. With
knowledge of futurity in manner of a prophecy.
To PROPHETIZE, prôf'fét-tize. v n. To give
redictions. -
PROPHYLACTICK, prôf-è-lák'tík. a. 530. Pre-
ventive, preservative. . . .
PROPINQUITY, pré-ping'kwé-té. s. Nearness,
proximity, nearness of time; kindred, nearness
of blood. - ;
PROPITIABLE, prè-pish'é-à-bl. a. Such as
may be induced to favour, such as may be made
propitious. - -
To PROPITIATE, pró-pish'ê-àte v. a. 91. To
induce to favour, to conciliate.
PROPITIATION, prº-pîsh-è-à'shán. s. The act
of making propitious; the atonement, the offer-
fig by which propitiousness is obtained.
ROPITIATOR, pró-pish'é-à-tár. s. 521. One
that propitiates.
; a. Foreseeing .
PRöPā’īāToky, pre-pish'e-à-tàr-A. a. Having
the power to make propitious.
Pºrious pró-pish'īās. a. 292. Favourable,
ind. . -
PROPITIQUSLY, prè-pish's-lè. ad. Favoura-
bly, kindly. -
PROPITIOUSNESS, pro-p'sh'às-nēs. s. Fa
vourableness, kindness.
PROPLASM, pró'plázm. s. Mould, matrix.
PROPLASTICE, pro-plas'tis, s. The art of
making moulds for casting.
PROPONENT, pró-pô'mént. s. 503. One that
makes a proposal. - - .
PROPORTION, pro-pôr'shôn. s. Comparative
relation of comparative quantity,
harmonick degree; symmetry:
one to another ; form, size.” --- -
To PROPORTION, pro-pôr'shān. v. a. To ad
just by comparative relations; to form sym
metrically. ." - -
PRöFößiſonABíE, pro-porshān-á-bl. a. Ad.
justed by comparative relation, such as is fit.
PROPORTIONABLY, pro-pôr'shān-à-biè. ad.
According to proportion, according to compar-
ative relations. -
PROPORTIONAL, pré-pôr'shān-ál. a. Having
a settled comparative relation ; having a cer-
tain degree of any quality compared with some-
thing else.
PRöFoñtion ALITY, pro-pôr-shān-álē-té. s
The quality of being proportional.
PROPORTIONALLY, pro-pôr'shān-āl-lè. ad
In a stated degree.
PROPORTIONATE, or 6-pôr'shān-āt. a. 91. Ad
justed to something else according to a certai.;
rate or comparative relation. -
To #3 pº Alſº, prè-pôr'shān-āte. v., a
91. To adjust according to settled rates to
something else. Little wsed. -
PROPORTIONATENESS, pré-pôr'shān-āt-nés
s. The state of being by comparison adjusted
PROPOSAL, prº-pô'zál. s. 88. Scheme or de-
sign propounded to consideratiou or accep-
tance ; offer to the mind.
To PROPOSE, prè-pôze'
consideration.
To PROPOSE, pré-póze'. v. m. To lay schemes
JWof used. -
PROPOSER, prº-pô'zār, s. 93. One that offers
“Tual degree;
Jºãº of
v. a. To offer to the
of something to º, |
PROPHEğićR, préfèsºr. s."one who pro-
pºesies, - -
any thing to consideration.
1 -
relation of one thing to another, ratio ; settled
PROSEMINATION, pro-sém-mè-mâ'shān.
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FROPOSITION, prôp-ó-zish'ên. s.
in which any thing is affirmed or de
posal, offer of terms. -
PROPOSITIONAL, p
sidered as a proposition. -
To PROPOUND, pré-pôānd'. v. a. 313. To of.
fer to consideration, to propose; to offer, to ||
exhibit. *
PROPOUNDER, prā-pôāndār. s. He that pro-
pounds, he that offers.
PROPRIETARY, prê-prl'é-tär-à. s.
in his own right. &
PHOPRIETOR, prè-pri'é-tár. s. 98. A posses-
sor in his own right.
PROPRIETRESS, pro-prl'è-trés, s,
ossessor in her own right.
PROPRIETY, pro-prl'è-té. s. Peculiarity of
ossession, exclusive right; accuracy, justness.
PROPT, for PROPPED, prôpt, part. 359. Sus-
...tained by the same prop.
To PROPUGN, pro-pâne'. v. a. 385. To defend,
to vindicate.
[[G’ This word and its compounds are exactl
under the same predicament as impugn :- which
Sée. -
PROPUGNATION, pro-pâg-nā'shôn. s. 530.
Defence.
PROPUGNER, pró-pú'nār. s. 336. A defender.
PROPULSION, prô-pâl'shôn. s. The act of
_driving forward. - - -
PRORE, prère. s. The prow, the forepart of
the ship.
PROROGATION, prè-rö-gå'shôn. s. Continu-
ance, state of lengthening out to distant time,
prolongation ; interruption of the session of
parliament by the regal authority.
To PROROGUE, pro-rög'. v. a. 337. To pro-
tract, to prolong ; to put off, to delay ; to in-
terrupt the session of parliament to a distant
time.
Possessor
A female
PRORUPTION, pro-rāp'shān. s.
hursting out. , ºf
PHOSAICK, prê-złºk. a. 509. Belonging to
prose, resembling prose,
- To PROSCRIBE, pro-skribe'. v. a. To censure
capitally, to doom to destruction. --
:*
£RGSCRIBER, pro-skribär. s. 98. One that
dooms to destruction, -
PROSCRIPTION, prº-skrip'shôm. s. Doom to
death or confiscation.
PROSE, prôze. s. Language not restrained to
harmonick sounds or set number of syllables.
To PROSE, préze. v. n. To make tedious mar-
rations.— Mason. -- -
To PROSECUTE, près'sé-kāte. v. a. 444. To
pursue, to continue endeavours after anything ;
to continue, to carry on ; to proceed in consi.
deration or disquisition of any thing ; to pur-
sue by law, to sue criminally. . -
}*ROSECUTION, près-sé-kū'shôn. s. Pursuit;
endeavour to carry on ; suit against a man in a
criminal cause. -
FROSECUTOR, prós'sè-kū-tár. s. 166, 521. One
that carries on any thing, a pursuer of any pur-
pose, one who pursues another by law in a
criminal cause. -
PROSELYTE, prós'sé-lite. s. A convert, one
brought over to a new opinion. -
PRösfiy TišM, prºsé.iºm. s. The desire
of making converts.— Mason.
To PROSELYTIZE, prés'é-lè-tize. v. a. To con-
Yelt to one's own opinion.— Mason.
S.
Propagation by seed. -
* PR850DHACAL, prós-ó-dī'ā-kāl. a. Relating to
the rules of prosody. • ,
PROSODIAN, pro-so"dē-ăn. s. One skilled in
metre or prosody. - -
ly . . .
PROSODY; près'so-dé. s. 444, 503. The part of
Grammar.wnich teaches the sound and quan-
tity ºf syllºbles, and the measures of verse.
PRūSOPOPCEIA, près-sà-pô-pêyá. s. Per-
A sentenceſ
creed; pro-|}
The act of
rop-º-zish'ên-al. a. Con-
sonification, figure by which things are made
€I'SOIAS. -
PROSPECT, próspékt. , s: , View of something
distant; place which affords an extended view;
series of objects open to the eye; object of
view ; view into futurity, opposed to retrospect;
regard to something future.
PROSPECTIVE, pro-spék’tív. a. Viewing at a'
distance ; acting with foresight.
To PROSPER, próspár. v. a. 98.
happy, to favour. -
To PROSPER, près'për. v. n. To be prosperous,
to be successful; to thrive, to come forward.
PROSPERITY, près-pér'é-té. s. Success, at-
tainment of wishes, good fortune.
PROSPEROUS, prós'për-às. a. 314 Success-
ful, fortunate. - -
PROSPEROUSLY, próspár-às-lè. ad. Success-
fully, fortunately. -
PROSPEROUSNESS, próspár-às-nés. s. Pros
erity. --
Płºśicience, pro-spish'é-énse. s. 542 The
act of §§§". -
PROSTERNATION, prós-têr-mâ'shān. s. De-
jection, depression, state of being cast down.
To PROSTITUTE, prós'té-tête. v. a. To sell to
wickedness, to expose to crimes for a reward;
to expose upon vile terms. .
PROSTITUTE, prós'té-tūte. a. Wic
sold to infamy or wickedness.
PROSTITUTE, près'té-tūte. s. A hireling, a
mercenary, one who is set to sale; a publick
strumpet.
PROSTITUTION, près-tê-tū'shôn. s. The act
of setting to sale, the state of being set to sale
for vile purposes ; the life of a publick strum
pet. - -- -
PROSTRATE, prós'tråt. a. 91. Lying at length,
lying at mercy ; thrown down in humblest
adoration. f -
To PROSTRATE, prós'träte. v. a. 91. To lay
flat, to throw down ; to fall down in adoration.
PROSTRATION, près-trá'shân. . s. . The act of
falling down in adoration; dejection, depres-
SIOIR.
PROSYLLOGISM, prº-sil'lò-jīzm. s. A prosyl-
logism is when two or more syllogisms are
connected together. -
PRöf ACTićK, prºták'tik. a. Protactick per-
sons in plays are those who give a narrative or
explanation of the piece. . .
PROTASIS, pro-tä'sfs. s. 503. The first part of
the comedy or tragedy in the ancient drama
that explains the argument of the piece. A
maxim or proposition. -
To PROTECT, pro-tékt'. v. a. To defend, to
cover from evil, to shield. -
PROTECTION, pro-ték'shôn. s. Defence, shel-
ter from evil; a passport, exemption from be
ing molested.
PROTECTIVE, pro-ték'tiv. a. 512. Defensive,
sheltering. -
PROTECTOR, pro-ték'tár. s. 98. Defender,
shelterer, supporter; an officer who had here-
tofore the care of the kingdom in the king's
minority. - -
PROTECTORATE, prè-ték'tó-räte. s. Govern-
ment by a protector.—JMason.
PROTECTRESS, pró-tékſtrés. s. A woman that
protects.
To PROTEND, prè-ténd'. v. a. To hold out, to
stretch forth. -
PROTERVITY, prè-tér'vé-té. s.
petulance.
To PROTEST, prô-têst', v. n. 492. To give a
solema declaration of opinion or resolution.
To PROTEST, prè-têst'. v. a. A form in law of
entering a caveat against a bill not accepted or
aid in due time; to call as a witness. JYot used.
PROTEST, prº-test', or prºtést. s. A solemn
declaration of opiniou against sonnething
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ed by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kemrick,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Perry, Buchanan, Barclay,
Bailey, and Fenning; and the second by Mr.
Nares, Dr. Ash, Dr. Johnson, and Entick. As
this substantive was derived from the verb, it
had formerly the accent of the verb : and that
this accent was the most prevailing, appears
from the majority of authorities in its favour.
But the respectable authorities for the second
pronunciation, and the pretence of distinguish-
ing it from the verb, may very probably estab-
lish it, to the detriment of the sound of the lan-
guage, without any advantage to its significa-
tion.—See Bow L. -
PROTESTANT, prôt’tés-tánt. a. Belonging to
Protestants. - -
PROTESTANT, prôt’tés-tánt. s. One who pro-
tests against the Church of Rome.
PROTESTANTISM, prôt’tés-tán-tízm. s. The
Protestant religion.— Mas
PROTESTATION, prêt-tés-tä'shôn. s. A solemn
declaration of resolution, fact, or opinion.
PROTESTER, prè-tést'êr. s. 98. One who pro-
tests, one who utters a solemn declaration.
PROTHONOTARY, pro-thèn'mô-tär-à. s. 518.
The head register.
PROTHONOTARISFIP,
ship. s. 518.
register.
PROTOCOL, pró'tö-köl. s.
of any writing. * < , º,
PROTOMARTYR, prè-tö-már'tár. s. The first
martyr. A term applied to St. Stephen.
PROTOPLAST, proſtô-pläst. s. Original, thing
first formed.
PROTOTYPE, pré'tô-tipe, s.
copy, exemplar, archetype.
prè-thón'nó-tär-ré-
The original copy
to delay, to lengthem, to Spin to length.
PROTRACTER, pro-trák'tár. s. One who draws |
out any thing to tedious length ; a mathemati-
cal instrument for taking and measuring angles.
PROTRACTION, prê-trák'shôn. s. The act of
drawing to length.
PROTRACTIVE, prè-trák'tív. a. Dilatory, de-
laying, spinning to length.
PRöiſtºriči, prºptè-kál. a. Hortato.
ry, suasory.
To PROTRUDE, pro-tröde'. v. a. To thrust
forward. -
To PROTRUDE, prè-träde'. v. m. To thrust it-
self forward.
PROTRUSION, pró-tröö'zhàm. s.
-thrusting forward, thrust, push,
PROTUBERANCE, pré-tū'bár-ánse. s. Some-
thing swelling above the rest, prominence, tu-
The act of
Iſl Otalſ.
PROTUBERANT, prè-tū'bér-ànt. a. Swelling,
prominent. *
To PROTUBERATE, prè-túbér-āte. v. m. To
swell forward, to swell out beyond the parts
adjacent.
PROUD, próñd. a. 313. Elated, valuing himself;
arrogant, haughty; daring, presumptuous;
grand, lofty; ostentatious, salacious, eager for
the male; fungous, exuberant. -
PROUDLY, prädi. ad. Arrogantly, ostenta-
tiously, in a proud manner.
To PROVE, próðv. v. a. 164. To evince, to show
by argument or testimony; to try, to bring
to the test ; to experience. 3 *
To PROVE, próðv. v. m. To make trial; to be
found by experience; to succeed; to be found
in the event. .
PROVEABLE, próðv'à-bl.
proved. . -
P#OWEDORE, prów-vè-dòre'. s. One who un-
dertakes to procure supplies for an army,
PROVENDER, prôv'vén-dār, s. Dry food for
brutes, hay and corn.
PROVERB, prôv'vérb. s.
a. That may be
A short sentence fre-
quently repeated by the people; a saw, an ad-ſt
*~~
Office or dignity of the principali
The original of all a tract. . .
. ||PROVINCIAL, prè-win'shäl. a. . Relating to a
To PROTRACT, pró-träktº. v. a. To draw out,
PROVOSTSHIP, prôv'våst-ship. s.
age ; a word, name, or observation commonly
received or uttered. -
To PROVERB, prév'vérb. v. a. To mention
in a proverb.: to provide with a proverb.
PROVERBIAL, pro-vérbē-ăl. a. Mentioned in
a proverb ; resembling a proverb, suitable to a
proverb ; comprised in a proverb. - -
PROVERBIALLY, pro-vér'bé-ál-lè. ad. In a
proverb. -
To PROVIDE, prº-vlde'. v. a. To procure be
forehand, to get ready, to prepare ; to furnish,
to supply ; to stipulate. To provide against;
to take measures for counteracting or escaping
any ill. To provide for ; to take care of be
forehand.
PROVIDED that, pro-vl'déd. Upon these terms,
_this stipulation being made. -
PROVIDENCE, prôv'vé-dénse. s 533. Fore-
sight, timely care, forecast, the act of provid-
ing ; the care of God over created beings; Di.
vine superintendence; prudence, frugality, rea-
sonable and moderate care of expense.
PROVIDENT, prôv'vé-dént. a. Forecasting, .
cautious, prudent with respect to futurity.
PROVIDENTIAL, prév-è-dén'shäl. a. Effected
by §§ referrible to providence.
PROVIDENTIALLY. prôv-è-dén'shāl-e ad. By
the care of Providence.
PROVIDENTLY, prév'vé-děnt-lè, ad. With fore.
sight, with wise precaution.
PROVIDER, pro-vidár. s.
vides or procures.
PROVINCE, prêv'vínse. s. A conquered coun-
try, a country governed by a delegate; the
proper office or business of any one ; a region,
98. He who pro-
province ; appendant to the provincial country;
not of the mother country; rude, unpolished ;
belonging only to an archbishop's jurisdiction
PROVINCIAL, pro-vin'shäl. s A spiritual go-
Vermour'. -
To PROVINCIATE, prè-vin'shē-ăte. v. a. To
turn to a province. -- -
PROVISION, pró-vizh'âm. s. The act of pro
viding beforehand; measures taken beforehand;
accumulation of stores beforehand, stock col.
lected; victuals, food, provender; stipulation,
terms settled.
PROVISIONAL, prè-vizh &m-āi. a. Temporari-
ly established, provided for present need.
PROVISIONAj.I.Y., pro-vizh'ân-ál-lè, ad. By
way of provision.
PROVISO, pro-vizö. s.
provisional condition.
PROWOCAT30M, prów-ó-ká'shār;. s. 530. An aet
or cause by which anger is raised ; an appeal
to a judge. -
PRQWOCATIVE, prô-vökā-tiv. s. Any thing
which revives a decayed or cloyed appetite.
PROVOCATIVENESS, pro-vo'kā-tfw-nés. s.
Quality of being provocative. - -
To PROVOKE, pro-vöke'. v. a. To rouse, to
excite by something; to anger, to incense; to
cause, to promote; to challenge, to move, to
InCite.
To PROVOKE, prè-vöke v. n. To appeal, a
latinism—to produce anger
PROVOKER, pro-vöſkär. s
ger, causer, promoter.
PROVOKENGLY, prā-vö'king-lè, ad. 410. Is
such a manner as to raise anger.
PROVOST, prêv'våst. s. The chief of any body,
as the Provost of a college.
PROV OST, pro-vā'. s. Corrupted from the
French Prerot. The executioner of an army.
The office
Stipulation, caution,
One that raises an
of a provost.
PROW, préâ, or prè. s. The head or forepart
of a ship.
§§ Mr. Elphinstone, Dr. Kenrick, Mr Smith.
Mr. Perry and Buchanan, are for the first pro-
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tº 559–Fate, får, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pin;-
tºuciatiºn on “his será ; and Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. 1:xes, Mr. Geott, W. Johnston, and Bar-
clay, for tº:S selend. When authorities are so
nicely balanceè, analogy ought to decide; and
that is clearly for the first pronunciation. See
Principles, No. 323. -
} {OWESS, próü'és, or pré'ís. s. Bravery, va-
lour, military gallantry,
Üf Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W.
Johnston, and Perry, adopt the first sound of
this word; and Mr. Nares only the second ;
here too analogy must decide for the first. See
Principles, No. 323. -
To PROWL, prôāl, or prole. v. a. To wander
for F. to prey, to plunder.
§3. This word, among many others composed of
the diphthong ow, is subject to a double pronun-
ciation ; the ome rhyming with cowl, and the
other with stroll. That the former is more
agreeable to analogy may be seen from the
more numerous instances of this sound of the ow
than of the other; that the latter pronunciation,
however, was very prev&ient, may be gathered
from the mode of spelimg this word in Philips's
Pastorals, edit. 1748–Tomson and Draper.
I only with the p wing wolf, constrain’d
All night to wºke ; with hunger he is pain'd,
“And vith 'ove. His hunger he may tame;
* But who can quench, O cruel Love! thy flame?”
The authorities for the first pronunciation are
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Smith, Mr. Scott, Pucha-
man, and W. Johnston ; and for the second,
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and Mr. Perry: and
analogy must decide as in the two foregoing
words. See Principles, No. 325.
PROWLER, préâl'âr. s. One that roves about
for prey.
PROXIMATE, prôks'ê-măt. a. 91. Next in the
series of ratiocination, near and immediate.
PROXIMATELY, prôks'ê-māt-lè. ad. Imme-
diately, without intervention. -
PROXIME, préks?m, a. 140. Next, immediate.
PRUXIMITY, prôks-ſm é-té, s. Nearness.
PROXY, prôks'é. s. The agency of another,
the substitution of another, the agency of a
substitute ; the person substituted or deputed.
PRUCE, práðs. s. Prussian leather.
PRUDE, próód. s. 339. A woman over-nice and
scrupulous, and with false affectation of vir-
tue.
PRUDENCE, próð'dénse. s. 339. Wisdom ap-
plied to practice.
PRUDENT, próð'dént. . a. Practically wise;
foreseeing by matural instinct.
PRUDENTIAL, pró6-dén'shäl. a. Eligible on
principles of prudence.
PRUDENTIALS, próð-dén'shälz. s. Maxims of
prudence or practical wisdom.
PRUDENTIALITY, próó-dén-shē-ăl'è-tè. s. Eli-
ibility on"principles of prudence.
g
PRUDENTIALLY, próð-dén'shāl-ć. ad. Ac-
cording to the rules of prudence.
PRUDENTLY, próð'dént-lè. ad. Discreetly,
judiciously. -
pº próðd'ér-è. s. Overmuch nicety in
conduct.
PRUDISH, próðd'ísh. a. Affectedly grave.
To PRUNE, prôón. v. a. 339. To lop, to divest
trees of their superfluities; to clear from ex-
CreSCences.
To, PRUNE, próón. v. n. To dress, to prink.
.#fudicrous word. -
PRUNE, próón. s. 176. A dried plum.
PRUNELLO, próð-mélló. s. A kind of stuff of
which the clergymen's gowns are made; a kind
of plum.
PRUNER, próðu'àr s. 98. One that crops trees.
PRUNIFEROUS, próð-niffér-às, a. Plumbear-
IIlº.
PRUNINGHQQK, práðning-höök.
BRUNINGKNIFE, prôöning-nife.
Ör knife used in lopping treeS.
? 8. A hook
g
PRURIENCE, próð'ré-énse. A º *
PRURIENCY, próð'rè-én-gé. } S. An itching or
a great desire 9 appetite to any thing.
PRijRIEN'ſ ; próð'ré-ent. a. Itching.
PRURIGINOUS, pré6-ridjin-às. a. Tending to
an itch. -
To PRX, pri. v. n. To peep narrowly.
PSAI.M. sºm. s. 78,403,412. A holy song.
PSALMIST, såI'mist. s. 78,403. Writer of holy
Songs,
PSALMODY, sāl'mô-dè. s. 403. The act or
practice of singing holy songs. -
PSALMöGRAPHY, aſ mºra-ſe, s. 518. The
act of writing psalms.
PSALTER, sāwī'tár. s. 412.
salms, a psalm-book.
PSALTERY, sāwī'tār-e. s. 412. A kind of harp
beaten with sticks.
PSEUDO, sü'dó. S. 412. A prefix, which being
put before words, signifies false or counterfeit,
as, Pseudo-apostle, a counterfeit apostle.
PSEUDOURAPHY, sā-dógrá-fé. s. False wri
tl Ilºſ.
[[P For the propriety of suppressing the p is
these words, see Pneumaticks.
PSEUDOLOGY, sº-dòl'ó-jé. s. 518. Falsehood
of speech. r
PSHAW, shãw. interject. 412. An expression
of contempt. -
PSYCHOLOGY, si-kölö-jë. s. 513. The doc-
trime of the soul or mind.
PSYCHOMACHY, si-köm'fl-kè. s. 518. A con
flict of the soul with the body.
PSYCHOMANCY, si'kö-mân-sé. s. 519. Divina
tion by consulting the souls of the dead.
PTISAN, tiz-zán'. S. 412. A medical drink made
of barley decocted with raisins and liquorice.
PTYALISM, ti'ā-ſizm. s. An effusion of spittle,
a salivation. , -
The volume of
PTYLOSIS, ti-lô'sis. s. 503, 520. A disease of
the eyes,
PºlySMAGOGUE, tiz'má-gāg. s. 519. A medi
cine Wo provoke spitting.
PUBERTY, pë'bérité. s. The time of life in which
the two sexes begin first to be acquainted.
PUBESCENCE, pē-bés'sénse. s. 510. The state
of arriving at puberty.
PUBESCENT, pè-bés'sént. a. Arriving at pu-
berty.
PUBLICAN, pâb'lè-kän. s. 88. In scripture lan.
guage, a tollgatherer: in common language, a
man that keeps a house of general entertain-
Iſlent. - -
PUBLICATION, pāb-lè-kä'shān. s. The act of
publishing, the act of motifying to the world;
edition, the act of giving a book to the public'.
PUBLICK, pâb'Iík. a. Belonging to a state or
nation; open, motorious, generally known; ge-
meral, done by many ; regarding not private
interest, but the good of the community; oper,
for general entertainment.
PUBLICK, pâb'iik. s. The general body of man-
kind, or of a state or nation ; open view, gene-
ral notice. -
PUBLICKLY, pâb'lik-lè. ad. In the name of
the ºğ; º: without concealmſent.
PUBLICKNESS, pâb'ſik-nés. s. State of be-
longing to the community ; openness, state of
being generally, known or publick. ,
PUBLICKSłºńirºij, paſſ.ſºjº-ed. a. Hay-
ing regard to the general advantage above pri-
vate good. !
To PUBLISH, páb'lish. v. a. To discover to
mankind, to make generally and openly known;
to put forth a book into the world.
PUBLISHER, pâb'lish-àr. s. One who makes
publick or generally known ; one who puts out
a book into the world. f º
PUCELAGE, pë'sél-ādje. s. 90. A state of vir
inity, 3 s
PUCK, påk. s. Some sprite among the fairies,
common in romances, -
I
PUI
425
PUL
—nº mºve, nor, not;-tabe, tab, ball;-ºil;-pºnd;—din, rais.
PUCKBALL, påk'bál... s. A kind of mushroom
full of dust. -
To PUCKER, påkſkär... v. a. 98. To gather into
wrinkles, to contract into folds or plications.
PUDDER, pād'dár. s. 98. A tumuſt, a turbulent
and irregular bustle. *
To PUDDER, pºd'dár. v. n. To make a tumult,
to make a bustle.
To PUBDER, pād'dër. v. a. To perplex, to
disturb. -
PUDDING pád'sſing s. 175, 410. A kind of
food very variously compounded, but generally
made of flour, milk, and eggs; the gut of an
animal ; a bowel stuffed with certain mixtures
of meat and other ingredients.
PUDDINGPIE, pād'ding-pi. s.
meat baked in it.
PUDDINGTIME, pād'ding-time. s. The time of
dinner; the time at which pudding, anciently
A pudding with
the first dish, is set upon the table; nick of
time, critical minute.
PUDDLE, pād'di. s. 405. A small muddy lake,
a dirty plash.
h !
To PUDDLE, pād'dl. v. a. To muddy, to pollute;
with dirt, to mix dirt and water.
PUDDLY, pád'dlºº. a. Muddy, dirty, miry.
PUDENCY, pë'dén-sé. s. Modesty, shamefaced-
In 88.S. -
PUDICITY, pē-dis'sé-té. s. Modesty, chastity.
PUEFELLOW, på'ſé!-ló. s. A partner. A. cant
‘word.
PUERILE, på'é-ril. a. 145. Childish, boyish.
PUERILITY, pē-&-ril'é-té. s. Childishness, boy-
ishness. y
PUET, pºſit. s. 99. A kind of water fowl.
PUFF, påf. s. . A quick blast with the mouth ; a
small blast of wind ; a fungus; any thing light
and porous, as, Puff, paste; something to
sprinkle powder on the hair; unmerited or ex-f
aggerated commendation. -
To PUFF, pāf. v. n. To swell the cheeks with
wind ; to blow with a quick blast; to blow with
scornfulness; to breathe thick and hard; to do
or move with hurry, tumour, or tumultuous
agitation ; to swell with the wind. &
To PUFF, pöf. v. a. To swell as with wind; to
drive or agitate with blasts of wind; to drive
with a blast of breath scornfully; to swell or
blow up with praise; to swell or elate with pride.
PUFFER, pāffär. s. 98. One that puffs.
PUFFIN, pöffin. s. A water fowi; a kind of
fish ; a kind of fungus filled with dust.
PUFFINGLY, pöffing-lè. ad. 410. Tumidly,
with swell ; with shortness of breath. -
Fº pāf'ſé. a. 183. Windy, flatulent; tumid,
turgid.
PUG, påg. s. A kind name of a monkey, or any
thing tenderly loved. *.
PUGH, pööh..interject. A word of contempt.
PUGNACIOUS, påg-mâ'shôs. a. 387. Inclinable
to fight, quarrelsome, fighting.
PUGNACITY, påg-más'sété. s.
ness, inclination to fight.
PUISNE, pú'né. a. 458. Young, younger, later
in time ; petty, inconsiderable, small.
PūjāšAN CE, på'ſs-sånse, or pºisºnse. s Pow-
er, strength, force.
[[f The best way to judge of the pronunciation
of this and, the following word, will be to show
the authorities for each; and as the megative
of these words, impuissance, is governed by its
positive, it may no- be improper to join it to
Quarrelsome-
the list.
Puissance. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash,
Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Perry,
Femming, Barclay, Bailey, Sia-
chanan, and Entick.
Pu'issance Mr. Sheridan.
Puis'sant. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash,
Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, Buchaman,
W. Johnston, Barclay, Bailey,ii.
Fenning, and Entick.
º
Pu'issant. Mr. Sheridan.
Impuis'sance. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Barclay, Bal
g ley, and Fenning •
Impulissance. . Mr. Sheridan. -
Nºthing can be more decisive than the authorities
for the penultimate accent on these words,
and this induced me to alter my former accom
tuation on the first syllable; but maturer con-
sideration has convinced me that this is most
conformable to the best as well as the most
ancient usage. That double consonants in the
middle do not always attract the accent, see
Principles, No. 503, 5. -
This word, Dr. Johnson says, seems to have been
pronºunced with only two syllables. “It was
‘undeniably so,” says Mr. Mason, “in Shaks:
“peare and subsequent writers;” but if Johnson
had taken the pains of looking into Spenser's
Fairy Queen, he might have found, very near
the beginning of the first canto, that the word
was a tri-syllable . -
“And ever as he rode his heart did earne,
“To prove his puissance in battle brave
“Upon his foe.” •
PUISSANT, pē-is'sänt, or på'ís-sånt. a. Power
ful, strong; forcible. -
PUISSANTLY, pē-is'sánt-lè, ad
forcibly.
PUKE, pöke. s. A vomit.
To PUKE, påke. v. n. To vomit. . . . .
PUKER, på kär. s. 98. Medicine causing a vo
mit. - -
PULCHRITUDE, pål'krè-täde. s. Beauty, grace,
handsomeness. -
To PULE, pºle. v. n. To cry like a chicken ;
to whine, to cry. `
PULICK, på'lik, s. An herb.
######. ti-lè-köse'. a. 427. Abounding
with fleas.-See TUMULos E. *g
To PULL, pål. v. a. 173. To draw forcibly; to
pluck, to gather ; to tear, to rend. To pull
down ; te subvert, to demolish, to degrade,
To pull up ; to extirpate, to eradicate.
PULL, pål. s. . The act of pulling, pluck.
PULLER, pil’lār, s. 98. One that pulls.
PULLET, pål'lit. s. 174. A young hem.
PULLEY, pål'lé, s. 174. A small wheel turning
on a pivot, with a ſurrow on its outside in
which a rope rums.
To PULLULATE, pållê-lāte. v. n. 177. To ger-
minate, to bud. -
PULMONARY, pål'mô-nār-e.a. 177. Belong
ing to the lungs.
PULMONICK, pål-món'nik. a. 508.
to the lungs.
Fº päip. s. Any soft mass ; the soft part of
ruit.
[[; All our orthøepists, except Mr Elphinstone.
give the u in this word the same sound as in dull,
and not as in pull as he has done. *
PULPIT, Lülpit. s. 174.” A place raised on high,
where a speaker stands; the higher desk in the
church, where the sermon is pronounced.
II; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Nares, Dr.
Kenrick, and W. Johnston, pronounce the u in
this word as I have dore. Mr. Perry alon
gives it the sound of u in dull. - -
PULPOUS, pålp'ós. a. Soft.
PULPOUSNESS, pålp'ês-nés. s.
of being pulpous.
PULPY, pāip'é. a. Soft, pappy.
PULSATION, pål-sh'shôn. s. The act of beat-
ing or moving with quick strokes against any
thing opposing. ..
PULSE, pålse. s. The motion of auy artery as
the blood is driven through it by the heart, and
as it is perceived by the touch ; oscillation, vi-
bration. To feel Gne's Pulse ; to try or know
one's mind artfully ; leguminous plants. -
PULSION, pål'shôn. s. The act of driving or of
forcing forward, in opposition to suction, or
traction. - * .
Powerfully,
Belonging
The quality
PUN
428
PUR
i
[[ 559- Fâte, far, fall, fat;- me, mét;—plme, pīn;–

PULVERABLE, pël’vér-ā-bl. a. Possible to be
reduced to dust.
PULVERIZATION, pål-vér-é-zà'shām. s. The
act of powdering, reduction to dust or powder.
To PULVERIZE, pål'vér-ize. v. m. To reduce
to powder, to reduce to dust.
PULVERULENCE, pål-vér'ā-13nse. s.
ness, abundance of dust.
PULVIL, pål'víl. s. Sweet scents.
To PULVIL, pål'vil. v. a. To sprinkle with per-
fumes in powder.
PUMICE, pë'mis, or pâm'm's. s. A slag or cin-
ger of some fossii, originally bearing another
form, and reduced to this state by the violent
action of fire : it is a spongy substance full of
pores, and is of a whitish gray colour. It is
found about the burning mountains, AEtna, Ve.
suvius, and Hecla.
Tº This word ought to be pronounced pewſmis.
In mothing is our language more regular than
in preserving the u open when the accent is on
it, and followed by a single consonant; and
therefore Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Bucha-
man, who give it this sound, ought rather to be
followed than Mr Elphinstone, Dr. Kenrick, W.
Johnston, Perry, and Entick, who adopt the
short u -See Lucul ENT.
PUMMEL, pâm'mil. s. 99. See Pom MEL,
PUMP, pâmp. s. An engine by which water is
forced up from wells; a shoe with a thin sole
and low heel.
To PUMP, pâmp. v. m. To work a pump, to
throw out water by a pump.
To PUMP, pâmp. v. a. To raise or throw out
by means of a pump; to examine artfully or by
sly interrogatories.
PUMPER, pámpár. s. 98. The person or the
instrument that pumps.
PUMPION, pâmp'yān. s. 113. A plant.
Dusti-
PUN, pån, s. An equivocation, aquibble, an expres-
sion where a word has at once different meanings.
Po PUN, pân. v. m. To quibble, to use the same
word at once in different senses.
To PUNCH, pånsh. v. a. To bore or perforate
by driving a sharp instrument.
PUNCH, pånsh. s. A pointed instrument, which,
driven by a blow, perforates bodies; a liquor
made by mixing spirit with water, sugar, and
the juice of lemons, or oranges ; the buffoon or
harlequin of the puppet-show ; in contempt or
ridiculé, a short fat fellow. -
PUNCHEON, pånsh'ân. s. 259. An instrument
driven so as to make a hole or impression ; a
measure of liquids.
PUNCHER, pånsh'īr. s. 98. An instrument that
makes an impression or hole.
PUNCTILIO, pánk-tíI'yö. s. 113. A small nice-
ty of behaviour; a nice point of exactness. -
PUNCTILIOUS, pánk-tilyūs. a. Nice, exact,
punctual to superstition.
PUNCTILIOUSNESS, pönk-tilyás-nēs. s. Nice-
ty, exactness of behaviour. |
PUNCTO, pångk’tö. s. 408. Nice point of cere-
mony the point in fencing. -
PUNCTUAL, pångk'tshā-āl. a. 461. Comprised
in a point, consisting in a point; exact, hice,
punctilious.
PUNCTUALITY, pångk-tshā-āl'è-té. s.
Scrupulous exactness.
PUNCTUALLY, pångktshā-āl-e.ad.
exactly, scrupulously.
Nicety,
Nicely,
PUNCTUALNESS, pångk'tshö-ál-nēs. s. Ex-
actness, nicety,
PUNCTUATION, pångk-tshū-A'shôn. s. The
act or method of pointing.
To PUNCTULATE, pångiºtshū-lāte. v. a To
mark with small spots.
PUNCTURE, pångk'tshöre. s. 461. A hole made
with a very sharp point. º
PUNGENCY, pán jān-sé. s. Power of pricking ;
heat on the tongue, acridness, power tº wierce
tart mind ; a crimoniousness, keenness.
PUNGENT, pānjênt. a. Pricking, sharp on the
tongue, acrid ; piercing, sharp, acrimonious,
biting. *
PUNICEQUS, pē-nish'ês. a. 357. Purple.’
PUNINESS, på'néºnes. s. Pettiness, smallness
To PUNISH, pën'nish. v. a. 176. To chastise, to
afflict with penalties; to revenge a fault with
pain or death. 4.
PUNISHABLE, pën'nish-à-bl., a worthy of
punishment, capable of punishment. r
PUNISHABLENESS, pån'nish-à-bl-nās, s. The
quality of deserving or admitting punishment.
PUNISHER, pān'nish ar. S. 98. One who in
flicts.pain for a crime. -
PUNISHMENT, pån'nish-mént. s. Any inflic.
tion imposed in vengeance of a crime.
PUNITION, pē-nish'ên. s. Puuishment.
PUNITIVE, på'nè-tív. a. Awarding or inflicting
Pºt.
PUNITORY, på'mè-tär-8. a. 512.
tending to punishment.
PUNK, pångk. s. A whore, a common prostitute.
PUNSTER, pöm'stör. s. A quibbler, a low wit
who endeavours at reputation by double mean-
IIT Cº.
PUNY , på'ně. a. Young, inferiour, petty, of an
under rate.
PUNY, på'mè. s. A young unexperienced unsea-
soned wretch.
To PUP, påp. v. n. To bring forth whelps, used
of a bitch bringing young.
PUPIL, pë'pfl. s. The apple of the eye; a scho-
lar, one under the care of a tutor; a ward, one
under the care of his guardian.
PUPILAGE, på'pil-ādje. s. 90. State of being a
scholar; sº minority. w
PUPILLARY, på'pil-ār-e. a. 512. Pertaining to
a pupil or ward.
[[* For the accent of this word, see PAPILLARy.
Dr. Johnson has spelled this word with one l; as
if derived from our own word pupil, and not
from the Latin pupillaris. t
PUPPET, påp'it. s. 99. A small image moved
by men in a mock drama ; a word of contempt.
[[; This word was formerly often pronounced as
if written poppit; but this pronunciation is now
confined to the lowest vulgar.
PUPPETMAN, pöp'pit-mán, s.
puppet-show.
PUPPETSHOW, ańp'pit-shö. s. A mock drama
performed by wooden images moved by wire.
PUPPY, pöppé s A whelp, progeny of a bitch
a name of cºntempt to an impertinent fellow.
To PUPPY, páp'pě. v. m. To bring whelps.
PURBLIND, pár'blind. a. Near-sighted. Cor
rupted from Poreblind. -
PURBLINDNESS, pár'blind-nēs. s.
of sight.
PURCHASABLE, pār'tshās-á-bl. a. That may
be purchased or bought. . .
To Pi)RCHASE, pör'tshās. v. a. To buy for a
price; to obtain at any expense, as of labour or
danger; to expiate or recompense by a fine or
forfeit.
PURCHASE, pár'tshās. s.
or obtained for a price ; any thing of which
possession is taken.
PURCHASER, pây'tshās-àr. s. A buyer, one
that gains any thing for a price. -
PURE, père. a. Not sullied; clear; unmingled;
not connected with any thing extrinsick ; free;
free from guilt, guiltless, innocent; not vitiated
with corrupt modes of speech; mere, as, a Pure
villain ; chaste, modest. * tº
FURELY, père'lé. ad. In a pure manner, not with
mixture; innocently, without guilt; merely,
PURENESS, père'nés, s. Clearness, freedom
from extraneous or foul admixtures; simplici;
ty; innocence; freedom from vicious modes of
Punishing,
Master of a
Shortness
speech, - • . .
pčičE, pár'ſſi. s. 140. A sort of ancient
trimming for women's gowns,
Any thing buught º
FUR.
—nº, mºve, nºr, not;-tºbe, tab, ball:-31;-pºnd;—thin, rais.
To #trfile, pār'fl. v. a. 405. To decorate with
a wrought or flowered border. \.
####Wººds. s. A border of embroi:
dery. t
PURGATION, pör-gå'shán. s. The act of
cleansing or purifying from vicious mixtures;
the act of cleansing the body, by downward
evacuation ; the act of clearing from imputa-
tion of guilt. * t
PURGATIVE, pár'gă-tív. a. 157. Cathartick,
having the power to cause evačuations down-
wards.
PURGATORY, pârgă-tär-à. s. 512, 557. An
imaginary place of purgation from smaller sins
after death. -
To PURGE, pårdje. v. a. T9 cleanse, to clear;
to clear from impurities; to clear. from guilt ;
to clear from imputation of guilt; to sweep or
put away impurities, to evacuate the body by
*#3 clarify, to defecate.
To PURGE, pårdje. v. n.
stools. * * * .
PURGE, pårdje. s. . A cathartick medicine, a
medicine that evacuates the body by stool.
PURGER, përjãr. s. 38. One who clears away
any thing noxious; purge, cathartick.
PURIFICATICN, pē-rè-fé:kå'shôa. s. The act
of making pare ; the act of cleansing from
guilt; a rite performed by the Hebrews after
child-bearing. . *. -
PURIFICATIVE, pē-riff-kā-tiv. A 512, 557
púñifióštofº.º.º.A.; a 51% 557.
Having power or tendency to make pure.
PURIFTER, pè'rè-fi-àr. s. 98. Cleaner, refiner.
To PURIFY, pë'ré-fi. v. a. 183. To make pure;
fo free from any extraneous admixture ; to
make clear; to free from guilt or corruption;
to clear from barbarisms or improprieties. -
To PURIFY, på'rè-fi. v. n. To grow pure.
To have frequent
PURITAN, pë'rè-tán. s. 88. A nickname given; - '*'
|PURVEYANCE, pårväänse. s.
formerly to the Dissenters from the Church of
#º -
PURITANICAL, pè-rè-täu'uè-kál. a. Relating to;
puritans. -
PURITANISM, på'rè-tán-tzm. s.
of a pºuritan. *
PURITY, pºi'rè-té. s. Cleanness, freedom from
foulness or dirt; freedom from guilt, innocence ;
chastity, freedom from contamination of sexes.
PURL, pârl. s.
border ; a kind of medicated malt liquor, in
which wormwood and aromaticks are infused.
To PURL, përi. v. m. To murmur, to ſlow with
a gentle noise. , -
To PURL, pári. v. a. To decorate with fringe
or embroidery. JWot used. -
PURLIEU, për’lú. s. The grounds on the bor-
ders of a forest, border, enclosure. •
PURLINS, pār'Éns. s. In Architecture, those
pieces of timber that lie across the rafters on
the inside, to keep them from sinking in the
II? e’
, middle.
To PURLOIN, pār-löfn'. v. a. To steal, to take
by theft. - -
PURLOINER, pār-lółn'àr. s.
steals clandestinely.
PURPLE, për'pl. a.
blue ; in poetry, red. -
To PURPLE, pár'pl. v. a. To make red, to co-
Hour with purple. - -
PURPLES, pār'pla. s. Spots of livid red, which
break out in malignant fevers; a purple ſever
PURPLISH, pār'pi-ish. a. Somewhat purple.
Design, tendency of a
The notions
A thief, one that
405. Red tinctured with
PURPORT, pör'përt. s.
writing or siscoºrse.
To Füßft. pār'përt. v. m. To intend, to
tend to show'. . . - -
PURPOSE, pár'pës. s. f66, Intertinn, design,
effect; consequence ;, instance, example.
To. PURPOSE, pèr'offs, v. ii.
sign, to resolve . . . . . .
An embroiderd and puckered
To intend, to de-
PURPOSELY, pār'pës-lè, ad.
intention. r - -
To PURR, pör. v. a. To murmur as a cat or
leopard in pleasure. 2 -
PURSE, pārse. s. A small bag in which money
is Cºntained. . . … - -
To PURSE, pērse. v. a. To put into a purse,
to contract as a purse. • . . . .
A met of which the
By design, by
PURSENET, pārse'nét. s.
mouth is drawn together by a strin
§ . . . . . .
PURSEPROUD, pērse préâd. a. Puffed up with
money. -
PURSER, pār'sèr. s. 98. The paymaster of a
ship. f
PúNEss, pár'sé-nés. s. Shortness of breath.
PURSLAIN, pörsſiºn. . s. 208. plant. -
PURSUABLE, pār-sā'ā-bl. a. What may be
pursued. -
PURSUANCE, pār-sā’ānse. s. Prosecution, pro-
CeSS. - t
PURSUANT, pār-sà'ānt. a. Done
Quence or prosecution of any thing.
To PEJRSUE, pör-sà'. v. a. 454. To chase,
to follow in hostility; to prosecute ; to imitate,
to follow as an example; to endeavour to attain.
To PURSUE, pār-sà'. . v. m. To go on, to pro-
ceed. - -
PURSUER, nār-sā'ār. s. 98. One who pursues,
one who follows in hostility. . . . . -
PURSUIT, pār-såte'. s. The act of following
with hostile intention ; endeavour to attain :
Yºrosecution. • -
PURSUIVANT, pèr'swā-vânt. s. 340. A state
messenger, an attendant on the heralds.
PUR$Y, pár'sé. a. §hortbreathed and fat.
PURTENANCE, pār’táu-ánse. s. The pluck of
an animal. , -
To PijRVEY, pār-vā'. v. a. 269. To provide
with conveniences ; to procure,
To PijRVEY, pār-vā'. v. a. To buy in provi
sions. • .
in conse.
Provision, pro-
cirrement of victuals. - -
PURVEYOR, për-vā'ār, s. 166. One that pro
vides victuals; a procurer, a pimp.
PURULENCE, pºrº-ſºrse.
PURULENCY, pörð-léa-să.
tion of pits and matter.—See MUcu LENT. .
PURULENT, på'rū-lènt...a. Consisting of pus or
the running of wounds.
PUS, pås. s. The matter of a well digested sore:
To PUSH, pāsh. v. a. 174, 175. To strike
with a thrust ; to force or drive by impulse of
any thing ; to force, not by a quick blow, but
by continued violence ; to press forward; to
urge, to drive ; to enforce, to drive to a conclu-
sion ; to importune, to teaze. - -
To PUSH, pish. v. m. To make a thrust; to
make an effort; to make an attack. -
PUSH, pësh. s. Thrust, the act of striking with
a pointed instrument; an impulse, force in
pressed; assanit, attack; a forcible struggle, a
strong effort; exigence, trial ; a sudden emer-
gence; pimple, a wheal—in this sense not rised.
PUSHER, pāsh'êr. s. 98. He who pushes for
ward. ,
PGSHING, pāsh'ing. a. 410. Enterprising, vi
gorigits,
PUSHPłN, pāsh'pºn. s.
..
* . *
s. 177. Genera
A child's play, in which
º pins are pushed alternately. -
PUSILLANIMITY, på-sii-iān-im'iné-té. s. Cow
arítice. * '. …” -
PGSILLANIMOUS, pē-sil-ān'nè-mâs. a.
spirited, narrow-minded, cowardly ... "
PUSHLLANTMOUSINESS, på-sål-ā.1'nè-más-mês
s. Meanness of spirit. • * * .
Mean
PUSS, pås. s. 173, 174. The fondling name of º
a cat ; the sportsman's terin for a hars: .
PUSTUI.E, pás'tshūle. s. 463. A small gwelling
a pimple, an efflorescence. . . . . . . . . . .
PUSTULOUS, påstshū-iós, a
imn] Full of pustules,
pimply. h . . . . . . ' -
PUT
To PUT, pât. v. a. 173, -
in any place; to place in any situation; to give
up; to push into action; to use any action by
which the place or state of anything is cuan-
ged; to cause, to produce; to add; to place ini
a reckoning; to reduce to any state; to oblige,
to urge ; to propose, to state; to bring into any
state of mind or temper; to offer, to advance;
to unite, tº place as an ingredient. To put by ;
428 * -
[[P 559-Fate, făr, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;–
174. To lay or reposite|
to turn off, to divert, to thrust aside. To put
down; to baffle, to repress, to crush; to §:
grade; to bring into disuse; to confute. To
put forth; to propose, to extend, to emit as a
sprouting F.'; exert. To put in ; to in-
terpose. ... To put in practice; to use, to exer-
cise. To put off; to divest, to lay aside; to
defeat or delay with some artifice or excuse ;
to delay, to defer, to procrastimate; to pass
fallaciously; to discard; to recommend, to
vend or obtrude. To put on or upon; to im-
pute, to charge; to invest with, as clothes or
covering; to forward, to promote, to incite; toim- f -> º
To PUZZLE, pâz'zl. v. m. To be bewildered in
pose, to inflict; to assume, to take. To put over;
to refer. To put out; to place at usury; to ex-
tinguish; to emit, as a plant; to extend, to
protrude ; to expel, to drive from ; to make
publick; to disconcert. To put to ; to kill by,
to punish by. To put to it; to distress, to per-
lex, to press hard; to put to, to assist with.
o put to death ; to kill. To put together; to
accumulate into one sum or mass. To put up ;
to pass unrevenged ; to expose publickly ; to
start; to hoard ; to hide. #. put upon ; to in-
cite, to instigate; to impose, to lay upon. To
put upon trial ; to expose or summon to a so-
lemn and judicial examination.
To PUT, pât, or pât. v. n. To shoot or germi-
nate ; to steer. To put forth; to leave a port;
to germinate, to bud, to shoot out. To pit in ; ;
to enter a haven. To put in for ; to claim, to
stand candidate for.
claim. To put off; to leave land. To put over;
to sail across. To put to sea ; to set sail, to be:
gin the course. Tº put up ; to offer one's self
a candidate.; to advance to, to bring one's self
forward. To put up with ; to suffer without
resentment,
ſj. The common pronunciation of London is the
first sound given to this word ; but in Ireland
and the different counties of England, it is ge.
nerally pronounced regularly so as to rhyme
with hut, nut, &c. W. Johnston has adopted
this sound, and Mr. Perry gives it both ways,
but seems to prefer the regular sound. Mr.
Nares is decidedly in favour of this sound; and
as this word, when a noun, is always so pro-
npunced, it seems a needless departure from
rule, and embarrassing the language, to have
the same word differently pronounced. This is
an inconvenience to which perhaps all lan-|
guages are subject ; but it oright in all lan-
guages to be avoided as much as possible.—See
Bow L. -
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Scott, Dr.
Kenrick, and Mr. Smith, adopt the first sound.
PUT, pât, s 175 A rustick, a clown; a game at
cards. t
RUTAGE, på'tidje. s. 30. In Law, prostitution
on the woman's part. .
PUTANISM, pētā-nīzm. s. The
sº; ºr trade of a prostitute. -
PUTATIVE, pú'tá-tív. a. 157. Supposed, reputed.
flºp, pātā. a. Mean, iow, worthless. -
FQTIDNESS, pā'ūdāśs.'s. Meanness, vileness,
Pſſſf.0G, pât'ſég. s." Putlogs are pieces of tim-
ber or short poles about seven feet long, to
bear the boards they stand on to work, and to
jºy bricks and mortar upon. . .
PUTREDENOUS, pē-trédè-nās, a.
riºt
manner of liv-
*:
sinking,
To . in : to offer aj}
|PYRAMIDICALLY,
#ACTION, pètre+&shún.s. The state|
PUTREFACTIVE, pē-tré-ſåktiv. a
Totten. . . ... . . . .
To PUTREFY, pè'trè-fl. v. a. 183. To make
rotten, to corrupt with rottenness. "
To PUTREFY, på'trè-fi. v. n. To rot.
PUTRESCENCE, pē-trés'séase. s. 510.
Making
The
state of Fººting. -
PUTRESCENT, pē-trés'sént. a. Growing rotten
PUTRID, pú'trid. a. Rotten, corrupt.
PUTRIDNESS, pá'trīd-nés. S. Rottenness.
PUTTER, pât’tär. s. 98. One who puts.
ter on ; inciter, instigator.—Sea PUT. . .
PUTTINGSTONE, nºting-stºne, s. In some
parts of Scotland, stones are laid at the gates
of great houses, which they call Putting-stones,
for trials of strength.
PUTTOCK, pât’ták. s. 166. A buzzard. -
PUTTY, pât’tě, s. A kind of powder on which
glass is ground; a kind of cement used by gla:
Złę?’S. - -
To PUZZLE, páz'zl. v. a. 405. To perplex, to
confound, to embarrass, to entangle,
Put.
one's own notions, to be awkward. -
PUZZLE, páz'zl. s. Embarrassment, perplexity
PUZZLER, pâz'zl-àr. s. 98. He who puzzles.
PYGARG, plgärg. s. A bird. ſº
PYGMEAN, pig-mê'ân. a. Belonging to a
Pygºny. - -
Jºãº. This word has the accent on the penultimate
for the same reason as Epicurean. It is deriv
ed from Pygmiei, Pygmies; and its adjective, if
it had one, must have had the diphthong in it,
which would necessarily fix the accent on that
syllable.—See EUROPEAN. --
“They less than smallest dwarfs in narrow room”
“Throng numberless, like that *ś. race
“Beyºnd the Indian mount.”—Milton.
PYGMY, pig'mè. s. A dwarf, one of a nation
fabled to be only three spans high, and after
long wars to have been destroyed by cranes.
PYLORUS, pè-ló'rås. s. 187, 503. The lower
orifice of the stomach, r
PYPOWDER, pipää-dār, s—See PIEpowDER.
PYRAMID, pīrā-inid. s. 109, 180. In Geometry,
is a solid figure, whose base is a polygon; and
whose sides are plain triangles, their several
pºints meeting in one. -
PYRAMG DAL, pè-rán'ê-dāl, 187.
PYRAMIDICAL, pir-à-mid'é-kál.
the form of a pyramid. * : 4. -
łr-à-mid'ê-kāl-ć. ad. In
form of a pyramid.
PYRAMIS, pīrā-m’s. s. A pyramid.
PYRE, pire. s. . A pile to be burnt. ºr a
PYRITES, p8-rºtéz, or pir'é-téz. s. 187. Fire-
stone; a mineral. Iron Pyrites is composed of
sulphur and iron, and Copper Pyrites of sulphur
and-copper.—Parkes' Chymistry. - - : * ~ *
[[F This word is accented on the second syllable
by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Barclay; Bailey,
and Fenning; and on the first by Dr. Kenrick,
Dr. Ash, 'Mr. Perry, and Entick. Pyrites is
the analogical pronunciation; for as the word
is derived from the Greek avera; and the Latin
Piriles, (both with the accent on the penultimate,
and préserving the form of their originals.) it
ought to have the accent on the same syllables.
—See Principles, No. 503. • *-**, *, * ' , a &
PYROMANCY, pīr'ö-mân-sé. s. 519. Divination
bv fire, - - -
PYROTECHNICAL, pīr-6-ték'nè-kál. a. 530.
Engaged or skilful in fireworks. ...
PYROTECHNICKS, pir-º-ték'niks. S., The art
of employing fire to use or pleasure, the art of
fireworks? -
PYROTECHNY, pir'8-ték-mé. s. The art of
managing fire. . . . . . .
PYRRHONEAN, pīr-rô'nè-à:... a. Embracing
... the opinion of Pyrrho. JMason. . . . . . . .
PYRRHONISM, pīr'rö-nizm, s.
; a. Having
Scepticism,
of growing rotten; the act of making rotten.
universal dottbt,







QUA
429
QUA
*
—mö, mêve, nár, nôt;—täbe, tab, būll;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, This.
PYRRHONIST, pir'rö-nist. s. A sceptick. Ma-
80%. , -
PYTHAGOREAN, pē-thāg-ó-rè'âm. a. Founded
on the opinion of Pythagoras.
PYTHAGOREAN, pē-ihăg-ó-ré'âm. s. A Pytha-
orean philosopher. JMason. -
PYX, piks. s. The box in which the Host is
kept. }
º
Q.
To QUACK, kwäk. v. a. 85, 86. To cry like a
duck; to act the part of a boasting pretender
to #. or any other art.
QUACK, kwäk. s. A boastful pretender to arts
which he does not understand; a vain boastful
pretender to physick, one who proclaims his
own medical abilities in publick places; an art-
ful tricking practitioner in physick.
QUACKERY, kwák'kār-É. s. Mean Or bad acts
in physick.
QUACKSALVER, kwák'säl-vár. s. One who
brags of medicines or salves, a charlatan.
QUASRAGESIMAL, kwººd-rajás'ss-mail a. 414.
Lenten, belonging to Lent. w
QUADRANGE.E, kwäd'rāng-gl. s. 414. A square,
a surface with four right angles.
QUADRANGULAR, kwā-drán'gū-lär. 414.
Square, having four right angles.
QUADRANT, kwā'drāni. s. 85. The fourth part,
the quarter ; the quarter of a circle; an instru-
ment with which latitudes are taken.
[[; It has been observed in the Principles, No.
* 85, 86, &c. that w, by articulating the a, gives
it the deep broad sound equivalent to the diph-
thong au ; and that u, preceded by q, has ex-
. actly the same effect. 414. This is evºdent from
the sound ºf tº in this and similar words, which,
till lately, was always promo:unced broad,
Some innovators have attempted to give the a
in this word its slender sound; but the publick
ear seems in opposition to it, nor ought it to be
admitted. The broad sound is the genuine En-
glish pronunciation, as appears in every word
Swhere it is succeeded by r. As this censonant,
when final, or followed by another cousonant,
gives eve:v a that precedes it the Italian sound
heard in father; so, when these letters are pre-
ceded by qu, or w, the a falls into the broad
sound heard in water. Thus, as we hear bar,
dart, barrel, with the sound of the ltalian ol, so
we hear war, quart, and quarrel, with the Ger-
man a. Equator, quaver, and words ending with
hard c, g, and f, have departed from this rule ;
but a sufficient number of words are left to in-
dicate plainly what is the analogy, and to direct
us where usage is doubtful.
QUADRANTAL, kwā-drán'tál. a.
the fourth part of a circle.
QUADRATE kwá'dräte. 3. 91. Square, having
four equal or parallel sides ; divisible into four
equal parts; suited, applicable.
QUADRATE, kwá'dräte. s. 414. A square, a
surface with four º and paraliel sides.
To QUAI)RATE, kwá'dräte. v. m. To suit, to be
accommodated.
JUADRATICK, kwā-drätik. a. 414. Belonging
to a square.
QUADRATURE, kwád'rā-tūre. s. The act of
squaring ; the first and last quarter of the
moon ; the state of being square, a quadrate, a
S4 (t131I e.
QUADRENNIAL, kwā-drén'né-āl. a. Compris-
`ing four years; happening once in four years.
QUADRIBLE, kwódré-bl. a. 405. That may be
squared
QUAL}RIFID, kwód'dré-ftd. a. Cloven into four
divisions. -
QUADRH, ATERAL, kwód-drè-lāt’tér-āl. a. 414.
Having four sides. w
QUADRILLE, kā-dril'. s. 415. A game at cards.
\\
3.
Included in
*
QUADRIPARTITE, kwā-drippār-tlte. a. 105
Having four parts, divided into four parts—
See BIPARTITE.
QUADRIREME, kwád'dré-rème. s. A galley.
with four banks of oars.
QUADRISYLLABLE, kwód-dré-silºlá-bl. s. 414
A word of four syllables.
QUADRUPED, kwód'drū-péd. s. An animal
pºps, all beasts.
that goes on four #. aS,
QUADRößD, kwód'drà-péd. a Having four
feet,
QUADRUPLE, kwód'drà-pl. a Fourfold, four-
times told.
To QUADRUPLICATE, kwā-drà'plé-kāte. v. a
To double twice.
º , kwād-drö-plè-kä'shāa. a
aking a thing four times.
QUAfflipiy, Kwéd'drºpſ, ad. To a fourfold
quantity.
QUAERE, kwá'ré. s. Inquire, seek.
To QUAFF, kwäf. v. a. 85. To drink, to swal-
low in large draughts.
To QUAFF, kwäf. v. n. To drink luxuriously.
QUAFFER, kwäf'för... s. He who quaffs.
QUAGGY, kwäg'gè. a. 85, 283. Boggy; soft, not
solid.
QUAGMIRE, kwág'mire. s. A shaking marsh
QUAIL, kwäle, s. A bird of game.
QUAILPIPE, kwäle'pipe. s. A pipe with whicle
fowlers allure . .."
QUAINT, kwänt. a. Scrupulously, minutely ex-
act, meat, petty; subtilely excogitated, fine-
ū. , affected, foppish.
QUAINTLY, kwānī'lé. ad.
with petty elegance ; artfully.
QUAINTNESS, kwáat'nés. s.
elegance.
To QūAKE, kwake. v. n. To shake with cold
}; fear, to tremble; to shake, not to be solid or
II’lú.
QUAKE, kwäke. s. A shudder, a tremulous agi-
tation. Q
QUAKER, kwäkär. s. A sect of Christians that
arose near the middle of the seventeenth cem-
tury, who were so mained from the trembling
with which they preached and prayed. .
QUARING GRA$$, kwā’king-grás. s. An herb
QUALF:CATION 3. kwól-º-féjàshàm. s. Tha
which makes any person or thing fit for any
thing; accomplishment; abatement; diminution
To QUALIFY, kwól'iè-fl. v. a. 86. To fit for any.
thing; to furnish with quaiifications, to accom
plish-; to make capable of any employment or
privilege ; to abate, to soften ; to assuage ; to
modity, to regulate.
QUALITY, kwüllè-tê. S. 86. Nature relatively
considered; property, accident; particular
efficacy ; disposition, temper; virtue or vice ;
accomplishment, qualification, character, com-
parative or relative rank; rank, superiority of
birth or station.
QUALITY, kwällé-té.S. 86. Persous of high rank.
QUALM, kwäm. s. 403. A sudden fit of sick
mess, a sudden seizure of sickly languor.
QUALMISH, kwāmish. a. Seized with sickly
languor. - -
QUANDARY, kwān-dà'rè. s. A doubt, a difficulty
QUANTITIVE, kwün'té-tív. a. Estimable ac-
cording to quantity.
QUANTITY, kwün'iè-té. s. 86. That property
of any thing which may be increased or di-
minished; any indeterminate weight or measure;
: bulk or weight; a portion ; a part; a large
portion ; the measure of time in prenouncing a
syllable. -
QUANTUM, kwān'tūm. s. The quantity, the
an: Ouitt. -
QUARANTINE, kwór-rān-tºn'. s. 112. Forty
days, a certain time in which a ship suspected
of infection from a foreign port, is obliged to
forbear intercourse or commerce with a healthy
Nicely, exactly
Nicety, petty
place.
| " .
QUA.
QUARREL, kwär'ril. s. 86,414. Abrawl, a petty
#. a scuffle ; a dispute, a contest; a cause
_ of debâte; objection, ill-will.
To QUARREL, kwór'ril. v. n. 99. To debate,
to scuffle, to squabble ; to fall into variance ;
to fight, to combat; to find fault, to pick ob-
*::::::
QUARRELLER, kwór'ril-àr. s. 98. He who
§§ -
QUARRELLOUS, kwär'ril-às. a. Petulant, easily
§§ to enmity. - g
QUARRELSOME, kwär'ril-såm. a. Inclined to
brawls, easily irritated, irascible, chołerick, pe-
tulant.
QUARRELSOMELY, kwär'ril-sām-lè. ad. In a
uarrelsome manner, petuiantly, cholerickly.
Qºşş. kwór'ril-såm-nés, s.
Cholerickness, petulance.
QUARRY, kwór'ré. s. 86. A square ; game
flown at by a hawk ; a stone mine, a place
where they dig stones.
To QUARRY, kwär'ré. v. n.
dig out stones.
QUARRYMAN, kwór'rè-mân. s.
digs in a quarry.
QUART, kwärt. s. 86; 414. The fourth part, a
quarter; the fourth part of a gallon ; the ves-
sel in which strong drink is commonly retailed.
QUARTAN, kwór tán. s. The fourth-day ague.
QUARTATION, kwór-tä'shān, s. A chymical
operation. -
QUARTER, kwär’tár. s. 86. A fourth part ; a
region of the skies, as referred to the seamen's
card; a particular region of a town or coun-
try; the place where soldiers are lodged or
stationed; proper station; remission of life,
mercy granted by a conqueror; treatinent
shown by art enemy; friendship, amity, con-
cord, in this sense not used ; a measure of eight
bushels.
To QUARTER, kwór'tàr. v. a. To divide into
four parts; to divide, to break, by force : to di-
wide into distinct regions; to station or lodge
soldiers; to diet; to bear as appendage to the
hereditary arms.
QUARTERAGE, kwär"târ-idje. s. 90. A quarter-
ly allowance,
QUARTERU) AY, kwär'tūr-dà. s. One of the
four days in the year on which rent or interest
is paid. -
QUARTERDECK, kwór’tór-dék. s. The short
upper deck.
QUARTERLY, kwór’tàr-lè. a.
fourth part.
&UARTERLY, kwór'tár-lè. ad.
Ulan"ter.
qêºRMASTER, kwör'tär-mâ-står s. One
who regulates the quarters of soldiers.
QUARTERN, kwór’tàrn... s. 98. A gill, or the
fourth part of a pint.
QUARTERSTAFF, kwär'tàr-stáf. s. A staff of
defence. - -
QUARTILE, kwär'til. s. 140, 145. An aspect
of the planets, when they are three signs or
ninety degrees distant from each other.
QUARTO, kwärtö. s. A book in which every
sheet makes four leaves.
To QUASH, kw8sh. v. a To crush, to squeeze;
to subdue suddenly ; to annul, to nullify, to
make void. :
To QUASH, kwāsh. v. n. To be shaken with a
Ilò IS63.
QUATERCOUSINS, kā'tér-kāz-z'nz. s. 415.
Friends.
QUATERNARY, kwá têr'nār-e, s.
tour. - -
QUATERNION, kwa-tér'nā-ān. 8. The number
- * Ołºº. . . * t .
QUATERNITY, kwā-tér'né-tê. s. The num-
Jºur: - ,
QUAT. AIN, kwātrin. s. 208. A stanza of four
limes rhyming alternately .
To prey upon, to
88. One who
Containing a
Once in a
430
[[G 559–Fâte, far, faſl, fat:—mé, mét;—pine, pin;–
Tne number
QUE
To QUAVER, kwā'vár. v. n. 86. To shake
the voice, to speak or sing with a tremulous
voice ; to tremble, to vibrate.—See QUADRANT.
QUAY, kê. s. 220. A key, an artificial bank to
the sea or river. -
QUEAN, kwene. s. 8. A worthless woman, ge-
nerally a strumpet.
QUEASINESS, kw8'zè-més. s. The sickness of
a rauseated stomach.
QUEASY, kwe'zè. a. Sick with nausea; fastidi
otts, squeamish ; causing nauseousness.
{\UEFN, kwóēn. s. 8. #. wife of a king, a
supreme governess.
To QUEEN, kwºn. ... v. m. To play the queen.
QUEENING, kw8ém'ing, s. 410. An apple.
QUEER, kweer. a. Odd, strange, original, par-
ticular. -
QUEERLY, kwºr'é. ad. Particularly, oddly.
agºss kwéèr'nés. s. Oddmess, parti
cularity.
To QUELL, kwál. v. a. To crush, to subdue
originaliy to kill.
QUELL, kwººl. s. Murder. Obsolete.
QUELLER, kwállór. s. 98. One that crushes
or subdues,
QUELQUECHOSE, kék'shôze. s.
4. A trifle, a
kickshaw. French.
|To QUENCH, kwánsh. v. a. To extinguish fire;
to still any passion or commotion; to allay
thirst ; to destroy.
To QUENCH, kwánsh. v. m. To cooi, to grow
cool. JVot in aſse.
QUENCHABI.E, kwénsh'à-bl. a. That may be
thenched. *
QUENCHER, kwānsh'ör... s. 98. Extinguisher.
QUENCHE.F.38, kwánsh'ſés. a. Unextinguishable
QCFRENT, kwá'rént. s. The complaimant,
the plainii.fi. º - s
tº UERiMONHOUS, kwár-rè-mê'né-às. a. Que
rulous, co.nplajuing.
QUER} \}ONit) USf.Y, kwār-rè-mö'nè-ás-lè. ad
Querulºusly, complaimingly.
QUERI MOX iół ŚNESS, kwār-rè-mö'n?-às més.
S. A cºmplaining texnper.
QUERIST, k we'rist. s. An inquirer, am asker
of questions.
QUERN, kwárm. s. A handmill. Cbsolete.
Qi'EREQ, kwär'pë. s. A dress close to the body,
at Ya is to ſy; it.
QUERRY, kwár'ré, s. A groom belonging to a
prince, or one conversant in the king's stabies
QUERULOUS, kwer'r's-lès. a. Mourning, ha-
bittially cºmplaining.
QUERUí.OUSN ESS, kwée'rè-lás-nēs. s. Habit
or quality of complaining mournfully.
QUERY., Kwé'ré. s. A question, an inquiry to
... be resolved. . . . --
To Qū ERY, kwá'rè. v. a. To ask questions.
º!! EST, kwest. s. Search, act of seeking ; an
empanelled jury , searchers, collectively; in-
quiry, examination.
QUESTANT, kwästänt. s. Seeker, endeavourer
after. Not in use. ... "
QUESTION, kwºš'tshān, s. 464. Interroga-
tory, any thing inquired ; inquiry, disquisition,
a dispute, a subject of dehate, affair to be ex-
amined; doubt, controversy, dispute ; exami-
nation by torture ; state of being the subject of
present induiry.
To Qū; fºsTiON, Kwés'tshön. v. m.
to debate hy interrogatories.
To QUESTION, kvěs'tshān. v. a. To examirie
one by questions : to doubt, to be uncertain of;
to have no confidence in, to mention as not to
ise trusted.
(UESTIONABLE, kwás'tshön-á-bl. a. Doubt-
ſui, disputable ; suspicious, liable to suspicion,
, liable tº question.
$20 ESTRONARY, kwás’tshān-à-ré. a Irºquiring,
asking questions.
QUESTIONABLENESS, kwés'tsh’īn-ā-bl-més s
The quality of being questionable.
To inquire

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QUESTIONER, kwás'íshān-ár. s. An inquirer.
QUESTIONLESS, kwás'tshān-lès, ad. Certain-
ly, without doubt.
QUESTMAN, kwást'mán. 88.
QUESTMONGER, kwásthmāng-gūr.
of lawsuits or prosecutions,
QUESTRIST, kwástrist. s. Seeker,
QUESTUARY, kwás'tshū-à-ré. a.
profit.
To QUIBBLE, kwib'bl. v. n. 405.
lay on the sound of words. .
Qūš E. kwib'bl. s. A low conceit depending
on the sound of words, a pun.
QUIBBLER, kwib'bl-âr. s. 98. A punster.
QUICK, kwik. a. Living, not dead ; swift, nim-
ble, done with celerity; speedy, free from de-
lay, active, sprightly, ready,
QUICK, kwik. ad. Nimbly, speedily, readily.
QUICK, kwäk. s. The living flesh, sensible parts;
§§ of hawthorn,
Q ºrbeam, kwik'bème. s. A species of, wild
a Sºl. - -
. To QUICKEN, kwik'k'n. v. a. 103. To make
alive ; to hastem ; to excite.
To QUICKEN, kwik'k’n. v. n. To become alive,
as, a woman quickens with child; to move with
activity. -
QUICKENER, kwäk'k’n-ár. s. One who makes
alive ; that which accelerates, that which ac-
titates. .
QUICKLIME, kwik'llme. s. Lime unquench-
; ‘s. Starter
UIrSUler.
Studious of
To pun, to
ed.
QUICKLY, kwik'lè. ad. Nimbly, speedily, ac-
tivel *
-- qūtūkNEss, kwſk'nés. s. Speed; activity;
keen, sensibility; sharpness.
QUICKSAND, kwäk'sänd. s.
solid ground.
To QUICKSET, kwik'sét. v. a.
# plants.
QUICKSET, kwik'sét. s. Living plant set to
grow.
QUICKSIGHTED, kwik-si'téd. a.
sharp sight, *g
QUICKSIGHTEDNESS, kwik-s}'těd-nés. s.
Sharpness o 'sight. t
QUICKSILVER, kwik'síl-vár. s. 98. A mineral
substance, mercury. -
QUICKSILVERED, kwik'sil-vár'd. a. 359. Over-
laid with quicksilver. -
QUIDDIT, kwid dit. s. A subtilety, an equivoca-
tion.
QUIDDITY, kwid'é-te. s. Essence, that which is
a proper answer to the question Quid est ? a
scholastick term; a trifling nicety, a cavil.
[* This is derived from the barbarous Latin
word Quidditas, and can be literally explained
by nothing but a word as barbarous in English,
Whattity.
QUIESCENCE, kwi-és'sénse. s. 510. Rest, re-
pose. *
QUIESCENT, kwl-és'sént. a. Resting, not be-
ing in motion.
QUIET, kwi'ét. a. 99.
motion ; not ruffled.
QUIET, kwi'ét.s. Rest, repose, tranquillity.
To QUIET, kwi'ét. v. a. To calin, to ºuti, to pa-
city ; to still.
QUIETER, kwl'êt-tär. s.
that quiets.
QUIETISM, kwl'ét-īzm. s.
The doctrine of Quietists.
QUIETIST, kwi'é-tist. s. One who foilows the
doctrine of {\uietism, taught by Molinos, a Span-
ish priest, and condemned by the Church of
Moving sand, um-
To plant with
Having a
Still, peaceabie ; not in
The person or thing
Tranquillity of mind.
Rome. *
QUIET.I.Y, kwi'êt-lè. ad. Calmly ; peaceably, at
reSt. -
QUIETNESS, kwl'êt-nēs. s. Coolmess of tem-
tº. ; peace, º; ; stiliness, calmness.
Qūšišovič, wººt sain, a Caim, still, un-
disturbed
QUIETUDE, kwi'é-tūde. s. Rest, repose.
QUILL, kwil.s. The hard and i. feather of
the wing, of which pens are made; prick or
dart of a porcupine; reed on which weavers
olitiºn sºmew,
, kwil'lit. s. 99. Subtifety, nicety.
QUILT, kwilt. s. A cover made §§ Old G.
cloth over another with some soft substance be
tween them. - r
To QUILT, kwilt. v. a. To stitch one cloth upon
another with something soft between them.
*INARY, kwi'āā-ré. a. Consisting offive.
QUINCE, kwinse. s. A tree, the fruit. -
QUINCUNCIAL, kwin-kång'shāl. a. 403. Häy.
ing the forms of a quincunx.
QUINCUNX, kwing'kångks. s. Quincunx order
is a plantation of trees, disposed originally in a
Square, consisting of five trees, oue at each cor-
ner and a fifth in the middle, which dispo-
Şition, repeated again and again, forms a regu-
lar grove, wood, or wilderness.
[[3’ As the accent is on the first syllable of this
Word, it is under the same predicament as the
first syllable of Congregate. See Principles, No
8. -
QUINQUANGULAR, kwin -kwäng'gū-lär. a. 408,
Having five corners. & 3
QUINQUENNIAL, kwºn-kwán'né-ál. a. Lasting
five gº; ºniºs once in rive years.
QUINSY, kwin'zè. s. A tumid inflammation in
the throat. *-
QUINT, kint. s. A set of five
A term at cards, pronounced
QUINTAIN, kwin'tin. s. 208.
turning top. \ -
QūINTESSENCE, kwin-tés'sénse. s. A fifth
being; an extract from any thing, containing
all its virtues in a small quantity. -
; sequents of five. !
A post with a
[[G’ Ali our orthūepists but Dr. Ash, place the
accent on the first syllable of this word. My
opinion is, that it is among those which may
have the accent either on the first or third as
the rhythm of the phrase requires, 524; and
this perhaps requires it oftener on the third
than the first.
QUINTIN, kwin'tin. s.
exercise of tilting.
QUINTUPLE, kwin'tū-pl. s. Fivefold.
QUIP, kwip. s. A sharp jest, a taunt. .
QUIRE, kwire. s. A body of singers; a chorus
that part of the church where the service is
sung; a bundle of paper consisting of twenty-
four sheets.
To QUIRE, kwire. v. m. To sing in concert.
QUIRISTER, kwir'ris-tár. s. Chorister, one
who sings in concert, generally in divine ser-
- VICe. *
lſ. There is a vulgar pronunciation of the first i
in this word which gives it the sound of short e :
this sound is proper in quirk where the r is suc-
ceeded by a consonant, but not in the word in
question, where these letters are succeeded by a
vowel. , See Principles, No. 108.
QUIRK, kwerk, s. 108. Quick stroke, sharp fit,
smart taunt; subtlety, nicety, artful distinc-
tion ; loose light tune, #
To QUIT, kwft. v. a. To discharge an obliga-
tion, to make even, to set free, to carry
through, to discharge, to perform ; to clear
himself of an affair; to repay, to requite, to
vacate obligations; to pay an obligation, to
clear a debt, to be tantamount; to abandon, to
forsake, to resign, to give up. .
QUITCHGRASS, kwitsh'grás. s. Dog grass.
QUITE, kwite. ad. Completely, perfectly.
QUITRENT, kwit’rént. s. Small rent reserved.
QUITS, kyits. interject. An exclamation used
when any thing is repaid and the parties he-
COIſle even. . r
QUITTANCE, kwit’tänse. s. Discharge from a
debt or obligation, an acquittance, recompence,
An upright post for the
repayment.
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[[3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
To QUITTANCE, kwit’tánse. v. a. To repay,
to recompense.
QUITTERBONE, kwit’tār-bóme. s. A hard round
swelling upon the coronet between the heel and
the quarter of a horse. . .
QUIVER, kwiv'vár. s. 98. A case for arrows.
To QUIVER, kwiv'vár. v. m. To quake, to play
with a tremulous motion; to shiver, to shudder.
QUIVERED, kwiv'vár'd. a. 395. Furnished wit
a quiver; sheathed as in a quiver. \
QUODLIBET, kwód'lè-bêt. 3. . A nice point, a
subtlety, - -
Qööß. kwóif. s. Properly Coif. 415. Any cap
with which the head is covered; the cap of a
serjeant at law. See CoIF. -
*-
To QUOIF, kwóif, v. a. 415. To cap, to dress
with a head-dress. .
s. Properly Coifure.
Head-dress. -
QUOIT, kwäft. s. Properly Coit. 415. Some-
thing thrown to a great distance to a certain
point; the discus of the ancients is sometimes
called in English, Quoit, but improperly.
lºſ’ Till the orthography of a word is fixed, it
will not be easy to settle its pronunciation.
That the words Quoiſ and Quoit ought to be
written Coif and Coit, appears from the deriva.
tion of the first from the French coeffe, and of
the second from the Dutch coete ; and if this be
granted, it will necessarily follow that we ought
to pronounce them Coif and Coit. 415.
To QUOIT, kwójt v. ii. To throw quoits, to play
at quoits.
To QUOIT, kwójt. v. a. To throw.
QUONDAM, kwón'dām. a. Having been for-
Imerly. A ludicrous word.
QUORUM, kwo'röm. s. A bench of justices,
such a number of any officers as is sufficient to
do business. - A
QUOTA, kwo'tā. s. A share, a proportion as
assigned to each.
QUOTATION, kwó-tà'shēn. s. 415. The act of
quoting, citation; passage adduced out of an
author as evidence or illustration. -
[[G’ In this and similar words Mr. Sheridan, and
several respectable orthóepists, pronounce the
qu like k; but, as Mr. Nares justly observes, it
is not easy to say why. If it be answered, that
the Latins so pronounced these letters, it may
be replied, that when we alter our Latin pronun-
ciation, it will be time enough to alter those Eng-
lish words which are derived from that language.
To QUOTE, kwāte. v. a. To cite an author, or
the words of another. ...,
QUQTER, kwó'tár. s. 98. Citer, he that quotes.
QUOTH, kwáth, or kwóth. verb imp. Quoth I,
say I, or said I; Quoth he, says he, or said he.
[j Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, W.]
. Johnston, Mr. Nares, Mr. Perry, and Mr.
Smith, pronounce the o in this word long, as in
both ; but Buchanan short, as in moth. This
latter pronunciation is certainly more agreea-
ble to the general sound of o befºre th, as in
broth, froth, cloth, &c. but my ear fails me if I
have not always heard it pronounced like the o
in doth, as if written kundh, which is the pro-
riunciation Mr. Elphinstone gives it, and, in
Imy opinion, is the true one.
QūQTIDIAN, kwo-tidjè-án. a, Daily, happen-
ing every day. . . ". . . -
WUOTIDIAN, kwó-tídjè-án. s. 224, 293. A quo-
tidian fever, a fever which returns every day.
QUOTIENT, kw8 shēnt. s. In Arithmetick, Quo:
tient is the number produced by the division of
the two giver; numbers the one by the other.
Thus divide 12 by 4, and 3 is the quotient.
R.
To RABATE, rà-bête. v. n. In Falconry, to re.
cover a hawk to the ſist again. - -
RACY, rà'sé. a.
To RABBET, rāb'bit. v. a. 99. To pare -down
pieces of wood so as to fit one another.
RABBET, ºb'bit. s. A joint made by paring
R tWO Fº § that § wrap over one another.
âb'bé, or rāb'bi. -
§§s. rābbin. : s. A doctor among
the Jews. - -
[[G. The first of these words, when pronounced
in Scripture, ought to have the iastsyllable like
the verb to buy.
RABBHMICAL, rāb-bin'ê-kál. a.
the Rabbiris. JMason. -
RABBIT, rāb'bit. s. A ſurry animal that lives on
plants, and burrows in the ground. -
RABBLE, rāb'bl. s. 405. A tumultuous croud, .
an assembly of low people.
RABBLEMENT, rāb'bl-mênt. s. Crowd, tumul-
tuous assembly of mean people.
RABID, rāb'bid. a. 544. Fierce, furious, mad.
RACE, råse. s. A family ascending; family de-
scending ; a generation, a collective family :
a particular breed. Race of ginger; a root or
sprig of ginger; a particular strength or taste
of wine; contest in running; course on the
feet ; progress, course.
RACEHORSE, råsehörse. s.
for prizes. -
RACEMATION, rås-sà-mâ'shām. s. 530. Cluster
like that of grapes.
RACEMIFEROUS, räs-sà-mif'érºs. a.
ing clusters.
RACER, råsé'âr. s. 98. Rumner, one that con
tends in speed. -
RACINESS, rà'sé-nēs. s. The quality of beingracy
RACK, räk. s. An engine of torture ; torture,
extreme pain ; a distaff, commonly a portable
distaff, from which they spin by twirling a ball;
the clouds as they are driven by the wind ; in-
struments to lay a spit on in roasting ; a wood-
en grate in which hay is placed for cattle: ar-
rack, a spirituous liquor.
To RACK, räk. v. m. To stream as clouds be.
fore the wind. -
To RACK, räk. v. a. To tormeut by the rack;
to torment, to harass; to screw, to force to
performance; to stretch, to extend; to defe
cate, to draw off from the lees.
RACK-RENT, råk'rént. s. Rent raised to the
uttermost. T
RACK-RENTER, råk'rént-àr. s. One who pays
the uttermost rent.
RACKET, räkkit. s. 99. An irregular clattering
noise; a confused talkin burlesque language; the
instrument with , which players strike the ball.
RACKOON, räk-kóón'. s. An animal resembling
a badger: it is found in North America and in
Jamaica.
Belonging to

Horse bred to run
Bear
Strong, flavorous, tasting of
the soil. - -
RADDOCK, råd'dāk. s. 166. A bird.
RADIANCE, rà'dè-ánse, or rājë-ănse.
293,294. • * a S
RAPIANCY, rā'dè-án-sé, or rà'-jē-ăn- ; -
sè. 376. . t
Sparkling lustre. * A'
RADIANT, rà'dé-ánt, or rājë-ànt. a. Shining,
brightly sparkling, emitting ..
To RADIATE, rà'dé-àte, or rājé-āte. v. n. To
emit rays, to shine. - A
RADIATION, rà-dè-à'shān, or rājé-A'shôn. s.
534. Beauty, lustre, emassion of rays ; emis-
sion from a centre every way. gº
RADICAL, råd'dè-kál. a. Primitive, original.
RADICALITY, rād-dè-kál'è-té. s. Origination.
RADICALLY, råd'dè-kāi-é. ad. Originally,
primitively. -
RADICALNESS, råd'dé-kāl-nēs. s. The state
of being radièal.
To RADICATE, råd'dè-kāte. v. a. 91. To root
to plant deeply and firmly.
RADICATION, rād-dè-kå'shôn. s. The act of
fixing deep.
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RAI
433
. RAM
—no, mēve, mēr, nāt;—túbe, túb, būll;-&il 3-pôānd;—thin, this.'
RADICLE, råd'dè-ki. s. 405. That part of the
seed of a plant which becomes its root.
RADISH, råd'dish. s. A root which is common-
ly cultivated in the kitchen gardens.
[3* This word is commonly, but corruptly, pro-
nounced as if written Reddish. The deviation is
but small ; nor do I think it so incºrágible as
that of its brother esculents, Asp ARAGUS, CU-
cum BER, and LETTUCE; which see.
RADIUS, rà'dè-às, or rājé-às. s. 293,294. The
semi-diameter of a circle; a bone of the fore-
arm, which accompanies the ulna from the el-
bow to the wrist. *
To RAFFLE, räf'fl. v. m. 405. To cast dice for
a prize. *
RAFFLE, räf'fl. s. A species of game or lotte-
ry, in which litany stake a small part of the va-
hue of some single thing, in consideration of a
chance to gain it.
RAFT, räft. s. 79. A frame or float made by lay-
ing pieces ºf timber across each other.
RAFTER, räf'túr. s. 98. The secondary timbers
of the house, the timbers which are let into the
great beam.
#AFTERED, rāftār’d. a. 359. Built with raf-
téâ’S.
HAG, rāg. s. 74. A piece of cloth torm from the •+
rest, a tatter; any thing rent and tattered,
worn-out clothes.
RAGAMUFFIN, rāg-à-mäf'ffn. s.
mean fellow. f
RAGE, rädje. s. Violent anger, vehement fury;
vehemence or exacerbation of any thing pain-
ful.
‘Po RAGE, rädje. v. n. 74. To be in fury, to be
heated with excessive anger; to ravage, to ex-
ercise fury ; to act with mischievous impetuos-
ty. .
#AGEFUL, rädje'föl. a. Furious, violent.
RAGGED, rāg'gºd. a. 99,381. Rent into tatters;
uneven, consisting of parts almost disunited ;
dressed in tatters ; rugged, not smooth.
RAGGEDNESS, rāg'gīd-nēs. s. State of being
dressed in tatters.
RAGINGLY, rājīng-lé. ad. . With vehement
fury.
RAGMAN, rāg'mām. s. 88. One who deals in
rags.
RAGOUT, rā-göö'. s. French. Meat stewed and
highly seasoned.
f:AGSTONE, rāg'stöue. s. A stone so termed
from its breaking in a ragged manner; the
stone with which they smooth the edge of a
tool new ground and left ragged.
f:AGWORT, rāg'wärt. s. 166. A plant.
RAIL, råle. s. 202. A cross beam fixed to the
ends of two upright posts; a series of posts con-
nected with, beams, by which any thing is en-
closed ; a kind of bird; a woman's upper gar-
A paltry
ment.
To RAIL, råle. v. a. To enclose with rails; to
range in a line.
To RAIL, råle. v. m.
roachful language.
Rºß. råle'âr. s. 98. One who insults or de-
fames by using opprobrious language.
RAILING, rà'ling. s. A series of rails; reproach-
ful #.
RAILLERY, rāīlér-ë. s. Slight satire, satirical
Inerriment. -
§ 3. We must not suppose this word to be the off.
spring of the English word to rail, however
nearly they may be sometimes allied in prac-
tice. Raillery comes directly from the French
word raillerie and, in compliment to that lan-
guage for the assistance it so often affords us,
we pronounce the first syllable nearly as in the
original. This, however, is not a mere compli-
ment, like the generality of those we pay the
French; for were we to pronounce the first syl-
lable like rail, it might obscure and pervert the
tneaning. Mr. seriº, Mr. Scott, ſ\r Ken-
2 * tº
To use insolent and re-
rick, Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, and
Mr. Smith, pronounce it as I have marked it.
RAIMENT, rā'mént. s. 202. Westure, vestment,
clothes, dress, garment.
To RAIN, räme. v. n. 202. To fall in drops from
the clouds; to fall as rain. It rains; the water
fails from the clouds.
To RAIN, râne. v. a. To pour down as rain.
RAIN, råne. s. The moisture that falls from the
clouds. &
RAINBOW, rāme'bó s. 327. The iris, the semi-
circle of various colours which appears in the
sky in showery weather.
RAINDEER, ràne'dèër. s. A deer with large
horns, which, in the northern regions, draws
sledges through the snows.
RAININESS ràne'é-nēs. s.
shower
RAIN.Y., rà ué. a. Showery, wet.
To RAISE, rāze. v. a. 202. To fift, to heave; to
set upright; to erect, to build up; to exalt to a
state more great or illustrious ; to increase in
current value; to elevate, to advance, to pre-
fer; to excite, to put in action ; to excite to
war or tumult, to stir up , to rouse, to stir up ;
to give beginning to, as, he raised the famil
to bring into being ; to call into view from the
state of separate spirits; to bring from death
to life; to occasion, to begin; to set up ; to
utter loudly, to collect, to obtain a certain sum;
to collect to assemble, to levy; to give rise to.
To raise paste to form paste into pies without
The state of being
a dish -
RAISER razăr s. 98. He that raises.
RAISIN re zºn. s. A dried grape.
[[; If antiquity can give a sanction to the pro-
nunciation of a word, this may be traced as fan
back as the days of Queen Elizabeth. Falstaff,
in the first part of Henry the Fourth, being
urged by the Prince, to give reasons for his con-
duct, tells him, that if raisins were as plenty as
blackberries, he would not give him one upon
compulsion. This pum evidently shows these
words were pronounced exactly alike in Shaks-
peare's time, and that Mr. Sheridan's pronun.
ciation of this word, as if wrºte: rays'n, is mot
only contrary to general usage, but, what ma-
my would think a greater offence, destructive
of the wit of Shakspeare. Mr. Sheridan has
Mr Scott, Mr. Perry, and W. Johnston, on his
side; and I have Dr. Kenrick and Mr. Nares
on mine.
RAKE, räke. s. An instrument with teeth, by
which the ground is divided; a loose, disorder-
ly, vicious, wild, gay, thoughtless fellow.
To HAKE, räke. v. a. To gather with a rake,
to draw together by violence; to scour, to
search with eager and vehement diligence; to
heap together and cover; to fire on a ship in
the direction of head and stern.
To RAKE, räke. v. m. To search, to grope; to
pass with violence; to lead an irregular life.
RAKER, räke'êr; s. Qme that rakes.
RAKEHELL, räke'hél. . s. A wild, worthless,
dissolute, debauched fellow. tº
RAKEHELLY, räke'hél-lè. a... Wild, dissolute
RAKISH, räke'īsh. a. Loose, dissolute.
To RALLY, rällé. v. a. To put disordered Ol'
dispersed forces into order; to treat with sa,
tirical merriment. . - :
To RALLY, rål'lé. v. m. To come again into ore
der; to exercise satirical merriment.
RAM, rām. s. A male sheep; an ancient instru,
ment used to batter wails.
To RAM, rām. v. a. To drive with violence, as
with a 'hattering ram; to fill with any thing
driven hard together. -
To RAMBLE, rām'bl. v. n. 405.
lv and irregularly, to wander.
RAMBLE, rām'bi. s. Wandering, irregular ex
CLIz'SiO ** *
To rove loose.
B.
|RAMBLER, rà:nºbl-ār, s, 98, Rover, wanderer.
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RAMBOOZE, rām-bööze'. s. A drink made of
wine, ale, eggs, and sugar.
RAMIFICATION, rām-mè-fé-kå'shām. s. Di-
vision or separation into branches, the act of
branching out.
To RAMIFY, rám’mè-fl. v. a. 183. To separate
into branches.
To RAMIFY, rām'mè-fl. v. n. To be parted in-
to branches.
RAMMER, rām'már. s. 98. An instrument with
which any thing is driven hard; the stick with
which the charge is forced into the gun.
RAMMISH, rám’mish. a. Strong scented.
RAMOUS, rà'más. a. 314. Branchy, consisting
of branches.
To RAMP, rämp. v. n. To leap with violence;
to climb as a plant. fº
RAMP, râmp. s. Leap, spring.
RAMFALLIAN, rām-pâl'yān. s. 113. A mean
wretch. JNot in use.
RAMPANCY, rām"pān-sè. s.
berance.
RAMPANT, rämp'ānt. a. Exuberant, over-
growing restraint: in Heraldry, Rampant is
when the lion is reared up in the escutcheon, as
it were, ready to combat with his enemy.
RAMPART, rām"pārt.
Prevalence, exu-
RAMPIRE, rām'pire. S.
the wall behind the parapet; the wall round
fortified places.
[[; Mr. Sheridan spells this word Rampyr, and
pronounces the y in the last syllable short : but
this is contrary to Dr. Johnson’s orthography,
and the pronunciation is in opposition to ama-
º See UMPIRE.
RAN, rán. Preterit of Run.
To RANCH, rànsh. v. a. (Corrupted from
wrench.) To sprain, to injure with violent con-
tortion. -:
#N3}} º a. iºs scented.
- DN , ràn'síd-nēs. 2 .
RANCIDITY, ràn-sid'é-tê. ; s. Strong scent,
as of old oil. g
RANCOROUS, ràng'kār-üs. a. 314. Malignant,
spiteful in the utmost degree.
RANCOUR, ràng'kår. s. 314. Inveterate malig-
nity, steadfast implacability.
RANDOM, rändåm. s. 166. Want of direction,
want of rule or method ; chance, hazard, roy-
ing motion.
DOM, ränd'dām. a. Dome by chaince, rov-
ing without direction.
RANG, ràng. Preterit of Ring. *
To RANGE, rànje. v. a. 74. To place in order,
to put in ranks ; to rove over. “
To RANGE, ranje, v. n.
be placed in order.
RANGE, rànje. s. A rank, any thing placed in
a line; a class, an order; excursion, wander-
ing; room for excursion; compass taken in by
any thing excursive
RANGER, rànjär. s. 98. One that ranges, a
rover; a dog that beats the ground; aſſº officer
who tends the game of a forest. .
RANK, ràngk.a. 403. , High growing, strong,
luxuriant; fruitful, bearing strong plants;
strong scented, rancid; high tasted, strong in
quality; rampant, high grown ; gross, coarse.
ANK, ràngk. s. Line of men placed a-breast;
a row ; range of subordination ; class, order;
siegree of dignity; dignity, high place, as, he
is a man of Rank. , *s- f
To RANK, ràngk. v. a. To place a-breast; to
{. in any particular class; to arrange me-
thodically.
To RANK, ràngk. v. m. To be ranged, to be
placed
a RANKLE, rångkºk. v. n. To fester, to breed
sº to be inflamed in body or mind.
To rove at large; to
The platform of RAF
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# e.g. "W S s. Exuberance, sºuper-
2 gro §
ge.” rångk'lé, ad Coarsely, grossiy.
* §§, ñº. , grossly
iº With
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RANNY, ränné. s. The shrewmouse.
To RANSACK, rán'sāk. v. n. To plunder, to
pillage 2 to search narrowly.
RANSOME, ràn'sām. s. 166. Price paid for re.
demption from captivity or punishment.
If I cannot conceive Dr. Johnson's reason for
writing&his word with the finale, since it comes
from the French, rançon, and ali his example:
are without this letter.
To RANSOM, ràn'säm. v. a. To redeem from
£º or punishment.
RANSOMLESS, rán's&m-lès.
TallSOIn.
To RANT, rànt. v. a. To rave in violent or high
sounding language.
RANT, rànt. s. High-sounding language.
RANTER, rānt'êr. s. 98. A ranting felow.
RANTirole, rānté-pôle. a. Wild, roving, ra.
ISI).
RANULA, rànnú-lä, s. A soft swelling, possess-
ing those salivals which are under the tongue.
RANUNCULUS, rā-nāngkú-lès, s. Crow foot.
T; *. rāp. v. a. To strike with a quick smart
. UIOW.
a. Free from
º ráp. v. a. To affect with rapture, to
strike with ecstacy, to hurry out of himself; to
snatch away.
. s. A quick smart blow ; counterfeit
º;
RAPACIOUS, rā-pâ'shôs. a. Given to plunder,
Seizing by violence.
RAPACIOUSLY, rà-pâ'shôs-lè. ad. By rapine
by violent robbery. sº
RAPACIOUSNESS, rā-pâ'shās-nés. The
quality of being rapacious. -
RAPACITY, rà-pás'sè-té. s. Addictedness to
plunder, exercise of plunder; ravenousness.
RAPE, råpe. s. Violent defloration of chastity;
something snatched away; a plant; from the
Seed of which oil is expressed.
RAPID, råp'id. a. Quick, swift.
RAPIDITY, rà-pid'ê-té. s. Velocity, swiftness.
RAPIDLY, rápid-lè. ad. Swiftly, with quick
In Otion. s
RAPIDNESS, råp'īd-nés, s. Celerity, swiftness
RAPIER, rà'pë-ér. s. 113. A smalf sword used
only in thrusting.
RAFFR-Fish, ºpé-ār-fish. s. A sword-fish
RAPINE, råp'ín. s. 140 The act of plundering;
violence, force.
RAPPER, råp'për. s. 98. One who strikes.
RAPPORT, råp-pôrt'. s. French. Relation, re-
ference.
RAPSODY, råp'só-dè. s.
[; A Rhapsody was originally the title of Ho-
mer's Poems, and meant no more than a col
lection of several smaller parts into one ; but
is now applied to any wild or unconnected effu-
sions of imagination. As the R in the Greek
“Poºjadiº has the rough breathing, this word is
better written Rhapsody.
RAPTURE, råp'tshöre. s. 461. Ecstacy, trans-
Fº violence of any pleaging passion; rapidi-
ty, haste.
RAPTURED, råp'tshūr'd. a. 359.
transported.
RAPTUROUS, råpºtshūr-as. a. 314, Ecstatick,
transporting.
RARE, rare. a. Scaree, uncommon; excellent,
valuable to a degree seldom found, thinly
scattered, thin, subtle, not dense ; raw, not
fully subdue:t by the fire.--See REAR.
iłARESHOW, rà'rè-shö. s. A show carried in a
fox." *. *
RAREFACTION, rār-ré fák'shān, s. Extension
of the parts of a body, that makes it take up
more room than it did before. & 2 g º
RAREFIABLE, rār'rè-fl-à-bl. Admitting
rarefaction.
To RAREFY, rār'rè-ft. v. a. 183 To make
thin, contrary to condense.
'iq RAREFY, rār'rè-fi. V, n.
S.
Ravished,
8.
To hecome thin
RARELY, ràre'lé, ad. Seldom, not often; finely,
micely, accurately.
RARENESS, ràre'nés. s. Uncommonness, value
arising from scarcity.
Rºº, rā'ré-té. s. Uncommonness, infrequen-
cy;2a thing valued for its scarcity.
KTY, rār'é-tê. s. , 530. Thinness, subtility,
the contrary to density. -
[[G. The difference in the pronunciation of these
words is not only necessary to convey their dif-
ferent signification, but to show their different
etymology. The first comes to us from the
French rareté, and the last from the Latin rari-
tas, which , therefore, according to the most
settled analogy of our language, ought to have
the antepenultimate syllable short. See Prin-
ciples, No. 511 ; also the word CHASTITy.
RASCAL, rås'kál. s. 88. A mean fellow, a
scoundrel.
RASCALITY, räs-kāl'è-tè. s. The low mean
people 3 villamy, racally conduct.
RASCALLION, rås-kāl'yan. s. 113. One of the
lowest people.
RASCALLY, rås'kál-ć. a. Mean, worthless.
To RASE, rāze, or race. v. a. See Raze. To
skim, to strike on the surface; to overthrow,
to destroy, to root up ; to blót out by rasure, to
era Se.
[G. There seems to be no small difficulty in set-
tling the orthography and pronunciation of this
word. Dr. Johnson advises, when it signifies
to strike slightly, to write it rase; and when it
signifies to ruin, raze. hatever nay be the
utility of this distinction to the eye, the ear
seems to have made no such distinction in the
sound of the s : as graze, which is evidently
formed from this word, and seems to have been
adopted for the purpose of signifying to strike
slightly, has preserved the z, while erase, which
means to destroy, to expunge, to take away
entirely, is, by all our orthbepists, except Dr.
Kenrick, pronounced with thes pure. But rase,
whether signifying to strike slightly, or to over.
throw, has been so generally pronounced with
the s like z, that most of our writers have adopt-
ed the latter character; and this sound, it may
be observed, seems more agreeable to the analo-
gy of verbs in this termination than that in
eruse, 437, 467. But as nothing seems to be
more fixed in the language than the sharp his-
sing sound of s in erase, so if analogy and usage
were to compound the difference, perhaps it
would be easier to bring rase to the sound of
race, as Mr. Elphinstone has dome, than erase,
to the sound of eraze, as Dr. Kenrick has done:
but to sound it with the hissing s when it is
written raze, as Mr. Sheridan has done, is a so-
lecism in pronunciation; for though s often
goes into the sound of..., z nevergoes into that of s.
The confusion observable among our auth.ors in
this word sufficiently shows how inconvenient
it is to make the same letters sound differently
when a different sense is conveyed. Dr. John-
Son Seems aware of this when he recommends a
different orthography for this word, as it ac
quires a different meaning ; but he does not tell
us whether rase is to be pronounced like race or
raze 5 nor do any of our orthbepists make this
distinction Q, sound according to the sense.
With great deference to Dr. Johnson, perhaps
such a distinction, both in sound and spelling,
is unnecessary and embarrassing. The best
way, therefore, in my opinion, will be always
to spell this wond with the z as in razor, and to
pronounce it with the z when it is written rase.—
Sea Bowl. -
RASH, rāsh. a. Hasty, violent, precipitate.
RASH, rāsh. s. An efflorescence on the body, a
breaking out.
RASHER, rāsh'Ér. s. 9o A thin slice of bacon.
RASHLY, rāsh'1é. ad. Hastily, violently, with-
out due consideration.
435
—né, mēve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, táb, būll;—öil;-pôānd;—thin, This.
RAT
RASHNESS, rāsh'nés. s. a Foolish contempt of
danger. &
RASP rāsp. s. A delicious berry that grows or
a species of the bramble, a raspberry.
To RASP, räsp. v. a.
very rough file
RASP, råsp. s. A large rough file, commonly
used to wear away wood.
RASPATORY, råsp'à-tār-e. s. A chirurgeon's
rasp.
RASPBERRY, or RASBERRY, rås'bér-è, s. A
kind of berry.
RºßBUSH, rås'bér-rè-bāsh. s. A spe
cies of bramble.
RASURE, rà'zhère. S. 452. The act of scraping
or shaving ; a mark in a writing where some-
thing has been rubbed out. See RASE.
RAT, rāt. s. An animal of the mouse kind that
infests houses and ships. To smell a rat; to be
ut on the watch by suspicion. *
RATABLE, rātā-bl. a. , Set at a certain rate or
Vaitle.
RATABLY, räſtä-blé. ad. Proportionably.
RATAFIA, rāt-à-fé'â. s. A fine liquor prepared
from the keruels of apricots and spirits.
RATAN, rāt-tán'. s. An Indian cane.
RATE, räte. s. Price fixed on any thing; allow
ance settled; degree, comparative height or va-
lue ; quantity assignable ; that, which sets va-
lue ; manner of doing any thing, degree to
which any thing is done ; tax imposed by the
parish. wº
To RATE, räte. v. a. To value at a certain
price; to chide hastily and vehemently. g
RATH, räth. a. ... Early, coming before the time
RATHER, rāTH'ār, or rā'THär... ad. More wil-
lingly, with better liking ; preferably to the
other, with better reason; in a greater degree
than otherwise ; more properly ; especially.
To have rather ; to desire in preference—a bad
expression; it should be, Will rather. . ...'
[[; Dr. Johnson tells us, that this word is the
comparative of rath, a Saxon word, signifying
soon, and that it still retains its original signifi-
cation; as we may say, “I would sooner do a
thing,” with as much propriety as “I would
rather do it.” . Some very respectable speakers
pronounce this word with the first syllable like
that in Rá-ven; and Mr. Nares has adopted
this pronunciation. Dr. Ash and Bailey seem to
be of the same opinion ; but all the other orthūe
pists, from whom we can certainly know the
uantity of the vowel, as Mr Sheridan, Mr.
}lphinstone, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W. John-
ston, Mr. Perry, Buchanan, and Entick, make
it short. There is a pronunciation of this, and
some few other words, which may not impro-
perly be called diminutive. Thus in familiar
conversation, when we wish to express very lit-
tie, we sometimes lengthen the vowel, and pro-
nounce the word as if written leetle. . In the
same manner, when rather signifies just prefer
able, we lengthen the first vowel, and pronounce
it long and slender, as if written rayther ; and
...this, perhaps, may be the reason why the ong
slender sound of the vowel has so much ob-
tained, for usage seems to be clearly on, the
side of the other pronunciation, and analo
requires it, as this word is but the old compar-
ative of the word rath, soon. ..
RATIFIA, rāt-e-féé'. s. A liquor, flavoured
with fruit-kernels.-Mason.-See RATAFLA.
RATIFICATION, rāt-té-fé-kä'shām. s. The act
of ratifying, confirmation.
RATIFIER, rätté-fl-àr. s. 33.
thing that ratifies. -
To RATIFY, rät’tè-fi. v. a. To confirm, to set-
- **
The person or
r
tle.
RATIQ, rà'shë-3.s., Proportion.
To RATIOCINATE, rāsh-e-às'e-nāte. v. a.
reason, to argu
Tø
A.
©,
|RATIOCINATION, rāsh-e-ºs-à-mâ'shūl. s. 536,
To rub to powder with a
ſº

*
- , RAV
436
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[[ 559.-Fāte, ſār, ſåll, fat ;-me, thét;-plme, pīn;– - g
The act of reasoning, the act of deducing con-
sequences from premises.
RATIONAL, räsli'ān-āi. a. 507. Having the
power of reasoning; agreeable to reason; wise,
judicious, as, a Rational man.
RATIONALIST, rāsh'ên-fil-list. s.
proceeds in his disquisitions
wholly upon reason.
RATIONALITY, rush-8-6-mál'è-té. s. The power
of reasoning ; reasonableness.
RATIONALLY, rāsh'ſſm-āl-é. ad.
with reason.
RATICN AI.NESS, rāsh'êm-āl-nēs. s. The state
of being rational.
RATSBANE, räts'bāne, s.
arsenick, -
RATTEEN, rāt-têèn'. s. A kind of stuff.
To RATTLE, rätti. v. n. 405. To make a quick
sharp noise with frequent repetitions and cul-
lisions; to speak eagerly and noisily.
To RATTLE, rättl. v. a. To move any thing sº,
as to make a pattle or noise ; to stun with a
noise, to drive with a noise ; to scold, to rail at
with clannour.
RATTLE, rättl. s. A quick noise nimbly re-
peated ; empty and loud talk ; an instrument
which agitated makes a clattering noise; a
plant. -
Rºſh EADED, rät’tl-héd-šd. a.
£ºtt W.
steady
RATTLESNARE, rättl-snäke. s. A kind of
serpent.
RATTLESNAKE-ROOT, rättl-småko-rººt. s.
A plant, a native of Virginia : the Indians use
it as a certain remedy against the hite of a rat-
tlesnake.
RATTOON, rättööm'. s. A West-Indian fox.
To RAVAGE, rāv'vidje. v. a. 90. To lay waste,
to sack; to pillage, to plunder.
RAVAGE, rāv'vidje. s. Spoil, ruin, waste.
One who
and practice
Reasonably,
. Poison for rats;
Giddy, not
RAWAGER, rāv'vidje-àr. s. 98. Plunderer,
spºile. ,
RAUCITY, ràw'sè-tè. s. Hoarscress, loud ro;igh
In OISG
To RAVE, ràve. v. m. To be delirious, to talk
irrationally, to burst out into furious exclama-
tions as if mad ; to be uſireasonably fond,
To RAVEL, rāvºl. v. a. 102. To entangle, to
involve, to perplex; to unweave, to unknit, as,
To Ravel out a twist. -
To RAVEL, rāv'v’l. v. m. To fall into perplex.
ity or confusion ; to-work in perplexity; to busy
himself with intricacies.
RAVELIN, rāv'lin. s. In fortification, a work
that consists of two faces, that make a salient
º commonly called half-moon by the sol-
!el's. -
RAVEN, rà'v'n. s. 103. A large black fowl.
To RAVEN, rāv'v'n. v. as 103. To devour with
great, eagerness and rapacity.' ..
[[G’ After enumerating several derivations of this
word, Skinner seems &t last to have fixed on
the true one, by deriving it from the word raven,
as this bird is the most voracious and greedy of
all others.
RAVENOUS, rāv'v'n-ás. a.
cious, hungry to rage.
RAVENOUSLY, rāv'v'n-ás-lè. ad. With raging
voracity.
Rºi, SNESS, rāv'v'n-ès-nēs. s. Rage for
prey; furious voracity. -
RAVIN , rāv'ín. s. Prey, food gotten by violence;
... iſãº. 6; Tapaciousness.
RAWINGLY, rà'ving-lè. -ad. 410. With frenzy,
with distraction,
To RAVISH, rāvīsh. v. a. To constuprate by
force; to take away by violence; to delight.to
rapture, to transport,
*AWiśākā, a
a womani by violence; one who takes anything
§ . . . .
RAWISHMENT, rāvīsh-mênt. s Violation,
- &
Furiously vora-
.
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R, rāvīsh-àr. s. 93. He that embraces
forcible constupration; transports rapture
pleasing violence of the mind.
RAW, råw. a. Not subdued by fire; not cover
ed with the skin; sore ; immature, unripe; un
seasoned, unripe in skill ; bleak, chill.
RAWBONED, råw'bón'd. a. 359. Having bones
scarcely covered with flesh. &
RAV3'Hi' AD. ràw'héd, s. The name of a spec.
tre, to frighten children. *
R AWLY, rºw'lé. ad. In a raw manner; unskil-
fully ; nºwly, .
RAWN ESS, råw'nés. s.
tiltskilfulness. a
RAY, rà. s. A beam of light; any lustre, corpo-
real or intellectual ; a fish , an herb
To RAY, rà. v. a. To streak, to mark in 19ng
lines. .Not used. *
RAZE, rāze. s. A root of ginger.
| This word is generally pronounced like the
noun race, but improperly [t is derived from
the Spanish rayz, a root, and should either be
pronºunced with the z, or written with time c.
To RAZF., ràze, v. a.—See RASE. To overthrow,
to ruin, to subvert ; to efface; to extirpate.
RAZGR, rà'zár. s. 166. A knife with a thick
blade and fine edge used in shaving.
RAZORABLE, rº, yºur-à-bl. a. Fit to be shaved
RAZORFISH, rà'zār-fish. s. A fish.
iš AZURE, rà'zhūre. s. 484. Act of erasing.
REACCESS, re-āk-sès'. s. Visit remiewed.
To REACH, rétsh. v. a. 227. To touch with the
hand extended ; to arrive at, to attaim any
thing distant; to fetch from some place distant
and give; to bring forward from a distant
place ; to hold out, to stretch forth ; to attain ,
to penetrate to ; to extend to ; to extend, to
spread abroad.
To REACH, rêtsh. v. n. 352. To be extended :
to be extended far ; to penetrate; to make ef
forts to attain ; to take in the hand.
REACH, rétsh. s. Act of reaching or bringing
by extension of the hand ; power of reaching
or taking in the hand ; power of attainment or
lºatiagoment ; power, limit of faculties , qom
trivance, artful scheme, deep thought ; a fetch
an artifice to attain some distant advantage .
C X1 (*1\t.
To Riº. ACT, ré-ākt' v. a. To return the impression
REACTION, ré-āk'snên. s. The reciprocation
of any impulse or force impressed, made by
the body in which such impression is made. Ac.
tion and Reaction are equal.
'I'o Hk, A D, rèéd. v. a. Pret. Read ; Part
pass. Read. 231. To peruse any thing written ;
to discover by characters or marks; to learn by
observation ; to know fully. -
To RFAſ), rééd. v. n. 227. To perform the act
of per using writing; to be studious in books :
to knºw by reading. -
READ rēd, part. a. 231. Skilful by reading.
READING, rééd'ing. s. 410. Study in books
pe; usal of books; a lecture, a prefection ; pub-
łick recital ; variation of copies. .
READEPTION, ré-ād-Ép'shôn. s. Recovery, act
of regaining.
READER, ré
State of being raw,
*
&d'âr. s 98. One that peruses any
thing written ; one studious in books; one
whose office is to read prayers in churches.
READERSHIP, rééd'àr-ship. s. The office of
reading prayers. §
READILY, réd'dé-lè. ad. 234. Expeditely, with
łittle hinderance or delay. f
READINESS, -réd'dè-nés... s. Expediteness,
p: onlptitude, the state of being ready or fit for
any thing; facility, freedom from hinderance
Qi' ºruction; state of being willing or pre-
pared.
REA}}MISSION, ré-ād-niish'ên. g. The act of
adınjtting again. & * 9
To REAijūi. ', ré-ād-mſt'. v. a. To let in again.
To READGRN, ré-à-dòrn'. v. a. To decorate
again, to decis anew.
REA
:
*
REBP
—nó, mēve, nár, mēt:—tube, túb, būll;—öfl;-pôānd;—hin. This.
READY, råd'dè. a. 234. Prompt, liot delaying .
fit for a purpose, not to seek ; prepared, ac-
commodated to any design : willing, eager: be-
ing at the point, not distant, near ; being at
hand ; next to hand ; facile, eas , opportune.
near; quick, not done with hesitation; expe-
dite, not embarrassed. To make ready to
make preparations.
REAL)Y, réd'dé. ad. Readily, so as not to need
delay.
BEADY, réd'dè. s. Ready money A low word.
REAF FiRMANCE, ré-āf-fôr'mänse. s. Second
affirmation. - -
REAL, re'âl. a. Not fictitious, not imäginary ,
true, genuine : in Law, consisting of things im:
movable, as land. -
REALITY, ré-āl'è-tê. S. Truth, what is, not
what merely seems ; something intrinsically in-
portant.
To REALHZE, ré'âl-ize v. a. To bring into be-
ing or act; to convert money into land.
REALLY, ré'āl é. ad. "With actual existence;
truly, not seemingly: it is a slight corrobora-
tion of an opinion. -
REALM, rélm. s. 234. A kingdom, a king's do-
minion ; kingly government.
REALTY, ré'âl-té. s. Loyalty. Little used.
REAM, réme. s. 227. A bundle of paper con-
taining twenty quires;
To REANIMATE, ré-án'nè-māte. v. a. To re-
vive, to restore to life.
To REANNEX, ré-ān-méks'. v. a.
again. -
To RF. AP, répe. v. a 227. To cut corn at har-
vest; to gather, to obtain.
To REAP, répe. v. n. To barvest. -
REAPER, ré'për. s. 93. One that cuts corn at
harvest.
REAPINGHOOK, ;&ping-höök. s. A hook used
to cut corr, in harvest. -
RE, AR, rére. s. 227. The hinder troop of an ar-
my, or the hinder line of a fleet ; the last class.
REAR, rére. a. 227. Raw, half roasted, half
solden. i
[; This word is frequently, but corruptly, pro-
nou' iced as if written rare. But though rear
rhyming with fear, is the true pronunciation,
we must not suppose it to have the least affinity
and signification with rear (behind.) Junius and
2 Skinner derive this word from the Saxon v ord
lirere, - signifying fluent or trembling like the
white or yolk of an egg when unconcocted ;
hence Junius explains the phrase a Reer-egg a
trembling egg ; and Skinner, innagines, that
this word may come from the Greek word ‘Peru,
to flow, because unconcocted eggs flow or move
about ; or he supposes that our word rear, and
the Saxon hrere, may possibly come from the
Latin rarus, as opposed to dense, because eggs
when boiled, lose their fluidity, and grow thick.
This derivation of Skinner seems a little too far
fetched. Whatever may be its origin in the Sax-
on, it seems to have been used in that language
for crude and unconcocted ; from the Saxon it
comes to us in that sense, and, in my opinion,
ought to be written as well as pronounced Rere.
To REAR, rère. v. a. To raise up ; to lift up
from a fall : to bring up to maturity ; to edu-
cate, to instruct ; to exalt, to elevate ; to rouse,
to stir up.
REARWARD, r^re'wärd. s. The last troop ;
the end, the tail, a train behind ; the latter
art.
RººkMoUSE, rère méâse. s. The leather-
winged bat.
To REASCEND, re-ās-sènd'. v. n. To climb
again & - -
To #EASCEND, rè-ás-sènd'. v. a. To mount
again. - ..
REASON, ré'z'm. s. 170,227. The power by
which man deduces one proposition from an-
other or proceeds from premises to conse-
To annex
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quences ; cause, ground or principle ; cause
efficient ; final cause ; argument, ground of
persuasion, motive, clearness of faculties; right,
iustice, reasonable claim, just practice; ration
at just account moderation ; moderate de-
iſlands.-See RAIsiN.
To REAS(9N, ré'z'n. v. n. To argue rational-
} V . to deduce consequences justly from pre-
nºises : to debate, to discourse, to raise disqui
sitions, tº make inquiries.
To REAS958, ré'z'n. v. a To examine ration-
ally.
REASONABLE, ré'z'n-á-bl. a. Having the fa-
culty of reason ; acting, speaking or f inking
rationally ; just, rational, agreeable to reason ;
not immoderate ; tolerable, being in mediocri-
tW.
REASONABLENESS, ré'z'n-à-bl-més. s. The
faculty of reason ; agreeableness to reaso
moderation. -
REASONABEY, ré'z'n-ā-blé. ad. Agreeable
to reason ; moderately, in a degree reaching to
mediocrity. -
REASONER, ré'z'n-àr. s. 98. One who reasons,
an arguer t -
REASONING, réz'n-ing. s. 410. Argument.
REASONI.ESS, ré'z'n-lés. a. Void of reason
To RE, ASSEMBLE, ré-ás-sém'bl. v. a. To cois
lect amew. - -
To REASSERT, re-as-sàrt v. a. To asser
alle W.
To REASSUME, ré-ás-sàme'. v. a. To resume,
to take again.
[[; Sce Principles, No. 454, and the word As-
SUT M. H.
To RE ASSURE, ré-à-shūre'. v. a. To free fron;
fear, to restore from terrour. ‘.
To REAVE, réve. v. a. To take away by
stealth or violence.
To REBAPTIZE, re-bāp-tize. v. a. To baptize
& gall).
REBAPTIZATION, ré-bāp-tê-zá'shān. s. Re-
newal of baptism.
To RER ATF, ré-bâte'. v. m. To blunt, to beat
to obtuseuess, to deprive of keenness
R£BECK, ré'bék. A three-stringed fiddle.
R}. BEL, ré!,'é!. s. 102, 492. One who opposes
lawful authority. -
To REBEL, rê-bé!'. v. m.
against lawful authority. -
REBELIX.1t, ré-bellàe. s. One that rebels.
BERELLION, ré-bé y ám. s. 113. Insurrection
against lawful authority.
REBFLI,IOUS, ré-bélyás. a. Opponent to law
ful authority. , .
REBEſ, i.1QUSí,Y, ré-béiyās-lè. ad.
tion to lawful authority.
REBELLIOITSNESS, ré
º
N* ,
To rise in opposition
In Jpposi-
rè-békyūg-nēs. s. The
quality of being rebellious. -
To REBELLOW, rö-béI'lò. v. m. To bellow in
return ; to echo back a loud noise.
To REBOUND, ré-běšnd'. v. n To spring back,
to fly back in consequence of Iinotion impressed
and resisted by a greater power.
To REBOUNI), ré-böūnd'. v a.
late, to beat bark.
REBORíS 1), ré-böänd'. s. The act of flying
back in consequence of motion resisted, resili-
tit) in. . . .
REBUFF, ré-bëf". s. Repercussion, quick and
sudden resistance. ".
To HEBUFF, ré-bäf. v. a To beat back, to op.
pose with studden violence.
Tº REBUILD, ré-bild' v. a. To re-edify, to re-
store 'rom demolition, to repair.
RÉE. 'K'ABLE, re-bukå-bi. a. Worthy of repre-
lº: A SiOll.
T; ºukº, rè-bäke'. v. a. To chide, to repre-
l{2|{{{i.
REBUKE, ré-bäke'. s. Reprehension, chiding
expression, objurgation: in low language it
signifies any kind of check
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[[G 559-Fāte, far, fail, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;– ?". -
REBUKER, ré-bú'kör. s. 98. A chider, a repre-
hender. -
REBUS, ré'bās. s. A word represented by a
picture; a kind of riddle.
To REBUT, ré-bêt'. v. m. To answer a sur-re-
ioinder. A law term.
REBUTTER, ré-bättär. s. 98. An answer to a
sur-rejoinder.—Mason.
To RECALL, ré-kāll'. v. a. To cal: back, to call
again, to revoke.
RECALL, ré-kāll'. s. 406. Revocation, act or
power of calling back.
To RECANT, ré-känt'. v. a. To retract, to re-
call, to contradict what one has once said or done.
RECANTATION, rék-kān-tä'shôn. s. 530. Re-
traction, declaration contradictory to a former
declaration.
RECANTER, ré-käntſär. s. 98. One who recants.
To RECAPITULATE, ré-kā-pit’tshū-lāte. v. a.
91, . To repeat again distinctly, to detail again.
RECAPITULATION, ré-kā-pît-tshö-lá'shán. s.
Detail repeated, distinct repetition of the prim-
cipal###.
RECAPITULATORY, ré-kā-pît'tshū-lä-tár-8. a.
512, 557. Repeating again.
To RECARRY, ré-kār'rè. v. n. To carry back.
To RECEDE, ré-sèèd'. v. n. To all back, to
retreat; to desist.
RECEIPT, ré-sète' s. 412. The act of receiving;
the place of receiving; a mote given, by which
money is acknowledged to have been received,
reception, admission ; prescription of ingredi-
ents for any composition.
RECEIVABLE, ré-sè'vá-bl. a. Capable of being
received.
To RECEIVE, ré-sève'. v. a. To take or obtain
any thing as due ; to take or obtain from an-
other; to take any thing communicated; to
embrace º to allow ; to admit; to
take as into a vessel; to take into a place or
state; to entertain as a guest.
RECEIVEDNESS, ré-sé'véd-nēs. s. 365. Gene-
ral allowance.
RECEIVER, ré-sé'vár. s. 98. One to whom any
thing is communicated by another; one to
whom anything is given or paid; one who par-
takes of the blessed sacrament; one who co-
operates with a robber, by taking the goods
which he steals; the vessel into which spirits
are emitted from the still ; the vessel of the air-
pump, out of which the air is drawn, and which |
therefore receives any body on which experi-
ments are tried. -
To RECELEBRATE, ré-séliè-bråte. v. a. To
celebrate anew. &
RECENCY, ré'sén-ge. s. Newness, new state.
RECENSION, ré-sén'shôn. s. Enumeration, re-
View"
RECENT, ré'séntºa. New, not of long exis-
tence; late, not antique; fresh, not long dis-
missed from.
RECENTLY, ré'sènt-lè. ad. Newly, freshly.
RECENTNESS, ré'sént-nēs. s. Newness, fresh-
In 8SS
RECEPTACLE, rés'sép-tá-kl, or ré-sép'tá-kl. s.
A vessel or place into which any thing is re-
ceived -
[[j. The first of these pronunciations is by far
the most fashionable, but the second most
agreeable to analogy and the ear. So many
mutes in the latter syllables require the aid of
the antepenultimate accent to pronounce them
with ease, and they ought always to have its
See AccEPTABLE and CoRRUPTIBLE.
The best way to show what is the general usage
in the accentuation of this word, will be to give
it as accented by different orthūepists.
Rst eptacle, Mr. Sheridan, W. Johnston.
{{eceptacle, Drs. Johnson, Kenrick, Ash, Mr.Nares,
Hr Smith ferry, Scott, Buchaman,
Barclay, Fenning, Bailey, Dychº.and
Entick. 2 #2 y ycnº.
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t
RECEPTIBILITY, ré-sép-tê-bil'è-té. s. rose.
bility of receiving. -
RECEPTARY, rés'sép-tá-rè. s. Obsolete. Thing
received.—See REceptory.
RECEPTION, ré-sép'shân. s. The act of re-
ceiving; the state of being received ; admis-
sion of any thing communicated; re-admission;
the act of containing; treatmentat first coming,
welcome entertainment; opinion generally ad-
mitted.
RECEPTIVE, ré-sép'tív. a. Having the quality
of admitting what is communicated.
RECEPTORY, rés'sép-tūr-e, a. Generally or
popularly admitted. -
ſº Dr. Johnson and Mr. Sheridam place the ac-
cent on the first syllable of this word, and on
the second of Deceptory, but as these words
are both of the same form, till some reason can
be given for accenting them differently, I shall
consider them both as accented on the first syl-
lable, as that accentuation, appears to be not
only most agreeable to polite usage, but to the
eneral analogy of words of this termination.—
ee PEREMPtoRy. º te
A view of the diversity of accentuation among
our orthøepists will enable the inspector to
judge of the propriety of that which I have
adopted: &
Recepiary, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Johnson, folio and
quarto, and #. tº
Receptary, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, Scott's Bailey, Mr
Perry, Fenning, and Entick.
Receptory, Dr. Johnson, folio, Mr. Sheridan, MI
Smith, and Barclay.
Receptory, Dr. Johnson, quarto, Dr. Ash; Mr
Perry, Barclay, Fenning, Scott's
Bailey, and Entick.
Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash,
Mr. Perry, Barclay, Scott's Bailey,
and Fenning.
RECESS, ré-sés'. s. Retirement, retreat; de-
parture; place of retirement, place of secrecy,
private abode; remission or suspension of any
procedure ; removal to distance; secret part.
RECESSION, ré-sésh'ân. s. The act of re-
treating. 1 e *
To RööHANGE, rétshānje'. v. a. To change
3.33.13.
To RECHARGE, ré-tshārje'. v. a. To accuse m
return; attack anew : among hunters, a lesson
which the huntsman winds on the horm when
the hounds have lost their game.' &
RECHEAT, ré-tshète'. s. A lesson which the
huntsman winds on the horn, when the dogs
are at a fault, to bring them back from pursuing
a COURInterScent.
RECIDIVATION, ré-side-vá' shēn. s. Back
sliding, falling again.
RECIPE, rés'sé-pé. s. A medical prescription.
RECIPIENT, ré-sip'pë-ênt. s. The receiver,
that to which any thing is communicated; the
vessel into which spirits are driven by the
still.
RECIPROCAL, ré-sip'prô-kál. a. Acting in
vicissitude, alternate ; mutual, done by each to
each; mutually interchangeable.
RECIPROCALLY, ré-sip'pro-kāl-ć. ad. Mutual-
#: interchangeably. t
RECHPROCALNESS, ré-sip'prè-kāl-nés s. Mu
tual return, alternateness.
To RECIPROCATE, re-sip'prè-kāte. v. m. To
act interchangeably, to alternate.
Deceptory,
Deceptory,
RECIFROCA'fióN. résipºprºka'shôn. s. Al-
teration, action interchanged. e
RECIPRUCITY, rés-è-prós'è-té. s. A mutual
return].
RECISION, ré-sizh'ân. s. The act of cutting off.
RECITAL, ré-sitál. s. Repetition, rehearsal,
€ºllºneration. © . º.
RECITATION, rés-sè-tà'shān, s. Repetitions
rehearsal.
i
-nē, mºve, nár, nºt;-tabe, tab, bºu;-ºn;-pênd,-din, rais
RECITATIVE, 18s-sé-tá-teev'. : º
######5.4%; 3. A kind of
tuneful pronunciation, more musical than com-
mon speech, and less than song; chant.
To RECITE, ré-site'. v. a. To rehearse, to re-
peat, to enumerate, to tell over. *
To RECK, rék. To care, to heed. Not
in use.
To RECK, rék. v. a. To heed, to care for. Out
#. º/S62.
RECKLESS, rék'lés. a. Careless, heedless,
mindless.
RECKLESSNESS, rék'lès-mês. s. Carelessness,
negligence.
To RECKON, rék'k'm. v. a. 103.
count; to esteem, to account.
To RECKON, rék'k'n. v. n. 170. To compute,
to calculate ; to state an account; to pay a
penalty; to lay stress or dependence upon.
RECKONER, rék'k’m-àr. s. 98. One who com-
utes, one who calculates cost.
CKONING, rék'k'n-ing. s. 410. Computa-
tion, calculation; accounts of debtor and credi-
tor'; money charged by a host; account taken;
esteem, account, estimation.
To RECLAIM, ré-kläme'. v. a. 202. To reform,
to correct; to reduce to the state desired; to
récall, to cry out against; to tame.
To RECLINE, ré-kline'. v. a. To lean back, to
iean sidewise.
To RECLINE, ré-kline'. v. m. To rest, to repose,
to lean.
RECLINE, ré-klime'. a. In a leaning posture.
To RECLOSE, ré-klöze'. v. a. To close again.
To RECLUDE, ré-kläde'. v. a. To open.
RECLUSE, ré-klūse'. a. 437. Shut up, retired.
RECLUSE, ré-klèse'. s.
retired. -
RECGAGULATION, ré-kô-ág-gū-lä'shān. S. Se-
cond coagulation. -
RECOGNISANCE, ré-kög'mè-zānse. s. Acknow-
V. Il.
To number, to
ledgment of person or thing; badge; a bond||
of record testifying the recognisor to owe unto
the recognisee a certain sum of money acknow-
ledged in some court of record.
Hº For the pronunciation of g in this and the
following words, see Principles, No. 387, and
the words Cognis ANCE and ConusANCE.
Tc RECOGNISE, rék'kóg-nize. v. a. . To ac-
knowledge, to recover and avow knowledge of
any person or thing; to review, to re-examine.
R£oº, ré-kög-mè-zèë'. s. He in whose
favout the bond is drawn.
RECOGNISOR, ré-kóg-nē-zör'. s. He who gives
the recognisance.
[[F When this word is not used as a law term,
but loonsidered only as the verbal noun of Re-
cognise, it ought to be spelled Recogniser, and to
have the accent on the first syllable.
RECOGNITION, rék-kóg-mish'ên. . s. Review,
renovation of knowledge; knowledge confessed;
acknowledgment.
To RECOIL, ré-köfl'. v. n. 299. To rush back in
consequence of resistance; to fall back ; to
fail, to shrink.
To RECOIN, ré-köln'. v. a. 299, 300. To coin
over again -
RECOINAGE, ré-köfnidje. s. 90. The act of
coining anew.
To RECOLLECT, rék-köl-lékt'. v. a. To re-
cover to memory; to recover reason or reso-
lution; to gather what is scattered, to gather
again.—See CoII.ECT
RščjīlīCTióN, rék-köl-lèk'shan. s. Reco-
very of notion, revival in the memory. -
To RECOMFORT, ré-kām'fört. v. a. To com-
fort or consºle again ;
to give new strength.
To RECOMMENCE, ré-kém-mênse'. v.a. 531.
To begin anew.
To RECOMMEND, rék-köm-ménd'. v. a. To
praise to another; to make acceptable ; to use
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A person shut up or
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person; to commit with prayers. 531.-Sea
CoMMAND. -
BECOMMENDABLE, rék-köm-mênd'à-bl. a.
Worthy of recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION, rék-köm-mén-dà'shôn. s.
The act of recommending; that which secures
to one a kind §º. * -
RECOMMENDATORY, rék-köm-mén'dā-tàr-à,
a. 512. , That which recommends any thing.
[[f For the last c, see Dom Estic
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ICK.
RECOMMENDER, rék-köm-ménd'âr. s. One
who recommends.
To RECOMMIT, ré-köm-mit'. v. a. To commit
aſleV.
T3 RECOMPACT, ré-köm-pákt'. v. a. Tojoiu
alſº eV. -
To RECOMPENSE, rék'köm-pênse. v. a. To
repay, to requite ; to compensate, to make up
by something equivalent.
RECOMPENSE, rékköm-pênse. s. Equivalent,
compensation.
RECOMPILEMENT, ré-köm-plie'mént. s. 531.
New compilement.
To RECOMPOSE, ré-köm-pôze'. v. a. 531. To
settle or quiet anew ; to form or adjust anew.
RECOMPOSITION, ré-köm-pô-zish'ên. s. Com
position renewed. -
To RECONCILE, rék'kön-sile. v. a. To com
pose differences, to obviate seeming contradic
tions; to make to like again; to make any
thing consistent; to restore to favour.
RECONCILEABLE, rék-kön-sł'lä-bl. a. Capa
ble of renewed kindness; consistent, possible
to be made consistent.
[[; Though Dr. Johnson and Mr. Sheridan have
written Reconcileable, Unreconcileable, and Recon-
cileableness, with the mute e in the middle of
these words, they have omitted it in Irreconcilo-
ble, Irreconcilably, and Irreconcilableness. This
has sometimes occasioned an impropriety in
the pronunciation of these words, by sounding
the preceding i short, as in silver, and giving the
words a syllable more than they ought to have,
as if divided into Rec-on-sil-e-a-ble, &c.; but as
the orthography is wrong, so is the pronuncia-
tion. The mute e ought to have no place, when
foliowed by a vowel, in words of our own com-
position, where the preceding vowel has its
general sound; and, therefore, as it is Inclina-
ble, Desirable, &c. so it ought to be Reconcilable,
Reconcilably, &c. This was the orthography
adopted by Dyche before it became so fash-on-
able to imitate the French. See MoveABLE.
RECONCHLEABLENESS, rék-kön-si’lā-bi-nés.
; Consistence, possibility to be reconciled;
dispö
Sítion to renew love.
RECONCILEMENT, rék'kön-slie-mént. s. Re-
conciliation, renewal of kindness, favour re
stored, friendship renewed.
RECONCILER, rék'kön-sl-lär. s. One who re
news friendship between others; one who dis-
covers the consistence between propositions
seemingly contradictory.
RECGNCILIATION, rékkön-sil-ć-à'shún. s. Re-
newal of friendship.
To RECONDENSE, rö-kön-dénse'. v. a. To
condense anew.
RECONDITE, rék'kóii-dite. a. Secret, pro-
found, abstruse.
[; Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Barclay, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr. Fry, and
Entick, accent this word on the second sylla.
ble ; Mr. Sheridan and Bailey on the last; and
Fenning only on the first. But notwithstand-
much deceived if the analogy of pronunciation
be not decidedly in favour of that accentuation
which I have given. We have but few instances in
the language where we receive a word from the
Latin, by dropping a syllable, that we do not
remove the accent ligher than the original.
one's interest with another in favour of a third
503. Thus recondite, derived from vecciditute
&
ing so many authorities are against me, I am

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[[ī 559.--Fāte, far, fall, fīt,-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;–
may with as unuch propriety remove the sº
from the long penultimate, as carbuncle from
carbunculas ; calumny from calumnia, detriment
from detrimenturn, innocency from innocentia, con-
troversy from controversia, and a thousand others.
Besides, it may be observed, that Mr. Shéridan
and Bailey, by accenting this word on the last
syllable, do not decide against the accent on the
first; for all words of three syllables which may
be accented on the last, may also...have an ac-
cent on the first, though not inversely. 524
The antepenultimate accent, to which our lan-
guage has such a tendency, ought, in my epi-
mion, to be indulged in this word, notwithstand-
ing the numerous authorities against it. The
word ſncondite must certainly follow the for-
tunes of the present word ; and we find those
ort-têepists who have the word, accent it as
they do recondite; Mr. Sheridan on the last sylla-
ble, but Mr. Fenning inconsistently on the se-
cond.
To RECONDUCT, rö-kön-dákt'. v. a. To con-
duct again • ‘7 w -
To ‘RECONJOIN, ré-kön-jöin'. v. a. To join
aſlew
To RECONQUER, ré-köng'kår. v a. To con-
ºuº.
To RECONSECRATE, ré-kön'sè-kräte. v. a.
To consecrate anew.
To RECONVENE, ré-kön-vène'. v. a. To assem-
ble anew
To REööNVEy, rè-kön-vá'. v. a. To convey
again. *
To RECORD, ré-körd'. v. a. 492. To register
any thing, so that its memory may not be lost;
to celebrate, to cause to be remembered so-
lemnly
RECORD, rékºrd, or ré-körd' s.
authentick memorial.
tº The moun record was anciently, as well as at
present, pronounced with the accent either on
the first or second syllable : till lately, however,
it generally conformed to the analogy of other
words of this kind ; aud we seldom heard the
accent on the second syllable, till a great lumi-
mary of the law, as remarkable for the justness
of his elocution as his legal abilities, revived the
claim this word anciently had to the ultimate
accent; and since his time this pronunciation,
especially in our courts of justice, seems to have
been the most general. We oi.ght, however, to
recollect, that this is overturning one of the
most settled analogies, of our language in the
pronunciation of dissyllable mouns and verbs of
the same form. See Principles, No. 492.
“But many a crime, deemed innocent on earth,
“Is register'd in heav'n ; and there no doubt
“Have each their record with a curse anniex'd.”
Cowper's Task.
RECORDATION, rék-ör-dashām. s. Remem-
brance.
RECORDER, ré-körd ār. s. One whose busi-
mess is to register any events; the keeper of
the rolls in a city; a kind of flute, a wind in-
Strument.
Register,
\.
RECREANT, rék'krè-ànt. a. Cowardly, mean-
spirited ; apostate, false.
510
To RECREATE, rék'krè-àte, v a. 531. To re
fresh after toil, to amuse or divert in weari-
º to delight, to gratify; to relieve, to re-
Vive.
RECREATION, rék-kré-Ashán. s. Relief after
toil or pain, amusement in sorrow or distress;
refreshment, amusement, diversion.
RECREATIVE, rék'krè-à-tiv. a. Refreshing,
giving relief after labour or pain, amusing,
diverting.
RECREATIVE NESS, rék'kré-à-tiv-nēs. s. The
quality of benig recreative.
RECREMENT, rékkrk-inënt. s. Dross, spume,
superflºons or riseless parts.
REC'REMENT A L, rék krè-mên'tál.
RECREME STITIOUS, rék-krè-mén-tish'ês. ; 3,
Dross y, superiluous, useless.
To HECRi Mł NATF, ré-krim'ê-māte. v. m. To
ret" tr. ) intº tecusation with another.
RECRH MI N ATION, ré-krīm-è-nā'shôn. s. Re-
tº irth of one accusation with another.
RECRIM1 NATOR, ré-krīm'ê-na-tár. s. 521. He
that retirus one charge with another.
RECRUDESCENT, råk-króð-dés'sént. a.
Growing painful or violent again.
To RižCRUIT, ré-króðt'. v a. To repair any
thing wasted by new supplies ; to supply an
arin, wit!, new inen.
Tºcatrr. re-króðt'. v. n. To raise new sol-
!C I’S.
RECRUIT, ré-króðt'. s. 343. Supply of any
thing wasted ; a new soldier.
RECT ANGLE, rék’täng-gl. s. A figure whieh
has one angle or more of ninety degrees.
RECTANGULAR, rék-täng'gū-lär. a. Right an-
gled, having angles of ninety degrees,
RECTANGULARLY, rék-tänggū-lār-lè. ad
With right angles:
RECTIFIABLE, rék’té-fl-ā-bl. a. 183. Capable
to be set right.
RECTIFICATION, rék-tê-fé-kå'shān. s. The
act of setting right what is wrong: in Chymis.
try, Rectification is drawing any thing ovel
, again by distillation, to make it yet higher or
finer. -
to RECTI FY, rék'tè-fl. v.a. 183. To make right,
to reform, to redress; to exalt and improve by
repeated distillation.
RECT, L, Ni. AR, rék-tê-lin'é-àr.
RECTILINEOUS, rék-tê-limiè-às,
ing of right lines.
RECTITUDE, rék’tè-tūde. s. Straightness, not
culvity; uprightness, freedom from moral obli-
uity.
RërëR, rék’túr. s. Ruler, lord, governour; par-
son of an unimpropriated parish:
RECTORIAL, rék-tó'rè-ál. a. Belonging to the
rector of a parish.-Mason.
RECTORSHIP, rék'tár-ship. s. The rank or of.
fice of a rector
; a. Consist
RECTORY, rék'tūr-e. s. A rectory or parson-
age is a spiritual living, composed of land, tithe,
and other oblations of the people, separated or
To RECOVER, ré-kāv'ör. v. a. To restore from
sickness or disorder ; to repair ; to regain ; to:
: release ; o attain, to reach, to come up to.
To RECOVER, ré-káv Ór. v. n. To grow well
from a disease. •
RECOVERABLE, ré-kāv Šr-à-bl. a.
to be restored from sickness
aimed. º
RECOVERY, re-kāv’ār-e. s. Restoration fromi
sickness; power or act of regaining; the act ||
of cutting off an entail.
To RECOUNT, ré-kößnt'. v. a.
jetail, to tell distinctly.
aśī. rè-köänt'mént.
Possible.
; possible to be re-i
|
- f
To relate in i
s. Relation,f
RECOURSE, ré-körse'. s.
Application as for
bélp or protection: access. pplic
|
*
dedicated to God in any congregation for the
service.ot his church there, and for the main-
tenance of the minister thereof. -
RFCUBATION, rék kū-bā'shān, s. 530. The act
of lying or º:
RECUMBENCY, ré-kām'bén-sè. s. The posture
of lying or leaning ; rest, repose.
RECUMBENT, ré-köm'bént. a. Lying, leaning.
RECUPERABLE, re-kü'për-à-bl. a. Itecovera-
ble.-Obsolete.—Chaucer. . *
RECUPERA's ION, ré-kā-pêr-à'shān. s. (From
the Latin recuperg, to recover.) The recovery
uf a thing lost-Séett ->
RECUPERATORY, re-köpér-á-tūr-& a. (From
the Latin recupero, to recover.) Belonging to
recovery.- -

-
Scott. -
REUUPERATIVE, ré-köpér-à-tív a, (From the
Eº Fºº
441 . .
ºriº T. - …º" " "
::... * * * * * *
** ... --Liº.
* *s
* -
REE
—nº, móve, nér, nét;—töbe, tºb, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
Latin r Tending to recovery.—“And
here behold the recuperative principles of the
Constitution, and contemplate Parliament as
O.
the true source of legitimate hope.”—Grattan's ||
..Answer to Lord Clare, 1800. -
To RECUR, ré-kār'. v. n. To come back to the
thought, to revive in the mind; to have recourse
to, to take refuge in. -
RECURRENCE, ré-kār'rènse. ; s. Return
RECURRENCY, re-kārrān-sè. § 3. “*
FECURRENT, re-kār'rént. a. Returning from
tinue to time.
REC URTION, ré-kār'shān. s. Return.
RECURVATION, ré-kār-vā'shôn. X - Fl
RECURVITY, ré-kār'vé-té. 8. "TeXUtre
backwards.
RECURVOUS, ré-kār'vås. a. Bent backward.
RECUSANT, ré-kū'sánt, or rék'kū-zánt. s. A
nonconformist. -
U3. I must in this word retract my former opi-
nion, and give the preference to the accent on
the second syllable. Mr. Sheridan and W.
Johnston might, like myself, suppose usage
on their side ; but the authority of Drs.
Johnson, Ash, Kenrick, Mr. Nares, Perry, Bar-
clay, Fenning, Bailey, Dyche, and Entick, is
sufficient to make us suspect that usage has not
so clearly decided : and therefore, though some
words of this form and mumber of syllables de-
part from the accentuation of the Latin words,
from which they are derived, as ignorant, la-
boraut, adjutant, permanent, confident, &c.; yet the
general rule seems to incline to the preserva-
tion of the accent of the original, when the
same number of syllables are preserved in the
English word—to say nothing of the more im-
mediate formation of this word from the judi-
cial verb To recuse. See Principles, Nos. 437
and 503, b and k. -
To RECUSE, ré-kūze'. v. m. To refuse. A judi-
cial word.
RED, réd. s. Of the colour of blood; one of
the primitive colours.
REDBREAST, réd'brést. s. A small bird so
named from the colour of its breast, called also
a Robin. -
REDCOAT, réd'köte. s. A name of contempt for
a soldier.
To REDDEN, réd'd'n. v. a. 103. To make
red. -
To REDDEN, réd'd''n. v. m. To grow red.
REDDISHNESS, réd'dish-més. s. Tendency to
redness. * . .
REDDITION, réd-dish'an. s. Restitution.
REDDITIVE, réd'dè-tív. a. Answering to an
interrogative.
REDDLE, réd'dl. s. 405. A sort of mineral of
the metal kind. - -
REDE, réde. s. Counsel, advice. Obsolete.
To REDEEM, ré-déém'. v. a. 246. To ransom,
to relieve from any thing by paying a price; to
rescue, to recover; to make amends for; to
pay an atonement; to save the world from the
curse of sin.
REDEEMABLE, ré-déém'ā-bl. a. Capable of
redemption.
REDEEMABLENESS, ré-déém'ā-bl-nés. s. The
state of being redeemable.
REDEEMER, ré-déém'âr. s. 98. One who ran-
soms or redeems; our Saviour.
To REDELIVER, ré-dé-lív'àr. v. a. To deliver
back.
REDELIVERY, ré-dé-liv'àr-à. s. The act of de-
livering back.
To REDEMAND, re-dº-mánd'. v. a. To demand
back.
REDEMPTION, ré-dém'shôn. s. 412. Ransom,
release; purchase of God's favour by the death
of Christ.
REDEMPTORY, ré-dém'tàr-è. a. 412,512 557.
Paid for ransom. * ..
REDHUT, red hôt. a Hººd to redness,
renewed, made new.
REDINTEGRATION, re-dim-tê-grá'shān, s. Re-
novation, restoration: Redintegration, chymista
call the restoring any mixed body or matter,
whose form has been destroyed, to its former
nature and constitution. “, -
REDLEAD, réd-léd'. s. Minium. -
REDNESS, réd'nés. The quality of being
REDOLENCE, réd'ò-lénse. 503.
REDINTEGRATE, ré-dīn'té-gräte. a. Restored,
rad.
REDOLENCY, réd'ò-lén-sé. s. Sweet
SCent.
REDQLENT, réd'ò-lènt... a. 503. Sweet of scent.
|To REDOUBLE, ré-dāb'bl. v. a. To repeat
often : to increase by addition of the same
quantity over and over.
To REDOUBLE, ré-dāb'bl. v. n. To become
twice as much.
REDOUBT, ré-dóñt'. s. The outwork of a forti
fication, a fortress. -
REDQUBTABLE, ré-déât'à-bl. a. Formidable,
terrible to foes.
REDOUBTED, ré-dóñt'éd. a. Dreadful, awful,
formidable.
To REDOUND, ré-dóñnd'. v. m. To be sent
back by re-action ; to conduce in the conse-
Uleil Ce.
To REDRESS, ré-drés'. v. a. To set right, to
amend ; to relieve, to remedy, to ease.
REDRESS, ré-drés'. s. Reformation, amend-
ment; relief, remedy ; one who gives relief.
REDRESSIVE, ré-drés'sív. a. Succouring, af
fording remedy:
REDSHANK, réd'shänk. s. A bird.
REDSTREAK, réd'stréke. s. An apple, ciden
fruit; cider pressed from the redstreak.
To REDUCE, re-dûse'. v. a. To bring back.
obsolete; to bring to the former state ; to reform
from any disorder; to bring into any state of
diminution ; to degrade, to impair in dignity;
to bring into any state of misery or meanness;
to *ś to a rule, to bring imto a class. ---
REDUCEMENT, ré-dàse'mént. s. The act of
- ºng back; subduing, reſorming or dimiu-
Ishing.
REDUCER, ré-dà'sár. s. 98. One that reduces
REDUCIBLE, ré-dà'sè-bl. a. Possible to be re
duced.
REDUCIBLENESS, ré-dû'sè-bl-nēs. s.
of being reducible.
REDUCTION, ré-dák'shôn. s. The act of re
ducing : in Arithmetick, Reduction brings two
or more numbers of different denominations in-
to one denomination. -
REDUCTIVE, re-dàktiv. a. 157. Having the
DOWel" of reducing.
REDUCTIVELY,
Quality
fººd, le. ad. By reduc-
tion, by consequence.
REDUNDANCE, ré-dàn'dánse.
REDUNDANCY, ré-dàn'dān-sé.
ity, superabundance.
REDUNDANT, ré-dàn'dánt. a. Superabund-
ant, exuberant, superfluous; using more words
or images than are necessary.
REDUNDANTLY, ré-dàn'dánt-lè. ad. Super-
ſhºously, superabundantly.
Tº ºuplicate, ré-dû'plé-kāte. v. a. To
ouble. …”
REDUPLICATION, ré-dû-plé-kä'shôn. s. The
act of doubling. &
REDUPLICATIVE, ré-dà'plë-kā-tiv. a. 512.
Double. -
REDWING, réd'wing. s. A bird.
To RE-ECHO, ré-ék'kö. v. m. To echo back.
REECHY, rétsh'é. a. Smoky, sooty, tanned.
REFD, rééd. s. 246. A hollow knotted stalk,
which grows in wet grounds; a small pipe; an
arm"O.W.
To RE-EDIFY, ré-Éd'ê-fl. v. a. To rebuild, to
build again.
R; rèd'lés. a. Being without reeds
} s. Superflu-
|REEDY, rédé. a. Abounding with reed,




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*. [[j' 559-Fåte, ſār, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;- ^,
REEK, réék. s. 246. Smoke, steam, vapour; a
pile of corn or hay. w
To REEK, réék. v. n.
emit vapour.
REEKY, réék'é. a. Smoky, tanned, black.
REEL, réél. s. 246. A turning frame upon
which yarn is wound into skeins from the
spindle.
To REEL, réél. v. a. To gather yarn off the
spindle.
To REEL, réél. v. m. To stagger, to incline in
walking, first to one side, and them to the other.
RE-ELECTION, ré-è-lék'shán. . s. Repeated
election.
To RE-ENACT, ré-Én-áct'. v. m. To enact anew.
To RE-ENFORCE, re-én-fôrse'. v. a. To
strengthen with new assistance.
RE-ENFORCEMENT, ré.én-fôrse'mént.s. Fresh
assistance. -
To RE-ENJOY, ré-&n-jöé'. v. a. To enjoy anew,
or a second time.
To RE-ENTER, ré-&n'tàr. v. a. To enter again,
to enter anew. -
To RE-ENTHRONE, ré-&n-thrôme'. v. a. To
replace in a throne.
RE-ENTRANCE, ré-én'tránse. s.
entering again.
REERMOUSF, röðr'môāse. s. A bat.
To RE-ESTABLISH, ré-è-stáb'īsh. v. a. To
... establish anew.
rè-è-stáb'ſfsh-àr. s. One
RE-ESTABLISHER,
that re-establishes.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT, ré-è-stáblish-mênt. s.
The act of re-establishing, the state of being
re-established, restauration.
REEVE, réév. s. A staward. Obsolete.
To RE-EXAMINE, ré-égz-ám?n. v. a.
amine anew.
To REFECT, ré-fékt'. v. a.
store after hunger or fatigue.
REFECTION, ré-fék'shán. s. Refreshment after
hunger or fatigue.
REFECTORY, ré-fék’tär-š, or réf'8k-tär-à. s.
512–For the o, see Domestick. Room of re-
freshment, eating-room.
tº Almost all the dictionaries I have consulted,
except Mr. Sheridan's, place the accent on the
second syllable of this word ; and yet, so pre-
valent has the latter accentuation been of late
years, that Mr. Nares is reduced to hope it is
not fixed beyond recovery. There is, indeed,
one reason why this word ought not to have
the accent on the first syllable, and that is, the
two mutes in the second and third, which are
not so easily promotunced when the accent is
removed from them, as the mutes and liquids in
accessory, consistory, desultory, &c.; and therefore
I am decidedly in favour of the accentuation on
the second syllable, which is adopted by Dr.
Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston,
Mr. Nares, Buchanam, Perry, Scott, Bailey,
Barclay, and Entick, as all words of this termi-
mation have the accent on the same syllable.—
See REFRActory, PEREMPtoRy, CoRRUPTIBLE,
and IRREFRAGABLE.
To REFEL, ré-fél'. v. a. To refute, to repress.
To REFER, ré-fér' v. a. To dismiss for infor-
To smoke, to steam, to
The act of
To refresh, to re-
mation or judgment; to betake for decision;
to reduce to, as to the tiltimate end ; to reduce
as to a class.
To REFER, ré-fôr'. v. m.
relation.
REFEREE, référ-èë'. s.
thiug is referred.
REFERENCE, réffér-35se, s. Relation, res-
pect, allusion to ; dismission to another tribu-
Il
To RE-FERMENT, rö-för mênt'. v. a. To fer-
ment ºnew. - - .
REFERRIBLE, ré-fôr'rè-bl. a. Capable of be.
ing considered as in relation to something else.
To REFINE, refine. ... "Tº purify, to clear
To respect, to have
One to whom any
*...
* .
To ex-
from dross and excrement, to make clegant, to
polish.
To REFINE, re-fine v. m. To improve in point
of accuracy or delicacy; to grow pure ; to af.
fect nicetv. -
REFINEDLY, ré-fine'éd-lè. ad. 364. With af.
fected elegance.
RFFINEMENT, ré-fine’mánt. s. The act of pu-
rifying by clearing anything from dross; im-
provement in elegance or purity ; artificial
#. ; affectation of &legant improvement.
REFINER, ré-fi'nār, s. Purifier, one who clears
from dross or recrement; improver in ele-
gance; inventor of superfluous subtleties.
To REFIT, ré-fit'. v. a. To repair, to restore
after damage. * -
To REFLECT, ré-flékt'. v. a. To throw back.
To REFLECT, ré-flékt'. v. n. To throw back
light; to bend back; to throw back the thoughts
upon the past or on themselves; to consider at-
tentively ; to throw reproach or censure; to
hring reproach.
REFLECTÉNiš re-fléktént. a.
flying back.
REFLECTION, rö-ſlék'shān. s. The act of
throwing back ; the act of bending back; that
which is reflected ; thought thrown back upon
the past; the act of the mind upon itself; atten-
tive consideration ; censure.
REFLECTIVE, ré-flék’tív. a.
Bending back,
Throwing back
images ; considering things past : considering
the operations of the mind.
REFLECTOR, ré-flék'tūr. s. Considerer.
REFLEX, rººks. a. Thrown backward.
REFLEXIBILITY, ré-fléks-è-bil'è-tè. s. The
§ of being reflexible. --~~
REFLEXIBLE, ré-fléks'é-bl. a. Capable to be
thrown back.
REFLEXIVE, ré-fléks'ív. a. Having respect to
something past.
REFLEXīWºy, re-fléksiy 18, ad. In a back.
ward direction. -
To REFLOURISH, ré-flár'rish. v. a. To flour-
ish anew.
To REFLOW, ré-fló'. v. m. To flow back.
REFLUENT, réf'flû-ênt. a. 518. Running back.
REFLUX, ré'fláx. s. Backward course.
To REFORM, re-fôrm'. v. a. To change from
Worse to better -
Tº REFORM, re-fôrm'. v. n. To grow better.
REFORM, ré-förm'. s. Reformation.
REFORMATION, réf-fôr-mâ'shôm.s. 531. Change
from worse to better. . .
REFORMER, ré-ſårm'âr. s. One who makes a
change for the better.
To REFRAGT, re-fråkt'. v. a. To break the na
tural course of rays.
REFRACTION, ré-fråk'shān. s.
tion or change of determination in the body
moved : in Dioptricks, it is the variation of a
ray of light from that right line which, it would
have passed on in, had not the density of the
medium turned it aside.
REFRACTIVE, ré-frākºtīv. a.
er of refraction.
REFRACTORINESS, ré-frākºtór-é-nēs. s. Sul-
len obstinacy. -
REFRACTORY ré-frák'tūr-é.
perverse, contumacious.
[[: All our orthøepists, except. Bailey, and
Dyche, place the accent on the second syllable
of this word; and we need but attend to the
difficulty and indistinctness which arises from
placing the accent of the first syllable, to con-
demn it. The mutes chard and t are formed
by parts of the organs so distinct from each
other, that, without the help of the accent to
strengthen the organs, they are not very read-
ily pronounced—to say nothing of the difficulty
of pronouncing the substantive refractoriness and
the adverb refractorily with the accent on the
first syllable, which must necessarily be the
Having the pow
a. Obstimate.
The incurva-.


* REF º,
443
REG
—no, mêve, nôr, nôt;—töbe, tàb, ball;–81;-pênd 3—thin, this.
case if we accent the first syllable of this word.
See Corrupt IBLE.
REFRAGABLE, réf'frá-gā-bl. a. Capable of
confutation and conviction.
[[; In this word there is not the same concur-
rence of consonants as in the last, and conse-
quently not the same reason for placing the ac-
cent on the second syllable.—See IRREFRAGA-
BI.E.
To REFRAIN, ré-fråne'. v. a. To hold back, to
keep from action.
To REFRAIN, ré-fråne'.
abstain, to spare.
REFRANGIBILITY, re-fránjë-bíſé-té. . s... Re-
flangibility of the rays of light, is their dispo-
sition to be refracted or turned out of their way,
in passing out of one transparent body or me-
dium into another. -
REFRANGIBLE, ré-främjé-bl. a. Turned out
of their course in passing from one medium to
another. º
REFRENATION, réf-frè-mâ'shôn. s. The act of
restraining.
To REFRESH, ré-frésh'. v. a. To recreate, to
relieve after pain; to improve by new touches
any thing impaired; to refrigerate, to cool,
REFRESHER, ré-frèsh'âr. s. 98. That which
refreshes. - -
REFRESHMENT, ré-frèsh'mént. s. Relief af-
v. n. To forbear, to
ter pain, want, or fatigue; that which gives |
relief, as, food, rest. -
REFRIGERANT, ré-fridjér-ànt. a. Cooling,
mitigating heat. -
To: REFRIGERATE, ré-fridjér-āte. v. a. 91.
To cool. -
REFRIGERATION, ré-frid-jér-à'shān, s. The
act of cooling ; the state of being cooled.
REFRIGERATIVE, ré-frid'jér-à-tív. 512.
Rºugeñarony, rè-fridjér-à-tár-é. *: 3.
557.
Cooling, having the power to cool.
REFRiGéRATöRY, ºria.járátār-e. s. see
DoMESTIGK. The part of a distilling vessel
that is placed about the head of a still, and fill-
ed with water to cool the condensing vapours;
any thing internally cooling. -
rtEFT, réft. Part fret of Reave. Deprived,
taken away. Preterit of Reave. Took away.
REFUGE, réf'ſ dje. s. Shelter from any dan-
ger or distress ; , protection, that which gives
shelter or protection; resource; expedient in
distress.
To REFUGE, réffèdje. v.a. To shelter, to protect.
REFUGEE, réf-fú-jèë'. s. One who flies to j.
ter or protection.
REFULGENCE, ré-fôljēnse. s.
brightness.
REFULGENT, ré-fôljênt. a. 177. Bright, glit-
tering, splendid,
To REFUND, ré-fônd'. v. n. To pour back; to
repay what is received, to restore.
REFUSAL, ré-ſå'zāl. s. 83. The act of refusing,
denial of any thing demanded or solicited ;
Splendour,
the pre-emption, the right of having any thing ||
before another, option.
To REFUSE, re-ſize'. v. a. 492. To deny what
is solicited or required; to reject, to dismiss
without a grant,
To REF:/SE, ré-fúze'. v. n. Not to accept.
REFLSE, réfèse, s. 437, 499. That which re-
mains disregarded when the rest is taken.
[[j' I have given the sharp and hissing sound to
the s in this word according to the analogy of
substantives of this form which have a corres-
ponding verb, and imagine I have the best
usage on my side, though none of our orthóe-
pists, except Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and W.
Johnston, have made this distinction.
REFUSER, ré-fi'zār. s. 98. He who refuses.
REFUTAL, ré-É'tál. s. 88. Refutation.
REFUTATION, réf-º-tà'shān. s. The act of re-
futing, the act of proving false or erroneous,
•
To REFUTE, ré-fate'. v. a. To prove false or
erroneous. - -
To REGAIN, ré-gāne'. v. a. To recover, to gain
3.neW.
REGAL, ré'gål. a. . Royal, kin
y.
To REGALE, ré-gāle'. v. a. To refresh, to en
tertain, to gratify.
REGALEMENT, ré-gåle'mént. s. Refreshment,
entertainment. -
REGALIA, *ś S. 113. Ensigns of royalty,
REGALITY, ré-gål'è-té. s. i. sovereign-
ty, kingship. - - -
To REGARD, ré-gård'. v.a. 92, 160. To value,
to attend to as worthy of notice; to observe, to
remark, to pay attention to ; to respect, to
have relation to ; to look towards.
REGARD, ré-gård'. . s.-See GUARD. Attention
as to a matter of importance; respect, rever-
•ence ; mote, eminence; respect, account, rela-
tion, reference; look, aspect directed to an-
other.
REGARDABLE, ré-gård'à-bl. a. Observable;
worthy of notice.
|BEGARDER, ré-gård'ár. s. 98.
gards. - - - *::::
RīGARDFUL, ré-gård'föl. a. Attentive; takº
ing notice of. , - 3.
REGARDFULLY, ré-gård'föl-ć. ad. Attentive
ly, heedfully ; respectfully. -
Rºss, r .#. a. Heedless, negli
gent, imattentive. -
REGARDLESSLY, ré-gård'lés-lè. ad. Without
heed.
REGARDLESSNESS, ré-gård'lès-nés. s. Heed
lessness, negligence, inattention. -
REGFNCY, réjén-sé. s. Authority, govern
ment; vicarious government; the district go
verned by a vicegerent ; those to whom vicari
OtlS regality is intrusted.
To REGENERATE, ré-jën'êr-āte. v. a. To re-
produce, to produce anew ; to make to be born
anew ; to renew by the change of carnal na-
ture to a Christian Fife. -
REGENERATE, ré-jén'êr-āt. a. 91. Repro-
duced ; born anew by grace to a Christian life.
REGENERATION, réjén-ér-à'shôn. s. New
birth, birth by grace from carnal affections to
a Christian life. - -
REGENERATENESS, ré-jén'êr-āt-nēs. s. The
state of being regenerate.
REGENT, réjént. a. Governing, ruling; exer-
cising vicarious authority. ge
REGEN T, réjént. s. Govermour, ruler; one in-
vested with vicarious royalty.
REGENTSHIP, ré-jënt'ship. s.
verming ; deputed authority.
REGERMINATION, ré-jér-inë-nā'shôn. s. The
act of sprouting again.
REGIBLE, rédjè-bi, a. 405. Governable. e
REGICIDE, rédjè-side. s. 143. Murderer of his
king ; amurder of his king. e
REGIMEN, rédjè-mén. s. That care its diet and
living that is suitable to every particular course
of medicine.
[[: The word or member of a sentence governed
by a verb; as, Evil communication corrupts good
manners, where good manners may be said to be
the regimen, or part of the sentënce governed
by the verb corrupts.
REGIMENT, rédjè-mênt. s. Established go-
vernment, polity; Iule, authority; a body of
soldiers under one colonel. ...
REGIMENTAL, réd-jè-mênt'äl. a. Belonging
to a regiment ; military. -
Réº. ALS, ºnentals. s. The uni-
form military dress of a *#.º.º.
REGION, ré'jān. s. 290. Tract of land, coun-
try, tract or space ; part of the body, within ;
iace. &
R&#TER, rédjſs-tūr. s. 93. An account on
any thing regularly kept ; the officer whose
One that re-’
Power of go-
business is to keep the register
REI
444
{3° 555–FAte. fšr. fall, fāt;-mê, mēt :-Pine, pin :-
ro REGISTER, rédjis-tär. v. a. To record, t
#. by authentick accounts. -
REGISTRY, rédjis-trè. s. The act of inserting
in the register; the place where the register is
kept; a series of facts recordēd.
REGNANT, rég'nānt. a. Reigning, predominant,
prevalent, having power. . . . .
To REGORGE, ré-görje'. v. a. To vomit up,
‘. throw back; to swallow eagerly; to swallow
ack. *
To REGRAFT, ré-gráft'. v. a. To graft again.
To REGRANT, ré-grämt'. v. a. To grant back.
To . REGRATE, ré-gråte'. v. a. To offend, to
shock : not used ; to engross, to forestall.
REGRATER, ré-gräte'àr. s. 98. Forestaller, en-
grosser. -
To REGREET, rö-grèët'. v. a. To resalute, to
eet a second time.
REGREET, ré-grèèt'. s. Return or exchange of
salutation. . .
REGRESS, ré'grés. s. Passage back, power of
Rºđ back. -
GRESSION, ré-grésh'an. s. The act of re-
turning or .# back. tº-
REGRET, r grét. s. Wexation at something
past, bitterness of reflection; grief, sorrow.
To REGRET, ré-grét'. v. a. To repent, to grieve
REGUERDON, ré-gér'dām. s. Reward, recom-
Xence. Obsolete. See GUExpon.
REGULAR, rég'à-lär. a. 179. Agreeable to rule,
consisting with the mode prescribed ; governed
by strict regulations; having sides or surfaces
composed of equal figures; instituted or initia-
ed according to established forms.
REGULAR, rég'à-lär. s. In the Roman Catholick
* Church, all persons are said to be regulars, that
profess and follow a certain rule of life, and
observe the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience. -
REGULARITY, rég-ū-lär'è-tè. s. Agreeableness
to rule ; method, certain order.
REGULARLY, rég'à-lār-lè. ad.
concordant to rule. . . -
To REGULATE, rég'ê-lāte. v. a. To adjust by
rule or method ; to direct.
REGULATION, rég-à-lä'shàm. s. The act of re-
RÉ; ; method, the effect of regulation.
GULATOR, rég'à-la-tár. s. 521. One that
regulates; that part of a machine which makes
the motion equable. - w
To, REGURGITATE, ré-gārjë-täte. v. a. To
throw back, to pour back. -
REGURGITATION, ré-gór-jë-tá'shôm. s. Re-
o hear again.
*# the act of swallowing back.
To REHEAR, ré-hère'. v. a.
REHEARSAL, ré-hér'sál. s. 442. Repetition,
recital ; the recital of any thing previous to
publick exhibition.
To REHEARSE, ré-hérse'. v. a. To repeat, to
recite; to relate, to tell; torrecite previously to
publick exhibition. -
To REJECT, ré-jékt'. v. a. To dismiss without
compliance with proposal or acceptance of of
fer; to cast off, to make an abject; to refuse,
sº Bot to accept ; to throw aside. -
* REJFCTION, re-jék'shôn. s. The act of cast-
ing off or throwing aside.
. . To REIGN, råne. v. n. 249. To enjoy or exer-
cise sovereign authority; to be predominant,
to prevail; to obtain power or dominion.
REIGN, räme. s. 335. Royal authority, sove-
reignty; time of a king's government; king-
dom, dominions.
To REIMBODY, ré-ſm-bód'é. v. m. To embody
#. - - -
To REIMBURSE, ré-lm-bêrse'. v. a. To repay,
to repairioss or §Fº by an equivalent.
REIMBURSEMENT, réjm-bórse'niéat. s. Re-
paration or §§§
Tº REIMPREGNATE, ré-im-prég'māte. v. a.
To impregnate anew. , *
In a manner
REIMPRESSION, ré-lm-prèsh'ên. s. A second
or repeated impression.
REIN, ràne. s. 249. The part of the bridle
which extends from the horse's head to the dri.
ver's or rider's hand; used as an instrument
of government, or for government. To give the
Reins; to give license. -
To REIN, råne. v. a. To govern by a bridle; to
restrain, to control.
REINS, rànz. s. The kidneys, the lower part of
the back. -
Tc REINSERT, ré-in-sért'. v. a. To insert a
second time. -
To REINSPIRE, re-in-spire'. v a. To inspire
allew. *
To REINSTAL, ré-ſm-ställ'. v. a 406. To seat
*ś to put again in possession.
To REINSTATE, ré-lm-state'. v. a. To put again
in possession. g
To REINTEGRATE, ré-ſn'té-gräte. v. a. To
renew with regard to any state or quality.
To REINVEST, ré-in-vést'. v. a. To invest

ałłęW.
To REJOICE, ré-jölse'. v. n. 299. To he glad,
to #% to exult.
To i. OICE, ré-jöſse'. 7. a. To exhilarate, to
gladden.
REJOICER, réjàsºr. s 98. One that rejoices,
To REJOIN, 18-jöln'. v. a. 299. To join again;
to meet one again. |
To REJOIN, réjöin'. v. n. To answer to a re-
ply. -
REJOINDER, réjöfn'dër. s. 98. Answer to a
rºy: §: anSWör.
Rºlº 2, ré-it'tér-āte. v. a. To repeat again
and again.
RÉitéâATION, re-it-têr-Ashán. s. Repetition.
To REJUDGE, réjàdje'. v. a. To re-examine;
to review, to recall to a new trial.
To REKiNbiš, re-ki'ai v. a. To set on fire
... àº'à!!!. -
To #APSE, rè-lāpse'. v. m. To fall back into
vice and errour; to fall back from a state of,
recovery to sickness.
RELAPSE, ré-lāpse'. s. Fall into vice or errour
once forsaken ; regression from a state of re
covery to sickness.
To RELATE, ré-lāte'. v. a. To tell, to recite
to ally by kindred. -
To RELATE, ré-lāte'. v. n.
to have respect to.
RELATER, ré-lā'tfir. R. 93. Teller, narrator.
RELATION, ré-lä'shôi). s. Mannes of belong-
ing to any person or thing; respect; reference,
regard ; connection between one thing and ano
ther; kindred, alliance of kin; person related
by birth or marriage, kinsman, kinswoman
narrative, accoun -
RELATIVE, rél'ā- -
respecting; considered not absolut
respecting something else. -
RELATIVE, ré!'ā-tív. s. Relation, kinsman;
prono an answering to an antecedent ; some-
what respecting something else.
RELATIVELY, rél’ā-tlv-lè, ad. As it respects
something else, not absolutely.
REEAtivº Ess, réjàºmé. s. The state of
having relation.
To #A. ré-lāks'. v. a. To slacken, to make
less tense ; to remit, to make less severe or ri-
gorous; to make less attentive or laborious
to ease, to divert; to open, to loose.
To RELAX, ré-láks'. v. n. To be mild, to be re.
miss, to be not rigorous. f
RELAXATION, réſ-āks-à'shôn. a. 530. Diminu-
tion of tension, the act of loosening; cessation
of restraint; remission, abatement of rigour:
remission of attention or application. e
Rºi,AY, ré-lá'. s. Horses on the road to relieve
others. -
To RELEASE, ré-lèse'. v. a. , 227. To set free
from confinement or servitude, to set frce from
To have reference,
t. -
?v. a. 158. Having relation,
&ly, but as
REL -
445
REM
—mö, mºve, mēr, nét;—täbe, túb, būll;—6ſl :-pºnd;—in, this.
pain; to free from obligation; to quit, to let
o, to relax, to slacken.
Ríºs. ré-lèse’ s. Dismission from confine-
ament, servitude, or pain; relaxation of a pe-
malty; remission of a claim ; acquittance from
a debt signed by the creditor. -
To ######. rél'è-gāte. v. a. To banish, to
exile.
RELEGATION, rél-ć-gå'shān. s. Exile, judicial
banishment. -
To RELENT, ré-lènt'. v. n. To soften, to grow
less rigid or hard ; to grow moist; to soften in
temper, to grow tender; to feel compassion.
To RELENT, ré-lènt'. v. a. To slacken, to re-
mit; to soften, to mollify.
RELENTLESS, ré-lènt'lés. a. Unpitying, un-
moved by kindness or tenderness.
RELEVANT, rél'é-vânt. a. Relieving—See IR-
RELEVANT. -
Iſ In the first edition of this Dictionary I ap:
prehended that this word was a new coinage of
the House of Commons; but upon consulting
Mr. Elphinstone, a complete judge in this case,
I find it has long been a jurisprudential word,
as he calls it, in Scotland, meaning inferential,
or conclusive, and that it has only been trans-
ferred from the Scotch Bar to the British Par-l
liament. But that this is not the sense of the
French relevant, or the Latin relevo, is certain;
and relevant in this sense seems nearly the
same as relative, or related. To say nothing of
the impropriety of introducing technical words
in a general assembly of the nation, it may be
observed, that using the word in this sense,
which is that which it generally has in our par-
liamentary debates, tends to overturn the most
settled meaning of words, and, instead of pre-
cision and accuracy, to create obscurity and
confusion. -
RELEVATION, rél-é-vá'shān. s. A raising or
lifting up
RELIANCE, ré-li'ānse. s. Trust, dependence,
confidence.
RELICK, réI'ík. s. That which remains, that
which is left after the loss or decay of the rest:
it is generally used in the plural ; it is often
taken for the body deserted by the soul; that
which is kept in memory of another with a kind
of religious veneration. -
RELICT, rél'íkt. s. A widow, a wife desolate by
the death of her husband. -
RELIEF, ré-lèëf". s. 275. The prominence of a
figure in stone or metal, the seeming promi-
mence of a picture; the recommendation of any
thing by the interposition of sorºething differ-
ent; alleviation of calamity, mitigation of pain
or sorrow ; that which frees from pain or sor-
row ; dismission of a sentinel from his post;
legal remedy of wrongs.
RELIEVABLE, ré-lèëv’ā-bl. a. Capable of relief.
To RELIEVE, ré-lèëv'. v. a. To support, to as-
sist; to ease pain or sorrow ; to succour by as-
sistance ; to set a sentinel at rest, by placing
another, on his post ; to right by law.
RELIEVER, ré-Jéév'àr. s. "One that relieves.
RELIEVO, ré-lèëv'ö. s. The prominence of a
figure or picture. -
To §§ {T, ré-lite'. v. a. 393. To iight anew.
RELIGION, ré-lid'jān. s. 290. Virtue, as found-
ed upon reverence of God, and expectation of
future rewards and punishments; a system of
Divine faith and worship, as opposite to others.
&ELIGIONIST, ré-ſidjön-ist. s. A bigot to any
religious persuasion.
ſtſ. [...: HOUS, ré-tidjús. a. Pious, disposed to
the duties of reiigious teaching religion: among
the Romanists, bound by the vows of poverty,
chastity, and obedience ; exact, strict.
RELIGIOUSLY, ré-ſidjès-lè. ad. Piously, with
obedience to the dictates of religion; according
to the rites of religion; reverently, with vene-
ration; exact! /, with strict observance.
* *
* ,
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- - y *
REMEDI'ſ. ESS, rénomè-dé-lès. a.
RELIGIOUSNESS, ré-ſidjås-nēs s The quality
or state of being religious. ".
To RELINQUISH, re-ling'kwish. v. a. To for-
sake, to abandon; to quit, to release, to give
up, 408 -
RELINQUISHMENT, ré-ling'kwish-mêut. s. 408.
The act of forsaking. -
RELISH, rélish. s. Taste, the effect of any
thing on the palate: it is commonly used of a
pleasing taste; taste, small quantity just per-
ceptible; liking, delight in any thing, sense
power of Fº excellence, taste.
To RELISH, rélish. v. a. To give a taste to
any thing; to taste, to have a liking.
To RELISH, rélish. v. n. To have a pleasing
taste; to give pleasure ; to have a flavour.
RELISHABLE, rélish-á-bl. a. Having a relish.
To RELIVE, ré-lív'. v. m. To revive, to live
{AneW.
To RELOVE, ré-lây'. v. a. To love in return.
RELUCENT, ré-lè'sént. a. Shining, transpa
rent. *
RELUCTANCE, ré-lāk’tänse,
RELUCTANCY, ré-lák'tán-sè.
mess, repugnance. *
RELUCTANT, ré-lák'tánt. a. Unwilling, acting
with rerrugnance. * *
RELUCTATION, rél-lāk-tä'shôn. s. 530 Re
pugnance, resistance.
To RELUME, ré-lème'. v. a. To light amew, to
rekindle. -
To RELUMINE, ré-lèſ-min. v. a. To light
al?éW. *-
To RELY, ré-li'. v. n. To lean upon with confi
dence, to put trust in, to rest upon, to depend
UlOOIl. -
To *MAIN , ré-mâne'. v., n. To be left out of
a greater quantity or number; to continue, to
endure, to be left; to be left as not comprised.
REMAIN, ré-mâne'. s. 202. Relick, that which
is left, generally used in the plural; the body
left by the soul. . .
REMAINDER, re-mâne'dár. s. What is left
the body when the soul is departed, remains.
To REMAKE, ré-mäke'. v. a. To make anew.
To REMAND, ré-mând'. v. a. 79. To send back
to call back. tº . "
REMANENT, rém má-mént. s. The part re.
maining. --- w"
[[F I place the accent on the first syllable of this
word, for the same reason as in Permanent ; the
a in both remameo and permaneo is short, if that
be any rule.—See Principles, No. 503. (e.) It
is highly probable that Remnant is but an ab-
breviation of the present word. |
REMARK, ré-märk'. s. 78. Observation, note, ,
notice taken.
To REMARK, ré-märk'. v. a. To note, to ob.
serve ; to distinguish; to point out, to mark.
REMARKABLE, ré-märk'à-bl. a. Observable,
worthy of note.
REMARKABLENESS, ré-márká-bl-nēs. s. Ob.
servableness, worthiness of observation.
REMARKABLY, ré-márk’ā-blé. ad. , Observa-
bly, in a manner worthy of observation.
REMARKER, ré-märk'âr. s. 98. Observer, one
that reinarks.
REMEſ) IABLE, ré-mê'dè-à-bl. a.
remedy. -
REME}}{ATE, ré-mê'dè-āt. a. 91.
affording a remedy.
} s. Unwilling-
Capable of
Medicinal,
Not admit-
ting remedy, irreparable; cureless.
§3. Spenser asid Viitton place the accent upon
the second syllable ºf this word ; and as Mr.
Nares observes, i)r, Johnson has, on the autho-
rity of these authors, adºpted this accentuation.
“But this,” says Mr. Vares, “ is irregular; for
“every monosyllabick termiliation added to a
“word accented on the antepenult, throws the
“accent to the fourth j from the end.”
With great respect for Mr. Nares' opinion on
i
--->
REM
this subject, I should think a much easier and
more general rule might be laid down for all
words of this kind, which is, that those words
which take the Saxon terminations after them,
as er, less, mess, lessness, ly, &c. preserve the ac-
cent of the radical word; therefore this and
the following word ought to have the same ac-
cent as remeat, from which they are formed.—
See Principles, No. 489, 501.
REMEDILESSNESS, rém'è-dé-lès-nēs. s. In-
curableness.
REMEDY, rém'mè-dé. s. A medicine by which
any illness is cured; cure of any uneasiness;
that which counteracts any evil; reparation,
means of repairing any hurt.
To REMEDY, rêm'mé-dé. v. a. To cure, to
heal; to repair or remove mischief.
To REMEMBER, ré-mém'bár. v. a. To bear in
mind anything; to recollect, to keep in mind;
to mention; to put in mind, to force to recol-
lect, to remind. \ .
REMEMBERER, ré-mêm'bár-àr. s.
remembers.
REMEMBRANCE, ré-méun'bränse. s. Reten-
tion in memory; recollection, revival of any
idea ; account preserved ; memorial ; a token
by which any one is kept in the memory.
Rºß CER, ré-mém'brām-sår. s. One
that reminds, one that puts in mind ; am officer
of the Exchequer. *s-
To REMIGRATE, rém'é-gräte. v. n. 613. To
remove back again. *
REMIGRATION, rém-è-grá'shán. s. Removal
back again. -
To REMIND, re-mind'. v. a. To put in mind,
to force to remember. .
REMINISCENCE, rém-mè-mis'sénse. 510.
Recollection, recovery of ideas.
REMINISCENTIAL, rém-mè-nís, sén'shäl. a.
Relating to reminiscence. -
REMISS, re-mis' a. Slack; slothful; not in-
tense.
REMISSIBLE ré-mis'sè-bl. a. 405, 439. Admit-
ting forgiveness.
REMISSION, ré-mish'ên. Abatement, relax-
ation ; cessation of intenseness : in Physick,
Remission is when a distemper abates, but does
not go quite off before it returns again; re-
lease; forgiveness, pardon.
RÉMišstvº º
gently slºgkiy.
REMISSNESS, résmis'nés.
negligence.
To REMIT, ré-mit'. v. a. To relax; to forgive a
punishment; to pardon a fault; to refer; to
put again in custody; to send money to a dis-
tant place. -
To REMIT, ré-mit'. v. m. To slacken, to grow
less intense; to abate by growing less eager :
in Physick, to grow by intervals less violent.
REMI'TMENT, ré-mft/mént. s. The act of re-
mitting to custody.
REMITTANCE, ré-mit’tänse. s. The act of
paying money at a distant place ; sum sent te"
a distant place.
REMITTER, ré-mittàr. s. 98. In Common law,
a restitution of one that hath two titles to lands
or tenements, and is seized of them by his lat-
ter title, unto his title that is more ancient, in
case where the latter is defective.
ſº ANT, rém'nānt. s. Residue, that which
1S left.
REMINANT, rém'nānt. a. Remaining, yet left.
REMøLTEN, re-mêl't'n. part. 103. Melted
again.
REMONSTRANCE, re-món'stránse. s. Show,
... discºveryºziałºsed.: strong representation.
To REMONSTRATE, re-inón'stråte. v. m. To
make a stror representation, to show reasons.
{{EMORA, rém'ó-rá, s. 503. A let or obstacle;
One who
S.
S.
** *
Carelessly, negli-
S. Carelessness,
446
, a fish or kind of worm that sticks to ships and
retards their passage through the water.
. . REN
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit; mé, mét;—pine, pīn;–
REMORSE, ré-mêrse', or ré-mêrse'. s. Pain of
guilt; anguish of a guilty conscience.
[[* Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, Mr. Perry, and
several respectable speakers, pronounce this
word in the second manner; but Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, and Mr. Smith, in the
first ; and, in my opinion, with analogy and
the best usage on their side. The final e does
not lengthen the o, but serves only to keep the
s from going into the sound of a.
REMöRššfüí. rè-mörs'föl. a. Tender, com.
assionate. JNot used.
REMORSELESS, re-mörs'lés. a.
cruel, savage.
REMOTE, ré-möte'.
off; foreign.
REMOTELY, ré-möte'lè. ad. At a distance.
REMOTENESS, ré-möte'nés. s. State of being
remote.
REMOTION, ré-mö'shôn. s. The act of remov.
ing, the state of being removed to a distance.
REMOVABLE, ré-mööv'à-bl. a. Such as may
be removed.—See Move ABLE. º
REMOVAL, ré-móðvál. s. 88. The act of putting
out of any place; the act of putting away; dis
mission from a post; the state of being removed.
To REMOVE, ré-móðv'. v. a. To put from its
place; to take or put away; to place at a dis’
tance.
To REMOVE, ré-mööv'. v. n. To change place;
to go from one place to another.
REMOVE, ré-mööv'. s. Change of place ; trans
lation of one to the place of another ; depar
ture, act of going away ; the act of changing
place; a step in the scale of gradation ; act of
putting a horse's shoes upon different feet.
REMOVED, ré-mööv'd''... part. a. Remote, sep
arate from others. -
REMOVEDNESS, ré-mööv'éd-nēs. s. 366. The
state of being removed, remotemeSS.
REMOVER, ºmóvár. s. 98. One that re
In Ove S.
To REMOUNT, ré-mbèmt. v. m. To mount again
REMUNERABLE, rê-mū'mér-à-bl. a. Reward
able. .# -
To REMUNERATE, ré-mü'mér-āte. v. a. To
reward, to requite. 1
REMUN #Aiºi. rè-mū-nēr-à'shēn. Re
ward, requital. 4.
REMUNERATIVE, ré-mâ'mér-à-tív. a. Exer-
cised in giving rewards.
To REMURMUR, re-mâr'môr. v. a. To utter
back in murmurs, to repeat in low hoarse
sounds. .
To REMURMJR, re-mâr'már. v. m. To mur
mur back, to echo a low hoarse sound.
RENARI), ràn'nārd, sº 88. The name of a fox.
RENASCENT, re-nās'sént. a. Produced again,
rising again into being. ſº
Rºšči. rè-más'sé-bl. a. 405. Possible to
Umpitying,
a. Distant; removed far
S.
be produced again. - - .
To fº E, ré-măv'vé-gate. v. a. To
sail again. & 4
RENCôUNTER, rén-köön'tár. s. 3.13. Clash,
collision ; personal opposition ; loose or casu
al engagement; sudden combat without pre
meditation. A $
To RENCOUNTER, rén-köän'tàr. v. m. To
clash, to meet an enemy unexpectedly; to fight
band to hand.
To REND, rénd. v. a. Pret. and pass. Rent.
To tear with violence, to lacerate. -
RENDER, rénd'âr. s. '98. One that rends, a
tearer.
To RENDER, rén'dër. v. a. To return, to pay
back; to restore; to invest with qualities, to
make; to translate ; to surrender, to yield, to
give up ; to offer, to give to be used. --
RÉNDER, rénºdër. s." Surrender...Qbsolete
RENDEZVOUS, rén-dè-vööz'. s. 315. Assem-
bly, meeting appointed; place appointed for an
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asseinbly.

- - - - - '- *** *
- ? - - **
REN t
To RENDEZVOUS, rén-dè-vööz'. v. n. To meet
at a place appointed.
[[P This word is in such universal use as to be
perfectly anglicised; and those who leave out
the s at the end, in compliment to the French
language, show but little taste in their pronun-
ciation of English. To this letter, in this
word, as well as in several other words, may be
applied the judicious advice of Pope.
* In words as fashions the same rule will hold ,
“Alike fantastick, if too new or old:
“Be not the first by whom the new are try’d,
“Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.”
Essay on Criticism.
RENDITION, rén-dish'ên. s.
act of yielding. . .
RENEGADE, rén'né-gåde. s. One that
RENEGADO, rén-nē-gå'dó. - Ile a
apostatises from the faith, an apostate ; one
who deserts to the enemy, a revolter.—See
LUMBAGo. -
To RENEGE, ré-nēēg'. v. a. To disown.
To RENEW, rénê'. v. a. To restore to the for-
mer state ; to repeat, to put again in act; to
begin again: in Theology, to make anew, to
transform to new life.
RENEWABLE, ré-nā'ā-bl. a. Capable of being
renewed.
RENEWAL, ré-nā'āl. s. 88.
ing, renovation.
RENITENCY, ré-mi'tén-sè. s. That resistance in
solid bodies, when they press upon, or are im-
yelled one against another.
[[: This word and the following were in Dr.
Sºnuson's third edition, folio, accented on the
second syllable ; but in the sixth edition, quarto,
they have the accent on the first. This latter
accentuation, it must be allowed, is more agree-
able to English analogy, (see Principles, No.
§03, b.) but there is an analogy that the Learn-
ed are very fond of adopting, which is, that
when a word from the Latin contains the same
number of syllables as the original, the accent
of the original should then be preserved ; and
as the accent of renitens is on the second sylla-
ble, the word renitent ought to have the accent
on the second likewise. For my own part, I
approve of our own analogy, both in accent
and quantity; but it is the business of a proso-
dist to give the usage as well as analogy: and
were this word and its formative remitency to be
brought into common use, I have no doubt but
that the Latin analogy, that of accenting this
word on the second syllable, would generally
prevail. This may fairly be presumed from
Surrendering, the
The act of renew-
the suffrages we have for it; namely, Mr. Sher-l
idan, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Buchaman, and
Entick, who are opposed by no Dictionary I
have consulted, but by Scott's Bailey.
RENITENT, ré-mi'tént. a. Acting against any
impulse by elastick power. -
RENNET, rén'nit s.—See RUNNET. ii.c ingre-
dient with which milk is coagulated in order to
make cheese ; a kind of apple.
To RENOVATE, rén'nó-väte. v. a.
to restore to the first state.
RENOVATION, rén-nó-vá'shôn. s.
the act of renewing.
To RENOUNCE, ré-nóünse'. v. a. 313. To dis-
own, to abnegate.
RENOUNCEMENT, ré-nēēnse’mént. s. Act
of renouncing, renunciation. tº
RENOWN, ré-mâân'. s. 322.
praise widely spread.
To RENOWN, ré-nóñu'. v. a. To make fa-
In OllS.
RENOWNED, ré-nööm'd''. part. a. 359. Fa-
mous, celebrated, eminent. p
RENT, rént. s. A break, a laceration.
To RENT, rént. v. a. To tear, to lacerate.
RENT, rànt. s. Revenue, annual payment; mo-
ney paid for any thing held of another.
To renew,
Renewal,
Fame, celebrity,
- 447 - -
—né, mēve, nôr, nºt;-täbe, tºb, ball;-&il;—päänd 3—thin, this.
REP
To RENT, rént. v. a. To hold by paying rent
to let to a tenant. -
RENTABLE, rént'à-bl. a. 405. That may be
rented.
RENTAL, rént'ál. s.
rents.
Rºº, rént'àr. s. 98. He that holds by pay-
ing rent. -
RENUNCHATION, ré-nān shē-ă'shān, s. The
act of renouncing.—See PRoNUNCIATIon.
'o REORDAIN, ré-ör-dàne'. v. a. To ordain
again, on supposition of some defect in the com-
mission of ministry.
REORDINATION, ré-61-dè-nā’shān. s. Repe-
tition of ordination. -
To REPACIFY, re-pás'se-fl. v. a. To pacify
agall'ſ. ... "
REPAID, ré-pâde'. Part. of Repay.
To REPAIR, ré-pāre'. v. a. 202. To restore af.
ter injury or dilapidation; to amend any inju-
ry by an equivalent; to fill up anew, by some-
thing put in the place of what is lost. :
REPAIR, ré-pāre'. . s. Reparation, supply of
loss, restoration after dilapidation.
To REPAIR, ré-páre'. v. n. To go, to betake
himself. - -
REPAIR, ré-pāre'. s. Resort, abode, act of be-
taking himself any whither. • -
REPATRER, repºrear. 98. Amender, re-
Storer.
REPARABLE, rép'pār-á-bl. a. 531. . Capable
of being amended or retrieved.—See IRREPAR-
A BLE.
REPARABLY, rép'pār-ā-blé. ad. In a manner
capable of remedy by restoration, amendment
or supply.
REPARATION, rép-pá-rá'shān, s The act of
repairing ; supply of what is wasted , recoln-
pence for any injury, amends. -
REPARATIVE, .#: iv. s. 512. Whatever
makes amends. -
REPARTEE, rép-pār-tèë'. s.
To REPASS, ré-pâs'. v. a.
pass back.
To *Ass, ré-pâs'. v. n.
YO3Cl.
REPAST, ré-päst'. s.
food; food, victuals.
To REPAST, ré-pâst'. v. a. To feed, to feast
REPASTURE, ºte. S. 463. Entertain
ment.
To REPAY; ré-pá'. v. a. To pay back in returi,
in requital, or in revenge; to recompense; to
requite either good or ill.
REPAYMENT, ré-pâ'mént, s,
paying ; the thing repaid.
To REPEAL, ré-pèle'. v. a. 227. To recall; to
abrogate, to revoke.
REPEAL, ré-pèle'. s.
cation, abrogation.
To REPEAT, ré-péte'. v. a. 227. To use again,
to do again; to speak again; to try again; to
recite, to rehearse.
REPEATEDLY, ré-pè'těd-lè. ad. Over and
over, more than once,
REPEATER, ré-pê'tër. s. 98. One that repeats,
one that recites; a watch that strikes the hours
at will by compression of a spring.
To REPEL, ré-pël'. v. a. To drive back any
thing ; to drive back an assailant.
To REPEL, ré-pé!'. v. n. To act with force con
trary to ſorce impressed : in Physick, to Repel
in medicine, is to prevent such an afflux of a
fluid to any particular part, as would raise it
into a tumour.
REPELLENT, ré-pêl'lént.
that has a repelling power.
REPELLER, rº-péI'lär. s. 98. One that repels
To REPENT, ré-pênt'. v. m. To think on "any
thing past with sorrow ; to express sorrow for
something past; to have such sorrow for sin as
produces amendment of life.
Schedule or account of
Smart reply.
o pass again, to
To go back in a
A meal, act of taking
The act of re-
Recall from exile; revo-
s. An application
REP
448
[[P 559–Fâte, far, fäll, fat;-me, mét :-Pine, pin;– -

To REPENT, ré-pênt'. v. a. To remember with
sorrow; to remember with pious sorrow : it is
used with the reciprocal pronoun. -
REPENTANCE, ºré-pênt'änse. s. Sorrow for
anything past; sorrow for sin, such as pro-
duces newness of life, penitence.
REPENTANT, ré-pênt'ānt. a. Sorrowful for
the past; sorrowful for sin; expressing sor-
row for sin. *
To REPEOPLE, ré-pèë'pl. v. a. To stock with
people anew. -
To REPERCUSS, ré-pér-kås'. v. a. To beat
back, to drive back.
REPERCUSSION, ré-pér-kāsh'éa. s. The act
of driving back, rebound.
REPERCUSSIVE, ré-pér-kås's v. a. , Having
the power of driving back, or causing a re-
oound; repellent; driven back, rebounding.
REFERiffiotis, 'räppér-ish's a Found,
gained by finding. -
ŠPERTÜRY, réppér-tär-É. s. 512. A treasury,
a magazine. -
Réºf TION, rép-è-tish'êm. s 531. Iteration
of the same thing; recital of the same words
over again; the act of reciting or rehearsing;
recital from memory, as distinct from reading.
To REPINE, ré-plme'. v. m. To fret, to vex one's
self, to be discontented.
.REPINER, ré-phne'êr. s. 98. One that frets or
Hºlik IIllil'S-
To REPLACE, ré-pläse'. v a To put again in
the former place : to put in a new place.
To REPLAIT, ré-plate. v. a. To fold one
often over another.
To REPLANT, ré-plant'. v. a. To plant anew.
REPLANTATION, ré-plan-tä'shán. s. The act
of planting again.
To REPLENISH, ré-plén'nish. v. a. To stock,
to fill: to consummate, to complete.
To REPLENISH, ré-plén'iish. v. m. To be
stocked.
REPLETE, ré-plète'. a. Full, completely filled.
REPLETION, ré-plè'shôn...s. The state of being
over full.
REPLEVIABLE, ré-plév'vè-ā-bl. a. What may
Tºšiš, ;
O WIN, ré-plév'vín.
To REPLEVY, ré-plév'vé. To take
back or set at liberty any thing seized, upon
flºurity §§
REPLICATION, rép-plé-ká'shôn. s. 531. Re-
bound, repercussion ; reply, answer.
To REPLY, ré-pliº. v. m. To answer, to make a
return to an answer.
REPLY, ré-pli'. s. Answer, return to an answer.
REPLYER ré-pli'ār. s. 93. He that makes a
return to an answ
part
W. H.
- €1. -
To REPQLISH, ré-pêllish, v. a. To polish again.
To REPORT, ré-pört'. v. a. To noise by popu-
lar rumour; to give repute ; to give an ac-
count of. -
REPORT, ré-pôrt'. s. Rumour, popular fame;
repute,', publick character; account given by
lawyers of cases; sound, repercussion.
RÉPößféR, ºpérºr. 95. Relater, one that
gives an account
RëPORTINGLy,
8thC.
REPQSAL, ré-pô'zál. s. 88. The act of re-
posing.
To REPOSE, ré-pôze'. v. a. To lay to rest; to
_place as in confidence or trust. - .
To REPOSE, ré-pôze'. v. m. To sleep, to be at
rest 3 to rest in confidence.
*º, ré-pôze'. s. Sleep, rest, quiet; cause
of ri -
of rest. -
REPOSEDNESS, ré-pô'zéd-nēs. s. 365. State of
being at rest.
re-porting-lè ad. By common
REPOSITE, rê-póz'zft. v. a. To lay up, to
§§ as in a place of safety.
REPOSITION, re-nó-zish'an. s. The act of re-
placing
REPOSITORY, répézè-tār-e. s. A place where
any thing is safely laid up.
To REPOSSESS, ré-pöz-zés'. v. a. To possess
again. #-
To #REHEN D, †. v. a. To re-
- # to chide; to blame, to censure.
REPREHENDER, rép-prè-hēnd'àr. s
Ceyl Stºrer. -
REPREHENSIBLE, rép-prè-hén'sè-bl. a. Blame
able. censurable.
Blamer,
REPREHENSIBLENESS, rép-prè-hén'sé-bl
nés. s. Blameableness. -
REPREHENSIBLY, rép-pré-hén'sè-blé. ad.
Blameably.
REPREHENSION, rép-prè-hén'shôn. s. Re-
# open blame.
REPREHENSIVE, rép-pré-hén's]v. a. Given in
reproof. - *...*
To REPRESENT, rép-prè-zént'. v. a. To ex-
hibit, as if the thing exhibited were present; to
describe, to show in any particular character
to fill the place of another by a vicarious cha-
racter; to exhibit, to show.
REPRESENTATION, rép-prè-zén-tä'shān. s.
Image, likeness; act of supporting a vicarious
character ; respectful declaration.
REPRESENTATIVE, rép-prè-zënt'ā-tív. a. 512.
Exhibiting a similitude; bearing the character
or power of another. -
REPRESENTATIVE, rép-prè-zënt'a-tív. s. One
exhibiting the likeness of another ; one exer-
cising the vicarious power given by another,
that by which any thing is shown.
REPRESENTER, rép-pré-zántór. s. One who
shows or exhibits ; one who bears a vicarious
character.
REPRESENTMENT, rép-prè-zënt'mént. s
Image or idea proposed, as exhibiting the like-
mess of something.
To REPRESS, ré-prés'. v. a. To crush, to put
down, to subdue. - *
REPRESSION, ré-prèsh'ên. s. Act of repressing.
HEPRESSIVE, ré-prés siv. a. 158. Having
power to repress, acting to repress.
To REPRIEVE, ré-prèëv'. v. a. 275. To respite
after sentence of death, to give a respite. ,
REPRIEVE, ré-prèëv'. s. 275. Respite after
sentence of death; respite. se
To REPRIMAND, rép-prè-mänd'. v. a. 79. To
chide, to reprove.
REPRIMAND, rép-prè-mánd'. s.
prehension. -
To REPRINT, re-print'. v a. To renew the
impression of any thing; to print a new edi-

tion.
REPRISAL, ré-prl'zál. s. 88. Something seized
by way of retaliation for robbery or injury.
REPRISE, :::::::: s. The act of taking some
thing in retaliation of injury.
To REPROACH, ré-protsh'. v. a. To censure
in opprobrious terms as a crime; to charge
with a fault in severe language; to upbraid in
general. ſº
Ræff{ORCH, rè-prètsh'. s. 295 Censure, in-
famy, shame. `
REPROACHABLE, ré-prótsh'â-bl. a. Worthy
of reproach. •-
REPROACHFUL, ré-prêtsh'föl. a. Scurrilous,
opprobrious; shameful, infamous, wile.
Rºś ULLY, ré-prótsh'föl-ć. ad. Op-
probriously, ignominiously, scurrilously; shame-
fully, infamously. - e 2"
REPROBATE, ºprºbate. a Lost to virtue,
lost to grace, abandoned.
REPROBATE, rép'pro-bäte. s.
... virtue, a wretch abandoned to wickedness... .
To REPROBATE, rép'pro-bäte. v. a. To disal
low, to reject; to abandon to wickedness and
. º; §: abandon to his sentence
without hope of pardon.
Rºß, rép'prô-bâte-nēs, s. The
state of being reprobate. .
Reproof, re-
A man lost to

REQ. -
—nö, mêve, nãr, nét;—túbe, tºb, būll;—öll;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
REPROBATION, rép-prè-bä'shôn. s. The act
of abandoming or state of being abandoned to
eternal destruction ; a condemnatory sentence.
To REPRODUCE, ré-prè-dèse'. v. a. 530. To
duce again, to produce anew.
REPRODUCTION, ré-prè-dàk'shôn. s. The act
s of producing anew.
Ršº. ré-prööf'.
rehension.
Réºle, rè-próðv'ā-bl. a. Blameable,
worthy of reprehension. See Mov.ABLE.
To REPROVE, ré-próðv'. v. a. To blame, to
censure; to charge to the face with a fault; to
chide.
REPROVER, ré-próðv’ār. s. A reprehender,
one that reproves. -
To REPRUNE, ré-prôön'. v. a. 339. To prune
REPTILE, répſtil. a. 140. Creeping upon many
f
a second time
eet.
REPTILE, rép'tfl. s. An animal that creeps
upon many feet. -- -
Riº. rè-pâb'lè-kän. a. Placing the
overnment in the people.
è-pâb'lè-kän. s. Ome who
wealth without monarchy the
t. ©
NISM, ré-pâb'lè-kān-İzm. s. At-
a republican government.—Mason.
K, ré-pâb'lík. s. e
state in which the power is lodged in more
than,one. - • .
REPUDIABLE, ré-pú'dē-ă-bl, or ré-pújè-à-bl. a.
293, 294, 376,405. § to be rejected or divorced.
To Ríº PUDIATE, ré-pú'dè-àte, or ré-pūjē-ăte.
a. To divorce, to put away.
V. *
REPUDIATION, ré-pâ-dē-ă'shām. s.
Rºnce ë-pâg'má
- , re-pugmanse. is-
#FööNANöy, rºman'sé. Inconsis
tency, contrariety; reluctance, unwillingness;
struggle of ºppº. passions.
REPUGNANT, ré-pâg'nānt.
reluctant; contrary, opposite. -
REPUGNANTLY, ré-pâg'mánt-lè. ad. Contra-
dictorily, reluctantly.
To REPULLULATE, ré-pâliè-lāte. v. n. To
bud again. _2^
REPULSE, ré-pålse'. s. 177. The condition of
being driven off or put aside from any at-
tempt.
To #ULSE, rè-pålse'. v. a. To beat back, to
drive off. º
REPULSION, ré-pâl'shön. s. 177. The act or
power of driving off from itself.
REPULSIVE, ré-pâl'sív. a. Driving off, having
the power to beat back or drive off.
To REPURCHASE, ré-pâr'tshās. v. a. To buy
again. -
REPUTABLE, rép'pū-tá-bl. a. Honourable, not
infamous.-See AcADEMY.
REPUTABLY, rép'pë-tá-blé. ad Without dis-
credit.
REPUTATION, rép-à-tá'shôn. s. Credit, ho-
mour, character of good.
To REPUTE, ré-pâte'. v. a. To hold, to ac-
count, to think. -
REPUTE, ré-pâté'. s. Character, reputation ;
established opinion.
REPUTELESS, ré-pâte'lés. a. Disreputable, dis-
aceful.
RÉjºr, ré-kwést'. S. Petition, entreaty;
repute, credit. -
To REQUEST, ré-kwást'. v. a. To ask, to so-
licit, to entreat.
REQUESTER, ré-kwést'âr.
solicitor. -
To REQUICKEN, rè-kwik'k'n. v. a. To re-
animate.
REQUIEM, ré'kwé-ém. s. A hymn in which
they implore for the dead Requiem or rest;
rest, quiét, peace. 3 I, -
s. Blame to the face, re-
Divorce,
S.
a. Tisobedient;
s. 98. Petitioner,
449
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RES
Rºſable, ré-kwi'rá-bl. a. Fit to be re
UHT6:01.
To REQUIRE, ré-kwire'. v. a. To demand, to
ask a thing as of right; to make necessary, to
need. -
REQUISITE, rék'w8-zit. a. Necessary, required
by the nature of thºgs. .
a. 154. Any thing
y -
REQUISITE, rekºzít.
In eCeSSary.
REQUISITELY, rék'w8-zit-lè. ad. Necessarily,
in a requisite mainer.
REQUISITENESS, rék'w8-zit-nēs. s. Necessity;
the state of being requisite.
REQUISITION, rék-kwe-zish'an. s.
ing or demanding of something.
REQUITAL, ré-kwi'tál. s. 88. Return for any
good or bad office, retaliation; reward, recom-
pence.
To REQUITE, ré-kwite'. v. a.
É. or ill, to recompense.
REREWARD, rére'wärd.s. The rear or last troop.
To RESAIL, ré-såle'. v. a. To sail back.
RESALE, ré-såle'. s. Sale at second hand.
To RESALUTE, ré-sà-lāte'. v. a. To salute or
greet anew.
To RESCIND, ré-s?nd.’ v. a. To cut off, to
abrogate a law. a
RECISSION, ré-sizh’ān. s. The act of cutting
§ abrogation.—See ABscission. -
RESCISSORY, ré-siz'zār-ré. a. 512. Having
the power to cut off
To RESCRIBE, ré-skribe'. v. a. To write back
to write over again. -
RESCRIPT, ré'skript. s. Edict of an emperour.
To RESCUE, rés'kū. v. a. To set free from
any violence, confimenent, or danger.
RESCUE, rés'kū. s. Deliverance from violence,
danger, or confinement.
RESCUER, rés'kū-àr. s. 98. One that rescues.
RESEARCH, ré-sértsh'. s. Inquiry, search.
To RESEARCH, ré-sértsh'. v. a. To examine,
to inquire.
To RESEAT, ré-sète'. v. a. To seat again.
RESEIZER, ré-sè'zár. s. 98. One that seizes
ağalºğl.
RÉÉizURE, ré-sé'zhère. s. 452. Repeated sei.
zure, seizure a second time.
RESEMBLANCE, ré-zém'blånse s.
similitude, representation.
To RESEMBLE, ré-zém'bl. v. a. 445. To com-
are, to represent as like something else; to
e like, to have likeness to.
To RESEND, ré-sénd'. v.
to send again.
To RESENT,
well or ill; to
or affront.
A requir-
To retaliate
Likeness,
a. To send back,
v. a. , 445. To take
e ill, to consider as an injury
...ré-zént'.
*ak
RESENTER, rèzántºr. s. 98. One who feels
II]§§ deeply. -
RESENTFUL, ré-zënt'fill. a. Easily provoked
to anger, and long retaining it.
RESENTINGLY, ré-zénting-lè. ad. With deep
sense, with strong perception, with anger.
RESENTMENT, ré-zént’mént. s. Strong per
ception of good or ill; deep sense of injury.
RESERVATION, réz-ér-vá'shân. s. Reserve
concealment of something in the mind; some
thing kept back, something not given up ; cus
tody, state of being treasured up.
RESERVATORY, ré-zér'vá-tár-é. s. 512. Place
in which any thing is reserved or kept.
To RESERVE, re-zérv', v. a. To keep it
& re, to save to some other purpose to retain,
to law up to a future time.
|RESERVE, ré-zéry'. s. Something kept for
exigence ; something concealed in the mind
exception; modesty, caution in personal be-
haviour.
RESERVED, ré-sérv'd’. a. 359. Modest, not
loosely free; sullen, not open, not frank. . .
RESERVEDLY, rê-zèrv'd-lè. ad. 364. With
reserve ; coldly,





RES
RESERVEDNESS, ré-zérv'd'nés. e. Closeness,
want of openmess.
RESERVER, ré-zér'vár. s. One that reserves.
RESERVOIR, réz-ér-vwör'. s. Place where any
thing is kept in store. -
To RESETTLE, ré-séttl...v. a. To settle again.
RESETTLEMENT, ré-sét’ti-mênt. s. The act
of # again ; the state of settling again.
To RESIDE, ré-zide'. v. n. 447. To live, to
dwell, to be present; to subside.
RESIDENCE, réz'é-děnse. s. 445. Act of dwel-
ling in a place; place of abode, dwelling; that
which settles at the bottom of liquors.
RESIDENT, réz'é-dént. a. 445.
having abode in any place.
RESIDENT, réz'é-dént. s. An agent, minister
or officer residing in any distant place with the
dignity of an ambassador. -
RESIDENTIARY, réz-Ś-dén'shér-è, a. Hold-
Rāśarīra as
łESIDUAL, ré-zidjè-ál. 445. in o'
RESIDUARY, .#. ; a. Relating to
the residue, ::::::::: to the part remaining.
RESIDUE, réz'zè-dû. . s. 445. The remaining
part, that which is left. - -:
To RESIGN, ré-zine'. v. a. 445, 447. To give
up a claim or possession; to yield up; to sub-
mit, particularly to submit to Providence; to
submit without resistance or murmur.
RESIGNATION, réz-zig-mâ'shôn. s. The act of
resigning or giving up a claim or possession;
submission ; unresisting acquiescence; sub-
mission without murmur to the will of God.
RESIGNER, ré-z}'nār, s. 98. One that resigns.
RESIGNMENT, ré-zine mént. s. Act of resign-
Iſlº. -
RâşīIIENCE, re-wire &nse.
RESILIENCY, §:...; s. The act of
starting or leaping back. -
RESILIENT, re-zil'é-éut. a. 445. Starting or
springing back. -
Rºos , réz-è-lish'én. s. The act of spring-
ing back. r
RESIN, réz'in. s. 445. A concrete substance.
Resins are somewhat transparent, and of an
amber or brownish red colour: they have little
taste or smell, and are insoluble in water. ..?me-
ºrican Dispensatory. •
RESINOUS, réz'in-ás. a. Containing resin, con-
sisting of resin. - -
RESINOUSNESS, réz'ín-ès-nēs. s. The quality
of being resinous. .
RESIPISCENCE, rés-è-pis'sénse. s. 540. Wis-
dom after the fact, repentance. -
To RESIST, ré-zist'. v. a. 445, 447. To oppose,
to act against; not to give way.
RESISTANCE, ré-zíst'ânse. s. The act of re-
sisting, opposition; the quality of not yielding |
to force or external impression.
RESISTIBILITY, ré-zist-é-bil'è-té. s. Quality of
resisting. • - *
RESISTIBLE, ré-zíst'é-bi. a 405. That may be
resisted. - -
RESISTLESS, ré-zíst'lés. a. Irregistible, that
cannot be opposed.
RESOLVABLE, ré-zöl'vá-bl. 445. That may be
analyzed or separated ; capable of solution, or
of being made less obscure. . .
RESOLUBLE, réz'ó-lū-b}.a. That may be melt-
ed or dissolved. 2. -
iſ 5’ I have placed the accent on the first syllable
of this word, for the same reason which induced
me to place it on the first of Dissoluble.
I have differed from some of our orth&epists, in
this accentuation, and the uncertainty that
reigns among them will be a sufficient apology
for having recourse to analogy, which is clear-
... ly shown by the accent which all of them place
upon the second syllable of Indis'soluble. -
Dissoluble, Sheridan, Ash, Buchanan, W. John-
stor, Petry, Er:tick, Dr. Johnson's
- quarto.
450 . . . . .
IP 559—Fête, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
welling or
ºf
* ,
º, -r- RES
Dissoluble, Kenrick, Barclay, Fenning, Bailey,
- #ohnson’s folio.
Res'oluble, Ash, Barclay, Femming, Entick, John-
\ . on's quarto. ' .
S
Resoluble, sheſ. Scott, Kenrick, Johnson's
olio.
To RESOLVE, ré-zölv’. v. a. To inform; to
solve, to clear; to settle in an opinion; to fix
in determination; to melt; to dissolve; to
analyze. -
To RESOLVE, ré-zálv'. v. m. To determine, to
decree within one's self; to melt, to be dis-
solved.
RESOLVE, ré-zóiv'. s.
mination.
RESOLVEDLY, ré-zółv'éd-lè. ad. 364. With
firmness and constancy.
RESOLVEDNESS, ré-Zółv'éd-nés s. Resolution,
constancy, firmness. . .
RESOLVENT, ré-zöl'vént. s. That which has
the power of causing solution.
RESGLVER, ré-Zólvºr. s. 98. One that forms
a firm resolution ; one that dissolves, one that
Separates parts. g
RESOLUTE, réz'ê-lāte. a.
stant, firm.
Rººſely, réz'ó-lāte-lè.*. Determinately,
steadily.
RESOLUTENESS, réz'ó-Jäte-nés' Determi-
nateness, state of being fixed in resºrtion.
RESOLUTION, réz-Ö-lú'shān. s. Act of clearing
difficulties; analysis, act of separating any
thing into constituent parts; dissolution ; fixed
determination, settled thought; firmness, steadi-
mess in good order or bad ; determination of a
cause in courts of justice.
RESOLUTIVE, ré-Zól'è-tív. a, 512. Having the
ower to dissolve.
RESONANCE, réz'zö-mânse. s. Sound, resound,
RESONANT, réz'zó-mânt. a. 503. Sounding, re-
sounding. s
To RESORT, ré-zört'. v. m. To have recourse
to ; to frequent ; to repair to ; to fall back; a
term in law.
[[G. Some speakers pronounce this word so as to
rhyme with sport; but as this is not the most
... usual pronunciation, so it is not the most agree-
able to analogy. That it is not the most usual,
appears from the testimony of Sheridan, Ken-
rick, Scott, Smith, W. Johnston, and Perry,
who promounce it as I have done.
RESORT, ré zört'. s. Frequency, assembly;
concourse ; movement, active power, spring.
To RESOUND, ré-zöünd'. v. a. To echo; to
celebrate by sound; to tell so as to be heard
far ; to return sounds.
To RESOUND, ré-séând'. v. m. To be echoed
back. :
To RESOUND, ré'sóünd. v. a. 446. To sound
39(3.11}.
REŠööRCE, rè-sörse'. s. 318. Some new on
gº.g. means that offer, resort, expedient.
See Source. *
To RESOW, ré-só'. v. n. To sow anew.
To RESPEAK, ré-spéka'. v. m. To answer.
To RESPECT, ré-spékt'. v. a. To regard, to
have regard to ; to consider with a low degree
of reverence; to have relation to ; to look to-
ward. - ſ -
RESPECT, ré-spékt'. s. Regard, attention; re-
Verence, honour; awful kindness; gºod will ;
partial regard; reverent character; mariner of
treating others; consideration, motive ; rela-
tion, regard. + .
RESPECTABLE, ré-spék'tá-bl. a. Deserving of
respect or regard. - .
[[G. This word, like several others of the same
form, is frequently distorted by an accent on
the first syllable. When theré are no uncomo-
nable consonants, in the latter syllable, this ac
centuation is not improper, as, despicable, dispu.
takte, preferable, &c.; But when consonants of
; S. . . .: - - . . ; ... "
Resolution, fixed deter-
Determined, con-


RES
- ité, mēve, nár, nôt;-tūbe, túb, būll;—öil ;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
to different an organ as ct and pt occur in the
penultimate and antepenultimate syllables of
words without the accent, the difficulty of pro-
nouncing them is a sufficient reason for placing
the accent on them in order to assist the pro-
nunciation; and accordingly we find almost
every word of this form has the accent upon
these letters, as, delectible, destructible, perceptible,
susceptible, discerptible, &c. besides, as it contri-
butes greatly to place the accent on the most
significant part of the word, when other reasons
do not forbid, this ought to determine us to lay
the stress upon the second syllable of the word
in question. This is the accentuation of Mr.
Scott, Mr. Buchanan, W. Johnstom, Bailey, and
Entick; and if Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr.
Ash, Dr. Kenrick, Barclay, Fenning, and Per-
ry, had inserted the word in their Dictionaries,
they would, in all probabilty, have accented the
word in the same manner. Since the first edi-
tion of this Dictionary, I see this is the case
with the quarto edition of Dr. Johnson.—See
Accept ABLE, Corruptible, and IRREFRAGA-
BI, E. -
RESPECTER, ré-spékt'âr. s. 98. One that has
artial regard." -
RESPECTFUL, ré-spékt'föl. a. Ceremonious,
full of outward civility.
RESPECTFULLY, ré-spékt'föl-ć. ad. With
some degree of reverence. º
RESPECTIVE, ré-spékºtiv. a. 512. Particular,
relating to particular persons or things, belong-
ing to each ; relative, not absolute.
RESPECTIVELY, ré-spék’tív-lè. ad. Particu-
larly, as, each belongs to each; relatively, not
absolutely.
RESPERSION, ré-spér'shôn. s.
sprinkling.
RESPIRATION, rés-pè-rå'shön. s.
breathing; relief from toil.
To RESPIRE, ré-spire'. v. n. To breathe; to
catch breath; to rest, to take rest from toil.
RESPITE, rés'pit. s. 140. Reprieve, suspension
of a capital sentence; pause, interval.
To RFSPITE, rés'pit. v. a. To relieve by a pause;
to suspend, to delay. t
RESPLENDENCE, ré-splén'dénse. 2
The act of
The act of
RāśPiñNišNöy, ºù. § 3. Lus-
tre, splendour.
RESPſ, ENDENT, rê-splén'dént. a. Bright,
having a beautiful lustre.
RESPLENDENTLY, ré-splén'dént-lè. ad. With
lustre, brightly, splendidly.
To RESPOND, #. W. T.
to correspond, to suit. Little used.
RESPONDENT, ré-spónd'ént. s. An answerer
in a suit ; one whose province, in a set dispu-
tation, is to refute objections.
RESPONSE, ré-spónse'. s. An answer; answer
made by the congregation ; reply to an objec-
tion in a formal disputation.
RESPONSIBLE, ré-spón'sè-bl. a. Answera-
bie, accountable ; capable of discharging an
obligation.
RESPONSIBLENESS, ré-spón'sè-b!-nēs. s.
State of being obliged or qualified to answer.
RESPONSION, re-spón'shān. s. The act of an-
swering: -
RESPONSIVE, ré-spón'siv. a. Answering,
making answer ; correspondent, suited to
something else. -
RESPONSORY, ré-spön'sèr-é. a. 512. Con-
taining answer-See Domestick.
REST, r&st. s. 'Sleep, repose ; the final sleep,
the quietness of death; stillness, cessation of
motion ; quiet, peace, cessation from disturb-
ance; cess ation from bodily labour; support,
that on which any thing leans or rests ; place
of repose; final hope; remainder, what re-
mains.
REST, rést.’ s. Others, those which remain. . .
To #sº rést. v. m. To sleep, to slumber 3 to
To answer,
451
RES
die; to be at quiet, to be without motion, to be
still ; to be fixed in any state or opinion ; to
cease from labour; to be satisfied, to acqui-
esce; to lean, to be supported; to be left, to
FeIIla. III.
To REST, rést. v. a. To lay to rest; to place
as on a support.
RESTAGNANT, ré-stág'nānt, a.
without flow or motion.
To RESTAGNATE, ré-stág'māte. v. n. To stand
without flow. -
RESTAGNATION, ré-stäg-nā'shān. s. The
state of standing without flow, course, or mo-
tion. -
RESTAURATION, rés-tá-rá'shān. s. The act of
recovering to the former state.
[.. This word, though regularly formed from
the Latin Restauratio, is now entirely out of use,
... and Restoration immovably fixed in its place.
To RESTEM, ré-stém'. v. a. To force back
§º current.
RESTFUL, rést'föl, a , Quiet, being at rest.
RESTHARROW, rést-hār'rö. s. A plant.
RESTIFF, rés'tif a Unwilling to stir, reso-
lute against going forward, stubborn ; being at
rest, being less in motion. -
[[j’ There is a deviation from propriety in the
use of this word almost too vulgar to deserve
notice, and that is denominating anything stub.
born or unruly rusty. , Shakspeare, Swift, and
Davenant, as we see in Johnson, have used the
word resty : but this is an evident corruption of
the French word restiff, and should be totally
laid aside. -
RESTIFNESS, rés'tíf-nés. s. Obstinate reluct-
ance.
RESTINCTION, ré-stingk'shān. s. The act of
extinguishing. |
RESTITUTION, rés-tê-tà shàm. s. The act of
restoring what is lost or taken away; the ac
of recovering its former state or posture.
RESTLESS, rést'lés. a. Being without sleep ;
unquiet, without peace ; inconstant, unsettled;
not still, in continual motion.
RESTLESSLY, restlés-lè. ad. Without rest,
§ *
RESTLESSNESS, rést'lès-mês. s. Want of sleep;
want of rest, unquietness ; motion, agitation.
RESTORABLE, ré-stó'rā-bl. a. What may be
restored.
RESTORATION, rés-tó-rå'shôn. s. The act of
replacing in a former state; recovery. .
RESTORATIVE, a. ré-stö'rā-tív. That has the
ower to recruit life.
RESTORATIVE, ré-stö'rā-tiv. s. 512. A medi-
cine that has the power of recruiting life.
To RESTORE, ré-störe'. v. a. To give back
what has been lost or taken away; to bring
back ; to retrieve ; to bring back from degene-
ration, declension, or ruin, to its former state ,
to recover passages in books from corruption.
RESTORER, ré-stö'rðr. s. 98. One that re-
stores. * •
To RESTRAIN, ré-stråne'. v. a. To withhold,
to keep in ; to repress, to keep in awe; to him- .
der; to abridge ; to limit, to confine.
RESTRAINABLE, ré-stră'nā-bl. a. Capable to
be restrained. ‘.
RESTRAINEDLY, rê-stră'néd-lè. ad. With re-
straint, without latitude.
RESTRAINER, ré-stră'nár. s. 202. One that
restrains, one that withholds.
RESTRAINT, ré-strānt'... s. , Abridgment o
liberty ; prohibition ; limitation, restriction:
repression, hinderance of will; act of withho.
In ºt. $ -
To RESTRICT, re-strikº. v. a. To limit.
confine. - -
RESTRICTION, ré-strik'shán. s. Confinem-
limitation. -
RESTRICTIVE, re-striktív. a. Expressung
Remaining
*itation; styptic, astringent.

RES
45%. .
13° 559-Fāte, far, fall, ſāt;—me, mét;—pine, pla ;-
RESTRICTIVELY, ré-strfk’tly-lè, ad. With li-
mitation.
To RESTRINGE, ré-strinje'. v. a. To limit, to
confine. -
RESTRINGENT, re-strinjênt. s. That which
hath the power of restraining.
RESTY, rés'té. a.-See RESTIFF. Obstinate in
standing still.
To RESUBLIME, ré-sāb-lime'. v. a. To sublime
another time.
To RESULT, ré-zált'. v. n. 445. To fly back;
to rise as a consequence; to be produced as
the effect of causes jointly concurring; to arise
as a conclusion from premises.
RESULT, ré-zălt'. s. Resilience, act of flying
back; consequence, effect produced by the
concurrence of co-operating causes; inference
from premises; resolve, decision.
RESUMABLE, ré-zú'má-bl. a. What may be
taken back.
To RESUME, rö-zāme'. v. a. 445. To take back
what has been given; to take back what has
been taken away; to take again ; to begin
again what was broken off, as, to Resume a dis-
COttº Se. i
RESUMPTION, ré-zám'shán. S. 412. The act
of resuming.
RESUMPTIVE, ré-zām'tív. a. Taking back.
RESUPINATION, ré-si-pè-mâ'shān. s. 446. The
act of § on the back.
Te RESURVEY, ré-sàr-vā'. v. a. To review, to
survey again.
CTION, réz-ār-rék'shán. s. 445. Re-
vival from the dead, return from the grave.
To RESUSCITATE, ré-sås'sè-täte. v. a.
To stir up anew, to revive.
RESUSCITATION, ré-sås-sé-tä'shām. s. The
act of stirring up anew ; the act of reviving,
state of being revived.
To RETAIL, ré-tále'. v. a. 202. To divide into
small parcels; to sell in small quantities; to
sell at second hand; to sell in broken parts.
tº This verb and mouth may be classed with those
in Principles, No. 492 : though the verb is some-
times accented on the first syllable, and the
noim on the last. -
RETAIL, ré'tàle... s. Sale by small quantities.
RETAILER, ré-tà'làr. s. One who sells by small
quantities.
To RETAIN, ré-tāne'. v. a. 202. To keep, to
keep in mind; to keep in pay, to hire.
RETAINER, ré-iāmār; s. 33.” An adherent, a
dependant, a hanger-on; the act of keeping de-
pendants, or being in dependence.
To RETAKE, ré-täke'. v. a. To take again.
To RETALIATE, ré-tálē-ăte...v. a. II.3. To
return by giving like for like, to repay, to
requite. --
RETALIATION, ré-tài è-à'shôn. s.
return of like for iike. .
To RETARD, ré-tärd'. v. a. To hinder, to ob-
struct in swiftness of course ; to delay, to
put off. -
To RETARD, ré-tárd'. v. n. To stay back.
RETARDATION, rét-tár-dà'shân. s. 530. Hin-
derance, the act of delaying. *
RETARDER, rö-tärd'àr. s. 98. Hinderer, ob-
Structer. *
To RETCH, rêtsh, or rêtsh. v. m.
something from the stomach.
!CŞ. This word is derived from the same Saxon
original as the verb to reach, and seems to sig-
nify the same action; the one implying the ex-
tension of the arm, and the other of the throat
er inngs. No good reason, therefore, appears
either for spelling or pronouncing them differ-
sntly; and though Dr. Johnson has made a dis-
tinction in the orthography, the pronunciation
of both § the samº.
RETCHLESS, rétsh’lés. a. eless. JNot used.
The act of dis-
Requital,
To force up
RETECTION, rê-ték'shūn, s.
covering to the view -
\
• RET
RETENTION, rê-tën'shām. s. The act of re
taining; memory; limitation; custody con-
finement, restraint.
RETENTIVE, ré-tén't!v. a. Having the power
of retention; having memory.
RETENTIVENESS, re-tén'tlvinës. s. The quali.
ty of retention.
Rººn CE, rét’tè-sènse. s. Concealment by
SIle11Ce.
RETICLE, rét'é-kl. s. 405. A small net.
RETICULAR, ré-tík'ê-lär. a Having the form
of a small net.
RETICULATED, ré-tík (i-lä-těd. a. Made of
network. re * -
RETIFORM, rétte-fôrm. a. Having the form
of a met.
RETINUE, rété-nā, or ré-thn'nā. s. A number
attending upon a principal person, a train.
[[G. This word was formerly always accented on
the second syllable; but the antepenultimate
accent to which our language is so prone in
simples of three syllables, has so generally ob-
tained as to make it doubtful to which side the
best usage inclines. Dr. Johnson, Sheridan,
Ash, Kenrick, Nares, Bailey, and Fenning, ac-
cent the second syllable ; and Buchaman, W
Johnston, Perry, Barclay and Entick, the first.
Scott accents both, but prefers the first. In this
case, then, analogy ought to decide for placing
the accent on the first syllable. See Principles,
No. 535, and the word REVENUE.
To RETIRE, ré-tire'. v. n. To retreat, to with
draw, to go to a place of privacy; to retreat
froth danger; to go from a publick station; to
go off from company. -
To RETIRE, re- º v. a. To withdraw, to take
a WaW.
RETIRE, ré-tire'. s. Retreat, retirement. JNot
???, ?/Sø.
RETIRED, ré-thr'd', part. a. Secret, private.
RETIREDNESS, ré-thr'd'més. s. Solitude, pri-
vacy; secrecy. .
ETIREMENT, ré-thre’mént. s. Private abode,
secret habitation; private way of life ; act of
withdrawing.
RETOLD, re-tóld'. Part. pass. of Retell. Re
lated or told again. .
To RETORT, ré-tört'. v. a. To throw back; to
return any argument, censure, or incivility; to
curve back.
RETORT, ré-tört'. S. A. censure or incivility re-
turned ; a chymical glass vessel with a bent
neck to which the receiver is fitted.
RETORTER, ré-tört'àr. s. 98. One, that retorts
RETORTION, re-tór'shān. s. The act of retort
I?? Eſ.
To #Toss, rè-töss'. v. a. To toss back.
To RETOUCH, ré-tätsh'. v. a. To improve by
new touches.
To RETRACE, ré-tråse'. v. a. To trace back.
To RETRACT, ré-träkt'. v. a. To recall, to re
Cant.
RETRACTATION, rêt-trāk-tä'shān. s. 530. Re-
cantation, change of opinion.
RETRACTION, ré-trák'shôn. 5. Act of with-
drawing something advanced; recantation, de-
claration of change of opinión; act of with-
drawing a claim. & -
RETREAT, ré-trète'. s. Place of privacy, re.
tirement; place of security; act of retiring be
fore a superiour force.
To RETREAT, ré-trète'. v. n. To go to a pri-
vate abode ; to take shelter, to go to a place of
security; to retire from a superiour enemy;
to go out of the former place. - ...
RETREATED, ré-trè'téd. part. a. Retired,
gone to privacy. w

TöRETRENC#, re-transh'. v. a. To cut off, to
pare away ; to confine.
To RETRENCH, re-trénsh'. v. a. { To live
To RETRENCH, ré-trênsh'. v.m.
with less magnificence or elegance
... . .
------- - - - - - - - - - ,
Rev
—no, mêve, nér, nºt ;—täbe, tab, bill ;—öll;-pôānd;—thin, this.
RETRENCHMENT, ré-trënsh'mént. s. The act
of lopping away.
To ºś. rè-trib'ête. v. a. To pay back,
to make repayment of.
[[PI have differed from Dr. Johnson, Mr. She-
ridan, and almost all our orthóepists, in giv-
ing the accent to the second syllable of this
word in preference to the first. But while the
verbs attribute, contribute, and distribute, have the
penultimate accent, it seems absurd not to give
retribute the same.
HETRIBUTION, rét-trè-bú'shām.s. Repayment,
return accommodated to the action.
RETRIBUTIVE, ré-trib'-tív. 512. ; Repay-
f{ETRIBUTORY, retribà têr. 3 * *P*Y
-- # making repayment. -
RETRIEVABLE, ré-trèëv’ā-bl. a. That may be
retrieved
To RETRIEVE, ré-crèëv'. v. a. 275. To recover,
to restore ; to repair; to regain; to recall, to
bring back. * - --
RETROCESSION, réttrö-sésh'öm. s. 530. The
act of going back. -
RETROGRADATION, rêt-trö-grá-dà'shôn. s.
530. The act of going backwards.
RETROGRADE, rét’trö-grade. a. Going back-
wards; contrary, opposite.
RETROGRESSION, rét-trö-grèsh'ên. s. 530.
The act of going backwards.
RETROSPECT, rêt'trö-spékt. s. 530. Look
thrown upon things behind or things past.
RETROSPECTION, rêt-trö-spék'shôn. s. 530.
Act or faculty of looking backwards.
2TROSPECTIVE, rét-trö-spéktiv. a. 530.
Looking backwards. -
To RETUND, re-tánd'. v. a. To blunt, to turm.
To RETURN, ré-tàrn'. v. n. To come to the
same place ; to come back to the same state ;
to go back ; to make answer; to revisit after
a periodical revolution, to begin the same
again, to retort, to recriminate.
To RETURN, re-tärn'. v. a. To repay, to give
in requital ; to give back ; to send back; to
give account of ; to transmit.
RETURN, ré-tärn'. s. Act of coming back ; pro-
fit; advantage; repayment, retribution, requi-
tal; act of restoring or giving back, restitution;
º: *. *
RETURNABLE, ré-tàrm'à-bl. a. Allowed to be
reported back. A law term.
RETURNER, ré-tärnör. s. 98. One who pays
or remits money.
REVE, réév. s. See SHERIFF. The bailiff of a
franchise or manor.
To REVEAL, ré-véle'. v. a. 227. To lay open,
to disclose a secret; to impart from heaven.
REVEALER, ré-vé'lär. s. 98. Discoverer, one
that shows or makes known ; one that discov-
ers to view.
To REVEL, révél. v. n. To feast with loosg
and clamorous merriment.
Rºº, rév'él. s. A feast with loose and noisy
JGility. ,
To REVEL, ré-vél'. v. a. To retract, to draw
back.
REVEL-ROUT, rév'él-röät. s. A mob, an un-
Hawful assembly.
REVELATION, rêv-è-lä'shôn. s. Discovery,
communication, communication of sacred and
mysterious truths by a teacher from heaven.
REVELLER, révél-àr. s. One who feasts with
noisy §§
REVELRY, rév'él-ré. s. Loose jollity, festive
mirth.
To REVENGE, ré-vénje'. v. a. To return an
injury ; to vindicate by punishment of an ene-
iny ; to wreak one's wrongs on him that inflict-
ed them.
REVENGE, révénje'. s. 74. Return of an inju-
ry.
REVENGEFUL, rè-vénje'föl. a. Windictive,
fill of vengeance.
Rºgerully, rè-vénje'fāl-A. ad. Windie
tively. .**
Rºger, rè-vén'jār. s. 98. One who re-
VenºſeS. *
Rºš GEMENT, ré-vénje'mént. s.
geance, return of an injury.
REVENGINGLY, ré-vénjing-lè. ad. With ven
eance, vindictively.
REVENUE, rév'è-nē, or ré-vén'ê. s. Income,
annual profits received from lands or other
funds. -
[[; This word seems as nearly balanced between
the accent on the first and second syllable as
possible ; but as it is of the same form and ori-
gin as avenue and retinue, it ought to follow the
same fortune. Retinue seems to have been long
inclining to accent the first syllable, and avenue
has decidedly done so, since Dr. Watts observ-
ed that it was sometimes accented on the se-
cond : and by this retrocession of accent, as it
may be called, we may easily foresee that these
three words will uniformly yield to the antepe
nultimate accent, the favourite accent of our
‘language, conformably to the general rule,
which accents simples of three syllables upon
the first. Dr. Johnson, Mr. Nares, and Bailey,
are for the accent on the second syllable; but
Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, Buchanam, W. Johnston,
Perry, Barclay, Fenning, and Entick, accent
the first. Mr. Sheridan gives both, but places
the antepenultimate accent first. 503.
Convers ANT and RETINUE. -
REVERB, rê-vérb'. v. a. To strike against; to
reverberate. JWot in use. -
REVERBERANT, ré-vér'bér-ànt. a. Resound-
ing, beating back. ---
To RīvāRÉERATE, ré-vérbër-āte. v. a. 555. .
To beat back ; to heat in an intense furnace,
where the flame is reverberated upon the mat-
ter to be melted or cleaned.
Wen-
To REVERBERATE, ré-vér'bér-āte. v. m. To
be driven back, to bound back ; to resound. . . .
BEVERBERATION, ré-vér'hér-à'shām. s. The
ct of beating or driving back. -
REVERBERATORY, ré-vér'bér-à-tär-É. a. Re-
turning, beating back.
To REVäß, rè-vére'. v. a.
venerate, to regard with awe
REVERENCE, révér-ēnse. s. Veneration, res-
pect, awful regard; act of obeisance, bow,
courtesy ; title of the clergy.
To REVERENCE, révér-ènse. v. a. . To regard
with reverence, to regard with awful respect.
REVENCER, rév'ér-én-sår. s. One who regards
with reverence. -
REVEREND, rév'ér-ênd. a. Venerable, desery-
ing rcverence; the honorary epithet of the
clergy. -
REVERENT, rév'ér-ênt. a. Humble, expressing
submission, testifying veneration.
REVERENTIAL, révér-én'shāl. a. Expressing
reverence, proceeding from awe and venera-
tl On.
REVERENTIALLY, rêv-ér-én'shāl-e, ad. With
show of reverence.
REVERENTLY, révér-ênt lé. ad. Respectfully,
with awe, with reverence.
REVERER, ré-vé'rðr. s.
one who reveres.
RF VERSAL, ré-yérs'ál. s. Change of sentence
To REVERSE, ré-vérse'. v. a. To turn upside
down ; to overturn, to subvert; to repeal; to
turn to the contrary; to put each in the case of
the other.
REVERSE, ré-vérse'. s. 431; Change, vicissi-
tude ; a contrary, an opposite; the side of the
coin on which the head is not impressed.
REVERSIBLE, ré-vérs'é-bl. a. Capable of be-
Ing reversed. . .
REVERSION, ré-vár'shôn. s. The state of being
to be possessed after the death of the present
possessor ; succession. right of succession.
To reverence, to
One who venerates,
See

REW
454
RHA
[[G 559. Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—pine, pīn;–
REVERSIONARY, ré-vér'shān-á-rè. a. To be
enjoyed in succession.
To REVERT, révért'. v. a. To change, to turn
to the contrary to turn back.
To REVERT, re-vert'. v. n. To return, to fall
back.
REVERT, ré-vért. s. Return, recurrence.
REVERTIBLE, ré-vért'ê-bl. a. Returnable.
REVERY, rév'ér-é. s. Loose musing, irregular
thought.
[; This word seems to have been some years
floating between the accent on the first and
last syllable, but to have settled at last on the
former. . It may still, however, be reckoned
among those words, which, if occasion require,
admit of either. See Principles, No. 528. It
may, perhaps, be necessary to observe, that
some Lexicographers have written this word
Reverie instead of Revery, and that while it is
thus written we may place the accent either on
the first or last syllable ; but if we place the
accent on the last of Revery, and pronounce the
i. like e, there arises an irregularity which for-
ids it; for y, with the accent on it, is never
, so pronounced. Dr. Johnson's orthography,
therefore, with y in the last syllable, and Mr.]
Sheridan's accent on the first, seem to be the
most correct mode of writing and pronouncing
this word.
A view of the different orthography and accentu-
ation of this word may contribute to confirm
that which I have chosen:
Re'very, Sheridan, W. Johnston, Barclay.
', Johnson's quarto, Entick.
ie', Buchanan.
Revery, Kenrick, Johnson's folio.
Reve'ries. Bailey.
Reverie', Barclay, Fenning, Entick.
Re'verie'. Perry.
To REVEST, ré-vést'. . v. a. To clothe again;
to reinvest, to vest again in a possession or office.
REVESTIARY, rh-vés'tshā-ā-rè. s. Place where
dresses are reposited.
To REWICTUAL, ré-vtt’tl. v. a. To stock with
victuals again.—See WICTUALs.
To REVIEW, ré-vá'. v. a. 286. To see again;
to consider over again; to re-examine; to sur-
vey, to examine ; to overlook troops in, per-
forming their military exercises.
... REVIEW, ré-yé. s. 286. Survey, re-examina-
tion; an exhibition of troops when performing
their military exercises.
To REVILE, re-vile'. v.a. To reproach, to vilify,
to treat with contumely. n
REVILE, ré-vie'. 8. Reproach, contumely, ex-
robration. JNot used.
Rºß. rè-vile'êr. s. 98. One who reviles.
REVILINGLY, ré-vile?ng-lè. ad. In an oppro-
brious manner, with contumely.
REVISAL, ré-vi'zál. s. Review, re-examination.
. To RÉViš. ré-vlze'. v. a. To review, to over-
look
sº: - \ - - ->
REVISE, re-vize'. s. Review, re-examination :
among printers, a second proof of a sheet cor-
TCCted.
REVISER, ré-vi'zār. s. 98. Examiner; superin-
tendant. -
REVISION, ré-vízh'ân. s. Review.
To REVISIT, ré-viz'it. v. a. To visit again.
REVIVAL, ré jºi"s. 33. Recai tº a state
of langºor, oblivion, or obscurity. . .
To RE ivº, rè-vive'. v. 1n. To return to life;
to return to vigour or fame, to rise from lan-
guor or obscurity, * -
o REVIVE, ré-vive', v. a. To bring to life
again; to raise from languor, insensibility, or
roblivion; tº renew, to bring back to the memo:
ry.; $9.9 wicken, to rouse.
REVIVER, re-vi'vár.'s 98. That which invigor-
ates or revives.
To REVIVIFICATE, re-viv'é-fé-kāte. v. a To
recall to life. -
t
REVIVIFICATION, ré-viv-A-fé-ká'shān. s. The
act of recalling to life. **} f
REVIVISCENCY, rév-vè-vis'sén-sé. s. 510. Re-
newal of life.
REUNION, ré-É'né-àn. s. Return to a state of
juncture, cohesion, or concord.
To REUNITE, ré-à-nite'. v. a. To join again, to
make one whole a second time, to join what is
divided; to reconcile, to make those at variance
On 8.
T2RE.JNITE, ré:tºnite', y, n. To cohere again
REVOCABLE, révô-kā-bl. a. That may be re.
called; that may be repealed.—See IRREvoca.
BLE.
REVOCABLENESS, révº-kā-bl-nēs. s. The
quality of being revocable.
To REVOCATE, rév'ö-kāte. v. a.
to call back.
REVOCATION, rév-ó-ká'shán. s. Act of recall-
ing state of being recalled; repeal, reversal.
To REVöKE, rºoke' v. 3. To repeal. re-
verse; to draw back, to recall.
REYößEMENT, rººkémºn s. Repeal, recan
To REVOLT, ré-völt', or ré-völt'. v. n. To fall
off from one to another.
[[i. This word has Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick,
Mr. Perry, and Mr. Buchaman, for that pro-
munciation which rhymes it with mali ; but that
which rhymes it with bolt, jolt, &c. has the au.
thority ºf Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Nares, and W. Johnston, a "clear
analogy, and, if I am not mistaken, the best
usage om its side.
REVOLT, re-völt'. S. Desertion, change of sides;
a revolter, one who changes sides; gross de.
arture from duty. -
REVOLTED, ré-volt'éd. part. a. Havingswerved
from duty. \
REVOLTER, ré-yélt'âr. s. One who changes
sides, a deserter.
To REVOLVE, re-vºlv. v. n. Toroll in a circle,
to perform a revolution; to fall in a regular
course of changing possessors, to devolve.
To REVOLVE, ré-vélv'. v. a. To roll any thing
round; to consider, to meditate on.
REVOLUTION, rev-vé-lèshàm. s. Course of any
thing which returns to the point at whilh it be.
gan to move ; Space measured by some revolu.
tion ; change in the state of a government or
cºuntry : 19tation in general; returning motion
REVOLUTIONARY, rév-ó-lò'shān-à-rè. a. 512
Founded on a revolution. JMason.
REVOLUTIONIST, rév-ó-lú'shān-ist. s. An un.
distinguished promoter of revolutions, in go-
vernment. JMuson.
To REVOMIT, révôm'mit. v. a. To vomit, to
vomit again.
REVULSION, ré-völsh'ên. s. The act of revel
ling, or drawing humours from a remote part of
the body.
To REWARD, ré-wärd'. v. a. To give in return,
to repay, to recompense for something good;
to repay evil. º
REWARD, ré-wärd... s Recompence given for
good : it is sometimes used with a mixture of
irony; for punishment or recompence of evil.
REW AlpABLE, rè-wärd'à-bl. a. Worthy of
reWal'(1.
REWARDER, ré-wärd'âr. s. One that rewards,
one that recompenses.
To REWORD, ré-wärd'.
same words. -
RHABARBARATE, rà-bár'bā-räte. a Impreg-
nated or tinctured with rhubarb.
RHABDOMANCY, rāb'dó-mân-sè. s. 519. Divi-
nation by a wand. -
RHAPSODIST, råp'sè-dist. s. One who writes
without regular dependence of one part upon
another. * .
RHAFSODY, råp'sö-dè. s. See Rapsody. ...Any
number of parts joined together, without neces.
sary dependence or matural connection, ,
To recall,
v. a. To repeat in the

Ric
455
RID
—nó, mêve, uðr, nôt;—túbe, tab, būll;-&fl;—péând;—thin, THIs. ^.
RHETORICK, rét’tô-rik. s. The act of speak-
ing, not merely with propriety, but with art
and elegance ; the power of persuasion, oratory.
Rāś, rè-tör'é-kál. a. Pertaining to
rhetorick, oratorial, figurative.
RHETORICALLY, ré-tór'é-kāl-e. ad. Like an
orator, figuratively, with intent to move the
passions.
To RHETORICATE, re-tór'é-kāte. v. n. To play
the orator, to attack the passions.
RHETORICIAN, rêt-tº-rish'an, s.
teaches the science of rhetorick.
RHEUM, rööm. s. 264,265. A thin watery mat-
ter ‘...; through the glands, chiefly about
the mouth.
RHEUMATICK, röð-mátík. a. 509. Proceed-
One who
from rheum, or a peccant watery humour.
III
Rºß. röö'má-tizm. s. A painful dis-
temper supposed to proceed from acrid hu-
In 10urs.
RHEUMY, röö'mè. a. Full of sharp moisture.
RHINOCEROS, ri-nós'sé-rós. s. ſ.34. A very
large beast in the East-Indies armed with a horn
in his front.
RHGMB, römb. s. A parallelogram or quadran-
gular figure having its four sides equal, and
consisting of parallel lines, with two opposite
angles acute, and two obtuse.
[[P ſhave here differed from Mr. Sheridan, and
adopted that sound of the vowel in this word
which is given to it by Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Smith, and Mr. Perry. This I do not only
suppose to be the general pronunciation, but
find it written rhumb by Dr. Ash, Buchanan,
and Barclay. But when this word is given us
in its Latin form Rhombus, the o ought to have
the same sound as in comedy. See Principles,
No. 347.
RHOMBICK, rām'bik. a. Shaped like a rhomb.
RHOMBOID, rām'bóid. s. A figure approach-
§§ to a rhomb.
RHOMBOIDAL, rām-böjd'âl. a.
in shape to a rhomb.
RHº: , röö'bárb. s. 265. A medicinal root,
slightly purgative it is of a whitish or clear
yellow colour, dry, solid, and compact ; inter-
nally it is marked with yellow or reddish veins.
It has a peculiar nauseous and aromatick smell,
and a subacid, bitterish taste. American Dis.
atory.
R####, rime. s. A harmonical succession of
sounds; the consonance of verses, the corres-
pondence of the last sound of one verse to the
last sound or syllable of another; poetry, a
Poem. e
To RHYME, rime. v. n. To agree in sound;-to
make verses. 4.
RHYMER, ri'môr. 93.
RHYMESTER, rhme'stör.
rhymes; a versifier.
RHYTHM, rithm. s. The propertion which the
parts of a motion bear to each other.
RHYTHMICAL, rith'mè-kál. a. Harmonical,
Approaching
: s. One who makes
having proportion of one sound to another.
Rºº. MUS, rith'más. s. The same as
y
thm.
RJB, rib. s. A bone in the body; any piece of
timber or other matter which strengthens the
side. -
RIBALD, rib"băld. s. 83. A loose, mean wretch.
RIBALDRY, rib'böld-ré. s. Wiean, lewd, brutal
language.
RIBAND, ribbin. s. , 83. A fillet of silk, a nar-
row web of silk, which is worn for ornament.
RIBBED, ribb'd. a. 359. Furnished with ribs;
enclosed as the body by ribs.
RIBB.ON, ribbin. s. 166. See RIBAND.
To RIBROAST, rib'rést. v. n. To heat soundly.
. A cant word.
* RIBWORT, rib'wärt. s. A plant.
RICE, rise. s. One of the esculent grains.
* Rich, ritsh. a. 352 Wealthy; valuable, pre-
#
tº- . - - . . ."
~3. *r
..i
cious; having any fºliº. or qualities in a
great quantity or degree; fertile.
RICHES, ritshtz.,s: 99. Wealth, money or pos-
sessions ; Splendid, sumptuous appearance.
RICHLY, ritsh'ſé. ad. Wealthily, splendidly;
plenteously. +
RICHNESS, ritsh'nés. s. Opulence; finery
fertility; abundance or perfection of any qua-
lity.
RICK, rik. s. A pile of corn or hay regularly
heaped up and sheltered from wet. :
RICKETS, rik'kits, 5. A morbid enlargement of
the head, extremities of the bones, and belly
with much debility and paleness. Core's JMed
Dict.
RICKETY, rik'ít-ê. a. 99. Diseased with the
rickets.
RID, rid. Pret. of Ride.
To RID, rid. v. a. To set free, to redeem; to
clean to disencumber; to drive away, to de
stroy.
RIDDANCE, rld'dänse. s. Deliverance; disen.
cumbrance, loss of something one is glad to
lose; act of *H, away any encumbrances.
RIDDEN, rid'd'm. e part of Ride. 103. ..
RIDDI.E, rid'dl.s. 405. An enigma, a puzzling
question, a dark problem ; anything puzzling
a coarse or open sieve.
To RIDDLE, riddl. v. a. To solve, to unriddle:
to separate by a coarse sieve
To RHDTLE, rid'dl. v. n. To speak ambiguous-
ly, or obscurely.
RIſ) DLINGLY, rid'dl-fng-lè. ad. In the manner
of a riddle, - :
To RIDE, ride. v. m. To travel on hºrseback;
to travel in a vehicle; to be borne, not to walk;
to be supported in motion; to manage a horse;
to be supported as ships on the water.
To RIDE, ride. v. a. To manage insolently at
will.
RIDER, ridãr, s. 98 . One who is carried on a
horse or in a vehicle: one who manages of
breaks horses. i
RIDGF, ridje. s. The top of the back; the
rough top of any thing; a steep protuberance;
the ground thrown up by the plough 3, the to):
of the roof rising to an acute angle. Ridges of
a horse's mouth are wrinkles or risings of the
flesh in the roof of the mouth, running across
from one side of the jaw to the other.
º; je v. a. To form a ridge.
J ** 13 rºd'i te ;
####Néºlism, { *. A ram half ca"
trated. 1. *-
RiDGY, rid.jë. a. Rising in a ridge. º
RIDICULE, rid'é-köle 2. Wit of that species
which provokes laughter,
T; This word is frequently, mispronounced by
sounding the first syſlable like the adjective red;
an inaccuracy which cannot be too carefully
avoided. . ."
} am of the same opinion as Mr. Nares, that this
word was anciently accented on the last sylla. ,
bie as derived from the French ridicule, and not
the Latin ridiculus; but this accent being found'
contrary to the Latin analogy, 503, shifted to
the first syllable; a transition which, in words
of three syllables, is the easiest thing in the
world. See Principles, No. 524.
To RI DICULE, ...i. v. a. To expose to
laughter, to treat with contemptuous merri-
ment.
RIOICULOUS, ré-dikkā-ſas... a. Worthy of
laughter, exciting contemptuous merriment.
RIDICULOUSLY, ré-dik'kè-lès-lè. ad. In a
mammer worthy of laughter or conteuipt.
RiDiºtſ,0USNESS, re-dikkö-lès-nēs. s. The
uality of being ridiculous. \
Ribing, riding part. a. Employed to travel
on any occasion. . . . - - -
Rºº. , riding. s. 410. A district visited by an
Ottice?".
456
IG 559—Fate, far, fall, fat;-me, mét;—pine, pin;-
Rig
RIDINGCOAT, riding-köte. s. A coat made to
keep out weather.
RIDINGHOOD, ri'ding-hăd. s. A hood used by
women, when they travel, to bear off the rain.
RIDOTTO, ré-dét’tö. s. An entertainment of
singing ; a kind of opera.
RIE, r. s. An esculent grain.
RIFE, riſe. a. Prevalent, abounding. It is now
only used of epidemical distempers.
RIFELY, rife'lé. ad. Prevalently, abundantly.
RIFENESS, rife'nés. s. Prevalence, abundance.
To RIFLE, ri'fl. v. a. 405. To rob, to pillage, to
plunder. iº
RIFLER, rifl-àr. s. Robber, plunderer, pillager.
RIFT, rift. s. A cleft, a breach, an opening.
To RIFT, rift. v. a. To cleave, to split.
To RIFT, rift. v. m. To burst, to open; to belch,
to break wind.
To RIG, rig. v.a. To dress, to accoutre; to fit
with #iº.
RIGADOON, rig-à-dóón'. s ... A dance.
RIGATION, ri-gã'shān. s. The act of watering.
RIGGER, rig'går. s. 382. One that rigs or
dresses. *
RIGGING, riging. s. 410. The sails or tackling
\-
of a ship.
RIGGISH, r?gish. a. S82. Wanton, whorish.
To RIGGLE, rig'gl. v. a. 405. To move back-
ward and forward, as shrinking from pain ;
properly, wriggle.
Rºß. rite. a. 393. Fit, proper, becoming;
true; not mistaken; just, homest; convenient ;
not left; straight, not crooked.
RIGHT, rite. interject. An expression of appro-
bation.
RIGHT, rite. ad. Properly, justly, exactly, ac-
cording to truth; in a direct line; in a great
degree, very: not used except in titles, as,
Right honourable, Right reverend.
RIGHT, rite. s. Justice, freedom from errour;
just claim; that which justly belongs to one;
property, interest; power prerogative ; immu-
nity, privilege; the side not left. To rights;
in a direct line, straight; deliverance from er-
r011?". *
To RIGHT, rite. v. a. To do justice to, to es-
tablish in possessions justly claimed, to relieve
from wron
RightfööS, rºtshë-às, a 463,464. Just, ho-
RIGHTEQUSLY, ri'tsh
nest, virtuous, *:& ºe. t
-tº S- e ad.
virtuously.
RIGHTEOUSNESS, ri'tshe-às-mês. s. Justice,
honesty, virtue, goodness.
RIGHTFUL, rite'föl. a. Having the right, hav-
ing the just claim ; honest, just.
RIGHTFULLY, rite'föl-ć. ad.
right, according to justice.
RIGHT-HAND, ritehånd'. s. Not the left.
nºrviness, rite'ſtil-nēs. s. Moral rec-
titude.
RIGHTLY, rite'lè. ad. According to truth, pro-
perly, suitably, not erroneously; homestly, up-
Honestly,
According to
rightly; exactly; straightly, directly.
Rºß 3. 2
ESS, rite’més. s. Conformity, to truth,
exemption from being wrong, rectitude;
straightness.
RIGID, ridjid. a. 380. Stiff, not to be bent, un-
liant; severe, inflexible; sharp, cruel.
- Giùity, ré-jid'é-té. s. Stiffness; stiffness of
###". want of easy or airy elegance.
RIGHDIY, ridjid-lè, ad. Stiffly, umpliantly;
severely, inflexibly.
RIGIDNESS, #ins, s. Severity, inflexi-
blfity. -
Riº, r!'göl. s. A circle: in Shakspeare, a
diadem. JNot used,
RIGOUR., rig'går. s. 314, 544. Cold stiffness;
a convulsive shuddering with sense of cold; se-
verity, sternness, want of condescension to
others ; severity of conduct; strictness, un-
abated exactness; hardness,
encircles somethin
RIP
+ -
RIGOROUS, rig'går-às, a. Severe, allºs
mo abatement. *
RIGQROUSLY, rig'går-às-lè. ad. Severely,
without tenderness or mitigation:
RILL, ril. s. A small brook, a little streamlet.
To RILL, rºl. v. m. To run in small streams.
RILLET, ril'Iſt. s. 99. A small stream.
RIM, rim. s. A . a margin; that which
€HSe. s:
RIME, Time. s. Hoar frost, not used; a hole,
a chink.
To RIMPLE, rim'pl. v. a. 405. To pucker, to
contract into corrugation.
RIND, rind. s. 105, Bark, husk. -
RING, ring, s. 57. A circle ; a circle of gold or
some other matter worn as an ornament; a
circle of metal to be held by; a circular caurse;
a circle made by persons standing round ; a
number of bells harmonically tuned ; the sound
of bells or any other sonorous body; a sound
of any kind. i:' '.
To RING, ring. . v., a To strike bells or any
other somorous body, so as to make it stººd;
to encircle ; to fit with rings; to restrainºhog
by a ring in his nose. 3s
To RING, ring. v. m. To sound as a bell or
somorous metal ; to practise the art of making
musick with bells; to sound, to resound ; to ut-
ter as a bell ; to tinkle; to be filled with a bruit
or report.
RING-BONF, ring'böne. s. A hard callous sub-
stance growing in the holiow circle of the little
pastern of a horse : it sometimes goes quite
round like a ring.
RINGDOVE, ring'dāv. s. A kind of pigeon.
RINGER, ring'àr. s. 98,409. He who rings.
RINGLEADER, ring'lè-dār s. The head of a
riotous body.
RINGLET,
cle; a curl.
RINGSTREAKED, ring'strèkt. a. Circularly
streaked. 1.
RINGTAIL, ring'thle, s. A kind of kite.
RINGWORM, ring'wärm. s. A circular tetter.
To RINSE, inselºv. a. To wash, to cleanse by
washing ; to wash the soap out of clothes.
[[G. This word is often corruptly pronounced as
if written rense, rhyming with sense; but this
impropriety is daily losing ground, and is now
almost confined to the lower order of speakers
RINSER, rims'êr. s. 98. One that washes or
rinses, a washer.
RIOT, ri'êt. s. 166. Wild and loose festivity ; a
sedition, an uproar. To run Riot ; to move or
act without control or restraint.
To RIOT, ri'āt. v. m. To revel, to be dissipated
in lºst rious enjoyments; to luxuriate, to be
tumultuous ; to banquet luxuriously ; to raise
a sedition or uproar.
RIOTER, ri'êt-àr. s.
y
ring'lét. s 99. A small ring; a cir-
98. One who is dissipated
in luxury ; one who raises an uproar.
Rºg, ri'āt-às, a. 314. Luxºrious, wantom,
licentiously festive ; seditious, türbulent.
RIOTOUSLY, ri'āt-ös-lè. ad. Luxuriously, with
licentious luxury ; seditiously, turbulently.
RIOTOUSNESS, ri'êt-às-més.'s. The state of be-
ing riotous. r
To RIP, rip. v. a. To tear, to lacerate; to
undo anything sewn ; to disclose, to bring to
view.
RIPE, ripe. a. Brought to perfection in growth,
mature; complete, proper for use ; advanced
to the perfection of any quality; brought to the
point of taking effect, fully matured ; fully
qualified by gradual improvement.
To RIPE, ripe. v. m. To ripen, to grow ripe
to be matured. g
o RIPE, ripe. v. a. To mature, to make ripe
Fot us ... ºi" | *
ed. .* .
RIPELY, ripelé, ad. Matº at the fit time.
To RIPEN, ri'p'º. v. n. 103: “To grow ripe.
To RIPEN, ri'p'n, v. a. To mature, to make ripe .


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| RITUALIST, rit'tshū-āl-ist. s.
Egypt. -
- Rºßgod riv'ºr-göd. s. Tutelary deity of a
river. º -
RIVER-HORSE, rivār-hörse. s. Hippopota-
… IIlllS. - -
RIVET, rivºſt. s. 99.
, at both ends.
-->3rº º º º - sº->
º: = , = ºrpººl “Fºzz--. Fºx Fº
*- : :- *
E*. *
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º
—nö, möve, mēr, nét, tibe, táb, būll;—öſſl ;—päänd ;—thin, THI8.
ripenés. s. The state of being
ripe, in ty. *
#### rip'pár. s. 98. One who rips, one who
tears; ongºwho lacerates.
RIPPLE, rip'pl. v. n. 405. To fret on the sur-
face, as water Swiftly running.
RIPPLING, ripling. s. A moving roughness on
the surface of a running water.—JMason.
To RISE, rize. v. m. To change ajacent or re-
cumbent to an erect posture; to get up from
rest; to get up from a fall; to spring, to grow
ap; to gain elevation of rank or fortune; to
swell #5 ascend, to move upwards; to break
out from below the horizon as the sun ; to be-
gin to act; to be excited; to break into milita-
&ommotions, to make insurrections; to be
räßed, to be excited to action ; to increase in
price; to elevate the style; to be revived from
§eath ; to be elevated in situation.
RišE, rise. s. 437, 560. The act of rising; ele-
wated place; appearance of the sun in the East;
increase of price ; beginning, original; eleva-
tion, increase of sound.
5
of s to distinguish it from the verb, but does
not adhere to this distinction so inviolably as
the mouns use, excuse, &c. for we sometimes hear
“ the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire,”
“ the rise and fall of provisions,” &c. with the
s like z. The pures, however, is more agreea-
ble to analogy, and ought to be scrupulously
preserved in these phrases by all correct speak-
ers. See Principles, No. 437, 499.
RISER, ri'zár. s. 98. One that rises.
RISIBILITY, riz-e-bil'è-tè. s. The quality of
laughing. . . -
RISIBI.E, ríz'é-bl. a. , 405. Having the faculty
or power of laughing ; ridiculous, exciting
laughter.
RISK, risk. s. Hazard, danger, chance of harm.
To RISK, risk. v. a. To Hazard, to put to chance,
to endanger. w .-
98. He who risks.
RISKER, risk’ār. s.
RITE, rite. s. Solemn act of religion, external
observance. -,
RITUAL, rit’tshū-ài. a. 463. Solemnly ceremo-
mious, dome according to some refigious insti-
tution.
RITUAL, rít’tshö-ál. s. A book in which the
rites and observances of religion are set down.
One skilled in
the ritual.
RIVAL, rivál. . s. 88. One who is in pursuit of
the same thing which another man pursues, a
competitor; a competitor in love.
RIVAL, rivál. a. Standing in competition, mak-
ing the same claim, emulous. .”
To fivÅi. rivál. v.a. To stand in competition
with another, to oppose ; to emulate, to en-
deavour to equal or excel.
#### º sº." To be in competition.
ri-väl'è-té. is a º
#######." : S. Competition, ۼl-
ulation. - -
RIVALSHIP, riväl-ship. s. The state or char:
acter of a rival. ' - •
To RIVE, rive. v., a. Part. Riven. To split, to
cleave, to divide by a blunt instrument.
To RIVEL, riv'v'i. v. a. 102. To contract into
wrinkles and corrugations.
RIVEN, riv'v'n. Part. of Rive. 103.
RIVER, riv'êr s. 98. A land current of water
larger than a brook.
RIVER-DRAGON, riv'êr-drāg'àm. s. A croco-
dile; a name given by Milton to the king of
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To RIVET, riv'it. v. a. To fasten with rivets :
R to fasten strongly, to make immoveable.
IVULET: riv'-lèt. s. A small river, a brook,
a streamlet. . . -, - -
RIXDQLLAR, riks'dël-lär. s. A German coin,
Wºº, four shillings and sixpence sterling.
ROACH, rötsh. s. 295. A fish. •
ROAD, röde. s. 295. Large way, path; ground
where ships may anchor; inroad, incursion
not ºsed jourtney. * -
To ROAM, rôme. v. n. 295. To wander without
any certain purpose, to ramble, to rove.
To ROAM, rôme. v. a. To range, to wander
OWe?".
ROAMER, rô'mär. s. 98. A rover, a rambler, a
wanderer. -
ROAN, rône... a. 295. Bay, sorrel, or black, with
gray or white spots interspersed.
To ROAR, röre. v. n. To cry as a lion or other
wild beast; to cry in distress; to sound as the
wind or sea ; to make a loud moise. -
ROAR, röre. s. 295. The cry of the lion or other
beast; an outcry of distress ; a clamour of
merriment; the sound of the wind or sea; any
loyd noise.
ROARY, rö'ré. a. Dewy. -- -
To ROAST, röst. v. a. 395. To dress meat by
turning it round before the fire; to dress at the
fire without water; to heat any thing violently.
To rule the roast; to govern, to manage, to
preside.
[[G. It is a little singular that instead of the parti-
ciple of this verb we should use the verb itself-
for the adjective in roast beef, a roast fowl ;
whilst we say a roasted apple, a roasted potato,
and as Shakspeare has it, a roasted egg.
ROB, röb. s. Inspissated juices. - * ".
To ROB, röb. v. a. To deprive of any thing by
unlawful force, to plunder; to take away un-
lawfull v. -
ROBBER, röb'bár. s. 98. A thief, one that robs
by force, or steals by secret means. ***,
RQBBERY, rāb'bár-é. s. Theft perpetrated by
force or with privacy. -
ROBE, röbe. s A gown of state, a dress of dig-
nity.
To RGBE, röbe. v. a. To dress pompously, to
invest. * * *
ROBIN, röb'bīn. ~. ... *s, *
ROBIN-RED-BREAST, röb-bin-réd'brést. 5*
R ò ºº . from his red breast. k
BUST, rö-bäst". Strono visor;
ROBUSTIOUS, *3 a. Strong, vigor,
ous, boisterous, violent.
ROBUSTNESS, rô-bäst'nés. s.
gour.
Rºoie, rök'ām-böle. s. A sort of wild
garílck.
ROCHE-ALUM, rötsh-āl'lúm. s. A purer kind
of alum. W. - --
ROCK, rök. s. A vast mass of stone ; protec-
Strength, vi-
A fastening pin clenched
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tion, defence, a scriptural sense ; a distaff held in
the hand, from . the wool was sptin by
twirling a ball below. -
To ROCK, rök. v. a. To shake, to move back-
wards and forwards; to move the cradle in or
der to procure sleep; to lull, to quiet.
To ROCK, rök. v. n. To be violently agitated.
to reel to and fro. e -
ROCK-DOE, rök'dó. s. . A species of deer.
ROCK-RUBY, rök'röö-bê. s. The garnet, when
it is of a very strong, but not deep red, and has
a fair cast of the blue. - -
ROCK-SALT, rök'sält. s. Mineral salt.
ROCKER, rökkär. s.98. One who rocks the
crad
le: .
ROCKET, rök'kft. s. 99.
An artificial fireworld
ROCKLES3, rök'lés. a. Being without rocks.
ROCKROSE, rök'rèze, s. A plant.
ROCKWORK, , rök'wärk. s. ... Stones fixed in
mortar, in imitation of the aspérities of
rocks,
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BOCKY, rök'kè. a. Full of rocks; resembling
a rock; hard, stony, obdurate. ...
ROD, röd. s. A long twig; any thing long and
slender ; an instrument for measuring ; an in-
strument of correction made of twigs.
RODE, röde. Pret. of Ride.
RODOMONTADE, röd-ó-món-täde'. s. An emp-
ty noisy bluster or boast, a rant.
ROE, rö. s. Aspecies of deer ; the female of the
hart.
RQE, rö. s. The eggs ºf fish.
ROGATION, rö-gāshān. s.
tion. !
ROGATION-WEEK, rö-gū'shônºwłęk. s. The
week immediately preceding. Whit-sunday.
Litany, supplica-
ROGUE, rög. s. 337. A vagabond; a knave, a
villain, a thief ; a name of slight tenderness and
endearment; a wag.
To ROGUE. rôg. v. n. To wander, to play the
vagabond; to play knavish tricks. . º
ROGUERY, rögår-à. s. 98. Knavish tricks;
waggery, arch tricks. tº . tº
R&# , rög'ship. s. The qualities or per-
sonage of a rogue, º y
ROGUISH, rô'gīsh. a. Knavish, fraudulent ;
waggish, slightly mischievous.
ROG ### rö'gīsh-lè. ad.
knavishly, wantonly.
ROGUISHNESS, rô'gīsh-nēs. s.
of a rogue. g -
ROGUY, §§ a, 345. Knavish, wanton.
To ROIST, röist. “ tº-
To ROISTER, º: to behave ºr
bulently, to act at discretion, to be at free
quarter, to bluster.
RÖISTER, röist'êr. s. 299. A turbulent, brutal,
lawless, blustering fellow. e
To ROFL, rôle. v. a. 406. . To move any thing
by volutation, or successive application of the
different parts of the surface to the ground ; to
move anything round upon its axis ; to move in
a circle; to produce a periodical revolution ;
to wrap round upon itself; to enwrap, to in-
volve in bandage; to form by rolling into round
masses to pcurin a stream or waves.
To ROLL, röle. v. m. To be moved by the suc-
cessive application of all parts of the surface to
“the ground; to run on wheels; to perform a
periodical revolution; to move with appear-
ance of circular, direction; to float in rough
, water; to move as waves or volumes of water;
# to fluctuate, to move tumultuously; to revolve
ºf on its axis; to be moved tumultuously.
ROHLL, rôle. s. The act of rolling, the state of
being rolled ; the thing rolling ; , mass made
round; writt, g rolled upon itself; a round
body rolled along; publick writing; a register,
a catalogue; chronicle. º te
ROLLER, rölär. s. 98. Any thing turning on
its own axis, as, a heavy stone to level walks ;
bandage, fillet. º
ROLLINGPIN, röſling-pin. s. A round piece of
wood tapering at each end, with which paste is
moulded.
ROLLYPOLLY, rôlé-pô-lè. s. A corruption of
roll ball intº the pool. A sort of game, in which
when a ball iſºto a certain place it wins.
ROMAGE, röm'midje. s. 90. A tumult, a bustle,
an active and tumultuous search, for any thing.
RQMANCE, rö-inänse'... s. A military fable of
the middle ages; a tale of wilä adventures in
war and love ; a lie, a fiction. i
To ROMANCE, rö-mânse'. v. p. To lie, to forge
ROMANCER, rö-mâns'âr. s. 98. A liar, a
forger of tales,
To ROMANIZE, rô'mān-ize. v. a. To latinize,
to fill with modes of the Roman speech.
ROMANTICK, rö-mántik. a. Rescnbling the
tales of romances, wild, improbable, false;
anciful, full of wild scenery.
RQMAN, rö'mān. a. 88. Belonging to Rome.
ME, röm. s. The capital city of Italy, sup-
Like a rogue,
The qualities
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mét;—pine, pin;– +
posed to have been founded by Romulus, and
once the mistress of the world. Alsh. *
[[G. The o in this word is irrevocably fixed in the
English sound of that letter in move, prove, &c.
Pope, indeed, rhymes it with dome,
“Thus, when we view some well-proportion'd
“dome, -
“The world's just wonder, and ev" hine, O
* Rome 1”—
But, as Mr. Nares observes, it is uable
that he pronounced this word as sº doom,
as he rhymes Rome with doom afterward; in the
same poem. *
“From the same foes at last both felt their doom ;
“And the same age saw learning fall, and Rome.”
Essay on Criticism, v. 685
The truth is, nothing certain can be concluded
from the rhyming of poets. It may serve to
confirm an established usage, but can never di
rect us where usage is various and uncertain.
But the pun which Shakspeare puts into the
mouth of Cassius in Julius Caesar decidedly
shows what was the pronunciation of this word '
in this time:
Now it is Rome; indeed, and room enough,
When there is in it but one only man.”
And the Grammar in Queen Anne's time, re-
commended by Steele, says, the city Rome is
pronounced like Room ; and Dr. Jones in his
Spelling Dictionary, 1704, gave it the same
sound.
ROMP, rômp . s. A rude, awkward, ºsterous,
untaught girl; rough, rude play.
To ROMP, Fömp. v. a. To play rudely, moisily,
and boisterously.
RONDEAU, rön-dò'. s. A kind of ancient poetry,
commonly consisting of thirteen verses, of which
eight have one rhyme and five another: it is
divided into three couplets, and at the end of
the second and third, the beginning of the Rom-
deau is repeated in an equivocal sense.
RONION, ràn'yūm. s. 113. A fat ºilky wo
Iſlall. t
RONT, rànt. s 165. An animal stinted in th
£rowth, -
RQOD, rööd. s. 306. The fourth part of an acr
in square measure; a pole, a measure of six-
teen feet, and a half in long measure ; the cross
ROOF, rööf. s. 306. The cover of a house; the
vault, the inside of the arch that covers a build
ing; the palate, the upper part of the mouth.
To ñódf, rööf, v. a. To cover with a roof; to
enclose in a house. -
RQQFY, rööf'é. a. Having roofs. .
ROOK, röök. s. 306. A bird resembº g a crow,
it feeds not on carrion but grain ; , piece at
chess ; a cheat, a trickish rapacious fellow.
To RQOK, röök. v. m. To rob, to cheat.
RQQKERY: röök'ār-e. s. A nursery of rooks
RQQKY, röök'é. a. inhabited by rooks.
ROOM, rööm. s. 306. Space, extent of place;
Space or place unoccupied ; way unobstructed ;
place of another, stead; wºobstructed opportu
mity ; an apartment in a house,
RQQMAGE, röömidje. s. 90. Space, place.
ROQMINESS, rööm'ê-nēs. s. Space, quantity
of extent.
RQQMX, rööm'ê. a. , Spacious, wide, large.
ROOST, rööst. s. 306. That on which a bird sits
to sleep ... the act of sleeping. -
To ROOST, rööst. v. n. To sleep as a bird ; to
lodge, in burlesque.
ROOT, rêt. s. 306. That part of the plant which
rests in the ground, and supplies the stems with
ilourishment; the bottom, the lower part; a
plant of which the root is esculent; the origi-
na!, the first cause ; the first ancestor; fixed
residence :, impression, durable effect. . . . .
Po ROOT, rööt. v. m. To fix the root, to strike
far into the earth; to turn up earth.
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To ROOT, rööt. v. a. To fix deep in the earth,
to impress deeply; to turn up out of the ground,
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cº-ºº º F- ºr º, º º - -
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to eradicate, to extirpate ; to destroy, to ba-
In 18ſl.
ROOTED, rööt'éd. a. Fixed, deep, radical.
ROOTEDLY, rööt'éd-lè. ad. Deeply, strongly.
ROOTY, rööt'é. a. Fuli of roots.
ROPE, rôpe. s. A cord, a string, a halter ; any
row of things depending, as, a rope of onions.
To ROPE, rôpe. v. n o draw out in a line as
viscous matter.
ROPE-DANCER, rôpe'dáns-àr. s.
who dances on a rope.
ROPINESS, rô'pë-nēs. s.
InêSS.
ROPEMAKER, röpelmäke-àr. s.
makes ropes to sell. -
Roºny, rôpe'ār-è. s. Rogue's tricks.
2/S620ſ.
ROPETRICK, röpe'trík. s. Probably
tricks, tricks that deserve the halter.
cant word.
ROPY, rô'pë. a. . iscous, tenacious, glutinous.
ROQUELAURE, rök-è-lò'. s. French. A cloak
for men.
Rºlfenous, rö-rif'fér-às. a.
6.W.
RORIFLUENT, rô-rff'flû-ént. a. 518. Flowing
with dew.
ROSARY, rö'zār-e. s. 440. A string of beads,
An artist
Viscosity, glutinous-
One who
JNot
rogue's
An old
Producing
on which prayers are numbered. A place
abounding with roses.—JMason.
ROSCID, rös'síd. a. Dewy, abounding with dew.
ROSE, rôze. s. A flower. To speak under the
rose; to speak any thing with safety, so as not
afterwards to be discovered.
ROSE, rôze. Pret. of Rise.
ROSEATE, rô'zhē-ăt. a. 91,452. Rosy, full of
roses; blooming, fragrant as a rose.
ROSED, röz'd. a. 359. Crimson, flushed.
ROSEMARY, rôze'mā-rè. s. A plant.
ROSE-NOBLE, rôze'mô-bl. s. An English gold
coin, in value anciently sixteen shillings.
ROSE-VWATER, rôze'wā-tár. s. Water distilled
from roses.
ROSET, ro'zét. s. A red colour for painters.
ROSIN, röz'zín. . s. Inspissated turpentime, a
juice of the pine ; any inspissated matter of
vegetables that dissolve in spirit.
ſº When this word is used in a general or phi-
losophical sense for the fat sulphurous part of
vegetables, it is generally termed resin ; when
in a more confined sense, signifying the inspis-
sated juice of turpentine, it is called rosin :
* Bouzebeus who could sweetly sing,
“Or with the rozin'd bow torment the strinº.
- w - - alſ.
To ROSIN, röz'zin. v. a. To rub with rosin.
HOSINY, röz'zān-è. a. Resembling rosin.
ROSSEL, rös'sil. s.99. Light land.
ROSTRATED, rös'trà-téd. a. Adorned with
beaks of ships. -
ROSTRUM, röström. s. The beak of a bird;
the beak of a ship ; the scaffold whence ora-
tors harangued ; the pipe which conveys the
distilling liquor into its receiver in the common
alembicks. -
ROSY, rô'zé. a. 438. Resembling a rose in
bloom, beauty, colour, or fragrance.
To ROT, röt. v. n. To putrefy, to lose the cohe-
sion of its parts.
To ROT, röt. v. a. To make putrid, to bring to
corruption.
ROT, röt. s. A distemper among sheep, in which
their lungs are wasted; putrefaction, putrid
decay.
ROTARY, rö'tá-ré, a Whirling as a wheel.
ROTATED, rè'tà-téd, a. Whirled round.
ROTATION, rö-tá's fin. s. The act of whirling
round like a wheel; revolution ; the act of tak-
ing any thing in turn. &
Röß. §. s. 166. That which gives
a circular motion
459
—mé, mēve, nér, nét, túbe, tib, bill;-öil;-pööud —thin, THIs.
ROTE, röte s
Words uttered by mere memory!
ROU . .
without, meaning, memory of words without
comprehension of the sense.
To ROTE, röte. V. a. To fixin the memory with-
out informing the understanding |
ROTGUT, röt'gāt. s. Bad small beer. A low term.
ROTTEN, rött'n. a. 103. Putrid, carious; not
trusty, not sound.
ROTTENNESS, rött'n-nēs. s. State of being
rotten, cariousness, putrefaction.
ROTUND, rö-tūnd'. a. Round, circular, sphe-
rical.
ROTUNDIFOLIOUS, rö-tūn-dé-föTē-ăs. a. Hay-
ing round leave
S. º
RöfðNDITY, rö-tën'dè-té. s. Roundness, cir-
cularity.
ROTUNDO, rö-tán'dó. s. A building formed
round both in the inside and outside, such as
the Pantheon in Rome. .
To ROVE, rôve. v. n. To ramble, to range, to
wander. -
To ROVE, rôve. v. a. To wander over.
ROVER, rô'vár. s. 98. A wanderer, a ranger,
a fickle inconstant man ; a robber, a pirate.
ROUGE, röözhe. s. French. Red paint to paint
the face.
ROUGH, ràf. a. 3;4, 391. Not smooth, rugged,
austere to the taste ; harsh to the ear; rugged
of temper, inelegant of manners; harsh to the
mind, severe; hard featured; not polished;
rugged, disordered in appearance ; stormy,
, boisterous.
To ROUGHCAST, räf'käst. v. a. To mould
without micety or elegance, to form with aspe-
rities and inequalities; to plaster with rough
mortar; to form any thing in its first rudi-
Iſlents.
ROUGHCAST, ràf'käst. s. A rude model, a
form in its rudiments; a kind of rough plaster.
ROUGHDRAUGHT, ràf'dräft. s. A draught in
its rudiments.
To ROUGHDRAW, räf'drāw. v. a.
coarsely.
To ROUGHEN, räff'n. v. a. 103. To make
rough. e •
To RöUGHHEW, räf'hā. v. a. To give to any
thing the first appearance of form. i
ROUGHHEWN, räf-hāme'. part. a.
unpolished, uncivil, unrefined; not yet micely
finishe
To trace
d.
ROUGHLY, rāfīé. ad. With uneven surface,
with. asperities on the surface; harshly, unci-
villy, rudely; severely, without tenderness;
austerely to the taste, boisterously, tempestu-
ously ; harshly to the car. º
ROUGIHNESS, ràf'més. s. Superficial asperity,
unevenness of surface; austereness to the taste;
taste of astringency; harshess to the ear; rug-
gedness of temper, coarseness of manners, ten-
dency to rudeness; absence of delicacy , se.
verity, violence of discipline; violence of ope:
ration in medicines; unpolished or unfinished
state; inelegance of dress or appearance ; tem-
pestuousness, storminess, coarseness of features.
ROUGH-RIDER, rāf-rl'dør. s. One that breaks
horses for riding. JMason. sº
ROUGHT, ràwt. Old pret. of Reach. 319.
Reached. º
To ROUGHWORK, ràf'wärk. v. . a. To work
coarsely over without the ieast nicety. . .
ROUNCEVAL, rôān'sé-vāi. s. 313. A species
of nea.
Rõukº, rö&nd. a. 313. Cylindrical; circular;
spherical ; not broken ; large, not inconsidera-
ble; plain, candid; open ; quick, brisk; plain,
free without delicacy, almost rough.
ROUND, röänd. s. A circle, a sphere, an orb.:
a rundle, step of a ladder; the time in which
any thing has passed through all hands, and
comes back to the first ; a revolution, a course
ending at the point where it began ; a walk per
formed by a guard or officer, to survey a cer-
tain district.
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. It OUSE, rööze. s.
first sound of this word, notwithstanding its co-
p
ROUN Þºšš, röönd'nés, s,
RööğR, rôā'zār. s. One who rouses.
* -ferent meaning; the fewer French sounds of
g _º
Roy
ROUND, råånd, ad. Every way, on all.sides;
in a revolution; circularly; fiot in a direct line.
ROUND, röänd. prep. On 6very side of; about,
circularly about ; all over. &
To ROUND, rööud. v. a. To surround, to en-
circle; to make spherical or circular; to raise
to a relief; to move about anything; to mould
into smoothness.
To ROUND, röänd. v. n. To grow round in
form ; to whisper ; to go rounds.
ROUNDABOUT, röändä-bóñt. a. Ample, cir-
cuitous : indirect, loose.
ROUNDEL, röän'dél.
ROUNDELAY, rööm'dé-iā. Ś *
cient poetry; a round form or ſigure. .
f{OUNDER, röänd'ár.'s. 98. Circumference, en-
closure. JWol used.
ROUNDHEAD, röändličd. s. A puritan, so
named from the practice once prevalent among
them of º: their hair round.
ROUNDHOUSE, röänd'hôāse. s. The constable's
prison, in which disorderly persons found in
the street are confined. 4
ROUNDISH, röänd'ísh. a. Somewhat round,
approaching to roundness.
Röğ. röänd'lè. ad. In a round form, in a
round manner, openly, plainly, without reserve;
briskly... with speed; completely, to the pur.
ose; vigorously, in earnest.
A kind of an-
Circularity, sphe-
ricity, cylindrical form ; smoothness; honesty,
openness, vigorous measures. -
To ROUSE, röäze. v. a. 313. To wake from
rest; to excite to thought or action; to put in-
to action ; to drive a beast from his lair,
To ROUSE, röäze. v. n. To awake from slum-
ber; to be excited to thought or action.
A dose of liquor rather too
large.
ROUT, rößt. s. 313. A clamorous multitude, a
rabble, a tumultuous crowd; confusion of any
army defeated or dispersed.
To RQUT, rööt, v. a. To dissipate and put intol
confusion by defeat.
RQUTE, röör, or rööt. s. Road, way.
Upon a more accurate observation of the
best usage, I must give the preference to the
incidence in sound with another word of a dif.
this diphthor...; we have in our language, the
better; nor does there appear any necessity
for retaining the final e.—See Bow I. Mr.
Sheridan and Mr. Smith make a difference be-
tween rout a rabble, and route a road; Mr. Scott
gly 5 both sounds, but seems to prefer the ſirst;
W Johnston, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr Perry, pro-
nounce both alike, and with the first sour fl.
ROW, rö. s. 324. A rank or file, a nuinner of
things ranged in a line.
To ROW, rö, v. m. To impel a vessel in the wa-
ter by oars. -
To ROW, rö. v. a.
by oars. :::.
Rºw EL, rôā'il. s. 322. The point of a spur
turning on an axis; a seton, a roll of hair or
silk put into a wound to hinder it from healing
and provoke a discharge. -
fo ROWEL, röö'il. v. a. To pierce through the
skin, and keep the wound open by a rowel.
RQWER, röſör. s. 98. One that manages an oar.
ROYAL: röé'āl; a. 329. Kingly, belonging to a
king, becoming a king, regai; noble, illus-
trious.
ROYALIST, röé'âl-ist. s. Adherent to a king.
To ROYALIZE, röéâl-ize. v. a. To make royal.
ROYALLY, röé'āl-ć, ad. In a kingly manner,
- §§ as becºmes a king.
ROYALTY, röð'āl-té. s. Kingship, character or
To drive or help forward
office of a king ; state of a king; emblems of H
460 º' -
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royalty •
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ROYNISH, röé'nish. a. 329. Paltry, sorry, mean,
rude. JWot used.
To RUB, råb. v. a. To clean or smooth an?
thing by passing something over it, to scour, to
wipe ; to move one body upon another; to re.
move by friction ; to touch hard. To Rub
down; to clean or curry a horse. To Rub up;
to excite, to awaken : to polish, to retouch.
To RUB, råb. v. m. To fret, to make a friction : " .
to get through difficulties.
RUB, råb. s. Collision, hinderance, obstruction;
act of rubbing ; inequality of ground that him.
ders the motion of a bowl ; difficulty, cause of
Ul IlêaS) （19 SS.
RUB-STONE, röb'stöne. s. A stone to scour or
sharpen.
RUBBER, rāb'bár. s. 98. One that rubs: the
instrument with which one rubs; a coarse file
R § ÉÉ. ; two games out of three.
AGE, rāb'bidje. e e
RUBBISH, jº ; s. 9. Ruins of build-
ing, fragments of matter used in building ;
confusion, mingled glass; iny thing vile aſid
worthless.
RUBBLE-STONE, rāb'bl-stöne. s. Stones rub-
bed and worn by the water at the latter end of
the deluge. sº
RUBIGüNö, rööbö-kånd. a. 389. Inclined to
reduess.
RUBIED, röö'bid., a, 282. Red as a ruby.
RUBIFICK, röö-bif'fik. a. 509. Making red.
RUBIFORM, röö'bè-förm. a. Having the form
of red.
To RUBIFY, róðtº-fi. v. a. 183. To make red.
RUBIOUS, röö'bē-ăs. a. 314. Ruddy, red. Not
rased.
RUBRICATED, röö'bré-kā-téd. a. Smeared
with red.
RUBRICK, röö'brík. s. Directions printed in
hooks of law, and in prayer books, so termed
because they were originaliy distinguished by
being in red ink.
RüBY, röö'bé. s. A gem of a brilliant scarlet
colour. It ranks next to the diamond and sap-
phire in hardness ; some of them are even more
valuable than the diamond. Mawe.
RUBY, röð'bè. a. Of a red colour.
RUCTATION, råk-tà'shôn. . s. Abelching aris.
ing from wind and indigestion.
RUl) DiFR, råd’dár. s. 93. The instrument at
the stern of a vessel by which its course is go-
verned; any thing that guides or governs the
CCyll f"S62.
RUBDINESS, råd'dè-nés. s. The quality of ap-
proaching to redness.
RUDIO I, F, råd'd]. s. 405. Red earth.
RUDE}{3Ck, råd'dák. s. A kind of bird.
l{UI) DY, råd'dè. a. Approaching to redness,
ałe red ; yellow.
RUDE, rööd. a. 339. Rough, coarse of manners,
brutal ; violent, turbulent ; harsh, inclement;
raw, untaugnt, rugged, shapeless, artless, in-
elegant ; such as may be done with strength
without art.
RUDELY, rööd’lé. ad. In a rude manner; un-
skilfully; violently, boisterously,
RUDENESS, rööd'mès. s. Coarseness of man.
mers, incivility ; violence, boisterousness.
RUDESBY, röödz'bè. s. An uncivil turbulent
fellow. Obsolete. ,
RUDIMENT, röö'dè-mênt. s. The first princi-
ples, the first elements of a science; the ſirst
part of education; the first inaccurate, unshap
en beginning.
RUPIMENTAL, röð-dè-mênt'âl. a. Initial, re-
lating to first principles.
To RUE, röö. v. a. 339. To grieve for, or re-
gret ; to lament. * a tº
RUE, röö. s. A small shrubby plant met witn in
gardens. It has a strong ungrateful smell and
bitterish, penetrating taste. It is . Øowerful
stipujaut. Amer. Dispers.
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- —nó, mºve, mër, nôt;--täbe, táb, būll ;—öil ;—pöänd ;—thin, THIS,
RöEFUL, röö'föl. a. 174. Mournful, woful,
sorrowful.
RIJEFULLY, röö'föl-ć, ad. Mournfully, sor-
1owfully.
Rºßess, róð'füi-nēs. s. Sorrowfulness,
mournfulness.
RUELLE, röð-él'. s. French. A circle, an as-
sembly at a private house.
f{UFF, råſ. s. A puckered limen ornament for-
merly worm about the neck; a small river fish ;
a state of roughness.
RUFFIAN, ràf'yān. s. 113. A brutal, bois-
terous, mischievous fellow ; a cut-throat, a rob-
ber, a murderer.
RUFFHAN, ràf'yān. a. Brutal, savagely bois-
terOilS.
To RUFFLE, ràf"fl. v. a. 405. To disorder,
to put out of form, to make less smooth ; to dis-
compose, to put out of temper; to contract in-
to plaits. -
To RUFFLE, röffl. v. n. To grow rough or
turbulent ; to be in loose motion, to flutter.
RUFFLE, räf'ſ... s. Plaited iimen used as an
ornament ; disturbance, contention, tumult
RÚFTERHööß, rāftāţhū. S. in falconry,
a hood to be worn by a hawk when she is first
drawn. n
RUG, rāg. s. A coarse mappy woollen cloth; a
coarse nappy coverlet used for mean beds ; a
rough woolly dog.
RÚGGEij, rúg'gīd. . a. , 99, 366. Rough, full of
unevenness and asperity; savage of temper;
stormy, rude, rough or harsh to the ear ; sur-
y ; boisterous ; rough, shag
l
BUGGEDLY, rāg'gīd-lè. ad.
\le]".
RUG#EDNESS, rāg'gīd-nēs. 8. The state or
º of being rugged.
RUGOSE, röð-göse'. a. Wrinkled.
RUIN, röö'ín. s. 176, 339. The fall or destruc-
tion of cities or edifices; the remains of a build-
ing demolished ; destruction, loss of happiness
or fortune, overthrow ; mischief, bane.
To RUIN, röö'in. v. a. To subvert, to demo-
lish ; to destroy, to deprive of felicity or for-
tune ; to impoverish. -
To RUIN, röö'in. v. m. To fall in ruins ; to run
to ruin ; to be brought to poverty or misery.
Little used.
To RUINATE, röö'ín-āte.
demolish. Obsolete.
RUINATION, röö-fu-ā'shán. s. Subversion, de-
molition. Ohsolete.
RUINOUS, röö'ín-às. a. 314. Fallen to ruin,
dilapidatcd ; pernicious, baneful, destructive.
RUINOUSLY, röö'in-ès-lè.ad. In a ruinous nianner.
RULE, rööl. s. 339. Government, sway, su-
preme command; an ºnstrument by which limes
are drawn; canon, precept by which the
thoughts or actions are directed; regularity,
§§ of behaviour. -
To RULE, rööl. v. a. To govern, to control, to
manage with power and authority ; to settle as
by rule.
To RULE, rööl. v. n. To have power or com-
mand.
RULER, rööl'âr. s. 98. Governour, one that
has the Supreme command ; an instrument by
the direction of which lines are drawn.
RUM, råm. s . A country parson ; a kind of
spirits distilled from molasses.
Tºši. röm'bi. v. n. 405. To make a
hoarse low continued noise.
RÚMBLER, rām'bl-âr. s. The person or thing
that rumbles. ... º
RUMINANT, röö'mè-nānt. a. 339.
property of chewing the cud.
To RUMINATE, röö'mè-māte. v. n. To chew
the cud ; to muse, to think again and again.
To RUMENATE, röömè-nāte. v. a. To chew
over again ; to muse on, to meditate over and
gy.
In a rugged man-
v. a. To subvert, to
Having the
sover again.
RUMINATION, rô-mè-nāshān. s.
reflection. -*
To RUMMAUE, råm'midje. v. a. 90. To search
to plunder, to evacuate. * , ,
To RUMMAGE, ràm'midje v. n. To search
alaces. §e
RÚMMER, rämmär. º. 98. A glass, a drinking
cup.
RUMOUR, röömör. s. 314, 339. Flying or pop-
ular report, bruit, fame.
To RUMOUR, röö'mär..v. a. To report abroad,
to bruit. -
RUMOURER, röö'mār-àr. s. Reporter, spread-
er of news. -
RUMP, rômp. s. The end of the backbone; the
buttocks. ,-
To RUMPLE, rām'pl. v. a. 405.
contract into puckers or creases.
RUMPLE, ràn'pl. s. 405. Pucker, rough plait.
To RUN, ràn. Pret. Ran. v. n. To move swiftly
to ply the legs in such a manner as that both
feet are at every step off the ground at the
same time ; to rush violently ; to take a course
at sea ; to contend in a race ; to stream, to
flow ; to be liquid, to be fluid ; to be fusible, to
To crush or
course, to be practised; to have a course in any
direction ; to pass in thought or speech; to have
a continual tenour of any kind ; to be popular
ly known ; to have reception, success, or con
tinuance ; to proceed in a certain order ; to be
in force ; to be generally received ; to have a
track or course; to make a gradual progress,
to excern pus or matter; to become irregular,
to change to something wild ; to get by artifice
or fraudſ; to fall, to pass ; to have a general
tendency; to proceed as on a ground or princi-
ple. To Run after ; to search for, to endeavour
at, though out of the way. To Run away with ;
close, to comply. To Run on ; to be contiu-
ued. To Run over ; to be so full as to overflow ;
to be so much as to overflow. To Run out
to be at an end ; to spread exuberantly , to ex
patiate; to be wasted or exhausted.
To RUN, ràn. v. a. To pierce, to stab ; to
force, to drive , to force into any way or form ;
to drive with violence ; to melt, to incur; to
venture, to hazard ; to import or export with-
out duty ; to prosecute in thought ; to push. To
Run down ; to chase to weariness ; to crush; to
overbear. To Run over ; to recount cursorily,
to consider cursorily To Rum through ; to
pierce to the farther surface, to spend one's
whole estate
RUN, ràn... s. The act of running, as, The play
has a great run, I have had a run of ill luck. .
RUNAGATE, ràn nă-gate. s. A fugitive, rebel,
apostate.
RUNAWAY, rān'ā-wä. s.
danger, a fugitive.
RUNBLE, röiºdl. s. 405. A round, a step of a
ladder; a peritrochium, something put round
{{{l & XIS.
RUNDLET, rànd'lit. s. 99. A small barrel
RUNG, ràng. Pret. and part, pass. of Ring
RUNIC, ru'nik. a. Denoting the old Scandina
vian language.—."fason.
RUNNEL, ràn-nil. s. 99.
prook. Jºoſt used.
RUNNER, rôn'nār. s. 98. One that runs; a ra.
One that flies from
A rivulet, a small
the stones of a mil! ; a bird,
RUNNET, ràn'nit. s. 99 A liquor made by
steeping the stomach of a caif in hot water
and used to coagulate milk for curds and
cheese.
RUNNION, ràn'yān. s. 113. A paltry scurvy
wretch. Out of use. -
RUNT, rànt. s. Any small animal below the na-
tural growth of the kind,
º The pro
perty or act of chewing the cud; meditation.
melt ; to pass, to proceed ; to have a legal . .
to hurry without consent. To Ryn in with , to
cer; a messenger 3, a shooting sprig ; one of ~
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RUSTICAL, röste-kai. a. 88.
RUSTICITY,
that lives in the country, simplicity, artlessness,
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“RUPTION, råp'shön. s. *h, solution of con-
tinuity. ** -* , ,
RüßE, º: S. 461. The act of break-HR
ing, state of being broken ; a breach of peace,
open, hostility; burstemness; preternaturai
eruption of a gut. -
To RUPTURE, råp'tshūre. v. a. To break, to
burst, to suffer disruption.
RUPTUREWQRT, råp'tshūr-wärt. s. A plant.
RURAL, röö'rál. a. 88, 339. Country, existing
in the country, not in cities; suiting the coun-
RU Aº ºnly.
- Y, röö-rái'é-tê. §
RURALNESS, º,3 s. The quality of
being-rural. {
RUSH, rāsh. s.
worthless.
To RUSH, rāsh. v. n. To move with violence,
to go on with tumultuous rapidity.
RUSH, rāsh. s. A violent course.
RUSH-CANDLE, rāsh-kān'dle. s. A small
blinking taper, made of a rush aud tallow.
RUSHY, rāsh'é. a. Aboumding with rushes;
made of rushes.
RUSK, räsk. s. Hard bread for stores; a kind
of sweet cake.
RUSSET, ràs'sit. a. 99. Reddishly brown: New-
ton seems to use it for gray; coarse, homespun,
rustick.
RUSSETING, rås'sit-ing. s. A name given to
several sorts of pears or apples, from their co-
A plant; any thing proverbially
Ollr.
RUST, räst. s. The red incrustation of iron ; the
tarnished or corroded surface of any metal;
loss of power by inactivity; matter bred by
corruption or degeneration.
To RUST, råst. v. m. To gather rust, to have
the surface tarnished or corroded; to degene-
rate in idleness.
To RUST, räst. v. a. To make rusty; to impair
by time or inactivity.
Rough, bois-
terous, rude.
RULTICALLY, ràs'té-kāl-ć. ad. Rudely, inele-
- §§ º
RUSTICALNESS, rästé-kāl-nēs. s. The qua-
* lity of being rustical, rudeness.
To RUSTICATE, röste-kate. v. n. To reside in
the country.
Po RUSTICATE, rås’tè-kāte. v. a.
into the country.
rås-tís'ê-té. s. Qualities of one
To bamish
rudeness; rural appearance.
RUSTICK, ràs'tík, a Rural, country; rude,
untaught, inelegant; artless, honest, simple;
§: unadorned.
RUSTICK, rästik. s. A clown, a swain, an in-
habitant of the country.
RUSTINESS, ràs'tè-nēs. s. The state of being
ruSty.
To RUSTLE, ràs'sl. v. n. 472. To make a low
continued rattle.
RUSTY, rås'té. a. Covered with rust, infested
with rust ; impaired by inactivity.
To RUT, röt. v. m. To desire to come together.
Used of deer.
T, råt. s.
cart-wheel. -
RUTH, rööth. s. 339. Pity, tenderness, sorrow
for the misery of another. *
Rºhful, rööth'föl. a, Rueful, woful, sorrow-
th
RUTHFULLY, rööth'föl-é, ad. Wofully, sadly;
§: mºurnfuily; wofully, in hony.
RºſłłLE$$, röth'iés.a. Cruel, pitiless.
RUTHLESSNESS, röðthiès-nēs. ‘s. Want of
ity.
Rºssly. rööth'ſés-lè. ad. Without pity,
Cruelly.
Riºh, rättish. a. Wanton, libidinous,
, lecherous. * -
Copulation of deer ; the tract of a
... ' • 462 $º
Triº–Fate, far, fall, fit—me, māt;-pine, pla;-
säcs

#y DER, ri'dór, s A clause added to an act of
parliament at its third reading.—JMason.
YE, ri. s. A coarse kind of bread-corn.
RYEGRASS, ri'grás. s. A kind of strong grass.
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SABBATH, sāb'báth. s. A day appointed by
God among the Jews, and from them establish-
ed among Christians for publick worship; the
Seventh day; set apart from works of labour, to
be employed in piety; intermission of pain or
sorrow, time of rest.
SABBATHBREAKER, sāb'báth-brā-kār. s. Vio.
lator of the sabbath by labour or wickedness.
SABBATICAL, sāb-bätté-kál. a. Resembling
the sabbath, enjoying or bringing intermission
of labour.
SABBATISM, sáb'bā-tizm. s.
Sabbath, superstitiously rigid.
SABINE, sáb'ín, s. 140. A plant.
SABLE, sā'bl. s. 405. An animal of the weasel
kind. Its fur, which is of a brownish black co-
lour, is very highly esteemed; fur.
SABLE, så'bl. a. Black.
SABRE, så'bér. S. 416. A scimitar, a short
Sword with a convex edge, a falchiom.
SABULOSITY, sāb-ê-lès'è-té. s. Grittiness,
Sandiness.
SABULOUS, sáb'ê-lâs. a. 314. Gritty, sandy.
SACCADE, sāk-käde'. 's A violent check the
rider gives his horse by drawing both the reins
very suddenly.
SACCHARINE, säkkā-rine. a. 149, 353. Having
the taste or any other of the chief qualities of
SU}{{{li", * *
SACERDOTAL, sås-àr-dò'tál. a. 88. Priestly,
belonging to the priesthood.
3ACHEL, såtsh'íl. s. 99. A small sack or bag.
SACHEM, sá'tshöm. 's. The title of some Ame-
rican Indian chiefs.-JMason.
SACK, sāk. s. A bag, a pouch, commonly a
large bag; the measure of three bushels; a
woman’s loose robe.
To SACK, sāk v. a. To put in bags; to take by
storm, to pillage, to plunder.
SACK, sāk. s. Storm of a town, pillage, plun.
der; a kind of sweet wine, now brought chiefly
from the Canaries. f
SACKBUT, sák'bāt. s. A kind of pipe.
SACKCLGTH, såkſklöth. s. Cloth of which
sacks are made, coarse cloth sometimes worn
in mortification. --
SACKER, sāk'kår. s. 98. One that takes a town.
SACKFUL, sāk'föl. s. A sack quite filled.
SACKPOSSET, sāk-pôs'sit. s. A posset made
of milk and sack.
SACRAMENT, sák'krä-mênt. s. An oath, any
ceremony producing an obligation; an outward
and visible sign of an inward and spiritua;
grace ; the eucharist, the holy communion.
|CŞ’ This word, with sacrifice, sacrilege, and sacristy,
is sometimes pronounced with the a in the first
syllable long, as in sacred ; but this is contrary
to one of the clearest analogies in the language,
which is, that the antepenultimate accent in
simples, not followed by a diphthong, always
shortens the vowel it falls upon. See Princi-
ples, No. 503. *
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W.
Observance of the
[Mr. Elphinstone,
Johnston, Kenrick, Perry, and Entick, pro-
nounce these words as I have marked them.
SACRAMENTAL, sāk-krä-mênt'âl. a. Consti-
tuting a sacrament, pertaining to a sacrament.
SACRAMENT ALLY, sāk-krä-mênt'āl-e, ad
After the manner of a sacrament.
SACRED, sa'kred. a. Devoted to religious uses,
holy , gonsecrated; inviolable. . * &
SACREDLY, sá'kréd-lè ad. Inviolably, religi-
ously. **.
|shºpNEss, såſkréd-nēs. s. The state of be
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* SAE t º, .
w
= r *
-* -
* , º,
ring sacred, state of being consecrated to reſi-
"gious uses, holiness, sanctity. e
SACRIFICK, sá-krif'fik. a. 509. Employed in
sacrifice.
SACRIFICABLE, sā-kriſ'ê-kā-bl. a. Capable of
being offered in sacrifice.
SACRIFICATOR, sāk-krè-fé-kā'tàr. s.
cer, offerer of sacrifice
Sacrifi-
SAC#ificătory, sakkriff Rä-tàr-é, a 512.
Offering sacrifice.
To §§ sák'krè-fize. v. a. 351. To
offer to Heaven, to immolate ; to destroy or
give up for the sake of something else; to de-
stroy, to kill ; to devote with loss.
To SACRIFICE, sák'krè-fize. v. n. To make
offerings, to offer sacrifice.
SACRIFICE, sák'krè-fize. s. 351. The act of
offering to Heaven; the thing offered to Hea-
ven, or immolated ; any thing destroyed or
uitted for the sake of something else; any
, thing destroyed. 142.
SACRIFICER, sák'krè-fl-zár. s. 98. One who
offers sacrifice, one that immolates.
SACRIFICIAL, såk-krè-fish'âl. a.
sacrifice, included in sacrifice.
SACRILEGE, sák'krè-lidje. s. . The crime of ap-
propriating to himself what is devoted to reli-
gion; the crime of robbing Heaven.—See SA-
CRAMENT.
SACRILEGIOUS, sák-kré-lèjãs. a. Violating
things sacred, polluted with the crime of sacrilege.
SACRILEGIOUSLY, sāk-krè-lèjås-lè. ad. With
sacrilege. *
SACRING, sā'kring, part. 410. Consecrating.
SACRIST, så'krist. } He that h
SACRISTAN, sák’rīs-tán. 8. He that has
the care of the utensils or moveables of the
church.-See SACRAMENT à
SACRISTY, sák'kris-té. s. An apartment where
the consecrated vessels or moveables of a
church are deposited.
SAD, sād. a. Sorrowful, habitually melancholy;
afflictive, calamitous ; bad ; inconvenient vex-
atious; dark coloured.
To SADDEN, sād'd'm. v. a. 103. To make sad ;
to make melancholy, to make gloomy.
SADDLE, sād'dl. s. 405. The seat which is
put upon the horse for the accommodation of
the rider.
To SADDLE, sād'dl. v. a. To cover with a sad-
dle ; to load, to burden.
SADüßBACKEß, saddl-bäkt. a. Horses sad.
dlebacked, have their backs low, and a raised
head and neck. f
SADDLEMAKER, sád'dt-mā-kār.
SADDLER, sād’lāt.—See CoDLE.
whose trade is to make saddles.
SADLY, sād'lè. ad. Sorrowfully, mournfullv;
calamitously, miserably. .
SADNESS, sād'més. s. Sorrowfulness, dejection
of mind ; melancholy look.
SAFE, safe. a. Free from danger or hurt; con-
ferring security; no longer dangerous, repo-
sited out of the power of doing harm.
SAFE, sāfe. s. A buttery, a pantry.
SAFECONDUCT, safe-köm'dákt. s. Convoy,
guard through an enemy's country; pass,
Wal'rant to pass- -
SAFEGUARD, safe'gård. s. Defence, protec-
tion, security; convoy, guard through any in-
terdicted road, granted by the possessor; pass,
warrºnt to pass. , -
SAFELY, sāfe iè. ad. In a safe manner, with-
out danger; without hurt.
SAFENESS, safe'nés. s. Exemption from dan-
: 5. One
ger.
SAFETY, safe'té. s.-See NICETy. Freedom
from danger; exemption frein hurt; custody.
security from escape.
SAFFRON, sāffärn. s. 417. A plant, -
SAFFRON, sāf'fºrm. a. Yellow, having the co-
lour of saffron-
tº a 46;" 3. " sº
. . . —no, mēve, nér, nét;—täbe, tab, ball;-&ii;-pôānd;—thin, rais. . . . * : *
hangheavy. Not in uses.
Peforming
#, *
Tº SAG, Sãg. v. n. To han
SAGACIOUS, sá-gā‘shūš.º.ºuick of scent
quick of thoughts acute inºiaising discoveri.
SAGACIOUSLY, sá-gāshās-ſº s
scent; with acuteness of pes
SAG ACIOUSNESS, sá-gā’āhāśnés,
quality of being sagacious. : * * *
SAGACITY, sá-gās'sè-të. s.
acuteness of discovery. '
SAGE, sidje. s. A plant. ,
SAGE, sādje. a. Wise, grave, prudent. -
SAGE, sådje. s. A philosopher, a man of gravi.
ty and wisdom.
SAGFLY, sādje'lé. ad. Wisely, prudently.
SAGENESS, Sãdje'nés. s. Gravity, prudence.
SAGITTAL, sādjè-tål a. Belonging to an ar-
row : in Anatomy, a suture so called from its
resemblance to an arrow. *
SAGITTARY, sādjè-tá-ré. s. A centaur, an ani-
mal half man half horse, armed with a bow
and quiver. Sagittarius, one of the signs of the
Zodiack. : : - -
SAGO, så'gö. s. A farinaceous fogd brought
from the East-Indies in a granular form. it is
procured from a tree growing in those coun-
tries, by beating the woody part in water. The
fecula, which subsides is sago. Artists' Manual.
SAIK, sā'īk. s. A Turkish vessel proper for the
carriage of merchandize. *
SAID, séd. 203, 222. Pret. and Part. pass. of
Say. Aforesaid : declared, showed. -
[[; This word, with paid, and laid, are a scandai
to our orthography. It appeared so to Cooke,
the translator of Hesiud, who spelled them re-
... gularly, sayed, pºſed, and laued. “Perseus is
“sayed to have been sent by Pallas to slay Me-
“dusa,”-8.c. page 156.
SAIL, såle. s. 202. The expanded sheet which
catches the wind and carries on the vessel
through the water; wings; a ship, a vessel.
Sail is a collective word, noting the number of
ships. To strike sail; to lower the sail: a pro-
verbial phrase for abating of pump or supe-
riority.
To SAIL, sale. v. n.
with sails; to
smoothly along.
To SAIL, såle. v. a.
to fly through.
####sºr. : s. 166. A seaman, one who
To be moved by the wind
SAILOR, *
practises or understands navigation.
[[; The first of these words is generally applied
to the Ship, and the second to the Mariner.
Whatever may be the reason for this distmc-
tion to the eye, the ear is quite insensible of it,
and the Ship and the Man are both pronounced
alike. See Principles, No. 416. w
SAILY ARD, såle'yård. s. The pole on which
the sail is extended
SAINFOIN, sāh'föfn. s. A kind of herb.
SAINT, shºt. s. 202. A person eminent for pie-
ty and virtue.
To SAINT, sånt. v. a. To number among saints
to reckon among saints by a publick decree, to
Czułł On 126.
To SAINT, sånt. v. n. To act with a show of
piety.
SAINTEſ), sånt'éd.a. Holy, pious, virtuous.
SAINTLIKE: săut'Hke, a... Suiting a saint, be:
cºming a saint ; resembling a saint.
SAINTEY, sånt'ſé. ad. Like a saint, becºming
a saint.
SAINTSHIP, sånt'ship. s.
qualities of a saint.
SAKE, sake. s. Final cause, end, purpose; ac-
count, regard to any person or thing.
SAKERET, sák'ér-it. s.99. The male of a saker-
hawk.
Salt. A word often used in Phar-
H., sål. 5.
ºaçy;....
(SALACIQU.S. sº-lä'shôs, a. Lustful, fecherous
The character or
º
nés, s. The
Quickness of scent;
pass by sea; to swim; to pass,
To pass by means of sails; , .
3.



f*
*
** *
- SAL
lustfully. ** -
SALACITY, sā-lás'sé-té. s. Lust, lechery.
SALAD, sāīlād. s. Food of raw herbs.
UG" This word is often pronounced as if written
sallet ; the true pronunciation is, however, more
in use and less pedantick than that of Asparagus
and Cucumber would be.
SALAMANDER, sälä-man-dār. s.
supposed to live in the fire.
An animal
SALAMANDRINE, sāl-lā-man'drºn. a. 140.
Resembling a salamander.
SALARY, sāīlā-ré. s. See GRANARY. Stated
hire, annual or periodical payment.
SALE, såle. s. The act of selling, vent, power
of selling, market: a publick and proclaimed
exposition of goods to the market, auction;
state of being venal, price. -
SALEABLE, sā'īā-bl. a. 405. Vendible, fit for
sale, marketable -
SALEABLENESS, sā'īā-bl-nēs. s. The state of
béing saleable.
SALEABLY, sā'īā-blé, ad. In a saleable manner.
SAI.EBROUS, sál'è-brås. a.
rugged.
SALESMAN, shlz'mán. s. 88. One who sells
clothes ready made.
SALEWORK, såle'wärk. s
carelessly done. #
SALIENT, sā'lè-ànt. a. 113. Leaping, bound-
ing , beating, panting ; springing or shooting
with a quick motion.
sº, sā-line', or sā'llne a. Consisting of
Salt,
[I. f* As this word is derived from t'he Latin sali-
nus by dropping a syllable, the accent ought,
according to the general rule of formation, 503,
to renuove to the first. This accentuation, how-
ever, is adopted only by `` inson, Buchan-
an, and Bailey; as Sheridan, Kenyick, Ash,
Nares, W. Johnston, Scott, Perrv, Barclay,
Fenning, Entick, and Smith, accent the second
syllable. -
SALINOUS, sā-li'nās, a. Consisting of salt. con-
stituting salt.
jº Dr. Johnson, in his folio Dictionarv, accents
this word on the first svliable, in which he is
followed by his publishers in the quarto - but
as this word may be easily derived from the
Latim word sałinus, and with the same number
of syllables, it ought to be accented on the
second 503, e.
SALIVA, sā-lºvá. s. 503, b. Every thing that is
spit up, but it more strictly signifies that juice
which is separated by the glands called salival.
[[P As this word is a perfect Latin word, all our
Dictionaries very properly accent it on the
second syllable. 503. But salival, which is a
formative of our own, has no such titje to the
penultimate accent this pronunciation, how-
ever, is adopted by Mr Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Dr.
Kenrick, Scott, Barclav, Fenning, Enfick, and
Johnson's quarto; but Mr. Perry and Dr. John-
son's folio place the accent on the first syl-
lable, and, in my opinion, more correctly.
SALIVAL, sāl'é-vál, or sā-li'vál. : a. Relatin
SALIVARY, sāl'è-vá-rè. * ating
to spittle.—See SALIVA.
To SALIVATE, sāl'lè-väte. v. a. To purge by
the salival giands.
SALIVATION, sāl-lè-vá'shām. s. A method of
cure m_ich practised in venereai cases.
SALIVOUS, sā-li'vās, or sāl'é-vås. a Consisting
of spittle, having the mature of spittle.--See
Principles, No. 563, p.
[[G’ As this word has somewhat more of a Latin
aspect than salval, and is probably derived
from salivosus, the learnedly polite, or the po-
litely learned, snatch at the shadow of Latiu
uantity to distinguish themselves from mere
nglish speakers. Hence in all the words of
this termination they preserve the penultimate
Rough, uneven,
Work for sale, work
464 * - - - ... • *-
- TT 559—Fête, far, fall, fat;-me, māt;-plme, plm,_
SALACIOUSLY, *-āshāsīa. ad. Lecherously,II:
* † : Jº - * ~~
ºn. #. * *
*
i long, and place the accent on it; and thus we
are obliged to do the same in this word under
ain of appearing illiterate. This penalty,
* ... º. hº, Dr. Ash and Mr. Perry have incurred,
by placing the accent on the first syllable; but
Dr Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Barclay,
Fenning, and Entick, follow the learned ma
§§ though evidently wrong.
SALLET, sāīlīt, 99.
SALLETING, sál'lit-ing. ; S.
saiad.
SALLIANCE, sāl'lè-ánse. s. 113. The act of
issuing forth, sally. -
SALLOW, sāl'é. s. 327. A tree of the genus of
willow. it,
SALLOW, sāllū, a...Sickly, yellow.
SALLOWNESS, sāl'15-nēs. s. Yellowness, sick-
iness, paleness. g
SALLY, sāl'lé. s. Eruption; issue from a place
besieged, quick egress; range, excursion; slight,
volatile or sprightly exertion ; levity, extrava-
gant flight, frolick.
S ALLYPORT, sällé-pôrt. s. Gate at which sal-
lies are made.
SALMAGUNDH, sāl-má-gān'dè. s. A mixture
of chopped meat and pickled herrings, with oil,
vinegar, pepper, and onions.
SALMON, sānī'mām. s. 401. A valuable fish, ,
is bred in fresh water, but passes most of .
ar in the sea.
Corrupted from
ID, sāl-sà-ás'sid. a. 84. Having a
taste compounded of saltness and sourness.
SALSUGINOUS, sāl-sàjè-nās. a. Saltish, some-
what salt. z-
SALT, sålt.\s, 84. Salt is a body whose two es-
sential properties seem to be dissolubility in wa-
ter and a pungent sapor; taste ; smack ; wit,
merrinient º -
SALT, sålt. a. Having the taste of salt, as, salt
fish , impregnated with salt ; abounding with
salt ; lecherous, salacious.
To SALT, sålt v. a. To season with salt.
SALT-PAN, sāśt'pán. *
SALT-PIT, säl º S. Pit where salt
is got.
SALTATION, Isāl-tä'shôn. s. 34. The act of
dancing or jumping ; beat, palpitation.
ſlºj” As this wºrd comes immediately from the
Latin, and the fiscarried off to commence the
second syllable, the a has not the broad sound as
in salt, but ghes into the general sound of that let-
ter; in the same manner as the w in fulminate,
is not pronounced like the peculiar sound of
that letter in full, but like the u in dull. 177.
SALTCAT, siltſkät. s. A lump of salt.
SALTCELLAR, sålt'sèl-lär. s. 88. Wessel of
salt set on the table.
SALTER, sºlt'êr. s.
who sells salt.
SALTE, RN, sålt'éra. s. A salt-work.
SAI.TISH, sålt'ísh. a Somewhat salt.
SALTLESS, sålt'iés. a. Insipid. not tasting of
92. One who salts; one
salt.
SALTLY, sålt'lé. ad. With taste of salt, in a
salt manner.
SALTN ESS, sāht'nés. s. Taste of salt.
SALTPETRE, sålt-pèétár., s, 416. Nitre.
SALY ABILITY, sāl-vá-bil'è-té. s. Possibility
of being received to everlasting life. .
SAI,VABLE, säl'vá-bl. a. 405. Possible to be
saved.
SALVAGE, sāI'vidje. s. 90. A recompence al-
lowed to those who have assisted in saving
oods or merchandize from a wreck. ..
SALVATION, sāl-vá'shām s. Preservation from
etermal death, reception to the happiness of
heaven.
SALVATORY, sälvá-tār-e. s. 512. A place
where anything is preserved. 3 *





SALUERIOUS, sā-lü'brē-ăs. a. Wholesome,
healthful, promoting health.
SALUBRITY, sā-lú'bré-tê, s
healthfulness.
SALVE, sāiv. s. 78. An ui,itment or cerate
used in dressing wounds and hurts; an empias-
ter; help, relmedy.
Q_P Dr. Johnson tells us, that this word is origi-
nally and properly salf; which having salves in
the plural, the singular, in time, was borrowed
from it : sealſ, Saxon, undoubtedly from salvus,
Latin. There is some diversity among our or-
thūepists about the l in this word and its verb.
Mr. Sheridan marks it to be pronounced ; Mr.
Smith, W. Johnston, and Barclay, make it
mute ; Mr. Scott and Perry give it both ways ;
and Mr. Nares says it is mute in the moun, but
sounded in the verb. The mute l is certainly
countenanced in this word by ca/ve and halve ;
but as they are very irregular, and are the only
words where the l is silent in this situation, for
valve, aelve, solve, &c. have the l pronounced ;
and as this word is of Latin original, the tought
certainly to be preserved in both words : for to
have the same word sounded differently, to sig-
Ilify different things; is a defect in language
that ought as much as possible to be avoided.—
. See Bow L and FAULT.
To SALVE, sāiv. v. a. To cure with medica-
ments applied ; to help, to remedy; to help or
save by a salvo, an excuse, or reservation.
SALVER, sál'vár. s. 98. A plate on which any
thing is presented.
SALVO, sāl'vö. s. An exception, a reservation,
an excuse.—See SALTATIon.
SAH.UTARINESS, sál'lú-tá-rè-nēs. s. Wholesome-
ness, quality of ect tributing to health or safety.
SALUTARY, sāi lò-tá-rè. a. Wholesome, i.
ful, safe, advantageous, contributing to health
or safety.
SALUTATION, Sân-lè-th'shān. s.
style of saluting, greeting.
To SALUTE, sā-lāte'. v.a. Togreet, to hall; to kiss.
SALUTE, sā-lète'. s. Salutation, greeting; a kiss.
SALUTER, sā-lú'tár. s. 98. He who salutes.
SALUTIFEROUS, sāl-lè-tifſér-às. a. Healthy,
bringing health.
8AME, sāme. a. Identical, being of the like
kind, sort, or degree ; mentioned before.
SAMENESS, sāme'nés. s. Identity.
SAMI.ET, sám’lét. s. A little salmon.
SAMPHIRE, sám'fir. s. 140. A plant preserved
in pickle.
SAMPLE, sámpl. g. 405. A specimen, a part of
the whole, shown that judgment may be made
of the whole.
SAMPLER. san'pl-àr. s. 98. A patterm of work,
a piece worked by young girls for improvement.
SANABLE, sán'nā-bl. a. 535. Curable, suscep-
tive of remedy, remediable.
lſ;” Mr. Nares, Buchanan, and W. Johnston,
pronounce the a in the first syllable of this word
long ; but Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and En-
tick, more properly, short. Buchanan only
tnakes the same a in sanative long; but Mr.
Sheridan, Scott, W. Johnston, Perry, and En-
Jick, short. Mr. Sheridan and Buchanan are
the only orth&epists from whom we can gather
Åhe sound of this vowel in insanable, which the
latter marks long, and the former short as it
ought to be, from the shortening power of the
antepenultimate acceut.-See GRANARY.
SANATION, så mä'shôn. s. The act of curing.
SANATIVE, sām'nā-tiv. a. 158. Powerful to
cure, healing.—See Dox Ativ E.
SANATIVENESS,sän'nā-tiv-nés, s. Power to cure.
SANCTIFICATION, sångk-tê-fé-kA'shôn. s. 408.
The state of being freed ur act of freedom
from the dominion of sin for the time to come;
the act nf making holy, consecration.
8ANCIIFIER, sångk’tè-fl-àr. s. He that sanc-
tifies on makes holy. 8 N • ;
- . l
Wholesomeness,
The act or
- 465 -
—mö, mêve, nár, nôt;—túbe, tab, bill,—ºil;-pâûnd,—thin, this.
SAP
To SANCTIFY, sångk’té-fi. v. a. To free from
the power of sin for the time to come; to make
holy ; to make a means of holiness; to make
free, from guilt; to secure from violation. . .”
SANÇTIMONIOUS, sångk-tº-mºnºs, a Saint
... [º having the appearance of sanctity.
SANCTIMONY, sångk’té-mê-mè. s. Holiness,
... scrupulous austerity, appearance of holiness
SANCTION, sångk'shān. s. 408. The act of
confirmation which gives to any thing its obli-
gatory power, ratification ; a law, a decree
ratified.
SANCTITUPE, sångk’té-tūde. s. Holiness, good
ness, saintliness.
SANÇTITY, sångk’tè-té. s. Holiness, goodness,
'odliness; Saint, holy being.
To SANCTUARISE, sångkºtshā-ā-rize. v n. To
shelter by means of sacred privileges. *
SANCTUARY, sångk'tshū-à-rè. s. 463. A holy
place, holy ground ; a place of protection, sº
sacred asylum ; shelter, protection. . . .
SAND, sånd. s. Tarticles of stone not conjoined,
or stone broken to powder; barren country
covered with sands.
SANDAL, sān'dăl. s. 38. A loose shoe.
SANDBLIND, sånd'blind. a. Having a defect of
the eyes, by which small particles appear be-
fore them. *
SANDBOX, såndbóks. s. A plant.
SANDED, sán'déd a. Covered with sand, bar
ren ; marked with small spots, variegated with
dusky specks.
SANDASH, sánd'ísh. a. Approaching to the na-
ture of sand, loose, not close, not compact.
SANDSTONE, sånd'stöne. s. Stone of a loose
and friable kind.
SANDY, sånd'é. a. Abounding with sand, full
of sand ; consisting of Santi, unsolid
SANE, sºme. a. Sound, healthy.
SANG, sång. The pret, of Sing:
SANGUIFEROUS, sång-gwiffér-às, a. Convey
ing blood.
SANGUIFICATION, sång-gwě-fé-kå'shàm. . . s.
The production of blood; the conversion of the
Chyle into blood.
sº GUIFIER, sång'gwě-fl-àr. s. Producer of
000. * *
To SANGUIFY, sång'gwě-fi. v. n. 340. To pro-
duce blood.
SANGUINARY, sång'gwé-nā-rè. a. Cruel, bloody,
murderous.
SANGUINE, sång'gwin. a. 340. Red, havin
the colour of blood; abounding with blood:
more than any other humour, cheerful ;"warm,
sšiššaneºus
SA N Y iN H, ESS sän łn- łę3,
SANGUINITY, ;. ; s. Ap
dour, heat of expectation, confidence.
SANGUINEOUS, sång-gwin'é-às. a.
ting blood ; abounding with blood.
SANHEDRIM, sán'hé-drim. s. The chief couns
cil among the Jews consisting of seventy elders,
over whom the high-priest presided. . .
SANICLE, ºf s. 405. A plant.
SANIES, sā'mè-èz. s. Thin matter, serous ex-
cretion. w
SANIOUS, så'nè-às. a. 314. Running a thin se--
rous matter, not a well-digested pus.
SANITY, sån'été. s Soundness of mind.
SANK, sångk. The pret. of Sink.
SANS, sanz. prep. Wi. Obsolete.
SAP, sāp. s. The vital juice of plants, the juice
that circulates in trees and herbs.
To SAP, sāp. v. a. To undermine, to subvert by
digging, to mine.
To SAP, sāp. v. n. To proceed by mine, to pro-
ceed invisibly.
SAPID, sáp'id. a. 544. , Tasteful, palatable, mak
ing a #. ºntºn upon the palate.
Constitu
SAPIDſ.TY, sā-pid'ê-tè.
śiññāśās; s. Tastefulness, poº
er of stimulating the palate. &
+ &

SAT
[[3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—mè, mét ;—pine, pin, -
SAPIENCE, sā'pë-énse. s.
knowledge.
SAPIENT, så'pë-ént. a. Wise, sage.
SAPLESS, sāp'lés. . a. Wanting sap, wanting
vital juice ; dry, old, husky.
SAPLING, sāp'ling, s. A young tree, a young
lant.
sºsaceous, sáp-ó-nā'shôs. 357.
SAPONARY, sáp'pô-nā-rè.
s resembling soap, having the qualities of soap.
SAPOR, såſpör. s. 166. "Taste, power of affect-
ing or stimulating the palate.
SAPORIFICK, sáp-ó-rif'fik. a. 530. Having the
ower to produce tastes.
SAPPHIRE, sáffir. s. 140, 415. A precious
stone of a blue colour; it is next in hardness to
the diamond.—JMawe
SAPPHIRINE, sāffir-ine. a. 149. Made of sap-
hire, resembling sapphire.
SAPPINESS, sāppè-nēs. s. The state or the
quality of abounding in Sap, succulence, juici-
Wisdom, sageness,
; a. Soapy,
TheSS.
SAPPY, sáp'pě. a. Abounding in sap, juicy,
succulent; young, weak.
ARABAND, sår'rā-bänd s. 524. A Spanish
dance.
SARCASM, sir'kāzm. s. A keen reproach, a
taunt, aº,
SARCASTICALLY, sār-käs’tè-kál é. ad. Taunt-
§ severely.
SARCASTICAL, sār-kás’té-kál.
SARCASTICK, sār-kāstik. 509.
§§§ Severe.
SARCEN Éi. sárse'nét. s. Fine thin woven silk.
SARCOMA, sār-kò'mà. 8, 92. A fleshy excres-
cence or lump, growing in any part of the bo-
§ especially the nostrils.
SARCOPHAGUS, *...*. a. 518. Flesh-
eating, feeding on flesh.
the human flesh is consumed and eaten away
by time, is called a §º.
SARCOPHAGY, sār-köffā-jë. s. 518. The prac-
stice of eating flesh.
SARCOTICK, sār-köt’tík. s. 509. Medicines
which fill up ulcers with new flesh. the same as
incarnatives.
} a. Keen,
SARDEL, sår'dél.
SARDINE, sārdīn, 140., . ; S
SARDIUS, sår'dé-às, or särjë-às. 293,294.
A sort of precious stone.
SARDONYX, sár'dó-miks. s. A precious stone.
SARSA, sår'sá. ** A root
SARSAPARILLA, sār-sà-pá-rillá. 5 * * *
brought from the West-indies. It consists of a
seat number of long strings hanging from one
ead. They are of a blackish colour outside,
and white within, and have a glutinous bitter-
ish taste and no smell.—Dispen.
SASH, såsh. s. A belt worn by way of distinc-
tion, a silken band worm by officers in the ar-
my ; a window so formed as to be let up and
down by pullies.
SASSAFRAS, sås'sá-frås. s. A tree, one of the
species of the cornelian cherry. tree a na-
tive of North America. The wood, root and
its bark are used in medicine. They have a
fragrant smell and sweetish aromatick taste.—
Espert.
SAT, sāt. The pret. of Sit.
SATAN, sā’tān, or sāt’tán. s.
hell, any wicked spirit. -
JJ’ This word is frequently pronounced as if
written Suttan ; but making the first syllable
long is so agreeable to analogy that it ought to
be indulged wherever custom will permit, and
º in proper names. Cafo, Plato, &c.
:ave now universally the penultimate a long
and slender; and no good reason can be given
why the word in question should not join this
class if the short quantity of the a in the ori-
º -
ence a tomb, when ||
The prince of
Nares and Buchanan only adopt the second
sound ; and Mr Elphinstone, º, Sheridan,
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Per.
ry, Entick, and, if we may judge by the posi-
tion of the accent, Dr. Ash and Bailey, the
first.—See The Key to the Classical Pronuncia.
tion of Greek, Latin, and Scrip-ure Proper.Names,
under the word.
SATANICAL, sā-tán'né-kál.
SATANICK, sā-tán'nik. 509.
infernal.
SATCHEL, såtsh’īl. s. 99. A little bag used by
schoolboys. 4.
To SATE, såte...v. a. To satiate, to glut, to pall,
to feed beyond natural desires.
SATELLITE, såtté-lite. s. 155. A small planet
revolving round a larger
[[G. Pope has, by the licence of his art, accented
the plural of this word upon the second sylla-
ble, and like the Latin plural, has given it four
syllables:
“Or ask of yonder argent fields above,
“Why Jove's Sattellites are less than Jove.”
Essay on JMan.
This, however, is only pardonable in poetry,
and, it may be added, in good poetry.—See
ANTIPODEs and MILLIPEDEs.
SATELLITIOUS, sāt-tél-l?sh'às. a.
of satellites.
To SATIATE, så'shë-āte. v. a. To satisfy, to
fill ; to glut, to pall; to flºº desire ; to satu-
rate, to impregnate with as much as can be
contained or imbided.
SATIATE, så'shē-ăte a. 91. Glutted, full to
satiety. -
SATIETY, sā-tl'é-té. s. 460. Fulness beyond de
sire or pleasure, more than enough, state of
being palled.
[[G. The sound of the second syllable of this word
has been grossly mistaken by the generality of
speakers ; nor is it much to be wondered at.
Ti, with the accent on it, succeeded by a vowel,
is a very uncommon predicament for an Eng-
lish syllable to be under; and therefore it is not
surprising that it has been almost universally
confounded with an apparently similar, but
really different assemblage of accent, vowels,
and consonants. So accustomed is the ear to
the aspirated sound of t, when followed by two
vowels, that whenever these appear we are apt
to annex the very same sound to that letter,
without attending to an essential circumstance
in this word, which distinguishes it from, every
other in the language. There is no English
word of exactly the same form with Satiely, and
therefore it cannot, like most other words, be
tried by its peers; but analogy, that grand re-
source of reason, will as clearly determine, in
this case, as if the most positive evidence were
produced. -
ln the first place, then, the sound commonly giv-
en to the second syll
that of the first of si-lence, as if written sa-si-e-ty,
is never found annexed to the same letters
throughout the whole language. T, when suc-
ceeded by two vowels, in every instance but the
word in question, sounds exactly like sh; thus
satiate, exputiate, &c. are promounced as if writ-
ten'sa-she-ate, ex-pa-she-ate, &c. and not sa-se-aſe,
ex-pº-se-afe. &c. and therefore if the t must be
aspirated in this word, it ought at least to as
sume that aspiration which is found among si;
milar assemblages of letters, and instead of
sa-si-e-ty, it ought to be sounded sa-shi-e-ty: in
thic mode of pronunciation a greater parity
might be pleaded ; nor should we introduce a
new aspiration to reproach our language with
needless irregularity. But if we once cast an
eye on those conditious, on which we give, an
aspirated sound to the déntals, 26, we shall find
both these methods of pronouncing this word
; a. Devilish
Consisting
#. be alieged, for an answer to this see
'riaérples No. 544, and the word SATHRE. Mr.
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able of this word, which is
H
B
Thus have I ventured to decide where “ Doctors
SATIN, såt'tin. s.
.ermination where the consonants, t, d, c, and
s, precede the vowels ea, ia, ie, io, &c. as in mar-
tial, soldier, suspicion, confusion, anxious, prescience,
&c. the accent is on the syllable immediately
before these consonants, and they all assume
the aspiration ; but in JEgyptiacum, elephontiusis,
hendiadis, society, anariety, science, &c. the accent
is immediately after these consonants, and t, 6,
c, and r, are pronounced as free from 2 spira-
tion as the same letters in tiar, diet, cion, irion.
&c the position of the accent makes the whole
difference. But if analogy in our own language
were silent, the uniform pronunciation of words
from the learned languages, where these letters
occur, would be sufficient to decide the dispute.
Thus in elephantiasis, Miltiades, satietas, &c. the an-
tepenultimate syllable ti is always pronounced
like the English noun tie ; nor should we dream
of giving ti the aspirated sound in these words,
though there would be exactly the same reason
for it, as in satiety : for, except in very few in-
stances, as we pronounce Latin in the analogy
of our own language, no reason can be given
why we should pronounce the antepenultimate
syllable in satietas one way and that in satiety
another. ge
should have thought my time thrown away in
so minute an investigation of the pronunciation
of this word, if I had not found the best judges
disagree about it. That Mr. Sheridan supposed
it ought to be pronounced sa-si-e-ty, is evident
from his giving this word as an instance of the
various sounds of t, and telling us that here it
sounds s. Mr. Garrick, whom I consulted on
this word, told me, if there were any rules for;
pronunciation, I was certainly right in mine;
but that he and his literary acquaintance proº
nounced in the other manner. Dr. Johns
likewise thought I was right, but that the greatºr
number of speakers were against me ; and Dr.
Lowth told me, he was clearly of my opinion,
but that he could get nobody to follow him. I
was much flattered to find my sentiments cou.
firmed by so #. a judge, and much more
flattered when I found my reasons were entirely
new to him. -
ut, notwithstanding the tide of opinion was some
years ago so much against me, I have since had
the pleasure of finding some of the most judi-
cious philologists on my side. Mr. Elphinstone,
Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry, mark the word as
I have done; and Mr. Nares is of opinion it
ought to be so pronounced, though for a reason
very different from those I have produced,
namely, in order to keep it as distinct as may
be from the word society. While Mr. Fry frank-
ly owns, it is very difficult, to determine the
proper pronunciation of this word.
disagree,” and have been induced to spend so
much time on the correction of this word, as
the improper pronunciation of it does not, as
in most other cases, proceed from an evident
caprice of custom; as in busy and bury, or from
a desire of drawing nearer to the original lau-
guage, but from an absolute mistake of the
principles on which we pronounce our own.
A soft, close, and shining silk,
SATIRE, såſtår, sátár, Šá'thre, or sátire. s. A
[; The first mode of pronouncin
poem in which wickedness or folly are cen-
sured.
this word is
adopted by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Ash,
and Mr. Smith. The short quantity of the
first vowel is adopted by Mr. Nares, Mr El-
phinstone, Buchanan, and Entick; but the
quantity of the second syllable they have not
marked.—The third is adopted by Mr. Perry
and Dr. Kenrick; and for the fourth we have
no authorities.
But though the first mode of pronouncing this
word is the most generai, and the most ea-
467
-nē, mēve, nér, nôt,-töbe, tab, bâll;—6íl;—pčānd;—thin, THIs.
*"r"
&
SAT
able to an English ear, the second seems to be
that which is most favoured by the learned, be
cause, say, they, the first syllable in the Latin
Satura is short. But if this reasoning were to
hºld good; we ought to pronounce the first syl
lable of silence, local, label, Alibel; locust, paper, and
many others short, because silentium, localis, la-
helbum, libellus, locusta, papyrrºs, &c. have all the
first svllable short in Latin. But to furnish the
learned with an argument which perhaps may
not immediately occur to them, it may be said
that in the instances I have adduced, none of
the Latin words have the initial syllabie accented,
as well as short, which is the case with the word
satira : but it may be answered, if we were to
follow the quantity of the Latin accented vow-
el, we must pronounce foetid, mimick, frigid, squa-
lid, comick, resin, credit, spirit, and lily, with the
first vowel long, because it is the case in the
Latyn words foetidus, mimicus, frigadus, squalidus,
comicus, resina, creditus, spiritus, and lilium.
The only shadow of au argument therefore that
remains is, that though we do not adopt the La .
tin quantity of the accented antepenultimate
vowel when it is long, we do when it is short.
For though we have many instances where an
English word of two syllables has the first short,
though derived trom a Latin word where the
two first syllables are long ; as civil, legate, so-
lemn, &c. from civilis, legatus, solemnis, &c, yet
we have no instance in the language where
a word of three syllables in Latim with the two
first vowels short, becomes an English dissyl-
lable with the first syllable long, except the
vowel be u.—See Principles, No. 507, 503, 509.
Hence the shortness of the first syllables of pla-
tºne, zephyr, atom, &c. from platanus, zephyrus
omus, &c. which are short, not only from the
*Güstom of carrying the short sound we give to
the Latin antepenultimate vowel, into the pe.
multimate of the English word derived frºm it
but from the affectation of shortening the initia,
vowel, which this custom has introduced, inför... "
der to give our pronunciation a Latin air, and
furnish us with an opportunity of showing our
learning by appealing to Latin quantity; which,
when applied to English, is so vague and uncer.
tain, as to put us out of all fear of detection if we
happen to be wrong. The absurd custom,
therefore, of shortening our vowels, ought to
be discountenanced as much as possible, since
it is supported by such weak and desultory ar-
guments; and our own amalogy in this as well
as in similar words, ought to be preferred to
such a shadow of analogy to the quantity of
the Latin language, as I have charitably afford-
ed to those who are ignorant of it.—See Prin-
ciples, No. 544.
Though poets often bend the rhyme to their verse,
when they cannot bring their verse to the
rhyme; yet, where custom is equivocal, they
certainly are of some weight. In this view we
may lošk upon Pope's couplet in his Essay on
Criticism :
“Leave dang'rous truths to unsuccessful satires
“And flattery to fulsome dedicators.”
With respect to the quantity of the last syllable.
though custom seems to have decided it in this
word, it is not so certain in other words of a
similar form. These we purpose to consider
under the word #. which see.
SATIR CAL, sā-tír'rè-kāl. { tº
SATHRICK, sā-tîr'rik. a Belonging to
satire, employed in writing invective; censori-
ous, severe in language. -
SATIRICALLY, sā-tir'ré-kāl-ć. ad. With in-
vective, with intention to censure or vilify.
SATIRIST, såt'êr-ºst. s. One who writes satires,
See PATRON ESS.
To SATIRIZE, såttàr-(ze. v. a. to censure as in
a satire.
SATISFACTION. sát t?s fäk' him, s. The act



SA UCEB
... --- - - - -
SAU 468 saw -
*. [[P 559.—Fâte, fár, fäll, fät ;—mé, mét;—pine, pin y- * *
of pleasing to the full ; the state of being pleas-
ed; release from suspense, uncertainty, or un-
easiness; gratification, that, which pleases;
amends, atonement for a crime, recompense
for an injury.
SATISFACTIVE, sā-tîs-fák'tív. a. Giving satis-
faction.
SATISFACTORILY, sāt-tîs-fák'tūr-e-lè. ad. In a
satisfactory manner. -
SATISFACTORINESS, sāt-tis-fik'tár-rè-nés. s.
Power of satisfying, power of giving content.
SATISFACTORY, sāt-tis-faktāī-8. a. Giving
satisfaction, giving content; atoming, making
amends. -
|| || For the o, see Dom ESTICK.
To SATISFY, sát’tis-fi. v. a. To content, to
please to such a degree as that nothing more is
desired; to feed to the fill ; to recompense, to
pay to content; to free from doubt, perplexity,
suspense ; to convince. -
To SATISFY, såt’tis-fi. v. n. To make payment.
SATRAP, sā'trāp. s. A nobleman in ancient
Persia who governed a province.
SATURABLE, sát'tshū-rá-bl. a.
with any thing till it will receive no miſore.
sºr, sättshū-rānt. a. impregnating to
the fi!!. -
To SATURATE, sát’tshū-räte. v. a. To impreg-
mate till no more can be received or imbibed.
SATURDAY, såttàr-dà s. 223. The last day of
the week.
SATURITY, så ti'rè-tè. s. Fulness, the state of
being saturated, repletion.
SATüßN , så'tärn, or sät'tàrn. s. The remotest
planet of the solar system : in Chymistry, lead.
HG’. This was supposed to be the reinotest planet
when Dr. Johnson wrote his Jictionary ; but
Mr. Herschel has since discovered a planet still
more relpote, which will undoubtedly be called
hereafter by his own name. The first promum-
çiation of this word is not the inost general,
but by far the most analogical ; and for the
sanne reason as in Satan : but there is an addi-
tional reason in this word, which will weigh
i.". with the rearmed, aud that is, the 2 is
ong in the original. Mr. Elphinstone, Dr.
Kenrick, Perry, and Entick, adopt the second
Proulanciation of this word; and Mr. Sheridan, ;
Scott, Buchanan, W. Johnston, and, if we may
guess by the position of the accent, Dr. Ash
and Bailey, the first.
SATURNINE, sättär-nine. a. 148.
melancholy, severe of temper.
SATURN AN, sā-tär"nè-án. a. Happy, golden.
SATY ft, sā'tóx, or sät'âr. s. A sylvan god. -
iſ 3 This word, and Satire a poem, are pronoun-
ced exactly alike, and for similar reasons.
SAVAGE, såv'vidje. a. 90. Wild, uncultivated;
uncivilized, bal harous. ^.
SAVAGE, sāv'vidje. s.
civilized, a barbarian. -
SAVAGELY, sāv'vídje-lè, ad.
cruelly.
SAVAGENESS, sāv'vłdje-més. s. Barbarousness,
cruelty, wildness. -
SAVAGERY, sāv'vidje-rè. s.
rity ; wild growth. -
SAVANNA, sā-ván'nā. s. 92.
*ithout wood, -
*A*'CE, såwse. s. 218. Something eaten with
tood to improve its taste. To serve one the
Sajie Sauce; a vulgar phrase to retaliate one
ini'ury with another,
Gloomy,
A man untaught and un-
Barbarously,
Cruelty, barba-
An open meadow
impregnable
to $AUCE, sawse. v. a. To accompany meat
with something of higher relish ; to gratify with
rich tastes; to intermix, or accompany with
anything goad, or ironically, with anything bad,
ÖX ºbjº’A. impertinent or
... petulant fellow - -
8AUCEPAN, såwse'pán. s. A sumail skillet with
ºw loug Halfdle, in which sauce or small things
are boiled:
SAUCER, såw'sör. s. 98, 218. A small pan or
platter on which sauce is set on the table ; a
piece or platter of china, into which a tea-cup
is Set.
SAUCILY, såw'sè-ié. ad. Impudently, imperti
mently, petulantly. - - `--
SAUCINESS, såw'sè-nés. s. Impudence, petu
lance, impertinence. - -
SAUCY, såw'sè. a. 218. Pert, petulant, insolent.
[[G” The regular sound , of this diphthong must
be carefully preserved, as the Italian sound of a
given to it in this word, and in sauce, saucer,
daughter, &c. is only heard among the vulgar.
To SAVE, save. v. a. To preserve from danger
or destruction ; to preserve finally from eternal
death ; not to spond, to hinder from being
spent ; to reserve or lay by ; to spare, to ex-
cuse ; to salve. | & -
To SAVE, såve. v. n. To be cheap. . -
SAVE, save. ad. Except, not including.. . .
SAVEALL, såve'âll. s. 406. A small pan insert-
ed into a candlestick to save the ends of can
dies. - **
SAVER, så'vár. s. 98. Preserver, resc er; one
who escapes loss, though without gain ; one
who lays up and grows rich.
SAVIN, sāv'ín. s. A plant.
SAVING, sā'ving. a. 410. Frugal, parsimonious,
not lavish ; not turning to loss, though not
gainful. -
SAVING, så'ying. ad. With exception in fa-
vour of. - - -
SAVING, sā'ving. s. Escape of expense, some-
what preserved from being spent, exception in
favour. -
SAVINGLY, sh'wing-ié. ag. With parsimony.
SAVING NESS, sā’ving-mês, s, Parsimony, fru-
gality; tendency to promote etermal salvation.
SAVIGUR, sºveyör... s. , 113. Redeemer, he
that has saved thankind from eternal death
To SAUNTER, sån'tär, or såwn'tūr. v. m. To
wander about idly ; to loiter, to linger.
fº The first mode of pronouncing this word is
the most agreeable to analogy, if not in the most
general use ; but where use has formed so clear
a rule as in words of this form, it is wrong not
to follow it. See Principles, No. 214.
Mr. Elphinstone, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and
Mr. Scott, are for the first pronunciation ; and
Mr. Sheridan, and W. Johnston for the last-
Mr. Perry gives both ; but by placing them as
I have done, seems to give the preference to
the first. .--
SAVORY, så vär.é. s. A plant.
SAVOUR, så vär. s. A scent, odour; taste, pow-
er of affecting the palate. - e
To SAVOUR, savár. v. m. To have any partic-
ular smell or taste; to betoken, to have an ap-
pearance or taste of something...
To SAVOUR, så'vár. v. a. To like ;
taste of. e º
SAvourily, sk'vār-e-lè. ad. With gust, with
appetite; with a pleasing relish. as
SAVOURINESS, sā’vār-º-nēs. s. Taste pleasing
and piquant; pleasing smell.
SAVOURV, ... a. Pleasing to the smell
piquant to the taste. 4. -
SAVOY, sá-vê'. s. A sort of colewort.
SAUSAGE, saw'słdje, or sås'sidje. s. A roll of
ball made commonly of pork or veal minced
very small, with salt and spice.
[[F This word is pronounced in the first manner
by correct, and in the second by vulgar speak
ers. Among this mumber, however, I do no-
reckon Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Smith, and Mr.
Scott, who adopt it but in my opinion, Dr.
Kenrick and Mr. Perry, who prefer the first,
are nºt only more agreeable to rule, but to the
best usage. In this opinion I am confirmed by
Mr. Nares, who says it is commonly pronounº
edin the second nanner. See Principles, No. 318.
§AW saw. 219. The pret of See. . . .

to exhibit
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h SCAB, skåb. s. An incrustation formed over a
3AW, såw. s. A dentated instrument, by the at-
trition of which wood or unetal is cut ; a saying,
a sentence, a proverb -
To SAW, såw. v. a. Part. Sawed and Sawi,
To cut timber or other matter with a saw. jº
SAWTUST, såw dàst s Dust made by the at-
trition of the saw.
SAWFISH, såw'fish. s. A sort of fish.
SAWPIT, sºw'pit. s. Pit over which timbe: ; ;
laid to be sawn by two men.
SAW-WORT, såw wart s. A plant. -
SAW-WREST, såw'rést. s. A sort of tool. With
the saw-wrest they set the teeth of the saw
SAWER, såw'ör. -
SAWYER, såw'yår. 113
is to saw timber into boards or beams.
SAXIFRAGE, sák'sé-frådje. s. A plant.
SAXIFRAGOUS, sāk-sif'rá-gās. a. Dissolvent
of the stone.
To SAY, sh. v. a. 220. Pret. Said. To speak,
to utter in words, to tell ; to tell in any manner.
SAYING, sh'ing, s. 410. Expression, words,
§§ sententiously delivered.
SAYS, séz. Third person of To say.
{{# This seems to be an incorrigible deviation.
s. One whose trade
.*
sore by dried matter; the itch or mange of
º ; a paltry fellow, so named from the
itch.
SCABBARD, skāb'bárd. s. 418. The sheath of
a sword.
SCABBED, skáb'héd, or skáb'd. a. 366. Covered
or diseased with scabs ; paltry, sorry.
ºf This word, like learned, hlessed, and some
others, when used as an adjective, is aiways
pronounced in two syllables, and when a par-
ticiple, in one See Principles, No. 362.
SCABBEDNESS, skáb'běd-nēs. s. ' The state
of being scabbed.
SCABBINESS, skáb'bè-ués. s.
being scabby.
SCABBY, skáb'bé. a. Diseased with scabs.
SCABIOUS, skābé-às. a. Itchy, lepro, s.
SCABRQUS, skā'brås, a 314. Rough, rugged,
pointed on the surface ; harsh, unmusical.
SCABWORT, skáb'wärt. s. A plant.
SCAD, skåd. s. A kind of fish ; probably the
same as Shad.
SCAFFOLD, skáf'föld. s. 166. A temporary
gallery or stage raised either ſor shows or spec.
tators; the gallery raised for execution of great
malefactors; frames of timber erected on the
side of a building for the workmen.
SCAFFOLDAGE, skāf'föl-dīdje. s. 90. Galle-
ry, hollow floor.
SCAFFOLDiNG, skāffāl-ding. s. 410. Build-
ing slightly erected. -
SČši Aff, skājāde.
SCA; ADO, skā-lä'dó. g.
to a place by raising ladders against the walls.
See LUMBAGo.
SCALARY, skál'ā-rè. a.
like those of a ladder.
To SCALD, skáld. v. a. 84. To burn with hot
liquor. -
SCALD, skáld. s. Scurf on the head.
SCALD, skáld. a. Paltry, sorry.
SCALDHEAD, skáld-héd'. s. A loathsome dis.
ease, a kind of local ieprosy in whicis the head
is covered with a scab.
SCALE, skåle. s. A balance, a vessel suspended
by a beam against another; the sign Libra in
the Zodiack; the small shells or crusts which ly-
ing one over another make the coats of fishes; if
any thing exfoliated, a thin lamina; ladder,
1neans of ascent ; the act of storming by lad-
ders; regular gradation, a regular series rising
like a ladder; a figure subdivided by lines like
the steps of a ladder, which is used'to measure
proportions between pictures and the thing re-
The quality of
A storm given
Proceeding by steps
469 -
—no, mēve, nár nôt;—töbe, tàb, báil:—&il;—pôānd;--thin. This.
gºesented ; the series of harmonick or musical{}
SCA
proportions; any thing marked at equal dis.
tall Ces. - -
To SC ALF, skåle. v. a To clim, as by ladders,
to measu e or compare, to weigh ; to take off
in a thiſ lamina ; to pare off a surface.
ſo sºlº, skåle. v. m. To peel off in thin
: y : rt ; (" ! (*s.
St. A 3, £4), skil it.
<cales iikº fishes.
SCA LE YE, Skå-lºne. s. In Geometry, a tri-
arºle that has three sides unequal to each
5ther, - -
SC § Ll N ESS, skå'lé-nēs. s. I he state of oein
SCáll V. -
SCALL, skåwl. s. 84. Leprosy, morbid bald.
t? tº SS.
SCA (, LiON, skál'yān. s. 113. A kind of onion
SC AI, LOP, skól'lúp. s. 166. A fish with a hol.
lºw pectimated shell. -
{#’ This word is irregular, for it ought to have
the a in the first syllable like that in tallow ; but
the deep sound of a is too firmly taxed by cus-
tom to afford any expectation of a change. Mr.
Sheridań, Mr Scott, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares,
and Mr. Smith, pronounce the a in the mannel
I have given it, and Mr. Perry only as in tallow
To SCALLOP, sköl'láp. v. a. To mark on the
edge with segments of circles.
SCALP, skálp. s. The skull, the cranium, the
bone that encloses the brain ; the integuments
of the head.
To SCA1, P, skálp. v. a. To deprive the skull of
its integuments. -
SCAſ, PEL, skål pél. s.
scrape a bone.
SCALY, skåle, a Covered with scales.
To SCA MB1, E, Skåm'bl. v. n. 405. To be tur
bulent and rapacious, to scramble, to get by
struggling with others to shift awkwardly
Łittle used.
SCA MMON'ſ ATF, skām-ino né-āte. a. 91 Made
with seammothy
SCAMMONY, skämmó-nē. . s. The concre,
gummy resinous juice of a climbing plant
growing in Syria. It is brought in light, spon-
gy, friable masses of a blackish colour, and has
a faint unpleasant smell and bitterish pungent
taste.
To SCAMPER, skámpár. v. n. 98. To fly with
speed and trepid it ign. -
To SCAN, skán. v. a. To examine a verse by
counting the feet ; to examiite micely
SCAN 1) A L, skån'dál s. 38. Offence given by
the familts of others ; reproachful aspersion
opprobrious censure, infamy. --
To SCAN DAL, skån dà!. v. a. To treat oppro-
briously, to charge falsely, with faults.
To SC AND A LIZE, skån'dà-lize. v. a. To of
fend by some action stºpposed criminal ; to re-
proach, to disgrace, to defame.
SCANDALCUS, skån'dā-lás. a. 314. Giving
publick offence ; opprobrious, disgraceful;
shameful, openly vile.
SCANDA:.0üSI.Y., skån'dā-iès-lè. ad. Censori-
ously, opprobriously , shamefully, ill to a de-
gree that gives publick off nee. -
The
3CANDALOCSNESS, skändä-lès-nēs. s.
quality of giving publick offence. -
SCAND ALüM Ai Yû NATUM, skån'dā- ém-măg-
ná têm. s. An offence given to a person of
dignity by opprobrious speech or writing; a
writ to recover damages in such cases-ish.
SCAN$10 N, skån'shôn s. The act or prac
tice of seanning a verse.
To SCAN’ſ. skāut. v. a. To limit, to straiten.
$CANT, skånt. a. Parsimonious , less than
what is proper or colnpetent *
$CANT1LY, skånt tº-lè. ad.
gardly : narrowly. -
SCANTINESS, skån'té-nēs. s. Narrowness.
wa; it of space ; watt of amplitude or great-
ness ,
a. 359 Squamous, having
An instrument used to
Sparingiy, mig

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SCA
470 s
SCH
[[G 559-Fate, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;–
SCANTLET: skåntlét. s. A small pattern, a
small quantity, a little piece.
SCANTLING, skånt'ling. s. 410. A quantity cut
for a particular purpose; a certain proportion ;
a small $".
SCANTLY, skånt'lé. ad. Scarcely; marrowly, pe.
muriously.
SCANTNESS, skånt'nés. s. Narrowmess, mean-
ness, smallness,
SCANTY, skån'té. a. Narrow, small, short of
quantity sufficient : sparing, niggardly. *
T. SCAPE, skåpe. v. a. To escape. to shun, to
W.
To SCAPE, skåpe. v. m. To get away from hurt
or danger.
SCAPE, skåpe. s. Escape, flight from hurt or
danger negligent freak; loose act of vice or
lewdness.
SCAPULA, skåp'ê-lä, s. The shoulder blade.
SCAPULARY, skåp'º-lä-rè. a Relating or be.
longing to the shoulders -
SCAR, skär. s. 78. A mark made by a hurt or
fire, a cicatrix.
To SCAR, skär. v. a. To mark as with at SOrt? Or
wound.
SCARAB, skär'áb. s.
sheathed wings.
SCARAMOUCH, skār'á-möätsh. s.
in motley dress.
SCARCE, skärse a
COIn Inon.
SCARCE, skärse.
SCARCELY, skärse'lè.
with difficulty.
SCARCENESS. skärse’més. Small f
SCARCITY, skar'sè-te. 511.5 s. Smallness o
quantity, not plenty, perury; rareness, unfre-
quency, not commonness.
To SCARE, skäre. v. a. To frighten, to terrify ;
...to strike with sudden fear.
$CARECROW, skårekró. s. An image or clap.
§. set up to fright birds.
SCARF, skärf, s. Any thing that hangs loose
upon the shoulders or dress.
To SCARF, skärf, v. a. To throw loosely on;
to dress in any loose vesture.
SCARFSKIN, skārf'skin. s.
epidermis.
SCARIFICATION, skār-e-fé-kå'shām. s. Inci-
sion of the skin with a ſancet, or such like instru-
Inefit.
SCARIFICATOR, skār-e-fé-kā'tàr. s. One who
scarifies.
SCARIFIER, skār'ré-fl-àr. s. 93. He who scar-
ifies ; the instrument with which scarifications
are made.
To SCARIFY, skär'rè-fl. v. a. 183. To let blood
by incisions of the skin, commonly after the
sº of cupping-glasses.
SCARLET, skärlét. s.’99. A beautiful bright
red colour ; cloth dyed with a scariet colour.
SQARLET, skärlét. a. Of the colour of scarlet.
SCARLETOAK, skār-lét-öke'. s. The ilex; a
species of oak. -
SCARP, skärp. s. The slope on that side of a
glitch which is next to a fortified place, and
looks towards the fields, \
SCATE, skāte. s. A kind of wooden shoe on
which people slide.
To SCATE, skāte. v. n. To slide on scates.
Bºº, skäte. s. A fish of the species of thorn-
8. C.
A beetle, an insect with
A buffoon
Not plentiful ; rare, not
; ad. Hardly, scantly:
The cuticle; the
SºftBROUs, skatte-bras. a. Abounding
with springs. -
To SCATH, skáth. v. a. To waste, to damage,
to destroy.
§ATHºàth..s.. Waste, damage, mischief.
Bº: HFUL, skäth'föl. a. Mischievous, destruc-
We.
To SCATTER, skáttúr. v. a. 98. To throw
loosely about, to sprinkle; to dissipate, to dis-
perse. -
{SCAVENGER, skāvīn-jär. s. 98. A
To SCATTER, skättär. v. n. To be dissipated
to be dispersed,
SCATTERINGLY, skattāring-lè. ad. Loosely
dispersedly,
º IIlā-
gistrate, whose province is to keep the streets
clean ; a villain, a wicked wretch.
SCENE, séén. s. The stage, the theatre of dra-
matick poetry : the general appearance of any
action, the whole contexture of objects, a dis-
play, a series, a regular disposition ; part of a
play ; the place represented by the stage; the
hanging of the theatre adapted to the play.
SCENERY, séén'ér-8, s. The appearances of
place or things; the representation of the place
in which an action is performed; the disposi
tion and consecution Uf the scenes of a play.
SCENICK, sén'nik. a. Dramatick, theatrical.
[[G. From the general tendency of the antepenua-
timate accent to shorten the vowel, and the
particular propensity, to contract every vowel
but u before the termination in ical, we find
those in ick, which may be looked upon as ab-
breviations of the other, preserve the same
shortening power with respect to the vowels
which precede : and though the word in ques
tion might plead the loug sound of the e in the
Latin scenicus ; yet, iſ this plea were admitted,
we ought for the same reasons to alter the sound
of o in comick; nor should we know where to
stop. As a plain analogy, therefore, is formed
by epick, topick, tropick, tonick, &c. it would be ab-
surd to break in upon it, under pretence of con-
forming to Latin quantity ; as this would dis-
turh our most settled usages, and quite unhinge
the language.—See Principles, No. 544,
SCENööRXPHICAL,"sánºgráffé-kál. a.
Drawn in perspective. 4.
SCENOGRAPHICALLY, sém-6-gráf'fè-kāl-ć. ad.
In perspective.
SCENOGRAPHY, sé-nóg'grá-fé. s. 518. The
art of perspective. , *
SCENT, sént. s. The power of smelling, the
smell; the object of smell, odour good or bad;
chase followed by the smell. º
To SCENT, sént. v. a. To smell, to perceive by
the nose ; to perfume, or to imbue with odour
ood or bad. *
SCENTLESS, sént'lés. a. Having no smell.
SCEPTRE séptár. s. 416. The ensign of roy-
altv borne in the hand. º
SCEPTHED, sép'tár'd. a. 359. Bearing a scep-
tre,
SCEPTICK, sép'ik, S., See SKEPrick...,
SCHEDIASM, skédé-ázm. s. From the Greek
axºlzoº.oc, cursory writing on a loose sheet. .
[[*This word is not in Johnsom, but, from its
utility, is certainly worthy of a niche in all our
other Dictionaries as well as Ash's, where it is
to be found. The Latins have their Schediasmu,
the French have their, Feuille volante, and why
should not the English have their Schediasm to
express what is written in an extemporary way
on a loose sheet of paper without the formality
of commosition ? * * - sº
SC #. sédjūle, or skédjūle. s. A small
scroll ; a little inventory.
[[;” In the pronunciation of this word we seem
to depart both from the Latin schedula and the
French schedule. If we follow the first we ought
to pronounce the word skedule, 353; if the last.
shedule; but entirely sinking the ch in sedule
seems to be the prevailing mode, and too firmly
fixed by custom to be altered in favour of either
of its original words. Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry ,
and Buchanan, pronounce it skedule; but Mr
Elphinstone, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Nares, Barclay, Fenning, and Shaw, sedule.
though if we may believe Dr. Jones, it was pro-
nounced skedule in Queen Anne's time. e
SCHEME, skéme, s. 353. A plan, a combina
tion of various things into one view, designs or
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- *
471
-rº-'gº-º-º-º- , ,
SCſ
në, móve, nôr, nét, tabe, túb, būll ;—öfl;—p6&nd;—thin, rhis.
ose, a project, a cuntrivance, a design ; a
tºº. $f the aspects of the celestial bo.
dies, any lineal or mathematical diagram.
SCHEMER, ské'mår. s. 98. A projector, a con-
triver.
SCHESIS, ské'słs. s. A habitude, the relative
state of a thing, with respect to other things.
A rhetorical figure, in which a supposed affec-
tion or inclimation of the adversary is intro-
duced in order to be exposed.
SCHISM, sizm. s. A separation or division in
the church.
[* The common pronunciation of this word is
contrary to every rule for pronouncing words
from the learned languages, and ought to be
altered. Ch in English words coming from
Greek words with Y, ought always to be pro-
nounced like k; and I believe the word in ques-
tion is almost the only exception throughout
the language. . However strange, therefore,
skism may sound, it is the only true and analo-
gical pronunciation; and we might as well
pronounce scheme, seme, as schism, sizm, there
being exactly the same reason for both.-But
when once a false pronunciation is fixed as this
is, it requires some daring spirit to begin the
reformation: but when once begun, as it has,
what seldom happens, truth, novelty, and the
appearance of Greek erudition on its side,
there is no doubt of its success. Whatever,
therefore, may be the fate of its pronunciation,
it ought still to retain its spelling. This must
be held sacred, or the whole language will be
metamorphosed : for the very same reason that
induced Dr. Johnson to spell Sceptick, Skeptick, H
ought to have made him spell schism, skism, and
and schedule, sedule. All our orthūepists pro-
nounce the word as i have marked it.
SCHISMATICAL, siz-mât'ê-kál. a.
schism, practising Schism.
SCHISMATICALLY, siz-mât’té kāl-e ad.
schismatical manner.
SCHISMATICK, siz'må-tſk. s.
rates from the true Church.
SCHOLAR, skól'lär. s 88, 353. One who learns
of a master, a disciple; a man of letters; a
pedant, a man of books, one who has a let-
tered education. -
SCHOLARSHIP, skól’lār-ship. s. Learning, li-
tenature, knowledge; literary exhibition ; ex-
hibition or maintenance for a scholar.
SCHOLASTICAL, skò-läs’té-kāl. a. Belonging
to a scholar or school.
SCHOLASTICALLY, skò-läs’tè-kāi-é. ad. Ac-
cording to the niceties or method of the schools,
SCHOLASTICK, sko-lás'tjk a. Pertaining to
the school, practised in the schools befitting
the school, suitable to the school, pedantick.
SCHOLIAST, skò'lē-ăst. s. 353. A writer of ex-
&#öß.
SCH N, skò'iè-ón. tº-
SCHOLIUM, §.; s. A note, an expla
natory observation.
SCHOOL, skööl. s. 353. A house of discipline
and instructiºn ; a place of literary education,
a state of instruction ; system of doctrine as de-
livered by particular teachers.
Implying
In a
One who sepa-
To SCHOOL, skööl. v. a. To instruct, to train;||
to teach with superiority, to tutor.
SCHOOLBOY, skóól'bóē. s. A boy that is in his
rudiments at school.
SCHOOLDAY, skööl'dā. s.
is kept at school. - -
SCHOOLFFLLOW, skóði fél-iö. s. Cne bred
at the same school.
SCHOOLHOUSE, skööl'hôāse. s. House of dis-
cipline and instruction.
SCHOOLMAN, skööl'mān S. 88. One versed in
the niceties and subtilties of academical dispu-
tation; one skilled in the divinity of the school.
Age in which yout.
SCHOOLMASTER, skööl'más-tär. s. One *
presides and teaches in a school
SCHOOLMISTRESS, skööl'mis-tris. s.
man who governs a school. -
SCIATICA, si-át’tè-kā. iº
SCIATICK, si-áttik. s. 509. The hip-gout.
SCIATICAL, sl-āt’té-kāI. a. Afflicting the hip
SCIENCE, si'énse. s. Knowledge; certainty
grounded on demonstration; art attained by
precepts, or built on principles; any art or spe
cies of knowledge. . *
SCIENTIAL, si-ºnshäl.a. Producing science
SCIENTIFICAL, si-án-tíf'fé-kál. P º
SCIENTIFICK, si-án-tif'fik. a. Producing
demonstrative knowledge, producing certainty.
SCIENTIFICALLY, si-án-tiff-kāº. ad" in
such a manner as to produce knowledge.
SCIMITAR, sim'mè-túr. s. 88. A short sword
with a convex edge.
3CINTILLATE, sfn'til-āte. v. m. To sparkle, tº
emit sparks.
SCINTILLATION, sin-tíl-lä'shām. s.
of sparkling, sparks emitted.
SCIOLIST, si'ó-ſist. s. One who knows things
superficially.
SCIOLOUS, si'ó-lás. a. Superficially or imper-
fectly knowing.
SCMOMACHY, si-6m'má-ké. s.
shadow.—See MonoMACHY.
[[f Mr. Nares questions whether the c should not
be pronounced hard in this word, (or it
ought rather to be sºhiomachy;) and if so, he
says, ought we iſot to write skiomachy, for the
same reason as skeptick 8 I answer, exactly.—
See Scirrhus and SKEPrick.
Dr. Johnson's folio accents this word properly on
the second syllable, (see Principles, No. 518,)
but the quarto on the first.
SCION, si'ān. s. 166. A small twig, taken from
one tree to be engrafted into another.
SCIRE FACIAS, si-ré-fa'shās. s. A writ judi
cial in law. \
SCIRRHUS, skir'rás. s. 109.
gland. -
[[; This word is sometimes, but improperly,
written schirrus, with the h in the first syllable
instead of the last; and Bailey and Fenning
have given us two aspirations. and spelt it schir-
rhus ; both of which modes of spelling the word
are contrary to the general analogy of orthog
raphy; for as the word comes from the Greek
*kippoc, the latter r only can have the aspiration,
as the first of these double letters has always
the spiritus lenis and the c in the first syllable,
arising fron, the Greek x, and not the X, no
mºre reason can be given for placing the h af.
ter it, by spelling it schirrus, tuan there is for
spellıng scene from Tºyn, scheme ; or sceptre from
oritºrſºy, scheptre. The most correct Latin or-
thography confirms this opinion, by spelling
the word in question scirrhus : and, according
to the most settled analogy of our own lan-
guage, and the constant method of pronouncing
words from the Greek and Latin, the cought to
be soft before the i in this word, and the first
syllable should be pronounced like the first of
syr-inge, Sir. 7-us, &c
Whatever night have been the occasion of the
false orthography of this word, its false pro-
nunciation seems fixed beyond recovery : and
Dr. Johnson tells us it ought to be written
skirrhus. not merely because it comes from
axiggcº, but because c in English has before e
and i the sound of s. Dr Johnson is the last
man that I should have suspected of giving this
advice. What because a false, orthography
has obtained, and a false pronunciation in con-
sequence of it, must both these errours be con-
firmed by a still grosser departure from analo
gy? A little reflection on the consequences o.
so pernicious a practice would, I doubt not,
have made Dr. Johnson retract his advice.
While a true orthegraphy remaius, there is
some hope that a false pronunciation may be
A wo
The act
Battle with a
An indurated


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reclaimed, but when once the orthography is
altercd, pronunciation is incorligible and we
must bow to the tyrant, however false may be
his title.—See Principſes, No 350, and the
wold Skeptick.
Mr. Sheridan pronounces this word skirrous ; Mr.
Scott, Mr. Perry, and W. Johnston, have omit.
ted it : neither Dr. Kenrick nor Buchanan,
take any notice of the sound of c, and, accord-
ing to them, it might be pronounced s , but
Barclay writt's it to be pronounced skirrus.
SCIRRHOUS, skir'rés. a. 314. Having a gland
indurated.
SCHIRRHOSITY, skir-rós'é-té. s.
tion ºn the glands.
SCISSIBLE, sis'sè-bl. a. Capable of being divi-
ded smoothly by a sharp edge.
SCISSILE, sis'sil. a. 140. Capable of being cut
or divided smoothly by a sharp edge. ,
SCISSION, sizhāu. s. The act of cutting.—See
Abscission.
SCISSORS, sízzörz. s. 166. A small pair of
shears, or blades moveable on a pivot, and in-
tercepting the thing to be cut.
SCISSURE, sizh'êre. s. A crack, a rent, a fis-
Stºre.
SCLAVONIA, sklä-vö'né-á. s. A province near
Turkey in Europe.
SCLAVONICK, sklä-vön'ík, a The Sclavonian
language
The hard, white,
An indura-
SCLEROTICK, skiè-röttk. a.
outer coat of the eye.
#. §§§ºn; v. a. To stop a wheel
§ putting a stone or piece of wood under it.
. B. The former of these words is the most
Rºl U1863
To SCOFF, sköf. v. n. To treat with insolent
ridicule, to treat with contumelious language.
SCOFF, sköf. s. 170. Contemptuous ridicule,
§" of scorm, contumeiious language.
SCOFFER, sköf för. s. 98. Insolent ridiculer,
saucy scorner, contumelious reproacher.
SCOFFINGLY, sköff ing-lé. ad. In contempt,
in ridicule.
To SUOLD, sköld. v. n. See Mould. To quar-
rel clamdrously and rudely. "
SCOLD, skold. s. A clamorous, rude, foul-
mouthed woman. *
SCQLLOP, skól'Iſàp s. 166. A pectinated shell-
fish.
SCONCE, skönse. s. A fort, a bulwark , the
head ; a pensile candiestick, geuerally with a
looking-glass to reflect the light.
To SCQNCE, shēnse v. a. º, mułct, or fine.
SCOOP, skóóp. s. 306. A kind of large ladie, a
vessel with a long handle used to throw out li-
quor.
To SCOOP, skóðp v. a. To lade out; to carry
off in any thing holiow; to cut hollow, or deep.
SCOOPER, ... s. 98. One who scoops.
SCOPE, sköpe. s. Aim, intention, drift, thing
aimed at, mark, final-end ; room, Space, ampli-
tude of intellectual view.
SCORBUTICAL, skör-bū'tè-kāi.
SCORBUTICK, skör-bú'tik. 509.
eased with the scurvy. -
SCORBUTICALLY, sköl bº'té-kāl-ć. ad. With
tendency to the scurvy.
To SCORCH, skörtsh. v a, 352. To burn su-
perficially ; to burn.
To SCORCH, skörtsh. v. n. To be burnt su-
... perficially, to be dried up.
SCORDIUM, skördè-àm, or skörjë-àm. s. 293,
294,376. An herb.
SCORE, sköre. s. A notch or long incision ; a
line drawn; an account, which, when writing
was less common, was kept by marks on talnes;
3CCOunt kept of something past ; debt impºtted;
reason, motive ; sake, account, reason referred
to some one ; twenty. A song in score : the
words with the musical notes of a song annexed.
; a. Dis-
.472 -
[[j' 559–Fâte, far, fall, fūt:—mé, mét,-pine,
SCR
pin;– - *
To SCORE, sköre. v. a. To set down as a debt
to impute, to charge, to mark by a line.
SCQRIA, skoré-ā. Ś. 92. Dross, excrement.
SCORIOUS, sko're-às. a. 314. Drossy, recre
mentitious
To SCQRN, skörn. v. a. To despise, to revile
to vilify, -
To SCORN, skörn. v. n. To scoff.
SCORN, skörm. s. Contempt, scoff, act of cou
tunnely.
SCORNER, skörn'ār. s. 98. Contemmer, despi-
ser, scoffer, ridiculer.
SCORNFUL, sköru'föl a. Contemptuous, inso
splent ; acting in defiance.
SČöRNfüiliº,"skºtić, ad. Contemptu.
ously, insolently.
SCORPION, skör'pë-án. s. A reptile somewhat
resembling a small lobster, with a very veno-
mous sting ; one of the signs of the Zodiack,
tº sºourge so called from its cruelty; a sea fish.
SCOT, sköt. s. Shot, payment. Scot and lot;
parish payments. -
To SCOTCH, skótsh. v. a. To cut with shallow
It i ClSiOſh S.
SCQTCH, skótsh. a. Belonging to Scotland.
SCQTCH COLLOPS, skóish
SCQTCH'D COLLOPS, skótsht köllöps. 8.
SCORCH' D COLLOPS, skortsht
Veal cut into small pieces and fried.
u_j , iſ the inspector may choose which of these he
pleases. The first is most in use, and seems
... nearest the truth.
SCOTCH HOPPERS, skótsh'hôp-pârz. s. A
| play in which boys hop over lines in the ground.
SCOTOMY, sköttö-mè. s. A dizziness or swim-
ming in the head, causing dimness of sight.
SCuljS DREL, sköän'dril. s. 99. A mean rascal,
a low petty villain.
To SCOUR, sköär. v. a. 312. To rub hard with
any thing rough, in order to clean the surface,
to purge violently ; to cleanse ; to remove by
scouring , to range in order to catch or drive
away something, to clear away; to pass swift-
ly over
To SCOUR, skåår. v. m. To perform the office
of cleaning domestick utensils; to clean ; to be
purged or lax ; to rove, to range; to run here
and there; to run with great eagerness and
Swiftness, to scamper.
SCOURER, sköärär. s. One that cleans by rub-
bing ; a purge ; oue who runs swiftly.
SCOURGE, skärje. s. 314. A whip, a lash, an
instrument of discipline; a punishment, a vin-
dictive affliction; one that afflicts, harasses, of
destroys ; a whip for a top.
To SCOURGE, skärje. v. a. To lash with a
whip, to whip sto punish, to chastise, to chas-
ten ; to castigate.
SCOURGER, skärjör, s, 98. One that scourges
a punisher or chastiser.
SCOUT, sköät. s. 312. One who is sent privily
to observe the motions of the enemy.
To SCOUT, sköät. v. m. To go out in order to
observe the motious of an enemy privately.
To SCOWL, sköül. v. m. To frºwn, to pout, to
look angry, sour, and sullen. /
SCOWL, sköäl. s. 322. Look of sullenness or
discontent, gloom. --
SCOWLINGLY, sköäl?ng-lè. ad. With a frown.
ing and sullen look.
To SCRABBLE, skráb'bl. v. n. 405. To paw
with the hands.
SCRAG, skräg. s. Any thing thin or lean.
SCRAGGED, skräg'géd. a. 366. Rough, une-
ven, full of protuberances or asperities.
§§A99FDNESS, skräg'géd-més 2 s, Lean
SCRAGGINESS, skräg'ge-nés. º
ness, unevenness, roughness, ruggedness.
SCRAGGY, skräg'gé. a. 383. Lean, thin; rough,
rugged.
'To §MBLE, skrämbl. v., n. To catch at
any thing eagerly and tumultuously with the
SCRATCHES, skrätshiz. s. 99. Cracked ul-
“a
SCR
—nó, móve, nãr, nét –tábe, túb,
hands, to catch with haste preventive of anoth-
er; to climh by the "elp of the hands.
$CRAMBLE, skräm'bºſ s. 405. Eager contest
for something; act of climbing by the help of
the hands.
SCRAM BI, ER, skräm'bl-àr. s. 93. One that
ºles: one that climbs by the help of the
lauds. -
To SCRANCH, skränsh. v. a. To grind some-
what crackling between the teeth.
SCRAN NEL, skrá., nil.
sound.
SCRAP, skráp. s. A small particle, a little piece,
a fragment : crumb, small particles of meat
... left at the table ; a small piece of paper,
To SCRAPE, skräpe. v. a. To deprive of the
surface by ºne light action of a sharp instru-
ment ; to take away by scraping, to eraze; to
act, upon any surface with a harsh noise ; to
gather by great efforts or penurious or trifling
diligence. To scrape acquaintance, a low phrase:
to Ctirry favour, or insińuate into one's famiii-
arity. -
To SCRAPE, skräpe. v. m. To make a harsh
noise : to play it! on a fiddle.
SCRAPF, skräpe. s. Difficulty, perplexity, dis-
tress ; an awkward bow.
StºłAPER, skrá pár. s. 98. Instrument with
which any thing is scraped ; a miser, a man
intent on getting money, a scrapepenny; a
vile fiddler.
To SCR ATCH, skrätsh. v. a. To tear or mark
with slight incisions ragged and uneven ; to
tear with the nails; to wound slightly; to hurt
slightly with any thing pointed or keen; to
rub with the nails; to write or draw awkwardly.
SCRATCH, skrätsh. s. An incision ragged and
shallow ; laceration with the nails, a sight
wound. .
SCRATCHER, skrätsh'īr. 98. He that
scratches.
a. 99. Grating by the
S.
cers or scabs in a horse's foot.
SºRATCHINGLY, skrátsh'ing-lè. ad. With the
action of scratching.
SCRAW, skräw. s. 219. Surface, scurf.
To SCRAWL, skräwl. v. a. 219. To draw or
mark irregularly or clumsily ; to write unskil-
fully and inelegantly.
$CRAWL, skräwl. s. Unskilful and inelegant
writing.
SCRAW LFR, skräwl'êr. s. A clumsy and inel-
egant writer. •
$CRAY, skrá. s. 220. A bird called a sea-swal-
low.
To SCREAK, skrèke. v. n. 227. io make a
shrill or harsh noise.
To SéREAM, skréme. v. n. 227. To cry out
shrilly, as in terrour or agony.
SCREAM, skrème. s. A shrill quick loud cry
of terrour or pain.
To SCREECH, skrèëtsh. v. n. 246. To cry
out as in terrour or anguish ; to cry as a night
owl.
SCREECHOWL, skrèëtsh'8&l. An owl that
hoots in the night, and whose voice is vulgarly
supposed to hetoken danger, or death.
SCREEN, skréén. s. 246. Any thing that af.
fords shelter or concealment; any thing used
to exclude cold or light; a riddle to sift sand.
To SCRFEN, skréén. v. a. To shelter, to con-
ceal, to hide, to sift, to riddle.
SCREW, skröö. s. 265. One cf the mechanical
powers; a kind of twisted pin or nail which
enters by turning.
Fo SCREW, skröö. v. a. To turn by a screw ;
to fasten with a screw ; to deform by contor-
tions ; to force, to bring by violence ; to
squeeze, to press; to oppress by extortion.
To SCRIBBLE, skr:b'bl. v. a. 4)5. To fill with
g-
*-* *
473
artless or worthless writing; to write without
use or elegance, 3 O
SCU
bill;-&ii;—päänd,—thin, riſis.
To SCRIBBLE, skrih'bi. v. n. To write without
care or bleauty. { 3
§§§ Eiskribbl. s. Worthless wrºung.
SCRIBBLER, skrib'bl-àr. s. 98. A petty au
thor, a writer without worth.
SCRIBE, skrihe. s. A writer; a publick notary
SCRPM ER, skri'môr. s.93. A gladiator. JWht in tase.
SCRIP, skripºs. A small bag, asatchel; a sche
dule, a small writing. -
SCRIPPAGE, skrip'pidje. s. 90. That which
is contained in a scrip.
SCRIPTORY, skrip'tàr-é. a. 512. Written, not
orall v delivered.—See Domestick.
SCRIPTURAL, skrip'tshū-rál. a. Contained in
the Bible, biblical.
SCRIPTURE, skriptshºre. s. 461. Writing;
sacred writing, the Bible. - .**
SCRIVENER, skriv'nār. s. One who draws con.
tracts; one whose business is to place money
at Interest. + w
[[G’ This word is irrecoverably contracted into
two syllables.—See CLEF and NoMINATIvE.
SCROFI}LA, skrôf'ê-lä. s. 92. A depravation of
the humours of the body, which break out in
Sores, cºmmonly called the king's evil. -
SCROFULOUS, skrôf 'º-lás. a. 314. Diseased
with tho scrofula.
SQROLL, skrôle. s. 406. A writing rolled up.
SCROYLE, skróēl. s. A mean fellow, a rascal,
a wretch. -
To SCRUB, skrāb. v. a. To rub hard with
Something coarse and rough.
SCRUB, skrāb, s. A mean fellow ; any thing
mean or despicable.
SCRUBBEL), skráb'bid. 366.
SCRUBBY, skráb'bé.
vile, worthless, dirty sorry
SCRUFF, skräf. s.
[I3 This word, by a metathes.s us.tal in pronun
ciation, Dr. Johnson supposes to be the same
with scurf. -
SCRUPLF, skröö'pl. s. 339, 405. Doubt, per-
plexity, generally about minute things ; twenty
grains, the third part of a drachm; proverbially
any small "...; º
To SCRUPLE, skröö'pl. v. n. To doubt, to hesi-
tate.
SCRUPLER, skröö'pl-àr. s. 98. A dºubter, one
who has scruples r
SCRUPULOSITY, skröö-pê-lós'é-té. s Doubt,
minute and mice doubtfulness ; fear of acting
in any manner, tenderness of conscience.
SCRUPULOUS, skróð'pë-lès. a. 314. Nicely
doubtful, hard to satisfy in determinations of
conscience: given to objections, captious, cau-
tion*S.
SCRUPULOUSLY, skróð'pë-lès-lè. ad. Care-
fully, nicely, anxiously. -
SCRUPULOUSNESS, skröö'pá-lès-nēs. s. The
state of being scrupulous. º
SCRUTABLE, skróð'tá-bl. a. 405. Discovera-
ble by inquiry.
SCRUTATION, skröö-tä'shôn. s. Search, ex-
amination, inquiry. º ->
SCRUTATOR, 'skróð-tà'tár. s. 166. Inquirer,
searcher, examiner. *:::::::
SČRū’īNoüš, ;&tin-às. a. Cášious, full c.
In Out; theS.
SCRUTINY, skröö'té-nē. s. 339. Inquiry, search,
examination. * ". *.
To SCRUTINIZE, skröö'tín-ize. v. 9. To search,
to examine.
SCRUTOIRE, skróð-töre'. s. A case of drawers
for writings.
To SCUD, skåd. v. m.
precipitation. . .
To SCUDDLE, sköd'dl. v. n. To run with a kind
of affected haste or precipitation.
SCUFFLE, skāf'fl. s. 405. A confused quar.
rel, a tumultuous broil. -
To SCUFFLE, skāf'fl. v. m. To $ght conſisedly
and tumultuously. -
3. Mean,
To fly, to run away with


SEA
474. *.
SEA *
*
To SCULK, skålk. v. m. To lurk in hiding
places, to lie close
SCULKER, skålk'âr. s. 98. A lurker, one that
hides himself for shame or mischief.
SCULL, skál. s. The bome which incases and
defends the brain, the arched bone of the head;
a small boat, a cockboat; one who rows a
cockboat ; a shoal of fish. sº
SCULLGAP, skål kāp. s. A headpiece.
SCULLER, skál'lär. s. 98. A cockboat, a boat
in whith there is but ome rower; one that rows
a cockboat.
3CULLERY, skål’lār-e. s. The place where com:
mon utensils, as kettles or dishes, are cleaned
and kept.
$CULLION, skál'yān. s.
mestick servant, that washes the ket
the dishes in the kitchen. -
$CúEPTILE, skålp'til. a. Made by carving,
SCULPTOR, skálp'tár. s. 166. A carver, one
who cuts wood of stone into images.
SCULPTURE, skálp'tshūre. s. 461. The art of
carving wood, or hewing stome into images;
carved wórk ; the act of engraving.
To SCULP#TURE, skålp'tshūre. v. a. To cut,
to engrave.
SCUM, skåm. s. That which rises to the top of
any liquor; the dross, the refuse, the recrement.
To SCUM, skåm. v. a. To ciear off the scum.
SCUMMER, skåm'môr. s. 98. A vessel with
which liquor is scummed.
§ CUPPER. Holes, skåp'pár. s. 98. In a ship,
small holes on the deck, through which water is
carried into the sea.
3CURF, skārf. s. A kind of dry miliary scab ;
soil or stain adherent; any thing sticking on
... the surface.
SCURF#NESS, skärſ'é-nēs. s. The state of be-
ing scărfy.
SC L; skār'ril. a. Low, mean, grossly op-
probrious.
SéURRILITY, skār-ril'è-tè s. Grossness of re-
proach ; low abuse.
$CORRILOUS, skär'ril-às. a. 314. Grossly op-
probrious, using such language as only the li-
cence of a buffoon can warrant.
SCURRILOUSLY, skār'ril-às-lè. ad. With gross
reproach, with low buffoonery.
SCURVILY, skār'vé-lè. ad.
coarsely.
s&###, skär'vé. s. A distemper of the in-
habitants of cold countries, and among those
who inhabit marshy, fat, low, moist soils.
SCURVY, skör'vé. a, Scabbed, diseased with
the scurvy; vile, worthless, contemptible.
$CURWYGRASS, skār'vé-g:ás. s. The spoon-
Wort.
SCUT, skåt. s. The tail of those animals whose
tails are very short.
$CUTAGE, skú'tädje. s. 90. Shield money. A
tax formerly granted to the king for an expe-
dition to the Holy Land. Ash. \
SCUTCHEON, skåtsh'ín. s. 259. The shield re-
presented in heraldry.
SCUTIFORM, skú'tè-förm.
shield. *
SCUTTLE, skåttl. s. 405. A wide shallow bas-
ket; a small grate ; a quick pace, a short
run; a pace of affected º
To SCUTTLE, skåttl. v. n. To run with affect-
ed §§ itation. .
To 'SDEIGN, zdāne. v. m. To disdain. This
gontraction is obsolete.
SEA, sé. s. The ocean, the water opposed to
the land; a collection of water, a lake; pro-
verbially for any large quantity; any "...#
rough and tempestuous. Half Seas over, half
drumk.
SEABEAT, sé'bète. a. Dashed by the waves of
the sea.
sº, sé'böte. s. “Wessel capable to bear
seas. *
113. The .." †
ČS an
Wilely, basely,
a. Shaped like a
SEABORN, sè'börn a. Born of the sea, pro
duced by the sea. a
SEABOY, sé'böè. s. Boy employed on shipboard
SEABREACH, sé'brètsh. s." Irruption of the sea
by breaking the banks. :
SEABREEZE, sé'brèze s.
the sea.
SEABUILT, sé'bīlt. a. Built for the sea.
SEACALF, sé-kāf’. The seal. , #
SEACAP, sé'káp. s. Cap, made to be worn on
shipboard.
SEACHART, sé-kärt'. Map on which only the
coasts are delineated.—See CHART.
SEACOAL, sè'köle. S. Coal so called, because
transported by sea. *
SEACOAST, sé-köste', s. Shore, edge of the sea.
SEACOMPASS, sé-kām'päs. s. The card, and
needle of mariners.
SEACOW, sé-köä'. s. The manatee, a very
bulky animal of the cetaceous kind.
SEADOG, sè-dög'. s. Perhaps the shark.
SZAFARER, sé'fa-rár. s. A traveller by sea, a
mariner. * *
SEAFARING, Sé'fá-ring.a. 410. Travelling by sea.
SEAFENNEL, sæ-fén'nil. s. 99. The same with
SAMPHIRE, which see.
SEAFIGHT, sè-fite'. s.
on the sea.
SEAFOWL, sé-fôāl'. s. A bird that lives at sea
SEAGIRT, sè'gért. a. Girded or encircled by
the sea.
SEAGREEN, sé'gréén, a. Resembling the co-
lour of the distant sea, cerulean.
SEAGULL, sè-gål'. s. A sea bitt. * *
SEAHEDGEHöG, sé-hédjeſhög. s. A kind of
sea shell-fish.
SEAHOG, sè-hög'. s. The porpus.
ŠEAHößily, seiðrú. s." A plant. g
SEAHORSE, sé-hörse'. s. The seahorse is a
fish of very singular form : it is about four or
five inches in length, and nearly half an inch
in diameter in the broadest part; the morse.
by the sea-horse Dryden means the hippopota-
IIlúS.
SEAMAID, sé'mäde. s. Mermaid. g
SEAMAN, sé'mán. s. 88. A sailor, a navigator,
a mariner; merman, the male of the mermaid
SEAMARK, sé'mark. s. Point or conspicuous
lace distinguished at sea.
SEAMEW, sè-mâ'. s. A fowl that frequents the
Sę8.
SEAMONSTER, sé-mêns’tár. s. A strange ani-
mal of the sea.
SEANYMPH, sé-nîmf'. s. A goddess of the sea
SEAONION, sé-àn'yān. s. An herb.
SEAOOSE, sé-ööze'. s. The mud in the sea on
shore.
SEAPIECE, sé'pěèse. s. A picture represent-
ing anything at sea.
SEAPOOL, sépôól. s. A lake of salt water.
SEAPORT, sé'pört. s. A harbour.
SEARISQUE, Sé'risk. s. Hazard at sea.
SEAROCKET, sé'rök-kit. s. A plant.
SEAROOM, sé'rööm. s. Open sea, spacious
Iſlain,
SEAROVER, sé'rô-vär. s. A pirate.
SEASERPENT, sé'sér-pênt. s. Serpent gene
rated in the water.
SEASERVICE, sé'sér-vis. S.
SEASHARK, sé-shārk'. s.
SEASHELL, sè-shél'. s.
Seashore. t
SEASHORE, sè-shöre'. s. The coast of the sea.
SEASICK, sé'sik. a. Sick, as new voyagers on
the Sea. 3.
SEASIDE, sé-slde'..s.. The edge of the sea.
SEASURGEON, sé'sār-jān. s. A chirurgeon
empioyed on shipboard. -
SEATERM, sè'térm. s. Word of art used by
S£alilein, -
SEAWATER. 28'wº-tär, 5. The salt water of
the sea,
Wind blowing from
sº
Battle of ships, battle
Naval war.
A ravenous sea-fish
Shells found on the



SEC
*r- mö, mêve, mēr, nét;—túbe, tab, būll;—öil;—päänd,-thin, This.
* SEAL, séle. s. 227. The seacalſ
SEAL, sèle. . s. A stamp engraved with a par-
ticular impression, which is fixed upon the wax
that closes letters, or affixed as a testimony ;
the impression made in wax ; any act of con-
firmation.
To SEAL, séle. v. a. To fasten with a seal; to
confirm or attest by a seal; to confirm, to
ratify, to settle; to shut, to close ; to mark with
a stamp.
To SEAL, sºle. v. n. To fix a seal.
SEALER, sé'lär. s. 98. One that seals.
SEALJNGWAX, sé'ling-wäks. s. Hard wax
used to seal letters.
SEAM, séme. s. 227. The edge of cloth where
the threads are doubled, the suture where the
two edges are sewed together; the juncture of
º in a ship ; a cicatrix, a scar; greasº,
og's lard. In this last sense not used.
To SEAM, sème, v. a. To join together by su-
ture or otherwise; to mark, to scar with a long
cicatrix.
SEAMLESS, sémelés. a. Having no seam.
SEAMSTRESS, sém'strés. s. 234, 515. A wo-
man whose trade is to sew.
SEAMY, sé'mè. a. Having a seam, showing the
Sea II).
SEAR, sére... a. 227. Dry, not any longer green.
To SEAR, sére. v. a. To burn, to cauterize.
SEARCE, sérse, s. 234. A fine sieve or bolter.
To SEARCE, sérse. v. a. To sift finely. *
sºoth, sère'klöth. s. A plaster, a large
plaster.
To SEARCH, sèrtsh. v a. 234. To examine, to
try, to explore, to look through ; to inquire, to
seek; to probe as a chirurgeon ; to search out,
to find by seeking.
To SEARCH, sértsh. v. m. To make a search ;
to make inquiry; to seek, to try to find.
SEARCH, sértsh, s, Inquiry by looking into
every suspected place ; inquiry, examination,
act of seeking ; quest, pursuit.
SEARCHER, sértsh'êr. s. Examiner, inquirer,
trier; officer in London appointed to examine
the ºdies of the dead, and report the cause of
death.
SEASON, sé'z'm. s. 227, 443. One of the four
parts of the year, Spring, Summer, Autumn,
Winter; a time as distinguished from others; a
fit time, an opportune occurrence ; a time not
very long ; that which gives a high relish.
"To §§§§ , sé'z'n. v. a. 170. To mix with
food any thing that #. a high relish; to give
a relish to ; to qualify by admixture of another
ingredient; to imbue, to tinge or taint ; to fit
for any use by time or habit, to mature.
To SEASON, sé'z'n. v. n. To be mature, to
row fit for any purpose.
SEASONABLE, sé'z'in-ā-bl. a. 405. Opportune,
happening or done at a proper time.
SEASONABLENESS, sé'z'm-à-bl-nēs. s. Op-
portuneness of time; propriety with regard to
time.
SEASONABLY, sé'z'm-à-blé. ad. Properly with
respect to time. -
SEASONER, sé'z'm-àr. s. 98.
or gives a relish to any thing.
słºść. sé'z'n-ing. s. 410. That which is
added to any thing to give it a relish.
SEAT, séte. s. 227. A chair, bench, or any thing
on which one may sit; a chair of state; tribu-
nal ; mansion, abode; situation, site.
To SEAT, séte. v. a. To place on seats; to
cause to sit down ; to place in a post of autho-
rity or place of distinction; to fix in any par-
ticular place or situation, to settle ; to fix, to
lace firm.
sº, sè'wärd. ad. 88. Towards the sea.
SECANT, sekānt, s. In Geometry,Sthe right
line drawn from the centre of a circle, cºtting
and meeting with another line called the tan.
gent, without it,
He who seasons
SEC
To SECEDE, sé-sééd'.
§ in any affair.
SECEDER, sé-seed'âr. s. 98. One who discovers
his disapprobation of any proceedings oy with:
drawing himself.
To SECERN, sé-sérn'. v. a. To separate #.
from grosser matter, to make the separatidº of
substances in the body.
SECESSION, sé-séshán. s. The act of depart-
ing.; the act of withdrawing from councils or
actionS.
To SECLUDE, sè-klöde'. v. a. To confine from,
to shut up apart, to exclude.
SECOND, sék'kånd. a. 166. The next in order
to the first ; the ordinal of two; next in value
or dignity, inferiour. *
v. a To withdraw from
|SECOND-HAND, sék'kånd-hánd. s. 525. Pos-
session received from the first possessor.
SECOND, sék'kånd. s. One who accompanies
another in a duel, to direct or defend him; one
who supports or maintains ; the sixtieth part
cf a minute.
To SECOND, sék'kånd. v. a. To support, to
forward, to assist, to come in after the act as a
maintainer ; to follow in the next place.
SECOND-SIGHT, sék-kånd-site'. s. The power
of seeing things future, or things distant; sup-
osed inherent in some of the Scottish islanders,
SECONDARILY," sék'kān-dā-ré-lè. ad. In the
Second degree, in the second order.
SECONDARINESS, sék'kān-dā-rè-nés. s. The
state of being secondary.
SECONDARY, sékºkāndā-ré. a. Not primary,
not of the first rate; acting by transmission or
deputation.
SECONDARY, sék'kān-dā-rè. s.
deputy.
SECONDLY, sék'kånd-lè. ad. In the second
place.
SECONDRATF, sék-kånd-råte'. s. The second
order in dignity or value: it is sometimes used
adjectively. *.
SECRECY, sé'krè-sé. S. Privacy, state of being
hidden; solitude, retirement; forbearance of
discovery; fidelity to a secret, taciturnity in-
violate ; close silence.
SECRET, sé'krit. a. 99. Kept hidden, not re-
vealed ; retired, private, unseen; faithful to a
secret intrusted ; privy, obscene.
SECRET, sé'krit..'s. Something studiously hid-
den; a thing unknown, something not yet dis-
covered ; privacy, secrecy.
SECRETARISHIP, sék'krè-tá-rè-ship. s. The
office of a secretary.
SECRETABY, sék'krè-tá-rè. s. One intrusted
with the management of business, one who
writes for another.
To SECRETE, sé-krète. v. a. To put aside, to
hide : in the animal economy, to secern, to se-
arate. *
SECRETION, sé-kré'shān. s. The part ef the
animal economy that consists in separatin
the various fluids of the body; the fluid secrete
SECRET'ifióüs, såkºsićs a 530. Farted
by animal secretion. gº
SFCRETIST, sé'krè-tist, s. A dealer in secrets.
SECRETLY, sé'krit-lè. ad. Privately, privily,
not openly, not publickly.
SECRETNESS, sé'krit-nēs. s. State of being
hidden ; quality of keeping a secret.
SECRETORy, Śā-jºº, a 513. Performing
the office of secretion.
SECT, sékt. s. A body of men following, some
particular master, or united in some tenets.
SECTARISM, sék'tá-rizm. s. Disposition to
etty sects in opposition to things established.
SECTARY, sék’tá-rè. s. One who divides from
publick establishment, and joins with those ºis-
tinguished by some particular whims; a ſº ºw-
A delegate. 3.
er, a pupil. g
SECTATOR, sék-tä'tär 521. A follow ‘y sº
imutator, a disciple
4”

SEP)ijLITY. sé-dà'lè-té. s.
SED
SECTION, sék'shôn. s. The act of cutting or
dividing; a part divided from the rest; a small
and distinct part of a writing or book. .
SECTOR; sék’tár. s. 166. A mathematical in-
strument for laying down or measuring angles.
Sºſuſ, AR, sék'kū-lär. a. 88. Not spiritual, re-
àting to affairs of the present world : in the
Church of Rome, not bound by monastick
rules ; §"; or coming once in a centyry.
SECULARITY, sék-kā-lär'è-té. s. Worldliness,
attentiºn to the things of the present life.
To SECULARIZE, sék'kè-lá-rize. v. a. To con-
vert from spiritual appropriations to common
use ; to make worldly.
SECULARLY, sák'kū-jār-lè. ad. In a worldly
In annºn" *:
SECULARNESS, sék'kū-lār-nēs. s. Worldli-
IłęSS,
SECUNDINE, sékºkān-dine. s. 149. The men-
brane in which the embryo is wrapped, the
after-birth. -
SECURE, sé-kère', a. Free from fear, easy,
assured ; careless, wanting caution ; free from
danger, safe.
To ŠiščijRE, sè-kère'. v. a. To make certain,
to put out of hazard, to ascertain; to protect, to
make safe ; to insure; to make fast.
SECURELY, sé-kūre'lè. ad. Without fear, with-
out danger, safely.
SECUREMENT, sé-kūre'mént. s.
of safety, protection, defence.
SECURITY, sé-kū'rè-té. s. Carelessness, free-
dom from fear, confidence; want of vigilance;
protection, defence ; any thing given as a
pledge or cautiou, insurance; safety, cartainty.
SEDAN, sè-dán'. s. A kind of portable coach,
a chair. *
SEDATE, sº-date'. a. Calm, unruffled, serene.
$EDATELY , sé-dàte'lé ad. Calmly, without
disturbance.
SEDA'ſ ENESS, sé-dàte'nés. s. Calmness, tram-
quiltity. X,
SED ENTARINESS, sèd'dán-tá-rè-nēs. s. The
state of being sedentary, inactivity.
SEDE,NTARY sód'dém-tá-rè. a Passed in sit-
ting still, wanting motion or action; torpid,
II) a C1 i Ve.
[* We sometimes hear this word with the accent
on the second syllable, but I find this pronun-
ciation only in Buchanan. Dr. Johnson, Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Dr. Ash, Dr.
Kenrick, Mr. Perry, Bailey, Barclay, Fenning,
Entick, and Smith, place the accent on the
first syllable.
SEDGE, sédje. s.
narrow flag.
SEDGY, sédjé. a. Overgrown with narrow
tiars.
$EDIMENT, séd'ê-mênt. s. That which sub-
sides or settles at the bottom.
SEDITION, sæ-dish'ên s. A tumult, an insur-
rection, a pop. commotion.
SEDITIOUS, sé-dish'īs. a. Factious with tu-
unult, turbulent.
5E DiTIOUSLY, sé-dish'és-lè ad. Tumultuous-
ly, with factious turbulence.
SED}} 10USNESS, sé-dish'és-nēs. s. Turbu-
sence, disposition to sedition.
To SE}}UCE, sè-dûse'. v. a. To draw aside from
the right, to tempt, to corrupt, to deprave, to
mislead, to deceive.
SEDUCEMENT, sé-dºse'mént. s. Practice of
a seductiºn, art or means used in order to seduce.
BER(CER, sº-dà'sfºr. s. 98. One who draws
asiº frºm the right, a tempter, a corrupter.
$EDUC BLE, sé-dà'sé-bl a. 405. Corruptible,
capable cf being drawn aside.
SEDUCTION, sé-dûk'shôn. s. The act of se.
dºing...the act of drawing aside. ,
Diligent assiduity,
laboriousness; industry, apt fication.
SEDUI.0US, sćd'à-lès, or «ăjà-lès, a 293,294,
The cause
A growth of marrow flags, a
476, f
[[G 559–Fate, fir, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pla;-
SEE *-
}
376. Assiduous, industrious, laborious, dili
gent, painful.
SEDULOUSLY, séd'dà-lás lè; ad. Assiduously
industriously; laboriously, diligently, painfully
słºńiotišššššjāśā.".” A.
assiduousness, industry, diligence.
SEE, séé. s. 246. . The seat of episcopal power,
the diocess of a bishop.
To SEE, stºº. . v. a. To perceive by the eye; to
observe, to find ; to discover, to descry; to
converse with.
To SF.E, sº. v. m. To have the power of sight
to have by the eye fielception of things distant;
to discern without deception ; to inquire, to
disting lish ; to be attentive ; to scheme, to
contrive.
SEE, séé., interject. Lo, look.'
3 EEF), sé80 s. 246. The organized particle
* produced by plants and animals, from which
new plants and animals are generated ; first
principle, original ; principle of production,
progeny, offspring ; race, generation.
To SEED, sééd. ", n. To grow to perfect matu-
rity so as to shºd the Seed.
SEEDCARE, sºdiake s. A sweet cake in-
S ###" § w arm aromatick seeds.
SEEDLIP, seed'lip. *** *****:
SEEDLUP, sééd’lāp. : s. A vessel in which
the sower carries his seed.
SEED PEARL, sèèd-pêrl'.s. Small grains of pearl
§ Fºix Pi, Oil, sééd'plót. s. The ground on which
plants are sowed to be afterwards transplanted
SEEDTIME, séðq'time. s. The season of sowing
SEEDLING, sééd'ſ ng. s. 410. A young plant
just risen from the seed.
SEEDSMAN, sºdz'mán. s. 88. The sower, he
that scatters the seed. -
SEEDY, sééd'é. a. 182. Abounding with seed
§§ ...; s. 410. Sight, vision.
EEI N G, ské šng. *
Šišixo, Tºis'ſ, seeing-thät. ad. Since,
it being sº, that.
To SEEK, séék. v. a. Pret. Sought ; Part. pass.
Sought. To look for, to search for ; to solicit,
to endeavour to gain ; to go to find ; to pursue
by secret machinations.
To SEEK, séék. v. n. 246. To make search, to
make inquiry ; to endeavour; to make pursuit;
to apply to, to use solicitation ; to endeavour
after.
SEEKER, séék'âr. s. 98. One that seeks, an
inquifer, e
To SEEL, sééi. v. a, 246. To close the eyes.
A term of Falconry, the eyes of a wild or hag-
gard hawk being for a time Seeled.
To SEEM, séém. v. n. 246. To appear, to Inake
a show, to have semblance ; to have the appear
ance of truth it seems ; there is an appearance,
though no reality. It is sometimes a slight af.
firmation, it appears to be.
SEEMER, séémºir. s. 98. One that carries an
appearance.
sº. sèém'īng. S. 410. Appearance, show,
resemblance , fair appearance; opinion.
SEEMINGLY, séém fig-lè. ad. In appearance,
in show, in semblance.
SEEMING NESS, seein'ing-nēs. s.
fair appeal ance.
SEEMLINESS, seem'lè-nēs. s. Decency, hand-
someness, comeliness, grace, beauty. # *
SEEMLY, séém lè. a. 182. Decent, becoming,
proper, fit. *
SEEMiLY, séém'lè. ad. In a decent manner, in
a proper manner.
SEEN, séén. a. 246. Skilled, versed. &
SEER, séér. s. One who sees ; a prophet, one
wijo foresees future events.
SEERWOQi), séér'wild. s.
SEAR woop. t *
SEESAW, sé'sāw. s. A reciprecating motion
To $EESAW, fê'såw. v., n. To move with a re.
Liprocating nuotion d
Plausibility.
Dry wood.—See
=sººre--.
47?
seM.
—nó, móve, nër, mêt;—túbe, táb, hâll —&ſ ;—pôānd;—thin, this.
To SEETH, sééTh. v. a. 246. To boil, to decoct
in hot liquor. • *
To SEETH, sèëth. v. n. 467. To be in a state of
ebullition, to be hot,
SEETHER, sººth'īr. s. 98. A boiler, a pot.,
SEGMENT, ség'mént. s. A figure contained be-
tween a chord and an arch of the circle, or so
much of the circle as is cut off by that chord
To SEGREGATE, ség'grè-gāte. v. a. To set
apart, to separate from others.
SEGREGATION, ség: grè-gå'shôn. s. Separation
from others.
SEIGNFURI AL, sé-nā’rè-ál. a.
with large powers, independent.
SEIGNIOR, senevål s. 166. A lord. The title
of honour given by talians.
SEignióñY. sène'vār-8. s. 113. A lordship, a
territory. -
SEIGNORAGE, séneyār-idje. s. 90. Authority,
acknowl: dgment of power
To SEIGNORIZE, sºme'yör-lze. v. a. To lord
Over A
SEINE, séne. s. A net used in fishing.
To SEIZE, séze. v. a.
of, to grasp, to lay hold on, to fasten on ; to
take forcible possession of by law.
To SEl'ZE, séze. v. m. To fix the grasp or the
ower on any thing. . •
sº, sé'zfm. s. The act of taking possession ;
the things possessed.
sºft; sé'zhère. s. 450. The act of seizing ;
the thing seized; the act of taking forcible
possession ; gripe, possession : catch.
SELDOM, sé!'dām. ad. 166. Rarelv, not often.
SELDOMNESS, séI'dém-més. s. Uncommon-
ness, rareness. *
To SEI.ECT, se-lékt' v a. To choose in pre-
ference to others rejected.
SELECT, sº-lékt'. a Nicely chosen, choice,
culled out on account of superiour excellence
SELECTION, sè-lék'shān s. The act of culling
or rhoosing, choice.
SELECTNESS, sé-lékt'més. s. The state of be-
ing select.
SELECTOR, sé-lák’tàr. s. 166. He who selects
SELENOGRAPHY, sél-lè-nóggräf-à. s. 518. A
description of the moon.
SELF, Šálf. pron plur Selves. Its primary sig-
mification seems to be that of an adjective ve-
ry, particular, this above others , it is united
both to the personal pronouns, and to the neu-
tral pronoun It, and is always added when they
are used reciprocally, as, I did not hurt Him,
he hurt Himself. The people hiss Me, but I
clap Myself: compounded with Him, a pro-
moun substantive, Self is in appearance an ad-
jective : joined to My, Thy, Our, Your, pro-
noun adjectives, it seems a substantive: it is
much used in Composition.
SELFISH, sélf'ísh. a. Attentive only to one's
own interest, void of regard for others.
SELFISHNESS. sálf'ish-nēs. 3 Attention to
his own interest, without any regard to others;
self-love.
SELFISHLY, sélfish-lè. ad. With regard only to
his own interest, without love of others.
SELF-SAME, sálf'säme. a. Numerically the
S3 ſilë.
To SELL, sél. v. a. To give for a price.
To SELL, sél. v. n. To have commerce or traf-
fick with one.
SELL ANDER, séI'lān-dòr. s. 98. A dry scab
A horse's hough or pastern. 4,
SELLER, séI'lär. s. 98. The person that sells,
vetitler
SEWAGE, savidje. s. 30. The edge of cloth
where it is closed by complicating the threads.
SELVES, sálvz. The plural of Self.
250. Invested
in
SEMBLABLE, séin'blå-bl. a. 405. Like, re-
sembling. . -
$EMBLABLY, séan blå-blé, ad. With resem-
falance.
To take possession ||
SEMIS EX'I''
A mote in musick
a. Resem-
Half metal,
m-e-nāshān. s. The act of
f
; a. Produc-
SEMBLANCE, sém'blånse. s. Eikeness, simil
tude : appearance, show, figure.
SEMBLANT, sém'blânt. a. Like, resembling,
having the appearance of any thing. Little used
$EMBI, ATIVE, sémblå-tív. a. 512. Hesembling
To SF \{BLE, sém'bl. v. n. 405. To represent,
to make a likeness. º,
SºMI, sºm'mè. s. 182. A word which, used in
Com’sosition, sign fies half. *.
SF.M. ANNU'L AR, sém-mê-ău'n'-lär. a. Half
rºund.
SEMI BRIFF, sām'rné-bréf. s.
relating to time. • ,
SEM [CIRCLE, sám’mè-sàr-ki. s. A half round,
part of a circle divided by the diameter. -
SEMſ (“IRCI, Eij, sām- né-sèr'kl’d
SEM HCl RCULAR, sém-inë-sér'kū-lär. { a. Half
88, 359.
rout);}.
SEM COLON, sém-mê-kò'lón. s. Half a colon,
a p intº made thus [,] to .ote a greater pause
than that ºf a comma
SEMH i)IAMETER, sºm-mê-di-ám'ê-tàr. s. 98.
Half the line, which, drawn through the centre
of a circle, divides it into two equal parts.
SEMIFLI'lſ), sém-mê-flū’īd. a. Imperfectly fluid.
S EMI LUNAR. Sálmi mã-li'i'nār. 88
SEMI LUNARY, Sãm-mê. lú'nār-A.
bling in form a half-moon.
SF.M. M. F.T.A.L, Sānī'mè-mêt-tl. s.
i, uperfect metal. w
SEM IN A LITY, séra-A-mâl'è-té. s. The nature of
seed , 'he power of being produced.
Sº MINAL, sºm A-mál a. 88, Belonging to seed,
contain“l in the see:l, radical.
SFMINARY, sém'é-nā “A. s. 512. The ground
where any thing is sown to be afterwards trans-
played , the place or origi:;al stock whence
any thing is broiight : seiniu'il state ; original
first principles: breeding place, place of edu
cation from whence scholars are transplanted
into life. -
SFMI NATION, sé
sowing.
SEM &IFICAL, sām-A-nºſ'ê kál.
SEM.INIFICK, sém-à-mif'ík. 509.
tive of seed - -
SEMI NIFICATION, sém-è-nif.8-ká'shān. s. The
ropagation from the seed or seminal parts.
SEMPOPACOUS, sém, 18-6-pâ'käs, a. Half dark
SEMIORDIN ATE, sém-inë-àr'dè-nāte. s. A
line drawn at right angles to and bisected by
the axis, and reaching from one side of the
section to another. .*
SEMIPFH) AL, sé-mip'é-dál. a. 518. Containing
half a foot. -
SEMIPELLUCID, sém-mè-pël-lú'std. a. Half
clear, imperfect!v transparent. -
SEMHPERSPICUOUS, 5&n-mè-pér-spík'ê-às. a.
Half transparent, imperfectly clear.
SFMHQUAH) RA'l'E, Sém-mê-kwā'drāt. 91. ; S
SEMI QUART LE, sém-mê-kwärtil. 140. ***
in Astrºuomy, an aspect of the planets when
distant from cach other forty five degrees, or
one sign and a half.
SEMiGUAVER, sém'mè-kwā-vér. s. In Musick
a note containing half the quantity of the
quaver. -
SEMIQUI". TILE, sém-mè-kwin'tfl. s. 140. Ig
Astronomy, an aspect of the planets when at
the “istance of thirty-six degrees from one an-
other
t
}. E, sém-mè-séks'til. s. 140 A Se
inisłxih, an ºx;ect of the planets when they
are distant from each other one twelfti, part on
a circle, or thirty degrees. -
SEMISPHERICAL, sém-me-sférrè-kāl. a. 88
Belonging to half a sphere.
SEMHSPH £ROIDAL, sém-mè.sfº-röld'ál.
Formes' like a half spheroid
SEMITERTIAN, séan-mè-tår'shām. s. Au agus
cºmpounded of a tertian and a quotidian. .

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478
SEP
[[G’ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mè, mét;-plme, pīn;–
SEMTVOWEL, sém'mè-vää-il. s. A consonant
which has an imperfect sound of its own.
SEMPITERNAL, sém-pè-tér'nāl. a. Eternal in
futurity, having beginning, but no end: in Po-
etry, it is used simply for etermal.
SEMPITERNITY, sém-pē-tér'né-té. s. Future
duration without end. {
SEMPSTRESS, sém'strés. s. 515. A woman
whose business is to sew, a woman who lives
by her needle.—This word ought to be written
Seamstress. e Y
SENARY, sén'nā-rè. a.-See GRANARY. Be-
longing to the number six, containing six.
SENATE, sén'nāt. s. 91. An assembly of coull-
sellors, a body of men set apart to consult for
the nublick good.
SENATEHOUSE,
ublick council.
SENATOR, sén'nā-tär. s. 166.
sºonial én-nā-tó'ré-āl
NA , sén-nā-tó'rè-āl.
SENATORIAN, ...; a. Belong-
ing to senators, ºf Senators.
To SEND, sénd. v. a. To despatch from one
place to another; to commission by authority
to go and act; to grant as from a distant place;
to inflict as from a distance ; to emit, to immit;
to diffuse, to propagate. -
To SEND, sénd. v. m. To deliver or despatch a
message. To send for ; to require by message,
to come or cause to be brought.
SENDER, sénd'ár, s. 98. He that sends.
SENESCENCE, sè-més'sénse. s. 510. The state
of growing old, decay by time.
sīšč. sén'nés-kāl. s. One who had in
great houses the care of feasts, or domestick
ceremonies. “ -
[[G. Dr. Kenrick pronounces the ch in this word
like sh; but Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Bucham-
an, and Barclay, like k. As the word does not
come from the learned languages, 352, if usage
were equal, I should prefer Dr. Kemrick's pro-
nunciation. The rest of our orthūepists either
have not the word, or do not mark the sound of
these letters.
SENILE, sè'mille. a. 140. Belonging to old age,
consequent on old age.
SENIOR, sé'mē-ăr, or séne'yår. s. 113. One old-
er than another, one who on account of longer
time has some superiority; an aged person.
SENIORITY, sé-aē-ăr'é-té. s. Eldership, prior-
ity of birth. -
SENNA, sén'nā. s. A medicinal shrub growing
in Egypt. An infusion of its leaves is a useful
purgative. The leaves are of an oblong figure,
sharp pointed at the ends, of a yellowish green
colour, a faint smell, and subacrid bitterish
sén'nāt-héâse. s. Place of
A publick coun-
taSte.
SENNIGHT, sén'nit. s. 144. The space of se-
Yeº pights and days, a week. tº a
SENOCULAR, sé-nók'kū-lär. a. Having six eyes.
SENSATION, sém-sà'shān s Perception by
means of the senses. -
SENSE, sénse. s. 4:27,431. Faculty or power
by which extermal objects are perceived ; per-
ception by the senses, sensation ; perception of
intellect, apprehension of mind; sensibility,
quickness or keenness of perception ; under-
standing, soundness of faculties ; , strength of
natural reason ; reason, reasonable meaning;
opinion, notion, judginent; consciousness, con-
Yiction ; moral perception; meaning, import.
SENSELESS, sense'ſés. ... a. Wanting sense,
wanting life, void of all life or perception; un-
feeling, wanting perception, uureasonable, stu-
pid 3 contrary to true judgment; wanting sen-
sibility, wanting quickness or keenness of per-
§§§ wanting knowledge, unconscious.
SENSELESSLY, sénse'lès-lè. ad. In a sense-
less manner, stupidly, unreasonably.
Folly, ab-
SENSIBILITY, sense-biº-te. s. Quickness of
Sensation 3 quickness of perception. ,
SENSIBLE, sén'sè-bl. a. 405. Having the pow-
er of perceiving by the senses; perceptible by
the senses; perceived by the mi. , perceiving
by either mind or senses ; having moral perſ.
, Ception; having quick intellectual feeling, be-
ing easily or strongly affected; convinced, per-
Suaded : in low conversation, it has sometimes
the sense ºf reasonable, judicious, wise.
SENSIBLEN §. s. Possibility to
be perceived by the senses; actual perceptior
by mind or body; quickness of perception, sen-
sibility ; painful consciousness.
SENSIBLY, sén'sè-blé, ad. Perceptibly to the
senscs; with perception of either mind or body;
externally, by impression on the senses; with
quick intellectual perception: in low language,
judiciously, reasonably.
SENSITIVE, sén'sé-tív. a. 157. Having sense of
perception, but not reason.
SENSITIVELY, sén'sè-tiv-lè. ad. In a sensitive
sºsºrium, sº a
44. I\!, Sém-SO're-Olm. t
SENSORY, sén'só-rè. 557. s. The part
Where the senses transmit their perceptions to
the mind, the seat of sense; organ of sensation.
SENSUAL, sén'shū-ál. a. 452. Consisting in
sense, depending on sense, affecting the senses,
pleasing to the senses, carnal, not spiritual;
devoted to sense, lewd, luxurious. -
SENSUALIST, sén'shū-āl-İst. s. A carnal per-
$º ºpted to corporeal pleasures.
SENSUALITY, sén-shū-ál'é-té. s. Addiction to
brutal and córporeal pleasures.
To SENSUALIZE, sén'shô-á-lize. v. a. To sink
to sensual pleasures, to degrade the mind into
subjection to the senses. *
SENSUALLY, sén'shū-āl-ć. ad. In a sensual
Inanner, 1.
SENSUOUS, sén'shū-ás. a. 452. Tender, pa-
thetick, full of passion.
SENT, sént. The part. pass. of Send.
SENTENCE, sén'ténse. s. Determination or
decision, as of a judge, civil or criminal: it is
usually spoken of condemnation” pronounced
by the judge; a maxim, an axiom, generally
mºral ; a short paragraph, a period in writing.
To SENTENCE, sén'ténse. v. a. To pass the
last judgment on any one ; to condemn.
SENTENTIOSITY, sén-tén-shē-ăs'é-té. s. Com-
prehension in a sentence. -
SENTENTIOUS, sén-tén'shôs. a. 292, 314.
Abounding with short sentences, axioms, and
maxilms, short and emergetick.
$ENTENTIOUSLY, sén-tén'shās-lè. ad. In short
sentences, with striking brevity.
SENTENTIOUSNESS, sén-tén'shās-nés. s
Pithiness of sentences, brevity with strength.
SENTERY, sén'tér-é. s. One who is sent to
watch in a garrison, or in the outlines of an
army. º *
SENTIENT, sén'shé-Ént. a. 542. Perceiving,
having perception.
SENTIENT, sén'shë-ént. s.
ception.
SENTIMENT, sén'tè-mênt. s. Thought, motion,
opinion; the sense considered distinctly from
the language or things, a striking sentence in a
Composition. -
SENTINEL, sén'té-nél. s. One who watches or
§§ uard to prevent surprise,
SEN #. sén'tré. s. A watch, a sentinel, one
who watches in a garrison or army; guard,
watch, the duty of a sentry. º
SEPARABILITY, sép-pár-à-bil'è-té. s. The quali-
ty of admitting disunion or discerption tº
SEPARABLE, ºp'për-à-bl. a. 405. Susceptive
of disunion, discerptible; possible to be dis
#: §"; . . . .
SEPARABLENESS. séppār-à-blinés. s. Capa
He that has per-

SENSELESSNESS, sensiès-nēs. s.
surdity. … "
'º'
bleness of being separable.
SEP
*s.
479
SER
—né, mºve, mör, mēt;—túbe, tab, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this
To SepARATE, sép'pār-āte. v. a. To break, to
divide into parts; to disunite, to disjoin; to
sever from the rest; to set apart; to segre-
gate; to withdraw.
To SEPARATE, sép'pār-āte. v. m. To part, to
be disunited.
SEPARATE, sép'pār-āt. a. 91. Divided from
the rest; disunited from the body, disengaged
from corporeal mature.
SEP TELY, sép'pār-āt-lè. ad. Apart, singly,
§§§ .
SEPARATENESS, sép'pār-āt-nés. s. The state
of being separate. * *
SEPARATION, sép-pār-à'shān. s. The act of
separating, disjunction; the state of being se-
parate, disunion ; the chymical analysis, or
operation of disuniting things mingled; divorce,
disjunction from a married state.
SEPARATIST, sép'pār-ā-tist. s. One who di-
vides from the Church, a schismatick.
SEPARATOR, sép'pār-à-tár. s. 521.
divides, a divider.
SEPARATORY, sép pār-à-tär-É. a. 512. Used
in separation. -
SEPOSITION, sép-pô-zish'ên. s. 530. The act
of setting apart, segregation.
SEPT, sépt. s. A clan, a race, a generation.
SEPTANGULAR, sép-täng'gū-lär. a. Having
seven corners or sides.
SEPTEMBER, sép-tém'bár. s. The ninth month
of the year, the seventh from March.
SEPTENARY, sép'tén-ār-8. a. 512. Consist-
ing of seven.
SEPTENARY, sép'tén-nār-à. s.
Seyen.
SEPTENNIAL, sép-tén'hé-ál. a. 113. Lasting
seven years; happening once in seven years,
SEPTENTRION, sép-tén'trè-án. s. The north.
SEPTENTRION, sép-tên'trè-án. al
SEPTENTRIONAL, sép-tén'trè-àn-ál. &
Nortnern.
SEPTENTRIONALITY, sép-tên'trè-àn-ál'è-té. s.
Northerliness.
SEPTENTRIONALLY, sép-tén'tré-àn-âl-lè, ad.
Towards the north, northerly.
To SEPTENTRIONATE, sép-tén'trè-ó-nāte. v.
». 91. To tend northerly.
SEPTICAL, sép'té-kál. a. Having power to
romote or produce putrefaction. ‘.
SEPTILATERAL, sép-tê-lāt’tér-ál. a. Having
seven sides.
SEPTUAGENARY, sép-tshā-ādjè-má-ré. a. 463,
528. Consisting of seventy.
SEPTUAGESIMAL, sép-ishū-ā-jés'sé-mêl.
Consisting of seventy.
SEPTUAGINT, sép'tshā-ā-jīnt. s. 463. The old
One who
The number
*
#,
Greek version of the Old Testament, so called
as being supposed the work of seventy-two in-
terpreters.
SEPTUPLE, séptă-pl. a. 405. Seven times as
much. *
SEPULCHRAL, sé-pôl'král. a. Relating to bu-
rial, relating to the grave, monumental.
sººhar, sép'pāl-kår.'s. 416, 177. A grave,
a tomb.
Uſ; I consider this word as having altered its
original accent on the second syllable, either
by the necessity or caprice of the poets, or by
its similitude to the generality of words of this
form and number of syllables, 503, which gene-
rally have the accent on the first syllable. Dr.
Johnson tells us it is accented by Shakspeare
and Milton on the second syllable, but by Jon-
son and Prior more properly on the first: and
he might have added, as Shakspeare has some-
times done:
* Ah, me! this sight of death is as a bell
* That warms my old age to its sepulchre.”
Shakspeare.
“Go to thy lady's grave and call her thence;
* Or at the least in hers, sepulchre thine.”
Sha§eare,
l
* I am glad to see that time survive,
“Where merit is not sepulchred alive.”
Jonsors
* Thou so sepulchred in such pomp dost lie,
“That kings for such a tomb would wish º3.
To accent this word on the second syllable, as
Shakspeare and Milton have dome, is eea-
ble to a very general rule, that when we intro-
duce into our own language a word from the
Greek or Latin, and either preserve it entire,
or the same uumber of syllables; in this case
we preserve the accent on the same syllable as
in the original word. This rule has some ex-
ceptions, as may be seen in the Prºnciples, No.
503, (e,) but has still a very great extent. Now
sepulchrum, from which this word is derived,
has the accent on the second syllable y and se-
pulchre ought to have it on the same; while
Sepulture, on the contrary, being formed from
sepultura, by dropping, a sy'lable the accent re-
moves to the first, (see AcADEMY.). As a con-
firmation that the current pronunciation of Sº-
pulchre was with the accent on the second sylla-
ble, every old inhabitant of London can recol-
lect always having heard the Church called by
that name so pronounced: but the antepenulti-
mate accent seems now so fixed as to make an
alteration hopeless. Mr. Forster, in his Essay
on Accent and Quantity, savs that this is the
common pronunciation of the present day; and
Dr. Johnson, Mr. Elphinstone,—Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Perry,
Barclay, Entick, and W. Johnston, place the
accent on the first syllable both of this word
and sepulture, . Femming places the accent on
the second syllable of Sepulchre when a noun,
and on the first when a verb. Mr. Sheridan
very properly reverses this order: W. John,
ston places the accent on the second syllable of
Sepulture; and Bailey on the second of both.
All our orthøepists place the accent on the se-
cond syllable of sepulchral, except Dr. Ash and
Barclay, who place it upon the same-syllable as
in Sepulchre; and the umcouth pronunciation
this accentuation produces, is a fresh proof of
the impropriety of the common accent, 493.
To SEPULCHRE, sé-pâl'kår. v. a. 493. To
bury, to entomb.
SEP # URE, sép'pāl-tūre. s. 177. Interment,
burial.
SEQUACIOUS, sé-kwä'shôs. a. 414. Following,
attendant; ductile, pliant.
SEQUACITY, sé-kwás'ê-té. s. Ductility, tough
I}{2SS.
SEQUEL, sé'kwéi. s. Conclusion, succeeding
part; consequence, event; consequence inſer-
red, consequentialness. *g.
SEQUENCE, sé'kwénse. s. Order of succession;
series, arrangement, method.
SEQUENT, sè'kwánt. a. Following, succeeding,
consequential.
To SEQUESTER, sé-kwés’tár. v. a. To sepa-
rate from others for the sake of privacy; to put
aside, to remove; to withdraw, to segregate’
to set aside from the use of the owner to that of
others; to deprive of possessions.
SEQUESTRABLE, sè-kwás'trā-bl. a.
to privation ; capable of separation.
To SEQUESTRATE, sè-kwés'träte. v. n. 91. To
sequester, to separate from company.
sº."j
Subject
state of being set aside ; deprivation of the use
and profits of a possession: .
SEQUESTRATOR, sék-wés-trä'tár. s. One
who takes from a man the profits of his posses-
SI(M) S.
SERAGLIO, sé-rályö. s. 388. A house of wo.
men kept for debauchery.
SERAPH, sér’räf, s, 413. One of the orders of
angels, º
*
530. .
Separation; retirement; disunion, disjunction,
*
SER
480
SET.
[[3° 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—mē, mét;—pine, pin;–
SERAPHICAL, sé-räffè-kál.
SERAPHICK, sé-räffik. 509.
angelical.
SERAPHIM. sér'rá-ffm. s. Plural.
one of the heavenly orders.
SERE, sére. a. Dry, withered, no longer green.
SERENA DE, sér-è-mâde'. s. Musick or songs
with which ladies are entertained by their lov-
ers in the might.
To SERENADE, sér-è-mâde'. v. a. To entertain
with nocturnal musick.
SERENE, sé-rène'. a. Calm, placid ; unruffled,
even of temper. t
SERENFLY, sé-rène Jé. aq,
with unruffled temfºn coolly.
SERENENESS, sk-réné'nés, s.
SERENITUDE, sé-rén'né-tūde,
coolness of mind.
SERENITY, sé-rán'né-té s. 530. Calmness,
• temperature; peace, quietness; evenness of
temper. *
SERGE, sérdje. s. A kind of cloth.
SERGEANT, sārjānt. s. 100 An officer whose
business is to execute the commands of magisº
trates ; a petty officer in the arm v ; a lawyer 0.
the highest rank under a judge: it is a title giv-
en to some of the king's servants, as, Sergeant'
chirurgeons.
SERGEANTRY, sºrjánt-tré. s. A peculiar ser-
vice due to the king for the tenure of lands.
SERGEANTSHIP, sārjānt-ship. s. The office
of a sergeant.
SERIES, sérè-èz. s.
sion, course.
SERIOUS, sé'rè-às. a. 314. Grave, golemu ; im-
#3;
SERIOUSLY, sé'rè-às-lè. ad. Gravely, solemn-
: a. Angelick,
Angels of
Calmly, quietly ;
Serenity.
s. Calmness,
Sequence, order ; succes-
ly, in earnest.
SERIOUSNESS, sérè-ös-nés. s. Gravity, so-
ºlemnity, earnest attention.
SEPMON, sér'mān. s. 100, 166. A discourse of
instruction pronounced by a Divine for the ed-
ification of the people.
To SERMONIZE, sér'mām-ize. v. n. To preach
or give instruction in a formal manner.—-1sh.
SEROSITY, sé-rós'sè-té. s. Thin or watery part
of the blood.
SEROUS, sé'rås. a. Thin, watery; adapted to
the serum.
SERPENT, sér'pěnt. s. An animal that moves
by undulation without legs.
SERPENTINE, sér'pën-time, a 149. Resem-
bling a serpent ; winding like a serpent. .
SERPIGINGUS, sér-pidjè-nās. a. Diseased
with a serpigo...,
SERFIGö, sér-pi'g'), or sér-pê'gó. s. 112. A kind
of tetter.—See WERTIGo
SERRATE, sér'räte. 91
SERRATED, sèr'ra-tád. :
or indentures like the edge of a saw.
SERRAT! RE, sér rā-tūre. s Indenture like
the teeth of a saw.
To SERRY, sér'ré. v. a. To press close, to drive
hard together. •
sÉRVAN’i, sér'vánt. s. 100. One who attends
another, and acts at his command ; one in a
state of subjection , a word of civility used to
superiours or equals.
his is one of the few words which has ac-
quired by time a softer signification that its
original, Knave ; which originally siguified only
a servant, but is now degenerated into a Chett
while Serrant, which signified originally a per-
son preserved from death by the conqueror,
and reserved for slavery, signifies only, an obe-
dient attendant. •
To SFRV E, sérv. v. a. 100 . To attend at com-
mand , to bring as a menial attendant; tº be
subservient or subordinate to ; to sunply with
any thing; to obev in military actions; to be
sufficient to ; to be of use to, to assist ; to pro-
ſ
a Formed with jags
to stand instead of any thing to one; to 1 :
quite, as, He served me ungratefully . in Divin,
ity, to worship the Supreme Being. To serve a
warrant; to seize an offender and carry him to
justice.
To SERVE, sérv. v. n. To be a servant or slave,
to be in subjection ; to attend, to waif ; to act in
waſ to produce the end desired; to he sufficient
for a purpose ; to suit, to be convenient ; to
conditee, to be of use , to officiate or minister.
SERVICE, sér'vis. s. 142. Menial office, low
business done at the cominand of a master; at
tendance of a servant ; place, office of a ser
vant ; any thing done by way of duty to a su
periour; attendance on any superiou, ; pro-
fession of respect uttered or sent ; obedience,
submission, act on the performance of which
possession depends ; actual duty, office ;, em-
ployment, business; military duty, a military
achievement ; purpose, use; useful office, ad-
vantage; favour; publick office of devotion ;
coarse, order of dishes; a tree and fruit.
SERVICEABLE, sér vis-á-bl. a, , Active, dili.
gent, officious ; useful, beneficial.

*ºvidºNESS.'sérºis-à binés. s. solfi.
ºvº, activity ; , usefulness, beneficialness.
SF.5 ... Tºsºvº. a. 140. Slavish, mean ; fawni-
11: 3, ring Ing, -
S EHV | LE Y. gº. º Meanly, slavishly
SERV4 LEN ESS, sér'vii-nés. e
SERVILITY, s&vireº, s, Slavishness,
involuntary obedience; meanness, dependence,
baseness : slavery, the condition of a slave.
SERVING MAN, sår'ving-mân. s. A menial ser-
Vålht.
SERVITOR, sér'vé.tör. s. 166. Servant, atten-
dant; one of the lowest order in the university.
SE
RVITUDE, sér'vé-tūde. s. Slavery, state of
SERUM, sérôm. s. The thin and watery part
that separates from the rest in any liquor; the
rates from the grume.
SESQUI ALTER, sés-kwé-āl'tér.
Geometry, is a ratio, where one quantity or
number contains another, once and half as
Č.
SESQUIPLICATE, sés-kwip'plé-kāt, a. 91 In
Mathematicks, is the proportion one quantity
3 ºf ,
SESQUIPEDAL, sés-kwip'pë-da!. •
SESQUIPEDALIAN, sés-kwe-pé-dà'lē-ăn. a.
Containin ** º
SESQUITERTION, sés-kwé-tér'shôn. s. Having
contains another once and one third part more,
as, between six and eight
SESSIO:N, sésh'ên. s. The acf of sitting ; an as-
, semily of magistrates or senators ; the space
on recess: a meeting of justices, as, the Ses-
sious of the peace.
sum of about eight pounds one shilling and
five-pence halfpenny sterling.
set. To place, to put in any situation or place;
to put into any condition, state, or posture ; , to
to regulate, to adjust, to set to musick, to adapt
with notes; to plant, not sow; to intersperse
tured or dislocated state; to appoint, to fix,
to stake at play ; to ſix in metal ; to embarrass,
eyes; to offer for a price; to place in order,
to traine; to station, to place ; to oppose; to
mote ; to comply with, to satisfy, to content;|
a slave, dependence ; servants collectively.
part of the blood which in coagulation sepa-
SESQUIALTERAL, sés-kwé-āl'tér-ál. ; a. In
much more ; as six and min
or number has to another in the ratio of one
518.
a foot and a half.
such a ratio as that one quantity or number
SESS, sés. s. Rate, cess caarged, tax.
for which an assembly sits without intermission
Sºs Ti-RSE, sés'térse. s. Among the Romans, a
To SET, sét, v a. Pret. I Set. Part. pass. I am
make motionless; to fix, to state by some rule :
or mark with any tiling; to reduce from a frac.
to distress; to apply to something ; to fix the
brug to a fine edge, as, Toset a razor. To set
SET
+x = -
48 i
SEW
në, móve, nér, nét;—túbe, tab, būll —&ll;-päänd;—thin, This. -
about; to apply to. To set against; to place
in a state of enmity or opposition. To set
apart; to neglect for a season. To set aside ;
to omit for the present; to reject ; to abro-
gate, to annul. To set by ; to regard, to es-
teem; to reject or omit for the present. To
set down ; to mention, to explain, to relate in
writing. To set forth; to publish, to promul-
gate, to make appear. To set forward; to ad-
vance, to promote. To set off; to recommend,
to adorn, to embellish. To set on or upon ; to
animate, to instigate, to incite ; to attack, to
assault ; to fix the attention, to determine to
any thing with settled and full resolution. To
set out ; to assign, to allot; to publish; to mark
by boundaries or distinctions of space; to adorn,
to embellish ; to raise, to equip. To set up ; to
erect, to establish newly; to raise, to exalt; to
place in view; to place in repose, to fix, to rest;
to raise with the voice; to advance ; to raise to
a sufficient fortune.
To SET, sét. v. m. To ſall below the horizon, as
the sun at evening ; to be fixed hard ; to be ex-
*inguished or darkened, as the sun at night;
to set musick to words; to become not fluid ; to
go, or pass, or put one's self into any state or
posture ; to catch birds with a dog that sets
them, that is, lies down and points them out;
to plant, not sow ; to apply one's self. To set
about ; to fall to, to begin. To set in ; to fix in
a particular state. To set on or upon ; to be-
gin a march or enterprise. To set on ; to finake
an attack. To set out ; to have beginning ; to
begin a journey; to begin the world. To set
to; to apply himself to. To set up; to begin
a trade openly.
SET sét. part. a Regular, aot lax; made in
consequence of some formal rule.
SET, sét. s. A number of things suited to each
other; any thing not sown, but put in a state
of some growth into the ground ; the fall of the
sum below the horizon; a wager at dice.
SETACEOUS, sé-tä'shôs. a. 357. Bristly, set
with strong hairs.
SETON, sé't’m. s. 170. A seton is made when
the skin is taken up with a needle, and the
wound kept open by a twist of silk or hair, that
humours may vent themselves. Farriers call
this operation in cattle Rowelling.
SETTEE, sét-téé'. s. A large long seat with a
back to it.
SETTER, sét’tár. s. 98. One who sets; a dog
who beats the field, and points the bird for the
sportsmen ; a man who performs the office of
a setting-dog, or finds out persons to be plun-
dered ; a bailiff's follower.
SETTING-DOG, sét’ting-dòg. s. . A dog taught
to find game and point it out to the sportsmen.
SETTLE, sét’tl. s. #. A long wooden seat
with a back, a bench.
To SETTLE, sét’tl. v. a. To place in any cer-
tain state after a time of fluctuation or disturb-
ance; to fix in any way of life; to fix in any
place; to establish, to confirm ; to determine,
to affirm, to free from ambiguity ; to fix, to
make certain or unchangeable; to make close
or compact; to fix unalienably by legal sanc-
tions; to affect so as that the dregs or impuri-
ties sink to the bottom; to compose, to put into
a state of calmness.
To SETTLE, sét’tl. v. m. To subside, to sink to
the bottom and repose there; to lose motion or
fermentation ; to fix one's self, to establish a
residence ; to choose a method of life, to esta-
blish a domestick state ; to become fixed so as
not to change ; to take any lasting state ; to
grº. calm ; to make a jointure for a wife.
SETTLEDNESS, sét’tl'd-nés. s. The state of
being settled, confirmed state.
SETTLEMENT, sét’tl-mént. s. The act of set-
tling, the state of being settled; the act of giv-
|
ing possession by lº, sauction ; a jointure
granted to a wife; subsidence, dregs act of
quitting a roving for a domestick and methodi.
cal life; a, colony, a place where a colony is
established.
[[" When this word means dregs, it would be
better to write it settling.
SEVEN; sév'y’n. a. 103 Four and three, one
more than six.
SEVENFOLD, sév'v'n-föld, a. Repeated seven
times, having seven doubles.
SEVENFOLD, sév'v'm-föld. ad. Seven times.
SEVENNIGHT, sén'nit... s. 144. A week, the
time from one day of the week to the next day
of the same denomination º or follow
ing: . It happened on Monday was Sevennight,
that is, on the Monday before last Monday. It
will be done on Monday Sevennight, that is, on
the Monday after next Monday.
SEVENSCORE, sév'v'n-sköre. a.
tWenty.
SEVENTEEN, sév'v'n-têèm. a. Seven and ten.
SEVENTEENTH, sév'v'n-tèënth. a. The seventh
after the tenth.
SEVENTH, sév'v'nth. a. The ordinal of seven,
the first after the sixth ; containing one part in
Seven. -
sººthly, sév'v'nth-lè. ad. In the seventh
3.CC.,
sévºstieth, sév'v'n-tê-8th. a. The tenth se-
ven times repeated.
SEVENTY, sév'v'n-té. a. 182. Seven times ten.
To SEVER, sév'vár. v. a. .98. To part by vio-
lence from the rest; to force asunder; to dis-
join, to disunite ; to keep distinct, to keep
abart.
To §VER, sév'vár. v. n. 98. To make a sepa
ration, to make a partition.
SEVERAL, sév’ār-ál. a. 88. Different, distinct,
unlike one another; divers, many; particular,
single; distinct, appropriate.
SEVERAL, sév’ār-āl. s. Each particular singly
taken; any enclosed or separate place.
SEVERALLY, sév’ār-āl-ć. ad. Distinctly, par.
ticularly, separately. -
SEVERALTY, sév’ār-ál-tê. s. State of separa-
tion from the rest.
SEVERANCE, sév’ār-ánse. s.
tition.
SEVERE, sé-vére'. a. Sharp, apt to punish, apt
to blame, rigorous; austere, morose; cruel, in
exorable ; regulated by rigid rule, strict; grave
sober, sedate; rigidly exact; painful, afflictive .
Concise, not luxuriant.
SEVERELY, sé-véreſlé. ad. Painfully, afflic-
tively 3, ferociously, horridly.
SEVERITY, sé-vérè-té. s. 5il. Cruel treatment,
sharpness of punishment; hardness, power of
distressing; strictness, rigid accuracy; rigour,
austerity, harshness.
To SEW, so. v. n. 266. To join any thing by the
use of the needle.
To SEW, so. v. a. To join by threads drawn
with a needle.
sº sā'ār. s. 266. An officer who serves up
à feaSt.
SEWER, sé'àr. s. He or she that uses a needle.
SEWER, shöre. s. A P. for the foul or
useless water of a town to run through and pass off.
[[G. The corrupt pronunciation of this word is
become universal, though in Junius's time it
should seem to have been confined to London ;
for, under the word Shore, he says, “ Common.
“Shore, Londinensibus ita corrupte dicitur, the
“common sewer.”—Johnson has given us no ety-
mology of this word; but Skinner tells us,
“Noli infeliciter Cowellus declimata verbo, Issue.
“ dictumdue putat quasi Issuer abjecta initial;
“sy, leba.” Nothing can be more natural than
this derivation; the s going into sh before u,
preceded by the accent, is agreeable to analo-
gy, 452; and the u in this case being pronoun-
ced like eit, might easily draw the word into
Seven times
Separation, par

SHA
482
SHA
[[3' 559–Fâte, far, ‘āll, fit;-mê, mét,-pine, pin;–
the common orthography, sewer; while the
sound of sh was preserved, and the ew as in
shew, strew, and sew, might soon slide into o, and
thus produce the present anomaly. -
SEX, séks. s. The property by which any ani-
mal is maſe or female; womankind by way of
emphasis. -
SEXAGENARY, séks-ádjén-ār-e.a. Aged sixty
years.
SEXAGESIMA, séks-à.jës'sè-mâ. s. The second
Sunday before Lent. *ś w
SEXAGESIMAL, séks-à-jés'sé-mál. a. Sixtieth,
numbered by sixties.
SEXANGLED, séks-àng'gl’d. 359.
SEXANGULAR, séks-àng gè-lär.
six corners or angles, hexagonal; * &
SEXANGULARLY, séks-áng'gū-lār-lè. ad. With
six angles, hexagonally. © ge
SEXENNIAL, séks-én'né-âl. a. 113. Lasting six
years, happening once in six years. s
SEXTAIN, séksta, s. 208. A stanza of six
limes.
SEXTANT, séks’tánt. s. The sixth part of a
circle. -
SEXTILE, séks'til. a. 140. Is a position or aspect
of two planets, when sixty degrees distant, or
at the distance. of two signs from one another.
SEXTON, séks'tán, s. 170. An under officer of
the church, whose business is to dig graves.
SEXTONSHIP, séks’tān-ship. s. The office of
a SextOn. * º
SEXTUPLE, séks'tū-pl. a. 405. Six-ſold, six
times told. *
SHABBILY, shāb'bé-lè. ad. Meanly, reproach-
fºlly, despicably.
SHABBINESS, shāb'bè-nēs. s.
triness,
SHABBY, shāb'bè. a. Mean, paltry.
To SHACKLE, shäk'kl. v. a. 405. To chain; to
ºfetter, to bind.
SHACKLES, shäk'klz. s.
Fetters, * chains.
SHAD, shãd... s. A kind of fish.
SHADE, shäde. s. The cloud or darkness made
by interception of the light; darkfiess, obscu-
rity; coolness made by interception of the sum ;
an obscure place, properly in a grove or close
: a. Having
Meanness, pal-
Wanting the singular.
wood by which the light is excluded ; screen
causing an exclusion of fight or heat, umbrage;
protection, shelter ; the parts of a picture not
brightly coloured ; a colour, gradation of
light; the figure formed upon any surface cor-
responding to the body by which the light is
intercepted ; the soul separated from the body,
so called as supposed by the ancients to be per-
ceptible to the sight, not to the touch ; a spirit,
a ghost manes.
To SHADE, shäde. v. a. To overspread with
darkness; to cover from the light or heat; to
shelter, to hide ; to protect, to cover, to screen ;
to mark with different gradations of colours;
to paint in obscure colours.
SHADINESS, sha'dè-nēs. s.
The state of being
shady, umbrageousness.
SHADOW, shād'dó. s. 327, 515. The represen
tation of a body by which the light is intercept-
ed; darkness, shade, shelter made by any
thing that intercepts the light, heat, or influ-
emce of the air; obscure place; dark part of a
picture; any thing perceptible only to the
sight; an imperfect and faint representation,
opposed to substance; type, mystical represen
tation ; protection, shelter, favour.
To SHADOW, shād'dó. v. a. To cloud, to dark-
en; to make cool or gently gloomy by inter-
ception of the light or heat; to conceal under
Cover, to hide, to screen; to screen from dam-
ger, to shroud ; to mark with various grada-
tions of eolour or light ; to paint in obscure
. to, represent imperfectly; to repre-
Sºº
§§§ *
SHADOWY,shād'Alè-e.a. Full of shade, gloomy;
faintly representative, typical ; unsubstantial,
unreal ; dark, opaque.
SHADY, shá'dë. a. Full of shade, mildly gloomy,
secure from the glare of light, or sultriness of
heat. -
SHAFT, shäft. s. An arrow, a missile weapon;
a narrow, deep, perpendicular pit; any thing
straight, the spire of a church.
sº shåg, S. Rough woolly hair; a kind of
Cloth.
SHAGGED, shág'géd, 366.
SHAGGY, shág'gè. 383.
hairy ; rough, rugged.
SHAGREEN, shà-gréén'. s. The skin of a kind
º ... fish ; or skin made rough in imitation
Of it. *
To SHAKE, shūke., v. a. Pret. Shook; Part
pass. Shaken or Shook. To put into a vibrat-
ing motion, to move with quick returns back-
wards and forwards, to agitate; to make to
totter or tremble ; to throw away, to drive off;
to weakem, to put in danger; to drive from re.
solution, to depress, to make afraid. To Shake
hands—this phrase, from the action used among
friends at meeting and parting, signifies To join
with, to take leave of. To Shake off; to rid him-
self of, to free from, to divest of.
To SHAKE, shäke. v. m. To be agitated with a
vibratory motion ; to totter; to tremble, to be
unable to keep the body still ; to be in terrour,
to be deprived of firmness.
SHAKE, shake. . s. Concussion; vibratory mo-
tion ; motion given and received.
SHAKER, shà'kår. s. 98. The person or thing
that shakes.
SHALE, shäle. s.
siliquous plants."
SHALL, shäl. v. defective It has no tenses but
Shall future, and Should imperfect.—See BEEN
[[G. Children are generally taught to pronounce
this word so as to rhyme with all ; and when
they are fixed in this pronunciation, and come
to read tolerably, they have this sound to break
themselves of, and pronounce like the first syl-
lable of shal-low. -
SHALLOON, shäl-lôón'. s.
stuff.
SHALLOP, shäl'löp. s. A small boat.
SHALLOW, shälló. a. 327. Not deep, not pro-
found ; trifling; futile, silly; not deep of sound,
SHALLOW, shälló. s. A shelf, a sand, a flat, a
shoal, a place where the water is not deep.
SHALLOWBRAINED, shälló-brán'd. a. Fool.
ish, futile, trifling.
SHALLOWLY, shällé-lè. ad. With no great
depth ; simply: foolishly.
SHALLOWNESS, shälló-més. s. Want of
depth ; want of thought, want of understand-
ing, futility.
SHALM, shàm. s. German. 403. A kind of mu-
sical pipe.
SHALT, shält. The second person of Shail.
To SHAM, shám, v. m. To trick, to cheat, to
fool with a fraud, to delude with false pretences:
to obtrude by fraud or folly.
SHAM, shám. s. Fraud, trick, false pretence
imposture. - *
SHAM, shàm, a, , False, counterfeit; pretended
SHAMBLES, shám'blz. s. 359. } he place
where butchers kill or sell their meat, a butch
Cl"V.
SHAMBLING, shám'bi-Íng. a. 410. Moving
awkwardly and irregularly.
SHAME, shame. s. The passion felt when repu.
tation is supposed to be lost, or on the detection
of a bad action; the cause or reason of shame;
disgrace, ignominy, reproach.
To SHAME, shàmé. v. a. To make ashamed,
to fill with shame; to disgrace.
To SHAME, shàme. v. n. To be ashamed.
SHAMEFACED, shäme'faste. a. 359 Modest,
bashful; easily put out of countenance
* ; a. Ruggedly
A husk, the case of seeds in
A slight woollen
*
A
SHA
483 -
SHE
—mö, móve, mēr, nôt;—túbe, túb, bāll ;—Bā ;—pètind, -thin, THIs.
SHAMEFACEDLY, shāme'faste-lè. ad. Mo-
destly, bashfully.
SHAMEFACEDNESS, shame'faste-nēs. s. Mo-
desty, bashfulness, timidity.
SHAMEFUL, shame'föl, a. Disgraceful, igno-
minious, reproachful. -
HAMEFULLY, shāme'föl-ć. a. Disgracefully,
ignominiously, infamously.
SHAMELESS, shāme'lés. a. Wanting shame,
impudent, immodest, audacious.
SHAMELESSLY, shäme'ſés-lè. ad. Impudent-
ly, audaciously, without shame.
SHAMELESSNESS, shàme'lés-nés. s.
dence, want of shame, immodesty.
SHAMMER, shám'môr. s. 98. A cheat, an im-
postor.
SHAMOIS, shám’mé. s. A kind of wild goat.—
See CHAMois.
SHAMROCK, shám'rök. s. 166. The Irish name
for three-leaved grass.
SHANK, shāngk. s. 408. The middle joint of
the leg, that part which reaches from the ancle
to the knee; the bone of the leg ; the long part
of any instrument
SHANKED, shāngkt. a. 359. Having a shank.
SHANKER, shāngk'êr. s. 98. A venereal ex-
CreScence.
To SHAPE, shäpe. v. a. To form, to mould
with respect to external dimensions; to mould,
to º; ; to image, to conceive.
SHAPE, shàpe. s. Form, external appearance;
make of the trunk of the body; idea, pattern.
SHAPELESS, shapelés. a. Wanting regular-
ity or form, wanting symmetry of dimensions.
SHAPELINESS, shape'lè-nēs. S. Beauty or pro-
portion of form.
SHAPELY, shape'lé. a.
formed.
SHARD, shärd. s. A fragment of an earthen
vessel ; a plant ; a sort of fish.
SHARDBORN, shärd'përm. a. Born or produ-
ced among broken stones or pots.
SHARDED, shärd'éd. a. Inhabiting shards.
To SHARE, shäre. v. a. To divide, to part
among many; to partake with others; to cut,
to separate, to sheer.
To SHARE, share. v. m. To have part, to have
a dividend.
SHARE, share. s. Part, allotment; dividend ;
a part ; the blade of the plough that cuts the
OUIll Ci.
SHAREBONE, shäre'bène. s. The os pubis, the
^ bone that divides the trunk from the limbs.
SHARER, shá'răr. s. 98. One who divides or ap-
portions to others, a divider ; a partaker, one
who participates anything with others.
SHARK, shärk s. A voracious sea-fish ; a gree-
dy artful fellow, one who fills his pockets by sly
tricks; trick, fraud, petty rapine.
To SHARK, shärk. v. a. To pick up hastily or
slyly.
To SHARK, shärk. v. m. To play the petty thief;
to cheat, to trick.
SHARP, shärp. a. Keen, piercing, having a keen
edge, having an acute point ; acute of mind,
witty, ingenious, inventive ; quick, as of sight
or hearing; shrill, piercing the ear with a quick
noise, not flat ; severe, biting, sarcastick; se.
verely rigid ; eager, hungry, keen upon a quest;
painful, afflictive ; fierce; attentive, vigilant;
pinching, piercing, as, the cold ; subtile, witty,
acute : among workmen, liard; emaciated,
*
Impu-
Symmetrical,’ well
lean.
SHARP, shärp. s. A sharp or acute sound ; a
pointed weapon, small sword, rapier.
To SHARP, shärp. v. a. To make keen.
To SHARP, * v. n. To play thievish tricks.
To SHARPEN, shár'p'n. v. a. To make
keen, to edge, to point; to make quick, ingeni-
ous, or acute; to make quicker of sense; to
make eager or hungry, to make fierce or an-
gry; to make biting or sarcastick; to make|
less flat, more piercing to the ears; to make
SOUHF. ‘s
SHARPER, shärp'âr. s. 98. A tricking fellow, a
petty thief, a raseal.
SHARPLY, shärp'lé. ad. With keenness, with
good edge or point; severely, rigorously; keen
ly, acutely, vigorously. ; ictively, painfully ,
with quickness ; judiciously, acutely, wittily.
SHARPNESS, sharp'nés. s. Keenness of edge
or point ; severity of language, satirical sar-
casm ; sourness; painfulness, afflictiveness ; ifi-
tellectual acuteness, ingenuity, wit ; quickness
of senses. &
SHARP-SET, shärp-sét'. a. Eager, vehemently
desirous. *
SHARP-VISAGED, shärp-víz'?dj'd. a. 90. Hav
Having
ing a sharp countenance.
SHARP-SIGHTED, shärp-sitéd. a.
& quick sight. & -.
To SHATTER, shättär. v. a. 98. To break at
once into many pieces, to break so as to scatter
the parts ; to dissipate, to make incapable of
close and continued attention.
To SHATTER, shättär, v. n. To be broken, .
or to fall, by any force into fragments.
SHATTER, shättär. s. One part of many into
'which anything is broken at once. ,
SHATTERBRAINED, shättär-brån'd. 359.
SHATTERPATED, shättär-pâ-téd. al
Imattentive, not consistent.
SHATTERY, shättör-É. a. 182. Disunited, not
compact, easily falling into many parts.
To SHAWE, shàve. v. a. Preterit Shaved
Part. pass. Shaved or Shaven. To pare off
with a razor ; to pare close to the surface ; to
skim, by passing near, or slightly touching ; to
cut in thin slices.
SHAVELING, shëve"ling. s. 410. A man
shaved, a name of contempt for a friar or re.
ligious.
SHAVER, shá'vár. s. 93. A man that practises
the art of shaving; a man closely attentive to
his own interest.
SHAVING, shä'ving. s. 410. Any thin slice par.
ed off from any body. ---
SHAWM, shäwm. s. A hautboy, a cornet.
SHE, shēs, prom. in oblique cases Her. The fe.
male pronoun demonstrative ; the woman be-
fore mentioned: it is sometimes used for a wo-
man absolutely ; the female, not the male.
SHEAF, shēfe. s. 227. A bundle of stalks of corn
bound together; any bundle or collection held
together.
To S.HEAL, shète. v. a. 227. To shell.
To SHEAR, shère, v. a. 227. Pret. Shore or
Shared ; Part. pass. Shorn. To clip or cut by .
interception between two blades moving on a
rivet ; to cut,
SHEARD, shërd. s. 234. A fragment.
SHEARS, shërz. s. 227. An instrument to
cut, consisting of two blades moving on a pin.
SHEARER, sheár'âr. s. 98. One that clips with
shears, particularly one that fleeces sheep.
shºwAN , shëèr'hān. s. 88. He that
S}}ea I'S
SHEATH, shèth. s. 227. The case of any thing,
T |g ſº of a wº
'o EATH, Słł eTH.
To SHEATHE, ; • 467. ; v. a. To enclose
in a sheath or scabbard, to enclose in any case,
to fit with a sheath; to defend the main body
by an outward covering. -
SHEATHWINGED, “shēth'wºng’d. a. Having
hard cases which are folded over the wings.
SHEATHY, shëth'é. a. 182. Forming a sheath.
To SHED, shëd. v. a. To effuse, to pour out, to .
spill; to scatter, to let fall.
To SHED, shëd. v. m. To let fall its parts
SHED, shěd. s. A slight temporary covering. º
in Composition, effusion, as blood-shed. * .
shºpper, shéd'dár. s.'98. A spiller, one who
S $ & - - * *
SHE
484
SH?
[[ī 559-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mē, mét;—pine, pin ;--
5HEEN, shēēn. 246.
SHEENY, shečn'é. 182.
ing, showy. -
SHEEN, shëèm. s. Brightness, splendour.
SHEEP, sheep. s. 246 The animal that bears
wool; a foolish silly fellow.
To SHEEPBITE, sheep'bite. v. n. To use petty
thefts; tº injure slyly.
SHEEPBITER, ºtear. s. A petty thief,
asly injurer.
SHEEPCOT, shēēp'köt. s. A little enclosure for
#
SHEEPFOLD, shēēp'föld. s. The place where
sheep are enclosed.
SHEEPHOOK, shëép'hôók. s. A hook fastened
to a pole by which shepherds lay hold on the
legs of their sheep.
SHEEPISH, ºth. a. Bashful, overmo-
dest, timerously and uneanly diffident.
SHEEPISHNESS, shēēp'ish-nés. s. Bashfulness,
mean and timorous diffidence.
SHEEPMASTER, shéép'īnās-tár. s. An owner
of sheep.
SHEEPSHEARING, shèëp'shēēr-ing, s. The
time of shearing sheep, the feast made when
sheep are shorn.
SHEEPS-EYE, shëèp's-i'. s. A modest diffident
look, such as lovers cast at their mistresses.
SHEEPWALK, sheep'wãwk, s. Pasture for
sheen.
sū;#, shëre. a. 246. Pure, clear, ummingled.
SHEER, shëre ad. 246. Clean, quick, at once.
3HEERS, shëèrz. s.—See SHEARs. &
SHEET, shèët. s. 246. A broad and large piece of
limen ; the linen of a bed : in a ship, ropes bent
to the clews of the sails; as much paper as is
made in one body; a single complication or
fold of paper in a book ; any thing expanded.
SHEET-ANCHOR, shēēt-àngk'kår. s. in a ship,
is the largest anchor.
To SHEET, shëét, v. a. To furnish with sheets ;
to enfold in a sheet ; to cover as with a sheet.
SHEKEL, shëk'k’l. s." 102. An ancient Jewish
coin, in value about two shillings and six pence
& terling.
SHELF, shëlf. s. A board fixed against a sup-
porter, so that any thing may be placed upon
it ; a sand bank in the sea, a rock under shal-
low water.
SHELFY, shelf'é. a. Full of hidden rocks or
banks, fºll of dangerous shallows.
SHELL, shël. s. The hard covering of any
thing, the external crust; the covering of a
testaceous or crustaceous animal; the covering
of the seeds of siliquous plants; the covering of
kernels; the covering of an egg ; the outer part
of a house : it is used for a musical instrument
in Poetry; the superficial part.
To SHELL, shël. v.a. To take out of the shell;
to strip off the shell.
To fall off as broken
To SHELL, shël. v. m.
shells ; to cast the shell.
SHELLDUCK, shël’dák. s. A kind of wild duck.
SHELLFISH, shël'ſísh. s. Fish invested with a
hard covering, either testaceous, as oysters, or
crustaceous, as lobsters.
SHELLY, shël’lè. a. Abounding with shells;
consisting of shells.
SHELTER, shël’tár. s.193. A cover from any
external injury or vidence ; a protector, de-
fender, one that gives security; the state of be-
ing govered, protection, security.
To SHELTER, shël’tárºſ. a. To cover from ex-
termal violence; to defend, to protect, to suc-
cour with refuge, to harbour; to betake to co-
ver; to cover from notice.
} a. Bright, glitter-
To SHELTER, shël'tar.º. n. To take shelter;
to give shelter. -
SHELTERLESS, shel'tūr-ºs. a. Harbourless,
withºut home or refuge. S
SHELVING, shélving. a. 410),
Sloping, in-
- clining, having declivity ping;
SHELVY, shéI'vé. a. Shallow, rocky, full of
b
anks.
To SHEND, shënd. v. a. Pret. and Part. pass
Shent. To ruin ; to disgrace; to surpass. Ob
solete.
SHEPHERD, shëp'pård. s. 98, 515. One who
tends sheep in the pasture, a swain, a rural
lover; one who tends the congregation, a pas
tor.
SHEPHERDESS, shép'pār-dés. s. A woman
that tends #. a rural lass.
SHEPHERDISH, shëp'pård-ish. a. Resembling
a shepherd, suiting a shepherd, pastoral, rus
tick.
SHERBET, shër-bêt'. 5. The juice of lemons
or oranges, mixed with water and sugar.
SHERD, shërd. s. The fragment of broken
earthen ware.
SHERIFF, shºr'if. s. An officer to whom is in
trusted in each county the execution of the
{{W8.
SHERIFFALTY, shër’īfāl-tê.
SHERIFFSHIP, shërif ship.
or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
SHERRIS, sher'ris,
SHERRY, shár'rè.
pish wine.
SHEW, shö.—See SHow.
SHEWBREAD.—See ShowBREAD.
SHIELD, sheeld, s. 275. A buckler, a broad
•piece of defensive armour held on the left arm
to ward off blows ; defence, protection; one
that gives protection or security. -
To SHIELD, shèëld. v. a. To cover with a
shield; to defend, to protect, to secure; to
keep off, to defend against.
To SHIFT, shift. v. n. To change place; to
change, to give place to other things; to
change clothes, particularly the linen; to find
some expedient to act or live, though with dif-
ficulty ; to practise indirect methods ; to take
some method for safety. •
To SHIFT, shift. v. a. To change, to alter
to transfer from place to place; to change in
position ; to change, as clothes; to dress in "
fresh clothes. To shift off; to defer, to put
away by some expedient.
SHIFT, shift. s. Expedient found or used with
difficulty, difficult means; mean refuge, last re-
source ; fraud, artifice ; evasion, elusory prac-
tice ; a woman's limen.
SHIFTER, shift'êr. s.93. One who plays tricks.
a man of artifice.
SHIFTLESS, shift'lés. a. Wanting expedients
wanting means to act or live.
SHILLING, shfi'īng. s. 410. A coin of various
value in different times: it is now twelve pence
SHILL-I-SHALL-I, shillé-shāl-lè. A corrupt re-
duplication of Shall I? To stand Shill-I-shall-I
is to continue hesitating.
SHILY, shi'lé. ad. Not familiarly, not frankly
SHIN, shin. s. The forepart of the leg.
To SHINE, shine. v. n. #. I Shome, I have
Shône; sometimes I Shined, I have Shined.
To glitter, to glisten; to be splendid; to be
eminent or conspicuous; to be propitious; to
enlighten. -
SHINE, shine. s. Fair weather; brightness
#. lustre. Little used.
SHINESS, shinës. s. Unwillingness to be trac
table or familiar.
SHINGLE, shing'gl. s. 405. A thin board to
cover houses. |
SHINGLES, shing'glz. s. 405. A kind of tetter
or herpes that spreads itself round the loins.
SHINY, shinë. a. Bright, luminous.
; s. The office
A kind of sweet Spa

SHIP, ship... s. A ship may be defined a large
hollow building, made to pass over the sea with
BallS.
To SHIP, ship. v. a. To put into a ship; to
transport in a ship.
SHIPBOARD, ship'bórd. s. This word is sel.
*
SHO
488
SHO
—nó, mêve, nér, nét;—täbe, tab, bill; -óil ;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
dom used but in adverbial phrases, a-shipboard,
on-shapboard, in a ship; the piank of a ship.
SHIPBOY, ship'bë. s. Boy that serves in a ship.
SHIPMAN, ship'mán. s. 88. Sailor, seaman.
SHIPMASTER, ship'más-tár. s. Master of a
ship. f
shºpING, ship'ping s. 410. Vessels of navi-
ation; passage in a ship. -
sáº; CCK, shºp'rék. s. The destruction of
ships by rocks or shelves; the parts of a shat-
tered ship ; destruction, miscarriage.
[[3’ The pronunciation of the latter part of this
word, as if written rack, is now become vulgar.
To SHIPWRECK, ship'rék. v. a. To destroy
by dashing on rocks or shallows; to make to
suffer the dangers of a wreck. -
SHIPWRIGHT, ship'rite, s. A builder of ships.
SHIRE, shºre. s. 8, 106. A division of the king-
dom, a county. . .
[I3’ The pronunciation of this word is very Ir-
regular, as it is the only pure English word in
the language where the finale does not produce
the long diphthongal sound of i when the ac-
cent is on it: but this irregularity is so fixed as
to give the regular sound a pedantick stiffness.
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott and Buchanan, how-
ever, have adopted this sound, in which they
have been followed by Mr. Smith ; but Mr. Ei-
phinstone, Dr. Lowth, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry,
and Barclay, are for the irregular sound; W.
Johnston gives both, but places the irregular
first : and the Grammar called Bickerstaff's,
recommended by Steele, adopts the sound, and
ives this rule: -
*To sound like double (e) (i) does incline;
“As in JMachine and Shire, and JMagazine:
“Like (a) in Sirrah ; but writ (oi) in Join.”
It may likewise be observed, that this word,
when unaccented at the end of words, as JNot-
tinghamshire, Wiltshire, &c. is always pronoun-
ced with the i like ee. -
SHIRT, shärt. s. 108. The under linen garment
cf a man.
To SHIRT, shärt, v a. To cover, to clothe as
in a shirt. -
#####".” a. Wanting a shirt.
r , shit'tá.
SHITTIM, shft'tím. ; S. Hebrew. A SOrt of pre-
cious wood growing in Arabia. --
SHITTLECOCK, shit’tl-kök. s. A cork stuck
with feathers, and driven by players from one
to another with battle-doors.
tº 3’ The most natural derivation of this word
seems to arise from the motion of a shuttle, and
therefore it ought to be written and pronounced
shuttlecock.
SHIVE, shive. s. A slice of bread; a thick
splinter or lamina cut off from the main sub-
Stan Ce.
To SHIVER, sh?v'ör. v. n. 98. To quake, to
º to shudder as with cold or fear,
To SHIVER, shiv'êr. v. m. To fail at once into
parts or shives.
§ -
To SHIVER, shív’ār. v. a. To break by one act
into many parts, to shatter. -
SHIVER, shív'âr. s. 515. One fragment of many
into which any thing is broken.
SHIVERY, shiv'êr-é. a. Loose of coherence,
easily falling into many fragments.
SHOAL, shöle. s. 295. A crowd, a multitude, a
throng; a shallow, a sand-bank. - ^
To SHOAL, shôle. v. n. To crowd, to throng;
to be shallow, to grow shallow.
SHOAL, shôle. a. Shallow, obstructed or en-
cumbered with banks.
SHOALINESS, shô'lè-nés. s
quency of shallow places.
SHOALY, shö'lè. a. Full of shoals, full of shal-
low places.
SHOCK, shök. s. Conflict, mutual impression
of violence, violent concourse ; concussion, ex-
ternal violence; the conflict of enemies" of.
Shallowness, fre-
fence, impression of disgust; a pile of sheaven
of corn ; a rough dog.
To SHOCK, shūk., v. a. To shake by violence
to offend, to disgust.
To SHOCK, shök, v. n. To be offensive. -
To SHOCK, shök. v. n. To build up piles of
sheaves. - -
SHOD, shºd. for Shoed. The Pret. and Part
pass. of To shoe. -
SHOE, shöö. s. 296. The cover of the foot.
To SHOE, shöö. v. a. Pret. I Shod; Pari. pass
Shod. To fit the foot with a shoe; to cover at
thº bottom.
SHOEBOY, shöö'böé. s. A boy that cleans shoes
SHOEING-HORN, shöö'íng-hörn. s. A horn
used to facilitate the admission of the foot into
a narrow shoe.
SHOEMAKER, shöö'mā-kār. s. One whose trade
is to make shoes.
SHOETYE, shöö'ti. s.
women tye shoes,
SHOG, shög. s. Violent concussion.
To SHOG, shög. v. a. To shake, to agitate by
sudden interrupted impulses.
SHONE, shön. The pret of Shime. -
(13. This word is frequently pronounced so as to
rhyme with tone; but the short sound of o is by
far the most usual among those who may be
styled polite speakers. - -
This sound is adopted by Mr. Elphinstone, Mr
Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and Mr.
Smith, nor do I find the other sound in any of
our Dictionaries that have the word.
SHOOK, shöök. 306. The Pret, and in Poetry,
Part. pass. of Shake.
To SHOOT, shööt. v. a. Pret. I shot ; Part. Shot
or Shotter To discharge any thing so as to
make it fly with speed or violence ; to discharge
from a bow or gun; to let off; to emit new
parts, as a vegetable ; to emit, to dart or thrust
forth; to fit to each other by planing, a work-
man's term; to pass through with swiftness.
To SHOOT, shööt, v. m. To perform the act of
shooting ; to germinate, to increase in vegeta-
ble growth ; to form itself into any shape; to
be emitted ; to protuberate, to jut out ; to pass
as an arrow ; to become any thing suddenly :
to move swiftly along ; to feel a quick pain.
SHOOT, shööt. s. The act of striking or en-
deavouring to strike with a missile weapon dis-
charged by any instrument, obsolete; branch
issuing from the main stock.
SHOOTER, shöötör. s. 98. One that shoots, an
archer, a gunner - -
SHOP, shöp. s. A place where any thing is
sold ; a loom in which manufactures are gar
ried on. " .. "
SHOPBOARD, shöp'bórd. s.
any work is done.
SHOPBOOK, shöp'böök. s. Book in which a
tradesman keeps his accounts. -
SHOPKEEPER, shöp'kéép-àr. s. A trader who
sells in a shop, not a merchant who only deals
by wholesale. . .
SHOPMAN, shöp'mān. s. 88. A petty trader .
one who serves in a shop.
SHORE, shöre. The pret. of Shear.
SHORE, shöre. s. The coast of the sea; the
bank of a river; a drain, properly Sewer; the
support of a building, a buttress.
T §§§ shöre. v. a. To prop, to support
To set on shore, not in tise.
SHORELESS, shöre'lés. a. Having InO Coast
SHORN, shörne. The part. pass, of Shear.
Is This word was inadvertently marked with
the third sound of o in the first edition of this
Dictionary; but from considering its analogy
with swear, wear, and tear, I do not hesitate to
alter it to the first sound of that vowel; Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Smith, and W. Johnston, are for
the first pronunciation; but Mr. Perry, Mr
The riband with which
Bench on which
Nares, and Mr. Elphinstone, are for the last
SHO
486
SHR
*
[[j' 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—mè, mét;—pine, pīn;–
and these authorities, with analogy on their
side, are decisive. -
SHORT, shört. a. 167. Not long, commonly not
long enough ; repeated by quick iterations;
not reaching the purposed point, not adequate ;
not far distant in time; defective, scanty; not
going so far as was intended; marrow, com:
tracted ; brittle,
SHORT, shört. s. A summary account.
SHORT, shört. ad. Not long.
To SHORTEN, shör’t'n. v. a. 103.
To make
short ; to contract, to abbreviate ; to confine, to ||
hinder from progression; to cut off; to lop,
SHORTHAND, shört'hānd. s. A method of
writing in compendious characters. tº
SHORTilivºj, shºrt-livā', a 157. Not living
or lasting long. - - s
SHORTLY, shört'lè. ad. , Quickly, soon, in a
... little time; in a few words, briefly. ..
SHORTNESS, shört'nés. s. The quality of be-
ing short; fewness of words, brevity, concise-
mess; wantofretention; deficience, imperfection.
SHORTRIBS, shört-ribz'. s. . The bastard ribs.
SHORTSIGHTED, shört-sitéd. a. Unable to
see far. -
SHORTSIGHTEDNESS, shört-slºtéd-nēs. s. De-
fect of sight.
SHORTWAISTED, shört-wast'éd. a. Having
a short body.
SHORTWINDED, shört-wind'éd. a. Short
breathed, asthmatick, breathing by quick and
faint reciprocations
SHORTWINGED, shört-wing'd''... a. , Having
short wings. So hawks are divided into long
and shortwinged.
SHORY, shô'rè. a. Lying near the coast.
SHOT, shët. The pret. and part, pass. of Shoot.
SHOT, shöt. s. The act of shooting ; the flight
of a shot; the charge of a gun ; bullets or small
pellets for the charge of a gun; any thing dis-
charged from a gun, or other instrument ; a
sum charged, a reckoning.
SHOTFREE, shôt'frèë. a. Clear of the reckon-
ing. -
słórTEN, shôt’t'n. a. 103. Having ejected the
spawn.
To SHOWE, sháv. v. a. 165. To push by main
strength; to drive a boat by a pole that reaches
to the bottom of the water; to push, to rush
against. *
To ŠHöVE, shöv. v. m. To push forward be-
fore one ; to move’in a boat, not by oars but a
połe.
5HOVE, shëv. s. The act of shoving, a push.
SHOWEL, shöv'v'l. s. 102. An instrument co.,-
sisting of a long handle and broad blade with
raised edges. **
To SHOVEL, shàv'v'l. v. a. To throw or heap
with a shovel ; to gather in great quantities.
SHOVELBOARD, shöv'v'l-bórd. s. A long
board on which they play by sliding metal
ieces at a mark, -
5HOUGH, shök. s. 321, 392. A species of shag-
gy dog, a shock.
SHOULD, shēd. 320. This is a kind of auxiliary
verb used in the conjunctive mood, of which
the signification is not easily fixed.—See BEEN.
SHOULDER, shöldár. s. 318. The joint which
connects the arm to the body the upper joint
of the foreleg of a beast; the upper part of the
back : the shoulders are used as emblems of
strength ; a rising part, a prominence.—See
MoULD. *> º
To SHOULDER, shöI'dër. v. a. To push with
insolence and violence; to put upon the shoul-
der
5HOULDERBELT, shöI'dèr-bêlt. s. A belt that
comes across the shoulder, * , ,
SHOULDERCLAPPER, chordāf-kláp-pār s.
..Qne who affects familiarity.
SHOULDERSHOTTEN, shöldàr-shött'n. a.
Strained in the shoulder
SHOULDERSLIP, shöl'dār-slip. s. Dislocatiºn
of the shoulder. -
To SHOUT, shöät. v. n. 313.
or exultation.
SHOUT, shöät. s. A loud and vehement cry or
triumph or exultation. .
SHOUTER, shöät'âr. s. 98. He who shouts.
To SHOW, shö. v. a. 324. Pret. Showed and
Shown ; Part. pass. Shown. To exhibit to
view ; to give proof of, to prove; to make
known ; to point, the way, to direct; to offer,
to afford ; to explain, to expound; to teach, to
To cry in triumph
teli.
To SHOW, shö. v. m. To appear, to look, to be
in appearance. +
SHOW, shö. s. A spectacle, something publickly
exposed to view for money ; superficial ap-
pearance; ostentatious display ; object attract-
ing notice; splendid appearance ; semblance;
speciousness; external appearance; exhibition
to view ; pomp, magnificent spectacle ; pham
toms, not realities; representative action.
SHOWBREAD, or SHEWBREAD, shö'bréd. s.
Among the Jews, they thus called loaves of
bread that the priºt of the week put every Sab-
bath-day upon the golden table which was in
the Sanctum before the Lord.
SHOWER, shöö'âr. s. 323. Rain, either mode-
rate or violent ; storm of any thing falling
thick ; any very liberal distribution. +
To $5 OWER, shöö'âr. v. a. To wet or drown
with rain ; to pour down; to distribute or scat-
ter with great liberality. -
To SHOWER, shöü'är. v. m. To be rainy.
SHOWERY, shôā'ār-A. a. Rainy.
SHOWISH, or SHOWY, shö'ish. a. Splendid
gaudy : ostentatious.
&
SHOWN, shône. Pret, and Part, pass of To show
Exhibited.
SHRANK, shránk. The Pret. of Shrink.
To SHREi), shréd. v. a. Pret. Shred. To cut
into small pieces.
SERED, shréd. s.
Inênt.
SHREW, shröö. s. 265,339. A peevish, malig-
nant, clamorous, turbulent woman.
SHREWD, shrööd. a. Having the qualities of a
shrew, malicious, troublesome; maliciously sly.
cunning; ill-betokening ; mischievous
SHREWDLY, shrööd'lé. ad.
vexatiously ; cummingly , slyly. tº
SHREW DNESS, shrööd'ués. s. , Sly cunning,
archness ; mischievousness, petulatice.
SHREWISH, shröö'ísh. a. , Having the qualities
of a shrew ; forward, petulantly clamorous.
SHREWISHLY, shröö'ish-lè. ad. Petulantly,
peevishly, clamorously. .
SHREWISHNESS, shröö'ish-nés. s. The qual
ities of a shrew, forwardness, petulance, clam
OTOlt SIT CSS. - .
SHREWMOUSE, shröö'möäse, s. A mouse of
which the bile was generally supposed venom
OU.S. -
*To SHRIEK, shrēēk. v. n. 275. To cry out in
articulately with anguish or horrour, to scream
SHRIEK, shrèëk. v n. 275. An imarticulate cry
of anguish or horrour.
SHRIEVE, shrèëv. s. 275. A sheriff. .
[[; This was the ancient mode of writing and
pronouncing this word. Stow, indeed, writes
it shrive; but it is highly probable that the i had
exactly the sound of ie in grieve, thieve, &c., and
the common people of London to this day have
preserved this old pronunciation, though it is
wearing away fast among them. That this is the
true etymological mannel of writing and pro-
nouncing it, we need but attend to the Saxon
word from which it is derived, to be convinced,
Reve, or Reeve, signifies a steward; and Shriece
is but a contraction of Shire Reece, or Shire Stew-
ard. But however just this orthography, and
pronunciation may be in other respects, it
A small piece cut off; a frºg
Mischievously,
*

SHR
wants the true stamp of polite usage to make it
current; it is now grown old and vulgar and
Pope's use of this word, .
* Now Mayors, and Shrieves all hush'd and sa-
“tiate lay ”— -
must only be ooked upon as assisting the hu-
... mour of the scene he describes.
SHRIEVALTY, shrèë'yāl-té. s. The office of a
sheriff. .
t|3’ By a caprice common in language, this com-
pound is not nearly so antiquated as its sim-
ple though it should seem, that if the old root
be taken away, and another planted in its
stead, the branches ought to spring from the
, latter, and not the former.—But though we sel-
dom hear Shrieve for Sheriff, except among the
lower classes of people in London, we not un-
frequently hear, even among the better sort,
Shrievalty for Sheriffalty; and Junius, in one of
his letters to the Duke of Grafton, says, “Your
next appearance in office is marked with his
election to the Shrievalty.” Publick Advertiser,
July 9, 1771. This is certainly an inaccuracy ;
and such an inaccuracy, in such a writer as Ju-
mius, is not a little surprising.
SHRIFT, shrift. s. Confession made to a priest.
SHRILL, shril. a. Sounding with a piercing,
tremulous, or vibratory sound.
To SHRILL, shril. v. m. To pierce the ear with
uick vibrations of sound.
SHRILLNESS, shril'nés, s
ing shrill.
11 The quality of be-
LY, shrillé, ad. With a shrill noise.
SHRII.
SHRIMP, shrimp. s. A small crustaceous ver-
miculated fish; a little wrinkled unan, a dwarf.
SHRINE, shrine. s. A case in which something
sacred is reposited.
To SHRINK, shrink. v. m. Pret. I Shrunk, or
Shrank; Participle, Shrunken. To contract
itself into less room; to shrivel; to withdraw as
from danger; to express fear, horrour, or pain,
by shrugging or contracting the body; to fall
back as from danger. -
To SHRINK, shrink. v. a. Part. pass, Shrunk,
Shrank, or Shrunken. To make to shrink.
SHRINK, shrink. s. Contraction into less com-
ass; contraction of the body from fear or
1Orr'Our.
SHRINKER, shrink'âr. s. 98. He who shrinks.
To SHRIVE, shrive. v. a. To hear at confession,
To SHRIVEL, shrív'v’l. v. n. 102. To contract
itself into wrinkles. -
To SHRIVEL, shriv'v’l. v. a. To contract into
wrinkles. - -
SHRIVER, shri'vár. s. 98. A confessor.
SHROUD, shröäd. s. 313. A shelter, a cover;
the dress of the dead, a winding-sheet; rope
that supports the mast. -
To SHROUD, shröäd. v. m. To shelter, to co-
ver from danger; to dress for the grave ; to
cover or conceal ; to defend, to protect.
To SHROUD, shröäd. v. m. To harbour, to
take shelter.
SHROVETIDE, shrövetide. : 223
SHROVETUESDAY, shrôve-tūze'dé. § 3. *
The time of confession, the day before. Ash-
Wednesday or Lent.
SHRUB, shrāb. s. A small tree; spirit, acid,
and sugar mixed. .
SHRUBBY, shrāb'bé. a. Resembling a shrub;
full of shrubs, bushy.
To SHRUG, shrög. v. li. To express horreur or
dissatisfaction by motion of the shoulders or
whole body. - -
To SHRUG, shrög. v. a. To contract or draw
-x
tº e
up.
SHRUG, shrāg. s. A motion of the shoulders;
usually expressing dislike or aversion.
sº , shránk. The pret. and part. pass, of
rink.
SHRUNKEN, shrānk'k'n. 103. The part, pass.
of Shrink. - -
487
—né, móve, nár, nöt;—tübe, táb, běll;-&il
*. SID
;—pöönd ;-thin, THIs.
To SHUDDER, shūd'dār. v. a. 98,. To quake
with fear, or with aversion. . . . " " '
To SHUFFLE. shöf'fl. v. a 405. To throw into
disorder, to agitate tumultuously, so as that one
thing takes the place of another; to remove
or put by with some artifice or fraud; to change
the position of cards with respect to each other:
to form fraudulently. -
To SHUFFLE, shöf'fl. v. n. To throw the cards
into a new order; to play mean tricks, to prac-
tise fraud, to evade fair questions; to struggle,
to shift; to move with an irregular gait.
SHUFFLE, shàf'fl. s. 405. The act of disorder-
ing things, or making them take confusedly the
# of each other; a trick, an artifice. -
SHUFFLECAP, shöffl-kāp. s. A play at which
imoney is shaken in a hat.
SHUFFLER, shäffl-ár. . s. 98.
tricks, or shuffles. -
SHUFFLINGLY, shäf'fl-ing-lè. ad. 410. With
an irregular gait.
To SHUN, shön. v. a.
endeavour to escape. - ... • *
SHUNLESS, . a. Inevitable, unavoidable.
To SHUT, shät. v. a. Pret. I Shut; Part. pass.
Shut. To close so as to prohibit ingress, or
egress ; to enclose, to confine ; to prohibit, to
bar; to exclude; to contract, not to keep ex-
panded. To shut out; to exclude, to deny ad-
mission. To shut up ; to close, to confine; to
conclude. -
To $HUT, shüt v. m. To be closed, to close it-

Se! I. -
SHUT, shët. part.a. Rid, clear, free. + r
SHUT, shät. s. Close, act of shutting ; small
door or cover. , -
SHUTTER, sháttúr. s. 98.
cover, a door.
SHUTTLE, shättl. s. 405. The instrument with
which the weaver shoots the cross threads.
SHUTTLECOCK, shätti-kök... s. A cork stuck
with feathers, and beaten backward and for-
ward.—See SHITTLE cock. - -
SHY, sh!. a. Reserved ; cautious; keeping at a
distance, unwilling to approach.
SIBILANT, sib'ê-lânt, a. Hissing. -
SIBILATION, sib-ê-lä'shôm. s. A hissing sound. ,
SICAMORE, sík'ā-möre. s. A tree.
SICCITY, sik'sè-té. s. Dryness, aridity, want of
moisture. - - -
SICE, size, s. The number six at dice.
SICK, sik. a. Afflicted with disease; ill in the
stomach, corrupted; disgusted. P. '.'
To make sick:
To SICKEN, sík'k'n. v. a. 103.
to weaken, to impair. ..' ... +
To 31CKEN, sik'k’n. v. m. To grow sick; to be
satiated; to be disgusted or disordered with
abhorrence; to grow weak, to decay, to lan-
guish.
SICKLE, sik'kl. s. 405. The hook with which
corm is cut, a reaping-hook. -
SICKLEMAN, sikſkl-mân. ; s. A reaper
SICKLER, sik'k}-àr. 98. º per.
SICKLINESS, sik'lè-nēs. s. Disposition to sick
ness, habitual disease. -
SICKLY, sik'lé. a. Not healthy, somewhat dis-
ordered ; faint, weak, languid.
To SICKLY, sik'lé. v. a. To make diseased, to
taint with the hue of disease. JNot in use.
SICKNESS, jº. s. State of being diseased
disease, malady; disorder in the organs of di-
gestion. -: º
SHDE, side, s. The parts of animals fortified by
the ribs; any part of any body opposed to amy
other part; the right or left; margin, verge;
any kind of local respect; party, faction, sect;
any part placed in contradistinction or opposi.
tion to another. º
SIDE, side. a. Lateral; oblique, being on either
He who plays
To avoid, to decline, to
One that shuts ; a
side. -
|To SIDE, side. v. n. To take a party, tº aſ a *:::.
*
in a faction,
*-*----
# * -
- ºr
SIG
488
SIG
[[:P 559–Fate, fár, fall, ſāt;-mê, mét;—plne, pin;–
SIDE BOARD, slde'bórd. s. The side-table, on
which conveniences are placed for those that
eat at the other table.
SIDEBOX, side'bóks. s.
the side of the theatre.
SIDFFLY, side'ſh. s. An insect.
To Sil) LE, s\'dl. v. n. 405. To go with the body
the narrowest way.
SIDELONG, slde'lóng a. Lateral, oblique, not
in front, not direct. *
SIDELONG, slde'lóng. ad. Laterally, obliquely,
not in pursuit, not in opposition; on the side.
SIDER, si'dár.'s. 98.-See CIDER.
SIDERAL, sld'dér-ál. a. Starry, astral
SIDERATION, sid-dér-A'shôn. s. A sudden
mortification, a blast, or a sudden deprivation
of sense.
SIDESADDLE, side'sād-di. s. A woman's seat
on horseback.
SIDESMAN, sldz'mán. S. 88. An assistant to
the church-wardens.
SIDEWAYS, side'wāze.
SIDEWISE, side'wize.
one side.
SIEGE, sédje. s. The act of besetting a fortified
place, a leaguer; any continued endeavour to
ain possession; place, class, rank—obsolete.
SIEVE, sly, s. 277. Hair or lawn strained upon
a hoop, by which flour is separated from bran,
a bolter, a searce.
To SIFT, sift. v. a. To separate by a sieve; to
separate, to part; to examine, to try.
SIFTER, sift'êr. s. 98. He who sifts.
To SIGH, sl. v. m. To emit the breath audibly,
as in grief.
SIGH, sl. s. A violent and audible emission of
breath which has been long retained.
[3" A very extraordinary pronunciation of this
word prevails in London, and what is more ex-
traordinary, on the Stage, so different from
every other word of the same form as to make
it a perfect oddity in the language. This pro-
nunciation approaches to the word scythe, and
the only difference is, that scythe has the flat
aspiration as in this; and sigh the sharp one,
as in thin. It is not easy to conjecture what
could be the reason of this departure from ana-
logy; unless it were to give the word a sound
which seems an echo to the sense; and if this
intention had gone no farther than the length-
ening or shortening of a vowel, it might have
been admitted, as in fearful, cheerful, pierce,
fierce, gr but pro-
Seat for the ladies Orl
: ad. Laterally, on
eat, leisure, and some others;
nouncing gh like th in this word is too palpable
a contempt of orthography to pass current
without the stamp of the best, the most univer-
sal and permanent usage on its side. The Sax-
on combination gh, according to the general
rule, both in the middle and at the end of a
word, is silent. It had anciently a guttural pro-
nunciation, which is still retained in great part
of Scotland, and in some of the northern parts
of England: but every guttural sound has been
long since banished from the language ; not,
however, without some efforts to continue, by
changing these letters, sometimes into the re-
lated guttural consonant k, as in lough, hough,
&c. and sometimes into a consonant entirely
unrelated to them, as in laugh, cough, &c. These
are the only transmutations of these ietters ;
and these established irregularities are quité
sufficient without admitting such as are only
candidates for confusion. If it be pleaded
that sizhe better expresses the emission of breath
in the act of sighing, it may be answered, that
nothing can be more erroneous, as the tongue
and teeth have nothing to do in this action. Mr.
Sheridan has, indeed, to assist this expression,
spelled the word sih, as an aspiration mºst ne:
çessarily accºmpany the act of sighing; but
(to take no notice that, in this case, the h ought |
to be before the i.) '397, though such ex-l
pression may be very proper in oratory, when
accompanied by passion, it would be as affect.
ed to give it this aspiration in ordinary speech
as to pronounce the word fearful with a tremour
of the voice, and a faltering of the tongue,
or to utter the word laugh with a convulsive mol.
tion of the breast and lungs. To these reasons
may be added the laws of rhyme; which mc-
cessarily exclude, this affected pronunciation,
and oblige us to give the word its true analogi.
cal sound : -
| “Love is a smoke, rais'd with the fume of sighs,
“Being purg’d, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes.”
Shakspeare.
SIGHT, site. s. 393. Perception by the eyā, the
sense of seeing ; open view, a situation in
which nothing obstructs the eye; act of seeing
or beholding ; notice, knowledge ; eye, instru.
ment of seeing ; aperture pervious to the eye.
or other points fixed to guide the eye, as, the
Sights of a quadrant; spectacle, show, thing
wonderful to be seen
SIGHTLESS, site'lés. a. Wanting sight; blind;
not sightly.
SIGHTLY, site'ie. a. Pleasing to the eve, strik-
ing to the view. w
SIGIL, sidjil. s. 544. A seal
SIGN, sine. s. 385. A token of any thing, that
by which any thing is shown, a wonder, a mi-
racle ; a picture hung at a door, to give notice
what is sold within ; a constellation in the Zo-
diack; typical representation, symbol; a sub-
scription of one's name, as, a Sign-manual.
To SIGN, sine. v. a. To mark; to ratify by
hand or seal; to betoken, to signify, to repre-
sent typically. **
SIGNAL, signál. s. 88. Notice given by a
signal, a sign that gives notice.
SiGNAL, sig'mál, a. Eminent, memorable, re-
markable.
StGNALITY, sig-nāl'è-të. s. . . Quality of some-
thing renmarkable or memorable.
To SIGNALIZE, sig'mâl-ize. v. a. ºo make emi-
ment, to make remarkable.
SIGNALLY, sig'nāl-ć. ad. Eminently, remarka.
bly, memorably.
morably
SIGNATION, sig-nā'shām. s. Sign given, act of
463. A sign or
betokening.
SIGNATURE, sig'nā-tūre. s.
mark impressed upon any thing, a stamp ; a
mark upon any matter, particularly upon plants,
by which their nature or medicinal use is point-
ed out; proof, evidence: among Printers, some
letter or figure to distinguish different sheets.
SIGNET, signét. s. 99. A seal commonly used
for the seal-manual of a king. * -
SIGNIFICANCE, sig-nif'fé-känse. } s. Pow-
SIGNIFICANCY, sig-mif'fé-kān-sè. e
er of signifying, meaning; energy, power of
impressing the mind; impºrtance, moment.
SIGNific RNT, signiff&#nt a. Expressive
of something beyond the external mark; be-
tokening, standing as a sign of something; ex-
pressive, or representative in an eminent de-
gree; important, momentous. ->
SIGNišićANTiy, signiffè-känt-le. ad, with
force of expression.
SIGNIFICATION, sig-nff-fé-kä'shôn. s. The act
of making known by signs; meaning expressed
by a sign or word.
SIGNIFICATIVE, sig-nif'fé-kā-tív. a. Betoken-
ing by any external sign; forcible, strongly ex
pressive.
SIGNIFICATORY, sig-nlf'ſé-kā-tär-A. a. 512.
That which signifies or betokens.
To SIGNIFY, signè-fi. v. a. To declare by
some toker, or sign ; to mean, to express; to
import, to weigh , to make known. -
To SIGNIFY, signè-f. v. n. 385. To express
ineaning with force. - . . .
SIGNIGRy, seneyöré. s. 113 Lordship, do-
minion.
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SiN
—mö, mêve, mēr, nét;—täbe, tab, bill;—öil;-pôāud;—thin, This.
SiGNPOST, slne'pëst. s. That upon which a
sign hangs. -
SIKER, sik'ar. ad. The old word for sure or
surelu.
sºce, s!'lénse. . s. The state of holding
peace; habitual taciturnity, not loguacity; se-
crecy ; stillness.
SILENCE, si'lénse. interject. An authoritative
restraint of speech. ,
to SILENCE, si'lénse. v. a.
to hold peace.
SILENT, si'lént, a. Not speaking; not talk-
ative , still ; not mentioning.
SILENTLY, si'lént-lè. ad. Without speech;
without moise; without mention.
SILICIOUS, se-lish'ês. a. 135, 357. Made of
hair. -
SiLICULOSE, sl-lik-i-lèse'. a. 427. Husky,
full of husks.-See TUMULose.
SILIGONOSE, si-lid-jë-nóse'. a. 427. Made of
fine wheat.—See TUMºglosſ.
SILIQUA, sil'iè-kwá. s. 92. A carat of which
six make a scruple ; the seed-vessel, husk, pod,
or shell of such plants as are of the pulse kind.
SILIQUOSE, sil-lè-kwose'.
SILIQUOUS, sil'lè-kwás, &.
pod or capsule.—See TUMULos E.
SILK, silk, s. The thread of the worm that turns
afterwards to a butterfly ; the stuff made of
the worm’s thread. - &
SILKEN, silk'k'm. a. 103. Made of silk ; soft,
tender ; dressed in silk.
SILKMERCER, silk'mér-sår. s.
$ lik.
SILKWEAVER, silk'wé-vár. s.
trade is to weave silken stuffs.
SILKWORM, silkwärm. s. The worm that spins
silk.
SILKY, silk'é. a. Made of silk; soft, pliant.
ILL, sill. s. The timber or stone at the foot of
the deor.
SILLABUB, sil’lā-bāb. s. A mixture of milk
warm from the cow, with wine, sugar, &c.
SILLILY, sfi'lé-lè. ad. In a silly manner, sim-
ply, foolishly. -
SILLINESS, sil'lè-nés. s. Simplicity, weakness,
harmless folly.
SILLY, sil'lé. a. Harmless, innocent, artless.;
foolish, withess.
SILLYHOW, síl'lè-höä. s. The membrane that
covers the head of the foetus.
SILVAN, sil'ván. a. 88. Woody, full of woods.
SILVER, sil'vár. s. 98. A heavy, sonorous, bril-
liant, white metal ; exceedingly ductile, and of
great malleability and tenacity. Parkes' Chy-
mistry, Amy thing of soft splendour; money
made of silver. ,
SILVER, sil'vár. a. Made of silver; white like
silver; having a pale lustre; soft of voice.
To SILVER, sil'vár. v. a. To cover superficially
with silver; to adorn with mild lustre
SILVERBEATER, sil'vār-bè-tàr. s. One that
foliates silver.
slºw, sil'vºr-lè. ad. With the appearance
Of Sii Vey
sºuth, sil'vár-smith..s. One that works
In Silver.
SILVERTHISTLE, sil'vār-this-sl. Piant
SILVERWEED, sil'vár-w8éd. 8. allºt S.
SILVERY, sil'vār-É. a. Besprinkled with silver,
shining like siiver. .
§§ *ś ſº A woman's robe,
, sim'ê-lär. 88.
SIMILARY, sim'ê-lār-à. ; a. Homogeneous,
having one part like another; resembling, hav-
1ng resemblance.
SIMILARITY, sim-è-lär'é-té. s. Likeness.
SIMILE, sim'é-lè. s. 96. A comparison by which
any thing is illustrated. §
siąś, sè-mil'è-täde. s.
semblance; comparison, simile.
To still, to oblige
Having a
A dealer in
One whose
Likeness, re-
SPMETAR, simiè-tár. s. * A crooked or ſal-
cated sword with a convex edge. More pro
perly spelt CIMETAR. - , -
To SIMMER, sim'már. v. n. 98. To boil gently.
to boil with a gentle hissing. *
SIMQNY, sim’īn-è, is The crime of buying of
selling church preferment.
To SIMPER, simpºr. v. n. 98. To smile, gene-
rally to smile foolishly.
SIMPER, sim'pår. s. 93.
foolish smile. -
SIMPLE, shn'pl. a. , 405. Plain, artless, harm.
less; uncompounded, unmingled; silly, not
wise, not cunning.
SIMPLE, simpl. s. A simple ingredient in a
medicine, a drug, an herb. --
To SiMPLE, simpl. v. n. To gather simples.
SIMPLENESS, simpl-nés. s. The quality of
being simple. -
sººn, sim'pl-àr. s. 98. A simplist, an herb-
ałiSt.
SIMPLETON, sim'pl-tán. s.
trifler, a foolish fellow.
SIMPLICITY, sim-pºlis'é-té. s. Plainness, art.
lessness; not subtilty, not abstrusemess; not
finery; state of being uncompounded ; weak-
mess, silliness.
To SIMPLIFY, sim'plê-fi v. a. To make less
complex ; to reduce to first principles.
SIMPH.IST, simplist. . s. One skilled in simples.
SIMPLY, sim'plé, ad. Without art, without
subtilty; of itself, without addition; merely,
solely ; foolishly, sillily,
SIMULAR, sim'ê-lär. s. 88. One that counter
feits. Not in muse. .
SIMULATION, sim-à-lä'shôn. s. That part of
hypocrisy which pretends that to be which is
not.
SIMULTANEOUS, si-mâl-tä'né-às. a. 135. Act-
ing together, existing at the same time.
SIN, sin. s. An act against the laws of God, a
violation of the laws of religion ; habitual neg-
ligence of religion. * ..
To SIN, sin. v. m. To neglect the laws of reli-
gion, to violate the laws of religion; to offend
against right.
SINCE, shise. ad. Because that; from the time
that ; ago, before this.
SINCE, sínse. prep. After, reckoning from some
time past to the time present. -
SINCERE, sin-sére'. a. Pure, unmingled; ho-
nest, undissembling, uncorrupt.
A smile, generally a
A silly mortal. A
SINCERELY, sin-sére'lè. ad. Honestly, with-
sis&#s...arº
- sín-sére'nés.
SINCERITY, sin'sérète. s. Honesty of
intention, purity of mind; freedom from hy
pocrisy.
SINDON, sin'dán. s. 166. A fold, a wrapper.
SINE, shme. s. A right Sine, in geometry; is a
right line drawn from one end of an arch per
pendicularly upon the diameter drawn from the
othf f end of that arch.
SINECURE, si'mè-küre. s. An office which has
revenue without any *'. •
SINEW, sin må. s. 265. tendon; the ligament
by which the joints are moved: applied to
whatever gives strength or compactness, as,
money is the sinew of war; muscle or nerve.
To SINEW, sin'nā. v. a. To knit as by sinews.
JNot in use.
SINEWED, sin'nāde. a. 359. Furnished with
sinews; *; firm, vigorous.
SINEWY, sin'nā-è. a. Consisting of a sinew.
nervous ; strong, vigorous.
SINFUL, sin'ſtil. a. Alien from God; unsancti
fied; wicked, not observant of religion, cone
trary to religion. -
SINFULLY, sinfäl-è, ad. Wickedly
SINFULNESS, sir.'föl-nés. s. Alienation from
God, neglect or violation of the duties of reli-
gion.
To SING, slog v. n Pret I Saug, or




SIN
490
siT
[[j' 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—pine, pin;--
Part-pass. Sung. To form the voice to melody,
to articulate musically; to utter sweet sounds
inarticulately; to make any small or shrill
noise; to tell in Poetry.
To SING, sing. v. a. 409. To relate or mention
in Poetry; to celebrate, to give praise to ; to
utter harmoniously.
To SINGE, sinje, v... a. To scorch, to burn
§§ or superficially.
SINGER, sing'àr. s. 410. One that sings, one
..whºse profession or business is to sing.
SINGINGMASTER, singing-más-tár. s. 410.
One who teaches to sing.
SINGLE, . a. 495. One, not double ; par
ticular, individual, not compounded; alone,
having no companion, having no assistant; um
narried; not complicated, not duplicated ;
pure; uncorrupt, a scriptural sense; that in
which one is opposed to one.
To SINGLE, sing'gl. v. a. To choose out from
among others; to sequester, to withdraw ; to
take alone, to separate. -
SINGLENESS, sing'gl-més. s.
cerity, honest plainness.
SINGLY, sing'glé, ad. Individually, particular
ly ; without partners or associates; homestly,
simply, sincerely.
SINGULAR, sing'gū-lär. a. 88, 179. Single
not complex, not compounded : in Grammar,
expressing only one, not plural ; particular,
unexampled; having something inot common
to others; alone, that of which there is but
One. .
SINGULARITY, sing-gū-lär'é-té. s. Some cha-
racter or quality by which one is distinguished
from others; any thing remarkable, a curiosity.
SINGULARLY, sing'gè-iār-lè. ad. Particularly,
In a manner not common to others. .
SINISTER, sinnis-tūr. a. 93,563. Being on the
left hand; left, not right; bad, deviating from
honesty, unfair; unlucky, inauspicious.
[j. This word, though uniformly accented on
the second syllable by the poets quoted by
Johnson, is as uniformly accented on the first
by all our lexicographers, and is uniformly so
pronounced by the best speakers. Mr. Nares
tells us, that Dr. Johnson seems to think, that
when this word is used in its literal sense, as,
‘ ºn his sinister hand, instead of ball,
“He plac'd a mighty mug of potent ale.”
Simplicity, sin
.." J't/(16277.
*: has the accent on the second sylláš: but
when in the figurative sense of corrupt, insidious,
&c. on the first. This distinction seems not to
be founded on the best usage, and is liable to
the objections noticed under the word Bowl.--
See Principles, No. 495. º
SINISTROUS, strºnis-trás. a. Absurd, perverse,
wrong-headed.
SINISTROUSLY, sin'nis-trös-lè, ad. With a
tendency to the left; perversely, absurdly. Ac-
cented according to the adjective. -
To SINK, singk. v. m. Pret. I Sunk, anciently
Sank; Part. Sunk or Sunken. To fall down
through any medium, not to swim, to go to the
bottom ; to fall gradually; to enter or penetrate
into any body; to lose height, to fall to a level ;
to lose or want prominence; to be overwhelined
or depressed ; to be received, to be impressed ;
to decline, to decrease, to decay; to fall into
rest or indolence; to fall into any state worse
than the former, to tend to ruin.
To SINK, singk. v. a. 403, To put under water,
to disable from swimming or floating; to delve,
to make by deiving; to depress, to degrade;
plunge into destruction; to make to faii ; to
bring low, to diminish in quantity; to crush ;
to diminish, to make to declin: ; to suppress, to
conceal. .
SINK, signk. s. 408. A *rain, a jakes ; any place
where corruption is gathered.
SINI.ESS, sºn lés. a. Exempt frt to sin.
SINLESSNESS, sinlés-nēs. s." Exemption from
Slºl.
SINNER, sin'nār. s. 98. One at enmity with
God; one not truly or religiously good; an
offender, a criminal.
SINOFFERING, sín'6f-fôr-ing. s. An expiation
or sacrifice for sin. -
SINQPER, sín'ê-pâr. s. 98. A species of earth,
ruddle. * * -
To SINUATE, sin'yū-āte. v. a. To bend in and
Out.
SINUATION, sin'yū-à-shān. s. 113. A bending
in and out.
SINUOUS, sin'yū-às, a. 113. Bending in and out.
SINUS, si'nās. s. A bay of the sea, an opening
of the land; any fold or opening. -
To SIP, sip. v. a. To take a small quantity of
liquid in at the mouth.
SIP, sip. s. A small quantity of liquid taken in
at the mouth.
SIPHON, s]'föm. s. 166. A pipe through which
liquors are comveyed.
SIPPER, sip'për. s. 98. One that sips.
SIPPET, sip'pit. s. 99. A small sop.
SIR, sår. s. 109. The word of respect in com-
pellation ; the title of a knight or baronet: it
is sometimes used for Man; a title given to
the loin of beef, which a King of England
knighted in a fit of good humour.
SIRE, sire. s. A father: in Poetry it is used of
beasts, as, the horse had a good sire: it is used
in composition, as, grand-sire.
SIREN, si'rén. s. A poetical monster who en-
ticed men by singing, and devoured them.
SIRIASIS, sé-ri'à-sis. s. 135, 503. Am inflamma-
tion of the brain and its membrane, through
an excessive heat of the sum.
SIRIUS, sir'rè-ás, s. . The dogstar. -
SIROCCO, sé-rök'kö. s. - The south east or
Syrian wind.
SIRRAH, sår'rá. s. A compellation of reproach
and insult. -
[[; This is a corruption of the first magnitude,
but too general and inveterate to be remedied
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Dr. Ken-
rick, and Mr. Perry, pronounce it as I have
done. W. Johnstom alone pronounces it as if
written serrah ; and Mr. Elphinstone, because
it is derived from Sir and the interjection ah,
says it ought to have the first syllable like Sir
Seg quotation under the word Shire... .
IROP, or SlRUP, sür'ráp. s. 166. The juice of
vegetables boiled with sugar. º
[[; The i in this word and its compounds is irre-
coverably corrupted into short u.
SIRUPED, sår'råpt. a. 359. Sweet, like sirup,
bedeved with sweets.
SIRUPY, sår'råp-é. A: Resembling sirup.
SISTER, sistår. ...&#. A woman born of the
same parents, correlative to brother; one of the
same faith, a christian ; one of the same nature,
human being ; one of the same kind, one of the
same office.
SISTER-IN-LAW, sis'tár-in-lâw. s.
or wife's sister. -
SISTERHOOſ), sistêr-hăd. s. The office or
duty of a sister; a set of sisters; a number of
women of the same order.
SISTERLY, sis'tár-lé. a. Like a sister, becom-
ing a sister.
To SIT, sit. v. n. Pret. I Sat. To rest upon the
buttocks-; to be in a state of rest, or idleness :
to be in any local position; to rest as a weight
or burder ; to settle, to abide ; to brood, to in-
cubate; to be placed in order to be painted; to
be in any situation or condition; to be fixed,
as an assembly; to be placed at the table; to
be in any solemn asseuibly as a member. To
sit down ; to begin a siege; to rest, to cease
as satisfied ; to settle, to fix abode. To sit cut
to be without engagement or employment; to
Acontinue to the end. To sit up, , to rise from
A husbaud
SKE
491
SKI
-nē, mêve, nôr, mēt;—túbe, tºb, bill;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THig. .*
lying or sitting ; to watch, not to go to bed.
To SIT, sit. v. a. To keep upon the seat; to be
settled to do business.
SITE, site. s. Situation, local position.
SITH, síth. ad ...Since, seeing that. Obsolete.
SITHE, or SCYTHE, slithe. s. The instrument
of mowing, a crooked blade joined at right an-
les to a long pole. -
SITTER, sit’tär. s. 98. One that sits; a bird
that broods. .
SITTING, sitting. s. 410. The posture of sitting
on a seat ; the act of resting of a seat ; a time
at which one exhibits himself to a painter; a
meeting of an assembly; a course of study un- ||
intermitted; a time for which one sits without
rising ; incubation,
SITUATE, sit'tshā-āte. part. a. 463. Placed
with respect to any thing else.
SITUATION, sit-tshū-à'shôn. s. Local respect,
position ; condition, state,
SIX, síks. s. Twice three, one more than five.
sººnce, síks'pënse, s. A coin, baff a shil-
Ing. ---
SIXSCORE, siks'sköre. a. Six times twenty.
SIXTEEN, síks’téén. a. Six and ten.
SIXTEENTH, síks’tèënth. a. The sixth from
the tenth.
SIXTH, síksth. a. The first aſter the ſifth, the
ordinal of six. -
SIXTH, siksth. s. A sixth part.
SIXTHLY, siksth'lè. ad. In the sixth place.
SIXTIETH, siks’tè-éth. a. 279. The tenth six
times repeated.
SIXTY, siks’té. a. Six times tem.
SIZE, size. s. Bulk, quantity of sºuperficies,
comparative magnitude ; condition ; any vis-
cous or glutinous substance. s.
To SIZE, size. v. a. To adjust, to arrange ac-
cording to size; to settle, to fix ; to cover with
glutinous matter, to besmear with size,
SIZED, siz'd. a. 359. Having a particular mag-
nitude. *
SIZEABLE, si'zā-bl. a. Reasonably bulky.
SIZER, si'zār, s. 98. A certain rank of students
in the universities.
SIZINESS, size-nēs. s.
sity. -
SIZY, si'zè, a. Wiscous, glutinous.
SKAINSMATE, skänz'māte. s. A messmate.
Obsolete. ?
SKATE, skāte. s. A flat sea-fish ; a sort of shoe
armed with iron for sliding on the ice.
SKEAN, skène. s. A short sword, a knife.
SKEG, ..skég. s. A wild plum.
SKEGGER, skég'går. s. 93. Skeggers are
bred of such sick salmoil that might not go to
the sea.
SKEIN, skåne. s. 249. A knot of thread or silk
wound.
SKELETON, skéI'lè-tán. s. 166. The bones of
the body preserved together as much as can be
Glutinousness, visco-
in their natural situation ; the compages of the
principal parts.
sº skép'tik. s. 350. One ho doubts,
or pretends to doubt of every thing See SciR-
THUS. - - -
. UG’ It is with some reluctance I have given this
word, as Dr. Johnson has written it, a place in
this Dictionary 3 not because it is not generally
pronounced in this manner, but that think con-
forming our spelling to a prevailing pronuncia-
tion, when this pronunciation is contrary to
analogy, is pregnant with the greatest evils
that can happen to a language. While the ori-
ginal landmark is standing, the true proprietor
may claim his rights; but when one that is ef-
faced, there is no hope of a resumption. How
Dr. Johnson could remove this landmark is as-
tonishing. It is one of those unaccountable absur-
dities that sometimes enter into the characters of
men, whose understandings are as much above
the rest of the world in some things. as they are
below them in others. The truth is, this great
man troubled himself little about pronunciation,
he seems to have cared as little for etymologies;
and even grammatical disquisitions seem not to
have been his favourite study; but when words
were to be precisely defined, when the bounda-
ries of their significations were to be fixed, and
their most delicate shades of meaning to be dis-
tinguished and exemplified, this task, so diffi-
cult to the strońgest mind, seemed to present
him with an operation worthy of his powers: in
this labour he was, indeed, a literary Hercules,
and in this he has toiled with honour to himself,
and to the essential improvement of the Eng.
lish language. *
SKEPTICAL, skép'tè-kāl, a. Doubtful, pretend-
ing to universal doubt,
SKEPTICISM, skép'té-sizm. . s. Universal
doubt, pretence or profession of universal doubt.
SKETCH, skétsh. s. An outline, a rough draught,
a first plan.
To SKETCH, skétsh. v. n. To draw, by tracing
the outline; to plan, by giving the first or prin-
cipal notion. -
SKEWER, sküre. s. 265. A wooden or iron pin,
used to keep meat in form.
To SKEWER, sköre. v. a. 98. To fasten with
skewers.
SKIFF, skiff. s. A small light boat.
SKILFUL, skilfäl. a. Knowing, qualified with
skill.
SKILFULLY, skil'ſ il-ć. ad. With skill, with art
with uncommon ability, dexterously.
SKILFULNESS, skilfäl-nēs. s. Art, ability,
dexterousness.
SKILL, skil.s. Knowledge of any practice or art,
readiness in any practice. *
To SKILL, skil. v. m. To be knowing in, to be
dexterous at.
SKILLED, skil’d. a. 359. Knowing, dexterous,
acquainted with. -
SKILLESS, skillés. a. Wanting art., JNot in use.
SKILLET, skillit. s.99. A small kettle or boiler.
To SKIM, skim. v. a. To clear off from the
upper part by Fº a vessel a little below the
surface ; to take by skimming; to brush the
surface lightly, to pass very near the surface
To SKIM, skiin. v. n. To pass lightly, to glide
along.
SKIMBLESKAMBLE, skim'bl-skām-bl. a. Wan-
dering, wild. A cant word. -
SKIMMER, skim'már. s. 98. A shallow vessel
with which the scum is taken off.
SKIMMILK, skim'milk. s. Milk from which the
cream has been taken. -
SKiN, skin. s. The natural covering of the flesh;
hide, pelt, that which is taken from animals to
make parºunent or leather. -
To SKIN, skin. v. a. To fiay, to strip or divest
of the skim ; to cover with the skim ; to cover
superficially.
SKINK, skingk. s. A Saxon word.—Drink, any
thing potable ; pottage.
To SKINK, skingk. v. m. 408. To serve drink.
SKINKER, skingkºr. s. •Cne that serves drink
SKINNFD, skin'd. a. 359. Having the nature
of skin or leather.
SKINNER, skin'nář. S. 93, A dealer in skins.
SKINNINESS, skin'nè-nēs. s. The quality of
being skinny.
SKINNY, skin'iié. a. Consisting only of skin,
wanting flesh.
To SKIP, skip. v. n. To fetch quick bounds, to
pass by quick leaps, to bound lightly and joy-
fully ; to pass without notice.
To SKIP, skip. v. a. . To miss, to pass.
SKIP, skip. s A light leap or bound.
SKIPJACK-skipjäk. s. An upstart.
SKIPKENNEL, skip'kém-nil. s. A lackey a foot-
boy.
SKIPPER, skip'për.
s' 98. A shipmaster, or
shipbov -

SLA
492
SLA
[[f 559–Fâte, ſār, fall, fat;-mé, mé ;—pine, pin;–
8RIRMISH, skērmish. s. 108. A slight fight,
ticia. || To SLACK, slāk.

less than a set battle; a contest, a contentica.
To SKIRMISH, skér'inish. v. n. To fight loose-
iy, to fight in parties before or after the shock
of the main battle.
SKIRMISHER, skér’mish-àr. s. He who skir-
mishes. -
To SKIRRE, skēr. v. a. To scour, to ramble
over in order to clear.
Tø SKIRRE, skér. v. n.
run in haste.
SKIRRET, skér'rit. s. 99. A plant.
SKIRT, skért. s. 108. The loose edge of a gar-
ment, a part which hangs loose below the waist;
the edge of any part of the dress; edge, mar-
gin, border, extreme part.
To SKIRT, skērt. v. a. To border, to run along
the edge.
SKITTISH, skit’t?sh. a. Shy, easily frighted;
wanton, volatile; changeable, fickie.
SKITTISHLY, skit’tish-lè. ad. Wantonly, un-
certainly, §
SKITTISHNESS, skit'tish-nés. s.
fickleness, shyness.
8KITTLE, skit’tl. s. 405. A piece of wood like
a sugar-loaf used in the play of skittles.
SKITTLES, skit’tlz. S. plur.
[[š’ This word is in no Dictionary that I have
seen ; nor do I know its derivation. It is de-
scribed by Johnson, under the word Loggots, to
be kittle-pins set up and thrown down by a bowl :
but what kittle-pins are, neither he nor any other
of our lexicographers inform us.
ŠKONCE, skönse. s.—See Scoxce.
SKREEN, skrèën. s. 246. Riddle or coarse sieve;
any thing by which the sum or weather is kept
off; silelter, concealinent. Better written
Screen
To SKREEN, skrèën. v. a. To riddle, to sift; to
shade from sum or light, or weather; to shelter
or protect. *
SKUE, skiº, a, 335. Oblique, sidelong.
To SKULK, skålk. v. m. To hide, to lurk in fear
or malice.
SKULL, skál. s. The bone that encloses the
head ; a shoal.
SKUELCAP, *...* s. A headpiece.
8KY, skëi. s. 166. The region which surrounds
this earth beyond the atmosphere: it is taken
for the whole region without the earth; the
heavens; the weather.
SKYEY, skël'é. a. Ethereal.
SKYCOLOUR, skël'kál-àr. s.
the colour of the sky.
SKYCOLOURED, sheikál-lär'd. a. Biue, azure,
like the sky.
SKYIVED, ské'dide... a. Coloured like the sky
SKYED, skélde... a. 359. Enveloped by the skies,
SKYISH, skēlish. a. Coloured by the ether.
SKYLARK, skël’lārk. s. A lark that mounts and
§ {}}{S.
sºftght, skēi'lite. s. A window placed in a
room; not laterally, but in the ceiling. . . .
SKYRGCKET, skèſ'rök-ft. s. A kind of firework,
which flies high, and burns as it flies.
BLAB, slāb, s. A puddle; a plane of stone, as a
marble slab. *
5LAB, sláh. a. Thick, viscº's, glutinous.
To SLABBER, slâb'bár, or slöö'bár. w. n. To
'•l the spittle fall from the mouth, to drivel to
snel or pour any thing
iſ j The second sound of this word is by much
the more usual one; but as it is in direct oppo-
sition to the orthography, it ought to 'ye dis-
counterianced, and the a restored to its true
sound. Correct usage seems somewhat in-
clined to this reformation, and every lover of
correctness ought to favour it.
SLAEBERER, slâb'bār-ør. s. 98. He who slab-
To scour, to scud, to
Wantomness,
An azure colour,
Thick, viscous, wet,
bers.
$J.ABBY, slap be. a
, floody. -
SLACK, slāk. . a. Loose; remiss; relaxed.
f. §§:EN. lakkºn. 103. § v. n. To be re
miss, to neglect; to lose the power of cohesion
to abate; to languish, to flag. :
To SLACK, sińk. T lo * *
To SLACKEN, slák'k'n. o loosen, tº;
make less tight ; to relax, to remit; to ease, to
mitigate ; to cause to be remitted; to cremble;
to neglect; to repress, to make less quick and
forcible. :
SLACK, slāk. s. Small coal, coal broken in
small parts. -
SLACKLY, slák'lé. ad.
remissly.
SLACKNESS, slāk'nés. s. Looseness, not tight
mess ; negligence, remissness. want of tenden-
cy, weakness, .. .
SLAG, slåg. s. The dross or recrement of metal.
Sł, AIF, siń. s. A weaver's reed. -
SLAIN, slåne. The part. pass. of Slay.
To SLAKE, släke. v. a. To quench, to extin-
ruish.
ſº There is a corrupt pronunciation of this woru
like the word stack. This is the word, as Dr
Johnson observes, from which it is evidently
derived ; but as it has acquired a distinct and
appropriated meaning, it is with great proprie
ty that it differs a little from its original, both
in orthography and promunciation.
All our orthóepists unite in pronouncing this word
regularly; but, as Mr. Smith observes, brick-
layers and their labourers universa.ly plo-
nounce it with the short a, as if written slack;
and it may be added, that the correctest speak-
ers, when using the participial adjective in the
words unsiacked lime, pronounce the w in the
same manaer; but this ought to be avoided.
To SLAM, slåm. v. a. To slaughter, to crush,
to win all the tricks in a hand at Whist.
SLAM, siàm. s. A term at Whist, when all the
tricks in a hand are won.
To SLANDER, slän'dir. v. a. 73.
falsely, to belie. :
SI, ANDFR, slän'dër. s. False invective ; dis-
grace, reproach;, disreputation, ill name.
SLANDERFR, sińm'dār-àr. s. One who belies
another, one who lays false imputations on am.
other. -
SLANDEROUS, slām‘dār-às. a. 314. Uttering
reproachful falsehoods ; containing reproach-
ful falsehoods, calumnious. -
SLANDEROUSLY, slän'dór-às-lè. ad. Calum
miously, with false reproach. -
SLANG, släng. The pret, of Sling.
SLANK, *: s. An herb.
SLANT, slânt. 73. * iro.
SL ANTiNG. slânt'íng. ; a. Oblique, not direct
not perpendicular.
SLANTLY, slânt'lé. 78.
SLANTWISE, slânt'wize.
perpendicularly, slope. ,
SLAP, slâp. s. A smart blow.
SLAP, sláp. ad. With a sudden and violent
b]
4)W. - -
To SLAP, sláp. v. a. To strike with a slap.
SLAPDASH, slâp-dāsh'. interject. All at once.
.# low word. * -
To SLASH, slāsh. v. a. To cut, to cut with long
cuts ; to lash. Slash is umproper,
To SLASH, slāsh. v. m. To strike at random
with a sword.
sº slāsh. s.
Cloth.
LATCH, slätsh. s. The middle part of a rope
or cable that hangs down loose. - $4.
SLATE, slate. s. A gray fossil stone, easily
broke into thin plates, which are used to cover
houses, or to write upon. *
To SLATE, slāte. v. a. To cover the roof, to tile
SLATER, sº tôr. s. 98. One who covers with
W. al.
Loosely, negligently,
To censure
; ad. Obliquely, not
Cut, wound ; a cut in
slates or tiles
SLE
—no, mēve, nár, mēt:-täbe, túb, būll;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
SLATTERN, slåt’tàrn. s. 98. A woman negli-
gent, not elegant or nice.
SīATTERNEY, slättärn-lè. a.
Negligent in
dress, melegant in dress.—Ash.
To SLATTERN away, slättörn-á-wā'. v. a. To -
lose by negligence.— Mason.
SLATY, slä'té. a. Having the nature of slate.
SLAVE, slave. s. One mancipated to a master,
not a freeman, a dependant. •
To SLAVE, slâve. v. n. To drudge, to moil, to
toil.
SLAVER, slävär. s. 98. Spittle running from
the mouth, drivel. -
To SLAVEſt, slåv'âr. v. n. To be smeared with
spittle; to emit spittie.
To SLAVER, slåv’ār v. a. To smear with drive!.
SLAVERER, slåv'àr-ár s. 98. One who cannot
hold his spittle, a driveller, an idiot.
SLAVERY, slá'vār-e. s. 557 Servitude, the
condition of a slave, the offices of a slave.
SLAUGHTER, slâw'tár. s. 213, 390. Massacre,
destruction by the sword. *
To SLAUGHTER, slâw’tár. v. a. To massacre,
to slay, to kill with the sword.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE, slâw’tár-höäse. s. House
in which beasts are killed for the butcher.
SLAUGHTERMAN, slâw'tär-umān. s. One em-
plôyed in killing.
SLAUGHTEROUS, slâw'tūr-às. a. Destructive,
murderous.
SLAWISH, slä'vish. a.
endent.
Servile, mean, base, de-
SīāvīsāLY, slavish-lé, ad. Servilely, meanly.
SLAVISHNESS, slā'vish-nés. s Servility,
IIlêall ºn 6 SS.
To SLAY, slä. v. a. Pret. Slew ; Part. pass.
Slain. 220. To kill, to butcher, to put to death.
SLAYER, slā'ār. s. 98. Killer, murderer, de-
stroyer. -
SLEAZY, slē'zè. a. 227.
Stance.
SLED, slēd. s.
wheels.
SLED DED, slēd'did. a. 99. Mounted on a sled.
SLEDGE, slēdje. s. A large heavy hammer; a
carriage without wheels, or with very low
wheels.
SLEEK, slēēk.a. 246. Smooth, glossy.
To SI.EEK, slēēk. v. a. To comb smooth and
even ; to render soft, smooth, or glossy.
SLEEKLY, slēēk'lè. ad. Smoothly, glossily.
To SLEEP, sièëp. v. m. 246. To take rest, by
suspension of the mental powers; to rest, to be
motionless ; to five thoughtlessly; to be dead,
death being a state from which imam will some-
time awake ; to be in attentive, not vigilant; to
be unnoticed, or unattended.
SLEEP, slēēp. s. Repose, rest, suspension of
the mental powers, slumber. -
SLEEPER, sleep’ār. s. 98. One who sleeps ; a
lazy inactive drome; that which lies dormant,
or withºut effect ; a fish.
SLEEPILY, slēēp'é-lè. ad. Drowsily, with de-
sire to sleep; dully, lazily ; stupidly.
SLEEPINESS, slēēp'è-més s. Drowsiness, dis-
position to sleep, inability to keep awake,
SLEEPLESS, slēēp'lés. a. Wanting sleep.
SLEE.Y., slēēp'é., a Drowsy, disposed to sleep;
soporiferous, causing sleep.
SLEET, slēēt. s. 2 A kind of smooth or
small hail or snow, not falling in flakes, but
single particles.
To SLEFT, slēēt., v. n. To snow in small par-
ticles intermixed with rain.
Si.E.E.I.Y siéét é. a. Bringing sleet.
SLEEWE, slēēv. s. 246. The part of a garment
that covery the arms; a fish. -
SLEEVED, slēēv'd. a. 359. Having sleeves.
SLEEVELESS, slēēv'lés. a. Waiting sleeves;
wanting reasonableness, "ºf propriety
SLEIGHT, slite s. 253. Artful trick, cunning
artifice, dexterous practice.
Weak, wanting sub-
A carriage drawn without
493
SLI
SLENDER, sléu dár. a. 92. Thin, small in c18.
cumference compared with the length ; smali
in the waist, having a fine shape; slight; small,
weak 3 sparing 3, not amply supplied. - -
SLENDERLY, slēn'dār-lè. ad. Without bulk;
slightly, mean:y. . .
SLENDERN ESS, slén'dār-nēs. s. Thinness,
smallness of circumference; want of bulk or
strength ; sliºliness ; want of plenty.
SLEPT, siépt. The pret. of Sleep.
SLEW, slē, 265. The pret. of Slay.
To SLEY, sia. v. n. 269. To part or twist into
threads. See to Sr.EAvf. ,
To SLICE, slise v. n. To cut into flat pieces
to cut into parts ; to cut off; to cut, to divide.
SL!CE, slise. s. A broad piece cut off; a broad
piece; a broad head fixed in a handle, a peel,
a spatula.
SLID, slid. The pret. of Slide.
slºpes, slid'd'm. 103. The part. pass. of
Slide.
To SLIDDER, slid'dár. v. n. 98. To slide with
interruption. * -
To SLIDE, slide. v. m. Slid, pret. ; Slidden, part
pass. To pass along smoothly, to glide; to
move without change of the foot; to pass along
by silent and unobserved progression ; to pass
silently and gradually from good to bad; to
pass without difficulty or obstruction; to move
upon the ice by a single impulse, without
change of feet; to fall by errour; to be not
firm ; to pass with a free and gentle course or,
flow.
To SLIDE, slde. v. a. To pass imperceptibly.
SLADE, slide. s. Smooth and easy passage ;
siow, even course.
SLIDER, sli'dár. s. One who slides.
SLIGHT, slite. a. 393. Small, inconsiderable;
weak; negligent; foolish, weak of mind: not
strong, thiu, as a slight siik.
SLIGHT, slite. s. Neglect, contempt ; artifice,
cunning practice.
To SLIGHT, slite. v. a.
gard ; to throw carelessly.
treat or perform carelessly.
SLIGHTER, slºtör... s. 98. One who disregards
SLIGHTINGLY, sli'ting-lè. ad. 410. Without
reverence, with contempt.
SLIGHTLY, site'lè. ad. Negligently, centemp-
tuously ; weakly, without force; without worth.
SLIGHTNESS, slite'nés. s. Weakness, want of
strength ; negligence, want of attention.
SLIM, slim. ad. Slender, thin of shape.
SLIME, slime. s. Wiscous mire, any glutinous
substance. - -
S Li MINESS, slimè-nēs. s. Wiscosity, glutinous
matter.
SLIMY, sli'mè. a.
cous, glutin:ous.
SLINESS, s!!'nés. s. Designing artifice. -
Si,ING, sling. s. 410. A missile weapon made
bv a strap; a throw, a stroke; a kind of hang-
ing bandage.
To Šíso, sling. v. a. To throw by a sling ;
to throw, to cast; to lang loosely by a string,
to move by means of a rope. -
SLINGER, sling'àr. s. 409, 410. One who slings,
or uses the sling. -
To St.INK, slitigk. v. To
sneak, to stead out of the way.
To SLINK, slingk. v. a 408, 410. To cast, to
miscarry of. * = 4
To SLIP, slip v. n. To slide, not to thead firm,
to move or fly out of place ; to sneak, to slink ;
to glide, to pass unexpectedly or imperceptibly,
io fail into fault or errour : to escape, to fail
out of the meth, 1 .
To SLIP, siſp. z a. To convey seeretly ; to
lose by negligenge, to part twigs from the main
body by laceration; to escape from, to leave
slyly to let loose ; to throw off anything that
To neglect, to disre-
To slight over ; to
Overspread with slime ; vis-
11. Pret. Slur's.
holds one , to pass over negligeutly.

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SLIP, slip. s. The acy of slipping, a false step ;
errour, mistake, fault; a twig torm from the
main stock ; a leash or string in which a dog is
held; an escape, a desertion; a long narrow
piece.
SLIPBOARD, slip'bórd. . s. A board sliding in
grooves.
SLIPKNGT, slip'nāt. s. A bow knot, a knot easily
untied. r
SLIPPER, slip'pár. s. 98. A shoe without lea-
ther behind, into which the foot slips easily.
SLIPPERINESS, slip'pār-e-més. s. State or
quality of being slippery, smoothness, glibness;
uncertainty, want of firm footing.
SLIPPERY, slip'pār-e. a. Smooth, glib; not
affording firm footing ; hard to hold, hard to
keep ; not standing firm ; uncertain, changea-
ble; not chaste.
SLIPPY, slip'pë. a. , Slippery.
SLIPSHOD, slip'shôd. a, Having the shoes
not pulled up at the heels, but barely slipped on.
SLIPSLOP, slip'slöp. s. Weak liquor. Affecta-
tion of using elegant words, and inistaking
them.
To SLIT, slit. v. a. Pret. and Part. Slit and
Slitted. To cut longwise.
SLIT, slit. s. A long cut and narrow opening.
To SLIVE, slive. To split, to
To SLIVER, sli'vár. O Split,
divide longwise, to tear off longwise.
SLIVER, sli’vár s. 98. A branch torn off.
SLOATS, slöts. s. 295. Sloats of a cart, are
those underpieces which keep the botton to-
€tºr.
sºn, slöb'bár. s. Slaver.—See SLABBER,
SLOE, slö. s. 296. The fruit of the black
thorn.
SI,00P, slööp. s. 306. A small ship.
SLOP, slöp. s. Mean and vile liquor of any kind.
SLOP, slöp. s. Generally used in the plural.
Trowsers, loose breeches. &
SLOPE, slope. a. Oblique, not perpendicular.
SLOPE, slópe. s. An oblique direction, any
thing obliquely directed ; declivity, ground cut
or formed with declivity.
SLOPE, slópe. ad. Obliquely, not perpendicu-
larly.
To SLOPE, slöpe. v. a. To form to obliquity or
declivity, to direct obliquely.
To SH.OPE, slópe. v. n. To take an oblique or
declivous direction.
SLOPENESS, slópe'nés. s. Obliquity, declivity.
SLQPEWISE, slope wizé, a. Obliquely.
SLQPINGLY, slöping-lè. ad. 410. Obliquely.
SI.QPPY, slēp'pë. a. Miry and wet.
SLOT, slot. s. The track of a deer.
SLOTH, slöth. s. 467. Laziness, sluggishness,
idleness; an animal of very slow motion.
Siófifti. slöth'föl. a. Lazy, sluggish, dull
of motion.
SLOTHFULLY, slöth'föl-ć. ad. With sloth.
SLOTHFULNESS, slöth'föl-nész s. Laziness,
sluggishness, inactivity.
SLOüCH, slöätsh. s. 313. A downcast look; a
depression of the head; a man who looks hea-
vy and clownish.
To SLOUCH, sióñtsh. v. m. To have a down-
cast clownish look.
SLOVEN, slöv'vén. s. 103. A man indecently
negligent of cleanliness, a man dirtily dressed.
SLOVENLINESS, slåv'vén-lè-nés, s. Indecent
º; 3f dress, neglect of cleanliness.
SIR)VENLY, slöv'vén-lè. a. Negligent of dress,
negligent of neatuess, not cleanly
SLOVENLY, slöv'vén-lè. ad. In a coarse inele-
nt manuel,
SLOVENRY, slåv'vén-rè. s. Dirtiness, want of
siąśass... s. A l
º ; sº. s. 313, 390. A deep miry place.
$LOUGH, slöff. s. 391. The sºn § { Ser-
“pent casts off at his periodical renovation - the
part that separates ſrein a foul sore,
W. &.
494
[[ī 559-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
SMA
SLOUGHY, slöö'é. a. Miry, boggy, muddy.
SLOW, slö. a. 324. Not swift, not quick of mo-
tion; late, ot happening in a short time ; not
ready, not quick; acting with deliberation ;
dull, inactive; dull, heavy in wit.
SLOW, slö. In Composition, is an adverb.
Slowly.
To SLGW, slö. v. a. To delay, to procrastinate.
JNot in use.
SLOWLY, slö'lé. ad. Not speedily; not soon,
not hastily ; not ºpºg ; tardily, sluggishly.
SLOWNESS, sló'més. s. Smaliness of motion,
want of velocity; length of time in which any
thing acts or is brought to pass; dullness to
admit conviction or affection ; want of prompt-
mess ; deliberation, cool delay; dilatoriness,
procrastination.
SLOWORM, sió'wärm. s. The blind worm, a
small viper. -
To SLUBBER, siób'bár. v. a. 98. To do any
thing lazily, imperfectly, or with idle hurry :
i. iºn, to daub ; to cover coarsely or carc-
essly.
SLUBBERDEGULLION, slāb-bār-dè-gål'yān. s.
A sorry wretch. A low toord.
SLUDGE, slädje. s. Mire, dirt mixed with was
te?’.
|SLUG, slög, s. An idler, a drone; a kind of
slow creeping snail; a cylindrical or oval piece
of metal shot from a gum.
'SLUGGARD, slåg'gård. s. 88. An inactive lazy
fellow.
To SLUGGARDISE, slåg'går-dize v. a.
make idle, to make dromish.
SLUGGISH, slēg'gish. a. Lazy, slothful.
slºshly, slåg'gīsh-lè. ad. Lazily, idly,
SHOWłW.
sitºish NEss, slåg'gish-nēs. s. Sloth, lazi-
ness, idleness. -
SLUICE, slēse. s. 342.
gate, a vent for water.
To SLUICE, slēse. v. a. To emit by floodgates.
SLUICY, slē'sé. a. Falling in streams as from
a sluice or ſioodgate.
To SLUMBER, slām'bár. v. m. To sleep lightly,
to be not awake nor in profound siecp ; to
sleep, to repose: Sleep and Slumber are often
confounded; to be in a state of negligence and
Supineness.
SLUMBER, slām'bár. s. 98. Light sleep ; sleep,
repose.
SLUMBEROUS, slēm"bār-às.
SLUMBERY, slām'bár-é.
causing sleep; sleepy. *
SLUNG, slång. The pret. and part, pass. of
Sling.
sº slångk. The pret, and part. pass. of
Slink 's
To SLUR, slēr. v. a. To ‘suily, to soil to pass
º ; to cheat, to trick.
SLUR, slär. s. Slight, disgrace.
SLU'ſ, slåt. s. A dirty woman ; a word of sligh!
contempt to a woman.
, SLUTTERY, slåt’tär-É. s. 557. The qualities on
practice of a slut.
SLUTTISH, slåttish. a. Nasty, dirty, indecent
...ly negligent of cleaniness.
SLUTTISHLY, slåttish-lè. ad.
manner, mastily, dirtily. -
SLUTTISHNESS, slåttish-nés, s. The quali
ties or practice of a slut, nastiness, dirtiness.
SLY, sil. a... Meanly artful, secretly insidious...
sº sli'lé, ad. With secret artifice, insidi
OUISI W.
To §Ack, smäk. v. n. To be tinctured with
any particular taste; to have a tincture or qual:
ity infused ; to make a noise by separation of
the lips strongly pressed together, as after, a
taste; to kiss with a close compression of the
lips
To ŠMack, smäk. v. a. To kiss; to make any
To
A water gate, a flood-
; a. Soporiferous,
In a sluttish
quick smart noise.
--- SMI -------
SMACK, smäk. s. Taste, flavour; tincture,
quality from something mixed; a small quan-
tity, a taste; the act of parting the lips, audi-
bly, as after a pleasing taste; a loud kiss; a
small ship. -
SMALL, smäll. a. 84. Little in quantity; slen-
der, minute; little in degree; little in import-
ance, petty ; little in the principal quality, as,
Small beer ; not strong, weak. -
SMALL, smäkl, s. The small or marrow part of
any thing, particularly applied to the leg.
SMALLCOAL, småll'köle, a. Little wood coals
used to light fires.
SMALLCRAFT, smäli'kräft. s. A little vessel
below the denomination of a ship. -
SMALLPOX, smáll-nēks'. s. 406. An eruptive
distemper of great malignity.
SMALLNESS, småll'nés. s. Littleness, not
greatness; want of bulk; minuteness; weakness.
SMALLY, smällé, ad. In a little quantity, with
minuteness, in a little or low degree.
SMARAGDINE, små-räg'din. a. 140. Made of
emerald, resembling emerald.
SMART, smärt. s. 78. Quick, pungent, iively
pain; pain, corporeal or intellectual. -
To SMART, smärt. v. n. To feel quick lively
pain; to feel pain of body or mind.
SMART, smärt. a. Pungent, sharp ; quick,
vigorous; acute, witty ; brisk, lively.
SMART, smárt. s. A fellow affecting briskness
and vivacity. . .
SMARTLY, smärt'lé, ad. After a smart manner,
sharply, briskly.
SMARTNESS, smärt'més. s.
being smart, quickness, vigour;
briskness, wittiness.
SMATCH, smätsh. s. Taste, tincture, twang; a
bird.
To SMATTER, smättär. v. n. To have a slight,
Superficial knowledge; to talk superficially or
ignorantly.
SMATTER, smättär. s. 98. Superficial or slight
knowledge.
$MATTERER, smát’tàr-àr. s.
slight or superficial knowiedge.
To §§ smèër. v. a. 227. To overspread
with something viscous amd adhesive, to be-
smear; to soil, to comtaminate.
SMEARY, smèèr'é. a. Dauby, adhesive.
To SMELL, sméll. v. a. To perceive by the nose;
to find out by mental sagacity.
To SMELL, sméll. v. m. To strike the nostrils;
to have any particular scent ; to have a parti-
cular tincture or smack of any quaitty; to
practise the act of smelling.
SMELL, sméll. s. Power of smelling, the sense
of which the nose is the organ; scent, power
of affecting the nose.
SMELLER, smél'lär. s. 98. He who smells.
SMELLFEAST, smél'ſéste. s. A parasite, one
who haunts good tables.
SMELT, smélt. The pret, and part, pass. of Smell.
SMELT, smélt. s. A small sea-fish.
To SMELT, smélt. v. a. To melt ore, so as to
extract the metal,
SMELTER, smélt'âr. s. 93. One who melts ore
To SMERK, smérk...y.a. To smile wantony.
SMERKY, or SMIRKY, smérk'é. a. 108. Nice,
smart, jaunty: -
SMERLIN, smér'lín. s. A fish.
SMICKET, smík'kit. s. 99. The under garment
of a woman.
To SMILE, smile. v. m. To express pleasure by
the countenance; to express slight contempt ;
to look gay or joyous ; to be favourable, to be
The quality of
liveliness,
One who has a
propitious. *-
SMILE, smile. s. A look of pleasure, or kindness.
SMILINGLY, smiling-lè. ad. 410. With a look
of pleasure. 4,
To SMIRCH, smértsh. v. a. 103. To clou to
dusk, to soil. -
To SMIRK, smérk. v. n.
~,
495
—mö, mêve, nér, nôt;—túbe, tàb, būll;—öil ;—pôānd;—thin, this.
SM00K, smök. s.
i
SMU
[[G. Johnson defines this word, “To look affect
“edly soft or kind;’ Ash, “To smile wantom
“ly 3”. and Mason defines the substantive smirk
to be “a settled smile.” Ash appears to me to
have come the nearest to the true signification,
but the quality of wantonness does not seem to
enter into the idea of this word: the genuine
meaning seems to be that which he has given
us from Spenser under the adjective smerk,
which signifies nice, smart, therefore the vert,
may perhaps not be improperly defined to be,
To assume a pleasant vivacity of countenance
SMIT, smit. The part, pass. of Smite. -
To SMITE, smite. v. a. Pret. Smote; Part
pass. Smit, Smitten. To strike; to kill, to des.
troy; to afflict, to chasten; to affect with any
passion.
To SMITE, smite. v. m. To strike, to collide.
SMITER, smitár. s. 93. He who smites.
SMITH, Smith. S. 467. One who forges with his
hammer, one who works in metals.
syllickar T, smith'kräft. s. The art of a
smith.
SMITHERY, smith'êr-é. s. The shop of a smith.
SMITHY, smith'é. s. The work-shop of a smith.
SMITTEN, smit’t'n. 103. The part. pass. of
Smite. - w
The under garment of a wo.
man, a shift. -
SMOCKFACED, smók'faste. a. 359 Palefaced,
maidenly.
SMOKE, smöke. s. The visible effluvium or
Sooty exhalation from any thing burning.
To SMOKE, smöke. v. n. To emit a dark ex-
halation by heat; to move with such swiftness
as to kindle ; to smell, or hunt out; to use to-
bacco in a pipe. - - • .
To SMOKE, smöke. v. a. To scent by smoke,
or dry in smoke; to smoke a pipe; to smell out,
to find out. -
SMOKER, smö'ixár. s. 98. One that dries or
perfumes by smoke; one that uses tobacco in
a pipe.
SM&#LEss, smöke'lés. a. Having no smoke.
SMGKY, smö'kè. a. Emitting smoke, ſumid;
having the appearance or nature of smoke ;
noisome with smoke.
SMOOTH, smööth. a. 306, 467. Even on the
surface, level; evenly spread, glossy; equal
in pace, without starts or obstruction; flowing,
soft ; mild ; adulatory.
To SMOOTH, sinööTH. v. a. To level, to make
even on the surface ; to work into a soft uni-
ferm mass ; to make easy, to rid from obstruc-
tion : to make flowing, to free from harshness;
to palliate, to softem 5 to calin, to mollify ; to
ease ; to flatter, to soften with blandishments.
SMOOTHFACED, smööth'faste. a. 359. Mild
looking, having a soft air.
SMOOTHLY, snióðTH'lè. ad. Evenly; with
even glide ; without obstruction, easily, readi-
ly; with soft and bland language.
SMOOTHNESS, smööTH'més. 5. Evenness on
the surface; softness or mildness on the palate;
sweetness and softness of numbers; blandness
and gentleness of speech.
SMOTE, smöte. The pret. of Smite.
To SMOTHER, snåTH'ár. v. a. 469. To suffo-
cate with smoke, or by exclusion of the air; to
Suppress.
swºr, småTIFär... s. 98. A state of sup.
pression ; smoke, thic' dust.
To SMOTHER, småTH'âr. v. n. To smoke with-
out vent ; $o be suppressed or kept close.
SMOULDEF.ING, smól'dār-ing. Burn:
SMOULDRY, smöi'dré. 318. a. Burning
and smoking without vent.
3MUG, småg. a. Nice, spruce, dressed with af
fectation of micelless.
To SMUGGLE, småg'gl. v. a. 405. To import
or export goods without payment of the cus
tott S

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SNA
SMUGGLER, småg'gl-àr. s. 98. A wretch who
imports or exports goods without payment of
the customs. -
SMUGLY, smöglé. ad. Neatly, sprucely.
SMUGNESS, småg'nés, s. Spruceness, neat-
TheSS. -
SMUT, smāt. s. A spot made with soot or coal;
must or blackness gathered on corn, mildew ;
obscenity.
To SMUT, smāt. v. a. To stain, to mark with
soot or coal ; to taint with mildew.
To SMUT, Småt. v. n. To gather must.
To SMUTCH, smätsh. v. Ta. To black with
smoke. *
SMUTTILY, smāt’té-lè. ad. Blackly, smokily;
obscenely.
* smºss, småt’tè-nēs. s. Soil from smoke;
obsceneness.
SMUTTY, småt’té. a. Black with smoke or coal;
tainted with mildew ; obscene.
SNACK, snåk. s. A share, a part taken by
compact.
SNAFFLE, snäf"fl. s. 405. A bridle which
crosses the nose; a kind of bit for a bridle.
To SNAFFLE, smāf'fl. v. a. To bridle, to hold
in a bridle, to manage.
SNAG, småg. s. Ajag or sharp protuberance; a
tooth left by itself, or standing beyond the rest.
SNAGGED, snåg'géd. 366.
SNAGGY, smäg'gè. 383.
full of sharp protuberances ; shooting into
sharp points.
SNAPL, småle. s. 202. A slimy animal which
creeps on plants, some with shells on their
backs: a name given to a drome, from the slow
motion of a snail.
SNAKE, snåke. s. A serpent of the oviparous
kind, distinguished from the viper.
SNAKEROOT, smäke'rööt. s. A species of birth-
wort growing in Virginia and Carolina.
SNAKESHEAD, snåkes'héd, s. A plant.
SNAKEWEED, snåke'wëèd. s. A plant.
SNAKEWOOD, skäke'wäd. s. A kind of wood
used in medicine.
SNAKY, snå'kè. a. Serpentine, belonging to a
snake, resembling a snake; having serpents
To SNAP, snåp. v. a. To break at once, to
break short ; to strike with a sharp short moise ;
to bite ; to catch suddenly and unexpectedly ;
to treat with sharp language.
To SNAP, smáp. v. m. To break short, to fall
asunder : to make an effort to bite with eager-
18SS.
SNAP, snåp. s. The act of breaking with a
quick motion ; a greedy fellow ; a quick eager
bite ; a catch, a theft.
SNAPDRAGöN, snåpdrag-an. s. A plant; a
kind of play.
SNAPPER, snäppär. s. 98. One who smaps.
SNAPPISH, smäppish. a. Eager to bite; pee-
vish, sharp in *:::::
sNº. smāppish-lè. ad. Peevishly,
tartly.
SN XHFishNEss, smáp'pish-nēs. s. Peevishness,
tartness. -
SNAPSACK, smáp'sák. s.
soldiers bag.
SNARE, snåre. s. Any thing set to catch an
animal, a gim, a met; any thing by which one is
entrapped or entangled.
To SNARE, snåre. v. a. To entrap, to entangle.
To SNARL, snårl. v. a. To growl, as an angry
animal; to speak roughly, to talk in rude
terms.
SNARLER, snár'lär. s. 98. One who snarls; a
§: uarrelsome ſell, ºv.
SNARY, snå'rè. a. Entangling, insidious.
To SNATCH, snåtsh v. a. To seize anything
hastily j to transport or carry suddenly
•, SNATCH, Småtsh. s. A hasty catch ; a short
fit of vigorous action ; a broken or interrupted
action, a shert fit.
a. Full of snags,
See KnAPsAck. A
496
‘SNEAKUP, sněkáp. s.
SNU
[[j 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
SNATCHER, snåtsh'êr. s. 98. One that snatches
SNATCHINGLY, ºnătsh'ing-lè. ad. 410 Hasti.
!y, with interruption.
To SNEAK, sněke. v. n. 227. To creep slyly,
to come or go as if afraid to he seen; to beliave
with meanness and servility, to crouch.
SNEAKER, snê'kår. s. 93. A small bowl of
punch.
'SNEAKING, snê'king. part. a. Servile, mean,
low ; covetous, º
SNEAKINGLY, smé'king-lè. ad. 410. Meanly,
servilely.
- * * * A cowardly, creeping,
insidious scoundrel.
To SNEAP, snêpe. v. a, 227. To reprimand,
to check ; to nip. Not in use,
To SNEER, saëre. v. a. 246. To show contempt
by looks ; to insinuate contempt by covert ex
pressions; to utter with grimace; to show
awkward mirth. -
SNEER, smère. s. A look of contemptuous ridi-
cule ; an expression of ludicrous scorn.
To SNEP.ZE, sněèze. v. n. 246. To emit wind
audibly by the ucse.
SNEEZE, sněéze. s.
by the nose.
SNEEZEWORT, smèèz'wört. s.
SNET, snét. s. The fat of a deer.
SNICK-AND-SNEE, snik'find-smèë'. s.
bat with knives.
To SNIFF, snif. v. n.
by the nose.
To SNIP, snip. v. a.
SCISSO rS.
SNIP, snip. s.
small shred.
SNIPE, snipe. s. A small fen fowl with a long
bill ; a fool, a blockhead.
SNIPPER, snip'për. s. 98. One who snips.
SNIPPFT, snip pit. s.994 small part, a share.
SNIPSNAP, snip'småg. s. 3'art dialogue.
SNIVEL, sn?v'v'l. s. 10%. Snot, the running
of the mose.
To SNIVEL, snív'v’l. v. n. To run at the nose;
to cry as children.
SNIVELLER, sniv'v'l-ár. s. 98. A weeper, a
weak lamenter.
To SNORE, subre. v. m. To breathe hard
through the nose, as men in sleep.
SNORE, snöre. s. Audible respiration of sleep-
ers through the nose. -
To SNORT, snört. v. m. To blow through the
nose as a high-mettled horse.
SNOT, smót. s. The mucus of the nose.
SNOTTY, snåt’té. a. Full of smot.
SNOUT, snöät. s. 313. The nose of a beast; the
mose of a man, in contempt; the mysle or end
of any hollow pipe.
SNOUTED, snöät'éd. a. Having a snout.
SNOW, snö. s. 324. The small particles of water
frozen before they unite into drops.
To SNOW, snö. v. m. To have snow fall.
To SNOW, snö. v. a. To scatter like snow.
SNOWBALL, snö'bäll. s. A round lump of con
ealed snow.
SNOWBROTH, snö'bröth. s. Very cold liquor
SNOWDROP, smö'dróp. s. An early flower.
SNOW-WHITE, snö'hwite, a. White as snow.
SNOWY, smö'é. a. White like snow; abound
ing with snow.
To SNUB, snåb. v. a. To check, to reprimand;
Emission of wind audibly
A plant.
A cony.
To draw breath audibly
To cut at once with
A single cut with scissors ; a
to trip.
SN tº. snäf. s. The useless excrescence of a
candle; a candle almost burnt out ; the ſired
wick of a candle remaining after the flame; re-
sentment expressed by sniffling, perverse re-
sentment; powdered tobacco taken by th
In OS6.
T, SNUFF, snåſ. v. a. To draw in with the
breath; to scent; to crop the candle.
To SNUFF, snåf. v. n. To smort, to draw breath
by the nose; to sniff in contempt.

soc
—nº, mºve, nór, nºt.—ºbe, tab,
SNUFFBOX, snåf'hôks. s. The box in which
snuff is carried. -
SNUFFERS, snåf'förz. s. The instrument with
which the candle is clipped.
To SNUFFLE, snåf'fl. v. n. 405. To speak
through the nose, to breathe hard through the
In OSé.
To SNUG, småg. v. m. To lie close.
SNUG, snåg. a. Close, free from any incon-
venience; close, out of notice; slyly or insi-
diously close.
To SNUGGLE, snåg'gl. v. a. 405. To lie close,
to lie warm.
SO, sé. ad. In like manner: it answers to As
either preceding or following; to such a de-
gree; in such a manner; in the same manner;
thus, in this manner, therefore, for this reason,
in consequence of this ; on these terms, noting
a conditional petition; provided that, on con-
dition that ; in like manner, noting concession
of one proposition and assumption of another,
answering to As; it notes a kind of abrupt be-
ginning, Well; a word of assumption, thus be
it; a form of petition. So so; an exclamation
after something done or known ; indifferently ;
not much amiss nor well. So then ; thus then
it is that, therefore.
To SOAK, soke. v. n. 295. To lie steeped in mois-
ture; to enter by degrees into pores; to drink
gluttonously and intemperately.
To 30AK, soke, " a. To macerate in any mois-
ture to steep, wo keep wet till moisture is im-
bibed, to drench ; to drain, to exhaust.
SQAP, sope. s. 295. A substance used in wash-
ing, formed by the union of oil or fat with an
alkali.
S()APBOILER, sépe'böíl-ár. s.
trade is to make soap.
SOAPWORT, sºpe'wärt. s. Is a species of cam-
IOI).
T: SOAR, såre. v. n. 295. To fly aloft, to tower,
to mount, properly to fly without visible action
of the wings; to mount intellectually, to tower
with the mind; to rise high.
SOAR, sére. s. Towering flight
To SOB, sºb. v. n. To heave audibly with con-
vulsive sorrow, to sigh with convulsion.
SOB, sob. s. A convulsive sigh, a convulsive act
of respiration obstructed by sorrow.
SQBER, s , bºr. a.: 98. Temperate, particularly
in liquors; not overpowered by drink; not
mad, right in the understanding; regular, calm,
free from inordinate passion; serious, solemn,
grave.
To SOBER, sé'bár. v. a. To make sober.
SOBERLY, sé'bár-lè. ad. Without intemperance;
without madness; temperately, moderately;
coolly, calmly.
SOBERNESS, sé'bár-nēs. s. Temperance in
drink; calmuess, freedom from enthusiasm,
coolness.
SOBRIETY, sº-bri'é-té. s. Temperance in drink;
general temperance; feedom from inordinate
passion ; calmness, coolness; seriousness, gra-
vity.
SOCCAGE, såkſkädje. s. 90. A tenure of lands
for certain inferiour or husbandry services to Le
erformed to the lord of the fee.
SOCIABILITY, so-shë-à-bil'è-té.
tendency to be sociable.— Mason.
SOCIABLE, sé'shē-ă-bl. a. 405. Fit to be con-
joined ; ready... to unite in a general interest;
friendly, familiar;, inclined to company.
SOCIABLE, so'shë-à-bl. s. A kind of less ex-
alted Phaeton, with two seats facing each other,
and a box for the driver.—Mason.
SOCIABLENESS, så'shé à-bl-nēs. s. Inclination
to company and converse; freedom of conver-
sation, geod fellowship.
SOCIABLY, so shë-à-bl
Companyon.
One whose
8,
. ad. Conversably, as a
50CLAL, so shäk a. ** Relating to a general
º
49;
Natural ||
S().j
băil;-öll;-pôānd;—thin, this.
or publick interest.; easy to mix in friendly
gaiety; consisting in union or couvers; with
another.
Šoćisiness, só'shāl-nēs. s. The quality of
being social.
one general interest; numbers united in one
interest, community; company, converse; part-
nership, union on equal terms.
SOCINFAN, sº-sin'ê-ău. s. One who adopts the
tenets of Socinus.--Moson.
SOCK, såk. s. Something put between the foot
and shoe; the shoe of the ancient comick actors.
SOCKET, såk'kit. s. 99. Any hollow pipe, gene-
thing inserted. **"...iii..'. . . .
SOCLE, sé'kl. s. 4 ºth architects, a flat
square member undºthéºses of pedestals of
statues and vases.--See Coºte.
SOD, såd. s. A turf, a clod.
SODALITY, sè-dāl'è-té. s.
ternity.
SODDEN, såd'd'm. The part. pass. of Seethe. 103.
Boiled, seethed.
HTo SODER, såd'dár. v. a. 93. To cement with
some metallick matter.
SODER, sèd'dár. s.-See Sold ER. Metallick
Cement. -
SOEVER sé-év’ār, ad. 93. A word properly
joined with a pronoun or adverb, as, Whoso-
ever, Whatsoever, Howsoever.
SGFA, sé'fá. s. 92. A splendid seat covered
with carpets.
A fellowship, a fra-
yielding; tender, timorous; mild, gentle; meek,
civil ; placid; effeminate, viciously mice; deli-
flowing
[[: When this word is accompanied by emotion,
it is sometimes lengthened into sawf, as Mr
Sheridan has marked it; but in other cases
sucn a pronunciation borders on vulgarity.
SOFT, sāft. interject. Hold, stop, not so fast!
To SOFTEN, séf'f'n. v. a. 472. To make soft,
to make less hard; to make less fierce or ob
łºś make easy, to compose; to make
I #ſº
lºgs” -
To SOFTEN, séff'm. v. n. 103. To grow less
hard; to grow less obdurate, cruel, or obsti
nate.
SOFTLY, sóft'lè. ad. Without hardness; not
violently, not forcibly; not loudly; gently, ple
§ ; mildly, tenderly. e
SOFTENER, s3f'f'm-àr. s. That which makes.
soft ; one who palliates.
SOFTNESS, sóft'nés. s. Quality contrary to
hardness; mildness; gentleness; effeminacy,
vicious delicacy; timorousness, pusillanimity;
quality contrary to harshness; easiness to be
affected; meekness.
SOHO, so-hô'. interject. A form of calling from
a distant place.
To SOIL. Söil. v. a. 299; To foul, to dirt, to
Pollute; to stain, to sully ; to dung, to manure.
SOIL, sèi . Dirt, spot, pollution, foulness;
ground, earth, considered with relation to its:
vegetative qualities; land, country; dung, com-
ost; cut grass given to cattle.
SOIL:NESS, stil'é-nós. s. Stain, foulness.
SOILURE, sāīl'yūre. s. 113. Stain, pollution.
JYot in use.
To SOJOURN, séjörn v. n. 314. To dwell any
where for a time, to live as not at home, to in-
habit as not in a settled habitation.
[[F This verb and noun, as may be seen in John-
son, are variously accented by the poets; but
our modern orthóepists have in general given
the accent on the first syllable of both words
Dr. Kenrick, Perry, Entick, and Buchaman,
accent the second syllable; but Dr. Johnsons,
Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ásh, Mr. Nares, W. John'
SöCiêTY, sº-siè-té. s. 460. Union of many in
rally the hollow of a candlestick; the recepta-
ble of the eye; any hollow that receives some-
cate, elégantly tender; weak, simple; smooth,
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ston, Bailey, Barclay and Fenning, the first
Mr. Scott gives both accents, but that on the
first syllable the first place
SOJOURN, séjàrn. s. A temporary residence,
a casual and no settled habitation.
SOJOURNER, séjàrn-ár. s.
dweller.
To SQLACE, sºliás. v. a. 91, 544. To comfort,
to Cheer, to amuse,
To SQLACE, sål'lás. v. n. To take comfort.
SOLACE, sål'lás. 8. Comfort, pleasure, allevia-
tion, that which gives comfort gr pleasure.
SQLAR sé'lär. 544.
SOLARLY, sé'lār-lè.
ionging to the sum , measured by the sun.
SQLI), sold. The pret. and part pass. of Sell.
SOLD, sóld. s. Military pay, warlike entertain-
ment.
SOLDAN, sºl'dán. s. The emperor of the Turks.
To SOLDER, séï'dár. v. a. To unite or fasten
with any kind of metallick cement; to mend,
to unite any thing broken.
[[; Dr. Johnson seems to favour writing this
word without the l, as it is sometimesSqpo-
rounced: but the many examples he has brotič
where it is spelled with l, show sufficiently how
much this orthography is established. It is
highly probable, that omitting the sound of 1
in this word began with mechanicks; and as
the word has been lately little used, except in
mechanical operations, this pronunciation has
crept into our Dictionaries, but ought not to be
extended to the liberal and metaphorical use
of the word. It is derived from the flatin soli-
dare, the Italian soldare, or the French solder:
and when other things are equal, Dr. Johnson's
rule of deriving words rather from the French
than the Latin, is certainly a good ome, but
ought not to overturn a settled orthography,
which has a more original language than the
Frencm in its favour. Though our orthūepists
agree in leaving out the l, they differ in pro-
nouncing the 0. Sheridan sounds the o as in
sod; W. Johnston as in sober; and Mr. Nares
as the diphthong aw. Mr. Smith says, that Mr.
Walker pronounces the l in this word, but eve-
ry, workman, pronounces it as rhyming with
fodder: to which it may be answered, that
workmen ought to take their pronunciation
from scholars, and not scholars from workmen.
See CLEFF.
SOLDER, sól'dár. s. Metallick cement.
SOLDERER, sé!'dār-àr. s. One that solders or
armends.
SOLDIER, solièr. s. 293,376. A fighting man,
a warriour: it is #. used of the common
men, as distinct from the commanders. *
tº No orthoepist, except W. Johnston, leaves
out the l in this word; but I have frequently
had occasion to diſſer from this gentleman, and
in this I do devoutly,
SOLDIERLIKE, sºljār-like.
SOLDIERLY, sālīār-lè. 404.
litary, becoming a soldier.
SOLDIERSHIP, sé1jār-ship, s. 404. Military
character, martial qualities, behaviour be-
coming a soldier.
sdijišRy, sóijár-à. s. Body of military men,
soldiers collectively ; soldiership, martial skill.
SOLE, sole. s. The bottom of the foot; the bot-
tom of the shoe; the part of any thing that
touches the ground; a kind of sea-fish.
To SOLE, soie. v. a. To furnish with soles, as,
To sole a pair of shoes.
SOLE, sºle. a. Single, only. in Law, not mar-
ried.
SOLECISM, sål'è-sizm. s. 503. Unfitness of one
word to auother.
SOLELY, sole'lè. ad.—See WHolly. Singly,
a. Being of the sun; be-
: a. Martial, mi-
onl
s&#MN, sºl'ém. a. 411. Anniversary, obser-
well once a year; religiously grave ; awful,
498
ſ
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[[ 559–Fâte, fir, fall, fit;-mê, mēt;—plme, pin ;-
striking with seriousness; grave, affectedly se
I'l OtlS.
SQLEMNESS, sālīām-nēs. R s
SOLEMNITY só-lém'né-tê. S ^
rite annually performed ; religious ceremony,
awful ceremony or procession; manner of act-
ing awfully serious ; gravity steady serious-
mess; awful grandeur, sobet dignity; affected
gravity."
SOLEMNIZATION, sºl-lém-nē-zà'shön. s. The
act of solemanizing.
To SOLEMNIZE, sül'lém-nize v. a. To dign. .
fy by particular formalities, to celebrate; to
perform religiously once a year.
SOLEMNLY, sål'lém-lè. ad. With annual reli-
gious ceremonies; with formal gravity and
stateliness; with affected gravity; with reli-
gious seriousness.
To SOLICIT, sé-lis'sit. v. a. To importune, to
entreat; to call to action, to excite ; to implore,
to ask ; to attempt, to try to obtain ; to dis-
turb, to disquiet.—See OBEDIENCE.
SOLICITATION, so-lis-à-tà'shām. s. Importuni-
ty; act of importuming ; invitation, excitement.
SOLICITOR, so-lis'ít-àr. s. 166. One who peti-
tions for another; one who does in Chancery
the business which is done by attºrnies in other
Court.S.
SOLICITOUS, så-lis'ft-às. a. 314. Anxious,
careful, concerned. \
SOLICITOUSLY, sé-lis'sit-ös-lè. ad Anxiously,
carefully.
SOLICITUDE, så-lís'sè-túde. s. Aoxiety, care-
fulness. -
SOLICITRESS, sé-its'it-trés. s.
petitions for another.
SOLID, sèl'id. a. Not fluid ; not hollow, coin-
pact, dense; having all the geometrical dimen-
sions; strong, firm ; sound, not weakly ; real,
not empty; true, not fallacious; lºot light, not
superficial ; grave, profound.
SOLID, sèl'id. s. 544. In Physick, the part con-
taining the fluids.
SOLIDITY, Sö-lid'é-tê. s. Fulness of matter, not
hollowness; firmness, hardness, compactness;
density; truth, not fallaciousness, intellectual
strength, certainty.
SOLIDLY, såI'lid-lè. ad. Firmly, densely, com
actly ; truly, on good ground.
SOLIDNESS, sål'lid-nés. s. Firmness, density
SOLILOQUY, so-HI'lö-kwé. s. A discourse made
by one in solitude to himself.
SOLITAIRE, sèl-iè-täre'. s. A recluse, a her-
mit; an ornament for the neck.
SOLITARILY, stilè-tá-ré-lè. ad. In solitude ;
without company. e
SOLITARINESS, sół'lè-tá-ré-nēs. s. Solitude,
forbearance of company. habitual retirement
SOLITARY, séï iè-tá-rè. A. Living alone; re-
tired, gloomy, dismal; single.
SOLITARY, sólº-tá-rè. s. One that lives alone,
a hermit.
SOLITUDE, göl ſé-tūde. s. Lonely life, state of
being alone; a lone place, a desert. º
SOLO, så'lö. 's A tune played by a single in-
Strument.
SOLSTICE, sºl'st’s. s. 142. The point beyond
which the sun does not go, the tropical point,
the point at which the day is longest in Sum:
mer, or shortest in winter : it is taken of itself
conmonly for the summer solstice.
SOLSTITIAL, sól stish'âl. a. Belonging to the
solstice ; happening at the solstice. *
SOLUBLE, sål'à-bl. a. 405. Capable of disso-
lution or separation of parts. e
SOLUBILITY, sól-ū-bil'é-té. s. Susceptiveness
of separation of parts. tº.
To SOLVE, sèlv. v. a. To clear, to explain, to
untie an intellectual knot.
SOLVENCY, sèl'vén-sè. s. Ability to pay.
SOLVFNT, sól’vént. a. Having the power to
cause dissolution; able to pay debts contracted
Ceremony ol
A woman who

SOO
—mö, mêve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, túb, būll;—öfl;—pôānd;—thin, this.
SOLVIBLE, sèl vè-bl a. 405. See Dissolvi-
BLE-Possible to be cleared by reason or in-
quiry.
SOLUNLy-GOOSE, sº lánd-gööse'. s. A fowl in
bigness and feather very like a tame goose, but
his bill longel ; his wings also much longer.
SOLUTION, sº lö'shān. S. Disjunction, separa-
tion; matter dissolved, that which contains any
thing dissolved : resolution of a doubt, removal
of an intellectual difficulty.
SOLUTIVE, sól'à-tív. a. 157, 512. Laxative,
causing relaxation.
SOME, sām a. 165. More or less, moting an
indeterminate quantity; more or fewer, noting
an indeterminate number; certain persons:
Some is often used absolutely for some people:
Some is ºpposed to Some, or to Others; one,
auy, without determining which.
SOMEBO! Y, såm'bód-è. s. One, a person in-
discriminate and undetermined ; a person of
consideration.
SOMERSET, sāmi'már-sét. s. Corrupted from
Somersarilt; from sommer, a beam; and sault, Fr.
a leap. A leap by which a jumper throws him-
self fron a beam and turns over his head.
SOMEHOW, stim'hôň. a. One way or other.
SOMETHING, sām'thing. S. 410. A thing inde-
termiliate ; Inore or less; part, distance not
great, * * *
SQMETHING, sām'thing. ad. In some degree.
SQME FIME, såm'time ad. Once, formerly.
SOME TIMES, sam'timz. ad. Now and them, at
one time or other; at one time, opposed to
... Sometimes, or to Another time.
SOMEWFiA'I', süm'hwöt. s. 475. Something,
not nothing, though it be uncertain what; more
or less ; part greater or less.
SOMEWHA'ſ, såm'hwöt. ad. In some degree.
SOMEWHERE, sån'hwäre. ad. In one place
or other.
SOMEWHiLE, såmſhwile. s. . Once, for a time.
SOMNIFEROUS, sām-nif'fér-ás. a. Causing
sleep, procuring sleep.
SOMNIFICK, sām-mif'fik.a. 509. Causing sleep.
SQMNOI, ENCY, sém'nó-lém-sè. s. Sleepiness,
inclination to sleep.
SON, sån. s. 165. A male child correlative to
father or mother ; descendant, however distant;
compellation of an old to a young man; native
of a country ; the second person of the Trinity ;
product of anything. p
SON-IN-LAW, sån'in-lâw.
one's daughter.
SONSłłIP, stin'ship. s.
being a son.
SONATA, só-mâ'tá. s. A tune.
SONG, sång. 5. 408, 409. Anything modulated
in the utterance ; a poem to be modulated to
the voice; a ballad; a poem, lay, strain; poetry,
poesy; notes of birds; an old song, a trifle.
SONGISH, Söng'ís'. . a. Containing songs, con-
sisting of songs. A low word.
SONGSTER, sång'står. s. 98. A singer.
SONGSTRESS, sång'strés. s. A female singer.
SONNET, són'nét. s. 99. A small poem.
SONNETTEER, sèn-nēt-têér'. s. A small poet,
in contempt.
SUNIFEROUS, só-mif'ſér-às,
r bringing sound.
tººlrick, sön-Ö-rif'fik. a. 509. Producing
§ound.
§NGROUS, sé-nó'rås. a. 512. Loud sounding,
giving loud or shrill sound; high sounding,
nificent of sound. -
* , sº-nó'rås-lè. ad. With high
sºund, with magnificence of sound. r
{OROUSNESS, so-nó'rás-nēs. s. The qua-
lity of giving sound; magnificence of sound,
SOON, séón. ad. 306. Before long time be past,
shortly after any time assigned; early, opposed
s. One married to
Filiation; the state of
a. Giving or
|sdºſiji.
|SOPHISTICATOR,
SOR
SQQPBERRY, séðp'bér-ré. s. A plant
SOOT, sé6t. s. 309 Condensed or embodied
smoke.
[[G. Notwithstanding I have Mr. Sheridan, Mr
Nares, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry
and the professors of the Black Art themselves,
against me in the pronunciation of this word, I
have ventured to prefer the regular pronuncia-
tion to the irregular. The adjective sooty has
its regular sound, among the correctest speak-
ers, which has induced Mr. Sheridan to mark it
so ; but mothing can be more absurd than to
pronounce the substantive in one manner and
the adjective derked from it by adding y fm an-
other. The othér orthūepists, therefore, who
pronounce both these words with the oo like u,
are more consistent than Mr. Sheridan, though,
upon the whole, Álot Sö right.
SOOTED, såótſéd. \a. Smeared, manured, or
covered with soot. -
SOOTERKIN, såå'tér-kin. s. A kind of false .
birth fabled tº be produced by the Dutch wo-
men from sitting over their stoves.
ŠOOTH, soºth, sº 467. Truth, reality. Obsolele.
SOOTH, sóöth. a. 467. Pleasing, delightful.
To SOOTH, såóTH. v. a. 467. To flatter, to
please; to calm, to soº.cn ; to gratify.
SUOTHER, SóðTH'âr. s. A flatterer, one who
gains by blandishuaents.
To SOOTHSAY, séðth'sä. v. m.
foretell.
SOOTHSAYER, sóöth'sä-àr. s.
rognosticator.
SQOTINESS, sååt'é-nēs. s.
To predict, to
A foreteller, a
The quality of be-
ing Sooty.
SOOTY, sóð'té. a.--See Soot. Breeding soot;
consisting of soot ; black, dark, dusky.
SOP, sép. s. Anything steeped in liquor to be
eaten ; any thing given to pacify.
To SOP, såp. v. a. To steep in liquor.
SOPE, sópe.—See So AP.
SOPH, såſ. s. A young man who has been
two years at the university.
The eraperor of Persia.
SOPHISM, sóf"fizm. s. A fallacious argument
SOPHIST, såf"fist. s. 544. A professor of phi
losophy.
SOPHISTER, séf'fis-tūr. s. 98. A disputant
fallaciously subtle, an artful but insidious logi
cian ; a name given to those of a certain class
in the university between Freshmen and Ba
chelºrs.
SOPHISTICAL, sé-fis'té-kāl, a 33. Fallaciously
subtle, logically deceitful.
SOPHISTICALLY, so-fistè-l.ál-è. ad. With
ſaliacious subtilty.
To SOPHISTICATE, só-fis'té-kāte. v. a. To
adulterate, to corrupt with something spurious
SOPHISTICATE, ºl. 91. Part. a.
Adulterate, not genuine.
SOPHISTICATIGN, så-fís-tê-kä'shán. s. Adul.
enuineness.
521
teration, not
só-fís’tè-kā-tár. s.
I}}{2. e º
SOPHISTRY, såf'fis-tré. s. Fallacious ratioci
nation.
SOPORIFEROUS, sèp-ó-rif'êr-às. a. Produc-
SOPORIFEROUSNESS,
518, 527. The quality of causing sleep,
509
Causing sleep, opiate.
SORBS, sårbz. s. The berr les of the sorb or
SORCERER, sår'sér-àr. s. 98. A conjurer, as
enchanter, a magician.
an emchantres
SORCERY, sèr'sār-º.
s. 555. Magick, Wen-
to late; readily, willingly. Soon as ; imme-
diately
Adulterator, one that makes things not genu.
tive of sleep, opiate. ~~~ º
söp-ó-rff'êr-às-nés, s
SOPGRIFICK, sèp-ó-rif'ſſk. a. 530,
service tree.
SQi{CERESS, sér'sér-és. s. A female magician,
ſ chantment, conjuration.
AsORD, sård, s-See Sod, Turf, grassy ground






SGT
500
SOU
[; 559—Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plme, pīn;—
SORDID, sår'd?d. a. Foul, filthy; mean, vile,
base; covetous, niggardly.
SORDIDLY, .#. ad. Meanly, poorly,
covetously. t
SORDIDNESS, sèr'did nès. s. Meanness, base-
ness ; mastiness.
SORDINE, sér-dèën'. s. A small pipe put into
the mouth of a trumpet to make it sound lower
or shriller. *
SORE, sère. . s. A place tender and painful, a
&#. excoriated, an ulcer.
SORE, sore. . a. Tender to the touch 5, tender
to the mind, easily vexed ; violent with pain,
afflictively vehement.
SORE, sore. ad. With painful or dangerous ve-
hemence.
SOREL, så'rfl. s. 99. The buck is called the
first year a fawn, the second a pricket, the
Meanly, despicably,
Meanness, despi-
third a Sorel.
SORELY, sère'lé, ad. With a great degree of
pain or distress; with vehemence dangerous or
afflictive.
SORENESS, sère més. s. Tenderness of a hurt.
SORITES, så-11'téz. s. 433. An argument
. one proposition is accumulated on an-
Other.
SORORICIDE, så-rðr'ré-side. s. 143. The
murder of a sister.
SQRREL, sèr'ril. s. 99. A plant like dock, but
having an acid taste.
SORRILY, sór'ré-lè; ad.
wretchediy.
SORRINESS, sår'rè-nés, s.
cableness.
SORROW, sårrô s. 327. Grief, pain for
something past ; sadness, mourning.
To SO3 ROW, sèrró. v. m. To grieve, to be sad,
to be dejected.
SORROWED, sèr'rède. a. 359. Accompani-
ed with sorrow. Obsolete.
SORROWFUL, sèr'rè-ſăl. a. , Sad for some-
thing past, mournful, grieving; expressing
§ accompanied with grief.
SORRY sór'ré. a. Grieved for something past;
vile, worthless, vexatious.
SORT, sårt. s. A kind, a species; a manner,
a form of being or acting; a degree of any
#. ; a class, or order ofpersor.s; rank, Con-
ition above the vulgar; a lot. In this last sense
97tt %*Sé.
§3. There is an affected pronunciation of this
word so as to rhyme with port. This affecta-
tion, however, seems confined to a few in the
upper ranks of life, and is not likely to descend
to their inferiours, as it does not appear to have
made any progress among correct and classical
speakers.
It may be observed, that the long open o is con-
fined to those words where p precedes it, and to
the word fort.
To SORT, sórt.
and proper classes ; to reduce to order from a
state of confusion; to conjoin, to put together
jºin distribution; to cull, to choose. to select.
º “SORT, sért. v. n. To be joined with others
*śf the same species ; to consort, to join ; to suit,
* to fit; to faii out. f
SORTANCE, sår’tänse. s. Suitableness, agree-
ment. JNot in us
€. *
SQRTILEGE, sèr'té-lèdje. s. The act of draw.
ing lots. &
SQRTITION, sār-tish'êm. s. The act of casting
lots.—Ash. * j.“
SORTMENT, sårt'mènt. s. Thé act of sorting,
distribution; a parcel sorted or distributed.
Tºss, sós. v. n. To fall at once into a
Chair.
SOT, sét. 5. A blockhead, a dull, ignorant,
stupid fellow ; a dolt; a wretch stupified by
drinking.
To $QT, set. v. a. To stupify, to besot.
To 50T, sét. v. n. To tipple to stupidity.
v. a. To separate into distinct ||
SOTTISH, sét’tish. a. Dull stupid. doltish;
dull with intemperamce. -
SOTTISHLY, sét’tish-lè. ad. Stupidiy, dully,
senselessly. . . . -- -
SOTTISHNESS, sét’tish-nēs. s. Dulness, stu-
idity, insensibility.
SOUCHONG, såå-tshöng'. s.
Bohea tea. -
SOWEREIGN, sav'ér-in. . a. 255. Supreme in
power, having no superiour; supremely effica
CIO it'S.
SOWEREIGN, såv'ér-in. s. 165. Supreme lord.
SOVEREIGNLY, sav’ār-in-lè. ad. Supremely, in
the highest degree.
SQWEREIGNTY; sóv'ér-in-tº. s. Supremacy,
highest place, highest degree of excellence.
SOUGHT, såwt. s. 319. The pret, and part
pass. of Seek.
SOUL, sélé. s. 318. The immaterial and immor
tal spirit of man ; vital principle ; spirit, es
sence, principal part ; interiour power; a fa
miliar appellation joined to words expressing
the qualities of the mind ; human being ; ac
tive power ; spirit, fire, grandeur of 1mind; in-
telligent being in general.
SOULED, sol’d. a. 359. Furnished with mind.
SOULLESS, sole'lés. s. Mean, low, spiritless.
SOUND, séând. a. 313. Healthy, hearty,
right, not erroneous; stout, lusty; valid; fast,
hearty.
SOUNI), såånd. ad.
letely fast.
SOUND, såånd. s. A shallow sea, such as may
be sounded.
SOUNH), såånd. s. A probe, an instrument used
by chirurgeons to feel what is out of reach of .
the fingers. *-
To SOUND, såånd. v. a To search with a plum
met, to try depth ; to try, to examine.
To SGUND, såånd. v. m. To try with the sound-
ing line. *
SööNij, séând. s. Any thing audible, a moise,
that which is perceived by the ear ; mere
emp y noise opposed to meaning.
To SOUND, séând. v. n. To make a moise, to
emit a noise; to exhibit by likeness of sound.
To SOUND, sååmd. v. a. To cause to make a
noise, to play on ; to betoken or direct by a
sound ; to celebrate by sound.
SOUNDBOARD, séând'bórd. s. Board which
propagates the sound in organs.
SOUNDING, séând'ing. a 430. Sonorous, hav-
ing a magnificent sound.
SööNijin G-BOARD, séânding-bórd. s. The
canopy of the pulpit; the ceiling over the front
of the stage.
sdū Mūīy, såånd'é. ad. Healthily, heartily;
lustily, stoutly, strongly; truly, rightly ; fast,
closely.
SOUNDNESS, såånd'més. s. Health, hearti
mess; truth, rectitude, incorr"pt state; strength,
solidity.
SOUP, sgöp. s. 315. Strong decoction of flesh
for the table. 4.
SOUR, sèër. . a. 313. Acid, austere; harsh o
temper, crabbed, peevish ; afflictive, painful"
expressing discontent.
sóº. sºër...s. Acid substance. ,
To SOUR, såår. v. a. To make acid ; to make
harsh; to make uneasy, to make less pleasing,
to make discontented. -
To SOUR, såår. v. n. To become acid ; to g
eevish or crabbed. - -
SOURCE, sorse. s. 318. Spring, fountain-hea
original, first producer. e
[[F Soune respectable speakers have attempt
to give the French sound to the diphthºng in
this word and its compound resource, as if writ-
ten soorce and resoorce; but as this is contrary
The finest sort of
Soundly, heartily, com
rt
Nares, Simith, and W. Johnston, give the same
sound to both these words as I have done, Mr.
t
| to analogy, so it is to general usage. Sheridan,







SOW
501
SPA
—mé, mêve, nér, nét;—töbe, tàb, būll;—6fl;—pôānd;—thin, This.
Perry gives the same sound to source, and, as
well as I can guess from the badness of the
print, to resource also. Mr Scott gives both
sounds, but seems to prefer the first ; Kenrick
only gives source the sound of soorce; and the
diphthong ou in resource, the same sound as in
hour, town, &c.
SOURISH, séâr'ísh. a. Somewhat sour,
SOURLY, såårlè. ad. With acidity; with acri-
• In Oll W.
sóºess, söär'nés. s. Acidity, austereness
of taste; asperity, harshness of temper.
SOUS, séñse, or séð. s. 315. A small denomina-
tion of French money.
[[ſ’ The first pronunciation of this word is vul-
ar; the second is pure French, and, as such,
is no more entitled to a place in an English Dic-
tionary, than the word penny is in a French
OL10.
SOUSE, sååse. s. 313. Pickle made of salt; any
ºś parboiled in a salt pickle.
To SOUSE, sååse. v. m. To fall as a bird on its
prey.
To §§use, sööse. v. a. To strike with sudden
violence, as a bird strikes its prey.
SOUSE, sååse, ad. With sudden violence. A
dow word.
SOUTERRAIN, sè6-tér-rāne'. s. 315. A grotto
or cavern in the ground.
SOUTH, sååth. s. 313. The part where the sum
is to us at noon; the southern regions of the
globe; the wind that blows from the south.
SOUTH, sååth. a. 313. Southerm, meridional.
SOUTH, sååth. ad. Towards the south; from
T the south.
SOUTHING, sååth'ſng. a. Going towards the
south. -
SOUTHEAST, sååth-èëst'. s. The point mid-
way between the east and south.
SOUTHERLY, såth'êr-lé, or sääth'êr-lè. a Be-
longing to any of the points denominated from
the south, not absolutely southern ; lying to-
wards the south ; coming from about the south.
EP The diphthong in this and the following
word has fallen into contraction by a sort of
technical sea pronunciation ; but both of them
seem to be recovering their true diphthonga.
sound, though the latter seems farther advanced
towards it than the former.
SOUTHERN, sååth'êrm, or sáth’ārm. a. Be-
ionging to the south, meridional ; lying towards
the south ; coming from the south.
SOUTHERN WOOD, sāi H'êrn-wild. s. A plant.
SOUTHMOST, sååth'môst, a Farthest towards
the south. *
SOUTHSAY, såålh'sá. s. 315. Prediction ; pro-
perly. Soothsay: *
To SOUTHSAY, sååth'sá. v. n.
See Sooths Ay.
SOUTHSAYER, sååth'sä-àr. s.
roperly Soothsayer.
SOUTHWARD, sååth'wärd, or såTh’ārd.
Towards thre south.
SOUTHWEST, sååth'wést, s.
between the south and west. -
SOW, såå. 322. A female pig, the female of a
boar; an oblong mass of lead ; an insect, a
millepede.
To SOW, so. v. n. 324. To scatter seed in order
to a harvest. -
... To SOW, so. v. a. Part, pass. Sown. To scat.
$. ter in the ground in order to growth to spread,
° to propagate; to in-pregnate or stock with
º ; to besprinkle.
To SOW, so. v. a. (From suo, Latin.) To join
* by needle-work. *
To SOWCE, sååse. v. a. 323. To throw into the
Water.
SOWER, so'àr. s. 98. He that sprinkles the
seed, a scatterer, a breeder, a promoter,
50WINS, séâ’inz. s. 323. Flummerv made of
eatmeal, somewhat soured. -
To predict.—
... A predicter;
ad.
Point midway
To SOWL, såål. v. a. 323. To pull by the ears
Obsolete.
SOWN, some. The part. of To sow.
SOWTHISTLE, såå'this-sl. s. 472. A weed.
SPACE, spase. . s. Room, local extension; and
quantity of, place ; quantity of time; a small
time ; a while.
e *
SPACIOUS, spä'shôs. a. 357. Wide, extensive,
roomy. *
SPACIOUSNESS, spä'shôs-nēs. s. Roominess,
wide extension.
SPADDLE, spád'dl s. 405. A little spade
SPADE, späde. s 73. The iustrument of dig-
ing ; a suit of cards.
SPADILLE, spå dil'. s.
ombre and quadrille.
SPAKE, späke. The old pret. of Speak.
SPALT, spält. s. A white, scaly, shining stone,
frequently used to promote the fusion of metals.
PAN, späm. s. The space from the end of the
thumb to the end of the little finger extended ;
any short duration.
To SPAN, spän. v. a. To measure by the hand
extended ; to measure.
SPAN COUNTER, spänköän-tär. A
SPANFARTHING, spán'ſar-thing. S.
play at which money is thrown within a span
or mark. -
SPANGLE, späng'gl. s. 405. A small plate on
}: shiming metal; any thing sparkling and
Sniming.
To SPANGLE, späng'gl. v. a.
with spangles or shining bodies.
SPANIEL, spán'yél. s. 1ſ5,281. A dog used for
sport in the field, remarkable for sagacity and
obedience; a low, mean, sneaking fellow.
To SPANK, spångk. v. a. 408. To strike with
the open hand.—Ash.
SPANKER, spångk'êr. s. A small coin.
SPAR, spär. s. jime crystallized by nature in
combination with acids: with fluorick acid it
forms the Derbyshife spar; with carbonick
acid, the dogtooth spar, the Iceland crystal
&c.—Parkes' Chymistry. Marcasite; , a imai
beam, the bar of a gate.
To SPAR, spár, v. m. To fight like cocks with
prelusive strokes.
To SPAR, spár v. a.
Obsolete.
To SPARE, spåre. v. a. To use frugally; to
Save for any particular use; to do without, to
lose willingly; to omit, to forbear; to use ten
w derly, to treat with pity ; to grant, to allow.
To SPARE, spåre. v. n. To live frugally, to be
parsimonious ; to forbear, to be scrupulous
to use mercy, to forgive, to be tender.
SPARE, spåre. a. Scanty, parsimonious; su-
perfluons; unwanted; lean, wanting flesh.
SPARER, spä'răr. s. 98. One who avoids ex
YêIIS®.
SPA RºſB, spåre'rib. s. Some part cut off from
{jle ribs.
SPARGEFACTION, spärjë-fäk'shān. s. The
act of sprinkling. f
SPARING, spä'ring. a. 410. Scarce; scanty;
a PSI [I] Of 10U18.
SPARINGLY, spä'ring-lè. ad. Frugally, parsi
moniously , with abstinence . . not with great
frequency ; cautiously, tenderly.
SPARK, spärk. s. 78. A small particle of fire, or
kindled matter; any thing shining ; any thing
vivid or active; a lively, showy, #leºd, gay
ſhall.
To S: 'ARK, spärk. v. n. To emit particles of
fire, to sparkle.
SPARKFTL, spärk'föl. a. Lively, brisk, airy.
SPARKISH, spärkish. a. Airy, gay, showy,
well-dressed, fine.
SPARKLE, spår'kl s. 405. A spark, a small
particle of fire; any luminous particle.
To SPARKLE, spår'kl. v. n. To enlit sparks;
to issue in sparks; to shine; to glitter, ... •
The acc of spades 8t
To besprinkle
To shut, to close, to bar.
ºf
\
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SPE
502
SPE .
[j' 559–Fête, far, fall, fåt;-mê, mét;—plne, pīn;—
SPARKLINGLY, spärkling-lè. ad. With vivid
and twinkling instre.
SPARALINGNESS, spärkling-més. s.
and twinkling lustre.
SPARROW, spår'rö. s. 87, 327. A smal. hird.
SPARROWHAWK, spár'rö-hăwk. s. The fe-
male of the musket hawk.
SPARROWGRASS, spår'rö-grås. s. Corrupted
from ASPARAgus, which see.
SPARRY, spår'rè. a. 82. Consisting of spar.
SPASM, spâzım. s. Convulsion, violent and in-
voluntary contraction. ,
SPASMODICK, spāz-inëdik. a. 509. Convul-
SiVé2.
SPAT, spät. The pret. of Spit. Obsolete.
To SPATIATE, spä'shë-āte. v. n. To rove, to
range, to ramble at large.
To SPATTER, spät’tör. v. a. 98. To sprinkle
with dirt, or any thing offensive ; to throw out
any'thing offensive : to asperse, to defame.
TošPā’ī‘fER, spättör. v. º. To spit, to sput-
ter, as at any thing nauseous taken into the
mouth.
SPATTERDASHES, spättär-dāsh-jz. s. Co-
verings for the legs by which the wet is kept off.
SPATTLING-POPPY, spät Hug-pê;'pě s. White
behez, ; a plant. * -
SPATULA, spät’tshū-lä. s. 461. A spattle or
slice, used by apothecaries and si; rgeons in
spreading plasters or stirring medicines.
SPAVIN, späv'in. s. This disease in horses is a
bony excrescenice or crust as hard as a bone,
that grows on the inside of the hough.
8PAW, späw. s. 219. A place famous for mine,
ral waters, any utineral water.
To SPAWL, späwl. v. n. To throw moisture
out of the mouth.
SPAWL, späwl. s. 219. Spittle, inoisture eject-
ed from the mouth.
SPAWN, späwn. s. 219. The eggs
frogs; any product or offspring.
To SPAWN, späwn. v. a. To produce as fishes
do eggs ; tolgenerate, to bring forth,
To SPAWN, späwn. v. n. To issue as eggs from
fish ; to issue, to proceed.
SPAWNER, späwn'ār. s. 98. The female fish,
To SPAY, spä. v. a. 220. To castrate female
animals. W -
To SPEAK, spéke. v., p. 227. Pret. Spake or
Spoke ; Part pass. Spoken. To utter articu-
late sounds, to express thoughts by words; to
harangue, to make a specch; to talk for or
against, to dispute; to discourse, to make men-
tion; to give sound. To speak with 5 to ad-
dress, to converse with. -
To SPEAK, spèke. v. a. To utter with the
mouth, to pronounce ; to proclaim, to cele-
brate ; to address, to accost; to exhibit,
SPEAKABLE, spè'kā-bl. a. 405. Possible to be
spoken ; having the power of speech.
SPEAKER, spè'kår. s. 98. One that speaks;
one that speaks in any particular manner; one
that celebrates, proclaims, or mentions; the
prolocutor of the commons.
SPEAKING-TRUMPET, spé'king-trömpſit. s.99,
410. Trumpet by which the voice may be pro-
Fº to a great distance.
SPEAR, spère. s. 227. A long weapon with a
sharp point, used in thrusting or throwing ;
a lance; a lance generally with prongs to kill
fish.
To SPEAR, spère. v. a. To kill or pierce with a
spear,
To SPEAR, spère. v. m. To shoot or spreit.
§§A;&#ASS, speregräs, s, Long stiff grass.
SPEARMAN, spère'mān. S. 88. One who uses a
iance in §
SPEARMINT, spère'mºnt. s. A plant, a species
of mint.
SPEARWORT, spère'wärt. s. An herb.
SPECIAL, spésh'âl. a. 357. Noting a sort or
of fish or of
*pecies' particular, peculiar ; aperuviate, de-
Vivid
signed for a particular purpose ; extraordina.
ry, incómmon; chief in excellence.
SPECIALLY, spésh'āl-ć. ad. Particularly, above
others; not in a common way, peculiarly.
SPECIALTY, spêsh'āl-tê.
SPECIALITY, spèsh-e-āl'é-té.
it V,
SPECIES, spè'shëz. s. 433. A sort, a subdivi-
sion of a general term ; class of nature, single
order of beings ; appearance to trie senses;
representation to tie in ind ; circulating money,
pronounced in two words; simples that have
place in a compound.
SPECIFICK, spè-siſ’ik. s. A specifick medicine.—
..}lasön
SPECIFICAL, spé-sif'ſé-kál. Tha
SPECfF}{K, spè-sºf'fik. 509. lat
which makes a thing of the species of which it
is ; appropriated to the cure of some particular
disternijer. -
SPEC}FICALLY, spè-sif'fö-kāl-ć, ad. In such a
manner as to constitute a species, according to
the nature of the species.
To SPEC; FICATE, spè-sif"fê-kāte. v. a. To
Inark by notation of distinguishing particular-
if les. w
SPH2CIFICATION, spés-sè-fé-kä'shán. s. Distinct
notation, determination by a peculiar mark;
particular mention.
To SPECIFY, spés'sè-fi. v.’a. 133. To mention
to show by soine particular mark of distinction
SPECIMIEN, spés'sé-mém. s. 503. A sample, a
part of any thing exhibited that the rest may
be known.
SPECIOUS, spé'shôs. a. 357, Showy, pleasing
to º view ; plausible; superficially, not solidly
right.
SPECIORISLY, spé'shås-lè. ad. With fair ap
pearatice.
SPECK, spék. s. A small discoloration, a spot
To SPECK, spºk. v. a. To spot, to stain in drops,
SPECKLE, spék'kl. s. 405, Small speck, little
spot.
To Sī’īCKLE, spékki. v. a. To mark with'small
spots.
Sł’ECTACLE, spék'tá-ki. s. 405. A show, a
gazing-stock, any thing exhibited to the view
as eminently remarkable; any thing perceived
by the sight; in the Plural, glasses to assist
the sight.
SPEC'ſ ACLFD, spék'tá-kl’d. a. 359. Furnished
with spectacles. *
SPECTATOR, spék-tà'tár. s. 76, 521. A looker-
on, a beholder, an observer.
SPECTATORSHIP, spék-tä'tār-ship. s. Act of
beholding.
SPECTRE, spék’tár. s. 416.
pearance of persons dead. e
SPECTRUM, spék'tröm. s. An image, a visible
form. * *
SPECULAR, spºk'kè-lär. s. , 88. Having th
Qualities of a mirrour or looking-glass; assist-
s. Particular-
a.
Apparition, ap-
ing sight. º
|To SPECULATE, spék'kū-lāte. v. n. 91. To
meditate, to contemplate; to take a view of
any thing with time mind.
To SPECULATE, spék'kū-lāte. v. a. To con-
sider attentively, to look through with the mind.
SPECULATION, spék-à-lä'shán. s. Examina-
tiºn by the eye, view, mental view, intellectual
examination, contemplation; a train of thoughts
formed by meditation ; mental scheine not re-
detcod to practice; power of sight. . e
SPF.CULATIVE, spék'kū-jā-tlv. a. 513. Given
to speculation, conteioplative; theoretical, not
practical,
SPECULATIVELY, spék'kā-lä-tiv-lè. ad. Con
templatively, with meditation; ideally, theo-
retically, not ".
SPECULATOR, spék'kū-1A tar. s. 521. One
who forms theories; an observer, a conven-
plator; a spy, a watcher
º
SPH
503
SPI
—no, move, nér, nôt;—túbe, tab, būll;—öil;—pöänd ;--thin, This.
SPECULATORY, spék'kū-lä-tär-à. a. 512. Ex-
ercising speculation.
SPECULUM, spék'kū-lām. s. 503. A mirrour, a
looking-glass.
SPED, spéd. The pret. and part, pass. of Speed.
See MisTAKEN.
SPEECH, spèëtsh. s. 246. The power of articu-
late utterance, the power of expressing thoughts
by vocal words; language, words considered as
expressing thoughts; particular language as
distinct from others; any thing spoken ; talk,
mention; oration, harangue.
SPEECHLESS, spèëtsh'lés. a. Deprived of the
power of speaking, made mute or dumb ; mute,
dumb.
To SPEED, spééd. v. n. 246. Pret. and part.
pass. Sped and Speeded. To make haste, to
move with celerity; to have success; to have
any condition good or bad.
To SPEED, spééd. v. a. To despatch in haste;
to despatch, to destroy; to kill; to hasten, to
put into quick motion; to execute, to despatch;
to assist, to help forward; to make prosperous.
SPEED, spèèd. s. , Quickness, celerity; haste,
hurry, despatch ; the course or pace of a horse;
success, event.
SPEEDILY, spèèd'é-lè., ad. With haste, quickly.
SPEEDINESS, spèèd'é-nés. s. The quality of
being speedy.
SPEEDWELL, spèëd'wéll. s. A plant.
SPEEDY, spèéd'é. a. Quick, swift, mimble, suick
of despatch. -
SPELL, spéll. s. A charm consisting of some
words of occuit power; a turn of work.
To SPELL, spéil. v. a. To write with the pro.
per letters; to read by naming letters singly ;
to charm. -
To SPELL, spéll. v. m. To form words of let-
ters; to read.
SPELTER, spélt'âr. s. 98.
mame for Zinc–which see.
To SPEND, spénd. v. a. To consume, to lay
out; to bestow as expense, to expend; to ef-
fuse; to squander, to lavish ; to pass; to waste,
to wear out; to fatigue, to harass.
To SPEND, spénd. v. m. To make expense ;
to prove in the use; to be lost or wasted.
SPENDER, spénd'âr. s. 98. One who spends;
a prodigal, a lavisher.
SFENîăift, spendthrić. s.
lavisher,
SPERM, spèrm. s.
species is continued.
SPERMACETH, spér-mâ-sé'té. s. An unctuous
substance taken from the head of the whale,
and purified by boiling it with alkali. Med. Dict.
Corruptedly pronounced Parmasitty.
[[F When Shakspeare makes Hotspur describe a
, , fop using this word,
“And telling me the sovereigns’t thing ou earth,
**Was parnasilty for an inward bruise—”
The commercial
A prodigal, a
Seed ; that by which the
it is highly probable this was not a foppish
pronunciation, but that which generally ob-
tainad in Queen Elizabeth's time, and has,
among the vulgar, been continued to ours.
SPERMATICAL, spér-mât’té-kāi. Semi
SPERMATICK, spér-mâttik. 509. 3. Nº 6 Oſll-
mal, consisting of seed; belonging to the sperm.
SPERMATIZE, spér'mā-tize. v. m. To yield seed.
To SPERSE, spérse. v. a. To disperse, to scatter.
To SPET, spét. v. a. To bring or pour abun-
dantly. JNot in use.
To SPEW, spä. v. a. 265. To vomit, to eject
from the stomach; to eject, to cast forth; to
eject with loathing.
To SPEW, spä. v. m. To vomit, to ease the sto-
mach.
To SPHACELATE, sfäs'sè-lāte. v. a. To affect
with a gangrend.
SPHACELUS, sfäs'sè-lás. s.
mortificatio
A gangrene, a
TB.
SPHERE, sfére. s. A globe, an orbicular body *
'H'. PICE, spise. s.
Quite
a body of which the centre is at the same dis
any globe of the mundane system; a globe re.
presenting the earth or sky; orb, circuit of
action.
To SPHERE, sföre. v. a. To place in a sphere,
SPHERICK, sferrik. 509. § a Round, orbi-
the planets.
SPHERICALLY, sſér'ré-kāl-ć. ad. In form a
here. ' -
SPHERICALNESS, sſér'ré-kāl nés.
SPHERICITY, sfº-ris'é-tê.
SPHEROII), sfé'röld. s. A body oblong or oblate,
approaching to the form of a sphere.
of a spheroid.— Mason.
form of a spheroid.
SPHERULE, sfér'âle. s. A little globe.
monster in Egypt, having the face of a virgin
and the body of a lion.
grant to the smell and pungent to the palate,
an aromatick substance used in sauces; a small
To SPICE, spise. v. a. To season with spice.
SPICER, spi'sár. g. 98. Cne who deals in spice
spices; a repository of spices.
SPICK-AND-SPAN, spik'ānti-spán'. a.
SPICKNEL, spik'nél. s. The herb baldmony
or inearwort.
with aromaticks; aromatick, having the quali-
ties of spice
a web to catch flies.
SPIDERWORT, spi'dār-wart. s. A plant with
SRIGNEL, spignél. s. A plant.
SPIGOT, spig'āt. s. 166. A pin or peg put into
SPIKE, spike. s. An ear of corn ; a long nail
of iron or wood, a long rod of iron sharpened;
To SPIKE, spike. v. a. To fasten with long
mails; to set with spikes. -
piałit ; the oil produced from the plant.
[[; Mr. Flphinstone is the only orthiyepist who
dam, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, W. Johnston, and
Buchanai, preserve it long as in spike; and
of our pronunciation to shorten the simple in
the compound (see KNow LEDGE,) yet I think
not established by custom;
SPILL, spili. s. A small shiver of wood, or thin
To SPILL, spill. v. a. To shed, to lose by shed.
ding ; to throw away. -
be shed, to be lost by being shed.
SPILTH, spilth. s. Any thing poured out on
To SPIN, † v. a. Pret. Spun or Span; Part.
Spun. To draw out into threads; to form
mentous matter ; to protract, to draw out; to
forin by degrees, to draw out tediously.
iſing ; to stream out in a thread or small cur
rent ; to move round as a spindle.
tance from every point of the circumference,
motion ; province, compass of knowledge or
to form into roundmess.
cular, globular; planetary, relating to orbs of
S
} .
Roundness, rotundity. '
SPHEROIDAL, sfé-röé'dál. a. Having the form
SPHEROIDICAL, sfé-röld'é-kál. a. Having the
SPHINX, sf inks. s. The Sphinx was a famous
A vegetable production fra-
Guantity. | &
SPICERY, spi'séré. s. The commodity of
new, now first used,
SPICY, spi'sé. a. Producing spice, abounding
SPIDER, spidár. s. 93. The animal that spins
a lily-flower composed of six petals
the faucet to keep, in the liquor.
a smaller species of lavender.
SPIKENARD, spike'nārd. s. The name of a
pronounces the i short in this word; My, Sheri-
though I am well aware of the common idiom
this idiºm ought not to be sought after, whel
bar of iron ; a small quantity of money.
To ŠFiLi, spill. v. n. To waste, to be lavish; to
wasted. JVot in use.
threads by drawing out and twisting any fila-
To SPIN, spin. v. m. To exercise the art of spin-
SPINAGE, spin'nidje. s. 90. A plant
Žs
SFi
3PINAL, spi'nāl. a. 88. Belonging to the back
YOſłę. • *
SPINDLE, spin'dl. s. 405. The pin by which the
thread is formed, and on which it is conglome-
rated , a long slender stalk; any thmig slen-
der.
SPINDLESHANKED, spin'dl-shānkt. a. Hav-
ing sumall legs.
SPINDLETREE, spin'dl-tréé. s. Prickwood. A
lant.
SPINE, spine. s. The back bone.
SPINEL, spl’né!. s. A sort of mineral.
SPINFT, spin-mét'. s. A small harpsichord; an
instrument with keys.
SPINIFEROUS, spi-mif'ſér-às, a. Bearing thorns.
SPINNER, spin'nār. s. 98. One skilled in spin-
ning ; a garden spider with long jointed legs.
SPINNING.WHEEL, spin'ning-hwööl. s. The
wheel by which, since the disuse of the rock,
the thread is drawn.
SPINOSITY, spi-nós'sé-té. s. Crabbedness, thor-
ny or briery perplexity.
SPINOGS, spints. a. 314. Thorny, full of
thorns.
SPINSTER, sp?ns'tūr. s. 93. A woman that
spins; the general term for a girl or inaiden
WORYR H \l. * -
SPINSTRY, spins'trè. s. The work of spinning.
SPINY, spi'mé. a. Thorny, briery, perplexed.
SPIRACLE, spir'â-ki. s. 109. A breatiling hole,
a vent, n small aperture.
[[; I have differed from Mr. Sheridan in the
quantity of the i in the first syllable of this
word, because I think the same antepenultimate
accent which shortens the o in orarie, and the i
in miracle, ought to have the same influence in
the word in question. 503.
SPIRAL, spirál. a. 88. Curve, winding, circu-
larly involved.
SPIRALLY, spi-rál-ć. ad. In a spiral form.
SPIRE, spire. s. A curve line, any thing wreath-
ed or contorted, a curl, a twist, a wreath ; any
thing growing up taper, a round pyramid, a
steeple; the top or uppermost point.
To SPIRE, splie. v. n. To shoot up pyramidi-
cally.
SP!RIT, spirit. s. 109. Breath, wind in motion;
an immaterial substance ; the soul of man; all
apparition.; ardour, courage, ...genius, vigour
of mind ; intellectual powers distinct from the
body; sentiment; eagerness, desire: man of
activity, inam of life; that which gives vigour
or cheerfulness to the mind; any thing eminent-
ly pure and refined ; that which hath power or
energy ; an inflammable liquor raised by distil-
lation.
[i]. The general sound of the first i in this word
and all its compounds was, till lately, the sound ||
-- 504
KSPIRITUALITY, spir-tº-tshô-ál'è-té. s.
SPHRITUOUS, spir'ít-tshū-às. a.
To SPIRT, spèrt. ... n.
SPt,
*
SPIRITOUSNESS, spir'ít-às-nēs. s. Fineness
and activity of parts.
SPIRITUAL, spirit-tshö-ál. a. ,461. , Distinct
from matter, immaterial, incorporeal, mentai.
intellectual ; not gross, reſined from external
things, relative only to the mind; not temporal,
relating to the things of heaven.
lmma-
teriality, essence distinct from matter; intelicc-
tual nature ; acts independent of the body, pure
acts of the soul, mental refinement; that wilich
belongs to any one as an ecclesiastick.
SPIRITUALTY, spirit-tslij-āl-té. s. Ecclesias-
tical body, -
SPIRITUALIZATION, spir-ft-tshā-āl-e zA'shön
s. Act of spiritualizing.
To SPIRITUALIZE, spir'ít-tshū-āl-ize. v. a. To
refine the intellect, to purify from the feculen-
cies of the world.
SPIRITUALLY, spir'ít-tshū-āl-lè. ad. Without
corporeal grossness, with attention to things
purely intelleetual.
Having the
Quality of spirit, tenuity and activity of parts :
lively, gay, vivid, airy.
SPIRTſūQSITY, spirit-tshū-às'sł-té, 511. {
SPIRITUOUSNES$, spirit-tshū-às-nēs. § ".
The quality of being spirituous,
108. To spring out in
a Suttºlen stream, to stream out by intervals.
To SPIRT, spårt. v. a. To throw out in a jet.
Tº SPłRTLF, spårt’tl. v. a. 405. To dissipate.
SPIRY,...s i' &. a. Pyramidal ; wreathed, curled.
SPiSSITL 3)E, ºpis'sé-lède. s. Grossness, thick-
116°SS.
SPIT, spit. s. A long prong on which meat is
driven to be turned before the fire; such a
depth of earth as is pierced by one action of the
spade.
To SPIT, spit. v. a. Pret. Spat; Part, pass
Spit or Spitted. To put upon a suit to thrust
through. }
To SPIT, spit. v. n. To eject from the mouta,
to throw out spittle or moisture of the mouth.
To SPITCHCGCK, spitsh'kök. v. a. To cut
an eel in pieces and broil it.
SPITE, spite. s. Malice, rancour, hate. Spite
º or in spite of; notwithstanding, in defiance
Ö i.
To SP!TE, spite, v. a. To vex, to thwart ma-
lignantly. To fill with spite ; to offend.
SPHTEFUL, spite'fºil. a. Maiicious, malignant,
SP!'"EFULLY, spite'fäl-è, ad. Maliciously, mā-
lignantly. *
SPTEFULNESS, spite'föl-nēs.
desire of vexing.
SPITTAL, spittài. s. Corrupted from Hospital,
and seldom used but to a serinon preached at
an hospital, as, a spittal sermon ; or in the pro-
verbial phrase, Roh not the spittal; or in the name
of that district of London called Spitalfields.
[[5 The 4 in all these words has a tendency to
sink its sound, and to confound them with spit-
tle. In the last of these words this tendency is
incurable, but in the two mirs, * *ould be far
from pedantick to preserve the sound of the x
as in medal. Dr. Johnson seems to depart from
etymology in doubting the t in these words.
SPITTED, spit’těd. a. Shot out into length, put
{}}} a $bit.
SPITTER, spit’tár. s. 98. One who puts meat
on the spit; one who spits with his mouth ; a
young deer.
SPITTLE, spit’tl. s. 405.
pivai. Not in wse:
SRITTLE, spit’tl. s. Moisture of the mouth.
SPITVENOM, spitván-ám. s. Poison ejected
from the mouth. ſº $ _ e
To SPLASH, splash. v. a. To dawb with dirt in
S great quantities. *
SPLASHY, splásh'é. a. Full of dirty water, apt.
S. Malignity. -
(
Corrupted from Hos-
of e in merit ; but a very laudable attention to
propriety has nearly restored the i to its true
sound ; and now spirit, sounded as if written
£perit, begins to grow vulgar.—See Principles,
No. 108, 109, 110, and the word MIRACLE.
Mr Sheridan, W. Johnston, and Mr. Smith, have
given into this false sound of i, 109; but Dr.
Kenrick, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry, have given
it the true sound; and Mr. Nares very justly
thinks that this word, Miracle, and Cistern, are
now more frequently and properly heard with
the short sound of i.
To SPIRIT, spirit. v. a. To animate or actu-
ate as a spirit ; to excite, to animate, to encou-
tºge ; to d-aw, to entice.
§§IRITED, spirit-éd. a. Lively, full of fire.
SPIRITEDNESS, spirit-éd-nés.'s. Disposition
or make of mind.
SPIRITFUI.NESS, spirit-fúl-nēs. s. Spright.
liness, liveliness.
SPIRITLESS, spºr'it iés, a.
& * Dejected, low, de-
S rived of Vigour, depress
ed.
IRITOUS, spirit-às. a. Refined, advanced
near to spirit - •
to dawb.
}
SPO
505
SPO
—mö, mēve, mēr, nôt ;—túbe, tºb, bill;—öil;-pôāntl;—thin, This
SPLAYFOOT, splá'fät. a.
turned inward.
SPLAYMOGTH, splá'möäth. s. Mouth widened
by design. -
słºś spléén. s. The milt, one of the viscera :
it is supposed the seat of anger and melancholy;
anger, spite, ill-humour; a fit of anger; me-
lancholy, hypochondriacal vapours.
SPLEENED, spléén'd. a. 359. Deprived of the
spleen. ~ º
SPLEENFUL, splèën'ſil. a. Angry, peevish,
fretful. -
SPLEENLESS, splèën's s. a. Kind, gentle,
mild. -
SPLEENWORT, spléén'wört. s. Miltwaste. A
lant.
słºśNy , spléén'ê. a. Angry, peevish.
SPLENDENT, splén'dént. a. Shining, glossy.
SPLENDID, splén'did. a. Showy, magnificent,
sumptuous.
SPLENDHDLY, splén'did-lè, ad.
sumptuously. .
SPLEND OUR, splén'dár. s. 314. Lustre, power
of shining ; magnificence, pomp.
SPLENETICK, splén'ê-tik. a. 510. Troubled
with the spleen, fretful, peevish . -
SPLENICK, splénik.a. '508. Belonging to the
spleen. - *
SPEENISH, splén'ish. a. Fretful, peevish; pro-
perly Spleenish.
{{# Dr. Johnson has received this word without
any remark upon the impropriety of its forma-
tion. To turm a Latin noun into an English
adjective by the addition of ish, is false heral-
dry in language, especially as we have the Eng-
lish word spleen, from which it might have been
formed with so much more propriety; but to
pronounce the e long, as Mr. Sheridan has
done, is adding absurdity to errour.
SPLENITIVE, splén'ê-tiv. a. 512. Hot, fiery,
assionate. JNot in use. t
SPLENT, splént. s. Splent is a callous hard
substance, or an insensible swelling, which
breeds on or adheres to the shankbone, and
when it grows big spoils the shape of the leg.
To SPLICE, splise. v. a. To join the two ends
of a rope without a knot.
SPLINT, splint. s. A thin piece of wood or
other matters used by chirurgeons to hold the
bone newly set.
To SPLINTER, splint'êr. v. a. To secure by
splints; to shiver, to break into fragments.
Having the foot
Magnificently,
SPLINTER, splint'êr. s. 98. A fragment of any
thin
WOOCI.
To SPLINTER, splint'âr. v. n.
into fragments.
To SPLIT, split. . v. a. Pret. Split. To cleave,
to rive, to divide longitudinally in two; to di-
vide, to part; to dash and break on a rock, to
divide. to break into discord.
To SPLIT, split. v. m. To burst asunder, to crack;
to be broken against rocks. -
SPLITTER, splittàr. s. 98. One who splits.
SPLUTTER, splöttör. s. Bustle, tumult; hasty
and imarticulate speaking fl low word.
To SPOIL, spöſi. v. a. 299 To rob ; to plunder;
to corrupt, to mar, to make useless.
To SPOIL, spöfl. v. m. To practise robbery or
plunder; to grow useless, to be corrupted.
SPOIL, spöfl. s. That which is taken by vio-
lence, plunder, pillage, booty; the act of rob-
bery; corruption, cause of corruption; the
slough, the cast-off skin of a serpent.
SPOILER, snöfl'èr.s. 98. A robber, a plunderer,
SPOILFUL, spóil'ſal. a. Wasteful, rapacious.
SPOKE, spöke. s. The bar of a wheel that
asses from the nave to the felloe.
SPOKE, spöke. The pret, of Speak.
SPOKEN, spök'n. 103. Part. pass. of Speak.
SPOKESMAN, spöks'mán. s. 38. One who
speaks for another. &
* >
broken with violence; a thin piece of
To be broken
To SPOLIATE, spolé-Ate To rob, to
lunder.
SPOLIATION, spé-lè-à shán. s. The act of rob-
bery or privation.
V. à.
jSPONDEE, spón'dé. s. A foot in poetry of two
long syllables. .**
SPONDYLE, spón'dil. s. A vertebra; a joint of
the spine.
SPONGE, spänje. s. 165. A soft porous sub
stance remarkable for sucking up water.
To SPONGE, spånje. v. a. To blot, to wipe
away as with a sponge.
To SPONGE, spänje. v. m. To suck in as a
Sponge 3 to gain a maintenance by mean arts
SPONGER, spänjár. s. 98. One who hangs for
a maintenance on others.
SPONGINESS, spämjé-nēs. s.
ness of cavities like a sponge.
SPONGIOUS, spänjē-ăs. a. 314. Full of cavitieſ,
like a sponge.
SPONGY, spºnjë. a. Soft and full of small in
terstitial holes ; wet, drenched, soaked.
SPONK, spönk. s. 165. See SPUNK.—in the
Scotch dialect, Touchwood.
SPQNSAL, spön'sāi. a. Relating to marriage.
SPONSION, spöm'shān. s. The act of becoming
surety for another.
SPONSOR, spön stir. s. 166. A surety, one who
makes, a promise or gives security for another.
SPONTANEITY, spön-tá-mê'é-té. s. Voluntari-
ness, accord uncompelled.
SPONTANEOUS, spön-tà'ne-às. a. Voluntary,
acting without compulsion.
SPONTANEOUSLY, spön-tá'nè-ás-lè. ad. Vo
luntarily, of its own accord,
SPONTANEOUSNESS, spön-tä'mē-ăs-nēs. s. 314.
Voluntariness, accord unforced.
SPOOL, spööl. s. 306. A small pire of cane or
reed, with a knot at each end, or a piece of
wood turned in that form to wind yarn upon, a
quill.
To SPOOM, spööm. v. n. 306. To pass swiftly.
JWot in use.
SPOON, spööm. s. 306. A concave vessel with a
handle, used in eating liquids.
SPOONBILL, spóón'bīl. s. A bird; the end of
its bill is broad.
SPOONFUL, spööm'föl. s. As much as is gene.
rally taken at once in a spoon; any small quan,
tity of liquid. w
SPOONMEAT, spóón'mète. s. Liquid food,
mourishment taken with a spoon.
SPQQNWORT, spööm'wärt s. Scurvygrass.
SPORT, spört. s. Play, diversion, game, frolick
and tumultuous merriment; mock, contemptu-
ous mirth; that with which one plays; play, idle
gingle, diversion of the field, as of fowling,
hunting, fishing.
To SPORT, spört. v. a. To divert, to make
merry; to represent by any kind of play.
To SPORT, º v. n. To play, to frolick, to
ame, to wanton; to trifle. -
SPORTFUL, sportfäl. a. , Merry, frolicksome,
wanton; ludicrous, done in jest.
SPORTFULLY, sportfäl-è. ad. Wantonly,
merrily.
SPORTFULNESS, sport'föl-nés. s. Wanton.
ness, play, merriment, frolick.
SPORTIVE, spörtív. a. Gay, merry, frolick.
some, wanton, playful, Judicrous. . . -
SPORTIVENESS, sportiv-nēs. s. Gaiety, play.
SPORTSMAN, spölts'mām. s. One who pursues
the recreations of the field.
SPORTULE, spör'tshūle. s. 461.
dole.
SPOT, spät. s. A blo", a mark made by discol-
oration; a taint, a disgrace, a reproach ; a
small extent of place; any particular place.
To SPOT, spöt. v. a. To mark with discolora-
tion; to corrupt, to disgrace, to taint.
SPOTLESS, spät'lés, a Free fretu spots:
maculate, jºure.
Softness and ful-

An alms, a
in
SPR
506
SPU
[I. f* 559—Fâte, făr, ſāli, fat;—mé, mét;—pine, pin ;- f
SPOTTER, spättär. s. 98. One that spots.
SPOTTY, spötté. a. Full of spots.
ŚrójšAf. spöö'zál. a. 99. Nuptial, matrimo-
nial, bridal.
SPOUSAL, spää'zál. s. Marriage, nuptials.
SPOUSE, spööse. s. 313. One joined in mar-
riage, a husband or wife.
SPOUSED, spööz'd. a. 359. Wedded, espoused,
joined together as in matrimony. *
sº SS, spöäz'lés. a. Wanting a hus-
band or wife.
SPOUT, spöät. s. 313. A pipe, the mouth of a
pipe or vesseſ out of which any thing is poured ;
a Cataract.
To SPOUT, spöät. v. a. 313. To pour with vio-
lence, or in a collected body as from a spout;
to speak speeches out of plays in imitation of
an actor. A low word.
To SPOUT, spöät. v. m. To issue as from a
Spout. -
r:#AIN, spräme. v. a, , 202. To stretch the
ligaments of a joint without dislocation of the
ioint.
sºn, spräme. s. Extension of ligaments
without disłocation of the joint.
SPRANG, spräng. The pret, of Spring.
SPRAT, sprät. s. . A small sea-fish.
To SPRAWL, spräwl. v. m. To struggle as in
the convulsions of death; to tumble with agi-
tation.
SPRAY, sprä. s. 220 The extremity of a branch;
the foam of the sea, commonly written Spry.
To SPREAD, spréd. v. a. 234. To extend, to ex-
pand, to make to cover or fill a large space;
to cover by extension; to cover over; to stretch,
to extend ; to publish, to divulge ; to emit as
effluvia or emamations.
To SPREAD, spréd. v. m.
itself.
SPREAD, spréd. s. Extent, compass; expan-
sion of parts.
SPREADER, spréd'ár. s. 98. One that spreads,
ublisher, divulger.
SPRENT, sprént. Part. Sprinkled
SPRIG, sprig. s. A small branch.
SPRIGGY, sprig'gé. a. 383. Full of small
branches.
SPRIGHT, sprite. s. 393. Spirit, shade, soul,
incorporeal agent ; walking spirit, apparition.
SPRIGHTFUL, sprite'föl. a. Lively, brisk, gay,
vigorous.
SPRIGHTFULLY, sprite'föl-ć. ad. Briskly, vi-
§§ - + -
SPRIGHTLINESS, sprite'lé-nēs. s. Liveliness,
briskness, vigour, gaiety, vivacity.
SPRIGHTLY, sprite'lè. à. Gay, brisk, lively,
vigºrous; airy, vivacious.
To SPRING, spring. v. n. Preterit. Sprung or
Sprang; anciently Sprong. To arise out of
the ground and grow by vegetative power; to
begin to grow ; to proceed as ſrom seed; to
come into existence, to issue forth ; to
arise, to appear : to issue with effect or
force ; to proceed as from ancestors; to pro-
ceed as from a ground, cause, or reason ; to
#. to thrive ; to bound, to leap, to jump ; to
y with elastick power; to rise from a covert;
to issue from a fountain ; to proceed as from a
Source; to shoot, to issue with speed and vio-
lence.
To SPRING, spring. v. a. 409. To start, to
rouse game ; to produce to light; to cause by
starting a plank; to discharge a mine; to con-
trive a sudden expedient, to offer unexpectedly;
to produce hastily.
SPRING, spring. s. The season in which plants
spring and vegetate; an elastick body, a body
which when distorted has the power of restoring
itself; elastick force; any active power, any
cause by wººch anotion is produced or propa-
sted; a 3x3, a bound, a jump, a viol ent effort,
a sudden “aggle; a fountain, an issue of wa-
To extend or expand
ter from the earth, a source, that by which trº
.# is supplied; rise, beginning; cause, ori-
ginal.
SPRINGE, sprinje. s. Rhymes fringe. A gin,
a noose which catches by a spring or Jerk.
SPRINGER, spring'àr. s. 98. One who springs
or rouses game.
[[5 The g ought here to rest in the nasal sound,
and not to be suffered to articulate the eas it
º in finger.—See Principles, No. 381 and
SPRINGHALT, spring'hält. s. A lameness by
which the horse twitches up his legs.
SPRINGINESS, spring'é-nés, or sprinjë-nés, s
Elasticity, power of restoring itself—See
SPRINGy.
SPRINGLE, spring'gl. s. 405.
elastick moose.
SPRINGTIDE, spring'tide. s. Tide at the new
moon, high tide.
SPRINGY, spring'é, or sprin'jë. a. Elastick,
having the power of restoring itself.
Is A most absurd custom has prevailed in pro-
pouncing this adjective, as if it were formed
from springe, a gin, rhyming with fringe, when
n thing can be plainer than its formation from
sfºring, an elastick body, and that the addition
of y ought no more to alter the sound of g in
this word, than it does in stringy, full of strings.
It is certainly thus we ought to pronounce the
substitutive formed from this adjective, which
we meet with in Mr. Foster: “In general, that
nervous springiness, (if I may so express it) so
very observable in Mr. Pope's metre, is often
owing chiefly to a Trochee beginning his line.”
Essay on ºccent and Quantity, p. 59. But the
absurdity is still increased when this vicious pro-
nunciation is given to the adjective formed from
spring, a fountain ; this, however, is so contrary
both to custom and analogy, that nothing but an
oversight in Mr. Sheridan could have
ed his making the distinction.—See Principles,
No. 409.
SPRINGY, spring'é. a. 409. Full of springs or
fountains.
To SPRINKLE, spring'kl. v. a. 405 To scatter,
to disperse in small masses; to scatter in drops;
to besprinkle, to wash, to wet, or dust by
sprinkling.
To SPRINKLE, spring'kl. v. m. To perform the
act of scattering in small drops.
To SPRIT, sprit. v. a. To throw out, to eject
with force.
To SPRIT, sprit. v. n. To shoot, to germinate,
to sprout.
SPRIT, sprit. s. Shoot, sprout,
SPRITSAIL, sprit'säle. s. The sail which be-
longs to the boltsprit-mast.
SPRITE, sprite. s. A spirit, an incorporeal agent.
SPRITEFULLY, sprite'föl-é. ad. Vigorously,
with life and ardour.
To SPROUT, spréât. v. m. .313. To shoot by
vegetation, to germinate; to shoot into ramifi
cations ; to grow. -
SPRQUT, spréât. s. A shoot of a vegetable.
SPRUCE, spróðse. a. 339. Nice, trim, meat.
To SPRUCE, sprôöse. v. n. To dress with af
fected neatness.
SPRUCEBEER, spróðse-bêr'. s. Beer tinctured
with branches offir. •,
SPRUCELEATHER, sprôöse-lèTH'âr.s Prussi-
an leather.
SPRUCENESS, spróðse'nés. s.
out elegance.
SPRUNG, spräng,
pring.
SPUD, späd. s. A short knife.
SPUME, spüme. s. Foam, froth.
§ §§§ . v. m. To foam, to froth.
3PUMOUS, spú'mås. Q * r * * * * * * | **
SPUMY, jº 5 a. Frotby, ſoamy.
A springe, an
Neatness with-
The pret. and part. pass. of
SPUN, spán. ‘The pret, and part. pass. of Spin
revents
SQU 50
SPUNGE, spånje: More properly Spong E. s.
A §§§ º
To SPUNGE, spänje, v. n. 74. To hang on
others for maintenance.
SPUNGING-HOUSE, spānjīng-hôāse. s. A house
to which debtors are taken before commitment
to prison. e
SPUNGY, spänjë. a. Full of small holes, and
soft like a Sponge; wet, moist, watery, drunk-
en, wet with liquor.
SPUNK, spängk. s. 408. Rotten wood, touch-
wood. ... Used in Scotland for animation, quick
sensibility.
SPUR, spär. s. A sharp point fixed in the rider's
heel; incitement, instigation; a stimulus, any
thing that galls and teazes; the sharp points
on the legs of a cock; any thing standing out,
a snag.
To SPUR, spºr. v. a. To prick with the spur, to
drive with the spur; to instigate, to incite, to
urge forward; to drive by force.
To SPUR, spår. v. m. To travel with great ex-
pedition ; to press forward.
SPURGALLED, spår'gäll’d. a.
spur.
SPURGE, spärje. s. A plant violently purgative.
SPURIOUS, spä'rè-às. a. 314. Not genuine,
..counterfeit, adulterine; not legitimate, bastard.
SPURLING, spår'ling. s. 410. A small sea-fish.
To SPURN, spårn. v. a. To kick, to strike or
drive with the foot; to reject, to scorn, to put
away with contempt, to disdain ; to treat with
contempt.
To SPURN, spårn. v. m. To make contemptu-
ous opposition; to toss up the heels, to kick or
struggle.
SEURN, spárm. s. Kick, insolent and contemp-
tuous treatment.
SPURNEY, spår'né. s. A plant.
SPURRER, spår'răr. s. 98. One who uses spurs.
SPURRIER, spår'ré-àr. s. One who makes spurs.
SPURRY, spårré. s. A plant.
To SPURT, spårt. v. m. To fly out with a quick
stream.—See to SPIRT.
SPUTATION, spä-tà'shān. s. The act of spitting.
To SPUTTER, spättör. v. m. To emit moisture
in small flying drops ; to fly out in small par-
ticles with some noise ; to speak hastily and
obscurely.
To SPUTTER, spättör. v. a. 98. To throw out
with noise.
SPUTTERER, spät’tár-àr. s. One that sputters.
SPY, spi. s. One sent to watch the conduct or
motions of others.
, To SPY, spl. v. a. To discover by the eye at a
distance; to discover by close examination ; to
search or discover by artifice.
To SPY, spl. v. m. To search narrowly.
SPYBOAT, spi'Böte. s. A boat sent out for in-
telligence.
SQUAB, skwób. a. 86, 87. Unfeathered, newly
hatched ; fat, thick and short, awkwardly bulky.
SQUAB, skwäb. s. A kind of sofa or couch, a
stuffed cushion.
SQUAB, skwäb. ad. With a heavy sudden fall.
SQUABBISH, skwäb'bish. a. Thick, heavy, fleshy.
To SQUABBLE, skwób'bl. v. n. 405. To quarrel,
to debate peevishly, to wrangle.
SQUABBLE, skwóbbl. s. A low brawl, a petty
quarrel.
SQUABBLER, skwób'bl-àr. s.
fellow, a brawler.
SQUABFIE, skwāb-pl’. s.
ingredients.
SQUADRON, skwā'drán. s. 83, 85. A body of
men drawn up square ; a part of an army, a
troop; part of a fleet, a certain number of
ships.
sdºbroned, skwā'dränd. a. 359. Formed
into squadrons.
sº. skwól'ifd. a. 86. Foul, nasty, filthy.
Hurt with the
A quarrelsome
A pie made of many
tº
&
SQU
—no, mēve, nér, nāt;—túbe, tàb, būll;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
To SQUALL, skwäll. v. n.
child or woman frighted.
SQUALL, skwäll. s.
of wind.
SQUALLER, skwäll'âr. s. 98 Screamer, one
that screams. - -
SQUALLY, skwällſ!é. a. Windy gusty.
SQUAMOUS, skwá'más. a. 314. §, covered
with scales. -
To SQUANDER, skwón'dár. v. a. To scatter
lavishly, to spend profusely ; to scatter, to dig
sipate, to disperse.
SQUANDERER, skwón'dār-àr. s.
thrift, a Pººl. a WaSt.Cr.
SQUARE, skwäre. a. Cornered, having right
angles; forming a right angle; cornered, hav-
ing angles of whatever content; parallel, ex-
actly suitable; strong, well set; exact, honest,
fair : in Geometry, Square root of any number
is that which, multiplied by itself, produces the
Square, as, Four is the square root of sixteen.
SQUARE, skwäre. s. A figure with right angles
and equal sides; an area of four sides, with
To scream out as a
A spené-
rule or instrument by which workmen measure
or form their angles; rule, regularity; squa-
dron, troops formed square; level, equality;
quartile, the astrological situation of planets
distant ninety degrees from each other; rule,
conformity. Squares go ; the game proceeds.
To SQUARE, skware. v. a. To form with right
angles; to reduce to a square; to measure, to
reduce to a measure ; to adjust, to regulate, to
moºd, to shape; to accommodate, to fit.
To SQUARE, skwäre. v. n. To suit with, to fit
with ; to quarrel, to go to opposite sides.
scº; skwärenês. s. The state of be-
ing square.
Sóifaši, skwash. s. 86. Any thing soft and
easily crushed; a plant; any thing unripe, any
thing soft; a sudden fall; a shock of soft bo.
dies. -
To SQUASH, skwāsh. v. a. To crush into pulp.
To SQUAT, skwāt. v. n. To sit cowering, to sit
close to the ground. -
SQUAT, skwót. a. Cowering, close to the
ground ; short and thick, having one part close
to another, as those of an animal contracted
and cowering.
SQUAT, Skwät. s. The posture of cowering or
lying close ; a sudden fall.
To SQUEAK, skwéke. v. n. 227. To set up a
sudden dolorous cry; to cry with a shrill acute
tone; to break silence or secrecy for fear or
path.
SQUEAK, skwäke. s. A shrill quick cry. .
To SQUEAL, skwéle. v. n. 227. To cry with a
shrill sharp voice, to cry with pain.
SQUEAMISH, skwá'mish. a. Nice, fastidious,
easily disgusted, having the stomach easily
turned.
SQUE AMISHNESS, skwé'mish-nēs. s.
mess, delicacy, fastidiousness.
To SQUEEZE, skwäéze. v. a. 246. To press, to
crush between two bodies; to oppress, to crush,
to harass by extortion ; to force between close
bodies.
To SquEEZE, skwéèze. v. n.
in consequence of compression ; to force a way
through ciose bodies. -:
SQUEEZE., skwáēze. s. Compression, pressure.
SQUELCH, skwáish. s. Heavy fall.
SQUIB, skwib. s. A small pipe of paper filled
with wildfire; any petty fellow.
SQUILL, skwil. s. A plant; a fish; an insect.
SQUINT, skwint. a. Looking obliquely, looking
sus iciously.
To SQUINT, skwint. v. n. To look obliquely, to
look not in a direct line of vision.
To SQUINT, skwint. v. a. To form the eye to
oblique vision; to turn the eye obliquely.
|
Nice-
... See QuADRANT.
lsóº. TEYED, skwint'ide, a. Having this slºt
Loud scream; sudden gust
houses on each side; content of an angle ; a
To act or pass .
!
STA
508
STA
[[F 559-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;–

directed oblique; indirect, oblique, malignant.
To SQUINY, skwin'né. v. m. To look ashuint.
, Qbsolete cant word.
SQUIRE, skwire. s. A gentleman next in rank
to a knight; an at-riant on a noble warriour.
SQUIRREL, skwér ºf s. 109. A small animal
that lives in wo, d. , leaping from tree to tree.
[[3’ The i in this word ought not, according to
analogy, to be pronounced like e, 109; but cus-
tom seems to have fixed-it too firmly in that
sound to be altered without the appearance of
pedantry, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry,
and Mr. Smith, give the i the sound that I have
done.
To SQUIRT, skwärt. v. a. 108. To throw out in
a quick stream. -
. To SQUIRT, skwärt. v. m. To prate, to let fly.
SQUIRT, skwärt. s. An instrument by which a
... quick stream is ejected; a small quick stream.
SQUIRTER, skwärt'êr. s. 98. One that plies a
squirt. .*
To STAB, stāb. v. a. To pierce with a pointed
weapon ; to wound mortally or mischievously,
STAB, stāb. s. A wound with a sharp pointed
weapon; a dark injury, a sly mischief; a stroke,
a blow. -
STABBER, stāb'bár. s. 93. One who stabs, a
private murderer.
STABILIMENT, stā-billè-mént.
firmness, act of making firm.
STABILITY, stābīl'è-té. s. Steadiness, strength
to stand ; fixedness; firmness of resolution.
STABLE, stā'bl. a. 405. Fixed, able to stand ;
steady, constant. *
STABLE, stā'bl. s. 405. A house for beasts.
To STABLE, stā'bi. v. n. To kemel, to dwell as
heasts. -
STABLEBOY, stā'bi-bêé.
$TABLEMAN, stā' bi-mân. 83.
attends in the stable.
$TABLENESS, stā'bl-nēs. s. Power to stand;
steadiness, constancy, stability.
to STABLISH, stāblish. v. a. To establish, to
fix, to settie.
STACK, stāk. s. A large quantity of hay, corn,
or wood ; a number of chimmies or funnels.
To $TACK, stāk. v. a.
ricks. ań.
STACTE, stākt. s. An aromatick, the gum that
distils from the tree which produces myrrh.
STADTHOLDER, stäthèld'ér. s. The chief
magistrate Gf the United Provinces.
STAFF, stāſ. Plur. Staves. A stick with which
a man Supports himself in walking ; a prop, a
support ; a stick used as a weapon; any long
piece of wood; an ensign of an office; a stanza,
a series of verses regularly disposed, so as that
when the stanza is concluded, the same order
begins again.
STAFFTREE, stāf"trèë. s
Drivet.
STAG, ståg. s.
the hind. .
STAGE, st.dje. s. A floor raised to view on
which any show is exhibited ; the theatre, the
place of scenick entertainments; any place
where any thing is publickly transacted or per-
formed, a place in which rest is taken on a
...journey; single step of gradual process.
To STAGE, stādje. v, a
sºot in use.
STAGECOACH, stadje-kótsh' s.
keeps its stages, a coach that passes and re-
pºsses on certain days for the accommodation
of passengers.
STAGEPLAY, stādje'plä. s.
...tainment. e
STAGER, stājār, s. 98. A player; one who
has long acted on the stage of life, a practi-
titorer.
staggattp, stág'gård s 88. A four year-old
$!!! #. -
S. Support,
; s. Olie who
A sort of evergreen
he male red deer ; the male of
Theatrical enter-
To pile up regularly inf
º
To exhibit publickly. -
A coach that!,
To STAGGER, stāg'går. v. n. 98. To reel, not
to stand or walk steadily ; to faint, to begin to
give way; to hesitate, to fall into doubt.
To STAGGER, stāg'går. v. a. To make to stag-
ger, to make to reel ; to shock, to alarm.
STAGGERS, stāg'górz. s. A kind of horse apo-
plexy ; madness, wiid conduct. In this
sense out of use. .* -
STAGNANCY, ståg'mán'sé. s. The state of be-
ing without motion or ventilation.
STAGNANT, ståg'mânt. a. Motionless, still.
To STAGNATE, ståg māte. v. m. 91. To lie mo.
tionless, to have no course or stream.
STAGNATION, stāg-nā'shān, s. Stop of course,
cessation of motion. -
STAID, städe. part. ad. 202, 222.
regular.
STAIDNESS, städe'més. s. Sobriety, gravity
regularity.
To STAIN, stāne. v. a. , 202. To blot, to spot
to disgrace, to spot with guilt or infamy.
STAIN, stāme. s. 73. Blot, spot, discoloration
faint of guilt or infamy , cause of reproach,
shame.
STAINER,
who biots.
STAINLESS, stāme'lés. a. Free from blots or
spots; free from sin or reproach.
STAIR, ståre. s. 202. Steps by which we rise in
an ascent from the lower part of a building to
the upper.
STAIRCASE, stāre'käse. s.
fabrick that contains the stairs.
STAKE, stäke. s. A post or strong stick fixed
in the ground ; a piece of wood; anything
placed as a palisade or fence; the post to which
a beast is tied to be baited ; any thing pledged
or wagered ; the state of being hazarded, pledg-
ed, or wagered.
To STAKE, stäke v. a. To fastem, support or
defend with posts set upright; to wager, to haz"
ard, to nut to hazard, -
STALE, ståle. a. Old, long kept ; altered by
time ; used till it is of no use or esteem.
STALE, stale. s. Something exhibited or offered
as an allurement to draw others to any place or
purpose. In this sense little used : In Shakspeare
it seems to signify a prustitute.
To STALE, ståle. v. a. To wear out, to make
old. 'JNot in use.
To STALE, ståle. v. n. To make water.
STALELY, ståle'lé. ad. Of old, long time. . .
STALENESS, ståle'nés. s. Oldmess, state of
being long kept, state of being corrupted by
tlińe.
To STALK, stāwk. v. n. 84. To walk with
high and superb steps ; to walk behind a stalk-
ing horse or cover.
STALK, stāwk. s. High, proud, wide, and state
ly step ; the stem on which flowers or fruits
grow; the stem of a quill.
STALKINGHORSE, ståwk?ng-hörse. s.
horse, either real or fictitious, by which a fow-
ler shelters himself from the sight of the game ;
a mask.
STALKY, stãw'kè. s. Hard like a stalk.
STALL, ståll. s. 34. A crib in which an ox is
fed, or where any horse is kept in the stable
a bench or form where any thing is set to sale
a smail house or shed in which certain trades
are practised; the seat of a dignified clergyman
in the choir.
To STALL; stáll.
stable ; to invest.
STALLFED, stālī'ſéd.
but dry feed.
STALLION, stāīyān.
for Imares.
STAMINA, stāmīn-á. s. The first principlés
of any thing ; the solids of a hundn bod
those little fine threads or capillaments whicry
grow up within the flowers of plants.
Sober, grave.
stă'nār, s. One that stains, one
The part of a
v. a. To keep in a stall or
a. Fed not with grass
s. 113. A horse kept
STA
Bj. This word, like animalcula is often, by mere
English speakers, used as a singular. Thus,
speaking of microscopick objects, they talk of
seeing the leg of an animalculu, and, observing a
person with a good constitution, they say he
has a good stamina : to such speakers it may be
observed, that these words are perfectly Latin
plurals, the singulars of which are anim ticulum
and stamen.—See ANIMAlcule, LAMINA, and
Mii Asm A.
STAMINEOUS, stā-mín'é-às. a. Consisting of
threads.
To STAMMER, stām‘mār. v. n. 98. To speak
with unnatural hesitation, to utter words with
difficulty.
STAMMERER, stām‘mār-àr.
speaks with hesitation.
To STAMP, stāmp. v. a. To strike by pressing
the foot hastily downward ; to impress with
some mark or figure ; to mint, to form, to coin.
To "STAMP, ståmp. v. n. To strike the foot sud-
denly downward.
STAMP, ståmp. s. Any instrument by which a
hollow impression is made, a mark set on any
thing, impression; a thing marked or stamped;
a picture cut in wood or metal ; a mark set up-
on things that pay custom to the government ;
a character of reputation good or bad ; autho-
rity, currency, value ; make, cast, form.
STAMPER, stamp'êr. s. 98. An instrument
of pounding.
To STANCH, stānsh. v. a. 78. To stop blood,
to hinder from running.
To STANCH, stānsh. v. n. To stop. —º.
STANCH, stānsh. a. Sound, such as will not
run out; firm, sound of principle, trusty, hearty,
determined ; strong, not to be broken.
STANCHION, stān'shān, s. A prop, a support.
STANCHLESS, stānsh'lés. a. Not to be stop-
ed.
t; STAND, stand. v. n. Preterit, I Stood; I
have stood. To be upon the feet; not to sit or
lie down; to be not demolished or overthrown;
to be placed as an edifice ; to remain erect, not
to fall ; to become erect ; to stop, to halt, not
to go forward; to be at a stationary point with-
out progress or regression ; to be in a state of
firmness ; to be in any posture of resistance or
defence; to be in a state of hostility; not to
yield, not to fly, not to give way; to be placed
with regard to rank or order; to remain in the
present state; to be in any particular state ,
not to become void, to remain in force ; to con-
sist, to have its being or essence ; to be with
respect to terms of a contract; to have a place;
to be in any state at the time present ; to be in
a permanent state ; to be with regard to condi-
tion or fortune ; to have any particular res-
pect ; to depend, to rest, to be supported; to be
with regard to state of mind; to be resolutely of
a party ; to be in the place, to be representa-
tive 3 to hold a course; to offer as a candidate;
to place himself, to be placed ; to stagnate, not
to flow ; to be without motion ; to insist, to
dwell with many words; to persist, to perse-
were ; to adhere, to abide ; to be consistent.
To stand by ; to support, to defend, not to de-
sert ; to be present without being an actor ; to
repose on, to rest in. To stand for ; to propose
one's self a candidate ; to maintain, to profess,
to support. To stand off; to keep at a distance;
not to comply ; to forbear friendship or inti-
macy; to have relief, to appear protuberamt or
prominent. To stand out; to hold resolution,
to hoid a post; not to comply, not to secede;
to be prominent or protuberant. To stand to ;,
to ply, to persevere; to remain fixed in a pur-
ose. To stand under ; to undergo, to sustain.
To stand up ; to arise in order to gain notice.
To stand upon ; to concern, to interest; to va-
Xue, to take pride; to insist.
8, One who
509
—no, mēve, när, nét ;—túbe, túb, bill;-&il;—pöänd ;—thin, this.
--- - ºr
STA
º
without flying or yielding; to await, to abida
to suffer ; to keep, to maintain. ºr
STAND, stānd;. s. A station, a place where
one waits standing ; rank, post, station ; a stop,
a halt; stop; interruption; the act of opposing:
highest mark, stationary point; a point beyon
which one cannot j’ ; difficulty, perplexi.
ty, embarrassment, hesitation ; a frame or ta
ble on which vessels are placed.
STANDARD, stāndārd. . s. An ensign in war,
Yarticularly the ensign of the horse; that which
is of curdoubted authority, that which is the test
2f other things of the same kind ; that which
has been tried by the proper tests; a settled
rate ; a standing stem or tree.
STANDARDBEARFR, stān'dārd-bā-răr. s. One
who bears a standard or ensign.
STANDFR, ständ'ár. s. 98. One who stands;
a tree that has stood long. Stander by ; one
resent, a mere spectator.
STANDING, stānd’īng, part. a. Settled, es:
tablished ; lasting, not transitory; stagnant,
not running ; placed on feet. .
STANDING, ständing. s. 410. Continuance,
long possession of an office ; station, place to
stand in ; power to stand; rank, condition ;
competition, candidateship.
STANDISH, ständish. s.
ink.
STANG, stāng. s.
vards and a half.
STANK, stāngk. The pret. of Stink.
STANNARY, stān'nār-Š. a. Relating to the
timworks.
|STANZA, stān'zā..s. 92. A number of lines re.
gularly adjusted to each other, so much of a
poem as contains every variation of measure
or relation of rhyme.
STAPLE, stā'pl. s. 405.
tablished emporium. -
STAPLE, stā'pl. a. Settled, established in
commerce; according to the laws of commerce.
STAPLE, stā'pl. s. A loop of iron, a bar bent
and driven in at both ends. ,
STAR, stār. s. 78. One of the luminous bo.
dies that appear in the nocturnal sky ; the
polestar; configuration of the planets supposed
... to influence fortune ; a mark of reference.
STARAPPLE, stārāp-pl. s. A plant.
STARBOARD, starbórd. s. Is the right hand
side of a ship, as larboard is the left. -
STARCH, startsh. s. 78. A kind of viscous
matter made of flour or potatoes, with which
linen is stiffened.
To ST ARCH, startsh. To stiffen with
starch.
STARCHAMBER, stār'tshām-bär. A lºiud
of criminal court of equity.
STARCHED, stºrtsht, a. 359. Stiffened with
starch ; stiff, precise, formal.
STARCHER, stårtsh'êr. s. 93.
trade is to starch.
STARCHLY, startsh’lé. ad- Stiffy, precisely
STARCHNESS, stårtshinës. Stiffness, precise-
fleSS. -
To STARE, stāre. v. n. To look with fixed
eyes, to look with wonder, impudence, conſi-
dence, stupidity, horrour. To stare in the face;
to be undeniably evident ; to stand out.
STARE, stºre. s. Fixed look ; starliag.
STARER, stā'răr. s. 98. One who looks with
fixed eyes.
STARFISH, stār'fish. . s. A fish branching out
into several points.
STARGAZER, står'gå zăr. s. An astronsumer,
an astrołoger.
STARHAWK, stār'hāwk. s. A sort of hawk.
STARK, stärk. a. 78. Stiff, strong, rugged
deep, full ; mere, simple, plain, gross.
STARK, stark. ad. º: used to exton I ºr ****
inelit the signification of a word, as, Stark mnº,
A case for pen and
A perch, a measure of five
A settled mart, an es
V. &l.
S.
One whose
STANAD, ständ. v. a. To endure, to resist
inad in time highest degree
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STARKLY, stārk'lé, ad. Stiffly, strongly. . .
Šišāţāšš, is is a "Hä."fight of
5tars. -
STARLIGHT, står'lite. s. Lustre of the stars.
STARLIGHT, står'ſite. a. Lighted by the stars.
STARLIKE, stār'like. a. Having various points
resembling a star, in lustre; bright, illustrious,
STARLING, står'ſfug. s. A bird: it is one of
those that may be taught to ‘whistle, and ar-
ticulate words.
STARPAVED, stār'páv'd. Studded with
stars.
SIARPROOF, står'prööf. a. Impervious to
starlight, '- -
STARRED, stārr'd. a. 359. Influenced by the
stars with respect to fortune ; decorated with
S$ar’S. -
STARRY, står'ré. a. 82. Decorated with stars;
densisting of stars, stellar; resembling stars.
STARRING, stār'ring. a. 82, 410. Shining with
stellar ght.
STARSHôOT, stār'shööt. s.
a Star. -
To START, stårt. v n. 78. To feel a sudden
and involuntary twitch or motion of the ani-
imal frame ; to rise suddenly ; to move with
sudden quickness; to shrink, to winch ; to de-
viate ; to set out from the barrier at a race ; to
set out on any pursuit. -
To START, stårt. v. a. To alarm, to disturb
suddenly ; to make to start or fly hastily from
a hiding place ; to bring, into motion ; to pro-
duce to view or notice ; to discover, to bring
within pursuit , to put suddenly out of place.
START, stårt s. A motion of terrour, a sudden
twitch or contraction of the frame; a sudden
rousing to action, excitement ; sally, yeliement
eruption; sudden effusion; sudden fit, inter-
mitted action ; a quick spring or motion; first
emission from the barrier, act of setting out.
To get the Start; to begin before another, to
obtain advantage over another.
STARTER, stārt'âr. s. 98. One that shrinks
from his purpose. . . -
STARTINGLY, stårt'ing-lè. ad. 410. By sud-
den fits, with frequent intermission.
To STARTLE, står’tl. v. n. 405. To shrink, to
y move on feeling a sudden impression.
To STARTLE, står’tl. v. a. To fright, to shock,
to impress with sudden terrour. -
STARTLE, stār’tl. s. Sudden alarm, shock,
sudden impression of terrour.
STARTUP, stårt'àp. s. One that comes sudder:-
ly into notice. ~
To STARVF, stārv. v. m. To perish, to be des-
troyed; to perish with hunger; to be killed
with cold; to suffer extreme poverty, to be
destroyed with cold.
To STARVE, stārv. v. a. To kill with hunger;
to subdue by famine; to kill with cold ; to de-
prive of force or vigour. . .
STARVELING, stårv'ling, s. 410. An animal
thin and weak for want of nouristimént.
STARWORT, står'wärt. s. Elecampame.
$TATARY, stätä-rè. a 512. Fixed, settled.
STATE, state. s. Condition, circumstances of
nature or fortune; modification of any thing ;
estate, sigiliory, possession; the community,
the publick; the commonwealth ; a republick,
a government not monarchical ; rank, condi-
tion, quality; solemn pomp, appearance of
greatness; dignity, grandeur; a seat of digni-
3 theºrificipal persons in the government.
STA®, state W. a. To settle, to regulate ;
to represent in all the circumstances of modifi-
Cation,
STATELINESS, state'lè-nēs. s Grandeur, ma-
jestick appearance, august manner, dignity;
§ arance of pride, affected dignity.
STATELY, state'lé. a, August, grand, lofty,
elevated ; elevated in mien or sentiment.
STATELY, ståte'lè. ad. Majestically.
3.
An emission from
º
510 ".
[[j' 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—plne, pin;–
:
a cº-
STA
A politician,
government; one em-
STATESMAN, stats'mán. s. 88.
one versed in the arts of
ploved in publick affairs.
STATESWOMAN, stäts'wim-ºn. s.
sº ſº Jºliº; affairs.
k. Stät’té-kál. ſº
Šišičkº. . ; a. Relating to the
science of weighing. i
STATICKS, stāt’tiks. s. The science which
considers the weight of bodies.
STATION, stā'shàm. s. The act of standing; a
state of rest; a place where any one is placed ;
post assigned, office; situation, position ; em-
ployment, office; rank, condition of life,
To STATION, stà'shön. v. a. To place in a cer-
tain post, rank, or place. . .
STATIONARY, stā'shān-á-rè. a.
progressive. r
JG This word, though not noticed by Johnson,
is used to signify the goods of a stationer ; such
as books, paper, and other commodities for
writing. The reason why a seller of paper is
called a stationer, is, that formerly the sellers
of paper were itinerants or pediers; and that
as the trade became more important, they took
a stand or station, which gave a name to the
profession.
STATIONER, stā'shān-ár.
a seller of paper.
§'ſ ATIST, statist. s.
JVo! in use.
STATISTICAL, stā-tistè-kál.
STATISTICK, sta-tístik. 5 a.
This word is not found in any of our Dictiona-
ries, and seems to have been first used by Sir
John Sinclair in his plan for a statement of the
trade, population, and productions of every
county in Scotland ; with the food, diseases,
and longevity of its inhabitants. A plan which
reflects the greatest credit on the understanding
and believolence of that gentleman, as it is big
with advantages both to the philosopher and
the politician. These words must not be con-
founded with Statical and Statick ; for though
such a plan leads to a philosophical weighing of
these provincial circumstances, yet certainly
the first idea is that of stating these circum-
stances; and therefore these words are formec,
from the English verb to stufe, and not from
staficks, derived from the Greek word atºlikh.
STATUARY, stāl'tshū-à-rè. s. The art of carv-
ing images or representatious of life ; one that
practises or professes the art of making sta-
t?!?S. -
STATUE, stät'tshū. s. 463. An image, a solul
representation of any living being.
'i'o STATUE, stāt’tshū. v. a. To place as a
statue JNot used.
S FATURE, stāt'tshūre. . s. 463. The height o.
::my animal.
STATU'ſ ABLE, stät'tshë-tá-bl. a. According to
S; at ite.
STATUTE, stät'tshāte. s. 463. A law, an edic
of the legislature. …'
To STAVE, stave. v. a. To break in pieces; to
push off as with a staff; to pour out by break-
ing the cask.
STAVES, stºvz. s. The plural of Staff.
To STAY, stºl. v. n. 220. To continue in a place,
to forbear departure ; to continue in a state ;
to wait, to attend ; to stop, to stand still ; to
dwell, to be long ; to rest confidentiy. ;
To STAY, stā. v. a. To stop, to withhold, to
repress, to delay, to obstruct, to hinder from
progression ; to keep from departure; to prop,
to support, to hoid up.
STAY, stà. s. Continuance in a place, forbear-
ance of departure; stand, cessation, of pro-
gression; a stop, an obstruction, a bindrance
from progress, restraint, prudence, caution; a
i. state; a prop, a support tackling; bo
Oi!CC. - . . \ -
A woman
Fixed, not
s. 98. A bookseller ;
A statesman, a politician



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511 .
STE
—né, mêve, när, nôt -ºbe, thb, bill;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
STAYED, stāde. part. a. 222. Fixed, settled;
serious, not volatile; stopped.
STAYELLY, stāde'lè. ad. Composedly, gravely,
rudently, soberly.
STAYEDNESS, stādenés. s. Composure, pru-
dence, £º judiciousness.
STAYER', stā'ār. s. 98. One who stops, holds,
or supports.
STAYLACE, stā'läse. s.
men fasten bodice.
STAYS, stāze. s. Without singular. Bodice, a
kind of stiff waistcoat worm by ladies ; ropes
in a ship to keep the mast from falling ; any
support, anything that keeps another extended.
STEAD, stěd. s. 234. See InstEAD. Room, place
which another had or might have ; use, help ;
the frame of a bed.
To STEAD, stéd. v. a. To help, to support, to
assist. Little used.
STEADFAST, stěd'fäst. a. Fast in place, firm,
fixed ; constant, resolute.
STEADFASTLY, stěd'fäst-lè. ad. Firmly, con-
stantly.
STEADFASTNESS, stéd'fäst-nēs. s. Immuta-
bility, fixedness; firmness, constancy, resolution.
STEADILY, stěd'é-lè. ad. Without tottering,
without shaking ; without variation or irregu-
larity.
STEADINESS, st&d'ê-més. s. State of being not
tottering nor easily shaken ; firmness, con-
stancy; consistent unvaried conduct.
STEADY, stéd'é. a Firm, fixed, not tottering ;
mot wavering, not fickle, not changeable with
regard to resolution or attention.
$TEAK, stäke. s. 240. A slice of flesh broiled
or fried, a collop.
"To STEAL, stěle. v. a. 227. Pret. I Stole; Part.
pass. Stolen. To take by theft, to take clam-
destinely, to take without right; to withdraw
or convey without notice; to gain or effect by
private means.
sºn, stè'lúr. s. 98. One who steals, a
thief.
STEALINGLY, stā'ling-lè. ad. 410. Slily, by
invisible motion.
STEALTH, stélth. s. 234, 515. The act of steal-
ing, theft; the thing stolen ; secret act, clan-
destine practice.
STEALTHY, stålth'é. a.
performed by stealth.
STEAM, stěme. s. 227. The smoke or vapour of
any thing moist and hot. \
To STEAM, stěme. v. m. To smoke or vapour
with moist heat ; to send up vapours ; to pass
in vapours.
STEED, stěd. s. 246. A horse for state or war.
STEEL, stèël. s. 246. Steel is a kind of iron,
refined amid hardened, of great use in the ma-
king of tools and instruments of all kinds :"it is
often used for weapons or armour; chalybeate
medicines : it is used proverbially for hardness,
as, hearts of Steel.
ſo STEEL, stèël. v. a. To point or edge with
steel; to make hard or firm.
STEELY, stěé'lè. a. Made of steel; hard, firm.
STEELY ARD, stěèlyārd. s. A kind of balance,
in which the weight is moved along an iron
1 od, alid grºws heavier as it is removed farther
from the fulcrum.
{{* This word, in commen usage among those
who weigh heavy bodies, has contracºcã its
double e into single i, and is pronounced as if
written stilyard. This contraction is so com-
mon in compound words of this kind as to be-
come an idiom of pronunciation, which cannot
be easily counteracted without opposing the
current of the language. See Principles, No.
515. and the word KNow LEDGF.
STEEP, stèëp. a. 246. Rising or descending
with great inclination. -->
STEEP, stéép. s. Precipice, ascent or descent
approaching to perpendicularity.
A lace with which wo-
Dome clandestinely,
*
To STEEP, steep. v. a. To soak, or macerate,
to imbue, to dip.
STEEPLE, steepl. s. 405. A turret of a church,
generally furnished with bells.
stºry, stèëp'lë, ad. With precipitous de-
cłivity.
|STEEPNESS, stēēp'nés. s. Precipitous decli-
vity.
stºry, stèëp'è a. Having a pretipitous de-
clivity.
S'ſ EER, stěèr. s. 246. A young bullock.
To STEER, stéðr. Y. a. To direct, to guide a
vessel in a passage. -
To 5'ſ EER, stěèr. v. m. 246. To direct a course
STEERAGE, stºridje. s. 90. The act or prac
tice of steering; direction, regulation of a .
course ; that by which any course is guided :
regulation or management of any thing ; the
stern or hinder part of the ship.
STEERSM ATE, stěèrz'māte. 3 A pilot
ŠtěššMAN, störzmán. 38. 5 ° pilot,
one who steers a ship.
STEGANOGRAPHY, stég-à-nóg'gráſ-fé. s. 517,
The art of gecret writing by characters or cy-
rahers.
STEA-NOTICK, stég-nóttik. a. 509. Binding,
rendering costive. w
STELLAR, stél'lär. a. 83. Astral, relating to
the stars.
STELLATE, stél’lāte. Pointed in the manmer
of a painted star.
STELLATION, stël-lä'shān.
light as from a star.
STELLIFEROUS, stél-liffér-ás. a. Having stars.
STEM, stém. s. The stalk, the twig ; family,
race, generation; the prow or forepart of a
s. Emission of
ship.
To STEM, stěm. v. a. To oppose a current, to
pass cross or forward notwithstanding the
St Teal]].'
STENCH, stānsh. s. A violent stink.
STENOGRAPHY, st&-nóg'gräf-fé. s. Short hand.
STENTOROPHONICK, stén-to-rö-fôn'ík. a
Speaking loudly.
To § stép. v. m. To move by a single change
of the place of the foot; to advance by a sud-
den progression; to move mentally; to go, to
walk; to take a short walk ; to walk gravely
and slowly. -
STEP, stép. s. Progression, by one removal of
the foot ; one remove in climbing; quantity of
space passed or measured by one removal of the
foot; a small length, a small space; walk, pas
sage; progression, act of advancing ; footstep
print of the foot; gait, manner of walking; ac
tion, instance of conduct.
STEP, Stép s. In Composition, signifies on
who is related only by marriage.
STEPPINGSTONE, stěp'ping-stöne, s. Stone
laid to catch the foot, and save it from wet or
dirt.
STERCORACEOUS, stér-kö-rà'shās a. 357.
Belonging to dung. . .
STERCORATION, stér-kö-rà'shán. . s. The act
of dunging.
STEREOGRAPHY, stér-rè-óg'gräf-fé. . s. 518.
The art of drawing the forms of solids upon a
lane. \
stºogFAPHICK, stér-è-ó-gráf'ik. a. De-
lineated on a plane.— Mason. 4.
Stéffomºtăy, stār-ré-Ém'mè-trè. s. 518. The
art of measuring all sorts of solid bodies. ,
STEREOTYPE, stë'rè-ó-tipe. s. Solid plates of
type-metal, bearing an exact resemblance to
pages of printers’ types, and used for printing
books.
STERIL, stér'ril. a. Barren, unfruitful, not pro-
ductive, wanting fecundity. -
STER LITY, sté-ril'è-té. s. Barrenness, want of
fecundity, unfruitfulness.
To STERILIZE, stér'ril-ize v. a. To make bar-
ren, to deprive of fecunditv


... STERNNESS, stºrm'nés. s.
STI
512 .
-º-r
- - -: *-* -
[[G 559.-Fāte, far, fall, fat -*. mét, pine, pīn;–
STERLING, sterling., a. 410. An epithet by
which genuine English money is discriminated;
muiue, having past the test.
STERLING, stårting. s. English coin, money;
English standard rate. - -
STERN, stérn. a. Severe of countenance; se-
were of manners, harsh, unrelenting; hard,
afflictive. -
STERN, stérm. , s The hind part of the ship
where the rudder is placed ; post of manage-
ment, direction ; the hinder part of any thing.
STERNAGE, stérn'idje. s. 90. The steerage or
Stern.
STERNLY, stérn'lé. ad. In a stern mammer,
severely. -
Severity of look;
severity or harshness of manners.
STERNON, stér'nón. s. 166. The breast bone.
STERNUTATION, stér-nē-tä'shān. s. The act
of sneezing. -
STERNUTATIVE, stér-mâ'tá-tív. a. Having
the quality of sneezing.
STERNUTATORY, stār-nē'tà-tär-É. s. Medi-
cine that provokes to sneeze.
[* See Do MESTICK. 512, 557.
To STEW, stºl. v. a. To seethe any thing in a
slow moist heat. - -
To STEW, stºl. v. n.
moist heat.
STEW, stā. s. A baghio, a hot-house; a brothel,
a house of prostitution ; a storepond, a small
pond where fish are kept for the table.
STEWARD, stö'árd. s. 88. One who manages
the affairs of another ; an officer of state.
STEWARDSHIP, stü’ārd-ship. s. The office of
a steward.
STICK, stik. s. 400. A piece of wood small and
º
To STICK, stik. v.
may adhere.
To STICK, stik. v., n. To adhere, to unite itself
by its tenacity or ºpenetrating power ; to be in-
separable, to be united with any thing ; to rest
upon the memory painfully ; to stop, to lose
motion ; to resist emission ; to be constant, to
adhere with firmness; to be troublesome by
adhering ; to remain, mot to be lost; to dwell
upon, not to forsake ; to cause difficulties or
scruple; to scruple, to hesitate ; to be stopped,
to be unable to proceed ; to be embarrassed, to
be puzzled. o stick out ; to be prominent
with deformity; to be unemployed.
To STICK, stik. v. a. To stab, to pierce with a
pointed instrument; to fix upon a pointed body;
to fasten by transfixion; to set with something
# -
STICKINESS, stik'kè-més. s. Adhesive quality,
glutinousness, tenacity. **-
"To STICKLE, stik'kl. v. n. 405. To take part
with one side or other ; to contest, to altercate,
to contend rather with obstimacy than vehe-
mence ; to trim, to play fast and loose
$TICKLEBAG, stik'kl-bäg. s. The smallest of
fresh-water fish.
STICKLER, stikki-ár. s. 98. A sidesman to
fencers, a second to a duellist; an obstinate
contender about any thing. - -
STICKY, stilº'ké. a. Wiscous, adhesive, gluti-
10 OU.S.
STIFF, stiff, a. Rigid, inflexible; not soft, not
giving way, riot fluid ; strong, not easily resist-
ed; hardy, stubborn, not easily subdued; ob-
stimate, pertinacious ; harsh, not written with
ease, constrained ; formal, rigorous in certain
, Cerºlonies...
To, STIFFEN, stiff'm, v. a. 103. To make stiff,
to make inflexible, to make umpliant; to make
obstimate. - -
To STIFFEN, stiff'n. v. n. To grow stiff, to
grow rigid, to become unpliant; to grow hard,
To be seethed in a slow
a. To fastem on so as that it
to be hardened; to grow less susceptive of im: -
#To STINK, stingk, v. n. Pret I Stunk or Stank,
pression, to grow obstimate,
STINGO, sting'gó. s.
STIFFHEARTED, stiff-hărt'éd. a. Obstimate
stubborn, contumacious.
STIFFLY, stiff'lé. ad. Rigidly, inflexibly, stub-
bornly. -
STIFFNECKED, stiff'nélkt. a. 366. Stubborn,
obstinate, contumacious. .
STIFFNESS, stiff"nés. s. Rigidity, inflexibility;
inaptitude to motion ; tension, not laxity; ob.
stimacy, stubbornness, contumaciousness; un-
F. formality, constraint; rigorousness
harshness; manner of writing, not easy but
harsh and constrained. - -
To STIFLE, sti'ſ. v. a. 405. To oppress or kill
by closeness of air, to suffocale; to keep in, to
hinder from emission ; to extinguish by artfit]
or gentle means ; to suppress, to conceal.
STIGMA, stig'mā. s 92. A brand, a mark with
a hot iron ; a mark of infamy. ->
STIGMATICAL, stig-mât’té-kál. Brand
STIGMATICK, stig-mâttik. 509. } 3. ESR &\l Cº-
ed or marked with some token of infany.
To STIGMATIZE, stig'mā-tize. v. a. To mark
with a brand, to disgrace with a note of re-
proach. -
STILE, stie. s. A set of steps to pass from one
enclositre to another; a pin to cast the shadow
in a sundial. r
STILETTO, stil-lét’tó. s. A small dagger, of
which the blade is not edged, but round, with
a sharp point.
To STILL, still. v. a. To silence, to make silent :
tö quiet, to appease ; to make motionless
STILL, still. a. Silent, uttering no noise; quiet,
calm ; motionless.
STILL, still. s. Calm, silence.
STILL, still. ad. To this time, till now ; never-
theless, notwithstanding ; in an increasing de-
gree ; always, ever, continually, after that; in
continuance. -
STILL, still. s.
alembick.
To STILL, still. v. a. To distil, to extract or
operate upon by distillation.
STILLATITIOUS, stil-lā-tish'ês. a. Falling in
drops, drawn by a still.
STILLATORY, stil’lā-têr-é. s. 512. An alembick,
a vessel in which distiliation is performed ; the
room in which stills are placed, laboratory. 557.
STILLBORN, still'börn. a. Born lifeless, dead
in the birth. *
STILL-LIFE, stil'life. s.
[[;" Mr. Mason explains this word by “things
“ that have only vegetable life.” But I am
much mistaken if Painters do not use it to sig-
nify dead animals also, as, fish, game, &c.
ST! LLNESS, stil'nés. s. Calm, quiet, silence,
taciturnity.
STILLY, stil'lé, ad. Silently, not loudly; calmly,
not tumultuously.
STILTS, stilts. s. Supports on which boys raise
themselves when they walk. -
To STIMULATE, stim'mā-lāte. v. a. To prick;
to prick forward, to excite by some pungent
motive : in Physick, to excite a quick sensation,
with a derivation towards the part.
STIMULATION, stºm-mü-lä'shān. s.
ment, pungency.
To STING, sting. v. a. Pret. I Stung; Part.
passive, Stang, and Stung. To pierce or wound
with a point darted out, as that of wasps or
scorpions; to pain acutely. --
STING, sting. s. A sharp point with which some
animals are armed; any thing that gives pain;
the point in the last verse of ai, epigram.
STINGILY, stin'jè-lè, ad. Covetously. t
STINGINESS, stinjë-nēs. s. Avarice, covetous-
mess, niggardliness. ...”
STINGLESS, sting'lés. . a. Having no sting.
Old strong beer.
ŠTiNöy, stinić. a. Čovetous niggardly, ava-
ricious. ' * , -
A vessel for distillation, an
Excite-
sTo .
ſo entiſ an offensive smell, commonly a smell
of putrefaction.
STINK, stingk._s. 408. Offensive smell.
STINKARD, stingk’ārd. s. 88. A mean stinking
paltry fellow.
STINKER, stingk'fir. s. 98. Something intend-
ed to offend by the smell.
STINKINGLY, stingkºng-lè. ad. 410. With a
stink.
STINKPOT, stingk'pôt. s. An artificial compo-
sition offensive to the smell.
To STINT, stint. v. a. To bound, to limit, to
confine, to restrain, to stop.
STINT, stint. s. Limit, bound, restraint; a pro-
portion, a quantity assigned.
STIPEND, sti'pěnd. s. ages, settled pay.
STIPENDIARY, st-pên'dè- ré, or st-pên'jè-ā-
rè. a. 293,294, 376. Receiving salaries, per-
forming any service for a stated price.
STIPENDIARY, sti-pên'dè-à-rè. s. One who
S #& * ; jº a settled payment.
STI A 2, St p't :-kāl. º
STIPTICK, ºptik. 509. Having the pow-
er to stanch blood, astringent.
To STIPULATE, stippū-lāte. v. m. To contract,
to bargain, to settle terms.
§TIPULATION, stip-à-lä'shôn. s. Bargain.
To STIR, stār. v. a. 109. To move, to remove
from its place; to agitate, to bring into debate;
to incite, to instigate, to animate. To stir up ;
to incite, to put in action.
To STIR, stör. v. m. To move one's self, to go
out of the place, to change place; to be in mo-
tion, not to be still ; to become the bbject of
notice; to rise in the morning.
STIR, stār. s. Tumult, bustle; commotion, pub-
lick disturbance ; tumultuous disorder; agita-
tion, conflicting passion.
STIRP, stérp. s. 108. Race, family, generation.
STIRRER, stºr'rár. s. 98. One who is in motion,
one who puts in motion; a riser in the morn-
ing. Stirrer up ; an inciter, an instigator.
STIRRUP, stār'ráp. s. An iron hoop suspended
by a strap, in which the horseman sets his foot
when he mounts or rides.
To STITCH, stitsh. v. a. To sew, to work on with
a needle; to join, to unite. To stitch up ; to
mend what was rent.
To STITCH stitsh. v. m. To practise needlework.
STITCH, stitsh. s. A pass of the needle and
thread through anything; a sharp sudden pain.
STITCHERY, stitsh'êr-è. s. Needlework.
STITCHWORT, stitsh'wärt. s. Camomile.
STITHY, stºth'é. s. An anvil, the iron body on
which the Smith forges his work. -
STOCCADO, stôk-kā’dó. s. A thrust with the
rapier.--See LUMBAGo. -
STOCK, stók. s. The trunk, the body of a plant;
the trunk into which a graft is inserted ; a º:
a post ; a man proverbially stupid ; the handle
if any thing; a support of a ship while it is
ouilding; a thrust, a stoccado; something made
of linen, a cravat, a close neckcloth ; a race, a
lineage, a family ; the principal capital store,
fund already provided ; quantity, store, body;
a fund established by the government, of which
the value rises and falls by artifice or chance.
To STOCK, stók. v. a. To store, to fill sufficient-
ly ; to lay in store; to put in the stocks. To
stock up ; to extirpate.
STOCKDOVE, stāk'dāv. s. Ringdove.
STOCKFISH, stók'fish, s. Dried cod, so sailed
from its hardness.
STOCKGILLYFLOWER, stók-jil'è-flöö-àr. s. A
plant
STOCKING, stók'íng. s. 410. The covering of
the leg. -
sºc.ºobBER, stók'jöb-bär. s. One who gets
money by buying and selling shares in the
unds.
STOCKISH, stôkºsh.a. Hard, lockish.
ST(FCKLOCK, stöklūk, a Lock fixed in wood.
º
8.
---
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—no, move, nôr, nôt;—tube, tºb, būll;--&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
'STC)
STQQK3, stāks. s. Prison for the legs.
STOCKSTILL, stók'stil. a. Motionless:
STOICK stº'ík. s. A philosopher of the sect o
Zeno; holding the neutrality of external things
STQLE, stöle. s. A long vest.
STOLE, stöle. The pret of Steal.
STOLEN, stó'l'n. 103. Part pass. of Steal.
STOLIDITY, stó-ſid'é-té. s. Stupidity, want of
sense. JNot used. -
STOMACH, stām'mäk. s. 165, 353. The veritri-
cle in which food is digested ; appetite, desire
of food; inclination, liking; anger; resolution;
sullenness, resentment; pride, haughtiness.
To STOMACH, stimºnáč. v. a. To resent, to
remember with anger and malignity.
To STOMACH, stām'měk. v. m. To be angry.
STOMACHED, stān mäkt. a. 359. Filled with
passions of resentment.
STOMACHER, stàm'må-tshör. s. An ornamen-
tal covering worn by women, on the breast. .
STOMACHFUL, stàm'mäk-fúl. a. Sullen, stub
born, perverse,
STOMACHFULNESS, stām'mäk-föl-nēs.
siąś *"..., l
STOMA !AL, stö-mák'é-kál. º
STOMACHICK, stó-mäk'ík. #3 a. Relating
to the stomach, pertaining to the stomach.
STOMACHICK, stö-mák'ík. s. A medicine for
the stomach.
[[: We not unfrequently hear this word pro
nounced stomatick ; but this pronunciation,
though not confined to the vulgar, is so gross
an irregularity as to deserve the reprobation of
every correct speaker.
STONE, stôme. s. Stones are bodies insipid,
hard, not ductile or malleable, not soluble in
water ; piece of stone cut for building; gem,
precious stome; calculous concretion in the
kidneys or bladder; the case which in
some fruits contains the seed; testicle ; a.
weight containing fourteen pounds: Stone is
used by way of exaggeration, as, stone-still,
stome-dead. To leave no stome unturned ; to
do every thing that can be done.
STONE, stôme. a. Made of stone. e
To STONE, stöne. v. a. To pelt or beat or kill
with stones; to harden.
STQNEBREAK, stone'bräke. s. An herb. . . . .
STONECHATTER, stöne'tshāt-tár. s. A bird
STONECROP, stöne'krôp. s. A sort of tree.
STONECUTTER, stömekāt-tár. s. One whose
trade is to hew stones.
STONEFERN, stöne'férm. s. A plant.
STONEFLY, stóme'fli. s. An insect.
STONEFRUIT, stöne'fröðt. s. Fruit of which
the seed is covered with a hard shell enveloped
in the pulp.
STONEHAWK, stómeſhāwk. s. A kind of hawk.
STONEHORSE, stöne'hörse. s. A horse not
castrated. • .
STONEPIT, stöne'pit. s. A quarry, a pit where
stones are dug. º
sº ºrch, stöne'plish a. Hard inspissat
ed pitch. e
STONEPLOVER, stone'pláv-àr. s. A bird.
STONEWORK, stone'wärk. s. Building of
Stone.
STONINESS, stö'nè-nēs. s. The quality of have
ing many stones. º
STONY, stö'ně. a. Made of stone; abounding
i. stones; petrifick; hard, inflexible, unre-
elltil 13.
STööß, stöd. 307. The pret. of To Stand.
STOOI, stööl. s. 306. A seat without a back, so
distinguished from a chair; evacuation by pur-
gative imedicines.
STOOLBALL, stööl’bàli. s. A play where balls
are driven from stool to stool.
To STOOP, stóóp. v. n. 306. To bend down, to
bend forward; to lean forward standing ºf
walking ; to yield, to bend, to submit; tº de-
... sect: from raisk or dignity; to yield, to be irºs


* STO
tifi
STR
[[ 559.-Fāte, ffir, fall, fat;-mè, mēt;—pine, pīn;–
feriour, to sink from resolution or superiority ;
to condescend; to come down on prey as a fal-
con; to alight from the wing; to sink to a low-
er place. i
STOOP, stööp. s. Act of stooping, inclination
downward; descent from dignity or superiori-
ty; fall of a bird upon his prey; a vessel of
liquor.
sºingly, stóóp'ing-lè. ad. 410. With in-
climation downwards.
To STOP, stºp. v. a. To hinder from progres-
sive motion; to hinder from any change of
state, whether to better or worse; to hinder
from action; to put an end to the motion or
action of any thing; to suppress ; to regulate
musical strings with the fingers; to close any
aperture; to obstruct, to encumber.
To §§ stöp. v. m. To cease to go forward.
STOP, stºp. s. Cessation of progressive motion;
hinderance of progress, obstruction ; bºnder-
ance of action; cessation of actiºxx, iſai.e. 4 ep-
tion; prohibition of sale, unat which obstructs,
obstacle, impediment ; instruments by which
the sounds of wind musick are regulated ; re-
gulation of musical chords by the fingers ; the
act of applying the stops in musick ; a point in
writing, by which sentences are distinguished.
sºãº, stóp'kök. s. A pipe made to let
out liquor, stopped by turning a cock
STOPPAGE, stöp'pidje. s. 90. The act of stop-
ing, the state of being stopped.
sº. stöppl. s. 405. That by which any
hole or the mouth of any vessel is filled up.
STORAXTREE, stô'råks-trèë. s. A tree which
ows in the Levant, and in Italy and France.
#. Storax baisam flows from incisions made
in the bark of this tree, and is brought in dis-
tinct tears or grains, of a whitish or reddish
colour. It has a pleasant smell and aromatick
taste.—Almer. Dispen.
STORE, störe. s. £ºrge number, large quantity,
plenty ; a stock accumulated, a supply hoard-
ed; the state of being accumulated, hoard ;
storehouse, magazine.
STORE, störe. a. Hoarded, laid up, accumu-
lated.
To STORE, störe. v. a. To furnish, to replen-
ish; to stock against a future time ; to lay up,
to hoard.
STOREHOUSE, störe'hôāse. s.
treasury.
STORER, stö'răr. s. 98. One who lays up.
STORIED, stö'rld. a. 283. Adormed with his-
torical pictures.
STORK, störk. s. A bird of passage famous for
the regularity of its departure.
STORKSBILL, stórks'bii. s. An herb. *
STORM, störm. s. 167. A tempest, a commotion
of the elements; assault on a fortified place;
commotion, tumult, clamour; calamity, distress;
violence, vehemence, tumultuous force.—See
Preliminary Observations on the Irish Pronuncia-
tion prefixed to this Dictionary, page xv.
To STORM, störm. v. a. To attack by open force.
To STORM, störm. v. n. To raise tempests ;
to rage, to fume, to be loudly angry. e
STORMY, störm'é. a. Tempestuous; violent,
assionate.
STORY, stö'rè. s. History, account of things
past; a small tale, petty iſarrative; an idle or
triflung tale, a petty fiction; a floor, a flight of
Magazine,
FOOInS.- -
To STORY, stö'rè. v. a. To tell in history, to
relate.
STORYTELLER, stö'rè-tël-lär. s. 98. One who
relates tales.
STOVE, stöve. s. A hot-house, a place artifi-
cially made warm ; a place in which fire is
made, and by which heat is communicated.
...To STOVE. Stöve v. a. To keep warm in a
,-hºuse artificially heated.
5TOUT, stāāt a. 313, Strong, lusty, valiant;
*
brave, bold, intrepid; obstinate, resolute
proud ; strong, firm.
STOUT, stöät. s. ...? cant name for strong beer.
STOUTLY, stöät'lé. ad. Lustily, boldly, obsti
mately.
STOUTNESS, stöät'nés. s. Strength, valour
boldness, fortitude; obstimacy, stubbornness.
To STOW, stó. v. a. 324. To lay up, to reposite
in order, to lay in the proper place.
STOWAGE, stóidje. s , 90. Room for laying up,
the state of being laid up.
To STRADDLE, stråd all. v. n. 405. Tc stand or
walk with the feet renuoved far from each other
to the right and left. **
To STRAGGLE, sträg'gl. v. m. 4Q5. o wander
without any certain direction, to ro, e, to ram-
ble ; to wander dispersedly ; to exuberate, to
shoot too far; to be dispersed, to be apart from
any main body.
STRAGGLER, sträggl-âr. s. 98. A wanderer, a
, , , ..., xºe who forsakes his compº ay; any thing
that pushes beyond the rest, tº stands single
STRAIGHT, stråte. .. 202, $33, Not crooked,
right ; marrow, close.
STRAIGHT, stråte. ad. 2A3.
rectly.
To STRAIGHTEN, strk't'n. v. a. 103. To make
straight.
STRAIGHTNESS, stråte'nès. s. Rectitude, the
contrary to crookedness. *
STRAIGHTWAYS, stråte'wāze. ad.
ately, straight.
To STRAiN, strâne. v. a. , 202. To squeeze
through something; to purify by filtration , .o
squeeze in an ºrace; to sprain, to weaken
by too much violence ; to put to its utmost
strength ; to make straight or tense; to push
beyond the proper extent; to force, to con-
strain, to make uneasy or unmatural.
To STRAIN, strâme. v. n. To make violent ef.
forts; to be filtered by compression.
STRAIN, strºme. s. An injury by too much vio
lence ; race, generation, descent; hereditary
disposition ; a style or manner of speaking ;
song, note, sound; rank, character ; turn, ten
ency.
STRAINER, stră'nār. s. 98. An instrument of
filtration.
STRAIT, stråte. a. 202. Narrow, close, not wide,
close, intimate ; strict, rigorous; difficult, dis-
tressful : it is used in opposition to crooked,
but is then more properly written Straight
STRAIT, stråte. s. A narrow pass, or frith -
distress, difficulty.
To STRAIT, strate. . v. n. To put to difficulties
To STRAITEN, strå't'n. v. a. 103. To make
narrow ; to contract, to confine; to make tight,
to intend; to deprive of necessary room; to
distress, to perplex. -
STRAITLY, stråte'lè. ad. Narrowly; strictly,
rigorously; closely, intimately. x-
STRAftnäs, stråtenés. s.... Narrowness;
strictness, rigour; distress, difficulty; want,
scarcity.
STRAITLACED, stråte'läste. a. 359. Stiff,
constrained, without freedom.
STRAND, stränd. s. The verge of the sea, or of
any water.
To STRAND, stränd. v. a.
unon the shallows.
STRANGE, strānje. a.—See CHANGE. Foreign,
of another country, not domestick; wonderful,
causing wonder; odd, irregular; unknown,
new ; uncommonly good or bad; unacquainted
STRANGE, strānje. interject. An expression of
yonder.
STRANGELY, strānje'lé. ad. With some rela-
tion to toreigners; wonderfully, in a way to
Cài sº WOI (ICT.
STRANGENESS, strânje'nés. s. Foreignmess,
the state of belonging to another country; un-
Immediately, di-

Immedi
To drive or force
, communicativeness, distance of behaviour* re'
STR
‘sis
STR
—nº, ºve, nºr, nºt;-töbe, tab, ball ;—öil;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
moleness from common apprehension; mutual
dislike; wonderful iess, power of raising wonder.
*TRANGER, strānjár.'s. 98. A foreigner, one
of another country; one unknown; a guest,
one not a domestick; one unacquainted; one
not admitted to any communication or fellow-
ship wº
To STRANGER, stranjär a. To estrange, to
alienate. JNot used.
To STRANGLE, străng'g'. v. a. 405. To choak,
to suffocate, to kill by intercepting the breath ;
to suppress, to hinder from birth or appearance.
STRANGLER, sträng'gl-ár. s. 98. One who
strangles.
STRANGIES, strängglz. s. Swellings in a
horse's throat.
STRANGULATION, strán-gū-lä'shôn. s. The
act of strangling, suffocation.
STRANGURY, stränggū-ré. s. A difficulty of
urine attended with pain.
STRAP, strāp. s. A narrow long slip of cloth or
leather. -
STRAPPADO, strâp-pâ'dó. s. Chastisement by
blows.-See LUMBAGo.
STRAPPING, strāpping. a. 410. Wast, large,
§§
STRATA, strä'tá. s. Plural of Stratum. 92.
. ...Beds, layers.-See DRAMA.
STRATAGEM, stråttà.jém. s. An artifice in
war, a trick by which an enemy is deceived;
an artifice, a trick.
S’ RATOCRACY, strá-tók'rå-så. s. 518. A mili-
tary government. tº -
STRATUM, strå'tám. s. A bed, a layer.
*TRAW, strâw. s. 219. The stalk on which corn
grows, and from which it is threshed; any
thing proverbially worthless.
sº AWBERRY, strawbór-ré. s.
Fltit.
STRAWBUILT, strâw'bilt. a. Made up of straw.
STRAWCOLOURED, strâw'kál-ār'd. a. Of a
light yellow.
STRAWWORM, strâw'wärm. s. A worm bred
in Straw'.
STRAWY, strâw'é. a. Made of straw, consisting
of straw. w
To STRAY, strá. v. n. 220. To wander, to rove;
to rove out of the way; to err, to deviate from
the right.
STRAY, strá. s. Any creature wandering be-
yond its limits, anything lost by wandering ;
act of wandering. A.
STREAK, stréke. s. 227. A line of colour diffe-
rent from that of the ground.
To STREAK, stréke. v. a. To stripe, to varie-
gate in hues, to dapple.
STREAKY, strè'ké. a.
hues.
STREAM, strème. s. 227. A running water;
the course of running water, current ; any
thing issuing from a head, and moving forward
with continuity of parts; any thing forcible
and continued.
To STREAM, stréme. v. n. To flow, to run in a
continuous current : to ſlow with a current; to
pour out water in a stream; to issue forth with
continuance.
STREAMER, stré'mår. s. 98. An ensign, a flag,
a pennon. va.
STREAMY, stré'mé. a. Abounding in running
water ; flowing with a current.
STREET, strèët. s. 246. A way, properly a
paved way: proverbially, a publick place.
STREETWALKER, stréétwā-kār. s. A com-
mor, prostitute that offers herself to sale.
STRENGTH, stréngth. s. Force, vigour, power
of the body; power of endurance, firmness, du-
rabilty ; vigour of any kind ; potency of li-
quors; fortification, fortress; armament, force,
power; argumentative force.
[EP This word and its compounds are often er-
J roneously pronounced as if written strenth,
A plant ; the
* - - \ . *
tº triped, variegated by
strenthem, &c.; the same may be observed of
*gth, lengthen, &c.; but this, it may be observ
ed, is a pronunci g e º º e
irºland. *tion which obtains chiefly in
To STRENGTHEN, sºng'th'n. v a. To make w
strºng; to Confirm, tº establish; to animate,
to fix in resolution ; :6 *ke to increase in pow
er or security
To STRENGTHEN, stréng'th'n, W. A. To grow
strong. -
STRENGTHENER, stréng'th'u-āt. s. That
which gives strength, that which makes strong:
in Medicine, strengtheners add to the ºil aid
firmness of the solids.
STRENGTHLESS, strengthlés, a. Waising
strength, deprived of strength; wanting I.
tency, weak. -
STRENUOUS, strén't-às. . a. Brave, bold, ac-
tive, valiant; zealous, vehement.
STRENUOUSLY, strén'ê-às-lè. ad. Vigorously
actively ; zealously, vehemently, with ardour.
STREPEROUS, strép'ér-às. a. Loud, moisy.
STRESS, strés. s. Importance, important part;
violence, force, either acting or suffered.
To STRETCH, strétsh. v. a. To extend, to
spread out to a distance ; to expand, to dis
play; to strain to the utmost ; to carry by vio.
lence farther than is right.
To STRETCH, strétsh, v. n. To be extended;
to bear extension without rupture; to sally be.
yond the truth.
STRETCH, strétsh. s. Extension, reach, occu-
pation of more space; force of body extended;
effort, struggle, from the act of running; utmost
extent of meaning ; utmost reach of power.
STRETCHER, strótshlār. s. '98. Anything used
for extension ; the timber against which the
rower plants his feet.
To STſtEW, strö. v. a. 266. To spread by be-
ing scattered ; to spread by scattering; to
scatter loosely.
STREWMENT, strö'mént. s. Amy thing scat
tered in decoration.
STRICKEN, strik'k'n. 103. The ancient partici
ple of Strike.
STRICKLE, strik'kl. s. 405. That which strikes
the corn to level it with the bushel.
STRICT, strikt. a. Exact, accurate, rigorously
mice; severe, rigorous ; confined, not exten-
sive; close, tight ; tense, not relaxed.
STRICTLY, strikt'lè. ad. . Exactly, with rigo-
rous accuracy; rigorously, severely, without
remission.
STRICTNESS, strikt'nés. s. Exactness, rigo.
rous accuracy, mice regularity; severity, rigour
STRICTURE, strik'tshūre. s.463. A stroke, a .
touch ; contraction, closure by contraction : a
slight touch upon the subject, not a set dis-
COUlrS6.
STRIDE, stride. s. A long step, a step taken
with great violence, a wide stretch of the legs
To STRIDE, stride. v. n. Pret. I Strode, or Strid:
Part. pass. ñº. To walk with long steps;
to stand with the legs far from each other.
To STRIDE, stride. v. a. To pass by a step.
STRIDULOUS, stridjè-lós. a. 294,376 Making
a small moisc.
STRIFE, strife. s.
contrariety.
STRIFEFUL, strife'ſfil. a.
cordant.
STRIKE, strike. s. A bushel; a dry measure of
capacity., foul ecks.
To STRIKE, strike. v. a. Pret. I Struck or
Strook; Part. pass. Struck, Strucken, Stricken.
To act upon by a blow, to hit with a blow ; to
dash, to throw by a quick motion; to notify by
the sound of a hammer on a bell; to stamp, to
impress ; to punish, to afflict; to contracts to
lower, to vale, as, To strike sail, or To strike a
flag; to alarm, to put into motion; to make a
Contention, contest, discord."
Contentious, dis
bargain; to produce by a sudden action; to af.
5T f{
ect suddenly in any particular manner; tº
cause to sound by blows; to forge, to mint: it
is used in the participle for Advanced in years,
as, Well struck or stricken in years. To strike
off; to erase from a reakoning or account; to
separate by a blow. To strike out; to produce
by collision; to blot, to efface; to bring to
light, to form at once by a i. effort.
To TRIKE, strºke v. n. To make a blow; to
collide, to clash; to act by repeated percussion;
to sound by the stroke of a hammer; to make
an attack; to sound with blows; to be dashed
upon 9&llows, to be stranded; to pass with a
quick or strong effect; to pay homage, as, by
lowering the sail; to be put by some sudden
act or motion into any state. To strike in with ;
to conform, to suit itself to. To strike out; to
# or rove, to make a sudden excursion.
STRIKER, strikår. s. 98. One that strikes.
STRIKING, striking, part. a. 410. Aſſecting,
§§
STRING, strºng. s. 410. A slender rope, a small
cord, any slender and flexible band; a thread
on which mºſamy things are filed ; any set of
things filed on a lime ; the chord of a musical
instrument; a small fibre; a nerve, a tendon;
the nerve of the bow ; any concatemation or
series, as a String of propositions. To have
two strings to the bow; to have two views. or
two expedients. -
To STRING, strºng. v. a. Pret. I Strang; Part.
pass. Strung. To furnish with strings; to put
a stringed instrument in tune; to file on a
string ; to make tense.
STRINGED, string'd. a. 359. Having strings,
roduced by strings.
STRINGENT, strinjênt. a. Binding, contracting.
STRINGHALT, ºù. s A sudden twitch-
ing and snatching up of the hinder leg of a
horse, much higher than the other.
STRINGLESS, string'1és. a. Having no strings.
STRINGY, string'é. a. See SPRINGy. Fibrous,
consisting of small threads.
To STRIP, strip. v. a. To make maked, to de-
prive' of covering ; to deprive, to divest ; to
rob, to plunder, to pillage ; to peel, to decorti-
cate; to deprive of all; to take off covering ;
to cast off, to separate from something adhesive
or connected.
STRIP, strip. s. A narrow shred.
To STRIPE, stripe. v. a. To variegate with lines
of different colours.
STRIPE, stripe. s. A lineary variation of colour;
a shred of a different colour; a weal, or disco-
loration made by a lash or blow ; a blow, a
a Sºl
STRIPLING, strip'ling. s. 410. A youth, one in
the state of adolescence.
[j' Dr. Johnson tells us, that this word is of un-
certain etymology ; but, in my opinion, Skin-
mer very naturaſ; derives it from a boy in the
state in which he is subject to stripes.
To: STRIVE, strive. v. n. Pret. I Strove, an-
ciently I Štrived ; Part. pass. Striven. To
struggle, to labour, to make an effort; to con-
test, to contend, to struggle in opposition to an-
other ; to vie, to emulate.
STRIVER, stri’vár. s. One who labours, one who
Contends.
STROKE, ströke. Old pret. of Strike, now com.
monly Struck
STROKE, ströke. s. A blow, a knock, a sudden
act of one body upon another; a hostile blow ;
a sudden disease or affliction; the sound of the
clock ; the touch of a pencil; a touch, a mas-
tº: º º: †.; an effect suddenly or
£ººgººly produced ; power, efficacy.
To §§ ströke. v. P to ºut º, with
... º way . or endearment ;
Tub gently in one direction. t
º strôle. v. n.
ºnbie, to rove.
- - 5.I.ſº
[[P sº-rue. făr, fall, f
ât:—mē, mét;-plme, pin,_'.
|STROND, strönd. s.
STU"
štítories," tº s. 98. A vagrant, a
wanderer, a vagabond
Ölsolele. The beach, the
bank.
STRONG, strông. a. Vigorous, forceful, of great
ability of body; fortified, secure from attack;
º mighty; supplied with forces; hale,
ealthy ; forcibly acting in the imagination;
eager, zealous; full, having any quality in a
great degree; P. intoxicating ; having a
deep tincture affecting the smell powerfully,
hard of digestion, not easily nutrimental ; fur-
nished with abilities for any thing ; valid ; con-
firmed; violent, vehement, forcible ; cogent,
conclusive ; firm, compact, not soon broken ;
forcibly written.
STRONGFISTED, strông-fist'éd. a. Strong-
handed.
STRONGLY, strông'lè, ad. Powerfully, forci-
bly ; with strength, with filmness, in such a
manner as to last ; vehemently, forcibly, ea-

gerly. -
STRONGWATER, ströngwā-tár. s. Distilled
spirits.
STROOK, ströök. The old
in Poetry for Struck.
STROPHE, strô'fé. s. 96. A stanza.
STROVE, ströve. The pret. of Strive.
To STROW, strö. v. m. 266, 324. To spread
by being scattered ; to spread by scattering, to
besprinkle ; to spread ; to scatter, to throw at
random. -
To STROWL, strôle. v. m. To range, to wan-
pret. of Strike, used
der. Now written Stroll.
sº stråk. The pret and part. pass. of
trike
STRUCTURE, stråk'tshöre. s 463. Act of build-
ing, practice of building ; manner of building,
form, make ; edifice, building.
To STRUGGLE, sträg'gl. v. a 405. To labour,
to act with effort; to strive, to contend, to con-
test ; to labour in difficulties, to be in agonies or
distress. *
STRUGGLE, străg'gl. s. 405. Labour, effort;
contest, contention ; agony, tumultuous dis.
ströö'má. s.
treSS.
STRUMA, 339, 92.
swelling, the king's evil
STRUMOUS, ströö'mås. a. 314. Having swel-
ling in the glands.
STRUMPET, ström'pit. s.99. A whore, a pros-
titute. *
sº străng. The pret. and part. pass. of
tringſ. -
To STRUT, stråt. v. n. To walk with affected
dignity; to swell, to protuberate.
STRUT, stråt. s. An affectation of stateliness in
the walk.
STUB, ståb. s. A thick short stock left when
the rest is cut off; a log, a block- º
To STUB, stāb. v. a. To force up, to extirpate.
STUBBED, stab'9éd. a. 366. Trumcated, short
and thick.
STUBBEDNESS, stāb'béd-nēs. s.
of being short, thick, and truncated...
STUBBLE, stāb'bl s. 405. The stalks of corn
left in the field by the reaper.
STUBBORN, stāb'bárm. a 166. Obstimate, in-
flexible, contumacious ; persisting, persever-
ing, steady, stiff; inflexible ; hardy, firm
harsh, rough, ";
STUBBORNLY, stab'bárm-lè. ad. Obstimately,
contumaciously, inflexibly.
STUBBORNNESS, stàb'bárn-més. s.
vicious stoutness, contumacy. _*
STUBBY, stāb'bè. a. Short and thick, short and
# -
STUBNAIL, stāb'nāle. s. . A mail broken off.
STUCC0, stākkö. s. A kind of fine plaster for
walls. , - º
STUCK, stāk. The pret. and part, pass. of Stick.
A glandular
The state
Obstimacy,
406 To wander, to
STUD stãd s Apost, a stake a mail with a
—mö, móve, nár, nét;—täbe, tab, ball;-&il;—pöänd ;—thin, this.
jarge head driven for ornament; a collection of
breeding horses and mares. * e
To STUD, stöd. v. a. To adorn with studs or
knobs.
STUDENT, stā'dént. s. A man given to books,
a bookish man. ->
STUDIED, stād'íd. a. 283 Learned, versed in
any study, qualified by study.
STUDIER, stãd'é-ár. s. One who studies.
STUDIOUS, stº'dè-às, or ståjē-ăs. a. 293, 294,
376. Given to books and contemplation, given
to learning ; diligent, busy; attentive to, care-
ful ; contemplative, suitable to meditation.
STUDIOUSLY, stā’dé-ás-lè, or ståjē-ăs-lè. ad.
Contemplatively, with close application to lite-
rature; diligently, carefully, attentively.
STUDIOUSNESS, stā'dè-às-nés, or ståjè-ás-nés.
S. Addiction to study.
STUDY; stád'é. s. Application of mind to books
and learning; perplexity, deep cogitation ; at-
tention, meditation, contrivance; any particu-
lar kind of learning ; apartment set off for lite-
rary employment. -
To STUDY; stád'é. v. m. To think with very
close application, to muse; to endeavour dili-
gently.
To STUDY; stád'é. v. a. To apply the mind ; to
consider attentively; to learn by application.
STUFF, stāff. s. Any matter or body; materi-
als out of which any thing is made; furniture,
goods; that which fills any thing ; essence,
elemental part ; any mixture or medicine ;
cloth or texture of any kind ; texture of wool
thinner and slighter than cloth; matter or
thing, in contempt or dislike.
To STUFF, stāff. v. a. To fill very full with any
thing ; to fill to uneasiness; to thrust into any
thing ; to fill by being put into any thing ; to
swell out by something thrust in ; to fill with
something improper or superfluous; to ob-
struct the organs of scent or respiration; to fill
meat with something of high relish.
To STUFF, stāſf. v. n. To feed gluttonously.
STUFFING, stãffing. s. 410. That by which
any thing is filled ; relishing ingredients put
into meat. -
STULTILOQUENCE, stål-til'lö-kwánse. s. 518.
Foolish talk.
STULTILOQUY, Stål-til'ó-kwé.
StultiLoqui. NCE.
To STULTIFY, stāī’tè-fl. v. a. To prove void
of understanding.— Mason.
STUM, stām. s. Wine yet unfermented ; new
wine used to raise fermentation in dead and
vapid wines ; wine revived by a new fermen-
tätiö11.
To STUM, stām. v. a. To renew wine by mix-
ing fresh wine and raising a new fermentation.
To STUMBLE, stām‘bl. v. n. 405. To trip in
walking ; to slip, to err, to slide into crimes or
blunders ; to strike against by chance, to light
ou by chance.
To STUMBLE, stfim'bi. v. a. To obstruct in
progress, to make to trip or stop; to make to
boggle, to oftend.
STUMBLE, stām'bl. s. A trip in walking; a
blunder, a failure.
STUMBLER, stān'bl-âr. s. 98. One that stum-
bles.
STUMBLINGBLOCK, stām'bling-blök. 410.
STUMBLINGSTONE, stān'bling-stone. ; S.
Cause of stumbling, cause of offence.
STUMP, stümp. s. The part of any solid body
remaining after the rest is taken away.
STUMPY, stãmp'é. a. Full of stumps, hard,
stiff.
To STUN, stan. v. a. To confound or dizzy
with noise; to make senseless or dizzy with a
blow.
sºg, stäng. The pret. and part. pass. of
ting. ...A
sº, stångk The pret. of Stink. |
The same as
SUB
Tº STUNT; stánt. v.a. . To hinder from growth
STUFE, stºpe. s. Cloth or flax dipped in warm
medicaments, and applied to a hurt or sore
To STUPE, stºne. v. a. To foment, to dress with
Stupes.
stºaction, tº ſaxman. ... intent.
bility, dulnes", giupidity. -
STTPEFACTIVE, sta-pê-fäktiv. a. Causing
insensibility, dulling, obstructing the senses.
STUPEND0IIS, stā-pên'dás. . Wonderful,
almazing, astonishing.
By an inexcusable negligence, this word and
tremendous are frequently pronounced as if
written stupendious and tremendious, even by
those speakers, who in other respects, are not
incorrect. They ought to remember, that com-
pendious and equipondious are the only words
ending in malious.
STUPID, stü'pid. a. Dull, wanting sensibility
wanting apprehension, heavy, sluggish of un
derstanding; performed without skill or genius.
STUPIDITY, st-pid'ê-té. s. Dulness, heaviness
of mind, sluggishness of understanding.
STUPIDLY, §: ad. With suspension or
inactivity of understanding; dully, without ap-
rehension.
STUPIFIER, stapé-fl-àr. s. 98. That which
causes stupidity.
183. To make
To STUPIFY, ºpe. i. v. a.
stupid, to deprive of sensibility.
STUPOR, stü'pör... s. 166. Suspension or dimi-
nution of sensibilit
iº *
To STUPRATE, ºrate. v. a. To ravish, to
violate.
STUPRATION, stā-prä'shôn. s. Rape, viola
tion.
STURDILY, stār'dé-lè. ad. Stoutly, hardily
abstimately, resolutely. -
STURDINESS, ºnes. s. Stoutness, har
diness; brutal strength.
STURDY, star'dé, ad. Hardy, stout, brutal, ob
stimate ; strong, forcible; stiff.
STURGEON, stārjān. s. 239. A sea-fish.
STURR, stārk. s. A young ox or heifer.
To STUTTER, stāt’tár. v. in 98. To speak with
hesitation, to stammer. -
STUTTER, stāt’tár. s. 98. A stammer.
STUTTERER, stättär-àr. s. A stammerer.
STY, sti. s. A cabin to keep hogs in ; any place
of bestial debauchery.
To STY, sti. v. a. To shut up in a sty.
STYGIAN, stidjè-án. a. Hellish, infernal, per-
taining to Styx one of the poetical rivers.
STYLE, stile. s. Manner of writing with re-
gard to language; manner of speaking appro-
priate to particular characters; title, appella-
tion; a pointed iron used anciently in writing
on tables of wax ; any thing with a sharp point,
as, a graver, the pin of a dial ; the stalk which
rises from amid the leaves of a flower. Style
of court, is properly the practice observed by
any court in its way of proceeding.
To STYLE, stile. v. a. To call, to term, to name.
STYPTICK, stip'tik. a. The same as astringent,
but generally expresses the most efficacious
sort of astringents, or those which are applied
tº stºp hºmorrhages. -
STYPTICITY, stip-tis'é-té. s.
stanching blood.
428.
SUASIVE, swä'siv. a
persuade. Little used.
SUASORY, swä'sār-e. a. 429, 512. Having ten-
siemcy to persuade.—See DomiesTick. 557.
SUAVITY, swäv'é-té. s. 511. Sweetness to the
senses; sweetness to the mind
SUB, sāb in Composition, signifies a subordi-
nate degree. -
SUBACfS, sāb-ás'sld, a... Sour in a small de-
gree.
SUBACRID, sºb-āk'krid a. Sharp and pun
gent in a small degree.
The power of
Having power to
TºšijëAC'ſ,sabaki. V. a. To reduces to subdue,

SUB
SUBACTION, sºb-àk'shān. s.
ducing to any state -
SUBALTERN, sābāl-térn. a. Inferiour, subor-
dinate.
SUBALTERN, sābāl-térn. s. An inferiour, one
acting under another; it is used in the army of
all officers below a captain.
SUBASTRINGENT, sāb-ás-trinjênt. a. Astrin-
ent in a small degree.
SUBBEADLF, sāb-bêdl. s.
The act of re-
An under beadle,
SUBCELESTIAL, sāb-sé-lès'tshāl. a. Placed
beneath the heavens.
SUBCHANTER, sāb-tshān'tár. s. The deputy
of the precentor in a cathedral.
SUBCLAVIAN, sāb-klä'vé-án. a. Under the arm-
pit or shoulder.
SUBCONSTELLATION, sāb-kön-stél-lä'shān, s.
A subordinate or secondary constellation.
SUBCONTRARY, sāb-kön'trā-rè. a. Contrary
in an inferiour degree.
SUBCON TRACTED, sāb-kön-trák'téd, part. a.
Contracted after a former contract.
SUBCUTANEOUS, sāb-kū-tä'mē-ăs. a. Lying
under the skin.
SUBDEACON, sāb-dé'k’m. s. 170. In the Ro-
man church, is the deacon's servant.
SUBDEAN, sāb-dème'. s. The vicegeret.
dean.
SUBDECUPLE, sāb-dék'kū-pl. a. Containing
one part of ten.
SUBDITITIOUS, sāb-dè-tish’és. a. Put secretly
* in the place of something else.
To SUBDIVERSIFY, sāb-dè-vér'sé-fl. v. a. To
diversify again what is already diversified.
To SUBDIVIDE, sºb-dè-vide'. v. a. To divide a
part into yet more parts.
SUBDIVISION, sāb-dè-yizh'âm. s. The act of
subdividing; the parts distinguished by a se-
cond division.
SFBDOLOUS, stib'dó-lás. a. 503.
subtle, º
To SUBDUCE, sāb-dûse'.
To SUBDUCT, sāb-dākt'.
to take aw y; to subtract by arithmetical ope-
l'ation.
S’IBDUCTION, sāb-dàk'shôn. s. The act of
taking away, arithmetical subtraction.
To SUBDUE, sāb-dû'. v. a. To crush, to op-
pose, to sink; to conquer, to reduce under a
new dominion; to tame, to subact.
SUBDUER, sāb-dà'ör... s. 98. Conqueror, tamer.
suppºiest, sáb-dû'mént. s. Conquest. JYot
7& Setſ.
SUBDUPLE, sāb'dè-pl. 405.
SUBDUPLICATE, sāb-dà'plé-kāte.
taining one part of two.
SUBJACENT, sºb-jä'sént. a. Lying under.
To SUBJECT, sābjékt'. v. a. 492. #. put under;
to reduce to submission, to make subordinate,
to imake submissive ; to enslave, to make ob-
noxious; to expose, to make liable; to sub-
mit, to make accountable; to make subservient.
SUBJECTED, sāb-jêk'téd. part. adject. Put
under, reduced to submission; exposed, made
liable to.
[[G’. A very improper, though a very prevailing
misaccentuation of the passive participle of the
word to subject, has obtained, which ought to be
corrected. All the authorities in Johnson place
the accent of subjected on the same syllable as
the verb, except one from Milton . :
“He subjected to man's service angel wings.”
But in another passage Milton accents this
word as it ought to be, even when an adjective:
. º The angel
& Led them direct and down the cliff as fast
“To the subjected plain.”
But as the word subject is an adjective as well
as a verb, and when an adjectivi; it has always
the accent on the first syilable, so the participle
has not only caught the accent of the it,” “... .
but, as one errour communº: ; ge::::::, ..., , , , ,
of a
*_ _ _ _ _ _ =
Cunning,
v. a. To withdraw,
513
; a. Con-
v. 1
p
SUB
[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
seems to have communicated the impropriety
to the verb ; which we sometimes hear, con-
trary to all analogy and authority, accented on
the first syllable likewise. These improprie
ties are easily corrected at first, and they are
not yet so rooted as to make correctness look
like pedantry.
SUBJECT, sābjékt. a. Placed or situated under;
living under the dominion of another ; exposed,
liable, obnoxious ; being that on which any ac-
tion operates. -
SUBJECT, sābjékt. s. 492. One who lives under
the dominion of another; that on which any
operation either mental or material is per-
formed ; that in which any thing inheres or
exists: in Grammar, the nominative case to a
verb, is called, by grammarians, the Subject of
the verb.
SUBJECTION, sāb-jék'shām. s. The act of sub-
duāng; the state of being under government.
SUBjśćTIVE, sáb-jékºtiv. a. Relating not to
the object, but to the subject,
SUBINGRESSION, sāb-in-grésh'ân. s. Secret
entrance. -
To SUBJOIN, sāb-jöin'. v. a. To add at the end,
to add afterwards.
sºlºaneous sūb-ê-tă'né-às. a. 314. Sudden,
lastV.
To SUBJUGATE, sābjà-gāte. . v. a. To con-
quer, to subdue, to bring under dominion by
force.
SUBJUGATION, sābjà-gå'shôn. s. The act of
subduing.
SUBJUNCTION, sāb-jàng'shān. s. The state of
being subjoined; the act of subjoining.
SUBJUNCTIVE, sāb-jàng'tív. a. Subjoined to
something else.
SUBLATION, sāb-lä'shān. s. The act of taking
away.
SUBLEVATION, sāb-lè-vá'shán. s. The act of
raising on high. ..."
SUBLIMABLE, sāb-li'mā-bl. a. Possible to be
sublimed.
SUBLIMABLENESS, sāb-li'mā-bl-nés. s. Quaii-
ty of admitting sublimation.
SUBLIMATE, sáb'lé-măt. s. 91. Amy thing
raised by fire in the retort ; quicksilver raised
in the retort.
To SUBLIMATE, såb'lè-māte. v. a. 91. To raise
by the force of chymical fire; to exalt, to
heighten, to elevate. &
SUBLIMATION, stib-lè-mâ'shán. s. A chymical
process whereby certain solid substances are
volatilized by heat, and afterwards condensed
by cold into a solid form. Parkes' Chymistry.
É.iii. elevation, act of heightening or im-
proving. ->
sº, såb-blime'. a. High in place, exalt-
ed aloft; high in excellence, exalted by na-
ture; high in style or sentiment, lofty, grand,
elevated by joy ; haughty, proud.
SUBLIME, sāb-blime'. s. The grand or lofty
style. -
To SUBLIME, sāb-blime'. v. n. To raise by ch
mical fire ; to raise on high ; to exalt, to heigh-
ten, to improve.
To SUBLIME, sāb-blime'. v. m. To rise in the
chymical vessel by the force of fire.
SUBLIMELY, sāb-blime'lè. ad. Loftily, grandly
SUBERMITY, sāb-blim'é-té. s. Height of place
local elevation; height of nature, excellence;
loftiness of style or sentiment.
SUBLINGUAL, sāb-ling'gwāl. a. Placed under
sº
SU NAR, sāb-lā'nār. -
§§§y. , ; a situated be
neath the moon, earthly, terrestrial.
[[: Accenting the word sublunary on the first syi:
kti le cº, only be accounted for on the princi.
ples laid down, No. 503, and under the word”
At A ºnly, IN.com PARABLE, &c.
#3: ...huson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Buchanan,

SUB
W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash,
Barclay, and Entick, accent the first; and
Bailey and Fenning only, the second syllable.
SUBMARINE, sāb-mā-rèën'. a. Lying or act-
ing under the sea.
To ŠUBNišRGE, sūb-mérje'. v. a. To drown,
to put under water.
SUBMERSION, stib-mér'shān s. The act of
drowning, state of being drowned, the act of
putting under water. -
To SUBMINISTER, sāb-m?n?s-tár. ; W. 3.
To SUBMINISTRATE, sāb-min'ís-trätc. tº ---
To supply, to afford.
To SUBMINISTER, sāb-mín'ſs-tár. v. m. To
subserve.
SUBMISS, sāb-mis’. a
obsequious.
SUBMISSION, sāb-mish'ên. s. Delivery of him-
self to the power of another; acknowledgment
of inferiority or dependence; acknowledgment
of a fault, confession of errour; obsequious-
ness, resignation, obedience. -
SüßMiššīvī, sūb-mis'sív a. 428. Humble,
testifying submission or inferiority. .
SUBMISSIVELY, sāb-mis'sfv-lè. ād. Humbly,
with confession of inferiority.
SUBMISSIVENESS, sāb-mis'sfv-nēs. s. 158 Hu-
mility, confession of fault or inferiority.
SUBMISSLY, sāb-mislé. ad. Humbly, with
Subrmission.
To SUBMIT, sāb-mit'. v. a. To let down, to
sink; to resign to authority; to leave to dis-
Cretion, to refer to judgment.
To SUBMIT, sāb-mft'. v., n. To be subject, to
acquiesce in the authority of another, to yield.
súñº. såb-mâl'tè-pl. s. A submulti-
ple mumber or quantity is that which is con-
tained in another number a certain number of
times exactly; thus three is Submultiple of
twenty-one, as being contained in it exactly se-
Verl t III] eS. *
SUBOCTAVE, sāb-6k'táve.
SUBOCTUPLE, sāb-êk'tū-pl.
one part of eight.
SUBORDINACY, sab-êr'de-nā-sè. Th
SUBORDINANCY, sāb-ör'dè-nām-sè. ; * **
state of being subject; series of subordination.
SUBORDINATE, sāb-ör'dè-nāt. a. 91. Inferiour
in order; descending in a regular series.
SUBöRDINATEfy,"sáb-ārāśmāt-i-, ad. In a
series regularly descending.
SUBORDINATION, sāb-ör-dè-nā'shām. s. The
state of being inferiour to another ; a series re-
gularly descending.
To SUBORN, sāb-êrn'. v. a. To procure pri-
vately, to procure by secret collusion; to pro-
cure by indirect means.
SUBORNATION, stib-ör-mâ'shán. s. The crime
of procuring any person to do a bad action.
SUBORNER, sāb-êr'nār. s. 98. One that pro-
cures a bad action to be dome.
SUBPOENA, sib-pê'nā. s. 92. A writ com-
manding attendance in a court, under a pe-
nalty. .
[[G. This, like most other technical words, is of.
ten corrupted into Su-pent.—See CLEFF.
SUBQUADRUPLE, sāb-kwód'drú-pl. a. Con-
taining one part of four.
SUBQUINTUPLE, sāb-kwºn'tū-pl. a. Contain-
ing one part of five.
# º º
Humble, submissive,
: a. Containing
SUBRECTOR, sāb-rék'tár. s. 166. The rec-
tor's vicegerent.
SUBREPTION, sāb-rép'shôn. s. The act of ob-
taining a favour by surprise or unfair represen-
tation. 2.
SUBREPTITIOUS, sāb-rép-tish’és. a.
lently obtained.
To SUBSCRIBE, sāb-skribe'. v. a. To give com:
sent to, by underwriting the name ; it, attest
by writing the name ; to contract, to limit, not
Fraudu-
519 -
—mé, mêve, nér, nôt;—túbe, tab, būll ;–öfl;—päänd;—thin, THIs.
tused -
SUBSCRIBER, sāb-skri'bár. s. 33. One who
SUB .
lºbes; one who contributes to any under-
takłłl g.
SUBSCRiPTION, sºb-skrip'shán. s. Anything
underwritten; consent or attestation given by
underwriting the name; the act or state of con
tributing to any undertaking ; submission, obe-
dience. Not used in this last sense.
SUBSECTION, stib-sék'shán. s. A subdivision
of a larger section into a lesser, a section of a
section.
SUBSEQ (JENCE, sib'sè-ſ: wěnse. s. The state of
following, not precedence.
SUBSECUTIVE, sāb-sék'kè-tiv. a. Following
in train.
SUBSEPTUPLE, sāb-sép'tū-pl. a.
ing one of the seven parts.
SUBSEQUENT, sáb'sé-kwánt. a. Following in
train, riot preceding. -
SUBSEQUENTLY, sāb'sè-kwánt-lè, ad. Not so
Contain
as to go before, so as to follow in train.
To SUBSERVE, sāb-sérv'. v. a. To serve in
Subordination, to serve instrumentally.
SUBSERVIENCE, sāb-sér'vè-énse,
SUBSERVIENCY, sab-séx'vé-én-sè.
strumental fitness or use. . º
SUBSERVIENT, sāb-sér'vé &nt. a. Subordinate,
instrumentally useful. - tº º
SUBSEXTUPLE, sāb-séks'tū-kW. a. Containing
one part of six. º
To SUBSIDE, sāb-side'. v. n To sink, to tend
downwards. -
SUBSIDENCE, sāb-sidénse.
SUBSIDENCY, sāb-sidén-sé.
of sinking, tendency downward. • * 4
SUBSIDíšty, sāb-gid’é à-ré, or såb-sidjè-à-ré.
a. .293,294,376. , Assistant, brought in aid.
To SUBSIDIZE, sāb'sé-dize. v. a. To give
money to receive aid or assistance. ;
|G’ This word seems to have grown out of the
last war; if so, it is a little surprising that an
action so common before should not have gene-
rated a word to express it.
SUBSIDY, sāb'sè-dé. s. Aid, commonly such
as is given in money.
To SUBSIGN, sāb-sime'. v. a. To sign under.
To SUBSIST, sáb-sist'. v. n. To continue, to re-
tain the present state or condition; to have
means of living, to be maintained ; to inhere,
to have existence. * - &
SUBSISTENCE, sāb-sistênse. s. Real being
Competence, means of support.
SUBSISTENT, sāb-sis'tént. a. Having real
being.
SUBSTANCE, sāb'stänse. s. Being, somethins
existing, something of which we can say that
it is ; that which supports accidents ; the es:
sential part; something real, not imaginary :
Something solid, not empty; body, corporeal
nature ; wealt
SUBSTANTIAL, sāb-stán'shāl. a. Real, actual-
ly existing ; true, solid, real, not merely seem-
ing ; corporeal, material; strong, stout, bulky;
responsible, moderately wealthy. ...
SUBSTANTIALS, sāb-stānshāīz. s. Without
singular. £ssential parts. . n
SUBSTANTIALITY, sāb stān-shē-ăl'è-té. . s.
Real existence ; corporeity.
SUBSTANTiSLí,Y, sāb-stán's Al-ć. ad. In man-
ner of a substance, with reality of existence;
strongly, solidly ; truly, really, with fixed pur-
pºse, with competent wealth. ..
SUBSTANTHALNESS, sāb-stán'shāl-l.8s. s.
State of being substantial ; firmness, strength,
power of lasting. **
To SUBSTANTIATE, sºb-stān'shē-ăte. v. a To
make to exist.
SUBSTANTIVE, sáb'stán-tív. s. 512. A noun
betokening the thing not a quality.
} . In
} s. The act
To SUBSTITUTE, sāb'stè-täte v. a. To put in
the place of another.
SUBSTITUTE, sab'stà-tête. s. 463. One put to
24't $º the lace of another.
*


SUBSTRUCTION, sāb-stråk'shān s.
SUB
520
SUC
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, ſāt;—mé, mét;—plne, pīn;–
SUBSTITUTION, sāb-stè-tū'shān, s. The act of
placing any person or thing in the room of an-
er. +2:
To SUBSTRACT, sib-stråkt'. W. a. To take
away part from the whole ; to take one num-
ber from another.—See To SUBTRACT.
SUBSTRACTION, stib-stråk'shôn. s. The act
of taking part from the whole; the taking of a
lesser number out of a greater of like kind,
whereby to find out a third number or difference.
Under-
buildin
SUBSTYLAR, sºb-stilär. a. Substylar line is,
in Dialling, a right line, whereon the gnomon
or style of a dial is erected at right angles with
the plane.
SUBSULTIVE, sāb-sål'tiv."
SUBSUITORY, sab'säl-tär-à.
moving by starts.
tºg” Mr. Sheridam is the only orthūepist who has
accented this word on the first syllable, as I
have done; for Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Dr. Ken-
rick, Barclay, Fenning, Bailey, and Entick, ac-
cent the second. Its companion, Desultory, is
accented on the first syllable by Mr. Sheridan,
Dr. Johnson, Mr. Nares, Mr Smith, and Fen.
ning ; but on the second by Dr. Ash, Dr. Ken-
rick, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, Bu-
chaman, Bailey, and Entick. As these two
words must necessarily be accented alike, we
see Dr. Johnson and Femming are inconsistent.
But though the majority of authorities are
against me in both these words, I greatly mis-
take if analogy is not clearly on my side. See
Principles, No. 512. -
SUBSULTORILY, sºb'sal-iār-à-lè. ad.
bounding manner.
SUBTANGENT, sāb-tánjênt. s. In any curve,
is the line which determines the intersection of
the tangent in the axis prolonged.
To SUBTEND, sāb-ténd'. v. a. To be extended
under.
SUBTENSE, sāb-ténse'. s. The chord of an
arch, that which is extended under any thing
: a. Botanding,
In a
SUBTERFLUENT, stib-tér'flû-ánt. ; 518
SUBTERFLUOUS, sāb-tér'flû-às, 3. Olö.
Running under. .
SUBTERFUGE, sāb'tér-fúdje. s. A shift, an
evasion, a trick.
SUBTERRANEAL, sāb-têr-ră'né-ál.
SUBTERRANEAN, sāb-tér-rā'né-án. ; a. Ly-
šūāfēRRANEöUš, sabºtárºs.S. "
ing under the earth, placed below the surface.
The two last words only are in use.
SUBTERRANITY, stib-tér-rán'ê-té. s. A place
under ground. ...Not in use.
SUBTILE, stb'til. a. Thin, not dense; mice,
fine, delicate; piercing, acute; cunning, artful,
sly, gubdolous, deceitful; refined, acute beyond
€XºctmeSS.
SUBTILE, sºb'til. a. 140. Thin, fine, piercing,
acute.
SUBTILELY, sāb'tfl-lè. ad. Finely, not grossly;
__artfully, cunningly,
SUBTILENESS, sābtil-nēs. s. Fineness, rare-
mess; cunning, artfulness.
To SUBTILLATE, sāb-tilyāte. v. a. 113. To
5.
j
make thin.
SUBTILLATION, sab-tfl-yā'shôn. s. The act of
making thin.
SUBTILTY, sāb'tfl-té. s. Thinness, fineness,
exility of parts; nicety; refinement, too much
ºcuteness ; cunning artifice, slyness.
SUBTILIZATION, sāb-til-à-zà'shán. . s. Sub-
tilization is making any thing so volatile as to
rise readily in steam or vapour; refinement,
superfluous acuteness.
To SUBIILIZE, sāb'til-lze. v. a. To make thin,
to make less gross or coarse; to refine, to spin
into useless niceties.
SUBTLE, sat'd. a. 347 405. Sly, artful cun-
uillg.
[[ī’ These words have been used almost indis"
criminately to º. these different senses, as
may be seen in Johnson, but as custom has
adopted, a different spelling and a different
ronunciation, it is to be presumed it has not
een without reason. hat the first sense
should extend itself to the latter, is not to be
wondered at, as words have a tendency to fall
into a bad sense; witness knave, villain, &c.;
but if custom has marked this difference of sense
by a difference of spelling and pronunciation,
it should seem to be an effort of nature to pre-
serve precision in our ideas. If these observa-
tions are just, the abstracts of these words
ought to be kept as distinct as their concretes;
from subtile ought to be formed subtiliſ, and
from subtle, subtlety; the b being heard in the two
first, and mute in the two last. -
SUBTLETY, sat’tl-té. s.
SUBTLY, stit'lè. ad.
micely, delicately.
To SUBTRACT, sāb-träkt'
STRACT.
ūji This orthography seems to prevail over sub-
stract. The vanity of deriving words from the
Latin rather than a living language is very pre-
valent; but the s in this word intervening be-
tween the two mutes certainly makes the word
flow more easily, and the alteration is therefore
to be regretted.
SUBTRACTION, stib-trák'shôni. s.
STRACTION.
SUBTRAHEND, sāb-trá-hénd'. s.
to be taken from a larger number.
SUBVERSION, sāb-vér'shôn. s. Overthrow, ru-
in, destruction.
SUBVERSIVE, sāh-vér'siv. a. 158. Having ten
dency to overturn.
To SUBVERT, sāb-vért'. v. a. To overthrow,
to overturn, to destroy, to turn upside down,
to corrupt, to confound.
SUBVERTER, sāb-vért'âr. s. 98. Overthrower,
destroyer.
SUBURB, sāb'ârb. s. Building without the walls
of a city ; the confines, the outpart.
SUBURBAN, gāb-àrb'ân. a. 88. Inhabiting the
suburb.
SUBWORKER, sāb-wórk'âr. s.
subordinate helper.
SUCCEDANFOUS, sāk-sè-dà'nè-às. a. Supply-
ing the place of something else, -
SUCCEDANEUM, sāk-sè-dà'nè-àm. s. 503. That
which, is put to serve for something else.
To SUCCEED, stik-sééd'. v., n. 246. To follow
in order; to come into the place of one who
has quitted; to obtain one's wish. to terminate
an undertaking in the desired effect, to ter-
minate according to wish. -
To SUCCEED, såk-sèèd'. v. a. To follow, to be
subsequent or consequent to ; to prosper, to
make successful,
SUCCEEDER, såk-sèèd'âr. s. 98. One who
follows, one who comes into the place of an-
o?her.
SUCCESS, såk-sés'. s.
affair happy or § -
SUCCESSFUL, såk-sés'föl. a. Prosperous, hap-
py, fortunate.
SUCCESSFULLY, såk-sés'fāl-ć. ad. Prosper-
ously, luckily, fortunately.
SUCCESSFULNESS, såk-sés föl-nēs. s. , Hap-
py conclusion, desired event, series of good
fortune. e
SUCCESSION, stik-sésh'ān. s. Consecution,
series of one thing or person following another;
a series of things or persons following one an
other; a lineage, an order of descendants, the
power or right of coming to the inheritance of
ancestors. ap
SUCCESSIVE, sāk-sås'siv. a. 158. Following
in order, continuing a course or consecution
, Artfulness, cunning.
Slily,artfully, cummingly,
v. a. See Scº-
See SU 3-
The number
Underworker,
The termination of any
uninterrupied; inherited by succession.
SU L)
521 -
SUG
- né, mēve, när, hêt;—túbe, tàb, būll;-&il;-pôāmd ;—din, THIS.
SUCCE$$SIVELY, sak-sès's]v-lè., ad. In unin-
terrupted order, one after another. -
SUCCESSIVENESS, sák-sés'słv-nés. s. The state
of being successive.
SUCCESSLESS, sāk-sés'lés. a. Unlucky, unfor-
tunate, failing of the event desired.
SUCCESSOR, såk'sés-sàr, or sāk-sés'âr. s. 503.
One that follows in the place or character of
another, correlative to Predecessor.
§§ This word is not unfrequently pronounced
with the āccent on the second syllable, as if it
were formed from success; but this accentuation,
though agreeable to its Latin original, has, as
In Confessor, yielded to the prevailing power of
the English antepenultimate accent.
\}r. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, and
Entick, accent this word on the first syllable ;
and Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr.
Perry, Buchaman, and Bailey, on the second;
Barclay and Fenning give both, but prefer the
first: Mr. Scott gives both, and prefers the
second : but, from the opinion that is foolishly
gone forth, that we ought to accent words as
near the beginning as possible, there is little
doubt that the antepenultimate accent will
prevail. º -
SUCCINCT, sāk-singkt'. a. 408, Tucked or
girded up, having the clothes drawn up; short,
concise, brief.
cisely. -
SUCCORY, stikkâr-É. s. 557. A plant.—See
Dom Estic K.
To SUCCOUR, gök'kår. v. a. 314. To help, to
assist in difficulty or distress, to relieve.
SUCCOUR, såkſkär. 8. Aid, assistance, relief of
any kind, help in distress ; the persons or;
things that briug help.
SUCCOURER, såk'kār-àr. s. 98. Helper, assis-
tant, reliever.
SUCCOURLESS, sakkâr-lés. a. Wanting re-
lief, void of friends or help.
SUCCULENCY, stik'kū-lém-sè. s. Juiciness,
SUCCULENT, såk'kū-lént. a. Juicy, moist.
To SUCCUMB, stik-kāmb'. v. a. To yield, to
sink under any difficulty.
- y
SUCCUSS10N, sāk-kāsh'ên. s. The act of shak-]
ing : in Physick, such a shaking of the nervous
arts as is produced by strong stimuli.
SUCH, såtsh. pron. Of that kind, of the like
kind; the same that ; comprehended under the
term premised; a manner of expressing a par-
ticular persqu or thing.
To SUCK, såk. v. a. To draw in with the mouth;
to draw the teat of a female ; to draw with the
milk; to empty by sucking; to draw or drain.
To SUCK, såk. v. n. To draw the breast; to
draw, to imbibe.
SUCK, såk. s. The act of sucking ; milk given
by females.
ŠUCKER, sak'kår. s.93. Anything that draws
by suction ; the embolus of a pump ; a pipe
through which any thing is sucked ; a young
twig shooting from the stock; a fish.
SUCKET, såkkit. s. 99. A sweetmeat.
SUCKINGBOTTLE, sák'king-bêt-ti. s. A buttie
which to children supplies the want of a pap.
To SUCKLE, sik'kl. v. a. 405. To nurse at the
breast.
$UCKLING, såk'ling. s. 410. A young creature
yet fed by the pap.
SÜCTION, såk'shān, s. The act of sucking.
SUDATION, sil-dá'shān, s. Sweat.
SUDATORY, sü'dā-tār-e. s. 512, 557. Hot-house,
sweating bath.
SUDDEN, saddin. a. 103. Happening without
previous notice; coming without the common
preparatives; hasty, violent, rash, passionate.
recipitate. r º
§ §§§. såd'dín. s. Any unexpected occur-
rence, surprise Not in use.' a sudden;
f
SUCCINCTLY, stºk-singkt'lè. ad. Briefly, con-
SUDDENLY, sºd'dim-lè. ad. In an unexpected
manner, withºut;..."; hastily. -
SUDDENNESS, sād'dim-ués. s. State of being
sudden, unexpected presence, manner of coming
or happening unexpectedly. -
SUDORIFICK, sā-dò-rif'ſik. a. Provoking or
causing sweat. * -
SUDORIFICK, st-dò-rif'fik.'s 509. A medicine
... promoting sweat.
3UDOROUS, st'dó-rås. a $14. Consisting of
SWeat. -
- i., Pain, incon-
patience, moderation; tole-
. . . ."
SUDS, sådz. s. A lixivium of soap and water
To be in the suds, a familiar phrase for being
To SUE, sū. v. a. 335. To prosecute by law; to
gain by legal procedure.
tion. .
SUET, sā'īt. S. 99. A hard fat, particularly that
SUETY, sü'it-é. a. Consisting of suet, resem-
bling suet. r
dergo, to feel with sense of pain; to endure, to
support; to allow, to permit; -ºss through,
To SUFFER, süfför. v. p. To undergo pain or
ºrience; to undergo punishment, to be
SUFFERABLE, sāf'för-à-bl. a. Tolerable, such
as may be endured. - -
SUFFERABLY, såſ'för-à-blé. ad. Tolerably,
So as to be endured. g -
venience, misery;
SUFFERER, såf'för-àr. s. One who endures or
undergoes pain or inconvenience; one who al-
SUFFERING, såfſår-ing. s. 410. Pain suffered.
To SUFFICE, sāf-flze'. v. m. 353. To be
or purpose.
To SUFFICE, sāf-fize'. v. a. 351. To afford, to
SUFFICiFNCY, saſ-fish'én-sé. s. State of being
adequate to the end proposed ; qualification
ply equal to want : it is used by Temple, for
that conceit which makes a man think himself
Süßdiº stºriº. a. 357. Equal to
any end or purpose, enough, competént; quali-
Stiºfiófi STÉy'säf-fish'éntić, ad. To a suf.
ficient degree, enough.
by exclusion or interception of air. -
SUFFOCATION, såſ-fö-kä'shēn. s. The act of
SUFFOCATIVE, sāf'fö-kā-tív. a. 512. Having
tire power to choak. .
sidered as subject to his metropolitan.
To SUFFRAGATE, sāf'frá-gāte. v. n. 91. To
SUFFRAGE, süſ'fridje. s. 90. Vote, voice given
in a controverted point.
to the knee joint of beasts. , ,
SOFFUMIGATION, stif-fil-mê-gå'shôn. s. Ope
in any difficulty.
To SUE, sti. v. n. To beg, to entreat, to peti-
about the kidneys.
To SUFFER, sāf'för. v. a. 98. To bear, to un
to be affected by.
injured.
SUFFERANCE, såf'för-ánse. s.
ration, permission.
lows, one who permits.
enough, to be sufficient, to be equal to the end
Supply ; to satisfy.
for any purpose; competence, enough i Sup-
e
equal to things above him.
fied for any thing by fortune or otherwise.
To SUFFOCATE, sāā’fö-kāte. v. a. To choak
choaking, the state of being choaked.
SUff'RA&AN, saffra-gān, s. 38. A bishop con-
vote with, to agree in voice with.
SüşşâAGINotis, ºradjin-às. a. Belonging
ration of fumes raised by fire.
#To SUFFUSE, sāf-fúze'. v. a. To spread ove!
with something expansible, as with a vapour or
a tincture.
SUFFUSION, sāf-fú'zhàn. s. The act of over-
spreading with any thing; that which is suf-
fused or spread.
SUGAR, shūg'àr. s. 175, 454. The native gait
|
of the sugar-cake, obtained by the expression
and evaporation of its juice, any thing prover-
bially sweet a chymical dry crystallizatiate
SU}_i
[I3° 559–Fâte, fir, fall, fåt;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;–
To SUGAR, shūg'ār v. a. To impregnate or
season with sugar; to sweeten.
SUGARY, shūg'ār-e.a. Sweet, tasting of sugar.
Tc SUGGEST, såg-jëst'. v. a. To hint, to inti-
mate, to insiuuate good or ill ; to seduce, tol
draw to ill by insiuuation; to inform secretly.
[[f Though the first g in Exaggerate is, by a care-
lessness of pronunciation, assimilated to the
last this is not always the case in the present
word. For though we sometimes hear it sound-
ed as if written sud-jest, the most correct speak-
ers generally preserve the first and last g in
their distinct and separate sounds.
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, aud Mr. Nares, pro-
nounce the g in both syllables soft, as if written
sud-jest. Dr. Kenrick, Pºr. Perry, and Barclay,
make the first g hard, and the second soft, as if
written sug-jest, as I have done; for as the ac-
cent is not on these consonants, there is not the
same apology for prºnouncing the first soft as
there is in ea aggerate , which see. -
SUGGESTION, stig-jés'tshām. s. Private hint ;
intimation, insieuation, secret notification.
SUICIDE, sü'è-side s. , 143. Self-murder, the
horrid crime of dº stroying one's self.
SUIT, såte. s. 342. A set, a number of things
correspondent on to the other; clotiles made
one part to answer auother; a petition, an ad-
dress of entreaty, courtship; pursuit, prosecu-
tion: in Law, Suit is sometimes put for the in-
stance of a cause, and sometimes for the cause
itself deduced in judgment.
To SUIT, site. v. A. #. fit, to adapt to some-
thing else ; to be fitted to, to become ; to dress,
to clothe.
To SUIT, sūtº W. W. .
SUITABLE, sü'tá-bl.
with, agreeable to.
SUITABLENESS, så'tā-bi-nēs.
agreeableness. º
SUITABLY, sü'tà:k & ad. Agreeably, accord-
ing to.
sº. .sw8te. s. French. Consecution, series,
regular Qrder; retinue, company.
#### : så'tár. : S. 98, 166. One that sues, a
petitioner, a sup, licant; a wooer, one who
courts a mistress.
BUITRESS, sü'très s. A female supplicant.
SULCATED, sål'kā-téd. a. Furrowed.
SULKY, sål'ké. a. Silently sullen, sour, morose,
obstiaate. -.
[G’ This word has long been a vagabond in our
conversation, and was not to be found in any
of our Dictionaries till it was lately admitted
to a place in Entick's, and, from its very fre-
uuent use, may now be considered as a deuizen
of the language. Mr. Coliman nad, many years
ago, made use of it in his prologue to “The
Wife in the Right,” where he says–
* No sulky critick to the Playhouse drawn,
“Whom ſmodern Comedy provokes, to yawn.”
And this writer's authority alone is a sufficient
roof of the propriety and utility of the word.
t may perhaps be objected, that the word sullen
is perfectly elaivalent, and rei.ders this word
useless. Those, how-ºver, who consider han-
guage philosophicaily, know that there are no
words perfectly synomiauus, and consequently
that there are no useless words. If it be asked
what is the diſference between these words, I
would answer, that sullenness seems to be an
liabitual sulkiness, and sulkiness a telunorary
sullenness. The former may be an inmate dis-
position ; the latter a disposition occasioned b
recent injury. The one has a malignancy in it
threateuing danger; the cther an obstinate
aversencss to pleasure Thus we are in a sul-
leu luood, and in a sulky fit; Men and Women
are said to be sullen, agi Children sulky; sul-
lemºess uay he predica ºd of inauimate objects,
To agree, to accord.
a 405. Fitting, according
s. Fitness,
suikiness only of such as are animated, t
Näu Al
“No cheerful breeze this sullen region, knows,
“The dreadſul East is all the wind that liows.”
Ponie.
If these distinctions are just, there is good rºom
for receiving the word in question, and incol.
porating it into the language, even though it
had not been adopted by the respectable write,
I have quoted.
SULKINESS, sål'kè-nēs. s.
moroseness, obstimacy.
SULLEN, sål'in. a. 99. Gloomy, discontented -
mischievous, malignant; intractable, obstimate
disma! ; heavy, dull. -
stiliº, strinº, ad. Gloomily, malig.
pantly, intractably.
SULLENNESS, stil'in-nēs. s. Gloominess, mo-
rºseness: sluggish anger; malignity.
SULLENS, stillinz s. Morose temper, gloomi.
mess of mind.
To StJJ.LY, stillé, v. a.
dirt, to spot.
SUI.L.Y., stil’lè. s. Soil, tarnish, spot.
SULPłl UR, sül’īār. s. Brimstone.
SULPHUREQUS, sål-ſà'ré-às. Mad
SULPHUROUS, sål'ſłr-ás. 344. ačić
of brimstone, having the qualities of brimstone
Coutaining sulphur.
SULPHUREOUSNESS, sāl-fºrê-às-náo s. The
State of being sulphureous.
SULPHURWGRT, sål'för-wärt. s.
with Hogsſennel.
SULPHURY, sål'för-A. a. Partaking of sulphur
SūLTAN, sil'tán. s. 88. The Turkish emperour
SULTANA, sål-tā'uá. See LUMBAGo. The
SULTANESS, sāltā-nés. ... K. S. Line
ueen of an eastern emperour.
stºß, sål"trè-ués. s. The state of being
Sultry.
SULTRY, sål'trè. a. Hot without ventilation,
hot and close, hot and cloudy.
SUM, såm. s. The whole of any thing, many
particulars aggregated to a total ; quantity of
money ; compendium, abridgment, the whole
abstracted; the amount, the result of reasoning
or computation ; height, completion.
To SUM, sºm. v. a. To compute, to collect
particulars into a total; to comprise, to coul-
prehend, to collect into a narrow compass ; le
have feathers full grown.
SUMLESS, sānī'lés, a. Not to be computed.
SUMMARILY, sām‘mā-rè-lè. ad. Briefly, the
shortest way.
SUMMARY, sām'má-rè.
pendious.
SUMMARY, stum'má-rè. s. Compendium, abridg-
Filent.
SUMMER, sám’mår. s. 98. The season in
which the sun arrives at the hither solstice; the
principal beam of a floor.
SUMMERHOUSE, stim'már-höfise. s. An apart
In tº 1) t #3. ###. used in the summer.
SUMMERSAULT, * st -
§§§º" ; sammar set { A
high leap, in which the heels are thrown ovel
the head.
SUMMIT, sám’mit.
height.
To SUMMON, sām'mán. v. a. 166. To call
with authority, to admonish to appear, to cite.
to excite, to call up, to raise.
SUMMON Efi, sº máti-śr. s. 98. One who cites.
SUMMONS, süni'ºinz. s." A cail of authority,
admonition to appua. , citation. ' º
SUAIPTER, sºun'tär. s. 4:2. A horse that carries
the clothes or furniture.
SUM!PPION, stini'shūa. s. The act of taking.
SUM PTUARY, såm'tshū-à-lè. a. 292. Relating
to expense, regulating the cºst of life. . . .
SUMPTUOSITY, sām-tshū-6s'é-té. s. Expensive
ness, costliness. . . . .
SUMPTUOUS, sām'tshā-ās. . a. 292. Cos”,
Silent sullenness,
To soil, to tarnish, to
3.
The same
3. Short, brief, com
8
s. The top, the utmost
| expensive, splendid—See PRRsumptuous.
SUP
—no, mēve, nár, nôt;—töbe, táb, ball;—öll;—pöänd ;-thin, this.
} s. Morning,
SUMPTUOUSLY, sām'tshā-ās-lè. ad. Expen-
Súñiffuſotis NESS, sām'tshö-as-nēs. s.
sć.” costliness. -
a sunny, place, a place eminently warmed by
the sun ; anything eminently splendid. Under
To SUN, sån. v. a. To expose to the sum.
SUNBEAM, sån'bème. s. Ray of the sun.
Stirl,
SUNBRIGHT, sån'brite. a. Resembling the sun
it, brightness.
The effect of
the sun upºn the face.
SUNBURNT, sån'hārat. part. a. Tanned, dis-
coloured by the sun.
SUNCLAD, sºn'klád. part. a.
SUNDAY, sån'dè. s. 223. The day anciently de-
dicated to the sun, the Christian sabbath.
rate, to divide.
SUNDIAL, stin'd?-ál. s. A marked plate on
SUNDRY, stin'dré a. Severº more than one.
SUNFLOWER, sån'flöä-àr. §§A plant.
SUNG, sºng. The pret, and part, pass. of Sing.
SUNK, sångk. 408. The pret. and part. pass.
SUNLESS, sån'lés. a. Wanting sum, wanting
warmth.
SUNNY, sån'mè. a. Resembling the sun, bright;
exposed to the sun, bright with the sum ; co-
SUNRISE, sån'rize.
SUNRISING, sån'rlz-ing. 410.
S{INSET; sūn'sét. s. Close of the day, evening.
SUNSHINE, stin'shine. s. Action of the sun,
powerful. &
SUNSHINY, sån'shi-nē. a. Bright with the sun;
To SUP, stip. v. a. To drink by mouthfuls, to
drink by little at a time. -
SUP, stip. s. A small draught, a mouthful of
liquor. -
SUPERABLE, sü'pér-à-bl. a. 405. Conquera-
|G” There is a corrupt pronunciation of this word,
arising from want of attention to the influence
makes the first syllable of this word sound like
the noun shoe.—This pronunciation Mr. Sheri-
all those which commence with the inseparable
preposition super. That this is contrary to the
sively, with great cost
Ex-
{JN, stin. s. The luminary that makes the day;
the Sun ; in this world—a proverbial expression.
SUNBEAT, sin'bète. part. a. Shone on by the
SUNBURNING, såp'börn-ing. s.
. Clothed in radi-
ance, bright.
To SUNDER, sån'dár. v. a. To part, to sepa-
which the shadow points the hour.
''S
of Sink.
SUNLIKE, sºn']ike. a. Resembling the sun.
loured by the sum.
the appearance of the sun.
place where the heat and lustre of the sum are
bright like the sun.
To SUP, stºp. v. m. To eat the evening meal.
ble, such as may be overcome.
of accent on the sounds of the letters, which
dam has adopted, not only in this word, but in
most established rules of orthóepy, may he seen
in Principles, No. 454 and 462; and that it is |
contrary to Mr. Sheridan himself, may be seen
by his giving the s in the words insuperable, insu-
perable-ess, insuperably, and insuperability, its sim-
ple sound only-See INSUPERABLE.
SUPERABLENESS, sü'pér-ā-bl-nēs. s. Quality
of being conquerable.
To SUPERABOUND, sā-pér-à-böänd'. v. n. To
be exuberant, to be stored with more than
enough.
SUPERABUNDANCE, st-pér-à-bán'dānse. s.
More than enough, great quantity. -
SUPERABUNDANT, sü-pér-à-bändånt. a. Be-
ing more than enough.
SUPERABUNDANTLY, sū-pér-à-bändånt-lè.
ad. More than sufficiently. X-
To SUPERADD, sā-pér-ād'. v. n. To add over
and above, to join any thing so as to make it
Iºlorë. -
-SUPERADDITION, sº-pêr-ād-dish'an. s. The
: . adding to something else; that which is
e
added.
SUPERADVENIENT, sā-pêr-ād-véné-ént. a.
Coming to the increase or assistance of some-
thing; coming unexpectedly . . . .
To SUPERANNUATE, sā-pér-án'nā-āte. v. a.
#: impair or disqualify by age or length of
ife
fe. Y.
SUPERANNUATION, sū-pér-ān-nē-ă'shān s.
The state of being disqualified by years
SUPERB, sº-pérb', a.
august, stately.
SUPERCARGO, sā-pér-kār'gö. s. An officer
in the ship whose business is to manage the

trade. *. -
SUPERCELESTIAL, sā-pér-sé-lès'tshāl. a. Pia.
ced above the firmament. w
SUPERCILIOUS, sil-pér-silyás. a. Haughty,
dogmatical, dictatorial, arbitrary.
SUFERCîiotišīy.
Grand, pompous, lofty,
sū-pér-słł'yūs-lè. ad.
Haughtily, dogmatically, contemptuously
SUPERCILIOUSNESS, så-pér-silyás-nés s.
S
113. Haughtiness, contemptuousness.
SUPERCONCEPTION, sil-pér-kön-sép'shān s.
A conception made after another conception.
SUPERCONSEQUENCE, sº-per-kön'sé-kwénse.
S. Remote consequence. *
sūpºsés ºper krissance. s. That
which grows upon another growing thing
SUPEREMINENCE, så-pérèm'mè-néuse. S
SUPEREMINENCY, sº-pér-ém'mè-nén-sé.
Uncommon degree of eminence. . .
SUPEREMINENT, så-pér-ém'mè-nēnt. a. Em
inent in a high Hegree.
To SUPEREROGATE, st-pêr-ár'rö-gāte. v. n
91. To do more than duty requires.
SUPEREROGATION, sī-pér-ér-rö-gå'shôn.
Performance of more than duty requires.
SUPERERQGATORY, sº-pér-ér'rö-gå-tār-e. a.
512. Performed beyond the strict demands of
duty.
SUPEREXCELLENT, sil-pér-ék'sé1-1ént. a. Ex
cellent beyond common degrees of excellence.
SUPEREXCRESCENCE, st-pér-éks-krés'sénse.
S.__Something superfluously growing.
To SUPERFETATE, sā-pér-fé'täte. v. p. To
conceive, after conception.
SUPERFETATION, så-pér-fé-tä'shān. s. One
conception following another, so that both are
in the womb together.
SUPERFICE, så'pér-fis. s. 142. Outside, sur
face. JNot used. • *ſ-, e-
SUPERFICIAL, sº-pér-fish'âl. a. Lying on the
surface, not reaching below the surface; shal-
low, contrived to cover something; shallow,
not profound ; Smattering, not learned.
SüßEßſciºilii.º. s. The
Sºlity of being superficial.
SUPERFICIALLY, sil-pér-fish'āl-ć. ad. On the
surface, uot below the surface; without pene-
tration, without close heed; witheat going
deep, without searching.
SUPERFICIALNESS, st-pér fish'al-nēs. ... s.
Shallowness, position on the surface slight
knowledge, false appearance. -
SUPERFICES, st-per-fish'éz. s. 505. Outside.
surface, superfice. . §
SEPERFINE, sº-pér-fine'.a. 524. Eminently fine
SUPERFLUITANCE, st-pér-flû'è-tänse. s The
act of floating above.
SUPERFLUITANT, så-pér-flû'è-tānt. a. Float.
ing above.
SUPERFLUITY, så-pér-flè'é-té. s. More than
enough, plenty beyond use or mecessity.
SUPERFLUOUS, sī-pér'flā-ās. a. 518. Exaba.
rant, more than Englgh, unnecessary,
SUPERFLUOUSNESS, sil-pér'flû-às-nés, s. The
state of being superfluous.
That which is
SUPERFLUX, så'pér-flâks. s.
SUPERIMPREGNATION. sº-per-lm-prégué.
more than is wanted.
shán. S. Semercanceutian. superſetation -
SUP
524
sup
[[F 559—Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét ;—pine, pin;–
supeRINCUMBENT, sū-pêr-in-kām'bént. a
L §§ on the top of something else.
To §
ERINDUCE, sil-pér-in-dàse'. v. a. ſo
bring in as an addition to something else, to
bring on as a thing not originally belonging to
that on which it is brought. . ."
SUPERINDUCTION, sā-pér-in-dāk'shān.s. The
act of superinducing. •
SUPERNJECTION, så-pér-ſn-ják'shām. s. An
injection succeeding upon another.
SUPERINSTITUTION, sº-pêr-in-stè-º'shān s.
In Law, one institution upon another. . .
To SUPERINTEND, st-pêr-in-ténd'. v. a. #To
oversee, to overlook, to take care of others with
authority. º
sūºteNDENCE, sº-pér-in-ténd'énse. ; S.
SUPERINTENDENCY, så-pêr-in-ténd'én-sè.
Superiour care, the act of overseeing with au-
thority. -
SUPERINTENDENT, st-pér-in-ténd'ênt. s. One
who overlooks others authoritatively.
SUPERIORITY, så-pè-rè-ór'é-té. s. Pre-emi-
mence, the quality of being greater or higher
than another'it, any respect.
SUPERIOUR, så-pè'rè-àr. a. 166. Higner, greater
in dignity or excellence, preferable or preferred
to another; upper, higher locally; free from
emotion or concern, unconquered. -
SUPERIOUR, st-pê'ré-àr. s. One more excellent
or dignified than another.
SUPERLATIVE, slº-pér'à-tív. a. Implying or
expressing the highest degree ; rising to the
highest degree.
SüßRīāfīVELY, st-pârlă-tiv-lè. ad. In a
manner of speech expressing the highest de-
gree ; in the highest degree.
SUPERLATIVENESS, st-pér'Iá-tiv-nēs. s. The
state of §. the highest degree.
SUPERLUNAR, sº-pér-lú'már. a. Not sublunary,
§ above the moon,
SUPERNAL, stºpér'nāl. a. 88. Having an higher
position, locally above us ; relating to things
above, placed above, gelestial. º
SUPERNATANT, sil-pér-mâ'tánt. a, Swimmin
p g
above.
SUPERNATATION, st-pêr-nā-tä'shôn. s. The
act of swimming on the top of any thing.
SUPERNATURAL, st-pér-nāt'tshū-rál. ii., Be-
*
ing above the powers of nature.
sº, sū-pér-nāt'tshū-rål-ć. ad.
In a manner above the course or power of nature.
SUPERNUMERARY, sü-pér-mü'mér-ār-8. a. Be-
ing above a stated, a necessary, a usual, or a
round number.
To SUPERPONDERATE,
v. a. To weigh over and above.
SUPERPROPORTION, så-pér-prè-pôr'shān. s.
Overplus of proportion.
SUPERPURGATION, st-pér-pâr-gå'shām. s.
More purgation than enough.
SUPERREFLECTION, stºpér-rè-flèk'shôn. s.
Reflection of an image reflected.
sū-pêr-pón'dér-âte.
SUPERSALIANCY, sti-pêr-sā'iè-ān-sè. s. The
act of leaping upon anything.
To SUPERSCRIBE, sº-pêr-skribe'. v. a To
inscribe upon the top or outside.
sūššCºtºn , så-pér-skrip'shôn. s. The
act of superscribing; that which is written on
the top or outside. -
To SUPERSEDE, så-pér-séde'. v. a. To make
: or inefficacious by superiour power, to set
8$1016,
SUPERSEDEAS, st-pér-sèdè-ás. s. In Law,
the name of a writ to stop or set aside some
proceeding at law.
SUPERSERVICEABLE, sü-pêr-sèr'vé-sà-bl. a.
... Over-officious.
§UPERSTITION, så-pêr-stºsh'êm. s. Unneces-
sary fear or scruples in religion, religion with-
out morality; false religion, reverence of be-
ingº not proper objects of reverence; over-
nicety, exactness too scrupulous.
SUPERSTITIOUS, st-pér-stísh'ês. a. Addicted
to superstition, full of idle fancies or scruples
with regard to religion; over accurate, scrupu.
lous beyond need.

SUPERSTITIOUSLY, st-pér-stísh'és-lè. ad. In
a superstitious manner. -
To SijFERSTRAIN, sil-pér-strāne', v. a. To
strain beyond the just stretch.
| To SUPERSTRUCT, sè-pér-stråkt'. v. a. To
build upon any thing.
SUPERSTRUCTION, sº-pér-stråk'shán. s. An
edifice raised on anything.
SUPERSTRUCTIVE, sº-pâr-stråk’tiv. a. Built
upon something else.
|SUPERSTRUCTURE, st-pār-stråkºtshore... s.
That which is raised or built upon something
else.
SUPERSUBSTANTIAL, st-pér-sāb-stán'shāl. a.
More than substantial.
SUPERVACANEOUS, st-pér-vā-kā'mē-ăs. a.
Superfluous, incedless, unnecessary, serving to
mo purpose. *.
SUPERVACANEOUSLY, sil-pér-vā-kā'né-ás-lè.
ad. Needlessly. re
SUPERVACANEOUSNESS, så-pêr-vā-kā'né-ás-
nés. s. Needlessness.
To SUPERVENE; sū-pér-vène'. v. m. To come
as an extraneous addition.
SUPERVENIENT, sil-pér-vé'né-Ént. a. Added,
additional. º
SUPERVENTION, sh-pér-vén'shān, s.
of supervening,
SUPERWISE, sº-pêr-vize'. v. a.
to Oversee,
The act

To overlook,
SUPERVISOR, sü-pér-vi'zár. s. 166. An over
Seer, an §§".
To SUPERWIVE, st-pér-vive'. v. n.
live, to outlive.
SUPINATION, st-pê-mâ'shān, s.
lying with the face upward.
SUPINE, sh'pine. a. 140. Lying with the face
upward; leaning backwards; negligent, care
less, indolent, drowsy. •
SUPINE, slº-plme'. s. 140, 404. In grammar, a
term signifying a particular kind of verbal noun.
SUPINELY, st-pine'lé. ad. With the face up-
ward ; drowsily, thoughtlessly, indolently.
SUPINENESS, st-pine'nés. s. Posture with the
face upward; drowsii ess, carelessness, indo
€h Ce,
SUPINITY, sit-pin'é-tê s. 511. Posture of lying
with the face upwar i ; carelessness, indolence;
thoughtlessness.
SUPPEDANEOf S, såp-pè-dà'mè-às. a. Placed
under the feet.
ŠUPPER, såp'pár. s. 98. The last meal of the
day, the evening repast.,
SUPPERLESS, såp'pār-lès.
per, fasting at Hight. #3
To šijśNº. sép-plant'. v. a. To trip up
the leels; to displace by stratagem, to turn
out; to displace, to overpower, to force away.
SUPPLANTEH, stip-piānfār. s. One that sup-
plants, one that displaces,
SUPPLE, stºppi. a. 405. Pliant, flexible; yield
ing, soft, not obstinate ; flattering, fawning,
bending ; that which makes supple.
To štjFFEE, såp'p!. v. a. , 'i'o make pliant, to
make soft, to make flexible; to make compliant
To SUPPLE, stºp'pl. v. n. To grow soft, to
grow pliant. -
SUPPLEMENT, såpplé-mênt. s. Addition to
any thing by which its defects are supplied.
$UPPLEMENTAL, stºp-plé-méut'āl, 8.-
SUPPLEMENT Atty, süp-ple-mênt'à-rè. § ,
Additional, such as may supply the place of
what is lost. - º
SUPPLENESS, såp'plºnés. s. Pliantness, flexi.
bility, readiness to take any form; readiness of
compliance, facility.
SUPPLETORY, stºp'pë-tàr-à. s. 512,
which is to fill up deficiencies.
To over
The act of
a. Wanting sup
That
SUP
—mö, móve, nºr, nêt, tabe, táb,
supplianT. sap'plē-ănt. a. Entreating. be-
seeching, precatory; . . º
SUPPLIANT, såp'plé-ánt. s. An humble peti-
tioner.
SUPPLICANT, såp'plé-känt. s. One that en-
treats or implores with great submission. .
To SUPPLICATE, såp'plé-kāte. v. n. To im-
lore, to entreat, to petition submissively.
SUPPLICATION, såp-piè-kå'shôn. s. Petition
humbly, delivered, entreaty ; petitionary wor-
ship, the adoration of a suppliant or petitioner.
To SUPPLY, såp-pl’. v. a. To fill up as any
deficiencies happen; to give something want-
ed, to yield, to afford; to relieve ; to serve in-
stead of; to give or bring, whether good or
bad; to fill any room made vacant; to accom-
modate, to furnish.
SUPPLY, såp-pli'. s. Relief of want, cure of de-
ficiencies.
To SUPPORT, såp-pôrt'. v. a. To sustain, to
prop, to bear up; to endure any thing painful ||
º “”out being overcome ; to endure.
${}^{*ORT, såp-pôrt'. s. Act or power of sus-
taining; prop, sustaining power; necessaries
of life; maintenance, gupply.
ŠUPPORTABLE, såp-pôrt'à-bl. a. Tolerable,
to be endured. - - -
SUPPORTABLENESS, såp-pôrt'à-bl-més. s. The
state of being tolerable. . .
SUPPORTANCE, ºp-pººrvánse. s.
inance, support. -
SUPPORTER, såp-pôIt'âr. s. 98. One that sup-
ports ; prop, that by which any thing is borne
up from falling; sustainer, comforter; main-
tainer, defender. - -
SUPPOSABLE, såp-pê'zā-bl. a. 405. That may
be supposed.
SUPPOSAL, såp-pô'zál. s. 83. Position without
proof, imagination, belief. -
To SUPPOSE, såp-póze'. v. a. To lay down
without proof, to advance by way of argument
without maintaining the position ; tı, admit
without proof; to imagine, to believe without
examination; to require as previous to itself.
SUPPOSE, såp-pôze'. s. Supposition, position
without proof, unevidenced conceit.
SUPPOSER, såp-pô'zār. s. 93. One that sup-
poses. º **
SUPPOSITION, stip-pô-zish'ºn. s. Position laid
down, hypothesis, imagislation yet unproved.
SUPPOSITITIOUS, såp-pöz-à-tish'ês. a. Not
genuine, put by a trick into the place or char-
acter belonging to another. -
SüßFošitifſöüšNÉšš, göp-pâz-3-ish'as-nēs.
s. State of being counterfeit.
SUPPOSITIVELY, sip-pâz'zè-tºv-Hé. ad. Upon
supposition:
SUPPOSITORY, såp-pôz'zè-tär-A. s. A kind of
solid chyster. **
To SUPPRESS, såp-près. v. a. To crush, to
overpower, to subdue, to reduce from any state
of activity or commotion ; to conceal, not to
tell, not to reveal ; to keep in, not to let out.
SUPPRESSION, söppräsia. s. The act of
suppressing ; not publication.
ŠUPPRESSOR, såp-près'sør. s. 166. One that
suppresses, crushes, or conceals.
To SüPPURATE, såp'pë-räte. v. a. To gene-
rate pus or matter.
To SUPPURATE, såp'pū-räte. v. n. To grow to
tlS.
sºurAT FON, såp-pâ-rà'shán.
ing or change of the matter of
P.; tite inst; ºr stippurated.
SUPPURATIVE, såp'pë-rá-tiv. a. 512.
tive, generating matter.
SUPPUTATION, såp-pú-tà'shān. s.
account, calculation, computation.
Tc SUPPUTE, såp-pâte. v. a. To reckon, to
calculate. - -
ŠUPRALAPSARHAN, sº-prä-lâp-shiré àm. s. One
who holds that God made choice of his people
Mainte-
s. The ripen-
a timour into
Diges-
łeckoning,
băll:--&fl;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.
in the pure mass, or without any respect to the
fall.—Ash.
SUPRALAPSARY, st-prä-láp'sār-e.a. Antece.
went to the fall of man. - -
surºyulgak, sū-prà-val'går. a Above the
VIH 3T3F -
SüßMACY, st-prémá-sé. s. 511. Highest
place, highest authority, state of being su-
preme.—See PRIMACY.
SUPREME, st-prême'. . a. Highes
highest in authority ; highest, most exce
sºlely, sū-prême'ſé, ad. In the highest
degree.
SURADDITION, sār-ād-dish án. s. Something
added to the name.
SURAL, sºrál. a. 88. Being in the calf of the
leg. -
SURANCE, shūrānse. s. 454. Warrant, secu.
rity. *
To SURBATE, sār-bäte'. v. a. To bruise and
batter the feet with travel, to harass, to fa-
tigue. -
To SURCEA3E, sår-sèse’. v. n. To be at an
end, to stop, to cease, to be no longer in use : to
leave off, to practise no longer.
To SURCEASE, sār-sèse'. v. a. To stop, to put
to an end.
SURCEASE, sār-sése'. s. 227. Cessation, stop,
SURCHARGE, sār-tshārje'. s.
more than can well be borne.
To SURCHARGE, sār-tshārje'. v. a. To over
load, to overburden. -
SURCHARGER, sār-tshārjör. s. 98. One that
overhurdens. - -
SURCINGLE, sår'sing-gi. s. 405. . A girth with
which a burden is bound upon a horse ; the
girdle of a cassock.
SURCLE, sårk'ki. s.
sucker. -
SURCOAT, sår'köte. s. A short coat worm over
the rest of the dress. .
SURD, sård. a. Beaf, wanting the sense of
hearing ; tımheard, not perceived by the ear;
not expressed by any term.
SURE, Shūre.’a. 454, 455. Certain, unfailing,
infallible ; confident, undoubting ; certain, past
doubt or danger; ſirm, stable, irot liable to fail-
ture. To be Sure; certainly.
SURE, shùre. ad. Certainly, without doubt,
doubtless. -
SURFEOOTED, shūre-fôt'éd.
firmly, not stumbling.
SURE.J.Y., shère'lè. ad. Certainly, undoubtedly
without doubt; firmly, without hazard.
SURENESS, shùre'nés, s. Certainty.
SURETISHHP, shùre’té.ship. s. The office of a
siurety or bondsman, the act of being bound for
another.
SURETY, shèreté. s. See Nicety. Certainly;
indubitableness ; founxiation of stability, sup-
port ; evidence, ratification, confirmation ; se.
curity against loss or damage, security for pay-
ment; hostage, bondsman, one that gives secu-
rity for another.
SURF, sårf. s. The swell of the sea that beats
against the shore or à rock.-JHuson.
SURFACE, sår'fäs, s. 91. Super-fices, outside
To SURFEIT, sår'ſ it. v. a. 255. To feed with
ineat and drink to satiety and sickness.
To SURFEIT, sår'fit. v. m. To be fed to satiety
and sickness. •
SURFEIT, sår'ſſt. s. Sicitness or satiety caused
bv ºver fitiness.
405. A shoot, a twig, a
fº.
t in dignity,
Overburden,
Treading
SURE EITER, sar'fit-àr. s. 98. One who riots, a
glutton.
SURFEITW ATF.R, sår'fit-wa-tár. s.
#. cures surfeits.
SURGE, sérje. s. A swelling sea, wave rolling
above the general surface of the water.
To SURGE, sårie. v. t. To swell, to rise high.
SURGEON, sarjón. s. 259. One who cures by
manita; tıperation. 4.
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SURGEONRY, sºrjān-rè.
SURGERY, sārjér-è.
curing by manual operation:
SURGY, sºrjë., a, Rising in billows.
SURLILY, sºr'1é-lè.. ad. In a surly manner.
SURLINESS, sar'lé-més. s. Gloomy moroseness,
sour anger.
SURLY, sir'ſé. a. Gloomily morose, rough, un-
civil, sour.
To SURMISE, sār-mize'. v. a. To suspect, to
imagine imperfectly, to imagine without certain
knowledge.
URMISE, sār-mize. s. Imperfect notion, sus.
picion.
To SURMOUNT, sār-möämt'. v. a. To rise
above; to conquer, to overcome; to surpass, to
exceed.
SURMOUNTABLE, sār-mâântâ-bl. a.
Üß superable.
S ME, sår'nāme. s. 492. The name of the
family, he name which one has over and above
the Christian name; an apnellation added to
the original name. -
To SURNAME, sār-mân, e. V a. To name by:
an appellation added to the original name.
To SURPASS, sār-pâs'. v. a. To excel, to exceed,
to go beyond in excellence.
SURPASSING, sār-pâs'sing. part a. Excellent
in a high degree.
SURPLICE, sår'plis. s. 140. The white garb
which the clergy wear in their acts of ministra-
tion.
SURPLUS, sår'plás. A
SURPLUSAGE, sår'plás-idje. 90.
supernumerary part, overplus, what remains
sº
SAL, sār-prl'zál. 88. sº
SURPRISE, j. s. The act
of taking unawares, the state of being taken un-
awares , sudden confusion or perplexity.
To SURPRISE, sār-prize'. v. a. To take un-
awares, to fall upon unexpectedly; to astonish
by something wonderful; to confuse or perplex
by something sudden.
SURPRISING, sār-prl'zing. part. a. 410. Won-
derful, raising sudden wonder or concern.
suñPrišićfy, sår-pr!'zing-lè. ad. To a de-
gree that raises wonder, in a manner that raises
wender.
To SURRENTER, sār-rén'dár. v. a. To yield
up, to deliver up ; to deliver up to au enemy.
To SURRENDER, sār-rén'dár. v. n. To yield,
to give one's self up.
SURRENDER, sār-rén'dār. 98.
SURRENDRY, sār-rén'dré.
of yielding ; the act of resigning or giving
to another
s. The act of
Con-
S.
s. The act
*||
StjäRÉÉtion, sār-rép'shān. s. Surprise, sud.
den and unperceived invasion. -
SURREPTITIOUS, sār-rép-tish'és. a. Done by
atealth, gotten or produced fraudulently.
sūāśfiríðūšíºad. By
stealth, fraudulently.
To SURROGATE, sår'rö-gāte. v. a. To put in
the place of another.
SURROGATE, sår'rö-gāte: s 91... A deputy, a
delegate, the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge.
To šijñātīā. sår-röänd'. v. a. To environ,
to encompass, to enclose on ali sides.
BURSOLID, sār-sólíd. s. In Algebra, the fourth
multiplication or power of any number what-
ever taken as the root.
SURTOUT, sār-tööt'. s.
all the rest.
To SURVENE, sār-vène'. v. a. To supervene,
tº come as an addition.
To SURVEY, sār-vā'. v. a. To overlook, to haye
under the view; to oversee as one in authority;
to view as examining.
SURVEY. stir-vā', or sår'vå. s. View, prospect.
tº This, substantive was, till within these few
years, universally pronounced with the accent
A large coat worn over
on the last syllable, like the verb; but since
Johnson and Lowth led the way, a very lauda.
ble desire of regulating and improving our lan-
age has given the substantive the accent on
the first syllable, according to a very general
rule in the language, 492; but this has produ-
ced an anomaly in promunciation, for which, in
my opinion, the accentual distinction of the
noun and verb does not make amends: if we
place the accent on the first syllable of the
moun, the ey in the last must necessarily be pro-
mounced like ey in harley, attorney, journey, &c.
Notwithstanding therefore this accentuation
has numbers to support it, I think it but a short-
sighted emendation, and not worth adopting.
All our orthūepists pronounce the verb with the
accent on the last, except Fenning, who accents
the first. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Nares,
Dr. Ash, Perry, and Entick, accent the first
syllable of the noun; but Dr. Johnson and Bai-
ley, the original lexicographers, accent the last.
Dr. Kenrick does not accent the moun, and Bar-
clay has not inserted it. “
*ś. sår-vā'ār. la . An overseer,
*ößplaged to superintend others; a measurer
of º!.g. p
SURVEYORSHIP, sar-vā'ār-ship. s. The office
of a surveyor. *
To SURVIVE, sār-vive'. v. n. To live after the
death of another ; to remain alive.
To SURVIVE, sār-yive'. v. a. To outlive
SURVIVER, sār-vi'vár. s. 166. One who out
lives another. º
SURVIVERSHIP, sār-vi'vār-ship. s. The state
of outliving another.
SUSCEPTIBILITY, sås-sép-tê-bíl'è-té. s. Qual.
ity of admitting, tendency to admit,
SUSCEPTIBLE, sås-sép'té-bl. a. Capable of
admitting. Sce Incomp ARABLE.
ſº Dr. Johnson says, Prior has accented this
word improperly on the first syllable. To which
observation. Mr. Mason adds, “Perhaps it is
“Johnson who has improperly placed the ac-
“ cent on the second syllable.” If Mr. Mason
were asked why, perhaps he would be puzzled
to answer. If it be said that usage is on the
side of Prior, what shall we think of all our or-
thūepists who have accented this word like
Johnson 2 for thus we find the word accented
by Sheridan, Kenrick, Scott, Perry, W. John-
ston, Buchanan, and Barclay. Entick has, in:
deed, the accent on the first, but on the second
of susceptive; and why? it may be asked. If usage
alone is pleaded, it may be answered, What
can be a better proof of usage than the authors
I have quoted 2 But Mr. Nares, with his usual
good sense, reprobates this accentuation on the
first syllable, and says it is high time to oppose
it. The only argument that can be aileged
for it, is that which Mr. Elphinstone has brought
in favour of comparable, admirubie, and acceptable,
which is, that when the accent is on the second
syllable of these words, they signify only a phy;
sical possibility of being compurel, oilmired, and
accepted ; but when the accent is on the first,
they signify a fitness cr worthiness of being
comparcd, admired, and accepted...“ Thus,” Says
he, “one thing is literally compárahle with an-
“ other, if it can be compared with it, thougi:
“not perhaps cémparable, that is fit to be comput ed
“to it; so a thing may be acceptable b, ... a man,
“that is far from bein ºcceptable to him.”—Prº-
ciples of the English anguage, vol. i. page 139.
This is the best reason ; ever yet heard for this
high accentuation; but how such a difference
of pronunciation tends to perplex and, obsciae
the meaning, may be seen under the word
Bowl. ; nor does the word in question seein
susceptible of surh a difference in the sense from
a different accentuation. When Poets are on
the rack for a word of a certain length and a
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certain accent, it is charity to make allowances
SW A ". #. º:
Žººr SWE
—nó, mêve, nār; nôt;—tºbé, tib, būlī;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, This,
SWABBER, swób'bár. s. 93. A sweeper of the . .
for their necessities; but no quarter should be
given to coxcombs in prose, who have no better
Slea for a novelty of pronunciation, than a fop
as for being the first in the fashion, however
ridiculous and absurd.
SUSCEPTION, stis-sép'shān. s. Act of taking.
SUSCEPTIVE, sås-sép’tív. a. 157. Capable to
admit. º
SUSCIPIENCY, sås-sip'pë-ém-sè. s. Reception,
admission.
SUSCIPIENT, sås-sip'pë-ênt. s. One who takes,
one that admits or receives. &
To SUSCITATE, sås'sé-täte. v. n. 91. To rouse,
to excite.
SUSCITATION, sås-sè-tàshàm. s. . The act of
rousing or exciting. -
To SUSPECT, sås-pčkt'. v. a. To imagine with
a degree of fear and jealousy what is not
known; to ºngine guilty without proof; to
hold uncertainſ.
To SUSPECT, sås-pékt'. v. n.
uilt.
stºct. sås-pékt'. part. a. Doubtful.
To SUSPEND, sås-pênd'. v. a. To hang, to
make to hang by any thing ; to Inake to de-
pend upon ; to interrupt, to make to stop for a
time ; to delay, to hinder from proceeding; to
debar for a time from the execution of an office
or eniov ment of a revenue. **.
SUSPENSE, sås-pênse'. s. Uncertainty, delay
of certainty or determination ; act of withhold-
1ng the judgment; privation for a time, impedi-
ment for a time; stop in the midst of two op-
posites.
SUSPENSE, sås-pênse'. a. Held from proceed-
ing ; held in doubt, held in expectation.
SUSPENSION, sås-pên'shān. s. Act of making
to hang on any thing ; act of making to depend
To imagine
on any thing; act of delaying ; act of with-
holding or balancing the judgment; interpºps
tion, temporary cessation.
SUSPENSORY, sås-pên'sār-8. a. 512. '
Ionging trfhat by which a thing hangs.--
Domi Estick,
SUSPICION, sås-p}sh'ân. s. The act of suspect-
ing, imagination of something ill without proof.
SUSPICICUS, sås-pish'ês. a. 344. Inclined to
suspect, inclined to imagine ill without proof:
liable to suspicion, giving reason to imagine ill.
SUSPICIOUSLY, sås-pîsh'ās-lè. ad. With sus-
picion ; so as to raise suspicion. . º
SUSP1CIOUSNESS, sås-pîsh'ás-nēs. s. Ten-
dency to suspicion.
SUSPIRATION, sås-spè-rå'shôm. s.
of fetching the breath deep.
To SUSPIRE, sſis-pire'. v. a. To sigh, to fetch
the breath deep it seems in Shakspeare, to
mean only to begin to breathe.
To Su STAIN, sås-täne'. v. a. To bear, to prop,
to hold up ; to support, to keep from sinking
under evil ; to maintain, to beep ; to help, to
relieve, to assist ; to bear, to endure ; to bear
without yielding; to suffer, to bear as inflicted.
SUSTAINABLE, sås-tá'nā-bl. a. That may be
sustained.
SUSTAINER, sis-tä'már. s. 93. One that props,
one that supports : one that suffers, a sufferer.
SUSTENANCE, sistè-mânse. s. Support, main-
tenance ; mecessaries of life, victuals.
SUSTENTATION, sås-tén-tá'shān, s. Support,
preservation from falling ; support of fife, use
of victuals; ºngºiâtenance.
SUSURRATſéN, st-sār-rå'shön. s. Whisper,
soft murmur. See Muculent. .
SUTLER, satilär. s. 98. A man that sells pro-
WASIO. IRS.
SUTURE, så'tshöre. s. 468. A manner of sew-
ing or stitching, particularly wounds: Suture
is a particular articulation. w
swº. swäb. s. 85. A kind of mop to clea
Sigh, act
deck. i.
To SWADDLE, swód'dl. v. a. 405. To swathe,
to bind in clothes: generally used of binding
new-born children; to beat, to cudgel.
SWADDLE, swód'd]. s. 405. Clothes bound
round the body. -
SWADDLINGRAND, swód'ling-bänd.
SWADRLINGQL9. T, swódling-klöät.
SWADDLiNGCLOTH, swódling-klöth.
Cloth wrapped round a new-born child.
To SWAG, swäg. v. n. 85. To sink down by its
weight, to lie heavy. *
To SWAGGER, swäggår. v. n. 98. To bluster,
to bully, to be turbulently and tumultuously
roud.
sWºëERER, swäggår-àr. s. 383. A bluster.
er, a bully, a turbulent moisy fellow.
SW Aº, swäg'gé. a. 383. Dependent by its
weight.
SWAIN, swäne. s. 202, 203. A young man; a
country servant employed in husbandry; a
pastoral youth. sº
To SWALE, swäle.
To SWEAL, swóle. 227.
blaze away ; to melt,
SWALLOW, swäl'Jö. s. 327. A small bird of
passage, or, as some say, a bird that lies hid
and sleeps in winter.
To SWALLOW, swół'lö. v. a. To take down the
throat; to receive without examination; to
engross, to appropriate; to absorb, to take in,
to sink in any abyss, to ingulph; to devour, to
destroy, to be lost in any thing, to be given up.
SWALLOW, swól'ló. s. 85. The throat; voracity
SWAM, swām. The pret. of Swim.
SWAMP, swómp. s. A marsh; a bog, a ſen
SWAMPY, swöm'pë. a. Boggy, fenny.
SWAN, swón. S. 85. A large water fowl.
; v. a. To waste or
floors.
To SWAB, swäb. v. a. To clean with a mop.
SWANSKIN, swón'skin. s. A kind of soft flannel.
SWAP, swóp. ad. 85. Hastily, with hasty vio-
lence, as, he did it Swap.
#|SWARD, swärd. s. . The skin of bacon; the sur-
face of the ground.
SWARE, swäre. The pret. of Swear.
SWARM, swärm. s. 85. A great body or num-
ber of bees or gºther small animals; a multitude,
a crowd.
To SWARM, swärm. v. m. To rise as bees in a
body, and quit the hive; to appear in multi-
tudes, to crowd, to throng ; to be crowded, to
º-run, to be thronged; to breed inulti-
tudies.
SWART, swärt, tº dº." Tº rº
Śwºrfii, swärth. ; 3. Black, darkly brown,
tawny : in Milton, gloomy, malignant.
SWAR.THALY, swäi'thé-lè. ad. Blackly, duskily,
tawniiv
SWARTH INFSS, swär'thè-nēs. s. Darkness of
cºmplexiom, tawniness.
SW ARTHY, swär"thè. a. Dark of complexion,
black, dusky, tawny.
To SWASíž, swósh. v. n.
clatter or muise.
SWASH-BUCKLER, swósh-bäk'ièr. s. A furious
coilibatant.— Mitscut.
One
SWASHER, swósh'âr. s.
show of vaiour or force.
To SWATHE, swäThe. v. a. 467.
child with bands and roilers.
To SWAY, swä. v. a. To wave in the hand, to
move or wield with facility; to bias, to direct
to either side; to govern, to rule, to overpower,
to influence.
To SWAY, swä., v. n. To hang heavy, to be
drawn by weight; to have weight, to have in-
fluence ; to bear rule, to govern
SWAY, swä. . s. The swing or sweep of a wea-
pon ; any thing moving with bulk and power
power, rule, dominion ; influence, direction.
To SWEAR, sware. v. n. 240. Piet. Swore, or
Sware; Part, pass. Sworn. To obtest spurs
To make a great
who inakes a
To bind as a
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SWE
superiour power, to utter an oath; to declare
or promise upon oath ; to give evidence upon
oath; to obtest the name of God profanely.
To SWEAR, swäre. v. a. 240. To put to an
- oath; to declare upon oath; to obtest by an
oath.
SWEARER, swä'răr. s. 98. A wretch who ob-
tests the great rame wantonly and profanely.
SWEAT, swät. s. 234. The matter evacuated
at the pores by heat or labour; labour, toil,
drudgerv ; evaporation or moisture.
To SW #AT, swét, v. n. Pret. Sweat, Sweated;
Part pass. Sweaten. To be moist on the body
with heat or labour; to toil, to labour, to drudge;
to ermit moisture.
To SWEAT, swät. v. a. To emit as sweat.
SWEATER, swótár. s. 98. One who sweats.
SWEATY, swót’té. a. Covered with sweat,
moist with sweat; consisting of sweat; labo-
rious, toilsome.
To SWEEP, sweep. v. a. 246. To draw away
with a besom ; to clean with a besom; to carry
with pompº-to drive or carry off with celerity
and violence; to pass over with celerity and
force; to rub over; to strike with a long stroke.
To SWEEP, swóēp. v. m. To pass with violence,
tumult, or swiftness; to pass with pomp, to
pass with an equal motion; to move with a long
reach.
SWEEP, sweep. s. The act of sweeping; the
compass of any violent or continued motion;
violent destruction ; direction of any motion
not rectilinear.
SWEEPINGS, sweep'íngz. s. 410. That which
is swept away.
SWEEPNET, sweep'mét. s. A met that takes in
a great compaSS.
sº KE, sweep'stäke. s. A man that
wins all ; a prize at a race, -
SWEEPY, swäép'è. a. Passing with great
S speed and violence.
luscious to the taste; fragrant to the smell;
melodious to the ear; pleasing to the eye;
mild, soft, gentle; grateful, pleasing ; not stale,
not stinking, a2, that meat is sweet.
SWEET, sweet. s. Sweetness, something pleas-
ing; a word of endearment ; a perſume.
SWEETBREAD, sweet'bréd. s. The pancreas
of the calf.
SWEETBRIAR, sweet'bri-àr. s. A fragrant
shrub.
SWEETBROOM, swäätſbrööm. s. An herb.
To SWEETEN, sweet’t'n. v. a. 103. To make
Sweet, to make mild or kind ; to make less
painful; to palliate, to reconcile; to make
grateful or pleasing; to soften, to make deli-
cate.
SWEETENER, sw8ét’t'n-ár. s. One that pal-
liates, one that represents things tenderly, that
which tempers acrimony.
SWEETHEART, sweet'hārt. a. A lover or mis-
tress. r
SWEETING, sweet?ng. s. 410. A sweet luscious
# ; a word of endearment.
SW £fišH. sweet'ísh. a. Somewhat sweet.
SWEETLY, sweet'lé. ad. In a sweet manner;
with sweetness. -
SWEETMEAT, swóēt'mète. s. Delicacies made
of fruits preserved with sugar.
SWEETNESS, sweet'nés. s. The quality of be-
# Sweet in any of its senses.
SWEETWILLIAM, swóēt-wilyām. s. A plant.
It is ###. of gilliflowers.
SWEET ILLow, swóēt-wil'lö. s.
Dutch myrtle.
To SWELL, swell. v. n. Part, pass. Swollen.
To grow bigger, to grow turgid, to extend the
parts; to time; by obstruction; to be exaspe-
Gaie or
rated; to look big; to protuberate; to rise in-
to arrogance, “n be elated ; to oe inflated with
ºf ºp grow upon the view, *
[[:P 559.-Fāte, făr, fall, fat ;- *. mêt s ºi.
|
EET, sweet. a. 246. Pleasing to any sense;}
To SWELL, swell. v. a. To cause to rise, or in
crease, to make tumid; to aggravate, to heignt-
en ; to raise to arrogance.
SWELL, swółl. s. Extension of bulk.
SWELLING, swélTing. s. 410. Morbid tumour
protuberance, prominence; effort for a vent
To SWELTER, swół'tör. v. n. 98. To be pained
with heat.
To SWELTER, swäl'tár. v. a. To parch, or dry
up with heat.
SWELTRY, swól'tré. a. Suffocating with heat.
SWEPT, swept. The part, and pret. of Sweep
To SWERVE, swärv. v. m. To wander, to rove:
to deviate, to depart from rule, custom, or duty;
to ply, to bend.
SWIFT, swift. a. Moving far in a short time,
uick, fleet, speedy, nimble, rapid.
SWIFT, swift. s. A'bird like a swallow, a mar.
timet; the current of a stream. -
swºrtly, swift'lè. ad. Fleetly, rapidly, mim-
bly.
SWIFTNESS, swift'nés. s. Speed, nimbleness
rapidity, quickness, velocity, celerity.
To SWIG, swig. v. m. To drink by large draughts
To SWILL, swill. v. a. To drink luxuriously
and grossly; to wash, to drench ; to inebriate
SWILL, swiil. s. Drink luxuriously poured
down.
SWII.LER, swíl'lär. s. 98. A luxurious drinker
To SWIM, swim. v. m. Pret. Swam, Swom, or
Swum. To float on the water, not to sink; to
move progressively in the water by the motion
of the limbs; to be conveyed by the stream
to glide along with a smooth or dizzy motion ;
to be dizzy, to be vertiginous; to be floated .
to have abundance of any quality, to ſlow.
To SWIM, swim. v. a. To pass by swimming.
SWIM, swim. s. The bladder of fishes by wiłł, it
they are supported in the water.
SWIMMER, swim'már. s. 98. One who swiris;
*he protuberance in the legs of a horse, resem-
ing a piece of hard dry horn.
WIMMINGLY, swim'ming-lè. ad. Smoothly
without obstruction.
To SWINDLE, swin'dl. v. a. 405. To cneat un-
der the pretence of trading or trafficking.
[[5 This word has been in very general use for
near twenty years, and has not yet found its
way into any of our Dictionaries. . .
From the recent introduction of this word, one
should be led to believe, that England was, till
lately, a stranger to this species of fraud; but
that it should be imported to that conntry by
so honest a people as the Germans, is still more
surprising. That a language is a map of the
science and manners of the people who speak
it will scarcely be questioned by those who con-
sider the origin i progress of the human un-
derstanding; and if so, it is impossible that the
manners should not influence the language,
and that the lank. should not correspond to
the manners. From this reasoning therefogº.
Y’
º,
we may conclude, that the faith of traffick wań- .
more sacred in England than in Germany,
though Germany might in other respects be less
vicious than England.
SWINE, swine. s. A hog, a pig, a sow.
SWINEBREAD, swine'bréd.s. A kind of plant
truffles. • •
SWINEHERD, swine'hérd. s. A keeper of hogs
[CŞ. This word, in the north of England, is pro-
mounced Swinnard; and shows the tendency of
our language to shorten §ºple in the com-
pound. See Principles, No. 515. .
A bird of the
SWINEPIPE, swine'plpé.
thrush kind.
To SWING, swing. v. n. 410. To wave to and
fro hanging loosely; to fly backward and for-
ward on a rope.
To SWING. swing. v. a. Preterit. Swang, Swung
ſo make to play loosely oil a string; to whir
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—mö, mêve, nºr, nöt;—túbe, túb, būll;—öil;—pôānd;—thin, this.
SWING, swing. s. Motion of any thing hang-
ing loosely ; a line on which any thing hangs
loose ; influence or power of a body put in mo-
tion; course, unrestrained liberty; unrestrain-
ed tendencv.
To SWINGE, swinje. v. a. To whip, to basti-
made, to punish ; to move as a lash.
SWINGEBUCKLER, swinje-bäklär. s. A bully,
a man who pretends to feats of arms. An old
cant word.
£WINGER, swing'àr. s. 98. He who swings, a
hurler.
§WINGING, Swin'jing, a., Great; huge.
§WINGINGLY, swim'jing-lè. ad. Väätly, greatly.
SWINISH, swi'nish. a. #inº, PeSelû-
bling swine, gross.
To ŠWiNK, swink. v. a. To overlabour.
ele.
SWITCH, switsh. s. A small flexible twig.
To SWITCH, switsh. v. a. To lash, to jerk.
SWIVEL, swivvºl. s. 102. Something fixed in
another body so as to turn round in it.
SWOBBER, swób'bár. s. A sweeper of the deck.
—See Swab BER. Four privileged cards that
are only incidentally used in betting at the
#ºne of whist.
§§3}{\ } sworn. 103. ; The participle
pass. of Swell.
SWOM, swóm. The pret. of Swim. JYot in. use,
Swam supplying its place.
To SWOON, swóón. v. n. 475. To suffer a sus-
pension of thought and sensation, to faint.
[[; This word should be carefully distinguished
in the pronunciation from soon : the w, as Mr.
Nares justly observes, is effective, and should
be heard. It would have been beneath a Dic-
tionary of the least credit to take notice of a
vulgar pronunciation of this word as if written
sound, if it had not been adopted by one of our
orthūepists. . The same observation holds good
of the following word, which must not be pro-
nounced exactly like soop. s
SWOON, swóón. s. A lipothymy, a fainting fit.
To & WOOP, swóðp. v. a. 366. To fall at once
as a liawk upon its prey; to prey upon, to catch
lip.
SWOOP, swóðp. s. Fall of a bird of prey upon
his quarry.
To SWOP, swóp. v. a. To change, to exchange
one thing for another.
SWORD, sård. s. 475. A weapon used either
for cutting or thrusting, the usual weapon of
fights hand to hand ; destruction by war; ven-
geance of justice : emblem of authority.
SWORDED, sºrd'éd. a. Girt with a sword.
SWORDER, sord'âr. s. 98. A cut-throat, a sol-
dier. JNot in use. +
SWORDFISH, sård'ſ ish. s. A fish with a long
sharp bone issuing from his head.
SWORDGRASS, sord'grás. s. A kind of sedge;
Obso-
glader.
SWORDKNOT, sård'môt. s. Riband tied to the
hilt of a sword.
SWORDLAW, sård Tºw. s. Violence.
SWORDMAN; sórd'mán. s. Soldier, fighting
Iſlatº. - -
Hº I see no good reason why we should not write
and pronounce swordsman and gownsman rather
than swordman and goummum, though Johnson
produces his authorities for the latter orthogra-
phy from good authors. The s seems to have
intervened maturally between the mute and the
liquid to facilitate the pronunciation, as in states.
man, sportsman, huntsman, and sometimes be-
tween the two liquids, as, townsman, salesman,
&c. But Dr. Johnson's sense of the word sword-
anan, meaning a than of the profession of the
sword, or a soldier, is now obsolele : we now
never hear the word but as signifying a man
expert in the use of the sword ; and in this
3ense it is always gººd a swgrdsman,
tº
d
SWORDPLAYER, sord'pa-àr.
fencer. -
SWORE, swóre. The Pret. of Swear.
SWQRN, swórn. The part, pass. of Swear.
SWUM, swäm. Pret. and part. pass. of Swim.
swºg, Swang. 410. Pret. and part. pass. of
WII) ºf, Vº
SYCAMORE, sikā-nóre. s. A tree.
s. Gladiator,
SYCOPHANT, sikö-fânt s . A flatterer, a
arasite. -
SYCOPHANTICK, sík-6 fan'tik. a. Flattering,
arasitical. --
SYLLABICAL, sil-lāb'ê-kál. a. Relating to syl
lables, consisting of syllables.
SYLLABICALLY, sil-lāb'é-kāl-ć. ad.
labical mammer.
SYLLABICK, sil-lāb'ík. a. 509. Relating to sy;
lables.
SYLLABLE, sil'lā-bl. s. 405. As much of a
word as is uttered by the help of one vowel
or one articulation; any thing proverbially
COYNCISé.
To SYLLABLE, sil’lā-bl. v. a. To utter, to pro
nounce, to articulate.
SYLLABUB, sillā-bāb. s. A beverage made of
milk and acids. Rightly SILLABUB, which see.
SYLLABUS, sil’lā-bás. s. An abstract, a com. ,
pendium containing the heads of a discourse.
SYLF,GCISM, sīl'ió-jīzm. . s. An argument
composed of three propositions.
SYi, LOGISTICAL, sil-lè-jís’tè-kál. Re-
SYLLOGISTICK, sil-ló-jís'tik. 509. &. tº €ºs.
lating to a syllogism, consisting of a syllogism.
SYLLOGISTICALLY, sil-lójiště-kāl-ć, ad. In
the form of a syllogism.
To SYLLOGIZE, silë-jize. v. m. To reason by
syllogism.
SYLVAN, silván. a. 88. Woody, shady.
SYLVAN, silván; s. A wood god, a satyr.
SYMBOL, sim'bál. s. 166. An abstract, a com-
pendium, a comprehensive form; a type, that.
which comprehends in its figure a representa-
tion of something else.
SYMBOLICAL, sim-böl'è-kál. a. 509. Repre-
sentative, typical, exºressing by signs.
SYMBOLICALLY, sim-ból'è-kāl-ć. ad. Typi-
cally, by representation.
SYMBQLIZATION, sim-ból-lè-zà'shān. s. The
act of symbolizing, representation, resem-
blance. -
To SYMBOLIZE, sim'bó-lize. v. n. 170. To
have something in common with another by re-
presentative qualities.
To SYMBOLIZE, sim'bö-lize. v. a. To make re.
presentative of something.
SYMMETRICAL, sim-mét'trè-kál. a. Propor-
tionate, having parts well adapted to each
other.
SYMMETRIST, sim'mè-trist. s. One very studi-
ous or observant of proportion.
To SYMMETRIZE, sim'nïè-trize. v. a. To bring
to symmetry.—JMason.
SYMMETRY, sim'mè-trè. s. Adaptation of parts
to each other, proportion, harmony, agreement.
of one part to another. 4
SYMPATHETICAL, sim-pá-thété-kál. 509. : 3.
SYMPATHETICK, sim-pâ-thèt'ík: , •
509. , Having mutual sensation, being affected.
by what happens to the other.
SYMPATHETICALLY, slim-pá-thèt'té-kāl-ć, ad ,
509. With sympathy, in consequence of sym. "
athy.
T.' SYMPATHIZE, sim'pā thize. v. n. To ſeei.
with another, to feel in consequence of w
another feels, to feel mutually.
SYMPATHY, sim'pā-thé... s. Fellow feeling,
tual sensibility, the quality of being aſpected
the affection of another.
SYMPHONIOUS, sim-fô'nè-ás. a. Harmonious;
agreeing in sound. . .
syßNº. słm'fö-mè. s. 170. Concert of i
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ūj 559–Fâte, fir, fall, ſāt;-inë, mét;—plne, pin;--
SYMPOST ACK, simpô'zhe-āk. a. 451. Relating
to merry-makings.
SYMPTOM, sim'töm. s. 166, 412. Something
that happens concurrer, Iy with something clae,
not as the original cause', nor as the necessaly
effect a sign, a token
SYMPTOMATICAL, sºn to-mât’tè-kál. 509, 2 .
SYMPTOMATICK, sºm-i )-mât’t:k. tº.
Happening concurrently, or occasionally.
SYMPTOMATICALLY, sim-tº-mât’té-kāi-& ad.
In the nature of a sym' toin.
SYNAGOGUE, sin'ā-gög, 338.
the Jews to worship,
SYNALEPHA, sin-à-le'fä. s. 92. A contraction
or excision of a syllable in a Latin verse, by
Joining together two vowels in the scanning, or
cutting off the ending vowel.
§
An assembly of
SYNCHRONICAL, sin-kröm'ê-kál. a. Happen-
ing together at the same time.
SYNCHRONISM, sing'krô-mizra. s. 403. Con-
currence of events, happening at the same
time.
SYNCHRONOUS, sing'krô-mâs. a. Happening
at the same time.
SYNCOPE, sing'kö-pè. s. 96, 403. Fainting fit ;
contraction of a word by cutting off part.
SYNCOPIST, sing'kö-pist. s. 7 Contractor of
words.
SYNCRATISM, sing'krä-tizm. s. A junction of
two against a third power.
SYNDROME, sín'drö-mè. s. 96. Concurrent ac-
tion, concurrence,
SYNECD0CHE, sé-nēk'dè-Kë. s. 353, 96. A
figure by which part is taken for the whole, or
the whole for part.
SYNECPHON Éls, sin-èk'fö-nē'sis. s. A con-
traction of two syllables into one.—JMason.
SYNOD, sín'nād s 166. An assembly, particu-
larly of ecclesiasticks; conjunction of the hea-
venly bodies.
[3’ A plain English speaker would always pro-
nounce the y in this word long ; nor is it pro-
nounced short by the more informed speaker
because the y is short in Symoans, but because
we always pronounce it so in the Latin word.
See Principles, No. 544.
SYNODAL, sin'nó-dài.
SYNODICAL, sé-nöd'é-kál.
SYNODICK, sé-nöd'ík. 509.
Synod, transacted in a Synod; reckoned from
one conjunction with the sun to another.
SYNODICALLY, sé-nód'é-kāl-ć, ad. By the
authority of a synod or publick assembly.
SYNONYMA, sº-nón'hè-mâ. s. 92. Names
which signify the same thing.
SYNONYMF, sín'ê-nim. s. A word of the same
meaning as some other word.— Muson.
: a. Relating to a
To SYNONYMISE, sé-nón'n&-mize. v. a. To
express the same thing in different words.
SYNONYMOUS, sé-gēn’mé-más. a. Expressing
the same thing by diſſerent words.
SYNONYMY, sé-nón'né-inë. s. The quality of
expressing by different words the same tiling.—
See METony My.
SYNOPSIS, sè-nópsis. s. A general view, all
the parts brought under one view.
SYNOPTICAL, sé-nópºtē-kāi. a.
View of many parts at once.
SYNTACTICAL, sin-ták’té-kāl. a. Conjoined,
fitted to each other; relating to the construc.
tion of speech.
SYNTAX, sºn'táks.
SYNTAXIS, sin-táks?s. } s. A system, a num-
er of things joined together; that part of
ºnar which teaches the construction of
NTHESIS, sin'thè-sis. s. The act of joining,
§§ to analysis.
sy. #ſº j; a. 509. Conjoining,
Sºncºlná, forming composition.
SYPHON, si'fön. s. 166 A #. or pipe through
Affording a
SYRINGE, sirinje. s. 134.
which army liquor is squirted.
To SYRINGE, sirinje v. a. To spout by a sy.
ringe; to wash with a syringe.
SYRINGOTOMY, sir-ring-göt'6-mé. s. The
act or practice of cutting fistulas or hollow
SO]'e S.
SYRTIs, sér’tís. s. 184. A quick-sand, a bog.
SYSTEM}, sistém. s. Any complexure or com.
bination of many things acting together; a
scheine which reduces many things to regular
dependence or co-operation ; a scheine which
unites many things ºn order.
SYSTEM ATICAL, sis-tº-mât’tè-kál. a. Metho
dical, written or formed with regular subordi
nation of one part to another.
SYSTEMATICAI.L.Y, sis-tê-mât’té-kāl-ć, ad. 509
In form of a system.
SYSTEMATIZE, sis-tém'ä-tize . a
to a system.—JMason.
GT5° I have met with this word no where lout in
Mason's Supplement to Jo'nson, and there i
find it accented in a differ .nt way from what I
have always heard it in conversation. In those
circles which I have frequented, the accent has
been placed on the first syllable ; and if we
survey the words of this termination, we shałł
find that ize is added to every word without al-
tering the place of the accent ; and that con-
sequently Sistematize ought to have the accent
on the first syllable. This reasoning is spe-
cious ; but when we consider that this word is
not formed from the English word System, but
from the Greek ovarmacº, or the latter Latin Sys-
teng, we shałł find that the accent is very pro-
perly placed on the second syllable according
to the general rule. If we place the accent on
the first, we ought to spell the word Systemize,
and then it would be analogically pronounced ;
but as our best writers and speakers have form-
ed the word on the Greek and Latin plan, it
ought to be written and promºunced as Mr.
Mason has riven it.
SYSTO}, E, sis'té-lè. s. 96. In Anatomy, the
contraction of the heart : in Grammar, the
shortening of a long syllable.
A pipe through
To reduce
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T.
TABBY, táb'bë. s. A kind of waved silk.
TABBY, thb'hè. a. Brinded, brindled.
TA BEFACTION, táb-ê-fäk'shān. s. The act of
wasting away.
To TABEFY, táb'ê-ſ}. v. m.
extenuated by disease.
TABERNACLE, táb'ér-nā-kl. s. 405. A tempo.
rary habitation, a casual dwelling ; a sacred
place, a place of worship.
TABIL), tàb'īd, a. 544. Wasted by disease, con.
sumptive.
[[F Buchanan is the only orthóepist that has this
word who pronounces the a long. This is in-
dulging the genius of our own pronunciation
in dissyllables of this form ; but as we pro-
nounce the u short in tabidus, though long iri
Latin, we carry this wrong pronunciation into
onr Gwn language.
TABIDNESS, táb'ſq-nēs. s. Consumptiveness,
State of being wasted by disease.
TABLATURE, táb'lä-ture. s. 463. Painting on
walls or ceiling.
TABLE, th’bl. 3. 405. Any flat or level surface.
a horizontal surface raised above the ground,
used for meals and other purposes ; the per-
sons sitting at table ; the fare or entertainment
itself, as, he keeps a good Table ; a table, a
surface on which any thing is written or en
graved ; an index, a collection of heads ; a
synopsis, many particulars brought into one
view ; draughts, small pieces of wood shifted
To waste, “o be
nich liquors are conveyed J
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TAL
—mö, móve, mēr, nét;-töbe, táb, būll ;—öil ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
the condition or fortune of two contending
parties.
To TABLE, th’bl. v. a. To make into a cata-
logue, to set down. JYot in use.
TABLEBEER, th—bl-bèër'. s. Beer used at vic-
tuals, small beer.
TABLEBOOK, th'bl-bóók. s. A book on which
any thing is graved or written without ink.
TABLECLOTH, th'bl-klöth, s. Linen spread on
a table.
TABLER, tabl—Ér. s. 98 One who boards.
TABLETALK, ta'bl-täwk. s. Conversation at
meals or entertainments.
TABLET, tab'lét, s. A small level surface; a
surface written on or painted.
TABOUR, th’bàr. s. 314. A small drum, a drum
beaten with one stick to accompany a pipe.
TABOURE.R, tà'bár-àr. s. 98. One who beats
the tabour.
TABOURET, táb'ār-ét. s. A small drum or ta-
bour.
TABOURINE, táb-ār-8&n'. s. 112. A tabour, a
small drum.
TABRET, táb'rét. s. A tabour.
TABULAR, táb'ê-lär. a. Set down in the form
of tables or synopses; formed in squares, made
into laminae.
To TABULATE, táb'ê-lāte. v. a. To reduce to
tables or synopses.
TABULATED, táb'ê-lä-téd.
surface.
TACHE, tatsh. s. Any thing taken hold of, a
catch, a loop, a button.
TACIT, tás?t. a. 544.
pressed by words.
TACITLY, tàs'ít-lè. ad. Silently, without oral
expression. #
TACITURNITY, tis-à-tár'nè-té. s. Habitual
silence.
To TACK, ták. v. a. To fasten to any thing; to
join, to write, to stitch together.
To TACK, ták. v. m. To turn a ship.
TACK, ták. s. A small nail; the act of turning
ships at sea. To hold 'Eack; to last, to hold
Out.
TACKLE, ták'kl. s. 405. Instruments of action;
the ropes of a ship.
TACKLED, tak'kſ'd, a 359. Made of ropes
tacked §§
TACKLING, ták'ling, s. 410. Furniture of the
T Äää º : action.
täk'té-kál. †
TACTICK, tãº. a. 509. Relating to
the art of ranging a battle.
TACTICKS,'ták'tíks. s. The art of ranging men
in the field of battle.
TACTILE, ták'til. a. 140. Susceptible of touch.
TACTILITY, ták-til'è-té. s. Perceptibility by
the touch.
TACTION, ták'shàm. s. The act of touching.
TADPOLE, tád'pôle. s. An animal living in the
water, which, by a remarkable change in its
form, becomes a frog.
TA'EN, tºne. The poetical contraction of Taken.
TAFFETA, tàf"fê-té. s. A thin silk.
TAG, tàg. s. A point of metal put to the end of
a string; anything paltry and mean.
TAG-RAG, tágräg. s. Composed of tag and rag ;
º; of the lowest degree.— Mason.
To TAG, tág. v. a. To fit any thing with an end,
as, to Tagalace; to append one thing to an-
other; to join, this is properly to tack,
TAGTAIL, tág'tåle. s. A worm which has the
tail of another colour.
TAIL, tale. s. 202. That which terminates the
animal behind, the continuation of the vertebrae
of the back hanging loose behind ; the lower
art; any thing hanging long, a cat-kin; the
#, part of anything. To turn Tail; to fly,
a. Having a flat
Silent, implied, not ex-
to run away
TAILED, tà l’d. a. 359. Furnished with a tail
TAll, LE, rºle, s. A limited estate, an envº", *
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TAlDOR, thTâr. s. 166. One whose business is
to make clothes.
To TAJNT, tant. v. a. 202. To imbue or im
pregnate with any thing; to stain, to sully; to
infect; to corrupt: a corrupt contraction of
Attaint.
To "AINT, tànt. v. n. To be infected, to be
toucheſt.
TAJNT, tºnt. s. A tincture, a stain; an insect;
inſegion; a spot, a soil, a blemish. ſ
TAINTLESS, tant'lés, a. Free from infection
TAINTURE, tane'tshire. s. 461. Taint, tinge,
defilement.
To TAKE, tàke. v. a. Pret. Took; Part. pass
Taken, sometimes Took. To receive what is
offel ed; to seize what is not given; to receive ;
to receive with good or ill will ; to lay hold on,
to catch by surprise or artifice; to snatch, to
seize ; to make prisoner; to captivate with
pleasure, to delight, to engage; to understand
In any particular sense or manner; to use, to
employ; to admit any thing bad from without;
to turn to, to practise ; to close in with, to com-
ply with ; to form ; to fix ; to catch in the hand,
to seize ; to receive into the mind; to go into ;
to swallow as a medicine, to choose one or
more ; to copy; to convey, to carry, to tran-
sport ; to fasten on, to seize"; not to refuse, to
accept ; to admit; to endure, to bear ; to leap,
to jump over; to assume ; to allow, to admit ;
to suppose, to receive in thought, to entertain
in opinion ; to hire, to rent; to engage in, to
be active in ; to admit in copulation; to use as
an oath or expression; to seize as a disease. To
Take away : to deprive of ; to set aside, to re-
move. To Take care; to be careful, to be soli
citous for, to superintend. To Take course,
to have recourse to measures. To Take down;
to crush, to reduce, to suppress; to swallow,
to take by the mouth. To Take from ; to de-
rogate, to detract; to deprive of. To Take
heed; to be cautious, to beware. To Take
heed to; to attend. To Take in ; to comprise,
to comprehend ; to admit ; to win ; to receive;
to receive mentally. To Take oath ; to swear.
To Take off; to invalidate, to destroy, to re-
move; to withhold, to withdraw ; to swallow ;
to purchase; to copy; to find place for; to re-
move. To Take older with ; fo check, to take
course with. To Take out; to remove from
within any place. To Take part; to share. To
Take place; to prevail, to have effect. To Take
up ; to borrow upon credit or interest; to be
ready for, to engage with to apply to the use
of; to begin ; to fasten with a ligature passed
under; to engross, to engage; to have final re-
course to ; to seize, to catch, to arrest, to ad-
mit; to answer by reproving, to leprimand ; to
begin where the former left off; to lift; to oc-
cupy; to accommodate, to adjust ; to cºmprise
to adopt, to assume; to collect, to exact a tax.
To Take upon ; to appropriate to ; to assume,
to admit, to be imputed to ; to assume, to claim
authority
To TAKE, take. v. n. To direct the course, to
have a tendency to ; to please, to gain recep-
tion; to have the intended or natural effect; to
catch, to fix. To Take after; to learn of, to
resemble, to imitate. To Take in ; to enclose;
to lessen, to contract, as, he Took, in his sails'
to cheat, to gulf. : To Take in hand; to, under
take. To Take in with ; to resort to. To Take
on ; to be violently affected; to grieve, to pine.
To Take to ; to apply to, to be fond of ; to be-
take to, to have recourse. To Take up ; to
stop; to reform. To Take up with 3 to be con
tented with ; to lodge, to dwell. To Takf
with ; to please.
TAKEN, tººk n. 103. The part. pass. of Take.
TAKFR, taſkär. s. 93. He that takes.
TAKING: tá king s. 410. , Seizure, distress.
*ALE, tale. s A narrative, a story ; oral rela'
sº
TALKATIVENESS, tawk'é-tiv-nēs. s.
t-
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[[F 559—Fête, far, fall, fat ;—mé, mét;—plme, pin :-
tion number reckoned; reckoning, numeral
account; information, disclosure of any thing
Secret, *
TALEBEARER, tale'bā-rðr. s. One who gives
officious or malignant intelligence.
TALEBEARING, tale'bá-ring. s. The act of in-
forming.
TALEN'ſ, tál'ént. s. 544. A Talent signified so
much weight, or a sum of money, the value diſ-
fering according to the different ages and coun-
tries; faculty, power, gift of mature, quality,
nature.
TALISMAN, tál'íz-mân. s. 88. A magical char-
aCter. &
TALISMANICK, tal-iz-mänik. a. 509. Ma-
1Cal.
ºTALK, tàwk. v. n. 84. To speak in conversa-
tion, to speak fluently, and familiarly; to
prattle, to speak impertinently ; to give ac-
count ; to speak, to reason, to confer.
TALK, tawk. s. Oral conversation, fluent and
familiar speech ; report, ruinour ; sabject of
discourse.
TALK, tawk. s. Stones composed of plates ge-
merally parallel, and flexible and elastick.
Tº. tàwk'à-tív. a. Full of prate, lo-
quacious.
Loqua-
city, garrulity.
TALKER, thwk'êr. s. 98. One who talks ; a lo-
quacious person, a prattler ; a boaster, a brag-
ging fellow. ..., *
Tāīky, tàwk'é. a. Consisting of taſk.
TALL, tall. a. 84. High in stature; lofty; stur-
dy, lusty, *
TALLAGE, tállidje. s. 90. Impost, excise.
TALLOW, tái'lö. s. 85. The grease or fat of an
animal, suet.
TAjowóHANDLER, täl'ló-tshānd-lär. s. One
who makes tallow candles.
TALLY, tál'lè. s. A stick notched or cut in con-
formity to another stick; any thing made to
suit another. .
To TALLY, tàl'lè. v. a. To fit, to suit, to cut out
for any thing.
To TALLY, tallé. v. n. To be fitted, to conform,
_ to be suitable.
#ºp, ; tål'mād. The book contain-
ing the Jewish traditions, the rabbinical consti-
tutions, and explications of the law.
TALNESS, tall'nés. s. 84, 406. Height of sta-
ture, procerit º *
[[St. This word, by losing an 1, is, if we pronounce
it according to the orthography, deprived of
this sound ; the first syllable, according to this
spelling, ought undoubtedly to be promounced
like the first of tallow, which sufficiently shows
the necessity of spelling it with double l.
TALGN, tál'âm. s. 166, 544. The claw of a bird
of prey. 48
TAMARIND, tám’mā-rºnd. s. A tree, the fruit.
TAMARISK, tám’má-risk, s. A tree.
TAMBARINE, tám-bā-rèën'. s. 142.
a small drum.
TAME, taine. a. Not wild, domestick; crushed,
subdued, depressed ; spiritless, unanimated.
To TAME, tàme. v. m. To reduce from wild-
ness, to reclaim, to make gentle ; to subdue, to
crush ; to depress, to conquer.
TAMEABLE, ta'mā-bl a. 405. Susceptive of
§
TAMELY, tame'lé, ad. Not wildly, meanly,
§ #
TA ESS, thme'nés. s. The quality of being
tame, not wildness; want of spirits, timidity.
TAMER, timãr. s. 38." Conqueror, subduer.
To TAMPER, támpár. v. a. 98. To be busy
-with physick; to meddle, to have to do without
finess or necessity; to deal, to practise, with.
To TAN, tan., v. a. To impregnate or imbue
with bark; to imbrown by the sun.
; s.
A tabour,
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M
TANG, táng. s. 408. A strong taste, a taste left
in the mouth ; relish, taste; something that
leaves a sting or pain behind it; sound, tone.
To TANG, tàng...y. m. To ring with.
TANGENT, tànjênt. s. Is a right line perpen-
dicularly raised on the extremity of a radius,
which touches a circle so as not tu cut it.
TANGIBILITY, tàn-jè-bil'è-té. s. The quality
of being perceived by the touch.
TANGIBLE, tánjè-bl. a. 405. Perceptible by
the touch.
To TANGLE, táng'gl. v. a. 405. To implicate.
to knit together ; to ensnare, to entrap ; to
embroil, to embarrass.
To TANGLE, tàng'gl. v. m. To be entangled.
TANGLE, tàng'gl. s. A knot of things mingled
one in another. -
TANK, tàngk. s. 403.
Jyot in use. X.
TANKARD, tángk'êrd. s. 88. A vessel with a
cover, for holding drink.
TANNER, tán'nār. s. 98. One whose trade is to
tan leather.
TANSY, tám'zé. s. 433. A plant.
TANTALISM, tán'tà-līzm. s. A punishment like
that of Tantalus.
To TANTALIZE, tán'tá-lize. v. a. To torment
by the show of pleasures which cannot be
reached.
TANTLING, tánt'ling. s. 410. One seized with
hopes of pleasure unattainabie. Obsolete.
TANTAMOUNT, tánt'ä-móünt. s. Equivalent.
To TAP, táp. v. a. To touch lightly, to strike
gently; ..o pierce a vessel, to broach a vessel.
TAP, tàp. s. A gentle blow; a pipe at which the
liquor of a vessel is let out.
TAPE, thye. s." A narrow fillet.
TAPER, th'për. s. 76, 93. A wax candle, a light.
TAPER, ta'për. a. Regularly narrowed from
the bottom to the top, pyramidal, conical.
To TAPEH, th'për. v. m. To grow smaller.
TAPESTRY, tàps'trè, or táp'és-trè. . s. Cloth
woven in regular figures.
[[* Though the first is the most common, the last
is the most correct pronunciation of this word.
Accordingly all our orthóepists, who divide the
words into syllables, but Mr. Sheridan, make
this word a trisyllable.
TAPROOT, tàp'rööt. s. The principal stem of
the root.
TAPSTER, táp'står. s. One whose business is
to draw beer in an ale-house.
TAR, tár. s. 77, 78, 81. Liquid pitch.
TAR, tàr. 8. A ludicrous term for a Seaman, a
sailor.
To TAR, tàr. v. a. To smear over with tar; to
tease, to provoke.
TARANTULA, tà-rán'tshū-lä. S. 461. An insect
whose bite is said to be cured only by musick.
TARDATION, tàr-dà'shān. s. The act of hin-
dering or delaying. -
TARDILY, tàr'dé-lè. ad. Slowly, sluggishly.
TARDINESS, tàr'dè-nés. s. Slowness, sluggish.
ness, unwillingness to action or motion.
TARDITY, tardē-té. s. Slowness, want of ve.
locity. -
TARDY, tár'dè. a. Slow, not swift; lº.
unwilling to action or motion; dilatory, late,
tedious. + *
To TARDY, tár'dè. v. a. To delay, to hinder.
TARE, thre. s. A weed that grows among corn
TARE, tàre. s. A mercantile word denoting the
weight of any thing containing a commodity,
also the allowance made for it.
TARE, thre. Pret. of Tear.
TARGE, tárje. s. A poetical word for Target.
TARGET, targét. s. 381. A kind of buckler or
shield borne on the left arm.
[[; Mr. Perry and Mr. Barclay, are the only or
thbepists who make the g in this word soft; Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Nares, Dr. Kenrick,
W. Johnston, Dyche, and that profound search.
A large cistern or bason.

TASKMASTER, tàsk'más-tär.
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TAw S.
nô, móve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, túb, běll;-&fl;—pöänd ;—thin, THIs.
er into English sounds, Mr. Elphinstone, make
it hard, as in forget: and if etymology be any
rule, the Erse word an aargett is decidedly in
favour of this pronunciation ; for almost all Cur
English words which have the g hard before e
and i are of Erse or Saxon original. See Prin-
ciples, No. 380, 381. º
TARIFF, tá’rīf. s. 81. A cartel of commerce.
To TARNISH, tár'nish. v. m. To sully, to soil, to
make not bright. +.
To TARNISH, tàr'nish. v. m. To lose brightness.
TARPAWLING, tár-pâwl'íng. s. Heimpen cloth
simeared with tar; a sailor, in contempt.
TARRAGON, tár'rā-gón. s. A plant called herb.
dragon.
TARRIANCE, tár'rè-änse. s. Stay, delay, per-
haps sojourn.
TARRIER, tár'rè-ár. s. See HARRIER. A sort
of small dog that hunts the fox or otter out of
his hole. In this serise it ought to be written
and pronounced Terrier, which see. One that
tarries or stays.
TARRY, tár'ré. a. 82. Besmeared with tar.
To TARRY, tár'rè. v. m. 81. To stay, to con-
tillue in a place; to delay, to be long in coming.
TARSEL, tár'sil. s. 99. A kind of hawk. '
TART, tárt. a. Sour, acid, acidulated, sharp of
... taste ; sharp, keen, severe. -
TART, tárt. s. A small pie of fruit.
TARTANE, tár'tán. a. A vessel much used in
the Mediterranean, with one mast and a three-
cornered sail.
TARTAR, tár'tár. s. Hell. Obsolete. An acidu-
lous salt of potash, deposited on the sides of
wine casks, when they remain a long time un-
removed. Almer. Disp. *
TARTAREAN, tar-tárè-án. a. Hellish.
TARTAREOUS, tár-tà'rè-às. a. Consisting of
tartar; hellish.
To TARTARIZE, tár'tär-ize. v. a. To impreg-
mate with tartar.
TARTAROUS, tar'tár-ás. a. Containing tartar,
consisting of taltar.
TARTLY," tart'lé. ad. Sharply, sourly, with
acidity: sharply, with poignancy, with severity;
with sourmess of aspect.
TARTNESS, tart'nés. s. Sharpness, sourness,
acidity ; sourness of temper, poignancy of lam-
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TASK, tásk. s. 79. Something to be done im-
posed by another ; employment, business. . To
take to Task ; to reprove, to reprimand.
To TASK task. v. a. To burthen with some-
, thing to be done.
TASKER, tàsk'âr, ; s. One who
imposes tasks. I
TASSEL, tás'sél. s 102. An ornamental bunch
of silk, or glittering substances
TASSELLED, tàs'séïd. a Adorned with tassels.
TASTABLE, tast’ā-bl. a. 405. That may be
tasted, savoury.
To TASTE, taste. v. a. To perceive and dis-
tinguish by the palate; to try by the mouth, to
eat at least in a small quantity ; to essay first ;
to feel, to have perception of.
To TASTE, taste. v. m. To have a smack, to
produce on the palate a particular sensation ;
to distinguish intellectually ; to relish intellec-
tually, to approve ; to be instructed, or receive
some quality or character; to try the relish of
any thing; to have perception of; to take en-
joyment; to enjoy sparingly.
TASTE, taste. S. The act of tasting, gustation;
the sense by which the relish of any thing on
the palate is perceived ; that sensation which
all things taken into the mouth give particularly
to the tongue ; intellectual relish or discern-
ment; an essay, a trial, an experiment; a small
portion given as a specimen.
TASTED, tast'éd. a. Having a particular re-
lish -
TASTER, tàsu'àr. s. One who takes the first
essay of food ; a dram éup. *
FASTEFUL, tàst'ſil, a. High relished, savoury.
TASTELESS, tastiés, a. Having no power of
perceiving taste ; having no relish or power of
stimulating the palate; having no power of
giving pleasure, insipid ; having no intellectu-
al gust. -
TASTELESSNESS, tast'lés-mês. a. Insipidity,
want of relish ; want of perception of taste;
want of intellectual relish.
To TATTER, tát’tár. v. a.
make ragged.
TATTER, tàt’tár. s. A rag, a fluttering rag.
TATTERDEMALION, tát-tär-dè-mályán. s. A
ragged fellow .4 low word.
idly.
TATTLE, tát’tl. s. Prate, idle chat, trifling talk.
TATTLER, tàt’tl-àr. st: An idle talker, a prater.
TATTOO, tát-töö'. s. The beat of drum by which
soldiers are warmed to their quarters.
TAWERN, táv'örn. s. A house where wine is
sold, and drinkers are entertained; a house
where traveilers are entertained.
TAVERNKEEPER, tàv'àrn-kéép-àr. ; ()
TAVERNMAN, táv’āru-mân. . s: one
who keeps a tavern.
TAUGHT, tàwt. 21..., 393. Pret, and part. pass.
of Teach.
To TAUNT, tant, or távnt. v. a. To reproach,
to insult, to revile, to ridicule. -
[[5 I have every orthūepist in the language
against me in the preference I give to the first
sound of this word, except Mr. Elphinstone ;
and his authority as an analogist outweighs
every other. I see mo good reason why this
word should have the broad sound of a and not
aunt, haunt, flaunt, jaunt, and the proper name
Saunders; mor is my ear much accustomed to
hear it so pronounced. See. SAUNTER, HAUNT,
and Principles, No. 214.
TAUNT, tánt. s. 214. Insult, scoff, reproach,
TAUNTER, tant'âr. s. 98. One who taunts, re-
proaches or insults. * - - - -
ad. With insul,
TAUNTINGLY, tánt'ing-lè.
Scotlingly, with contumely:
TAUTOLOGICAL, taw-to-lódjè-kál. a. Repeat-
ing the same thing. .. -
TAUTOLOGIST, tàw-tól'Hô-jíst. s. One who
repeats the same thing over and over.
TAUTOLOGY, tàw-tól'ió-jé. s. 518. Repetition
of the same words, or of the same sense in dif-
ferent words.
TAUTOPHONY, taw-tóf'ö-nē. s.
repetition of the same sound. * * *
[[PI have long wished to insert this word into
iny vocabulary, from a conviction of its utility
in conversing on the sounds of words, but was
deterred for want of an authority from any of
our Dictionaries, when upon reading the very
learned and ingénious Essay on the Prosodies
of the Greek and Latin Languages, I found the
word used in exactly that manner, which shows
the propriety, and even necessity of adopting it.
The learned author says, “The most extraor-
dinary tautophony which he [Eustathius] men-
tions, is that of the vowels and n, in the pre-
per names of the goddesses ſpi; and ‘Hºt.” On
ihe Prosodies of the Greek and Latin langua"
ges. Printed for Robson, 1796. ->
To TAW, tàw. v. a. 219. To dress white leather
commonly called Alum leather, in contradis
tinction from Tan leather, which is dressed with
bark.
TAW, tàw... s. A marble to play with. . .
TAWDRINESS, taw'dré-nés. s. Tinsel finery
finery too ostentatious.
Meanly shewy
TAWDRY, tàw'dré. a. 219.
splendid without cost. . . . -- ... "
TAWNY, tàw'mè. a 219 Yellow, like things
tanned -
A successiv
To tear, to rend, to
To TATTLE, táttl. v. n. 405. To prate, to talk 3.
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‘TAXER, táks'ör, S. 93.
TEAD, téde. s.
TEAR, tàre. s. 73,240. A rent, flasure.
To TEAR, tare. v. a. Pret. Tore.
.1 FAT', tàte. s. 227, 232. The dug of a beast.
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[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mēt, pine, pīn;—
TAX, tàks. s. An impost, a tribute imposed, an
excise, a tallage ; charge, censure.
To TAX, tàks. v. a. To load with imposts; to
charge, to censure, to accuse.
TAXABſ. E, táks'à-bl. a. 405. That may be taxed.
TAXATION, tàks-à'shēn. s. The act of loading
with taxes, impost, tax; accusation, scandal.
He who taxes.
TEA, tº s. 227. A chinese plant; an infusion of
the dried leaves of this plant, used as a beye-
rage in most parts of the civilized world.
To TEACH, tétsh. v. a. 352. Pret. and part.
pass. Taught, sometimes teached, which is now
obsolete. To instruct, to inform; to deliver any
doctrine or art, or words to be learned; to show,
to exhibit so as to impress upon the mind; to
... tell, to give intelligence.
To TEACH, tétsh. v. n. 227. To perform the
office of an instructor.
TEACHABLE, tétsh’ā-bl. a. 405. Docile, sus-
ceptive of instruction.
TEACHABLENESS, tétsh'ī-bl-nēs. s. Docility,
willingness to learn, capacity to learn.
TEACHER, tétsh'êr. s. 98. One who teaches,
an instructor, preceptor; a preacher, one who
is to deliver doctrine to the people.
A torch, a flambeau. Obsolete.
TEAGUE, téég. s. 227, 337. A name of contempt
used for an Irishman. *
TEAL, téle. s. 227. A wiid fowl.
TEAM, téme. s. 227. A number of horses or
oxen drawing at, once the same carriage ; any
number passing in a line.
TEAR, tére. s. 227. The water which violent
passion forces from the eyes; any moisture
trickling in drops.
Il-ji. The inconvenience of having two words of
different significations, written alike, and pro-
nounced differently, is evident in this and the
preceding word ; and this inconvenience is,
perhaps, greater that that where the orthogra-
, phy is different and the pronunciation the same ;
but, perhaps, the greatest inconvenience is the
former, where the ºrthography is the same, and
the pronunciation different—See Bow L.
Anciently
part. pass. Torn. To pull in pieces, to lacerate,
to rend; to laniate, to wound with any sharp
point drawn along; to break by violence ; to
divide violently, to shatter; to puli with vio-
lence, to drive violently ; to take away by sud-
den violence.
To TEAR, thre. v. m. To fume, to rave, to rant
turbulently.
TEARER, &ar. s. 98. He who rends or tears.
TEARFALLING, tére'fāl-ling. a. Tender, shed-
ding tears.
TFARFUL, thre'föl. a. Weeping, full of tears.
To TEASE, tºze. v. a. 227. To comb, or unra-
vel wool or flax; to scratch cloth in order to
level the map. ; to torment with importunity,
TEASER, té'zār. s. 98. Any thing that torments
by incessant, importunity.
TECHNICAI, ték'né-kál. a. 353. Belonging
to arts, not in common or pop: ilar use.
TECHY, tétsh'é. a. 352. Peevish, fretful, irri-
table.
TECTONICK, ték-tón?k. a. 509. Pertaining to
building.
To TED, téd. v. a. To lay grass newly mown
In TowS.
TEDDER, tºd'dár. s. See TETHER. A rope
with which a horse is tied in the field, that he
may not pasture too wide; any thing by which
one is restrained.
TE DEUM, té-dé'âm. s. An hymn of the church,
so called from the two first words of the Latin.
TEDIOUS, té'dé-às, or tèjē-ăs. a. 203, 274.
Wearisome by continuance, troublesome, irk-
solae , wearisome by prolixity; slow.
*
TEDIOUSLY, té'dē-ăs-lè, or tº jë-às-lè. a.d. 204
In such a manner as to weary. *
TEDIOUSNESS, té'dé-às-nés, or téjè-às-nēs. s.
Wearisomeness by continuance; prolixity;
quality of wearying.
To TEEM, téém. v. n. 246. To bring young;
to be pregnant, to engerider young; to be full,
to be rharged as a breeding animal.
To TEEMI, teem. v. a. To bring forth, to pro
uce ; to pour.
d
TEEMER, téém'àr. s. 98.
young.
Tɺut, wental. a. Pregnant, prolifick.
rºless, tēēm'ſés. a. Unfruitful, not pro-
ITIC K. *
TEEN, tºn, s. Sorrow, grief. Obsolete.
TEENS, téðuz. s. The years reckoned by the
termination Teen, as; thirteen, fourteen.
TEETH, tººth. The plural of Tooth.
TEGUMENT, tàg'ū-mént. s. Cover, the out-
ward part.'
TEII, TREE, téle'frèë. s. Linden or lime trae,
TEINT, tint. s. Colour, touch of the pencil.
TELEGRAPH, tºi'é-gráf. s. An instrument
that answers the end of writing, by conveying
intelligence to a distance through the means of
signals.--Mitson.
TELESCOPE, ti'lè-sköpe. s. An optick instru-
inent for viewing distant objects.
TÉißscopićAf, tºilèskºkál. a. 518. Be-
longing to a telescope, seeing at a distance.
To TELL, téll. v. a. Pret. and part. Pass. Told.
To utter, to express, to speak ; to relate ; to
teach, to inform ; to discover, to betray ; to
count, to number ; to mak: excuses.
To TELL, téll. v. n. To give an account, to
make report.
TELLER, téI'lär. s. 93. One who tells or re-
lates ; one who numbers. A Teller is an offi-
cer of the Exchequer
TELLTALE, téltåle. s. One who gives mali-
cious information, one who carries officious in-
telligence.
TEMERARIOUS, tám-èr-à'rè-às, a. Rash, hea-
dy; careless, heedless. 4
TEMERITY, tº-mér'ê-té. s. Rashness, unrea-
sonable contempt of danger.
To TEMPER, tim'për. v. a. 98. To mix so as
that one part qualifies the other; to compound,
to form by mixture; to mingle; to mingle to-
gether to a proper consistence ; to accommo-
date, to modify ; to soften, to mollify ; to as-
suage, to sooth; to form metals to a proper de-
gree of hardness. . . . .
TFMPER, támpár. s. Due mixture of contrary
qualities; middle course, mean or medium ;
constitution of body; disposition of mind; con-
stitutional frame of mind; moderation; state
to which metals are reduced. s
TEMPERAMFNT, tém'për-à-mênt. s. Consti
tution, state with respect to the predominance
of any quality; medium, the mixture of oppo-
One that brings
sites. -
TEMPERAMENTAL, tém-pér-à-mént'âl. a.
Constitutional.
TEMPERANCE, tém'pér-änse. s. 88. Modera-
tion, opposed to gluttony and drunkenness; pa"
tience, calmness, sedateness, moderation of
passion.
TÉMPERATE, tám'për-āte. a. 91. Not exces-
sive, moderate in degree of any quality; no-
derate in meat and drink: free from ardent pas-
SIUI).
TEMPERATELY, támpárate-lè...ad. Moder
ately, not excessively, calmly, without violence
of passion; without gluttony or luxury. *
TEMPERATE.NESS, témpér-âte-més. S., Free-
dom from excesses, mediocrity; calmness,
toqiness of mind. º
TEMPERATURE, tém'për-à-täre, s... onstitu
tion of nature, degree of any qualities ; medi-
.
t
“crity, due talance of contrarieties ; mode-
TEN
ration, freedom from predominant passion.
TÉMÉRiºd, tém'pār'd. a. 359. Disposed with
regard to the passions.
TEMPEST, tém'pëst. s. The utmost violence
of the wind; any tumult, commotion, pertur-
bation.
To TEMPEST, tém'pëst. v. a. To disturb as by
a tempest.
TEMPEST-BEATEN, tém'pëst-bê-t'n. a. Shat-
tered with storms.
TEMPEST-TOST, tém'pëst-têst.
... about by storms.
TEMPESTIVITY, tém-pés-tív'é-té. s. Seasona-
Uleness. ,
TEMPESTUUUS, tém-pés'tshū-às. a. 461. Stor-
my, turbulent.
TEMPLAR, tém'plär. s. 88. A student in the
law. t
TEMPLE, tém'pl. s. 405. A place appropriated
to acts of religion ; buildings appropriated to
the study of the law ; an ornamental building
in a garden; the upper part of the sides of the
head.
TEMPORAL, tém'pë-rál. a. 557, 170. Measured
by time, not eternal ; secular, not ecclesiasti-
cal; not spiritual; placed at the temples.
TEMPQRALITY, tém-pô-rál'è-té. A Secular
TEMPORALS, tém'pó-rälz. ; s. secula
possessions, not ecclesiastical rights.
TEMPORALLY, tém'pë-rāl-ć. ad. With respect
to this life.
TEMPORALTY, tém'pô-rál-tê. s. 170. The lai.
ty, secular people; secular possessions.
TEMPORANEOUS, tém-pô-ră'nè-às. a. Tem-
porary.
Tɺf ARIN ESS, tém'pë-rá-rè-nēs. s. The
state of being temporary.
TEMPORARY, tém'pó-rá-rè. a. 170. Lasting
only for a limited time.
To TEMPORIZE, témpô-rize. v. n. To delay,
to procrastinate; to comply with the times or
OCC2SIOHS. t
TEMPORIZER, tém'pë-ri-zăr. s. 98. One that
complies with times or occasions, a trimmer.
To TEMPT, témt. v. a. 412. To solicit to ill, to
entice by presenting some pleasure or advan-
tage to the mind; to provoke.
TEMPTABLE, tém'tā-il, , a. Liable to tempta-
tion ; obnoxious to bad influence.
TEMPTER, tém'tár. s. 98. One who solicits to
ill, an enticer; the infernal solicitor to evil.
TEMPTATION, tém-tà'shān. s. The act of temp-
ting, solicitation to ill, enticement; the state of
being tempted; that which is offered to the
mind as a motive to ill.
TEMULENT, tém'ū-iênt. a Drunken, intoxi-
cated with strong liquor.
TEN, tém. a. The decimal number, twice five.
TENABLE, tém'à-bl. a. Such as may be main-
tained against opposition, such as may be held
against attacks.
[[; The quantity of e in the first syilable of this
word and its relatives tenet, tenor, and tenure, is
one of the most puzzling difficulties of pronun-
ciation. ... How differently thi letter is pronoun-
ced by different speakers may he gathered from
a view of those orthūepists who have marked
the quantity of the vowels :
a. Driven
Sheridan, ténable, tánet, tenor, ténure.
Kenrick, tºrtable, tº met, tenor, tenure.
Nares, &énable, , tàrmor, tenure.
sh, tenable, tºnet, tenor, tenure.
Scott, ténable, tenet, tàrior, tenure.
Entick, ténable, tànet, tenor, tenure.
Perry, tënable, túnet, tº nor, tºmare.
W. jºhnston, tênable, ténet, tenor, tenure.
Bailey, —, , térzure.
Buchanam, tênable, –, tenor, tenure.
Fry, ténable, tºnet, tenor, tenaure.
Smith, –, ténet, 7 —.
Elphinstone —2 tºmor, -i-.
- e 3. - *
From this survey of our Dictionaries we find them
2-
535
mö, mêve, nér, nôt;—täbe, tàb, būll;-&fl;—pöänd athin, This.
TEN
uniform; only in flºword tenor. They are near-
ly equally divided on the word teneº; and if si-
militude wére to decide, it would be clearly in
favour of the short vowel, in this word, as well
as in tenor—They are both Latin words, and
both have the vowel short in the original. This,
however, is no reason with those who under.
stand the analogy of English pronunciation,
(for tremor, minor, &c. have the first vowel short
in Latin,) 544; but it sufficiently shows the
partiality of the ear to the short vowel in words
of this form, as is evident in the word tenant.
The word tenable seems rather derived from the
French tenable than the Latin teneo, and, being
of a different form, comes under a different
analogy. The termination able, though derived
from the Latin abilis, is frequently annexed to
mere English words, as pleasurable, pasturable,
&c. and therefore makes mo alteration in the
accent or quantity of the word to which it is
!
}
subjoined. 501, But as tenable must be consi.
dered as a simple in our language, the shorten-
ing power of the antepenultimate accent alone
seems to determine the quantity of the first
syllable of this word, which, like gelable, proba-
ble, &c. has the short quantity of the original
Datin to plead; a plea which seems to have
some weight in words of this termination,
have less influence than in most of the other
classes of words. See PLACABLE. The wor
where the antepenultimate accent appears #
i
*
º
3.
*
*
#
tenure seems inclined to lengthen the first vowel, # ,
in order to distinguish itself from tenor; and asſ
there are no good reasons for shorteáing it
this reason seems sufficient to turn the Balancé
in its favour; even if it had not an analogy and
such a weight of usage on its side.
TENACIOUS, té-mâ'shôs. a. 357.
Grasping
hard, inclined to hold fast, not willing to let;
go ; retentive; having parts disposed to adhere:
to each other, cohesive.
TENANCY, tén án-sè. s.
of what belongs to another.
TENANT, tén'ānt. s. See TENABLE.
holds of another; one that on certain conjº
tions has temporary possession, and uses the
property of another.
* .
Temporary possession
+.
*:
*
y:
That!,
Të Tiên (Nºt ºut. v. a. 544. To hold on "
certain conditions. i
TENANTABLE, tén'ānt-à-bl. a. 405. Such as
may be held by a tenant.
|
TENANTLESS, tén'ānt-Jés. a. Unoccupied, |
unpossessed. ' |
TENCH, ténsh. s. 352. A pond fish.
To TEND, tánd. v. a 'ſo watch, to guard, to
accompany as an assistant or defender ; to at-
tend, to accompany; to be attentive to.
To TEND, ténd. v. n. To move towards a cer-
tain point or place; to be directed to any end
or purpose; to contribute ; to attend, to wait
as dependants.
TENDANCE, tén'dánse. s. 88. Attendance,
state of expectation; attendance, act of wait-
ing ; care, act of tending.
TENDENCE, tºndºnse. 3 s. 33
TENDENCY, téndén-sé. ( * * &
course towards any place or object ; direction
or course towards any inference or result, drift.
TENDER, tém'dár. a. 98. Soft, easily impress-
ed or injured; sensible, easily pained, soon
sore; effeminate, emasculate, delicate; exciting
kind concern ; compassionate, anxious for an
other's good; susceptible of soft passion.s;
amorous; expressive of the softer passions;
gentle; mild, unwilling to pain; young, weah,
as, Tender age.
To TENDER, tén'dër v. a. To offer, to exhibit,
to propose to acceptance ; to hold, to esteem
to regard with kinduess.
TENDER, tén dèr. s. Oner, proposal to accept
ance; regard, kind concern. In this last sens !
Direction or
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not in use.
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536
TER
U-P Fâte, ſār, fall, fat;—me, mét;—pine, pīn;— º
TENDER-HEARTED, tºm-dār-härt'éd. a. Of a
soft compassionate disposition.
TENDERLING, tén'dār-ling. s. 410. The first
horns of a deer; a fondling.
TENDERLY, tén'dār-lé. ad. In a tender man-
ner, mildly,gº. softly, kindly. >
TENDERNESS, tém'dār-nēs. s. The state of
being tender, susceptibility of impression; state
of being easily hurt, soreness; susceptibility of
the softer passions; kind attention; anxiety
for the good of another; scrupulousness, cau-
tion; §: of expression. º
| TENDINOUS, tén'dé-nās. a. Sinewy, contain-
ing tendons, consisting of tendoms.
TENDON, tén'dām. s. 166. A sinew, a ligature
by which the joints are moved.
} Tɺ, tén'dril. s. The clasp of a vime or
| other climbing plan
t.
TENEBRICOSE, tº-néb-ré-köse'. } a. 427
TENEBRIOUS, té-ne brē-ăs. º
| Dark, glo
Oſºy,
pº, tém-è-brós'é-té. s. Darkness,
loom. -
| ršičNT, tën'ê-mênt. s. Anything held by
ré tenant. w
TENERITY, té-mér'é-té. s. Tenderness.
# TENESMUŠ, tê-néz'más. s. A needing to go to
* ... stool.
* A TENET, tém'nét. s. See TENABLE. It is some-
times written Tement.
V opinion. 99. -
TENNIS, tén'nis. s. A play at which a ball is
driven with a racket.
|TENOUR, or TENOR, tén'nār, s. See TENABLE.
| Continuity of state, constant mode, manner of
| continuity; sense contained, general course or
drift; a sound in musick.
TENSł, ºnse, a 43ſ stretched, stiff, not lax.
#TENSE, ténse. s. A variation of the yerb to sig-
s §§ time. ->
TENSENESS, ténse'ués. s. Contraction, tension,
_the contrary to laxity.
|TENSIBLE, tén'sè-bl. a. 405. Capable of being
ºrextended.” -
TENSILE, tén'síl. a. 140. Capable of extension.
| Tº SION, tén'shôn. s. The act of stretching,
" _ the state of being stretched.
TENSIVE, tén'sív. a. 158, 428. Giving a sen-
sation of stiffness or contraction.
TENSURE, tén'shūre. s. 461. The act of stretch-
ing, or state of being stretched, the contrary to
" _ laxation or laxity.
TENT, tént. s. soldier's moveable lodging
place, commonly made of canvas extended up-
on poles; any temporary habitation, a pavilion;
a roll of lint put into a sore; a species of wine
deeply red, chiefly from Gallicia in Spain
To TENT, tént. v. n. To lodge as in a tent, to
| _ tabernacle.
To TENT, tént. v. a. To search as with a medi-
Cal tent.
TENTATION, tén-tá'shān. s. Trial, temptation.
TENTATIVE, tén'tá-tív. a. 512. Trying, es-
Say IIlº. .
T TÉi), tënt'éd. a. Covered with tents.
TENTER, tén'tár. s. 98. A hook on which
things are stretched. To be on the tenters ;
to be on the stretch, to be in difficulties.
To TENTER, tén'tár. v. a. To stretch by
hooks. -
To TENTER, tén'tūr. v. m. To admit extension.
Tºº, ténth. a. Fisrt after the ninth, ordinal
Often.
TENTH, tenth, s. The tenth; tithe.
TÉNiñº intº the ºth place.
TENTWORT, tént'wart. s. A plant,
TENUITY, tº-nē'é-té. s. Thinness, exility, small-
ness, ºminuteness.
TENUQU5, tén'nā-ās. Thin, small, minute.
TÉ.NURE, ténère, s. See fºs. Tenure is
Position, principle,
the manner whereby tenements are holden of
their lord. +
TEPEFACTION, tép-è-fäk'shān. s. The act of
warming to a small degree.
TEPIP, tép'íd. a. 544. Lukewarm, warm in a
small degree.
TEPIDITY, tº-pid'é-té. s. Lukewarmness.
TEPOR, té'për. s. 166, 544. Lukewarmness.
gentle heat.
TERCE, térse, s. Properly TIERCE. A vessel
containing forty-two gallons of wine, the third
art of a butt or pipe. - -
TEREBINTHINATE, tér-rè-bin'thè-nāte. 91. :
TEREBINTHINE, tér-ré-bín'thin. Jº
a. 140. Consisting of turpentine, mixed with
turpentine. w
To TEREBRATE, térrè-bråte. v. a. To bore,
to perforate, to pierce.
TEREBRATION, tér-è-brå'shān. s. The act of
boriºg.9 piercing.
TERGEMINQUS, tér-jém'è-nās, a, Threefold.
TERGIVERSATION, tér.jé-vér-sà'shôn.s. Shift,
subterfuge, evasion.
TERM, térm. s. Limit, boundary ; the word by
which a thing is expressed; words, language;
condition, stipulation; time for which any thing
lasts: in Law, the time in which the tribunals,
or places of judgment, are open. *
To TERM, term. v. a. To name, to call.
TERMAGANCY, tér'má-gān-sé. s. Turbulence,
tumultuousness.
TERMAGANT, tér’má-gānt. a. 38. Tumultz.
Qus, turbulent; quarrelsome, scolding, furious.
a-
TERMAGANT, térmá-gāut. s. A scold, a braw
ling turbulent woman.
TÉRMiNABEF, ºne-na-bl.
that admits of bounds.
To TERMINATE, térmè-mäte v. a. To bound,
to limit; to put an end to.
To TERMINATE, térmè-māte. v. n. To be limit.
ed; to end,...to have an end, to attain its end.
TERMINATION, tér-mê-mâ'shán. s. The act of
limiting or bounding ; bound, limit; end, con
clusion; end of words as varied by the signifi
Cations.
TERMINTHUS, tér-min'ihás. s. A tumour.
TERMLESS, térm’lés. a. Unlimited, boundless
#Nº. * Term by terin.
INA tér'nā-rè. y
TÉRNióN,'térºn. ; s. The number Three
TERRACE, tér'rás. s. 91. A small mount of
earth covered with grass; a raised wall.
TERRAQUEOUS, tér-rā'kwé-às. a. Composed
of land and water.
TERRENE, tér-rène'. a. Earthly, terrestrial.
TERREOUS, tér'ré-às, a. Earthy, consisting of
earth. -
TERRESTRIAL, tér-rés'tré-ál. a. Earthly, not
celestial ; consisting of earth, terreous.
To TERRESTRIFY, tér-rés'trè-fi. v. a. To re-
duce to the state of earth.
TERRESTRIOUS, tér-rés'trè-às. a. Terreous,
earthy, consisting of earth.
TERRIBLE, tér'rè-bl. a. 405, 160. Dreadful,
formidable, causing fear; great, so as to of
feud ; a ºlomº hyperbole. -
TERRIBLENESS, tér'rè-bl-nēs. s. Formidable-
ness, the quality of being terrible, dreadfulness.
TERRIBLY, tér'ré-blé. ad. Dreadfully, formida-
bly, so as to raise fear; violently, very much.
TERRIER, tér'rè-ár. s. See TARRIER. A dog
that follows his game under ground.
TERRIFICK, tér-riffik. a. 509. Dreadful.
CauSing terroul'.
To TERRIFY, tér'rº-fi. v. a. To fright, to shock
with fear, to make a. aid.
TERRITORY, tér'rè-tàr-é. s. 557. Land, country
dominion, disprict.—See Domestick. .
TERROR, térrºr, s. 166. Fear communicated;
fear received; the cause of fear. . *
TERSE, térse. a. Smooth; cleanly written, meat.
TERTIAN, tér'shān. s. 38. Is an ague intermit.
ting but one day, so that there are two ſits in,
three days. d
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TEU
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THA
—mö, mêve, nér, māt;—túbe, tab, böll;—öil;—pöänd,-thin, this.
TESSELATED, tás'séi-lá têd. a. Variegated
by squares.
TEST, tést. s. The cupel by which refiners try
their metals; trial, examination, as by the
cupei; means of trial; that with which any
thing is compared in order to prove its genu-
ineness , discriminative characteristick.
TESTACEOUS, tés-tà'shôs. a. 357. Consisting
of shells, composed of shells; having continu-
ous not jointed shells, opposed to crustaceous.
TESTAMENT, t&s’tá-mênt. s. A will, any wri-
ting directing the disposal of the possessions of
a man deceased ; the name of each of the vo-
lumes of the Holy Scripture.
TESTAMENTARY, tés-tá-mém tă-rè. a. Given
by will, contained in wills.
TESTATE, téstäte. a. Having made a will.
TESTATOR, tés-täſtör. s. 166. One who leaves
a will.
TESTATRIX, tés-tä'triks. s. A woman who
leaves a will.
TESTED, tàst'éd. a. Tried by a test.
TESTER, tést'âr. s. 98. A sixpence; the cover
of a bed.
TESTICLE, tés'té-kl. s. 405. An organ of seed
in animals.
TESTIFICATION, tes-tê-fé-kå'shām. s. The act
of witnessing. - ‘.
TESTIFICATOR, tés-tê-fé-kā'tör. s.
witnesses.
TESTIFIER, tés'té-fl-àr. s. 521. One who tes-
tifies.
To TESTIFY, tés'té-fi. v. n. 183. To witness, to
prove, to give evidence.
To TESTIFY, tés'té-fi. v. a. To witness, to give
evidence of any point.
TESTILY, tés'té-lè. ad.
morosely.
TESTIMONHAL, tés-tê-mö'nè-ál. s. A writing
produced by any one as an evidence for himself.
TESTIMONY, tes’tè-mân-è. s. 557. Evidence
given, proof; publick evidences; open attesta-
tion, profession.—See Domestick.
TESTINESS, tés'té-nés. s. Moroseness.
TESTY, tás’té. a. Fretful, peevish, apt to be
angry.
TETCHY, tétsh'é. a. Froward, peevish.
TFTE-A-TETE, tate'à-tête'. s. French. Cheek
by iowl.
TETHER, térh'àr. s. 469. A string by which
cattle are held from pasturing too wide.
lſ; All our lexicographers seem to prefer this
word to tedder, except Barclay and Junius, who
refer us from tether, to tedder; and yet mothing
can be clearer than its derivation from the
Belgick word tudder, which Junius explaims to be
a rope by which horses or other cattle are tied
to keep them from straying ; and this, he says,
undoubtedly comes from the Irish tead, a rope.
While Skinner, without his usual judgment, de-
rives it from the Latin tentor, because it re-
strains cattle from straying. But though tether
is much more in use than tedder, it is certainly
not so legitimately formed, and ought not to
have the preference.
TETRAGONAL, tº-träg'gö-mál. a. 518. Square.
TETRARCH, té'trárk, or tét’trárk. s. A Roman
governour of the fourth part of a province.
[[f Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott. and Mr. Perry,
are for the first pronunciation of this word, and
Buchanan and Entick frt the second. Let
those who plead the Latin quantity for the short
sound of €, peruse Principles, No. 544.
TETRARCHATE, *::::";} A R
TETRARCHY, tétºtrár-ké, 503, § 8: A Roman
government.
TETRASTICK, té-trås'tík. s. 509. An epigram
or stanza of four verses. *
TETTER, tét’tár. s. 98. A scab, a scurf, a ring-
WOrrºl.
TEUTONICK, tº-tónik. a. Spoken by the Teu-
tºpes, or ancient Gerº-an.
One who
Fretfully, peevishly,
TEXT, tékst. s. That on which a comment is
written; sentence of Scripture.
TEXTILE, téks’til. a. 140. Woven, capable of
being woven. $ f
TEXTUARY, teks'tshā-ā-ré. a. 463. Contained
in the text; serving as a text, authoritative.,
TEXTUARIST, téks'ishū-á-rist. s. One ready
in the text of Scripture, a Divine well versed in
Scripture.
TEXTURE, téks'tshöre. s. 461. The act of
weaving ; a web, a thing woven; manner of
weaving with respect either to form or matter;
disposition of the parts of bodies.
THAN, Thán. ad. 466. A particle placed in
comparison after the comparative adjective.
THANE, thāne. s. 466. An old title of honour.
perhaps equivalent to baron. 2 *.
To THANK, thāngk, v a. 408,466. To return
acknowledgments for any favour or kindness:
it is used often in a contrary or ironical sense.
THANKS, thāngks. s. Acknowledgment paid
for favour or kindness, expression of gratitude.
THANKFUL, thāngk'föl. a. Full of gratitude,
ready to acknowledge good received.
THANKFULLY, thāngk'föl-è, ad. With lively
and grateful sense or ready acknowledgment of
good received. -
THANKLESS, thāngk'lés. a. Unthankful, un-
grateful, making no acknowledgmént; not de-
serving or not likely to gain thanks. " 4
THANKLESSNESS, thāngk'lés-nés. s. Ingra-
tituie, failure to acknowledge ; received. ..
THANKOFFERING, thāngk-öffār-ing. s. Of. ,
fering paid in acknowledgment of mercy. º
THANKSGIVING, thāngks'giv-ing. s. Celebra
tion of mercy.
THANKWORTHY, thāngk'wār-Thé. a. Deser-
ving gratitude. ſº
THAT, THåt. pronoun demonstrative. Not this,
but the other: it sometimes serves to save the
repetition of a word or words foregoing ; oppo-
sed to This, as, The Other to One: when Thi
and That relate to foregoing words, This is ré-
ferred to the latter, and That to the former
such as ; that which, what; the thing; by .
way of eminence. 50. t *
[* When this word is used as a pronoun demon
strative, it has always an accent bri it, and is
heard distinctly rhyming with hat, mat, &c.
Thus in Pope's Essay on Criticism, v. 5. J
“But of the two, less dang'rous is th’ offence
“To tire our patience, than mislead our sense,
“Some few in that, but numbers err in this ;
* Ten censure wrong, for one who writes aimiss.”
Here the word that is as distinctly pronounced
as any other accented word in the language.
THAT, thät. pron. relative. Which, relating to
an antecedent thing ; who, relating to an ante-
cedent person.
[[G. When this word is a relative pronoun, and
is arranged in a sentence with other words, it
never can have an accent, and is therefore
much less distinctly pronounced than the fore-
going word. In this case the a goes into thał
obscure sound it generally has when unaccent
ed, 88, as may be heard in pronouncing it in
the following passage from Pope's Essay on
Criticism, v. 207.
“True wit is nature to advantage dress'd,
“What oft was thought, but ne'er so well ex-
press'd ; -
{{ Something, whose truth, convinc'd at sight we
d

INCI s
“That gives us back the image of our mind.”
Here we find the g so obscured as to approach
nearly to short u : and, without any perceptible
difference in the sound, the word might be
written thºut. 92.
THAT, THät, conjunct. 50,466. Because; moting
a consequence; noting indication; moting a final
end. In that; as being
Jº What has been observed of the pronuncia.
*
THE |
II; 559.—Fâte, fºr,
tion of this word, when a relative pronoun, is
perfectly applicable to it when a conjunction:
in either case it never has the accent, and me-
cessarily goes into an obscure sound like short
w. Thus in the following passage from Pope's
Fssay on Criticism:
* The vulgar thus through imitation err:
* As oft' the learn'd, by being singular:
“So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng
“By chance go right, they purposely go wrong.”
ere the conjunction that is pronounced with
exactly the same degree of obscurity as when
a relative pronoun. -
The word that, by being sometimes a demonstra-
tive pronoun, sometimes a relative, and some-
times a conjunction, may produce a quadruple
repetition of the same word, which, though not
elegant is strictly grammatical; a repetition
which is, perhaps, peculiar to the English lam-
uâge. his is humorously exemplified by
r. Steele in the Spectator, No. 80, in the just
remonstrance of aſſronted THAT, where he
brings in this word, declaring, how useful it
had been to a great orator, who, in a speech to
the Lords, had said, “My Lords, with humble
“submission, that that I say, is ; that that that
“ that gentleman has advanced is not that that
“he should have proved to your Lordships.”
In the pronunciation of this passage, it is plain
that the word that which is not printed in Ital-
icks, is pronounced nearly as it written thut.
I am sensible of the delicacy of the obscure
sound of this a, and therefore do not offer at as
a perfect equivalent, but as the nearest ap-
proach to it, and as the means of pointing out
the power of the accent and its importance in
ascertaining the sense; for if all these words
were promounced equally distinct, it is plain the
sense would be obscured: and so liable are the
relative, the conjunctive, and the demonstrative,
to be confounded, that some writers have dis-
tinguished the latter by printing it in Italicks.
Those who wish to see the most profound and
ingenious investigation of the grammatical or-
igin of these words, must consult Horne Tooke's
Diversions of Pºrley.
THATCH, thätsh. s. 466. Straw laid upon the
top of a house to keep out the weather.
To THATCH, thätsh. v. a. To cover as with
Straw.
THATCHER, thätsh’ār.
houses with straw. .
To THAW, thāw. v. n. 466. To grow liquid af.
ter congelation, to melt; to remit the cold which
had caused frost.
To THAW, thãw. v. a. To melt what was con-
realed.
THAW, thāw. s. . Liqueſaction of any thing con-
ealed; warmth such as liquefies congelation.
THE, THé, or THé. art. 466. The article noting
a particular thing: before a vowel E is com.
monly cut off in verse.
[ī’ Mr. Sheridan has given us these two modes
of pronouncing this ſword, but has not told us
when we are to use one, and when the other.
To supply this deficiency, therefore, it may be
observed, that when the is prefixed to a word
beginning with a consonant, it has a short
• sound, little more than the sound of th without
the e, and when it precedes a word beginning
with a vowel, the e is sounded plainly and dis-
tinctly. This difference will be perceptible by
comparing the pen, the hand, &c. with the oil, the
air, &c.; or the difference of this word before
gº and moderns in the following Couplet of
... ºope. ... . -
* Some fºreign writers, some our own despise;
* The ancients only, or the moderns prize.” -
A very imperfect way of pronouncing this word
£ry frequently arises in verse, where the poet,
for the preservation of the metre, cuts offe by
s. One who covers
538 ' THE
fáil, fatºms, mét;—pine, pla;-
following, word. This pronunciation depraves
the sound of the verse without necessity, as the
syllable formed by e is so short as to admit of
being sounded with the preceding syllable, so
as not to increase the nurnber of syllables to
the ear, or to hurt the melody.
“'Tis hard to say if greater want of skili
* Appear in writing or in judging ill.
“But of the two, less dang'rous is th’ offence
“To tire our patience, than mislead our sense.”
P
——“ Him, the Almighty Power,
* Hurl’d headlong ſlaming from th' ethereal sky,
“With hideous ruin and combustion, down
“To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
“In adamantine chains and penal fire,
“Wno durst defy th’ Omnipotent to arms.”
JMilton.
In these examples, we see the particle the may
either form a distinct syllable, or not. In the
third line from Pope the first the forms a dis-
tinct syllable, but the second is sunk into the
succeeding noun. The same may be observed
of this particle in the first, second, and six lines
of the passage from Milton: but what appears
strange is, that though the particle the before a
vowel, and shortened by an apostrophe, does
not augment the number of syllables, it is real-
ly pronounced longer than where it forms a syl-
lable, and is not thus shortened by elision.
This is apparent in the third line from Pope.
“. But of the two, less dang'rous is th’ offence.”
The reason why the first the, though pronoun-
ced shorter than the second, forms a syllable,
and the second does not, seems to arise from
the coalescence of the vowels, which, though
lengthened in sound, may still be pronounced
with one impulse of the breath. Thus, when a
consonant follows the particle the, we find two
distinct impulses, though the e is dropped ;
but when a vowel follows the, the impulse on
the particle slides over, as it were, to the con-
sonant of the succeeding syllabie, without form-
ing two distinct impulses, nearly as if a y were
interposed, and the words were written th’yof
fence, th’Yomnipotent, &c.
I would not, however be supposed to disapprove
of the practice of eliding the e before a vowel
to the eye when the verse requires it; this prac-
tice is founded on good sense; and the first ling
in the passage from Milton shows the necessity
of making the distinction, when it is, and when
it is not, to he elided ; what I wish to reform is,
the practice of shortening the e to the ear, and
thus mincing and impoverishing the sound of
the verse without necessity.
THEATRAL, thº'à-trál. a. Belonging to a
theatre.
THEATRE, thé'à-tàr. s. , 416, 479. A place in
which shows are exhibited, a play-house ; a
place rising by steps like a theatre.
THEATRICK, the-ättrík. 409. Scenick
THEATRICAL, thé-āt'trè-kál. a. Scenick,
suiting a theatre, pertaining to a theatre.
THEATRićALLY," the attº-kā-ā, ad.
manner suiting the stage.
Tº: THèë. 466, 36. The oblique singular of
Il Glt.
THEFT, théft. s. 466.
thing stolen.
TÉik, THäre. a. 466 Qi them : the pron.
poss, from They : . Theirs is used when any
thing comes between the possessive and sub-
Stantive.”
THEIST, théſist. s. One who believes in God.—
JMason.
Tº: THém. s. 466. The oblique case of
In a
The act of stealing ; the
in apostronhe, and unites the article to the
€y. •
THEME, théme. . s. 466. A subject on which
one speaks or writes; a short dissertation writ-
ten by boys on any topick ; the original word
whence others are derived,
THE •
*
539
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THI
—mö, móve, nár, nôt;—túbe, túb, bill;-&il;—pôānd;—thin, THIs.

If IEMSELVES, THém-sélvz'. s. These very
ersons ; the oblique case of They and Selves.
EN, THén. ad. 466. At that time ; after-
wards, immediately afterwards, soon after-
wards; in that case, in consequence; there-
'fore, for this reason; at another time, as, Now
and Then, at one time and other ; that time. ”
THENCE, THénse. ad. 466. From that place;
from that time ; for that reason.
THENCEFORTH, THénse'förth. ad. From that
time.
THENCEFORWARD
from that time. J.
THEOCRACY, the-6k'krä-sè. s. 470, 518. Go-
vernment immediately superintended by God.
THEOCRATICAL, thº-à-krát’té-kāi. a. Relating
to a government administered by God.
, T11énse-ſår'wärd. ad. On
*
THEOGONY, the Ög'gó-nē. s. 548. The gene-
ration of the gods. -
THEOLOGIAN, thé-6-lójé-án. s. A Divine; a
rofessor of Divinity.
THEOLOGICAL, the 6-lödjè-kál. a. Relating
to the science of Divinity.
THEOLOGICALLY, the 6-lèdjè-kāl-ć, ad. Ac-
cording to the principles of Theology.
THEOLOGIST, the-ài'lò-jist. s. A Divine, one
studious in the science of Divinity.
THEOLOGUE, the'ê-lòg. s. 519. A Divine, one
versed in Divinity.
THEQLOGY, the-àl'Iö-jë. s. 518. Divinity.
THEQMACHY, the-&m'ā-ké. s. The fight
against the gods by the giants.-See MonoMA-
CHY. y
THEORBO, the Órbó. s. A large lute for play-
ing a thorough bass. -
THEOREM, the Ö-rém. s. 170. A position laid
down as a settled truth. -
THEOREMATICAL, thé-6-rè-mât'é-kál.
THEOREMATICK, the-ó-ré-mât?k. ; d.
THEOREMICK, the-à-rém'ík. 509.
Comprised in theorems, consisting in theorems.
THEORETICAL, the-à-rét’tè-kál.
THEORETICK, the-à-rét'ík. S
THEORICAL, the-àr'è-kál. a. Specu-
THEORICK, the-àr'ík. 509.
lative, depending on theory or speculation, ter-
minating in theory or speculation.
THEORETICALLY, the-à-rét'é-kāl-è. ad. Spe.
culatively, not practically
THEORICK, the'ê-rík. s 510. A speculatist,
one who knows only speculation, not practice.
THEORICALLY, the-àr'é-kāl-é. a. Speculative-,
ly, not practically.
THEORIST, thº'º-rist. s. A speculatist, one gi-
ven to speculation.
THEORY, the'ê-ré. s. 170. Speculation, not
practice, scheme, plan, or system yet subsist-
ing only in the mind.
THERAPEUTICK, ther-à-pºtik. a. , Curative,
teaching or endeavouring the cure of diseases.
THERE, THère. ad. 94. In that place: it is op-
posed to Here; an exclamation directing some-
tning at a distance. º -
THERE, ABOUT, THàre'à-böät. d. N
THEREABOUTS, THAre'à º,3 {{C}. Neal’
that place ; nearly, near that number, quanti-
ty or state ; concerning that matter.
THEREAFTER, Thäre-āftār, ad. According
to that, accordingly. -
THEREAT, THäre-āt'. ad. At that, on that ac-
count ; at that place.
Tºy, THäre-bi'. ad. By that, by means
of that.
THEREFORE, THér'före. ad. 94. For that, for
this, for this reason, ii, consequence ; in return
for this, in recompense for this or for..that.
ū’ It is not a little strange that Johnson should
not have noticed that this word is seldom used
as an adverb, but almost always as a conjunc-
tion.
THEREFROM, THare-fröm.
from this.
ad. From that,
THEREIN, THäre-in'. ad. In that, in this
THEREINTO, thāre-in-tó’. ad. Into that, mte
this.
THEREQF, th&re-ºf". ad. 377. Of that, of this.
THEREON, Thäre-ón’. ad. On that.
THERE OUT, THäre-8&t'. ad. Out of that.
THERETO, THåre-tó'. >
TÉii:REUKT6... rºe-àn-tá-. § ad. To that
THEREUPON, THåre-àp-ón', ad. Upon that, is
consequence of that ; immediately. *
THEREUNDER, THäre-àn'dār, ad. Under that
THEREWITH, THäre-with', ad. With that; in-
mediately. See Fort H wrt H.
THEREWITHAI, Thåre-with-āll'. ad. Over
and above; at the same time ; with triat.
THERIACAL, the-ri'ā-kāi. a. 506. Medicina,
physical.
THERMOMETER, thér-möm'é-tár. s. 518. An
instrument for measuring the heat of the air
or of any matter.”
THERMOMETRICAL, thér-mö-mét’tré-kál. a.
468. Relating to the measure of heat.
THERMOSCOPE, ther'mô-sköpe. s. An instru-
ment by which the degrees of heat are disco-
vered.
THESE, THèze. pron. 466. The plural of Thig.
Opposed to Those : These relates to the per-
sons or “hings last mentiomed, and those to the
first.
THESIS, the 'sis. s. A position, something laid
down affirmatively or megatively. t
THEURGICK, thé-Arjik. a. Relating to Theurgy
THEURGY, the Örjë. s. The power of doing su
pernatural things by lawful means, as, by pray
er to God.
THEW, thā. s. Quality, manners: in Shaks
peare it seems to signify brawn or bulk.
THEY, THA. s. 466. In the oblique case. Them
the plural of He or $he. The men, the wo-
men, the persons; those men, those women,
opposed to some others. .
THICK, thik. a. 466. Not thin ; dense, mot rare
gross; muddy, ſeculent; great in circumfer
ence; frequent, in quick succession, with little
intermission ; close, not divided by much space,
crowded; not easily pervious, set, with things
close to each other; coarse, not thin ; without
proper intervaſs of articulation.
THICK, thik. s. 400. The thickest part, or time
when any thing is thickest. Through Thick
and Thin ; whatever is in the way.
THICK, thiſ... ad. Frequently, fast; closely; to
a great depth. Thick and threefold; in quick
succession, in great numbers. a'
To THICKEN, thik'k'n. v. a. 103. To make
thick; to make close, to fill up interstices; to
condense, to concrete; to strengthen, to con-
firm ; to make frequent; to make close or mu-
Tºlél"OUlS. -- *
To THICKEN, thik'k'n. v. m. To grow, thick:
to grow dense or muddy; to concrete; to be
consolidated; to grow close or numerous; to
row quick. . . .º.
T #. thik'ét. s. 99. A close knot or tuft of
trees, a close wood. ... .”
THICKLY, thik'lé, ad. Deeply, to a greatouantity
THICKNESS, thik'nés, s. The state of being
thick, density; quantity of matter interposed,
space taken up by matter interposed; quantity
laid on quantity to some considerable depth ,
consistence, grossness; imperviousness, close-
ness ; want of sharpness, want of quickness.
THICKSKULLED, thir’sköl’d. a. Dull, stupid.
THICKSET, thiº'sét... a. Close planted -
THICKSKIN, thik'skin...s.
Old can! word.
THIEF, theºf. s. 275, 466. One who takes what
belongs to another; an excrescence in the Snuff
of a candle.
THIEFCATCHERtičéf"kätsä-fir. {
| .# Sºtº.
-
A Coarse gross man.
s. Qae
THIEF"TAKER, thečf'tà kù,
whose business is to de
THI
540
*THR.
To THIEVE, thèëv. v. n. 275. To steal, to prac-
tise theft.
‘THIEVERY, thečv’ār-É. s. The practice of steal-
ing; that which is stolen.-
T #vº. ihéév'ish. a.
ractising theft; secret, sly.
Tɺjº thèëv'ish-lè. ad. Like a thief.
THIEVISHN ESS, thečv'ish-nēs. s. Disposition
to steal, habit of stealing.
THIGH, thi. s. 466. The thigh includes all be-
tween the buttocks and the knee.
#: Höß º §: shafts of a wagon.
- E, thfl'hörse. * *
THILLER, thii'lúr. s. The Hast horse,
the horse that goes between the shafts.
THIMBLE, thim'bi. s. 405, 466. A metal cover
by which a woman secures her finger from the
needle.
THIME, thme. s. Properly THYME. 4:1... A
fragrant herb used in cooking, and from which,
the bees are supposed to draw honey.
THIN, thin. a. 466. Not thick; rare, not dense ;
not close, separated by large spaces; not closei
compacted or accumulated ; small ; not abound-
ing ; team, slim, siemder.
THIN, thin. ad. Not thickly.
To THIN, thin. v. a. To make thin or rare, not
to thicken ; to make less close or numerous ; to
attenuate.
THINE, THine. pron. 466. Belonging or relating
to thee.
THING, thing. s. 466. Whatever is, not a per-
son : it is used in contempt: it is used of per-
Sons in contempt, or sometimes with pity.
To THINK, thingk. v. n. 408. Pret. Thought. To
have ideas, to compare terms or things, to
reason; to judge, to conclude, to determine;
to intend ; to imagine, to fancy; to miuse, to
meditate; to recollect, to observe; to judge, to
conclude.
To THINK, thingk. v. a. 50, 466. To imagine,
to image in the mind, to conceive. To think
Given to stealing,
*
much; to grudge. -
THINKER, thingk’ār. s. 98. One who thinks.
THINKING, , thingk'íng. s. 410. Imagination,
cogitation, judgment.
THINLY, thfa'lé. ad. Not thickly; not closely,
not numerously. -
THINNESS, thfn'nés. s. The contrary to thick-
ness, exility, tenuity; scarcity; rareness, not
spissitude.
THIRD, thārd. a. 108. The first after the second.
- #.
#
THIRD, thärd. s. The third part.
THIRDBUROUGH, thärd'bár-rö. s.
constable. - +
THIRDLY, thärd'lè. ad. In the third place.
THIRST, thūrst. s. 108. The pain suffered for
want of drink, want of drink; eagerness, vehe-
3.nent desire.
To THIRST, thārst. v. m. To feel want of drink,
to be thirsty or athirst; to have a vehement
desire for any thing.
An under-
THIRSTINESS, thārst’tè-més. s. The state of
being thirsty.
THIRSTY, thärst’të. a. , Suffering want of drink,
pained for want of drink; possessed with any
vehement desire, as, blood-thirsty.
TEEN, thūr’téén. a. 108. Ten and three.
THIRTEENTH, thūr-têènth’. a. The third after
the tenth. ".
THIRTIETH, thār’tè-8th. a. 279. The tenth
thrice told,
thär'té. a. 108. Thrice ten.
HIS, this. Pronoun demonstrative. That which
is present, what is now mentioned ; the next
flature: This is used for This time; the last past:
it, is often opposed to That'; when This and
That respect a former sentence, This relates to
tle latter, That to the former maeilsber; some-
tiºnes it is opposed io The other. * *
THISTLE, this's], s. 466, 472. A prickly weed
3rowing in fields. f -
THISTLY, this lé.,a. Overgrown, with thistles
THITHER, THirā'ār, ad." 466. To that place;
3 opposed to Hither; to that end, to that point.
THITHERTO, THírh'âr-tó. ad. To that end,
so far.
THITHERWARD, THirh'ār-wärd. ad. Towards
* that place.
THQ', THö. conjunct. Contracted for Though.
[[š’ This contraction means nothing, and ought
not to be admitted, unless printers are at their
last shift to shorten a line in verse.
}THONG, thºng. s. A strap or string of leather
THORACICK, thū-rāsik. a. 509. Belonging to
the breast.
THORAL, thā'rál. a. Relating to the bed
THORN, thern. S. A prickly tree of several
kinds; a prickle growing on the thorn bush ;
any thing troublesome.
THQ'8N APPLE, thārnāp-pl. s. A plant.
THORNBACK, thärn'bāk. s. A sea-fish.
THORNBUT, thärn’bàt. s. A sort of sea-fish.
THORNY, thār'né. a. Full of thorns, rough
pricking, vexatious ; difficult, perplexing.
THOROUGH, thār'rö. prep. , 313. By way of
making passage or penetration ; by means of
commonly written Through ; which see.
THOROUGH, thār'rö. a. 390, 466. Complete,
full, perfect ; passing through. º
THOROUGHFARE, thār'rö-ſåre. s. A passage
through, a passage without any stop or ret.
THOROUGHLY, thār'rö-lè. ad. Completely
fully.
THOROUGHPACED, thār'rö-pâste. a. Perfect
in what is undertaken, complete.
THOROUGHSPED, thār'rö-spéd. a. Finished
in principles, thoroughpaced.
THOROUGHSTITCH, thār'rö-stitsh. ad. Com-
pletely, fully. .
THOSE, THôze. prom. 466. The plural of That
THOU, THöö. s. 466. In the oblique cases sin-
gular Thee; in the plural Ye ; in the oblique
cases plural You. The second pronoun per-
sonal : it is used only in very familiar or very
solemn language. ** -
To THOU, Trºöä. v. a. To treat with familiarity
Little used.
THOUGH, THö. conjunct. 466. Notwithstand-
ing that, although. As though ; as if, like
8S 11.
THOUGHT, thãwt. 466. The pret. and part.
pass. of Think.
THOUGHT, thāwt. s. 313, 466. The operation
of the mind, the act of thinking ; idea, image
fourmed ; sentirment, fancy, imagery; reflection,
particular consideration; conception, precon-
ceived notion ; opinion, judgment; medita-
tion, serious consideration; solicitude, care,
concern ; a small degree, a small quantity.
THööGH’ſ fift. iiwińſ a cºntemplative,
full of reflection, full of meditation ; attentive,
careful; promoting meditation, favourable to
musiug; anxious, solicitous.
THOUGHTFULLY, thāwt'ſil-A. ad. With thought
or consideration, with solicitude.
THOUGHTFULNESS, thāwt'ſél-nēs. s.
meditation ; anxiety, solicitude. . .
THOUGHTI.ESS, thãwt'lés. a. Airv, gay, dissi-
pated ; hºghgent, careless ; stupid, duli. -
THOUGH TH.ESSLY, th:$wt'lès-lé ad. Without
thought, carelessly, stupidly.
THOUGHTLESSNESS, thāwt'lès-nés. s. Want
of #: absence of thought.
Tººl GHTS: CK, thawi's k. a. Uneasy with re-
{*Rºti () il.
THOUSAND, théâ'zºmd. a. or s The number of
ten bundred : proverbially, a great l'umber.
THOUSANDTH, théâ'zálidth. a 466. The
hundredth ten times told, the ordinal of a thou-
sand
THOWL, thääl. s. The pin or piece of timber
by which the oar is kept steady in rowing.
THRALL; thråwi. s. 34,456. A slave, one who is
Deep
--ºr
THR-
541
THR
gº —no, mēve, mêr, mēt,-täbe, tab, būll;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin. This.
in the power of another; bondage, state of
slavery or confinemaent.
To THRALL, thråwl. v. a. To enslave, to bring
into the power of another.
THRALDOM, thråwl'dām. s. 166.
servitude,
THRAPPLE, thráp'pl. s. 405, 466. The wind-
pipe of any animal.
To THRASH, thråsh. v. a. 466. To beat corn
to free it from the straw ; to beat, to drub.
To THRASH, thrāsh. v. m. To labour, to drudge.
THRASHER, thrāsh'ér. s. 98. One who thrashes
COTR.
THRASHING-FLOOR, thrásh?ng-ſlöre. s. An
area on which corm is beaten.
THRASONICAL, thrå-sån'né-kál. a. 466. Boast-
ful, bragging. -
THREAD, thréd. s 234. A small line, a small
twist ; any thing continued in a course, uniform
tehour.
To THREAD, thréd. v. a. 466. To pass through
with a thread; to pass through, to pierce
through.
THREXDBARE, thréd'báre. a. Deprived of the
nap, wore to the naked threads; worm out, trite.
THREADEN, thréd'd'm. a. 103, Made of thread.
THREAT, thrét. s. 234, 466. Menace, denun-
r:#; *n ré
To AT, thrét. e
To THREATEN, thrétºt'n. : v. a. 103. To me-
mace, to denounce evil; to menace, to terrify,
or attempt to terrify ; to menace by action.
THREATENER, thrétt'n-ár. s. 98. Menacer,
one that threatens.
THREATENINGLY, thrét’t'n-ing-lè. ad. With
menace, in a threatening manner.
THREATFUL, thrét'föl. a. Full of threats.
THREE, thréé. a. 246,466. Two and one: pro-
verbially, a small number.
THREEFOLD, thréé'föld. a. Thrice repeated,
consisting of three.
THREEPENCE, thrép'énse. s. A small silver
English coin valued at thrice a penny.
THREEPENNY, thrép'ém-è. a. Vulgar, mean.
THREEPILE, thréé'pile. s. An old name for
ood velvet.
THREEP) LED, thréé'pil’d. a. Set with a thick
pile : in another place it seems to mean piled
one on another. -
THREESCORE, thréé'sköre. a. Thrice twenty,
sixty.
THRENODY, thrén'6-dè. s. 466. A song of la-
mentation.
THRESHER, thrèsh'âr. S. 466.
Thrasher.
THRESHOLD, thrésh'hôld. s. The ground or
step under the door, entrance, gate, door.
3'HREW, thröö. 339. Pret. of Throw.
THRICE, thrºse. ad. 468. Three times: a word
of amplificatión.
To THRID, thrid. v. a. To slide through a nar-
row passage.
THRIFT, thrift. s. 466. Profit, gain, riches got-
ten ; parsimony, frugality, good husbandry; a
lant.
rāºrily, thrif'té-lè. ad. Frugally, parsimo-
niously.
THRiFTINESS, thrifté-nēs. s.
handry.
THRIFTLESS, thrift'lés. a. Profuse, extrava-
rant.
täßTy, thrif'té. a. Frugal, sparing, not
profuse; well husbanded -
To THRILL, thril. v. a. 466. To pierce, to bore,
to penetrate. ,
To THRILL, thril. v. n. To have the quality of
pierciag ; to pierce or wound the ear with a
sharp sound, to feel a sharp tjngling sensation;
to pass with a tingling sensation. -
To THRIVE, thrive., v. a. Preterit. Throve,
Thrived; part. Thriven. . . To prosper, to grow
rich, to advance in any thing desired.
Slavery,
Properly,
Frugality, hus-
THRIVER, thri'vár. s. 466. One that prospers.
one that grows ricn
THRIVINGLY, thriving lè. ad. In a prosperous
W31W.
THROAT, thröte. s. 295, 466. The forepart of
the neck; the main road of any place. To cut
the Throat ; to murder, to kill by violence.
To THROB, thröb. v. n. 466. To heave, to beat,
to rise as the breast with sorrow; to beat, tº
º §§ * → *
THROB, thröb. s. Heave, beat, stroke of palpi
station. -
THROE, thrö. s. 296, 466. The pain of travail
the anguisn of bringing children; any extrems
agony, the final and mortal struggle.
To THROE, thrö. v. a. To put in agonies. No
27, 2/3 e.
THRONE, thrôme. s. 466. A royal seat, the seat
... of a king; the seat of a º in the church.
To THRONE, thrône. v. a. To enthrone, to set
on a royal seat.
THRONG, thröng, s. 466. A crowd, a multitude
pressing against each other.
To THRONG, thröng. v. n. To crowd, to come
in tumultuous multitudes.
To THRONG, thröng. v. a. To oppress or in-
commode with crowds or tumults.
THROSTLE, thrös'sl. s. 466, 472. The thrush,
a small singing bird.
THROTTLE, thröttl. s. 495, 466. The wind-
pipe.
To #Rottle, thröt’tl. v. a. To choak, to
suffocate, to kill by stopping the breath.
THROVE, thröve. The preterit of Thrive.
THROUGH, thröð. prep. 315. From end to end
of ; noting passage; by transmission; by
means of. -
THROUGH, thröö. ad. 466. From one end or
side to the other ; to the end of any thing.
THROUGHBRED, thröö'bréd. a. Completely
educated, completely taught. Generally writ-
ten Thoroughbred. -
THROUGH fightED, thröö-ſitéd. a. Lighted
on both sides.
THROUGHLY, thröö'lé. ad. Completely, fully
entirely, wholly ; without reserve, sincerely
More commonly written Thoroughly.
THROUGHOUT, thröö-öät'. prep. Quite through,
in every part of.
THROUGHOUT, thröö-&ft'. ad. Every where,
in every part.
Tº ced, thröö'päste. a. Perfect,
complete. More commonly written and pro-
nounced Thoroughpuced.
To THROW, thrö. v. n. Pret. Threw; Part
pass. Thrown. To fling, to cast ; to send to a
distant place by any projectile force; to toss, to
put with any violence or tumult; to lay care
lessly, or in haste; to venture at dice; to cas
to strip off; to emit in any mammer ; to sprea
in haste ; to overturn in wrestling; to drive, to
send by force to make to act at a distance; to
change by any kind of violence. To throw
away; to lose, to spend in vain ; to reject. To
throw by ; to reject, to lay aside as of no use.
To throw down; to subvert, to overturn To
throw off; to expel; to reject, to renounce.
To throw out; to exert, to bring forth into act;
to distance, to leave behind; to eject, to expel ;
to eject, to exclude. To throw up ; to resign
angrily ; to emit, to eject, to bring up.
To THROW, thrb. v. n. 324, 466. To perform the
act of casting ; to cast dice. To throw about ;
to cast about, to try expedients.
THROW, thrö. s. A cast, the act of casting or
throwing ; a cast of dice, that manner in which
dice fall when they are cast ; the space to
which any thing is thrown ; effort, violent sai
ly; the agony of childbirth—in this sense it is
writter. Throe.
THROWER, thrö'âr. s. One that throws
|THROWSTER, thrö'stër s
*
THW
542
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• THY
[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;–
§3. This word is in none of our Dictionaries, but,
if I mistake not, it is adopted to signify one
who twists silk, or thvows it into a proper state
for being woven. 4.
THRUM, thrám. s. 466. The ends of weavers’
threads , any coarse yarn.
To THRUM, thröm. v. a. To grate, to play
coarsely. -
THRUSH, thrūsh. s. 466. A small singing bird ;
small, round, superficial ulcerations, which ap
pear first in the mouth : they may affect every
part of the alimentary duct except the threk
$1 S. *
TÉTHRUST, thråst. v. a. To push anything
into matter or between close bodies, to push,
to remove with violence, to drive ; to stab ; to
impel, to urge ; to obtrude, to intrude. '
To fHRUST, thrást. v. n. To make a hostile
push ; to squeeze in, to pilt himself into any
place by violence; to intrude; to push forwards,
to come violently, to throng.
THRUST, thröst. s. 466. Hostile attack with
any pointed weapon; assault, attack.
3 HRUSTLR, thråstår. s. He that thrusts.
THUMB, thām. s. 347. The short strong finger
answering to the other four.
To THUMB, thim. v. a. 466. To handle awk-
wardly.
THUMBSTALL, thām staş. s. 406. A thimble, a
, cover.
THUMP, thāmp. s. 466. A hard heavy dead
dull blow with something blunt.
To THUMP, thāmp. v. a. To beat with dull
heavy blows.
To THUMP, thāmp. v. m. To fall or strike
with a dull heavy blow.
THUMPER, th&mp'âr. s. 98.
thing that thumps.
THUNDER, thān'dër. S. 466. A loud rumbling
noise which usually foſſows lightning; any loud
noise or tumuituous violence.
To THUNDER, thān'dár. v. m. To make a
loud, sudden, and terrible moise.
To THUNDER, thān'dár. v. a. To emit with
noise and terrour ; to publish any denunciation
Or threat.
THUNDERBOLT, thān'dār-bólt. s. Lightning,
the arrows of Heaven ; fulmination, denuncia-
tion properly ecclesiastical.
THUNDERCLAP, thām'dār-kláp. s. Explosion
of thunder. -
THUNDER,2R, thān'dār-ür. s. The power that
thunders
THÚNijëROUS, thän'dār-às. a.
thunder.
The person or
Producing
THUNDERSHOWER, thān'dār-shôā-ār. s. 98.
. A rain accompanied with thunder.
THUNDERSTONE, thān'dār-stöne. s. A stone
fabulously supposed to be emitted by thunder,
a thunderbolt.
To THUNDERSTRIKE, thān'dār-strike. v. a.
To blast or hurt with lightning. .
THURI FEROUS, thiº-riffér-às, a. 518. Bearing
frankincense.
THURIFICATION, thº-rff-fé-kå'shàm. s. The
act of fuming with incense, the act of burning
incense.
THURS:) AY, thārz dé. s. 223. The fifth day of
the week. “ -
THUS, ... ašs. ad. 466. In this manner, in this
: wise ; to this degree, to this quantity.
To THWACK, thwäk. v. a. 466. To strike with
ºins blunt and heavy, to thrash, to
ang.
THWACK, thwäk. s. 85. A hard blow.
THWART, thwärt. a. 35, 466. Transverse, cross
to something else; perverse, inconvenient, I
mischievous.
To THWART, thwärt, v. a. To cross, to lie or
coine cross any thing; to cross, to oppose, to
...traverse. - wº.
To THWART, thwärt, v. p. To be opposite.
THWARTINGLY,thwärting-lé. ad. Oppositely
with opposition. * -
THY, #. or Thé, pron. 466. Of thee, belonging
to thee.
[[; From what has been already observed under
the pronoun my, we are naturally led to sup-
pose that the word thy, when not emphatical,
ought to follow the same analogy, and be pro-
nounced like the, as we frequently hear it on
the stage ; but if we reflect that reading or re-
citing, is a perfect picture of speaking, we shall
be induced to think that, in this particular, the
stage is wrong. The second personal pronoun
thy is not; like my, the common language of
every subject, it is used only where the subject
is either raised above common iife, or sunk be-
low it into the mean and familiar. When the
subject is elevated above common life, it adopts
a language suitable to such an elevation, and
the pronunciation of this language ought to be
so far removed from the familiar as the lan.
guage itself. Thus, in prayer, pronouncing thy
like the, even when unemphatical, would be in-
tolerable ; while suffering thy, when unemphati-
cal, to slide into the in the promumciation of
slight and familiar composition, seems to lower
the sound to the language, and form a proper
distinction between different subjects. If,
therefore, it should be asked why, in reciting
epick or tragick composition, we ought always to
pronounce thy rhyming with high, while any,
when unemphatical, sinks into the sound of me,
it may be answered, because my is the common
language of every subject, while thy is confined
to subjects either elevated above common life,
or sunk below it into the negligent and familiar
—When, therefore, the language is elevated
the uncommonness of the word thy, and its ful,
sound rhyming with high, is suitable to the dig
mity of the subject: but the slender 'sound, like
the, gives it a familiarity only suitable to the
language of endearment or negligence, and for
this very reason is unfit for the dignity of epick
or tragick composition. Thus in the following
assages from Milton :
{{ §. first, for heav'n hides nothing from thy view,
“Nor the deep tract of hell.”
Parad. Lost, b. 1.
“O thou, that with surpassing glory crown'd,
“Look'st from thy sole dominion like the God
“Of this new world ; at whose sight all the stars
“Hide their diminish'd heads; to thee I call,
“But with no friendly voice, and add thy name,
“O sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams.”
Parad. Lost, b. 4.
Here pronouncing the pronoun thy like the word
the, would familiarize and debase the language
to prose. The same may be observed of the
following passages from Addison's tragedy of
ato :
“Now, Caesar, let thy troops beset our gates,
“And bar each avenue; thy gathering fleets
* O'erspread the sea, and stop up every port,
“Cato may open to himself a passage,
“And mock thy hopes.”
Here the impropriety of pronouncing thy like the
is palpable nor would it be much more excu-
sable in the following speech of Portius, in the
first scene of the same tragedy:
“Thou see'st not that thy brother is thy rival;
“But I must hide it, for I know 'hu temper.
“Now, Marcus, now thy virtue's on the proof;
“Put forth thiſ utinost strength, work every nerve,
“And call up all thy father in thy soul.”
As this pronoun is generally pronounced on tha
stage, it would be difficult for the ear to dis-
tinguish whether the words are,
“Thou know'st not that thy orother is thy rival,”
Ol' t g
* Thou know'st not that the brother is the rival,”
And this may be one reason why the slender pro
p
T1D
—mö, móve, nér, nôt ;—túbe, tàb,
mumciation of thy should be avoided as much as
possible. +
Perhaps it will benrged, that though these pas-
sages require thy to be pronounced so as to
rhyme with high, there are other instances in
tragedy where the subject is low and familiar,
which would be better pronounced by sounding
thy like the ; to which it may be answered, that
when tragedy lowers her voice, and descends
into the mean and familiar, as is frequently the
case in the tragedies of Shakspeare, the slen-
der pronunciation of thy may be adopted; be:
cause, though the piece may have the name of
a tragedy, the scene may be really comedy.
The only rule, therefore, that can be given, is a
very indefinite one ; namely, that thy ought
always to be pronounced so as to rhyme with
high when the subject is raised, and the person-
age dignified ; but when the subject is familiar
and the person we address, without dignity or
importance, if thy be the personal promoun
made use of, it ought to be pronounced like the :
thus, if, in a familiar way, we say to a friend,
Give methy hand, we never hear the pronoun thy
sounded so as to rhyme with high : and it is al-
ways pronounced like the when speaking to a
child; we say, JMind thy book, hold up thy head, or,
Take off thy hat. The phraseology we call thee
and thouing is not in so commºn use with us as
the tutoyant among the French: but as the se-
cond personal prongan thou, and its possessive
tny are indispensable in composition, it seems of
some importance to pronounce them properly.
See Rhetorical Grammar, page 32.
THYSELF, TH]-sélf". pron. reciprocal. It is com-
monly used in the oblique cases, or following
the verb : in poetical or solemn language it is
sometimes used in the nominative.
THYME, time. s. 471. A plant.
THYINE-WOOD, thº’ine-wild. s.
wood. *
TIAR, ti'ār.
TIARA, ti-à'rá. 116.
a diadem.
To TICE, tise. v. a. To draw, to allure. Used
seldom for Entice. .
TlCK, tik. s. Score, trust; the louse of dogs or
sheep ; the case which holds the feathers of a
bed. *
To TICK, tik. v. n. To run on score; to trust, to
, Scºre:
#3, } tikkim. 103. ; S.
tick. A sort of strong linen for bedding.
TICKET, tikit. s. 99. A token of any right or
debt upon the delivery of which admission is
granted, or a claim acknowledged.
To TICKLE, tik'kl. v. a. 405. To affect with a
prurient sensation by slight touches; to please
by slight gratification.
Ta TiCKLE, tikkl, v. n. To feel titillation.
TICKLE, tik'kl. a. Tottering, unfixed, unstable.
JYot in 7tse.
T (CKLISH, tik'kl-ish. a. . Sensible to titillation,
easily tickled ; tottering, uncertain, unfixed ;
difficult, nice.
TICKLISHNESS, tik'kl-ish-nēs. s. The state of
being ticklish.
TICKTACK, tik’ták. s. A game at tables.
TIDE, tide. s. Time, season. In this sense not
now in use. Alternate ebb and flow of the sea;
flood, stream, course.
To TIDE, tide. v. a. To drive with the strealm.
To TIDE, tide. v. n. To pour a flood, to be agi-
tated by the tide.
TIDEGATE, tide'gāte. g. A gate through which
the tide passes into a basin.
TIDESMAN, tidz'mán. s. 88. A tidewaiter or
customhouse officer, who watches on board of
merchant ships till the duty of goods be paid.
TIDEWAITER, tide wh-tár s. An officer who
watches the landing of goods at the customhouse.;
|
A precious
: s. A dress for the head,
\ -
The same with
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543
*, --,
TIM
büll;—öil;—pôānd;—thin, this.
TIRII.Y., tºdëlè; ad. Neatly, readily. .
ºRINESS, tige-nēs. s. Neatness, readiness.
TIDINGS, tidingz. s. News, an account o
º: that has happened.
TIDY; tı'dé. a. Neat, ready.
[[G. If I do not mistake, Mr. Elphingtone derives
this word from tide; as a tidy person is one who
, is as attentive to dress and arrangement of
things as if preparing for the tide, which, as
the proverb says, “waits for no man.” But
Skinner seems more properly to derive this
word from tight, as a tight fellow, one tied up or
braced, not loose.
To TIE, ti. v. a. 276. To bind, to fasten with a
knot; to knit, to complicate ; to hold, to fasten;
to hinder, to obstruct; to oblige, to constrain,
to restrain, to confine.
TIE, ti. s. Knot, fastening ; bond, obligation.
TIER, téðr. s. 275. A row, a rank.
TIERCE, térse. s. 277. A vessel holding the
third part of a pipe.
TIFF, tif. s. Liquor, drink; a fit of peevish,
ness or sullenness, a pet. *
To TIFF, tif. v. n. To be in a pet, to quarrel.
TIFFANY, tif"fá-nē. s. Very thin silk.
TIGER, tigár. s. 98. A fierce beast of the leo-
nine kind.
TIGHT, tite. a. 393.-See TIDy. Tense, close
not loose ; free from fluttering rags, less thar
Ileat.
To TIGHTEN, tit'n. v. a.
make close.
TIGHTLY, tite'lé. ad.
neatly, not idly.
TIGHTNESS, tite'nés. s. Closeness, not loose
I}{2SS,
TiGRESS, tigrés. s. The female of the tiger.
TIKE, tike. s. A species of dog.
TILE, the. s. Thin plates of baked clay used to
Cover houses. -
To TILE, the. v. a. To cover with tiles; to co-
wer as tiles.
TILER, ti’lār. s. 98. One whose trade is to co-
wer houses with tiles. -
Tºg, tiling. s. 410. The roof covered with
tileS.
TILL, till, s. A box in a desk or counter into
which money is dropped.
TILL, till. prep. To the time of Till now ; to
the present time. Till then ; to that time.
TILL, till, conjunct. To the time; to the de-
gree th
To TILL
colnmonly used
103. To straiten, to
Closely, not loosely
at.
, till. v. a. To cultivate, to husband,
ºf the husbandry of the plough.
TI Hºuſ, til'lā-bl. a. 405. Arable, fit for the
plough.
TILLAGE, til'Édje. s. 90. Husbandry, the act
or practice of ploughing or culture.
TILLER, til'lär. s. 98. Husbandman, plough-
man ; a till, a small drawer; the lever which
guides the rudder of a ship. ;
TILT, tilt. s. A tent, any covering over head :
the cover of a boat; a military game at which
the combatants run against each other with
lances on horseback ; a thrust.
To TILT, tilt. v. a. To cover like a tilt of a
boat; to carry as in tilts or tournaments; to
point as in tilts: to turm up so as to run out.
To TILT, tilt. v., n. To run in tilts; to fight
with rapiers; to rush as in combat; to play
unsteadily ; to fall on one side.
Tº FR, tilt'êr. s. 98. One who tilts, one who
19ſh $S. A.
Tii.TH, tilth. s. Husbandry, culture.
THMBER, tim'bár. s. 93. Wood fit for building;
the main trunk of a tree; the main beams of a
fabrick. º -
TIMBERED, tim'bár'fl. a. 559. Built, formed,
contrived. ' -
TIMBREL, tin. Leſl s.99. A kind of musical in
strument played by pulsation.
TIME, thine. s. The measure of duration; space
TIP
II; 559–Fâte, far, ſåll,
of time; hyterval; season, proper time; a con-
siderable space of duration, continuance, pro-
cess of time; age, particular part of time; hour
of childbirth; musical measure.
To TIME, time. v. a. To adapt to the time, to
bring or do at a proper time; to regulate as
to time; to measure harmonically.
TIMEFUL, thme'föl a. Seasonable, timely,
early.
TAMELESS, time'lés, a. Unseasonable, done at
an improper time ; untimely, immature, dome
before the proper time.
TIMELY, time'ié. a.
6.a riv -
TIMESFRVER, time'sérv-àr. s. One who com-
lies with prevailing notions whatever they be.
TIMESERVING, time'sér-ving. a. Mleanly com-
plying with present power,
TIMID, tim'ld. a. Fearful, timorºus, wanting
COU ſage. -
TIMIDITY, té-mid'é-té. s. ... Fearfulness, timo-
rousness, habitual cowardice.
TIMOROUS, tim'êr-ás. a. 314. Fearful, full of
fear and scruple.
tim'êr-às-lè, ad. Fearfully,
TIMOROUSLY,
with much fear.
TIMOROUSNESS, tim'êr-ás-nés. s. Fearfulness.
TIMOUS, ti'más. a. 314. Early, timely. JVot in
$/Sę.
TIN, tin. s. . A white metal, of little elasticity,
and of but little taste. It is one of the lightest
of the metals, and so soft and ductile that it
may be beaten out into leaves thinner than pa-
per.—-Parkes' Chymistry. Thin plates of iron
covered with tin.
To TIN, tin. v. a. To cover with tim
To TINCT, tingkt. v. a. To stain, to colour, to
spot, to dye ; to imbue with a taste.
TINCT, tingkt. s. 408. Colour, stain, spot.
TINCTURE, tingk'tshöre. s. 461 'olour or
taste superadded by something; extract of some
drug made in spirits, an infusion.
‘To TINCTURE, tingk’tshöre. v. a. To imbue or
impregnate with some colour or taste; to im-
bue the mind. -
TINDER, tin'dár. s. 98. Any thing eminently
inflammable placed to catch fire.
To TINGE, tinje. v. a. To impregnate or imbue
with a colour or taste.
TINGENT, tinjênt. a.
tinge.
To TINGLE, ting'gl. v. n. 405. To feel a sound,
or the continuance of a sound; to feel a sharp
quick pain with a sensation of motion; to feel
either pain or pleasule with a sensation of
motion.
To TINK, tingk. v. n. 408. To make a sharp
shrill noise.
TINKER, thmgk'êr. s. A mender of tin or brass
Wares.
To TINKLE, tingk'kl. v. m. 405. To make a
sharp quick noise, to clink; to hear a low quick
l?0ISę.
TINMAN, tim'mán. 8. 88. A manufacturer of
fin, or iron tinned over; a manufacturer of tir.
Seasonable, sufficiently
Having the power to
Ware.
TI NNER, tin'nār. s. 98. One who works in the -
tº nines; º
TlNSEE, thm'sſ... s. 99. A kind of shining cloth;
any thing shining with false lustre, any thing
showy and of little value.
To TINSEL, tin'síl. v.a. To decorate with cheap
ornaments, to adorn with lustre that has no
..value.
TNT; tınt, s. A dye, a colour.
TINY; tı'né a. Little, small, puny.
TIP: tip. S. Top, end, point, extremity.
To TIP, tip. v. a. To top, to end, to cover on
innuendo, to give secre
TEPPET, tippli. s. 99.
ºf the neék.”
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the end; to strike slightly, to tap; to give an
tly.
$omething worn about |
TIT
fāt;—mē, mét;—pine, pīn;-

To TIPPLE, tippl. v. n. 405. To drink luxa .
riously, to waste life over the cup - -
To TIPPLE, tippl. v. a. To drink in luxury or
excess.
TIPPLE, tip'pl s. Drink, liquor. t
TIPPLED, tip'pl’d. a. 359. Tipsy, drunk.
TIPPLER, tippl-ār, s, 98. A sottish drunkard.
TIPSTAFF, tip'stāf s. An officer with a staff
tipped with metal; the staff itself so tipt.
TIPSY, tip'sé. a. Drunk.
TIPTOE, tip’tó. s. The end of the toe.
TIRE, téér. s. See TrER. Rank, row.
[[" As this word, when it signifies a rank or row,
is universally pronounced like tear a drop from
the eye, it ought always to be written tier;
which would prevent a gross irregularity This
is the more to be wished, not only as its deriva-
tion from the old French tiere seems to require
this spelling, but to distinguish it from the word
tiere, a head-dress ; which probably, being a
corruption either of the word tiara, an ornament
for the head, or of the English word attire,
ought to be written and pronounced like the
word tire, to fatigue. Dr. Kemrick is the only
orthūepist who has attended to this distinction.
—See Bow L. -
TIRE, tire. s. A head-dress: furniture, appa-
ratuS.
To TIRE, thre. v. a. To fatigue
to harass; to dress the head.
To TIRE, tire. v. m. To fall with weariness.
TIREDNESS, tird'nés. s. State of being tired.
WearineSS.
TIRESOME, thre'sám. a. 165. Wearisome, fa-
tiguing, tedious.
TIRESOMENESS, thre'sám-nés. s.
lity of being tiresome.
TIREWOMAN, threwſ\m-án. s. , 88. A woman
tºº, §§§ º º for the head.
NG JSE, tiring-hôāse, -
TIRINGROOM, ti'ring-rööm. The room
in which players dress for the stage.
"TIS, tſz. Contracted for It is. This contraction
is allowable only in }.
TISICK, tizik. s. Properly Phthiswk.
sumption
TISICAL, tiz'é-kāl. -a. 509. Consumptive.
TISSUE, tish'ê. s. 452. Cloth interwoven with
gold or silver.
To TISSUE, tish'.
variegate.
TIT, tit. s. A small horse, generally in contempt
a woman, in contempt. A Titmouse or Tomtit;
a bird. , , ;
TITBIT, tit’bit. s. Nice bit, nice food.
TITHEABLE, titH'à-bl. a. Subject to the pay
ment of tithes.
TITHE, tithe s. 467. The tenth part, the part
assigned to the maintenance of the ministry;
the tenth part of any thing ; a small part, a
small portion.
To TITHE, tºthe. v. a. To tax, .to levy the
tenth part. -
To TITHE, tithe. v. ... To pay tithe.
TITHER, ti'Thör. s. 98. One who gathers
tithes.
TITHING, ti'Thing, s. 410. Tithing is the num-
ber or company of ten men with their families
knit together in a society, all of them being
bound to the king for the peaceable and good
behaviour of each of their society; tithe, tenth
part due to the priest. -
TITHINGMAN, *man. s. A petty peace
officer.
To TITILLATE, tºttf-lāte. v. n. To tickle.
TITILLATION, tit-til-lāshān. , s: , The act o'
tickling ; the state of being tickled ; any slight
or petty pleasure. -
TITLARK, titlárk. s. A bird.
TITLE, titi. . s. 405 A general head compri
sing particulars ; any appellation of honour; a
name, an appellation; the first page of a back,
, to make weary,
Act or qua
S.
Con-
v. a. To interweave, to
TOA
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TON
—mö, mêve, mēr, nät —tlibe, tab, bill ;-5ii –päänd;—thin, THIs.

telling its name and generally its subject ; a
claim of right.
To TITLE, titl.
call.
TITLELESS, titl-lés. a. Wanting a name or
appellation.
Tºš, tºtl-pädje. s. The page contain-
ing the title of a book.
TITMOUSE, tit’möäse. s.
birds.
, To TITTER, tit’tàr. v. n. 98. To laugh with
restraint. .’
TITTER, tit’tär. s. A restrained laugh.
TITTLE, tit’tl. s. 405. A small particle, a
v. a. To entitle, to name, to
A small species of
point, a dot.
TITTL’ETATTLE, tit’tl-tättl. s. Idle talk,
# empty gabble.
TI'TUBATION, tit-tshū-bä'shôn. s. The act of
stumbling.
TITULAR, tit’tshū-lär. a. 88. Nominal, having
only the title.
TITULARITY, tit-tshū-lär'è-tê. s. The state of
being titular.
TITULARY, tit’tshö-lä-ré.
title ; relating to a title.
a. Consisting in a
Titti. ARY."ºnºre. s. One that has a
title or ºt. }
TIVY, tiv'é. a. A word expressing speed, from
Tantivy, the mote of a hunting horn.
, t& ad. A particle coming between two
verbs, and moting the second as the object of
the first ; it notes the intention, as, she raised
a war To call me back; after an adjective it
notes its object, as, born To beg ; noting futuri-
ty, as, we are still To seek. fo and again, To
and fro ; backward and forward.
ſº What has been observed of the word The,
jº. the length of the e before a vowel,
and its shortness before a consoliant, is perfect-
iy applicable to the preposition, and the adverb
To. This will be palpable in the pronunciation
of the verb to begin and to end, and in the phrase,
I went to London, he went to Eaton. It may be
observed too, that this word, though deprived
of its o to the eye, always preserves it to the ear.
Whether we see it elided, as in. Pope's Essay
on Man:
Say what the use were finer opticks giv'n,
T'inspect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n "
Or preserved with an apostrophe after it, as in
Milton :
For still they knew, and ought to have still re-
* member'd,
The high injunction not to taste that fruit,
Whoever tempted.”
In both these instances the word to ought to be
pronounced in exactly the same manner; that
is, like the number two. .
TO, t& preposition. See the Adverb. Noting
motion toward, opposed to From ; noting ac-
cord or adaptation; moting address or compella-
tion, as, Here's To you all; noting a state or
place whither any one goes, as, Away To horse;
noting opposition, as, Foot To foot ; noting
amount, as, To the number of three hundred ;
noting proportion, as, Three To nine ; noting
perception, as Sharp To the taste; in compari-
son of, as, No fool To the sinner; as far as ; to-
ward.
TOAD, tode s. 295. An animal resembling a
frog : it, however, lives on land,
TöAff;SH, tode'fish. s. Asea-fish.
TOAD FLAX, tºde'flāks. s. A plant.
TOADSTONE, tode'stone... s. A concretion sup-
posed to be found in the head of a toad.
TöADSTOOL, tode'stööl. s. A plant like a
mushroom, not esculent.
To TOAST', tàste. v. a. 295. To dry or heat at
the fire; to name when a health is drunk.
TOAST, toste. s. Bread dried before the fire;
bread dried and put into liquor; a celebrated
woman whose heal; Ž often drank.
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TOASTER, tést'âr. s. 98. He who toasts.
TOBACCO, tº-bäkkö. s. . An American plant
much used in smoking, chewing, and snuffing.
TOBACCONIST, to-bäkkö-nist. s. A preparer
and vender of tobacco.
TOD, tàd. . s. A bush, a thick shrub; a certain
weight of wool, twenty-eight pounds.
TOE, to. s. 296. The divided extremities of
the feet; a finger of the foot.
TOFORE, to-fore’. ad. Before. Obsolete.
TOGED, tú'géd. a. 381. Gowned, dressed in
gowns.
TÜGETHER, to-géTH'êr. ad. 381. In compa.
my; in the same place ; in the same time ;
without intermission ; in concert; in continui-
ty. Together with ; in union with. -
To TOIL, t&il. v. n. 299. To labour.
To TOIL, túil. v. a. To labour, to work at; to
weary, to overlabour.
TGIL, tàfl. s. Labour, fatigue; any get or spare
woven or meshed.
TOILET, tàfl'êt. s. A dressing table.
TQILSQ.M.E., t\il's&m.a., Laborious
TOILSOMENESS, til'sáñn-nēs. s.
ness, laboriousness.
TOKEN, toºk'n. s. 103. A sign; a mark; a
memorial of friendship, an evidence of remeni-
brance.
TOLD, told. Pret. and part, pass. of Tell. Men-
tioned, related.—See MoULD.
To TOLE, tole. v. a. To train, to draw by de-
grees.
TOLERABLE, tái'ār-à-bl. a. 88. Supportable,
that may be endured or supported ; not excei-
lent, not contemptible, passable ,
TOLERABLENESS, túl'àr-à-bl-més. s. The
state of being tolerable. . .
TößRAéïy. tôl'ār-à-blè. ad. Supportably, in
a manner that may be endured; passably, mei-
ther well nor ill, moderately well.
TOLERANCE, tél'âr-ánse. s. 557. Power of
enduring, act of enduring.
To TOLERATE, tài'ār-àte. v. a. 555. To allow
so as not to hinder, to suffer.
TOLERATION, tºl-ār-à'shán. s.
given to that which is not approved.
TOLL, téle. S. 406. An excise of goods, a rate
wearisone-
Allowance
Or fax.
To TOLL, tole. v. m. To pay toll or tallage; to
take toli or tallage; to sound as a single bell
To TOLL, tole. v. a. To ring a bell; to take
away, to vacate, to annul. In this sense sound-
€0. J. Ol.
TOLLBOOTH, tºl'bóóTH. s. A prison. -
TOLLGATHERER, tole'gårh-ār-àr. s. The
officer that takes toll.
TOI,SEY, tél'sł. s. 438. A kind of market, a
place where people meet to buy and sell ; a
tollbooth. The place near the exchange at
Bristol, Engiand. is called the Tolsey.
TOMB, t\óm. s. 164, 347. A monument in which
the dead are enclosed,
To TOMB, téóm. v. a. 347. To bury, to entomb
TOMBLESS, t&&m'lés. a. Wanting a tom's
wanting a sepulchral monument.
TGMBOY, tomböé. s. A mean ſellow; some
times a wild coarse girl.
TOME, tºme. s. One volume of many; a book
TOMTíT, tém-tît'. s. A titmouse, a small bird
TON tºn. s. 165. A measure or weight.
TONE, tone. s. Note, sound ; accent, sound of
the voice; a whine, a mournful cry; a particu.
lar or affected sound in speaking; elasticity,
§§§ of extension and contraction.
TONG, tàng. s. 165,403. The catch of a buckle
TONGS, túngz. s. instrument by which
hold is taken of any thing.
TONGUE, túng. s. 165, 337. The mistrument of
speech in human beings; the organ, by whi
animals ilck; speech, fluency of words; spºrecn
º
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askwell or ill used; a language ; speech as opa.
pösed to thoughts; a naties ãº". s
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f
*ºn
TOP
their language; a sumall point, as, the Tongue
i. a balance. To hold the tongue; to be si-
ent.
To ºngue, tång. v. a. 337. To chide, to
SCOld.
To TQNGUE, tang. v. n. To talk, to prate.
TQNGUED, tang'd. a. 359. Having a tongue.
TONGUELESS, tàng'lés. a. Wanting a tongue,
speechless; unnamed, not spoken of
TQNGUEPAD, tàng'pád. s. A great talker. .
TONGUETIED, tàng'tlde. a. 232. Having an
impediment of speech.
§§§ ; a. Being extended, be-
ing elastick; relating to tones or sounds; pos-
sessing bracing or strengthening qualities.
TQNNAGE, támºnidje. s. 90, 165. A custom or
impost due for merchandize after a certain
rate in every tom.
TONSII, tºn’síl. s. Tonsils or almonds are two
round glands placed on the sides of the basis of
the tongue. ae
Túrisºn'sſ. a. Patient of being clipped.—s
.Mason.
TONSURE, tºm'shūre. s. 452. The act of clip-
§§ the hair. .
TOO, t& ad. 10. Qyer and above, overmuch,
à
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Ilj 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;—me, mét;-pine, pīn;–
more than enough likewise, also.
TOOK, téðk. The preterit and sometimes the
art. pass. of Take. -
Töði, tööl. s. 306.
operation ; a hireling, a wretch who acts at the
commandof another
TOOTH, tàóth. s. Plur. Teeth. 467. One of
the bones of the mouth with which the act of
mastication is performed ; taste, palate; a time,
rong, blade; the prominent part of wheels.
Tooth and mail; with one's utmost violence.
To the teeth; in open opposition. To cast in
the teeth; an insult by open exprobation. In
spite of the teeth; notwithstanding any power
of injury or defence.
To TOOTH, téðth. v. a. 306. To furnish with
teeth, to indent; to lock in each other.
TOOTHACH, téðth'Ake. s. 355. Pain in the
teeth.
TOOTHDRAWER, tàöth'draw-àr. s one whose
business is to extract painful teeth
TQQTHED, téðth’t. a. 359,467. Having teeth.
TOOTHLESS, tàóth'lés. a. Wanting teeth, de-
r&#éºwn
- , téth'p'ík. in atris
TOOTHPICKER, t& *::: 5. An instru-
ment by which the teeth are cleansed.
TOOTHSOME, tà6th'sám. a. 165. Palatable,
leasing to the taste
Plea
TOOTHSOMENESS, t&&R'sām-nēs. s.
Santness to the taste. -
TQūTHWORT, t&6th'wärt. s. 165. A plant.
TOP, tºp. s. The highest part of any thing; the
surface, the superficies; the highest place; the
highest person; the utmost degree; the high-
est rank; the crown of the head ; the hair on
the crown of the head, the forelock; the head
of a plant; a plaything for boys: Top is some-
times used as an adjective, to express lying on
the top, or being at the top.
To TOP, tép. v. n. To rise aloft, to be eminent;
to predominate ; to do his best.
To TOP, tºp. v. a. To cover on the top, to tip;
to rise aboye ; to outgo, to surpass; to crop;
to rise to the top of; to perform eminently, as,
he Tops his part.
Tººl, töp'föl. a. Full to the top, full to the
Tººl.
TOPGALLANT, tºp-gallānt... s. The highest
sail it, is proverbially applied to any thing
elevated. -
*OPHEAvy, töp-hév'é. a. Having the upper
fê. too weighty for the lower.
... }, PIARY, tú'nè-à-re. a. shaped by tonsure.—
- it. * .
Amy instrument of manual
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TOPKNOT, tºp'môt. s. A knot worn by women
on the top of the head.
TQPMAN, tàp'mān. s. 88. The sawyer at the top.
[QEMQST: tóp'môst, a. Uppermost, highest.
TOPPROUD, tàp'prôād. a. Proud in the high-
est degree.
TQPSAIL, tºp's Ale. s. The highest sail.
TOPAZ, té'pāz. s. A yellow gem.
To TOPE, tépe. v. m. To drink hard, to drink to
exceSS.
TOPER, tºpâr. s. 98. A drunkard.
TOPHACEOUS, to-fa'shās, a. 357. Gritty

stony.
TOPHET, to fêt. s. Hell, a scriptural name.
TOPICAL, tàp'é-kál. a. 509. , Relating to some
eneral head; local, confined to some particu-
ar place: applied medicinally to a particular
art.
TößALLY, tóp'è-kāl-ć. ad. With application
to some particular part.
TOPICK, táp'ík. s. 508, 544. A general head,
something to which other things are referred,
things as externally applied to any particular
art.
TěšEss, §. a Having no top.
TOPOGRAPHER, to-pôg'gräf-àr. s. 518. One
who writes descriptions of particular places.
TOPOGRAPHY, to-pôg'gráfé. s. 518. Descrip-
tion of particular places.
TOPPING, topping. a. 410. Fine, noble, gal-
lant. A low word.
TOPPINGLY, tºpping-lè. ad. Finely, gayly,
gallantly.
To TOPPLE, top'pl. v. n. 405. To fall forward,
to tumble down.
ad. With the
TOPSYTURVY, tép'sè-tár'vé.
bottom upward.
TORCH, tàrtsh. s. 352. A waxlight bigger than
a candle.
TORCHBEARER, tértsh'bā-răr. s. One whose
office is to carry a torch.
TORCHLIGHT, t&rtsh'llte. s. Light kindled to
supply the want of the sun. ..
TORCHER, tàrtsh'êr. s. 98. One that gives light.
TORE, tºre. Preterit. and sometimes part, pass.
of Tear.
To TORMENT, tàr-mênt'. v. a. To put to pain,
to harass with anguish, to excruciate ; to teaze,
to vex with importunity; to put into great agi-
tation.
TORMENT, Aër'mént. s. 492. Any thing that
gives pain; pain, misery, anguish ; penal an-
lish, torture.
TORMENTOR, tor-mântâr. s. 166. One who
torments, one who gives pain; one who inflicts
enal tortures.
TORMENTIL, tér-mén'tii. s.
Septfoil. A plant.
TQRN, tºrn. Part pass. of Tear. . .
TORNADO, tàr-nā'dó. s. A hurricane. See
LUMBAGo.
O
TORPEDO, tar-pê'dó. s. A fish which, while
alive, if touched even with a long stick, be-
numbs the hand that so touches it, but when
dead is eaten safely.—See DRAMA, FLAMEN,
and PHALANx.
TORPENT, túr'pěnt. a. Benumbed ; struck mo-
tionless, not active.
TORPESCENT, tér-pés'sént. a. Growing torpid.
TORPID, túr'pid. a. Numbed, motionless, not

active.
TORPIDNESS, tàr'pid-mês. s. The state of be-
ing torpid. ' .. # gº
TORPITUDE, térpè-tūde. s. State of being
motionless. -
TORPOR, tºr'për, s. 166. Dulness, numbness.
TORREFACTION, tºr-ré-fék'shôn. s. The act
of drying by the fire.
To TORREFY, tér'rè-fi. v. a. 183. To dry by the
fire
TQRRENT, tar'rént. s. A sudden stream raised
\
by summer showers; a violent and rapid
stream tumultuous current,
.* TOU
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TOU
—no, mēve, nér, nāt;—túbe, tib, būll;-&ll;-pôānd;—thin, THIs.
TORRENT, tºr'rént. a. Rolling in a rapid
Stream.
TORRID, tár'rid a. 168. Parched, dried with
heat; burning, violently hot ; it is particularly
applied to the regions or zone between the tro-
icks. *
TěšL, tör'síl. s. 99. Any thing in a twisted
form.
TORSION, tºr'shôn. s. The act of turning or
twisting.
TORTILE, tàr'til. a. 140. Twisted, wreathed.
TORTION, tºr'shān. s. Torment, pain.
TORTIVE, türtív. a. 158. Twisted, wreathed.
TORTOISE, túr’tiz. s. 301. An animal covered
with a hard shell : there are tortoises both of
land and water.
TORTUOSITY, tàr-tshū-6s'é-té. s. Wreath,
flexure.
TORTUOUS, tor'tshā-ās. a.463. Twisted, wreath-
ed, winding ; mischievous.
TORTURE, tàr'tshūre. s. 461. Torments judi-
cially inflicted, pain by which guilt is punished,
or confession extorted; pain, anguish, pang.
To TöRTÜRE, tºrtshöre. v. a. To punish with
tortures; to vex; to excruciate, to torment.
TORTURER, tàr'tshār-àr. s. 557. He who tor-
tures, a tormentor,
t h
TORVITY, tàr'vè-té. s. Sourness, severity of
Countenance.
TORWOUS, tàr'vt.s. a. 314.
stern, severe of countenance.
TORY, té'ré. s. A cant term, from an “Irish
word signifying a savage; the name of a party
opposed to that of a Whig ; a friend to monar-
Sour of aspect,
chv.
To Łóss, tôs. v. a. To throw with the hand, as
s ball at play; to throw with violence; to lift
with a sudden and violent motion; to make
restless, to disquiet; to keep in play, to tumble
ÖVer”.
To TOSS, tàs. v. m. To fling, to wince, to be
in violent commotion; to be tossed. To toss
up ; to throw a coin into the air, and wager on
what side it shall fall.
TOSS, tás. s. The act of tossing; an affected
manner of raising the head.
TOSSER, tàs'sár. s. 98. One who throws, one
who flings and writhes. -
TöğFoºf, tàs'pôt. s. A toper, a drunkard.
TOST, tàst. Pret. and part, pass. of Toss; pro-
perly Tossed. 360,367.
TOTAL, tú'tål, a. 88.
whole, not divided.
TOTALITY, túrtál'è-tě, s. Cemplete sum, whole
quantity.
tº: Y, tú'tāl-ć. ad. Wholly, fully, com-
plete'y.
TOTHER, tº TH'àr. Contracted for The other.
To TOITER, tàt’tár. v n. 98. To shake so as
to threaten a fall.
To TOUCH, tútsh. v. a. 314. To reach so as to
be in contact; to come to, to attain ; to try, as
gold with a stone; to affect, to relate to ; to
move, to strike mentally, to melt; to delineate
or mark out; to infect, to seize slightly ; to
wear, to have ar; effect on ; to strike a musical
instrumeni. To touch up; to repair or im-
prove by sight strokes.
To TOUCH, tàtsh. v. n. To be in a state of junc-
tion, so that no space is between them ; to fast-
em on, to take effect on. To touch it ; to come
to without stay. To touch on ; to mention
º: To touch on or upon; to go for a
very short time.
FOUCH, tútsh. s. Reach of anything so that
there is no space between the things reaching
and reached; the sense of feeling ; the act of
touching; examination as by a stone; test,
that by which any thing is examined ; proof,
tried qualities; single act of a pencil upon the
picture; feature. lineament; act of the aand
Whole, complete, full ;
upon a musical instrument; power of exciting
the affections; something of passion or affer
tion; a stroke; exact performance of 3°
ment; a small quantity intermingled; a hint,
slight notice given a cant word for a slighi
essay.
TOUCHABLE, tútsh'à-bl. a. 405. Tangible, that
may be touched. ...:
TOUCH-HOLE, tºtsh'hôle. s. The hole through
which the fire is conveyed to the powder in a
gun. o
TOUCHINESS, tàtsh'é-aēs. s.
irascibility.
TOUCHING, tºtsh'ing. prep. 410. With respect,
º: or relation to.
TOUCHING, tàtsh'ing a Pathetick, affecting,
In OVIIrº.
Töööſingly, tatshing-lé, ad. with feeling
emotion, in a pathetick manner.
TQUCHMENQT, tàtsh'mè-nót. s. An herb.
TOUCHSTONE, tàtsh'stöne. s. Stone by which
metals are examined; any test or criteriom.
TOUCHWOOD, tàtsh'wäd. s. Rotten wood used
to catch the fire struck from the flint.
TQUCHY, tütsh'é. a. Peevish, irritable, irasci-
ble, apt to take fire. A low word.
TOUGH, tàf. a. 314, 391. Yielding without frac-
ture, not brittle ; stiff, not easily flexible; not
easily injured or broken; viscous, clammy,
ropy.
T; Tºgghes, tàff'n. v. n. 103. To grow
Ollºlº,
Töffliness, tàf'nés. s. Not brittleness; flexi-
bility; viscosity, tenacity, clamminess, glutin-
ousness ; firmness against injury.
TOUPET, táð-pét'. s. 315. A curl, an artificial
lock of hair. This word is generally written
and prºnounced Toopee.
TOUR, tàór. s. 315. Ramble, roving journey;
turn, revolution. *
[[j' My experience fails me if this word is not
slowly conforming to the true English sound of
the vowels heard in thow. The smart traveller
to France and Italy, would fear we should
never suppose he had been out of England,
were he mot to pronounce it so as to rhyme with
poor; and the sober English critick sees inſi.
mite advantage in this pronunciation, as it pre-
vents our mistaking taking a tour for taking a
tower. But plausible as this latter reason inay
be, it is far from being sufficient to induce a
philosophical grammarian to approve it.--Coin-
cidence in the sound of words signifying dif.
ferent things, is the case in all languages; but
while these words are differently written, their
different meanings will be sufficiently preserved
without departing from the general analogy of
jº the word Bow L.
T URNAMEN T, tàr'nā-mént, or tár'nā-
inént.
TOURNEY, téðr'mé, or tár'ně.
Tilt, military sport, mock encounter: Milton
uses it simply for encounter.
[[G’ I am much mistaken if generai usage does
not incline to the short sound of the diphthong
in these words; and that this sound ought to
be indulged, is palpable to every English ear;
which finds a repugnance at giving the French
sound to any word that is not newly adopted.
Journey, nourish, courage, and ſaany other words
from the French, have long been anglicised;
and there is no good reason why this word
should not fall into the same class. Mr. She-
ridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry,
give the first sound of this word , and Buchan-
an and W. Johnston, the secºnd. Junius and
Skinner spell the word Turnanenz.
Tc TOURNEY, téðr'nè, or túr'mè. v. m. To tilt in
the lists. ..
TOURNIQUET, tºr'mè-kwét. s. A bandage used
in amputations, straitened or relaxed by the
turn of a handle.
Peevishness,
5.
[; The general pronunciation of this word oughs
iš,
TOY
548
TRA
[[F.559–Fâte, ſār, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
to induce us to the second propunciation of
Tournament.
To TOUSE, túñze. v. a. 313. To pull, to tear, to
haul, to drag : whence Towser, or Towser, the
name of a mastiff. -
TOW, to. s. Flax or hemp beaten and combed
into a filamentous substance.
To TOW, tú. v. a. To draw by a rope, particularly
T§ º, i. * --
A tô'êrd. 324. • a s
TöWARüş, º ; prep. In a direction
to ; near to, as, the danger now comes Towards
him ; with respect to, touching, regarding ; with
tendency to ; mearly, little less than.
!Cſ” Notwithstanding our poets almost universally
accent this word on the first syllable, and the
poets are pretty generally followed by good
speakers, there are some, and those not of the
lowest order, who still place the accent on the
second. These should be reminded, that as in-
wards, outwards, backwards, forwards, and every
other word of the same form, have the accent
on the first syllable, there is not the least rea-
son for pronouncing towards with the accent on
the last. Ali our orthóepists place the accent
upon the first syllable of toward when an adjec-
tive. Towards, being always a preposition, has
the accent on the first syllable by Mr. Scott ;
but Mr. Perry, Barclay, and Fenning, place it
on the second. From the coalescence of the o
with the w, this word is pronounced generally
In one syllable, though Dr. Kenrick says other-
wise. Mr. Sheridan so pronounces it ; Mr.
Nares and Mr. Smith rhyme it with boards :
Bailey accents the first syllable of toward, and
Pºntick the same syllable in the same word, and
on towards as a preposition.
TOWARD, tºwārd. a. 88. Ready to do or learn,
not froward.
TOWARDLINESS, tú"wārd-lé-ués. s. Docility,
...Sº liance, readiness to do or to learn.
TOWARDLY, tºwārd-lè. a. Ready to do or
learn ; docile, compliant with duty.
TQWARDNESS, tºwārd-nés. s. ſocility.
TOWEL, tà’īl. s, 99,323. A cloth on which the
hands are wiped.
TQWER, túň'är. s. 99, 323. A high building, a
building raised above the main edifice; a for-
tress, a citadel; a high head-dress; high flight,
elevation.
To TOWER, 185%r. v. n. 98. To soar, to ſly or
rise high.
TOWERED, tà'âr'd. a. 359. Adorned or defend-
ed by towers.
TOWERY, téâ'ār-8. a. Adorned or guarded with
...towers. "
TOWN, téân. s. 323. Any walled collection of
houses; any collection of houses larger than a
'village : in England, any number of houses to
which belongs a regular market, and which is
mot a city, or see of a bishop; the court end of
Hondon; the people who live in the capital.
TOWNCLERK, thān'klärk. g., An officer who
manages the publick business of a place.
TOWN HOUSE, túán'hööse. s. The hali where
publick business is transacted.
TOWNSHIP, tdān'ship. s. The corporation of a
town, a district.
TOWNSMAN, téânz'mán. s. An inhabitant of a
Yºu§§ ; one of the same town.
TOWNTALK, téântâwk. s. Common prattle of
~# #";
TQY, tºº. s. 329. A petty commodity, a trifle, a
thing of no value; a plaything, a bauble; mat-
ter of no importance; folly, trifling practice,
silly opinion; play, sport, atmorous dalliance;
fººliek; humour, odd fancy.
To TOY, the. v. n." To trifle, to dally amorously,
to #.
POYiSH, tººsh. a. Trifling, wanton.
rºsº, tê'ish-més, s. Nugacity, wan-
, ſomtess .
2
'iTRADUCTION,
TOYSHOP, tdè'shôp. s. A shop where play
things and little mice manufactures are *
To TOZE, téze. v. a. To pull by violence or in
portunity. Obsolete.—See TowsE and TEASE
TRACE, tràse. s." Mark left by any thing pass
ing, footsteps; remain, appearance of what has
been ; harness for beasts of draught.
To ‘’’RACE, trase. v. a. To follow by the foot-
steps, or remaining marks; to follow with ex
actness; to mark out. -
TRACER, trästir. s.98. One that traces.
THACK, träk. s. Mark left upon the way by the
foot or otherwise; a road, a beaten path.
To TRACK, träk. v. a. To follow by the foot-
steps or marks left in the way.
TRACKLESS, träk'lés. a. Untrodden, marked
with no footsteps.
TRACT, träkt. s. A region, a quantity of land;
continuity, any thing protracted or drawn out
to length ; course, manner of process: it seems
to be used by Shakspeare for Track; a treatise,
a small book.
TRACTABLE, tråk'tá-bl. a. 405. Manageable,
docile, compliant ; palpable, such as may be
handled.
TRACTABLENESS, träk'tá-bl-més, s. The stats
of being tractable, compliance, obsequiousness
TRACTATE, träkſtäte. s. 91. A treatise, a
tract, a small book.
TRACTION, träk'shēn. s. 'I he act of drawing,
the state of being drawn.
TRACTILE, träk’til. a. 140. Capable to be
drawn out or extended in length, ductile.
TRACTILITY, träk-tîl'è-tè. s. The quality of
being tractile.
TRADE, träde. s. 73. Traffick, commerce, ex-
change; occupation, particular employmt.nt
whether manual or mercantile.
To TRAF3 E, trade. v. n. To traffick, to deal, to
hold commerce ; to act merely for money, to
Have a trade wind.
TRADE-WIND, träde'wind. s. The monsoon
the periodical wind between the tropicks.- See
WIND.
TRADED, trä'déd. a. Versed, practised.
TRADER, trà'dár. s. 98. One engaged in mer-
chandize or commerce ; one long used in the
methods of money getting, a practitioner.
TRADESFOLK, tradz'föke. s. People employed
in trades.—See Folk.
TRADESMAN, trädz'mán. s. 83. A
keeper.
TRADEFUL, träde'föl. a.
in traffick.
TRADITION, tri-dish'én. s. The act or prac-
title of delivering accounts from mouth to mouth
without written memorials; any thing deliver-
ed orally from age to age.
TRADITIONAL, trä-dish'īn-ál. a. Delivered by
tradition, descending by oral communication;
observant of traditions, or idie rites.
THA DITIONALLY, trä-dish'ên-ál-è ad. By
transmission from age to age ; from tradition
without evidence of written memorials.
TRADITIONARY, trä-dish'ên-ár-é. a. Deliver-
ed by tradition; -
TRADITIVE, träd'e-tív. a. 512. Transmitted or
transmissible from age to age.
To TRADUCE, trà-dºse'. v. a. To censure, to
condemn, to represent as blameable, to calum-
niate; to propagate, to increase by deriving
..oue from another.
TRADUCEMENT, trä-dèse'mént. s.
obloqui v.
THADUCER, trä-dû'sár. s. 98. A false censur
er, a calumniator.
TRADUCIBI.E, trä-dû'sè-bl. a. 405. Such as
may be derived. - tº a º
trā-dákshön. s. Derivatiou
from one of the same kind, propagation; tra
shop-
Commercial ; busy
Censure.
ditiou, transmission from one to another ; con
; veyance ; traitsition.
TRA -
TRAFFICK, traffik. s. Commerce, merchan-
dizing, large trade ; commodities, subject of
traffick.
Io TRAFFICK, träffik, w m. To practise com-
merce, to merchandize; to trade meanly or
mercenarily. -
rºßR, träffik-àr. s. Trader, mer-
chant. f
TRAGEDIAN, trä-jë'dē-ăm. s. A writer of tra-
gedy"; an actor of tragedy. . .
{{* In this word we have a striking instance of
the aversion of the language to what may be
called a Tautophony, or a successive repetition
of the same sound. We find no repugnance at
aspirating the d in Comedian, and pronouncing
it as if written Co-me-je-wn ; but there is no
ear that would not be hurt at pronouncing Tra-
gedian as if written Tra-je-jeºn. The reason, is
evident. The ge that immediately precedes be-
ing exactly the same sound as di when aspira-
ted into je, the ear will not suffer the repetition,
and therefore dispenses with the kaws of aspi-
ration, rather than offend against those of har-
mony. To the same reason we must attribute
giving the sound of zh to the double s in Abscis-
sion, and to the ti in Transition. The same aver-
sion to the repetition of similar sounds makes
us drop the first aspiration in Diphthong, Tripit-
thong, Ophthalmſ, &c.—See OPHTHALM1CR.
TÉÉ. trädjè-dé. s. A dramatick represen-
tation of a serious action ; any mournful or
T flºº i. &
AGICAL, träd'jö-kál. e &Q
'TRAGICK, trädjík. : a. 509. Relating to tra-
cdy; mournful, calamitous, sorrowful, dreadſul.
TRAGICALLY trädjè-kāl-ć. ad. In a tragical
manner, in a manner befitting tragedy, mourn-
fully, sorrowfully, calamitously,
TRAGICALNESS, tradjè-kāl-nés.
fulness, calamitousness.
TRAGICOMEDY, träd-jè-köm'ê-dè. s. A drama
compeºnded of merry and serious events.
TRAGICOMICAL, träd-jè-köm'ê-kál, a. Rela-
ting to tragicomedy ; consisting of a mixture
of mirth and sorrow, *
TRAGICOMICALLY, trädjè-kém'ê-kāl-ć. ad.
in a tragicomick manner.
To TRAJECT, trà-jškt'. v. a. To cast through, to
s. Mourn-
throw.
TRAJECT, trädjékt. s. 492. A ferry, a passage
for a water-carriage.
TRAJECTION, trà.jék'shôn.
darting through ; emission.
To TRAIL, trâle. v. a. 202. To hunt by the
track ; to draw along the ground; to draw af-
ter in a long ficating or waving.body; to draw,
to drag.
To TRAIL, tråle. v. n. To oe drawn out in length.
TRAIL, tràle, s. Track followed by the hunter;
any thing drawn to length ; any thing drawn
behind in long undulations.
To TRAN, trâne. v. a. 202. To draw along;
to draw, to entice, to invite, to draw by arti-
fice or stratagem; to draw from act to act by
persuasion or promise; to educate, to bring up,
flºonly with Up ; to breed, or form to any
thing.
IRAIN, träme. s. A tratagem of entice-
ment; the tail of a ' wel of a woodcock;
part of a gown that falls behind upon the
ground ; a series, a consecution ; process, me-
thod, state of procedure ; a retiniue, a number
of followers; an orderly company, a proces-
sion ; the line of powder reaching to the mine.
Train of artillery : cannons accompanying an
army.
TRAINBANDS, trómebåmdz. s. The militia,
the part of a community trained to martial exer.
CISé.
TRAINOIL, trane'êil. s. Oil drawn by coction
from the fat of the whale.
TRAINY, trä'uë. a. Belouging to train oil.
The act of
S.
549
—no, mêve, nôr, nôt;—túbe, tàb, būll;—öil;—pôānd;—thin, this.
:
TRA
To TRAIPSE, trapes. v. a. 202. To walk in a
careless or sluttish manner. * * ... .º.
TRAPT, tra, or träte. s. 472. A
touch, an outline. -
TRAITOR, tra'tar. s. 166, 202. One who, being
stroke, a
trusted, betrays.
Tººgany, trá'tàr-lè. a. Treacherous, per-
IOIUS. -
TRAITOROUS, trä'tūr-às. a. 314. Treacher.
ous, perfidious.
TRAITOROUSLY, trà'tär-às-ié. ad. In a man-
ner suiting traitors, perfidiously.
TRAITRESS, tra'trés. s. A woman who betrays,
—See TutoREss.
To TRALINEATE, trà-lin'yate. v. n. 113. To
deviate from any direction. -
TRAMMEL, träm'mél. s. 99. A net in which
birds or fish are caught ; any kind of net ; a
kind of shackles in which horses are taught to
pace.
To TRAMMEL, träm'mél. v. a. To catch, to
mtercept.
To TRAMPLE, träm'pl. v. a. 405. To tread
under foot with pride, contempt, or elevation.
To TRAMPLE, träm'pl. v. m. To tread in con-
tempt ; to tread quickly and loudly.
TRAMPLER, tram'pl-ár. s. 98. One that tram-
ples. -
TRANATION, trà-nā’shān. s. The act of swim-
ming over.
TRANCE, tränse. s. 73, 79. An ecstacy, a state
in which the soul is rapt into visions of future
or distant things.
TRANCED, tränst. a. 359. Lying in a trance
or ecstacy. -
TièANGRAM, trän'grâm. s. A cant word. An
odd intricately contrived thing. ſ
THANNEL, trän'nil. s. 99. A sharp pin.
TRANQUIL, träng'kwil. a. Quiet, peaceful, un-
disturbed.
TRANQUILLITY, trän-kw?l'è-té. s. 408. Quiet,
peace of mind, peace of condition, freedom from
perturbation. - - •.
To TRANSACT, tráns-ākt'., v. a. To manage,
to negociate, to conduct a treaty or affairs : to
perform, to do, to carry, on.
TRANSAC'ſ IGN, träns-ák'shām. s. Negocia.
tion, dealing between man and man, manage-
Inellt.
TRANSANIMA"YON, träns-ān-mè-mâ'shām. s.
ºyance ot the soul from one body to an-
Other.
To TRANSCEND, trän-s&nd'. v. a. To pass,
to overpass: to surpass, to outgo, to exceed, to
excel ; to surmount, to rise above. -
TRANSCENDENCE, trän-sén'dénse.
TRANSCENI) ENCY, trin-sén'dén-sº S.
Excellence, unusual excellence, supereminence;
exaggeration, elevation beyond truth
TRANSCENDFN'A', trän-sém'dént. a. Excel-
lent, supremely excellent, passing others.
TRANSCENDENTAL, trän-sén-dén'tál. a. Ge-
neral, pervading many particulars; superemi-
ment, passing others.
TRANSCENDENTLY, trän-sén'dént-é. ad. I’z
cellently, supereminently. . .
To TRANSCOLATE, träms'kö-lāte. v. a. To
strain through a sieve or colander. -
To TRANSCRIRE, träu-skribe'. v. a. To copy,
to write from an exemplar. -
TRANSCRIBER, trän-skri'bār. s. A copier, one
who writes from a copy.
TRANSCRIPT, trän'skript. s. A copy, anything
written from an original.
TRANSCRIPTION, trän-skrip'shôn. s. The act
of copying.
TRANSCRIPTIVELY, trän-skriptiv-lè. ad. In
manner of a copy. . .
To TRANSCUR, träns-kār'. v. n. To run or
move to and fro. - --
THANSCURSION, träns-kār'shān. s. Ramble,
passage through, passage beyond certain Timits
TRA
550
TRA
[[G 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat:—mē, mét;—pine, pīn;–
TRANSE, tränse, s. A temporary absence of
the soul, an §§ - .
TRANSELEMENTATION, tráns-Él-è-mên-tº-
shān. s. Change of one element into an-
other. -
"o TRANSFER, träns-fér'. v. a. To convey, or
make over from one to another; to remove, to
transport.
TRANSFER, tráns'fér. S. 492. The act of con-
Jeying from one person to another.—Ash,
TRANSFERABLE, träns-fér'à-bl, or träns'fér-ā-
bl., a Capable of being transferred. -
ſ; I have met with this very common and use-
ful word in no Dictionary but Entick's, where
the accent is very properly placed on the se-
cond syllable; as all words of this formi ought
as much as possible to retain the accent of the
verb from which they are derived.
TRANSFIGURATION, träns-fig-tº-rā'shôn. s.
Chauge of form; the miraculous change of our
blessed Saviour's appearance on the mount.
To TRANSFIGURE, träns-fig'yūre. v. a. To
transforni, to change with respect to outward
appearance.
To TRANSFIX, träns-ſiks'. v. a. To pierce
through.
To TRANSFORM, träns-fôrm'. v. a. To meta-
morphose, to change with regard to extermal
form. .
To TRANSFORM, träns-fôrm'. v. m. To be
metamorubosed.
TRANSFORMATION, träns-fôr-mâ'shôn.
State of being changed with regard to form.
TRANSFRETATION, träns-fré-tä'shán. s. Pas-
sage over the sea.
To TRANSFUSE, träms-fize'. v. a.
out of one into another.
TRANSFUSION, träns-fô'zhàm. s. The act of
pouring out of one into another.
To TRANSGRESS, träns-grés'. v. a. To pass
over, to pass beyond ; to violate.
To TRANSGRESS, träns grés'. v. m. To offend
by violating a law.
TRANSGRESSION, trāms-grésh'àn. s. Viola-
tion of a law, breach of a command; offence,
crime, fault.
TRANSGRESSIVE, träns-grés'sív. a. Faulty,
culpable, apt to break laws.
‘TRANSGRESSOR, träns-grés'sár. s. 166. Law-
breaker, violator of command, offender.
TRANSI ENT, träm'shë-ént. a. 542. Soon pass-
ed, soon passing, short, momentary.
TRANSI ENTLY, trän'shë-ént-lè. ad. In pas-
sage, with a short passage, not extensively.
TRANSIENTNESS, trän'shë-ánt-pés. s. Šion.
ness of continuance, speedy passage.
TRANSILIENCE, trän-silyènse.
TRANSILIFNCY, trän-silyán-sè.
Leap from thing to thing.
TRANSiT, transit. s. i. Astronomy, the pas-
sing of any planet just by or under any other
planet or fixes! star.
TRANSiTION, träm-sizh'ên, or trän-sfsh'ên. s.
29 —See TRAGEDIAN. Removal, passage ;
change, passage in writing cr conversation
from one subject to another.
{{# 1 prefer the first mode of pronouncing this
word to the second, though, at first sight, it
appears not so regular. My reason is, the aver-
sion oxir language has to a repetition of exact-
!y similar words. The s in the prefix trans is
always sharp and hissing, and that inclines us
to vary the succeeding aspiration, by giving it
the flat instead of the sharp sound. This is
the best reason I can give for the very prevail-
ing custom of pronouncing this termination in
this word contrary to analogy.—When I asked
Mr. Garrick to pronounce this word, he, with-
out premeditation, gave it in the first manner;
but when I desired him to repeathis pronuncia-
tion, he gave it in the j
* As one who in his journey bates at noon,
S.
To pour
S. 113.
º
|
“Though bent on speed, so here the Archangel
“paus'd,
“Betwixt the world destroy'd and world restor'd,
“If Adam aught perhaps might interpose,
“Then with transition sweet new speech resumes.”
I think, however, it may be classed among those
varieties where we shall neither be much ap-
plauded for being right, nor blamed for being
WrCongº. *- *
TRAN Šitive, tráns'ê-tív. a. Having the power
of passing: in Grammar, a verb Transitive is
that which signifies an action conceived as hav-
‘ng an effect upon some object, as, I strike the
earth.
TRANSITORILY, trán'sè-tūr-à-lè. ad. With
speedy evanescence, with short continuance.
TRANSITORINESS, trän'sè-tūr-e-nēs. s. Spee-
dy evanescence.
TRANSITORY, trän'sè-tūr-A. a. 557. Continu-
ing but a short time, speedily vanishing.—See
Dom Estick. *
To TRANSLATE, trān-slåte'. v. m. To trans-
port, to remove: it is particularly used of the
removal of a bishop from one see to another;
to transfer from one to another, to convey ; to
change ; to interpret in another language; to
explaim. -
TRANSLATION, trän-slå'shūm. s. Removal, act
of removing; the removal of a bishop to am-
other see; the act of turning into another lam-
§§§º: something made by translation, version.
TRANSLATOR, trän-slåſtår. s. 166. One that
turns any thing into another language.
Tºmator , träns-lá'tār-e. a. 512. Trans
erring. -
TRANSLOCATION, träns-lö-kå'shôn. s. . Re-
moval of things reciprocally to each other's
place.
TRANSLUCENCY, tráns-lä'sém-sè. s. Diapha.
neity; transparency.
V
TRANSLUCENT, trans-lè'sént.
TRANSLUCID, träns-lè'słd.
rent, diaphanous, clear. r -
TRANSMARINE, träns-má-rèën', a. 112. Lying
on the other side of the sea, found beyond sea
TRANSMIGRANT, tráns'mè-grânt. a. Passing
into another country or state.
To TRANSMIGRATE, träns'mè-gräte. v. 11
To pass from one place or country into an
Other.
TRANSMIGRATION, träns-mê-grä'shôn, s
Passage from one place or state into another.
TRANSMISSION, träns-mish'ên. s. The act of
sending from one place to another.
TRANSMISSIVE, träns-mis'sív. a. Transmit
ted, derived from one to another.
TRANSMITTAL, trâns-mft’tál. s.
transmitting, transmission. . -
TRANSMUTABLE, träns-mê'tá-bl. a. Capable
of change, possible to be changed into another
nature or substance.
TRANSMUTABLY, trăns-mê'tā-blé. ad. With
capacity of being changed into another sub-
stance or nature. - -
TRANSMUTATION, tráns-mê-tä'shān.s. Change
into another nature or substance: the great
aim of alchymay is the transmutation of base
metals into É;
To TRANSMUTE, träms-mête'. v. n. To change
from one nature or substance to another.
TRANSMUTER, träns-mê'tör. s. One that
transmutes. *
TRANSPARENCY, trans-pâ'rém-sé. s. Clear
ness, diaphaneity, translucence, power of trams
§§§ - - e
TRANSPARENT, trans-pārānt, a. Pervious to
the sight, clear, pellucid, diaphanous, translu-
Cent. -
TRANSPICUOUS, i.; 'à-às. a. Transpa-
rent, pervious to the sight.
To TRANSPIERCE, trans-pêèrse', or trans-
: s. Transpa-
The act of
TRA
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TRE
—né, mêve, nôr, māt;—täbe, tab, bāli; &ll;-pôānd;—thin, rais.
pèrse'... v. n. To penetrate, to make way
through, to permeate.—See PIERCE and
FIERCE. tº
TRANSPIRATION, trän-spè-rà'shôn. s. Emis-
sion in §: Ar
To TRANSPIRE, trän-spire'. v. a. To emit in
Wºº)0tliſ.
To ºw SPIRE, trän'spire'. v. m. To be emit-
ted by insensible vapour; to escape from se-
crecy to notice. -
To TRANSPLACE, träns-plase'. v. a. To re-
move, to put into a new place.
To TRANSPLANT, träns-plant'. v. a. To re-
move and plant in a new place; to remove.
TRANSPLANTATION, träng-plan-tä'shôn. s.
The act of transplanting or removing to an-
other soil ; conveyance from one to another;
removal of men from one country to another.
TRANSPLANTER, träns-plant'âr. s. One that
transplants.
To TRANSPORT, träns-pôrt'. . v. a. 492. To
convey by carriage from place to place; to
carry into banishment, as a felon; to sentence
as a felon to banishment; to hurry by violence
of passion ; to put into ecstacy, to ravish with
Fº
TRANSPORT, träns'përt. s. 492. Transporta-
tion, carriage, conveyance; a vessel of car-
riage, particularly a vessel in which soldiers
are conveyed ; rapture, ecstacy.
TRANSPORTANCE, träns-pôrtānse. s. Con-
veyance, carriage, removal.
TRANSPORTATION, träns-pôr-tá'shôn. s. Re-
moval, conveyance, carriage; banishment for
felony; ecstatick violence of passion.
TRANSPORTER, träns-pôrt'âr. s. One that
§§§ -
TRANSPOSAL, träns-pô'zál. s. The act of put-
ting things in each other's place.
To T
in the # of other; to put out of place.
TRANSPOSITION, träns-pô-zish'ên. s. The act
of putting one thing in the place of another;
the state of being put out of one place into
another.
To TRANSSHAPE, träns-shape'. v. a. To trans-
form, to bring into another shape.
To TRANSUBSTANTIATE, trän-sāb-stán':hè-
âte. v. a. To change to another substance.
TRANSUBSTANTIATION, trän-sāb-stān-shë-à-
shám. s. A change of the elements of the Eucha-
rist into the real body and blood of Christ.
TRANSUDATION, trän-shū-dà'shām. s. The act
of passing in sweat, or perspirable vapour,
through any ..
To TRANSUDE, trän-såde'. v. m. To pass through
in vapour.—See FotuR1ty.
TRANSWERSAL, träns-vér'sál.a. Running cross-
WIS®.
TRANSWERSALLY, träns-vér'säl-lè. ad. In a
cross direction.
TRANSWERSE, träns-vèrse'. a. Being in a cross
direction. -
TRANSWERSELY, träns-vérs'lé. ad. In a cross
direction.
TRANSUMPTION, träns-sàm'shôn. s. The act
of taking from one place to another.
TRAP, träp. s. A snare set for thieves or vermin;
an ambush, a stratagem to betray or catch un-
* ; a play at which a ball is driven with a
stick.
To TRAP, trâp. v. a. To ensnare, to catch by a
snare or ambush; to adorn, to decorate.
TRAPDOOR, träp-dère'. s. A door opening and
shutting unexpectedly. - &
To TRAPE, trâpe. v. a. To run idly and sluttish-
% about. Commonly written and pronounced
'rainse.
# trāpes. s. A slatternly woman.
TRAPSTICK, träp'stik. s. A stick with which
boys drive a wooden ball.
TRAPEZIUM. trā-pê'zhē-ăm s. A quadrilateral
NSPOSE, träns-pôze'. v. a. To put each ||
figure, whose four sides are not equal, and nons
of its sides parallel. . . -
TRAPEZOID, trä-péſzöld s.
four sides are not parallel.
TRAPPINGS, träppingz. s. 410. Ornaments ap-
pendant to the saddle ; ornaments, dress, em-
bellishments. *
TRASH, träsh. s. Anything worthless, dross,
dregs; , a worthless person, matter improper
for food.
To TRASH, träsh. v. a. To lop, to crop; to
crush, to humble.
TRASHY, träsh'é. a. Worthless, wife, useless.
To TRAVAIL, trävíl. v. n. 208. To labour, to
toil; to be in labour, to suffer the pains of child-
birth.
To TRAVAIL, träv'íl. v. a. 208. To harass, to
tire.
TRAVAIL, träv'íl. s. Labour, toil, fatigue; labour
in childbirth.
To TRAVEL, träv'íl. v. m.99. To make journies;
to pass, to go, to move; to make journies of
curiosity ; to labour. ^, ſº
To TRAVEL, träv'íl. v. a. To pass, to journey
over; to force to journey. .
TRAVEL, träv'fl. s. Journey, act of passing from
place to place; journey of curiosity or instruc-
tion; labour, toil; labour in childbirth. Tra-
vels; account of occurrences and observations
of a journey. -
TRAVELLER, träv'íl-àr. s. 406. One who goes
a journey, a way-farer; one who visits foreign
Countries. -
TRAVELTAINTED, träv'íl-tänt-éd. a. Harass-
ed, fatigued with travel.
TRAVERSE, trà-vérse'. ad. Crosswise, athwart.
|IH In the folio edition of Johnson, the word
Traverse, when an adverb or a Pºlº is ac-
cented on the last syllable as I ave marked it;
but in the quarto, it is every whº re accented on
the first. Mr. Sheridan accent only the pre-
position on the last. Dr. Ash says the verb
was formerly accented on the last, and Bucha-
man has given it so accented ; all the rest of
our orthbepists accent the word every where on
the first; but the distinction in which l have fol-
lowed Dr. Johnson's folio, I must think the
most accurate. , g
TRAVERSE, trā-vèrse'.prep. Through, crosswise.
TRAVERSE, träv'érse. a. Lying across, lying
athwart. * #
TRAVERSE, träv'êrse. s. Any thing laid of
built across-
To *Rºse, tráv'érse. v. a. To cross, to
lay athwart; to cross by way of oppositiou, to
thwart with obstacles; to oppose so as to an-
nul; to wander over, to cross; to survey, to
examine thoroughly.
To TRAVERSE, träv'érse. v. m. To use a pos-
ture of opposition in fencing.
Tºšić. traves té, a firessed so as to be
made ridiculous.
TRAUMATICK, traw-mätik. a. 508. Vulnerary.
TRAY, tra. s. 220. A shallow trough in which
meat is carried. g
TRAYTRIP, trä'trip. s. A kind of play.
A figure, whose
TREACHEROUS, trêtsh'ér-às. a. 234. Faith-
less, perfidious, guilty of ;. tº *
TREACHEROUSLY, trêtsh’ér-ás-lè. ad. Faith-
lessly, perfidiously, by treason, by stratagem.
THEACHEROUSNESS, trétsh'ér-às-nég. s. 314.
The quality of being treacherous.
TREACHERY, trêtsh’ér-è. s. 555. Perfidy,
breach of faith. -
TREACLE, trè'kl. s. 227, 405. A medicine
maste up of many ingredients; molasses.
Toºtſte §i), red.’v.º. Pret from Fart, pass.
Trodden. 234. To set the foot; to trample, to
set the feet in scorm or malice; to walk with
form or state , to copulate as birds.
To the AD, tråd, v, a to wait on, to feel un-
der the foot; to press under the foot; to beat,
, TRE
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to track; to walk-on in a formal or stately
mauner; to crush under foot, to trample in
contempt or hatred; to put in action by the
feet; to love as the male bird the female.
TREAD, tréd. s. 234. Footing, step with the
foot; way, track, path; the cock's part in the
egg.
TREADER, tréd'âr. s. He who treads.
TREADLE, tréd'dl. s. 405. A part of an engine
on which the feet act to put it in motion; the
sperm of the cock. -
TREASON, trè'z'm. s. 103,227, 170. An offence
committed against the person of majesty, or
_against the dignity of the commonwealth.
TREASONABLE, trè'z'n-á-bl. a. Havin
TREASONOUS, trè'2'm-às. e g
the nature or guilt of treason.
TREASURE, trèzh'êre, s. 452. Wealth hoard-
ed, riches accumulated.
To TREASURE, trézh'ère. v. a. To hoard, to
reposit, to la
{l W Ulº,
TR .#6;E, trézh'êre-hööse. s. Place ||
where hoarded riches are kept.
FREASURER, trézh''l-rūr. s. One who has care
of money, one who has charge of treasure
‘FREAS RSHIP, trézh'ê-rár-ship. s. Office
ºr dignity of treasurer.
TREASURY, trèzh'ê-rë. s.
riches are accumukated.
To TREAT, trète. v. a. 227. To negociate, to
settle; to discourse on ; to use in any mammer,
good or bad; to handle, to manage, to carry
on ; to entertain.
To TREAT, trète. v. m. To discourse, to make
discussions ; to practise negociation; to come
to terms of accommodation; to make gratui-
tous entertainments. -
TREAT, trète. s. An entertainment given;
A place in which
ś en at an entertainment.
Tºab tré'tá-bl. a. 405. Moderate, not
violent.
TREATISE, trèſtiz. s. 140, 227. Discourse,
Written tractate.
TREATMENT, trètemént. s. Usage, manner
...Qf 'º good or bad.
TREATY, trè'té. s. 227. Negociation, act of
treating ; a compact of accommodation re-
lating to publick affairs; entreaty, supplica-
tion, petition. In this last sense not in use.
‘TREBLE, trébbl. a. 405. Threefold, triple;
sharp of sound.—See Codle. -
To TREBLE, trébbl. v. a.
three, to make thrice as much.
Tº TREBLE, tréb'bl. v. n. To become threefold.
TREBLE, tréb'bl. s. A sharp sound; the upper
... partin musick.
TREBLENESS, tréb'bl-nēs. s. The state of be-
ing treble, - -
TREBLY, tréb'blé. ad. Thrice told, in threefold
number or quantity. k
TREE, trèé. s. A large vegetable rising with
one woody stem to a considerable height; any
thing branched out. --
TREFOIL, trè'föil. s. A plant. •
TRELLIS, trél'lis. s. Is a structure of iron,
wood, or osier, the parts crossing each other
like a lattice. -
To THEMBLE, trêm'bl. v. n. 405. To shake as
with fear or cold, to shiver, to quake, to shud-
der; to quiver, to totter; to quaver, to shake
as a Sound.
TREMBLINGLY, trêmbling-lè. ad. So as to
shake or quiver.
TREMENDOUS, trè-mén'dās. a. Dreadful, hor-
rible, astonishingly terrible. See STUPENDous.
TREMOUR, trè'môr. s. 314. The state of trem-
bling , guivering or vibratory motion. Now
To multiply by
enerally written Tremor. -
TREMULOUS, trêm'à-lás. a. 314. Trembling,
fearful ; quivering, vibratory.
Tºdºsses. ... The
state of quivering,
To TRENCH, trétish. v. a. To cut; to cut er
dig into pits or ditches. -
TRENCH, trènsh. s. A pit or ditch; earth
thrown up to defend soldiers in ineir approach
to a town, or to guard a camp.
TRENCHANT, trén'shānt. a. Cutting, sharp.
TRENCHER, trên'shār. s. A piece of wood on
which meat is cut at table; the table; food,
pleasures of the table.
TRENCHERFLY, trên'shār-fli. s.
haunts tables, a parasite.
One that
TRENCHERMAN, trên'shār-mân. s. 88. A
feeder, an eater. - ,”
TRENCHERMATE, trén'shār-mâte. s. A ta-
ble companion, a parasite.
To TREND, trénd. v. n. To tend, to lie in any
articular direction. JNot in use. -
TRENDLE, trén'dl. s. 405.
round.
TREPAN, trè-pán'. s. An instrument by which
chirurgeons cut out round pieces of the sculi;
a snare, a stratagem.
To TREPAN, trè-pán'. v. a. To perforate with
the trepan ; to catch, to ensnare.
TREPIDATION, trépiè-dà'shán. s. The state
of trembling: state of terrour.
To TRESPASS, trés'pás. v. m. To transgress,
to offend ; to enter unlawfully on another's
ground.
TRESPASS, trés'pás. s. Transgression, offence;
unlawful entrance on another's ground.
TRESPASSER, trés'pás-sàr. s. An offender, a
transgressor; one who enters unlawfully on
another’s ground.
TRESSED, trés'séd. a. 104, 366. Knotted or
curled.
TRESSES, trés'síz. s.
A knot or curl of hair.
TRESTLE, trés'sl. s. 472. The frame of a table
a moveable form by which any thing is sup
ported. -
TRET, trêt. s. An allowance made by mer-
chants to retailers, which is four pounds in
every hundred weight, and four pounds for
waste or refuse of a commodity.
TREVET, tré'vit. s. 99. Any thing that stands
on three legs.
TREY, trà. s. . A three at cards.
TRIABLE, tri'ā-bl. a. 405. Possible to be ex-
perimented, capable of trial; such as may be
º examined. -
TRIAD, tri'ād. s. 88. Three united.
TRIAL, tri'āi. S. 88. Test, examination ; expe-
riment, act of examining by experience 3, ex-
perience, experimental kuowledge; judicial ex-
amination; temptation; test of virtue ; state of
being tried. -
TRIALOGUE, tria-lèg. s. 519. A colloquy of
three persons. -
TRIANGLE, tri'āng-gl. s. 405. A figure of three
angles. -
TāāsāULAR, trl-àng'gū-lär. a Having three
angles.
TÉ. tribe. s. A distinct body of the people
as divided by family or fortune, or any other
characteristick : it is often used in contempt.
TRIBULATION, trib-ê-lä'shôn. s. Persecution,
distress, vexation, disturbance of life.
TRIBUNAL, tri-bā'mál. s. 119. The seat of a
judge ; a court of justice.
TRIBUNE, trib'éime. s. An officer of Rome cho-
sen by the people; the commander of a Roman
legion.
TRIBUNITIAL, trib-à-nish'âl.
TRIBUNITIOUS, trib-ê-nish’és.
a tribune, relating to a tribune.
TRIBUTARY, tribº-tá-ré, a Paying tribute as
an acknowledgment of submission to a master ;
subject, subordinate; paid in tribute.
TRIBUTARY, trib'd-tá-ré. s. One who pays
a stated sum in acknowledgment of subjec
tion. -
Any thing turned
99. Without a singular
: a. Suiting
TRI
555
TRF
—no, mēve, nãr, nét, tibe, tàb, ball;-&il;—pôānd ;—thin, This.
TRIBUTE, trib'ête. s. Payment made in ac-
knowledgment of subjection. t
TRICE, trise. s. A short time, an instant, a
stroke. ... •
TºICHOTOMY, tri-köttö-mè. s. 518, 119, 353.
Division into three parts.
ºkić’K, trik. s. A sly fraud ; a dexterous arti
jce, a vicious practice ; a jº, an antick,
any thing done to cheat jocosely; an unexpect-
ed effect; a practice, a manner, a habit; a
number of cards laid regularly up in play.
To TRſCK, trik. v. a. To cheat, to impose om,
to defraud ; to dress, to decorate, to adorm ; to
perform by slight of hand, or with a light touch.
To TRICK, trik... v. n. To live by fraud.
TRICKER, trik'êr. s. 98. The catch which be-
ing pulled disengages the cock of the gun, that
it may give fire.
TRICKING, triking. s. 410. Dress, ornament.
TRICKISH, trikish. a. Knavishly artful, frau-
dulently cunning, mischievously subtle,
To TRICKLE, trik'ki. v. n. 405.
to rill in a slender stream.
TRICKSY, trik'sè. a. 438. , Pretty. Obsolete.
TRICORPORAL, trl-kör'pô-rál. a. 119. Having
three bodies. . . .
TRIDENT, tri'děnt. s. 544. A three-forked scep-
tre of Neptune.
TRIDENT, trl'dént; a. 544. Having three teeth.
TRIDUAN, tridjè-án. a. 293,376. Tasting three
days; happening every third day.
TRIENNIAL, tri-&n'yāl. a. 113, 119. Lasting
three years; happening every third year.
TRIER, tri'ār. s. 98. One who tries experimen-
tally; one who examines judicially ; test one
who brings to the test,
To TRIFALLOW, tri'ſfil-ló. v. a. To plough land
the third time before sowing.
TRIFID, tri'fid. a. 119. Cut or divided into
three parts.
TRIFISTULARY, tri-fistshū-lā-ré. a. Having|
three pipes.
To TRIFLE, , tri'fl. v. n. 405. To act or talk
without weight or dignity, to act with levity; to
mock, to play the fool; to indulge light amuse-
ment; to be of no importance.
To TRIFLE, tri'fl. v. a. To make of no impor-
tance.
TRIFLE, tri'fl. s. 405. A thing of no moment.
TRIFLER, tr!'fl-ār, s. One who acts with levity,
one who talks with folly.
TRIFLING, tri'fl-ing. a. 410.
unimportant, wanting weight.
TRIFLINGLY, tri'fl-ing-lè.ad. Without weight,
without dignity, without importance.
Wanting worth,
TRIFORM, tri'förm. a. Having a triple shape.
TRIGGER, trig'går. s. 98. A catch io hold the
wheel on steep ground ; the catch that being
ulled looses the cock of the gun.
TRIGINTALS, tri-jin'tälz. s. 119. A number of
ulºsses to the tale of thirty.
TRIGLYPH, tri'giff. s. 119. A member of the
frize of the Dorick order, set directly over eve-
ry pillar, and in certain spaces in the interco-
lumniations.
TRIGQN, tr!'gón. s. A triangle. -
TRIGONAL, trig Ó-nāl. a. Triangular, having
three corners. ' &.
ſº I have made the first syllable of this word
short, as I am convinced it is agreeable to the
genius of English pronunciation to shorten eve-
ry antepenultimate vowel except u, when not
followed by a diphthong. 535. This is evident
in tripartite, triplicate, and a thousand other
words, notwithstanding the specifick meaning of
the first syllable, which, in words of two sylla-
bles when the accent is on the first, and in po-
Iysyllables when the accent is on the second,
ought, according to analogy, to have the i long.
See Principles, No. 530, 535.
TRIGONOMETRY, trig-à-nöm'ê-tré. s. The art
of measuring trians;
o fall in drops,
TRIGCNOMETRICAL, trig-à-nó mét’tré-kál, e.
Pertaining to trigonometry,
TRELATERAL, trl-lātér-ál.' a. 119. Having
three sides. - -
TRILL, trill. 8. Quaver, tremulousness of mu
sick. w
To TRILL, trill. v. a. To utter quavering.
To TRILL, trill. v. n. To trickle, to fall in drops
or slender, streams ; to play in tremulous vi-
brations of sound.
TRILLION, tril'yūm. s. 113. A million of mil-
lions of millions.
TRILUMINAR, trl-lā'mín-ár.
TRILUMINOUS, trl-lā'imīn-às.
ing three lights.
TRIM, trim. a. Nice, snug, dressed up.
To TRIM, trim. v. a. To fit out ; to dress, to
decorate ; to shave, to clip; to make meat, te
adjust ; to balance a vessel: it has often Up
emphatical.
To TRIM, trim. v. n. To balance, to fluctuate
between two parties.
TRIM, trim, s: , Dress, gear, ornaments.
TRIMETER, trim'ê-tér. a. Consisting of three
measures. Mason.—See TRIGonAL.
TRIMLY, trim'lé. ad. Nicely, meatly.
TRIMMER, trim'már. s. 98. One who changes.
sides to balance parties, a turncoat ; a piece
of wood inserted.
TRIMMING, trim'ming. s. 410 Ornamental ap-
gº to a coat or gown.
.a-sº
} a. 119. Hav-
TRINAL, tri'nāl. a. 88. Threefold.
TRINE, trime. s. An aspect of planets placed in:
three angles of a trigon, in which they are sup
posed by astrologers to be eminently benign.
To TRINE, trime. v. a. To put in a trine aspect.
TRINITARIAN, trim-è-tà'ré-án. s. One who be-
lieves in the doctrine of the Trinity.
TRINITY, trin'é-ié. s. The incomprehensible
union of the three persons in the Godhead.
TRENKET, tring'kit. s. 99. Toys, ornaments of
dress; things of no great value, tackle, tools.
To TRIP, trip. v. a. To supplant, to throw by
striking the feet from the ground by a sudden.
motion; to catch, to detect. -
To TRIP, trip. v. n. To fall by losing the hold of
the feet; to fail, to err, to be deficient; to
stumble, to titubate; to run lightly; to take a
short voyage. - -
TRIP, trip. s. A stroke or catch by which the
wrestler supplants his antagonist; a stumble
by which the foothold is lost; a failure, a mis
take 3, a short voyage or journey.
TRIPARTITE, trip'pār-tſie. a. 155. Divided
into three parts, having three correspondent
copies.—See TRIGonAL and BiPARTITE.
TRIPE, tripe. s. The intestines, the guts: it is
used in ludicrous language for the human befly.
|TRIPEDAL, trip'é-dāl, a. Having three feet.-
See ThugoNAL.
TRHPETALOUS, trl-pét'à-lás. a. 119. Having a
flower consisting of three leaves.
TRIPHTHONG, trip'thèng. S. 413. A coalition
of three vowels to form one sound.—See OPH:
THALMICK and TRAGEDIAN.
TRIPLE, trippl. a. 405. , Threefold, consisting
of three conjoined; treble, three times.repeaf
ed.—See Cod LE. *
To TRIPEE, trippl. v. a. To treble, to makº.
thrice as much, or as many; to make threefold.
TRIPLET, tipi. s. 99. Three of a kind; three
... verses rhyming together.
TRIPLICATE, trip'iè-kāte. a. Made thrice as
much. - {
TRIPLICATION, trip-lè-kā'shön. s. The act of
trebling or adding three together.
TRIPLICITY, tri-plis'é-té. S. Trebleness, state
of being threefold.
TRIPMADAM, trip'mād-ām. s. An herb. .
TRIPOD, tri'pód, or trip'êd. s. 544. A seat with
| ess of Apollo delivered oracles,
three feet, such as that from which the priest-
TRI
554
TRO – •3.
[[ 559–Fâte, fir, fall, fat;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;–
dº? The first node of pronouncing this word is
that which is adopted by Mr. Sheridan, Dr.
Kemrick, Bailey, Buchanan, and Perry; and
the second, by §r. Ash, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott,
Entick, and Fry. I do not hesitate to pro-
nounce the former the most agreeable to Eng-
lish analogy: not only because the prefixes, bi
and tri, when no other law forbids, ought to be
made as distinet as possible, but because all
words of two syllables with the accent on the
first, and having one consonant between two
vowels, ought, if custom does not absolutely for-
bid, to have the vowel in the first syllable long
This is the genuine English analogy; tie mode
in which we pronounce all Latin words of this
form, let the quantity be what it will, 544; and
the mode in which we should have pronounced
all English words of this form, if an affectation
of Latinity had not often prevented us. For
the same reason, therefore, that we pronounced
biped, trigon, amdºident, with the i long, we
ought to adopt theºfirst pronunciation of the
word in question; #nd mot the second.--Sce
DRAMA.
TRIPOLY, trip'pë-lè. s A sharp cutting sand.
TRIPOS, tri'pës. s.-Sée TRiPod. . A tripod.
TRIPPER, trip'për. s. 98. One who trips.
TRIPPING, trip'ping. a. 410. Quick, ſlimble.
TRIPPING, trip'ping. s. Light dance.
TRIPTOTE, trip'tóte. s. Triptote is a noum used
but in three cases.
TRIPPINGLY, trip'ping-lè. ad,
with swift motion.
TRIREME, tri'rème. s.
benches of oars on a side.
TRISECTION, tri-sék'shūm. s.
three equal parts.
TRISTFUL, trist'ſil. a.
#: JNot in use.
TRISULC, tri'sälk. s.-See TRIPop.
three points.
THISYLLABICAL, tris'sil-lāb'é-kāi. a. 533. Cou-
# of three syllables,
TRISYLLABLE, tris'sil-lä-bl. s. 535. A word
consisting of three syllables. -
TRITE, trite. a. Worn out, stale, common, not
new. *
TRITENESS, trite'nés. s. Staleness, common-
IlešS.
TRITURATION, trit-tshū-rá'shām. s. Reduction
of any substance to powder upon a stone with
a muller, as colours are ground.
TRIVET, triv'it. s. 99. Any thing supported by
three feet.
TRIVIAL, triv'yāl. a. 113. Wiie, worthless, vul-
#. light, trifling, unimportant, inconsidera-
ble.
TRIVIALLY, triv'yāl-e.ad. Commonly, vulgar-
ly ; lightly, inconsiderably.
TRIVIALNESS, triv'yāl-nēs. s. Commonness,
vulgarity; lightness, unimportance.
TRIUMPH, tri'āmſ. s. 116. Pomp with which a
victory is publickly celebrated; state of being
victorious; victory, conquest; joy for success;
a conquering card now called trump.
To TRIUMPH, tri'āmf. v. n. To celebrate a vic-
tory with pomp, to rejoice for victory; to ob-
tain victory; to insuit upon an advantage
gained. *-*. ,”
[[I. This verb, says Mr. Nares, was, even till
Dryden's time, pronounced with the accent
--either on the first or last syllable. Accenting
the last, was according to the general rule-
. See Principles No. 503, n. But it is now, as Mr.
Nares observes, invariably accented on the first,
notwithstanding the analogy I have remarked,
and the general propensity to give a dissylla.
ble noun and verb a different accentuation.
492.
TRIU AL, trl-āmfäl. a. 88. Used in cele-
º
With agility,
A galley with three
Division into
Sad, melancholy,
A thing of
* victory; rejoicing as for victory; victorious,
graced with conquest.
TRIUMPHANTLY, trl-āmf'ānt-lè. ad. In a tri
umphant manner, in token of victory, joyfully
as for victory; victoriously, with success; with
insolent exultation. * ..
TRIUMPHER, tr!'ām-fôr. s. 98. One who tri
umphs. *
TRIUMVIRATE, tri-àm'vè-rát.
TRIUMVER}, tri-àm'vè-rl.
or concurrence of three men.
TRIUNE, tri-line'. a. At once three and one.
TROCAR, tró'kär... s. A chirurgical instrument
used in tapping for a dropsy.
TROCHAICAL, trö-kā'é-kál. a. 353. Consisting
of trochees,
TROCHEE, tró'kè. s. 353. A foot used in La-
i. pºetry, consisting of a long and short syl
3})}{2.
#3; E, tröd. The pret. of Tread.
y tröd. >~ * r
TRODDEN, tröd'd’n. ; Part, pass. of Tread.
THOGLODYTE, tróg'lö-dite. s. 155. One who
inhabits caves of the earth.
To TROLL, tröll. v. a. 406. To move circularly,
to drive about. / ,
To TROLL, tróll. v. n. 318. To roll, to run
round ; to fish for a pike with a rod which has
a pulley towards the bottom.
TRGI.E.O.P, tróI'lúp. s. 166. A slatternly loose
WQ 1 if a.s.l.
TROOP, tróðp. s. 306. A company, a number of
people collected together; a body of soldiers :
a small body of cavalry.
To TROOP, tróóp. v. m. To march in a body,
to march in haste ; to march in a company.
T}{QQPER, tróðp'âr. s. 98. A horse soldier.
TRGl’E, trópe. s. A change of a word from its
oriºritial signification.
TROPHIED, tró'ſłd. a. 283. Adorned with tro-
phies. t
TROPHY, tró'ſé. s. 413. Something taken from
an enemy, and shown or treasured up in proof
of victory.
TROPICAL, tróp'ê-kál. a. , 509. Rhetorically
changed from the original meaning ; placed
near the tropick, belonging to the ti'opick.
TROPICK, trºp'ik. s. 544. The line at which
the sun turns back, of which the North has the
tropick of Cancer, and the South the tropicſ;
of Capticorn. -
TROSSERS, très'särz. s. Breeches, hose. JYo:
in muse.—See Trous ER5.
To TROT, tröt. v. n. To move with a high jolt
ing pace; to walk fast, in a ludicrous or con
tenuptuous sense. *
TROT, trót. s. The jolting high pace of a horse
an old woman.
TROTH, tróth. s. Truth, faith, fidelity.
TROTHLESS, tröth'lés. a. Faithless, treacher-
; s. - A coalition
OllS.
TROTHPLIGHT, tröth'plite. a. Betrothed,
affianced.
TROUBADOUR, tróð'bā-döðr. s. A general
appellation for any of the early poets of Pro-
vence in France.—JMason.
To TROUBLE, trfo'bi. w. a. 314. To disturb,
to perplex; to afflict, to grieve :: to distress, to
make uneasy ; to busy, to engage overmuch,
to give occasion of labour to ; to teaze, to vex;
to disorder, to put into agitation or commotion;
to mind with anxiety; to sue for a debt.
TROUBLE, trâb'bl. S. 405. Disturbance, per-
plexity; affliction, calamity; molestation, ob-
struction, inconvenience; uneasiness, ºvexa-
tion. ‘. . . . . .
TROUBLER, trâb'bl-ār s. 91. Disturber, con-
founder. w .
TROUBLESOME, trób'bl-såm. a. Full of me
štº &
TRIUMPHANT, tri-Ömfänt a, Celebrating a ".
lestation, vexatious, uneasy, afflictive; burdeia
some, tiresome, wearisome ; full of teasing
business; slightly harassing; unseasonably erº


TRU
555. - - &";
TRU
—nö, móve, mēr, nét 5–tbe, tàb, būll;—öfl;—pôānd;—thin, this. * ~ -
gaging, improperly importuning; importunate,
1Pa Singſ.
rºßEsoMELY, trâb'bl-sām-lè. ad. Wexa
tiously, wearisomely, unseasonably, importu-
mately.
Tºšipsom ENESS, trºb'hi-sām-nēs.s. Wexa-
tiousness, uneasiness; importunity, unseason-
ał,leness.
TROUBLOUS, tréb'bl-às. a. 314. Tumultuous,
confused, disordered, put into commotion.
TROVER, tróvár. s. 93. In the common law, is
an action which a man hath against cne that,
having found any of his goods, refuseth to de-
liver them.
TROUGH, tróf. s. 321, 391. Amy thing hollowed
and open longitudinally ol, the upper side.
To TRGUL, trôle. v. m. 318. To move volubly ;
to utter volubly. -
To TROUNCE, tröänse. v. m. 313. To punish by
Tââ §. ºnation
- , tróüze. - wº
TROUSERS, tröä'sárz. : s. Bl eeches, hose.
TROUT, tröät. s. 313, Delicate spotted fish, in:
habiting brooks and quick stréams; a familiar
phrase for an homest, or perhaps for a silly fel-
low.
To TROW, tró. v. n. 324. To think, to imagine,
to conceive. - . . .
TROW, tró. interject. An exclamation of inquiry.
{}bsolete. ‘. .
TROWEL, trôā’īl. s.99. 322. A tool to take up
the mortar with, and spread it on the bricks.
TROY WEIGHT, tröö'wāte. A kind of
TROY, tróē.329. S. *
weight by which gold and bread are weighed.
TRUANT, tröö'ānt. s. 339. An idler, one who
wanders idly about, neglecting his duty or emi-
ployment. To play the Truant is, in schools, to
stay from school without leave. J-
TIRUANT, tróð'ānt. a. 88. Adle, wandering from
business, lazy, loitering.
To TRUANT, tröö'ānt. v. n. To idle at a distance
from duty, to loiter, to be lazy.
TRUANTSHIP, tróð'ānt-ship. s. Idleness, negli-
gence, neglect of study or business.
TRücE, trööse. s. 339. A temporary peace, a
cessation of hostilities; cessation, intermission:
short quiet.
TRUCII)ATION, tróð-sè-dà'shán. s. The act of
killing.
To fitück, tråk. v. n. To traffick by exchange.
To TRUÇK, trók. v. a. To give in exchange, to
exchange. sº
TRUCK, träk. s. Exchange, traffick by ex-
change ; wooden wheels for carriage of cannon.
TÉtjöki, Eği), tråk'lú-béu. s. A bed that runs
on wheels un.ier a higher bed.
To TRUCKLE, träk'k!. v., n. 405. To be in a
state of subjection or inferiority.
TRUCULENCE, tróð'kū-jënse. s. Savageness of
manners; terribleness of aspect.
TRUCULENT, tróð'kū-lènt. a. Savage, barbar-
ous; terrible of aspect; destructive, cruel.—
See Murcu LEN'i'.
To TRU DGE, tradje. v. n. To travel laborious-
ly, to § on, to march heavily Gn.
TRUE, tróð. a. 339. Not false, agreeing with fact;
agreeing with our own thoughts; pure from the
crime of falsehocq, veracious ; genuine, not
counterfeit ; faithful, not perfidious, steady;
honest, not fraudulent; exact, truly couform-
able to a rule ; rightful. -
Tºons, tröö'bö&n. a. Having a right by
birth.
TRUEBRED, trøð'bréd. a. Of a right breed.
TRUEHEARTED, tróð-härt'éd. a. Homest,
faithful.
THºove, tröö'låv. s. An herb, called Herba
al’IS. 'M
TRUELOWERSKNOT, tróð-lāv-ārz-nót'. s. Lines
drawn through each other with many involu-
tions, considered as the emblem of interwoven
aſſection,
*
TRUENESS, tröö'nés. 8. Sincerity, faithfulness
TRUEPENNY, tróó'pën-nē. s. A familiar phrase,
for an honest fellow. \ -
TRUFFLE, tróð'fl. s. [truffe.] French. A kind of
subterraneous mushroom. -
[* This word ought either to have the u short,
or be written with only one f. The latter
of these alterations, is, perhaps, the most prac
ticable, as ye seem inclined rather to part with
a hundred letters than give up the smallest ten-
dency to a for eign pronunciation.
TRUISM, tróðizm. s. An identical proposition; ..
a self-evident, but unimportant truth.
TRULſ, trčil. S. A low whore, a vagrant strum-
pet.
TRULY, tróð'lé... ad. According to truth, not
falsely, faithfully; really, without ſallacy; ex-
actly, justly, indeed.
TRUMP, trâmp. s. A trumnet, an instrument
of warlike musick; a winning card, a card that
has particular privileges in a game. To put to
or upon the trumps; to put to the last expedi-
ent.
To TRUMP, trâmp. v. a. To win with a trump
card. To trump up ; to devise, to forge.
TRUMPERY, trämp'ér-è. s. 555. Something
fallaciously splendid; falsehood, empty talk;
something of no value, trifles.
TRUM PET, trämp'Ét. s. 99. An instrument of
martial musick sounded by the breath: in mili-
tary styie, a trumpeter; one who celebrates,
one who praises. . "
To TRUMPET, trêmpſit. v. a. To
sound of triumpet, to proclaim.
TRUM PETER, tràmp'ít-àr. s. 98. One who
sounds a trumpet; one who proclaims, pub-
lishes, or denounces ; a fish.
TRUMPET-TONGUED, trämp'ít-táng'd. a. 359.
Having tongues vociferous as a trumpet.
To TRUNCATE, träng'käte. v. a. 91, 408. To
maim, to join, to cut short.
TRUNCA'ſ IGN, trán-kå'shål. s. 408. The act
of lopping or Imajming.
TRUNCHEON, trún'shūn. s. 259 A short staff,
a cittb, a cudgel ; a staff of command.
TRUNCHEON EFFt, trân-shān-ečr'. s. One
To roll, to
publish by
armed with a truncheon. .
To TRUN DE, E, trānti'd?. v. n. 405.
bowl along.
TRUNDLE-TAIL, trèn'dl-tile. s. Round tail.
TRUNK, trêngk. s. 408. The body of a tree;
the body without the iimbs of an animal ; the
main body of any thing; a chest for clothes, a
sunitti c'est commonly lined with paper; the
proboscis of an elephant or other animal ; a
łoing tº:};e.
TRüşk-àoSE, tràugkhèze. s. Large breech-
es ſort, arly worn. j
TRUNNf3 NS, trán'yūnz. s. 113. The knobs or
bunchings of a gun that bear it on the cheeks
of a carriage.
TRUSHON, tróð'zhàm. s. 45]. The act of thrust-
ing or pushing.
TRÚSS, très. s. A bandage by which ruptures
are restrained from lapsing: bundle, anything
thrust close together.
To TRUSS, très. v. a.
gether.
TRUST, tràst. s. Confidence, reliance on ano-
ther; charge received in confidence; confident
opinion of any event; credit given without ex
aim, nation; something committed to-one's faith
deposit, something committed to charge, of
which an account must be given; fidelity; sup-
posed honesty; state of him to whom some-
thing is intrusted.
To fittiš'ſ, tràst. v. a. To place confidence in,
to confide in , to believe, to credit; to admit in . .
confidence to the power over any thing; to
commit with confidence; to venture confident
ly; to sell upon credit. --
To TRUST, tråst, wºa. To be conſident of some-
To pack up close to
TUM
556
TUN
[P 559-3%te, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét;—pine, pīn;–
rtiing future; to have confidence, to rely, to de-
end without doubt; to be credulorus, to be wom
o confidence; to expect.
TRUSTEE, très-tèë'. s. One intrusted with any
thing; one to whom something is committed
for the use and behoof of another. -
TRUSTER, tråstår. s. One who trusts.
TRUSTINFSS, träst'é-nés. s. Honesty, fidelity,
faithfulness.
TRUSTLESS, träst'lés. a. Unfaithful, uncon-
stant, not to be trusted.
TRUSTY, träst'é. a. Honest, faithful, true, fit
to be trusted; strong, stout, such as will not
fail.
TRUTH, tróóth. s. 339, 467. The contrary to
falsehood, conformity of motions to things; con-
formity of words to thoughts ; purity from
falsehood; fidelity, constancy; exactness, con-
fermity to rule, reality. Of a Truth, or In
Truth; in reality.
TRUTINATION, tróó-tê-nā'shôn. s. The act of
weighing, examination by the scale.
To #. tri. v. a. 40. To examine, to make ex-
periment of ; to experience, to essay, to have
owledge or experience of; to examine as a
judge; to bring before a judicial tribunal ; to
ring to a decision, with Out emphatical ; to
act on as a test; to bring as to a test; to es-
say, to attempt; to purify, to refine.
To TRY, tri. v. n. To endeavour, to attempt.
TUB, túb. s. A large open vessel of wood; a
\state of salivation.
TUBE, thbe. s. . A pipe, a siphon, a long body.
TUBERCLE, tº 'bér-kl.'s. 405. A small swelling
or excrescence on the body, a pimple.
TUBEROSE, túbe'róze. s. A flower.
TUBEROUS, tºbér-ás. a. 314. Having promi-
ment knots or excrescences.
TUBULAR, th’bà-lär. a. Resembling a pipe or
trunk, consisting of a pipe, iong and hollow,
fistular.
TUBULE, t\'büle. s. 503. A small pipe, or fistu-
lar body.
TUBULATED, tú'biº-lä-têd.
TUBULOUS, th’bà-lás. 314.
itudinally hollow. .
TUCK, tak. s. A long narrow sword; a kind of
met ; a fold.
To TUCK, tik. T. a. To crush together, to hin-
der from spreading ; to enclose, by tucking
clothes round. H
TUCKER, ták'êr. s. 98. A small piece of limen
that shades the breasts of women.
TUESDAY, tºlze'dé. s. 223, 335. The third day
of the week. -
TUFT, tàft. s. A number of threads or ribands,
flowery leaves, or any small bodies joined to-
gether; a cluster, a clump.
To TUFT, tºft. v. a. To adorn with a tuft.
TUFTED, tàf'těd. a. Growing in tufts or clusters
TUFTY, tàf'té. a. Adorned with tufts.
To TUG, túg. v. a. To pull with strength long
continued in the utmost exertion ; to pull, to
; a. Fistular, lon-
pluck.
To TUG, tàg. v. n. To puli, to draw ; to labour,
to contend, to ºft.
TUG, tºg. s. A pulf performed with the utmost
effort.
Tººgºº, täg'går. s. 53. One that tugs or pulls
all"CI. t
TUITION, ta-ish'éu. s. 462. Guardianship, su-
§º:
TULIP, tú'ſſp. s. A flower.
ºULIFTREE, tºp-trèë. s. A tree.
To TUMBLE, túm'bl. v. n. 405. To fall, to come
suddenly to the ground; to fall in great quan-
tities tumuktuously; to roll about; to play tricks
by various librations of the body.
To TUMBLE, túm'bl. v. a. To turn over, to turn
about by way of examination; to throw by
chance ºr violence; to throw down.
* JMBLE, tám'bi. s. 406. A fall.
=- * *
TUMBLER, tám"bl-àr. s. 98. One who shows
postures or feats of activity.
TUMBREL, tºmbril, s.99. A dungcart.
TUMEFACTION, th—mé-fak'shön. s. Swelling.
To TUMEFY, tú'mè-fl. v. a. 462. To swell, to
rºmake ſo swell.
TUMID, t'mid. a. 462. Swelling, puffed up ;
protuberant, raised above the level; pompous,
boastful, puffy, falsely sublime.
TUM0UR, tú'már. s. 314, 462. A morbid swell-
ing; affected pomp, faise magnificence, puffy
grandeur. * f º
TUMOUROUS, ti'mār-às, a. 462. Swelling,
protuberant ; fastuous, vainly pompous, false.
ly magnificent. t
To TUMULATE, th’må-lāte. v. n. 462. To swell.
TUMULOSE, tú-mū-lèse'. a. 462. Full of hills.
[[: There is a class of words in this termination
which are variously accented by our Lexicogra-
phers, but which, from their derivation and
form, ought certainly to be pronounced alike.
This will evidently appear from the following
sketch.
Ash An'helose, Silic'ulose, Calculose, Tu'mu-
lose, An'intose, Venénose, flrénose, Si-
lig'inose, Crinose, Op'erose, Möröse,
Edem atose, Com'atose, Acétose, fl'quose,
Siliquose, Alc’tuose.
..Anhelöse, Silic'ulose, Calculése, Tumu-
láse, . Animóse, Veilemóse, flrenčse, Si-
lig'īmose, Crinose, Operóse, Moróse,
Edematóse, Conatésé, Acelóse, .dquése,
Siliquose, Actuffse.
..?nhelóse, Calculése, Tu'rnulose, Ani-
möse, Venemése, Järenčse, Operose, JMø-
róse, Acelóse, Aquése, Siliquèse.
Venénose, Arénose, Crinose, Op'erose,
JMoróse, Eden'atose, Com'utose, fleetose,
Ji'quose, Siliquose.
Tu'inulose, Operdºse, Moróse, Edem'a-
tose, Comat&se, Siliquose.
Tumulose, .drenåse, JMoróse, Mcétose,
Sil'iquose.
Venendse, Operóse, .44-16se.
Scott. Operóse, Moróse, .4celóse.
Buchanan, Operóse, Moróse.
The variety of accentuation which this sketch
exhibits, sufficiently shows how uncertain are
our Dictionaries where usage is obscure. From
the decided prevalence of the accent on the
last syllable of these words, we may easily
guess at the analogy of pronunciation, and,
with very little hesitation, determine that the
accent ought to be placed on the last syllable
of them all.
TUMULT, tú'môlt. s. 462. A promiscuous com
motion in a multitude ; a multitude put into
wild commotion : a stir, an irregular violence;
a wild commotion.
TUMULTUARILY, tº-mâl'tshū-à-ré-lè. ad. 462
In a tumultuary manner,
TUMULTUARINESS, tº-mâl'tshā-ā-rè-nēs. s
462. Turbulence, inclination or disposition to
tumults or commotions.
TUMULTUAfty, tú-mărtshū-à-rè. a. Lisorderly
promiscuous, confused ; restless, put into irre-
gular commotion. .# -
TUMULTUOUS, tú-mái'tshū-às. a. Put into vio-
lent commºtion, irregularly and confusedly
agitated ; violently carried on by disorderly
multitudes ; turbulent, violent ; full of tumuits,
TUMULTUOUSLY, th—mil'tshū-às-lè. ad. By
º of the multitude, with confusion and vio-
€11C0. §
TUN, tún. s. A large cask ; two pipes, the mea-
sure of four hogsheads ; any large quantity
proverbially ; a drunkard, in buriesque; the
weight of two thousand pounds, a cubick
space in a ship, supposed to contain a tun.
To TUN, tàn. v.a. #. put into casks, to barrel.
TUNABLE, tº'nā-bl. a. 405, 463. Harmoni
ous, musical, *
Johnson.
Sheridan.
Entick,
Kenrick.
Perry.
Nares.
-* :
TUR
557
TUR
—nö, móve, nér, nét ;—túbe, tàb, būll,—811;-pôānd;—thin, Thas.
TUNABLENESS, tº'nā-bi-nēs. Harmoni-
ousness, melodiousness.
TUNABLY, th'nā-blé. ad. Harmoniously, me-
lodiously. º
TUNE, time. s. 462. Tune is a diversity of
notes put together ; sound, note; harmony, or-
der, concert of parts, state of giving the due
sounds, as, The fiddle is in Tune; proper state
for use or application, right disposition, fit tem-
per, proper humour ; state of any thing with
respect to order.
To TUNE, túne. v. a. 462. To put into such
a state as that the proper sounds may be pro-
duced; to sing harmoniously. -
To TUNE, time. v. m. To form one sound to
another; to utter with the "voice imarticulate
harmony.
TUNEFUL, túne'fül. a. Musical, harmonious.
TUNELESS, time'lés. a. 462. Unharmonious,
unmusical.
TUNER, tú'nār. s. 98. One who tumes.
TUNICK, tú'mík. s.-See DRAMA. Part of the
Roman dress; covering, integument, tunicle.
TUNICLE, tú'mè-ki. s. 405. Cover, integument.
5.
TUNNAGE, tún'nidje. s. 90. Content of a ves-
sel measured by the tun; tax laid on a tun, as,
To levy Tunnage and Poundage.
TUNNEL, tºn'nil. s. 99. The shaft of a chim-
ney, the passage for the smoke ; a funnel, a
pipe by which liquor is poured into vessels; a
met wide at the mouth, and ending in a point.
TUNNY, tún'mè. s. A sea-fish.
TUP, túp. s. A ram. S
To TUP, tàp. v. a. To
TURBAN, tár'bān. &
TURBANT, tàr'bānt. s, 88. The cover
TÜRÉAND, tarbänd. S
worm by the Turks on their heads.
TURBANED, tàrbán'd. a. 359. Wearing a
turban.
rºARY, tär'bā-rè. s. The right of digging
turf. -
TURBID, túr'bid. a. Thick, muddy, not clear.
TURBIDNESS, túr'bīd-més. s. Muddiness, thick-
116SS.
TURBINATED, tàr'bè-nā-têd.
spiral.
TURBITH, tºr'bīth. s. Yellow precipitate.
TURBOT, tàr'bāt. s. 166. A delicate fish.
TURBULENCE, tºr'by-lènse. Tumulf
TURBULENCY, tàr'bā-lén-sé. ; S. Lumuſt,
confusion ; tumultuousness, liableness to con-
fusion.
TURBULENT, tºr'bu-lént. a. Raising agitation,
producing commotion; exposed to commotion,
liable to agitation , tumultuous, violent.
TURBULENTLY, tàr'bā-lént-lè. ad. Tumul-
tuously, violently.
TURCISM, tár's sin.
Tun ks. -
[; Mr. Sheridan has most unaccountably pro-
nounced this word as if written Turkisºn ; and
with just as much reason we might say Greekism
instead of Graecism : the latteris, indeed, a for-
mation from the ancient £atin, and the former
from the modern ; but the analogy of forma-
tion in both is the same, and the pronunciation
ought to be the same likewise.
TURD, túrd. s. A vulgar word for excrement.
TURF, tàrſ. s. A clod covered with grass, a
part of the surface of the ground ; a kind of
fuel.
To TURF, fºrf. v. a. To cover with turf.
TURFINESS, túrf'é-nēs. s. The state of
abounding with turfs.
TURFY, trf'é, a Full of turfs. .
TURGENT, túrjént. a. Swelling, protuberant,
tumid.
TURGESCENCE, tºr-jés'sénse. ; S. 510
TURGESCENCY, túrjés'sén-sè. tº &
The act of swelling, the state of being swollen.
TURGID, tàr'jid. a. Swelling, bloated, filling
butt like a ram.
a. Twisted,
s. The religion of the
more room than before; pompous, tumid, fas
tuous, vainly magnificent. -
TURGIDITY, túrjid'é-té. s. State of being
swollen. , . -
TURKEY, tºr'ké. s. 270. A large domestick
fowl brought from Turkey. • ,
TURKOIS, túr-kèèze'. s. 301. A blue stone
numbered among the meaner precious stones.
TURKSCAP, tirks'káp. s. An herb.
TURM, tarm. s. A troop. A
TURMERICK, tar'mér-ſk. s. An Indian root
which makes a yellow dye.
TURMOIL, túr'möil. s. 492. Trouble, disturb.
ance, harassing uneasiness.
To TURMOIL, túr'möil. v. a. To harass with
Commotion ; to weary, to keep in unquietness.
To TURN, túrn. v. a. To put into a circular or
vertigimous motion; to put the upper side
downwards; to change with respect to position;
to change the state of the balance; to bring the
inside out; to change as to the posture of the
body; to form, to shape; to transform, to me-
tamorphose, to transmute; to change, to alter;
to translate; to change to another opinion or
party worse or better, to convert, to pervert;
to make to nauseate ; to make giddy ; to direct
to a certain purpose or propension; to double
in ; to revolve, to agitate in the mind; to drive
from a perpendicular edge, to blunt; to apply;
to reverse, to repeal; to keep passing in a
course of exchange or traffick; to retort, to
throw back. To turn away; to dismiss from
Service, to discard. To turn back; to return
to the hand from which it was received. To
tº il off; to dismiss contemptuously; to deflect.
To turn over; to transfer. To turn to ; to have
recourse to. To be turned off; to advance to
an age beyond. To turn over; to refer ; to ex-
amine one leaf of the book after another ; to
throw off the ladder.
To TURN, túrn. v. m. To move round, to have a
circular or vertiginous motion ; to show regard
or anger, by directing the look towards any
thing; to move the body round ; to change
posture ; to depart from the way, to deviate ;
to alter, to be changed, to be transformed; to
become by a change; to change sides; to .
change the mind, conduct, or determination,
to change to acid ; to depend on, as, the chief
point; to grow giddy ; to have an unexpected
consequence or tendency. To turn away; to
deviate from a proper course. To turn off; to
divert one's course. .
TURN, túrm. s. The act of turning ; meander,
winding way ; a walk to and fro; change, vi-
Cissitude, alteration ; change from the original
intention or first appearance; actions of kind-
mess or malice, reigning inclination ; Conve-
nience ; the form, cast, shape, manner; the
manner of adjusting the words of a sentence ;
by turns, one after another.
TURNCQAT, túrn'köfe. s. One who forsakes
his party or principles, a renegade. -
TURNER, tàrn'âr. S. 93. One whose trade is to
£urn. -
TURNING, túrin'ing. s. 410. Flexure, winding,
meander.
TURNIP, túrn?p. s. A white esculent root.
TURNPIKE, tºrn'pike. s. A cross of two bars
armed with pikes at the end, and turning on a
pin, fixed to hinder horses from entering ; a
gate erected on the road to collect tolls to de-
fray the expense of repairing roads '"
TURNSOL, tàrn'sółe. s. A plant.
TURNSPIT, túrn's pit. s. He that anciently
turned a spit, instead of which jacks are now
enerally used. A dog used for this purpose.
TURNSTILE, túrn'stile. s. A turnpike; a cross-
bar turned on a pin to let foºt passengers
through, and prevent horses. -
TURPENTINE, tºr'pén-time. s.
sated resinous juice, which is
149. An inspis.
produced by in
TWE
cision from the various species of the fir tree.
. Jimer. Disp,
Tújöß, tär-kéèze'. s. 301. See TURKors.
TURPITUDE, túr'pë-túde. s. 463. Essential de-
formity of words, thoughts, or actions; inherent
vileness, badness.
TURRET', tàr'rét. s. 99. A small eminence rais-
ed above the rest of the building, a little tower.
TURRETED, túr'rét-éd. a. Formed like a tow.
er, rising like a tower.
TURTLE, thr’ti. s. 405.
sea tortoise.
TUSCAN, tºs'kån. a. Denoting the radest of
the five orders of architecture.— Mason.
TUSH, tish, interject. An expression of contempt.
TUSK, task. s. The long tooth of a fighting
T§ º: §: § holding tooth.
, tàs'kéd; 366. ----- ? &
TUSKY, tàs'kè. 270. 3. Furnished with
tusks; ' '
TUT, tit. interject. A particle noting contempt.
TUTELAGE, tú'tél-âge. s. 90. Gºardianship,
state of bein º ; guardian.
'té-lär. 88. e
or guardianship of any person or thing, pro-
tecting, defensive, guardian.
TUTOR, tú'tör. s. 165. One who has the care of
another's learning and morals.
To TUTOR, tº'tär. v. a. To instruct, to teach,
to document, to treat with superiority or se-
verity.
TUTORAGE, tº'tūr-Age. s. 90. The authority
or solemnity of a tutor. º
TUTORESS, or TUTRESS, titär-ás, or tº trés.
s. Directress, instructress, governess.
jº The most general way of pronouncing this
word is the former, but the most analogical is
certainly the latter ; the termination or has a
masculine import, and thereföre ought to be
dropped in the feminine, as it is in actress, trai-
tress, suitress, &c. -
TUTTY, tút’té. s. A sublimate of zinc or cala-
mine collected in the furnace; an impure oxide
of zinc. fliner. Disp.
TUZ, túz. s. A lock or tuft of hair.
TWAl N, twäne. a. Two.
To TWANG, twäng. v. n. To sound with a quick
sharp noise.
TWANG, twäng. s. 85. A sharp quick sound ;
arx affected modulation of the voice.
TWANGLING, twängling. a. Contemptibly
noisy.
To TWANK, twänglº. v. n. 85. To make to
sound.
"TWAS, twóz. a, Poetically contracted from It
Wà S.
To TWATTLE, twótti. v. n. To prate, to gab-
ble, to chatter.
To TWEAG or TWEAGUE, twº.g. v. a. The
same as to tweak, but not so authorized a spell-
in Sr. *
TWEAG or TWEAGUE, tweg. s. A pinch, a
squeeze betwixt the fingers. The same as
tweak, but a different speiling.
To TWEAK, twkke. v. a. 327. To pinch, to
squeeze betwixt the fingers. . -- - -
To. TWEEDFB, tw8é'di. v. a. 246. To handle
2: ...
lightky."...º.º. s
d;" fººd seems formed from the sound of
ºś- “..." - a -3 º
cestºsºft lengthened notes upon the fiddle,
º: very properly used by Addison,
in the sense of wheedle, but with additioual p.o.
priety and humour, where he says, “A fiddler
“ had brought in with him a body of lusty
“young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the
service.” The sarcastick couplet of Swift,
* "Tis strange there should such difference be,
**Twixt tweedie dism and turceſte dee,”
seems to confirm the opinion I have ventured
to give of the original fºrmation of tº.is whimsi-
A species of dove; the
'ot in use.
558 º
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét, pine, pin;–
cal word. -
TWI * .
TWEEZERS, twº'zārz. s. 246. Nippers or
small pincers to pluck off hairs.
TWELFTH, twelfth. a. Second after the tenth,
the ordinal of twelve.
TWELFTHTIDE, tw81ſh'tide. s. 471. The
twelfth day after Christmas.
WELVF, twélv. a. Two and ten.
TWELVEMONTH, twólv'mônik. s. 473. A
year, as consisting of twelve months.
TWELVEPENCE, twély'pënse. s. A shilling.
TWELVEPENNY, twelv'pën-nē. a. Sold for a
shilling.
TWELVESCORE, twelv'sköre. s. Twelve times
twenty. ---.
TWENTIETH, twén'té-8th. a. 279. Twice tem.
TWENTY, twón'té. a. Twice tem.
TWICE, twise. ad. Two times; doubly; it is
offed used in composition. Af
To TWIDLE, twi'dl. v. a.
See Tweed LE.
TWIG, twig. s. A small shoot of a branch, a
switch tough and long.
TWIGGEN, twig'gin. a. 383. Made of twigs.
TWIGGY, twig'gé. a. 383. Full of twigs.
TWILIGHT, twi'lite. s. The dubious or faint
light before sunrise and after sunset, obscure
łight, umcertain view.
TWILIGHT, twilite. a. . Not clearly or brightly
lººted, obscure, deeply shaded; seen by
twilight. -
TWIN, twin. s. One of two or more children
born at a birth ; Gemini, a sign of the zodiack.
To TWIN, twin. v. a. To be born at the same
birth; to bring two at once; to be paired, to
be suited. #
TW Nºons, twin'hörn. a. Born at the same
!)irth. ‘.
To TWINE, twine. v. a. To twist or complicate
so as to unite or forms one body or substance out
of two or more ; to unite itself.
To TWINE, twine. v. n. To convolve itself, to
wrap itself closely about; to unite by interposi-
tion of parts ; to wind, to make flexures.
TWINE, twine. s. A twisted thread; twist, con-
volution; embrace, act of convolving itself
TOth?? (I.
To TWINGE, twinje. v. a. To torment with sud.
den and short pain ; to pinch, to tweak.
TWINGF, twinje. s. Short, sudden, sharp pain;
a tweak, a pinch.
TWINK, twingk. s.. The motion of an eye, a mo-
ment.—See Twinki.f.
To TWINKLE, twingk'kl. v. n. 405. To sparkle,
to flash irregularly, to quiver; to open and shut
the eye by turns; to play irregularly.
TWINKLE, twingk'kl. 405.
TWINKLANG, twingkºng. 410.
intermitting light, a motion of the eye; a short
space, such as is taken up by a motion of the
To touch lightly.—
S. A sparkling
tº Ye.
TWINLYNG, twin'ſing. s. 410. A twin lamb, a
lamb of two brought at a birth.
TWiNNER, twin'nār. s. 98. A breeder of twins.
To TWIR£, twér!. v. a. 103. To turn round, or
move by a quick rotation.
TWIRL, twór). S. Rotation, circular motion;
twist, convolution. A.
To TWIST, twist. v. m. To form by complication,
to form by convolution ; to contort, to writte ;
to wreathe, to wind, to encircle by something
round about; to unite by intertexture of parts:
to unite, to insinuate.
To TWIST, twist. v. m. To be contorted, to be
convolved. k
WIST, twist. s. Amy thing made by convolution,
or winding two bodies together; a single string
of a cord, a cord, a string; contortion, writhe:
the manner of twisting. - &
TWISTER, twist'êr. s. 98. One who twists, a
... ropermaker.
To TWiT, twit. v. a. To sneer, to flout,
proach. -
to re-
.* t :
TYR
555
VAI
—no, mēve, mēr, nôt ;—töbe, tab, ball;-&il ;—póünd;—thin, this.
To TWITCH, twitsh. v. a. To pluck with, a quick
motion, to snatch. º
TWITCH, twitsh. s. A quick pull; a painful con-
traction of the fibres. ".
TWITCHGRASS, twitsh'grás. s. A plant.
To TWITTER, twittàr. v. m. To make a sharp
tremulpus intermitted noise; to be suddenly|
moved with any inclination.
TWITTER, twittàr. s. 98. Any motion or dis-
order of passion. . -
TWITTLETWATTLE, twittl-twót-tl. s. Tattle,
abble. A cant word.
TWIXT, twikst. s. A poetical contraction of
Betwixt,
TWO, téð. a. 10. One and one,
T WößI), töö'édj'd. a. 359. Having an edge
on either side.
TWOFOLD, tá6'föld. a. Double.
TWOHANDED, táðhánd-éd. a. Large, bulky,
enormous of magnitude.
TWOPENCE, tápºpénse s. A small coin.-See
HALFPENNY. •
To TYE, ti. v. a. To bind—See Tix. ...,
Tº: ti. s. A knot, a bond or obligation.—See
IE. -
TYGER, ti'går. s. 98.—See TIGER
YKE, tike, s. A dog, ºr one as contemptible as
3. dog. , -} ºr
TYMBAL, tim'bál. s. 88. A kind of kettle
Tillº).
Tº PANUM, tim'pá-nām. s. A drum, a part of
the ear.
TYMPANY, tim'pä-mè.s. A kind of obstructed
flatulence that swells the body like a drum.
TYNY, tiné. a. Very small. ->
TYPE, tipe. s. Emblem, mark of something;
that by which something future is prefigured ;
T##. i. *: a printing letter.
tip'ik. 508. * - º
Typièxi. tip'é-kál. 509. ; &l. Emblematical,
figurative of something else.
TYPICALLY, tipºkál é. ad. In a typical man-
ner.
TYPICALNESS, tip'é-kāl-nēs. s. The state of
lºft typical.
Tg TYPIFY, tip'é-fl. v. a. 183. To figure, to show
in emblem.
TYPOGRAPHER,ti pöggräf &r.s.137. A prin-
ter.
TYPOGRAPHICAL, tip-6-gráf'é-kál. a. 533. Em-
blematical, figurative; belonging to the prin-
ter’s art.
TYPOGRAPHICALLY, tip-à-gráfº-kál é. 2d.
Emblematically, figuratively, after the manner
of printerfly. T w
TYPOGRAPHY, ti-pôg'gráf-è, s 187,518. Em-
blematical, figurative, or hieroglyphical repre-
sentation ; the art of printing.
TYRANNESS, tir"rā-nēs. s. 535. A she tyrant.
TYRANNICAL, thrán'nè-kál. A Suiting a
TYRANNICK, t-rán'nik. 187.5 °. ing
tyraut, acting like a tyrant, cruel, despotick,
imperious.’
TYRANNICALLY, ti-rán'nè-kāl-è. ad. In man-
: ner of a tyrant.
TYRANNICIDE; tı-rán'né-side. s. 143. The act
of killing a tyrant.
To TYRANNISE, irrán-lze. v.ºn. To play the
tyrant, to act with rigour and imperiousness.
TYRANNööš, thºranº
despotick, arbitrary, severe.
tº Nº. s. 503. Absolute monar:
chylimperiously administered; uprésisted and
cruel power; cruel government, rigorous com-
mand ; severity, rigour, inclemency. --
TYRANT, ti'rānt, s. 544. An absolute monarch
governing imperiously; a cruel, despotick, and
severe master.
TYRE, tire. s.-See TIRE.
TYRO, tirò. s. 544. One
º * yet net master of his
art, one in his rudiments, -
S. a. 503. Tyrannical,
W. s
VACANCY, väſkān-sé. s. Empty space, vacu
ity 3,chasm, space unfilled; state of a post or
employment when it is unsupplied; relaxation,
intermission, time unengaged; listlessness,
emptiness of thought. -
ACANT, vä'kånt. a. Empty, unfilled, void;
free, unencumbered, uncrowded; not filled by,
an incumbent, or possessor; being at leisure,
disengaged; thoughtless, empty of thought,
mot busy. - -
To WACATE, väſkäte. v. a. 91. To annul, to
make void, to make of no authority; to make
vacant, to quit possession of ; to defeat, to put
an end to.
WACATION, vā-kāshān. s. Intermission of ju-
ridical proceedings, or any other stated em.
ployments, recess of courts or senates; leisure,
freedom from trouble or perplexity. . . . s
YACŞINE, våk slue, a Belonging to a cow. "
[[G’ This word has been lately introduced to ex
press that species of inoculation which infects
the patient with what is called the Cow
Poz. It is said that this operation eradi-
cates the seeds of the Small Pox, and frees
the patient from being liable to that dangerous
malady.
WACILLANCY, vås'síl-ān-sé. s.
vering, fluctuation, inconstancy.
[[; My ear tells me the accent ought to be on
the first syllable of this word, as it is in Exce:-
lency : and till good reasons can be given for
lacing the accent on the second syllable with
1}r. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, and Entick, I shall
concur with Dr. Ash in accenting the first, as
in Pacillate.—See Miscer. LANy. -
To WACILLATE, vås'sil-ā‘e. v. n. 91. To reel,
to stagger. •
WACILLATION, väs-sī-lä'shön. s. The act or
state of reeling or staggering. . . .
WACUIST, våk'à-ist. s. TA philosopher that holds
a Vacuum. --- *
WACUATION, våk-à-à'shân. s. The act of
emptying. *. t
vić. º: vā-kā'ê-té. s. Emptiness, state of
being unfilled ; space unfilled, space unoccu-
pied; inanity, want of reality. -
WACU00S, våk'l-às. a. 314. Empty, unfilted.
WACUUM, våk'ū-àm. s. Space unoccupied by
matter.
WAGABOND, våg'à-bênd. a. Wandering with-
out any settled habitation, wanting a home;
wandering, vagrant. - -
WAGABOND, våg'à-bónd. s. A vagrant, a wan-
derer, commonly in a sense of reproach ; one
that wanders illegally, without a settled habi-
tation.
WAGARY, vá-gā'rè. s. A wild freak; a capri-
cious frolick.
WAGRANCY, vå'grän-sè. s.
ing, unsettled condition.
WAGRANT, vå'grânt. a. 88. Wandering, unset
tled, vagabond.
WAGRANT, vågrânt. s.
tled in habitation.
WAGUE, våg. a. .337. Wandering, vagrant,
vagabond; unfixed, unsettled, undetermined.
WAIL, våle. s. 202. A curtain, a cover thrown
over any thing to be concealed; a part of fe-
male dress by which the face is concealed ;
money given to servants.-See WALE.
To VAIL, whic. v. a. To cover.
To WAIL, våle. v. n. To let fall, to suffer to de-
scend; to let fall in token of respect; to faii,
to let sink in fear, or for any other interest.
To VAIL, wale, v, m. To yield, to give place.
WAIN, våne. a. 202. Fruitless, ineffectual;
empty, unreal, shadowy ; meanly proud, proud.
of petty things; showy, ostentatious; idle,
\,
* * * A
&
A state of wa-

A state of wander-
Vagabond, man unset.
VAM
b60
VAR
[[; 559.-Fāte, făr, fäll, fit ;-me, Inêt, pine, pīn;–
worthless, unimportant; false, not true. In
Vain; to no purpose ; to no end, ineffectu-
all v.
VAI KGLorious, vâne-glö'rè-às. a. Boasting
without performances, proud in disproportion
to desert.
VAINGLORY, väne-glò'rè. s. Pride above me-
tit, empty pride.
WAUNLY, väne'lè. ad. Without effect, to no pur-
pose, in vain; proudly, arrogantly; idly, fool-
1shlv.
VAINNESS, väne'nés. s. The state of being vain.
WAIVODE, vä'vöd. s. A prince of the Dacian
provinces.
WALANCE, vällänse. s. The fringes or drapery
hanging round the tester and head of a bed.
To WALANCE, vällänse. v. a. To decorate with
drapery. -
WALE, våle. s. A valley; money given to ser
Vants, . . . -
VALEDICTION, vål-à-dik'shān... s. A farewell.
WALEDICTORY, vål-è-dík'tór-é. a. Bidding
farewell, 557.-See DomesTICK.
WALENTINF, väl'ém-tin. s. 150. A sweetheart,
chosen on Valentine's day.
WALERIAN, vå-lè'rè-án, s. A plant.
WALET, vål'ét, or vä-lèt'. s. A waiting servant.
WALETUDINARIAN, väi-lè-tū-dè-mâ'rè-án. Subs.
and Adjective. A person uncemmonly careful
of his health.
WALETUDINARY, vål-lè-tū’dè-nā-rè. Used only
as an adjective. Weakly, sickly, infirm of
health .
VALIANT, vål'yānt. a. 113, 535. Stout, person-
ally puissant, brave.
WALIANTLY, väl'yānt-lè. ad. Stoutly, with
personal §§". with puissance.
VALIANTNESS, vålyánt-més. s. Valour, per-
somal bravery, puissance.
VALID, väl?d. a. 544. Strong, powerful; effi-
cacious, prevalent; having force, weighty, con-
clusive. *
VALIDITY, vä-līd'ê-té. s. Force to convince,
certainty; value. -
WALLANCY, väi’lān-sè. s.
shades the face. JNot in use.
written Valancy.
WALLEY, vål'iè, s. A low ground between hills.
"VALOROUS, väl'ār-ás. a. 166. , Brave, stout,
valiant.—See Domestick.
WALOUR, väl'âr. s. 314. Personal bravery,
strength, prowess, puissance, stoutness.
VALUABLE, vål'è-à-bl. a. 405. , Precious, being
of great price; worthy, deserving regard.
WALUATION, vål-ū-à'shôn. s. Value set upon
any thing; the act of setting a value, appraise-
ment. -
VALUATOR, vål-ā-ā'tär. s. 521. An appraiser,
__ one who gets upon any thing its price.
VALUE, vål'à. s. 335. Price, worth; high rate;
rate, price equal to the worth of the thing
bought. * * * -
To WAI.UE, väl'či. v. a. To rate at a certain
price; to rate highly, to have an high esteem;
to appraise, to estimate; to be worth, to be
equal in worth to; to reckon at 3, to consider
with respect to importance, to hold important;
to equal in val:le, to countervail; to raise to
estimation. - - .
VALUELESS, väl'ê-lés. a. Being of no value.
VALUER, vää'é-àr. s. 98. He that values.
WALVE, wälv. s. A folding door; any thing that
opens over the mouth of a vessel: in Anatomy,
a kind of membrane which opens in certain
vessels to admit the blood, and shuts to prevent
its regress; a piece of mechanism used to pre-
A large wig that
It ought to be
vent the passage of a fluid into or out of the #
_ tube or pipe in which it is inserted. Cavalto.
WALWULE, väiväle...s. A small valve.
WAMP: vámp. s. The upper leather of a shoe.
To WAMP, våmp. v. a. To piece an old thing
with some new part. * .
WAMPER, våmp'âr. s. 98. One who pieces ous
an old thing with something new.
WAMPYRE, väm'pire. s. Vampyres were ima-
ginary beings; supposed to be the souls of
guilty persons, who tormented the living by
sucking their blood when asleep. The belief of
these beings was very common about a century
ago in Poland and some parts of Germany.--
See UMPIRE.
VAN, vän. s. The front of an army, the first
line; anything spread wide by which a wind is
raised, a fan; a wing with which the wind is
beaten.
VANCOURIER, vän-köör-yére'. s. A harbinger,
a precursor.
WANE, våne. s.
with the wind.
WANGUARD, vän-gyärd'. s. The front, or first
line of the *m.
WANILLA, vä-míI'lä. s. A plant. The fruit of
those plants is used to scent chocolate and to-
bacco. w *
To VANISH, vänish. v. m. To lose perceptible
existence; to pass away from the sight, to dis-
appear; to pass away, to be lost.
WANITY, vän'ê-té. s. Emptiness, uncertainty,
inanity; fruitless desire, fruitless endeavour;
trifling labour; falsehood, untruth; empty plea-
sures, vain pursuit, idle show; ostentation, ar-
rogance; petty pride, pride exerted upon slight
grounds. -
To WANGUISH, vångk'wish. v. a. To conquer,
to overcome; to confute.
WANGUISHER, vångk'wish-àr. s. Conqueror
subduer. • *
VANTAGE, vän'tidje. s. 90. Gain, profit; su-
periority; opportunity, convenience.
WANT BRASS, vänt'brás. s. Armour for the
arºſł. -
WAPID, väp'íd, a. 544. Dead, having the spirit
evaporated, spiritless.
WAPIDITY, vä-pid'é-té. s. The state of being
vapid.
WAPIDNESS, väp'īd-nēs. s. The state of being
- Spiritless or mawkish. t
WAPORER, vä'pār-ür. s. 98,166. A boaster, a
braggart. -
[[G” Though Dr. Johnson, and those who have
Come after him, have omitted the u in this and
the following word, yet as they are both forma-
tives of our own, they ought undoubtedly to be
writted_Vapourer and Vapourish.
WAPORISH, vå'pār-ish. a. 166. Splenetick, hu-
In OUT'SOIſlē.
WAPOROUS, vå'për-às. a. Full of vapours or
exhalation, fumy ; windy, fiatulent.
A plate hung on a pin to turn
iWAPOUR, vå'për. s. 314. Any thing exhalable.
any thing that mingles with the air; wind, fla:
tulence ; fume, steam ; mental fume, vain ima
gination ; diseases caused by flatulence, or by
diseased nerves ; melancholy, spleen.
To WAPOUR, vå'për. v. n. To pass in a vapour
or fume, to emit fumes, to fly off in evapora
tion; to bully, to brag.
To WAPOUR, vå'pār, v. a. To effuse, or scatter
in fame or vapour. -
WARIABLE, vå'ré-à-bl. a. 405. Changeable,
mutable, inconstant. g
WARIABLENESS, vä'ré-à-bl-nés. s. Changea
bleness, mutability ; levity, inconstancy.
WARIABLY, vä'rè-à-blé. ad. Changeably, mu
tably, inconstantly, uncertainly.
WARIANCE, väré-ănse. s. Discord, disagree
ment, dissention. -
VARIAT:ON, vå-rè-á'shán. s. Change, muta
tion, difference from itself; difference, change
from one to another; successive change: in
Grammar, change of termination of mouns; de-
viation. Variation of the compass; deviation
of ine magnetick needle from a parallel with
the meridian. -
Tjºtiºn the first sypable of this word, from
& A. J
the .# power of the succeeding vow-
els, continues long and slender as in various.
The same may be observed of variegation. Mr.
Sheridan has given a in these two words the
sitort sound of the Italiana, but contrary to the
analogy of English pronunciation.—See Princi-
ples, No. 534. -
To VARIEUATE, vä'ré-é-gāte. v. a. To diver-
sify; to stain with different colours.
UG All our orth&epists are uniform in Macing
the accent on the first syllable of this word, and
all sound the d as in vary, excent Air. Elphin-
stone, Mr. Perry, and Buchanata, who give it
the short sound as in carry. That so great a
Inaster of English analogy as Mr. Elphinstone
should here overlook the lengthening power of
the vocal assemblage ie, is not a little surpri-
sing.—See Principles, No. 195,
VARIEGATION, vå-ré-è-gå'shôn. s. Diversity
of colours. *
VARIETY, vá-ri'é-té. s. Changs. succession of
one thing to another, intermixture; one thing
of many by which variety is made ; difference,
dissimilitude; variation, deviation, change
from a formér state.
VARIOUS, vå'rè-às, a.314. Different, zeveral , ma-
... nifold; changeable, uncertain, unfixed; unlike
each other; variegated, diversified -
VARIOUSLY, vå'rè-ös-lè. ad. In
Illa Iłller, -
VARLET, värlét. s. Anciently a servant or foot-
man ; a scoundrel, a rascal.
VARLETRY, värlét-tré. s. Rabble, crowd, po-
pulace. re ſº
WARNISH, vär'nish. s.
a various
A matter laid upon
wood, metal, or other bodies, to make them
shine; cover, palliation.
To WARNISH, vär'nish. v. a. To cover with
something shining; to cover, to conceal with
Something ornamental ; to palliate, to hide with
colour of rhetorick.
WARNISHER, vär'nish-àr. s. One whose trade
is to varnish; a disguiser, an adorner.
To WARY, vä'rè. v. a. To change, to make un-
like itself;... to change to something else; to
make of different kinds; to diversify, to varie-
ate. -
Távºry, vā'rè. v. m. To be changeable, to ap-
pear in different forms ; to be unlike each
other ; to alter, to become unlike itself; to de-
viate, to depart ; to succeed each other; to dis-
agree, to be at variance; to shift colours.
v.ARY, vā'rè. s. Change, alteration. Obsolete.
VASCULAR, vås'kū-lär. a.
vessels, full of vessels. -
WASE, väze. s. A vessel rather for ornament
than use. ,
[; Mr. Sheridan has pronounced this word so
as to rhyme with bºse, case, &c. I have uni-
formly heard it pronounced with the s like z,
and sometimes, by people o refinement, with
the ºr like aw; but this being too refined for the
general ear, is now but seldom heard. -
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, W. John-
ston, Mr. Smith, Mr. Perry, and Buchanan,
pronounce the a long and slender as I have
dome, but with the s as in case : Mr. Smith and
W. Johnston give the a the same sound, and
the s the sound of z ; and Mr. Elphinstone
sounds it as if written rauz : but this, as Mr.
Nares justly observes, is an affected pronuncia-
tion. • . .
WASSAL, vås'säl. . s. 83. One who holds by the
will of a superiour lord; a subject, a depen-
dant; a servant, one who acts by tile will of
another; a slave, a low wretch.
WASSALLAGE, väs'säl-àge. s. 90. The state of
a vassal; tenure at will, servitude, slavery.
WAST, våst. a. 79. Large, great ; viciously
eat, enormously extensive. -
VAST, våst. s. An empty waste.
WASTATION, ** B S.Waste; depopulation.
f
so I
—mö, move. nôr, nôt;—túbe, túb, būll;—öil
88. Consisting of |
- v Eur
;—pôānd;—thin, This.
VASTIDITY, väs-tídē-té. s. Wideness, immen
sity.
VASTEY, yåst'lè. ad. Greatly, to a great degree.
|VASTNESS, väst'nés. s. Immensity, enormous
greatness. º, - - . .
VASTY, väst'é. a. Large.
VAT, vät. s. A vessel in which liquors are kept
in an immature State.
; V&TICIDE, vät'é-side. s. 143. A murderer of
poets. +
To WATICINATE, vä-tis'sè-mâte, v. H. To pro
phesy, to practise prediction. -
WAULT, våwit, or våwt. s. A continued arch:
a cellar; a cave, a caverm; a repository ſof
the dead. - - -
[[; Mr. Sheridan leaves out the l in this word,
in the word vault, to leap, and all their com-
pounds; but my ear grossly deceives me if this
l is ever suppressed, except in the sense of a
cellar for wine, &c. In this I am supported by
all our orthbépists, from whom the sounds of
the letter can be gathered ; and Mr. Scott and
Mr. Perry preserve the l in every word of this
form. This, I think, is not agreeable to gene-
ral usage with respect to the exception I have
given ; though I think it might be dispensed
with for the sake of uniformity, especially as
the old French woulte, the Italian-volta, and the
lower Latin voluta, from which the word is de-
rived, have all of them the l; nor do I think the
preservation of it in the word in question would
incur the least imputation of pedantry.
To WAULT, våwlt. v. a. To arch, to shape as a
vault ; to cover with an arch.
To WAULT, våwlt. v. m. To leap, to jump ; to
play the tumbler or posture-master. *
WAULT, våwlt. s. A leap, a jump.
WAULTAGE, våwit'ídje. s. 90. Arched cellar,
WAULTEI), våwlt'éd. a. Arched, concave.
WAULTER, våwltàr. s. 98. A leaper, a jumper,
a tumbler.
WAULTY, våwi'té. a. Arched, concave.
To WAUNT, våwnt. v. a. 216. To boast, to dis-
play with ostentation. - .
[[š’ Mr. Nares is the only orthūepist who gives
the diphthong in this word and avaunt the same
sound as in aunt ; but a few more such respec-

duce these words to their proper class ; till
then the whole army of lexicographers and
speakers, particularly on the stage, must be
submitted to. 214. -
|To WAUNT, våwnt. v. n. To play the braggart,
to talk with ostentation.
WAUNT, våwnt. s. Brag, boast, vain ostenta-
tion.
WAUNT, våwnt. s. 944. The first part. JNot in use.
VAUNTER, våwnt'âr. s. Boastel braggart.
WAUNITFUL, våwnt'ſtil. a. Boastful, ostenta-
tious. *
WAUNTINGLY, våwnt'ing-lè. ad. Boastfully,
ostentatiously.
WAWARD, väſwärd. S. 88. Fore part.
UBERTY, yū'bár-té. s. Abundance, fruitfulness.
UBIETY, yū-bi'ê-tê. s. Local relation, whereness.
UBIQUETARY, yū-bik'w8-tá-ré, a Existing
every where. - *
UBIQUITY, yū-bik'wº-té. s. Qinnipresence, ex.
istence at the same time in all places. -
UDDER, fid'dár. s. 98. The breast or dugs of
a cow, or other large animal. •- - -
WEAL, vēle. s. The flesh of a calf killed for the
table.
WECTION, vék'sh&n. -
WECTITATION, vék-tê-tà'shān.
act of carrying or being carried.
VECTURE, vék'tshöre...s. 461. Carriage.
To VEER, vère. v. n. To turn about. -
To WEER, vère. v. a. To let out ; to turn, to
change. º
VäääBILITY, vèdjè-tá-ºile tº s vege.
; : The
table nature,
table judges, by setting the example, would re-
* VEN
5&
VEN
[[P 559—Fate, făr, fºll, fal:—mé, mét;—plne, pin;--
VEGETABLE, vèdjè-tá-bl. s. Any thing that
has§. without sensation, as plants.
VEGETABLE, védjè-tá-bl. a. Belonging to a
plant; having the nature of plants.
To VEGETATE, vèdjè-täte. v. n. To grow as
lants, to shoot out, to grow without sensation.
WEGETATION, véd.jè-tà'shām. s. The power
of producing the growth of plants; the power
of growth without sensation.
WEGETATIVE, védjé-tá-tv. a. 512. Having
the quality of growing without life; having the
power to produce growth in plants.
VEGFTATIVENESS, véd'jè-tá-tiv-nēs. s. The
gºalit of producing growth.
VEGETF, vé-jête'. s. Vigorous, active, sprightly.
VEGETIVE, védjè-tív. a. Vegetable.
YEGETIVE, vèdjè-tiv. s. A vegetable.
WEHEMENCE, vè'hè-mênse. s. Wiclence
WEHEMENCY, vehé-mém-sè. . Y iCience,
force ; ardpur, mental violence, fervour.
WFHEMENT, vè-hè'mºnt. a. Violent, ſorcible;
ardent, eager, fervent.
vääEMENTiy, véhéºmént-lé, ad. Forcibly;
athetically, urgently.
všč. vè'hé-kl. s. 405. That in which any
thing is carried ; that part of a medicine which
serves to make the principal ingredient pota-
ble; that by Imeans of which auy thing is con-
Yeved.
To WELL, våle. v. n. 249. To cover with a
veil, or any thing which conceals the face; to
cover, invest : to hide, to conceal.
WELL, while. s. A cover to conceal the ſace ; a
cover, a disguise.
WEſN, våne. s. 249. The veins are only a con-
tinuation of the extrenue capillary arteries re-
iłected back again towards the heart, and tini-
ting their channels as they approach it; hollow,
cavity; course of metal in the mine ; tendem-
cy or turn of the mind or genius ; favourable
moment : humour, temper; continued disposi-
tiou ; current, continued production; strain,
quality; streak, variegation.
WELNED, vån'd. 359.
WEINY, vå'nè. 3.
streaked, variegated.
WEE, LEITY, véſ-lè'é-té. s.
of desire.
To WELLICATE, vé!'lé-kāte. v. a. To twitch,
to pluck, to act by stimulation.
WELLICATIQN, vél-lè-kA'shūm. s.
stimulation.
WELLUM, vél'lúm. s. The skin of a calf dressed
for the writer. t
WELOCITY, vē-lós'ê-tê. s. Speed, swiftness,
guick, motiºn.
WELVET, vél’vít. s. 99. Silk with a short fur or
pile upon it.
viºr, vél'vít. s. Made of velvet; soft ; de-
1Cate.
VELURE, vè-lère'. s. Velvet. An old word.
WENAL, vè'mál. a. 88. Mercenary, prostitute;
contained in the veins.
WENALITY, vè-nāſē-té. s.
prostitution.
VENATICK, vè-nāt'ík. a. 509. Used in hunting.
WENATION, vè-mâ'shôn. s. The act or prac-
tice of hunting.
To VEND, vénd. v. a. To sell, to offer to sale.
vºº, vén-dèë'. s. One to whom any thing
IS SOHC 1.
VENDER, vénd'âr. s. 98. A seller.
Vºlº, vénd'ê-bl. a. 405. Saleable, mar-
ket
Full of veins;
The lowest degree
Twitching,
Mercenariness,
le.
WFNDIBLENESS, véndé-bl-nēs. s. The state
of being Baleable.
WENDITATION, vén-dè-tà'shām. s. Boastful
§§§
VENPITION, vén-dish'an. s. Sale, the act of
iºd,
§§
WENDº, vēn-dûe'. s. A sale of goods, or mer-
chºud |
- *
To VENEER, vē-mêèr'. v. a. To make a king
of marquetry or inlaid work.
[[G. This word is, by cabinetmakers, pronounced
fineer; but here, as in similar cases, the scholar
will lose no credit by pronouncing the word as
it is written.—See BoAtswain.
VENEFICE, vén'é-fis. s. 142. The practice of
oisoning.
VENEFICIAL, vén-è-fish'âl. a. Acting by poi
son, bewitching. *
VENEFICIOUSLY, vén-è-fish'ês-lè. ad. By
poison.
VENEMOUS, vén'8-mês. a. Poisonous.
To WENENATE, vén'é-nāte. v. a. To poison, to
infect with poison.
[[j' in the first edition of this Dictionary I ac
cented this word on the first syllable, contrary
to the example of Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, and
Mr. Sheridan; but, upon a revisal of the various
analogies of accentuation, was inclined to think
this accentuation somewhat doubtful. The
word veneno, from which this is formed, has the
penultimate long; and in verbs of this termina
tion, derived from the Latin, and preserving
the same number of syllables, we often preserve
the same accent, as in arieta,’, coacervate, deni- .
grate, &c.; but this is so often neglected in fa-
vour of the antepenultimate accent, as in deco-
raſe, defatigate, delegate, desolate, &c. that general
usage seems evidently leaning to this side :
and as in: perpetrate and emigrute, from perpetro,
and emigro, where the penultimate vowel is
doubtful, we always place the acceut on the an-
tepenultinate ; so in this and similar words,
where custom does not decide, I would always
recommend a similar accentuation. Sue Princi-
ples, No. 503, n.
V ENENATION, vēn-è-nā’shūm. s. Poison, venom.
VENENE, vē-même'. -
VEN ENOSE, wēn-è-nóse'
Vēſ ()!\lotl S.
VENERABLE, vén'êr-à-ºl. a. 405, 555. To be
regarded with awe, to be treated with rever-
61; C62.
WENERABLY, vén'ér-à-blé. ad. In a manner
that excites revel & 1xce.
To WENERATE, vén'êr-āte. v. a. To reverence,
to treat with veneration, to regard with awe.
VENEl{ATION, vén-èr-à'shäu. s. Reverend re
gard, awful respect.
VENERATOR, vén-&r-à'tūr. s. 521. Reverencer.
VENEREAL, vē-mê'rè-ál. a. Relating to love
to a certain disorder; consisting of copper, call
ed Venus by chymists.
VENEREOUS, vē-mê'rè-às. a. Libidinous, lust-
ful.
VENERY, vén'ér-é. s. 555. The sport of hunting
Little used in this sense. The commerce of the
SOXeS.
VENEY, vé'ně. s. A bout, a turn. Out of use.
WENESECTION, ve-ne-sék'shôn. s. Blood-let-
ting; the act of opening a vein, phlebotomy.
To VENGE, vénje. v. a. To avenge, to punish.
WENGEANCE, vénjänse. s. 244. Punishment,
penal retribution, avengement: it is used in fa-
miliar language. To do with a vengeance, is
to do with vehemence. What a vengeance;
emphatically what?
§§ jº a. Windictive, revengeful
2NIABLE, vé'né-á-bl. & gº
VENIAL, vè'nè-ál. 88. ; a. Pardonable, sus
ceptive of pardon, excusable; permitted, al-
lowed. Q
VENIALNESS, vé'né-āl-nēs. s. State of being
excusable.
VENISON, vén'z'n, or vén'ê-z'n. s. Game, beast
of chase, the flesh of deer.
[[G. A shameful corruption of this word by em.
tirely sinking the i, has reduced it to two sylla.
bles. Mr. Sheridan pronounces it in three; Dr.
Kenrick gives it in three, but tells us it is usually
heard in two. Mr. Scott gives it botl ways,
& Poi
- º {) l?OllS: *
º 427. $ & e lSO). uS1
VEN
Mr Perry only as it is contracted; and Mr.
Elphinstone supposes the i in this word, as much
lost as in business. -
It is highly probable this corruption is of long
standing; for though Shakspeare, in Ås You
Like It, says,
* Come, shall we go and kill us remison 9”
! Yet Chapman pronounces this word in two
syilables.
“To our venson's store
‘‘We added wine till we could wish no more.”
And Dryden after him,
“He for the feast prepar’d,
“In equal portions with the ven’son shar'd.”
To these instances we may add an excellent
poet of our own time :
* Gorgonius sits abdominous and wan,
* Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan;
* He snuffs far off th’ anticipated joy; *
“Turtle and ven’son all his thoughts employ.”
Poetry will ever consider this word like many
others either as of two or three syllables; but
solemn prose, such as the language of Scripture,
will always give the word its due length. For
however we may be accustomed to hear ven’son
in common conversation, what disgust would
it not give us to hear this word in the pulpit,
when Isaac says to his son:
“Now therefore take I pray thee, thy weapons,j
“ thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the
“field, and take me some ven’son P’
In short, my opinion is, that this word, in spite of
the general corruption, ought always to be
pronounced in three syhables by correct speak-
ers, and that the contraction should be left to
the poets. f
VENOM, vén'ām. s. 166. Poison.
VENOMOUS, vén'ām-às. a. Poisonous; malig-
nant; mischievous. 4.
VENOMOUSLY, vén'ām-às-lè. ad. Poisonously,
mischievously, malignantly.
VENOMOUSNESS, vén'ām-ás-nēs. s.
ousness, malignity. -
Poison-
VENT, vént. s. A small aperture, a hole; a spi-1}
race; a passage out from secrecy to publick
notice ; the act of opening, emission, passage;
discharge, means of discharge; sale.
To VENT, vēnt. v. a. To let out at a small aper-
ture; to let out, to give way to ; to utter, to
report; to emit, to pour out; to publish ; to
sell, to carry to sale.
VENTAGE, vén't!dje. s. 90. One of the small
holes of a flute.--JMason.
WENTER, vén'tár. s. 98. Any cavity of the bo-
dy; the abdomen ; womb; mother.
VENTIDUCT, vén'té-dákt. s. A passage for
the wind.
To VENTILATE, vén'té-lète. v. a. To fan with
wind; to winnow, to fan; to examine, to dis-
CUISS.
WENTILATION, vén-te-lâ'shôn. s. The act
of fanning; the state of being fanned; vent,
latterance; refrigeration.
VENTiEATOR, Vánºštar. s. 521. An instru-
ment contrived by Dr. Hale to supply close
places with fresh air.
VENTOSITY, vén-tós'é-té. s. Windiness.—JMa-
SO72.
VENTRICLE, vén'tré-ki. s. 405. The stomach.,
any sumall cavity in an animal body, particu-
larly those of his heart. r
F. NTRILOQUIST, vén-trilló-kwist. s. 518.
One who speaks in such a manner as that th
sound seems to issue from his belly. º
WENTRILOQUY, vén-tril'6-kwé. s. 518. Speak
ing inwardly as from the belly. -
VENTURE, vén'tshöre. s. 461. A hazard, an
undertaking of chance and danger; chance,
hap; the thing put to hazard, a stake. . At a
venture; at hazard, without much considera-
tien, without any thing more than the hope of
a lucky chance
563
—né, mēve, nèr, nāt;—täbe, tàb, būll;—öl,—-pôānd;—thin, this.
dróvãº
VER
*
To VENTURE, yén'tshöre. v. n To dare; te
run hazard. To venture at; to venture on of
upon, to engage in, or make attempt without
any security of success. - }
To VENTURE, vén'tshire. v. a. To expose to
hazard ; to put or send on a venture.
;VENTUREIR, vén'tshūr-àr. s. 555. He who wen.
turfs.
VENTUROUS, vén'tshūr-às. a. 344. Daring
bold, fearless, ready to run hazards.
VENTUROUSLY, vén'ishūr fis-lè. ad. Daringly
fearlessly, boldly. .
VENTUROUSNESS, vén'tshö" Ös-nēs. s. Bold-
ness, willingness to hazard.
VERACITY, vè-rås'é-té. s. . Moral truth, homestv
of report; physical truth, consistency of re.
port with fact.
Vºglous, vè-rà'shās. a. 357. Observant of
truth.
VERB, vérb. s. A part of speech signifying ex-
istence, or some modificatión thereof, as action,
passion. -
VERBAL, vérb'âl. a. 88. Spoken, not written ;
oral, uttered by mouth ; consisting in mere
words; literal, having word answering to word.
A verbal moun, is a noun derived from a verb.
To VFRBALIZE, vér'bâl-ize. v. n. To use ma-
my words to protract a discourse.
[[3’ This word is certainly useful in this sense,
as we have no other active or neuter verb to
express being verbose ; but there is another
sense in which it may be no less useful, and
that is when we want to express the forming of
a noun into a verb, as from arm, to arm, &c.
VERBALITY, vér-bāl'è-té. s. Mere bare words.
VERBALLY, vér'bál-è. ad. In words, orally,
word for word.
VERBATIM, vér-bā'tim. ad. Word for word.
To WERBERATE, vér'hér-àtc. v. a. 94. To
beat, to strike. wº -
VERBERATION, vér-bér-à'shān. s. Blows,
beating.
VERBOSE, vér-bêse'. a. 427. Exuberant in
words, prolix, tedious by multiplicity of words.
VERBOSITY, vér-bös'ê-tê. s. Exuberance of
words, much empty talk. -
WERDANT, vér'dānt. a. Green.
VERDERER, vér'dér-ür. s. 555.
the forest. -
VERDIC"., vér'd kt. s. The determination of
the jury declared to the judge; declaration,
decision, judgment, opinion.
An officer in
| ERDIGR1S, vér'dé-grèës. s. 112. The rust of
brass. *
[; I have in this word corrected Dr. Johnson,
by comparing him with himself. If Amhergris
is spelled without the final e, this letter certainly
ought not to be in Verdigris, as both words de-
rive their last syllable from exactly the same
Oriº; tı.
VERDITURE, vér'dè-tár. s.
palest green.
VERDURE, vérjūre. s. 461; 376. Green, green
colour. -
VERDUROUS, värjū-rás.
vered with green.
VERECUNlY, vér'é-könd. a.
—See FA coso. . .
VERGE, vérje. 3. . A 1 od or something in form
of a rod, carried as an emblem of authority;
the mace of a deam; the brink, the edge, the
utmost border: in Law, verge is the compass
about the king's court, bounding the jurisdic-
tion of the lord steward of the king's household.
To VERGE, vérje. v. n. To tend, to bend down-
ward.
WERGER, vérjär. s. 98. He that carrics the
mace before the dean. -
WERIDICAL, vé-rid'é-kál. a. Tellirg truth.
VERIFICA"'ION, vér-è-ſè-ká'shān. E. Confir-
mation by argument, evidence.
p vér 'é-fl. v. n. To
The faintest and
a. 314. Green, co-
Modest, bashful.
justify against
*
•
gºr
Jºe charge of falsehood, to confirm, to prove
* **ue.
wh;RILY, vér'é-lè. ad. In truth, certainly, with
great confidence. - -
WERISTMILAR, vér-è-sim'é-lär. a. 83. Proba-
ºfe, likely.
v *RESIMILITUDE, vér-&-sīm-míl'é-tūde.
$' ERISIMILITY, vér-è-sín-míl'è-tè. S.
Probability, likelihood, resemblance of truth.
- ERITABLE, vér'è-tá-bl. a. 405. True, agreea-
ble to fact. - -
WERITY, vér'é-t}. s. Truth, consonant to the
reality of things; a true assertion ; a true te-
net; moral truth, agreement of the words with
... the thoughts.
i’ERJUICE, värjãs. s.
from crab-apples. -
WERMICEELI, vér-mè-tshël’é. s. A paste roll-
ed and broken in the form of worms.
[[; This word is perfectly Italian, aud may be
pardoned in irregularity, because, like several
other foreign words, being confined to a small
circle, they are Pike so many excrescences on
the surface of the language, which disfigure
without corrupting it.—See Principles, No. 338.
VERMICULAR, vér-mik'-lär. a. 88. ‘Acting
like a worm, continued from one part to ano-
ther. -
To WERMICULATE, vér-mík'ê-lāte. v. -a. To
inlay, to work in chequer work.
WERMICULATION, vér-mik-i-lä'shām. s. Con-
tinuation of motion from one part to another.
VERMICULE, vér'mè-küle. s. A little grub.
VERMICULOUS, vér-mikº'-lás. a. Full of grubs.
VERMIFORM, vér'mè-fôrm. a. Having the
shape of a worm.
VERMIFUGE, vér'mè-fúdje. s.
that destroys or expels worms.
VIERMIL, vér'mil. - } T] hi
VERMILíON, vér-mil'ván. 113. 3 & 4% "ººh"
meal, a grub of a particular plant; fictitious er
native cinnabar; a pigment of a beautiful red
colour, being a combination of sulphur and
mercury; any beautiful red colour.
To VERMILION, vér-milyān. v. a. To dye red.
VERMIN, vér'min. s. 140. Any noxious ani-
al.
V #MINous, vér'min-ás. a. Tending to ver-
min, disposed to breed vermin. -
WERMIPAROUS, vér-mip'pā-rås. a. Producing
WOrinº; S. -
WERNACULAR, vér-nāk'º-lär. a.
one's own coºlntry.
VERNAL, vér'nāl. a. 83. Belonging to the spring.
Acid liquor expressed
Any medicine
Native, of
VERNANT, vér'nānt. s. Flourishing as in the
spring. -
VERSABILITY, vér-sà-bil'é-tê.
WERSABI,ENE3S, vér'sá-hi-nēs.
to be turned or wound any way.
WERSAL, vér'sál. a. 88. A cant word for Univer-
sal; total, whole. . -
VERSATHLE, vér'sā-tíI. a. 145. That may be
turned round;-changeable, variable; easily ap-
: S. Aptness
plied to a new task.
VERSATII.ENESS, vér'sā-tl-nēs.
WERSATILITY, vär-sà-tíI'é-té.
º§§ of being versatile. -
WERSE, vérse, s. A line consisting of a certain
succession of sounds, and number of feet; a
} s. The
section or paragraph of a book; poetry, lays,
metrical anguage; a piece of poetry
...in, to be acquainted with.
To be VERSED, vérst. v. m. 353. To be skilled
VERSEMAN, vérs'mān. S. 88. A poet, # wri: |
+ ter in yerse.
*EKSFPICATION, vér-sà-fé-ká'shôn. s. The
w; pºige of making verses.
VERSIFICATOft, wär sºliºtă.
WERSIFIER, vér'sé-Fi-Gr. 133. 8 s. A ver.
sifier, a maker of verses with or without the
is slºt ºf pºetry. * -
to VERSIFY, Vér'sé-fi v. m. To make verses.
- - 564
[[j' 559—Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—plme, pīn;–
d
º
*
VES
*
To WERSIFY, vér'sè-fl. v.a. 183. To relate
Vērse.
VERSION, vér'shān. s. Change, transforma-
tion ; change of direction, translation; the act
of translating. : -
WERT, vért. s. Every, thing that grows and
bears a green leaf within the forest.
VERTEBRAL, vér'tū-brál. a. 88. Relating to
the joints of the spine.
VERTEBRE, Vér’té-bār. s. A joint of the back.
[[G. This word is perfectly anglićised, and there-
fore ought to have its last syllable pronounced
according to English analogy, like Centre, Sceſ.
tre, Mitre, &c.—See Principles, No. 416. There
is a common mistake in the use of the Latin
word from which this is derived, which it may
not be improper to rectify. Vertebra is not un-
frequently used to signify the whole collection
of joints which form the back bone, while in
reality it means only Gne of those joints; the
plural is Vertebrae, and this ought to be used
for the whole spine, if we denominate it by a
Latin word; but if we speak English, it ought
to be Vertebres, and pronounced as if written
Verteburs. -
VERTEX, vér’téks. s.
head; the top of a hill.
VERTICAL, vér'té-kál. a. 38. Placed in the
zenith ; placed in a direction perpendicular to
the horizon. º -
WERTICALITY, vér-tê-kál'è-té. s. The state of
being in the zenith.
VERTICALLY, vér’tè-lzāl-ć. ad. In the zenith.
VI.RTICITY, vér-tis'é-té. s. The power of turn-
ing, circumlocution, rotation.
VERTIGINOUS, vér-tidjiu-ás.
round, rotatory ; giddy. . -
VERTIGO, vér-tigè, vér-tê'gö, or vér’tè-gö. s."
112. A giddiness, a sense of turning in the
head. - -
[[G. This word is exactly under the same predica-
ment as Serpigo and Lentigo. . If we promounce
it learnedly, we must place the accent in the
first manner. 503. If we pronounce it modish-
ly, and wish to smack of the French or Italian,
we must adopt the second ; but if we follow the
genuine English analogy, we must pronounce
it in the last mantier.—See Principles, No. 1 #2.
The authorities for the first pronunciation are,
Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Sheridan, Bailey, and
Enfick; for the second, Dr. Kenrick, Włr.
Nares, Mr. Scott, and W. Johnston ; aud for
the third, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Ash, Mr. Perry,
Buchanan, Barclay, and Feuming. This too
was Swift's pronunciation, as we see by Dº
Johnson's quotation:
And that old vertigo in's head,
* Will never leave him tºl he's dead.”
In this word we see the tendency of the accent
to its ti'ue centre in its own language. Vertigo
with the accent on the i, and that pronounced
long as in title, has so Latin a sound that we
scarcely think we are speaking Exiglish . this
makes us the more readily give into the foreign
sount of i, as in fatigue. This soulid a correct
English ear is soon weary of, and settles at
last with the accent on the first syllable, witi,
the isotºnded as in indigo, portico, &c. . .
WERWAIN, 2O3. Q
VERVINE, 140. w
VERY, vér'é. a. True, rea: ; having any quºali-
ties, commonly bad, in an exuinent degree, to
note the things emphatically, or eminently,
Salile. ...".
VERY, vérè. ad.
* nent degree.
To VESICATE, vesse-kāte. v. a. 91 To blis:
ter. - " . . . . . .
WESICATION, vés &-kä'shôn. s. Blistering, se.
paration of the cuticle. - -
WESICATORY, vè-sik'ā-tár-á. s. 512. A blister-
ing medicine—See Domestick. #
*
Zemith, the point over-
a. Turning
*&
; vér'vin. ; s. A plant
In a great degree, in an emi-
z
e
WJB
565
!
%.
WIC
—no, mēve, nér, 116t;—täbe, tàb, bill;-či!,-pöänd;-thin, This.
WFSICLE, vés'é-kl. s. 405. A small cuticle, filled
or inflated. i •
WESICULAR, vè-sik'l-lär. a. 88. Hollow, full
... of small interstices. -
VESPER, véspár. s. 93. The evening star, the
evening.
WESPERS, vés'parz. s. The evening service.
WESPERTINE, vés'pár-time. a. 149. Happen-
ing or coining in the evening. - • * * *
vºi. vés'sil. s. 99. Afy thing in which li-
quids or other things are pat; the containing
parts of an animal body; any vehicle in which
men or goods are carried on the water any
§. any thing containing.
WEST, vést. s. An outer garment.
To WEST, vést. v. a. To dress, to deck, to eit-
robe; to dress in a long garment; to make
possessor of, to invest with ; to place in pos-
~ session.
VESTAL, vés'tál. s. A pure virgin. &
VESTAL, vés'tál. a. 88. Denoting pure virginity.
WESTIBULE, vés'té-bāle. s. The porch or first
entrance of a house. - !
“This is the bud of oeing, the dim dawn,
“The twilight of our day, the Vestibule.”
Young.
WESTIGE, vés'tidje. s Footstep, mark left be-
hind in passing.
VESTMENT, Västmönt. s. Garment, part of
dress.
WESTRY, vés'tré. s. A room appendant to the
church, in which the sacerdotal garments and
consecrated things are reposited ; a parochia)
assembly commonly convened in the vestry.
WESTURE, vés'tshūţe. s. 461. Garment, robe;
dress ; habit, external form.
VETCH, vétsh. s. A plant.
VETCHY, větsh'é. a. Made of vetches, abound-
ing in, Yºtches;
WFTERAN, vét'ār-án. s. 88. An old soldier, a
man iong practised.
VETERAN, vét’ār-án. a. Long practised in war,
long experienced.
VřížišARY, vět'êr-é-nā-rè. a. Belonging to
cattle, particularly horses ; from the Latin Ve-
terinarius; a farrier, or horse-doctor.
[* I have adopted this word from a prospect of
its becoming a part of the language. As a col-
lege is founded in London for studying the dis-
eases to which that useful animal is liable, the
name of Veterinary College must come into ge-
neral use, and ought therefore to have place in
our Dictionaries. Ash is the only lexicographer
who has it.
To WEX, véks. v. a. To plague, to torment, to
uarass; to disturb, to disquiet; to trouble with
slight provocations.
VEXATION, vék-sà'sbän. s.
ling; the state of being troubled, uneasiness,
sorrow ; the cause of trouble or uneasiness; an
act of harassing by law; a slight tearing trouble.
WEXATIOUS, vék-34'shās. a. 314. Afflictive,
troublesome, causing trouble ; full of trouble,
full of uneasiness; teazing, slightly trouble-
S{ }]]{2.
WEXATIOUSLY, wēk-så'shås-lè. ad. Trouble-
somely, uneasily.
WEXATIOUSNESS, vék-sà'shäs-nēs. s. Trouble-
someness, uneasiness.
V EXER, véks'êr. s. 93. He who vexes.
UGLILY, fig'ſé-lè, ad. Filthily, with deformity.
UGLINESS, Ög'º-més. s. Deformity, contrarie-
ty to beauty; turpitude, ſoat}:someuess, moral
depravity."
UGLY, fig'lé. a. Deformed, ošensive to the
sight, contrary to beautiful.
VIAL, vi'ā]... s. 88. A small bottle.
VHANI), vi'ànd. s. 83. Food, meat dressed.
VIATICUM, vi-át'é-kāni. s. 116. Provision for a
journey; the last rites used to prepare the pass-
ing soal for its departure.
The act of troub- |
To WIBRA'. E, viträte. v. a. 31. To brandish,
..f
: move to and frołwith quick motion; to rauke
O (; Utive it. # *
To WIBRATE-vibråte. v. m. To play up and
down, or to and fro; to quiver.
VIBRATION: yī-brá'shun. s. 13. , he act Ju
moving, or being moved with quick reciproca-
tions, or return. -
WIBRATORY, vibrā-tär-à. a.
tinually.— Masom. -
[[5 For the sound of the o, see Dom Estick and
for the accent, see Principles, No. 512.
VICAR, vik'êr. 88,138. The incumbent of an
appropriated or impropriated benefice; one
who performs the functions of another; a sub-
stitute.
VICARAGE, vik'êr-idje. s. 90. The benefice of
a WIC3.r. -
VICARIAL, vi-kā'rè-ál. a. Belonging to a vicar.
*—JMason. - w
VICARIOUS, vi-kā'ré-às. s. 138. Deputed, dele-
gated, acting in the place of another.
VICARSHIP, vik'êr-ship.s. The office of a vicar
WICE, wise. s. The course of action opposite to
virtue; a fault, an offence; the fool, or pun-
thinelio of old shows; a kind of small iron
press with screws, used by workmen; gripe,
grasp.
vić’so s. This word is the ablative case of
the Latin word vicis, and is used in composition
for one who performs in his stead, the office of
a superiour, or, who has the second rank in
command, as, a Viceroy, Vicechangelior.
[* This word is somewhat similar to the prefix
male, in maiccontent, malepractice, &c. and seems
to strengthen the reasons given under those
words for pronouncing the first vowel long.
To WICE, wise. v. a. To draw. Obsolete. ~
VICEADMIRAL, wise-ād'mé-rál. s. The second
commander of a fleet; a naval qfficer of the
Second rank. -
WICEADMIRALTY, visc-ád'mè-rál-té. s. The
office of a viceadmiral.
WICEAG ENT, vise-àjēnt. s. One who acts in
the place of another. -
VICED, vist. a. 359. Vicious, corrupt.
VICEGERENT, vlse-jé'rént. s. A lieutenant,
one who is intrusted with power of the supe-
R"iOSII’, *
VICEGERENCY, wise-jé'rén-sé. s. The office of
a vicegerent, lieutenancy, deputed power.
VICECHANCELLOR, visé-tshān'sé1-lär. s. The
Second magistrate of the universities.
VICERGY, Wise'röé. s. He who governs in place
of the king with regai authority.
VICE.ROYALTY, vise-röö'īl-té. s. Dignity of a
viceroy.
WIC#NITY, vè-sin'é-té, or vi-sin'k-té. s. 133. Near-
ness, state of being near; neighbourhood.
VIC; N.AGE, ¥s'ín-idje. s. 90. Neighbourhood,
place adjoining.
VICINAſ, vis'ê-mál. 133.
WICINE, vis’ine.
ing.
rºor the propriety of placing the accent on
the ººst syllable of Vic INAL, see ME Dicin AL
WICIOi.S, wish ás. a. See WITHous. Devoted to
vice, pot addicted to virtue. -
WiCESSITU i) E, vè-sis'ê-tūde, or v-sis'é-täde. s.
138. Regular change, return of the same things
in the same succession; revolution, change.
VICTIM, vik tim. s. A sacrifice, something slain
for a sacrifice;-something destroyed.
VICTOR, vik'lúr. s. #66. Conqueror, vanquish
er, he that gains the advan.tage in any cons
Vibrating con-
; a. Near, neighbour-
J test.
VICTORIOUS, wik-tó'rè-às. a. Conquering, hav.
ing obtained conquest, superiour in contest;
producing conquest, betokening conquest.
VICTORIOUSLY, wik-tó'rè-às-lè, ad. With con-
quest, successfully, triumphantly.
VICTORIOUSNES3. vik-tó'rè-às-mês, s. The
state or quality of being victorious.
ViL
VICTORY, vik'tár-é. s. 557. Conquest, success
in contest, triumph. -
VICTRESS, vik'très. s. A female that conquers.
. See Tºroñº.
Wºhl, ; S. 405. Provision of food,
stores for the support of life, meat.
ū’ This corruption, like most others, has termi-
nated in the generation of a new word; for no
solemnity will allow of pronouncing this word
as it is written. Victuals appeared to Swift so
contrary to the real sound, that in some of his
manuscript remarks which I have seen, he
spells the word Vittles. This compliance with
sound, however, is full of mischief to language,
and ought liot to be indulged.—See SI(EPrick,
and Principles, No. 350.
To WICTUAL, wit’tl. v. a. To store with provi-
sion for food.
VICTUALLER, wit’tl-âr. s.
victuals.
WIDELICET, vé-déI'ê-sét. ad. To wit, that is,
generally written Wiz.
[[* This is a long-winded word for a short expla.
nation, and its contraction viz. a frightful amo-
maly, which ought never to be pronounced as
it is written ; the adverb namely ought to be
used instead of both ; and where it is not, ought
in ºf always to be substituted for them.
To VIE, vi. v. a. 276. To show or practise in
competition. y
To WIE, vi. v. n. To contest, to contend.
To VIEW, vå. v. a. 286. To survey ; to look on
by way of examination ; to see, to perceive by
the eye. . -
VIEW, vå. s. Prospect; sight, power of behold-
ing ; act of seeing ; sight, eye; survey, exami-
nation by the eye; intellectual survey ; space
that nay be taken in by the eye, reach of sight;
appearance, show ; display. exhibition to sight
or mind; prospect of interest; intention, de-
S191].
višwleSS, völés. a. Unseen.
VIGIL, vidjii. s.-See DRAMA. Watch, de-
votion performed in the customary hours of
rests a fast kept before a holiday; service used
on the night before a holiday; watch, ſorbear-
ance of sleep.
VIGILANCE, vidjil-ânse.
VIGIſ, ANCY, vidjii-án-sè.
of sleep : watchfulness, circuiraspection, inces-
Sant care; guard, watch.
VIGILANT, vidjil-ânt. a. 88. Watchful, circum-
spect, diligent, attentive.
VIGILANTLY, widjil-ânt-lè.
attentively, circumspectfy.
vº; vin'yét. s. -
Bj Ornamental flowers or figures placed by
printers at the beginning gr, end of chapters,
sometimes emblematical of the subject.
VIGOROUS, vig'àr-às, a. 314. Forcible, not
weakened, full of strength and life.—See VA-
PO RER.
VIGOROUSLY, wig'ār-ás-lè. ad. With force,
forcibly. *
VIGORGUSNESS, vigºr-às-nēs. s. Force,
stre:ngth. -
VIGOUR, vig'àr. s. 314. Force, strength ; men-
...tal force, intellectual ability; energy, efficacy.
VILE, vilé. a. Base, mean, worthless, sordid,
despicable ; morally impure, wicked. .
WILELY, vile'lé. ad. Basely, meanly, shame-
º .
WILENESS, vºle'nés. s. Baseness, meanness,
despicabſeness; moral or intellectrial baseness.
To VfLIFY. vii'é-fi. v. a. 183. To debase, to de-
fame, to make contemptible.
W!LLA, vil'íš. s. A country seat. . -
viii.33E, vil'Îidje. s, 90. A simall collection of
houses, less than a town.
WILLAGER, vii'Iſà-jär. s. 93.
One who provides
: s, 88. Forbearance
*
ad. Watchfully,
'566 *
[j 559–Fâte, fir, fall, fit;-mè, mét;—pine, pīn;—
|WINDICATIVE, vin-dè'kā-tív.
WIO
VILLAGERY, viiidjār-à. s. District of vil.
lages. Y.
viñºn , vil'lin. s. 208. One who held by a
base tenure ; a wicked wretch.
WILLANAGE, vil'lân-ádje. s. 90. The state of a
villain, base servitude : baseness, infamy.
To VI LLANIZE, vil'lān-ize. v. a. To debase, to
degrad
(162.
VI ELANOUS, villán-Ös. a. Base, vile, wicked,
sorry. ;
VILLANOUSLY, vil'în-ás-lè, ad. Wickedly,
baselv.
VILLANOUSNESS, vil'lán-āj-nēs. s. Baseness,
wickedness.
WILLANY, vil'lán-A. s. Wickedness, baseness,
depravity ; a wicked action, a crime. '
[[5 ſm this tribe of words we find a manifest dif-
ference between the simple villain and the com-
pounds villany, villanows, &c. Dr. Johnson
tells us, these words are derived from the
French villaim, or the low Latin villanus. Some-
times we find the word in question written vil-
lanny ; and it is certain, that it either ought to
be written so from the old French villonnie, with
double i and double m, or from the modern
French with these letters single: or if we must
form it from our own word villain, (which we
seldom choose to do if we can discover the
most remote relation to other languages ;) in
this case, I say, we ought according to our own
analogy, to spell the word villainy.
WILLATICK, vil-lāt’tík. a. 508. Belonging to
villages. r
WILLI, Willi. s. In Anatomy, are the same as
fibres; and in Botany, small hairs like the
grains of plush or shag.
VIT.LOUS, vil'Iás. a. 314. Shaggy, rough.
WIMNEOUS, vè-min'ê-às, or vi-min'é-às. a. 133.
Made of twigs.
VINCJBLE, vin'sè-bl. a. 405. Conquerable, su-
perable.
WIN; CBLENESS, vin'sé-bl-nés. s. Liableness
to be overcome.
VIN DEMIAL, vin-dé'mē-ăl. a. 88.
to a vintage. jº
To VINDICATE, vin'dè-kāte. v. a. 91. To jus-
tiſy, to support, to maintain; to revenge, to
avenge; to assert, to claim with efficacy 3 to
clear, to protect. -
WINDICATION, vin-dè-kå'shān. s. Defence, as-
sertion, justification.
Belonging
. 512. Revenge-
ful, given to revenge. ,
WINDICATOR, vin'dè-kā-tör. s. 521. One who
vindicates, an assertor. *
VINDICATORY, vin'dè-kā-tär-8. a. 512. Puni
tory, performing the office of veugeance ; c.e-
fensory, justificatory.
WINDICTIVE, vin-diktiv. a. Given to revenge,
revengeful. - -
VINE, vine. s. The plant that bears the grape.
WiNEGAR, vin'hé-går. s. 88. Wine grown sour;
any thing really or netaphorically sour.
V1NFYARD, vinyàrd. s. 91, 515. A ground
planted with vines. 'a dº
WiNOUS, vinës. a. 314. Having the qualities of
wine, consisting of wine,
WINTAGE, vin'tidje. s. 90. The produce of the
vizie for the year, the time in which grapes are
gathered. - -
}
|WINTAGER, vin'täjär. s Ife who gathers the
vintage. º
WINTNER, wint'nºr. s. 98. One who sells wine.
ViOL, vi'ài. s. 166. A stringed instrument of
musick. - -
WIOLABLE, vi'ö-lä-bl. a. 405. . Such as may be
violated or hurt. tº dº
To VIOLATE, vić-lāte. v. a. 91. To injure, to
hurt; to infringe, to break any thing venera-
ble ; to injure by irreverence; to ravish, to
a 'sillage.
f
An inhabitant of
deflour. { - . . . .
Violation, viºláshán, s. 170. Infringement
# !
VII:
567
WIS
—no, mēve, n&r, mēt;—túbe, túb, bill;-öil;-pôānd;—thin, rais.
or injury of something sacred ; rape, the act of
deflouring. -
WIOLATOR, vi'ö-lä-tär. s. 521. One who injures|
or infringes something sacred; a ravisher.
WHOLENCE, vi'ö-lénse. s. 170. Force, strength
applied to any purpose; an attack, an assault,
a murder ; outrage, unjust force ; eagerness,
vehemence; injury, infringement ; forcible de-
floration. * -
VIOLENT, vi'ö-lént. a. 287. Forcible, acting
with strength; produced or continued by force;
not natural, but brought by force ; unjustly as-
sailant, murderous ; unseasonably vehement;
extorted, not voluntary.
VIOLENTI.Y., vi'ö-lént-lè. ad. With force, forci-
- bly, vehemently. -
VIOLET, vi'ó-lét. s. 170,287. A flower.
VIOLIN, vi-Ö-lin'. s. 528. A fiddle, a stringed in-
Strument.
VIOLIST, vi'ö-list. s. . A player on the vioi.
VIOLONCEDLO, vē-ó-iön-tshël’). s. 388. A
stringed instrument of musick.
VIPER, vi pār. s. 98. A serpent of that species
which brings its young alive; any thing mis-
chievous ..
viFERİNf, vi'pár ine. a. 149. Belonging to a
viper. -
VIPEROUS, vi'pār-às. a. 314. Having the quali-
ties of a §
WIRAGO, vē-rā'gö, or vl-rā'gö. s. 138. A female
warriour, a woman with the qualities of a man.
—See LUMBAGo. - k
WIRELAY, vir'ê-lä. s. A sort of little ancient
French poem, that consisted only of two rhymes
and short verses.
VIRENT, vi'rént. a. Green, not faded.
VIRGE, vérje. s. 108. A deam's mace.
VIRGIN, vérjin. s. 108. A maid, a woman un-
acquainted with man; a woman not a mother;
any thing untouched or unmingled; the sign of
the zodiack in which the sum is in August.
[j See the delicate sound of the first 3 in this
word illustrated, Principles, No. 101.
VIRGIN, vér'jin. a. 237. Befitting a virgin, suit-
able to a .# maidenly.
VIRGINAL, vérjīn-ál. a. 88. Maiden, maidenly,
pertaining to a virgin.
VIRGINAL, wérjin-ál. s. more usually Virginals.
A musical instrument so called because used by
young ladies. - \
VfRGINITY, vér-jin'ê-té. s. Maidenhead, unac-
uaintance with man.
WIRILE, vl'ril. s. 140, Belonging to a man.
VIRILITY, vi-ril'è-té, or vé-ril'è-të. s. 138. Man-
hood, character of man; power of procreation.
VIRTU, vér-töö'. s. A taste ſor the elegant arts
or curiosities of nature.— Mason. -
VIRTUAL, vér'tshū-ál. a. 88. Having the efficacy
without the sensible part.
VIRTUALITY, vér-tshū-ál'è-tè. s. Ffficacy.
VIRTUALLY, vér'tshū-āl-e.ad. In effect, though
not formally.
VIRTUE, vér’tshū. s. 103,461. Moral goodness;
a particular moral excellence; medical quality;
medicinal efficacy; efficacy, power; acting pow-
er; secret agency, efficacy; bravery, valour; ex-
cellence, that which gives excellence; one of the
orders of the celestial hierarchy.
[; Dr. Hill published in a pamphlet a petition
from the letters I and U to David Garrick, Esq.
both complaining of terrible grievances imposed
upon them by that great actor, who fre-
quently banished them from their proper sta-
tions; as in the word virtue, which they said he
converted into curtue ; and in the word ungrate-
ful he displaced the u, and made it ingrate-
ful, to the great prejudice of the said letters. To
this complaint, Garrick replied in the following
epigram: . g ſº
§§ iPit is, as you say, that I’ve injur'd a letter,
“I’ll change my note soon, and I hope for the
“better:
iVisiBLENESS, viz.º.bi-nēs. s.
‘‘ May the right use of letters, as well as of men,
* Hereafter be fix’d by the tongue and the pen.
&é Mº, devoutly I wish they may both have their
“And that I may be never mistaken for U.”
JMurphy's Life of Garrick.
VIRTUELESS, vértshū-lés. a. Wanting virtue,
deprived of virtue ; not having efficacy, with-
out operating qualities.
VIRTUQSO, vär-tóó-&'sé. s. A man skilled in
antique or natural curiosities; a man studious
of painting, statuary, or architecture. The plu-
ral of this word is written Virtuosi, and pro-
nounced Vir-too-à-se. -
VIRTUOUS, vér'tshū-às. a. 463. Morally good;
chaste; done in consequence of moral goodness;
efficacious, powerful; having wonderful or emi-
nent properties; having medicinal qualities.
VIRTUOUSLY, vér'tshū-às-lè. ad. In a virtuous
IIlºillneſſ”. -
VIRTUOUSNESS, vér'tshū-às-més. s. The state
vii;§§ “...; virtuous.
, vir'â-lénse.
viščíšNč, º. 3 s. 110. Mental
poison, malignity, acrimony of temper, bitter-
InêSS. v.
VIRULENT, vir'â-lént. a. 110. Poisonous, veno.
mous ; poisoned in the mind, bitter, malig-
Inant,
VIRULENTLY, vir'â-lént-lè. ad. Malignantly,
with bitterness. .
VISAGE, vizidje. s. 90. Face, countenance,
look.
To WISCERATE, vis'sè-råte, v. a. To embowel,
to exeliterate.
VISCID, vis'sid. a. Glutinous, tenacious.
VISCIDITY, vè-sid'é-té. s. 138. Glutinousness
tenacity, ropiness.; glutimous concretion.
WISCOSITY, vis-kās'è-të. s. Glutinousness, te-
nacity, a glutinous substance.
WISCOUNT, vi'köänt. s. 458. A nobleman next
in degree to an earl.
VISCOUNTESS, vi'köünt-és. s. The lady of a
WISCOunt. -
VISCOUS, vis'kás. a. 314. Glutinous, sticky,
tenacious.
VISIBILITY, viz-8-bil'é-té. s. . The state or
quality of being perceptible by the eye; state
of being apparent, or openly discoverable.
VISIBLE, viz'é-bl. a. 405. Perceptible by the
eye ; discovered to the eye; apparent, opeii,
Conspicuous. -
State or quality
of being visible. º
VISIBLY, viz'é-blé. ad. In a manner percepti-
ble by the eye. -
VISION, vizh'ên. s. 451. Sight, the faculty of
seeing ; the act of seeing ; a supernatural ap-
pearance, a spectre, a phantom ; a dream,
somethinig shown in a dream. . .
VISIONARY, vizli'ān-à-ré. a. Affected by phan
toms, disposed to receive impressions on the
imagination ; imaginary, not real, seen in a
dream.
WłSIONARY, vizh'ên-á-rè. s.
gination is disturbed.
To VISIT, viz'ft. v. a. To go to see; to send
good or evil judicially ; to salute with a pre
sent; to come to a survey with judicial autho
rity.
To ViSIT, vizit. v. n. To keep up the inter.
course of ceremonial salutations at the houses
of each other. --
VISIT, viz'ft. s. . The act of going to see another.
VISITABLE, viz'ê-tá-bl. a. 405, Liable to be
visited.
VISITANT, viz'é-tänt. s. 88. One who goes to
see another. - :
WłSITATION, viz-8-tä'shôn. s. The act of visit
ing ; object of visits; judicial visit or preambu.
One whose ima-
lation ; judicial evil sent by God : communic tº
tion of divine love. - -
V : V
WISITATORIAL, viz-e-tá-tó'rè-ál. a. Belonging
to a judicial visiter.
VISITER, viz'ít-tár. s. 98. One who comes to
another; an occasional judge.
VISIVE, vi'siv. a. 140, 157, 428.
the act of seeing.
VISOR, viz'īr. s. 166. A mask used to disfigure
Formed in
and disguise. {}
VISORED, viz'êr'd. a. 359. Masked.
VISTA, vistă. s. View, prospect through an
aVell U162.
VISUAL, vizb'ê-ál. a. 451. Used in signs, exer-
cising the power of sight.
VITAL, witál. a. 88. Contributing to life, ne-
cessary to life; relating to life ; containing
life ; being the seat of life; so disposed as to
ive; essential, chiefly necessary.
l
vítěřity, vi-täl'é-té. s. Power o
in life. '
VITALLY, wi'tál-è. ad. In such a manner as to
give life. . . . . º *
VITALS, vi'tálz. s. Parts essential to life.
To WITIATE, vish'é-āte. v. a. To deprave, to
spoil, to make less pure.
WITIATION, wish-e-à'shān.
corruption. sº
VITIQUS, vish'ês. a. 461. Corrupt, wicked, op-
posite to virtuous; corrupt, having physical ill
qualities. º
VITIOUSLY, wish'ās-lè. ad. Not virtuously,
corruptly.
WITIOUSNESS, vish'és-mês, s. Corruptness,
state of being witious.
VITREOUS, vittré-às., a.
of glass, resembling glass.
WITREOUSNESS, vittré-às-mês.
blance of glass.
VITRIFICABLE, vē-trif'fè-kā-bl. a. Converti-
ble into glass.
To WITRIFICATE, vē-trff'fö-kāte. v. a. To
change into glass.
WITRIFICATION, vit-trè-fé-kå'shēn. s. Pro-
duction of glass, act of changing, or state of
being changed into giass.
To ####, viºurči v. a. 183. To change
into glass.
To VITRIFY, wit’tré-fl. v. n. To become glass.
WHTRIOL, wit’tré-àl. s. 166. A chymical salt
produced by the combination of earthy or me-
tallick bodies with sulphurick acid.
VITRIOLATE, vittré-6-lāte. -
VITRIOLATED, vittré-6-lä-têd.
vì §K". jº consisting of vitriol.
LICK, vſt-tré-àl'ík. - in ºr vi
WITRIOLOUS, º;; a Resembling vi-
triol, containing vitriol.
VITULINE, wit’tshū-line. a. 149.
to a calf. o
VITUPERABLE, vè-tū'për.ā-bl, or virtà'për-ā-
bl. a. 138, 405. Blameworthy.
To VITUPERATE, vē-tū'për-àte, or vi-tū'pér-
âte. v. a. 138. To blame, to censure.
WITUPERATION, vè-tū-pér-à'shôn, or vi-tū-pêr-
à'shôn. s. Blame, censure.
VIVACIQUS, vé-vāshās, or vi-vá'shūs. a. 138.
Long-lived; sprightly, gay, active, lively.
VIVACIOUSNESS, vē-vå'shôs-nés, or vi-vá'-
shās-nés. 138.
VIVACITY, vè-vāsē-té, or vi-vás'été.
Liveliness, sprightliness; longevity, length of
ife; power of living. ge - - º
vivif, viv'd. a. 544. Lively, quick; striking,
sprightly, active.
VIVIDLY, viv'id-lè. ad. With life, with quick-
ness, with strength.
VIVIDNESS, vivíd-nés, s. Life, vigour, quickness.
To VIWIFICATE, vi-viffè-kāte, ºv, n. 138. To
make alive, to inform with life, to animate; to
reºver from such a change of form as seems
to destroy the properties.
f subsisting
8. Depravation,
Glassy ; consisting
S. Resem-
a. Im-
Belonging
S.
ūU Q
W.W. J. J.
II, 539-Fate, ſār, fall, fat;-me, met;-plme, pīn;–
WIWIFICK, vi-vifik. a. 138, 508.
making alive.
To VIVIFY, viv'é-fi. v. a. , 183. To make alive,
to animate, to endue with life.
VIVIPAROUS, vi-vip'pá-rūs. a. , 138. Bringing
the young alive, opposed to Gviparous.
VIXEN, vik's'n. s. 103. Vixen is the name of a
she-fox ; and applied to a woman, whose nature
is thereby compared to a she-fox. .
VIZARD, viz'êrd. S. 88. A mask used for dis-
guise.
VIZIER, viz'yère. s. The prime minister of the
Turkish empire.
ULCER, &l'sär. s. 98.
not a new wound.
Giving life,
A sore of continuance,
To ULCERATE, Öl'sār-àte. v. a. To disease
with sores.
ULCERATION, Öl-sår-à'shām. s. The act of
into ulcers; ulcer, sore.
S, Öl'súr-às. a. 555. Afflicted with
breaking
ULCERöö
S Ol'éS.
ULCEROUSNESS, Öl'sār-às-nēs. s. The state
of being ulcerous. -
ULCERED, Öl'sár'... a. 359. Grown by time
from a hurt to an ulcer.
ULIGINQUS, A-ſidjin-ás. a. Slimy, muddy.
ULTIMATE, alté-măt. a. 91. Intended in the
iast resort.
ULTIMATELY, Öl'té-māt-lè, ad.
consequence.
ULTIMITY, Öl-tim'ê-té. s. The last stage, the
last consequence. t
ULTRAMARINE, Öl-trá-mā-rèën'. s. 112. One
of the noblest blue colours used in painting,
produced by calcination from the stone called
lapis lazuli.
ULTRAMARINE, &l-trá-mâ-rèën'. a. 112. Being
beyond the sea, foreign.
ULTRAMONTANE, Öl-trä-mên'täme. a. Being
beyond the mountains.
ULTRAMUNDANE, ill-trä-mân'dāne. a. Being
beyond the world.
UMBEL, Öm'bél. s. In Botany, the extremity of
a stalk or branch divided into several pedicles
or rays, beginning from the same point, and
opening so as to form an inverted come.
UMBELLATED, Öm'bé!-lä-téd. a. In Botany, is
said of flowers when many of them grow to-
gether in umbels.
UMBELLIFEROUS, Öm-bél-lif'fér-às. a. 518.
Used of plants that bear many flowers, grow-
ing upon many footstalks.
UMBER, Öm'bár. s. 93. A colour; a fish. The
umber aud grayling differ in nothing but their
In 31 DeS.
UMBERED, &m'bár'd. a. 359. Shaded, clouded.
tºical, tim-bil'é-kál. a. Belonging to the
113 Vě1.
UMBLES, Öm'biz. s. 405. A deer's entrails.
UMIBO, Ömbö. s. The point or prominent part
of a buckler. --
UMBRAGE, tim'bridje. s. 90. Shade, screen of
trees; shadow, appearance; resentment, of.
fence, Suspicion of injury.
UMBRAGEOUS, Öm-brājē-ăs. a. Shady, yielding
shade.
UMBRAGEOUSNESS, Öm-brājē-ăs-nēs. s. Sha.
diness. -
ºTILE, §m'brā-tfl. a. 145. Being in the
shade.
UMBRELLA, #m-bréllá.
UMBRELL, Šm'brél. s. A screen used
to keep off the sunshine and rain.
UMBROSITY, &m-brós'é-té. s. Shadiness, ex-
clusion of light.
UMPIRAGE, &m'pë-ridje. s. 90.
friendly decision of a controversy. *
Uś, &m'pire. s. 140. An arbitrator, one
who, as a common friend, decides disputes.
[[" This word, says Johnson, Minshew, with
great applause, from Skinner, derives from un
In the last
Arbitration,
WTWIFICATION, viv Š-fè-kå'shôn, s. The act of
giving life, e - •
pere; in French, a father.—But whatever may
UNA
359
UNA
—mö, mêve, nár, nét, -tūbe, tàb, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—hin, This,
be its derivation, one should think, in pronun-
ciation it ought to class with empire: and yet
we find our orthūepists considerably divided in
the sound of the last syllable of both these words.
Empire. Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston,
and Mr. Perry, rhyme it with fire, but
JMr. Sheridan and Buchaman, with the
first of pyr-a-mid.
Mr. Sheridan and W. Johnston rhyme it
with fire; but Mr. Perry, Mr. Scott, and
Buchanan, with fear; and Dr. Kenrick
with the first of pyr-a-mid.
Amidst this variety and inconsistency we find a
preponderancy to the long sound of i, as in fire;
and this, in my opiniófi, is the most eligible.
Rampire and Vampyre follow the same analogy ;
and Satire, and Samphire may be looked on as
irregular.
UN, &n.
hosition. It is placed almost at will before ad-
jectives and adverbs.
[[; Mr. Mason has very justly observed, that
“ome uniform effect is not always created by
“un prefixed. Thus the word unexpressive (as
“used by both Shakspeare and Milton) is not
“barely made ſiegative by the composition, but
“is also changed from active to passive.” To these
observations we may add, that Shakspeare and
Milton's use of unexpressive for unexpressible or
inexpressible, is very licentious, and ought not
to be followed. The Latin preposition in and
the English unaresufficiently ambiguous without
such unmeaning licenses; which were intro-
duced when the language was less studied ; and
perhaps merely to help out a hobbling line in
poetry. The Latin preposition in is negative
in insensible, and what is directly opposite to it,
is intensive in inflammatory. The English pre-
positiºn un is privative in untried ; and, if I may
be allowed the word, retroactive in to undo : a
stick which has been bent, may, when made
straight, be said to be unbent; but if it was
reviously straight, we cannot so properly say
it is unbent, as that it is not bent. See UNPRINCI-
PLED.
UNABASHED, fin-à-bāsht’. a. 359. Not asha-
med, not confused by modesty.
UNABLE, fin-à'bl. a. 405. Not having ability;
weak, § -
UNABOLI #P. ân-á-ból'ísht. a. Not repealed,
remaining in ſorce. 4.
àn-ák'sép-tá-bl. Not
UNACCEPTABLE,
leasing, not such as is well received.
UNACCEPTABLENESS, Ön-ák'sép-tá-by-nés. s.
See AğcºraBLE. State of not pieasing.,
UNACCESSIBLENESS, fin-āk-sés'sé-bi-més. s.
State of fºot being to be attained or approached.
UNACCOMMODATED, &n-āk-köm'mô-dà-téd.
a. Unfurnished with external convenience.
UNACCOMPANIED, an-āk-kämpá-mid. a. 283.
Not attended. -
UNACCOMPLISHED, &n-āk-köm'plisht. a. 359.
Unfinished, incomplete. * - -
ÜNACCOUNTABLE, &n-āk-köön'tá-bl. a. 405.
Not explicable, not to be solved by reason, not
reducible to rule; not subject, not controlled.
UNACCOUNTABLY, &n-āk-köän'tá-blé. ad.
Strangely.
UNACCURATE, fin-ák'kū-rāt. a. 91. Not ex-
act: properly Inaccurate. •.
UNACCUSTOMED, fir:-āk-kās’túm'd. a.
used, not habituated; new, not usual.
UNACKNOWLEDGED, &n-āk-nóI'lidj'd. a. 328,
359. Not owned:
Umpire.
3.
UNACQUAINTANCE, fin-āk-kwān'tänse. s.
Want of familiarity. º
UNACQUAINTED, fin-ák-kwān'téd. a, Not
known, unusual, not familiarly known; not
having familiar knowledge.
UNACTIVE, fin-āk’tiv. a. Not brisk, not lively;
having no employment; not busy, not diligent;
haviºus may mºved, ºf , )
Not
A negative particle much used in com-||
UNADMIRED, fin-ād-mir'd'. a. 359. Not re.
garded with honour. { -
UNADORED, fin-à-dér'd’. a. 359.
shipped. - f
UNADVISED, fin-ād-viz'd. a. 359. Imprudent,
indiscreet; done without due thought, rash."
UNADULTERATED, fin-à-dāſtār-à-téâ. a. 359.
Not wor:
UNAFFECTED, &n-āf-féktéd. a. Real, not
hypocritical, free from affectation, open, 'can-
did, sincere; not formed by too rigid observa-
tion of rules; not moved, not touched. -
UNAFFECTING, fin-āf-fék’ting. a. 410. . Nof
pathetick, not moving the passions. ' ' "
UNAIDED, fin-à'déd. a. Not assisted, mothelped.
UNALIENABLE, &n-âleyén-à-bl. a. 113. Not
alienable, not transferable. * , *
erful relation; having no common nature, not
congenial. w
UNALTERABLE, fin-āl'tūr-à-bl. a. Incapable
of being altered. , ^
UNANIMOUS, yū-mán'ê-mâs. a. Being of one
mind, agreeing in design or opinion.
UNANOINTED, Ön-ā-möm'téd.a. Not anointed;
not prepared for death by extreme unction.
UNANSWERABLE, fin-án'sár-à-bl. a. Not to
be refuted. . . . -
UNANSWERED, &n-án'sºrd. a. Not opposed by
a reply ; not confuted, not suitably returned
UNAPPALLED, fin-àp-pāwī'd''. a. Not daunt
ed, not impressed by fear.
UNAPPEASABLE, ºn-áp-pê'zā-bl. a. Not to
be pacified, implacable. } -
UNAPPREHENSIVE, &n-áp-prè-hén'stv. a. Not
intelligent, not ready of conception ; met sus-
pecting. ... •
UNAPPROACHED, &n-áp-prêtsh'éd. a. 359. In-
accessible.
UNAPPROVED, fla-áp'próðv'd. a. 359. Not ap-
proved.
UNAPT, &m-àpt'. a. Dull, not apprehensive;
not ready, not propense ; unifit, not qualified;
improper, unfit, unsuitable. -
UNAPTNESS, Ön-äpt'nés. s. Unfitness, unsuit-
ablenes; dulness, want of appreluension; un-
readiness, disqualification, want of propension.
UNARGUED, &n-ār'gúde. a. 359. Not disputed;
not censured. *
UNARMED, &m-ärm'd'. a. 359. Having no ar,
mour, having no weapons. w
UNARTFUL, &n-árt'ſil. a.
cºunning ; wanting skill.
UNASKEI), ān-áskt'. a. 353. Not sought by
solicitation.
UNASPIRING; tın-ás-p}'ring. a. Not ambitious,
UNASSAILED, fin-ás-sàl’d. a. Not attacked,
not assaulted. ... l &
UNASSISTED, ºn-ás-sistéd. a. Not helped.
UNASSISTING, in-fis-sisting. a. Giving no help
Having no art or
dent; not to be trusted.
UNATTAINABLE, &n-āt-tá'nā-bl. a. Not to be
gained or obtained, being out of reach.
UNATTAINABLENESS, Ön-āt-tä'nā-bl-nés. s.
State of being out of reach. • * * * ,
UNATTEMPTED, Ön-āt-témp'téd. a. Untried,
not essayed. -
UNATTENDED, fin-āt-tén'déd. a.
retinue or attendants.
UNAVAILABLE, fin-à-vā'īā-bl. a. Useless, vain
with respect to any purpose. -
UNAVAILING, fin-à-vá'ling. a.410. Useless, vain.
UNAVOIDABLE, &m-à-vářd'à-bl. a. Inevitablé.
not to be shunned.
UNAVOIDED, &n-á-vářd'éd. a. Inevitable.
UNAUTHORIZED, fin-àw'thūr-iz'd. a. Not sup
ported by authority, not properly commissioned.
UNAWARES, tin-à-wärz'. 3104,
Having no
previous meditation ; unexpectedly, when it is
not thought of suddenly • -
Genuine; notcounterfeit;having no basemixture.

UNASSURED, ºn-āsh-ör'd''... a. 359. Not confi
i
UNALLIED, an-āi-il'd'. a. 283. Having no pow-
t
UNB
570
UNC
[EP 559–F#te, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pla 3-
fºr These words, like some others, are some-
times accented on the first syllable, and some-
times on the last, as the rhythm of the sentence
seems to requiré.--See Commopore.
{jRAWED, an-àw'd'. 359. Unréstrained by fear
Of" reverence.
UNBACKED, fin-bäkt'. a. 359. Not tamed, not
taught to bear the rider; not countenanced,
not aided. -
To UN BAR, Ön-bär'. v. . a. To open by remo-
ving the bars ; to unbolt. -
UNBARBED, An-bºrh'd'. a. Not shaven.
UNBATTERED, tin-báttúr'd. a. Not injured
by blows.
UNBEATEN, Śn-bê't'h. a. Not treated with
* hlows; not trodden.
UNBECôMING, Ön-bè-kåning, a.
unsuitable, indecorous.
To UNBED, ºut-bād'. v. a. To raise from a bed.
UNBEFITTING, &m-bê-fitting. a. Not becoming,
ušº
#OT, &m-bt-göt'.
{infº.s. i.iº-gºven. ; a. Eternal,
without generation ; not yet generated.
UNEELIEF, ... àn-bê-lèëſ'. s. incredulity; infi-
delity, irreligion.
To UNBELIEVE, $n-bê-lèëv'. v. a. To discredit,
not to trust ; not to think real or true.
UNBELIEVER, Ga-bé-lèëv’ār. s. An infidel,
one who believes not the Scripture of God.
UNBENDING, &n-hén'ding. a. 410. Not suffer-
ing flexure ; devoted co relaxation
UNBENEvol. ENT, ôn-bè-nēv'vö-1&nt. a. Not
kind.” e
UNBENEFICED, &n-bén'né-fist. a. Not pre-
ferred to a benefice.
ÜNBEN1GHTEI), Öm-bè-nite'éd. a.
sited by darkness.
UNBENIGN, Öti-bê-nine'. a.
volent. .
UNBENT, &m-bênt'. a. Not strained by the
string ; having the bow unstrung; not crushed,
not subdued; relaxed, not intent.
ÜNBESEEMING, in-bê-sèèm'íng. a.
Indecent,
H
Never vi-
Malignant, ...ale-
{ Unlye-4
coming.
tjNBESOUGHT, ºn-bê-såwt'. a. Not intreated.
tjNBEWAl LFD, Ön-bè-wäl'd', a. Not lamented.
To UNBIAS, Śm-bi'ās ... v. a. To free from any
extermal motive, to disentangle from prejudicé.
UNB:D, &m-bjd'.
UNRIDDEN, ºut-bid'd’n.
commanded, spontaneous.
UNBIGOTTED, in-big'êt-êd. a. Free from bi-
gotry. *
[[;" Dr. Johnson and Mr. Sheridan spell this!
word with double t, though the simple bigoted
has but one. This certainly is an inconsisteney
which no authority can justify.—See Bigoted.
To UNBIND, Ön-blud'. v.a. To loose, to untie.
To UNBISHOP, ºn-bish'ép. v. a. To deprive of
§§ orders,
UNBITTED, &n-bit’tád. Unbridled, unre-
strained.
UNBLAMABLE, Śn-blåmå-bl. a. Not culpable.
UNBLEMISHED, Śn-blém'īsht. s. Free from
turpitude, free from reproach.
UNBLENCHED, fin-blénsht’. a. Not disgraced,
not injured by any soil.
UNBLEST, fin-blést'. a. Accursed, excluded
frºm benediction; wretched, unhappy.
UNBLOODIEp, Öa.blădºid. a. 282, 104. Not
stained with blood. .
UNBLOWN, fin-blóne'. a. Having the bud yet
unexpanded.
UNHL,NTED, fin-blant'éd. a. Not becoming
obtu
UNBODIED, ºn-bºdid. a. 282. Incorporeal,
g immaterial, freed frcm the body.
To UNBOLT, &n-bolt'. v. a. To set open, to un
bar.
UNHOf,
reſiæses
a. Uninvited ; un-
8.
º
UNBONNETED, &m-bón'nét-éd. a. Wanting a
hat or bomnet. tº
UNBOOKISH, &n-bóók'ish. a. Not studious of
books; not cultivated by erudition.
UNBORN, in-börn'. a. Not yet brought into
life, future. r
UNBORROWED, &n-bör'röde. a. Genuine, ma
tive, one's own.
UNBOTTOMFD, ºn-bêt’tám’d. a. Without bot
tom, bottomless; having no solid foundation.
To UNBOSOM, ºn-báz'âm. v. a. 169. To reveal
in confidence; to open, to disclose.—See Bo-
SO M.
UNBOUGHT, \n-bäyt'. a. Obtained without
money ; not ſinding any purchaser.
UNBOUND, ſun-bóüild’. a. ... Loose, not tied;
wanting a cover: preterit of Unbind.
UNBOUNDED, Ön-böänd'éd. a. Unlimited, un
restrained.
UNBOUNDEDLY, &m-Löänd'éd-lè. ad.
bounds, without limits.
UNBOUNDEH)NESS, Ön-böänd'éd-nēs. s. Ex
eimption from limits.
UNBOWEI), ūn-bóde'. a. Not bent.
To Uſº BOWEL, &n-bāū'él. v. h. To exenterate
to eviscerate.
To UNBRACE, &m-bråse’. v. a. To loose, to re
lax ; to make the clothes loose.
UNRREATHED, un-brèTH'd'. v. a.
cised.
UNBRED, ºn-bréd'. a. Not instructed in civility,
ill oducated, not taught. -
UN BREECHED, Śn-brºtcht’. a. 359. Having
no breeches.
UN BRIBED, ºn-brib'd', a.
money or gifts.
UNERFI}}, Ei), ān-bridl'd.
! ? (?? ºstrained. &
ÜN R ROKE, &ti-brºke’. * r -:
UN BROKEN, in-bró'k'n. { a. Not violated
laot subdued, not weakened, not tamed.
UNHROTHER}. [KE, Ön-bröth'êr-like.
UNBROTHERLY, (in-bråTH'àr-lè.
suiting with the character of a brother.
To UNBUCKLE, Öla-bäk'kl. v. a. To loose from
buckles.
To UNBUILTY, fun-bºld'.
strov.
UN BUILT, fin-hiſt’. a. Not yet erected.
UNBCRIED, ºn-bêr rid. a. 232. Not interred,
U §§§º. the rites of funeral.
NBURNED, ºn-bärn'd'. > r
UNBURNT, ºn-bärnt’. 359. Not con-
sumed, not wasted, not injured by fire; not
heated with fire,
UN BURNING, &n-bàrning. a. Not consuming
by heat.
To UNBURTHEN, Ön-bár'THén. v. a. To rid of
a load; to throw off; to disclose what lies
heavy on the mind.
To UNBUTTON, Öm-bätt'n. v. a. To loose any
thing buttoned.
UNCAſ,C#NED, in-kál'sin'd. a. Free from cal
cination.
UNCALLED, &n-kāwl'd', a. Not summoned,
not sent for, not demanded. \
UNCANCELLED, fin-kāri'sil'd. 99. Not
erazed, not abrogated.
UNCANONICAL, Ön-kā-möm'ê-kál. a. Not agree-
able to the canons.
UNCAPABLE, Ön-kā'pá-bl. a. Not capable,
not susceptible; more properly incapable.
UNCARNATE, &n-kār'nāt. a. 91. Not fleshly,
more properly incarnate. r
To UNCASF, Ön-käse'. v. a. To disengage from
any covering ; to flay. -
UNCAUGHT, Ön-kāwt', a. Not yet caught.
UNCAUSED, &n-käwz'd’. a. Having no pre,
cedent cause.
UNCAUTIOUS, ºn-kāw'shēs.
heedless
Without

Not exer
Not influenced by
a. 359. Licentiºns,
H}
v. a. To raze, to de-
{l.
8.
Not wary,
TED, ūn-bölt'éd, a Coarse, gross, not
$
|UNCERTAIN, an-sèrtin, a 208, Doubtful, not
$
UNc
57f
UNC. ...-"
—nº, mêve, nár, nét;—túbe, tab, būll ;-&il ;--pôānd;—thin, this.
£ertainly known ; doubtful, not having certain
knowledge; not sure in the consequence; un-
settled, unregular.
UNCERTAINTY, fin-sér'tín-tê. s. Dubiousness,
want of knowledge; contingency, want of cer-
tainty; something unknown.
To UNCHAIN. §n-tshāne'. v. a. To free from
chains.
UNCHANGEABLE, fin-tshānjā-bl. a. Immu-
table.
UNCHANGED, fin-tshānj'd’. a. 359. Not alter-
ed; not alterable.
- 4
UNCHANGEABiºNESS, an-tshānja-blinds. s."
Immutability.
UNCHANGEABLY, fin-tshānjā-blé. ad.
Inutably, without change. ,
UNCHANGING, fin-tshānjing. a. Suffering no
, alteration.
To UNCHARGE, fin-tshārje. v. a. ºo retract
an accusation.
UNCHARITABLE, fin-tshār'é-tá-bl. a. Contra-
ry to charity, contrary to the universal love
prescribed by Christianity.
UNCHARITABLENESS, ºn-tshár'é-tá-bl-nēs. s.
Want of charity.
UNCHARITABLY, fin-tshār'è-tá-bkº. ad. In a
manner contrary to charity. f
UNCHARY, fin-tshā'rè. a. Not wary, not cau-
tious.
UNCHASTE, &n-tshāste'... a. Lewd, libidinous,
not continent.
UNCHASTITY, &n-tshās’té-tê. s. 530. Lewd-
mess, incontinence,
UNCHEERFULNESS, fin-tshár'fill-nés. s. Me-
lancholy, gloominess of temper.—See CHREE-
FU L. .
UNCHECKED, fin-tshökt'. a. 359. Unrestrained.
UNCHEWED, tin-tshöde'. a. 359. Not masti-
cated.
To UNCHILD, fin-tshild', v. a. To deprive of
. children.
UNCHRISTIAN, fln-kr?s'tshān, a. 464. Contra-
ry to the laws of Christianity; unconverted,
infidel.
DNCHRISTIANNESS, fin-kris'tshān-nēs. s.
Contrariety to Christianity.
UNCIAL, &n'shāl, a. Belonging to letters of a
larger size, amciently used in inscriptions. Cap-
ital letters.
UNCIRCL"MCISED, fin-sér'kām-siz'd. a.
circumcised, not a Jew.
*JNCIRCUMCISION, &m-sér-kām-sizh'ân. s.
Omission of circur: cision.
(JNCIRCUMSCRIBED, fin-sér-kām-skrib'd’. a.
Unbounded, uniimited.
UNCIRCUMSPECT, flui-sérkām-spékt. a. Not
Gºiº. not vigilant. *
UNCIRCUMSTANT1AL, ºn-sér-kām-stán'shäl.
a. Unimportant.
UNCIVIL, ºn-siv'il. a. Unpolite, not agreeable
to rules of elegance, or complaisance.
UNCIVILLY, &n-siv'il-ć. ag. Unpolitely, not
. complaisantly. *
UNCIVILIZED, ºn-siv'il-lz'd. a. Not reclaimed
from barbarity; coarse, indecent.
UNCLARIFIED, tin-klär'è-fide. a. Not
purged, not purified.
To ūNCí. ASB, àn-kläsp'. v. a.
shut with clasps.
UNCLASSICK, fin-klás'sſk. a. Not classick.
UNCLE, ſing'ki. s. 405, 408. The father or mo-
ther's brother. J
UNCLEAN, ºn-klene'. a. Foul, dirty, filthy;
not purified by ritual practices; foul with sin;
lewd, unchaste.
UNCLEANLINESS, ºn-kléniè-nēs. s. Want of
cleanliness.
1m-
Not
2S2.
To ope, w hat is
TNCLEANLY, ºn-klön lè. a. Foul, filthy, nas-
ty ; indecent, unchaste.
UNCLEANNESS, fin-klēne'nés. s.
incontinence ; want of cleanliness, pastiness;
sin, wickedness ; want of ritual purity — —
* -
| UNCOMM () N. &n-köm'īnūn.
Lewdness.
...:UNöösößkºn-sama. a.
HMSLEANSED, Ön-klénz'd’. a. Not ejeansel
To UNCLEW, fin-klū'. v. a. To undo.
To UNCLENCH, &n-klēnsh’. v. a. To open the
closed hand.
JNS!!!ERD, ºn-klipt'. a. 359. Whole, not cut.
To UNCLOATH, &n-kiötli.e. v. a. To strip, to
to make naked. sº . .
TÉ. As Dr. Johnson has written the positive of
this word Clothe, he ought certainly to have
written the negative Unclothe.
To UNCLOG, ºn-klög'. v. a. To disencumber,
to exonerate ; to set at liberty. .
T UNCLOlSTER, fin-klóistër. v. m. To set at
a "gre. - §
To UNCLOSE, ºn-klóze', v. a. To open. ” .
UNCLOSED, fin-kiöz'd', a. Not separated by .
enclosures. *
UNCLOUDED, fin-klöö'déd, a Free from clouds,
clear from obscurity, uot darkened. -
UNCLOUDEDNESS, fin-klöö'déd-nēs. s. Open-
mess, freedom from gloom. %.
UNCLOUDY, fin-klöß'dè. a. Free from a cloud.
To UNCLUTCH, &n-klätsh'. v. a. To open. .
To UNCOIF, Ön-kwólf'. v. a. To pull the cap off.
. See To QUOIT.
To UNCOIL, Ön-köll'. v. a. To open from being
coiled or wrapped one part upon another.
HINCOINED, Örºköin'd’. a. 359. Not coined.
UN COLLECTED, Öa-kël-lèk’téd. a. Not col-
lected, not recollected.
UNCGLOURED, in-kül'lár'd. a. Not stained
with any colour, or die.
UNCOM BEi), ān-köm'd', a. 359. Not parted or
adjusted by the comb.
UNCOMEATABLE, fin-kām‘āt-à-bl. a. Inac-
Cessible, unattainable. + -
UNCOMELINESS, fin-kám’lú-nēs. s. Want of
grace, want of beauty.
UNCOMELY, in-kājaſié. a. Not comely, want.
ling grace. " *
UNööği FORTABLE, &n-küm'för-tá-bl. a. Af.
fording no comfort, gloomy, dismal, miserabie ;
receiving no confort, melaucholy.
UNCOMFORTABLENESS, &ji-käm'fār-tá-bl-
nés. s. Want of cheerfulness.
UN COMFORTABLY, i.u-kåm'für-tá-blé. ad ~
Without cheerfulness. o
UNCOMMANDED, $n-kām-mán'déd a. Not
commanded.
a. Not frequent,
not often found or known. $
UN COMMONNESS, #m-köm'mān-nēs. s.
(ille ('W'.
UNºAct, §n-köm-päkt'. a. Not compact,
not closely cohering.
UNCOM AltjSICATED,
a. Not communicated.
UNCOMPAN. Eſ), ūn-küm'pá-niā. a. 104. Hay.
ing no companion. * #
UNCOMPEI.L.E.D., án-köm-péſ"d'. a. Free from
coupulsion.
UN COMPLETE, in-kām-pléte'. a. Not finished:
properiy incomplete
UN COMPOUNDED, Ön-köm-pôňd'éd. a. Sim;.
ple, not injxcd; simple, not intricate.
UN COMiPRESSED, ºn-köln-prést'. a. 104. Free
from compression. *
ÜNi:OMPFEHENSIVE, ºn-köfn-prè-hén'sfv. a.
Unable to comprehend: in Shakspeare it seeins
to signify Incomprehensible. -
JN CONCEIVABſ. E, in-kön-sè'vá-bl. a. Not to
be uniderstood, not to be comprehended by the
t]] }l?ti.
UNCONCEIVABLENESS, fin-kön-sé'vá-bl-nēs,
s. Incomprehensibility.
UNCONCEIVED, fin-Kön-sèv'd', a, 104. No?
thought not imagined.
UNCONCERN, fin-kön-sárn'.
want of interest in,
dom, from
Infre-
àn-köm-mūnē-kā-téü.
8. Segligence,
- - - : freedom from anxiety, free-
erturbation.
Haring
nº interest in ; not anxious, not disturbs, kº
affected, 104. } 3 8ta
Uś.
uncoNCERNEDLY, ºn kön-serned.e. ad.
To UNCGUPLE, &n-kāp'pl. v. a.
: ". . . . . . . . . .
{rs’ 559–Fâte, fár, fäll,
Without interest or affection. 364.
CONCERNEDNESS, Ön-kön-sèrm'd'més. s.
Freedom from anxiety. . . . . .
UNCONCERNING, &n-kön-sér'ning. a. Not in-
... teresting, not affecting. . . . . . . .
UNCONCERNMENT, &n-kön-sérn’mént. s. The
state of having mo share. * * . -
UNCóNottijäNT, amºn-klödent. } 3.
UNCQNCLUDING, in-kön-klädiäg. $ “
decisive, inferring no plain or certain conclu-
§§§ ; , ; ; S. . * * * . g
UNCONCLUDINGNESS, firi-kön-klū'ding-nēs.
8. tº Guality of being unconcluding
Not
UNCôNºtjeńABīā, an ºngº-à-bl. a. In-
capable of being conquered.
to be advised.
d
§n-köän'sél-lā-bl. a. Not
UNCôtistABLE, an-köäntä-bl. a.
rable.
UNCOUNTERFEIT, &n-köän'tér-fit. a. Genuine,
not spurious.
Innume-
- To loose dogs
_from their couples. . .
UNCOURTEOUS, Ön-kār'tshe-às. a.
unipolite. ... -
Uncivil,
t UNöjärliness, ân-kört'lè-més. s. Unsuita-
bleness of manners to a court.
UNCOURTLY, fin-kört'lè. a. Inelegant of man-
mers, uncivil, !
UNCOUTH, &n-kööth. a. 315. Gdd, strange,
unusual. * * *
To UNCREATE, fin-krè-àte'. v. a. To annihi-
fate, to reduce to nothing, to deprive of exist-
€nce. #."
- UNCREATED, &n-krè-à'téd. a. Not yet created;
.#
UNCULTIVATED, &n-kül'ić-vá-téd. a.
. . . . . d.
UNCURBABLE, &n-kärbä, bl. a.
UNCURBED, &n-kärb'd', a.
HINCULLED, fin-kül'd', a. -
JNCULPABLEgån-kül'pá-bl. a. Not blameable.
not produced by creation.
UNCREDITABLENESS, àn-krédè-tá-bl-nēs. S.
Want of reputation. -
UNCROPPED, fin-krôpt'. a. 359. Not cropped,
not gathered. - .
UNCROSSED, Ön-kröst'. a. 359. Uncancelled.
: UNCROUDED, in-kröö'déd. a. Not straitened
by want of room.
. To UNCROWN, ºri-krôān'. v. a. To deprive of
a crown ; to deprive of sovereignty.
UNCTION, fing'shán. s. 403. The act of anoint-
ing; ungueat, ointment; the act of anointing
medically; any thing softening or lenitive ; the
rite of anointing in the last hours; any thing
that excites piety and devotion.
UNCTUOSITY, &ng-tshū-6s'è-té. s.
oiliness. - -
tºguous, àng'tshū-às, a. 408. Fat, clammy,
, Olly. . - . - -
tº This word is as frequently mispronounced
assumptuous, and presumptuous, and for the same
reason. We are apt to confound this termina-
tion with eous and ious, and to pronounce the
word is if written ung'shus, without attending to
the w after the t, which makes so great a diffe-
rence in the sound of this word and its com-
1 pounds. ! . --
UNCTUOUSNESS, &ng'tshū-ás-nēs. s. Fatmess,
oiliness, clamminess, greasiness.
Not gathered.
Fatriess,
Not
cultivated, riot improved by tillage ; not in-
rº;
a structed, not givilized. . . . . -
UNCUMBERED, finkåmſbärd. a. Not burden-
ed, nor embarrasse --
That cannot
... be curbed or checked. -
- . . * * 359. Licentious,
, not restranſſhed
To UNCURL, in-kāri'. v. a. To loose from ring-
_lets or coivolutions.
Tººl, ūn-kärl'. v. n. To fall from the
JURRENT, an-kör'rént. a.
ing in common payment.
Not current, not
#72
| low: by the apne----.
tº NB
fāt;—mé, mét;—pine, pin -
To UNCURSE, Ön-kārse'. v. a. To free from
any execration. .
UNCUT, fin-kāt’. a. Not cut. - -
To UNDAM, fin-dām'. v. a. To open, to free
from the restraint of mounds - .
UNDAMAGED, fin-dāmīdj'd. a. 90. Not made
worse, not impaired. - -
UNDAUNTED, Śn-dán'téd. a. 214. Unsubdued
by fear, not depressed.—See DAUNTED
UNDAUNTEDLY, fin-dán'téd-lè. ad. Boldly,
intrepidly, without fear. - - - ~.
Uś. §n-dáz'zl’d. a. 359 Not dim-
med, or confused by splendour. $
To UNDEAF, Ön-déf'. v. a. To
IłęSS... r
UNOEBAUCHED, &n-dè-bāwtsht’. a. Not cop.
... rupted by debauchery.
UNDECAGON, fin-dék'à-gón. s.
eleven angles or sides . . .
UNDECAYING, Ön-dé-kā'ing. a. Not suffering
diminution or declension. *= * -
UNDECAYED, fin-dé-käde'. a. Not liable to
be diminished. ..
To UNDECEIVE, &m-dé-sève'. v. a. To set free
from the influence of a fallacy.
UNDECEIVABLE, &n-dè-sèvá-bi. a. Not liable
to deceive. - - -
UNDECEIVED, Ön-dè-sév'd', a. Not cheated.
not imposed on. f -
UNDECIDED, Ša-dé-si'déd. a. Not determined,
not settled. - .
UNDECISIVE, fin-dé-si'sív. a. Not decisive, not
conclusive. .
To UNDECK, ºn-dék',
naments.
UNDECKE}}, ºn-dékt'. a. , 359. Not adorned,
not embellished. ." . . .
UNDECLINED, fin-dé-klin'd', a. Not gram-
matically varied by termination; not deviating,
not turned from the right way,
UNDEDICATED, ºn-déd'é-kā-têd. .a. Not con’
secrated, not devoted ; not inscribed to a patron
UNDEEDED, in-dééd'éd. a. Not signalized
by action. - **
UNEEFACED, fin-dé-faste'. a. Not deprived of
its form, not disfigured. . .
UNDEFEASIBLE, ºn-dé-fé'zé-bl.
feasible, not to be vacated or annulled .
UNDEFILERY, &n-dè-fil’d'. a. Not polluted, not
vitiated, not corrupted.
UNDEFINED, &ti-dà-fin'd', a. Not circumscri-
bed, or explained by a definition.
UNPEFINABLE, fin-dò-fi.iff-bl. a. Not to be
marked out, or circumscribed by a definition.
UN DEFIED, ºn-dà-fide'. a. 232. Not set at de-
fiance, not challenged. . -
UN DEFORMED, Śmi-dé-ſårm:’d'. a. Not deform-
... ed., not disfigured. . . . -
UNDEL} BERATED, ºn-dò-lib'ér-à-téd. a. Not
carefully considered. . º
UNDELIGHTED, $n-dé-il'těd. a. Not pleased,
not touched with pleasure. . -
tºpºlºgiſtrul, àn-dé-ſite'ſtil. a. Not giving .
Measure. . . - ..",
UNDEMOLISHED, fin-dé-möI'ísht. a. Not ra.
__zed, not thrown down. - -
UN DEMONSTRABLE, &n-dè-món'strá-bl. a. In
capable of fuller evidence.
UNDENIABLE, fin-dé-mi'ā-bl. a.
not be gainsayed. h , ,
UNDENIABLY, &n-dè-mi'ā-blé. ad. So plainly
as to admit no contradiction. - .
UNDEPLORED, fin-dé-plór'd', a Not lamented.
UNDEPItAVED, tin-dé práv'd'. a. Not cor-
§
UNDEPRIVED, fin-dé-prlv'd', a Not divested
by authority, not stripped of any possession.
UNDER, fln'dár. prep. 93. In a state of subjec-
tion; in the state of pupillage to ; beneath, so
as to be covered or hidden ; below in place; in
a less degree than ; for iess than ; less than, be-
x- * * : with less than; in
free from deaf
A figure of
v. a. To deprive of or
a. Not de
Such as can
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the state of inferiority to, moting rank or order ||
of precedence; in a state of being loaded with ;
in a state of oppression by, or subjection to ; in
a state of being liable to, or limited by ; in a
state of depression, or dejection by ; in the
state of bearing ; in the state of; not having
reached or arrived to, noting time; represent-
ed by ; in a state of protection; with respect
to ; attested by ; subjected to, being the subject
of; in a state of relation that claims protection.
UNDER, Öm'dár. ad. 418. In a state of subjec-
tion ; less, opposed to Over or More: it has a
signification resembling that of an adjective, in-
feriour, subject, subordinate.
UNDERACTION, &m-dār-āk'shām. s. Subordi-
mate action, action not essential to the main
StorW.
To tºberBEAR, àn-dār-bäre'. v. a. To sup-
port, to endure; to line, to guard. In this last
, sense out # 24Sé. . -
UNDERBEARER, &m-dār-bā'răr. s. In funerals,
those that sustain the weight of the body, dis-
tinct from those who are bearers of ceremony.
To UNDERBID, fin-dār-bid'. v. a. To offer for
any thing less than its worth.
UNDERCLERK, Ön'dār-klärk. s. A clerk sub-.
ordinate to the principal clerk. -
To UNDERDO, &n-dār-döö'. v. m. To act below
one’s abilities; to do less than is requisite.
UNDERFACTION, ºn-dār-fäk'shôn. s. Subor-l
dinate faction, subdivision of a faction. *
UNDERFELLOW, flu'dār-fél-ló. s. A mean
man, a sorry wretch. -
Uść. àn-dār-filling. s. Lower
part of an edifice.
To UNDERFURNISH, &n-dār-fôr'nish. v. a. To
supply with less than enough. '* *
To UNDERGIRD, fin-dār-gérd'. v. a. To bind
round the bottom. - ..
To UNDERGO, &n-dār-gó'. v. a. To suffer, to
sustain, to endure evil; to support, to hazard.
.Not in use. To sustain, to be the bearer of, to
possess; to sustain, to endure without fainting;
to pass through. -
UNDERGROUND, ºn-dār-gréând'. s. Subter-
raneous space. ... - -
UNDERGROWTH, &n-dār-gröth'. s. That which
grows under the tall wood.
UNDERHAND, $n-dār-hánd'. ad. By means
not apparent, secretly ; clandestinely, with
fraudulent secrecy.
UNDERIVED, fin-dé-riv'd', a. 104.
rowed. -
UNDERLABOURER, &n'dār-A-bār-àr. s. A sub-
ordinate workman.
To UNDER!, AY, &n-dār-ţā’. v. a.
en by something laid under.
To UNDERLINE, in-dār-the'. v. a.
with ſines below the words.
UNDERLING, findår-ſing. s. 410. An inferiour
agent, a sorry mean feilow.
To UNDERMINE, an-dār-mine'. v. a. To dig
cavities under any thing, so that it may fall or
be blówn up, to sap ; to excavate under; to in-
jure by clandestine means,
UNDERMINER, fin-dār-mi'nār. s. He that saps,
he that digs away the supports ; a clandestine
enemy. -
JNDERMOST, fin'dār-möst. a. Lowest in place;
lowest in state or condition.
UNDERNEATH, Ön-dār-lièTH'. ad. In the
er place, below, under, beneath.
UNDERNEATH, &n-dār-nēTH'. prep. 467. Un-
der. . .
UNDEROFFICER, fln'dār-öf is-àr. s. An infe-
riour officer, one in subordinate authority.
To UNEERPIN, fin-dār-pin. v. a. To prop, to
support. - -
(JNDEROGATORY, fin-de-rég'gā-tär-É. a. Not
derogatory—which see. -, *, * ſº -
UNDERPART, &n'dèr-pârt, S. Subordinate, or
stnessential part,
Not bor-
To strength-
To mark
low-
UNDERTAKER, fin-dār-täſkär... s.
UNDERPETTICOAT, fin-dār-pêtté-köte. s
That worn next the body. . .
UNDERPLOT, fin'dār-plºt. s. A series of events
proceeding collaterally with the main story of a
play, and subservient to it; a clandestine
scheme. - . .
To UNDERPRAISE, fin-dār-präze'. v. a. To
praise below desert. . . . . . .
To UNDERPRIZE, fin-dār-prize'. v. a. ' To
value at less than the worth. #: " .. . ;
To UNDERPROP, fin-dār-prôp'. v. a. “To sup
port, to sustain. - {
UNDERPROPORTIONED, àn-dār-prè-pôr'
shān'd. a. Having too little proportion. .
To UNDERRATE, andār āte' ºf rate
too low.' s - .
UNDERRATE, fin'dār-räte. s. 498. A price less
than is usual. - -- #
UNDERSECRETARY, &n'dār-sék'krš-tá-rè. s.
A subordinate secretary.
To UNDERSELL, fin-dār-sèl'. v. a. To de-
feat by selling for less ; to sell cheaper than
another... . ... • , -
UNDERSERVANT, fin'dār-sèr'vânt. s. A ser-
want of the lower class. ‘.
To UNDERSET, fin-dār-sét'. v. a. To prop, to
support. * * ..
UNDERSETTER, fin-dār-sét’túr. s. Prop, pe.
destal, support.
UNDERSETTING, fin-dār-sét’ting. s. 410.
Lower part, pedestal. - ... -
UNDERSHERIFF, fin-dār-shérif s The de-
puty of the sheriff—See SHERIFF. * ... i
UNDERSHERIFFRY, &n-dār-shër'íf-lè. s. The
office of an under sheriff.
UNDERSHOT, fin-dār-shöt'. part. . a. Moved
by water passing under it.
UNDERSONG, findår-söng. s Chorus, burden
of a song. . -
To UN fºrSTAND, an-dār-ständ'. v. a To
comprehend fully, to have knowledge of; to
concerve., . - -
To UNDERSTAND, ºn-dār-ständ'. v. m. To
have use of the intellectual faculties ; to be an
intelligent or conscious being ; to be informed
UNDERSTANDING, fin-dār-ständing. s. In
tellectual powers, faculties of the mind, especi-
ally those of knowledge and judgment; skill ;
intelligence, terms of communication.
UNDERSTANDING, al-dār-stān'ding. a. Know-
ing, skilful. *
UNDERSTANDINGLY, &a-dār-stān'ding-lè.ad
With knowledge.
UNDERSTOOD, in-dār-städ'. Pret. and part
pass. of Understand
UNDERSTRAPPER, findår-strāp-pâr. s. A
petty feliow, an inferiour agent. - ‘
To UNDERTAKE, in-dār-täke'. v. a. Pret, Un-
dertook ; part. pass. Undertaken. To attempt;
to engage in ; to assume a character; to engage
with, to attack; to have the charge of.
To UNDERTAKE, Ön-dār-täke'. v. m. To as-
sume any business or province ; to venture, to
hazard ; to promise, to stand bound to some
condition. f -
UNPERTAKEN, Śn-dār-tä'k'n. Part. pass. of
Undertake. *
98 One
who engages in projects and affairs ; one who
engages to build for another at a certain price;
one who manages funerals.
UNDERTAKING, fin-dār-tä'king. s. Attempt,
enterprise, engagement. .
UNDERTENANT, fin-dār-tén'ānt. s. A second-
ary tenant, one wilo holds from him that holds
from the owner.
JNDERTOOK, an-dār-tóšk'. Part. pass. of Un-
dertake.
UNī) ERVALUATION, &n-dār-väl-ū-à'shān, s.
Rate not equal to the worth. -
To UNDERVALUE,... àn-dār-väl'º. v. a. ... To
rate low, to esteem lightly, to treat as of little.
UNDESERVER, ºn-dºzárºvá. s.
*
UND 4
tº
[[ 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat:—mē, mét;—plme, pin 3– -
worth, to depress, to make low in estimation
to despise. -
UNDERVALUE, &n-dār-vál'è. s. . 498. Low
rate, vile price. -
UNDERVALUER, fin-dār-vål'è-ár. sº. One who
esſeems...ſghūy. - - -
UNDERW
dergo. -
RWOOD, findår-wäd. s. The low trees
º
J.W. º
t fºrew among the timber.
t!NTERWoRK, &ndar wºrk. s. 493. Sub-
ordinate business, petty affairs.”
To UNDERWORK, an-dār-wörk'. v. a. Pret.
Underworked, or Underwrought; Part pass.
Underworked, or Underwrought. To destroy
by clandestiné measures; to labour less than
enough. -
UN #workMAN, àn-dār-wiłrk'mán. s. An
inferiour labourer.
To UNDERWRITE, Ön-dòw-rite'. v. a. To write
under something else.
UNDERWRITER, fin-dār-ri'tár. s. An insurer,
so called from writing his name under the con-
ditions. -
UNDESCRIBED, an-de-skrib'd', a. Not des.
cribed.
UNDESCRIED, fin-dé-skride'. a. 282. Not seen,
unseen, undiscovered.
UNDESERVED, fin-dé-zérv'd', a. Not merited,
or obtained by merit; not incurred by fault.
UNDESERVEDLY, fin-dé-zér'věd-lè. ad. 364.
Without desert, whether of good or ill.
One of no
merit. -
UNDESERVING, fin-dé-zerºving, a. Net having
inerit, not having any worth ; not meriting any
particular advantage or hurt. -
UNDESIGNED, fin-dé-sin'd. a. 359. Not in-
tended, not purposed.
UNDESIGNING, ºn-dé-si'ning. a. Not acting
with any set purpose; having no artful or
fraudulent schemes, sincere.
UNDESIRABLE, &n-dé-z]'rā-bl. a. Not be wish-
, ºd, not pleasing.
UNDESHRED, &m-dò-zir'd', a. 359. Not wished,
not solicited. -
UNDESIRING, fin-dé-zl'ring. a. Negfigent, not
wishing.
UNDESTROYABLE, an-de-stréea-bi, a.
destructible, not susceptive of destruction.
UN DESTROYED, &n-dè-ströid'. a. 329 Not des-
_troyed. -
UNDETERMINABLE, Ön-dè-térmiu-ā-b:
Impossible to be decided.
UNDETERMINATE, Önt-dò-tér’min-àt. a. 91. Not
Settled, not decided, toutingent ; not fixed.
UN º; TERMINAT ENESS, in-dò-tër’min-
3t-niéS. -
UNDETERMINATION,
shān.
Uncertainty, indecision ; the state of not being
fixed, or invincibly directed, -
UNDETERMINED, ºn-dé-tér'min'd. a. Unset-
- *
tled, undecided :
a .
àn-dé-têr-min-a'- 5*
not limited, not regulated.
UN DEVOTEI), fin-dè-wötöd. a. Not devoted.
UNDIAPHANOUS, Śn-di-àf"fá-aús, a. Not peiiu-
cid, not transparent.
UNDHD, ºn-did'. The pret, of Undo.
UNIPIGESTED, ºn-déjëstěd. a. Not concocted.
UNDIMINISHEi), ān-dò-min'isht. a. Not im-
paired, not lessened.
UNDINTED, in-dīnt'éd. a. Not impressed by a
blow.
tºp, àn-dipt... a. 359. Not dipped, not
tling C(l. - --
UN DIRECTED, Mr.dk-rák':ād. a. Not directed.
UNDiSCERNEI), Su-dizzèrm'd', a. Not observ-
ed, not discovered, not descried.
UNſ) isCERNEbH.W., &n-diy-zºrněd-lè, ad. 364.
So as to be und.s...overed
JNDISCERNIBLE, ºn-dizzérn'é-ul, a. Not to
be discerned, invisible. $
NT, Śn-dār-wént'. Preterit. of Un-
in- ||.
UN DISCERNIBLY, fin-diz-zérn'ê-blé. a. Invisi
bly, imperceptibly.
UNDISCERNING, &n-dīz-zérning. a. Injudici
ous, incapable of making due distinction.
UNDISCIPLINED, Öm-dis'sip-plin'd. a. Not sub.
dued to regularity and order; untaught, unmin
structed. - -
UNDASCOVERABLE, ºn-dis-kāy'ör-à-bl. a. Not
to be found out. • ‘ -
àn-dis-kāv’ār'd. a. Not
UN DISCOVERED,
seen, not descried.
UNIDISCREi.T., án-dis-krèèt'. a. Not wise, im- .
prudent.
UNIDISGUISED, Ön-diz-gyiz’d'. a. Open, art-
less, plain. -
UNP) (SHONOURED, &m-dīz-öm'nár'd. a. Not
dishonoured.
UN DISMAYED, &n-diz-mâde'. a.
raged, not depressed with fear. -
UNijišbÉÉióſsG, an-disºbſeéjing.a. 111. In
offensive.
UNDESPERSED, Ön-dis-pêrst'. a. Not scattered
UN DISPOSED, fin-dis-pôz'd’. a. Not bestowed.
UN DISPIJTED, Śn-dis-pú'téd. a. Incontroverti.
_ble, evident.
UND ISSEMBLED, fin-dis-sém'bl’d. a. Openly
declared ; honest, not ºft. -
*NDISSIPATED, an-dis'sé-pá-téd. a. Not scat-
tered ; not dispersed.
UNDISSOLVING, Öm-dīz-zól'ving. a.
melting. -
UN DISTEMPERED, Ön-dis-tém'pār'd. a. Free
from disease : free from perturbation.
UNDíSTINGUISHABLE, fin-dis-ting'gwish-á-bl.
a. Not be distinctly seen; not to be known by
any peculiar property. - - -
UNI)[STIN §§§ àn-dis-ting'gwisht. a. 359.
Not marked out by objects or intervâls; not
seen, or not to be secn otherwise than com-
fusedly, not separately and plainly descried ;
admitting nothing between, having no interve
nient space; not marked by any particular pro
perty; not treated with any particular respect.
UNDESTINGUISHING, ºn-dis-ting'gwish-ing. a
Właking no difference ; not discerning plainly.
UNijiSTRACTED, fin-dis-trák'téd. a. Not per
plexed by contrariety of thoughts or desires.
UNDESTRACTEDLY, fin-dis-trák'téd-lè. ad.
Without disturbance from contrariety of senti-
IłłęſłłS.
UN DISTRACTEDNESS, &n-dis-trák’téd-nēs. s.
Freedom from interruption by different thoughts.
UN }}; STUH tº [...I), ān-dis-tärb’d’. a. Free from
perturbation, calm, tranquil ; not interrupted
by any hinderance or molestation ; not agitated.
UN D!STURBEDLY, ºn-dis-têrb'd'ié, ad. Calm-
ly, peacefuliy.
UN DiVi DABLE, fin-dé-y}'dà-bl. a. Not separa
blº, not §§ceptive of division. -
UNDíWii) ED, Śn-dè-vi'déd, a, Unbroken, whole,
not parted. •, * *
UNH); VULGED, in-dà-välj'd’. a. Secret, not
promulgated. - -- -
To UNH)(), &n-dóó'. v. a. Preterit. tandid; Par-
ticiple passive undone ; from do. To ruin, to
bring to destruction ; to loose ; to open what is
shut or fastened, to unravel ; to change any
thing done to its former state, to recall or all-
hul any action.
UN DOING, (hi-dóð'ing. a. Ruining, destructive.
UNIDOING, ºn-dóð'íng. s. Ruin, destructiou,
fatal mischief. . r -
UN DONE, fin-dán'. a. Not done, not perform-
ed; ruined, brought to destruction.
UNDOUBTED, Ön-déât'éd. a. indubitable; iii-
disputable, unquestionabie.
UN DOUBTEDLY, fin-dóüt'éd-lè. ad. Indubita-
bly, without question, without doubt, .
º pºrts G., &n-dóñting. a. Admitting no
Otljt
Not discou
Never
UNDRAWN, àn-drawn', a. Not pulled by any
| extermal force.






UNE
575
*
UNE
—nº mºve, ºr, nºt;-ºbe, tab, ball;-ºl;—pºnd;—in, this. -
UNDREADED, §n-dréd'éd. a. Not feared.
UNDREAMED, Šu-drèm'd', a. 369. Not thought
Ożl. . ->
To UNDRESS, &n-drés'. v. a. To divest of
clothes, to strip ; to divest of ornaments, or the
attire of ostentation.
UNDRESS, fln'drés. S. 498. A loose or negligent
dress.
UNDRESSED, fin-drést'. a. Not regulated; not
prepared for use. - -
UNDRIED, fin-dride'. a. Not dried.
UNDRIVEN, in-driv'v'm. a. 103. Not impelled
either way.
UNDROSSY, &n-drós'sé.a. Free from recrement.
UNDUBITABLE, in-dû'bē-tá-bl. a. Not admit-
ting doubt, unquestionable : more properly In-
clubituble. -- -
UNDUE, &m-dû'. a. Not right, not legal; not
agreeable to duty. , w -
,UNDULARY, Önjū-lä-rè. a. 376. Playing like
waves; playing with intermissions.
To UNDULATE, Önjū-lāte. v. a.
backward and forward ; to make to play as
waves. See Principles, No. 376.
To UNDULATE, &njū-lāte. v. n
waves in curls.
UNDULATION, &m-jū-lä'shôn. s. Waving mo-
tion. . . - -
UNDULATORY, &njū-lä-tó-ré. a. 512.
in the manner of waves.
To play as
UNDULY, in-dà'lè. ad. Not properly, not ac-|
cording to duty. -
UNDUTEOUS, Ön-dû'tè-às. a. 376. Not per-
forming duty ; irreverent; disobedient. See
LUTEous. •.
UNDUTIFUL, in-dû'tº-fúl. a. Not obedient;
not reverent.
UNDUTIFULLY, &n-dà'tè-fāl-lè. ad. Not ac-
cording to duty. -
UNDUTIFULNESS, &n-dû'té-föl-nēs. s. Want
of respect, irreverence; disobedience. -
UNDYING, ºn-diſing. a. Not destroyed, not
perishing.
UNEARNED, tin-èrm'd'. a. 359. Not obtained
by labour or merit.
UNEARTHED, fin-èrtht'. a. 359. Driven from;
the ground. .
UNEARTHLY, fin-èrth-lè. a. Not terrestrial.
UNEASILY, ºn-è zè-lè., ad. Not without pain.
UNEASINESS, Öu-é'zè-nés. s. Trouble, per-
R; state of disquiet. -
UNEASY, fin-è'zè. a. Painful, giving disturb-
ance ; , disturbed, not at ease; constraining,
cramping; peevish, difficult to please.
UNEATEN, &m-è't'n. a. 103. Not devoured.
UNEATH, flu-8th. ad. Not easily. Not in use.
UNEDIFYING, \m-èd'ê-fi-ing. a. Not improv-
ing in good life.
UNELECTED, fin-è-lèk'téd. a. Not chosen.
UNELIGIBLE, Ön-éi'é-jè-bl. a. Not worthy to
be chosen.
UNEMPLOYED, &n-ém-plaïd'. a. Not busy, at
leisure, idle; not engaged in any particular
work. - -
UNEMPTIABLE, fin-èmp'té-à-bl. a. Nôt to be
emptied, inexhaustible. *
UNENDOWED, Ön-én-dóñd'. a. Not invested,
notNº.
UNENGAGED, &n-èn-gädj'd', a. Not engaged,
not appropriated.
UNENJOYED, Ön-èn-jöld'. a.
possessed. -
UNENJOYING, &n-èn-jöéing. a.
having no fruition.
UNENLIGHTENED, fin-èn-li’t'n'd. a. 359. Not
illuminated. -
UNENLARGED, fin-èn-lärj'd’. a. Not enlarg-
ed, narrow, contracted.
UNENSLAVED, in-èn-slåv'd'. a.
Not obtained, not
Not using,
Free, not
enthralled. - -
UNENTERTAINING, ºn-èr-têr tā'ning. a. Giv-
ing no delight.
To drive|
Movin g
UNENVIED, fin &n'vid, a. 282. Exempt from
envy.
UNEQUABLE, &n-è'kwā-bl. a. Eifferent from
itself, diverse. …”
UNEQUAL, fin-èkwäl. a. Not even; not equal,
inferiour; partial, not bestowing on both the
same advantages; disproportionate, ill match-
ed ; not regular, not uniform. . .
UNEQUALABLE, fin-è'kwäl-ā-bl. a. Not to be
equalied, not to be paralleled. . . . .”
UNº. àn-É'kwäl’d. a. 406. Unparal-
...leled, unrivalled in excellence. -
UNEQUALLY, Ön-é'kwāţ-e. ad. In different de-
grees, in disproportion one to the other. :
UNEQUALNESS, fin-è'kwāl-més, s Inequality,
state of being uncºual.
#UNEQUITABLE, Šiš-šk'kwë-tá-bl. a. Not im-
- §§ not just. . . . .
UNEQUIVOCAL, in-è-kwiv'ö-kál. a. Not equi-
vocal.
UNERRABLENESS, fin-Śr'rā-bl-nēs. s.
pacity of errour. -
UNERRING, &n-ér'ring. a. 410. Committing no
mistake ; incapable of failifre, certain.
UNERRINGLY, fin-èr'ring-lé. ad. Without mis-
take.
UNESPIED, &n-è-spide'. a.
discovered, undescried. -
UNESSENTIAL, &n-ès-sén'shäl. . a. . Not being
of the fast importance, not constituting essence;
void cf real being. - -
UNESTABLISHED, fin-è-stâb'lisht. a. Not es-
tablished. . -
UNEVEN, $n-è'v'm. a. 103. Not even, not level;
not suiting each other, not equal.
UNEVENNESS, tin-è'v’n-nēs. s. Surface not
level, inequality of surface; turbulence, change-
able state ; not smoothness.
UNEVITABLE, in-èv'ê-tá-bl. a.
to be escaped.
UNEXACTED, &n-ég-zák'téd. a. Not exacted,
not taken by force.
UNEXAMINED, fin-èg-zám’īn'd. a.
quired, not tried, not discussed. * *
UNEXAMPLEE), śm-ég-zām'pl’d. a. Not known
by any precedent or example.
UNEXCEPTIONABEE, &n-ék-sép'shān-à-bl. a.
Not liable to objection. -
Inca-
G) QGP
~O ºve
Not seen, un-
Inevitable, not
Not in-
UNEXCOGITABLE, fin-èks-ködjè-tá-bl.a. Not
to be found out. -
UNEXFCUTED, &n-ék'sé-kū-têd. a.
formed, not done,
UNEXCISED, finiék-siz'd. a.
payment of excise.
UNEXEMPLIFIED, &n-ég-zém'plè-fide. a. Not
made known by example. . .
UNEXERCISE}}, {n-èk'sér-slz'd. a. Not prac-
tised; not experienced.
UNEXEMPT, &m-èg-zémpt'. a.
culiar privilege. º
UNEXHAUSTED, fin-8ks-hăws’téd. a.
spent, not drained to the bottom.
UNEXPANDEi), ām-èks-pân'déd.a. Not spreade
ân-ák-spék’téd. a.
Cult. -
UNEXPECTED, Not
... thought on, sudden, not provided against.
UNEXPECTEDLY, &n-ék-spék’téd-lé. ad. Sud-
denly, at a titae unthought of. . . *
UNEXPECTEDNESS, Ör-ék spék’těd-nés. s.
Suddenness. - -
UNEXPERIENCEI), án-éks-pèré-Émst. a. 359.
Not versed, not acquainted by trial or practice.
UNEXPEDIFNT, Ön-éks-pê'dè-ént. a. Incon-
_venient, nºt fit-See ExPEDIENT. -
UNEXPERT, in-èks-pért’. a. Wanting skill or
knowledge. \
UNEXPLORED, tin-3ks-plór'd’. a. Not searched
out; riot tried, not known.
UNEXPO3ED, fin-èks-pôz'd', a. Not laid open
to censure. º
UNEXPRESSIBLE, flu-āks-près'sé-bl. a. Inefa-
ble, not to be uttered, ;
Notsubject to the
Not free by pe-
Not
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UNF \
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[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—plme, bin -—
UNEXPRESSIVE, fin-èks-près'sív.a. Nothaving
the power of uttering or expressing; not ex-
pressible, unutterable, ineffable.
UNEXTENDED, fin-èks-tén'déd. a. Occupying
no assignable space, having no dimensions.
UNEXTINGUISf{ABLE, ¥n-éks-ting-gwish-ā-
bl. a. Unquenchable. -
UNEXTINGUISHED, fin-éks-ting'gwisht, a. 359.
Not quenched, not put out, not extinguished.
UNFADED, Ön-fú'déd. a. Not withered.
UNºno, fin-fa'ding. a. 410. Not liable to
Wither, •
UNFAILING, Ön-f:\'ling. a. 410. Certain, not
missing
UNFAIR, in-fºre’. a.
lous, not honest.
UNFAITHFUL, fin-ſhih'föl. a.
treacherous ; impious, infidel.
UNFAITH FULLY, &n-fath'föl-ć. ad. Treacher-
ously, perfidiously:
UNF# ULNESS, ºn-fith'föl-nēs. s. Treach-
ery, perfidiousness.
UNFAT.LOWED, in-fil’hôde. a. Not fallowed.
UNFAMILIAR, &m-fä-milyár. a. Unaccus-
tomed, such as is not common.
UNFASHIONABLE, fin-ſāsh'ên-á-bl. a. Not
modish, not according to the reigning custom.
UNFASHIONABLENESS, Öm-fish'éân-á-bl-nés.
s. Deviation from the mode.
UNFASHIONED, in-fésh'àn'd. a. Not modifi-
ed by art; having no regular form. . . .
UNFASHIONABLY, Śm-fash'īn-à-blè. ad. Not
according to the fashion ; unartfully.
To UNFASTEN, in-fús's'n. v. a. 472. To loose,
to unfix.
UNFATHERED, ºn-fa'THár'd. a.
having no father.
UNFATHOMABLE, &n-ffith'īm-á-bl. a. Not
to be sounded by a line ; that of which the end
or extent cannot be found.
IJNFATHOMABLY, ºn-fúTH'ām-à-blé. ad. So
as not to be sounded.
{JNFATHOMED, &n-fúTH'âm'd. a.

sounded.
UNFATIGUED, fin-fä-téég'd'. a. Unwearied,
untired. - \
LNFAVOURABLE, &m-fa'vār-à-bl. a. Umpropi-
tiQUIS.
UNFAVOURABLY, &n-fa'vār-à-blé. ad. . Un-
kindly, unpropitiously; so as not to counte-
nance or support.
JNFEARED, fin-fôr'd. a. Not affrighted, intre-
pid, not terrified ; not dreaded, not regarded
with terrour.
UNFEASIBLE, &n-fé'zè-bl. a. 405. Impracti-
cable. i
JNFEATHERED, fin-féTH'âr'd. a. Implu-
mous, maked of feathers.
UNFEATURED, fin-fé'tshör’d. a.
wanting regularity of features.
{JNFED, fin-féd'. . a. Not supplied with food.
UNFEED, &n-fééd'...a... Unpaid.
UNFEELING, fin-féé'ling. a. Insensible, void
of mental sensibility,
UNFEIGNED, in-fin'd. a. Not counterfeited,
not hypocritical, real, sincere, ... --
UNFEIGNEDLY, &r-fa'méd-lé. ad. 364. Really,
sincerely, without hypocrisy.
UNFELT, ºn-félt'... a. Not felt, nor perceived,
UNFENCED, &n-fénst'. a. 359. Naked of
ſortification; not surrounded by any enclo-
SUSTe.
UNFERMENTED, fin-fºr-mênt'éd. a. Not fer-
mented.
UNFERTILE, ºn-fér’til. a.
prolifick.
To UNFETTER, &m-föttör. v. a.
to free from shackles.
UNFIGURED, &n-figyörd. a.
Disingenuous, subdo-
Perfidious,
Fatherless,
Not to be
Deformed,
Not fruitful, Hot
To unchain,
Representing
. . no animal form.
viºlen, àn-ffl'd', 'a, Not filled, not sup-
p - e ;
UNFILIAL, ºn-fillyāl, a. Unsuitable to a son.
UNFINISHED, fiſſi-finisht. a. Incomplete, not
brought to an end, not brought to perfection,
U Iº. #º wanting ºhº
ºrm', a Weak, feeble; not stable.
UNFIT, Śn-fit', a. Improper, unsuitable; lillº
qualified. .
To UNFIT, ºn-fit'...v. a. To disqualify.
UNºnly, tin-fit'lé. ad. Not properly, not suit-
ably.
UNFITNESS, fin-fit'nés. s. Want of qualifica-
tions ; want of propriety.
[NFITTING, in-fitting. a., 410. Not proper.
To UNFIX, fin-fſks'. V. a. To loosen, to make
less fast; to make fluid.
UNFIXED, fin-fikst. a. Wandering, erratick,
inconstant, vagrant; not determined.
UNPLEDGED, fin-flédj'd . a 859. That has not
yet the full furniture of feathers, young.
UNFLESHED, in-flésht’. a. 359. Not fleshed,
not seasoned to blood.
UNFOILED, &n-fôň'd', a.
the worst.
To UNFOLD, &n-fºld'. v. a. To expand, to spread,
to open; to tell, to declare; to discover, to re.
veal ; to display, to set to view.
UNFOLDING, in-fôlding. a. 410.
unfold.
To UNFQQL, ºn-fôl'. v. a. To restore from folly.
UNFORBID, &n-fôr-bid'. \,
UNFORBIDDEN, &n för-biddºn. }
hibifed.
UNFORBIDDENNESS, fin-fôr-bid'd'm-nēs. 8.
State of being umforbidden. - I
UNFORCED, &n-fôrst'. a. 359. Not compel-
Hed, not constrained; not impelled ; not feign.
ed ; not violent; not contrary to ease.
UNFORCIBLE, &n-fôr'sé-bl. a. Wanting
strength.
UNFOREBODING, &n-fôre-bó'ding. a. Giving
In O OH]ern S.
UNRFOREKNOWN, Ön-fôre-nóne'. a. Not fore
seem by prescience.
UNFORESEEN, &n-fôre-séén’. a. Not known
before it happened.
ºpertED, Ön-fôr'fit-éd. a. Not for
eited.
UNFORGOTTEN, fin-fôr-gött'n. a. Not lost to
memory.
UNFORGIVING, 3n-fôr-giving. a. Relentless,
implacable. ...~"
UNFORMED, fin-fôrm’d. a. Not modified into
regular shape.
UNFORSAKEN, ºn-fôr-sà'km. a. Not deserted.
UNFORTIFIED, in-fôr'té-ſide. a. 282. Not
secured by walls or bulwarks; not strengthened,
infirm, weak, feeble; wanting securities.
UNFORTUNATE, Śā-ſår'tshū-nāt. a. 91. Not
successful, unprosperous, wanting luck.
UNFORTUNATELY, fin-fôr'tshū-nāt-lè. ad.
Unhappily, without good luck.
tºrus ATENESS, fin-fôr'tshū-nāt-més. s
U10K.
UNFOUGHT, ºn-fawt', a. Not fought. º:
UNFOULED, &n-fôāl'd'. a. Unpolluted, uncor-
rupted, not soiled.
UNºno, fin-fô&nd'. a.
with.
UNFRAMABLE, fin-frā'má-bl. a. Not to be
moulded.
UNFRAMED, &n-fråm'd', a.
fashioned.
UNFREQUENT, fir-frè'kwént. a. Uncommon,
ilot happening often.—See FREQUENT. T
O
To UNFREQUENT, fin-fré-kwént'. v. a.
leave, to cease to frequent.
UNFREQUENTED, fin-fré-kwánt'éd. a. Rarely
visited, rarely entered. -
UNFREQUENTLY, fin-fré'kwént-lè. ad. Not
commonly. -
UNFRIENDED, ºn-frènd'éd. a. 277. Wanting
friends, uncounteuanced, * *
Jnsubdued, not put to
Directing to
a. Not pro-
Not found, not met
Not formed, not

UNG
577
+
UNH
—né, mēve, nár, nét;—töbe, túb, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, This.
UNFRIENDLINESS, ºn-frénd'Ić-nēs. s. Want
of kindness, want of favour. . .
UNFRIENDLY, &n-frérid'Ié. a. Not benevolent,[
not kind. . -
UNFROZEN, an-fré'z'n. a. 103* Not congealed
to ice. -
UNFRUITFUL, fin-frööt'föl. a. Not prolifick;
not fructiferous; not fertile; not producing
good effects.
UNFULFILLED, &n-fúl-fil'd''... a. Not fulfilled.
To UNFURL, Ön-fúrl'. v. a. To expand, to un-
fold, to open.
To UNFURNISH, &n-fôr'nish. v. a. To deprive,
to strip, to divest; to leave naked.
UNFCRNISHED, &n-fôrnish. a. Not accom.
modated with utensils, or decorated with orna-
ments; unsupplied. -
UNGAIN, fin-gāne'.
UNGAINLY, ºn-gāne'lè.
couth.
UNGALLED, ºn-gãwl’d’. a. Unhurt, unwounded.
jRGARTÉÉÉ, angārū’ī. a. Being without
arters.
UNGATHERED, &n-gäth'ér'd. a. Not cropped,
not picked, -
Unbe-
UNGENERATED, fin-jša'ér-à-tćd.
otten, having no beginning.
U ºnative, §n-jén'êr-ā-tly. a. Begetting
* RIOUIII (13.
UNāşīRous, Anjaweras. a. Not moble, not
§ uous, not liberal; ignominious.
UN WIAL, fin-jë'né-ál. a. Not kind or favour-
able to nature.
UNGENTLE, &n-jén't!. a. Harsh, rude, rug-
ged. -
UNGENTLEMANLY, &n-jén'tl-mân-lè. a. Illi-
beral, not becoming, a gentleman.
UNGENTLENESS, Ön-jén'tl-nés. s. Harshness,
rudeness, Severity; linkindness, incivility.
UNGENTLY, ºn-jënt'lé. ad. Harshly, rudely.
UNGEOMETRICAL, fin-jë-ó-mêt'trè-kál. a. Not
agreeable to the laws of Geometry.
UNGILDED, fin-gil'déd. a. Not overlaid with
gold.
To UNGIRD, fin-gērd'. v. a. To loose anything
bound with a girdle.
UNGIRT, ºn-gért'. a. Loosely dressed.
UNGLORIFIED, ºn-glò'rè-fide. a. 282. Not
honoured, not exalted with praise and adoration.
UNGLOVED, &n-glöv'd’. a. Having the hand
naked.
UNGIVING, fin-giving. a. Not bringing gifts.
To UNGLUE, fin-glū'. v. a. To loose any thing
cennented.
To UNGOD, fin-gód'. v. a.
UNGODLILY, fin-gód'é-lè.
wickedly. -
UNGODLINESS, &n-gód'lé-nēs. s. Impiety,
wickedness, neglect of God.
UNGODLY, fin-göd'lè. a. Wicked, negligent of
God and his laws; polluted by wickedness.
UNGORED, fin-gēr'd’. a. Unwounded, unhurt.
UNGORGED, fin-görj'd’. a. Not ſilled, not sated.
UNGOVERNABLE, an-gūv’ār-mâ-bl. a. Not to
be ruled, not to be restrained ; licentious, wild,
umbridled.
UNGOVERNED, $n-gåv'àrn'd. a. Being with-
out any government; not regulated, umbridled,
licentious. -
UNGOT, fin-göt'. a. Not gained, not acquired;
not begotten,
UNGRACEFUL, in-gräse'föl. a. Wanting ele-
gance, wanting beauty.
UNGRACEFULNESS, Ön-gräse'föl-nēs. s. In-
elegance, awkwardness.
UNGRACIOUS, fin-grâ'shās. a. Offensive, um-
leasing ; unacceptable, not favoured.
UNGRANTED, fin-grânt'éd. a. Not given, not
ielded, not bestowed. •
Uśń. *. a. Making no
returns, or making ill returns; making no re-
turns for culture; unpºint.
} a. Awkward, un-
3.
To divest of divinity.
ad. Impiously,
UNGRATEFULLY, an-grâte'ſºlº, ad. With
ingratitude ; unacceptably, unpleasingly.
uß 2 º, In-
gratitude, ill return for good; unacceptable-
IlêSS.
UNGRAVELY, in-gravelé. ad. Without seri-
OUIST) eSS.
UNGROUNDED, fin-grôān'déd. a. Having no
foundation.
UNGRUDGINGLY, \m-grádjīng-lè. ad. With
out ill will, willingly, heartily, cheerfully. '
UNGUARDED, in-gyár'déd. a. Careless, negli-
_gent.—See GUARD.
UNHANDSOME, fln-hān's&m. a. Ungraceful,
not beautiful , illiberal, disingenuous.
UNHANDY, Ön-händ'é. a. Awkward, not dex-
terous.
UNHAPPY, Ön-hăp'pě. a. Wretched, miserable,
unfortunate, calamitous, distressed.
UNHARMED, fin-hărm'd'. a. Unhurt, not in-
jured.
UNHARMFUL, fin-hälm'fºil. a. Innoxious, in-
r; OCent,
UNHARMONIOUS, Öm-hār-mö'nè-às. a. Not
symmetrical, disproportionate; unmusical, ill
sounding.
To UNHARNESS, Ön-hâr'nés. v. a. To loose
from the traces ; to disarm, to divest of armour.
UNHAZARDED, fin-hăz'ārd-šd. a. Not adven-
tured, not put in danger."
UNHATCHED, ºn-hâtsht’. a. Not disclosed
from the eggs ; not brought to light.
UNHEALTHFUL, in-hélih'föl. a. Morbid, un-
wholesome.
UNHEALTHY, ºn-hélth'é. a.
health.
To UNHEART, fin-härt'. v. a. To discourage,
to depress. , ºr t
UNHEARD, &n-hèrd’. a. See HEARD. Not per-
ceived by the ear; not vouchsafed an audience;
unknown in celebration... Unheard of; obscure,
not known by fame; unprecedented.
UN HEATED, in-hè'těd. a. Not made hot.
UNHEEDED, &n-hèèd'éd. a. Disregarded, not
thought worthy of notice
Sickly, wanting
*
s
i.' * *
UNäßing, an hééding. a. 410. Negågent, sº
careless.
UNāšîăy, àn-hééd'é. a. Precipitate, sudden.
UNHELPED, in-hélpt'. a. 359. Unassisted,
having no attziliary, unsupported.
UNHEi.PFUL, fin-hélp'föl. a. Giving no assist-
an Ce, -
UNHEWN, ºn-hāme'. part. a... Not hewn.
UNHIDEBOUND, al-hide'böänd. a. Lax of
maw, capacious.
To UNHINGE, &n-hinje'. v. a. To throw from
the hinges; to displace by violence ; to disor-
der, to confuse.
UNHOLINESS, ºn-hô'lè-nēs. s.
faneness, wickedness.
UNHOLY, ºn-hô'lè. a. Profane, not hallowed;
impious, wicked. **
UNHONOURED, an-Ön'nār'd. a. . Not regarded
with veneration, pot celebrated; not treated
with respect. - 4-
To UNHCOP, &m-hööp'. v. a. To divest of hoops.
UNHOPED, &n-höpf'... a. 359. , Not expected,
eater than hope had promised.
UNHOPEFUL, &n-hôpe'föl. a. Such as leaves
no room to hope.
To UNHORSE, &n-hörse'. v. a. To beat from a
horse, to throw from the saddle.
TNHOSPITABLE, Ön-hôs'pë-tá-bl. a. Afford-
ing no kindness or, entertainment to strangers.
UN#&###. fin-hôs’til.alá0. Not belonging to
Impiety, pro-
all §§§
To UNHOUSE, &n-hööze'. v. a. To drive from
the habitation.
UNHUUSED, ºn hööz'd. a.
Homeless, want.
a house ; having no settled habitation.
Iłł
UNäööjäß. an hôāz; d. a. Not having the
Sacrament. , , --
UNI
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UNF- -- =====<rº-ºrsº-
[EP 550-Fāte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mêt, ºpine, pin;-
UNIHUMBI.F.D., ºn-tim'bl’d. a. 359. Not hum-
bled, not toucled with shame or confusion.
UNHURT, &n-härt'. a. Free from harm.'
UNHURTFUL, fin-hărt'ſtil. a. Innoxious, harm-
less, doing no harm.
UNHURTFULLY, &n-härt'ſ il-ć. ad. . Without
harm, innoxiously.
UNICORN, yū'né-körn. s. A beast that has on-
ly one horn ; a bird.
UNIFORM, yū'mè-förm. a. Keeping its tenour,
similar to itself; conforming to one rule
UNIFORMITY, yù-nē-fôr'mè-tè. ad. Resem-
blance to itself, even tenour; conſorinity to
one pattern, resemblance of one to another.
t]NIFORMLY, yū'nè-förm-lº. ad. Without vari-
ation, in an even tenour; without diversity of
one from another.
UNIMAGINABLE, fin-ſm-mädjin-à-bl. a. Not
to be imagined by the fancy.
UNIMAGINABLY, ful-im-mädjin-à-blé. ad. Not
to he imagined.
UNIMITABLE, &n-im'ê-tá-bl. a. Not to be imi-
tated. -
UNIMMORTAL, &n-im-mör'tál. a. Not immor-
tal, mortal. º º,
UNIMPAIRABLE, ºn-im-pâ'rà-bl. a. Not lia-
ble to waste or dimintition.
UNIMPEACHED, fin-im-pêètsht’. a. 350. Not
accused.
UNIMPORTANT, &n-fm-për’tānt. a. Assuming
no airs of dignity.
UNIMPORTUNED, ºn-im-pār-tàm'd’. a. No:
solicited, not teased to compliance.
UNIMPROVABLE, Ön-in-prääv'à-b}. a. Incapa-
ble of melioration.
UNIMPROVABLENESS, ºn-im-préðv'à-bl-nēs.
S. Quality of mot being improvable.
UNIMPROVED, &n-im-próðv'd’. a. Not made
more knowing ; not taught, not meliorated by
instruction. r
UNINCREASABLE, fin-in-laré'sá-bl. a. Admit-
ting no increase.
UNINDIFFERENT, &m-in-différ-šut. a. Par-
tial, leaning to a side. -
UNINDUSTRIOUS, flu-in-dàs'trè-às. a. Not di-
ligent, mot laborious.
UNINFLAMMABLE, Śn-in-fláin'imä-bl. a. Not
capable of being set on ſite.
UNINFLAMED, in-in-ſlām'd’. a. Not set on fire.
UNINFORMED, Ön-in-fôrm'd’. a. Untaught,
uninstructed : unanimated, not enlivened.
UNINGENUOUS, Ön-in-jën'ā-ās. a. Illiberal,
disingenuous.
UNINHABITABLE, &n-in-hābit-à-pi. a. Unfit to
be inhabited.
UNINHABITABLENESS, Ön-in-hābīt-à-bi-113s.
s. Incapacity of being inhabited.
UNINHABITED, fin-in-hâb'it-éd. a. Having no
dwellers.
UNINJURED, Ön-in'jūr'd. a. Unhurt, suffering
no harm.
UNIN SCRIBED, Śn-in-skelb'd' a.
inscription.
UNINSPIRED, &n-in-sple'd', a. Not having re-
ceived any supernatural instruction or illumina-
tion.
(JNINSTRUCTED, fin-in-stråk'téd. a.
taught, not helped by instruction.
UNHNSTRUCTIVE, ºn-in-stråk'tív. a. Not con-
ſerring any improvement.
UNINTELLIGENT, Ön-in-téllè-jéat. a. Not
knowing, not skilful. -
UNINTELLIGIBILITY, ºn-in-té-lèjè-bil'è-té. s.
*lity of not being intelligible.
UNINTELLIGIBLE, ân-in-té!'lè-jè-bl. a. Not
such as can be understood.
UNINTELLIGIBLY, ºn-in-télièjè-blé. ad. Not
to be understood.
UNINTENTIONAL, an-in-tên'shān-ál. a. Not
Having no
Not
§esigned, happening without design.
ustº. Nothay.]
ing interest.
UNINTERMITTED, &m-fm-têr-mit’těd. a. Con
tinued, not interrupted.
UN NºMixed ân-in-tér-mikst'. a. Not
mingled.
UNîNTERRUFTED, an-in-tér-rôptèd. a. Not
broken, not interrúpted.
UNINTERRUPTEDLY, Ön-in-tér-ráp'téd-lè. ad.
Without interruption.
UNINTRENCHED, fin-in-trömsht’. a. 359. Not
intrenched.
UNINVESTIGABLE, Öm-in-vés'tè-gā-bl. a. Not
to be searched out.
UNINVITED, ºn-in-vitéd. a. Not asked.
UNJOINTED, in-jöfn'téd. a. Disjointed, sepa
rated ; having no articulation.
UNION, yºn&n. s. 8. The act of joining two
or more; concord, conjunction of mind or in ,
terest.S. *
UNIPAROUS, yū-nip'pà-rås. a. 518. Bringing
one at a birth.
UNISON, yū né-sån, a. Sounding alone.
UNISON, yūnē-sån. s. A string that has the
same sound with another; a single unvaried
note.
UNIT, yū'nït. s. 8, 39,492. One; the least num-
ber, or the root of numbers.
To UNITE, yū-hite'. v. a. To join two or more
into one ; to make to agree; to make to ad-
here : to join ; to join in interest.
To iſ NITE, yū-hite'. v. n. To join in an act, to
coucitr, tº act in concert ; to coalesce, to be
cemented, to be consolidated ; to grow into
() \ht'. !:
UNITEDLY, yū-mi'téd-lè. ad. With union, so
as to jºin.
UNITER, yū-mi'ār. s. 98.
t!; it unites.
UNi'i'ſ ON, yū-nish'tin. s.
ºiting, conjunction.
UN iTi Yi., yū’ī;&-tiv. a.
limiting.
UNITY, yū'n'-tê. s. 3. Thé state of being one,
coucord, conjunction ; agreement, uniformity ;
principle of dramatick writing, by which the
tenour of the story, and propriety of representa-
tion, is preserved.
UNIVALVE, yū'mô-välv. a. Having one shell.
UNJ (; DG ED., &l-jūdj'd'. a. 359. Not judicially
determined.
UNIVERSA), yū-nē-vár'sál. a. 8. General, ex-
tending to all ; total, whole; not particular,
... cºmprising all particºlas.
UNIVERSAL, yū-mè-vèr'säl. s. The whole, the
general system.
UNIVERSALITY, yū-nē-vér-săl'è-të. s. Not
particularity, generality, extension to the
whole. w
UNIVERSALLY, yū-nē-vér'säl-ć. ad. Through-
out the whole, without exception.
UNIVERSE, yū'nè-vérse. s. 8. The general sys-
tem of things.
UNIVERSITY, yū-nē-vér'sé-té. s. A school
where all the arts and faculties are taught and
studied. e
UNIVOCAL, yū-nīvā-kāl. a. Having one mean-
ing ; certain, regular, pursuing always one
tenottr.
UNIVOCALLY, yū-mív'vö-kāl-ć, ad.
term, in one sense ; in one tehour.
UNJOYOUS, in-jöé'às. a. Not gay, not cheerful,
UNJUST, fin-jāst'. a. Iniquitous, contrary to
equity, contrary to justice,
UNJUSTIFIABLE, Öm-jūs’té-fl-ā-bl. a. Not to
be defended, not to be justified.
UNJUSTIFIABLENESS, Ön-jás'té-fl-ā-bl-nēs, s,
The quality of not being justifiable.
UNJUSTIFIABLY, &m-jás'té-fl-ā-blè. ad.
manner not to be justified.
UNJUSTLY, &n-jāst'lè. ad. In a manner con-
trary to right.
UNKED, fing'kéd. a. Uncouth, irksome, against
the grain
The person or thing
The act or power of
Having the power of
In one
In a
ſº
UNL
5'' ()
UNI,
—no, mēve, nãr, nāt;-túbe, túb, būll ;-&il ;—päänd;—thin, THIs.
§3. This word is not in Johnson ; but by its hav-
ing a place in Junius, Skinner, Philips, Ash,
and Barclay, it seems to have been once a liv-
ing part of the language. It is at present, how-
ever, only heard in the mouths of the vulgar,
from which state few words ever return into
good usage. Junius explains it by solitary. and
with great probability supposes it is a corrup-
tion of uncouth 3 but Skinner spells it unkward,
and says it is a slight alteration of ser, we from
the Teutonick, Ungehewer, which significs a mon-
ster, a terrible or horrible thing, as solitude is
suppozed. to be. Whatever its etymology may
be, its utility can scarcely be disputed: for it
has a shade of meaning peculiar to itself, which
expresses a disagreeable passive state, arising
from a concurrence of jarring circumstances.
Thus we sometimes hear the common people
say, I found myself very unked; it was very
tinked to do so. Now though irksome is the near-
est word, and might supply the second phrase,
it is quite incompatible with the first; nor is it
a perfect equivalent to unked, in the second ;
for irksome implies a much more disagreeablé
state than unked, which seems to mean adisagree-
able state arising from obstacle, and therefore
seems to form a middle sense between uncouth and
3rksome. In this sense the word appears to have
been used by Charles Butler, of Magdalen Col-
lege, Oxford, in his English Grammar, 1634,
where, speaking of the necessity of altering the
orthography, he says, “Nevertheless, so pow-
‘‘ erful is the tyrant custom, opposing and over-
“swaying right and reason, that I do easily be-
lieve this little change (though never so right,
tº reasonable, and profitable,) will seem to somé
“ harsh and unked at the first: but, after a
while, being inured thereunto, I suppose they
“will ratherwonder, how our ancient, eloquent,
* noble language, in other respects equalizing
“ the best, could so long endure these gross
“ and disgraceful barbarisms.”—Preface to the
(10/627°.
UNKENNEL, fin-kén'nfl. v.a. 90. To drive from
its hole ; to rouse from its secrecy or retreat.
UNKEPT, fin-képt', a... Not kept, not retained;
unobserved, unobeyed.
UNKIND, in-kyind'. a. 160.
not benevolent.—See GUIDE.
UNKINDLY, fin-kyind'lé. a. Unnatural, contra-
ry to nature; malignant, unfavourable.
UNKiNDIY, an-kyūdiš. ad. Without kied.
ness, without affection.
UNKINDNESS, in-kyind'nés. s. Malignity, ill-
will, want of affection.
To UNKING, in-king'. v. a. To deprive of royalty.
UNKISSED, tin-kist’. a. Not kissed.
UNKNIGHT.Y., án-mite'lé. a. Unbecoming a
knight.
To UNKNIT, an-nit'. v. a. To unweave; to se-
parate ; to open. *
UNKLE, Öng'kl. s. Properly UNCLE. 408. The
brother of a father or mother.
To UNKNOW, fin-mö'. v. a. To cease to know.
UNKNOWABLE, an-nó'à-bl. a. Not to be known.
UNKNOWING, fin-nó'ing. a. Ignorant, not
knowing ; now practised, not qualified.
UNKNOWINGLY, fin-nó'ing-lè. ad. Ignorantly,
without knowledge.
UNKNOWN, an-nóne'. a. Not known; greater
than is imagined; not having cohabitation;
without communication.
UNLABOURED, fin-lá'bár'd. a. Not produced
by labour, not cultivated by labour; sponta-
neous, voluntary.
To UNLACE, Ön-läse'. v. a. To loose anything
fastened with strings.
To UNLADE, &n-läde'. v. a. To remove from
the vessel which carries; to exonerate that
which carries,; to put out.
UNL Alſ), ūn-lăde'. a. Nut placed, not fixed;
not pacified, not stilled *
Not favourable,
UNTAMENTED, &n-lä-mént'éd. a. Not deplo,
reſt. s
To UNLATCH, &n-lātsh;. v. a.
ing up the latch.
UN LAWFUL, in-lâw'fºil. a.
not permitted by the law. --
UNLAWFULLY. (iii-lâw'fäl-é. ad. In a manner
contrary to law or right; illegitimately, not
by marriage. $
UNLAWFULNESS, Ön-law'ſ 1-nés. s. Contra-
viety to law.
To UNLEARN, Ön-lérn'. v. a. To forget, to dis-
use what has been learned. t t-
USLEARNED, an-lèr'néd. a. Ignorant, not in-
formed, not instructed ; not gained by study,
not known; not suitable to a learned man-
See LEARNEI).
UNLEARNEDLY, Śn-lér'néd-lè. ad. Ignorant-
ly, grossly. --
UNLEAVENED, ºn-lév'vén'd. a. 103. Not ſer-
!nented, not mixed with fermenting matter.
UNLESS, fin-lès', conjunct. Except, if not, sup-
poging that not.
UNLESSONED, in-lès's'n'd. a. 103, 359. Not
taught.
UN #TERED, nºtard. a. Unlearned, un-
taught.
UNLEVELLED, fin-lév'éI'd. a. 406. Not cut
(2W6 it.
UNI,[8] DiNOUS, fin-lè-bidin-ás. a. Not lustful.
UNLICFNSED, Šu-li'sétist. a. Having no regu-
lar permission.
UNIJCKED, tin-likt". a. 359. Shapeless, not :
formed.
UNLIGHTED, fin-ll'téd. a. Not kindled, not
set on fire.
UNLIKE, tin-like'. a. Dissimilar, having no re-
Semblance; improbable, unlikely, not likely.
UNLIKELIHOOD, tin-1}ke'ić-hod.
UNL/KELINESS, in-like iè-ués. §
bability. f
UNſ.IKELY, ºn-like'lè. a. Improbable, not such
as can be reasonably expected; not promising ,
any particular event.
UNLERENESS, in like nés. s.
want of resentblance.
UNLIMITABLE, tin-lim'īt-à-bl. a.
no bounds.
UNLIMITED, fin-ſim'it-éd, a. Having no bounds,
having no limits; undefined, not bounded by
proper exceptions; itnconfined, not restraineti.
UNLIMITEDLY, tin-lim'ít-éd-lè. ad. Boundless-
ly, without bounds. -
UNLINEA L, in-ſin'ê-ál. a. 113. Not coming in
the order of succession.
Tº UNLINK, ºn-link'. v. a. To untwist, to open.
UNL1%iji Fi ED, in-ſik'wé-ſide. a. Unmeited,
undissolved.
To UNLOAD, &n-fôde'. v. a. To disburden, to
exoneraße to put off any thing burdensome.
To UNLOCK, in-k}k'. v. a. To open what is
shut with a jock.
UNLOOKED-FOR, in-löökt'ſér. a. Unexpected,
not foreseen.
To UN LOOSE, fin-lèse'. v. a. To loose.
ū’ As our inseparable preposition un is always
negative and never intensive, like the Latin in ;
this word, though supported by good authori-
ties, is like a barbarous redundancy, two nega-
tives.
UNLOVED, fin-läv'd', a. 359. , Not loved.
UNLOVELINESS, Ön-láviè-nēs. s. Unamiable-
ness, inability to create iove. *:
UNLOVELY, &n-lây'lé. a. That cannot excite
love. * *
UNLUCKILY, in-jūk'é-lè. ad. Unfortunately,
by ill tuck. *
UNLUCKY, Ön-lāk'é. a. Unfortunate, producing
unhappiness; unhappy, muserable, subject to
frequent misfortunes ; slightly mischievous,
mischievously waggis ; ill-omened, inauspi-
C}{\{{Se
To open by lift
Contrary to law
S. impro-
Qissimilitude,
Adırıitting
UNM *
*
58()
UNO
[[j 559–Fâte, far, fall, fit;-mé, mét;—pine, pīn;–
1)NLUSTROUS, fin-lès'trås. a. Wanting splen-
dour, wanting lustre. .ºr
1'o UNLUTE, ºn-lite'... v. a. To separate ves.
sels closed with chymical cement.
UNMATE, , §n-mâde'. a. Not yet formed, not
created; deprived of form or qualities; omitted
to be made.
HINMAIMED, fin-măm'd', a.
any essential part.
UNMAKEABLE, Ön-mâ'kā-bl. a. Not possible to
be made.
To UNMAKE, fin-mäke'. v. a. To deprive of
qualities before possessed.
o UNMAN, an-mán'. v. a. To deprive of the
constituent qualities of a human being, as rea-
son; to emasculate; to break into irresolution,
to deject.
UNMANAGEABLE, fin-mán'ê-jā-bl. a. Not
manageable, mot easily governed.
UNMANAGED, &n månäjä. a. 90. Not broken
by horsemanship; not tutored, not educated.
UNMANLIKE, Ön-mân'llke.
UNMANLY, Ön-mán'lè.
a man, effeminate.
UNMANNERED, fin-mân'hār'd. a. Rude, bra-
tal, uncivil. -
UNMANNERLINESS, &n-mán'nār-lè-nēs. s.
Breach of civility.
UNMANNERLY, &m-mán'nār-lè. a. Ill-bred, not
civil.
UNMANURED, ºn-mâ-nēr'd', a. Not cultiva-
ted.
UNMARKED, Öm-märkt'. a. 359. Not observed,
not regarded.
UNMARRIED, fin-már'rid. a. 282.
husband, or no wife.
To UNMASK, , fin-mäsk'. v. a. To strip off a
mask ; to strip off any disguise.
JNMAŠKED, Śn-mäskt'. a. 359. Naked, open to
the view. %,
UNMASTERABLE, fin-más’tà-rá-bl. a. Uncon-
querable, not to be subdued.
WNMASTERED, fin-más’tár'd a. Not subdued;
not conquerable.
UNMATCHABLE, fin-mâtsh'ā-bl. a. Unparal-
leled, unettualled.
CNMATCHED, $n-mâtsht’. a. Matchless, hav-
ing no match, or equal.
UNMEANING, an-mèning. a. 410. Expressing
no meaning.
UNMEANT, #m-mént’. a. Not intended.
UNMEASURABLE, Ön-mézh'ār-à-bl. a. Bound-
less, unbounded.
UNMEASURED, fin-mézh'êr'd. a. Immense, in-
finite; not measured, plentiful.
UNMEDITATED, fin-méd'ê-tá-têd. a. Not
359.
Not deprived of
a. Unbecoming
Having no
formed by previous thought.
UNMEDLED with, ēn-méd'dl’d-with. a.
Not touched, not altered.
[[G. This word is improperly spelled both by
Johnson and Sheridan. It ought to be written
turtmeddled.—See Cople.
UNMEET, fin-mêèt'. a. Not fit, not proper, not
worth v.
UNMELLOWED, &n-méliède. a. Not fully
ripened. tº
UNMELTED, &m-mêlt'éd. a. Undissolved by
heat.
UNMENTIOXED, &n-mén'shān'd. a. Not told,
not named.
UNMERCHANTABLE, ºn-mér'tshān-tá-bl. a.
. Unsaleable, not vendible,
tjYMERCIFUL, ân-mér'sé-fúl. a. Cruel, severe,
inclement ; unconscionable, exorbitant. N
UNMERCIFULLY, &n-mér'sè-fúl-é. ad. With-
Sut merey, without tenderness.
UNMERCIFULNESS, ºn-ºr'sé-fúl-nēs. s. In-
clemency, cruelty. -
UNMERITEP, ºn-méritéd. a. Not deserved,
not obtained ºtherwise than by favour.
vºltairs. &n-mérit-à-bl. a. Having no
QSęf º -
UNMERITEDNESS, fin-mér'ſt-éd-nēs. s Stafe
of being undeserved.
UNMILKED, fin-milkt’. a. Not milked.
UNMINDED, Śn-mind'éd. a. Not heeded, not
regarded. s *
UNMINDFUL, fin-mind'föl, a... Not heedful, not
regardful, negligent, imattentive.
To UNMINGLE, fin-ming'gl. v. a. 505. To sepa-
rate things mixed. *
UNMINGLED, fin-ming'gl’d. a. 359. Pure, hot
vitiated by any thing mingled.
UNMIRY, in-mi'rè. a. Not fouled with dirt.
UNMITIGATED, Ön-mit'é-gå-téd. a Not sof.
tened.
{N}|{{P. ; ân-mikst’. a. 359. Not mingled
with any thing, pure. ę
UNMOANED, fin-möm’d'.a. Not lamented.
UNMOIST, in-möfst'. a. Not wet.
UNMOIS'I'ENED, fin-möè's'n'd. a. 359. Not
made wet.
UNMOLESTED, in-mö-lèst'éd. a. Free from
disturbance. -
To UNMOOR, fin-móðr'. v. a. To loose from land
by taking up the anchors. -
UNăſof{ALížEij, an mºllz'd. a. Untutored
by morality.
UNMORTGAGED, &n-mörgådj'd. a. 90. No!
mortgaged.
UNMORTIFIED, &n-mör'té-fide.
dued by sorrow and severities.
UNMOVEABLE, fin-mööv'à-bl. a. Such as can
not be removed or altered.
UNMOVED, fan-mööv'd', a. Not put out of one
place into another; not changed in resolution,
mot aftected, not touched with any passion; un,
altered by passion. -
UNMOVING, &n-möö'ving. a. 410. Having no
motion ; having no power to raise the passions
unaffecting.
To UNMOULD, tin-mêld'. v. a. To change as to
the form.—See MoU1.D. - -
UNMOURNED, fin-mörn’d'. a. Not lamented,
not deplored.
To UNMUFFLE, &m-mäf'ſ. v. a. To put off a
covering from the face.
To UNMUZZLE, in-mâz'zl. v. a. To loose from
a muzzle.
UN MUSICAP,. &n-mü'zè-kál. a. Not harmonious,
not pleasing by sound.
UNNAMED, &m-măm'd', a. Nof mentioned.
UNNATURAL, Čiu-nāt'tshū-rāi. a. Contrary to
the laws of nature; contrary to the common
instincts; acting without the affections implant-
€d by nature; forced, not agreeable to the reas
State. -
UNNATURALNESS, &n-mât'tshū-rál-nēs. s. Cons
trariety to nature. * , *
UNNATURALLY, fin-nāt'tshū-rāi-à. ad. In oppo
sition to mature. †
UNNAVIGABLE, fin-nāv'8-gā-bl. a. Not to be
passed by vessels, not to be navigated.
UNNECi.SSARILY, ān-nés'sés-sà-ré-lè. ad
Without necessity, without need.
UNNECESSARINESS, Ön-nós'sés-sà-rè-nēs, s
Needlessness. ~ *
CNNECESSARY, fin-nés'sés-sà-lè. a. Needless,
not wanted, usehess.
|UNNEIGHBOURLY, &n-nābār-lè. 249. a. Not
kind, not suitable to the duties of a neighbour,
UNNERVATE, fir, nér'vät. a. 91. Weak, feeble.
To UNNERVE, Ön-néry'. v. a. To weaken, to
enfeeble.
UNNERVED, tin-nērv'd’. a. Weak, feebie.
UNNOBLE, Ön-nó'bl. a. Mean, ignominious,
ignoble.
tºp, ân-nó'téd. a. Not observed, not ro
3trúðū.
UNNUMBERED, fin-nām'bár'd. a. Innumerable.
UNOBSEQUIOUSNESS, ºn-Öb-sé'kwé-ás-ués. s.
Incompliance, disobedience.
a. Not sub
Not obeyed.
UNOBEYED, ôn-à-bāde'. 3. 359,
UNP
.*
tjNOBJECTED, fin-Öb-jék’téd. a. Not charged
as a fault.
UNOBNOXIOUS, Ön-āb-nók-shās. a. Not liable,
not exposed to any hurt.
UN öß. àm-öb-zér'vá-bl. a. Not to
be observed.
UNOBSERVANT, Ön-öb-2ér'vânt. a. Not obse-
uious ; not attentive
UNößERVED, nºb-zèrvd. a.
arcied, not attended to.
Uść. fin-Öb-zér'ving. a. Inattentive,
not heedful.
UNOBSTRUCTED, ºn-6b-stråk’téd. a. . Not
hindered, not stopped.
UNOBSTRUCTIVE, àn-āb-strök’tív. a. Not
raising any obstacle.
UNOBTAINED, fin-Öb-tán'd'. a. Not gained,
not acquired.
UNOBVIOUS, fin-Öb'vé-às. a.
curring.
UNOCCUPIED, fin-Ökkö-pide. a. Umpossessed.
UNOFFERED, fin-Öffār'd. a. Not proposed
to acceptance.
UNOFFENDING, &n-ºf-féndºng. a. Harmless,
innocent; sinless, pure from fault.
To UNOIL, fin-Öl'. v. a. To free from oºl.
UNQPENING, ºn-Ö'p'n-ing, a. Not opening.
UNOPERATIVE, fin-Öp'ér-à-tív. a. Producing
no effects.
UNOPPOSED, Ön-öp-póz'd’. a. Not encoun-
tered by any hostility or obstruction.
UNORDERLY, Ön-ör'dār-lè. a. Disordered, ir-
regular.
UNORDINARY, Ön-ör'dè-nā-rè. a. Uncommon,
unºsual.
UNORGANIZED, fin-èr'gān-iz'd. a. Having no
part instrumental to the mourishment of the rest.
UNORIGINAL, &n-Ö-ridjè-nāl. ; H
UNORIGINATED, Ön-ó-ridjè-nā-têd. 5 °. "a"
ing no birth, ungenerated.
UNORTHODOX; fin-Ör'ihò-déks. a. Not hold-
ing pure doctrine. *
UNOWED, tin-Öde'. a. Having no owner. Out
§ 2/S62.
UNOWNED, fin-Öp'd'. a. Having no owner ;
not acknowledged.
To UNPACK, Ön-pák'. v. a. To disburden, to
exonerate; to open any thing bound together.
UNPACKED, fin-päkt'. a. 359. Not collected
by unlawful artifices. *
UNPAID, fin-pâde'... a. Not discharged; not
receiving dues or debts. Unpaid for ; that for
which the price is not yet given.
UNPAINED, fin-pân d’. a. Suffering no pain.
UNPAINFUL, fin-pâne'fill. a. Giving no pain.
UNPALATABLE, fin-pālāt-à-bi. a. Nauseous,
§§§
UNPARAGONED, fin-pārā-gón'd. a. Unequal-
led, unmatched.
UNPARALLELED, fin-pár'âl-léI’d. a. Not
matched, not to be matched, having no equal.
UNPARDONABLE, Ön-pār'dºn-ā-bl. a. Irre-
missible.
UNPARDONABLY, &n-pár'd’m-à-blé. ad. Be-
yond ſorgiveness •.
UNPARDONED, &n-pâr'd'n'd. a. 359. Not for-
given; not discharged, not cancelled by a le-
gal pardon.
UNPARDONING, Ön-pár'd n-ing. a. 410. Not
forgiving. f
UNāšîăAMENTARINESS, 32-pār 18-mºntá.
rê-nēs. s. Contrariety to the usage or consti-
tution of parliament. º
UNPARLIAMENTARY, fin-pār-lè-mênt'à-rè. a.
Contrary to the rules of parliament.
UNPARTED, fin-pār’téd. a Undivided, not
separated.
UNPARTIAL, ºn-pār'shāl; ...a. Equal, honest.
UNPARTIALLY, in-pār'shāl-e. ad. Equally,
indifferently. . . e
UNPASSABLE, Ön-pâs'sā-bl; a. Admitting no
passage,
Not re-
Not readily oc-
58 i
—mö, mêve, nºr, nôt;—túbe, túb, būll ;—ºil ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
* UNP
UNPASSIONATE, fin-pāsh'ên-āt. a. 91. Free
from passion, calm, impartial. * -
UNPASSIONATELY, &m-pāsh'ên-āt-lè. ad. With
out passion. *.
UNPATHED, fin-pâTH'd’. a. Untracked, un
marked by passage. r
UNPAWNED, in-pâwn'd. a. Not given to
pledge.
UNPEACEABLE, &n-pé'sä-bl. a. Quarrelsome,
inclined to disturb the tranquillity of others.
To UNPFG, fin-pég'. v. a. To open any thing
closed with a peg. . .
UNPENSIONED, fin-pên'shôn'd. a. Without a
pension. .
To UNPEOPLE, fin-péé'pl.v. a. To depopulate,
-to deprive of inhabitants. -
UNPERCEIVED, fin-pér-sév’d. a. Not ob-
i. not heeded, not sensibly discovered, not
In OWI), • *
UNPERCEIVEDLY, &n-pêr-sè'véd-lè. ad. 364
*So as not to be perceived.
UNPERFECT, fin-pér'ſékt. a. Incomplete.
UNPERFECTNESS, Ön-pèr'ſékt-nés. s.
perfection, incompleteness.
UNPERFORMED, in-pér-förm'd'. a. Undone,
not done.—See PERFormſ
UNPERISHABLE, fin-pérºish-ā-bl. a. Lasting
to perpetuity.
UNPERJURED, an-pérjörd. a.
perjury.
UNPERPLEXED, fin-pér-plékst'. a. Disentan-
gºed, unembarrassed.
UNPERSPIRABLE, &n-pér-spl’rā-bl. a. Not to
be emitted through the pores of the skin.
UNPERSUADABLE, ºn-pêr-swä'dā-bl. a . In-
exorable, not to be persuaded. g
UNPETRIFIED, fin-pét'trè-fide. a. Not turned
to Stone. &
UNPHILOSOPHICAL, fin-fil-ló-zóf'é-kál. a.
| Unsuitable to the rules of philosophy or right
FëaSOI). -
UNPHILOSOPHICALLY, ºn-fil-ló-zöfð-kāl-ć.
ad. In a manner contrary to the rules of right
Teſt SO!?.
UNPHILOSOPHICALNESS, fin-ff-ló-zóf'é-kál.
nés. s. Incongruity with philosophy.
To UNPHILOSOPHIZE, fin-fil-lós'sé-fize. v a.
To degrade from the character of a philosopher.
UNPIERCED, fin-pêrst'. a. 359. Not penetra-
ted, not pierced.—See PIERCE.
UNPiLLARED, in-pit’lārd. a. Divested of
pillars.
UNPILLOWED, fin-pil'löde. a. Wanting a pil-
OW. **
To UNPIN, in-pin'. v. a. To open what is shut
or fastened with a pin.
UNPINKED, ºn-pinkt'. a. 359.
with eyelet holes.
UNPITIED, &n-pittid. a. 282. Not compas-
sionated, not regarded with sympathetical son
TOW.
UNPITIFULLY, fin-pit'é-fúl-è. ad. Ummerciful.
ly, without mercy.
UNPITYING, An-pîté-ing. a.
Compassion.
UNPLACED, &n-plast’. a.
place of dependence.
UNPLAGUED, in-piāg’d’. a. 359.
mented.
UNPLANTED, fin-plant'éd. a.
Sºtaneous
UNPF,AUSIBLE, fin-plaw'zè-bl. a. Not plausi-
ble, not such as has a fair appearance.
UNPLAUSIVE, in-plºw'siv. a. Not approving.
UNPLEASANT, fin-pléz'ānt. a. Not delighting,
troublesome, uneasy. ...
UNPLEASANTLY, &n-pièz'ānt-lè. ad. Not de-
lightfully, uneasily. -
JNPLEASANTN ESS, fin-pléz'ānt-nēs. s. Waut
of qualities to give delight. .*
UNPLEASED, fin-pléz'd', a. 359 Not pleased,
not delightcd,
Im-
Free from
Not marked
410. Having no
359. Having no
Not tor-
Not planted,
UNP Y- 58
o
UNR
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
ÜNPLEASING, tin-plé'zing, a. 410.
... disgusting, giving no delight.
UNPLIANT, in-pli'ānt. a. Not easily bent, not
conforming to the will. *
UNPLOWED, fin-plôā’d'. a. Not plowed.
To UNPLUME, fin-plume'. v. a. To strip of
plumes, to degrade.
UNPOETICAL, fin-pô-át'è-kál.
UNPOETICK, Ön-pô-át'ík. 509.
as becomes a poet.
UNPOLISHED. &n-pôlºsht. a. 359. Not smooth-
ed, not brightened by attrition; not civilized,
not refined.
UNPOLITE, &n-pô-lite'. a Not elegant, not re-
fined, not civil.
UNPOLLUTED, fin-pôl-lú'téd. a. Not corrupt-
ed, not defiled. t
UNPOPULAR, &m-pôp'ê-lär. a. 88. Not fitted
to please the people.
UNPORTABLE, fin-pôrt'ā-bl. a. Not to be carried.
UNPOSSESSED, fin-póz-zèst'. a. Not had, not
obtained.
UNPOSSESSING, fin-póz-zés'síng. a. Having
mo possession.
UNPRACTICABLE, &n-prák'té-kā-bl. a. Not
feasible.
UNPRACTISED, &n-prák'tist. a. Not skilled
by use arid experien
º
Cé.
UNPRAISED, àn-práz’d’. a. Not celebrated,
met praised.
UNPRECARIOUS, &n-prè-kā'rè-às. n. Not de-
pendent on another.
UNPRECEDENTEI), ūn-près'sé-děnt-éd. a. Not
justifiable by any example.
To UNPREDICT, &n-prè-dikt'. v. a. To retract
prediction.
vºluted, §n-prè-fér'd'. a. Not ad-
V&th CeC.
UNPREGNANT, ºn-prég'nānt, a, , Not prolifick.
UNPREJUDICATE, &n-prè-jū'dè-kāte. a. Not
prepossessed by any settled notions.
UNPREJUDICED, in-prédjū-dist. a. Free from
prejudice.
UNPRELATICAL, &n-prè-lāt'é-kál. a. Unsuita-
ble to a prelate.
UNPREMEDITATED, &m-prè-méd'ê-tá-tád. a.
Not prepared in the mind beforehand.
UNPREPARED, ºn-prè-pâr'd', a. . Not fitted by
previous measures; not made fit for the dread-
ful moment of departure. sº
UNPREPAREDNESS, &n-prè-p','réd-nēs. s. 365.
State of being unprepared.
UNPREFoššššššīj; a prè-pâz-zöst', a.
prepossessed, not pre-occupied by notions.
UNPRESSED, fin-prést'. a. Not pressed, not
enforced.
UNPRETENDING, fin-prè-tën'ding. a.
claiming any distinctions.
UNPREWAjīING, ūn-prè-vā'ling. a. Being of
no force.
UNPREVENTED, flat-prè-véritéd. a. Not pre-
viously hindered; not preceded by any thing.
UNPRINCELY, in-prins'lé. a. Unsuitable to a
prince. -
UNPRINCIPLED, &m-prin'sé-pl’d. a. 359. Not
settled in tenets or opinions. -
ſlºj” This word does not mean merely being un-
settled in principles or opinions, but not having,
or being void of good principles er opinions. It
was in this sense that Dr. Goldsmith called Mr.
Wilkes, of seditious and infidel menrory, The
tº principled finpostor.
UNPRINTED, Ön-print'éd. a. Not printed,
UNPRISABLE, in-prl'zā-bl. a. Xot valued, not
of estimation. -
£NPRISONED, &n-priz'z'n'd. a. 350. Set free
from confinement,
UNPRIZED, in-priz'd', a. Not valued.
UNPROCLAIMEI), , §n-prº-kläm'd' a.
notified by º”. declaratign.
tº ofANED, &n-pro-fºu'd', a.
t *
Offensive,
; a. Not such
Not
Not
Not
Not viola-
UNPROFITABLE, &n-préfè-tá-bl. a.
serving ao purpose.
UNPROFITABLENESS, Ön-préfè-tá-bl-nēs. s
Uselessness.
UNPROFITABLY, &n-préfè-tá-blé. ad. Use-
lessly, without advantage.
UNPROFITED, &n-préfit-éd. a. Having no
affi.
Uśāolifick, ôn-prè-lifik, a. Barren, not
productive.
UNPRONOUNCED, fin-prè-nóñnst', a.
tered, not spoken.
UNPRQPER, in-prép'ör. a. 98. Not peculiar.
UNPROPERLY, &m-prôp'ār-lè. ad. Contrary to
propriety, improperly.
UNPROPITIOUS, in-prô-pish's. a. Not favour.
able, inauspicious.
UNPROPORTIONED, an-prè-pôr'shôn'd. a. Not
staited to something else.
UNPRQPQSED, Ön-prè-póz'd. a. Not proposed,
UNPROPPED, fin-préptſ. a. 359. Not support-
ed, not upheld. º
UNPROSPEROUS, Ön-próspår-às, a. Unfortu.
nate, not prosperous.
UNPROSPEROUSLY, fin-próspár-ás-lè, ad. Un-
successfully.
UNPROTECTED, fin-prô-ték'téd. a. Not pro-
tected, not supported. *>
UNPROVED, in-préðy'd', a. Not etinced by
a;Nº.
To UNPROVIDE, ºn-prè-vide'. v. a. To divest
of resolution or qualifications.
UNPROVIDED, in-prè-vi'déd. a. Not secured or
qualified by previous measures; not furnished
UNPROVOKED, Öu-prô-vökt'. a. Not provoked.
UNPRUNED, fin-prºm'd’. a. Not cut, not lopped,
UNPUBLICK, &n-pâb'lik. a. Private, not gene-
rally known.
UNPUBLISHED, ºn-pâb'lisht. a. Secret, un
known ; not given to the publick.
UNPUNISHED, An-pán'ísht. a. Not punished,
suffered to continue in impunity.
UNPURCHASED, ºn-pár'ishast. a. Unbought.
UNPURGED, fin-pârj'd'. a. Not purged.
UNPURIFIED, &m-pâ'ré-fide. a. 282. Not freed
from recrement; not cleansed from sin.
UNPURSUED, fin-pār-side'. a. Not pursued.
UNPUTRIFIED, Šil-pâ'trè-fide. a. Not corrupt
ed by rottenness.
UNQUALIFIED, fin-kwöl'è-fide. a. 232. Not ſit.
To UNQUALIFY, Śn-kwól'è-fl. v. a. To disquali-
fy, to divest of qualification. *
UNQUARRELABLE, in-kwór'ril-ā-bl. a. Such
as cannot be impugned. . .
To UNQUEEN, in-kwéén'. v. a.
the dignity of queen. * * *.i
UNQUENCHABLE, Śn-kwénsh'à-bl. a.
tinguishable. º
UNQUENCHET), šn-kwänsht’. a.
nished; not extinguishable:
UNQUENCHABLENESS, an-kwánsh'à-bl-més.
s. Unextinguishableness.
UNQUESTIONABLE, (in-kwós'tshān-á-bl a.405.
Judubitable, not to be doubted; such as cannot
bear to be questioned without impatience.
UNQUESTIONABLY, in-kwés'tshān-à-biē, ad.
Hmdubitably, without doubt.
UNQUES'1'ſ()NED, ºn-kwás'tshān'd. a. Not
doubted, passed without doubt; indisputable;
not to be opposed; not interrogated, not ex-
amined.
UNQUICK, &n-kwik’. a. Motionless.
UNQUIET, Śn-kwi'ét. a. Moved with perpetu-
al agitation, not calm, not still ; disturbed, ful;
of perturbation, not at peace; restless, unsa-
tisfied.
UNQUIETLY, &n-kwi'ét-lè. ad. Without rest.
UNQUIETNESS, Ön-kw'ét-nēs. s. Want of
tranquillity; want of peace; restlessness, tur-
bulence; perturbation, uneasiness.
§. ãm-råkt’. a. Not poured from the
seless,

Not ut-
To divest of
Unex-
UNRACKE
Not extin-
lees.
UNR
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3 | UNR
—né, mēve, mēr, nºt ;-tūbe, tàb, būli;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, Thus.
UNHAKED, Ön-råkt’. a. Not thrown together
and covered.
UNRANSACKED, fin-rán'sákt. a. Not pillaged.
To UNRAVEL, fin-ráv'v'l. v. a. 102. To disen-
tangle, to extricate, to clear; to disorder, to
throw out of the present constitution ; to clear
up the intrigue of a play.
UNRAZORED, &n-rā’zár'd. a. Unshaven.
UNREACHED, Ön-rètsht’. a. 359. Not attained.
UNREAD, fin-réd'. a. Not read, not publickly
§§ untaught, not learned in books.
UNREADINESS, in-réd'ê-nés. s. Want of rea-
diness, want of promptness; want of prepara-
£10m.
UNREADY, fin-réd'ê. a. Not prepared, not fit;
not prompt, not quick; awkward, ungaim.
UNREAL, Ön-ré'âl. a. Unsubstantial.
UNREASONABLE, &n-rè'z'n-á-bl. a. Exorbi-
tant, claiming or insisting on more than is fit ;
Anot agreeable to reason; greater than is fit, im-
moderate.
UNREASONABLENESS, Śn-ré'z'n-á-bl-nés. s.
fºxo, bitance, excassive demand; inconsistency
with reason.
UNREASONABLY, in-ré'z'n-à-blé. ad. In a
manner contrary to reason; more than enough.
To UNREAVE, fin-réve'. v. a. To unravel.
UNREBATED, Ön-rè-bā'těd. a. Not blunted.
UNREBUKABLE, Ön-rè-bú'kā-bl. a. Obnoxious
to no censure.
UNRECEIVED, ºn-ré-sèv'd’. a. Not received.
UN RECLAIMED, Čn-rè-kläm'd''. a. Not turned;
not reformed.
UNRECONCILABLE, ºn-rék-ôm-silä-bl. a. Not
to be appeased, implacable; not to be inade
consistent with-See REconcILEABLE.
UNRECONCILED, &n-rék'ön-sil’d. a. Not re-
conciled.
UNRECORDED, &n-rè-kör'déd. a. Not kept in
remembrance by publick moutuments.
UNRECOUNTED, fin-ré-kößnt'éd. a. Not told,
not relatcd.
UNRECRUITABLE, fin-rè-krööt'à-bl. a. Inca-
§. of repairing the deficiencies of an army.
UNRECURING, ºn-ré-kū'ring. a. Irremediable
UNREDUCED, Ön-ré-dûist'. a. Not reduced.
UNREFORMABLE, ºn-ré-fôr'må-bl. a. Not to
be put into a new form.
{JNREFORMED, fin-ré-fôrm'd'. a. Not amend-
ed, not corrected; not brought to newuess of
life.
UNREFRACTED, fin-ré-fråktéd. a. Not re-
fracted.
UNREFRESHED, Ön-rè-frésht’. a. Not cheer-
ed, not relieved.
UNREGARDED, fin-ré-går'déd. a. Not liceded,
not respected. ' * * * *
UNREGENERATE, fin-réjép'êr-āte. a. Not
brought to a new life.
UNREINED, &n-rán'd'. a. 359.
by the bridle.
UNRELENTING, fin-ré l'éntºng. a. Hard, cruel,
feeling no pity.
UNRELIEVABLP, Čn-ré-lè'vā-bl. a. Admitting
In O SliccCUIT.
UNRELIEVED, fin-ré-lèëv’d’. a. Not succour.
ed; not eased.
(JNREMARKABLE, fin-ré-märk'à-bl. a. Not
capable of being observed; not worthy of no-
tice.
UNREMEDIABLE, fin-ré-mê'dè-à-bl. a. Ad-
mitting no remedy.
UNREMEMBERING, Ön-rè-mêmbār-ing.
Not restrained
3.
Having no Imemory.
UNREMEMBRANCE, fin-ré-mêm'bränse. s.
Forgetfulness. * *
gº EABLE, fin-ré-mââv’ā-bl. a. Not to
be taken away.
UNREMOVEABLY, fin-ré-mööv'ā-blé. ad. In a
Islanner that admits no removal.
UNREMOVED, fin-ré-mööv'd’. a.
away, not capable of being removed.
Not taken,
UNREPAID, Ön-rè-pâde'. a. Not recompensed,
not compensated.
d -
JNREPEALED, an-ré-pël’d'. a. Not revoked. .
not abrogated.
UNREPENTED, fin-ré-pênt'éd. a. Not regard-
ed with penitential sorrow -
UNREPENTING, Ön-ré-pên'ting.
UNREPENTANT, &n-ré-pêntánt.
§§ not penitent.
UNREPINING, &n-ré-pi'ning. a. Not peevishly
complaining.
UNREPLENISHED, fin-ré-plén?sht.a. Not filled.
UNREPRIEVABLE, fin-ré-préév'à-bl. a. Not
to be respited from penal death.
UNREPROACHED, &n-ré-prêtsht’.a. Not up-
braided, not censured.
UNREPROVABLE, flm-ré-prôów'ā-bl. a. Not
liable to blame. -
UNREPROVED, Śn-rè-próðv'd', a. Not censu-
... red ; not liable to censure.
UNREPUGNANT, &n-ré-pâg'nānt. a. Not op-
posite.
UºTABLE, âm-rép'º-tá-bl. a. Not cre-
itable.
UNREQUESTED,&n-rè-kwást'éd. a. Not asked.
UNREQUITABLE, &n-rè-kwi'tá-bl. a. Not to be
retaliated.
UNREQUITED, Ön-rè-kwi'téd. a. Not compen-
Sated for.—-Mason.
UNRESENTED, tin-ré-zënt'éd. a. Not regard-
ed with anger.
UNRESERVED, &n-rè-zérv'd'. a. Not limited
by any private convenience ; open, frank, con-
cealing nothing.
UNRESERVEDLY, in-ré-zèr'véd-lè. ad. 364
Without limitation ; without concealment,
openly.
UNRESERVEDNESS, fin-ré-zér'věd-nēs. s. 364
Openness, frankness.
UNRESISTED, &n-rè-zis't&d. a. Not opposed;
resistless, such as cannot be opposed.
; a. Not
|UNRESISTING, fin-ré-zis'ting. a. Not oppo-
sing, not making resistance.
UNRESöLVABſ. E, ºn-ré-zöſivá-bl. a.
be solved, insoluble.
UNRESOLVED, Ön-rè-zôlv’d. a. Not determi-
ned, having made no resolution; not solved, not
cleared.
UNRESOLVING, in-ré-Zólving a Not resol-
V lingſ.
UN Éspect IVE, $n-rè-spčk'tiy. a. Inattentive,
taking little notice.
UNREST, &n-rest'. s.
quility; unquietless.
UNRESTOREH), ān-rè-stör 'd', a. Not restored;
not cleared from an attainder.
UNRESTRAIN Ei), ān-rè-strån'd'. a. Not con-
fined, not hindered ; licentious, iodse ; not hi-
mited.
UNRETRACTEſ), ān-rè-trák'tád. a. Not revo-
ked, not recailed.
UNREVEALEE), śn-rè-vèl'd'. a. Not told, not
discovered.
Not to
Disquiet, want of tran-
UNREVENGED, &n-ré-vénj'd', a. Not revenged.
UN REVERENE), śān-rév'ér-šnd. a. Irreverent,
disrespectful. -
UNREVERENDLY, &n-rêv'êr-&nd-lè. ad. Dis-
respectfully.
UNREVERSED, &n-rè-vèrst'. a. Not revoked,
nºt repealed.
UNREVOKED, $n-rè-vökt'. a. 359. Not recalled.
UNREWARDED, in-ré-wärd'éd. a. Not re-
warded, not recompensed.
To UNRIDDLE, Śn rid'dl. v. a.
1gma, to explain a problem.
UN RIDICULOUS, Ön-ré-dik'ê-lâs. a. Not ridicu-
OllS.
To UNRIG, ºn-rig'. v. a. To strip of the tackle.
UNRIGHTEGGS, Ön-rl'tshe-às. a. Unjust, wick
ed, sinful, bad. -
UN RIGHTEOUSLY, flu-ri'tshë-ºs-lè, ad. Un-
jºistly, wickedly, sinfully.
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To solve an en-
ºr
UNS
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UNS
[[G 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat:—mé, mēt;—pine, plm;—
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, §n-ri'tshe-às-nés, a.
Wickedness, injustice.
UNRIGHTFUL, &n-rite'föl. a. Not rightful, not
just.
To GNRING, in-ring'. v. a. To deprive of a ring.
To UNRIP, Čn-rip'. v. a. To cut open.
[[f Dr. Johnson very justly censures this word
as improper, though authorized by Shakspeare,
Bacon, Taylor, and Collier; for, says he, there
is no difference between rip and zinrip: there-
fore the negative particle is of no force. But to
this it may be observed, that the negative par-
ticle is not merely redundant; it implies some-
thing in opposition to what is prefixed to ; so
that to unrip must signify joining together
something that has been ripped : the insepar-
abie preposition un is not like in used inten-
sively; for when we want to enforce the verb to
rip, we say to rip up, or to rip open.—See UN-
L00SE.
UNRIPE, &m-ripe'. a. Immature, mot fully con-
cocted; too early.
UNRIPENED, fin rip"m'd a. 359. Not matured.
UNRIPENESS, fin-ripenés. s. Immaturity,
want of ripeness.
UNRIVALLED, fin-ri'vál’d. a. Having no com-
petition ; having no peer or equal.
To UNROL, àn rºle. V. a 465. "To open what is
rolled or convolved. *
UNROMANTICK, Ön-rö-mán'tík, a.
to romance.
To UNROOF, Öm-rööf'. v. a. To strip off the roof
or covering of houses.
UNROOSTED, fin-rööst'éd. a. Driven from the
TOOSt.
UNROUGH, &n-räf. a. Smooth.
To UNROOT, &m-rööt'. v. a. To tear from the
roots, to extirpate.
UNROUNDED, an-röänd'éd. a. Not shaped,
not cut to a round.
UNROYAL., &m-röè'âl. a. Unprincely, not royal.
To UNRUFFLE, &m-räf'fll. v. n. To cease from
commotion, or agitation.
UNRUFFLED, Ön-räffl’d. a. 359. Calm, tran-
Quil, not tumultuous.
UNRULED, fin-rööl’d'. a. Not directed by any
superiour power. is
UNRULINESS, Ön-rööllè-nēs. s. Turbulence,
tumultuousness, ,
UNRULY, in-röölö. a. Turbulent, ungovernable,
licentious.
UNSAFE, fin-sàfe'. a. Not secure, hazardous,
dangerous. -
UNSAFELY, an-sàfe'lè. ad. Not securely, dan-
gerously,
UN º fin-séd'. a. 203. Not uttered, not men-
tioned. -
UNSALTED, fin-sålt'éd. a. Not pickled or sea-
soned with salt.
UNSANCTIF1ED, fin-sänk’tè-fide. a. Unholy,
not consecrated. *
UNSATIABLE, &n-så'shë-à-bl. a. Nct to be satis-
fied.
UNSATISFACTORINESS, Ön-sāt-tîs-ſàk'tūr-&-
nés. S. Want of satisfaction.
UNSATISFACTORY, &n-sāt-tis-fak'tūr-8. a. Not
giving satisfaction. sº
UNSATISFIEDNESS, fin-såt’tis-fide-més, s. The
state of not being satisfied.
UNSATISFIED, fin-såttis-fide. a. Not content-
ed, not pleased.’
UNSATISFYING, 3n-såt’tis-fi-ſmg.a. Unable to
atify to the full, -
UNSAVQURINESS, Ön-sà'vār-à-nēs, s. Bad
taste ; bad smell.
UNāāvdāy. §n-sà'vār-8. a. Tasteless; hav-
ing a bad taste; having an ill smell, fetid; un-
# disgusting.
Tějnšºv, ºa. To retract, to recant.
|Nägaſºn-skä'lé. a. Having no scales.
Contrary
UNSCARRED, an-skär'd', a. Not marked with
wounds. $4
|UNSCHOLASTICK, Ön-skö-lás'sfk. a. Not bred
to literature.
UNSCHOOLED, fin-skööld'. a Uneducated,
not learned.
UNSCORCHED, &m-skörtsht’. a. 359. Not
touched by fire.
UNSCREENED, tin-skrèën'd'. a. Not covered,
not protected.
UNSCRIPTURAL, fin-skriptshū-rál. a. Not de-
fensible by Scripture.
To º jeal, fin-séle'. v. a. To open any thing
Sęaię(1.
UNSEALED, &n-sèl'd', a. 359. Wanting a seal;
having the seal broken. zºsº
To UNSEAM, Ön-sème'. v. a. To rip, to cut open
UNSEARCHABLE, fin-sértsh'à-bl. a. Inscruta
ble, not to be explored. -
UNSEARCHABLENESS, Ön-sèrtsh'ī-bl-nēs. s.
Impossibility to be explored.
UNSEASONABLE, fin-sé'z'n-á-bl. a. Not suit-
able to time or occasion, unfit, untimely, ill-
timed; not agreeable to the time of the year;
late, as, an unseasonable time of might.
UNSEASONABLENESS, fin-sé'z'm-ā-bl-nēs. s.
Unsuitableness. *
UNSEASONABLY, ºn-sé'z'm-à-blé. ad. Not
seasonably, not agreeable to time or occasion.
UNSEASONED, ºn-sé'z'n'd. a. 359. Unseason-
able, untimely, ill-timed. Out of use. Unformed,
not qualified by use; irregular; inordinate;
mot kept till fit for tise ; not salted, as Umsea-
soned meat,
UNSECONDED, ºn-sék'ên-déd. a. Not sup-
ported ; not exemplified a second time.
UNSECRET, &n-sé'krit. a. 99. Not close, not
trusty.
UNSECURE, in-sé-kère'. a. Not safe.
UNSEDUCED, tin-sé-dàst'. a. Not drawn to
ill.
UNSEEING, fin-séé'ing. a. 410. Wanting the
power of vision.
To UNSEEM, &n-sèëm'. v. a., Not to seem.
UNSEEMLINESS, Ön-séém'iè-més. s. Indecency,
indecorum, uncomeliness.
UNSEEMLY, &n-sèèm’lè. a. Indecent, uncome
ly, unbecoming. g
UNSEEN, finisèën'... a. Not seen, not discover.
ed; invisible, undiscoverable; unskilled, unt
experienced. sº
UNSELFISH, &n-sélfish, a,
private interest. “,
UNSENT, fin-sént'. a. Not sent. Unsent for ,
not called by letter or messenger.
Not addicted to
UNSEPARABLE, an-sép'ār-à-bl. a. Not to be
parted, not to be diyided.,
UNSEPARATED, &m-sép'ār-à-těd. a. Not
parted. 4
UNSERVICEABLE, &n-sér'vis-à-bl. a. Useless,
bringing no advantage. 4. &
UNSERVICEABLY, &n-sér'vis-à-blé. ad With-
out use, without advantage.
UNSET, fin-sét', a. Not set, not placed. .
To UNSETTLE, in-gét’tl. v. a. To make un-
certain; to move from a place; to overthrow.
UNSETTLED, fin-sét’tl’d. a. 359. Not fixed in
resolution, not determined, not steady : un-
equable, not regular, changeable 3, not esta
blished; not fixed in a place of abode.
UNSETTLEDNESS, ºn-séttl’d-nés. s. Irreso-
lution, undetermined state of mind; uncertain-
ty, fluctuation.
UNSEVERED, &n-sév’ār'd. a. Not parted, not
divided. *
To UNSEX, fin-séks'. v. a. To make otherwise
than the sex commonly is. *
UNSHADOWED, Ön-shād'öde. a. Not clouded,
mot darkened. sº
UNSHAKEABLE, an-shā'kā-bl. a. Not sub

ūnāčANN'ÉÉ, àn-skån'd', s. Not measured.
not computed. . . .
ject to concussion.-See REconcil.EABLE,
USSHAKED, fin-shākt', a. Not shaken,
+ ºx
585
UNS
në, mêve, nár, nôt;—täbe, tàb, būll;-&il:—pôānd;—thin, this.
UNSHAKEN, an-shā'k’m. a. 103. Not agitated,
not moved; not subject to concussion; not
weakened in resolution, not moved. -
To UNSHAKLE, &m-shāk'kl. v. a. To loose
from bonds: properly Unshackle.—See Conle.
UNSHAMED, ºn-shām’d’. a. Not shamed.
UNSHAPEN, fin-shā'p'm. a. 103. Misshapen,
deformed.
UNSHARED, an-shār'd'. a.
had in common.
To UNSHEATH, fin-shëTH'. v. a. 467. To draw
from the scabbard. ;
UNSHED, fin-shéd'. a. Not spilt.
UNSHELTERED, Ön-shël’tár'd. a.
protection.
Tº SHIP, fin-ship'. v. a. To take out of a
Sºlº, .
UN Śāocked, tin-shökt’. a. 359. Not disgusted,
not offended. -
UNSHQD, fin-shöd". a. Having no shoes.
UNSHOOK, Ön-shöök'. part. a. Not shaken.
UNSHORN, fin-shörn’. a. See Shohn. Not
clipped. - -
UNSHOT, &n-shöt'. part. a. Not hit by shot.
To UNSHOUT, tin-shöät'. v. a. To retract a
shout.
UNSHOWERED, fin-shöär'd'.
showers
by * - -
UNSHRINKING, Ön-shrinking. a. Not recoil.
Ing. .
UNSHUNNABLE, fin-shān'nā-bl. a. Inevitable.
UNSIFTED, fin-sift'éd. a. Not parted by a
sieve; not tried.
UNSIGHT, fin-site'. a. Not seeing.
UNSIGHTED, &n-s!'téd. a. Invisible.
UNSIGHTLINESS, fin-site'lè-nés.'s. Deformity,
disagreeableness to the eye.
UNSIGHTLY, fin-site'lè. a. Disagreeable to the
sight. .
UğscERE, ân-sin-sére'. a. Not hearty, not
faithful ; not genuine, impure, adulterated; not
sound, not solid.
UNSINCERITY, fin-s?m-sér'ê-té. s. Adultera-
tion, cheat. .
To UNSINEW, fin-sin'. v. a. To deprive of
§§
UNSINGED, fin-sinj'd'. a. 359. Not scorched,
not touched by fire.
(JNSINKING, Ön-sinking. a. 410. Not sinking.
UNSINEWED, fin-sin'ſſide. a. Nerveless, weak.
UNSINNING, ºn sin'ning. a. 410. Impeccable.
UNSKILLED, fin-skild’. a. Wanting skill, want-
ing knowledge. .
UNSKILFUL, ºn-skil'ſtºl. a.
wanting knowledge.
UNSKILFULLY, ºn-skil'ſłl-ć. ad. Without
knowledge, without art.
UNškii Fiji.NESS, an-skilfäl-nēs. s. Want of
art, want of knowledge.
UNSLAIN, fin-släne'. a. Not killed.
UNSLAKED, fin-släkt'. a. 359. Not quench-
ed.—See To SLARE.
UNSLEEPING, fin-slèëp?ng. a. Ever wakeful.
UNSI PPING, Ön-slipſing. a. 410. Not liable
to # fast.
UNSMIRCHED, fin-smérsht’. a.
not stained.
UNSMOKED, fin-smökt’. a. 359. Not smoked.
UNSOCIABLE, fin-sø'shë-à-bl. a. Not kind,
not communicative of good.
UNSOCIABLY, &n sé'shë-à-blé. ad. Not kindly.
UNSOILED, Ön-sāīl’d. a. Not polluted, not
tainted, not stained.
UNSOLD, fin-sold’. a. Not changed for money.
UNSOLDIERLIKE, fin-soljér-like. a. Unbe-
coming a soldier.
UNSOF ID, fin-sóltd. a. Fluid, not coherent.
UNSOLVED, ºn-sålv’d’. a. Not solved. . .
UNSOPHISTICATED, ºn-sè-fis'té-kā-tád. a.
Not partaken, not
Wanting
a. Not watered
Wanting art,
Unpolluted,
UNSORTED, Ön-sört'éd. a.
Not adulterated. * * * * *
Not distributed
by proper separation.
prope 4 E
UNSOUGHT, &n-såwt. a. Had without seek
g; not searched. f
1ng ; . .
UNSGEND, anºnd. a. sickly, wanting
health; not free from cracks ; rotten, corrupt.
ed; not orthodox ; not honest, not upright; not
sincere, not faithful; erroneous, wrong; not
fast under foot. -
UNSOUNDED, fin-séând'éd a. Not tried by
the plu.amet. -
UNSOUR DNESS, Ön-söönd'nés. s. Erroneous-
mess of belief, want of orthodoxy; corruptness
of any kind; want of strength, want of solidity.
UNSOURED, Ön-séâr'd’. a. 359. Not made
sour ; not made morose.
UNSOWN, &m-sène'. a.
scattering seed.
UNSPARED &n-spår'd. a. 359. Not spared.
UNSPARING, fin-spá'ring. a. 410. Not sparing,
not tarsimonious. -
To #N
Cant.
UNSP!: AKABLE, fin spé'kā-bl. a. Not to be
expr:ssed. ---
UNSPI AKABLY, fin-spé'kā-blé. ad. Inexpres-
sibly, ineffably. . a
UNSPH cIFIED, &n-spés'sè-fide. a. Not par.
ticularly mentioned. -
UNSPE CULATIVE, fin-spék'ê-lā-tlv. a. Not
theoretical.
UNSPED, fin-spéd'. a.
despatched, not performed.
UNSPENT, fin-spént'. a. Not wasted, not di-
minished, not weakened.
To UNSPHERE, fin-sfère'. v. a.
from its orb. -
UNSPIED, Öm-splie’. a. Not discovered, not
Not propagated by
To remove
Seen. -
UNSPILT, fin-spilt. a. 369. Not shed; not
spoiled.
To UNSPIRIT, fin-spirit. v. a. To dispirit, to
depress, to deject. *
UNSFößD. ºnºpóird'. a.
not pillaged; not marred.
UNSPOTTED, &n-spöttéd. a.
Not plundered,
Not marked
with any stain; immaculate, not tainted with
uilt.
uš SQUARED, fin-skwär'd’. a. 359. Not form-
ed, irregular.
UNSTABLE, ºn-stā'bl. a. Not fixed, not fast;
inconstant, irresolute.
UNSTARD, fin-städe'. a.
dent, not settled into discretion, not steady,
mutable.
UNSTAIDNESS, Ön-stáde'nés. s. Indiscretion,
volatile mind. 3. * *
UNSTAINED, fin-stān'd’. a.
dyed, not discoloured. -
To UNSTATE, fin-state'. v. a. To put out of
State.
UNSTATUTABLE, &n-stät'tshū-tá-bl. a. Con-
trary to statute. j
UNSTAUNCHED, an-stānsht’. a. 215. Not
stopped, not stayed.
[[ī’ Dr. Johnson has spelled the simple of this
word stanch, and the compound, unstaunched.
Mr. Sheridan has followed him in this over-
sight; but it ought to be observed, that as the
word comes from the French estancher, neither
of these words should be written with u.
UNSTEADILY, fin-stéd'dé-lè. ad. Without
any certainty; inconstantly, not consistently.
UNSTEAijinfess, an stédiènds a "wini of
constancy, irresolution, mutability.
UNSTEADY, &n-stéd'dè. a. Inconstant, irreso-
lute; mutable, variable, changeable; not fixed,
not settled. -
ºpf AST, in-stéd'fäst. a. Not fixed,
not fast. . . .
UNSTEEPED, ºn-stèëpt’. a. 359. Not soaked.
To UNSTING, fin-stfng’. v. a. To disarm of a
sting. # -
UN šiNTED, #m-stint'éd. a. Not limited.
SPEAK, fin-spéke'. v. a. To retract, to re-
See MisrAKEN. Not .
Not cool, not pru- .
Not stained, not
.
*
$
UNSTUFFEB, an-stāfi'.
UNS
586
UNT
[[; 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat ;-me, mét;—plme, pin ;-

tnSTIRRED, ºn stård. a. Not stirred, not
§§
[INSTITCH, fin-stitsh'. v. a. To open by pick-
§ the stitches. -
[INSTQQPING, fin-stöö'ping. a. Not bending,
not yielding. - *
To UNSTOP,
or obstruction.
UNSTOPPED, Ön-stöpt'. a. Meeting no re-
sistanice.
UNSTRAINED, fin-strán'd', a. Easy, not
forced. º
UNSTRAITENED, fin-strá't'n'd. a. 359. Not
contracted. -
UNSTRENGTHENED, fin-strèng'th'n'd. a. 359.
Not su §: not assisted.
To UNSTRING, fin-string'. v. a. To relax any
thing strung, to deprive of strings; to loose, to
untie. .
UNSTRUCK, fin-stråk’. a.
Not moved, not af.
fected. * * - -
UNSTUDIED, fin-stöd"d. a. 282. Not premedi-
_tated, not labo red.
- a. 359. Unfilled, UIIl-
a furnished. . . . - -
BNSüßSTANTIAL, an-sāb-stan'sbäl, a Not
solid, not É yable ; not real. -
UN SUCCEEDED, fin-såk-sèé'déd. a. Not suc-
ceeded. 4
UNSUCCESSFUL, &m-såk-sès'fäl. a. Not hav-
ing the wished event. *. -
UNSUCCESSFULLY, &n-såk-sés'föl-é, ad. Un-
fortunately, without success.
UNSUCCESSFULNESS, Ön-såk-sés'föl-nēs. s.
Want of success.
ÜNSUCCESSIVE,&n-såk-sés'sív.a. Not proceed-
ing by flux of parts.
ÜNSUCKED, fin-såkt'. a. 359. Not having the
breasts drawn.
UNSUFFERABLE, fin-sàffār-à-bl. a. Not sup.
- §§ intolerable. -
UNSUFFICIENCE, in-sàf-fish'énse. a. Inabili.
R. to answer the end proposed.
UNSUFFICIENT, an-såf fish'ént. a. Unable,
inadequate.
UNSUGARED, fin-shūg'àr'd. a. 359. Not sweet-
ened with sugar.
UNSUITABLE, fin-sà'tá-bl. a. Not congruous,
hot equal, not proportionate. -
UNSUITABLENESS, fin-sà'tā-bl-nēs. s. Incon-
§§ unfitness.
UNSUITING, in-sà'ting. a. 410. Not fitting, not
- §§ - . Gº a---
UNSULLIED, fin-sal'lid. a. 282. Not fouled, not
disgraced, pure. *$ -
UNSUNG, fiſh-sång". a. Not celebrated in verse,
not recited in verse.
UNSUNNED, in-san'd’. a. 359. Not exposed to
the sun. . . - |
UNSUPERFLUOUS, an-sº-pér'ſ A-6s. a. Not
more than enough.
UNSUPPLANTED, fin-sàp-plant'éd. a. Not
forced, or thrown from under, that which sup-
pºrts it; not defeated by stratagem.
UNSUPPÖRTABLE, fin-sàp-pôrt'à-bl. a. Intole-
ºrable, such as cannot be endured.
UNSUPPORTED, fin-såp-pôrt'éd. a. Not sus-
tained, not held up; not assisted.
UNSURE, ºn-shūre'. a. Not certain.
UNSURMOUNTABLE, fin-sår-möäntä-bl. a.
Nöttº be overcome. -
UNSUSCEPTIBLE, fin-sås-séptè-bl. a. Incapa-
ble, not liable to admit.
UNSUSPECT, fin-sås-pékt'.
ÜNSüßaktad, ; a. Not
sonsidered as likely to do or mean ill. .
UN ; Nº. º a. , Not
Mºnagining tº at any ill is designed.
ušič.föß. Hºá. a. Having no
Suspicion. -
unstºined,ºn as awa. a. Not support-
ae
ed, not held up.
*n-stºp. v. a. To free from stop ||
UNSWAYABLE, fin-swā'ā-bl. a. Not to be go.
| verned or influenced by another. . .
UNSWAYED, Öm-swäde'. a. Not wielded.
To UNSWEAR, fin-swäre. v. n. . Not to swear
to recant any thing sworm.
To UNSWEAT, tin-swót'. v. a. To ease after
fatigue.
UNSWORN, fin-swórn’. a. Not bound by an oath
UNTAINTED, fin-tánt'éd. a. Not sullied, not
polluted ; not charged with any crime; not cor-
rupted by mixture.
UNTAKEN, 3n-tä'k'm., a Not taken
UNTALKED-OF, Ön-täwkt'öv. a. Not mention.
ed in the world.
UNTAMEABLE, fin-tá'má-bl. a. Not to be
tamed, not to be subdued. -
[[G Dr. Johnson inserts tue silent e after m both
in this word and its simple tameable; but in
blamable and unplamable, omits it. Mr. Sheri-
dan has followed him in the two first words;
but though he inserts the e in blamable, he leaves
it out in unblamable. In my opinion the silent e
ought to be omitted in all these words. For
the reasons, see Preliminary Observations to the
Rhyming Dictionary, page xiii. See also the
word RF concil.EABLE.
UNTAMED, Öm-tám’d'. a. 359. Not subdued.
not suppressed.
To UNTANGLE, fin-täng'gl. v. a. 405. To loose
from intricacy or convolution.
UNTASTED, fin-täs’téd. a. Not tasted, not tried
by the palate. .”
UNTASTING, fin-täs'ting, a. 410. Not perceiv.
§ any taste § not trying by the palate.
UNTAUGHT, fin-tāwt', a Úninstructed, unedu.
cated, ignorarit, unlette, d; debarred from in-
struction ; unskilled, new, not having use or
practice. -
To UNTEACH, fin-têtsh'. v. a. To make to
quit, or forget what has been inculcated.
UNTEMPERED, fin-tém'për'd, a Not tempered.
UNTEMPTED, Śn-témt'éd. a. N \t embarrassed
by temptation; not invited by any thing al-

luring.
UNTENABLE, fin-tén'à-bl. a. No to be held in
possession; not capable of deſel ce.—See TE-
_NABLE.
UNTENANTED, Śn-tén'ānt-éd. a. Having no
temalºt. .
UNT ENDED, ºn-ténd'éd. a. Not having any
attendance. -
UNTENDER, &m-tén'dár. a. 98. Wanting soft-
Qess, Wanting affection.
UNTENDERED, fin-tén'dár'd. a. Not offered.
To UNTENT, fin-tént'. v. a. To bring out of a
tent. -
UNTENTED, &n-tént'éd. a. Having no medica
ments applied. - Af
UNTERRIFIED, &n-tär'rè-ſide. a. 359. Not aſ-
frighted, not struck with fear.
UNTHANKED, Öa-thänkt'. a. Not repaid with
acknowledgment of a kind ess; not received
with thankfulness.
UNTHANKFUL, fin-thänk'föl. a.
returning no acknowledgment.
UNTHANkfüify,"än jänkällé, ad, with.
out thanks. . . .
UNTHANKFULNESS, Ön-thänk'föl-nēs. s. Want
of thankfulness.
|UNTHAWED, an-thãw'd'. s. Not dissolved after

frost. .#
To UNTHINK, Ön-think'. v. a. To recall, or dis
imiss a thought. -
UNTHINKING, fin-think'ng. a. Thoughtless,
not given to reflection.
UNTHORNY, fin-thèr'mè. a. Not obstructed by
Ungrateful,

prickles. -
|UNTHOUGHT-OF, fin-thäwtöv. a. Not regard.
ed, -2t heeded. . w
To UNTHREAD, An-thréd'. v. a... to loose. .
UNTHREATENED, ºn-thrét’t'n'd 'a, 359, Not
menaced. °, - -
*-4 º
*
*
* .
* .
UNT 587 UNW s
—mö, mêve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, tab, būll ;-&il ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
UNTHRIFT, ºn-thrift'. s. An extravagant, a
§ al.
U #TILy, fin-thrif'té-lè, ad. Without
§§
UNT FTY, &n-thrifté. a. Prodigal, profuse.
lavish; wasteful; not easily made to thrive or
fatten.
UNTHRIVING, Ön-thriving. a. Not thriving,
not §§§
To UNTHRONE, fin-thrôme'. v. a. To pull down
from a throne. ^.
UNTIDY, Ön-ti'dé. a. Reverse of Tidy. A col-
loſ.uial word.— Mason.
TotſNTIE, an-tſ' v. A. To timbind, to free from
bonds; to loosen from convolution or knot; to
set flee from any objection; to resolve, to clear.
UNTIED, Ön-tide'. a. 282. Not bound, not
gathered in a knot; not fastened by any bind-
ing or knot.
UNTIL, ºn-til'. ad. To the time that; to the
place that.
DNTILLI.D, Ön-till’d’. a. 359. Not cultivated.
UNTIMBERED, fin-tim'bár'd. a. Not furnished
with timber, weak. *
UNTIMELY, fin-timeſlé. a Happening before
the natural time.
UNTIMELY, &n-timeTé. ad. Before the natural
{1}ne. º
UNTINGED, fin-tínjºd’. a. Not stained, not dis-
coloured; not infected. *
UNTIRABLE, fin-ti'rā-bl. a. Indefatigable, un-
wearied.
UNTIRED, ºn-tird'. a. 282. Not made weary.
UNTITLED, fin-titl’d. a. 359. Having no title.
UNTO, fin-táó'. prep. To. It was the old word
for To, no, “bsolete.
UNTOLD, fin-wold'. a. Not related; not revealed.
UNTOUCHED, fin-tätsht’. a. 359. Not touched,
not reached; not moved, not affected ; not
meddled with.
UNTOWARD, Ön-tó'wård. a. 88. Froward, per-
verse, vexatious, not easily guided or taught;
awkward, ungraceful.
UNTOWARDLY, fin-tó'wärd-lè. a. Awkward,
erverse, froward,
UNTRACEABLE, fin-trá'sā-bl. a. Not to be
traced.
UNTRACFD, $n-träst'. a. Not marked by any
footsteps.
UNTRACTABLE,án-trák'tá-bl. a. Not yielding
to common measures and management; rough,
difficult.
UNTRACTABLENESS, Ön tråk'tá-bl-més. s.
State of being untractable.
UNTRADING, an-trá'ding. a. 410. Not engaged
in commerce.
UNTRAINED, fin-trán'd', a. Not educated, not
instructed, not disciplined; irregular, ungo-
vermable.
UNTRANSFERABLE, fin-tráns-fôr'ā-bl. a. In-
capable of being transferred.
UNTRANSPARENT, ºn-tráns-pâ'rént. a. Not
diaphanous, opaque.
UNTRAVELLED, fin-trávil’d. a. Never trod-
den by passengers; having never seen foreign
countries.
To UNTREAD, fin-tréd'. v. a. To tread back,
to go back in he same steps.
UNTREASURED, fin-trézh'àr'd. a. Not laid
up, not reposited.
UNTREATABLE, fin-tré'tā-bl. a. Not treata-
ble; not practicable.
UNTRIED, fin-tride ; a. 282. Not yet attempt.
ed i. not yet experienced; not having passed
trial.
UNTRIUMPHABLE, fin-tri'ām-fä-bl. a. Which
§§E.” jº
NTR -trödi'. *
§§§b. , fin-tröd'd'm. , 103. ; a. Not
sed, not marked by the foot.
uß. &n-tröl'd', a. Not bowled, not
rolled along.
UNTROUBLED, fin-tröb'bl’d. a. 405. No
disturbed by care, sorrow, or guilt; not agita
ted, not confused ; not interrupted in the Haju.
ral course ; transparent, clear. . . . .
UNTRUE, fin-tröö'. a. 339. False, contrary to
reality; false, not faithful. ... i - f
UNTRULY, fin-tröölé ad. Falsely, not accord-
ing to truth. r * . . ;-
vºstin ESS, an-trastē-nēs. s. Unfaith-
IłęSS.
UNTRUTH, &n-trööth'. s. Falsehood, contra-
riety to reality; moral falsehood, not veracity;
treachery, want of fidelity; false assertion.
UNTUNABLE, &n-tūnā-bi. a. Unharmúñious,
not musical. . . * * * *
To UNTUNE, fin-tūne'. v. a. To make incapa-
ble of harmony; to disorder:- * * *
UNTURNED, fin-tärn'd''... a. Not turned.
UNTUTORED, &n-tó'tár'd. a. 359. Uninstruct.
ed, untaught. º
To UNTWINE, &n-twine'. v. a. To open what is
held together by convolution; to open what is
wrapped on itself; to separate that which
clasps round any thing.
To UNTWIST, Ön-twist'. v. a. To separate any
things involved in each other, or wrapped up
on themselves. +:
To UNTY, ºn-ti'. v. a.-See UNTIE. . .
To UNVAIL, ºn-vále'. v. a. To uncover, to strip
of a veil.
UNVAKUABLE, fln-vál'è-à-bl. a. Inestimable,
being above price. º
UNVALUED, fln-yāl'ède. a. Not prized, neg-
lected; inestimable, above price.
UNVAñoulSHED, An-vångkwisht. a. Not
conquered, not overcome.
UNVARIABLE, fln-vā'ré-á-bl. a. Not change-
able, not mutable. sº
UNVARIED, Ön-vā'rid. a. 282. Not changed,
not diversified. g
UNVARNišHED, an-vár'nisht. a . Not overlaid
with varnish ; not adorned, not decpiałęd...:
UYºng, &n-vā're-ing. a. 410. Nº ſighlé .
to change. .*
To UNVEIL, &n-våle'. v. a. To disclose, #. W.
UNVEILEDLY, &n-vā'léd-lè, ad. 364, Plainly,
without disguise.
UNVENTILATED, fin-vén'té-lè-téd. a. Naj .
fanned by the wind. *
UNVERITABLE, &n-vér'é-tá-bl. a. Not true.
UNVERSED, &n-vérst'. a. 359. Unacquainted,
unskilled. ... --
UNVEXED, an-vékst'. a. 359. Untroubled, ºn-
disturbed. . . . . '
UNWTOLATED, &n-vi'ö-lä-téd. a. Not injured, 3.
not broken. f

UN VIRTUOUS, &n-vér'tshā-ās. a. Wanting wir-
tue.
UNVISITED, Ön-viz:1.6d. a. Not resorted tº. . .
U.Nºon", àn-yū'mè-förm. a. Wantingipai º
ormity. & *
UNVOYAGEABLE, &n-vöéâ-já-bl.a. Not to be
passed over or voyaged. . . .
tºp, àn-ārj'd', a. 359. Not incited, not
TëSSé01.
Uś, àn-Az'd'. a. 359. , Not put to use, un--
employed ; not accustomed. º
UNUSEFUL, Ön-èse'föl. a. Useless, serving po
purpose.
Uś, &n-ā'zhē-ăl. a. 456. Not common,
not frequent. rare.
UNUSUALNESS, Ön-àzhā-āl-nēs. s. , Uncam-
mouness, infrequency.
UNUTTERABLE, fin-àt’tàr-à-bl. a. Ineffable,
inexpressible. *
UNVUI.NERABLE, ºn-vāīnār-á-bl; a. Exempt
from wound, not vulnerable.
UNWAKENED, in-walk'n'd. a. 103, 359. Not .
roused from sleep.
UNWALLED, Ön-wäwl'd', a. Having na wallº,
3

|UNwARES, an-warz', ad. Unext gº ,”
any Calltiºſa,
588
~f~ ºr '' .
voi
[P 559—Este, făr, fall, fat; -mé, mêt ;-pfile, pīn;—
UNWARILY, in-wa'ré-lè. ad. Without caution,
carelessly. -
UNWARINESS, fin-wa'rè-nēs. s.
tion, carelessness.
UNWARLIKE, fin-war'iike. a. Not fit for war,
not used to war. - --
UNWARNED, Ön-wärn’d’. a. 359. Not cautioned,
not made wary,
UNWARRANTABLE, fin-w6r'rán-tá-bl. a. Not
to be justified. * -
UNWARRANTABLY, fln-w6r'rán-tá-blé. ad. Un-
justifiably. --. -
UNWARRANTED, fin-wór'rán-téd, a.
certained, uncertain.
UNWA"Y, &n-wºré. a. Wanting caution, im-
prudent, hasty, precipitate; unexpected.
Want of cau-
Not as-
UNWASHED, fin-wósht’. a. Not washed, not
cleansed by washing. r
{}MWASTED, fin-wastēd. a. Not consumed, not
diminished.
UNWASTING, fin-wa'sting. a. 410. Not grow-
ing less.
UNWAYED, fin-wade'. a. Not used to travel.
UNWEAKENED, Ön-wé'k'n'd. a. 103, 359. Not
weakened. -
UNWEAPONED, in-w8p'p'n'd. a. 103, 359. Not
furnished with offensive arms.
UNWEARIABLE, an-we're-à-bl. a. Not to be
tired. l
UNWEARIED, ºn-w8'rid. a. 282. Nottired, not
fatigued; indefatigable, continual, not to be
spent.
To UNWEARY, an-we'ré. v. a. To refresh after
WerarilleSS. h
UNWED, fin-w8d'. a. Unmarried.
UNWºpgeable, &n-wédjā-bl. a. Not to be
CIOVEIl.
UNW#DED fin-w8éd'éd. a. Not cleared from
WeedS.
UNWEEPED, fin-weept'. a. Not lamented. Now
º: -
UNWE :TING, àn-wéè'ting. a. 410. Ignorant,
unknowing.
UNWEIGHED, fin-wade'. a. Not examined by
the balance; not considered, negligent.
... UNWEIGHING, fin-wa'ing. a. 410. Inconsider-
_ate, thoughtiess.
UNWELCOME, fin-wél'kåm. a. Not pieasing,
not grateful.
JNWELL, an-wäl'. a. Not in perfect health.
[[I This word has very properly been added to
Johnson by Mr. Mason, who quotes for it the
authority of Lord Chesterfield. Its real use,
however, is a sufficient authority, for it ex-
. presses a state of body but too common, that of
being neither well nor ill, but between both. If
I remember rightly, the first time I heard this
word was when 1 was in Ireland; and I have
#. ever since admired the prºpriety of it.
& UNWEPT, fin-wépt'. a. Not lamented, not be-
moaned. *.
UNWET, Ön-wét’. a. Not moist.
UNWHEPT, fin-hwipt', a. 359. Not punished,
not corrected. -
UNWHOLESOME, fin-hôle'sſm. a. Insalu-
brious, mischievous to health ; corrupt, tainted.
UNWIELDILY, an-wéèl'dé-lè, ad. Heavily, with
difficult motion.
UNWIELDINESS, Ön-wéél'dé-nēs. a. Heavi-
...ness, difficulty to move, or be moved, --
UNWiś, àn-wéèl'dé. a. Unmanageable.
not easily moving or moved, bulky, weighty,
ponderous. . ; *
UNWILLING, ºn-willing. a. 410. Loath, not
cºntented, not inclined, not complying by in-
climation.
UNWILLINGLY, ºn-willing-lè, ad. Not with
good will, not without loathness.
NWILLING NESS, Ön-willing-ués. s. Loath-
ness, disinclination. f
2, ºn-wind'. v. a. Pret. and Part.
UNWONTED, ºn-wir’téd. a.
UNWRITTEN, fin-ritt'n. a. 103.
WOCATIVE, vök'à-tív. s. 157.
pass, Unwound. To separate any thing con-
volved, to untwist, to untwine; to disentangle,
to loose from entanglement.
To UNWIND, fin-wind'. v. m.
tion, -
UNWIPED, &n-wipt'. a. 359. Not cleared.
UNWISE, fin-wize'. a. Weak, defective in
wisdom.
UNWISELY, ºn-wize'lè. ad. Weakly, not pru-
dently, not wisely. .
To UNWISH, &n-wish'.
‘which is, not to be
UNWISHED, Śn-wisht’. a. 359.
mot desired.
To UNWłT, &m-wit'. v. a.
derstanding.
To admit evolu-
v. a. To wish that
Not sought,
To deprive of un-
UNwitHúñAWING, an witH-drawing. a.
Continually liberal.
UNWITHSTOOD, Śn-wirh-städ'. a. Not op-
osed. -
Uğ ITNESSED, &n-wit’měst. a. Wanting evi-
dence, wanting motice. i
[[NWITTINGLY, &n-witting-lè. ad. Without
knowledge, without consciousness.
Uncommon, un-
usual, rare, infrequent ; unaccustomed, unused.
UNWORKING, Śn-wark'ing. a. Living without
labour. g -
UN WORSHIPPED, Śn-wär'shipt. a.
adored.
Is? This word ought to be written with one p
only. See Dr. Lowth's Grammar at Participle.
UNWORTHLY, Śn-wir'THé-lè. ad. Not ac-
cording to desert. fe y
UNWORTHINESS, fin-war'THè-nēs. s. Want
of worth, want of merit. -
UNWORTHY, Ön-wär'THè. a. Not deserving,
wanting merit , mean ; not suitable, not ade-
quate ; unbecoming, vile.
UNWOUNE), án-wóünd'. Part. pass, and Pret.
of Unwind. Untwisted. . . . .
UNWOUNDED, fin-wóón'déd. a. Not wounded,
not hurt.
To UNWREATH, flm-réTH'. v. a. To untwine.
UNWRITING, Śn-riting. a. , 110. Not as-
suming the character of an author.
Not conveyed
Not
by writing, oral, traditional.
UNWROUGHT, &n-råwt'. a.
no' manufactured. -
UNW RUNG, ºn-ráng'. a. Not pinched.
tiny ſpidfºd, any&id'éd. a. Not given up.
To UNYOKE, &n-yöke'. v. a. To loose from
the yoke , to part, to disjoin. -
UNYOKED, Öri-yôkt'. a. 359. Having never
worn a yoke ; iicentious, unrestrained.
UNZONED, fin-zöm'a'. a. 359. Not bound with
a girdle. • ‘
VOCABLE, völkä-bl. s. 405. . A word.
WOCABULARY, vö-káb'ê-lä-ré. s. A dictionary,
a lexicon, a word-book. -
VOCAL, vö'kál. a. Having a voice, uttered by
the voice. - -
To WOCALISE, vö'kâl-ize. v. a. To make vo.
cal ; to form into voice.
VOCALITY, vö-kál'è-té. s. Power of utter-
ance, quality of being utterable by the voice.
VOCALLY, vö'kál..e. ad. In words, articu
lately.
včºfion , vö-kä'shön. s. Calling by the will
of God ; summons, trade, employment.
The grammati-
cal case used in calling or speaking to. .
VOCIFERATION, vºićrºshān’s Clamour
outcry.
VOCIFEROUS, vö-sif'ér-às, a.
In OjSW . * . .
VOGUE, våg. s. 337. Fashion, mode.
VOICE, vöſs. s. 299, Sound emitted by the ,
mouth; sound of the mouth, as distinguished
from that uttered by another_mouth ; , any
sound made by breath ; vote, suffrage, opinion
expressed - . . . .
Not laboured,
Clamorous,

589
VOY,
—no, move, nãr, nét;—túbe, tàb, ball;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
voicFD, w81st. a. 359. Furnished with a
VOICe
WOlD, vöíd. a. 299. Empty, vacant ; vain, in-
effectual, mull ; unsupplied, unoccupied ; want-
ing, unfurnished, empty ; unsubstantial, un-
real.
VOID, völd. s. An empty space, vacuum, va-
Call CW.
To Wóło, völd. v. a. To quit, to leave empty;
to emit, to pour out , to emit as excrement ;
to vacate, to nullify, to annul.
WORDABLE, vöid'à-bl. a. 405
be annulled,
WOIſ) ER, våd'âr. s. 98 A basket, in which
broken meat is carried from the table.
WOIDNESS, völd'nés. s. Emptiness, vacuity;
multity, inefficacy ; want of substantiality.
WOITURE, vöè-tūre'. s. French. A carriage
with horses ; a chaise.
WOLANT, vö’lānt. a. Flying, passing through
the air ; active.
WOLATILE, völä-tfl. a. 145. Flying through
the air; having the power to pass off by spon-
taneous evaporation ; lively, fickle, changeable
vößENEss, wadiº
? W. y -t •IlêS. e
WOLATILITY, völ-à-til'è-tè. ; s. The quality
of flying away by evaporation, not fixity ; mu-
tability of mind.
WOLATILIZATION, völ-à-til-š-zá'shôn. s. The
act of making volatile.
To VOLAT! LIZE, völ'à-tíl-ize. v. a. To make
volatile, to subtilize to the highest degree.
WOLE, vēle. s. A deal at cards that draws the
whole tricks.
WOLCANO, völ-kā'mö. s.—See LUMEAgo. A
burning mountain. -
VOLERY, völ'ér-è, s. 555. A flight of birds.
WOLITATION, vēl-è-tà'shôn. s. The act or
ower of flying.
WOLITION, vö-lish'ên. s. The act of willing, the
ower of choice exerted.
WOLITIVE, völ'é-tív. a. 158. Having the power
to will. -
VOLLEY, völ'lè. s. A flight of shot; an emis-
sion of many at once.
To VOLLEY, völ'lè. v. m. To throw out.
WOLLIED, völlid. a. 282. Disploded, discharg-
ed with a volley.
WOLT, völt. s. A round or a circular tread ; a
gait of two treads made by a horse going side-
ways round a centre.
WOl:UBALITY, völ-à-bil'è-të. s. The act or power
of rolling; activity of tongue, fluency of speech;
mutability; liableness to revolution.
WOLUBLE, völ'à-bl. a. 405. Formed so as to
roll easily, formed so as to be easily put in mo-
tion; rolling, having quick motion ; nimble,
active ; fluent of words.
VOLUME, vål yème. s. 113. Something rolled
or convolved ; as much as seems convolved at
once ; a bººk,
VOLUMINGUS, vö-lè'mè-nās. a. Consisting of
many complications ; consisting in many vo-
lumes or books ; copious, diffusive.
VOLUMINOUSLY, vö-lú'mé-nās-lè. ad. In ma-
ny volumes or books.
VOLUNTARILY, völ'ān-tá-ré-lè. ad. Sponta-
neously, of one's own accord, without compul-
SIOIl.
VOLUNTARY völön-tá-rè. . a. Acting without
compulsion, acting by choice; willing, acting
with willingness; done without compulsion;
§§ of ¥s own accord. *
Such as inay
WOLUNTARY, völön-tá-ré. s. A piece of mu-
sick played At will.
vol.INTEERA völ-àn-téér'. s. A soldier who
**Service of his own accord
, völ-àn-téér'. v. m. To go for
a soldier.
vößAnyºrº. Amand.
en up to pleasur j -
uxury. }
VOLUPTUOUS, vö-láp'tshū ās. a. Given to ox
cess of pleasure, luxurious.
[[j' This word is frequently mispronounced, as tſ
writted Pºllipshus.-See PREsumptuous.
VOLUPTUOUSLY, vö-láp'tshū-ás-lè. ad. Lux
uriously, with indulgence of excessive plea.
state of being luxurious.
VOLUTE, vö-lúte'. s.
WOMICA, vöm'ê-kā. s.
the lungs. -
WOMICK-NUT, vöm'īk-măt. s. Poison that kills
by excessive vomiting. -
To WOMIT, vöm'ft. v. n.
tents of the stomach.
To WOMIT, vöm'ít. v. a. To throw up from the
stomach ; to throw up with violence from any
hollow.
A member of a column.
An encysted tumour in
To cast up the con-
the stomach ; an emetick medicine. ,
VOMITION, vö-mish'fin. s. The act or power of
vomiting.
VOMITIVE, vöm é-tív. a. 158. Emetick, causing
WOIOlits.
WOMITORY, vöm'ê-tär-à. a. 512. Procuring vo-
mits, emetick. For the last o, see Domestick.
WORACIOUS, vö-rà'shās. a. 35. Greedy to eat
Pavell OllS.
WORACIOUSLY, vö-rå'shūs-lè. ad. Greedily
ravenously.
VQRACIOUSNESS, vö-rå'shās-nēs.
WORACITY, vē-rás'sé-té.
diness, ravenousness.
VORTEX, vör’téks. s. In the plural Vortices
Anything whirled round; a whirlpool.
VQRTICAL, vörté-kāi. a. 88. Having a whirl-
| lig Ill Otlol).
WOTARIST, vö'tá-rist. s.
erson: or thing.
WOTARY, vö'tā-ré. s. One devoted, as by a vow,
to any particular service, worship, study, or
, state of life. , *
VOTARESS, vö'tá-rés, s.
any worship or state.
VOTE, wēte. s.
bered.
To WOTÉ, vºte. v. a. To choose by suffrage, to
determine lºv suffrage; to give by vote.
VOTER, vö'tár. s 98." One who has the right
of giving his voice or suffrage.
VOTIVE, vö'tív./a. 157. Given by vow.
To WOUCH, väätsh. v. a. 313. To caſ) to wit-
ness, to obtest; to attest, to warrant, to main-
; S. Gree.
One devoted to any
A woman devoted to
appear as a witness. •
WQUCH, vöätsh. s. Warrant, attestation. Not
2/?, ?/Sé.
WOUCHER, vöötsh ár. s. 98. One who gives
witness to any thing; a writing by which any
thing is vouched; a receipt for money paid on
account of auother.
To WOUCHSAFE, vöätsh-sàfe'. v. a. To permit
any thing to be done without danger; to conde-
scend to grant.
WOW, vää. s. 323. Any promise made to a Di-
vine power, an act of devotion; a solemn pro-
mise, commonly used for a promise of love and
matrimony
To WOW, vöä. v. a. To consecrate by a solemn
dedication, to give to a Divine power.
To WOW, Vää ºn. To make vows or solemn
promises.
WOWEL, vöā’īl. s. 99, 323. A letter which can
be uttered by itself.
WOWFELLOW, vöä'fél-ló. s. One bound by the
Sö 1116 WOW.
VOYAGE, w8é'Adje. s. 90. A passage by sea
To WQYAGE, vääädje. v. n. To travel by sea.
To VOYAGE. vöé'Adje. v. a. To travel. to pass
Over. -
WOMIT, vöm'ít. s. The matter thrown up from.
Suffrage, voice given and num-
tain. -
To WOUCH, vååtsh. v. m. To bear witness, to
Sull'é.
VOLUPTUOUSNESS, vö-lôp'tshū-às nés.s. The
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vºyagºn, vèë'à.jär. S. 98. One who travels
y_sea.
UP, ºp. ad. Aloft, on high, not down; out of
bed, in the state of being risen from rest; in
the state of being risen from a seat; from a
state of decumbiture or concealment; in a state
of being built ; above the horizon; to a state
of advancement; in a state of climbing; in a
state of insurrection; in a state of being in-
creased or raised; from a remoter place, com-
ing to any person or place ; from younger to
elder years. Up and down; dispersedly, here
and there ; backward and forward. Up to ; to
an equal height with ; adequately to. Up with;
a phrase that signifies the act of raising any
thing to give a blow.
P, Čp, interject. A word exhorting to rise
from bed; a word of exhortation exciting or
rousing to action.
UP, Öp. prep. From a lower to a higher part,
not down.
To UPBEAR, ap-bäre'. v. a. Preterit. Upbore;
Part, pass. Upborn. To sustain aloft, to sup-
port in elevation; to raise aloft; to support
- from falling.
To UPBRAID, Öp-bråde'. v. a. 202. To charge
contemptuously with ally thing disgraceful : to
object as a matter of reproach; to urge with
reproach ; to reproach on account of a benefit
received from the reproacher ; to treat with
§§
UPBRAIDINGLY, fip-brā’ding-lè. ad. By way
of reproach.
UPBROUGHT, Öp-bråwt'. Part, pass. of Up-
bring. Educated, nurtured.
UPCAST, Öp-käst'. Part. a. 492. Thrown up-
wards.
UPCAST, ºp'käst. s. 397. A term of bowling, a
throw, a cast.
UPHELD, Öp-héld', Pret. and Part, pass. of Up-
hold. Maintained, sustained.
UPHILL, ap'hill. a. Difficult, like the labour of
climbing a hill.
To UPH !, Öp-hôrd'. v. a. 295. To trea-
Sure, to store, to accumulate in private places.
To UPHOLD, Öp-höld'. v. a. 497. Preterit. Up-
, held; and, part. ‘pass. Upheld and Upholden.
To liſt on high; to support, to sustain, to keep
from falling; to keep from declension; to sup-
port in any state of life, to continue, to keep
from defeat; to continue without failing.
UPHOLDER, Öp-hôld'àr. s. 98. A supporter;
an undertaker, one who provides for funerals.
UPHOLSTERER, Öp-hôls’tàr-àr. s. One who
furnishes houses, one who fits up apartments
with beds and furniture.
UPLAND, ºp'länd. s. Higher ground.
UPLAND, ºp'länd. a. Higher in situation.
UPLANDISH, Öp-ländish. a. Mountainous, in-
habiting mountains.
To UPLAY, Öp-lä. v. a. To hoard, to lay up.
To UPLUFT, Öp lift'. v. a. 497. To raise aloft.
MOST, Öp'měst. a. Highest, topmost.
UPON, Öp-pân'. prep. Not under, notºng being
on the top or outside; thrown over the body, as
clothes; by way of imprecation or infliction; it
expresses obtestation or protestation ; in im-
mediate consequence of; with respect to; in
noting a particular day; noting reliance or
trust; near to, moting situation; on pain of; by
inference from ; exactly, according to ; by,
Rating the means of support.
UPPER, appār, a. 98." Superiour in place,
higher 3 § in power.
ERMOST, appār-móst. a. Highest in place;
highest in pºwer or authority; predominant,
ºppwerful,
UPPISłż, §: a Proud, arrogant. *
Tºº E, tºp-raze'. v. a. 202. To raise up,
7%#an. àp-rère'. v. a. 227, T6 rear on
f
UPRIGHT, ap'rite. a. 393. Straight up, perpen.
dicularly erect; erected, pricked up; honest
not declining from the right. -
UPRIGHTLY, Öp'rite-lè, ad Perpendicularly
§ the ºrizon; homestly, without deviation from
the right.
UPRIGHTN ESS, Öp'rite-nés. s.
erection ; honesty, integrity.
To UPRISE, Öp-rize'. v. n. 492 To rise from
decumbiture; to rise from below the horizon;
to rise with acclivity.
UPRISE, Öp-r”e'. s. 497. Appearance above
the horizon. ' .
UPROAR, Öp'rère. s. 295. Tumult, bustle, dis
turbance, confusion.
To UPROAR, Öprère v. a. 497. To throw into
confusion.
To UPROOT, Öp-rööt'. v. a. 306. To tear up by
the root.
To UPROUSE, &p-röäze'. v. a. To waken from
sleep, to excite to action.
UPSHOT, fip'shôt. s. 497. Conclusion, end, last
amount, final event. *
UPSIDE-DOWN, #p-side-dûân'. An adverbial
form of speech. With a total reversement, in
complete disorder:
To UPSTAND, Öp-ständ'. v. n. 497. To be erect.
To UPSTAY, \p-stä'. v. a. To sustain, to support.
To UPS [ART, Öp-stárt'. v. n. 497. To spring
up suddenly.
UPSTART, ºp'stårt. 5
wealth or power.
To UPSWARM, Öp-swärm'. v. a. To raise in a
SWal’in.
To UPTURN, Öp-tärn'. v. a. 497. To throw up,
to furrow.
UPWARD, Öp'wärd. a. 497. Directed to a high-
er Dart.
ußwºrps, àp'wärdz, ad. 88. Towards a high-
er place ; towards Heaven and God; with re-
spect to the higher part ; inore than, with ten-
dency to a higher or greater mumber; towards
the source.
URBANITY, Ör-bán'é-té. s.
politeness; facetiousness.
URCHIN, ar'tshin. s. 353. A hedgehog; name
of slight anger to a child.
URETER, yū'rè-tör. s. 98. Ureters are two long
and small canals from the basin of the kidneys,
one on each side. Their use is to carry the
urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
URETHRA, yū-ré'thrá. s. 503. The passage of
the urine.
To URGE, firje. v. a. To incite, to push ; to
provoke, to exasperate ; to follow close so as to
impel; to press, to enforce; to importune, tº
solicit.
URGENCY, Örjén-sé. s. Pressure of difficulty
URGENT, urjént. a. Cogent, pressing, violent.
importunate, vehement in solicitation. .
URGENTLY, firjént-lè. ad. Cogently, violently
vehemently, importunately.
URGER, ārīār, 38, one who presses.
URINAL, yū'rè-mál. s. 8. A bottle, in which wa
ter is kept for inspection.
URINARY, yū'rè-nā-rè. a. Relating to the urine
Perpendicular
One suddenly raised to
Civility, elegance,
KURINE, yū'rin. s. 140. Animal water.
URINQUS, yū'rin-às. a. Partaking of urine.
URN, firm. s. Any vessel, of which the mouth is
narrower than the body; a water-pot; the
vessel in which the remains of burnt bodies
were put. ;
US, Ös. The oblique case of We.
USAGE, yū'zidje. s. 90,442. Treatment; cus-
tom, practice long continued; manners, beha.
VIOUT. /
USANCE, yū'zānse. s. 442. Use proper elaploy
_ment; usury, interest paid fºy morey. .
USE, yūse. s. 8,437. f employing any


thing to any purpose;-qualities that make a
thing proper for any purpºse; need : OCCà
sion on which a thing cay be employed; ad
|
f
UTT
vantage received, power of receiving, advan-
tage; convenience, help; practice, habit; cus:
tom, common occurrence; interest, money paid
for the use of money.
To USE, yūze. v. a. 437. To employ to any pur-
pose, to accustom, to habituate ; to treat; to
practise; to behave.
To USE, yūze. v. m. To be accustomed, to prac-
tise customarily; to be customarily in any man-
mer, to be wont. -
USEFUL, yūsefāl. a. Convenient, profitable to
any end, conducive or helpful to any purpose.
USEFULLY, yūsefāl-e.ad. In such a manner as
to help forward some end.
USEFULNESS, yūse'fāl-nēs. s. Conduciveness
or helpfulness to some end.
USELESSLY, yūse'lés-lè. ad. In a useless man-
106".
USELESSNESS, våselès-nēs. s. Unfitness to
any end.
USELESS, yūse'lés. a. Answering no. purpose,
having no end. -
USER, yū'zār. s.98. One who uses.
USHER, fish'ér.'s. 98. One whose business is to
introduce strangers, or walk before a person of
high rank; an under-teacher.
To {jsłiº, fish'êr. v. a. To introduce as a
forerumner or harbinger, to forerun.
USQUEBAUGH, Ös-kwé-bá'. s. 390. A compound-
ed distilled spirit, being drawn on aromaticks.
USUAL, yū'zhū-āl. a. 452. Common, frequent,
customary.
USUALLY, yū'zhū-āl-& ad. Commonly, fre-
nently, customarily.
USUALNESS, yū'zhē-ăl-més. s. Commonness,
frequency. -
To USURE, yū'zhūre. v. n. To practise usury, to
take interest for money.
"JSURER, yā'zhë-răr. s. 456. One who puts
money out at interest.
USURIOUS, yū-zú'ré-ás. a. 456. Given to the
practice of usury, exorbitantly greedy of pro-
fit.
To USURP, yū-zărp'. v. a. To possess by force
or intrusion, to seize or possess without right.
USURPATION, yū-zār-pâ'shán. s. Forcible, un-
just, illegal seizure or possession.
USURPER, yū-zārp'âr. s. 98. One who seizes or
possesses that to, which he has no right,
USURPLNGLY, yū-zárp'ing-lé. ad. Without just
claim.
USURY, yū'zhū-ré. s. 456. Money paid for the
use of money, interest; the practice of taking
interest.
ūji This word and its relatives, with respect to
the aspiration of the sº are exactly under the
same predicament as the words LuxUR1 and
ANxiety are with respect to the ac.—See Princi-
ples, No. 479, 480,481. *
UTENSIL, yū'tén-sil. s. 8. An instrument for any
use, such as the vessels of a kitchen, or tools of
a trade.
UTERINE, yū'tér-ine. a. 149 Belonging to the
womb.
UTERUS, yū'tè-rås. 503. The womb.
UTILITY, yū-til'é-té. s. Usefulness, profit, con-
venience, advantageousness. ”
UTMOST, it'měst, a. Extreme, placed at the
extremity ; being in the highest degree.
UTMOST, fit'môst. s. The most that can be, the
greatest power.
UTOPIAN, yū-tô'pë-án a. [From Sir Thomas
, Moore's Utopia.] Ideal.-Mason.
UTTER, Št’tàr. a. 98. Situate on the outside, or
remote from the centre; placed without any
compass, out of any place; extreme, excessive,
utmost ; complete; irrevocable.
To UTTER, Štúr v. a. To speak, to pronounce,
to express; to disclose, to discover, to publish;
to sell, to vend; to disperse, to emit at large.
UTTERABLE, fittàr-ā-bl. a. 555. Expressible.
such as may be uttered. -
591
—nó, mēve, nér, nôt;—túbe, tàb, bill;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
ºl
WAF
UTTERANCE, Öttör-ánse, s. Pronunciation,
manner of speaking; extremity, terms of ex-
treme hostility; vocal expressi ission from
, the mouth. *
UTTERER, it’tàr-àr. s. One who pronounces; a
divulger, a discloser; a seller, a vender.
UTTERLY, Öttör-lè.ad. Fully, completely, per-
fectly,
UTTEBMOST, Öttör-möst. a. Extreme, being
in the highest degree; most remote. -
UTTERMösi. àt’tär-möst. s. The greatest de-
I’ee.
vščANo, vàl-kā'mö. s. A burning mountain:
§ Volcano.—See LUMBAGo.
VULGAR, vål'gár. a. 88. Plebeian, suiting to the
common people, practised among the common
people; mean, low, being of the common rate;
*/

§§ commonly bruited.
WUlgAR, vålgár. s. The common people.
WULGARITY, vål-går'è-té. s. Meanness, state
of the lowest people; particular instance or
specimen of meanness.
WUL.GARLY, völgár-lè. ad. Commonly, in the
ordinary manner, among the common people.
VULNERABLE, väl'nār-ā-bl., a., Susceptive of
Wounds, liable to external injuries.
VULNERARY, vål'már-à-ré. a. 555. Useful
in the cure of wounds.
To VULNERATE, vål'nār-āte. v. a. 91. To
wound, to hurt. -
WULPiSE, vål’pin, or völpine. a. Belonging .
to a fox. - -
[[5 Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott mark the i in
the last syllable long, as in pine. I am inclined
to shorten it with Mr. Perry, like pir, ; and my
reason is, that the accent immediately precedes
it.-See Principles, No. 140. * ,
WULTURE, vål'tshöre... s. A large hird of prey
remarkable for voracity.
WULTURINE, vål'tshūr-ime. a. 149. Belonging.
to a vulture.
ſiſ. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Buchaman, and
Mr. Nares, make the i in the last syllable of
this word long, as in fine. I join them in this
pronunciation, because the accent is two sylla
bles higher.
UVULA, yū'vö-lä. s. 8. In Anatomy, a round
soft spongeous body, suspended from the pa.
late near the foramina of the nostrils over the
lottis,
Uśious, fig-zó'rè-às. a. 479. Submissively
fond of a wife, infected with connubial dotage.
UXORIOUSLY, fig-zó'ré-ás-lè, ad. With foºd
submission to a wife.
UXORIOUSNESS, Ög-zó'rè-às-nēs. s. Commu-
bial dotage, fond submission to a wife.
Nºvºrº.º.º.º.º. ººººººººººº-
, W.
To WABBLE, wäb'bl. v. n. 405. To shake, to
move from side to side. A low harbarous word.
WAD, wöd. s. A bundle of straw thrust close
together. Wadd, or black lead, is a mineral
of great use and value. -
WADDíNG, wöd'ding, s. 410. . A kind of soft
stuff loosely woven, with which the skirts of
Coats are stuffed out.
To WADDI.E, wēd'dl. v. n. 405. To shake in
Walking, from side to side, to deviate in motion
from a right line.
To WADE, wade. v. n. To walk through the
waters, to pass water without swimming; to
pass difficulty and laboriously.
WAFER, wa'för. s. 93. A thin cake, the bread
given in the Eucharist by the Roman Catho-
licks; paste made to close letters -
To WAFT, wäft. v. a. To carry through the air,
or on the water; to beckon, to inform by a
sign of any thing moving. -
[[3’ Mr. Sher:dam, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Scott,
pronounce the a in this word as I imave imarked
****,
*
-ºf-
WAI
592
WAL
* ſlº 559-Fāte, far, fall, fit;-mê, mét, phe, pīn;–
t. Mr. Perry adopts the a in father; and
though Mr. Smith thinks this is the true sound,
gonfesses the shorta is daily gaining ground; but
W. Johnston, for want of attending to the rule
laid down in Principles, No. 85, makes waft
rhyme with soft: Mr. Nares has not got the
word; but by omitting it in classes where the a
is pronounced as in father and water, shows he
is of opinion it ought to have the sound I have
given it. .*
To WAFT, wäft v. n. To float,
WAFT, wäft. s. A floating body; motion of a
, streamer.
WAFTAGE, wäft?dje. s. 90. Carriage by water
Or 8...II".
WAFTURE, wäftshöre. s.461. The act of waving.
To WAG, wäg. v. a. 85. To move lightly, to
shake lightly.
To WAG, wäg. v. m. To be in quick or ludicrous
motion; to go ; to be moved.
G, wäg. s. Oue Iudicrously mischievous, a
merry droll.
To WAGE, wadje. v. a. To attempt, to venture;
to make, to carry on.
WAGER, wäjär.'s 98. A bet, any thing pledg-
ed upon a chance of performance.
To WAGER, wajúr.v. a. Tolay, to pledgeasabet.
WAGES, wh;iz. s. 99. , Pay given for service.
WAGGERY, wäg'går-è. s. 555. Mischievous
merriment, roguish trick, sarcastical gaiety.
WAGG:SH, wägish. a. 332 Knavishly merry,
merrily mischievous, frelicksome.
WAGGISHNESS, wäg'īsh-nēs.s. Merry mischief.
To WAGGLE, wäg'gl. v. n. 405. To waddle, to
move from side to side.
WAGON, wäg'ān. s. 166. A heavy carriage for
burdens; a chariot *
WAGONNER, wäg'ân-ár. s.98. One who drives
a Wagon.
WAGTAIL, wäg'tále. . s. A bird. Generally
called a Water-wagtail.
WAID, wäde. a. 202. Crushed. Obsolete.
WAIF, wafe, s. Goods found and claimed by
nobody; that of which every one waives the
claim. Sometimes written weif or weft. This,
says Mr. Mason, is a legal word, but not le.
gaily explained; since Blackstone says Waifs
are goods stolen and waived, or thrown away
by the thief in his flight.
To WAIL, wäle. v. a. To moan, to lament, to:
bewail.
To WAiL, wale. v. n. 202. To grieve audibly,
to express Sorrow.
WAIL, wäle. s. Audible sorrow.
WALLING, whºling. s. 410. Lamentation, moan,
audible sorrow.
WAILFUL, wäle'föl. a. Sorrowful, mournful,
WAIN, wäne. s. A carriage.
WAINROPE., whne'rópe. s. A large cord, with
which the load is tied on the wagon.
WAINSCOT, wén'skát. s. The inner woudem
covering of a wall.
To WAINSCOT, wén'skåt. v. a. To line walls
with boards; to line in general.
lſ;” I have given the common sound of this word;
and as it is marked by Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ken-
rick, Mr. Scott, and adopted in Steele's Gram-
mar. Mr. Perry pronounces the first syllable
so as to rhyme with man; but W. Johnston,
who pronounces both this word and Waistcoat
regularly, is, in my opinion, the most correct.
WAfşT, ºst... ." Thºmaſies. part of the so-
dy, the part below the ribs; the middle deck
of a ship.
wištěšAT, wés'köt. s. A garment worn
about the waist. The garment worn by men
under the coat.---4sh
iſ 3' This word has fallen into the general con-
traction observable in similar compounds, but,
in lay opinion, not so irrecoverably as some
nave done. It would scarcely sound pedantick
iſ bºth parts of the word were pronounced with
equal distinctness; though Mr. Sheridan aul
Mr. Scott pronounce time diphthong as I have
marked it. *..."
To WAIT, wate. v. a. To expect, to stay for; to
attend, to accompany with submission or 're
spect; to attend as a consequence of something
To WAIT, wäte. v. n. To expect, to stay in ex-
pectation; to pay servile or submissive atten-
dance ; to attend ; to stay, not to depart from ;
to follow as a consequence.
WAIT, wate, s. Ambush, secret attempt.
WAITER, w8'tár. s. 98. An attendant, one who
attends for the accommodation of others.
To WAIVE, wave. v. a. To put off, to quit, to
relinquish.
[[; I have inserted this word on the authority of
Blackstone, quoted by Mr. JMason, as may be
seen under the word WAIF, and I remember to
have seen it spelled in this mannºr, though 1
cannot recollect by whom. Its eymology is
uncertain; but, distinguishing it from the word
WAVE, from whicl: it can scarcely be derived,
is of real utility to the language, which, as
much as possible, ought to adopt a different
orthography to express a different sense, or
different pronunciation.—See Bowl.
To WAKE, wake. v. n. To watch, not to sleep,
to be roused from sleep, to cease to sleep; to be
put in action, to be excited.
To WAKE, wake. v. a Torouse from sleep; to
excite, to put in motion or action; to bring to
life again, as if from the sleep of death.
WAKE, whke s. The feast of the Dedication of
the Church, formerly kept by watching all
night; Vigils, state of forbearing sleep.
WAKEFUſ, wake’rīl. a. Not sleeping, vigilant
WAKEFULNESS, wäke'föl-nēs. s. Want of
sleep ; forbearance of sleep.
To WAKEN, wa'k’n. v. n. 103. To wake, to
cease from sleep, to be roused from sleep.
To WAKEN, wak'n. v. a. To rouse from sleep.
to excite to action; to produce, to bring forth,
WALE, wale, s. A rising part in cloth.
To WALK, wäwk. v. m. 84. To move by lei-
surely steps, so that one foot is set down before
the other is taken up: it is used in the ceremo-
nious language of invitation for Come or Go;
to move for exercise or amusement ; to move
the slowest pace, not to trot, gaſlop, or amble;
to appear as a spectre; to act in sleep ; to act
in any particular manner.
To WALK, wavk. v. a. To pass through. . .
WALK, wäwk. s. 84. Act of walking for air or
exercise; gait, step, manner of moving ; a
length of pace, or circuit through which one
walks, an avenue set with trees ; way, road,
range, place of wandering ; a fish. Walk is
the slowest or least raised pace, or going of a
horse.
WALKER, wäwk'âr. s. 98. One that walks; a
fułłer.
WALKINGSTAFF, wiwk'īng-stäff. s. A stick
which a man holds to support himself in walking
WALL, wäll. s. 33, 77, 84. A series of brick or
stone carried upwards and cemented with mor-
tar; the sides of a building; fortification, works
built for defence. To take the Wall; to take
the upper place, not to give place.
To WALL, wall. v. a. To enclose with walls; tº
defend by walls.
WALLCREEPER, wall'krèëp-ár. s. A bird.
WALLET, wē!"lit. s. 85, 93. A bag in which the
necessaries of a traveller are put, a kaapsack ;
any thing protubel ant and swagging.
wº. wāfi'īde. a. Having white eyes.
WALLFLOWER, wäli'föö-ár.
GłLLIFLOWER.
WALLFRUIT, wäll'frööt. s. Fruit which, to be
ripened, must be planted against a wall
To WALLOP, wēl'lúp. v. n. 166. To boil.
WALLOUSE, wall'lööse. s. An insect.
s. See Stock-
To WALLOW, wello. v.m. 85. To move hea
593
WAR
—né, mēve, mêr, mēt;—túbe, tab, bill ;-&fl;-pôānd;—thin, This.
# whly and clumsily ; to roll himself in mire or
& anything filthy; to live in any state of filth or
*gross vice.
WALLOW, wēlló. s. 85. A kind of rolling gro-
velling motion. --
WAfffitif, wäiróð. s. An herb.
WALLWORT, wällwärt. s. A plant, the same
with dwarf-elder, or damewort.—See ELDER.
WALNUT, wall'nāt s. The name of a tree; the
fruit and wood of the tree.
WALLPEPPER, wall'pép-pár. s. Houseleek.
WALTRON, wall'trán. s. ió6. The sea-horse.
To WAMBLE, wºmbl. v. n. 405. To roll with
nausea and sickness. It is used of the sto-
Iſla C1.
WAN, w8n. a. 85 Pale as with sickness, languid
of look.
U.5’ Mr. Sheridan has given the a, in this word
and its compounds, the same sound as in man.
Mr. Scott and Dr. Kenrick have given both the
sound I have given and Mr. Sheridan's, but
seem to prefer the former by placing it first.
I have always heard it pronounced like the
first syllable of wan-ton; and find Mr. Nares, W.
Johnston; and Mr. Perry, have so marked it. I
have indeed, heard wan, the old preterit of the
verb to win, pronounced so as to rhyme with
ran ; but as this form of the verb is obsolete,
the pronunciation is so too.—See WASP.
WAND, wēnd. s. . A small stick or twig, a long
rod ; any staff of authority or use ; a charming
TO (i.
To WANDER, wēn'dár. v. n. 98. To rove, to
ramble here and there, to go without any cer-
tain course ; to deviate, to go astray.
To WANDER, wēn’dár. v. a. To travel over
without a certain course. .”
WANDERER, wēn'dār-àr. s. 555. Rover, ram-
bler.
WANDERING, wän'dār-ing. s. 410. Uncertain
peregrination; aberration, mistaken way; un-
certainty, want of being fixed.
ſo WANE, wane. v. n. To grow less, to de-
crease; to decline, to sink.
WANE, wane. S. Decrease of the moon; decline,
diminution, declension.
WANNEI), wēn’d. a. 85,359. Turned pale and
faint coloured.
WANNESS, wēn’nés. s.
See WAN.
To WANT, wēnt. v. a. To be without something
fit or necessary; to be defective in something;
to ſall short of, not to contain; to need, to have
need of: to lack; to wish for, to long for:
To WANT, wēnt. v. n. 85. To be wanted, to be
improperly absent ; to ſail, to be deficient.
Wº: s. Need ; deficiency; the state
of not having ; poverty, penury, indigence.
WANTON, ºn'tán. º 166. £. libi-
dinous ; licentious, dissolute; frolicksome, gay,
Sportive, airy; loose, unrestrained ; quick and
irregular of motion ; luxuriant, superfluous;
not regular, turned fortuitotisly. w
WANTON, wän'tán. s. A lascivious person, a
strumpet, a whoremonger; a trifler, an insigni-
ficant flutterer; a word of slight endearment.
To WANTON, wēn'tán. v. m. To play lascivi.
ously; to revel, to play ; to move mimbly and
irregularlv.
WANTONLY, wēn'tān-lè. ad. Lasciviously, fro-
licksomely, gayly, sportively. .
WANTONNESS, wēn'tūn-nés, s. Lasciviousness,
lechery; sportiveness, frolick, humour; licen-
tiousness, negligence of restraint.
WANTWIT, w8at'wit. s. A fool.
WAPED, yº. a. Dejected, crushed by mi-
sery. Obsolete.
WAR, war. s. 85. The exercise of violence un-
der sovereign command; the instruments of
war, in poetical language; forces, army; the
profession of arms; hostility, state of opposi-
tion, act of opposiº * -
Paleness, languor.—
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To WAR, war. v. n. To make war, to be in sº
state of hostility. * * :
To WARBLE, wärbl. v. a. 405. To quayer
any sound; to cause to quaver; to utter musi.
cally.
To WARBLE, war'bl. v. n. To be
to be uttered Imelodiously; to sing.
WARBLER, wärbl-àr. s. 98. A singer, a song-
Ster.
To WARD, ward. v. a. To guard, to watch;
to defend, to protect; to fence off, to obstruct,
or turn aside any thing mischievous.
To WARD, ward. v. m. To be vigilant, to keep
guard; to act upon the defensive with a wea.
{OI].
wººd, wärd. s. 85. Watch, act of guarding;
guard made by a weapon in fencing; fortress,
strong hold ; district of a town ; custody, con-
finement; the part of a lock which correspond-
ing to the proper key hinders any other; one
in the hands of a guardian ; the state of a child
under a guardian ; guardianship, right over
orphans.
quavered ;
HWARDEN, wär'd'm. s. 103. A keeper, a guar-
gian ; a head officer ; a large pear.
WARDER, ward'ár. s. 93. A keeper, a guard
; ºcheon by which an officer of arms forbade
ight. - -
WAR}}MGTE, wärd'môte. s. A meeting, a
court held in each ward or district in London
for the direction of their affairs. -
WARDROBE, wärd'Föbe. s A room where
cłothes are kept. *
WARDSHIP, ward'ship. s. Guardianship ; pu-
pillage, state of being under ward.
WARE, ware. The pret. of Wear, more fre-
quently Wore.
WARE, wäre. a. For this we commonly say
Aware: being in expectation of, being provided
against; cautious, wary. i
To WARE, wäre. v. m. To take heed of; to be.
Ware.
WARE, ware. s. Commonly something to be sold.
WAREHOUSE, ware'hôtise. s. A storehouse df
merchandize.
WARELESS, while'lés. a. Uncautions, unwary.
WARFARE, wärfäre. s. Military service, mili-
tary life.
WAR}LY, wa'ré-lè. ad. Cautiously, with ti-
morous prudence, with wise forethought.
WARINESS, wh'ré-nēs. s. Caution, prudent fore-
thought, timorous scrupulousness.
WARīkī, war'iike a "Fit for war, disposed
º military, relating to war. *
Wºłºś. wär'âk. s. Scottish. A male
witch, a wizard.
WARM, wärm. a. 85. Not cold, though not hot,
heated to a small degree ; zealous, ardent; vio-
lent, furious, \vehement ; busy in action ; fan
ciful, enthusiastick. -
To WARM, -várm. v. a. To free from cold, to
heat in a gentle degree; to heat mentally, to
make vehement.
WARMINGPAN, war'ming-pán, s. A covered
bråss pan for warming a bed by means of hot
coals.
WARMINGSTONE, , wär'ming-stöne. _s. The
arming-stone is dug in Cornwall, England,
which, being once well heated at the fire, re-
tains its warinth a great while.
|WARMLY, warm'lé, ad. With gentle heat; ea-
wºššawa,
º , warm'nés. ©
WARMTH, wärmth. - S. Gentle heat:
zeal, passion, fervour of mind; fancifulness, ene
thusiasm. *
To WARN, whºl. v. a. 85. To caution against
any fault or danger, to give previous notice of
ill; to admonish of any duty to be performed,
or practice or place to be avoided of forsaken
to notify previously good or bad, *:
Vy AS
WARNING, wärning. s. 410. Caution against
faults or dangers, previous notice of ill.
WARP, warp.'s. 85. That order of thread in a
thing woven that crosses the woof
To WARP, warp. v. n. To change from the
true situation by intestime motion ; to contract;
to Hose its proper course or direction,
To WARP, warp. v. a. To contract, to shrivel;
to turn aside from the true dirèction.
To WARRANT, wēr'rărit. v. n. To support or
maintain, to attest: to give authority; to justi-
fy; to exempt, to privilege, to secure; to de-
clare upon surety.
WARRANT, wēr'ránt. s. 168. A writ conferring
some right or authority ; a writ giving the of.
ficer of justice the power of caption ; a justifi-
catory commission; testimony; right, legality.
WARRANTABLE, wēr'rānt-à-bl. a. Justifiable,
defensible.
WARRANTABLENESS, wär'ránt-à-bl-nēs. s.
Justifiableness.
WARRANTABLY, wēr'rānt-à-blé. ad, Justifi-
ably.
WARRANTER, wēr'rānt-àr. s. One who gives
authority; one who gives security.
WARRANTISE, wēr'rán-tize. s.
security. Jyot used.
WARRANTY, wēr'rán-tū, s.
ficatory mándate ; security. ,”
WARREN, wēr'rín 99. A kind of park for
rabbits.
WARRENER, wēr', in-àr, s.
a Wºłłºrell. -
WARRIOUR, war'yū. s. 314. A soldier, a mili-
tary man,
WART, wärt. s 85. A corneous excrescence, a
small protuberance on the flesh.
WARTWORT, wärt'wart. s. Spurge.
WARTY, war'té. a. Grown over with warts.
WARWORN, war'wórm. a. Worn with war.
WARY, warè. a. Cautious, scrupulous, timor-
ously prudent.
WAS, wēz. The preterit of To Be.
To WASH, wēsh. v. a. 85. To cleansc by ablu-
tion; to moisten; to affect by ablution; to co-
lour by washing.
To WASH, wēsh. v. m. To perform the act of
ablution; to cleanse clothes.
WASH, wēsh. s. 85. Alluvion, any thing collect-
ed by wafer; a bog, a marsh, a ſen, a quag-
muire; a medical or cosmetick iotion; a superfi-
cial stain or colour; the feed of hogs gathered
from washed dishes; the act of washing the
clothes of a family, the linen washed at once.
WASHIBALL, wēsli'báll. S. Ball made of soap.
Authority,
S.
<)
*J a
The keeper of
WASHER, wēsh'âr. s.93. One that washes.
Wººy, wösh'é. a. Watery, damp; weak, not
Sójid. '
WASP, wisp. s. 85 A brisk stinging insect, in
form sºmewhat resembling a bee.
Ç' Mr. Sheridan has pronounced this word so
as to rhyme with hasp, clasp, &c. This sound is
so perfectly new to me, that I should have sup-
posed it to have been an errour of the press, if
Mr. Scott and Dr. Kenrick had not marked it in
the same manner: Mr. Smith and Mr. Perry
approach somewhat nearer to the true sound of
a, by § it the same sound as in father; but
Mr. Nares and W. Johnston give it the true
sound of o, like the a in was; wash, &c.; and titat
this is the true sound, see Principles, No. 85.
WASPISH, wēsp'ísh. a. Peevish, Inalignant,
irritable.
WAššišHLY, wēsn'ish-lè. ad. Peevishly.
WASPISHNESS, wēsp'ish-nēs. s. Peevishness,
irritability.
WASSAIL, wēs'sil. s. 208. . A liquor made of ap-
les, sugar, and file, anciently much used by
inglish good-fellows; a drunken bout.
WASSA 1.ÉÉ, wºs'sſ-àr. s. A toper, a drunkard.
wº wöst. The second person of Was, from
# 4 tº 6. -
- 594
[[j” 559–Fâte, fir, fall, fīt;—me, méſ
Authority, justi-f
WAT
plme, pin;–
To WASTE, waste. v. a. 74. To diminish ; to
destroy wantonly and luxuriously; to destroy,
to desolate; to wear out; to spend, to consume
To WASTE, waste. v. m. To dwindle, to be in a
state of consumption.
WASTE, waste. a. Destroyed, ruined; desolate,
uncultivated ; superfluous, exuberant, lost for
want of occupiers; worthless, that of which
none but vile uses can be made ; that of which
mo account is taken or value found.
WASTE, whiste. s. Wantom or luxurious dess
truction, consumption, loss; useless expense,
desolate or uncultivated ground; ground, place,
or space unoccupied; region ruined and de-
serted ; mischief, destruction.
WASTEFUL, whiste'föl. a. Destructive, ruinous;
wantonly or dissolutely consumptive; lavish,
prodigal, luxuriantly liberal.
WASTEFULLY, waste fūl-é. ad. With vain and
dissolute consumption.
WASTEFULNESS, waste'föl-nēs. s. Prodigality
WASTER, wast'êr. s. 98. Oue that consumes
dissolutely and Człravagantly, a squanderer,
vain consunker.
WATCH, wētsii. s. 35. Forbearance of sleep,
attendance without sleep; attention, close ob.
servation: guard, vigilant keep ; watchmen,
mell set to guard ; place where a guard is set,
a period of the night; a pocket cleck, a small
clock moved by a spring. g
To WATCH, wētsh. v. ix. Not to sleep, to wake,
to keep guard ; to look with expectation; to be
attentive, to be vigilant; to be cautiously ob-
servant ; to be insidiottsly attentive
Te WATCH, witsh. v. a. To guard, to have
in keep ; to observe in ambush ; to tend ; tº
observe in order to detect or prevent.
WA'PCHER, wººtsh'Ér. s. 98. One who watches
diligeut overlooker or observer.
WATCHET, wätsh'īt. a. 99. Pale blue.
WATCH FUſ, wötsh'fät. a. Vigilant, attentive
cautions, nicely observant.
WATCHFGL}.Y., witsh'ſ ill-à ad. Vigilantly
cautiously, atteutively, with cautious observa
tion.
WATCH FULNESS, wētsh'föl-nēs. s. Vigilance,
heed, suspicious attention, cautious regard ;
inability to sleep.
WATCH HOUSE, wētsh'hāńse. s.
the watch is set.
WATCHING, wötsh'ing. s. 410.
sleep.
wºréHMAKER, wótsh'mā-kār. s. One whose
trade is to make watches, or pocket clocks.
WATCHMAN, wētsh mān. S. 88. Guard, seri
tinel, one set to keep ward.
WATCHTOWER, wētshióðr, s. Tower on
which a sentinel was placed for the sake of
prospect . . . .
WATCHWORD, wētsh-wórd, s. The word
given to the sentinels to know their friends.
WATER, wä'tfir. s. 38, 85, 76, 86. Sir Isaac
Newton defines water, when pure, to be a very
fluid salt, volatile, and void of all savour or
taste. It seems to consist of small, smooth,
hard, porous, spherical particles, of equal dia.
ineters, and of equal specifick gravities, as Dr
Cheyne observes. Their smoothness accounts for
their sliding easily over one another's surfaces;
their sphericity keeps them also from touching
one another in more points than one; and by
both these their friction in sliding over one an
other, is rendered the least possible. Their
hardiness accounts for the incompressibility of
water, when it is free from the intermixture of
air. The porosity of water is so very great,
that there is at least forty times as much space
as matter in it. The sea; urine ; to holdwater,
to be sound, to be tight; it is used for the lustre
of diamonds.
To WATER, w8'tör. v. a. 64. To irrigate, to
»”
3.
Place where
Inability to
supply with moisture; to supply with water for
º
WAV
595
WEA
në, móve, nãr, nôt;— tº be, tºb, ball;--&il ;-pôānd;—thin, This.
dri.ºk ; to fertilize or accommodate with
streams; tº diversify, as with waves.
To WATER, wä'tór. v. n. 98. To shed mois-
ture, to get or take in water, to be used in sup-
lying water. The mouth waters; the man
ongs.
WATERCOLOURS, whº'tàr-kāl-ârz, s. Paint-
ers make colours into a soft consistence with
water, those they call water colours.
WATERCRESSES, wätär-krás-siz. s. 39. A
WATEREF, waſtër-àr. s. 555. One who wa-
larit. There are five species.
ters.
WATERFALL, wa'tºr-fall. s. Cataract, cascade.
WATERFOWL, witär-fôāl. s. Fowl that five
or get their food in wāter. p
WATERGRUEL, wa-tár-gröö'íl. s. Food made
with oatmeal and water.
WATERINESS, watūr-&-nēs. s.
Imoisture. -
WATERISH, wºr-ish. a. Resembling water;
moist ; insipid.
WATERISHNESS, w8'tär-ish-nēs. s. Thinness,
resemblance of water.
WATER LEAF, wä'tūr-lèfe. s. A plant.
WATERLILY, wi'tſar-lil-lè. s. A plant.
WATERMAN, wä'tär-mâu. s. 83. A ferry-
man, a boatman.
WATERMARK, wº'tór-mârk. s. The utmost
lirait of the rise of the flood.
WATERMELON, wä'tär-mâl-án. s. A plant.
WATERMILL, wä't&r-mill. s. Mill turned by
Water.
WATERMINT, whºr-mint. s. A plant.
wVATER-ORDEAL, wä-tär-ār-dè'ál. s.
mode of trial by water. *
lſ;” Water-ordeal was performed, either by plung-
ing the bare arm up to the elbow in boiling wa-
ter, and escaping unhurt thereby ; or by cast-
ing the suspected person into a river or pond;
and if he floated therein without swimming, it
was deemed an evidence of his guilt.— Mason.
WATERRADISH, wä'tär-rād-ish. s. A species
of watercresses—which see.
WATERRAT, wä'tär-råt. s.
holes in banks.
WATERROCKET, wä'tàr-rök-ft. s.
of watercresses.
WATERV10LET, wa'tūr-vi-à-lèt. s. A plant.
WATERSAFPHIRE, witär-sāf-fir. s. A sort
of stone. The occidental sapphire is neither
so bright nor so hard as the oriental.
WATERWITH, witär-with. s. A plant of Ja-
maica growing on dry hills, where no water is
to be met with ; its trunk, if cut into pieces two
or three yards long, and held by either end to
the mouth, affords pleutifully water, or sāp, to
the thirsty traveller.
WATERWORK, wätär-wärk. s. Play of foun-
tains, any hydraulick performance.
WATERY, wä'tūr-8. a. Thin, liquid, like wa-
ter; tasteless, insipid, vapid, spiritless ; wet,
abounding with water; relating to the water;
consisting of water.
WATTLE, wēt’ti. s. 405. The barbs, or loose
red flesh that hangs below the cock's bill ; a
hurdle.
To WATTLE, w8t’tl. v. a. To bind with twigs,
to form by pº twigs.
WAVE, wave. s. Water raised above the level
of the surface, billow ; unevenness, inequality.
To WAVE, wave. v. m. To play loosely, to float;
to be moved as a signal. *
To WAVE, wave v.a. To raise into inequali.
ties of surface; to move loosely ; to waft, to
remove any thing floating; to beckon, to di-
rect by a waft or motion of anything; to put off;
to put aside for the present.
To ºf. wił'vär. v. n. 98. To play to and
fro, to move loosely; to be unsettled, to be un-
certain or insoustant, to finetuate, not to Ve de-
termined. ps'
Humidity,
An old
A rāt that makes
A species
WAVERER, wavār-àr. s. One unsettled and il.
resolutc. • *
WAVY, whºvë. a. Rising in waves; playing to
g” and fro, as in undulations.
T 9 WAWL, w8wl...v. n. To cry, to howl.
WAX, wäks. s. The thick tenacious matter ga-
thered by the bees ; any tenacious mass, such
as is used to fasten letters; the substancé that
exudes from the ear. *:
[[ī’ The a in this word being followed by ar, which
is no more than ks, the preceding w looses its
deepening power, and the word comes under
the rule in the Principle, No. 85.
To WAX, wäks. v. a. To smear, to join with wax
To WAX, wäks. v., n. Preterit. Wax, Waxed;
Part pass. Waxed, Waxen. To grow, to in.
crease, to become bigger; to pass into any state,
to become, to grow.
WAXEN, wäk's'm. a. ſ.03. Made of wax.
WAY, wa. s. 220. The road in which one tra-
vels ; a length of journey; course, direction of
motion ; advance in life ; passage, power of
prºgression made or given; local tendency ;
course, regular progression; situation where a
ºthing may probably be found ; ; a situation or
course obstructed and obviated ; tendency to
any meaning or act; aecess, means of admit-
tance; sphere of observation; means, mediate
instrument, intermediate step; method, means
of imanagement; private determination ; mari-
ner, mode ; method or plan of life, conduct or
action; right method to act or know ; general
scheme of acting. By the Way ; without any
necessary connection with the main design. To
go or coinc one's way or ways; to come along,
}

or depart.
WAY FARER, w8'fā-rðr. s. 93.
weller. -
WAY FARING, wa'ſº-ling. a. 410. Travelling,
passing, being on a journey. -
To WAYE, AY, w8-lä'. v. a. To watch insidiouły.
in the way, to beset by ambush.
WAYLAYER, wh-lā'ār. s. 98. One who waits in
ambush for another. . . . &
WAYLESS, wa'lés. a. Pathless, untracked.
wºnk. wā'inárix. s. Mark to guide in tra-
velling. . - 2
WAYWARD, wā'wård. a. 88. Froward, peev-
ish, morose, vexatious. - - -
WAYWARDLY, wä'wärd-lè. ad. Frewardly,
erversely. -
WAYWARDNESS, wa'wärd-nēs. s. Froward-
ness, perverseness. -
Passenger, tra-
|WE, wéé, pron. 96, 9.6. The plural of J.-See I.
WEAK, wēke. a. 227. Feeble, not strong ; iir-
firin, not healthy; soft, pliant, not stiff; low of
sound; feeble of mind; wanting spirit; not
much impregnated with any ingredient; not
powerful, not potent; not well supported by
argument ; unfortified. - &
a. 103. To debilitate,
To WEAKEN, wºn v.
to enfeeble.
WEAKſ.ING, whke'ling. s.410. A feeble creature.
WEAKLY, wēke'lé. ad. Feebly, with want of
strength.
WEAKLY, wēke'lé. a. Not strong, *.
WEAKNESS, wēke'nés. s. Want of strength,
want of forée, feebleness; infirmity; unhealthi-
mess; want of cogency; want of judgment,
wamt of resolution, foolishiness of mind; defect,
failing. * •
wºšide, wºëke-slde'. s. Foible, deficience,
infirmity. * ..ſº tº
WEAL, wele. s. 227. Happiness, prosperity,
flourishing state; republick, state, publick in-
terest.
WEALD, welde. s. A wood, a grove. Old Sazon.
WEALTH, wēlth, s. 234, 515. Riches, money
or precious goods. ...
WEALTHILY, wälth'é-lè, ad. Richly.
WEALTHINESS, wélth'A-més s. Richness …
WFAITHY walth'é. s. Rich opulent. .g. **
as:
$
WEA
596
*
WEI
[[P 559–F âte; făț, fºll, fät ;—mé, mét;- plme, pin ;—
To WEAN, wēne. v. a. 227. To put from the
breast; to withdraw from any habit or º:
WEANLING, wēne'Éng. s. 410. An animal hew-
ly weaned ; a child mewly weaned.
w APON, wēp'p'n. s. 234. Instrument of of.
€ll CC,
[; This word is not unfrequently pronounced
with the ea long, as in heap, reap; but Mr. She-
ridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares and
Mr. Perry, pronounce it with the diphthong
short; Mr. Barclay gives it both ways, and the
long sound first ; but W. Johnston marks it
, with the short sound only.
WEAPONED, wép'p'n'd. a. 359. Armed for
... offence, furnished with arms.
WEAPONLESS, wépp'n-lés. a.
weapon, unarmed.
To WEAR, ware. v. a. 240. To waste with tise
or time; to consume tediously ; to carry ap-
Fº to the body, to use as clothes; to ex-
ibit in appearance; to affect by degrees To
wear out; to harass; to waste or destroy by
Having no
. UIS62.
To WEAR, whire. v. n. To be wasted with use or
time; to be tediously spent; to pass oyº-
- greeS. . . . --- -
"WEAR, ware. s. The act of wearing, the thing
worm; a dam to shut up and raise the water,
often written Weir or Wier.
WEARER, wh/rār. s. 98. utie who has any thing
appendant to his person.
WEARING, wä'ring, s.410. Clothes.
WEARINESS, wē'ré-Jés. s. Lassitude, state of
being spºnt with labour ; fatigue, cause of las-
situde; impatience of any thing; tediousness.
- WEARISOME, wē'rè-såm. a. 165, Troublesome,
tedious, causing weariness.
WEARISOMELY, wē'rè-sām-ić, ad.
so as to cause weariness.
WEARISOMENESS, wē'rè-sām-nēs. s. he
quality of tiring ; the state of being easily tired.
To WEARY, wē'rè. v. a. To tire, to fatigue, to
harass, to subdue by labour; to make impatievat
of continuance ; to subdive or harass by any
, thing irksome.
WEARY, wē'rè. a. 2%. Subdued by fatigue,
tired with labour; impatient of the continuance
of any thing painful; desirous to discontinue ;
– causing weariness, tiresom?.
WEASEI, wé'z'l. s. 102, 227. A small animal
that eats corn and kills mice.
WEASAND, we'z'm. s. 227. The windpipe, the
passage through which the breath is drawn and
a emitted.
wfºr HFR, wéTH'âr. s. 234. State of the air
, respecting either cold or heat, wet or dryness;
* the change of the state of the air; tempest,
,, Storm. *..
To WEATHER, w8TH'ör. v. a. 469. To expose
to the air; to pass with difficulty. To weather
a point; to gain a point against the wind. To
weather out; to enditre. **
WEATHERBEATEN, wärti'3r-bê-t'a. a. Ha-
rassed and seasoned by hard weather.
WEATHERCOCK, wēTH'êr-kåk. s. An artificial
cock set on the top of the spire, which by turn-
ing shows the point from which the wind blows;
any thing fickle and inconstant.
WEATHERDRIVEN, wēth'ār-driy-v'n. part.
Forced by storms:
WEATHERGAGE, wärä'ör-gãdje. s. Anything
, that shows the weather.
WEATHERGLASS, wēTH'êr-glás. s. A baro.
... meter.
WEATHERSPY, wētā'ār-spl. s. A stargazer,
Tediously,
an astrol ger. *
WEATHERWISE, wērh'êr-wlze. a. Skilful in
..fºtellin the weather.
to WEAVE, wave. v.a. Pret, wove, Weaved;
gart, pass. Woven, Weaved.
º ire; to unite oy intermixture; to interpose,
~ : insert.' * w
, ºr
To form by tex-
To weave, wave. v. n. 227. To work with a
loom.
WEAVER, wé'vár. s 98. One who makes
threads into cloth.
EB, wéb. s Texture, any thing woven; a
kind of dusky film that hinders the sight.
WEBBED, wéb'd. a. 359. Joined by a film.
WEBFOOTED, wéb'fāt-éd. a. Having films be-
tween the toes.
To WEH), wéd. v. a. To marry, to take for hus
band or wife; to join in marriage; to unite for
ever; to take for ever; to unite by love or fond-
() (2SS.
To WET), wēd. v. m. To contract matrimony.
WEDDING, wäd'ding. s. 410. Marriage, nup-
tials, the nuptial ceremony.
WEDGE, w8öje. s A. body, which having a
sharp edge, continually growing thicker, is
used to cleave 'imber; a mass of metal; any
thing in the form of a wedge.
To WE:5GE, wädje. v. a. To fasten with wedges;
to straiten with wedges; to cleave with wedges.
WEDLOCK, wéd'hôk. s. , Marriage.
WEDNESDAY, wénz'dé. s. 223. The fourth
day of the week, so named by the Gothick na
tions from Woden or Oden.
WEE, wē., a, Little, small. e
WEECHELM, wēētsh'élm. s. A species of elm,
often written Witchelm.
WEED, wēēd. s. An herb noxious or useless; a
garment, clothes, Itabit.
Tô WEED, wēēd. v. a. 246. To rid of noxious
plants; to take away noxious plants; to free
from any thing hurtful ; to root out vice.
WEEI) Eſt, wēēd'ár. s. 98. One that takes away
any thing noxious. / -
WEEI) f{OCK, wēēd'hôók. s. A hook by which
weeds are cut away or extirpated.
WEEDLESS, wēēd'lés a. Free frºm weeds,
free from any thing useless or moxious.
WEEOY, wēēd'é. Ta. Consisting of weeds ;
abounding with weeds. .
WEEK, wēēk. s. 246. The space of seven days,
WEEKDAY, wēēk'dā. s. Any day not Sunday.
WEEKLY, wēēk'lè. a. Happening, produced,
or done once a week, hebdomadary.
WEEKLY, wēēk'lé. ad. Once a week, by heb
domadal periods. -
To WEEN, wēēn. v. n. 246. To imagine, to
form a notion, to famcy. .
To WEEP, wēēp. v. m. Preterit and Part. pass.
Wept, Weeped. To show sorrow by tears; to
shed tears from any passion; to lament, to com-
laim.
T º WEEP, wēēp. v. a. 246. To lament with
tears, to bewail, to bemoan; to shed moisture;
to abºund with wet.
WEEPER, wēēp'ör. s. 93. One who sheds tears,
a mourner; a white border on the sleeve of a
mkoririning coat.
To WEET, wēēt. v. m. Pret. Wot, or Wote. To
know, to be informed, to have knowledge.
WEETI, ESS, w8&t’īās. a. 246. Uniºnowing.
WièH.VII, wé'v'l. s. A grub.
WEEZEI, wē'zil.--See WEASEL.
WFFT, wéft. s. The wool of cloth.
WEFTAGE, wäf'tidje. s. 90 Texture.
To WEIGH, wä. v. i. 249,390. To examine by
the balance; to be equivalent to in weight; 16
pay, allot, or take by weight; to raise, tº take
up the au chor; to examine, to balance in the
mind. To weigh down; to overbalance; to
overburden, to oppress with weight. --
To WEIGH, wä. v. n. To have weight; to be
considered as important ; to raise the anchor;
to bear heavily, to press liard.
WEIGHEIJ, wade, ad. 359. Experienced
WEIGHER, wä'àr. s. One who weighs.
WE1@HT, whie. s.-See Fight. Quanuity men
sured by the balance ; a laass by which, as thé
standard, other bodies are examined; pondel
ous mass; gravity, tºaviness, tendency to the
WEN
597
whe,
-nē, mêve, nár, nét;—túbe, tàb, būl;—öſi -pênd;—thin, this. -
centre; pressure, burden, overwhelming power;
importance, power, influence, efficacy.
WERGHTI LY, waſtè-lè. ad. Heavily, ponder-
ously; solidly, importantly. "
WEIGHTINESS, waſtè-nās, s. Ponderosity,
gravity, heaviness; solidity, force ; import-
8 JCé.
WEIGHTLESS, wate'lés. a. Light, having no
gravity.
WEIGHTY, wa'tè. a. 249, Heavy, ponderous;
important, momentous, efficacious; rigorous,
severe. * ... •
WELCOME, wél'kåm. a. 165. Received with
gladness, admitted willingly, grateful, pleasing:
To bid Welcome; to receive with professions of
kindness. -
WELCOME, wälkäm. interject.
lutation used to a new comer.
WELCOME, wél'kåm. s. Salutation of a new
comer; kind reception of a new comer
fo WELCOME, wälkäm. v. a. To salute a
mew comer with kindness.
WELCOMENESS, wél'kém-més. s. Gratefulness.
WELCOMER, wél'kām-àr. s. 98. The saluter
or receiver of a new comer.
WELD, wéid. s. Yellow weed, or dyer's weed.
WELFARE, wēl'fare. s. Happiness, success,
prosperity.
WELK, wélk. g. A wrinkle.
WELKED, wēlkt. a. 359. Wrinkled, wreathed.
WELKIN, wé!'kín. s. The visible regions of the
A ſorm of Sa-
all I’.
WELL, wéll. s. A spring, a fountain, a source;
a deep narrow pit of water; the cavity in which
stairs are placed.
To WELL, wēll. v. m. To spring, to issue as
from a spring.
WELL, wéll. a. Not sick, not unhappy; con-
venient, happy; being in favour; recovered
from any sickness or misfortune.
WELL, wäli. ad. Not ill, not unhappily; not
ill, not yickedly ; skilfully, properly; not anniss,
not unsuccessfully; with praise, favourably.
As well as ; together with, not less than. , Well
is him ; he is happy. , Well migh; nearly, al-
most. It is used much in Composition, to ex-
press anything right, laudable, or not defect-
TVe.
WELLADAY, wél'ā-dà, interject. Alas!
WELLBEING, wél-bè?ng. s. 410. Happiness,
prosperity.
WELLBO
cended. -
WELLBRED, wél-bréd'. a. Elegant of manners,
polite.
wºbone, wël’dán. interject. A word of
ral Se.
wºavourED, wél-ſà-vár'd’. a. Beautiful,
leasing to the eye.
W iſſä, wél-mét'. interject. A term of salu-
tation.
WELLNATURED, wēl-mâ'tshör'd. a. Good-
natured, kind.
WELLNIGH, wél-ni'. ad. Almost.
WELLSPENT, wél’spént. a. Passed with virtue.
WELLSPRING, wél'spring. e. Pountain, source.
wºwilliºn, w81-wil’lār. s. One who means
kindly,
WELL WISH, wél'wish. s. A wish of happiness.
WELLWISHER, wēi-wish'âr. s. One who wishes
the good of another.
WELT, wélt. s. A border, a guard, an edging
To WELTER, wēlt'êr. v. n. 98. To roll in water
or mire; to roll voluntarily, to waitow.
WEN, wän. s. A fleshy or callous excrescence.
WENCH, wēnsh. s. A young woman ; a young
w rail in contempt; a strumpet.
WENCHER, wépsh'àr. s.98 . A fornicator.
To WEND, wē.1d. v. r. Obsolete. To go, to pass
to on ſtom; to turn round.
WENNY, wén'né. a. Having the nature of a
W’en.
, wēl-bºrn'. a. Not meanly des-
}
WENT, wēnt. Preter. of the obsolete verb Wend, to
Go. - .
WEPT. wº Pret. and Part. of Weep.
WERE, wēr. 94. Pret. of the verb #. be, which
see; likewise the participle Been.
WERT, wērt. The second person singular of the
preterit of To be. -
WEST, wēst. s. The region where the sun sets
below the horizon at the equinoxes. -
WEST, wést. a. Being towards, or coming from,
the region of the setting sun.
WEST, wéstad. To the west of any
WESTERING, wést'ār-ing. a. 410.
the west.
WESTERLY, wést'êr-lè. a. Passing to the west.
WESTERLY, wést'àr-lè. a. Tending or being
towards the west.
WESTERN, wést'örn. a. Being in the west, or
toward the part where the sun sets. ,
WESTWARE), wēst'wºrd. ad. 88. Towards the

West.
WESTWARDLY, wēst'ward-lè. ad. With tem
dency to the west.
WET, wét. B. Humid, having some moisture ad-
hering; rainy, watery. -
WET, wēt. s. Water, humidity, moisture.
To WET, wét. v. a. To moisten; to drench with
Tººk. g
WETHER, wēTH'âr. s. 98, 469. A ram castrated,
WETNESS, wét'nés. s. The state of being wet,
moisture. -
To WEX, wéks. v. m. To grow, to increase.
[[G. This word, says Johnson, was corrupted from
War by Spenser, for a rhyme, and imitated by
lace.
assing to
Dryden: and I make no doubt but that many
of our corruptions in pronunciation are owing
to the same cause.
WEZANI), wē'z'n. s. The windpipe.
WHALE, hwäle. s. 397. The largest of fish, the
largest of the amimals that inhabit this globe.
WHALY, hwā'iè. a. Marked in streaks.
WHARF, hwörf. s. A perperidicular bank or
mole, raised for the convenience of luding or
emptying vessels,
ls
WHARFAGE, hwörf'idje. s. 90. Dues for land .
ing at a wharf.
WHARFINGER, One wº,
attends a wharf.
WHAT, hwöt. pron. 397. That which ; which
part ; something that is in one's mind indef,
nitely; which of several; an interjection tº
way of surprise or question, What though
What imports it though 2 notwithstanding
What time; What day, at the time when, on th
day when ; which of many interrogatively
To how great a degree? it is used adverbiall:
for partly, in part. What ho! au interjectioi
wºn, wº
ATEVER, hwāt-év'âr. 93.
Wii Afşof Włºń, hwæt sºar. } pro. Hat
ing one nature or another, being one or an
other either generically, specifically, or numeri.
cally; any thing, be it what it will; the same;
be it this or that; all that, the whole that, all
particulars that.
WHEAL, hwæle. s. 227. A pustule, a small swell
ing filled with matter.
WHEAT, hwæte. s. 227. The grain of which
bread is chiefly made.
WHEATEN, hwæ't'n. a. 163. Made of wheat.
WHEATEAR, hwit’yère. s. A small bird very
delicate. *
To WHEEDLE, hwæðdl...v. a. To entice by
soft words, to flatter, to pèrsuade by kind words.
WHEEL, hwæél. s. 397. A circular body that
turns round upon an axis ; a circular body; a
carriage that runs upon wheels; an instrument
on which criminals are tortured; the instru-
ment of spinning ; rotation, revolution; a com-
pass about, a track approaching to circularity.
To WHEEL, hwéél. v. n. To move on wheels
hwörf'in-jär. s.
to turn on an axis = to revolves to have a rotá
-
* WHE
§§8
WHſ
[[P 559—Fate, făr, fall, fat:—mē, mét;—plue, pin;–
tory motion; to turm, to have vicissitudes ; to
fetch a compass 3 to roll forward.
To WHEEL, hwöèl. v. a. . To put into a rotato-
ry motion, to make to whirl round.
WHEFLBARROW, liwáčí%ar-ro. s. A carriage
driven forward on one wheel.
WHEELER, hwæél'âr. s. A maker of wheels.
WHEELWRIGHT, hwæé!'rite. s. A maker of
"wheel carriages.
WHEELY, hwæélé. a. Circular, suitable to ro-
tation.
To º HEEZE, hwöéze. v. n. To breathe with
InCŞSe.
WHELK, hwälk. s. An inequality, a protube-
rance ; a pustule.—See WELK,
To WHELM, hwälm. v. n.
To cover with
something not to be thrown off, to bury ; to
throw, upon something so as to cover or
# it. it
WHELP, hwälp. s. The young of a dog, it pup-
• py; the young of any beast of prey ; a Som; a
young man.
To WHELP, hwælp. v. n. To bring young.
WHEN, hwæn. ad. 397. At the time that ; at
what time; what time; at which time ; after
the time that; at what particular time. When
as ; at the time when, what time.
WHENCE, hwénse. ad. From what place;
from what person ; from whât premises; from
which place or person; for which cause , from
what source. From Whence ; a vicious mode
of speech, Of Whérice; another barbarism.
WHENCESOEVER, hwánse-sà-áv’ār. ad. From
wimat place soºver.
WHENEVER, liwāri-āv’ār.
WHENSOEVER, liwán-só-&v’ār.
whatsoever time.
WHERE, hwäre. ad 73, 94. At which place
or , places ; at what place ; at the place in
which. Any where ; at any place. Where,
like Here, has in composition, a kind of prono-
unimal signification.
WHEREABOUT, hwäre'à-b6ft. ad. Near what
place ; near which place ; concerning which,
WHEREAS; hwāre-à?'. ad. When on the
fºray ; at which place ; the thing being so
that.
WHEREAT, hwäre-āt'. ad. At which,
WHEREBY, hware-bl’. ad. By which.
WHEREVER, ilwäre-év’ār ad. At whatso-
ever place.
WHEREFORE, hwäre'före ad.
reason; for what reason.
WHEREIN, hwäre-in'. ad. In which.
\VHEREINTO, hwäre-fm-töö'. ad, into which.
ad. Af
Q
Ş
For which
WHERENESS, hwärenés. s. Ubiety.
WHEREOF, hwāre-öf’. ac, Cf which,-See
ForthwitH. -
WHEREQN, hwāre-ºn’. ad. On which.
WHERESO, hwáre's). 8 ad, Ia
WHERESOEVER, hwäre-so.áv’ār. § “* *
what place soever.
WHERETO, hwäre-tóó'.
W Hºusto, hwäre-án-tóð'.
which.
WHEREUPON, hwāre-ºn-ºn", ad. Upon which.
WHEREWITH, hwäre-with', ; 405. ad
WHEREWITHAI., iiwáre-with-à?!'. J. tiſł.
With which.
; ad. To
E3’ For the different sounds of th in these words,
see Fort HwitH. '
To WHERRET, hwær'rit. v. a. 30. To hurry,
to trouble, to tease ; to give a box on the ear.
WHERRY, hwár'rè. 6. A light boat used on rivers.
To WHET, hwæt, v. a. To sharpen by attrition;
to edge. to 1:::Ake angry or acrimonious ; to give
- ##".
WHET, byét. . s. . The act of sharpening .
...thing that makes hungry, as a drain.
WHETHER, hwöru'ar. ‘ad. 469. A particle
expressing one part of a disjºnactive ºutsi:ou in
opposition to the other
any
r
WHETHER, hwæth'âr., pron Which of two
WHETSTONE, hwæt'stone. s. Stone on which
any thing is whetted or rubbed to make it
sharp. &-
wiłłr ER, hwáttúr. s. 98. One that whets Gr,
sharnens.
WHEY, hwa. s. 269. The thin or serous part of
milk, from which the oleose or º part is
separated: i. is used of any thing white and
thin.
WHEYEY, hwä'é.
WHEYISH, hwā'ish.
resembling whey.
WHICH, hwitsh. prom. The pronoun relative,
relating to things: it was formerly used for
Who, and related likewise to persons, as in the
first words of the Lord's prayer.
WHICHSOEVER, hwitsh-só-Šv'âr. pron. Whe-
ther one or the other.
WHIFF, hwiſ. s. A blast, a puff of wind. .
To WHIFFLE, hwiſ'fl. v. n. 405. To move in.
constantly, as ºf driven by a puff of wind.
WHIFFLER, hwif'ſ-àr. S. 93. One that blows
strongly; one of no consequence, one moved
with a whiff or puff.
WHIG, hwig. 3. Whey ; the name of a party in
politicks.
WHIGGISH, hwig'gīsh v. a. 332. Relating to
the Whigs.
WH (GGISM, hwig'gīzm.
Whig.
Włł. º: s. Time, space of time.
WHIJ, 2, hwile. i....:… . : Y.
WHILST, hwlist. { ad. During the time that,
as long as ; at the same time that.
To WHILE, hwite. v. h. To loiter.
WHILOM, hwi'lúm. ad. 166. Formerly, once,
of old. j
WHIM, livām. s.
price. *
Tö WHIMPER, hwim'për. v. n. To cry without
any loud noise. g
WHIMPLEI), hwæm'pl’d. a. 359. This word
seems to mean distorted with crying. ſº
WHIMSEY, hwim'zè. s. 438. A freak, a caprice,
an odd fancy.
WHIMSICAL, hwin'zè-kál.
pricious, oddly fanciful.
Wii [N, hwin. s. A weed, furze. sº k.
To WHINE, hwine. v. n. To ament in low
murmurs, to make a plaintive moise, to moai
meaniy and effeinimately. .
WHINE, hwine. s. Plaintive moise, mean or
aſſected complaint. s!
To WHINNY, hwinné. v. m. To make a noise
like a horse or colt. +.
WHINYARD, hwin'yārd. S. 88.
contempt. .
To WHIP, hwip. v. a. To strike with any thing
tough and flexible; to sew slightly; to drive
with lashes; to correct with lashes; to lash
with sarcasin; to cnwrap; to take any thing
miumbi v. $
To WHIP, hwºp. v. n. To move nimbly.
WHIP, hwip. s. An instrument of correction
tough and niiant.
WHIPCORI), hwæp'körd.
lashes are made.
WH) PGRAFTING, hwip'gräft-?ng. s. The me-
thod of grafting, in which the graft is bound on
to the stock. -
WHIPHANſ), hwip'hānd. s. Advantage over.
WHIPLASH, hwip'lāsh. s. The lash or small
end of a whip, *
WHiPPER, hwip'për. s. 98. One who punishes
with whipping. - tº
WHIPPINGPOST, hwipping-pêst. s. A lar
!. which criminals are bound when they are
ashed.
WHIPSAW, hwip'säw. s." The whipsaw is used
by joiners to saw such great pieces of stuff their
the handsaw will not easily reach through.
; a. Partaking of whey,
s. The motions of a
A freak, an odd fancy, a ca-
Freakish, ca
8.
A sword; in
8. Cord of wºuich
WHI
*.
593
WHO
—né, mēve, nãr, nét, túbe, tàb, būll;-&il ;-pôānd;—thin, this.
WHIPSTAFF, hwip'stäf... s. . A piece of wood
fastened to the helm, which the steersman holds
in his hand to move the helm and turn the ship.
WHIPSTER, hwip'stër. s. 98. A nimble fellow
in contempt.
WHIPT, hwipt, for Whipped. 359.
To WHIRs, hwærl. v. a. To turm round rapidly.
To WHIRL, hwári. v. m. To turn round rapidly.
WHIRL, hwärl. s. 108. Gyration, quick rota-
tion, circular motion, rapid circumvolution;
any thing moved with rapid rotation. e
††- There appears to me to be a delicate differ-
ence, by far too nice for foreigners to perceive,
between the sound of i in this word and the
short sound of w, as if it were written whitrl,
which is the pronunciation Dr. Kenrick, Mr.
Scott, and W. Johnston have adopted. I have
rather adhered, with Mr. Sheridan, to the genu-
ine soand of i in virgin, virtue, &c. though I
would recommend the other sound to foreign-
ers and provincia.s as the more easily conceiv-
ed, and sufficiently near the truth.
WHIRLBAT, hwörl’bàt. s. Any thing moved
rapidly round to give a blow. . *
WHIRLIGIG, hwær'lé-gig. §. A toy which chil-
drem spin round. r
WHIRLPIT, hwörl’pit. ! s
WHIRLPOOL, hwärl'pööl. 5 °
the water moves circularly, and draws what-
ever comes within the circle tºwards its centre;
at Vortex.
WHIRLWIND, hwörl'wind. s.
moving circularly.
WHIRRING, hwær'ring. a. A word formed in
imitation of the sound expressed by it, as, the
Whirring pheasant.
WHISK, hºwisk. s. A small besong, or brush.
To WHISK, hwisk. v. a. To sweep with a smail
besom ; to move nimbly, as when one sweeps.
WHISKER, hwis'kår. s. 98. The hair growing
on the cheek unshaven; the Innstachio.
'fo WHIS PER, hwis'pñr. v. n. To speak with a
low voice.
To WHISPER, nwis'për. v. a. To address in a
low voice; to utter in a low voice; to prompt
secretly.
W H ISPſ. R, hwis'për. s.93. A low soft voice.
WHISPEHER, hwis'par-àr. s. One that speaks
low ; a private talker.
WHIST, hyist. An interject, a verb, and an ad-
jective. Still, sileut; be still.
WHIST, hwist. s. A game at cards, requiring
close attention and silence; vulgary pronounced
Whisk. -
To WHISTLE, hwis's]. v. u. 472. To form a kind
of musical sound by an inarticulate'modulation
of the breath; to make a sound with a small
wind instrument; to sound shrill.
To WHISTLE, hwis'sl. v. a. To call by a whistle.
WHISTLE, hwis's!. s. 405. Sound made by the
modulation of the breath in the mouth ; a sound
made by a small wind instrument; the mouth,
the organ of whistling; a small wind instru-
ment; the noise of winds; a call, such as sports-
men use to their dogs.
WHISTLER, hwis'si-àr. s. 98, 397. One who
whistles,'
WHIT, hwſt. s. 397. A point, a jot.
WHITE, hwite. a. 397. Having such an appear-
ance as arises from the mixture of all colours,
snowy ; having the colour of fear, pale ; having
the colour appropriated to happiness and inno-
cence #. with age; pure, unblemished.
(wife, twite. s. iteness, any thing white,
white colour; the nuark at which an arrow is
shot; the albugineous part of eggs; the white
part of the eye. *
I'd WHITE, hwife. v. s...To make white.
;VHITELEAD," hwite-lèd'. s. The ceruse: a
kind of substance much used in house-paiuting.
WHITELY, hwite'lè. a. Coming near to white.
WHITEMEAT, hwite'nuete, s. Food made of
A place where
A stormy wind
iWHGUi’s hôp, s
milk; the flesh of chickens, veal, rabbits, &e
To WHITEN, hwi't'n. v. a. 103. To make white
To WHITEN, hwiſtºn. v. m. To grow white.
WHITENER, hwit’n-ár. s. 98. One who makes
any thing white.
WHITENES$, hwite'nés. s. The state of being
white; freedoin from colour; paleness; purity,
cleanness.
WHITEPOT. hwite'pët, s. . A kind of custard.
WHITETHORN, hwie'thèrn. s. A species of
thorn. -
WHITEWASH, hwæte'wósh. 8. A wash to make
the skin seem fair; the wash put on walls to
whitem them.
To WHITEWASH, hwite'wósh. v. a. To make
white by applying a wash to the surface; to give
a fair representation of a bad character.
WHITEWINE, hwite'wine. s. A species of wine
produced from the white grapes. ---
WHITHER, hwitH'âr. ad. 469. To what place,
interrogatively; to what place, absolutely; to
which place, relatively; to what degree. …
WHITHERSOEVER, hwitH-àr-sà-Év’ār, ad. To
whatsoever place. -
WHITING, hwi'ting. s.410. A small sea-fish; a
soft chalk. t
WHITISH, hw!'tish, a. , Somewhat white.
|WH"TISHNESS, hwi'tish-nēs. s. The quality of
#
being somewhat white.
WHITELEATHER, hwit’l&th-àr. s. 515. Leather
dressed with alum, remarkable for toughness.
WHITLOW, hwit’ló. s. A swelling between the
cuticle and cutis, called the mild whitlow ; or
between: the periosteum and the bone, called
the malign:ant whitlow. - -
WHITSTER, hwit'stër. s. 515. A whitener.
WHITSUNTIDE, hwit'sán-tide. s. So called be:
cause the converts newly baptized appeared
from Easter to Whitsuiſtide in white; the ſeast
of Pentecost. f
WHITTLE, hwit’tl. s. 515.
woman ; a knife.
To WHETTLE, hwit’tl. v. a. 405. To make
white by cutting ; as boys are said to Whittle a
. when they cut off the bark and make it
white.
To WHIZ, hwyz. v. a. To make a loud hissing
Yi ()}SC. e
WHO, hēš pron. 474. A pronoun relative ap-
plica to persons, as, Who should say ; ellipti-
cally for, as one Who should say.
WHOEVER, hēē-ăv’ār. pron. Any one, with-
out limitation or exception.
WHOLE, nôle. a. 474. Ali, total, containing all,
uninjured, unimpaired; well of any hurt or
sicknesſ.
WHOLE, hóle. s. The totality, no part omit-
ted.
WHOLESALE, hâle'słle. g. Sale in ihe lump.
not in separate small parcels. -
WHOLESOME, hôle'såm. a. 165. Sound, con-
tributing to health; preserving, salutary; kind-
jy, pleashog. # *
WHO), FSOM FLY, hôle'sām-lè. ad. Salubri-
outsky, salutiferously. -
WHOi, ESOMENESS, hôle's&m-ués. s. Quality
of conducing to health, salubrity ; salutariness,
conduciveness to good.
WHOLLY, hēle'é. ad. 474. Completely, per
fectly ; totally, in all the parts or kinds.
[[; From an ill-judged omission of the silent e
in this word, its sound has been corrupted as if
written hully, but it ought undoubtedly to be
written wholehy, and pronou, tred like the adjec
tive holy, and so as to correspond aud rhyme
with solely.
WHOM, hööm. The Accusative of Who, singu
lar and plural. '
WHOMSOEVER, hóēm-sà-ºv’ār. prom An
without exception.
Hubbuh.
WHOO}}{JB, hâb'bāb. 5, iº
A shout of pursuit, a bird.
A white dress for a
WHE)
* - 3 #
600
WHL
Irr 559—Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
To WHOOP, hēēp. v. n. To shout with scorn;
to shout insultingly; to shout in the chase.
WHORE, hóðr, or höra. s. A woman who con-
verses unlawfully with men, a fornicatress, an
adultress; a strumpet; a prostitute, a woman
who receives men for money.
(IG” If there can be a polite pronunciation of this
vulgary.ord, it is the first of these, rhyming with
poor. The Stage has followed this pronuncia-
tion; Mr. Sheridan has adopted it ; but Dr.
Kenrick and Mr. Scott give the preference to
the last; and W. Johnston, Mr. Elphinstone,
Mr. Perry, and Barclay, adopt only the last,
rhyming with more. This, it must be confessed,
is the most analogical; but as it is used by the
vulgar, the polite world think they depart a lit-
tle from the vulgarity of the word, by departing
from its genuine pronunciation.
To WHORE, hóðr. v. n. To converse unlawful-
ly with the other sex.
To WHORE, höðr. v. a. To corrupt with regard
to chastity. . -
WHQREDOM, hóðr'dām. s. Fornication.
WHQREMASTER, hóðr'más-tūr. : O
WHOREMONGER, höðr'mông-går. 3 * *
who keeps whores, or converses with a fornica-
tress. - -
WHORESON, hóðr's&m, s. A bastard.
WHORISH, hēēr'ísh. a. Unchaste, incontinent.
WHORTLEBERRY, hwār't;-bér-rè. s. Bil-
berry: -
Wºº, hööz. Genitive of Wło; Genitive of
ich.
WHOSO, hô'sö. - -:
WHOSOEVER, hóó-sö-év'ör. ; pron. Any with-
out restriction.
WHURT, hwört. s. A whortleberry, a bilberry.
WHY, hwi, ad. 397, 475. For what reason, in-
terrogatively; for which reason, relatively; for
what reason, relatively: it is sometimes ased
emphatically.
WHYNOT, hwl'nöt. s. .4 cant word for violent
or peremptory procedure.
WICK, wik. s. The substance round which is
applied the wax or tallow of a torch or candle.
WiCKED, wik'id. a. 99. Given to vice, flagi-
tions, morally bad: it is a word of ludicrous or
slight blame; cursed, baneful, permicious, bad
in effect.
$WICKEDLY, wikid-1é. ad.
§ --- gº
WICKEDNESS, wikłd-nēs. s. Corruption of
manners, guilt, moral ill.
WICKER, wik'êr. a. 98. Made of small sticks.
WICKET, wik'ít. s. 99. A small gate.
Criminally, cor-
$WIDE, wide. a. Broad, extended far each way;||
broad to a certain degree, as; Three inches
Wide; deviating, remote.
Wipf, wide, ad. At a distance; with great extent.
WIDELY, widelē. ad. With great extent each
jº remotely, far. .
To WP:DEN, wi'd’n. v. a. 103. To make wide, to
extend. -
To WIl)EN, wi'd'n. v. m. To grow wide, to ex-
tend itself.
WIDENESS, wide'nés. s. Breadth, large extent
each way; comparative breadth.
WIDGEON, widjºm. s 259. A water-fowl not
unlike a wild duck, but not so large.
WIDOW-wid'ò. s. 327. A woman whose hus-
band is dead. -
Tº WIDOW, widº...y.a. To deprive of a hus:
band; to endow with a widow-right; to strip of
any thing good.
WIDOWER, wid'ò-àr. s. 93. One who has lost
Ills Wife. -
WIDOWHOOD, wid'à-hăd. s. The state of a
widow; estate settled on a widow.
WIDOWHUNTER, widº-hănt-àr. s. One who
courts widows for a jointure. - . .
H
Wł ER, wid’o-amā-kār. ..
º - o *& See who
deprives women of their husbands \ .
WIDTH, width. s. Breadth. wideness. -
To WIELD, wēēld. . v. a. 275. To use with full
command, as a thing not too heavy.
WIELDY, wēēI'dé. a. Manageable.
WJERY, wi'rè. a.
[[; When this word signifies made of wire, or
drawn into wire, Dr. Johnson says it were bet-
ter written wiry; but ought not {; for the
same reason, to be written firy # When it sig-
nifies wet, wearish, or moist, perhaps it should be
pronounced like weary, fatigued.
WIFE, wife. s. Plural Wives. A woman that
has a husband: it is used for a woman of low
fººt.
WIG, wig. s. False hair worn on the head; a
sort of cake.
WIGHT, wite. s. 393. A person, a being: now
used only in irony or contempt.
WILD, wild. a. Not tame, not domestick; pro-
agated by nature, not cultivated ; desert, un-
inhabited ; savage, uncivilized ; turbulent,
tempestuous, irregular; licentious, ungoverned;
inconstant, mutable, fickle ; inordinate, loose;
unconth, strange; done or made without any
consistent order or plan ; merely imaginary.
WILD, wild. s. A desert, a tract uncultivated
and uninhabited.
To WILDER, wil'dør. v. a. 515. To lose or
puzzle in an unknown or pathless tract.
WILDERNESS, wi.-dār'nés. s. A desert, a tract
of solitude and savageness; the state of being
wild or disorderly. .
WILDFIRE, wildfire. s. A composition of in-
flainmable materials, easy to take fire, and hard
to be extinguished. .
WILDGOOSECHASE, wild-góðs'tshäse, s. A
pursuit of something unlikely to be caught.
WILDING, wild'ing. S. 410. A wild sour apple.
WILDLY, wild'ié. ad. Without cultivation; with
disorder, with perturbation or distraction ;
without attention, withoutjudgment; irregularly.
WILDNESS, wild'nés. s." Rudeness, disorder
like that of uncultivated ground; inordinate
vivacity, irregularity of manners; savageness,
brutality, uncultivated state ; deviation from
a settled course, irregularity; alienation of
mind.
WILDSERVICE, wild'sér-vis. s. A plant.
WiLE, wile. s. A deceit, a fraud, a trick, a
stratagem, a practice artful and sly.
WILFUL, wil’föl. a. Stubborn, contumacious,
perverse, inflexible; done or suffered by design.
WILFULLY, wilfällé. ad. Obstinately, stib-
bornly ; by design, on purpose.
WILFULNESS, wiſ'föi-nés. s. Obstimacy, stub-
bornness, perverseness. *
WILILY, wif lé-lè. ad. By stratagem, fradulently.
WILINESS, wi'lé-nés. s. Cunning, guile.
WILL, will. s. Choice, arbitrary determination;
discretion; command, direction ; disposition,
inclination, desire; power, government; divine
determination ; testament, disposition of a dy
ing man's effect. Good-will; favour, kindness,
right intention. Ill-will; mafice, malignity.
To WILL, will. v. a. To desire that any thing
should be, or be done; to be inclined or resolvº
ed to have ; to command, to direct.
WILLING, willing. a. 410. Inclined to any -
thing; pleased, desirous; favourable, well dis-
posed to any thing ; ready, complying; spon-
taneous ; consenting. . . *. .
WILLINGLY, willing-lè. ad. . With one's own
consent, without dislike, without reluctance ;
by oxie's own desire. -
WILLINGNESS, willing-nēs. s. Consent, free-
dom from reluctance, ready compliance.
WILLOW, wil'lö. s. 327. A well-known tree.
oets describe it as worn by forlorn lovers
WILLOWISH, willö-ish. a. Resembling the
colour of willow. -
WILLOWWORT, willö-wärt. s. ... A plant.,
WILY, wilé, a, Cunning, siy, full of stratagem.
".6C 1
wiN
—no. Inave nor. “o –ºbe tau, oili-Bi –ºhnd —din, rais.
WIMBLE, winn'bl. s. 405. An instrument with
which holes are bored.
WIMPLE, wim'pl. s. 405. A hood, a veil.
To YIN, win. v. a. Pret. Wan and Won; Part.
Won. To gain by conquest ; to gain the vic-
tory in a contest ; to gain something withheld ;
to obtain ; to gain by play ; to gain by persua-
sion, to gain by courtship.
To WIN, win. v. m. To gain the victory ; to
gain influence or favour; to gain ground ; to
be conqueror or gainer at play. -
To WINCE, wºnse. v. a. To kick as impatient
of a i ider, or of pain. -
To WINCH, winsh. v. a. 352. To kick with im-
patience, to shrink from any uneasiness.
WIND, wind, or wind s. See Gold. A strong
motion of the air; direction of the blast from a
particular point; breath, power or act of respi-
ration, breath modulated by an instrument;
an impregnated with scent ; flatulence, win-
diness; anything insignificant or light, as,
wind. Down the Wind; to decay. To take
or have the Wind ; to have the upper hand.
tº These two modes of pronunciation have been
!ong contending for superiority, till at last the
former seems to have gained a complete victo-
ry, except in the territories of rhyme. Here
the poets claim a privilege, and readers seem
willing to grant it them, by pronouncing this
word, when it ends a verse, so as to rhyme with
the word it is coupled with.
“For as in bodies, thus in souls we find,
f{ Whº.wants in blood and spirits, fill'd with
QD7700.
But in prose this regular and analogical pro-
nunciation borders on the antiquated and pe-
dantick. -
What could have been the cause of this deviation
from the general rule in this word and gold, it
is not easy to guess; they were both bound to
their true sound in the fetters of rhyme; but
these fetters which are supposed to alter the
pronunciation of some words by linking dissi-
milar sounds, have not been strong enough to
restrain these from a capricious irregularity.
It is not improbable that the first deviation be-
gan in the compounds, such as Goldsmith, Gold-
Jinch, Windmill, Windwara, &c. (as it is a pre-
vailing idiom of pronunciation to shorten sim-
ples in their compounds, see Principles, No.
515, and the word Knowledge,) and these at
last corrupted the simples. But whatever may
have been the cause, the effect is now become
so general, that reducing them to their true
sound seems almost impracticable. Mr. Sheri-
dam tells us, that Swift used to jeer those who
pronounced wind with the i short, by saying,
“I have a great mind to find why you pro-
“nounce it wind.” A very illiberal critick re-
torted this upon Mr. Sheridan, by saying, “If
“I may be so boold, I should be glad to be toold
“why you pronounce it goold.” The truth is,
every child knows how these words ought to
be pronounced according to analogy; but it re-
quires some judgment, and an extensive ac-
quaintance with polite and literary circles, to
know which is the most current pronunciation.
Where amalogy is not so evident, and yet as
real as in these words, it is some credit to a
speaker to depart a little from custom in
favour of analogy; but where every one knows
as well as ourselves what ought tº be the pro-
numciation, and yet where every one pronoun-
ces in opposition to it, we shall get nothing but
contempt by departing from the general voice.
With respect to the words in question, my ob-
servation fails me if wind, as a single word, is
not more fixed in the sound of short i, than gold
in the sound of oo : the true sound of this last
word seems not quite irrecoverable, except in
the compound goldsmith: but the compounds of
intº, such s twindy, finini, win, 'ward, &c.
- 4
must in ny opinion be given up : nor, till some
superiou. spirit, uniting the politeness of a Ches-
terfield with the ge:nius of a Swift, descends to
vindicate the rights of an injured word, do I
think that wind will, in prosé and familiar jan
guage, ever be a fashionable pronunciation
The language of Scripture seems to have native
dignity and solemnity sufficient to authorize
the long sound, but no other. Mr. Sheridan
and Mr. Scott give the same preference to the
first sound of this word that I have done. Dr.
Kenrick and Mr. Barclay give only the short
sound, Mr. Perry joins them in this sound ;
but says, in dramatick scenes it has the long
one. Mr. Nares says, it has certainly the short
sound in common usage, but that ail our best.
oets rhyme it with mind, kind, &c.; and Mr.
mith observes, that it is now the polite pro-
nunciation, though against analogy. .--
To WIND, wind. v. a. To blow, to sound by in
flation; to turn round, to twist; to regulate in
action ; to nose, to follow by scent. -
To WIND, wind. v. a. To turn by shifts or ex.
pedients; to introduce by insinuation; to
change; to entwist, to enfold, to encircle. To
wind out ; to extricate. To wind up ; to bring
to a small compass, as, a bottom of thread; to
convolve the spring; to raise by degrees; to
straiten a string by turning that on which it is
rolled, to putt in tune.
To WIND, wind. v. m. To turn, to change; to
turn, to be convolved ; to move round ; to pro-
ceed in flexures ; to be extricated, to be disem-
tangled. - "--
WINDBOUND, wind'böänd. a. Confined by con-
trary winds. -
WINDER, wind'ár. s. 98. An instrument or
person by which any thing is turned round; a
plant that twists itself round others.
WINUFALL, wind'fäll. s. Fruit blown down
from the tree,
WINDFLOWER, wind'flöä-ár. s.
A flower.
*
The anemone
WINDGALL, wind'gäll. s. Windgalls are soft,
yielding, flatulent tumours or bladders, full of
corrupt jelly, which grow upon each side of the
fetlock joints, and are so painful in hot weather
and hard ways, that they make a horse to halt
WINDGUN, wind'gán. s. A gun, which dis
charges a bullet by means of wind compressed
WINDINESS, win'dè-més. s. Fulness of wind,
flatulence ; tendency to generate wind; tu-
mour, purpness. - ...’,
WINDING, whd?ng. s. 410. Flexure, meander -
WKNDINGSHEET, wind'ing-shēēt. s. A sheet
in which the dead are enwrapped. . . . ;
WINDLASS, windlás. s. 515. A handle by:
which a rope or lace is wrapped together round
a cylinder; a handie by which any thing is
turned. t
WINDMILL, wind'mill. s. A mill turned by the
wind.
WINDOW, win'dó. s. 327. An aperture in a
building by which air and light are intromitted
the frame of glass, or any other material that
covers the aperture ; lines crossing each other
an aperture resembling a window.
To WINDOW, win'dó. v. a. To furnish with win.
dows; to place at a window; to break into open
lºng S. -
WINDPIPE, wind'pipe, o, wind'plpe. s. The
passage of breath. ... "
WINDWARD, wind'wärd, ad. 88, Towards the
wind. Y
WINDY, win'dé. a. Consisting of wind; next
the wind ; empty, airy, tempestuous, molested
with wind : puffy, flatulent.
WiNE, wine. s. The fermented juice of the
grape ; preparations of vegetables by fermen
tation, called by the general name of Wines.
WING, wing. s. 410. The limb of a bird by
which it flies: a fan to winnow ; flight, passage
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[j 559.-Fāte, făr, fäll, fīt;-mê, mét;—pine, pin;–
by the wing; the side bodies of an army; any
side piece.
To WING, wing. v. a. To furnish with wings,
to enable to fly; to maim a bird by hitting the
*#; to supply with side bodies.
To WING, "'ing. v. n. To pass by flight.
WINGED, wing'éd. a. 362. Furmished with
wings, f ing; swift, rapid; hurt in the wing.
WINGET PEA, wing'éd-pê š. A plant.
WINGSHELL, wing'shël. s The shell that co-
vers the wings of insect3,
WINGY, wing'é. a. Having wings.
To WINK, wingk. v. n. 408. To shut the eyes;
to hint, or direct by the motion of the eyelids;
to close and exclude the light; to connive, to
seem not to see, to tolerate ; to be dim.
WINK, wingk. s. Act of closing the eye; a hint
iven by motion of the eye.
WINKER, wingkºr. s. One who winks
WINKINGLY, wingkºng-lè, ad. With the eye
almost closed.
WINNER, win'nār. S. 93. One who wins.
WINNING, win'ning. part. a. 410. Attractive,
charming.
WINNING, win’míng. s. The sum won.
To WINNOW, win’mö. v. a. 327. To separate
by means of the wind, to part the grain from
the chaff; to fan, to beat as with wings; to
sift, to examine; to separate, to part.
To WINNOW, win'nó. v. n. To part corn from
chaff.
WINNOWER, will'mô-ár s. 98 . He who win-
not”5.
WINTER, wºn'tūr. s. 9°. The cold season of
the year.
To WINTER, win'tūr. • e To pass the win-
ter.
WINTERBEATEN, win tär-bê-t'n. a. Harassed
by severe weather.
WINTERCHERRY, win'tūr-tshār-rè. s. A plant.
WINTERCITRON, win'tūr-cit-tórn. s. 417. A
sort of pear. -
WINTERGREEN, whitär-grèëm. s.
WINTERLY, win'tär-lè. a.
to winter, of a wintry kind,
WINTRY, win'tré. a. Belonging to winter :
º Wintery. -
WIN.Y., winé. a. Having the taste or qualities
of wine.
To WIPE, wipe. v. a.
with something soft ; to take away by tersion;
to strike off gently ; to clear away To wipe
rout; to efface.
, Wiś 2, wipe. s. An act of cleansing ; a blow, a
... stroke, a jeer, a gibe, a sarcasm; a bird.
WIPER, wi'për. s. 98. An instrument or per-
son by which any thing is wiped.
WIRE, wi'ār. s. Metal drawn into slender
threads.
To WIREDRAW, wi'ār-dràw. v. a. To spin in-
to wire ; to draw out into iength ; to draw by
art or violence.
WIREDRAWER, wi'ār-dràw-àr, s.
spins wire. -
To...WIS, wis. v. a. Pret. and part. pass. Wist,
To know.
"WISDOM, wiz'dām. s. 166. Sapience, the pow-
ter of judging rightly.
ISE, wize a. Sapient, judging rightly, particu
larly of matters of life; having practical know-
iedge ; skilful, d' Aterous; skilled in hidden
alts grave, becoming a wise man.
W43E, wize. s. Manner, way of being or acting.
This word, in the modern dialect, is often cor-
ritpted into ways.
WISEACRE, wize?-kår. s. 416. A wise, a sºn-
tentious man. Obsolete. A fool, a dunce.
W}}{I.Y. wizelé. ad. Judiciously, prudently.
WISENH.S.S. wizenés. s. Wisdom.
To W 15B, wish. v. n . To have strong desire,
to §: to be disposed, or inclined.
To WISkſ, wish. v. a. To desire. to long for .
A plant.
Such as is suitable
One who
To cleanse by rubbing ||
to recommend by wishing; to imprecate; to
aSK.
WISH, wish. s. Longing desire; thing desired;
desire expressed.
WISHER, wish'êr. g. 98. One who longs; one
who expresses wishes. -
WISHFUL, wish'föl. a. Longing, showing de-
Sire.
WISHFULLY, wish'föl-è, ad. Earnestly, with
longing.
WISP, wisp. s.
Straw.
WIST, wist. Pret. and Part. of Wis.
WISTFUL, wist'ſtil. a. Attentive, earnest, full of
thought.
wºully, wist'ſil-lè. ad. Attentively, ear.
ineSty.
WISTLY, wistlé, ad. Attentively, earnestly
WIT, wit. s. The powers of the mind, the men-
tai faculties, the intellect ; imagination, quick-
ness of fancy; sentiments produced by quick-
ness of fancy ; a man of fancy ; a man of gemi-
us : sense, judgment. in the plural, sound
mind; contrivance, stratagem, power of expe
dients.
WITCH, witsh... s.
Harts.
To WITCH, witsh. v. a. To bewitch, to en-
chant.
WITCHCRAFT, witsh'kräft. s. The practices
of witches.
WITCHERY, witsh'êr-é. 3. Enchantment.
WITCRAFT, wit'kräft. s. Contrivance, inven-
tion.
WITCRACKER, wit'krák-àr. s. A joker, one
who breaks a jest.
WITH, witH, and with. prepos. 467. By, noting
the cause ; noting the means ; noting the
instrument; on the side of, for; in oppositior.
to, in competition or contest; moting compari
son ; in society ; in company of ; in appen-
dage, noting consequence, or concomitance; in
mutual dealing ; noting connection , immedi-
ately after ; amongst ; upon ; in consent.—See
Forrh witH. -
WITHAL, witH-àll'... ad. 406. Along with the
rest, likewise, at the same time . it is some-
times used by writers where we now use With
To WITH DRAW, witH-dràw'. v. a. To take
back, to deprive of ; to call away, to make to
A small bundle, as of hay or
A woman given to unlawful
retire.
To WITHDRAW, witH, dràw'. v. m. To re
treºt.
WITH DRAWINGROOM, witH-drāwīng-rööm.
s. Room behind another room for retirement.
WITHE, with. s. A willow twig ; a band : pro-
perly a band of twigs.
[* Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Smith, and
W. Johnston, give the sharp sound of th in this
word, as heard in fruth ; but Dr. Kenrick and
Mr. Perry the flat one heard in bathe . The
same distinction is observed in withy by those
who have the word, as this Inust depend entire.
ly on its simple.
To WITHER, witH'âr. v. n. To fade, to grow
sapless, to dry up; to waste, to pine away; to
lose or want animal inoisture.
To WITHER, witH'âr. v. a. To make to fade
to make to shrink, decay, or wrinkle.
WITHEREDN ESS, witH'êr'd-nēs. s. The state
of being withered, marcidity.
WITHERS, with firz. s. Is the joining of the
shoulder-bones at the bottom of the neck and
that the . ,
WITHERWRUNG, witH'êr-ràng. s. An injury
Caused by a bite of a horse, or by a saddle be-
ing unfit, especialiy when the bows are too
wide.
To WITH HOLD, witH-hôld'. v. a. pret, and part
Withineid or Withholden, To restrain, to keep
from action, to hold back; to keep back; to
ref: S →
WOL
WITiſºpen , witH-hôl'd'm. Part. pass. of
ithheld. t
W1THHOLDER, witH-hôld'âr. s. He who with-
inolds.
WITHIN, witH-in'. prep. In the inner part of;
in the compass of ; not beyond, used both of
time and place ; not longer ago than; into the
reach of ; in the reach of ; into the heart or
confidence of; not exceeding; in the enclosure of.
WITHIN., witHin. ad. In the upper parts, in-
wardly, internally . in the mind.
WITHINSIDE, witH-in'side. ad. In the inte-
riour parts. - º
WITHOUT, witH-ööt'. prep. Not with ; in a
state of absence from ; in the state of not hav-
ing ; beyond, not within the compass of; in the
negation, or emission of ; not by, not by the
use of, not by the help of; on the outside of; Hot
within ; with exemption from. -
WITHOUT, witH-6üt'. ad. Not in the inside;
out of doors; externally, not in the mind.
WITHOUT, witH-öät'. conjunct. Unless, if not,
except.
To WITHSTAND, witH-stánd'. v. a. To gain-
stand, to §§§ , to resist.
WITHSTANDER, witH-ständ'àr. s. An oppo-
nent, resisting power.
WITHY, with'ê. S.–See WITHE. Willow.
WITLESS, wit'lés. a. Wanting understanding.
WITLING, wit'ling. s. 410. A pretender to wit,
a man of petty smartness. -
WITNESS, wit’nés. s. Testimony, attestation :
one who gives testimony. With a Witness;
effectually, to a great degree. -
To WITNESS, wit'nés. v. a. To attest.
To WITNESS, wit'nés. v. p. To bear testimony.
WITNESS, wit’nés. interject. An exclamation
signifying that person or thing may attest it.
WITSNAPPER, wit’snäp-pâr. s. One who affects
repattee.
WITTED, wit’téd. a. Having wit, as, a quick-
witted boy.
WITTICISM, wit’té-słzm.s. A mean attempt at wit.
WITTILY, wit të-lè; ad. Ingeniously, cunningly,
artfully; with flight of imagination.
WITTINESS, wit’té-nēs. s. The quality of being
wittv.
wººingly, wit’ting-lè. ad. 410. Knowingly,
not ignorantly, with knowledge, by design.
WITTöi. wit’tól. s. 166. A man who knows the
falsehood of his wife, and seems contented.
WITTOLLY, wit’tól-é, ad. Cuckoldly.
WITTY, wit’té. a. Judicious, ingenious; full of
imagination; sarcastick, full of taunts.
WITWORM, wit'wºrm. s. One that feeds on wit.
To WTVE, wive. v n. To marry, to take a wife.
'To WIVE, wive. v. a. To match to a wife; to
take a wife.
WIVELY, wive'lé. ad. Belonging to a wife.
WIVES, wiva. s. The plural of Wiſe.
WIZARD, wiz'zárd. s. 88. A conjurer; an en-
chanter, -
WO, wo. s. Grief, sorrow, misery, calamity; a
denunciation of calamity, a curse. Wo is used
for a stop or cessation.
WOAD, wade. s. A plant cultivated in England
for the use of diers, who use it for laying the
foundation of many colours.
WOBEGONE, wo'bé-gón, ad. Lost in wo.
WOFUL, wo'föl. a. Sorrowful, afflicted, mourn-
ing ; calamitous, afflictive; wretched, paltry,
SOrº"W.
wººlly, wó'föl-é. ad. Sorrowfully, mourn-
fully ; wretchedly, in a sense of contempt.
WOLD, wold. s. Wold, whether singly or jointly,
in the names of piaces, signifies a plain open
comintry. •
WOLF, wilf. s. 169. A kind of wild dog that
devours sheep; an uating ulcer. -
wº. wälf'dóg. s. A dog of a very large
breed, kept to guard sheep ; a dog bred be-
tween a dog and a wolf. ,
603 -
—né méve, nér, nôt;—túbe, túb, būll ;-&fl;—päänd;—thin, THIs.
|
WOO
*
WOLFISH, willfish. a. Resembling a wol. in
qualities or form.
WOLFSBANE, wilfs'bāne. s. A poisonous plant,
a COllife.
WOLFSMILK, wälfs'milk. s. An herb.
WOLVISH, wiil'vish. a. Like a wolf.
WOMAN, wiłm'ên. s 88, 169. The female of the
human race; a female attendant on a person
of rank.
WOMANED, wiłm'àn'd. a. 359. Accompanied
or united with a woman.
WOMAN HATER, wiłm'ön-hă-tör. s.
has an aversion for the female sex.
WOMAN HOOD, wäm'ān-hüd. s. The charac.
ter and collective qualities of a woman.
WOMAN1SH, wiłm'ân-ish. a. Suitable to a wo
Hlal Il.
To WöM&NISE, wām‘āb-ze. v. a. To emascu-
late, to effeminate, to soften. Proper, but not
used.
WOMANKIND, wäm'ān-kyind, s. The female
sex, the race of wornem.
WOMANLY, w tim'ên-lè. a. Becoming a woman,
suiting a woman, feminime; not childish, not
girlish.
WOMB, wēēm. s. 164, 347. The place of the
foetus, in the mother; the place whence any
thing is produced.
To WOMB, w8öm. v. a. To enclose, to breed in
Secret.
WOMBY, wéöm'é. a. Capacious,
WOMEN, wim'min. Plur. of Woman.
WON, win. 474. The pret. and part. pass. of
Win. -
To WON, wäm. v. m.
abode. -
To WONDER, wäm'dër. v. n. 93. To be struck
with admiration, to be pleased or surprised so
as to be astonished.
WONDER, win'dár. s. 93. Admiration, astom-
ishment, amazement; cause of wonder, a
strange thing; any thing mentioned with won
One who
To dwell, to live, to have
der.
WONDERFUL, wēn’dār-fúl. a. Admirable,
strange, astonishing.
WONDERFULLY, wän'dár-fúl-è, ad. In
wonderful manner, to a wonderful degree.
WONDERSTRUCK, wän'tlár-stråk. a. Amazed
WONE)f0 US, wän'drás. a. 314. Contracted,
and, I think, improperly, from wonderous,
Admirable, marvellous, strange, surprising.
WONDROUSLY, wän'drás-lè. ad. To a sirange
degree.
To WONT,
To be WONT,
Wont. To be accustomed, to use, to be used.
WON'``, wänt. s. Custom, habit, use.
WONT, wēnt. A contraction of will not
WONTED, wänt'éd. part. a. Accustomed, used,
usual.
WONTEDNESS, wänt'éd-nēs. s. State of being
accustomed to.
To WOO, w86. v. a. 10. To court, to sue to for
love; to court solicitously, to invite with impor-
tunity. -
To WOO, wää. v. m. To court, to make love.
WOOD, wild. s. 307. A large and thick planta-
tion of trees; the sūbstance of trees, timber.
WOODBINE, wäd'blne. s. Honeysuckle. ,
WOODCOCK, wiłd'kök. s. A bird of passage
with a long bill: his food is not known.
WOODED, wild'éd. s. Supplied with wood.
WOODHDRi NK, wild'drink. s. Decoction or in
fusion of medicinal woods, as Sassafras.
WOOLEN, wild d'm. a. 103. Ligneous, made o
wood, timber; clumsy, awkward.
WOODHOLE wild'hôle. s. Place where wood
is laid up
WOODLAND, wid’lānd. s.
covered with wood.
WOODLARK, wild'lārk. s. A melodious sort Q.
wild lark.
8
wänt. v. n. Pret. and part
Woods, ground
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d
WOR
601
WOR
[[ 559–Fâteſ fär, fail, fat;-mé, mēt 3-phe, pīn;–
WOODLOUSE, wäd'lööse. s.
Insect, the millepedes.
WOODMAN, wild'mán. s. 33. A sportsman, a
hunter. .
wºonger, wād'mông-går. s. A wood-
seller.
WOODNOTE, wid’nóte. g. Wild musick.
WQQDNYMPH, wild'mimſ. s. A dryad.
WOODOFFERING, wid’éſ-fôr-ing. s. Wood
burnt on the altar. -
WOODPECKER, wäd'pěk-kår. s. A bird.
WQQDPIGEON, wild'p?d-jin. s. A wild pigeon.
WOODROOF, wäd'rööf. s. An herb.
WQODSORREL, wid'sór-ril. s. A plant.
WOODWARD, wid'wärd. s. A forester.
WOODY, wide. a. Abounding with wood; lig-
neous, consisting of wood ; relating to woods.
WOOER, w86'âr. s. 98. One who courts a wo-
IIlºliſh.
WQOF, w83f. s. The set of threads that crosses
the warp, the weft; texture, cloth.
WOOINGLY, w86'ing-lè. ad. 410. Pleasingly,
so as to invite stay. -
WOOL, wi. s. 307. The fleece of sheep; that
sº is woven into cloth; any short thick
2. HI". -
WOOLLEN, will'lia. a. 99, 102. Made of wool.
WOOILPACK, wiłł'päk.
WOOLSACK, wiłł'säk.
dle of wool; the seat of the Judges in the House
of Lords ; anything bulky without weight.
WOOLSTAPLER, wiłł' ,-plar. s. One who
deals largely in wool; one who buys wool, and
sorts it, . then sells it to the clothiers.
Újº I have inserted this word, though not in John-
son, at the instance of a worthy friend of the
society called Quakers, (to whom I am under
great obligations for many valuable remarks,)
who observes of the Woolstaplers, “I suppose,
“if they were asked, would think themselves
“ as deserving of a place in the Dictionary, as
“the JMolecatchers.” -
WOOP,LY, willé. a. Consisting of wool; clothed
with wool; resembling wool.
WORD, wiłrd. s. A single part of speech ; a
short discourse ; talik, discourse, dispute, ver-
bal contention ; promise ; signal, token ; ac-
count, tidings, message ; declaration, ; affirma-
tion; Scripture, word of God; the second per-
son of the ever adorable Trinity. aſ scripture
The name of an
: S. A bag of wool, a butn-
term.
To WQRD, wärd. v. a. To express in proper
words.
WORDY, wärä'è. a. Verbose, full of words.
WORE, wºre The preterit of Wear.
'o WORK, wärk. v. n. Preterit Worked, or
wrought. To labour, to travail, to toil; to be
in action, to be in motion ; to act, to carry on
operations; to act as a manufacturer; to fer-
ment; to operate, to have effect; to obtain by
diligence; to act internally, to operate as a
purge or other physick; to act as on an object;
to make way. * *
To WORK, wärk: v. a. To make by degrees;
to labour, to manufacture; to bring by action.
into any state ; to influence by successive im-
pulses; to produce, to effect; to manage; to
put to labour, to exert ; to embroider with a
- needle. To work out; to effect by-toil; to
erase, to efface. To work up ; to raise.
WORK, wärk. s. Toil, labour, employment; a
state of labour; bungling attempt ; flowers or
embroidery of the needle; any fabrick or com-
pages of art; action, feat, deed ; any thing
made, management, treatment To set on
Work : to employ, to engage.
WORKER, wºrk One that works
, wärk'ör. s.
WORKFELLOW, wärk'fél-ló. s. One engaged
in the same work with another. . -
WORKHOUSE, wärkſhööse. s, A
WORKINGHQUSE, wärking-hôāse. ºr *
relace in which any manufacture is carried on ;
WORSE, wärse. a.
a place where idlers and vagabonds are con
demned to labour. w
WORKING DAY, wirk?ng-dà. s. Day on which
labour is permitted, not the sabbath.
WORKMAN, wark'mán. s. 88. An actificer, c
maker of any thing. ,
WORKMANLIKE, wärk'mán-like. a. Well per-
formed, like a good workman. *
WORKMANLY, wärk'mān-lè. a. Skilful, well
performed, workmanlike.
WORKMANSHIP, wark'mān-ship. s. Manu-
facture, something made by any one; the skil;
of a worker; the art of working.
WORKMASTER, wärk'má-står. s. The per-
former of any work.
WORKWOMAN, wiłrk'wim-án. s. A woman
skilled in needle-work ; a woman that works
for hire.
WORKYDAY, wärk'é-dà. s. A day not the sab-
bath.
[[G’ This is a gross corruption of WoRKING DAY,
and so gross that the use of it is a sure mark of
vulgarity.
WORLſ), wärld. s. 165. World is the great col-
lective idea of all bodies whatever; system of
beings ; the earth, the terraqueous globe ; pre-
sent state of existence; a secular life; publick
life; great multitude ; mankind, an hyperbo-
lical expression for many ; course of life ; the
manners of mem. In , the World; in possibili-
ty. For all the World :, exactly.
WORLD i.INESS, wärld'lè-nēs. s.
mess, addictedness to gain.
WORLDLING, wärld ling. S. 410. A mortal set
upon profit.
WORLDLY, wärld'ſé. a. Secular, relating to
this life, in contradistinction to the life to come;
bent upon this world, not attentive to a future
state; humail, common, beionging to the world.
WORLDEY, wiłrld'é. ad. "With relation to
the present life.
WORM, wärm. s. 165. A small harmless ser.
pent that lives in the earth ; a poisonous ser-
pent ; amimal bred in the body ; the animal that
spins silk ; grubs that guaw wood and furni.
ture ; something tormenting ; any thing ver-
miculated or turned round, any thing spiral.
To WORM, wirin. v. m. To work slowly, se-
cretly, and gradually.
To WORM, warm. v. a. To drive by slow and
Sec. 1'et inea il S.
WORMEATEN, wºrm'é-t'n.
worms ; old, worthless.
W 0RMWOOD, wärm'wäd. s. A plant.
WORMY, warm'é. a. Full of worms.
WORN, worn. Part, pass. of Wear.
To WORRY, wär'rè. v. a. 165. To tear or
mangle as a beast tears its prey ; to harass or
persecute brutally.
165.
Bad ; more bad, more ill.
WORSE, wärse. ad. In a manner more bad,
The WORSE, wärse. s. The loss, not the
advantage, not the better; something less
Covetous
a. Gnawed by
The comparative of
ood.
Tºrse, wärse. v. a. To put to disadvantage.
JWot in use.
WORSHIP, wär'ship. s. 165, Dignity, eminence
excellence ; a character of honour; a term o
ironical respect; adoration, religious act or re.
verence, honour, respect, civil deference ,
idolatry of lovers -
To WORSHIP, wär'ship. v. a. To adore, to
honour or venerate with religious rites; to res-
pect, to honour, to treat with civil reverence.
To WORSHIP, wär'ship. v. n. To perform acts
of adoration.
WORSHIPFUL,wör'ship-fúl. a. Claiming respect
by any character or dignity; a term of ironica)
respºct.
WORSHIPFULLY, warship-fúl-è. ad. Res
pectfully
Y º wou 605 WRE º
N. —no, mēve, när, nôt;—tºbe, tºb, būīl;-&fl;—pôānd;—thin, This.
worshippº, warship-pâr. s. Adorer, ºneſ prºnunciation...I am, however, of Mr. Nares s_
that worships. &
WORST, wärst. a. 165. The superlative of Bad;
most bad, most ill. - - -
WORST, wärst. s. The most calamitous or wick-
ed state. º
To WORST, warst. v. a. To defeat, to over-
throw.
WORSTED, wars’tíd. s. 99, 169. Woollen
s. 165. Originally a general
yarn, wool spun.
WORT, wärt.
name for an herb , a plant of the cabbage kind;
new beer, either unfermented, or in the act of
fermentation.
WORTH, wärth. s. 165, 467. Price, value ; ex-
cellence, virtue ; importance, valuable quality.
WORTH, wärth. a. Equal in price to, equal
in value to ; deserving of; equal in possessious
to.
WORTHILY, wär'THé-lè. ad. Suitably, not be-
low the rate of ; deservedly ; justly, not with-
Out CauSe.
WORTHINESS, war'THè-nēs. s. Desert; ex-
cellence, dignity, virtue ; state of being wor-
thy, quality of deserving.
WORTHLESS, wärth'lés. a.
tues, dignity, or excellence ; having no value.
WORTHLESSNESS, wärth’lés-nés. s. Want of
excellence, want of dignity, want of value.
WORTHY, wär'THé. a. Deserving;such as merits;
valuable, noble, illustrious ; having worth, hav-
ing virtue; suitable for any quality good or
bad, equal in value; suitable to anything bad;
deserving of ill.
woßTHY, wär'THè. s. A man laudable for any
eminent quality, particularly for valour.
to WOT, wēt. v. m. To know, to be aware.
[[; Mr. Elphinstone is singular in pronouncing
this word so as to rhyme with hut ; Mr. Sheri-
dam, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, and
Mr. Smith, rhyme it with not. -
WOVE, wove. The Pret. and Part, pass. of
Weave.
WOVEN, wē'v'n. 103. The Part. pass. of Weave.
WOULD, wid. 320. The Pret. of Will ; it is
generally used as an auxiliary verb with an in-
finitive, to which it gives the force of the sub-
junctive mood ; was or am resolved, wish or
wished to : it is a familiar term for Wish to do,
or to have.—See BEEN.
WOULD-BE, wid'hé. a. Foolishly pretending
to be.—JMason. -
WOUND, w8ónd, or wëünd. s. 315. A hurt
given by violence.
iſ; The first pronunciation of this word, though
generally received among the polite world, is
certainly a capricious novelty: a novelty either
generated by false criticism to distinguish it
from the preterit of the verb to wind, of which
there was not the least danger of interference,
(see Bow L;) or more probably from an affecta-
tion of the French sound of this diphthong,
which, as in pour, and some other words, we
find of late to have prevailed. The Stage is in
possession of this sound ; and what Swift ob-
serves of newspapers with respect to the intro-
duction of new and fantastical words, may be
applied to the Stage, with respect to new and
fantastical modes of pronunciation. (See Sigh.)
That the other pronunciation was the establish-
ed sound of this word, appears from the poets,
who rhyme it with bound, found, ground, and
around, and is still so among the great bulk of
speakers, who learn this sound at school, and
are obliged to unlearn it again when they come
into the conversation of the polite warld. Mr
Sheridan, . Mr. Scott, and Mr. Elphinstone,
adopt the first sound of this word; but Dr. Ken.
rick and W. Johnston the second; Mr. Perry
gives both, but prefers the first ; and though
§ſr. Smith, in his Vocabulary, has classed it
with sºund and found, says woond is the common
Having no vir-
opinion, who says this pronunciation ought to
be entirely banished. But where is the mar,
bold enough to risk the imputation of vulgarity
by such an expulsion ? -
To WQUND, wēónd, or w8&nd. v. a.
by violence.
To hurt
WQUN D, wäänd. The Pret, and Part. pass. on
To wind. - -
WOUNDLESS, wēónd'lés. a. Exempt from
wounds.
3WQUNDWORT, wö&nd'wºrt. s. A plant.
WRACK, räk. s. Properly WREck. Destruc-‘ ‘
tion of a ship ; ruin, destruction.—See Shir-
WHECR.
To WRACK, råk. v. a. 474. To destroy in the
water, to wreck: it seems in Milton to mean,
to rock, to shake; to torture, to torment.
To WRANGLE, ràng'gl. v. n. 405. To dispute
peevishly, to quarrel perversely.
WRANGLE, ràng'gl. s. A quarrel, a perverse
dispute.
WRANGLER, ràng'gl-âr. s. A perverse, peev-
ish, disputative man.
To WRAP, råp. v. a. 474. To roll together, to
• complicate; to involve, to cover with some-
thing rolled or thrown round; to comprise, to
contain. To wrap up ; to involve totally ; to
transport, to put in ecstacy.
[[; This word is often pronounced rop, rhyming
with top, even by speakers much above the vul-
gar. %i. have a confused idea, that a prece-
ding w makes the a broad, and do not attend to
the intervening r, which bars the power of the w,
and necessarily preserves the a in its short Ital-
ian sound. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W. John-
ston, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Smith
pronounce it as I have done. -
WRAPPER, råp'për. s. 98. One who wraps
that in which any thing is wrapped. . .
WRATH, röih, or ráth. s. 474. Anger, fury,
I’88 e. -
[[; The first pronunciation of this word is by far
the more usual, but the last is more analogical
The w has no power over the a, for the same
reason as in the preceding word. A want of
attending to this, and, perhaps, confounding
this word with the obsolete adjective wroth, are
the reasons of the present currency of this erro
neous pronunciation. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott,
W. Johnston, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and Mr.
Smith adopt the first sound; and Mr. Perry,
alone the last ; but in a case where analogy is
so clear, his authority ought, in my opinion, to
outweigh them all.
WRATH FUL, röth'föl, or räth'föl. a.
furious, raging.
WRATH FULLY, röth'föl-lè, orrāh'föl-lè.ad. Fu.
riously, passionately. *
WRATHLESS, röth'ſés, or räth'ſés. a Free from
3 thºſe?".
To WREAK, rèke. v. a. Old Pret. and Part
pass. Wroke. To revenge ; to execute any
violent design. - -
j ñ The diphthong in this word has the sound I
have given it, in Sheridan, Scott, W. Johnston,
Dr. Kenrick, Perry, Smith, and Barclay. -
WREAK, réke. g. 474.
passici), ſurious fit.
WREAKFUL, röke'föl a. Revengeful, angry.
WREATH, réth, or réthe. s. 467. Any thing
curled or twisted; a garland, a chaplet.
[[F I have placed what I think the best usual
mode of pronouncing this word first, because !
think it so much more agreeable to analog
than the second. Nouns and verbs spellet,
alike, and ending with a hissing consonant,
seem throughout the whole language to be dis’
tinguished from each other by the former giv-
ing the sharp, and the latter the flat sound tº
º consonańt-See Principles, No. 437 45°
Angry,
Revenge, vengeance
* WRI
To WRE, ATH, ré1 He. v. a. Preterit. Wreathed;
Part. pass. Wreathed, Wreathem. To curl, tr.
twist, to convolve ; to interweave, to entwine
one in another; to encircle as a garland; to en-
circle as with a garland.
WREATHY, ré'THé. a. Spiral, curled, twisted.
WRECK, rék. s 474. Destruction by being driven
on rocks or shallows at sea; dissolution by
violence; ruin, destruction.—See SHiPw REck.
[[F Mr. Sheridan alone has given the sound of a
to the e in this word; Mr. Scott, W. Johnston,
Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Smith, pro-
nounce it as l have done.
To WRECK, rék. v. a. To destroy by dashing
on rocks or sands ; to ruin.
To WRECK, rék. v. m. To suffer wreck.
WREN, rém. s. 474. A small bird.
To WRENCH, rénsh. v. a. To pull by violence,
to wrest, to force ; to sprain, to distort.
WRENCH, rénsh. s. 474. A violent pull or twist;
a snrain.
To WREST, rést. v. a. To twist by violence, to
extort by writhing or force; to distort, to writhe,
to force,
WREST, rést. 3.474. Distortion, violence.
WRESTER, rés'tár. s. He who wrests.
To WRESTLE, rés'slºv, n. 472. To contend who
shall throw the other down; to struggle, to con-
terid.
WRESTLER, rés'lár, s 98. One who wrestles,
one who professes the athletick art; one who
contends in wrestling.
WRETCH, rétsh. s. A miserable mortal; a
worthless sorry creature: it is used by way of
#. ironical pity, or contempt.
WRETCHED, rétsh'éd. a. 366. Miserable, un-
happy; calamitous, afflictive; sorry, pitiful,
paltry, worthless ; despicable, hatefully con-
temptible.
WRETCHEDLY, réts.) 'éd-lè. ad,
unhappily; ineanly, despicably.
WRETCHEDNESS, rétsh'éd-més. s. Misery,
unhappiness, afflicted state; pitifulness, despi.
cableness.
To WRIGGLE, riggl. v. n. 405. To move to and
fro with short motions.
Io WRIGGLE, rig'g' v. a. 474. To put in a quick
reciprocating motion.
WRIGHT, rite. s. 293, 474. A workman, an arti-
ficer, a maker, a manufacturer.
To WRING, ring. ‘v. a. Pret and Part pass.
Wringed and Wrung To twist, to turn round by
violence ; to force out of any body by conitor-
tion; to squeeze, to press; to writhe ; to pinch ;
to force by violence, to extort; to harass, to
distress, to torture; to distort, to turn to a
wrong parpose ; to persecute with extortion.
To WRING, ring. v. n. 474. To writhe with an-
Miserably,
guish.
WRINGER, ring'àr. s 98. One who squeezes the
water out of clottes. *
WRHNKLE, rink'ki. s. 405. Corrugation or fur-
row of the skin in the face; any roughness.
To WRINKLE, rink'ki. v. a. To corrugate, to
s contract into furrows; to make rough or un-
&Veil. º
WRIST, rist. s. 474. The joint by which the hand
is joined to the arm.
WRISTBAND, rist'bānd. s.
shirt at the hand. *
WRIT; rit. s.474. Anything written, Scripture.
The fastening of the
This sense is now chiefly used in speaking of the .
Bible. A
Inêut.
WRIT, rit. The Pret. of Write.
To WRITE, rite. v. a. Pret. Whit, or Wrote; Part.
pass Written, Writ, or Wrote To express by
means of letters; to engrave, to impress 3 to
produce as an author; to tell by letter.
To WRITE, rite. v n. 474. To perform the act of
writing ; to play the author; to tell in books :
judicial process, a legal instru-
w 606
[[ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fåt ;—mé, mét;—plue, plm;–
to send letters; to call one's self, to be entitled,
£ - y t *
XjP
to use the style of; to compose, to form com
positions.
WRITER, riºtăr. s. 98. One who practices the
art of writing; an author.
To WRITHE, r|The. v. a. 467. To distort, to de-
form with distortion; to twist with violence -
to wrest, to force by violence; to twist.
To WRITHE, ritHe. v. n. To be convolved with
agony or torture.
WRITING, ri'ting. s. 410. A legal instrument;
a composure, a book; a written paper of any
kind.
WRITINGMASTER, ri'ting-más-tär. s. One who
teaches to write.
wº EN, rit’t’m. a. 103. The Part. pass. of
rite.
WRONG, rông. s. An injury, a designed cr known
detriment; errour, not right.
WRONG, ràng. a. 474. Not morally right, no,
agreeable to propriety or truth ; not physically
right, unfit, luisuitable.
WRONG, rông, ad. Not rightly, amiss.
To Wºong, rông: v. a. To injure, to use un
Justiy.
y
||WRONGDOER, rông'dóē-ăr. s. An injurious
person.
WRONGER, ràng'àr. s. 98, 409. He that in-
jures, he that does wrong.
WRONG FUL, röng'föl. a. Injurious, unjust.
WRQNGFULLY, róng fāl-e. ad. Unjustly.
WRONGHEAD, rông'héd. H
WRONGHEADED, Föng-hôd'éd. ; * ****ing
a perverse understanding.
WRONGLY, ràng'lé. ad. Unjustly amiss.
WRONGLESSLY, rông'lès-lè. ad. Without in-
Jury, to any.
WROTE, rôte. Pret. and Part. of Write.
WROTH, röth. a.-See WRATH. Angry. Out of use.
WROt 'GHT, ràwt. The Pret. and Part, pass. as
it seems, of Work. 319, 393. Effected, per-
formed; influenced, prevailed on ; produced,
caused ; worked, laboured ; gained, attained
operated ; worked ; actuated ; manufactured ;
formed ; excited by degrees; guided, managed;
agitated, disturbed.
WRUNG, ràng. The Pret. and Part. pass of
Wring.
WRY, ri. a. 474. Crooked, deviating from the
light direction ; distorted; wrung, perverted,
wrested.
To WRY, r. v. m. To be contorted and writned,
*o deviate from the right direction.
*
^^^^********* ***.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* a
X.
X, says Johnson, is a letter which, though found
in Saxon words, begins no word in the English
language.
[* It may be observed, that in words from the
Greek, where it is initial, it is always pronoun-
ced like Z For the true pronunciation of this
letter, when medial or final in English words,
see Prumciples, No. 476. -
XEROCOLLYRIUM, zè-rö-köl-lir ré-àm. s. A
dry plaster for sore eyes. -
XERGDES, zè-ro'dèz. s. Any tumour attended
with dryness. -
XEROMERUM, zér-ó-mi'rām. s. 503. A drying
ointinent.
XEROPHAGY, zè-röf'é-jë. s. 518. The eating
of dry meats, a sort of fast among the Primitive
Christians.
XEROPHTHALMY, zè-rôp'thāl-mè. s. A dry
red soreness or itching in the eyes, without an:
dropping or swelling.
XEROTES, zè-ró'tèz. s. 503. A dry habit ol
The sword fish; also t
disposition of body.
XIPHIAS, ziſ'ê-ás. s.
comet shaped like a sword.
XIPHOIDES, zè-föé'dèz. s. The pointed sword
like cartilage or gristle of the breast bune.
A
º
† : y EL
XYLOBALSAMUM, zl-lö-bál'sä-măm s The
wood of the balsam tree.
XYSTER, zis'tár. s. A surgeon's instrument to
scrape and shave bones with. *
Y.
YACHT, yöt. s. 356. A small ship for carrying
passengers.
[[ī’ This word is pronounced as I have marked it,
by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr.
Perry, Mr. Nares, and Mr. Smith; Dr. Ken-
rick pronounces it yat, rhyming with hat ; and
Mr Barclay yaut, rhyming with nought.
YAM, yām. s. An edible root that grows in the
warm regions of America and the South-Sea
Islands-Mason.
YARD, yárd. s. 78. Enclosed ground adjoining
to a house; a measure of three feet; the sup-
ports of the sails of a ship
YARE, yāre... a. Ready, dexterous, eager.
YARELY, yāre'lè. ad. Dexterously, skilfully.
YARN, yārn... s. 78. Spun wool, woollen thread.
YARROW, yār'rö. s. 81. A plant which grows
wild on dry banks, and is used in medicine.
YAWL, yāwl. s. 219. A little vessel belonging
to a ship, for convenience of passing to and
from it. -
To YAWN, yāwn. v. n. 219. To gape, to have
the mouth opened involuntarily; to open wide;
to express desire by yawning.
YAWN, yāwn. s. Oscitation; gape, hiatus.
yº ING, yāwn'ing. a. 410. Sleeping, slum-
ering.
YCLAD, A-kläd'. Part. for Clad. Clothed.
YCLEPED. &-kiépt’. a. Called, termed, named.
YE, yé. The solemn nominative plural of Thou.
YEA, ye. ad. 227. Yes. ,
ſīši Mr. Sheridal., Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr.
Smith, and Mr. Fry, pronounce this word so as
to , rhyme with nau, pay, &c. But Steel or
Brightland, Dr. Jones who wrote The new ...Art
of Spelling in Queen Anne's time, Dr. Kemrick,
and Mr. Perry, pronounce it like the pronoun
ye. Though so many are against me, I do not
hesitate to pronounce the latter mode the best ;
first, as it is more agreeable to the general sound
of the diphthong ; next, as it is more related to
its familiar substitute ſes; and lastly, unless my
memory greatly fails me, because it is always
so pronounced when contrasted with nay ; as
in that precept of the Gospel, “Let your com-
munication be yea, yea, and may, nay.”
To YEAN, yéne. v. n. 227. To bring young.
Used of sheep, *
Yºng, yène'ling. s. 410. The young of
Sneeſ).
yśyare. s. 227. Twelve months : it is often
used plurally, without a plural termination : in
the plural, old age. -
YEARLING, yere'ſing. a. 410. Being a year old.
YEARLY, yére'lé. a. Annual, happening every
year, lasting a year.
yº, yórelë. ad. Annually.
To YEARN, yérn v. n 234. To feel great in-
termal uneasiness
To YEARN, yérn. v. a. To grieve, to vex.
YELK, yélk. s. ſpealkewe, yellow, Saxon.] The
yellow part of the egg.
[[# It s commonly pronounced, says Johnson,
and often writter, Kolk. To which we may add,
that when the word is so written, the l is silent,
and the word pronounced Yoke. But Johnson
seems justly to have preferred the former mode
of writing and pronouncing this word, as more
agreeable bºtli to etymology and the best usage.
To YELL, yéli. v. n. Te cry out with horrowr
and agony. ºp
YELL, yéll. s. A cry of horroſir.
YELLOW, yél'lò, a Bein; ... a 1:
Colour, as gold
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—nó, móve, nãr, nôt;—töbe, tàb, būll;-&il;-pôānd;—thin, this.
- * ºf Tº P : - * * * * * -
Y Eſkiş. ºrk. s
YER.
[[ī Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, ºr
Jones, and Mr. Fry, pronounce this wordºns
if written uallow, rhyming with tallow. But Thr.
Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Per-
ry preserve the e in its pure sound, and º:
the word with mellow. The latter mode is, in
my opinion, clearly the best, both as more
agreeable to analogy, and the best usage; for
I am much deceived if the former pronuncia-
tion does not border closely on the vulgar.
YELLOWBOY, yéI'lò-böé. s. A gold coin. A
very low word. -
YELLOWHAMMER, yé116-hām-már. s. A bird.
YELLOWISH, yéI'ló-ish. a. Approaching to
ɺ
YELLOWISHNESS, yélló-ish-nēs. s. The quali-
ty of approaching to yellow.
º
YELLOWNESS, yél'Ió-nés. s. The quality, of
º: yellow: it is used in Shakspeare for jea-
OllSV.
vºws, yéI'lóze. s. A disease in horses.
To YELP, yélp. v. m. To bark as a beagle-hound
after his prey.
YEOMAN, y&mán. s. 260. A man of a small
estate in land, a farmer, a gentleman farmer:
it seems to have been anciently a kind of cere-
monious title given to soldiers, whence we have
Yeoman of the guard: it was probably a free-
holder not advanced to the rank of a gentleman.
Is Junius gives us a great variety of derivations
of this word, but seems most to approve of that
from gaeman in the old Frisick signifying a
countryman or villager; and this word is de-
rived farther by Junius from the Greek youz.
7 oux, y), which he tells us does not only signify
the earth in general, but any great portion of
land. Skin ner says it may be derived from the
Anglo-Saxon Gemaene, or the Teutonick Ge-.
mean, a common man, or one of the commonal
ty ; or from Floweman, a shepherd; from Good-
man, an appellation given to inferiour people,
from Gemona, a º: from Gecngman, a
young man; from Jennan, an ordinary man, or
any body, like the Spanish Hidalgo; but he
prefers its derivation from the Anglo-Saxon
Guma, a painful or laborious man.
But however etymologists are divided in the deri
vation of this word, orthoepists are not less dif-
ferent in their pronunciation of it.
dan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Coote, (author of the Ele-
ments of Grammar,) Steele's Grainmar, (pub-
lished in Queen Anne's time;) Mr. Barclay, Mr
Smith, and Buchanam, pronounce it with the
diphthong short, as if written yemman; Dr. Ken-
rick pronounces it as if written yńmman : Mr
Elphinstone, (who quotes Langham, the fa-
mous raformer of orthography in Queen Eliza-
beth's time, for the same pronunciation,) sounds
the eo like ee : and Dr. Jones, the author of the
New Art of Spelling in Queen Anne's time,
pronounces it in the same m.anner. To which
we may add Ben Jonson, who says, that yeo-
matn, people, and jeopardy, were truer written ye-
man, pēple, jépardy. But W. Johnston, Mr. Per-
ry, Entick and Frv, pronounce the eo like long
open o, as if written woman. and this last ap-
pears in the to be the most received pronuncia-
tion. It is that which we constantly hear ap-
piied to the King's body guard, and it is that
which has always been the pronunciation ori,
the Stage; an authority which in this case,
may not, perhaps, improperly be called the
best echo of the publick voice. I will remem.
ber hearing Mr. Garrick pronounce the word in
this manuer, in a speech in King Lear; “Tell
“me, feilow, is a miadiman a gentleman, or a
*/6mºtº. * * .
Y#2OMAN RY, yò'mān-rè. s. 260. The collective
body of yeonnen.
To Y ERK, yérk v. a.
To throw out or moved
with a spring. *
A quick motion.
Mr. Sheri-
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* * *-is
608
ZAN
• II'ſ 559–Fâte, far, fall, fat;-mé, mêt ;—Fine, pin ;--

To YERN, yèrm. v. a.-See YEARN.
YES, yis, aā ſoi. A term of affirmation; the
affirmative particle opposed to No.
UG” This word is worn into a somewhat slenderer
sound than what is authorized by the orthogra-
phy; but e and i are frequently interchangeable,
and few changes can be better established
than trus. W. Johnston and Mr. Perry are
the only orth&epists who give the sound of the
vowels, that do not mark this change; but Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares,
Mr. Smith, and Dr. Jones in his New Art of
Spelling, confirm this change, and rhyme it
with hiss, miss, bliss, &c.—See BEEN and DEs-
PATCH.
YEST, yést. s. The foam, spume, or flower of
beer in fermentation, barm; the spume on a
troubled sea.
[I3’ Dr. Johnson has very properly spelled this
word yest, from the Saxon gest, and not yeast as
we sometimes see it; and this spelling decides
its pronunciation. Dr. Jones spells it yeast, and
gives the diphthong its long sound; Mr. Nares
pronounces the word in the same manner, but
spells it yest : Dr. Kenrick spells it yest, but
rhymes it with mist ; Mr. Barclay pronounces it
geest; Mr. Perry writes it yeast, and yest; but
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Smith, write
it as Dr. Johnson has done, and pronounce it
as I have done; and I think mot only more
agreeable to analogy, which forbids us to pro-
nounce e long, when followed by st in the same
syllable, (see LRST,) but, if I mistake not, more
consonant to polite usage. The vulgar do not
only pronounce the diphthong long, but sink
the ºl, and reduce the word to east.
YESTV, yes'tè. a. Frothy, spumy.
YESTER, yés'tūr. a. Being next before the pres-
ent day.
YFSTERDAY, yés’tär-dà. s. The day last past,
the next day before to-day.
[Though yes, from its continual use, is allowa-
bly worn into the somewhat easier sound of yis,
there is no reason why yesterdau should adopt
the same change, and though I cannot pro-
nounce this change vulgar, since Mr. Sheridan,
Dr Kemrick, Mr. Nares, and Mr. Scott, have
adopted it, I do not hesitate to pronounce the
regular sound given by W. Johnston as the
more correctºand agreeable to the best usage.
YESTERNIGHT. yestārinite. s. The night 5e.
fore this might. -
YET, yét. conjunct. Nevertheless, notwithstand-
ing, however.
tº The e in this word is frequently changed by
incorrect speakers into ; ; but though this
change is agreeable to the best and most esta-
blished usage in the word yes; in yet it is the
mark of incorrectness and vulgarity.
Dr. Kenrick is the only orthóepist who gives any
countenance to this incorrectness, by admitting
it as a second pronunciation; but Mr Sheridau,
Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, and Mr.
Smith, give the regular sound only. -
YET, yét, ad. Beside, over and above; still, the
state still remaining the same ; once again; at
this time, so soon, hitherto, with a negative be-
fore it; at least: it notes increase or extension
of the sense of the words to which it is joined;
still, in a rew degree; even, after all; hitherto.
YEXV, yöð s. A tree of tough wood.
To Y ElD, ye&ld. v. a 275. To produce, to give
in return for cultivation or labour; to produce
iſ general ; to afford, to exhibit: to give as
claimed of right; to allow, to permit ; to emit,
*, to expre; to resign, to give up ; to surrender.
so YIELD, yºld. v. m. To give up the contest,
to submit : 16 comply with any person; to com-
piy with things; to concede, to admit, to ailow,
not to deny, to give place as inferiour in ex-
cellence or any other quality. . . .”
Yi El. DER. Yêld'âr. s. One who yie...is
YOKE, yoke. s. The bandage placed on the neck
of draught oxen; a mark of servitude, slavery :
a chain, a link, a bond; a couple, two, a pair.
To YOKE, yoke, v. a. To bind by a yoke to a
carriage; to join or couple with another; to
enslave, to subdue ; to restrain, to confine.
YOKE-ELM, yoke'élm. s. A tree.
YOKEFELLOW, yoke'fél-ló. S
YOKEMATE, yoke'māte. g
in labour; mate, fellow. .
YOLK, yoke. s. The yellow part of an egg.—
See YELK.
YON, yön.
YONDER, yón'dár. 98.
within view.
[[; There is a vulgar pronunciation of this word
in London, as if written yander—This cannot be
too carefully avoided.
YQRE, yºre. ad. Long; of old time, long ago.
Companion
; a. Being at a distancă
YOU, yöö. pron. 8, 315. The oblique case of Ye
it is used in the nominative : it is the ceremo-
nial word for the second person singular, and is
always used, except in solemn language.
YOUNG, yáng. a. Being in the first part of life,
not old; ignorant, weak: it is sometimes ap-
plied to vegetable life. -
"YOUNG, yáng. s. 314. The offspring of animals
collectively. . ,3 *
YOUNGISH, yāngīsh. a. 381. Somewhat young.
YOUNGLING, yāng'ling. s. 410. Any creature
in the first part of life.
YOUNGLY, yöng'lé. ad. 381.
ignorantly, weakly.
YQUNGSTER, yāng'stör.
YOUNKER, yángk'êr. 98.
a young person.
YOUR, yöðr. prom. Belonging to you : Yours is
used when the substantive goes before or is un-
derstood, as, This is your book, This book is
yours.
[[* This word is nearly under the same predica-
ment as the promorum My. When the emphasis
is upon this word, it is always pronounced full
and open, like the moun Ewer, as, “The mo-
“ment. I had read Your letter I sat down to
“write Mine;” but when it is not emphatical,
it generally sinks into year, exactly like the last
syllable of Law-ger; as, “I had just answered
“ yur first letter as yur last arrived.” Here, if
we were to say, “I had just answered your first
“letter as your last arrived,” with your sounded
full and open like ewer, as in the former sen-
tence, every delicate ear, would be offended.
This obscure sound of the possessive pronoun
your always takes place when it is used to sig-
nify any species of persons or things in an in-
determinate sense.
those metaphors which professional men most
commonly fall into, says, “ Your inen of busi-
“ness usually have recourse to such instances
“ as are too mean and familiar.” Spectator, No
Early in life,
• *
} s. Ludicrously,
421. …”
YOURSELF, yār-sélf’. s. You, even you; ye,
not others.
ſlº The pronunciation of your in this word is a
confirmation of the observations on the fore.
going word. . ". ---
YOUTH, yöóth. s. The part of life succeeding to
childhood and adolescence; a young man ;
foung nºteſ]. -
YOUTHFUL, yööth'föl. a. Young ; suitable to
the firit part of life; vigorous, as in youth.
YOUTHFULLY, yööth'föl-ć, ad. In a youtlºful
In 21]] \}{2} . -
YOUTHY, vööth'é. a. 315. Young, youthful.
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Z.
* w -- - te
[[+º, For the true name of this letter, see Princi.
ble", No. 483.
‘A’ x *:
Z. & NY, zãº. s. One emploved to raise laughter
Thus Addison, speaking of
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*
j
&4. Ed. i.
VJ U Rºy -
AC4 WJZ V
. -nē, möve, nár, nét ;-täbe, tab, būll ;—ºil ;-päänd ;—thin, THIS,

by his gestures, actions, and speeches; a merry-
andrew, a buffoon.
ZEAL, zèle. s. Passionate ardour for any per-
SOI. Or Causes
ZEALOT, Zél'êt, or zé'lút. s. 235. One passion-
ately ardent in any cause. Generally used in
dispraise.
ere are few words better confirmed by
authority in their departure from the sound of
their simple than this and the following word.
into wine ; a relish, a taste adde
To ZEST, Zést. v. a. To heighten by an addi-
tional relish. *
ZETETICK, zè-tétik. a. 509. Proceeding by
inquiry.
ZEUGMA, zūg'má. s. 92. A
when a verb eeing with divers nouns, or an
adjective with divers substantives, is referred to
one expressly, and to the other by supplement
ZEST, zest. s. The peel of an orange squeezed
added. -
figure in grammar,
Dr. Ash and Bailey are the only lexicographei
as, Lust overcame shame, Boldness fear, an
who (if we may judge by the position of the ac-
cent) give the long sound to this word, as in
zeal; and even these give the short sound to
zealous. Dr. Kenrick gives both sounds to both
words, but prefers the short sound by placing
zºº. ‘.
ZAG, zig'zāg. s. Any thing composed of
short ºf:#. - y g - p
riº. This is a word of ludicrous formation, but
like others of the same kind, very expressive and
it first : but Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, Mr. Nares, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Perry, Barclay, and Entick, give , both
these words the short sound. As the word zea-
lous may either come from the Latin zelus, (or
frequently used by the best authors. Pope has
very happily exemplified the use of it in his
Dunciad, where he says:
“Round him much embryo, much abortion lay
“Much future ode and abdicated play;
rather zelosus) or be a formative of our own from
zeal, as, villanous, libellous, &c. from villain,
“Nonsense precipitate like lead,
“That slipp'd through cracks and zig-zags of the
libel. &c. analogy might very allowably be plead
ei for the ion: 'sound of the º: ; and if
custom were ſess decided, I should certainly
.* head.”
"e Punciad, book i.v. 121:
ZIGZAG, zig'zāg. a. Having many short turnings;
give my vote for it; but as propriety of pronun-
a compound ratio of usage
ciation may be called
and i. the short sound must in this case
be called the proper one.—See Knowledge, and
Principles, No. 515
ZEALOUS, zél’ās, or zé'lús. a. Ardently pas-
sionate in any cause.
ZEALOUSLY, zël'às-lè, or zé'lås-lè. ad. With
passionate ardour.
ZEALOUSNESS, zál'às-nés, or zé'lès-nēs. s. The
quality of being zealous.
turning this way and that.
ZING, Zingº. s. 308. A metal of a shining bluish
white colour; it possesses a small degree of
... malleability and ductility, except when heated.
If beaten out into thin leaves, it is very combus-
tible.—Parkes' Chymistry. In commerce it is
called spelter. - • jº,
ZODIACR, zöſdê-ák, or zöjë-āk. s. 298,294, 376.
The track of the sun through the twelve signs,
a great circle of the sphere, containing the twelve
Signs. f
ZECHIN, tshé'Réén. s. A gold coin worth about
nine shillings sterling.
ZED, zéd, or İz'zárd. s. The name of the letter z.
The last of the English alphabet.
Tºš For the proper name of this letter, see Princi-
les, No. 483.
ZENITH, zè'nith. s. That point in the heavens
directly over head, and opposite to the nadir.
JT I never once called in doubt the pronunciation
ZONE, zône. s. A girdle ; a division of the
earth.
ZOOCRAPHER, zô-ág'grä-fôr. s. One who de-
scribes the nature, properties, and forms of
animals. - t
tion ‘. the forms, natures, and properties of
#nlºals.
ZOOLOGY, zó-61'lò-jë. s. 518. A treatise con-
of this word, till 1 was told that mathematicians
cerning living creatures.
generally made the first syllable short. Upon
consulting our orthūepists, I find all who have
the word, and who give the quantity of the
vowels, make the e long, except Entick. Thus
Sheridan, Kenrick, Scott, Buchanan, W. John-
ston, and Perry, pronounce it long ; and if this
majority were not so great and so respectable,
ZOOPHYTE, Zöſö-fite. . s. 156. Certain vege-
tables or substances which partake of the nature
both of vegetables and animals. -
ZOOPHIORICK, zö-Ö-fôr'ík. a. 509. In Archi-
tecture, having the figure of some animal.
zööPHößijs, 23-ºfºrºs. s. 557. The mem-
ber between the architrave and the cornice, so
the analogy of words of this form ought to de-
eitle. See Principles, No. 544. See CLEFF and
§§ fºr 543
ZEPHYR,zéffér º •
ZEPHYRUS,2éi fér-às. : s. The west wind, and
poeticaliy, any calm *# wind.
called beeause it had sometimes the figure of
animats carved on it.
Z00TOMIST, zè-6t’tô-mist. s. A dissector of
Athe bodies of brute beasts. -
ZOOTOMY, zó-Öt’tó-mé, s. 518. Dissection of
| the bodies of beasts
THE END.
STEREOTYPE EDIT'ſ ow.
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A K E Y
TO THE
CLASSICAL PRONUNCIATION
OF
GREEK, LATIN, AND SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES,
IN WHICH
THE WORDS ARE ACCENTED AND DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES
EXACTLY AS THEY OUGHT TO BE PRONOUNCED,
-áCCORDING TO RULES DR.A.W.N FRO.M.A.N.ALOGY AND THE BEST USAGE
TO WHACH ARE ADDED
TERMINATIONAL WOCABULARIES
OF
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Proper Names,
in which The words ARE ARRANGED According To THEIR winAL syLLABLEs,
AND CLASSED According To THEIR ACCENTs;
By which the General Analogy of Pronunciation may be seen at one view, and the Accentuation
of each Word more easily remembered.
CONCLUDING WITH
O B S E R W A T I O N S
ON THE GREEK AND LATIN ACCENT AND QUANTITY;
wrth solve PROBAble conjecTURES ON THE METHOD of FREEING THEM FROM THE OBSCUBITY AND Cºrtºlºbº
*IN WHICH THEY ARE INVOLVED, BOTH BY THE ANCIENTS AND MODERNS.,
Cº-ººººººm
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Candidus imperti; si non his utere mecum....Hof.
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PR E FA C E.
THE Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language naturally suggesteå
an idea of the present work. Proper names from the Greek and Latin form so
considerable a part of every cultivated living language, that a Dictionary seems tº
be imperfect without them. Polite scholars, indeed, are seldom at a loss for the
pronunciation of words they so frequently meet with in the learned languages; but
Jhere are great numbers of respectable English scholars, who, having only a tincture.
of classical learning, are much at a loss for a knowledge of this part of it. It is not
only the learned professions that require this knowledge, but almost every one above 3-
Yie merely mechanical. The professors of painting, statuary, and music, and those who
Admire their works; readers of history, politics, poetry; all who converse on subjects
ever so little above the vulgar, have so frequent occasion to pronounce these proper
names, that whatever tends to render this pronunciation easy must necessarily be
acceptable to the public, -
The proper names in Scripture have still a higher claim to our attention. That
every thing contained in that precious repository of divine truth should be rendered
as easy as possible to the reader, cannot be doubted: and the very frequent occasions
of pronouncing Scripture proper names, in a country where reading the Scripture
makes part of the religious worship, seem to demand some work on this subject more
perfect than any we have hitherto seen.
I could have wished it had been undertaken by a person of more learning and
leisure than myself; but we often wait in vain for works of this kind, from those
learned bodies which ought to produce them, and at last are obliged, for the best we
can get, to the labours of some necessitous individual. Being long engaged in the
instruction of youth, I felt the want of a work of this kind, and have supplied it in the
best manner I am able. If I have been happy enough to be useful, or only so far
useful as to induce some abler hand to undertake the subject, I shall think my labour
amply rewarded. . I shall still console myself with reflecting, that he who has pro-
duced a prior work, however inferiour to those that succeed it, is under a very differ-
ent predicament from him who produces an after-work, inferiour to those that have
gone before.
ADVERTISEMENT
TO THE SECOND EDITION,
*
THE favourable reception of the first edition of this work has induced me to at-
tempt to make it still more worthy of the acceptance of the public, by the addition
of severa, critical observations, and particularly by two Terminational Vocabula-
ries, of Greek and Latin, and Scripture Preper Names. That so much labour
should be bestowed upon an inverted arrangement of these words, when they had
already been given in their common alphabetical order, may be matter of wonder
to many persons, who will naturally inquire into the utility of such an arrange-
ment. To these it may be answered, that the words of all languages seem more
related to each other by their terminations than by their beginnings; that the
Greek and Latin languages seem more particularly to be thus related; and classing
them according to their endings, seemed to exhibit a new view of these languages,
both curioss and useful : for as their accent and quantity depend so much on their
termination, such an arrangement appeared to give an easier and more compre-
hensive idea of their pronunciation than the common classification by their initial
syllables. This end was so desirable as to induce me to spare no pains, however
dry and disgusting, to promote it; and if the method I have taken has ſailed, my
tabour will not be entirely lost if it convinces future prosodists that it is not un
worthy of their attention
S
*: CoNTENTs of THE INTRODUCTION
THE pronunciation of Greek and Latin not so difficult as that of our own lan-
guage.
The ancient pronunciation of Greek and Latin, a subject of great controversy
among the learned.
The English, however faulty in their pronunciation of Greek and Latin, pronounce
them like other European nations, according to the analogy of their own language.
Sufficient vestiges remain to prove that the foreign pronunciation of the Greek
and Latin letters is nearer to the ancient than the English.
The English pronunciation of Greek and Latin injurious to quantity.
No sufficient reason for altering the present pronunciation on these accounts.
• Rule for accenting Latin words.
Rule for accenting Greek proper names.
Probable conjecture why the termination tia and tio in Greek appellatives have not
the same sound as in the Latin. *~.
importance of settling the English quantity with which we pronounce Greek and
Latin proper names, and particularly that of une unaccented syllables.

&
*
INTRODUCTION
THE pronunciation of the learned languages is much more easily acquired than that of our own.
Whatever might have been the variety of the different dialects among the Greeks, and the different
provinces of the Romans, their languages now being dead, are generally pronounced according to
the respective analogies of the several languages of Europe, where those languages are cultivated,
without partaking of those anomalies to. which the living languages are liable. #
Whether one general uniform pronunciation of the ancient languages be an object of sufficient
importance to induce the learned to depart from the analogy of their own language, and to study
the ancient Latin and Greek pronunciation, as they do the etymology, syntax, and prosody of
those languages, is a question not very easy to be decided. . The question becomes still mose diffi-
cult when we consider the uncertainty we are in respecting the ancient pronunciation of the
Greeks and Romans, and how much the learned are É. among themselves about it.* Til.
these points are settled, the English, may well be allowed to follow their own pronunciatioß of
Greek and Latin, as well as other nations, even though it should be confessed that it seems to de-
part more from what we can gather of the ancient pronunciation, than either the Italian, French
or German.f For why the English should pay a compliment to the learned languages, which is
* Middleton contends that the initial c before e and i ought to be pronounced as the Italians now
pronounce it; and that Cicero is neither Sisere, as the French and English pronounce it; nor
Kikero, as Dr. Bently asserts; but Tchitchero, as the Ftalians pronounce it at this day. This pro-
nunciation, however, is derided by Lipsius, who affirms that the c among the Romans had always
the sound of k. Lipsius says too, that of all the European nations, the British alone pronounce
the i properly; but Middleton asserts, that of all nations they pronounce it the worst. Middleton
De Lat. Liter. Pronun. Dissert.
Lipsius, speaking of the different pronunciation of the letter Giu different conntries, says
Nos hodié (de literå G loquente) quám peccamus 2 I*alorum enim plerique ut Z. exprimunt,
Galli et Belgae ut J consonantem. Itaque illorum est Lezere Fuzere; nostrum, Leiere, Funere (Lejere,
Fujere.) Omnia imperite, inepte. Germanos saltem audite, quorum Sonus hic germanus, Legere
Tejere ut in Lego, Tego, nec unquam variant: at mos ante I, E, JE, Y, semper dicinusque Jemi-
mam, Jaetulos, Jinjivam, Jyrum ; pro istis, Gemmam, Gaetulos, Gingivan, Gyrum. Mutemus aut
vapulemus.-Lipsius. De Rect. Prom. Ling Lat. page 71.
inc factum est ut tanta in pronunciando varietas extiteret ut pauci inter se in literarum sonis
consentiant. Quod quidem mirum non esset, si indocti tantum a doctis in eo, ac mom ipsi etiam
alioqui ºter se magna contentione dissiderent.—ddolph. JMeker. De Lin. Graec. vet. Pronun.
cap. ii. page 15.
p Moºr Launcelot, the learned author of the Port-Royal Greek Grammar, in order to convey
the sound of the long Greek vowel m, tells us, it is a sound between the e and the a, and that Eusta-
thius, who lived towards the close of the twelfth century, says, that 35, 3%, is a sound made in imita-
#. of the bleating of a sheep; and quotes to this purpose this verse of an ancient writer called
ratinus:
'O 6' Aſºlos &omeg mgoëároy, 35, 35, Abyºv 3a5(£e.
Is fatuus perinde ac ovis, bě, bé, dicens, incédit.
He, like a silly sheep, goes crying baa.
Caminius has remarked the same, Hellen. p. 26. E longum, cujus, sonus in ovium balatu sentitut
ut Cratinus et Varro tradiderant. The sound of the elong may be perceived in the bleating of
sheep, as Cratinus and Varro have handed down to us.
Eustathius likewise remarks upon the 499 v. of Iliad I. that the word BA&vº Hariv 8 rºis wasvööga,
$xos uſunlimt's narûres manaſes : 35 tº uſinglu reošárov q}ovis. Kgarivos., BA&v est Clepsydra
sonus, ex imitatione, secundum veteres; et 3% imitatur vocem ovium. Blops, according to the
ancients, is a sound in imitation of the Clepsydra, as had is expressive of the voice of sheep. It were
to be wished that the sound of every Greek vowel had been conveyed to us by as faithful a testimony
as the mra; we should certainly have had a better idea of that harmony for which the Greek lam-
guage was so famous, and in which respect Quintilian candidly yields it the preference to the Latin
Aristophanes has handed down to us the pronunciation of , the Greek diphthong at at by
making it expressive of the barking of a dog. This pronunciation is exactly ble that preserved
by nurses and children among us to this day in bow wow. This is the sound of the same letters
in the Latin tongue; not only in proper names derived from Greek, but in every other word
where this diphthong occurs. Most nations in Europe, perhaps all but the English, pronounce
audio and laudo, as if written owdio and lowdo; the diphthong sounding like ou in loud. Agreeably
to this rule, it is presumed that we formerly pronounced the apostle Paul nearer the original
than at present. , in Henry the Eighth's time it was written St. Poule's, and sermons were
preached at Poule's Cross. The vulgar, generally the last to alter, either for the better or worse,
still have a jingling proverb with this pronunciation, when they say As_old as Poules.
The sound of the letter u is no less sincerely preserved in Plautus, in Menarch. page 622, edit
Lambin, in making use of it to imitate the cry of an owl—
“Men. Egon dedif PEN. Tu, Tu, istic, inquam, vin' afferri noctuam,
-* Quae tu, tu, usque dicat tibi nam nos jam nos defessi sumus.”
“It appears here,” says Mr. Forster, in his defence of the Greek accºnts, page 129, “that an
owl's cry was tu, tu, to a Roman ear, as it is too, too, to an English.” Laubin, who was a French:
man, observes on the passage, “Alludit ad noctua vocem seu cantum, tu, tas, seu tou, tou.” He here
alludes to the voice or noise of an owl. It may be farther observed, that “he English have totally
:leparted from this sound of the u in their own language, as well as in their pronunciation of Latin. Y
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not done by any other nation in Europe, it is not easy to conceive ; and as the colloquial con-
munication of learned individuals of different nations so seldom happens, and is an object of so
small importance when it does happen, it is not much to be regretted that when they meet they
are scarcely intelligible to each other.”
But the English are accused not only of departing from Une genuine sound of the Greek and
Latin vowels, but of violating the quantity of these languages more than the people of any other
mation in Europe. The author of the Essay upon the Harmony of Lauguage gives us a detail of
the particulars by which this accusation is proved : and this is so true a picture of the English pro-
nunciation of Latin, that I shall quote it at length, as it may be of use to those who are obliged
to learn this language without the aid of a teacher.
“The falsification of the harmony by English scholars in their pronunciation of Latin, with rer
gard to essential points, arises from two causes only, first, from a total imattention to the length
of vowel sounds, making them long or , short merely as chance, directs; and secondly, from
sounding double consonants as only one letter. The lemedy of this last fault is obvious. With
regard to the first, we have already observed, that each of our vowels hath its general long sound,
and its general short sound totally different. Thus the short sound of e lengthened is expressed by
the letter a, and the short sound of lengthened is expressed by the letter e : and with all these
anomalies usual in the application of vowel characters to the vowel sounds of our own language,
we proceed to the application of vowel sounds to the vowel characters of the Latin. Thus in the
first syllable of sidus and nomen, which ought to be long ; and of ºuiser and onus, which ought to
be shor, ; we equally use the common long sound of the vowels : but in the oblique cases, sideris,
nominis, miseri, oneris, &c., we use quite another sound, and that, a short, one. These strange
anomalies are not in common to us with our southern neighbours the Fielich, Spaniards, and Ita-
liams. They pronounce sidus according to our orthography, seedus, and in the oblique cases pre-
serve the same long sound of the i : nomen, they pronounce as we do, and preserve in the oblique
cases the same long sound of the o. The Italians also, in their own language, pronounce doubled
consonants as distinctly as the two most discordant mutes of their alphabet. Whatever, there-
fore, they may want of expressing the true harmony of the Latin language, they certainly avoid
the most glaring and absurd faults in our manner of pronouncing it.
“It is a matter of curiosity to observe with what regularity we use these solecisms in the pro-
nunciation of Latin . When the popultimate is accented, its vowel, if followed but by a single
consonant, is always long, as im Dr. Forster's examples. When the antepenultimate is accented,
its vowel is, without any regard to the requisite quantity pronounced short, as in mirábile, frigi-
dus; except the vowel of the penultimate be followed by a vowel, and then the vowel of the an-
tepenultimate is with as little regard to true quantity pronounced long; as in maneo, redeat, odi-
um, imperium. Quantity is however vitiated to make i short even in this case, as in oblivio, vi-
nea, virium. The only difference we make in pronunciation between virtea, and venia is, that to
the vowel of the first syllable of the former, which ought to be long, we give a short sound ; to
that of the latter which ought to be short, we #. the same sound but lengthened. U accented
is always before a single consonant pronounced long, as in humerus, fugiens. Before two conso
mants lio vowel sound is ever made long, except that of the diphthong uu ; so that whenever a
doubled consonant occurs, the preceding syllable is short. Unaccented vowels we treat with no
more ceremony in Latin than in our own language.” Essay upon the Harmony of Language,
page 224. Printed for Robson, 1774;
his, it must be owned, is a very just state of the case, but though the Latin quantity is thus
violated, it is not, as this writer cbserves in the first part of the quotation, merely as chance di-
rects, but as he afterwards observes, regularly, and he might have added, according to the ana-
logy of English pronunciation, which, it may be observed has a genius of its own; and which,
if not so well adapted to the pronunciation of Greek and Latin as some other modern lan-
guages, has as fixed and settled rules for pronouncing them as any other.
The learned and ingenious author next proceeds to show the advantages of pronouncing our
vowels so as to express the Latin quantity. “We have reason to suppose,” says he, “ that
our usual accentuation of Latin, however it may want of many elegancies in the pronuncia-
tion of the Augustan age, is yet sufficiently just to give with tolerable accuracy that part of
the general harmony of the language of which accent is the efficient. We have also pretty full
snformation from the poets what syllables ought to have a long, and what a short quantity. To
preserve, then, in our pronunciation, the true harmony of the language, we have only to take care
to give the vowels a long sound or a short sound, as the quantity may require ; and when doubled
consonants occur, to pronounce each distinctly.” Ibid. p. 223.4
*
* Erasmusse adfuisse olim commemorat cum die quodam solemni complures principum legati ad
Maximilianum Imperatorem salutamdi causã advenissent; Singulosque Gallum, Germanum, Dalium,
Scotum, &c. orationem Latimam, ita barbarê ac vasté pronunciasse, ut Italis quibusdam, nihil misi
risum moverint, qui eos non Latiné sed suá quemgue linguà, locutos juråssent.—Middleton, De Laz.
Lit. Pronun.
The love of the marvellous prevails over truth : and I question if the greatest diversity in the pro-
nunciation of Latin exceeds that of English at the capital and in some of the counties of Scotland,
and yet the inhabitants of both have no great difficulty in understanding each other.
# This corruption of the true quantity is not, howevel, peculiar to the English; for Beza com
plains in his country : Hinc enim ſit ut in Graeca oratione yel nullam, vel prorsus corruptum nume-
rum intelligas, dum multa breves producuntur, et contra plurimae longae corripiumtur. Beza de
Germ. Pron. Graeca Linguaº, p. 50.
# By what this learned author has observed of our vicious pronunciation of the vowels, by the
long and short sound of them, and from the instances he has given, he must mean that i; and
shortness which arises from extending and contracting them, independently of the obstruction
which two consonants are supposed to occasion in forming the long quantity. Thus we are to pro-
nounce JManus as if written and divided into Man-nus; and Pannus as iſ written Paynus, or as we
always hear the word Panis (bread;) for in this sound of Pannus there seems to he no necessity for
ronouncing the two consonants distinctly or separately, which he seems to mean by distinctly,
i. the quantity is shown by the long sound of the vowel: but if by distinctly he means
separately that is, as if what is called in French the chéca or mute e were to follow the first
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INTHUDUCTION. - 7.
in answer to this plea for alteration, it may be observed, that if this mode of pronouncing Latin
pe that of foreign nations, and were really so superious to our own, we certainly must perceive
it in the pronunciation of foreigners, when we visit them, or they us; but I think I may appeal to
the experience of every one who has had an opportunity of making the experiment, that so far
from a superiority on the side of the foreign pronunciation, it seems much inferiour to our own.
I am aware of the power of habit, and of its being able, on many occasions, to make the worse ap-
pear the better reason ; but if the harmony of the Latin language depended so much on a preser
vation of the quantity as many pretend, this harmony would surely overcome the bias we have
to our own pronunciation; especially if our own were really, so destructive of harmony as it is
said to be. Till, therefore, we have a more accurate idea of the nature of quantity, and of that
beauty and harmony, of which it is said to be the efficient in the pronunciation of Latin, we ought
to preserve a pronunciation which has naturally sprung, up in our own soil, and is congenial
to our native language. Besides, an alteration of this kind would be attended with so much
dispute and uncertainty as must make it highly impolitic to attempt it. -
he analogy, then, of our own language being the rule for pronouncing the learned langua-
ges, we shaî have little occasion for any other directions for the pronunciation of the Greek
and Latin proper names, than such as are given for the pronunciation of English words. The
general rules are followed almost without exception. The first and most obvious powers of the
letters are adopted, and there is scarcely any difficulty but in the position of the accent ; and
this depends so much on the quantity of the vowels, that we need only inspect a dictionary to
find the quantity of the penultimate vowel, and this determines the accent of all the Latin words;
and it may be added, of almost all Greek words likewise.” Now in our pronunciation of Latin
words, whatever be the quantity of the first syllable in a word of two syllables, we always place
the accent on it: but in words of more syllables, if the penultimate be long, we place the accent on
that; and if short we accent the antepenultimate.
The Rules of the Latin Accentuation are comprised in a clear and concise manner by Sanctius
within four hexauleters
Accentum in se ipsā monosyllaba dictio ponit.
Exacuyt sedem dissyllabon omne priorem.
Ex tribus, extollit primam periºltima curta:
Extollit seipsam quando est penultima longa.
These rules I have endeavoured to express in English verse : 4.
ach monosyllable has stress of course; -
Words of two syllables, the first enforce:
A syllable that's long, and last but one;
Must have the accent upon that or none:
But if this syllable be short, the stress *
, Must on the last but two its force express.
The only difference that seems to obtain between the pronunciation of the Greek and Latin
languages is, that in the Latin ti and si, preceded by an accent, ard followed by another vowel
forming an improper diphthong, are pronounced as in English, like sh or zh, as natio, nation.
persuasio, persuasion, &c.; and that in the Greek, the same letters retain their pure sound, as
pºurla, dºwaſa, reoëanov, M. r. A. t This difference, however, with very few exceptions, does
not extend to proper names; which, coming to us through, and being mingled with, the Latin,
*
consonant, this could not be done without adding a syllable to the word ; and the word Pamnus
would in that case certainly have three syllables, as if written Pareh-nus.—See Observations on
the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity, sect. 24.
* That is, in the general pronunciation of Greek; for, let the written accent be placed where it
will, the quantitative accent, as it may be called, follo," the analogy of the Latin.
ł “The Greek language,” says the learned critic, “was happy in not being understood by the
Goths, who would as certainly have corrupted the t in alråd, 3riov, &c. into aigža, ºcíov, &c. as
they did in the Latin motio and doced intu, moshio and dosheo.” This, however, may be questioned;
for if in Latin words this impure sound of t take place only in those words where the accent is on
the preceding vowel, as in natio, facio, &c.; but not when the accent follows the t, and is on the
following vowel, as in satietas, societas, &c. why should we suppose any other mode of pronunciation
would have been adopted by the Goths in their pronouncing the Greek? Now no rule of pronuncia-
tion is more uniform in the Greek language than that which places an acute on the iota at the end of
words, when this letter is succeeded by a long vowel; and consequently if the accent be preserved
upon the proper letter, it is impossible the preceding t and s should go into the sound of sh; why
therefore, may we not suppose that the very frequent accentuation of the percultimate 4 before a
final vowel preserved the preceding from going into the sound of sh, as it was a difference of
accentuation that occasioned this impure sound of t in the Latin language? for though i at ºne end
of words, when followed by a long vowel, or a vowel once lorg and afterwards, contracted, had
always the accent on it in Greek; in Latin the accent was always on the preceding syllable in words
of this termination ; and hence seems to have arisen the corruption of t in the Gothic pronunciation
of the Latin language.
It is highly probable, that in Lucian's time the Greek r, when followed by 3 and ar ther vowel,
had not assumed the sound of g : for the Sigma would not have failed to accuse him of a usurpation.
of her powers, as he had done of her character: and if we have preserved the r pure in this situa-
tion when we pronounce Greek, it is, perhaps, rather to be placed to the preserving power of the .
accented 4 in so great a number of words, than any adherence to the ancient rules of pronunciation
which invariably affirm, that the consonants had but one sound; unless we except the 7 before 7,
*, X. 3; as āAfºot, flyºuga, dyxiara, n. x. A. where the y is sounded like v. but this, says Henry.
Stephens, is an errour ºf the copyists, who have a little extended the bottom of the v, and made a,
7 of it: for, says he, it is ridiculous to suppose that v was changed into y, and at the same time.
that y should be pronounced like v. On the contrary, Scaliger says, that where we find an v before
*
* Ainsworth on the lettas T. #.
. ...<'''
8. INTRODUCTION.
- faſl into the general rule. In the same manner, though in Greek it was an-established natºm
that if the last syllable were long, the accent could scarcely be higher than the penultimate; yet
in our pronunciation of Greek, and particularly of proper names, the Latin analogy of the accent
's adopted : and though the last syllable is fong in Demosthenes, Aris nes, menes, and
Deiphobe, yet as the penultimate is short, the accent is placed on the antepenultimate, exactly as if
they were Latin * -
As these languages have been long dead, they admit of no new varieties of accent like the living
languages. The common accentuation of Greek and Latin may be seen in Lexicons and Graduses
and where the ancients indulged a variety, and the moderns are divided in their opinions about the
most classical accentuation of words, it would be highly improper, in a work intended for
*eneral use, to enter into the thorny disputes of the learned; and it may be truly said, in the
hyming adage, *:-
When Doctors disagree, -
# Disciples them are free.
...This, however, has not been entirely neglected. Where there has been any considerable diver
sity of accentuation among our prosodists, ſnavé consulted the best authorities, and have sometimes
ventured to decide: though, as Lābbe.says, “Sed his de rebus, ut aliis multis, malo doctionum
judicium expectare, quam mean in medium proferre sententiam.”
But the most important object of the present work is settling the English quantity, (see Rules
30, 21, 22).with which we pronounce Greek and Latin proper names, and the sounds of some cf
the consonants. These are points in a state of great uncertainty; and are to be settled, not so much
by a deep knowledge of the dead languages, as by a thorough acquaintance with the analogies and
general usage of our own tongue. These must in the nature of things, enter º into the
pronunciation of a dead language; and it is from an attention to these that the author hopes he has
given to the public a work not entirely unworthy of their acceptance.
these letters, as avauga, it is an errour of the copyists, who imagined they better expressed the
pronunciation, by this letter, which, as Vossius observes, should seem to demand something
particular and uncomenon. -
It is reported of Sealiger, that when he was accosted by a Scotchman in Latin, he begged
his pardon for not understanding him, as he had never learned the Scotch language. If this
were the case with the P. of a Scotchman, which is so near that of the Continent,
what would he have said to the Latin pronunciation of an Englishman I take it, however, that
this diversity is greatly exaggerated.
* This, however, was contrary to the general practice of the Romans; for Victorimus in his
Grammar says, Graeca nomina, si, iisdem literis ; (Latime versa) Groecos accentus habebunt.
nam cum dicinus Thyas, Nais, acutum habebit posterior accentum; et cum Themisſio, Calypso, Theano,
ultimam circumflecti videbimus, quod utrumque Latinus sermo mon patitur, misi admodum raro.
“If Greek mouns turned into Latin are pronounced with the same letters, they have the Greek
acbent: for when we say, as, Nais, the latter syllable has the acute accent; and when we
pronounce Themistio, Calypso, Theano, we see the last syllable is circumflexed; neither of which is
ever seen in Latin words, or very rarely.”—Servius Forster Reply, page 31 Notes 32, bott
.#
RULES
FOR PRONOUNCING THE WOWELS tº
GREEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMES
W. EveRY vowel with the accent on it at the end of a syllable is pronounced as in English,
shih its first long open sound: thus Ca'to,” Philome'la, Orion, Pho'cion, Lu'cifer, &c. have the
accented vowels, sounded exactly as in the English words paper, ºne'tre, spider, mo'ble, tutor, &c.
2. Every accented vowel not ending a syllable, but followed by a consoriant, has the short
sound as in English: thus Man'lius, Pen'theus, Pin'darua, Col'ckis, Curtius, &c. have the short
sound of the accented vowels, as in man'ner, plen'ty, prin'ter, collar, curfew, &c.
3. Every final i, though unaccented, has the long open sound: thus the final i forming the genitive
case, as in Magis'tri, or the plural number, as in De'cii, has the long open sound, as in vi'al, and this
sound we five to this vowel in this situation, because the Latin i final in genitives, plurals, and
preter perſ et tenses of verbs, is always long; and consequently where the accented 2 is followed
by i final, oth are pronounced with the long diphthongal i, like the noun eye, as Achi'oi.i.
4. Ever unaccented i ending a syllable not final, as that in the second ef Jīcibiades, the Hernici,
&c. is promu need like e, as if written Alcebiades, the Herneci, &c. So the iast syllable but one of the
6'abii, the Horatii, the Curiattii, &c. is pronounced as if written, Fa-be-i, Ho ru-she-i, Cu-re-a-she-: ;
and therefore if the unaccented 3 and the diphthong ae conclude a word, they are both pronounced
like e, as Harpyice, Harpy'e-e. -
5. The diphthongs at and oe, ending a syllable with the accent on it, are pronounced exactly like
the long Englishe, as Caesar,. CEva, &c. as if written Cee'sar, Fºta, &c ; and like the ski - " when
followed by a consonant in the same syſſable, as Daedalus, CEdipus, &c. pronounced a . If written.
Deddalus, Eddipus, &c. The vowels ei are generally pro ſounced like long i.;--For the vowels eu in
final syſlables, see the word Idomeus ; and for the ou in the same syllables, see the word Antinous,
and similar words, in the Terminational Vocabulary.
6. Y is exactly under the same predicament as i: It is long when ending an accented syllable,
as Cy'rus; or when ending an unaces ted syllable if final, as JEgy, JEpy, &c. short when joined
to a consonant in the same syllable, as "aſcidas ; and scretines long and sometimes short, when
ending an initial syllable not under the accent, as Ly-cut 'gus, pronounced with the first syllable like
tie, a falsehood; and Lysimachus with the first syllable like the firs’ ‘‘ legion ; or nearly as if divided
into Lys-in-'a chus, &c. See Principles of English Pronunciation prer... ºo the Critical Pronouncins
Dictionary, No. 117, 118, &c., and 185, 186, 137.
7 .4, ending an unaccented syllable, has the same obscure sound as in the same situation in.
Friglish words; but it is a sound bordering on the Italian a, or the d in fa-ther, as [Pia'na, where the
difference between the accented and unaccented a is paipable. See Principles of English Pronun-
ciation prefixed to the Critical Prong:uncing Dictionary, No. 92, and the º:
8. E final, either with or without the preceding consonant, always forms a diffnct syllable, as:
Penelope, Hippocrene, Evge, Amphitrite, &c. When any Greek or Latin word is anglicised into this
termination; by cutting off a syllable of the original, it becomes then, an English word; and is
pronounced according to our own analogy: thus, Alcidalius, altered to Acidale, has the final e sunke
and is a word of three syllables only : Preserpine, from Proserpi ul, undergoes the same alteration
Thebes and Athens, derived from the Greek OnSn and A9hvn, and the Latin Thebae and Athenae, are:
perfectly anglicised ; the former. into a monosyllable, and the latter into a d’ssyllable ; and the
tireek Kºnrn and the Latin Creta have both sunk into the English monosyllable, Crete: , Hecate
likewise pronounced in three syllables when Latin, and in the same number in the Greek word
Exam; in English is universally contracted into two, by sinking the final e. Shakspeare seems ta.
have begun as he has now confirmed this pronunciation by so adapting the word in Macbeth :
“Why how now, Hecat'? you look angerly.”—Act IV.
Perhaps this was no more than a poetical license in him; but the actors have adopted it in the
songs in this tragedy
“He-cate, He-cate, come away”—
And the play going world, who form no small portion ºf what is called the better sort of people, bawe
followed the actors in this word: and the rest of the world have followed them. *
The Roman magistrate, named JEdilis, is anglicised by pronouncing it in two syllables, JE Gile.
The capital of Sicily; Syracuse, of four syllables, is made three in the English Syracuse ; and her
city of Tyrus, of two syllabies, is reduced to a monosyllable in the English Tyre.
* This pronunciation of Cato, Plato, Cleopatra, &c. has been but lately adopted. Quin, and all the old drº amatiº
school, used to pronounce the a in these and similar words like the a in father... Mr. Garrick, with great good sense:
as well as good taste, brought in the present pronunciation, and the propriety of it has made it now universal.
† This is the true analogical pronunciation of this letter when euding an accented syllable; but a most disg sºciuki
affectation of foreign pronunciation has exchanged his full diphthongal sound for the meagre, squeezed soune of ther
French and hualian i, not only in almost every word derived from those languages, but in many which are fºx.
Hatin, as Faustina, Messatina, &c. Nay, words from the Saxon have been equally perverted, and we hear theiin E!/ridº,
Edarina, &c. turned into Efreeda, Edueenq, &c. It is true this is the sound the Romans gave to theirs; but the speakers
here alluded to are perfectly innocent of this, and do not pronounce it in this manner for its antiquity, but its intelºp.
T; see Elegia, Hygeia, &c. in “he Terminatioual Vocabulary of Greek and Latin Proper Nanues.
B.
**
0. - RULES FOR PRONOUNCING
Rules for pronouncing the Consonants of Greek and Latin Proper Names.
$. C and G are hard before a, o, and u, as Cato, Comus, Cures, Galba, Gorgon, &c.—and soft
before e, i, and y, as Cehes, Scipio, Scylla, Cinna, Geryon, Geta, Gillus, Guges, Gymnasophistae, &c."
10. T, S, and C, before ia, ie, ii, io, in, and eu, preceded by the accent, in Latin words, as in
English, change into sh and zh, as Tatian, Statius, }. Portia, Socias, Caduceus, Accius, Helvetii,
JMaesia, Hesiod, &c. pronounced Toshean, Stashews, Porsheus, Porshea, Sosheas, Cadusheus, Aksheus,
Helveshen, Meshea, Hezheod, &c. See Principles of English Pronunciation prefixed to the Pronouncing
Dictionary, No. 357, 450, 451, 459, 453. But when the accent is on the first of the diphthong.
vowels, the preceding consonant docs not go into sh, but preserves its sound pure, as Miltiades.
Antiales, &c. See the word Satiety in the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary.
11, T and S, in proper names, ending in tia, sia, cyon, and siun, preceded by the accent, changs
the t and s into sh and zh. Thus Phocion, Sicyon, and Cercyon, are pronounced exactly in out
own analogy, as if written Phoshean, Sishean, and Sershean. Artemisia, and Aspasia sound as if
written Artemizhea and Jispazhea Galatia, Araiza, Alotia, and Batia, as if written Gulashew, Arashew,
.Aloshea, and Bashea . and if Atia, the town in Campania, is not so pronounced, it is to distinguish
it from Asia, the eastern region of the world. But the termination ton (of which there are not
even twenty examples in proper names throughout the whole Greek and Latin languages) seems
to preserve the t from going into sh, as the last remnant of a learned pronunciation ; and to avoid,
as much as possible, assimilating with so vulgar an English termination : thus, though .Esion,
Jasion, Dionysion, change the s into 2, as if written JEzion, Jazion, Dionizion, the z does not become
zh; but Philistion, Grations Eurytion, Dotion, Androtion, Hippotion, ſphilions, Ornytion, Metion, Polytion
Stration. Sotion, JEarition, Pallation, AEtion, Hippocration, and Amphyction, preserve the t in its true
sound Hephæstion, however, from the frequency of appearing with Alexander, has deserted the
mall class of his Greek companions, and joined the English multitude, by rhyming with question,
and Tatium, and Theodotion, seem perfectly anglicised. With very, very few exceptions, therefore,
It may be concluded, that Greek and Latin proper names are pronounced alike, and that both of
them follow the analogy of English pronunciation.
12. Cº. These letters before a vowei are always pronounced like k, as Chabrias, Colchis, &c. but
when they come before a mute consonant at the beginning of a word; as in Chthonia, they are
mute, aid the word is pronounced as if written Thonia. Words beginning with Sche, as Schedius,
Scheria, &c. are pronounced as if written Skedius, Skeria, &c.; and c before n in the Latin
praenomen Cheus or Cnaeus is mute; so in Cnopus, Cnosus, &c. and before t in Clealus, and g
before n in Gnidus—pronounced JN opus, JYosus, Teutus, and JWidus. *
13. At the beginning of Greek words we frequently find the uncombinable consonants M.W., T.M.,
&c. as Mnemosyne, Mnesidamus, JMneus, Muesleus, Tsiolus, &c. These are to be pronounced with
the first consonant mute, as if written Memosyne, JWesidamus, JNeus, JWesteus, Molus, &c. in the same
manner as we premounce the words Bdellium, Pneumatic, Gnomon, Mnemomics, &c. without the initial
consonant. The same may be observed of the C hard like K, when it comes before T'; as Ctesiphon,
Ctesippus, &c. Some of these words we see sometimes written with an e or 8 after the first consoriant,
àS #. Timolus, &c. and then the initial consonant is pronounced. -
14. Ph, followed by a consonant, is mute ; as Phthia, Phthiotis, pronounced Thia, Thotis, in the
same manner as the naturalised Greek word Phthisick pronounced Tisick. -
15. Ps:—p is mute also in this combination, as Psyche, Psammelichus, &c., pronounced Syke,
Sammeticus, &c. -
16. Pt, p is mute in words beginning with these letters when followed by a vowel, as Ptolemy,
Pterilas, &c. pronounced Tolemy, Terilas, &c.; but when followed by l, the t is heard, as in Tleptolemus,
for though we haº uo words of our own with these initial consonants, we have many words that end
with them, and they are certainly pronounced. The same may be observed 6f the z im Zintlaces.
17. The letters S, X, and Z, require but little observation, being generally pronounced as in pure
English words. It may however be remarked, that s, at the end of words, preceded by any of the
vowels but e, has its pure hissing sound ; as mus, dis, os, mus, &c.—but when e precedes, it goes ºnto
the sound of z, as pes, Thersites, vales, &c. It Inay also be observed, that when it ends a w "d
preceded by r or n it has the sound of z. Thus the letters in mens, JMørs, mors, &c. has the same sou i
as in the English words hens, stars, wars, &c. X, when beginning a word or syllable, is pronource
like z, as Xerxes, Xenophon, &c. are pronounced Zerkºes, Zenophon, &c. Z is uniformly pronoun, “e,
as in English words thus the z in Zeno and Zeugnua, is pronounced as we hear it in zeal, zone, & .
stules for ascertaining the English Quantity of Greek and Latin Proper Names
18. It way at first be observed, that in words cf two syllables, with, but one consonant in the
middle. whatever be the quantity of the vowel in the first syllable in Greek or Latin, we always
make it long in English : thus Crates the philosopher, and crates a hurdle; decus honour, and
deto to give; ovo to triumph, and ovum an egg ; JNuma the legislator, and Numen the divtility,
have the first vowel always sounded equally long by an English speaker, although in Latin the
first vowel in the first word of each of these pairs is short.f
19. On the contrary, words of three syllables, with the accent on the first and with but one conso
riant after the first jilable, have that syllable pronounced short, let the Greek or Latin quantity bº
what it will thus regulus and remnora, minicus and minium, are heard with the first vowel short in
* That this general rule should be violated by sulatterers in the learned lunguages in such words as Gymnastic, He
terogeneous, &c. is not to be wondered at; but that men of real learning, who do not want to show themselves off to
the vulgar by such inuendos of their erudition, should give into this irregularity, is really surprising. We laugl at
the pedantry of the age of James the First, where there is scarcely a page in any Euglish book that is not sprinkled with
twenty Greek and Latin quotations, and yet do not see the similar pedaſtry of interiarding our pronunciation with
Greek and Latin sounds; which may be affirmed to be a greater perversion of our language than the former. In the
one case, the introduction of Greek and Latin quotations does not interfere with the English phraseology; but in ºbs
other the pronunciation is disturbed, and a motley jargon of sounds introduced, as inconsistent with true taste as it is
ith neatness and uniformity. - - -
t The only word occurring to me at present, where this rule is not observed, is Canon, a Rule, which is always pro-
nounced like the word Cannon, a piece of ordmauce. -
~. GREEK AND LATIN PROFER NAMES.
English prosiunciation, though the two first words of each pair, have their first syllables long -
Latin; and the ºt, in fumigo and fugito is pronounced long in both words, though in Latin the
last u is ghort. This rule is never broken but when the first syllable is followed by e or i, followed
by another vowel: in this case the vowel in the first syllable is long, except that vowel be i ;
thus lamia, genius, Libya, doceo, cupio, have the accent on the first syllable, and this syllable is
pronounced long in every word but Libya, though in the original it is equally short in all.
20. It must have frequently occurred to those who instruct youth, that though the quantity of
the accented syllable of long, proper names has been easily, conveyed, yet that the quantity of
the preceding unaccented syllables has occasioned some embarrassment. An appeal to the ſaws
of our own language would soon have removed the perplexity, and enabled us to pronounce
the initial unaccented syllables with as , much decision as the others. Thus every accented
antepenultimate vowel but u, even when foilowed by one corſsonant only, is, in our pronunciation
of Latin, as well as in English, short: thus fabula, seporo, diligo, nobilis, cucumis, have the first
vowels pronounced as in the English words, capital, celebrate, simony, solitude, luculent, in direct
opposition to the Latin quantity, which makes every antepenultimate vowel in all these words
but the last long ; and this we pronounce long, though short in Latin. But if a semi-consonant
diphthoug, succeed, then every such vowel is long but a in our pronunciation of both languages,
and Euganeus, Eugenia, filius, folium, dubia, have the vowel in the antepenultimate syllablé
promounced exactly as in the English words satiate, menial, delirious, notorious, penurious ; though
they are all short in Latin but the i, which we pronounce short, though in the Latin it is long
21. The same rule of quantity takes place in those syllables which have the secondary accent
for, as we pronounce lamentation, demonstration, diminution, domination, lucubration, with every vowel
in the first syllable short but u, so we pronounce the same vowels in the same manner in iamentiºio,
demonstratio, diminutio, dominatio, and lucubratio : but if a semi-consonant diphthong succeed the
secondary accent, as in Ariovistus, Heliodorus, Gabinianus, Herodianus, and Volusianus, every vowel
preceding the diphthong is long but i ; just as we should pronounce these vowels in ...; h

*
words amiability, mediatorial, propitiation, excoriation, centuriator, &c. For the nature of the secoff âty
accent, see Principles prefixed to the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, No. 544. . . . . .
22. But to reduce these rules into a smaller compass, that they may be more easily comprehended
and remembered, it may be observed, that as we always shorten every antepenultimate vowel with
the primary accent but it, unless followed by a semi-consonant diphthong, though this antepenultimãìe
vowel is often long in Greek and Latin, as JEschylus, JEschines, &c.; and the antepenultimate iſ even
though it be followed by such a diphthong; as Eleusinia, Qcrisio, &c.—so we shorten the first syllable
of JEsculapius, AEnobarius, &c. because the first syllable of both these words has the secondary acterit.
but we pronounce the same vowels long in JEthiopia, JEgialeus, Haliartus, &c. because this acceit is
followed by a semi-consonant diphthong. ~ * * * * ~ *
23. This rule sometimes holds good where a mute and liquid intervene, and determines the
first syllable of Adrian, Adriatic, &c. to be long like ay, and not short like add : and it is on this
analcqical division of the words, so little ui derstood or attended to, that a perfect and a consistent
pronunciation of them depends. It is this analogy that determines the first u to be long in stupidus,
and the y short in clypea, though both are short in the Latin; and the o in the ſirst syllable of
Coriolanus, which is short in Latin, to be long in English.
24. The necessity of attending to the quantity of the vowel in the accented syllable has sometimes
produced a division of words in the following vocabulary that does not seem to convey the actual
pronunciation, Thus the words Sulpitius, Aricium, Artemisium, &c. being divided into S.'-pit'i-us,
4-mic'i-um, flr-te-mis’i-um, &c. we fancy the syllable after the accent deprived of a consonant closely
united with it in sound, and which, from such a union, derives an aspirated sound equivalent to sh.
But as the sound of t, c, or s, in this situation, is so generally understood, it was thought more
eligible to divide the words in this manner, than into Sul-pi'ti-us, A-mi'ci-um, Ar-te-ni'si-um, as in
the latter mode the i wants its shortening consonant, and might, by some speakers, be pronounced,
as it generally is in Scotland like ee. The same may be observed of c and g when they end a syllable,
and are followed by e or i, as in Åc-e-ra’tus, Ac-i-da'li-a, Tig-el-li nus, Teg'g-ra, &c. where the c and
g ending a syllable, we at first sight think them to have their hard sound; but, by observing the
succeeding vowel, we soon perceive them to be soft, and only made to end a syllable in order to
determine the shortness of the vowel which precedes.
25. The general rule therefore of quantity indicated by the syllabication adopted in the vocabulary
is, that when a consonant ends a syllable the vowel is always short, whether the accent be on it or
not ; and that when a vowel ends a syllable with the accent on it, it is always long : that the vowd
rt, when it ends a syllable, is long whether the accent be on it or not, and that the vowel i. (3) (4
when it ends a syllable without the accent, is pronounced like e : but if the syllable be final, it has
its long open sound as if the accent were on it: and the same may be observed of the letter y.
Rules for placing the Accent of Greek and Latin Proper Names.
26 Words of two syllables, either Greek or Latin, whatever be the quantity in the original,
nave, in English pronunciation, the accent on the first syllable; and if a single consonant come
between two vowels, the cousonant goes to the last syllable, and the vowel in the first is long ; as
Cato, Ceres, Connus, &c. See Principles of English Pronunciation prefixed to the Critical Pronouncing
Dictionary. No. 503, and the word Drama. -
27. Polysyllables, adopted whole from the Greek or Latin into English, have generally the accent
of the Latin: that is, if the penultimate be loug the accent is on it, as Severus, Democeries, &c.; if short,
the accent is on the antepentºltimate, as Demosthemes, Aristophanes, Posthumus, &c. See Introduction
28. When Greek or Latin Proper Names are anglicised, either by an alteration of toe etters, or
oy cutting off the latter syllables, the accent of the original, as in appellatives under ºne same
predicament, is transferred nearer to the beginning of the word. Thus Proserpina has the accent
on the second syllable; but when altered to Proserpine, it transfers the accent to the first. The
same may be observed of Homerus, Virgilius, Horatius, &c. when anglicised to Homer, Virgil, Horace,
&e. See the word Academy in the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary.
29. As it is not very easy, therefore, so it is not necessary to decide where Doctors disagree,
When reasons lie deep in Greek and Latin etymology, the current promunciation will be followed,
let the learned do all they can to hinder it: thus, after Hyperion has been accented by our best
poets according to our own analogy with the ***ent on the antepenultimate, as Shakspeare
§§ *UEES FOR PRONOUNCING, &c.
l * Ifype'rion's curls, the front of Jove himself.”—Hamlet,
that was to this r
“Hype'rion to a Satyr.” Iöid.
“ —
* -— next day after dawn,
“Doth rise and help Hyperion to his horse.”—Henry V'th."
$o Cooke in his translation of Hesiod's Theogony, follows the accentuation of Shakspeare . .
Hyperion and Japhet, brothers, join : M
'hea and Rhea of this ancient line &
I)escend ; and Themis boasts the source divine. ,
The frnits of Tkia and Hyperion rise,
And with refulgent lustre light the skies. !
After this established pronunciation, I say, how hopeless, as well as useless, would it be to
attempt the penultimate accentuation, which yet ought undoubtedly to be preserved in reading or
speaking Greek or Latin compositions; but, in reading or speaking English, must be left to those
who would rather appear learned than judicious. But Acrion, Arion, Amphion, Echion, Orion, Ixion,
Pandion, Asion, Alphion, JErion, Onhion, Methion, drion, Eion, Thlexion, and Sandvon, preserve their
penultinuate accent invariably: while Ethalion, a word of the same form and origin, is promounced
with the accent on the antepenultimate, like Deucalion and Pygmalion ; and this, ff I mistake not, is
the common pronunciation of a ship in the British navy, so called from the name of one of the
Argonauts, who accompanied Jason in his expedition to Colchis to fetch the golden fleece.
. The same difficulty of deciding between common usage ànd classical propriety appears in
words ending in ia ; as Alexandria, #ntiochia, Seleucia, Samaria, Iphigemia, and several others which
wºre pronounced by our ancestors, as appears from their poetry, according to our own analogy,
with the accent on the autepenultimate syllable; and there is no doubt but every word of this form
would have fallen into the same accentuation, if classical criticism had not stepped in and prevented
it. A philosophical grammarian would be apt to think we are not much obliged to scholars for this
interruption of the vernacular current of pronunciation: but as there is so plausible a plea as that of
reducing words to their original languages; and as a knowledge of these languages will always be
an honourable distinction among men, it is strongly to be suspected that these words will not long
continue in their plain homespun English dress. This critical correction, however, seems to have
come too late for some words, which, as Pope expresses it, have “slid into verse,” and taken
possession of our ears; and therefore, perhaps, the best way of disposing of them will be to
consider them as , the ancients did the quantity of certain doubtful syllables, and to pronounce
them either way. . Some, however, seem always to have preserved the accent of their original
language, as Thalia and Sophia: but lphigenia, Antiochia, Seleucia, and Samaria, have generally
yielded to the English antepenultimate accent; and Erythia, Deidamia, Laodamia, Hippodamia,
...Apamia, Ilithyia, and Orithyia, from their seldom appearing in mere English composition, have not
ošen been drawn aside into plain English pronunciation. The same may be observed of words
ending in nicus, or nice: if they are compounded of the Greek viºn, the penultimate syllable is
always long, and must have the accent, as Stratonicus, Berenice, &c.; if this termination be what is
called a gentile, signifying a man by his country, the penultimate is short, and the accent is on the
antepenultimate; as Macedonicus, Sardonicus, Brºannicus, &c. See ANDRonicus.
31. Thus we see many of these proper names are of dubious accentuation; and the authorities
which may be produced on both sides sufficiently show us the inutility of criticising beyond a
certain point. It is in these as in many English words: there are some which, if mispronounced,
immediately show a want of education; and there are others which, though not pronounced in
the most erudite manner, , stamp no imputation of ignorance or illiteracy. To have a general
knowledge, therefore, of the pronunciation of these words, seems absolutely necessary for those
who would appear respectable in the more respectable part of society. Perhaps no people on
earth are so correct in the accentuation of proper names as the learned among the English. The
Port-Royal Grammar informs us, that “notwithstanding all the rules that can be given, we are
‘often under the mecessity of submitting to custom, and of accommodating our pronunciation to
what is received among the learned according to the country we are in.” “...So we pronounce,”
says the grammarian, “..Aristo'bulus, Basi'lius, Ido'lium, with the accent on the antepenultimate,
though the penultimate is long, because it is the custom. and, on the contrary, we pronounce
Jºndre'as, idea, JMari'a, &c. with the accent on the penultimate, though it is short, because it is the
custom of the most learned. The Italians,” continues he, “ place the accent on the penultimate ef
antonomasia, harmoni'a, philosophi'a, theologi'a, and similar words, according to the Greek accent,
because, as Ricciolius observes, it is the custom of their country. Alvarez and Gretser think we
ought always to promounce them in this manner, though the custom, not only of Germany and
Spain, but of all France, is against it: but Nebrissensis authorises this last pronunciation, and
says, that it is better to place the accent of these vowels on the antepenultimate syllable; which
shows,” concludes the grammarian, “...that when we once depart from the ancient rules, we have
but little certainty in practice, which is so different in different countries.” -
But however uncertain and desultory the accentuation of many words may be, it is a great
satisfaction to a speaker to know that they are so. There is a wide difference between pro-
nouncing words of this kind ignorantly and knowingly. A person who knows that scholars
themselves differ in the pronunciation of these words can always pronounce with security . but
one, who is unacquainted with the state of the accent, is not sure that he is right when he really
\g so, and always pronounces at his peril.
*
º
‘tºmºmºmºsºmºmºn
**** It is hoped the candid peruser of this work will make allowances for an occasional, error in
thviding a syllable or placing an accent, when he reflects on the difficulty with which such a work
must necessarily be attended. The Author flatters himself however, that such attention has been
paid both to the compilation and the proofs, that the fewesterrors imaginable have escaped him
PRONUNCIATION
GREEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMES
**.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*, *-*.*.*.*.
INITIAL VOCABULARY.
* When a word is succeeded by a word pri sº * - -
& - printed in Italics, the latter word is merely to spell the for
to be pronounced. Thus Abansheas is the true pronunciation of the preceding word º: artd so º:ºwn.
*** The Figures annexed to the words refer to the Rales prefixed to the work. Thu
*o Rule the 3d for the pronunciation of the final i ; and the figure 4 after Abii refers
hunciation; of the unačcented i, not final: and so of the rest.
*** Wher, the letters Eng. are put after a word, it is to show that this word is the
Cºcán, Eng, is the Latin word Lucanus, changed into the English incan.
AB
A TA and A'BAE
Ab'a-a -
Ab'a-ba
Ab-a-ce'me 3
à-ban'ti-as 10
A-ban'she-as
Ab-an-ti'a-des 1
A-ban'ti-das 4
A-ban'tis
Ab-ar-ba're-a 7
Ab'a-ri 3
A-bar'i-mon 4
Ab'a-ris 7
A-ba'rus 1
A-ba'sa 7
Ab-a-si'tis 7 1
Ab-as-se’ma 1 7
Ab-as-se'ni
A-bas'sus 7
Ab'a-tos 7
Ab-da-lon’i-ſmus 4
Ab-de'ra i 7 °
Ab-de'ri-a 1 4 7
Ab-de-rites 1
, Ab-de'rus 1
A-be'a-tap 7 I 5
A-bel'ía 7
Ab-el-li'nus
A'bi-a 1 4 7
A-ben da 7
Ab'ga-rus
A"bi-i 4
Ab'i-la 4 7
A-bis'a-res 7
A-bis'a-ris 7
Ab-i-gon'tes 4
Ab-le'tes 1
A-bob'ri-ca 4
A-bo'bus
A-boec'ri-tus 5
Ab-o-lani 3
A-bo'lus 7 1
Ab-om-i-tei'chos 5
AC
Ab-o-ra'ca 1 7
Ab-o-rig'i-nes 4
A-bor'ras 7
Ab-ra-daſtas
Ab-ra-da'tes
A-bren'tius 10
A-broc'o-mas
Ab-rod-i-ae’tus 4
A-bron'y-cus 6
A-bro'ni-us 4
Ab'ro-ta ?
A...",
-bryp'o-lis
Ab-se'us
Ab-sin'thi-i 4
Ab'so-rus
Ab-syr"tos 6
Ab-syr’tus 6
Ab-u-li'tes 1
Ab-y-de'ni 6
Ab-y-de'nus 6
A-by'di 6
A-by'dos 6
A-by'dus
Ab'y-la 6
Ab'y-lon 6
Ah-ys-si'ni 1
Ab-ys-sin'i-a 6
Ac-a-cal'lis 7
Ac-a-ce'sium 10
.Ak-a-se'zhe-um
A-ca'ci-us 10
..?-ka'she-us
Ac-à-de'mi-a 7
Ac-a-demus
Ac-a-lan'drus
A-cal'le 8
A-ca-mar'chis 7
Ac'a-mas 7
A-camp'sis 7
A-can'tha 7
A-can'thus 7
Ac'a-ra 7
A-ca'ri-a 7
Ac-ar-na'ni a 7
A-car'mas.7 .
A-cas'ta 7
A-cas’tus 7
AC
Ac-a-than tus 7
Ac'cl-a 10 7
.#k'she-o:
Ac'ci-la 7
Ac'ci-us 10
.Ak'she-ws
Ac'cu-a 7
A'ce 8 -
Ac-e-di'ci 3 24
Ac'e-la 24
Ac-e-ra’tus 27
A-cer'bas
Ac-e-ri'na 1
A-cer'rae 4
Ac-er-sec'o-mes
A’ces 7
A-ce'si-a 10
Ac-e-si'nes 1
Ac-e-si'nus 1
A-ce'si-us i0
A-ces'ta 7
A-ces' tes
A-ces’ti-um 10
A-cés-to-do'rus
A-Ces-tor'i-des
A-ce'tes
#Ach-a-by'tos 12
A-chaë'a 7
A-chae'i 3
A-chae'i-um
A-chaem'e-nes
Ach-ae-me'ni-a
Ach-ae-men’i-des
A-chae'us
A-cha'i-a 7
Ach'a-ra 7
Ach-a-ren'ses
A-char'nae 4
Ascha'tes
Acli-e-lo'i-des 4
Ach-e-lo ri-um
Ach-e-lo'us
A-cher'dus
A-cher'i-mi 34
Ach'e-rom
Ach-e-ron'ti-a 10
Ach-e-ru'si-a 11
Ach-e-ru'si-as ik
}
s the figure 3 after Ach f
to Rule: the 4th, for tº:
preceding word Anglicised. Thas
AC
A-che’tus
A-chil’las
A-chil'le-us
Ach-il-le'a 7
Ach-il-lei-en'see
Ach-il-le’is
A-chii'les
Ach-il-le'um
A-chi'vi 4
Ach-la-dae'us
Ach-o-la'i 3
Ach-o-lu-'e
Ach-ra-di'na
Ac-i-cho'ri-us
Ac-i-da'li-a 8
Ac-i-da'sa
A-cil’i-a
Ac-i-lig'e-na 24
A-cil’i-us
A-cii'la 7
A’cis
Ac'mon
Ac-mon'i-des 4
A-coe'tes
A-co'nae 4
A-con'tes
A-con'te-us
A-con'ti-us 10
A on-to-bu'lus
A-co'ris
A'cra
Ac-ra-di'na 7
A'crab
A-crae'a 7 w
A-craeph'ni a 7
Ac-ra-gal-li'dae 4
Ac'ra-gas 7
A-cy \'tus
A'cri-as 4.
.*Ac-ri-doph'a-gi 3
A-cri'on 1
Ac-ris-i-o'ne
Ac-ris-i-o-me'us
Ac-ris-i-o-ni'a-des
A-cris'e-us 10
A-cri'tas 1
Ac-ro-athon
Ac-ro-ce-rauni um
* Every a ending a syllable, with the accent upon it, is pronourced like the a in the English words fa-vote;
£a-per, &c. See Rule the 1st, prefixed to this vocabulary.
f Every unaccented a, whether initial, medial, or final, en
's in father. See Rule the 7th, prefixed to this vocabulary.
f Achałytos—Ch; in this and all the subsequent words have the sound of k. Thus Achabutos,
*rē pronounced as if written Akałytos Akaea, Akates, &c. See Rule the 12th.
ding a syllable, has an obscure sound, bordering on the
Achaea. Achates, as
j4 A. A AEL AºS ..
Ac-ro-co-rin'thus AE'as AF-Ru'rus AE-sym mus
Acron 1. AE'a-tus AE-mil’i-a AE-thal’i-des
Ac-ro-patos AEch-mac'o-ras AE-mil-i-a'nus AE-thi o'pi-a £3
A-crop'o-lis AEch'mis AE-mil’i-us AEth'ti-us
Ac'ro-ta AE-dep'sum AEm-nes’tus AF'thon
A-crot'a tus AE-des'sa AE'mou X'thra.
Ac-ro'tho-os AF-dic'u-la AEm'o-ma AE-thu'sa
&c'ta 7 AE-di'les 8 AE-mo'mi-a Af.'ti-a 10
Ar-tae'a 7 Aº-dip'sus AE-mon'i-des AE'ti-on 11
Ac-tae'on 4 AE'don A.'mus . 42'ti-ust 10
Ac-tae'us 4 AE'du-i, or Hed'u-i AE-my!’i-a AEt'na
Acte 8 AE-el'lo AE-myl-i-a'nus AE-to'li-a
Actia 10 AE-e'ta AF-myl'i-i 4 AE-to'lus
Ac'tis AE-e’ti-as 10 AF-my]'í-us A’fer
Ac-tis'a-mes AE'ga AE-ma’ri-a A-fra'ni-a
Ac'ti-um iO AE-ge'as AE-ne'a A-fra'ni-us
Ac'ti-us 10 AF'gae 5 * AE-ne'a-des Af'ri-ca 7
Ac'tor AE-gaº'ae AE-me'a-dae Af-ri-ca nus
Ac-tor’i-des AE-gae'on AE-me'as Af'ri-cum
Ac-to'ris AE-ga-'um AE-ne'i-a A-gag-ri-a'nae
A-cu'phis AE-gae'us AE-ºne'is Ag-a-las'ses'
A-cu-si-la'us AE-gale-os AE-me'i-des 4 A-gai'la 7
A-cu'ti-cus, M. AE-ga'le-um AE-nes-i-de'mus A-gam'ma-tae
A’da 7 AE'gan Af.-ne'si-us 10 Ag-a-me'des
A-dae'us A.'gas 5 AE-ne’tus Ag-a-mem'mon
Ad-a-mian-tae'a 7 AE-ga'tes AE'mi-a Ag-a-mem-no mi 3
Ad'a-mas AE-ge'le-on AE-mi'a-cus Ag-a-me’tor
Ad-a-mas'sus AE-ge'ria AE-mi'o-chi 12 Ag-am-nes’tor
A-das';i-i 4 AE-ges’ta AEm-o-bar'ous 22 Ag-a-hip'pe
Ad'a-tha A.-ge'us AEn’o-cles A-gan'za-ga
Ad-de-pha'gi-a AE-gi'a-le AE'nos Ag-a-pe'mo
Ad’du-a 7 Hº-2-i-a’ie-us 22 AE'mum Ag-a-re'ni 3
3. A-del’phi-us AE-gi-a'li-a 22.4 AE-my'ra Ag-a-ris'ta'
• 'A-de'mon AE-gi'a-lus AE-o'li-a A-gas':-cles
A'des, or Hades AE-gi'des AE-o'li-ap A-gas'sae
... Ad-gan-Ces' tri-us AE-gi'la , AE-oł'i-da A-gas'the-nes
". Ad-her'bal AE-gil'i-a AE-ol’i-des A-gas'thus
'', Ad-her'bas AE-gim'ºus AE'o-lis A-gas tro-phus
Ad-i-an’te 8 AEg-i-mo'rus AE'o-lus Ag'a-ºla
A-di-at’o-rix AE-gi'na AE-o'ra Ag-ath-ar'chi-das
At-i-man'tus AEg-i-meta AE-pa'li-us Ag-ath-archi-des
Ati-ime'ta AEg-i-ne'tes .4'-pe'a Ag-ath-ar'cus
Ad-i-mc'te Æ-gi'o-chus AEp'u-lo 21 A-ga'thi-as
Ad-metus AE-gi'pan X'py 6 Ag'a-tho
A-do'ni-a AF-gi'ra AEp'y-tus 21 A-gath-o-cle'a
A-do'nis AE-gir-o-es'sa AS-qua'ma 7 A-gath'o-cles
Ad-ra-myt’tt-uum #AF’gis AE'qui 3 Ag'a-thon
A-dra'ma 7 | AE-gis'thus AE-quic'o-li A-gath-o-my'mus
A-dra'mum AE-gi'tum AEq-ui-me'li-um Ag-a-thos'the-nes
A-dras'ta AE'gi-um AE'ri-as Ag-à-thyr'num
A-dras'ti-a AFg’le ACr'o-pe Ag-a-thyr'si 3
A-dras’tus AEg'les AEr'o-po A-ga've
A'dri-a 23 AEg-le'tes AEs'a-cus A-gau'i 3
* A-dri-a'uum AEg-lo'ge AE-sa'pus A-ga'vus
A-dri-at’i-cum AF-gob'o-lus AE'sar, or Æ-să ras Ag-des’tis
A-dri-an-op'o-lis E-goc'e-ros AEs'chi-mes 22 Ag-e-ena
A-dri-a'uus AEgon AEs'chi-rom 12 Ag-e-las’tus
: A'dri-an, Eng. AE'gos pot'a-mos AEs-chy-li'des Ag-e-la'us
Ad-ri-me’tum AEg-o-sa'gae AEs’chy-lus 21 A-gen'a-tha
Ad-fi -āt'i-ci 4 Aº-gos'the-ma AFs-cu-la'pi-us 22 Ag-en-di'cum
A dyrºma-chide AE'gus AE-se'pus A-ge'nor
*AF'a 7 AE'gy 6 AE-ser'ni-a Ag-e-nor'i-des
AE-a-ce'a AEg-y-pa'nes AE-si'on 11 Ag-e-ri'nus
AE-ac’i-das AE-gyp’sos AE'som Ag-e-san'der
AE-ac’i-des AE-gypti-i 4 10 AE-son'i-des A-ge'si-as 10
AE'a-cus AE gypti-um 10 AE-so'pus A-ges-i-la'us
AE'ae AE-gyp’tus CE’sop, Eng. Ag-e-sip'o-lis
AE-ae'a AE'ſſ-a AFs' tri-a Ag-e-sis'tra-ta
AE-an-te'um AE-li-a'nus AEs'u-la. Ag-e-sis'tra-tus
AE-am'ti-des (E3;-an, Eng. AE-sy'e-tes Ag-gram'mes
AE-an'tis AE'li-us and AE'li-a AEs-ym-ne'tes 21 Ag-grinae
* AEa-This diphthong is merely ocular, for the a has no share in the sound, though it appears in the type. Indeed
as we pronounce the a, there is no timiddle sound between that ietter and e, and therefore we have adopted the las,
vowel and relinquished the first. This, among other reasons, makes it probable that the Greeks and Romans tº
nounced the g as we do in water, and the e as we hear it in where and there; the middle or mixt sound then would be
like & in father, which was probably the sound they gave to this diphthong.
t_&gis-This diphthong, though long in Greek and Latin, is in English pronunciation either long or short, according
to the accent or position of it. Thus, if it immediately precedes the accent as in AEgeus, or with the accent on it, before
a single consonant, in a word of two syllables, it is long, as in 388 is; before two consonants it is short, as in 3’ fles ; or
before one only; if the accent be on the antepenultimate, as Æropus--For the exceptions to this rule, see Ruie 22.
f.One of the Generals of Valentinian the third, which, Labbe fells us, ought properly to be written Aetius; that is,
without the diphthong. We may observe, that as this word con... from the Greek, but islatinized, it is pronounce
with the tlike sk, as if written Æshius - but the preceding wor *tion, being pare Greek, does not conform to this ana.
logy—See Rule the 11th and 29 -
A-i-do'ne-us 5
A-im'y-ius
A-i'us Lo-cu'ti-us
Al-a-ban'da
Al'a-bus
A-le'sa
A-lab'us, .
Ai-a-go'ni-a
A-la'la
Al-al-com'e-nºt
A-la'li-a 7
Al-a-ma'nes
AL AL
Ag'i-da Al-a-man mi, or
Ag-i-laus Al-e-man ni
A'gis A-la'ni
Ag-la'i-a Al'a-res
Ag-la'ya Al-a-ri'cus
Ag-la-o-ni'ce .Al'a-ric Png.
Ag-la'o-pe Al-a-ro'di-i 3.4
Ag-la-o-phae'ſſia A-las'tor
Ag-la'o-phon Ala-zoa ... ."
Ag-la-os'the-nes Alba Sylvi-us
Ag-lau'ros Al-ba'ni-a
g-la'us !-ba'mus
...Ag'na’ Al-bi'ci 3 4
Ag'no Al-bi-e'tae 4
Ag-nod'i-ce Al-bi'ni 3
|Okl - Al-bi-no-va'mus
Ag-non".-des Al-bin-te-me'li-um
Ag-o-na'ii-a, & A-go'ni-a Al-bi'nus
A-go'nes Al'bi-on
o-mis Al'bi-us
A-go'ni-us Al-bu-cil'la
Ag-o-rac'rl-tus Al'bu-la. J
Ag-o-ran'o-mi Al-bu'ne-A
Ag-o-ra'nis ti-bur'nus
Ag-o-rae'a Albus Pa'gus
Agra 1 Al-bu'ti-us 10
A-grae'i 3 Al-cap'us
Agºra-gas Al-cam'e-nes
A-grau'le Al-can'der
A-grau'li-a Al-can'dre
A-grau'los Al-ca'mor
Ag-rau-o-mi'tae Al-cath'o-e
A-gri-a'nes Al-cath'o-u5
---gric'o-la Al'ce
Ag-ri gen’tnm Al-ce’mor
A-grin'i-um Al-ces'te
A-gri-o'ni-a A}-ces'tis
A-gri'o-pas Al’ce-tas
A-gri'o-pe Al’chi-das 12
A-grip'pa Al-chim'a-cus
Ag-rip-pi'na Al-ci-bi'a-des 4
A-gris'o-pe 3 Al-cid'a-mas
A gri-us 1 Al-ci-da-me'a
Ag'ro-las Al-ci-dam'i-das
A'grom Al-cid'a-mus
A-gro'tas Al-ci'das
A-grot'e-ra Al-ci'des
A-gyl'e-us 5 Al-cid'ī-ce
A-gyl'la Al-cim'e-de
Ag-yl-la: 'us Al-cim'e-den
A-gyrus Al-cinn'e-nes
A-gyr'i-um Al’ci-mus
A-gyr'i-us Al-cin'o-e
A-gyrºtes Ai'ci-nor
A-ha'la 7 *Ál-cin'o-us
Ajax Ai-ci-o'ne-us 6
Af'ci-phrom
Al-cip'pe
Al-cip'pus
Al’cis
Alc-mae-op'i-dae
Alcº man
A}c-me'na
Ai-cy'o-me
Al-cy-o'me-us 5
Ai-cy'o-ma
Al-des'cus
Al-du'a-bis -
*
A},
A’le-a l 7
A-le'bas
A-le'bi-on
A-lec'to
A-lec'tor
A-lectry-on
A-lectus
łA-le'i-us, Cam'pus .
Al-e-man'ni
A-le'mon
Al-e-mu'si-i 4
Alens , º
A’le-on
A-le'se p-
A-le'si-a 10
A-le'si-uni 10
A-le'tes
A-le'thes
A-le'thi-a
A-let'i-das
A-le'tri-um
A-le’tum
Al-eu.a'dae
A-le'us
A’lex 1
A-lex-a-me'nus \
# Al-ex-an'der
Al-ex-an'dra
Al-ex-an-dri'a 30
Al-ex-an'dri-des
Ai-ex-an-drina
Al-ex-an-drop'o-lis
Aj-ex-a'nor - -
A}-ex-ar'chus
A-lex'as
A-lex'i-a
.4 lek'she-a
A-lex-ic'a-cus
Al-ex-i'nus
A-lex'i-o
.4-lek'she-o
Al-ex-jppus
Al-ex-ir'a-es
Ai-ex-ir'ho-e
A-lex'is
A-lex'on
Al-ſa-ter'na
Al-ſe’mus
Al'gi-dum
A-li-ac'mon
A-li-ar’tuan
A-li-ar'tus
Ai’i-cis ſe
A-li-e'nºis 21
Al’i-fae
Ai-i-la-'i 3 4
Al-i-men'tus
A-lin'dae
A-lim-do'i a
Ai-i-phe'ri-a
Al-ir-ro'thi-us
Ai'i-a
Al-li-e'nos
Al-lob'ro-gºes
Al-lob'ry-ges
Al-lot'ri-ges
Al-in'ti-us 10
A-io'a -
Al-o-e'us
Ai-o-i'dae
AM
Al-o-i'des
A-lo'ne
Al'o-pe
A-lop'e-ce
*::::::::"
•lò •ºis
†"
A-lo'ti-a (0.
Akpenus
I pes
4ps. Eng.
Al-phe'a
Al-phe'i-a
Al-pºwe'nor
Al-phe'nus
Al-phe-si-boe's 5
Al-phe-si-boa'us
Al-phe'us
Al’phi-us
Al-phi'on 29,
Al-pi'nus
Al’pis
Al'si-um 10
âl'sus
Al-tha-'a
Al-tha-m'e-nes
Al-ti'nuin
Al'tis
A-lun'ti-um 10
A’lus, Al'u-us
A-ly-attes
Al’y-ba 6
Al-y-cae'a
Al-y-cae'us
A-lys'sus
Al-yx-oth'o-e
A-mad'o-ci 3
A-mad'o-cus
Ain'a-ge
Am-al-tha-'a
Am-al-the'um
Am'a-na
A-man'tes
Am-an-ti'ui 3
A-ma'mus
A-mar'a-cus
A-unar'di 3
A-mar'tus -
Am-bryl'lis
Am-aryn'ce-us &
Am-ar-yn'thus
A'mas
A-ma'si-a 10
Ani-a-se'nus
A-lma'sis
A-Imas'tris
A-mas' trus
A-mata
Ain-a-the'a
Am'a-thus
A-max-ain-pe'us.
A-max'i-a
. A-max'i-ta
Ain-a-ze'nes
A-maz'o-nes
-dim, a-zons Eng
Ain-a-zon’i-des
Ain-a-zo'ni-a
Ann-a-zo'mi-um
Aul-a-zo'ui-us
- ** * *
• Alcineus—There are no words more frequently mispronounced by a mere English scholar than those of this terme-
nation. By such a one we sometimes near Aleinous and Antinous pronounced in three syllabies, as if written Al-ci-nois.
and An-ti-nouz, rhyming with 70 w8; but classical pronunciation requires that tilese vuwels should foria distinct sys.
ables.
1 Aleius Campus.
Lest from this flying steed unresn’ī (as once
Bellerophon, though for a lower citine)
Lismounted, on th’ Aleian field I fall.
Erroneous there to wander, and forlorn.
Milton's Par. Lost, p. vii. v. 17.
§ 4lexander.--This word is as frequently prº"ºunced with the accent cu the first as on the third syllable.
|t) AM
Am-barri 3
Am">e-nus
Asm-bar-va'li-a
Am-bi-a-li'tes
Am-bi-a'mum
Am-bi-a-ti'num
Am-bi-ga'tus
Am-bi'o-rix
Am'bla-da
Am-bra'ci-a 10
Am-bra'ci-us 10.
Ann'bri 3
Am-bro'nes
Am-bro'si-a 10
Am-blo'si-us 10
AN
Am-phic-le'a
Ain-phid'a-mus .
Am-phi-dro'mi-a
Am-phi-geni-a, or
*Am-phi-ge-ni'a 29
Am-phil'o-chus
Am-phil’y-tus
Am-phim'a-chus
Am-phim'e-dom
Am-phim'o-me
Am-phim'o-mus
Am-phi'on 28.
Am-phin'o-les
Am-phip'o-lis
Am-phip'yºros
AN
A-mat'o-le
A-mau'chi-das 12
A-nau'rus
A'max 1
An-ax-ag'o-ras
An-ax-an'der
Au-ax-an'dri-des
An-ax-ar'chus 12
An-ax-ar'e-te
An-ax-e'ner
A-nax'i-as 10
An-ax-ib'i-a
An-ax-ic'ra-tes
A-max-i-da'mus
A-maxi-las
AN
An-dro-cy'des
An-drod'a-mus
An-dro'ge-os
An-dro'ge-us
An-drogy-mae
An-drom'a-che
An-drom-a-chi'dae
An-drom'a-chus
An-drom a-das
An-drom'e-da
An'dron
#An-dro-ni'cus 23
An-droph'a-gi 3
An-dropom'pus
An'dros
Am-bry'on Am-phi-re’tus A-max-i-la'us Am-dros'the-nes
Am-brys'gus Am-phir'o-e Ala-ax-il'i-des. An-dro'tri-on
Am-bul'li 3 Am'phis An-ax-i-man'der An-e-lon'tis
Am'e-les Am-phis-bae'na An-ax-in'e-nes An e-ras'tus
Alm-e-ma'nus Am-phis'sa An-ax-ip'o-lis An-e-mo'lia
Am-e-mi'des Am-phis-se’me An-ax-ip'pus An-e-mo'sa
A-men'o-cles Am-phis'sus An-ax-ir'ho-e Am-fin'o-mus
A-me'ri-a Am-phis'the-nes A-max'is An-ge'li-a
A-mes tra-tus Am-phis-ti'des A-max'o An-ge'li-on
A-mes' tris Am-phis'tra-tus An-ca'us An'ge-lus
A-mic'las Am-phit'e-a An-ca-li'tes An-gi'tes
Atm-ic-lae'us Ann-phith'e-mis An-ca'ri-us An'grus
A-mic-tae'us Am-phith'o-e An-cha'ri-a 7 An-gu-it'i-a iſ 24
A-mic'tas Am-phi-tri'te 8. Am-cha'ri-us A'mi-a 7
A-mi'da 3 Am-phit'ry-on An-chem'o-lus An-i-ce’tus
A-mil’car Anºphi-tus Arı-che-si'tes A-mic'i-a 10
Am'i-los 4 Am-phot'e-rus An-ches'mus A-nic'i-um 24
A-mim'o-He, or Am-phot-ry-o-ni'a-des An-chi'a-la A-mic'i-us Gal'lus
A-mym'o-ne Am-phry'sus An-chi'a-le An'i-grus
A-min'e-a, or Amp'sa- An-chi'a-lus A'mi-o, and A'mi-er
Am-min'e-a Am-pys'i-des An-chi-mo'li-us An-i-tor'gis
A-min'i-as Am'pyx Au-chim'o-e A'mi-us
A-min'i-us Am-sac'tus An-chi'ses An'na
A-min’o-cles A-lmu'li-us. An-chis’i-a 11 An-ni-a'nus
Ans-i-Se'na A-myc'la An-chi-si'a-des An'ni-bal
A-mis’i-as 10 A-myc'lae An'cho-e An’mi-bi 3 4
A-mis'sas Am'y-cus An-chu'rus An-nic'e-ris 24,
A-mi'sum Amy-don An-ci'le An' mon
A-mi'sus Am-y-mo'ne An'com An-o-pae'a
Am-i-ter'num A-myn'tas An-co'na An ser
Am-i-tha'on, or A-myn-ti-anus An'cus Mar'ti-us An-si-ba'ri-a
Am-y-tha'on A-my'ris An-cy'le An-tae'a
Am-ma'lo A-myn’tor An-cy'rae An-tae'as
Am-mi-a'nus A-myr'i-us Au'da An-tae'us
Am'mon Ann'y-rus An-dab'a-tae An-tag’o-ras
Am-mo'ni-a A-mys’tis An-da'Li-a An-tal'ci-das
Am-mo'mi-i 3 Am-y-tha'oh An-de-ca'vi-a An-tan'der
Am-mo'ni-us Am'y-tis An'des An-tan'dros
Am-mo'the-a An'a-tes Am-doc'i-des An-ter-bro'gi-us
Am’mi-as An-a-char'sis An-dom'a-tis An-tei'us
Am-ni'sus 3 A-ma'ci-um 10 An-drae'mon An-tem'nae
Am-te-bae'us 5 A-mac're-on, or An-dra-gathiºus An-te'mor
Am-mo-me’tus A-ma'cre-on 23 An-drag'a-thus. Au-te-nor’i-des
A'mor 1 . An-ac-to'ri-a An-drag'o-ras An'te-ros
A-mor'ges An-ac-to ri-um An-dram'y-tes Am-tha'a.
A-mor'gos An-a-dy-om'e-ne An-dre'as An'the-as
Am"pe-lus A-Hag gi-a ..?n'drew Eng. An-ti.e'don
Am-pe-lu'si-a An-a-gy-ron'tum An'dri-clus An-the'la
Am-phe'a 7 An-a-i'tis An'dri-on An'the-mis
Am-phi a-la'us An'a-phe An-dris'cus An'the-mon
Am-phi'a-max An-a-phlys'tus An-dro'bº-us An'the-mus
Am-phi-a-ra'us, A-ma'pus An-dro-cle'a An-the-mu'si-a 10
Am-phi-ar'i-des A-mar'tes An'dro-cles An-the'ne
Am-phic'ra-tes A'mas i An-dro-cli'des An-ther'mus
Am-phic’ty-on 11. An'cho-ra An-dro'cius An'thes
* Amphigenia.--See ſº enia, and Rule 36, prefixed to this Vocabulary. -
# This epithet from the Greek, avačºv, emergens, signifying rising out of the water, is applied to the picture of
Venus rising out of the sea, as originally painted by Apelles. I doubt not that some, who only hear this word wi thout
seeing it written, suppose it to mean Anno Domini, the year of our Lord.
t Andronicus—This word is uniformly pronounced by our prosodists with the penultimate accent; and yet so averse
is an English ear to placing the accent on the penultimate i, that by all English scholars we hear it placed upon the
antepenultimate svilāble. That this was the pronunciation of this word in Queen Elizabeth's time, appears plainly
from the tragedy «. Titºu, Andronicus, said to be written by Shakspeare; in which we every where find the aºtepe.
multimate pronunciation adopted. It may indeed be questioned, whether Shakspeare's learning extended to a know
ledge of the quantity of this Graeco-Latin word; but, as Mr. Steevens has just; observed, there is a greater number
of classical allusions in this play tian are scattered over all the rest of the perfºrmances on which the seal of §hal;
speare is indubitably fixed; and therefore it may be presumed that the author could not be ignorant of the Greek
and Latin pronunciation of this word, but followed the received English pronunciation of his time; and which by ak,
hat professed schelars is still conticued.-See Sophronicus,
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AN
An-thes-pho'ri-a
An-thes-te'ri-a
An'the-us
an-thi'a
Anthi-as
An'thi-um
Anºthi-us
An'tho
An-thores
An-thra'ci-a [0
An-thro-pi'nus
An-thro-poph'argº
An-thyl'la
An-ti-a-ui'ra
Anti-as 10
An ti-cle'a
Anti-cles
An ti-cli'des
An tic'ra-gus
An-tic'ra-tes
An-tic'v-ra
An-tid'o-tus
An-tid'o-mus
An-tig'e-nes
An-ti-gen'i-das
An-tig'o-ma
An-tig'o-ne
An-ti-go'ni'a
An-tig'o-mus
Am-tii"co
An-ti-lib'a-nus
An-til'o-chus
An-tim'a-chus
An-tim'e-mes
An-ti-moe'i-a 5
Au-ti-mop'o-lig
An-tin'o-us
A n-ti-o'chi-a, on
“An-ti-o-chi'a 29
#m'ti-och Eng
A n-ti'o-chis
A n-ti'o-chus
¥n-ti'o-pe 8
\n-ti-o'rus
An-tip'a-ter
An-ti-pa'tri-a
A n-ti-patri-das
An-tip'a-tris
A n-tiph'a-nes
An-tiph'a-tes
An-tiph’i-lus
An'ti-phon
An-tiph'o-mus
An ti-phus
An-ti-poe'nus 5
An-tip’o-lis
An-tis'sa
An-tis'the-nes
An-tis'ti-us
An-tith'e-us
An'ti-um 10
An-tom'e-mes
An-to'mi-a
An-to'mi-i 3 4.
An-to-mi'na
An-to-mi'nus
An-to-ni-op'o-lis
Am-to'ni-us, M.
• Antiochia—For words of this termination, see Iphigenia, and No. 30 of the Rules prefixed to this v
AP
An-tor'i-des
A-mu'bis
An'xi-us
An'xur
An'y-ta
An'y-tus
An-za'be 8
A-ob'ri-ga
A:orh-us
Ap-a-tu'ri-a
Ap-e-au'ros
A-pel'la
A-pel'les
A-pel'li-com
Ap-en-ninus
A'pe
per
Ap-e-ro'pi-a
Ap'e-sus
Aph'a-ca
A-phae'a
A'phar
Aph-a-re’tus
Apha-reus
A'phas 1
A-phel'las
Aph'e-sas
Aph'e-tae
Aph'i-das 4
a-phid na
A-phid'mus
Aph-ce-be’tus
A-phri'ces 1
Aph-ru-dis’i-a
Aph-ro-di'sum !
Aph-ro-di'te 8
A-phy'te 8
A'pi-a 1 4 7.
A-pi-a'ilus
Ap-i-ca'ta
A-pit’i-ns 24
A-pol-li-ma’res
A-pol-li-ma’ris
Ap-ol-lin'i-des
A-pol’li-mis
A-pol'lo
Ap-ol-loc'ra-tes
A-pol-lo-'do'rus
Ap-ol lo'ni-a
Ap-o'-lo'ni-as
A-pol-lo-ni'a-des
Ap-ol-lon'i-des
Atk
Ap-ol-lo'ni-us
Ap-ol-loph'a-nes
A-po-my-i'os
A-po-ni-a'ma 7
A-po'ni-us, M.
Ap'o-mus
Ap-os-trophi-a
#A-poth-e-o sis
.dp-o the'o-sis
. Ap'pi-a Vi'a
Ap-pia-des
Ap-pi-a'nus
Ap'pi-i Fo'runo
Ap'pi-us
Ap'pu-la.
Apri-es
A'pri-us
Ap-sin'thi-1 4
Ap'si-mus
Ap'te-ra 20
Ap-u-le'i-a
Ap-u-le'i-us
A-pu'li-a
Ap-u-sid'a-mus
A-qua'ri-us
Aq-ul-la'ri-a
Aq-ui-le'i-a
A-quil'i-us
A-guilli-a
Aqui-lo
Aq-ui-lo'ni-a
A-quin'i-us
A-qui'num
Aq-ui-ta'mi-a
A'ra 17
Ar-a-bar'ches
Ar-a'bi-a
A-rab'i-cus
Ar’a-bis,
Arabs
Ar'a-bus
A-rac'ca, or
A-rec'ca
A-rach'ne
Ar-a-cho'si-a
Ar-a-cho'tae
Ar-a-gho'ti
A-ract hi-as
Ar-a-cil'hºm
Ar-a-co'si-i-4
Ar-a-cyn'thus é
Ar'a-dus
A'rae 17
A'rar 17
Ar'a-rus
Ar-a-thyr'e-a
A-ra’tus
A-rax'es
Ar-ba'ces. or
# Arba-ces
Ar-be'la
§Ar'be-la
Ar’bis
Ar-bo-ca la
Ar-bus'cu-la.
Ar-ca'di-a
Ar-ca'di-us
Ar-ca'mum
A ſt
Ar'eas
Ar’ce-na
Ar’cens
Ar-ces-i-la'ug
Ar-ce'sius 10
Ar-chae a
Ar-chae'a-max
Ar-chae-at'i-das
Arch-ag'a-thas
Ar-chan'der
Ar-chan'dros
Ar'che 12 -
Ar-cheg'e-tes 24
Ar-che-la'us
Ar-chem'a-chus
Ar-chem'o-rus
Ar-chep'o-lis
Ar-chep-tol'e-hºus
Ar-ches’tra-tus
Ar-che-ti'mus
Ar-che’ti-us 10
Ar'chi-a
Ar'chi-as
Ar-chi-bi'a-des $
A1 chib'i-us -
Ar-chi-da'mi-a 39
|Ar-chi-da'mus, et
Ar-chid'a mus
Ar'chi-das
Ar-chi-de'mus
Ar-chi-de'us
Ar-chid'i-um
Ar-chi-gal'lus
Ar-chig'e-nes
Ar-chil'o-cus
Ar-chi-me'dies
*::::::
r-chi-pei'a
*::::::::"
Ar-chip'pe
Ar-chippus
Ar-chi’tis
Ar'chon
Ar-chom’té"
Ar’chy-lus >
Ar’chy-tas
Arc-ti'mus
Arc-toph'y-lax
Arc'tos
Arc-tu'us
Arc-tu'rus
Ar'da-lus
Ar-da'ni-a
Ar-dax-a'mus
Ar"de-a.
Ar-de-a tes
Ar-de-ric'ca
Ar-di-ae'i 4
Ar-do'ne-a
Ar-du-em'na
Ar-du-i'ne
Ar-di-en'ses
Ar'dys
A-re-ac'i-dae
A-re'a
A're-as
A-reg'o-nis
Ar-e-la'tuna
očabuáry,
f Apotheosis.--When we are º: or Greek, this word ought to have the accent on the penultimate sylla
*{e; but in pronouncing English we s
& Arbaces—Lempriere, Gouldman,
out of respect to authorities, inserted
*. the decisive battle was f
accent on the penultimate,
| Archidamus.-Ainsworth, $º.º.; and Holyoke,
this word, but Lempriere and Labbe on the
wºug: for as every word of this termination has the antepenultimate accent, as
this word.
§ Arbela, the city of
Falestine of that name, have
a.i.ltimate syllable.
uld accent the antepenultimate:
Allots the prince of his celestial line
An Apotheosis and rites divine-Garth.
e penultimate.
Gesner, and Littleton, accent this word on the first
Hólyoke on the second; and this is so much more agreeable to an English ear, that I shou
the other, that the reader may choose which he pleases. Labbe has not go
ht between Alexander and Darius, and the city i
but 4 a town in Sicily, has the accent on the antepe.
*. but Ainsworth and
d prefer it, though I have
ce the accent on the antepenultimate syllable ºf
I have followed Lempriere and Labbe, though, in my ºpiº
olydamas, Thesda atts, &c. I kºº-
r: why this should be different. Though Labbe tells us, that the learned are of his opinion.
.*

13 AR
A rel'li-us
Ar-e-mor'i-ca
A're
A-re'te
A-ren'a-cum
Ar-e-op-a-gi'tae
* Ar-e-op'a-gus
Ar- estae
A-res'tha nas
Ar-es-tor'i-des-
A're ta.
Ar-e-tae'us
At e-taph’i-la
Ar-e-ta'les
A-re'te
* A-re' tes
Ar-e-thu'sa
Ar-e-tinum
Ar'e-ti:s
A're-us
Ar-gae'us
Ar-ga'us
Ar'ga-lus
Ar-gath'o-na
Ar-ga-tho'ni-us
Ar'ge 9
Ar-ge'a
Ar-gae-a'thae
Ar-gen'mum
Ar'ges
Ar-ges'tra-tus
Al-ge'us
Argi 9 3
Ar-gi'a
Ar’gi-as
Ar-gi-le'tum
Ar-gil'i-us
Ar-gil'lus
Ar'gi-lus
Al-gi-nu'sae
Ar-gi'o-pe
Ar-gi-phon'tes
Ar-gip'pe-i 3
Ar-gi'va
Ar-gi'vi 3
firgives Eng.
Ar'gi-us
Ar'go
Ar-gol’i-cus
Ar 'go-lis
Argon
Ar-go-nau'tae
Ar-go'us
Argus
Ar-gyn'nis
Argy-ra
Ar-gy-ras'pi-des
Argy-re
Ar-gyr'i-pa
A'ri-a
A-ri-ad'me
A-ri-ae us
A-ri-a’ni, or
A-ri-e'mi
A-ri-an'tas.
A-ri-am'nes
A-ri-a-ra’thes
Ar-ib-bae'us 5
A-ric'ſſ-a 24
*:: * * * * :
AR
Ar-i-ci'na
Ar-i-das'us .
A-ri-e'nis .. *
Ar-i-gae'um
A-ri'i 4 •,
Ar’i-ma
Ar-i-mas'pi 3
Ar-i-mas'pi-as
Ar-i-mas'thae
Ar-i-mazes
Ar’i-Ami 3
A-rim’i-ntim
A-rim'i-nus
Arim-phae'i
Ar’i-mus
A-ri-o-bar-za'neg
A-ri-o-man'des
A-ri-o-mar dus
A-ri-o-ime'des
A-ri'on 28
A-ri-o-vis’tus 21
A’ris
A-ris-taen'e-tus
A-ris'ha . "
Ar-is-tae'um
Ar-is-tae'us
Ar-is-tag'o-ras
Ar-is-tan'der
Ar-is-tan'dros
Ar-is-tarche
Ar-is-tar'chus
Ar-is-ta-za'nes
A-ris'te-as
A-ris'te-ree
A-ris'te-us
A-ris'the-nes.
A-ris'thus
Ar-is-tibus
Ar- is-ti'des
Ar-is-tip'pus
A-ris'ti-us
A-ris'ton
Ar-is-to-bu'la
Ar-is-to-bu'lus
Ar-is-to-cle'a
A-ris'to-cles
A-ris-to-cli'des
Ar-is-toc'ra-tes
Ar-is-to'cre-on
Ar-is-tocri-tus
A-ºs-to-de'mus
Aris-tog'e-nes
Ar-is-to-gi"ton
Ar-is-to-la'us
Ar-is-tom'a-che
Ar-is-tom'a-chus
Ar-is-to-me'des
Ar-is-tom'e-nes
A-ris-to-nau'tae
Ar-is-to-ni'cus
A-ris'to-nus
Ar is ton’i-des
Ar-is-tom'y-mus
Ar-is-toph'a-mes
A ris-to-phi-li'des
A-ris'to-plion *
A-ris'tor -
Ar-is-tor i-des
Ar-is-tot e-les
* - ºr
AR
.Aris-to-tie Eng
Arsis-to-timus
Ar-is-tox'e-mus
A-ris’tus
Ar-is-tyi'lus
A'ri-us
Ar’me-nes
Ar-me'ni-a
Ar-men-ta'rius
Ar mil'la-tus
Ar-mi-lus tri-um
Ar-min'i-us
Ar-mor'i-ca
Ar’ne 8
Ar'ni 3
Ar-mo'bi-us
Ar’nus
Ar’o-a
Aro-ma
Ar'pa-ni
Ar’pi 3
Ar-pi'mum
Ar-rae'i 3
Ar-rah-bae'us
Ar'ri-a
Ar-ri-a'mus
Ar'ri-us
A'ri-us
Ar-run'ti-us lo
Ar-sa'ces, or
£Ar'sa-ces
Ar-sa'bes
Ar-sac’i-dae
Ar-Sam'e-nes
Ar-Sam'e-tes
Ar-sam-o-sa'ta
Ar-Sa'nes
Ar-sa'ni-as
Ar-se’ma
Ar'ses
Ar'si-a
Ar-si-dae us
Ar-sin'o-e
Ar-ta-ba'nus
Ar. ta-ba'zus
, Ar'ta-bri 3
Ar-ta-bri'tae
Ar-ta-cae'as
Ar-ta-cac'ma
Ar'ta-ce
Ar-ta-ce'ne
Ar-ta ci-a
Ar-tae'i 3
Ar-tag'e-ras
Ar-targer'ses
Ar-ta'nes
Ar-ta-pher'nes
Ar-ta’tus
Areta-vas'des
Ar-tax'a
Ar-tax'a-ta
Al-ta-xerx'es
Ar-tax 1-as
Ar-ta-yc'tes
Ar-ta-yn'ta
Ar-ta-yn'tes
Ar-tem-ba res
Ar-tem-i-do'rus
WArte-mis
As ".
Ar-te-mis'1-a i t .
Ar-te-mis’i-um '
|Ar-te-mi'ta
Ar’te-mon
Arth'mi-us
Ar-te'ma
Ar-tim'pa-sa
Ar-to-bar-za'mes
Ar-toch'mes
Ar-to'na
Ar-ty'nes .
Ar-tyn'i-a
Ar-tys'to-na
Ar"u-ae
A-ru'ci
Ar-va'les
Ar-u'e-ris
Ar-ver'ni
Ar-vira-gus
Ar-vis’i-um:
Ar-vi'sus
A'runs 1
As-ba-me'a
As-bes'tae
. As'bo-lus
As-bys'tae
As-cal'a-phus
As'ca-lon
As-ca'ni-a
As-ca'mi-us
As ci’i 3
As-cle'pi-a
As-cle-pi'a-des
As-cle-pi-o-do'rus
As-cle-pi-o-do'tus
As-cle'pi-us
As-cle-ta'ri on
As'clus
As-co'li-a
As-co'ni-us Labe-o
As'cra .
As'cu-lum
A-si-at’i-cus
A-si'ias
As-i-na'ri-a
As-i-ma’ri-us
As i-na
As'i-me
As'i-mes
A-sin'i-us Gal'lus
A'si-us 11
As-ma'us
A-sophis
A-so'pi-a
As-o-pi'a-des
* Areopagus.--Labbe tells us, that the penultimate syllable of this word is beyond all controversy short-quidqºid
nonnulli in tantá luce etiamnium caeutiant . Some of these blind men are,
Lea priere and Ainsworth, the best authorities, agree with Labbe.
I,4 gives.-I have observed a strong propensity in school-boys to pronounce the
Goñldman, Holyoke, and Rittleton;--but
in these words hard, as in the En
->
glish word gºve. This is, andeuhtedly, because their masters do so; and they will tell us, that the Greek gamma should
*lways be pronounced bard in wo ds from that language. What, then, must we alter that long catalogue of words
where this letter occurs, as in Generºs, genitº, 12iogéries, Ægyptus, &c, 8–The question answers itself.
i.4rsaces-Gouldman, Leinprieve, Holyoke, and Labbe, accent this word on the first syllable, and unquestionably not
withºut classical autuºrity; but Ainsworth, and a still greater authoritv general usage, have, in my opinion, deter
tinned the accent of this word on the secondi svilable
& 4 temis.--The sisters of Apoli
9 tune tutºr voice,
Aud Arºnis to “hee wiłºm darts rejoice.
# *rteractſ.--Ainsworth places time a “ ºf cn whe an' ºn tºtal ºn tº syllable
unitſ. It", i.3%; ºise, ºys, ºre, tº , iſ shy ºšiai itt, on ‘iºr p utiltinate.
, Cecke's Hesiod. Throg v., 17. -
this word bitt Lempriere Gnºld
A-so'pis
A sopus
As pain'i-thres
As pa-ra'gi-lun
As pa'si-a li
As pa-si'rus
As pas'tes
As pa-thines
As-pin'dus
As'pis
As-ple'don
As-no-re'nus 4
As'sa
As-sa-bi'ru's
As-Sar'a-cus
As-se-ri'ni 3
As'so-rus
As'sos
As-S vr'í a
As’t a
As-, +-coe'ni 5
As'tit-cus
As'ta-pa
As tit-pus
As-tar'te 8
‘As'ter
As-te'ri-a
As-te'ri-on
As-te'ri-us
As-te-ro'di-a
As-ter'o-pe
As-te-rope-a
As-tºr-o-pae'us
As-t, r-u'si-us 11
As-tºn o-me
As-ts o-chus
As’t -mi 3
As-tº-a-'a
As-tha-'us
As’tu
As’ttur
As’t 1-ra
As’t res
As-t w'a-ge
As-i y'a-ges
As-ty'a-lus
As-ty'a-max
As-ty-cra'ti-a 10
As-tyg'a-mas
As-ty-da-mi'a 30
As’ty-lus
As-ſym-e-du'sa
As-tyn'o-me
As tyn'o-mi
As tyu'o-us
As ty'o-che
As ty-o-chi'a 30
As ty-pa-lae'a
As typhilus
As-ty'ron
As y-chis
A sy'las
A syl'lus
A tab'u-lus
A t-a-by'ris
At-a-by-ri'te 6
At'a-ce 8
At-a-lau'ta
At-a-ran'tes
A-tarbe-chis 11
A tar'ga-vis
A-tar'ne-a
A'tas, and A'thas
A tax
z
*
AU
Atha-nasius 10
Ath'a-nis
A'the-as
A-the na
A-the map 8
Ath-e-mae a
Ath-e-nae urn
Ath-e-ma us
Ath-e-mag o-ras
Ath-e-ua'is
A-the'mi-on
A-them'o-ches
Ath-en-o-do'rus
A'the-os
Ath'e-sis
A'thos. 1
Ath-ru!'la
A-thym"bra
A'ti-a 11
A-til'i-a
A-til’i-us
A-til’la
A-ti'na
A-ti'nas
‘A tin’i-a
At-lan tes
At-lam-ti'a-des
At-lan'ti-des
At'las
A-tos'sa
At'ra-ces -.
At-ra-myt’ti-um
At'ra-pes
A'trax 1
At-re-ba'tae
*At-re-ba'tes
At-re'ni
At're-us
A-tri'dae
A-tri'des
A-tro'mi-us
At-ro-pa-te'me
At-ro-pa’ti-a li
At'ro-pos 19
A* ta
At-ta'li-a
At'ta-lus
At-tar'ras
At-te'i-us Cap'i-to
At’tes
At'this
At’ti-ca
At’ti-cus
At-ti-da'tes
At’ti-ia
At-til'i-us
At-ti'nas
At’ti-us Pe-lig'mus
At-u-at’i-ci 4
A'tu-bi 3
A-ty'a-dae
A’tys 1
Av-a-ri'cum
A-vel'la
Av-en-ti'nus
A-ver'nus, or
A-ver'na
A-ves’ta
Ad-fe'i-a a'qua
Au-fi-de'na
Au-fid'i-a
Au-fidi-us
Au'fi-dug
Att'ga, and Auge
u-ge'a
Au'ge-ae
Au'gi-as, and
Au'ge-as
Au-gi'nus
BA
Au'gu-res
Au-gus’ta
Au-gus-ta'li-a
Au-gus-ti'nus
-Au-gustin Eng
Au-gus’tu-lus
Au-gus’tus
A-wid-i-e'nus
A-vid'i-us Cas'si-us
Av-i-e'mus
A'vi-um
Au-les' tes
Au-le'tes.
Au'lis
Au'ion
Au-re-li-a'nus
Au-re'li, an Frg.
Au-re'íi-us
Au-re'o-lus
Au-ri'go.
Au-rin'i-a
Au-ro'ra
Au-run'ce 8 .
Au-run-cu-le'l-us
Aus-chi'sae 12
Aus'ci 3
Au'ser
Au'se-ris
Au'ses
Au'som
Au-so'mi-a
Au-so'iii-us
Au'spi-ces
Aus';er
Aus-te'si-on
Au-to-bu'lus, or
At-a-bu'lus
Au-ta-mi'tis
Au-toch'tho-nes
Au'to-cles
Aus-toc'ra-tes
Au-to-cre'me 8
Au-tol'o-lae
Au-tol’y-cus
Au-tom'a-te
Au-tom'e-don
Au-to-me-du'sa
Au-tom"e-mes
Au-tom'o-ii
Au-ton'o-e
Au-toph-ra-da'tes
Au-xe'si-a 11
Ax'e-nts
Ax-i'o-chus
Ax-i'em 29
Ax-i-o-ni'cus 30
Ax-i-o'te-a
Ax-i-o'the-a
Ax'i-us
Ax'ur, and An'xur S
Ax'us
A’zam 1
A-zi'ris |
Az'o-max
A-zo'rus 11
A zo’tus
BA rg
Bac-a-ba'sus
Bac'chae º:
Baccha-ma‘li-a 3.
Bac-chan'tes
Bac'chi 3 - *:::
* Bac-chi'a-das * 9.
Bac'chi-des
Bac'chis ~ *
Bac'chi-um . . . . . . .
Bacchi-us , , , "...i.
Bac'chus **
Bac-chyi'i-des " . .
Ba-ce'nis -
Ba'cis -
Bac'tra
Bac'tri, and Bac-tri-a'ni 4
Bac-tri-a'na
Bac'iros , - -
Bad'a-ca
Ba'di-a
'Ji-us
Bad-u-hen'nae
Bae'bi-us, M.
Bae'tis
Baeton -- 4.
Ba-gis'ta-me
Ba-gis'ta-nes
Ba-go'as, and Ba-go sas
Bag-o-da’res i
Ba-goph'a-mes
Bag'ra-da
Ba'i-ae -
Ba'la
Ba-la'crus
Bal-a-nagraº
Ba-la’aus
Ba-la ri . . .
Bak-bil'lus . . . .
Bal-bi'nus º'
Bal'bus
Bal-e-a’res , ,
Ba-le’tus
Ba'ii-us
Ba-lis'ta s”
Bal-lon'o. ti 3
Bai-ven'ti-us iſy
Bal'y-ras
Bam-u-ru'ae
Ban'ti-ae 4
Ban'ti-us, L. 10
Baph'y-rus 6
Bap'tae
Ba rae'i p
Bar'a-thrum
Bar'ha-ri
Barba'ri-a
Bar-bos'the-mes
Bar-byth'a ce
Bar'ca
Bar-cae'i, or Bar ci-tas
Bar'ce
Bar'cha.
Ba-re'a -
Ba're-as So-ra'nus
Ba'res . , sº
Bar-gu'si-i 3 ... ." 3.
Ba-rº'ne ... -->
Ba-ris'ses
B.
BA-BILLUs
Babi-lus
Baby-loa
Bab-y-lo'ni-a
Bab-y-lo'mi-i 4
Ba-byr'sa
Ba-byt’a-ce S
Bar'nu-us -
Bar-si'ne, and Bar-se're
Bar-za-en'tes
Bar-za'nes
Bas-i-le'a
Bas-i-li'dae
Bas-j-li’des
Ba-sil-i-o-pot'a-mos
Bas'i-lis -
A'te 8
A-tel'la
At'e-na
At-e-no-ma'rus
Ath-a-ma'nes
Ath'a-mas
Ath-a-man-u a-des
*************** Ba'ri-urn
* Atrebates.—Ainsworth accents this word on the antepenultimate syllable; but Lemprière, Gouldman, Holyoke •r
*nd Labbe, on the pensitimate ; and this is, in my opinion, the better pronunciation. -
e
% Bº
Ba-sil’i-us $1
Basi-lus
Bas'sae
Bas-Sa'mi-a
Bas-sa're-us
Bas'sa-ris
Bas'sus Au-fid'i-us
*as-tar nee, and
Baş-ter'nae
'ti-
&
>
Ba-thyl'lus
Bat i-a’tus
Ba'ti-a 11
Ba-ti'na, and
Ban-ti'na
Ba'tis
Bat-ra-cho-my-o-mach
R-2
Bat-ti'a-des
Bat’tie
Bat'tus
Bat'u-lum
Bat'u-lus
Ba-tyl'lus
Bau'bo
Bau'cis
Ba'vi-us
Bau'li 3
Baz-a-en'tes
Ba-za'ri-a
Be'hi-us
Be-bri'a-cum
Beb'ry-ce 6
Beb'ry-ces, and
Re-bryc'i-i 4
Be-bryc'i-a
Bel-e-mi'na
Bek-e-phan'tes
Bel'e-sis
Belgae
Bel'gi-ca
Bel'gi-um
Bel'gi-us
Beli-des, plural.
Be-li'des, singular.
Be-lis'a-ma
Bel-i-sa'ri-us
Bel-is-ti'da
Bel’i-tae
Bel-ler'o-phon
*Bel-le'rus
Bel-li-e'nus
Bel-lo'na
Bel-lo-na'ri-i 4
Bel-lov'a-ci
Bel-lo-ve'sug
Be'
Be'lus
Be-na'cus
Ben-e-did'i-un,
Ben'dis
Ben-e-ven'tum
Ben-the-sic'y-me
Be-pol-i-ta'mus
Ber"bi-cae
| Ber-e-cyn'thi-a
Ber-e-ni'ce 30
* Bellerus-All our lexicographers unite in g -
Sanctioned the penultimate as #. more agreeable to English ears, in his Lycidas
Or wherner thou to our moist vows deny'd
B{}
Ber-e-ni'cis
Ber'gi-on
Ber-gis'ta-ni
Be'ris, and Ba'rts
Ber’mi-us
Ber'o-e
Be-roe'a
Ber-o-mi'ce 30
Be-ro'sus
Ber-rhoe'a
Be'sa e
Re-sip'po
Pes'si 3 –
Bes sus
Bibac'u-lus
Bib'a-ga
Bibli-a, and Billi-a
Bib'lis
Bib-li'ma
Bio lus
Bi-brac'te
Bib'u-lus
Bi'ces
#.
i-cor'ni-ger
Bi-cor’nis
Bi-formis
Bi'frons
Bil'bi. lis
Bi-ma'ter
Bil.gi-um
i'un
Bir’rbus
Bi-sal'tae
Bi-sal'tes
Bi-sal'tis
Bi-san'the
Bi-tu'i-tus
Bi-tun'tum
Bi-tur'i-ges
Bi-tur'i-cum
Riz'i-a
Blae'na
Blae'si-i 4
Blae'sus
Blan-de-mo'na
Blan-du si-a
Blas-to-phoe-mi'ces
Blem'my-es
Ble-mi'na
Blit’i-us (C
Blu'ci-um 10
Bo-a-dic'e-a
Bo'ae, and Bo'e-a
Bo-a gri-us
Bo-ca R-as
Boc'car .
Boc'cho-kā
Bocchus
BR
Bo-du'mi
Bo-du-ag-natus
Boe-be’is
Boe'bi-a
Bo-e-dro ini-a
Boe-o-tar'chae
Boe-O'ti-a
Boº-o-tus
Boe-or-o-bis'tas
Bo-e'thi-us
Bo'e-tus
Bo'e-us
Bo'ges
Bo'gud
Bo gus
#:
Bo-joc'a-lus
Bo'la
Bol'be
Bol-bi-ti'mum
Bolgiºus
Bo-li'na
Bol-i-mae'us
Bo-lis'sus
ol-la'nus
Bo'lus
Bom-i-en'ses
'Bo-mil'car
Bom-o-ni'ca. 30
Bo-mo'ni-a
Bo-mo'si-us
Bo-no'zhe-us
Bo-o-gu'ra
Bo-otes
Bo-o'tus, and
Boe'o-tus
Bo're-a
Bo-re'a-des
Bo're-as
Bo-re-as'mi 3
Bo're-us
Bor'ges
Bor-go'di
r'nos
Bor-sip'pa
Bo'rus
Bo-rys'the-nes
Bos'pho-rus
Bot’ti-a
Bot’ti-a’is
Bo-vi-a'num
Bo-vil'lae
Brach-ma'mes
Bræ'si-a
Bran-chi'a-des
Bran'chi-dae
Bran-thylli-des
a si-ge.
Bras'i-das
Bras-i-de'i-a
Bret’ti-i 3
Bri-a're-us
Bri'as
Bri-gan'tes
Brig-an-ti'nus
Bri'mo
Sleeps’t by the fable of Bellerus oid
with Virgil, Ecl. ix. v.
it must be acknowledged that Milton has in this word deserted the classical pronunclation, yet his authority is
sufficient to make us acquiesce in his accentuation in the above-mentioned
passage. • -
f Binner.--Lempiriere accents this word on the first syllable: but Labbe. Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke, on
e second; and these a -
th nº. Labbé tells us, that this word is sometimes pronounced with the penultimate accent, but more fre
vuently with the antepenultimate
BU
Bri-se'ís
Bri'ses
Bri-se'us
Bri-tan'un
Bri-tan ni-a
Bri-tan'ni-cus 30
Brit-o-martis
Brit-o-ma'rus
#Brit'o-nes
rix-el'lum
Brix'i-a
Bri'zo
Broc-u-be'lus
Bro'mi-us
Bro'mus
Bron'tes
Brom-ti'nus
Bro'te-as
Bro'the-us
Bruc'te-ri 4
Bru-ma'li-a
Brun-du'si-um
Bru-tid'i-us
Bru'ti-i 4
Bru'tu-lus
Bru'tus
Bry'as
Bry-ax'is
Bry'ce
Bry'ges
Bry'gi 3 5
Bry'se-a
Bu-ba-ce'ne
Bu-ba'ces ,
Bu’ba-ris
Bu-bas-ti'a-cus
Bu'ba-sus
Bu'bom
Bu-ceph'a-la
Bu-ceph'a-lus
Bu-col'i-ca
Bu-col’i-cum
Bu-co'li-on
Bu'co-lus
Bu'di-i 3
Bu-pho'ni-a
Bu-pra'si-um
Bu'ra
Bu-1a'i-cus
Bur'rhus
Bur'sa
Bur'si-a
Bu'sae
bu-si'ris
Bu'ta
Bu'te-o
Bu'tes
Bu-thro'tuna
Bu-thyr'e-us
Bu'to-a
Bu tos
Bu-tor’i-des
Bu-tun'tum
Bu’tus
Bu-zy'ges
this werd the antepenultimate accent t but Milton seems to have
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CAE CA CA CA * . 24.
Bybºle's a, and Cae’so Cal-la-pa-ti'ra 30 Ca'mens
By-bas'si-a Cae-so'ni-a Calli-phon Can-e-pho'n a
Bybli-a Cae-so'ni-us Qal‘li-phrom Can'e-thuna -
Byb'li-i 4 Caet'o-brix Cal-lip i-dae Ca-nic-u-la res tº tº
Byb'lis Caet'u-lum Callip'o-lis Ca-nid’i-a
Byi-li'o-nes Caeyx Cali-pus Ca-mid'i-us
Byr'rhus Ca-ga'co Cal-lip'y-ges Ca-nin-e-fa'tes
Byr'sa Ca-i-ci'nus Cal-lir'ho-e 3 Ca-min’i-us
By-za'ci-um Ca-i'cus Cal-liste Ca-nis'ti-us 10
Byz-an-ti'a-cus Ca-i-e’ta º Cal-lis-te’i-a Ca'ni-us
By-zam'ti-um Ca'i-us, and Ca'i-a Cal-lis'the-nes Cannae
By’zas Ca'i-us Cal-lis'to Ca-ltop'i-cum
By-ze'nus Cal'ab-er, Q. Cal-lis-to-nicus Ca-no'pus
Byz'e-res Ca-la bri-a Cal-lis'tra-tus Can'ta-bra
yz I-a Cal'a-brus Cal-lix'e-na Can'ta-bri 3
Cal-a-gur-rit'a-ni Cal-lix'e-mus Can-ta'bri-ae 4
Cal'a-is Calon Can'tha-rus 20
C Ca-lag'u-tis Calor Can'thus
_º e Cal'a-mis 20 Cal'pe Can'ti-um 10
CA-ANThus Cal-a-mi'sa Ca!-phur'ni-a Can-u-le'i-a
Cab'a-des 20 Căl'a-mos Cal-phur'ni-us Can-u-le'i-us
Cab'a-les 20 Cal'a-mus 20 Cal-pur’mi-a Ca-mu'li-a
Ca-bal’i-i 4 Ca-la mus Cal'vi-a Ca-mu'si-um 10
Cab-al-li'mum Cal'a-on Cal-vi'na Ca-nu'si-us
Cab-a-li'nus Cal'a-ris Cal-vis’i-us 10 Ca-nu'ti-us 10
Ca-bal'li-o 4. Cal-a-tha'na Cal-u-sid’i-us Cap'a-neus, 3 syll.
Ca-bar'nos Ca-la'thi-on Cal-u'si-um 10 Ca-pel'la
Ca-bassus Cal'a-thus Cal'y-be 8 Ca-pe'na
Ca-bi'ra. Cal'a-tes 20 Cal-y-cad'nus Ca-pe'mas
Ca-bi'r 5 Ca-la'ti-a Cal'y-ce 8 Ca-pe'ni 3
Ca-bir’i-a Ca-la'ti-ae 10 Ca-lyd'i-um Ca'per
Ca-bu'ra 7 Ca-la'vi-i 4 Ca-lyd'Ita Ca-pe’tus
Cab'u-rus 20 Ca-la'vi-us Cal'y-don 6 Ca-pha're-us
Ca'ca Cal-au-re'a, and Cal-y-do'nis gaphy -82 4
Cach'a-les 20 Cal-au-ri'a. Cal-y-do'ni-us Ca'ni-o 4
Ca'cus Cal'bis Ca-lvmme Cap-is-se'me
Ca-cu'this Cal'ce Ca-lyn da Cap'i-to
Qa-cyp'a-ris Cal'chas Ca-kvp so Ca-put-o-li'nus
Ca'di 3 Cal-che-do'ni-a Ca-man'ti-um 10 Cap-i-to'li-um
Cad-me'a Cal-chin'i-a’ 12 Cain-a-ri'na Cap-pa-do'ci-a 10
Cad-me'is Cal'dus Cae'li-us Cam-bau'les Cappa-dox
Cad'mus Ca'le Cam'bes . Ca-pra'ri-a
Ca'dra 7 Cal-e-do'ni-a Cam'bre Ca'pre-æ
Ta-du'ce-us 10 Ca-lemus Cain-bu'mi-i 4 Cap-ri-cor'mus
Ca-dur'ci 3 Ca'les Cam-by'ses Cap-ri-fic-i-ahs
Ca-dus'ci Ca-le'si-us 10 Cana-e-la'ni 3 Ca-pri'na
Cad'y-tis Ca-le'tae Cam-e-li tae Ca-prip'e-des
Cae'a 7 Cal'e-tor 20 Cam'e-ra 7 Ca'pri-us
Cae'ci-as 10 Ca'lex Cam-e-ri'num, and Can-ro-ti'na
Cae-eil'i-a Cal-i-ad'me Ca-me'ri-um Ca'prus
Qae-cili-a'nus Cal-i-ceni Cam-e-rimus Cap, sa
Qae-cili-i 4 Ca-fid'i-us, M Ca-mer’ti-um Cap'sa-ge
Qaec’i-lus Ca-lig'u-la, C. Ca-mer'tes Cap'u-a
Qae-cili-us Cal'i-pus Ca-mil'la Ca'pys
Cae-ci'na Tus'cus Ca'lis Ca-milli, and Ca-millae Capys Sylviºus
Caec'u-bum Cal-laes'chrus Ca-millus Car-a-bac'tra
Qaec'u-lus Cal-ia'i-ci 4 Ca-mi'ro Car'a-bis 20
Cae-dici-us 10 al’las Ca-mi'rus, and Ca-mi'ra Car-a-cai'la
Qaeli-a Cal-la-te bus Cam-is-sa'res a-rac'a-tes
Cae'li us Cai-le-te'ri-a am'ma Ca-rac'ta-cus
Caem'a-ro Cal-le'mi Ca-moe.'ma a'rae
Cae'ne Calli-a Cam-pa'na Lex Ca-rae'us
Qae'ne-us Cal-li'a-des Cam-pa'mi-a Car'a-lis
Qaen'i-des al'li-as Cam'pe 8 Car'a-mus 20
Qae-ni'na Cat-lib'i-us Cam-pas'ºe Ca-rau'si-us 10
'…is Cal-li-ce'rus Camp'sa Car'ho
Qae-not'ro-pae Cal-lich'o-rus Cam'nus Mar'ti-us Car-che'don 12
Cae'pi-o Cal'li-cles Cam-u-lo-gi'nus Car-ci'nus
Cae-ra’tus Cal-li-co-lo'ma Ca'na Car-da'res
Qae're, or Cae'res Cal-lic'ra-tes Can'a-ce Car-dam'y-le
çº'e-si 3 Cal-lic-rat’i-das Can'a-che 12 Qardi-a,.
Cae'sar Cal-lid'i-us Cam'u-chus Car-du'chi 12 3
Qaes-a-re'a Cal-lid'ro-mus Ca'nae Cares
Qae-sari-on Cal-li-ge’tus Ca-na'ri-i 4 Car'e-sa
Qae-sena. Cal-lim'a-chus 12 Can'a thus, Qa-rep'sus
Qae-sen ni-as Cal-line-tion *Can'da-ce Car-fini-a
Qas:ce'ti-us 10 Cal-lime-des Can do'vi-a Ca'ri-a
Qa'si-a 10 Cal-li'nus Cam-dou'les Ca'ri-as
Cae'si-us 10 Cal-li'o-pe 8 Cam-di'o-pe Ca-ri'a-te
!
* Candace-Lempriere, Labbe, and Ainsworth, accent this word on the dra liable, out Gouldman and Holyoke,
Qſì : last, and I am much mistaken if the general ear bas not sanctioned i.º. pronunciation, and º the
ºf Dietentº
CA
*
22 “’
Ca-ri'na
Ca-ri'nae
Car’i-me
Ca-ri' mus
Ca-ris'sa-num
Ca-ris'tum
Car-ma'ni-a
Car-ma'nor
Car me
Car-me'lus
Car-men'ta, and
Car-men'tis
Car-mea-ta ies
Car-imen ta lis
Car"mi-des 6 20
Car'ma Car-din'e-a
Car-na'si-us 10
Car-ne'a-des
Car-ne'i-a
Car'ni-on
Carnus
Car-nu'tes
Car-pa'si-a 11
Car-pa'si-um 11
Uar'pa-thus
Car'pi-a 7
Car'pis
Car'po
Car-poph'u-ra
Car-poph'o-rus
Car'rae, and Car'rhae
Car-ri-ma'tes
Car-ru'ca
Car-se'o-li 3
Car-ta'li-as
car-thaea
Car-tha-gin-i-en'ses
Car-thago
Qarthage, Eng:
rq p *
Car'tha-sis º
Car-tei'a,3 syll,
Car-vil'i-us "
Carus
Ca'ry-a 67 .
Car-y-a'tae
Car-ya’tis
Ca-rys'ti-us
Ca-rys’tus
Ca'ry-um
Cas'ca
Cas-cel'li-us
Cas-i-li'num
Ca-si'na Ca-si'num
Ca'si-us 10
Cas'me-mae
Cas-mil’la
Cas-pe'ri-a
Cas-per'u-la
Cas-pi-a'na
Cas'pi-i 4
Caspi-um ma're
Cas-san-da'me
Cas-san'der
Cas-san'ora
Cas-san'dri-a
Cas'si-a 10
Cas-si'o-pe
Cas-si-o-pe'a
Cas-si-ter'i-des
Cas-si-ve-lau'nus
Xas'si-us, C. 10
Cas-so'tis
Cas-tab'a-la
Cas'ta-bus
Cas-ta'li-a -
Cas-ta'li-us fons
Cas-to'lus
Cas-ta'me-a
Cas-ti-a-mi'ra
Cas'tor and Poi'lux
CE
Cas-tra'ti-us’ 10
Cas’tu-lo
Cat-a-du pa
Cat-a-men te-les
Cat'a-ma 20
Cat-a-o'ni a
Cat-a-rac ta
Cat'e-reg
Ca-thae'a
Cath'a-ri 3'
Ca'ti-a 11
Ca ti-e'na
Ca-ti-e'nus
Cat-i-ii'na
Cat'i-line, Eng.
Ca-til'li 3 ºr
Ca-ril'lus, or 'Cat'i-lus
Ca-ti'na
Caſti-us 10
Cat'i-zi 3
Cato 3
Ca'tre-us
Cat'ta
Catti 3
Cat-u-li-a'na
Ca-tui'lus
Cat'u-lus 2
Cav-a-ril lus
Cav-a-ri'nus
Cau'ca-suf
Cau'com
Cau'co-nes *is
Qau dº, and Cau'di-um
Ca'vi-i 3.
Cau-io'mi-a
Cau'mi-us
Caunus \
Cau'ros
Cau'rus
Ca'us
Ca-y'ci 36
Ca-y'cus
Ca-ys'ter
Ce'a, or Ce'os
Ce'a-des
Ceb-al-li'nus
Ceb-a-ren ses
Ce'bes
Ce'brera
Co-bre'ni-a
C6-bri'o-nes
Cec’i-das
Ce-cil’i-us
Cec'i-ma
Ce-cin'na, A.
Ce-cro'pi-a
Ce-crop'i-dae
Ce'crops
Cer-cypha-lae
Ced-re-a'tis
Ce'don
Ce-dru'si-i 3
Ceg'lu-sa
Ce’: 3
Cel'a-don
Cel'a-dus
Ce-lae'nae
Ce-le'i-a, and Cela
Cel-e-la'tes -
Ce-len'drae
Ce-len'dris
Ce-len'de-ris
Ce-le'me-us
Ce-len'na Ce-lae'ma
Ce'ler
Ce'le-us
+ g * - - - - - -
* , - - - -, a
** * &
* CE CH .
Cel'mus Cer-ce'ne ,
Cel'o-mac Cer-ces tes'
Cel'sus Cer'ci-de
* Cel'tae Cer'ci-i 4
Cel-ti-be'ri Cer-ci'na
ſel'ti-ca Cer-cim'ma
Cel'ti-ci Cer-cin'i-um
Cel-ti!'lus Cer'ci-us 10
Cel-to'rj-i 4 ‘Cerco'pes
Cel-tos cy-thse Cer'cops
Cem'me-nus Cer'cy-on 10
Cem psi 3 * Cer-cy'o-mes
Ce-mae'um Cer-cykra, on Cor-cy'ra -
Cen'chre-a: 12 Cer-dylti-um
Cen'ch re-is Cer-e-a'li-a
Cen'chre-us Ce'res.
Uen's "uri-us Ce-res'sus
£e-nes'po-lis Cer'e-tae *...
Ce-ne'ti-Jm 10 Ce-ri-alis
Ce ne-us Ceri-i 4
Cen-i-Imag'ni Ce-ril'lum
Ce-ni'na t Ce-rin'thus
Cen-o-ma'ni Cer-y-ni'tes
Censores Cer-ma'mus
Cen-so-rimus Cer'nes º
Cen'sus Ce'ron
Cen-ta-re’tus Cer-o pas'a-des
Cen-tau’ri 3 Ce-ros'sus
Cen-tau'rus Cer'phe-res
Cen-tob'ri-ca Ce-rhae'i 3
Cen'to-res 20 Cer-sob-lep'tes
Cen-tor’i-ps Cer'ti-ma
Cer-to'mi-um
Cer-va'ri-us
Cer'y-ces 620
Ce-ryc'i-us
Cer-y-mi'ca
Cer-ne'a
Ce-ryn'i-tes
, Ce-sel'li-us
Con-tri'tes
Cen-tro'ni-us
Cen-tum'vi-r; 4
Cen-tzu'ri-a
Cen-tu ri-pa
Celos, and Ce'a
Ceph'a-las
Ceph-a-le'di-on
Ce-phal'len Ce-sen'mi-a
Ceph-a-le'na Ces’ti-us H0
Ceph-a!-le'ni-a Ces-tri'ma te
Ceph a-lo Ces-trimus
Ceph-a-loe'dis 5 Ce’tes
Cephi'a lon Cethe'gus
Ceph-a-lot'o-mi Ce’ti-i 4, 10
Ceph-a-lu'di-um Ce’ti-us 10
Ceph'a-lus Ce to
Ce'phe-us Ce’us, and Caeus
Ce-phe'nes e'yx
Ce-phis'i-a 10 20 Cha'hes
Ceph i-si'a-des *Che'a, 12
Ce-phis-i-do'rus - Cha-binus
Ce-phis’i-on 10 Cha'bri-a
Ce-phis-od'o-tus Cha'bri-as
Ce-phi'sus Chab'ry-is 6 Ar-
Ce-phis'sus Chae-am'i-tae 4
Ce'phren Chae're-as
Ce'pi-o Chaer-e-demus
Ce’pi-on Chae-re'mon
Cer'a-ca Chaer'e-phon
Ce-rac'a-tes Chaº-res’tra-ta s
Ce-raili'bug Chae-rin'thus
Cer-a-mi'cus Chae-rip'pus
Ce-ro'mi-um .. Chae'ro
Chae-ro'ni-a
Cer'a-mus 2 . "
g Chae-ro-me'a, and
Ce'ras *
Cer'a-sus Cher-ro-me'a '
Cer'a-ta Cha-lae'on
Ce-ra’tus Chal-cae'a
Ce-rau'ni-a Chal'ce-a
Chal-ce'dom, and
Ce-rau'mi-i -
Chal-, e-do'ili a
Ce-rau mus
Ce-rau'si-us 1 Chal-ci-de'me
Cer-be', i-on Chal-ci-den'ses
Cer'be-rus Chal-cid'e-us
Cer'ca-phus Chal-cid'i-ca
Cer-ca-sorum Chal-cid'i-cus
Cer-ce'is Chal-ci-ae'us
* Cheg --The ch in this, and all words from the Greek and "atin, must be pronounced like *
- - *A
. . . ~~. - . . . -- ~~~
• .* ! - CH -
Charcio-pe
Chai-ci’tis 3
£hal is
Chal'u~-uon
Chalcon
Chal ug
Chalsade a
*"h sl- ae'i 3
tº tº res tº a
Chal-o-ni’tis
Chaly bes, and
cº 'y-pes ...
al-y-bo-nitiº
Chalybs. *
Cha-mani . . .”
Chamºa-viri 4
Cha’ne … à
Cha on - *
Chalo-nes
Cha-o'ni-a
Cha-o-mi tis
Cha'os
Char'a-dra &
Cha-ra'dros
Char'a-drus
Cha-ra-'a-das
Char-an-dae i
Cha'rax
Cha-rax'es, and
Cha-rax'us
Cha'res
Char’i-cles
Char’i-clo
Char-i-cli'des
Chari-de'mus
Char’i-la
Char-i-la'us, and
Cha-ril'lus
,”
Cha-ri'ni, and Ca-ri'ni 3 Chon'ni-das
Cha'ris
Char-is'i-a
Char’i-tes
Char’i-tom *
Char'mi-das .
Char'me, and Car’me
Char’mi-des
Char-mi'mus
*Char-mi'o me
Char’mis
Char-mos'y-ma
Char'mo-tas
Char'mus
Cha'ron -
Cha-ron"dast
{'har-o-me'a
Jha-ro'ni-um
Cha'rops, and
Char'o-pes -
Cha-ryb'dis º
Chauhi, and Chau'ci
Chau la 7
Chau'rus :
Chela
Chéles, , ,
Chel-i-do'ñi-g
Chel-i-do'ni-øe
Che-lid'o-mis
Chel'o-ne
Chel'o mis &
Chelo-nopha gl
Chel-y-do're-a
Chem'mis
Che'na 7
Che'na
Chres-phon'tes
Chres'tus
Chro'mi-a
Chro' mi-os
Chro’mis
Chro'mi-us
Chro'ni-us
Citro'nos
Chry'a-sus
Chry'sa, and Chry'se
Chrys'a-me
Chry-san'tas
Chry-san'thi-us
Chry-san'tis
1Chry-sa'or
Chrys-a-o're-us
Chry-sa'o-ris
Chry'sas
Chry-se'ís
Chry-ser'mus
Chry'ses
Chry-sip'pe
Chry-sip'pus
Chry'sis
Chrys-o-aspi-des
hry-sog'o-mus'
CH { C;
Chemi on - Chrys-o-la'us
Che C1 us Chry-so'di-um
Cheons, and Che-os'pes Chry-sop'o-lis
Cnephren Chry-sor'rho-ae
Cher-e-mocra-tes Chry-sor'rho-as
Che-ris o-phus Chrys'os-tom
Cher'o-phon Chrys-oth'e-mis
Cher si-as 10 Chryx'us
Ch. r-sid a-mas Chtho'mi-a 12
Cuer'si-pho Chtha'mi-us 12
Caer-so-ne sus Chi'trum
Che-rus'ci 3 Cib-a-ri'tis
Chid-that'i 3 Ciby-ra
Chil-i-ar'chus Cic'e-ro
Chil’i-us, aud Chil'e-us Cith'y-ris
Shi'lo Cic'o-mes
Chi-lo"mis Ci-cu'ta
Chi-mae'ra Ci-lic’i-a HC
Chim'a-rus Ci-lis'sa
Chi-me'ri-um Ci'lix
Chi-om'a-ra Gil'la
Chi'on 1 Cil'les
Chi'o-ne 8 Cil'hus
Chi-on'i-des Cilmi-us
Chi'o-nis Ci'lo
Chi'os Cim'ber
Chi'rom Cim-be’ri-us
Chit’o-me 8 Cim'bri 3
Chlo'e Cim'bri-cum
Chlo're-us Cim’i-mus
Chło'ris Cim-meri-i 4
Chlo'rus Cim'me-ris
Cho-a-ri'na Cim-me’ri-um
Cho-as'pes Ci-mo'iis, and Ci-no'lis
Cho'bus Ci-mo'ius
Choer'a-des £i'mon
Choer’i-lus Ci-mae'thon
Choer'e-ae Ci-mar'a-das
Cin'ci-a 10
ghonu-phis Cin-cin-na’tus, L. Q.
Cho-ras'mi 3 Cin'ei-us 10
Cho-rin'e-us Cin'e-as
Cho-ree'bug Ci-ne'si-as, 11
Cho-rom-mae'i 3 Cine-thon
Chos'ro-es Cin'ga
Chie'mes Cºn-get’o-rix
Chrem'e-tes Sin-jet'o-ria:
Chres'i-phon z' Cin'gu-lum *
Cia-i-a'ta
Ci-mith’i-i 4
Cin'na
Ciu'ma-don
Cin'ila-mus
Cin-ni'a-tza
Cinx'i-a
Cis'si-des -' . . .
Cis-soes'sa 5 *
Cis'sus
Cis-su'st.
. Cis-te'riae
Ci-thae'ron
Cith-a-ris'ta
Citi-um 10
Ci-vi'lis . . .
Ci'us -.
Ciz'y-cum . . . .
Cla'de-us
Cla’ues
Cla'nis
Cla'ni-us, or Cla'nis
Cla'rus -
Clas-tid'I-um
Clau, di-a - -
Clau'di-ae - . . .”
Clau-di-a'nus *
Clau-di-op'o-lis
Clau'di-us
Clav-i-e'nus
Clav'i-ger •
Clau'sus
Cla-zom'e-nae, and
Cla-zom'e-ma
‘Clea-das
Cle-an'der
Cle-an'dri-das
Cle-anthes
Cle-ar'Lnus
Cle-ar’i-des
Cle'mens
Cle'o
Cle'o-bis
Cle-o-bu'la
Cle-ob-u-li'na
Cle-o-bu'lus
Cle-o-cha’res
Cre-o-cha'ri-a
Cle-o-dae'us
Cle-od'a-mas
Cle-o-de'mus
Cle-o-do'ra
Cle-o-dox'a
Cle-og'e mes
Cle-o-'a'us
Cle-om'a-chus
Cle-o-man'tes
Cle-om"bro-tus
Cle-o-me'des
tCle-orm'e-nes
Cle'on -
Cle-o'nae, and Cle'o-na
Cinyps, and Cin'y-phus §:
Cin'y-ras
Ci'os
Cip'pus
Cir'ce
Cir-cen'sas iu'di
Cir'ci-us 10
Cir'cus
Ci'ris
Cir-rae'a-tum
Cirrha, and Cyr'rha
Cir"tha, and Cir'ta
Cis-al-pi'na Gal'li.a
Cispa
Cis'sa'
Cis'se-is
Cis-se'us
Cis'si a 11
Cis'si-2 li
'le-o-ni'ca
Cle-o-mi'cus 30
. Cle-on'nis .
Cle-on'y-mus
Cle-op'a-ter
|Cle-o-pa'tra
Cle-op'a-tris
Cle-oph'a-nes
Cle-o-phan'thus
Cle'o-phes
Cle-oph'o-lus
Cleo-phon
Cie.o-phy’lus
Cle-o-pom"pus
Cle-op-tol'e-mus
Cle'o-pus
Cle-o'ra
Cle-os’tra-tus
* Charmione—Dryden, in his tragedy of All for Love, has anglicised this word into Charmion;–the ch pronounced
as in charmſ
1 Chrysaor.- Then started out, when yo
u began to bleed,
he great Chrysaor, and tie gallant steed.
-
Cooke's Hesiod. Theog
; Cleomenes.--There is an unaccountable caprice in Prºden's accentuation of tins word, in opposition to all prosody
for through the whole tragedy of this title he places the accent on the penultiniate instead of the antepenultimate sy
table.
| Cleopatra.---The learned
editor of Labbe tells as this word ought to be pronounced with the accent tº the antepe
• ?: naſe, Cle-op'a-tra, though the peneitimate accentuation he says, is the more vol.,tno,
24 CO
Cle-ox e-mus
Ślepsy; dra-
Cle'ri 3
Clesſi-des
Cli-de'mus
Ulim e-mus
Climas
Clin'i-as
Cli-nip'pi-des
Cli'nus
Cli'o
Cli-sith'e-ra
Clis'the-nes
Cli'tae
Cli-tar'chus
Cli'te
Cli-ter’mi-a
Clit-o-de'mus
Cli-tom a-chus
Cli-ton'v-imus
Clito-phon
{`li'tor
Cli-to'ri-a
Cli-tum'nus
litus
Clo-a-ci'na
Clo-an'thus
Clo'di-a
Clo'di-us
Cloe'li-a
Cloe'li-ae 4
Cloe'li-us
Clo'nas
Clu-a-ci'na
Ulu-en’ti-us 10
Clu'pe-a, and
Clyp'e-a 23
Clu'si-a 11
Clu-si'ni fon'tes
Clu-si'o-lum
Ciu'si-um 10
Clu'si-us 10
Clu'vi-a
Clu'vi-us Ru'fus
Clym'e-ne
Clym-en-e'-des
Clym'e-mus
Cly son-y-ma'sa
Clyt-em-ues'tra
Clyt'i-a, or Clyti-e
Clyt'i-us 10
Cly'tus
“Cna-ca'di-un, 13
...”
Cuc't ge, and Cot’ti-ra
Co-cy’tus
Co-dom a-nus
* Chacºdium-C before N,
Wacadian, Nacilis, &c.
Cod’ri-dae
Co-drop'o-lis
Codrus
Coe-cil’i-us
Coe'la
Coe-lal e-tae -
Cuel-e syri-a, and
Coe-lo-syr’i-a
Coe'li-a
Cºe-li-ob'ri-ga
(Toe'li-us
Coelius
Coenus
Coer'a-nus
Co'ss -
Coeus
Cog'a-mus
Cog-i, du'nus
Co'hi-bus
Co'hors
Co-lae'uus
Co-lax a-is
Co-lax'es
Col ch. 12 3
Col'chis, and Col’chos
Co-len'da
Co'li-ag
Col-la'ti-a
Col-la-timus
fool-li na
Col-luſci-a
Co'lo .
Co-lo'nae
Co-lo'ne
Co-lo'nos
Col'o-phon
Co-los'se, and Co-los'sis
Co-los'sus
#Col'o-ues
Col’pe
Co-fumba
Col-u-mei'la
Co-iu'thus
Co-lyt'tus
Com-a-ge'na
Com-a-ge'ni
Co-ma'na.
Co-ma ni-a
Com'a-ri 3
Com'a-rus
Co-mas'tus
Com-ba'bus
Com'be
Com-brea
Combu.tis
Co-me'tes
Com'e-tho
Co-min'i-us
Cnac'a-iis Co-mit’i-a iſ)
Cna'gi-a Co'mi-us
Cne'mus Com'mo-dus
Cne'us, or Cnaeus Co'mon
Cri-din'i-um Com-pº-ta'li-a
Cmi'dus, or Gmi'dus Comp'sa-tus
Cno'pus 13 Com-pu'sa
Cnos'si-a ll Co'mus
Coº'sus Conca-ni 3
Co a-ma'ni Con-cor'di-a
Co-as'trae, and Co-ac'trº Con'da-lu,
Cob'a-res Com'da-te
Coca-lus Con-do-cha'tes
*Cocce’i-us Con-dru'si 3
Coc-cyg'l-us Con-dyi'i-a
Co'cles, Pub. Horat. lo'ne 7
Com-e-to-du'nus
Con-fu'ci-ui 10
Cou-ge'dus -
C(3
Co'mi-1 3
Con-i-sal'tus
Co-mis'ci 3
Con-mi'das
Co'non
Con-sen'tes
Con-sen'ti-a
Con-sid'i-us'
Con-si-li'num
Con'stans
Con-stan'ti-a
Con-stan-ti'na
Con-stam-ti-nop'o-lis
Con-stan-ti'mus
Con'stan-line, Eng.
Con-stan'ti-us 10
3.
on-sygºna
Con-ta-des'dus
Con-tu'bi-a 7
Co'ou.
Çiğ
º' ...
Cor'si-ca 7 3.
Cor'so-te -
Cor'su-ra 7
Cor-to nae
Cor-virus
Cor-un-canus
o'rus f
Con-y-ban tes 6
Cory-bas
Cor-y-bassa
Cor'y-bus
Co-ryc'i-a 24
Co-ryc'i-des
Co-ryc’i-us 10
Cory-cus 6
Cory-don
Cor'y-la, and
Cor-yéle'um
Co-rym'bi-fer
Cory-ma
Cor-y-ne'ta, and
Qo'os, Cos, Ce'a, and Co Gor-y-ne'tes
Co'phas
Co'pi-a 7
Co-pillus
Co-po'ni-us
Con'ra-tes
Co'pre-us
or-y-pha'si-um
Cor-y-then'ses
Cor'y-hus
Co-ry'tus 6
Cos -
Cosa, and Cossa, 6
Co'ste
Cos-co'mi-us
Qoptus, and Cop'tos Co-sin'gas
Co'ra Co'sis
Cor-a-ce'si-um, and
Cor-a-cen'si-um
Cor-a co-naſsus
Co-ral'e-tae
Cordu-e'ne 8
Co're 8
Co-res'sus
Cor'e-sus
Cor'e tas
Cor-fin'i-um
Cori-a 7
Co-rin'e-um
Co-rin"ma
Co-rin'nus
Co-rin'thus
Ce-ri-o-la'mus 23
Cos'mus
Cos'se-a 7
Cos'sus
Cos-su'ti-i 4
Cos-to-boe'i 3
Co-sy'ra
Co'tes, and Cottes
Co'thon
Co-tho'ne-a 7
Cot'i-so
Cot-to'nis
Cut'ta
Cot'ii-ae Al’pes
Cot'tus
Cot-y-ae'um 6
Co-ty'o-ra
Cot-y-lae'us
Co-tyi'i-us
Co'tys
Co-tyt'to
Cra'gus
Cram-bu'sa
Cran'a-i 3
Cian'a-pes
Cran'a-us
Cra'ne
Co-ri'o-li, and Co-ri-olla Cra-ne'um'
Vo-ris'sus
Cor'i-tus
Cor'mus
Cor'ma-sa
Cor-ne'li-a
Corne'li-i 4
Cor-mic'u-lum
Cor-mi-fic’i-us 10
Cor' li-ger
Cor-mu’tus
Co-roe'bus
Co-ro'i.a
Cor-o-ne'a
Co-ro'nis
Co-rou'ta
Co-ro'nus
Cor-rhagi-um
Cor'si 3
Cor'si-ae
ra'mi-i 4
Cra'non, and Cran'non
Cran tor
Cra-as-sit'i-us 10
Cras'sus
Cras-tinus
Crat'a-is
Cro-tae'lls
Cla'ter
Crat'e-rºs 30
Crates
Crat-e--i-cle a
Crat-e-sip'º-lis
Crat-e-sip'pi-dus
Cra-te was
Cra t--us
Cra this
Cra-ti mus
Cra-tippus
in this and the succeeding word, is mute; and they must be pronounced as if “y” it ten
f Colina-Lempriere accents this word on the autepenultimate, but Ainsworth, Gouldmail, and Helyoke iſ are
property, on the penultinate. $ t
ł. Coletes. --Ainsworth and Leºpriere accent this word ou the at:telemuttinate svllable ; brit La'º'
Hºlyºke, inore agreeably to the general car, on the perstitimate.
l
rit::11, livia”, “Tº
Cy Cy D# ... , 3}
- #
Craty-lug 6 Cruion Cyd's a ra Cyr-ri-a'na. 7
Crau'si-a 11 Cro-to'na 7 Cyd-ro-la'us Cyr-siTus
('ran'sis Crot-o-ni'a-tis Cyg'nus Cy'rus
Cra-ux'i-das Cro-to'pi-as Cy!'a-hus ūy-rop'o-lif
Crem'e-ra Cro-to pus Cy!'i-ces v'ta
Creni'ma Xru'mos Cy-lin'dus Cy-tae'is I
Crem’my-on, and Cru'sis Cyl-lab'a-rus Cv-the'ra
Crom'my-on Crus-tu-me'ri 4 Cy!'la-rus iCyth-e-re'a, cr
Crem'ni, and Crem'nos Crus-tu-me'ri-a Cyl'len Cyth-e-re'a
Cre-mo'na Crus-tu-me'ri-um Cyl-ic'ne #Cyth'e-ris
Crem’i-des Crus-tu-mi'utumn Cyl-le-me'i-us. Cy-the'ri-us
Cre-lau'ti-us (9 Crus-fu'mi-um Cyl-lyr'i-i 3 4 Cy-the'ron
Čre'on Crus-tu'mis, and Cy'lon - Cy-the'run
Cre-on-ti'a-des- Crus-tur-nc'tti-us 43 y'mit, or Cy’mae Cyth'e-rus
Cre-oph'i-lus Cry'mis Cy-mod’o-ce Cyth'nos
Cre-pe'ri-us Cre'a-tus -CV-mod-o-ce'a Cy-tin'e-um
Crés Ctem'e-me 13 Cy-mod-o-ce'as Cyt-is-so'rus
Cre'sa, and Cres'sa Cte'nos Cy’me, and Cy’mo Cy-to'rus
Cre'si-us #1 Cte'si-as Cym'o-lus, & Ci-mo'lus Cyz-i-ce'ni .
Cres-photºſtes Cte-siri'i-us “Cym-o-po-li'a Cyz'i-cum
p -
Cres'si-us #1 Ctes'i-cles Cy-moth'o-é Cyz'i-cus
Cres’ton Cte-sil'o-chiis Cyli’a-ra * -
Cre'sus Ctes'i-plion 13 Cyn-te-gi'rus ~~~~~~~~~~
Cre’ta Cte-sippus Cy-mae'thi-um: & P),
Cy-ma'ne
Cy-ria'pes
Crete, Eng. Ctim'é-ne
Cu'la-ro
Cre-tas'us
D A'. F., Daſha"
Cre'te 8 Cu'mia and Cu'mie Cy-max'a Da'ci, and La cab
Cre'te-a 7 Cu-nax'a 7 Cyn'e-as Ta'oi-a 1 1
Cre'tes Cu-pa'vo Cy-ne'si-i 4, and I)ac’ty-li 34
Cre'te-us Cu-pen'tus Cyne-tie i)ad’i-cae
Cre'the-is Cu-pi'do Cyat-e-thus'sa Daed'a-ia .
Cre'the-us Cu-pi-en’mi-us Cyn'i-a Dae-da'li-on.
Creth'o-ma Cu’res Cyn'i-ei 3 Daed'a, lus
Creti-cus Cu-re'tes Cy-nis"ca Daº'mon
Cres'sas Cu-re’tis Cy'no 6 Da'i 4
Cre-u'sa 7 Cu'ri-a Cyn-o-ceph'a-le Da'i-cles 1
Cre-u'sis Cu-ri—a'ti-i 4 Cyn-o-ceph'a-li Da'i-dis
Cri'a-sus Cu'ri-o, Cyri-o-phon'tis 1)a-im'a-chus
Cri-nip'pus Cu-ri-o-sol’i-tae Cy-nor'tas Ba-im'e-fies
Cri'nis Cu'ri-um Cy-nor'ti-on 11 H)a'i-phron 1
Cri-mi'sus, and Cu'ri-us Den-tatus Cy'ups 1)a-i'ra 1
Cri-mi'sus Cur'ti-a 10 Cyn-o-sar'ges : I)al (ti-a
Cur-til'lus
Cur'ti-us 10
Cu-ru'lis
Cus-sae'i 3
Cu-til'i-um
Dal-ma’ti-a 10
1.)al-ina'ti-us 10.
Damia-ge'tus
Dam'a-lis
Da'mas 1
Cym-os-se’ma
£yn-o-su'ra
Çm'ſsure, Er:g.
Cyn'thi-a
Cyn'thi-us
Cri'no
Cri'son
Cris-pi'na
Cris-pi'nus
Crit'a-la
Crith'e-is Cy-am-o-so'rus Cyn'thus Dam-a-sce'na
Cri-tho'te Cy'a-ne 6 8 Cyn-u-reu'ses H)a-mas' ci-us (0.
Crit'i-as 10 Cy-a'ne-ae 4 Cy'nus Da-mas'cus
i)am-a-sip'pus
l)am-a-sich'ihon
Pam-a-sis tra-tus
Bam a-sith'y-must
Cri'to
Crit-o-bu'lus
Crit-og-na’tus
Crit-o-la'us
Cyp-a-vis'si, and
Cyp-a-ris'si-a #1
Cyp-a-ris'sus
*}Yph'a-ra
Cy-an'e-e, and Cy-a me a
Cy-a'ne-tis
Cy-a-mip'ne
Cy-a-nip'pus
Cri'us Cy-a-rax'es, or 'Cyp-ri-a'nus Da-mas'tes --"
Cro-bi'a-lus £y-ax'a-res 6 Cy'prus Da'mi-a
Crob'y-zi 3 Cy-be'be £y p-sel'i-des I\a mip'pus
Croc'a-le Cyb'e-le Cyp'se-lus }}a mis
Cro'ca-ae * Cyb'e-la, and Cyb-e'la Cy-ratt'uis }}am'no-rix
Croc-o-di-lop'o-lis Cyb'e-ius Cy're Da'mo
Cro'cus Cyb’i-ra Cy-re-na'i, ca 19am'o-cles
Croe'sus Cy-ce'si-um l 1 Cy-re-ma’i-ci 3' Da-moc'ra-tes'
Cro-i'tes Cycli're-us 12 Cy-re'ne 8 I)a-moc'ri-ta
(ºro'mi 3 Cycla-des Cy-ri'a-des Da-moc'ri-tug
Crom"my-on Cy-clo'pes - Cy-ril’lus Da'mon
Crom'na Cy'clops, Eng Cyr'il, Eng Dam-o-phan’tus'
Xro'mus Cyc'mus ſºy-ri'nus I}a-moph'isla
Cro'ni-a 7 Cy'da 6 Cyr'ne Da-moph'i-lus
Cron'i-dos Cyd'i-as Cyr'nus Dam'o-phom
Cro'ni-um Cy-dip'pe Cyr-rae'i 3 IBa-mostra-tus
Cro'phi 3 Cydnus Cyr'rha-dae Da-mox'e-nus'
Cros-sae'a Cy'dum Cyr' rhes Da-myr'i-vº.
- p *... • e *... •'-- -
£rot'a-lus Cy-doui-a" Cyr'rhus Da'ma 7
* See Iphigenia-Neptune, who shakes the earth, liis daughter gave, - -
Cygopolio, to reward the brave. Cogsk's Hesiod. Theog, v. 113&
| Catherea.—Behold à nymph arise, divinely fair, -
Whom to Cytheta first the surges bear; - -
And Aphrodite, from the foam, her maide,
Among the race of gods and men the same;
C And Cytherea from Cythera cams,
Q * is..." st f • www.w- s wº ere ioe •ºnessessiese
: Cyd your Roman wits, your Šiš .Tibullus,
ave taught you this from Cytheris anti Delias:

} Cooke's Harinitis
Dryden, ill fºr
26 - DE
Dan'a-e
I)an'a i 3
Da-na'i-des 4
Dan'a-la
Dan'a-us
Dan'da-ri, and
Dan-dar’i-dae
Dan'don
I)a-nu-bi-us
Lan'ube, En g-
Da'o-chus 12
Daph'nae
Daph-ice'us
Daph'ne
Daph-ne-pho'ri-a
Daph'mis
Daph'nus
Dar'a-ba
Da'raps .
Dar'da-ni 3
JDar-da'ni-a
bar-dan'i-des
Dar'da-nus
Da-re'tis
Da-ri'a
I}a-ri'a-ves
Da-ri'tae
Da-ri'us
Das'con
Das-cyl-i'tis
i)as'cy-lus
Da'se-a
I}a'si-us f1
Bas-sar'e-tae
Das-sa-ri'tae
Das-sa-re'ni
Das-sa-riti-i 3.4
Dat'armes
Pat-a-pher mes
3a'tis
Da'tos, or Da'toa
Day'a-ra 7
Datilis.
Dau'mi 3.
Dau'mi-a
au'nus
Dau'ri-ſer, and
Dau'ri-ses
De-ceb'a-lus
Pe-cele-um
Dec'e-lus .
De-cem'vi-ri. 4
De-ce’ti-a 10
De-cid'irus Sax'a
9e-cin'e-us .
De'ci-ug 10
De-cu'ri-o
Ded-i-tam'e-nes
Dej-a-mi'ra
})e-ico-on
De-id-a-mi'a 30
De-i-le'on.
De-il'o-chus i2
De-im'a-chus
Dej'o-ces
T}e-i'o-chus
De-i'o-me
De-i-o'me-us
De-i-o-pe'i-a
De-jct'a-rus
De-iph’i-la
T]e-iph'o-be
De-iph'o-bus
De’i-phon
B.F. -
f>e i-phon'tes
De-ip'y le 6 7
De-ip'y-lus
De-ip'y-rus
Del'dom
De'ji-a
De-li'a-des
De'li-um
De'li-us -
Del-ma’ti-us 10
Del-mini-um
De'los
*Delphi
Del’phi-cus
Del-phin'i-a
Del-phin'i-um
10el’phus
Del-phy'ne 6
T)el'ta
Dem'a-des
e-maen'e-tus
JDe-mag’o-ras
Dem-a-ra'ta
Dem-a-ra’tus
De-mar'chus
I)em-a-re'ta
T}em-a-ris'te
De'me-a
De-me'tri-a
De-me'tri-us
H}e-me tri-us
}}e'mo
Dem-o-a-nas'sa
Dem-o-ce'des
De-moch'a-res
Dem'o-cles
De-moc'o-on
De-moc'ra-tes
De-mocri-tus
HDe-mod'i ce 4 8
De-mod’o-cus
TXe-mo'le-us
De-mo'le-on
Pe'mon
Dem-o-mas'sa
De-mo'nax
Dem-o-nica 1
m-o-ni'cus
Dem-o-phan’tus
De-moph'i ius
Dem'o-phon
De-moph'o-on
De-mop'o-lis
De'mos
De-mos'the-nes 18
De-mos’tra-tus
Dem'y-lus
De-od'a-tus
De-o'is
Der"bi-ces
Der'ce
Der-cen'nus
Der'ce-to, and Der'ce-tis
Iyer-cyl'li-das
T]er-cyl'lus
Der'cy-mus
Der-sae'i 3
De-ru-si-ae'i 3
De-sud'a-ba
Deu-ca'li on 28
TXeu-ce'ii-us 10
* Deu'do-rix
Dex-am'e-me
Dex-am'e-mus
Dex-ip'pus
Dex-ith'e-a
IXI
Bºº";
Di'a 1
Di-ac-o-pe'na
Di-ac-tor’i-des
Di-aē'us
Di-a-du-me-mi-a'mu
Di'a-gon, and
Di'a-guna
Di-ag'o-ras
HDi-a'lis
Di-al'lus
Di-a-mas-ti-go'sis
Di-a'ma 7
Di-au'a-sa
Di-a's-a 11
Di-cap'a
Di-ca-'us
Dice 8
Dic-e-ar'chus
HDi-ce'ne-us
Dico, mas
Lic'tae
Dic-tain'nunn, and
Dic-tyli'na
Dic-ta’tor
l)ic-tid-i-em ses
Dic-tym'na
Dic'ty's
I)id'i-us
HDj'dc
Did'y-ma.
Did-y-maeus
J)id-y ma’on
Did'y-me 6 8
Didy-num
Did'y mus
Di-en'e-ces
Di-es'pi-ter
Bi-gen'ti-a iſ)
Dig'ma
Di'i 3 4
Di-mas'sus
Di-mar'chus 12
Hºus
in’i-ae 4
Din'i-as
Din'i-che 12
Di-noch'a-res
Di-noc'ra-tes
Di-mod’o-chus
Di-nom'e-nes
Pi'non
Di-nos'the-mes
Di-mos’tra-tus
Di-o'cle-a
Di'o-cles
Di-o-cle-ti-a'nus
Di-o-cle'ti-an, Eng.
F)i-o-do'rus
Di-o'e-tas
Di-og'e-mes
Di-o-ge'ni-a
Di-og'e-mus
i-og-ne'tus
Di-o-me'da
iDi-o-me'des
Di-o-me'don
Di'on 3
Di-o-nae'a
Di-o'ne
Di-o-nys'i-a 11
IXi-o-ny-si'a-des
Di-o-nys'i-as 11
Di-o-nys'i-des
Di-o-nys-i-o-do'rus
Di-o-nysi-on 11
*
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Di-o-ny-sip'o-lin
Di-o-nysi-us it
Di-oph'a-mes
Di-o-phan'tus
Di-c-pi'tes
bi-o-poe'nus
Di-op'o-lis
Di-o'res
Di-o-ry'e-tus
Di-o-scor’i-des
# Di-os'eo-rus
|| Di-o-gcu'ri 3
Di-os'pa-ge
Di-ospo-lis
Di-o-ti'me 8
Di-o-ti'mus
Di-ot're-phes
Di-ox-ip'pe
Di-ox-ip'pus
Di-pae'aº
Di-phor’i-das
Di-poemae
Dip'sas
Dira:
I)ir'ce
Dir-cen'ma
Dir'phi-a
Dis-cor'di-a
Dith-y-ram'bus
Dit'a-mi 3
Div-i-ti'a-cus
Divus Fid'i-us
Di-yl'lus
Lo-be’res
Doc'i-lis
Doc'i-mus 24
Do'cle-a
Do-do'na
Doil-o-mae'us
Do-do'me
Do'li-us
Dol-o-me'na
Do’ion
Do-lon'ci 3
ol'o-pes
Do-lo'phi-on
Do-lo'pi-a
Do'lops
Dom-i-du cus
Do-min'i-ca
Do-mit’i-a 10
Do-mit-i-anus
Bo-mºt'i-wn, Eng
Dom-i-tilla
Do-mit'i-us 10
Do-na’tus
on-i-la'us
Do-mu'ca
Do-ny'sa
Do-racte
Do'res
Dor’i-ca 47
Dor’i-cus
Do-ri-en'ses
Dor'i-las
Dor-i-la’us
Do'ri-on
Do'ris
Do-ris'cus
* Delphi-This word was, formerly, universally written Delphos; till Mr. Cumberland, a gentleman no less remark
able #. classical eruditiºn than #: dramatic abilities, in #. whº, of ADelphi, ::f it from the vulgarity in
hºch it had been so long involved. - * º
tºy ..--All .# ending in edes have the same accentuation; as Archimedes, Diomedes, &c. The same mºy be
oºerved of worls ending in icles and oces; as Iphicles, Damocles, Androcles, &c.—see the Terminational Vocabulary.
Dioscorts-Am lieresiarch of the fifth cent
# Dioscºrt-The mame given to Castor and Fix from the Greek Alic and Regºs pro Kºot, the sons of Jove.
**- :
3.
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DY
HDo'ri-um
Do'ri-us.
Do-ros.'to-rum
Dor-sen'nus
Dor’so
O-TV"aſ-Sūg
Do-ry'clus
Dor-y-lae'um sad
Dor-y-tae ut
Dor'y-las
inor-y-laus
Do-rys'sus
Dos'ci 3
Do-si'a-des
Dos-se’mvs
Dox-an'de,
Dra-ca'nus
JDra'co
Dra-con'ti-des
Dra'cus
Dran'ces
Dram-gi-a'ma 7
Dra'pes
Drep'a-na, and
Drep'a-num
Trim’a-chus
}}ri-op'i-des
JDri'os
Dro'i 3
Dro-mae'us
Drop'i-ci 4
Dropi-on
Dru-en'ti-us, and
Dru-en'ti-a 10
Dru'ge-ri 3
Dru'i-dae
Dru'ids, En º
l)ru-silla Liv’i-a -
Oru so
Dru'sus
Dry'a-des
Pry'ads, Eng.
Dry-an-ti'a-des
Dry-an'ti-des
Dry-mae'a
Dry'ino
Dry’mus
T}ry'o-pe
l)ry-o-pe i-a 5
!}ry'o-pes
{\ry'o-pis, and
Dry-op'i-da
Dry'ops
Dryp'e-tis
Du-ce’ti-us 10
Du-il'li-a
Du-il'li-us Nepos
Du-lich’i-um
Dum'no-rix
Du'max -
Du-rati us 10
Du'ri-us
Du-ro'ni-a
Bu-um'vi-ri 4
Dy-a-gon'das
Dy-ar-deuses .
Dy'mae
Dy-mae'i 3
Dy'mas
Dym'nus
Dy-nam'ene
Dyn-sa'te
Dy'ras 6
Dy-ras'pes
Dyr-rach'i-uni
Dy-sauſies
Dys-ci-ne’tus
Dy-so'rum
Dys-pon'ti-i 4
EL
E
EA-NEs
E-a'nus
E-ar’i-nus
E-a'si-um
Eb'do-me
E-bor'a-cum
Eb-u-ro'nes
Eb'u-sus
Ec-a-me'da
Ec-bat'a-na
Ec-e-chir’i-a
Es-e-kir’i-a
E-chec'ra-tes
E-kek'ra-tes
Ech-e-da’mi-a 30
E-chel'a-tus
E-chel'ta
Ech'e-lus
E-chem'bro-tus
E-che'mon
Ech'e-mus
Ech-e-ne'us
Ech'e-phrom
E-chep’o-lus
E-ches'tra-tus
E-chev-e-then'ses
E-chid'ma
Ech-i-do'rus ,
E-chin'a-des .”
E-chi'non
E-chi'nus
Ech-i-mus'sa
E-chi'on 29
Fich-i-on’i-des
Ech-i-o'ni-us
Ech'
E-des'sa, E-de'sa
2-dis'sa
E'don
E-dyl'i-us
E-e’ti-on 10
E-gel'i-das
E-ge'ri-a
E-ges-a-re’tus
g-e-si'nus
E-ges’ta
Eg-ma’ti-a 10
Eg-ma’ti-us 10
Ejo'ne-us
F-i'on 26
E-i'o-nes
E-i-o'ne-us
El-a-bon'tas
El-ae'a
El-ae'us
El-a-ga-ba'lus, or
El-a-gab'a-lus
El-a-i'tes
E-ia'i-us
El-a-plji-ae'a
El'a-phus *
El-a-phe-bo'li-a
El-ap-to'ni-us
E-lara
El-a-te'a
F-la’tus
El-e-phan-toph'a-gi
El-e-phenor
E-leu'chi-a
El-eu-sin'i-a 22
E-keu'sis
E-leu'ther
E-leu'the-rae
El-eu-the'ri-a
E-leu'tho -
E-keu-ther-o-cil'i-ces .
E-lic'i-us 10 24
El-i-en'sis, and
E-li'a-ca
Ei-i-me'a
E’lis
El-is-pha'si-i 4.
E-lis'sa
El-lo'pi-a
E-lis'sus
E-lo'rus
E'los
El-pe'nor
. El-pi-mi'ce
El-u-i'na
El’y-ces
El-y-ma'is
El’y-mi 3
EI'y-mus
E!'y rus
E-lys’i-um
F-ma'thi-a
E-ma'thi-on
Emi'ba-tumn
Em-bo-ii'ma
E-mer'i-ta.
E-mes'sa, and
E-mis'sa
Em-me'li-us
E-mo'da
E-mo'dus .
Em-ped'o-cles
Em-pe-ra ruus
Em-po'cius
Em-po'ri-a
Em-pu'sa
En-cel'a-dus
En-chek'e-a: 19
En'de-is
En-de'ra
En-dysła'i-om
E-ne’t
En-gyuta
En-i-en'ses
En-i-o'pe-us
E-mip'eºus
Hºpe &
+
En'ni-a
Em'mi-us
En'no-mus
En-mos-i-ga:'us
En’o-pe
£º
En-o-sich'thom
E-not-o-co'tae
Fn-tel'ia
En-iel'lus
En-y-a’ii-us
§ 6
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E'os a
E-o'us
E-pa'gris
E-pam-i-mon'das
Ep-an-tel’i-i 4
E-paph-ro-di’tus
Ep'arphus
, Ep-as-nactus
E-peb'o-lus
E-pe'i 3
E-pe'us
Eph'e-sus
ER
Eph'e-tae
Eph-i-al'tes
Eph'o-ri 3
Eph'o-rus
Ephy-ra
Ep-i-caste
Ep-i-cer'i-des
Ep-i-cha'i-des
E-pich'a-ris
Ep-i-char’mus
Ep'i-cles
Ep-i-cli'des
E-pic'ra-tea
Ep-ic-te’tus
Ep-i-cu'rus
E-pic'y-des 24
Ep-i-dam'nus
Ep-i-daph'ne
E-pi-dau’ri-a
Ep-i-dau’rus
E-pid'i-us
Ep-i-do'tae
E-pig'e-nes
E-pig'e-us
E-pig'o-mi 3
E-pig'o-mus
E-pi'i, and E-pe'i
Ep-il'a-ris y
Ep-i-mel'i-des
Ep-im'e-mes
Ep-i-men'i-des
Ep-i-me'the-us
Ep-i-me'this
E-pi'o-chus 12
E-pi'o-ne 8
E-piph'a-nes
Ep-i-pha'ni-us
E-pi'rus
E-pistro-phus
F-pita-des
F'pi-um:
Ep'o-ma.
E-po'pe-us
Epſy-tus
E-qua-justa
E-quic'o-lus
E-quir'i-a
F-quo-tu'ti-cam
, Er'a-con
E-rae'a
Er-a-si'lius
Er-a-sip'pus
Er-a-sis'tra-tus
Er'a-to
Er-a-tos'the-nes
Er-a-tos’tra-tus
E-ra’tus
Er-bes'sus
Er'e-bus
E-recla'the-us
E-rem'ri 3
E-re'mus
Er-e-ne'a
E-res'sa
E-rech'thi-des
E-re'sus
E-re'tri-a
E-re'tum
Er-eu-tha'li-on 29
Er'ga-me
Fºr-gen'na
Er-gi'as
Er-gi'nus
Er-gin'nus
Er-i-bie'a
E-rib'o-tes
Er-i-ce'tes
E-rich'tho.
Er-ich-tho'ni-us
Ef-i-cin'i unt,
28 Ey
£r-i-cu'sa
* E-rid'a-lius
F-rig'o-me
E-rig'o-mus
Er-i-gy'us
E-ril'lus
E-rin'des
AE-rin'na
E-rin'nys
E-ri'o-pis
E-riph'a-nis
£-riph'i-das
Er-i-phy'le
º'ris
Er-i-sich'thon
E-ro'chus
E-ro'pus, and AEro-pas
E'ros
E-rostra-tus
E-ro'ti-a 10
Fr-ru'ca
Er'se
Er'y-mas
r'xi-as
E-ryb’i-um
Er-y-ci'na
Er-y man'this
Er-y-man'thus
£-rym'nae
E-rym'ne-us
Ery-mus
f Er-y-the'a
Er-y-thi'ni 4
Er'y-thrae
Er'y-thra
E-ryth'ri-on
E-ryth'ros
E'ryx
E-ryx'o
E-ser'nus
Es-quil'i-ae, and
Es-qui-li'nus
Es-sed'o-mes
Es'su-i 3
Es'u-la
JEs-ti-ai'a 7
Et-e-ar'chus
E-te'o-cles
E-te'o-clus.
Et-e-o-cre'tae
Tº-te'o-nes
E-te-o'me-us
Et-e-o-mi'cus 30
E-te'si-ae iſ
£-tha'li-on 29
E-the'le-um
Eth'o-da
E-the'mon
E’ti-as 10
E’tis
E-tru'ri-a
Et'y-lus
E-vad'me
EP'a-ges
E-vag'o-ras
E-vag'o-re
JEI)
E’van
E-7an der
F. van'ge-ſus.
#. or’i-des
C-van'thès -
F-var'chus
E’vas
E’vax
Eu'ba-ges
Eu-ba'tas
Eu'bi-us
Eu-boe'a 7
Eu-bo'i-cus
Eu'bo-te
ICu’bo-tes
IEu-bu'le 8
Eu-bu'li-des
Eu-bu'lus
Eu-ce'rus
Fu-che'lior
Eu'chi-des
Eu-cii'des
Eu'clid, ºng.
Fu'clus
En'cra-te
Fu'cra-tes
Eu'cri-tus
Fuc-te'mon
Euc-tre'si-i 4
Eu-dae'mon
Eu-dam'i-das
Eu'da-mus
Eu-de'imus
Eu-do'ci-a
Eu-doc'i-mus
Eu-do'ra
Fu-do'rus
Eu-dox'}-a
Fu-dox'us
E-vel'thon
Eu-e-mer'i-das
E-vem'e-rus
E-ve'nus
Ev-e-, he'nus
Ev'e-res
E-ver'ge-tae ,
E-ver'ge-tes
Eu-ga'ne-i 3
Fu-ge'ni-a 20
Eu-ge'mi-us
Eu’ae-on
Eu-hem'e-rus
Eu'hy-drum
Fu'hy-us
E-vip'pe 8
E-vin'pus
Eu-linn'e-me .*
Eu-ma'chieus 12
Eu-Imā‘’us
Eu-me'des
Eu-me'lis
Eu-ime'lus
Jºu'me-lus King.
3 Eu'me-nes
Eu-me'ni-a
Eu-men':-des
Eu-me-mid'i-a
Eu-me'ni-us
* Eridanus.--Alpheus and Eridanus the strong,
That rises deep, and stately rolls alóng,
t Erythea.—Chrysaor, Love the guide, Callirie led,
Taughter of Ocean, to the genial bed,
* ,
Whence Geryon sprung, fierce with his triple head;
Whom Hercules laid breathless on the ground
In Erythea, which the waves starround.
, t Eumenes.--It is not a little s
the Siege of Damascus, accent this word on the
ºf more than two syllables in the Greek or Latin languages of this ter
long. Lee has done the same in the tragedy of Alexander,
repugnant to an English ear in the antepenultimate accent
multinate.
*:::::::::: º:
masculine Euthſelius, as Eulati
jiàºsºkº.
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Eu-mol'pe
Eu-inol’pi-dae
Eu-mol’pus
Eu-mon'i-des
JEu-na-'us
Eu-ma'pi-us
!--->
Eu-mo'mi-a
Eu'no-mus
Eu'nus
Eu'ny-mos
Eu'o-ras
Jºu-pa'gi-um
Eu-pal'a-mon
Eu-pal'a-mus
Eu'pa-tor
Fu-pa-to"ri-a
Eu-pei'thes
Fu'pha-es
Fu-phan'tus
Eu-phe'me
Eu-phe'mus
Eu-nnor't; as
Eu-pho'ri-on
-Fu-phra'mor
Fu-phra'tes
Eu'phron
, U-ſ) ill’OS V-J)
Fu-phrosy-ne
Eü-pla'a, or Eu-ploe'a
Eu'po-lis
Eu-pom"pus
Fu-ri-a-mas'sa
Eu-rip'i-des
F. *P.
ºu-ri pus
lºu-ro'mus
Eu-ro'pa 7
Eu-ro-pae'us
Eu'roos
Eu'ro-pus
Eu-1 o'tas
Fu-ro'º o
Eu'rus
Eu-ry'a-le 8
Fu-ry'a-lus
Eu-ryb'2-tes
Fu-ryb'i-a
Eu-ry-bi'a-des
Jºu-ryl,'i-us
Eu-ry-cle'a
Eu'ry-cles
Eu-ry-cli'des
Eu-ryc'ra-tes
Fu-ry-crat’i-das
Eu-ryd'a-mas
Eu-ryd'à-me ,
Eu-ry-dam'i-das
Eu-ryd'i-ce
Eu-ry-ga'mi-a
Eu-ry'le-on
Eu-ryl'o-chus
Eu-rym'a-chus
Eu-rym'e-de
Eu-rym'e-don
Cu-ryme-nes
Eu-ryn'o-une
Eu-ryn:'o-mus
Eu-ry'o-me
Eu'ry-pon
Ett-rypſy-le
FA
Eu-ryp'y-lus
Eu-rys'the nes,
Eu-rys-them'i-dae
Eu-rys'the-us
Eu'ry-te
Eu-ryt'e-a=
Eu-ryt'e-le
Eu-ryth'e-mis
Eu-ryth'i-on, and
Eu-ryt'i-on 11
Eu'ry-tus
Eu'ry-tis
Eu-se'bi-a
Eu-se'bi-us
Eu'se-pus
Eu-sta'thi-us
Eu-sto'li-a
Eu-sto'li-us
Eu-tae'a 7
Eu-tel'i-day
En-ter pe
ll Eu-tha'li-a
Eu-tha'li-us
Eu-thyc'ra-tex
Eu-thy-sie'mus
Eu-thy'inºis
Eu-trape-tus
Eu-tropi-a
Eu-tropi-us
Eu'ty-ches
Eu-tych'i-de
Eu-tychi-des
Eu'ty-phron
Eu-xan'thi-us
Eux'e-nus
Eu-xi'nus Pon'tus
Eu-xip'pe
Ex-a'di-us
Fx-ae'thes
Ex-ag'o-nus
Ex-on'a-trae
F.
FABA-RIs
Cooke's Hesiod. Theog. v. 520.
&
W .
, that this word does not come from the muse Thalia, as some sup
a, Eumenia. Eustoiia. Eutrovia Emmelia &c. which are professedly accented on the
Cooke's Hesiod. Theog. v. 523.
urprising that so elegant a writer as Hughes should, throughout the whole tragedy of
Penultimate syllable; especially as there is not a single proper name
imination which has the penultimate syllable
which would lead us to suppose there is something naturally
uation of these words, and something agreeable in the pe.
F'a'bi-a 7
Fa-bi-a'ni 3
Fa'bi-i 4
Fa'bi-us
Fab-ra-teri-a
Fa-bric'i-us 2%
Fa-bul'la
Fa'dus
Faesu-lie
I’al-cid'i-a
Fa-le’rī-i 4
Fal-e-ri'na.
Fa-ler'nus
Fa-lis'ci 3
Fa-lis'cus
Fa'ma
Fan'iii-a
Fan'ni-i 4
Fam’mi-us
Far'ſa-rus
Fas'ce-lis
Fas-cel'li-na
e, but from the
FU
Fau-cu'l-a
*a-ven'ti-a 10
Fa-ve'ri-a
Fau'la
Fau'sta
Fau-sti na 3
Fau'sti-tas
Fau'stu-lus
Fau’tus
Feb'ru-a
Fec-i-a’les
Fel'gi-mas
Fem-es-tel'la
Fe-ra'li-a
Fer-en-ta'num, and
Fe-ren'tum
Fe-re’tri-us
Fe-ro'ni-a
Fes-cen"mi-a
Fes’tus
Fi-bre mus
Fi-cul'ne-a
Fi-de'na
}'i-de' mate
Fi-den'ti-a
Fi’des
J’i-dic'u-la-
Fim'bri-a
Fir’mi-us
Fis-cel'hus
Fla-cel'li-a
Flac'cus -
Fla-cilla AE'li-a
Fla-min'i-a
Fla-min'i-us, or
Flam-i-mi'nus
Fla'vi-a
Fla-vi-a'mum
Fla-vin'i-a
Fla-vi-ob'ri-ga
Fia'vi-us
Flo'ra
Flo-ra'ii-a
i’io'rus
Flo-ri-a'nus
Flu-o'mi-a
Fo'Ii-a
Fon-te'i-a 5. .
Fon-te'i-us Capi-to
For’mi-aē
For-mi-a'mum
For'nax
For-tuhla
For’u-li
Fo'rum Ap'pi-i
I'ran'Ci
Fre-ge!'la 7
I're-ge'nae
Fren-ta'ni 3.
!'rig'i-dus
Fris'i-i 4
J'ron'ti-mus
Fron'to
Fru'si-no
Fu-ci'na
Fu-ci'nus
w"
GA
Ful'vi-a
Fulviºus
Fum-da'mus
Fun'di 3
Fu'ri-à
Fu'ri-ae
Fu'ri-i 4
Fu-ri'na
Fu-ri'nae'
Fu'ri-us
Fur'ni-us
Fus'cus
Fu'si-a 11
Fu'si-us 10
G.
GA 3'A-LES
Gab'a-za
Ga-be'ne, and Ga-bi-e'ne
Ga-bi-e'nus .*
Ga'Hi-i 4
Ga-bi'na
Ga-bin'i-a
*Ra-bin-i-a'nus 20
Ga-bin'i-fus
Ga'des, and Gad'i-ra
Gad-i-ta'uus
Gae-sa'tae
Gae-tu'li-a
Gae-tu'li-cus
Ga-la'bri-i 4
Gal-ac-toph'a-gi 3
Ga-lae'sus
Ga-lan'this
Gal'a-ta 7
Gaj'a-tie
Gal-a-tae'a, and
Gał-a-tha'a
Ga-la'ti-a 10
Ga-jaxi-a
Gal'ba
Ga-ientis
Ga-fe'o-lac
Ga-le’ri-a
Ga-ke'ri-us
Ga-le'sus
Gal-i-lae'a
Ga-lin-thi-a di-a
Gał'li 3
Gal'li-a
Gal-li-ca'mus
Gal-li-e'nus
Gal-li-ua'ri-a
Gal-lip'o-lis
&al-lo-gra'ci-2
Gal-lo'ni-us
Gal'ius
Ga-max'us
**a-me'?i-a
Gan da-ri'tae
Gan'ga-ma
Gan-gar'i-da
Gan'ges.
Gan-nas'cus
Gan-y-me'de
Gan-y-me'des
Gan'y-mede, Eng.
Ga-rae'i-cuna
Gar-a-man tes
~~~~~<º-ºººººº-
Gſ,
Gar-ga'phi-a
Gar'ga-ra 7
Gar'ga-ris *
Ga-ril’i-us
Gar-git’ti-us
Gar-i'tes
Ga-rum'na
Gas'tron
Gath'e-ae 4 .
Ga-the'a-tas
Gau'lus, Gau'le-on
Gau'rus
Ga'us, Ga'os
Ge-ben'na 9
Ge-dro'si-a 11
Ge-ga'mi-i 4
Ge"la
Ge-la'nor
Gel’li-3.
Gel’li-as
Gel'fi-us
Ge'lo, Ge'lon
Ge'ho-i 3
Ge-lo'nes, Ge-lo'ni
Ge'los
Ge-min'i-us
Gem'i-nus
Ge-na'bum
Ge-nau'mi
Ge-ne'na
Ge-ni'sus
Ge"mi-us
Gen'se-no
Gen'ti-us 10
Genºu-a
Ge-nu'cº us 10
Ge-nu'sus
Ge-nu'ti-a 11
Ge-or'gi-ca
Geor's ics, Eng.
Ge-phy'ra
Ge-phyr'ae-i 3
Ce-ra'ni-a
Ge-ran'thrae
Ge-res’ti-cus
Ger'gi-thuin 9
Ger-go'bi-a
Ge'ri-on
Ger-ma'mi-a
Ger-man'i-cus
(#er-ma ni-i 4
Ge-ron'thrae
Ger’rhae
Ge'rus, and Ger’rhus
Ge'ry-on 9, and
(re-ry'o-nes
Ges'sa-tae
Ges'sus
Ge'ta 9
Ge’tap
Ge-tu?i-a
Gi-gan'tes
Gi-gar’tum
Giºgis
Gil'do
Gil'ío
Gim-da’nes
Gin'des
Gin'ge
Giº-gu'num
Gip'pi-us
Gy
Glau'ce .
Glau-cip'pe
Glau-cip'pus
Glau'con
Glau-con'o-me
Glau-co'pis
Glau'cus
Glau'ti-as
Gli'com
Glis'sas
Glyc'e-ra
§ºum
y'con
Glym'pes
Gna'ti
§... 13 ;
ni'dits -
Gnos'si-a 10
Gnos'sis
Gnos'sus
Gob-a-mit'i-o
Go'bar
Çob'a-res
Gob'ry-as,
Gol'gi
Gom'phi
Go-na'tas
Go-ni'a-dc.
Go-nip'pus
3. Sã.
rö-I] UNS Sæl
Gor-di-a'mus
Gor'di-um
Gor'di-us
Gor-ga'sus
gorge 8
:*
xorgo
Gorgones
Gor-go'ni-a
Gor-go'ni-us
Gor-goph'o-ne
Gor-goph'o-ra
Gor'gus pº
Gor-gyth’i-on
Gor’tu-ae
Gor’tyn
Gor’tys
Gor-ty'na
Gor-tyn'i-a
Gotthi 3
Grac'chus 12
Gra-di'vus
Grae'oi 3
Grae'ci-a 11
Grae'ci-a Maf
Grie-ci'nus
Grac'cus
Gra'i-us
i Gra-mi'cus, r
Gran'i-cus
Gra'ni-us
3ra'ti-ae 10
Gra-ti-a'nus 21
Gra-tid'i-a ,
Gra'ti-on 14
Gra'ti-us 10
Gravi-i 4
Gra-vis cae
Gra'vi-us
Gre-go'ri-us
Grim'nes
.**
Fu-fid'i-us f Gar-a-man'tis Gis'co Gro'phus
3'u'ti-us Gem'i-mus Gar'a-mas Gia-di-a-to"ri-i 4 Gryllus
Ful-gi-na 'tes Gar'a-tas Gła'nis - Gry-ne'um
Ful-gi'mus Ga-re'a-tae Glaphy-re, and Gry-ne'us
Ful'Hi-num, and Ga-re-ath'y-ra Głaph'y-ra Gry-ni'um
Ful'gi-num *Gar-ga'nus t Glaph'y-rus Gº'a-rus, and Gy'a-ra
* Gargamut-And high Garganus, on th’Apulian plain, - -
Is mark'd by sailors from the distant main. Wii,Kuz, Epigoniad.
t Granicus.--As Alexander's passing the river Granicus is a common subject of history, poetry, and painting, it is
not wonderful that the common ear should have given into a pronunciation of this word more agreeable to En.
glish analogy than the true classical accent on the penultimate syllable. The accent on the first syllable is now so fixed,
is to make the other pronunciation savour of Uedantry.---See Andronicus. - -
HA
Gy-lip'pus
Gym-ma'si-a 11 .
Gym-na'si-ur 11
Gym-ne'si-ac 11
Gym'ne-tes
Gym-mos-o-phis'tae
Jim-nog'o-phists, Eng, 9
Gy-nae'ce-as
Gyn-æ-co-thoe'mas
Gyn'des -
Gy-the'um
**********.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*,
H.
HABIs
Ha-dri a-nop'o-lis
Ha-dri-a'nus 23
Ha-dri-at’i-cum
Hae'mon
Hae-mo'bii-a
Hae'mus
Hages
Hag'no
Hag-nag’o-ra ~
Ha-lae'sus, and Ha-le'sus
Hai'a-la
Hal cy'u-lie 8
Ha'les -
Ha-le'si-us $1
Ha'ii-a
Ha-li-ac'mon 21
Ha-li-ar’tus $21
Hal-i-car-mas'sus
Ha-licy-ae iſ 24
Ha-li'e-is
Ha-lim'e-de
Hal-ir-rho'ti-us 10
Hal-i-ther'sus
Hali-us 20
Hal-i-zo'nes 21
Hal'mus
Hal-my-des'sus
Ha-loc'ra-tes
Ha-lo'ne
Hal-on-ne'sus
Ha-loti-a 10
Ha-lo'tus
Ha'lus
Hal-y-ae'tus
Hal-y-at’tes
Ha'iys
Ha-lyz'i-a 11
Ham-a-dry'a-des
Ha max'i-a
Ha-mii'car
Hanı'mon
Han'ni-bal
Har'ca-lo
Har-ma-te'li-a.
Har'ma-tris
Ha-mil'lus
Har-mo'di-us
Har-ma'mi-a
Har-mon'i-des
Har'pa-gus
. Har-pal'i-ce
Har-pa'li-on
Har'pa-lus
Har-pal'y-ce 8
Har-pai'y-cus
HE
Har'pa-sa
Har'pa-sus
Har-poc'ra-tes
Har-py'i-ae 4
Har'pies, Eng.
Ha-ru’spex
Has'dru-bal
Ha-te'ri-us
Hau'sta-nes
Heb'do-le
He'be 8
He-be'sus
He'brus
Hec's-le
Hec-a-le'si-a
Hec-a-me'de
Hec-a-tae'us
Hec'a-te 8, or
Hec'ate, Eng.
Hec a-te'si-a il
Hec-a-tom-bo'i-a
Hec-a-tom-pho'ni-a
Hec-a-tor:'ra-lis .
Hiec-a-tom py-los
Hec'tor
Hee'u-ba
Hedi-la
He-don'a-cum
Hed'u-i 3
He-dyin'e-les
He-gel o-chus
* He-ge'mon
Hege-si'nus
Heg-e-si'a-max
He-ge'si-as
Heg-e-sil'o-chus
Heg-e-sin'o-us
Heg-e-sippus
Heg-e-sip'y-le
Heg-e-sis'tra-tius
Heg-e-tor'i-des
Hel'e-na '7
WHe-le'ni-a
tie-le'nor
Hei'e-mus
He-jer'ni Lu'cus
He-ji'a-des
He-ti-as'tae.
Hel-i-ca'on
Hel’i-ce
He!'i-con
Hel-i-co-mi'a-des
Hel-i-co'nis
He-li-o-do'rus 21
i He-li-o-ga-ba'lus
He-ii-op’o-lis
He-lis'son
He'li-us
He-lix'us
He-lan'i-ce
He-lan'i-cus
Hei-la-noc'ra-tes
Hel’las * -
Hel'le 8
He'ien
Hel-le'nes
Hel-le-spontus
Hel-io'pi-a
Hel-20 ti-a 10
He-lo'ris
He-lo'rum, and He-lo'rus
He'los (
He-lo'tae, and He-lo'tes
Hel-ve’ti-a 10 -
He;-ve’ti-i 4
Hel’vi-a
HE
Hel’vi-i 4
Hel-vi'na
Hei'vi-us Cin'na
He'lum
Hely-mus
He-ma'thi-on
He-mith'e-a
He mon
He’mus
Hem'e-ti 3
He-ni'o-chi 3
He-phaes’ti-a
He-phaes’ti-i 4
He-phaes’ti-o
He-phaes’ti-on 11
Hep-ta-pho'nos
Hep-tap'o-lis
Hep-tap'y-los
He'ra 7 +,
Her-a cle'a
Her-a-cle'i-a
He-rac'he-um
He-rac-le-o'tes
lier-a-cli'dae
Her-a-cli'iis
Her-a-cli'des
f Her-a-cli’tus
He-rac'li-us
jle-ra-'a
He-rae'un,
} icr-bes'sus
Her-ca'i-vis
Her-cu-lane-uml
Her'cu-le s
Her-cu'le um
Her-cu'le-us
Her-cy'lia
Her-cym'i-a
Her-do'ni-a
Her-do'ni-us
Hı
Her’o-es *
He-ro'is º
He'ron
* *
, He-roph’i-la
He-roph'i-lus
He-rostra-tus
Herpa
Her'se
Her-sil'i-a
Hertha, and Herta
Her’u-li f
He-sae'nus
He-si'o-dus
He'zhe-od, Eng. 10
He-si'o-ne
Hes-pe'ri-a
Hes-per'i-des
Hies'pe-ris
Hes-per'i-tis
Hes'pe-rus
Hes’ti-a
Hes-ti-ae'a 7
He'sus
He-sych’i-a
He-sych’i-us
He tric'u-lunt
He-tru'ri-a
Heu-rip'pa
Hex-ap'y-lum
Hi-ber'mi-a, and
Hy-ber'mi-a
Hi-bril'oles
Hic-e-ta'on 24
His-e-ta'on
Hi-ce'tas
Hi-emp'sal
Hi'e-ra -
Hi-e-rap'o-lis
Hi'e-rax
Hi'e-ro
He-ren'ni-us Se-me'ci-o Hi-e-to-ce pi-a
He're-vis
He-ril'ſus
Her’i-Itts
Her’ma-chus
Hier'axhae
Her-niae'a
Hier-mae'um
Her-mag'o-ras
Her-man-du'ri
Her-man ni *
Her-maph-ro-di’tu
Her-ma-the'ria
Her-ºne as
Her-me'i-as
Her’mes
Her-me-si'a-max
Her-mi’as
Her-min'i-us
Hier-mi'o-ne
Her-mi-o'ni-ze
Her-mi-on'i-cus Si'mus
Her-mip'pus
Her-moc'ra-tes
Her-mo-do'rus
Her-mog'e-nes
Her-mo-la'us
Her-mo-ti'mas
Her-mum-du'ri
Her’rmus
Her’mi-ci 4
He'ro
He-ro'des
He-ro-di-a'nus 21
Ha-rod'i-cºis.
He-rod'o-tus
Hi-Cr’o-cles
Hi-e-ro-du'lum
Hi-er-om'ne-mon
Hi-e-ron-e’sos
Hi-e-ron’i-ca 36
Hi-er-on'i-cus
Hi-e-ron'y-mus
Hi-e-roph’i-] is
Hi-e-ro-sol'y ma
Hig-na'ti-a Vi'a
Hi-la'ri-a
Hi-la'ri-us
Hi-mel'la
Him'e-ra
Hi-mil’co
Hip-pag'o-ras
Hip-pal'ci mus
Hip'pa-lus
Hip-par'chi-a 12
Hip-par'chus
Hip-pa-rimus
Hip-pa'ri-on
Hip'pa-sus
Hippe-us
Hippi 3
Hip'pi-K
Hip'pi-as
Hip'pis
Hippi-us
Hippo
Hip-poh'o-tes a
Hip-pob'o-tus
Hip-po-cen-tau'ri
Hip-poc'o-on
Hip-po-cor-ys'tes

* Heaemon-Gouldman and Holyoke accent this word on the antepenultimate syllable, but Labbe and Lemprisºn
ſºlore C
ically on the penultinate.
tº Heliogabalus—This word is accented on the penultimate syllable by Labbe, and Rompriere; but in my opinion
Anore agreeably to the general ear by Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke, on the antepenulāmate.
... t Hºraclitus—This name of the weeping philosopher is so frequently contrasted with that of Democritus, the laugh
ing philosopher, that we are apt to pronounce both with the same accent; but all our prosodists are uniform in giving
the antepenultimate accent to the latter, and the penultimate to the former word.
HO Hy IA Iſ)
Hip-poc'ra-tes Hom-o-lip'pus Hy'lae #-al'y-sus
Hip-po-crati-a 11 Hom-o-lo’i-des Hyl'i-as I-am'be
* Hip-po-crene 7 Ho-mon-a-den'ses Hyl-la'i-cus I-am'bli-cus
Hip-pod'a-mas Ho-no'ri-urs Hyl'I.s I-ain'e-mus
Hip-pod'a-me Ho'ra Hy-lom'o-me I-am'i-dae
Hip-po-da-mi'a 30 Ho-raci-tae 24 Hy-loph'a-gi 3 Ja-nic'u-lum
Hip-poda-mus Ho'rae Hym-e-mae'us, and I-a-mi'ra :
Hip-podi-ce Hor-a-pol'lo Hy’men I-an'the
Hip-pod'ro-imus Ho-ra'ti-us Hy-met'tus I-an'the-a -
Hippola Hor’ace, Eng. sº Hy-paº'pa Ja'mus
Hip-pol'o-chus Hor'ci-as 10 Hy-pa'si-a 11 I-ap-e-ron'i-des
Hip-poly-te 8 Hor-mis'das Hyp'a-nis # I-ap'e-tus
Hip-poly-tus Ho-ra'tus Hyp-a-ri'nus J-a'pis
Hip-poma-chus Hor-ten'si-a tu Hy-pa'tes I-a-pyg'i-a
Hip-pomi'e-dom Hor-ti'nunn Hyp'a-tha I-a'pyx
Hip-pom'e-ne Hor-ten'si-us 10 Hy-pe'nor I-ar'bas
Hip-pom"e-mes Hor-to'na Hy-pe-ra’on I-ar'chas, and Jar'chas
Hip-po-mo'g: Ho'ritz Hy-per'bi-us I-ar'da-nus
Hip'pon, and Hip'po Hos-til'i-a * Hyp-er-bo're-i I-as'i-des
Hip-po'na - Hos-tº’i-us • Hy-pe're-a, and I-a'si-on 11, and *
Hip'po-nax Hun-ne-ri'cuts Hy-peri-a I-aſsi us *
Hip-po-ni'a-tes Hun ni'a-des Hyp-e-re'si-a 11 Ja'son
Hip-po'ni-urn Hy-a-cinthi. a Hy-per'i-des I'a-sus
Hip-pon'o-us Hy-a-cin'thus Hy-pe-ri'on 29 I-be'ri
Hip-pop'o-des Hy’a-des Hyp-erm-nes'tra 1-be'ri-a
Hip-pos’tra-tus Hy-ag'nis Hy-per'o-chus - I-be'rus
fiip-pot'a-des Hy'a-la Hy-per-och’i-des I'bi 3
Hippºtas, oc Hy-em'po-ſis Hy-phae'ug I'bis
Hip'po-tes Hy-an'thes fiyp'sa Ib'y-cus
Hip-poth'o-e - Hy-an'tis Hyp-se'a I-ca'ri-a
Hip-poth'o-on Hy-ar'bi-ta Hyp-se'nor - !-ca'ri-us
Hip-poth-o-on-tis Hy’as Hyp-se'us Ic'a-rus
Hip-poth'o-us Hv'bla Hyp-si-cra-te'a Ic'ci-us 10
Hip-po'ti-on 11 #Hy-breas, or Hyp-sic'ra-tes Ic'e-los - 2
Hip-pu'ris Hyb're-as Hyp-sip'y-le - }.
Hippus Hy-bri'a-nes Hyr-ca'mi-a c'e-tas
Hipsi-des Hyc'ca-ra Hyr-ce'num ma're Pch'ma:
Hira. Hy'da, and Hy'de Hyr-ca'Ilus Ich-nu'sa
Hir-pi'ni 4 Hyd'a-ra Hyr'i-e Ich-o-nu'phis
Hir-pi'nus, Q. Hy-dar'nes Hy-ri'e-lis, and . Ich-thy-oph'a-gi 3
Hir'ti-a 10 Hy-das'pes Hyr'e-us Ich'thys ".
Hir'ti-us Aulus Hy'dra Hyr-mi'na I-cil’i-us
Hir'tus - Hy-dra'mi-a 30 Hyr'ne-to, and He'i-us 10
His'bon Hy-dra-otes Hyr'ne-tho I'cos
His-pa'mi-a Hy-droch'o-us Hyr-mith'i-um Ic-ti'nus
His-pel'lum - Hy-dro-pho'ri-a Hyr'ta-cus I'da
His'po Hy'drus Hys'i-a 11 I-dae'a
His-pul’la Hy-dru'sa Hys'pa 1-dae"us
His-tas'pes Hy'e-la Hys'sus, and Hys'si 3 Id'a-lus
His'ter Pa-cu'vi-us Hy-emp'sal Hys-tas'pes - Id-an-thyr'sus
His-ti-ae'a Hy-et'tus Hys-ti-e'us H-dar'nes
His-ti-ae'o-tis Hy-ge’i-a I’das
+is-ti-ae'us Hy-gi'a-ma *-*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.******** |Id'e-a 28
His 'tri-a Hy-gi'nus I. I-des'sa ..
Ho'di-us Hy'la, and Hy'las * I-dit-a-ri'sus
Hol'o-cron y-lau'i-des H.A Id'mon
Ho-me'rus Hy-lactor Fac'chas 1-dona’e-ne 8
Ho'mer, Eng. H v-tae'us |-ader I-dern-e-ne'us, or
Hom'o-le - Hy'as I-a-le'mus §I-dom'e-neus
Ho-mo'e-a Hy'lax I-al‘me-mus 1-do'the-a -
* Hippocrene.--Nothing can be better established than the pronunciation of this word in ſour syllables according to
its original; aird yet such is the licenge of English poets, that they not unfrequently coatract it to three. Thus CookE. .
Hesiod. Theog. v. 9. * -
And now to Hippocreme resort the fair;
Or, Qimius, to thy sacred spring repair.
And a late translator of the Catires of Persius;
Never did I so much as sip,
- - Úr wet with Hippocrene a lip.
This contraction is inexcusable, as it lends to exubarrass pronunciation, and lower the language of poetry.
i Hybreas.--Lempriere accents this word on the penultimate syllable; but Labbe, Gouldman, and Holyoke, more
properly, on the antepenultimate. -
# Iapetus.--Son of làpetus, o'er-subtle go
And glory in thy artful thent helow. Cooke's Hesiod.
# Idea.---This word, as a proper name, I find in no lexicographer but Lempriere. *
The English appellative, signifying an image in the mind, has uniformly the accent on the second syllable, as in the
Greek tēśa in opposition to the Latin, which we generally follow in other cases, and which, in this word, has the pe.
multimate short, in Ainsworth, Labbe, and our best prosodists; and, according to this analogy, idea ought to have the
accent on the first syllable, and that syllable short, as the first of idiot. But when this word is a proper name, as the
daughter of Dardanus, I should suppose it ought to fall into the general analogy of pronouncing Greek names, not by
accent, but by quantity; and therefore, that it ought to have the accent on the first syllable; and, according to our own
analogy, that syllable ought to be short, unless the penultimate in the Greek is a diphthong, and then, according to
general usage, it ought to have the accent. -
§ I the termination of nouns in eus was, among the ancients, sometimes pronounced in two syllables, and
sometimes, as a diphthong, in one. Thus Labbe tells us, that Achilleiºs, Agylefts, Phalareis, Apsi teiis, are pronounced
commonly in four syllables, and Nereits, *::::::::::: Tereis, in three, with the penultimate syllable short in all;
tºut that these words, when in verse, have the diphthong preserved in one syllable, - ... •

f
32 II, IN | IF 13.
ſº -
I-dri e-us II'u-a 7 In-ter-ca'ti-a 11 I-phim'o-us
ſ-du'be-da I-lyr'gis In'u-us 'phis
I-du'me, and Id-u-lne'a I’lus I-my'cus \ I-phit'i-on 17
-dyi-a I-man-u-en'ti-us 10. r \ 'i-tus f
Jem'i-sus fim'a-us I-ob'a-tes, and Iph'thi-me
Je'ra - Im'ba-rus Jo-ba'tes Ip-se'a 29
Je-ro'mus, and Im-brac'i-des I'o-bes 'ra 1
Je-ron'y-mus Im-bras'i-des Jo-cas'ta I-re'ne
Je-ru'sa-lem Imbra-sus I-o-la'i-a Ir-e-na'us ;
f-e’t Im'bre-us I'o-las, or I-6-la'us I-re'sus
g'e-ni Im'bri-us F-ol'chos I'ris *
Ig-na'ti-us 10 lm-briv'i-um I’o-le | 8 H'rus
-a-i'ri Im'bros I'on Is'a-das
II'ba In’a-chi 3 12 i-o'ne 8 I-sae'a 7
Il-e-ca'o-mes, and I-na'chi-a I-o'nes I-sae'us
Il-e-ca-o-men'ses I-nach'i-dae H-o'ni-a Is'a-mus
I-ler'da I-nach’i-des I-o'pas I-san'der
H'i-a, or Rhe'a I-na'chi-um !'o-pe, and Jop'pa I-sa'pis
l-li'a-ci Lu'di 3 In'a-chus 12 I’o-phon I'sar, and Is'a-ra
I-li'a-cus I-nam'a-mes Jor-da’nes I'sar, and I-sae'us
I-li'a-des l-mar’i-me 8 Jor-man'des l-sar'chus 12
Il’i-as In'a-rus I' I-sau'ri-a
Il’i-on z in-ci-ta’tus Jo-se'phus Fla'vi-us I-sau'ri-cus
J-li'o-ne In-da-thyr'sus Jo-vi-a'mus 1-sau'rus
!! :-o'ne-us, or Indi-a Jo'vi-an, Eng. Js-che'mi-a 12
*i-li'o-neus In-dig'e-tes Ip'e-pae Is-cho-la'us
J-lis'sus Yº-dig'e-ii 3 Iph-i-a-nas'sa ls-Com'a-chus k
{-lith-y-i'a ln ous Iph’i-clus, or Iph'i-cles ls-chop'o-lis
Il’i-um, or II’i-on I'no - I-phic'ra-tes Is’i-a 10
!l-lib'e-ris b-no'a 7 I-phid'a-mus Is-de-ger'des
}l-lip'u-la. F-mo'pus lph-i-de-mi'a Is-i-do'rus
Il-li-tur’gis 1-no'us # Iph-i-ge-ni'a Is'i-dore, Eng. *
Il-lyr'i-cum 1-no'res | 1ph-i-me-di'a I'sis - r
Ilºy-ris, and Il-lyr'i-a In'su-bres 1-phim'e-don ls'ma-rus, and Is'marm
Il-lyr'i-cus Si'nus
lm-ta-pher'nes
Hyph-i-me-du'sa
Is-me'ne 8
il-lyr'i-us In-te-ram'na !-phin'o-e 8 Is-me'mi-as
Eumenidum veluti demens videº gamina Pentheus. Wing.
IIe nºserves, however, that the Latin poets very frequently dissolved the diphthong into two syllables.
Naiadum coetu, tantum mou Orphetis Hebrum !
Poenaque respectus, et nunc manet Crphetis in te.
The best rule, therefore, that can be given to an English reader is, to pronounce words of this termination alwavs
with the vowels separated, except an English poet, in imitation of the Greeks, should preserve the diphthong: but, la
the present word, I snould preter 1-dom'e-nous to 1-don;-c-ne'us, whether u verse ºf prose. -
* See latomerteus
* Inlaws.---All our prosodists make the penultimate syllable of this wort, short, and consequently accent it on the an-
tepenultimate; but Milton, by a licence Be was allowed to take, accents it on the penult.mate syllable: -
As when a vulture on I mails bred,
Whose snowy ridge the roving Tartar bounds. . -
f Iphigénia.---The antepenultimate syllable of this word has been in quiet possession of the accent for more than a
century, till some Greekłings of late have attempted to place the stress ou liac pen.ſltinate in compliment to the origi-
nai #4) #vetz. If we ask our innovators on what principles they pronºunce this word with the accent on the
1, they answer, because the istands for the diphthong ºt, which, being long, must necessarily have the accent om it; but
-
- t - º - - - - s:
it mav be replied, this was indeed the case in the Latin language, but not in the Greek, where we find a thousand long
penultimates without the accent. It is true, one of the vöweis which composed a diphthong in Greek, when this
diphthong was in the penultimate syllable, generally had an accent on it, but not invariably; for a long penultinate
syllable did not always attract the accent in Greek as it did in 3.atin. An instance of this, among thousands, is that
famous line of dactyls in Homer's Odyssey, expressing the tumbing down of the stone of Sisyphus:
- Aöris freira wričověs wuxiv5870 Añas dvaičhs. Odyss. p. 11.
Another striking instance of the same accentuation appears in the two first verses of the Iliad:
g Mäviv Čsiós Q& TinAmī'āč80), "Ayıkşics
OğAggivny, ſi ſlupi’ ‘AxGºofs &Aſs #7 ºn.
t know it may be said that the written accents we see on Greek words are of no kind of authority, and that we ougni
always to give accent to penultimate long quantity, as the Latins did. Not here to enter into a “ispute about the au:
shority of the written accents, the mature of the acute, and its connexion with quantity, which has divided the learned'
of Europe for so many years-titl we have a clearer idea of the nature of the buman voice, and the properties of
speaking sounds. which alone can clear the difficulty---for the sake of uniformity, perhaps it were better to adep
the prevailing mode of pronouncing Greek proper names like the Latin, by making the quantity of the penultimate
syllable the regulator of the accent, though contrary to the genius of Greek accentuation, which made the ultimate
syliable its regulator; and iſ this syllable was long, the accent could never rise higher than the penultimate. Perhaps
tº language, as in laws, it is not of so much importance that the rules of either should be exactly right, as that they
should be certainly and easily known; so the object of attention in the present case is not sº much what ough... so be
tione, as what actually is done; and aspedantry will aiways be more pardonable than illiteracy, if we are in doubt.
about the prevalence of custom, it will always be safer to lean to the side of Greek or Latin than of our own language.
§ {phimcdia.--This and the foregoing word have the accent ou the same syllable, but for what reason cannot be
easily conceived. That Iphigenia, having the diphthong et in its penaltimate syllable, should have the accent on that
syllable, though not the soundest, is at least a plansible reason; but why should our prosodists give the same accent
to the i in Iphimedia? which coming from tºp; and &sjæ, has no such pretensions. H they say it has the accent
in the Greek word, it may be answered, this is not esteemed a sufficient reason for placing the accent in lohigenia;
besides, it is giving up the sileet-anchor of modern prosodists, the quantity, as the regulator of accent. We know
it was an axiom in Greek prosody, that when the last syllable was iong by nature, the accent could not rise beyond
the penultimate; but we know too that this axiom is abandoned in Demosthenes, Aristoteles, and a thousand other
words. The only reason therefore that remains for the penultimate accentuation of this word is, that this syllable is .
long in some of the best ooets. Be it so. Let those who have more learning and leisure thah I have find it out-
In the interim, as this may perhaps be a long one, I must recur to my advice under the last word; though Ainswortla.
has, in my opinion, very properly left the penultimate syllable of both these words short, yet those who affect to be
thought ſearned will always find their ºccºunt in departing as far as pºssible from the analogy of their own language.
in favour of Greek and Latin. - . - - -
Y
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t
LA
is-men'i-des
ls-me'nits
Sºils
Is’ter, and Istrug
thmi-a
st'hmi-us
!st'hmus
is-ti-ae'o-tis
Is'tri-a
It'e-a 20
I-tem'a-les
Ith'a-ca
I-thob a-lus
I-tho'me
Ith-o-ma'i-a
I-tho'mus
Ithyphallus
I-to'mi-a 7
I-to mus
It-u-rae a
I-tu rum
It'y-lus
It-y-rae'i 3
I’tys
Ju'ba
Ju-dae a
n-gan'tes
su-ga'ri-us
ºfluºia
Ju'Hi-a 7
Ju-li'a-des
Ju-li-a'mus
Ju'li-an, Eng.
Ju'li-i 4
Ju-li-o-ma
Ju-li-op'o-lis
Ju'lis
Ju'li-us Cae'sar
I-u'lus .
Ju'mi-a 7
Ju'mo
Ju-no-ma‘li-a
Ju-no'nes
Ju-no'mi-a
Ju-no'nis
Ju'pi-ter
Jus-ti'nus
Ju-tur'na
Ju-ve-ma'!:s
Ju've-nal, Eng.
Ju-ven'tas
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LA
Labda-lon
La-bi'ci 4
La-bi'cum
La-bi-e"mus
Lab-i-ne’tus
La-bo'bi-us
La-bob'ri-gi 3
La-bo'tas
La-bra'de-us
Lab-y-rin'thus
La-cap'ua
Lac-e-dae'mon
Lac-e-dae-mo'mi-i
Lacre-daem'o-mes
Lac-e-de-mo'ni-ans, Eng.
La-cer'ta
Lach'a-res
La'ches 1 12
* Lach'e-sis
Lac i-das
La-ci'des
La-cim'í a
La-cin-i-en'ses
La-cin'i-um
Lac'mon
Da'co 1
La-cob'ri-ga
La co’mi-a, and
La-com'i-ca
Lac'ra-tes
Lac'ri-mes
Lac-tan'ti-us 10
Lac'ter *
Lac'y-des
Lac'y-dus 24
La'das
La'de 8
La'des
La'dom
Lae'laps
Lae'li-a
Lae-li-a'mus º
Laeli-us, C.
Laena, and Le-ae'na
Lae'me-us
Lae'pa Mag'na
La-er'tes
La-er'ti-us Di-og'e mes
Laº-stryg'o-nes
Lae'ta *.
Lae-to'ri-a
Lae’tus
Lae'vi 3
Lae-vi'mus
La-ga'ri-a
La'gi-a 20
Lag’i-des
La-cin'i-a
La'gus
p
Ju-ver'na, or Hi-ber'mi-a #. 6
Ix-ib'a-tae
Ix-i'on º
Ix-i-on'i-des
L.
LA-AN 'DER
La-ar'chus
Lab'a ris
Uab' $:
fab'da-cus
* Lachesis.--Clotho and Lachesis, whose boundless sway,
a-i'a-des 3
Laſi-as
La'is
La'i-us
Lal'a-ge
La-las'sis
Lam'a-chus
La-mal'mon
Lam-bra'ni 3
Lam'brus
La'mi-a
La-mi'a-cum bel'lum
With Atropos, both men and gods obey.
ºf Laomedia.--Evagore,
Lawmedia j
Old
. And thou Polynome, the mum'rous line.
§ee t
t #:All the prosodists I have
and though English analo
La
Laimi-ae
Lam'pe-do
Lam-pe'ti-a 10
Lampe-to, and
Lampe-do
Lam'pe-us, and
Lam’pi-a
Lam'pon, Lam'pos, or
Lam'pus
Lan-po-ne'a
Lam-po'ni-a, and
Lam-po'ni-um
Lam-po'ni-us
Lam-prid'i-us AE?i-us
Lam'pro-cles
am'prus
Lamp'sa-cus, and
Lamp'sa-cnum
Lamp-te'ri-a
Lam'pus
La mus
Lam'y-rus
La-nas'sa
Lan'ce-a 10
Ran'ci-a 10
Lan'di-a
Ian'gi-a .
Han-go-bar'di 3
a-Dºll V1-Ulrºl
La-o-bo'tas, or
Lab o-tas
La-oc'o-on
a-od'a-mas
La-o-da'mi-a 30
La-od'i-ce 8
La-od-i-ce'a
La-od-i-ce'me
La-od'o-chus
La-og'o-nus
La-og'o-ras
La-og'o-re 8
fia-o-me-di'a 30
LE 23
Lar-to-lata-nt *
Lar'vae
La-rym'na
La-rys'i-um 11
Las'si-a 10
Las'sus, or Lasus
Las'the-nes
Las-the'ni-a, or
# Las-the-mi'a
Lat'a-gus
Lat-e-ra'nus Plau'tus
La-te'ri-um
La-ti-a'lis
La-she-g'lis
La-ti-aris
La-she-w'ris
La-ti'ni 3 4
La-tim'i-us
La-ti'nus
La'ti-um
La'she-um
La'ti-us 10
Lat’mus
La-to"i-a.
La-to'us
La-to"is
La-to'na
La-top'o-lis
La'tre-us
Lau-do'mi-a
La-ver'na
Lau-fella .
Lav-i-a'na
La-vin'i-a
La-vin'i-um, or
La-vi'num,
Lau'ra
Lau're-a
Lau-ren-ta'li-ai
Lau-ren'tes agº
Lau-ren'ti-a 1
Lau-ren-ti'ni 4
Lau-ren'tum
Lauren'ti-us 10
La-om'e-don Kau'ri-on
La-om-e-don'te-us Lau'ron
La-om-e-don-ti'a-dae La'us Pom-pe'i-a
La-on'o-me 8 Lau'sus
La-on-o-me me Lau'ti-um 10
La-oth'o-e 8 Le'a-des
La'o-us Le-ae'i 3
Lap'a-thus Le-ae'na
Laph'ri-a Le-an’der
Hºum Le-an'dre
La-pid'e-i Le-an'dri-as
La-pid'e-us Le-ar'chus 12
Lap'i-that Leb-a-de'a
Lap-i-tha-'um Leb'e-dus, or Leb'e-dos
Lap’i-tho Le-be'na
Lap’i-thus Le-bin'thos, and
La'ra, or La-ran'da Le-byn'thos
La-ren'ti-a, and Le-chae'um
Lau-ren'ti-a 10 Lec'y-thus 24
La'res Le'aa
Lar'ga Le-dae'a
Lar'gus Le'dus
La-ri'des Le'gi-o
La-ri'na Le'i-tus 4
La ri'num Le'laps
La-ris'sa Lel'e-ges
La-ris'sus Le'lex
La'ri-us Le-man'nus
Lar'nos . Lem'nos
La-ro'mi-a Le-mo'wi-i 3
Lar'ti-us Flo'rus Lem'u'res
Cooke's Hesiod. Theºg. W. 336, *
Cooke's Hesiod. Theog. v. S98.
consulted, except Ainsworth, accent this word on the penultimate syllshit
y would prefer the accent on the antepenultimate, we must necessarily yield to suck .
decided superiority of votes for the penultiraate in a word so little anglicised by use. See Iphigeaia,
E
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Ile-mu'ri-a, and
Le-mu-ra'li-a
1.e-mae'us
Lentu-lus
Ele-o-ca'di-a
Le-o-co'ri-on
Le-oc'ra-tes.
Le-od'a-mas
Le-od'o-cus
Le-og'o-ras
Le'on
Le-o'na
* Le-on'a-tas -
Le-on'i-das
Le-on'ti-um, and
Le-on-ti'ni 4
Le-on-to-ceph'a-lus
Le-on'ton, or
Le-on-top'o-lis
Le-on-tych’i-des
Le'os
Le-os'the-nes
Le-o-tych'i-des
Lep'i-da
}º
e-phyr's um
Le-pi'nus
Le-pon'ti-i 4
Le'pre-os
Le'pri-um
Lep'ti-mes
Lep'tis
Le’ri-a
Le-ri'na
Ler'na
Le'ro
Le'ros
Les'bus, or, ſles'bos
Les'ches |
Les-tryg'o-mes
Le-ta'mum
Le-tha-'us
Le the
Le’tus
Le-va'na. 7
Leu'ca
Leucas
Leu-ca'tes
Leu-ca'si-on 11
Leu-cas'pis
Leu'ce
Leu'ci 3
Leu-cip'pe
Leu-cip’pi-des
Leu-cip'pus
Leu'co-la
Leu'con
Leu-co'ne 8
Leuco'nes
Ueu-conſo-e
Leu-cop'e-tra
Leu'co-phrys
Leu-cop'o-lis
Leu'cos
Leu-co'si-a 11
Leu-co-syr'i-i 4
LI
Leu-coth'o-e, or ,
Leu-co'the-a
Leuctra
Leuctrum
Leu'cus
Leu-cy-a’ni-as
Ie-vi'nus
Leu-tych’i-des
Lex-o’vi-i 4
Li-ba'ni-us
Lib'a-nus
Lib-en-ti'na
Li'ber
Lib'e-ra 20
Lib-er-a'li-a
Li-bertà's
Li-be'thra
Li-beth'ri-des
Lib'i-ci, Li-be’ci-i
Lib-i ti'na
Li'bo l
Li'bbn -
Lib-o-phoe-mi'ces
H,i'bri 4
Li-bui'na
Li-bur'ni-a
Li-bur'mi-des
Li-bur'num ma're
Li-bur'nue
Litus **
Lib'y-a
Lib'y-cum ma're
Lib'y-cus, and
Li-ºys’tis
Li'bys
Łi-bys'sa
Lic'a-tes
Li'cha
Lichas 1
Li'ches
i.i-cin'i-a
Li-cin'i-us
Li-ci'nus
Li-cym'mi-us
Li'de 19
Li-ga'ri-us
Li-ge'a
Li'ger
Li'ger, or Lig'e-ris
Lig’o-ras
Lig'u-res
Li-gu'ri-a
Lig-u-ri'nus
L3’gus 18
Lig'y-es
Li-gyr'g'um
Li-lae'a
Lil-y-hae'um
Li-mae'a
Li-me'ni-a
Lim'na: .
Lim-mae'um
Lim-na-tid'i-áſ
Lim-ni'a-ce
Lim-ni-'o'tae
J.im-mo'ni-a
Li'anon
'LU
Lin-ca'si-i 4
, Lin'dus
Lin'go-mes
Lin-ter'na pa'lus
Lim-ter’mum
Li'nus
Li'o-des
Lip'a-rá
Lip'a-ris
Liph'lum
Lip-o-do'rns
Li-quen'ti-a
Lir-cap'us
, Li-ri'o-pe
Li'ris
Li-sin'i-as
Lis’son
Lis'sus
Lis'ta
Lit'a-bruin
Lit'a-na
Li-tav'i-cus
Li-ter'num
Lith-o-bo'li-a
Li'thrus
Li-tu'bi-um
Lit-v-er'sas
Liv’i-a Dru-sil'la
Liv-i-ne'i-us
Li-vil'la
Li'vi-us
Liv'y, Eng.
Lo'bon
Lo'ce-us 10
Lo'cha
Lochi-as
Lo-cus'ta
Lo-cu'ti-us 10
Lol'li-a Pau-li'na
Lo’ li-a'mus
Lol'li-us
Lon-di'mum
London, Eng.
Lon-ga-re'nus
Lon-gim a-nus
Lon-gi'nus
Lon-go-bar di
Lon'gu-la.
Lon-gun'ti-ca
Lor'di 3
Lor'y-ma
Lo'tis, or Lo'tos
Lo-toph'a-gi 3
Lo'us, and A'o-us
u’a 7
Lu'ca
Lu'ca-gus 20
Lu-ca'ni 3
Lu-ca'ni-a
Lu-ca'ni-us
Lu-ca'nus
Lu'can, Eng.
**
** LY
'Lu-cetia i.
Lu-ce’ti-us’
Lu-ci'a'nus
Lu'ci-um, Eng.
Lu'ci-ſer
Lu-cii'i-us
Lu-cil'la
Lu-ci'na
f Lu'ci-a v *
Lu'ci-us 10 \
Lu-cre'ti-a 10
Lu-cret'i-lis
Lu-cre'ti-us 10
Lu-cri'num
Lu-cri'nus
Luc-ta ti-us 10
Lu-culle-a
Lu-cul'lus
Lucu-mo 20
ºus
Lug-du'num
Lu'na 7
Lu'pa
ł Lu-per'cal
Lu-per-cali-a
Lu-per'ci 3
Lu-percus
Lupi-as, or Lu pi-a
Lupus
Lu-si-ta'ni-a
Lu-so'nes
Lus'tri-cus
Lu-ta'ti-us
Lu-te'ri-us
Lu-te’ti-a 10
Lu-to"ri-us
Ly-ae'us
Ly'bas --
Lyb'y-a, or Ly-bissa
Lyc'a-bas ,
Lyc-a-be’tus
y-cae'a
Ly-ca'um
Ly-cae'us
Ly-cam"bes
Ly-ca'on
Lyc-a-o'ni-a
Jºy'cas
Ly-caste
Ly-cas'tum
Lych-ni'des
Lyc'i-a 10
Lyci-das
Ly-cim'na
Ly-cim'mi-a
Ly-cis'cus
Lyc'i-us 10
Lyc-o-me'des 20
Lycom
Ly-co'ne 8
e w ..? *
Lu-ca'ri-a, or Lu-ceri-a Lyc'o-phron
Luc-ce'i-us
Lu'ce-res
Ly -cop'o-ſis
Ly-co'pus
* Leonatus.--In the accentuation of this word I have followed Labbe and Lempriere: the former of whom says
Quanquam de lac voce amplius cogitandum cum eruditis viris existimen---Till, then, these 'earned men have consider
ed this word, I think we may be allowed to consider it, as formed from the Latin leo and mºtº's lion-born, and as the
a in natus is long, no shadow of reason can be given why it si.ould not have the accent. This is the accentuation
tonstantly given to it in the play of Cymbeline, and is in my opinion the best. * *
t Lucia--Laybe cries out loudly against those who accent this word on the penultimate, which, as a Latiu yer.
ought to have the accent on the antepenultimate syllable. If once, says he, we break through rules, why should...We
oug
mof º Anima, Anastasia, Cecilia, Leocadia, Natalia, &c. with the accent on the penultimate, likewise?---This
it to be a warning against our pronouncing the West-India island St. Liz'cia as we sometimes hear it---St. Lºwn'a. .
- & * . . * * g g - tº * * *, r*. he
fººpercal. This word is so little interwoven with our language, that it ought to have ite, true Latin icºn 9.
penultimate syllable. But wherewer the antepenultimate accent is adopted in verse, as in Shakspeale's Julius Cæsar
where custouy says,
we ought to firsser
word, adoštěºfiti
*
t
Vé. -Mr. Barry, the ac
You all did see that on the Lu'percul
1 thrice presented him a kingly crown—-
tºr, who was into...hed by some scholar of the Latin pronunciation of this
ge, and pronounced it Lupercut, which giated every ear that heard him,
3. -
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MA
f.) co'r:-as- r
Ly-co'ris “ .
by-cor'mas
y-cor'tas
Dyc-o-su'ra
lyctus ****
Ly-cur’gi-des
Ly-cur’gus
Ly’cus
Ly’de 8
Lyd'i-a
Lyd'i-as
Lyd'i-us
Ly’dus
Pººl. Or
yg'da-mus
Lygºi-i 4.
Ly'gus
Ly-mi're
Ly"max
Lyn-ci'des
Lyn-ces'tae
Lyn-ces’tes
Lyn-ces’ti-us
Lyn-ce'us
Lyn'cus, Lvn-caeus, or
Lynx
Lyn-croae
Lyr'cae
Lyr-cºus
Lyr-ce'a
Lyr'cus
Lyr-nes'sus
Ly-san'der
Ly-san'dra
Ly-sa'ni-as
Ly’se 8
Ly-si'a-des
Lys-i-a-mas'sa
Ly-si'a-max
Lys'i-as 11
Lys'i-cles
Ly-sid’i-ce
Ly-sim'a-che
Lys-i-ma'chi-a
Ly-simu'a-chus
Lys-i-inach'i-des
Lys-i-me'li-a
Ly-Sin'o-e 8
Ly-sippe -,
Ly-sippus
Lysis
Ly-sis tra-tus
Ly-sith'o-us
Ly’so
Ly-tae'a
Ly-za'mi-as
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M.
MacA.
MA
Ma-cro'bi-us
Mac'ro-chir
Ma-cro'nes
Mac-to'ri-um
Mac-u-lo'nus
Ma-de'tes
Mady-es
Ma-des'tes
Mae-am'der
Mae-an'dri-a &
Mae-ce'mas
Mae'di 3
Mae'li-us
Maem-ac-te'ri-a
aera'a-des
Maen'a-la
. Maen'a-lus
Mae'ni-us
Mae'mon
Mae-o'ni-a
Mae-on'i-dae
Mae-on’i-des
Maº'o-nis
Mae-o'tae
Mae-o'tis Pa'lus
Mae'si-a Syl’va 11
ae'vi-a
Mae'vi-us
Mag'na Grae'ci-a
Mag-men'ti-us 10
Mag'nes
Mag-ne si-a 11
a go
Magon
Mag-on-ti'a-cum
Ma'gus
Ma-her'bal
Ma'i-a
Majes'tas
Ma-jo-ri-a'mus
Ma-ior'ca
Ma'la For-tu'ma
Mal'a-cha
Male'a
Mal'ho, or Ma'tho
Ma'li-a
Ma'iis
Mal’le-a, or Mal'li-a
Mal‘li-us
Mal‘los
Mal-thi'nus
Mal-va'na
Ma-ma'us
Ma mer'cus
Ma-mer'thes
Mam-er-ti'na
Mam-er-ti'ni 4 3
Ma-mil’i-a
Ma-mil’i-i 4
Ma-mil’i-us
Mam-mae'a
Ma-mu'ri-us
Ma-mur'ra
Ma-mas'ta-bal
Man-cimus
Man-da'ne 8
Man-da'nes
Man-de'la
Man-do'ni-us
Man'dro-cles
Man-droc'hi-da's
Man'dron
Man-du'bi-i 4
Man-du-bra‘ti-us
Ma'nes
Ma-ae’tno
Ma'ni-a
Ma-mil’i-a <
Ma-mil’i-us
Man'i-ui 4
Man'li-a
Man'li-us Tor-qua'tus
Mau'nus
Man-sue’tus
Man-ti-ne'a
Man-ti-neºus
Man'ti-us 10
. Man’to
Man'tu-a
Mar-a-can'da
Mar'a-tha
Mar'a-thon
Mar'a-thos
Mar-cella
Mar-cel-li'nus Am-mi a'
KłłłS
Mar-ceºlus
Mar'ci-a 10
Mar-ci-a'na
JMar-she-a'na.
Mar-ci-a-mop'o-lis
Mar-ci-a'nus 10
Mar’oi-us Sa-bi' mus
Mar-co-man'ni
Mar'cus
Mar'di 3
Mar'di-a
Mar-do'mi-us
Mar'dus
Mar-e-o'tis
Mar-giri'i-a, and
Mar-gi-a'ni-a
Mar-gi'tes
* Ma-ri'a, or Ma'ri-a
Ma-ri'a-ba.
Ma-ri-am’ue
Ma-ri-a'nae Fos'sae
Ma-ri-an-dy'num
Ma-ri-a'mus
Ma-ri'ca
Ma-ri'ci 3
Mar’i-cus
Ma-ri'na
Ma-ri'nus
Ma'ryºon
Ma'ris
Ma-ris'sa
Mar’i-sus
a-ri'ta
Ma'ri-us
Mar'ma-cus
Mar-ma-ren'ses
Mar-mar’i-ca
Mar-mar’i-dae
Mar-ma’ri-on
Ma'ro 1
Mar-o-bud'u-i 3
Ma'ron
Mar-o-me'a'
Mar-pe'si-a 10
Mar-pes'sa
Mar-pe'sus
Marties
Mar-ru'vi-um, or
Mar-ru'bi-um
Mars
Mar'sa-la.
Mar-sae'us
Mar'se 8
Marsi 3
Mar'ti-a 10
Ma car
Ma-ca re-us
Ma-ca'ri-a
Mac'a-ris
Marced'nus
Mac'. -do
Mac-c-do'ni-a
Mac-e-don'i-cus 30
Ma-cel'la
M ,'cer AE-myi'i-us
Ma 'chae'ra
Ma-chan'i-das
Ma-cha'on
Ma'cra
Mac-ri-a'nus
Ma-crinus, M.
fúa-cro'bi-i 4
* Maria.-This word, says Labbe, derived from the Hebrew, has the accent en the second syllable; but when 4
Eatin word, the feminine of Marius, it has the accent on the first.
ME
JMar'she-a
Mar-ti-a’lis
JMar'ti-al, Eng
Mar-ti-a'mus
Mar-ti'na
Mar-tin-i-a'mus.
Mar’ti-us 10 &
Ma-rul'lus .
Mas-ae-syli-1 4,
Mas-i-nis'sa
as'sa
Mas'sa-gal
Mas-sage-tae
Mas-sa'i,a 7
Mas-sa'ni 3
Mas'si-cus
Mas-sil’i-a "
Mas-sy'la
Ma-su'ri-us
Ma'tho
Ma-ti-e'ni
Ma-ti'nus
Ma-tis'co
Ma-tra'li-a
Ma-tro'na
Mat-ro-mali-a
Mat-ti'a-ci 3
Ma-tu'ta
Ma'vors
Ma-vor'ti-a 10
Mau'ri 3
Mau-ri-ta'ni-a
Mau’rus
Mau-ru'si-i 4 11
Mau-so'lus
Max-en'ti-us"10
Max-im-i-a'uus
Max-i-mil-i-a'na.
|Max-i-mi'nus
JMax'i-min, Eng.
Max'i-mus
Maz'a-ca
Ma za'ces
Ma-za'us
Ma-za’res
Maz'e-ras
Ma-zi'ces, and
Ma-zy'ges
Me-cha'me-us
Me-coe'nas, or
Me-cae"mas
Me-cis'te-us
Mec'ri-da
Mie-de'a
Me-des-i-caste 3
Medi-a 7
Me'di-as
Med’i-cus
Me-di-o-ma-tri'ces
Me-di-o-ma-tri'ci
Me-di-ox't-mi
Med-i-tri'na
Me-do'a-cus, or
Me-du'a-cus
Med-o-bith'y-ni
. Me-dob'ri-ga
Me'don
Me-don'ti-as 10
Med-u-a'na
Med-ul-li'na
Me'dus
Me-du'sa
Me-gab'i-zi
Meg-a-by'zus
Meg'a-cles
Me-gac'li-des
Me-gae'ra
Me-ga'le-as .
Meg-a-le'si-a 11
e-ga'li-a
35 ME
Meg-a-lop'o-lis
Meg-a-me'de 8
Meg-a-mi'ra
Meg-a-pen"thes
* Meg'a-ra
# Meg-a-re'us
Meg'a-ris
Me-gar'sus
Me-gas'the-nes
Me'ges
Megil'la
, Me-gis'ta
Mela Pom-pomi-us
Me-gis'ti-a
Me-lae'nae
Me-lam'pus
Mel-anch-lae'ni
Me-lan'chrus
Mela-ne
Me-la'me-us
Me-lan'i-da
Me-la'mi-on
Mel-a-nippe
Mel-a-mip'pi-des
Mel-a-nip'pus
Mel-a-mo'pus
el-a-nos'y-ri
Me-lan'thi-i 4
Me-lan'thi-us
Me-lan'tho
Me-ſan'thus
Me'las
Mel-e-ager
, Mel-e-agri-des
Me-le-san'der
Me'les
Mel'e-se
Mel-e-sig'e-mes, or
Mel-e-sig'e-ma
Meli-a
. Mel-i-boe'us
*:::::::::
el-i-gu'mis
Me-li'na
Me-li'sa 7
Me-lis'sa
e-lis'sus
Mel’i-ta
Mel'i-te
Mel-i-te'me
Mel’i-tus, Accuser of
Socrates
Me'li-us
Mel-ix-an'drus
Me-lob'o-sis
e'lon
Me'los
Mel’pi-a
Mel-pom'e-ne 3
Me-mac'e-ni
Mem'mi-a
Mem'mi-us
Mem'non
Mem'phis
Mem-phi'tis
Me'na, or Me'nes
e-mal'cas
Me-nal'ci-das
Men-a-lip'pe
Men-a-lippus
Me-man'der
Me-na pi-i 4
Men'a-pis
Me'nas
Men-che res 12
Men'des
\
ME
Me-nec'les
. Mem-e-cli'des
Me-nec'ra-tes
Men-e-de'mus
Me-neg'e-tas
Men-e-la'i-a
en-e-la'us
*::::::
-grippa
Mºś,
Me'nes |
Me-mes'the-us, or
Mnes'the-us 13
Me-nes’te-us, or
*..." Por’tus
-iles' thi-
Mºº UIS
Me-nip'pa
Me-mip'pi-des
Me-pip'pus
Me"mi-us
Men'nis
Me-nod’o-tus
Me-noe'ce-us 10
Me-noe'tes
Me-noe'ti-us 10
Me'mon
Me-nopli'i-lus
§: or Min'the
en'tes
Men-tis'sa
Mera, or Moe'ra
Mer-cu'ri-us
JMer'cu-ry, Eng.
Me-ri'o-mes
Mer’me-rus
Merm'na-dae
Mer’o-e 8
Mer’o-pe
Me'rops
Me'ros
Mer’u-la
Me-sab'a-tes
Me-sa'bi-us
Me-sa'pi-a
Me-sau bi-us
Me-sem'bri-a
Me-se'ne
Mes-o-me'des
Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a
Mes-sa'ia
Mes-sa-li'na 3
Mes-sa-li'nus
es-sa'na. 7
Mes-sapi-a
Mes'sa-tis
Mes'se 3
Mes-se is 5
Mes-se'ne, or
Mes-se'na
Mes-se'ni-a
Mestor
Me-su'ia
Met'a-ious
Met-a-git'mi-a
Met-a-mi'ra
Met-a-pom'tum
Met-a-pon'tus
Me-tau’rus
Me-tel'la
Me-tel'li 3
Me-thar'ma
. MI
Me-thi'on 29
Me-tho'di-us
Me-tho'ne 8
Me-thyd'rium
Me-thym'nº.
Me-ti-a-du'sa Żl
Me-til'i-a
Me-tii'i-i 4
Me-til'i-us
Me-ti'o-chus
Me'ti-on il
Me'tis
Me-tis'cus
Me'ti-us 10
Me-tro'bi-us
Metro-cles
Met-ro-do'rus
Me-troph'a-nes
Me-trop'o-lis
Met’ti-us 10
Me-va'mi-a
Me'vi-us
Me-zen'ti-us 10
Mi-ce'a ;
Mi-cip'sa
Mic'y-thus 24
Mi'das
Mi-de'a of Argos
Mid'e-a of Boeotia
Mi-la'mi-on
Mile'si-i 4 11
Mi-le'si-us 10
Mi-le’ti-a 10
Mi-le'ti-um 10
Mi-le’tus
Mil’i-as
Mil’i-chus 12
Mi-li'nus
Mił-i-o'ni-a
Mi'io
Mi-lo'ni-ut,
Mil-ti'a-des
Mil’to
Mil'vi-us
Mil’y-as
Mi-mal'lo-mes
Mi'mas
Mim-ner'mus
Min'ci-us 10
Minda-rus
Mi-ne'i-des
Mi-mer'va
Min-er-vali-a
Min'i-o
Min-o-tau'rus
Min'the
Min-tur'nae
Mi-mu'ti-a 10
Mi-nu'ti-us 10
Min'y-ae 6
Min'y-as
Min'y-cus
Mi-ny'i-a 6
Min'y-tus
Mir'a-ces
Mi-se'niam
Mi-se'uus
Mi-sith'e-us
MO º
Mi'thras
Mith-ra-da'tes
Mi-thre'mes
Mith-ri-da'tes
Mith-ri-da'tis
Mith-ro-bar-za'nes
Mit-y-le'ne, and
Mit-y-le-mae
Mi’tys
Miz-ae'i
Mna-sal'ces 13
JWa-sal'ces
Mma'si-as 11
Mnas'i-cles
Mna-sip'pi-das
Mna-sip'pus
Mna-sith'e-us
Mna'som 13
Mua-syr'i-um
Mnemou
Mne-mos'y-me 3
Mne-sar'chus
Mne-sid'a-mus
Mnes-i-Ja'us
Mne-sim'a-che
Mine-sim'a-chus
Mnester
Mnes'the-us 13
Mnes’ti-a
Maes 'tra
Mne'vis
Mo-a-pher'nes
Mo'di-a
Moe'ci-a 5 10
Moe'nus
Aloe-rág'e-tes
Moe'ris
Moe'di
Moe'on
Moe-on'i-des
Moe'ra
Moe sl-a
Mo-gy'mi
Mo-le’i-a
Mo-li'o-me
Mo'lo
Mlo-loe'is
Mo-lor'chus #2
Mo-los'si 3
Mo-los'si-a, or
Mo-los'sis
Mo-los'sus
Mol-pa'di-a
Mol’pus
Mo'lus
Mo-lyc'ri-on
Mo-mem'phis
Mo'mus
Mo'ma
Mio-mae'ses
Mo-me'sus
Mo-ne’ta
Mom'i-ma
Mon’i-mus
Mon’o-dius
Mo-noe'cus
Mo-ncph'i-lus
Mon-ta'nus
Mo-moph'a-ge
Mon’y-chus 6 12
Mou'y-mus
Mo'phis
Mop'si-um iſ)
Miop-so pi-a
Mop'sus
*.
* Megara.--I have in this word followed Labbe, Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke, by adopting the antepenultimate
accent in opposition to Lempriere, who accents the penultimate syllable.
f ſlºgareur-Labbe pronounces this word in four syllables, when a noun substautive; but Ainsworth marks it as a
, trisyllable, when a projer name; and in my opinion incorrectly.—See Idomeneus.
! Melebosis.--In this word I have §: the preference to the antepenultimate accen
with Labbe, Gouldman, and
Holyoke; though the penultimate, w &
t,
ch Lempriere has adopted, is more agreeable to the ear
•. My
Mor-gan'ti-um 10
Mor'ī-mi
Mor-i-tas'gus
Mori-us
Mor'phe-us
Mors
Morys
O Sal
Mos'chi 3 22
Aſos'chi-on
Mos'chus
Mo-sella
Mo'ses
Mo-sych'ſus.
Mosy-neci 3
Mo-tho'ne
Mo-ty'a
Mu-ci-a'nus
Mu'ci-us 10
Mu'crae
Mul'ci-ber
* Mu-lu'cha
Mul'vi-us Pons
Mum'mi-us
Mu-na’ti-us 10
Mun'da
Mu-ni’tus
Mu-nych’i-ae 4
Mu-rae'na
Mur'cus
Mu-re’tus
Mur-gam'ti-a 10
Mur-rhe'nus
Mur'ti-a 10
Mus
Mu'sa Am-to'mi-us
Mu'sae
Mu-sae'us
Mu-so'ni-us Ru'fus
Mus-te'la
Mu-thul'lus
Mu'ti-a 10
Mu-til'i-a
# Mu'ti-na
Mu-ti'nes
Mu-ti'uus
Mu'ti-us 10
NA
My'les
Myle, or Mylas
My-lit ta
Myn'dus
Mynes
Myn'i-ae 4
My-o'ni-a
Myr-ci'nus
My-ri'cus
# My-ri'nus
My-ri'na
Myr'i-oe
Myr-mec’i-des
Myr-mid'o-nes
My-ro'nus
My-ro-mi-a'mus
My-rom'i-des
Myr'rha
Myr'si-lus
Myr'si-mus, a City
Myr-stal’i-des
Myr'sus
Myr'te-a Venus
Myr-te'a, a City
Myr'ti-lus -
Myr-to'um Ma’re
Myr-tun'ti-um 10
Myr-tu'sa
Myr'tis
Myr'ta-le
Myr-to’us
My-scel'lus
Mys'tes
Mysi-a 11
My-so-ma-ced'o-mes
My'son ,”
Myth'e-cus
Myt-i-le'me
My'us
****
N
T -
N AB-AR-ZA'NES
Nab-a-tha-'a
Na'bis
Na-dag'a-ra
Mu-tu'mus, or Mu-tus'caº Nae'ni-a
My-ag'rus, or My'o-des Na'vi-us
# Myc'a-le Naev'o-lus ..
Myc-a-les'sus Na-har’va-li 3
My-ce'na. Nai'a-des
Myc-e-ri'nus Na'is
Myc-i-ber'ma Na-pa-'a
Myc'i-thus Naph’i-lus
My'con Nar
ł Myc'o-me Nar'bo sº
My'dom Nar-bo-nen'sis
My-e'nus Nar-casus
My-ec'pho-ris Nar-cis'sus
Myg'dum Nar'ga-ra
Myg-do'ni-a Na-ris'ci 3
Myg'do-mus Nar'mi-a, or Nar'na
My-las'sa Nar-the'cis
RE • ‘j
. Na-ryc"i-a 10
Nar'ses
Nas-a-mo'nes
Nas'ci-o, or Na'ti-o
Nas'i-ca
Na-sid’i-us
Na’so -
Nas'sus, or Na'sus
Nas'u-a 10
Na-ta'lis
Nat’ta
Na-ta'li-a
Na'va º,
Nau co-lus
Nau'cies
Nau'cra-tes
Nau'cra-tis
Na'vi-us Ac'ti-us
Nau'lo-chus
Nau-pac’tus, or
Nau-pac’tum
Nau'pli-a
Nau'pli-us
Na'i'ra
Nau-sic'a-a:
Nau'si-cles
Nau-sin'e-nes
Nau-sith'o-e
Nau-sith'o-us
Nau’ues 17
Nax'os
Ne-ae'ra
Ne-ae'thus
Ne-al'ces
Ne-al’i-ces
Ne-an'thes
Ne-ap'o-iſs
Ne-ar'chus
Ne-bro'des
Ne-broph'o-nos
Ne'ehos
Nec-ta-me'bus, and
Nec-tan'a-bis
Ne-cys'i-a 10
Ne'ís
Ne'le-us
Ne'lo
Ne-mae'a
Ne-me'a
Ne-me-si-a'mus 21
Nem'e-sis
Ne-me'si-us 10
Nem-o-ra'li-a
Nem'e-tes
Ne-me'us
-$ Ne-o-bu'le
Ne-o-caes-a-re'a
Ne-och'a-bis
Ne'o-cles
Ne-og'e-nes
Ne-om'o-ris
Ne'on ,t
Ne-on-ti'chos 12
Ne'u-ri
*
N}. sm

Ne-op-tol'e-mus
: Ne'o-ris
Ne'pe
Ne-pha'li-a
Neph'e-le
Neph-er i'tes
Ne'phus *
Ne'pi-a
Ne'pos
Ne-po-ti-a'nus 12
Nep'thys - -
Nep-tu'mi-a º
Nep-tu'mi-um
Nep-tu'mi-us
Nep-tu'nus
JNep’turie, Eng.
Ne-re’i-des
JWe're-ids, Eng.
Ne-re'i-us
* Ne're-us
Ne-ri'ne
Ner’i-phus
Ner’i-tos
Ne'ri-us
Ne'ro
Ne-ro mi-a
Ner-to-brig'i-a
Ner'va Coc-ce'i-us
Ner'vi-iº
Nerſu-lum
Ne-sae'a ºr
Ne-silm'a-chus 12
Ne-si-o'pe
JWe-she-ope s
Ne-so'pe
Ne'sis
Nes'sus
Nes’to-cles
Nes’tor
Nes-to'ri-us
Nes’tus, or Nes's a
p
Ne’tum **
Ni-ca'a
Ni-cag'o-ras
Ni-can'der
Ni-ca'nor
Ni-car'chus
Nic-ar-thi'des
Ni-ca'tor
N;'ce 8
Nic-e-pho'ri-um
Nic-e-pho'ri-us
Ni-ceph'o-rus
Nic-er-a’tus
Ni-ce'tas
Nic-e-te'ri-a
Nic’i-a 10
Nic'l-as 10
§.
1 tſp pus
Ni'co
Ni-coch'a res
Nic'o-cles
* Mulucha-This word is accented on the antepenultimate syllable by Labbe, Lemptiere, and Ainswortn; and on the
penultimate by Gouldman and Holyoke. Labbe, indeed, says ut volueris, and I shall certainly avail myself of this
permission to place the accent on the penultimate; for when this syllable euds with w, the English have a strong pro-
pensity to place the accent on it, even in opposition to etymology, as in the word Arbutus. l
f Mycale and Mycone.--An English ear seems to have a stróng_predilection for the penultimate accent on these
yº. ; but all our prosodists accent them on the antepenultimate. The same may be observed of Mutina. See note
OIl S.
f Myrinus.--Labbe is the only prosodist I have met with who accents this word on the antepenultimate syllable; and
as this accentuation is so contrary to analogy, I have followed Lenipriere, Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke,
with the accent on the penultimate.--See the word in the Terminational Vocahºlary.
§ Neobule.--Labbe, Ainsworth, Gouldman, Littleton, and Holyoke, give this word tºo wenultimate accent, and there-
fore I have prefersed it to the antepenultimate accent given it by Lempriere; not only from the number of authorities
in its favour, but from its being more agreeable to analogy. - e -
tº Neo; so.-- authorities are nearly equally halanced between the penultimate and antependitimate accent; and
tnerefore I may say, as Labbe sometimes does, ut wolveris; but I am inclined rather to the antepenultimate accent ºn
alore agreeable to analogy, though I think the peutiltimate more agreeable to the ear.
iſ Nereus.--Old Nereus to the sea was born of earth – -
Nereus, who claims the precedence in birth y
To their descendants; Him old god they call, -
Because sincere and affable to all. Gooxx's Hesiod. Throg, v. 352.
as N& oA CEN - ON
Ni-eogra-tes No'ti-um 10 0-ax'es CE-mo'tri-a
.Ni-co'ere on No'tus O-ax'use ' (En’o-trus
Nic-o-demus No-va'ius Ob-ul-tro'ni-us (E-nu'saº
Nic-o-do'rus No-vi-o-du'mum O-ca'le-a, or O-ca'li-a CE'o-nus *
Ni-codro-mus No-vi-'om'a-gum O-ce'a-na OEr'o-e 8 I
Nic-o-la'us No'vi-us Pris'cus -ce-au'i-des, and CE ta 7
Ni-com a-che Non'nus O-ce-am-it'i-des QEt'y-lus, or GEty-lum
Ni-com a-chus Nox tºº, O-ce'a-nus Q-fellus
Nic-o-ine des Nu-ce'ri-a O-ce'i-a Q'ſ, 3
Nic-o-me'di-a Nu-ith'o-mes O-cel'lus Og-dol'a-pis
Nicom . Nu'ma Pom-pil’i-us 0-ce'lum Qg-do'rus
si-conia . Nu-ma'na O'cha Og'mi-us
Nic'o-phron Nu-man ti-a *O-che'si-us 11 Og'o-a 7
Ni-cop'o-lis Nu-manti'na O'chus 12 9;ºnia
Ni-costra-ta Nu-ma'nus Rem'u-lus Oc'nus iſ Ogy-ges
Ni-cos'tra-tus . Nu'me-nes O-cric'u-lum A O-gygi-a
Nic-o-te'le-a Nu-me'mi-a, or O crid'i-om Og'y-ris
Ni-cote-les . . Ne-o-me'mi-a O-cris'i-a O-ic'le-us
Ni'ger . Nu-me'ni-us Oc-taº'li-us O-il'e-us
Ni-gid'i-us Figu-lu Nu-nue-ri-a'uus Oc-ta'vi-a O-i-li'des
Ni-gri'tae Nu-me’ri-us Oc-ta-vi-a'mus Olía-me 8
Ni'le-us * f Nu-ini'cus Oc-ta'vi-us sº O-la'mus
Ni'ius Nu'mi-da Oc-toh'o-phum Ol’ba, or Ol'bus
Nin ni-us Nu-mid'i-a O-cy'a-lus Ol'i,i-a
Nin'i-as Nu-mid’i-us O-cyp'e-te 8 Ol'bi-us
Ni'nus Nu'rni-tor O-cyr'o-e Ol-chin 1-um
Nin'y-as \ - Nu-mi-to'ri-us Od-e-na’tus O-lea-ros, or
Nilo-be --- Nu-mu'mi-us O-des'sus Ol'i-ros 20
Ni-phae'us & Nun-co're-us O-di' mus O-lea-trum
Ni-pha'tes f Num'di-nas O-dités O'len
Niphe Nun'tli-nae Od-o-a cer Ol'e-nus, or
Nir'e-us Nur'sae Od-o-manti 3 Ol e-num 20
Ni'sa Nur'sci-a Od'o-mes Olga sys
Ni-sae'a Nur'si-a 19 - Odry-sae Ql-i-gyrtis
Ni-se'i-a Nu'tri-a O-dys'se-a O-lin'thus
Ni'sae'e Nyc-te'is Odºs-sey, Eng. Qi-i-tin'gi
Nisſi-bis Nyc-te'li-us -ag'a-rus, and Ol'l-us
Ni'sus Nycte-us GE'a-ger 5 Ol-lov'i-co
Ni-sy'ros Nyc-tim'e-me CE-an'that, and Ol'mi-us
Ni-te’tis Nyc'ti-mus CE-an'tbi-a O-lin’i-ae
Ni-to'cris Nym-bae'um (E'ax 5 Ql-o-phyx'us
Nitºria Nym'phae UE-ba'li-a O-lym'pe-um
No'à - JWymphs, Eng. OEb'a-lus 5 Q-ſym'pi-a
Noc'mon Nym-phae'um CEb'a-res Q-lym'pi-as
Noc-ti-lu'ca Nym-phae'us CE-cha'li-a Q-lym-pi-o-do'rus
No'la Nym-phid'i-us CE-cli'des O-lym-pi-os'the-nes.
Nom-en-ta'mus Nymphis OEc'le-us O-lym'pi-us
Nom'a-des Nym-pho-do'rus CEc-u-me'ni-us Q-lyin'pus
No'mae Ny m-pho-Sep'tes GEd-i po'di-a º
Xo-men'tum Nym'phon GEd'i-pus 5 Q-lyn'thus
No'ini-i 3 Nyp'si-lis CE’me 3 -ly'ras
No'mi-us Ny-sae'us (E-man'thes Q-ly'zon
* No-ma'cris Ny'sa, or Nys'sa 'me O-ma'ri-us -
No'ni-us Ny'sas (E ne:a On on 3
Non'ni-us tº Ny-se'i-us CE'ne-us Omi'bri 3
No'pi-a, or Cno'pi-a Ny-si'a-des OE-lii'des Om'o-le
o'ra t Ny-sig'e-ma (En’o-e Qin-o-pha'gi-a
No rax Ny-si'ros (E-nom'a-us ** Om'pha-le
Nor'ba (E'non Om'pha-los
Wor-ba'mus, C. CE-mo'na 7 Q-mae'um, or O-ap'ne-um
Nor’i-cum O (E-no me 8 O-marus
Nor-thip'pus - (E-no pi-a O-mas'i-mus
Nor’ti-a 10 O.A. RUS ** (E-nop’i-des O-na'ras
No'thus * O-ar'ses *...* OE-mo'pi-on On-ches’tus
No'mus O'a-sis En’o-tri 3 O-me'i-on
* Nonacris.- Labbe, Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke, give this word the antepetuitimate accent; but Lemprlere,
Littleton, and the Graduses, place the accent, mere agreeably to analogy, on the penultimate.
Numicus.......................Our fleet Apollo sends &
Where Tuscan Tyber rolls with rapid force,
And where Numicus opes bis holy source.
DRy Dr. N.
! Nundina-Lehpriere places the accent of the perſultimate syllable of this word; but Labbe, Gouldinan, and Holy
Ainswºrth, marks it in the same manner among the appeilatives, nor can there be any
oke, on the antepenultimate.
doubt of its propriety.
Oceana.--So prone are the English to lay the accent on the penultimate of words of this termination, that we
cely ever hear the famous Oceana of Harrington pronounced otherwise.
| CEagurus --This diphubong, like a is pronounced as the single vowel e... If the conjecture concerning the sound
of a was right, the middle sound between the o and e of the ancients must, in all probability, have been the sound of
our a in water. See the word AEa. Af
* Qgyges. This word is by all our prosodists accented on the first syllable, and consequently it must sound exactly as
if written Oddye-ſex i and this, however odd to an English ear, must be complied with.
**. Omrhale.--The accentuation which a mere English speake, would give to this word was experienced a few years
ſº # & jºi called Hercule; and Omphale ; when the whole town concurred in placing the accent on the
second sy
go b
»lic ear w
tº ble, till some classical scholars gave a check to this pronunciation by gº the accent on the first.
This, however, was far from banishing the ſormer manner, and disturbed the put itho
ut correcting it. Th986
however who would not wish to be numbered among the vulgar must take care to avoid the penultimate accent.
sº
* oft OT
0-mes'i-mus O-rib"a-sus pº
On-e-sip'pus Ori-cuin, or Ori-cus
O-me'si-us 10 0'ri-ens
On-e-tor'i-des Or'i-gen
On-e-sic'ri-tus ()-ri'go
O'ni-um O-ri'nus
On'o-ba 10 O-ri-ob'a-tes
_O-moch'o-mus O-ri'on 28
On-o-mac'ri-tus O-ris'sus
On-o-mar'chus Or-i-sul'la Liv'i-a
On-o-mas-tor’i-des O-ri'tae 5
On-o-mas'tus
On’o-plmas
On'o-phis
On-o-san'der
O-rith-y-i'a
O-rit'i-as 10
O-ri-un'dus
tor’me-nus 20
On'y-thes Or’ue-a
0-pa'li-a Or'ne-us
O-phe'as Or-mi'thon
O-phel'tes Or’mi-tus
O-phen'sis Qr-nos'pa-des
O'phi-a Or-myt'i-on 11
O-phi'on 29 O-ro'bi-a
O-phi-o'ne-us O-ro'des
O-phi-u'cus O-roe'tes
O-phi-u'sa O-rom'e-dom
Op'i-ci O-ran'tas
O-pig'e-na O-ron'tes
O'pis Or-o pher'nes
O-pil’i-us Q-ro pus
Op’i-ter 0-ro'si-us 11
O-pim'i-us * Or'phe-us
Op-i-ter-gi ni Or sed'i-ce
Q-pites Or se’is
Op. pi-a -** Or sil'luts
Op-pi-a'nus
Qp-pi'di-us
Or sil'o-chus
Or si-nes 4
Op'pi-us Or-sip'pus
O'pus Or'ta-lus, M.
Op-ta’tus Or-thag'o-ras
Op'ti-mus sº Or'the 8
O'ra 7 Or-tha-'a
O-rac'u-lum Or'thi-a 4 7
O-rae'a Or'thrus
Or'a-sus Or-tyg’i-a
Or-be'lus Or-tyg'i-us
Or-bil’i-us O rins
Or-bo'ha O-ry-am der
Or'ca-des f O-ry'us
Or-cha lis Oryx
Or'cha-imus Os-cho-pho'ri-a
Or-chom'e-nus, or Osºci 3
Or-chom'e-num Os’ci-us 10
Or'cus Os' cus -
Or-cyn'i-a * O-sin'i-us
Or-des'sus O-si'ris
O-re'a-des O-sis'mi-i
G're-ads, Eng Qs p!.a-gus
O're-as Os-rho-e'ne
Q-res'tae Os'sa
0-res'tes Os-te-o'des
0-res’te-um Os’ti-a
Or-es-ti'dae
Or'e-tie
Or-e-ta'ni 3
Or-e-til'i-a
O-return
Or'ga, or Or'gas
Or-ges'sum
Or-get'o-rix
Or'gi-a *
Os-to ri-us
Os-trog'o-thi
Os-y-man dy-as
Ot-a-ci) i-us
(3-ta mes
Oth'ma-rus
O'tho, M. Sal'vi-us
Oth-ry-o'ne-us
O'thrys
* Orpheus.---See tdomeneus. -
f Oryus.--An:1, at once, Broteas and Oryws slew :
Oryws’ mother, Mycale, was known,
Dewn from her sphere to draw the labºring moon.
-à.
PA . * .. PA '9
O'tre-us Pal-a-ti'nus
O-tri'a-des Pale-is, or Palae \
O-troe'da Pales \
O'tus Pal-fu'ri-us Su'ra \
O'ty Pa-li'ci, or Pa-lis'ci
O-vi i-us Pa-lil’i-a \,
Ov'id, Eng. Pal-i-mu'rus x
G-vin'i-a Pal-i-sco'rum, or
O. viii'i-us Pal-i-co'rum
Ox-ar'tes Pal'la-des
Ox-id'a-tes Pal-la'di-um -
Ox'i mes Pal-la'di-us *
Ox-i'o-nae ... vſ. Pal-lan-te'um 1.
Ox'us ‘tº Pal-lan'ti-as
Ox-va-res Pa!-lan'ti-des
Ox-y -ca'mus Pallanti-on 28 -
Ox-yd'ra-ca allas
Ox'y-lus Pal-le'ne 8
Ox-yn'thes Pal'ma
Ox-yp'o-rus. . f Pal-my ra
Ox-y-rin-chi'tae Pal-phuri-us
Ox-y-ryń'chus Pal-mi'sos
O-zines & Pam'me-nes
Oz'o-lae, or Oz'o-li Pam inon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pampa
s Pam'phi-lus
P. Pam'phos
PA cati-ANUs 21, Pain'phy-la
Pac'ci-us 10 £am-ºpyria
Pa'ches 12 Pan *
Pa-chi'nus Pan-a-ce'a
Pa-co'ni-us Pa-nae'ti-us 10
Pac'o-rus Pan'a-rea **.
Pac-to'lus Pan-a-ris'te
Pac'ty-as Pau-ath-e-nae'a
Pac'ty-es Pan-chaea, or Pan-che':
Pa-cu'vi-us or Pan-cha'i-a
Pa-da:'i 3 Panda
Pad'u-a Panda, ma
Pa'dus Pan-da'ri-a
Pa-du'sa Pan'da-rus
Pae'an Pan'cla-tes
Pae'di-us Pan-de’mus
Pap-ma'ni-3 Pau'di-a -
Pae'on Pan'di on 11
Pae'o-mes * Pan-do'ra
Pae-on-a- Pam-do's!-a 11
Pre-on’i-des Pan dro-sos
Pae'os Pan'e-mus, or Pa-nae'us
Pae'so's Pan-gae'us
Paes’turn Pa-ni'a-sis
Pa-ni-o'mi-um
Pa'ni-us 20
Pan-no'ni-a
Pae-to'vi-um
Pae’tu ; Cº-cin'na
Pag'a-sae, or Pag'a-sa
Pag'a-sus Pan-om-phaeus z
Pagus •. Pan'o-pe, or Pan-o-pe'a
Pa-la'ci-um, or Pan'o-pes
Pa-la'ti-um 10
Pa-'a'a Pa-no'pi-on
Pai-ae-ap'o-lis Pa-nop'o-lis
Pa-lae'mon, or Pale-mon Pa-nor’mus
Pa-laep'a-phos Pan'sa, C
Pa-laeph'a-tus Pan-tag-nos'tus
Pa-laep'o-lis Pau-ta'gy-as
Pa-kes're Pan-ta'le-on
Pal-ae-sti'na Pan-tau chus
Pa-la-sti mus Pante-its
Pal-a-me ties Paſn't hi-des
Pa-lan ti a 10 Pan-ſhe'a
Pa-lau'ti-uń, 10 || Pan'the-on
Pa-no pc-us
GARTH's Ocia. Met.
t Pºlmyra.--Nothing can be better fixed in an Engish ear than the penultimate accentuation of this word. this
1 Gnumeiation is adopted ty Ainswºrth and Eeſapriere, Geuldman and Holyoke seen to look the other way; but
able says the more learneil give this word the antepenultimate accent. and that this accent is more agreeable to the
genera; rule. These, however, must be pedanti, coxcombs. who should attempt to disturb the received pronul.ciation
when in Etigiish, i.ecause a contrary accentuatiºn inav possibly be proved to be unore agreeable to Greek or Latin.
S Panmeres,--I find this word he where but in Lºng, rele who accents it on the penultimate but as all words of
this termination have the autepenultimate accent. til; this appears an º A slittlt venture to alter 3.
*
| Pantheon.---This word is universally preme unced with the accent on t
e second syllable in English, but in Latin it -
has its first syllabie accented; and this accentuation nakes so slight a difference to the ear, that it ought to have use
Kaeference.
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gº PA
Pan'the-us, or
Pan'thus
Pan-tho’i-des 4
Pan-ti-ca-pâ’um
Pan-tic'a-pes
Pan-til'i-us
Pa-my'a-sis.
Pa-my'a-sus
Pa-pae'us -
Pa-pha'ges
Pa'phi-a
Paph-la-go'ni-a
Pa'phos
Paph'us
Ba-pi-a'nus
* Papi-as
Pa-pin-i-a'mus
Pa-pin'i-us,
Pa-pir’i-a
Pa-pir'i-us
Pap'pus
Pa-pyr'i-us
Par-a-bys ton
Par-a-di'sus
Pa-raet'a-ca
Par-ae-to'mi-um
Par'a-li 3
Par'a-lus º,
Pa-ra'si-a 11 }:
Pa-ra'si-us 11
Parcae
Par’is
Pa-ris'a-des
Pa-ris’i-1 4
*ar'i-sus
*a'ri-um
Par’ma 1
Far-men'i-des
Par-me'ni-o
Par-nas'sus.
Parnes
Par-nes'sus
Par'ni 3
Pa ron
Par-o-re’i-a
Pa'ros -
Par-rha'si-a 10
Par-rha'si-us 10
Par-tha-mis’i-ris
Par-tha'on
Par-themi-a i
Par-themi-aº, and
Par-the ai-i 4
Par-the'ni-on
Par-themi-us
Par'the-mon
Par-then-o-pae'us
Par-them'o-pe 8
Par'thi-a w
Par-thy-ene
Pa-rys'a-des
# Parry-sa'tis
Pa-sar'ga-da
Pa'se-as
Pas'i-cles,
Pa-sic'ra-tes
Pa-sipha-e
Pa-sith'e-a
Pa-sit'i-gris
Pas'sa-ron ,
S.
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;
PE
Fas-si-e"mus
Pas'sus
Pata-ra
Pa-ta'vi-um
Pa-ter'cu-lus
Pa-tiz'i-thes
Pat' mos
Pa'trae
Pa'tre,
Pa-tro'cli
Pa-tro'cles
# Pa-tro'clus
Pat-ro-cli'des
Paſtron
iPat'ro-us -
Pa-tul'ci-us 10
Pau'ía l
Pau-li'na. 7
Pau-li'nus .
Pau'lus AE-myi'i-us
Pa'vor
Pau-sa'ni-as
Pau'si-as 1%
Pax .
Paxos
Pe'as
Pe-da'ci-a #0
Pe-dae'us
Pe-da'mi
|Pe-da’ni-us
Paed'a-sus
Pe-di'a-dis
Pe-di-a'nus
Pe'di-as
Pe'di-us Blae'sus
Pe'do
Pe'dam
Pe-gas'ī-des
Peg'a-sis
Pega-sus
Pei'a-gon
Pe-large
Pe-ias'gi 3 |
Pe-las'gi-a, or
Pe-las-gi'o-tis,
Pe-las'gus
Peł-e-thiro'ni-; 4
Pe'e-us
Pe-li'a-des
Pe'Hi-as
Pe-li'des
Pe-lig'ni
Pe-lignus
Pel-i-mae’us
Pel-i-nae'um
Pe'Hi' on
Pe'ſ i-um
Pei'a
Pełła'nae \
Pel-le'me
Pei-o-pe'a, or
Pei-o-pi'a
Pel-o-pe'i-a
Pe-hop'i-das
, Pei-o-pon-ne'sus
Pelops
Pe"for .
Pe-lo'ri-a
Pe-lo'rum, or Pe-lo'rus
Pe-lu'si-un’s 10
|
PE A
Pe-maſtes -** -
Pen-da’li-um w
Pe-he'i-a, Pen'e-is
Pe-ne'ii-us
Pe-mei'o-pe ,’
Pe'ne-us, or Pe-me'us
* Pen'i-das
Pen-tap'o-lis.
Pen-the-si-le'a
Pen'the-us
Pen'thi-lus
Pen'thy-lus
, Pep-ar-e'thos
Peph-re'do , ,
Pe-rae'a, 7 /
Per-a-sippus
Per-co'pe 8
Per-co'si-us 11
Per-co'te
Per-dic'cas
Per'dix
Pe-ren’ma
Pe-rén'rris
Pe're-us
Per'ga
Per'ga-mus
Per'ge 8
Per'gus
Pe-ri-an'tier
!
Pe-ri-ar'chus
Per-i-hoe'a
Per-i-bo'mi-us
Per’i-cles
Per-i-clym'e-nus
Pe-rid'i-a
Pe-ri-e-ge'tes
Pe-ri-e’res
Pe-rig'e-mes /
Pe-rig'o-me
Per-i-la'us
Per-i-le'us
Pe-ril'ía
Pe-ril'lus
Par-i-me'de 8
Per-i-rae'la .**
Pé-rin'thus
Per-i-pa-tet'ī-ci_3
Per'ī-pai-tet-ics, Eng.
Pe-riph'a-nes
Per’i-phas
Pe-riph'a-tus
Per-i-phe'mas
Per-pho-retus
Pe-ris'a-des
Pé-ris'the-nes
Pe-rit'a-nus
Per'i-tas
Per-i-to'ni-um
Pe'ro, or Per'o-ne
Per'o-e 8
Per-mes'sus
Per'o-la
Per-pen'na, M.
Perºpe-rene
Per-rau'thes
*er-raae'bi-a -
f’er'sa, or Per-se'ís
Per'sae -
#"er-sae'us
Per-see *s
Płł
Per-se’is
Per-seph'o-ne
Per-sep’o-lis
Per'se-us, or, Per'ses
Per'se-us
Per'si-a 10
Per'sis
Per'si-us Flac'cus
Per'ti-nax
Pe-ru'si-a 10
Pes-cen'ni-us
Pes-si'nus
Pe-ta'li-a
Pet'a-las
, Pe-te'li-a
Pet-e-li'raus
Pe-te'ora
Pe'te-us
Pe-til'i-a
Pe-til'i-i 3
Pe-til'i-us
Pet-o-si'ris
Pe'tra
Pe-trae'a
Pe-treius
Pe-trl muſſº
Pe-tro ni-a
Pe-tro ni-us
Pet'ti-us
Peu'ce 3
Peu-ces' tes
Peu-ce'ti-a 10
Peu-ci'ni 4
Peu-co-la’us
Hexo-do # tº S
Phae-aſci-a 10
Phae'ax
Phæd'l-mus
Phae'don
Phae'dra
Phae'dri-a
Phae'drus
Phaed'y-ma 5
Phae-mon'o-e
Phaen-a-re'te
Phae'ni as ".
Phaen'na
Phaen'nis
Phae-oc'o-mes
Phaºs'a-ma
Phaes’tum
Rha'e-tor;
Pha-e-ton-ti'a-deg
Pha-e-tu'sa
Phae'us
Pha-ge'si-a 10
Pha'lae
Pha-fae'cus
Pha-lae si-a il
Pha-lan'thus
Phai'a-ris
Pha’nas
Phal'a-rus
Phał'ci-don
Pha'ie-as
§ Pha-le’re-us
Pha-le’rīs
Pha-le'ron, or
Phal'e-rum
* Papios.---This is the name of an early Christian writer who first propagated the doctrine of the Milennium, and
it is getierally pronounced with the accept on the second syllable, but I believe corruptly, since Labbe has adopted the
&ntepenultilitate accent, who must be well acquainted with the true pronunciation of ecclesiastical characters. -
f Parysatis.--Labbe tells us that some prosodists contend that this word ought to be accented on the antepenultimate
syllable, and we find Lempriere has so accented it but so popular a tragedy as Alexander, which every where accents
the penultimate, has fixed"this prºnunciation in our own country beyond a doubt.
| Patroclus.---Hemprière, Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke, accent the pertuitimate syllable of this woºd, but
Rabbé the antépeaultimate - otir Graduses pronounce it either way; but i do not besitate to prefer the penultimate
accent, and tal; some good reason be gived for the contrary, I think Patrocles the historian, and Patrocli a small island,
Gught to tse pronounced with the sarºe accent as the friend of Achilies.
§ Phºerews.--There is sonie doubt among the learned whether this word ought to be pronounced in three or four
Eyilables; tıhat is, as Phºſ-e-rews or Pha-2,4-e-Mº The latter mode, however, with the accent on the antepenultimate,
Weems tº be the hiost eligible, } -
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PH
Pha-le’rus
Pha'ii-ag
Phal'li ca
Pha-lys’i-us 10
*ha-mae'us
°han-a-rae'a *s
Pha’nes *
Phan'o-cles
Phan-o-de'nius
Fhan-tasi-a 10
f'ha'mus
Pha'on
:*ha'ra
Pha-rac’i-des 24
Pha'aer, or Phe'rae
Pha-ras'ma-nes
Pha'rax
Pha'ris
Phar-me-cu'sa
Phar-na-ba'zus
Phar-ma'ce-a
* Phar-na'ces
ºnar-na-pates
Phar-mas'pes
Phar'nus
Pha'ros
Phar-sa'li-a
Phar'te
Pha'rus
Pha-ru'si-i, or , ,
Phau-ra'si-i 4
Pha'si-as
Phar’y-bus
Pha-ryc'a-don
Phar’y-ge
Phay-o-ri'nus
Pha-yi'lus,
Phe'a, or Phe'i-a
Phe-ca'dum
PH
Phil-a-del'phus
Philae
- Phi-lae'ni
Phi-hae'us
Phi-lam'mon
Phi-lar'chus 12
Phi-le'mon
Phi-le'ne 8
Phi-le’ris
Philie-ros .
Phi-le'gi-us 19
Phil-e-tae'rus
*Phi-le'tas
Phi-ke'ti-us 10
Phil’i-das
Phil’i-des
Phi-lin'na
Phi-li'nus
Phi-lip'pe-i
Phi-lip'pi
Phi-lip'pi-des
Phi-lip'po-lis
Phi-lip-pop'o-lis
Phi-lip'pus
Phi-lis'cus
Phi-lis'ti-on 11
Phi-lis’tus
Phil'lo
Philo
Phil-o-boe'o-tus
Phi-loch'o-rus
Phil’o-cles
Phi-loc'ra-tes
Phil-oc-te'tes
Phil-o-cy'prus
Phil-o-da-me'a
Phil-o-de'mus
Phi-iod’i-ce
Phil-o-la'us
Phi-lol'o-gus
Phi-lom'a-che
Phi-lombro-tus
f Phil-o-me'di-a
Phil-o-me'dus
Phege-us, or Phlege-us Phil-o-mela
Phei'Hi-a
Phel'lo-e
Phel'lus
Phe'mi-us
Phe-mon'o-e 8
Phe-me'um
Phe'ne-us (lacus)
Phe'rae .
Phe-rae'us
Phe-rau'les
Phe-rec'lus
Phe-rec'ra-tes
Pher-e-cy'des
Phe-ren-da'tes
Pher-e-ni'ce 29
Phe'res
Phe-re'ti-as 10
Pher-e-ti'ma
Pher'i-mum
Phe'ron
Phi'a-le gº e
Phi-ali-a, or Phi-ga'li-a
f’hi'a-lus
Pllic'o-res
Phid’i-as
Pllid'i-le
Phi-dip'pi-des
Phi-dit’i-a 10
Phi’don
Phid'y-le.
Phig-a'le-i
Phila . .
Phil-a-del'phi-a
* Pharmaces.—All our prosodists accent the ant
Phil-o-me'lus
Philon
Phi-ion’i-des
Phil'o-ris
Phi-lon'o-e 8
hi-lon'o-me
Phi-ion'o-mus
Phil'o-mus
Phi-lop'a-tor
Phil'o-phrom
Phil-o-poe'men
Phi-los'tra-tus
Phi-lo"tas
Phi-lot'e-ra
Phi-lot'i-mus
Phi-lo'tis
Phi-lox'e-mus
Phil-lyl'li-us
Phil’y-ra
Phily-res
Phi-tyr'i-des
Phi-me'us
Phim'ta
P
Phleg'e-las
Phleg'e-thon
Phle'gi-as
Phle'gon
Phlegra
Phle'gy-e 6 8
Phlegy-as
Phi'as
Phli’us .
Phloe'us
Pho-be’tor
Pho-cae'a
Pho-cen'ses, and
Pho'ci-ci 3 10
Pho-Cºl’i-des
Pho'ci-on 10
Pho'cis
Pho'cus
Pho-cyl'i-des
hoe'be
Phoe'be-um
Phoeb'i-das
Phoe-big'e-ma
Phoe'bus
Phoe'mos
Phoe-mi'ce 29
Phoe-mic'i-a 10
Phoe-nic'e-us
Phoe-mic'i-des
Phoe-mi'cus
Phoe-i-cu'sa
Phor'cus, or Phor'cys
Phor'mi-o
Phor'mis
Pho-ro'me-us
Pho-ro'nis
Pho-ro'ni-um
Pho-ti'nus
Pho'ti-us 10
Phox'us
Phra-a'tes
Phra-at’i-ces
Phra-da'tes
Phra-gan'de
Phra-ha'tes
Phra-nic'a-tes
Phra-or’tes
Phras'i-cles
Phras'i-mus
Phra'si-us 10
Phra-ta-pher'nes
Phri-a-pa'ti-us 10
Phrix'us
Phron'í-ma
Phron'tis
#s
ges
Phrygi-a
Phry'ne 6 8
Phryn'i-cus
Phryn'nis -
Phry'no
Phryx'us
Phthi'a 14
Phthi-o'tis
Phy'a
Phy'cus
Phyl'a-ce
Phyl'a-cus
Phy-lar'chus
Phy'las
Phyl-lod'orce
raclined to accent the penultimate, as in Arbaces and Arsaces, which see.
# Phi s
£hilomedia.
Nor less by Philomedia known on earth,
A game derived immediate from-her urº
*
- PI 41
Phyllos
Phyllus
Phy-scella :
Phy-rom'a-chus
Phys'co-a
Phys'com
Phys'cos
ys'cus
Phy-tal’i-des
Phyt'a-lus
Phy'ton
Phyx'i-um
Pi'a, or Pi-ali-a
Pi'a-sus
Pi-ce'ni 3
Pi-cen'ti-a 10
Pic-en-ti'ni 4
Pi-ce'num
Pi'cra
Bic'tae, or Picºti
Pi"-ta'vi, or bictºo
Pic-ta'vi-um
Pic'tor
Pi'cus ſº
Pi-do'rus
Pid'y-tes
Pi'e-lus
Pi'e-ra
Pi-e’ri-a
Pi-er’i-des
Pi'e-ris
Pie-rus
Pi'e-tas
Pi'gres
Pi-lum'nus
Pim'pla
Pim-ple'i-des
Pim-ple'e-des
Pim-pra'na
Pini'a-re
Pi-ma'ri-us
Pin'da-rus
Pin-de-nis'sus
Pim'dus
Pin'na
Pimſthi-as
Pi-o'ni-a
Pi-rae'us, or Pi-rae'e-l
Pi—re'me
Pi-rith'o-us
Pi'rus
Pi'sa
Pi'sae
Pi-sae'us
Pi-san'der
Pi-sa'tes, or Pi-sae'í
Pi-sau'rus
Pi-se’mer
Pis'e-us.
Pis’i-agº 10
Pi-si'di-a
Pi-sid’i-ce
Pi'sis
Pis-is-trat'i-dae
Pis-is-trat’i-des •
Pi-sis'tra-tus
Pi’so
Pi-so'nis
Pis'si-rus
Pis'tor
Pi'sus
Pi-suth'nes
Pit'a-ne
Pith-e-cu'sa
Pith'e-us
f
Pi'tho
Pith-o-la'us
multimate syllable of this word; but an English ear is strong
Cooge's Hesiod. Theos v 31;
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PO * • ‘
Pi—tho'le-on Płis to'tiax Pollux Pol-y-ni'ces
Pithon Plus-to-ni'ces 30 Polus Po-lyn'o-e
Pithys Plo'tae Po-lus’: Pol-y-pe'mon
Pitta-eus Plo-ti'na Pol-y-ae'nus Pol-y-per'chol.
Pitthe-a Plot-i-nop'o-lis Folly-mus Pol-y-phe'mus
Pit-theſis Plo-ti'nus Pol-y-ar'chus Poly-pheme, Eng
Pittheus Plo'ti-us 10 Po-lyb'i-das Pol-y-phon'tes
Fit-u-a'ni-us Plu-tar'chas Po-lyb'i-us, or Pol-y-poe'tes
Pit-u-la'ni 3 Plutarch, Eng Poly-bus Po-lys’tra-tus
Pit-y-e'a Plu'ti-a 10 Pol-y-boe'a Pol-y-tech'mus
Pit-y-as'sus Plu'to Pol-y-boe'tes Po-lyt'i-on 10
Pit-y-o-me'sus Plu-to'ni-um Pol-y-bo'tes Pol-y-ti-me’tus
Pit-y-u'sa Pluſtus Pol-y-ca'on Poly-phron
Placen'ti-a 10 Plu'vi-us Pol-y-car'pus Po-lyt'ro-pus
Plac-i-de-i-anus Plym-te'ri-a Pol-y-cas'te Po-lyx'e-na
Pla-cid'i-a
Pnig'e-us 13
Po-lych'a-res
Pol-yx-en'i-das
Pla-cid'i-us Pob-lic'i-us 24 Pol-y-cle'a Po-lyx'e-mus
Pla-na'si-a 10 Pod-a-ſiri-us Poly-cles Po-lyx'o
Plan-ci'na Po-dar'ce 8 - Pol-y-cle’tus Pol-y-ze'lus
Plan'cus Po-dar'ces Po-lyc'ra-tes Pom-ax-ae'thres
Pla-tae a Po-da’res Pol-y-creta, or Po-me'ti-a 10
Pla-tae'ae Po-dar'ge Pol-y-cri'ta Po-me'ti-i 3
Pla-ta'mi-us Po-dar'gus Po-lyc'ri-tus Pom-e-ti'na
Pla'to 02'as Po-lyc'tor Po-mo'na
Plauti-a 10 Poec'i-le 24 Pol-y-dae'mon Pom-pei'a 5
Plau'ti-us oc'ni 3 Po-lyd'a-mas Pom-pei-a'nus
Piau-ti-a'mus Poe'on Pol-y-dam'na Pom-pei'i, or
Plau-she-o'nus Poe-o'ni-a Pol-y-dec'tes Pom-pei'urn
Plau-tilla op'us Pol-y-deu-ce'a Pom-pei-op'o-lis
Plau’tus Po'gon Pol-y-do'ra Pom-pei'us
* Plei'a-des Po'ſſa Pol-y-do'rus Pom-pil’i-us Nu'ma
Plei'o-ne Pol-e-mo-cra’ti-a Pol-y-ae-men'i-des Pom-pil’i-a
Plem-myr'i-um Pol'e-mon Pol-y-gi'ton Pom-pi'lus
Plem'ne-us 29 Po-le'nor O-lyg’i-us Pom-pis’cus
Pleu-ra’tus Poli-as Pol-yg-no'tus Pom-po'mi-a
Pleu'ron Po-li-or-ce'tes Po-lyg'o-mus Pom-po'ni-us
Plex-au're Po-lis'ma ol-y-hym'mi-a, and Pom-po-si-a'mus
Plex-ip'pus Po-lis'tra-tus Po-lym'ni-a Pomp-ti'ne
Plin’i-us Po-lites Pol-y-id'i-us Pomp-ti'mus
Plin'y, Eng. Pol-i-to'ri-um Pol-y-la'us Pom'pus
Plin-thi'ne Pol-len'ti-a 10 Po-lym'e-mes Pon'ti-a 10
Plis-tar'chus Pol-lin'e-a Pol-y-me'de Pon'ti-cum ma'i
Plis'tha-nus Pol'li-o Po-lym'e-don Pon'ti-cus
Plis'the-nes Poł'lis Pol-y-me'la Pom-tina
Plis-ti'mas Pol'li-us Fe'lix Pol-ym-mes' tes Pom-ti'nus
Plis-to'a-max
* Pleiades.
Pol-lu'ti-2 10
Pol-ym-nes' tor
When with their domes the slow-pac’d snails retreat,
Pon'ti-us 10
Beneath some foliage from the burning heat
Of the Pleiades, your tools prepare,
The ripen'd harvest then deserves your care. Cooke's Hesiod. Works an Days,
The translator had adhered strictly to the ºriginal IIAhºſag in making this word four syllables Virgil ha.
dome the same: *...*
** Pleiadas, Hyadas, claramgue Lycaonis Arcton. GEORGIC. I.
But Ovid has eontracted this word into three syllables : *
Pleiades incipiunt humeros relevare patermos. FASTI iv. p. '89. . .
The latter translators of the Classics have generally contracted this word to three syllables. Thus in Gºdby's trans
lation of Virgil's Georgics, p. 1.
\ First ſet the Eastern Pleiades go down,
And the bright star in Ariadne's crown.
The Peiades and Hyades appear; *
. . . The sad companions of the turning year. GREEch's Manilius. . . .
#. Brydea has, to the great detriment of the poetica, sound of this word, anglicised it, by squeezia if it into two
Mes
What are to him the sculpture of the shield,
Heav'n's planets, earth, and ocean's wat'ry field,
The Pleiads, Hyads, less and greater Bear,
Undipp'd in seas. Orion’s angry star P OvID's Met, p. 12.
This unpleasant contraction of Dryden's seems not to have been much followed. Elegant speakers are pretty unh
form in preferring the trisyllable; but a considerable variety appears in the sound of the diphthong ei, Most speakers
bronounce it like the substantive eye; and this pronunciation is defended by the common practice in lºost schools of
sºunding the diphthong a in this manner in appellatives; but though Greek appellatives preserve the original sound of
their letters, as quxºviria, ºf...; x. T. A. where the t does not slide into “h, as in Latin words; yet proper
names, which are transplanted into all languages, partake of the soil into which they are received, and fall in with the
analogies of the language which adopts them. There is, therefore, no mºre reason for preserving the sound of ei in
proper maraes than for pronouncing the c like k in Phocion, Itacedæmon, &c. • * * *
But perhaps it will be said, that our diphthong ei has the sound of eye as well as the Greek el. To which it may be
answered, that this is an irregular sound of these vowels, and can scarcely be produced as an example, since it exist;
put in either, neither, height, and sleight. The two first words are more frequently and analogically pronounced tether and
*eether; height is often pronounced so as to rhyme with weight, and would, in all probability, be always so prºnounced,
but for the false supposition, that the abstract must preserve the sound of the verb, or adjective from which it is deri.
wed; and with respect to sleight, though D-. Johnson says it ought to be written slight, as we sometimes see iº, yet, if
we ºbserve big authorities, we shall find that several respectable authors spell the word in this manner; and if we consult
Junius and Skinner, particularly the last, we shall see the strongest reason from etymology to prefer this spelling.”
in all probability it comes from sly. The analogical pronunciation therefore of this diphthong in our own language.”
either as heard in vein, rein, &c, or in perceive, receive, &c. The latter is adopted by many speakers in the present
*i; as if written Pleeades; but Plyades, though less analogical, must be owued to be the more polite and literary
p”ution. See note ou Elºgeia in the Terminational Vocabulary.
f
PR
Pontus is
Pon'tus Eu-zi'nus
Cº. Po-pili-us Laº'nas
Pop-lic'o-la . .
Pop-pae'a Sa-bi'na
Pop-pae'us
Pop-u-lo'ni-a
Por'ci-a [0
Por’ci-us 10
Po-red'o-rax
Po-ri'ma
|Por-o-se-le'me
Por-phyr'i-on
Porphyr'i-us
Por'ri-ma
PR
Pri-ver mum
Pro'ba
Pro' bus, M.
Pro'cas
Proch’o-rus
Proch'y-ta
Pro-cil’i-us
Pro-cil'la
Pro-cil'lus
Proc'le-a
Pro'cles
Proc'ne
Pro-cli'dae
Proc-on-re'sus
Pro-go'pi-us
Por-sen'ma, or Por'se-ma Pro'cris
Por’ti-a, and Porti-us 10 Pro-crus' tes
Port'mos
Por-tum-ma'li-a
Por-tum'nus
Po'rus
Po-si'des
Pos-i-de'um
Po-si'don
Pos-i-do'ni-a
Pos-i-do'ni-us
Po'si-o 10
Post-hu'mi-a
Post-hu'mi-us
Post-ver'ta
Pos-tu'mi-us
Po-tam'i-des
Pot'a-mon
Po-thi'mus
Po'thos
Pot-i-dae'a
Po-ti'na
Po-tit’i us 24
Pot'mi-de
Practi um 10
Prae'ei a 10
Prae-nes'te
Prae’sos
Prae's ti 3
Prae’tor
Prae-to'ri-us
Prae-tu'ti-um 10
Prat’i-mas
Prax-ag'o-ras
Prax'i-as
Prax-id'a-mas
Prax-id’i-ce
Prax'i-la
Prax-iph'a-mes
Prax’is
Prax-it'e-les
Prax-ith'e-a
Pre-u'ge-mes
Prex-aspes
Pri-am'i-des
Pri'a-mus
Pri-E'pus
Pri-e'ne
Pri'ima
Pri'on
Pris-cil’la
Pris'cus
Pris'tis
Pri-ver'nus
Proc'u-la.
Proc-u-lei'us 5
Proc'u-lus
Prod'i-cus
#.
roet 1-des
Proe’tus
Pro'cy-on
Prog’ me
Pro-la'us
Prom'a-chus
Pro-math'i-das
Pro-ma'thi-on
Prom'e-dom
Prom-e-mae'a
Pro-me'the-i
Pro-me'the-us 2
Pro-me'this, an
Prom-e-thi'de:
Prom'e-thus
Promi'u-lus
£º des
TO nax
Pron'o-e
Pron'o-mus
Pron'o-us
Pron'u-ba
Pro-per'ti-us
Pro-poet'i-des
Pro-pon'tis
Prop-y-le'a
Pros-chys'ti-us 10
Pro-ser'pi-ma 28
Pros'er-pine, Eng.
Pros-o-pi’tis
Pro-sym'na
Pro-tag'o-ras
Prot-a-gor'i-des
Pro'te-i Co-lum'nae
Fºlaus
ro'te-us
} ºlor
I'Q'the-us
Proth'o-us
Pro'to'
Prot-o-ge-ne'a
ro-tog'e-mes
# Prot-o-ge-ni'a
li Pro-to-me-di'a
Hºuse
rox’e-nus
Pru-den'ti-us 10
py
Prum'ni-des
Pru'sa
Pru-sae'us
Pru'si-as 10
Prym'no
Pryt'a-mes
Pryt-a-me'um
Pryt'a-nis
Psam'a-the 15
Psam'a-thos
Psain-me-lii’tus
Psam-met'i-chus
Psam'mis
Psa'phis
Psapho 15
Pse'eas
Pso'phis
Psy'che 12 15
Psych'rns
Psyl'li 3 15
Pie'le-um 16
Pter-e-la'us
Pte'ri-a
Ptol-e-der'ma
Ptol-e-mae'um
Ptol-e-mae'us
Ptol'e-my, Eng.
Tol'e-ºne 16
Ptol-e-ma'is
Ptol’y-cus
Pto'us
Pub-lic’i-us 10
Pub-lic i-a 24
Pub-lic'o-la
Pub'li-us
Pul-che'rl-a
Pu'mi-cum bel'lum
Pu'pi-us
Pu-pi-enus
Pup'pi-us
Pu-te'o-li 3
Py-a-mep si-a 10
Pyd'na
Pyg'e-la
Pyg-mae'i
Pyg-ma‘li-on 29
Pyl'a-des
Pylae
Py-la-m'e-mes
Py-lag'o-rae .
£y-lago-ras
Py-la'on
Py-lar'tes
Py-large
Py-las
Py-le'me
Pyl'e-us
Py-rac'mom,
Py-rac'mos
Py-rach'mes
Pyr'a-mus
Pyr-e-ma'i
Pyr-e-mae'us
Py-re'ne
*
*
Qū
Pyr'gi 3
Pyrgion
yrgo
Hºle:
yrgus
Py-rip'pe
Py'ro
Pym'o-is /
Py-ro'ni-a
Pyr-rha
Pyrrhi-as"
Pyrrhi-ca
Pyr'rhi-cus
Pyr'rhi-dae
Pyr'rho
Pyr'rhus
Pys'te
Py-thag'o-ras
Pyth-a-ra’tus
Pyth'e-as
Py'thes
Pyth'e-us
Pyth'i-a
Pyth'i-as
Pyth'i-on
Pyth'i-us
Py'tho
Py-thoch'a-ris
Pyth'o-cles
Pyth-o-do'rus
Pyth-o-la'us
Py'thon
Pyth-o-mi'ce 30
Pyth-o-rais'sa
Pyt'na
Pyt'ta-lus
***
Q
QUA-DERNA
Qua'di 3
Qua-dra’tus
Quad'ri-frons, or
Quad'ri-ceps
Quaes-to'res
Qua'ri 3
Qua'ri-us
Quer'cens
Qui-e’tus
Quinc-ti-a'nus 10
Quinc-til'i-a
&uinc'ti-us, T.
&uin-de-cem'vi-ri
Quin-qua'tri-a
Quin-quen-ma'ies
Quin-til-i-a'mus
Quin-til'i-an, Eng.
Quin-til'i-us Varus
Quin-th’la
Quin-til'lus, M.
Quin'ti-us 10
Quin’tus Cur’ti-us
Quir-i-na'ii-a
Quir-i-na'lis
Qui-ri'mus
Qui-riºtes i
*** *** **wº º
* Populius Lands-Nothing can show the dignity of the Roman commonwealth and the gerrour of its arms more
than the conduct of this man. He was sent as an ambassador to Antiochus, king of Syria, and was commissioned to
order that monarch to abstain from hostilities against Ptolemy, kii,g of Egypt, who was an ally of Rome. Antiochus,
who was at the head of his army when he received this order, wished to evade it by equivocal answers; but Popilius,
with a stick which he had in his hand, made a circle round him on the sand. ... ºd bade hitti, in the name of the Roman
senate and people, not to go beyond it before he spoke decisively. This boldness intimidated Antiochus: he withdrew
his garrison from Egypt, and no longer reditated a war against Ptolemy.
t Prothwcn.or,
See ſphigena
j.
The hardy warriors whom Boeotia bred,
Peneleus, Leitus, Prothoënor led. Pope's Hom, Iliad.
Nisaea and Actaea boast the same,
And Doris, honour'd with maternal name ;
* Protomedia from the fruitſui dame, 2
* Cooke's Hesiod. Theog, v.483.
See Iphigenia.
s:
44 RH
RABIRLUs
Ra-ciki-a
Rae-sa'ces
Ra-mi'ses
Ram'nes d
Ran'da
Ra'po
Ra-scip’o-lis
Ra-vem'na
Rav’o-la
Rau-ra'ci 3
Rau-ri'ci
Re-aſte 8
Re-dic'u-lus
Red'o-nes
Re-gil'lae
Re gil-li-a'mus
Re-gil'lus
Regu-lus
Remi 3
Relm'u-lus
Re-mu'ri-a
Re'mus
Resus
Re-u-dig'ni 3
Rh ſci-a 10
Rha'ci-us
Rha-co'tis
Rhad-a-man'thus
Rhad-a-mis’tus
Rha'di-us
Rhae'te-um
Rhaeti, or Rae'ti
Rhae’ti-a 10
Rham-nen'ses
Rham'nes
Rham-si-mi’tus
Rham'nus
Rha’nis
Rha'ros
Rhas-cu'po-ris
e'a
Rhe'bas, or Rhe'bus
Rhed'o-nes
Rhe'gi-um
Rhe-gus'ci 3
Rhe'mi 3
Rhe'me
Rhe'ni 3
Rhe'nus
Rhe-o-mi'tres
Rhe'sus
Rhe-tog'e-nes
Rhet'i-co
Rhe-u'nus
Rhex-e'mor
Rhex-ib'i-us
Rhi-a'mus
Rhid'a-go
Rhi-mot'a-cles
Rhi'on
Rhipha, or Rhi'phe
Rhi:;hae'i 3
Rho'di-a
Rhod-o-gy'ne, or
Rhod-o-gu'ne
Rho'do-pe, or
Rho-do'pis
Rho'dus
Rhodes, Eng.
Rhoe'bus
Rhoe'cus
Rhoe'te-um
Rhoe’tus ./
*}.
3A SA
Rho-sa ces Sa-bri'na
Rho'sus -- Sab'u-ra
Rhox-ana, or Box-a'na Sab-u-ra'nus
Rhox-a'mi 3 *. ab'ra-ta
Rhu-tent, and Ru-the'ni Sa'bus.
Rhyn'da-cus Sac'a-das
Rhyn'thon Sa'ca-
Rhy'pte Sa'cer
Ri-phae'i 3 Sach-a-li'tes
Ri-phe'us Sa-cra'ni
Rix-am'a-rae Sac-ra’tor
Ro-bi'go, or Ru-bigo Sa-crat'i-vir
Rod-e-ri'cus Sad'a-les
Ro'nia Sa'dus
Romne, Eng. pronounced Sad-y-a'tes
Room Sag'a-na
Ro-ma'ni 3 Sag'a-ris.
Ro-ma'nus Sa-git’ta
Ro-mil’i-us Sa-gun'tum, or
Rom'u-la. Sa-gun'tus
Ro-mu'li-dae Sa'is
Rom'u-lus Sa'la
Ro'mus Sał'a-con
Ros'ci-us 10 Sal-a-min'i-a
Ro-sil'la-mus Sal'a-mis
Ro'si-us 11 Sal-a-mi'ma
Rox-a'na Sa-la'pi-a, or
Rox-o-la'ni 3 Sa-la'pi-à-
Ru-bel"i-us Sal'a-ra
Ru'bi 3 , Sa-la'ri-a
Ru'bi-com Sa-ias'ci 3
Ru-bi-e'nus Lap'p Sa-lei'us 5
u-bi'go - Sa-le'ni 3
Ru'bra sax'a Sal-en-ti'ni 3
Ru'bri-us Sa-ler'mum
Ru'di-ae Sal-ga'ne-us, or
Ru'fa, Sal-ga'me-a
Ru-fil’lus Sa'li-i 3 4.
Ruf-fi'nus Sal-i-ma'tor
Ruffus Sa'li-us
Ru-fi'mus Sal-lus’ti-us
Ru'fus Sal'lust, Eng.
u gi-i 4 Sal'ma-cis
Ru'mi-nus Sal-mo'me
Run-ci'na Sal-mo'me-us
Ru-pil’i-us Sal'mus
Rus'ci-us 10 Sal-my-des'sus
Rus-co'ni a Sa'lo
Ru-sel'læ Sa-lo'me 8
Rus'pi-na Sa'ion
Ru-te’mi Sa-lo'na, or Sa-lo'nae
Rus'ti-cus Sal-o-ni'na. ,
Ru'ti-la Sal-o-mi'nus
Ru'ti-lus Sa-lo'ni-us
Ru-til'i-us Ru'fus Salpus
Ru’tu-ba Sal'vi-am
Ru’tu-bus Sal-vid-i-e'nus
Ru’tu-li 3 Sa!'vi-us
Ru’tu-pae Sa-ma’ri-a 30
Ru-tu-pi'nus Sam-bu'los
Sa'me, or Sa'uios
********** Sa'mi-a
S. Sam-mi'tae
S Sam.ni'tes
A'BA Sam'nites, Eng.
Saba-chus, or Sam'mi-um
Sab'a-com Sa-mo'ni-um
Sa’bae Sa'rmos
Sa-ba'ta Sa-rmos'a-ta
Sa-ba'zi-us Sam-o-thra'ce, or
*Sabbas Sam-o-tl,ra'ci-a
Sa-bel'la Sa'mus
Sa-bel'li 3 Sa'na.
Sa-bi'na. San'a-os
Sa-bi'ni 3 4 San-cho-ni'a-thon
Sa-bin-i-a'nus 21 * Sam-da’ce
Sa-bi'nus Au'lus Sam-da‘li-um
Sa’bis San'da-nis
Sab'ra-cae San'da-mus
SC
San di'on ai
San-dre-cot'tus
San'ga-la
San-ga'ri-us, or
Sanga-ris
* San-guin i-us
San-myr'i-on
San‘to-nes, and
Sam'to-mae
Sa'on
Sa-pae'i, or Sa-phee”
Sa'por
f Sa-po'res
Sap'pho, or Sa'pho
Sapti-me
Sa-rac'o-ri 3
Sa-ran'ges
Sar-a-pa'mi 3
Sar'a-pus
Sar'a-sa
Sa-ras'pa-des
Sar-dan-a-pa'lus
Sar'di 3
Sar'des
Sar-din'i-a
Sar'dis, or Sar'deg
Sar-don’i-cus 30
Sar-i-as'ter
Sar-ma'ti-ai 10
Sar-men'tus
Sar'mi-us
Sa'ron
Sa-ron’i-cus Si'nus
Sar-pe'don
Sar-ras'tes
Sar'si-na
Sar-san'da
Sa’son
Sa-tas'pes
Sa’ti-ae 10
Sat-i-bar-za'ne
Sa-tic'u-la, and
Sa-tic'u-Hus
Sa'tis
Sat-ra-pe'ni
Sa-tri'cum
Sa-trop'a-ces
Sat'u-ra \,
Sat-u-rei'um, or
Sa-tu're-um
Sat-u-rel'us
Sat-ur-ma'li-a
Sa-tur'mi-a
Sat-ur-mi'nus
Sa-turni-us
Sa-turnus
Sat'u-runn
Saty-rus
Sav'e-ra
Sau-fei’us Tro'gus
Sa'vo, or Sav-6'ng
Sau-rom'a-tae
*
Sau'rus
Sa'vus
Saz'i-ches 12
Scae'a
, Sea.
Scae’va
Se’va
Scaev'o-la
Sev'o-la
Scal'pi-um
Sca-man'der
Sca-man'dri-us
Scan-da'ri-a
Scan-di-na'vi-a
Scan-tilla
Scap-tes'y-le
Scap'ti-a 10
*Sandace-A sister of Xerxes, which I find in no.lexicographer but Lempriere, and in him with the accent on the
ºrst syllabie, but from its Greek original Xavdauxh it ought certainly to be accented on the second syllable.
* Svoares-This word, says labbe, is by Gavantus and others, ignorant of the Greek, accented on the first syllable.
• SE SE SI - -* * , Sl #45 . . 3
Scap’ti-us 10 Seb-en-ny'tus Se-ra'pi-9 Si’de 8 *
Scap'u-la. w Se-be’tus f Se-ra'pis Si-de're 2 . " " '
Scar'di-i 3 4. Se-bu-si-a’ni, or Se’res . . Sid-i-ci'rum tº r
Scar-phi'a, or Scar phe Se-gu-si-a'ni Ser-bo'nis Si'don A
Scau'rus Sec-ta'nus Se-re'na Si-do'nis
Sced'a-sus Sed-i-ta'mi, or Se-re-mi-a'mas rt Si-do'pi-us
Scel-e-ra’tus Sed-en-ta'ni 3 Se-re'nus i’ga , - +
Sche'di-a Se-du'tii 3 Ser-gestus Si-ga'um, or Si-ge'um
Ske'di-a Se-du'si-i 3 r’gia Sig'mi-a
Sche'di-us 12 Se-ges’ta Ser'gi-us Sig-o-ves'sus * , ,
Sche'ri-a Se-ges'tes f Ser-gi'o-lus Si-gyni, Sig'u-nae
Schoe'ne-us - Se-gob'ri-ga Se-ri'pnus Si-gyn'nae
Schoe'mus, or Sche'no Seg'ni 3 Ser’my-la *- Si'la, or Syla
Sci'a-this Seg'o-nax Ser-ra'mus Si-la'ma Ju'li-a’
Si'a-this Se-gon'ti-a, or Se'ron Si-la'nus
Sci'a-thos Se-gun'ti-a 10 Ser-to'ri-us Sil'a-ris
Sci'dros Seg-on-ti'a-ci 3 Ser-vae'us Si-lemus
Scil'lus Se-go'vi-a Ser-vi-a'nus Sil-i-cen'se
Sci'mis Se-gun'ti-um, 10 Ser-vil’i-a Sil’i-us I-tal'l-cus
Scin'thi 3 Se-ja'nus AE'li-us Ser-vil-i-a'nus Sil'phi-um
Sci-o'ne Sei'us Stra'bo Ser-vil'i-us Sil-va'nus
Sci-pi'a dae Se-lem'nus Servi-us Tul'ti-us Sim-briv'i-us, or
Scip’i-o 9 Se-le'me Ses'a-ra Sim-bruv'i-us
Sci'ra 7 Sel-eu-ce'na, or Se-gos'tris Si-me'thus, or
Sci-ra'di-um Se-leu'cis Ses'ti-us Sy-me'thus
Sci'ras 3 * Sel-eu'ci-a 29 Ses’tos, or Sesºtus Sim'i-la
Sci'ron Se-leu'ci-dae Se-vu'vi-i 3 Sim'i-lis
Sci'rus Se-leu'cis Set'a-bis Sim'mi-as
Sco'lus Se-leu'cus f ! Se'thon Si'mo
Scom'brus Sel'ge * g Se’ti-a 10 Si'mo-is
Sco'pas Se-lim'nus * Se-ve'ra Sim-o-is’i-us 10
Sco'pi-um Se-li'nuns, or Se-li'nus Se-ve-ri-a'nus Si'mon
Scor-dis'ci, and Se-la'si-a § Se-ve'rus , Si-mon'i-des
Scor-dis'ca: Sel-le'is Seu'thes Sim-plici-us 24
Sco-ti'nus Sel'li 3 Sex'ti-a Sim'u-lus *
Sco-tus'sa Se-lym'bri-a Sex-til'i-a Si'mus
Scri-bo'ni-a Sem'e-le Sex-til'i-us Sim'y ra
Scri-bo-ni-a'nus Sem-i-ger-ma'mi Sex'ti-us Sin'di }
Scri-bo'ni-us Sem-i-gun'tus Sex’tus Sin-gae'i 3
Scyl-a-ce'um 9 Se-mir'a-mis Si-bi'ni 3 Si'nis
Scy'lax Sem'no-mes Si-bur’ti-us . Sin'na-ces
Scylla Se-mo'nes Si-byl'lae Sin'na-cha
Scyl-lae'um Sem-o-sanctus Si'ca Sin’o-e
Scylli-as Sem-pro'ni-a Si-cam"bri, or Si'non
Scyllis Sem-pro'ni-us Sy-gam'bri 3 Si-no'pe
Scyl'lus Se-mu'ri-um Si-ca'ni 3 Si-no'pe-us
Scy-lu'rus Se’ma Si-ca'ni-a Sin’o-rix .
Scyp'pi-um Se-na’tus Sic'e-lis Sin'ti-i 3 4.
Scy'ras Sen'na, or Se'na Si-cel’i-des Sim-u-es'sa
Scy'ros Sen'e-ca '', Si-chae'us Siph'nos
§cy'that Sen'o-mes Si-cil’i-a Si-pon'tum, Si'pus
Scy'thes, or Scy'tha Sen'ti-us 10 Si-cin'i-us Den-ta’tus Sip'y-lum, and Sipy-lus
Scyth'i-a ep-te'ri-on Si-cimus i-re'nes {
Scyth'i-des Sep-tim'i-us Sic'o-rus Si’rens, Fng.
Scy-thi'nus Sep-ti-mu-leſ us Sic'u-li 3 Si'ris
Scy'thon Sep'y-ra Sic'y-on Sir’i-us
Scy-thop'o-lis Seq'ua-na Sish'e-on Sir mi-um
Se-bas'ta Seq'ua-mi Sic-y-o'mi-a Si-sain'nes
Se-bas'ti-a Se-quin'i-us Sish-e-o'ne-a Sis'a-pho
* Seleucia-Lempriere and Labbe accent this word on the penultimate; but Ainsworth, Gouldman, and Holyoke,
on the antepenultimate. As this word, according to Strabo, had its penultimate formed of the diphthong tº, XºAguketc.
this syllable ought to have the accent; but as the antepenultimate accent is so incorporated into our tongue, I would
strongly recommend the pronunciation which an English scholar would give it at first sight, and that is placing the
accent on the wº. This is the accent Milton gives it: Af
Eden stretch'd her line
From Auran eastward to the royal tow’rs
Of great Seleucia, built by Grecian kings. Par. Lost, b. 4.
If, however, the English scholar wishes to shine in the classical pronunciation of this word, let him take care to
pronounce the c like s only, and not like sh, which sound it necessarily has, iſ the accent be on the antepenultimate
syllable. See Rules, 10 and 30. -
f Serapis-There is not a dissenting voice among our prosodists against the pronouncing of this word with the accent
on the penultimate syllable; and yet, to show the tendency of English pronunciation, when a ship of this name had a
desperate engagement with one of the French, which attracted the attention of the Public; every body pronounced
it with the accent on the first syllable. Milton has done the same in his sublime description of the grandeurs of
Pandemonium:
Not Babylon
Nor great Alçairo such magnificence
Equall'd in all their glories to enshrine
Belus or Seraºis their gods; or seat
Their kings, when Egypt with Assyria sºove,
In wealth and luxury. Par. Lost, b. i. v. 74
*
;
*.
t
# Sergiolus—I find this word in no dictionary but Lempriere's, and there the accent is placed upon the penultimate
instead of the antepenultimate syllable.
§ Severus--This word, like Serapis, is universally mispronounced by the mere English scholar with the accept on the
first syllables
-
f
... ' N ºf
s: *
r
f. 4
***:::: +.
* , Else-nes .
4 Si-sen', a
SO, .
Sis-i-gam'bis, or
Sis-y-gam'bis
Sis-o-cos’tus
Sis'y-phus
Si-tal'ces
Sith'mi-des
Sithon
Si-tho'mi-a
SIt'i-us 10 24
Sit'o-nes
Sme'nus
Smer'dis
Smi'lax
Smi'lis
Smin-dyr'i-des
* Smin’the-us
Smyr'ma
So-a'na
Sovan'da
So-a'nes
Soc'ra-tes
Soemi-as
Sog-di-a'na
Sog-di-a'mus
Sol'o-e, or Soli
So-loe'is
So'lon
So-lo'ni-um
So'lus
Sol'y-ma, and Sol’y-mae
Som'nus
Som'chis 12
Som-ti'a-tes
Sop'a-ter
So'phax
So-pheme 8
Soph'o-cles
Sopm-o-nis"ba
Sophrom
t So-phron'i-cus
Soph-ro-mis'cus
So-phro'ni-a
So-phros'y-ne
Sop'o-lis
So'ra
So-rac'tes, and So-rac'te
So-ra'nus
So'rex
So-rit'i-a 10
So si-a Gal'la 10
So-sib'i-us
Sos'i-cles
So-sic'ra-tes.
So-sig'e-nes
So'si-i 3. iQ
Sos'i-lus
So-sip'a-ter
So sis
So-sis'tra-tus
So si-us 10
Sos the-nes
Sos'tra-tus
& . . Sº
Sot'a-des
So"ter
So-te'ri-a
So-ter'i-cus
So'this
So"ti-on 11
So'ti-us 10
So'us
Sozo-men
Spa'co
Spar'ta
Spar'ta-cus
Spar'tae, or Sparti
Spar-ta'mi, or
Spar-ti-a'tae 22
Spar-ti-a'mus
Spe'chi-a 12
Spen'di-us
Spen'dom
Sper-chi'us 12
Sper-ma-toph'a-gi
Speu-sip'pus
Sphac-te'ri-ae
Sphe'rus
Sphinx
Spi'o
Spho'dri-as
Sphra-gid’i-hm
Spi-cil'ſus
Spin'tha-rus
Spin'ther
Spi-tam'e-nes
Spi-thob'a-tes
Spith-ri-da'tes
Spo-le’ti-um 10
i Spor’a-des 20
Spu-ri'na
Spu'ri-us
Sta-be'ri-us
Sta'bi-ae
Sta-gi'ra 1
§: I
taph'y-lus
Sta-san'der
Sta-sil'e-us 29
Sta-til'i-a
Sta-til'i-us
Stat'i-nae
Sta-ti'ra
Sta’ti-us 10
Sta-sic'ra-tes
Sta’tor
Stel-la'tes
Stel'li-o
Ste'na
Sten-o-boe'a
Ste-noc'ra-tes
$ten'tor
Steph'a-na
Steph'a-nus
Ster’o-pe
Ster'o-pes
Ste-sich'o-rus
Ster-tin'i-us
Ste-sag'o-ra's
Stes-i-cle'a'
Ste-sim'bro-tus
Sthen'e-le
Sthen'e-lus *
Sthe'nis
Sthe'no
Sthen-o-boe'a
Stil'be, or Stil'bi-a
Stil'i-cho
Stil'po
Stim'i-com
Stiph'i-lus
Sto-bas'us .
Stoech'a-des
Sto'i-ci
Sto'ics, Eng.
Stra'bo
Stra-tar'chas
Stra'to, or Stra’tun
Strat’o-cles
Strat-o-ni'ce
Stra-te-ni'cus 30
Stron'gy-le
Stroph'a-des
Stro'phi-us
Stru-thoph'a-gi
Stru'thus
Stry'ma
s'gº. Of
tym-pha'lis
Stym-pha'lus
Styg'me
Sty'ra
Sty'rus
Styx
Su-ar-do'nes
Su-ba'tri-i 3 4
Sub-lic'i-us 24
Sub'o-ta
Sub-ur'ra
Su'cro
Sues'sa
Sues'so-mes
Sue-to'ni-us
Sue'vi
Sue'vi-us
Suf-ſe'nus
Suſ-fe’ti-us, or
Fu-fe’ti-us
Sui'das
uil'i-us
Sui'o-nes
Sul'chi
Sul'ci-us
Sul'mo, or Sui'mo-na
Sul-pit’i-a
Sul-pit'i-us, or
Sul-pic'i-us. 24
Sum-ma'nus
Su'ni-ci
Su’mi-des
Su'mi-um -
Su-o-vet-au-ril’i-a
Su'pe-rum ma're
Su'ra AE-my!'i-us
Su-re'na -
Sur-ren'tum
Su'rus i.
Su'sa
Su'sa-na
Su-si-a'na, or
u'sis
Su-sa'ri-on
Su'tri-um
Sy ag'rus
Syl; a-ris
Syb-a-ri'ta
Syb'a-rite, Eng
Syb'o-tas -
Sy-cin'nus . .
Sy'e-dra 3 *
Sy'e-me 8
Sy-e-ne'si-us iO
Sy-en-i'tes
Syg'a-ros
Sy-le'a
Syl'e-us . . .:
Sylla a *
Syl'lis
Syl'o-es
Syl'o-son
Syl-va'mus
Sylvi-a
Syl'vi-us
Sy’ma, or
yme
Sym'bo-lum
Sym'ma-chus
Sym-pleg'a-des
Sy’mus
Syn-cellus
Sy-ne'si-us 10
Synge-lus
Syn'mas
Syn-ma-lax'is
Syn'nis
Sy-no'pe
Syn’ty-che
Sy’phax
Sy-phae'um
Syr'a-ces
Syr-a-co'si-a 10
Syr-a-cu'sae 8
Syr'a-cuse, Eng
Syr'i-a
Sy'rinx
Syr-o-phoe'nix
Syr-o-phoe-mi'ces
Sy'ros
Syr’tes
Sy'rus
Sys-i-gam'bis
Sy-sim'e-thres
Sys’i-mas
Sy'thas
* Smintheus.--This word, like Orpheus, and others of the same form, has the accent on the first syllable; but poets
often cuntract the two last syllables into one; as Pope
O. Sinintheus, sprung from fair Latona’s lisle,
Thou guardian pow’s of Cilla the divine !
See Idomenetts.
i Sophronicus.---I find this word in no prosodist but Labbe; and he places the accent on the penultimate syllable, like
most other words of this termination; unless; says he, any one think it more likely to be derived from Sophron, than
from victory; that is, by uniting a general termination to the root of the word, than combining it with another word
significant of itselū; but as there is a Greek adjective Xºpéºvikos signifying ºrdained by nature to temperance, it is
much more prolable that Sophronicus is this adjective used substantively, than that it should be compounded of Xavºr
and wikoº, conquering tempera,wr, Pºd therefore the antepenultimate accent seems preferable.
† Sporades.---This word has the accent !. on the first syllable by all our prosodists; but a mere English ear is
tºº
not only inclined to place the accent on
second syllable, but to
o-rades', but this is so gross an errour, that it cannot be ton sº avoideº.
§ Surios.--Thir word is generally heard, even among the learned, iu wo syllables, as if written Sui-das. Labbe,
however, makes it three syllables, and accents the first; although, says he by what right I know not, it is generally
pronounced with the accent on the penultimate It inay be observed, that if we place the accent on the first syllab
the i in the second must be pronounced like e i and that the generpl pronunciation which Labbe complaims of, that o
lacing the accent on the second syllable, must, in our English pronunciation of Greek or Latin words, preserve the #
in its long open sound, as in idle
ironounce the word as if it were a dissyllable,
; if therºfore, we pronounce the i in this manmer, it is sufficient proof that we p
the accent on the penultimatesyllables which, though common is, as Labbe observes, without good authoriº”

TA-AUTES
Tab'ra-ca
Ta-bur'nus
#.
a-champ'so:
Ta'chos, or Ta'chus
.#
- TE
Tau-ra'ni-a
Tau-ran'tes
Tau’ri 3 .
- Tau'ri-ca Cher-so-ne'sus
Tau'ri-ca 7
Tau-rini. 3
Tau-ris'ci 3
Tac'i-ta Tau’ri-um
Tac'i-tus 24 Tau-ro-min'i-um
Tae'di-a Tau'rus
Taen'a-rus Tax'i-la .
Tae'ni-as Tax'i-lus, or Tax’i-les
Ta'ges Tax-i-maq'ui-lus
Ta-go'ni-us Tayge-te, or
a'sus a-y-ge'te
Ta-la'si-us 10 * Ta-yg'e-tus, or
Tal'a-us Ta-yg'e-ta
Ta-la'y-ra 6 Te-a'num
Tal’e-tum Te'a-rus
Tal-thyb’i-us Te-a'te-a, Te'a-te, or
Ta'lus Te-ge'a-te -
Tam'a-rus Tech-mes'sa
Tamos Tech'na-tis
Ta-ma'se-a Tec'ta-mus
am'pi-us Tec-tos'a-ges, or
'Tam'y-ras Tec-tos'a-ga-
Tam'y-ris Te'ge-a, or Te-gae'a
Tan'a-gra eg'u-la º
Tana-grus, or Tan'a-ger Teg'y-ra 7 ' ',"
an'a-is - Te’i-us 5 -
Tan'a-quit Te’i-um, or Te'os
Tan-tal’i-des Tel'a-mon
Tan'ta-lus º
Ta-mu'si-us Ger’mi-
nus 10
Ta phi-ae
Ta'phi-us, or
a-phi-as'sus
Hºme
# 3
"iſ"---" - - -
Tar'a-nis
Ta'ras
Tar-ax-ip'pus
Tar-bel'li 3
Tar-che’ti-us 10
Tar'chon
Ta-ren'tum, or
Ta-ren'tus
Tar'nae
Tar'pa
Tar-pei'a 5
Tar-pei'us 5
Tar-quin'i-i 3
Tar-quin'i-a
Tar-quin’i-us
Tar-quit'i-us 27
Tar'qui-tus
Tar-ra-ci'na
Tar'ra-co
Hºus 10
a!" Sã
Tar'si-us 10
Tar'sus, or Tar'sos
Tar'ta-rus \
Tar-tes'sus
Tar-un'ti-us
Tas-ge’ti-us
Ta'ti-an
Ta-ti-en'ses
Ta'ti-us 10
Tat’ta
Tau-lan'ti-i 3
Tau'nus º
* Taygetus and Taygete.—All our pr
andº'#. #.; and Ta-
º an errour of the press.
early
Tel-a-mo-ni'a-des
Tel-chi'nes
Tel-chin'i-a
Tel-chin'i-us
Tel’chis
Te’le-a 7 19
Te-Heb'o-as
Te-ſeh'o-ae, or
Te-leb'o-es
Tel-e-bo’i-des
Te-lec'les, or 'ſe-lec'lus
Tel-e-cli'des -
Te-leg'o-nus
Te-lem'a-chus
Tel’e-mus
Tel-e-phas'sa
Tei'e-phus
Te-le'si-a 10
Te-les'i-clas
Tel-e-sil’la
Tel-e-sin'i-cus
Tel-e-si'nus
Tel-e-sip'pus
Te-les'pho-rus
Tel-e-stag'o-ras
Te-les'tas
Te-les' tes
Te-les' to
Tel’e-thus
Tel-e-thu'sa
Te-leu'ri-as
Te-leu'ti-as
Tel-la'me
Tel'ii-as
Telºlis
Tel’lus
Tel-mes'sus, or
Tel-mus'sus
Te'on
Tel-thu'sa
Te'lys 26
Te-ma'the-a
'e-fe. ałIt
e adopted the anº pronunciation.
G
8 ****** * * *eºreº
TH iſ ,
Te-me'ni-um
Tem-e-ni'tes
Tem'e-nus
Tem-e-rin'da
Tem'é-sa
Tem'e-se
Tem'nes.
Tem'nos
Tem'pe
Ten'e-dos
Te'nes 26
Ten'e-sis
º 26 E.
'en'ty-ra, Egypt
†. 'ra, #.
Te'os, or Te'i-os
Te-re'don
Te-ren'ti-a
Te-ren-ti-a'nus
Te-ren’tus
t Te're-us
Ter-ges’te, and
Ter-ges’tum
Te’ri-as 19
Ter-i-ba'zus
Te-rid'a-e 19
Ter-i-da'tes
Ter’i-gum
Ter-men'ti a 10
Ter'me-rus 27
Ter-me'sus 27
Terp-sich'o-re 3
Terp-sic'ra-te
Ter-ra-cima
Ter-ra-sid’i-us
Terti-a 10
Ter’ti-its 10
Ter-tul-li-a'nus
Tethys 26
Te-trap'o-lis
Tetri-cus
Teu'cer
Teu'cri 3
Teu'cri-a
Teucºte-ri 3
Teu-mes'sus
Teu'ta
Tea-ta'mi-as, or
Teu'ta-mis
Teu'ta-mus
Teu'tas, or Teu-ta'tes
Teu'thras
Teu-tom'a-tus
Teu'to-ni, and
Teu'to-nes
Tha-ben'na
Tha'is
Tha'la
Thal'a-me
Tha-las'si-us **
Tha'les
Tha-les’tri-a, or
Tha-les' tris
Tha-te'tes 27
Tha-li'a 30
Thai'pi-us
Tham'y-ras
Tham'y-ris
artara, Taygetus, sic Taenera, Massica, et altus
ar tº ºr
f Te eus-For words of this termination, see Idomeneue.
IH
Thar-geli-a
Tha-ri'a-des
Tha’rops 26
Thap'sa-cus }
Tha'si-us, or
Thrasi-us 10
Tha’sos 26
Tha'sus
Thau-man'ti-as, and
Thau-man'tis
Thau'mas
Thau-ma'si-us
The'a
The-ag'e-mes
The-ages
The-a'no
The-a'num
The-ar’i-das
The-ar'nus
The-a-te'tes
The baº 8
# Thebes, Eng.
Theb’a-is
Thebe, or Thebae
The'i-a
The'i-as 5
Thel-e-phas sa
Thel-bu'sa
Thelx-i'on 29
Thelx-i'o-pe
"The-me'si-on 11
The'mi
In 15
The-miscy-ra
Them'e-mus
Them'i-son
The-mis'ta
The-mis'ti-us
The-mis'to-cles
Them-i-stog'e mes
The-o-cle'a
The'o-cles
The'o-clus
he-o-clym'e-mus
The-oc'ri-tus
The-od'a-mas, or
Thi-od'a-mas
The-o-dec'tes
The-od-o-re’tus
The-od'o-ret, Eng’
The-od-o-ri’tus
The-o-'do'ra
The-o-'do'rus -
The-o-'do'si-us 10
The-od'o-ta ;
The-o-do'ti-on 11
The-od'o-tus
The-og-me'tes
The-og'mis
The-om-oes’tus
The'on
The-on’o-e 8
The'o-pe
The-oph'a-ne
The-oph'a-mes
The-o-pha'ni-a
The-oph’i-lus
The-o-phras’tus
The-to-pol'e-mus
The-to-pom"pus
The-j-phy-lau.'tus
The-oph’i-lact, Eng
The-o'ri-us
The-o-timus
The-ox'e-na
dists but Lempriere accent these words on the antepenultimate syllable, as if
therefore, rather inclined to suppose the quantity
e lines in Lily's Qwas Genus will easily call ic the recollection of every scholar how
marked in his dic-
t
raº'ylor, from its seven gates.
f Thebes.--Thebes in Egypt was called becatomºlºrom having a hundred gates; and Thebes in Greece Hep
*
8. TH TI TI TR
The ox-e'ni-a Thrace Ti-gel'ii-us Ti-tu'riºus
The-ox-e'ni-us Thraces Ti-gra'nes Ti’tus
The'ra Thra'ci-a gigºran-o-certa Titly-rus. .
The-ram'bus Thrace, Eng. Tigres Tit'y-us 19 .
The-ram'e-mes Thrac'i-dae 19 Tigris Tle-pol'e-maus 16 *
The-rap'ne, or Thra'cis Tig-u-ri'ni 3 ma'rus
Te-rap'me Thra'se-as 11 Tit-a-tae'i 4 Tmolus 13
Theras Thra-side-us Ti-mae'a To-gaſta
The-rip'pi-das Thra'si-us 10 Ti-mae'us Toimi-des
Ther'i-tas Thra'so Ti-mag'e-nes To-lo'sa
Ther'ma Thras-y-bu'lus - Ti-mag'o-ras To-lum'nus
Ther-mo'don Thras-y-dae'us Ti-man'dra To'lus
Ther-mop'y-la- Thra-syl'lus Ti-man'dri-des To-mae'um
Ther'mus Thra-sym'a-chus Ti-man'thes Toum'a-rus 19
The-rod'a-mas Thras-y-me'des Ti-mar'chus 12 Tom'i-sa
The'ron Thras-y-me'mus Tim-a-re'ta To'mos, or To'mis
Ther-pan'der Thre-ic’i-us 24 Ti-ma'si-on 11 Tom'y-ris 19
Ther-san'der Thre-is'sa Tim-a-sith'e-us" To'ne-a
Ther-sil'o-chus Threp-sip'pas Ti-ma'vus Ton-gil'li
Ther-sip'pus Thri-am'bus Ti-me'si-us 11 To-pa'zos
Ther-si'tes 1 Thro'ni-um Ti-moch'a-ris 12 Top'i-ris, or Top rus
Thes-bi'tes Thry'on Tim-o-cle'a Tor’i-mi 3
The-se’i-dae Thry'us Ti-moc'ra-tes To-ro'ne
The-se'is s. Thu-cyd'i-des Ti-mo'cre-on Tor-qua'ta
The'se-uſs Thu-is'to Tim-o-de'mus Tor-qua'tus
The-si'dae Thu’le 8 Tim-o-la'us Tor'tor
The-sides Thu'ri-ae, or Thu'ri-um Ti-mole-on To'rus
Thes-moph-o'ri-a Thu'ri-nus Ti-mo'lus 13 Tor'y-me
Thes-moth'e-tae Thus'ci-a 10 Ti-mon'a-chus Tox-a-rid'i-a 19
Thes-pi'a 'a Ti’mom Tox'e-us
Thes-pi'a-dae Thv'a-des Ti-moph'a-nes Tox-ic'ra-te
Thes-pi'a-des Thy'a-mis Ti-mo'the -us Tra'be-a,
Thes'pi-ae Thy'a-na Ti-mox'e-mus Trach'a-lus 12
Thes'pis Thy-a-ti'ra dº Tin'gis Tra'chas
Thes'pi-us, or Thy-bar’mi Ti'pha Tra-chin'i-a
Thes'ti-us Thy-es’ta Ti'phys Trach-o-ni'tis
Thes-pro'ti-a 10 Thy-es'tes Tiph'y-sa Tra’ ©
hhes-pro"tus Thym'bra Ti-re'si-as 10 Traj-a-hop'o-lis
. Thes-sa'li-a Thym-brae'us Tir-i-ba'ses Traja'mus
Thes-sa'li-on 29 Thym'bris Tiz-i-da'tes Trajan, Eng.,
Thes-sa-li'o-tis Thym'bron Ti'ris 18 Tral'les
* Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca 30 Thym'e-le Ti'ro Trans-tib-er-i'ma
Thes'sa-lus Thy-mi'a-this Ti-ryn'thi-a Tra-pe'zus
Thes'te Thy-moch'a-res Ti-ryn'thus Tra-sul'lus
Thes’ti-a Thy-moe'tes Ti-sae'um Tre-ba'ti-us 10
Thes-ti'a-de, and, Thy-od'a-mas Ti-sag'o-ras Tre-bel-li-a'mus
Thes,ti a-des Thy-one Ti-sam'e-nes Tre-bel-li-e'nus
Thes’ti-as Thy-º'ne-us Ti-san'drus Tre-bel'li-us
Thes'ti-us Thy'o-tes } Ti-sar'chus 12 Tre'bi- a
Thes'tor Thy're Ti-si'a-rus Tre'bi-us
Thes'ty-lis Thyr'e-a Tis’i-as 10 Tre-bo'mi-a
he’tis Thyr'e-us Ti-siph'o-me Tre-bo'mi-us
Theu'tis, or Teuthis Thyr'i-on 29 Ti-siph'o-mus Treb'u-la. 19
Thiſ㺠Thyr-sag'e-tae Tis-sam'e-mus Tre'rus
Thi as ! !hys'sos Tis-sa-pher'nes Trev'e-ri 3
Thim'bron - Thy'us Ti-tae'a Tri-ari-a
Thi-od'a-mas Ti'a-sa 1 Titan Ti-ta'nus Tri-ariºus
This"be Tib-a-re'ni Tit'a-na Tri-bal'li 3
This’i-as 10 Ti-be'ri-as Ti-ta'mes Tribo-ci
This'o-a ib-e-ri'mus Titang, Eng. Tri-bu'ni . .
Tho-an'ti-um 10 Tib'e-ris Ti-ta'mi-a Tric-as-tini 3
Tho'as - Ti-beri-us Ti-tan'i-des Tric'cae .
Thoe 8 Ti-be'sie T:-ta'mus, § giant) Trick'se.
Thom'y-ris 19 Ti-bul'lus Tit-a-mus, (a river) Tri-cla’ri-a
ho'lus Ti'bur Tit-a-re'si-us 10 Tri-cre'na
# Thon - Ti-bur’ti-us 10 Tit'e-nus Tri-e-teri-ca
Tho'nis Ti-bur’tus Tith-e-nid'i-a Trif-o-li'nus
Tho'on Tich'i-us 12 Ti-tho'nus Tri-na'cri-a, or
Tho'o-sa Tic'i-da Tit'i-a 19 Trin'a-cris
Tho-o'tes Ti-ci'mus Tit-i-a'ma 21 Tri-no-ban'tes
Tho-ra'ni-us Tid'i-us Tit-i-a'mus Tri-oc-a'a, or Tri'o-cla
Tho'rax Ti-es'sa Titſi-i 3. 19 Tri'o-pas, or Tri'ops
Tho'ri-a , Tif'a-ta Ti-thraus'tes Tri-phyl'i-a
Thor'max Ti-fer'num Ti-tin'i-us Tri-phillis 1
Thor'sus , Tig'a-sis Titſi-us 10 19 Tri-philus
Tho'us Tig-el-li'nus 24 Ti-tor'mus Trip'o-lis 19
* Thessalonica—This wou, like every other of a sinºlar termination, is sure to be pronounced by a mere, English
excommunication.
scholar with the accent on the third syllable; but this must be avoided on pain of ii
f Thon, a physician of Egypt. Milton spells this word with the final e, making it one syllable ºly, and conse
quently pronouncing it so & to rhyme with tone : - -
Nor that Nepenthe, which the wiſe of Thons.
In Egypt, gave to Jove-born Heiena, --
(> ls of such pow'r to stir up joy as this............Consu
tº Fººt. * + 2* ºf: -- * --— ” º, ** - - - - - -, - - , " ºr
Tu *A WE up tº
Trip to?'e-mus Tusci 3 Ya-gel'h-us Ven-u-lei-us *
Triq'ue-tra Tus-cu-la'mum Wa-ge'ni 3 Wen'u-lus
Tris-me-gis’tus Tus'cu-lum Waſia We'nus.
Tritſi-a 10 Tus'cus Valens. We-mu'si-a, or
Trit-o-ge-ni'a 30 Tu'ta Wa-len'ti-a 10 We-nu'si-um (&
Tri'ton Tu'ti-a 10 Wal-en-tin-i-a'nus W3-ra'gri -
Tri-to'nis T'u'ti-cum Wal-en-tin'i-an, Eng Ve-rani-a
Tri-ven'tum Tv'a-na Va-te'ri-a Ve-ra'ni-us
Triv'i-a # Ty-a'ne-us, or Wa-le-ri-a'nus Wer-big'e-mus
Triv'i-ae an'trum Ty-a-mae'us l'a-le’ri-an, Eng. Wer-cel’lae
Triv'i-ae lu'cus Ty-a-mi'tis Wa-le’ri-us Ver-cin-get'qºris
Tri-vi'cum e Ty'bris Wal'e rus Wer-e'na
Tri-um'vi-ri 4 Ty'bur Wal'gi-us Wer-gil’i-a-
Tro'a-des Ty'che 12 Van-da'ii-i 3 4 Wer-gas-il-lau'mus
Tro'as Tºke . Van-gi'o-mes Wer-gel'lus
Troch'a-ri Tych’i-us 12 Van'ni-us Wer-gil'i-ae
Troch’o-is 12 ſych’i-cus 12 Wa-ra'mes Wer-gin'i-us
Troe-ze'me Ty'de War-dae'i Ver'gi-um
Trog’i-lms 24 f Tyde, tas Wa'ri-a Wer-go-bre’tus
Trog-lod'y-tae Ty-di'des Wa-ri'ni 3 Wer’i-tas
Trogus Pom-pe'i-us Ty-e'nis Wa-ris'ti Ver-o-doc'ti-us. 10
Troja Tym’ber Va'ri-us Wer-o-man'du-i
Troy, Eng. Ty-mo'It's Var'ro We-ro'na
* Tro’i-lus Tym-pa'ni-a Va'rus Ve-ro'nes
Trom-en-ti'na Tym-phae'i 3 Was co'nes Wer-o-ni'ca 30
Troph’i-mus Tyn-dar’i-des Wat-i-cº mus Wer-re-gi'nunn
Tro-pho’ni-us Tyn'da-ris Wa-tin'i-us Ver'res,
Tros Tyn'da-rus Wat-i-ents Ver'ri-tus
Tros'su-lufrt Tyn'ni-chus Ü'bi-1 4 Ver'ri-us
Trot'i-lum Ty-phoe'us, or U-cal'e-gon º
Tru-en'tum, or Ty-phoe'os, sub U'cu-bis er'ti-co ...
Tru-en-ti'nuin Ty-phoe'e-us, adj Vec'ti-us 16 Ver-ti-cor'di-a
Tryph'e-rus Ty'phon We'di-us Pol'li-o Wer-tis'cus
Tryph-i-o-do'rus Ty-ram-mi'on Vegeti-us 16 Wer-tum'mus
Try'phon Ty-ran'mus we'i-a Ver-u-la'mus
Try-phosa Ty'ras, or Ty'ra Ve-i-a'nus e'rus
Tu'be-ro #9 y res e-i-en'tes Wes'bi-us, or
Tuc'ci-a 10 Tyr-i-da'tes We-i-en'io We-su'bi-us
Tuk'ske-&
T'u'ci-a 10
Ty-ri'o-tes
Tuder, or Tu-der ti-a 10 Tyro
We'ī-i 3
Wei'o-vis
Ve-la'brum
Ves-ci-a'mum
Ves-pa-si-a'mus
l/es-pa's:-an. Eng
Tu'dri 3 Ty-rog'ly-phus We-la'ni-us Ves-cu-la'ri-us
Tu-gi'ni, or Tu-ge'ni Ty'ros e'li-a Vés'e-ris
Tu-gu-ri'nus 22 Tyr-rhe'i-das Wei'i-ca Ve-se'vi-us, atti
Tu-is'to Tyr-rhe'i-des Ve-li'na Ve-se'vus
Tu-lin'gi 3 Tyr-rhe'ni Ve-limum Wes’ta
Tul’la Tyr-rhe'num Ve-ſi-o-cas'si 3 Ves-ta'les
Tul'Hi-a Tyr-rhe'nus Wei-i-ter'na Wes-ta'li-ii
Tul-li'o-la Tyr'rhe-us Ve-li'trap Veg-tic’i-us 24
Tul'li-us Tyr-rhi'dae Wel'la-ri 3 Veg-til'i-us
Tu-me'ta, or Tu'nis Tyr'sis Wel'le-da Ves-tilla
Tun'gyi Tyr-tae'us Vel-le'i-us Ves-ti'n: 3
Tu-ra'ni-us Ty'rus, or Ty'ros We-ma'frum Ves-ti'nut,
Turºbo Tyre, Eng. en e-di Ves'u-ius
Tur-de-ta'ni Tys'i-as 10 Wen'e-li . Ve-su'vi-us
Tu-re'sis Wen'e-ti 3 Wet’ti-us
Tu'ri-us sº ~~~~~~~~~ Ve-neti-a 10 Wet-to'nes
Tur’nus V. Wen'ice, Eng. Wet-u-lo'ni-a
Tu'ro-nes Wen'e-tus Ve-tu'ri-a
Tur'pi-o Vac.cº. 3 Ve-mil’i-a We tu'ri-us
Tu-rul’li-us Wa-cu'ma Ve-no'ni-tts We’tus
Tus-ca'ni-a, and Va'ga Wen-tid’i-us U‘fems
Tus'ci-a 10 Wag-e-dru'sa Wen'ti 3 Uf-en-ti'na
* Troilus.---This word is almost always heard as if it were two syllables only, and as if written Tra
* *
a corruption of the first magnitude : the vowels should be kept separate, as if written Tru'e-lus.--See Zoilus.
y’tus. This is
i Tyanetts.---This word is only used as an adjective to Apollonius, the celebrated Pythagorean philosopher, and is
formed from the town of Tyana, where he was born. The natural formatical of this adjective would undoubtedly tºs
Tyaneus, with the accent on the antepenultimate syllable. Labbe, at the word Tyana, says, “et inde deductum Tºp.
aneus; quidquid scian, reclaudare nonnullos sed immerito, ut satis norunt eruditi.”
The numberless authorities which might he brought for pronouncing this word either way, sufficiently show how
equivocal is its accent, and of bow little importance it is to which we give the preference. My private opinion coin-
cides with Labbe; but as we generally find it written with the diphthong, we may presume the penultimate accent has
prevailed, and that it is the safest to follow. --
# Tydeus.-- This word, like several others of the same termination, was promounced by the Greeks sometimes in
three, and sometimes in two syllables, the ew considered as a diphthoug. When it was pronounced in three syllables,
the penultimate syllable was long, and the accent was on it as we find it in a verse of Wilkie's Epigoniad. -
Venus, still partial to the Thelian arms,
Tydeus' son seduc’d by female charms.
But the most prevailing pronunciation was that with the āutepenultimate accent, as we generally find it in Pope's
Homer: Next came Idomeneus and Tydeus' son, -
Ajax the less, and Ajax Telamon.
See Idomeneus,
§ Venafrum-ºl ſlough the accent may be placed either on the antepenultimate or the penultimate syllable of this word,
the latter is by far the preferable, as it is adopted by Lempriere, Lahtie, Gouldman, and other good authorities.
* Verrugo.--I have given if is word the peãultimate accent with Lempriere, in opposition to Ainsworth, who attopts
the antependitimate, #
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UN WU .
Vl-blº; a Un'chae Ux-el-lo-'du'mum Za-mol'zis -
Wi-bid'i-us Un-de-cem'vi-ri 3 Ux'i-i 3 Zan'cle
Vib’i-us U-nel'li 3 Ux-is'a-ma Zan'the-nes
Vi'uo Unx’i-a U’zi-ta Zan'thi-cles
Vib-u fe'nus Wo-co'ni-a *º Za'rax
Wi-bul'li-us Vo-co'ni-us X Zar-bi-e'nus
Vi'ca Po'ta Wo-con'ti-a 10 gº Zar-i-aspes
Wi-centa, or Wi-ce'ti-a 10 Vog'e-sus X AN'THE 17 Za'thes
Wi-celli-us Vol-a-gin'i-us Xan'thi Ze-bi'ma
Victor . Vo-la'na Xan'thi-a Ze'la, or Ze #
Wic-to'ri-a Vo-lan'dum Xan'thi-ca Ze'les
Wic-to'ri-us Vol-a-ter'ra Xan-thip'pe Ze-lot'y-pe
Vic-to-ri'na Volcae, or Vol'gas Xan-thip'pus Ze’lus
Vic-to-rinus Vo-log'e-ses Xan'tho Ze'no
Wic-tum'vi-ae Vo-log'e-sus Yan-tho-pu'lus Ze-mo'bi-a
Wi-en'na Wol'scens Xan'thus Zem'o-cles
Willi-a Vol'sci, or Wol'ci Xan'ti-cles Zen-o-cli'dés
Willi-us ol-sin'i-um Xan-tip'pe Zen-o-do'rus
Wim-i-na'iis Vol-tin'i-a Xan-tippus Zen-o-do'ti-a
Vin-cen'ti-us 10 Vo-lum'nae Fa'num Xe-nag'o-ras * Ze-nod'o-tus
Win'ci-us Vo-lumn'ni-a Xe-mar'chus Ze-moth'e-mis
Vin-da‘li-us Vo-lum'nus Xen'a-res Ze-moph'a-mes
Vin-del’i-ci 4 Vo-lum'ni-us Xen'e-tus Ze-phyr'i-um
Vin-de-mi-ator Vo-lup'tas, and Xe'ne-us Zephy-rus
Vin'dex Ju'li-us Vo-lu'pi-a Xe-mi'a-des Zeph'y-rum
Vin-dic'i-us 10 Vol-u-senus Xemi-us Ze-ryn'thus
in-do-nis'sa Vo-lu-si-a'nus Xen-o-cle'a Ze thes, or Ze'ts.
Wi-nici-us 16 Vo-lu'si-us 10 Xen'o-cies Zeu-gi-tana
Wi-mid'i-us Wol'u-sus Xen-o-cli'des Zeug'ma
Mini-us 'o'lux Xe-moc'ra-tes Ze'us
Vin'niºus Vo-ma'nus Xe-nod'a-mus Zeux-id'a-mus
Wipºsa'ni-a Vo-no'nes Xe-nod’i-ce Zeux'i-das
W ir'biºus o-pis’cus Xe-mod'o-chus Zeu-xip'pe
Virgil'i-us o-ra'nus . Xen-o-do'rus Zeu'xis
Virgil, Eng. o-ti-e'nus 22 Xe-nod'o-tus Zeu'xo
Virgin'i-a U-ra'ni a Xe-hoph'a-nes Zi-gi'ra
ir-gin'i-us Q-ra'ni-i, or U'ri-, . Xe-moph’i-lus Zil’i-a, or Ze'lif
Vir-i-a'thus 'ra-nus Xen'o-phon Zi-my'ri
Vir-i-dom'a-rus Ur-bicu-a Xen-o-phon-ti'us Zi-pae'tes
i-rip'la-ca Ur'bi-cus Xen-o-pi-thi'a Zi-ob'e-ris
ir'ro U’ri-a Xerx'es 17 Zmil'a-ces lo
Virtus & U'ri-tes Xeu'xes # Zo’i-lus 29
Wi-selli-us Ur-sidi-us Xu'thus Zo-ip'pus
i-se'lus Us-ca'na Xy'chus Zo'na
Wi-telti-a º-sip'e-tes, or U-sip'i-ei 3 Xyn'i-as Zom'a-ras
Vi-telji-us Eſa-tica. Xyn-o-ich’i-a Zoph'o-rus
Wit'i-a 10 U'ti-ca JZo-pyri-o
Vitri-cus Vul-ca-na'i-a Zo-pyr'i-on
Wi-tru'vi-us ul-ca'ni * Zop'y-rus 19
Wit'u-la. Vul-ca'ni-us ZABATUS 19 27 2, or-o-aster
Ul-pi-a'nus Vul-ca'mus Zab-di-ce'ne Zos'i-mus
!!!'pian, Eng Vulcan, Eng. Za-bir'na Zos'i-me
U'lu-brae Vul-ca'ti-us 10 Zab'u-lus Zos-terra
U-lys'ses Wul'so Za-cyn'thus Zo-thraus' tes
Um’ber Vultu-ra Za-gras'us Zy-gan'tes
Umbra Vul-tu-reli-us Za'grus Zyg'e-na
Um'bri-a Vul-tu'ri-us Zal'a-tes 19 Zyg'i-a
Im-brig'i-us 24 Vul-turnum Za-leu'cus Zy-gom'a-Ra
Um'bro Vul-turnus Za'ma, or Zag'ma Zy-gop'o-lis
Um'ca Vul-sinum Za'me-is Zy-gri'tae
BY inspecting the foregoing Vocabulary, we see that, notwithstanding all the barriers witi, which
the learned have guarded the accentuation of the dead languages, still some words there re which
despise their laws, and boldly adopt the analogy of English pronunciation. . It is true the catalogus
of these is not very numerous ; for, as an errour of this kind incurs the penalty of being thought illi-
terate and vulgar, it is no wonder that a pedantic adherence to Greek and Latin should, in doubt,
ful cases, be generally preferred. , \ ge
But as the letters of the dead languages have insensibly changed their sound by passing into the
living ones, so it is impossible to preserve the accent from sliding sometimes into the amayogies &
our own tongue; and when once words of this kind are fixed in the public ear, it is not only a us:
•ess, but a permicious, pedantry to disturb them. Who could hear without pity of Alexander's passin;
the river, Grani'cus, or of his marrying the sister of Parys'atis 9 These works, and several othere
must be looked upon as planets shot from their original spheres, and moving round another centre.
After all the care, therefore, that has been taken to accent words according to the bes’ author?
ties, some have been found go differently marked by d\ferent prosodists, as to make it no asy ma?
ter to know to which we shall give the preference. In this case I have ventured to given v opinics
without presuming to decide, and merely as an Hyatikov or Interim, till the learned have p onounces
*he final sentence.
* Zenodotus-All our prosodists but Lempriere give this word the antepenultimate accent; and till a good reason.
‘e given why it should differ from Herodotus, I must beg leave to follow the majority.
†Zoilus-The two vowels in this word are always separated in the Greek and Latin, but in the Euglish pronun
tiation of it they are frequently blended into a diphthong, as in the words oil, boil, &c. This, however, is an illiterate
prolſunciºttºn, anti should be avoided. The ward should have tfiree syllables, and be pronounced as if written Zo'éºlus
PREFACE
TO THE
TERMINATIONAL WOCABULARY.
Taklºg a retrospective view of language, or surveying it in its terminations, affords not only a
new but an advantageous view of all languages. The necessity of this view induced me, several
years ago, to arrange the whole English language according to its terminations; and this arrange-
ment I found of infinite use to me in consulting the analogies of our tongue. A conviction of it,
utilitv made me desirous of arranging the Greek and Latin proper names in the same manner, and
more particularly as the pronunciation of these languages depends more on the termination of
words than any other we are acquainted with. Of such utility is this arrangement supposed to b
in the Greek language, that the son of the famous Hoogeven, who wrote on the Greek particles, ht 3
actually printed such a dictionary, which only waits for a preface to be published. The labour of
such a selection and arrangement must have been prodigious; nor is the task I have undertaken in
the present work a slight one; but the idea of rendermg the classical pronuriciation of proper names
still more easy encouraged me to persevere in the labour, however dry and fatiguing.
I flattered myself I had already promoted this end, by dividing the proper names into syllables
upon analogical principles; but hapéºaldºstill add to the facility of recollecting their pronunci-
& wh;h, in the first place, exhibits the accent and quantity
ation by the arrangement here adopted
of every word by its termination. -
[n the next place, it shows the extent of this accentuation, by producing, at one view, all the
words differently accented, by which means may be formed the rule and the exception.
Thirdly, when the exceptions are but few, and less apt to be regarded,—by seeing them contrast-
cd with the rule, they are imprinted more strongly on the memory, and are the more easily recol-
lected Thus, by seeing that Sperchius, Xenophomitius, and Darius, are the only words of that very
§. rous termination which have the accent on the penultimate, we are at perfect ease about all
the rest. g
Fourthly, by seeing that all words ending in enes have universally the antepenultimate accent, w
easily recollect that the pronunciation of Eumenes with the accent on the penultimate is radically
wrong, and is only tolerated because adopted by some respectable writers. Thus, too, the numé.
rous termination in ades is seen to be perfectly antepenultimate; and the ambiguous termination in
ides is freed in some measure from its intricacy, by seeing the extent of both forms contrasted. This
contrast, without being obliged to go to Greek etymologies, shows at one view whel, this termination
has the accent on the penultimate i, as in Tydides; and when it transfers the accent to the antepe-
multinate, as in Thucydides ; which depends entirely on the quantity of the original word from which
these patronymics are formed.
And, lastly, when the number of words pronounced with a different a.cent are nearly equal, we
ran at least find some way of recollecting their several accentuations better than if they were pro-
miscuously mingled with all the rest of the words in the language. By frequently repeating them as
they stand together, the ear will gain a habit of placing the accept properly, without knowing why
it does so In short, if Labbe's Catholici Indices, which is in the hands of all the learned, be useful
for readily finding the accent and quantity of proper names, the present Index cannot fail to be
much more so, as it not only associates them by their accent and quantity, but according to their
termination also ; and by this additional association it must necessarily render any diversity of ac-
cent more easily perceived and remembered.
To all which advantages it may be added, that this arrangement has enabled me to point out the
true sound of every termination ; by which means those who are totally unacquainted with the learn-
ed languages will find themselves instructed in the true pronunciation of the final letters of every
word, as well as its accent and quantity.
It need scarcely be observed, that in the following Index almost all words of two syllables ar-
omitted : for, as dissyllables in the Greek and Latin languages are always pronounced with the accene
on the first, it was needless to insert them. The same may be observed of such words as have the
**** a the penultimate syllable followed by two consonants : for in this case, unless the former of
these consonants were a mute, and the latter a liquid, the penultimate vowel was always long, and
consequently always had the accent. This analogy taker place in our pronunciation of words from
the Hebrew ; which, with the exceptions of some few that have been anglicised, such as Bethlehemite,
Nazarene, &c., have the accent, like the Greek and Latin words, either on the penultimate or ante;
penultimate syllable.
It might have been expected that I should have confined myself to the insertion of Fº In allies,
alone, without bringing in the gentile adjectives, as they are called, which are derived from them.
This omission would, undoubtedly, have saved me inmanse trouble; but these adjectives, being
sometimes used as substantives, made it difficult to draw the line and as the analogy of accentua.
tion was, in some measure, connected with these adjectives, I h , a the trouble of and
arranging them would not be entirely thrown away
;






TERMINATIONAL WOCABULARY,
QF
(; REEK AND LATIN PROPER NAMES
AA
Jrcent the antepenultimate,
ºt:atcaa.
Abazy
. . Accent the autepenultimate.
Ababa, Desudaba, Alaba, Allaba, Aballaba,
Cillalia, Adeba, Abnoba, Omoba, Arnolja, Ausoba,
Hecuba, Gelduba, Corduba, Voluba, futuba.
ACA ECAi ICA OCA UCA YCA
.Accent the penultimate.
Cleonica, Thessalonica, Veronica, Noctiluca, Do-
}}ll (ºl,
.Accent the antepenultinate.
Ithaca, Andriaca, Malaca, Tabraca, Mazaca,
Seneca, Cyrenaica, Belgica, Georgica, Cabalica,
Italica, Maltilica, Bellica, Laconica, Leonica, Ma-
rica, Marmarica, Conimbrica, Merobrica, Miro-
brica, Cetobrica, Anderica, America, Africa, Ar-
borica, Aremorica, Armorica, Norica, Tetrica,
Asturica, Illyrica, Nasica, Esica, Corsica, Atha-
tica, Boetica, Ceretica, Amaitica, Celtica, Sal-
mantica, Cyrrhestica, Ustica, Utica, Engravica,
Oboca, Amadoca, Aesyca, Mutyca.
DA
.Accent the peratitimate.
Abdeda, Hecameda, Diomeda, Amida, Actrida.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Aada, Adada, Symada, Bagrada. Suada, Idu-
beda, Andromeda, Ceneda, Agneda, Womeda,
Candida, Egida, Anderida, Florida, ; Pisida.
AEA
.Accent the penultimate,
Dicaea, Nicaea, and all words of this termination,
EA
Jºccent the Penultimate.
Laodicea, Stratomicea, Cymodocea, Medea,
Ligea, Argea, Amathea, Alphea, Erythea, Etha-
fea Malea, Heraclea, Amphiclea, Theoclea, Aga-
thoclea, Androclea, Euryclea, Penthesiiea, Achil-
lea, Asbamea, Alcidamea. Cadmea, Elimea, ºnea,
Mantinea, Maronea, Chaeronea, Aºpea, Barea,
Cresarea, Neocaesarea, Cytheria, Ipsea, Hypsea,
Galatea, Platea, Myrtea, (a city.)
Accent the antepenultimate.
Pharmacea, Ardea, Tegea, Łthea, Dexithea,
* As the accept is never on the last syllable of Greek or Latin proper
.glish words of this termination; that is, nearly as the interjection ah 4 -
* Gº all the words ending in icu, Cleonica, Weronica, and Thessalonicu aſ a the only
cent.--See Rule the 29th prefixed to the laitial Pocabulary,
Leucothea, Alea, Doclea, ºnoclea, Elea, Marcet
lea, Demea, Castamea, Aminea, Ficulnea, Albu,
mea, Boëa, Clupea or Clypea, Abarbarea, Chaerea,
Verrea, Laurea, Thyrea, Rosea, Odyssea, Etea,
Tritea, Myrtéa (a mame of Venus,) Butea, Abazea
CEA
.Accent the Penultimate.
Meleboea, Euboea, and all words of this termi
Iſlation.
GA
Accent the antepenultimate.
Abaga, Bibaga, Ampsaga, Aganzaga, Noëga,
Arabriga; Aobriga, Segobriga, Coeliobriga, Flavi
obriga. . . .
y HA
Jłccent the antepenultimat
Malacha, Pyrrhica, Adātha, Agatha, Badenatha,
Abaratha, Monumetha.
AIA
& Jłºcerº the antepenultimate.
Achaia, S Panchaia, Aglaia, Maia.
BIA
.Accent the antepenultimate. -
Arabia, Trebia, Contrebia, Albia, Balbia, Olbia
Corymbia, Zenobia Cornubia.
CIA ||
.Accent the antepenultimate. e
Nicacia, Dacia, Salacia, Wormacia, Thaumacia,
Connacia, Ambracia, Thracia, Samothracia, Ar-
tacia, Accia, Gallacia, Graecia, Voadicia, Vinde-
licia, Cilicia, Libyphoenicia, Aricia, Chalcia, Fran-
cia, Provincia, Cappadocia, Porcia, Muscia, A.
cia, Iscia, Thuscia, Boruscia, Seleucia, Tucia.
Lycia.
D1A
.Accent the penultimate.
Iphimedia,” Laomedia, Protomedia.
..?ccent the antepenultimate.
Badia, Arcadia, Leucalia, Media, Iphimedia,
Nicomedia, Polymedia, Eporedia, Corsedia, Sue-
dia, Fordicidia, Numidia, Canidia, Japidia, Pisi
dia, Gallovidia, Scandia, India, Burgundia, Ebo
dia, Clodia, AErodia, Longobardia, Cardia, Ver-
ticordia, Concordia, Discordia, Herephordia,
Claudia, Lydia.
ames, the final a must be pronounced as in
See Rule 7 prefixed to the Initial Pocabulary.
three which have the penultimate
and the words Andronicus and Sophroscicus.
i Laube tells us that some of the loost learned men pronounce this part of America with the accent on the penulti
tºe syllable.
* The vowels in this termination do not form a diphthong. - *
fischant in year, and the fical a nearly like the a in father, or the isierjection wºr-See Rule 7.
Words of this termination have the cia proliounced as if writtea
Gułury.
* See Rule 30, and the word in the Initial Vocabuluraſ.
* See Iphigenia in than ºnitial orahu/aru.
The accent is upon the first a, the i pronounced is like
Rule 10 m; ; ... ºd tº the ſuiriul Voca
f
-: - . - - ... * * - gº - w - F-
53 -
EłA ir
Accent the penultimate., . tº wº º
Elegeia,” Hygeia, Antheia, Cartheia, Aquileia,
Pompeia, Deiopeia, Tarpeia, Carteia.
GIA
.Accent the antepenuštvmate.
Sphagia, Lagia, Athanagia, Norvigia, Canta-
briga, Ortigia, Langia, Emingia, Finningia, Lo-
tharingia, firingia, Sergia, Orgia, Pelasgia, Fu-
gia, Rugia, Ogygia, Jopygia, Phrygia, Zygia.
HIA
.Accent the penultimate.
Sophia, Anthia, Erythia, Xenopithia.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Valachia, Lysimachia, Centauromachia, Inachia,
Xynsichia, Antiochia, Amphilochia, Munychia,
Philadelphia, Apostrophia, Scarphia, Acryphia,
£mathia, AEmathia, Alethia, Hyacinthia, Carin-
thia, Tyrinthia, Cyuthia, Tyrynthia, Parthia,
Scythia, Pythia.
LIA -
Jłccent the penultimate.
Thalia, Aristoclia, Basilia.
Jäccent the antepenultimate.
CEbalia, Formicalia, Lupercalia, Acidalia, Wan-
stalia, Podalia, Megalia, Robigalia, Fugalia,
(Echalia, Westphalia, Ethalia, Alália, Vulcanalia,
Paganalia, Bacchanalia, Terminalia, Fontinalia,
Vertumalia, Portumnalia, Agonalia, Angeronalia,
Saturnalia, Faunalia, Portunalia, Opalia, Libera-
tia, Feralia, Fioralia, Lemuralia, Šalia, Pharsalia,
Thessalia, AEtalia, Italia, Compitalia, Carmonta-
!,a, Laurentalia, Castalia, Attalia, Psytalia. Mam-
i:lia, Élia, Coelia, Belia, Celia, Decelia, Agelia,
is eiia, Cornelia. Cloelia, Aspelia, Cerelia, Aurelia,
* “lia. Angiia, Caecilia, Sicilia, AEgilia, Cingilia,
Patija, Aºmiłia, ºnilia, Venilia, Parilia, Pasilia,
Absijia, Hersilia, Massilia, Atilia, Anatilia, Petilia,
A utilia. Quintilia, Hostilia, Cutilia, Aquilia, Ser-
vilia, Flia; hoboſia, Ascolia, Padolia, AEolia, Folia,
ivatolia, Anatolia, Aºtolia, Nauplia, Daulia, Figu-
łº, Julia, Apulia, Gaetulia, Getulia, Triphylia,
Pamphyſia.
MIA
.Accent the penultimate.
# Deidamia, Laodamia, Hippedamia, Astyda-
mia, Apalmia, Hydramia.
Accent the †.
Lamia, Mesopotamia, Cadinia, Academia, Ar-
chidemia, Eudemia, Isthmia, Holidia, Posthumia.
NIA
.Accent the pena:itimate.
Amphigenia, iphigenia, f Tritogenia, Lasthenia.
Jecent the antepenultimate.
Albania, Sicauia, Hyrcania, Arcania, Lucania,
Tania, Codania, Dardania, Epiphania, Alania,
Mania, Carmania, Germania, Normania, Ciuma-
rtia, Acasnania, Campania, Hispania, Pomerania,
A frauia, Urania, Bassania, Actania, Faetania,
Laletania, Occitalia, Ossigitania, Mauritania,
Lusitania, Titania, Sexitania, Alemtania, Contes-
tºulia, Mevania, i.ithuania, Transilvania, Azania,
£inia, Actaenia, Aberdenia, ischemia, Tyrrhenia,
i’arthenia, Diogenia, Meuia, Achaemenia, Arme-
Faberia, Iberia, Celtiberia,
ma, Nenia, Noemia, Paenia, Cebrenia, Senia, .
|agnia, Signia, Albinia, Lacinia, Dinia, Sardinia,
Fulginia, Virginia, Bechinia, Machlinia, Ciminia,
Eleusinia, -
cemnia, Polyhymnia, Alemannia, Britannia, Fes-
gennia, Aºnia, Lycarnia, Charnia, Catalonia,
Laconia, Glasconia, Adonia, Macedonia, Marce.
donia, Caledonia, Mygdonia, Aidonia, Asidonia,
Posidonia, Abbendonia, Herdonia, Laºdonia, Cy
donia, ºlaeonia, Paeonia, Pelagonia, Paphlagonia,
Aragonia, Antigonia, Sithonia, ionia, Agrionia,

Avalonia, Aquilonia, Apollonia, Colonia, Polo! .
nia, Populonia, Vetulonia, Babylonia, Acmonia,
&monia, Haemonia, Tremonia, Ammonia, Har:
monia, Codanonia, Simonia, Pannonia, Bonomia,
Lamponia, Pomponia, Cronia, Feronia, Sophro
nia, Petronia, Antronia, Duronia, Turonia, Cae
Sonia, Ausonia, Latonia, Tritonia, Boltonia, Ul
tonia, Hantonia, Vintonia, Wintonia, Bistonia,
Plutonia, Favonia, Sclavonia, Livonia, Arvonia,
Saxonia, Exonia, Sicyonia, Narnia, Sárnia, Do:
rebernia, Hibernia, Cliternia, Lindisfornia, Wi-
ornia, Wigornia, Liburnia, Calp.urnia, Saturnia,
ornia, Daunia, Ceraunia, Acroceraunia, Junia
Clunia, Neptunia, Ercynia, Bithynia, Macrvnia.
OHA
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
PIA
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Apia, Salopia, Manapia, Messapia, Asclipja,
Lampia, Olympia, Ellopia, Dolopla, GEnopia, Ce
Gropia, Mopsopia, Appia, Lappia, Oppia, Luppia,
Antuerpia.
Latéia.
RIA
.Accent the penultimate.
Daria.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Aria, Baria, Fabaria, Columbaria, Barbaria,
Caria, Ficaria, Calcaria, Sagaria, Megaria, Hun-
garia, Pharia, Saiaria, Hilaria, Allaria, Mallaria,
Sigilaria, Anguillaria, Samaria,S Palmaria, Pla-
naria, Enaria, Maenaria, Gallinaria, Asinaria,
Carbonaria, Chaumaria, Colubraria, Agraria, Di-
ocºsaria, Pandataria, Cotaria, Nivaria, Antiqua-
ria, Cervaria, Petuaria, Argentuaria, Calabria,
Cantabria, Cambria, Sicambria, Fimbria, Me-
sembria, Umbria, Cumbria, Selymbria, Abobria,
Amagetobria, Trinacria, Teucria, Molycria, Adria,
Hadria, Geldria, Andria, Scamandria, Anandria,
Cassandria, Alexandria, AEria, Egeria, Aeria,
Luceria, Nuceria,
AEgeria, AEtheria, Elutheria, Pieria, Aleria, Vale.
ria, Ameria, Numeria, Neria, Casperia, Cesperia,
Hesperia, Hyperia, Seria, Fabrateria, Compulte-
ria, Asteria, Anthesteria, Faveria, Lhoegria, Iria,
Liria, bduiria, Oschoforia, Daphnephoria, Theme
ophoria, Anthesphoria, Chilmoria, Westmoria, Eu-
atoria, Anactoria, Victoria, Praetoria, Arria, Atria,
Xretria, Feltria, Conventria, Bodotria, (Enotria,
Cestria, Cicestria, Circestria, Thalestria, 1stria,
Austria, Industria, Tublustria, Uria, Calauria.
Isauria, Curia, Duria, Manduria, Furia, Liguria,
Remiuria, Erruria, Hetruria, Turia, Apaturia,
Boeturia, Beturia, Asturia, Syria, Celesyria, Cae-
losyria, Lºucosyria, Assyria.
* The ancients sometimes separated the vowels ei in this termination, and sometimes pronounced them as a diph
thong. The general mode of pronour ing them with us is to consider theim as a dipathong, and to pronounce it as long
or double e ; which, from its squeezed sound, approaches to the initial y, and makes these words pronounced as if writ
ten Et-cºſt'yah, Hyjºyah, &c. Thir is the pronunciation which ought to be adopted; but scholars who are fond of dis
playing their knowledge of Greek will be sºre to pronounce Elegeia, Hygeia, ºr rather Hygieia, Antheia, and Deiopeia,
with the diphthong like tſie moun cyc; while Carthcia, or Carteia, Aquifeia, Pompeia, and Tarpeia, of Latin original,
are permitted to have their diphthongs sounded iike mouble c, or, which is nearly the same thing if the vowels be se-
parated, to sound the c \ong as in qual. and the as y consonant, articulating the final 4–See note on Achaia. ->
For a more complete idea ºf the southi of this dipitiaeng, see the word Pitiatics in the Pºitial Vocabularu. To which
observations we may add, that when this diptaheng in Greek is reduced to the single long i in Latin, as in Pºhigenia.
£ºrgia, &c. it is pronounced like single i, that is, like the noun eye.
f See Rule 30
t See this word in the Initial Pocabulary.
§ For the ageent of this wyrd and Alexandria, see Rule 50, prefixed to the Initial Wocabulary.
Tinia, Lavinia, Mervinia, Lamnia, Ly-


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SIA *
.4ccent the antepenultimate.
Asia, Chadasia, Lasia, Seplasia, Amasia, Aspa-
sia, Therasia, Agirasia, Austrasia, Anastasia,
Arbsia, AEsia, Caesia, Maesia, AEdesia, Artemesia,
Magnesia, Moesia, Merpesia,0cresia, Euphratesia,
Artesia, Suesia, Bisia, Calisia, Provisia, Horten.
sia, Chenobosia, Leucosia, Pandosia, Theodosia,
Arachosia, Orthosia, Rosia, Thesprosia, Sosia,
Lipsia, Nupsia, Persia, Nursia, Tolassia, Cephis-
sia, Russia, Blandusia, Clusia, Ampelusia, Anthe-
muusia, Acherusia, Perusia, Bysia, Sicysia, Mysia,
Dionysia.
TIA
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Sabatia, Āmbatia, Latia, Calatia, Galatia, Col-
!atia, Dałmatia, Sarınatia, Egmatia, Aratia, Al-
$ºtia, Actia, Çoetia, Rhaetia, Anaetia, Vicetia, Peu-
retia, Pometia, Ametia, Clampetia, Lucretia, Cy-
retia, Setia, Lutetia, Helvetia, Uzetia, Phiditia,
Angitia, Audrolitia, Sulpitia, Naritia, Delgovitia,
Baltia, Bautia, 3rigantia, Murgantia, Almantia,
Numantia, Aperantia, Constantia, Placentia, Pi-
centia, L'icentia, Fidentia, Digentia; Morgentia,
Valentia, Poilentia, Polentia, ferentia, Florentia,
Faurentia, Consentia, Potentia, Faventia, Conflu-
entia, Liquentia, Druentia, Quintia, Pontia
Achreroutia, Alisontia, Moguntia, Scotia, Boestia,
Scap?ia, Martia, Tertia, Sebastia, Bubastia, A-
drastia, Bestia, Modestia, Segestia, Orestia, Cha-
ristia, Ostia, Brattia, Acutia, Mimutia, Cossutia,
Tutia, Clytia, Nary tia
..?ccent the antepenultimate.
Candavia, Blavia, Flavia, Menavia, Scandinavia,
Aspavia, Moravia, Warsavia, Octavia, Juvavia,
+via, Cendevia, Menevia, Suevia, Livia, Trivia,
Urbesalvia, Sylvia, Moscovia, Segovia, Gergovia,
Nassovia, Cluvia.
XIA
A. .Accent the antepenultimate.
Brixia, Cinxia.
YIA
..?ccent the penultimate.
liithyia, f Orithyia.
ZIA
..?ccent the antepenultimate.
*abazia, Ajyzia.
ALA
.#ccent the penultimate.
Ahala, Messala.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abala, Gabaja, Castabala, Onobala, Triocala,
{Trocala, Abdala, Daedala, Bucephala, Abliala,
Moemala, Astyphala, Avala.
CLA
.4ccent either the penultimate or antepenultimate .
- Syllable.
Amicia.
ELA
.Accent the penultimate.
Arbela, (in Persia) Acela, Adela, Suadela, Mun-
dela, Philomela. Amstela.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Arbela, (in Sicily.)
OLA
JAccent the antepent, ltimate,
Publicola, Anionicola, Junonicola, Neptunicola,
Agricola, Baticola, Leucola, AEola, Abrostola,
$cacvela.
- ULA
Jäccent the antepenultimate.
Abula, Trebula, Albula, Carbula, Callicula, Sa-
ticula, Adula, Acidula, AEgula, Cali Artigula
ionºia, oriopula, Mºi. º 'º.
AEsula, Foesula, Sceptesula, Sceptensula, Insula,
Vitula, Vistula. YL
A
.Accent the penultimate.
Idyla, Massyla.
ccent the antepenultimate.
Abyla.
AMA EMA IMA OMA. UMA YMA
JAccent the penultimate.
Cynossema, Aroma, Narracustoma.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Pandama, Abderama, Asama, Uxama, Acema,
Obrima, Perrima, Certima, Boroostoma, Decuma,
Didyma, Hyerosolyma, AEsyma.
ANA
.Accent the penultimate.
Albana, Pandana, Trajama, Marciana, Diana,
Sagdiana, Drangiana, Margiana, Aponiana
Pomponiana, Trojana, Copiana, Mariana, Dru
siana, Susiana, Statiana, Glottiana, Viana, Alama,
Crococatana, Eblana, Ælana, Amboglana, Win
dolana, Querculana, Querquetulana, ama,
mana, Comama, Mumana, Barpana, Clarana,
Adrama, Messana, Catana, Accitama, Astigitana,
Zeugitana, Meduana, Malvana, Cluana, Novana,
Equana.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abana, Fricana, Comcama, Adana, Cispadana,
Sagama, Achana, Leuphana, Hygiana, Drepana,
Barpana, Ecbatana, Catana, Sequana, Cyana,
Tyana.
ENA
Jłccent the penultimute.
Labena, Characena, Medena, Fidema, Aufide-
na, Ageena, Comagena, Dolomena, Capena, Cae-
sena, Messena, Artena.
..?ccent the antepenultimate,
Phoebigena, Graphigema, Aciligena, Ignigena,
Junonigena, Opigena, Nysigena, Boetigena, Tro-
jugena, AEgosthena, Alena, Helena, Pellena, Por-
sena, Atena, Polyxena, Theoxena.
INA;
..?ccent the penultimate.
Arabina, Acina, Cloarina, Tarracina, Cluacina,
Coecima, Ricima, Runcima, Cercina, Lucina, Ery-
cina, Acradina, Achradina, Ægina, Bachina, Acan
thina, Messalina, Catalina, Fascelina, Mechlina,
Tellina, Callina, Medullina, Cleobulina, Tutulina,
Caenina, Cenina, Antonina, Heroina, Apina, Cis-
alpina, Transalpina, Agrippina, Abarina, Carina,
Larina, Camarina, Sabrima, Phalacrina, Acerina,
Lerina, Camerina, Terina, Jamphorina, Caprina,
Myrina, Casina, Felsina, Abusina, Elusina, Atina,
Catina, Metina, Libitina, Maritina, Libentina,
Adrumentina, Ferentina, Aventina, Aruntina,
Fotina, Palaestina, Mutina, Flavina, Levina.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Acina, Fascellina, Proserpina, Asina, Sarsina.
ONA
f Accent the penultimate.
Abona, Uxacona, Libisocona, Usocona, Sauco-
na, Dadona, Scardona, Adeona, Aufona, Salona,
Bellona, Duellona, &mona, Cremona, Artemona,
Salmona, Homona, Pomona, Flanoma, Hºnona,
Hippona, Narona, Aserona, Angerona, Verona,
Matrona, Æsona, Latona, Antona, Dertoma, Or-
tona, Cortona, Alvona, Axona.
UNA
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Ituma. -
• The s in this termination, when preceded by a vowel, ought always to be sounded like zh, as if written 4°iazhia,
Aspizhia, &c. Asia, Theodosia, and Socia, seem to be the only exceptions. See Principles of English Pronunciations
No. 453, prefixed to the Criticaä Pronouncing Dictionary ºf the English Language.
† The vowely ia in these words must be pronounced distinctly in two syllables, as if written, Il-ith-s-i'ah, O-rith--a
ań; the penultimate syllable pronounced as the noun eye.
Every word of this termination with the accent on the penultimate ºvliable has the i pronounced as the noun eye.
- see trules t, 3, and 4 prefixed to the Initial Peºula,
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ÖA
decent the penultimate.
Aloa.
4ccent the antepenultimate.
Anchoa.
IPA OPA UPA
4ccent the penultimate.
Argyripa, Europa, Catadupa.
ARA
4ccent the penultinate.
Abdara
wiccent the antepenultimate.
Abara, Acara, Inmacara, Accara, Cadara, Ga-
ilara, Abdara, Megara, Machara, Imachara, Pha-
lara, Cimala. Cynara, Sipara, Lupara, Isara, Pa-
tara, Mazara.
CRA DRA
Accent the antepenultimate
Lepteacra, Charadra, Clepsydra
ERA
Accent the penultimate.
Abdera, Andera, Cythera, (the island Cerigo,
near Crete.)
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Libera, Glycera, Acadera, Jadera, Abdera, An-
dera, Aliphera, Cythera, (the city of Cyprus) Hi-
era, Cremera, Cassera.
GRA
Acceni the antepenultimate.
Tanagra, Beregra.
.Accent the penultimate.
Libethra.
IRA
.Accent the penultimate. . . wº
Dairº. Thelaira, Stagira, AEgira, Deianira, Me-
tanira, Thyatira.
wiccent the antepenultimate.
Cybira.
ORA
Jłccent the penultimate.
Pandora, Aberdora, Aurora, Vendesora, Win-
desora. .# he - bº
ccent the antepenultimate.
Ebora.
TRA
.Accent the penultimate.
Cleopatra.
wiccent the antepenultimate.
Excetra, Leucopetra, Triquetra.
URA
Jäccent the penultimate.
Cabura, Ebura, AEbura, Balbura, Subura, Pan-
dura, Baniura, Asura, Lesura, Isura, Cynosura,
Lactura, Astºura.
YRA
Accent the penultimate.
Ancyra, Cercyra, Corcyra, Lagyra,
Cosyra, Tenty ra.
wiccent the antepenultimate.
Laphyra, Glaphyra, Philyra, Cebyra, Anticyra.
ASA
Accent the antepenultimate.
Abasa, Banasa, Dianasa, Harpasa.
ESA ISA OSA
decent the penultimate.
Ortogesa, Alesa, Halesa, Namesa, Alpesa, Ber-
ºsa, Menºsa, Amphisa, Elisa, Tolosa, Aérosa,
Dertosa, Cortuosa
USA YSA
Jłccent the penultimate.
Pharmacusa, Pithecusa, Nartecusa, Phoenicusa,
• Paiºra—see this word in the laitial Poºlaw.
Palmyra,"
Qeladusa, Padusa, Lopadusa, Medusa. Eleusa,
Qºusa, Lagusa, Elaphusa Agathusa, Marathusa,
thusa, Phoethusa, Ar usa, Qphiusa, Elusa,
Cordilusa, Drymusá. Eramusa, Ichnusa, Colpusa,
Aprusa, Cissusa, Scotusa, Dryusa, Donysa.
ATA
4ccent the penultimate.
Braccata, Adadata, Rhadata, Tifata, Tiphata,
£rotoniomata, Alata, Amata, Acmata, Co
Šarmata, Napata, Demarata, Quadrata, Orata,
Samosata, Armosata, Congavata, Artaxata.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Chaerestrata.
ETA ITA OTA UTA
•Accent the penultimate.
Aºta, Caieta, Moneta, Demareta,
bita, Areopagita, Melita, Abderita,
girita, Uzita, Phthiota, Epirota,
cuta, Aluta, Matuta. .
Accent the antepenultimate.
, Emerita.
..? * EWA IWA
ccent the penultimate.
Clepidava, Abragava, Calieva, Geneva, Areva,
Atteva, Luteva, Galliva.
Myrteta, Her
Artemitā, Sta.
Contributa, Ci-
Damocrita
4ccent the antepenultimate.
Batava.
- UA
Accent the art limate.
Accua, Addua, Hedua, *ggua, Armua, Cúpua,
Februa, Achrua, Palatuá, Flatua, Mantua, Agam.
2Uta.
YA
º •ºtent the antepenultimate.
Libya, Zerolibya, AEthya, Carya, Marsya.
AZA EZA OZA.
4ccent the penultimate
Abaraza, Mieza, Baragoza.
AE
- Accent the penultimate.
Nausecae, Pasiphaë.
JAE CAE
•Accent the penultimate.
Maricae.
4ccent the antepenultimate.
Colubie, Vaginiacae, Carmocae, Ox dracae, Gal-
licae, Hieronicæ, Coricae, Anticae, O rycae.
ADAE
•Accent the antepenultimate.
ºradº , Bacchiadae, Scepiadae, Battiadae,Thes-
tiadae.
IDAE UDAE
.Accent the penultimate.
Proclidae, Basilidae, Orestidae, Ebudæ, Ebudæ.
.Accent the ant ltimate
Labdacidae, Seleucidae, Adrymachidae, Bran-
chidae, Pyrrhidae, Basilidae, Romulidae, Numidae,
Dardanidae, Boristhenidae, Ausonidae, Cecro idae,
Gangaridae, Marmaridae, Tyndaridae, Druidae.
AEAE EAE FAE GAE HAE
.4ccent the penultimate.
Achaeae, Plataeae, Napaeae, Allife.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Piomedeae, Cyaneae, Cenchreae, Capreac, Pia
tea, Callifae, Latobrigae, Lapithae.
IAE #
Accent the antepenultimate.
Baiae, Graiae, Stabiae, Siliciº, Cercia, Besidiae,
Rudiae, Taphiæ, Versaliae, Ficeliae, Enchelia,
Clºeliae, Cutilia, Esquiliae, Exquilia, Formiae,
Volcaniae, Araniae, Armeniae, Britamuiae, Bocouise,
Chelidoniae, Pionie, Gemoniae, Xynia, Filopia,
f See Rule 4 of the initial Vocabulary
*:
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$º

Micrple, Caspiae, Cuniculariae, Canariae, Purpu-
rariae, Chabriae, Feriaº, Laboriae, Emporiae, Cau-
casiae, Vespasiae, Corasiae, Prasiae, Ithacesiae,
Gymnesiae, Etesiae, Gratiae, Venetiae, Piguntiae,
Selinuntiae, Sestiae, Cottiae, Lamdaviae, Harpyia.
LAE MAE
.Accent the penultimate.
Pialae, Agagamalae, Apsilae, Apenninicolae,
Æquicolaº, Apiolae, Epipolae, Bolbulae, Ancalae,
J'ulfulæ, Fesulte, Carsulae, Latulae, Thermopylae,
Acrocomae, Achoma, Solymae.
ANAE ENAE
.Accent the penultimate.
Africanae, Clodinae, Valeatinianae, Mariance,
Valentianæ, Sextianae, Cumante, Adiabenas, My-
cenae, Fregemae, Sophenae, Athenæ, Hermathemae,
Mitylenae, Achmence, Acesemenae, Classonnema,
Camoenae, Convente.
Accánt the penultimate.
Faunigemae, Ophiogenae, Apemminigemie.
INAE ONAE UNAE ZOAF
..?ccent the penultimate.
Salinae, Calaminae, Agrippinae, Carinae, Tau-
rinae, Philistinae, Cleoma, Fennonae, Oonſe, Wa-
cunae, Androgumie, Abzoãº.
(PHE UPAE
.Accent the antepernultimate
Centuripas, Rutupae.
ARAE ERAF. UBRAE YTHRE ORAE ATRAE
ITRAE
º .#ccent the§.";
Attiabaraº, Andavae, Ulubrae, Budorse, Alacho-
raº, Coatrae, Welttrºe,
- Accent the antepenultimate.
Sleutherae, Bliterić, Erythrie, Pylagorap.
ASAE ESAE USAF
.Accent the penultimate.
Syracuse, Pithecusae, Pityusae.
.#ecent the ºntepenultimatc.
Pagasae, Acesie.
ATAE ETFE
.Accent the penultinate.
Maeatae, Abrincatae, Lub ata, Docleatae, Phe-
peatie, Acapeatae, Magatae, Olciniatae, Galatae,
Arelatae, Hylatae, Arnatae, Haxamatae, Dalmatae,
Sauromatae, Exomatae, Abrinate, ... Fortunatºr,
Crotoniatae, Asampatae, Cybiratae, Vasatae, Cir-
cetºe, Æsvmnetae, Agapetae, Aretac, Diaparetae.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Thyroagetae, Massageta, Aphetae, Denseletae,
Coeletae, Delmetae.
ITAE. OTAE UTAE YTAE
.Accent the penultimate.
Ascitat, Abraditae, Achita, Aboniteichitae, Ac-
cabacotichitae, Arsagalitaº, Avalitat, Phaselita”,
Brullitar, Hierapolitaº, Antoniopolitº, Adriana.
olitae, Metropolita, Dionysopolitar, Adulitte,
2lamitae, Bomitae, Tomitae, Scenitae, Pionitº,
Agravomitae, Agonitae, Sybaritae, ſharitae, Optar-
itā, Dassarite, Nignitae, Oritte, Aloritae, Tenty-
ritae, Galectre, Limniotae, Estlotac, Ampreutae,
Alutae, Troglodytae, or Troglod'vta.
IV AC OVAE UAE Y'AE*
.4ccent the penultimate.
Durcabrivae, Elgovae, Durobrova
Accent the antepenultimate. º
Mortua, Halicyaº, Phlegyae, Bithyae, Ornithyae,
Milyae, Minya:
OBE
© Accent the antepenultimate.
Deiphobe, Niobe,
* The termination on ye, with
ACE ECE ICE GCE YCE
- .#ccent the penultimate.
Phoenice, Berenice, Aglaonice, Stratonice.--St.
Rule 30
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Candace, Phylace, Canace, Mirace, Artace, Al
lebece, Alopece, Laodice, Agnadice, Eurydice,
Pyrrhice, Helice, Gallice, Illice, Demodice, San
matice, Erectice, Getice, Cymodice, Agoce, Har
alyce, Eryce.
palyce, Ery EDE
Accent the penultingle.
Agamede, Perimede, Alcimede.
AEE
.Accent the penultimate.
NEE AGE
Accent the antepenultimate.
Cyanee, Lalage.
ACHE ICHE YC;4}.
.Accent the antepenultin.te.
Ischomache, Andromache, Canache, Doliche,
Eutyche.
PHE THE
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Anaphe, Psamathe.
AEace
Accent the antepenultimate. . &
Gargaphie,1 Uranie, Meminie, Asterie, Hyrie,
Parrhasie, Clytie.
ALE ELE ILE OLE UI,E YE, E
..?ccent the penultimate.
Neobule, Eubule, Cherdule, Eriphyle.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Acale, Hecale, Mycale, Megale, Omphale, Ætha
le, Novemdiale, Egiale, Anchiale, Ambarvale, Myr-
tale, Hyale, Euryale, Cybele, Nepheie, Alele, Še.
mele, Perimele, Poecile, Aſſile, GEmphile, {ple,
Omole, Henaole, Phydile, Strongyle, Ci;the “”.
phyle, Deipyle, Eurypile.
AMF HME OMF, YME
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Apame, Inarime, Ithome, Amymome, {Enome
Amphinome, Laonome, Hylonome, Eurynome,
Didyme.
ANE
Accent the penultimate.
Mandane, Æane, Anthane, Achriane, Amarie
Drepame, Acrabatane: Eutane, Roxane.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Taprobane, Cyane, Pitame.
ENE
.#ccent the pendiinate.
Acabene, Buhaceae, Pamascene, Chalcidene,
Cistheane, Alcistheric, Parthiene, Prieme, Porose-
lene, Pallene, Tellene, Cyllene, Pylene, Mitylene,
Almene, Laonomene, [smene, Pindymene, Osrho-
ëne, Troéne, Arene, Autocrene, Hippocreme, Pi
rene, Cyrene, Pyrene, Capissene, Atropatene,
Corduene, Syene.
.Accent the antepenultimate
Helene, Depamene, 3Dynamene, Nyctimene,
Idomene, Melpomene, Anadyomene, Armene.
INE
Jiccent the penultimaale
Sabine, Carcine, Trachine, Acanthire, Neptu.
nine, Larine, Nerime, irine, Barsine, Boibetime.
..?ccent the antepenultimate.
Asine,
the accent on the preceding syllable, must be pronounced as two similar letters: that
is, as if spelt Halic-e-e, £in-e-e, &c.—See Rule 4 of the Initial Vocabulary.
fºſſlie i in the penultidiate syllable of these words, not having the accent, must be pronounced like a
lable, and a repetition of the same sound , but at the same time
§ ble hiatus between thrs and the last
This occa
Úº
is strictly sécording to rule.--See Rule 4 cf the Initial Vocabularu.
* ir
#.
&
ONE YNE *
.Accent the penultimate. © &
Methone, Ithone, Dione, Porphyrione, Acrisione,
Alone, Halone, Corone, Torone, Thyone, Bizone,
Fielphyne.
.Accent the antepenultimate. º
Mycone, Erigone, Persephone, Tisiphone, Dei-
one, Pleione, Chione, Ilione, Hermione, Herione,
Commone, Mnemosyne, Sophrosyne, Euphrosyne.
of (in two syllables)
.Accent the antepenultimate. te
Amphirhoe, Alcathoe, Alcithoe, Amphith9e,
ausithoe, Laothoe, Leucothoe, Cymothoe, Hip-
pothoe, Alyxothoe, Myrioe, Pholoe, Soloe, Sinoe,
AEmoe, Arsinoe, Lysinoe, Antinoe, Leuconoe, The-
onoe, Philonoe, Phaemonoe, Autonoe, Polynoe,
Ocyroe, Beroe, Meroe, Pel".e., Abzue.
AFE OFE
.flecent the a imate.
Iotape, Rhodope, Chalciope, Candiope, Æthi-
ope, Calliope, Liriope, Cassiope, Alope, Agalope,
Penelope, Parthenope, Sinope, AErope, Merope,
Drvope.
ARE IRE ORE YRE
.Accent the penultimate.
Lymire
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Becare. Tiamare, Æmare, Terpsichore, Zephy-
re, Apyre.
ESE
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Melese, Tenese.
ATE ETE ITE OTE YTE TYE
.#ccent the imate.
Ate, Reate, Teate, Arelate, Admete, Arete, Aph-
rodite, Amphitrite, Atabyrite, Percote, Pactye.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Hecate, Condate, Automate, Taygete, Nepete,
Anaxarete, Hippolyte.
AVE EVE
.Accent the penultimate.
Agave º
Accent the antepenultimate.
Nineve.
LAI* NAI (in two syllables.)
.Accent the penultimate.
Acholai. ſ
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Danai.
BI
Jºccent the antepenultimate.
Acibi, Abnobi, Attubi.
ACI
Accent the antepenultimate.
Segontiaci, Mattiaci, Amaci, AEnaci, Bettovaci.
ACI ICI OCI UCI
.Accent the pe; ultimate.
Rauraci, Albici, Labici, Acedici, Palici, Ma-
rici, Medormatrici, Raurici, Arevici, Triloci,
Aruci.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Callaici, Wendelici, Academici, Arecomici,
Hermici, Cynici, Staici, Opici, Nassici, Aduatici,
Atuatici, Peripatetici, Cettici, Avantici, Xystici,
Lavici, Triboci, Amadoci, Bibroci.
ODI YEDI
Accent the penultimate.
Borgodi, Abydi
For the final 1 in these words, see º: of the Initial Vocabulary. *
t See Rules 3 and 4 of the Initial Voc
ary
f Wher, the accent is on the penulariate syllable, the i in the two last syllables is pronounced exactly like the nºur.
first i is pronounced like e, and the last like eye, -See Rules º'
eye, but when the accent is on the antepenultimate, the
and 4 of the Initia; Vocabulary. ,
57 *-
AI
- 4ccent the penultinae.
Sabaei, Vaccari, and it.all words which have
a diphthong in the penultimate syllable.
EI (in two syllables.)
. . . .3ccent the antepenultimate.
Lapidei, Camdei. Agândei, Amathei, Elei,
Qanthlei, Euganei, CEnei, Mandarei, Hyperborei,
Carastasei, Pratei. I
G
º JAccent the antepenultimate. -
Acridophagi, Agriophagi, Chelanophagi, An-
º Anthropophagi, Lotophagi, truto-
phagi, Ichthyophagi, Decempagi, Novempagi,
Artigi, Alostigi.
CHI THI -
. . . Accent the antepenultimate.
Hemiochi, AEnochi, Henochi, Ostrogothi.
# II
'.... .4ccent the antepenultimate.
Abii, Gabii, and all words of this termination
ALI ELI ILI OLI ULI YLI
.Acwent the antepenultimate.
Abali, Vandali, Acephaji, Cynocephali, Ma-
crocephali, Attali, Alontegeceli, Garoceli, Monos-
celi, Igilgili, AEquicoli, Carseoli, Puteoli, Corioli,
Ozoli, Atabuli, Graeculi, Pediculi, Siculi, Puti-
culi, Anculi, ###. Warduli, Turduli, Foruli,
Gaetuli, Bastuli, Rutuli, Massesyli, Dactyli.
AMI EMI
JAccent the penultimate
Apisami, Charidemi.
.OMI UMI
* JAccent the antepenultimate.
Cephalotomi, Astomi, Medioxumi
*
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Albani, Cerbani, AEcani, Sicami, Tusicani, &c.
and all words of this termination, except Choant
and Sequami, or such as are derived from words
terminating in anus, with the penultimate short;
which see. -
ENI
.Accent the penultimate.
Agabeni, Adiabeni, Sarceni, Iceni, Laodicenſ,
Cyzicemi, Uceni, Chaldemi, Abydeni, Comageni,
Igeni, Quingeni, Cepheni, Tyrrheni, Rutheni, La-
bieni, Allieni, Cileni, Cicimeni, Alapeni, Hypo-
peni, Tibareni, Agareni, Rufreni, Caraseni, Wol-
Seni, Bateni, Cordueni.
. . Accent the antepenultimate.
Origemi, Apartheni, Antixeni.
INI f
.#ccent the penultimate.
Gabini, Sabini, Dulgibini, Basterbini, Peucint,
Marrucini, Lactucini, Otadimi, Bidini, Udini,
Caudini, Budini, Rhegini, Triocalini, Triumpili-
ni, Magellini, Entellini, Canini; Menanini, Anag-
mini. Amiternini, Saturnini, Centuripini, Paropi-
ni, Irpini, Hirpini, Tibarini, Çarini, Çetarini,
Citarini, Illiberini, Acherini, Elorini, Assorini,
Feltrini, Sutrini, Eburini, Tigurini, Cacyrini,
Agyrini, Halesini, Otesini, Mosini, Abissini, Mos-
sini, Clusini, Arusini, Reatini, Latini, Calatini,
Collatini, Calactini, Ectini, AEgetini, Ergetini,
Jetini, Aletini, Spoleºini, Netini, Neretini, Setini,
Bantini, Murgantini, Pallantini, Amantini, Nu-
mantini, Fidentini, Salentini, Colentini, Cºren-
tini, Verentini, Florentini, Consentini, Poteutini,
Faventini, Leontini, Acherontini, Saguntini, Ha-
lantini, AEgyptini, Mamertini, Tricastini, Westini,
Faustini, Abrettini, Enguini, Inguini, Lanuvini

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Eactucini, Gemini, Memini, Morini,” Torrini.
ONI UNI YNI
Jłccent the penultimate.
|Edoni, Aloni, Nemaloni, Geloni, Aqueloni, Abro-
iii, Gorduni, Mariandymi, Magyni, Rhogyni.
:Accent the antepenultimate.
Epigoni, Theutoni.
UPI
.Accent the penultimate.
Catadupi. -
ARI ERI IRI ORI URI YRI
e Jłccent the penultimate.
Babari, Chomari, Agactari, Iberi, Celtiberi,
Doberi, Algeri, Palémeri, Monomeri, Hermandu-
ri, Dioscuri, Banceri, Paesuri, Agaciuri, Zimyri
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abari, Tochari, Acestari, Cavari, Calabri, Can-
tabri, Digeri, Drugeri, Eleutheri, Crustumeri,
Teneteri, Brueteri, Suelteri, Treveri, Veragri,
Treviri, Ephori, Pastophori.
USI.YSI
.Accent the penultimate.
Hermandusi, Condrusi, Nerusi, Megabysiſ
AT: ETI OTI UTI
.#ccent the penultimate.
Abodati, Capellatº, Ceroti,..Thesproti, Carnuti.
.Accent the Intepenultimate.
Athanati, Heneti, Veneti.
AWI EVI IWI AXI UZI
Accent the penultimate. *
Andecavi, Chamavi, Batavi, Pictavi Suevi, Ar-
givi, Achivi, Coraxi, Abruzi. "
UI
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abascui, AEdui, Hedui, Vermandui, Bipedimui,
Inui, Castruminui, Essui, Abrineatui.
IBAL. UBAL NAL. QUIL
.Accent the penultimate.
Pomonal.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Annibal, Hanaibal, Ásdrubal, Hasdrubal.
AM IM UVM
.Accent the penultimate.
Adulam, AEgipam, Aduram, Gerabum.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Abari
III.
UBUM ACUM ICUM OCUM
.#ccent the penultimate.
Cornacum, Tornacum, Baracum, Camericum,
Labicum, Avaricum, Antricum, Trivicum, Nor-
dovicum, Longovicum, Werowicum, Norwicum,
Brundsvicum. * -
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Caecubum, A.bodiacum, Tolpiacum, Bedriacum,
Gessoriacum, Magontiacum, Mattiacum, Argen-
tomacum, Olemacum, Arenacum, Bremetonacum,
Eboracum, Eburacum, Lampsacum, Nemetacum,
Bellovacum, Agedicum, Agendicum, Glyconicum,
Canopicum, Noricum, Massicum, Adriaticum,
Sabenneticum, Balticum, Aventicum, Maredti-
cum, Agelocum.
EDUM IDUM
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Manduessedum, Alſº
.Accent the penultimate. .
Lilybaeum, Lycaeum, and all words of this ter-
mination.
EUM
.Accent the perwultimate.
Syllaceum, Lyceum, Sygeum, Amatheum, Gly-
theuin, Didymeum, Prytaneum, Paianteum.
* Extremique hominum Morini, Rhenusque bicornis
.#ccent the antepenſulinate.
Hercuſeum, Heracleum, Rataneum, Corineus,
Aquineum, Dictynneum, Panticapeum, Rhoeteum,
AGUM IGUM OGUM
.Accerit the antepenultimate.
Nivomagum, Noviomagum, Adrobigum, Dari-
origum, Allobrogum
IUM
Accent the antepenultimate.
Albium, Eugubium, Abrucium, and all words
of this termination.
ALUM ELUM ILUM OLUM ULUM
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Anchialum, Acelum, Ocelum, Corbilum, Clu-
siolum, Oraculum, Janiculum, Corniculum, Het-
riculum, Uttriculum, Asculum, Tusculum, Angui-
lum, Cingulum, Apulum, Trossulum, Batulum.
MUM
.Accent the penultimate.
Amstelodamum, Novocomum, Cadomum, Am-
stelrodamum. *
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Lygdamum, Cisamum, Goiemum, Antrimura,
Auximum, Bergomum, Mentonomum.
ANUM
* .Accent the penultimate.
Albanum, Halicanum, Arcanum, AEanum, Te-
anum, Trifanum, Stabeanum, Pompeianum, Tul-
lianum, Formianum, Cosmiarium, Boianum, Ap-
pianum, Bovianum, Mediolanum, Amanum,
Aquisgranum, Trigisanum, Nuditanum, Usalita
num, Ucalitanum, Acoletanuma, Acharitanum, Ab-
ziritanum, Argentanum, Hortanum, Anxamum.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Apuscidanum, Hebromanum, Itanum.
ENUM
.Accent the penultimate.
Picenum, Calenum, Durolenum, Misenum, Wo.
semum, Darvenum.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
INUM
Jäccent the penultimate.
Urbinum, Sidicinum, Ticinum, Pucinum, Tri
dinum, Londinum, Aginium, Casilinum, Crustu
minum, Apennimum, Sepinum, Arpinum, Aruspi
num, Sarinum, Lucrinum, Ocrinum, Camerinum,
Laborinum, Petrinum, Taurimum, Casinum, Ne
mosinum, Cassinum, Atinum, Batinum, Ambiati
num, Petinum, Altinum, Salentinum, Tollentinum,
Ferentinum, Laurintinum, Abrotinum, Inguinum,
Aquinum, Nequinum.
ONUM
JAccent the penultimate.
Cabillonum, Gariamomum, Duromum, Cataraoto
Olenum.
‘Iºlliſi.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Cicomum, Windomum, Britonum,
UNITM YNUM
.Accent the penultimate. *
Segedunum, Lugdunum, Marigdunum, Mori
.dunum, Arcaldunum, Rigodunum, Sorbiodunum
Noviodunum, Melodunum, Cameledunum, Axel
odunum, Uxellodunum, Brannodunum, Carodu
num, Caesarodunum, Tarodunum, Theodorodu
num, Eburodunum, Nermantodunum, Belunum
Antematumum, Andomatumum, Maryandymum
OUM OPUM YPUM
.Accent the penultimate.
Myrtöum, Europuna.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Pausilypum.
VI fid, Æm. whi, ºw,
The Danes, unconquer'd offspring, march behind •
And Morui, the last of human kind.
Day orn.
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ARUM
º -- ccent the penultimate.
Agarum, Belgarum, Nympharum; Conve
Rosarum, Adulitarum, Celtarum.
ABRUM UBRUM
Accent the penultimate.
Vermodubrum.
Jäccent the antepenultimate
ERUM
Accent the antepenultimat.
Caucoliberum, Tuberum.
AFRUM ATHRUM
Jäccent the penultimate,
Venafrum.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Barathrum.
IRUM *
.Accent the penultimate.
ORUM
.Accent the penultimate.
Cermorum, Ducrocortorum.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Dorostorum.
- ETRUM
Jłccent either the penultimate or antepeſultimate.
Celetrum.
URUM
.Accent the penultimate.
Alaburum, Ascuruma, Lugdurum, Marcodurum,
Lactodurum, Octodurum, Divojurum, Silurum,
Saturum.
Velabrum,
Artabrum.
Muzirum.
.Accent the antepenultimate •
Tigurum.
ISUM OSUM
.Accent the penultimate.
Alisum, Amisum, Janosum.
ATU M ETUM ITUM OTUM UTUM
.Accent the penultimate
Atrebatum, Calatum, Argentoratum, Mutris-
tratum, Elocetum, Quercetum, Caletum, Spole-
tum, Wallisoletum, Toletum, Ulmetum, Adrume-
tuma, Tumetum, Eretum, Accitum, Durolitum,
Corstopitum, Abritum, Neritum, Augustoritum,
Naucrotitum, Complutum
JAccent the antepenultimate.
Sabbatum. w
AVUM IVUMYUM.
Accent the penultimate.
Gandavum, Synbrivum.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Coccyum, Engyum. - -
* MIN AON ICON
.Accent the penultimate.
Helicaon, Lycaon, Machaom, Dolichaon, Ami-
thaon, Didymaon, Hyperaon, Hicetaon.
. Accent the antepenultimate.
Salamin, Rubicon, Helicon.
ADON EDON IDON ODON YDON
.Accent the penaltimate.
Calcedon, Chalcedon, Carchedon, Anthedon,
Aspledon, Sarpedon, Thermodon, Abydon,
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Celadon, Alcimedon, Amphimedon, Lammedon,
Hippomcdon, Oromedon, Antomedon, Armedon,
Eurymedon, Calydon, Amydon, Corydon.
EON EGON
..?ccent the penultimate.
Pantheon, Deileon, Achilleon, Aristocreon.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Aleon, Pitholeon, Demoleon, Timoleon, Ana
creon, Timocreon, Ucalegon. .
APHON EPHON IPHON OPHON
.4ccent the antepenultimate.
Agataphon, Cheerephon, Ctesiphon, Antiphony
Colophon Demophon, Xenophon.
g THON -
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Agathon, Acroathon, Marathon, Phaeton, Phle.
gethon, Pyriphlegithon, Arethon, Acrithon.
ION
.Accent the penultimate.
Pandion, Sandion, Echion, Alphion, Amphion,
Ophion, Methion, Arion, Oarion, Ærión, #.
on, Orion, Asion, Metion, Axion, Ixion. *
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Albion, {...º. Ægion; Brigion,
Brygion, Adobogion, Moschion, Emathion, Āme-
thion, Anthion, Erothion, Pythion, Deucalion,
Daedalion, Sigalion, Calathion, Ethalion, Ereu-
thalion, Pigmalion, Pygmalion, Cemelion, Pelion,
Ptelion, Ilion, Bryllion Cromion, Endymion, M.
lanion, Athenion, Böion, Apion, Dropion, Appio's
Noscopion, Aselelarion, Acrion, Chimerion, Hy-
erion, Asterion, Dorion, Euphorion, Porphyrion,
Thyrion, Jasion, Æsion, Hippocration, Stration,
Action, Ætion, Metion, Æantion, Pallantion, Doti-
on, Theodotion, Erotion, Sotion, Nephestion, Phi-
listion, Polytion, Ornytion, Eurytion, Dionizion.
LON MON OON PON RON PHRON
.Accent the penultimate. -
Philemon, Criumetopon, Caberon, Dioscoron,
Cacipron.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.`
Ascalon, Abykoz, Babylon, Telamon, Ademok
AEgemon, Polemon, Ardemoa, Hieromnemon, Ar-
temon, Abarimon, Oromenon, Alcamenon, Tauro-
menon, Deicóon, Democòom, Laocºon, Hippoch-
cºm, Demophēon, Hippothéon, Acaron, Accaron,
Paparon, Acheron, Apteron, Daiptoron, Cherse.
phron, Alciphron, Lycophron, Euthyphron.
SON TON YON ZON
.#ccent the penultimate.
Theogiton, Aristogiton, Polygiton; Deltoton
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Themison, Abaton, Aciton, Aduliton, Sicyon,
Cercyon, Ægyon, Cremmyon, Cromyon, Geryon
Alcetryon, Amphitryon, Amphictyon, Acazon
Amazon, Olizon, Amyzon.
ABO ACO ICO EDO IDO
.#ccent the penultimate.
Lampedo, Cupido.
.Accent the cºntepenultimate.
Arabo, Tarraco, Stilico, Macedo.
BEO T.E.O. TEO
..?ccent the antepenultimate
Labeo, Aculeo, Buteo.
AGO IGO UGO
.#ccent the penultimate.
Carthago, Origo, Verrugo.
PHO THO
* . Accent the antepenultimate.
Clitipho, Agatho. .”
BIO CIO DIO G10 Llºo NHO RIO SIO THU).
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Arabio, Corbio, Nayilubio, Senecio, Diomedio,
Regio, Phrygio, Bambalio, Ballio, Caballio; An-
sellio, Pollio, Sirmio, Formio, Phormio, Anio, Par
t
:
menio, Avenio, Glabrio, Acrio, Curio, Syllaturio,
Vario, Occasio, Aurasio, Secusio, Verclusio, Na
tio, Ultio, Derventio, Versontio, Divio, Oblivio
Petovio, Alexio.
CLO ILO ULO UMO
Accent the antepenultimate.
Chariclo, Corbilo, Corbulo, AEpulo, Baetulo
Castulo, Anumo, Lucumo.
ANO ENO INO
.Accent the penultimate.
Theano, Adramitteno.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Barcino, Ruscino, Fruscimo. --
- .4 APO ºn " I t
ccent the Gºtte imate. 3. *
£isapo, Olyssipo,
*
Año Eno
.Accent the penultimate.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Bessaro, Civaro, Tubero, Cicero, Hiero, Aci-
mero, Cessero.
ASO ISO
Accent the penultimate.
Carcaso, Agaso, Turiaso, Aliso, Natiso,
ATO ETO ITO YO, XO
.Accent the penultimate.
Enyo, Polyxo. * --
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Erato. Derceto, Siccilissito, Capito, Amphitryo.
BER FER GER TER WER
Accent the penultimate.
Meleager Elaver.
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Calaber, Mulciber, Noctiſer, Tamager, Antipa-
ter, Marspater, Diespiter, Marspiter, Jupiter.
AOR NOR POR TOR ZOR
.Accent the penultimate.
Chrvsaor, Alcanor, Bianor, Euphranor, Alce-
nor, Agenor, Agapatnor, Elpenor, Rhetenor, An-
tenor, Amaxenor, Windemiator, Rhobetor, Aphe-
tor. . .
Wadavero.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Marsipor, Lucipor, Numitor, Albumazor, or
Albumazar.
BAS DAS EAS GAS PHAS
.Accent the penultimate.
Alebas, Augeas, (king of Elis) AEneas, Oreas,
Symplegas. -
Jäccent the antepenultimate.
Dotadas, Cercidas, Lucidas, Timiächidas, Char-
midas, Alcidamidas, Leonidas, Aristonidas, Mna-
sippidas, Pelopidas, Thearidas, Diagoridas, Di-
horidas, Antipatridas, Abantidas, Suidas, £raux-
#das, Ardeas, Augeas, (the poet) Eleas, Cineas,
Cyneas, Boreas, Broteas, Mº, Periphas,
Acyphas.
IAS
.Accent the penultimate.
Ophias.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Caecias, Nicias, Cephalaedias, Phidias, Herodi-
as, Cydias, Ephyreas, Minyéias, Pelasgias, Anti-
bacchias, Acrolochias, Archias, Adarchias, Acar-
thias, Agathias, Pythias, Pléias, Pelias, Ilias, Da-
mias, Soemias, Arsanias, Pausanias, Olympias,
Appias, Agrippias, Chabrias, Tiberias, Terias,
Lycorias, Pelorias, Demetrias, Dioscurias, Agasi-
as, Phasias, Acesias, Agesias, Hegesias, Tiresias,
Ctesias, Cephisias, Pausias, Prusias, Lysias, Ty-
sias, AEtias, Bitias, Critias, Abantias, Thoantias,
Phaethontias, Phaestias, Thestias, Phaestias, Ses-
tias, Livias, Artaxias, Loxias.
LAS MAS NAS
.Accent the penultimate. -
Acilas, Adulas, Maecenas, Moecenas, (cr; as
Labbe says it ought to be written, Mecoenas) Fi-
denas, Arpinas, Larinas, Atinas, Adunas
* * Accent the antepenultimate.
Amiclas, Amyclas, Agelas, Apilas, Arcesilas,
Acylas, Dorylas, Asylas, Acamas, Alcidamas,
Iphidamas, Chersidamas, Praxidamas, Theoda-
mas, Cleodamas, Therodamas, Thyodamas, As-
tydamas, Athamas, Garamas, Dicomas, Sarsimas,
Bassinas, Pitinas.
OAS PAS RAS SAS TAS XAS YAS
JAccent the penultimate.
Bagoas, Canopas, Abradaras, Zonaras, (as
Jabbe contends it waght to be) Epitheras, Abra-
datas, Jetas, Philetas, Damoetas, Acritas, Euro-
tas, Abraxa.
*-āccent the antepenultimate. *.
Teleboas, Ch ryāorrhoas, Agriopas, Triopas, Zo
maras, Gyaras, Chrysoceras, Mazeras, Chaboras,
Qrthagoras, Pythagoras, Diagoras, Pylagoras,
Pemagoras, Timagoras, Hermagoras, Athenago-
ras, Xenagoras, Hippagoras, Stesagoras, Tiss
goras, Telestagoras, Protagoras, Evagoras, An-
axagoras, Praxagoras, Ligoras, Athyras, Tham-
as, Cºmyras, Atyras, Apesas, Pºetas, Felicitas,
iberalitas, Lentulitas, Agnitas, Opportunitas,
Claritas, Veritas, Faustitas, Civitas, Archytas,
Phlegyas, Milyas, Marsyas.
BES
ccent the antepenultimate. “
Chalybes, Armenochalybes.
CES
Jłccent the penultimate.
Arbaces, Pharmaces, Samothraces, Arsaces,
Phoenices, I.ibyphoenices, Olympionices, Plistomi-
ces, Polymices, Ordovices, Lemovices, Eburovices
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Axiaces, Astaces, Derbices, Ardices, Eleuther-
ocilices, Cappadoces, Eudoces, Bebryces, Mazy.
CCS.
ADES
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Icades, Oicades, Arcades, Orcades, Carmeades,
Gorgades, Stoechades, Lichades, Strophades, La-
iades, Naiades, Alcibiades, Pleides, Branchiades,
Deliades, Heliades, Peliades, Oiliades, Nauplia-
des, Juliades, Memmiades, Clemiades, Xeniades,
Hunmiades, Heliconiades, Acrisioniades, Telamo-
miades, Limoniades, Achelčiades, Asclepiades,
Asopiades, Crotopiades, Appiades, Thespiades,
Thariades, Otriades, Cyriades, Scyriades, Anchi-
siades, Dosiades, Lysiades, Nysiades, Dionysia-
des, Menoetiades, Miltiades, Abantiades, Dryan-
tiades, Attantiades, Laomedontiades, Phaetonti-
ades, Laërtiades, Hephaestiades, Thestiades, Bat-
tiades, Cyclades, Pylades, Demades, Nomades,
Maenades, Echinades, Cispades, Choerades, Spo-
rades, Perisades, Hippotades, Sotades, Hyades,
Thyades, Dryades, Hamadryades, Othryades.
EDES
f .Accent the penultimate. -
Democedes, Agamedes, Palamedes, Archime-
des, Nicomedes, Diomedes, Lycomedes, Cleome-
des, Ganymedes, Thrasymedes.
IDES.
affecent he penultimate. -
Alcides, Lyſicides, Tydides, £gides; Promethi.
des, Nicarthides, Heraclides, Télécides, Epicli-
des, Anticlides, Androclides, Meneclides, GEclides,
Cteseclides, Xenocides, Chariclides, Patroclides,
Aristoclides, Euclides, Euryclides, Belides, (sin-
gular,) Basilides, Nelides, Pelides, Æschylides,
ACnides, Antigenides, (Enides, Lychnides, Ama
noides, Japeronides, Larides, Abderides, Atri.
des, Thesides, Aristides.
.Accent the ontepenultimate.
Epichäides, Danáides, Lesbides, Labdacides,
AEacides, Hylacides, Phylacides, Pharacides, im-
bracides, Wºjº. Phoenicides, Antalcides,
Lymicides, Andocides, Ampycides, Thucydides,
Lelegéides, Tyrrhéides, Pimpléides, Clymeneides,
Minéides, Scyrëides, Minyeides, Lagides, Harpa-
gides, Lycurgides, Ogygides, Inachides, Lysima-
chides, Ágatharchides, Timarchides, Leulychides,
Leontychides, U.eotychides, Sisyphides, Erecthi-
des, Promethides, Crethides, Scythides, CEbali-
des, AEthalides, Tantalides, Castal des, Mystali
des, Phytalides, Teleclides, Meneclides, QEclides,
Ctesiclides, Androclides, Euclides, Euryclides, Be
lides (plural,) Sicelides, Epimelides, Cypselides,
Anaxilides, AEolides, Eubulides, Phocylides, Pria-
mides, Potamides, Cnemides, Æsimides, Tolmi-
des, Chasmides, Dardanides, Oceanides, Amami-
des, Titanides, Olenides, Achaemenides, Achime’
nides, Epimenides, Parmenides, Ismenides, Eu-
menides, Sithnides, Apollinides, Prummides, AG"


mides, Dodonides, Mygdalonides, Calydonides,
Moenides, GEdipodionides, Deionides, Chionides,
Echionides, Sperchiomides, Ophionides, Japetiº
nides, Ixiomides, Mimallonides, Philomides, Apol-
lonides, Acmonides, AEmonides, Polypeumonides,
Simonides, Harmonides, Memnonides, Cronides,

61

Myronides, Esomides, Aristonides, Praxonides,
Hiburnides, Sunides, Teleboides, Panthºides, A-
cheloides, Pronopides, Lapides, Callipides, Euri-
pides, Driopides,[Enopides, Cecropides; Leucippi-
des, Philippides, Argyraspides, Clearides, Tena-
ridés, Hebrides, Timandrides, Anaxandrides, Epi-
cerides, Pierides, Hesperides, Hyperides, Cassite-
rides, Anterides, Peristerides, Libethrides; Diosco-
rides, Protogorides, Methorides, Antenorides, Ac-
torides, Diactorides, Polyctorides, Hegetorides,
Onetorides, Antorides, Acestorides, Thestorides,
Aristorides, Electrides, CEnnotrides, Smindyrides,
Phily rides, Pegasides, Iasides, Imbrasides. Clesi-
des, Dionysides, Cratides, Propoetides, Praetides,
Océanitides, AEautides, Dryantides, Dracontides,
Absyrtides, Acestides, Orestides, Epytides.
- ODES UDES YDES.
.Accent the penultimate.
, Egilodes, Acmodes, Nebrodes, Herodes, Oro-
des, Haebudes, Harudes, Lacydes, Pherecydes,
Androcydes.
.Accent the anºepenultimate.
Sciapodes, GEdipodes, Antipodes, Hippopodes,
Himantopodes, Pyrodes, Epicydes. *.
AGES EGES (GES OGES YCES
.Accent the a timate.
Theages, Tectosages, Astyages, Leleges, Nitio-
briges, Durotriges, Caturiges, Allobroges, Anto-
broges, Ogyges, Cataphryges, Sazyges.
ATHES ETHES YTHESIES
.4ccent the penultimate.
Ariarathes, Alethes.
- .Accent the antepenultimate.
Onythes, Aries. *
ALES
.Accent the penultimate.
Novemdiales, Geniales, Compitales, Arvales
imate.
ccent the antepenulti
Carales.
ACLES ICLES OCI.ES
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Daicles, Mnasicles, Iphicles, Zanthicles. Chari-
cles, Thericles, Pericles, Agasicles, Pasicles, Phra-
sicles, Ctesicles, 8osicles, Nausicles, Xanticles,
Niocles, Empedocles, Theocles, Neocles, Eteocles,
Sophocles, Pythocies, Diocles, Philocles, Damo-
cles, Democles, Phanocles, Xenocles, Hierocles,
Androcles, Mandrocles, Patrocles, Metrocles,
Lamprocles, Cephisocles, Nestocles, Themistocles.
ELES, ILES OE, ES ULES
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Ararauceles, Hedymeles, Pasiteles, Praxiteles,
Pyrgoteles, Demoteles, Aristoteles, Gundiles, Ab-
siles, Novemsiles, Pisatiles, Taxiles, Æoles, Auto-
loles, Abdimonoles, Hercules.
AMES OMES
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Priames, Datames, Abrocomes,
ANES
Accent the penultimute.
Jordanes, Athamanes, Alamanes, Brachimanes,
Acarnanes, AEgipanes, Tigranes, Actisanes, Ti-
tanes, Ariobarzanes.
Accent the antepenultimate. -
Diaphanes, Epiphanes, Periphanes, Praxipha-
mes, Dexiphanes, Lexiphanes, Antiphanes, Nico-
hanes, Theophanes, Diophanes, Apollophanes,
enophanes, Aristophames, Agriames, Pharasma-
nes, Prytanes.
ENES “
.4ccent the antepenultimate.
Timagenes, Metagenes. Sosigenes, Epigenes,
Melesigenes, Antigenes, Theogenes, Diogenes,
Oblogenes, Hermogenes, Rhetogenes, Themisto-
genes, Zanthemes, Agasthenes, Lasthenes, Clis-
themes, Callisthenes, Peristhenes, Cratisthemes,
Antisthenes, Barbosthenes, Leosthenes, Demos-
thenes, Dinostheres, Androsthenes, Posthenes,
Eratosthenes, Borysthenes, Alcamenes, Therame-
nes, Tisamenes, Deditamenes, Spitamenes, Pyle,
menes, Althemenes, Achaemenes, Philopoemenes.
Daimenes, Nausimenes, Nunnemes, Antimenes.
Anaximenes, Cleomenes, Hippomenes, Herome.
mes, Ariotomenes, Eumenes, Numenes, Poly me
nes, Geryeues.
HNES

.Accent the penultimate.
Telchines, Acesines.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Aborigines, Æschines,f Asines.
ONES
* flecent the penultimate.
Calucones, Agones, Antechthones, Iones, Hel-
leviones, Volones, Nasimones, Verones, Centro-
mes, Eburones, Grisones, Anticatones, Statones,
Vectones, Vetones, Acitavomes, Ingoevones, Istae
vones, Axones, AExones, Halizones.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Lycaones, Chaones, Frisiabones, Cicones, Wer-
nicomes, Francones, Vascones, Mysomacedones,
Rhedones, Essedones, Myrmidones, Pocones,
Paphlagones, Aspagomes, Laestrigones, Lingones,
Lestrygones, Vangiones, Nuithones, Sithones,
Baliones, Hermiones, Biggerioues, Meriones, Sui.
ones, Mimallones, Senomes, Memnones, Pannones,
Ambrones, Suessones, Ansones, Pictones, Teuto-
mes, Amazones.
OES
.Accent the penultimate.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Chorsoes, Chosroes.
APES OPES
.Accent the ltimate.
Cynapes, Cecropes, Cyclopes.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Panticapes, Crassopes, Esubopes, Æthlopes,
Hellopes, Dolopes, Panopes, Steropes, Dryopes.
ARES ERES IRES ORES URES-
. Accent the penultimate.
Cabares, Balcares, Apollinares, Saltuares, Ab-
leres, Byzeres, Bechires, Diores, Azores, Silures,
- .Accent the timate.
Leochares, AEmochares, Demochares, Abisares,
Cavares, Insures, Luceres, Pieres, Astabores,
Musagores, Centores, Limures. ... .
ISES
.Accent the penultimate.
Heroes.
Anchises.
^, ENSES
.Accent the itimate
Ucubenses, Leonicenses, and aii words of this
termination. -
OCES YSES
.Accent the penaltimate
Cambyses.
ATES
.Accent the imate. -
Phraates, Atrebates, Cornacates, Ceracates,
Adunicates, Nisicates, Barsabocates, Leucates,
Teridates, Mithridates, Attidates, Osquidates, Ox-
ydates, Ardeates, Eleates, Bercoreates, Canine-
fates, Casicenufates, Ægates, Achates, Niphates,
Deciates, Attaliates, Mevaniates, Cariates, Qua-
riates, Asseriates, Euburiates, Antiates, Spartia-
tes, Celelates, Hispellates, Stellates, Suillates,
Albulates, Foeimates, Auximates, Flanates, Ede-
mates, Fidemates, Suffenates, Fregenates, Capena
tes, Senates, Coesenates, Misenates, Padinates,
Fulginates, Merinates, Alatrinates, Æsinates,
Agesimates, Asisinates, Sassinates, Sessinates,
Frusinates, Atinates, Altiuates, Tollentimates, Fe-

* All the words of this termination have the accent on the antepenultimate.—See Eumenes in the Initial Vocabulary
f Labbe says, that a certain anthologist, foreed by the necessity of his verse, has pronounced this word with the as-
cent on the penultimate.
62 - #
ventinates, Interamnates, Chelonates, Casmona-
tes, Arnates, Tifernates, Infernates, Privermates,
Oroates, Euphrates, Orates, Wasates, Cocosates,
Tolosates, Antuates, Nantuates, Sadyates, Cary-
ates. -
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Spithobates, Eurybates, Antiphates, Trebiates,
Zalates, Sauromates, Attinates, Tornates, Hypa-
tes, Memnecrates," Pherecrates, Iphicrates, Cal
licrates, Epicrates, Pasicrates, Stasicrates, Sosi-
crates, Hypsicrates, Nicocrates, Halocrates, Da-
mocrates, Democrates, Cheremocrates, Timocra-
tes, Hermocrates, Stemocrates, Xenocrates, Hip-
pocrates, Harpocrates, Socrates, Isocrates, Ce-
hisocrates, Naucrates, Eucrates, Euthycrates,
Glycrates.
ETES ITES OTES UTES YTES YES ZES
.Accent the penultimate.
Acetes, Ericetes, Cadetes, Æetes, Mocragetes,
Caletes, Philocletes, AEgletes, Nemetes, Cometes,
Ulmanetes, Consuanetes, Gymmetes, Æsymmetes,
Namnetes, Serretes, Curetes, Theatetes, Andizetes,
Odites, Belgites, Margites, Memphites, Ancalites,
Ambialites, Avalites, Cariosuelites, Polites, Apol-
lopolites, Hermopolites, Latopolites, Abulites, Sty-
lites, Borysthenites, Temenites, Syenites, Carcin-
ites, Samnites, Oéiopites, Garites, Centrites,
Thersites, Narcissites, Asphaltites, Hydraotes,
Heracleotes, Boeotes, Helotes, Böotes, Thóotes,
Amaguutes, Arimazes.
Jłccent the cºntepenultimate.
Dercetes, Massagetes, Indigetes, Ilergetes, Eu-
ergetes, Auchetes, Eusipetes, Abalites, Charites,
Cerites, Praestites, Andramy tes, i)ariaves, Ardy-
as, Machlyes, Blemmyes. -
AhS
.Accent the penultimate.
Achais, Archelais, Homolais, Ptolemais, Ely-
mais.
- .Accent the antepenultimate.
Thebais, Phocais, Aglais, Tanais, Cratais.
BIS CIS DIS
.Accent the penultimate.
Berenicis, Cephaledis, Lycomedis.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Acabis, Carabis, Setabis, Nisibis, Cleobis, Tu-
crobis, Tisobis, Ucubis, Curubis, Salmacis, Acima-
cis, Brovomacis, Athracis, Agnicis, Carambucis,
Cadmèidis.
EISł ETHIS ATHIS
.Accent the penultimate.
Medeis, Spercheis, Pittheis, Crytheis, Nephe-
leis, Lleleis, Achilleis, Pimpleis, Cadmeis, AEmeis,
Schoeneis, Peneis, Acrisoneis, Triopeis, Patereis,
Nereis, Cenchreis, Theseis, Briseis, Perseis, Mes-
seis, Chryseis, Nvicteis, Sebethis, Epimethis.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Thymiathis.
ALIS Ei, IS ILIS OLIS ULIS YLIS
.Accent the penultimate.
Anūabalis, Cercalis, Regalis, Stymphalis, Dia-
His, Latialis, Septimontialis, Martialis, Maualis,
Juvenalis, Quirinalis, Fontinalis, Junonalis, Aver-
nalis, Vacunalis, Abrupalis, Floralis, Quietalis,
Eumelis, Phaselis, Eupilis, Quinctilis, Adulis.
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
CEbalis, Hannibalis, Acacalis, Formicalis, An-
drocalis, Lupercalis, Wahalis, Ischalis, Caralis,
Thessalis, Italis, Facelis, Sicelis, Fascelis, Vinde-
lis, Nephelis, Bibilis, lincibilis, Leucretilis, Myrti-
lis, Indivilis, AEolis, Argolis, Cimolis, Decapolis,
eapolis, and all words ending in polis. Herculis,
Thestylis.
- AMIS EMIS
. Accent the antepenultimate.
Calamis, Salamis, Semiramis, Thyamis, Arte-
Fºx8.
ANIS ENIS INIS ONIS YNIS
.#ccent the penultimate.
Mamdamis, Titanis, Baccenis, Mycenis, Philenis,
Cyllenis, Ismenis, Cebrenis, Adonis, Edomis, AE-
donis, Thedonis, Sidonis, Dodonis, Calydonis,
Agonis, Alingonis, Colonis, Corbulonis, Cremonis,
Salmonis, Jumonis, Ciceronis, Scironis, Coronis,
Phoronis, Turonis (in Germany,) Tritonis, Pilor-
cynis, Gortymis.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Sicamis, Anticanis, Andamis, Hypanis, Taranis,
Prytanis, Poemanis, Eumenis, Lycaonis, Asconis,
Maeonis, Paeonis, Sithonis, Memnonis, Pannonis,
Turonis, (in France,) Bitonis, Geryonis.
OIS # *
.Accent the penultimate.
Minois, Heróis, Latóis.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Symöis, Pyrðis.
APIS OPIS
..?ccent the penultimate.
Iapis, Colapis, Serapis, Isapis, Asopis.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Acapis, Minapis, Cecropis, Meropis.
ARIS ACRIS ERIS IGRIS IRIS ITRIS ORIS
URIS YRIS
.Accent the penultimate.
Balcai is, Apollinaris, Nonacris, Cimmeris, Aci-
ris, Osiris, Petosiris, Busiris, Lycoris, Calaguris
Gracchuris, Hippuris.
..?ccent the antepenultimate.
Abaris, Fabaris, Sybaris, Icaris, Andaris, Tyn
daris, Sagaris, Angaris, Phalaris, Elaris, Caula
ris, Taenaris, Liparis, Araris, Biasaris, Caesaris
Abisaris, Achisaris, Bassaris, Melaris, Autaris
Trinacris, Illiberis, Tiberis, Zioberis, Tyberis, Ne-
pheris, Cytheris, . Pieris, Trieris, Auseris, Pasiti
gris, Coboris, Sicoris, Neoris, Peloris, Antipatris
Absitris, Pacyris, Ogyris, Porphyris, Amyris,
Thamyris, Thomyris, Tomyris. &
ASIS ESIS ISIS
.Accent the penultimate,
Amasis, Magnesis, Tuesis.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Bubasis, Pegasis, Parrhasis, Paniasis, Acama
sis, Engomasis, Graecostasis, Lachesis, Athesis
Thamesis, Nemesis, Tibisis. w
ENSIS
.Accent the penultimate.
Genabensis, Cordubensis, and all words of this
termination.
(OSIS USIS
.Accent the penultimate.
Diamastigosis, Enosis, Eleusis.
ATIS ETIS ITIS OTIS YTIS
JAccent the penultimate.
Tegeatis, Sarmatis, Caryatis, Miletis, Limene-
tis, Curetis, Acervitis, Chalcitis, Memphitis, So-
phitis, Arbelitis, Fascenitis, Dascylitis, Comitis,
AEamitis, Canamitis, Circinitis, Sebennitis, Chaon
itis, Trachonitis, Chalomitis, Sybaritis, Daritis, Ca.
lenderitis, Zephyritis, Amphaxitis, Rhacotis, Esti
aeotis, Maeotis, Tracheotis, Mareotis, Phthiotis
Sandaliotis, Elimiotis, Iscariotis, Casiotis, Philotis,
Nilotis. -
.Accent the antepenultimate,
Atergatis, Calatis, Anatis, Naucratis, Dercetis.
Eurytis. º
OVIS UHS XIS
.4ccent the penultimate.
Amphaxis, Oaxis, Alexis, Zamolxis Zeuxis
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Vejovis, Dijovis, Absituis.

* All words ending in crates have the accent ºn the antepenultimate syllable.
# These vewels form distinct syllables.--See
# These vowels form distinct syllables.
termination ELUS, -
§ Seropis.-See the word in the Initial
$º ſº
| - * wn * , -
* 63 ... ºn
: $ -:
Icos Eposobos YDos
.Accent the penultimate.
Abydos. .A. the
ecent the antepenultimate.
. Oricos, Tenedos, Macedos, Agriodos. A
2OS
Jłccent the penultimate.
Spercheos, Achilleos.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Androgeos, Egaleos, AEgaleos, Hegaleos.
IGOS ICHOS OCHOS OPHOS
.Accent the penultimate.
Melampigos, Neontichos, Macrontichos.
4ccent the antepenultimate.
Nerigos, AEgiochos, Oresitrophos.
ATHOS ETHOS ITHOS IOS
.Accent the penultimate.
Sebethos.
JAccent the antepenultimate.
Sciathos, Arithos, Ilios, Ombrios, Topasios.
LOS MOS NOS POS
* .Accent the penultimate.
Stymphalos, AEgilos, Pachinos, Etheonos, Ete-
onos, Heptaphomos.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Haegalos, AEgialos, Ampelos, Hexapylos, Sipy-
'os, Hecatompylos, Potamos, AEgospotamus, Ole-
nos, Orchomenos, Amapauomenes, Epidicazome-
nos, Heautontimorumenos, Antropos.
ROS SOS TO3 ZOS
Accent the penultimate.
Meleagros, Hecatoncheros, AEgimuros, Nisyros,
Pityomesos, Hieroneses, Cephesos, Sebetos, Hali-
teetos, Miletos, Polytimetos, Aretos, Buthrotos,
Topazos.
* .Accent the antepenultimate.
Sygaros, AEgoceros, Anteros, Meleagros, Myi-
agros, Absorof, Amyros, Pegasos, Jalysos, Aba-
tos, Aretos, Neritos, Acytos.
iPS OPS
4…nl the antepenultimale.
Agilips, Aëthiops.
LAUS MAUS NAUS RAUS (in two syllables.)
.Accent the penultimate.
Archelaus, Menelaus, Aglaus, Agesilaus, Prote-
gilaus, Nicolaus. Iolaus, Hermolaus, Critolaus,
Aristolaus, Dorylaus, Amphiaraus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Imaus,” Emmaus, CEhomaus, Danaus.
BUS
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Agabus, Alabus, Arabus, Melabus, Setabus,
Erebus, Ctesibus, Deiphobus, Abubus, Polybus.
ACUS
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abdacus, Labdacus, Rhyndacus, AEacus, Itha-
EłłS.
IACUS #
..?:cent the antepenultimate.
Ialciacus, Phidiacus, Alabandiacus, Rhodiacus,
Calchiacus, Corinthiacus, Deliacus, Pełiacus, lli-
acus. Niliacus, Titaniacus, Armeniacus, Messemi-
wcus, Salaminiacus, Lemmiacus, Ioniacus, Sammo-
niacus, Tritoniacus, Gortyniacus, Olympiacus,
Caspiacus, Mesembriacus, Adriacus, Iberiacus,
Cytheriacus, Siriacus, Gessoriacus, Cytoriacus,
Syriacus, Phasiacus, Megalesiacus, Etesiacus, Isi-
acus, Gnosiacus, Cnossiacus, Pausiacus, Amathu-
siacus, Pelusiacus, Prusiacus, Actiacus, Divitia-
cus, Byzantiacus, Thermodontiacus, Propontia-
cus, Hellespontiacus, Sestiacus.
* Imaus—See the word in the Initial Vocabulary.
* LACUS NACUS OACUS RACUS SACUS
TACUS 2
.Accent the penultimate.
Benacus.
.Accent the antepenultimale.
Ablacus, Medoacus, Armaracus, Assaracus,
AEsacms, Lampsacus, Caractacus, Spartacus, Hyr
tacus, Pittacus.
ICUS
.Accent the penultinate.
Caieus, Numicus, Demonicus, Granicus, An-
dronicus, Stratonicus, Cailistonicus, Aristonicus,
Alaricus, Albericus, Rodericus; Rudericus, Rome-
ricus, Huumericus, Victoricus, Amatricus, Henri-
cus, Theodoricus, Ludovicus, Grenovicus, Warvi-
CUIS.
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Thebäicus, Phocaicus, Chaldăicus, Bardāicus,
Judāicus, Acháicus, Lechaicus, Panchăicus, Ther-
mäicus, Naicus, Panathenaicus, Cyrenaicus, Ara-
bicus, Dacicus, Samothracicus, Turcicus, Areadi-
cus, Sotadicus, Threcidicus, Chalcidicus, Ala-
bandicus, Judicus, Clondicus, Cornificus, Belgicus,
Allobrogicus, Georgicus, Colchicus; Delphicus,
Sapphicus, Parthicus, Scythicus, Pythicus; Stym-
phalicus, Pharsalicus, Thessalicus, Italicus, Atta-
icus, Gallicus, Sabellicus, Tarbellicus, Argolicus,
Getulicus, Camicus, Ceramicus, Academicus,
Graecanicus, Cocanicus, Tuscanicus, AEanicus,
Hellanicus, Glamicus, Atellanicus, Amanicus, Ro
manicus, Germanicus, Hispanicus, Aquitanicus,
Sequanicus, Poenicus, Alemannicus, Britannicus,
Laconicus, Leuconicus, Adonicus, Macedonicus,
Sandonicus, Ionicus, Hermionicus, Babylonicus,
Samonicus, Pannonicus, Hieronicus, Platonicus,
Santonicus, Sophronicus, Teutonicus, Amazoui-
cus, Hernicus, Liburnicus, Eubºicus, Tröicus,
Stöicus, Olympicus, AEthiopicus, Pindaricus, Bal-
caricus, Marmaricus, Bassaricus, Cimbricus, An-
dricus, Ibericus, Trietericus, Trevericas, Africus,
Doricus, Pythagoricus, Leuctricus, Adgandestri-
cus, Istricus, Isauricus, Centauricus, Bituricus,
Illyricus, Syricus, Pagasicus, Moesicus, Marsicus,
Persicus, Corsicus, Massicus, Issicus, Sabbaticus,
Mithridaticus, Tegeaticus, Syriaticus, Asiaticus,
Dalmaticus, Sarmaticus, Cibyraticus, Rhaeticus,
Geticus, Gangeticus, AEgineticus, Rhoeticus, Cre-
ticus, Memphiticas, Sybariticus, Abderiticus, Cet-
ticus, Atlanticus, Garamanticus, Alenticus, Pon-
ticus, Scoticus, Maeoticus, Boeoticus, Heracleoti-
cus, Mareoticus, Phthioticus, Niloticus, Epiroti-
cus, Syrticus, Atticus, Alyatticus, Halyatticºis,
Mediastuticus.
º OCUS UCR'S YOUS
- Jłccent the penultimate.
Ophiucus, Inycus.
.Accent the antenenultimate.
Lauodocus, Amodocus, Amphilocus, Ibycus,
!,ibycus, Besbycus, Autolycus, Amycus, Glany-
cus, Corycus. -
ADUS EDUS IDUS ODUS YDUS
.Accent the periultimate.
Lebedus, Congedus, Aifredus, Aluredus, Enso-
dus, Androdus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Adadus, Enceladus, Aradus, Antaradus, Aish
dus, Algidus, Lepidus, Hesiodus Coimmodus,
Momodus, Lacydus, Polydus.
AEUS (EUS
.Accent the penultimate. º
Niobaeus, Meliboeus, and all words of this ter-
mination.
EUS;
Accent the penultimate.
Lycambeus, Tnisbeus, Bereniceus. Lynceust the
f All words of this termination have the accent on the i, pronounced like the noun eye.
t It may be observed, that words of this termination are sometimes both substantives and adjectives. When they
are substantives, they have the accent on the antepenultimate syllable, as Nelleus, Prome':hºws, Salmo'news, &c. alſº
when adjectives on the penultimate, as Nede'us, Promethe'us, Salmone'us, &c. Thus, GEReus, a king of Calydonia, is "º
nounced in two syllables; the adjective (Encus, which is ºeued from it, is a trysyllable; and (Enrius, another format
64.
brother of Idas,) Simonideus, Euripedeus, Phere-
deus, Piraeeus, Phegeus, Tegeus, Sigeus, Emmo-
#. Argeus, Baccheu8, Motorcheus, Cepheus,
ipheus, Alpheus, Qrpheus (adjective,) Erec-
theus, Prometheus (adjective,) Cleantheus, Rhad-
amantheus, Erymantheus, Pantheus (adjective,)
Vaedaleus, Sophocleus, Themistocleus, Eleus, Ne-
eus (adjective,) Oileus (adjective,) Apelleus,
Achilleus, Perilleus, Luculleus, Agylleus, Pimple.
as, Ebuleus, Asculeus, Masculeus, Cadmeus, Aris-
tophaneus, Cananeus, OEneus (adj. 3 syll.,) (Eneus
(sub. 2 syli,) Idomeneus, Schoenéus, Penéus, Phi.
neus, Cydoneus, Androgeoneus, Bioneus, Deucali-
oneus, Acrisioneus, Salmoneus (adjective,) Maro-
neus, Antenoreus, Phoroneus (adjective,) Thyone-
us, Cyrneus, Epeus, Cyclopeus, Penelopeus, Philli-
peus, Agamippeus, Menandreus (adjective,) Nere-
us, Zagreus, Boreus, Hyperboreus, Polydoreus,
*...*.*. Centaureus, Nesseus, Cisseus,
OEteus, Rhoeteus, Anteus, Abanteus, Phalanteus,
Therodamanteus, Polydamanteus, Thoantetts,
Hyanteus, Aconteus, Laomedonteus, Thermodon-
teus, Phaethonteus, Phlegethonteus, Oronteus,
Thyesteus, Phryzeus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Gerionaceus, Menoeceus, Lynceus (adjective,)
Dorceus, Caduceus, Asclepiadeus, Paladeus, So-
tadeus, Tydeus, Orpheus
Tyrrheus, Prometheus (substantive,) Cretheus,
Mºis, Dositheus, Pentheus (substantive,)
Smintheus, Timotheus, Brotheus, Dorotheus, Me-
nestheus, Eurystheus, Pittheus, Pytheus, Daeda-
leus, AEgialeus, Maleus, Tantaleus, Heracleus, Ce-
leus, Eleleus, Neleus, Peleus, Nileus, Oileus (sub-
stantive,) Demoleus, Romuleus, Pergameus, Eu-
ganeus, Melaneus, Herculaneus, Cyaneus, Tya-
neus, Ceneus, Dicaneus, Pheneus, (Eneus, Cupi-
dineus, Apollineus, Emmeus, Adoneus, Aridomeus,
Gorgoneus, Deioneus, Ilioneus, Mimallomeus, Sal-
moneus (substantive,) Acroneus, Phoroneus (sub-
stantive,) Albumsus, Enipeus, Sinopeus, º eus,
Aristippeus, Areus, Macareus, Tyndareus, Mega-
reus (substantive,) Caphareus (substantive,) Bri-
areus, AEsareus, Patareus? Cythereus, Phalèreus,
Nereus (substantive,) Tereus, Adoreus, Mentore-
us, Nestoretis, Atreus (substantive,) Caucaseus,
Pegaseus, Theseus, Perseus, Niuteus, Argenteus,
Eurylochus, Bronteus, Proteus, Agyeus.
AGUS EGUS HGUS OGUS
Accent the penultimate.
Cethegus, Robigus, Rubigus.
.Accent the timate.
Ægophagus, Osphagus, Neomagus, Rothoma-
gus, Niomagus, Noviomagus, Caesaromagus, Si-
tomagus, Areopagus, Harpagus, Arviragus, Ura-
(guê, Åstrologus.
ACHUS OCHUS UCHUS YCHUS
Accent the penultimate.
Daduchus, Ophiuchus.
Accent the antepenultimate. -
Telemachus, Daimachus, Déimachus, Alcima-
chus, Callimachus, Lysimachus, Antimachus,
Symmachus, Andromachus, Clitomachus, Aristo-
machus, Eurymachus, Inachus, Iamblichus, Be-
modochus, Xendochus, Dèiochus, Antiochus, Děi-
lochus, Archilochus, Mnesilochus, Thersilochus,
Orsilochus, Antilochus, Naulochus, Agerochus,
Monychus, Abromychus, Polyochus.
º Morpheus,
APHUS EPHUS IPHUS OPHUS YPHUS. "
Accent the penultimate
Josephus, Seriphus.
.4ccent the antepenultimate.
Ascalaphus, Epaphus, Palaepaphus, Anthropo-
graphus, Telephus, Absephus, Agastrophus, Sis-
ATHUS AETHUS ITHÚ3
.Accent the penultimate,
Simaethus. *
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Archagathus, Amathus, Lapathus, Carpathus,
Mychithus.
AI US
Accent the antepenultimate.
Caius, Laius, Graius.-See Achaïa.
ABIUS IEIUS OBIUS UBIUS YBIUS
..?ccent the antepenultimate.
Fabius, Arabius, Baebius, Vibius, Albius, Amo-
bius, Macrobius, Androbius, Tobius, Virbius, Les-
bius, Eubius, Damabius, Marrhubius, Talthybius,
Poiybius.
CIUS

.Accent the antepenultimate.
Acacius, Ambracius, Acracius, Thracius, Athra-
cius, Samothracius, Lampsacius, Arsacius, Byza-
cius, Accius, Siccius, Decius, Threicius, Cornifi-
cius, Cilicius, Numicius, Apicius, Sulpicius, Fa-
bricius, Oricius, Cincius, Mincius, Marcius, Cir-
cius, Hircius, Roscius, Albucius, Lucius, Lycius,
Bebrycius.
JAccent the antepenultimate.
Leccadius, Icadius, Arcadius, Palladius, Tene-
dius, Albidius, Didius, Thucydidius, Fidius, Aufi-
dius, Eufidius, AEgidius, Nigidius, Obsidius, Gra-
tidius, Brutidius, Helvidius, Ovidins, Rhodius, Clo-
dius, Hannodius, Gordius, Claudius, Rudius, Ly-
UIS,
EIUS*
.Accent the antepenultimate. -
Daněigs, Cocceius, Lyrc ius, AEacideius, Lele.
geius, Sigeius, Baccheius, Cepheius, Typhoeeius,
Cretheius, Pittheius, Saleius, Semeleius, Neleius,
Stheneleius, Proculeius, Septimuleius, Canuleius,
Venuleius, Apuleius, Egnatuleius, Sypyleius, Pri
ameius, Cadmeius, Tyaneius, AEneius, Clymenei
us, QEneius, Autoneius, Schoeneius, Lampeius,
Rhodopeius, Dolopeius, Priapeius, Pompeius, Tar
eius, Cynareius, Cythereius, Nereius, Satureius
ultureius, Cinyreius, Nyseius, Teius, Hecateius
Elateius, Rhoeteius, Atteius, Minyeius. --
; GIUS
.Accent the a wltimate.
Walgius, Belgius, Catangius, Sergius, Ascebur
gius, Oxygius.
CHIUS PHIUS THIUS,
.Accent the penultimate.
Sperchius.
Jaccent the antepenultimate.
Inachius, Bacchius, Dulichius, Telechius, Mun-
ychius, Hesychius, Tychius, Cyniphius, Alphius,
Adelphius, Sisyphius, Einathius, Simaethius, Aci.
thius, Melanthius, Erymanthius, Corinthius, Ze-
rynthius, Tirynthius. -
ALIUS AELIUS ELIUS ILIUS ULIUS YLIUS
- Accent the antepenultimate.
GEbalius, ldalius, Acidalius, Palaephalius, Stym-
phalius, Maenalius, Opalius, Thessalius, Castalius,
five of it, is a word, when formed into English adjectives, alter their termination with the accent on the Penultimate
With other notes than to the Orphéan lyre.------Mii,"ton.
The tuneful tongue, the Promethean hand. ---AKENSIDE.
And sometimes on the Antepenultimate, as----
The sun, as from Thyestian banquet turn'd.----Milton. - -
* Almost all the words of this termination are adjectives, and in these the vowels et form distinct syllables; the
others, as Cocceius, Saleius, Proculeius, Canuleius, Apuleius, Egnatuleius, Schacneitus, Lampeius. Kultureius, Atteius, and
ſinyeius, are substantives; and which, though sometimes
like the noun eye, are more generally beard like the adjectives; so that the whole list may
same general rule, that of sounding the e separately, and the iſ like y eonsonant, as in the similar terminations in era.
and idº. This is the more necessary in these words, as the accented e and the unaccented i are so much alike as to re
quire the sound of the initial or consonaut y, in order to
vowels—See Achaia.
diphthong, and sounded
pronounced with the ei .#: der th
airly included under the
prevent the hiatus, by giving a small diversity to the two
65
Publius, Heraclius." Hºlius, Caelius, Laelius, Deli-
sus, Melius, Cornelius, Coelius, Cloelius, Aurelius,
Nyctelins, Praxitelius, Abilius, Babilius, Carbili-
us, Orbilius, Acilius, Caecilius, Lucilius, AEdilius,
Virgilius, AEmilius, Manilius, Pompilius, Turpili-
us, Atilius, Basilius,f Cantilius, Quintilius, Hosti-
Jius, Attilius, Rutilius, ºlius, Sterguilius, Carvi-
lius, Servilius, Callius, ellius, Cascellius, Gel-
lius, Arellius, Vitellius: Tullius, Manlius, Tenoli-
wis, Nauplius, Daulius, Julius, Amulius, Pamphy-
lius, Pylius.
MHUS
. Accent the antepenultimate. tº , , º
Samius, Ogmius, Isthmius, Decimius, Septimi
us, Rhemmius, Memmius, Mummius, Nomius,
Bromius, Latimius, Posthumius.
ANIUS ENIUS INIUS ENNIUS
i .Accent the antepenultimate.
Anius, Libanius, Canius, Sicamius, Vulcanius,
Ascanius, Dardanius, Clamius, Manius, Aframius,
Granius, AEmius, Maenius, Genius, Borysthenius,
Lenius, Valenius, Cyllenius, Olenius, Menius,
Achaemenius, Armenius, Ismenius, Poenius, Sire-
nius, Messenius, Dossenius, Polyxenius,
us, Gabinius, Albinius, Licinius, Sicinius, Virgini-
us, Trachinius, Minius, Salaminius, Flaminius,
Etiminius, Arminius, Herminius, Caminius, Tetri-
timius, Asimius, Eleusinius, Vatinius, Flavinius,
Tarquinius, Cilmius, Tolumnius, Amnius, Fannius,
Elammius, Ennius, Fescennius, Dossennius.
ONIUS UNIUS YNIUS OIUS
Jiccent the antemenultimate.
Aonius, Lycaonius, Chaonius, Machaonius,
Amythaonius, Trebonius, Heliconius, Stiliconius,
Asconius, Macedonius, Chalcedonias, Caledonius,
Sidonius, Alchandomius, Mandomius, Dodonius,
Cydonius, Calydonius, Maeonius, Paeonius, Ago-
hius, Gorgonius, Laestrygonius, Lestrygonius,
Trophonius, Sophonius, Marathonius, Sithonius,
Ericthomius, Aphthonius, Arganthonius, Tithoni-
us, Ionius, GEdipodionius, Echionius, Ixionius, Sa-
lonius, Milonius, Apollonius, Babylonius, AEmoni-
us, Lacedaemonius, Haemomins, Palaemonius, Am-
monius, Strymonius, Nonius, Memmonius, Aga-
memnonius, Crannonius, Wennonius, Junonius,
Pomponius, Acronius,Sophronius, Scironius, Sem-
g. Antronius, AEsonius, Ausonius, Latonius,
Suetonius, Antonius, Bistonius, Plutonius, Favo-
nius, Amazonius, Esernius, Calphurmius, Satur-
nius, Daunius, Junius, Neptunius, Gortymius, Ty-
phbius, Achelbius, Minčius, Tröius.
APIUS OPIUS IPIUS
Accent the antepenultimate.
Agapius, AEsculapius, AEsapius, Messapius,
Grampius, Procopius, (Enopius, Cecropius, Eutro-
pius, AEsopius, Mopsopius, Gippius, Puppius, Cas-
pius, Thespius, Cispius.
ARIUS ERIUS IRIUS ORIUS URIUS YRIUS
.Accent the penultimate.
Darius.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
, Arias, Icarius, Tarcundarius, Ligarius, Sanga-
rius, Corinthiarius, Larius, Marius, Hierosolyma-
rius, AEnarius, Taenarius, Asinarius, Isinarius, Wa-
rius, Januarius, Aquarius, Februarius, Atuarius,
Imbrius, Adrius, Evandrius, Caberius, Biberius,
Tiberius, Celtiberius, Winderius, Acherius, Vale-
ritis, Numerius, Hesperius, Agrius, CEagrius, Cen-
chritis, Rabirius; Podalirius, Sirius, Virius, Bos-
g. Elorius, Florius, Actorius, Anactorius,
ertorius, Caprius, Cyprius, Arrius, Feretrius,
GEmotrius, Adgandestrius, Cay strius, Epidaurias,
Curius, Mercurius, Durius, Furiuš, Paifurius,
Thurius, Mamurius, Purius, Masurius, Spurius,
Veturius, Asturius, Atabyrius, Scvrius Porphy-
rius, Assyrius, Tyrius.
Troezeni-
ASIUS ESIUS ISIUS OSIUS USIUS, YSIUS
* .Accent the antepenultimate. +.
Asius, Casius, Thasius, Jasius, AEsius, Acesius,
Coracesius, Arcesius, Mendesius, Chesius, Ephe.
Siºs, Milesius, Theumesius, Teumesius, Aénesius,
Magnesius, Proconnesius, Chersonesius, Lyrnesi:
us, Marpesius, Acasesius, Melitesius, Adylisius,
Amisius, Artemisius, Simõisius, Charisius, Acrº
sius, Hortensius, Syracosius, Theodosius, Gnosi-
us, Sosius, Mopsius, Cassius, Thalassius, Lyrnes. . . .
e
sius, Cressius, Tartessius, Syracusius, Fusius;
Agusius, Amathusius, Ophiusius, Ariusius, Volu
sius, Selinusius, Acherusius, Maurusius, flysius,
Elysius, Dionysius, Odrysius, Amphrysius, Oth
rystus.
ATIUS ETIUS ITIUS OTIUS UTIUS
.Accent the penultimate.
Xenophontius.
.Accent the antepenultimate. *
Trebatius, Catius, Volcatius, Achatius, Latius
Caesenatius, Egnatius, Gratius, Horatius, Tatius.
Luctatius, Statius, Actius, Vectius, Quinctius, A&
tius, AEtius, Panaetius, Praetius, Cetius, Caeetius,
Wegitius, Metius, Moenetius, Lucretius, Helvetius,
Saturnalitius, Floralitius, Compialitius, Domitius's
Beritius, Neritius, Crassitius, Titius, Politius;
Abundantius, Paeantius, Taulantius, Acamantius.
Teuthrantius, Lactantius, Hyantius, Byzantius,
Terentius, Cluentius, Maxentius, Mezentius, Quin,
tius, Acontius, Vocontius, Laomedontius, Leon-
tius, Pontius, Hellespontius, Acherontius, Bacun-
tius, Opuntius, Aruntius, Maeotius, Thesprotius,
Scaptius, AEgyptius, Martius, Laërtius, Proper.
tius, Hirtius, Mavortius, Tiburtius, Curtius, Thes-
tius, Themistius, Canistius, Sallustius, Crustius.
Carystius, Hvmettius, Bruttius, Abutius, Ebutius.
AEbutius, Albutius, Acutius, Locutius, Stercutius,
Mutius, Minutius, Pretutius, Clytius, Bavius, Fla
vius, Narvius, Evius, Maevius, Naevius, Ambivius,
Livius, Milvius, Fulvius, Sylvius, Novius, Servius,
Vesvius, Pacuvius, Vitruvius, Vesuvius, Axius.
Naxius, Alexius, Ixius, Sabazius.
ALUS CLUS ELUS ILUS OLUS ULUS YLUS
Accent the penultimate. “
Stymphalus, Sardanapalus, Androclus, Patro.
clus, Dorycius, Orbelus, Philomelus, Eumelus
Phasaelus, Phaselus, Cyrsilus, Cimolus, Timolus
Tmolus, Mausolus, Pactolus, AEtolus, Atabulus,
Praxibulus, Cleobulus, Critobulus, Acontobulus,
Aristobulus, Eubulus, Thrasybulus, Getulus, Bar
gylus, Massylus. -
..?ccent the antenenultimate.
Abalus, Heliogabalus, Corbalus, Bubalus, Co.
calus, Daedalus, idalus, Acidalus, Megalus, Tra.
chalus, Cephalus, Cynocephalus, Bucephalus,
Anchialus, Maenalus, Hippalus, Harpalus, Bupa.
lus, Hypalus, Thessalus, Italus, Tantalus, Crota.
lus, Ortalus, Attalus, Euryalus, Doryclus, Stiphe.
lus, Sthenelus, Eutrapelus, ºft. Babilus,
Diphilus, Antiphilus, Pamphilus, Theophilus, Daº
mophilus, Tröilus, Zöilus, Choerilus, tilus, Mº-
gobolus, Naubolus, Equicolus, AEolus, Laureolus,
Amchemolus, Bibulus, Bibaculus, Caeculus, Grae,
cultis, Siculus, Saticulus, AEquiculus, Paterculus,
Acisculus, Regulus, Romulºis, Venulus, Apulus,
Salisubsulus, Wesulus, Catulus, Gaetulus, Getulus,
Opitulus, Lentulus, Rutulus, AEschylus, Deiphy-
lus, Demylus, Deipylus, Sipylus, Frnpylus, Crat.
ylus, Astylus.
AMUS EMES IMUS OMUS UMUS YMUS"
.#ccent the penultimate. ~~~
Callidemus: Charidemus, Pethodemus, Phile,
demus, Phanodemus, Clitodemus, Aristodemus,
Polyphelaus, Theotimus, Hermotimus, Aristoº-
mus, Ithomus. -
* Labbe places the accent of this word on the penultimate , as in Heraclitus and Heraclidae; but the Roman emperºr.
of this name is generally pronounced with the antepenultimaté accent, that it would savour of pedantry to alter it. Nºr
do I understand the reasons on which Labbe founds his accentuation.
f This word, the learned contend ought to have the accent on the penultimate; but that the learned .."; des’
part from this pronunciation, by placing the accent on the antepºultinate, may be seen, Rule 31, prefixed to the Pnue
Powkwltvy *
Jiccent the antepenultimate.
Ilygdamus, Archidamus, Agesidamus, Apusi-
damus, Anaxidamus, Zeuxidamus, Androdanus,
Xenodamus, Coganaus, Pergamus, Orchamus,
Priamus, Cimmamus, Ceramus, Abdiramus, Py-
ramus, Anthemus, Telemus, Tlepolemus, Theo-
olemus, Neoptolemus, Phaedimus, Abdalonimus,
osimus, Maximus, Antidomus, Amphinomus, Ni-
codromus, Didymus, Dindymus, Helymus, Soly-
mus, Cleonymus, Abdalonynius, Hieromyxaus, Eu-
onymus, AEsymus.
ANUS
Accent the penultimate.
Artabanus, Cebanus, Thebanus, Albanus, Ner-
banus, Verbanus, Labicamus, Gallicanus, Africa-
nus, Sicanus, Vaticanus, Lavicanus, Vulcanus,
Hyrcanus, iucanus, Transpadanus, Pedanus,
Apidanus, Fundanus, Codamus, Eamus, Gargamus,
urhanus, Baianus, Trajanus, Fabianus, Accia-
nus, Prisciarus, Roscianus, Lucianus, Seleucia-
nus, Herodianus, Claudianus, Saturcianus, Seja-
nus, Carteianus, AElianus, Afilianus, Lucilianus,
Virgilianus, Petilianus, Quintifianus, Catullianus,
Tertullianus, Julianus, Ammanus, Memmianus,
Formianus, Diogenianus, Scandinianus, Papinia-
mus, Valentinianus, Justinianus, Trophonianus,
Othonianus, Pomponianus, Maronianus, Aproli-
anus, Thyonianus, Trojanus. Ulpianus, AEsopia-
nus, Apianus, Oppianus, Marianus, Adrianus, Ha-
drianus, Tiberianus, Valerianus, Papirianus, Ves-
asianus, Hortensianus, Theodosianas, Bassianus,
elusianus, Diocletianus, Domitiamus, Antianus,
Scantianus, Terentianus, Quintianus, Sestiamus,
Augustianus, Sallustianus, Pretutianus, Sextianus,
Flavianus, Bovianus, Pacuvianus, Alamus, Elanus,
Silamus, Fregellanus, Atellanus, Regillanus, Lu
cullanus, Sullanus, Syllanus, Carseolanus, Pateo-
lanus, Coriolanus, Ocriculanus, AEsculanus, Tus-
culanus, Carsulanus, Fassulanus, Querquetulamus,
Amanus, Lemanus, Summanus, Romanus, Rhe-
nanus, Amenanus, Pucinanus, Cinnamus, Cam-
panus, Hispanus, Sacramus, Venafranus, Clara-
nus, Uſubrarius, Seramus, Lateranus, Coramus, So-
ranus, Serramus, Suburranus, Gauranus, Subura-
nus, Ancymanus, Cosanus, Sinuessanus, Syracu-
sanus, Satanus, Laletanus, Tunetanus, Abretanus,
Cretanus, Setabitamus, Gaditamus, Tringitamus,
Caralitanus, Neapolitanus, Antipolitanus, Tomi-
tanus, Tauromimitanus, Sybaritanus, Lipasitanus,
Abderitamus, Tritanus, Ancyritanus, Lucitanus,
Pantanus, Nejentanus, Nomentanus, Beneventa-
nus, Montamus, Spartanus, Paºstanus, Adelstanus,
, Tutanus, Sylvanus, Albinovanus, Adeantuanus,
Mantuanus.
.Accent the antemenultimate.
Libanus, Clibanus, Antifibamus, Cxycanus, Eri-
damus, Rhodamus, Dardanus, Oceanus, Longima-
mus, Idumanus, Dripanus, Caramus, Adranus, Coe-
rpºus, Tritanus, Pantanus, Sequanus.
ENUS
.Accent the penultinate.
Characenus, Lampsacenus, Astacenus, Picenus,
Damascenus, Suffenus, Alfenus, Alphenus, Tyrr-
henus, Gabienus, Labienus, Avidenus, Amenus,
Pupienus, Garienus, Cluvienus, Calenus, Galenus,
Silenus, Pergamemus, Alexamenus, Ismenus,
Thrasymenus, Trasymenus, Dioptemus, Capenus,
Cebrenus, Fibrenus, Serenus, Palmyrenus, Ama-
senus, Tibisemus, Misenus, Evenus, Byzenus.
Accent the antepenultimate
Ambenus, Helenus, Olenus, Tissamenus, Dex-
amenus, Diadumenus, Clymenus, Periclymenus,
Axenius, Callixenus, Philoxenus, Timoxenus, Aris-
toxenus,
66
fMUS. YNUS
..?ccent the penultimate.
Cytainus, Gabinus, Sabinus, Albinus, Sidicinus,
Aricinus, Sicinus, Ticinus, Mancinus, Adminoci-
mus, Carcinus, Coscinus, Marrucinus, Erycinus,
Acadinus, Caudimus, Cytainus, Rufinus, Rheginus,
Erginus, Opiturginus, Augiuus, Hyginus, Pachi
mus, Echinus, Delphinus, Myrrhinus, Pothinus
Facelinus, Velinus, Stergilinus, Esquilimus, AEs
quilinus, Caballinus, Marcellinus, Tigellinus, Si
byllimus, Agyllinus, Solimus, Capitolinus, Gemi-
mus,” Maximinus, Crastuminus, Anagnimus, Sig-
minus, Theoninus, Salominus, Antoninus, Amiter-
minus, Saturninus, Priapinus, Salapinus, Lepinus,
Alpinus, Inalipinus, Arpinus, Hirpinus, Crispinus,
Rutupinus, Lagarinus, Charinus, Diocharimus,
Nonacrinus, Fibrimus, Lucrimus, Leandrimus,
Alexandrinus, Iberinus, Tiberinus, Transtiberi-
mus, Amerinus, AEserinus, Quirinus, Censorimus,
Assorinus, Favorinus, Phavorinus, Taurinus, Ti-
gurinus, Thurinus, Semurinus, Cyrimus, Myrinus,
Gelasinus, Exasinus, Acesinus, Halesinus, Telesi-
mus, Nepesinus, Brundisinus, Nursinus, Narcissi-
nus, Libyssinus, Fuscimus, Clusimus, Venusinus
Perusinus, Susinus, Ardeatinus, Reatinus, Antia-
timus, Latinus, Collatinus, Cratinus, Soractinus,
Aretinus, Arretinus, Setinus, Bantinus, Murgan
timus, Phalantinus, Numantinus, Tridentinus,
b; fentinus, Murgentinus, Salentinus, Pollentinus,
Polentinus, Tarentinus, Terentinus, Surrentinus,
Laurentinus, Aventinus, Truentinus, Leontinus,
Pontinus, Metapontinus, Saguntinus, Martinus,
Mamertinus, Tiburtinus, Crastimus, Palaestimus,
Praemestimus, Atestimus, Westimus, Augustinus, Jus.
timus, Lavimus Patavinus, Acuinus, Elvinus, Cor.
vinits, Lanuvimus, Vesuvinus, Euxinus, Acindymus.
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Phaimus, Acinus, Alcimus, Fucinus, AEacidinus,
Cyteinus, Barchinus, Morinus,t Myrrhinus, Ter
minus, Ruminus, Earinus, Asibus, Apsinus, Myr-
sinus, Pometinus, Agrontinus, Acindymus.
ONUS UNUS YNUS
.Accent the penultimate.
Drachonus, Omochonus, Ithonus, Tithonus, My
ronus, Neptunus, Portunus, Tutumus, Bithymus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Exagonus, Hexagonus, Telegonus, Epigonus,
Erigonus, Tosigomus, Antigonus, Laogonus,
Chrysogonus, Nebrophonus, Apollus, Caranto-
nus, Santonus, Aristonus, Dercynus.
OUS
..?ccent the penultimate.
Acús, Laoüs, Sardoiás, Eolis, Gelotis, Achelotis,
Inois, Mimcüs, Naupactoūs, Arctoiás, Myrtoits.
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Hydrochotis, Aleatholis, Pirithoiás, Nausithous,
Alcinoùs, Sphinois, Antinois.
APUS EPUS OPUS
.Accent the penultimate. -
Priapus, Anapus, AEsapus, Messapus, Athepus,
AFsepus, Euripus, Lycopus, Melanopus, Canopus,
Inopus, Paropus, Oropus, Europus, Asopus, AEso.
pus, Crotopus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Sarapus, Astapus, (Edipus, Agriopus, AEropus.
ARUS ERUS IRUS ORUS ÜRUS YRUS
.Accent the penultimate. -
Cimarus, AEsarus, Iberus, Doberus, Homerus,
Severus, Noverus, Meleagrus, GEagrus, Cynaegi
rus, Camirus, Epirus, Achedorus, Artemidorus,
Isidorus, Dionysidorus, Theodorus, Pythodorus, .
Diodorus, Tryphiodorus, Heliodorus, Asclepio
dorus, Athesiodorus, Cassiodorus, Apollodorus,
Demodorus, Hermodorus, Xenodorus, Metrodo'
* This is the name of a certain astrologer ºpentioned by Petavius, which Labbe says would be pronounced with the
ſºccent on the antepenultimate by those who are iguorant of Greek.
t The singular of Morini. See the word.
As the i in the ...;
Ceuteu i in taſis selections
selection has the accent on it, it ought to be pronounced like the noun eye ; while the unaº-
ould be pronounced like e. See Rule 4th prefixed to the Initial Vocabuluru.
t;7
rus, Polydorus, Alorus, Florus, Helorus, Pelorus,
Sgimorus, Assorus, Cytorus, Epicurus, Palimu-
Fus, Arcturus.
.Acced the antepenultimate.
Abarus, Imbarus, Hypoparus, Icarus, Pandarus.
Pindarus, Tyndarus, Tearus, Farfarus, Agarus,
Abgarus, Gargarus, Opharus, Cantharus, Obiarus,
Uliarus, Silarus, Cyllarus, Tamarus, Absinnarus,
Comarus, Windomarus, Tomarus, Ismarus, Oci-
marus, Pinarus, Cinnarus, Absarus, Bassarus, De-
iotarus, Tartarus, Eleazarus, Artabrüş, Balacrus,
Charadrus, Cerberus, Bellerus, Mermerus, Ter-
merus, Hesperus, Craterus, Icterus, Amigrus, Gla-
phirus, Deborus, Parorus, Stesichorus, Gorgopho-
rus, Telesphorus, Bosphorus, Phosphorus, Hepta-
F. Euporus, Anxurus, Deipyrus, Zopyrus,
eucosyrus, Satyrus, Tityrus.
ASUS ESUS ISUS OSUS USUS YSUS
.Accent the penultimate.
Parnasus, Galesus, Halesus, Wolesus, Termesus,
Theumesus, Teumesus, Alopeconnesus, Procon-
aesus, Arconnesus, Elaphonnesus, Demonesus,
Cherronesus, Chersonesus, Arctenmesus, Myon-
nesus, Halonesus, Cephalonesus, Peloponnesus,
Cromyonesus, Lyrnesus, Marpesus, Titaresus,
Alisus, Paradisus, Amisus, Baropamisus, Crini-
sus, Amnisus, Berosus, Agrosus, Ebusus, Am-
phrysus. -
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Oribasus, Bubasus, Caucasus, Pedasus, Agasus,
Pegasus, Tamasus, Harpasus, Imbrasus, Cerasus,
Doryasus, Vogesus, Vologesus, Ephesus, Anisus,
Genusus, Ambrysus.
ATUS ETUS ITUS OTUS UTIS YTUS
Jäccent the penultimate.
Rubicatus, Baeticatus, Abradatus, Ambigatus,
Viriatus, Elatus, Pilatus, Catugnatus, Cincinna-
tus, Odenatus, Leonatus, Aratus, Pytharatus, De-
maratus, Acratus, Ceratus, Sceleratus, Serratus,
Dentatus, Duatus, Torquatus, Februatus, Ache-
$
tus, Polycletus, AEgletus Miletus, Admetus, Tre:
metus, Diognetus, yscinetus, Capetus, Agape
Iapetus, Acretus, Orétus, Hermaphroditus, ;: f
3diºus, Heraclitus, Munitus, Agapitus. Cerritus,
Bituitus, Polygnotus, Azotus, Acutus, Stercutus,
Cornutus, Cocytus, Berytus. s
•-ccent the antepenultimate.
Deodatus, Palaephatus, j Acratiis, Dinos
Gratus, Echestratus,” Amestratus, Menestratus,
Amphistratus, Callistratus, Damasistratus, Eras:
stratus, Agesistratus, Hegesistratus, Pisistratus,
Sosistratus, Lysistratus, icostratus, Cleostratus,
Damgstratus, Demostratus, Sostratus, Philostra:
tus, Dinostratus, Herostratus, Eratostratus, Po-
lystratus, Acrotatus, Taygetus, Pemaenetus, Iape-
tus, Tacitus, Iphitus, Onomacritus, Agoracritus,
Qnesicritus, Cleocritus, Damocritus, Democritus,
Aristocritus, Antidotus. Theodotus, Xenodotus,
Herodotus, Cephisodotus, Libanotus, Leuconotus,
Euronotus, Agesimbrotus, Stesimbrotus, Theon,
brotuş, Cleombrotus, Hippolytus, Anytus, AEpy-
tus, Eurytus. - * --
AVUS EVUS IVUS UUS XUS YUS ZUS
XYS U
º .Accent the penultimate. r
Agavus, Timavus, Saravus, Batavus,t Verse-
Yus, Suevus, Gradivus, Argivus, Briaxus, Oaxus,
Araxus, Eudoxus, Trapezus, Charaxys. -
.Accent the antepenultimate. .
Batavus, Inuus, Fatuus, Tityus, Diascoridu.
DAX LAX NAX RIX DOx Rox
• Accent the penultimate.
Ambrodax, Demonax, Hipponax.
Jäccent the antepenultimate.
Arctophylax, Hegesianax, Hermesianax, Lysi-
amax, Astyanax, Agonax, Hierax, Caetobrix, Epo-
redorix, Deudorix, Ambiorix, Dumnorix, Adia-
torix, Orgetorix, Biturix, Cappadox, Allobrox.
* All words ending in stratus have the accent on the antepenultimate sylfable.
? This word is pronounced with the accent either on the
*
ever, is the most general, especially among the poets.
penultimate or antepenultimate syllable the formershows
RULES
FOR THE PRON UN CIATION OF
SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES. *
***.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*s
! IN the pronunciation of the letters of the Hebrew proper names, we find nearly the same rules
prevail as in those of Greek and Latin. Where the vowels end a syllable with the accent on it,
they have their long open sound, as JYa'bal, Jehu, Sirach, Go'shen, and Tu'bal. (See Rule 1st pre:
fixed to the Greek and Latin Proper Names.)
2. When a consonant ends the syllable, the preceding vowel is short, as Sam’at-el, Lem'u-el, Sim'e-
Sol'o-mon, Succoth, Syn'a-gogue. (See Rule 2d prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper §."
here differ widely from Mr. Oliver; for I cannot agree with him that the e in Abdiel, the o in Arnon,
and the u in Ashur, are to be pronounced like the e in seen; the o in tone, and the u in tune, which is
the rule he lays down for all similar words.
3. Every final i forming a distinct syllable, though unaccented, has the long open sound, as Ali,
•ºl-ris'a-i. (See Rule the 4th prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper Names.) -
4. Every unaccented i ending a syllable, not final, is pronounced like e, as A'ri-el, Ab'di-el; pro-
nounced A're-el, Ab'de-el. (See Rule the 4th prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper Names.
5. The vowels ai are sometimes pronounced in one syllable, and sometimes in two. As the Sep-
thagint version is our chief guide in the pronunciation of Hebrew proper names, it may be observed,
that when these letters are pronounced as a diphthong in one syllable, like our English diphthong in
the word daily, they are either a diphthong in the Greek word, or expressed by the Greek s or 4, as
Ben-ai'ah, Bxyzia ; Hu'shai, Xsai; Hu'rai, Öugi, &c.; and that when they are pronounced in two sylla-
bles, as Sham'ma-i, Shash'a-i, Ber-a-i'ah, it is because the Greek words by which they are translated,
as Xaºi, Xerie, Bºgºta, make two syllables of these vowels. , Mr. Qliver has not always at-
tended to this distinction: he makes Sin'a-i three syllables, though the Greek makes it but two in
Xiyā. That accurate prosodist Labbe, indeed, makes it a trisyllable; but he does the same by
Aaron and Canuan, which our great classic Milton uniformly reduces to two syllables, as well as Sinai.
If we were to pronounce it in three syllables, we must necessarily make the first syllable short, as in
Shim'e-t, but this is so contrary to the best usage, that it amounts to a proof that it ought to be pro-
mounced in two syllables, with the first i long, as in Shi-nar. This, however, must be looked upon as
a general rule only : these vowels in Isaiah, Graecised by 'Haafax, are always pronounced as a diph-
thong, or, at least, with the accent on the a, and the i like y articulating the succeeding vowel; in
Caiaphas likewise the ai is pronounced like a diphthong, though divided in the Grcek Kajakpa;;
which division cannot take place in this word, because the i must then necessarily have the accent,
and must be pronounced as in Isaac, as Mr. Oliver has marked it; but I think contrary to universal
usage. The only point necessary to be observed in the sound of this diphthong is, the slight differ
ence we perceive between its medial and final position ; when it is final, it is exactly like the English
ºy, without the accent, as in holyday, roundelay, galloway ; but when it is un the middle of a word, and
followed by a vowel, the i is pronounced as if it were y, and as if this y articulated the succeeding
vowel , thus Ben-ai'ah is pronounced as if written Ben-d'yah.
6. Ch is pronounced like k, as Chebar, Chemosh, Enoch, &c. pronounced Keba", Kemosh, Enock, &c.
Cherubim, and Rachel, seem to be perfectly anglicised, as the ch in these words is always heard as in
*The true pronunciation of the Hebrew language, as Doctor Lowth observes, is lost. To refer
us for assistance to the Masoretic points would be to launch us on a sea without shore or bottom
the only compass by which we can possibly steer on this boundless ocean is the Septuagint version
of the Hebrew Bible; and as it is highly probable the translators transfused the sound of the
Hebrew proper names into the Greek, it gives us something like a clue to guide us out of the laby.
rinth. But even here we are often left to guess our way: for the Greek word is frequently so dif
ferent from the Hebrew, as scarcely to leave any traces of similitude between them. In this case
custom and analogy must often decide, and the ear must sometimes solve the difficulty. But these
difficulties rekate chiefly to the accentuation of Hebrew words: and the method adopted in this point
will be seen in its proper place.
I must here acknowledge any obligations to a very learned and useful work—the Scripture Lexi.
Con of Mr. Oliver. As the first attempt to facilitate the pronunciation of Hebrew proper names,
by dividing them into syllables, it deserves the highest praise; but as I have often differed widely
from this gentleman in syllabication, accentuation, and the sound of the vowels, I have thought it
necessary to give my reasons for this difference, which will be seen under the Rules: of the validity
of which reasons the reader will be the best judge.
N. B. As there are many Greek and Latin proper names in Scripture, particularly in the New
Testament, which are to be met with in ancient history, some of them have been othitted in this
selection; and therefore if the inspector do not find them here, he is desired to seek for them in
the Vocabulary of Greek and Latin Names.
wº-
RULEs for pronouncing scRIPTURE proper NAMEs. 69
the English words, cheer, child, riches, &c. (See Rule 12 prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper
?Names.) The same may be observed of Cherub, signifying an order of angels; but when it means a
city of the Babylonish empire, it ought to be pronounced Kerub.
7. Almost the only difference in the pronunciation of the Hebrew, and the Greek and Latin proper
names, is in the sound of the g before e and i ; in the two last languages this consonant is always soft
before these vowels, as Gellius, Gippius, &c., pronounced Jellites, # ius, &c.; and in the first, it is
hand; as Gera, Gerizim, Gideon, #. Megiddo, JMegiddon, &c. This difference is without all foun-
dation in etymclogy; for both g and c were always hard in the Greek and Latin languages, as well
as in the Hebrew, but the latter language being studied so much less than the Greek and Latin, it
has not undergone that change which familiarity is sure to produce in all languages: and even the
solemn distance of this language has not been able to keep the letter c from sliding into s before e
and i, in the same manner as in the Greek and Latin: thus, though Gehazi, Gideon, &c. have the g
hard, Cedrom, Cedron, Cisai, and Cittern, have the c soft, as if written Sedrom, Sedron, &c. The same
may be observed of Igeabarim, Igeal, JNagge, Shage, Pagiel, with the g hard; and Ocidelus, Ocina, and
Pharacion, with the c soft likes. . *
8. Gentiles, as they are called, ending in ines and ites, as Philistines, Hivites, Hittites, &c. being an-
§ in the translation of the Bible, are pronounced like formatives of our own, as Philistins,
hitfieldites, Jacobites, &c. “.
9. The unaccented termination ah, so frequent in Hebrew proper names, ought to be pronounced
like the a in father. The aim this termination, however, frequently falls into the indistinct sound
heard in the final a in Africa, JEtna, &c.; nor can we easily perceive any distinction in this respect
between Elijah and Elisha : but the final h preserves the other vowels open, as Colhozeh, Shiloh, &c.
pronounced Colhozee, Shilc, &c. (See Rule 7 prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper Names.) The
idiphthong ei is always pronounced like ee : thus Sa-mei'us is pronounced as if written Sa-nee'us. But
if the ºn: be on the ah, then the a ought to be pronounced like the a in father; as Tah'e-ra, Tali'
pe-nes, &c
10. It may be remarked, that there are several Hebrew proper names which, by passing through
the Greek of the New Testament, have conformed to the Greek pronunciation; such as Acellama,
Genazareth, Bethphage, &c. pronounced Aseldama, Jenazareth, Bethphaje, &c. This is, in my opinion,
more agreeable to the general analogy of pronouncing these Hebrew-Greek words than preserving
the c and g hard.
*
Rules for ascertaining the English Quantity of the Vowels in Hebrew Proper Names.
11. With respect to the quantity of the first vowel in dissyllables, with but one consonant in the
middie, I have followed the rule which we observe in the pronunciation of such dissyllables when
Greek or Latin words. (See Rule 18 prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper Names :) and that is,
to place the accent on the first vowel, and to pronounce that vowel long, as Ko'rah, and not Kor'ah
JMo'loch, and not Mol'och, as Mr. Oliver has divided them in opposition both to analogy and the best
usage. I have observed the same analogy in the penultimate of polysyllables; and have not divided
Balthasar into Bal-thas'ar, as Mr. Oliver has done, but into Bal-tha'sar. !
12. In the same manmer, when the accent is on the antepenultimate syllable, whether the vowel
end the syllable, or be followed by two consonants, the vowel is always. short, except followed by
two vowels, as in Greek and Latin proper mames. (See Rule prefixed to these names, Nos. 18, 19,
20, &c.). Thus Jehosaphat has the accent on the antepenultimate syllable, according to Greek ac-
centuation by quantity, (see Introduction to this work) and this syllable, according to the clearest
analogy of English pronunciation, is short, as if spelt Je-hos'a-phat. The secondary accent has the
same shortening power in Othonias, where the primary accent is on the third, and the secondary on
the first syllable, as if spelt Oth-o-ni'as : and it is on these two fundamental principles of our own pro- .
nunciation, namely, the lengthening power of the penultimate, and the shortening power of the an-
tepenultimate accent, that fhope I have been enabled to regulate and fix many of those sounds
which were floating about in uncertainty; and which, for want of this guide, are differently marked
by different orthoepists, and often differently by the same orthoëpist. See this fully explained and
exemplified in Principles of English Pronunciation prefixed to the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary,
Nos. 547, 530, &c.
Rules for placing the Accent on Hebrew Proper Names.
13. With respect to the accent of Hebrew words, it cannot be better regulated than by the laws of
the Greek language. I do not mean, however, that every Hebrew word which is Græcised by the
Septuagint should be accented exactly according to the Greek rule of accentuation: for if this were
the case, every word ending in el would never have the accent higher than the preceding syllable;
because it was a general rule in the Greek language, that when the last syllable was long the accent
could not be higher than the penultimate: nay, strictly speaking, were we to accent these words ac-
cording to the accent of that language, they ought to have the accent on the last syllable, because
A&tha and Iagº, Abdiel and Israel, have the accent on that syllable. It may be said, that this
accent on the last syllable is the grave, which, when on the last word of a sentence, or succeeded by
an enclitic, was changed into an acute. But here, as in words purely Greek, we find the Latin ama-
logy prevail; and because the penultimate is short, the accent is placed on the antepenultimate, in
the same manner as in Socrates, Sosthenes, &c., though the final syllable of the Greek words 20xgåThº,
2008:ync, &c., is long, and the Greek accent on the penultimate. (See Introduction prefixed to
the Rules for pronouncing Greek and Latin Proper Names.) It is this general prevalence of ac-
centing according to the Latin analogy that has induced me, when the Hebrew word has been Grae-
cised in the same number of syllables, to prefer the Latin accentuation to what may be called our
own. Thus Cathua, coming to us through the Greek Kaffså, I have accented it on the penultimate,
because the Latins would have placed the accent on this syllable on account of its being long, though
an English car would be better pleased with the antepenultimate accent. The same reason has in-
duced me to accent Chaseba on the antepenultimate, because it is Graecised into Xxaesa. But wher:
the Hebrew and Greek word does not contain the same number of syllables, as Mes'o-bah, Merwºia,
I'du-el, ld sha(9, it then comes under our own analogy, and we neglect the long vowel, and place the
acce” “” the antepenultimate. The same may be observed of Mordecai, from Maçãoxaſes.
70 RULES FOR PRONouncing scripture PROPER NAMEs. -"
14. As we never accent a proper name from the Greek on the last syllable, (not because the Greeks
did not accent the last syllable, for they had many words accented in that manner, but because this
accentuation was contrary to the Latin prosody:) so if the Greek word be accented on any other
syllable, we seldom pay any regard to it, unless it coincide with the Latin accent. Thus in the word
Gederah I have placed the accent on the penultimate, because it is Græcised by Tàºngº, where the
accent is on the antepenultimate; and this because the penultimate is long, and this long penulti-
mate has always the accent in Latin. (See this farther exemplified, Rule 18, prefixed to the Greek
and Latin Proper Names, and introduction near the end.) Thus, though it may seem at first sight
absurd to derive our pronunciation of Hebiew words from the Greek, and them to desert the Greek
for the Latin ; yet since we must have some rule, and, if possible, a learned one, it is very natural to
lay hold of the Latim, because it is nearest at hand. For as language is a mixture of reasoning
and convenience, if the true reason lie too remote from common apprehension, another more obvi-
Şuş one is generally adopted; and this iast, by general usage, becomes a rule superior to the former.
It is true the analogy of our own language would be a rule the most rational; but while the analogies
of our own language are so little understood, and the Greek and Latin languages are so justly ad-
mired, even the appearance of being acquainted with them, will always be esteemed reputable, and
infallibly lead us to an imitation of them, even in such points as are not enly insignificant in them-
selves, but inconsistent with our vernacular promunciation.
15. It is remarkable that all words ending im ius and iah have the accent on the i, without any
foundation in the analogy of Greek and Latin pronunciation, except the very vague reason that the
Greek word places the accent on this syllable. I call this reason vague, because the Greek accent
has no influence on words in ael, iel, ial, &c., as Iagº, Aéº, Bºixx, R. T. 2.
Hence we may conclude the impropriety of pronouncing Messius with the accent on the first syl-
lable according to Labbe, who says we must pronounce it in this manner, if we wish to pronounce it
like the French with the os rotundum efficundum; and, indeed, if the i were to be pronounced in the
French manner like e, placing the accent on the first syllable seems to have the bolder sound. This
*may serve as an answer to the learned critic, the editor of Labbe, who says, “the Greeks, but not
the French, pronounce ore rotundo:” for though the Greeks inight place the acrent on the i in Māºriac,
yet as they certainly pronounced this vowel as the French do, it imust have the same slender sound,
and the accent on the first syllable nuist, in that respect, be preferable to it; for the Greek i, like the
same letter in Latin, was the 'slenderest of all the vowel sounds. It is the broad diphthongal sound
of the English i with the accent on it which makes this word sound so much better in English than it
does in French, or even in the true ancient Greek pronunciation.
*6. The termination aim seems to attract the accent on the a, only in words of more than three
syllables, as Eph'ra-im and Miz'ra-in have the accent on the antepenultimate; but 110-ro-na'int, Ram-
a-tha'im, &c.; on the penultimate syllable. This is a general rule; but if the Greek word have the
penultimate long, the accent ought to be on that syllable, as Phar-va'im, q'aggiº, &c.
17. Kemuel, Jemuel, JWemuel, and other words of the same form, having the same number of syllables
as the Greek words into which they are translated, ought to have the accent on the penultimate, as
that syllable is long in Greek; but Emanuel, Samuel, and Lemuel, are irrecoverably fixed in the ante-
penultimate accentuation, and show the true analogy of the accentuation of our own language.
18. Thus we see what has been observed of the tendency of Greek and Latin words to desert their
original accent, and to adopt that of the English, is much more observable in words from the He-
brew. Greek and Eatin words are fixed in their pronunciation, by a thousand books written ex-
pressly upon the subject, and ten thousand occasions of using them ; but Hebrew words, from the
remote antiquity of the language, from the paticity of books in it, from its being originally written
without points, and the very different style of its poetry from that of other languages, efford us
scarcely any criterion to recur to for settling their pronunciation, which must therefore often be ir
regular and desultory. The Septuagint, indeed, gives us some light, and is the only star by which
we can steer; but this is so frequently obscured, as to leave us in the dark, and force us to pronounce
according to the amalogy of our own language. I*, were to be wished, indeed, that this were to be
entirely adopted in Hebrew words, where we have so little to determine us ; and that those words
which we have worn into our own pronunciatioi, were to be a rule for all others of the same form
and termination; but it is easier to bring about a revolution in kingdoms than in languages. Men
of learning will always form a sort of literary aristocracy; they will be proud of the distingtion which
a knowledge of languages gives them above the vulgar, and will be fond of showing this knowledge,
which the vulgar will never fail to admire and imitate. t •
The best we can do, therefore, is to make a sort of compromise between this ancient language and
our own; to form a kind of compound ratio of Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and English, and to let éach
of these prevail as usage has permitted them. Thus Emanuel, Samuel, Lemuel, which, according to
the Latin analogy and our own, have the accent ea the antepenultimate syllable, Qught to remain in
quiet possession of their present pronunciation, notwithstanding the Greek Eºyeº. Paſº,
AºA'; but Elishuº, Esdrelon, Gederah, may have the accent on the penultimate, because the Greek
words into which they are translated, ɺlasi, Eºgºu, Tââºngº, have the penultimate long. If this
should not appear a satisfactory method of settling the pronunciation of these words, 1 mºist intreat
those who dissent from it to point out a better: a work of this kind was wanted for general use ; it
is addressed neither to the learned nor the illiterate, but to that large and most respectable, part of
society who have a tincture of letters, but whose avocations deny them the opportunity of cultivating
them. To these a work of this kind cannot ſail of being useful; and by its utility to these the author
wishes to stand or fall § -
&
* PRONUNCIATION
OF
SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES.
N **
INITIAL WO CABULARY
Tºr whes a word is succeeded by a word printed in Italics, this latter word is merely to spell the former as it ought
tº be protºconced. Thus As'e-fa is the true pronunciation of the preceding word 4c’i-pha; and so of the rest. *
fºr The figures annexed to the words refer to the rules prefixed to the Vocabulary.
, for the pronunciation of the final is and the figure 5 after 4-bis'sa-i refers to Rule the 5th, for
the pronunciation of the unaccented ai : and so of the rest.
refers zo Rule the
Thus the figure 3 after Abdi
Tir For the quantity of the vowels indicated by the syllabication, see Nos, 18 and 19 of the Rules for Greek and La-
tin Proper Names.
AB AB AC AD "
AA-LAR A-bi-albom 12 Ah’i-sum Ach’i-tob, or Ach'i-tub-
A'a-ron 5 A-bi'a-saph Ab i-tal A-chit'o-phel *
Ab A-bi'a-thar Ab’i-tub .4-kit'o-fe! 3.
Ab'a-cue A'bib A-bi'ud Ach'ine-tba
Ab'a-dah A-bi'dah 9 Ab'nºr A'chor
A-bad'dom Ab'i-dam # A'bram, or A'bra-ham Ach'sa 9.
Ab-a-di'as 15 A'bi-el 4 12 Ab'sa-lom Ach'shaph.
A-bag'tha A-b}-e'zer 12 A-bu'bus Ach'zib 6
A'bal A-bi-ez'rite Ac'cad Ac’i-pha
Ab'a-na 9 Ab’i-gail Ac'a-ron ...As'e-fa 7
f Ab'a-rim .#b'i-gal Ac'a-tan Ac'i-tho
Ab'a-rom Ab-i-ha'if Ac'ca-rom A-cu'a 13
Ab'ba 9 A-bi'hu Ac'cho 6 A'cub 11
Ab'ºtta A-bi'hud Ac'cos A'ela
Ab'di 3 ‘A-bijah 9 Ac'coz A'dad
Ab-di'as 15 A-bi'jam A-cel'da-ma iſł Ad'a-da, or Ad'a-dah 9
Ab'di-el 4 13 Ab-i-le'ne d-sel'da-ma. Ad-ad-e zer
Ab'don A-bim'a-el 13 A'chab 6 Ad-ad-rim'Hºon
A-bed'me-go A-bin'e-iech 6 A'chad A'dah
A'bel 1 A-bin'a-dab A-cha'i-a 5 Ad-a-i'ah 9 15
A'bel Beth-ma'a-cah • A-bin'o-am A-cha'i-chus Ad-a-li'a 15
A'bel Ma'im A-bi'ram A'chan 6 Ad'am
A'bel Me-ho'lath A-bi'rom A'char Ad'a-ina, or Ad'a-mah
Abel Mis'ra-im 16 A-bis'a-i 5 A'chaz 6 Ad'a-mi 3
A'bel Shit' tim Ab-i-se'i Ach'bor Ad'a-mi Ne'keb
Ab’e-san Hl Ab'i-shag A-chi-ach'a rus A'dar 1
Ab'e-sar 13 A-bishi'a-i 5 A'chim 6 Ad'a-sa 9
A'bez A-bish'a-har A-chim'e-lech " Ad'a-tha 9
Ab'ga-rus 12 A-bish'a-lom A'chi-or Adºbe-el 13
A'bi 3 A-bish'u-a 13 A-chi'ram Ad'dan
A-bi'a, or A-bi'ah Ab'i-shur A'chish Ad'dar
* Aaron.---This is a word of three syllables in Labbe, who says it is used to be pronounced with the accent on the
penultimate but the general pronunciation of this word in English is in two syllables, with the accent on the first, and
as if written.4 rom, A Milton uniformly gives it this syllabieation and accent: .
Till by two brethren (those two brethren call
Moses and 4aron) sent from God to claim
His people from intralment.------Par. Lost, b. xii. v. 170. P
f 4barim-This and some other words are decided in their accentuation by Milton in the following verses: ,
* From Arnar to Nebo, and the wild
Of southmost Abarim in Hesebop, t *
And Horonaim, Seon's realm, beyond -
The flow'ry dale of Sibma clad with vines,
And Eiealé to th’ Asphaitic pool. Par. Lost, b. i v 407
------------------Yet his temple high
Rear'd in Azctus, dreaded through the coast / .
Of Palestine, in Gath and Ascalon, ,”
And Accaron and Gaza's frontier bounds.--— —Ib. 463. t
1 Abram, or Abraham.--The first name of two syllables was the patriarch's original name, but God increased it to the
second, of three syllables, as a pledge of an increase in blessing. The latter name, however, from the feebleness of the
h in our pronunciation of it, and from the absence of the accent, is liable to such an hiatus, from the proximity of two
similar vowels, hat in the inost solemn prouanciation we seldom bear this name extended to three syllables: Milton
has but once pronounced it in this manne, t das six times mate it ou!y two syllables; and this may be locked upon
as the general prominciation. , *
p
q2 AH
Addi 3
Ad'diu
Ad’do
Ad’dus
A'der 1
Ad’i-da
A'di-el 13
A'din
Ad’i-tha 9
Ad’la-i 5
Ad-o-mi'as 15
A-do-ni-be'zek.
Ad-o-mi'iah 15.
A-dom'i-kam
A-don-i'ram
Ad-o-ra'im 16
A-do'ram
A-dram'e-lech.
A'dri-a 2 9 12.
A'dri-el 13
A-du'e. 13
A-dul'lam
A-dum'mim
A-e-di'as 15
Æ'gypt
AE-ne'as-Virgil
AE'ne-as.—Aets 9
AE'mon
Ag-noth-ta'bor
A'gur
A'hab
A-har'ah 9
A-har'al
A-has'a-i 5
A-has-li-e rug
A-ha'va
A'haz
A-haz'a-i 5
A-ha-zi'ah 15
Ah'ban
A-hi’kam
A-hi'lud
AL
A-him'a-az
A-hi'man
A-him'e-lech
A-him'e-lek
A-hi'moth
A-hin'a-dab
A-hi'ram-ites S.
A-his'a-mach 6
A-hish'a-hur
A-hi'sham
A-hi'shar
A-hi'tob
A-hit'o-phel
A-hiſtub
A-hi'ud
Ah’lah
Ah’lai 5
A-ho'e, or A-ho ah
A-ho'ite 8
A-hol’i-bah 9.
A-ho-lib'a-mah
A-hu'ma-i 5
A-hu'zam
A-huzzah
A'i 3
A-i'ah 15
A-i'ath
A-ija
A-ijah
Aija-Aon v
Adja-lon
Aii'e-leth Shahas
Adje-leth
42. e6. 5
A l'oth
A i'rus
Ak'kub
Ak-rab'bim
A-lam'e-lech G
{
AN
AI’vah, or Al’van
A’lush
A'mad
A-mad'a-tha
A-mad'a-thus
A’rnal
A-ma!'da
Am'a-lek -
Am'a-lek-ites 8
A'mam
Am'a-na
Arn-a-ri'ah 15
A-ma'sa
A-mas'a-i 5
Am-a-shi'ah 15
Am-a-the'is
Am'a-this
Am-a-zi'ah
f A'men'
A'mi 3
A-min'a-dab
A-mit’tai 5
A-miz'a-bad
Am'mah
Am-mad'a-tha
Am'mi 3
Am-mid’i-oi 4
Am’mi-el 4
Am-mi’hud
Am-i-shad'da-i 5
Am'mon
Am'mon-ites
Am'non
A'mok
A'mon
Am'o-rites 8
A'mos
Am'pli-as
Am'ram
Am'ram-ites 8
Am'ran .
Am'ra-phel
Am'zi 3
A'mab
An'a-el 11
A'nah
An-a-ha'rath
Al'a-meth An-a-i'ah 5 15
i'a-moth A'nak
A}ci-mus An'a-kims
Al'e-ma An'a-mim
A-le'meth A-mam'e-lech 6
Al-ex-an'dri-a A'nan
Al-ex-an'dri-on An-a'ni
Al-le-Jujah An-a-mi'ah 15
Al-le-lu'yah 5 An-a-mi’as
A-li'ah A-man'i-el 13
A-ii'an A'nath
Allom $ A-math'e-ma
Aï'lon Bac huun Aa'a-thoth
Ai-mo'dad An'drew
Al'mon Dib-la-tha'im 15 A'nem, or A'ren
Al'ma-than A'ner
A'loth A'nes
Al’pha , A'neth
Al-phe'us Am'a-thoth-ite 8
Al-ta-ne'us A'mi-am
Ai-tas'chith 6 A'nim
A!'te-kom An'na. 9
At'na-as
An'mas
An-mu'us 13
A'mus
An-ti-lib'a-mus
An'ti-och 6
An-ti'o-chis
An-ti'o-chus
An'ti-pas
An-tip'a-tris
An'ti-pha
An to"mi-a
An to-thijah 15
Antoth-ite 8
A nub
Ap-a-me'a
Aph-a-ra'im 16
A-phar'sath-chites
A-phar'sites 8 i
A'phek
A-phe'kah
A-pher'e-ma
A-pher'ra
A-phi'ah 15
Aph'rah
Aph'ses
A-poc'a-lypse
A-pocry-pha
A-pollos
A-polly-on
.4-polyon
Ap'pa-im 15
Ap'phi-a 3
.4ph'e-a
Ap'phus'
Aph'ws
Aq'ui-la
Ar
A'ra
* Adonai.---Labtre, says his editor, makes this a word of three syllables only: which ifonce admitted, why, says he,
should he dissolve the Hebrew diphthong in 3adai, Sinat, Tolmas, &c. and at the same time make two syllables of the
diphthong in Casleu, which are commonly united into one. In this, says he, he is inconsistent with himseif.-See Sinai.
f
# Amenº-The only simple word in the language which has necessarily two successive accents—See Critical Pro.
wouncing Dictionary under the word.
A'rab
Ar'a-bah
Ar-a-bat"ti-at
A-ra'bi-a
A'rad
A'rad-ite 8
Ar'a-dus
A'rah 1
A'ram
A'ran
Ar'a-rat
A-rau'nah
Arba, or Ar’bah
Ar"bal
Ar-bat’tis
Ar-be'la, in Syria *
Ar-bel'la - -
Ar"bite 8 a-
Ar-bo'nai 5
Ar-che-la'us,
Ar-ches'tra-tus
Ar'che-vites 8
Ar'chi 3
Ar-chi-at'a-roth
Ar-chip'pus
Arch'ites 8
Ard
Ar'dath
Ard'ites 8
Ar'dom
t Anathema----Those who are not acquainted with the profound researches of verbal critics would be astonished to
observe what waste of learniug has been bestowed on this word by Labbe, in order to show that it ought to be accent.
ed on the antepenultimate syſlable. This pronunciation has been adopted by English scholars; thou
some divines
have been heard from the pulpit to give it the penultimate accent, which so readily unites it in a trochaic pronunciation
with Maranatha, in the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians: “If axy man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him
tle Amuthenia frtaranatha.”
y
3*.
4.
Aréſi 3
A-relites , ,
A-re-op's-gile 8
"A-re-op'a-gus
A-ri'eh 9
A'ri-el 4 12
Ar-i-ma-the'a
A'ri-och 4
A-ris'a-i 5
Ar-is-to-bu'lus
Ark'ites
Ar-mad-ged'don
Ar-mi-shad'a-i
Armon
Ar'nan
Ar’me-pher
Arnon
A'rom
Arpad, or Ar'phae.
Ar'sa-ces -
Ar-phax'ad
Ar’te-mas
Ar’vad
Ar’vad-ites 8
Ar’u-both
A-ru'mah 13
Ar’za
A-sar'e-el (13
As-a-re'lah
As-baz'a-retn
As'ca-lon
A-seas
As-e-bi'a
A-seb-e-bi'a 15
Ag'e-math
A'ser
A-se'rar
Ash-a-bi'ah 15
A'shan
*
, , Al
2.sh'be a
Ash'bel
Asn'bel-ites 8
Ash'dod
Ash doth-ites 8
Ash'doth Pis'gah
A'she-an
Ash'er
Ash’i-math
Ash'ke-naz
Ash'mah
A'shon
Ash'pe-naz
Ash'ri-el 13
Ash'ta-roth
Ash'te-moth
Ash'ta-roth-ites 8
A-shu'ath
Ash'ur
A-shu'rim 13
Ash'ur-ites 8
A'si-a
As-i-bi'as 15
A'si-el 13
Asſi-pha
As'ke-lon
#As'ma-dai, 5
. As'ma-veth
As-mo-de'us
As-mo-ne'ams
As'mah
As-nap'per
A-so'chis 6
A’som;
As'pa-tha
As phar
As-phar'a-sus
As'ri-el 13
As-sa-bi'as 15
As-sal’i-moth
As-sa-mi'as 15
As-si-de'ams 13
As'sir
As sos
Asta-roth
Ash'ta-roth
As-tar'te
As tath
A-sup'pim
A-syn'cri-tus
A'tad
At'a-rah
A-tar'ga-tis
At'a-roth
A'ter
At-e-re-zi'as 15
A thack &
Ath-a-i'ah 15
O Azº’
Ath-a-li'ah 15
Ath-a-ri'as 15
Ath-e-no'bi-us
Ath'ens
Athlai 5
At'roth
At’tai 5
At-ta-li'a 15
At'ta-lus
At-thar'a-tes
A’va
Au-ra-ni’tis
Au-ra'mus
Au-te'us
Az-a-li'ah 15
Az-a-mi'ah 15
A-za'phi-on
Az'a-ra
A-za're-el
Az-a-ri'ah 15
Az-a-ri'as 15
Az-baz'a-reth
Az
A-ze'kah 9
Az-e-phu'rith
A’zer
A-ze'tas
Az'gad
A-zi'a is
A-zi'e-i
A'zi-el 13
A-zi'za ---
Az'ma-veth
Az'mon
Az'moth Tabor
Az'ri-el 13
Az'ri-kam
A-zu’bah
A’zur
Az'u-rary
Az'y-mites
BA 73
Az'zah
Az'zan
Az'zur
Ba'al-ath Be'er
Ba'al Be'rith
Ba'al-le
Ba'al Gad'
Ba'al Ham on
Ba'al Han'an
Ba'al Ha’sor
Ba'al Her’mon
Ba'al-i 3.
Ba'al-im.—JMilton.
Ba'al-is
Ba'al Me'on
Ba'al Pe'or
Ba'al Per'a-zim
Ba'al Shal'i-sha
Ba'al Ta'mar
Ba'al Ze'bub
Ba'al Ze'phon
Ba'a na
Ba'a-mah
Ba'a-man
Ba'a-nath
Ba-a-ni'as 15
Ba'a-ra
Ba'a-sha 9 * **
Ba'a-shah 3.
Ba-a-si'ah 15
Bach'rites 8
Bac-chu'rus
Bach'uth Al'lon
Ba-go'as
Bag'o-i 3.5
Ba-ha’rum-ite 8
Ba-hu'rim
Bal'a-mo
* Areopagus.--There is a strong propensity in English readers of the New Testament to pronounce this word with
the accent on the penultimate syllable; and even some foreign scholars have contended that it ough to be so pronour.
ced, from its derivation from "Agels rayåv, the Doric dialect for myºv, the fountain of Mars, which was on a hil:
in Athers, rather than from "Åges rºos, the hill of Mars. But labbe very justly despises this derivation, and
says, that of all the ancient writers mone ha
try near to a fountain; but all have confess
court of Judicature was built. Vossius te
we said that the Areopagus
º *::: came from a ". Civ. Dei, l
g *g us, that St. An ine iv. i. l.
Martis, the village of Mars, and that he fell into this error #. Latin word
was derived from a fººtain, or ,frons S coun.
or the summit of a rock, on which this famous
x. cap. 10, calls this word pagum
pagus signifies a village or street,
but, says he, the Greek word signifies a hill, which, perhaps, was so called from mayā or mnyi, (that is, fountain) be-
oause fountains usually take their rise on hils.
by no less scholars than Beza, Budaeus, and sigo
and the security of general u
the antepenultimate syilable.
* 4amadai--Mr. Oliver has not inserted this word, bº
Whence we may gºess the poet's pronunciation of it in three syllables; the diph
Wrong, however,
mas. And this may show us t
e; but in the present case both etymology
and usag
as this derivation may be, he tells us it is adopted
he uncertainty of etymology in language,
e conspire to place the accent on
greeably to this usage, we find the prologue to a play observe, that-
The ºritics are assembled in the pit,
And form an Areopagus of wit.
On eacn wing
Uriel and Raphael his vaunting foe,
Though huge, and in a rock of diamond arm’d,
Wanquish’d Adramelech and Asmadan.
See Rule 5, and the words Sinai and Adonai.
Azazel.--This word
syllable :
Azazel as his right
** Iss-me/.
§ See Canaan, Aar
that proud honour ela;m'd
- ***Nh tall,
K
t we have it in Milton.
Par. Lost, b.vi. v. 385. . . . . .
thong sounding inke the ai in daily. '
# *
is not in Mr. Oliver's Lexicon; but Milton makes use of it, and places the accent on the secº
pr: -. I, ost, b, ; c. 534.
74 BE
Bala-mus
Bal-tha'war [1
Ba'muth
Ba'moth Ba'al
Ban
Ba'ni 3
Ba'mud
Ban-a-i'as i5
Ban’nus
Ban'u-8s
Ba-rab Das
Bar'a-chel 6
Bar-a-chi'ah
Bar-a-chi'as
Ba'rak
Bar-ce'nor
Bar'go
Bar-hu'mites 8
Ba-ri'ah 15
Bar-jesus
. Barjo'na
Bar’ikos
Bar'na-bag
Ba-ro'dis–
Bar'sa-bas
Bar'ta-cus
Bar-thol’o-mew
Bar-ti-me'us
Ba'ruch 6
Bar-zil'la-i 5
Bas'ca-ma
Ba'sham, or Bas'san
Ba'shan Ha'voth Fa'ir
Bash'e-math
s'iith
Bas'math
Bas'sa
Bas'ta-i 5
Bath'a-loth
Bath-rab'bim
Bath'she-ba
Bath'shu-a 13
Bav'a-i 5 w
He-a-li'ah 15
Be'a-loth
Be'an
Beb'a-i à
He'cher
He ker 6.
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Be-el'sa-ri is *—-
Be-el-teth wins
Be-el'ze-bub
Be'er
13e-e'ra
Be-e'rah, or Be'rah
Be-er-e'lim
Be-e'ri 3
Be-er-la-ha’i-roi
Re-e’roth
Be-e’roth-ites 8
8e-er'she-ba
Be-esh'te-rah
Be'he-noth
Be kah 9
He la
Be'lah
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Be'la-ites 8
Bel'e-mus
Bel-shaz'zer
Bel-te-shaz'zar
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Ben-ai'ah 5
Ben-am'mi 3
Ben-eb'e-rak
Ben-e-ja'a-kam
Ben'ha-dad
Bem-ha'il
Ben-ha'nan
ia-min
a-mite 8
Benja-mites
Be-mo'ni 3
Ben-zo'heth
Be'on
Be'or
Be'ra
Ber'a-chah 69
Ber-a-chi'ah 15
Ber-a-i'ah 15
Be-re'a
Be'red
Be'ri 3
Be-ri'ah 15
Be'rites 8
Be'rith
Ber-mi'ce -->
Be-ro'dach Bal'a-dam.
Be'roth
Ber'o-thai 5
Re-ro'thath
Be'ai 5
lºes-o-dei'ah 9 15
Be’sor
Be'tah
Be'ten
Beth-ab'a-ra
Beth-ab'a-rah 9
Beth'a-math
Beth'a-noth
Beth'a-my
Beth'a-ne
Beth-ar'a-bah 9
Beth'a-ram
Beth-ar'bel
Beth-a’ven
Beth-az'ma-veth
Beth-ba-al-me'on
Beth-ba'ra
Beth ba'rah 9
Beth ba-si 3
Beth-bir'e-i 3
Beth'car
#Beth-da'gon -
Beth-dib-la-tha'im
. Beth'el
Beth'el-ite
Beth-e'mek
Be'ther
Beth-es'da
Reth-e'zeł
Beth-ga'der
& Bl
Beth-ga'mul
Beth-hac'ce-rim 7
Beth-hak'ser-im
Beth-ha’ran
Beth-hoglali 9
Beth-ho'ron
Beth-ies'i-moth
Beth-leb'a-oth
Beth'le-hem
Beth'le-hem Eph'ra-tah
Beth'le-hem Ju'dah
Beth'le-hem-ite 8
Beth-lo'mon
Beth-ma'a-cah 9
Beth-mar'ca-both
Beth-me'on
Beth-mina'rah 9
Beth-o'ron
Beth-pa'let
Beth-paz'zer
Beth-pe'or
*Beth'pha-ge 12
Beth'fa-je 10
Beth'phe-let
Beth'ra-bah 9
Beth'ra-pha 9
Beth're-hob
Beth-sa’i-da 9
. Beth'sa-mos
Beth'shan
Beth-she'am
Beth'she-mesh
Beth-shit’tah 9
Beth'si-mos
Beth-tap'pu-a
Beth-su'ra 14
Be-thu'el 14
Be’tlıul
Beth-u-li'a 5
Beth'zor
Beth'zur
Be-to'li-us
Bet-o-mes'tham
Bet'o-mim
Be-u'lah
Be'zai 5
Be-zal'e-e.
Be'zek
, Be'zer, or Boz'ra
Be'zeth
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Biz'tha
Blas'tus
Bo-a-mer ges
Bo'az, or Bo'os
Boc'cas
Boch'e-ru 6
Bo'chim
Bo'han
Bos'cath
Bo'son
Bos'o-ra
Bos'rah 9
Bo'zez
Boz'rah
Brig'an-dine
Buk'ki 3
Buk-ki'ah 15
Bul rhymes ulul,
Bu'nah
Bun'ni 3
Buz
Bu'zi 3
Buz'ite 8
C
CAB
Cab'bon
Cab'ham
Ca'bul.—See Bui.
Cad'dis
Ca'des º
Ca'desh
Cai'a-phas 5
Cain
*çai'nan
-Cai'rites 8
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Ca'leb
Ca'leb Eph'ra-tah
Cal'i-tas
Cal-a-mol’a-lui
Cal'neth
Cal'no
Cal phi 3
Cal’va-ry
Cal'oa-re
Ca'mon
Ca'na
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Ca'na-am-ites 8
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Cân'vee
£Ca-per'na-um 16
Caph-ar-sala-mºa
Ca-phen'a-tha 9
Ca-phi'ra 9
Caph'tor
Caph'to-rim
Caph'to-rims
Cap-pa-do'ci-a
Cap-pa-do'she-a
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Car-a-ba'ze-on
Car'cha-mis 6
Car'che-mish 6
Ca-re'ah 9
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written Beth'page.
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Bi'a-tas
Bich'ri 3, 6
Bid'kar
Big'tha
Big'than
Big tha-na
Big'va-i 5
Bil'dad
Bil'e-am
Bil'gah 9
Bil'ga-i 5
Bil'ha, or Bil'hah
Bil'han
Bil'shan
Bim'hal
in'era 9
Bin'nu-i 3. 14,
Bir'sha
Bir'za-with
Bish'lam
Bi-thi'ah 15
Bith'ron
Biz-i-jo-thi'ah 15
Biz-i-jo-thijah
who in his Paradise Lost has introduced this word six times, has Čonstantly made it two syllables, with the accent os
the first. This is perfectly agreeable to the syllabication and accentuation of Isaac and
heard in two syllables. This suppression of a syllable a the latter part of these words arises from the absence of ar.
“eut: an accent on the second syllable would prevent the hiatus arising from the two vowels, as it does in Baal and
dualim, which are always heard in two and utree syllables respectively.--See Adonai.
: Cº-pet statiºn.-- ritis wºr: s , :-u, tº riſprupe; s’, pronounced with the accent on the penultimate
*
alaam, which are always
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Car-ma‘ni-ans
Carºme.
Xar'mei
Chu'si
DABAREH 9
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Chil'le-ab
Chi-li'on
Chil'mad
Chim'ham
Chis'leu, Cas'leu, as
Cisieu &
Chis’lon
Chis'loth Taſbor
Chit’ tim
Chi'un
Chlo'e
Cho'ba
Cho-ra'sim, or Cho-ra”
shan, or Cho-ra'zin
Chos-a-me'us
Cho-ze'ba
Christ
Chub 6
Kub
Chun
Chu'sa, or Chu'za
Chush'an Rish-a-tha'
im 15 • .
Cin'ner-eth, or
Cin’mer-oth
Cir'a-ma
Ci'sai 5
Cis'leu
Cith'e-rus
Cit’tims
Clau'da
Cle-a's a
Clem'ent
Cle'o-phas
Clo'e
Cni'dus
JWi'dits res
Col-ho'zeh
Col'li-us
Co-los'se
Co-los'si-ans
Co-losh'e-gns
Co-mi'ah 15.
Con-o-mi'ah
Gºr
Cor'be
Cor'ban
Co're
Cor'inth
Co-rin'thi-ans
Co'sam
Cou'tha
Coz
Coz'bi 3
Cres'cens
rete
Øreſtans
Cretes
Cre’ti-ams
Cu'sham
Cu'shan Rish-a-tha'
im 15
Cu'shi 3
Cuth, or Cuth'ah
Cu'the-ans
Cy'a-mon
Cy-re'ne
Cy-re'ni-us
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Dab'ba-sneth
DU
Dab'e-rath
Da'bri-a
Da-co'bi 3
Dad-de'us
Da'gon
Dai'san. 5
Dal-a-i'ah 5
Dal'i-lah
Dal-ma-mu'tha
Dal'phon
Dam'a-ris
Dam-a-scenes'
Dam
Dan'ites 8
Dan-ia’an
Dan'i-el 13
Dan'nah .
Dan'o-brath
Da'ra
Dar'da
Da'ri-an
Dar'kon
Da'than
Dath'e-mah, or
Dath'mah
David –
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*Deb'o-rah
De-cap'o-lis
De'dan
De'a-nim.
Ded'a-nims
De-ha'vites 8
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Kar
Del a-i'ah 5
Reli-lah
De-u'el 17
Deu-ter-on'o-my
Dib'la-im 16
Di'bon Gad
I)ib'ri 3
& E’ker
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E-ca'rºus
Ec-bat'a-ma
Ec-cle-si-astes
Ec-cle-si-as'ti-cus
E
Eg'lah -
Eg'la-im 16
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Ek'le-bel
Ek’rom
Ek'ron-ites 8.
E’la
E’lam-ites 3
El'a-sah 9
E']ath
El-beth'ei
El'ci-a
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Ełda-all
El'dad
Di'drachm
Di'dram.
Did'y-mus 6
Dik'lah, or Dilaah
Dil'e-an
Dim'nah
Di'mon
Di-mo'nah 9
Di'nah 9
Di'ma-ites 8
Din'ha-bah 9
Di-ot're-phes
Di'shan
Dishon
Diz'a-hab
Do'cus
Dod'a-i 5
Dod'a-nim
Dod'a-vah 9
Do'do
Do'eg
Doph’kah 9
Dor
Do'ra
HDor'cas
Do-rvm'e-nes
Do-sith'e-us
Do'tha-im, or
Do'than 16
Du'mah 9
Du'ra
E-le-a'léh 9
E-le-a'le.—Milton.
E-le'a-sah 9
E-le-a'zer
E-le-a-zu'rus
El-el-o'he Is'ra-ej
E-lu'the-rus
El-eu-za'i 3 5
E-li's-kim
E-li'a-li 3
E-li'am
E-li’as 15
F-li'a-sanh
E-li'a-shib -
E-li'a-sis - -
E-li'a-tha, or E-lf a-thas
E-h-a'zar
E-li'dad
E-ſi-e'na-i 5
-li-e'zer
E-li'ha-ba
El-i-haema 5
Car"mel-ite 8
Car’meh-i-tess
Car’mi 3
Car’mites 8
Car"ma-im 15
Car’mi-on
Car'pus
Car-she'na
Car-siph'i-a
Cas’leu
Cas'iu-bim
gasphor
Cas'pis, on Çasphin ---
Ca-thu'ath 13
Ce'dron 7
Céilan
Ce-le-mi'a 9
Cen'chre-a 6
Cem-de-be’us
Cen-tu'ri-on
Ce'phas
Ceras
Ce'teb
Chabris 6
Cha'di-as
Chaº're-as
Chal'ce-do-ny
Chal'coi
Chal-de'a
Cºa'ues
Chan-nº-me'us
Char-a-ath'a-lar
Char'a-ca
Char'a-siºn
Char'cus
Cha're-a
Char'mis
Char'ram
Chas'e-ba 13
Che'bar 6
Ched-er-la'o-rmer
Che'lai
Cheł'si-as
Kel’she-as
Chel'lub
Cine'iod
Che'lub
Chel'li-ans
Chel'lus
Che-lu’bai 5
Che-lu’bar
Chem'a-rims.
Che'moch
Che-ma'a-mah 9 º'
Chen'a-mi 3
Chen-a-mi'ah 15
Che'phar Ha-am'uno-
mai 5
Cheph-i'rah 69
Che'ran
Çhe're-as
Cher'eth-ims
Cher'eth-ites 8
Che'rith, or Che'rish
Cher'ub 6
Cher'u-binº
Ches'a lon
Che'sed
f
Crie'gib
Chi'don
Dib'za-hab, or Dºz'a-bab E'le-ad,
* Deborah. --The learned editor of Labbe tells us, that this word has the penultimate long, botn in Greek and Hº
brew; and yet he observes that our clergy, when reading the Holy Seriptures to the peºple in English, always prº
nounce it with the accent on tue first syllable; “and why not,” says he, “when they place the accent on the first ºyi
lable of orgºor, auditor, and successor 3 But,
Latin.” doubts it *
continues he, “I suppose they accent the in ºtherwise when they speak
is ºf .
Eſº
El i ho'reph
Eli'hu ep
E-li’as 15
E-lijah 9
Fl’i-ka
E'lim
E-lim'e-lech 6
E-li-ae'ma-i 5
E-li-o'nas
E-liph a-leh 9
El'i-phaz
E-liph'e-let
E-lis'a-beth
El-i-sae'us
E-li'sha 9
E-li'shah
E-lish'a-ma
E-lish'a-mah
E-lish'a-phat
E-lish'e-ba
El-i-shu'a 13
E-lis’i-mus
E-li'u
E-li'ud
E-liz'a-pham
El-i-se'us
E-li'zur
. El'ka-mah
El'ko-shite 8
El'la-sar
El'mo-dam
El’ma-am
E'lon-ites 8
E'lon Beth'ha-man 4.
El'pa-al
* EI'pa-let
E!-pa'ran
E!'te-keh 9
E!'te-keth
E!'te-kon
El'to-lad
E'luł
E-lu'za-i 5
El-y-ma'is
El'za-bad
El'za-phan
Em-al-cu'el 17
E'mims
E-man'u-el 17
En'dor’
En-eg-la'im 16
En-e-mes'sar
E-me'ni-as
En-gan'nim
En'ge-di 7
En-had'ſah 9
En-nakko-re.
Pu-ha'zor
En-mish'pat
E'noch
E'nock
E'non
En-rim'mon
En-ro'gel 13
En’she-mesh
Em-happu-ah 9
Ep'a-phras.
Epaph-ro-di’tus
E2.
E-pen'e-tus
Ephah
_Eſphai 5
PE'pher
Ephes-dam'min
Eph'lal
Ephod
E'phor
Eph'pha-thº
E'phra-im 16
E'phra-im-ites 8
Eph'ra-tah
*.
Eph'rath . "
Eph'rath ites 8
Ephron
Er
E"ram-ites 8
E-ras’tus
E’rech 6
E'ri 3
E'sa
E-sa'i-as 5
E'sar-had'don
E'sau
Es'dras
Es-dre'lon i3
Es’e-bom
E-se'bri-as
Esh'ka-lon
Esh'ta-oi
Esh'tau lites 3
Esh tem'o-a
Esh'te-moth
Esh'ton
Es’li 3 , .
Fs-ma-chi'ah 15
E-so'ra
Es’ril
Es’rom
Es-semes' 8
Estha-ol
Es'ther
Es’ter
E'tam
Eſtham
E'than
Eth'a-mim
Fth'ba-al
E"ther
Eth'ma
Eth'man
Eth'ni. 3.
Eu-as"i-bus
Eu-bu'lus
Eve
E'vi 3
E'vil Mer-o'-luch
Eli'na-tnam
Eu-mi'ce
Eu-o'di-as
Eu-pol'e-mus
Eu-roc'ly-dom
Eu’ty-chus
Ex’o-dus
E'zem
F'zer
* ,
*E. Gº
Ez-e-ri'as 15 Ge'dor
E-zi'as 15 Ge-ha'zi 7 15
E'zi-on Ge'bar or Gel’i-loth
E'zi-on-ge ber Ge-mal'li 3
Ez'nite 8 Gem-a-ri'ah 15
Ez'ra Ge-ne'zar 13
Ez'ra-hite 8 Ge-mes'a-reth 7
Ez'ri 3 Gen'e-sis
E.'ri-el 13 Jen'e-sis
Ez'ril Gem-neus
Ez'ron, or Hez'ron Gen-u’bath
Ez'ron-ites 8 ſłen'tiles 3
- Jen'tiles
** *** Ge'on
G. Ge'ra
- Ge'rah 9
GAAL * Ge'rar
Ga'ash Ger'a-sa 9
Ga'ba Ger’ga-shi 3
Gab'a-el 13 Ger'ga-shites 8
Gab'a-tha Ger-ge-senes' 8
Gab'bai 5 Ger’i-zim 7
Gab'ba-tha Gerrin-i-ans
Ga'bri-as Ger-rae'ans
Gabri-el 13 Ger'shom
Gad Ger'shog
Gad'a-ra Ger'shon-ites t
Gad-a-renes' 8 Ger'shur
ad'des Ge'sem
Gad'di-el 13 Ge'shan
'di 3 Ge'shem
Gad'ites 8 Ge'shur
Ga'ham Gesh'u-ri 5
Ça'har Gesh'u-rites 8
Ga'i-us 'thur
Ga'yus Geth-o-li'as 15
Gal'a-ad Geth-sem'a-ne
Ga'lal Ge-u'el 17
Gal'e-ed Ge'zer
Gal'ga-la. Ge'zer-ites 8
Gal‘i-lee Gi'ah
Gal'lim Gib'bar
Gal‘li-o Gib'be-thon
Gam'a-ei 13 Gib'e-a 9
Ga-ma’li-el 13 Gib'e-ah 9
Gam'ma-dims Gib'e-ath
Ga'mui Gib'e-on
3il Gib'e-on-ites 8
Ga’reb Gib'lites 8
Gar’i-zim Gid-dal'ti 3
Gar'mites 8 Gid'del
Gash'mu Gid'e-on 7
Ga'tam Gid-e-o'ni 3
Gath Gi’dom .
Gath He'pher Gi'er Eagle
Gath Rim'mon Jy'er Eagle
Gau'lam Gi'hon
Gau'lon Gil'a-lai 5
Ga’za . ... Gilbo-a
Gaz'a-bar. Gil'e-ad {}
Ga-za'ra Gil'e-ad-ite ſº
Ga'zath-ites 3 Gil'gal 7
Ga'zer Giloh 9
Ga-ze'ra 13 Gi'lo-nite 8
a'zez Gim'zo
Gaz'ites 8 Gi'math
Gaz'zam Gin'ne-tho
Gre'ba 7 Gin'ne-thon
Ge'hal Girga-shi 3
Ge'har Girºga-shites §
Ge'her Gispa 9
Ge'him Gºttah He'pher
Ged-a-li'ah 15 Git'ta-im 15
Ged'dur ſittite
Ge'der Gittites 8 &
Ge-de'rah 14 Gittith
Ged'e-rite 8 Gi’zo-nite 8
Ge-de'roth 13 Glede -
Ged-e-roth-a'im 16 Gmi'dus
Ge'dir JWł'dus
• Dminºus. --This word is often very improperly pronounced in two syllables as if divided into Crnºjatta
Go'ath -
Gob
§
Goiam *~
gol'go-ſha
Go-li'ah 9
Go-Fi'ath
Qo’mer
Go-mor'rith
§. waſnod
Gor'gi-as
Gorje-as
Gorty-na
Go'shem
go-thon't-el 13
Go'zam
Gra'ba
Gre'ci-a 9
Gre'she-a
Gud'go-dah
Gu'mi 3
Gu'mites 8
G
Ullſ'
Gur-ba'ai
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H
HA-A-HASHTA-RI
ar
Ha-bai'ah 5
Hab'a-kuk .
Hab-a-zi-mi'ah 15
tia-ber'ge-on
ria'bor
Hach mo-ni 3
Hach'mo-nite 8
Ha'da
Ha'dad
Ha -ad-e'zer -
Ha'dad Rimu'mon
Ha'dar
tit.d'a-shah
Ha-das'sa 9
Ha-das'sah
Ha-dat’tah 9
Ha'did
Had'la-i 5
Ha-gar-enes' 8
Ha'gar-ites 8
Hagga-i, 5
Hag'ge-ri 3
Haggi 3
Hag-gi'ah 15
Hag'gites 8
Hagglth
Ha'i 5
Hak'ka-tan
Hak'koz
Hak-u'pha 13
Ha'lah 9
Ha'lac
Hal'lul
Ha'li 3 -
Hal-le-lujah
Hal-le-lu'vah
Hai-lo'esh .
Ham
y
Ha'man
HA
Ham'mon
Ham'o-mah
Haſmon Gog
Ha'mor
Ha'moth
Ha'moth Dor
Ha-mu'el 13
Ha'mul
Ha'mul-ites 2
Ha-mu'tal
Ha-nan'e-el i3
a'nan
Ha-nam'e-el 13
Han'a-ni 3
Han-a-mi'ah 15
Ha'nes
Han'i-el. 13
Han'mah 9
Hanna-thon
Han'ni-el 13
Ha'noch
Ha'noch-ites 8
a'mun
Haph-a-ra'im 15
Jilaſra
Har'a-dah 9
Har-a-i'ah 15
Ha'ran -
a'ra-rite 8
Har-bo'na
Har-bo'nah
Ha'reph
Ha'reth
ar'has
Har'ha-ta 9
Har'hur
Ha'rina
Ha'riph
Har'ne-pher
Ha'rod
Harod-ite 8
Har'o-eh 9
Ha'ro-rite 8
Har'o-shoth
Har'sha 9
Ha'rum
Ha-ru'map'n
Ha-ru'phite 8
Ha'ruz
Has-a-di'ah 15
Has-e-nu'ah 13
Hash-a-bi'ah 15
Hash-ab'nah 9
Hash-ab-ni'ah 15
Hash-bad'a-na 9
Ha'siem
Hash-lmo'nah 9
Ha'shunn
Ha-shu'pha 9
Has'rah
Has-se-na'ah 9
Ha-su'pha 9
Ha'tach 6
Ha'tack
Ha'thath
Hat’i-ta.
Hat’til
Hat-ti'pha
Hat'tush
Hav’i-lah 9
Ha'voth Ja'ir
Hau rºm
Haz'a-ei 13
Ha-zai'ah 5
Ha'zar Ad'dar
Ha'math, or He math ºf #: E'nan
Ha'math-ite 8 -
Ha'math Zo'bah
Ham'roath
Ham-mned'a-tha
Ham'e-lech 6
Ham, i-tal
flam-mol'e-keth
Ha'zar Gad'dah
Ha'zar Hat’ti-con
Ha'zar Ma'yath
Ha-za'roth
Ha'zar Shu'el
Ha'zar Su'sah
Ha'zar Suisim
HI
He zel El-po'ni 3
Ha-ze'rim
roth
Ha'zer Shu'sim,
Haz'e-zon Ta'mar
*Ha'zi-cl 13
Ha'zo
Ha'zor
Haz'u-bah 9
Heſber
He'ber-ites 8
He'brews
He'bron
“Hebron-ites 8
eg'a-i 5
He'ge 7
He'lah 9
He'lam
Hel’bah 9
Hel'bon
Hel-chi'ah 15
Hei'da-i 5
He'leb
He'led
Helek
He'lek-ites 8
He'lem
He'leph
He'lez
He'li 3.
Hel'ka-i 5
Hel'kath
Hel'kath Haz'zu-rim
Hel-ki'as 15
He'lon
He'man
He'nath, or Ha'math
Hem'dan
Hen
Ho'na 9
Hem'a-dad
He'noch 6
Hepher
Hepher ites 8
Hºſph'zi bah 9
He'ram
He’res
He'resh
He-'mas
Her-mog e-nes
er'mon
He-ro'di-ans
He-ro'di-as
He-ro'di-an
Hesh'mon .. Q
eth
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Kirjath A'ri-us
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Ne-zi'ah 15
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Nic'o-las
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O
Šiad
O'hel
Ol'a-mus
Q-lym'phas
Om-a-e'rus 13
O'mar
pA
Omer
Om'ri 3
O'nan
O-nes'i-mu
On-e-siph'o-rus
O-ni'a-res
0-mi'as 15
O-sai'as 5
O-se'as
O'see
9.
s'pray
Qs'si-frage
Oth'ni 3
Oth'mi-el 4 13
Oth-o-mi’as 15
Pa-te'o-li
Pa-the'us 18
Path’ros
Patly-ru'sim
Pat'ro-bas
PH,
Pa'u
Paul
Ped'a-hel 13
Ped'ah-zur
Ped-ai'ah 5
Pe'kah 9
Pek-a-hi'ah
PeTºod . . .
Pel-a-i'ah 5. :
Pel-a-liab
Pel-a-ti a) 15
Peleg
Pe'let
Pe'leth
Pe'leth-ites ?
Pe-li'as 15
Pel'o-nite 8
Pe-ni'el 13
Pe-min'nah
Pen'ni-mah
Pen-tap'o-lis
Pen'ta-teuch 6
*en'ta-teuk
Pen'te-cost
Pen'te-coast
Pe-mu'el 13
Pe'or
Per'a-zim
Pe'resh
Pe'rez
- Pe'rez Uz'za -
Pe-rida 9
Per'iz-zites 8
Per’me-mas
O'zem Per-u'da,9.13
O-zi'as 15 Peth-a-hi'ah 15
O'zi-el 4 13 Peſthor
Oz'ni 3 Pe-thu'el -13
Oz'mites 8 Pe-uº'thai 5
O-zo'ra 9 Phaca-reth
*~~~~~ºyee Phai'sur 5
Phal-dai'us 5
P. Pha-le'as 11
PA'A-RAI 5 Pna'leg
Pa'dan Phal'lu
Pa'dam A'ram Phal'ti 3
Pa'don Phalfti-el 13
Pa'gi-el 7 13 Pha-nu'el 13
. Paſhath Mo'ab Phar'a-cim 7
Pa'i 3 5 Pha'ra-oh
Pa'lal Fa'ro ge
al'es-time Phar-a-tbo'ni Š
Pal'lu Pha'rez
Pal'lu-ites 8 Pha'rez-ites 8
al'ti 3 Phar’i-sees
Pal'ti-el 13 Pha'rosh
Pal'tite 8 Pharºphar
Pannag Phar’zites 8
Par's-dise Pha'se-ah 13
Pa'rah Pha-se'lis 13
Pa'ran £iºn
Par'har e'be , , , ,
Par-mash'ta Phe-mi'ce 13
Par’me-mas
Par’math
Par’nach 6
Pa'rosh
Par-shan'da-tha
ar'u-ah
Par-va'im 5 16
Paſsach 6
Pas-dam'min
Pa-se'ah 9
Pash'ur
Pas'o-ver
Pat'a-ra

** - *ś. r
* , .
- - - " ºr - f
& * RA RH, SA z SA,
Phu'rah f{a},’kath Re'zim Sal-la'i 5
Phut, rhymes nut fiak’kon He'zon Sal‘lu
Phu'vab Rain Rhe'gi-um Sallum
Phy-gel'lus ta'ma, or Ramah Reje-um Sal-lu mus 13
Phy-lac'te-ries Ha' math Rhe'sa Sal'ma, or Sal'mak
Pi-ha-hi'roth - Ra-math-a'im 16 / Resa Sal'mon
Pi’late Ram'a-them Rho'da Sal-mo'ne 13
Pił'dash; Ra'math-ite 8. Rhod'o-cus Sa'lom
Pil'e-tha $ Ra'math Le'hi Ri'bai 5 Sa-lo'me 13
Pilºtai 5 Ra'math Mis'peh Rib'lah Sa'lu
Pi'non Ra-me'ses Rim'mon Sa'ium w
Pi'ra Ra-lai'ah 15 |ttim'mon Pa'rez Sam'a-el 13
Pí'ram - Ra'moth i Rin'nah 9 Sa-mai'as 5
Pir'a-thon Ra'moth Gil'e-ad Ri'phath Sa-ma'ri-a, or
Pir'a-thon-ite 3 Ra'pha Ryfath San-a-ri'a
Pis'gah *Ra'pha-el 13 15 Rissah 9 º: Sa-mar'i-tans
Pi' son I ſºphel Rith'mah Sam'a-tus
Pis'pah - Raſphah 9 Ris'pah Sa-mei'us 9
Pi'th on 1 Raph'a-im 16 Ro-ge'lim 7 13 Sam'gar Nebo
Poch'e-reth 6 Raphon Roh'gah 9 Sa'mi 3
Pon'ti-us Pilate Ra'phu Ro'ga. Sa'mis
Por'a-tha. 9 Ras'sis Ro'i-mus Sam'lah 9
Pot'i-phar Rath'u-mas -12 Ro-mam-ti-e'ze Sam'mus
• *Po-liph'e-ra Ra'zis - Rosh Samp'sa-mes
Proch'o-rus Re-a-i'ah 5 º Ru’by Sam'son
Pu'a, or Pu'ah Reba 9 • Ru'fus Sam'u-el 13 1?
Pu'dens Re-bec'ca 9 Ru'ha-mah San-a-bas'sa-rus
Pu‘hites 3 Re'chab 6 Ru'mah San'a-sib
Pul, rhymes dull Re'chab-ites S Rus’ti-cus , San-bal’lat
*u'mites 8 Re'chah 9 Ruth Sam'he-drim
Pu'non Re'ka Rooth As San-san'nah
Pur, or Pu'rim Re-el-ai'ah 5 aph
Put, rhymes nut Re-el-i'as 15 **.*.*.*.*.*** §: phat
Pu'ti-el i3 Ree-sai'as 5 S - aph-a-ti’as 15
Fy'garg, Re'gem, the g hard a Saph'ir
- Re-gem'me-lech SA-BAc-THANI ł Sa'pheth
**.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*, r*.*.*.*** Re'gom t #Sab'a-oth Sap-phi'ra 9
R Re-ha-bi'ah 15 Sa’bat {} Sap'phire
& Re'hob Sab'a-tus Sar-a-bi'as 15 -
RAA-MAH 9 Re-ho-ho'am Sab'ban Sa'ra, or Sa-rai' 6
Ra-a-mi'ah 15 Re-ho'both Sab'bath Sar-ai'ah 5
Ra-am'ses Re'hu Sab-ba-the'us Sa-rai'as 5 13
Rabbah tte‘hum Sab-be’us Sa-rama'a-el
Rab'bath Re'i 3 Sab-de'us Sar'a-mel
Rab'bat Re'kem Sab'di 3 Sa'raph ,
Rab'bi 3 Rem-a-li'ah 15 Sa-be'ams Sar-ched'o-mus 6
Bab'ijith Re'rmeth Sa'bi 3 . Sar'de-us
Rab-bo'ni 3 Reim'mon Sab'tah 9 Sar'dis
Rab'mag Rem'imon Meth'o-ar Sab'te-cha 6 Sar'dites 8
Rab'sa-ces. Rem'phan Sa'car *. Sar'di-us.
Rab'sa-ris Rem'phis Sad-a-mi'as 15 Sar'dime *
Ráb'sha-keh 9 Repha-el i3 if Sa'das Sar'do-myx
Ra' ca, or Racha Rephah Sad-de'us Sa're-a
Ra'cab (; Reph-a-i'ah 15 Sad'duc Sa-rep'ta
Ra'cal Reph'a-in 16 Sad'du-cees Sar'gon
Ra'chab 6 Reph'a-ims * - Sa'doc Sa'rid
Ra'chel (; Reph'i-dim Saha-du'tha Je'gar' Sa'ron
Rad'da-i 5 Re'sen Sa'la Sa-ro'thi 3
Ra'gau Re'sheph Sa'lah 9 Sar-se'chim 6
Ra'ges Re'u Sal-a-sad'a-i 5 Saruch 6
Rag'u-a Reu'ben l Sa-la'th?-el 13 §Satan
Ra-gu'el 13 f Re-u'el 13 Saj'cah 9 Sath-ra-baz'nes
Ra'hab Reu'mah Sal'chah Sath-ra-bou-za'nes
Ra'ham Re'zéph Sa'lem Sav'a-ram
Ra'kem Re-zi'a 15 Sa'lim Sa'vi-as 15
* Raphael–This word has uniformly the accent on the first syllable throughout Milton, though Graecised by Pºpºk
bat the quantity is not so invariably settled by him; for in his Paradise Lost he makes it fºur times of three syllables
and twice of two. What is observed under Israel is applicable to this word. Colloquially we may prºnounce # º
twº, as if written Raphed # out in deliberate and solemn speaking or recding, we qught to make the twº last Vowel.9
be heard separately and distinctly. The same may be observed of Michael, which Milton in his Paradise, Lost; uses
six times as a word of three syllables, and eighteen times as a word of two only. ... º -
... f Sabzºtkani-Some, says the editor of Labbe, place the accent on the antepenultimate syilable of this word, and
others on the penultimate; this last pronunciation, he says, je most agreeable to the Hebrew word, the penultimate of
which is not only lor:g, but accented: and as this word is Hebrew, it is certainly the preferable prouggiation. ...,
- £ Sabaoth-This word should pot be confounded in its pronunciation with Sabbath, a word of so different signifi
cation. Sqhaoth ought to be heard in three syllables, by keeping the a and o separate and distinct. This, it must.”
. 3 not very easy to do, but is absolutely necessary to prevent a very gross confusion of ideas, and a perversion
of the Sémise. *~ W .
§ Satan--There is some Jisoute among the learned about the quantity of the second syllable of this word whenkº
or Greek, as may be seen in intº put home about the first this is a knowledged to be short and this has inº
those critics who have great knowledge of Latin, and very little of their own language, to pronounce the first syllab&
Ghort as if written sattan.” If these gentlemen have not perused the Principles of Pronunciation, prefixed
to the Gràcal Pronouncing Dictionary, I would tai.2 the liberty of referring them to what is there said, for full
satisfaction, for whatever relates to deriving English quantity from the Latin. But those who have not al. opportunity
vī’āºpectiãg titat work, it anay, periºps, tº suffient to observe, that iro analogy is more universit; than that which, iº

a Latin word of two syllables, with but one consonant in the middle, and the accent on th
pronounce that syllable long. This is, likewise,
where it has been counteracted we find a misera
we entirely neglect in the Latin itself, (see Intro
vowel a long in English, where it is short in
syllable short in English, when it is long in Latin.
and the accent on the first, which, according to our
duction, page vi.)
3 aud, caligo and cogito,
Thus if a word of two sy
Plato, with the first vowel 1 this word h Own vernacular a
o, - 'St vowel long: if this word happens to be deri
first short; this is looked u g ppe e derived
Latin
the genuine pronunciation of English wor
ble attempt to follow the Latin quantity in
Cato and Plato are insta
nalogy, we should pronounce as we do Cº
from. *...a of three g. in Laun, with the
first syllable of the Énglish word, as a magic,
‘. ." . ,
* * 3. r; ... . ---- *;
* SH SH bH *
5aui Shach'i-a She-ha-ri'ah 15 Sam e-ath
Sce’va Shad'da-i 5 She kei * Shim'e-ath-ites
Se'ud Sha'drach She-lah * Shim'e-i 3.
Sche'chem 6 Sha'ae 7 She'lan-ites 8 Shim'e-on
Ske'ken, Sha-haz'i-math 13 Shel-e-mi'ah 15 Shim'hi &
Scribes Shal'le-cheth She'leph Shiini 3
Scyth'i-ams Sha'lem She’lesh Shim'ites 8
Syth'i-ans Sha'lim Shel'o-mi 3 Shim'm a 9
Sry, thop'o-lis Shal’i-sha Shel'o-mith Shi mou
Scyth-o-pol’i-tans Shal'lum Shel'o-moth Shim'rath
Se'ba Shal'ma-i 5 She-lu'mi-el 13 Shim'ri 3
Se'bat Shal'man Shem Shim'rith
Sec'a-cah Shat-tria-i.e'sel She'ma Shim'rop
Sech-e-mi'as 15 Sha'ana Shem'a-ah 9 Shim'ron-ites §
Se'chu Sham-a-ri'ah 15 Shem-a-i'ah 5 Shrm rom Me'rºn
Sed-e-ci'as 15 Sha'med Shem-a-ri'ah 15 Shim saal 5
Sed-e-si'as 7 , Sha'mer Sheme-ber himab
Segub Snam'sar She'mer Shi'nar
Se'ir Sham'huth She-mi'da 13 Shi'phi 3
Se'i-rath Sha'mir Shem'i-mith Shiph'mite
Se'la Sham'ma 9 She-mir'a-moth Shiph'ra 9
Se'la Ham-mah-le' Sharm'mah 9 She-mu'el 13 17 Shiph'rath
Oth Sham'ma-i 5 Shen Ship'tan
Se'lah 9 Sham'moth She-ma'zar Shi'sha 9
Se'led Sham-mu'a 9 She'nir Shi'shak
Sel-e-mi as 15 Sham-mu'ah 9 She'pham Shit'ra-i 5
€º Smam-she'rai à Sheph-a-ti'ah 15 Shit'tah 9
Sem-a-chiah 15 Sha'pham She'phi 3 Shit'tin Wooº.
Sem-s-i'ah 15 Sha'phan She'pho Shi'za 9
Sem-a-i'as 5 , Sha'phat She-phu'phan 11 Sho'a 9
Sem'e-i 3 Sha'pher She'rah Sho'ah 9
Se-mel'le-us Shar'a-i 5 Sher-e-bi'ah 15 Sho'ab
Se’mis Shar'ima-im 16 She'resh Sho'bach 6
Sen'a-ah Sha'rar She-re'zer Sho'ba-i 5
Seneh 9 Sha-re'zer She'shack Sho'bal
e'mir e Sha'ron She'shai 5 Sho'bek . :
Sen-a-che'rib 13 Sha'ron-ite 8 She'shan Sho'bi 3
Sºn'a-ah Sha-ru'hen Shesh-baz'zar Sho'cho 6
Se-o'ria Shash'a-i 5 gº Sneth - Shochoh 9
Se’phar Sha'shak She'thar Sho'ham
Seph'a-rad. Sha'yeh 9 She'thar Boz'ma-i Sho mer
Seph-ar-va. m 16 Sha'veth e'va Sho'phach 6
Se'phar-vité Sha'ul Shib'bo-leth Sho'phan
Se-phe Sha'ul-ites 8 Shib'mah 9 Sho-shau'mim
Se'r Sha-u'sha Shi'chron Sho-shan'niin E^***
Se-ra-i'ah 5 She'ai Shig-gai'on 5 Shu'a 9
Ser'a-phim She-al'ti-el 13 Shi'on Shu'ah 9
Se’red She-a-ri'ah 15 Shi'hor Shu'al
Se'ron She-ar-ja'shub Shi'hor Lib'nati, Shuba-el i3
Se'rug She'ha or She'bah Shi-i'im 3 4. Shu'ham
Se’sis She bam She-i'im Shu'ham-ites 8
Ses'thel Sheb-a-mi'ah 15 Shil’hi 3 Shu'hites
Seth Sheb'a-rim & Shil’him Shu'iam-ite
Se'thar She'bat Shil’lem Shu'math-ites 8
Se’ther . . . She'ber Shil’lem-ites 8 Shu'nam-ite
Sha-al-ab'bin Sheb'na Shi'loh, or Shi'io 9 Shu'mern
Sha-al'bim Sheb'u-el 13 Shi-lo'ah 9 - Shu'mi 3
Sha-al'bo-mite 8 Shec-a-mi'ah Shi-lo'ni 3 Shu'mites 8
Sha'aph. She'chem 6 Shi-lo'nites 8 Snu'pham,
Sha-a-ra'im 16 She'chem-ites Shil’shah 9 Shu'phami-ite
Shar'a-im Shech’i-mah Shim'e-a Shup'pim
Sha-ash'gas . Shek'e-mah Shim'e-all Shur
Shab-beth'a-i 5 Shed'e-ur Shim'e-am Shu'shan
e first sywable, lºads us to
ds of the same form; and
the English word, which
nces where we make the
where we make the a and o in the first
liables, with one consonant in the middle
o Cato and
placid, tepid, &c. though we
to this analogy, ought to be "ale-i-go, coge-i-to, *
This pedantry, which ought to have a barsher title, has considerably hurt #. sound of our language, by introducing
ng it less flowing and sonorous. The tendency of the penultimate
nt in the middle, in some measure
ortening tendency of the antepe.
into it too many short vowels, and consequently renderi
aecent to open and lengthen the first vowe' in diss
counteracts the shortening tendency of two consonan
pon as a good reason for shortening "he - *
violate this rule in the pronunciation ºf the Latin words caligo, cogito, &c. which, according
&c. with the first syllable lon
|lables, with but one conso
ts, and the almost invariable
multimate accent; but this analogy, which seems to be the genuine operation of nature, is violated by thºse ignorant
critics from the pitiful ambition of appearing to understand Latin. "As, the first syllable, therefore, of the word in
question has its first vowel pronounced short for such miserable reasons as have been shown, and this short pronun-
ciation does not seem to be general, as may be seen under the word in the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, we ought
certainly incline to that pronunciation which is so agreeable to the analogy of our own language, and which is at
the same time, so much more pleasing to the ear.—(See Principles prefixed to the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary,
No. 543, 544, &c. and the words Drama and Satiré.
*.
*
84 SO
§hu'shan E'duth
Shu'the-lah 9
Shu thal-ites 8
Si'a I
Sia-ka 1 3
Si'ba
Sib'ba-chai 5
Sib'bo-leth
Sib'mah 9
Sib ra-im 16
Si-gi'o-moth 7
Si'ha 9
Sil'o-ah or Sil'o-am
Sil'o-e 9
§i-mal-cu'e
"Sim'e-on
Sime-on-ites 8
*
Si'mon
Sim'ites 8
Si'on
Siph'moth
Sip'pai 5
Si'rach 16
Si'rah 9
Sir’i-on
Sis-am'a-i 5
Sis'e-ra 9
Si-sin'nes
Sit'nah
Si’van
So,
So'choh 69
Sc'ko
So'coh 9
So'ko
So di 3
Sodom
Sod'omi-ites
Sod'o-ma
Sol'o-mon
Sºo'a-ter
tºph'e-reth
*$o'rek
So-sip'a-ter
TA
Sos'the-nes 13
Sos'tra-tus 13
So'ta-i 5
Sta'chys 6
Sta'kees
Stac'te
Steph'a-mas
Stepha-na
Stephen
Su'ah 9
Su'ba
Su-ba'i 5
Suc'coth
Suc'coth Be'noth
Su-ca'ath-ites 8
Sud *
Su'di-as
Suk'ki-ims 4
Sur
Su'sa
Su'san-chites 6
Su-san'nah 9
Su'si 3
Syc'a-mine
Sy-ce'ne
Sy'char 16
Sy-e'lus 12
Sy-e'ne
Syn'a-gogue
Syn'a-go
Syn'ti-che 46
§. i-a Ma'a-cah
yr’i-on
Sy-ro-phe-mic'i-a
T
TAA-N ACH 5
Ta'a-mach Shi'lo
Tab'ba-oth
Tab'bath
Ta'be-al
Ta'be-el 13
Ta-bel'li-us
Tab'e-ra 9
Tab'i-tha
Ta'bor
Tab'ri-mon
Tach'mo-mite
Tad'mor
Ta'han
Ta'ham-ites 8
Ta-haph'a-mes
r * Siloa-This word, accordin” to the present
the second syllable, as it is Gr
TA
Thad-de'us
Thaſhash
Tha'mah 9
'Tham'na-tha
Tha'ra 9
Thar'ra 9
Thar'shigh
Thas'si 3
The'bez
The-co'e
The-las'ser
The-ler'sas
The-oc'a-mus
The-od'o-tus
The-oph’i-lus
The'ras
Ther'me-leth
Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca
Theu'das
Thim"na-thath
This"be
Thom'as *
Tom'as
Thom'o-i 3
Thra-se'as
Tham'mim
Thy-a-ti'ra 9
Tiº'hath
Ti-be'ri-as
Tib'ni 3
Tidal
Tig'lath Pi-le'sen
Tikvah 9
Tik’vath
Ti’ion
Ti-me'lus 13
Tina'ma 9
Tim'nath 9
Tina'na-thah
Tim'natn He res.
Tim'nath Se'rah
Aim'nite 8
#:
im'o-thy, Eng
Tip'sah 9
Ti'ras
Ti'rath-ites 8
Tir'ha-kah 9
Tir'ha-mah
Tir’i-a 9
Tir'sha-tha
Tir'zah 9
Tish'bite
Ti’van
Ti’za
To'a-nah
eral rule of pronºuncing these words, ought to have the accent on
Milton, who understood its derivation as well as the present race
of critics, has given it the antepenultimate accent, as more agreeable to the general analogy of accenting English
words of the same form:
Delight thee more, or Siloa's brook, that flow'd
If criticism º: not to overturn settled usages, surely when that usage is sanctioned by such a poet as Miltº,
ought not to be
ooked upon as a license, but an authority. With respect to the
uantity of the first syllable, analºgy
requires that, if the accent be on it, it should be short-See Rules prefixed to the Greek and Latin Proper Names,
rule 18.
f Sinai –If we pronounce this word after the Hebrew, it is three syllables; if after the Greek, Elvå two only
; it must be confessed that the liberty allowed to
syllables, renders their authority in this case, alittle
to pººr the latter; and if we almost univers
the Greek:
We oright jº. to lay too much sº
th - * in his jº iiise
bºf these are
only two passages r. Tº *º- "tºº wº
ºº::::::::::::adai, it is highly probabičhe
W. dis ſº ºffired to this %. y o, 53°
g muse; that on the secret top
Of eboro Sinai didst inspire
God, from the mount of Sinai, whose grey to
#. tremble, he, descending, will himself, p
thunder, lightning, and loud
Yss, Par: Lost, b. xii. v. 227. -> -
iihe quantity of Milton, which is often so different in the same wººd
ie Lost where this word is used; and as he has made the sameleº
judge. That sº ought to be pronounced in two syllables- (See
why not in this?
poets of increasing the end of a line with one, sometimes twº
vocal. Labbe adopts the former pronunciation, but #. usage
follow the Greek in other cases,
Ta-hap'e-nes
Ta'hath
Tah'pe-mes 9
Tah're-a 9
ted by º
TE:
Tah'tim Hod'shi
Tal'i-tha Cu'mi
Tal'mai 5
Tal'mon
Tal'sas
Ta'mah
Ta'mar
Tam'muz
Ta'mach 6
Tan'hu-meth
Ta’nis
Ta'phath
Taph'e-nes
Taph'nes
Ta'phom
Tap'pu-ah 13
Ta'rah 9
Tar'a-lah 9 13
Ta're-a 9
Tar pel-ites 8
Tar'shis
Tar'shish
Tar-shi'si 3
Tar'sus
Tartak
Te-haph'ne-hes
Te-hin'nah
Tekel
Te-ko'a, or Te-ko'ah
Te-ko'ites 8
Tel'a-bib
Te'lah 9
Tel’a-im 16
Te-las'sar
Te'lem
Tel-ha-re'sha
Tel-har'sa 9
Tel’me-la 9
Tei'me-lah Q
Te’ma Q
Te’man
Tem'a-mi 3
Te'man-ites 8
Tem'e-mi S
Te'pho
Terah 9
Ter'a-ohim
Te’res
Ter'ti-us
Ter'she-us
Ter-tul'lus
Teſta
Tet'rarch 6
Or if Sion hill
Fast by the oracle of God
# * - ar-
Sing, heav'n
-->
wº
That
ºrdain them.
trumpets' sound,
i\ton adopts





Tola-ites 8
Tol’ba-mes
Tol'mai 5
Tophel
Tophet
To'u
Trach-c-mi'tis 12
Trip'o-lis
Tro'as
Tro-gyl'ſi-um
Troph’i-mus
Tryºphe'ne 12
Try-phosa 1%
Tu'bal
I'u'bal Cas y
ſu-bi'e-mi 3
Ty-be'ri-as
Tych’i-cus
Tyre, one syllable
Ty-ran'nus
Ty'rus
VA-JEzATHA 9
Wa-ni'ah 9
Vash'ni 3
Wash'ti 3
‘U'cal
{J'el
L'la-i 5
{}'lam
†JI’la 9
#Jna'mah 9
Un'ni 3
woph'si 3
D'phaz
(J-phar'sin
Ur’ba-me
U’ri 3
U’rī-el 4 13
J-rijah 9 15
U’rim
{J'ta 9
U’tha-i 5
U’thi 3
U’za-i 5
za
U’zał
Üz'za 9
Uz'zah 9
Zab'di-el 11
*Zab'u-lon
Zac'ca-i 5
ac'cur
Zach-a-ri'ah 15
'cher 6
Zac-che'us 12
Zak-ke'us
Zal-mo'nah 9
Zal-mun'mah
Zain'bis
Zambri 6
Za'moth
Zain-zum'mims
Za-no'ah 9 –
Żºłępºneal
Zaphon
Za'ra
Zar'a-ces
Za'rah
Zar-a-i'as 15
ZE
Za're-ah
Za're-ath-ites 8
Za'red
Uz'zen She'rah Zar'e-phath
Uz'zi 3 Zar'e-tan
Uz-zi'ah 15, Za'reth Sha’har
Uz-zi'ei 13 15 Zar'hites 8
Uz-zi'e'-ites 8 Zar'ta-mah
Zar'than
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zath'o-e
Za-thn'i 3 11
- Y. ź.”
- at’tu
XAgus Za’van
Xan'thi-cus Za'za
§ene-a;... Zeb-a-di'ah 15
Xer-opha gi-a Ze'bah 9
£eºul y-be Ze-ba'im 13 16
Xys’tus Zeb'e-dee
Ze-bi'na
Ze-bo'im 13
Z Ze-bu'da 13
4. Zebul
Z.A.A.NAIM 16 Zeb'u-lon tº
Za'a-man Zeb'u-lon-ites 8
Za-a-man'nim Zech-a-ri'ah 15
Za'a-van Ze'dad
Za'bad Zed-e-ki'ah 15
Zab-a-dae'ams Zeeb
Żaba-dai'as 5 Ze'lah 9
Zab'bai 5 \ Ze'lek
Zab'ud Ze-lo'phe-ad
Zab-de'us 12 Ze-lo'tes 13
Zab'di 3 Zel'zah
2em-a-ra'im 16
Ze-or'im 13
Zeph-a-mi'ah 15.
Ze'phath
Zeph'a-thah
Zephi, or Ze'pho
Ze'phon
Zeph'on-ites 8
er
Ze'rah 9
Zer-a-hi'ah 15
Zer-a-i'a 5
Ze'rau
Ze’red
Zer'e-da
Zer'e-dań
Ze-red'a-thah
Zer'e-rath
Ze'resh
Ze'reth
Ze’ri 3
Ze'ror f
Ze-ru'ah 13
Ze-rub'ba-bel
Zer-u-i'ah 15
. º.º.
ZU
Aer-vi'ah 15
Ze'tham |
Ze'than b &
Ze'thar
Zi'a 9
Zi'Éa 9
Zib'e-on
Zibiºn
Zich'ri 3 ,
Zik'r;
7-2
Zid'dim
Zid-kijah 15
Zi'don, or Si'dos
Zi-do'mi-ams
Zif
Zi'ha 1 9
Zik'lag
Zil'lah 9
Zil'pah 9
Zii'ihai 5
Zim'mah --
Zim'ram, or Zſºn'rºn
Zim'ri 3
in
Zi'na 1 9 #
Zi'on, or Si'on 1 t
Zi'or 1
Ziph
Zi'phah 1
Ziph'i-on 2
Ziphites 8
% phrom 1
ip'por
Zip-po'rah 13 16
ź. 3
ar
*Zo'ba, or Zobah
Zo-be'bah 9 13
Zo's ath-ites 8
Zo're-ah 9
Zo'rites 9
tžc-roh'ab-el
Zu'ar
Zuph .*
Zur -
Zu'ri-el i3
Zu-ri-shad'da-i 5
Zu'zims
&
* Zabulon-4 Notwithstanding,” says the editor of Labbe, “this word in Greek, Zoëshºw has the penaltimate **
et in our churches we always hear it pronounced with the acute on the antepeaultimate. Those who thus Pro***
it plead that in Hebrew the penultimate vowel is short; but in the word Zorobokel, Zogoëáček, they follo"
rule for, though the penultimate in Hebrew is iong, they pronounce it witn the antepenultimate acce”
t Zorobabel.-See Zabulon.
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*:
3.
3.
tERMINATIONAL vocaBULARY
\
ū?
SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMEs
EBA*
4ccent the antepenultimate.
BATHSHEBA, Elisheba, Beersheba.
ADA IDA *
Shemida. ~f~ent the penultimate. *
.Accent the entenenultimate.
Eliada, Jehoida, Bethsäida, Adida
• * EA EGA ECHA UH HA
- Accent the penultimate.
- Laodicea, Chaldea, Judea, Arimathea, Idumea,
ºesarea. Berea, Iturea, Osea, Hosea, Omega,
Hasupha.
-āccent the autepenultimate.
Cenchrea, Sabteclia.
ASHA ISHA USHA
.Accent the penultimate.
Elisha, Jerusha.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Bãasha, Shalisha. l
ATHA ITHA UTHA
.Accent the penultimate.
Jegar-Sahadutha, Dalmanutha.
.Accent the antepeniultimate. -
Gahatha, Gabbatha, Amadatha, Hammedatha,
£arshanaatha, Ephphatha, Tirsnatha, Adriatha,
čaphenatha, Poratha, Achmetha, Tabitha, Gol-
gotha. - HA
º (Pronounced in two syllables.)
Accent the penultimate.
-->
º & Seleucia, tº Japhia, Adalia, Bethulia, Nethania,
• ‘Themania, Jäazania, Jamnia, Samaria, Hezia.
. . . . . Accent the antepenultimate. t
Achaia, Arabia, Thracia, Sãmothracia. Grecia,
Cilicia, Cappadocia, Seleucia, Media, India, Pinº
dia, Claudia, Phrygia, Antiochia, Casiphia, Phi-
adelphia, Apphia, Igdalia, Julia, Pamphylia, Mes-
opotamia, Armenia, Lycaonia, Macedonia, Apol-
OA
- ..fccent the antepenul mate
Gilböa, Teköa, Silêa, Eshte moa.
ARA ERA IRA URA.
Accent the penultimate.
Guzara, Ahira, Sapphira, Thyatira, Betnsura
.Accent the antepenulºmate.
Bãar, Bethabara, Patara, Potiphera, Sisera.
ASA OSA *.*
Accent the penultimate.
Cléasa, Tryphosa.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Adasa, Amasa.
ATA ETA ITA
.Accent the antepenultinate.
Epiphata, Achmeta, Melita, Hatita.
AWA UA AZA
Accent the penultimate.
Ahava, Malchishua, Flishua, Shamua, Jahaza
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Jeshua, Abishua, Joshua.
AB AB QB UB
...Accent the penultimate.
**. Sennacherib, Ishbi-Benob, Anitob, Ahi.
tub. *,
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abimadab, Aminadab, Jehomadab, Jomadab, Chi-
leah, Ahoiiab, Magor-Missabib, Aminadib, Elia
shib, Bāalzebub, Bēelzebub. - *...
AC UC
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Isāac, Syriac, Abacuc, Habbacuc.
AD ED ID OD UD

Accent the penultimate.
Aſmodad, Arphaxad, Elihud, Ahihud, Ahlud,
Ahilud. -
.Accent the antepersitingte.
Galáad, Josabad, Benhadad, Giléad, Zelophèad,
..onia, Junia, Ethiopia, Samaria, Adria, Alexan- Zelophehad, Jochébed, Galeed, Jeabod, Animi.
dria, Celosyria, Syria, Assyria, Asia, Persia, My-
sia, Galatia, Darmatia, Philistia, **.*
4 ths IKA h
.#cces: the dintepenultimate.
Włika -
ALA ELA H.A AMA, EMA IMA
. . . . Accent the penultimate.
Amhela, Arbela, Macphela. ,
. . . Accent the ºntepenultimate. -
Magdala, Acquila, Aceldama, Apheremä, Ashl
ma, Jeminia. w ~ *
ANA ENA INA. ONA
.Accent the penultimate, -
Tryphena, Hyena, Palestina, Barºna
ºccent the antepenultimate, \-
Hāshbadana, Amana, Ecbatana.
Diana,
Ahama,
* hud, Abiud.
CE DEE LEE MEE AGE YCHE OHE II.E.
AME OME ANE ENE OE OSSE WE
JAccent the penultimate,
Phenice, Bernice, Eunice, Elelohe, Salome, Mag-
dalene, Abilette, Mitylene, Cyrene, Syene, Colosse,
(Nazarene, pronounced in three syllables,with the
accent on the last.)
.Accent the axtepenultimate.
Zebedee, Galilee, Ptolemee, Bethphage, Synty
che, Subile, Apame, Gethsemane, Siloe, Ninive
ITE t (in one syllable.)
Accent the penultimate. ... …
Thisbite, Shuhite, Abiezrite, Gittite, Hittite
Hivite, Buzite.
* For the pronunciation of the final a in this selection, see Rule the 9th. - -
I For this word and camaria, Anziochia, and Alexandriá, see the Pnitial Vocabulary of Greek and Latin Proper Names
Also Rule 30th prefixed to the initial Vocabulary.
f Words of this termination have the accent of the words from which they are formed, and ºn tilis account are some.
times accented even on the pre-antepetititimate syllabie; as Bethlehemite from Bethlehem, and so of others. Words of .
this termitatiºn therefore, of two sºlables, have théaccent on the penultimate syllable, and words of three or more on
the same syllafile as their priinitives.—See Rule the 8th
! .." 87
sºccent the antepenultimate.
Harodite, Agagite, Areopagite, Gergashite, Mo-
rashite, Haruphite, Fphrathite, Bethelite, Car-
smelite, Harnuţite, Benjamite, Nehelamite, Shula-
mite, Shunamite, Edomite, Temanite, Gilomite,
$hilomité Horonite, Amorite, Jebusite,
r ?ccent the preantepenultimate.
Nâamathite, Jezréelite, Bethlehemite, Ephrāim-
ite, (Canáanite generally pronounced in three
syllables, as if written Caº-an-ite.)
AG OG .
Accent the Gniepenultinate.
Abishag, Hammongog. /
PAH (JAH OAH EAH CHAH SHAH THAH
.#ccent the penultimatc.
Zobazibah, Makkedah, Abidah, Elishah.
.#ccent the antepenultimate. r
Dinhabah, Aholibah, Meribah, Abelbethmāa-
cah, Abadah, Moladah, Zeredah, Jedidah, Gibé-
ah, Shiméah, Zaphnath-Pāaneah, Méachah, Be-
rachah, Bāashah, Eliathah. -
* AIAH EIAH
(.4i and ei pronounced as a diphthong in one
syllable.)
f ...Accent the penultimate. -
*Micaiah, Michaiah, Benaiah, Isaiah, ſphedei-
ah, Māaseiah. ~
(.3i pronounced in two syllables.)
Adãiah, Pedaiah, Semāiah, Seráiah, Aşäiah.
IAH f
J}ccent the penullimate. -
Abiah, Rhéabiah, Zibiah, Tobiah, Māadiah, Ze-
badiah, Obadiah, Noadiah, Jedidiah, Ahiah, Pe-
kaiah, Jezrahiah, Barachiah, Japhiah, Bithiah,
Hezekiah, Heikiah, Zedekiah, Adałiah, Gedaliah,
Agdaliah, Athaliah, Hackaliah, Remaliah, Nehe-
miah. Shelemiah, Meshglemiah, Jeremiah, &he-
baniah, Zephaniah, Nethamian, Chenaniah, Ha-
maniah, Comiah, Jeconiah, Shèariah, Zachariah,
Zechariah, Amariah, Shemariah, Azariah, Neari-
ah, Moriah, Uriah, Josiah, Messiab, Shephatiah, .
Pelatiah, Ahaziah, Amaziah, Asaziah, Uzziah.
Accent the penultinate.
Aijah, Abijah, Jehidijah, Abijah, Elijah, Ado-
nijah, irijab, Tobadonijah, Urijah, Hallelujah,
Zerujah. * | -
KAH AH MAH NAH OAH RAH SAH
TAH. W. A.H. (JAH
Accent the penultimate. . ~
Rebekah, Azekah, Machpelah, Aholah, Abel-
meholah, Bēulah; Ełkamah, Hannah, Kirjath-
gannah, Harbonah, Hashrºomah, Zalmonah, Shi-
łoah, Noah, . Manoah, Zanoah, Uzzen-shersh,
Zipporah, Ketūrah, Hadassah, Malchishuah,
Shamrauah, Jehovah, Zeruah. >
~. ..}ccent the antepen?titimate. 2 ...
Marrekah, Bāalah, Shuihelah, Telmelah, Methu-
|
*
selah, Hachilah, Hackilah, Dalilah, Delilah, Ha- .
vilah, Bāamah, Ahctibarmah, Adamah, Elisha-
mah, Ruhamah, £oruhamah, Kedemah, Ashimah,
"Jemimali, Penninah, Bāarah, Taberah, Deborah,
Eparatah, Paruah. -
A C# F.C. H. GCH v. \
4ccent the tenultinyte.
Merodach, Evil-merodach.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Ahisamach, Ebed-meiech, Abimelech, Ahime-
-iech, Ełłłaelech, Alamrºelech, Anamnyelech,
Adrahme?ech, Regemmeiech, Nathan-me!ech,
Arioch, Antioch. -
kEH LEH VEH APH EPH ASH ESH ISH
... -- ..?creml the penulfºnaté,
Eléaleh, F.Horeph, J choash.
Hecent ſhe cºntepenultimutte. ,
Rabshakrº ºneveh, Ebiasaph, Bethshemesh,
Ensherises Car chemish. -
f
* For tºe pronunciating of the two fast syllables of
/
omi, Hanani, Béex-lahāiroi,
EK UK * }
ATH ETH ITH OTH UTH
Accent the penultimate.
Goliath, Jehovah-jireth. Hazar-mayeth, Baat
berith, Rehoboth, Arioth, Nebaioth,j Naioth, Mo.
tº Hazeroth, Pihahiroth, Mosoroth Allon
*tchtith. -
#,?.
-ºš
- .Accent the antepenultimate \ *
Mahalath, Bāshemath. Asemath, Daperath, Eli
Sabeth, Dabbasheth, Jerubbesheth, Ishbosheth,
Mephibosheth, Harosheth, Zoheleth, Bechtileth,
Shibboleth, Tanhumeth, Genesareth, Asbazareth,
Nazareth, Mazzareth, Kirharaseth, Shelomith,
Shemiaith, Lapidoth, Anathoth, Kerioth, Shemi'.
ramoth, Kedemoth, Ahemoth, Jerimoth, Sigio-
moth, Ashtaroth, Mazzaroth,
f Af
(Pronounced as a diphthong in one syllable.)
.Accent the penultimate.
Chełubai, Asmadai, Sheshai, Shimshai, Hushai,
Zilthai, Berothai, Taimai, Tolmai, Sinai, Tainai,
Arbonai, Sarai, Sippai, Bezzi.
.#ccent the antepenultimate.
Mordecai, Sibbachai, Cephar-Hammonai, Pä
aſ al.
AI l
(Pronounced in two syllables.)
.#ccent the penultimate. -
Ai. -
.Accent the antepenultimate. … *
Zabbāi, Babái, Nebái, Shobái, Subái, Zaccá1,
Shvºdăi, Amishaddāi, Aridãi, Heldăi, Hegāi, Hag
gäu Beigăi, Bilgäi, Abishāi, Uthai, Adläi, Barzillāi,
{ſlän, Sisamái, Shalmài, Shammāi, Eliamài, Tatnāi,
Shether-boznāj, Naharāi, Sharāi, Shamsherå
Šhiträi, Arisăi, Bastái, Bavāi, Bigväi, Uzāi.
D. Ei Li MI NI QI PI RI Uſ ZI
- Jłcceſſit the penultimate.
Areli, Löammi, 'ſºlithacumi, Gideoni, Benoni
Hazeleponi, Philippi, Gehazi.
.#ecent the antepenwltimate.
Engedi, Simei, Shimèi, Édrºi, Bethbirei, Abisei,
Bãali, Naphthali, Nephthali, Pateoli, Adami, Na-
Merari, Häahashtari,
Jesúi. ,--
- Accent the penultimate ... ',
Adonizedek, Adonibezek. * * * .
.#ccent the antepenultimate . . I
Melchizedek, Amalek, Habakkuk. . . .
AALEAL IAL ITAL. UTAL" . . .
.Accent the penultimate. ...' "
Bãal, Kirjath-bāal, Hamutal, ,
Accent the antepenultimate.`
Meribbāal, Eshbāal, Ethbāal, Jérubăal, Tabéal
Bełial, Abital. *
AEL ABEL EBEL
.#ccent the penultimate.
Jäel, Abel. aw * ,
Accent the antepenultimate. ...
Gabael, Michael, Raphael, Mishael, Mehujael
Abimae!, Ishmael, Ismael, Anaei, Nathamael, Is-
rael, Asael, Zerubbabel, Zerobabel, Mehetabel,
Jezebel. * - -
EEE, OGEL AHBhº EL APHEL OPHEI
3.
* , ".
} ,
\
-
*
4.R.4
} .#ccent the penultimate.
Enrogel, Rachel, Elbethel. . . .
.Accent the amtepenultimate. . . .
Tabéel, Abdéel, Japhaléel, Mahalëeº, Bezaléel,
Hananstel, Jerahmeel, Hananéel, Nathanéel, Jab
néel, Jezreel, Hazeel, Asahel, Barachel,Amraphei
Achitophei,
HEL F. Eł,
Accent the pºultimate,
Peniel, Uzzie!. t
Accent the antepenultimate. . .
Abiel, Tobiel, Adiel, Abdiel, Gaddiel, Pagles
f
*.
*

3 *
tisse words, see Rule 5th prefixed to Scripture Proper Napies,
'fºre ori in this and the next word form but oupe Syilabie-See Ruſſe 5 \ º ~k.
:
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sºlathiel, Ithiel, Ezekiel, Gamaliel. Shelumiel,
Daniel, Othmiel, Ariel, Gabriel Uriel, Shealtiel,
*utiel, Haziel, Hiddekel.
UEL EZEL,
Jºccent the penultimate. -
Dēuel, Raguel, Bethuel, Pethuel, Hamuel, Je-
unuel, Kemuel, Nemuel, Phanuel, Pemuel, Jeruel,
Bethe2el.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
* Samuel, Lemuel, Emanuel, Immanuet.
AIL
(Pronounced in two syllables.)
.Accent the penultimate.
Abihăil
AIL
Pronouriced as a diphthong in one syllable.
./lccent the antepenultimate.
Abigail.
OL UL
.#ccent the penultimate.
Bethgamul.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Eshtaol.
ODAM AHAM IAM IJAM IKAM
Accent the penultimate.
Elmodalm, Abijam, Ahikam.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Abraham, Miriam, Adonikam.
OAM
JAccent the penultimate.
Rehoboam, Roboam, Jeroboam.
Accent the antepenultimate.
Siloam, Abinoam, Ahinoam.
ARAM IRAM ORAM
.Accent the penulliºtte.
Padanaram, Abiram, Hirsm, Adoniram, Ado-
ram, Hadoram, Jehoram.
AHEM EHEM ALEM EREM
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Menahem, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Beth-hacce-
fºil.
AIM +
.Accent the penultimafe.
Chusan-Rishatháim, Kirjatháim, Bethdiblathä-
m, Ramatháim, Adithäim, Misrephothmāim,
Abelmäim, Mahanāim, Manhamāim, Horomâim,
'Shāarăim, Adoráim, Sepharvāim.
the an tutºimate.
Rephaim, Dothaim, Egláim, Carmāim, Sharāim,
ſºphrāim, Beth-ephrañim, Mizrāim, Abel-mizrāim.
BIM CHIM PHIM KIM LIM NHM RIM ZIM
.Accent the penultimate.
Sarsechim, Zeböim, Kirjatharim, Bahurim,
Kelkath-hazurim.
.Accent the antepenultimate. . . .
Cherubim, Lehabim, Rephidim, Seraphim, Te-
raphim, Eliakim, Jehoiakim, Joiakim, Joakim,
Båålim, Dedamim, Ethamim, Abarim, Bethhacce- *
rim, Kirjathjearim, Hazerim, Băal-perazim, Ge-
tizim, Gazizim. - -
DOM LOM AUM IUM NUM RUM TUM
.Accent the periultimate.
Obededom, Appii-forum, Miletum.
- ..?ccent the antepenultimate.
Abishalom, Absalom, Capermäum, Rhegium,
{rogyllium, Iconium, Adramyttrum, Galbanum.
AAN CAN DAN º THAN IAN MAN
AN
.4ccent the penultimate.
Memucan, Chaldéan, Ahiman, Elhanan, Joha-
man, Haman.
Jłccent the antepenultimate.
Canáan, Chanáam, Merodach-baladan. Nebu-
zaradam, Elnatham, Jonathan, Midlan, -ndian,
Phrygian, Italian, Macedonian, Ethion sa, Syri
an, Assyrian, Egyptian, Nâaman.
AEX VEN CHIN MIN ZIN
.Accent the penultimate
Mamáen, Bethaven, Chorazin
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Jehoiachin, Benjamin.
EON AGON, EPHON_ASHON AION ION
ALON ELON ULON YLON MON NON
RON YON THUN RUN
JAccent the penultimate.
Bãal-meon, Beth-dagon, Bāal-Zephon, Nāashon,
Higgaion, Shiggaion, Chilion, Orion, Esdrelom,
Bãal-hamon, Philemon, Abiron, Beth-horon.
.Accent the antepennátimate.
Gibeon, Zibeon, Gedeon, Gideon, Simeon, Pi
rathon, Herodion, Carmion, Sirion, Ascalom, Aja,
lon, Askelon, Zebulon, Babylon, Jeshimon, Tab-
rimon, Solomon, Lebanon, Aäron, Apollyon, Je
duthun, Jeshurun,
EGO (CHO HIO LIO
.Accent the penultimate.
Ahio.
Jłccent the antepenultimate,
Abednego, Jericho, Gallic.
AR ER IR OR UR
.Accent the penultimate
Ahishar, Bãal-tamar, Balthasar, Eleazar, Ezi-
ongeber, Tiglath-pileser, Shalmaneser, Hadade.
zer, Abiezer, Ahiezer, Eliezer, Romantiezer, Ebe.
nezer, Joezer, Sharezer, Havoth-jāir, Asmoth
tabor, Beth-peor, Bãal-peor, Nicanor, Philametor.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Jssachar, Potiphar, Abiathar, Ithamar, Sheme.
ber, Lučifer, Chedorlaoiner, Aroer, Sosipater, So-
pater, Achior, Nebuchodonosor, Eupator, Shedé-
ur, Abishur, Pedahzur. .
AAS BAS EAS PHAS IAS LAS MAS NAS
OAS PAS RAS TAS YAS
.Accent the penultimate.
Oséas, Esaias, Tºbias, Sedecias, Abadias, Asa-
dias, Abdias, Barachias, Ezechias, Mattathias,
Matthias, Ezekias, Něemias, Jeremias, Amanias,
Assanias, Azárias, Ezerias, Josias, Osias, Bagèas
Aretas, Onyas.
JAccent the antepennutemate.
Annäas. Barsabas, Patrobas, Eneas, Phineas,
Caiaphas, Cleophas, Herodias, Euodias, Georgi
as, Amplias, Lysanias, Gabrias, Tiberias, Lysias,
Nicolas, Artemas, Elymas, Parmenas, Siloas, An
tipas, Epaphras.
CES DES EES Gºſſes LES NES SES
.#ccent the penultimate.
' 'Gentiles,i Rameses, Mithridates, Euphrates.
.Acceſſet the antepenultimate.
Rabsaces, Arsaces, Nomades, Phinées, Astya
ges, Diotrephes, Epiphanes, Tahaphames, Her
mogenes, Taphemes, Calistnemes, Sosthemes, Eu
In 161162S.
ENES and INES
!. one syllable.) ,
?ccent the ultimate.
Gadarenes, Agarenes, Hagarenes.
.Accent the penultimate
Philistines, (pronounced Philistins.)
ITES
(Pronounced in one syllable)
[Words of this termination have the accent dº
the words from which they are formed, which
sometimes occasions the accent to be placed eveu
on the preamtepe).ultimate syllable, as Gileadile,
from Gilead, and so of others. Words, of this ter
* See Rula the 17th prefixed to Scripture Proper Names.
ł In this selection the ai form distinct syllables.—See Ruie 16. º
f Gentiles.—This may be considered as an English word, and should be pronounced ir two syſłables, as if writters
Jeti-tºes - the last swilable as the plural of tile.
89.
mination toerefore, of two syſlables, have the ac-
cent on the penultimate syllable ; and words of
three ºr more on the same syllable as their pri-
mitives.]
Accent the penultimate.
Gadi tes, Kenites, Jammites, Levites, Hittites,
Hivites
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Rechabites, Moabites, Gergeshites, Nahathites,
Kohath ites, Pelethites, Cherethites, Uzzielites,
Tarpelites, Elamites, Edomites, Reubenites, Am-
monites Hermonites, Ekronites, Haggrites, Na-
yarites, Amorites, Geshurites, Jebusites, Nine-
vites, Jesuites, Perizzites.
.Accent, the oreantepenultimate.
Gileadſtes, Amalekites, Ishmāelites, Isrāelites,
Midianites, Gibeonites, Aaronites. *
OTES
.Accent the penultinate.
Zelot . -
IS
* .Accent the penultimate.
Elimäis.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Aftiochis, Amathis, Bāalis, Decapolis, Néâpo-
liš, Hieranolis, Persepolis, Amphipolis, Tripolis,
Nicopolis, Scythopolis, Salamis, Daraaris, Wabsa-
ris, Antipatris, Atargatis.
IMS
Jäccent the penultimate,
Fmims, Zumims, Zamfummims.
Jºccent the antepertuitimate.
£ephāims, Gammadims, Cherethins, Anakins,
Net ºnims, Chemarims
ANS
.Accent the penultimate.
Sabéans, laodicéans, Assideans, Galiléans,
Edunéans, Epicureans.
- .Accent the antepenultimate.
Arabians, Grerians, Herodians, Antiochians,
Corinthians, Parthians, Scythians, Athenians,
Cyrenialis, Macedonians, Zidonians, Babyloni-
ans, Lacedemonians, Eth, pians, Cyprians, Syri-
ans, Assyrians, Tyrians, Ephesians, Persians, Ga-
latians, Cretians, Egyptians, Nicoláitans, Scytho-
politans, Samaritans, Lybians
MOS NOS AUS BUS US DUS
Jäccent the penultimate.
Arcaeláez, Mene.aºs, Abubus, Androxicus, Se-
leucus
Accent the a Jºmafe.
Pergamº, Stephunos, femmäus, Agabus Bur:
tacus, Achâlcus, Tychicus, Aradus.
EUS
wiccent the penultimate. *
Daddeus, Asmodeus, Aggeus, Zaccheus, Ptole-
meus. Maccabeus, Lebbeus, Cendebeus, Thadde-
us, Murdocheus, Mordocheus, Alpheus, Timeus
Bartimeus, Hymeneus, Elizeus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Dositheus, Timotheus, Nereus.
GUS CHUS THUS
- Jłccent the aniepenultimate.
Areopagus, Philologus, Lysimachus, Antiochus, .
Eutychus, Amadathus.
HJS
.Accent the penultimate.
Darius. * tº
- Jäccent the antepenultimate.
Gaius, Athench;us, Cornelius. Numenius, Cy
renius, Appollonius, Tiberius, Demetrius, Mercu,
rius, Dionysins, Pontius, Tertius.
LUS MUS NUS RUS SUS TUS
.#rcent the penultimate.
Aristobulus, Eubulus, Nicodemus, Fcanus, Hir-
canus, Auranus, Sylvanus, Ahasuerus, Assuerus
Heliodorus, Areturns, Barjesus, Fortunatus, Phi-
letus, Epaphroditus, Azotus.
.Accent the antepenultimate.
Attalus, Theophilus, Alcimus, Trophimus, One-
simus, Didymus, Libanus, Antilibanus, Sarchedo-e
nus, Acheacharus, Lazarus, Citherwis, Elutherus,
Jairus, Prochorus, Onesiphorus, Asapharasus,’
Ephesus, Epenetiis, Asyncritus.
AT ET OT IST OST
. Accent the antepenultimate.
Ararat, Eliphaket, Gennesaret, Ischariot, Antiº
christ, Pentecost,
EU HU ENU EW MY
.Accent the penultimate.
Casleu, Chisleu, Abihu, Andrew.
Jłccent the autepenultimate.
Jehovah-Tsidkemu, Bartholemew, Jeremy
BAZ GAZ HAZ PHAZ
.Accent the penultimate.
Renaar-shalal-hash-baz, Shāash-gaz, Eliphat: .
.Accen: the antepenzºllimate
Jehöahan.
M
° S {) B S E R V A TI O N S –
ON THE .
GREEK AND LATIN ACCENT AND QUANTITY;
wiTH some PROBABLE CONJECTURES ON THE METHOD of FREEING THEM FROM
THE OBSCURITY AND CONTRADICTION IN WHICH THEY ARE 1NvoLVEb,
BOTH BY THE ANCIENT'S AND MODERNS.
“Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri.” Horace,
*...*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*,
ADVERTISEMENT.
AFTER the many learned pens which have been employed on the subject ."
the following Observations, the author would have been much ashamed of ob-
truding his humble opinion on so delicate a point, had he not flattered himself
that he had taken a material circumstance into the account, which had been en-
tirely overlooked by almost every writer he had met with.
º -
It is not a little astonishing, that, when the nature of the human voice forms
so great a part of the inquiry into accent and quantity, its most marking distinc-
tions should have been so little attended to. From a perusal of every writer on
the subject,” one would be led to suppose that high and low, loud and soft, and
quick and slow, were the only modifications of which the voice was susceptible;
and that the inflections of the voice, which distinguish speaking from singing,
did not exist. Possessed, therefore, of this distinction of sounds, the author at
ºast brings something new into the inquiry: and if, even with this advantage, he
should fail of throwing light on the subject, he is sure he shall be entitled to the
indulgence of the learned, as they fully understand the difficulty of the question.
* The only exception to this general assertion is Mr. Steele, the author of Prosodia Rationalis; but the design of this
ntleman is not so much to illustrate the accent and quantity of the Greek language as to prove the possibility of form
ng a notation of speaking soulids for our own, and of reducing them to a musical scale, and accompanying them with
instruments. The attempt is undoubtedly laudable, but no farther useful than to show the impossibility of it by the very
method he has taken to explain it; for it is wrapped up in such an impenetrable cloud of tailsic as to be unintelligible
to any but musicians; and the distinctions of sound are so nice and numereus as to discourage the most persevering
student from labouring to understand him. After all, what light can we expect will be thrown on this subject by one

who, notwithstanding the infinitesimal distinctions he makes between similar sounds, says, that the u in ugly, and the
e in met and get, are diphthongs; that the a in may is long, and the same letter in nation short; and that fire u in 30tt,
ise, &c. is always acuto-grave, and the i in idle, try, &c. grave-acute !
&
CONTENTS.
PRE PARATORY OBSERVATIONS,
"THE different states of the voice.
A definition of accent.
All the different modifications of the voice exemplified.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE GREEK AND LATIN ACCENT AND QITANTITY.
*The necessity of understanding the accent and quantity of our own language, before
we attempt to settle the accent and quantity of the Greek and Latin.
What English quantity is.
That it is entirely independent on accent.
Mr. Sheridan's erroneous opinion of English accent.
His definition of accent applicable only to singing in a monotone.
The true distinction between singing and speaking laid down.
Singing and speaking tones as essentially distinct as motion and rest.
Recitative real singing, and not a medium between singing and speaking
The true definition of English accent.
Mr. Forster's errour with respect to the nature of the English and Scotch ac-
cent—(Note)
The true difference between the English and Scotch accent.
Some attempts to form a precise idea of the quantity of the Greek and Latin
languages. ---
Dr. Gally's idea of Greek and Latin quantity examined.
If quantity in these languages consisted in lengthening or shortening the sound of
the vowel, it necessarily rendered the pronunciation of words very different, as they
were differently arranged.
Opposite opinions of learned men concerning the nature of the Greek and Latin
accent.
The definition which the ancients give of the acute accent unintelligible, without
having recourse to the system of the inflections of the speaking voice.
An attempt to reconcile the accent and quantity of the ancients, by reading a
passage in Homer and Virgil, according to the ideas of accent and quantity here
laid down.
The only four possible ways of pronouncing these passages without singing.
The only probable method pointed out. *
This method renders the reading very monotonous; but this must necessarily be the
case, let us adopt what system we will. º
The definition of the circumflex accent, a confirmation of the system here
adopted. *
The monotony of the Greek and Latin languages not more extraordinary than the
nature of their music, and the seeming absurdity of their dramatic enter-
tainments.
"The causes of the obscurity and confusion in which this subject is involved both by
the ancients and moderns.
PREPARATORY OBSERVATIONS.
* &
As a perusal of the Observations on Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity requires a more iati.
mate acquaintance with the nature of the voice than is generally brought to the study of that
subject, it may not be improper to lay before the reader such an explanation of speaking sounds,
as may enable him to distinguish between high and loud, soft and low, forcibleness and length,
and feebleness and shortness, which are so often confounded, and which consequently produce
such confusien and obscurity among our best prosodists. -
But as describing such sounds upon paper, as have not definite terms appropriated to them,
like those of music, is a new and difficult task, the reader must Le requested to give as nice
: u attention as possible to those sounds and inflections of voice, which spontaneously annex
themselves to certain forms of speech, and which, from their familiarity, are apt to pass unno-
ticed. But if experience were out of the question, and we were only ac.uainted with the or
ganic formation of human sounds, we must necessarily distinguish then into five kinds; namely
The monotone, or one sound continuing a perceptible time in one note, witich is the case with
all musical sounds ; a sound beginning low, and sliding higher, or heginning hign and sliding
lower, without any perceptible intervals, which is essential to all speaking sounds. The two last
may be called simple slides or inflections; and these may be so combined as to begin with that
which rises, and end with that which falls, or to begin with that which falls, and end with that
which rises: and if this combination of different infections be pronounced with one impulse or
explosion of the voice, it may not improperly be called the circumflex or compound inflection ;
and this monotone, the two simple and the two coinpound inflections, are the only modifications
independent on the passions, of which the human voice is susceptible.
The different States of the Voice.
The modifications of the voice which have just been erumerated may be called absolute; because
they cannot be converted into each other, but must remain decidedly what they are; while different
states of the voice, as high and low, loud and soft, quick and slow, are only comparative terms,
smee what is high in one case may be low in another, and so of the rest. Beside, therefore, the
modifications of voice which have been described, the only varieties remaining of which the hu-
man voice is capable, except those produced by the passions, are high, low, loud, soft, quick,
slow, forcible, and feeble. Though high and loud, arid low and soft, are frequently confounded
yet, when considered distinctly, their difference is easily understood; as, if we strike a larg
bell with a deep tone, though it gives a very loud tone, it will still be a low one ; and if we strike
a small bell with a high tons, it will still be a high tone, though the stroke be ever so soft; a quick
tone in music is that in which the same tone continues but a short time, and a slow tone where
it continues longer; but in speaking, a quick tone is that when the slide rises from low to high,
or from high to low, in a short time, and a slow tone the reverse; while forcible and feeble seem
to be severally compounded of two of these simple states; that is, force seems to be loudness and
quickness, either in a high or low tone also ; and feebleness seems to be softness and slowness,
either in a high or a low tone likewise. . As to the tones of the passions, which are so many and
various, these, in the opinion of one of the best judges in the kingdom, are qualities of sound, occa-
sioned by certain vibrations of the organs of speech, independent on high, low, loud, soft, quick,
slow, forcible, or feeble; which last may not improperly be called different quantities of sound.
. It may not, perhaps, be unworthy of observation, how few are these principles, which, by a
different combination with each other, produce that almost unbounded variety of which human
speech consists. The different quantities of sound, as these different states of the voice may be
called, may be combined so as to form new varieties with any other that are not opposite to them
Thus high may be combined with either loud or soft, quick or slow : that is, a high note may be
sounded either in a loud or soft tone, and a low note may be sounded either in a loud or a soft
zone also, and each of these tones may be pronounced either in a longer or a shorter time; that
is, more slowly or quickly ; while forcible seems to imply a degree of loudness and quickness, and
feeble, a degree of softness and slowness, either in a high or a low tone. These combinations
may, perhaps, be more easily couceived by classing them in contrast with each other:
High, loud, quick.
- Low, soft, slow. .*
Forcible may be high, loud, and quick: or low, loud, and quick. Feeble may be high, soft, and
slow : or low, soft, and slow.
The different combinations of these states, may be thus represented
High, loud, quick, forcible. Low, loud, quick, forcible.
\ High, loud, slow. Low, Ioud, slow.
High, soft, quick. Low, soft, quick.
High, soft, slow, feeble. Low, soft, slow, feeble.
When these states of the voice are combined with the five modifications of voice above mentioned,
the varieties become exceedingly numerous, but far from being incalculable: perhaps they maw
amount (for 3 leave it to arithmeticians to reckon then exactly) to that number into, which the
ancients distinguished the notes of music, which, if I remember right, was about two hundred.
*These different states of the voice, if justly distinguished and associated, may serve to throw some
arght of the mature of accel.t. If, as Mr. Sheridan asserts, the accented syllable be only londer aut
... hig than the other syllables, every polysyllable is a perfect monotone. If the accented sylla
º
9.4 - PREPARATORY OBSERVATIONS
ble be higher than the rest, which is the general opinion both among the ancients and moderns, this
is true only when a word is pronounced alone. and without reference to any other word ; for wheu
suspended at a comma, concluding a negative member followed by an affirmative, or asking a
. beginning with a verb, if the unaccented syllable or syllables be the last, they are higher
than the accented syllabke, though not so lond. So that the true definition of accent is this: if the
word be pronounced alone, and without any reference to other words, the accented syllable is both higher and
iouder than the other syllables either before or after it; but if the word be suspended, as at the comma, if it end
a negative member followed by an affirmative, or if it conclude an interrogative sentence beginning with a verb,
ºw each case the accented syllable is louder and higher than the preceding, and louder and lower than the
zucceeding syllables. This will be sufficiently exemplified in the following pages. In the mean time it
may be observed, that if a degree of swiftness enter into the definition of force, and the accented
syllable be the most forcible, it follows that the acuent does not necessarily lengthen the syllable, and
that if it fall on a long vowel, it is only a longer continuation of that force with which it quickly or
suddenly commenced; for as the voice is an efflux of air, and air is a fluid like water, we may
conceive a suddeh gush of this fluid to continue either a longer or a shorter time, and thence form
an idea of long or short quantity. If, however, this definition of force, as applied to accent, should
be erroneous or imaginary, let it be remembered it is an attempt to form a precise idea of what
has hitherto been left in oscurity; and that, if such an attempt should fail, it may at least
induce some curious inquirer to show where it fails, and to substitute something better in its stead.
If these observations be just, they may serve to show how ill-founded is the opinion of that
infinite, variety of voice of which speaking sounds consist. That a wonderful variety may arise
from the key in which we speak, from the force or feebleness with which we promounce, and
from the tincture of passion or sentiment we infuse into the words, is acknowledged : but speak
in what key we will, pronounce with what force or feebieriess we please, and infuse whatever
tincture of passion or sentiment we can imagine, into the words, still they must necessarily be
pronounced with cne of the foregoing modifications of the voice. Let us go into whatever twists
or zig-zags of tone we will, we cannot go out of the bºundaries of these inflections. These are
the outlines on which all the force and colouring of speech is laid; and these may be justly said
to form the first principles of speaking sounds.

Exemplification of the different Modifications of the Voice. The JMonotone, the Rising Inflection, the Falling
* * Inflection, the Rising Circumflex, and the Falling Circumflex.
Though we seldom hear such a variety in reading or speaking as the sense and satisfaction of
the ear demand, yet we hardly ever hear a pronunciation º monotonous. In former
times we might have found it in the midnight pronunciation of the Bellman's verses at Christmas,
and now the Town Crier, as Shakspeare calls him, sometimes gives us a specimen of the mono
tomous in his vociferous exordium—" This is to give notice " The clerk of a court of justice also
promulgates the will of the court by that barbarous metamorphosis of the old French word Oyez'
Oyez Hear ye! Hear ye into, O yes 1 0, yes! in a perfect sameness of voice. But however
ridiculous the monotone in speaking may be in the above-mentioned characters, in certain solemn
and subtime passages in poetry it has a wonderful propriety, and, by the uncommonness of its
e, it adds greatly to that variety with which the ear is so much delighted.
. This monotone may be defined to be a continuation or sarneness of sound upon certain words.
or syllables, exactly like that produced by repeatedly striking a bell: such a stroke may be louder
or softer, but continues in exactly the same pitch. To express this tone, a horizontal line may
be adopted; such a one as is generally used to signify a long syllable in verse. This tone may
be very properly introduced in some passages of Akenside's P es of Imagination, where he
so finely describes the tales of horrour related by the village matron to her infant audience :
Breathing astonishment! of witching rhymes
And evil spirits; ot the death-bed call
To him who robb’d the widow, and devour'd
The orphan's portion; of unquiet souls
Ris'n from the grave to ease the heavy guilt
A. Of deeds in life conceal’d; of shapes that walk
At dead of night, and clank their chains, and wave
The torch of hell around the murd’rer's bed.
If the words “ of shapes that walk at dead of night” be pronounced in a monotone, it wil.
add wonderfully to ºne variety and solemnity of the passage.
The rising inflection is that upward turn of the voice we generally use at the comma, or in
asking a question, begimming with a verb, as Nö, say you; did he say Nô This is commonly
called a suspension of voice, and may not improperly be marked by the acute accent, thus Śl.
The falling inflection is generally used at the semicolon and colon, and timust necessarily be
iteard in answer to the former question: He did, he said Nó. This inflection, in a lower tone o
voice, is adopted at the elid of almost every sentence, except the definite question, or that which
pegins with the verb. To express this inflection, the grave accent seems adapted, thus (\).
The rising circumflex begins with the falling inflection, and ends with the rising upon the same
* and seems as it were to twist the voice upwards. ...This inflection may be exemplified b
he drawling tone we give to some words spoken ironically ; as the word Clodius in Cicero's
Oration for Milo. This turn of voice may be marked in this manner (') :
“But it is foolish in us to compare Drusus Africanus and ourselves with Clºdius; all our other
calamities were tolerable, but no one can patiently bear the death of Clödius.”
The falling circuritiex begins with the rising inflection, and ends with the falling upon the same
syllable, and seems to twist the voice downwards. . This inflection seems generally to be used in
ironical reproach ; as on the word you in the following example:
“So then you are the author of this conspiracy against me? It is to yoã that I am indebted for
all the mischief that has befallen me?” w
If to these inflections we add the distinction of a phrase into accentual portions, as
Prospérity gāins friends and adversity tries them, I and pronounce friends like an unaccented
syllable of gains, and like an unaccented syllable of adversity; and them like an unaccented syllable
of trues; we have a clear idea of the relative forces of all the syllables, and approximate closely to
a notation of speaking sounds.
For farther information respecting this new and curious analysis of the human voice, see Elements
of Elocution, second edition, page 62; and Athéorical Grammar, third edition, page 143.
opSERVATIONS
. ON THE
Gitt, EK AND LATIN ACCENT, &c.
1. AN order to form an idea of the Accent and Quantity of the dead languages, it will be
necessary first G understand what we mean by the accent and quantity of our own language:"
and as quantity is supposed by some to regulate the ar" ent in English as well as in Greek and
Jatin, it will be necessary first to inquire, what we mean by long and short vowels, or as some
are pleased to term them, syllables. sº & tº º
2. In English, then, we have no conception of quantity arising from any thing but the nature of
the vowels, as they are pronounced long or short. Whatever retardation of voice in the sound of a
vowel there might be in Greek or Latin before two consonants, and those often twin consonants, we
find evº-> cºvel in this situation as easily pronounced short as long; and the quantity is found to
arise £rol: the length or short aess we give to the vowel, and mot from any obstruction of sound
occasioned by the succeeding consonants. Thus the w in banish, banner, and banter, is short in all
these words, and long in paper, taper, and cupour; the i long in miser, minor, and mitre, and short in
•nisery, middle, anº. mistress : and so of the rest of the vowels; and though the accent is on the first
syllajie of all these words, we see it perfectly compatible with either long or short quantity.
3. As a farther proof of this, we may observe, that unaccented vowels are frequently pronounced
jong when the accented vowels are short. Thus the o, in Cicero, in English as well as in Latin
pronunciation, is long, though unaccented; and the i short, though under the accent. The same
may be observed of the name of our English poet Lillo. So in our English words cónclave, reconcile,
chámomile, and the substantives cónfine, pérfume, and a thousand others, we see the first accented
syllable short, and the final upaccented syllable long. , Let those who contend that the acute accent
aud long quantity are inseparable call the ſirst vowels of these words long, if they please, but to
those who make their ear and not their eye the judge of quantity, when compared with the last
vowels, they will always be esteemed Short.”
4. The next object of inquiry is, What is the nature of English accent? Mr. Sheridan,t with his
usual decision, tells us, that accent is only a greater force upon ore syllable than another, without
auv relation to the elevation or depression of the voice; while ailmost every other, writer on the
sufject makes the elevation or depression of the voice inseparable from accent. When words are
pronounced in a monotone, as the bellman repeats his verses, the crier pronounces his advertisement,
or the clerk of a church gives out the psalm, we hear aii ictus or accentual force upon the several.
* It is not surprising, that the accent and quantity of the ancients should be so obscure and mysterious, when two
such learned men of our owa nation as Mr. Forster and Br. Gally differ, about the very existence of quantity in our
own language. The former of these gentlemen maintains, that, “the English have both accent and quantity, and that
no language can bé without them ", but the latter asserts, that, “in the nºdern languages, the pronunciation doth not
dependſ upon a natural quantity, and therefore a greater kberty may be allowed in the placing of accents.” Ana in
anºther place, speaking of the northern languages of Europe, he says, that, “it was made impossible to think of
establishing quantity for a foundation of harmony, in pronunciation. Hence it became necessary to lay aside the
consideratiºn of quantity, and to have recourse to accents. In these and some other passages, that writer,” says
Forster, “seems to look upon accents as alone regulating the pronunciation of English, and quantity as excluded from
it.”—Förster’s Essay on Accent and Quanticy, page 28.
As a farther proof of the total want of ear in a great Greek scholar-Lord Monboddo says, “Our accents differ from
the Greek in two material respects: First, they are not appropriated to particular syllables of the word, but are laiti
upon different syllables, according to the fancy of the speaker, or rather as it happens for I believe no man speaking
English does, by choice, give an accent tº one syllable of a word different from that which he gives to amother.
“Two things, therefore, that, in my sº constitute our verse, are the number of syllables, and the mixture of loud
and soft, according to certain rules. As to quantity, it is certairy not esseutial to our verse, and far less is accent.”
See Steele's Prosodia Rationalis, page 103. 11' . f
# A late very learned and ingenious writer tells us, that our accent and quantity always coincide; he objects to
himself the words signify, magnify, qualify, &c. where the finai syllable is longer than the accºteq syllable; but this
he asserts, with the greatest probability, was not the accentuation of our ancestors, who placed the accent on the last
syfiable, which is naturally the longest. . But this sufficiently proves, that the accent does not necessarily lengthen the
gºtiable it fails on; that is, if length consists in pronouncing the vowel long, waiuli is the tiatural idea ofiong quantity,
and not in the duration of the voice upon a short vowel occasioned by the retardation of sounding two succeeding
consonants, which is an idea, though sanctioned by antiquity, that has no foundation in nature; for who, that is not
prejudiced by early opinion, can suppose tue first syllable of elbow to be long, and the last short f-See Essay on Greek.
and Ltd.in Prosodies.--Printed fif, RoRSON.
f The term (accent) with us has no reference to inflections of the voice ex musical notes, but only means a peculia,
manner or distinguishing one syllable of a word from the rest-Lectures on E!ocution, Tuarto edition, page 4i.
To illustrate the difference between the accent of the ancients and that cf ºurs, (says Mr Sheridan) let us suppose
the same movements beat upon the drum, and sounded by the trumpet. Take, for instance, a succession of words,
where the accent is on every syllable which fol ms an lawbie movement 5 the only way by which a drum (as it is
incapable of any change of fiotes,) can mark that movement, is by striking a soft note first, followed by one more
for:ble, and so in succession. Let the same movemeni be sounded by the trumpet in an alternation of high and low.
notes, and i. will give a distinct idea of the difference, between the English accent and those of the ancients—Art of
Reading, page 75. -
I ...;to find one of the most ingenious, learned, and candid inquirers into this subject, of the same opinion as
Mr. Sheridan. The authority of Mr. Nares would have gone near to shake my own opinion, if I had not recollected
that this gentieman contesses he cannot perceive the least of a diphthoº,al soºng in the i in strike, which Dr. Wallis
be observes, excludes from the simple sounds of the vowels. For if the definition of a vowel sound be, that it is
formed by one position of the organs, nothing can be more perceptible titan the double position of them in the present
ease, and that the noun eye, which is perfectly equivalent to the pronouy I, begins with the sound of a in father, and
ends in that of e in equal.--See Nare's English Orthoepw page 2, 14*.
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accented syllables, which distinguishes them from the others, but no more variety of tone than
If we were to beat the syllabies of the same words upon a drum, which may we louder or softer
but cannot be either higher or lower; this is promotncing according to Mr. Sheridan's definition
of accent; and this pronunciation certainly comes under the definition of singing; it is singing
ill, indeed, as Julius Caesar said of a bad reader, but stili it is singing, and therefore essentially
different from speaking; for in speaking, the voice is continually sliding upwards or downwards;
and in singing, it is leaping, as it were, from a lower to a laigher, or from a higher to a lower
note: the only two possible ways of varying the human voice with respect to elevation or depres-
sion : so that when we are toid by some writers on this subject, that the speaking of the ancients
was a kind of singing, we are led into the errour of supposing, that singing and speaking differ
only in degree, and not in kind; whereas they are just as different as motion and rest.*
5. Whenever in speaking we adopt a singing tone, (which was formerly the case with puritan
preachers,) it differs essentially from speaking, and can be pricked down upon paper, and be
played upon a violin; and whenever in singing we adºpt a speaking tone, the slide ºf this tone
is so essentially distinct from singing as to shock the ear like the harshest discord. Those,
therefore, who rank recitative as a medium between singing and speaking, are utterly ignorant
of the nature of both. Recitative is just as much singing as what is called air, or any other
species of musical composition.
6. If we may have recourse to the eye, the most distinct and definite of all our senses, we may define
musical notes to be horizontal lines, and speaking tones oblique lines: the one rises from low to
nigh, or falls from high to low by distinct intervals, as the following straight lines to the eye; -— —
the other slides upwards or downwards, as the following oblique lines; |\ nor is tee one more
different to the eye than the other is to the ear. Those, therefore, who gravely tell us, that
the enunciation of the ancients was a kind of musical speaking, impose upon us with words to
which we can annex no ideas, and when they attempt to illustrate this musico-speaking pro-
nunciation, by referring us to the Scotch and other dialects, they give us a rhetorical flourish
$nstead of a real example: for however the Scotch and other speakers may drawl out the accent,
and give the vowel a greater length than the English, it is always in an oblique, and not in a
straight line; for the moment the straight line of sound, or the monotone, is adopted, we hear
something essentially distinct from speaking. - -
7. As high and low, loud and soft, j. and feeble, are comparative terms, words of one
syllable pronounced alone, and without relation to other words or syllables, caunot be said to
have any accent.f The only distinction to which such words are liable, is an elevation or
depression of voice, when we, compare the beginning with the end of the word or syllable. Thus
a monosyllable, considered singly, rises from a lower to a higher tone in the question JW69 which
may therefore be called the acute accent; and falls from a higher to a lower tone upon the same
word in the answer JW3, which may therefore be called the grave. But when the accented word
or syllable is associated with unaccented words or syllables, the acute accent is louder and higher
than the preceding, and louder and lower than the succeeding syllables, as in the question,
Satisfäctorily did he say ? and the grave accent both louder and higher than either the preceding or
succeeding syllables in the answer—He said satisfactorily. Those who wish to see this explained more
at large, may consult Elements of Elocution, page 183; or Rhetorical Grammar, 3d. edition, page 77.
8. This idea of accent is so evident upon czperiment, as to defy contradiction; and yet, such is
the general ignorance of the modifications of the voice, that we find those who pretend to explain
the nature of accent tha most accurately, when they give us an example of the accent in any parti-
cular word, suppose it always pronounced affirmatively and alone; tıiat is, as if words were always
pronounced with one inflection of voice, and as if there were no difference with respect to the nature
* It is not denied, that the slides in speaking may sometimes leap, as it were, from a low to a bigh, or from a high
to a low note; that is, that there may be a very considerable interval between the end of one of those slides and the
beginning of another; as between the high note in the word no in the question, Did he say No? and the low note
which the same word inay adopt in the answer, No, he did not. But the sound which composes the note of speaking,
as it may be called, end the sound which composes the ...ote of singing, are essentially distinct; the former is iſ:
continual motion, while the latter is for a given time at rest. See Note to sect. 23. . *-
f How the ancients could make every monosyllable accented, (that is, according to their definition of accent, pro-
nounced with an elevated tone of voice) without telling us how this elevation happened, whether it were an elevation
of one part of the syllable above the other, or the elevation of one word or syllable above other words or syllables,
‘sow, these distinctions, I say, so absolutely necessary to a precise idea of accent, should never be once mentioned, can
be resolved into nothing but that attachment to words without ideas, and thct neglect of experiment, which have
involved the moderns in the same mist of ignorance and errour.
# That excellent scholar Mr. Forster furnishes an additional instance of the possibility of uniting a deep and accurate
knowledge of what is called the prosody of the ancients with a total ignorance of the accent amo quantity of his own
language. After a thousand examples to show how the English is susceptible of every kind ef metre among the
Rncients, (though in all his examples he substitutes English accent for Greek and Latin quantity) he proceeds to show
the difference between the English, the Irish, and the Scotch pronunciation. -
* The lºnglish join the acute and long time together, as in lib’erty; y short. The Scotch observe our quantity, and
alter our accent, liberty'; y short. When I say they observe our quaſitity, I mean they pronounce the same syllable
iong which we do, but they make it longer. In respect to the circumflexºw ºth which their pronunciation abounds; it
may be remarked, that it is not formed as the Greek, Latin, and English, of an acute and grave, but of a grave and
Beute, vſgs, rös, röund, English; rôānd, Scutch. • *
“ The Irish observe our quantity and arcent too, but with a geatºr degree of spirit or emphasis, which Scaliger
crºlls afflatio in latitudina, giving to most syllables an aspiration.”— Essay on Accent and Quantity, page 75.
Mr. Forster falls exactly into the unistake of Mt Sheridan, though he has a quite different idea of accent. He
supposes liberty always prof.ounced by an Englishman in one manner, and that as a single woºd, or at the end of a
sentence: he has not the least motion of the different inflection the same word way leave accordingly as the accent is .
differently inflected. as we may plainly perceive in the following question: Is it liberty or licentiousness you plead forf
where the English raise the voice on the latter syllable, as the Scotch too frequel:tly do. With respect to the quantity
of the first syllable, waich Mr. Forster says the Scotch preserve in this word, I must dissent frein him totally ; for th
preserve the accent, and alter the quantity, by pronouncing the first syllable as if written leeberty. If Mr. Forster cal
this syllable long in the English pronunciation of it, I should be glad to be told of a shorter accented syllable than the
first of liberty; if lie says the accent being on it renders it long, I answer this subverts his whole system; for if accent,
falling on any vowel, makes it long, the quantity of the Greek and Latin is overturned, and cano, in the first line of the
&ncid, must be a spondee. - ---
This is the consequence of entering on the discussion of a difficult point, without first defining the terms;-nothing
but confusion and contradiction can ensue. .
GREEK AND ATIN AccEN’r. -- Q &
* -
- * *
*! tº accent snether the word is an affirmative or a question, in one part of the sºute, te, c. 5,
aliother: when Jothing can be more palpable to a correct ear than that the accepts of the strº
voluntary in the following sentences are essentially different : -
His resignation was vóluntary.
- He inade a völuntury resignation.
ºn both, the accent is on the first syllable. In the first sentence, the accented syllable is high; me
joinder than the other syllables; and in the second, it is louder and lower than the rest. The sama
may be observed of the following question : &
Was his resignation ºluntary or involuntary 2
where the first syllable of the word coluntary is louder and lower than the succeeding syllables; and
in the word involuntary it is louder and higher. Those who have not ears sufficienti; dāicate tº is
cern this diſſerence, ought never to open their lips about the acute or grave accout, as they are pleased
to call them 3 let them speak of accent as it relates to stress only, and not to elevation or depression
of voice, and then they may speak intelligibly. --- i
9. A want of this diseernment has betrayed Mr. Forster into obscurity and contradiction. TV 3ay
nothing of his asserting that the English, Irish, and Scotch accent difier, (where accent cam.ad
possibly mean stress, for then English verse would not be verse in Ireland and Scotland,) what shall.
we think of his telling us, that in England we pronounce the word majesty” with an acute accent.
Rºd long quantity upon the first syllable, and the two last syllables with the grave accent and short
auantity; and that in Scotland this word is pronounced with a grave accent, and long quantity on
the first syllable, and with an acute accent and short quantity on the tast 2 Now, iſ iry accent be
ºteant stress; nothing is more evident than that the English and Scotch, with the exception of very
few words, place the accent on the same syllable; but iſ elevation be included in the idea of accent,
it is as evident that the English pronounce the first syllable louder and higher than the two last,
when they pronounce the word either singly, or as ending a sentence; as,
- He spoke against the king's mājesty ** . .
and louder and lower than the two last when it is the last accented word but one in a sentence, as .
He spoke against the nājesty of the king: -
or when it is the last word in asking a question, beginning with a verb, as,
- Did he dare to speak agains, ºne king's mºtjesty 2
10. Where then is the difference, it will be asked, between the English and Scotch pronunciation
lauswer, precisely in this; that the Scotch are apt to adopt the rising circumflex and long quantity
where the English use the simple rising inflection and short quantity. Thus in the word'mºjº, as
well as in every other of the same form, they generally adopt the rising inflection, as in the two
tast sentences, whetherit enda question beginning with a verb, as, “ is this the picture of his mājestuſ?”
r whether it end an affirmative sentence, as, “This is the picture of his inäjesty.” And it is the pre-
valence of this logg quantity with the rising inflection that forms the principal difference between
the English and Scotch pronunciation.
11. Ilaying thus endeavoured to ascertain the accent and quantity of our own language, let is
next inquire into the nature of the accent and quantity cf the ancients.
12. The long quantity of the ancients must arise either from a prolongation of the sourd of the
vowel, or from that delay of voice which the pronunciation of two or more consonants in succession
are supposed naturally to require. Now vowels were said to be either long by mature, o, long loy
position. Those long by natureſ were such as were long, though succeeded by a single ecºnsonant,
as the u in natura, and were a solt of exception, to the general rule, for a vowel before a single con.
sonant was commonly short, as in every it in the word tumulus. Those vowels which were long by
position were such as were succeeded by two or more consoriants, as the fi: sto in sponsor; but if the
long and short quantity of the ancients was the same distinction of the sound of the vowel as we
Jnake in the words cadence and magic, calling the first along, and the second short, then the a in jug.
But I must give this writer great credit for his saying the Scotch ironunciation abounds with the circumflex; for
this is really the ras"; and the very cireamflex opposite to the Greek and Latin, beginning with the grave and ending
with the acute. Tain not, however, a little astonished that this did not show him how deficient the ancients were in this
modification of the voice which, though used too frequently in Scotland. is just as much in the fulman voice as the
other circumflex; and may be, as is often, used in England, with the utinost propriety. . With respect in the contano,
circumflex on Greek, Latin, and some French words, the accentual use of it is quite unknown, and it only stands for
long quantity; but both these circumflexes are demonstrable upon the lituman voice in speaking, and may be made ag.
evident by experiment as the stress of an accented syllable by pronouncing the word on which it is placed.—See Rhº,
torical Grammar, 3d edit page 80. * - *.
I must just take notice of the inaccuracy of Mr. Forster in saying the last syllable of liberty is short, and yet that it has
the circumflex accent: this is contrary to all the prosody of autiquity, and contrary to the truth of the case in this ir
stance; for it is the length of the first syllable, arising from thc circumflex on it, whici distinguishes the Scouch from
the English pronunciation. - -
* Would not any one suppose, that, by Mr. Forster's producing this word as an example of the English accent, that
, he English always pronounce it one way, and that as if it ended a declarative sentenee: This is exactly like the uyls.
tºke of Priscian in the word Watura. —See sect. 20, in the Notes.
i So much are the critics puzzled to reconcile the tragic and comic verses of the ancients to the laws of metre, thā.
tº jearned writer in the Monthly Review, for May 1762, speaking of the corrections of Dr. Heath. in his notes or readings:
of the old Greek tragedians, says----- . ***. - * -
* These Emendations are unuch more excusable than such as are made merely for the sake of the metre, the rules of
which are so extremely vague and various, as they are laid down by the metrical critics, that we will venture teams.
any chapter in Robinson Crusoe might be reduced to measure by them. This is not conjecture, the visiug slight as
yroyed,
As I was rumaging about her, frtmbicus dimeter hypercatalectus'
I foulid several Dochmaicus
"hings that I wanted, Laclylicus dimeter s
A fire-shovel and tongs, , Dockmaiews ex epitrito quarte et sºlºs,
Two brass kettles. Dockmaicus
. . A pot to make chocolate, Periodus brachycatalectus
Éome horns of fine glaz'd powder Euripideus
A gridiron, and seves actylica penthimimer's - - ; : A
Bal other mecessaries. Hasts antipaesticacum syllaha.” & .
* If the long quantity of the Greek and Latin arose naturally from the retarotation of soamid occasioned try the succeed.
º; cousonants, the long vowels in this situation ought to have been termed iong by nature, and those long vowels"
which come efore single consonants should have been called long tºy custon, since it was nothing but custom mºle'
the *:* in decus (honour) short, and iadedo (19 give) long; and the vowel o in ovun (an egg) long, and iu ovo (se
&isumphſ short. . . * .
•º
j
98 * observations on the
ter and pater” must have been pronounced like our a in later and latter; and those vowels which was
long by position, as the a in Bacchus and campus, must have been sounded by the ancients as we heas
them in the English words bake and came. .
13. If therefore the long quantity of the ancients were no more than a retardation of voice on the
consonants, or that duration of sound which an assemblage of consonants is supposed naturally to
produce without making any alteration in the sound of the vowel, such long quantity as this an Ens
giish ear has not the least idea of. Unless the sound of the vowel be altered, we have not any con-
ception of a long or short syllable; and the first syllables of banish, banner, and banter, have, to our
ears, exactly the same quantity,
14. But if the long quantity of the ancients arose naturally from the obstruction the voice meets
with in the pronunciation of two or more consonants, how does it happen that the preceding conso-
nants do not lengthen the vowel as much as those which succeed Pt. §: Gally tells us, the reason of
this is “ that the vowel being the most essential part of the syllable, the voice hastems to seize it;
and, in order to do this, it slurs over all the consonants that are placed before it, so that the voice
suffers little or no delay. But the case of the consonant that follows is not the same : it cannot be
slurred over, but must be pronounced full and distinct, otherwise it would run into and be confound-
ed with the following syllable. By this means the voice is delayed more in the latter than in the for-
iner part of the syllable, and ºt' is longer than argo, and my longer than ºran.”
I must own myself at a loss to conceive the force of this reasoning : I have always supposed the
censonant, when it forms part of a syllable, to be as essential to its sound as the vowel ; nor can I
conceive why the latter consonants of a syllable may not be pronounced as rapidly as the former,
without running the former syllable into the latter, and thus confounding them . ; since no
such confusion arises when we end the first syllable with the vowel, and begin the following syllable
with the consonants, as pro-crastino, pro-stratics, &c. as in this case there is no consonant to stop the
first syllable, and prevent its running into the second ; so than Dr. Gally seems to have slurred over
the matter rather than to have explained it: but as he is the only writer who has attempted to ac
count for the manner in which quantity is produced by consonants, he, is entitled to attention.
15. In the first place, then, in words of more than one syllable, but one consonant can belong to
the preceding vowel, as the others must necessarily be considered as belonging to the succeeding vow-
el, and, according to Iłr Gally, must be hurried over that the voice may seize its favourite letter.
As one consonant, the efore, does not naturally produce long quantity, where is the delay if the
other consonants be hurried over ? and, consequently, where is the long quantity which the delay is
supposed to produce : This is like adding two nothings together to produce a something.
16. But what does he mean by the necessity there is of pronouncing the latter consonant full and
distinct, that it may not run into, and be confounded with, the following syllable 2 Must not every
cousouant be pronounced full and distinct, whether we pronounce it rapidly or slowly, whether be-
fore or after the vowel ? Is not the str in strumen pronounced as full and distinct as the same letters
in castra, castranetor 2 &c. I know there is a shadow of difference by pronouncing the vowel in our
short English manner so as to unite with the s, as if written cass : but if we make the precedin
vowel long, as in case, and, according to the rules of syllabication laid down by Ramus. Ward, an
the Latin grammarians, carry the consonants to the succeeding syllable, as if written cay-stray, we
find these consonants pronounced exactly in the same manner: and this leads us to suppose that
double consonants were the signs only, and not the efficients of long quantity; and that this same
long quantity was not simply a duration of sound upon the consonants, but exactly what we call
long quantity—a lengthening of the sound by pronouncing the vowel open, as if we were to pro-
nounce the g long in mater, by sounding it as if written mayter ; and the same letter short in pater, as
if it were written patter.;
17. The reason of our repugnance to admit of this analogy of quantity in the learned languages
is, that a diametrically opposite analogy has been adopted in the English, and, I believe, in most
niodern tongues—an analogy which makes the vowel long before one consonant, and short before
imore than one. -
18. If, however, the quantity of the ancients lay only in the vowel, which was lengthened and
shortened in our manner by altering the sound, how strange must have been their poetical language,
amid how different from the words taken singly Thus the word mec, which, taken singly, must have
been pronounced with the vowel short, like our English word neck—in composition, as in the line of
Virgil, where it is long,
“Fulgura, nec diri toties arsére cometae;” *.
this word must have been pronounced as if written week; just as differently as the words proper, ºf,
mºnkind, is, and man, in the line of Pope, would be pronounced by the same rule
“The proper study of mankind is man;” x
and as if written, t *.
“The propeer study ove mane-kindees mane.” .
When to this alteration of the quantity, by the means of succeeding consonants, we add that rule,
“Finalem caesura brevem producere gaudet,” |
which makes the short or doubtful vowel long, that either immediately precedes the caesura, or con.
cludes the hexameter verse—what must be our astonishment at this very different sound ºf the words
arising merely from a different collocation of them, and at the strange variety and ambiguity to
the ear this difference must occasion 'S * -
19. But if this system of quantity among the ancients appears strange and unaccountable, our
womder will not be diminished when we inquire into the nature of their accent. -
20. From what has been said of accent and quantity in our own language, we may conclude then:
* I do not here enter into the question concerning the ancient sound of the Latin a, which I am convinced was like
our a in water; but whether it were like the a in paper, father, or water, is not of any importance in the present ques.
tion; the quantity is the same, supposing it to have been any one of them. ſº
t “Dissertation against pronouncing the Greek Language according to Accents.”-Bissert. ii. 50, second edition,
3.What exceedingly corroborates this idea of quantity is, the common or doubtful vowels, as they are called; that is,
such as come before a nute and a liquid; as the first a in patria, the e in reſuo, &c.; as in these words the vowel pre-
ceding the nute and liquid is either long or short, as the writer or speake; pleases to make it; but if the consonants
maturally retarded the sound of the sy so as to make it long, how could this be? If the syllable were to be made
long, did the speaker dwell longer on the consonants, and if it were to be made shoºt, did he hurry them over? And
did this make the difference in the quantity of these syllables f--The utter impossibility of conceiving this to have been
the case rendere it highly probable the long or short quantity lay only in the vowel. t - , - a 4’
S. See this idea of the different sound of words, when taken singly, and when in composition, most excellently treat
tº by the author of tue Greek and Latia Prosodiér, auributed t, \le ºresent Bishop of $1. Asaph, page 19*.

GREEK AND LATIN accENT. . . 99
to be essentially distinct and perfectly separable nor is it to be doubted that they were equally
separable in the learned *...*. of this from the scholiasts and commentators are in-
; but so loose and indefinite are many of their expressions, so little do they seem ace . .
quainted with the analysis of the human voice, that a great number of quotations are produced to
-support the most opposite and contradictory systems. Thus Vossius, Henninius, and Dr. Gally, pro-
duce a great number of quotations which seem to confound accent and quantity, by making the
acute accent and º quantity signify the same; while, Michaelis, Melancthon, Forster, Primat, and
many other men of learning, produce clouds of witnesses from the ancients to prove that accent
and quantity are essentially different.”. The only thing they seem to agree in is, that the acute
accent always raises the syllable on which it is placed higher than any other in the word. This is
certainly true, in English pronunciation, if we pronounce the word singly, and terminate it as if no
other were to follow; but if we pronounce it in a sentence, where it is the last accented word but
ne, or where it is at the end of a question beginning with a verb when we suspend the voice in ex-
ectation of an answer, we then find the latter syllables of the word, though unaccented, are pro-
ounced higher than the accented syllable in the former part of the word-See No. 7. -
21. But what are we to think of their saying, that every monosyllable is either acuted or circum-
flexed?f If the acute accent signify an elevation of voice, this, with respect to words of one syllable,
rust mean elevated above some other word either preceding or succeeding, since elevation is a
mere comparative word; but this is not once mentioned by them; if it have any meaning, there-
fore, it must imply that the acute accent is the monosyllable, pronounced with, what I should call,
the rising inflection or upward slide, and then we can comprehend how a monosyllable may have
the acute accent without reference to any other word; as when we begin a syllable low, and slide
is higher, or begin it high, and slide it lower, it may be said to be acute or grave of itself; that is, when
it is pronounced alone, and independent of other words. . Unless we adopt this definition of the
acute and grave, it will be impossible to conceive what the old grammarians mean when they speak
of a monosyllable having the grave or the acute accent. Thus Diomedes says on somewords changing
their accent—“Si, post cum gravi pronunciatur accentu, erit praeposito; si acuto erit adverbium, ut
tongo post tempore veni.” ,”
22. It was a canon in the prosody of the Greeks and Romaris, that words of more than one syl-
lable must have either an acute or a circumflex accent' and that the other syllables, without all
accent, were to be accounted grave: but if this be so, what are we to think of those numerous
monosyllables, and the final syllables of those dissyllables that we may see marked with the grave
accent, as Mºy, afé; avy, 6&c, 'Ayne, s. T. 2.2 “Why, these words,” says Mr. Forster, “whatever
I}r. Gally may conceive, had certainly their elevation on the last syllable:” and this opinion of Mr.
Forster is supported by some of the most respectable ...;
23. With respect to the power of the accent in both the Greek and Latin languages, nothing can
be better established by the ancient grammarians than that the acute, accent did not lengthen the
syllable it fell upon ; and that short syllables, remaining short, had often the acute accent. This
opinion has been irrefutably maintained by Mr. Forster, and the author of Observations on the
* Is it not astonishing that learned men will wrangle with each other for whole pages about the sense of a word in
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, upon the difference between singing and speaking sounds, when this difference is just as
open to them by experiment as it was to him ...Who can sufficiently admire the conſidence of Isaac Vossius, who says
---. In cantu latius evagarisonos, quam in recitatione autcommunisermone, utpote in quo vitiorum habeatur, siyox ul-
tra diapente seu tres tomos et semitonium, acuatur.” In singing, the sound has a larger compass than ir reading or ,
common speaking, insomuch that, in common discourse, whatever is higher than the diapent is held to be extremely
vicious.
f Thus Priscian. “In unaquaque parte orationis arsis et thesis sunt velut in hac parte natura : ut quando dico natu,
elevatur vox et estarsis in twº quando vero ra deprinnitur vox et est thesis.” Any one would conciude from this de
scription of the rising and falling of the voice upon this word, that it could only be pronounced one way, and that the *
was no difference in the comparative, height of the vowel w in the two following sentences:
Lucrétius wrote a book IDe Rerum Natura.
Lucretius wrote a book De Natura Rerum.
Whereas it is evident that the word natura is susceptible of two different pronunci, tions: in the first sentence the sy.
table tu is louder and higher than the last; and in the 8econd it is louder and lower than the last; and this º;
wf loud with high, and soft with low, seems to be the great stumbling-block, both by ancients and moderns.—See No.
&c.
*: Ea vero quae sunt syllabie unius erunt acuta aut flexa; me sit aliqua vox sine acuta.--Quinct. lib. i. c. 5. -
The seeming impossibility of reconciling accent and quantity made Herman Wanderhardt, the author of a small tree.
tisé, entitled, “Arcanum 4ccentºwn Graecorum,” consider the marks of Greek accentuation as referring not to syllabia,
but oratorial accent. But, as Mr. Forster observes, “if this supposition were true, we should not meet with the sania
word constantly accented in the same manner as we see it at present: . A word's oratorial accent will vary according tº
the general sentiment of the passage wherein it occurs: but its syllabic accent will be invariat!y tie same, independen
of its connexion with other words in the same sentence, except in the case of euclitics and a few uthers.”---Essay on
Accent and Quantity, page 25. * s & ge
| But when Mr. Forster endeavours to explain how this is to be done, he has recourse to music.
$$. Nº.; the reluctance of Vossius, Henninius, and thousands after them, to admit the acute as compatible
with a short time, if I could have them near me with a flute in lily hand, or rather with an organ before us, I would
engage to convince them of the consistency of these two. I would take any twº keys next to each other, one of which
wºuld consequently give a sound lower than the other: suppose the words 3444 before us, or agº.gºv; both which
words Wussius would circumflex on the penultimate, instead of giving an acute to the first, according to our present
marks: I would, conformably to these marks just touch the higher key for the initial 3, and take my ſinger off intme-
diately; and then touch the lower key, ºn which I wºuld dwell lºnger than I did ºn the higher, and that would give
me a grave with a long time for the syllable it; the same lower key I would just touch again, and instantly leave it,
wich would give men grave with a short time for £e: zºº... Now if this can be done on a wind-instrument within
the narrow compass of two notes, it may be done by the organs of human speech, which are of the nature of a w ind-instru-
maent, in ordinary pronunciation. For the sounds of our voice in common speech differ from those of such musical in
strunients, not in quality, but in arithmetical discrete quantity or num ber only, as hath been observed before, and 1S
confirmed by the decisive judgment of that nice and discerning critic Dionysius ºf Haiicarnassus. Here then is, to
demonstration, an acute tone consistent with a short time, and a grave tone with a ſong one: P. 342, 343.--To this 1
may add the observation made by the author of the Essay on the Harmony of Language. “Strange it seems, that the
author of this passage should maintain an upinior so contrary to truth, so repugnant to his own purpose, so belied by
daily and hourly experience, as that the union of the acute tone, with a short quantity, seldon, occurs in English pro-
nunciation, and is hardly practicable by an English voice.”. And still more strange, I may add, is it, t nat these two au-
thors should not see that the experiment, which is called a demonstration, has not .# to do with the point in question.
It regardstones that rise or fall by perceptible intervals, and not such as rise of fall by slides or imperceptible ones
Let it once be allowed that the Greeks and Romans sung their language, instead Öf speaking It, an 1 shen the nºte or
grave accent, with long or short quantity, is easily conceived; but it is not about musical; but speaking tones lºwe
ºire, and though the authority of Dionysius of Halicarnassus is cited for the nature of the prººking voice us dºin
t
iniogree only and not in kind, from singing, I boldly assert thet this is not matter of authority, bnt of experimºn
**
ft)0 OBSERV’ATIONS ON . THE
Greek and Latin Prosodies; though as strenuously denied by Dr. Gaily," Isaac, Vossius, and Herº,
minius; and these last seem to have been persuaded of the inseparable concomitancy ‘...? the acuts
accent and long quantity, from the impossibility they supposed there was of separating tºgm in
any language. But if we make our ears and not our eyes judges of quantity, can any thing be
more palpable than the short quantity of the accented syllables of préselyte, áriodyne, tribune, and
inmate; and the long quantity Öf the final syllables of these words? And when we pronounce the
Greek and Latin words, a paxxaſ, fallo, ätzºw, ambo, nothing can be more evident than the long
quantity of the final vowel though without the accent, and the short quantity of the initrº, and
accented syllable. --
24. As to the long quantity arising from the succession of two consonants, which the ancients
are uniform in asserting, if it did not mean that the preceding vowel was to lengthen its sound, as
, we should do by pronouncing the a in scatter as we do in Skater, (one who skates). I have no concep-
tion of what it meant;i for if it meant that only the time of the syllable was prolonged, the vowel .
retaining the same sound, I must confess as utter an inability of comprehending this source of quén-
tity in the Greek and Latin as in English. Banish, banner, and banter, have to our ears the first syl
lable equally short; the same may be observed of senate, seminary, sentence, and sentiment; and if, as
an ingenious criticſ has asserted, the ancients pronounced both the consonants in callidus, fallo, &c.
that is finishing one l by separating the tongue from the palate before the other is begun, such a
bronunciation must necessarily augment the number of syllables, nearly as if written calelidus, ſalelo,
&c. and is therefore contrary to alſ the rules of ancient prosody; nor would this pronunciation to
our ears give the least length to the preceding vowel, any more than the succeeding mºte does in
sentence and sentiment.
25. When these observations on the accent and quantity of the ancients are all put togetner, shall
we wonder that the learned and ingenious author of Elements of Criticisms should go so far as to as-
sert that the dactyls and sporidees of hexameter verse, with respect to pronunciation, are merely
ideal, not only with us, but that they were sq. with the ancients themselves? Few, however, will
adopt an opińion which will necessarily imply that the Greek and Latin critics were utterly igno-
rant of the nature of their own languagé: and every admirer of those excellent writers will rather
embrace any explanation of accent and quantity, than give up Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Cicero,
Quintilian, and Longinus. Suppose then, as a last refuge, we were to try to read a Creek or Latin
i. . by accent and quantitv in the manner they have prescribed, and see what such a trial
will produce. -
26. By quantity, let us suppose the vowel lengthened to express the long quantity; and by the
acute accent, the rising inflection as explained above.
Tityré, ti, pâtulae récubans sub tegmine fagi,
Sylvèstren tēnui músam meditāris avéma.
Tityré, tú pātūlā récilbäms sub tegminé fági,
Sylvèstrêm tâmüi músám méditāris àvéná.
Teštyre toč pâtitlee récubames soëb teågmine fagi,
Seeived streem tenui močsaiae meditāris avéma.
Măviv ča's Qait IIMARYºgeſe 'Azºo;
Oüxogiyny, º avºi’’Axxiºt &A) • ‘Bhiſh.
May 7, &tiẠQā [I5xñādeſ, Axixão:
09Añºzāyār, 5 Azież żxuois ºxy; #654,
Mèan-in h-eye-de-The-ày Pea-lea-e-4-dyo A-kil-lèa-ose
Ow-lom-mêm-een hee moo-re a-kay-oës all-ge Éth-ee-kee.
27. Now there are but four possible ways of pronouncing these verses without going into a per-
fect song: one is, to pronource the accented syllable with the falling inflection, and the unaccent-
ed syllable with the same inflection in a lower tone, which is the way we pronounce our own words
when we give them the accent, with the failing inflection: the second is, to pronounce the accented
syllable with the rising inflection, and the unaccented syllables with the same inflection in a lower
tone, which we never hear in our own language: the third is, to pronounce the accented syllable
with the falling inflection, and the unaccented syllables with the rising, in a lower tone; and the
fourth, to pronounce the aceented syllable with the rising inflection, and the unaccented with the
talling, in a lower tone. None of these modes but the first and last do we ever hear in our own lan-
{
that singing and speaking are as distinct as motion and rest. It is true, some motion may be so slow as not to be perceir
ed; but then it is to be considered as rest: as a curve may approach so near to a right line as not to be distinguishaºle
from it; but in these cases, where the senses and net the understanding are addresséd, things are to be estimated for
just what the senses value them at.--De non apparentibus et demon existentibus, eaſlem est ratio.
* If the acute accent or stress, as Dr. Gally calls it, made the short syllable long, what becomes of the metre of verse?
How will he scan “Arma virumque cano tº -- .
t If the double consonants naturally make a syllable long, I'should be glad to know how there could he exceptiºns,
to this rule? How could Ammonius say, that the second syllable of xàtº)/zz was long, when he word was used in
one particular sense, and short in another ? And how could Cicero say, that the first letter of inclytus was short, and
the first of insanus and infelix long, if two succeeding consonants naturally lengthened the syllable f. Dr. Forster, in-
deed, attempts to reconcile this contradiction, by orserving that Cicero does not say the first syllable of inelytus is short,
but the first letter ; but it may he demanded, what is it that makes the syllable long or short, but the length ºr short-
ness of the vowel If the double consonants necessarily retard the sound of the vowel, the second syllable of Mºraytº:
and the first of inclytus, could not possibly be pronounced short; and particularly the latter word could not be se
pronounced, as it has the accent on the first syllable. See sect. 16, in the note. t
: Jºy upon the Harmony of Language, page 228, 233. Robson, 1774. #
Elements of Criticism, vol. ii. page ió6. See also the Essay upon the Harmony of Language, page 284.
º This, I may be bold to say, is coming to the point at once, without hiding our ignorance, by supposing that the an
*jºš had some mysterious way of pronouncing which we are utterly incapable of conceiving. Mr. Sheridan tells us,
that “the ancients did cº-serve the distinction of accents by an elevation and ºr. of voice; but the manner in
**ich they did it must remain for ever a secret to us; with the living tongue, perished the tones also ; which we in vain
*ndeavour to seek ſor in their visible marks.”---Lectures on Elocution, 4to edition, page 39.--—From these and similar
2bservations in many of our writers, one would be tempted to imagine that the organs of speaking in ancient Greece
and Rome were totally diſſerent from those of the present race of dien-in Europe. -

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guage : the second and third seem too difficult to permit us to suppose that they could be the matts
ral current of the human voice in any language. The first leaves us no possible means of explain-
nig the circuunſlex, but the last, by doing this, gives us the strengest reason to suppose that the
Greek-and Latin acute accent was the rising inflection, ºnd the grave accent the falling inflection,
in a lower tone. - . . .
28. But if the reader were sufficiently acquainted with these inflections of voice, or could be pre-
sent while I exemplified them to him, I doubt not that he would immediately say, it was ini-
possible so monotomous a pronunciation could be that of the Greeks and Romais :* but when we
tonsider the monotony of the Scotch, Welsh, and Irish, why should we wonder that other nations
should be as monotonous? Let us view the Greek and Latin pronunciation on which side we will,
we must, to be consistent with their own rules, feel them to be extremely monotonous. . According
to the laws of ancient prosody, every unaccented syllable must be lower than that which is accer t
ed; and if so, a most disagreeable monotony must necessarily ensue; for as every word in Latin.
and almost every word in Greek, of more than one syllable, ended with the grave accent, that is, in ,
sº
same tone, let that tone have been what it would.” e - *
29. I am supported in this conjecture, notwithstanding all the fine thingst the ancients, and many
of the moderns, say of the variety and harmony of the Greek and Latin languages, by the defini-
tion which they give of the circumflex accent; which is, that it was a combination of the acute and
grave upon the same syllable. This is so incomprehensible to modern ears, that scarcely any one
but the author of the present Observations has attempted to explain it by experiment. It stands for
nothing but iong quantity in all our schools; and, contrary to the clearest testimonics of antiquity,
it has, by Dr. Gally S and a late respectable writer on the Greek and Latin Prosodies, been explained
away into nothing more than the acute accent. But if it means a raising and falling of the voice
upon the same syllable, which is the definition the aucients uniformly give of it, it is just as easy to
conceive as raising and falling the voice upon successi e syllables; or, in other words, as going
from a lower tone to a higher upon one syllable, and fro-n a higher to a lower upon the next; and
this consideration leads me to conjecture, that the acute accent of the ancients was really the rising
inflection, or upward slide of the voice; for this being once supposed, nothing is so easy as to de-
monstrate the circumflex in our own language; whicn, without this clue, it will be impossible to do
in the ancient languages; and even with it, we must be astonished they had but one circumflex.
since it is just as easy to fall and raise the voice upon the same syllable as to raise and fall it.]]
30. But our wonder at these peculiarities of the Greek and Latin languages will cease when w
turn our thoughts to the dramatic performances of the people who spoke these languages. Can any
thing astonish us more, than that all their tragedies and comedies were set to music, and actually
accompanied by musical instruments 2 How is our laughter, as well as our wonder, excited, when
we are told that sometimes one actor gesticulated while another recited a speech, and that the greater
admiration was bestowed upon the former Nay, to raise the ridicule to the highest pitch, we are
informed that actors in their speeches, and the chorut in their songs, accompanied their perform-
ances by dancing ; that the actors wore masks lined with brass, to give an echoing sound to the voice,
and that these masks were marked with one passion on one side, and with a contrary passion on
the other; and that the actor turned that side to the spectators which corresponded to the passion
of the speech he was reciting. These extraordinary circumstances are not gathered from obscure
passages of the ancients, picked up here and there, but are brought to us by the general and united
voice of all antiquity: and therefore, however surprising, or even ridiculous they may seem, are uil
doubtedly true.
a lower tone than the preceding syllabies, almost every word in those languages ended with the
• Dr. Burney tells us, that Meibomius, the great and learned Meibomius, when prevailed upon at Stockholm to sing
Greek strophes, set the whole court of Christina in a roar; as Naudé did in executing a Roman dance, And Scaliger
observes, that if the nice tonical pronunciation of the ancients could be expressed by a modern, it would be disagreea
.ble to Otir ears. & ;
} This is certainly too general an assertion, if we consider the real pronunciation of the Greek language according to
accent; as it must be allowed that a great number of Greek words were accented with the acute or circumflex on the
last syllable; but when we consider the modern pronunciation of Greek which confounds it with the Latin, we shaft not
have occasion to recall the assertion. To which we may add, that those words in Greek that were circumflexed on the
last syllable may very properly be said to end with the grave accent; and that those which had a grave upon the final
syllable altered the grave to an acute only when they were pronounced alone, when they came before an enclitic, or
when they were at the end of the sentence. tº º
f The Grecian sage, (says Dr. 15urney.) according to Gravina, was at once a philosopher, a poet, and a musician.* In
separating these characters,” says he, “they have all been weakened; the system of philosophy has been contracted; ideas
have failed in poetry, and force and energy in song. Truth no longer subsists among mankind: the philosopher speaks
not at present through the medium of poetry; nor is poetry heard any more through the vehicle of melody.”—“Now
to my apprehension,” says Dr. Burney, “the reverse of all this is exactly true: for, by being separated; each of thºse
professions receives a degree of cultivation, which fortifies and renders it more powerful, iſ not more illustrious. The
imusic of ancient philosophers, and the philosophy of modern musicians, I take to be pretty equal in excellence”. His-
tory of Music, vol. I. page 162.---Here we see good sense and sound philosophy contrasted with the blind admiration
and empty flourish of an overgrown school-boy concluding his theme. r
Dissertatiots against Greek Accents, º: 53.
; To add to our astbnishment, that the Greek and Latin languages had but one circumflex, what can be more won
derful, than that among so many of the ancients who have written on the causes of eloquence, and who have descent-
ed to such trifling and childish observations upon the importance of letters and syllables, we should not find a single
author who has taken notice of the importance of emphasis upon a single word Our modern books of elocution abound
with instances of the change produced in the sense of a sentence by changing the place of the emphasis; but no sucia
instance appears among the ancients. Not one poor Will you ride to town to-day 3 * *
our wonder will increase when we consider that the ancients frequently mention the different meaning of a word as
It was differently aecented; that is, as the acute or circumflex was placed upon one syllable or another; but they never
jºint that the sense of a sentence is altered by an emphasis being placed upon different words. The ambiguity arising:
from the same word being differently accented is so happily exemplified by the auther eſ the Greek and Latin Pro-
sodies, that I shall use his words. “Alexander Aphrodisiensis illustrates this species of sophiº by a well chºsen ex
ample of a law, in which the sense depends entirely upon the accuracy of accentuation...Eſaigºguaia. * ºn
gºala gara. The word Jºãata, with the acute accent upon the an epenult, is the neuter nominative pilºral, in
ºpposition with xevaia. ...And the sense is, “If a courtezan wear golden trinkets, let them (Wiz: her golden trinkets),us
fºſsited to the public use.'. But if the accent be advanced to the penult, the word, withºut any other change, be:
comes the feminine mominative singular, and must be taken in apposition with frzigº And thus the sense will be, ‘If
a courtezan wear golden trinkets, let her become public property. This, is a very notable instance of the political
importance of accents, of written accents, in the Greek language. For if this law had been put in writing withºut any
accent upon the word Jagadata, there would have been no means of deciding between two constructions; either of
which, tº words, in this state, would equally have admitted ; and it must have remained an inexplicable doubt, wber
ºr the islator meant, that the poor woman should only forfeit her trinkets, or become a public slave.”
-- - *** * *
102 OBSERVATIONS ON THE
31. Perhaps it will be said, is it possible that those who have left us such proofs of their good
ense and exquisite taste in their writings, statues, medals, and seals, could be so absurd in their
aramatic representations 2 The thing is wonderful, it may be answered ; but not more so than that
they should not have seen the use of stirrups in riding, of the polarity of the loadstone in sailing, ..
and of several other modern discoveries, which seem to have stared fhem full in the face without
their perceiving it.” . But is there any thing more common than to find not only individuals, but a
whole people, who, though remarkably excellent in some things, are surprisingly deficient in others?
So true is the observation of Middleton, who, speaking of those who have written on the pronun-
clation of the Greek and Latin languages, says: “Ab illis vero scriptoribus etsi plurima ingeniosº
at Jue erudite º sint, nonnulla tamen deesse, multa dubié, guardam etiam falso posita ani
madverti; iddue hac in causa accidisse, quod in casteris plerisque solet, ut mortalium nemini detur
rem invenisse simul et perfecisse.” De Lat. I it. Pronºurt. - tº
32. That singing a part in a tragedy should seem so unnaturalf to us, arises chiefly from our being
so little accustomed to it. Singing in the pulpit seems to the full, as extraordinary; and yet this
song was so powerful about a century or two ago, and later ini Scotland,+ as to make mere speaking,
though with the utmost energy, appear flat and insipid. Let the human voice be but in a fille tone,
and let this tone be intensely impassioned, and it will infallibly, as Milton expresses it,
* 64 take the prison’d soul,
* “Amºl lap it in Elysium -——” g
35. What may tend to reconcile us still more to this dramatic music, is the sing-song manner, as
it is called, of pronouncing tragedy, which very generally prevailed before the time of Mr. Garrick,
and which now prevails among some classes of speakers, and is preferred by them to, what we call,
the more natural manner. This drawling, undulating pronunciation, is what the actors generally
burlesque by repeating the line,
'uum titum ti, tum titum titum ti: -
and though this mode of declamation is now so much despised, it is highly probable that it was for-
merly held in estimation.S.,
* We have the strongest proof in the world that the ancient Greeks made use only of capital letters, that they were
utterly ignoramt of punctuation, and that there was not the least space between words or sentences, but that there was
an equal continuation of letters, which the reader was obliged to decypher, without any assistance from points or dis-
tarices. Without the clearest evidence, could we suppose, that, while composition had reached the perfection it had
done in Greece, orthography was in a state of barbarity worthy of the Cape of Good Hope:
Can any thing give us a more ludicrous idea than the practice of the ancients in sometimes splitting a word at the
end of the line, and commencing the next time with the latter part of the word * This must have been nearly as ridi-
culous as the following English verscs, in imitation of this absurd practice: -
Pyrrhus, you tempt a danger high,
When you would steal from angry li-
Oness her cubs, and soon shall fly
inglorious.
For know the Romans, you shall find
By virtue more and generous kind-
Ness, than by force or fortune blind,
* virtorious, -
Notwithstanding the hackneyed epithet of Gothic barbarity applied to verse in rhyme, is it not wonderful that a spe-
cies of versification, approved by Italy, France, and England, in their dest periods of poetry, should fever once have
been tried by the Greeks and Romans ?—that they should never have straggled, either by chance, or for the sake of
change, into so pleasing a jingle of sounds? They who would write poems, and so lengthen or shorten the lines, as to
‘īorm axes, wings, and altar's, might, without any imputation on their taste, have, now and then, condescended to rhyme.
In short, that the ancients should never have slid into rhyme, is a circumstance which would never have been believ-
ed, had it been possible to doubt it: and I fear it must be classed with that long catalogue of unaccountables, witi, which
their prosody, their rhetor.c, and their drama abound.
ł Perhaps our unwillingness to believe that the ancient dramas were set to music, arises ſrom a very mistaken no-
tion we have of their skill in that art. It is true we have not the same materials for judging of their music as we have
of their poetry and sculpture; but their ignorance of counterpoint, and the poverty of their instruments, sufficiently
show what little progress they had made in it. Those wery few remains of their music which have reached us, con-
firm us in this conjecture; and it is to the indefatigable pains of so good a scholar and so excellent a musician as Dr.
Iburney, that we are indebted for an illustration of it.
“At the end of a Greek edition of the astrouonical poet, Aratus, called Phaenomena,” says Dr. Burney," and their Scho-
lia, published at Oxlord in 1762; the anonymous editor, supposed to be Dr. John Fell, among several other pieces, has
enriched the volume with three hymns, which he supposed to have been written by a Greek poet called Dionysius; of
which the first is addressed to the muse Calliope, the second to Apollo, and the third te Neumesis; and these hymns are
accompanied with the notes of ancient music to which they used to be sung.
“I know not whether justice has been dome to these melodies; all I can say is, that no pains have been spared to
place them in the clearest and most favourable point of view; and yet, with all the advantages of modern notes and
modern measures, if I had been told that they came from the Cherokees or the Hotientots, I should not have been sure
prised at their excellence.
“I have tried them in every keynnd in every measure that the feet of the verses would allow; and as it has been the
-opinion of some, that the Greek scale and music should be read Hebrew-wise, I have even inverted the order of the
notes, but without being able to augment their grace and elegance. The most charitable supposition that can be ad-
initted concerning them is, that the Greek language being itself accentuated and sonorous, wanted less assistance from
imusical refinements than one that was more harsh and rough; and music being still a slave to poetry, and wholly go-
vermed by its feet, deriºred alfits merit and effects from the excellence of the verse, and sweetness of the voice that
sung, or rather recited it: for mellifluous and affecting voices mature bestows from time to time on some gifted mor-
tals in all the habitible regions of the earth; and even the matural effusions of these must ever have been heard with
delight. But as music, there needs no other proof of the poverty of ancient melody, than its being confined to long and
short syllables. We have sonne airs of the most graceful and pleasing kind, which will suiv no arrangement of syllables
tu be found in any poetical numbers, ancient or moderu, and which it is impossible to express by mere syllables in any
language with which I am at all acquainted.”
Dr. Burney's conjecture, that the Greek music was entirely subservient to verse, accounts for the little attention
which was paid to it in a separate suate; it accounts for the effects with which their music was accompanied, and for
the total uselessness of counterpoint. Simple ntelody is the fittest music to accompany words, when we wish to under-
stand what is sung; simple melody is the music of the great bulk of mankind; and simple melody is never undervalu-
* ed, till the ear has been sufficiently disciplined to discover the hidde: melody which is still essential to the most coin-
plicated and elaborate harmony.
The Rev. Mr. Whitfield was a highly animated and energetic preaeher, without the least tincture of that tone
which is called canting. When he went to Scotland, where this tone was in high estimatio;1, though his doctsine was
in perfect unison with that of his auditors, bis simple and natural, though earnest manner of speaking, was looked up-
on at first as a great defect. He wanted, they said, the huly tone.
§: cant, which, though disgustful now to all but mere rustics, on account of its being out of fashion, was very pre:
y the favourite modulation in which heroic verses were recited by our ancestors. So fluctuating are the taste and
ăices of mankind' but whether the power of language has received any advantage from the change just mentioned
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34. Now, if we suppose, this drawling pronunciation, which, though very sonorous, is precisely
speaking, and essenti § different from singing: if we suppose this to have been the conversation
pronunciatiºn of the Greeks and Romans, it may possibly throw some light upon the manner in
which they pronounced by accent and quantity at the same time: for though we can sufficiently
conceive that in common speaking in our own language we can make the accented syllable short,
and the unaccented syllable loug, as in the words qualify, specify, elbow, inmate, &c.; yet in the draw:
sing pronunciation we have been speaking of the long unaccented vowels in these words are made
andch longer, and consequently more perceptible.
35. But, if the accent of our language be so different from that of the Greek and Latin, our pro-
nunciation must necessarily be very different likewise. The acute accent of the aucients being al-
ways higher than either the preceding or succeeding syllables, and our accent, though always high-
er than the preceding, being sometimes lower than the succeeding syllables, (see sect. vii.) there
must certainly be a wide difference between our pronunciation and theirs. Let us, however, explain
the Greek and Latin accent as we will,—let it be by singing, drawling, or common speaking, it
will be impossible to tell how a monotony could be avoided when almost every word of more than
one syllable in these languages must necessarily have ended in the same tone, or, if you will, with
the same grave accent.” r -
36. After all, that the Greeks and Romans, in explaining the causes of metrical and prosaic har-
mony, should sometimes descend to such minute particularst as appear to us trifling and imagina-
ry, and at the same time neglect things which appear to us so essential ; that they should be so dark
and sometimes so contradictory in their account of accent and quantity, as to furnish opposite sys-
tems among the moderms, with ample quotations in favour of each ; —is this more wonderful
than that Mr. Sheridan,t who was so good an actor, and who had spent so much time in studying
and writing on elocution, should say #. accent was only a louder pronunciation of the accented
syllable, and not a higher. But as this same Mr. Sheridan, in his Art of Reading, has excellently ob-
served, that our perception of Latin quantity is imaginary, and arises not from the ear, but only
from association, like spelling; so it may be observed, that the confusion and obscurity which reigin
among all our writers on accent and quantity seem to arise from an ideal perception of long quan-
tity produced by double consonants ; from confounding stress and quantity, which are so totally
º and from mistaking loud for high, and soft for low, contrary to the clearest definitions of
©aCh. --
37. But till the human voice, which is the same in all ages and nations, be more studied and bet-
ter understood, and till a notation of speaking sounds be adopted, I despair of conveying my ideas
of this subject with sufficient clearness upon paper. I have, however, marked such an outline as
may be easily filled up by those who study speaking with half the attention they must do music. From
an entire convic...on that the ancients had a notation of speaking sounds, and from the actual expe-
rience of having formed one myself, I think, I can foresee that some future philosophical inquirer,
a'ith more learning, more leisure, and more credit with the world than I have, will be able to un
ravel this mystery in letters, which has so long been the opprobrium et crux grammaticorum, the re
proach and torment of grammarians.
(namely, pronouncing words in a more simple manner) will appear at least wery doubtful, when we recollect the sto-
nies of * former triumphs, and the inherent charms of musical sounds.--The Art of delivering Written Language,
e 75. *
$ Where was all that endless variety with which the moderms puff off the Greek language, when it had but one cir-
cumflex 2 . The human voice is just as capable of ſalling and rising upon the same syſlable as rising and falling; and
why so palpable a combination of sounds as the former should be ſitterly unknown to the Greeks and Latins, can be
resolved into nothing but (horresco referens!) their ignorance of the principles of human speech.
* Nec illi (Uemostheni) turpe videhatur vel optimis relictis magistris ad canesse conferre, et abillis 6 literae vim et
naturam petere, irorunique in semando, quod satis esset, morem imitari——4d. Meker, de vet. et rect. Pron. Ling. Gro-
&ae, e 14.
jº. observation of Chambers, author of the Cyclopaedia, that nonsense sounds worse in the English than in any other
ranguage: let us try the experiment by translating the above passage. Nor did Demosthenes think it below him to
leave the company of the most respectable people of Athens, and go to the dogs, in order to learn from them the na-
ture of the letter r, and, by observing the sound they gave it, to imitate, as much as was necessary, their manner of prºv
nouncing it. - -
What *omum, do we meet with in Cicero, of the delicacy of the ears even of the common people of Rome; who,
if at, actor on the stage nuade the least errour in accent or quantity, were immediately sensible of it, and would express
their usapprobaticn. But I am apt to think, that an English actor, who should profiounce theátre, senator, or conquést,
with the accent on the second syllable, would not escape better than the Roman.
t “The Scotchmen utters the first cyllable of battle, borrow, habit. in the middle tone, dwelling on the vowel; and
the second with a sudden elevation of the voice, and short. as bú-tle, bāu-rö, hā-bit. The Englishmen utters both syl.
lables, without any perceptible change of tone, and in equal time, as battle, bor'."ow, hab'ét.”--Art { ...teading, page 77.
—The smallest degree of attention might have; taught Mr. Sheridan, that, though this is the prevailing, it is not the in-
variable, pronunciation of a Scotchman; and that this elevation of voice, though more perceptible in a Scotchman from
his drawling out his tones, is no less real in an Englishman, who pronounces them quicker, and uses them less fre-
quently; that is, he mixes the downward intlection with them, which produces a variety. But these two inflections of
voice Mr. Sheridan was an utier stranger to:---See Elements ºf Eiocution, part II. page 183. *
§ Nothing is more fallacious than that perception we seen to have of the sound of words being expressive of the
ideas, and becoming, as Pope calls it, an echo to the 3ense. This coincidence, as Dr. Johnson observes in one of his Ram-
ulers, seldom exists any where but in the imagination of the reader. Dryden, who otten wrote as carelessly as he
$hought, and often thought as carelessly as he lived, began a commuendation of the sweetness and shoothness of two
lines of in praise of the Tinames—
“Though deep yet clear, though gentle yet not dull,
“Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.” g
and this commendation of pryden's has been echoed by all subsequent writers, who have taken it for granted that
there is a flow in the lines similar to that of the object described, while the least attention to those steps, so necessary
an the accented, and antithetic words, will soon convince us, that, however expressive the lines may be, they are as
rugged and as little musical as almost any in the language.
A celebrated critic observes—“I am apt to think the harmony of the verse was a secret to Mr. n, since it is
evident he was not acquainted with the caesural stops, by which all numbers are harmonized. Dr. Bentley has ob-
served, the beauty of the second verse consists in the ieti's that sounds on the first syllable of the verse, which, in
English heroics, should sound on the second, for this verse is derived from the Tri lambic Bracºtatº
Manwaring's S-schology, page 71. . &
Mº I read lº . in such learned #: it ...; .mind.. Mock Doctor in the farce
who shines away to the illiterate knight, by repeating Propria quae mariów, &c, and makes him nost etically
exclaim-Oh, why did I neglect my studies 3 y repeating taq O st Path
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