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CONTAINING 2500 CONTRACTIONS AND SIGNS: Official, Legal, Medical, Ecclesiastical, Military, Naval, Scientific, Commercial Sporting, Colloquial, n, . 508 St Giles, . 403 St Gregory the Great, . 399 St Helena, Coinage of, . 469 Island of, . 697 St Hilary, St Hugh, . . 398 . 405 St James, 401, 403 St Jerome, . . 404 St John, . 406 St John the Baptist, 402, 403 St Jude, . 404 St Kitts, . . 696 St Lambert, . 404 St Laurence, . 403 St Leonard, , . 405 St Lucia, 0 , St Lucian, . . 698 . 398 St Lucy, . 406 St Luke, . « . 404 St Machutus, St Margaret,. . 405 . 402 St Mary Magdalene, . 403 St Mark, . 400 St Martin, . . 405 Translation of, . 402 St Matthew,. . 404 St Matthias,. . 399 St Michael and All Angels, . 404 St Nicholas,. St Nicomede, . 405 . 402 St Patrick, . . 399 St Perpetua.,. . 399 St Peter, St Peter’s, Rome,. . 402 . 711 St Philip, . . 401 St Prisca, . , St Remigius, . 398 . 404 St Richard, . St Silvester,. . 400 . 406 404 406 402 348 406 399 398 698 605 417 348 439 503 St Simon, . . . . St Stephen, .... St Swithin’s Day,. St Tammany, . . St Thomas, .... St Valentine, St Vincent, . , ----Island of, Sabbath, The, Safe Load in Structures, Sailor King,.... Salt,.................... Salutes,................. Sample Letters for all occa- sions,.....................370 Sandwich Islands, Coinage of, 469 Sanitation, . . . . 557 San Marino, Republic of, . 712 San Salvador, . . . 768 Santa Anna,. . . .771 Sarawak, . . . .758 Sauces,..... 546 Saul,....................739 Saturnus, .... 353 Savings Banks, , . . 645 Savoury Dishes, . . . 540 Schleswig-Holstein, . , 722 School Attendance per 1000 of Population, . „ . 390 Schools, Board, . . . 649 ----Elementary,. . . 649 ----English, Date of Foun- ' dation, .... 390 ----Sunday, . . . 650 ^ Sehottische, The,. . .523 Science, Gateway of, . . 574 Scotland, Church of, . . 594 ----Free Church of, . . 595 ----Kingdom of,. . . 633 -— Law Terms in, . . 490 ----Quarter Day in, . . 401 Sea, The, . . . .576 Secessia, .... 348 Sects in Religion, Principal,. 596 Seed, Quantity to an Acre, . 416 Seeds, Number to the Pound, 415 ----Vitality of, . . .415 Selah, . . 1 .599 Selections, Poetical, . , 367 Sensibility, . . . ,369 Sentence of Death, . . 798 Sent to Coventry,. . . 348 September, .... 403 Sergeant-at-Arms, The, . 612 Servia, . . . . .729 Seven Bibles of the World, . 600 Seven Champions of Christen- dom, ..... 348 Sevenoaks, Snooks, . . 348 Seven Wonders of the World, 348 Seven Years’ War, . . 348 Service, Meteorological, The, 409 Sewage, . . . .557 Sewers of London, . .639 Sexes, Difference of, . . 572 Seychelles Islands, . . 697 Shakespeare, Words used by, 17 Shamoy Leather,Derivation of, 344 Sheep, . . . . .431 ----Medicine for, . . 433 Shells,....................577 Shingles, . . . .418 Shintoism, . „ , .747 Ship’s Log, . . . .500 ----Time, . . . 502 ----Watches, . » . &>£14 INDEX, Ships, Registry of, ; .500 Shoe Pinches, Where the, . 349 Shortest Parliament, The, . 614 Shorthand for Everybody, . 384 ----Reporting in Parliament,622 Shorthorns, .... 428 Shrove Tuesday, , .399 Siam,........................743 ----Coinage of, . . . 469 Sicilian Vespers, . . 348 Sicily, Measures of, . . 473 Sickness, . . . .559 ----Loss of Work through, 574 Sick-Room, The, . . .559 Sidereal Day, . . . 393 ----Time, . . . .393 Sieges and Campaigns, . 661 Sierra Leone, . . .697 ----Coinage of, . . . 469 Signals, . . . .503 Signalling, . . . .653 Signs, Astronomical, . 395 ----Miscellaneous, . . 470 ----of Inns, Meaning of, . 344 ----used by Physicians, . 557 Sight Drafts, . . . 462 Silenus, .... 353 Silos,.......................428 Silver, Hall Marks for, . 642 ----Mines in Bolivia, . 763 ----Plate, . . . .348 ----Production of Mexico, 770 ----Production of the World, 794 Single Entry Book-keeping, 443 Sirenes, . . . .353 Sirloin, . . . .554 Sisyphus,. I 353 Sizes of Diamonds, . . 516 Size of the U.S., . . .778 Skeleton Leaves, . . 513 Slang Dictionary, . . 360 ----Sporting, Dictionary of, 426 Slating, . . . .419 Smyrna, Measures of, . . 473 Snooks, .... 348 Societies, Co-operative, . 458 Society Terms, . . .521 Socotra, .... 697 Soil in England, , . . 429 ----of Europe, . . .699 Solar Time, .... 392 Soldiers’ Wives, . . .654 Solid Measure, . . . 471 Solomon’s Temple, Cost of, 605 Somnus, . . . . 353 Sound and Music, . . 589 Sources of Cotton Supply, . 795 South America, . . . 759 South Australia, . . . 679 'Southdown Sheep, The, „ 431 Southern Solomon Islands,. 698 . 467 . 703 . 634 . 633 . 632 . 712 . 469 . 604 . 473 . 344 . 524 . 612 388 Specific Gravity of Wine, . 555 Specific Heat, . . . 588 Sovereigns, A Million, Sovereigns of France, —- of Ireland, . ----of Scotland, ----of Wales, Spain, . ■—- Coinage of, . ■--- Inquisition in, ----Measures of, Spaniel, Derivation of, Spanish Dance, The, Speaker, The, Speaking, Faults in, Speculators, Advice to, . 463 Speech, Figures of, . . 375 Speed of Birds, . . . 578 ----on Railways, . .496 Spelling, Rules for, . .375 Sphinx, .... 353 Spice Islands, The, . . 758 Spick and Span New, . . 348 Spinach, Derivation of, . 344 Spinning Mule, The . . 590 Spinster, Origin of, . . 524 Spoons, Apostle, . . .345 ----Gossip, . . . 345 Sporting Slang, Dictionary of, . . '. . .426 Sports, Winners of the Uni- versity Boat Race, . . 391 Square Measure, . . 471 Stable Doctor, The, . . 422. Stains, How to Remove, . 533 Stammering, How to Cure,. 389 Stamps, Receipt, . . .462 Stars, The, . . . .581 State and National Names, Derivation of, . . . 344 States of the Union (U.S.), . 776 Statistics of Telegraphs, . 497 ----of the World,' . . 793 ----of Sunday Schools, . 802 Steel Pen, The First, . . 386 Stews,......................540 Stock Exchange,Law’s Bubble,346 ----Terms,.... 463 ----The London,. . . 463 Stomach, Tl\p, . . . 569 Stones, Precious, of the Bible, 601 Storing Wine, . . . 555 Strata,.....................575 Straight as a Die, . . 349 Straits Settlements, . . 697 ----Coinage of, . . . 469 Strength, . . . 376' ----of the British Army, . 651 Structures, Height of, . . 803 ----Safe Load in, . .417 Students, No. of, according to Population, . . . 390 Styles of Architecture, . 510 Styx,.......................353 Submarine Cables, . . 497 Suez Canal, The, . . .751 Suffrage in the American Union, .... 781 ----Woman, . . . 782 Sugar, the World’s Produc- tion, ......................797 Suicide compared to Battle, 654 Suicides, .... 494 Suing as a Pauper, . . 493 Sulphate of Lime, . . 438 Sultan’s Household, The, ." 734 Sumatra, .... 758 Summary of Parties, . . 609 Summer Heat, . . . 408 Sunday Schools, . . . 650 ----School Statistics, . 802 Sun Spots, '. . . .582 ----The, . . . .581 Survey, Geological, The, . 575 Surveyors’ Measure, . . 471 Sweden, .... 722 ----Coinage of, . . . 469 ----Measures of, . . 473 Swine,......................433 Switzerland, . . .715 ----Coinage of, . . . 469 349 »wer, 474 rpABBY Cat, .. . Table of Animal Po' Table of Food, . . . 572 ----Showing EquivalentRates,458 ----The, Arrangements of, 554 ----Thirteen at,. . . 349 Tables Discount, . . . 460 ----Expense, . „ . 460 ----Income, • . . 460 ----Interest, . . . 460 ----Wages, „ . .460 Tailors, Three, of Tooley Street, .... 349 Tai-ping Rebellion, The, . 745 Tammany, St, . 348 Tartarus, .... 353 Tarts,.......................549 Tasmania, . . . . 680 Taxes and Rates, . . . 493 Tea, . . . . .521 ----Drinkers, . . .554 ----Names of, Derivation of, 344 ----the World’s Production, 797 Teeth,.......................568 Telegraphs, Electric, . . 496 ■---Statistics of the World, 497 Telephone, . . . .497 Temperatures, Colours and, 588 Tenant and Landlord, . . 492 Tenses and Verbs, . . 378 Terms, Ecclesiastical, Dic- tionary of, . . . 596 ----Relating to Wines, Dic- tionary of, ... 556 ‘ ' 353 Terpsichore, Territorial Changes in Europe, 700 ' 777 577 599 599 353 803 503 408 349 353 Statistics (U.S.), Testacea, .... Testament, The New, . ----The Old, Thalia,.................... Theatres, Capacity of, . The Queen, .... Thermometer, The, The Thing to a T, Thetis, . . Things not Generally Known, Dictionary of, . . . 345 Thirteen at Table, . . 349 Thor,.........................349 Three Tailors of Tooley Street, 349 Thunderer, The, . . . 478 Tibet,........................745 Tides, . . . . 406, 407 ----Time, and the Weather, 392 Tile Drains, Water in,. . 414 Timber, . . . 418,419 ----Table, .... 476 ----Weight of, . . . 418 Time, Bible,. , . 607 ----Difference in, . . 395 ----Geological, . , . 394 ----Measurement of, . . 394 ----on Ships, . . . 502 Time-table for Digesting Foods, .... 537 ------ Longitude and, . . 394 Time, Tides, and the Weather, 392 ----Sidereal, . . . 393 ----Solar, .... 392 Tin Plates, .... 587 Titanes, . . . .. 353 Titles, Derivation of, . . 508 Tobacco Pipe, The Queen’s,. 348 Tobago, . . . . 608INDEX. 15 Tooley Street. Derivation of, 344 Tooley Street,Three Tailors of, 349 Tonnage, .... 500 ----of the World, . . 798 Torpedoes, . . . 499 Towers, Height of, . . 803 Trade Marks, . . . 478 Tramways, Electric, . . 498 Transfiguration, . . . 403 Transitive Verbs, . . 378 Transvaal, The, . . . 755 Treaty Ports in Japan, . 746 ----of the Chinese Empire, 745 Trees, Age of, . . . 475 ----Number per Acre, . 416 ------ Property in, . . 429 Trial Balance, . . 444,451 Trieste, Measures of, . . 473 Trinidad, Trinity House, ----Sunday, Tripoli, ----Coinage of, . Tristan d’Acunha, Troy Weight, Trustees, Tunis, . ----Coinage of, . Turkey, Coinage of, ----in Asia, • in Europe, Turret, The Revolving, Twelfth Day, Typhon, Typhoeus, 697 501 401 754 469 698 470 493 754 469 469 739 733 674 398 353 353 U. TTNCLAIMED Money, . 494 ^ Uncle Sam, . . . 349 Uniform, . . . .. 652 Union Jack, The,. , . 502 Unitarians, .... 597 United Kingdom, Area of Land and Water, . . 647 ----Crops in, 647 ----Electorate of the, . 607 ----Food Supply of, . . 647 ------ Parliaments of, . . 612 ------ Population of, . . 636 ----the Coinage of, . . 469 United States of America, , 775 ----the Coinage of, . . 479 ----Uncle Sam, . . .349 Unity, . . 376 Universal Postal Union, . 386 Universities, The, . 390 UniversityBoat Race,Winners, 391 ----Education, Cost of, . 391 ----Terms, . . . .391 Unreported Parliament, . 629 Urania, .... 353 Uriah Heep, .... 346 Uruguay, . . . .766 ----Coinage of, . . . 470 Useless Parliament, The, . 614 U.S. Land Measure, . . 471 Use of Capitals, . . . 375 Utopia,..................349 V. ■yALUE of Gems, * Values of Metals, Vegetable Productions of Africa, . . . . Vegetables, . ----Weights of, . Vegetation, . ----in Germany, 515 475 749 541 537 576 707 Vegetation of Asia, . . 736 ----of Europe, . . .699 Venezuela .... 762 ----Coinage of, . . . 474 Venice, Measures of, . . 7go Venus,.......................353 Verbs,.......................378 ----Auxiliary, , . .379 ----Impersonal, . . 379 ----Tenses of, . . . 378 ----Transitive, . . . 378 Vespers, Sicilian, . . 348 Vesta, . ... 353 Vice-Presidents of the U.S., 779 Victoria, . - . . . 679 ----Cross, The, . . . 657 Vinegar Bible, The, . . 598 Violent Deaths, . . .566 Virgin Islands, . . .698 '---Mary, Visitation of the Blessed, .... 402 -Conception of the Blessed, 406 477 415 17 568 802 653 780 607 353 460 417 503 508 632 523 Vision, . Vitality of Seeds, Vocabulary of Most Writers, Voice, Human, The, . Volapiik, .... Volunteers. ' . Vote for President. 1888 (U.S.), . . ' . . ----Price of a, . . Vulcanus, . W. WAGES Table, vv Waggon Tires,*, Wales, Prince of, The, ----The Prince of, ------ The Principality of, . Waltzes, .... oxo Wars of the United States,. 776 War, the Seven Years’, . 348 Watch, Beats of, . . , 394 ----The First, . . . 394 Watches on Shipboard, . 502 Water, ..... 564 ----in Different Woods, . 418 ----Measure, . . . 471 ----in Tile Drains, . , 414 ----in Various Foods, . 539 Waves, Height of, . . 407 ----Speed of, 407 Ways and Means Committee, 613 Weal thin Great Britain, . 644 ------ of Nations, . . . 793 ----The Poor Man’s Road to, 457 Weather, Intense Cold, . 409 ----Notation, . . . 409 ----The, . . 406,407,409 ----Time, Tides, and the, . 392 Weaving, .... 590 Wedding Adversaries, . 524 Weddings, .... 521 Week, The, . . . . 395 Weight and Height, Normal, 573 ----Apothecaries’, . . 538 ----Avoirdupois, . . 470 ----Bakers’, . . . 471 ----Hay and Straw, . . 471 ----in England, . . 572 ----Jewel, . . . 515 ----Troy, .... 470 ----Wool, . . . .471 Weights and Measures, Foreign, . . . .472 ----of the Bible, . . 606 Weights of Metals, . . 474 Weights of Woods, . . 475 ----of Vegetables, . . 537 Welsh Sovereigns and Princes,632 Western Australia, . . 680 Western Pacific, . . 698 West Indies, Coinage of, . 470 Westminster Clock, . . 394 What becomes of the Pins, 349 What is required of the Brit- ish Soldier, . . . 651 What to do till the Doctor comes, .... 557 What to write in an'Album, 367 Wheat Crop of the World, . 797 Where the Shoe pinches, . 349 Whisky, Derivation of, . 344 White Elephant, Lord of the, 743 White Ensign, The, . . 502 Whit Sunday, . . . 401 Who compose the Army, . 651 Who goes Home, . . 613 Who vote in England, . . 607 Why Ministries resigned, . 610 Wills, . ... . .493 Windfalls for the Exchequer, 643 Wind, Force of, . . . 410 Windward Islands, . . 698 Wine Industry of France, . 702 ----Measure, . . . 555 ----Production of Europe, 702 ------ of the World, . . 799 Wines, . . . .554 ------ Alcohol in, . . . 557 -—of Noted Character, . 556 ----Specific Gravity, . . 555 Wives of Soldiers, . . 654 Woman Suffrage, . . 782 Women and Men,' . . 567 ----Colleges for, . . 392 ■---Noteworthy Data for, . 524 Wood Carving, . . . 513 ----Painting and Preserving, 419 Woods, . . . .475 ----Weight of, . . . 418 ----Water in, . . 418 Wool in the U.S., . . 786 Woolsack, The, . . . 614 Wool Weight, „ , . 471 Words, .... 377 ----How they Grow, . 344 ----used by Shakespeare, . 17 World, the, Seven Wonders of,348 ------ the, Statistics of, . . 793 ----the. Telegraph Statistics,497 World’s Countries, the, Hand- book of, . . 498 ----the, Railway Mileage,. 495 Worsted Measure, . . 716 Write, in an Album, What to, 367 Writers, Ordinary, Vocabu- lary of, . . . .17 Writing, First Mention of, . 386 •---Paper, Sizes of, . . 472 Y. VTARD, The Standard, . 470 J Year, . . , - 393 ----Month and, . . . 395 Year’s Coinage of the World, 794 Yeomanry, .... 653 York, Canterbury and, Arch- bishop of, . . . . 592 Z. ZANZIBAR, ^ Zoophytes, . Zululand, . .. Zulu Republic, The, . 756 . 578 . 698 . 756PREFACE. The every-day life of the people of this nineteenth century ys too hurried to permit prolonged research after facts. Compilations and handy volumes are Prime Necessities. While there are many such, Ready Reference is the first that attempts within one cover that which will supply the wants of all people at a popular price. The volume is really what its name indicates—an always Ready Reference Library. The material for this book has been drawn from the very best and official sources, and every endeavour has been made to obtain perfect accuracy and the freshest information. The compiler will be grateful to any reader for correction of any statement that, inadvertently, has been wrongly made. William Ralston Balch. London-, 1889. *____________________, ______________________ The Index prefixed, pp. 5 to 15, details the Contents of this book, and tells the page where the information is found ; the following Table summarizes the subjects treated of :— Dictionaries— Noms de Plume. Punctuation. Words. Slang. Grammar. Abbreviations. Addresses. Spelling. Rhymes. Days. Lette r Writing. Blunders. Dates. Album Verses. Mythology. Men of the Time. Time, Tides, and the Weather. Quotations. Things not generally Known. Calendars—Yearly. Perpetual. Foreign Phrases. Elocution. Shorthand for Everybody. Popular Illusions. Sanitation. Fancy Work. The Sick-Room. Leases and Diamonds, How to buy. Tables oe Medicines, etc. Rent (Laws as to). Education. Children’s Nursing. Managing ti-ie House. Piano and Music. Food for the Sick. Servants (Laws as to). Plays and Games. Household Surgery. Foraging—How to tell Good Sports. Death. Food. Principal Sporting Events. The Bible—All about it. Foods, Analysis on. Amateur Photography. Heaven. Cooking—With over 200 Re- Reading—How to form a Library. Sunday Schools. ceipts. The Best Books. The English Language. Wines—How to buy and keep Etiquette. Poor Man’s Road to Wealth. them. Courtship and Marriage. Great Fortunes. Dress, How to make. Illness. Keeping House. Balls and Parties—Invitations, What to do till the Doctor Men and Women. &c. comes. Weights and Measures. Revenue and Excise. Building Societies. Coinage. Taxes. Telegraphs. Tables oe Prices. Common Laws. Postage Laws. Ready Reckoner. ,, ,, Forms. ,, Hints. Book-keeping. Wills. Advertising. Banking. Common Acts. Newspapers. Brokerage. How to take Out a Patent. Wages. Stock Exchange. Insurance. Statistics—(Nuthall). ,, Swindles. Farm Tables. Architecture. Foreign Correspondence. Annuities. Sound and Musice p.i,T?r^-RTfqpr’ House Chairman’s Handbook. Revenue Expenditure. The Church. Parliamentary Forms. The Army and Navy. Other Churches. ‘ ,, Tables. Historical Achievements. United States. „ Debates. British Empire. Other Countries. „ Milestones. ,, Colonies. Railways. The Crown—Cost, &c. En gland—Count r es. National Flags. Royal Family. Wales— ,, English Kings and Qiteems The Court. Scotland— ,, Heraldry. Political Movements — (Prim- Ireland— ,, The National Purse. r0se League and iron. Aid, ayd, v.a. to help; to succour; a subsidy or tax. Aide-de-camp, ayd'-de-kong, s.; pi. Aides-de- camp ; a military officer attendant on a general to convey his oxxlers, &c. Aidless, ayd'-les, a. without aid. Aiglet, ayg'-let, s. a young eagle. Aigre, a'-ger, s. an impetuous flow of the sea. Aigremore, a'-gre-more, s. charcoal in that state of preparation for admixture with the other con- stituents of gunpowder. Aiguille, a-gweel', s. an instrument to pierce a rock for the lodgment of gunpowder in blasting. Ail, ayl, v.a. to affect with pain: v.n. to be in pain. Aillette, ayl-let', s. a shoulder badge worn by knights. Ailment, ayl'-ment, s. indisposition; disease. Ailurus, ale-u'-rus, s. a soft and thick-furred quad- ruped. Aim, aym, v.n. to point at with a missive weapon; to endeavour: s. purpose. Aimless, aym'-les, a. without aim. Air, ayr, s. the atmosphere; a tune; peculiar look; to ventilate. „ [pression of air. Air-brake, ayr'-brake, s. a brake worked by com- Air-built, ayr'-bilt, a. without solid foundation. Air-drain, ayr'-drayn, s. a cavity round the ex- ternal walls of a building to keep off the earth and prevent dampness. Airer, ayr'-er, s. one who airs; a clothes-screen. Air-flue, ayr'-flu, s. flue distributing heated air over a building. Air-funnel, ayr'-fun-nel, s. contrivance to venti- late the hold of a ship. [by condensed air. Air-gun, ayr'-gun, s. a gun which propels bullets Air-poise, ayr'-poize, s, instrument to measure weight of air. Air-sacs, ayr'-saks, s.pl. air receptacles, or vesicles, in the hollow bones, quills, and other cavities of birds, all communicating with the lungs. Air-thermometer, ayr'-ther-mom'-e-ter, s. & thermometer in which air takes the place of mer- cury, &c. Air-thread, ayr'-thred, s. spiders’ threads along which they pursue their prey. Air-tight, ayr'-tite, a. impermeable to air. Air-trunk, ayr'-trunk, s. a contrivance to prevent the stagnation of putrid effluvia in crowded apart- ments. [air. Airy, ayr'-e, a. consisting of air; belonging to the Aisle, le, s. the wing or side passage of a church, separated from the central part, called the nave and choir, by pillars. Aisled, iled, a. furnished with aisles. Ait, ayt, s. a small island in a river or lake. Aitch-bone, aytsh'-bone, s. the part of an ox cut from between the rump and the buttock. Aitch-piece, aytsh'-pees, s. where the valve of a pump is inserted. Ajar, a-jar', ad. partly open. Aker-staff, a'-ker-staf, s. an instrument for clear- ing the coulter of the plough. Akin, a-kin', a. allied by blood or by nature. Alabaster, al'-a-bas-ter, 5. a compact granular variety of sulphate of calcium or gypsum. Alabastrite, al-a-bas'-trite, s. a vase, or other ves- sel, for holding perfumes, usually made of alabaster Alabastrus. al-a-bas'-trus, s. a flower-bud. Alack, a-lak , int. alasl an expression of sorrow. Alack-a-day, a-lak'-a-da, int. alas the day I ex- pressing sorrow. AlacriOUS, a-lak'-re-us, a. cheerful. [tude. Alacrity, a-lak'-re-te, s. cheerful or ardent prompti- Aladinists, a-lad'-in-ists, s.pl. freethinkers among the Mohammedans.24 ALAMODE ALIGNMENT Alamode, aria-mode', ad. in the fashion: s. a thin glossy silk for hoods, scarfs. Alant, a'-lant, s. a mastiff dog with short ears. tin, s. a starch from elecampan Alar, a'-lar, a. pertaining to, or having wings. Ain ww o Jo c “ Alant, a'-lant, s. Alantin, a-lan'-ti Alar, a'-lar, a. pe: _ . ... Alarm, a-larm', s. signal in warning of approaching danger; a summons to arms; sudden terror excited by apprehension of danger. Alarm-gauge, a-larm'-gaje, s. an index of too much pressure on, or too little water in, a boiler. Alarming, a-larm'-ing, a. exciting alarm or ap- prehension. [alarm. Alarmist, a-larm'-ist, s. one who is always exciting Alary, al'-a-re, a. wing-shaped. [row. Alas, a-las', int. an exclamation expressive of sor- Alasmodon, a-las'-mo-don, s. a species of shell. Alb, alb, s. a full-length vestment of white linen worn by the Romish clergy. Albata, al-ba'-ta, s. a composition of nickel, tin, zinc, and copper, used as a substitute for silver. Albatross, al'-ba-tros. s. a large, long-winged sea- gull, met with in the southern ocean, and regarded with superstitious aw;e by sailors. Albeit, awl-be'-it, ad. although. Alberia, al-bee'-re-a, s. a shield without arms. Albescent, al-bes'-sent, a. becoming white, or whitish. Albigenses, al-be-jen'-seez, s.pl. a sect of Refor- mers who separated from the Church of Rome in the 12th century; Albin, al'-bin, s. an opaque white mineral. Albino, al-bi'-no, s. a person, or animal, with pre- tematurally pale skin and fair hair, also with pupils of a peculiar red or pink colour, and too weak to bear full daylight. Albion, al'-be-on, s. an ancient, and still a poetic, name for England. Albite, al'-bite, s. a feldspar whose alkali is soda. Albugineous, al-bew-jin'-e-us, a. pertaining to, or resembling, the white of the eye or of an egg. Album, al'-bum, s. a book, originally blank, for autographs, literary pieces, Z. the Benedictines. Black-rod, blak'-rod, 5. the usher of the order of the garter. Black-rust, blak'-rust, s. a disease in wheat. Black-Sheep, blak'-sheep, s. a person of bad cha- racter. _ [iron. Blacksmith, biak'-smith, s. a smith who works in Black-spaul, blak'-spawl, s. a cattle disease. Bladder, blad'-der, s. a thin membranous bag in animals. Bladdery, blad'-der-e, a. like a bladder. Blade, blade, s. a leaf of grass; the cutting part of a knife, sword, &c.; the flat part of an oar; the shoulder-bone. Bladesmith, blade'-smitli, s. a sword cutler. Blain, blayn, s. a pustule; a blister; a disease in cattle. / Blame, blame, v.a. to censure; to find fault with. Blancard, blank'-ard, s. a linen cloth made in Nor- mandy. [colour. Blanch, blansh, v.a. to whiten by taking out the Blanch-farm, blansh'-farm, s. a farm of which the rent was paid in silver, and not in cattle. Blanching, blansh'-ing, a. whitening. Blanc-mange, biong-mongzh', Blac-manger, blong-mong'-zlia, s. a white jelly. Bland, bland, a. mild; gentle; kindly; affable. Blandiloquence, bland-il'-o-kwens, s. fan- flatter- ing speech. Blandish, bland'-ish, v.a. to fawn; to render bland. Blank, blank, a. white or pale; not written upon; void. [without ball. Blank-cartridge, blank'-kar-tridj, s. cartridge Blanket, blank'-et, s. a soft loosely-woven woollen cloth. Blank-verse, blank'-vers, s. unrhymed verse. Blanquette, blang'-ket, s. a ragout. Blare, blayr, v.n. to emit a bellowing noise. Blarney, blar'-ne, s. coarse flattery. Bias4, bla-za, a. used up; all relish and energy ex- hausted. [mousiy of. Blaspheme, blas-feem', v.a. to speak blasphe- Blasphemous, blas'-fe-mus, a. uttering or con- taining blasphemy Blasphemy, blas'-fe-me, s. profane speaking. Blast, blast, s. a violent gust of wind; a forcible stream of air; explosion of gunpowder; a blight: v.a. to strike with and make to wither. Blasted, blast'-ed, a. confounded. Blast-furnace, blast'-fur-nase, s. a furnace for smelting by means of a steady blast of hot air. Blastogenesis, blas-to-gen'-e-sis, $. the multipli- cation of organisms by budding or germination. Blatant, bla'-tant, a. bellowing like a beast; noisy. Blatter, blat'-ter, v.n. to make a senseless noise. Blaze, blaze, s. the stream of light; burst of dis- play. [of a horse. Blaze, blaze, s. a white spot on the forehead or face Blazon, bla'-zn, v.a. to embellish; to make known far and wide. Blazonry, bla'-zn-re, s. the art of delineating or of explaining coats of arms. Blea, ble, s. the liber or inner bark of a tree. Bleach, bleetsh, v.a. to make white. Bleak, bleek, a. unsheltered; cold; cheerless. Blear, bleer, v.a. to make the eyes watery or sore. Bleat, bleet, v.n. to cry as a sheep. [death. Bleed, bleed, v.n. to lose blood; to die a violent Blemish, blem'-ish, v.a. to mark; to impair; to tarnish. Blench, blensh, v.n. to shrink; to flinch; to blink. Blend, blend, v.a. to mingle together. Blenheim, blen'-em, s. a spaniel, kept pure at Blenheim, House. Bless, bles, v.a. to invoke a blessing upon; to make happy or prosperous. Blessed,bles'-ed, a. happy; prosperous. Blest, blest, a. blessed. [decay. Blet, blet, s. a spot produced on fruit in a state of Bletted, blet'-ted, a. marked with blots. Blight, blite, s. a disease in plants variously caused: v.a. to frustrate. Blind, blind, a. destitute of the sense of sight; in- considerate : v.a. to deceive. Blinder, bllnd'-er, s. a horse’s blinker. Blindman, blmd'-man, s. clerk in the post office who makes out ill-written addresses. Blindman’S-bufF, bllnd'-manz-buf, s. a play in which one, who is blindfolded, tries to catch an- other and give his name. [glimpse. Blink, blink, v.n. to wink: v.a. to avoid: s. a Blirt, blirt, s. a gust accompanied with rain. Bliss, blis, s. the highest happiness. Blister, blis'-ter, s. a pustule or thin vesicle raised by some injury on the skin. Blithe, bllM, a. gay; merry; joyous; sprightly. Blizzard, bliz'-ard, s. a sudden violent cold snow- , storm. Bloat, bloat, v.a. to cause to swell; to make vain. Bloated, bloat'-ed, a. large and unwieldy. Bloater, bloat'-er, s. a herring dried with smoke. Blobber, blob'-ber, s. a bubble; blubber. Block, blok, s. a solid mass of wood or stone. Blockade, blok-ade', s. a siege carried on by so surrounding a place as to prevent the besieged having any communication with the outside. Blockhead, blok'-hed, s. a stupid dull person. Blockish, blolt'-isli, a. stupid; dull. Blonde, blond, s. a person of very fair complexion. Blood, bludj s. the vital fluid; offspring; daughter: passion. Bloodhound, blud'-hownd, s. a dog, remarkable for the acuteness of its scent. Bloodily, blud'-e-le, ad. in a bloody manner. Bloodshed, blud'-shed, s. the shedding of blood. Bloodsucker, blud'-suk-er, s. an animal that sucks blood; a cruel man. Blood-swoln, blud'-swoaln, a. suffused with blood. Bloom, bloom, s. a blossom or flower; the blue colour upon newly-gathered fruits; the rosy flush of full life: v.n. to put forth blossoms. Bloomer, bloom'-er, s. a lady who adopts the style of Mrs Bloomer, the skirt, trousers, and headdress constituting the costume. [flourishing. Blooming, bloom'-ing, a. in a state of bloom;BLOSSOM BON MOT 49 Blossom,blos'-sum, s. the flower, especially in an- ticipation of the fruit. Blot, hlot, v.a. to spot or stain; to stain with in- famy; to obliterate. [skin. Blotch, blotsli, s. a postule or eruption upon the Blote, bloat, v.a. to dry by smoke. Blouse, blowz, s. a light, loose, outer garment. Blow, bio, v.n. to make a current of air; to pant; to flower: v.a. to spread by report: s. a sudden calamity. Blower, blo'-er, s. a contrivance for producing a current of air; a whale. BlOWth, bloatli, s. bloom; blossoms. Blowy, blo'-e, a. windy; blowing. Blowze, blowz, s. a ruddy, fat-faced woman. Blowzy, blowz'-e, a. ruddy and coarse-faced. Blubber, blub'-ber, s. the fat of whales and other large sea animals: v.n. to weep noisily. Blucher, blu'-cher, s. a kind of half-boot. Bludgeon, buldj'-un, s. a short heavy stick. Blue, blu, s. a primary colour of various shades ; the azure sky; obscene. [pital, London. Blue-COat, blu'-koat, a. belonging to Christ’s Hos- Blue-devils, blu'-dev-lz, s.pl. lowness of spirits. Blueing, blu'-ing, s. the giving a bluish tint to Blue-jacket, blu'-jak-et, s. a sailor. [clothes. Blue-peter, blu'-pe-ter, s. a blue flag with a white square in the centre, used as a signal for sailing. Blue-ribbon, blu'-rib-bon, s. a badge of the order of the garter; a badge of success. Blue-stOCking, blu'-stok-ing, s. a literary lady. Blue-stockingism, blu'-stock-ing-izm, s. female pedantry. [steep bank. Bluff, bluf, a. full-faced; outspoken: s. a high Bluff-headed, bluf'-hed-ed, a. having an upright stem. Bluffness, bluf'-nes, a. bloatedness; surliness. Bluish, blu'-ish, a. slightly blue. Blunder, blun'-der, v.n. to mistake grossly. Blunderbuss, blun'-der-bus, s. a short gun with a large bore. Blunderhead, blun'-der-hed, s. a stupid fellow. Blunt, blunt, a. having an obtuse edge or point; dull in understanding; abrupt in address. [soil. Blur, blur, s. a blot; a stain; a blemish: v.a. to Blurt, blurt, v.a. to utter hastily and unadvisedly. Blush, blush, v.n. to feel ashamed: s. redness in the cheeks. [noise; to swagger. Bluster, blus'-ter, v.n. to make a loud boisterous BO, bo, excl. a word used by children to frighten. Boa, bo-a, s. a genus of large serpents. Boanerges, bo-an-er'-jeez, s. a vehement preacher. Boar, boar, s. the male of swine. Board, board, s. a piece of timber sawn thin; a table for food; a table or frame for a game. Boarish, boar'-ish, a. swinish; brutal; cruel. Boar-Spear, boar'-speer, s. a spear used in boar- Boast, boast, v.n. to brag; to glory in. [hunting. Boaster, boast'-er, s. a broad chisel used by stone- Boat, s. a small open vessel. [masons. Boatswain, bo'-sn, s. an officer on board of ships, who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, &c., and calls the men to their duty. Boh, bob, s. a short, jerking motion or action; a light blow; the ball of a pendulum; a shilling: v.a. to cheat. [is wound. Bobbin, bob'-bin, s. a pin or a reel on which thread Bobbinet, bob'-bin-et, s. a machine-made net. Bobbish, bob'-bish, a. hearty; in good spirits. Bobolink, bob'-o-link, Boblink, bob'-link, s. a popular name of the rice-bird or reed-bird of Amer- ica. [bowsprit. Bobstays, bob'-stayz, s.pl. ropes to steady the Bobtail, bob'-tayl, s. a tail cut short; the rabble. Bock-beer, bok'-beer-, s. an intoxicating lager beer. Booking, bok'-ing, s. a coarse woollen cloth. Bockland, bok'-land, s. See Bookland. [of. Bode, bode, v.a. and n. to portend; to be an omen Bodice, bod'-is, s. women’s stays, as fitting the body. Boding, bode^-ing, s. an omen: a. foreshowing. Bodkin, bod'-kin, s. an instrument for piercing holes. [mal; a solid substance. Body, bod'-e, s. the organized material of an ani- Body-guard, bod'-e-gard, s. a life-guard, especially of a sovereign. Boeotian, be-o'-shan, a. belonging to Boeotia; dull. Boer, boor, s. a Dutch farmer at the Cape [Dut.]. Bog, bog, s. a marsh. Bogie, bo'-ge, s, a four-wheeled truck. Bogle, bo'-gl, s. a bug-bear; a spectre. Bogus, bo'-gus, a. spurious; counterfeit. Bohea, bo'-he, s. an inferior sort of black tea. Bohemian, bo-he'-me-an, s. a person who despises conventionality. Boil, boyl, v.n. to be agitated by action of heat; to be agitated with passion. [violent. Boisterous, boys'-ter-us, a. noisy; turbulent; Bolary, bo'-la-re, a. partaking of the nature of clay. Bold, boald, a. courageous; daring; rude; steep. Bole, bole, s. the trunk of a tree. Bolero, bo-lare'-o, s. a popular Spanish dance. Boletic, bo-let'-ik, a. a fungus. [ic fireballs. Bolis, bol'-is,s.; pi. Bolides, bol'-e-deez; meteor- Boll, boal, s. the pod or capsule of a plant. Boll, boal, s. an old measure of four or six bushels. Bollard, bol'-lard, s. a strong post with blocks, used in docking ships. Bolster, boal'-ster, s. a round long pillow. Bolt, boalt, s. an arrow; a stout pin of iron or other metal; a sudden start: v.a. to secure; to blurt out. Bolt, boalt, v.a. to sift; to separate bran from flour. BolUS, bo'-lus, s. a large pill, to be swallowed at once; what must be accepted, however reluctantly. Bomh, bum, s. a large hollow iron ball filled with explosives. [cannon. Bombard, bum-bard', v.a. to attack with bombs or Bombardier, bum-bard-eer', s. an artilleryman who attends to the rifling of mortars, [and worsted. Bom/basin, bum-ba-zeen', s. a twilled fabric of silk Bombast, bum'-bast, s. a loose stuff used to swell garments; language inflated with senseless words. Bombax, bom-bax, s. the silk-cotton tree. Bombernickel, bom-ber-nilc'-el, s. kind of coarse bran bread. Bombic, bom'-bik, a. pertaining to the silk-worm. Bombilate, bum'-be-late, v.n. to make a humming noise. [ship, for throwing bombs. Bomb-ketch, bum'-ketsh, s. a small, strongly-built BombycillOUS, bom-bis'-e-nus, s. silken; made of Bombyx, bom'-bix, s. the silk-worm (Gh\). [silk. Bona fide, bo'-na-fi'-de, a. with good faith. Bonanza, bon-an'-za, s. a windfall of good fortune. Bonbon, bong'-bong. s. sugar confectionery. Bond, bond, s. anything that binds; an obligation in writing; captivity. Bondage, bond'-aje, s. slavery; captivity. Bondager, bond'-aj-er, s. in Scotland, a tenant on a farm bound at stated occasions to assist the farmer in his operations. Bone, bone. s. a firm hard substance, composing the skeleton of an animal body. [osprey. Bonebreaker, bone'-brake-er, s, the sea-eagle or Bones, boanz, s.pl. bobbins of bone for weaving lace. Bonesetter, bone'-set-ter, s. one who professes to set and restore dislocated or broken bones. Bone-spavin, bone'-spav-in, s. a bony excrescence on the inside of the hock of a horse’s leg. [landlord. Boniface, bon'-e-fase, s. a jolly-faced, jolly-hearted Boning, bone'-ing, Borning, bor'-ning, s. the act of judging of a plane surface, or of setting objects in the same plane or line by the eye. [saying). Bon mot, bong-mo, s. a witty repartee (Fr. a good50 BONNET BOULEVARD Bonnet, bon'-net, s. a covering for the head worn by women. [capsicum. Bonnet-pepper, bon'-net-pep'-per, s. a species of Bonnet-rouge, bon-ne-roozh, s. an extreme Re- publican (Fr. red cap). Bonny, bon'-ne, a. handsome; pretty. Bonny-clabber, bon'-ne-klab'-ber, $. milk thick- ened and sour. Bonus, bo'-nus, s. a consideration for a service, a premium .given for a privilege, or, in addition to in- terest, for a loan. [&c. Bonze, bonz, s. a buddhist priest in China, Japan, Booby, boo'-be, s. a dunce. Booby-hut, boo'-be-hut, s. a kind of covered sleigh. BOOby-hutch, boo'-be-liutsh, s. a clumsy, ill-con- trived, covered carriage or seat, used in the east of England. Book, book, s. a collection of sheets. [ing books. Bookbindery, book'-bind-er-e, 5. a place for bind- Booked, bookt, a. registered; provided with a Bookish, book'-isli, a. giving to reading, [ticket. Bookstore, book'-store, s. in the U.S., a book-sel- ler’s shop. Bookworm, book'-wurm, s. a mite that eats holes in books; an indiscriminate reader and devourer of books. Boom, boom, s. a long pole or spar to extend a sail; a pole set up as a mark in a channel to direct seamen. Boom, boom, s. a hollow sound; a sudden and in- creasing demand for a tiling; a sudden outburst of popular favour [U-.S.]. Boomerang, boom'-e-rang, s. a missile of hard wood, peculiar to the Aborigines of Australia, of two feet in length, and so constructed that, though thrown forward, it takes a' whirling course upwards till it stops, when it returns with a swoop and falls in the rear of the thrower. Boon, boon, s. a gift; a favour. Boon, boon, s. the refuse from dressed flax. Boon, boon, a. gay; meny. Boor, boor, a peasant; a rude unlettered man. Boose, booz, v.n. to drink intemperately; to guzzle. Boost, boost, v.a. to lift or raise by pushing. Boot, boot, s. a solid covering for the leg, or part, generally of leather. Boot, boot, v.a. to profit; to advantage. Bootcrimp, boot'-krimp, s. a frame used by boot- makers for drawing in and shaping the body of a boot. Booth, booM, s. a temporary erection, built of slight materials. Bootied, boot'-ed, a. laden with plunder. Bootikin, boot'-e-kin, s. a little boot. Bootless, boot'-les, a. unavailinguseless. Boots, boots, s. the servant at an inn who cleans the boots; the youngest officer in a regiment. Booty, boot'-e, s. spoil taken in war, or by force; plunder. Borage, bur'-raje, s. a plant, the flowers of which were believed to be cordial, and infused in drinks. Borax, bo'-rax, s. a compound of boracic acid and soda. [rocks for blasting. Borcer, bor'-ser, $. in instrument to bore holes in Border, bor'-der, s. the edge of anything; margin : v.n. to approach. Bord-halfpenny, bord'-ha-pen-e, s. duty formerly paid for liberty to set up a stall in a fair or market. Bord-land, bord'-land, s. the domain land which a lord reserved for the maintenance of his bord or table. Bore, bore, v.a. to pierce or drill a hole in; to weary. Bore, bore, s. a sudden influx in certain estuaries of a tidal wave. [north wind. Boreal, bo'-re-al, a. pertaining to the north or the Boreas, bo'-re-as, s. the north wind. Borecole, bore'-koal, s. a winter cabbage, the leaves of which are curled or wrinkled. Born, born, pp. of bear, brought forth. Borne, boam,pp. of bear; carried; supported. Born6, bor-na, a. narrow-minded. Borough, bur'-o, s. a town with a municipal go- verning body, which sends a representative to par- liament. Borough-english, bur'-o-ing'-glisli, $. a customary descent of lands to the youngest son or brother. Boroughmonger, bur'-o-mung'-ger, s. one who buys or sells the parliamentary representation of boroughs. [loan; to copy. Borrow, bor'-ro, v.a. to obtain by solicitation a Borsholder, bors'-hoald-er, s. the head of a tithing. Bort, bort, s. coarse or broken diamonds pounded into dust, and used in grinding and polishing oper- ations. Boscage, bosk'-aje, s. wood or brushwood growing in a dense leafy mass; food for cattle yielded by bushes and trees; a landscape representing boscage. Bosh, bosh, s. foolish nonsense. [Africa. Bosjesmans, boz'-jez-manz, s.pl. bushmen of S. Bosket, Bosquet, bosk'-et, Busket, busk'-et, s. a grove; a compartment in a garden. Bosky, bosk'-e, a. thickly wooded; shady. Bosom, booz'-um, s. the breast of a human being; the breast, as containing the secrets of the heart; any enclosed place; the interior; the embrace: a. intimate. Boson, bo'-sn, s. a corruption'of boatswain. Bosphorian, bos-fo'-re-an, a. pertaining to a strait between two seas. Bosphorus, bos'-fo-rus, s. a strait, originally that of Constantinople. BOSS, bos, s. a protuberant part; a stud or knob. BOSS, bos, s. a master mechanic; a foreman or superintendent [U.S.]. Bossage, bos'-aje, s.a stone in building left project- ing and rough, to be afterwards carved. Botanic, bo-tan'-ik, a. pertaining to botany; con- taining plants. Botanomancy, bot'-a-no-man-se, s. divination by fig and other leaves. [plants. Botany, bot'-a-ne, s. the science which treats of Botch, botsh, s. an eruptive discoloured swelling on the skin; a clumsy patch. [ration. Bote, bote, s. compensation, satisfaction, or repa- Both, boath, a. the one and the other; conj. as well. Bother, hoth'-ev, v.a. to tease or perplex. Bothie, Bothy, both'-e, s. in Scotland, a cottage in which farm servants of either sex that are un- married are housed together. Bo-tree, bo'-tree, s. the tree under which the light of life first dawned on Buddha, and sacred in Bud- dhism. [bunch of grapes. Botryoid, bot'-re-oyd, a. having the form of a Bottine, bot'-teen, 5. a half-boot. Bottle, bot'-tl, s. vessel with a narrow mouth for holding liquors. Bottle, bot'-tl, s. a bundle of hay. Bottle-nose, bot-tl-noze, s. a kind of whale. Bottom, bot'-tum, s. the lowest, deepest, or re- motest part. Bottomry, bot'-tum-re, s. borrowing of money on the security of a ship. Bottony, bot'-ton-e, s. a cross which terminates at each end in three buds, knots, or buttons. Boucke, boosli, s. provision accorded by the king to knights on service. Boudoir, boo-dwor, s. a lady’s private apartment. Bough, bow, s. an arm or large branch of a tree. Bouillon, boo'-yong. s. broth; soup(Fr.). Boulder, boal'-der, s. a large stone worn roundish by water. Boulevard, Boulevart, bool'-var, s. originally, the rampart of a fortified city, and now, any street or promenade encompassing a town.BOUNCE BBASH 51 Bounce, bowns, v.n. to leap suddenly; to bit with force so as to rebound. Bouncer, bown'-ser, s. a boaster; a bully. Bound, bownd, s. boundary; limit. Bound, bownd, s. a leap; a spring. Bound, pp. of the verb to bind; a. destined; going, or intending to go. [limit. Boundary, bownd'-a-re, s. a mark indicating a Bounden, bownd'-en, a. morally binding. Bounteous, bown'-te-us, a. liberal; bountiful. Bouq.net, boo'-ka, s. a nosegay; a bunch of flowers. Bourbonism, boor’-bon-izm, 5. adherence to the legitimate royal line, so called from partizanship to the House of Bourbon in France. Bourgeois, bur'-joys, s. a kind of printing type larger than brevier and smaller than long primer. Bourgeois, boor'-zhwa, s. a middle-class citizen. Bourse, boors, s. an exchange where merchants meet to transact business. Bout, bowt, s. a turn, or round; trial. Bovine, bo'-vine, a. pertaining to oxen and cows. BOW, bow, v.a. to bend; to depress; to crush. BOW, bo, s. a well-known weapon or instrument to shoot arrows with. Bow-dye, bo'-di, s. a kind of scarlet colour. Bowed, boad, a. bent like a bow. Bowel, bow'-el, v.to take out the bowels. Bowels, bow'-elz, s.pl. the intestines of an animal, especially of man. [trees. Bower, bow'-el’, s. a shelter made of boughs of Bower, bow'-er, s. one of two knaves in euchre. Bowery, bow'-er-e, a. shading; containing bowers. Bowess, bow'-es, s. a young hawk. Bowie-knife, bo'-e-nife, s. a long knife, used as a weapon in the Western States, invented by Col. Bowie. [ing-cup. Bowl, boal, s. a round hollow; a basin; a drinlt- Bowl, boal, or bowl, s. a ball of wood for rolling along the ground: v.n. to play at bowling. Bow-leg, bo'-leg, s. a leg crooked as a bow. Bowline, bo'-lin, or bow'-lin, s. a rope to draw a sail into line with the bow, and keep it close to thewind. Bow-net, bo'-net, s. a kind of wicker basket used for catching lobsters and crayfish. Bowse, bows, v.n. to pull or haul together. Bowsprit, bo'-sprit, s. a large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship to carry sail forward. BOW-window, bo'-win-do, s. arounded bay-window. BOX, box, s. a case of any size and material for containing anything. BOX, box, s. a blow with the hand or fist. BOX, box, s. a shrub with its wood. [box. Boxen, box'-n, a. made of box-wood; resembling Boxer, box'-er, s. one who fights with his fists. Boxhaul, box'-hawl, v.a. to veer a ship in a par- ticular manner in going from one tack to another. Boy, boy, s. a male child; a lad of immature age. Boyar, boy'-ar, s. a Russian nobleman. Boyau, boy'-o, s.; pi. Boyaux; a connecting ditch covered with a parapet. Boycott, boy'-kot, v.a. to combine together to have no dealings with one on account of his political opinions. [each end. Boyer, boy'-er, s. a Flemish sloop with' a castle at Brabble, brab'-bl, s. a brawl; a broil. Brace, brase, s. that which holds anything tight. Bracelet, brase'-let, s. an ornament for the wrist. Brachial, bra'-ke-al, a. belonging to the arm. Brachiocephalic, brak-e-o-sef-al'-ik, a. connected with the artery which supplies blood to the arms and head. [ing. Brachygraphy, bra-kig'-ra-fe, s. shorthand writ- Brachylogy, bra-kil'-o-je, s. conciseness of speech. Brachytypous, brak'-e-tipe-us, a. of a short form. Brachyurous, brak-e-yu'-rus, a. short-tailed. Bracing, brase'-ing, a. giving strength or tone. Bracken, brak'-n, s. fern. Bracket, brak'-et, s. an angular stay to support anything fastened to a wall; a mark used in print- ing, thus, [ ]. Bracldsh, brak'-ish, a. saltish; somewhat salt. Bract, brakt, s. an irregularly developed leaf. Bracteole, brak'-te-ole, s. a little bract. Brad, brad, s. a kind of thin nail without a head. Bradypod, brad'-e-pod, s. a sloth. Brag, brag, v.n. to boast. [low. Braggadocio, brag-ga-do'-she-o, s. a boasting fel- Braggart, brag'-gart, s. a boaster; a vain fellow: a. boastful. [deity viewed as creator. Brahma, bra'-ma, s. in the Hindu theology, the Brahmin, bra'-min, s. one of the sacred caste among the Hindus that boasts of direct descent from'Brahma. [lating to the Brahmins. Brahminical, bra-min'-ik-al, a. pertaining or re- Brahmo-Somaj, bra-ma-so'-maj, $. a recent re- vival of Hinduism on deistic principles and the rational ideas and philosophy of Europe (literally, Church of God). Braid, brayd, v.a. to intertwine; to plait. Brail, brayl, s. apiece of leather to bind up a hawk’s wing; a small rope to furl a ship’s sail. Brain, brayn, s. the soft whitish mass enclosed in the skull; the understanding. [brain. Brainpan, brayn'-pan, s. the skull containing- the Braird, brayrdj s. the first springing up of the seed of a grain crop. Braise, braze, v.a. to cook meat in a close pan along with other substances. Brait, brayt, s. a rough diamond. Brake, brayk, s. a fern ; a thicket. Brake, brayk, s. an instrument to break flax or hemp; the handle of a pump; a carriage for break- ing in horses. [of the brake. Brake-man, brake'-man, s. a man who has charge Bramall-press, bra'-ma-pres, s. a hydrostatic press (invented by Bramah). [rough, wild shrub. Bramble, bram'-bl, s. the blackberry-bush; any Bran, bran, s. the husks of ground corn, separated from the flour by bolting. C(Fr.) Brancard, brank'-ard, 5. a litter borne by horses Branch, bransh, s. the shoot or limb of a tree; any offshoot. Branchery, bransh'-er-e, $. vessels ramified through the pulpy part of the fruit. Branchiate, brank'-e-ate, a. having gills. Branchiostoma, brank-e-os'-to-ma, s. a semi- transparent worm-like fish of 2 in., without heart, brain, or limb, and with colourless blood (Gr.—, and stoma, a mouth). Branch-pilot, bransh'-pi-lot, s. a pilot who holds a diploma for a special navigation. Brand, brand, s. a burning piece of wood; a sword; a mark made by a hot iron; quality; a mark of infamy. Branding-iron, brand'-ing-i-urn, Brand-iron, brand'-i-urn, s. an iron to brand with; a trivet to set a pot on. Brandish, bran'-dish, v.a. to waive a wand. [fire. Brand-new, brand'-new, a. new as if fresh from Brandrith, bran'-drith, s. a rail round a well- mouth. Brandy, bran'-de, s. spirit distilled from win©. Brangle, brang'-gl, v.n. to wrangle. Brank, brank, s. buckwheat [Celt.] Brank, brank, s. a bridle to gag scolding women Bran-new, bran'-new, a. quite new. Brash, brash, a. hasty; impetuous; brittle. Brash, brash, s. rock disintegrated into small frag- ments [Geol.]52 BRASIER BRIGHT Brasier, braze'-yer, s. a worker in. brass; a pan for charcoal. Brass, bras, s. an alloy of copper and zinc. Brassage, bras'-saje, s. sum levied for expenses of coinage. [arm. Brassart, bras'-sart, s. armourprotecting the upper Brasset, bras'-set, s. a casque, or headpiece of armour. [out thin. Brass-foil, bras'-foyl, s. Dutch gold; brass beaten Brat, brat, s. a child, so called in contempt. Braul, brawl, s. Indian cloth, with blue and white stripes. Bravado, bra-va'-do, or bra-va'-do, s. a boast. Brave, brave, a. courageous; fearless, [assassin. Bravo, bra'-vo, or bra'-vo, $. a bandit; a hired Bravo, bra'-vo, interj. well done. Bravura, bra-voo'-ra, s. an air requiring great vocal power and spirited execution. Brawl, brawl, v.a. and v.n. to quarrel noisily. Brawn, brawn, s. a muscular part of the body; the arm; bulk. Brawner, brawn'-er, s. a boar killed for the table. Brawny, brawn'-e, «. muscular; strong; callous. Braxy, brax'-e, s. an inflammatory disease in sheep., Bray, bra, v.a. to pound or beat small. Bray, bra, v.n. to utter a harsh sound. [Print.] Brayer, bra'-er, s. an instrument to temper ink Braze, braze, v.a. to solder with brass and zinc. Brazed, bra'-zed, a. with three cheverons clasp- ing one another [Her.] Brazen, bra'-zn, a. made of brass; impudent. Brazil, bra-zil', or bra-zeel', Brazil-WOOd, bra- zil-wood, s. a wood for dyeing red. [a law. Breach, breetsh, a breaking; a gap; violation of Breachy, breetsh'-e, a. apt to break fences; un- ruly. Bread, bred, s. food made of flour or ground corn baked; food; livelihood. Breadth, bredth, s. measure from side to side. Break, brake, v.a. to part by force; to weaken; to tame. Breaker, brake'-er, s. a rock which breaks the wave, or the wave in the act of breaking. Breakfast, brek'-fust, s. the first meal in the day. Break-joint, brake'-joynt, s. the disposition of the stones or bricks, so that the joints shall not fall immediately over one another [Mason.] Breakneck, brake'-nek, s. a fall, or a steep place endangering the neck; hazardous. [tribe. Bream, breem, s. a fresh-water fish of the carp Bream, breem, v.a. to burn off the sea-weed, ooze, &c., from a ship’s bottom. Breast, brest, s. the fore part of the body, be- tween the neck and the abdomen; the seat of the affections and passions: v.a. to face. Breastfast, brest'-fast, s. a large rope to confine a ship sidewise to a wharf or quay, or to another ship. Breastplough, brest'-plow, s. a kind of small plough propelled by the hands. Breastwheel, brest'-hweel, s. a water-wheel, which receives the water at the level of its axis. Breath, breth, s. the air inhaled and expelled in respiration; life; respite; an instant; breeze. Breathe, breeth, v.n. to inspire and expire.air; to live; to express; to manifest. Breathless, breth'-les, a. out of breath. Bredsore, bred'-sore, s. a whitlow. Breech, britsh or breetsh, s. the lower part of the body behind; the hinder part of a gun or anything. Breeches, britsh'-ez, s.pl. a garment worn by men, covering the lower part of the body. Breeching, britsh'-ing, s. a whipping; that part of a harness which passes round the haunches of a horse. Breech-loader, breetsh'-lode-er, s. a firearm loaded at the breech. [sion; to rear. Breed, breed, v.a. to generate; to cause; toocca- Breedbate,breed'-bate, s. one who breeds quarrels. Breeder, breed'-er, s. one who breeds. Breese, Breeze, breez, s. a stinging fly, the gad fly. Breeze, breez, s. a light wind; a gentle gale. Breeze, breez, s. small cinders used in the burning of bricks; sweepings. Brehon, bre'-hon, s. an ancient Irish judge. Brennage, bren'-naje, s. a tribute anciently paid by tenants to their lord, in lieu of bran for his hounds. Bressummer, bres'-sum-mer, Brestsummer, brest'-sum-mer, s. a beam placed horizontally to support an upper wall or partition. Brethren, bre^'-ren, s.pl. of brother; members of the same profession, society, or persuasion. Brettices, bret'-te-seez,s.y>7. wooden props in mines. Brevet, bre-vet', or brev'-et, s. a commission entit- ling an officer in the army to a nominal rank above his real rank; a patent. Brevetcy, brev'-et-se, s. the rank of a brevet. Breviary, breev'-ya-re, or brev'-ya-re, s. an ab- ridgment. Brevier, bre-veer', s. a type in size be- tween bourgeois and minion, so called as used in printing breviaries. Brevity, brev'-e-te, s. briefness; shortness. Brew, broo, v.a. to prepare liquor, as from malt and hops; to mingle; to contrive. [brewing. Brewery, broo'-er-e, s. a building appropriated to Brewster, broo'-ster, s. a brewer. Briarean, bri-a'-re-an, a. many-handed. Bribe, bribe, s. something given or promised, with a view to pervert justice and judgment. [bribes. Bribery, bribe'-er-e, s. the crime of giving or taking Bric-a-brac, brik'-a-brak, s. articles of curiosity (Fr.) [building, Brick, brik, s. an oblong square of baked clay for Brick-nogging, brik'-nog-ging, s. brickwork car- ried up and fitted in between timber framing. Bridal, bride'-al, a. belonging to a bride or a wed« ding. Bridal, bride'-al, s. a nuptial festival (bride and ale). Bride, bride, s. a woman, newly married, or about to be. Bridegroom, bride'-groom. s. a man just married, or about to be. Bridewell, bride'-wel, s. a house of correction; a prison, so called from the palace near St Bride's or Bridget's well, in London, which was turned into a penitentiary. Bridge, bridj, s. a roadway thrown over a river, &c. Bridge-head, bridj'-hed, s. a fortification covering the end of a bridge nearest the enemy; a tgte-du- pont. Bridle, bri'-dl, s. the bit and reins by which a horse is managed; a curb; a check. Bridoon, brid-oon', s. a light snaffle or bit of a bridle, in addition to the principal bit, having a dis- tinct rein. Brief, breef, a. short; concise: s. a writ summon- ing a. man to answer to any action. Brier, bri'-er, s. a prickly shrub; the wild rose. Brig, brig, s. a vessel with two masts, square rigged. Brigade, bre-gade', s. a body of troops, under a general officer. Brigade-major, bre-gade'-ma'-jer, 5. an officer who assists the brigadier in the management of his brigade. [brigade. Brigadier, brig-a-deer', s. an officer commanding a Brigand, brig'-and, 5. a robber; one of a gang. Brigandage, brig'-and-aje, s. a robbery; life of a brigand. Brigandine, brig'-an-din or -dine, s.a coat of mail. Brigantine, brig'-an-tin or -tine, s. a light-rigged brig. Bright, brite, a, shining; brilliant; clear; evident.BRIGHT’S BRUSHWOOD 53 young Bright’s Disease, brites'diz-eze, s. a disease in the kidneys, being a fatty degeneration of the tissue of the organ, so called from Dr Bright, who first investigated its nature. Brigue, breeg, s. a cabal; intrigue; strife. Brilliance, bril'-yans, Brilliancy, bril'-yan-se, s. the quality of being brilliant. [did. Brilliant, bril'-yant, a. shining; sparkling; splen- Brills, brilz, s. the hair on the eyelids of a horse. Brim, brim, s. the upper edge of a vessel. Brimstone, brim'-stone, s. sulphur. Blinded, brin'-ded, Brindled, brin'-dld, a. marked with spots or streaks. [tears* Brine, brine, s. water saturated with salt; the sea; Bring, bring, v.a. to fetch; to conduct; to lead; to induce. Brinish, brine'-ish, a. like brine; saltish. Brink, brink, s. the edge or margin of a steep place. Brisk, brisk, a. lively; active. Brisket, brisk'-et, s. the breast of an animal. Bristle, bris'-sl, s. the stiff hair of swine : v.n. to stand erect as bristles; to raise the head and strut. Bristol-brick, bris'-tul-brik', s. a brick for clean- ing cuttlery. Britannia-metal,bre-tan'-ne-a-met'-tl, s. a com- pound of tin with some antimony, zinc, and copper. Britannic, bre-tan'-nik, a. British. Brite, Bright, brite, v.n. to be or become over-ripe. British, brit'-ish, a. pertaining to Great Britain or its inhabitants. Briton, brit'-un, s. a native of Britain. Brittle, brit'-tl, a. apt to break; fragile. Britzska, brit'-ka, s. an open carriage with a calash top, and space sufficient for reclining at length in. Briza, bri'-za, s. quaking grass. Brize, brize, s. the gad-fly. Broach, broatsh, s. an awl; a start of a y stag’s head; a spire: v.a. to pierce; to start. Broacher, broatsh'-cr, s. a first publisher. Broad, brawd, a. wide; large; liberal. Broad-arrow, brawd'-ar-ro, s. mark of Govern- ment property. Broad-piece, brawd'-pees, s. an English gold coin of the reigns of James I. and Charles I., worth about 24s., larger than a guinea. - [land. Broad-seal, brawd'-seel, s. the great seal of Eng- Brobdingnagian, brob-ding-na'-je-an, s. a gigan- tic person. [figures. Brocade, bro-kade', s. silk stuff woven with raised Brocade-Shell, bro-kade'-shel, s. a cone-shell. Brocard, bro-kard', 5. an accepted maxim or prin- ciple. Brocatel, bro'-ka-tel, s. a variegated calcareous stone; a coarse brocade. Brochure, bro'-shure, s. a pamphlet. Brock, brok, s. a badger; a brocket. Brocket, brok'-et, s. a red deer two years old. Brodekin, broad'-e-kin, s. a buskin or half-boot. Brog, brog, s. an awl. Brogan, bro'- gan, s. a stout coarse shoe. Brogue, broag, s. a coarse shoe; provincial peculi- arity of accent, especially Irish. Broider, broyd'-er, v.a. to embroider. Broil, broyl, s. a tumult; a noisy quarrel; discord. Broil, broyl, v.a. to cook over hot coals. [others. Broke, broke, v.n. to transact business for or by Broken, bro'-kn, pp. in fragments; infirm, [others. Broker, bro'-ker, s. one who buys and sells for Brokerage, bro'-ker-aje, s. the business of a broker. Broma, bro'-ma, s. a chocolate preparation from . cocoa. v [food. Bromatology, brom-a-tol'-o-je, s. a treatise on Bromelia, bro-me'-le-a, s. the pine-apple. Bromic, brom'-ik, a. appertaining to bromine. Bromide, bro'-mide, s. a compound of bromine with a base. Bromine, bro'-min, s. a deep red, malodorous, poisonous, elementary fluid, extracted generally from the fluid called bittern. Bronchia, bronlc'-e-a, Bronchise, bronk'-e-e, s.pl. the ramifications of the windpipe, which carry air into the lungs. Bronchial, bronk'-e-al, Bronchic, bronk'-ik, a. belonging to the bronchise. [bronchise. Bronchitis, bronk-i'-tis, s. inflammation in the Bronchophony, bronk-of'-o-ne, s. a loud, clear, thrilling sound in the chest detected by ausculation. Bronchotomy, bronk-ot'-o-me, s. an incision into the windpipe. Bronze, bronz, or brunz, s. an alloy of copper and tin: v.a. to harden. Brooch, broatsh, s. an ornamental pin worn on the breast; a painting all of one colour. Brood, brood, v.n. to sit on in order to hatch: v.a. to cherish. Brook, brook, s. a small stream. Brook, brook, v.a. to bear; to endure. [flowers. Broom, broom, s. a well-known shrub with yellow Brose, broze, s. a Scotch disli made by pouring boiling water on oatmeal. Broth, broth, s. a vegetable soup boiled with flesh. Brothel, broM'-el, s. a house appropriated to the purposes of prostitution. Brother, bruf&'-er, s.; pi. Brothers, or Brethren; a male born of the same parents; an associate. Brother-german, bruM-er-jer'-mun, s. a full brother. [by the mother only. Brother-uterine, bruM-cr-yu'-ter-in, s. a brother Brougham, broo'-am, or broom, s. a one-horse close carriage, so called after Lord Brougham. Brow, brow, s. the ridge over the eyes; the fore- head; the general air of the countenance; the edge of a slope or hill. [head. Brow-antler, brow-ant'-ler, s. the first on a deer’s Browbeat, brow'-bcet, v.a. to overbear with haughty arrogance. Browbound, brow'-bownd, a. crowned. [red. Brown, brown, a. of a dusky colour, inclining to Brown Bess, brown' bes. s. a brown flint musket, now disused. Brownbill, brown'-bil, s. a halbert formerly in use Brown bread, brown' bred, s. bread of unbolted flour. Brownie, brown'-e, s. a good-natured domestic elf. Brownist, brown'-ist, s. an Independent or Con- gregationalism so called from Robert Brown, a leader of the party. Brown-rust, brown'-rust, s. a disease in wheat. Browse, browz, v.a. to pasture on; to nibble and eat. Browsick, brow'-sik, a. dejected; melancholy. Brucia, bru'-se-a, Brucina, bru'-se-na, Brucine, bru'-sin, s. a bitter poisonous vegetable alkaloid. Bruin, bru'-in, s. a bear. Bruise, bruze, v.a. to crush by beating. Bruit, brute, s. report; rumour. Brumal, bru'-mal, a. belonging to the winter. Brummagem, brum'-a-jem, a. of tinsel quality. Brunette, bru-net', s. a brown or dark-complex- ioned girl. Brunonian, broo-no'-ne-an, a. according to John Brown. B. theory, a doctrine which regards and treats diseases as due either to defective or excessive excitation. [shock. Brunt, brunt, s. the heat of an onset or contest; Brusll, brush, s. an implement for sweeping or rubbing; brushwood: v.a. to touch slightly in pass- ing : v.n. to move in haste. Brushing, brush'-ing, a. for brushing; brisk. Brush-Wheels, brush'-hweelz, S.pl. wheels which turn each other without teeth. [thicket. Brushwood, brush'-wood, s. a rough, low, close54 BRUSQUE BUNK Brusque, brusk, a. rude; blunt; abrupt in man- ner (Fr.) [ature cabbages. BrusseUs-sproutS, brus'-selz-sprowts, s.pl. mini- Brustle, brus'-sl, v.n. to crackle; to rustle; to bully. Brutal, bru'-tal, a. pertaining to a brute; savage. Brute, brute, a. senseless; unconscious; irration- al ; an unfeeling man. Brutify, bru'-te-fi, v.a. to render the mind brutal. Bryology, bri-ol'-o-je, s. the science of mosses, Bub, bub, s. a kind of yeast; strong malt liquor. Bubble, bub'-bl, s. a small vesicle of water or other fluid, inflated with air; anything that wants firm- ness or solidity. Bucanier, Buccaneer, buk-ka-neer', s. a name given to certain English and French piratical ad- venturers. Buccal, buk'-kal, a. pertaining to the cheek. Buccan, buk'-kan, s. a hurdle made of sticks. Buccaneer, buk-ka-neer', v.a. to play the pirate. Buccinal, buk'-se-nal, a. like, or sounding like a trumpet. Buccinite, buk'-se-nite, s. afossil buccinum. [shell. Buccinum, buk'-se-num, s. a whelk or trumpet- Bucentaur, bew-sent'-or, s. a monster half ox and half man; the state barge of the ancient doges of Venice. Bucephalus, bew-sef'-a-lus, s. a gazelle; a cele- brated horse of Alexander the Great. Buck, buk, s. lye in which clothes are soaked in bleaching. Buck, buk, s. the male of the fallow deer, rabbit, hare, &c.; a fop. Buck-basket, buk'-bask-et, s. a clothes-basket. Bucket, buk'-et, s. a vessel for drawing or hold- ing water. [United States. Buckeye, buk'-i, 5. a horse-chestnut, native to the Buckle, buk'-l, s. a metallic link for fastening- straps, &c. [centre. Buckler, buk'-ler, s. a shield with a boss in the Buckram, buk'-ram, s. a coarse linen cloth, stif- fened with gum, Buck-Skin, buk'-skin, s. the skin of a buck. Buck-Wheat, buk'-hweet, s. a species of edible grain, with three-cornered seeds like beecli-nuts. Bucolic, bu-kol'-ik, s. a pastoral poem. Bud, bud, s. the first shoot from a stem or branch. Buddhism, bood'-dizm, s. the religion founded by Sakyamuni in the 9th century b.c. Buddhist, bood'-hist, s. a believer in Buddhism. Buddie, bud'-dl, s. a large square frame of boards used in washing ore. Bude-burner, bewd'-bur-ner, s. a burner consist- ing of a tier of two or three concentric Argand Budge, budj, v.a. to stir; to move off.' [burners. Budge, budj, s. the dressed fur of lambs: a. stiff; formal. Budgero, budj'-er-o, s. a Bengal passenger-boat. Budget, bud'-jet, s. a little sack, with its contents; a stock; the financial statement annually made in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Buff, buff, s. a leather prepared from the skin of the buffalo; the skins of other animals similarly dressed; a light yellow. Buff, buf, s. a blow. Buffalo, buf'-fa-lo, s. a wild ox, particularly the bison of North America. Buffer, buf'-fer, s. a contrivance attached to rail- way carriages to deaden the force of a concussion. Buffet, buf'-fa, s. a sideboard. Buffet, buf'-fet, s. a blow with the hand or fist; v.a. to beat back. Bufflehead, buf'-fl-hed, s. one with a large head. Buffo, buf'-fo, s. the comic actor in an opera. Buffoon, buf-foon', s. one who amuses. Bufonite, bew'-fun-ite, s. toadstone. Bug, bug, s. the generic name for a class of insects which infest houses and plants. [spectral. Bugbear, bug'-bear, s. a frightful object, generally Buggy, bug'-ge, s. a one-horse light carriage. Bugle, bew'-gl, s. an elongated glass bead. Bugle, bew'-gl, Bugle-kom, bew'-gl-hom, s. a huntsman’s horn. Buhl, bewl, s. unbumished gold, brass, or mother- of-pearl, used for inlaying. Buhr-stone, bur'-stone, s. a silicious stone, much used for mill-stones for flour mills. [on. Build, bild, v.a. to construct and raise: v.n. to rest Built, bilt, a. formed; fashioned; composed of parts. Bulb, bulb, s. a root so called: v.n. to project. Bulbiferous, bulb-if'-er-us, a. producing bulbs. Bulbous, bulb'-us, a. having, or like a bulb. Bulbul, bul'-bul, s. the nightingale of the Persians. Bulchin, bul'-tshin, s. a young male calf. Bulge, bulj, 5. bilge; a leak in the bilge: v.n. to Bulgy, bul'-je, a. bandy. [swell out. Bulimia, bew-lim'-e-a, Bulimy, bew'-le-me, s. a morbidly insatiable appetite for food. Bulk, bulk, s. magnitude or size; the majority. Bull, bul, s. the male of a bovine quadruped; one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Bull, bul, s. an edict of the Pope. [in speech. Bull, bhl, s. a ludicrous inconsistency or blunder. Bullantic, bul-an'-tic, a. designating certain orna- mental capital letters used in apostolic bulls. Bullate, bul'-late, a. having blisters. [dogs. Bull-baiting, bul'-bate-ing, s. exciting bulls with Bullen-nails, bul'-len-naylz, s.pl. nails with round heads and short shanks, tinned and lackered. Bullet, bul' -et, s. a round ball of metal; a shot. Bulletin, biil'-e-tin, or bul'-e-teen, s. an official re- port of something of public interest. Bullfinch, bul'-finsli, s. a small singing bird. Bullion, bul'-yun, s. uncoined gold or silver in the mass. [badger. Bullirag, bul'-le-rag, v.a. to abuse grossly; to Bullock, bul'-uk, s. an ox, or castrated bull. Bull’s-eye, bulz'-i; s. a small circular window or opening. [fellow. Bully, bul'-le, s. a noisy, blustering, overbearing Bulrush, bul'-rusli, s. a large strong water-rush. Bulse, buls', s. a bag or a certain quantity of Bulwark, bul'-wurk, s. a rampart. [diamonds. Bum, bum, s. the buttocks. Bum, bum, v.n. to make a humming noise, as a bee. Bumbailiff, bum-bay 1'-if, s. an under-bailiff. Bumbledom, bum'-bl-dum, s. the fuss and conse- quence of petty incapable officialism collectively re- garded. Bumboat, bum'-boat, s. a boat used in carrying provisions to vessels at a distance from shore. Bum kin, bum'-lcin, s. a short boom standing from each bow. [against anything. Bump, bump, s, a thump: v.a. to strike heavily Bump, bump, s. the noise of the bittern. Bumper, bump'-er, s. a cup or glass filled to the brim; a crowded house at a theatre, &c. Bumpkin, bump'-ldn, s. an awkward heavy rustic. Bun, bun, s. a small sweet cake. Bunch, bunsh, s. a hard lump; a cluster; a knot. Bundle, bun'-dl, s. anything wrapped in a con- venient form for conveyance: v.n. to depart hur- riedly. Bung, bung, s. a stopper for the orifice of a barrel. Bungalow, bung'-ga-lo, s. an Indian country house of a single floor, usually built of very light materials. [it by. Bunghole, bung'-hole, s. the hole in a cask to fill Bungle, bung'-gl, v.n. to perform clumsily. Bunion, bun'-yun, s. a swelling on the ball of the great toe. Bunk, bunk, s. a frame of boards for a bed. +BUNKER BUTTY 55 Bunker, bunk'-er, s. a large bin for coals; a bench. Buncombe, Bunkum, bung'-kum, s. speech spoken merely to please one’s supporters or con- stituents and secure their votes. Bunny, bun'-ne, s. a rabbit. Bunt, bunt, v.n. to swell out, as a sail. Bunting, bunt'-ing, Buntine, bunt'-in, s. a thin stuff of which the flags of ships are made. Buoy, boy, or bwoy, s. a floating object as a cask, moored over a spot, to indicate a shoal, a rock, or any sunken object: v.a. to keep afloat. Buoyancy, boy', or bwoy'-an-se, s. the quality of being buoyant; elasticity of spirit. Buoyant, boy'-, or bwoy'-ant, a. floating; light; cheerful. Bur, bur, s. the prickly seed-case of the chestnut, burdock, &c. Burdelais, bur'-de-la, s. a sort of grape. Burden, bur'-dn, s. something borne or carried; a load; anything that is grievous. Burden, bur'-dn, s. the verse repeated in a song at the end of each verse. Burdock, bur'-dok, s. a prickly plant. Bureau, bu'-ro, s.; pi. Bureaux; a writing-table with drawers for papers; a government department. Bureaucracy, bu-ro'-kra-se. s. the system of government administration in departments, each under the control of a chief. Bureaucrat, bu-ro'-krat, s. an advocate of bu- reaucracy : a. relating to bureaucracy. Burg, burg, s. an ancient structure in N. Britain. Burgage, burg'-aje, s. a tenure in socage proper to cities and towns, whereby lands or tenements are held of the king or other lord for a yearly rent. Burganet, burg'-a-net, s. a kind of helmet. Burgeois, boor'-zliwa, s. a burgess. BurgeoiS, bur-jois', s. a species of type. [man. Burgess, bur'-jes, s. an inhabitant, a citizen or free- ;many, a here- a burgh. See [borough. Burgher, burg'-er, s. an inhabitant or freeman of a Burgh-mote, burg'-mote, s. a borough court. Burglar, burg'-lar, s. one who commits burglary. Burglarious, burg-la'-re-us, a. pertaining to bur- glary. Burglary, burg'-la-re, s. the act or crime of breaking into a house by night, with intent to com- mit felony. Burgomaster, burg'-o-mas'-ter, s. the chief magis- trate of a Dutch or German municipal town. BurgOUt, bur-goo', s. a thick oatmeal gruel made Burgundy, bur'-gun-de, s. a kind of wine, [at sea. Burial, ber-e-al, s. the act of burying, especially a dead person; a funeral. Burin, bew'-rin, s. a graver; a tool for engraving. Burke, burk, v.a. to murder, particularly by suffo- cation. Burl, burl, s. a small knot or end of thread in cloth. Burler, burl'-er, s. a dresser of cloth. Burlesque, bur-lesk', s. a ludicrous representa- tion or contrast. [farce. Burletta, bur-let'-ta, s. a comic opera; a musical Burly, bur'-le, a. bulky; robust; boisterous. Bum, burn, v.a. to consume or injure with fire: v.n. to glow; to be inflamed with passion or desire. Burner, burn'-er, s. the part of a lamp or a gas- pipe from which the flame issues. Burnish, burn'-ish, v.a. to polish; to make bright. Burnt, burnt, a. treated with fire, as burnt wine. Bumt-ear, burnt'-eer, s. a disease in corn, in which the ear seems black as if burnt. Burnt-offering, burnt'-of-fering, Burnt-sacri- fice, bumt'-sac-re-fise, s. an offering or a sacrifice by fire on an altar. Jtsurggrave, burg'-grave, : ditary governor of a town or castle. Burghal, burg'-al, a. pertaining to Borough. Burnt-Sienna, bumt'-se-en-na, s. an orange-red pigment produced by burning sienna. Burr, bur, s. the lobe or lap of the ear; a triangu- lar chisel; a round iron ring used with a cannon. Burras-pipe, bur'-ras-pipe, s. a tube in which to keep corroding powders. Burrel-shot, bur'-rel-shot, s. a sort of case-shot. Burrock, bur'-rok, s. a small weir for entrapping fish. Burrow, bur'-ro, s. a hole in the ground excavated by rabbits, stll/w*Ti'cr Trnl' IrUrwo c ■ - le, kol-lewd', v.n. to conspire in a fraud. 4 — kol-lew'-zhun, s. a secret compact for a Colloquy, kol'-lo-kwe, s. mutual discourse of two Collude, kol-lewd', v.n Collusion, . fraudulent purpose. [off-scouring, or refuse. Colluvies, kol-lew'-ve-eez, s. a collection of filth, Colly, kol'-le, s. the smut of_coal. Cologne-water,ko-lone'-wa-ter,s. eau-de-Cologne. Colon, ko'-lun, s. the largest division of the in- testinal canal; a point or character formed thus (:). Colonel, kur'-nel, s. the chief commander of a regiment. [mission of a colonel. Colonelcy, kur'-nel-se, s. the office, rank, or com- Colonial, ko-lo'-ne-al. a. pertaining to a colony. Colonization, kol-on-iz-a'-shun, s. the act or practice of colonizing. [colony in. Colonize, kol'-o-nize, v.a. to plant or establish a Colonnade, kol-on-nade', s. any series or range of columns placed at certain intervals. Colony, kol'-o-ne, s. a body of people who leave home and go and settle in a new country subject to the parent one. Colophon, kol'-o-fone, s. a device, with the place and date of publication, &c., formerly at the end of a book. [obtained from turpentine. Colophony, kol'-o-fo-ne, s. a dark-coloured resin Colorate, kul'-ur-ate, a. coloured; dyed; tinged. Colorific, kul-ur-if'-ik, a. that has the quality of tinging. [a. very large; huge. Colossal, ko-los'-sal, Colossean, kol-os-se'-an, Colosseum, kol-os-se'-um, s. Vespasian’s amphi- theatre at Rome, which was the largest in the world. Colossus, ko-los'-sus, s. the gigantic statue of Apollo, which stood astride the harbour of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the world. Colour, kul'-ur, s. the hue or appearance of a body to the eye, or a quality of sensation, caused by the rays of light; paint; appearance; pretence: pi. a flag: v.a. to dye. Colportage, kol'-poart-aje, s. the system of dis- tributing books, tracts, &c. Colporteur, kol'-poar-ter, s. one who travels about vending religious books, pamphlets, &c. Colstaff, kol'-staf, s. a staff by which a burden is carried on the shoulders of two persons. Colt, koalt, s. a young horse: v.n. to frisk. Colter, koalt'-er, s. the cutting-iron of a plough. Coltisn, koalt'-ish, a. frisky. [cunning. Colubrine, kol'-yu-brine, a. relating to serpents; Columbary, kol'-um-ba-re, s. a dove-cot. Columbian, lco-lum'-be-an, a. American. Columbine, kol'-um-bine, a. of or like a dove. Column, kol'-lum, s. a long round body of wood or stone used to support or adorn a building; a large body of troops drawn up in deep files; a row; a perpendicular section of a page in printing. Columnar, ko-lum'-nar, a. formed in columns. Colure, ko-lewr', s. the colures are two great circles supposed to intersect each other at right angles in the poles of the world. Coma, ko'-ma, s. a state of deep sleep; lethargy. Comate, ko'-mate, a. hairy. [a. lethargic, Comatose, lco'-ma-tose, Comatous, ko'-ma-tus, Comb, kome, s. a toothed instrument for separat- ing, cleansing, and adjusting hair, wool, or flax; the crest^of red fleshy tuft on a cock’s head; a crest: v.n. to roll over, as the crest of a wave, and break in foam. [a valley. Comb, Combe, koom, s. the streamless head of Combat, kom'-bat, or kum'-bat, v.n. to fight; to struggle: v.a. to oppose. [who combats. Combatant, kom'-bat-ant, or kum'-bat-ant, s. one Combination, kom-be-na'-shun, s. the act of com- bining. [bine. Combinative, kom-bine'-a-tiv, a. tending to com- Combine, kom-bine', v.a. to unite: v.n. to agree, or coalesce. Combust, kom-bust',a. said of a planet in conjunc- tion with the sun, or so near as to be extinguished by it. . [and burn; excitable. Combustible, kom-bust'-e-bl, a. that will take fire Come, kum, v.n. to move to this place; to arrive; to appear; to happen. [comedy. Comedian, ko-me'-de-an, s. an actor or writer of Comedietta, ko-me'-de-et'-ta, s. a slight comedy. Comedy, kom'-e-de, s. a dramatic representation of the characters and incidents of ordinary life. Comely, kum'-le, a. handsome; graceful; becom- Come-off, kum-off, s. evasion; excuse. [ing. Come-OUter, kum-out'-er, s. a separatist and radical reformer. Comer, kum'-er, s. All comers, all indifferently. Comestible, ko-mes'-te-bl, a. eatable. Comet, kom'-et, s. a heavenly body revolving round the sun in a very eccentric orbit. Comet, kom'-et, s. a game at cards. Cometarium, kom-et-a'-re-um, Cometary, kom'-et-a-re, s. an astronomical instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun. Cometary, kom'-et-a-re, a. pertaining to a comet. Cometic, ko-met'-ik, a. relating to a comet. Cometography, kom-et-og'-ra-fe, s. a description or treatise of comets. [dry sweetmeat. Comfit, kum'-fit, Comfiture, kum'-fit-yur, s. a Comfit, kum'-fit, v.a. to preserve dry with sugar. Comfort, kum'-furt, v.a. to relieve from distress; to cheer. Comic, kom'-ik, a. relating to comedy. Coming, kum'-ing, a. approaching; future. Comitial, ko-mish'-e-al, a. relating to assemblies. Comity, kom'-e-te, s. courtesy; civility.74 COMMA COMMUJSriONIST Comma, kom'-ma, s. the point (,) denoting the shortest pause in reading Command, kom-mand', v.a. to order; to control. Commandant, kom-mand'-ant, s. a commander. Commandatory, kom-mand'-a-to-re, a. having the force of a command. [mand. Commander, kom-mand'-er, s. one who has com- Commandery, kom-mand'-er-e, Commandry, kom-mand'-re, s. a district containing estates with revenue annexed, belonging to a military order, and governed by a knight. Commanditaire, kom-mong-de-tayr, s. one who invests in a joint-stock concern, and is only liable for what he invests. Commandite, kom-mong-deet. s. limited liability. Commandment, kom-mand'-ment, s. command; precept. Commark, kom'-mark, s. a frontier. Commatic, kom-mat'-ik, a. with short clauses or sentences. [in writing, Commatism, kom'-ma-tizm, s. abrupt conciseness Commemorafole, kom-mem'-o-ra-bl, a. memor- able. [remembrance by a solemn act. Commemorate, kom-mem'-o-rate, v.a. to call to Commence, kom-mens', v.n. to begin; to origi- nate; to take an academic degree. Commend, kom-mend', v.a. to recommend as worthy of notice; to commit. Commendam, kom-mend'-am, s. a benefice or living commended by the crown or head of the Church to the care of a clergyman, to hold till a proper pastor is provided. Commendatary, kom-mend'-a-ta-re, s. one who ' holds a living in commendam. [to commend. Commendatory,kom-mend'~a-to-re,a. that serves Commensal, kom-mens'-al, s. a plant or animal living with or off another without being parasitical. Commensurability, kom-men-su-ra-bil'-e-te, Commensurableness, kom-men'-su-ra-bl-nes, s. the state of being commensurable. Commensurable, kom-men'-su-ra-bl, a. having a common measure. Commensurate, kom-men'-su-rate, a. of equal measure or extent: v.a. to reduce to a common measure. [or critical remarks. Comment, kom-ment', v.n. to make explanatory Comment, kom'-ment, s. a note in explanation. Commentary, kom'-ment-a-re, s. a comment; a book of comments. Commentator, kom'~ment-a-ter. s. an expositor. CommentitiOUS, kom-men-tish'-us, a. fictitious. Commerce, kom'-mers, 5. an interchange in com- modities between nations or individuals; trade. Commercialism, kom-mer'-shal-izm, s. commer- cial practices. Commere, kom'-mare, s. a godmother; a gossip. Commination, kom-me-na'-shun, s. threatening; denunciation. Comminatory, kom-min'-a-to-re, a. denunciatory. Comminuible, kom-min-yu'-e-bl, a. reducible to powder. Comminute, kom'-me-newt, v.a. to pulverize. Comminution, kom-me-new'~shun, s. the act of comminuting. [for. Commiserate, kom-miz'-er-ate, v.a. to feel pity Commiserator, kom-miz'-er-a-ter, 5. one who pities. [a commissary. Commissarial, kom-mis-sa'~re-al, a. pertaining to Commissariat, kom-mis-sa'-re-at, s. the depart- ment which has the charge of provisioning the army. Commissary, kom'-mis-sa-re, s. one to whom some charge, duty, or office is committed; an officer who has the charge of furnishing provisions, &c., for an army [Mil.] Commissarysbip, kom'-mis-sa-re-ship, s the office of a commissary. Commission, kom-mish'-un, s. the act of com- mitting ; the act of entrusting; power and autho- rity given. [errand porter or messenger. Commissionaire, kom-mees-yun-aire, s, a light Commissional, kom-mish'-un-ai, Commission- ary, kom-mish'-un-a-re, a. appointing or appointed by warrant. [closure. Commissure, kom'-mis-yure, s. a joint, seam, or Commit, kom-mit', v.a. to entrust; to consign; to do; to expose; to engage. [mitting. Commitment, kom-mit'-ment, s. the act of com- Committee, kom-mit'-te, s. one or more persons appointed by a collective body of men acting to- gether, to whom some particular matter or business is referred. Committer, kom-mit'-ter, s. perpetrator. Committible, kom-mit'-te-bl, a. liable to be com- mitted. [mingle. Commix, kom-mix', v.a. and v.n. to mix; to Commodate, kom'-mo-date, s. a loan to be re- turned by the borrower in the condition in which he got it. Commode, kom-mode', s. a head-dress formerly worn by ladies; a chest of drawers. [suitable. Commodious, kom-mo'-de-us, a. convenient or Commodity, kom-mod'-e-te, s. convenience, or that which affords it; an article of commerce. Commodore, kom'-mo-dore, s. the commander of a squadron or detachment of ships. Common, kom'-mun, a. belonging equally to more than one; public; frequent; of little value; vulgar. Commonable, kom'-mun-a-bl, a. held in common. Commonalty, kom'-mun-al-te, s. the common people. [alty. Commoner, kom'-mun-er, s. one of the common- Qom monition, kom-mo-nish'-un, s. advice; warning. Commonitory, kom-mon'-e-to-re, a. admonishing. Commonplace, kom'-mun-plase, s. an ordinary or common topic; a trite remark. Commons, kom'-munz, s.pl. the common people; the lower house of the British Parliament; food. Commonty, kom'-mun-te, s. land belonging to two or more common proprietors. Commonweal,kom'-mon-weel,5. the general good. Commonwealth, kom'-mun-welth, s. the com- monweal ; the body politic. Commorance, kom'-mo-rans, s. residence; abode. Commorant, kom'-mo-rant, a. ordinarily residing. Commorient, kom-mo'-re-ent, a. dying at the same time. [ment. Commotion, kom-mo'-shun, s. agitation; excite- Commove, kom-moov', v.a. to agitate; to disturb. Communal, kom-mewn'-al, a. pertaining to a commune. Commune, kom-mewn', v.n. to interchange thoughts and feelings, in private or familiar converse. Commune, kom'-mune, s. .a small territorial dis- trict in France under a mayor; a revolt in Paris in 1871. s. Communicant, kom-mew'-ne-kant, s. one who partakes of the Communion. Communicate, kom-mew'-ne-kate, v.a. to impart; to bestow. Communicative, kom-mew'-ne-karilv, a. in- clined to communicate, or impart to others. Communicator, kom-mew'-ne-ka-ter, s. one who communicates. Communion, kom-mewn'-yun, s. mutual inter- course between two persons or more; fellowship; the Lord’s Supper. Communionist, kom-mewn'-yun-ist, s. one who is of the same communion. Communicability, kom-mew-ne-ka-bil'-e-te, the quality or capability of being communicable.COMMUNISM COMPOTATION 75 Communism, kom'-mew-nizm, s. community of property among all the inhabitants of a state. Communist, kom'-mew-nist, s. one who holds the principles of communism or socialism. Community, kom-mew'-ne-te, s. the public or people in general. Commutation, kom-mew-ta'-shun, s. act of com- muting; change; exchange; substitution of one kind of payment for another. [exchange. Commutative, kom-mew'-ta-tiv, ad. relating to Commute, kom-mewt', v.a. to exchange; to sub- stitute one penalty or punishment for another of less severity. [ciprocal. Commutual, kom-mew'-tew-al, a. mutual; re- Compact, kom-pakt', a. firm; close; dense; brief. Compact, kom'-pakt, s. a mutual agreement or contract. [compact. Compacter, kom-pakt'-er, s. one who makes a Compacture, kom-pakt'-yur, s. close union or connection of parts. [of many parts united. Compages, kom-pa'-jeez, s. a system or structure CompaginatiOU, kom-paj-in-a'-shun, s, union of parts. [accompany. Companion, kom-pan'-yun, s. a comrade: v.a. to Companion, kom-pan'-yun, s. a raised window- frame on the quarter-deck to admit light into the cabin. '• [persons. Company, kum'-pa-ne, s. any assemblage of Comparable, kom'-pa-ra-bl, a. worthy of being compared. Comparates, kom'-pa-rates, s.pl. two things or ideas that may be compared with each other. Comparative, kom-par'-a-tiv, a. estimated by comparison; not positive; not absolute. Compare, kom-pare', v.a. to set things together and examine their relations as regards likeness or unlikeness. Comparison, korn-part-e-sun, s. act of comparing. Compartj kom-part', v.a. to divide. Compartltion, kom-par-tish'-un, s. the act of dividing into parts. Compartment, kom-part'-ment, s. a division or separate part of a general design. Compass, kum'-pas, s. circuit; space; limit; an instrument contrived to indicate the magnetic meridian and so ascertain direction; v.a. to stretch round; to invest; to accomplish. Compasses, kum'-pas-ez, s.pl. an instrument, consisting of two movable legs, for describing circles, measuring figures, &c. Compassion, kom-pash'-un, s. sympathy with the sufferings and sorrows of others: v.a. to com- miserate. [of godfather. Compaternity, kom-pa-ter'-ne-te, s. the relation Compatibility, kom-pat-e-bil'-e-te, s. the quality of being compatible, or co-existible with. Compatible, kom-pat'-e-bl, a. consistent; suit- able; congruous. [country. • Compatriot, kom-pa'-tre-ut, 's. one of the same Compear, korn-peek, v.n. to appear in court. Compeer, kom-peer', s. an equal; an associate. Compel, kom-pel', v.a. to drive or urge with force irresistibly. [dress, as Sire, Sir, Madam, Creator, kre-a'-tor, s. the being that creates; the Maker of all things. Creatress, kre-a'-tress, s. she who creates. Creature, krete'-tchur, s. that which is created; a created living being; one who owes his rise or for- tune to another; an instrument; whisky. Cr&che, krashe, s. a day nursery for children while their parents are at work. Credence, kre'-dens, s. belief; credit Credenda, kre-den'-da, s.pl. truths to be believed; distinguished from agenda, duties to be done. Credential, kre-den'-shal, a. giving a title to credit. Credit, kred'-it, s. a reliance of the mind on the truth of something said or done; reputation. Creditor, kred'-it-ur, s. a person to whom a debt is due. CreditriX, kred'-it-riks, s. a female creditor. Credulity, kre-dew'-le-te, s. credulousness. Creed, kreed', s. a brief summary of the articles of religious faith. [turn or winding; a small river. Creek, kreek, s. a small inlet, bay, or cove ; any Creep, kreep, v.n. to move on the belly, as a worm; to crawl; to move slowly and insensibly; to fawn. Creeper, kreep'-er, s. a person or thing that creeps; a reptile; a creeping plant. Creephole, kreep'-hole, s. a hole into which an animal may creep to escape danger; a subterfuge* Cremation, kre-ma'-shun, s. the disposal of the dead by burning instead of burial. [of grain. Cremor, kre'-mor, s. cream; any expressed juice Crenate, kre'-nate, a. notched; indented. Cremilate, kren'-u-late, a. having the edge cut into very small scollops. Creosote, kre'-o-sote, 5.'an antiseptic principle. Crepitant, krep'-e-tant, a. crackling. Crepitate, krep'-e-tate, v.n. to crackle. Crepon, kre'-pon, s. a stuff made of wool or silk, resembling crape. Crepuscle, kre-pus'-si, Crepuscule, kre-pus;- kule, s. twilight, both the morning and the evening. Crescent, kres'-sent, s. the increasing or new moon; the Turkish standard: a. increasing. Crescive, kres'-siv, a. increasing; growing.'86 CRESSET CROTTT Cresset, kres'-set, s. a great beacon light; the grating or vessel to hold it. Crest, krest, s. a tuft or a swelling growing on the top of the head; a plume on the top of a helmet; the figure placed over a coat of arms [Her.]; the foam on the top of a wave; pride or courage. Crestfallen, krest'-fawl’n, a. dejected; dispirited. Cretaceous, kre-ta'-she-us, a. composed of or like chalk. [helpless idiots in the valleys of the Alps. Cretin, kre'-tin, s. one of a class of deformed and Cretism, kre'-tizm, s. a falsehood, so called as a Cretan practice. [upholstery purposes. Cretonne, kre-ton'. s. a patterned cotton cloth for Cretose, kre-tose', «. chalky; cretaceous, [smiths. Crevet, crev'-et, s. a melting-pot used by gold- Crevice, krev'-is, s. a crack; a rent or fissure. Crew, krew, s. a company of people associated. Crewel, kru'-el, s. a kind of embroidery. Crib, krib, s. a rack or manger in a stable; a small cottage; a child’s bed; a situation; a literal trans- lation of a classic: v.a. to confine; to pilfer. Cribble, krib'-bl, s. a coarse sieve or screen: a. coarse: v.a. to sift. Crick, krik, s. a spasmodic affection from stiffness in the neck or the back. Cricket, krik'-kit, s. a favourite English game played with bats and ball, between two wickets. Cricket, krik'-et, s. a well-known insect. Cricketer, krik'-kit-er, s. one who plays at cricket. Cricoid, krik'-oyd, a. ring-shaped. Crier, kri'-er, s. one who makes proclamation. Crime, krime, s. an act in violation of law. Criminal, krim'-e-nal, a. guilty of a crime, [crime. Criminate, krim'-e-nate, v.a. to charge with a Criminous, krim'-e-nus, a. very wicked; heinous. Crimp, krimp, a. friable; not consistent, [to decoy. Crimp, krimp, v.a. to crisp or crimple; to seize; Crimple, krim'-pl, v.a. to contract or draw together. Crimson, krim'-zn, s. a deep red colour. Crinal, kri'-nal, a. belonging to hair. Crinated, krin'-ate-ed, a. hairy. [servility. Cringe, krinj, v.a. to contract; v.n. tq bend with Cringle, kring-gl, s. a hole in the bolt-rope of a ship’s sail, with a ring or thimble in it. Crinieultural, krin-e-kur-tu-ral, a. relating to the growth of hair. Crinite, krin'-ite, a. resembling a tuft of hair. Crinkle, krin'-kl, v.n. to wrinkle; to run in and out in little bends: v.a. to mould into inequalities. Crinoline, krin'-o-leen, s. a petticoat stiffened with hair, wire, &c., worn by females for extending the Crinose, krin'-ose, a. hairy. [skirt. Cripple, krip'-pl, s. a lame person: a. lame. Crisis, kri'-sis, $.; pi. Crises; the change in a disease which indicates recovery or death; the point of time when an affair is arrived at its height, and must soon undergo a change for better or worse. Crisp, krisp, a. with short stiff curls; indented; brittle; brisk. Crisper, kris'-per, s. an instrument for freezing’ or crisping cloth. Crispin, kris'-pin, s. a shoemaker. [ning. Crispisulcant, kris-pe-sul'-kant, a. waved as light- Criss-cross-row, lais-kros-ro', s. the alphabet. Cristate, kris'-tate, a. crested; tufted. Criterion, kri-te'-re-un, s.; pi. Criteria; a stan- dard to judge by. [and art. Critic, krit'-ik, s. a judge in matters of literature Criticise, krit'-e-size, v.a. and v.n. to examine critically and pass criticism. [criticism. Criticiser, krit'-e-si-zer, s. one who makes or writes Critique, kre-teelv, s. a critical examination or estimate of any work of art or literature. Croak, kroke, v.n. to make a low hoarse noise in the throat; to grumble. Croaker, kro'-ker, s. one who croaks or grumbles. Croceous, kro'-she-us, a. of or like saffron; yellow; consisting of saffron. [means of a small hook. Crochet, kro'-shay, s. a fancy knitting-work by Crock, krok, s. an earthen vessel or pitcher. Crock, krok, s. soot, or the black matter collected from combustion on pots and kettles, or in a chimney. Crockery, krok'-er-e, s. earthenware. [animal. Crocodile, krok'-o-dile, s. a large amphibious Crocodilian, krok-o-dil'-e-an, a. of or like the crocodile. Crocus, kro'-kus, s. the saffron; any metal cal- cined to a red or deep yellow colour. Croft, kroft,- s. a little field adjoining or near a dwelling-house. Crofter, kroft'-er, s. one who farms a croft. Cromlech, krom'-lek, s. a structure consisting of a huge flat stone, and supposed to be a sepulchre. Crone, krone, s. an old ewe; an old woman. Crony, kro'-ne, s. an intimate companion, [snug. Croodle, kroo -dl, v.n. to cower; to lie close and Crook, krook, s. a bend; anything bent; an artifice or trick: v.a. to bend. [tude. Crooked, kroolc'-ed, a. bent; deviating from recti- Croom kroom, s. an implement with crooked Croon, kroon, v.n. to hum to one’s self, [prongs. Crop, krop, s. the first stomach of a fowl; corn or fruit as growing, or as gathered in harvest; any- thing cut off or gathered ; hair cut close or short; best ore; an entire hide. Crope, krope, s. a finial; the top of anything. Cropper, krop'-per, s. a pigeon with a large crop. Croquet, kro'-ka, s. an open-air game played with balls and mallets. Croquette, kro-ket', s. a fried force-meat ball of pounded chicken, meat, and butter. Crosier,-kro-zhe-er, s. a bishop’s crook, a symbol of pastoral authority. Cross, kros, s. a gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other. Cross, kros, a. transverse; falling athwart; perverse; peevish. [across another; cancel; to thwart. Cross, kros, v.a. to draw a line or lay one thing Cross-bearer, kros'-ba-rer, s. the chaplain of an archbishop, who bears a cross before him. Cross-bite, kros'-bite, s. a cheat: v.a. to cheat. Cross-bOW, kros'-bo, s. a weapon for shooting, formed by placing a bow athwart a stock. Crosscut-saw, kros'-kut-saw, s. a saw for sawing crosswise, managed by two men, one at each end. Crossed, krost, pp. having a line drawn over; cancelled; thwarted. Cross-grained, kros'-graynd, a. with the grain or fibres across or irregular; perverse. Cross-batching, kros-hatsh'-ing, s. crossing reg- ularly to produce effects of shade, said of lines in engraving. [pose; an enigma. Cross-purpose, kros'-pur-pus, s. a contrary pur- Cross-springer, kros'-spring-er, s. in groined vaulting, the rib which extends from one pier to another. . [altitudes. Cross-staff, kros'-staf, s. an instrument to take Cross-tie, kros'-ti, a railway sleeper. Cross-wind, kros'-wind, s. an unfavourable wind. Crotch, krotsh, s. a forking; the parting of two branches. Crotchet, krotsh'-et, s. a bracket including words; a piece of wood resembling a fork; a peculiar turn or twist of mind. [whimsical. Crotchety, krotsh'-et-e, a. having crotchets; Croton-Oil, kro'-ton-oyl, s. oil from the seeds of the croton-plant, a violent cathartic. Crouch, krowtsh, v.n. to bend or stoop low; to Croud, krowd, s. a Welsh violin. [fawn. Croup, kroop, s. the rump of a fowl. • Grout, krowt, s. a preparation of chopped cabbage and caraway-seeds.CROW CUIRASSIER 87 Crow, kro, s. a large black bird of the genus coryus; a crowbar; the cry of the cock: v.n. to boast in triumph. [end, and used as a lever. Crowbar, kro'-bar, s. a bar of iron bent at one Crowd, krowd, s. a number of things or persons collected closely and promiscuously together; the rabble: va. to press; to urge. Crowdy, or Crowdie, krowd'-e, s. a mixture of meal and cold water, sometimes, with milk. Crown-agent, krown'-a-jent, s. a solicitor in Scotland who prepares criminal prosecutions. Crowner, krown'-er, s. he who or that which crowns. Crownet, krown'-et, s. a coronet; chief end. Crown office, krown'-of-fis, s. a section of the Court of Queen’s Bench, which takes cognisance of all criminal cases. Crown-prince, krown'-prins, s. the prince who succeeds to the throne. Crown-wheel, krown-hweel, s. a wheel with cogs at right angles to its plane. Crow-quill, kro'-kwil, s. a pen for fine sketching, from the quill of a crow. Crow’s-feet, krose'-feet, s. pi. the wrinkles about the eyes, the effects of age. Crucial, krew'-she-al, a. transverse; intersecting; in form of a cross; severe; testing. Crucible, krew'-se-bl, s. a small pot, used by chemists, founders, and others, for melting ores, metals, &c.; a situation which severely tests a man’s virtue. [of Christ on the cross. Crucifix, krew'-s e-fix, s. a representation or effigy Crucifixion, krew'-se-fix'-shun, s. the act of crucifying. [hands and feet to a cross brucify, krew'-se-fi, v.a. to put to death by nailing Crude, krewd, a. raw; in its natural state; im- mature as regards ideas. Crudity, krew'-de-te, s. crudeness. Cruel, krew'-el, a. disposed to give pain to others. Cruentate, krew'-en-tate, a. smeared with blood. Cruet, krew'-et, s. a small glass bottle for holding vinegar, sauce, . [ing. Diminution, dim-e-nu'-shun, s. the act of lessen- Diminutive, de-min'-u-tiv, a. small; narrow; contracted. Dingy, din'-je a. soiled; of a dark colour; brown* dusky. [a feast* Dinner, din'-ner, s. the principal meal of the day Dint, dint, s. a blow ; a stroke; power. Diocesan, di-os'-e-san, s. a bishop; one in posses- sion of a diocese, and having ecclesiastical jurisdic- tion over it. Diocese, di'-o-sese, s. the circuit of country sub- ject ecclesiastically to a bishop’s jurisdiction. Diophantine, di-o-fan'-tine, a. relating to the analysis of Diophantus, the Greek mathematician. Dioptric, di-op'-trik, a. assisting the sight in the view of distant objects. Dioptrics, di-op'-triks, $, that part of optics which treats of the refraction of light, or its trans- mission from one medium into another, differing in kind. Diorama, di-o-ra'-ma, s. a pictorial representation lit up partly by a strong reflected light hidden from the spectators, partly by a transmitted, and seen through a large aperture from a darkened room. Diorism, di'-o-rizm, 5. definition. Dioristic, di-o-ris'-tik, a. distinguishing; defining. Dip, dip, v.a. to plunge in a liquid and then straightway withdraw; to take out; to moisten; to involve one’s self: v.n. to sink; to choose at random; inclination downward. Diphtheritic, dif-the-rit'-ik, a. connected with or caused by diphtheria. Diphtheritis, dif-the-ri'-tis, s. a disease accom- panied by the formation of a fdlse membrane. Diphthong, dip'-thong, s. a union of two vowels in one sound. [a diphthong. Diphthongize, dip-thong'-gize, v.a. to form into DiphyllOUS, dif'-il-us, a. two-leaved. DiplOgenic, dip-lo-jen'-ik, a. producing two sub- stances. [power, privilege, or honour. Diploma, de-plo'-ma, s. a writing conferring some Diplomacy, de-plo'-ma-se, s. the science or art of negotiating relations with foreign states; skill or dexterity in managing bodies of men. - [vilege. Diplomate, de-plo'-mate, v.a. to invest with a pri- Diplomatic, dip-lo-mat'-ik, a. pertaining to dip- lomas; privileged. Diplopia, di-plo'-pc-a, s. a disease of the eye in which objects are seen double or treble. Dipper, dip'-per, s. one who dips; a ladle; the seven stars of the Great Bear [U.S.] Dipping-needle, dip'-ping-nee'dl, s. an instru- ment which shows the inclination of the magnetic needle to the horizon at any given place. Dipsomania, dip-so-ma'-ne-a, s. an irresistible morbid craving for alcoholic stimulants. Diradiation, di-ra-de-a'-shun, s. the diffusion of rays of light from a luminous body. [dismal. Dire, dire, a. evil in a great degree; dreadful, Direct, de-rekt', a. straight; onward, opposed to retrograde; plain; express. Direct, de-rekt', v.a. to aim in a straight line toward a place or object; to prescribe a course. Director, de-relct'-ur, s. one who directs; a coun- sellor. ' [directorship. DimiSSOry, dim'-is-sur-rc, a. sending away or Directorate,di-rek'-tur-ate, s. body of directors; granting leave to depart to another jurisdiction. Directory, de-rek'-tur-e, a. directing; containing Dimity, dim'-c-te, s. a stout cotton cloth, ribbed directions: s. a hook containing a list of the names, Dimity, dim'-c-te, s. a stout cotton cloth, ribbed and figured in the loom, used chiefly for bedhmg- ings. [the check or other part of the face. Dimple, dimp'l, s. a small natural depression in Dill, din, s. a loud sound; a rattling sound: v.a. to stun with noise. Dinarchy, din'-ar-ke, s. a government in which the supreme power is vested in two persons. Dine, xn. to eat dinner. Ding, ding, v.a. to dash with violence: v.n. to ring. [glen. Dingle, ding'-gl, s. a small narrow wooded dale or residences, and occupations of the inhabitants of a place. Directress, de-vek'-tres, s. a female who manages. Directrix, de-rek'-triks, s. a directress. Direful, dire'-ful, a. dire. Diremption, di-remp'-shun, s. a separation. Direption, di-rep'-shun, s. plundering. Dirge, dirje, s. a hymn or melody expressive ol grief and mourning. Dirigent, dir'-e-jent, a. directing. Dirk, dirk, s. a kind of dagger or poniard-100 JDIRT DISCOVER Dirt, dirt, s. filthy excrement; mud; mire; dust. Disability, dis-a-bil'-e-te, s. the state of being disabled. [prive of competent power. Disable, dis-a'-bl, v.a. to render unable; to de- Dlsabuse, dis-a-buse', v.a. to free from mistake. Disaceommodate, dis-ak-kom'-mo-date, v.a. to incommode. [custom. Disaccustom, dis-ak-kus'-tum, v.a. to cease toac- Disacciuaintance, dis-ak-kwayn'-tans, s. neglect of intimacy. [ments. Disadorn, dis-a-dom', v.a. to deprive of orna- Disadvantage, dis-ad-van'-taje, s. that which prevents or is unfavourable to success; injury. Disaffect, dis-a-fekt', v.a. to alienate the affec- tion or loyalty of. [diet. Disaffirm, dis-af-firm', v.a. to deny; to contra- Disafforest, dis-af-for'-est, v.a. to strip of forest laws and their oppressive privileges. Disaggregate, dis-ag'-gre-gatc, v.a. to separate an aggregate mass into its component parts. Disagree, dis-a-gree', v.a. to differ; to differ in opinion. . [to sanction. Disallow, dis-a-low', v.a. not to permit; to refuse Disally, dis-al-li', v.a. to form an improper alli- ance. Disaiiimate, dis-an-e'-mate, v.a. to dishearten. Disannex, dis-an-neks', v.a. to disunite. [void. Disannul, dis-an-nul', v.a. to annul; to make Disanoint, dis-a-noynt', v.a. to annul consecra- Disapparel, dis-ap-pari-el, v.a. to disrobe, [fcion. Disappear, dis-ap-peer'j-u.a. to vanish from sight. Disappoint, dis-ap-poynt', v.a. to defeat what is expected or intended. [value. Disappreciate, dis-ap-pre'-she-ate, v.a. to under- Disappropriate, dis-ap-pro'-pre-ate, a. not appro- priated. [from individual possession. Disappropriate, dis-ap-pro'-pre-ate, a. to remove Disapprove, dis-ap-proov', v.a. not to approve of. Disarm, diz-arm', v.a. to deprive of arms; to sub- due. Disarrange, dis-ar-ranje', v.a. to put out of order. Disarray, dis-ar-ray', v.a. to undress. Disaster, diz-as'-ter, s. any especially sudden mis- fortune; calamity. deprive of Disavoucb, dis-a-vowteh', v.a. to disavow. Disavow, dis-a-vow', v.a. to deny. Disband, dis-band', v.a. to break up and dismiss. Disbar, dis-bar', v.a. to expel a barrister. Disbelief, dis-be-leef, s. refusal to believe. Disbelieve, dis-be-leev', v.a. not to believe; to re- fuse to credit. Disburse, dis-burs', v.a. to pay out, as money. Disbursement, dis-burse'-ment, s. the act of dis- bursing from a public or private chest. Disblirser, dis-buri-ser, s. he who disburses money. Discapaeitate, dis-ka-pas'-e-tate, v.a. to inca- pacitate. Discard, dis-kard, v.a. to dismiss; to cast off. Discarnate, dis-kar'-nate, a. stripped of flesh. Disceptation, dis-sep-ta'-slmn, s. disputation. Discern, diz-zern', v.a. to distinguish clearly by the eye or the understanding; to judge. Discerner, diz-zer'-ner, s. he who discerns. Discerpibility, dis-serp-e-bil'-e-te, s. capability or liability to be torn asunder or disunited. Discerpible, dis-serp'-e-bl, a. that may be torn asunder. Discession, dis-seshf-un, s. departure. Discharge, dis-tchaij', v.a. to unload; to free from any load; to shoot; to pay; to send away by pay- ing ; to dismiss from service; to release. Discharger, dis-tcharj'-er, s. he who or that which Di3Cinct, dis-sinkt', a. ungirded. [discharges. Disastrous, diz-as'-t-rus, a. calamitous. Disauthorize, dis-aw'-thur-ize, v.a. to credit nr anthnvitv. Disciple, dis-si'-pl, $. one who receives or professes to receive instruction from another. DiSCiplinant, dis-sip'-lin-ant, s. one of a religious order given to acts of self-mortification. Disciplinarian, dis-sip-lin-a'-re-an, a. pertaining to discipline: s. one rigorous in enforcing- the rules of discipline. [ing according to rule or drill. Discipline, dis'-se-plin, 5. training generally; train- Discipliner, dis'-se-plin-er, s. one who disciplines. Disclaim, dis-klame', v.a. to deny and repudiate; to reject. Disclaimer, dis-kla'-mer, s. disavowal. Disclose, dis-kloze', v.a. to uncover; to reveal. Disclosure, dis-klo'-zhur, s. the act of disclosing or revealing. DiSCOherent, dis-ko-lie'-rent, a. incoherent. Discoloration, dis-kul-ur-a'-shun, s. the act of dis- colouring. Discolour, dis-kul'-ur, v.a. to alter the colour of. Discomfit, dis-kum'-fit, v.a. to disconcert; to frus- trate. ’ [throw. Discomfiture, dis-kum'-fit-yure, s. defeat; over- Discomfort, dis-kum'-furfc, s. the want of com- fort; uneasiness. [censure. Discommend, dis-kom-mend, v.a. to blame; to Discommender, dis-kom-mend'-er, s. one who dispraises. [convenience. Discommode, dis'-kom-mode, v.a. to put to in- Discommon, dis-kom'-mon, v.a. to appropriate common land by enclosing it. [arrange. Discompose,dis-kom-poze', v.a. to disorder; to dis- DiSCOncert, dis-kon-sert', v.a. to throw into dis- order and frustrate. [agreement or conformity. DiSCOnformity, dis-kon-fawrm'-e-te, s. want cf DiSCOngruity, dis-kon-grew'-e-te, s. want of con gruity. [unite. Disconnect, dis-kon-nelvt', v.a. to separate; to dis- DiSCOnsent,dis-kon-sent',v.??.. to differ; to disagree. Disconsolate, dis-kon'-so-late. a. without comfort or consolation, and expecting none. [satisfaction. Discontent, dis-kon-tent', s. want of content; dis- Discontinuance, dis-kon-tin'-u-ans, s. interrup- tion of continuance. Discontinue, dis-kon-tin'-u, v.a. to leave off. Discontinuer, dis-kon-tin'-u-er, s. one who dis- continues a rule or practice. [gruity. DiSCOnvenience, dis-kon-ve'-ne-ens, s, incon- Discord, dis'-kawrd, s. disagreement among per- sons or tilings; want of harmony. [clash Discord, dis-kawrd', v.n. to disagree; to jar; to Discordant, dis-kawr'-dant, a. disagreeing; in- congruous ; opposite. Discount, dis'-kownt, s. a sum deducted for prompt payment; a certain rate per cent, deducted from the credit price of goods sold on account , of prompt payment. Discount, dis-kownt', v.a. to deduct a certain sum or rate per cent, from the principal sum; to fore- stall. [out of countenance; to discourage. Discountenance, dis-kown'-te-nans, v.a. to put Discounter, dis'-kown-ter, s. one who advances money on discounts. [courage of. Discourage, dis-kur'-rej, v.a. to repress the Discourager, dis-kuri-re-jer, s. one who or that which discourages. Discourse, dis-koarse', s. the power or the act of reasoning; a communication of thoughts bywords: v.n. to converse. Discourser, dis-kore'-ser, s. one who discourses. DiSCOUrsive, dis-kore'-siv, a. reasoning. Discourteous, dis-kur'-te-us, a. uncivil; rude. Discourtesy, dis-kur'-te-se, s. want of courtesy, DiSCOUS, dis'-kus, a. broad; flat; disk-shaped. Discovenant, dis-kuv'-e-nant, v.a. to dissolve covenant with. Discover, dis-kov'-er, v.a. to disclose; to reveal.DISCOVERER DISLIMN 101 Discoverer, dis-kov'-er-er, s, one who first sees or finds out; an explorer. DiSCOVerture, dis-kov'-er-ture, s. freedom of a vroman, as unmarried or a widow, from the cover- ture of a husband. [ill repute; disgrace. Discredit, dis-kred'-it, s. want or loss of credit; Discreet, dis-kreet', a. possessed of discretion; judicious. . Discrepance, dis-krep'-ans, or dis'-krep-ans, Dis- crepancy, dis-krep'-an-se, or dis'-krep-an-se, s. difference; disagreement. [ferent. Discrepant, dis-krep'-ant, or dis'-krep-ant, a. dif- Discrete, dis-krete', a. separate; distinct; dis- junct. [cretion. Discretionary, dis-kresh'-un-a-re, a. left to dis- Discretive, dis-krete-iv, a. disjunctive. Discriminate, dis-krim'-e-nate, v.a, to make a distinction between; to distinguish. [criminates. Discriminator, dis-krim'-c-na-tur, s. one whodis- Discriminatory, dis-krim'-in-a-to-re, a. discrimi- native. Discrown, dis-krown', v.a. to deprive of a crown. Discubitory, dis-kew'-be-tur-e, a. fitted to a leaning posture. Discnlpate, dis-kul'-pate, v.a. to exculpate. Discumbency, dis-ltum'-ben-se, s. the act of leaning at meat, as was the manner of the ancients. Discumber, dis-kum'-ber, v.a. to disencumber. Discursion, dis-kur'-sliun, s. talk that is de- sultory. Discursist, dis-kuff-sist, s. a disputer. Discursive, dis-kur'-siv, a. rambling from one thing to another. Discursory, dis-kur'-sur-e, a. in a reasoned form. DISCUS, dis'-kus, s. a quoit. Discuss, dis-kus', v.a. to examine a topic in dis- putation with another with a view to arrive at the truth about it; to break up. [matter. DiSCUtient, dis-kew'-she-ent, a. dispersing morbid Disdain, dis-dane', v.a. to consider to be unworthy of one either to do or to regard; to scorn. Disease, diz-eze', s a derangement in the structure. Disedge, dis-edj', v.a. to blunt; to dull. Disembark, dis-em-bark', v.a. to land or remove from a ship. Disembay, dis-em-bay', v.a. to clear from a bay. Disembeliish, dis-em-bel'-lish, v.a. to deprive of embellishment. [from a body. Disembody, dis-em-bod'-e, v.a. to divest or free Disembogue, dis-em-bogue', v.a. to discharge, as a river, by its mouth into the ocean or a lake. Disembosom, dis-em-boo'-zum, v.a. to separate from the bosom. DisembOUCbure, dis-em-boo'-shure, s. the mouth of a river, or. the discharge of the waters of a river. Disembroil, dis-em-broyl', v.a. to free from con- fusion. [enchantment. Disenchant, dis-en-tchant, v.a. to free from Disenchanter, dis-en-tclian'-ter, s. one who or that which frees from the power of enchantment. Disenfranchise, dis-en-fran'-cliiz, v.a. to dis- franchise. Disengage, dis-en-gaje', v.a. to set a thing free from that with which it is in union; to detach. Disennoble, dis-en-no'-bl, v.a. to deprive of that which ennobles. Disentail, dis-en-tale', v.a. to break the entail of. Disentangle, dis-en-tang'-gl, v.a. to unravel; to disengage. [trance. Disentrance, dis-en-trans', v.a. to awaken from a Disestablish, dis-es-tab'-lish, v.a. to remove from being established, especially the Church from being established by tbe State. [fame. Disfame, dis-fame', s. what detracts from true Disfavour, dis-fa'-vur, s. unfavourable regard. Disfeature, dis-fee'-tyur, v.a. to disfigure. Disfigure, dis-flg'-ure, v.a. to mar or impair the figure or the appearance of. Disfranchise, dis-fran'-cliiz, v.a. to deprive of granted rights and privileges, especially electoral. Disgorge, dis-gorje', v.a. to eject from the stomach; to give up what had been unjustly seized and appropriated. [favour; state of ignominy. Disgrace, dis-grase', s. state of being out of Disgracer, dis-gra'-ser, s. one who or that which exposes to or brings into disgrace. [pleasing. dis-ffra'-slms. a. ungracious t dis- deceive. [disguises. Disguiser, dis-gui'-zer, s. one who or that which Disgust, dis-gust', s. strong dislike or aversion to what is offensive: v.a. to excite aversion. Dish, dish, s. a shallow vessel for serving up food; the food served in a dish. Dishabilitate, dis-ha-bil'-e-tate, v.a. to disqualify. Dishabille, dis-a-bil', s. undress; deshabille. Dishabit, dis-hab'-it, v.a. to drive from a habita- Disharmony, dis-har'-mo-ne, s. discord. [tion. Dish-cloth, disli'-kloth, Dish-ClOUt, dish'-klowt, s. a cloth used for washing and wiping dishes. Dishearten, dis-har'tn, v.a. to discourage, [ing. Disherison, dis-her'-e-sun, s. the act of disinherit- Disherit, dis-heff-it, v.a. to disinherit. Disheritor, dis-her'-e-tur, s. one who dispos- sesses another of his inheritance. Dishevel, de-shev'-el, v.a. to disorder the hair and let it hang loosely and negligently; v.n. to be spread in disorder. [of probity ; fraudulent. Dishonest, diz-on'-est, a. not honest; destitute Dishonorary, diz-on'-ur-a-re, a. bringing dis- honour. [grace. Dishonour, diz-on'-ur, s. want of honour; dis- Dishonourer, diz-on'-ur-er, s. one who dishonours or disgraces. Dishorn, dis-horn', v.a. to deprive of horns. DishumOUr,dis-n'-mur,s. peevishness; ill-humour. Dishwasher, dish'-wosh-er, s. a wagtail. Disillusion, dis-il-lu'-zhun, s. the dispelling of an illusion. [barriers of a park. Disimpark, dis-im-park', v.a. to free from the Disincarcerate, dis-in-kai^-ser-ate, v.a. to liber- ate from prison. [ness; dislike. Disinclination, dis-in-kle-na'-shun, s. unwilling- Disincline, dis-in-kline', v.a. to make averse to. Disincorporate, dis-in-kor'-pur-ate, v.a. to de- prive of corporate powers. [tion. Disinfect, dis-in-fekt', v.a. to purify from infec- Disingenuous, dis-in-jen'-u-us, a. not open, frank, and candid ; insincere. [inheriting. Disinherison, dis-in-her'-e-sun; a. the get of dis- Disinherit, dis-in-her'-it, v.a. to cut of from hereditary right. Disinhume. dis-in-liewm', v.a. to disinter. Disintegrate, dis-in'-te-grate, v.a. to separate the integi’ant parts of. [or out of the earth. Disinter, dis-in-ter', v.a. to take out of a grave Disinterested, dis-in'-ter-es-ted, a. unbiassed by considerations of self-interest. Disinthral, dis-in-thrawl', v.a. to liberate from bondage or oppression. Disinure, dis-in-ewr', v.a. to disaccustom, [unite. Disjoin, diz-joyn', v.a. to part asunder; to dis> Disjoint, diz-joynt, v.a. to pirt out of joint. Disjunct, dis-jungkt', a. disjoined. [joining. Disjunctive, dis-jungk'-tiv, a. separating; dis- Disk, or Disc, disk, s. a flat circular surface ; the face of a celestial body; a discus; the whole sur- face of a leaf; the magnitude of a telescopic glass, or the width of its aperture.' [aversion. Dislike, dis-like', s. disapprobation; distaste; Dislimn, dis-lim', v.a. to obliterate.102 DI SLINK DISRELISH Dislink, dis-link', v.a. to disunite. Dislocate, dis'-lo-kate, v.a. to displace. Dislodge, dis-lodj', v.a. to drive from a place of lodgment, retirement, or defence. [false. Disloyal, dis-loy'-al, a. not true to allegiance; Dismal, diz'-mal, a. gloomy; dreary; sorrowful. Disman, dis-man', v.a. to unman. Dismantle, dis-man'-tl, v.a. to strip of dress, furniture, apparatus, equipment, or fortifications. Dismarshal, dis-mak-skal, v.a. to disarrange. Dismay, clis-ma', v.a. to discourage; to depress. Disme, deem, s. a tenth part; a tithe. Dismettled, dis-met'-tlcl, a. bereft of tire or spirit. Dismiss, dis-mis', v.a. to send away; to discard. Dismount, dis-mownt', v.n. to alight from a horse: v.a. to unhorse; to throw or bring down from an elevation. [alien. Denaturalize, dis-nat'-yu-ral-ize, v.a. to make Disnatured, dis-na'-tyurd, a. deprived or desti- tute of natural feelings. Disnest, dis-nest', v.a. to dislodge; to eject. Disobedience, dis-o-be'-de-ens, s. neglect or re- fusal to obey. [fusing to obey. Disobedient, dis-o-be'-de-ent, a. neglecting or re- DiSObey, dis-o-bay', v.a. to neglect or refuse to obey. [act. Disobllgation, dis-ob-le-ga'-shun, s. a disobliging Disoblige, dis-o-blije', v.a. to be uncivil or unac- commodating to. [united. DiSOmatOUS, de-so'-ma-tus, a. having two bodies DiSOrbed, dis-orbd', a. thrown out of the proper orbit. [fusion. Disorder, dis-awr-der, s. want of order; con- Disordinate, dis-awr'-de-nate, a. disorderly; liv- ing irregularly. Disorganize, dis-awr'-gan-ize, v.a. to break or destroy the organic structure or functions of. Disorganizer, dis-awri-gan-i-zer, s. one who dis- organizes. Disorientated, dis-o'-re-en-ta-ted, a. thrown out of one’s bearings. [ing to one’s self. Disown, dis-one', v.a. to refuse to own as belong- Dispair, dis-pare', v.a. to separate, as a pair or couple. [Paradise. Disparadised, dis-par'-a-dist, a. removed from Disparage, dis-par'-ij, v.a. to depreciate; to un- dervalue; to vilify. Disparate, dis'-par-ate, a. unequal; dissimilar. Disparates, dis'-par-ates, s.pl. things so unequal that they cannot be compared with each other. Disparition, dis-par-ish'-un, s. disappearance. Disparity, dis-par'-e-te, s. dissimilitude. Disparkle, dis-park'-l, v.a. to scatter abroad; to disperse. Dispart, dis-part', v.a. to part asunder; to divide. DispassiOll, dis-pash'-un,s. freedom from passion. Dispauper, dis-paw'-per, v.a. to deprive of public support as a pauper. [banish. Dispel, dis-pel', v.a. to disperse, drive away, or Dispeller, dis-pel'-er, s. he who or that which dispels. [pensed with. Dispensable, dis-pens'-a-bl, a. that may be dis- Dispensary, dis-pen'-sa-re, s. an institution in which medicines are dispensed to the poor, and medical advice given gratis. Dispensation, dis-pen-sa'-shun, s. administra- tion; dealing of God with His creatures, or distribu- tion of good and evil, natural or moral; granting of a licence by the Pope, or the licence itself. Dispensator, dis-pen'-sa-tur, s. a dispenser. Dispense, dis-pens', v.a. to deal out in parts or portions; to distribute. Dispenser, dis-pen'-ser, s. one who dispenses, dis- tributes, or administers. Dispeopler, dis-pe'-pler, s. a depopulator. Dispersal, dis-per'-sal, s. dispersion. Disperse, dis-perse', v.a. to scatter; to drive in different directions: v.fi. to separate; to vanish. Disperseness, dis-perse'-nes, s. thinness; scat- teredness. Disperser, dis-per'-ser, s. one who disperses. Dispersonate, dis-per'-son-ate, v.a. to empty of all personality. Dispirit, dis-pir'-it, v.a. to depress in spirit. Dispiteous, dis-pit'-e-us, a. having no pity. Displace, dis-plase', v.a. to put out of the usual or proper place. Displat, dis-plat', v.a. to untwist; to uncurl. Display, dis-play', v.a. to unfold or spread out; to exhibit. [displays. Displayer, dis-play'-er, s. he who or that which Displease, dis-pleze', v.a. to offend; to make angry. Displenisb, dis-plcn'-ish, v.a. to divest of the furnishings of a house or a farm. [explode. Displode, dis-plode', v.a. to discharge: v.n. to Dispone, dis-pone', v.a. to convey property from one’s self to another in legal form. Disponee, dis-po-ne', s. the person to whom a disposition is granted; Disponer, dis-po'-ner, s. he who dispones, [sponge. Disponge, dis-punje', v.a. to discharge as from a Disport, disport', s. play; sport; amusement: v.n. to play; to wanton. Disposal, dis-po'-sal, s. the act of disposing or arranging; power of ordering dr arranging. Dispose, dis-poze', v.a. to set in order; to arrange: v.n. to bargain. Dispose, dis-poze', s. disposal; dispensation. Disposer, dis-po'-zer, s. one who disposes; a be- Dispositor, dis-poz'-e-tur, s. a disposer, [stower. Dispossess, dis-pos-ses', v.a. to put out of posses- sion; to deprive of occupancy. [possesses. Dispossessor, dis-pos-ses'-ur, s. one who dis- DiSpOSt, dis-poast', v.a. to remove from a post. Dispraise, dis-praze', 5. blame or censure. Dispraiser, dis-pra'-zer, s. one who dispraises. Dispread, dis-pred', v.a. to spread in different ways or directions. [vulger. Dispreader, dis-pred'-er, $■ a publisher; a di- Disproperty, dis-prop'-er-te, v.a. to dispossess. Disproportion, dis-pro-por'-shun, s. want of pro- portion of one thing or part to another; want of Disproval, dis-proov'-al,s. disproof, [symmetry. Disprove, dis-proov', v.a. to prove to be false, er- roneous, or unfounded. Disprover, dis-proov'-er, s. one who disproves. Dispunge, dis-punj', v.a. to expunge. Disputable, dis'-pu-ta-bl, a. that may be disputed; controvertible. Disputant, dis'-pu-tant, s. one who disputes. Disputatious, dis-pu-ta'-slius, a. inclined to dis- pute. Dispute, dis-pewt', v.n. to contend in argument; to debate: v.a. argue; to contend for; to strive to maintain. DispUter, dis-pew'-ter, s. one whe disputes or is given to dispute. Disqualify, dis-kwal'-e-fi, v,a. to deprive of the qualifications necessary for any purpose. Disquiet, dis-kwi'-et, a. restless; uneasy. Disquieter, dis-kwi'-et-er, s. one who disquiets, or that which makes uneasy. [anxiety. Disquietude, dis-kwi'-e-tude,s. want of quietude; Disquisition, dis-kwe-zish'-un, s. a treatise in for- mal and systematic examination of a subject. Disquisitive, dis-kwiz'-e-tiv, a. relating to dis- quisition ; closely examining. Disrank, dis-rank', v.a. to throw into confusion. Disregard, dis-re-gard', s. want or omission of re- gard; neglect, Disrelish, dis-rel'-ish, s. distaste or dislike with some degree of disgust; a bad taste; dislike.DISREPUTABLE DISTRUSTER 103 Disreptuable, dis-rep'-u-ta-bl, a. not reputable; in bad repute; disgraceful. Disrepute, dis-re-pewt', s. loss or want of reputa- tion or good name; discredit. Disrespect, dis-re-spekt', s. want of respect or reverence; disesteem. [showing respect. Disrespectful, dis-re-spekt'-ful, a. wanting in or Disrobe, dis-robe', v.a. to divest of a robe, cover- ing, or investiture. Disroot, dis-root', v.a. to tear up by the roots. Disrupt, dis-rupt', v.a. to separate; to break asunder. [gratify, so as to cause discontent. Dissatisfy, dis-sat'-is-fi, v.a. not to satisfy or Dissect, dis-sekt', v.a. to cut in pieces; to anato- mize. [anatomist. Dissector, dis-sek'-tur, s. one who dissects: an Disseize, dis-seze',t>.«. to dispossess wrongfully. Disseizee, dis-se-ze', s. a person put out of posses- sion of an estate unlawfully. Disseizor, dis-se'-zur, s. one who disseizes. Dissemblance, dis-sem -blans, s. want of resem- blance. Dissemble, dis-sem'-bl, v.a. to hide under a false appearance; to make a false appearance of: v.n. to be hypocritical. Dissembler, dis-sem'-bier, s. a hypocrite. Disseminate, dis-sem'-e-nate, v.a. to scatter with a view to propagation; to spread abroad. Disseminator, dis-sem'-e-na-tur, s. one who dis- seminates. [ion; discord; strife. Dissension, dis-sen'-shun,s. disagreement in opin- Dissent, dis-sent', v.n. to disagree in opinion. Dissentaneous, dis-sen-ta'-ne-us, a. disagreeing. Dissenter, dis-sent'-er, s. one who dissents. Dissentient, dis-sen'-she-ent, a. disagreeing. Dissert, dis-sert', v.n. to discourse or dispute. Dissertation, dis-ser-ta'-shun, s. a formal discourse intended to illustrate a subject. [dissertation. Dissertator, dis'-ser-ta-tur, s. one who writes a Disserve, dis-seiV, v.a. to do injury or disservice to, or the reverse of service. Dissever, dis-sev'-er, v.a. to sever; to part in two. Dissidence, dis'-se-dens, s. disagreement; dissent. Dissident, dis'-se-dent, a. not agreeing; dissenting. Dissilience, dis-sil'-e-ens, s. the act of leaping or starting asunder. Dissilient, dis-sil'-e-ent, a. starting asunder. Dissilition, dis-se-lish'-un, s. the act of bursting Dissimilar, dis-sim'-e-lar, a. unlike. [open. Dissimilation, dis-sim-e-la'-shun,s. the changing of one or two similar sounds when they come to- gether into another and different. Dissimile, dis-sim'-e-le, s. comparison or illustra- tion by contraries or things unlike. Dissimilitude, dis-sim-il'-e-tude, s. unlikeness. Dissipate, dis'-se-pate, v.a. to scatter or disperse; to squander. [by dissipation. Dissipated, dis'-se-pa-ted, a. squandered; wasted Dissipation, dis-se-pa'-shun, s. the act of dis- persing; extravagant expenditure of life and pro- perty in the pursuit of pleasure. [ciated. Dissociable, dis-so'-she-a-bl, a. not well asso- Dissocial, dis-so'-she-al, a. unfavourable to soci- ality. [make unsocial. DiSSOCialize, dis-so'-she-al-ize, v.a. to disunite; to Dissolubility, dis-so-lu-bil'-e-te, s. dissolubleness. Dissoluble, dis'-so-lu-bl, a. capable of being dis- solved. [morals. Dissolute, dis'-so-lute, a. loose in behaviour and Dissolution, dis-so-lu'-shun, s. the act of liquefy- ing or melting; decomposition, solution or death. Dissolve, dis-solv', v.a. to loosen; to melt or liquefy by means of heat or moisture; to separate; to break up: v.n. to melt; to waste away. Dissolver, dis-sol'-ver, s. that which dissolves or has the power of dissolving. Dissonance, dis'-so-nans, Dissonancy, dis'-so- nan-se, s. a mixture of harsh, inharmonious sounds; Dissonant, dis'-so-nant, a. discordant, [discord. Dissuade, dis-swade', v.a. to advise against doing a thing. Dissuasive, dis-swa'-siv, a. tending to dissuade. Dissuasory, dis-swa'-so-re, a. dissuasive; s. dis- suasion. . Dissunder, dis-sun'-der, v.a. to separate; to rend. Dissyllabic, dis-sil-lab'-ik, a. consisting of two syllables. [two syllables. Dissyllable, dis-sil'-la-bl, s. a word consisting of Distaff, dis'-taf, s. the staff to which the flax, tow, or wool is fastened, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. Distain, dis-tane', v.n. to stain: to sully. Distance, dis'-tans, s. space between two objects; space of time; contrariety; respect; reserve; coldness. [cold. Distant, dis'-tant, a remote in place; reserved; Distaste, dis-taste' s. aversion of the taste; disrelish. [relish or aversion. Distastive, dis-taste'-iv, s. that which gives dis- DiStemper, dis-tem'-per, s. a disordered state of the animal system; a disordered state of mind; disorder: v.a. to derange the functions of the body or mind. [in all directions. Distend, dis-tend', v.a. to stretch out or expand Distensibility, dis-ten-se-bil'-e-te, s. the quality or capacity of being distensible. [distended. Distensible, dis-ten'-se-bl, a. capable of being DiStiCb, dis'-tik, s. a couplet; a couple of poetic lines making complete sense. Distich, dis'-tik, a. disposed in two rows. Distil, dis-til', v.n. to fall in drops; to flow gently. Distillable, dis-til'-la-bl, a. that may be distilled; fit for distillation. [filiation. the distillation of spiri Distillery, dis-til'-le-re, s. the building and works where distilling is carried on. Distinct, dis-tinkt', a. definitely separated; sepa- rate ; clearly defined. [tion. Distinctive, dis-tink'-tiv, a. that marks a distinc- DiStincture, dis-tinkt'-yur, s. distinctness. Distinguish, dis-ting'-gwish, v.a: to indicate dif- ference by some external mark; to separate by any mark; to discern critically. Distinguishes dis-ting'-gwisher, s. he who or that which separates one thing from another. Distitle, dis-ti'-tl, v.a. to deprive of right. Distort, dis-tort', v.a. to twist or force out of natural or regular shape. Distract, dis-trakt', v.a. to draw in different directions; to draw off, as the attention., from an object; to disorder and derange the ivason. DiStracter, dis-trak'-ter, s. one who or tiro which distracts. [rend; to tear. Distrain, dis-trane', v.a. to seize for debt; to Distrait, dis-tra', a. with the attention abstracted. Distraught, dis-trawt', pp. and a. distracted. Distream, dis-treme', v.n. to spread or flow over. Distress, dis-tres', s. extreme pain; anguish of body or mind. [or is distributed. Distributary, dis-trib'-u-tar-e, a. that distributes Distribute, dis-trib'-ute, v.a. to divide among a number; to deal out in portions; to administer. Distributer, dis-trib'-u-ter, s. one who or that which deals out and bestows in portions, [tributing. Distribution, dis-tre-bu'-shun, s. the act of dis- Districtj dis'-trikt, s. a limited extent of country. Distinction, dis-trik'-shun, s. sudden display. Distrust, dis-trust', v.a. not to have confidence in; to suspect the hostility of. Distmster, dis-trus'-ter, s. a person who distrusts.104 DISTUNE DODDERING Distune, dis-tewn', v.a. to put out of tune. Disturb, dis-turb', v.a, to stir from a state of rest or tranquillity; to move or agitate. Disturbant, dis-turb'-ant, a. disturbing. Disturber, dis-turb'-er, s. a violater of peace; one that interrupts or incommodes another. Disuniform, dis-yew'-ne-fawrm, a. not uniform. . Disunion, dis-yew'-ne-un, s. a state of being dis- united; contention. [to union. Disunionist, dis-yew'-ne-un-ist, s.a person opposed Disunite, dis-yu-nite', v.a. to separate, disjoin, or part. [disjoins. Disuniter, dis-yu-ni'-ter, s. he who or that which Disusage, dis-yew'-zaje, s. gradual cessation of use, or custom. [exercise. Disuse, dis-yuse', s. cessation of use, practice, or Disuse, dis-yewz', v.a. to cease to use. [esteem. Disvalue, dis-val'-yu, v.a. to undervalue: s. dis- Disvoucb, dis-vowteh', v.a. to discredit; to con- tradict. Disworship, dis-wur'-ship, s. cause of disgrace. Ditch, ditsh, s. a trench in the earth made by dig- ging, or any long, hollow receptacle of water. Ditcher, ditch'-er, s. one who digs ditches. Ditheism, di'-the-izm, s. Manicheism, or the belief in the co-existence of two creative principles, the one good and the other evil. Ditheist, di-tlie'-ist, s. a believer in ditheism. Dithyramb, dith'-e-ram, Dithyrambus, dith-e- ram'-bus, s. a hymn conceived in a lofty and vehe- ment style, originally in honour of Bacchus, [wild Dithyrambic, dith-e-ram'-bik, 5. a dithyramb : a. Dittied, dit'-tid, a. sung; adapted, to music. Ditto, dit'-to (contracted into do.), s. that which has been said before; the same thing, [to be sung. Ditty, dit'-te, s. a song, a sonnet, or a little poem Diurnal, di-ur'-nal, a. relating to a day or to the daytime; happening everyday; s.a day-book. Diutumal, di-u-tur'-nal, a. lasting for long. Diuturnity, di-u-tur'-ne-te, s. length of duration. Divagation, di-va-ga'-shun, s. digression. Divarication, di-var-e-ka'-shun, s. a forking. Dive, dive, v.n. to plunge into water; to go deep into any subject. Divellent, de-vel'-lent, a. drawing asunder. Divellicate, de-vel'-le-kate, v.a. to pull in pieces. Diver, di'-ver, s. one who dives. [through. Diverberation, di-ver-ber-a'-shun, s. a sounding Diverge, de-verj', v.n. to tend from a point in lines which recede farther and farther from each other; to vary from the type. Divergent, de-veri-jent, a. receding farther from each other. [sundry. Divers, di'-vers, a. different; various; several; Divers-COlOured, di'-vers-kul'-lerd, a. of various Diverse, di'-verse, a. different; unlike, [colours. Diversify, de-ver'-se-fi, v.a. to make different or various in form or qualities. Diver silo queut, de-ver-sil'-o-kwent, a. speaking in different ways. Diversion, de-ver'-sliun, s.the act of turning aside from any course; that which diverts; amusement. Divert, de-vert', v.a. to turn off from any course; to turn; to amuse. [diverts. Diverter, de-veri-ter, s. he who or that which Diverticle, de-veri-te-kl, s. a bye-way. Divest, de-vest', v.a. to strip of, as clothes, arms, or equipage; to deprive. Divide, de-vide', v.a. to part a thing into two or more pieces; to separate; to open or cleave; to em- barrass ; to distribute; to share. Dividend, div'-e-dend, s. a share; the share of tire interest or profit of stock-in-trade. Divider, de-vi'-der, 5. he who or that which divides ; a distributor. [mon with others. Dividual, de-vid'-u-al, a. shared or dividedin com- DividUOUS, de-vid'-u-us, a. dividual; divided. Divination, div-e-na'-sliun, s. the act of divining; the foretelling of future events. [divination. Divinator, div'-e-na-tur, s. one who pretends to Divine, de-vine', a. pertaining to God ; pertaining to a heathen god; of the nature of God; godlike; heavenly. [tises divination; one who guesses. Diviner, de-vi'-ner, s. one who professes and prac- Divineress, de-vi'-ner-es, s. a female diviner. Divinity, de-vin'-e-te, s. the nature of God, God; something supernatural; theology. Divinize, div'-e-nize, v.a. to deify. Divisible, de-viz'-e-bl, a. capable of division. Divisioner, de-vizh'-un-er, s. one who divides. Divisive, de-vi'-siv, a. forming division or dis- tribution. Divisor, de-vi'-zur, s. the number by which the dividend is divided [Arith.]. Divorce, de-vorse', s. a legal dissolution of the bond of matrimony, or the separation of husband and wife by judicial sentence: v.a. to disunite things closely connected. Divorcee, de-v<5re'-se, s. a person divorced. Divorcer, de-vore'-ser, s. the person or cause that produces divorce. Divulgate, de-vul'-gate, a. published. Divulge, de-vulj', v.a. to make public; to tell or make known; to disclose. [reveals. Divulger, de-vul'-jer, s. one who divulges or DiVUlsion, de-vul'-shun, s. the act of pulling or plucking away. Dizen, diz'n, v.a. to dress gaudily; to deck. Dizzard, diz'-zard, s. a blockhead. Dizziness, diz'-ze-nes, s. giddiness. Dizzy, diz'-ze, a. giddy; thoughtless; heedless. Do, doo, v.a. or auxiliary, to perform; to execute; to observe; to finish; to answer the purpose. Do, doo, v.n. to act or behave in any manner; to fare; to fit, be adapted. Do-all, doo'-awl, s. a factotum. Dobbin, dob'-bin, s. an old work-horse. DOCibility, do-se-bil'-e-te, s. docility. Docible, do'-se-bl, a. teachable; docile. Docile, do'-sile, or dos'-il, a. easily instructed. Docimacy, dos'-e-ma-se, s. the art or practice of assaying ores or metals; metallurgy. Docimology, dos-e-mol'-o-je, s. a treatise on the art of assaying or examining in metallurgy. Dock, dok, s. the tail of a beast cut short; the stump: v. a. cut short; to deduct from: v.n. to draw or place a ship in a dock. Dock, dok, s. a broad deep trench on the side of a harbour, or bank of a river. Docket, dok'-et, s. a summary of a larger writing; a bill tied to goods containing some direction, as the owner’s name or their destination ; a label. Doctor, dok'-tur, s. a teacher, specially one so skilled in a profession as to be pronounced able to teach it; a learned man; a physician: v.a. to treat with medicines; to mend. Doctoral, dok'-tur-al, a. relating to a doctor. Doctress, dok'-tres, Doctoress, dok'-tur-es, s. a female physician. , [theorizer. Doctrinaire, dok'-tre-nare, s. an unpractical Doctrinal, dok'-trin-al, a. pertaining to doctrine. Doctrinarianism, doc-tre-na'-re-an-izm, s. the principles of the Doctrinaires; political theorizing. Doctrine, dok'-trin, 5. a thing taught. Document, dok'-u-ment, s. a paper for information or proof, precept, or authoritative dogma; facts; to teach; to instruct. [of sheep. Dodd, dod, v.a. to cut off, as wool from the tails Doddart, dod'-ert, s. a game at ball with a bent stick. [sheep. Dodded, dod'-ded, a. without horns, applied to Doddering, dod'-der-ing, a. quivering; shaking.DODECAGON DONJON 105 Dodecagon, do-dek'-a-gon, s. a plane figure, hay- ing twelve equal sides and angles. Dodge, dodj, v.n. to start aside and evade; to shuffle; to quibble. Dodger, dod'-jer, s. one who dodges or evades. Dodipoll, dod'-e-pole, s. a dolt. [(doit). Dodkin, dod'-kin, s. a little doit; a small coin Dodo, do'-do, 5. an ungainly bird, larger than a swan. ' [shipped in the temple of Dodona. Dodonian, do-do'-ne-an, applied to Jupiter, wor- Doe, do, s. a she deer. Doer, doo'-er, s. a performer. Does, duz, third per. sing. pres. ind. o/do. Doeskin, do'-skin, s. the skin of a doe. Doff, dof, v.a. to put off, as dress; to divest: v.n. to take the hat off in respect. [ing machine. Doffer, dof'-fer, s. a revolving cylinder in a card- Dog, dog, s. a well-known domestic animal of the genus canis; a term of contempt given to a man; an iron hook or bar with a sharp fang: v.a. to follow as a dog; to follow close and constantly. Dogate, do'-gate, s. the dignity of doge. Dogeate, do'-jate, s. the dignity or office of a doge. Dog-fOX, dog'-fox, the male of the fox. Doggar, dog -gar, s. a coarse ironstone. Dogged, dog'-ed, a. sullen; obstinate; deter- mined. [in the German Ocean. Dogger, dog'-ger, s. a Dutch fishing-vessel used Doggerel, dog'-ger-el, a. an epithet given to a kind of loose irregular measure in burlesque poetry, poor in sense as well as versification; worthless verse. [to a dogger. Doggerman, dog'-ger-man, s. a sailor belonging Doggish, dog'-gish, a. like a dog; churlish; snap- pish. [malicious. Dog-hearted, dog'-har-ted, a. cruel; pitiless; Dogma, dog/-ma, s. a settled opinion positively expressed; a principle, maxim, or tenet. Dogmatic, dog-mat'-ik, s. one of a sect of physi- cians, called Dogmatists, in contradistinction to Empirics and Methodists. Dogmatic, dog-mat'-ik, a. pertaining to a dogma or to established opinion. Dogmatics, dog-mat'-iks, s. doctrinal theology. Dogmatize, dog'-ma-tize, v.n. to assert positively. Dogmatizer,dog'-ma-ti-zer, s. one who dogmatizes. Dog’S-ear, dogz'-ear, s. the corner of a leaf in a book turned down like the ear of a dog. Dog-sleep, dog'-sleep, s. pretended sleep. Dog-trick, dog'-trik, s. a currish trick. [a dog. Dog-trot, dog'-trot, s. a gentle trot, like that of Dog-weary, dog'-we-re, a. quite tired; much fatigued. [ling dried peas. Dohl, dole, s. a species of foreign pulse rcsemb- Doily, doy'-le, s. a small ornamental napkin, used to put glasses on at dessert. Doings, doo'-ings, s.pl. things done; transactions. Doit, doit, s. a small piece of money. Dolabriform, do-lab'-re-fawrm, a. having the form of an axe or hatchet. Dolce, dol'-tche, ad. softly and tenderly. Doldrums, dol'-drums, s. a zone in the tropics between the regions of the trade-winds ; the pet. Dole, dole, s. a portion dealt out or distributed; something given in charity: v.a. to deal out in small portions; to distribute. Dole, dole, s. grief; sorrow. Dolesome, dole'-sum, a. gloomy; dismal. Dolichurus, do-le-kew'-ras, s. a verse with a foot or a syllable too many. Doll, dol, s. a child’s baby toy. Dollman, dol'-man, s. a long robe worn by Turks. Dolly, dol'-le, s. a perforated board placed over a tub to wash the ore in; a washing-machine. Dolmen, dol'-men, s. properly, a large unhewn stone resting on others. Dolor, do'-lur, s. pain ; pang; sorrow. DoloriferoUS, do-lur-if'-er-us, a. producing pain. Doloroso, do-lo-ro'-so, ad. tenderly and patheti- Dolorous, do'-lur-us, a. doleful. [cally. Dolt, doalt, s. a dull, stupid fellow. Dom, dom, a termination denoting jurisdiction, condition, or quality, as dukedom, wisdom, dek'-u-pl, a. consisting of Duodena, du-o-de'-na, s. the ancient laAV term for a jury of twelve men. Bmodenary, du-o-den'-a-re, a. relating to the number twelve; increasing twelvefold. Duoliteral, du-o-lit'-er-al, a. biliteral. Dup, dup,c.a. to open, as the door, [easily deceived. Dupe, dupe, s. a person Avho is deceived, or one Dupery, du'-pe-re, s. the act or practice of duping. Dupion, du'-pe-un, s. a double cocoon, formed by tAvo or more silk-worms. Duple, du'-pl, a. double. Duplex, du'-pleks, a. compound; a term applied to the retarding movement of a watch, as a duplex escapement. Duplicate, du'-ple-kate, a. double; twofold. Duplieature, du'-ple-ka-ture, s. a doubling; a fold. Duplicity, du-plis'-e-te, s. doubleness. Durable, du'-ra-bl, a. capable of lasting long. ‘ Durance, du'-rans, s. imprisonment; continu- ance ; a dress of buff leather, so called from being a durable stout cloth. Durant, du-rant', s. a glazed woollen stuff. Durate, du-ra'-te, a. harsh to the ear. Duration, du-ra'-shun, s. continuance in time. Durden, dur'-den, s. a thicket of wood in a valley. Durdum, dur'-dum, s. a great noise or uproar. Dure, dure, v.n. to last; to endure. Duress, du'-res, s. constraint; imprisonment.' During, dure'-ing, ppr. continuing; lasting; while it lasts, as during life. Durity, du'-re-te, s. hardness; firmness. Duroy, du-roi', s. a figured serge. [Avounding. Dursley, durs'-ley, 5. bloAvs Avithout bloodshed or Durst, durst, pret. of dare. Duse, duse, s. a demon or evil spirit, [s. twilight. Dusk, dusk, a. tending to darkness; darkish: Duster, dus'-ter, s. a cloth or brush to clear from dust; a sieve. Dusty-foot, dus'-te-fut, s. a foreign trader or pedler Avho has no settled habitation. Dutch clinkers, dutch klink'-ers, s.pl. long nar- row bricks imported from Holland, Avhich are very hard, and appear at trifled by heat. Duteous, du'-te-us, a. devoted to duty; obedient. Duty, du'-te, s. that which a person is bound, by any natural, moral, or legal obligation, to pay, do, or perform; obedience; act of reverence or respect. Dux, dux, s. the head of a class in a school. Dwarf, dwarf, s. an aminal or plant Avliicli is much belowathe ordinary size of its species or kind: v.a. to hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small: v.n. to grow stunted. Dwell, dwel, v.n. to abide as a permanent resident . or an inhabitant for a time. Dweller, dAvel'-ler, s. an inhabitant; a resident. Dwindle, dwin'-dl, v.n. to grow less; to shrink; to waste away. Dyad, di'-ad, s. that which consists of two. Dye, di, v.a. to give a new and permanent colour. Dyeing, di'-ing, s. the art or practice of giving neAv and permanent colours to cloth. Dyer, di;-er, s. one whose occupation is dyeing. Dying, di'-ing, a. mortal; given, uttered, or mani- fested just before death; near an end : s. death. Dynam, di'-nam, s. the unit of Avork, Avhicli is the force adequate to raise one pound weight through . one foot in one second of time. Dynamics, di-nam'-iks, s. that department of mechanics which treats of the action of force, both as producting rest and producing motion. Dynamism, di'-nam-izm, s. the doctrine of the universal latency of force. Dynamitard, di-nam'-e-tard, s. one guilty of the criminal use of dynamite. Dynamite, di'-nam-ite, s. a powerful explosive substance, intensely local in its action. Dynometer, di-nom'-e-ter, s. an instrument for measuring force or power, especially of men, animals, machines, &c. ' Dynast, di'-nast, s. a ruler; a dynasty.110 DYNASTIC ECCENTRICITY Dynastic, di-nas'-tik, a. relating to a dynasty or line of kings. Dynasty, din'-as-te, s. government; sovereignty. Dyslogistic, dis-lo-jist'-ik, a. said of expressions which imply condemnation. [laws. Dysnomy, dis'-no-me, s. the enactment of bad Dysopsy, dis-op'-se, s. dimness of sight. Dyspepsia, dis-pep'-se-a, Dyspepsy, dis-pep'-se, s. indigestion, due to functional derangement of the stomach. [s. a person afflicted with dyspepsia. . Dyspeptic, dis-pep'-tik,«. afflicted with dyspepsia: Dysphony, dis'-fo-ne, s. a difficulty of speaking, occasioned by an ill disposition of the organs of speech. [affliction. Dysphoria, dis-fo'-re-a, s. impatience under Dyspnoea, disp-ne'-a, s. a difficulty of breathing. Dysthymic, dis-thim'-ilv, a. depressed in mind. E E, the second vowel, and the fifth letter, of the English alphabet, and in more frequent use than any other letter. As a numeral, E stands for 250. In the calendar it is the fifth of the dominical letters. As an abbreviation, it stands for East, as E.N.E., east-north-east. [considered. Each, eetcli, a. every one of any number separately Ead, Ed, ed, in Saxon names, happy, fortunate; as in Edward, happy preserver. [math. Eadish, eed'-ish, s. a second crop of grass; after- Eager, e'-ger, a. excited by ardent desire to possess or to do; ardent. Eagle, e'-gl, s. a rapacious bird of the genus falco, regarded as the “king” of birds for its size, strength, and courage. Eagle-eyed, e'-gl-ide, a. sharp-sighted as an eagle. Eaglet, e'-glet, s. a young or diminutive eagle. Eagle-winged, e'-gl-wihgd, a.having the wings of an eagle; swift as an eagle, [tide, as in the Severn. Eagre, e'-ger, s. a tide swelling above another Ean, enc, v.a. or n. to bring forth. Eanling, ene'-ling, s. a lamb just brought forth. Ear, ere, s. the organ of hearing, both the external and internal part; the sense of hearing; attention. Ear, v.n. to shoot, as an ear; to form ears, as corn. Earache, ere'-ake, s. pain in the ear. Ear-COCkle, ere-ltok'-kl, s. a disease in wheat, owing to the presence of an infusorial animal of the shape of a worm. Ear-drum, ere'-drum, s. the tympanum of the ear. Earing, ere'-ing, s. a ploughing of land. Earl, erl, s. a British nobleman, the third in rank, being next below a marquis, and next above a vis- Earlap, ere'-lap, s. the tip of the ear. [count. Earldom, erl'-dum, s. the seignory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an earl. Earldorman, erl'-dur-man, s. an alderman. Earles-penny, erls'-pen-ne, s. earnest-money. Earless, ere'-les, a. without ears; disinclined to hear. [officers of state. Earl-marshal, erl'-mar-slial, s. one of the great Early, er'-lc, a. in advance of something else; prior in time; forward: ad. soon. Earn, ern, v.a. to merit or deserve by labour, ser- vice, or performance. [object; eager. Earnest, er'-nest, a. ardent in the pursuit of ,an Earnest, er'-nest, s. first-fruits; a pledge or assur- ance of something more to come. Earnest-money, er'-nest-mun'-ne, s. money paid as a pledge, also to close a bargain. [earned. Earning, ern'-ing, s.; pi. Earnings; that which is Ear-ring, ere'-ring, s. a pendant; worn at the ear by means of a ring passing through the lobe. Earshot, ere'-shot, s. hearing distance. Earth-born, erth'-born, a. born from the earth; earthly. Earth-bred, erth'-bred,a. low; abject; grovelling. Earthen, erth'-en, a. made of earth or of clay; Earth-fed, erth'-fed, a. Ioav; abject. [frail. Earthling, erth'-ling, s. an inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. Earthly, erth'-le, a. pertaining to or connected with the earth or this world; belonging to our pre- sent state; carnal. Earthquake, erth'-kwake, s. a shaking, trem- bling, or concussion of the earth, sometimes slight, at other times violent, due to subterranean volcanic agency. Earth-Shine, erth'-shine, s. the light reflected from the earth by which we see that part of the new moon which is not lit up by the sun. Earthworm, erth'-wurm, s. the dewworm. _ Earthy erth'-e, a. consisting of, resembling, or relating to earth; not refined. Earwig, ere'-wig, 5. a well-known insect with a forked tail, which has been erroneously supposed to creep into the human brain through the ear; one who gains the confidence of a person by whispering insinuations. [ness; unconstraint. Ease, eze, s. an undisturbed state; rest; natural- Ease, eze, v.a. to relieve, calm, or tranquillize; to assuage. [their pictures while painting them. Easel, e'-zl, s. the frame on which painters place Easement, eze'-ment, s. that which gives ease, relief. [quarter where the sun rises. East, eest, s. that point of the heavens in the Easter, ees'-ter, s. a Christian festival in com- memoration of the resurrection of Christ, and occurring on the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the 21st of March. Easterling, ees'-ter-ling, s. a native of a country lying cast. [in the East; toward the east. Eastern, ees'-tern, a. Oriental; being or dwelling Easy, e'-ze, a. at ease; free from pain, disturbance, or annoyance; not difficult; moderate; ready; comfortable. Eat, eet, v.a. to bite or chew and swallow, as food; to consume; to oppress; to feast: v.n. to take food. Eatage, e'-tij, s. food for horses and cattle from the aftermath. [a building. Eaves, eevz, s.pl. the lower border of the roof of Eavesdropper, eevz'-drop-per, s. one who stands under the eaves or near the window or door of a house, to listen and hear what is said within. Ebb, eb, s. the retiring or going back of the tide; decline; decay. Ebon, eb'-on, a. consisting of or like ebony; black. Ebony, eb'-o-ne,s. the popular name of various trees, some of which are highly esteemed for their wood. Ebriety, e-bri'-e-te, s. drunkenness. EbriOSity, e-bre-os'-e-te, s. habitual drunkenness. EbriOUS, e'-bre-us, a. drunk; addicted to drink. Ebullience, e-bul'-e-ens, s. a boiling over. Ebullient, e-bul'-le-ent, a. boiling over, as a liquor Ebullition, eb-ul-lish'-un, s. the action of boiling; a sudden outburst or display of feeling. Eburnean, e-bur'-ne-an, a. made of ivory. Ecbasis, ek'-ba-sis, s. treatment of things accord- ing to their events or consequences. Ecbatic, ek-bat'-ik, a. said of an expression which states the result as distinct from the purpose. Eccaleobion, ek-ka-le-o'-be-un, s. a contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. Eccentric, ek-sen'-trik, a. deviating or departing from the centre; not revolving round the centre; deviating from established forms or rules; odd. Eccentric, ek-sen'-trik, s. a circle not having the same centre as another; he who or that which is irregular or anomalous. [a centre. Eccentricity, ek-sen tris'-e-te, s. deviation fromECCLESIA EFFEMINATE 111 Ecdesia, ek-kle'-ze-a, s. an assembly of free citizens in Athens; a church. Ecclesiarch,ek-kle'-ze-ai k ,s. a ruler of the Church. Ecclesiastic, ek-kle-ze-as'-tik, a. relating or per- taining to the Church or the body of the Clergy. Ecclesiastic, ek-kle-ze-as'-tik, s. a person in orders or consecrated to the service of the Church and the ministry of religion. Ecclesiology, ek-kle-ze-ol'-o-je, s. the science of church building and decoration, or of ecclesiastical antiquities. [secretions of the body. Eccrinology, ek-kre-nol'-o-je, s. a treatise on the EcdysiSj ek'-di-sis, s. a casting off of the old skin. Echmate, ek'-e-nate, a. set with prickles, like a hedgehog; having sharp points. Echo, ek'-ko, s. a sound reflected or reverberated from a solid body; repetition of what is said; the repetition of a melodic phrase, frequently written for the organ [Mus.]: v.n. to resound. Echometry, e-kom'-e-tre, s. the art or act of measuring the duration of sounds. Eclampsy, ek-lamp'-se, s. a flashing of light, a symptom of epilepsy. [plause; acclamation. Eclat, e-klaw, s. striking effect; a burst of ap- Eclectic, ek-lek'-tic, a. selecting; choosing out and adopting from the views of others what seems good: s. a philosopher who selects from various systems such opinions and principles as he judges to be sound and rational. Eclecticism, ek-lek'-te-sizm, s. the practice of selecting from different systems. Eclogue, ek'-log, s. a pastoral poem, in which shep- herds are introduced conversing with each other. Economic, e-ko-nom'-ik, a. pertaining to, manag- ing with, or regulated by, economy; frugal. Economics, e-ko-nom'-iks, s.pl. the science of household management political economy. Economy, e-kon'-o-me, s. the management of the concerns of-a household, especially in money mat- ters ; a frugal and judicious use of money; a system of rules and ceremonies; distribution or due order of things. EcphasiS, eld-fa-sis, s. an explicit declaration. Ecplionesis, ek-fo-ne'-sis, s. a passionate excla- mation used by an orator. Ecstasy, ek'-sta-se, s. a state of mind in which the functions of the senses are suspended by the contemplation of some extraordinary or supernatural object; rapture, or a degree of delight; enthusiasm. Ecstatic, ek-stat'-ik, a. causing ecstasy; proceed- ing from ecstasy. Ecthlipsis, ek-tlilip'-sis, s. the elision of a final m with the preceding vowel when the next word begins with a vowel. [on the skin. Ecthyma, ek'-the-ma, s. an eruption of pimples Ectoderm, ek'-to-derm, s. an outer membrane. Ectropical, ek-trop'-ik-al, a. outside the tropics. Ectypal, ek-ti'-pal, a. taken from the original. Ectype, ek'-tipe, s. a copy; a cast in relievo or embossed. [the lines in relief. Ectypography, ek-tip-og- Ecumenic, ek-u-men'-ik, -ra-fe, s. etching with cumenic, ek-u-men'-ik, a. general; universal, 5 applied to the councils of the Catholic Church. Edacious, e-da'-shus, a. given to eating; greedy. Edacity, e-das'-e-te, s. greediness; voracity. Eddish, ed'-dish, Eadish, e'-dish, s. the latter pasture of grass that comes after mowing or reaping. Eddy, ed'-dy, s. a current of water or air circling back, or in the direction contrary to the main stream; a slight whirlpool or whirlwind. Eden, e'-den, s. the garden mentioned in Scripture as the Paradise of Adam and Eve; a delightful Edenic, e-den'-ik, a. pertaining to Eden, [region. Edental, e-den'-tal, a. without teeth. Edentata, e-den-ta'-ta, s.pl. an order of animals destitute of front teeth, as the armadillo. Edentate, e-den'-tate, s. an animal with no fore- Edentulous, e-den'-tu-lus, a. toothless. [teeth. Edge, edj, s. the border of anything; the margin; the cutting side of an instrument; a narrow part rising from a broader; keenness: v.a. to sharpen; to exasperate : v.n. to move gradually. [cow. Edge-hone, edj'-bone, the rump-bone of an ox or Edging, edj'-ing, s. that which is put on the edge of a garment or ornament, as lace; a fringe. Edgy, edj'-e, a. with an edge; easily provoked. Edible, ed'-e-bl, a. fit to be eaten. Edict, e'-dikt, s. command proclaimed by authority. EdiCtal, e-dik'-tal, a. belonging to or of the nature of an edict. Edificant, ed'-e-fe-kant, a. building ; constructing. Edification, ed'-e-fe-ka'-shun, s. instruction or improvement of the mind in knowledge or moral character. [ally of some style and dimensions. Edifice, ed'-e-fis, s. a building, a structure, especi- Edifier, ed'-e-fier, s. one who or that which im- proves by instruction. Edify, ed'-e-fi, v.a. to improve the mind and character by instruction; to build. Edit, ed'-it, v.a. to publish; to superintend the publication of. Edition, e'-dish-un, s. the publication of a book. Editor, ed'-e-tur, s. a person who superintends the impression of a book, or who revises, corrects, and prepares it for publication, [ten by an editor. Editorial, ed-e-to'-re-al, a. pertaining to or writ- Editress, ed'-e-tres, s. a female editor. [inform. Educate, ed'-yu-kate, v.a. to bring or train up; to Education, ed-yu-ka'-shun, s. the bringing up, as of a child; instruction. Educationalist, ed-yu-ka'-shun-al-ist, s. one ver- sant in educational methods. [educates. Educator, ed'-yu-ka-tur, s. one who or that which Educe, e-duse, v.a. to bring or draw out; to ex- tract. Educt, e'-duct, s. extracted matter; deduction. Eductor, e-duk'-tur, s. that which educes. Edulcorant, e-dul'-ko-rant, a. having the pro- perty of sweetening. [sweeten. Edulcorate, e-dul'-ko-rate, v.a. to purify or Edulcorator, e-dul'-ko-ra-tur, s. a kind of drop- ping bottle, contrived for supplying small quan- tities of water to watch-glasses, test-tubes, &c. Eel, eel, s. a genus of soft-finned fishes. Eel-fare, eel'-fare, s. a brood of eels. Eel-punt, eel'-punt, s. a kind of flat-bottomed fish- ing-boat to spear eels from. E’en, een, a contraction for even. E’er, eer, contracted from ever. Eerie, ee'-re, a. causing or feeling fear. Effable, ef'-fa-bl, a. utterable; explicable, [erase. Efface, ef-fase', v.a. to rub out; to expunge or Effacement, ef-fase'-ment, s. act of effacing. Effect, ef-fekt', s. that which is produced by an agent or cause; consequence; intent; reality; fact; truthful imitation: v.a. to produce. Effectible, ef-fekt'-e-bl, a. practicable; feasible. Effection, ef-fek'-sliun, s. creation or production; the construction of a proposition, [effect; efficient. Effective, ef-fek'-tiv, a. having the power to Effector, ef-fek'-tur, s. one who effects; one who produces or causes, [or force to produce the effect. Effectual, ef-fek'-tu-al, a. having adequate power Effectuate, ef-fek'-tu-ate, v.a. to bring to pass. Effectuation, ef-fek-tu-a'-shun, s. act of effectu- ating. [tu-us, a. effectual. Effectuose, ef-fek'-tu-ose, EffectUOUS, ef-fek'- Effeminacy, ef-fem'-e-na-se, s. the softness, deli- cacy, and weakness in men which are characteristic of the female sex. Effeminate, ef-fem'-e-nate, a. soft or delicate in an unmanly degree; womanish; voluptuous.112 EFFEMINATION ELECTION Effemination,ef-fem-e-na'-sliun,#.the state of one grown womanish. Efferent, ef'-fer-ent, a. conveying outward. Effervesce, ef-fer-ves', v.a. to bubble up and hiss from the escape of gas; to break forth irrepressibly. Effervescence, ef-fei-ves'-sens, s. the state of be- ing effervescent. [bubbling. Effervescent, ef-fer-ves'-sent, a. gently boiling or Effete, ef-fete', a. exhausted of conceptive or pro- ductive power. [the effect intended. Efficacious, ef-fe-ka'-shus, a. adequate to produce Efficacy, ef-fe-ka-se, s. power to produce a given effect. Efficience, ef-fish'-ens, s. effectual agency. Effigial, ef-fij'-e-al, a. pertaining to an effigy. Effigiate, ef-fij'-e-ate, v.a. to fashion conformably. Effigies, ef-fij'-e-ese, s. an effigy or likeness. Effigy, eff-fe-je, s. the image or likeness of a per- son, especially as in a figure or model; the print or impression on a coin of the head of the prince who struck it. [or forms of blossoming. Effloresce, ef-flo-res', v.a. to come out in blossom Efflorescence, ef-flc-res'-sens, s. the production of flowers. Efflorescent, ef-flo-res'-sent, a. efflorescing. Effluence, ef'-flu-ens, s. a flowing out. Effluent, ef'-flu-ent, a. flowing or issuing out. Effluvium, ef-flu'-ve-um, s.; pi. Effluvia; the minute and generally invisible particles which ex- hale from bodies, as the odour of plants. [sion. Efflux, ef'-fluks, s. the act of flowing out; effu- Effodient, ef-fo'-de-ent, a. digging; accustomed to Efforce, ef-forse', v.a. to force; to ravish. [dig. Efform, ef-form', v.a. to fashion; to shape. Effort, ef'-fort, s. an exertion of strength. Effosion, ef-fosh'-un, s. the act of digging out of the earth. [chises or privileges. Effiranchise, ef-fran'-chiz, v.a. to invest with fran- Effrontery, ef-frunt'-er-e, s. shameless or insolent Effulge, ef-fulj', v.n. to shed effulgence, [boldness. Effulgence, ef-ful'-jens, s', a flood of light. Effumable, ef-fume'-a-bl, a. flying off in fumes or vapour. [shed. Effuse, ef-fuze', v.a. to pour out, as a fluid; to Effuse, eff-fuse, a. spreading loosely. Effusive, ef-fu'-siv, a. pouring out abundantly ; spreading widely. Eft, eft, s. a newt; a kind of lizard. [short time. EftSOOns, eft-soons', ad. soon afterward; in a Egad, e-gad', exclam, good fortune; a lucky star; as we say, My stars; (contraction of by God). Egality, e-gal'-e-te, s. equality. Egest, e-jest', v.a. to cast or throw out. Egestion, e-jest'-yun, s. the act of voiding digested matter at the natural vent. Egg, eg, s. the ovum of domestic poultry; a body formed in the females of birds and certain other animals, containing an embryo or foetus of the same species, or the substance from Avhicli a like animal Eg, eg, v.a. to incite. [is produced. Egger, eg'-ger, s. a gatherer of eggs. Eggery, eg'-gur-re, s. a nest of eggs. Eggler, eg'-ler, s. a collector of eggs or a dealer. Eglantine, eg'-lan-tine, s. the sweetbricr. Eglatere, eg'-la-teer, s. the eglantine. Eglomerate, e-glom'-er-ate, v.a. to unwind, as a thread from a ball. EgO, e'-go, s. the self-conscious subject, as con- trasted with the non-ego, or object. Egoism, e'-go-izm, s. the philosophy of those who, uncertain of everything but the-existence of the ego, resolve all existences into forms or modifi- cations of its self-consciousness; self-assertiveness; a passionate love of self. [philosophy. Egoist, e'-go-ist, s. one who holds the egoistic EgoiStlC- e-go-is'-tik, a. pertaining to egoism. • Egoity, e-go'-e-te, s. personality; identity. EgOtheism, e'-go-the-izm, s. self-deification. Egotism, e'- go-tizm, s. the habit of speaking much of one’s self, or the self-conceit which induces it. Egotist, e'-go-tist, s. one who is full of egotism. Egotize, e'-go-tize, v.n. to tails or write much of one’s self. [great; enormous. Egregious, e-gre'-je-us, a. eminent; distinguished; Egress, e'-gres, s. the act of going or issuing out: v.n. to go out; to leave. [.n. to slip or glide away; to pass Elaqueate, e-iak'-kwe-ate, v.a. to disentangle. Elastic, e-las'-tik, a. springing back; having the power of returning to the form from which it is bent, extended, depressed, or distorted. Elasticity, e-las-tis'-e-te, s. the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or state after external pressure. [elastic fibre. Elastin, e-las'-tin, s. the principal substance in Elate, e-late', a. raised; elevated in mind; flushed as with success. [attached to spores. Elater, el'-a-ter, s. an elastic spiral filament Elatery, el'-a-ter-e, s. acting force or elasticity. Elation, e-la'-sliun, s. the state of being elated; pride resulting from success. Elator, e-la'-tur, s. one who or that which elates. Elaxation, e-laks-a'-sliun, s. the act of untying or unloosing. Elbow, el'-bo, s. the outer angle made by the bend of the arm; any flexure or angle: v.a. to push with the elbow; to push aside and take the place of. Eld, eld, s. old age; decrepitude; old times. Elder, el'-der, a. older; having lived a longer time; an ancestor. Elder, el'-der, s. a genus of shrubs and small trees. Eldest, el'-dest, a. oldest; most advanced in age. Eldritch., el'-dritsh, a. hideous; ghastly. Elect, e-lelct', v.a. to pick out; to select for an office or employment; to select by vote; to choose: a. chosen. Electicism, e-lek'-te-sizm, s. eclecticism. Election, e-lek'-shun, s. the act of electing, especi- ally for office by vote; choice, option, or free will.ELECTIONEER ELUDIBLE 113 Electioneer, e-lek-shun-eer', v.n. to busy one’s self in electioneering. [by election. Elective, e-lek'-tiv, a. dependent on or bestowed Elector, e-lek'-tur, s. one who elects; one who has a vote in election. [electors. Electoral, e-lek'-tur-al, a. pertaining to election or Electorate, e-lek'-tur-ate, s. the dignity or terri- tory of an elector in the German Empire. Electoress, e-lek'-tur-es, s. an electress. Electress, e-lek'-tres, s. the wife or widow of an elector in the German Empire. Electric, e-lek'-trik, a. containing electricity or capable of exhibiting it when excited by friction. Electric, e-lek'-trik, s. any body capable of exhi- biting electricity and of preventing the passage of it from one body to another, [science of electricity. Electrician, e-lek-trisli'-an, s. one versed in the Electricity, e-lek-tris'-e-te, s. the subtle agent called the electric fluid, usually excited by friction. Electrify, e-lek'-tre-fi, v.a. to charge with electri- city ; to excite, surprise, or amaze. Electrize, g-lek'-trize, v.a. to electrify. Electro-biology, e-lek'-tro-bi-ol'-o-je, s, the science of electric forces or mesmeric effects in living organisms. Electro-kinetics, e-lek'-tro-ki-net'-iks, s. the science which treats of electric currents in motion. Electrology, e-lek'-trol'-o-je, s. the science of electricity. Electrolyse, e-lek'-tro-lize, v.a. to decompose by the action of electricity and galvanism. Electro-magnetism, e-lek'-tro-mag'-net-ism, s. that section of science which treats of the agency of electricity and galvanism in communicating magnetic properties. Electrophysiology, e-lek'-tro-fiz-e-or-o-je, s. the science of electric effects due to physiological causes, [silver, . feigned; imaginary; Fictive, fik'-tiv, a. feigned; founded on fiction. FiCtor, fik'-tur, s. an artist who models in clay, Galloon, gal-loon', s. a kind of close lace, a fabric of silk or worsted thread, or both. Gallop, gal'-lop, v.n. to run with leaps, as a horse: s. the rapid springing movement of a quadruped. Gallop, Galop, ga-lop', s. a quick dance; the ap- propriate music. GallOWS, gal'-lus, s. an instrument on which criminals are executed by hanging: pi. trousers’ braces. Gaily, gawl'-e, a. like gall; bitter as gall. Galocne, Galoshe, ga-loshe', s. a shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the foot dry. Galvanic, gal-van'-ik, a. pertaining to, containing, or exhibiting galvanism. Galvanism, gal'-van-izm, s. the department of electrical science which treats of currents of electricity as due to chemical action, especially that of acids on metals {Galvani, born at Bologna, 1737). Galvanologist, gal-van-ol'-o-jist, s. one who de- scribes the phenomena of galvanism, [galvanism. Galvanology, gal-van-ol'-o-je, s. the science of Gambadoes, gam-ba'-does, s.pl. leather leggings. Gambit, gam'-bit, s. the sacrifice of an important Gargarize, gar'-gar-ize, v.a. to gargle, t the opening of a game of chess, with a view Garget, gar'-jet, s. the thr< GABGOL Gambol, gam'-bul, v.n. to dance and skip about in sport. Gambrel, gam'-brel, s. the hind leg of a horse; a stick crooked like a horse’s leg, used by butchers. Gambroon, gam-broon', s. a twilled linen cloth for linings. Game, game, s. sport of any kind; diversion. Gamesome, game'-sum,a. gay; sportive; playful. Gamester, game'-ster, s. a person addicted to gaming; a gambler. [only home is the streets. Gamin, gam'-in, s. a neglected urchin whose Gamma, gam'-ma,s. an instrument for cauterizing a hernia, so called from its resemblance to the Greek gamma; gamut. [of gaffer. Gammer, gam'-mer, s. an old woman, correlative Gammon, gam'-mon, s. the thigh of a hog, pickled and smoked, or dried. Gammon, gam'-mon, s. a game, usually called back-gammon; a hoax: v.a. to impose on a person by making him believe improbable stories. Gamut, gam'-ut, s. a scale on which notes are written or printed, and to which Guido applied the mono-syllables ut, re, mi, fa, sol, (a; the first or gravest note in Guido’s scale of music; the modern scale. Gander, gan'-der, $. the male of the goose. Gang, gang, s. a number of persons associated for a particular purpose; a select number of a ship’s crew; a course or vein. Ganger, gang'-er, s. the foreman or manager of a gang of labourers or plate-layers on a railway. Gangrene, gang'-green, s. mortification of part of a living animal body at its first stage: v.a. to mortify. [gangrenous. Gangrenescent, gang-gre-nes'-sent, a. becoming Gangrenous, gang'-gre-nus, a. mortified. Gangway, gang'-wa, s. a passage or way into or out of any place, as a ship. Gangweefe, gang'-week, s. rogation week, when processions are made to survey the bounds of parishes. Gannet, gan'-net, s. the solan goose. Gantlet, gant'-let, s. a large iron glove with fingers covered with small plates, formerly worn by knights and men-at-arms. Gantlet, gant'-let, Gantlope, gant'-lope, s. a military or naval punishment, in which the offender is compelled to run between two lines of persons armed with rods, who inflict blows as he passes. Gap, gap, s. an opening in anything made* by break- ing or parting; a cleft; a defect; a hiatus. Gape, gape, v.n. to open the mouth wide in ex- pression of drowsiness, desire, expectancy, or won- derment; to yawn. [of dress. Garb, garb, s. dress; fashion or mode, especially Garb, Garbe, garb, s. a sheaf of grain. Garbage, gar'-baje, s. the bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh. Garbed, garbd, a. dressed; habited. Garble, gar'-bl, v.a. to separate the fine or valu- able parts of from the coarse or useless. Garbler, gari-bler, $. one who garbles. Garbles, gar'-bls, s. pi. refuse sifted away. Garden, gari-den, s. a piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of plants, fruits, and flowers; a rich, well-cultivated spot or tract. Gardener, gar'-den-er, s. one whose occupation is to cultivate and dress a garden. [sheep. Gare, gare, s. coarse wool growing on the legs of Gargarism, gar'-gar-izm, s. a gargle. pawn at 1 to clear the ground for the action of the superior pieces. Gamble, gam'-bl, v.n. to play or game for money.- Gambler, gam'-bler, s. one who gambles. •oat. [geese. Gargil/ gar'-gil, s. a distemper in the heads of Gargle, gari-gl, v.a. to wash the throat and mouth with a liquid preparation; to warble. GargOl, gar'-gol, s. a distemper in swine.GARGOYLE GEMINATE 143 Gargoyle, gjiri-goyl, s. the spout of the roof- gutter of a building, frequently in the form of a human or other figure. Garibaldi, gak-e-bal-de, s. a style of jacket or' hat, such as was worn by Garibaldi's followers. Garish, ga'-rish, a. gaudy; showy. Garland, gari-land, s. a wreath or chaplet made of branches or flowers; the principal thing. Garlic, gari-lik, s. a bulbous-rooted plant, with a pungent taste. [a coat; dress. Garment, gari-ment, s. any article of clothing, as Garner, gar'-ner, s. a granary: v.a. to store in a granary. Garnet, gari-net, $. a precious stone of various composition, colour, and quality. Garnish, gar'-nish, v.a. to adorn; to embellish with something laid round; to furnish. Garnisher, gar'-nisli-er, s. one who decorates. Garniture, gari-ne-tyure, s.. ornamental append- Garpike, gar'-pilte, s. the garfish. [ages. Garret, gari-ret, s. room in a house on the upper floor, immediately under the roof. [garret. Garreteer, gar-ret-eer', 5. an inhabitant of a Garrison, gar'-re-sun, s. a body of troops sta- tioned in a fort or fortified town; the state of being placed in a fortification for defence. Garrotte, gar-rote', s. a punishment in Spain by strangling: v.a. to strangle so as to render insen- sible or helpless, and rob. Garroter, gar-rot'-er, 5. one guilty of garroting. Garrulity, gar-ru'-le-te, s. talkativeness; loqua- city., Garrulous, gar'-ru-lus, a. talkative; loquacious. Garter, gar-ter, s. a string or band used to tie the stocldng to the leg; the badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter. Garth, garth, s. a wen* for catching fish; a yard. Gas, gas, s. an elastic fluid in the form of air; popularly that obtained from coal, and used for pur- poses of lighting. Gasalier, gas-a-leeri, s. a gas-burning chandelier. Gascon, gas'-kon, s. a native of Gascony in France; a boaster. [v.n. to boast. Gasconade, gas-kon-ade', s. boasting; bravado; Gasconader, gas-kon-a'-der, s. a great boaster. Gaseity, gas-e'-it-e, s. state of being gaseous. Gaseous, ga'-ze-us, a. in the form of gas; like gas. Gash, gash, s. a deep and long cut, particularly in Gashly, gash'-le, a. frightful; ghastly. [flesh. Gasket, gas'-ket, s. a flat plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship, and used to furl or tie the sail to the yard. [hose. Gaskins, gas'-kins, s.pl. galligaskins; wide open Gasogene, gas'-o-jene, s. an apparatus for making aerated beverages. Gasometer, gas-som'-e-ter, s. a machine attached to gasworks and pipes to show the quantity of gas used. [practice of measuring gases. Gasometry, gas-som'-e-tre, s. the science, art, or Gasp, gasp, v.n. to gape in order to catch breath, or in laborious respiration; to long eagerly for. Gassing, gas'-sing, s. the process of singeing lace, net, .a. to bestow; to grant without requiring a recompense; to impart; to communicate; to quit; to grant; to expose; to furnish; to empower; to pronounce. [to recede. Give, giv, v.n. to yield to pressure; to grow soft; Giver, giv-er, s. one who gives or bestows. Gives, jives, s.pl. fetters or shackles for the feet. Gizzard, giz'-zard, s. the strong muscular stomach of a bird. [age. Glabrate, gla'-brate, a. becoming glabrous from Glabrous, gla'-brus, a. without hair or down. Glacial, gla'-she-al, a. of ice; due to ice; like ice. Glaciate, gla'-slie-ate, v.n. to turn to ice. Glaciation, gla-slie-a'-shun, s. the act of freezing. Glacier, gla'-she-er, s. a mass of ice formed in an Alpine valley. Glacis, gla'-sis, s. a gentle slope; a sloping bank. Glad, glad, a. affected with pleasure or moderate Gladden, glad'-n, v.a. to make glad, [j oy; pleased. Glade, glade, s. a green open space in a wood; an avenue through a wood. Gladiate, gla'-de-ate, a. sword-sliaped. Gladiator, glad'-e-ate-ur, s. one who fought in an arena with men or beasts for the entertainment of the people; a prize-fighter. Gladiatorial, glad-e-a-to'-re-al, a. pertaining to gladiators or their combats. [ful. Gladsome, glad'-sum, a. pleased; joyful; clieer- Glair, glare, s the white of an egg, used as a Glaireous, gla'-re-us, a. like glair. [varnish. Glamour, glam'-ur, s. a kind of bewilderment of the sight, by which things appear different from what they really are. Glance, glans, s. a sudden shoot of light or splendour; a darting of the eye or sight; a quick momentary view. Gland, gland, s. a soft fleshy organ of the body, mostly secretory or connected with secretion. Glandage, glan'-daje, s. feeding on acorns. Glanders, glan'-ders, s. a contagious and malig- nant disease of the mucous membrane in horses. Glandular, glan'-du-lar, Glandulous, glan'-du- lus, a. having, consisting of, or pertaining to glands. Glandule, glan'-dule, s. a small gland, [glands. Glanduliferous, glan-du-lif'-er-us, a. bearing Gians, glans, s. the nut of the penis; an acorn. Glare, glare, s. a bright dazzling light; a fierce piercing look; glair. Glary, gla'-re, a. having a dazzling lustre. Glass,* glas, s. a hard, brittle, transparent sub- stance, formed by fusing silicious matter with fixed alkalies; a drinking vessel of glass; a mirror; the destined time of man’s life; ateiescope; a barometer. Glass-gaul, glas'-gawl, s. sandiver. Glass-mosaic, glas-mo-za'-ik, s. a mosaic of small squares of coloured glass, often representing a pic- ture so perfectly as to deceive the eye. Glassware, glas'-ware, s. articles made of glass. Glaucescent, glaw-ses'-sent, a. of a bluish or sea- green appearance. [incrust with a glassy surface. Glaze, glaze, v.a. to furnish with glass; to cover or Glazer, gla'-zer, s. a workman who applies the vit- reous incrustation to the surface of earthenware; a calico-smoother Glazier, gla'-zhe-ur, s. one whose business is to set panes of glass in window-frames, &c. Glazing, gla'-zing, s. the operation of setting glass. Gleam, glerne, s. abeam of light; brightness: v.n. to shine; to flash. ‘[light. Gleamy, gle'-me, a. darting or shedding beams of Glean, gleen, v.a. to gather, as grain which reapers leave behind them; to collect things thinly scattered. Gleaner, gleen'-er, s. one who gleans. Glebe, gleeb, s. clod; sod; ground; the land be- longing to a parish church. Glebous, gle'-bus, Gleby, gle'-be, a.turfy; cloddy. Glee, glee, s. joy; mirth; gaiety. Gleek, gleek, s. a trick; a scoff; a game at cards. Gleet, gleet, v.n. to flow in a thin, limpid humour; to flow slowly. Glen, glen, s. a narrow depression between hills. Glene, gleen, s. the apple of the eye; the^eye-ball. Glenlivet, glen-liv'-et, s. a superior kind of Scotch whisky. [fluent; voluble {glide). Glib, glib, a. smooth; slippery; moving easily; Glide, glide, v.n. to flow gently; to move along smoothly and easily. Glider, gli'-der, s. he who or that which glides. Glim, glim, s. a light or candle. [light. Glimmer, glim'-mer, v.n. to shed a faint, unsteady Glimpse, glimps, s. a short gleam of light: v.n. to appear by glimpses {glimmer). Glint, glint, v.n. to gleam a flash out. Glissade, glis-ade', v.n. to slide. Glist, glist, s. glimmer; ■ mica. [light. Glisten, glis'-tn, v.n. to shine; to sparkle with Glistering, glis'-ter-ing, a. sparkling with light. Glitter, glit'-ter, v.n. to sparkle with light; to glisten; to be showy. Gloaming, glo'-ming, s. the dusk. Gloat, glote, v.n. to gaze with ardour of passion, often of malignity or lust. Globard, glo'-bard, s. a glow-worm {glow). Globate, glo'-bate, Globated, glo'-ba-ted, a. hav- ing the form of a globe; spherical. Globe, globe, s. a spherical solid body; a sphere representing the earth : v.a. to gather round or into a circle. quality of Globular, glob'-u-lar, Globulous, glob'-u-lus, a. having the form of a small globe or ball. Globule, glob'-ule, s. a small spherical particle of matter; a blood corpuscle. Glome, glome, s. a roundish head of flowers. Glomerate, glom'-er-ate, v.a. to gather into a ball. Gloom, gloom, s. obscurity; partial darkness; melancholy; sullenness: v.a. to obscure; to make dismal. Glorification, glo-re-fe-ka'-shun, s. the act of glorifying. [worship. Glorify, glo'-re-fi, v.a. to magnify and honour in Gloriole, glo'-re-ole, s. a crown of light. Glorious, glo'-re-us, a. of exalted excellence and splendour; illustrious. Glory, glo'-re, s. brightness; splendour; magni- ficence; praise ascribed in adoration; honour*; heaven; the Divine presence or its manifestation; pride: v.n. to exult with joy; to boast. Gloss, glos, s. brightness or lustre, as from a smooth surface; external show that might mislead. GlOSS, glos, s, comment; explanation: t;.a. to ex- plain. Glossarial, glos-sa'-re-al, a. containing a glossary. Glossarist, glos'-sa-rist, s. a writer of glosses or comments. Glossary, glos'-a-re, 8. a vocabulary, explaining words in a book which are obscure, antiquated, local, &c.GLOSSER GOOD-MORROW 14? GlOSSer, glos'-ser, s. a writer of glosses; a polisher. GlOSSOgraphy, glos-sog'-gra-fe, s. the writing of glosses; a description of the tongue. GlOSSOlOgist, glos-sol'-o-jist, s. one who defines technical terms. [nical terms. Glossology, glos-sol'-o-je, s. the definition of tech- GlOSSOtomy, glos-sot'-o-me, s. dissection of the tongue. [polished. Glossy, glos'-se, a. smooth and shining; highly Glottology, glot-tol'-o-jc, s. comparative pliilology; glossology. [ate sheath for each finger. Glove, gluv, s. a cover fcr the hand, with a separ- Glover, gluv'-er, s. one who makes or sells gloves. Glow, glo, v.n. to shine with intense heat; to feel great heat of body; to he ardent: s. brightness of colour. [pound: s. flattery. Gloze, glozc, v.n. to flatter; to wheedle; to ex- Glozer, glo'-zer, s. a flatterer. Glucose, glew'-kose, s. a sugar obtained from grapes, fruits of various kinds, honey, starch, &c., and known as grape-sugar, starch-sugar, and dia- betic sugar. Glue, glew, s. a viscid substance, extracted from the skins, hides, hoofs, &c., of animals, boiled to a jelly, and used as a cement by carpenters, book- binders, &c.: v.a. to join with glue; to unite. Gluer, glew'-er, s. one who cements with glue. Gluey, glew'-e, a. viscous; glutinous. Glum, glum, a. frowning; sullen. Glut, glut, v.n. to swallow greedily; to gorge; to sate; to saturate. Gluten, glew'-ten, s. a viscid, elastic substance, of a greyish colour, found in the flour of wheat, &c. Glutinate, glew'-te-nate, v.a. to unite with glue. Glutinous, glew'-te-nus, a. of the quality of glue; resembling glue; smeared with slippery moisture. Glutton, glut'-tn, s. one who indulges to excess in eating, or in anything. Gluttonize, glut'-tn-ize, v.n. to eat voraciously. Gluttonous, glut'-tn-us, a. given to gluttony. Gluttony, glut'-tn-e, s. excess in eating; voracity. Glyphic, glif'-ik, s. a picture or figure in which a word is implied. Glyphography, gle-fog'-ra-fe, s. a process for producing engravings in relief, in the manner of electrotype, after etching on a prepared ground. Glyptic, glip'-tik, a. pertaining to engraving on gems; figured. [engraving on precious stones. Glyptography, glip-tog'-ra-fe, s. a description of Glyptotheca, glip-to-the'-ka, s. a room for the preservation of works of sculpture. Gnarl, narl, s. an outside knot in wood. Gnarled, narld, Gnarly, nar'-le, a. knotty; full of knots; crabbed. Gnarr, nar, Gnarl, narl, v.n. to growl or snarl. Gnash, nash, v.a. to strike the teeth together in . rage or anguish. Gnat, nat, s. a genus of small troublesome winged insects, including the mosquito; a trifle. Gnaw, naw, v.a. to bite off little by little with the fore-teeth; to bite in agony or rage; to fret. Gnawer, naw'-er, s. he who or that which gnaws. Gnome, nome, s. an imaginary being, often mis- shapen and of diminutive size. Gnome, nome, s. a brief reflection or maxim. Gnomic, nome'-ik, Gnomical, nome'-e-lcal, a. containing maxims or single detached thoughts. Gnomiometrical, no-me-o-met'-re-kal, a. used in the measurement of angles. Gnomology, no-mol'-o-je, s. a collection of maxims; a treatise on maxims. Gnomon, no'-mon, s. the style or pin, which by its shadow shows the hour of the day. GnomoniCS, no-mon'-iks, s. the art or science of dialling. [dialling. Gnomonology, no-mon-ol'-o-je, s. a treatise on Gnostic, nos'-tik, s. one belonging to a sect of the early Christian Church that affected gnosticism. Gnosticism, nos'-te-sizm, s. a theosophic philo- sophy of diverse shades and tendencies which grew up in the early Church. Goad, gode, s. a pointed instrument to urge a beast to move faster: v.a. to urge forward, [waste. Goaf, gofe, s. a place in a mine that is worked out; Goal, gole, s. the point set to bound a race; the Goatee, gote-ee', s. a beard like a goat’s, [mark. Goatherd, gote'-lierd, s. one who tends goats. Gob, gob, s. a little; a mouthful; goaf. Gobbe, gob, s. an annual like the kidney bean. Gobbet, gob'-bet, s. a small piece; a mouthful; a lump. Gobbing, gob'-bing, s. the refuse thrown back into the excavations remaining after the removal of the coal. [make a noise in the throat. Gobble, gob'-bl, v.a. to swallow in lumps: v.n. to Gobbler, gob'-bier, s. one who swallows in haste; a gormandizer; a turkey-cock. Goblet, gob'-let, s. a drinking vessel without a handle. [places, especially houses. Goblin, gob'-lin, s. a mischievous spirit that haunts Go-by, go'-bi, s. evasion ; a passing without notice. Goddess, god'-des, s. a female deity. [deity. . Godhead, god'-hed, s. deity; divine nature; a Godhood, god'-liood, s. divinity ; divine qualities. Godling, god'-ling, s. a little deity. God’s-acre, s. a graveyard. [good fortune. Godsend, god'-send, an unexpected acquisition oi Godsmith, god'-smith, s. a maker of idols. God-speed, god'-speed, s. good speed; success. Goer, go'-er, s. one who goes, walks, &c.; a go- ; between. Goffering, gof-fer-ing, s. fluting for frills, &c. Gog, gog, s. haste; ardent desire to go. Goggle, gog'-gl, v.n. to strain or roll the eyes. Goggles, gog'-glz, s.pl. instruments used to cure squinting, or the distortion of the eyes which occa- sions it. [enware vase, for keeping water cool. Goglet, gog'-let, s. a kind of pottery jar, or earth- Going, go'-ing, s. the act of moving or walking. Gold, goald, s. a precious metal of a yellow colour, the most valuable, ductile, malleable, and heaviest, except platina, of all the metals; money; wealth. Golden, goald'-en, a. made or consisting of gold; bright; shining. Goldsmith, goald'-smitli, s. a worker in gold and silver, formerly also a banker. [a small ball. Golf, golf, s. a game played with a bent club and Goloe-shoe, go-lo'-slioo, s. an overshoe. Golore, go-lore', s. abundance. Golt-shut, goalt'-shut, s. a gold or silver ingot. Gome, gome, s. the black grease of a cart-wheel. Gomelin, gom'-el-in, s. a starch used by cotton weavers. Gommer, gom'-mer, s. an ingredient used in the preparation of soups, made from black amel-wheat. Gone, gon, pp of Go. Gong, gong, s. a basin-shaped instrument made of an alloy of copper and tin, which, when struck with a wooden mallet, emits a loud sonorous sound. Goniometer, gon-e-om'-e-ter, s. an instrument for measuring solid angles, as of crystals. Good, good, a. valid; sufficiently perfect in its kind; virtuous; pious; seasonable; expedient; wholesome; beneficial; full; competent; kind; unblemished; cheerful; mild; not irritable. Good, good, s. advantage; welfare; prosperity. Good-bye, good-bi', int. farewell (God be with Good-folk, good'-foke, s. the fairy race. [you). Good-lack, good'-lak, int. exclamation of wonder. Good-man, good'-man, s. a rustic term of compli- ment ; a husband. Good-morrow, good-mor'-ro, int. good morning.148 GOOD-NATURED GRANTEE Good-natured, good-na'-tyurd, a. naturally mild In temper. [property. Goods, goods, s.pl. household furniture; moveable Good-wife, good'-wife, s. the mistress of a family. Goody, good'-e, s. a term of civility to a common woman: pi. sweets. Goose, goos, s.; pi. Geese; a well-known web- footed bird, larger than a cluck; a tailor’s smoothing iron; a stupid, silly creature. Goose-quill, goos'-kwill, s. the large quill of a goose, or a pen made of it. GOOSery, goos'-er-e, s. a place for geese; stupidity. Gor-crow, gor'-kro, s. the carrion crow. Gordian, gor'-de-an, a. intricate; difficult. Gore, gore, s. blood diffused from the body; clotted blood. Gore, gore, s. a wedge-shaped or triangular piece of cloth, sewed into a garment; a triangular piece of land: v.a. to pierce with anything pointed. Gorge, gorj, s. the throat; a narrow pass between hills or mountains, or its entrance; that which is gorged or swallowed: v.a. to swallow with greedi- Gorgeous, gor'-j us, a. showy; splendid. [ness. Gorget, gor'-jet, s. apiece of armour for defending the throat or neck. [a gorgon. Gorgonean, Gorgonian, gor-go'-ne-an, a. like Gorgonize, gor'-gon-ize, v.a. to turn into stone. Goring, go'-ring, s. a pricking; puncture. Gormand, gor'-mand, s. a greedy or ravenous eater; an epicure. Gormandize, gor/-man-dize, v.n. to eat greedily. Gormandizer, gor'-man-di-zer, s. a greedy eater. Gorse, gors, s. furze or whin. Gory, go'-re, a. covered with clotted blood; bloody. Gosling, goz'-ling, s. a young goose; a catkin. Gospeller, gos'-pel-ler, s. an evangelist. GOSS, goss, s. a kind of low furze or gorse. Gossamer, gos'-sa-mer, s. a fine, filmy substance, like cobweb, floating in the air or on bushes in calm weather. [mere idle talk; a sponsor. Gossip, gos'-sip, s. one who runs about tattling; Gossoon, gos-soon', s. a boy; a servant. Goth, goth, s. one of an ancient tribe of Teutons; a rude or uncivilised person; a barbarian. Gothamist, go'-tham-ist, s. a wiseacre, so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, noted for blun- dering. Gothamite, U.S., a New Yorker. Gothic, goth'-ik, a. pertaining to the Goths; de- noting a style of architecture with high and sharply- pointed arches, clustered columns, &c.; rude; bar- barous. Gouge, gooj, s. a semicircular chisel, used to cut holes or grooves; a cheat. Gourd, goora, s. a plant allied to the cucumber. Gourdy, goor'-de, a. swelled in the legs. Gout, gowt, s. a constitutional disease giving rise to a peculiar inflammation in the smaller joints; a Gout, goo, s. taste; relish. [clot; a drop. Govern, guv'-ern, v.a. to direct and control; lo influence; to steer, &e.: v.n. to exercise authority. Governance, guv'-er-nans, s. government; direc- Governante, guv'-er-nant, s. a governess, [tion. Governess, guv'-er-nes, s. a lady who has the care of instructing young ladies. Governor, guv'-er-nur, s. one invested with supreme authority; a ruler; a pilot; a pair of heavy balls connected with machinery, and de- signed to unequalize the speed of steam-engines by operating on the throttle-valve of the engine. Gown, gown, s. a woman’s upper garment; a long, loose robe, especially as worn by professional or university men. Gozzard, goz'-zard, s. one who tends geese. Grab, grab, v.a. to grasp or seize suddenly. Grabble, grab'-bl, v.n. to grope; to sprawl. Grace, grase, s. favour; good-will; the free un- merited love and favour of God; mercy; pardon; beauty; embellishment; a short prayer before or after meat: v.a. to adorn. " Gracile, gras'-il, a. slender. [kindness. Gracious, gra'-slius, a. expressive of grace or Gradation, gra-da'-shun, 5. ascension, progression, or arrangement step by step in regular order, [tion Gradationed, gra-da'-shund, a. formed by grada- Gradatory, grad'-a-tur-e,a.proceeding step by step. Grade, grade, s. a step or degree in rank, dignity, order, or any series. ‘ [cline. Gradient, gra'-de-ent, a. moving by steps; an in- Gradine, gra'-din, s. a toothed chisel used by sculp- tors. [regular and slow. Gradual, grad'-yu-al, a. proceeding step by step; Graduate, grad'-yu-ate, v.a. to honour with a de- gree ; to divide into small regular intervals; to tem- per by degrees; to bring fluids to a certain degree of consistency. Graduator, grad'-yu-a-tur, s. an instrument for dividing lines into small regular intervals. Graduction, gra-duk'-shun, s. the division of cir- cular' arcs into degrees, minntes, &c. Graff, graf, s. a ditch or moat; a graft. Graffer, graf-fer, s. a notary or scrivener Graft, graft, s. a small shoot of a tree, inserted into another tree as the stock which is to support and nourish it: v.a. to insert after the manner of a graft. Grafter, graf-ter, s. one who grafts. Grail, grade, s. the dish or the cup said to have been used by Christ at the last supper. Grain, grane, s. any small hard mass; a single hard seed of a plant; corn collectively; a minute particle; a very small quantity; texture. [a grain; rough. Grained, graynd, a. painted so as to seem to have Grains, granes, s.pl. the husks or remains of malt after brewing, or of any grain after distillation. Gramarye, gram'-ma-re, s.the art of necromancy. Gramercy, gra-mer'-se, int. formerly used to ex- press thankfulness with surprise. Graminaceous, gram-e-na'-shus, a. grassy. Grammar, gram'-mar, s. the principles or science of language. [grammar; a philologist. Grammarian, gram-ma'-re-an, s. one versed in GrammatiC, gram-mat'-ik, a. belonging to gram- mar; according to the rules of grammar. Grammaticaster,gi'am-rnat-e-kas'-ter,s. apedant. Grammaticism, gram-maf-e-sizm, s. a point of grammar. [grain. Granary, gran'-a-re, s. a store-house of thrashed Grand, grand, a. great; illustrious, high in power and dignity; splendid; noble., [woman. Grandam, a gran'-dam, s. grandmother; an old Grandeur, grand'-yur, s. vastness; splendour of appearance; elevation of thought. Grandiloquence, gran-dil'-o-kwens, s. the quality of being grandiloquent. Grandiloquent, gran-dii'-o-kwent, Grandilo- quous, gran-dil'-o-kwus, a. speaking in a lofty or bombastic style. [really or affectedly. Grandiose, grand'-e-oze, a. grand and impressive, Grand-niece, grand-neece, s. the grand-daughter of a brother or sister. [cestor. Grandsire, grand'-sire, a grandfather; an an- Grange, graynj, s. a farm, with the buildings, , v.a. to make better; to em- ploy to profit; to make productive; to correct; to cultivate; to increase. Improver, im-proov'-er, s. one who or that which improves. [dence or provision beforehand. Improvidence, im-prov'-e-dens, s. want of provi- Improvident, im-prov'-e-dent, a. wanting fore- cast; not provident for future exigency. Improvisate, im-pro'-ve-sate, v.a. to compose and recite or sing offhand. Improvisator, im-pro-vi'-za-tor, Improvisa- tore, im-pro-vi-za-to'-re, s. a man who improvises. Improvisatrice, im-pro-vi-za-tre'-tcha, s. a woman who imprevises. Improvise, im-pro-veez', or vize', Improvisa- tize, im-pro-viz'-a-tize, v.n. to improvisate; to do anything offhand. [or caution. Imprudence, im-prew'-dens, s. want of.prudence Imprudent, im-prew'-dent, a. wanting prudence or discretion. [shameless. Impudent, im'-pu-dent, a. wanting modesty; Impudicity, im-pu-dis'-e-te, s. immodesty. Impugn, im-pewn', v.a. to attack by words or arguments. [cated. Impulse, irn'-puls, s. force suddenly eommuni- Impulsion, im-pul'-shun, s. the act of impelling; impulse. [alty, injury, or loss. Impunity, im-pew'-ne-te, s. exemption from pen- Impure, im-pure', a. not pure; mixed with ex- traneous substance; obscene; unchaste; unholy. Imputable, im-pew'-ta-bl, a. that may be imputed, charged, or attributed. [ing. Imputation, im-pu-ta'-shun, s. the act of imput- Impute, im-pewt', v.a. to ascribe; to reckon to. Imputer, im-pew'-ter, s. one who imputes. Imputrescible, im-pu-tres'-se-bl, a. not subject to putrefaction or corruption. Inability, in-a-bil'-e-te, s. want of ability. Inaccessible, in-ak-ses'-se-bl, a. not to be reached, obtained, or approached.166 HSTACCUBACY IWCLUDE Inaccuracy, in-ak'-ku-ra-se, s. a mistake or error. Inacquiescent, in-ak-kwe-es'-sent, a. not acqui- escing. Inaction, in-ak'-shun, s. want of action; idleness. Inadequacy, in-ad'-e-kwa-se, 5. inadequateness. Inadequate, in-ad'-e-kwate, a. not adequate; insufficient. [correspondence. Inadequation, in-ad-e-kwa'-shun, s. want of exact Inadvertence, in-ad-ver'-tens, Inadvertency, in-ad-ver'-ten-se, s. a lack of advertence or atten- tion; heedlessness. [mind to. Inadvertent, in-ad-ver'-tent, a. not turning the Inaffable, in-af-fa-hl, a. not affable; reserved. Inalienable, in-ale'-yen-a-bl, a. that cannot he alienated or transferred. Inalterable, in-awl'-ter-a-bl, a. unalterable. In-and-in, in'-and-in, ad. from animals of the same stock. Inane, in-ane', a. empty; void; brainless, [talk. Inaniloquent, in-a-nil'-o-kwent, a. given to inane Inanimate, in-an'-e-mate, a. without life or an- imation. [from want of nourishment. Inanition, in-a-nisli-un, s. emptiness; exhaustion Inanity, in-an'-e-te, s. emptiness; senselessness. Inappeasable, in-ap-peez'-a-bl, a. not to be ap- peased. Inappetence, in-ap'-pe-tens, Inappetency, in- ap'-pe-ten-sc, s. want of a disposition to seek, select, or imbibe nutriment. Inapplicable, in-ap'-ple-ka-bl, a. not applicable. Inapposite, in-ap'-po-zit, a. not apposite; not pertinent. [hensive. Inapprehensive, in-ap-pre-hen'-siv, a. not appre- Inappropriate, in-ap-pro'-pre-ate, a. not appro- inapt, in-apt', a. not apt. [priate. Inaptitude, in-ap'-te-tude, s. want of aptitude. Inaquate, in-a'-kwate, a. embodied in water. Inarable, in-ar'-a-bl, a. not arable. Inarching, in-artsh'-ing, s. the ingrafting of a scion, without separating it from its parent tree, into a stock standing near. Inarticulate, in-ar-tik'-u-late, a. not uttered with distinct articulation. [less. Inartificial, in-ar-te-fish'-al, a, not artificial; art- Inasmuch, in-az-mutch', ad. seeing that; this being so. Inattentive, in-at-ten'-tiv, a. not attentive. Inaudible, in-aw'-de-b], a. that cannot be heard. Inaugural, in-aw'-gu-ral, a. pertaining to, made, or pronounced at an inauguration. Inaugurate, in-aw'-gu-rate, v.a. to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies; to commence or introduce formally. [inaugurating. Inauguration, in-aw-gu-ra'-shun, s. the act of Inaugurator, in-aw'-gu-ra-tur, s. one who in- augurates. Inaurate, in-aw'-rate, v.a. to cover with gold. Inauspicious, in-aw-spish'-us, a. ill-omened; un- lucky. [ence. Inbeing, in'-be-ing, s. inherence; inherent exist- Inborn, in'-born, a. innate; implanted by nature. Inbred, in'-bred, a. bred within; innate; natural. Inbreed, in-breed', v.a. to produce or generate within. Incalculable, in-kal'-ku-la-bl, a. not calculable. Incalescent, in-ka-les'-sent, a. growing warm. Incandescence, in-kan-des'-sens, s. a white heat. Incandescent, in-kan-des'-sent, a. white or glow- ing with heat. [chanting. Incantation, in-kan-ta'-shun, s. the act of en- Incapable, in-ka'-pa-bl, a. not capable physically, intellectually, or morally. Incapacious, in-ka-pa'-shus, a. not capacious. Incapacitate, in-ka-pas'-e-tate, v.a. to deprive of capacity; to disqualify. [of incapacitating, Incapacitation, in-ka-pas-e-ta'-shun, s. the act Incapacity, in-ka-pas'-e-te, s. want of capacity. Incarcerate, in-kar'-ser-ate, v.a. to imprison; to confine. Incam, in-karn', v.a. to invest with flesh. Incarnadine, in-kar'-na-din, a. flesh-coloured. Incarnate, in-kar'-nate, v.a. to clothe with or embody in flesh. [to grow. Incarnative, in-kar'-na-tiv, a. causing new flesh Incastellated, in-kas'-tel-la-ted, a. shut in a castle. Incautious, in-kaw'-shus, a. not cautious or con- siderate. [or in. Incavated, in'-ka-va-ted, a. hollowed; bent round Incendiarism, in-sen'-de-ar-izm, s. the act or practice of an incendiary. Incendiary, in-sen'rde-a-re, s. one who mali- ciously sets fire to a dwelling, building, &c.; he who or that which excites. [tion. IncendiOUS, in-sen'-de-us, a. promoting conten- Incense, in'-sens, s. the odours of spices burned in religious rites. Incense, in-sens', v.a. to inflame to violent anger. Incension, in-sen'-shun, s. the act of kindling. Incensor, in-sen'-sur, s. a kindler of anger. Incentive, in-sen'-tiv, a. inciting; encouraging. Inceptive, in-sep'-tiv, a. that begins or notes be- ginning. Inceptor, in-sep'-tur, s. a beginner. [with wax. Inceration, in-ser-a'-shun, s. the act of covering Incertain, in-ser'-tin, a. uncertain; unsteady. Incertainty, in-sei-'-tin-te, Incertitude, in-ser'- te-tude, s. uncertainty; doubt. Incessably, in-ses'-sa-ble, ad. without cessation. Incessancy, in-ses'-san-se, s. unbroken continu- ance. [rupted. Incessant, in-ses'-sant, a. unceasing; uninter- Incest, in'-sest, s. sexual commerce within the pro- hibited degrees of matrimony. Incestuous, in-ses'-tu-us, a. guilty of incest. Inchastity, in-tchas'-te-te, s. lewdness; impurity. Inchoate, in'-ko-ate, a. begun; incipient; un- Inchoation, in-ko-a'-shun, s. beginning, [finished. Inchoative, in-ko'-a-tiv, a. inceptive. Inchpin, insh'-pin, s. the sweetbread of a deer. Incicurable, in-silc'-ur-a-bl, a. untamable. Incidence, in'-se-dens, s. a falling upon. Incident, in'-se-dent, a. falling on; casual; fortuitous. [design. Incidental, in-se-den'-tal, a. coming without Incinerate, in-sin'-er-ate, v.a. to burn to ashes. Incipiency, in-sip'-e-en-se, s. beginning. Incipient, in-sip'-e-ent, a. beginning. Incise, in-size', v.a. to cut in; to carve. Incision, in-sizh'-un, s. the act of incising; a cut. Incisor, in-si'-sur, s. a cutting or fore-tooth. Incisure, in-si'-zhur, s. a cut; an incision. Incite, in-site', v.a. to move to action; to stir up. Inciter, in-si'-ter, s. he who or that which incites. Incivility, in-se-vil'-e-te, s. want of courtesy. Incivism, in-si'-vizm, s. want of patriotism. Inclavated, in'-kla-va-ted, a. fast fixed. Inclemency, in-klem'-en-se, s. want of clemency; harshness; storminess of weather. [stormy. Inclement, in-klem'-ent, a. not clement; harsh; Inclinable, in-kli'-na-bl, a. leaning. Inclination, in-kle-na'-shun, s. a leaning or bend- ing towards; a bent, tendency, or proneness. Incline, in-kline', v.n. to deviate from an erect or parallel line toward any object; to tend; to have some desire. Incliner, in-kli'-ner, s. an inclined dial. Inclip, in-klip', v.a. to grasp; to inclose. Inclose, in-kloze', v.a. to shut in. [incloses. InclOSer, in-klo'-zer, s. he who or that which InclOSUre, in-klo'-zhur, s. the act of inclosing. Include, in-klewd', v.a. to confine within; to contain; to comprehend.INCLUSION INDECOROUS 167 Inclusion, in-klew'-zhun, s. tlie act of including. Incoagulable, in-ko-ag'-u-la-bl, a. not coagulable. Incoalescence, in-ko-a-les'-sens, s. want of coalescence. Incoercible, in-ko-er'-se-bl, a. not to he coerced. Incog, in-kog', ad. incognito, from which con- tracted. Incogitable, in-koj'-e-ta-bl, a. not cogitable: Incogitant, in-koj'-e-tant, a. not thinking; thoughtless. [not to he recognized. Incognito, in-kog'-ne-to, ad. in disguise, so as Incognoscible, in-kog-nos'-e-bl, a. not cognos- cible. [or cohesion. Incoherence, in-ko-he'-rens, s. want of coherence Incoherent, in-ko-he'-rent, a. wanting cohesion; unconnected. Incoincident, in-ko-in'-se-dent, a. not coincident. Incombustibility, in-korn-bus-te-bil'-e-te, s. the quality of being incombustible. [burned. Incombustible, in-kom-bus'-te-bl, a. not to be Income, in'-kum, s. gain, profit, or interest which accrues from labour, business, property, or invest- ment of any kind. [incivility. Incomity, in-kom'-e-te, s. want of comity; Incommensurable, in-kom-men'-su-ra-bl, a. having no common measure. Incommensurate, in-kom-men'-su-rate, a. not admitting of a common measure; not adequate. Incommiscible, in-lcom-mis'-se-bl, a. that cannot be commixed or mutually mixed. Incommode, in-kom-mode', v.a. to can .e incon- venience or trouble to. [modious. Incommodious, in-kom-mo'-de-us, a. not com- Incommunicable, in-kom-mew'-ne-ka-ble, a. that cannot be communicated or imparted to others. Incommutable, in-kom-mew'-ta-bl, a. not corn- mutable. [solid. Incompact, in-kom-pakt', a. not compact; not Incomparable, in-kom'-pa-ra-bl, a. matchless. Incompassionate, in-kom-pasli'-un-ate, a. void of compassion or pity. Incompatible, in-kom-pat'-e-bl, a. not compat- ible; incongruous; inconsistent. [pensable. Incompensable, in-kom-pcn'-sa-bl, a. not com- Incompetence, in-kom'-pe-tens, s. want of suffi- cient power. [quate power; incapable. Incompetent, in-kom'-pe-tent, a. wanting ade- Incomplete, in-kom-plete', a. not complete. Incomplex, in-kom'-pleks, a. not complex; simple. Incompliant, in-kom-pli'-ant, a. unyielding to request or solicitation. [simple. Incomposite, in-kom'-po-site, a. not composite; Incomprehensible, in-kom-pre-lien'-se-bl, a. that cannot be comprehended or understood. Incompressible, in-kom-pres'-se-bl, a. not com- pressible. [able. Incomputable, in-kom-pu'-ta-bl, a. not comput- Inconceivable, in-lcon-se'-va-bl, a. incomprehen- sible. Inconcinnity, in-kon-sin'-ne-te, s. incongruity. Inconcinnous, in-kon-sin'-nus, a. incongruous. Inconcoction, in-kon-kok'-shun, s. the state of being indigested; immaturity. [sable. Incondensable, in-kon-den'-sa-bl, a. not conden- Incondite, in-kon'-dite, a. ill-arranged; confused. Incongenial, in-kon-je'-ne-al, a. uncongenial. Incongruent, in-kong'-groo-ent, a. not congruent; incongruous. Incongruous, in-kong'-groo-us, a. not congruous. Inconsequent, in-kon'-se-lcwent, a. not following from the premises ; illogical. Inconsequentially ,in-kon-se-kwen-she-ar-e-te, s. state of being unconsequential. Inconsiderate, in-kon-sid'-er-ate, a. not con- siderate ; thoughtless. [not congruous. Inconsistent, in-kon-sis'-tent, a. not consistent; Inconsonant, in-kon'-so-nant, a. disagreeing. Inconstant, in-kon'-stant, a. subject or prone to change. [finished. Inconsummate, in-kon-sum'-mate, a. not Incontestable, in-kon-tes'-ta-bl, a. not admitting of question. Incontinent, in-kon'-te-nent, a. not restraining the passions or appetites; unehaste; unable to restrain discharges, [or certain to admit of dispute. Incontrovertible, in-kon-tro-ver'-te-bl,a. too clear Inconvenience, in-kon-ve'-ne-ens, v.a. to put to inconvenience; to trouble. Inconversant, in-kon'-ver-sant, a. not conversant. Inconvertible,in-kon-ver'-te-bl,a.not convertible. Incorporate, in-kor'-po-rate, a. not having a material body; not corporate: v.a. to unite. Incorporative, in-kor'-po-rate-ive, a. incorporat- ing, specially of words into one, so as to form a sentence. [bodily form; immaterial. Incorporeal, in-ltor-po'-re-al, a. not in a body or ity, in-kor-po-re'-e-te, s. immateriality Incorporeit; Incorrect, in-kor-rekt’, a. not correct; inaccurate. Incorrigible, in-lcor re-je-bl, a. that cannot be corrected or amended, [corroded. Incorrodible, in-kor-ro'-de-bl, a. that cannot be Incorrupt, in-kor-rupt', a. not corrupt; sound. Incrassate, in-kras'-sate, v.a. to make thick. Increase, in-krees', v.n. to become greater in any quality; to grow. [increases. Increaser, in-krees'-er, s. he who or that which Increate, in-kre-ate', v.a. to create within. Incredible, in-kred'-e-bl, a. not credible. Incredulity, in-kre-du'-le-te, s. the quality of being incredulous. [ing. Incremation,in-kre-ma'-shun, s. cremation; burn- Increment, in'-kre-ment, s. the act of increasing; that by which a thing is increased; increase. Increpation, in-kre-pa'-shun, s. a chiding or re- buking. Incrust, in-krust', v.a. to cover with a crust or hard coat. [hatching. Incubate, in'-ku-bate, v.n. to sit, as on eggs, for Incubus, in'-ku-bus, s. the oppression of night- mare; a demon fabled to cause oppression. Inculcate, in-kul'-kate, v.a. to impress or enforce by frequent repetition. Inculpable, in-kul'-pa-bl, a. unblameable. Inculpate, in-lcul'-pate, v.a. to blame; to censure. Incult, in-kult', a. uncultivated. [incumbent. Incumbency, in-kum'-ben-se, s. the state of being Incumbent, in-kum'-bent, a. lying or resting on; lying on, as a duty: s. the person in present posses- sion of a benefice or of an office. Incumber, in-kum'-ber, v.a. See Encumber. Incunabula, in-ku-na'-bu-la, s.pl. books printed in the infancy of printing, prior generally to 1500. -— Incur, in-kur', v.a. to become liable to; to bring on. Incurable, in-kew'-ra-bl, a. that cannot be cured. Incuriosity,in-lcew-re-os'-e-te, s.want of curiosity. Incurious, in-kew'-re-us, a. not curious to know. Incurrence, in-kur'-rens, s. the act of incurring. Incursion, in-kur'-shun, s. a hostile irruption or inroad. [or straight line. Incurvate, in-kur'-vate, v.a. to turn from a right Incuss, in-kus', v.a. to stamp. Indebted, in-det'-ted, a. in debt; under obligation. Indecent, in-de'-sent, a. not decent; unbecoming. IndecidUOUS, in-de-sid'-u-us, a. not falling, as leaves in autumn. [tithes. Indecimable, in-des'-e-ma-bl, a. not liable to pay Indecision, in-de-sizh'-un, s. want of decision. Indecomposable, in-de-kom-po'-za-bl, a. incap- able of decomposition, [violation of good manners. Indecorous, in-dek'-o-ms, or in-de-ko'-rus, a. in163 INDECORUM INELUDIBIiE Indecorum, in-de-ko'-rum, s. want or violation of decorum or propriety. [int. of surprise. Indeed, in-deed', ad. in reality; in truth; in fact: Indefatigable, in-de-fat'-e-ga-bl, a. not yielding to fatigue; unwearied. [feated or made void. Indefeasible, in-de-fe'-ze-bl, a. that cannot be de- Indefective, in-de-fek'-tiv, a. not defective; per- fect. [minate; not precise or certain. Indefinite, in-def'-e-nit, a. not defined or deter- Indefinitude, in-de-fin'-e-tude, s. indefiniteness. Indelible, in-dcr-e-bl, a. not to be. blotted out or effaced. Indelicate, in-del'-e-kate, a. not delicate. Indemnify, in-dem'-ne-fi, v.a. to secure against loss, damage, or penalty. [damage, or penalty. Indemnity, in-de:n'-ne-te, 5. security against loss, Indent, in-dent', v.a. to notch; to cut on the edge into points like teeth; to bind by indenture : v.n. to run in and out; to bargain. Indenture, in-den'-tyur, s. indentation; a writing containing a contract, so called from the two copies being originally indented, so as to correspond with each other: v.n. to run in and out. Independence, in-de-pen'-dens, s. the state of being independent of others. Independent, in-de-pen'-dent, a. not dependent; not subject to the control of others. [described. Indescribable, in-de-skri'-ba-bl, a. that cannot be Indestructible, in-de-struk'-te-bl, a. not destruc- tible. [minate; not fixed. Indeterminate, in-de-ter'-me-nate, a. not deter- Index, in'-deks, s.; pi. Indexes, or Indices; that which points out or indicates. Indexer, in'-dek-ser, s. he who makes an index. Indexical, in-dek'-se-kal, a. pertaining to or like an index. Indexterity, in-deks-ter'-e-te, s. want of dexterity. Indicant, in-de-kant, a, or s. pointing out or that which points out the remedy to be applied in the case of a disease. Indicate, in'-de-kate, v.a. to point out; to show. Indicator, in'-de-ka-tur, s. he who or that which points out or indicates. Indicavit, in-de-ka'-vit, s. a writ of prohibition, that lies for a patron when his incumbent is sued for tithes by another clergyman. Indict, in-dite', v.a. to charge with a crime or mis- demeanour by finding of a grand jury. Indictee, in-di-tee', s. a person who is indicted. Indieter, in-di'-ter, s. one who indicts. Indictment, in-dite'-ment,s. a written accusation. Indifferent, in-dif'-fer-ent, a. neutral; impartial; unconcerned; of no account. [extreme poverty. Indigence, in'-de-jens, s. state of being indigent; Indigene, in'-de-jene, s. one native-born; a native animal or plant. Indigenous, in-dij'-en-us, a. native; not exotic. Indigent, in'-de-jent, a. in need; destitute of means of subsistence. Indigested, in-de-jest'-ed, a. not digested. Indigestion, in-de-jest'-yun, s. dyspepsia. Indignant, in-dig'-nant, a. affected with anger and scorn. [ous treatment. Indignity, in-dig'-ne-te, s. unmerited contemptu- Indigo, in'-de-go, s. a deep blue dye, prepared from the leaves and stalks of the indigo plant, and ex- tensively used in dyeing and* calico printing. Indirect, in-de-rekt', a. not direct or straight. Indiscerptibility, in-dis-serp-te-bil'-e-te, s. the quality of being indiscerptible. Indiscerptible, in-dis-serp'-te-bl, a. incapable of dissolution by separation of parts. Indiscipline, in-dis'-se-plin, s. want of discipline. Indiscreet, in-dis-kreet', a. not discreet; injudi- cious. [rated. Indiscrete, in-dis-kreet', a. not discrete or sepa- Indiscriminate, in-dis-krim'-e-nate, a. not dis- criminating; promiscuous. [necessary. Indispensable, in-dis-pen'-sa-bl, a. absolutely Indispose, in-dis-poze', v.a. to disincline; to ren- der unfit; to make unwell. Indisputed, in-dis-pu'-ted, a. undisputed. Indissoluble, in-dis'-so-lu-bl, a. not dissoluble or dissolvable; always binding. Indissolvable, in-diz-zol'-va-bl, a. not dissolvable. Indistinct, in-dis-tingkt', a. not distinct or clear. Indite, in-dite', v.a. to compose; to dictate. Inditement, in-dite'-ment, s. the act of inditing. Individual, in-de-vid'-u-al, a. subsisting as a dis- tinct, indivisible being; single; one. Individuality, in-de-vid-u-al'-e-te, s. separate and distinct existence; oneness. [to make single. Individuate, in-de-vid'-u-ate, a. rxndivided: v.a. Indivisible, in-de-viz'-e-Ll, a. not divisible: s. one of the elements or principles, supposed to be infin- itely small, into which a body or figure may be re- solved. [disposed to be taught. Indocile, in-do'-sil, or in-dos'-il, a. not docile; not Indoctrinate, in-dok'-tre-nate, v.a. to instruct in any doctrine, or imbue with the principles of any system. Indolence, in'-do-lens, s. habitual laziness. Indolent, in'-do-lent, a. habitually lazy; slothful. Indomitable, in-dom'-e-ta-bl, a. that cannot be subdued. [sanction. Indorse, in-dors'-, v.a. to write on the back of; to Indorsee, in-dor-see', s. the person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement. Indorser, in-dor'-ser, s. the person who indorses a note, &c., and thus becomes liable for its payment. Indra, in'-dra, s. the Zeus of the Hindu pantheon. Indraught, in'-draft, s. an inlet; influx below. Indubious, in-dew'-be-us, a. not doubtful. Indubitable, in-dew'-be-ta-bl, a. clear or certain beyond question. Induce, in-duse', v.a. to prevail on; to bring on. Inducer, in-du'-ser, s. he who or that which induces. Inducible, in-du'-se-bl, a. that may be induced. Induct, in-dukt', v.a. to introduce to a benefice or office. Inductile, in-duk'-til, a. not ductile, as a metal. Inductive, in-duk'-tiv, a. leading or drawing; tending to induce; leading to inferences. Inductor, in-duk'-tur, s. the person who inducts. Indue, in-dew', v.a. to put on, as clothes; to in- vest ; to endow. Indulge, in-dulje', v.a. to gratify by concession to. Indulgent, in-dul'-jent, a. yielding to the wishes of those under us. Indulger, in-dul'-jer, s. one who indulges. Indumentum, in-dew-ment'-um, s. the plumage of birds. [come insensible. Indurate, in'-du-rate, v.n. to become hard; to be- Industrial, in-dus'-tre-al, a. consisting in or per- taining to industry. [employment. Industry, in'-dus-tre, s. habitual diligence in any Indweller, in'-dwel-ler, s. an inhabitant. Inebriant, in-e'-bre-ant, a. intoxicating. Inebriate, in-e'-bre-ate,’■».«. to make drunk. Inebriety, in-e-bri'-e-te, s. intoxication. Inedited, in-ed'-it-ed, a. not edited; unpublished. Ineffable, in-ef-fa-bl, a. inexpressible in words. Ineffectual, in-ef-fek'-tu-al, a. not producing or not able to produce its effect. [effervescence. Ineffervescence, in-ef-fer-ves'-sens, s. want of Inefficacious, in-ef-fe-ka'-shus, a. not efficacious. Inelegant, in-el'-e-gant, a. not elegant. Ineligible, in-el'-e-je-bl, a. not capable or worthy of being elected or chosen. t--1 - * uent 4—v ~1””'" ible, Ineloquent, in-el'-o-kwent, a. not eloquent. Ineludible, in-e-lew'-de-bl, a. that cannot beINEMBRYONATE IE" GENERATE 169 Inembryonate, in-em'-bre-un-ate, a. not formed in embryo. Inenarrable, in-e-nar'-ra-bl, a. that cannot be narrated. Inept, in-ept', a. not apt or fit; unsuitable; absurd. Ineradicable, in-e-rad'-e-ka-bl, a. not eradicable. Inergetic, in-er-jet'-ik, Inergetical, in-er-jet'-e- kal, a. having no energy. Inerm, in-erm', a. destitute of prickles or thorns. Inerrability, in-er-ra-bii'-e-te, Inerrableness, in-er-ra-bl-nes, s. infallibility. Inerrancy, in-er'-ran-se, s. errorlessness. InerratiC, in-er-rat'-ik, a. not erratic; fixed. Inert, in-ert', a. destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; inactive; sluggish. Inertia, in-er'-she-a, s. that property of matter by which it tends to preserve a state of rest when still, and of uniform rectilinear motion when moving; inertness. [of being inert. Inertitude, in-er'-te-tude, s. the state or quality Inescutcheon, in-es-kut'-tcliun, s. an escutcheon borne within a shield. Inestimable, in-es'-te-ma-bl, a. that cannot be estimated; above all price in value. Inevitable, in-ev'-e-ta-bl, a. that admits of no escape or evasion. Inexact, in-egz-akt', a. not precisely correct. Inexecution, in-eks-e-ku'-skun, s. non-perform- ance. Inexhalable, in-egz-ha'-la-bl, a. not evaporable. Inexhausted, in-egz-haws'-ted, a. not exhausted or spent. [entreaty; inflexible. Inexorable, in-eks'-o-ra-bl, a. not to be moved by Inexpedient, in-eks-pe'-de-ent,a. not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; unfit. Inexpiable, in-eks'-pe-a-bl, a. that admits of no atonement or satisfaction. [explained. Inexplicable, in-eks'-ple-ka-bl, a. that cannot be Inexplicit, in-eks-plis'-ifc, a. not explicit or clear. Inexpugnable, in-eks-pug'-na-bl, a. impregnable. Inextricable, in-eks'-tre-ka-bl, a. not capable of being disentangled. Ineye, in-i', v.a. to inoculate, as a tree or a bud. Infallible, in-fal'-le-bl, a. incapable of erring; certain. [vile. Infamous, in'-fa-mus, a. of ill report; notoriously Infamy, in'-fa-me, s. ill-fame. [or the time. Infancy, in'-fan-se, s. the state of being an infant, Infant, in'-fant, s. a child in the first two or three years of life. [infant. Infanticide, in-fan'-te-side, s. the murder of an Infantile, in'-fan-tile, a. pertaining to infancy or Infantry, in'-fan-tre, s. foot-soldiers. [infants. Infatuate, in-fat'-u-ate, v.a. to make foolish; to infect with a foolish passion; to stupefy. [cable. Infeasible, in-fe'-ze-bl, a. not feasible; impracti- Infect, in-fekt', v.a. to taint with disease; to corrupt. [infects. Infecter, in-fek'-ter, s. he who or that which Infectious, in-fek'-shus, a. having the quality of infecting or tainting. Infecund, in-fe'-kund, a. unfruitful. Infelicity, in-fe-lis'-e-te, s. unhappiness; misery. Infer, in-fer/, v.a. to deduce; to derive. Inferential, in-fer-en'-shal, a. deduced or de- ducible by inference. [age, rank, .77. to rove in quest of plunder. Marauder, ma-rawd'-er, s. one who marauds. Marble, mar'-bl, s. a calcareous stone of compact texture, and susceptible of a high polish; a little ball used by boys in play. Marbler, mar'-bler, s. one who veins paper or other material in imitation of marble. Marc, mark, s. the refuse or cake after expressing the oil or juice from fruits or seeds. [ing. Marcescent, mar-ses'-sent, a. withering; decay- March, martcli, s. the third month of the year. March, martcli, s. the border of a country or dis- trict : v.n. to border. March, martch, s. regular measured movement, specially of troops; the distance marched over. Marcher, martch'-er, s. defender of the marches. Mare, mare, s. the female of a horse.MARGrAJLIC MATRICULATE 191 MargariC, mar-gar'-ik, a. pertaining to pearl. Margin, mar'-jin, s. the edge or border of anything. Marginal, mar'-jin-al, a. on the margin. Marginalia, mar-jin-a'-le-a, s.pl. marginal notes. Marigenous, ma-rij'-e-nus, a. produced in the Marigraph, mar'-e-graf, s. a tide-register. [sea. Marinate, mar'-in-ate, v.a. to pickle, as fish. Marine, ma-reen', a. pertaining to the sea; living or found in the sea; for use at sea; near the sea. Mariner, mar'-e-ner, s. a seaman or sailor. Marinorama, mar-in-o-ra'-ma, s. a sea view. Marital, mar'-e-tal, a. pertaining to a husband. Maritime, mar'-e-tim, a. connected with the sea ; naval. Mark, mark, s. a stroke drawn; an impression; distinction; a visible effect; indication; a thing aimed at; a weight; a trade mark; a licence of re- prisals. Marker, mark'-er, one who marks; a counter used in card-playing. [and sale; a place of sale. Market, mar'-ket, s. a meeting for purchase Marksman, marks'-man, s. one skilful to hit a mark; he who shoots well, or is a first-class shot. Marmorated, mar'-mo-ra-ted, a. variegated like marble. Marmoreal, niar-mo'-re-al, a. made of marble. Maroon, ma-roon', s. a runaway negro slave, living in woods or mountains. [a desolate island. Maroonj ma-roon', v.a. to put ashore and leave on Marooning, ma-roon'-ing, s. picnicing for days (U.S.) [interference, mars a design or plot. Marplot, mar'-plot, s. one who, by officious Marque, mark, s. a license granted by a state to make reprisals at sea on the subjects of another. Marquee, mar-kee, s. a large field-tent. Marquetry, mar'-ket-re, s. work inlaid with different pieces of divers coloured fine wood, shells, ivory, &c. Marquise, mar-keez, s. a marchioness, [impairs. Marrer, mak-rer, 5. one who mars, hurts, or Marriage, mar'-rij, s. the legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife; wedlock. Married, mar'-rid, pp. or a. united in wedlock. Marrow, mar'-ro, s. a soft, fatty substance con- tained in the cavities of the bones; the pith. Marry, mar'-re, v.a. to join, as husband and wife; Marry, mar'-re, int. indeed! (by Mary), [to wed. Marsh, marsh, s. a tract of low land, usually covered with water, or veiy wet; a swamp. Marshal, mar'-shal, s. one who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, or directs the order of procession on state occasions ; the chief officer of arms, whose duty was to regulate combats at tournaments; a military officer of high rank; in France, the highest military officer of the state; the United States, a civil officer with powers similar to a sheriff. Marshaller, mar'-shal-ler, s. one who marshals. Mart, mart, s. a place of trade. Martial, mar'-shal, a. pertaining to war; military. Martinet, mar'-tin-et, s. a strict disciplinarian. Martingale, mar'-ting-gale, s. a strap fastened to a horse’s girth to hold its head down. Martyr, mar'-tur, s. one who, by his death, bears witness to the sincerity of his faith. Martyrology, mar-tur-ol'-o-je, s. a history or a register of martyrs. [ing- Marvel, mar'-vel,s. anything wonderful or astonisli- Marvellous, mar'-vel-lus, a. exciting wonder. Masculine, mas'-ku-lin, a. having the qualities of or resembling a man; strong; robust. , [together. Mask, mash, s. a mixture of ingredients, beaten Masker, mash'-er, s. a stuck-up young snob. Mask, mask, s. a cover to conceal or disguise the face; a visor ; a disguise or pretence. Masker, mask'-er, s. one who wears a mask. Mason, ma'-sn, s. one who prepares and builds in stone. Masonic, ma-son'-ik, a. pertaining to freemasonry. Masonry, ma'-sn-re, s. the art or occupation of a mason. . [which people wear masks; disguise. Masquerade, mas-lcer-ade', s. a ball or assembly al Masquerader, mas-ker-a'-der, s. one at a mas- querade. [magnitude. Mass, mas, s. a lump; a collective body; a heap; Massacre, mas'-sa-ker, s. indiscriminate slaughter with barbarity. Massive, mas'-siv, a. heavy; bulky. Mast, mast, s. a long round piece of timber, &c., elevated perpendicularly on the keel of a ship for supporting the sails. Mast, mast, s. the fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; acorns, nuts, &c. Master, mas'-ter, s. a man who rules, governs, or directs; a director. MasterdOHl, mas'-ter-dom, s. dominion ; rule. Mastery, mas'-ter-e, s. pre-eminence; victory. Mastic, mas'-tik, s. a resin exuding from the mas- tic-tree, chiefly used for varnish, [with the teeth. Masticate, mas'-te-kate, v.a. to chew; to grind Masticator, mas'-te-ka-ter, s. a mincing machine. Masticatory, mas'-te-ka-tur-e, a. adapted for chewing. [and courage. Mastiff, mas'-tif, s. a house dog of great strength Mastodon, mas'-to-don, s. a genus of huge pachy- dermatous animals, resembling the elephant, now extinct. [of mammals. Mastology, mas-tol'-o-je, s. the natural history Masturbation, mas-ter-ba'-sliun, s. self-abuse; onanism. Mat, mat, s. a texture of sedge, rushes, straw, or otlief coarse fibrous material; a web of rope-yarn: v.a. to twist together. [for lighting; a lucifer. Matck, matsh, s. anything easily kindled and used Matck, matsh, s. anything which tallies with or equals another; one able to cope with another; a contest; union by marriage. Matcklock, matsh'-lok, 5.: the lock of a musket, containing a matcli for firing it. Mate, mate, s. a companion; a comrade; an equal, a husband or wife ; the officer of a ship whose duty is to assist the captain and command in his stead. Material, ma-te'-re-al, a. consisting of matter; cor- poreal; not spiritual; more or less necessary. Materialism,ma-te'-re-al-izm, s. the theory which, denying the independent existence of spirit, refers all spiritual phenomena to mere material organiza- tion. [materialism. Materialistic, ma-te'-re-al-is'-tik, a. imbued with Materiality,ma-te-re-al'-e-te, s.material existence. Materiel, ma-ta'-re-el, s. the baggage, munitions, &c., of an army, or working appliances generally, as contrasted with the personnel. Maternal, ma-ter'-nal, a. pertaining to a mother. Maternity, ma-ter'-ne-te, s. the state or relation of a mother. Matk, math, s. a mowing; used in composition. Matkematical, math-e-mat'-e-kal, a. pertaining or according to the principles of mathematics; very accurate. [in mathematics. Matkematician, math-e-ma-tisli'-an, s. one versed MatkematiCS,math-e-mat'-iks, s.the science which treats of magnitude and number, or of whatever can be measured or numbered. Matkesis, ma-the'-sis, s. learning. Matin, mat'-in, a. morning. [tainment. Matinee, ma-te-na, s. a morning reception or enter- Matricide, mat'-re-side, s. the murder or murderer of a mother. Matriculate, ma-trik'-u-late, v.a. to enrol as a member of some body, specially as a student in a college or a university.192 MATRIMONIAL MELLIFLUENCE Matrimonial, mat-re-mo'-ne-al, a. relating to or connected with marriage. Matrimony, mat'-re-mo-ne, s. marriage. Matrix, ma'-triks, or matf-riles, s. the womb; the cavity in which anything is formed; a mould; the substance in which a mineral is embedded; the five simple colours, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, from which the others are combined. Matron, ma'-tron, s. a married woman, especially an elderly one; an elderly lady. Matronal, ma'-tron-al, a. pertaining to a matron. Matter, mat'-ter, s. that which occupies space, and is perceptible to the senses; material; the subject treated of, or that occupies us; business; import- ance; thing. [least broad instead of pointed. Mattock, mat'-tok, s. a pick-axe, with one end at Mattress, mat'-tres, s. a quilted bed stuffed with hair, wool, &c. [velopment; ripe; completed; ready. Mature, ma-tewri, a. perfected in growth or de- Maturity, ma-tew'-re-te, s. the state of being ma- ture. _ [morning. Matutinal, mat-u-tine'-al, a. pertaining to the Maudlin, mawd'-lin, a. weakly or excessively senti- mental. Maugre, maw'-gr, ad. in spite of. [beat and bruise. Maul, mawl, s. a heavy wooden hammer: v.a. to Maulstick, mawl'-stik, s. a stick used by painters to steady the hand in painting. Maunder,man'-der, v.a. or v.n. to mutter; to drivel. Mausolean, maw-so-le'-an, a. monumental. Mausoleum, maw-so-le'-um, s. a stately sepul- chral monument. Maw, maw, s. the craw of fowls; the stomach of brutes. [loathing. Mawkish, mawlc'-ish, a. apt to cause satiety or Maxillar, maks'-il-ar, a. pertaining to the jaw or jawbone. [principle. Maxim, maks'-im, s. an established or accepted Maximum, maks'-e-mum, a. greatest: s. the greatest amount. May, ma, v.a. to be able; to be possible; to be free. Maze, maze, s. a confusion of intricate windings and turnings; a labyrinth: v.a. to bewilder; to confuse. [ferous animals. Mazology, ma-zol'-o-je, s. the science of mammi- Mead, mede, s. a fermented liquor consisting of honey and water, sometimes enriched with spices. Mead, meed, Meadow, med'-o, s. grass land, field land appropriated to the production of hay. Meager, me'-gur,Meagre,me'-gur, a.thin; lean; destitute of vitality, poor. [repast. Meal, meel, s. food taken statedly at one time; a Meal, meel, s. the edible part of grain, or pulse ground into flour. [of little value. Mean, meen, a. low in rank or birth; base; sordid; Mean, meen, a. middle; moderate: s. medium; mediocrity; intervening time : pi. instrumentality; income, revenue, or estate. [to signify. Mean, meen, v.a. to have in the mind or in view; Meander, me-an'-der, s. a winding course; a maze. Meandrian, me-an'~dre-an, a. meandering. Measure, mezh'-ur, s. the extent or dimensions of a thing; a definite quantity; determined extent; standard; extent of ability; degree; moderation: v.n. to have a certain extent: v.a. to adjust, [measures. Measurer,- mezli'-ur-er, s. one who or that which Meat, meet, s. food; flesh used as food. Meaty, meet'-e, a. fleshly; but not fat: like meat. Mechanic, me-kan'-ik, s. one skilled or employed, in a craft or in a mechanical occupation. Mechanic, me-kan'-ik, Mechanical, me-kan'-e- kal, a. constructed according to the principles of mechanics; applying to machines; done in the manner of a machine, or by force of mere habit. Mechanician, mek-a-nish'-an, s. one skilled in mechanics. Mechanics, me-kan'-iks, s. that science which treats of the action of force in producing equilib- rium or motion. [chine. Mechanism, mek'-an-izm, s. the structure of a ma- Medal, med'-al, s. a coin or piece of metal stamped with some figure or device, in commemoration of some illustrious person or event. Medalist, Medallist, med'-a-list, s. one skilled in medals; a maker or engraver of medals. Medallic, me-dal'-lik, a. pertaining to medals. Medallion, me-dal'-yun, s. a large antique medal. Medallurgy, med'-al-lur-je, s. the art of striking' medals. [no business. Meddle, med'-dl, v.n. to interfere where one has Meddler, med'-dler, s. an officious person; a busy- body Mediacy, me'-de-a-se, s. a being intermediate. Mediaeval, me-de-e'-val, a. belonging to the Middle Ages. Medial, me'-de-al, a. noting a mean or average. Median, me'-de-an, a. traversing the middle lengthwise. Mediate, me'-de-ate, a. between two extremes; intervening; not immediate: v.n. to interpose be- tween parties. [interposition. Mediation, me-de-a'-shun, s. the act of mediating; Mediatize, me'-de-a-tize, v.a. to make mediately dependent. Mediator, me'-de-a-tur, s. one who mediates or interposes between parties at variance, for the pur- pose of reconciling them. [mediator. Mediatorial, me-de-a-to'-re-al, a. belonging to a Mediatress, me-de-a'-tres, s. a female mediator. Medicable, med'-e-ka-bl, a. that may be cured. Medical, med'-e-kal, a. pertaining to or connected with the art or practice of healing diseases. Medicament, me-dik'-a-ment, s. a medicinal ap- plication. Medicaster, med-e-kas'-ter, s. a quack doctor. Medicate, med'-e-kate, v.a. to tincture with any- thing medicinal; to treat with medicine. [cine. Medicinal, me-dis'-in-al, a. pertaining to inedi- Medicine, med'-e-sin, 5. any substance that has the property of curing or mitigating disease. Mediocre, me'-de-o-kr, a. of moderate quality. Mediocrity, me~de-ok'-re-te, s. a moderate degree. Meditate, med'-e-tate, v.n. to dwell on anything in thought; to muse. Medium, me'-de-um, a. middle; s.pl. Media or .Mediums; anything that intervenes; a mean; middle place, stage, or degree; transmitting sub- stance or vehicle; one through whom so-called spiritual influences or communications are trans- mitted. [or collection. Medley, med'-le, s. a mingled and confused mass Meed, meed, s. reward; recompense. Meek, meek, a. mild ; gentle; submissive. Meeken, meek'-n, v.a. tosoften; to render mild. Meet, meet, a. fitting; suitable; proper. Meet, meet, v.a. to come face to face with; to join; to find; to receive. [of the head. Megrim, me'-grim, s. a neuralgic pain in one side Melancholic, mel-an-kol'-ik, a. affected with mel- ancholy; depressed in spirits. Melancholy, mel'-an-kol-le, s. a diseased state of the mind, characterised by great depression and gloomy apprehensions, so called as presumed to be due to an excess of black bile. Mel6e, mel-ay', s. a confused fight or scuffle. Melibcean, mel-e-be'-an, a. alternate. Meliorate, meel'-yor-ate, v.a. to make better; to improve. MeliphagUS, mel-if'-a-gus, a. honey-sucking. Mellification, mel-lif-e-ka'-shun, s. the produc- tion of honey. Mellifluence, mel-lif'-flu-ens, s. a sweet flow.MELLIFLUENT METAL 193 Mellifluent, me] - lif - flu - ent, a. flowing with honey; smooth. MellOW, mel'-lo, a. soft with ripeness ; fully ripe; soft to the senses: v.a. to bring to maturity; to soften. ' Melodious, me-lo'-de-us, a. full of melody. Melodrama, mel-o-dra'-ma, s. a play of a sensa- tional nature; originally a dramatic performance with songs intermixed. [sounds. Melody, mel'-o-de, s. an agreeable succession of •Melon, mel'-on, s. a species of cucumber, of which several varieties are cultivated. Blelt, melt, v.a. to make liquid; to dissolve; to mollify ; to waste away; to dissipate. Member, mem'-ber, s. the limb of an animal with a special function; a clause; a part of a verse; one of a community or society. Membraneous, mem-bra'-ne-us, Membranous, mem'-bra-nus, Membranaceous, mem-bra-na'- se-us, a. belonging to, consisting of, or like a mem- brane. [minds. Memento, me-men'-to, s. something which re- Memoir, me-moir/, or mem'-wawr, s. a written ac- count of recollections ; a biographical sketch. Memoirist, mem'-or-ist, s. a writer of memoirs. Memorabilia, mcm-o-ra-bir-e-a, s.pl. things worthy of remembrance.or record. [membered. Memorable, mem'-ur-a-bl, a. worthy to be re- Memorandum, mem-o-ran'-dum, s.; pi. Memo- randums, or Memoranda; a note to help the memory; a summary account. Memorative, mem'-o-ra-tiv, a. adapted to pre- serve the memory of anything. Memorial, me-mo'-re-al, a. preservative of me- mory : s. that which preserves the memory of some- thing; a species of informal state paper used in international negotiation. [to be remembered. Memorize, mem'-o-rize, v.a. to record: to cause Memory, mem'-o-re, s. the faculty of the mind by which it retains and can recall previous ideas and • impressions; the state of being remembered. Menace, men'-ase, v.a. to threaten. Menacer, men'-a-ser, s. one who threatens. Menage, men-azh', s. housekeeping; a household. Menagerie, men-azh'-e-re, or men-aj'-e-re, s. a place in which wild animals are kept. Mend, mend, v.a. to repair; to improve; to correct. Mendacious, men-da'-shus, a. lying; false, [lie. Mendacity, men-das'-e-te, s. falsehood, lying; a Mender, mend'-er, s. one who mends or repairs. Mendicancy, men'-de-kan-se, s. beggary. Mendicant, men'.-de-kant, a. begging; practising beggary. Mendicity, men-dis'-e-te, s. the state of begging. Menial, me'-ne-al, a. pertaining to the train of servants; servile; mean. Menology, mc-nol'-o-je, $. a register of months. Mensal, men'-sal, a. monthly. Menstruum, men'-stru-um, $.; pi. Menstruums or Menstrua, a solvent or dissolving substance, so called by the alchemists from some supposed con- nexion of its action with the change of the moon. Mensurable, men'-su-ra-bl, a. measurable. Mensural* men'-su-ral, a. pertaining to measure. Mensuration, men-su-ra'-shun, s. the act, pro- cess, or art of measuring anything or taking its dimensions. lectual. Mental, men'-tal, a. pertaining to the mind; intel- Menticultural, men-te-kult'-yu-ral, a. relating to the culture or improvement of the mind. [notice. Mention, men'-shun, s. a hint; a cursory remark or Mentor, men'-tur, s. a wise and faithful monitor and adviser. Mentorial, men-to'-re-al, a. containing advice. Menu, men'-oo, s. a bill of fare. [foul. Mephitic, me-fit'-ik, a. offensive to the smell; N Mephitis, me-fi'-tis, s. foul, offensive, or noxious exhalations from decomposing substances. MeraciOUS, me-ra'-slius, a. strong; racy. [sold. Mercable, mer'-ka-bl, a. that may be bought or Mercantile, mer'-kan-tile, a. commercial. Mercenary, mer'-se-na-re, a. hired or procured with money; actuated by the love of money or gain. Mercer, mer'-ser, s. a dealer in silks and woollen cloths. [in which a mercer deals. Mercery, mer'-se-re, s. the commodities or goods Merchandise, mer'-tchan-dize, s. wares, goods, or commodities bought or sold. [ries on trade.- Merchant, mer'-tchant, s. one who traffics or car- Merciful, mer'-se-ful, ^.having or exercising mercy. Mercurial, mer-kew'-re-al, a. pertaining to, con- sisting of, or due to quicksilver; active; flighty; fickle; trading. Mercurification, mer-kew-re-fe-ka'-shun, s.. the process of obtaining the mercury from metallic minerals in its fluid form. [or spare. Mercy, mer'-se, s. disposition to pity and forgive Mere, mere, a. only this and nothing else; simple. Mere, mere, s. a pool or lake. Mere, mere, s. a boundary: v.a. to divide or bound. Meretricious, mer-e-trish'-us, a. pertaining to prostitutes; alluring by false show; showy. Merge, merj, v.a. to immerse; to sink. Meridional, me-rid'-e-on-al, a. pertaining to the meridian ; southerly. [or partition. Merismatic, mer-is-mat'-ik, a. by internal division Merit* mer'-it, s. desert; worth; value; reward deserved. [ward or honour. Meritorious, mer-e-to'-re-us, a. deserving of re- Merkin, mer'-kin, s. a mop used in cleansing guns; false hair worn with the natural. ■ Merrimake, mer'-re-make, s. a meeting for mirth. Merry, mer'-re, a. gay and noisy. Mersion, mer'-shun, s. immersion. Meseems, me-seemz', v.imper. it seems to me. Mesh, mesh, s. the opening or space between the threads of a net: v.a. to ensnare. Mesh, mesh, s. the grains or wash of a brewery. Mesial, me'-se-al, a. middle. Mesmeree, mez-me-ree, s. one mesmerized. Mesmeric, mez-mer'-ik, a. from or relating to mesmerism. Mesmerism, mez'-mer-izm, s. animal magnetism. Mesmerize, mez'-mer-ize, v.a. to induce the mesmeric state. Mess, mes, s. a dish or a quantity of food served up at one time; a number of persons who eat to- gether, as amongst sailors and soldiers: v.n. to eat. Mess, mes, s. a.confused mixture; a state of dirt and confusion. [from one person to another. Message, mes'-saje, s. any communication sent Messenger, mes'-sen-jer, Messager, mes'-sa-jer, s. one who bears a message; a forerunner. Metabolic, met-a-bol'-ik, a. capable of change. Metachronism, me-tak'-ro-nizm, s. an error in chronology by postdating an event. Metacism, met'-a-sizm, s. a defect in pronounc- ing the letter m. Metage, me'-tage, s. measurement of coal; price of measuring goods in bulk from a vessel. Metagenesis, met-a-jen'-e-sis, s. generation by the series of changes of individual form, through which certain animals pass from the egg to the perfect state; alternate generation. Metagrammatism, met-a-gram'-ma-tizm, s. a transposition of the letters of a name into such a connection as t . express some perfect sense applic- able to the person named. Metal, met' al, s. an opaque body or substance, insoluble in water, fusible by heat, a good con- ductor of heat and electricity, and having a peculiar lustre known as the metallic lustre.194 METALEPTIC MILITATE Metaleptic, met-a-lep'-tik, a. translative; trans- verse. Metallize, met'-al-lize, v.a. to form into metal. Metallography, met-al-log'-ra-fe, s. an account or the science of metals. [metallurgy. Metallurgies met-al-lur'-jik, a. pertaining- to Metallurgist, met'-al-lur-jisfc, s. one who works in metals. Metallurgy, met'-al-lur-je, s. the art of working metals from the state of ore to the utensil; properly, the separation of the metal from the.ore. Metalogicalj met'-a-loj'-ik-al, a. heyoncl logic. MetamorphlC, met-a-mor'-fik, a. transforming; transformed. [into a different form. Metamorphose, met-a-mor'-fose, v.a. to change Metamorphosis, met-a-mor'-fo-sis, s. change of form or shape. Metaphor, met'-a-for, s. a figure of speech in which one word is used for another, of which it is the image. Metaphrase, met'-a-fraze, s. a literal translation. Metaphrast, met'-a-frast, s. one who translates literally. [lation. Metaphrastic, met-a-fras'-tik, a. literal in trans- Metaphysical, met-a-fiz'-e-kal, a. pertaining or relating to metaphysics. [in metaphysics. Metaphysician, met-a-fe-zish'-an, s. one versed Metaphysics,, met-a-fiz'-iks, s. the science which seeks to probe the inner secret, or logic, of thought or being, as the basis of and prior to that which is merely phenomenal and cognizable by the senses. Metaplasm, met'-a-plazm, s. a change made in a word by alteration of a syllable or letter. [dary. Mete, mete, v.a. measure: s. measure; limit; boun- MetempiriC, met-em-pir'-ik, a. transcendental. Metempsychosis, me-temp-se-ko'-sis,.s. trans- migration of the soul after death from one animal body to another. Meteorography, me-te-er-og'-ra-fe, s. the re- cording of meteorological phenomena. Meteorologist, me-te-o-rol'-o-jist, s. one skilled in meteorology. Meteorology, me-te-o-rol'-o-je, s. the science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena. Meteorous, me-te'-or-us, a. of the nature of a meteor. Meter, me'-ter, s. one who or that which measures. Methinks, me-thingks', v.imper. it seems to me; I think. [arrangement; system. Method, meth'-ud, s. mode of procedure; logical Methodic, me-thod'-ik, arranged with method; orderly. Methodology, meth-o-dol'-o-je, s. the science of scientific method or classification. MetoniC, me-ton'-ik, a. applied to the cycle of the moon. Metonymy, me-ton'-e-me, s. trope in which one word is put for another related to it, as effect for cause, or an author for his works, [physiognomy. Metoposcopy, met-o-pos'-ko-pe, s. the study of Metrician, me-trish'-an, s. a composer of verses. Metrify, met'-re-fi, v.n. to versify. Metrist, me'-trist, s. a metrician. Metrograph, met'-ro-graf, s. an indicator of the speed of railway trains. [sures. Metrology, me-trol'-o-je, s. an account of mea- Metronome, met'-ro-nome, s. an instrument with a short pendulum to measure time in music. Metronomy, me-tron'-o-me, s. the measuring time by an instrument. Metropolis, me-trop'-o-lis, s. the chief or capital city of a country; the chief ecclesiastical city. Metropolitan, met-ro-pol'-e-tan, a. belonging to a metropolis or an archbishopric. Metropolitanate, met-ro-pol'-e-tan-ate, s. the see or office of a metropolitan. MetropolitiC, met-ro-pol'-e-tik, a. pertaining to a metropolis. [ardour. Mettle, met'-tl, s. material spirit; constitutional Mettled, met'-tld, «. high-spirited; full of fire. Mew, mew, s. a cage for birds, specially while mewing; an inclosure; a place of confinement: pi. stables; the royal stables in London: v.a. to shed or cast; to change; to inclose. Mew, mew, v.n. to cry as a cat. Mewl, mewl, v.n. to cry as an infant; to squall. Mewler, mew'-ler, s. one that squalls or mewls. Mezzo, met'-zo, a. middle; mean. Mezzotint, met'-zo-tint, s. a mode of engraving on steel or copper, in imitation of painting in Indian ink. Miasm, mi'-azm, Miasma,, mi-az'-ma, s.; pi. Miasmata; infectious matter floating in the air. Mica, mi'-ka, s. a glittering mineral, cleavable into elastic plates of extreme thinness, and some- times used as glass. Miche, mitsh, v.n. to lie hid; to skulk. MiCher, mitsh'-er, s. one who skulks; a thief. Mickle, mik'-kl, a. much; great. Microcosm, mi'-kro-kozm, s. man considered as an epitome of the vrorld or macrocosm. Microeosmograpliy, mi-kro-koz-mog'-ra-fe, s. the description of man as a little world. Microcoustic, mi-kro-kows'-tik, s. an instrument to augment small sounds, and assist in hearing. Micrography, mi-krog'-ra-fe, s. the description of microscopic objects. Micrology, mi-krol'-o-je, s. micrography. Micrometer, mi'-krom'-e-ter, s. an instrument applied to the telescope or microscope for measur- ing small objects or spaces. Micropantograph, mi-kro-pan'-to-graf, s. an in- , strument for very minute engraving. Microphone, mi'-kro-fone, s. an instrument to augment small sounds, [of magnifying low sounds. Microphonics, mi-kro-fon'-ilcs, s.pl. the science Microscope, mi'-kro-skope, s. an optical instru- ment for magnifying, and thus rendering visible those minute objects which are invisible to the naked eye. Microscopic, mi-kro-skop'-ik, a. made by the aid of a microscope; resembling a microscope; very small. [microscopy. Microscopist, mi'-kro-sko-pist, s. one skilled in Mid., mid, a. middle; at equal distance from ex- Midday, mid'-da, a. and s. noon. [tremes. Middle, mid'-dl, a. equally distant from the ex tremes; intermediate. Middle, mid'-dl, s. the point or part equally distant from the extremities; the midst; centre, [quality. Middling, mid'-dling, a. of middle rank, size, or Midge, midj, s. a gnat or fly. Midnight, mid'-nite, s. the middle of the night. Midst, midst, s. the middle; among. Mien, meen, s. external appearance; look. Mighty, mi'-te, a. having great power; potent; Migniard, min'-yard, a. soft; dainty. [valiant. Migrant, mi'-grant,.a. migratory. Migrate, mi'-grate, v.n. to remove from one coun- try to another, with a view to residence in it. Milch, milsh, a. giving milk. Mild, mile’d, a. gentle; not acrid; gentle and tender in temper; placid; not sharp; calm. Mildew, mil'-dew, s. a disease on the leaves of vegetables, paper, cloth, &c., and consisting of in- numerable minute fungi. Mileage, mile'-aje, s. travelling expenses per mile. Militancy, mil'-e-tan-se, s. warfare; militarism. Militant, mil'-e-tant, a. fighting. Military, mil'-e-ta-re, a. pertaining to soldiers or to arms; warlike. Militate, mil'-e-tate, v.n. to stand opposed; to operate against or act in opposition.MILK MISERY 195 Milk, milk, s. a white fluid, secreted by certain glands in female animals, for the nourishment of their young. Milker, milk'-er, s. one who or that which milks. Milky, milk'-e, a. made of, full of, or resembling milk; yielding milk; mild. Mill, mil, s. a machine for grinding and reducing to fine particles grain or other hard substance; a manufactory: v.a. to grind; to stamp; to full, as cloth; to beat severely with the fists. [sand. Millenary, mir-le-na-re, a. consisting of a thou- Miller, mil'-ler, 5. one whose occupation is to at- tend a grist-mill; an insect with white powdered wings. [sandth parts. Millesimal, mil-les'-e-mal, a. consisting of thou- Milliary, mil'-le-a-re, a. pertaining to a mile; de- noting a mile. Milliner, mil'-le-ner, s. one who makes head- dresses, hats or bonnets, &c., for women, [milliners. Millinery, mil'-le-ner-e, s. articles made or sold by Milsey, mil-sa, s. a sieve for straining milk. Milt, milt, s. the spleen; the soft roe of fishes. Milter, mil'-ter, s. a male fish. Mime, mime, s. a kind of farce; an actor in such. Mimetic, mi-met'-ik, a. imitative; apt to imitate. Mimic, mim'-ik, a. imitating; imitative. Mimic, mim'-ik, s. one who mimics; a buffoon. Mimicker, mim'-ik-er, s. one who mimics. Minacious, me-na'-slius, a. threatening, [mosque. • Minaret, min'-a-ret, s. a tall turret, attached to a Minatory, min'-a-tur-e, a. threatening. Mince, mins, v.a. to cut or chop into very small pieces: v.n. to walk with short steps; to speak with affected nicety. Mincingly, mins'-ing-le, ad. in small parts. Mind, mine’d,s. the thinking faculty; the spiritual principle or the soul in man; intention; purpose; thought; opinion; memory. [to me. Mine, mine, pron. possessive case of I, belonging Mine, mine, s. an excavation in the earth, out of which minerals are dug; crude ore; a rich source of wealth or other worth: v.n. to practise secret means of injury. ■ [who digs a mine. Miner, mi'-ner, s. one who digs for minerals; one Mineral, min'-e-ral, s. any inorganic substance found in the earth. [rals. Mineralist, min'-er-a-list, s. one versed in mino- Mineralogical, min-er-a-loj'-e-kal, a. pertaining to mineralogy. Mineralogist, min-er-al'-o-jist, s. one versed in the science of minerals, or who treats of their pro- perties. [minerals. Mineralogy, min-er-al'-o-je, s. the science of Mingle, ming'-gl, v.a. to mix; to unite in one mass. Mingle-mangle, ming'-gl-mang'-gl, s. a medley. Mingler, ming'-gler, s. one who mingles. Miniate, min'-e-ate, v.a. to tinge with vermilion. Miniature, min'-e-ture, s. a small-sized painting or portrait, in oil or water-colours, on vellum, ivory, &c.; anything on a small scale. Minify, min'-e-fi, v.a. to diminish ; to depreciate. Minikin, min'-e-kin, a. small: s. a small sort of pin; a favourite. [smallest possible. Minimize, min'-im-ize, v.a. to reduce to the Minimum, min'-e-mum, s. the least quantity in a given case. Minion, min'-yun, s. a favourite; a servile flatterer. Minister, min'-is-ter, s. a servant; an agent who transacts business under the authority of another; the representative of a government at a foreign court; a clergyman who is the pastor of a church: v.a. to give. Ministerial, min-is-te'-re-al, a. attending for ser- vice, official, clerical, or ecclesiastical. Ministering, min'-is-ter-ing, ppr. or a. attending and serving as a subordinate agent. Ministrant, min'-is-trant, a. serving as minister. Ministress, min'-is-tres, s. a female who ministers Ministry, min'-is-tre, $. agency; service. Minnow, min'-no, s. a small river fish. Minor, mi'-nur, a. less; smaller; petty; incon- siderable; lower. [age; the smaller number. Minority, mi-nor'-c-te, s. the state of being under Minster, min'-ster, s. the church of a monastery a cathedral church. [himself on an instrument. Minstrel, min'-strel, s. a singer who accompanies Minstrelsy, min'-strel-se, s. the art or occupation of minstrels. Mint, mint, s. an aromatic plant which produces by distillation an odoriferous and pungent essential oil. Mint, mint, s. the place where money is coined by public authority; a place of invention or fabrica- tion ; a source of abundant supply. Minter, mint'-er, s. a coiner; an inventor. Minuet, min'-u-et, s. a slow graceful dance, or tune accompanying. Minus, mi'-nus, s. the subtractive sign (—). Minuscule, me-nus'-kule, a. minute: s. a minute letter. [small things; particular. Minute, me-newt', a. very small; attending to Minute, min'-ut, s. a small portion of time, the sixtieth part of an hour; the sixtieth part of a degree. Minutiae, me-new'-she-e, s.pl. smaller or less im- portant particulars or details. [the mink. Minx, minks, s. a pert, wanton girl; ashe-puppy; Miny, mi'-ne, a. abounding with mines. Miracle, mir'-a-ld, s. anything wonderful; a super- natural effect or event. [naturally; wonderful. Miraculous, me-rak'-u-lus, a. performed super- Mire, mire, s. deep mud: v.a. to soil or daub with mud. [pattern; an exemplar. Mirror, mir'-rur, s. a looking-glass or speculum; a Mirth, merth, 5. high excitement of pleasurable MiS, mis, a prefix signifying wrong or ill. [feelings. Misalliance, mis-al-li'-ans, s. improper alliance, connection, or association. Misanthrope, mis'-an-thrope, Misanthropist, mis-an'-thro-pist, s. a hater of mankind. [kind. Misanthropic, mis-an-throp'-ik, a. hating man- MisbehaviOUr, mis-be-haiv'-yur, s. improper behaviour. Miscalculate, mis-kal'-ku-late, v.a. to calculate erroneously. [misname. Miscall, mis-kawl', v.a. to name improperly; to Miscarriage, mis-kar'-rij, s. unfortunate issue of an undertaking; failure. Miscellanarian, mis-sel-la-na'-re-an, a. belong- ing to miscellanies: s. a compiler of miscellanies. Miscellaneous, mis-sel-la'-ne-us, a. mixed; con- sisting of several kinds. [kinds. Miscellany, mis'-sel-la-ne, s. a mixture of various Mischief, mis'-tchif, s. harm ; injury; damage. Mischievous, mis'-tche-vus, a. making mischief. Mischoose, mis-tchooz', v.a. to make a wrong Miscible, mis'-se-bl, a. that may be mixed, [choice. Miscite, mis-site', v.a. to quote erroneously. Miscompute, mis-kom-pewt', v.a. to compute erroneously. [ception. Misconception, mis-kon-cep'-slum, s. wrong con- MiSCOnstrue, mis-kon'-stru, v.a. to construe or interpret erroneously. [preter. MiSCOnstruer, mis-kon'-stru-er, s. a wrong inter- Miscreant, mis'-kre-ant, s. a 'vile wretch; an unprincipled fellow. Misdemean, mis-de-meen', v.a. to behave ill. Misdemeanour, mis-de-mcen'-ur, s. ill-behaviour. Misdoer, mis-doo'-er, s. one who does wrong. Mise, meez, s. cost; expense; issue in areal action. Miser, mi'-zer, s. an extremely covetous person; a sordid wretch. [happy. Miserable, miz'-er-a-bl, a. wretched; very un- Misery, miz'-er-e, s. wretchedness.196 MISFEASANCE MOLESTER Misfeasance, mis-fe'-zans, s. trespass. Misfortune, mis-fort'-yun, s. ill luck; mishap. Mishap, mis-lmp', s. ill chance; misfortune. Mishmash, mish'-mash, s. a mingle. [ence. Misinfer, mis-in-fer', v.a. to draw a wrong infer- Misinformation, mis-in-fonn'-a-shun, wrong in- formation. [wrong information. Misinformer, mis-in-form'-er, s. one who gives Misinterpret, mis-in-ter'-pret, v.a. to interpret erroneously. [interprets erroneously. Misinterpreted mis-in-ter'-pre-ter, s. one who Misjudge, mis-judj', v.a. or v.n. to judge errone- Miskin, mis'-kin, s. a little bagpipe. [ously. Mislead, mis-leed', v.a. to lead wrong or astray. Mislike, mis-like', v.a. or v.n. to dislike; to dis- approve. Misly, miz'-le, a. raining in very small drops. Mismanage, mis-man'-aje, v.a. to manage ill. Misnomer, mis-no'-mer, s. a misnaming; a wrong name. [riage. Mix, miks, v.a. to unite or blend promiscuously two or more ingredients; to join. Mixen, miks'n, s. a compost heap. Mixtilineal, miks-te-lin'-e-al, a. containing a mixture of lines rectilineal, curvilineal, &c. Mixture, mikst'-yur, s. the act of mixing, or state of being mixed; a mixed mass. Mizzle, miz'zl, v.a. to rain in very fine drops. Mnemonic, ne-mon'~ek, a. assisting the memory. Mnemonics, ne-mon'-iks, s.pl. the art of memory. Moan, mone, v.n. to utter a low sound from, or as from, pain or grief: v.a. to lament; to deplore. Moat, mote, s. a ditch round a fortress. Mob, mob, s. a promiscuous or disorderly multi- tude; a kind of female undress. [mob. Mobile, mo'-bil, a. movable; easily moved: s. the Mobility, mo-bil'-e-te, s. susceptibility of motion; the populace. [service in the field. Mobilize, mob'-e-lizc, v.a. to prepare troops for Moble, mob'bl, v.a. to wrap the head in a hood. MiSOgamist, me-sog'-a-mist, s. a hater of mar- Mock, mole, v.a. to mimic,properly in derision; to Misogamy, me-sog'-a-me, s. hatred of marriage. / laugh at; to disappoint. y -«r\LLlV/? O* ndUl OU JL XiiCtX i. iCli- Misogynist, me-sog'-e-nist, s. a woman-hater. Misogyny, me-sog'-e-ne,s. hatred of the female sex. Misplace, mis-plase', v.a. to put in a wrong place. Misprise, mis-prize', v.a. to mistake. Misprize, mis-prize', v.a. to slight or undervalue. Mispronounce, mis-pro-nowns', v.a. or v.n. to pronounce erroneously. Misquote, mis-kwote', v.a. to quote erroneously. Misrule,mis-rule', s. disorder; confusion. MiSS, mis, s.; pi. Misses; an unmarried lady, specially one who is young. MiSS, mis, v.a. to fail to hit, reach, find, see, &c. to omit; to pass by; to feel the want of: s. failure to hit or reach; loss. Missay, mis-say', v.a. to say wrong. Misshape, mis-shape', v.a. to shape ill; to deform. Missile, mis'-sil, a. that may be thrown: s. any weapon thrown by the hand or an instrument. Missing, mis'-sing, a. lost; wanting. Mission, mish'-un, s. a sending or being sent; what one is sent or appointed to do; a station of mis- sionaries. [gate religion. Missionary, mish'-un-a-re, s. one sent to propa- MiSSive, mis'-siv, a. such as is sent or thrown; s. message or letter sent. Misspell, mis-spel', v.a. to spell wrong. Mist, mist, s. visible aqueous vapour in the atmo- sphere near the surface of the earth; anything that obscures or intercepts vision-. Mistake, mis-take', v.a. to misunderstand: v.n. to err in opinion or judgment. Mister, mis'-ter, s. a title of address to men of all classes, expressed in writing by the abbreviation Mr. Misterm, mis-term',r.a.to denominate erroneously. Mistress, mis'-tres, s. a woman who governs; the female head of a family or a school; a form of address. Mistrust, mis-trust', s. want of confidence. Misturn, mis-turn', v.a. to pervert. MiStUtor, mis-tew'-tur, v.a. to instruct amiss. Misunderstand, mis-un-der-stand', v.a. to mis- conceive. MiSUSage, mis-yu'-zaje, s. ill-usage; abuse. Misuse, mis-yuse', s. ill-treatment, improper use. Misuse, mis-yuze', v.a. to treat or use improperly. Mite, mite, s. a very small insect. Mite, mite, s. a very small coin, worth about J, rd of a farthing; anything very small. Mitigant, mit'-e-gant, a. softening; lenitive. Mitigate, mit'-e-gate, v.a. to alleviate; to make less severe. [mitigates. Mitigator, mit'-e-ga-tur, s. he who or that which Mitten, mit'-n, s. a cover for the hand or wist, Mitts, mits, s.pl. mittens, [but not for the fingers. Mocker, mok'-er, s. a scorner; an impostor. Mockery, mok'-er-e, s. the act of mocking; derision. [heroic. Mock-heroic, mok-he-ro'ik, a. burlesquing the Modal, mo'-dal, a. as regards mode, manner, or form. Mode, mode, s. manner; method; form; fashion. Model, mod'-el, s. a pattern to copy; a copy, specially in miniature; example. Modeller, mod'-el-er, s. one who models. Moderate, mod'-er-ate, v.a, to keep within bounds; to restrain; to regulate: v.n. to become less violent or intense: a. temperate; not violent: .s. in Scot- land, one who is moderate or accommodating in his views of church doctrine and discipline. Moderator, mod-er-a'-tur, s. one who or that which moderates. [time; recent or new. Modest, mod'-est, a. restrained by a sense of pro- priety; unobtrusive; chaste; moderate. Modicum, mod'-e-kum, s. a small quantity or allowance. [modifies. Modifier, mod'-e-fi-er, s. he who or that which Modify, mod'-e-fi, v.a. to change the form or external qualities of; to moderate. [fashion. Modish, mo'-disli, a. according to the mode or Modist, mo'-dist, s. a follower of fashion or mode. Modiste, mo-deest', s. one who makes dresses after the fashion. [inflect in tone. mould. a small dark-brown protuberant Moider, moy'-der, v.a. to toil hard Moiety, moy'-e-te, s. one of two equal parts; a half; a share. ' [toil. Moil, moyl, v.a. to daub; to make dirty: v.n. to Moist, moyst, a. moderately wet; damp. Moistener, mois'-n-er, s. that which moistens. Moisture, moist'-yur, s. moistness. Molar, mo'-lar, a. having power to grind; grinding. Mold, moald. ----------J Mole, mole, d. a OJLUO.JJ spot on the human body. Mole, mole, s. a mound of large stones laid in the sea before a port for protection. Mole, mole, s. a small soft-furred animal which burrows beneath the ground. Molecular, mo-lek'-u-lar, a. pertaining to, con- sisting of, or existing between molecules. Molecule, mol;-e-kule, s. a minute particle of which a body is composed. Molest, mo-Test', v.a. to render uneasy; to trouble Molester, mo-lest'-er, s. one who molests.MOLLIENT MOPUS 197 Mollient, mol'-le-ent, a. softening; assuaging. Mollifier, mol'-le-fi-er, s. a softener; a mitigator. Mollify, mol'-le-fi, v.a. to soften, assuage, or pacify. Molten, mole'-tn, a. melted; made of melted metal. Mome, mome, s. a dull person. Moment, mo'-ment, s. the most minute part of time; instant; importance; factor. Momentary, mo'-men-ta-re, a. done in a moment. Momentous, mo-men'-tus, a. important; weighty.. Momentum, mo-men'-tum, s. impetus due to the mass of a body and the velocity of its motion; con- stituent. Monachal, mon'-a-kal, a. pertaining to monks. Monachism, mon'-a-kizm, s. monastic life. Monad, mon'-ad, s. an ultimate atom. Monadic, mo-nad'-ik, a. of the nature of a monad. Monandry, mon-and'-re, s. marriage to one husband only. Monarch, mon'-ark, s. the sole ruler or sovereign of a people, whether king, queen, or emperor; the chief of its class: a. supreme. [arch. Monarchal, mo-nar'-kal, a. pertaining to a mon- Monarchic, mo-nar'-kik, a. vested in a single ruler. Monarchist, mon'-ar-kist, s. an advocate of mon- archy. Monarchy, mon'-ark-e, s. a government in which the supreme power is vested in a monarch. Monastery, mon'-as-te-re, s. a house of religious retirement. [teries. Monastic, mo-nas'-tik, a. pertaining to monas- MonastlC, mo-nas'-tik, s. a monk. [teries. Monasticon, mo-nas'-te-kon, s. a book on monas- Monetary, mun'-e-ta-re, a. of or relating to money. Monetization, mon'-e-te-za'-shun, s. assigning a standard value to a coinage. Money, mun'-e,s.; pi. Moneys or Monies; any piece of metal, usually gold, silver, or copper, stamped by public authority, and used as the medium of exchange. Moneyed, mun'-id, a. rich in money. Moneyer, mun'-e-er, s. a banker; a coiner of money. Monger, mung'-ger, s. a dealer, generally used in composition. . Mongrel, mung'-grel, a. of a mixed breed. Monism, mo'-nizm, s. development of the all or universe from a monad or single principle. Monition, mo-nish'-un, s. admonition; warning; Monitive, mon'-e-tiv, a admonitory. [notice. Monitor, mon'-e-tur, s. one who warns or admon- ishes; a senior pupil selected to instruct younger ones.. [formed by a monitor. Monitorial, mon-e-to'-re-al, a. relating to or per- Monitory, mon'-e-tur-e, a. giving admonition. Monitress, mon'-e-tres, s. a female monitor. Monk, munglc, s. one who separates himself, singly or in community, from the world, and devotes him- ’ self to religion. [single colour. Monochrome, mon'-o-krome, s. a painting with a Monocle, mon'-o-kl, s. a reading-glass for one eye. Monoclinal, mon-ok'-le-nal, a. dipping contin- uously in one direction. [single person. Monocracy, mo-nok'-ra-se, s. government by a Monocrat, mon'-o-krat, s. one who governs alone. Monocular, mon-ok'-u-lar, a. with one eye only. Monodrama, mon-o-dra'-ma, s. a dramatic per- formance by a single person. [one person only. Monody, mon'-o-de, s. a mournful song, sung by Monogamist, mo-nog'-a-mist, s. one who dis- allows second marriages. Monogenesis, mon-o-jen'-e-sis, s. the derivation of all organisms from a single cell. Monogamy, mo-nog'-a-me, s. the marriage to one wife only; marriage only once; living in pairs. Monogram, mon'-o-gram, s. a character or cipher composed of one or more letters interwoven. Monograph, mon'-o-graf, s. a description of a single thing or ( lass of things. Monographer, mo-nog'-ra-fer, Monographist, mo-nog'-ra-fist, s. a writer of a monograph. Monography, mo-nog'-ra-fe, s. an account of some thing or class of things; a sketch in outline, [only. Monogyny, mo-noj'-e-ne, s. marriage to one wife Monolith, mon'-o-lith, s. a column or obelisk con- ' sisting of a single stone. Monologist, mo-nol'-o-jist, s. one who soliloquizes. Monologue, mon'-o-log, s. a soliloquy. Monology, mo-nol'-o-je, s. indulgence in mono- logue or long dissertation. Monomachy, mo-nom'-a-ke, s. a single combat. Monomania, mon-o-ma'-ne-a, s. derangement with regard to a particular subject. [currency. Monometallism, mon-o-met'-al-izm, s. one metal Monometer, mo-nom'-e-ter, s. a rhythmical series of a single metre. [by one term only. Monomial, mo-no'-me-al, s. a quantity expressed Monophthong, mon'-of-thong, s. a letter having a single sound, or two sounded as one. Monopolist, mo-nop'-o-iist, Monopolizer, mo- nop'-o-li-zer, s. one who monopolizes or has a mo- nopoly. Monopolize, mo-nop'-o-lize, v.a. to purchase or obtain the monopoly of; to engross the whole of. Monopoly, mon-op'-o-le, s. the sole power of dealing in anything. Monostyle, mon'-o-style, a. of one shaft. Monosyllabic, mon-o-sil-lab'-ik, a. of one syllable. Monosyllable, mon-o-sil'-la-bl, s. word of one syllable. [existence of only one God. Monotheism, mon'-o-the-izm, s. belief in the Monotone, mon'-o-tone, s. a succession of sounds on the same pitch. [tone; with dull uniformity. Monotonous, mo-not'-o-nus, a. continued in one Monotony, mo-not'-o-ne, s.. a dull uniformity of tone or sound. Monster, mon'-ster, s. an unnatural production; something greatly deformed; a person unnaturally wicked : a. very large. Monstrosity, mon-stros'-e-te, s. the state of being monstrous. [enormous; horrible. Monstrous, mon'-strus, a. unnatural in form; Monteith, mon'-teeth, s. a vessel in which wine- glasses are cooled. Monticle, mon'-te-kl, s. a little mount; a hillock. Monton, mon'-tun, s. a miner’s name for a heap of ore. [ing. Monture, mon'-tewr, s. a saddle-horse; mount- Monument, mon'-u-ment, s. anything by which the memory of a person or of an event is preserved or perpetuated; a memorial. Moo, moo, v.n. to make the noise of a cow. Mood, mood, s. mode; a variation of form in a verb to express the manner in which the action or fact denoted by the verb is conceived in connection with the subject. Mood, mood, s. temper of mind. [the earth. Moon, moon, s. the satellite which revolves round Moor, moor, s. an extensive barren waste, covered with heath, and sometimes marshy. Moor, moor, v.a. to secure, as a ship, with cable and anchor. Moorland, moor'-land, s. a tract of moor. Moory, moo'-re, a.marshy; fenny; boggy; watery. Moot, moot, v.a. to debate; to discuss. Mooter, moot'-er, s. a disputer of a mooted case. Mop, mop, s. a collection of thrums or coarse yarns fastened to a handle, and used for cleaning floors; a country fair for hiring servants. [less. Mope, mope, v.n. to be very stupid, dull, or spirit- Moppet, mop'-pet, Mopsey, mop'-se, s. a puppet made of cloth; a pet name for a girl. Mopus, mo'-pus, s. a mope; a drone.198 MORAL MOVEMENT Moral, mor'-al, a. relating to manners or conduct; agreeable to what is right; capable of right or wrong; virtuous; just: s. practical lesson; drift. Morale, mo-ral', s. mental or moral condition. Morality, mo-ral'-e-te, s. ethics; virtue. Moralizer, mor'-al-i-zer, s. one who moralizes. Morass, mo-ras', s. a fen; a marsh. Morbid, mor'-bid, a. diseased; sickly. Morbidity, mor-bid'-e-te, s. morbidness. Morbose, mor-bose', a. proceeding from disease. Morceau, mor'-so, s. a bit; a morsel; a small piece. MordaciOUS, mor-da'-shus; a. biting; sarcastic. Mordant, mor'-dant, s. a substance which has a chemical affinity for colouring matter, and serves to fix colours : a. fixing colours; mordacious; caustic. Mordicant, mor'-de-kant, a. biting; acrid. More, more, a. greater in quality, degree, amount, or number; additional: ad. to a greater degree; Moreland, more'-land, s. moorland. [again. Moreover, more-o'-ver, ad. beyond what has been said; besides. [otherwise called left-handed. Morganatic, mor-ga-nat'-ik, a. said of a marriage, Morgue, morg, s. a place where the bodies of per- sons found dead and unknown are deposited. Moribund, mor-e-bund, a. in a dying state. Morigerous, mo-rij'-er-us, a. obedient; obsequious. Morion, mo'-re-un, s. a kind of open helmet. Morkin, mor'-kin, s. a beast that has died by sickness or mischance. Morling, mor'-ling, Mortling, mort'-ling, s. a sheep that has died of disease. Mormo, mor'-mo, s. a bugbear; false terror. Morn, morn, s. the first part of the day; morning. Morning, morn'-ing, s. the first part of the day. Morone, mo-rone', s. a deep crimson colour. Morose, mo-rose', a. of a sour temper; sullen; austere. Morphology, mor-fol'-o-je, s. that department of science which treats of forms in organisms. Morrow, mor'-ro, s. the clay next after the present. Morsel, mor'-sel, s. a bite; a mouthful. Morsure, mor'-sure, s. the act of biting. Mortal, mor'-tal, a. subject to death; involving death; deadly; extreme; tedious. Mortar, mor'-tar, s. a vessel made of iron, stone, &c., in which substances are pounded with a pestle ; a short piece of ordnance with a large bore, used for throwing bombs. Mortifier, mor'-te-fi-er, s. he who or that which mortifies. Mortify, mor'-te-fi, v.a. to destroy the organic texture and vital functions of some part of a liv- ing animal; to subdue or bring into subjection bodily appetites, or inordinate passions, by self- denial, abstinence, &c.; to humble; to affect with vexation. [ing to humble or subdue. Mortifying, mor'-te-fi-ing, a. humiliating; tencl- Mortise, mor'-tis, s. a cavity made in a piece of timber, to receive the tenon of another piece. Mortuary, mor'-tu-a-re, s. a sort of ecclesiastical heriot or claim by a parish minister on the death of a parishioner; a burial place. Mosaic, mo-za'-ik, s. a design consisting of little cut pieces of glass, marble, precious stones, &c., of various colours, cemented on a ground of stucco or inlaid in metal. [or number. Most, moast, a. greatest in quality, degree, amount, MostiC, mos'-tik, s. a maulstick. [bially small. Mote, mote, s. a small particle; anything prover- Mote, mote, s. a popular meeting. Motet, mo-tet', s. a short musical composition of a sacred character. [to the butterfly. Moth, moth, s. an insect, mostly nocturnal, akin Mother, mu£A-er, s. a female parent; a woman who has borne a child; a producer; a. native; natural; giving'birth, as a mother. Mother, mffi/j'-er, s. a thick slimy substance con- creted in liquors. Mothery, muitfi'-er-e, a. concreted; resembling or partaking of the nature of mother. Motile, mo'-tile, a. with the capacity of moving. Motion, mo'-sliun, 5. act of moving; change of position; a movement; impulse; a proposition made in a deliberative assembly; action of the bowels: v.a. and v.n. to make proposals. Motioner, mo'-shun-er, Motionist, mo'-shun-ist, s. a mover; one who make a motion. Motive, mo'-tiv, a. causing motion; having power or tending to move: s. inducement. [motion. Motivity, mo-tiv'-e-te, s. the power of producing Motley, mot'-le, a. variegated in colour; diversi- Motor-y, mo'-tur-e, a. giving motion. [fied. Mottled, mot'-tld, a. marked with spots of diffe- rent colours or shades of colour. Motto, mot'-to, s.; pi. Mottoes; a suggestive sen- tence, phrase, or word, adopted as a device to sig- nify usually motive or intent. Mould, mould, s. find soft earth, or earth easily pulverized, such as constitutes soil, and is rich in decayed vegetable or animal matter; substance of which anything is composed. Mould, mould, s. the matrix in which anything is cast and receives its form; pattern; cast. Moulder, moald'-er, s. he who moulds or casts, especially metal. Moulder, moald'-er, v.n. to turn to dust by natu- ral decay; to crumble; to waste away gradually. Moulinet, moo'-le-net, s. a kind of turnstile. Moult, moalt,v.w. to shed.or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, &c., as an animal. Mound, mownd, s. an artificial bank of earth, ori- ginally for defence; a natural elevation similar. Mound, mownd, s. a small globe surmounted by a cross, and invented in symbol of empire. Mount, mownt, s. a rocky mass, rising consider- ably above the surrounding land; a mountain or hill: v.n. to rise on high; to ascend; to get on horseback. Mountain, mownt'-in, s. a large rocky mass, ris- ing above the common level of the earth or adjacent land ; any very large object. Mountaineer, mown-tin-eer', s. an inhabitant of a mountainous district. Mountainet, mown'-tin-et, s. a small mountain. Mountainous, mown'-tin-us, a. full of mountains, large as a mountain. Mountant, mown'-taut, a. rising high. Mountebank, mown'-te-bank, s. a quack; any boastful pretender. Mounty, mown'-te, s. the rise of a hawk. Mourn, moarn, v.n. to express grief or sorrow. Mourner, moarn'-er, $. one who mourns. Mouse, mows, s.; pi. Mice *, a small rodent quad- ruped, of the genus mus : v.n. to watch for or catch mice; to watch for slily. Mouser, mow'-zer, s. a cat that catches mice. Mousseline, moos'-se-lin, s. muslin, which see. Mouth, mowth, s. the aperture in the head of an animal, by which it utters sound and receives food; the opening of a vessel or of a river; principal speaker; voice. Mouth, mow^, v.a.-to utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to seize with the mouth; to chew; to reproach. [affected speaker. Mouther, mowfA'-er, s. one who mouths; an Movable, or Moveable, moov'-a-bl, a. that may be moved, lifted, &c.; changing from one time to another. Move, moove, v.a. to carry, convey, or draw from one place to another; to excite into action; to affect; to irritate; to influence. Movement, moov'-ment, s. motionMOW MUSEUM 199 MOW, mo, s. a heap of hay or^ sheaves of grain deposited in a harn. MOW, mo, v.a. to cut down with a scythe; to cut down indiscriminately or in great numbers. MOW, mow, s. a wry face. [the mow. Mow-burn, mo'-burn, v.n. to heat and ferment in Mower, mo'-er, s. one who mows; mowing- machine. Much, mutch, a. great in quantity or amount; long in duration: ad. in a great degree; nearly; often. Mucid, mew'-sid, a. musty; mouldy; slimy. Mucilage, mew'-sil-laje, s. one of the proximate elements of vegetables, which, when solid, forms a gum. [mean or filthy. Muck, muk, s. dung in a moist state; something Mucky, muk'-e, a. filthy; nasty. Mucor, mew^-kur, s. mouldiness; mucus. MUCOUS, mew'-kus, a. pertaining to or resembling mucus; slimy. [mucous membrane. MUCUS, mew'-kus, s. a viscid fluid secreted by the Mud, mud, s. soft slimy earth; mire: v.a. to besmear with mud ; to make turbid or foul. Muddle, mud'-dl, v.a. to make muddy or foul; to stupefy; to confuse. Muddy, mud'-de, a. foul with dirt or mud; con- taining mud; impure; stupid. Muff, muff, s. a warm cover for both hands in Muff, muf, s. a soft fellow, [winter, usually of fur. Muffin, muf-fin, s. a light, round, spongy cake. Muffineer, muf'-fe-neer, s. a covered dish to keep toasted muffins hot. Muffle, muf'fl, v.a. to cover from the weather; to blindfold; to conceal: v.n. to speak indistinctly. Muffler, muf-fler, s. a cover to muffle the face. Mug, mug, s. an earthen or metal cup from which liquors are drunk. Muggard, mug'-gard, a. sullen; displeased. Muggy, mug'-ge, a. damp and close, or warm; foggy Mulch, mulk, s. half-rotten straw, litter, &c. Mulct, mulkt, s. a fine, usually in money, imposed for some offence : v.a. to fine. [effeminacy. Muliebrity, mew-le-eb'-re-te, s. womanhood; Mulier, mew'-le-er, s.t a woman or a wife; son of a wife. ' c [born. Mulish, mew'-lish, a. like a mule; sullen; stub- Mull, mul, v.a. to heat, sweeten, and season with spices; to dispirit or deaden. [of a horn. Mull, mul, s. a snuff-box made of the small end Mull, mul, s. a mess. Muller, mul'-ler, s. a stone for grinding colours and other matters on a slab. [of a spur. Mullet, mul'-let, s. a figure in shape like the rowel Mllllion, mul'-yun, s. an upright division in a window-frame. Mullock, mul'-lok, s. rubbish; dirt. [angles. Multangular, mul-tang'-gu-lar, a. having many Multarticulate, mult-ar-tik'-u-late, a. having many joints. Multeity, mul-te'-e-te, s. multiplicity; many ness. Multicipital, mul-te-sip'-e-tal, a. many-headed. Multifarious, mul-te-fa'-re-us, a. having great multiplicity; having great diversity or variety. Multifid, mul'-te-fid, a. having many divisions. Multiform, mul'-te-form, a. having many forms or shapes. [forms. Multiformity, mul-te-form'-e-te, s. diversity of Multilateral, mul-te-lat'-e-ral, a. having many sides; aside. [words. Multiloquence, mul-til'-o-kwens, s. use of many MultilOQLUOUS, mul-til'-o-kwus, a. speaking much. Multinomial, mui-te-no'-me-ai, Multinominal, mul-te-nom'-e-nal, a. having many names or terms. Multipartite, mul'-tip-ar-tite, a. divided into many parts. Multiped, mul'-te-ped, a.’with many feet. Multiple, mul'-te-pl, a. containing many times. Multiplex, mul'-te-pleks, a. many-fold. Multiplicate, mul'-te-ple-kate, a. consisting of many. [multiplying. Multiplication, mul-te-ple-ka'-shun, s. the act of Multiplicator, mul'-te-ple-ka-tur, s. a multiplier. Multiplicity, mul-te-plis'-e-te, s. the state of being many or manifold. Multiplier, mul'-te-pli-er, s. one who or that which multiplies or increases. Multiply, mul'-te-pli, v.a. to increase in number; to make more by natural generation, or production, or addition. [to do many things. Multipotent, mul-tip'-o-tent, a. having power Multisonous, mul-tis'-o-nus, a. having many sounds. Multisyllable, mul-te-sil'-la-bl, s. a polysyllable. Multitude, mul'-te-tewd, s. a great number; a crowd. [of a great number or extent. Multitudinous, mul-te-tew'-de-nus, a. consisting Multocular, mul-tok'-u-lar, a. having many eyes. Multure, mul'-tyur, s. grinding of grain; the grain ground. Mum, mum, a. silent: int. hush! be silent. Mum, mum, s. a species of ale brewed from wheaten malt. [articulately. Mumble, mum'-bl, v.n. to mutter; to speak in- Mumbler, mum'-bler, s. one who mumbles. Mumm, mum, v.a. to mask. Mummer, mum'-mer, s. one who masks himself and makes diversion in disguise. Mump, mump, v.a. or v.n. to move the lips with the mouth almost closed; to nibble; to grin; to Mumper, mum'-per, s. a beggar. [deceive. Munch, munsli, v.a. or v.n. to chew eagerly and noisily with the mouth shut and full. Muncher, munsh'-er, s. one who munches. Mundane, mun'-dane, a. belonging to this world. Mundatory, mun'-da-tur-e, a. cleansing. Mundify, mun'-de-fi, v.a. to cleanse. Mundivagant, mun-div'-a-gant, a. wandering over the world. [city, or state. Municipal, mu-nis'-e-pal, a. pertaining to a town, Municipality, mu-nis-e-pal'-e-te, s. a district with municipal rights or self-government, [generously. Munificent, mu-nif-e-sent, a. giving liberally or Muniment, mew'-ne-ment, s. a fortification; a place of defence; title-deed. Munition, mu-nish'-un, s. ammunition. Munnion, mun'-yun, s. a mullion. [a wall. Mural, mew'-ral, a. pertaining to or resembling Murder, mur'-der, s. the act of unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice. [del*. Murderer, mur'-der-er, s. one who commits mur- Muriated, mew'-re-a-ted, a. soaked in brine. Murine, mew'-rin, a. pertaining to a mouse or Murk, murk, s. darkness. [mice. Murky, mur'-ke, a. dark; obscure; gloomy. Murmur, mur'-mur, s. a low sound, continually repeated; a complaint: v.n. to make a low, con- tinued noise, like the hum of bees; to grumble. Murmurer, mur'-mur-er, s. one who murmurs. Muscle, mus'-sl,s. a deep red, vascular, and highly contractile organ, consisting of fibres, or bundles of fibres, inclosed in a thin cellular membrane, by which the movements in the animalbody are effected. Muscology, mus-kol'-o-je, s. that part of botany which treats of mosses. Muscovado, mus-ko-va'-do, s. unrefined sugar. Muscular, mus'-ku-lar, a. composing or consist- ing of muscles; strong. Muse, mewz, v.n. to ponder; to think closely. Muser, mewz'-er, s. one given to musing. Museum, mew-ze'-um, s. a repository of natural, scientific, artistic, and literary curiosities.200 MUSH NATHLESS Mush, mush, s. the meal of maize boiled. Mushroom, musli'-room, s. the common name of numerous cryptogamic plants of the natural order Music, mew'-zilc, s. melody or harmony, [fungi. Musician, mew-zish'-an, s. one who sings or per- forms on instruments of music. Musk, musk, s. a strong-scented substance ob- tained from a cyst or bag near the navel of the musk-deer; also the animal itself. Musket, mus'-ket, s. a hand-gun used in war; a male hawk of a small kind. [a musket. Musketeer, mus-ke-teer', s. a soldier armed with MusketOOn, mus-ke-toon', s. a short thick musket, or blunderbuss. Musketry, mus'-ke-tre, s. muskets in general. Musquito, mus-ke'-to, s. a stinging insect of the genus culex. MUSS, mus, s. a scramble; a confused struggle. MussitatiOU, mus-se-ta'-shun, s. a mumbling. Must, must, v.n. to be obliged or necessitated. Must, must, a. to grow mouldy and sour. Must, must, s. wine from the grape not fermented. Mustache, mus-tashe', Mustaches, mus-tash'-es, Mustachio, mus-tash'-e-o, s. long hair on the upper lip. [prairies and pampas. Mustang, mus'-tang, s. the wild horse of the Muster, mus'-ter,r.a. to collect or assemble troops, persons, or things generally for review. Musty, mus'-te, a. mouldy; sour; stale. Mutable, mew'-ta-bl, a. susceptible of change; changeable. [mentation in the must of grapes. Mutage, mew'-taje, s. a process for checking fer- Mutation, mu-ta'-shun, s. the act or process of changing. [5. one who cannot speak. Mute, mewt, a. silent; not uttering words; dumb : Mute, mewtjV.w. to eject the contents of the bowels. Mutilate, mew'-te-late, v.a. to cut off a limb or an essential part of; to maim. Mutilator, mew'-te-la-tur, s. one who mutilates. Mutineer, mew-te~neer/, s. one guilty of mutiny. Mutinous, mew'-te-nus, a. disposed to mutiny; seditious. [constituted authority. Mutiny, mew'-te-ne, s. an insurrection against Mutter, mut'-ter, v.n. to utter words with a low voice and compressed lips, with sullenness and com- plaint; to grumble. Mutterer, mut'-ter-er, s. a grumbler. Mutual, mew'-tu-al, a. reciprocal; interchanged. Muxy, muk'-se, a. dirty; gloomy. Muzzle, muz'-zl, s. a snout; the mouth of any- thing ; a fastening for the mouth which hinders from biting. Muzzy, muz'-ze, a. absent in mind. Mycology, mi-kol'-o-je, s. the science of or a treatise on fungi. [the muscles. MyograpMcal, mi-o-graf'-e-kal, a. descriptive of Myography, mi-og'-ra-fe, s. a description of the animal muscles. Myologist, mi-ol'-o-jist,s. one versant in myology. Myology, mi-ol'-o-je, s. a description of the muscles. Myope, mi'-ope, s.; pi. Myopes ; a short-sighted Myopy, mi'-o-pe, s. short-sightedness. [person. Myriad, miri-e-ad, s. an immense number; ten thousand. Mystagogic, mis-ta-goj'-ik, a. connected with mystagogy. [mysteries; mystic principles. MystagOgy, mis-ta-goj'-e, s. the interpretation of Mysterial, mis-te'-re-al, a. containing a mystery. Mysterious, mis-te'-re-us, a. hidden from the understanding; obscure. Mystery, mis'-te-re, s. a secret; an enigma; a trade: pi. sacred rites and ceremonies among the ancients. [mysticism. Mystic, mis'-tik, s. one who holds the doctrines of Mystic, mis'-tik, Mystical, mis'-te-kal, a. pertain- ing to or involving mystery or mysticism. Mysticism, mis'-te-sizm, 5. a profession of a higher and more intimate knowledge of divine or spiritual things. [bewilder. Mystify, mis'-te-fi, v.a. to involve in mystery; to Myth, mith, s. a legend, magnified by tradition. Mythic, mith'-ik, Mythical, mith'-e-kal, a. fabu- lous. [fables or myths. MythOgrapher, mith-og'-ra-fer, s. a writer of Mythology, mith-ol'-o-je, s. a system of myths, respecting the deities. [fable. Mythoplasm,mith'-o-plaZm, s. a narration of mere N. N is the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, and of a nasal articulation. After ?;c. it is silent, or nearly so, as in hymn and condemn. As a numeral it stood for 900, and with a stroke over it for 9000. Nab, nab, v.a. to catch or seize suddenly. Nacreous, na'-kre-us,a. having an iridescent lustre. Nacrite, na'-krite, s. a mineral consisting of pearly scales. Nadir, na'-dir, s. that point of the heavens directly under our feet, or directly opposite the zenith. Nsevose, ne'-vose, a. spotted; freckled. Nag, nag, s. a small horse; a horse {neigh). Nag, nag, v.a. and n. to find fault constantly. Naggy, nag'-e, a. contentious; disposed to quarrel. NaiadS, na'-yads, s.pl. water nymphs. Nail, nale, s. the horny substance at the end of the human fingers and toes; the claw or talon of an animal; a small pointed piece of metal to fasten wood; a measure of length, 2| inches. Nailery, na'-ler-e, s. a manufactory of nails, [less. Naive, na-eve', a. with unaffected simplicity; art- Na'ivete,na-eve'-ta, s. native unaffected simplicity and ingenuousness. Naked, na'-ked, a. uncovered; bare; unarmed; exposed; not concealed; destitute. Name, name, s. that by which a person or a thing is called and distinguished. Namer, na'-mer, s. one who calls by name. Nap, nap, s. a sort of sleep or slumber- v.n. to be careless or secure. [surface of cloth. Nap, nap, s. the woolly or villous substance on the Nape, s. the hind part of the neck, [ally at table. Napery, na'-per-e, s. linen for domestic use, especi- Napkin, nap'-kin, s. a cloth for wiping the hands. Nappy, nap'-pe, a. inducing sleepiness; covered with a good deal of nap. [deprivation of sense. Narcosis, nar-ko'-sis, s. the effect of a narcotic; Narcotic, nar-kot'-ik, a. inducing stupor. Nariform, nari-e-form, a. formed like the nose. Narrate, nar-rate', v.a. to tell, recite, or write, as a story. [story. Narrative, nar'-ra-tiv, a. relating an event or Narrator, nar-ra'-tur, s. one who narrates. Narrow, nar'-ro, a. of little breadth; not wide or broad; very limited; covetous; contracted; not liberal; close; scrutinizing. [narrows. Narrower, nari-ro-er, s. the person or thing which Nasal, na'-zal, a. pertaining to the nose. Nasality, na-zal'-e-te, s. the state of being nasal. Nascency, nas'-sen-se, s. beginning or production. Nascent, nas'-sent, a. beginning to exist or grow Nasty, nas'-te, a. very dirty; defiled. Nasute, na'-sute, a. critically nice; captious. Natal, na'-tal, a. pertaining to one’s birth. Natalitial, na-tal-ish'-al, a. pertaining to one’s birthday. [surface. Natant, na'-tant, a. swimming; floating on the Natation, na-ta'-shun, s. the act or art of swim- ming. Natatorial, na-ta-to'-re-al, a. swimming. Natbless, na^e'-les, ad. nevertheless.NATION NEOPLASTIC 201 Nation, na'-shun, s. a body of people inhabiting the same country. [to a nation. National, nash'-un-al, a. pertaining or common Nationality, nash-un-al'-e-te, s. national charac- ter. [natural. Native, na'-tiv, a. produced by nature; original; Nativity, na-tiv'-e-te, s. birth; coming into life or the world. Natty, nat'-te, a. neatly fine; trim; spruce. Natural, nat'-u-ral, a. pertaining to, produced by, by way of, or in course of, nature; not artificial; discoverable by reason; affectionate by nature; unassumed; illegitimate; native; vernacular. Naturalist, nat'-u-ral-ist, s. one versed in natural liistory. Naturalize, nat'-u-ral-ize, v.a. to confer on an alien the rights and privileges of a native subj ect or citizen. [made or produced. Nature, na'-ture, s. the universe of things as Naught, nawt, s. nothing: ad. in no degree: a. worthless. [ous. Naughty, naw'-te, a. wicked; perverse; mischiev- Nauscopy, naw'-sko-pe, s. the art of discovering the approach of ships, &c. Nausea, naw'-she-a, s. sea-sickness; loathing. Nauseant, naw'-she-ant, s. a substance which produces nausea. Nauseate, naw'-she-ate, v.n. to become squeamish: v.a. to loatlie or reject with disgust. Nauseous, naw'-shus, a.loathsome; disgustful. Nautic, naw'-tik, Nautical, naw'-te-kal, a. per- taining to seamen or navigation. Nave, nave, s. the middle or body of a church, extending from the chancel or choir to the prin- cipal entrance. Nave, nave, s. the thick piece of timber in the centre of a wheel, in which the spokes are inserted. Navel, na'-vl, the centre of the abdomen; the centre. [or boats; shaped like a boat. Navicular, na-vik'-u-lar, a. relating to small ships Navigability, nav-e-ga-bil'-e-te, s. navigableness. Navigate, nav'-e-gate, v.n. to pass over water in skips; to sail. [gating. Navigator, nav'-e-ga-tur, s. one skilled in navi- Nawy, nar-ve, s. originally a labourer employed in cutting canals for navigation; now also a labourer in the construction of railways, <&c. Navy, na'-ve, s. a fleet of ships; the ships of war belonging to a nation, or the officers and men. Nay, na, ad. no, a term expressive of negation or Naze, naze, s. a cape or headland. [refusal. Nead-end, need'-end, s. a trade name for the show-end of woollen clothes, kerseymeres, jp. of Pass, a. not present; gone by; accomplished: s. past time: prep, having lost; be- yond. [tence : v.a. to fasten with paste. Paste, payst, s. a composition of a doughy consis- Pastel, pas'-tel, s. woad; a coloured crayon. Pastern, pas'-tern, 5. the part of a horse’s leg be- tween the fetlock and the hoof. Pastil, pas'-til, Pastille, pas-teel', s. a small roll of aromatic substances to be burnt for fumigation; a medicated lozenge. [to pass the time. Pastime, pas'-time, s. that which amuses or serves Pastor, pas'-tor, s. a shepherd. Pastoral, pas'-tor-al, a. pertaining to shepherds or shepherd life'; rural. Pastorate, pas'-tor-ate, Pastorship, pas'-tor- ship, s. the office of a spiritual pastor. Pastry, pay'-stre, s. pies, cakes, or baked meats. Pasturage, pas'-tu-raje, s. the business of grazing cattle. Pasture, past'-yur, s. grass for grazing; land on Pasty, pase'-te, a. like paste, [which cattle feed. Pat, pat, s. a light, quick blow with the hand; a small mass: v.a. to strike gently with the fingers or hand. [ment; a small piece of ground. Patch, patsh, s. a piece of cloth sewed on a gar- Patcher, patsh'-er, s. one who patches or botches. Patchery, patsh'-er-e, 5. bungling work; botchery. Pate, pate, s. the head; the crown of the head. Paten, pat'-in, s. a plate; plate or vessel on which the consecrated bread in the eucharist is placed. Patent, pat'-ent or pa'-tent, a. open; evident: s. a privilege granted by letters patent. Patentee, pa-ten-tee', s. one who has a patent. Paterfamilias, pa'-ta-fa-mil'-e-as, s. the father of a family. Paternal, pa-ter'-nal, a, fatherly; hereditary. Paternity, pa-ter'-ne-te, s. paternal relation; au- thorship. Paternoster, pat'-er-nos'-ter, s. the Lord’s Prayer. Path, path, s. a way trodden by the foot of man 01- beast. ^ [tion or suffering. Pathematic, path-e-mat'-ik, a. designating affec- PathetiC, pa-thet'-ik, Pathetical, pa-thet'-e-kal, a. affecting or moving the tender passions. Pathogeny, pa-thoj'-e-ne, s. the science of the genesis and development of disease. Pathognomonic, pa-thog-no-mon'-ik, a. charac- teristic and indicative of a disease. Pathognomy, pa-thog'-no-me, s. expression of the passions ; the science of their several signs. Pathologist, pa-thol'-o-jist, s. one versed in pa- thology. Pathology, pa-thol'-o-je, s. the science of diseases. Pathos, pa'-thos, s. deep, warm, tender emotion or passion, such as moves others to sympathy. Patibulary, pa-tib'-u-lar-e, a. belonging to the gallows, [under pain or affliction; qalm endurance. Patience, pa'-sliens, s. the quality of being patient Patient, pa'-shent, a. sustaining pain, affliction, &c., without fretfulness, or with calmness; per- severing : s. a person in suffering, and under medi- cal treatment. Patriarch, pa'-tre-ark, s. the head of a family; a metropolitan dignitary in the Eastern church; a venerable chief or old man. Patriarchate, pa-tre-ar'-kate, Patriarchy, pa'- tre-ar-ke, s. office, jurisdiction or residence of a patriarch. [nobleman. Patrician, pa-trish'-an, a. senatorial; noble : s. a Patrimonial, pat-re-mo'-ne-al, a. inherited from ancestors. Patrimony, pat'-re-mo-ne, s. an ancestral estate. Patriot, pa'-tre-ot, s. one who loves his country, and is devoted to its interests. [patriotism. Patriotic, pa-tre-ot'-ilc, a. full of or prompted by Patriotism, pa'-tre-o-tizm, s. love of country. Patrol, pa-trole', s. a guard, whose duty it is to march round a camp, &c., during the night, and see to its safety. [porter. Patron, pa'-tron, s. a protector; advocate; a sup- Patronage, pa'-tron-aje, s. a special countenance or support; guardianship. Patronal, pat'-ro-nal, a. doing the office of patron. Patroness, pa'-tron-es, s. a female patron, [patron. Patronize, pat'-ron-ize, v.a. to countenance, as a Patronizer, pat'-ro-ni-zer, s. one who patronizes. Patronymic, pat-ro-nim'-ik, a. derived from the name of a father or an ancestor; the family name. Patten, pat'-n, s. a clog shod with an iron ring. Patter, pat'-ter, v.n. to strike, as falling drops of water. [make in imitation; to match. Pattern, pat'-tern, s. a model to be copied: v.a. to Patty, pat'-te, s. a little pie. Paucity, paw'-se-te, s. fewness. [belly of. Paunch, pawnch, s. the belly: v.a. to rip the214 PAUPER PELTRY Pauper, paw'-per, s. a poor person. [pauper. Pauperism, paw'-per-izm, s. state of being a Pause, pawz, s. a cessation or intermission in speaking or action; suspense; a rest, thus indi- cated Pauser, paw'-ser, s. one who deliberates. Pave, pave, v.a. to lay with stone or brick; to facilitate the introduction of. [floor. Pavement, pave'-ment, s. a paved roadway or Paviage, pa'-ve-aje, s. a tax for paving the streets. Pavier, pa'-ve-er, Pavior, pa'-ve-ur, s. one who .ays paving stones. [movable habitation. Pavilion, pa-vil'-yun, s. a tent; a temporary Paw, paw, s. the foot of beasts with claws: v.n. to scrape with the fore foot: v.a. to handle roughly ; to flatter. [pledge. Pawn, pawn, s. a pledge: v.a. to give or deposit in Pawn, pawn, s. a common piece at chess. Pawnbroker, pawn'-bro-ker, s. one who lends money on pledge. [pawn. Pawnee, pawn-e', s. one who takes anything in Pawner, pawn'-er, s. one who pledges anything as security for the payment of borrowed money. Pax, pales, s. a small plate of gold, silver, &c., with generally the image of Christ upon the cross on it, and kissed after the service. Pay, pa, v.a. to discharge a debt; to fulfil; to re- Pay, pa, v.n. to recompense. [compense. Pay, pay, v.a. to coat with pitch. [paid. Payee, pa-e', s. the person to whom money is to be Payer, pa'-er, s. one who pays or has to pay. Payment, pa'-ment, s. the act of paying. Paynising, pane'-ize-ing, s. a process for harden- ing and preserving wood. Pea, pee, s. a leguminous plant and its seed: pi. Peas for number, and Pease for quantity. Peace, pees, s. a state of quiet or tranquillity: int. hist 1 silence! Peaceful, pees-ful, a. quiet; pacific. Peach, peetsh, s. a well-known tree and its fruit. Peak, peek, s. the top of a hill ending in a point; the end of anything terminating in a point; the end of a yard or gaff: v.n. to look sickly or thin. Peal, peel, s. a loud sound, as of bells, thunder, .-^->.1.* o. Wien, JJO.JL u vi. «, Perorate, per'-o-rate, v.n. to make a speech, planet’s orbit which is the least distant from the sun. Peroration, per-o-ra'-shun, s. the concluding part Peril, peP-il, s. danger; risk. . of an oration. Perilous, peP-il-us, a. dangerous; hazardous. Period, pe'-re-od, s. xcxiwii, jjo-jlu-uva, o. a circuit; the time a planet takes to make a complete revolution round the sun; any specified portion of time; end or conclusion; limit; a complete sentence; a full stop. Periodic, per-re-od'-ik, a. pertaining to a period. Periodical, pe-re-od'-e-kal, a. periodic: s. a maga- zine or publication that is published at stated periods. [periodical. Periodicalist, pe-re-od'-e-kal-ist, s. a writer in a Periodicity, pe-re-o-dis'-e-te, s. state of being periodical. Peripatetic, per-e-pa-tet'-ik, a. walking about. s. a follower of Aristotle; one who is obliged to walk, and cannot afford to ride. [stituting a periphery. Peripheral, pe-rif'-e-ral, a. pertaining to or con- Periphery, pe-rif'-er-e, s. perimeter; circumfer- ence of a circle; surface. [tion. Periphrase, per'-e-fraze, v.n. to use circumlocu- Periphrasis, pe-rif'-ra-sis, s. circumlocution. Periplus, per'-e-plus, s. circumnavigation. Peripolygonal, per-e-po-lig'-o-nal, a. having a great number of sides. [around in a day. PeriSCian, pe-rish'-e-an, a. having the shadow all PeriSCii, pe-rish'-e-i, s.pl. inhabitants of the frigid zone, whose shadow moves round. PeriSCOpiC, per-e-skop'-ilc, a. viewing on all sides, and so constructed as to increase the distinctness of objects when viewed obliquely. [to die. Perish, per'-ish, v.n. to lose life in any manner; Perpend, per-pend', v.a. to weigh in the mind. Perpender, per-pend'-er, s. a coping stone. Perpendicular, per-pen-dik'-u-lar, a. extending in a straight line to the centre of the earth, or at right angles to the horizon. Perpendicularity, per-pen-dik-u-lar'-e-te, s. the state of being perpendicular. [mit. Perpetrate,per'-pe-trate, v.a. to perform; to com- Perpetrator, per'-pe-tra-tor, s. one who commits a crime. [permanent. Perpetual, per-pet'-yu-al, a. continuing for ever; Perpetuate, per-pet'-yu-ate, v.a. to make per- petual. [something perpetual. Perpetuity, per-pe-tew'-e-te, s. endless duration; Perplex, per-pleks', v.a. to make intricate or difficult to unravel and understand; to embarrass; to tease with suspense. [rassment. Perplexity, per-pleks'-e-te, s. intricacy; embar- Perquisite, per'-kwe-zit, s. a fee allowed to an officer or servant beyond his ordinary salary; what one gains, as distinct from what is inherited, [search. Perquisition, per-kwe-zish'-un, s. close inquiry or Perron, per'-on, s. a flight of steps leading up to the outside entrance to a principal floor. Perry, per'-re, s. the fermented juice of pears. Perscrutation, per-skru-ta'-sliun, s. minute in- quiry. [and cruel treatment. Persecute, per'-se-kewt, v.a. to harass with unjust Persecution, per-se-kew'-shun, s. the act or prac- tice of persecuting.PERSECUTOR PETROGRAPHY 317 Persecutor, per'-se-kew-tur, s. one who perse- cutes. [anything undertaken. Perseverance, per-se-ve'-rans, s. persistence in Persevere, per-se-vere', v.n. to persist in any busi- ness or enterprise undertaken. Persiflage, per'-se-flazh, s. a kind of light, quiz- zing mockery or banter, specially on serious sub- jects, out of a cool, stoical contempt for them. Persifieur, per'-se-flur, s. one given to persiflage. Persist, per'-sist, v.n. to continue steadily in any course. [sis'-ten-se, s. the state of persisting. Persistence, per-sis'-tens, Persistency, per- Persistent, per-sis'-tent, a. persisting; persever- Persistive, per-sis'-tiv, a. persevering. [ing. Person, pei^sn, s. an individual human being, consisting of body and soul, and conceived of as having a distinct personality; a human being inde- finitely ; character. Personable, per'sn-a-bl, a. of good appearance. Personage, per'-sun-aje, s. a person, specially of distinction; exterior appearance. Personal, per'-sun-al, a. belonging to a person, not a thing; relating, affecting, peculiar to, or applicable to a person; pertaining to the external appearance; done in person, [kites individuality. Personality, per-son-ar-e-te, s. that which consti- Personalty, per'-son-al-te, s. personal estate. Personate, per'-son-ate, v.a. to represent by an assumed character; to resemble. Personator, per'-son-a-tur, s. one who assumes the character of another. Personification, per-son-e-fa-ka'-shun,s. a figure of speech in which inanimate objects and abstrac- tions are conceived of and represented as endowed with personal qualities and faculties. Personify, per-son'-e-fi, v.a. to treat or represent as endowed with personal qualities. Personnel, par-so-nel', s. the staff of persons employed in some public service, as distinct from the material. Perspective, per-spek'-tiv, s. the art of repre- senting objects on a plane surface with the same effect on the eye as the presentation of the objects themselves; vista. Perspeetograpliy, per-spek-tog'-ra-fe, s. the theory or the art of perspective. [sharp of sight. Perspicacious, per-spe-ka'-shus, a. quick-sighted; Perspicacity, per-spe-kas'-e-te, s. perspicacious- ness. [ness; clearness. Perspicuity, per-spe-kew'-e-te, s. perspicuous- PerspicuOUS, per-spik'-u-us, a. clear; not obscure or ambiguous. [ing. Perspiration, per-spe-ra'-shun, s. act of perspir- Perspirative, per-spi'-ra-tiv, a. performing or concerned, in the act of perspiration. Perspire, per-spire', v.n. to excrete through the pores of the skin; to sweat. Perstringe, per-strinj',i>.a. to touch or glance on. Persuade, per-swade', v.a. to convince by argu- ment; to induce. [incites. Persuader, per-swa'-der, s. one who .or that which Persuasion, per-swa'-zhun, s. act of persuading; conviction. [persuading. Persuasive, per-swa'-siv, a. having the power of Pert, pert, a. brisk; smart; forward; saucy, [to. Pertain, per-tane'. v.n. to belong or have relation Perterebration, per-ter-e-bra'-shun, s. act of boring. [versely persistent; resolute. Pertinacious, per-te-na'-slius, a. obstinate; per- Pertinacity, per-te-nas'-e-te, s. pertinaciousness. Pertinence, per'-te-nens, Pertinency, per'-te- nen-se, s. fitness; appositeness. Pertinent, per'-te-nent, a. appropriate to the sub- ject or matter in hand. Perturb, per-turb', Perturbate, per-tur'-bate, v.a. to disturb; fco agitate. Perturbation, per-tur-ba'-shun, s. agitation of mind. Perturbator, per'-tur-ba-tur, Perturber, per- tur'-ber, s. one who disturbs or raises commotion. Pertuse, per-fuse', a. punched; pierced with holes. PertUSion, per-tew'-zhun, s. act of punching oi piercing. [periwig. Peruke, per-rewk', s. an artificial cap of hair; a Perusal, pe-rew'-sal, s. examination. [observe. Peruse, pe-rewz, v.a. to read with attention; to Peruser, pe-rewz'-er, one who peruses. [meate. Pervade, per-vade', v.a. to pass through; to per- Pervasion, per-va'-zlmn, s. act of pervading or passing through the whole extent of a thing. Pervasive, per-va'-siv, a. able or tending to per- vade. [the wrong; stubborn. Perverse, per-verse', a. turned aside; obstinate in Perversion, per-ver'-shun, s. a turning from truth or propriety. Perversity, per-ver'-se-te, s. perverseness. t, per'-vert, s. one who has been perverted, specially from truth to error. Perverter, per-ver'-tcr, s. one who perverts. Pervestigate, per-ves'-te-gate, v.a. to search. PervicaciOUS, per-vo-ka'-shus, a. very obstinate; wilfully contrary. Pervicacity, per-ve-kas'-e-te, s. wilful obstinacy. Pervious, per'-ve-us, a. admitting passage; per- meable. Pesade, pe-sade', s. the motion of a horse when he raises his fore-quarters without advancing. Pesky, pes'-ke, a. troublesome: ad. very. Pessary, pes'-sa-re, s. a substance dropped upon wool, lint,