^^Tnn^^- Jhfit**** ^.v /^/- r'^y. \ ♦ h \ \t , » V ^ cd. tJT' uiiTw.v hnT-iT f amburich. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Jn llliniaturf. llirr.OVED AXD ENLARGED f *• By GEOEGE FULTON,' - Author of a Pronouncing Spclling-Book, Dictionary, etc. To which are subjoined VOCABULARIES OF CLASSICAL AXD SCRIPTURAL PROPER NAMES ; A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE HEATHEN LEITIES ; i. COLLECTION OF QUOTATIONS AND PHRASES FROM THE LATIN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, AND SPANISH LANGUAGES ; A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF REilARKABLE EVENTS ; AND A LIST OF 5iEN*OF GENIUS AND LEARNING SetJfiiti)-r(Jurtlj Cl)0nsanli- EDIXBUKGH : ULIVEPt & BOYD, TWEEDDALE COURT MDt'CCLI. ENTERtD I>- STATIONEUS HALL. rrip.ted by Oliver i IJoyd, Tweeddale Court, Uigb street, Edinburgh. PREFACE. ^ Iv offering to the public tins Mivtature Kditiox of Dr Johnson's DiCTioxAuy, the Editor takes it for granted, that the utility of such a work is universally admitted ; and he con- siders the wide circulation of former publications of the same kind, as holding out an encouraging prospect of the general patronage that would be given to a well-directed effort to remedy the imper- fections with which they have been charged. It has been his ear- nest endeavour to perform that service for the benefit of national education ; and to supply, at a small expense, a faithful guide to those who are desirous of speaking and writing tlie Enghsh lan- guai^e with precision. He has, accordingly, bestowed great care on the subject of ac- centuation ; and is not without hope that, in this respect, the work will be found superior to all that have preceded it — " Accent in the English language," says Sheridan, •' means a certain stress of the voice upon a particular letter of a syllable, which distinguishes it from the rest, and, at the same time, distinguishes the syllable itself to which it belongs from the odiers which compose the word. Thus, in the word hab'it. the accent upon the b distingvdshes that letter from the others, and the first syllable from the last. In the word repii'tc, the ?/ is the distinguished letter, and the syllable which con- tains it the distinguished syllable : but in the word rep'iitalle, the seat of the accent is changed to the first syUable, and p becomes tlie dis- tinguished letter. The great distinction of our accent depends upon ito scat, which may be either upon a vowel or a consonant Upon a vowel, as in the words gh/nj, fa' tht-r, fiu'h/. Upon a consonant, as in the words hub'it, hat'tle, bor'ruiv. When the accent is on the vowel, the syllable is long ; because the accent is made by dwell- ing upon the vowel. When it is on the consonant, the syUable is short ; because the accent is made by passing rapidly over the vowel, and giving a smart stroke of the voice to the following consonant." The scat of the accent, thus illustrated by Sheridan, has alone proved a more certain guide to pronunciation, tlian all that had been written on the subject by tlie most eminent of his predecessors ; and therefore it has been more acciu-ately applied in this edition of Johnson's Dictionary in jVIiniatuke, than in any that has yet been offered to the public ; the accentual mark being al- ways placed after the vowel when the syllable is long, and after the foUowing consonant when the syllable is sliort. Thus, La'tcnt^ lat'in — e'pact, rp'k—Ji'nal, Jiu'ish — u'rul, vior'al — pu'iiji, pim'hh-^ rcmi'nd, prctcn'd, exhibit, alternately, an accented vowel and con- sonant, or an accented long and short syllable.* * In Pronouncing Dictiuiiarifs, whtTC other marks are used to denote the quantity of the vowels, this accuracy with nspcct to the seat of the accentual in;iik is not so 2234727 The Editor has exercised equal diligence in selecting, from tlic Lexicographers wlio succeeded Dr Johnson, such words as were thouglit wortliy of being admitted into a general repository of tV English language. In addition to these improvements, he has availed himself of the labours of Lempriere and Walker, in making up tlie Vocabularies of Classical ami Scriptural Proj)er Navies, as well as the Concise Accou7it of the Heatlun Deities. He trusts that these will be found correct in point of accentuation, and so simple as to be easily un- derstood by the learner. GEO. FULTON. NOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS. To enhance the value of this work, the Publishers have obtained, from a Gentleman well qualified for the undertaking, A Collection of Quotatious and Phrases, from the Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish Lan^cuaircs, — A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, —and A Bruf List of Men of Genius and Learning. At the same time they may venture to say, that they have spared neither pains nor expense to render this small volume superior to any thing of the kind that has yet entered into competition for pub- lic favour. ABBREVIATIONS IN THE DICTIOXARY. «• A.ljecrive pr Preposition *• Substantive conj Conjunctioo P***"* Pronoun inturj Interjection *-• Verb pret Preterite ««• Adverb part Participk JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. ABB V the indefinite article, set before nouns *-J of the singular number, us it hoy, a dog. It is changed into an before word beginning with a, e, i, o, u, as, an ass an egg, an inn, an ox, an urn, unless M have its name-sound, as a unit, a uni- verse. It is also changed into ati before words beginning vAxh ft mute, as, an herb, an hospital ; and even when the h is aspirated, if the accent be on the second syllable, as, an histo'rian, an hypoth'esis. It sometimes appears to be put for a preposition, as, To go a fish- in g» So much a year. Prefixed lofew or fP'eat nui7iy, it implies one whole nimi- ber, an aggregate of few or many col- lectively taken, as, a few books, a great many men Aaron'ical, a. relating to the priesthood of Aaron Aback', ad. backwards ; back : a sea term Ab'acot, n. an ancient kind of crown At/acus, s. a counting table ; in architec- ture, the crowning both of the capital and column . Aba'ft, ad. towards the stem ; a sea term Abai'sance, *. a bow ; a mark of respect Aban'don, v. a. to resign ; to forsake, desert Aban'doned, a. deserted ; given up ; wicked Aban'donment, s. the act of forsaking Aba'se, v.a. to humble, to bring low.depress Aba'si-d,7J«r/. depressed — a. in herald) y, so called when the tops of eagles' wii:gs are pointed downwards Aba'sement,s.the state of being brought low ^bash', V. a. to confuse, to make ashamed Abash'ment, .v. great shame or confusion Aba'tc, V. a. to lessen ; to lower in price Aba'teincnt, *. the act of lessening; the quantity abated ; extenuation Abb, s. tlic yam on a wea\'ei''s warp Ah'ba, .«. a scriptural word signifying father Ab'bacy, *. the rights, possessions, piw- leges, ar.d in\munitics of an abbot Abba'tial, a. relating to an abbey Ah'bess, n. the go\'erness of a nunnery Ab'bey, or Ab'by, s. residence for religious persons, whe'her men or women Al/bot, *•. the chief of a convent of men A B J Abbre'\iate, v. a. to abridge, to shorten Abbre\ia'tion, s. the act of abridging Abbrevia'tor,*. one who shortens or abridges Abbre'viature, s. a mark used for the sake of shortening ; a compendium or abridge- ment A, B, C ; the alphabet ; the horn-book Ab'dicate, v.a. to resign an office, to give up Abdica'tion, ,?. resignation ; act of gi^-ing up Ab'dicati\'e,«.that which implies abdicatioa Ab'ditive, a. hiding, or concealing Abdo'men, ,t. the lower part -of the belly Abdom'inal, a. relating to the abdomen Abdom'inous, a. paunch-bellied ; unwieldy Abdu'ce, v. a. to separate ; to draw av.ay Abdu'cent, a. drawing or pulling back Abduc'tion, s. the act -jf separating or drawing Abduc'tor, *. any muscle that contracts Abeceda'rian, s. a teacher of the alphabet Abed', ad. in bed, on the bed Aber'rance,*.a ileviation from the right way Abei'rant, a. wandering from the right way Abcrra'tion, s. the act of de\iating Abet', V. a. to aid, to encourage, to set on Abet'ment,*.act of abetting, or encouraging Abet'tor, .v. he that abets ; an accom;ilice Abe/ance,.?. in law, goods in reversion, but not in possession Al/gi-egate, v. a. to lead out of the flock Abho'r, V. a. to detcbt, to loathe ; to abo- minate Abho'rrence, s. a\ersion, great hatred Abho'rrent, a. struck with abhoirence, odi- ous ; contrary to ; inconsistent with Abi'de, v. n. to dwell in a place ; to attend ; to support ; to persevere in any thuig Ab'ject, (/. mean, base, \ile, contemptible Anjec'tedncss, Abjec-'tion, Ab'jectness, s, meanness of muid, ser\ility, baseness Ab'jectly, ad. in an abject matmer, meanly AbU'ity, s. power ; skill, capacity, qualifica- tion Abintes'tate,«.thc heir ofan intestate person Al/jugate, V. a. to set free, to unj'oke Abj'ura'tion, s. the act of abjuring; a re- nouncing on oath Abju're, v. to retract^or rccjint solemnly ; to renounce an opinion ; fursai;e the realu) A ABU 2 •■ ABU Alplacta'tion, s. weaiiini; ; a ir.cthod grafting \dthout cutting tlie cioii from the stock Ablaquea'tion,*. the opening of the ground round the roots of trees, to aduiii air or water Abla'tion, s. the act of taking away Ablative, a. that which takes away ; the last of the six cases of the Latin nouns ATjle, a. capable to perfomi ; skilful Able-bod'ied, a. strong of body ; powerful Ablegate, v. a. to send abroad on some i>ub- lic business or employment ; to send away A'bleness, s. strengtli of mind or body Ablepsy, s. want of sight ; unad\Tsedness Abligate, v. a. to bind or tie up from AbOocate, v. a. to let out to hire Abluent, a. having the power of cleansing Ablu'tion, s. act of cleansing ; the cup given, without consecration, to the laity in the Romish church ; a religious puri- fication A'bly, ad with ability Ab'negate, I'.a. to deny ; to renounce ; reject Abnega'tion, *. denial ; renunciation Abno nnous, a. mishapen ; \-ast ; huge Aboa'rd, ad. prep, in, or on board a ship Abo'de, s. an habitation, a dwelling-piace Abo'de, V. a. to foretel ; to prognosticate Abo'dement, a-, a secret anticipation ; omen Abol'ish, V. a. to repeal ; to make void Abol'ishable, a. that which may be abol- ished Abolit'ion, tt. the act of abolishing Abom'inable, a. detestable ; hateful ; un- clean Abom'inableness, •?. hateful ness, odiousness Abom'inably, ad. extremely ; excessively, exceedingly, in the ill sense Abom'inate, v.a.to abhor ; to detest, to hate Abomina'tion, s, detestation, hatred ; pol- lution, or defilement Aborig'inal, a. primitive ; pristine Aborig'ines, s. the primitive or original in- habitants of a country Abo'rtion, «. a miscarriage ; untimely birth Abo'rtive, a. untimely ; premature ' Abov'e, prep, higher in place ; more in quautity—oJ. in the regions of heaven Abo\''eboard, ad. without any trick ; fairly Abou'nd, v. n. to have in great plenty Abou't, prep, round ; encircling ; near to ; engaged in ; relating to — ad. e\try way Abracadab'ra, s. a superstitious chai-m Abra'de, v. a. to waste by degrees ; to rub off Abra'sion, *. tlie act of rubbing otf Abreas't, ad. close together ; side by side Abrid'ge, r. a, to contract, to shorten ; to express the same sense in fewer words Abrid'gement, s. a summsu-y ; any larger work. contracted into a smaller compass Abroa'ch, ad. being tapped ; in a situation ready to yield the liquor contained Abroa'd, axi. without doors ; ia foreign countries ; widely scatlired Ab'rogate, v. a. to disannul ; to abolish Ahroga'tioii, s. the act of disannulling Abrup't, a. sudden ; rough ; Uiiconuected Abrup'tly, ad. imseasonably ; hastily Abrui/tness, *. an abrupt manner; sud- denness Ab'sc-ess, *. tumour containing matter Abscin'd, r. a. to cut otf Ab'sciss, s. that j^art of the diameter of a coiiic section, \vhich is intercejjted be- tween the vertex ai;d a semi-ordinate Abscis'sion,5.the act of cutting or lopping off Abscon'd, v. to hide one's self Ab'sence, n. being absent ; inattention Ab'sent, a. not present ; inattentive Absen't, v. n. to keep away, to wthdraw Absentee', s. one who is absent from his emriloymcnt, station, or country Absis't, V. n. to cease or leave off Absol've, V. a. to set free ; to acquit ; to pardon Ab'solute, a. complete ; not relati\-e ; arbi- trary ; without any restriction Ab'solutcly, ad, peremptorily, positively Absolu'tiou, *•. ac- plause ; praise ; exultation Accli\-'ity, k. the ascent of a hill Acclov', t'. a. to cloy, to satiate, to surfeit Accoi'l, r, II. lo crowd ; to bustle about^ Accom'nKKlHble.'i.tliat which may befitted Accom'modate, v. a. to supply ; to recx)nclle Acconunoda'tion, x. composition of a dis- agreement ; pronsiiin of conveniences Aceom'panicd, purt. attended by Accom'jwniinent, v. something addeorf. put into action Ac'uate, v. a. to make sharp : to point Aculeate, a. ha^ng a sting or sharp point Acu'men, s, a sharp point ; quickness or sharpness of intellect Acu'nunated, part, ending in a sharp point Acu'te, ff. sharp, keen, subtle, ingenious Acu'tc, s. an accent marked thus ('), to shew when tlie voice ought to be raised Acu'tely, ad. sharply, keenly, ingeniously Acu'teriess, «. sharpness, subtleness Adac'ted, part. a. driven by force Ad'age, *. a maxim ; a common saying Ada'gio, s. in music, a term for slow time Ad'amant, s. a diamond ; a loadstone Adamante'an, a. very hard, impenetrable Adaman'tine, a. made of adamant ; hard Adap't, V. a. to fit, to suit, to proportion Adapta'tion, Adap'tion, *. the act of fitting Add, V. a. to join to, increase, number up Addec'imate, v. a. to take or value tithes Addee'm, v. a. to esteem, account, reckon Ad'der, s. a poisonous serpent ; a \'iper Ad'ders-grass, s. the name of a plant Ad'der's-tongue, *. the name of an herb Ad'dible, a. that which may be added Ad'dice, Adz, *. a cooper's tool ; an axe Addic't, I', ft. to devote, to dedicate Addic'ted, pnrt. a. devoted to, fond of Addit'ament, «, the thing added, addition Addit'ion, s. an adding to : a rule for add- ing sums together ; in law, the residence, occupation, or rank of any person Addit'ional, a. that which is added Ad'dle, a. barren, empty ; usually applied to such eggs as are rotten — s. dry lees Ad'dle-pated, a. empty-headed ; weak Address, i>. a. to speak or apply to ; to direct to ; to prepare one's self for any eiction Addiiss', 8. a petition ; direction ; skill dexterity ; mode of bchawour Addu'ce, f. a. to bring fonvard ; to urge Addu'cent, s. any muscle that contracts Addul'ce, v.a. to sweeten ; to make pleasant Adem'ption, s. revocation, pri^-alion Adcnog'raphy, s. a treatise of the glands A^ D I\l A D V^ Ad'ept.f.an artist ; orfe well versed in an art Ad'equatc, a. proportM>nate, equal to Ad'equately, ad. in exact proportion, duly Ad'equatcness, s. equality: exact proportioii Adfec'tcd, a. a)mpnundefi, or affected Adhe're, v. n. to stick close to; to take part \ritli, to remain fixed to any opinion, &c. Adhe'rence, *. attachment ; tenacity Adhe'rent, n. united \rith ; sticking to Adhe'rent, Adhc'rer, .?. the act of admitting ; the allowing of a position not fully proved Admit', V. a. to grant entrance ; to allow an argument, or position ; to grant in general Admit' table, a. that may be aamittei Admit'tance,.9.the act of admitting; custom Admix', I', a. to mingle, to mix with Admix'tion, a. tne uniting or blending one body «-ith another Admix'ture,*.the substance of bodies mixe- dize ; to improve ; to grace ; to propose Advan'ce, *•. a progression ; an improvemeor Ad^-an'ced, part, forwarded ; asserted Advan'cement, s. preferment ; progressior Ad\'an'tage, *. superiority ; convenience : gain ; benefit ; favourable circumstance Ad\an'tcige, v. a. to improve ; to promote Ad\'anta'geous, a. convenient ; profitable Advanta'geously, ad. conveniently ; profit- ably ; opportunely Ad\-anta'geousness, s. usefulness, conve- nience Adve'ne, v. n. to be superadded to Adve'nient, a. superadded, advening Ad'vent, *. a coming ; the time appfjinted as a preparation for the celebration of Christ's nativity, being four weeks before i Christmas Adven'tine, Adventit'ious, Adven'tive, a. accidental, casual ; additional, sujicne- nient Adven'ture, t'. n. to try the chance ; to dart Adven'ture, s. an accident ; an enterjirise Adven'turcr, s. an unsettled person ; one who hazards or risks any chance Adven'turesome, a. hazardous, daring Adven'lurous, a. one who is daring, or cou- rageous ; full of hazard, dangerous Adveii'turously, ad. boldly, hazardously Ad'verb, ». in grammar, a word j' ined to A 2 A K II A F O a verb or adjective, to denote the manner, tinie, &c. of an action Ad\-ei^bia), a. tliat which relates to adverbs AdA-eKbially, ad. in the manner of an ad- verb Advei^sable, a. contrary to. Not In use Adversa'ria, s. a common-place book Ad'versary, *. an antagonist, enemy, foe Ad'\-erse, a. contrary ; calamitous Ad'\-ersely, ad. oppositely ; unfortunately Advei^sity, *. misery, distress, afHiction Ad\'er't, v.n. to attend to, to heed, to re^'ard Advci^tence, Adver'tency, s. attention to Adverti'se, v. a. to inform, to give public notice Advei'lisement.s.intelligcnce, information; admonition ; notice in a public paper Adverti'ser, s. one who gives information Adverti'sing, part, giving notice Adves'perate, v. n. to draw towanls evening Advi'ce, .?. counsel, instruction, intelligence Advi'sable, a. prudent, proper, fit Advi'sableness, s. fitness ; propriety Ad\i'se, t'. to counsel, to consult, to inform Advi'sedly, ad. deliberately ; prudently Advi'ser, s. one who advises ; a counsellor Adula'tion, s. high compliment, flattery Ad'ulalor, s. a parasite, a flatterer Ad'ulatory, a. flattering, fawning, parasi- tical Adul't, s. a person arrived at maturity Adul'teratc, u. Adul'terated, part, corrupt- ed with some baser ingredients ; debased Adultera'tion, .9. act of corrupting or de- basing ; state of being contaminated Adul'terer, s. the person guilty of adultery Adul'teress, *. a woman guilty of adultery Adul'terous, a, guilty of Eidultery Adul'tery, s. \-iolating the marriage bed Adum'brate, v. a. to shadow out faintly Adumbra'tion, a. a faint sketch ; giving a slight and imperfect representation Aduna'tion, s. an union ; being joined Adun'city, a\ aookedness, a bend inwards Ad'vocate, s. a pleader ; an intercessor ; one who defends the cause of another ; v. a. to plead ; to support ; to defend Advoca'tion, s. the act of pleading ; plea ; apology ; excuse ; defence Advowee', s. he that possesses the right of advowsou, or presentation Advow'son, *. a right to present to a benefice Advow'son appendant, s. a right of pre- sentation to a church, depending on a manor as an appurtenance thereto Advow'son in srrais, s. an absolute right of presentation not belonging to a manor Adu're, v. a. to burn up, to parch Adus't, Adus'ted, a. burnt up, scorched Adus'lible, a. that which may be burnt up Adus'tion, s. act of burning, or drying Ae'rial, a. belonging to the air ; high ; lofty A'erie, s. a nest of eagles, or birds of prey Aerol'ogy, .9. the theory of the air A'eromancy, s. the art of divining by the air Acrom'eter, s. a machine for vveighing the density or rarity of the air Aerom'eiry, 6. the art of incasuring the aij A'eronaut, *. one who sails through the air Aeros'copy, *. the observation of the air Aerostat'ic, a. belonging to aerostation Aerosta'tion, *. tnnei-sing the air in bal- loons Afa'r, ad. remotely, from a great distance Afea'rd, part. a. aifraid, terrified, daunted Affabil'ity,*. courteousness ; condescension Affable, a. easy of manners, benign, mild Af'fableness, s. civility ; condescerwsion Affably, ad. courteously, kindly, civilly Affai'r, s. business, concern, transaction Affec't, s. affection ; sensation ; quality Affec't, V. a. to influence tlie passions ; to make a shew of something Affecta'tion, s. an artificial appearance Affec'ted, p«rf. a. moved ; artlicted ; con- ceited Affec'tedly, ad. concciteTny, s. occult chymistry ; a metal Al'cohol, s. the substance of any body re- duced into a fine impalpable powder ; a pure rectified spirit Al'coran, s. the book which contains the precepts of the Turkish religion, as insti- tuted by their prophet Maliomet Alco've, s. a recess to sit or lie in A'lder, «. a tree resembling the hazel A'ldcnnan, *. an incorporated magistrate A 'Mem, a. made of aldervvood Ale, s. a liquid made by infusing malt and hops in hot water Aleconner, s. an officer whose duty is to oblige publicans to use just measures Al'egar, s. sour ale which has lost its spirit Alenoof, s. groundi\'y ; once used for hops Alehouse, *. a house where malt liquor is sold Alem'bic, s. a vessel used in distilling Aler't, a. watchful, \'igilant, brisk, nimble Alei^tness, s, sprightliness, briskness Al'etude, s. bulkiness ; fatness ; heaviness Alexcm'drin*?, s. a verse of twelve syllables Alexipha'rmic, Alexiter'ic, a. that which acts as an antidote to poison or infection Al'ga, *. sea-weed Al'gebra, s. a literal arithmetic Aigebra'ic, Algebra'ical, a. pertaining to Algebra'ist, .ort Alimen'tal, a. nourishing ; nutritive Alimen'tary, a. that which belongs to ali- ment Alimo'nious, a. that which nourishes Al'imony, s. that part of an estate appropri- ated to support a wife when separated from her husband, unless criminally so Aliquant, n. any portion of a given num- ber, which muUij)lied or diversified in any possible manner, ^ill still make more or less than tliat given number ex- actly, as 3 is an aliquant of 10, thrice 5 being 9, four times 5 making 12 A I'iquot, s. any portion of a given num.ber which, being mulliplied, will amount to that given number exactly Ali've, a. not dead ; acti\-c, sprightly Al'kahest, s. an uni\ersal dissolvent, a li- quor Al'kali, *. the fixed salt of any body AlTcaline, a. iiaving the quality of alkali Alkal'izate, v. a. to make alkaline Al'kanet, s. the name of a plant Alker'mes, *. a confection made Of the scarlet grains called kermcs All, a. the whole number or quantity ; every one. All is much used in compo- sition AUaj-', V. a. to temper one metal with an- other for coining ; to compose, tc pacify Allaj'', s. any baser metal mixed with a su- perior kind to haixien it; any thing which, being added, lessens the value of that with which it is mingled AUecta'tion, s. an alluring ; an enticing Allega'tion, s. an aflfirmaiion, excuse, plea Allege',f.o.to declare, to maintain, to plead Alleg'eable, a. that which may be alleged Alleged, ixirt. gi\'en, asserted, pleaded Alle giance, *. the duty of a subject Alle'giant, a. loyal, conformable to alle- giance AJlegor'ical, a. not real ; not literal Al'legory, s. in rhetoric, a figurative man- ner of speech, by which instruction oi infoiTTiation is meant to l)e conveyed Alle'gro, s. a sprightly motion in music ; gay Allema'nde, s. a grave or slow piece of music Alle'\iate, i'. a. to ease, to soften AUena'tion, .s. that by which any pain is diminished, or any fault extenuated AHey, s. any narrow passage, or walk AU-foo'ls-day, s. the first of April Aili'ance, s. relation by marriaije, or kin- dred ; a league or contract with foreign powers ; similarity of qualities Allie's, s. states who have entered into a league for their mutual defence AUiga'tion, s. the act of tying together; that rule of arithmetic which teaches tc adjust the price of articles compounded of ingredients of diiTerent x-alue AUiga'tor, *. a crocodile ; a kind of pear Allis'ion, s. the act of striking together Allitera'tion, s. the beginning two or more words with the same letter Alloca'tion, .?. act of placing or adding to Allocu'tion, s. the act of sj taking to ano- ther Allo'dial, Allo'dian, a. independent ; held without acknowiedgment of suf)eriority Allon'ge, s. in fencing, a pass or tlirust Allot', V. a. to parcel out, to distribute ; grant AUot'n^.ent, s. the part given to any one Allow', V. a, to admit or acknowletJge any position ; to permit, yield, or grant ; to make an abatement in selling Alio w'able,u.that may be permitted , lawful AUou-'ance, ■?. indulgence, pension, sario tion, licence, a rate or apixiintment tot any use ; a deduction ALT A iM B Alloy', *. more properly Allay', wliicli see Allu'de.r.a.to hint at, to insmuate, refer to Allu'minate, v. a. to decorate or adorn Allu're, V. a. to entice, to decoy, to wheedle Allu're, 8. something set up to entice birds Allu'rement, *. enticement, temptation Allu'sion, *• a reference, hint, implication Allu'sive, a. hintinjf at something All/, V. a. to unite by friendship or kindred AH)"', *. a friend, a confederate, a relation Almanac, «. an annual calendar Al'mandine, *. a kind of inferior ruby Almi'ghty, a. of unlimited power, omni- potent — 5. the Divine IJeing ; God A'lmond, *. the fruit of the almond-tree A'lmonds of the throat, improperly cailerl almonds of the ears, are two small glands on the sides of the basis of the tongue A'Imoner, s. the officer of a prince employed in the distribution of charity Almonry, s. tlie place where alms are given Almo'st, ad. nearly, near, well nigh Alms, a. any thing given to relieve the poor Almshouses, s. houses built gratuitously for the poor Al'oes, s. a medicinal gum extracted from a tree of that name ; there are two kinds, the best called succotrinc aloes; the in- ferior, horse aloes Aloet'ic, Aloet'ical, a, consisting of aloes Alort, ad. on high ; in the air ; above Al'ogy, *. absurdity, unreasonableness Alo'ne, a. without company, solitary Along*, ad. at length ; onward; forward Alon":'-side, ad. by the side of the ship Aloe f, ad. at a distance ; it is sometimes, but erroneously, seiid to mean, to the wind Alou'd, ad. loudly, with much noise Alp, s. a mountain ,A.l pha, *. the first letter in the Greek al- phabet, answering to our A ; it is there- fore used to signify, \.hdcation A'miable, «. lovely, pleasing, charming A'miableness, s. agreeableness, loveliness Amicable, a. friendly, kind, obliging Am'icably, ad. in a friendly way Am'ice, s. the undermost part of a Romish priest's shoulder-cloth, or alb Amid', Amid'st,'jd.in the middle, amongst Amiss', ad. faultily, criminally, wTong Amis' sion, s. loss, deprivation, dismission Amit', V. n. to lose, to drop, to dismiss Am'ity, s. friendship, love, harmony Airrnio niac, s. the name of an Indian gum Ammunit'ion, s. military stores Am'nesty, «. an act of general pardon Among',' Among'st, prep, mingled with Am'orist, Amoro'so, s. a gallant, a lover Am'orous, a. disposed to love, enamoured Am'orously, ad. lo\-ingly, fondly, kindly Amo'rt, a. dull, heavy, dejected, spiritless Amo'tion, s. the .ict of putting away Amou'nt, v. n. to rise in value, to increase Amou'nt, s. the smn total, whole result Amou'r,A\an affair of gallantry; an intrigue Amphib'ious, a. that which partakes of two natures, so as to live in au' or water Amphibol'ogy, s. a double speech Amphib'olous, a. tosswl about ; doubtful Amphis'cii, s. those jieople who inhabit the torrid zone, whose shadows fall both \^-ays Amphithe'atre, *. a building in a circular or o\'al form for public amusements, Avith seats one above another, and an area in the middle Am'ple, a. large, wide, liberal, diffusive Am'pleness, s. largeness, extent, liberality Am'pliate, v. a. to enlarge, to extend Amplia'tion, s. diffuseness, enlargement Amplif 'icate, r. a. to enlarge, to spread out Amplifica'tion, s. enlargement, extension Am plif y, v, a. to enlarge, to exaggerate Am'plitude, .?. extent, largeness, capacity ; in astronomy, an arch of the horizon Am'ply, ad. largely, lil>erally, copiously Am'piltate, v. a. to cut off a limb Amputa'tion, s. the act of cutting off a limb or other part of the liody Am'ulet, s. an ajipendant remedy or pre- ventive, always worn about the )ierson Ainu'se, v.a. tociitertain, to divert, deceive A mu'sement, s. a pastime or entertainment Amu'sing, pat't. entertaining, pleasing Amyg'dalate, a. made of almonds A'na, ad. in the same quantity, equally Anabap'tist, s. one of a religious sect who assert that baptism is improper till the person is of an age to answer for himself Anacam'ptic, a. any thing reflected ; an echo AnacTiorete, AnacTiorite, s. an hermit Anac'hronism, s. an error in computing the time of any great event Anaclatlcs, s. the science or doctrine of re- fracted lights or \'ision ; dioptrics Anacreon'tic, o.any thing ha\ing a relation to the ancient poet Anacreon Anadiplo'sis, «. reduplication ; a figure in rhetoric Anagoget'ical, a. religiously mysterious An'agram, s. a transposition of the letters of a sentence or a word, so as to form other words Anagram'matist,s.a composer of anagrams An'alcct, s. fi'agnients collected from au- thors Analep'tic, a. restorative, strengthening Anal'ogy, s. resemblance, proportion, simi- larity of one thing to another Anal'ysis, s. a separation of any compound body into the parts of which it is fomii-d ; the chjinical reduction of metals, mine- rals, &C. to their original principles Analyt'ic, a. belonging to an analysis An'alyze, i'. a. to resolve into first princi- ples ; to reduce to its primitive parts Anamorpho'sis, s. a perspecti\-e projection, so made, that in one point of view an object shall appear deformed, and in an- other an exact representation Ana'nas, s. the pine apple Anaph'ora, s. a figure in rhetoric, when several clauses of a sentence are lie^n with the same word An'arch, *. an author of confusion An'archy, s. a want of government ; dis- order, confusion, chaos, tumult Anasa'rca, s. a kind of dropsy Anastamo'sis, s. the inosculation of \essels Anas'trophe, s. a figtire whereby words that should have preceded are postponed Anath'ema, s. an ecclesiastical curse Anath'ematize, v. a. to pronounce accursed by ecclesiastical authority Anat'omist, s. one skilled in anatomy Anat'omy, *. the art of dissecting any ani- mal body to discover exactly its structure An'cestors, s, predecessors, forefathers An'cestry, s. lineage, descent, birth An'chor,s.an u-on instrument, which, beinp fixed in the ground, by means of the ca- ble, keeps a ship from dri\ing An'chor, v. a. to drop the anclior, to fix on An'chorage, s. ground for anchoring in ; a duty paid for leave to anchor An'choret, An'chorite, s. see Anacborete Ancho'\T, s. a small sea-fish pickled A'ncient, a. old, of old time, long since A'ncient, s. the bearer of a flag, an eiisii;n ANN 11 A N A'nciently, lul. in old times, formerly A'ncientrv, s. ili|?nitv of birth, h)i;h lineage A'ncients, s. men who livcer glass ; to bake Annex*, v. a. to unite, to join, to connect An'nex, s. the thing subjoined or annexed Anni'hilate, v. n. to annul, to destroy Annihila'iion, *. the act of destrojing Anniver'sar>', .f.an annual or yearly festival or commemoration — u. annual Anno Dom'ini, s. in the year of our Lord Annota'tion, a. an explanation, a note An'notator, *. a commentator, a critic Annou'iiie, i*. a. to publish, to proclaim Annou'ncetcent, «. a declaration ; a noti- fication ' Annoy', v. a. to injure, to molest, to vex Anno/ance, s. that which hurls or annoys Anno/er, s. one who injures or molests An'nual, a. that which comes once a-ycar An'nually, ad. year by year; yearly Annuitant, s. one who'has an annuity Annuity, s. a yearly allowance for life Annul', I', a. to abrogate, to abolisli, to re- peal An'nular, a. having the form of a ring An'nulet, s. a little ring ; a mark in he- nddry ; in areliitecture, the small square members in the Doric capital, under the quarter round, are called annulets Annu'merate, v. a. to add to, to include Annumera'tion, *. addition to a numb^- A nnun'ciate, i'. a. to relate, to bring tidings Annuncia'tion-day, s. the day celebrated by the church in commemoration of the an- gel's salutation of the Virgin Mary, bemg the 25th of March An'od)Tie, a. mitigating pain, assuaging Anoi'nt, v. a. to rub with oil, to consecrate Anom'alism, Anom'aly, s. irregularity Anom'alous, a. irregular, out of rule Anon', ad, quickly, soon, shortly Anon'ymous, a. without a name, unknown Anoth'er, a. not the same ; one more An'swer, i-. a. to reply to ; to resolve An'swer,.?.a reply, a confutation, a solution An'swerable, a. that to which a reply may be made ; obliged to give an account Ant, *. an emmet, a pismire, a small pro- vident insect Antag'onist, s. an opponent, an adversary Anta relic, n. relating to the southern poie An'le, a Latin particle signifying befoi-e Antece'de, v. n. to go before, to precede Antece'dence, s. the act of going before Antece'dent, a. going before, preceding Antece'dent, *. that which goes before ; the noun to which the relative is subjoined An'techamber, *.the chamber adjoining, or leatling to the principal apartments An'tedate, f . a. to date before the real time Antedilu'vian, a. existing before the deluge An'telope, *. a kind of goat with curled or WTeathed horns Antemerid'ian, s. before noon, morning Antemun'dane, a. that which was before the creation of the world ; eternal An'tepast, *• anticipation, foretaste Antepenult', *. the last syllable but two in any woni, as te in antepenult Antepilep'tic, .s-. a medicinal preparation against convulsions Ante'rior, a. going before, previous, prior Aiiteriortty, s. priority in time or situation An'them, s. a holy song or divine hyma Anthol'ogyjS.a collection of flowers, poems, or devotions Anthropoph'agi, s. cannibals, eaters of hu- man flesh An'tic, a. whimsical, old, ridicvdously wild An'tic, s. a buffoon ; he that uses antics An'tichrist, s. an adversary to Christ Antichris'tian, a. opposite to Christianity Anticipate, f. a. to foretaste, to prevent AON 12 A P P Anticipa'tion, f. the act of taking; up some- thing before its time, prevention An'ticU', ad. droUy, ^^ith odd gestures Anticli'max, x. a sentence in wliich the last part is lower than the first Antido'tal.a. that which countemcts poison An'tidotc, *. a medicine to expel poison Antife'brile, a. gotxl against fevers Antimona'rchical, a. against monarchy Antirao'iiial, a. made of antimony An'timony, s. a mineral substance, which destroys all metals fused with it but gold Antino'mians, s. a religious sect who think that belief alone is sufficient to salvation An'tinomy, «. contradiction bafceen two laws, or two clauses in the^Rie law Antipathetical, a. hanng a^atural con- trarietv to any thing ^p Antip'atliy, s. a natural hatiOT, aversion, or dislike to any thing ^ An'tiphon, s. a' h\Tnn of urSsc Antiph'rasis, s. the use of words in a sense opposite to their proper jAaning Antip'odal, a. relating to tJ^ antipodes Antip'odes, s. those people, who, li\-ing ex- actly on the opposite part of the globe, have their feet pointed against ours Antiqua'rian, An'tiquar}-,s.one who studies antiquity ; a collector of ancient things An'tiquate, w. a. to make obsolete Ajiti'que, a. ancient, old fashioned, odd Anti'que, *. a piece of antiquity, a relic Antiq'uity, *. time past long ago, ancient- ness ; the people of old times Antis'cii, *. people who live under the same meridian of latitude, but different sides of the equator, being equally distant, the one to the north,. the other to the south ; they therefore have noon and midnight at the same time ; but while the one has summer, the other has printer Antiscorbu'tic, a. e-pse, .t. a revelation, a \'ision Apocalyj/tical, a. containing revelation Apoc'ope, s. a cutting off the last syllable Apoc'rypha, s. books whose authors are not certainly known, adjoined to the bible Apoc'rypha], a. not canonical, uncertain Apoc'r>'phal!y, ad. uncertainly, doubtfully Apodic'tical, a. evident, demonstrative Ap'ogee, s. that point in the heavens in which the sun or any planet is at its greatest possible distance from the earth during its revolution Apologet'ical, a. defending, excusing Apol'ogize, V. a. to plead tor, to excuse Ap'ologue, s. a moral tale, a fable Apol'ogy, s. a defence, an excuse, a plea Ap'ophthegm, s. a remarkable sajing Apoplec'tic, a. relating to an apoplexy Ap'oplexy, s. a sudden deprivation of all sense and motion by a disease Apos'tacy, c?. departure from the religion before professed ; dereliction Apos'tate, s. one who renounces his religion Apos'tatize, v. n. to change one's religion, to forsake one's principles Apos'tle, 8. a person sent to preach the gos- pel, particularly those despatched by our Saviour for tha't purpose Apos'trophe, s. in grammar, a mark thus ('), signifying the contraction of any word, as can't, don'i ; a sudden turn in a discourse Apoth'ecary, s. a person whose business is to prepare medicines for sale Ap'othegm, s. see Apophthegm Apothe'osis, s. the consecrating or deifjing any person after death Ap'ozem, s. a decs'iction or infusion of herbs Apna'l, V. a. to fright, to daunt, to terrify Ap panage, s. lands for younger children Appara'tus, .^. any tools, furniture, or ne- cessary instmments for any trade, &u. A P P 13 A R B Appar'el, s. dress, clothing, vestments Appar'el, v. a. to dress, t« deck, to cover Appa'rent, a. plain, evident, certain Api>a'rently, ad. e\-idently, -visibly, openly Apparit'ion, *. appearance, a spectre Apparitor, *. a low ecclesiastiail officer Api)ea'ch,, v. a. to impeach, to censure, to reproach, to accuse Appea'chment, .?. an accusation, a charge Appeal, s. an application for justice Appeal, I', n. to refer to another as judge Appea'r, r. a. to become \Tsible, to be in sight, to be evident Appea'rance, s. the act of coming into sight ; semblance, not reality ; show, probability Appea'se, v. a. to pacify, to calm, to recon- cile, to put in a state of peace Appea'sement, *. the state of being at peace Appellant, *• a challenger at anus ; one who appeals to a superior court Appella'tion, jta name, title, term Appellative, *^hames for a whole rank of beings are caJM appellatives Appellatory, a. containing an appeal Appen'd, v. a. to hcTi^ or join to, to add to Appen'dage, s. something added Appen'dant, s. an adventitious part Appen'dant, Appen'ded, a. hanging to, annexed, belonging to, concomitant Appen'dicatc, v. a. to join to, to append Appen'dix, g. supplement, addition ma.k Appertai'n, t*. n. to belong to, to depend upon Apoer'tlnent, a. belonging or relating to Aprpetence, s. a strong or sensual desue Appetibil'ity, *. the state of being desirable Ap petible, a. en^^aging, desirable, good A p' petite, /i. hunger, earnest desire of plea- sure, \iolent longing Ai)plau'd, r. a. to extol, praise, commend Applau'se, *. approbation, praise Ap pie, *. a common fruit ; pupil of the eye Ap'plicable, a. suitable, proper, tit Ap plicant, *. he who applies for any thing Applica'tion, s. the act of appl>ing, intense study, great industry rtp'plicati\-c, Ap'plicatory, a. that applies Appli'er, Aj/plic-ant, s. a student Apply', I', to put one thing to another ; to study ; to address to ; to stiit to ; to agree Appoi'nt, V. a, to determine, settle, equip Appoi'ntefl, p' or liaiipinps Arraj-', *. order of battle ; dress ; ranking A rra/, i". a. to put in onlt-r, to deck, to dress Arrca'r, A rrca'rage, s. tliat part of an ac- count uJiich remains unpaid, tlioujch due Arres't, v. a. to seize on ; to obstrurt — a. a legal caption or seizure of the jK-rson Arret', s. the decision of a soverci^ court Arrie'i-e, s. the re;ir of an army Arri'va!, *. the act of coming to a place Arri'\ e, i-. n. to come to a jjlace, to reach to Ar'rogance, #. great pride, prciumption Ar'rogant, a, very proud, presumptuous Ai'njKaiitly.ad. haughtily, saucily, proudly Ar'rogate.'t'. «. to exhibit unjust cluims, prompted only by pride ; toasi-sumc, l)oast Ai'roM-, s, a pointed weapon shot from a Ihjw A'rsenal, s. a repository or magazine for all kinds of miiiiary stores A'rsenic, »■. a poisonous mineral Art, *. science, skill, dexterity, cunning A'rtery, «. a canal or tulie which «)n\x'ys the blood from the heart to all parts of the body A'nful, (I. cunning, dexterous, artificial A'rtfuUy, ad, cunningly, slily, with art Arthrit'ic, a. gouty, relating to the joints A'rtichoke, s. an esculent plant A'rticle, s. one of tlie parts of speech ; a condition of a covenant ; a stipulation A'rticle, v. to settle the conditions of any a^eement, to covenant with Artic'ulate, a. distinct, plain, di\-ided Artic'ulately, (ui. distinctly, clearly Articula'tion, s. a joint or knot ; the act of tonning words A'rtirtce, «. trick, fraud, art or trade Artificer, «. an artist or manufacturer Anitic'ial, a. made by an, not natural Artil'lery, s. weajwns of war, cannon Artil'lery Coni/^iiii/, s. a vcilunlary associa- tion of tlie citizens in London, who art- trained up in military exercises Artisan',*, an artist, an interior tradesman A'n ist , s. a professor ot an art, a skilful man A'rtiess, a. unskilful, without art or fraud A'nlcssly. ad. without art, naturally As, cnnj, in the same manner, because Asalcpi Ida, s. a gum of an oftensi\e smell Aslies-'tos, s. a kind of fossil which may be split into threads and filaments, and which cannot be consumed by fiie Ascen'd, v. to mount, to rise, to move higher, to advance in excellence Ascen'dant, «. heijiht, elevation — a. predo- minant, sujicrior, overp- lour Asi'de, arl. to one siiie, apart from the rest As'inary, Asinine, a. belonging to an a^s Ask, I', a. to beg, to claim, to set.-», to k.- quire Aska'nce, Aska'nt, ad. obliquely, on one side Ask'er, *. an inquirer ; an eft, a water r.swt Askeu'', ad. contemptuously, sideways Asla'nt, ad. obliquely, on one side Aske'p, ad. sleeping, at rest Aslo'pe, ad. obliijuely, with declinty Asp, *. a very venomous serpent ; a tree Aspr'agus, s. an csc-ulent plant Asrpctt, *. look, air, appearance, Wew As-'pcn, s. a kind of iioplar tree, the leaves of which always trenible As' per, *. a small 'I\irkish coin As'perate, r. a. to make rough or uneven Aspc/ity, *. roughness, haishness of sjiecch AspeKse, v. a. to slander, to censure Asper'sion, s. a sprinkling; censure, ca- lumny Asphal'tic, a. gunmiy, bituminous As'phodel, s. a kind of plant, a day lily As'pic, *. a very \enomous serpent As'perate, v. a. to pronounce fully or strong Aspera'tion, *. an ardent wish or desire; the act of pronouncing with full breath Aspi're, v. ti. to aim at, to desire eagerly Asquin't, ad. obliquely, not in the sti-aight line of \-ision Ass, *. an animal of burden ; a stupid fellow Assai'l, v.a. to attack, to assault ; to address Assai'lant, s. one who attacks or in\ ade? Assass'in, Assass'inator,.s.a secrel miu^ierer Assass'Jnate, i'. a. to waylay, to murder Assau'lt.s. attack, hostile onset, storm Assau'lt, V. (I. to attack, to invade Assa/, .V. trial, examination — v. a. to try Assay'er, s. one who assays metals, fico. Assem'blage, s. a collection of things Assem'ble, c. to meet or call togetlicr Assem'bly, s. a company assenibied, a ball Assen't, v. n. to agree to, to yield— «. con- sent Asser't, v.a. to affirm, to maintain, to claim Asser'tion, />. a positive affirmation Assess', V. a. to charge with an> certain sum Assess'ment, s. the act of taxing or assess- ing As'sets, *. efftcts left by a deceased person with which his executor is to pay hi» debts Assevera'tion, *. a solemn protestation Ass'head, s. a dunOe, a blockheaxi Assidu'ity, *, diligence, close appliiation Assid'uous, a. constant in application AST 16 ATT Assi'un, V. n. to mark out, to appoint, to make over a right to another Assl'gnable, a. tliat may be transferred Assigna'tion, .f. an appointment, the trans- ferring any thing tu another Assignee', s. one who is deputed to do any thing on tehalf of others Assi'gnment, f. an appointment, a transfer Assim'ilate, f. a. to convert to the tame nature or use with another thing ; t(i bring to a likeness or resemblance Assis't, V. a. to help, to succour, to aid Assis'tance, «\ help, aid, relief, support Assi'zc, s. the sitting judges to determine causes ; an order respecting the price, weight. Sec. of sundry commodities Asso'ciate, v. a. to iwite, to join with Asso'ciatc,.«.a partner, companion,or sharer Associa'tion, s. an entering into an agree- ment with others, in order to perform some act ; a confederacy, a partnership Asso'rt, i". a. to range in order, to class Asso'rtmentj.s. a quantity properly arranged Assot', V. a. to infatuate ; to besot Assua'ge, v, a. to soften, to ease, to pacify Assua'gement, s. what mitigates or softens Assua'ger, s. one who paciJies or appeases Assua'sive, a. softening, mitigating, mild Assub'jiigate, v. a. to subject to As'suetude, s. accustomance, custom Assu'me, v. a. to take, to claim, to arrogate Assu'ming, part. a. arrogant, haughty Assum'ption,,5.the taking any thing to one's self; the thing supposed ; a postulate Assum'ptive, a. that which is assumed Assu'rance, s. confidence ; certainty ; \rant of modesty; a contract; security; firmness Assu're, v. a. to assert positively, to secure As'terisk, s. a little star {*), signif)-ing, that some words or letters are wanting to complete the sentence, or serving as a re- ference to a note at the bottom or in the margin As'terism, s. a constellation of fixed stars Aster'n, ad. a sea terai, signifying behind As'thma, s. a disease of the lungs Asthmat'ic, Asthmat'ical, «. troubled with an asthma Aston'ish, v. a, to amaze, to confound Aston'ishment, s. amazement, surprise As'tragal, s. an ornament in architecture As'tral, a. relating to the stars, bright Astra/, ad. out of the right way, wrong Astric'tion, s, the act of contracting parts A&tri'de, ad. across, with legs open Astrin'ge, v. a. to draw together, to bind Astrin'gent,n. binding, tx)ntracting, bracing Astrog'raphy, s. the art of describing stars As'trolal>e, s. an instrument used to take the altitude of the sun or stars, at sea A strol'oger, s, one who pretends to foretcl events by the aspects, &c. of the stars Astrd'ogy, 6-.the science of foretelling e\'ents by the stars, planets, &c. Astronom'ical, a. belonging to astronomy Aftron'omy, s. a. science that ttaches the knowledge of the heavenly boiiies, tb.tir magnitudes, motions, dislanccs, Uc As'tro-theol'og}', .«• di\-inity formed on the obsen-ation ol the celestial bodies Asun'der, nd. separately, in two parts As>-^um, s. a refuge, a place of protection A'iheism, s. the disbelief of a God A'theist, *. one who disbelieves the exist- ence of a God Athei/tical, a. belonging to atheism, im- pious Athir'st, ad. dr\-, thirsty, in want of drink Athlet'ic, a. strong, lusty, bony, \igorous Athwa'rt, ad. across, through ; wrong Atlan'tes, «. in cu-chitectuj-e, the figures of men or beasts supporting an edifice At'las, *. a collection of maps ; a rich kind of silk or stuff; a mountain in Africa At'mosphere, *. the air that encompasses the solid earth on all sides A t'om , At'omy , «. an extreme small particle Atom'ical, a, consisting of atoms, minute At'omist, s. one who maintains the doctrine of the atomical philosophy Ato'ne, t'. to agree, to satisfy, to answer for, to appease, to expiate Ato'nement, s. agreement, concord, expia- tion Atrabila'rian,Atrabila'rious, a. melancholy Atramen'tal, Atramen'tous, a, inky, black Atro'cious, a. wicked, enonnous, heinous Atro'ciously, ad. very wickedly, heinously Atroc'ity, s. horrible wickedness At'rophy,s. a disease in which what is taken for food cannot act as nourishment Attach', V. a. to seize or lay hold on ; to win or gam over ; to fix one's interest Attach'ment, x. adherence, fidelity, regard Attack', 5. an assault on an enemy, an onset Attack', V. a. to assault, to encoimter, to impugn in any manner Attai'n, v. to gain, to overtake, to arrive at Attai'nable, a. that which may be attained Attai'nder, s. the act of attainting in law ; taint, soil, disgrace Attai'nment, s. an acquisition, a quality Attai'nt, v, a. to dishonour, to corrupt Attem'per, Attem'pei-aie, v. a. to mingle, to soften, to refp.ilate, to proportion Attem'pt, V. a. to try, to endeavour, to es- say Atten'd, v. to wait for, or give attendance to ; to regard with attention ; to accom- pany Atten'dance,5.the act of waiting on another Atten'dant, s. one who attends another — a. accompanying as consequential Atten'tion, s. the act of attending, close application of the mind to any thing Atteu'ti\-e, a. heedful, regardful, intent Atten'uant, a. making thin or slender Atten'uate, v. a. to make slender, to dilute Attes't, V, a. to bear witness of, to ini'oke Attesta'tion,.v.testunony[, witness, evidence At' tic, a. fine, elegant, just, ele\atcd Aiti'rc, s. clothes, dress, habits; a stag s horns Atti're, v. a. to dress, to liabit, to array At'titudc, s. posture, gesture, .iction Attor'ney, s. ojie who is deputed to act and AUG 17 A W A be responsible for another, particularly in affairs of la \v Attrai/t, V. a. to allure, draw to, to entice Attrac'tion, s. the power of drawing Atlrac'tivc, a. in\itinpr, alluring, enticinq; Attributable, a. that which may be ascrib- ed or imputed At'tribute, s. a quality inherent in a per- son or thing, as we say, omniscience, omnipresence, arc attributes of God Attrib'ute, I', a. to impute or ascribe to Attrib'uiive, s. the thing attributed Attrit'ion, *. the act of wearing tilings by rubbing one against another ; slight grief for sin ; the lowest degree of repentance Attu'ne, V, a. to tune, to make musical Avail, t". a. to profit, to promote, to assist Avai'lable,i. nix)fitable,advantageous,valid Avun't-ffuara, *. the van or front of an army A\-'arioe, *. covetousness, niggardliness Avaric'ious, a, covetous, greedy, mean Avas't, ad. hold, stop, stay, enough Avau'nt,t?if«-.?.begone ; word of abhorrence Au'burn, «. brown, of a fine tan colour Au'ction,.*. a public saleofgoodsby bidding Auctionce'r, s. the manager of an auction Aucujva'tion, s. the act of bird-catching- Auda cious, a. impudent, daring, bold, saucy Auda'ciousncss, Audac'ity, s. boldness, im- pudence, s|)irit, rashness Au'dible, a. that may be distinctly heard Au'dience, s. an assemblage of persons to hear any thing ; the reception of, or grantin.g a hearing to a jjerson ; an in- ter\-iew Au'dit, .9. a final account — i'. to take a final account, to examine, to scrutinize Au'ditors of flic- Krchequcr, s. officers who settle the Exchequer accounts Au'ditory, s. an assembly of hearers; a place where lectures. Sec. are heard Aven'ge, v. a. to revenge, to punish A\-'enue, *. an entrance to a place ; an alley or walk of trees leading to a house Aver', V. a. to affirm, to assert, to declare A\-'erage, *. the mean or medium of any given quantities ; in commerce, a duty paid by merchants Aver'ment, s. establishment by e\-idence Aver'nat, s. a sort of grape Aver'se, a. contniry to, not favourable to Aver'sion, s. hatred, dislike, antipathy Aver't, V. a. to turn aside, to keep oF Au'gcr, s. a carpenter's tool to borj holes with Aught, prrm. any thing Aiigmen't, v. u. to increase, to add, to en- large Augmenta'tinn, .«. the act of increasing Augmen'taiivc, it. lia\ing the quality of augmenting Au'gur, s. a somhsayer or dinner — v. to guess, to conjecture by signs Au'gur>', .1. the foretelling events to come by the flight, feeding, &c. of birds Augus't, 'I. noble, grand, magnificent, holy Au'gust,.?. the eighth month in tlie ycai A'\-iary, .?. a place inclosed to keep birds A\id'ity, s. greediness, eagerness, anxious- ness Auk, *. a soa-bird Au'lic, a. belonging to a court, royal Auln, *. a Frencli measure containing 48 gallons ; likewise in length an ell Aunt, s. a fathei-'s or mother's sister A\''ocale, v, a. to call away, to call from Avoca'tion, s. the act of cUling off or aside Avoi'd, V. to shun, to escape, to retire Avoirdupoi's, x. a weight most commonlv in use,containing 16 ounces to t.ie pound Avola'tion, *. the act of flying away Avou'ch, v. a. to assert, to affirm, to jus- tify—.?, declaration^ evidence Avow', V. a. to declare, to assert, to profess Avow'al, s. a positive or open declaration Aure'lia, 5. a term used for the first change of a maggot before it becomes a fly ; chry- salis Au'ricle, s.the external ear; two appendages of the heart, covering its two ventricles Aurie'ula, s. a \ery beautiful flower Auric'iilar, a. uithin hearing, told in secret Auriferous, a. ha\ing or producing gold Auro'ra, *. poetically, the morning; an herb Auro'ra Borea'lis, s. a luminous meteor, frequently visible in the northern hemi- sphere, generally called northern light» A u spice, s. an omen ; protection, influence Auspic'ious,a.prosperous, fortunate, happy Auste'rc, a. seveie, rigid, harsh, stern Auster'ity, .1. severity, cruelty ; mortified life, sourness of temper, harsh discipline Au'stral, a. tending to the south, southern Authen'tic, n. genuine, original, provable Authen'ticate, t*. a. to establish by proof Authentic'ity, s. authority, genuineness Au'thor, a. the first beginner of a thir.g ; the writer of a book, opposed to a com- piler Author'itative,'?. having authority, positive Authortty, s. legal power, influence, rule Au'thorize, v.n. to give authority, tojustify Autog'raphy, s. an original writing Autom'aton, s. a machine which possessM the power of motimi without any a>n- tinued assistance, as a clock, watch, &c. Autom'atous, a. having the power of mo- tion in itself Au'topsy, s. ocular demonstration Autop'tlcal, a. perceived by one's own eyes Au'tumn, s. the third season of the year Autum'nal, a. belonging to autumn Avurs!on,«.pullingone thing from ani^her Auxiliary, a. helping, aiding, assisting Auxil'iaries, s. troops callai upon, in vtithc of a treaty, to assist another nation, iic Awai't, v.u. toexpect, to wait for, toattend Awa'ke, v. to rouse from sleep, to put into new action — <.'. not sleeping, witlioul sleep A wa'ni, v. to adj udge, to determine, to give Awa'rd, s. a sentence, a determination Awa'rc, a. vigilant, attentive, cautious B 2 BAG IS B A A u'ay', « AA', V. n. to bleat or cry like a sheep -*-' Ba'al, A. a Canaanitish idol IJab'ble, v. n. to talk idly, to tell secrets Bab'bler, s. an idle talkative person, a prattler nabe, Ba'by, s. a young child of either sex Ija'bcl, s. disorder ; iiTcgular mixture Haboo'n, s. a large species of monkey liac'cated, a. beset with pearls ; having berries Bacchanalian, s. a drunken riotous person Bac'chanals, .?. drunken riots or revels Bach'elor, s. an unmarried man ; one who takes his first degree at the university ; a knight of the lowest order Back, s. the hinder part of a thing Back, t'. a. to mount a horse ; to second, to justify, to strengthen, to maintain Back bite, v. a, to censure an absent pers<5n Back'biter, s. one who slanders secretly Bdck'edfpart. seconded, supported; mount- ed Backgam'mon, s. a game with dice and tables Backsli'der, s. an apostate Back'stays, s, ropes which keep the masts from pitching forH'urd Rack'sword, *. a sword with one sharp edge fJack'ward, a. unwilling, dull, sluggish Hack'wardly, nd. unwillingly, sluggishly Ba'con, s, the flesh of an hog, salted and dried Bae, *. an ir.strament to shew the weight of the atmospht-it; Dar'ra^;an, s. a strong thick kind of came- lot Har'nick, s. a building to .j-.i irtcr soMiers in B A S 20 B E A liTyrator, s. an encoarager of lawsuits ; a wmngler Ba/ratrj', s. foul practice in law ; a fraud commit l«I by seamen on merchants' Kiwds Ba/rel, x. a round wooden vessel ; the hol- low tube of a pin ; a cylinder Bar'ren, o. unfruitful, not prolific, steril, unmeaning, unin\entive, dull Barrenness, 5. sterility, want of invention Harrica'de, v. a. to secure a place, to fortify lian-ica'dc, iJarrica'do, s. a fortUication, an obstruction, a bar to prevent admit- tance Hairier, s. a boundary, a defence, a bar to mark the li:mts of a place Bai^rister, *. a pleader at the bar, an ad- %-ocate Bar'row, s. a small hand carriage to convey fruit, licrhs, &c. a small mount of earth under which bodies wexc anciently de- posited ; a hog Ba'rter, v. n. to give any thing in exchange Ba'rter, s. the act or practice of trafficking BasaTtes, «. a kind of stone like iron Basa'itic, a. relating to Uasaltes Base, s. the foundation of any thing ; a rustic play ; the pedestal of a statue Base, a. vile, mean, low ; metal below the standard ; in music, deep, grave Ba'seless, a. without foundation Ba'seness, .«. v-ileness, meanness ; bastardy Basliaw', s. a governor or \iceroy under the ffrand se!g:nor ; a proud imperious per- stin Bash'ffcl,a. timid, modest, coy, shamefaced Uas'il, s. the name of a plant ; the edge of a joiner's tool ; a kind of leather Bas'i), V. a. to grind the edge of a tool Basil'icon, s. a kind of ointment Bas'ilisk, s. a kind of serpent, a cockatrice said to kill by looking ; a piece of ord- nance Ua'sin, Ba'son, s. a small vessel to hold wa- ter ; a dock where sliips may float in safety ; a small pond Ba'sLS, s. the foundation of any thing ; the lowest of the three principal parts of a column, which are ihtbuMs, shaft, and capital ; the foot, tlie pedestal B;isk, t>. to lie in the heat of the sun or fire Bas'ket, s. a vessel made of twigs or rushes Bass, s. a mat used to kneel on in churches — a. in music, grave, deep Bas'set, *. a certain game at cards B.'uiS(X)'n, X. a musical wind instrument Bass-relie'f, or Bas'so-relic'vo.s. raised work Bas'tard, s. a child born out of wedlock Bas'tardize, i'. to declare a child illegiti- mate ; to t>cget a bastard Baste, V. a. to beat with a stick ; to pour butter on me;it whilst roiisiing ; to sew in a slight manner Basr'tile,*. formerly a state prison in France ; it is now destroyeY//<,5. salt made from sea- water expos- ed to the sun, so named from its colour Bay'-?ree, s. the female laurel Ba/onet, s. a dagger fixed to a musket Bays, s. an honorary crown or garland Baza'r, s. a constant market Bdel'lium, .-e ; a beautiful person Becafi'co, s. a small bird, the fig-eater Becau'se, conj. on this account that, for this reason that Becalm, v. a. to still, to quiet the mind Beca'me, the preterite of become Beck, s. a sign with the hand or head, a nod Beck'on, v. n. to make a sign with the hand Becom'e, v. to be fit, to !« suitable to the person ; to enter into some state Becom'ing, a. graceful, pleasing, elegant Bccom'ingncss, *. elegant congruity Bed, s. a place to sleep on ; a dinsion in a garden in which seeds are so«ti ; the channel of a river ; a layer, a stratum Bedab'ble, t'. a. to besprinkle, to wet Bedag'gle,Bcdrag'gle,t'.«.to tmilin thedirt Betiaw'b, v. a. to dawb, to besmear Bed'ding,*. the materials belonging to a bed Bedeck', v.a. to deck, to adorn, to embellish Bedew', i*. a. to moisten gently as with dew Be'dc-/«(M*e, *. an hospiUil or alms-house Bed'lam, *. an hospital for lunatics Bttl'landte, s. a matlman, a noisy person Bed'rid, n. confined to the bed by violent sickness or extreme old age Red'slead, .?. the frame which supports a bed Bee, s. an insect which produces honey ; an industrious careful person Beech, s. the name of a large tree Bec'chen, a. consisting of the wood of beech Beef, s. the flesh of an ox, bull, or cow iiee'f-cater, s. a yeoman of the guard Beer, s. a liquor made of malt and hops Beet, s. the name of a garden plant Bec'tle, *. an insect ; a large heavy mallet Bee\-es, s. black cattle, oxen Befa'l, V. n. to happen, to come to pass Befit', V. a. to be suitable to, to become Bcfo'i-e, prep, further onward, not behind ; in the presence of; prior to, sooner Befo'reliand, ad. in a state of anticipation, prex-iously, at first Befou'l, V. a. to soil, to dirty, to make foul Befrien'd, i'. a. to favour, to be kind to Beg, V. to ask alms, to entreat, to petition Beget', t'. a. to generate, to produce Beg'gar, s. one who lives by begging Beg'garly, a. in want, stingy — ad. meanly Bcg'gary, s. great want, indigence, poverty Begin', V. to enter upon, to commence Begin'ning, s. the first original or cause, the first part, the rudiments or first grounds Begii^d, V. a. to gird, bind round, shut uj» Begon'e, interj. get away ! go hence ! Begot', Begot'ten, part. pass, of bep;et Bcgri'me, v. a. to soil, to dirty uith soot Begui'le, v. a. to cheat, to impose on, to amuse, to deceive pleasingly, to evade Begun', part. pass, of begm Hcha'lf, s. favour, support, \andication IJeha've, v.n. to demean, to act, to conduct Beha'viour, s. conduct, course of life Behead', v. a. to kill by cutting off the bead Behel'd, part. pn„ss. of behold 15ehe'moth,«.the river horse ; hippopotamus Bches't, s. a command, order, prcix;pt Behi'nd, prep, at the back of another, fol- lo\ring another, I'emaining after an- other's departure ; inferior to another I^hi'ndhand, rep.fartlier onward than, remote from, on the farther side of, above Be/el, Bez'il, x. tliat part of a ring iii which the diamond or stone is fixed Be'zoar, s. a medicinal stone from the E<'ist Bezoa'rdic. a. compounded with bezoar Bian'gulousjrt, haxing two comers or angles Bi'as, s. inclination, bent ; a weight lodgeti ' on one side of a bowl ; propension i'as, V. a. to prepossess, to incline partially ib, X. a piece uf linen to pin before a child Biba'cious, n. much addicted to drinking Bib'ber, s. a tippler, a toper, a sot Bi'ble, X, the sacred volume in which are contained the revelations of God Biblical, a. relating to the bible or di\-inity Bib'ulous, a. spungy, that drinks moisture Bice, X. a blue colour used in painting Bick'er, v. n. to skirmish, to wrangle Bid, V. to command ; to offer a price Bid'den, part, invited, commanded B I R 23 b L A Bul'der, s. one who offers or proposes a price Biil'ding, .T. a coiniruinci, onicr, chai-ge IJide, V. to dwell, to eotitinue, to endure Bideii'tal, It. ha\-ing two teeth Bi'diiig, V. an abode, residence, stop, stay Bicn'nial, a. continuing for two years Bier, .v. a frame used for c;irr>'iiig the f'.tad Bie'siings, f. tlic first milk after cahing Bifa'rious, a. twofold, double ; doubtful Bircrous, a, bearing fruit twice a year Bif'id, Bif'idated, «. opening with a cleft Big. a. large, great, swoln, pregnant Big'^amy, s. having t\vo wi\'es at once Big'gin, 8. a kind of cap for a child Big'ot, «. a zealot, one devoted to a party Biij'otr)', *. blind zeal, superstition Bil'ander, *. a small vessel, broad and flat, used for the carricige of gocxls Bil'l)erries, g. small purple-coloured berries Bil'boes, *. a sort of stocks on board a ship Bile, s. a tliick bitter liquor collected in the {,'all bladder ; a iiainful swelling Bilge, *. tlic breadth of a ship's bottom — «;. n. to spring a leak Bil'lingsgate, s. foul language, ribaldry Bil'ious, a. f idl of bile, choleric Bilk, v.a. to cheat, to over-reach , to defraud Bill, *. the beak of a bird ; a kind of hat- chet ; an account of money ; an act of parliament; an atlvcrtiscment Bill v/e^dianf(e, s. a note which authorises the bearer to demand a sum of money at a certain place Bill ofimrceU, s. an account delivered by the seller to the buyer of goods Bill, V. to caress ; to kiss as doves ; to publish Bil'let, ». a sniall log of wood ; a note, a letter ; a small paper Bil'let, r. a, to quarter soldiers Bil'let-orn BiKthwort, v. the name of a plant Bis'cuit, «. a kind of hard flat bread, &c. Bisec't, V. a. to divide into two equal parts Bish'op.^.oneof the head onlcr of the clergy who has the charge of a diocese ; a liquoi composed of oranges, wine, sugar, ice. Bish'opric, s. the diocese of a bishop Bis'muth,*. a hard, white, brittle mineral Bissex'tile, *. leap year ; every fourth year Bis'son, a. blind, deprived of sight Bis-'toury, *. a chirurgical incision knife Risul'cous, a. cloven-tooted Bit, «. the iron mouth-piccc of a bridi? : a small piece of any thing ; a Spanish silver coin, value seven-pence half-penny Bite, s. the act of a fish that takes the bait ; a cheat, trick ; a sharper ; seizure by the teeth Bite, V. a. to separate or pierce with tlie teeth ; to cut ; to wound ; to cheat; to trick Bit'tacle, s. a fmme of timber in the steer- age, where the compass is placed Bit'ter, a. of a hot, acrid, and biting taste; sharp, cruel, severe, keen, satirical Bit'tcrn, *. a biid of the heron kind Bit'terness, n. a bitter taste ; malice ; grief Bitu'men, s. a fat unctuous matter Bitu'minous, a. compounded of bitumen Bi' valve, Bival'vular, a. having two valves or shutters, used of those fiili that have two shells Biv'ouac, V. ru to continue under arms all night Biz'antine, s. a piece of gold, valued at 15/. which the king oifereth on high festivals Blab, I', to tell a secret, to tattle, to tell tales Blab'ber, v. n. to whistle to a horse ; to flat- ter, to fib, to tell tales Black, a. dark, cloudy, mournful, wicked Black, .?.a negro ; thedaik cok.ur ; mourning Black'amoor, s. a man by nature of a black complexion ; a negro Black'bird, *. the name of a bird Black'-cart/e, *. oxen, bulls, and cows Hlack'cock, *•. the heath-cock Black'en, i'. a. to make black ; to defame Bicick'guard, s, a. dirty fellow, a scoundrel Black'rod, *. the usher belonguig to the Or- der of the Garter ; he is usher of parlia- ment Black'smith, s. a smith who works in iron Blad'der, *. urinary vessel ; a bag ; a pustule Blade, *. the spire of grass before it seeds ; the green shoots of com ; the sharn or cut- ting part of an instrument ; a gay man Blain, *. a pustule, an ulcer, a bile, a blister Blame, *. imputation of a fault, offence Blame, v. u, to censure, to reproach Bla'mable, a. deserving censure, guUty Bla'mableness, «. fault ; culpableness Bla'meless, a. innocent, guiltless, upright Blanch, v. to whiien ; to pev-l almonds ; to eva. clothing for horses Bog,'.T. a marsh, a fen, a morass, a swamp Boggle, r. H. to start, to hesitate, to wa\er Bofr'gler, s. a doubter, a timorous man Bohca', .?. a tea more astringent than green Boil, !•. to be agitated by heat ; to dress Boned, part, dressed in boiling water Boiler, .». a vessel for boiling water, &c. Boi'sternis, a. loud, furious, stormy Boi'sierously, ad. \iolentlyj very loudly Boid.a. daring, impudent, licentious, stout Bo'lden, I'. a.\o make bold or confident Boldly, ad. in a bold manner, bravely Boldness,.?, courage, impudence,confidence Bole, *. earth ; a com measure of six bushels Boll, «. round staik or stem ; a bowl Boll, V. n. to rise in a stalk ; to swell out Ife/lster, X. a large pillow ; a long cushion Ifc/lster, v.n.Xo support ; to pad ; to compress Bolt, s. the bar of a door ; an arrow Bolt, I', to fasten ; to sift ; to spring out Bolter, .?. a sie\-e to separate meal from bran BoHus, .9. a large pill ; a kind of earth Bomb, s. a globe of iron containing combu s- tibles, &c. to be discharged from a mortar Bom'hard, .v. a great gun ; a barrel for wine Bomba'rd, i;. a. to attack with bombs Bombardie'r, 3. a bomb engineer Bomba'rtlment, *. an attai.-k with bombs Bombasi'n, «. a slight black silken stuff Bombrus't, a. high sounding — g. fustian Bombas'tic, a. high-sounding ; ranting Boinbula'tion, s. a ^eat sound, a hum Bomliketch, n. a ship for bombs IJona'sus, ,i, to drink to excess liou'sy, rt. mu(i(lled with liquor, diiink Uout. s. a trial, an essay, an attempt Uouta'df, s. a whim ; a start of fancy Bou'tefcu, 5. an incendiarj' ; a disturber Bow, s. an inclination of the body in token of respect ; an instrument to shoot ar- rows ; a knot made with a ribbon Bow, t'. to bend, to stoop, to crush Bow'ellcss, n. cruel, unfeeling, merciless Bow'els, A the intestinal parts of the body ; compjission, tenderness Bow'cr, 5. an arbour in a garden ; an anchor Ik)u-'ery, a. shady, retireri, c-ool Bowl, 5. the hollow of a cup or glass ; a ves- sel to make punch in ; a wooden ball Bowl, I', to play at bowls; to roll, trundle Bort-'legged, a. ha\'ing crooked legs Bow'ler, s. one who bowls, or plays at bowls Bowline, s. the name of a ship's rope Kow'Wng-s^reen, s. a le\-el green for bowlers Bow'man, s. an archer ; shooter with bo«'s Bou-'sprit, s. the mast that projects in a sloping direction from a ship's head Bou-'string, *. the string used for a bow Bow'yer, s. an archer ; a maker of bows Box, «. a case made of wood ; a blow Box, V. a. to strike ; to pack in a box Box'er, s. one who fights with the list Boy, s. a male child, a youth Bo/ish, fl. childish, simple, like a boy Boy'jshness, Itoj-'ism, s. childishness, play Brdb'ble, s. a clamc)ur, a broil — i: to contest Brace, s. a bandage ; tightness ; pair ; a line Brace, t*. a. to bind, to tighten, to strain up Bra'ced, part. marts of di\erse fruits, as pears and plums Bran'chless, a. without shoots or boughs Bran'chy, a. full of branches, spreading Brand, v. a. to mark with a brand, to burn Brand, s. a mark of infamy ; a lighted stick Bran'ded, purt. burnt with iron ; disgi-aced Bran'dish,i'.o. to wave, to shake, to flourish Bran'dling, s. a small worm ; the dew worm Bran'dy, s. a strong distilled liquor Bran'gle, s. a quarrel, a dispute, a «Tangle Bi-ank, s. a sort of grain called buck wheat Bnui'ny, a. consisting of bran ; dry ; foul Bni'sier, s. one who works in breiss _ Hrasil, s. an American wood for dpng red Bi-ass, s. a yellow metal made by mixing copper and lapis calaminaris ; impudence Brass^', a. hard as brass; made of brass; bold Brat, s. a child, by way of contempt Bra^-a'do, s. a boaist, a brag, a threat Bra\'e, a. courageous, gallant, noble Brave, v. a. to challenge, to defy, to hector Bi-a'vely, «a. gallantly, nobly ; generously Bra'very, s. courage, magnanimity, show Bra'vo, *. one who murders for hire Brawl, V. n. to quarrel, to spcik loudly Braw'ler,*.a wrangler,a quairelsome person Brawn, s. the hard flesh of a boar Braw'niness, .s. strength, haniincss, robust- ness Braw'ny, a. fleshy, strong, muscular Hray, s'. the noise of an ass, haj-sh cry Bray, t;. to bruise or pound in a mortar ; fn bray like an eiss, to make a harsh r.oise Bray^er, s. one that brays like an ass ; with printers, an instrument to stir up ink Braze, v. a. to solder wth biass Bra'zen, a. made of brass ; bold, daring Bra'zenface, *. a bold, impudent j.erson Bra'zenness, s. appearing like brass, im- pudence Breach, s. an opening, a gap ; a quaiTc! ! 'read,.?, food made of ground com ; suppor * Bread'com, s. com of which bread is made Breadth, s. the measure from side to side Break, v. to part or burst by violence ; to tame; to train to olwdience ; to become bankrupt ; to fall out ; to discard from office Break, s. an opening, a breach, a failure Brea'kere, .9. wa\es which break x-iolently over points of sunk rocks or sand banks' Brea'kfast, s. the first meal — v. n. to cat Bream, s. the name of a fish — v, to burn filth from a ship's bottom Breast, s. that pan of the body which con- tains the heart and lungs ; the bosom ; the conscience ; the heart Breas't-/e,v.a reward given to p€r\ert judgment Bribe, f. a. lo gam by gifts ; to hire Bri'l)er>', g. the act or cruiie of bribing ; hiro Brick, s. a piece of burnt clay ; a small loaf Brick'bai, .1. a broken piece of a brick Bnck'dus^t,«.dust made by pounding bricks Brick'kil'n,*. a place where bricks are burnt Brick'laycr, ». a brick mason Brick 'le, a. brittle, frail, apt to break Bri'dal, a. relating to marriage, nuptial Bride, s. a newly-married woman Bri'de-ca/fe,.».cake distributed at a wedding Bri'dcgrooni, s. a newly-married man Bri'deniai'i, .«. a woman who attends the bride at the marriage ceremony Bri'dewe.l, A. a liouse of correction Bridge, .». a building over water, for the con- venience of passing ; the upper part of the nose ; sujiporter of the strings m a violin Bri'dlc, *. the head reins of a horse, a check Bri'dic, t'. to restrain, to guide, to check Bri'dle-/i£//K/, s. the hand which holds the bridle Brief, *. an epitome ; short extract ; letters patent for charitable collections — a. short Bne'fness, *. conciseness, shortness Brie'rty, nrf. concisely, shortly, in few words Bri'er, s. a prickly bush, a species of rose tree Bri'erv, a. full of briers^ rough, )>rickly _ I de, «. a piuty or di\Tsion of ; Brigndie'r-zn-enera/, *. an officer next in Briga' soldiers rank lo a major-general Brig'and, *. a thief, freebooter, plunderer Brig'aiul.igc, s. Ihefl, plunder Brig'andiiie, Urig'aniine, s. a small light ^ evel ; a coat of mail Bright, a. shining, clear; witty ; famous Bri ghtcn, I', to polish, to make bright Bri'ghtness, *. acuteness, wit; bright state Brigo'se, a, quarrelsome, contentious Brigue, *. strife, quarrel — v. to canvass, '-.o solicit Bril'liancy, ^- lustre ^^lendour Briniaat, a. sparkling—*, a fine diamond Brim, 8. the edge ; lip ; bank of a fountiiin Brim'ful, a. full to the top Brim'less, a. without an edge or brim Brim'mer, s. a glass full to the brim Brim'slone, s. a yellow mineral ; sulphur Brin'ded, or j!rin'dled, a. streaked, spotteeat, i'. a. to bear down, to humble to depress with stern looks or angry words I>ro\^•'less, a. witliout shame ; frontless linnvn, s. the name of a colour Ui-ow'nie, s. a harmless spirit supposed to haunt old houses in Scotland Brow'nish, a. inclining to bromi, reddish Jlrow'sick, a. dejected, melancholy Hrownstud'y,.?. deep metlitation or thought Urowse, *•. underwood ; sprouts of trees JJrowse, I', n. to ft>cd on browse, to feed Bruise, v. a. to hurt \vith blows, to crush Bruise, s. a hurt from a blow, a spot Brui'sing, s. tlie art of boxing ; a crushing Bruit, s. a report, a noist — v. to noise about Bru'mal, a. cold, belonging to winter Brunct'te, s. a brown complexioned woman Brunt, s, a shock, an onset, \iolence Brush,s.an instrument for sweeping;attack Brush, f. to rub «ith abrusli, to skim lightly Brusli'wood, s. rough shrubby thickets Brusk, a. unci\il, harsh, rude Bru'tal.ff.savage, cruel, inhuman, churiisfi Brutal'ity, s. savageness, inhiunanity Bru'talize, v. to make sa\age or brutal Bru'tally, ad. churlishly, inhumanly Brute, 8. a creature without reason Brute, a. senseless, savage, fierce, ^vild Bru'tish, a, resembling a beast ; unpolite Bry'ony, s. the name of a plant Bub,«. strong malt liquor, any strong liquor — V. to throw out in bubbles Bub'ble,*. a water bladder ; a cheat ; a cully Buc'caniers, *. pirates in America Buck, s. water to wash clothes ; the male of rabbits, deer, &c. Buck'bean, s. a plant ; a sort of trefoil Buck'et, *. a vessel to draw up water in Buc'kle, s. a fastening— i-. to fasten with a buckle ; to condescend ; to engage Buckner,*. a shield — v.a. to defend, support Buck'ram, s. cloth stiffened with gum Buck'skin, s. leather made of bucks* skin Buck'thorn, s. a thorn i prickly bush Bucol'ics, s. pastoral songs, rural dialogues Bud, s. the first fruit of a plant, a germ Bud, V. to put forth buds ; inoculate ; graft Budge, V. n. to stir, to go, to move off Bud get, s. a bag, a pouch, store ; proposal Buff, s. leather made of a buffalo's skin ; colour resembling yellow ; a military coat Buff, liuffet, V. a. to box, to lieat, to strike Burfalo, *. a kind of wild buU Buffet', 8. a kind of cupboard to hold diina Buffet, Buffeting, .«. a blow ; a stroke Uuffoo'n, s. an arch fellow, a lo^v jester Buffoo'nerv, s. low jests, mimickry i?ug, s. a disaareeable insect bred in beds Bu^''bear, s. a frightful object ; a false terror Bu'gle, s. a small bead of glass, a plant Bii'glehoni, a. a hunting horn Build, V. to raise a building; to depend on Buii'der, *. one who builds houses Bull'ding, 8. an edifice or fabric built Bulb, s. a round root, such as tulips, &c. Bul'bous, a. ha\ing round heads, large Bulge, V. n. to let in water ; to jut out Bulimy, s. an enormous appetite Bulk, s. magnitude, size ; the main mass BulTihead, .*. a partition made in a ship Bul'kiness, s, greatness of stature or size Bul'kv, a. lusty, large, hea\-y, of great size Bull, '*. the male of black cattle ; an edict of the Pope ; a blunder ; a sign of the zodiac ; at the stock exchange, a cant name for one who nominally buys stock for which he does not pay, but receives or pays the amount of any alteration in the price agreed on ; he who nominEdly sells is called the Dear Bul'lace, 8. a wild sour plum Bul'lary, s. a collection of papistical bulls BuU'baiting, s. a fight of dogs with a bull Bull'dog, 8. a strong dog of great courage Bul'let, *•. a round ball of lead or iron Bulletin, s. an oflBcitd account of public news Bull'head, *. a hea\-y stupid fellow ; a fish Bul'lion, s. gold or silver in the mass Hullit'ion, s. the act or state of boiling Bull'ock, .*. a young bull or steer Bull'y, 8. a very noisy quarrelsome person BuU'y, «'. to hector, to swagger, to be noisy Bul'rush, s. a large rush growing by rivers Bul'wark, 8. a fortification, a defence Biun, v. n. to make a noise Bumbai'liff, s, a bailiff of the lowest kind Bum'boat, s. a small boat in which fruit, &C. are carried on shipboard for sale Bump, s. a swelling, a blow, a thump Bum per, *. a glass full of liquor to the brim Bvun'pkin, s. a clown, a lout, a rustic Bunch, 8. a cluster, knot, hard lump Bun'chy, a. growing ifi or fuU of bunches Bun'dle, s. parcel of things bound together Bun'dle, v. a. to tie up, to put up together Bung, s. a stopper for a barrel Bun'gle, I', to perform any thing clumsily Bun'gled, part. done in aclumsy manner Bun'gler, s. a clumsy, awkward'workman Bunn, 8. a small kind of light cake Bun'ter, s. a mean, dirty, \Tilgar woman Bun'ting, .*. a thin linen cloth ; a bird Buoy, 8. a large body of wood or cork fast- tened %vith a rope to an anchor to tlisco- ver where it lies, or to niark shoals, sunk rocks, &c. Buoy, V. to keep afloat, uphold, support Buoj^ancy, s. the quality of floating Buoy'ant, a. that which will not sink ; light Buoy'ed,part.keptfrom sinking, supported Bur, s. the prickly head of the burdock Hur'bot, 8. a fish full of pricldcs Bii/den, s. a load ; birth ; uneasiness BUS 29 B Y \Y Bur'den, v. a. to load, incumber, oppress Buydensome, a. grievous, hea\->', severe Bur'dock, .?. a broad-iea\-ed prickly plant Bureau', .?, a set of drawers with a desk Bur'gage, «. a tenure proper to cities and towns conferring the pri\ileges of a bur- gess Buncamot', *. a species of a pear ; a perfume Bur'ganct, s. an ancient kind of helmet BuKgeois, *. a citizen ; a sort of printing letter Bur'gess, «. a citizen, a representative Bureh, s. a borough town, a corporation Burgher, .?. a freeman ; one who has a right to vote, and possesses certain privileges Bur'glary, n. the crime of housebreaking by night,' or breaking in \rith intent to steal Bur'gomaster, s. a princifial citizen in Hol- land Biu'ial, s. the act of interring the dead Bu'rine, s. a tool fur engraving, a graver Burles'que, v. a. to ridicule, to lampoon Burles'que, s. ludicrous langiiage, a jest Burles'que, a. merrv, jocular, droll, laugh- able Burlet'ta, *. a ludicrous musical farce Bur^y, a. blustering, falsely great, swoln Burn", e. to consume by fire, to be inflamed Burn, s. a^iurt or wound caused by fire Bui^net, s. the name of a plant Hur'ning, s. state of inflammation Buj^nish, v. to poUsh, to make bright Uur'nisher, .?. an instrument used for burn- ishing ; a person that burnishes or po- lishes Burr, s. the lobe or lap of the ear Bur'rel, s, a sort of pear ; an insect ; a bee Bur'relshot, s. nails, &c. shot from a cannon Bur'niw, t: n. to make holes, to mine Bui-' row, .1. a corporate town ; a rabbit hole Bur'sar, .v. the treasurer of a college ; a stu- dent in Scotland having a small yearly allowance Bur.se,«.an exchange where merchants meet Bui-st, V. to break asunder, to fly open Burst, s. a sudden breaking, an eruption Bur'stncss, s. a rupture, a tumour Bur'stwort,.s. an herb good against ruptures BuKthen,*. see Burden' Burt, s. a flat tish of the turbot kind Bur'y, V. a. to put into a gra\e, to hide Bush, *. a thick shrub, a bough ; a fox-tail Bush'el, s. a dry measure containing four pecks Bush'y, a. thick, full of small branches, &c. Bus'ily, ud. with hun-y ; stry actively Bus'ijiess, 8. an emplo\-ment, trade, affair Busk, s. a piece of wlialebone, or steel, woni by women to keep down their stays Bus'kin, a. a kind of half boot, a high shoe worn by the ancient actors in tragedy Buss, s. a small vessel, a fishing-boat ; a kiss Jjusi, s. a half statue ; a funeral pile Bus'tard, .. a. to^^batter with cannon Cannonie'r, .9. one who manages cannon Canoe', s. an Indian boat Can'on, s. a rule, a law ; the book of holy scripture ; a dignitary in cathedrals Canon'ical, a. regular, ecclesiastical Canonlcally, ad. agreeably to the canons Canon'icals',.?. established dress of the clergy Can'onist, s, a doctor of canon la^v Canoniza'tion, .9. the act of making a saint Can'onry,C'an'onship, s. benefice of a canon Can'opy, .'^. a cloth of state spread over the head ; a tester— i-. a. to cover with a ca- nopy Cano'rous, a. musical, tuneful, loud Cant, s. obscure cf.iTupt ^^■ords ; wheedling Cant, V. to wh Ksile, to flatter ; to toss liinia'ta, s. an air ; a grave piece of music Cania'tion, s. the act of singing Cantcc'n, s. a vessel of tin in the form of a square bottle Can'ter, s. the gallop of an ambling horse ; a hypocrite Canthiir'ides, s. Spanish flies for blisters Can'thus, s. the corner of the eye Can'ticle, s. song of Solomon, pious song Can'tle, v. a. to cut into pieces or parts Can'tle, Can'tlet, s. a piece, a fragment C'an'to, s. part of a poem, section, division C'an'ton, s. the di\ision of a country ; a clan Can'ton, Can'tonize, v. a. to divide land Can'tonment, .9. the situation which sol- diers occupy when quartered in different parts of a town Can'tred, s. a hundred in Wales, a di\'ision Can'\-ass, *. a coarse stiff cloth ; a soliciting Can'vass, r. to sift, to examine, to debate, to solicit votes, to sue for honours Caii'zonet, s. a short song or air Cap, s. a co\'ering for the head, a re^'erence Cap, V. a. to co^er the top ; to puzzle Cap-a-pie', ad. from head to foot Capabirity,«.capacity,fitness,adequateness Ca pable, a. intelligent, equal to, qualified Capa'cious, a. vn&e, vast, extended Capa'ciousness, s. largeness, width, a space Capac'itatCji'.rt. to enable, qualify, make fit Capac'ity, s. ability, sense ; state, space Capar'ison, s. a superb dress for a horse Capar'ison, v. a. to dress pompously Cape, s. a headland ; the neck-piece to a coat C^a'per, *. a leap, a jump ; a berrv, a pickle Ca'per, v. n. to dance frolicsomeiy, to frisk Ca.'peT-lush,s. this plant grows in the south ^ of France ; the buds are pickled for eating V,a.'\>enng, part, skipping, jumping about Ca'pias, *. a writ of execution Capillai're, s, sirop of maidenhair Capillary, a, small, minute, like a hair Caj/ital, a. chief, principal, fine, criminal in the highest degree, desening death Cap'ital, s. a principal sum ; a large letter ; stock ; upper part of a pillar ; chief city Capita'tion, *. numeration of heads Cap^itol, s. a temple in Rome Capit'ular, ^9. a body of statutes ; member of a chapter Capit'ulate, i-. n. to yield by capitulation Capitula'tion, «. the surrendering a town Ca'pon, s. a castrated cock Capri'ce, s. a whim, fancy, humour Capricious, a. whimsical, fanciful, odd Cap'rieorn, s. a sign of the zodiac, the goat, the winter solstice, a fly Cap'stan, Cap'stem, s. an engine to draw up great weights, as anchors, &c. Cap'suJar, Cap'sulary, a. hollow as a chest Cap'sulate,Cap'sulat'ed, a. inclosed in a bos Cap'sule, .«. a cell in plants for the reception of seeds Cap'ta;n,5.the commander of a ship of M-ar, a troop of horse, or company of foot Capta'tion, s. the art of catching fa\oiir Cap'tivate, v. a. to subdue, to charm Cap'tive, s. one taken in war a sla\e C A II 32 CAS Capfu-'ity, .». sla\-ery, subjection, thrall C'ap'tjon," *. the act of taking any person Cap'tious, a. snarling, pccWsh, cross, surly Cap'tor, s. one \vho takes prizes or prisoners Cap'ture, s. a prize, the act of taking a prize — I', a. to take as a prize Capu'ched, a. co\ered over as with a hood Capuchi'n, «. a friar ; a woman's cloak Car, .«. a cart, a chariot ; Charles's wain Car'ack, s. a Spanish galleon, a large ship Car'at, s. a weight of four grains Caravan', s. a large carria^ ; a body of tra- velling merchants, or pilgrims Cara\-an'sary, s. a public building erected isu the con veniency of eastern tnucUers, wiere ihev may repose, &c. Car'a\-el,Ca/\el,.<.a light old fashioned ship Car'away, s. a plant producing warm seed use(i in medicine and confectionary Carbi'ne, Carabi'ne, .?. a small musket Carbinie'r, Carabinie'r, s. a light horseman Carbina'de, f. a. to cut or hack, and pre- pare meat for broiling or frnng Carbona'do, .?. meat cut across to be broiled on ihe coals Ca'rbuncle, s. a precious stone ; a red pimple Ca'nass, s. the dead botly of an animal ; a bomb Card, .s. a complimentary note ; a painted paper used for games ; the paper on which the points of the compass are marked ; an instrument \rith iron teeth Card. V. to comb wool ; to play at cards Ca'rdamom.Cardamo'mum, »-.'a medicinal seed Ca'rdiac.a.cordial, strengthening, cheering Ca'rdina), a. principal, chief, eminent Ca'rdinal, s. a dignitary of the Romish cliurch ; a woman's cloak Ca'rdinal-poi/ir,?,*. east, west, north, south Ca'rdinal-wrtMiw,.?. prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude Care, s, solicitude, anxiety, charge Care, v. n. to be affected with, to be anxious Caree'n, v. to calk, to stop leaks, be laid up Caree'r, s. a course, race, swift motion Ca'reful, a. full of concem,diiigent,anxious Ca'refulness, s. ^^gilance, great care Ca'reless, a. negligent, r.eedless, unniindful Ca'relessness, *. heedlessness, inattention Cares/, v. a. to fondle, to endear Ca'ret, s. a mark in writing thus (a) to de- note that something written above, or in the margin, is wanting to complete the sense Ca'rgo, *. a ship's lading, freight, great load Caricatu're, s. a ludicrous droll likeness Ca'ries, Carios'ity, s. rottenness of the bones Cla'rious, a. rotten, decayed, putriiied Cark, #. care, anxiety — v. n. to lie anxious Ca'rking, pdon, a link Ca'ter,r.n. to provide food, to lay in victuals Ca'ter, Ca'terer, s. a pro\-ider of \'ictua!s C'a'teress, s. a woman that provides fo(xl Cat'erpillar, s. an insect, a grub ; a plant Cat'erwaul, v. 7i. to cry like a cat Cates, s. cakes, dainties, viands, nice food Cat'gut, s. a kind of canvass ; fiddlestrings ('atha'rtic, u. purging, cleansing Cathe'dral, >. an episcopal or head church Cathe'dral, a. episcopal, antique, venerable Cath'eter, s. a sui^cal instrument Cath'olic, a. universal — s. a papist Cathollcon, s. a universal medicine Cat'kins, s. imperfect flowers hanging from trees like a roiJC Cat'ling, s. a surgeon's knife ; fiddlestrings Catop'trical, n. relating to reflected %'ision Cat'sup, s. a kind of pickle. See Catchup Cat'lle, s. beasts of pasture that are not wild Cavalca'de, *. a procession on horseback Cavalie'r, s. a partizan, knight, royalist Cavalie'r, n. gay, brave, haughty, proud Cavalie'rly, ad. haughtily, arrogantly Ca\''airy, s. horse troops, horse soldiers Cava'zion, s. hollowing of the earth for cel- larage Cau'dle, s, a mixture of gruel or ale with spice, sugar, &c. for women in childb«i Ca\-e, s. a den, a cell, hollow place Ca'veat, s. a law term to prevent further proceedings ; a caution ; admonitidh Cav'em, s. a cave, den, hollow place Ca\''emed, Ca\''emous, a. full of caverns Cav'csson, *. in horsemanship, a sort of noseband put into the nose of a horse Cauf, s. a chest \nth holes to keep fish in Cavia're, s. the spawn of sturgeon pickled Cav^'il, V. n, to raise objections, to TvTungle Cav'iller, s. a captious disputant Cav'lty, s. a hollow place, a cavern Cauk,.s.a coarse kmd of spar found in mines Caul, s. part of a woman s cap ; net work of a wig ; the integument enclosing the guts Caul'iflower, s. a sort of cabbage Cau'sal, a, relating to or imphing causes Cause, s. a reason, motive, party, source Cause, V. a. to eflect, to produce, to occasion Cau'seless.a. having no just reason; original Cau'sey, Cau'seway, s. a raised paved way Cau'stic, 8. a burning application Cau'telous, a. cautious, wily, cunning Cau'terize, v. a. to bum with irons ; to sear Cau'tery, s. an iron for burning ; a caustic Cau'tion, s. prudence, care, wjirning Cau'tion, v. a. to wani, give notice, tell Cau'tionary, a. given as a pledge or security Cau'tious, a. wary, watchful, prudent Cau'tiously, ad. in a prudent wary mannei Cau'tiousn'ess, s. vigilance, circumspection Caw, V. n. to cry as a rook or crow Cease, i'. to leave otf : to stop ; to fail ; to be extinct ; to put a stop to Cea'seless, a. never ceasing, perpetual Ce'cias, s. the north-east wind Cec'ity, s. blindness, loss or want of sight Ce'dar, s. a large evergreen tree Cede, V. a. to yield up, to surrender up Ceil, I', a. to overlay or cover the inner roof Cei'ling, s. the inner roof, the upper part Cel'ature, 8. the art of engraving Cel'ebrate, u. a. to praise, commenr' ; to dis- tinguisli by solenui rites Celebra'tion,.?. solemn remembrance; praise Cele'brious, a. famous, renowned, noted Ccleb'rity, s. fame, celebration, renown Ccler'ity, *. swiftness, velocity, haste, speed Cel'ery, s. the name of a salad herb Celes'tial, s. inhabitant of heaven — a. hea- venly Cel'ibacy, Cel'ibate, s. a single life Cell, s. a small close room ; cave, cavity Cel'iar, Cellarage, s. a room under ground wliere liquors or stores are deposited Cel'lular, a. made up of cavities, hollow C K S :u C II A Cel'tic, a. relating to tlie Celts or Gauls Ceiu'ent, *. that which unites ; mortar Cement', v. a. to join together, to solder Cem'ctery, s. a burial-place, a churchyard Cen'otaph, *. an empty or honorary tomb Ccn'ser, s. a perfuming or incense pan Cen'sor, s. a magistrate of Rome who had the power of correcting manners; one addicttxl to censuring others Censo'rian, a. belonging to a censor Censo'rious, a. addicted to censure, severe Cen'surable, fl. deseniiig censure, culpable Cen'siire, s. blame, reproach, judgment Cen'sure, i-. a. to blame, rc\ile, condemn Cent, s. an al)breviation of the Latin word centum, a hundred Cen'taur, s. a ]K)c;ical being, represented as halt man half horse ; a sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius ; a monster Cen'tenary, s. the number of a hviiidred Centen'nial, a. consisting of a hundred years CcntifoHious, a. having a hundred lea\-es Ccn'tipede, s. a poisonous insect with a con- siderable number of feet Cen'tn, s. a composition consisting of scraps and fragments from \-arious autliors Cen'tral, «. relating to the centre Cen'tre, *•. the middle, the chief place Ccn'tre, r. to place on a centre, to rest on Cen'tric, a. placed in the centre (..'entrif'ugal, a. flying from the centre C'entrip'etal, a. tending to the centre Cen'tuple, a. a hundred fold (.'entu'riate, v. a. to divide into hundreds (^enturia'tor, y. a name applied to historians who distinguish time by centuries Centu'rion,*. a Roman military officer who commanded a hundred men' Ccn'tury, *. a hundred years Cephal'ic, a. any thing metiicinal for the head Ceras'tes, s. a horned serpent Ce'rate, s. a s;ilve m;uie of wax Cere, V. a. to cover or smear over with wax Ce'recloth, Ce'rement, s. cloth dipped in melted wax in wliich dead bodies were wrappd Ccrenio nial, Ceremo'nious, a. formal Cei^emony, s. outward rite ; external form in reUgion ; forms of civility Cer'tain, a. sure, resoh-ed, unfailing ; some Cer'tainly, ud. indubitably, without fail Cer'tainty, Cer'titude, *. a' lulness of assur- ^ ance, exemption from doubt (Certificate, s. a testimony in H-riting Cer'tify, v. a. to give certain information Certiora'ri, *. a writ issued from the court of Chancer)' to call up the records of a cause therein depending Cei^vical, a. belonging to the neck Cerulean, Ctru'leous, a. blue, sky-coloured Cerulif'ic, a. producing a blue colour fk;ru'men, *. the wax of the ear Ce'ruse, s. white lead reduced to calx Cesa'riitn, a. the Cesarian operation is the act of cutting the child out of the womb Cess, s. a Wx or. proj)erty Cessation, *. a stop, rest, intermission of hostilities, respite Cess'ible, a. liable to give way, jielding Cess'ion, s. retreat, act of giving away Ces'tus, ,v. tlie girdle or zone of Venus Ccsu'ra, s. a rest or jiause Cesu'ral, a. relating to a cesura Ceta'ceous, a. of the whale kind Chafe, t'. to rage, fret, warm, make angry Chafe, 4-. passion, violence, fume, rage Chaff,.?, the husks of corn; a worthless thing Chaff'er, v, to haggle, bargain, exchange Chaff'erer, *. a dealer, hard bargainer ChalFinch, *. a small common bird Chalfy, a. full of chaff ; foul, light, bad Cha'lihgdish, s. a portable grate for coals Chagri'n, s. ill humour, vexation Chagri'n, v. a. to vex, to hurt, to tease Chagri'ned, part, vexed, fretted, provoked Chain, ,«■. a line of links, a series ; a fetter Chain, v. a. to fasten with a chain, enslave Chai'ushot, s. bullets fastened by a diain Chair, s. a moveable seat, a setlau Chai'rman, s. the president of any public meeting ; one who carries a solan Chaise, s. a kind oi light carriage Chalcog'raphy, 6. art of engraving on brass Cha'ldron, s. a measure of 56 bushels (Jhal'ice, »■. a cup standing on a foot Chalk, *• a kind of white fossil Chalk, f. a. to mark or manure with chalk Cha'lkcutter, s. one who digs chalk Cha'lkpit, s. a place where chalk is dug Chalky, a. consisting of chalk, white Challenge, i'. a. to accuse, to claim, to call _ to fight, ice. Chal'lenge, s. a summons to combat ; de- mand Chalyb'eate, a. impregnated with steel Cham, Chan, s. the sovereign of Tartary Chama'de, s. tlie beat of a drum, denoting a surrender or a desire to paiiey Cha'mber, s. an apartment in a house Cha'mberlain, *. one who takes care of chambers ; the sixth officer of the crown Cha'mbennaid, s. a servant who has the care of rooms Clianie'lion, s. an animal that .is saitl to take the colour of whatever it is applied to, and, erroneously, to live on the air Cham'fer, s. the fluting in a column Chamoi's, s. an animal of the goat kind leather made of the goat's skin Champ, t'. a. to gnaw, to bite, to devour Champa'gne, s. a wine so called Cham paign, s. a fiat open country Champign'on, s. a small kind of musliroom Cham pion, s. a single combatant, a hero Chance,*, fortune, event, luck, misfortune Chan 'eel, s. the east end of a church Chan'cellor, s. a great officer of state Chan'cery, *. a court of equity and con- science Chan'cre, s, an uk-er, a bad sore Chaudelie'r, s. a branch to hold candles Chan'dler, s. a person who sells candles, &c. tliiaiige, V. (I. to alter, amend, exchange Change,*-, alteration, novelty; small money C H A 35 CHE Cha'ngeable, Cha'ngeful, a. inconsistent, lickle Cha'ngeling, s. a child changed for another ; an idiot, a natural, a waverer Chan'nel, s. the bed of running waters, a narrow sea ; a furrow in a pillar Chant,*, a song, a melody; catheflral service Chant, V. a. to sing cathedral service Ciian'ter,.?.a sinsier in a cathedral, a songster Chan'ticleer, s. the cock ; a clear singer Clian'tress, *. a woman singer Chan'iry, s. a chapel for priests to sing mass in Cha'os, s. a confused mass of matter, con- fusion Chaot'ic, a. confused, indigested, mixed Chap, s. a cleft, an opening ; a beast's jaw Chap, V. a. to open, to crack, to divide Cliape, s. a thin plate of metal at the point ol a scabbard ; part of a buckle Chap'el, s. a place of worship Chap'elrv, s. the bounds of a chapel Chaperrfii, .s. a kind of hood or cap worn by the knights of the garter ChaVfaln, a. ha\-ing the mouth shrunk Cliap'iter, *■• the capital of a pillar Chap'lain, s. a clergyman who performs di\'ine senice in the army or navy, or in a nobleman's or a private family Chap'less, «. \nthout flesh about the mouth Chaplet, s. a UTeath or garland for the head Chap'man, s, a dealer in goods; a cheapener Chap'ped, Chapt, part. pass, cleft, cracked Chap'ier, s. a division of a book ; an assem- bly of the clergy of a cathedral — v. a. to tax ; to correct ; to take to task Char, s. work done by the day ; a small fish Chai^.icter, s, a mark ; reputation ; letter Char'acterism, .9. distinction of character Characteiis'tic, a. peculiar to,distinguishitig Cliai-'acterize, i-. a. to give a character of a person; to imprint; to mark with a stamp Chayacterj', s. impression, mark, distinc- tion Cha'rcoal, s. coal made by burning wood under turf Cliarge, v.a. to entrust; to impute as a debt ; to accuse ; to load a gun ; to command Charge, s. trust ; expense ; onset ; conunand Cha'rgeable, a. expensive, costly ; accusable Cha'rger, s. a large dish ; a war horse Cha'rily, ad. warily, frugally Cha'riness,.*. caution, care, nicety.frugality Chai^iot, s. a carriage of pleasure or state Chariotee'r, *. a chariot driver, a coachman Char'itable, a. kind, bountiful, candid Char'ity, s, tenderness, love, good-will ; alms Chark, v. a. to burn wood to a black cinder Cha'rlatan, y. a iiiountebank, quack, cheat Charlaian'ical, a. quackish, ignorant Cha'rles's Wain,s, the northern constella- tion, called Ursa Major, or the GreatUear Charlock, *. a H'eed which grows among ■ com with a yello'.v flower I Charm, v. a. to bewitch, delight, appease ' Charm, s. a spell or enchantment, a philter \ Cha'nncr, s. one who charms or enchants . Cha'nning,pa»'r.«. very plcasing,delightful Ch-A'mtX-lwuse, s. a receptacle for the bones of the dead, a vault for dead bodies Chart, s. a delineation of coasts, &c. ; a map Cha'rter, s. a privilege, immunity, or ex- emption, by royal grant, in writing Cha'rtered,a.privilege(i ; granted by charter Cha.' ntr-purtt/, n. a jwper relating to a con- tract of whicli each party has a copy Cha'rwoman, s. a woman hiied by the day Cha'ry, a. c-areful, cautious, diligent Chase, v. a. to hunt, to pursue, to drive Chase, *. a piece of ground larger than a park, where beasts aj'e hunted ; hunting itself ; pursuit of an enemy ; the bore of a gun Chasm, s. a cleft, an opening, a vacuity Chaste, u. pure, uncornipt, honest Cha'sten, Chasti'se, v. a. to punish, correct Cha'stencr, s. one who corrects Chas'tisement, s. correction, punishment Chas'tity, Cha'steness, s. purity of the body Chat, V. n. to prate, to talk idly, to prattle Chat, *. idle talk, prattle, conversation Chateau', s. a castle Chat'ellany, s. the district under a castle Chai'tel, s. any moveable property Chat'ter, v. n. to make a noise like birds, 01 with the teeth ; to talk idly or carelessly Chat'terbox, Chat'terer, s. an idle talkei Chav'ender, Chev'en, s. the chub, a tish Chaw'dron, s. the entrails of a beast Cheap, a. to be had at a low rate — «. a bar- gain Chea'pen, i'. a. to attempt to purchase, to bid for any thing ; to lessen the ■/alue Chea'pness, s. lowness of price Cheat, s. a fraud, a trick ; a deceiver Cheat, I', a, to impose on, to deceive, to guR Check, V. to repress, curb, chide, control Check, s. a stop, curb, restraint, dislike, reproof ; a kind of linen Check'er^Cheq'uer, v.a. to vary, to diversify Check'inate, s. the term used at chess when the king is made prisoner Cheek, s. the side of the face below the eye ; a name with mechanics for those i)arts of their machines that are double Chee'ktooth, s. the hinder tooth or tusk Cheer, *•• entertainment, gayety, jollity Cheer, v. to incite, to comfort, to grow gay Chee'rer, s. one who gives mirth, a gladner Cheer'ful, a. gay, full of life, merry Cheei^fulness, *. alacrity, liveliness, mirth Chee'rless, a. sad, gloomy, comfortless Chee'rly, Chee'ry, «. sprightly, gay, merry Cheese, *. food made from milk curds Chee'secake, s. cake made of curds, sugar, &c. Chee'semonger, s. one who sells cheese Chee'sevat, s. the woo