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/ THE 
 
 LADIES' LEXICON, 
 
 AND 
 
 PARLOUR COMPANION, 
 
 CONTAINING 
 
 NEARLY EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND 
 
 EXHIBITING THE PLURALS OF NOUNS AND THE 
 
 PARTICIPLES OF VERBS ; 
 
 BEING ALSO 
 
 PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE USE OF 
 ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS. 
 
 BY WILLIAM GRIMSHAW, 
 
 Author of a History of the United States, England, &c. &e. 
 
 PHILADELPHIA: 
 J. B LIPPINCOTT&CO. 
 
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 "The Ladies Lexicon, and Parlour Companion, containing nearly every word in 
 the English Language, and exhibiting the plurals of nouns and the participles 
 of verbs; being also particularly adapted to the use of Academies and Schools. 
 By William Grimshaw, Author of a History of the United States, England, &c. 
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PREFACE. 
 
 In offering this dictionary to the public, some explana- 
 tion seems required, in relation to the plan, and the im- 
 provements which it professes to contain. It differs from 
 every preceding work of the kind, principally in this : — 
 that it exhibits the plurals of all nouns, which are riot 
 formed by the mere addition of the letter s ; and also the 
 participles of every verb that is now generally used 
 
 These additions will perhaps be pronounced, by some, 
 to be innovations ; but they are innovations of a very use- 
 ful character, and such as should have been made, cen- 
 turies ago, not only in a dictionary of our own tongue, 
 but in that of every other language, ancient or modern. 
 Fifty years from the present time, a dictionary which does 
 not exhibit the plurals of nouns, as well as the partici- 
 ples of verbs, will be viewed as a curiosity ; and con- 
 sidered as an example of that irrational pertinacity, with 
 which men cling to ancient forms, for ages after their im- 
 propriety and insufficiency have been fully discovered and 
 acknowledged. 
 
 A dictionary which does not contain the plurals and 
 the participles, contains not more than half the language. 
 Every verb, except those that are defective, has at least 
 two participles — the present and the past — both of whicn 
 have been excluded from every vocabulary that has yet 
 been published. Thus, the verb to advise, has advising, 
 and advised ; differ has differing and differed ; confer has 
 conferring and conferred. Whether the final e is to be 
 retained or not, in the present participle, is a question in- 
 volving some difficulty, even to persons who have receiv- 
 ed a good common education ; and why the final r should 
 remain single in the word differing, and be doubled in 
 conferring, is a question not easily solved, by writers of 
 considerable experience in composition. Nor is the like- 
 
IV PREFACE. 
 
 lihood of error in any degree less, in forming the plurals 
 of a numerous class of nouns. Thus, ability has abilities, 
 in the 'plural ; adversary has adversaries ; ally, allies ; 
 alley, alleys ; potato, potatoes ; yet, why the final y, in 
 one class of words, (as ally,) should be changed into ies, to 
 form the plural, and in another class, ending also in y, (as 
 alley ,) it should be formed by adding^ ; and why the plural 
 of potato should be formed by the addition of es ; why box 
 should become boxes, and knife, knives, all of which are 
 variations from the general mode of forming the plural 
 of English nouns by adding a single s — is known only to 
 those who have had a regular grammatical education, and 
 remembered only by persons who have frequent occasion 
 to write for the public eye. 
 
 This pocket dictionary professes to supply tne defi- 
 ciencies of all preceding dictionaries; and therefore to 
 contain, already formed, every word in the English lan- 
 guage, that may be necessary in the composition of a 
 Letter. 
 
 The rules, on which is founded the orthography of plu- 
 rals and of participles, are here subjoined ; taken sub- 
 stantially from the grammar of Lindley Murray. 
 
 It has not been judged requisite, in this dictionary, to 
 exhibit the definitions of all the parts of speech ; but in 
 general only of the parent word ; the meaning of the de- 
 rivative formations, being, for the most part, so obvi- 
 ously deducible from their respective roots, as not to re- 
 quire any particular explanation. 
 
 Rule I. — Monosyllables, ending with/, I, or s, preceded by a sin- 
 gle vowel, double the final consonant: as, staff, mill, pass, &c 
 The only exceptions are, of, if, as, is, has, was, yes, his, this, us, and 
 thus. 
 
 Rule II. — Monosyllables ending with any consonant but/, I, or 
 s, and preceded by a single vowel, never double the final corsonatit; 
 excepting add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, purr, and buzs. 
 
 Rule III.— Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, form 
 the plurals of nouns, the persons of verbs, verba! nouns, past parti- 
 ciples, comparatives, and superlatives, by changing y into i: as, 
 
PREFACE. T 
 
 \qpy, spies ; I carry, thou earnest; he carrieth, or carries; carrier, 
 earned; happy, happier, happiest. 
 
 The present participle in ing, retains the y, that i may not be 
 doubled ; as, carry, carrying ; bury, burying, &c. 
 
 But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances as the above, is 
 not changed : as, boy, boys ; I cloy, he cloys, cloyed, &c. ; except in 
 lay, pay, and say ; from which are formed, laid, paid, and said; and 
 their compounds, unlaid, unpaid, unsaid, &c. 
 
 Rule IV. — Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, upon 
 assuming an additional syllable beginning with a consonant, com- 
 monly change^ into i: as, happy, happily, happiness. But when 
 y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely changed in the additional 
 syllable; as, coy, coyly; boy, boyish, boyhood; annoy, annoy er, an- 
 noyance ; joy, joyless, joyful. 
 
 Rule V. — Monosyllables, and words accented on the last sylla- 
 ble, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel 
 double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning 
 with a vowel: as, wit, witty; thin, thinnish ; to abet, an abettor; 
 to begin, a beginner. 
 
 But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is on the preceding syl- 
 lable, the consonant remains single ; as, to toil, toiling; to offer, an 
 offering; maid, maiden, &c. 
 
 But to this rule, there seem to be a few exceptions, 
 not noticed, and perhaps not approved by Lindley Murray. 
 The participles of verbs ending in Z, whether the accent 
 be on the last, or on the preceding syllable, are almost 
 universally, though erroneously, spelled with double Z, 
 as level, levelling, levelled ; revel, revelling, revelled ; in- 
 stead of leveling and leveled ; reveling and reveled. The 
 word tranquil, though the final consonant is preceded by 
 a diphthong, generally forms its substantive with 11, as 
 tranquillity, instead of tranquility : we often see worship- 
 ping, and worshipped, instead of worshiping, and wor* 
 shiped ; and we believe that the participles of the verb 
 bias, are almost universally written Massing and biassed, 
 instead of biasing and biased. 
 
 Rule VI. — Words ending with any double letter but /, and tak- 
 ing 7iess, less, ly, or ful, after them, preserve the letter double : as, 
 harmlessness, carelessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, distressful, &c 
 But those \\ ords which end with double /, and take ness, less, ly, or 
 ful, after them, generally omit one / : as, fulness, skilless, fully, 
 skilful, &c 
 
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VI PREFACE. 
 
 Rule VII. — Ness, less, ly, and ful, added to words ending with 
 silent e, do not cut it off; as, paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful; ex- 
 cept in a few words ; as, duly, truly, awful 
 
 Rule VIII. — Merit, added to words ending with silent e, gene- 
 rally preserves the e from elision ; as, abatement, chastisement, in- 
 citement, &c. The words judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment 
 are deviations from the rule. 
 
 Like other terminations, ment changes y into i, when preceded 
 by a consonant : as, accompany, accompaniment ; merry, merriment* 
 
 Rule IX. — Able and ible, when incorporated into words ending 
 with silent e, almost always cut it off: as, blame, blamable ; cure, 
 curable; sense, sensible, &c. ; but if c or g soft comes before e in the 
 original word, the e is then preserved in words compounded with 
 able : as, change, changeable ; peace, peaceable, &c. 
 
 Rule X. — When ing or ish is added to words ending with silent 
 C, the e is almost universally omitted : as, place, placing ; lodge, lodg- 
 ing; slave, slavish ; prude, prudish. 
 
 Rule XI. — Compounded words are generally spelled in the same 
 manner as the simple words of which they are formed : as, glass- 
 house, skylight, thereby, hereafter. Many words ending with double 
 /, are exceptions to this rule : as, already, welfare, wilful, fulfil : 
 and also the words wherever, christmas, lamiaas, &c. 
 
 Some nouns, from the nature of the things which they express, 
 are used only in the singular form : as, wheat, pitch, go*d, sloth- 
 pride, &c. ; others, only in the plural form : as, bellows, scissors, 
 lungs, riches, &c 
 
 Some words are the same in both numbers : as, deer, sheep, 
 swine, &c. 
 
 The plural number of nouns is generally formed by adding s to 
 the singular: as, dove, doves ; face, faces ; thought* thoughts. But 
 when the substantive singular ends in x, ch, soi\,sh, ss, or s, we add es 
 in the plural: as, box, boxes ; church, churches ; lash, lashes ; kiss, 
 kisses; rebus, rebuses. If the singular ends in ch hard, the plural 
 is formed by adding s : as, monarch, monarchs ; distich, distichs. 
 
 Nouns which end in o, have sometimes es added to the plural. 
 as, cargo, echo, hero, negro, manifesto, potato, volcano, wo : and some- 
 times only s ; us, folio, nuncio, punctilio, seraglio. 
 
 Nouns ending in/, or fe, are rendered plural by the change of 
 those terminations into res : as, loaf, loaves; half halves; wife, 
 wives; except grief, relief reproof and several others, which form 
 the plural by the addition of s. Those which end in ff, have the 
 regular plural : as, ruff, ruffs ; except staff, stares. 
 
 Some nouns become plural by changing the a of the singular into 
 c* as, man, men; woman, women; alderman, aldeniicn. The words, 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 Vll 
 
 vx and child, form oxen and children ; brother, makes either brothers 
 or brethren. Sometimes the diphthong oo is changed into ee in the 
 plural: as, foot, feet ; goose, geese; tooth, teeth* Louse and mouse* 
 make lice and mice. Penny makes 'pence ; or pennies, when the 
 coin is meant ; die, dice (for play ;) die, dies (for coining.) 
 
 It is agreeable to analogy, and the practice of the generality of 
 correct writers, to construe the following words as plural nouns 
 pains, riches, alms : and also, mathematics, metaphysics politics* 
 ethics, optics, pneumatics, with other similar names of sciences. 
 
 As a general rule for the use of the w r ord means, as either singu- 
 lar or plural, it would render the construction less vague, and the 
 expression therefore less ambiguous, were we to employ it as sin- 
 gular, when the mediation or instrumentality of one thing is im- 
 plied ; and, as plural, when two or more mediating causes are re- 
 ferred to. M He was careful to observe what means were employed 
 by his adversaries, to counteract his schemes." Here means is 
 properly joined with a plural verb, several methods of counter- 
 action being signified. " The king consented ; and, by this means 
 all hope of success was lost." Here but one mediating circuin- 
 ance is implied ; and the noun is, therefore, used as singular. 
 
 The following w^ords, which have been adopted from the Hebrew, 
 Greek, and Latin languages, are thus distinguished, with respect 
 to number. 
 
 Singular. 
 
 Plural. 
 
 Singular. 
 
 Plural. 
 
 Cherub, 
 
 Cherubim. 
 
 Datum, 
 
 Data. 
 
 Seraph, 
 
 Seraphim. 
 
 Effluvium, 
 
 Effluvia. 
 
 Antithesis, 
 
 Antitheses. 
 
 Encomium, 
 
 ( Encomia or 
 ( Encomiums. 
 
 Automaton, 
 
 Automata. 
 
 Basis, 
 
 Bases. 
 
 Erratum, 
 
 Errata. 
 
 Crisis, 
 
 Crises. 
 
 Genius, 
 
 Genii.* 
 
 Criterion, 
 
 Criteria. 
 
 Genus, 
 
 Genera. 
 
 Diaeresis, 
 
 Diaereses. 
 
 Index, 
 
 ( Indices or 
 ( Indexes, t 
 
 Ellipsis, 
 
 Ellipses. 
 
 Emphasis, 
 
 Emphases. 
 
 Lamina, 
 
 Lamina;. 
 
 Hypothesis, 
 
 Hypotheses. 
 
 Medium, 
 
 Media. 
 
 Metamorphosis, 
 
 Metamorphoses 
 
 :. Magus, 
 
 Ma^. 
 
 Phoenomenon, 
 Appendix, 
 
 Phopnomena. 
 ( Appendices or 
 ( Appendixes. 
 
 Memorandum, 
 Radius, 
 
 ( Memoranda or 
 \ Memorandums. 
 Radn. 
 
 Arcanum, 
 
 Arcana. 
 
 Stamen, 
 
 Stamina. 
 
 Axis, 
 
 Axes. 
 
 Stratum, 
 
 Strata. 
 
 Calx, 
 
 Calces. 
 
 Vortex, 
 
 Vortices. 
 
 * Genii, when denoting aerial spirits ; Geniuses, when signifying persons of 
 genius. 
 
 t Indexes, when if signifies pointers, or Tables of Contents' Indices, when re- 
 ferring to algebraic quantities. 
 
Till PREFACE. 
 
 Some words, derived from the learned languages, are confined 
 to the plural number as, antipodes, credenda, literati, minutioz. 
 
 The following nouns, being in Latin, both singular and plural 
 are used in the same manner, when adopted into our tongue : hia- 
 tus, apparatus, series, species. 
 
 It is a general rule, that all names of things measured or weighed, 
 have no plural ; for in them not number, but quantity is regarded: 
 as wool, wine, oil. When we speak, however, of different kinds, 
 we use the plural : as, the coarser wools, the richer wines, the finer 
 oils. 
 
 The word news is now almost universally considered as belong- 
 ing to the sing alar number. 
 
 The noun means is used both in the singular and the plural num- 
 ber. 
 
 We shall conclude, with the following observation, in 
 relation to the claim of this little volume to a preference 
 over all other vocabularies by which it has been preceded. 
 We allude to the selection of words. Unless accom- 
 panied by a particular caution, no word has been ad- 
 mitted, which is not now of polite or popular use ; and 
 no word has been excluded, which is required either in 
 epistolary composition or in conversation. 
 
 Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 1828. 
 
 ABBREVIATIONS. 
 Art. article: s. substantive: adj. adjective: pron. pronoun: v. verb: adv. 
 adverb: prep, preposition: conj. conjunction: int. interjection: pr. present* 
 par. participle : pi. olura * fem. feminine : comp. comparative : sup. super- 
 lative. 
 
THE LADIES' LEXICON. 
 
 ABA— ABD 
 
 AiSAFT. adv. From the fore part 
 of a ship, towards the stern. 
 
 ABAN'DON. v. To give up, resign, 
 or quit ; to desert, to forsake, pr, 
 par. abandoning,- past, abandoned. 
 s. abandonment. 
 
 ABA'SE. v. To cast down ; to de- 
 press ; to perform an act of self- 
 humiliation, pr. par. abasing,- past, 
 abased; s. abasement. 
 
 ABASH', v. To make ashamed, pr. 
 par. abashing; past, abashed: s. 
 abashment. 
 
 ABA/TE. v. To lessen, to diminish, 
 to quash, pr. par. abating; past, 
 abated: s. abatement, abater. 
 
 ABAT'IS. s. A military term- 
 Trees cut down, and laid so as to 
 form a defence for troops. 
 
 AB'BACY. 5. The rights or privi- 
 leges of an abbot, pi. abbacies, adj. 
 abhatial. 
 
 AB'BESS. s. The superior or gover- 
 ness of a nunnery, or convent of 
 women, pi. abbesses. 
 
 AB'BEY. s. A monastery of religi- 
 ous persons, either male or fe- 
 male. 
 
 AB'BOT. s. The chief of a con vent , 
 of men. 
 
 ABBREVIATE, v. To shorten; to 1 
 abridge. pr. par. abbreviating; past,; 
 abbreviated: s. abbreviation, abbre- 
 viator, abbreviature. 
 
 AB'DTCATE. v. To resign, pr. par. 
 abdicating; past, abdicated : s. ab- 
 dication, abdicator: adj. abdica- 
 tive, abdicant. 
 
 AB'DITORY. s. A hiding place, pi. 
 abdi lories. 
 
 ABDU'CE. v To draw away; to 
 
 ABD— ABL 
 
 draw one part from another, pr. 
 par. abducing; past, abduced: udj. 
 abducent. 
 
 ABDUCTION, s. Act of abducing 
 s. abductor. 
 
 ABECEDARIAN, s. A teacher of 
 
 I the alphabet. 
 
 ABER'RANCE, ABER'RANCY. s. 
 Deviation from the right way ; er- 
 ror, pi. aberrances, aberrancies: — 
 aberration: adj. aberrant: par. adj. 
 aberring 
 
 ABET', v. To support another in his 
 illegal designs, pr. par. abetting, 
 past, abetted: s. abetter, 01 abettor^ 
 abetment. 
 
 ABEY'ANCE. s. In law, a state of 
 suspense. 
 
 ABHOR', v. To detest, to hate with 
 acrimony, pr. par. abhorring; past, 
 abhorred: s. abhorrence, or ab 
 horrency; abhorrer: aaj. abhor- 
 rent: adv. abhorrently. 
 
 ABI'DE. v. To stay in a place ; to 
 dwell; to remain, pr. par. abid- 
 ing; past, abode: s. abider, abode. 
 
 ABILITY, s. Power, mental effi- 
 ciency, pi. abilities . 
 
 AB'JECT. adj. Worthless, mean 
 groveling, s. abjection, abjectness 
 adv. abjectly. 
 
 AB'JUGATE. v. To unvoke. pr 
 par. abjv gating ; past, abjugated 
 
 ABJU'RE. v. To retract ; to sweai 
 not to do, or not to have. pr. par. 
 abjuring; past, abjured: s. abju- 
 ration, abjurement, abjurer- 
 
 AB'LATIVE. s. That which takes 
 away ; the sixth case of the La*in 
 nouns. 
 
ABL--ABR 
 
 A'BLE. adj. Having ability; adv. ably 
 
 ABLE-BODIED, adj. Strong of 
 body. 
 
 ABLUTION, s. The act of cleans- 
 ing, adj. abluent. 
 
 ABO'ARD. adv. On board ; in a ship ; 
 into a ship. 
 
 ABO'BE. The preterit of abide, s. 
 abode. 
 
 ABOLISH, v. To annul ; to put an 
 end to ; to destroy, pr. par. abol- 
 ishing; past, abolished: s. abol- 
 ishcr : adj. abolishable. 
 
 ABOLITION, s. Act of abolishing. 
 
 ABOM INABLE. adj. Hateful, de- 
 testable, adv. abominably: s. 
 abominableness. 
 
 ABOMINATE, v. To abhor, to de- 
 test, pr. par. abominating; past, 
 abominated : s. abomination. 
 
 ABORl'GINES. s. The earliest in- 
 habitants of a country, adj. abori- 
 ginal : adv. aboriginally. 
 
 ABORTION, s. Act of bringing 
 forth prematurely ; the produce of 
 a premature birth, adj. abortive: 
 adv. abortively : s. abortiveness.- 
 
 ABOUND', v. To have in great 
 plenty ; to be in great plenty, pr. 
 par. abounding ; past, abounded. 
 
 ABOUT', prep. Around; surround- 
 ing : near to, &c. adv. about. 
 
 ARO'VE. prep. Higher in place; 
 higher in rank ; more than ; too 
 proud for. adv. above. 
 
 ABOTE-BOARD. adv. In open 
 sight ; without disguise or con- 
 cealment. 
 
 ABO'VE-MENTIONED. adj. Men- 
 tioned previously. 
 
 ABRA'DE. v. To' rub off. pr. par. 
 abrading ; past, abraded. 
 
 ABRA'SION. 5. Act of abrading, 
 adj. abrasive. 
 
 ABREAST', adv. Side by side. 
 
 ABRI'DGE. v. To contract, to dimin- 
 ish, to cut short, pr. par. abridg- 
 ing; past, abridged: s. abridger, 
 abridgment. 
 
 ABROAD', adv. Without confine- 
 ment ; from homfe , in another 
 country. 
 
 ABR— ABS 
 
 AB'ROGATE. v. To repeal, to an- 
 nul, pr. par. abrogating ; past, at 
 rogated: s. abrogator, abrogation 
 
 ABRUPT, adj. Broken, craggy 
 sudden, unexpected, adv. abrupt- 
 ly : s. abruption, abruptness. 
 
 AB'SCESS. s. A tumour filled with 
 matter, pi. abscesses. 
 
 ABSCIND', v. To cut off. pr. par. 
 abscinding ; past, abscinded. 
 
 ABSCIS'SION. 5. Act of abscinding. 
 
 ABSCOND', v. To hide : to depart 
 secretly, pr. par. absconding; 
 past, absconded : s. absconder. 
 
 AB'SENT. adj. Not present; inat- 
 tentive, v. absent'; pr. par. ab- 
 senting; past, absented: s. ab» 
 sence. 
 
 ABSENTEE', s. A word applied, by 
 the British and the Irish, to men 
 of large estate who reside out of 
 their country. 
 
 AB'SOLUTE. adj. Unconditional; 
 not relative ; not limrted ; posi- 
 tive ; certain, adv. absolutely : s 
 absoluteness. 
 
 ABSOLUTION, s. Act of absolving; 
 acquittal ; remission of skis. adj. 
 absolutory. 
 
 ABSO'LVE. v. To free, to acquit, to 
 discharge, pr. par. absolving , 
 past, absolved: s. ab solver. 
 
 ABSCWANT. adj. Contrary to rea- 
 son ; not to the purpose ; incon- 
 sistent, adv. absonantly. 
 
 ABSORB', v. To suck in ; to swal- 
 low up. pr. par. absorbing ; past, 
 absorbed: adj. absorbent. 
 
 ABSORPTION, s. Act of absorb- 
 ing, adj. absorptive. 
 
 ABSTAIN', v. To keep from; to 
 forbear, pr. par. abstaining ; past, 
 abstained.- s. abstainer. 
 
 ABSTE'MIOUS. adj. Temperate, 
 sober, abstinent, s. abstemiousness 
 adv. abstemiously. 
 
 ABSTERGENT, ABSTKR'SIVE. 
 adj. Of a cleansing quality, s. ab- 
 stersion. 
 
 ABSTINENCE, s. Act of abstain 
 ing. adj. abstinent adv. absti- 
 nently. 
 
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ABS— ACC 
 
 ABSTRACT', v. To take from; to 
 separate, pr. par. abstracting ; 
 past, abstracted: adj. ab'stract, 
 abstractive : s. ab'stract, abstrac- 
 tion, abstractedness: adv. abstract- 
 edly. 
 
 ABSTRU'SE. adj. Hidden; difficult 
 s. abstruseness : adv. abstrusely. 
 
 ABSURD', adj. Unreasonable ; in- 
 consistent ; contrary to reason, s. 
 absurdity, pi. absurdities: adv. 
 absurdly. 
 
 ABUN'DANCE. s. Plenty; more 
 than sufficient, adj. abundant 
 adv. abundantly. 
 
 ABU'SE. v. To make an ill use of; 
 to treat with rudeness, pr. par. 
 abusing: past, abused: s. abuse, 
 abusiveness, abuser: adj. abusive: 
 adv. abusively. 
 
 ABUTMENT, s. That which abuts 
 or borders on. 
 
 ABYSS'. 5. Depth without bottom 
 a prodigious gulf. pi. abysses. 
 
 ACA'CIA. s. A species of drug. 
 
 ACAD'EMY. s. A society united for 
 the promotion of some art or 
 science ; the place where sciences 
 are taught, pi. academies ; s. acad- 
 emician : adj. academial, academic, 
 academical : adv. academically. 
 
 ACAN'THUS. s. A species of plant, 
 pi. acanthuses. 
 
 ACCE'DE. v. To be added to; to 
 come to ; to assign over ; to 
 agree, pr. par. acceding ; past, ac- 
 ceded. 
 
 ACCELERATE, v. To hasten, to 
 quicken, pr. par. accelerating; 
 past, accelerated : s. acceleration: 
 adv. accelerative. 
 
 ACCENT, s. Manner of speaking, 
 or pronouncing; sound given to 
 a particular syllable ; mark of 
 that sound, v. accent'; pr. par. 
 accenting; past, accented: adj. 
 accentual. 
 
 ACCENTUATE, v. To place the 
 accents properly, pr. par. accen- 
 tuating; past, accentuated: b. ac- 
 centuztion. 
 
 ACCEPT, v. To receive willingly ; 
 
 ACC— ACC 
 
 to admit with approbation, pr. 
 par. accepting; past, accepted adj 
 acceptable: adv. acceptably, s. ac- 
 ceptability, acceptance, acceptation, 
 accepter. 
 
 ACCESS', s. Means or liberty of ap- 
 proacrmg; increase, pi. accesses 
 s. accession, accessary —pi. accessa^ 
 ries : adj. accessory. 
 
 ACCES'SlBLE. adj. Possible to be 
 approached, or reached, s. accts 
 sibility, pi. accessibilities. 
 
 ACCIDENT. 5. The property 01 
 quality of any being which mav 
 be separated from it, at least in 
 thought; casualty; chance, adj 
 accidental: adv. accidentally. 
 
 ACCESSORY, adj. Joined to ; addi 
 tional. s. accessory, pi. accessor it s 
 
 ACCIP'IENT. 5. A receiver. 
 
 ACCI'TE. v. To call, to summon 
 pr. par. acciting; past, accited: a. 
 acciter, accitor. 
 
 ACCLAIM', s. A shout of praise ; 
 acclamation, (little used.) 
 
 ACCLAMATION, s. Shouts of ap 
 plauso. adj. acclamatory. 
 
 ACCLIMATE, v. To habituate to 8 
 new climate, pr. par. acclimating; 
 past, acclimated: adj. acclimative. 
 
 ACCLIVITY, s. Steepness, reck- 
 oned upwards, pi. acclivities : adj 
 acclivous. 
 
 ACCOM'MODATE. v. To render * 
 convenience; to make suitable; 
 to compromise, pr. par. accommo 
 dating; past, accommodated: s 
 accommodation, accommodalar 
 adj. accommodable. 
 
 ACCOM'PANY. v. To go with, as a 
 companion ; to escort, pr. par. ac- 
 companying; past, accompanied: 
 s. accompaniment 
 
 ACCOMPLICE. 5. A partner in 
 crime. 
 
 ACCOMTLISH. v. To complete; 
 to execute fully ; to obtain , to 
 adorn, pr. par. accomplishing; past 
 accomplished .• s. accomplishment , 
 adj. accomplishable. 
 
 ACCORD', v. To agree, pr. par. c* 
 cording; past, accorded: s. accent 
 11 
 
ACC—ACE 
 
 accordance: adj. accordant: adv. 
 accoi da ntly, accordingly. 
 
 ACCOST', v. To speak to ; to ad- 
 dress ; to salute, pr. par. accost- 
 ing; past, accosted: adj. accosta- 
 blc. 
 
 ACCOUCHEUR', s. A surgeon who 
 attends a female during her con- 
 finement. 
 
 ACCOUNT', s. A computation of 
 debts or expenses; profit; advan- 
 tage ; distinction ; sake ; narrative. 
 v. account; pr. par. accounting; 
 past, accounted: s. accountant, 
 accountability — pi. accountabili- 
 ties: adj. accountable: adv. ac- 
 countably. 
 
 ACCOUTRE, v. To equip, to dress, 
 pr. par. accoutring ; past, accou- 
 tred : s. accoutrement. 
 
 ACCREDIT, v. To procure or give 
 honour or credit to. pr. par. ac- 
 crediting ; past, accredited. 
 
 ACCRES'CENT. adj. Increasing. 
 
 ACCRETION, s. Act of increasing ; 
 increase, adj. accretive. 
 
 ACCRUE', v. To be added to; to 
 arise from. pr. par. accruing; past, 
 accrued: s. accruement. 
 
 ACCUMULATE, v. To pile up ; to 
 heap together; to increase, pr. 
 par. accumulating ; past, accumu- 
 lated: s. accumulation, accumula- 
 tor : adj. accumulative: adv. accu 
 mulatively. 
 
 ACCURATE, adj. Exact ; very cor- 
 rect, s. accuracy, pi. accuracies: 
 adv. accurately. 
 
 ACCURSE'. v. To doom to misery; 
 to invoke a curse, pr. par. accurs- 
 ins;; past, accursed. 
 
 ACCU'SE. v. To charge with a 
 crime ; to blame ; to censure, pr. 
 par. accusing; past, accused: s. 
 accusation, accuser: adj. accusable, 
 accusalioe, accusatory. 
 
 ACCUSTOM, v. To habituate; to 
 inure, pr. par. accustoming ; past, 
 accustomed: adj. accustomary : 
 adv. accustoma^ily 
 
 ACE. s. One; a single point, on 
 cards or dice. 
 
 ACE— ACR 
 
 ACERBATE, v. To make sour. pr. 
 par. acerbating ; past, acerbated. 
 
 ACER'BiTY. s. Sourness, severity 
 d1. acerbities. 
 
 ASCES'CENT. adj. Growing sour 
 
 ACETOUS, adj. Sour. 
 
 ACHE. 5. Continued pain. v. ache' 
 pr par. aching; past, ached: s 
 aching. 
 
 ACHIEVE, v. To perform, to ac 
 complish. pr. par. achieving ; past, 
 achieved: s. achiever, achievement. 
 adj. achievable. 
 
 A'CID. s, A sour substance, adj. 
 acid: s. acidity, pi. acidities: adj. 
 acidulous. 
 
 ACHROMATIC, adj. In optics, ap- 
 plied to telescopes, — " contrived 
 to remedv aberrations." 
 
 ACID'ULATE. v. To make sonr. 
 pr. par. acidulating ; past, acidu- 
 lated: adj. acidulative, acididaus. 
 
 ACME. s. The height. 
 
 ACKNOWLEDGE, v. To confess 
 as a fault ; to own as a benefit, 
 pr. par. acknowledging ; past, ac- 
 knowledged : s. acknowledgment 
 
 A'CORN. s. The seed of the oak. 
 
 ACOUSTICS, s. The doctrine ot 
 sounds. 
 
 ACQUAINT', v. To inform; to 
 make familiar with. pr. par. ac- 
 quainting ; past, acquainted: js. 
 acquaintance. 
 
 ACQUIESCE', v. To be satisfied 
 with, eithe* really or apparently^ 
 pr. par. acquiescing; past, acqui* 
 esced: s. acquiescencce : adj. aqm 
 escent. 
 
 ACQUTRE. v. To gain, to obtain, 
 pr. par. acquiring; past, acquired: 
 s. acquirement, acquirer: adj. ac- 
 quirable. 
 
 ACQUISITION. 5. Act of acquir- 
 ing :, thing acquired. 
 
 ACQUIT', v. To declare innocent ; 
 to absolve, pr. par. acquitting; 
 past, acquitted: s. acquittance. 
 
 A'CRE. s. A quantity of land, con- 
 taining 160 square perches. 
 
 A'CRID. adj. Of a hot, Viting taste ; 
 bitter. 
 
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ACR— ADA 
 
 A'CRIMONY. * Sharpness, severi- 
 ty, corrosiveness. pi. acrimonies : 
 adj. acrimonious: adv. acrimoni- 
 ously. 
 
 ACROMATIC, ACROMAT'ICAL. 
 adj. Belonging to profound learn- 
 ing. 
 
 ACROSS', adv. Athwart ; laid over, 
 so as to cross. 
 
 ACROS'TIC. 5. A kind of verses, of 
 which the first letter of every line 
 being taken, a particular name is 
 found, adj. acrostic^ acroshcal : 
 adv. acrostically. 
 
 ACT. v. To be in action ; to produce 
 effect ; to perform a borrowed 
 character, pr. par. acting; past, 
 acted: s. ad, action, actor. 
 
 ACTIONABLE, adj. Admitting an 
 action in law ; liable to an action. 
 
 ACTIVE, adj. Having the power or 
 quality of acting; busy; nimble; 
 quick, adv. actively: s. activity, 
 pi. activities. 
 
 ACTRESS, s. She that performs 
 anv thing, pi. actresses. 
 
 ACTUAL, adj. Real; not specula- 
 tive, adv. actually. 
 
 ACTUARY, s. A "clerk who com- 
 piles minutes of the proceedings 
 of a court, or society, pi. actuaries. 
 
 ACTUATE, v. To put into action, 
 pr. par. actuating-; past, actuated: 
 s. actuation: adj. actuative. 
 
 ACUMEN. 5. A sharp point ; acute- 
 ness. 
 
 ACU'TE. adj. Ending in a point ; 
 sharp ; of a penetrating mind, 
 adv. acutely : s. acuteness. 
 
 AD'AGE. s. A maxim, a proverb. 
 
 ADA'GIO. A term in music, de- 
 noting slow time. 
 
 AD'AMANT. s. A stone of impene- 
 trable hardness; the diamond, 
 adj. adamantine. 
 
 AD' AMITE. 5. The name of a reli- 
 gious sect, who used to pray na- 
 ked. 
 
 ADAPT, v. To fit, to suit. pr. par. 
 adapting; past, adapted: s. adap- 
 tation, adaption: adj. adaptable: 
 8 adaptability, pi. adaptabilities 
 
 ADD— AD J 
 
 ADD. v. To join ; to perform addi- 
 tion, pr. par. adding ; past, added. 
 
 AD'DER. s. A serpent, a viper- 
 
 JiDDKK'DA. s. Things to be 
 added. 
 
 ADDICT, v. To devote, to dedicate, 
 pr. par. addkling ; past, addicted. 
 s. addiction. 
 
 ADDITION, s. Act of adding; 
 thing added, adj. additional : adv. 
 additionally. 
 
 AD'DLE. v. To make stupid; to 
 confuse, pr. par. addling; past, 
 addled. 
 
 ADDRESS', v. To prepare one's-self 
 to enter upon any action ; to ap- 
 ply to another, by words ; to ac- 
 cost, pr. par. addressing; past, 
 addressed : s. address, addresser. 
 
 ADDU'CE. v. To bring forward ; to 
 offer in argument, pr. par. ad 
 ducing ; past, adduced: adj. ad- 
 diwent. adducible. 
 
 ADDUCTION. 5. Act of adducing, 
 
 ADEMPTION. 5. Act of taking 
 away; privation, adj. ademptive. 
 
 ADEPT. 5. One completely skilled 
 in any particular art. adv. adeptly, 
 
 AD'EQUATE. adj. Equal to ; pro. 
 portionate. adv. adequately: s 
 adequateness. 
 
 ADHE'RE. v. To stick ; to continue 
 firmly fixed, pr. par. adhering ; 
 past, adhered, s. adherenc, ad- 
 herent, adherer: adj. adherent: adv. 
 adherently. 
 
 ADHE'SION. s. Act of adhering, 
 adj. adhesive: adv. adhesively, s. 
 adhesiveness. 
 
 ADIEU', int. Farewell, s. adieu. 
 
 ADJA'CENT. adj. Lying near; 
 neighbouring, s. adjacency, pi. ad- 
 jacencies. 
 
 AD'JECTIVE. 5. A word added to 
 a noun to signify some quality, 
 adv. adjectively. 
 
 ADJOIN', v To join to ; to be con- 
 tiguous to. pr. par. adjoining, 
 past, adjoined. 
 
 ADJOURN', v. To put off to another 
 day, or to another time of the 
 .'jame day. pr. par. adjourning ; 
 
ADJ— ADM 
 
 past, adjourned: s. adjournment, 
 adjourner. 
 
 ADJUDGE', v. To give a judicial 
 sentence; to judge; to decree. 
 pr. par. adjudging ; past, adjudg- 
 ed. 
 
 ADJUDICATION, s. Act of adjudg- 
 ing. 
 
 ADJUNCT, s. Something adherent 
 or united to another; a person 
 united to another, s. adjunction: 
 adj. adjunct, adjunctive; adv. ad- 
 junctively. 
 
 ADJU'RE. v. To impose an oath 
 upon ; to charge earnestly, pr. par. 
 adjuring ; past, adjured : s. adju- 
 ration, adjurer. 
 
 ADJUST, v. To regulate , to render 
 conformable, pr. par. adjusting; 
 past, adjusted: s. adjuster, adjust- 
 ment. 
 
 ADJUTANT, s. An assistant regi- 
 mental officer, s. adjutancy, pi. 
 adjutanci.es. 
 
 ADMEASUREMENT, s. Adjust- 
 ment of proportions ; act of mea- 
 surement. 
 
 ADMINISTER, v. To give, to af- 
 ford, to perform ; to act as minis- 
 ter or agent, pr. par. administer- 
 ing; past, administered : adj. ad- 
 ministrate. 
 
 ADMINISTRATE, v. To act as a 
 minister or agent, pr. par. admin- 
 istrating ; past, administrated: s. 
 administration, administrator, ad- 
 ministratrix,(p\.administratrixes) : 
 adj. administrative. 
 
 AD'MIRAL. s. The chief command- 
 er of a large fleet, s. admiralty, 
 pi. admiralties. 
 
 ADMI'RE. v. To regard with won- 
 der or pleasure, pr. par. admir- 
 ing; past, admired: s. admiration, 
 admirer: adj. admirable : adv. ad- 
 mirably, admiringly. 
 
 ADMIS'SION. s. The act or practice 
 of admitting, s. admissibility: 
 adj. admissible • adv. admissively. 
 
 ADMIT', v. To let in ; to grant, pr. 
 par. admitting; past, admitted: 
 h. admittance, admitter. 
 
 ADM- ADV 
 
 ADMIX', v. To mingle with, pr 
 par. admixing ; past, admixed: a 
 admixtion, admixture. 
 
 ADMONISH, v. To warn of a fault ; 
 to reprove gently; to inform, pr. 
 par. admonishing; past, admon- 
 ished: s. admonisher. 
 
 ADxMONI'TION. s. Act of admonish- 
 ing ; advice or information given, 
 s. admonitor : adj. admonitive, ad- 
 monitory : adv. admonitorily. 
 
 ADOLES'CENCE, ADOLES'CEN- 
 CY. s. The age succeeding child- 
 hood, pi. of adolescency, adolescen- 
 cies. 
 
 ADOPT', v. To receive as our own , 
 to receive for use. pr. par. adopt 
 ing ; past, adopted . s. adopter, 
 adoption: adj. adoptive: adv. 
 adoptively. 
 
 ADOHE. v. To worship with ext >r- 
 nal homage, pr. par. adoring; pa.^t, 
 adored: s. adoration, adorer: a<<j 
 adorable. 
 
 ADROIT', adj. Dexterous, skilfi 1, 
 active, s- adroitness: adv. adroiVy. 
 
 ADORN', v. To dress ; to deck with 
 ornaments, pr. par. adorning; past, 
 adorned: s. adorner, adornment. 
 
 ADRIFT', adv. Floating withou' a 
 guide. 
 
 ADSTRIC'TION. s. Act of binding 
 together, adj. adstrictive. 
 
 ADULATION, s. Extreme flattery 
 s. adulator: adj. adulatory, adu 
 lative. 
 
 ADULT' 5. A person full grown. 
 
 ADULTERATE, v. To corrupt by 
 some admixture, p. par. adulter- 
 ating ; past, adulterated • adj. 
 adulterate: s. adulteration. 
 
 ADULTERY, s. Violation of the 
 marriage bed. pi. adulteries: s.adul- 
 terer, fern, adultress, ipl.adultr esses. 
 
 ADUST", adj. Burned up; scorched. 
 s. adustion. 
 
 ADVANCE', v. To move forward ; 
 to promote ; to accelerate ; to 
 propose, pr. par. advancing ; past, 
 advanced: s. advance, advancer, 
 advancement. 
 J ADVANTAGE, s. Superiority, op- 
 14 
 
ADV— ADV 
 
 portunity. v. advantage; pr. par. 
 advantaging ; past, advantaged : 
 adj. advantageous: adv. advantage- 
 ously : s. advantageousness. 
 
 AD'VENT. s. The name of one of 
 the holy seasons, signifying "the 
 coming", — that is, the coming of 
 Jesus Christ, which is made the 
 subject of Christian devotion dur- 
 ing the four weeks immediately 
 before Christmas. 
 
 ADVENTITIOUS, adj. Accidental, 
 extrinsic, adv. adventitiously. 
 
 ADVENTURE, s. Accident; a 
 chance ; an enterprize. v. adven- 
 ture; pr. par. adventuring; past, 
 adventured: s. adventurer: adj. 
 adventurous: adv. adventurously. 
 
 AD' VERB. s. A word joined to an- 
 other word, to signify some qual- 
 ity or circumstance respecting it. 
 adv. adverbially. 
 
 ADVERSARY, s. An opponent; an 
 enemy, pi. adversaries. 
 
 AD' VERSE, adj. Opposing, hostile, 
 calamitous, adv. adversely : s. ad- 
 verseness, adversity, pi. adversities. 
 
 ADVERT, v. To attend to; to 
 speak of. pr. par. adverting; past, 
 adverted: s. advertence: adj. ad- 
 vertent. 
 
 ADVERTI'SE. v. To inform; to 
 make public, pr. par. advertising ; 
 past, advertised : s. advertisement, 
 advertiser. 
 
 ADVI'CE. s. Counsel, instruction, 
 notice. 
 
 ADVJ'SE. v. To counsel, to inform, 
 to make acquainted, pr. par. ad- 
 vising ; past, advised: adj. ad- 
 visable: adv. advisably: s. advi- 
 
 AD'VOCATE. v. To plead or es- 
 pouse the cause of another, pr. 
 par. advocating ; past, advocated: 
 b. advocate^ advocation, advocacy, 
 pi. advocacies : adj. advocative. 
 
 ADVOLU'TION. 5. Act of rolling 
 towards, adj. a.dvolutory. 
 
 ADVOU'SON. s. The right of pres- 
 entation to a church, or ecclesias- 
 tical benefice. 
 
 AER— AFF 
 
 AE'RIAL. adj. Belonging to, or in 
 habiting the air ; placed in the air. 
 
 jE'RIE. s. A young brood or nest ol 
 hawks. 
 
 iE'REFORM. adj. Gaseous ; having 
 the form of air. 
 
 jE'ROLITE. s. A solid substance 
 which has fallen out of the air, as 
 a meteoric stone. 
 
 iEROL'OGY. s. The doctrine of the 
 
 I air. pi. aerologies: adj. oerological. 
 
 LEROM'ETER. s. An instrument for 
 
 I weighing the air. 
 
 jiEROSTA'TlON. s. The science of 
 
 1 weighing air. 
 
 iE'ROJNAUT. s. One who ascends in 
 a balloon, adj. aeronautical. 
 
 AF'FABLE. adj. Of easy manners ; 
 courteous ; complaisant, adv . affa- 
 bly : s. affability, pi. affabilities. 
 
 AFFAI'R. s. Business ; something 
 to be managed or transacted ; lu 
 military language, a skirmish. 
 
 AFFECT, v. To act upon ; to influ- 
 ence ; to pretend, pr. par. affect- 
 ing ; past, affected : s. affectation : 
 adv. affectedly, affeciingly. 
 
 AFFECTION, s. State of being af- 
 fected; love; personal attachment 
 adj. affectionate: adv. affectionately. 
 
 AFFETUO'SO. A term of music, 
 signifying to be sung or played 
 tenderly. 
 
 AFFI'ANCE. v. To betroth; to 
 bind, by promise, to marriage, pr. 
 par. affiancing; past, affianced. 
 
 AFF1DA' V1T. 5. A declaration upon 
 oath. 
 
 AFFILIATE, v. To associate, ally, 
 or unite with. pr. par. affiliating, 
 past, affiliated. 
 
 AFFILIATION, s. Adoption; act ol 
 taking a son or a daughter. 
 
 AFFINITY. 8. Connexion with; re- 
 lation to ; relation by marriage, 
 opposed to consanguinity, pi. af- 
 finities. 
 
 AFFIRM', v. To ratify; to declare, 
 pr. par. affirming; past, affirmed: 
 s. affirmance, affirmant, affirma- 
 tion, affirmer : adj. affirmative, af 
 Jirmable : adv. affirmatively. 
 
AFF— AFT 
 
 AFFIX, v. To unite to the end ; to 
 subjoin ; to connect with. pr. par. 
 affixing; past, affixed: s. affix, 
 affixion. 
 
 AFFLA'TION. 5. Act of breathing 
 upon. adj. afflative. 
 
 AFFLICT', v. To cause pain; to 
 grieve, pr. par. afflicting; past, 
 afflicted: s. ajflicter, affliction: 
 adj. afflictive: adv. afflictively. 
 
 AF'FLbENCE. 5. Act of flowing; 
 exuberance of riches : plenty, adj. 
 affluent : adv. affluently. 
 
 AFFLUX, s. Act of flowing to ; the 
 thing which flows, pi. affluxes : s. 
 affluxion. 
 
 AFFORD', v. To yield or produce ; 
 to grant or confer any thing, pr. 
 par. affording; past, afforded. 
 
 AFFRAN'CHISE. v. To make free, 
 pr. par. affranchising; past, af- 
 franchised. 
 
 AFFRAY'. 5. The fighting of two 
 or more persons, in some public 
 place, and causing terror to 
 others. 
 
 AFFR1CTION. s. Act of rubbing 
 one thing upon another. 
 
 AFFRIGHT', v. To affect with fear; 
 to terrify, pr. par. affrighting; 
 past, affrighted: s. affright, af- 
 frighter. 
 
 AFFRONT', v. To insult, to offend, 
 pr. par. affronting ; past, affront- 
 ed: s. affront, affronter. 
 
 AFFU'SE. v. To pour one thing 
 upon another, pr. par. affusing ; 
 past, effused : s. affusion. 
 
 AFLOAT', adv. and adj. Floating. 
 
 AFORESAID, adj. Mentioned be- 
 fore. 
 
 AFRAID', adj. Struck with fear; 
 terrified ; fearful. 
 
 AFRESH', adv. Anew ; over again. 
 
 AFRICAN, adj. Belonging or re- 
 lating to Africa. 
 
 AFT. adv. Abaft; at the stern; to 
 the stern. 
 
 AFTER, prep. Following in place: 
 in pursuit of; behind; in imitation 
 of adv. after. 
 
 AFTPJRCLAP. 5. An event happen-! 
 
 AFT— AGG 
 
 mg after an affair is supposed to 
 be at an end. 
 
 AFTERMOST, adj. Hindmost. 
 
 AFTERPART. s. The latter part. 
 
 AFTERPIECE, s. A farce, or anj 
 smaller entertainment, after the 
 play. 
 
 AFTERWARDS, adv. In succeed- 
 ing time. 
 
 AFTERNOON, s. The time from 
 the meridian to the evening. 
 
 AGAIN', adv. A second time ; oner 
 more ; on the other hand ; besides. 
 
 AGAINST', prep. In opposition to t * 
 contrary ; in provision for. 
 
 A'G ATE. s. A precious stone, of thi 
 lowest class. 
 
 AGE. s. A period of time ; a hundred 
 years ; the latter part of life ; old 
 age ; number of years, adj. aged. 
 
 A'GENT. s. That which acts; a 
 substitute ; a deputy ; a factor. 
 
 A'GENCY. 5. The quality of acting : 
 state of being in action ; the of- 
 fice of an agent, pi. agencies. 
 
 AG'GERATE. y. To heap up. pr. 
 part, agger aiing; past, aggeraied. 
 
 AGGLOMERATE, v. To come to- 
 gether, in a ball, as thread, pr. 
 par. agglomerating; past, ag- 
 glomerated: s. agglomeration : adj. 
 ag<rlomerative. 
 
 AGGLUTINATE, v. To join, as i« 
 by glue or some other mucilage 
 pr. par. agglutinating ; past, ag- 
 glutinated : s. agglutination : adj. 
 agglutinative. 
 
 AG'GRANDIZE. v. To make great ; 
 to enlarge ; to increase in power, 
 pr. par. aggrandizing ; past, ag- 
 grandized : s. ttg$ raudizemmt, ag- 
 grandizer. 
 
 AG'GRAVATE. v. To make heavi- 
 er ; to make worse, pr. par. ag 
 gravatifig ; past, aggravated : s. 
 aggravation. 
 
 AG'GREGATE 5. The entire; col- 
 lective result pr. par. aggregaU 
 ing ; past, aggregated : s. aggre- 
 gation. 
 
 AGGRESS', v. To commit the first 
 act of violence, pr. par. aggress- 
 16 
 
AGG— AIL 
 
 ttng ; past, aggressed: s. aggres 
 sion, aggressor: adj. aggressive: 
 adv. aggressively. 
 
 AGGIUE'VE. v. To give sorrow 
 to vex. pr. par. aggrieving 
 past, aggrieved: s. aggrievance, 
 aggriever. 
 
 AGHAST', adv. Struck with ter- 
 ror ; amazed. 
 
 AGILE, adj. Nimble, ready, active, 
 s. agility, pi. agilities. 
 
 A'GITATE. v. To affect with per- 
 turbation, pr. par. agitating, 
 past, agitated ; s. agitation, agi- 
 tator. 
 
 AGO', adv. Past ; as, long ago, a 
 year ago. 
 
 AGOG', adv. In a state of warm ima- 
 gination, or mental intoxication 
 
 AGONISTIC, AGONIS'TICAL. adj. 
 Relating to prize-fighting. 
 
 AG'ONY. s. The pangs of death ; 
 violent pain. pi. agonies: v. ago- 
 nize : pr. par. agonizing,' past, 
 agonized : s. agonizer. 
 
 AGRARIAN, adj. Relating to land 
 
 AGREE', v. To be in concord ; to be 
 of the same opinion ; to suit with 
 pr. par. agreeing ; past, agreed 
 adj. agreeable: adv. agreeably 
 s. agreeableness, agreement. 
 
 AGRICULTURE, s. The art of 
 cultivating land. adj. agricultural: 
 s. agriculturist. 
 
 AGROUND', adv. Touching the 
 bottom. 
 
 A'GUE. s. An intermitting fever, 
 with cold fits, succeeded by hot. 
 adj. aguish. 
 
 AHA ! int. A word intimating tri- 
 umph and contempt. 
 
 AHEAD', adv. Further onward than 
 another ; forward. 
 
 AID. v. To help, to support, to suc- 
 cour, pr. par. aiding ; past, aided : 
 s. aid, aidance, aider : ad], aidless. 
 
 AID'-DE-CAMP. s. An officer who 
 conveys the orders of a military 
 commander. 
 
 AIL. v. To pain, to trouble, pr. 
 par. ailing; past, ailed: s. ail- 
 ment. 
 
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 AIM— ALC 
 
 AIM. v. To point the view • to 
 direct the steps tovards. pr. pat 
 aiming ; past, aimed: 3. aim, 
 aimer. 
 
 AIR. 5. The element encompassing 
 the earth ; a gentle gale ; a sp<* 
 cies of music ; the mien or man 
 ner of the person, adj. airy : v. 
 air : pr. par. airing ; past, airid. 
 
 AIR'DRAWN. adj. Drawn or paint- 
 ed in the air ; imaginary. 
 
 AIR'ING. s. Salutary exposure to 
 the air ; a short journey, to enjoy 
 the free air. 
 
 AIR'-GJJN. s. A species of gun 
 charged with condensed air. 
 
 AIR'-PUMP. s. A machine for ex- 
 hausting air out of proper vessels, 
 
 AISLE. 5. The walk in a church, or 
 wing in a choir. 
 
 AJAR', adv. Partly open, in rela- 
 tion to a door. 
 
 AKIN', adj. Related to; allied to 
 by nature. 
 
 ALABASTER, s. A kind of .soft 
 marble. 
 
 ALACRITY, s. Nimbleness, cheer- 
 fulness, pi. alacrities. 
 
 ALAMO'DE. adv. According to the 
 fashion. 
 
 ALARM', v. To call to arms; to 
 surprise with the apprehension of 
 danger ; to disturb. pr. par. 
 alarming; past, alarmed. &. 
 alarm, alarmist. 
 
 ALA'RUM. s. See Alarm. 
 
 ALAS' ! int. A word expressing 
 lamentation, pity, or concern. 
 
 AL'BUM. s. A book with unwnt 
 ten leaves. 
 
 AL'BUMEN. 5. That which forms 
 the serum of the blood; the white 
 of an egg. adj. albuminous. 
 
 AL'CHYMY. s. Anciently, signified 
 the most abstruse part of chym- 
 istry, as the attempt to transmute 
 common metals into gold ; but it 
 is no longer ranked amongst the 
 sciences, s. alchymist. 
 
 AL'COHOL. s. A highly rectified 
 spirit of wine, v alcoholize : pr 
 par. alcoholizing , past, alcoholized. 
 
ALC— ALL 
 
 AL'CORAN. s. The Koran, the 
 book of the Mahometan precepts. 
 
 AL'COVE. s. A recess. 
 
 AL'DER. s. A species of tree. 
 
 AL'DERMAN. s. An elder-man ; a 
 magistrate of an incorporated 
 town. adj. aldermanic. 
 
 ALE. s. Strong beer. 
 
 ALEM'BIC. 5. A vessel used indis 
 
 • tilling. 
 
 ALERT', adj. Brisk, watchful, s. 
 alertness . adv. alertly. 
 
 ALEXAN'DRINE. 5. A line of 
 verse, containing in English poet' 
 ry 12 syllables. 
 
 ALGE'BRA. s. A kind of arithme 
 tic. adj. algebraic: adv. algebrai- 
 cally: s. algebraist 
 
 AL'IBI. Elsewhere ; in law, a plea 
 which alleges the defendant to 
 have been distant from any cer- 
 tain place, when the crime was 
 committed. 
 
 A'LIEN. s. A foreigner ; a person 
 not naturalized in the country 
 into which he has emigrated. 
 
 A'LIENATE. v. To transfer to 
 another; to withdraw the affec- 
 tions, pr. par. alienating; past, 
 alienated : adj. alienable : s. aliena- 
 tion^ alienator. 
 
 ALIF'EROUS, ALIG'EROUS. adj. 
 Having wings. 
 
 ALIMENT, s. Food, nourishment, 
 adj. alimental, alimentary. 
 
 ALIMONY, s. Legal allowance, by 
 the husband to his wife, after 
 separation, pi. alimonies. 
 
 ALTQUOT. adj. Even; without a 
 remainder, as 2 is an aliquot part 
 of 6. 
 
 ALI'VE. adj. In the state of life ; 
 sprightly. 
 
 AL'KALI. s. A species of vegeta- 
 ble ; a kind of chymical salt. adj. 
 alkaline. 
 
 ALL. adj. The whole number ; 
 every one ; every part. adv. all .- 
 s. all. 
 
 ALLAY', v. To quiet, to pacify, 
 pi par. allaying; past, allayed. 
 
 ALL-FOURS, s. A kind of game at 
 
 ALL— ALL 
 
 cards ; on both hands and feet, at 
 the same time. 
 
 ALLEGATION, s. Act of alleging 
 declaration ; plea. 
 
 ALLE'GK. v. To affirm, to main 
 tain, to declare, pr. par. alleging, 
 past, alleged: s. allegation, al- 
 leger : adj. allegable. 
 
 ALLE'GIANCE. s. The duty of a 
 subject to his superior : adj. alle 
 giant. 
 
 AL'LEGORY. s. A figurative rela 
 tion. pi. allegories: adj. allegoric 
 allegorical .- adv. allegorically : v 
 allegorize ; pr. par. allegorizing 
 past, allegorized : s. allegorist. 
 
 ALLEGRO. A term in music, de 
 noting a sprightly motion. 
 
 ALLELU'JAH. s. A word of spiritu- 
 al exultation, signifying " give 
 praise to God." 
 
 AL'LEMAND. A term in dancing. 
 
 ALLE'VIATE. v. To lighten, to 
 ease. pr. par. alleviating; past, 
 alleviated: s. alleviation, allevia- 
 tor ; adj. alieviative. 
 
 AL'LEY. s. A narrow walk 01 
 street. 
 
 ALLI'ANCE. s. State of being al 
 lied. 
 
 ALLIGATION, s. Act of binding 
 together; the arithmetical rule 
 which teaches to adjust the price 
 of compounds formed of several 
 ingredients of different value. 
 
 AL'LIGATOR. s. The crocodile; 
 used chiefly for the crocodile 0/ 
 America. 
 
 ALLITERATION, s. Beginning 
 several successive words with 
 the same letter. 
 
 ALLOCATION, s. Act of putting 
 one thing to another. 
 
 ALLO'DIAL. adj. Not feudal; in- 
 dependent. 
 
 ALLOT', v. To distribute by lot; 
 to grant ; to distribute, pr. par- 
 allotting; past, allotted: s. allot 
 ment. 
 
 ALLOW, v. To admit, to grant, to 
 yield, pr. par. allowing : past, al- 
 lowed: s. alloicance : adj. allowable, 
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ALL-ALO 
 
 AL'LOY. s. Baser metal mixed with 
 that which is of greater value ; 
 abatement, v. alloy' ; pr. par. al- 
 loying ; past, alloyed. 
 
 ALL-SAINTS-DAY. s. The day on 
 which there is a general celebra- 
 tion of the saints ; the first of 
 November. 
 
 ALL'SPICE. s. A kind of spice. 
 
 ALL'SUFFICIENT. adj. Sufficient 
 for every thing. 
 
 ALLU'DE. v. To speak of indirect- 
 ly ; to hint at. pr. par. alluding ; 
 past, alluded. 
 
 ALLU'RE. v. To entice, pr. par. 
 alluring; past, allured: s. al- 
 lurer, allurement: adj. alluring: 
 adv. alluringly. 
 
 ALLU'SION. s. Act of alluding; 
 indirect reference, adj. allusive: 
 adv. allusively. 
 
 ALLU'VIAL. adj. Relating to al- 
 luvion ; consisting of alluvion. 
 
 ALLU'VION. s. That which is car- 
 ried by a Hood, as land formed 
 near a river. 
 
 ALLWI'SE. adj. Having infinite 
 wisdom. 
 
 ALLY', v. To unite by kindred, 
 friendship, or confederacy ; to 
 confederate, pr. par. allying , 
 past, allied : js. atly, pi. allies. 
 
 AL'MANAC. s. A calendar of the 
 vear. 
 
 ALMIGHTY, adj. Omnipotent, all 
 powerful, s. Almighty. 
 
 ALM'OND. s. The nut of the al- 
 mond-tree. 
 
 AL'MONER, 5. One employed, b\ 
 another, in the distribution of 
 alms. 
 
 ALMOST, adv. Nearly. 
 
 ALMS. s. Something given gratui- 
 touslv, in relief of the poor. 
 
 ALMSHOUSE. 5. A house appro- 
 priated to the use of the poor. 
 
 ALOE. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 ALOFT, adv. On high, above. 
 
 ALO'NE. adj. Without another; 
 solitary- 
 
 ALONG', oilv. At length; length- 
 wise , throughout ; onward. 
 
 ALO— AM A 
 
 ALOOF', adv. At a distance. 
 
 ALOUD', adv. Loudly. 
 
 ALTHABET. 5. The letters of a 
 language, adj. alphabetical • adv. 
 alphabetically. 
 
 AL'PtNE. adj. Relating or belonging 
 to the Alps. 
 
 ALREA'DY. adv. At the present 
 time ; before the present. 
 
 AL'SO. adv. In the same manner ; 
 likewise. 
 
 ALTAR, s. A place raised for wor- 
 ship. 
 
 ALTER, v. To change ; to make 
 otherwise than it is. pr. par. al- 
 tering ; past, altered : s. alteration • 
 adj. alterative, alterable. 
 
 ALTERCATION, s. Dispute, de- 
 bate, controversy, v. altercate : pr 
 par. altercating; past, altercated. 
 
 ALTER'NATIVE. 5. Choice of two 
 things, s. alternatively. 
 
 ALTER'NATE. v. To perform al- 
 ternately ; to change one thing foi 
 another, reciproca.lv. pr. par. al- 
 ternating ; past, alternated : s. al- 
 ternation, alternative: adj. alter- 
 nate : adv. alternately. 
 
 ALTHE'A. s. A kind of shrub. 
 
 ALTHOUGH, conj. Notwithstand 
 ing ; however. 
 
 ALTITUDE, s. Height. 
 
 ALTOGETHER, ad). Conjunctly, 
 completely. 
 
 AL'UM. s. A kind of mineral salt. 
 adj. aluminous. 
 
 ALUM'NI. s. Pupils ; youths who 
 have been educated at any parti- 
 cular college. 
 
 AL'WAYS. adv. Perpetually. 
 
 AM. v. The indicative mood, first 
 person singular, of the verb to be. 
 
 AMAIN', adv. With vehemence; 
 with vigour. 
 
 AMAL'GAM. 5. A composition of 
 metals. 
 
 AMALGAMATE, v. To form into 
 amalgam ; to unite intimately, pr. 
 par. amalgamating ; past, amal- 
 gamated : s. amalgamation: adj. 
 amal gamut ive, 
 
 AMANUEN'SIS. s. A person who 
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AMA— AME 
 
 writes what another dictates, or 
 copies what another has written, 
 pi. amanuenses. 
 
 AM'ARANTH. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 AMASS', v. To accumulate, pr. 
 par. amassing 1 ; past, amassed : s. 
 amassment. 
 
 AMATEU'R. s. A lover of any par- 
 ticular pursuit, or system. 
 
 AM'ATORY. adj. Relating to love ; 
 containing sentiments of love. 
 
 AMA'ZE. v. To confuse with ter- 
 ror ; to put into confusion, with 
 wonder, pr. par. amazing ; past, 
 amazed: s. amazement: adj. amaz- 
 ing : adv. amazingly. 
 
 AM'AZON. s. One of an ancient 
 race of women, famous for val- 
 our ; a virago, adj. amazonian. 
 
 AMBAS'SADOR. s. A person sent, 
 in a public manner, from one gov- 
 ernment to another, fern, ambas- 
 sadress: adj. ambassadorial. 
 
 AM'BER. s. A species of resinous 
 gum. 
 
 AMBIDEXTROUS, adj. Expert 
 with both hands. 
 
 AMBIENT, adj. Surrounding, en- 
 compassing. 
 
 AMBIG'UOUS. adj. Having a dou- 
 ble meaning, s. ambiguity, pi. am- 
 biguities : adv. ambiguously. 
 
 AMBITION, s. Desire of eminence, 
 adj. ambitious: adv. ambitiously. 
 
 AM'BLE. v. To move easily; to 
 walk affectedly, pr. par. ambling ,• 
 past, ambled: s. amble, ambler: 
 adv. amblingly. 
 
 AMBRO'SIA. s. The imaginary food 
 of the gods. adj. ambrosial. 
 
 AM'BULATE. v. To walk about, 
 pr. par. ambulating ; past, ambu- 
 lated: s. ambulation, ambulator: 
 adj. amhvlatory, ambulative. 
 
 AMBUSCA'DE. s. A hostile con- 
 cealment; ambush, v. ambuscade ; 
 pr. par. ambuscading,- past, am- 
 buscaded. 
 
 AM'BUSH. s. The post where sol- 
 diers are plnced. in order to fall 
 unexpectedly upon an enemy. 
 
 AMELIORATE, v. To make bet- 
 
 AME-AMO 
 
 ter ; to improve, pr. par. ameho 
 rating ; past, ameliorated : s. ame 
 lioration : adj. ameliorative. 
 
 AMEN'. A Hebrew word, used in 
 devotions, meaning, at the end of 
 a prayer, so be it — at the end of a 
 creed, so it is. 
 
 AME'NABLE. adj. Responsible, 
 tractable, adj. amenably. 
 
 AMEND', v. To reform, to correct, 
 pr. par. amending; past, amended: 
 s. amendment, amender. 
 
 AMENDS', s. Recompense, com- 
 pensation. 
 
 AMEN'ITY. s. Pleasantness, agreea- 
 bleness of situation or of manners, 
 pi. amenities. 
 
 AMERCE', v. To punish with a pe 
 cuniary fine. pr. par. amercing , 
 past, amerced: s. amercement, 
 amercer. 
 
 AMERICAN, adj. Relating or be 
 longing to America, s. American 
 
 AMER'ICANISM. s. A word or 
 phrase peculiar to the people of 
 America. 
 
 AM'ETHYST. s. A precious stone, 
 of a violet colour bordering on 
 purple. 
 
 A'MIABLE. adj. Lovely, virtuous, 
 pleasing, s. amiability, pi. amia- 
 bilities: adv. amiably. 
 
 AMICABLE, adj. Friendly, kind, 
 adv. amicably: s. amicability, pi. 
 amicabilities, amicableness. 
 
 AMID', AMIDST, prep. In the 
 midst ; mingled with. 
 
 AMISS', adv. Faulty, criminal. 
 
 AM'ITY. 5. Friendship, peace, pi. 
 amities. 
 
 AMMO'NIA. 5. Volatile alkali, adj 
 ammoniac, ammoniacal. 
 
 AMMUNITION, s. Mi litarv stores 
 
 AM'NESTY. 5. Act of oblivion, pi 
 amnesties. 
 
 AMONG', AMONGST', prep. Min 
 gled with. 
 
 AMORO'SO. A term in music, sig- 
 nifying in a soft or loving manner 
 
 AM'OROUS. adj. Loving; naturall) 
 inclined to love. adv. amorously 
 s. amorousness, amorist, amour. 
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AMO— ANA 
 
 AMOTION, s. Act of removing. [ 
 AMPHIBIOUS, adj. Capable of] 
 
 living on land or in water. 
 
 adv. amphibiously: s. amphibious- 
 
 AMPHITHE'ATRE. s. A circular 
 or oval building, of which the 
 area or pit is reserved for exhibi- 
 tions, and surrounded by seats, 
 one above another, adj. amphithe- 
 atric, amp hit heat rical: adv. am- 
 phithcalrically. 
 
 AM'PLE. adj. Large, wide, suffici- 
 ent, s. amplitude: adv. amply. 
 
 AM'PLIFY. v. To enlarge, to exag- 
 gerate, to improve by new addi- 
 tions, pr. par. amplifying ; past, 
 amplified : s. amplification) ampli- 
 fier. 
 
 AM'PUTATE. v. To cut off; a term 
 applied peculiarly to limbs, pr. 
 par. amputating ; past, amputated: 
 s. amputation. , 
 
 AM'ULET. s. A sort of charm, worn 
 about, the person. 
 
 AMU'SE. v. To entertain ; to gain 
 the attention; to deceive, by art- 
 ful management, pr. par.. amusing; 
 past, amused: s. amusement, 
 amuser : adj. amusive : adv. amus- 
 ingly. 
 
 AN. One of the indefinite articles. 
 
 ANABAPTIST, s. One who op- 
 poses the baptism of infants, s. 
 anabaptism : adj. anabaptistic, an- 
 abaptist ica) '. 
 
 ANA'CHRONISM. s. Error in com- 
 puting time ; application of a 
 wrong date to anv event. 
 
 ANACREON'TIQUE. s. A poem in 
 the manner of Anacreon. 
 
 AN'AGRAM. s. A conceit, arising 
 from the transposition of letters, 
 adj. anagrammatical : udv. ana- 
 grammatically .- s. anagramma- 
 tism, anagrammatist. 
 
 ANALECTIC, ANALECT1CAL. 
 adj. Selecting. 
 
 ANAL'OGY. 5. Resemblance, with 
 regard to some circumstance or 
 effect, pi. analogies : adj. analogi- 
 cal: adv. analogically : v. analo- 
 
 ANA— ANE 
 
 gize; pr. par. analogizing; past, 
 analogized: s. analogism. 
 
 ANAL'VSlS. s. Separation of ele 
 mentary parts, pi. analyses. 
 
 ANALYTIC, ANALYTICAL, adj 
 By analysis; by minute separation 
 and examination of parts, adv. 
 analytically. 
 
 AN'ALYZE. v. To resolve a com 
 pound into its first elements, pr 
 par. analyzing; past, analyzed. 
 s. analyzer, analyzation. 
 
 AN' ARCH Y. s. Want of govern 
 ment ; national confusion, pi. «m 
 archies: s. anarchist: adj. anar 
 chal. 
 
 ANATHEMA, s. A curse pronounc- 
 ed by ecclesiastical authority, v. 
 anathematize ; pr. par. anathema- 
 tizing; past, anathematized: s. 
 anathemaiizer: adj. unathemattcal 
 adv. anathematically. 
 
 ANATOMY, s. The art of dissec- 
 tion, pi. anatomies : s. a.natomist 
 v. anatomize ; pr. par. anatomiz- 
 ing ; past, anatomized: adj. ana- 
 tomical : adv. anatomically. 
 
 ANCESTOR, s. One from -whom a 
 person is remotely descended s. 
 ancestry, pi. ancestries: adj. an- 
 cestral. 
 
 ANCHOR, s. An instrument for 
 holding a ship in a certain place. 
 v. anchor; pr. par. anchoring , 
 past, anchored: s. anchorage. 
 
 ANCH'ORET, ANCH'ORITE. s. 
 A religious recluse ; a hermit. 
 
 ANCHOVY. 5. A little sea-fi*h. 
 used for sauce, pi. anchovies. 
 
 AN'CIENT. adj. Past, former, of 
 great age. adv. anciently. 
 
 ANCIL'LARY. adj. Subservient. 
 
 AND. A copulative conjunction. 
 
 ANDANTE. In music ; — expressive, 
 distinct, exact. 
 
 AN'ECDOTE. s. Secret history; bio 
 graphical incident ; a minute pas 
 sage of private life. B.dj. anecdo- 
 tal. 
 
 ANEMOG'RAPHY. s. Description 
 of the cause of the winds. 
 
 ANEMOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
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ANE— ANK 
 
 for measuring the power or velo- 
 city of the wind. 
 
 ANEM'ONE. s. A species of garden 
 plant. , 
 
 ANEM'OSCOPE. 5. An instrument 
 to show the direction of the wind. 
 
 AN'EURISM. s. An irregular dila- 
 tion of an artery. 
 
 ANEW. adv. Over again. 
 
 AN'GEL. s. A messenger ; a celes- 
 tial inhabitant or messenger, adj. 
 angtlic, angelical : adv. angeli- 
 cally. 
 
 ANG'ER. s. Seven* displeasure ; 
 wrath, v. anger; pr. par. anger- 
 ing ; past, angered: adj. angry : 
 adv. angrily. 
 
 ANGLE. 5. A term in geometry, 
 adj. angular: adv. angularly: s. 
 angularity, pi. angularities. 
 
 ANG'LE. v. To fish with a rod and 
 hook. pr. par. angling ; past, an- 
 gled : s. angle, angler. 
 
 ANG'LICISM. 5. An English idiom, 
 v. anglicise ; pr. par. anglicising ; 
 past, anglicised. 
 
 ANG'UISH. s. Excessive pain, either 
 of mind or bodv. adj. anguished. 
 
 ANHELATIG.M/3. Act of panting; 
 being out of breath. 
 
 ANIMADVERT, v. To consider, 
 to observe, to censure, pr. par. 
 animadverting ; past, animadvert- 
 ed : s. anhnadverter. 
 
 ANIMADVERSION, s. Act of ani- 
 madverting; teproof. adj. animad- 
 versive. 
 
 ANIMAL, s. A living creature, 
 adj. animal. 
 
 ANIM AL'CULE. s. A small animal. 
 
 ANIMATE, v. To give life, to en- 
 liven, to encourage, to incite 
 pr. par. animating ; past, animat- 
 ed: s. animation, animator: adj 
 animative : adv. animatedly. 
 
 ANIMOSITY, s. Vehement hatred ; 
 passionate malignity, pi. animosi- 
 ties. 
 
 AN'ISE. s. A species of aromatic 
 plant. 
 
 ANK'LE. s. The joint which con- 
 nects the foot with the leg. 
 
 ANN— ANO 
 
 AN'NALIST. s. A writer of annal*. 
 
 adj. annallstic, annalisticai ; adv 
 
 annalistically. 
 AN'NALS. s. History, in which 
 
 the events are recorded in yearly 
 
 succession. 
 ANNEAL', v. To heat glass, so that 
 
 the colours laid on may pass 
 
 through ; to heat any thing in 
 
 such a manner as to give it the 
 
 proper temper, pr. par. annealing 1 
 
 past, annealed. 
 ANNEX', v. To join to, at the end ; 
 
 to unite, pr. par. annexing; past, 
 
 annexed: s. annexation. 
 ANNI'HILATE. v. To destroy, tu 
 
 annul, pr. par. annihilating ; past, 
 
 annihilated: s. annihilation: adj 
 
 annihilable. 
 ANNIVERSARY, s. A day cele- 
 
 brated as it annually returns, pi. 
 
 anniversaries : adj. anniversary 
 AjYJW DOM'IJVL In the year oi 
 
 our Lord. A. D. 
 AJSWO MUjY'DI. In the year of 
 
 the world. A. M. 
 AN'NOTATE. v. To add notes, pr 
 
 par. annotating; past, annotated. 
 
 s. annotation, annotator : adj. an* 
 
 notative, annotatorial. 
 ANNOUNCE', v. To proclaim, to 
 
 publish, pr. par. announcing, 
 
 past, announced: s. announcer. 
 ANNOY', v. To molest, to tease 
 
 pr. par. annoying: past, annoyed. 
 
 s. annoyance, annoy er. 
 AN'NUAL. adj. Yearly, lasting only 
 
 a vear. adv. annually. 
 ANNU ITY. s. Yearly rent : yearly 
 
 income or allowance, pi. annul 
 
 ties : s. annuitant. 
 ANNUL', v. To make void. pr. par. 
 
 annulling ; past, annulled : s. an* 
 
 nulment. 
 AN'NULAR. adj. In the form of a 
 
 ring. adj. annularly. 
 ANNUNCIATION, s. Act of aiv 
 
 nouncing. 
 
 AN'ODYNE. s. A mitigato\ of pain. 
 ANOINT', v. To rub with oint- 
 ment; to consecrate bv unction 
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 ANO— ANT 
 
 pr. par. anointing; past, anoint- 
 ed: s. ano'uiier. 
 
 ANOM'ALY. 5. Irregularity ; devia- 
 tion from the common rule. .pi. 
 anomalies: adj. anomalous. 
 
 ANON', adv. Quickly, soon, some- 
 times. 
 
 ANONYMOUS, adj. Without a 
 name. adv. anonymously. 
 
 ANOTH'ER. adj. Not the same: 
 one more ; widely different. 
 
 AN'SWER. v. To speak in return 
 to a question ; to speak in oppo- 
 sition ; to be accountable for; to 
 correspond with. pr. par. answer- 
 ing ; past, answered: s. ansicer : 
 adj. answerable: adv. answerably. 
 
 ANT. s. An emmet. 
 
 ANTAGONIST, s. One who con- 
 tends ; an opponent, s. antago- 
 nism. 
 
 ANTARCTIC, adj. A term in as- 
 tronomy, relating to the southern 
 pole. 
 
 ANTECE'DE. v. To precede; to 
 go before, pr. par. anteceding ; 
 past, anteccded: s. antecedence: 
 adj. antecedent: adv. antecedently. 
 
 ANTECESSOR, s. One that goes 
 before. 
 
 ANTECHAMBER, s. A chamber 
 that leads to the chief apartment. 
 
 ANTEDA'TE. v. To date earlier 
 than the true time. pr. par. ante- 
 dating ; past, antedated. 
 
 ANTEDILU'VIAN. adj. Existing 
 before the flood. 
 
 ANTELOPE, s. A species of quad- 
 ruped. 
 
 ANTEMERIDIAN, adj. Before 
 noon. A. M. 
 
 ANTEMUN'DANE. adj. Before the 
 creation of the world. 
 
 ANTEPE'NULT, ANTEPENUL'- 
 TIMATE. 5. The last syllable in 
 a word, or line of verse, except 
 two. 
 
 ANTE'RIOR. adj. Going before; 
 previous, s. anteriority, pi. ante- 
 riorities : adv. anteriorly. 
 
 ANTHEM. 5. A hymn, sung in al- 
 ternate parts. 
 
 ANT— ANT 
 
 ANTHRACITE, adj. Composed 
 chiefly of carbon ; not bitumin- 
 ous. 
 
 ANTHROPOPH'AGI. s. Eaters of 
 human flesh ; cannibals. 
 
 ANTICHRISTIAN. adj. Opposed 
 to Christianity, s. antichrisiianity. 
 
 ANTICIPATE, v. To act or think 
 before an event, pr. par. antici- 
 gating; past, anticipated: s. on- 
 ticipation y anticipator : adj. antici- 
 patory. 
 
 ANTIC, adj. Strange, ridiculous. 
 s. antic: adv. anticly. 
 
 ANTICLI'MAX. 5. A sentence, o. 
 which the last part expresses 
 something lower than the first, 
 pi. anticlimaxes. 
 
 ANTICOSMET'IC. adj. Destructive 
 of beauty. 
 
 ANTIDOTE, s. A remedy for poi- 
 son, adj. antidotal. 
 
 ANTIENT. adj. See Ancifat. 
 
 ANTIFEBRILE, adj. Efficacious 
 against fever. 
 
 ANTIMONARCH'AL. adj. Against 
 government by a single person 
 s. antimonarchist. 
 
 ANTIMONY, s. A mineral sub 
 stance, of a metalline nature, pi. 
 antimonies: adj. aniimonial. 
 
 ANTIFED'ERALlST. s. A person 
 who was opposed to the establish- 
 ment of the Federal Constitutun 
 of the United States. 
 
 ANTIPATAL. adj. Opposing po 
 pery. 
 
 ANTIPATHY, s. Natural dislike , 
 aversion, pi. antipathies. 
 
 ANTIPH'ONY. s. An echo, or re- 
 sponse, pi. antiphonies. 
 
 ANTIPESTILENTIAL. adj. Effica 
 cious against the plague. 
 
 ANTIPH'RASIS. s. An expression 
 in which the words are used in a 
 sense opposite to their just mean- 
 ing, pi. antiphrases : adj. anti- 
 phrastic: adv. antiphrastically. 
 
 ANTIPODES, s. People who live 
 on opposite meridians, and in op 
 posite latitudes, adj. antipodal. 
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ANT— APE 
 
 ANTIPOL'OMIST. s. One opposed 
 to war. adj. antipolomistic. 
 
 ANTIQUA RIAN. adj. Relating to 
 antiquity, s. antiquarian, antiqua- 
 ry, pi. antiquaries. 
 
 ANTIQUATE. v. To make obso- 
 lete, pr. par. antiquating ; past, 
 antiquated. 
 
 ANTIQUE', adj. Ancient, old. adv. 
 antiquely : s. antiquity, pi. anti- 
 quities. 
 
 ANTISCORBUTIC, adj. Efficaci 
 ous against scurvy. 
 
 ANTISEPTIC, adj. Preventive of 
 putrefaction. 
 
 ANTISPASMODIC, adj. Efficacious 
 against cramp. 
 
 ANTITHESIS, s. Contrast in 
 words, pi. antitheses. 
 
 ANTITHETIC, ANTITHETI- 
 CAL, adj. Placed in contrast, 
 adv. antithetically. 
 
 ANT'LER. s. Branch of a stag's 
 horn. adj. antler ed. 
 
 ANT(E'CI. 5. People who live in 
 opposite latitudes, on the same 
 meridian. 
 
 AN'VIL. s. The iron block on which 
 a smith lavs his metal, to be forged. 
 
 ANXI'ETY. s. Trouble cf mind, 
 about a future event, pi. anxieties : 
 adj. anxious : adv. anxiously. 
 
 AN'Y. adj. Whoever, whatever; 
 one of many. 
 
 APA'CE. adv. Quickly, speedily. 
 
 APART', adv. Separately ; at a dis- 
 tance. 
 
 APARTMENT, s. A separate room; 
 a chamber. 
 
 APATHY, s. Want of feeling, or 
 of passion, pi. apathies. 
 
 APE. s. A kind of monkey, v. ape; 
 pr. par. aping ; past, aped: s. 
 aper: adj. apish: adv. apishly : s. 
 apishness. 
 
 APEPSIA, APEPSY. s. Want of 
 natural concoction. 
 
 APERIENT, adj. Gently purgative, 
 adv. apericntly. 
 
 AP'ERTURE. 5. An open place. 
 
 APEX. 5. The tip or point. Lat. pi. 
 apices; English, apexes. 
 
 APH -APO 
 
 APH,E'RISIS. s. A figure n gram- 
 mar, by which a letter or syllable 
 is taken from the beginning of a 
 word. pi. aphaerises. 
 
 APHE'LION. s. That part in the 
 orbit of a planet, wnich is the 
 most remote from the sun. 
 
 APH'ORISM. s. A maxim; a pre* 
 cept contracted into a short sen- 
 tence, adj. aphoristical : adv. 
 aphorisiically. 
 
 AP'IARY. s. A place for bees. pi. 
 apiaries. 
 
 APIECE', adv. To the part or share 
 of each. 
 
 APOCALYPSE, s. Revelation ; the 
 last -book of the new testament, 
 adj. apocalyptical. 
 
 APOCRYPHA. 5. Books added to 
 the sacred writings, of doubtful 
 authority, adj. apocryphal: adv. 
 apocryphally. 
 
 APOGEE. 5. A point in the heav- 
 ens, in which the sun, or a planet, 
 is at the greatest distance from 
 the earth. 
 
 APOLOGUE, s. A kind of fable. 
 
 APOL'OGY. 5. Excuse, defence, pi. 
 apologies: v. apologize, pr. par. 
 apologizing ; past, apologized : 
 adj. apologetic, apologetical : adv. 
 apologetically. 
 
 APOPHTHEGM, AP'OTHEGM. s. 
 A remarkable saying ; a valuable 
 maxim. 
 
 AP'OPLEXY. s. A general depriva 
 tion of animal sensation, pi. op 
 poplexies : adj. apoplectic, apoplec 
 tical : adv. apoplectically. 
 
 APOSTATE, s. One who has de- 
 serted his former profession, 
 either in politics or religion, v. 
 apostatize; pr. par. apostatizing , 
 past, apostatized : adj. apostatical: 
 s. apostacy, pi. apostacies. 
 
 APOSTLE, s. A person sent with 
 mandates ; a title particularly ap- 
 plied to those whom Christ de 
 puted to preach the gospel, adj. 
 apostolic, apostolical: adv. apos- 
 tolically. 
 
 APOSTROPHE. 5. A diversion of 
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APO— APP 
 
 speech, to another person or 
 thing ; in grammar, the contrac- 
 tion of a word, by the use of a 
 comma, v. apostrophize ; pr. par. 
 apostrophizing ; past, apostro- 
 phized: adj. apostrophic. 
 
 APOS'TUME. s. An abscess. 
 
 APOTH'ECARY. s. A compounder 
 and vender of medicines, pi. 
 apothecaries. 
 
 APOTHEGM, APOPHTHEGM, s. 
 A remarkable saying ; a valuable 
 mixim. 
 
 APOTHE'OSIS. s. Heathenish dei- 
 fication, pi. apotheoses. 
 
 APPAL', v. To affright, to dismay, 
 pr. par. appalling ; past, appallsd. 
 
 APPANAGE. 5. An appurtenance 
 of land. 
 
 APPARATUS, s. Utensils; philo- 
 sophical instruments. Latin, pi. 
 apparatus. 
 
 APPAR'EL. s. Dress, habiliments. 
 v. apparel ; pr. par. appareling ; 
 past, appareled, 
 
 APPA'RENT. a#. Easily seen; cer- 
 tain ; different from what a thing 
 appears to be ; seeming ; not real, 
 adv. apparently. 
 
 APPARITION, s. Appearance; a 
 spectre. 
 
 APPEAL', v. To remove a cause 
 from a lower to a higher tribunal ; 
 to refer, pr. par. appealing ; past, 
 appealed: s. appeal. 
 
 APPE'AR. v. To come in view ; to 
 be apparent, pr. par. appearing ; 
 past, appeared : s. appearance. 
 
 APPE'ASE. v. To quiet, to pacify, 
 to reconcile, pr. par. appeasing; 
 past, appeased: adj. appeasable.- 
 s. appeasement, appeaser. 
 
 APPJ'L'LANT. 5. One who appeals. 
 
 APPEL'LATE. adj. Created on ap- 
 peal ; having the power to hear 
 and determine an appeal. 
 
 APPELLATION, s. A name. 
 
 APPEL'LATIVE. adj. Common, 
 usual, adv. appellatively. 
 
 APPEND', v. To hang, or attach, 
 pr. par. appending ; past, append- 
 ed : s. appendage : adj. appendant. 
 C 
 
 APP— APP 
 
 APPEN'DIX. s. Something append 
 ed ; a supplement, pi. appendixes. 
 
 APPERTAIN', v. To belong to. pr. 
 par. appertaining ; past, appertain* 
 ed: s. appertainntent : adj. apper 
 tinent. 
 
 APPETENCE, APPETENCY, s 
 Strong desire, pi. appetences^ ap 
 petencies. 
 
 APPETITE, s. Desire; keenness 
 of stomach. 
 
 APPLAUD', v. To praise, by clap- 
 ping the hands ;* to praise aloud, 
 pr. par. applauding; past, ap- 
 plauded : s. applauder, applause : 
 adj. applausive. 
 
 APPLE, s. A species of fruit. 
 
 APPLICABLE, adj. Suitable; at 
 tributable. s. applicability, pi. ap- 
 plicabilities : adv. applicably. 
 
 APPLICATION, s. Act of apply 
 ing; attention to some particular 
 affair ; thing applied, adj applica 
 the, applicatory. 
 
 APPLY', v. To join ; to lay upon ; 
 to use as means ; to fix the mind 
 upon ; to have recourse, pr. par 
 applying ; past, applied : s. applied 
 appliance, applicant. 
 
 APPOINT', v. To fix ; to mark out ; 
 to elect, pr. par. appointing 
 past, appointed : s. appointer, ap 
 pointment. 
 
 APPORTION, v. To assign in just 
 proportion, pr. par. apportioning 
 past, apportioned: s. apportioner 
 apportionment. 
 
 AP'POSITE. adj. Proper, appropri 
 ate. adv. appositely: s. ajyposite 
 
 APPOSITION, s. Addition of new 
 matter ; agreement of nouns with 
 each other. 
 
 APPRAISE, v. To fix a price on 
 pr. par. appraising ; past, ap 
 praised: s. appraiser, appraisement. 
 
 APPRECIATE, v. To value at a 
 just rate or price, pr. par. apprt- 
 ciating ; past, appreciated: s. ap- 
 preciation: adj. appreciable. 
 
 APPREHEND', v. To seize, to un- 
 derstand ; to think on with ear. 
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APF— AQU 
 
 pr. par. apprehending ; past, ap- 
 prehended: s. apprehender, appre- 
 hension: adj. apprehensive: adv. 
 apprehensively. 
 
 APPRENTICE, s. One who is 
 bound, by covenant, to remain 
 with another, for a certain period, 
 in order that he may acquire a 
 knowledge of an art or a trade. 
 v. apprentice; pr. par. apprentic- 
 ing ; past, apprenticed : s. appren- 
 ticeship. 
 
 APPRl'ZE. v. To inform, pr. par. 
 apprizing ; past, apprized. 
 
 APPROACH', v. To come towards ; 
 to come near. pr. par. approach- 
 ing; past, approached: s. ap- 
 proach, approacher : adj. ap- 
 proachable. 
 
 APPROBATION, s. Act of approv- 
 ing ; approval, adj. approbatory. 
 
 APPRO'PRIATE. v. To assign to 
 some particular use. pr. par. ap- 
 propriating ; past, appropriated : 
 adj. appropriate, appropriaiive : s. 
 appropriateness, appropriation, ap- 
 propriator. 
 
 APPRO'VE. v. To like; to be 
 pleased with ; to prove, pr. par. 
 upprooing; past, approved: adj. 
 approvable : s. approval, approver. 
 
 APPROXIMATE, v. To bring 
 near ; to approach, pr. par ap- 
 proximating ; past, approximated : 
 s. approximation. 
 
 AP'RICOT. s. A kind of fruit. 
 
 ATRIL. s. The fourth month. 
 
 APRON, s. A cloth hung before, 
 to keep the other dress clean, 
 adj. aproned. 
 
 APROPO'S. To the purpose; well- 
 timed (pronounced apropo'.) 
 
 APT. adj. Fit, inclined, ready, adv. 
 aptly : s. aptness, aptitude. 
 
 APTOTE. s. An indeclinable noun. 
 
 A'QUA. 5. In Latin, signifies water. 
 
 AQUA-FORT1S. s. Nitric acid. 
 
 AQUA-HE GI A. s. Nitro-muriatic 
 acid. 
 
 AQU— ARC 
 
 AQUA'RIUS. 5. Asignofthezodi 
 ac ; the waterman. 
 
 AQUAT'IC. adj. Relating to any 
 thing that inhabits water. 
 
 AQUA-TIN'TA. *. A species of en- 
 graving, imitating drawings made 
 with Indian ink, or bistre. 
 
 AQUA-VITJS. s. Brandy, or spiri* 
 of wine. 
 
 A'QUEOUS. adj. Waterv. 
 
 A QUEDUCT. s. An artificial con 
 vevance for water. 
 
 A'QUILINE. adj. Resembling an 
 eagle ; (when applied to the nose) 
 hooked, or Roman. 
 
 ARA'BIAN. adj. Relating or be- 
 longing to Arabia. 
 
 A'RABLE. adj. Fit for cultivation, 
 s. arability, pi. arabilities. 
 
 AR'BITER. s. A judge ; one whc 
 has the power of decision, few 
 arbitress, pi. arbiiresses. 
 
 ARBITRARY, adj. Despotic; in 
 dependent of rules, adv. arbitra 
 rily. 
 
 ARBITRATE, v. To decide, to de 
 termine ; to submit to arbitrators 
 pr. par. arbitrating ; past, arbi 
 trated : s. arbitration, arbitrator 
 
 ARBORES'CENT. adj. Growing in 
 the form of a tree. 
 
 AR'BORIST. s. One who makes 
 trees his studv. 
 
 AR'BOUR. s. A bower. 
 
 ARC. s. A segment af a circle ; an 
 arch. 
 
 ARCA'DE. s. A continued arch; a 
 walk covered with an arched 
 roof. 
 
 ARCA'JVUM. s. A secret, pi. ar- 
 cana. 
 
 ARCH. s. Part of a circle, not more 
 than a half. v. arch; pr. par 
 arching; past, arched. 
 
 ARCH. adj. Pronounced ark ; when 
 prefixed to a word beginning with 
 a vowel, Chief. 
 
 ARCH. adj. Waggish, mirthful 
 adv. archly: s. archness. 
 
 ARCHAN'GEL. s. One of the high 
 est order of angels, (pronounced 
 ark-angel.) adj. archangclic. 
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 ARC— ARE 
 
 ARCHBISB'OP. s. A chief bishop, 
 s. archbishop?ic. 
 
 ARCHDEA'CON. s. One who sup- 
 plies the bishop's place and of- 
 fice, s. archdeaconry, pi. archdea- 
 conries. 
 
 AKCHDUCH'ESS. s. A title given 
 to certain princesses, pi. arch- 
 duchesses. 
 
 ARCHDUKE, s. A title given to 
 certain princes. 
 
 ARCH'ER. 5. One who uses a bow. 
 s. archery. 
 
 ARCH'ETYPE. s. The original, 
 pronounced ark '-e-type : adi.arcA- 
 etypal. 
 
 ARCHEOL'OGY. s. A discoarse on 
 antiquity, pronounced ark-e-olo- 
 gy. pi. archiologies. 
 
 A^ICHIEPIS'COPAL, ARCHEPIS'- 
 COPAL. adj. Belonging to an 
 archbishop, pronounced ark-i- 
 epis'copal, or ark-epis' copal. 
 
 ARCHITECT, s. A professor of the 
 art of building, pronounced ark'- 
 e-tcct. s. architecture: adj. archi- 
 tectural, architcctive. 
 
 ARCH'ITRAVE. s. The moulding 
 next above the capital of a column, 
 pronounced ark-e-trave. 
 
 ARCH' IVES. s. A place for public 
 records ; or, the records them- 
 selves, pronounced ark'-eeves. 
 
 ARCH'ON. 5. One of the nine chief 
 magistrates of Athens, pronounc 
 ed ark-on. 
 
 ARCTIC, adj. Relating to the arc- 
 tic circle, or to the north, pro- 
 nounced ark-tic. 
 
 ARCUA'TION. s. Act of bending : 
 curvitv. 
 
 AR'DENT. adj. Hot, eager, s. ar- 
 dencv, pi. ardencies: adv. ardently. 
 
 AR'DOUR. s. Heat ; heat of affec- 
 tion ; desire ; courage. 
 
 ARDUOUS. . adj. Hard to climb; 
 difficult, adv. arduously: s. ar- 
 duousness. 
 
 ARE. v. An inflexion of the verb to 
 be. 
 
 A'REA. s. The surface contained 
 between anv lines. 
 
 ARE— ARM 
 
 ARE'NA. s. That part of a theatre 
 which is left vacant for the con- 
 tests or sports. 
 
 AR'GENT. s. The white colon, 
 used in coats of arms, bright, 
 like silver. 
 
 ARGILLA'CEOUS. adj. Partaking 
 of clay. 
 
 AR'GUE. v. To reason, to dispute, 
 pr. par. arguing; past, argued: 
 s. arguer, argument, argumenta- 
 tion : adj. argumentative: adv 
 argumentatively: adj. argument- 
 able. 
 
 A'RID. adj. Dry, parched, s. arid- 
 ity, pi. aridities. 
 
 A'RIES. s. A sign of the zodiac ; 
 the ram. 
 
 ARIET'TA. s. A short air, song, or 
 tune. 
 
 ARIGHT, adv. Rightly. 
 
 ARIOSO. The movement of a 
 common air. 
 
 ARI'SE. v. To mount upwards ; to 
 get up ; to proceed from. pr. par. 
 arising ; past, arisen. 
 
 ARISTOCRACY, s. A government 
 by nobles; the highest class hi 
 societv. pi. aristocracies. 
 
 ARISTOCRAT, s. One who favours 
 aristocracy, adj. aristocratic, aris- 
 tocratical: adv. aristocratically. 
 
 ARITHMETIC, s. The science of 
 numbers; the art of computation. 
 s. arithmetician: adj. arithmetical: 
 adv. arithmetically. 
 
 ARITHMOMETER, s. An instru- 
 ment for solving questions in 
 arithmetic. 
 
 ARK. s. A large chest ; a vessel to 
 swim on the water, as the ark o. 
 Noah. 
 
 ARM. s. The limb which reaches 
 from the hand to the shoulder ; a 
 branch. 
 
 ARM. v. To take arms ; to furnish 
 with arms. pr. par. arming ; past, 
 armed. 
 
 ARM A' DA s. A fleet of war 
 ARM'AMENT. s. A force equipped 
 for war ; implements of war. 
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ARM— ARR 
 
 ARM'FUL. s. As much as the arms 
 
 can hold. 
 Af^UL'LARY. adj. Resembling a 
 
 bracelet, adj. armillated. 
 ARMISTICE, s. A suspension of 
 
 arms; a short truce. 
 ARM'LET. s. A little arm, as an 
 
 armlet of the sea ; a bracelet for 
 
 the arm. 
 ARMGRIAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 
 arms of a family; belonging to 
 
 armour. 
 ARMOUR, s. Defensive arms. s. 
 
 armoury , pi. armouries; ar- 
 mourer. 
 ARM'PIT. s. The hollow place un- 
 der the shoulder. 
 ARMS. s. Weapons of offence 
 ARM'Y. s. A numerous body of sol- 
 diers, pi. armies. 
 AROMATIC, adj. Spicy, fragrant. 
 ARO'SE. v. Did arise. 
 AROUND', adv. In a circle; on 
 
 every side. prep, around. 
 AROU'SE. v. To wake from sleep ; 
 
 to excite, pr. par. arousing ; past, 
 
 aroused. 
 AR'QUEBUSS. s. A hand-gun. pi. 
 
 arquebusses. 
 A R'RACK. s. Commonly called rack. 
 
 A species of distilled liquor. 
 A RRAIGN'. t». A prisoner is said to 
 
 be arraigned, when he is brought 
 
 forth, and put upon his trial, pr. 
 
 par. arraigning ; past, arraigned. 
 
 s. arraignment. 
 ARRANGE', v. To place in order ; 
 
 to settle, pr. par. arranging; 
 
 past, arranged: s. arrangement, 
 
 arranger. 
 AR'RANT. adj. Bad in a high de- 
 gree, adv. arrantly. 
 AR'RAS. s Tapestry. 
 ARRAY', v. To put in order: to 
 
 deck • to dress, pr. par. arraying, 
 
 past, arrayed. 
 ARRE'AR. s. That which is left un- 
 
 paid, or not done. s. arrearage: 
 
 adv. arrear, behind. 
 ARREST', v. To seize ; to stop. pr. 
 
 oar arresting' • past, arrested. 
 
 ARR-ART 
 
 ARRE'T. 5. A decree, pronounced 
 ar-ray'. 
 
 ARRI'VE. v. To comt to ; to reach 
 pr. par. arriving; past, arrived 
 s. arrival. 
 
 ARROGANCE, s. Undue assump 
 tion ; haughtiness, adj. arrogant 
 adv. arrogantly. 
 
 ARROGATE, v. To claim unjustly 
 pr. par. arrogating; past, arro 
 gated: s. arrogation. 
 
 ARROW, s. A dart; the pointed 
 weapon which is shot from a bow. 
 
 ARSENAL, s. A depositary foi 
 things requisite to war. 
 
 AR'SENIC. s. A mineral substance, 
 which is a violent corrosive poi- 
 son. 
 
 AR'SON. s. The crime of feloniously 
 burning houses, and other things 
 defined by law. 
 
 ART. s. The power of doing some 
 thing not taught by nature; skill; 
 dexterity, s. artist. 
 
 ARTERY, s. A conical canal, which 
 conveys the blood from the heart 
 to all parts of the body. pi. ar- 
 teries : adj. arterial. 
 
 ART'FUL. adj. Performed with art, 
 cunning, adv. artfully: s. artful- 
 ness. 
 
 ARTICHOKE, s. A species of es- 
 culent plant. 
 
 ARTICLE, s. A part of speech ; a 
 particular part ; terms ; stipula- 
 tion, v. article ; pr. par. articling, 
 past, articled. 
 
 ARTICULATE, v. To pronounce 
 distinctly, pr. par. articulating, 
 past, articulated: s. articulation* 
 adj. articulate: adv. articulately. 
 
 ARTIFICE, s. Trick, stratagem, 
 fraud, art. 
 
 ARTIFICIAL, adj. Made by art 
 fictitious, adv. artijicially . 
 
 ARTIFICER, s. An artist, a manu- 
 facturer, a contriver. 
 
 ARTIL'LERY. s. Missive weapons; 
 ennnon. pi. artilleries. 
 
 ARTISAN', s. A practiser of an art. 
 
 ARTLESS, adj. Unskilful, without 
 fraud, adv. artlessly : s. arttessness 
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ASB— ASP 
 
 ASBES'TOS. s. A kind of stone. 
 
 ASCEND', v. To go upwards, pr. 
 pir. ascending; past, ascended: 
 adj. ascendant : s. ascendency, pi. 
 ascendencies. 
 
 ASCE.VSl.oN. 5. Act of ascending, 
 adj. ascensive. 
 
 ASCENT', s. Rise ; an eminence or 
 high place. 
 
 ASCERTAIN', v. To know surely ; 
 to make certain ; to fix ; to estab- 
 lish pr. par. ascertaining; past, 
 ascertained : adj. ascertainable. 
 
 ASCET'IC. s. A disagreeable pro- 
 fessor of religion. 
 
 ASCRl'BE. v. To attribute, pr. par. 
 ascribing; past, ascribed: adj. 
 ascribabh. 
 
 ASCRIPTION. 5. Act of ascribing. 
 
 ASHA.M'ED. adj. Touched with 
 shame. 
 
 ASH'ES. s. Remains of any thing 
 burned. 
 
 ASHO'RE. adt. On shore; to the 
 shore. 
 
 ASIATIC, adj. Relating or belong- 
 ing to Asia. 
 
 ASI DE. adv. To one side ; to an- 
 other part; from the company. 
 
 ASK. v. To petition, to beg, to de- 
 mand, to enquire, to question^ to 
 require, pr. par. asking; past, 
 asked. 
 
 ASKANSE', ASKAUNSE'. adv. 
 Sideways, obliquely. 
 
 ASKEW, adv. Aside; with contempt 
 or envv ; obliquely. 
 
 ASLANT', adv. Obliquely. 
 
 ASLEEP . adv. Sleeping ; at rest. 
 
 ASP. s. A kind of poisonous ser- 
 pent. 
 
 ASPAR'AGUS. s A kind of escu- 
 lent plant 
 
 ASPECT, s. Appearance ; direction 
 towards. 
 
 ASPEN, adj. Belonging to the asp-! 
 tree. 
 
 ASPER'ITY. s. Roughness, severity.' 
 pi. asperities. 
 
 ASPERSE', v. To calumniate, pr. 
 par. aspersing; past, aspersed :\ 
 C2 
 
 ASP- ASS 
 
 s. asperser, aspersion: adj. asper> 
 sive. 
 
 AS' PIRATE, v. To pronounce witL 
 full breath, pr. par. aspiriting ; 
 past, aspirated: s. aspirate, aspi- 
 ration. 
 
 ASPI'RE. v. To pant after ; to desire 
 eagerly, pr. par. aspiring; past, 
 aspired: s. aspirant. 
 
 ASSAFCET'IDA. s. A kind of ill 
 smelling drug. 
 
 ASSAIL', v. To assault, to attack 
 pr. par. assailing; past, assailed 
 s. assailant: adj. assailable. 
 
 ASSAS'SIN. s. A murderer ; one 
 who kills by secret violence, v 
 assassinate; pr. par. assassinat 
 ing; past, assassinated: s. ass as 
 sination. 
 
 ASSAULT', v. To attack, to assail 
 pr. par. assaulting ; past, assault* 
 ed : s. assault. 
 
 ASSAY', v. To make trial ; to try ; 
 to endeavour, pr. par. assaying, 
 past, assayed: s. assay. 
 
 ASSEM'BLE. v. To bring together ; 
 to meet together, pr. par. assem- 
 bling ; past, assembled : s. assem.' 
 bly, pi. assemblies s. assemblage. 
 
 ASSENT', v. To agree to. pr par. 
 assenting; past, assented, : s. assent 
 
 ASSERT', v. To maintain, to de 
 fend. pr. par. asserting ; past, as 
 seried : s. assertion, assert or. 
 
 ASSESS', v. To apportion, or tax 
 pr. par. assessing; past, assessed 
 adj. assessable: s. assessment, as* 
 sessor. 
 
 AS'SETS. s. Funds or property for 
 distribution. 
 
 ASSEVERATE, v. To declare ear 
 nestly. pr. par. asseverating ; past, 
 asseverated : s. asseveration. 
 
 ASSIDU'ITY. s. Diligence, pi. as 
 siduiiies: adj. assiduous: adv. as- 
 siduously. 
 
 ASSIGN', v. To mark out ; to con- 
 vey a right ; to appoint or depute, 
 pr. par. assigning ; past, assigned 
 adj. assignable: s. assignatio?i. 
 
 ASSIGNEE', s. One to whom any 
 thing is assigned. 
 
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ASS— AST 
 
 ASSIMILATE, v. To convert to 
 the same nature ; to cause resem- 
 blance, pr. par. assimilating ; 
 past, assimilated : s. assmiilation. 
 
 ASSIST', v. To help. pr. par. assist- 
 ing ; past, assisted: s. assistance : 
 adj. assistant: s. assistant. 
 
 ASSi'ZE. s. Regulation, (assizes, 
 meeting of provincial law-courts.) 
 
 ASSO'CIATE. v. To join as a com- 
 panion ; to unite, pr. par. associat- 
 ing ; past, associated : s. associate, 
 association. 
 
 ASSORT, v. To place in classes, 
 pr. par. assorting ; past, assorted: 
 s. assortment. 
 
 ASSUAGE', v. To mitigate, to ease, 
 pr. par. assuaging ; past, as- 
 suaged : s. assuager. 
 
 ASSUA'SIVE. adj. Softening, miti- 
 gating. 
 
 ASSUME, v. To take, to usurp, pr. 
 par. assuming j past, assumed. 
 
 ASSUMPTION, s. Act of assum- 
 ing, adj. assumptive: adv. assump- 
 tive!}/. 
 
 ASSU'RE. v. To give confidence; 
 to insure, pr. par. assuring; past, 
 assured: s. assurance: adj. as- 
 sured li/. 
 
 ASTERISK. s. A mark (*) used 
 in printing. 
 
 ASTERN', adv. In the hinder part 
 of a ship ; behind another ship. 
 
 AS'TEROIDE. s. Something par- 
 taking of the form of a star. adj. 
 asteroidal. 
 
 AST'HMA. s. A difficult, short res- 
 piration, adj. asthmatic, asthmati- 
 cal. 
 
 ASTON'ISH. v. To confound, to 
 amaze, pr. par. astonishing ; past, 
 astonished: s. astonishment: adv. 
 aston ish ingly. 
 
 ASTOUND', v. To astonish, to stun, 
 pr. par. astounding; past, as- 
 tounded. 
 
 AS'TR \L. adj. Relating to the stars. 
 
 ASTRAY', mh. Out of the right 
 way, or place. 
 
 ASTRICTION. s. Act of contract- 
 
 AST— ATT 
 
 j ing by medical applications ; adj 
 ait ri dive. 
 
 ASTRl'DE. adv. With the leg? 
 || open; with a log on each side. 
 
 ASTRIN'GENT. adj. Binding, con- 
 tracting, s. astringency, pi. as* 
 tringcucies. 
 
 ASTROLABE, s. An instrument 
 formerly used for ascertaining 
 latitudes. 
 
 ASTROLOGY, s. The pretended 
 science of foretelling by the stars. 
 s. astrologer : adj. astrological. 
 
 ASTRONOMY, s. The science of 
 the heavenly bodies, s. astrono- 
 mer : adj. astronomical : adv. as- 
 tronmnically. 
 
 ASTUTE, adj. Subtle, cunning, 
 adv. astutely. 
 
 ASUN'DKR. adv. Apart, separately. 
 
 ASY'LUM. s. Place of safety. 
 
 AT. One of the prepositions. 
 
 ATE. v. Did eat. Little used. 
 
 ATHEIST, s. One who denies the 
 existence of God. adj. atheistical: 
 adv. atheistically .- s. atheism. 
 
 ATHLETIC, adj. Of a strong and 
 vigorous body. 
 
 ATHW ART'. prep. Across, through, 
 adv. athwart. 
 
 ATMOSPHERE, s. The air which 
 surrounds the earth, adj. atmo- 
 spheric, atmospherical. 
 
 ATOM. s. A very small particle. 
 adj. atomic, atomical. 
 
 ATONE, v. To expiate, pr. par. 
 atotiing; past, atotied: s. atone- 
 ment. 
 
 ATRO'CITY. 6. Horrible wicked- 
 ness, pi. atrocities : adj. atrocious , 
 adv. atrociously. 
 
 ATROPHY. 5. Debility, for want 
 of nourishment, pi. atrophies. 
 
 ATTACH', v. To Join, to arrest, to 
 seize, pr. par. attaching ; past, at 
 tacked: s. attachment. 
 
 ATTACK', v. To assault; to begin 
 a contest, pr. par. attacking ; past, 
 attacked: s. attack. 
 
 ATTAIN', v. To procure, to pach 
 pr. par. attaining ; past, attained. 
 s. attainment. 
 
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ATT— ATT 
 
 ATTATN'DER. s. The act of at- 
 tainting : state of being attainted. 
 
 ATTAINT', v. To disgrace ; to cor- 
 rupt the blood, by a judgment af- 
 ter conviction of felony or trea- 
 son, pr. par. attainting ; past, at- 
 tainted: s. attaint. 
 
 ATTEM'PER. v. To mingle, to 
 soften, to tit to. pr par. attemper- 
 ing ; past, attempered: s. attemper- 
 ment 
 
 ATTEMPT', v. To endeavour, to 
 try. pr. par. attempting ; past, at- 
 tempted : s. attempt 
 
 ATTEND', v. To give attention, or 
 aid ; to be present at. pr. par. at- 
 tending ; past, attended : s. attend- 
 ance, attendant. 
 
 ATTENTION, s. The act of attend- 
 ing: particular respect, adj. at- 
 tentive: adv. attentively: s. atten- 
 tiveness. 
 
 ATTEN'UATE. v. To make thin, 
 or slender, pr. par. attenuating; 
 pnst, attenuated.- s. attenuation. 
 
 ATTEST', v. To sign as a witness : 
 to bear witness, pr. par. attesting; 
 past, attested: s. attestation, at- 
 tester, attestor. 
 
 ATTIC, adj. Belonging or relating 
 to Attica, or to Athens; pure; 
 classical ; elegant, s. atticism. 
 
 ATTIC, s. The garret or upper- 
 most room in a house. 
 
 ATTI'RE. v. To dress, to habit, to 
 array, pr. par. attiring; past, at- 
 tired: s. attire. 
 
 ATTITUDE, s. A posture. 
 
 ATTOR'XEY. s. One appointed to 
 transact business for another ; a 
 species of officer, in courts of law, 
 proper, pi. attorneys; but often 
 erroneously spelled attornies. 
 
 ATTRACT.^ v. To draw towards, 
 pr. par. attracting; past, attracted: 
 s. attraction: adj. attractive : adv. 
 atiractivphf. 
 
 ATTRIB'UTE. v. To ascribe, pr. 
 par. attributing ; pa?t, attributed: 
 s. at 'tribute: adj. attributable. 
 
 ATTRITION. 5. Act of wearing 
 any thing, by ribbing. 
 
 ATT— AUS 
 
 ATTU'NE. v. To make musical 
 to tune. pr. par. attuning, past, 
 attuned. 
 
 AUBURN, adj. Brown; of a dark, 
 reddish brown. 
 
 AUCTION, s. A mode of public 
 sale. v. auction ; pr. par. auction- 
 ing; past, auctioned : s. auctioneer, 
 
 AUDA'CIOUS. adj. Impudently 
 daring, adv. audaciously : s. om- 
 dacity, pi. audacities. 
 
 AUDIBLE, adj. Loud enough to be 
 heard, adv. audibly. 
 
 AU'DIENCE. s. The act of hearing ; 
 a hearing ; hearers. 
 
 AU'DIT. v. To examine the ac- 
 counts of another, pr. par. audit 
 ing ; past, audited. 
 
 AU'DlXJOR. s. A hearer ; an exam- 
 iner of public accounts, adj. au- 
 ditory, pi. auditories. 
 
 AUGER, s. A tool for boring holes. 
 
 AUGHT, s. Any thing. 
 
 AUGMENT', v. To increase, to 
 become larger, or more. pr. par. 
 augmenting; past, augmented : s. 
 augmentation: adj. augmentative. 
 s. augmenter. 
 
 AU'GUR. v. To conjecture by 
 signs ; to portend, ir. par. augur- 
 ing ; past, augured: s. augur, 
 augury, pi. auguries. 
 
 AUGUST', adj. Great, magnificent, 
 adv. augustly : s. augustness. 
 
 AUGUST, s. The eighth month. 
 
 AUNT. 5. A father's or mother's 
 sister. 
 
 AURE'LIA. s. The first apparent 
 change of the maggot of insects. 
 
 AURICULAR, adj. Within the 
 sense or reach of hearing ; secret, 
 adv. auricularly. 
 
 AURTST. s. An ear-surgeon. 
 
 AURaRA-BOREA'LIS. s. A lumin 
 ous meteor, peculiar to northern 
 latitudes. 
 
 AUS'PICE. s. An omen, protec 
 tion. adj. auspicious: adv. auspi 
 ciously : s. auspiciousness. 
 
 AUSTE'RE. adj. Harsh ; of a dis 
 tant manner, adv. austerely • s 
 austerity, pi. austerities. 
 
 31 
 
AUS— AVA 
 
 AUSTRAL, adj. Southern. 
 
 AUTHENTIC, adj. Proceeding 
 from sufficient authority, v. au- 
 thenticate; pr. par. authenticating; 
 past, authenticated.- adv authen- 
 tically : s. authenticity, pi. authen- 
 ticities. 
 
 AUTHOR, s. One who first effects 
 or produces any thing, s. author- 
 ship. 
 
 AUTHOR'ITY. s. Testimony, in- 
 fluence, power, pi. authorities: 
 adj. authoritative : adv. authorita- 
 tively. 
 
 AUTOBIOG'RAPHY. s Memoirs 
 of any person, written by himself, 
 pi. autobiographies. 
 
 AUTHORIZE, v. To make legal ; 
 to justify, pr. par. authorizing; 
 past, authorized : s. authorization. 
 
 AUTOCRAT, s. An absolute 
 prince, adj. autooatic: adv. au- 
 tocratically : s. autocracy, pi. au 
 tocraaes. 
 
 AUTOGRAPHY, s. A particular 
 person's own hand-writing; or 
 the original manuscript, distin- 
 guished from a copy. pi. autogra- 
 phies: adj. autographical. 
 
 AUTOMATON, s. A machine 
 which has h. power of motion 
 within itself, adj. automatical. 
 
 AUTUMN. 5. "The season of the 
 year between summer and winter, 
 adj. autumnal. 
 
 AUXIT/IARY. 5. An assistant, pi, 
 auxiliaries: adj. auxiliary. 
 
 AVAIL', v. To aid in promoting; 
 to profit, pr. par. availing; past, 
 availed: s. avail: adj. available: 
 adv. availably. 
 
 AVALANCHES, s. Prodigious 
 snow-balls, that frequently roll 
 down the mountains, in Savoy. 
 
 AVANT-COU'RIER. s. One who is 
 despatched before the rest, to 
 notifv their approach. 
 
 A' V A RICE. s. Insatiable desire of 
 wealth, ad), avaricious : adv. ava 
 riciously : s. avaricimt sness. 
 
 AVAST', int. Enough, stop. 
 
 AVA— AWA 
 
 A VAUNT', int. A word of abbo! 
 
 rence, used to drive a person 
 
 away. 
 AVENGE', v. To punish in behaH 
 
 of another ; to revenge, pr. par 
 
 avenging; past, avenged: 9 
 
 avenger. 
 A' VENUE, s. A way of approach. 
 AVER', v. To declare solemnly. 
 
 pr. par. averring ; past, averred* 
 
 s. averment. 
 A'VERAGE. v. To fix one degree 
 
 of value upon things of different 
 
 qualities, pr. par. averaging, 
 
 past, averaged : s. average. 
 AVERSE', adj. Not favourable 
 
 opposed to. s. aversion: ad 1 
 
 avei-sely. 
 AVERT', v. To turn aside; to keep 
 
 off. pr. par. averting; past, 
 
 averted: s. averter. 
 A'VIARY. 5. A place inclosed for 
 
 birds, pi. aviaries. 
 AVID'ITY. s. Greediness, eager 
 
 ness. pi. avidities. 
 AVOCATION, s. Business which 
 
 calls a person away from his usual 
 
 employment ; opposed to voca- 
 tion, adj. avocative. 
 AVOID', v. To make void ; to shun; 
 
 to decline ; to escape, pr. par. 
 
 avoiding ; past, avoided : s. avoid- 
 
 ance. 
 AVOIRDUPOIS', adj. A kind of 
 
 weight, having 16 ounces in the 
 
 pound. 
 AVOUCH', v. To affirm, to main- 
 tain, to vindicate, to justify, pr. 
 
 par. avouching; past, crouched. 
 AVOW", v. To declare with confi- 
 dence : to own or confess, pr. par. 
 
 avoiving ; past, avowed : s. avoival: 
 
 adj. avowable : adv. avowedly. 
 AVUL'SION. s. Act of pulling one 
 
 thing from another, adj. avvlsive. 
 AWAIT', v. To expect, to attend. 
 
 pr. par. awaiting ; past, awaited 
 
 s at va iter. 
 AWAKE', v. To rouse out of sleep 
 
 to nut into new action p». par 
 
 arnnJcmg ; past, awoke. 
 AWARD', v. To adjudge, to deter 
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 AWE— AXI 
 
 mine. pr. par. awarding; past, 
 awarded: s. award. 
 
 AWE. s. Reverential fear ; reve- 
 rence ; dread, adj. awful : adv. 
 awfully. 
 
 AYVK'WARD. adj. Inelegant, impo- 
 lite, clumsy, s. awkwardness : adv. 
 awkwardly. 
 
 AWL. s. A pointed instrument, for 
 boring holes in leather. 
 
 AWN'ING. s. A covering spread 
 over a boat or ship, to keep off 
 the sun and rain. 
 
 AXE. s. A kind of hatchet. 
 
 AX'IOM. s. A proposition, evident 
 at the first view, and which can- 
 not be made plainer by demon- 
 stration. 
 
 AXI— aZU 
 
 AXIS. s. The line, real or imagm 
 ary, that passes through any 
 thing, and on which it may re- 
 volve, pi. axes. 
 
 AX'LE, AX'LETREE. s. The pin 
 which passes through the midst 
 of a wheel. 
 
 AYE. adv. Yes. 
 
 AY'RY. s. The nest of a bird of 
 prey. pi. ayries. 
 
 A'ZOTE. 5. Nitrogen ; that part of 
 the atmospheric air, which will 
 not support life. 
 
 AZ'IMUTH. s. A term in astrono- 
 my. 
 
 A'ZURE. s. Light blue. 
 
 BAB— BAC 
 
 BAB BLE. v. To prate like a child ; 
 to talk idly. pr. par. babbling; 
 past, babbled : s. babble, babbler. 
 
 BABE, BA'BY. s. An infant, pi. 
 babes, babies: adj. babyish: adv. 
 babyishly. 
 
 BABOON', s. A kind of monkey. 
 
 BACCHANAL, BACCHANA'LI- 
 AN. s. A devotee to Bacchus, the 
 .god of wine. adj. bacchanalian. 
 
 BACH'ELOR. 5. An unmarried man; 
 one who has taken his first degree, 
 at a college. 
 
 BACK. s. The hinder part of the 
 body ; the rear ; the place behind ; 
 a large vat. adj. back. 
 
 BACK. v. To mount on the back of 
 a horse ; to maintain, as a second, 
 pr. par. backing; past, backed. 
 
 BACK'BITE. v. To censure the ab- 
 sent, v. backbite ; pr. par. backbit- 
 ing; past, backbitten : s. backbiter. 
 
 BACKGAM'MON. s. A kind of 
 game. 
 
 BACK'SLIDE. v. To fall off; to 
 apostatize, pr. par. backsliding; 
 past, backslided: s. backslider. 
 
 BACK'WARD. adj. Unwilling, hes- 
 
 BAC— FA1 
 
 itating, sluggish, dull. adv. back 
 
 icardly : s. backwardness. 
 BACKWARDS, adv. With the back 
 
 forwards ; towards the back ; re- 
 
 gressively. 
 BA'CON. s. The dried flesh of a 
 
 hog. 
 BAD. adj. Ill, not good, vicious, un- 
 fortunate, adv. badly • s. badness. 
 BADE. The preterit of bid. 
 BADGE, s. A token by which a 
 
 person is known ; a mark. 
 BAD'GF.R. s. A kind of quadruped. 
 BADINAGE, s. Light or playful 
 
 discourse. 
 BAF'FLE. v. To elude, to confound, 
 I to defeat, pr. par. baffling; past, 
 j baffled: s. baffler. 
 BAG. s. A sack or pouch, v. bag; 
 
 pr. par. bagging ; past, bagged. 
 BAGATELL'E. s. A trifle. 
 jBAG'GAGE. s. The furniture of an 
 ! armv ; luggage. 
 BA'GNIO. s. A house for bathing. 
 [ BAG' PIPE. s. A kind of musical 
 
 instrument. 
 iBAIL. s. Surety given for a person's 
 i appearance at court : he who b-iiis 
 33 
 
BAl— BAL 
 
 another, v. bail ; pi par. bailing 
 past, bailed: adj Mailable. 
 
 BAI'LIFF. 5. The chief magistrate 
 of a certain class of corporate 
 towns ; a sheriff's officer who ex- 
 ecutes arrests ; an under-steward 
 of a manor. 
 
 BAIL'IWICK. s. The jurisdiction of 
 a bailiff, or of a sheriff. 
 
 BAIT. v. To put meat upon a fish 
 hook; to feed on a journey, pr. 
 par. baiting ; past, baited : s. bait. 
 
 BAIT. v. To attack with violence ; 
 to harass by the help of others, 
 pr. par. baiting ; past, baited. 
 
 BAIZE, s. A kind of coarse cloth. 
 
 BAKE. v. To harden in the fire; to 
 harden with heat. pr. par. baking; 
 post, baked: s. baker. 
 
 BAL'ANCE. s. An instrument for 
 
 . weighing; difference of weight or 
 
 amount ; equipoise, v. balance ; 
 
 pr. par. balancing ; past, balanced : 
 
 s. balancer. 
 
 BAL'CONY. s. A frame before the 
 window of a room. pi. balconies. 
 
 BALD. adj. Wanting hair ; naked ; 
 inelegant; mean. s. baldness. 
 
 BAL'DERDASH. s. Words jumbled 
 together, without judgment. 
 
 BALE. s. A large bundle ; a pack- 
 age, v. bale; pr. par. baling; 
 past, baled. 
 
 BALE'FUL. adj. Full of misery; 
 full of mischief, adv. bale fully. 
 
 BALIS'TA. s. A warlike instrument, 
 anciently used to throw stones 
 and darts. 
 
 BALK. 5. A great beam, used in 
 building ; a disappointment, v. 
 balk ; pr. par. balking ; past, 
 balked. 
 
 BALL. s. Any thing made in around 
 form ; an entertainment of danc- 
 ing. 
 
 BAL'LiVD. s. A species of song. 
 
 BAL'LAST. s. Something put at the 
 bottom of a ship, to keep it 
 steady, v. ballast ; pr. par. ballast- 
 ing ; past, ballasted. 
 
 BALLE'T. 5. A kind of dance, (pro- 
 nounced hal-lay.) 
 
 BAL— BAN 
 
 BALLOON', s. A spheroid, formed 
 
 of silk; which, when incited 
 
 with hydrogen gas, or rarefied air, 
 
 ascends. 
 BAL'LOT. 5. A mode of giving 
 
 votes, originally by means of little 
 
 balls, v. ballot ; pr. par. bulloiing ; 
 
 past, balloted. 
 BALM. 5. A species of aromatic 
 
 herb; any thing that soothes or 
 
 mitigates pain. adj. balmy. 
 BAL'SAM. s. Ointment ; unguent ; 
 
 a kind of plant, adj. balsamic. 
 BALUSTRA'DE. s. An assemblage 
 
 of balustres, fixed on a terrace, 
 
 or on the top of a building. 
 BAMBOa. 5. An Indian plant, oi 
 
 the reed kind. 
 BAN. s. A curse, excommunication, 
 
 interdiction. 
 BANA'NA. s. A species of planta : n 
 BAND. s. Means of union or con 
 
 nexion; any thing bound round 
 
 another ; a company of soldiers, 
 
 or of other persons, v. band; pr. 
 
 par. banding; past, banded. 
 BANDAGE, s. Something bound 
 
 over another, v. bandage ; pr. par. 
 
 bandaging ; past, bandaged. 
 BAND'BOX. s. A slight box, used 
 
 Cor things of small weight, pi 
 
 bandboxes. 
 BAN'DIT. s. An outlawed robber. 
 
 pi. banditti. 
 BAN'DY. adj. Crooked. 
 BAN'DY. v. To beat to and fro ; to 
 
 exchange ; to agitate, pr. par. 
 
 bandying; past, bandied. 
 BANE. s. Poison; that which de- 
 stroys, adj. baneful; s. baneful- 
 
 ness. 
 BANG. v. To beat, to thump, to 
 
 handle roughly, pr. par. banging, 
 
 past, banged: s. bang. 
 BAN'ISH. v. To condemn to leave 
 
 the country ; to drive awav. pr. 
 
 par. banishing; past, banished 
 
 s. banishment. 
 BAN'ISTRE. s. A kind of railing. 
 BANK. s. The earth which confines 
 
 a river or lake ; any heap piled 
 
 up; a place where money is de« 
 34 
 
BAN— BAR 
 
 posited, v. b'ink; pr. par, bank- 
 ing ' past, banked : s. banker. 
 
 BANKRUPT, adj. In debt, beyond 
 the power of paying, s. bankrupt, 
 bankruptcy ) pi. bankruptcies. 
 
 BAN'NER. 6'. A flag, a standard. 
 
 BAN'NERET. s. A little banner. 
 
 BANQ'UET. 5. A feast, v. banquet; 
 pr. par. banqueting ; past, ban 
 queted. 
 
 BANTER, v. To challenge idly 
 to tease- pr. par. bantering ; past, 
 bantered: s. banter, banterer. 
 
 BANTLING, s. A little child. 
 
 BAPTI'ZE. v. To administer bap 
 tism ; to christen, pr. par. baptiz 
 ing; past, baptized, s. baptism 
 adj. baptismal. 
 
 BAP'TIST. s. One who practises 
 adult baptism, by immersion. 
 
 BAR. s. That which is laid across a 
 passage, to hinder entrance ; a 
 bolt ; obstruction ; the place 
 where causes of law are tried, or 
 where criminals stand ; members 
 of the profession of law, &c. 
 
 BAR. v. To fasten or shut with a 
 bolt; to prevent, pr. par. barring ; 
 past, barred. 
 
 BARB. s. The points that stand 
 backwards, in an arrow, v. barb ; 
 pr. par. barbing; past, barbed. 
 
 BARBA'RIAN. s. A man uncivil- 
 ized ; a rmital monster, adj. bar- 
 barian. 
 
 BAR'BAROUS. adj. Uncivilized, 
 cruel, s. barbarism, barbarity, pi. 
 barbarities : adv. barbarously. 
 
 BARBECUE, BAR'BACUE. s. A 
 large animal roasted whole, v. 
 barbecue; pr. par. barbecuing; 
 past, barbecued. 
 
 BAR'BER. s. A man who shaves 
 beards for hire. 
 
 BARD. s. A poet. adj. bardic. 
 
 BARE. adj. Naked, unadorned, in- 
 digent, threadbare, v. bare; pr. 
 par. baring; past, bared: adv. 
 barely: s. bareness. 
 
 BARE'FACED. adj. With the face 
 naked; impudent, adv. barefaced- 
 ly s. barcjacedness. 
 
 BAR— BAR 
 
 BARE'FOOTED. adj. Without 
 shoes or stockings. 
 
 BARE'HEADED. adj. With the 
 head uncovered. 
 
 BARE'LEGGED. adj. Having the 
 legs bare. 
 
 BARE'NECKED. adj. Having the 
 neck bare. 
 
 BAR'GAIN. s. A contract ; a stipu 
 lation ; the thing bought or sold 
 v. bargain; pr. par. bargaining 
 past, bargained : s. bargainer. 
 
 BARGE, s. A pleasure-boat ; a sea- 
 commander's boat. 
 
 BARK. s. The rind or covering of a 
 tree; a small ship. v. bark; pr. 
 par. barking; past, barked. 
 
 BARK. v. To make the loud noise 
 uttered by a dog. v. bark; pr 
 par. barking; past, barked: s. 
 bark, barker. 
 
 BAR'LEY. s. A species of grain. 
 
 BARM. 5. Yeast; the matter put 
 into a liquid, to cause it to fer- 
 ment, adj. barmy. 
 
 BARN. s. A house in which is pre- 
 served any sort of grain, hay, o» 
 straw. 
 
 BAR'NACLE. s. A kind of shell 
 fish ; a species of sea-fowl 
 
 BAROM'ETER. s. An instrumen 
 for ascertaining the pressure o 
 the atmosphere, adj. barometrical 
 adv. barometrically. 
 
 BAR'ON. s. A degree of nobility 
 next to a viscount, fern, baronesi- 
 pi. baronesses : s. barony, pi. bay 
 onies : adj. baronial. 
 
 BAR'ONET. s. The lowest degree 
 of honour in Great Britain and Ire 
 land, that is hereditary, s. ban 
 netcy, pi. baronetcies. 
 
 BAR'RACK. s. A building to lodge 
 soldiers ; a temporary barn. 
 
 BAR'REL. s. A round, wooden ves 
 sel ; a cylinder, v. barrel : pi 
 par. barreling ; past, barreled. 
 
 BAR'REN. adj. Unfruitful , not ter 
 tile. s. barrenness. 
 
 BARRICA'DE. v. To stop up a pas- 
 sage, pr. par. barricading; pnsl, 
 barricaded: s. barricade. 
 
 S5 
 
BAR— BAS 
 
 BARRIER, s. A barricade, a forti- 
 fication. 
 
 BARRISTER. 5. A person quali- 
 fied to plead the cause of clients, 
 in a court of justice. 
 
 BAR'ROW. s. A kind of carriage, 
 moved or supported by the hand. 
 
 BAR'ROW. s. A hillock over a 
 grave. 
 
 BARTER, v. To exchange one 
 thing for another, pr. par. barter- 
 ing; past, bartered: s. barter, 
 barterer. 
 
 BASALTES. s. A kind of stone, 
 found in perpendicular blocks, 
 adj. basaltic. 
 
 BASE. s. The bottom of any thing ; 
 the string which produces a base 
 sound, v. base ; pr. par. basing ; 
 past, based. 
 
 BASE. adj. Mean, dishonest, adv. 
 basely: s. baseness. 
 
 BASE'MENT. s. A continued base, 
 extending a considerable length. 
 
 BASHAW, s. A pacha, or viceroy 
 of a Turkish province. 
 
 BASH'FUL. adj. Modest, shy, 
 sheepish, s. bashfulness: adv. 
 bashfully. 
 
 BASIL/IKON. s. An ointment. 
 
 BASILISK, s A kind of serpent. 
 
 BA'SIN. s. A small vessel to hold 
 water, for washing ; a pond. 
 
 BA'SIS. s. The foundation, first 
 principle, pi. bases. 
 
 BASK. v. To lie in a place, in order 
 to receive heat. pr. par. basking ; 
 past, basked. 
 
 BAS'KET. s. A vessel made of 
 twigs, rushes, or splinters. 
 
 BASS. adj. In music — grave, deep, 
 
 BASS-RELIE'F. s. Sculpture, the 
 figures of which do not stand out 
 from the ground, in their full pro- 
 portion. 
 
 BASSOON', s. A species of musical 
 instrument. 
 
 BA.STARD. s. An illegitimate child 
 any thing spurious, adj. bastard; 
 s. bastardy, pi. bastardies : v. bas- 
 tardize; pr. par. bastardizing; 
 past, bastardized. 
 
 BAS— BAY 
 
 BASTE, v. To beat with a stick: 
 to soften with butter, when roast 
 ing; to sew slightly, pr. par. 
 basting ; past, basted. 
 
 BASTINA'DE, BASTINA DO. s. A 
 Turkish punishment, v. bastinade t 
 pr. par. bastinading ; past, bash 
 nadoed. 
 
 BASTION. 5. A huge mass 0/ 
 earth, standing out from a ram- 
 part ; a bulwark. 
 
 BAT. 5. A kind of animal. 
 
 BATCH, s. A quantity of bread 
 baked at one time. 
 
 BATCH'ELOR. See Bachelor. 
 
 BATE. v. To lessen; to lower the 
 price, pr. par. bating ; past, bated. 
 
 BATH. s. A vessel for bathing in. 
 
 BATHE, v. To wash ; to go into a 
 bath. pr. par. bathing; past, 
 bathed. 
 
 BATH'OS. s. The art of sinking, in 
 poetry, or other literary composi- 
 tion. 
 
 BA'TON. s. A marshal's staff. 
 
 BATTAL'ION. s. A certain division 
 of an army. 
 
 BATTER, v. To beat against, with 
 violence, pr. par. battering ; past, 
 battered : s. batter, battery, pi. bat- 
 teries. 
 
 BATTLE, s. A fight ; an encounter 
 between opposite armies, pr. par 
 battling; past, baitlM : s. battler. 
 
 BATTLEDORE, 's. An instrument 
 used for striking a shuttlecock. 
 
 BATTLEMENT, s. A wall with 
 open places, to look through, or 
 annoy an enemy. 
 
 BAULK. See Balk. 
 
 BAWBLE. s. A gewgaw; a tri- 
 fling piece of finery. 
 
 BAWD. s. A procurer, or procuress, 
 s. bawdry, pi. bawdries: adj. baw* 
 dy : adv. bawdily. 
 
 BAWL. v. To cry out with great 
 vehemence, pr. par. bawling, 
 past, bawled: s. bawl, bawler. 
 
 BAY. adj. inclining to a chesnut 
 colour. 
 
 BAY. 5. An opening into the land ; 
 a harbour ; the state of any ani- 
 36 
 
BAY— BEA 
 
 mal being on the defensive, and 
 surrounded by enemies ; as, " a 
 stag at bay." 
 
 BAY. 5. A kind of laurel. 
 
 BAY'OIXET. s. A kind of short 
 sword, fixed at the end of a mus- 
 ket, v. bayonet; pr. par. bayonet- 
 ing; past, bayoneted. 
 
 BAZAR'. 5. A constant market; a 
 covered market-place. 
 
 BE. v. To have some certain state ; 
 to exist, pr. par. being; past, 
 been : s. being. 
 
 REACH, s. The shore, or strand. 
 
 BEA'COIV. s. A mark erected, to di- 
 rect navigators, s. beaconage. 
 
 BEAD. s. A very small globe, pi. 
 beads, small globes strung on a 
 thread, and used by the Roman- 
 ists, to count their prayers. 
 
 BEA'DLE. s. A petty officer in par- 
 ishes. 
 
 BEAD'ROLL. s. A catalogue of 
 those who are to be mentioned in 
 prayers. 
 
 BEADS'MAN. 5. A man employed 
 in praving, generally for another. 
 
 BEA'GLE. s. A small" hound. 
 
 BEAK. s. The bill or horny mouth 
 of a bird ; the head of a ship, 
 adj. beaked. 
 
 BEAM. s. The main piece of tim- 
 ber which supports the lofts of a 
 house ; any long piece of timber ; 
 that part of a balance at the end 
 of which the scales are suspend- 
 ed ; the pole of a chariot ; a ray 
 of light, adj. beamy. 
 
 BEAM. v. To shoot forth ; to emit ; 
 to emit rays or beams, pr. par. 
 beaming; past, beamed. 
 
 BEAN. s. A species of leguminous 
 fruit, for food. 
 
 BEAR. v. To convey or carry ; to 
 suffer pain ; to endure, pr. par. 
 bearing; past, borne: s. bearer. 
 
 BEAR. s. A species of quadruped. 
 
 adj. bearish. 
 BEAR'ING. s. The site of any thing, 
 
 with regard to something else ; 
 
 gesture; mien. 
 
 BEA— BED 
 
 BEARD, s. The hair that grows on 
 
 the lips and chin, v beard; pr.. 
 
 par. bearding; past, beardea. 
 
 adj. beardless, beardy. 
 BEAST, s. An animal distinguish- 
 ed from birds, insects, fishes, and 
 
 man. adj. beastlike, beastly: s. 
 
 beastliness. 
 BEAT. v. To strike, to conquer, 
 
 to throb, pr. par. beating; past, 
 
 beaten : s. beat. 
 BEATIFY, v. To make happy; to 
 
 bless, pr. par. beatifying; past, 
 
 beatified: adj. beatific, beatifical: 
 
 adv. beatifically : s. beatification, 
 
 beatitude. 
 BEAU. s. A fop. French plural 
 
 beaux. 
 BEAU-MOND'E. s. The gay or fash 
 
 ion able world. 
 BEAUTY, s. That assemblage o 
 
 graces which pleases the eye. v 
 
 beautify ; pr. par. beautifying 
 
 past, beautified: adj. beautiful, 
 
 beauteous : adv. beautifully, beau- 
 
 teously. 
 BEA'VER. s. A species of amphibi 
 
 ous animal, covered with a fine 
 
 fur ; a hat, made of the fine fur o„ 
 
 the beaver. 
 BEA'VER. 5. That part of a hel 
 
 met which can be raised whe 
 
 drinking. 
 BECALM', v. To still the elements 
 
 to deprive of wind. pr. par. be 
 
 calming ; past, becalmed. 
 BECA'ME. v. The preterit of be- 
 
 come. 
 BECAU'SE. conj. For this reason $ 
 
 for; on this account. 
 BECK. s. A sign with the hand ; 
 
 nod of command. 
 BECK'ON. v. To make a sign. pr. 
 
 par. beckoning ; past, beckoned 
 BECO'ME. v. To enter into some 
 
 state or condition ; to appea: in a 
 
 manner suitable and pleasing pr. 
 
 par. becoming; past, become adv. 
 
 becomingly. 
 BED. s. That on which an} 7 thing 
 
 lies; a bank of earth raised in a 
 37 
 
BED-BEF 
 
 garden, v. bed ; pr. par 
 
 past, bedded. 
 BEDAUB', v. To daub over. pr. par. 
 
 bedaubing ; past, bedaubed. 
 BEDDING, s. The furniture of a 
 
 bed. 
 BEDEW, v. To moisten with dew ; 
 
 to moisten gently, pr. par. be- 
 dewing- ; past, bedewed. 
 BED'FELLOW. s. One that lies in 
 
 the same bed. 
 BEDIM', v. To make dim. pr. par. 
 
 bedimming ; past, bedimmed. 
 BEDIZ'EN. v. To dress out. pr. par. 
 
 bedizening ; past, bedizened. 
 BED'LAM. .9. Corrupted from Beth- 
 lehem ; the name of a religious 
 
 house in London, converted into 
 
 an hospital for the insane, s. bed- 
 lamite. 
 BED'RIDDEN. adj. Confined to 
 
 bed, by age or sickness. 
 BED'RCOM. s. A bed-chamber. 
 BED'STEAD. s. The frame on which 
 
 a bed is placed. 
 BEE. s. The insect that makes 
 
 honev. 
 BEE' HIVE. s. The case in which 
 
 bees are kept. 
 BEACH, s. A kind of deciduous 
 
 tree. adj. beachen. 
 BEEF. s. The flesh of an ox, bull, 
 
 or cow. pi. beeves, fat oxen for 
 
 killing. 
 BEEN. v. The past par. of the v. 
 
 to be. 
 BEER. s. A beverage made of malt 
 
 and hops. 
 BEET. s. The name of an esculent 
 
 plant. 
 BEET'LE. s. A species of insect ; 
 
 a heavy mallet. 
 BEET'LE. v. To jut out; to beat 
 
 with a beetle, pr. par. beetling; 
 
 past, beetled : s. beetler. 
 BEFAL'. v. To happen to. pr. par. 
 
 befalling ; past, befallen ; pret. 
 
 befel. 
 BEFIT', v. To suit, to become, pr. 
 
 par. befitting; past, befitted. 
 
 BEF— BEH 
 
 BEFO'RE. prep. Farther onward, 
 in the front of; in the presence 
 of. adv. before. 
 
 BEFO'REHAND. adv. In a state oi 
 anticipation ; previously. 
 
 BEFRIEND', v. To favour, to be 
 kind to. ^r. par. befriending; 
 past, befriended. 
 
 BEG. v. To ask, to seek by peti-, 
 tion. pr. par. begging; past, 
 begged. 
 
 BEGAN', v. Did begin ; pr. of begin. 
 
 BEGET', v. To generate, to pro- 
 duce, pr. par. begetting; past. 
 begot, begotten : s. begetter. 
 
 BEG'GAR. v. To reduce to beg- 
 gary, pr. par. beggaring; pasi, 
 beggared : s. beggar, beggary 
 adj. beggarly. 
 
 BEGIN', v. To enter upon some- 
 thing new. pr. par. beginning, 
 past, begun: pret. began: s. be- 
 ginner, beginning. 
 
 BEGIRD', v. To bind with a girdle; 
 to surround, pr. par. begirding ; 
 past, begirt. 
 
 BEGO'NE. int. Go away; hence, 
 haste away. 
 
 BEGOT', v. The preterit of beget 
 past par. begotten. 
 
 BEGRI'ME. v. To soil with dirt 
 deeply impressed, pr. par. begrim 
 ing ; past, begrimed. 
 
 BEGRUDG'E. v. To envy. pr. par 
 begrudging ; past, begrudged. 
 
 BEGUI'LE. v. To delude, to de 
 ceive. pr. par. beguiling; past 
 beguiled: s. beguiler. 
 
 BEHA'VE. v. To conduct, pr. par 
 behaving; past, behaved: s. bitia 
 viour. 
 
 BEHEAD', v. To kill, by cutting ofl 
 the head. pr. par. beheading ; past 
 beheaded : s. beheader. 
 
 BEHELD', v. Did behold. 
 
 BEHEST', s. Command, precept. 
 
 BEHIND', prep. On the back of. 
 in the rear of. adv. behind. 
 
 BEHIND'HAND. adv. In a state ic 
 which rent or profit, or any advan- 
 tage, is anticipited; backward, 
 tardy. 
 
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BEH— BEL 
 
 BEHOLD', v. To view, to see. pr. ' 
 par. beholding; past, beheld: s. 
 beholder. 
 
 BEHOO'VE. v. To be fit; to be 
 meet. pr. par. behooving ; past, be- 
 hooved. 
 
 BEING. 5. Existence, opposed to 
 nonentity; an individual in exist- 
 ence. 
 
 BELA'BOUR. v. To beat, to thump, 
 pr. par. belabouring; past, bela- 
 boured. 
 
 BELAY', v. To splice ; to mend a 
 rope, by laying one end over 
 another." pr. par. belaying ; past, 
 belayed. 
 
 BELCH . v. To eject wind from the 
 stomach ; to throw out. pr. par. 
 belching; past, belched: s. belcher. 
 
 BEL'DAME. 5. A hag. 
 
 BEL'FRY. 5. The place where bells 
 are suspended and rung. pi. 
 belfries. 
 
 BELI'E. v. To give the lie to ; to 
 calumniate ; to give a false repre- 
 sentation of. pr. par. belying ; 
 past, belied: s. belter. 
 
 BELIE'VE. v. To credit upon the 
 authority of another, pr. par. be- 
 lieving ; past, believed : s. believer, 
 belief. 
 
 BELL. s. A hollow body, of cast 
 metal, formed to sound by some- 
 thing striking it. 
 
 BELLE, s. A young lady. 
 
 BELLE-LETTRES. s. Polite litera- 
 ture. 
 
 BELLIG'ERENT, BELLTG'ER- 
 ANT. adj. Waging war. s. bellig- 
 erant. 
 
 BEL'LOW. v. To make a noise as 
 a bull ; to vociferate, pr. par. bel- 
 lowing ; past, bellowed : s. belloiv, 
 b el lower. 
 
 BELLOWS, s. An instrument used 
 to blow a fire. 
 
 BELONG', v. To be the property of. 
 pr. par. belonging ; past, belonged. 
 
 BELOW, prep. Under in place, 
 rank, or dignity ; unworthy of. 
 adv. below. 
 
 BEL— BEQ 
 
 BEL'LY. s. That part of the doiI/ 
 which contains the bowels. jJL 
 bellies. 
 
 BELT. s. A girdle, v. belt ; pr. par. 
 belting; past, belted. 
 
 BEMOAN', v. To lament, pr. par. 
 bemoaning ; past, bemoaned. 
 
 BENCH, s. A kind of seat. pi. 
 benches. 
 
 BENCH'ER. 5. A judge. 
 
 BEND. v. To incline, to curve, to 
 subdue, pr. par. bending; past, 
 bent: s. bend: adj. bendable. 
 
 BENEATH', prep. Under, lower in 
 rank. 
 
 BENEDICTION, s. A blessing. 
 
 BENEFACTOR, s. One who con- 
 fers a benefit, fern, benefactress, 
 pi. benefactresses ; s. benefaction. 
 
 BEN'EFICE. s. An ecclesiastical 
 living, adj. beneficed. 
 
 BENEF'ICENCE. s. Active good 
 ness. adj. beneficent: adv. benefi- 
 cently. 
 
 BENEFT'CIAL. adj. Advantageous, 
 helpful, adv. beneficially. 
 
 BEN'EFIT. s. Favour conferred; 
 advantage; profit, adj. beneficial: 
 adv. beneficially: v. ben fit ; pr. 
 par. benefiting ; past, benefited. 
 
 BENEVOLENCE, s. Disposition to 
 do good ; kindness, adj. benevo- 
 lent : adv. benevolently. 
 
 BENIGN', adj. Kind, liberal, gener- 
 ous, adv. benignly. 
 
 BENIG'NITY. 5. Graciousness, act- 
 ual kindness, pi. benignities adj. 
 benignant : adv. benignantly. 
 
 BEN'ISON. 5. Blessing, benediction. 
 
 BENT. v. The pret. and oast par. 
 of bend: s. bent, inclination, de- 
 termination. 
 
 BENUMB', v. To make torpid ; t* 
 stupifv. pr. par. benumbing ; past, 
 benumbed. 
 
 BEQUEATH', v. To leave bv will 
 to another, pr. par. htcojeathing m 
 past, bequeathed : s. bequeather. 
 
 BEQUEST', s. Something left by 
 will. 
 
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BER— BES 
 
 BEREAVE', v. To strip of; to de- 
 prive of. pr. par. bereaving; past, 
 bereft : s.. bereavement. 
 
 BERGAMOT'.s. A kind of perfume. 
 
 BER'RY. s. A small fruit, pi. berries. 
 
 BER'YL. s. A kind of precious stone. 
 
 BESEECH', v. To intreat, to sup- 
 plicate, pr. par. beseeching; past, 
 besought. 
 
 BESET', v. To besiege, to hem in 
 to embarrass, pr. par. besetting ; 
 past, beset 
 
 BESHREW. v. To wish a curse 
 to ; to wish ill to. pr. par. beshrew- 
 tng ; past, beshrewed. 
 
 BESI'DE. prep. At the side of 
 another. 
 
 BESI'DES. prep. Over and above, 
 adv. besides. 
 
 BESIE'GE. v. To lay siege to. pr. 
 par. besieging ; past, besieged : s. 
 besieger. 
 
 BESME'AR. v. To daub, to soil. 
 pr. par. besmearing; past, be- 
 smeared. 
 
 BESOUGHT', v. The pret. and past 
 par. of the v. beseech. 
 
 BESPANGXE. v. To adorn with 
 spangles, pr. par. bespangling: 
 past, bespangled. 
 
 BESPATTER, v. To soil, by throw- 
 ing filth, pr. par. bespattering; 
 past, bespattered. 
 
 BESPEAK', v. To order anv thinjr, 
 prospectively, pr. par. bespeak- 
 ing ; past, bespoke, bespoken. 
 
 BESPRINK'LE. v. To sprinkle over, 
 pr. par. besprinkling; past, be- 
 sprinkled. 
 
 BEST. adj. Superlative of good. 
 adv. best. 
 
 BES'TIAL. adj. Belonging to a 
 beast ; brutal, s. bestiality, pi. besti- 
 alities : adv. bestially. 
 
 BESTIR', v. To put into vigorous 
 action, pr. oar. bestirring; past,- 
 bestirred. 
 
 BESTOW, v. To give, to confer 
 upon. pr. par. bestoioing; ^past, 
 bestowed : s. besfower. 
 
 BES— BIB 
 
 BESTRI'DE. v. To stride over ; to 
 ride on. pr. par. bestriding , past, 
 bestrode. 
 
 BET. 5. A wager, v. bet ; pr. par. 
 betting ; past, bet, betted .• s. better 
 
 BETI'DE. v. To come to pass ; to 
 happen. 
 
 BETI'MES. adv. Seasonably ; early 
 in the day. 
 
 BETO'KEN' v. To signify, to fore 
 show. pr. par. betokening,' past, 
 betokened: s. betokener. 
 
 BETRAY', v. To give into the 
 hands of an enemy ; to disclose 
 that which has been intrusted to 
 secresy. pr. par. betraying; past., 
 betrayed: s. betrayer. 
 
 BETROTH', v. To contract in mar 
 riage. pr. par. betrothing; past, 
 betrothed : s. betrothment. 
 
 BETTER, adj. Comparative of 
 good. v. belter; pr. par. bettering, 
 pnst, bettered: adv. better. 
 
 BETWEEN', BETWIXT', prep. In 
 the intermediate space ; from one 
 to another, in partnership. 
 
 BEVERAGE, s. Drink. 
 
 BEVY. s. A flock of birds ; a com- 
 pany, pi. bevies. 
 
 BEWAI'L. v. To bemoan, to lament, 
 pr. par. bewailing ; past, bewailed. 
 s. bevailer. 
 
 BEWA'RE. v. To regard with cau 
 tion. 
 
 BEWIL'DER. v. To lose in pathless 
 places ; to puzzle, pr. par. be 
 wildering ; past, bewildered, 
 
 BEWITCH', v. To injure by witch, 
 craft ; to charm ; to enrapture, pr 
 par. bewitching; past, hncitchea . 
 s. bewitcher, beiviichcry, pi. be 
 witcheries. 
 
 BEYOND', prep. On the farther side 
 of; farther onward than; past 
 adv. beyond. 
 
 BI'AS. s. Inclination, either of mat- 
 ter or mind. v. bias , pr. par. 
 biasing ; past, biased. 
 
 BIB. s. A child's apron. 
 
 BIB'BER. s. A tippler. 
 
 BIBLE, s. The sacred volume, adj 
 biblical. 
 
 40 
 
BIB— BIN 
 
 BIBLIOG'RAPHY. s. History of] 
 books, pi. bibliographies: s. bib- 
 liographer, 
 
 BIB'ULOUS. adj. Absorbing moist 
 ure. 
 
 BICK'ERING. 5. A slight quarrel. 
 
 BICOR'NOUS. adj. Having two 
 horns. 
 
 BID. v. To desire, to command, to 
 offer a price, pr. par. biddin 
 past, bidden : s. bidder. 
 
 BIDE. v. To endure, to suffer, to 
 dwell, pr. par. biding ; past, bode. 
 
 BIDEN'TAL. adj. Having two 
 teeth. 
 
 BIEN'NIAL. adj. Continuing two 
 years ; happening every two years, 
 adv. biennially. 
 
 BIER. s. A carriage on which the 
 dead are carried. 
 
 BTF'EROUS. adj. Bearing twice a 
 year. 
 
 BIG. adj. Large, s. bigness. 
 
 BIG' AMY. 5. The crime of having 
 two wives, or two husbands, at 
 once. pi. bigamies. 
 
 BIG'OT. s. A person blindly de- 
 voted to a certain party, adj. big- 
 oted : s. bigotry, pi. bigotries. 
 
 BILE. s. A thick yellow secretion ; 
 a sore swelling, adj. bilious. 
 
 BILGE, v. To spring a leak. pr. 
 par. bilging; past, bilged: s. 
 bilge. 
 
 BILL. s. The beak of a fowl; a 
 hatchet with a hooked point ; a 
 written paper of a certain kind. 
 
 BII/LET. s. A small paper ; a note ; 
 a ticket directing soldiers at what 
 house to lodge, v. billet; pr. par. 
 billeting: past, billeted. 
 
 BIL'LTARDS. s. A kind of play. 
 
 BIL'LINGSGATE. s. Ribaldry/foul 
 language : A cant word, borrow- 
 ed from Billingsgate, in London. 
 
 BIL'LION. s. A million of millions. 
 
 BIL'LOW. s. A wave. adj. billoiuy. 
 
 BIN. s. A place where corn or wine 
 is deposited. 
 
 BIN'ACLE. s. A sea term, denoting 
 the compass-box. 
 
 BI'NARY. adj. In couples. 
 D2 
 
 BIN— BIT 
 
 BIND. v. To confine with bonds, 
 
 to contract ; to fasten together 
 
 pr. par. binding: past, bound: s. 
 
 binder. 
 BIOG'RAPHY. s. Personal history. 
 
 pi. biographies: s. biographer: 
 
 adj. biographical : adv. biographi' 
 
 colly. 
 BITAROUS. adj. Having two at 
 
 birth. 
 BIPARTITE, adj. Having tw 
 
 parts. 
 BITED. s. An animal having two 
 
 feet. adj. bipedal. 
 BIPET'ALOUS. adj. Consisting of 
 
 two flower leaves. 
 BIRCH, s. A kind of deciduous 
 
 tree. adj. birchen. 
 BIRD. s. A feathered animal. 
 BIRD'LIME. s. A glutinous sub- 
 stance, for catching birds. 
 BIRTH. 5. The act of coming into 
 
 life ; rank by descent ; thing born \ 
 
 a place on board a vessel, for hold- 
 ing a bed. 
 BIRTHDAY, s. The day on which 
 
 any one is born ; the anniversary 
 
 of one's birth. 
 BIRTHRIGHT, s. The rights to 
 
 which a person is born. 
 BIS'CUIT. 5. Hard bread. 
 BISECT', v. To divide into two 
 
 parts, pr. par. bisecting; past, 
 
 bisected : s. bisection, bisector. 
 BISH'OP. s. One who is placed over 
 
 several churches, s. bishopric, the 
 
 diocese of a bishop. 
 BI'SON. s. A kind of wild ox. 
 BISSEXTILE, adj. Relating to eve 
 
 rv fourth or leap year. s. bissextile, 
 BIS'TRE. s. A kind of paint. 
 BIT. 5. That part of a bridle which 
 
 is in the mouth ; a small piece ; a 
 
 morsel. 
 BIT. v. Did bite. 
 BITE. v. To crush or pierce with 
 
 the teeth, pr par. biting; past, 
 
 bit, bitten : s. bite. 
 BITTER, adj. Having a hot, acrid, 
 
 biting taste, s. bitterness: adv 
 
 bitterly. 
 BITTERN, s. A kind of bird. 
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Bl r— BLA 
 
 BITU'MEN, BITUMEN, s. A fat, 
 unctuous matter, dug out of the 
 earth, or skimmed off lakes, adj. 
 bituminous : adv. bituminously. 
 
 BIVOUAC. s. The place where an 
 army lies under arms. v. bivouac ; 
 pr. par. bivouacking-; past, bivou 
 ached. 
 
 BLAB. v. To tell what ought to be 
 kept secret, pr. par. blabbing; 
 past, blabbed: s. blabber. 
 
 BLACK, adj. Of the colour of night ; 
 dark ; horrible, v. black ; pr. par. 
 blacking; past, blacked: adj. 
 blackish : s. blackness. 
 
 BLACK'EN. v. To darken, to de- 
 fame, pr. par. blackening ; past 
 blackened. 
 
 BLACK'GU ARD. 5. A dirty fellow ; 
 a rascal. 
 
 BLACK'GUARD. v. To apply abu- 
 sive and scurrilous epithets, pr. 
 par. blackguarding ; past, black- 
 guarded. 
 
 BLACK'LEG. 5. A professed gam- 
 bler. 
 
 BLACK'SMITH. 5. A smith who 
 forges iron. 
 
 BLADDER, s. The vessel which 
 contains the urine. 
 
 BLADE, s. A spire of grass ; the 
 leaf of an esculent plant; the 
 sharp part of a weapon. 
 
 BLAME, v. To censure, to charge 
 with a fault, pr. par. blaming, 
 past, blamed: adj. blameable. 
 blamrlcss: s. blamelesmess. 
 
 BLAME'WORTHY. adj. Deserving 
 biame. s. blameworthiness. 
 
 BLANCH, v. To whiten, pr. par. 
 blanching; past, blanched. 
 
 BLAND, adj. Mild, gentle, adv. 
 blandly : s. bUndness. 
 
 BLANDISHMENT, s. Act of fond- 
 ness ; caresses. 
 
 BLANK, s. A space not written 
 upon ; unprofitable result of a 
 lotterv chance. 
 
 BLANKET, s. A woolen cover for 
 a bed. s. blanketing. 
 
 BLA^PHE'ME. v. To speak irrever- 
 ently of God. pr. par. blasphem- i 
 
 BLA— BLI 
 
 ing ; past, blasphemed: adj. blas- 
 phemous: adv. blasphemously: s. 
 blasphemer, blasphemy, pi. blas- 
 phemies. 
 
 BLAST, v. To wither, to injure, tn 
 invalidate, pr. par. blasting ; past, 
 blasted: s. blast. 
 
 BLAZE, s. A flame ; a mark made 
 in a tree with a hatchet, v. blaze; 
 pr. par. blazing ; past, blazed : s. 
 blazer. 
 
 BLA'ZON. v. To deck, to embellish, 
 to make public, pr. par. blazon- 
 ing ; past, blazoned : s. blazonry. 
 
 BLEACH, v. To whiten, pr. par. 
 bleaching; past, bleached: s. 
 bleacher. 
 
 BLEAK, adj. Cold, chill, adv. bleak- 
 ly : s. bleakness. 
 
 BLEAR, adj. Dim with rheum or 
 water. 
 
 BLEAT, v. To cry as a sheap. pr, 
 par. bleating; past, bleated; s. 
 bleat, bleater. 
 
 BLEED, v. To lose blood: to drop 
 as blood : to draw blood from. pr. 
 par. bleeding; past, bled: s. bleeder. 
 
 BLEMISH, s. A mark of deformi- 
 ty ; a scar , a reproach ; disgrace, 
 pr. par. blemishing; past, blcfn- 
 7 shed. 
 
 BLEND, v. To mingle together; 
 to confornd. pr. par. blending, 
 past, blended. 
 
 BLESS, v. To make happy; to 
 prosper, pr. par. blessing; past, 
 blessed: s. hlessing : adv. blessedly. 
 
 BLEW. Preterit of the v. blow. 
 
 BLIGHT, v. To blnst. pr. par. 
 blighting ; past, blighted: s. blight, 
 blighter. 
 
 BLIND, adj. Deprived of sight, v. 
 blind; pr. par. blinding; pa?t, 
 blinded : adv. blindly : s. blindness. 
 
 BLIND'FOLD. v. To cover the 
 eves. pr. pnr. blindfolding ; past, 
 blindfolded : adj. blindfold, 
 
 BLINK, v. To wink ; to see ob- 
 scurely, pr par. blinking; past, 
 blinked. 
 
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BLI— BLO 
 
 BLISS. s. The highest degree of 
 happiness, adj. blissful: adv. bliss- 
 fully .- s. blissfulness. 
 
 BLISTER s. A pustule formed by 
 raising the cuticle, v. blister ; pr. 
 par. blistering ; past, blistered. 
 
 BLITHE, adj. Gay, airy. adv. 
 blithely ; s. blitheness. 
 
 BLOAT, v. To swell; to make 
 turgid, pr. par. bloating; past, 
 bloated: s. bloatedness. 
 
 BLOCK, s. A heavy piece of tim- 
 ber ; a mass of matter ; a sea 
 term for a pulley ; sometimes used 
 in the United States, for a row 
 of houses, or pile of buildings. 
 
 BLOCK, v. To shut up. pr. par. 
 blocking-; past, blocked. 
 
 BLOCKA'DE. s. A siege carried on 
 by shutting up the place, v. block- 
 ade ; pr. par. blockading; past, 
 blockaded. 
 
 BLOCK' HEAD. s. A stupid fellow, 
 adj. blockheaded. 
 
 BLOOD, s. The red fluid which 
 circulates in the bodies of ani- 
 mals, adj. bloody, bloodless: adv. 
 bloodily. 
 
 BLOOD'HOUiND. s A hound used 
 for hunting men. 
 
 BLOODTHIRSTY, adj. Desirous 
 of shedding blood. 
 
 BLOOM, v. To yield blossoms, pr. 
 par. blooming ; past, bloomed : s. 
 bloom: adv. bloomingly. 
 
 BLOS'SOM. s. The flower produced 
 before the seed. v. blossom ; pr. 
 par. blossoming ; past, blossomed. 
 
 BLOT. v. To obliterate, to erase, 
 to disfigure, pr. par. blotting; 
 past, blotted: s. blot. 
 
 BLOTCH, s. A spot on the skin, 
 adj blotched, 
 
 BLOW. s. Bloom, blossom, v. blow; 
 pr. par. blowing : past, blowed. 
 
 BLOW. s. A stroke. 
 
 BLOW. v. To make a current of 
 air; to pant. pr. par. blowing; 
 past, blown : s. bloiv, blower. 
 
 BLOWPIPE, s. A tube used by va- 
 rious artificers. 
 
 BLU— BOD 
 
 BLUB'BER. s. The fat of a largo 
 
 fish. 
 BLUB'BER. v. To swell the cheeks 
 
 with weeping, pr. par. blubbering : 
 
 past, blubbered. 
 BLUD'GEON. s. A short, heavy 
 
 stick, used as an offensive weap- 
 on. 
 BLUE. s. One of the seven original 
 
 colours, nd]. bluish: adv. bluely • 
 
 s. blueness. 
 BLUFF, s. A steep bank, or high 
 
 bold shore. 
 BLUN'DER. v. To err, to mistake 
 
 pr. par. blundering ; past, blun 
 
 dered: s. blunder, blunderer. 
 BLUN'DERBVSS. s. A kindofshor* 
 
 gun, with a wide mouth, pi. blun 
 
 derbusses. 
 BLUNT, v. To dull the edge or 
 
 point, pr. par. blunting; past; 
 
 blunted: adj. blunt: adv. bluntly: 
 
 s. bluntness. 
 BLUSH, v. To become red. pr. 
 
 par. blushing; past, blushed, s, 
 
 blush. 
 BLUS'TER. v. To roar as a storm. 
 
 pr. par. blustering ; past, bluster 
 
 ed : s. bluster, blusterer. 
 BOAR. s. The male swine. 
 BOARD, s. A flat piece of wood , 
 
 entertainment ; an assembly seat- 
 ed at a table, s. boarder : v. 
 
 board; pr. par. boarding; past, 
 
 boarded. 
 BOAST, v. To brag, to magnify, 
 
 to exalt, pr. par. boasting; past, 
 
 boasted : s. boast, boaster : adj 
 
 boastful: adv. boastfully. 
 BOAT. s. A small vessel, in which 
 
 persons pass over water, v. boat , 
 
 pr. par. boating; past, boated. 
 
 adj. bootable. 
 BOAT'MAN. s. He that manages a 
 
 boat. 
 BOATS'WAIN. s. A petty officei 
 
 on board a ship, prohouncec. 
 
 bo'-sn. 
 BOB'BIN. s. A small roller of wood, 
 
 on which thread is wound. 
 BODE. v. To portend, pr. par. bod- 
 ing ; past, boded. 
 
 43 
 
BOD— BON 
 BOD'ICE. s. Stays. 
 BOiyKiN. s. An instrument used to 
 
 bore holes, &c. 
 BOD'Y. s. The material substance 
 
 of an animal : matter, opposed to 
 
 spirit; a collective mass. pi. 
 
 bodies: adj. bodied: adj. and adv. 
 
 bodily. 
 BOG. s. A marsh; a morass, v. 
 
 bog ; pr. par. bogging; past, bog- 
 ged: adj. boggy. 
 BOHE'A. s. A species of tea. 
 BO'GLE. s. A bugbear ; a spectre. 
 BOG'GLE. v. To start ; to hesitate. 
 
 pr. par. boggling ; past, boggled 
 
 s. boggier. 
 BOIL. v.'To be agitated by heat ; to 
 
 heat to a certain degree, pr. par. 
 
 boiling; past, boiled: s. boil 
 
 boiler. 
 BOISTEROUS, adj. Violent, loud, 
 
 roaring, stormy, adv. boisterously 
 
 s. boisterous?iess. 
 BOLD. adj. Daring, brave, rude. 
 
 adv. boldly : s. boldness : adj 
 
 boldfaced. 
 BOLE. s. A measure containing six 
 
 bushels. 
 BOL'STER. 5. Something laid un 
 
 der the head ; a pad. v. bolster ; 
 
 pr. par. bolstering ; past, bolstered. 
 BOLT. s. An arrow; the bar of a 
 
 door; a sieve, v. bolt; pr. par. 
 
 bolting; past, belted. 
 BO'LUS. s. A kind of large pill, pi, 
 
 boluses. 
 BOMB. s. A hollow cannon-ball. 
 BOMBARD', v. To attack with 
 
 bombs, pr. par. bombarding ; past, 
 
 bombarded: s. bombard, bombar- 
 dier. 
 BOM'BAST. .s. Inflated language 
 
 adj. bombastic, bombastical: adv. 
 
 bombastically. 
 BOND. 5. Cords or a chain ; union ; 
 
 imprisonment; written obligation, 
 
 s. bondage: v. bond; pr. par, 
 
 bonding: past, bonded. 
 BONDS'MAN. s. A male slave. 
 BONE. s. The solid parts of the 
 
 body of an animal, v. bone; pr. 
 
 par. boning, past, boned: adj. bony. 
 
 BON— BOK 
 
 [BONET'TA. s. A kind of sea-fish. 
 BONFIRE, s. A fire made for some 
 
 public cause of triumph. 
 BON-MOT', s. a jest, a witty re- 
 ply. Fr. 
 BON'NET. s. A species of hat. 
 BON'NY. adj. Handsome, pretty. 
 
 adv. bonnily. 
 BOO'BY. 5. A dull, stupid fellow. 
 
 pi. boobies. 
 BOOK. s. A volume in which we 
 
 read or write, v. book; pr. par. 
 
 booking; past, booked. 
 BOOK'BINDER. s. One who binds 
 
 books. 
 BOOK'CASE. s. A case for holding 
 
 books. 
 BOOK'SELLER. s. A man who sells? 
 
 books. 
 BOOK'WORM. s. A worm that 
 
 eats holes in books ; a student too 
 
 closely devoted to books. 
 BOOM. 5. A large spar, on which a 
 
 sail is spread, v. boom; pr. par. 
 
 booming; past, boomed. 
 BOON. s. A gift, a grant, adj. boon t 
 
 gay, merry. 
 BOOR. s. A rustic clown, adj. 
 
 boorish; adv. boorishly : s. boor- 
 
 BOOT. s. Profit, gain ; over and 
 above ; a cover for the leg. adj. 
 booted, bootless. 
 
 BOOTH. 5. A temporary house, 
 made of boards. 
 
 BOO'TY. s. Plunder, pi. booties. 
 
 BO'RAX. s. A kind of artificial salt. 
 
 BORDER. 5. The outer part oi 
 edge. s. borderer: v. border, pr. 
 par. bordering ; past, bordered. 
 
 BORE. v. To pierce ; to make hol- 
 low, pr. par. boring; past, boredi 
 s. bore, borer. 
 
 BORE. v. Did bear. 
 
 BORNE. Part, passive of the verb 
 bear. 
 
 BOR'OUGH. s. An incorporated 
 town. 
 
 BOR'ROW. v. To take from an 
 other, upon credit ; to use aa 
 one's own. pr. par. borroiving 
 past, borrowed : s. bo: rower. 
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BOS— BOU 
 
 BOSOM. 5. The breast, v. bosom;}} 
 pr. par bosoming ; past, bosomed. 
 
 BOSS. s. A stud; the part rising in 
 
 • the midst of any thing, pi. bosses. ; 
 
 BOTANY. 5. The science of plants.; 
 adj. botanic, botanical ; adv. bota7i-\\ 
 ically : v. botanize; pr. par. bota-\ 
 nizing ; past, botanized: s. bota-', 
 nisi. 
 
 BOTCH, s. A part of any thing ill 
 finished; a bad workman, pi. 
 botches: pr. par. botching; past, 
 botched : s. botcher. 
 
 BOTH. adj. The two. conj. both. 
 
 BOTH'ER. v. To perplex and con- 
 found, pr. par. bothering; past, 
 bothered: s. bother er. 
 
 BOTTLE, s. A vessel with a nar- 
 row mouth, to put liquors in ; a 
 bundle of hay or grass, v. bottle ; 
 pr. par. bottling; past, bottled: s. 
 bottler. 
 
 BOT'TOM. s. The lowest part ; the 
 ground under the water, v. bot- 
 tom ; pr. par. bottoming; past, 1 
 bottomed: adj. bottomless. 
 
 BOUGH, s. An arm or large shoot \ 
 of a tree. 
 
 BOUGHT. Preterit and past part, of 
 buy. 
 
 BOUNCE, v. To fall or fly against 
 any thing with great force, so as 
 to rebound; to spring, pr. par. 
 bouncing; past, bounced: s. 
 bounce, bouncer. 
 
 BOUND, v. To limit ; to terminate, 
 pr. par. bounding; past, bounded: 
 s. bound-: adj. boundless: adv. 
 boundlessly. 
 
 BOUND, v. To jump, to spring, pr. 
 par. bounding ; past, bounded. 
 
 BOUND' ARY. s. Limit, pi. bound- 
 aries. 
 
 BOUND'EN. adj. Required by con-! 
 tract. 
 
 BOUNTY s. Generositv, pecunia- 
 ry encouragement, pi. bounties: 
 adj. bounteous, bountiful: adv. 
 bounteously, bountifully. 
 
 BOUQUET. 5. A nosegay. Fr. piV 
 nounced boo-kay'. 
 
 BOURN, s. A bound, a limit. li 
 
 BOW— BRA 
 
 BOW. v. To bend, to incline, pr 
 par. bowing; past, boiced: s. boux 
 
 BOWELS, s. The inner part; in- 
 testines. 
 
 BOWER. 5. An arbour. 
 
 BOWL. s. A vessel to hold liquids, 
 a basin ; a rouud unss, which may 
 be rolled along the ground, v. 
 bowl; pr. par. bowling; past, 
 bowled : s. bowler. 
 
 BOWSPRIT. 5. A spar running out 
 at the head of a si up. 
 
 BOX. s. A case made of wood or 
 other substance ; a fight, pi. box- 
 es : v. box; pr. par. bcxing; past, 
 boxed : s. boxer. 
 
 BOY. 5. A male child, adj. boyish: 
 adv. boyishly: s. boyishness, boy- 
 hood. 
 
 BRACE, v. To make firm ; to bind, 
 pr. par. bracing ; past, braced : 
 s. brace, bracer. 
 
 BRACE'LET. s. An ornament fo. 
 the arm. 
 
 BRA'CHMAN. s. A priest of India, 
 of the first cast of Gentoos. 
 
 BRACK'ET. 5. A piece of wood, 
 nailed against a wall, to support 
 something. 
 
 BRACK'ISH. adj. Having a slight 
 flavour of salt. s. brackishness. 
 
 BRAD. s. A sort of nail, with an 
 oblong head. 
 
 BRAG. v. To boast ; to display os 
 tentatiouslv. pr. par. bragging 
 past, bragged: s. braggart, b?ag 
 ger. 
 
 BRAID, v. To weave together, pr 
 par. braiding; past, braided: s 
 braid. 
 
 BRAIN, s. That collection of vessels 
 and organs in the head, from 
 which sense and motion arise, 
 adj. brainless: v. brain; pr. par. 
 braining, past, brained : s. brain- 
 less. 
 
 BRAKE, s. A thicket of brambles. 
 
 BRAM'BLE. s. Any rough, prickly 
 shrub. 
 
 BRA'MIN. See Brachman. 
 
 BRAN. s. The husks of corn, ground. 
 45 
 
BRA- -BRE 
 
 BRANCH. s. The shoot of a tree, 
 from one of the main boughs ; a 
 smaller river running into a larger ; 
 any distinct article, pi. branches : 
 v. brunch ; pr. par. branching ; 
 past, branched: adj. braiichless. 
 
 BRAND, s. A lighted stick ; a mark 
 made on a criminal, with a hot 
 iron : a stigma ; a sword, v. 
 brand; pr. par. branding ; past, 
 branded. 
 
 BRANDISH, v. To wave or shake; 
 to flourish, pr. jar. brandishing; 
 past, brandished. 
 
 BRANDY, s. A strong liquor, dis- 
 tilled from wine. pi. brandies. 
 
 BRA'SIER. $. A manufacturer that 
 works in brass. 
 
 BRASS, s. A yellow metal, made 
 by mixing copper with lapis cala- 
 minaris. pi. brasses ; adj. brassy. 
 
 BRAT. s. A child, so called in con- 
 tempt. 
 
 BRAVADO, s. A boast, a brag. pi. 
 bravadoes. 
 
 BRAVE, adj. Courageous, adv. 
 bravely : v. brave : pr. par. brav- 
 ing ; past, braved: s. bravery, pi. 
 braveries. 
 
 BRA'VO. 5. A man who murders 
 for hire. 
 
 BRAVU'RA. 5. A kind of song, re- 
 quiring great vocal power. 
 x BRAWL, v. To quarrel noisily, pr. 
 par. brawling; past, brawled: s. 
 brawl, brawler. 
 
 BRAWN, s. The fleshy part of the 
 body; the flesh of a boar, prepar- 
 ed in a particular manner, adj. 
 brawny. 
 
 BRAY. v. To make a noise as an 
 ass. pr. par. braying; past, bray- 
 ed: s. bray, brayer. 
 
 ERAZE. v. To solder with brass, 
 pr. par. brazing ; past, brazed : s. 
 brazier. 
 
 BRAZ'EN. adj. Made of brass. 
 
 BREACH, s. A gap ; infraction ; 
 quarrel, pr. par. breaching; past, 
 breached. 
 
 BREAD, s. Food made of ground 
 corn. 
 
 BRE— BRI 
 
 BREADTH, s. The measure of any 
 plain superficies, from side tc 
 side. 
 
 BREAK, v. To burst open by force , 
 to divide ; to overcome, pr. par. 
 breaking ; past, broken : s. break x 
 breaker. 
 
 BREAKTAST. v. To eat the first 
 meal in the day. pr. par. break- 
 fasting ; past, breakfasted . s. 
 breakfast. 
 
 BREAST, s. The middle part of the 
 human body, between the neck 
 and the belly, v. breast ; pr. par. 
 breasting; past, breasted. 
 
 BRE AST' WORK. 5. In fortifica- 
 tion ; — works thrown up as high 
 as the breasts of the defenders. 
 
 BREATHE, v. To draw in air by the 
 lungs, pr. par. breathing; past, 
 breathed: s. breath: adj. breath- 
 less. 
 
 BRED. Preterit and past part, of the 
 
 BREECHES, s. The garment worn 
 by men, over the lower part ol 
 the body and thighs. 
 
 BREED, v. To procreate; to edu 
 cate. pr. par. breeding , past, bred 
 s. breed, breeding. 
 
 BREEZE, s. A gentle gale, adj 
 breezy. 
 
 BRET. s. Akindofturbot. 
 
 BRETHREN, s. The ancient plu- 
 ral of brother. 
 
 BREVE, s. A term in music. 
 
 BREVET', s. A rank by brevet, sig- 
 nifips a title a degree higher than 
 is denoted in the officer's com- 
 mission. 
 
 BREVIARY. 5. An abridgment; a 
 book containing the daily service 
 of the church of Rome. pi. 6re- 
 viaries. 
 
 BREVITY, s. Shortness; concise- 
 ness, pi. brevities. 
 
 BREW. v. To make liquors by mix- 
 ing several ingredients, pr. par. 
 brewing; past, brewed: s. brewer % 
 brewery \ pi breweries. 
 
 BRI'AR, BRI'ER. s. A species of 
 thorny plant, adj. briary, h-iery 
 46 
 
BR1— BR1 
 
 BRIBE, s. A reward given corrupt- 
 ly, s. briber, bribery, pi. briberies , 
 v. bribe; pr. par. bribing} past 
 bribed. 
 
 BRICK, s. A piece of burned clay 
 used in building ; a loaf of bread, 
 shaped like a brick, v. brick ; pr. 
 par. bricking; past, bricked. 
 
 BRICK'-KILN. s. A place to burn 
 
 BRICKLAYER, s. A brick-mason. 
 
 BRIDE, s. A woman recently mar- 
 ried, adj. bridal. 
 
 BRIDE'GROOM. s. A man recently 
 married. 
 
 BRIDES'MAID. s. She who attends 
 upon a bride. 
 
 BRIDGE, s. A building raised over 
 water, for the convenience of pas- 
 sage ; the prominent part of the 
 nose ; the supporter of the strings 
 in a lute, fiddle, &c. v. bridge; 
 pr. par. bridging; past, bridged. 
 
 BRI'DLE. v. To restrain, to govern 
 pr. par. bridling; past, bridled 
 s. bridle, bridler. 
 
 BRIEF, adj. Short, concise, adv. 
 briefly : s. briefness. 
 
 BRI'ER, BRI'AR. s. A species oil 
 thorny plant, adj. briery, briary. 
 
 BRIG. 5. A vessel with two masts, 
 and square rigging. 
 
 BRIGA'DE. 5. A division of forces 
 a body of men. v. brigade; pr. 
 par. brigading; past, brigaded 
 adj. brigadier. 
 
 BRIGAND*, s. A robber. 
 
 BRIGHT, adj. Shining; full ofj 
 light, s. brightness: adv. bright- 
 ly : v. brighten : pr. par. brighten- 
 ing ; past, brightened. 
 
 BRIKLIANCY. s. Lustre, splen- 
 dour, pi. brilliancies: adj. bril- 
 liant: adv. brilliantly. 
 
 BRIM. s. The edge of a small ves- 
 sel. 
 
 BRIMFUL', adj. Full to the top. 
 
 BRIM'STONE. s. Sulphur in lumps 
 or rolls. 
 
 BRIND'LED. adj. Streaked. 
 
 BRINE, s. Water impregnated with 
 salt. adj. briny. 
 
 BRI—BRO 
 
 BRING, v. To fetch from ; to con- 
 vey ; to attract ; to draw along 
 pr. par. bringing ; past, brought. 
 
 BRINK, s. The edge of any place, 
 as of a precipice or river- 
 
 BRISK, adj. Lively, gay, vivid, 
 bright, adv. briskly : s. b?-iskness 
 
 BRISK'EN. v. To make brisk, pr 
 par. briskening ; past, briskened. 
 
 BRISK'ET. s. The breast of ar. 
 animal. 
 
 BRISTLE, s. The stiff hair of swine. 
 v. bristle; pr. par. b?istling ; past, 
 bristled : adv. bristly. 
 
 BRITISH, adj. Relating to Britain. 
 
 BRITTLE, adj. Fragile; apt to 
 break, s. britileness. 
 
 BROACH, v. To pierce a vessel 
 to tap ; to suggest ; to utter, pr 
 par. broaching; past, broached 
 s. broacher. 
 
 BROAD, adj. Wide, large, open 
 gross, adv. broadly : v. broaden 
 pr. par. broadening ; past, broad 
 ened. < 
 
 BROAD'SIDE. s. The side of a 
 ship ; a vollev of shot, fired at 
 once, from all the guns" in the side 
 of a ship. 
 
 BROCA'DE. 5. A species of silken 
 stuff, adj. brocade/I.. 
 
 BROCCOLI, s. A species of cab- 
 bage. 
 
 BROGUE, s. A kind of shoe ; a 
 cant word for a provincial accent. 
 
 BROIL, v. To cook, by laying on 
 the coals, pr. par. broiling , past 
 broiled: s. broil, broiler. 
 
 BRO'KEN. Past part, of break, s 
 brokenness. 
 
 BROKEN-HEAR1 ED. adj. Much 
 depressed in spirit : grief-worn. 
 
 BROKEN-WINDED, adj. Having 
 short breath. 
 
 BRO'KER. s. A factor ; one tha 
 does business for another. 
 
 BRO'KERAGE. s. The pay or re 
 ward of a broker. 
 
 BRONZE, s. Brass ; a metal com 
 pounded of copper and tin. v 
 bronze; pr. par. bronzing; past, 
 bronzed. 
 
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BKU— BRU 
 
 BROOD, s. Offspring; the number' 
 batched at once. 
 
 BROOD, v. To sit as on eggs ; to 
 remain long in anxiety ; to mature 
 by care. pr. par. brooding; past, 
 brooded. 
 
 BROOK, s. A running water, less 
 than a river. 
 
 BROOK, v. To bear, to endure, pr. 
 par. brooking,- past, brooked. 
 
 BROOM, s. A smalftree ; a besom. 
 
 BROTH, s. Liquor in which flesh is 
 boiled. 
 
 BROTH'EL. s. A house of ill fame. 
 
 BROTHER, s. One born of the 
 sftme father or mother, adj. broth- 
 erly. 
 
 BROTHERHOOD, s. The state or 
 quality of being a brother. 
 
 BROUGHT. Preterit and past part. I 
 of the v. bring. 
 
 BROW. s. The arch over the eye ; 
 the forehead; the edge or brink 
 of anv high place. 
 
 BROWBEAT, v. To bully, pr.par. 
 browbeating ; past, browbeaten. 
 
 BROWN, adj. The name of a col- 
 our, adj. brownish. 
 
 BROWSE, v. To eat branches or 
 shrubs, pr. par. browsing,' past, 
 browsed, s. browser. 
 
 BRUISE, v. To crush or mangle 
 with a heavy blow. pr. par. bruis- 
 ing ; past, bruised : s. bruise, 
 bruiser. 
 
 BRUIT, s. Rumour, report, v. 
 bruit; pr. par. bruiting; past, 
 bruited. 
 
 BRU'M AL. adj. Belonging to winter. 
 
 BRUNETTE', s. A woman with a 
 brown complexion. 
 
 BRUNT, s. Shock; violence. 
 
 BRUSH. 5. An instrument used for 
 sweeping ; a rude assault ; a 
 thicket, v. brush : pr. par. brush- 
 ing ; past, brushed : s. brusher : 
 adj. brushy. 
 
 BRUSHWOOD, s. Rough, low, 
 close thickets. 
 
 BRUTE, s. A creature without rea- 
 son, adj. brutal: adv. brutally : v. 
 
 BUB— BUl 
 
 brutalize; pr. par. brutalizing 
 past, brutalized. 
 
 BUBBLE, s. A small bladder 01 
 water, v. bubble; pr. par. bub- 
 bling; past, bubbled. 
 
 BUC'ANIER. 5. A pirate. 
 
 BUCK. s. The male of the fallow 
 deer, and of some other quadru 
 peds. 
 
 BUCKET. 5. A sort of small tub. 
 
 BUCKLE, s. A link of metal, with 
 a tongue or catch, made to fasten 
 one thing to another, v. buckle , 
 pr. par. buckling; past, buckled. ■ 
 
 BUCKLER, s. A shield. 
 
 BUCKRAM, s. A sort of stiffened 
 linen. 
 
 BUCK'SKIN. 5. The skin of a buck. 
 
 BUCKWHEAT, s. A species oi 
 grain. 
 
 BUCOLTC. adj. Pastoral. 
 
 BUD. s. The first shoot of a plant 
 v. bud; pr. par. budding; pastj 
 budded. 
 
 BUDGE, v. To stir. pr. par. budg. 
 ing ; past, budged. 
 
 BUDG'ET. 5. A bag; a store oi 
 stock. 
 
 BUFF. s. A sort of leather, pre* 
 pared from the skin of the buffa- 
 lo ; the colour of the leather, 
 which is a very light yellow. 
 
 BUFF. v. To strike, pr. par. buf 
 fing ; past, buffed: s. buffer. 
 
 BUFFALO, s. A kind of wild cow. 
 pi. buffaloes. 
 
 BUFTET. s. A blow with the fist. 
 v. buffet ; pr. par. buffeting , past, 
 buffeted. 
 
 BUF'FET. s. A cup-board. 
 
 BUFFOON'. 5. A man whose pro- 
 fession is to make sport, s hvf 
 foonery, pi. buffooneries. 
 
 BUG. s. A species of insect- 
 
 BUG'BEAR. s. A frightful object. 
 
 BU'GLE, BU'GLE-HORN. *. A 
 hunting horn. 
 
 BU'GLE. s. A kind of glass orna- 
 ment, of a cylindrical form. 
 
 BUILD, v. To erect, to rest upon, 
 pr. par. building; past, built: 8 
 builder. 
 
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BUL— BUO 
 
 BULB. s. A round body, or root, 
 adj. bulbous. 
 
 BUL'FINCH. s. A species of sing- 
 ing bird. pi. hulfinches. 
 
 BULK. s. Magni'tide, size. adj. 
 bulky: s. bulkiness. 
 
 BULL. s. The male of black cattle;! 
 a papal mandate. 
 
 BUL'LET. s. A small metal ball. | 
 
 BULLETIN. s. A military or other 
 public document. 
 
 BUL'LION. s. Gold or silver in the 
 lump. 
 
 BUI/LOCK. s. An ox. 
 
 BUL'LY. s. A noisy, blustering, 
 quarrelsome fellow, pi. bullies: 
 v. bully ; pr. par. bullying ; past, 
 bullied. 
 
 BUL'RUSH. s. A species of large 
 rush. pi. bvlrushes. 
 
 BULWARK- s. A bastion ; a forti- 
 fication. 
 
 BUM'BLEBEE. s. The wild bee. 
 
 BUMP. s. A swelling, a protuberance. 
 
 BUMP. v. To make a loud noise ; 
 to strike against, pr. par. bump- 
 ing ; past, bumped. 
 
 BUMPER, s. A cup filled to the 
 brim. 
 
 BUMPKIN, s. An awkward, heavy 
 rustic. 
 
 BUNCH, s. A cluster ; a number 
 of things tied together, pi. bunch- 
 es: adj. bunchy: s. bunchiness. 
 
 BUN'DLE. s. A number of things 
 bound together ; a roll. v. bundle ; 
 pr. par. bundling ; past, bundled. 
 
 BUNG. 5. A stopper for a barrel. 
 v. bung ; pr. par. bunging; past, 
 
 % bunged. 
 
 BUNG'LE. v. To perform clumsily ; 
 to botch, pr. par. bungling; past, 
 bungled: s. bungler: adv. bung- 
 Unscly. 
 
 BUNN. s. A kind of light bread. 
 
 BUNTING, s. The stuff of which 
 a ship's colours are made. 
 
 BUOY. s. Alight substance, floating 
 on the water, and tied to some 
 thing at the bottom, v. buoy 
 pr. par. buoying ; past, buoyed. 
 
 BUO— BUS 
 
 BUOY'ANCY. s. The quality o 
 floating, pi. buoyancies : edj. buvy 
 ant : adv. buoyantly. 
 
 BUR'DEN, BURTHEN. 5. A load , 
 something grievous ; the verse re- 
 peated in a song, v burden ; pr. 
 par. burdening ; past, burdened . v. 
 burthen; pr. par. burthening ; 
 past, burthened : adj. burdensome^ 
 burthensome. 
 
 BU'REAU. s. A chest of drawers. 
 
 BUR'GESS. s. An officer of a cer- 
 tain rank in a corporate town ; a 
 representative of a borough-town, 
 pi. burgesses. 
 
 BURG'LARY. s. Act of feloniously 
 entering a house by night, pi. bur. 
 glaries. s. burglar: adj. burglari- 
 ous ; adv. burglariously : s. bur- 
 gler. 
 
 BURG'OMASTER. 5. One employ- 
 ed in the government of a city. 
 
 BURLES'QUE. adj. Ludicrous, s. 
 burlesque : v. burlesque ; pr. par. 
 burlesquing ; past, burlesqued ; 
 s. burlesquer. 
 
 BURLETTA. s. A musical farce. 
 
 BURN. v. To consume or wound 
 with fire ; to be on fire. pr. par. 
 burning ; past, burned, bwmt : s. 
 burn, burner. 
 
 BURNISH, v. To polish, pr. par. 
 burnishing; past, burnished, s. 
 burnish, burnisher. 
 
 BURR. s. The rough head of a cer 
 tain plant. 
 
 BUR'ROW. v. To mine as rabbits, 
 pr. par. burrowing; past, bur- 
 rowed : s. burrow. 
 
 BURST, v. To break suddenly, pr. 
 par. bursting ; past, burst. 
 
 BUR'THEN.. 5. See Burden. 
 
 BUR'Y. v. To inter ; to put into a 
 grave, pr. par. burying; past, 
 buried: s. burial. 
 
 BUSH. s. A thick shrub, pi. bushes 
 adj. bushy : s. bushiness. 
 
 BUSH'EL. 5. \ measure containing 
 eight gallons. 
 
 BUS'KIN. s. A kind of half-boot , 
 a shoe, worn by the ancient actors 
 of tragedy, adj. buskined. 
 
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BUS— BUT 
 
 BUST. 5. A statue, representing a 
 person as far as the breast. 
 
 BUSTARD. 5. A wild turkey. 
 
 BUS'TLE. v. To *»e busy ; to stir, 
 pr. par. bustling past, bustled : s. 
 bustle, busUer. 
 
 BUST. adj. Fully employed; bust- 
 ling ; meddling, v. busy ; pr. par. 
 busying; past, busied: adv. busi- 
 ly : s. business. 
 
 BUT. A conjunction ; a preposition. 
 
 BUTCH'ER. s. One who kills do- 
 mestic animals for the purpose of 
 food. v. butcher ; pr. par. butcher- 
 ing,' past, butchered: adj. butch- 
 erly: s. butchery, ip\. butcheries. 
 
 BUTLER, s. A servant who takes 
 care of the wines, and superin- 
 tends the table. 
 
 BUT'-END. 5. The blunt end. 
 
 BUT'MENT. s. That part of an 
 arch which joins it to the upright 
 pier. 
 
 BUTT. s. A mark to shoot at ; a 
 blow given by a horned animal ; a 
 large barrel. 
 
 BUTT. v. To strike with the head, 
 pr. par. butting ; past, butted. 
 
 BUT'TER. s. An unctuous sub 
 stance, made from milk. s. butte- 
 ry, pi. butteries: v. butter; pr. 
 par. buttering; past, buttered. 
 
 BUT-BYK 
 
 BUTTERFLY, s. A kind of beau- 
 tiful insect, pi. butterflies. 
 BUTTON, s. A kind of knob or 
 
 ball. v. button ; pr. par. buttoning ,• 
 
 past, buttoned : s. buttoner. 
 BUTTON-HOLE. s. A hole to 
 
 catch the button. 
 BUTTRESS, s. A wall built to sup. 
 
 port another wall. pi. buttresses. 
 BUX'OM. adj. Gay, lively. 
 BUY. v. To purchase, to acquire b} 
 
 paying for. pr. par. buying ; past, 
 
 bought: s. buyer. 
 BUZZ. v. To hum, to whisper, pr 
 
 par. buzzing; past, buzzed: s. 
 
 buzz. 
 BUZ'ZARD. s. A species of hawk. 
 BY. A preposition. 
 BY'-CORNER. s. A private corner 
 BY'-LANE. s. A lane out of tht 
 
 usual road. 
 BY'-LAW. s. A law made to regu 
 
 late the business of a corporation 
 BY'-PATH. 5. A private or obscure 
 
 path. 
 BY'-ROAD. 5. An obscure road. 
 BY'STANDER. s. A looker-on ; one 
 
 unconcerned. 
 BY'- WORD. s. A saying, a proverb 
 jBYRE. s. A cow-house. 
 
 c 
 
 CAB— CAB 
 
 CABAL', s. The secret science of 
 the Hebrew rabbins; a body of 
 men united in some close design : 
 intrigue, s. cai>aller ; adj. cabalis- 
 tic, cabalistical : v. rabal ; pr. par. 
 caballing; past, caballed. 
 
 CAB'BAGE. s. A species of culina- 
 ry vegetable. 
 
 CAB'BAGE. v. To steal in cutting 
 clothes, pr. par. cabbaging ; past, 
 cabbaged: s. cabbage, cabbager. 
 
 CABIN, s. A small chamber in a 
 ship ; a cottage. 
 
 CABINET, s. A set of boxes or 
 drawers for curiosities ; a private 
 
 CAB— CAD 
 
 loom in which consultations ar* 
 
 held ; ministers of state, assem 
 
 bled in council. 
 CA'Bl X. s. The great rope of«& 
 
 ship. 1 ,o which the anchor is fasi. 
 
 ened. 
 CABRIOLET'. 5. An open carriage 
 CACK'LE. v. To make a noise like 
 
 a hen. pr. par. cackling; past, 
 
 cackled: s. cackle, cackler. 
 CACOTHONY. s. A bad sound o. 
 
 words, pi. cacophonies. 
 CADAVEROUS, adj. Looking like 
 
 a corpse. 
 
 50 
 
CAD— CAL 
 
 CAD'ENCE s. Fall ; state of sink- 
 ing; decline. 
 
 CADET 7 , s. A person who serves 
 in expectation of an office. 
 
 CA'DI. 5. A magistrate amongst the 
 Turks. 
 
 CADU'CEUS. 5. The rod or wand 
 with which Mercury is depicted. 
 
 C-ESU'RA. s. A figure in poetry, 
 by which a short syllable after a 
 complete foot, is made long; a 
 pause, adj. cocsural. 
 
 CAGE. s. An inclosure of twigs, 
 wires, or bars, in which animals 
 are confined, v. cage; pr. par. 
 caging- ; past, caged. 
 
 CAIRN. 5. A heap of stones. 
 
 CAJOLE', v. To flatter; to cheat, 
 pr. par. cajoling , past, cajoled ; s. 
 cajoler, cajolery, pi. cajoleries. 
 
 CAITIFF, s. A mean villain. 
 
 CAKE. s. Something of a form 
 rather flat than high ; a kind of 
 delicate bread, v. cake ; pr. par. 
 caking; past, caked. 
 
 CALABASH', s. A species of large 
 gourd, pi. calabashes. 
 
 CALAMANCO, s. A kind of wool- 
 len stuff, pi. calamancoes. 
 
 CALAxM'ITY. s. Sudden misfortune. 
 pi. calamities: adj. calamitous: 
 adv. calamitously. 
 
 CALASH', s. A small carriage of 
 pleasure, pi. calashes. 
 
 CALCA'REOUS. adj. Of the nature 
 of lime. 
 
 CALCI'NE. v. To reduce to a calx, 
 pr. par. calcining; past, calcined: 
 adj. calcinnhle : s. calcination. 
 
 CAL'CULATE. v. To enumerate, 
 ta conjecture, pr. par. calculating, 
 •past, calculated: adj. calculable: 
 s. calculation, calculator. 
 
 CAL'DRON. 5. A pot, a boiler. 
 
 CALEDO'NIAN. adj. Relating to 
 Scotland. 
 
 CALENDAR. 5. A register of the 
 year. 
 
 CAL'ENDER. s. A machine formed 
 of rollers, m which cloth is press- 
 ed, v. calender; pr. par. calender- 
 ing; past, calendered. 
 
 CAL— CAM 
 
 CAL'ENTURE. 5. A distemper pe- 
 culiar to sailors in hot climates 
 
 CALF. 5. The young of a cow ; 
 the thick part of the leg. pi. 
 calves. 
 
 CAL'IBER. s. The bore of a gun. 
 
 CAL'ICO. s. A kind of cloth, made 
 of cotton, pi. calicoes. 
 
 CA'LIPH. s. A title assumed oy 
 the successors of Mahomet, 
 amongst the Saracens. 
 
 CALID'ITY. 5. Heat. pi. calidihes. 
 
 CALIPASH', CALIPEE', s. Certain 
 parts of a turtle. 
 
 CALL. v. To summon, to name, 
 pr. par. calling; past, called: s. 
 call, calling. < 
 
 CAL'LIPERS. 5. An instrument foi 
 measuring the diameter of a cylin- 
 der. 
 
 CAL'LOUS. adj. Indurated, hard- 
 ened, insensible, s. callosity, pi. 
 callosities: adv. callously: s. cal- 
 lousness. 
 
 CAL'LOW. adj. Without feathers, 
 unfledged. 
 
 CALM. v. To allay, to ruiet, to 
 pacify, pr. par. calming; past, 
 calmed: s. calm, calmer: adj. 
 calm : adv. calmly. 
 
 CAL'OMEL. s. Mercury sublimed. 
 
 CALOR'IC. s. The modern chymi- 
 cal name of heat. adj. calorific. 
 
 CALORIM'ETER. s. An instrument 
 for ascertaining the quantity of 
 disengaged heat. 
 
 CAL'UMNY. 5. Slander, false 
 charge, pi. calumnies: s. calum- 
 niation, calumniator : adj. calum- 
 nious : adv. calumniously. 
 
 CALVE, v. To produce a calf. pr. 
 par. calving ; past, calved. 
 
 CAL'VINISM. 5. The doctrine of 
 Calvin, s. calvinist ; adj. calvinis- 
 tic. 
 
 CALX. 5. Any thing rendered redu- 
 cible to powder, by burning pi. 
 calves. 
 
 CA'LYX. s. The cup of a plant, pi. 
 calyxes. 
 
 CAMB'LET. s. A kind of cloth 
 
 CAM'BRIC. s. A kind of fine, linen. 
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CAM— CAN 
 
 CAME. Preterit of the v. come. 
 
 CAM'EL. s. A species of beast of 
 burthen. 
 
 CAMEL'OPARD. s. A species of 
 quadruped, sometimes called a 
 giraff. 
 
 CAM'EO. s. A stone, with various 
 figures and representations of 
 landscapes, formed by nature. 
 
 CAM'ERA-OBSCU'RA. s. A spe- 
 cies of optical machine. 
 
 CAMP. 5. A number of military 
 tents, v. encamp. 
 
 CAMPAIGN', s. The period of an 
 army's operations in the field, dur- 
 ing one season, v. campaign : pr. 
 par. campaigning; past, campaign- 
 ed : s. campaigner. 
 
 CAMPESTRAL, adj. Growing in 
 fields ; relating or belonging to a 
 field. 
 
 CAM'PHIRE. s. A kind of resin, 
 adj. camphirated. 
 
 CAN. s. A cup ; a vessel for carry- 
 ing liquids. 
 
 CAN. v. To be able. 
 
 CANAIL'LE. s. The very lowest of 
 the people ; the rabble. 
 
 CANAL'. 5. An artificial water- 
 course ; a conduit, through which 
 any of the juices of the body flow. 
 
 CAN'CEL. v. To cross a piece of 
 writing ; to obliterate, pr. par. 
 canceling; past, canceled, s. can- 
 celcr. 
 
 CAN'CER. 5. A corroding, incura- 
 ble sore. adj. cancerous. 
 
 CANDID, adj. Sincere, fair, open, 
 ingenuous, adv. candidly: s. can- 
 dour. 
 
 CAN DIDATE. 5. A suitor for any 
 place of honour or profit. 
 
 CAN'DLE. s. A light made of wax 
 or tallow. 
 
 CAN'DLESTICK. ». The instrument 
 which holds a candle. 
 
 CAN'DLEMAS. s. The feast of the 
 purification of the Virgin Mary, 
 which was celebrated with many 
 lights in the churches, pi. candle- 
 
 CAN-CAN 
 
 CAN'DOUR. 5. Ingenuous less; open 
 ness. 
 
 CAN'DY. v. To become congealed 
 pr. par. candying; past, candied; 
 s. candy, pi. candies. 
 
 CANE. s. A kind of strong reed. v. 
 cane; pr. par. caning; past, 
 caned. 
 
 CANI'NE adj. Relating or belong- 
 ing to a dog. 
 
 CANISTER, s. A case, now gene- 
 rally made of tin; but formerly 
 of canes. 
 
 CANK'ER. s. A worm that destroys 
 fruit ; something corrosive, v. 
 canker ; pr. par. cankering ; past, 
 cankered: adj. cankerous. 
 
 CAN'NiBAL. s. A person who eats 
 human flesh, s. cannibalism. 
 
 CAN'NON. 5. A great gun. 
 
 CANNONA'DE. v. To attack or bat- 
 ter with cannot, pr. par. cannon- 
 ading ; past, cannonaded: s. can* 
 nonade, cannonading. 
 
 CANO'E. s. A small boat, made of 
 the trunk of a tree. 
 
 CAN'ON. s. A rule ; a church law ; 
 a dignitary in cathedral churches, 
 adj. canonical: adv. canonically ; 
 s. canonicals. 
 
 CAN'ONESS. s. In popish countries, 
 women living after the example 
 of secular canons, pi. canonesses. 
 
 CAN'ONIZE. v. To declare any 
 person a saint, pr. par. canonizing ', 
 past, canonized: s. canonization. 
 
 CAN'OPY. s. A covering spread 
 over the head. pi. canopies: adj. 
 canopied. 
 
 CANT. s. A peculiar form of speak* 
 ing; a whining pretension m to 
 goodness ; barbarous jnrgon ; auc- 
 tion, s. canter: v. cant; pr. par. 
 canting; past, canted. 
 
 CANTEE'N. s. A. small vessel, in 
 which a soldier carries something 
 for drinking. 
 
 CAN'TER. v. To gallop gently, pr. 
 par. cantering; past, cantered: s. 
 canter, cantcrcr. 
 
 CANTHAR'IDES. 5. Spanish ilies ; 
 ksed to raise blisters. 
 
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CAN— CAP 
 
 CANTICLE. s. A song; the song 
 
 of Solomon. 
 CAN' TO. s. A certain division of a 
 
 poem. pi. cantoes. 
 CANTON, CANTON', v. To dis 
 tribute an army over a district, pr, 
 par. cantoning 1 ; past, cantoned : s, 
 canton, cantonment. 
 CAN'VASS. v. To solicit, to exam- 
 ine, pr. par. canvassing,' past, 
 canvassed : s. canvass, canvasser. 
 CANZONET'. 5. A little song. 
 CAP. s. A cover for the head; the 
 topmost ; the highest, v. cap ; pr, 
 par. capping; past, capped. 
 CATABLE. adj. Endued with suf- 
 ficient power; able; capacious, 
 s. capability, pi. capabilities. 
 CAPA'CIOUS. adj. Capable of con- 
 taining much ; internally large, 
 adv. capaciously: s. capacity, pi 
 capacities. 
 CAP d pe, CAP d pie. From head 
 
 to foot. 
 
 CAPAR'ISON. s. A sort of cover 
 
 for a horse; a pompous dres^. v. 
 
 caparison ; pr. par. caparisoning ; 
 
 past, caparisoned. 
 
 CAPE. s. Headland; promontory; 
 
 the neck-piece of a cloak or coat. 
 
 CA'PER. s. A leap, a jump ; an 
 
 acid pickle, v. caper; pr. par. ca 
 
 pering ; past, capered: s. caperer. 
 
 CAPILLA'IRE. s. A kind of syrup. 
 
 CAPIL'LARY. adj. Resembling 
 
 hairs; relating to very small 
 
 tubes. 
 
 CAPITAL, s. Head of a pillar ; 
 chief town ; stock of a trader or 
 company, s. capitalist. 
 CAPITAL, adj. Relating to the 
 head ; affecting the life ; chief, 
 principal, adv. capitally. 
 CAPITATION, s. Numeration by 
 
 head?. 
 CAPITOL, s. The temple of Ju- 
 piter, at Rome; a building in 
 which the legislature holds its 
 sessions. 
 CAPITULATE, v. To surrender 
 by agreement, pr. par. capitulai- 
 
 CAP— CAR . 
 
 ing ; past, capitulated: s. capitu- 
 lation. 
 
 CA'PON. s. A castrated domestic 
 fowl. 
 
 CAPOU'CH. s. A monk's hood. 
 
 CAPRl'CE. s. Freak, fancy, whim, 
 adj. capricious: adv. capriciously: 
 s. capriciousness. 
 
 CATRICORN. s. A sign of the zo- 
 diac. 
 
 CAP'STAN. s. In sea language, the 
 cylinder or windlass used for 
 winding up a great weight. 
 
 CAPTAIN, s. A commander: the 
 commander of a ship, or of a com- 
 pany of soldiers, s. captaincy, pL 
 captaincies. 
 
 CAPTIOUS, adj. Eager to object; 
 ensnaring ; caviling, adv. cap' 
 tiously : s. captiousness. 
 
 CAPTIVATE, v. To delight high- 
 ly; (figuratively) to enslave, pr. 
 pax. captivating; past, captivated: 
 s. captivatcr, captivation. 
 
 CAPTIVE. 5. One taken in war; a 
 prisoner, s. captivity, pi. captivi- 
 ties. 
 
 CAPTOR, s. He that takes a pris- 
 oner, or prize, s. capture. 
 
 CAPTURE, v. To seize in war. pr. 
 par. capturing ; past, captured : s. 
 captor. 
 
 CAPUCHIN'. 5. A monk of the re- 
 formed order of Franciscans. 
 
 CAR. 5. A sort of carriage. 
 
 CAR'ABINE, CARBINE.'*. A small' 
 kind of fire-arms. 
 
 CAR' A VAN. 5. A body of merchants 
 or pilgrims. 
 
 CARAVAN'SARY. s. A house built, 
 for the reception of travellers, id 
 the east. pi. caravansaries. 
 
 CARAVEL', s. A kind of ship, for- 
 merlv used by the Spanish. 
 
 CAR' A WAY. s. A kind of aromatic 
 plant. 
 
 CAR'BON. s. Charcoal, pure coal, 
 adj. carbonaceous, carbonic. 
 
 CAR'BUNCLE. s. A jewel which 
 shines in the dark ; a red spot or 
 pimple, on the body. adj. carbun- 
 cular. 
 
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1 CAR— CAR 
 
 CAR'CASS. s. The dead body of 
 an animal ; (in gunnery) a kind of 
 bomb. pi. carcasses. 
 
 CARD. s. A piece of very thick pa- 
 per ; a paper printed with figures, 
 used in games ; an instrument with 
 which wool and flax are combed, 
 s. carder: v. card; pr. par. card- 
 ing ; past, carded. 
 
 CAR'DINAL. adj. Principal, chief. 
 
 CAR'DINAL. s. One of the chief 
 governors of the Roman church. 
 
 CARDIN'ALATE. s. The office of 
 cardinal. • 
 
 CARE. s. Solicitude, anxiety, con- 
 cern, regard, heed. v. care; pr. 
 par. caring; past, cared: adj. 
 careful, careless: s. carefulness 
 adv. carefully, carelessly. 
 
 CAREEiY. v. To iay a vessel on 
 one side, in order to repair the 
 other, pr. par. careening; Dast ; 
 careened. 
 
 CAREER'. 5. A race ; course of 
 rapid action, v. career; pr. par. 
 careering ; past, careered. 
 
 CARESS', v. To treat in a kind, or 
 loving manner, pr. par. caressing ; 
 past, caressed: s. caress, pi. ca- 
 resses. 
 
 CAR'ET. s. A grammatical point 
 ( A ), denoting that something is 
 omitted in its right place. 
 
 CAR'GO. 5. The lading of a ship. 
 pi. cargoes. 
 
 CARICATURE'. 5. A ridiculou 
 representation of a person, or a 
 circumstance, v. caricature; pr. 
 par. caricaturing; past, carica- 
 tured: s. caricaturist. 
 
 CARIOUS, adj. Decaved; rotten. 
 
 CAR'MELITE. s. A white friar. 
 
 CARMIN'ATIVE. s. A medicine 
 for expelling wind. 
 
 CARMI'NE. s. A powder of bright 
 red, or erimsu* colour. 
 
 CAR'NAGE. s. Heaps of flesh ; im- 
 mense slaughter. 
 
 CAR'NAL. adjr Fleshly, not spirit- 
 ual, adv. carnally. 
 
 CARNATION, s. The name of the 
 
 CAR— CAR 
 
 natural flesh colour ; the name of 
 a pink flower. 
 
 CAR'NIVAL. 9. A feast before lent. 
 
 CARNIVOROUS, adj. Having a 
 natural inclination to eat flesh, 
 adv. carnivorously. 
 
 CAROL, v. To sing, to warble, 
 pr. par. caroling; past, caroled. 
 s. carol. 
 
 CAROU'SE. v. To drink ; to keep a 
 festival, pr. par. carousing , past, 
 caroused: s. carousal, carouser. 
 
 CARP. s. Akindofrish. 
 
 CARP. v. To cavil, to censure, pr. 
 par. carping; past, carped: s, 
 carp, carper. 
 
 CARTENTER. 5. An artificer in 
 wood. 
 
 CAR'PET. 5. A cover for a floor, v. 
 carpet; pr. par. carpeting; past, 
 carveted. 
 
 CAR'RIAGE. s. A vehicle, beha- 
 iour, conduct ; act of carrying. 
 
 CAR'RION. s. Flesh unfit for the 
 food of man. 
 
 CARRONA'DE. s. A very short can- 
 non, used for discharging grape- 
 shot. 
 
 CARROT, s. A garden root. 
 
 CAR'RY. v. To convey from a place; 
 to bear. pr. par. carrying; past, 
 carried: s. carrier. 
 
 CART. s. A kind of carriage with 
 two wheels, s. carter, cartage 
 v. cart, pr. par. carting; past, 
 carted. 
 
 CARTE-BLANCHE'. 5. An unlim- 
 ited commission. 
 
 CARTEL', s. A writing containing 
 stipulations between enemies, 
 generally relating to an t-xchange 
 of prisoners; a vessel sailing un- 
 der those stipulations, v. cartel; 
 pr. par. cartelling ; past, cartellcd. 
 
 CAtfTE'SIAN. adj. Relating to the 
 philosophy of Des Cartes. 
 
 CARTHU'SIAN. s. A monk of the 
 Chartreaux. 
 
 CARTILAGE, s. A smooth and 
 solid bodv, softer th,.n a bone, but 
 harder than a ligament, adj. car- 
 tilaginous. 
 
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CAR— CAS 
 
 CARTOON'. s. A painting or draw- 
 ing on large paper. 
 CARTOUCH'. 5. A box to hold 
 
 cartridges. 
 
 CARTRIDGE, s. A gun-charge, 
 generally in paoer. 
 
 CART' WRIGHT, s. A maker of 
 carts. 
 
 CARVE, v. To cut wood, stone, or 
 meat ; to engrave, pr. par. carv- 
 ing; past, carved: s. carver. 
 
 CASCA'DE. s. A waterfall. 
 
 CASE. 5. Condition, with regard to 
 outward circumstances, state, 
 contingence : question ; variation 
 of nouns; a sort of cover. 
 
 CASE. v. To inclose in a case. pr. 
 par. casing; past, cased. 
 
 CASE'MATE. 5. In fortification, a 
 subterraneous or covered arch- 
 work, adj. casemated. 
 
 CASE'MENT. s. A window opening 
 upon hinges. 
 
 ^ASH. s. Money, s. cashier: v. 
 cash; pr. par. cashing; past, 
 cashed. 
 
 CASHIE'R. v. To discard ; to dis- 
 miss fn>m a military, office, pr. 
 par. cashiering ; past, cashiered. 
 
 CASK. s. A barrel, v. cask ; pr. par. 
 cashing; past, cashed. 
 
 CASK'ET. s. A small box or chest, 
 for jewels. 
 
 CAS'STA. 5. A sweet spice. 
 
 CASSI'W. s. A game at cards. 
 
 CASS'IOWARY. s. A large bird of 
 prev. pi. cassioioaries. 
 
 CAS'SOCK. .?. A close garment. 
 
 CAST. v. To throw away, to shed, 
 to compute, to contrive, pr. par. 
 casting ; oi.st, cast : s. cast, caster. 
 
 CASTANET', s. Small shells of 
 ivorv, or Inrd wool, which dan- 
 cers rattle in thoir hands. 
 
 CASTE. 5. In India, a term denot- 
 ing n certain raTik in life. 
 
 CASTELLATED, adj. Having- tur- 
 rets anrl h-ittle mint's like a castle. 
 
 CASTIGATE, w. To chastise, to 
 punish pr. rnr. c r i<-t>'gitmg ; past, 
 castigaip ■) : s. casttgalion: adj. 
 wshgatrry. 
 
 CAS— CAT 
 
 CASTLE. 5. A fortified house, adj. 
 castled. 
 
 CASTOR OIL. s. An oil extracted 
 from the palma-christi. 
 
 CASTRAMETA TION. s. Science 
 of measuring and laying out the 
 ground for an encampment. 
 
 CA'SUAL. adj. Accidental ; arising 
 from chance, adv. casually: s. 
 casualty, pi. casualties. 
 
 CA'SUIST. s. One who justifies evil 
 actions by argument, adj. casuisti- 
 cal : adv. casuistically : s. casuis- 
 try, casuistries. 
 
 CAT. s. An animal of the feline 
 species. 
 
 CATACHRE'SIS. s. Abuse of 
 words, pi. catachreses : adj. cata- 
 chrestical; adv. catachrestically. 
 
 CATACOMBS, s. Subterraneoa 
 cavities for the burial of the dead. 
 
 CATALOGUE. 5. An enumeration 
 of particulars ; a list. 
 
 CATAPLASM. 5. A poultice. 
 
 CATAPULTA. 5. An engine used 
 ancientlv to throw stones. 
 
 CATARACT. 5. A waterfall. 
 
 CATARRH', s. An issue of humour 
 from the glands, adj. catarrhal. 
 
 CATASTROPHE, s. Terminating 
 event ; unhappy conclusion. 
 
 CAT'CALL. 5. A squeaking instru- 
 ment, sometimes used in theatres 
 to condemn a plav. s. at calling 
 
 CATCH, v. To lay hold of, to seize, 
 to ensnare, pr. par. catching ; past, 
 caught. 
 
 CATCH, s. Seizure; advantage 
 taken ; thing caught : a sort of 
 hook ; a kind of song. pi. catches. 
 
 CATCHPENNY. 5. A worthless 
 pamphlet, calculated to gain mon- 
 ey, pi. catchpennies. 
 
 CATCH'POLL. 5. A common bailiff. 
 
 CATECHISE, v. To question mi- 
 nutelv. pr. par. catechising : past, 
 catechised : s. catechi^er, catechism, 
 catechist : adj. catechistical .♦ adv 
 catechistically. 
 
 CATEGORICAL, adj. Absolute, 
 direct, adv. categorically. 
 
CAT-CAU 
 
 CATEGORY, s. A class, an order 
 of ideas, pi. categories. 
 
 CATENA'RiAN. adj. Resembling a 
 chain. 
 
 CA'TER. v. To provide food. pr. 
 par. catering; past, catered: s. 
 caterer, cateress. 
 
 CATERPILLAR, s. A worm sus- 
 tained by leaves and fruits. 
 
 CATES. s. Viands; food. 
 
 CAT'GUT. s. A string for musical 
 instruments, made from the intes- 
 tine of an animal ; a species of 
 linen or canvas, with wide in 
 terst ices. 
 
 CATHARTIC, adj. Purgative. 
 
 CATHEDRAL, s. The head church 
 of a diocese. 
 
 CATH'OLfC. adj. Universal, gene 
 ral. s. catholic, Catholicism. 
 
 CATHOL'ICON. s. Something of 
 universal anplication or use. 
 
 CATOPTRICS, s. That part of 
 optics which relates to vision by 
 reflection. 
 
 CATTLE, s. Domesticated beasts 
 of pasture. 
 
 CAT'SUP. s. A poignant liquor, 
 made from mushrooms, and some 
 other vegetables. 
 
 CAU'DLE. s. A mixture of wine 
 and other materials. 
 
 CAUL. s. The net in which women 
 enclose their hair ; a small cap. 
 
 CAUGHT. Preterit and past part 
 of the v. to catch. 
 
 CAULIFLOWER, s. A species of 
 cabbage. 
 
 CAUSE. s. That which effects; 
 subject of litigation ; party, v 
 cause ; pr. par. causing ; past 
 caused: adj. causal, causeless: adv 
 causelessly. 
 
 CAULK, v. To stop the seams of a 
 ship. pr. par. caulking; past, 
 ca,ulked s. caulker. 
 
 CAU'SEWAY. s. A way raised and 
 paved above the" rest of the 
 ground. 
 
 CAUSTIC, adj. Destroving the tex- 
 ture of anv thing, by its hot, cor- 
 rosive nature, s. caustic. 
 
 CAU— CEL 
 
 CAUTERY, s. An instrument used 
 
 by surgeons, for burning the flesh ; 
 
 a caustic substance, pi. cauteries 
 
 v. cauterize ; pr. par. cauterizing 
 
 past, cauterized. 
 CAUTION, v. Prudence, foresight, 
 
 circumspection ; warning, v. cau- 
 tion; pr. par. cautioning; past, 
 
 cautioned: adj. cautionary, cau- 
 tious: adv. cautiously. 
 CAVALCA'DE. s. A procession on 
 
 horseback. 
 CAVALI'ER. s. A horseman or 
 
 knight. 
 CAVALI'ER. adj. Warlike, haugh 
 
 tv« adv. cavalierly. 
 CAVALRY, s. Men moulted on 
 
 horses, and armed for war, pi. 
 
 cavalries. 
 CAVE. s. A cavern ; a hollow place. 
 
 v. cave; pr. par. caving; past, 
 
 caved. 
 CAVERN, s. A cave. 
 CAVIL, v. To raise frivolous ob 
 
 jections. pr. par. caviling; past, 
 
 caviled : s. cavil, caviler. 
 CAVITY, s. Hollowness; a hollow 
 
 place, pi. cavities. 
 CAW. v. To cry as a crow ; pr. par. 
 
 cawing; past, cawed. 
 CAZI'QUE. s. A chief of the South 
 
 American Indians. 
 CEASE, v. To stop, to fail. pr. par. 
 
 ceasing; past, ceased: adj. cease 
 
 less : adv. ceaselessly. 
 CE'DAR. s. A species of tree. 
 CEDE. v. To yield, to assign by 
 
 virtue of treaty, pr. par. ceding ; 
 
 past, ceded : s. ceder. 
 CEIL. v. To cover the inner roof of 
 
 a building, pr. par. ceiling ; past, 
 
 ceiled : s. ceiling. 
 CEL'EBRATE. v. To solemnize, to 
 
 make famous, pr. par. celebrating f 
 
 past, celebrated: s. celebration, eel- 
 
 ebrator, celebrity, pi. celebrities. 
 CELERITY. 5. Swiftness, speed, 
 
 velocity, despatch, pi. celerities. 
 CEL'ERY. s. A species of culinary 
 
 vegetable, pi. celeries. 
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CEL— CE.N 
 
 CELESTIAL, adj. Heavenly, re- 
 lating to the upper regions adv. 
 celestially. 
 
 CELIBACY, s. Unmarried state, 
 pi. celibacies. 
 
 CELL. s. A small cavity or hollow 
 place ; the cave or little habita- 
 tion of a religious person, e 
 cellular. 
 
 CEL'LAR. s. A subterraneous apart- 
 ment, s. cellerage. 
 
 CEL'LULAR. adf. Consisting of lit- 
 tle cells or cavities. 
 
 CELTIC, adj. Relating to the Celts. 
 
 CE'MENT. s. Cohesive matter; 
 bond of union, v. cement; pr. par. 
 cementing; past, cemented ; s. ce- 
 mentation, ccmenter. 
 
 CEM'ETERY. s. A place for the 
 dead. pi. cemeteries. 
 
 CEN'OBITE, CCEN'OBITE. s. One 
 of a religious order, who lives in 
 a convent, or in a community, un- 
 der a certain rule ; in opposition 
 to a hermit, who lives in solitude, 
 adj. cenobiti.cal : adv. ccnobitically. 
 
 CEN'OTAPH. s. An empty tomb, 
 erected in honour of a person 
 buried at another place. 
 
 CEN'SER. s. A vessel in which in- 
 cense is burned. 
 
 CENSOR, s. One empowered to 
 correct manners, adj. censorial, 
 censorian : adv. censonally ; s. 
 censorship. 
 
 CENSORIOUS, adj. Addicted to 
 censure; severe, adv. censorious- 
 ly ; s. censorioitsness. 
 
 CEN'SURE. s. Blame, reprimand, 
 reproach, v. censure ; pr. par. cen- 
 suring- ; past, censured: adj. cen- 
 surable: s. censurer. 
 
 CENSUS, s. An account of the in- 
 habitant?, ma'lebv public authori- 
 ty. Latin pi. census. 
 
 CENT. s. A hundred, a coin equal 
 to the hundredth part of a dollar. 
 
 CENTAUR, s. An imnginarv being, 
 supposed to be compounded of a 
 man and a horse ; the archer in 
 the zodiac. 
 
 CEN-CES 
 
 CENTENARY, adj. The aumbJr 
 of a hundred, s. centenarian : jcIj. 
 cen lennial. 
 
 CENTIPEDE, s. An insect with 
 many feet. 
 
 CENTRE, s. The middle; that 
 which is equally distant from all 
 extremities, adj. central: s. ctn- 
 trality : adv. centrally: v. centre; 
 pr. par. centring ; past, centred. 
 
 CENTRIF'UGAL. adj. Receding 
 from the centre, adv. centr/j'u 
 gaily. 
 
 CENTRIP'ETAL. adj. Approacn- 
 inu the centre, adv. cent rip dally. 
 
 CENTRIPLE. adj. A hundred-fold. 
 
 CENTU'RION. s. A Roman officer 
 who commanded a hundred men. 
 
 CENTURY, s. A hundred ; a hun- 
 dred years, pi. centuries. 
 
 CEPHAL'IC. adj. Medicinal to the 
 head. 
 
 CE'RATE. s. An ointment made o I 
 wax. adj. cerated. 
 
 CERE'CLOTH. s. Cloth dipped in 
 wax or gum. 
 
 CER'EMONY. 5. Outward rite; ex- 
 ternal form in religion, or state, 
 pi. ceremonies: adj. ceremonial, 
 ceremonious: adv. ceremoniously: 
 s. ceremoniousness. 
 
 CERTAIN, adj. Sure, indubitable, 
 determined, adv. certainly : s. cer- 
 tainty, pi. certainties. 
 
 CERTIFICATE, s. Written testi- 
 mony, adj. certificated. 
 
 CERTIFY, v. To make a formal 
 attestation, pr. par. certifying , 
 past, certified : s. certification, cer 
 tifier. 
 
 CERU'LEAN. adj. Sky-coloured; 
 liorht blue. 
 
 CERUMEN. 5. The wax formed in 
 the ear. 
 
 CESS. s. A levy upon the inhabit- 
 ants of a place, according to 
 their property, pi. cesses: v. cess 
 pr. par. ceasing ; past, cessed. 
 
 CESSATION, s. Act of ceasing; 
 stop; suspension of action. 
 
 CES'SION. 5. Act of ceding; -esig 
 nation ; assignment. 
 
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CES— CHA 
 
 CES I US. s. The girdle of Venus. 
 
 CETA'CEOUS. adj. Of the whale 
 kind. 
 
 CHAFE. t>. To heat by rubbing ; to 
 make angry ; to fret. pr. par 
 chafing; past, chafed: s. chafer. 
 
 CHAFF, s. The husks of oats. &c. 
 
 CIIAF'FINCH. s. A species of bird, 
 pi. chaffinches. 
 
 CHA'FING-DISH. s. A portable 
 irrate for coals, pi. chafing-dishes. 
 
 CHAGRIN'. 5. Ill humour, vexa- 
 tion, v. chagrin ; pr. par. chagrin- 
 ing ; past, chagrined. 
 
 CHAIN, v. To fasten, to link, to 
 unite, pr. par. chaining; past, 
 chained: s. chain. 
 
 CH AIN'-SHOT. s. Two balls fasten- 
 ed together by a chain. 
 
 CHAIR, s. A moveable seat; a 
 seat of authority ; a sedan, v. 
 chair; pr. par. chairing; past, 
 chaired. 
 
 CHAIR'MAN. s. The president of 
 an assembly ; one whose trade it 
 is to carry a chair. 
 
 CHAISE, s. A sort of carriage. 
 
 CHAL'DRON, CHAUL'DRON. s. 
 An English measure of coals, con- 
 taining 36 bushels. 
 
 CH ALICE, s. A sacramental cup. 
 
 CHALK, s. A species of calcareous 
 fossil, pr. par. chalking; past, 
 chalked: adj. chalky: s. chalkiness. 
 
 CHAL'LENGE. v. To call another 
 to answer for an offence, by com- 
 bat ; to accuse; to object to. pr. 
 par. challenging; past, challeng- 
 ed: s. challenge, challenger : adj. 
 challengeable. 
 
 CHALYB'EATE. adj. Impregnated 
 with iron or steel. 
 
 CHAMA'DE. s. The beat of a drum, 
 indicating a desire for a parley. 
 
 CHAM'BER. s. An apartment. 
 
 CHAM'BERLAIN. s. An officer of 
 
 CHAM'B^R-MAID. s. A female 
 
 who nttends in a bed-chamber. 
 CHAME'LEON. s. An animal which 
 i? said to assume the colour of 
 Vhose things to which it is applied. 
 
 CHA-CHA 
 
 CHAM'OIS. s. A kind of soft leath 
 er. 
 
 CHAM'OMILE. s. The name of an 
 odoriferous plant. 
 
 CHAMP, v. To bite with a frequent 
 action of the teeth, pr. par., 
 champing; past, champed. 
 
 CHAMPAIGN', s. A kind of wine; 
 a flat open country. 
 
 CHAMPAIGN', adj. Relating to a 
 flat open country. 
 
 CHAMTION. s. A warrior; one 
 who engages in single combat. 
 
 CHANCE, s. Fortune, accident v. 
 chance ; pr. par. chancing ; past, 
 chanced. 
 
 CHAN'CEL. s. The place in a 
 church where the altar stands. 
 
 CHANCELLOR, s. An officer cf 
 the highest power and dignity in 
 the English courts of law ; an of- 
 ficer of high rank in universities. 
 
 CHAN'CERY. s. A court of equity 
 and conscience, pi. chanceries. 
 
 CHANDELIE'R. s. A branch for 
 candles. 
 
 CHAN'DLER. s. A maker of can 
 dies; a seller of corn, and of thinga 
 required for the use of ships, s. 
 chandlery, pi. chandleries. 
 
 CHANGE, v. To alter ; to put one 
 thing in place of another, pr. par. 
 changing; past, changed: s. 
 change: adj. changeable: adv. 
 changeably : s. changeableness. 
 
 CHAN'NEL. s. The hollow bed of 
 running waters ; a strait or nar- 
 row sea; a gutter or furrow, v 
 channel; pr. par. channeling; past, 
 channeled. 
 
 CHANT, v. To sing; to sing in the 
 cathedral service, pr. par. chant 
 ing ; past, chanted, s. chant, 
 chanter, chantress, pi. chantresses. 
 
 CHANTICLEER. 5. A name given 
 to the house-cock. 
 
 CHANT'RY. s. A chapel endowed 
 with revenue, for priests to sing 
 mass for the souls of the donors, 
 pi. chantries. 
 
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CHA— CHA 
 
 CHA'OS. s. A confused mass or 
 mixture, adj. chaotic : adv. cha- 
 otically. 
 
 CHAPEAU'. s. The French name 
 for hat. 
 
 CHAPEL. 5. A species of church. 
 
 CHA'PERON. v. To attend on a la- 
 dy, in a public assembly, pr. par. 
 chaperoning- ; past, chaperoned. 
 
 CHAPLAIN. s. He that attends 
 the king, or other great person, or 
 body of men, to perform divine 
 service, s. chaplaincy, the office 
 of a chaplain; pi. chaplaincies. 
 
 CHAPLET. s. A garland or wreath 
 for the head. 
 
 CHAPMAN. 5. A petty merchant. 
 
 CHAPTER. s. A division of a book ; 
 an assembly of the clergy of a ca- 
 thedral or collegiate church. 
 
 CHAR. 5. A kind of fish. 
 
 CHAR. v. To burn to a black cin- 
 der ; to work by the day. pr. par. 
 charring ; past, charred : s. char. 
 
 CHARACTER, s. A mark; a 
 stamp ; a letter used in writing or 
 printing, adj. characteristic: v. 
 characterise ; pr. par. characteris- 
 ing : past, characterised. 
 
 CHARADE, s. A species of riddle, 
 usually in verse. 
 
 CHAR'COAL. s. Coal made by 
 burning wood under turf. 
 
 CHARGE, v. To entrust ; to com- 
 mission for a certain purpose ; to 
 accuse ; to censure ; to load a 
 gun ; to place to account, pr. par. 
 charging; past, charged: s. charge: 
 adj. chargeable . adv. chargeably. 
 
 CHAR'GER. s. A large dish; the 
 horse of a cavalry soldier ; an in- 
 strument used in charging a gun. 
 
 CH AR'IOT. s. A carriage of pleas- 
 ure or state, s. charioteer. 
 
 CHAR'ITY. 5. Tenderness, kind- 
 ness, love, benevolence, alms, 
 liberality to the poor. pi. charities: 
 adj. charitable: adv. charitably. 
 
 CHARLATAN', s. A quack, or 
 mountebank, adj. charlatanical : 
 h. charlatanry, pi. charlatanries. 
 
 CHA— CHE 
 
 CHARM, s. Words or philtres 
 imagined to have some occult 
 power ; delight, beauty, s. charm' 
 er : v. charm; pr. par. charming; 
 past, charmed: adv. charmingly. 
 
 CHAR'NEL-HOUSE. s. A r. e oosi 
 tory of human bones. 
 
 CHART, s. A map for seamen ; a 
 delineation of coasts. 
 
 CHAR'TER. s. Written evidence, 
 legal power of incorporation ; ex- 
 emption, v. charter; pr. par. 
 chartering ; past, chartered. 
 
 CHASE, v. To hunt ; to pursue as 
 an enemy ; to drive away. pr. par. 
 chasing; past, chased: s. cha^te^ 
 chaser. 
 
 CHASM. 5. A cleft; a place un- 
 filled. 
 
 CHASTE, adj. Pure, uncorrupt, 
 undefiled. v. chasten; pr. par 
 chastening; past, chastened: adv. 
 chastely ; s. chastity, pi. chastities 
 
 CHASTi'SE. v. To punish ; to re- 
 duce to order or obedience, pr 
 par. chastising; past, chastised. 
 s. chastisement. 
 
 CHAT. v. To prate ; to converse 
 at ease. pr. par. chatting; past, 
 chatted: s. chat, chatter: adj. 
 chatty. 
 
 CHATEAU', s. A castle ; a stately 
 mansion. 
 
 CHATTEL, s. Moveable property; 
 real estate not freehold. 
 
 CHATTER, v. To make a noise 
 as a pie, or other unharmonious 
 bird ; to talk idly or carelessly - 
 pr. par. chattering: past, chatter 
 ed: s. chatter, chatterer. 
 
 CHAUNT. v. See Chant. 
 
 ; CHEAP, adj. To be had at a low 
 rate; easy to be had ; not respect 
 ed. adv. cheaply: s. cheapness. 
 
 CHEAPEN, v. To ask the price 
 to lessen the value, pr. par. cheap 
 ening ; past, cheapened: s. heap 
 ener. 
 
 CHEAT, v. To defraud, to impose 
 upon, to trick, pr. par. cheating 
 past, cheated: s. cheat, cheater, 
 5,4 
 
CHE -CHE 
 
 CHECK, v. To repress, to curb, to 
 reprove, to chide ; to control ; to 
 draw upon a bank. pr. par. check- 
 ing; past, checked. 
 
 CHECK, s. Stop ; sudden restraint ; 
 curb ; a reproof; cloth made in 
 squares ; a draft on a bank, for 
 the payment of money. 
 
 CHECKER, CHEQ'UER. v. To 
 variegate ; to diversify in the 
 manner of a chess-board, pr. par. 
 checkering; past, checkered: 
 checker, chequer. 
 
 CHECKMATE, s. A term in the 
 game of chess, v. checkmate; pr, 
 par. checkmating; past, check- 
 mated. 
 
 CHEEK. s. The side of the face be- 
 low the eye. 
 
 CHEER, v. To incite; to encour- 
 age ; to inspirit ; to comfort ; to 
 gladden, pr. par. cheering; past, 
 cheered: s. cheer: adj. cheerful, 
 cheerless: adv. cheerfully, cheerily. 
 
 CHEESE, s. The curd of milk, 
 pressed into a cake. 
 
 CHEESE'CAKE. s. A cake made of 
 soft curds, sugar, and butter. 
 
 CHEESEMONGER, s. One who 
 deals in cheese. 
 
 CHEESE'PRESS. s. The press in 
 which curds are pressed, pi. 
 cheesepresses. 
 
 GHEESE'VAT. s. The wooden vat 
 in which the curds are confined, 
 in pressing. 
 
 CHEMISE'. 5. A shift. . 
 
 CHEMIST, CHYM'IST. s. A sepa- 
 rater and examiner of matter, and 
 preparer of various compounds, s. 
 chemistry, chymistry : adj. chemi- 
 cal, chymical: adv. chemically, 
 chymically. The latter mode of 
 spelling this word, is the most cor- 
 rect ; but the former is the most 
 general. 
 
 CHER'ISH. v. To support, to shel- 
 ter, to nurse, pr. par. cherishing ; 
 past, cherished • s. cherisher, cher- 
 ishment . 
 
 CHER'RY. s. A species of small 
 fruit, pi cherries. 
 
 CHE— CHI 
 
 CHER'UB. s. A celestial spirit 
 Hebrew pi. chci~ubim • English pi. 
 cherubs ; adj . cher^ubic. 
 
 CHESS, s. A sort of game. 
 
 CHESS'-BOARD. s. The board on 
 which chess is played. 
 
 CHESS'-MAN. s. A puppet or coun- 
 ter for chess, pi. chess-men. 
 
 CHEST, s. A box made of wood or 
 other materials. 
 
 CHES'NUT. 5. A small nut, of a 
 brown colour. 
 
 CHEVALl'ER. s. A knight ; a title 
 of honour. 
 
 CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE'. s. A defen- 
 sive instrument of war, made of 
 timber and iron spikes. 
 
 CHEW. v. To grind with the teeth ; 
 to masticate, pr. par. chewing, 
 past, chewed. 
 
 CHICA'NE. s. Artifice, trick, fraud, 
 v. chicane; pr. par. chicaning; 
 past, chicaned: s. chicanery, pi. 
 chicaneries. 
 
 CHICKEN, s. The young of a bird, 
 particularly of a domestic hen. 
 
 CHICK'EN-HEARTED. adj. Cow- 
 ardlv, timorous. 
 
 CHICKEN-POX. s. A species 01 
 eruptive disorder. 
 
 CHID. v. Did chide. 
 
 CHIDE, v. To reprove, to reproach, 
 to blame, pr. par. chiding ; past, 
 chided, chidden : s. chider. 
 
 CHIEF, adj. Principal, capital, of 
 the first order, s. chief: adv. 
 chiefly. 
 
 CHIEF, CHIEFTAIN, s. A leader; 
 a commander ; the head ot a clan. 
 
 CHIL'BLAIN. s. A sore made by 
 frost. 
 
 CHILD, s. An infant, or very 
 young person, pi. children: adj 
 childish: adv. childishly. 
 
 CHILD'HOOD. s. The state of a 
 child ; infancy. 
 
 CHILL, v. To make cold; to de 
 press ; to deject ; to blast with 
 cold. pr. par. chilling; past, chill- 
 ed: s. chill, chillness : adj. chilly. 
 
 CHIME, v. To sound in harmony • 
 to correspond ir relation or pro* 
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CHI— CHI 
 
 portion; to agree ; to jingle, pr.; 
 par. chiming; past, chimed: s.j 
 chime, chimer. 
 
 CHIME'RA. s. A vain and wild; 
 fancy, adj. chimerical: adv. chi~\ 
 merically. 
 
 CHIM'NEY. s. The passage through 
 which the smoke ascends from 
 the fire in a house. 
 
 CHIM'NEY-PIECE. 5. The work 
 round the fire-place ■ a mantle- 
 piece. 
 
 CHIM'XEY-SWEEPER. s. One who' 
 cleans chimneys. 
 
 CHIN. 5. The part of the face be- 
 neath the under lip. 
 
 CHI'NA. s. China-ware; porcelains 
 
 CHIN'COUGH. s. A violent and! 
 convulsive cough, to which chil-j 
 dren are subject. 
 
 CHINE, s. That part of the back in 
 which the back-bone is. 
 
 CHINE'SE. adj. Relating to China, 
 s. Chinese. 
 
 CHINK. 5. A small aperture, v. 
 chink, to fill the spaces between 
 the logs of a cabin ; pr. par. chink- 
 ing ; past, chinked : s. chinker. 
 
 CHINK, v. To shake, so as to make 
 a sound, pr. par. chinking; past, 
 chinked. 
 
 CHINTZ, s. Cotton cloth printed 
 with colours, pi. chintzes. 
 
 CHIP. v. To cut into small pieces. 1 
 pr. par. chipping; past, chipped: 
 s. chip. 
 
 CHIRO'GRAPHY. s. The art of 
 writing. 
 
 CHIROL'OGY. s. Talking by the 
 hand. 
 
 CHI'ROMANCY. s. The pretended 
 art of foretelling events by in- 
 specting the hand. pi. chiroman- 
 cies : s. chiromancer. 
 
 CHIRP, v. To make a cheerful 
 noise, as birds, pr. par. chirping ; 
 past, chirped: s. chhp, chirper. 
 
 CHIS'EL. s. An instrument with 
 which wood or stone is pared, v. 
 chisel : pr. par. chiseling ; past, 
 chiseled. 
 
 CHITCHAT, s. Prattle, idle talk. |] 
 
 CHI— C HO 
 
 CHIVALRY, s. Knighthood ; a 
 military dignity; the qualifica- 
 tions of a knight, as valour and 
 virtue ; the general systerr o\ 
 knighthood, pi. chivalries: -.dj 
 chivalrous : adv. chivalrously. 
 
 CHOCOLATE, s. A substance 
 made by grinding the kernel of 
 the cocoa-nut. 
 
 CHOICE, adj. Select, careful, s 
 choice, choice/tess : adv. choicely. 
 
 CHOIR. 5. An assembly or band 
 of singers ; the place where they 
 sing. adj. choral. 
 
 CHOKE, v. To suffocate, to stop 
 up, to suppress, pr. par. choking , 
 past, choked. 
 
 CHOL'ER. 5. The bile; the humour 
 supposed to produce irascibility 
 anger ; rasre. adj. choleric. 
 
 CKOLERA-MOR'BUS. s. A sudde 
 overflowing of the bile. 
 
 CHOOSE, v. To select, to elect 
 pr. par. choosiug ; past, chosen 
 s. choice, chooser. 
 
 CHOP. v. To cut with a quick 
 blow ; to break into small pieces 
 pr. par. chopping; past, chopped 
 s. chop, choijper. 
 
 CHOP. s. A Chinese word, signify 
 ing quality. 
 
 CHOPS, s. The mouth of a beast 
 the mouth of a man, used in con 
 tempt; the mouth of any thing 
 in familiar language. 
 
 CHO'RAL. adj. Belonging to a 
 choir or concert, s. chorister. 
 
 CHORD, s. The string of a musical 
 instrument : a right line, which 
 joins the two ends of any arc of 
 a circle. 
 
 CHORIAM'BIC 5. The foot of a 
 verse consisting of four syllables, 
 as anxietas. 
 
 CHO'RUS. s. A band of singers ; 
 part of a song in which the whole 
 company join. pi. choruses. 
 
 CHOSE. "Tire preterit of the v. 
 choose. 
 
 CHOUSE, v. To cheat, to trick, pr 
 pr. chousing; past, choused. 
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GHR— CHU 
 
 CHRISM. <?. Holy ointment, s. 
 chrismatary, pi. chrismatories. 
 
 CHRISTEN, v. To baptize; to ini- 
 tiate into Christianity, by water ; 
 to name. pr. par. christening ; 
 past, christened: s. christener, 
 christening. 
 
 CHRISTENDOM, s. All those re- 
 gions, taken collectively, in which 
 the inhabitants profess the Chris- 
 tian religion. 
 
 CHRISTIAN. s. A professor of 
 the religion of Christ, adj. chris- 
 tian : s. Christianity. 
 
 CHRISTMAS. s. The day on which 
 the nativity of Christ is celebrated, 
 pi. christmases. 
 
 CHROMATIC, adj. Relating to 
 the colour of light, and of natural 
 bodies, and to a species of ancient 
 musie now unknown. 
 
 CHRO'NIC, CHRO'NICAL. adj. 
 Relating to diseases of long con- 
 tinuance, adv. chronically. 
 
 CHRONICLE, s. A brief history, 
 with dates, s. chronicler. 
 
 CHRONOL'OGY. s. The science of 
 computing relative time. pi. chro- 
 nologies: s. chronologist: adj. chro- 
 nological : adv. chronologically. 
 
 CHRONOM'ETER. s. An instru- 
 ment for the exact measurement 
 of time. 
 
 CHRY'SALIS. 5. An insect, such 
 as a butterfly, when changing from 
 its rorpid state, pi. chrysales. 
 
 CHRY'SOLITE. s. A precious 
 stone, of a dusky green, with a 
 shade of yellow. 
 
 CHUB'BY, CHUB'-FACED. adj. 
 Having a large or fat face. 
 
 CHUCKLE, v. To utter a smoth- 
 ered laugh, pr. par. chuckling ; 
 past, chuckled. 
 
 CHUM. s. A chamber-fellow in the 
 universities. 
 
 CHUNK, s. A short, thick block, 
 or bit of wood. 
 
 CHURCH. 5. The collective body 
 of Christians ; the body of Chris- 
 tians adhering to one particular 
 form of worship ; the place which 
 
 CHU— C1P 
 
 Christians consecrate to the wor- 
 ship of God. pi. churches: v. 
 church ,* pr. par. churching ; past, 
 churched. 
 
 CHURCH'-WARDEN. s. An officer 
 yearly chosen to preserve the 
 property of a church. 
 
 CHURL, s. A rustic ; a rude, surty, 
 ill-bred man; a miser, adj. churl- 
 ish: adv. churlishly: s. churlish' 
 ness. 
 
 CHURN, s. A vessel in which but- 
 ter is, by agitation, coagulated. 
 v. churn ; pr. par. churning ; past, 
 churned: s. churner. 
 
 CHYLE, s. A white juice, formed 
 in the intestines, and afterwards 
 converted into blood, adj. chyla- 
 ceous, chylous. 
 
 CHYM'ISf. s. SeeCHFMisT. 
 
 CICATRICE, CICATRIX, s. The 
 scar remaining after a wound. 
 
 CICATRIZE, v. To apply such 
 medicines to wounds or ulcers, as 
 will cover them with a skin. pr. 
 par. cicatrizing; past, cicatrized, 
 s. cicatrization. 
 
 CICERO'NE. s. An Italian woid, 
 used to signify a guide, pi. cice- 
 roni. 
 
 CI'DER. s. The juice of apples, ex- 
 pressed and fermented. 
 
 CIMME'RIAN. adj Extremelvdark 
 
 CINCTURE, s. Something" worn 
 round the body ; a bandage. 
 
 CIN'DER. s. A mass of any thing 
 burnt in the fire,but not reduced t> 
 ashes ; a hot coal, that has ceaseo 
 to flame. 
 
 CINERATION. s. The act of re- 
 ducing to ashes. 
 
 CIN'NAMON. s. The fragrant bark 
 of a low tree in the island of Cey- 
 lon. 
 
 CINQUE, s. A five ; a term used in 
 backgammon. 
 
 CI'ON. s. A sprout ; a shoot from a 
 plant ; the shoot engrafted on a 
 stock. 
 
 CITHER, s. Any arithmetical fig- 
 ure ; but in general denoting 
 hence, the appellation to a pep. "' * 
 
CIR— CIR 
 
 of no efficiency, " a mere cipher 
 it also means, a secret mode of 
 corresponding, v. cipher; pr. par. 
 ciphering ; past, ciphered: s. ci- 
 pherer. 
 
 CIRCEN'SIAN. adj. Relating to the 
 exhibitions in the amphitheatre of 
 Rome. 
 
 CIRCLE, s. A line every where 
 equidistant from a common cen- 
 tre, v. circle; pr. par. circling; 
 past, circled. 
 
 CIR'CUIT. 5. Motion around ; com- 
 prehensive tour; space; extent, 
 adj. circuitous: adv. circuitously. 
 
 CIR'CULATE. v. To move in a 
 circle ; to flow ardund. pr. par. 
 circulating; past, circulated: s. 
 circulation : adj. circulatory. 
 
 CIRCULAR, adj. Round, like a 
 circle ; Circular letter, a letter ad- 
 dressed to several persons, on 
 some common affair, adv. circu- 
 larly. 
 
 CIRCUMAM'BIENT. adj. Sur- 
 rounding, encompassing, going 
 round, s. circumambiency. 
 
 CIRCUMAMBULATE, v. To walk 
 around, pr. par. circumambulating; 
 past, circumambulated : s. circum- 
 ambulation: adj. circumambulato- 
 ry. 
 
 CIR'CUMCISE. v. To perform a 
 certain religious ceremony, insti- 
 tuted by the Jews. pr. par. cir- 
 cumcising ; past, circumcised : s. 
 circvmcision. 
 
 CIRCUMTERENCE. s. Boundary 
 of a circle ; the periphery, adj. 
 circumferential: adv. circumfe- 
 rentia'/y. 
 
 CIRCUMFEREN'TOR. s. An in- 
 strument used in surveving. 
 
 CIR'CUMFLEX. 5. An accent used 
 to reflate the pronunciation of 
 svllabl'^s. pi. circumflexes. 
 
 CIRCUMFLUENT, adj. Flowing 
 around, s. circumfluence. 
 
 CIRCUMFORA'NEOUS. adj. Wan- 
 deringr from house to house. 
 
 CIRCUMFU'SE. v. To pour, to 
 spread around, pr. par. tircum- 
 
 CIR— CIT 
 
 fusing ; past, circumfus^d • 3 
 circumfusion. 
 
 CIRCUMJACENT, adj. Surround 
 ing, lving round. 
 
 CIRCUMLOCUTION, s. Indirect 
 expression of words ; a circuit o* 
 compass of words, adj. circumlo- 
 cutory. 
 
 CIRCUMNAVIGATE, v. To sail 
 around, pr. par. circumnavigat- 
 ing ; past, circumnavigated: adj. 
 circumnavi gable : s. circumnavi- 
 gation. 
 
 CIRCUMSCRI'BE. v. To limit, by 
 a real or imaginary circle, pr. par. 
 circumscribing; past, circuinscrib- 
 ed : s. circumscription: adj. cir 
 cumscripiive. 
 
 CIR'CUMSx°ECT. adj. Cautious, 
 attentive, watchful, s. circumspect 
 Hon, circumspectness : adv. cir- 
 cumspectly. 
 
 CIR'CUMSTANCE. s. Something 
 relative to a fact ; incident ; con- 
 dition ; event, part. adj. circum- 
 stanced: adj. circumstantial: adv. 
 circumstantially. 
 
 CIRCUMVALLA'TION. s. A sur- 
 rounding wall; the fortification 
 thrown up around a place be- 
 sieged, v. circumvallate ; pr. par. 
 circumvallating ; past, circumval- 
 lated. 
 
 CIRCUMVENT', v. To deceive, to 
 cheat, to defeat by stratagem, pr. 
 par. circumventing; past, circum- 
 vented : s. circumvention. 
 
 CIRCUMVOLA'TION. s. The act 
 of flvingr round. 
 
 CIRCUMVOLVE'. v. To roll 
 around, pr. par. circumvolving; 
 •past, circumvolved : s. circumvo' 
 lution. 
 
 CIR'CUS. s. An open place, or the- 
 atre, for equestrian exhibitions. 
 pi. circuses. 
 
 CIS'TERN. s. A small reservoir; an 
 ene'iosed fountain. 
 
 CISTER'TIAN. s. A monk of the 
 order of reformed Benedictine. 
 
 CIT'ADEL. 5. A fortress, a castle. 
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err— cla 
 
 CITE. v. To summon ; to quote as 
 authority, pr. par. citing; past, 
 cited : s. citation • adj. citatory. 
 
 CITIZEN, s. A freeman of a city; 
 a townsman ; an inhabitant, s. 
 citizenship 
 
 CITRON. 5 A large kind of lemon 
 
 CITY. 5. An incorporated town, 
 having a mayor; an ancient town 
 claiming this title, by prescription, 
 pi. cities. 
 
 CIVET. 5. A perfume from the civet 
 cat. 
 
 CIVIC, adj. Relating to civil hon- 
 ours ; not military. 
 
 CIVIL, adj. Relating to the com- 
 munity in general, mild; oblig- 
 ing, s. civility, pi. civilities: adv 
 civilly: v. civilize; pr. par. civil- 
 izing; past, civilized: s. civiliza- 
 tion. 
 
 CIVIL'IAN. s. One who professes a 
 knowledge of the old civil or Ro- 
 man law, and of general equity. 
 
 CLACK, s. A lasting and importu- 
 nate noise. 
 
 CLAD. Preterit and past par. of the 
 v. clothe. 
 
 CLAIM, v. To demand as a right ; 
 to require authoritatively, pr. par. 
 claiming; past, claimed: s. claim, 
 claimant: adj. claimable. 
 
 CLAM. s. A species of shell-fish. 
 
 CLAM'BER. v. To climb with diffi- 
 culty, pr. par. clambering : past, 
 clambered. 
 
 CLAMMY adj. Viscous, glutinous, 
 s. clamminess. 
 
 CLAM'OUR, CLAM'OR. s. Vehe- 
 ment outcry, exclamation, vocife- 
 ration, adj. clamorous: adv.clam- 
 ourously : v. clamour; pr. par. 
 clamouring: past, clamoured. 
 
 CLAMP, s. A piece of wood joined 
 to another, as an addition of 
 strength ; a heap of turf or bricks. 
 
 CLAN. s. A family ; a race ; a body 
 or sect of people, adj. clannish: 
 s. clanship. 
 
 CLANDESTINE, adj. Secret ; done 
 in a manner to elude observation. 
 
 CLA— CLA 
 
 adj. clandestinely: s. clandestine- 
 ness. 
 
 CLANG, s. A sharp, shrill noise. 
 v. clang; pr. par. clanging; past, 
 clanged. 
 
 CLANG'OUR, CLANG'OR. 5. A 
 loud, shrill sound. 
 
 CLANK, v. To make a loud, rattling 
 noise, pr. par. clanking ; past, 
 clanked. - 
 
 •CLAP. v. To strike together, with 
 a quick motion; to applaud, pr 
 par. clapping; past, clapped: s 
 clap, clapper. 
 
 CLAP'BOARD. s. A narrow board 
 commonly used for th- outermost 
 covering ofhouses in the new set- 
 tlements of America, v. clapboard, 
 pr. par. clap boarding ,- past, clap- 
 boarded. 
 
 CLARE-OBSCURE' s. Light aH 
 shade in painting. 
 
 CLAR'ET. s. A species of French 
 wine. 
 
 CLARIFY, v. To clear from im 
 purities, pr. par. clarifying; past, 
 clarified: s. clarification. 
 
 CLA'RION. s. A trumpet. 
 
 CLARIONET. s. A kind of wind 
 instrument. 
 
 CLASH, v. To make a noise, by 
 mutual collision; to oppose, pr. 
 par. clashing; past, clashed: s. 
 clash. 
 
 CLASP, s. A hook to hold any thing 
 close; an embrace, v. clasp; pr. 
 par. clasping ; past, clasped. 
 
 CLASS, s. A rnnk or order of per- 
 sons or things ; a number of young 
 persons learning the same lesson, 
 pi. classes : v. class ; pr. par. class- 
 ing ; past, classed. 
 
 CLAS'SIFY. v. To arrange m 
 classes, pr. par. classifying ; past. 
 classified: s. classifier, classifies 
 Hon 
 
 CLAS'SIC, CLASSICAL, adj. Re 
 lating to ancient literature, and 
 to architecture ; and to modern 
 literature of the highest rank. s. 
 classics: adv. classically. 
 
 64 
 
CLA— CLE 
 
 CLA TTER. v. To make a noise, 
 by striking two sonorous bodies 
 together, pr. par. clattering ; past, 
 cluttered s. clatter, clalterer, clat- 
 tering. 
 CLAUSE, s. A sentence; an article 
 
 or particular stipulation. 
 CLAW. s. The foot of a beast or 
 bird, armed with sharp nails ; the 
 pincers or holders of a shell-fish. 
 v. claw: pr. par. clawing; past, 
 clawed. 
 CLA Y. 5. Unctuous and tenacious 
 earth ; earth in general, v. clay ; 
 pr. par. claying; past, clayed: 
 adj. clayey. 
 CLAY'MORE. s. A two-handed 
 
 sword. 
 CLEAN, adj. Free from dirt ; neat. 
 v. clean ; pr. par. cleaning ; past, 
 cleaned: s. cleanliness, cleanness: 
 adj. cleanly. 
 
 CLEANSE, v. To free from dirt; 
 to purify ; to scour, pr. par. 
 cleansing; past, cleansed: s. 
 cleanser. 
 
 CLEAR, adj. Bright, transparent, 
 serene, perspicuous, evident, v. 
 clear ; pr. par. clearing ; past, 
 cleared: s. clearer, clearance, clear- 
 ness : adv. clearly. 
 
 CLEAR' ING. s. In the United States, j 
 signifies that part of a forest,' 
 which is in a state of preparation 
 for the plough. 
 
 CLEAR-SIGHTED, adj. Perspica- 
 cious ; discerning, s. clearsighted- 
 ness. 
 
 CLEAVE, v. To adhere, to stick, to 
 unite aptly, pr. par. cleaving; past, 
 cleaved .• s. cleaver. 
 
 CLEAVE, v. To divide with vio- 
 lence ; to split, pr. par. cleaving ; 
 past, cloven or cleft : s. cleever. 
 
 CLEF. s. A term in music. 
 
 CLEFT. Past par. of the v. to cleave. 
 
 CLEG. .9. A horse-fly. 
 
 CLEMENCY, s. Mercv, remission 
 of severity, pi. clemencies : adj 
 clement; adv. clemently. 
 
 CLENCH, v. See Cl^ch. 
 F2 
 
 CLE— CLI 
 
 CLER'GY. .s. The body of men, ap 
 pointed by due ordination, for the 
 service of God. 
 
 CLER'GYMAN. s. A man in holy 
 orders, ol. clergymen. 
 
 CLER'iCAL. adj. Relating to the 
 clergy, adv. clerically. 
 
 CLERK, s. A clergyman ; a mac 
 employed under another, as wri- 
 ter ; the layman who reads the 
 responses to the congregation in 
 the church, to direct the rest. s. 
 clerkship. 
 
 CLEVER, adj. Dexterous, skilful, 
 just, fit, proper, adv. cleverly: s. 
 cleverness. 
 
 CLEW. s. Thread wound around 
 something ; a guide ; a direction, 
 v. clew; pr. par. clewing; past, 
 clewed. 
 
 CLICK, s. A sharp, small, succes- 
 sive noise, pr. par. clicking ; past, 
 clicked. 
 
 CLI'ENT. s. One who applies to an 
 advocate for counsel and defence; 
 a dependant. 
 
 CLIFF, s. A steep rock. 
 
 CLIFT. s. A large split in a rock, 
 adj. clifted. 
 
 CLIMACTERIC, CLIMAC'TRIC 
 s. Relating to a period of life, 
 when some great change is sup* 
 posed to befal the bodv. 
 
 CLI'MATE. 5. A space upon the 
 surface of the earth, measured 
 from the equator to the polar cir- 
 cles, in each of which spaces the 
 longest day is half an hour in 
 length ; a region or tract of land 
 differing from another by the tem- 
 perature of the air. 
 
 CLI'MAX. .<?. Gradation ; ascent ; a 
 figure in rhetoric, by which a sen- 
 tence rises graduallv. pi. climaxes. 
 
 CLIMB, v. To ascend with labour; 
 to mount, pr. par. climbing; past, 
 climbed; s. climber. 
 
 CLIME, s. Climate, region, tract ol 
 earth. 
 
 CLINCH, v. To hold in the hand 
 with the fingers bent ; to confine : 
 to fix ; to bend the point of a naiL 
 6* 
 
CLI— CLO 
 
 pr. par. clinching • past, clinched : 
 s. clinch. 
 
 CLING, v. To hang upon, by twin- 
 ing around, pr. par. clinging; 
 past, clung: s. dinger. 
 
 CLIN'iC, CLIN'ICAL. adj. Relating 
 to a person who from sickness is 
 compelled to remain in bed. A 
 " clinical lecture" is delivered by 
 a medical professor at the bed- 
 side, adv. clinically. 
 
 CLINK, v. To strike, so as to make 
 a small, sharp noise, pr. par. clink- 
 ing ; past, clinked : s clink. 
 
 CLIP. v. To curtail, to cut short, 
 pr. par. clipping ; past, clipped: s. 
 clip, clipper. 
 
 CLOAK, s. An outer garment; a 
 concealment, pr. par. cloaking; 
 past, cloaked. 
 
 CLOCK, s. The instrument which 
 tells the hour, by striking upon a 
 bell ; a sort of beetle. 
 
 CLOCK, v. To cluck; to call as a 
 hen calls her chickens, pr. par. 
 clocking; past, clocked. 
 
 CLOD. s. A lump of earth, v. clod 
 pr. par. clodding ; past, clodded. 
 
 CLODHOPPER,) A . 
 
 CLODTOLL, [ 5 - cl o wn l ' ' 
 
 CLOD'PATE. ) cjowii. 
 
 CLOG. v. To load with something 
 that may hinder motion ; to ob- 
 struct ; to burthen, pr. par. clog- 
 ging ; past, clogged: s. clog. 
 
 CLOG. s. A coarse shoe, with a 
 wooden sole. 
 
 CLOIS'TER. 5. A place of religious 
 seclusion, v. cloister; pr. par. 
 cloistering; past, cloistered adj. 
 cloistral. 
 
 CLOSE, v. To shut, to conclude, to 
 end. pr. par. closing; past, closed 
 adj. close: adv. closely: s. close- 
 ness. 
 
 CLOS'ET. s. A small room for re- 
 tirement, or for the preservation 
 of valuable things, v. closet ; pr. 
 par. closeting; past, closeted. 
 
 CLOT. 5. Concretion, coagulation. 
 v. clot; pr. par. clotting; past, 
 clotted: adj. clotty 
 
 CLO— CLU 
 
 CLOTH, s. Any thing woven for 
 
 dress or covering. 
 CLOTHE, v. To cover with cloth , 
 
 to dress, pr. par. clothing; past, 
 
 clothed : s. pi. clothes ; s. clothier, 
 
 clothing. 
 CLOUD. 5. An opaque assemblage in 
 
 the sky; any state of obscurity or 
 
 darkness, v. cloud; pr. par. cloud' 
 
 ing ; past, clouded : adv. cloudily . 
 
 adj. cloudy, cloudless: s. cloudi 
 
 ness. 
 CLOUD'CAPT. adj. Topped with 
 
 clouds. 
 CLOVE, s. A kind of spice. 
 CLOVE. The preterit of the v. 
 
 cleave. 
 CLO'VEN. The past par. of the v. 
 
 cleave. 
 CLOVEN-FOOT'ED. adj. Having 
 
 the hoof divided into two parts. 
 CLO'VER. 5. A species of trefoil. 
 
 adj. clovered. 
 CLOWN. 5. A rustic ; a coarse, ill- 
 bred man ; one who makes sport 
 
 at a theatrical entertainment, adj. 
 
 clownish: adv. clownisidy : s. 
 
 clownishness. 
 CLOY. v. To satiate, to surfeit, pr. 
 
 par. cloying; past, cloyed. 
 CLUB. s. A heavy stick ; the name 
 
 of one of the suits of cards ; a so- 
 ciety which meets at stated times. 
 
 v. club ; pr. par. clubbing ; past 
 | clubbed. 
 
 .CLUB-FOOT'ED. adj. Having short 
 I or crooked feet. 
 CLUCK, v. To call chickens, as a 
 | hen. pr. par. clucking; past, 
 I clucked. 
 CLUE, CLEW. s. Thread wound 
 
 around something; a guide; a 
 
 direction. 
 CLUMP, s. A shapeless piece of 
 
 wood or other matter ; a cluster 
 
 of trees. 
 CLUM'SY. adj. Awkwa-d, heavy, 
 
 artless, unhandy, adv. clumsily: 
 
 s. clumsiness. 
 CLUNG. The preterit and past par 
 
 of the v. cling. 
 
 m 
 
CLU— COC 
 
 COC— COF 
 
 A ribbon worn in 
 
 CLUSTER, s. A bunch; a number COCKA'DE 
 of things of the same kind grow- the hat. 
 ing or joined together, v. cluster; COCK'LE. s. A small shell -fish ; a 
 pr. par. clustering ; past, clustered. weed that grows in corn. 
 
 CLUTCH, v. To gripe, to grasp. JCOCK'NEY. s. An ill-bred native :»f 
 
 pr. par. clutching; past, clutched 
 
 s. clutch. 
 CLUTTER s. A noise, a bustle, v. 
 
 clutter; pr. par. cluttering; past,! 
 
 cluttered. 
 COACH. 5. A carriage of pleasure 
 
 or state. 
 COAD'JUTOR. s. An assistant; all 
 
 partner, adj. coadjutant. 
 
 London. 
 
 COCK'PIT. s. The area where 
 cocks fight * a place on the lower 
 deck of a man of war, where are 
 subdivisions for the purser, sur- 
 geon, and his mates. 
 
 COCK'SWAIN. s. A petty officer 
 on board of a man of war. pro- 
 nounced cok'-sn. 
 
 COAG'ULATE. v. To curdle; to 1 COCOA, s. A kind of plant. 
 
 form into concretions, pr. par. 
 coagulating; past, coagulated: s. 
 
 COD. 5. A kind of fish : 
 young cod. 
 
 codling, a 
 
 coagulation, coagulator: adj. co- CODE. s. A system of laws or regu- 
 agulative. 
 
 lations. 
 
 COAL. 5. The common fossil fuel ; COD'ICIL. s. A supplement to a 
 the cinder of burnt wood; char- 
 coal. 
 
 COALES'CE. v. To unite, to growj 
 together, to join. pr. par. coalesc- 
 ing; past, coalesced: s. coales-\ 
 cence. 
 
 COALITION, s. The act of coa- 
 lescing; persons combined. 
 
 COARSE, adj. Not refined; rude, 
 gross, unaccomplished. adv. 
 coarsely: s. coarseness. 
 
 COAST, s. The edge or margin of j 
 the land next the sea. v. coast; 
 pr. par. coasting; past, coasted :\\ 
 s. coaster. 
 
 will. 
 COD'DLE. v. To parboil, pr. par. 
 
 coddling; past, coddled. 
 CO-EFFI'CIENT. adj. Uniting in 
 
 action, s. co-efficacy, co-efficiency , 
 
 pi. co-efficacies, co-efficiencies. 
 CO-EQUAL, adj. Equal to another. 
 
 s. co-equality, pi. co-equalities. 
 COERCE', v. To force, to restrain. 
 
 pr. par. coercing; past, coerced: 
 
 s. coercer, coercion: adj. coercive: 
 
 adv. coercivehi. 
 CO-ESSENTIAL, adj. Participating 
 
 of the same essence, adv. co-essen- 
 
 tially. 
 COAT. s. The upper garment ; ves- 1 CO-ETER'NAL. adj. Equally eter- 
 
 ture. v. coat; 
 
 past, coated 
 COAX. v. To 
 
 pr. par. coaxin { 
 
 coa rer. 
 COB. s. The spike of an ear of 
 
 maize ; the core, after the corn is! 
 
 tak^n off. 
 
 nal. adv. co-etcrnally : 
 nity, pi. co-eternities. 
 
 co-eter- 
 
 pr. par coating A 
 
 wheedle, to flatter. j'cOETAL. adj. Equally ancient; 
 ig; past, coaxed: s.|| ,; v1ng |n the ' same \p. 
 
 CO-EXIST', v. To exist at the same 
 time. pr. par. co-existing; past, 
 co-eristed: s. co-existence : adj. co- 
 existent. 
 
 COBBLE, v. To mend anv thing' CO-EXTEND', v. To reach to an 
 coarsely, pr. par. cobbling; past,' j distance , pr . par . C0 . exUn d. 
 
 cobbled: s. cobbler. ing; pa ^ co . eriended . s . C0 . fT . 
 
 COB'WEB. s. The web or net of dJ tension: adj. co-extensivc. 
 
 spid-r. adj. cobwebbed. ■. COF'FEE. s. The berrv of tne cof 
 
 COCH'INEAL. .«?. An insect from ; fee tree : a -Irink made hv the in- 
 
 which a red colour is extracted jj fusion of the berries in hot w-ster 
 
 ri7 
 
COF— COI ^^ 
 
 COFFER, s. A chest, generally for 
 keeping money. 
 
 c;OF'FIN. 5. A chest in which a 
 dead human body is interred. 
 
 COG. s. The tooth of a wheel, adj. 
 cogged. 
 
 CO'GENT. adj. Forcible, powerful, 
 convincing, adv. cogently : s. co- 
 gency, pi. cogencies. 
 
 CO'GITATE. v. To think, pr. par. 
 cogitating ; past, cogitated : s. 
 cogitation: adj. cogitative. 
 
 COGNATE, adj. Kindred. 
 
 COGNITION, s. Knowledge; the 
 power of knowing. 
 
 COG'NlZANCE. s. Judicial notice ; 
 judicial authority, adj. cognizable. 
 
 COHABIT, v. To dwell with an- 
 other; to live together, as hus- 
 band and wife. pr. par. cohabit- 
 ing,' past, cohabited; s. cohabit- 
 ant, cohabitation. 
 
 COHE'IR. s. One of two or more 
 persons who inherit the same' 
 estate, fern, coheiress, pi. coheir- 
 esses. 
 
 COHE'RE. v. To stick together ; to 
 suit. pr. par cohering; past, co- 
 hered: s. coherence, coherency: 
 adj. coherent. 
 
 COHE'SION. 5. Act of cohering, 
 adj. cohesive: adv. cohesively.- s, 
 cohesiveness. 
 
 COTIORT. s. A troop of soldiers, 
 in the Roman armies, containing 
 about five hundred foot. 
 
 COIF. s. A hood, a cap. adj. coifed. 
 
 COIL. v. To gather into a narrow 
 compass, pr. par. coiling; past, 
 coiled: s. coil. 
 
 COIN. s. In architecture, a corner 
 money stamped with a legal im 
 pression. v. coin ; pr. par. coining 
 past, coined: s. coinage, coiner. 
 
 COINCI'DE. v. To meet in the same 
 point ; to agree, pr. pnr. coincid- 
 ing ; past, coincided: s. coinci- 
 dence: adj. coincident : adv.com 
 cidently. 
 
 COITION, s. The act by which two 
 bodies come together. 
 
 COK -COL 
 
 COKE. s. Pit-coal which has beeJ 
 charred. 
 
 COL'ANDER. s. A strainer. 
 
 COLD. adj. Wanting heat ; having 
 sense of cold; reserved; not cor- 
 dial, s. cold, coldness: adv. coldly. 
 
 COLD-BLOOD'ED. adj. Without 
 feeling; cruel. 
 
 COLD-HEARTED, adj. Indifferent, 
 wanting passion, s. cold-hearted- 
 
 COLE'WORT. s. A species of cab- 
 bage. 
 
 COLLATSE. v. To fall together 
 pr. par. collapsing; past, collaps- 
 ed: s. collapsion. 
 
 COL'LAR. s. A band for the neck. 
 v. collar ; pr. par. collaring ; past, 
 collared. 
 
 COLLATE, v. To compare one 
 copy or thing with another of the 
 same kind ; to place in an eccle- 
 siastical benefice, pr. par. collat- 
 ing ; past, collated: s. collation, 
 collator. 
 
 COLLATERAL, adj. Side to side, 
 running parallel ; not lineal, as a 
 son is related to his father, but re 
 lated as uncles, nephews, and 
 cousins, adv. collaterally. 
 
 COL'LEAGUE. s. A partner in of 
 fice; an associate, v. colleague', 
 pr. par. colleaguing ; past, col- 
 leagued. 
 
 COLLECT, v. To gather, to assem- 
 ble, pr. par. collecting ; past, col- 
 lected: s. collection, collector: adj. 
 collective: adv. collectively. 
 
 COL'LECT. s. A short, compendi 
 ous prayer. 
 
 COL'LEGE. s. A community; a 
 public place of study ; a state- 
 assembly, s. collegian ; adj. col- 
 legiate. 
 
 COT/LIER. s. A digger of coals ; a 
 dealer in coals ; a ship th t carries 
 coals, s. colliery, pi. collieries. 
 
 COLLIGATION, s. The act o. 
 binding together. 
 
 COLLISION, s. The act of striking 
 together; a clash, adj. collisive. 
 63 
 
COI^COL 
 
 COL'LOCATE. v. To place togeth- 
 er; to station, pr. par. collocating; 
 past, collocated: s. collocation, 
 collocator. 
 
 COLLOCU'TION. s. Conference, 
 conversation. 
 
 COL'LOQUY. s. Conference; con- 
 versation, adj. colloquial. 
 
 COLLU'DE. v. To play in concert, 
 so as to cheat ; to conspire in a 
 fraud, pr. par. colluding; past, 
 colluded. 
 
 COLLL SION. s. Act of colluding, 
 adj. collusive, collusory : adv. col- 
 lusively. 
 
 CO'LON. s. A grammatical point (:), 
 used to mark a pause greater than 
 that of a semicolon. 
 
 COLONEL. 5. The chief command- 
 er of a regiment. 
 
 COL'ONY. s. A body of people set- 
 tled in a foreign country ; the 
 country where they reside, pi. 
 colonies: s. colonist: adj. colonial: 
 v. colonize ; pr. par. colonizing ; 
 past, colonized: s. colonization. 
 
 COLONNA'DE. s. A range of insu- 
 lated columns. 
 
 COLOS'SUS. s. A statue of enor-| 
 mous magnitude. Latin pi. colossi 
 adj. colossal. 
 
 COL'OUR. s. The appearance of 
 bodies to the eye; hue; die; pre- 
 tence, s. colouring: v. colour; 
 pr. pnr. colouring ; past, coloured: 
 adj. colourless. 
 
 COL'OURS. s. A standard ; an en- 
 sign of war. 
 
 COLT. 5. A young horse. 
 
 COL'TER. s. The sharp iron of a 
 plough, that cuts perpendicularly 
 to the share. 
 
 COL'UMBARY. s. A dove-cot; a 
 pig-eon-house, pi. columbaries. 
 
 COL 7 UMBL\E. s. A species of 
 plant ; the name of the chief fe- 
 male in a pantomime. 
 
 COL'UMN. s. A round pillar, by 
 which something is supported; a 
 bodv of any thing, pressing verti- 
 cally, upon its base; a body of 
 ♦roops, formed into an oblong ; a 
 
 I3PCOL— COM 
 
 ! section of a page, when divided 
 
 ! equally, by a perpendicular line. 
 
 COLU'RES. 5. Two great circles, 
 imagined to pass thro agh the poles 
 of the world ; one through the 
 equinoctial, the oth ^r thr' ugh the 
 solstitial points. 
 
 COMB. s. An instrument to sepa- 
 rate and adjust the hair; the crest 
 of a cock ; the cavities in which 
 bees lodge their honey, v. comb ; 
 pr. par. combing; past, combed: s. 
 comber. 
 
 COM'BAT. v. To fight, to oppose, 
 pr. par. combating ; past, combat- 
 ed: s. combat, combatant. 
 
 COMBI'NE. v. To join together; to 
 settle by compact ; to coalesce, 
 pr. par. combining ; past, combin- 
 ed: s. combination. 
 
 COMBUSTIBLE, adj. Susceptible 
 of ignition, s. combustibility, com- 
 bustion. 
 
 COME. v. To draw near ; to arrive 
 at; to be derived from, pr par. 
 coming ; past, come. 
 
 COM'EDY. s. A dramatic represen 
 tation of the lighter faults of man- 
 kind ; an amusing drama, pi. 
 comedies: s. comedian, adj. comic, 
 comical: adv. comically. 
 
 COME'LY. adj. Graceful, decent; 
 handsome, adv. comely : s. comeli- 
 ness. 
 
 COM'ET. s. A sort of planet. 
 
 COM'FIT. 5. A kind of sweetmeat. 
 
 COM'FORT. v. To strengthen, to 
 enliven, to invigorate, to console 
 pr. par. comforting; past, com- 
 forted: s. comfort, comforter 
 adj. comfortable, comfortless • adv. 
 comfortably. 
 
 COMTREY". 5. A species of plant. 
 
 COM'IC, COM'ICAL. adj. Raising 
 mirth: merrv; relating to come- 
 dv. adv. comically. 
 
 COM'ITY. s. Courtesy, civility. 
 
 COM'MA. s. A grammatical point 
 (,) denoting the shortest pause 
 in reading; in music, the ninth 
 part of a tone. 
 
 COMMAND', v. To govern, to give 
 69' 
 
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 com— co: 
 
 orders, to direct, pr. par. com- 
 manding; past, commanded: s. 
 command, commander, command- 
 ant, commandment : adj. command- 
 atory. 
 
 COMMEM'ORATE. v. To preserve 
 the memory of, *by some public 
 act. pr. par. commemorating; past, 
 commemorated : s. commemoration: 
 adj. commemorable, commemora- 
 tive. 
 
 COMME'NCE. v. To begin; to make 
 a beginning, pr. par. commencing; 
 past, commenced: s. co?nmence- 
 ment. A Commencement, at a col- 
 lege, signifies the day on which 
 degrees are conferred. 
 
 COMMEND', v. To recommend, to 
 approve, pr. par. commending; 
 past, commended : s. commenda- 
 tion : adj. commendable, commend- 
 atory : adv. commendably. 
 
 COMMEN'DAM. s. A church oen- 
 efice, given in trust. 
 
 COMMENSURATE. <K?;.Equal,pro- 
 portionate. adv. commensurately : 
 s. com mensuration : adj. commen- 
 surable; adv. commensurably. 
 
 COMMENT', v. To remark, to an- 
 notate, pr. par. commenting; past, 
 commented: s. com'ment, commen- 
 tary, commentator, pi. commenta- 
 ries, commentators. 
 
 COM'MERCE. s. Trade; traffic 
 with foreign nations ; intercourse, 
 adj. commercial: adv. commer- 
 cially. 
 
 COMMIN'GLE. v. To mix, to blend, 
 pr. par. commingling ; past, com- 
 mingled. 
 
 COMMIS'ERATE. v. To pity, to 
 compassionate, pr. par. commise- 
 rating ; past, commiserated: s. 
 commiseration, commiserator : adj. 
 com.miserable. 
 
 COMMISSA'RIAT. adj. Relating to 
 the commissary department of an 
 arm v. 
 
 COM'MISSARY. s. A delegate, a 
 deputy ; an officer who furnishes 
 provisions and ammunition for an 
 army. pi. commissaries. 
 
 COM- COM 
 
 COMMISSION. 5. The act of com 
 
 mitting ; the act of intrusting ; a 
 warrant; a trust; a charge, v. 
 commission ; pr. par. commission- 
 ing; past, commissioned: a. com' 
 mission, commissioner. 
 
 COMMIT', v. To intrust ; to per- 
 petrate ; to send to prison, pr. 
 par. committing ; past, commtttrd\ 
 s. commitment, committal, commit- 
 tee. 
 
 COMMIX', v. To mingle, to blend, 
 pr. par. commixing; past, com- 
 mixed : s. commixture. v 
 
 COMMO'DE. s. A night-chair. 
 
 COMMO'DIOUS. adj. Convenient, 
 suitable, useful, adv. commodious 
 ly : s. commodiousness. 
 
 COMMODITY. 5. Wares, merchan- 
 dise, pi. commodities. 
 
 COM'MODORE. s. The captain who 
 commands a squadron of ships. 
 
 COM'MON. adj. General, vulgar, 
 public, mean. s. common, common- 
 alty, commoner, commonness : adv. 
 commonly. 
 
 COM'MON PLACE, adj. Relating to 
 an ordinary or common topic ; 
 trite ; vulgar. 
 
 COMMONWE'AL. s. Public good. 
 
 COM'MONWEALTH. s. A repub- 
 lic. 
 
 COM'MORANCE. s. Dwelling, hab- 
 itation, adj. commorant. 
 
 COMMORIENT, adj. Dying at the 
 same time. 
 
 COMxMOTION. s. Tumult, disturb- 
 ance, agitation. 
 
 COMMOTE, v. To disturb, to agi- 
 tate, pr. par. commoving; past, 
 commoved. 
 
 COMMU'NE. v. To partake in com- 
 mon ; to converse ; mutually to 
 impart sentiments, pr. par. com 
 muning; past, communed: s. com 
 munion. 
 
 COMMU'NICATE. v. To have in- 
 tercourse ; to impart ; to reveal ; 
 to receive the sacrament, pr. par. 
 communicating; past, ccmmuni 
 cated : s. communication: adj 
 communicative communicahle. 
 70 
 
COM— COM 
 
 COMMU'NION. 5. Intercourse; par- 
 ticipation; sacrament, s. commu- 
 nicant. 
 
 COMMUNITY, s. The state of 
 being common ; people united 
 into a society, and having a com- 
 mon interest, pi. communities. 
 
 COMMUTE, v. To change, to sub- 
 stitute, pr. par. commuting ; past, 
 commuted: adj. computable: s. 
 commutation. 
 
 COM'PACT. 5. An agreement, a 
 contract. 
 
 COMPACT', adj. Firm, solid, join- 
 ed, v. compact; pr. par. compact 
 ing ; past, compacted, adv. com- 
 pactly: s. compactness. 
 
 COMPANION, s. An associate; a 
 partner, adj. companionable. 
 
 COM'PANY. s. Persons assembled 
 together; a mercantile association; 
 a band; a subdivision of a regi- 
 ment ; fellowship ; state of being 
 together, pi. companies. 
 
 COMPA'RE. v. To judge, or esti- 
 mate relatively, things which have 
 some resemblance, pr. par. com- 
 paring; past, compared: s. com- 
 parison: adj. comparable, compa- 
 rative : adv. comparably, compara- 
 tively. 
 
 COMPARTMENT, s. An apart- 
 ment. 
 
 COMTAS5. v. To encircle, to sur- 
 round, to effect, to attain, pr. par. 
 compassing; past, compassed: s. 
 compass. 
 
 COM'PASS. s. Circle, extent, reach; 
 an instrument composed of a 
 magnetic needle and card; an 
 instrument with which circles are 
 drawn, pi. compasses. 
 
 COMPAS'SION. 5. Pity, commis- 
 eration, painful sympathy, v. 
 compassionate; pr. par. compas- 
 sio?iahng; past, compassionated: 
 adj. compassionate: adv. compas- 
 sionately. 
 
 COMPATIBLE, adj. Suitable, con- 
 sistent, agreeable, s. compatibili- 
 ty, pi. compatibilities : adv. com- 
 patibly 
 
 COM— COM 
 
 COMPATRIOT, s. One of the 
 same country; a fellow-patriot.. 
 
 COMPE'ER. s. An equal, a com pan 
 ion. 
 
 COMPEL', v. To force, to oblige, 
 to constrain, pr. par. compelling, 
 past, compelled: adj. compellable. 
 
 COMPENDIOUS, adj. Short, sum 
 mary, abridged, adv. compendious 
 ly : s. compendiousness. 
 
 COMPENDIUM, s. Abridgment; 
 abstract. 
 
 COMPENSATE, v. To recom- 
 pense, to counterbalance, pr. par. 
 compensating ; past, compensated: 
 s. compensation: adj. compensa- 
 tive. 
 
 COM'PETENCE, COM'PETENCY 
 s. Sufficiency, ability, pi. compe 
 fences, competencies adj. compe 
 tent: adv. competently. 
 
 COMPETITION. 5. Rivalship,con 
 test. s. competitor. 
 
 COMPI'LE. v. To collect from the 
 works of others; to compose, pr. 
 par. compiling; past, compiled 
 s. compilation, compiler. 
 
 COMPLA'CENCE, COMPLA'CEX- 
 CY. s. Tranquillity; ease of mind; 
 satisfaction ; civility, adj. compla 
 cent: adv. complacently. 
 
 COMPLA FN. v. To mention with 
 sorrow or resentment ; to mur- 
 mur ; to lament, pr. par. catr> 
 plaining; past, complained: r 
 complaint. 
 
 COMPLAISA'NCE. 5. Civility; do 
 sire of pleasing, adj. complaisant 
 adv. complaisantly. 
 
 COM'PLEMENT. s. Generally sig- 
 nifies a just quantity ; complete 
 
 COMPLETE, adj. Perfect, full, 
 finished, v. complete; pr. pai 
 completing ; past, completed: ndx 
 completely: s. completeness, corn 
 pletion. 
 
 COM'PLEX. adj. Of many parts , 
 entangled, s. complexity, pi com 
 plexities : adv. complexly. 
 
 COMPLETION, s Appearance, 
 (all the colours, or all the circum- 
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COM— COM 
 
 stances, being seen in one view,) 
 colour of the face. 
 
 COMTL1CATE. v. To render com- 
 plex ; to entangle one with an- 
 other, to join. pr. par. compli 
 eating; past, complicated: s. com- 
 plication: adj. complicated. 
 
 COMTLIMENT. s. A flattering ex 
 pression or act of civility, v. com- 
 pliment'; pr. par. complimenting . 
 past, complimented: adj. compli- 
 mental, complimentary. 
 
 COMPLY', v. To yield to; to ac- 
 cord with. pr. par. complying ; 
 past, complied: s. compliance. 
 adj. compliant: adv. compliantly. 
 
 COMPONENT, s. That which con- 
 stitutes a compound body. 
 
 COMPORT', v. To agree, to suit ; 
 (followed by with) pr. par. com- 
 porting; past, comported: s. com- 
 portment. 
 
 COMPOSE, v. To put together: 
 to invent ; to calm. pr. par. com- 
 posing; past, composed: adv. com- 
 posedly : s. composer, composi- 
 tion, composure. 
 
 COMPOSITE, adj. Of several 
 kinds. 
 
 COMPOSITOR, s. He that ranges 
 ?nd adjusts the types for printing. 
 
 COM'POST. s. A mixture for ma- 
 nure. 
 
 COMPOUND*, v. To mix, to com- 
 bine, pr. par. compounding; past 
 compounded: s. com'pound, com- 
 pounder: adj. compound. 
 
 COMPREHEND', v. To include, to 
 understand, to comprise, pr. par. 
 comprehending; past, compre- 
 hended: s. comprehension: adj. 
 comprehensible, comprehensive : 
 adv. comprehensibly, comprehen- 
 sively. 
 
 COMPRESS', v. To press together, 
 to condense, pr. par. comj>ressing; 
 past, compressed: adj. compressi- 
 ble: s. compressibility, compressi- 
 bilities, compression. 
 
 COMPRISE, v. To contain, to in- 
 clude, pr. par. comprising ; past, 
 comprised: s. comprisal. 
 
 COM— CON 
 
 COMTROMISE. s. Mutual abate 
 ment ; concession, v. compromise, 
 pr. par. compromising; past, 
 compromised: s. compromiser. 
 
 COMPROMIS'SION. s. Act of com 
 promitting. 
 
 COMPROMIT'. v. To pledge; tc 
 involve, to entangle, pr. par. 
 compr omitting ; past, compro.^iit 
 ted. 
 
 COMPULSION, s. Act of compell- 
 ing; force, adj. compulsoi-y, com- 
 pulsive: adv. compulsively. 
 
 COMPUNCTION, s. Uneasiness of 
 conscience; repentance; contri 
 tion. adj. compunctious. 
 
 COMPU'TE. v. To reckon, to cal- 
 culate, to count, pr. par. comput- 
 ing; past, computed: s. computa- 
 tion, computer: adj. compute, com- 
 putable. 
 
 COM'RADE. s. A companion, a 
 partner. 
 
 CON. v. To study ; to commit to 
 memory, pr. par. conning; past, 
 conned. 
 
 CONCATENATE, v. To link to- 
 gether, pr. par. concatenating, 
 past, concatenated: s. concatena 
 tion. 
 
 CON'CAVE. adj. Hollow ; opposed 
 to convex, s. concavity, pi. con 
 cavities. 
 
 CONCEAL', v. To hide; to keep 
 secret ; not to divulge, pr. par 
 concealing; past, concealed: s 
 concealer, concealment: adj. con 
 cealable. 
 
 CONCE'DE. v. To admit, to grant, 
 to yield, pr. par. conceding; past, 
 conceded. 
 
 CONCEIT', s. Thought, opinion 
 pride, v. conceit; pr. par. con- 
 ceiting; past, conceited: adv. con- 
 ceitedly: s. conceitedness. 
 
 CONCEl'VE. v To form m the 
 mind; to comprehend ; to think, 
 to become pregnant, pr. par. con- 
 ceiving; past, conceived: adj. con- 
 ceivable. 
 
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CON— CON 
 
 CONCENTRATE, v. 
 
 towards the centre ; to bring to- 
 gether, pr. par. concentrating ; 
 past, concentrated: s. concentra- 
 tion. 
 
 CON— CON 
 
 CONCENTRIC, CONCENTRIC- 
 
 AL. adj. Having one common cen- 
 tre, adv. concentrically. 
 
 CONCEPTION, s. Act of conceiv- 
 ing; thing conceived; idea; know- 
 ledge. 
 
 CONCERN', s. Business, participa- 
 tion, regard, v. concern; pr. par. 
 concerning; past, concerned. 
 
 CONCERT', v. To settle any thing 
 in private, by mutual communica- 
 tion ; to settle, to contrive, pr. 
 par. concerting; past, concerted. 
 
 CON'CERT. s. Communication of 
 designs ; an assembly of musicians, 
 performing before an audience. 
 
 CONCERTO, s. A piece of music, 
 composed for a concert. 
 
 CONCES'SION. s. Act of conced- 
 ing, or yielding; a grant, adj. 
 concessionary. 
 
 CONCH. 5. A kind of shell. 
 
 CONCHOL'OGY. s. A description 
 of shell-fish, or of shells; the 
 science which treats of shell-fish. 
 
 CONCILIATE, v. To gain the fa- 
 vour of; to reconcile, pr. par. 
 conciliating, past, conciliated: s. 
 conciliation, conciliator: adj. con- 
 ciliatory. 
 
 CONCI'SE. adj. Brief, short, adv. 
 concisely: s. concision, conciseness. 
 
 CON'CLAVE. s. A close assembly; 
 a private apartment. 
 
 CONCLU'DE. v. To finish; to de- 
 cide ; to determine, pr. par. coti- 
 cluding; past, concluded: s. con- 
 clusion: adj. conclusive: adv. 
 conclusively. 
 
 CONCOCT', v. To digest, to ripen. 
 pr. par concocting; past, concoct- 
 ed: s. concoction: adj. concoctive. 
 
 CONCOMITANT, adj. Accompa- 
 nying, adv. concomitantly .- s. con- 
 comitance, CGncomitancy. 
 
 To bring' CON'CORD. s. Agreement, union, 
 harmony, s. concordance, concord- 
 ancy, pi. concordancies : adj. con- 
 cordant: adv. concordantly . 
 CON'COURSE. s. Assemblage. 
 
 CONCRETE, v. To coalesce into 
 one mass ; to form by concretion, 
 pr. par. concreting; past, con- 
 creted ; s. concrete, concreteness, 
 concretion: adj. con'crete, concre- 
 tive : adv. concretely. 
 
 CONCU'PISCENT. adj. Libidinous, 
 lecherous, s. concupiscence. 
 
 CONCUR', v. To meet in one point , 
 to agree, pr. par. concurring , 
 past, concurred: s. concurrence, 
 concurrency, pi. concurrences, 
 concurrencies: adj. concurrent- 
 adv. concurrently. 
 
 CONCUS'SION. s. Sudden and great 
 agitation, adj. concussive. 
 
 iCONDEMN'. v. To pronounce guil- 
 ty; to censure; to declare unfit 
 for use. pr. par. condemning ; 
 past, condemned • s. condemnation: 
 adj. condemnable : s. condemnor. 
 
 CONDENSE', v. To thicken; to 
 make closer, pr. par. condensing: 
 past, condensed: adj. condense- 
 s. condensation, condensity, con- 
 denser. 
 
 CONDESCEND', v. To stoop, to 
 bend, to yield, pr. par. condescend- 
 ing ; past, condescended: s. con- 
 descension.- adv. condescendingly. 
 
 CONDI'GN. adj. Merited; suitable, 
 adv. condignly. 
 
 CONDIMENT, s. Seasoning, sauce. 
 
 CONDITION. 5. Stipulation, state, 
 rank. adj. conditional, condition- 
 wry: adv. conditionally. 
 
 CONDITION, v. To make terma ; 
 to stipulate, pr. par. conditioning , 
 past, conditioned. 
 
 ICONDaLE. v. To join in grief; to 
 lament with. pr. par. condoling , 
 past, condoled..- s. condolence, con- 
 doler. 
 
 CONDU'CE. v. To aid in promoting, 
 to contribute, pr par. conducing, 
 past, conduced adj. conducive, 
 conducible. 
 
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CON— CON 
 
 CON'DUCT. 5. Management, beha- 
 viour, regular life. v. conduct'; pr. 
 par. conducting; past, conducted: 
 s. conductor. 
 
 CON'DUIT. s. An aqueduct. 
 
 CONE. s. A solid body, having a 
 circular base, and declining reg- 
 ularly to a point, adj. conic, coni- 
 cal : adv. conically. 
 
 CONFAB'ULATE. v. To talk fa- 
 miliarly together; to chat. pr. 
 par. confabulating ; past, confab- 
 ulated: s. confabulation: adj. 
 confabulatory. 
 
 CONFECTIONARY, s. The place 
 where sweetmeats are made or 
 sold ; sweetmeats, pi. confection- 
 aries. 
 
 CONFECTIONER, s. A maker of 
 sweetmeats. 
 
 CONFEDERACY, s. League, union, 
 engagement, pi. confederacies : v. 
 confederate : pr. par. confederat- 
 ing ; past, confederated : s. confed- 
 erate, confederation. 
 
 CONFER', v. To consult, to bestow, 
 pr. par. conferring ; past, confer- 
 red : s. conference. 
 
 CONFESS', v. To acknowledge ; to 
 avow; to hearthe confession of a 
 penitent, as a priest, pr. par. con- 
 fessing ; past, confessed: s. con- 
 fessor, confession: adv. confessedly. 
 
 CONFI'DE. v. To trust in; to in- 
 trust, pr. par. confiding; past, 
 confided: s. confidence, confider, 
 confidant: adj. confidential: adv, 
 confidentially. 
 
 CONFIGURATION. 5. The form of 
 the various parts of any thing, as 
 they are adapted to each other: 
 the face of the horoscope. 
 
 CONFI'NE. v. To bound, to limit. 
 to imprison, to restrain, pr. par. 
 confining; past, confined: s. con- 
 finer, confinement. 
 
 CON'FINES. s. Common boundary 
 border, eage. adj. confineless. 
 
 CONFIRM', v. To strengthen, to 
 establish, pr. par. confirming; 
 past, confirmed: s. confirmation 
 adj. confirmabhy confirmative. 
 
 CON— CON 
 
 CONFISCATE, v. To seize for pub- 
 lic use. pr. par. confiscating; past, 
 confiscated: s. confiscation, confis 
 cator. 
 
 CONFLAGRATION, s. An exten- 
 sive fire. adj. conflagrant. 
 
 CON'FLICT. s. A violent collision ; 
 a combat; strife, v. conflict'; pr. 
 par. conflicting ; past, confided 
 
 CONFLUENCE. 5. Meeting of 
 streams ; a concourse ; a multitude, 
 adj. confluent. 
 
 CON'FLUX. s. Union of several cur- 
 rents ; concourse ; crowd. 
 
 CONFORM', v. To assimilate; to 
 comply with. pr. par. conforming 
 past, conformed: s. conformation 
 conformity, pi. conformities: pdj. 
 conformable: adv. conformably 
 
 CONFOUND', v. To perpiex, la 
 amaze, pr. par. confounding ; past, 
 confounded: s. confounder : adu 
 confoundedly. 
 
 CONFRATER'NITY. s. A brother, 
 hood , a body of men united for 
 some purpose, pi. confraternities 
 
 CONFRONT', v. To bring face to 
 face. pr. par. confronting; past, 
 confronted : s. confronter. 
 
 CONFU'SE. v. To disorder, or per- 
 plex. pr. par. confusing ; past, con 
 fused: s. confusion: adv. confus 
 edly. 
 
 CONFUTE, v. To convict of error 
 or falsehood ; to disprove, pr. pt.r. 
 confuting; past, confuted: s. con 
 futation: adj. confutable. 
 
 CONGE'E. s. Act of reverence, 
 bow; courtesv; leave; farewell. 
 
 CONGEAL', v. To become solid, as 
 ice ; to concrete, pr. par. congeal- 
 ing; past, congealed: s. congeal- 
 ment, congelation: adj. congeala- 
 ble. 
 
 CONGE'NIAL. adj. Of the same 
 kind ; agreeable, s. congeniality, 
 pi. congenialities: adv. congeni 
 ally. 
 
 CONGLOMERATE, v. To gather 
 into a ball ; to become round, pr. 
 par. conglomerating; past, con- 
 glomerated: s. conglomeration. 
 7' 
 
CON— CON 
 
 CONGLU'TINATE. v. To cement. 
 ■pr. par. conglutinating ; past, con- 
 glut inaied : s. conglutination, con- 
 glutinator: adj. conglutinative. 
 
 CONGRATULATE, v. To rejoice 
 with a person, on account of his 
 good fortune, pr. par. congratu- 
 lating; past, congratulated: s. con- 
 gratulatory congratulation: adj. 
 congratulato? % y. 
 
 CON'GREGATE. v. To collect ; to 
 assemble ; to bring into one place, 
 pr. par. congregating; past, con- 
 gregated: s. congregation: adj. 
 congregational. 
 
 CON'GRESS. s. A meeting; a na- 
 tional assembly, pi. congresses: 
 adj. congressional. 
 
 CONGRU'lTY. s. Suitableness, 
 agreeableness, fitness, pi. congru- 
 ities: adj. congruous: adv. con- 
 gruously. 
 
 CONIF'EROUS. adj. Bearing cones, 
 like the pine-tree. 
 
 CONJECTURE, s. Supposition, 
 guess, imperfect knowledge, v. 
 conjecture ; pr. par. conjecturing; 
 past, conjectured: adj. conjectural: 
 b. conjecturer. 
 
 CONJOIN', v. To unite; to consol- 
 idate into one. pr. par. conjoin- 
 ing; past, conjoined: adj. conjoint: 
 adv. conjointly. 
 
 CON'JUGAL. adj. Matrimonial; be- 
 ionging to marriage, adv. conju- 
 gally. 
 
 CONJUGATE, v. To decline a verb 
 through its variations, pr. par. 
 conjugating ; past, conjugated: s. 
 conjugation. 
 
 CONJUNCT', adj. Conjoined^ unit- 
 ed, adv. conjunctly. 
 
 CONJUNCTION. 5. Union, associa- 
 tion, league ; a connector of 
 words, adj. conjunctive: adv. con- 
 junctively. 
 
 CONJUNCTURE, s. Combination 
 of many circumstances; occasion; 
 critical time. 
 
 CONJU'RE. v. To summon in a sa- 
 cred name ; to enjoin with the 
 highest solemnity, pr. par. con- 
 
 CON— CON 
 
 juring; past, conjured: 3 conju 
 ration. 
 
 CON'JURE. v. To enchant; to pia\ 
 slight-of-hand. pr. par. conjuring, 
 past, conjured: s. conjurer. 
 
 CONNECT', v. To join, to link, to 
 unite, pr. par. connecting ; past, 
 connected: s. connexion: adj. con- 
 nective: adv. connectively. 
 
 CONNI'VE. v. To wink ; to pretend 
 blindness or ignorance, pr. par. 
 conniving; past, connived : s. con- 
 nivance, conniver. 
 
 CONNOISSE'UR. s. A judge, or 
 critic. 
 
 CONNU'BIAL. adj. Matrimonial ; 
 nuptial ; conjugal. 
 
 CONOI'DE. 5. A figure resembling 
 a cone. adj. conoidal. 
 
 CON'QUER. v. To gain by conquest ; 
 to overcome, pr. par. conquering, 
 past, conquered: s. conqueror, 
 conquest: adj. conquerable. 
 
 CONSANGUINITY, s. Relation by 
 blood, pi. consanguinities: adj. con- 
 sanguineous. 
 
 CON'SCIExXCE. 5. Self-knowledge; 
 moral feeling, adj. conscientious: 
 adv. conscientiously: s. conscienti- 
 ousness. 
 
 CON'SCIOUS. adj. Knowing any 
 thing from internal judgment, or 
 moral feeling, s. consciousness: 
 adv. consciously. 
 
 CON'SCRIPT. adj. Registered, en- 
 rolled, s. conscript, conscription. 
 
 CON'SECRATE. v. To make holy, 
 to dedicate, pr. par. consecrating, 
 past, consecrated: s. consecration, 
 consecrator. 
 
 CONSECUTIVE, adj. Uninterrupt- 
 ed ; following in train, adv. con- 
 secutively. 
 
 CONSENT', s. Act of yielding or 
 consenting; concord; agreement, 
 v. consent; pr. par. consenting , 
 past, consented. 
 
 CONSENTANEOUS, adj. Agreca- 
 bleto; consistent with. adv. con- 
 sentaneously. 
 
 CON'SEQUENCE. s. Effect, deduc- 
 tion, conclusion, adj. conseauent % 
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COx\ T — CON 
 
 consequential: adv. consequently, 
 consequentially. 
 
 CONSERVATOR, s. A preserver of 
 the public happiness. 
 
 CONSERVATORY, s. A place for 
 holding delicate things, pi. con- 
 servatories. 
 
 CONSE'RVE. v. To preserve, pr. 
 par. conserving; past, conserved: 
 s. conservation: adj. conservative. 
 
 CONSID'ER. v. To think upon with 
 care ; to ponder, pr. par. con- 
 sidering, past, considered: s. con- 
 sideration: adj. considerable: adv. 
 considerably. 
 
 CONSID'ERATE. adj. Serious; 
 given to consideration, adv. con- 
 siderately. 
 
 CONSIGN', v. To assign ; to trust ; 
 to give to another in a formal 
 manner, pr. par. consigning; 
 past, consigned: s. consignor, 
 consignment. 
 
 CONSIST, v. To agree; to sub- 
 sist ; to be composed, pr. par. 
 consisting ; past, consisted: s. con- 
 sistence, consistency, pi. consis- 
 tencies: adj. consistent: adv. con- 
 sistently. 
 
 CONSISTO'RIAL. adj. Relating to 
 an ecclesiastical court. 
 
 CONSOLE, v. To comfort, to cheer, 
 pr. par. consoling; past, consoled: 
 s. consoler: consolation: adv. con- 
 solatory. 
 
 CONSOLIDATE, v. To make firm; 
 to unite, pr. par. consolidating; 
 past, consolidated : s. consolidation: 
 adj. consolidative. 
 
 CONSO'NANCE. s. Accord of sound; 
 consistency; .congruence. adj. 
 consonant: adv. consonantly. 
 
 CON'SONANT. 5. A letter, such as 
 b, c, d ; the name of which can- 
 not be articulated without the 
 aid of a vowel; therefore sounded 
 with another letter. 
 
 CON'SORT. s A companion, a 
 partner; a wife or husband, v. 
 consort' ; pr. par. consorting; past, 
 consorted. 
 
 CONSPICU'ITY. s. Brightness, 
 
 CON-CON 
 
 clearness, pi. conspicuities .- adj 
 conspicuous : adv. conspicuously. 
 
 CONSFI'RE. v. To concert a crime ; 
 to plot ; to agree together, pr. 
 par. conspiring; past, conspired. 
 s. conspiracy, pi. conspiracies, con- 
 spirator. 
 
 CON'STABLE. s. This officer was 
 original!}' so called, because his 
 duty was to regulate all matters 
 of chivalry, tilts, tournaments, 
 and feats of arms., that were per- 
 formed on horseback; the word 
 now mostly signifies a petty civil 
 officer. 
 
 CON'STANC Y. s. Immutability, per 
 petuity, lasting atfection, certain- 
 ty, pi. constancies: adj. constant: 
 adv. constantly. 
 
 CONSTELLATION, s. A cluster 
 of stars; an assemblage of splen- 
 dours or excellencies. 
 
 CONSTERNATION. 5. Astonish- 
 ment, amazement, surprise. 
 
 CON'STIPATE. v. To thicken, to 
 condense, pr. par. constipating; 
 past, constipated: s. constipation. 
 
 CONSTITUENT, s. A necessary 
 part ; one who appoints, adj. con- 
 stituent 
 
 CONSTITUTE, v. To erect, to 
 establish, to form, to appoint, pr. 
 par. constituting ; past, constitut- 
 ed: s. constitution: adj. constitu- 
 tional: adv. constitutionally. 
 
 CONSTITUTION, s. The act of 
 constituting; corporeal frame, 
 temper of body, or of mind ; frame 
 of government, adj. constitution- 
 al: adv. constitutionally : s. con- 
 stitutionality. 
 
 CONSTRAIN', v. To compel, to 
 hinder, pr. par. constraining, 
 past, constrained: s. constraint 
 adj. constrainable : adv. constrai?i 
 edly. 
 
 CONSTRICT', v. To bind, to cramp, 
 to contract, pr. par. constricting, 
 past, constricted: s. constriction- 
 ad], constrictive. 
 
 CONSTRIN'GENT. adj. Binding or 
 compressing, adv. constringently. 
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CON— CON 
 
 CONSTRUCT', v. To frame, to 
 build, to form. pr. par. construct- 
 ing; past, constructed: s. con- 
 struction: adj. constructive: adv 
 constructively. 
 
 CONSTRU'E. v. To explain, to in 
 terpret. pr. par. construing; past, 
 construed. 
 
 CONSUBSTANTIA'TION. s. The 
 union of the body of Jesus Christ 
 with the sacramental element, 
 according to the Lutherans. 
 
 CON'SUL. s. A species of public 
 officer; an officer, commissioned 
 in foreign ports, to judge.between 
 the merchants of his own nation, 
 and protect their commerce, adj. 
 consular: s. consulate. 
 
 CONSULT', v. To take counse 
 together; to ask counsel; to re- 
 gard, pr. par. consulting; past, 
 consulted: s. consultation. 
 
 CONSU'ME. v. To waste, to spend, 
 to destroy, pr. par. consuming; 
 past, consumed : s. consumer: adj 
 consumable. 
 
 CON'SUxMMATE. v. To complete, 
 to perfect, pr. par. consummat 
 tng; past, consummated: s. con- 
 fummation.-nd}. consummate: adv. 
 consummately. 
 
 CONSUMPTION, s. Act of con 
 turning ; waste ; the state of wast 
 ing or perishing, adj. consumptive. 
 
 CONTACT, s. Touch, close union 
 
 CONTA'GION. s. The emission 
 from body to body, by which 
 diseases are communicated ; in 
 fection, propagation of mischief, 
 or disease, adj. contagious: adv. 
 contagiously : s. contagiousness. 
 
 CONTAIN', v. To hold, to com- 
 prise, pr. par. containing; past, 
 contained: adj. containable: s. con- 
 tainer. 
 
 CONTAMINATE, v. To defile, to 
 corrupt, to pollute, pr. par. con- 
 taminating; past, contaminated: 
 s. contamination, contaminator. 
 
 CONTEMN', v. To despise, to 
 slight, pr. par. contemning; past, 
 contemned: s. contemner. 
 G2 
 
 CON— CON 
 
 CONTEMPLATE, v. To considei 
 with continued attention; to study, 
 pr. par. contemplating; past, con 
 templated: s. contemplation, con- 
 templator: adj. contemplative: ad?. 
 contemplatively. 
 
 CONTEMPORARY, COTExM'PO- 
 RARY. adj. Existing at the same 
 time. s. cotemporary, pi. cotempo* 
 varies. 
 
 CONTEMPT', s. Act of despising 
 others; scorn, adj. contemptible* 
 contemptuous: adv. contemptibly, 
 contemptuously. 
 
 CONTEND, v. To strive in oppo- 
 sition ; to struggle ; to vie. pr. 
 par. contending; past, contended: 
 s. contender. 
 
 CONTENT ON. s. Act of contend- 
 ing, adj. contentious: adv. con- 
 tentiously : s. contentiousness. 
 
 CONTENT', adj. Satisfied, v. con- 
 tent; pr. par. contenting ; past, con- 
 tented: s. content, contentment, 
 contentedness: adv. contentedly. 
 
 CONTEST', v. To dispute, to liti- 
 gate, to strive, pr. par. contesting; 
 past, contested: s. con' test: adj. 
 contestable. 
 
 CONTEXT, s. General connexion 
 or bodv of a discourse. 
 
 CONTEXTURE, s. The disposition 
 of parts, one amongst others; the 
 system. 
 
 CONTIGUOUS, adj. Meeting, so 
 as to touch ; bordering upon each 
 other, s. contiguity, pi. contigui- 
 ties: adv. contiguously. 
 
 CONTINENT, adj. Chaste, restrain- 
 ed, moderate, adv. continently . s. 
 continence, continency. 
 
 CONTINENT, s. A vast tract ol 
 land. adj. continental. 
 
 CONTINGENT, adj. Happening by 
 chance ; accidental ; unforeseen, 
 adv. contingently : s. contingency^ 
 contingency, pi. contingencies. 
 
 CONTIN'UE^ v. To remain, to ex 
 tend, to protect, pr. par. conhnu 
 ing; past, continued: s. continua- 
 tion, continuance: adj. continual. 
 adv. continually. 
 
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CON— CON 
 
 CONTINU ITY. 5. Connexion, con- 
 tinuation, pi. continuities : adj. 
 continuous: adv. continuously. 
 
 CONTORT', v. To twist, to writhe, 
 pr. par. contorting; past, contort- 
 ed: s. contortion. 
 
 CONTOUR, s. The outline; the 
 line by which any figure is defined 
 or terminated. 
 
 CONTRA. A Latin proposition, 
 used in composition, which signi- 
 fies against. 
 
 CONTRABAND, adj. Prohibited, 
 illegal. 
 
 CONTRACT, v. To draw into less 
 compass ; to bargain, pr. par. con- 
 tracting; past, contracted: s.con'- 
 tract contraction, contractor, con- 
 tractedness : adv. contractedly. 
 
 CONTRACTIBLE. adj. Possible to 
 be contracted, s. contractibiliiy. 
 
 CONTRADICT', v. To deny; to 
 oppose verbally, pr. par. contra- 
 dicting; past, contradicted: s. con- 
 tradiction, contradicter : adj. con- 
 tradictory: adv. contradictorily. 
 
 CONTRADISTINGUISH, v. To 
 distinguish, by qualities, not only 
 different, but opposite, pr. par. 
 contradistinguishing; past, contra- 
 distinguished: s. contradistinction: 
 adj. contradistinctive. 
 
 CONTRARI'ETY. 5. Repugnance, 
 opposition, pi. contrarieties. 
 
 CONTRARY, adj. Opposite, ad- 
 verse, contradictory, inconsistent, 
 s. pi. contraries: adv. contranly. 
 
 CONTRAST, s. Opposition and dis- 
 similitude of figures, v. contrast'; 
 pr. par. contrasting; past, con- 
 trasted. 
 
 iDONTRAVALLATION. s. A for- 
 tification thrown up by a besieg- 
 ing army, to prevent the sallies of 
 the garrison. 
 
 OONTRAVE'NE. v. To oppose, to 
 obstruct, to baffle, pr. par. contra- 
 vening; past, contravened : s. con- 
 travention. 
 
 CONTRA VER'SION. s. Act of con- 
 troverting. 
 
 CON— CON 
 CONTRAVERT'. v. See Cors-mo 
 
 VERT. 
 
 CONTRIBUTE, v. To give aid, m 
 conjunction with one or more per- 
 sons, pr. par. contributing; past, 
 contributed: s. contribution, con- 
 tributor: adj. contributive, con- 
 tributory. 
 
 CONTRITE, adj. Penitent, adv. 
 contritely: s. contrition, contrite- 
 ness. 
 
 CONTRl'VE. v. To plan; to form 
 or design, pr. par. contriving; past, 
 contrived: s. contrivance, contriver. 
 
 CONTROL', s. Check, restraint, 
 power, superintendence, v. con- 
 trol: pr. par. controlling; past, 
 controlled: adj. controllable: s. 
 controller. 
 
 CONTROVERT', v. To debate, to 
 dispute, pr. par. controverting; 
 past, controverted: s. controverter: 
 adj. controvertible. 
 
 CONTROVERSY, s. Debate, dis 
 pute. pi. controversies: adj. con- 
 troversial: s. controversialist. 
 
 CONTUMACY, s. Obstinacy, per- 
 verseness, wilful disobedience, 
 pi. contumacies: adj. contumaci- 
 ous : adv. contumaciously. 
 
 CONTUMELY, s. Rudeness, con- 
 temptuousness, reproach, pi. con- 
 tumelies: adj. contumelious: adv. 
 contumeliously. 
 
 CONTU'SE. v. To beat together, 
 to bruise, pr. par. contusing; past, 
 contused: s. contusion. 
 
 CONUN'DRUM. s. A low jest ; a 
 quibble. 
 
 CON'USANCE. s. Cognizance, no- 
 tice, knowledge, (a law term.) adj. 
 conusable, conusant. 
 
 CONVALESCENT, adj. Recover 
 
 ing strength, s. convalescence, con* 
 valescency. 
 CONVE'NE. v. To assemble, to 
 come together, to associate, pr. 
 par. convening; past, convened.- s. 
 conve?ier. 
 CONVENIENT, adj. Fit, suitable, 
 I commodious, adv. co?iventently 
 73 * 
 
CON— CON 
 
 CON— COO 
 
 s. convenience, conveniency, pi. con- CONVEY' ANCER. s. One who 
 
 veniencies. j draws writings, by which proper- 
 
 CON' VENT. s. A monastery, or! ty is transferred, s. conveyancing. 
 
 nunnery ; an assembly of religious CONVICT', v. To prove guilty ; to 
 
 persons, adj. conventual. 
 
 CONVENTICLE, s. An assembly, 
 a meeting, a secret assembly, s. 
 conventicler. 
 
 CONVENTION, s. The act of com- 
 ing together; an assembly; a con- 
 tract, previous to a definitive trea- 
 ty, adj. conventional, convention- 
 ary. 
 
 detect in guiit ; to confute, pr 
 par. convicting; past, convicted: s. 
 conviction, convict: adj. convict- 
 ive. 
 CONVIN'CE. v. To overcome or 
 satisfy by argument, pr. par. con- 
 vincing; past, convinced: s. con 
 vincer: adj. convincible: adv. con- 
 vincingly. 
 
 CONVERGE', v. To tend to one CONVIVIAL, adj. Social, cheer 
 point, pr. par. converging; past, || ful. s. conviviality, pi. conviviali- 
 converged: adj. convergent. | ties: adv. convivially. 
 
 CONVERSAZIO'NE. 5. A meeting | CON'VOCATE. v. To call together. 
 of company for literary conversa-jl pr. par. convocating; past, convo- 
 tion. cated: s. convocation. 
 
 CONVERSE', v. To hold intercourse; CON VO'KE. v. To call together, pr. 
 
 with; to discourse familiarly upon'! par. convoking; past, convoked. 
 
 any subject, pr. par. conversing ;\ CONVOLVE', v. To roll together 
 
 past, conversed: s. conversation: 
 adj. conversant, conversable. 
 
 CON'VERSE. s. A term in geometry 
 and logic, signifying opposition, 
 adv. conversely. 
 
 CONVERSION, s. Act of being 
 converted; state of being convert 
 ed. 
 
 CONVERT', v. To change into an 
 other substance ; to change from 
 one religion or course of life, to 
 another; to turn from a bad, to a 
 good life ; to appropriate, pr. par. 
 converting; past, converted: s. 
 con' vert, converter: adj. convertible : 
 s. convertibility, pi. convertibilities. 
 
 CON*VEX. adj. Rising in a circular 
 form ; opposed to concave, s. con- 
 vex, convexity, pi. convexities: adv. 
 tonvexly. 
 
 CONVEX'O-CON'CAVE. adj. Hav- 
 ing the hollow on the inside cor- 
 responding to the external protu- 
 berance. 
 
 CONVEY', v. To carry; to impart; 
 to remove secretly ; to transmit ; 
 to transfer, pr. par. conveying; 
 past, conveyed: s. conveyance, con- 
 veyer. 
 
 pr. par. convolving; past, con 
 
 I volved. 
 
 CONVOLUTION. 5. Act of con 
 
 I volving. adj. convoluted. 
 
 iCONVOY'. v. To accompany by 
 land or sea, for the sake of de- 
 fence, pr. par. convoying; past 
 convoyed : s. con'voy. 
 
 CONVOL'VULUS. s. A genus of 
 
 I plants, pi. convolvuluses. 
 
 ( CONVULSE', v. To shake violently 
 
 j into disorder ; to give an irregular 
 and involuntary motion, pr. par. 
 convulsing; past, convulsed: s. 
 convulsion: adj. convulsive: adv. 
 convulsively. 
 
 jCO'NY. s. A rabbit, pi. conies. 
 
 COO. v. To cry as a dove or pigeon, 
 pr. par. cooing; past, cooed: s. 
 cooing. 
 
 COOK. 5. One whose profession is 
 to dress and prepare victuals, v, 
 cook; pr. par. cooking: past, cook- 
 ed: s. cookery, pi. cookeries. 
 
 COOL. adj. Approaching to cold, 
 not zealous, not ardent, v. cool, 
 pr. par. cooling; past, cooled: s. 
 cool, cooler, coolness: adv. coolly. 
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COO— COP 
 
 COOP s. A cage ; a pen for ani- 
 mals, v. coop; pr. par. cooping; 
 past, cooped. 
 
 COO'PER. s. One that makes bar- 
 rels, s. cooperage. 
 
 CO-OPERATE, v. To labour or act 
 jointly; to concur in the same ef- 
 fect, pr. par. co-operating; past, 
 co-operated: s. co-operation^ co- 
 operator: adj. co-operative. 
 
 CO-OR'DINATE. adj. Having the 
 same rank. s. co-ordination; adv. 
 co-ordinately. 
 
 COOT. 5. A small black water-fowl. 
 
 COP. s. A quantity of cotton yarn 
 which has been coiled round a 
 spindle. 
 
 COPAL'. 5. The Mexican term for 
 a gum. 
 
 COPAR'CENER. s. Such as have 
 equal portions in the inheritance 
 of their ancestors. 
 
 COPART'MENT. s. Compartment. 
 
 COPARTNER, s. A partner ; one 
 that has a share in some common 
 stock or affair, s. copartnership. 
 
 COPE. s. Any thing with which the 
 head is covered ; a sacerdotal vest- 
 ment, worn in sacred ministration. 
 
 COPE. v. To cover, as with a cope ; 
 to be equally eminent or success- 
 ful with. pr. par. coping; past, 
 coped: s. coping. 
 
 COPER'NICAN. adj. Relating to the 
 system of Copernicus. 
 
 CO'PIOUS. adj. Plentiful, abundant; 
 not concise, adv. copiously: s. co- 
 piousness. 
 
 COPTER, s. One of the primitive 
 metals, adj. copperish. 
 
 COPPERAS, s. A name given to 
 sulphate of iron. 
 
 COPPER-PLATE. 5. A plate of cop- 
 per on which figures are engraved. 
 
 COPPER-SMITH. 5. One that man- 
 ufactures copper utensils. 
 
 COPPICE. 5. Low woods, cut at 
 stated times, for fuel. 
 
 COPSE, s. A place overgrown with 
 short wood. Cabr. from coppice.) 
 
 COP— COR 
 
 COPTIC. 5. The language of the 
 Copts; the ancient Egyptian' lan- 
 guage. 
 
 COPULA. 5. In logic, signifies the 
 word which unites the subject 
 and predicate of a proposition. 
 
 COP ULATE. v. To unite, to conjoin, 
 pr. par. copulating; past, copulaU 
 ed: s. copulation: adj. copulative. 
 
 COP'Y. 5. Exact resemblance; a tran- 
 script from the original; the au- 
 tograph, pi. copies: v. copy; pr. 
 par. copying; past, copied: s. copier^ 
 copyist. 
 
 COPY-RIGHT, s. The property 
 which an author, or his assignee, 
 has in a literary work. 
 
 COQUET'. 5. A gay, airy girl; a wo- 
 man who endeavours to attract 
 notice, v. coquet; pr. par. coquet 
 ting; past, coquetted: s. coquetry, 
 adj. coquettish. 
 
 COR AL. s. A subaqueous plant, of 
 a stony nature, adj. coralline. 
 
 CORD. s. A rope ; a string com- 
 posed of several strands or twists 
 certain quantity of wood for 
 fuel, (128 cubic feet) supposed to 
 be measured with a cord v. cord, 
 pr. par. cording; past, corded: s. 
 corder. 
 
 CORD'AGE. s. A quantity of cords; 
 the ropes of a ship ; the price 
 paid for measuring cords of wood. 
 
 CORDELJ'ER. s. A Franciscan friar; 
 so named from the cord which 
 serves him for a cincture. 
 
 COR'DIAL. s. A medicine that in- 
 creases the force of the heart; any 
 medicine that increases strength. 
 
 COR'DIAL. adj. Reviving; invigo- 
 rating; sincere; hearty, s. cordis 
 ality, pi. cordialities: adv. cordially. 
 
 COR'DON. 5. An extensive line of 
 soldiers, to prevent communica- 
 tion between different parties. 
 
 CORDOVAN', s. Spanish leather. 
 
 CORD'WAINER. s. A shoemaker. 
 
 CORD'WOOD. s. Fire-wood piled 
 up for measurement. 
 
 CORE. 5. The heart ; the inner part, 
 generally of vegetables. 
 
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COR— COR 
 
 CORIAN'DER. 5. A plant. 
 
 CORINTHIAN, adj. Relating to 
 Corinth; relating to one of the 
 five orders of architecture. 
 
 CORK. s. A kind of tree ; the bark 
 of the cork-tree, used for stoppers. 
 v. cork; pr. par. corking; past, 
 corked: adj. corky. 
 
 COR'MORANT. 5. A bird that preys 
 upon fish. 
 
 CORN. s. A species of farinaceous 
 plant ; the fruit of that plant ; an 
 excrescence on the feet, hard and 
 painful, v. corn; pr. par. corning; 
 past, corned. 
 
 CORN'AGE. s. A tenure which 
 obliges the landholder to give no 
 tice of an invasion, by blowing a 
 horn. 
 
 CORN'-CRAIK. s. The land-rail ; so 
 called probably from its constant 
 note, craik, craik. 
 
 COR'NEA. s. The horny coat of the 
 eye. adj. corneous. 
 
 CORNE'LIAN. s. A kind of precious 
 stone. 
 
 COR'NER. s. An angle;. a secret or 
 remote place, adj. cornered. 
 
 CORNET, s. A kind of musical in- 
 strument ; the officer that bears 
 the standard of a troop of horse. 
 
 COR'NETCY. s. The commission of 
 a cornet, pi. cornetcies. 
 
 COR'NICE. s. The highest projec- 
 tion of a wall or column. 
 
 CORNl'GEROUS,CORNUTED.ad/. 
 Horned; having horns. 
 
 CORNUCO'PIA. s. The horn of 
 plenty; a heathenish fiction, -re- 
 ferring to the horn said to have 
 been broken off from Achelous, by 
 Hercules. 
 
 COR'OLLARY. s. Conclusion ; sur- 
 plus of a train of reasoning, pi. 
 corollaries. 
 
 CORONATION, s. The act or so- 
 lemnity of crowning a king. 
 
 COR'ONER. s. An officer whose 
 chief duty is to inquire, on the 
 part of a sovereign or state, how 
 any violent or arcidental death 
 
 COR— COR 
 
 was caused; for which purpose, 
 
 a jury is empanneled. 
 CORONET, s. An inferior crown, 
 
 worn bv the nobility. 
 CORPORAL, adj. Relating to the 
 
 body; material; not spiritual 
 
 adv. corporally. 
 CORTORAL. s. The lowest officer 
 
 in a corps of infantrv. 
 CORTORATE. adj. United in a 
 
 body or community, adv. corpo- 
 
 rately : s. corporation. 
 CORPO'REAL. adj. Having a body; 
 
 not spiritual, adv. corporeally. 
 CORPS, s. A body of soldiers; a 
 
 professional body, pronounced 
 
 core. 
 CORPSE, s. A dead human bodv. 
 CORPULENCE,. CORPULENCY 
 
 s. Bulkiness of body. pi. corpu 
 
 lences, corpulencies: adj. corpulent 
 CORPUS'CLE. s. A small body; a 
 
 particle of matter, adj. corpuscu- 
 lar. 
 
 CORRECT', v. To make right; to 
 remark a fault ; to amend ; to 
 punish ; to chastise, pr. par. cor- 
 recting ; past, corrected: s. cor- 
 rector, correctness, correction:^], 
 correct, corrective: adv. correctly. 
 
 CORRELATIVE, adj. Having re 
 ciprocal relation, adv. correlative- 
 
 iy. 
 
 CORRESPOND', v. To communi- 
 cate by alternate letters ; to suit ; 
 to fit. pr. par. corresponding ; past, 
 corresponded: s. correspondence, 
 correspondency, pi. corresponden- 
 cies: adj. correspondent: s. corres- 
 pondent: adv. correspondingly. 
 
 CORRIDOR, s. A gallery or long 
 aisle round a building. 
 
 CORRIGIBLE, adj. Relating to that 
 which can be amended. 
 
 CORROB'ORATE. v. To strength- 
 en, by additional evidence; to 
 confirm; to establish, pr. paf 
 corroborating ; past, corroborated. 
 s. corroboration, corroborater : adj. 
 corroborative. 
 
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COR— COS 
 
 CORRO'DE. v. To consume slowly; 
 to prey upon. pr. par. corroding' ; 
 past, corroded. 
 
 CORROSION, s. Act of corroding, 
 adj. corrosive: adv. corrosively. 
 
 CORRUPT', v. To turn from a 
 sound to a putrescent state ; to de- 
 prave ; to bribe, pr. par. corrupt- 
 ing; past, corrupted: adj. corrupt: 
 s. corrupter, corruption, corrupt- 
 ness. 
 
 CORRUPTIBLE, adj. Possible to 
 be corrupted, s. corruptibility. 
 
 COR'SAIR. 5. A pirate. 
 
 CORSE, s. A dead body, a carcass. 
 
 CORSE'LET. s. A light armour, for 
 the fore part of the body. 
 
 CORSET, s. A pair of stays for a 
 woman. 
 
 CORTEGE. • s. A train of attend- 
 ants. 
 
 CORTICATED, adj. Resembling 
 the bark of a tree. 
 
 CORUS'CATE. v. To glitter, pr. 
 par. coruscating; past, corusca- 
 ted: adi. coruscant : s. coruscation. 
 
 CORVETTE. 5. A small frigate ; a 
 sloop of war. 
 
 COSMETIC, s. A preparation for 
 improving beautv. adj. cosmetic. 
 
 COSMOG'ONY. 5. The formation of 
 the world; the creation, s. cos- 
 mogonist 
 
 COSMOG'RAPHY. 5. The science 
 of the general svstem of the world, 
 s. cosmographer : adj. cosmograph- 
 ical: adv. cosmographically. 
 
 COSMOL'OGY. s. The science of 
 the general svstem of the world. 
 
 COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOP'O 
 LITE. s. A citizen of the world 
 one who is at home in everyplace 
 
 COS'SACK. s. One of the people in- 
 habiting the Ukraine, under the 
 Russian government. 
 
 COST. s. The price of any thing ; 
 sumptuousness ; luxury, charge, 
 expense, detriment, v. cost; pr. 
 par. costing; past, cost: adj. cost- 
 'ess, costly- s. costliness. 
 
 COSTAL, adj. Belonging to the 
 ribs. 
 
 COS— COU 
 
 COSTIVE, adj. Bound in body 
 constipated, s. cosiiveness. 
 
 COSTUME, s. In painting, the dif- 
 ferent customs of times and places, 
 to which a painter must conform, 
 with regard to dress. 
 
 COT. s. A small house ; a cottage ; 
 s. small bed. s. cotter. 
 
 COT. s. A little flat boat. 
 
 COTE. s. A sheep-fold. 
 
 COTEMTORARY, CONTEM'PO- 
 RARY. s. Existing at the same 
 time. pi. cotemporaries, contempo* 
 raries. 
 
 COTERIE', s. A friendly or fash* 
 ionable association. 
 
 COTILLON', COTIL'LION. s. A 
 brisk, lively dance, in which eight 
 or more persons are engaged. 
 
 COTTAGE, s. A hut, a cot. s. cnU 
 ta^er cotter. 
 
 COTTON. 5. The down of the cct- 
 ton-tree; cloth made of cotton v. 
 cotton; pr. par. cottoning; pas', 
 cottoned: adj. cottony. 
 
 COUCH, v. To he down on a place 
 of repose; to lie down in secret, 
 or ambush ; to stoop ; to bend ; to 
 operate in a particular manner 
 upon the eye. pr. par. couching, 
 past, couched: s. couch, coucher. 
 
 COUCH' ANT. adj. Couching, squat 
 ting. 
 
 COUGH. 5. An expressed convul 
 sion of the lungs, v. cough; pi. 
 par. coughing; past, coughed: s 
 cougher. 
 
 COULD, v. The preterit of can. 
 
 COULTER. 5. The sharp iron of 
 the plough, which cuts the earth 
 
 COUN'CIL. s. An assembly of per- 
 sons met together in consultation; 
 act of public deliberation; the 
 bodv of privy counsellors. 
 
 COUN'SEL. s. Advice, direction, 
 consultation, interchange of opin- 
 ions ; those that plead a cause, v. 
 counsel; pr. par. counseling; past, 
 counseled: s. counsellor. 
 
 COUNT, v. To number, to tell, to 
 reckon, to esteem, to impute, to 
 charge, pr. par. counting: past 
 82 
 
cou— cou 
 
 counted: s. c<?un f : adj. countable, 
 countless. 
 
 COUNT. 5. A title of foreign no- 
 bility ; supposed equivalent to an 
 earl. 
 
 COUNTENANCE s Form of the 
 face; patronage, air, look. v. coun- 
 tenance ; pr. par. countenancing ; 
 past, countenanced: s. countenan- 
 cer. 
 
 COUNTER. 5. A false piece of mo- 
 ney, used as a means of reckon- 
 ing ; the table on which goods are 
 viewed in a shop. 
 
 COUNTER, adj. Contrary, oppo- 
 site. 
 
 COUNTERACT, v. To hinder by 
 contrary agency, pr. par. counter- 
 acting; past, counteracted: s. coun- 
 leracttr, counteraction. 
 
 COUNTERBALANCE, v. To 
 weigh against, pr. par. conterbal- 
 ancing , past, counterbalanced: s. 
 counterbalance.. 
 
 COUNTER-EVIDENCE, s. Testi- 
 mony by which the deposition of 
 some former witness is opposed. 
 
 COUNTERFEIT, v. To forge, to 
 imitate, to cooy. pr. par. counter- 
 feiting; past, counterfeited: s. 
 counterfeit, counterfeiter.- adj. coun- 
 terfeit. 
 
 COUN FERMAND. v. To repeal a 
 command ; to prohibit, pr. par. 
 countermanding ; past, counter- 
 manded: s. countermand. 
 
 COUNTERMARCH, v. To march 
 back over the same ground, pr. 
 par. countermarching; past, coun- 
 termarched: s. countermarch. 
 
 COUNTERMINE, s. A well or hole 
 sunk into the ground, from which 
 a gallery or branch runs out under 
 ground, to seek out the enemy's 
 mine : a stratagem by which any 
 contrivance is defeated, v. coun- 
 termine; pr. par. countermining; 
 past, countermined: s. counter- 
 miner. 
 
 COUNTERMOTION. s. Contrary 
 motion. 
 
 COU— COU 
 
 COUNTERMO'VEMENT. s. Con- 
 trary movement. 
 
 COUNTERPANE, s. A coverlet for 
 
 ! a bed. 
 
 COUNTERPART, s. The corres- 
 
 ! ponding part. 
 
 COUNTERPETI'TION. s. A pet) 
 tion against another petition. \ 
 counterpetition ; pr. par. counter 
 petitioning; past, counterpetitioned 
 
 COUNTERPLOT, v. To oppose one 
 machination by another, pr. par. 
 counterplotting; past, counter- 
 plotted : s. counterplot. 
 
 COUNTERPOINT, s. The act of 
 composing harmony ; an opposite 
 point or course. 
 | COUNTERPOISE, v. To counter 
 
 | balance; to act against, with equal 
 
 j weight, pr. par. counterpoising 
 
 j past, counterpoised: s. counterpoise. 
 
 COUNTERPRESSIVE. s. Opposite 
 
 i force. 
 
 COUNTER-REVOLUTION, s. A 
 
 I revolution succeeding another, and 
 
 I opposite to it. 
 
 COUNTERSCARF, COUNTER- 
 SCARP, s. (In fortification.) That 
 side of the ditch which is next the 
 camp. 
 
 COUNTERSIGN, v. To sign an or 
 der or patent of a superior, in qual- 
 ity of secretary, to render it more 
 authentic, pr. par. countersigning , 
 past, countersigned: s. counter 
 
 COUNTERTEN'OR. s. A term in 
 music. 
 
 'COUNTERVAIL', v. To be equiva- 
 lent to; to have equal force or 
 value, pr. par. countervailing; past, 
 countervailed: s. countervail. 
 
 COUNTER VIEW. 5. Opposition^ 
 
 | posture in which two persons front 
 
 t each other. 
 
 COUNTERVOTE. v. To oppose, to 
 outvote, pr. par. countervoting , 
 past, countervoted. 
 
 COUNTERWEIGH', v. To weigh 
 against, pr. par. counterweighing ; 
 past, counttrweighed. 
 
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COU— cou 
 
 COUNTERWORK', v. To counter- 
 act, pr. par. counterworking ; past, 
 counterworked. 
 
 COUNTESS, s. The lady of an ear) 
 or count, pi. countesses. 
 
 COUNTING- HOUSE. 5. The room 
 appropriated to the books and ac 
 counts of a merchant. 
 
 COUNTRY, s. A tract of land; a 
 region ; the place of one's birth 
 the native soil. pi. countries. 
 
 COUNTRY-DANCE, s. A kind of 
 dance. 
 
 COUNTRYMAN, s. One born in 
 the same country ; a rustic, a hus- 
 bandman, pi. countrymen. 
 
 COUNTY, s. A shire ; a circuit or 
 portion of a country, under the 
 jurisdiction of a sheriff, pi. coun- 
 
 COUP-DE-GRACE', s. The stroke 
 which terminated the sufferings of 
 those who had been broken on the 
 wheel. 
 
 COUP-DE-MAIN', s. A military ex- 
 pression, denoting an instanta- 
 neous, unexpected,, and generally 
 desperate attack. 
 
 COUP-D'(EIL. 5. The first view of 
 any thing; a slight view of it. 
 
 COUPE'E. s. A motion in dancing. 
 
 COUP'LE. s. A means of joining two 
 things; two, a male and his female: 
 a brace, v. couple ; pr. par. coup- 
 ling; past, coupled. 
 
 COUP'LE-BEGGAR. 5. One that 
 makes it his business to marry beg 
 !?ars to each other. 
 
 COUPLET, s. Two verses; a pair 
 of rhymes ; a pair. 
 
 COUR'AGE. s. Bravery; active for- 
 titude; spirit of enterprise, adj. 
 courageous.' adv. courageously. 
 
 COU'RIER. s. A messenger sent in 
 haste ; an express. 
 
 COURSE, s. Race : career; passage 
 from place to place ; progress ; 
 ground on which a race is run. v. 
 course; pr. par. coursing; past, 
 coursed: s. courser. 
 
 COURT, s. The place where a prince 
 resides ; a palace ; a hall or cham- 
 
 cou— cov 
 
 ber where just.ee is administered: 
 open space before a house, adj. 
 courtlike, courtly, courtliness. 
 
 COURT. zj.To woo, to solicit, to seek» 
 pr. par. courting; past, courted. 
 
 COURTEOUS, adj. Having the re- 
 fined manners of a court; polite 
 adv. courteously: s. courteousness. 
 
 COURTESAN', COURTEZAN', s. 
 A woman of the town. 
 
 COURTESY. 5. Elegance of man. 
 ners ; civility ; a tenure or title de- 
 rived from another, pi. courtesies. 
 
 COURTESY, s. The reverence 
 made by women, (pronounced 
 curfse.) pi. courtesies: v. courtesy, 
 pr. par. courtesying; past, cour* 
 tesied 
 
 COURTHAND. s. The hand or 
 manner of writing used in records 
 and judicial proceedings. 
 
 COURTIER, s. One that frequents 
 the courts of princes ; one that 
 courts the favour of others. 
 
 COURT-MARTIAL, s. A court con 
 sisting of militarv officers. 
 
 COURTSHIP, s. 'The solicitation 
 of a woman to marriage. 
 
 COUS'IN. 5. Any one collaterally 
 related more remotely than a 
 brother or sister ; a kinsman. 
 
 COVE. s. A small creek or bay. 
 
 COVE, v To arch over. pr. pz.r. 
 coving; past, coved. 
 
 COVENANT, s. A contract, a slip, 
 ulation ; an agreement on certain 
 terms, v. covenant; pr. par. cove- 
 nanting; past, covenanted : s. cov- 
 enanter. 
 
 COVER, v. To overspread; to 
 overwhelm; to bury; to shelter, to 
 protect, pr. par. covering; past, 
 covered: s. cover, covering, cov- 
 erer. 
 
 COVERLET, s. The outermost of 
 the bed-clothes. 
 
 COVERT, s. A shelter, a hiding 
 place, adj. covert: adv. covertly. 
 
 COVERTURE, s. Shelter, defence, 
 in law, the condition of a woman 
 during her marriage. 
 
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COV—CRA 
 
 COVET, v. To desire inordinately 
 pr. par. coveting; past, coveted 
 adj. covetous: adv. covetously: s. 
 coveter, covetousness. 
 
 COVEY. 5. A brood of partridges ; 
 an old bird and her young ones. 
 
 COVING, s. A term in building, 
 used of houses, that project over 
 the ground-plot. 
 
 COW. 5. The female of the bull. 
 
 COW. v. To depress with fear. pr. 
 par. cowing, past, cowed. 
 
 COWARD, s. A poltroon, whose pre- 
 dominant passion is fear. s. cow- 
 ardice: adj. cowardlike: adj. and 
 adv. cowardly. 
 
 COWTR. v. To sink by bending the 
 knees ; to stoop, pr. par. cower- 
 ing; past, cowered. 
 
 COWHERD. 5. One who attends 
 cows. 
 
 COW-HOUSE, s. A house in which 
 cows are kept. 
 
 COWL. s. A monk's hood. adj. 
 cowled. 
 
 COW-POCK. s. A disorder, derived 
 from the teats of cows, now called 
 the vaccine. 
 
 COWSLIP, s. A species of prim- 
 rose. 
 
 COX'COMB. 5. A fop ; a superficial 
 pretender to knowledge or accom- 
 plishments, adj. coxcomical. 
 
 COY. adj. Modest, decent, not. ac- 
 cessible, adv. coyly: s. coyness. 
 
 COZ'EN. v. To cheat, to trick, pr 
 par. cozening; past, cozened: s, 
 cozenage, cozener. 
 
 CRAB. s. A crustaceous fish ; a 
 wild, sour apple. 
 
 CRAB'BED. adj. Peevish, morose, 
 harsh, adv. crabbedly: s. crabbed- 
 ness. 
 
 CRACK, s. A narrow breach; the 
 sound of any body bursting ; any- 
 sudden and quick sound, v. crack; 
 pr. par. cracking; past, cracked: 
 s. cracker. 
 
 CRACK'BRAINED. adj. Crazy. 
 H 
 
 CRA- CRA 
 
 CRACK'ER. s. A small biscuit ; a 
 squib ; a barbarous wagoner, from 
 the interior of the southern states 
 
 CRACK'LE. v. To make slight 
 cracks ; to make small and fre- 
 quent noises, pr. par. crackHiig, 
 past, crackled: s. crackling. 
 
 CRA'DLE. s. A movable bed, in 
 which children are rocked ; a sort 
 of frame affixed to a scythe, v. 
 cradle; pr. par. cradling; past, 
 cradled: s. cradler. 
 
 CRAFT. 5. Manual art: trade; 
 fraud, cunning, adv. craftily: s 
 craftiness: adj. crafty. 
 
 CRAFTSMAN, s. An artificer, a 
 mechanic. 
 
 CRAG. s. A rough, steep rock. adj. 
 craggvd, craggy: s. craggedntss, 
 cragginess. 
 
 CRAM. v. To stuff with more than 
 can conveniently be held; to thrust 
 in by force, pr. par. cramming, 
 past, crammed: s. crammer. 
 
 CRAM'BO. s. A play at which one 
 gives a word, to which another 
 finds a rhyme. 
 
 CRAMP, s. A spasm or contraction 
 of the limbs ; a restriction : a con- 
 finement, v. cramp; pr. par. cramp* 
 ing; past, cramped. 
 
 CRAN'BERRY. s. The whortleberry 
 or bilberrv. pi. cranberries. 
 
 ( RANCH, CRAUNCH. v. To crush 
 in the mouth, pr. par. cranching, 
 past, crunched. 
 
 CRANE, s. A bird with a long beak 
 an instrument made with ropes 
 pulleys, and hooks, by which great 
 weight's are raised. 
 
 CRANIUM, s. The skull. 
 
 CRANK, s. The end of an iron axis, 
 turned square down, and again 
 turned square to the first turning 
 down. 
 
 CRAN'N Y. s. A chink, a fissure, pi. 
 crannies: adj. crannied. 
 
 CRAPE, s. A thin stuff, loosely 
 woven. 
 
 CRASH, v. To make a loud, com 
 plicated noise, as of many things 
 falling or breaking at once. pr. 
 
CRA— CRE 
 
 par. crashing; past, crashed: s. 
 crash, crashing. 
 
 CRATE, s. A pannier or wicker 
 basket. 
 
 CRA'TER. 5, A vent, or aperture. 
 
 CRAUNCH, CRANCH. v. To crash 
 in the mouth, pr. par. craunch- 
 ing, past, craunched. 
 
 CRAVAT', s. A neckcloth; some- 
 thing worn about the neck. 
 
 CRAVE, v. To ask with earnest- 
 ness : to entreat ; to long. pr. par. 
 craving; past, craved: s. craver. 
 
 CRA'VEN. 5. A coward, a recreant, 
 adj. craven. 
 
 CRAW. s. The crop or first stomach 
 of birds. 
 
 CRAWFISH, CRAY'FISH. s. A 
 small crustaceous fish. 
 
 CRAWL, v. To creep, to move as 
 a worm. pr. par. crawling; past, 
 crawled: s. crawler. 
 
 CRAY'ON. s. A kind of pencil, used 
 for drawing. 
 
 CRAZE, v. To break, to crush, to 
 weaken, to impair the intellect, 
 pr. par. crazing; past, crazed: s. 
 craziness: adj. crazy: adv.crazily. 
 
 CREAK, v. To make a harsh, pro- 
 tracted noise, pr. par. creaking; 
 past, creaked. 
 
 CREAM, s. The unctuous or oily 
 part of milk ; the best part of any 
 thing, v. cream ; pr. par. cream- 
 ing; past, creamed: adj. creamy. 
 
 CREASE, s. A mark made by doub- 
 ling any thing, v. crease; pr. par. 
 creasing; past, creased. 
 
 CREA'TE. v. To form out of noth- 
 ing; to cause to exist; to'produce; 
 to cause, pr. par. creating; past, 
 created: s. creation, creator: adj. 
 creative. 
 
 CRF/ATURE. s. A being not self- 
 existent, but created by the Su- 
 preme Power ; an animal, a gen- 
 eral term for man. 
 
 CREDENCE, s. Belief, credit, adj. 
 credent. 
 
 CREDEN'DA. s. Things to be be- 
 lieved articles of* faith. 
 
 CRE-CRE 
 
 CREDENTIAL. 5. That which gives 
 a title to credit ; the warrant upon 
 which belief is claimed, adj. ere 
 dential. 
 
 CREDIBLE, adj. Worthy of credit 
 s. credibility, pi. credibilities. 
 
 CREDIT, s. Belief, honour, trust, 
 respectability, allowance, v. cred- 
 it; pr. par. crediting; past, cred- 
 ited: adj. creditable: adv. credit- 
 ably. 
 
 CREDITOR. 5. He to whom a debt 
 is owed ; one who credits. 
 
 CRED'ULOUS. adj. Apt to believe 
 unsuspecting, adv. credulously 
 s. credulity, pi. credulities. 
 
 CREED. 5. A form of words, in 
 which articles of religious faith 
 are comprehended. 
 
 CREEK, s. A prominence or jut in 
 a v/inding coast ; a small port ; a 
 bay, a cove. 
 
 CREEK, v. To make a harsh noise, 
 pr. par. creeking ; past, creeked. 
 
 CREEP, v. To move as a worm ; to 
 grow along the ground, or on 
 other supports; to move slowly 
 and feebly, pr. par. creeping; past, 
 crept: s. creeper: adv. creepingly. 
 
 CRE'OLE. s. A native of the south- 
 ern parts of America and the West 
 Indies, born of white European 
 parents. g 
 
 CREPT. Preterit of the v. creep. 
 
 CREPUS'CULE s Twilight, adj 
 crepuscular. 
 
 CRES'CENT. adj. Increasing, grow 
 in £. s. crescent: adj. crescive. 
 
 CRESS, s. A species of herb. pi. 
 cresses. 
 
 CREST, s. The plume of feathers 
 on the top of the ancient helmet 
 the comb of the cock ; any orna 
 ment or tuft on the head. v. crest. 
 pr. par. cresting; past, crested. 
 adi. crestless. 
 
 CRESTFALLEN, adj. Dejected, 
 sunk ; dispirited. 
 
 CREVICE. 5. A crack, a cleft. 
 
 CREW. s. A company of people 
 associated for any purpose; the 
 company of a ship. 
 
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CRI— CRO 
 CRIB. s. The rack or manger of a 
 
 CRIB'BAGE. s. A game of cards. 
 
 CRICK'ET. s. An insect that squeaks 
 or chirps about ovens and fire- 
 places ; a sport at which the con- 
 tenders drive a ball with sticks. 
 
 CRI'ER. s An officer whose busi- 
 ness is to cry or make proclama- 
 tion. 
 
 CRIME. s. An act contrary to right ; 
 an offence ; a great fault. 
 
 CRIMINAL, adj. Partaking of 
 x crime; contrary to right, s. crimi- 
 nal, criminality, pi. criminalities: 
 adv. criminally. 
 
 CRIMINATE, v. To accuse, to 
 charge with crime, pr. par. crimi- 
 nating; past, criminated: s. crimi- 
 nation: adj. criminatory. 
 
 CRIMP, ii. To curl or crisp the hair, 
 pr. par. crimping; past, crimped: 
 adj. and s. crimp. 
 
 CRIM'SON. s. Red, in a slight de- 
 gree darkened with blue. v. crim- 
 son; pr. par. ciimsoning; past, 
 crimsoned. 
 
 CRINGE, v. To bow, to fawn, to 
 flatter, to contract, pr. par. cring- 
 ing; past, cringed: s. cringer. 
 
 CRIPPLE, s. One that is lame. v. 
 cripple; pr. par. cnpphng; past, 
 crippled. 
 
 CRI'SIS. s. The height, or turn of 
 a disease ; critical time. pi. crises. 
 
 CRISP, adj. Indented, brittle, fria- 
 ble, short, brisk, v. crisp; pr. par. 
 crisping; past, crisped: s. crispness. 
 
 CRITE'RION. s. A mark, a sign, pi 
 criteria. 
 
 CRITIC, s. One who is fond of ex- 
 aminingand observing; a censurer. 
 adj. critical: adv. critically. 
 
 CRITICISE, v. To play the critic; 
 to judg 3 . pr. par. criticising; past, 
 criticised: s. criticiser, criticism. 
 
 CRITIQ'UE. s. A critical examina- 
 tion ; critical remarks. 
 
 CROAK, v. To make a hoarse, low 
 noise, like a frog. pr. par. croak- 
 ing; past ,croaked: s. croak, croaker. 
 
 CRO— CRO 
 
 CROCK, s. A cup : any vessel made 
 
 of earth, s. crockery. 
 CROCODILE. 5. A kind of am. 
 
 phibious, voracious animal. 
 CRO'CUS. s. A kind of flower, pi 
 
 crocuses. 
 CRO'NY. 5. An old acquaintance ; a 
 
 companion of ltfhg standing, pi. 
 
 cronies. 
 CROOK, s. Any crooked or bent in- 
 strument; a sheep-hook. v. crook, 
 
 pr. par. crooking; past, crooked. 
 CROOK'ED. adj. Bent, not straight, 
 
 winding, perverse, adv. crookedly: 
 
 s. crookedness. 
 CROOK'EN. v. To make crooked 
 
 pr. par. crookening; past, crook- 
 
 ened. 
 CROP. s. The craw of a bird ; the 
 
 harvest, v. crop ; pr. par. crop- 
 ping; past, chopped. 
 CROFPER. s. A kind of pigeon, 
 
 with a large crop. 
 CRO'SIER. 5. A bishop's staff. 
 CROSS, s. One straight body laid at 
 
 right angles over another. 
 CROSS, adj. Transverse, oblique, 
 
 adverse, peevish, adv. crossly • s. 
 
 crossness. 
 CROSS, v. To lay one body, or 
 
 draw one line athwart another; to 
 
 pass over; to thwart, pr. par. 
 
 crossing ; past, crossed. 
 CROSS'-BOW. 5. A missive weapon, 
 
 formed by placing a bow across a 
 
 CROSS'-CUT. v. To cut across, pr. 
 par. cross-cutting ; past, cross-cut 
 
 CROSS-EXAM'INE. v. To try the 
 faith of evidence, bv captious 
 questions of the contrary party, 
 pr. par. cross-examining; past, 
 cross-examined : s. cross-examina- 
 tion. 
 
 CROSS'-GRALNED. adj. Having the 
 fibres transverse or irregular ; per- 
 verse. 
 
 CROSS'-LEGGED. adj. Having the 
 leg-s crossed. 
 
 CROSS-PHRTOSE. s. A conceit of 
 conversation, proposing a diffi- 
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CRO— CRU 
 
 culty to be solved ; a kind of enig- 
 ma or riddle. 
 
 CROSS-QUESTION, v. To cross- 
 examine, pr.par. cross-questioning, 
 past, cross-questioned. 
 
 CROTCHET s. A term in music. 
 
 CROUCH, v. To stoop low ; to lie 
 close to the ground; to fawn 
 pr. par. crouching ; past, crouch- 
 ed: s. croucher. 
 
 CROUP. 5. A kind of asthma or ca- 
 tarrh, to which children are sub- 
 ject. 
 
 CROW. 5. A kind of bird; a bar of 
 iron, used as a lever; the voice of 
 a cock. 
 
 CROW. v. To utter the noise which 
 a cock makes in gayety or defiance 
 pr. par. crowing; past, crowed. 
 
 CROW-BAR. s. An iron crow. 
 
 CROWD, s. A multitude confused- 
 ly pressed together, v. crowd ; pr. 
 par. crowding; past, crowded. 
 
 CROWN. 5. The ornament of the 
 head, which denotes imperial or 
 regal dignity; a garland; the top; 
 a piece of money, anciently 
 stamped with a crown, v. crown 
 pr. par. crowning; past, crowned 
 s. crowner. 
 
 CRU'CIBLE. s. A chymist's melt 
 
 ing-pot. 
 CRU'C" 
 
 CRU'CIFY. v. To put to death by 
 nailing the hands and feet to a 
 cross set upright, pr. par. cruci- 
 fying ; past, crucified: s. cruci 
 fix, crucifixion, crucifier. 
 
 CRU'CIFORM. adj. Having the 
 form of a cross. 
 
 CRUDE, adj. Unfinished, impure, 
 raw, harsh, unripe, adv. crudely: 
 s. crudeness, crudity, pi. crudities. 
 
 CRU'EL. adj. Inhuman, hard-heart- 
 ed, void of pity. adv. cruelly: s. 
 cruelty, pi. cruelties. 
 
 CRU'ET. 5. A vial for vinegar or oil, 
 with a stopper. 
 
 CRUISE, s. A sea-adventure ; a voy- 
 age in search of plunder, v. 
 cruise; pr. par. cruising; past, 
 Cruised : s. cruiser. 
 
 CRU— CUB 
 
 CRUMB, CRUM. s. The soft part 
 of bread ; a small {.article or frag- 
 ment of bread. 
 
 CRUM'BLE. v. To D reak into smal 1 
 pieces, pr. par. crumbling, past 
 crumbled. , 
 
 CRUM' PET. 5. A soft cake. 
 
 CRUMTLE. v. To draw into wrin- 
 kles; to contract, pr. par. crump- 
 ling; past, crumpled: s. crumpling. 
 
 CRUP'PER. s. That part of the 
 horseman's furniture that reaches 
 from the saddle to the tail. 
 
 CRU'RAL. adj. Belongingto the leg. 
 
 CRUSA'DE. s. An expedition against 
 infidels, s. crusader. 
 
 CRUSH, v. To press between two 
 opposite bodies ; to squeeze, pr. 
 par. crushing; past, crushed: s 
 crush, crusher. 
 
 CRUST, s. A shell or external coat; 
 the covering of a pie ; the outer 
 hard part of bread. 
 
 CRUSTA'CEOUS. adj. Shelly, with 
 joints; not testaceous; not with 
 one continued, uninterrupted shell. 
 
 CRUSTILY, adv. Peevishly, snap- 
 pishly, s. crustiness: adj. crusty. 
 
 CRUSTY, adj. Covered with a 
 crust ; morose, snappish, s. crusti- 
 ness : adj. crusty. 
 
 CRUTCH. 5. A support used by 
 cripples, pi. crutches. 
 
 CRY. v. To speak with vehemence ; 
 to call importunately; to proclaim; 
 to weep. pr. par. crying; past, 
 cried : s. cry, pi. cries, crier, cryer. 
 
 CRYPTOGRAPHY, s. The science 
 of writing secret characters ; ci- 
 phers, pi. crystographies. 
 
 CRYPTOLOGY. s. Enigmatical lan- 
 guage, pi. cryptologies. 
 
 CRYSTAL, s. A hard, pellucid, and 
 colourless body. adj. crystal, crys' 
 talline. 
 
 CRYSTALLIZE, v. To cause to 
 congeal in crystals; to form into 
 crystals, pr. par. crystallizing; 
 past, crystallized: s. crystallization. 
 
 CUB. s. The young of a beast, 
 generally of a bear or fox. v. cub, 
 pr. par. cubbing; past, cubbed 
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CUB— CUL 
 
 CUBATION. 5. The act of lying 
 down. adj. cubatory. 
 
 CUBE. s. A regular, solid body, 
 having six square and equal sides, 
 and all its angles right angles. 
 
 CUBE-ROOT. s. The origin of a 
 cubic number ; or a number by the 
 multiplication of which into itself, 
 and again into the product, any 
 given number is formed, adj. cu- 
 bical: adv. cubieally: s. cubical- 
 ness. 
 
 CU'BIFORM. adj. Of the shape of 
 a cube. 
 
 CU'BIT. s. An ancient measure, 
 equal to the length of a man's arm 
 from the elbow to the extrem- 
 ity of the fingers ; about eighteen 
 inches. 
 
 CUCK'OLD. s. One that is married 
 to an adultress. v. cuckold,- pr. 
 par. cuckolding; past, cuckolded: 
 s. cuckoldom. 
 
 CUCK'OO. 5. A species of bird. 
 
 CU'CUMBER. s. The name of a 
 plant, and the fruit of that plant. 
 
 CUD. s. The food which is deposit- 
 ed in the first stomach, in order to 
 rumination. 
 
 CUD'DLE. v To lie close, to squat. 
 pr. par. cuddling; past, cuddled. 
 
 CUDG'EL. s. A stick to strike with. 
 Y. cudgel; pr. par. cudgeling; past, 
 cudgeled: s. cudgeler. 
 
 CUE. s. The tail or end of any 
 thing, as, the long curl of a wig ; 
 the last words of a speech, which 
 the player who is to answer catch- 
 es, and regards as an intimation to 
 begin; a hint; an intimation. 
 
 CUFF. s. A blow with the fist ; part 
 of the sleeve, v. cuff; pr. par. 
 cuffing; past, cuffed. 
 
 CUI'RASS. s. A breastplate, pi. cui- 
 rasses. 
 
 CUl'RASSIER. s. A soldier who 
 
 wears a cuirass. 
 CULDEE'. s. One of the ancient 
 
 monks in Scotland and Ireland. 
 CU'LINARY. adj. Relating to the 
 
 kitchen, or cookery 
 H2 
 
 CUL— CUP 
 
 CULL. v. To select from others; to 
 pick out of many. pr. par. culling, 
 past, culled: s. culler. 
 
 GULLIBILITY, s. Credulity; easi 
 ness of belief, pi. cullibilities. 
 
 CULM. 5. A kind of pit-coal. 
 
 CUL'MINATE., v. To be vertical , 
 to be in the meridian, pr. par 
 culminating; past, culminated: s 
 culmination. 
 
 CUL'PABLE. adj. Criminal, blama- 
 ble, guilty, s. culpability, pi. cul- 
 pabilities : adv. culpably. 
 
 CUL'PRIT. s. A man arraigned be 
 fore his judge ; one accused. 
 
 CULTIVATE, v. To forward oi 
 improve the product of the earth, 
 by manual industry, pr. par. culti 
 vating ; past, cultivated: s. culti 
 vation, cultivator. 
 
 CULTURE, s. The act of cultivi- 
 ion ; tillage. 
 
 CUM'BER. v. To encumber, to em* 
 barrass, to entangle, to obstruct, 
 pr. par. cumbering; past, cumber- 
 ed: s. cumbrance : adj. cumbrous: 
 adv. cumbrously. 
 
 CU'MULATE. -j.' To heap togethc; 
 to accumulate, pr. par. cumulat- 
 ing; past, cumulated: s. cumula- 
 tion: adj. cumulative. 
 
 CU'NEAL. adj. Relating to a wedge, 
 adj. cuneated. 
 
 CU'NIFORM. adj. Having the form 
 of a wedge. 
 
 CUN'NING. adj. Skilful, knowing, 
 artful, sly, designing, s. cunning, 
 cunningness : adv. cunningly. 
 
 CUP. s. A small vessel to drink out 
 of; a small hollow vessel. 
 
 CUP. v. To fix a glass bell or cii- 
 curbite upon the skin, for the pur- 
 pose of drawing the blood by 
 scarification and rain action, pr. 
 par. cupping; past, tupped: s 
 cupper 
 
 CUP'BEARER. s. An attendant who 
 gives wine at a feast. 
 
 CUP'BOARD. s. A case with shelves, 
 in which victuals )r earthenware 
 are r laced. , 
 
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CUP— CUR 
 
 CUPID'ITY. s. Concupiscence ; un- 
 lawful or unreasonable longing. 
 pi. cupidities. 
 CUTOLA. 5. A dome; the hemi- 
 spherical summit of a building. 
 
 CU'PREOUS. adj. Coppery; con- 
 sisting of copper. 
 
 CUR. s. A wortniess, degenerate 
 dog. adj. cvrrish: adv. currishly: 
 s. currishness. 
 
 CURATE, s. A clergyman, hired to 
 perform the duties of another ; a 
 parish priest. 
 
 CURACY, s. Employment or office 
 of a curate, pi. curacies. 
 
 CU'RATIVE. adj. Relating to the 
 cure of diseases. 
 
 CURATOR, s. One that has the care 
 and superintendence of any thing; 
 a guardian appointed oy law. 
 
 CURB. s. An iron chain, made fast 
 to the upper Dart of the branches 
 of a bridle, and running over the 
 beard of the horse ; restraint; in 
 hibition. v. curb; pr. par. curbing 
 past, curbed. 
 
 CURB'-STONE. s. A thick kind of 
 stone, placed at the edge of a foot 
 way. 
 
 CURD. s. The coagulation of milk; 
 the concretion of the thicker parts 
 of any liquor, v. curd; pr. par. 
 curding; past, curded: adj. curdy. 
 
 CURD'LE. v. To coagulate, to con- 
 crete, pr. par. curdling; past 
 curdled. 
 
 CURE. s. Remedy, restorative, v 
 cure; pr. par. curing; past, cured: 
 adj. curable. 
 
 CUR'FEW. s. An evening peal, by 
 which William the Conqueror 
 commanded that every man should 
 cover his fire, and extinguish his 
 light ; so that, in many places, at 
 this day, where a bell is customa- 
 rily rung towards bed-time, it is 
 said to ring curfew. 
 
 CURIO^O. s. A curious person; a 
 virtuoso. 
 
 CU'RIOUS. adj. Inquisitive; desir- 
 ous of information ; exact; nice; 
 laboured : worthy of examination ; 
 
 CUR— CUR 
 
 s. curiosity, pi. curiosities: adv. cu- 
 riously. 
 
 CURL. v. To turn the hair in ring- 
 lets ; to writhe ; to twist, pr. par. 
 curling; past, curled: s. curl, 
 curliness: adj. curly. 
 
 CURLEW, s. A kind of wild fowl 
 
 CURMUD'GEON. s. An avaricious, 
 churlish fellow; a miser. 
 
 CURRANT, s. A small fruit. 
 
 CURRENCY. 5. Circulation, gene- 
 ral reception, continuance, pi. cur' 
 rencies : adj. and s. current: adv. 
 currently. 
 
 CUR'RICLE. s. A chariot ; in mo- 
 dern times, an open chaise with 
 two wheels, drawn by two horsea 
 
 CUR'RY. v. To dress leather; to 
 drub; to rub a horse in order to 
 smooth him. pr. par. currying, 
 past, curried: s. currier. 
 
 CUR'RY. s. A word imported from 
 the East Indies, denoting- a mix- 
 ture of various eatables. 
 
 CUR'RYCOMB. s. An iron instru 
 ment for currying horses. 
 
 CURSE, v. To wish evil to ; to exe- 
 crate ; to devote ; to afflict pr. 
 par. cursing; past, cursed •. s. turse, 
 cursedness, curser: adv. cursedly. 
 
 CUR'SORY. adj. Hasty, quick, in- 
 attentive, adv. cursorily: s. (ur» 
 soriness. 
 
 CURTAIL', v. To cut off, to cut 
 short, pr. par. curtailing ; past, 
 curtailed: s. curtailer, curtail' 
 ment. 
 
 CURTAIN, s. A cloth contracted 
 or expanded at pleasure, for the 
 purpose of regulating the admis- 
 sion of light, or of displaying 01 
 concealing an object, v. curtain , 
 pr. par. eurtaminsr; past, curtained. 
 
 CURT'SY. s. See Courted. 
 
 CU'RULE. adj. An epithet applied 
 to the chair in which the Roman 
 magistrates sat. 
 
 CURVE, v. To bend, to crook, pr 
 
 par. curving: past., curved: s 
 
 curve, curvature, cvrvation . adj 
 
 curvatfd- s. curvity, pi. cum itiea 
 
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CUR— CUT 
 
 CURVET, v. To leap, to bound, tor 
 frisk, pr. par. curveting; past, 
 curveted: s. curvet. 
 
 CURVILLYEAR. adj. Consisting 
 of a crooked line. 
 
 CUSH'lON.s. A pillow for a seat; a 
 soft pad placed upon a chair, v. 
 cushion ; pr. par. cushioning ; past, 
 cushioned. 
 
 CUS'TARD. 5.. A kind of sweet- 
 meat, made by boiling eggs with 
 milk and sugar. 
 
 CUS'TODY. 5. Imprisonment, re- 
 straint of liberty, care. pi. custo- 
 dies: adj. custodial 
 
 CUSTOM, s. Habit; habitual prac- 
 tice ; fashion ; established man- 
 ner; application from buyers, 
 adj. customary: adv. customarily. 
 s. customer. 
 
 CUSTOM-HOUSE, s. The house 
 where the taxes upon goods im- 
 ported or exported, are collected. 
 
 i,UT. v. To penetrate with an edged 
 instrument ; to hew ; to carve ; to 
 separate, pr. par. cutting; past, 
 cut: s. cut, cutter, cutting. 
 
 CUTA'NEOUS. adj. Relating to the 
 skin. 
 
 CUTICLE, s. The first and outer- 
 most covering of the body ; the 
 scarf-skin. 
 
 CUT'LASS. s. A broa.l cutting 
 sword, pi. cutlasses. 
 
 CUT! ER. s. One who makes or 
 sells knives, and other edged in- 
 struments, s. cutlery 9 pi. cutleries.] 
 
 CUT— CZA 
 
 CUTLET, s. A sieak ; properly, a 
 
 rib. 
 CUT'PURSE. s. A thief. 
 CUTTER, s. An agent or instru- 
 ment that cuts; a swift-sailing 
 
 boat, that cuts the water. 
 CUTTLE, s. A kind of fish. 
 CY'CLE. s. A circle; a periodical 
 
 space of time. 
 CY'CLOID. s. A species of geomet 
 
 rical curve, adj. cycloidal. 
 CYCLOPEDIA, CYCLOPE'DIA. s 
 
 A circle of knowledge ; a course 
 
 of the sciences. 
 CY'CLOPS. 5. A fabled race of men, 
 
 of gigantic stature, who inhabited 
 
 the western part of Sicily, and 
 
 were said to have only one eye, in 
 
 the middle of the forehead, adj. 
 
 Cyclopean. 
 CY'DER. s. See Cider. 
 CYG'NET. s. A young swan. 
 CYLINDER, s. A body having two 
 
 flat surfaces, and one circular. 
 
 adj. cylindrical^ cylindric. 
 CYL'INDROID. s. A solid body, 
 
 differing from the cylinder, as 
 
 having its bases elliptical, but par 
 
 allel and equal. 
 CYM'BAL. s. A musical instrument. 
 CYN'IC. s. A follower of Diogenes, 
 
 a disagreeable, snarling fellow. 
 
 adj. cynic, cynical. 
 CY'PHER. 5. See Cipher. 
 CY'PRESS. s. A kind of tree. pi. 
 
 cypresses. 
 CZAR. s. The title of the emperor 
 
 of Russia, fem. czarina. 
 
 DAB— DAC 
 
 D 
 
 DAC— DAF 
 
 DAB. s. A small lump of any thing: 
 
 a blow with something moist orj 
 
 soft. 
 DAB'BLE. v. To smear, to daub, to 
 
 83*5 pr J M r r dahbUn S s P tot '||DAD"DADT)Y. s. A child's way of 
 JahbUd: s. dabbler. expressing father, pi. daddies. 
 
 DA OAFO. s. A term in music, j DAF'FADIL, DAF'FODIL. s. A 
 signifying that the first part of theil kind of plant. 
 
 tune should be repeated at the 
 conclusion. 
 DACTYLE. s. A poetical foot, con- 
 sisting of one long sellable and 
 two short. 
 
DAG— DAN 
 
 DAG'GKR. 5. A short sword, a 
 poignard. 
 
 DAl'LY. adj. Happening every day, 
 or very frequently, adv. daily. 
 
 DAIN'TY. s. Something nice or del 
 icate. pi. dainties: s. daintiness, 
 adj. dainty: adv. daintily. 
 
 DAl'RY. s. A place where milk is 
 kept pi. dairies. 
 
 DAI'RY-MAID. 5. The woman-ser 
 vant whose business is to manage 
 the milk. 
 
 DAI'S Y. s. A spring-flower, pi. 
 daisies. 
 
 DALE. s. A low place between 
 hills; a vale; a valley. 
 
 DAL'LY. v. To trifle; to p\ay the 
 fool ; to sport ; to delay, pr. par. 
 dallying; past, dallied: s. dottier, 
 dalliance. 
 
 DAM. s. The mother; a term used 
 for beasts. 
 
 DAM. v. To confine, or shut up 
 water by a bank. pr. par. damming; 
 past, dammed: s. dam. 
 
 DAM'AGE. s. Mischief, hurt, detri- 
 ment, v. damage; pr. par. damag- 
 ing; past, damaged: adj. damage 
 able. 
 
 DAM' ASK. s. Linen or silk invent- 
 ed at Damascus, which, by a vari- 
 ous direction of the threads, ex 
 hibits flowers or other forms, v. 
 damask; pr. par. damasking; past, 
 damasked. 
 
 DAME. 5. A woman of rank; mis- 
 tress of a low family; a term appli- 
 ed to women in general. 
 
 DAMN. v. To condemn, to curse, 
 pr. par. damning; past, damned 
 s. damnation: adj. damnable, dam- 
 natory . adv. damnably. 
 
 DAMP. adj. Moist; inclining to wet; 
 foggy, s. damp, damper, dampness: 
 v. damp; pr. par. damping; past, 
 damped: adj. dampish. 
 
 DAM'SEL. s. A young gentlewo- 
 man ; a countrv lass. 
 
 DAMSON, s. A small black plum. 
 
 DANCE. 1. To move in measure, 
 with steps corresponding to the 
 sound of instruments, pr. par. 
 
 DAN— DAS 
 
 dancing; past, danced: s. dance, 
 dancer, dancing. 
 
 DANDELI'ON. s. A species of plant. 
 
 DAN'DLE. v. To shake a child on 
 the knee, or in the hand. pr. par. 
 dandling; past, dandled: s. dan- 
 dier. 
 
 DANE. s. A native of Denmark, tdj 
 Danish. 
 
 DANE'WORT. s. A species of elder. 
 
 DAN'GER. s. Risk, hazard, peril, 
 adj. dangerous: adv. dangerously 
 
 DANG'LE. v. To hang loose and 
 quivering; to hang upon any one. 
 pr. par. dangling; past, dangled 
 s. dangler. 
 
 DAPPER, adj. Little and active 
 lively, without bulk ; pretty; neat 
 
 DAPPLE, v. To mark with various 
 colours ; to streak, pr. par. dap- 
 pling; past, dappled: adj. dapple. 
 
 DARE. v. To have sufficient cour 
 age; to challenge; to defy. pr. par 
 daring; past, dared: s. darer : adj 
 daring: adv. daringly: s. daring 
 ness. 
 
 DARK. adj. Not light; wanting 
 light ; opaque ; obscure, s. dark, 
 darkness: adv. darkly. 
 
 DARKEN, v. To make danc; to 
 cloud ; to perplex, pr. par. dark' 
 ening; past, darkened: s. darkener: 
 adj. darkish. * 
 
 DAR'LING. s. A favourite; one 
 much beloved, adj. darling. 
 
 DARN. v. To mend holes, by imi- 
 tating the texture of the stuff, pr. 
 par. darning; past, darned: s. 
 darn, dai-ner. 
 
 DART. s. A missile weapon, ihrcwn 
 by the hand. v. dart; pr. par. dart- 
 ing; past, darted: s. darter. 
 
 DASH. v. To throw or strike any 
 thing suddenly ; to confound, pr. 
 par. dashing; past, dashed: s. dash 
 dasher. 
 
 DAS'TARD. s. A coward, a pol- 
 troon, adv. dastardly: s. dastard- 
 
 DASTARDISE. v. To intimidate 
 to deject with cownrdice. pr. par 
 dastardisinsr ; past, dastardised. 
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DAT— DEA 
 
 DA'TA. s. Truths admitted ; things 
 given, or premises, as grounds of 
 argument, sing, datum. 
 
 DATE. s. The time at which a let- 
 ter is written ; the time at which 
 any event happened, v. date; pr. 
 par. dating; past, dated: s. dater. 
 
 DATE s. The fruit of the date-tree. 
 
 DA'TIVE. adj. A case in grammar, 
 denoting to whom given. 
 
 DAUB. v. To smear with something 
 adhesive \ to paint coarsely, pr. 
 par. daubing; past, daubed: s. 
 daub, dauber, daubing. 
 
 DAUGHTER, s. The female off- 
 spring of a woman; a woman, 
 adj. daughterly. 
 
 DAUNT, v. To discourage, to fright, 
 pr. par. daunting; past, daunted: 
 adj. dauntless: s. dauntlessness. 
 
 DAUTHIN. s. The heir-apparent to 
 the crown of France, fern, dau- 
 phiness, pi. dauphinesses. 
 
 DAW. s. A kind of crow. 
 
 D.WVD'LER. s. A trifier, a dallier. 
 
 DAWN. v. To grow luminous; to 
 begin to grow light ; to glimmer 
 obscurely, pr. par. dawning; past, 
 dawned: s. dawn, daunting. 
 
 T)\Y. s. The time between the 
 rising and setting of the sun, call- 
 ed the artificial day ; the time oc- 
 cupied in a complete revolution 
 of a planet on its axis, called a 
 natural dav. 
 
 DA Y'BREAK. s. The dawn ; the first 
 appearance of light. 
 
 DAY'LIGHT. s. The light of the 
 day. 
 
 DAYTIME, s. The time in which 
 there is light. 
 
 DAZ'ZLfc v. To overpower with 
 light, p/. par. dazzling; past, daz- 
 zled- s. dazzler. 
 
 DEA CON. s. One of the lowest of 
 the three orders of the clergy, 
 fern, deaconess: s. deaconry, pi. 
 deaconnes: s. deaconship. 
 
 DEAD. adj. Deprived of life ; inan- 
 imate ; senseless, s. dead, dead- 
 ness: adj and adv. deadly 
 
 DEAD'EN. v. To deprive of Any 
 
 DEA— DEB 
 
 kind of force or sensation , to 
 make vapid or spiritless, pr. par. 
 deadening; past, deadened. 
 
 DEAD-LIFT. s. A lift without any 
 mechanical aid; hopeless exi- 
 gence. 
 
 DEAD-RECK'ONING. s. That esti 
 mation or conjecture which the 
 seamen make of the place where 
 a ship is, by keeping an account 
 of her way. 
 
 DEAF. adj. Wanting the sense of 
 hearing, v. deafen; pr. par. deaf- 
 ening; past, deafened: adv. deaf- 
 ly: s. deafness. 
 
 DEAL. s. Quantity ; degree of, more 
 or less; fir-wood, or the wood of 
 the pine. 
 
 DEAL. v. To distribute cards at a 
 game; to traffic; to behave well or 
 ill in any transaction, pr. par. deal- 
 ing; past, dealt: s. dealer, dealing. 
 
 DEALT. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. deal. 
 
 DEAN. 5. The second dignitary of 
 a diocese ; the name of an officer 
 in some colleges, s. deanery, pi. 
 deaneries. 
 
 DEAR. adj. Beloved, favourite, dar- 
 ling; not plentiful; high-priced, 
 s. dear, dearness, deary : adv. 
 dearly. 
 
 DEAR'-BOUGHT. adj. Purchased 
 at a high price. 
 
 DEARTH, s. Scarcity which m:ikea 
 food dear ; want ; famine. 
 
 DEATH, s. The extinction of life : 
 mortality; destruction, adj. death- 
 ful, deathless, deathlike. 
 
 DEATH -BED. s. The bed to which 
 a person is confined by mortal 
 sickness. 
 
 DEATH'S-DOOR'. s. A near ap- 
 proach to death. 
 
 DEBAR', v. To exclude, to hinder, 
 pr. par. debarring ; past, debarred, 
 
 DEBARB'. v. To deprive of the 
 beard, pr. par. debarbing; past, 
 debarbed. 
 
 DEBARK', v. To disembark, pr 
 par. debarking ; past, debarked. 9 
 debarkation. 
 
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DEB -DEC 
 
 DEBA'SE. v. To reduce from a 
 higher to a lower state; to de- 
 grade, pr. par. debasing; past, 
 debased: s. debasement, debaser. 
 
 DEBA'TE. 5. A personal dispute ; a 
 controversy, v. debate; pr. par. 
 debating; past, debated: s. debater : 
 ad], debatable. 
 
 DEBAUCH', v. To corrupt; to viti- 
 ate ; to corrupt by intemperance, 
 pr. par. debauching ; past, debauch- 
 ed: s. debauch, debauchee', debauch- 
 er, debauchery, pi. debaucheries. 
 
 DEBENTURE, s. A writ or note, 
 by which a debt is claimed ; (in 
 commerce) allowance, on export- 
 ation, of a certain part of a duty 
 which had been paid on goods pre- 
 viously imported. 
 
 DEBIL'ITATE. v. To weaken, to 
 make faint, pr. par. debilitating; 
 past, debilitated: s. debilitation, de- 
 bility, pi. debilities, debilitator. 
 
 DEB'IT. s. Money due for goods 
 sold on credit ; the debtor side of 
 an account, v. debit; pr. par. debit- 
 ing; past, debited. 
 
 DKBONAl'R. adj. Elegant, civil, 
 well-bred. adv. debonairly. 
 
 DEBOUCH', v. To march out of a 
 wood, or a narrow pass, in order 
 to meet or retire from an enemy, 
 pr. par. debouching; past, debouch- 
 ed. 
 
 DEBT. s. That which one mane wes 
 to another, s. debtor. 
 
 DEBU'T. s. A French word, de- 
 noting the commencement or 
 opening of a discourse, or of any 
 design ; first appearance before 
 the public, pronounced de-bu. 
 
 DECADE, s. The sum of ten; a 
 number containing ten. 
 
 DECA'DENCE. s. Decay, fall. 
 
 DECAGON. 5. A plain figure in 
 geometry, having ten sides and 
 angles. 
 
 DECALOGUE, s. The ten com- 
 mandments. 
 
 DECAL'VATE. v. To make bald, 
 pr. par. deactivating , past, decal- 
 vaied: s. decalvation. 
 
 DEC— DEC 
 
 DECAMP, v. To shift the camp; 
 to move off; to depart, pr. par. 
 decamping; past, decamped: s. de- 
 campment. 
 
 DECANT', v. To pour off gently, 
 by inclination, pr. par. decanting ; 
 past, decanted: s. decantation, de- 
 canter. 
 
 DECAPITATE, v. To behead. P r. 
 par. decapitating; past, decapiia* 
 ted: s. decapitation, decapitator. 
 
 DECAY', v. To decline from a state 
 of perfection ; to fall towards a 
 state of dissolution, pr. pir. de- 
 caying; past, decayed: s. decay, 
 . decay er. 
 
 DECEA'SE. s. Death; depirture 
 from life. par. adj. deceased. 
 
 DECEIT', s. Fraud, a cheat, strata- 
 gem, artifice, adj. deceitful: adv. 
 deceitfully: s. deceitfulness. 
 
 DECEI'VE. v. To cause one to mis- 
 take, to delude by stratagem ; to 
 mock. pr. par. deceiving; past, 
 deceived: s. deceiver, Qtceiving; 
 adj. deceivable. 
 
 DECEMBER, s. The last month of 
 the year. 
 
 DECEM'VIR. s. One of the ten gov- 
 ernors of Rome. pi. decemviri. 
 
 DECEM'VIRATE. s. The dignity 
 and office of the ten governors of 
 Rome ; any body of ten men. adj 
 decemvir a I. 
 
 DE'CENCY. s. Propriety of form, 
 becoming ceremony; modesty, pi. 
 decencies: adj. decent: adv. de- 
 cently. 
 
 DECEP'TIBLE. adj. Liable to be 
 deceived, s. deceptibiliiy, pi. decep 
 abilities. 
 
 DECEPTION, s. The act or means 
 of deceiving; cheat; fraud, adj. 
 deceptive, decretory. 
 
 DECERPT'. adj. Cropped, taker 
 off. adj. decerptible: s. decerption. 
 
 DECES'SION. 5. A departure; going 
 awav. 
 
 DECI'DE. v. To fix the event of; to 
 determine, pr. par. deciding; past, 
 decided: s. decider' adj. decidable. 
 adv. decidedly. 
 
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DEC— DEC 
 
 DECID'UOUS. adj. Falling; not per- 
 ennial, s. deciduousness. 
 
 DE'CIMAL. adj. numbered by ten ; 
 multiplied by ten ; increasing by 
 ten. adv. decimally. 
 
 DE'CIMATE. v. To tithe ; to take 
 the tenth, pr. par. decimating; 
 past, decimated: s. decimation, de- 
 cimator. 
 
 DECI'PHER. v. To explain that 
 which is written in ciphers; to 
 write out; to unravel, pr. par. de- 
 ciphering; past, deciphered. 
 
 DECISION, s. Act of deciding; de- 
 termination, adj. decisive: adv. 
 decisively: s. decisiveness. 
 
 DECK. s. The floor of a ship. 
 
 DECK. v. To cover, to overspread, 
 to dress, to adorn, pr. par. decking; 
 past, decked. 
 
 DECLAIM', v. To harangue; to 
 speak to the passions, pr. par. de- 
 claiming; past, declaimed: s. de- 
 claimer. 
 
 DECLAMATION, s. Act of de- 
 claiming; a discourse addressed to 
 the passions, adj. declamatory. 
 
 DECLARATION, s. A proclama- 
 tion, or affirmation; (in law) a 
 written statement of the cause of 
 action, adj. declaratory. 
 
 DECLA'RE. v. To free from obscu- 
 rity; to clear; to make known, pr. 
 par. declaring; past, declared: adv. 
 declaredly. 
 
 DECLEN'SION. s. Act of declining; 
 declination; decay; inflexion of 
 nouns. 
 
 DECLI'NE. v. To bend from, to re- 
 fuse, to decay, pr. par. declining; 
 past, declined: s. decline, declina- 
 tion: adi. declinable, declinatory. 
 
 DECLIVITY, s. Inclination, reck- 
 oned downwards, pi. declivities: 
 adi. declivous. 
 
 DECOCT', v. To prepare by boil- 
 ing; to digest by the heat of the 
 stomach, pr. par. decocting; past, 
 decocted: s. decoction: adj. decoct- 
 ible. 
 
 DECOL'LATE. v. To cut through 
 the neck; to behead, pr. par. de- 
 
 DEC— DED 
 
 collating; past, decollated • s. decol- 
 lation. 
 
 DECOLORATION, s. Absence of 
 colour. 
 
 DECOMPO'SE. v. To decompound, 
 to dissolve, pr. par. decomposing , 
 past, decomposed: s. decomposer % 
 decomposition. 
 
 DEC'ORAMENT. s. Ornament. 
 
 DECORATE, v. To adorn, to em- 
 bellish, pr. par. decollating ; past, 
 decorated: s. decoration, decorater. 
 
 DECORTICATE, v. To divest oi 
 the bark or husk. pr. par. decorti- 
 cating; past, decorticated: s. de- 
 cortication. 
 
 DECO'RUM. s. Decency, propriety 
 adj. decorous: adv. decorously. 
 
 DECOY', v. To lure into a cage ; to 
 entrap, pr. par. decoying; past, 
 decoyed: s. decoy, decoy er. 
 
 DECREA'SE. v. To grow less ; !o 
 diminish, pr. par. decreasing; pa: t, 
 decreased: s. decrease. 
 
 DECREE', v. To make an edict; (o 
 enact ; to resolve, pr. par. decree 
 ing; past, decreed: s. decree. 
 
 DE'CREMENT. s. Decrease; the 
 quantity lost by decreasing. 
 
 DECREPIT, adj. Wasted and worn 
 out with age ; infirm, s. decrepit 
 ness, decrepitude. 
 
 DECRETAL, adj. Appertaining 1.0 
 a decree, s. decretal: adj. dec?> 
 tory. 
 
 DECRUSTATION. s. Act of taking 
 off the crust. 
 
 DECRY', v. To clamour against; to 
 censure, pr. par. decrying; pant, 
 decried: s. decry er. 
 
 DECUPLE, adj. Ten-fold. * 
 
 DEDECORATE. v. To strip of or- 
 nament ; to disgrace, pr. par. de- 
 decorating; past, dedecorated: s. 
 dedecoration : adj. dedecorous. 
 
 DEDICATE, v. To devote to some 
 divine power ; to consecrate to 
 sacred uses; to devote to a par 
 ticular thing, pr. par. dedicating, 
 past, dedicated: s. dedication, de 
 dicator: adj. dedicatory. 
 
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DED- DEF 
 
 DEDU'CE. v. To draw in a regular, ! 
 connected series ; to subtract ; to 
 deduct, pr. par. deducing,' past, 
 deduced; adj. deducible. 
 
 DEDUCT', v. To subtract, to take 
 away, to separate, pr. par. deduct* 
 ing; past, deducted: s. deduction. 
 
 DEED. s. Written evidence of any 
 legal act ; action, whether good 
 or bad; exploit; performance. 
 
 DEEM. v. To judge, to think, to 
 estimate, pr. par. deeming; past, 
 deemed. 
 
 DEEP. adj. Having length down- 
 wards; descending far; profound, 
 politic; grave, s.deep: adv. deep- 
 ly: v. deepen; pr. par. deepening; 
 past, deepened. 
 
 DEEP-MOUTHED, adj. Having a 
 hoarse and loud voice. 
 
 DEER. s. A kind of quadruped, pi. 
 deer. 
 
 DE'ESS. s. A goddess, pi. deesses. 
 
 DEFA'CE. v. To destroy, to raze, 
 to disfigure, pr. par. defacing; 
 past, defaced: s. defacement, de- 
 facer. 
 
 DEFAL'CATE. v. To cut off, to 
 lop, to abate, to deduct, pr. par. 
 defalcating; past, defalcated: s. de- 
 falcation. 
 
 DEFALK', v. To cut off, to lop, to 
 abate, to deduct, pr. par. defalkat- 
 ing; past, defalkated. 
 
 DEFA'ME. v. To make infamous; 
 to censure falsely in public; to 
 calumniate, pr. par. defaming; 
 past, defamed: s. defamation, de- 
 famer: adj. defamatory. 
 
 DEFAULT', s. Omission of that 
 which we ought to do; crime; 
 failure; defect, s. defaulter. 
 
 DEFEASANCE, s. The act of an- 
 nulling or abrogating a contract, 
 adj. defeasible. 
 
 DEFEAT', s. Overthrow; preven- 
 tion, v. defeat; pr. par. defeating ; 
 past, defeated 
 
 DE'FECATE. v. To purge from 
 lees or foulness; to purify, pr. par. 
 defecating; past, defecated: s. defe- 
 cation. 
 
 DEF— DEF 
 
 DEFECT', s. Want; absence of 
 something necessary ; failing ; im 
 perfection, adj. defective: adv, 
 defectively: s. defectiveness. 
 
 DEFECTION, s. A falling away 
 apostasy ; revolt. 
 
 DEFEN'CE. s. Guard, protection, 
 vindication, justification, apology, 
 adj. defenceless, defensible, defen 
 sive: adv. defencelessly : s. defence- 
 lessness. 
 
 DEFEND', v. To stand in defence 
 of; to protect; to vindicate; to 
 uphold, pr. par. defending; past, 
 defended: s. defendant, defender 
 adj. defendable. 
 
 DEFER', v. To put off, to delay, pr 
 par. deferring; past, deferred 
 s. deferment, deferrer. 
 
 DEFERENCE, s. Regard, respect 
 complaisance, condescension. 
 
 DEFI'ANCE. s. A challenge, s. de 
 fier. 
 
 DEFI'CIENCY. s. Want; some- 
 thing less than is necessary ; de- 
 fect, imperfection, pi. deficiencies 
 adj. deficient: adv. deficiently. 
 
 DE'FICIT. 5. Want, deficiency. 
 
 DEFI'LE. v. To make foul or im 
 pure; to pollute, pr. par. defiling, 
 past, defiled: s. defilement, defile? 
 
 DEFI'LE. v. To march off in files. 
 pr. par. defiling; past, defiled: s 
 defile, a long narrow pass. 
 
 DEFI'NE. v. To give the definition 
 to explain, pr. par. defining; past 
 defined: s. definer : adj. definable. 
 
 DEFINITE, adj. Certain, limited, 
 bounded, exact, adv. definitely: 
 s. definiteness, definition: adj. de- 
 finitive: adv. definitively. 
 
 DEFLECT', v. To turn aside; to 
 deviate from a true course, pi. 
 par. deflecting; past, deflected; s. 
 defection^ deflexure. 
 
 DE'FLUOUS. adj. Flowing down- 
 wards. 
 
 DEFLUX\DEFLUX'ION. s. Down- 
 ward flow. 
 
 DEFORM', v. To disfigure, pr. par, 
 deforming; past, deformed: a 
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DEF- DEJ 
 
 deformation, deformer, deformity, n 
 pi. deformities. 
 
 DEFRAUD', v. To cheat, pr. par. 
 defrauding; past, defrauded: s. 
 defrauder. 
 
 DEFRAY', v. To bear the charges. 
 
 - pr. par. defraying; past, defrayed : 
 s. defrayer, defrayment. 
 
 DEFUNCT, adj. Dead, deceased, s. 
 defunct, defunction. 
 
 DEFY', v. To call to combat; to 
 challenge ; to slight, pr. par. defy- 
 ing; past, defied: s. defiance, de- 
 fer. 
 
 DEGEN'ERATE. v. To fall from the 
 virtue of ancestors ; to become of 
 inferior quality, pr. par. degene- 
 rating ; past, degenerated: s. de- 
 generacy, pi. degeneracies, degen- 
 erateness: adj. degenerate: adv. de- 
 generately. 
 
 DEGLUTITION, s. The act of 
 swallowing. 
 
 DEGRA'DE. v. To put one from his 
 degree ; to deprive him of office, 
 dignity, or Mle. pr. par. degrad- 
 ing; pa"st, degraded: s. degrada- 
 tion: adv. degradingly. 
 
 DEGREE', s. Quality, rank, station; 
 step, measure, rate, collegiate 
 honour. 
 
 DEHOR'TATORY. adj. Dissuasive. 
 
 DEIFICATION, s. The heathenish 
 act of deifying, or making a god. 
 
 . s. deifer. 
 
 DE'IFY. v. To make a god of; to 
 adore as a god. pr. par. deifying; 
 past, deifed. 
 
 DEIGN, v. To vouchsafe, to grant, 
 to consider worth notice, pr. par. 
 deigning; past, deigned. 
 
 DEIN TEGRATE. v. To take from 
 the whole ; to spoil, pr. par. dein- 
 tegrating; past, deintegrated : s. 
 deintegration. 
 
 DE'ISM. s. The opinion of those who 
 only acknowledge one God, with- 
 out the reception of any revealed 
 religion, s. deist: adj. deistical. 
 
 DEITY, s. Divinity; the nature and 
 essence of God. pi. deities. 
 
 DEJECT', v. To cast down, to af- 
 I 
 
 DEL—DEL 
 
 flict. pr. par. dejecting; past, de~ 
 jected: s. dejecledness, dejecter, a\ 
 jection: adv. dejectedly, dtjectly. 
 
 DELA'CERATE. v. To tear into 
 pieces, pr. par. delacerating ; past, 
 delacerated: s. delaceration. 
 
 DELACTATION. s. Act of wean- 
 ing from the breast. 
 
 DELAY', v. To defer, to put off, to 
 hinder, to frustrate, to detain, pr. 
 par. delaying; past, delayed: s. 
 delay, delayer. 
 
 DELECTABLE, adj. Pleasing, de- 
 lightful, adv. delectably. 
 
 DEL'EGATE. v. To send upon an 
 embassy; to intrust, pr. par. dele 
 gating; past, delegated: s. delegate 
 delegation. 
 
 DELETE, v. To blot out. pr. pr 
 deleting; past, deleted: s. deletion 
 adj. deletory. 
 
 DELETERIOUS, adj. Deadly, de- 
 structive. 
 
 DELF, DELFT, s. Earthenware first 
 made at Delft. 
 
 DELIBERATE, v. To think, in or- 
 der to choose; to consider; to 
 hesitate, pr. par. deliberating, 
 past, deliberated: s. deliberation, 
 deliberateness, deliberator : adj. ric- 
 liberate, deliberative: adv. delibir' 
 ately. 
 
 DEL'IBLE. adj. Capable of being 
 destroyed, or effaced. 
 
 DELICACY, s. Daintiness; pleas- 
 antness to the taste; softness; neat 
 ness. pi. delicacies: adj. delicate: adv 
 delicately: s. delicaieness. 
 
 DELI'CIOUS. adj. Sweet, delicate, 
 delightful to the palate, adv. de 
 liciously : s. deliciousness. 
 
 DELIGHT', v. To please, to con- 
 tent, to afford pleasure, pr. par. 
 delighting; past, delighttd : s. de- 
 light, delighter. 
 
 DELIGHTFUL, adj. Full of de- 
 light; charming, adv. delightfully : 
 s. delight fulness. 
 
 DELIN'EAMENT. 5. Painting; re- 
 presentation by delineation. 
 
 DELIN'EATE. v. To make the first 
 draught ; to design ; to sketch, pr. 
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DEL— DEM - 
 
 par. delineating; past, delineated. 
 s. delineation, delineator. 
 
 DELINQUENCY, s. A fault, a mis- 
 deed, pi. delinquencies: s. delin- 
 quent. 
 
 DELIQ'UIDATE. v. To melt; to be 
 dissolved, pr. par. deliquidaiing ; 
 past, deliquidated. 
 
 DELIR'IUM. s. Alienation of mind ; 
 dotage, adj. delirious: s.delirious- 
 ness. 
 
 DELIVER, v. To set free, to res- 
 cue, to release, to speak, pr. par. 
 delivering; past, delivered: s. de- 
 liverance, deliverer, delivery, pi. 
 deliveries. 
 
 DELL. 5. A little dale. 
 
 DELU'DE. v. To beguile, to cheat, to 
 disappoint, pr. par. deluding; past, 
 deluded: s.deluder: adj. deludable. 
 
 DEL'UGE. s. A general inundation; 
 calamitous state of lying entirely 
 under water, v. deluge; pr. par. 
 deluging; past, deluged. 
 
 DELU'SION. s. The act of deluding; 
 state of being deluded ; a cheat ; 
 guile; deceit, adj. delusive, delu- 
 sory. 
 
 DELVE, v. To dig; to open the 
 ground with a spade, pr. par. delv- 
 insr; past, delved: s. delve, delver. 
 
 DEMAGOGUE, s. A ringleader of- 
 the rabble; a popular and factious 
 orator. 
 
 DEMAND', v. To claim; to ask 
 with authority, pr. par. demand- 
 ing; past, demanded: s. demand, 
 demander, demandant: adj. de- 
 mandable. 
 
 DEMARCATION, s. Division; sep 
 aration of territory. 
 
 DEMEAN', v. To behave ; to lessen, 
 to debase, pr. par. demeaning; 
 past, demeaned: s. demeanour. 
 
 DEMENTATE. v. To deprive of 
 reason ; to make mad. pr. par. de- 
 mentating; past, dementated: s. 
 dementation. 
 
 DEMER'IT. 5. The opposite to mer- 
 it; want of merit. 
 
 DEME'SNE. s. That part of an estate 
 which is occupied by the lord 
 
 DEM— DEM 
 
 himself; the improved land around 
 a mansion. 
 
 DEM'I. s. Half; one of two equal 
 parts. 
 
 DEM'IGOD. s. In the heathen my- 
 thology, signifies the partaking of 
 the divine nature ; half a god. 
 
 DEMI'SE. v. To grant at one's death, 
 to grant by will. pr. par. demising, 
 past, demised. 
 
 DEMI'SE. 5. Death, decease. Used 
 only in relation to a crowned head, 
 or to the crown itself. 
 
 DEMOCRACY. 5. Sovereign power 
 lodged in the collective body of 
 the people, pi. democracies: s. 
 democrat: adj. democratic, demo- 
 cratical: adv. democratically. 
 
 DEMOLISH, v. To throw down •, 
 to raze; to destroy, pr. par. de- 
 molishing; past, demolished: s.de- 
 molisher. 
 
 DEMOLITION, s. The act of de- 
 molishing; destruction. 
 
 DE'MON. s. A spirit; generally an 
 evil spirit, a devil, s. demoniac: 
 adj. demoniac, demoniacal. 
 
 DEMONOL'ATRY. s. Tb<s worship 
 of the devil. 
 
 DEMON'STRATE. v. To prove with 
 the highest degree of certainty, 
 pr. par. demonstrating; past, de- 
 monstrated: s. demonstration, de* 
 monstrator: adj. demonstrable, de- 
 monstrative: adv. demonstratively. 
 
 DEMORALIZE, v. To destroy mor 
 als and moral feeling, pr. par. d t * 
 moralizing : past, demoralized: s, 
 demoralization, demoralizer. 
 
 DEMUR', v. To delay a process in 
 law, by formal objections; to hes 
 itate. pr. par. demurring ; past 
 demurred : s. demur, demurrer. 
 
 DEMU'RE. adj. Sober, decent, grave 
 adv. demurely: s. demureness. 
 
 DEMUR'RAGE. s. An allowance 
 made by freighters, to owners of 
 ships, for their stay in a poit be 
 yond the time appointed. 
 
 DEMY', s. A term relating to the 
 size of paper. 
 
DEN— DEN 
 
 DEN. 5. A cavern or hollow m der 
 ground; the cave of a wild beast. 
 
 DENATIONALIZE, v. To take away 
 national rights, pr. par. denation- 
 alizing ; past, denationalized. 
 
 DENDROL'OGY. s. The natural 
 history of trees, pi. dendrologies. 
 
 DEN'IZEN. s. A freeman ; an alien 
 invested with the rights of a cit- 
 izen, s. denization. 
 
 DENOMINATE, v. To name. pr. 
 par. denominating ; past, denomi- 
 nated: s. denomination, denomina- 
 tor: adj. denominative. 
 
 DENOTE, v. To mark ; to be a sign 
 of; to betoken, pr. par. denoting; 
 past, denoted: s. denotement: adj. 
 denotative. 
 
 DENOTEMENT, s. The discovery 
 of the plot of a drama, or of any 
 other work of the imagination. 
 
 DENOU'NCE. v. To threaten by, 
 proclamation, pr. par. denouncing; 
 past, denounced: s. denouncer. 
 
 DENSE, adj. Close, compact, ap- 
 proaching to solidity, s. density,' 
 pi. densities. 
 
 DENT. 5. A mark caused by a stroke^ 
 or blow. adj. dented. 
 
 DENTAL, adj. Belonging to the 
 teeth. 
 
 DENTICULATED, adj. Set with: 
 small teeth, or prominences re- 
 sembling the teeth of a saw. 
 
 DENTIFRICE, s. A powder made to 
 clean the teeth. 
 
 DENTIST. 5. One who professes 
 to heal the diseases of the teeth ; 
 one who dresses or who draws 
 teeth. 
 
 DENU'DATE. v. To divest, to strip.' 
 pr. par. denudating ; past, denu- 
 dated: s. denudation. 
 
 DENU'DE. v. To strip ; to make na- 
 ked, pr. par. denuding; past, de- 
 nuded. 
 
 DENUNCIATION, s. The act of 
 denouncing, s. denunciator. 
 
 DENY', v. To contradict, to refuse, 
 to disown, to renounce pr. par. 
 
 DEO— DEP 
 
 DEOBSTRUCT. v. To clear from 
 obstruction, pr. par. deobstrucl 
 ing; past, deobstructed • s. deob 
 struction. 
 
 DE'ODAND. s. A thing given or for- 
 feited to God, in case of any mis- 
 fortune, by which a human being 
 comes to a violent end, without 
 the fault of any reasonable crea- 
 ture. 
 
 DEON'ERATE. v. To unload, pi 
 par. deonerating; past, deonet tted 
 
 DEPART', v. To go away from a 
 place ; to quit ; to leave, pr. par. 
 departing; past, departed: s. de- 
 parture. 
 
 DEPARTMENT, s. Separate allot- 
 ment • province or business as- 
 signed to a particular person, adj 
 departmental. 
 
 DEPEND', v. To hang from ; to be 
 in a state of dependence, pr. par 
 depending; past, depended: s. de- 
 pendence, dependency, pi. depen 
 dencies: adj. and s. dependent: s 
 dependant. 
 
 DEPICT, v. To paint, to portray, 
 to describe, pr. par. depicting, 
 past, depicted: s. depicter. 
 
 DEPICTURE, v. To represent in 
 colours, pr. par. depicturing; past, 
 depictured. 
 
 DE'PILATE. v. To pull off hair 
 pr. par. depilating; past, depilated. 
 s. depilation: adj, depilatory. 
 
 DEPLETION, s. Act of emptying; 
 state of being emptv. 
 
 DEFLO'RE. v. To lament, to be- 
 wail, to mourn, pr. par. deploring, 
 past, deplored: adj. deplorable. 
 adv. deplorably: s. deplorer, de- 
 plorableness. 
 
 DEPLOY', v. To display; a column 
 of troops is deployed, when the 
 divisions spread wide, or open 
 out. pr. par. deploying; past, de> 
 ployed. 
 
 DEPLU'ME. v. To strip of its feath- 
 ers, pr. par. depluming; past, de- 
 plumed, s. deplumation. 
 
 denying; past, denied: s. denial, DEPCNENT. s. One that deposes 
 deniei adj. deniable. j| his testimony; an evidence; a 
 
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DEP— DEP 
 
 witness ; (in grammar) such verbs 
 as have no active voice are called 
 deponents, adj. deponent. 
 
 DEPOPULATE, v. To unpeople; 
 to lay waste, pr. par. depopulating ; 
 past, depopulated: s. depopulation, 
 depopulator. 
 
 DEPORT, v. To carry away; to 
 demean, to behave, pr. par. de- 
 porting; past, deported. 
 
 DEPORTATION, s. Transporta- 
 tion ; act of carrying beyond sea. 
 
 DEPORTMENT, s. Conduct, de- 
 meanour. 
 
 DEPOSE, v. To degrade from a 
 throne; to testify, pr. par. depos- 
 ing; past, deposed : s. deposer, de- 
 position. 
 
 DEPOSIT, v. To lay up ; to lodge 
 in any place, pr. par. depositing; 
 past, deposited: s. deposit, deposit- 
 ary, depository, pi. depositaries, 
 depositories. 
 
 DEPOSITION, s. The act of depos- 
 ing; written evidence. 
 
 DE'POT. s. A place in which stores 
 are deposited, for the use of an 
 army, pronounced, de'po. 
 
 DEPRA'VE. v. To vitiate, to corrupt, 
 to contaminate, pr. par. deprav- 
 ing; past, depraved: s. deprava- 
 tion, depravement, depraver, de- 
 pravedness, depravity, pi. depravi- 
 ties: adv. depravedly. 
 
 DE'PRECATE. v. To beg off; to 
 avert by praver. pr. par. deprecat- 
 ing ; past, deprecated: s. depreca- 
 tion, deprecator: adj. deprecative, 
 deprecatory. 
 
 DEPRE'CIATE. v. To bring down 
 to a lower price ; to fall in value ; 
 to undervalue, pr. par. depreciat 
 ing; past, ' depreciated : s. depre- 
 ciation. 
 
 DE'PREDATE. v. To rob, to pil- 
 lage, to spoil, pr. par. depredat- 
 ing; past, depredated: s. depre- 
 dation, depiedator. 
 
 DEPRESS', v. To press or thrust 
 down: to humble; to deject, pr. 
 par depressing; past, depressed: s. 
 
 DEP-DES 
 
 depression, depressor: adj. depres- 
 sion 
 
 DEPRl'VE. v. To bereave of a 
 thing ; to hinder, pr. par. depriv- 
 ing; past, deprived: s. deprivation, 
 depriver: adj. deprivable. 
 
 DEPTH, s. Deepness; deep place, 
 abstruseness, profundity. 
 
 DEPUL'SION. s. A driving or thrust 
 ing away. adj. depulsory. 
 
 DEPUTE, v. To send with a spe- 
 cial commission, pr. par. deput 
 ing; past, deputed: s. deputation. 
 
 DE'PUTY. 5. A person deputed by 
 another; a subordinate officer, pi. 
 deputies. 
 
 DERANGE', v. To turn out of the 
 proper course; to disorder, pr. 
 par. deranging; past, deranged ; 
 s. derangement. 
 
 DERELICTION, s. The act of for* 
 saking or leaving. 
 
 DERIDE, v. To laugh at, to mock, 
 pr. par. deriding; past, derided 
 s. derider : adv. deridins:ly. 
 
 DERf S'lON. s. Act of deriding : con 
 tempt, scorn, adj. derisive, deriso- 
 ry : adv. derisively. 
 
 DERI'VE. v. To deduce from iti» 
 original ; to descend from ; to re 
 ceive by transmission, pr. par 
 deriving; past, derived: s. dcrica 
 tion, derivcr : adj. derivable, deriva 
 five: adv. derivatively. 
 
 DE'ROGATE. v. To do an act so 
 far contrary to a law or custom, as 
 to diminish its former extent ; to 
 detract ; to degenerate, pr. par. 
 derogaf : ^ past, derogated: s. 
 derogation: adj derogative, dero- 
 gatory: adv. derogatorily 
 
 DER'VIS. s. A Turkish priest or 
 monk. pi. dervises. 
 
 DESCANT, v. To sing in parts ; to. 
 discourse at large, pr. par. descant- 
 ing; past, descanted: s. descanter. 
 
 DESCEND', v. To go downwards; 
 to sink ; to fall, in order of inheri- 
 tance, to a successor, pr. par. de- 
 scending; past, descended: s. de- 
 scendant, descent: adj. dependent. 
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DES— DES 
 
 DESCENDIBLE, adj. Such as may 
 be descended ; transmissible by in- 
 heritance, s. descendibility, pi. de- 
 scendibilities. 
 
 DESCEN'SiON. s. Act of descend- 
 ing, adj. descensive. 
 
 DESCRI'BE. v. To delineate, to 
 mark out, to characterize, pr. par. 
 describing ; past, described: s. de- 
 scriber. 
 
 DESCRIPTION, s. Act of describ- 
 ing ; a sentence or passage in 
 which any thing is described, adj. 
 descriptive. 
 
 DESCRY', v. To give notice of any 
 thing suddenly discovered ; to spy 
 out at a distance ; to detect, pr. 
 par. descrying; past, descried: s. 
 deserter. 
 
 DE'SECRATE. v. To divert from 
 the purpose to which any thing 
 was originally consecrated, pr. 
 par. desecrating; past, desecrated: 
 s. desecration. 
 
 DESERT', v. To forsake, to aban- 
 don, to leave, pr. par. deserting; 
 past, deserted: s. deserter, desertion. 
 
 DES'ERT. s. A wilderness, solitude, 
 adj. desert. 
 
 DESE'RVE. v. To merit; to be 
 worthy of reward, pr. par. deserv- 
 ing; past, deserved: s. deserver: 
 adv. deservedly, deservingly. 
 
 DESICCATE, v. To dry up; to ex- 
 haust of moisture, pr. par. desiccat- 
 ing ; past, desiccated: s. desicca- 
 tion: adj. desiccative. 
 
 DESIDERATUM. 5. Something 
 which inquiry has not yet been able 
 to ascertain, or discover; some- 
 thing desired, pi. desiderata. 
 
 DESIGN', v. To purpose, to intend, 
 to plan. pr. par. designing; past, 
 designed: s. design, designer: adj. 
 designabk: adv. designedly. 
 
 DESIGNATE, v. To point out, to 
 distinguish, pr. par. designating ; 
 past, designated: s. designation. 
 adj. designative. 
 
 DESl'RE. s. Wish; eagerness to ob- 
 tain or enjoy v. desire, pr. par. 
 uesiring; past, desired: s. desire/: |i 
 [ 2 
 
 DES— DES 
 
 adj. desii-able, desirous: adv desir. 
 ously. 
 
 DESiST'. v. To cease from; lu 
 stop. pr. par. desisting ; past, di 
 sisted. 
 
 DESK. s. An inclining table, for tne 
 use of writers or readers. 
 
 DE'SOLATE. v. To deprive of in- 
 habitants; to lay waste, pr. par. 
 desolating; past, desolated: s. de' 
 solation, desolater : adj. desolate: 
 adv. desolately. 
 
 DESPAI'R. s. Hopelessness, de- 
 spondence, v. despair; pr. par. 
 despairing ; past, despaired: adj. 
 despairable : s. despairer : adv. de- 
 spairingly. 
 
 DESPATCH', v. To send away 
 hastily; to put to death; to per- 
 form quickly, pr. par. despatching , 
 past, despatched: s. despatch, de- 
 spatcher. 
 
 DESPERA'DO. s. One who is des- 
 perate, without fear of danger, 
 pi. desperadoes. 
 
 DE'SPERATE. adj. Without Inpe; 
 irretrievable, mad, furious, adv. 
 desperately: s. desperation. 
 
 DE'SPICABLE. adj. Contemptible, 
 vile, worthless, s. despicableness: 
 adv. despicably. 
 
 DESPI'SE. v. To scorn, to contemn 
 pr. par. despising; past, despised 
 s. despiser: adj. despisable. 
 
 DESPITE, s. Malice, anger, malig 
 nity, defiance, adj. despiteful: adv 
 despitefully : s. despitefulness. 
 
 DESPOIL', v. To rob, to deprive, to 
 strip, pr. par. despoiling; past, 
 despoiled: s. despoiler, despoliation. 
 
 DESPOND*, v. To despair, to lose 
 hope. pr. par. desponding ; past, 
 desponded: s. despondency, pi. de- 
 spondencies, desponder: adj. de- 
 spondent: adv. despondingly. 
 
 DES'POT. s. An absolute prince , 
 one that governs with unlimited 
 authoritv. adj. despotic, despotical • 
 adv. despotically : s. despotism. 
 
 DESSERT', DESERT', s. The fruil 
 or sweetmeats set on the table af- 
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 DES— DET 
 
 ter the meat. French pronuncia- 
 tion, dessa'ir. 
 
 DESTINATION, s. The purpose 
 for which any thing is appointed ; 
 the ultimate design. 
 
 DESTINE, v. To doom unalterably; 
 to devote, pr. par. destining; past, 
 destined : s. destiny. . pi. destinies. 
 
 DESTITUTE, adj. Forsaken, aban- 
 doned, abject, s. destitution. 
 
 DESTROY', v. To overturn; to ruin; 
 to lay waste; to kill. pr. par. de- 
 stroying; past, destroyed: s. de- 
 stroyer. 
 
 DESTRUCTION, s. Act of destroy- 
 ing ; state of being destroyed, adj. 
 destructible: s. destructibility, pi. 
 destructibilities. 
 
 DESTRUCTIVE, adj. Having the 
 quality of destroying; wasteful, 
 adv. destructively: s. destructive- 
 ness. 
 
 DESUDATION. s. A profuse and 
 inordinate sweating. 
 
 DE'SUETUDE. s. Cessation to be 
 accustomed; discontinuance of 
 practice or habit. 
 
 DESULTORY, adj. Roving from 
 thing to thing; unsettled; waver- 
 ing, s. desultoriness. 
 
 DETACH', v. To separate, to dis- 
 engage, to part from. pr. par. de- 
 taching; past, detached: s. detach- 
 ment. 
 
 DETAIL', v. To relate particularlv, 
 to display minutely, pr. par de- 
 tailing; past, detailed: s. detail, 
 detaxler. 
 
 DETAIN/ v. r t% keep that which 
 belongs to another; to withhold; 
 to keep back. pr. par. detaining; 
 past, detained .- s. detainer. 
 
 DETECT', v. To discover ; to find 
 out any crime or artifice, pr. par. 
 detecting; past, detected: s. detect- 
 or, detection. 
 
 DETExYTION. s. The act of detain- 
 ing 
 
 DETER', v. To discourage by ter- 
 ror, pr par. deterring; past, de--\ 
 ter? ed. 
 
 DET— DEU 
 
 DETERGE', v. To cleanse, pr. par. 
 deterging; past, deterged: adj. and 
 s. detergent. 
 
 DETERIORATE, v. To impair, to 
 make worse, pr. par. deteriorating 
 past, deteriorated: s. deterioration 
 
 DETERMINATE, adj. Settled, def 
 inite; established; certain, adj 
 determinable: adv. determinately . 
 s. determination. 
 
 DETERMINE, v. To fix, to settle, to 
 conclude, to form a resolution, pr. 
 par. determinmg; past, determined. 
 
 DETER'SION. s. The act of cleans 
 ing. adj. detersive. 
 
 DETEST', v. To hate, to abhor. 
 pr. par. detesting; past, detected: s. 
 detestation, detester: adj. detesta- 
 ble: adv. detestably. 
 
 DETHRO'NE. v. To divest of re- 
 gality, to depose, pr. par. dethron- 
 ing; past, dethroned: s. dethrone' 
 ment, dethroner. 
 
 DETONATE, v. To make a noiso 
 like thunder, pr. par. detonating, 
 past, detonated : s. detonation. 
 
 DETORT'. v. To wrest from the 
 original import, meaning, or de- 
 sign, pr. par. detorting ; past, de* 
 torted: s. detortion. 
 
 DETOU'R. s. A turning; a way about. 
 v. detour; pr. par. detour ing; past, 
 del our ed. 
 
 DETRACT', v. To derogate; to 
 take away, by envy, any thing 
 from the reputation of another, pr 
 par. detracting; past, detracted: s. 
 detraction, detractor: adj. detrac 
 tious, detractive, detractory. 
 
 DETRIMENT, s. Loss, damage, 
 liiischief. adj. detrimental. 
 
 DETRITION, s. The act of wear 
 inor awav. 
 
 DETRU'DE. v. To thrust down, to 
 force into a lower place, pr. par. 
 detruding ; past, detruded: s. de* 
 trusion. 
 
 DETRUN'CATE. v. To lop, to cut 
 pr. par. detruncating; pest, de 
 truncated: s. detruncaiion. 
 
 DEUCE, s. Two; a word - se d fbf 
 a card or die with two spots. 
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DEU- DEV 
 
 DEUTERONOMY. 5. The second 
 book of the law ; the fifth book of 
 Moses. 
 
 DEVASTATE, v. To lay waste. 
 pr. par. devastating; past, devas- 
 tated: s. devastation, devastator. 
 
 DEVEL'OP. v. To disengage, to dis- 
 entangle, pr. par. developing-; past, 
 developed: s. development. 
 
 DEVEST', DIVEST, v. To deprive 
 of clothes, to strip, to annul, pr 
 par. devesting; past, devested. 
 
 DEVEX'IVY. 5. Incurvation down- 
 wards, declivity, pi. devexities. 
 
 DE'VIATE. v. To wander from the 
 right or common way ; to err ; to 
 sin. pr. par. deviating; past, de- 
 viated: s. deviation. 
 
 DEVl'CE. s. A contrivance ; a strat- 
 agem ; a design ; the emblem on 
 a shield, adj. deviceful: adv. de- 
 vicefully. 
 
 DEV'iL. s. The prince of hell. adj. 
 devilish: adv. devilishly: s. devil- 
 ishness. 
 
 DE'VIOUS. adj. Out of the common 
 track; wandering; roving, adv 
 deviously. 
 
 DEVi'SE. v. To contrive, to invent, 
 to plan; to grant by will. pr. par. 
 devising; past, devised: adj. de- 
 visable: s. devise, deviser. 
 
 DEVISEE', s. He to whom something 
 is bequeathed bv will. 
 
 DEVOCATION. s. A calling away ; 
 a seduction. 
 
 DEVOID', adj. Empty, vacant, void. 
 
 DEVOl'R. s. Act of civility or obse- 
 quiousness. 
 
 DEVOLVE', v. To roll down; to 
 fall in succession, into new hands 
 pr. par. devolving ; past, devolved. 
 
 DEVOLUTION, s. The act of roll- 
 ing down. 
 
 DEVOTE, v. To dedicate, to con- 
 secrate, to appropriate by vow. 
 pr. par. devrting ; past, devoted: s. 
 devoledness, devotee', devoter. 
 
 DEVOTION, s. Act of devoting; 
 the state of being consecrated or 
 dedicated; p r ayer. adj. devotional. 
 
 DEV— DIA 
 
 DEVOUR', v. To eat up ravenously, 
 
 j to destroy or consume with rapid- 
 
 I ity and violence, pr. par. devour- 
 
 j wig; past, devoured: s. devour er : 
 adv. devouringly. 
 
 DEVOUT', adj. Pious, religious, s. 
 devoutness : adv. devoutly. 
 
 DEW. v. The moisture on the 
 ground, adj. dewy. 
 
 DEWBERRY, s. A species of fruit, 
 resembling the blackberry, pi. 
 dewberries. 
 
 DEWLAP, s. The flesh that hangs 
 down from the throats of oxen. 
 
 DEXTER, s. The right; not the 
 left : a term used in heraldry, adj. 
 dextral. 
 
 DEXTERITY, s. Readiness of 
 limbs; activity; readiness of con- 
 trivance, pi. dexterities: adj. dex 
 trous: adv. dextrously. 
 
 DEY. s. The title of the supreme 
 governor of Algiers, Tunis, and 
 Tripoli. 
 
 DIABOLICAL, DIABOLIC, adj. 
 Devilish ; partaking of the quali- 
 ties of the devil; impious; atro- 
 cious, adv. diabolically .- s. diaboU 
 icalness. 
 
 DI'ADEM. s. A tiara ; an ensign of 
 royalty bound about the head of 
 eastern monarchs ; a crown, adj. 
 diademed. 
 
 DIURESIS, s. The separation or 
 disjunction of syllables; the mark 
 ( •• ) of that separation, pi. dicere- 
 ses. 
 
 DIA'GONAL. adj. Reachiqg from 
 one angle to another, so as to di- 
 vide a parallelogram into equal 
 parts, adv. diagonally. 
 
 DI'AGRAM. s. A delineation of a 
 geometrical figuie. 
 
 Dl'AL. s. A plate marked with lines, 
 where a hand or shadow show 
 the hour. s. dialist, dialinr 
 
 DI'ALECT. s. The subdivision of a 
 language ; style ; manner of ex- 
 pression : language. 
 
 DIALECTICS, s. Logic ; the art of 
 reasoning, adj. dialectic: s. diaUc* 
 tician. 
 
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DIA— DIC 
 
 DIALOGUE, s. A conference; a 
 conversation between two or more, 
 adj. dialogistic. 
 
 DIA'METER. s. A right line which 
 divides the area of a circle into 
 two equal parts. 
 
 DIAMETRICAL, adj. Describing a 
 diameter; crossing in the manner 
 of a diameter ; and hence denot- 
 ing division or opposition, adv, 
 diametrically. 
 
 DI'AMOND. s. The most valuable 
 and the hardest of all gems ; pro- 
 nounced di'mund: adj. diamonded. 
 
 DIAPA'SON. s. A curd which in- 
 eludes all tones; an octave. 
 
 Dl'APER. s. Linen cloth, woven in 
 flowers and other figures; the 
 finest species of figured linen after 
 damask. 
 
 Dl'APHRAGM. s. The midriff, which 
 divides the upper cavity of the 
 body from the lower; any division 
 or partition which divides a hollow 
 bod v. 
 
 DIARRHCET'IC. adj. Solutive, pur- 
 gative. 
 
 Dl'ARY. s. An account of the trans- 
 actions and observations of every 
 day ; a journal, pi. diaries: s. 
 diarist. 
 
 DI'ASTOLE. s. A figure in rhetoric, 
 by which a short syllable is made 
 long ; the dilation of the heart. 
 
 DI'ASTYLE. s. A sort of edifice, 
 where the pillars stand at so great 
 a distance from one another, that 
 three diameters of their thickness 
 are allowed for intercolumniation 
 
 DIATRIBE, s. A disputation, or 
 continued discourse. 
 
 DIB'BLE. s. A small spade; a point- 
 ed instrument, with which gar- 
 deners make holes for planting, v 
 dibble; pr. par. dibbling; past, 
 dibbled. 
 
 DICE. s. The plural of die. 
 
 DICTATE, v. To deliver to ano- 
 ther with authority ; to declare 
 with confidence, pr. par. dictating; 
 past, dictated: s. dictate, dictation. 
 
 DICTA TOR. s. A magistrate ap- 
 
 DIC-DIF 
 
 pointed in time of exigence and 
 danger, and invested with abso- 
 lute authority ; one who dictates, 
 adj. dictatorial, adv. dictatorially. 
 s. dictatorship. 
 
 DICTION, a. Style, language, ex- 
 pression. 
 
 DICTIONARY, s. A book contain. 
 ing the words of any language, in 
 alphabetical order, with explana- 
 tions of their meaning; a lexicon, 
 a vocabulary, pi. dictionaries. 
 
 DID. v. The preterit of do.- second 
 person, didst. 
 
 DIDACTIC, adj. Preceptive; giv- 
 ing precepts. 
 
 DEDUCTION, s. Separation, by 
 withdrawing one part from the 
 other. 
 
 DIE. v. To lose life, to expire, pr 
 par. dying; past, died. 
 
 DIE. s. A small cube, marked on its 
 faces with numbers from one to 
 six, which gamesters throw in play. 
 pi. dice. 
 
 DIE. 9. The stamp used in coinage, 
 pi. dies. 
 
 Dl'ET. 5. Food, provisions, victuals, 
 v diet; pr. par. dieting; past, 
 dieted. 
 
 Dl'ET. s. An assembly of princes 
 or estates. 
 
 DIF'FER. v. To be distinguished 
 from; to contend; to be of a con- 
 trary opinion, pr. par. differing, 
 past, differed: s. difference: adj. 
 different: s. differently. 
 
 DIFFICULT, adj. Hard, not easy, 
 not facile, troublesome, vexatious, 
 adv. difficultly: s. difficulty, pi. 
 difficulties. 
 
 DIFFIDENCE, s. Distrust; want of 
 confidence; doubt, adj. diffident. 
 adv. diffidently. 
 
 DIFFLU'ENCE, DIFFLU'FNCY. s. 
 The quality of falling away on ajl 
 sides; the effect of fluidity, pi. 
 diffluences, drffluencies : adj. dif 
 fluent. 
 
 DIFFRANCH'ISEMENT. £ The 
 act of taking away privileges. 
 
 DIFFU'SE. v. To pour out upon a 
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DIF— DIL 
 
 piano, so that the liquor may run 
 every way ; to spread ; to scatter 
 pr. par. diffusing; past, diffused, 
 adj. diffuse , diffusive: adv. diffuse- 
 ly: s. diffuseness, diffuser, diffu- 
 sion. 
 
 DIFFU'SIBLE. adj. Capable of being 
 diffused, s. diffusibility, pi. diffu- 
 sibilities. 
 
 DIG. v. To pierce with a spade ; to 
 work with a spade, pr. par. dig- 
 ging; past, dug: s. digger. 
 
 DIGEST', v. To distribute into va- 
 rious classes; to arrange method- 
 ically ; to concoct in the stomach, 
 pr. par. digesting; past, digested: 
 s. digest, digestion, digester: adj. 
 digestible, digestice. 
 
 DI'GIT. s. Three-fourths of an inch. 
 
 DIG'NIFY. v. To advance, to pre- 
 fer, to exalt, to honour, pr. par. 
 dignifying; past, dignified: s. 
 dignity, pi. dignities, dignifi cation. 
 
 DIGNITARY, s. A clergyman ad- 
 vanced to some rank above that 
 of a parochial priest, pi. dignita- 
 ries. 
 
 DIGRESS', v. To turn aside out of 
 the road ; to deviate ; to speak of 
 something incidental, pr. par. di- 
 gressing; past, digressed: s. di- 
 gression: adj. digressional, digres- 
 sive: adv. digressively. 
 
 DIKE, DYKE. s. A channel to re- 
 ceive water; a mound to hinder 
 inundations, v. dike; pr. par. 
 diking; past, diked. 
 
 DILA'CERATE. v. To tear, to rend, 
 pr. par. dilacerating ; past, dilace- 
 rated: s. dilaceraiion. 
 
 DILAPIDATE, v. To go to ruin ; 
 to fall by decav. pr. par. dilapi- 
 dating; past, dilapidated: s. dilap- 
 idation, dilapidator. 
 
 DILA'TE. v. To extend, to spread 
 out, to enlarge, pr. par. dilating; 
 past, dilated, s. dilation, dilator. 
 
 DIL'ATORY. adj. Tardy; slow; 
 given to procrastination, adv. dil- 
 atorily: s. dilatoriness. 
 
 DILEM'MA. s. An argument equallv 
 conclusive by contrary supposi- 
 
 DIL— DIN 
 
 tions: a difficult or doubtfu. 
 choice. 
 
 DILETTANTE, s. One who de- 
 lights in cultivating or promoting 
 science. 
 
 DILIGENT, adj. Constant, in ap- 
 plication; assiduous, s. diligence: 
 adv. diligently. 
 
 DILU'CID. adj. Clear, not opaque, 
 v. dilucidate; pr. par. dilucidating, 
 past, dilucidated: s. dilucidation. 
 
 DILU'ENT. adj. Having the power 
 to thin and attenuate other matter. 
 
 DILUTE, v. To make thin, to make 
 weak. pr. par. diluting; past, di- 
 luted: s. diluter, dilution. 
 
 DILU'VIAN. adj. Relating to the 
 deluge. 
 
 DILU'VIATE. v. To run as a flood, 
 pr. par. diluviating ; past, diluvu 
 atcd. 
 
 DIM. adj. Not having a quick sight; 
 obscure, v. dim; pr. par. dimming, 
 past, dimmed: adv. dimly: s. dim' 
 ness. 
 
 DIME. s. A silver coin of the United 
 States, of the vaiue often cents. 
 
 DIMENSION, s. Space contained in 
 anything; bulk; extent, adj. di- 
 mensionless. 
 
 DIMIN'ISH. v. To make less, to 
 impair, to lessen, pr. par. dimin- 
 ishing; past, diminished. 
 
 DIMIN'UTIVE. adj. Small, little 
 s. diminution: adv. diminutively 
 s. diminutiveness 
 
 DIMIS'SION. s. Leave to depart, 
 adj. dimissory. 
 
 DIM'ITY. s. A kind of fustian, or 
 cloth of cotton, pi. dimities. 
 
 DIM'PLE. s. A little hole, as in the 
 cheek, v. dimple; pr. par. dim- 
 pling; past, dimpled. 
 
 DIN. s. A loud noise ; a violent and 
 continued sound, v. din; pr. par. 
 dinning; past, dinned. 
 
 DINE. v. To eat dinner, pr. par. 
 dining; past, dined: s. diner. 
 
 DING. v. To dash with violence, 
 pr. par. dinging; past, dinged. 
 
 DING'LE. s. A hollow between hills 
 a dale. 
 
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 DIN'GY. adj. Dark brown; dun; 
 dirty, s. dinginess. 
 
 DIN'NER. s. The chief meal; the 
 meal eaten about the middle of 
 the day. 
 
 DINT. s. A blow, a stroke, violence, 
 force, v. dint; pr. par. dinting; 
 past, dinted. 
 
 DIO'CESAN, DIOCE'SAN. 5. A bish- 
 op as he stands related to his own 
 clergy or flock. 
 
 DI'OCESE, DI'OCESS. s. The cir- 
 cuit of a bishop's jurisdiction. 
 
 DIOPTRIC, adj. Affording a medi- 
 um for the sight; assisting the 
 sight in the view of distant ob- 
 jects, s. dioptric. 
 
 DIP. v. To immerge; to put into 
 any liquor; to moisten, pr. par. 
 dipping; past, dipped: s. dip i dip- 
 per. 
 
 Dl PET' A LOUS. adj. Having two 
 flower-leaves. 
 
 DIPHTHONG, s. A coalition of 
 two vowels, to form one sound 
 as in vain, leaf, Caesar. 
 
 DIPLO'MA. s. A letter or writing 
 conferring some privilege, adj 
 diplomatic. 
 
 DIPLO'MACY. s. A body of envoys 
 or ambassadors, pi. diplomacies. 
 adj. diplomatic: adv. diplomatically, 
 
 DIP'TOTE. s. A noun consisting 
 only of two cases. 
 
 DIRE, DIR'EFUL. adj. Dreadful, 
 dismal, mournful, s. direfulness. 
 
 DIRECT', adj. Straight, not crook- 
 ed, not oblique; (in astronomy) 
 not retrograde ; plain, express, 
 adv. directly. 
 
 DIRECT', v. To regulate, to adjust, 
 to order, to command, pr. par. 
 directing; past, directed: s. direct- 
 er, direction, directness, director. 
 adj. directive. 
 
 DIRECTORY, s. A book containing 
 directions: an executive council 
 pi. directories: adj. directorial. 
 
 DIRGE, s. A mournful ditty; a 
 song of lamentation. 
 
 DIR- DIS 
 
 DIRK. s. \ kind of dagger, used in 
 the Highlands of Scotland, v. dirk; 
 pr. par. dirking; past, dirked. 
 
 DIRT. s. Excrement, mud, tilth, 
 mire. v. dirty; pr. par. dirtying; 
 past, dirtied: adj. dirty: adv. dir- 
 tily: s. dirtiness. 
 
 DIRUP'TION. s. Bursting or break- 
 ing. 
 
 DISABILITY, s. Want of power; 
 weakness; legal impediment, pi. 
 disabilities. 
 
 DISA'BLE. v. To deprive of force; 
 to weaken; to impair, pr. par. dis- 
 abling; past, disabled. 
 
 DISABU'SE. v. To set free from a 
 mistake ; to set right, pr. par. dis- 
 abusing; past, disabused. 
 
 DISADVANTAGE, s. Loss; injury 
 to interest, v. disadvantage; pr. 
 par. disadvantaging; past, disad- 
 vantaged: adj. disadvantageous: 
 adv. disadvantageously : s. dis- 
 advantageousness. 
 
 DISAFFECTED, adj. Not disposed 
 to zeal or affection ; disloyal, adv. 
 disaffectedly : s. disaffectedncss, dis- 
 affection. 
 
 DISAFFIRM', v. To contradict, pr 
 par. disaffirming; past, disaffirmed; 
 s. disaffirmance. 
 
 DISAGREE', v. To differ; to be in 
 a state of opposition, pr. par. dts 
 agreeing; past, disagreed: s. dis- 
 agreement. 
 
 DISAGREE'ABLE. adj. Contrary, 
 unsuitable, unpleasing, offensive, 
 s. disagreeableness: adv. disagree- 
 ably. 
 
 DISALLOW, v. To deiy authority, 
 to consider unlawful; to censure, 
 pr. par. disallovnng; past, disal- 
 lowed: s. disalloicance : adj. dis- 
 allowable. 
 
 DISAPPAR'EL. v. To disrobe, pr. 
 par. disappareling ; past, disap- 
 pareled. 
 
 DISAPPE'AR. v. To be lost to view: 
 to vanish out of sight, pr. par. dis- 
 appearing; past, disappeared: s. 
 disnppearan ce disappearing. 
 
 DISAPPOINT 'v. To defeat of ex- 
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» DIS— D[S 
 
 pectation ; to deprive or bereave 
 of any thing, pr. par. disappoint- 
 ing ; past, disappointed: s. dis- 
 appointment. 
 
 DISAPPROVE, v. To disiiKe, to 
 censure, pr. par. disapproving; 
 past, disapproved: s. disapproba- 
 tion, disapproval. 
 
 DISARM', v. To spoil or divest of 
 arms. pr. par. disarming; past, 
 disarmed: s. disarmer. 
 
 DISARRANGE', v. To disorder, to 
 unsettle, pr. par. disarranging; past, 
 disarranged: s. disarrangement. 
 
 DISARRAY', v. To undress, to dis- 
 comfit, to overthrow, pr. par. dis- 
 arraying; past, disarrayed. 
 
 DISASTER. 5. The blast or stroke 
 of an unfavourable planet; mis- 
 fortune; grief, adj. disastrous: adv. 
 disastrously : s. disastrousness. 
 
 DISA VOUCH', v. To retract pro- 
 fession; to disown, pr. par. disa- 
 vouching; past, disavouched. 
 
 DISAVOW, v. To disown, to deny 
 knowledge of. pr. par. disavowing; 
 past, disavowed: s. disavowal, dis- 
 avowment. 
 
 DISBAxW. v. To dismiss from mili- 
 tary service ; to break up an army, 
 pr. par. disbanding; past, dis- 
 banded. 
 
 DISBELIEVE', v. Not to believe, 
 pr. par. disbelieving; past, disbe- 
 lieved: s. disbelief, disbeliever. 
 
 DISBURDEN, DISBUR'THEN. v. 
 To ease of a burden; to unload, pr. 
 par. disburdening; past, disbur- 
 dened. 
 
 DISBURSE', v. To spend or lay out 
 money, pr. par. disbursing; past, 
 disbursed: s. disburser, disburse- 
 ment. 
 
 DISCARD', v. To throw out of the 
 hand such cards as are useless; to 
 dismiss from service or employ- 
 ment, pr. par. discarding; past, 
 discarded. 
 
 DISCERN', v. To descry, to see. pr. 
 par. discerning; past, discerned: 
 s. discemer, discernment: adj. dis- 
 cernable: adv. discerningly. 
 
 DIS— DIS 
 
 DISCHARGE', v. To disburden, to 
 exonerate, to unload, to disembark, 
 to dismiss, pr. par. discharging, 
 past, discharged: s. discharge, diS' 
 charger. 
 
 DISCI'PLE. s. A scholar ; one who 
 professes to receive instruction 
 from another. 
 
 DISCIPLINE, s. Education, instruc- 
 tion, rule of government ; military 
 regulation, v. discipline; pr. par. 
 disciplining; past, disciplined: s. 
 disciplinarian: adj. disciplinary. 
 
 DISCLAIM', v. To disown ; to deny 
 any knowledge of; to renounce, 
 pr. par. disclaiming; past, dis- 
 claimed: s. disclaimer. 
 
 DISCLO'SE. v. To uncover, to open 
 to reveal, pr. par. disclosing; past 
 disclosed: s. discloser, disclosure. 
 
 DISCOL'OUR. v. To change from 
 the natural hue; to stain, pr. par. 
 discolouring ; past, discoloured: s. 
 discoloration. 
 
 DISCOM'EIT. v. To defeat, to con- 
 quer, to vanquish, pr. par. discom- 
 fiting; past, discomfited: s. dis- 
 comfiture. 
 
 DISCOM'FORT. s. Uneasiness, sor- 
 row, 'melancholy, v. discomfort. 
 pr. par. discomforting; past, dis- 
 comforted. 
 
 DISCOMPO'SE. v. To disorder, to 
 unsettle, to offend, to fret, to vex. 
 pr. par. discomposing; past, dis- 
 composed: s. discomposure. 
 
 DISCONCERT, v. To unsettle the 
 mind, to discompose, to defeat a 
 machination, pr. par. disconcert- 
 ing; past, disconcerted. 
 
 DISCONNECT', v. To break the 
 ties. pr. par. disconnecting; past, 
 disconnected : s. disconnection. 
 
 DISCONSOLATE, adj. Void of 
 comfort; hopeless: sorrowful, adv. 
 disconsolately : s. disconsolateness, 
 disconsolation. 
 
 DISCONTENT'. 5. Want of content, 
 
 unensiness. v. discontent; pr. par. 
 
 discontenting ; past, discontented ; 
 
 adi. discontented: adv. discontent- 
 
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DIS— DIS 
 
 tdly: s. discontentedness, discon-' 
 tentment. 
 
 DISCONTINUE, v. To lose the co- 
 hesion of parts ; to lose an estab- 
 lished custom or right, pr. par. 
 discontinuing ; past, discontinued: 
 s. discontinuance , discontinuation, 
 discontinuer. 
 
 DISCONTINUITY, s. Disunity of 
 parts, pi. discontinuities: adj. dis- 
 continuous. 
 
 DIS'CORD. 5. Disagreement, oppo- 
 sition, mutual anger, a combina- 
 tion of disagreeing sounds, s. dis- 
 cordance, discordancy, pi. discord- 
 ancies: adj. discordant: adv. dis- 
 cordantly. 
 
 DIS'COUNT. s. The sum refunded 
 in a bargain ; an allowance made 
 on a bill, or any other debt, not 
 yet due, in order to receive money 
 for the same. v. discount ; pr. par. 
 discounting-; past, discounted. 
 
 DISCOUNTENANCE, v. To dis- 
 courage by cold treatment ; to 
 abash, pr. par. discountenancing ; 
 past, discountenanced: s. discoun- 
 tenances 
 
 DISCOUR'AGE. v. To depress, to 
 deprive of confidence, to deter. 
 pr. par. discouraging; past, dis- 
 couraged: s. discourager, discour- 
 agement. 
 
 DISCOURSE'. 5. Conversation ; mu- 
 tual intercourse of language ; 
 speech ; a treatise ; a dissertation. 
 v. discourse; pr. par. discoursing; 
 past, discoursed: s. discourser: 
 adj. discoursive. 
 
 DISCOURTEOUS, adj. Uncivil, un- 
 complaisant. adv. discourteously. 
 
 DISCOVER, v. To show, to dis- 
 close, to make visible, to detect. 
 pr. par. discovering; past, discov- 
 ered: s. discovery, pi. discoveries, 
 discoverer: adj. discoverable. 
 
 DISCREDIT, s. Ignominy, reproach, 
 disgrace, want of trust, v. dis- 
 credit; pr. par. discrediting ; past, 
 discredited: adj. discreditable. 
 
 DIS— DIS 
 
 iDISCRE'ET. adj. Prudent, t.Ircum. 
 spect, cautious, modest, adv. dis 
 creetly: s. discreetness. 
 
 DISCREPANCY, s. Difference, con 
 trariety. pi. discrepancies: adj 
 discrepant. 
 
 DISCRETION, s. Prudence; know 
 ledge to govern or direct one's 
 self; wise management, adj. dis- 
 cretional. 
 
 DISCRETIVE. adj. Separate, dis 
 tinct. 
 
 DISCRIMINATE, v. To distinguish 
 by certain tokens ; to select ; to 
 separate; to sever, pr. par. dis 
 criminating; past, discriminated- 
 s. discrimination, discriminator. 
 adv. discriminate^ : adj. discrimi 
 native. 
 
 DISCUR'SIVE. adj. Moving here 
 and there; roving; desultory adj. 
 discursively : s. discursiveness. 
 
 DISCUR'SORY. adj. Argumental, 
 rational. 
 
 DIS'CUS. s. A quoit; a heavy piece 
 of iron, thrown in the ancient 
 sports. 
 
 DISCUSS', v. To examine, to clear 
 by disquisition, pr.par. discussing, 
 past, discussed: s. discussion, ais- 
 cusser. 
 
 D1SCUTIENT. s. A medicine that 
 has the power to repel or drive 
 back the matter of tumours in the 
 blood. 
 
 DISDAIN', v. To scorn, to think 
 unworthy, pr. par. disdaining; 
 past, disdained: s. disdain, dis- 
 dainfulness: adj. disdainful: adv. 
 disdainfully. 
 
 DISEASE', s. Distemper, malady, 
 uneasiness, adj. diseased. 
 
 DISEMBARK', v. To carry to land ; 
 to go on shore, pr. par. disembark- 
 ing ; past, disembarked : s. disem- 
 barkation. 
 
 DISEMBAR'RASS. v. To free from 
 embarrassment, pr. par. disembar- 
 rassing ; past, disembarrassed a. 
 
 I disembarrassment. 
 
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 DISEMBAY'. v. To clear from the 
 bay. pr. par. disembaying ; past, 
 disembayed. 
 
 DISEMBODY, v. To free from the 
 body; to discharge from military 
 incorporation, pr. par. disembody- 
 ing; past, disembodied. 
 
 DISEMBOGUE', v. To pour out at 
 the mouth of a river ; to vent ; to 
 eject, pr. par. disemboguing ; past, 
 disembogued. 
 
 DISEMBOWEL, v. To take out the 
 bowels, pr. par. disemboweling; 
 past, disemboweled. 
 
 DISENCUM'BER. v. To discharge 
 from encumbrances ; to disbur- 
 then. pr. par. disencumbring; past, 
 disencumbred : s. disencumbrance. 
 
 DISENGAGE', v. To disentangle; 
 to clear from impediments or dif- 
 ficulties ; to separate, pr. par. dis- 
 engaging; past, disengaged: s. dis- 
 engagement. 
 
 DISENNO'BLE. v. To deprive of 
 that which ennobles, pr. par. dis- 
 enabling ; past, disennobled. 
 
 DISENTAxYGLE. v. To set free 
 from impediments; to disengage; 
 to separate, pr. par. disentangling ; 
 past, disentangled: s. disentangle- 
 ment. 
 
 DISENTHRAL', v. To set free; to 
 restore to liberty, pr. par. disen- 
 thralling; past, disenthralled: s. 
 disenthralment. 
 
 DISENTHRO'NE. v. To depose 
 from sovereignty, pr. par. disen- 
 throning; past, disenthroned. 
 
 D1SESTEEM'. s. Slight regard. 
 
 DISESTIMA'TION. s. Disrespect, 
 disesteetn. 
 
 DISFA'VOUR. s. Discountenance, 
 unpropitious regard, v. disfavour; 
 pr. par. disfavouring; past, disfa- 
 voured: s. disfavovrer. 
 
 DISFIG'URE. v. To change to a 
 worse form ; to deform ; to man- 
 gle, pr. par. di figuring; past, dis- 
 figured: s. disfiguration. 
 
 DISFRANCHISE, v. To deprive of 
 
 privileges or immunities, pr. par.' 
 
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 DIS- DIS 
 
 disfranchising; past, disfranchis 
 ed: s. disfranchisement. 
 
 DISGORGE', v. To discharge by 
 the mouth, pr. par. disgorging; 
 past, disgorged: s. disgorgement. 
 
 DISGRA'CE. s. State of being out 
 of favour; dishonour; cause of 
 shame, v. disgrace; pr.'par. dis- 
 gracing; past, disgraced: adj. dis- 
 graceful: adv. disgracefully, s. 
 disgracer, disgracefulness. 
 
 DISGUI'SE. v. To conceal by an 
 unusual dress ; to hide by a coun- 
 terfeit appearance, pr. par. dis- 
 guising; past, disguised: s. dis- 
 guise, disguisement, disguiser. 
 
 DISGUST'. 5. Aversion of the pal- 
 ate to any thing; ill-humour; 
 malevolence, v. disgust; pr. par. 
 disgusting; past, disgusted: adv. 
 disgustingly. 
 
 DISH. s. A broad, wide vessel, in 
 which food is served up at the ta- 
 ble, pi. dishes: v. dish; pr. par. 
 dishing; past, dished. 
 
 DISHABILLE', s. Undress, loose 
 
 DISHEARTEN, v. To discourage, 
 to deject, to terrify, to depress, 
 pr. par. disheartening; past, dis- 
 heartened. 
 
 DISHERIT, v. To cut off from 
 hereditary succession, to debar 
 from an inheritance, pr. par. dis- 
 heriting; past, disherited: s. dis- 
 heritance. 
 
 DISHERISON. 5. The act of de- 
 barring from inheritance; dis- 
 heriting. 
 
 DISHEVEL, v. To spread the hair 
 disorderly, pr. par. disheveling, 
 past, disheveled. 
 
 DISHON'EST. adj. Void of probity ; 
 faithless; wicked; fraudulrnt. adv. 
 dishonestly: s. dishonesty, pi. dis- 
 honesties. 
 
 DISHON'OUR. s. Reproach, dis- 
 grace, ignominy, v. dishonour; pr. 
 par. dishonouring; past, dishon- 
 oured: adj. dishonourable: Adv 
 dishonourably: s. dishonourer. 
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 DISINCARCERATE, v. To set at 
 
 liberty ; to free from prison, pr. 
 par. disincarcerating ; past, disin- 
 carcerated. 
 
 DISINCLINE, v. To produce dis- 
 like to. pr. par. disinclining; past, 
 disinclined: s. disinclination. 
 
 DISINGEN'UOUS.arf/. Unfair; mean- 
 ly artful; cunning; illiberal, adv. dis- 
 ingenuously: s. disingenuousness. 
 
 DISINHERIT. 
 
 To cut off from 
 
 an hereditary right ; to deprive of 
 an inheritance, pr. par. disinherit- 
 ing; past, disinherited. 
 DISINTER', v. To unbury; to take, 
 as out of the grave, pr. par. dis- 
 interring; past, disinterred: s. dis- 
 
 DISINTEREST'ED. adj. Superior 
 to regard of private advantage; 
 without any concern in an affair, 
 adv. disinterestedly, s. disinterest- 
 edness. 
 
 DISJOIN', v. To separate ; to part 
 from each other; to sunder, pr. 
 par. disjoining; past, disjoined. 
 
 DISJOINT', v. To put out of joint ; 
 to break into pieces, pr. par. dis- 
 jointing; past, disjointed: adv. 
 disjointly. 
 
 DISJUNCT', adj. Disjoined, sepa- 
 rate, s. disjunction: adj. and s. 
 disjunctive: adv. disjunctly. 
 
 DISK. s. The face of the sun, or of 
 any planet, as it appears to the 
 eye ; a quoit. 
 
 DISLI'KE. v. To disapprove, to re- 
 gard without affection, pr. par. 
 disliking; past, disliked: s. dis- 
 like, disliker. 
 
 DISLI'KEN. v. To make unlike, pr. 
 par. dislikening ; past, dislikened. 
 
 DIS'LOCATE. v. To put out of the 
 proper place ; to put out of joint ; 
 to disjoint, pr. par. dislocating ; 
 past, dislocated: s. dislocation. 
 
 DISLODGE', v. To remove from a 
 place, to remove from a habita- 
 tion, pr. par. dislodging; past, dis- 
 lodged. 
 
 DTSLOY'AL. adj. Not true to alle- 
 giance; faithless; dishonest, adv. 
 
 DIS— DIS 
 
 disloyally: s. disloyalty, pi. dis 
 loyalties. 
 
 DIS'MAL. adj. Sorrowful, dire, hor 
 rid, melancholy, adv. dismally: s 
 dismalness. 
 
 DISMANTLE, v. To deprive of a 
 dress ; to strip ; to denude, pr. par. 
 dismantling; past, dismantled. 
 
 DISMASK'. v. To divest of a mask, 
 pr. par. dismasking; past, dis* 
 masked. 
 
 DISMAY', v. To terrify, to discour 
 age, to depress, to deject, pr. par. 
 dismaying; past, dismayed: s. dis- 
 may. 
 
 DISMEM'BER. v. To divide mem- 
 ber from member ; to cut into- 
 pieces, pr.par. dismembering; past 
 dismembered: s. dismemberment. 
 
 DISMISS', v. To send away, tod's 
 card, to divest of an office, pr 
 par. dismissing; past, dismissed: 
 s. dismissal, dismission: adj. d\s* 
 m,issive. 
 
 DISMOUNT', v. To throw off a 
 horse ; to alight from a horse ; to 
 throw from any elevation or place 
 of honour, pr. par. dismounting, 
 past, dismounted. 
 
 DISOBEDIENCE, s. Violation of 
 lawful command or prohibition; 
 breach of duty due to superiors 
 adj. disobedient: adv . disobediently. 
 
 DISOBEY', v. To break commands, 
 or transgress prohibitions, pr. par. 
 disobeying; past, disobeyed. 
 
 DISOBLIGA'TION. 5. Act of dis- 
 obliging, adj. disobligatory. 
 
 DISOBLl'GE. v. To refuse an act 
 of convenience; to offend, pr. par. 
 disobliging; past, disobliged: s. 
 disobliger, disobligingness: ad\ 
 disobligingly. 
 
 DISORDER, s. Want of regular 
 disposition; irregularity; confu- 
 sion; tumult, v. disorder; pr.par. 
 disordering; past, disordered: adv. 
 disorderly. 
 
 DISORGANIZE, v. To break into 
 pieces; to destroy the order of. 
 pr. par. disorganizing; past, disor- 
 ganized: s. disorganization. 
 
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DIS— D1S 
 
 DISOWN'. 9. To deny, to renounce, 
 pr. par. disowning; past, disowned. 
 
 DISPAR'AGE. v. To match une- 
 qually ; to treat with contempt, 
 pr. par. disparaging; past, dispar- 
 aged: s. disparagement, disparager: 
 adv. disparagingly. 
 
 DISPARITY, s. Inequality; differ- 
 ence in rank or excellence, pi. 
 disparities. 
 
 DISPART', v. To divide, to separate, 
 pr. par. disparting; past, dispart- 
 ed. 
 
 DLSPAS'SIONATE. adj. Cool, calm, 
 impartial, adv. dispassionately. 
 
 DISPATCH', v. See Despatch. 
 
 DISPEL', v. To drive, by scattering; 
 to dissipate, pr. par. dispelling; 
 past,' dispelled : s. dispeller. 
 
 DISPENSARY, s. The place where 
 medicines are dispensed, pi. dis- 
 pensaries. 
 
 DISPENSA'TOR. s. One employed 
 in dealing out any thing, a distrib- 
 uter. 
 
 DISPENSE', v. To deal out, to dis- 
 tribute, to excuse, pr. par. dis- 
 pensing; past, dispensed: s. dis- 
 penser, dispensation: adj. dispen- 
 sative, dispensable adv. dispensa- 
 tively. 
 
 DISPEO'PLE. v. To depopulate, to 
 empty of people, pr. par. dispeo- 
 pling; past, dispeopled. 
 
 DISPERSE', v. To scatter, to dissi- 
 pate, to distribute, pr. par. dis- 
 persing; past, dispersed: zdv.dis- 
 persedly: s. dispersedness, disperser, 
 dispersion: adj. dispersive. 
 
 DISPIRIT, v. To discourage, to de- 
 ject, to depress, pr. par. dispirit- 
 ing, past, dispirited. 
 
 DISPLA'CE. v. To put out of place; 
 to disorder, pr. par. displacing; 
 past, displaced. 
 
 DISPLANT'. v. To remove a plant ; 
 to drive a people from their resi- 
 dence, pr. par. displanting; past, 
 displanted: s. displantation. 
 
 DISPLAY', v. To spread wide; to 
 exhibit to the sight or mind; to 
 
 DIS— DIS 
 
 open. pr. par. displaying; past,, 
 displayed: s. display, display sr. 
 
 DISPLEA'SE. v. To offend, to make 
 angry, to make sad. pr. par dis 
 pleasing; past, displeased: s. dis' 
 pleasingness. 
 
 DISPLEAS'URE. s. Uneasiness; 
 pain received; offence; anger; 
 indignation. 
 
 DISPLUME, v. To strip of feathers 
 pr. par. displuming; past, dis- 
 plumed. 
 
 DISPORT', v. To divert, pr. par. 
 disporting; past, disported. 
 
 DISPO'SE. v. To give, to place, to 
 bestow, to frame the mind, to ap- 
 propriate, pr. par. disposing; past, 
 disposed: s disposal, disposer: adj 
 
 DISPOSITION, s. Act of disposing 
 order; distribution; method; tem 
 per of mind. 
 
 DISPOSSESS', v. To put out of pos 
 session; to deprive of. pr. par, 
 dispossessing; past, dispossessed, 
 s. dispossession. 
 
 DISPRAl'SE. s. Blame, censure, 
 dishonour, v. dispraise; pr. par. 
 dispraising ; past, dispraised: s. 
 dispraiser: adj. dispraisable : adv. 
 di^praisiagly. 
 
 DISPROF'IT. 5. Loss, damage, de- 
 triment, v. disprofit; pr. par. dis- 
 profiting; past, disprojited. 
 
 DISPROOF', s. Confutation. 
 
 DISPROPORTION. 5. Want of sym- 
 metry; disparity, v. disproportion t 
 pr. par. disproportinning ; past, 
 disproportioned : adj. dispropor- 
 tional, disproportionate : adv. dis* 
 proportionally, disproportionately : 
 s. disproportionateness. 
 
 DISPRO'VE. v. To confute an as- 
 sertion ; to disapprove; to disal- 
 low, pr. par. disproving; past, 
 disproved: s. disprover. 
 
 DISPUTE, v. To contend by argu- 
 ment; to debate, pr. par. dilut- 
 ing; past, disputed: s. dispute, 
 disputer, disputant: adj. di:puta> 
 ble. 
 
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DIS—DIS 
 
 DISPUTATION, s. Act of disputing; 
 argumentation, adj. disputatious, 
 disputative. 
 
 DISQUALIFY, v. To make unfit ; 
 to disable by some natural or le- 
 gal impediment, pr. par. disquali- 
 fying; past, disqualified: s. dis- 
 qualification. 
 
 DISQUl'ET. s. Uneasiness, rest- 
 lessness, vexation, anxiety, v. dis- 
 quiet; pr. par. disquieting; past, 
 disquieted: s. disquicter, disquie- 
 tude. 
 
 DISREGARD', s. Slight notice, ne- 
 glect, contempt, v. disregard; 
 pr. par. disregarding; past, dis- 
 regarded: s. disregarder : adj. dis- 
 regardful: adv. disregardfully. 
 
 DISREL'ISH. s. Bad taste; dislike 
 of the palate, v. disrelish ; pr. par. 
 disrelishing; past, disrelished. 
 
 DISREPUTE, s. Ill character; dis- 
 honour ; want of reputation, s. 
 disreputation: adj. disreputable. 
 
 DISRESPECT', s. Incivility; want 
 of reverence, v. disrespect ; pr. par. 
 disrespecting ; past , disrespected : 
 adj. disrespectful: adv. disrespect- 
 fully. 
 
 DISRO'BE. v. To undress, to un- 
 cover, to strip, pr. par. disrobing; 
 past, disrobed: s. disrober. 
 
 DISRUPTION, s. The act of break- 
 ing asunder; breach; rent. 
 
 DISSATISFACTION, s. The state 
 of being dissatisfied; discontent, 
 adj. dissatisfatory. 
 
 DISSATISFY, v. To discontent, to 
 displease, pr par. dissatisfying; 
 past, dissatisfied. 
 
 DISSECT", v. To cut into pieces ; 
 to divide and examine minutely, 
 pr. par. dissecting; past, dissected : 
 s. dissection, dissector. 
 
 DISSEIZE', v. To dispossess of a 
 freehold; to deprive, pr. par. dis- 
 seizing; past, disseized: s. disseizin, 
 disseizor. 
 
 DISSEM'BLE. v. To hide under a 
 false appearance; to pretend that 
 not to be, which is so. pr. par. 
 dissembling past, dissembled: s. 
 
 DIS—DIS 
 
 dissemblance, dissembler: adv. dis- 
 semblingly. 
 
 DISSEMINATE, v. To scatter as 
 seed; to sow; to spread every 
 way. pr. par. disseminating; past, 
 disseminated: s. dissemination, dis- 
 seminator. 
 
 DISSENT', v. To disagree in opinion; 
 to differ, pr. par. dissenting ; past, 
 dissented: s. dissent. 
 
 DISSEN'SION. s. Act of dissenting; 
 disagreement ; strife, adj. dissen- 
 tious. 
 
 DISSENTA'NEOUS. adj. Disagree- 
 able,contrary. adv. dissentaneously. 
 
 DISSENT'ER. s. One that disagrees 
 from an opinion; one who refuses 
 the communion of the English 
 church, adj. dissentient. 
 
 DISSERT', v. To discourse, to dis- 
 pute, pr. par. disserting; past, dis- 
 serted: s. dissertation, dissertator. 
 
 DISSERVE', v. To do injury to; to 
 hurt. pr. par. disserving; past, 
 disserved: s. disservice: adj. dis- 
 serviceable. 
 
 DISSEVER, v. To part in two ; to 
 divide, pr. par. dissevering ; past, 
 dissevered: s. disseverance. 
 
 DISSIMILAR, adj. Unlike, hetero- 
 geneous, s. dissimilarity, pi. dis- 
 similarities. 
 
 DISSIMILITUDE. 5. Unlikeness, 
 want of resemblance. 
 
 DISSIMULATION, s. The act of 
 dissembling; hvpocrisy. 
 
 DIS'SIPATE. v. To scatter ev^ry 
 way; to disperse ; to live intern- 
 perately. pr. par. dissipating ;pasl, 
 dissipated: s. dissipation. 
 
 DISSOCIATE, v. To separate, to 
 disunite, pr. par. dissociating, 
 past, dissociated: s. dissociation. 
 
 DISSOL'UBLE. adj. Capable of be- 
 ing dissolved, s. dissolubility, pi. 
 dissolubilities. 
 
 DIS'SOLUTE. adj. Loose, wanton, 
 unrestrained, adv. dissolutely: s. 
 dissoluteness. 
 
 DISSOLUTION, s. The act of dis 
 solving: destruction, by the sepa 
 ration of parts; death. 
 
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DIS— DIS 
 
 DISSOLVE', v. To melt, to liquefy, 
 to break, pr. par. dissoloing; past, 
 dissolved: s. dissolver: adj. dissolv- 
 able, dissolvent. 
 
 fclS'SONANCE, DIS'SONANCY. s, 
 A mixture of harsh, unpleasing, 
 unharmonious sounds, pi. of dis- 
 sonancy, dissonancies . adj. dis- 
 sonant. 
 
 DISSUADE', v. To dehort, to divert 
 by reason or importunity, pr. par. 
 dissuading ; past, dissuaded. 
 
 DISSUA'SIVE. adj. Dehortatory; 
 tending to dissuade, s. dissuader, 
 dissuasion. 
 
 DISSYLLABIC, adj. Consisting of 
 two syllables. 
 
 DIS'SYLLABLE. s. A word of two 
 syllables. 
 
 D [STAFF, s. The staff from which 
 the material is drawn, in spinning. 
 
 DISTANCE, s. Space, considered 
 barely in length, between any two 
 places ; contrariety ; opposition ; 
 respect, v. distance; pr. par. dis- 
 tancing; past, distanced : adj. dis- 
 tant: adv. distantly. 
 
 DISTASTE', s. Aversion of the pal- 
 ate ; disrelish ; dislike, adj. dis- 
 tasteful. 
 
 DISTEM'PER. 5. A disproportionate 
 mixture of parts ; a disease ; a dis- 
 order; a term used, when colours 
 are worked up with something be- 
 sides mere water or oil. v. dis- 
 temper; pr. par. distempering; past, 
 distempered: s. distemper ance, dis- 
 temperature. 
 
 DISTEND, v. To stretch out in 
 breadth, pr. par. distending ; past, 
 distended. 
 
 DISTENTION, s. The act of dis- 
 tending; breadth, adj. distent. 
 
 DISTICH. 5. A couplet, a couple of 
 lines. 
 
 DISTIL', v. To drop; to fall by 
 drops ; to flow gently and silently. 
 pr. par. distilling; past, distilled: 
 b. distillation, distiller: adj. distil- 
 labk. 
 
 K2 
 
 DIS— DIS 
 
 (DISTILLERY, s. The place where 
 any thing is distilled, pi. distille 
 ries. 
 
 DISTINCT', adj. Different, separate, 
 clear, specified, adv. distinctly. 
 
 DISTINCTION. 5. The act of dis- 
 tinguishing; difference; discrim- 
 ination ; honourable note of supe- 
 riority, adj. distinctive: adv. dis* 
 tinctively: s. distinctiveness. 
 
 DISTINGUISH, v. To note by the 
 diversity of things ; to separate by 
 some mark of honour or prefer- 
 ence; to judge; to make known 
 or eminent, pr. par. distinguish- 
 ing; past, distinguished: adj. dis- 
 tinguishable: s. distinguishes 
 
 DISTORT', v. To writhe; to twist; 
 to deform by irregular motions ; 
 to wrest from the true meaning, 
 pr. par. distorting; past, distorted: 
 s. distortion. 
 
 DISTRACT', v. To pull different 
 ways at once ; to divide, to per- 
 plex, to derange, pr. par. distract- 
 ing; past, distracted: adv. dis- 
 tractedly: s. distractedness, dis- 
 traction. 
 
 DISTRAIN', v. To seize; to lay 
 hold on, as an indemnification for 
 debt. pr. par. distraining; past, 
 distrained: s. distrainer. 
 
 DISTRESS', s. The act of making 
 a legal seizure; calamity; misery; 
 misfortune, v. dish-ess; pr. par. 
 distressing; past, distressed: adj. 
 distressful: adv. distressfully. 
 
 DISTRIBUTE, v. To divide amongst 
 more than two; to deal out. pr. 
 par. distributing; past, distributed: 
 s. distributer, distribution: adj. 
 distributive : adv. distributivelv. 
 
 DISTRICT, s. The circuit or terri- 
 tory within which a man may be 
 compelled to appearance ; prov- 
 ince, region. 
 
 DISTRUST', v. To regard with dif- 
 fidence ; not to trust, pr. par. dts 
 trusting; past, distrusted: s. dis 
 trust, distrustfulness : adj . distrust 
 ful,distrustless: adv. distrustfully. 
 113 
 
DIS— DIV 
 
 DISTURB', v. To put into irregu- 
 lar motions; to perplex; to dis- 
 quiet, pr. par. disturbing ; past, 
 disturbed: s. disturbance, disturber. 
 
 DISU " T ON. s. Separation, disjunc- 
 tion, breach of concord. 
 
 DISUNITE, v. To separate, to di- 
 vide, to fall asunder, pr. par. dis- 
 uniting; past, disunited: s. dis- 
 uniter. 
 
 DISU SE. 5. Cessation of use ; de- 
 suetude, v. disuse; pr. par. dis- 
 using; past, disused: s. disusage. 
 
 DITCH, s. A trenjh cut in the 
 ground, usually between fields; 
 any long, narrow receptacle of 
 water, pi. ditches: v. ditch ; pr. par. 
 ditching; past, ditched: s. ditcher. 
 
 DITHYRAM'BIC. adj. Wild, en 
 thusiastic. 
 
 DITTANY, s. An herb. 
 
 DITTO, s. A word in the accounts 
 of tradesmen, signifying "the 
 same.' 1 
 
 DITTY, s. A poem to be sung ; a 
 song. pi. ditties. 
 
 DIURETIC, adj. Having the pow 
 er to provoke urine. 
 
 DIUR'NAL. adj. Relating to the day; 
 daily; quotidian, adv. diumally: 
 s. diurnalist. 
 
 DIVAN'. 5. The council of the ori- 
 ental princes. 
 
 DIVE. v. To sink voluntarily under 
 water ; to go deep into any ques- 
 tion, doctrine, or science, pr. par. 
 diving; past, dived: s. diver. 
 
 DIVERGE', v. To tend various ways 
 from one point, pr. par. diverging; 
 past, diverged: s. divergence: adj. 
 divergent. 
 
 DI'VERS. adj. Several, sundry. 
 
 DIVERSE', adj. Different from an- 
 other; various; multiform, adv. 
 diversely. 
 
 DIYER'SIFY. v. To make different; 
 to vary ; to variegate, pr. par. di- 
 versifying; past, diversified: s. 
 diversification. 
 DIVER'SION. s. The act of turning 
 any thing off from its course:. 
 
 DIV— DIV 
 
 sport ; something that unbends the 
 mind by turning it from care. 
 
 DIVERSITY, s. Difference, dis- 
 similitude, variety, variegation, pi. 
 diversities. 
 
 DIVERT', v. To turn off from any 
 direction ; to withdraw the mind 
 from ; to please, pr. par. diverting, 
 past, diverted: s. diver ter. 
 
 DIVERTISEMENT. 5. Diversion, 
 delight, pleasure, a musical com- 
 position. 
 
 DIVEST', v. To strip, to make na. 
 ked. pr. par. divesting; past, di 
 vested. 
 
 DIVI'DE. v. To separate ; to part 
 one whole into different pieces ; to 
 give in shares, pr. par. dividing, 
 past, divided: s. divider: adv. di 
 videdly: adj. dividual. 
 
 DIVIDEND, s. The number to be 
 divided ; a share ; the part allotted 
 in division. 
 
 DIVI'NE. adj. Partaking of the na- 
 ture of God ; excellent in a su- 
 preme degree. 
 
 DIVI'NE. s. A minister of the Gos- 
 pel; a priest; a clergyman; a theo- 
 logian. 
 
 DIVI'NE. v. To foretel ; to utter 
 prognostication, pr. par. divining, 
 past, divined: adv. divinely: s. du 
 vineness, diviner, divination: adj. 
 divinatory. 
 
 DIVIN'ITY. s. Participation of the 
 nature and excellence of God; 
 deity; godhead; God, the Deity, 
 pi. divinities. 
 
 DIVISION, s. The act of dividing; 
 partition ; distinction ; disunion, 
 adj. divisible : s. divisor. 
 
 DIVORCE', s. The legal separation 
 of husband and wife. v. divorce, 
 pr. par. divorcing ; past, divorced. 
 s. divorcer. 
 
 DIVULGE', v. To publish ; to reveal 
 to the world, pr. par. divulging; 
 past, divulged: s. divulger. 
 
 DIVUL'SION. s. Plucking a* ay; 
 laceration, adj. divulsive. 
 
 114 
 
DIZ—DOG 
 
 DIZ'ZY. adj. Giddy, vertiginous, j.DOG'GER 
 whirling, v. dizzy; pr. par. dizzy- ' 
 ing; past, dizzied: s. dizziness. 
 
 DO. v. To act or behave in any man- 
 ner, well or ill ; to make an end ; 
 to conclude, pr. par. doing, past, 
 done: s. doer. 
 
 DOAT. v. See Dote. 
 
 DCCILE. adj. Teachable; easily 
 instructed, s. docility, pi. docilities. 
 
 DOCK. s. A species of weed. 
 
 DOCK. s. A place \>here water is 
 let in or out at pleasure, where 
 ships are built, or laid up. 
 
 DOCK. v. To cut off a tail, to cut 
 any thing short, pr. par. docking ; 
 past, docked. 
 
 DOCK'ET. s. A direction tied upon 
 goods; a summary of a larger 
 writing; a list of cases in court. 
 
 DOCK'- YARD. s. A place or yard 
 where ships are built, and naval 
 stores deposited. 
 
 DOCTOR, s. One that has taken the 
 highest degree in the faculties of 
 divinity, law, physic, or music ; a 
 physician, v. doctor; pr. par. doc- 
 toring; past, doctored: s. fem. doc- 
 toress. 
 
 DOCTRINE, s. The principles or 
 positions of any sect or master, 
 adj. doctrinal: adv. doctrinally. 
 
 DOCUMENT, s. Precept, instruc 
 
 DOG— EOM 
 
 s. A small ship, with 
 
 I one mast. 
 
 DOG'GREL. adj. Loosed from the 
 measures or rules of regular po- 
 etry ; vile, despicable, s. doggrel. 
 
 DOG'-KENNEL. *. A little hut or 
 house for dogs. 
 
 DOG'MA. s. Established principle; 
 doctrinal notion, auj. dogmatic, 
 dogmatical: adv. dogmatically : s. 
 dogmatism, dogmatist. 
 
 DOG'MATIZE. v. To assert posi- 
 tively, pr. par. dogmatizing; past, 
 dogmatized: s. dogmatizer. 
 
 DOl'LY. s. A species of woollen 
 stuff; the name of a small napkin 
 placed on our tables, after dinner, 
 pi. doilies. 
 
 DO'INGS. s. Things done; events, 
 transactions ; feats, actions. 
 
 DOIT. s. A small piece of money. 
 
 DOLE. v. To deal, to distribute, pr. 
 par. doling; past, doled: s. dole. 
 
 DOLE'FUL. adj. Sorrowful, dismal, 
 melancholy, adv. dolefully: s 
 dolefulness. 
 
 DOLL. s. A contraction of Dorothy 
 a little girl's puppet or baby. 
 
 DOL'LAR. 5. A silver coin of differ 
 ent value; equal to four shilling* 
 and six-pence, British. 
 
 DOLORIF'IC. adj. Causing grief 01 
 pain. 
 
 tion, direction; a written evidence, ||DO'LOROL T S. adj. Sorrowful, dole 
 a record, adj. documental, docu-\ ful, dismal, adv. dolorov.sly. 
 
 mentary. 
 DODGE, v. To use craft; to shift- 
 
 place, as another approaches, pr. j 
 
 par. dodging; past, dodged: s. 
 
 dodger. 
 DOE. s. A female deer; the female! 
 
 of a buck. 
 DOES. v. The third person from do, | 
 
 svnonymous with doth. 
 DOG. s. A well known domestic 
 
 animal, v. dogging; past, dogged., 
 DOG'DA YS. s. The days in which the j 
 
 dog-star rises and sets with the sun. I 
 DOGE. s. The title of the chief j 
 
 rna^btrate of Venice and Gem. a. ; 
 DOG'GED. adj Sullen, sour, morose.! 
 
 adv. doggedly: s. doggedness. 
 
 DOL'PHIN. s. A kind of fish. 
 DOLT. 5. A heavy, stupid fellow 
 
 a blockhead, adj. doltish: s. dolt- 
 
 ishness. 
 DOMAIN', s. Dominion, empire 
 
 possession, estate. 
 DOME. s. A building, a house, a far* 
 
 ric, a cupola 
 DOMES'DAY. s. See Doomsday 
 DOMESTIC, adj Belonging to the 
 
 house; private; not foreign, s. 
 
 domestic: v. domesticate : pr. par 
 
 domesticating ; past, domesticated 
 
 adv. domestically. 
 DOMICILE. 5. A house : place of 
 
 residence, adj. domiciliary. 
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DOM— DOR 
 
 DOMICILIATE, v. To render do- 
 mestic, pr. par. domiciliating; past, 
 domiciliated. 
 
 DOMINATE, v. To predominate; 
 to govern, pr. par. dominating; 
 past, dominated: adj. dominant 
 s. domination, dominator. 
 
 DOMINEER', v. To rule with inso- 
 lence ; to bluster, pr. par. domi- 
 neering; past, domineered. 
 
 DOM IN' LC AL. adj. Noting the Lord's 
 day, or Sunday. 
 
 DOMINICAN, s. One of the orders 
 of St. Dominick. 
 
 DOMINION, s. Sovereign authority; 
 unlimited power; territory; re- 
 gion. 
 
 DOM'INO. s. A kind of hood, worn 
 by canons of cathedral churches 
 in Italy ; a masquerade garment. 
 
 DON. s. The Spanish title for a gen- 
 tleman. 
 
 DONATION, s. The act of giving 
 any thing; the thing given, s. 
 donative. 
 
 DONE. The past par. of the v. to do. 
 
 DO'NOR. s. A giver, a bestower. 
 
 DOOM. v. To judge ; to condemn 
 to any punisnment; to destine. 
 pr. par. dooming; past, doomed: 
 s. doom. 
 
 DOOMS'DAY. s. The day of final 
 and universal judgment. 
 
 DOOMS'DAY-BOOK. s. A book 
 made by order of William the Con- 
 queror, in which the estates of the 
 kingdom were registered. 
 
 DOOR. s. The gate of a house ; en- 
 trance, portal, passage. 
 
 DOQ'UET. s. See Docket. 
 
 DORTC. adj. A species of ancient 
 music ; an order of architecture. 
 
 DOR'MANT. adj. Sleeping; in a 
 sleeping posture ; private ; con- 
 cealed. 
 
 DOR'MITIVE. s. A soporific medi- 
 cine ; an opiate. 
 
 DOR'MITORY. s. A place to sleep 
 in. pi dormitories. 
 
 DOR'MOUSE. s. A small animal 
 which passes a large part of the 
 winter in sleep. 
 
 DOR— DOU 
 
 DOR'SAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 back. 
 
 DOSE. 5. So much of any medicine 
 as is taken at one time. v. dose 4 
 pr. par. dosing; past, dosed. 
 
 DOST. v. The second person of do. 
 
 DOT. s. A small point or spot, made 
 to mark any place in a writing, 
 usually a period, v. dot; pr. par. 
 dotting; past, dotted. 
 
 DOTATION. 5. The act of giving 
 a dowry or portion. 
 
 DOTE. v. To have the intellect im- 
 paired by age or passion; to be 
 delirious; to be in love to extrem- 
 ity, pr. par. doting; past, doted 
 adv. dotinghj: s. dotage, dotard. 
 
 DOTH. v. The third person of do. 
 
 DOUANEE'R. s. An officer of cus 
 toms. 
 
 DOUB'LE. adj. Two of a sort; one 
 corresponding to the other; in 
 pairs ; twice as much ; deceitful 
 v. double; pr. par. doubling ; past, 
 doubled: s. double: adv. doubly. 
 
 DOUB'LE-DEALER. s. A. deceitful, 
 subtle, insidious fellow. 
 
 DOUBLE-EJVTEjV'DRE. s. a 
 double signification of a sentence 
 or expression. 
 
 DOUB'LET. 5. The inner garment 
 of a man; the waistcoat; two; a 
 pair. 
 
 DOUBLOON', DOUBLON'. s. A 
 Spanish coin, of the value of two 
 pistoles. 
 
 DOUBT, v. To question ; to be in 
 uncertainty; to fear; to suspect; 
 to hesitate, pr. par. doubting; past, 
 doubted: s. doubt, doubter. 
 
 DOUBT'FUL. adj. Dubious; not 
 settled in opinion ; ambiguous, 
 hazardous, adv. doubtfully: s 
 doubtfulness: adv. doubiingly t 
 doubtless, doubtlessly. 
 
 DOUCEUR', s. A lure; a coaxing 
 temptation : a bribe. 
 
 DOUGH, s. The paste of bread, or 
 of pies, vet unbaked. 
 
 DOUGHTY, adj. Brave, noble, il- 
 lustrious, eminent: — it is now sel 
 dom used, except ironically. 
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DOU— DOZ 
 
 DOUSE, DOWSE, v. To put over 
 
 head suddenly in the. water. pr. 
 par. dousing; past, doused. 
 
 DOVE. 5. A wild pigeon. 
 
 DOVECOT, s. A small building in 
 which pigeons are bred and kept.i 
 
 DOVETAIL. 5. A form of joining 
 two bodies together, where that 
 which is inserted has the form of 
 a wedge reversed, and therefore 
 cannot fall out. adj. dovetailed. 
 
 DOW'ABLE. adj. Capable of being 
 dowered. 
 
 DOWAGER, s. A widow with a join- 
 ture ; the title given to ladies who 
 survive their husbands. 
 
 DOWDY, s. An awkward, ill dress- 
 ed, inelegant woman, pi. dowdies: 
 adj. dowdy. 
 
 DOWER, DOWRY, s. That which 
 the wife brings to her husband 
 in marriage; that which a widow 
 possesses, pi. of dowry, dowries. 
 
 DOWLAS, s. A coarse kind of linen. 
 
 DOWN. s. Soft feathers; soft wool,; 
 or tender hair; the soft fibres of ; 
 plants which wing the seeds; a 
 large, open plain, properly a flat 
 on the top of a hill. adj. downy. 
 
 DOWN. prep. Along a descent ; 
 from a higher place to a lower, 
 adv. down. 
 
 DOWN'CAST. adj. Bent down ; di- 
 rected to the ground. 
 
 DOW T N'FAL. 5. Ruin, calamity, 
 adj. down/ alien. 
 
 DOW 7 NHEART'ED. adj. Dejected. 
 
 DOWN'RIGHT. adj. Plain, open, 
 apparent, undisguised, unceremo- 
 monious. adv. downrightly. 
 
 DOWN'SITTING. s. Rest, repose. 
 
 DOWN'WARDS. adv. Towards the 
 centre; from a higher situation 
 to a lower, adj. downward. 
 
 OOWRY. s. See Dower. 
 
 DOWSE, v. See Douse. 
 
 DOXOL'OGY. s. A form of giving 
 glory to God. pi. doxologies: adj. 
 doxological. 
 
 DOX'Y s. A loose wench, pi. doxies. 
 
 DOZE. v. To slumber; to sleep 
 
 DOZ— DRA 
 
 lightly, pr. par. dozing; past 
 dozed: s. doze, doziness. 
 
 DOZ'EN. s. The number of twelve. 
 
 DRAB. s. A strumpet; a slut; a 
 colour. 
 
 DRACHM, DRAM. 5. An old 
 Greek coin; the eighth part ol 
 an ounce. 
 
 DRAFT. 5. A corrupt spelling from 
 draught. 
 
 DRAFT, s. A check drawn for 
 money; a requisition for part of 
 an army. v. draft; pr. par. draft' 
 ing; past, drafted. 
 
 DRAG. v. To pull along the ground 
 by main force ; to pull roughly and 
 forcibly, pr. par. dragging; past, 
 dragged: s. drag: 
 
 DRAG'GLE. v. To make dirty by 
 dragging on the ground, pr. par 
 draggling; past , draggled. 
 
 DRAG'OMAN. s. An Asiatic inter 
 preter. 
 
 DRAGON, s. A kind of winged ser- 
 pent, perhaps imaginary. 
 
 DRAGOON'. 5. A soldier that serves 
 on horseback, v. dragoon; pr. par. 
 dragooning; past, dragooned. 
 
 DRAIN, v. To draw off gradually; 
 to empty by drawing gradually 
 away. pr. par. draining; past, 
 drained: s. drain : adj. drainable. 
 
 DRAKE, s. The male of a duck. 
 
 DRAM. s. Such a quantity of dis- 
 tilled spirits as is usually drunk 
 at once. 
 
 DRA'MA, s. A poem accommodated 
 to action ; a poem in which the 
 action is not related, but repre- 
 sented, adj. dramatic, dramatical: 
 adv. dramatically: s. dramatist. 
 
 DRA'MATIZE. v. To form into a 
 drama, pr. par. dramatizing ; past, 
 dramatized : s. dramatizer. 
 
 DRANK. Preterit of the v. drink. 
 
 DRA'PER. s. One who sells cloth. 
 
 DRA'PERY. s. Cloth-work; the 
 dress of a picture or statue, pi. 
 draperies. 
 
 DRAUGHT, DRAFT, v. To draw 
 out ; to call forth, pr. par. draught 
 ing; past, draughted. 
 
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DRA— DRE 
 
 DRAW. v. To pull along; to pull 
 forcibly ; to pluck ; to practise 
 the art of delineation, pr. par. 
 draiving; past, drawn: s. draw, 
 drawing, drawer. 
 
 DRAWBACK, s. Money paid back 
 for ready payment, or any other 
 reason; reduction. 
 
 DRAWBRIDGE. 5. A bridge made 
 to be lifted up, to hinder or admit 
 communication at pleasure. 
 
 DRAWINGROOM. s. The room in 
 which company assembles. 
 
 DRAWL, v. To utter any thing in 
 a slow manner, pr. par. drawling; 
 past, drawled: s. drawl. 
 
 DRAWN, part. Collected, pulled, 
 equal, open. 
 
 DRAW-WELL. s. A deep well, 
 from which water is drawn with 
 a bucket. 
 
 DRAY. s. A sort of cart. 
 
 DRAY'MAN. s. One that attends a 
 dray. 
 
 DREAD, s. Fear, terror, habitual 
 fear, awe. v. dread; pr. par. dread- 
 ing; past, dreaded: adj. dread: s. 
 dreader. 
 
 DREAD'FUL. adj. Terrible, fright- 
 ful, awful, adv. dreadfully: s. dread- 
 fulness : adj. dreadless: s. dread- 
 lessness. 
 
 DREAM, s. A phantasm of sleep; 
 an idle fancy ; a wild conceit, v. 
 dream; pr. par. dreaming; past, 
 dreamed, dreamt: s. dreamer. 
 
 DREAR, DREAR'Y. adj. Mournful, 
 sorrowful, dismal, adv. drearily : 
 s. dreariness. 
 
 DREDGE. 5. A kind of net. v. dredge; 
 pr. par. dredging; past, dredged: 
 
 DREGS. 5. The sediment of liquors 
 the lees ; the grounds, dross, re- 
 fuse. 
 
 DRENCH, v. To wash, to soak, to 
 steep, to physic by violence, pr. 
 par. drenching; past, drenched : s. 
 drench, drencher. 
 
 DRESS, v. To clothe, to adorn, to 
 embellish ; to prepare victuals for 
 the table, pr. par. dressing; past, 
 
 DRI— DRO 
 
 dressed: s. dress, dresser, dressing-, 
 adj. dressy. 
 
 DREW. Pret. of the v. to draw. 
 
 DRIB'BLE. v. To fall in drops ; to 
 fall weakly and slowly, pr. pa* 
 dribbling; past, dribbled. 
 
 DRIFT, s. Force impellent; im- 
 pulse, course ; a storm ; a deep 
 body of snow. v. drift; pr. par 
 drifting; past, drifted. 
 
 DRIFT'WOOD. s. Wood carried by 
 a flood. 
 
 DRILL, v. To pierce any thing with 
 a drill ; to perforate ; to bore ; to 
 teach the military exercise, pr. 
 par. drilling; past, drilled: s. drill. 
 
 DRIL'LING. s. A kind of strong, 
 twilled linen, worn by soldiers at 
 the drill. 
 
 DRINK, v. To swallow liquors ; to 
 suck up ; to absorb, pr. par. drink- 
 ing; past, drunk: s.drink,drinker: 
 adj. drinkable. 
 
 DRIP. v. To fall in drops, pr. par. 
 dripping; past, dripped: s. drip. 
 
 DRIPPING-PAN. s. A pan in which 
 the fat of roast meat is caught. 
 
 DRIVE, v. To produce motion by 
 violence ; to force along by im- 
 petuous pressure; to chase, to 
 hunt, to expel, pr. par. driving, 
 past, driven: s. driver. 
 
 DRIVEL, v. To let the spittle fall 
 in drops, like a child, an idiot, or 
 a dotard; to be weak or foolish, 
 pr. pnr. driveling; past, driveled: 
 s. driveler. 
 
 DRIZ'ZLE. v. To shed in small, 
 slow drops, as winter rains, pr. par. 
 drizzling; past, drizzled: s. driz 
 zle: adj. drizzly. 
 
 DROLL, s. One whose business is to 
 raise mirth by petty tricks; a jest- 
 er, a buffoon, adj. droll: s. drol- 
 lery, pi. drolleries. 
 
 DROM'EDARY. 5. A sort of camel, 
 pi. dromedaries. 
 
 DRONE, s. The bee which makes 
 no honev; the hum, or instrument 
 of humming; an idler, v. drone, 
 pr. par. droning; past, droned 
 adj. dronish. 
 
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DRO— DRU 
 
 DROOP, v. To languish with sor- 
 row ; to faint ; to grow weak. pr. 
 
 par. drooping; past, drooped. 
 DROP. s. A globule of moisture ; an 
 
 ornament hanging in the ear. v. 
 
 drop; pr. par. dropping; past, 
 
 dropped. 
 DROPSY, s. A collection of water 
 
 in the body. pi. dropsies: adj 
 
 dropsical, dropsied. 
 DROSS, s. The recrement or de 
 
 spuniation of metals ; rust, refuse 
 
 adj. drossy: s. drossiness. 
 DROUGHT, s. Dry weather, want 
 
 of rain, thirst, s. droughtiness. 
 DROVE. The preterit of the v. drive. 
 DROVE. 5. A body or number of 
 
 cattle, s. drover. 
 DROWN, v. To suffocate in water; 
 
 to deluge, pr. par. drowning; past, 
 
 drowned: s. dr owner. 
 DROWSY, adj. Sleepy, heavy, lazy. 
 
 adv. drowsily : s. drowsiness. 
 DRUB. v. To thresh, to beat, to bang. 
 
 pr. par. drubbing; past, drubbed. 
 DRUDGE, v. To labour in mean 
 
 offices ; to work hard ; to slave. 
 
 pr. par. drudging ; past, drudged: 
 
 s. drudge, dimdger, drudgery, pi. 
 
 drudgeries : adv. dru dgingly. 
 DRUDG'ING-BOX. s. The box out 
 
 of which flour is sprinkled. 
 DRUG. 5. An ingredient used in 
 
 physic ; a medicinal simple, v. 
 
 drug; pr. par. drugging; past, 
 
 drugged: s. druggist. 
 DRUG'GET. s. A slight kind of 
 
 woollen stuff. 
 DRU'ID. s. One of the priests and 
 
 philosophers of the ancient Brit- 
 ons and Gauls, adj. druidical: s. 
 
 druidism. 
 DRUM. s. An instrument of military 
 
 music ; the tympanum of the ear. 
 
 v. drum; pr. par. drumming; past, 
 
 drummed: s. drummer. 
 DRUM'FISH. s. The name of a fish. 
 
 DRU-DUC 
 
 DRUNK adj. Intoxicated witn strong 
 liquor; inebriated, adj. drunken: 
 adv. drunkenly : s. drunkenness* 
 drunkard. 
 
 DRY. adj. Arid, not wet, not moist, 
 plain, hard, severe, adv. drily ; 
 s. dryness. 
 
 DRY. v. To free from moisture ; to 
 exhale moisture; to drain, pr. par 
 drying; past, dried: s. dryer. 
 
 DRY'AD. s. A wood-nymph. 
 
 DRY'NURSE. s. A woman who 
 brings up and feeds a child with- 
 out the breast, v. drynurse; pr. 
 par. drynursing; past, drynursed. 
 
 DRY'SALTER. s. A dealer in salted 
 or dried meats, sauces, oils, pic 
 kles, drugs,, and various other 
 
 DRY'SHOD. adj. Without wet feet. 
 
 DUAL. adj. Expressing the number 
 two. s. duality. 
 
 DUB. v. To make a man a knight; 
 to confer any kind of dignity or 
 new character, pr. par. dubbing; 
 past, dubbed: s. dub. 
 
 DUBIOUS, adj. Doubtful, uncer- 
 tain, not plain, adv. dubiously: 
 s. dubiousness. 
 
 DU'BITABLE. adj. Doubtful, uncer- 
 tain, s. dubitancy, dubitation. 
 
 DU'CAL. adj. Pertaining to a duke. 
 
 DUC'AT. s. A coin struck by dukes; 
 in silver, worth four shillings and 
 six-pence ; in gold, nine shillings 
 and six-pence. 
 
 DUCH'ESS. s. The wife of a duke 
 a female who presides over a 
 dutchv. pi. duchesses. 
 
 DUCH'Y. s. See Dutchy. 
 
 DUCK. s. A species of water-fowl 
 
 DUCK. v. To dive under water, as 
 a duck ; to put under water, pr. 
 par. ducking; past, ducked: s. 
 ducker. 
 
 DUCK'ING-STOOL. s. A chair in 
 
 which scolds are tied, and put 
 
 R. s. The chief drum-; D ucKilNG er 5. A young duck. 
 
 DUCT. s. Guidance, direction ; a 
 
 mer of a regiment. 
 DRUM'-STICK. s. A stick 
 which a drum is beaten. 
 
 with 
 
 passage through which any thing 
 is conducted. 
 
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DUC— DUN 
 
 DUCTILE, adj. Easy to be drawn 
 out into length; flexible; pliable, 
 s. ductility, pi. ductilities. 
 
 DUDG'EON. 5. A small dagger; sul- 
 lenness, malignity. 
 
 DUE. adj. Owed; that which any 
 one has a right to demand; prop- 
 er, fit. s. due : adv. duly. 
 
 DU'EL. 5. A combat between two. 
 s. dueling, duelist. 
 
 DUEN'NA. 5. An old woman, kept 
 to guard a younger. 
 
 DU'ET. s. An air for two perform- 
 ers. 
 
 DUG. s. A pap, a nipple. 
 
 DUG. The pret. and past par. of the 
 v. dig. 
 
 DUKE. s. One of the highest order 
 of nobility. 
 
 DUKE'DOM. s. The seigniory or 
 possession of a duke. 
 
 DUL'CET. adj. Sweet, luscious, har- 
 monious. 
 
 DUL'CIFY. v. To sweeten, pr. par. 
 dulcifying ; past, dulcified: s. dul- 
 cification. 
 
 DUL'CIMER. s. A kind of musical 
 instrument. 
 
 DULL. adj. Stupid, doltish, blunt, 
 obtuse, melancholy, adv. dully: s. 
 dulness. 
 
 DU'LY. adv. Properly, fitly, regular- 
 ly, exactly. 
 
 DUMB. adj. Mute; incapable of 
 speech; silent, adv. dumbly: s 
 dumbness. 
 
 DUM'PLING. s. A sort of pudding. 
 
 DUMPS, s. In a state of sorrow, mel- 
 ancholy, or sadness, adj. dumpish: 
 adv. dumpishly : s. dumpishness. 
 
 DUN. adj. A colour partaking of 
 brown and black ; dark, gloomy. 
 
 DUN. s. A clamorous, importunate 
 creditor; an importunate demand 
 for money, v. dun; pr. par. dun- 
 ning; past, dunned: s. dunner. 
 
 DUN. s. An eminence, a mound. 
 
 DUNCE, s. A dolt ; one who is slow 
 in learning. 
 
 DUNG. s. The excrement of animals. 
 v. dung; pr. par. dunging; past, 
 dunged. 
 
 DUN— DUT 
 
 DUN'GEON. 5. A close prison. 
 
 DUODECIMO, s. A book is said to 
 be in duodecimo, when a sheet is 
 folded into twelve parts. 
 
 DUPE. s. A credulous man; a man 
 easily tricked, v. dupe; pr. par. 
 duping; past, duped: s. duper. 
 
 DUPLICATE, v. To double, pr. par. 
 duplicating; past, duplicated: s. 
 duplication. 
 
 DU'PLICATE. adj. Duplicate pro- 
 portion is the proportion of 
 squares. 
 
 DU'PLICATE. s. Another, corres- 
 pondent to the first; a second 
 thing of the same kind. 
 
 DUPLl'CITY. s. Doubleness, deceit, 
 pi. duplicities. 
 
 DU'RABLE. adj. Lasting, s. dura- 
 bility, pi. durabilities: adv. dura. 
 
 bly. 
 
 DU'RANCE. s. Imprisonment, en- 
 durance, duration. 
 
 DURATION. 5. Power of continu- 
 ance ; length of continuance. 
 
 DURESSE', s. Imprisonment, con- 
 straint. 
 
 DU'RING. prep. For the time of the 
 continuance of; while any thing 
 lasts. 
 
 DURST. Preterit of the v. dare. 
 
 DUSK. adj. Tending to darkness, 
 dark-coloured, adv. duskily: s. 
 duskiness: adj. duskish, dusky. 
 
 DUST. 5. Earth or other matter re- 
 duced to small particles, v. dust, 
 pr. par. dusting; past, dusted: s. 
 duster, dustiness: adj. dusty. 
 
 DUSTMAN, s. One whose employ- 
 ment is to carry away the dust, pi 
 dustmen. 
 
 DUTCH, s. The people of Holland; 
 the Dutch language. 
 
 DUTCH'ESS. s. See Duchess. 
 
 DUTCH' Y s. A territory which 
 gives title to a duke, pi.* dutchies. 
 
 DUTIFUL, adj. Obedient; submis- 
 sive to natural or legal superiors, 
 adv. dutifully: s. duiifulness. 
 
 DU'TY. s. That to which a man is 
 by any natural or legal obligation 
 bound, pi. duties: adj. duteous. 
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DUU—DWE 
 
 DUUM'VIRATE. s. A government 
 or jurisdiction among the Romans, 
 exercised by two. 
 
 DWARF, s. A man below the com- 
 mon size of men ; any animal or 
 plant below its natural bulk. adj. 
 dwarfish: s. dwarjishness. 
 
 DWELL, v. To remain, to inhabit ; 
 to live in a place, pr. par. dwelling; 
 past, dwelt: s. dweller, dwelling. 
 
 DWEL'LING-HOUSE. 5. The house 
 in which a person lives. 
 
 DWI-DYS 
 
 DWIN'DLE. v. To shrink ; to lose 
 bulk ; to grow little, pr. par. dwin- 
 dling; past, dwindled. 
 
 DYE. v. To tinge, to colour, to 
 stain, pr. par. dying; past, dy&l. 
 s. dyer, dying. 
 
 DY'NASTY. s. Government, sove 
 reignty ; a race or family of rulers, 
 pi. dynasties. 
 
 DYS'ENTERY. s. A looseness of 
 the bowels, pi. dysenteries. 
 
 DYSPEP'SY. s. A difficulty of diges 
 tion. pi. dyspepsies. 
 
 EAC— EAR 
 
 E 
 
 EAR— EBR 
 
 EACH. pron. Either of two; every 
 one of any number. 
 
 EA'GER. adj. Struck with desire; 
 ardently wishing, adv. eagerly: s. 
 eagerness. 
 
 EA'GLE. s. "A bird of prey; the 
 standard of the ancient Romans ; 
 a gold coin of the United States, 
 of the value often dollars. 
 
 EAG'LET. s. A young eagle. 
 
 EAR. s. The whole organ of hear- 
 ing ; that part of the ear which 
 stands prominent ; a spike of corn. 
 
 EARL. s. A title of nobility, next 
 in rank below a marquis, s. earl- 
 dom. 
 
 EAR'LY. adj. Soon, with respect to 
 something else. adv. early: s. ear- 
 liness. 
 
 EARN. v. To gain as the reward or 
 wages of labour, or any perform- 
 ance; to obtain, pr. par. earning, : 
 past, earned: s. earner, earning. 
 
 EAR'NEST. adj. Ardent in any af- 
 fection ; zealous, importunate, s. 
 earnest, earnestness : adv. earnestly. 
 
 EARTH, s. The element distinct 
 from air, fire, or water ; the world ; 
 soil ; terrene matter, v. earth ; pr. 
 par. earthing; past, earthed: adj. 
 earthen: adv. earthly. 
 
 EARTH'QUAKE. s. Tremor or con- 
 vulsion of the earth 
 
 EAR'- WIG. s. A sheath-winged in- 
 sect, imagined to creep into the 
 ear. 
 
 EASE. s. Quiet; rest; undisturbed 
 tranquillity; facility, v. ease; pr 
 par. easing; past, eased: s. ease- 
 ment, easiness: adv. easily: acj. 
 easy. 
 
 EA'SEL. s. The frame on which 
 painters strain their canvas. 
 
 EAST. s. The quarter where the 
 sun rises, opposite to the west, 
 adv. easterly: adj. eastern, east' 
 ward. 
 
 EASTER, s. The day on which 
 the Christian church commemcr- 
 ates our Saviour's resurrection. 
 
 EAT. v. To devour with the mouth; 
 to corrode, pr. par. eating; pawt, 
 eat, eaten: adj. eatable, s. eater. 
 
 EAVES. 5. The edges of the roof 
 which overhancr the house. 
 
 EAVES'-DROPPER. s. An insidious 
 listener, s. eaves-dropping. 
 
 EBB. s. The reflux of the tide to- 
 wards the sea; decline, decay, v. 
 ebb; pr. par. ebbing; past, ebbed. 
 
 EB'ONY. s. A kind of black wood. 
 pi. ebonies. 
 
 EBRI'ETY. s. Drunkenness. pL 
 ebrieties. 
 
 EBRIOS'ITY. 5. Habitual drunken- 
 ness, pi. ebriosiiies. 
 
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EBU— EDD 
 
 EBULLITION, s. The act of boil- 
 ing up with heat ; any intestine 
 motion, adj. ebullient. 
 
 ECCENTRIC, adj. Deviating from 
 the centre ; not terminating in the 
 same point; irregular; anoma- 
 lous, s, eccentricity, pi. eccentrici- 
 ties. 
 
 ECCLESIASTIC, s. A person dedi- 
 cated to the ministries of religion, 
 adj. ecclesiastical. 
 
 ECH'O. s. The return or repercus- 
 sion of sound, v. echo,' pr. par. 
 echoing; past, echoed. 
 
 ECHOM'ETER. 5. (In music;)— a 
 kind of scale, serving to measure 
 the duration of sounds. 
 
 ECCLAIRCIS'SEMEJVT. s. Ex- 
 planation ; the act of clearing up 
 an affair. 
 
 E'CLAT. s. Spendour, show, lustre, 
 pronounced e'klaw. 
 
 ECLECTIC, adj. Selecting. 
 
 ECLIPSE', s. An obscuration of the 
 luminaries of heaven; darkness, 
 obscuration, v. eclipse; pr. par. 
 eclipsing; past, eclipsed. 
 
 ECLIPTIC. 5. A great circle of the 
 sphere, supposed to be drawn 
 through the middle of the zodiac, 
 adj. ecliptic. 
 
 ECLOGUE. 5. A pastoral poem. 
 
 ECON'OMIES. s. Things which ap- 
 ply to the management of house- 
 hold affairs. 
 
 ECON'OMY. s. The management of 
 a family; frugality; regulation; 
 system of matter, pi. economies: 
 v. economize ; pr. par. economiz- 
 ing; past, economized: adj. eco- 
 nomical: adv. economically: s. econ- 
 omist. 
 
 EC'STACY. s. Any passion by 
 which the thoughts are absorbed, 
 and in which the mind is for a 
 time lost ; rapture, pi. ecstacies : 
 adj. ecstatic. 
 
 EDA'CITY. s. Voracity, greediness, 
 pi. edacities. 
 
 ED'DY. s. The water that runs con- 
 rary to the main stream, pi. ed- 
 
 EDE— EFF 
 
 dies: v. eddy; pr. par. eddying, 
 past, eddied. 
 
 E'DEN. 5. Paradise. 
 
 EDGE. s. The thin or cutting part 
 of a blade; brink, extremity, keen- 
 ness, v. edge; pr. par. edging; past, 
 edged: s. edging: adj. edgeless. 
 
 EDGEWISE, EDGEWAYS adv. 
 With the edge put into any par- 
 ticular direction 
 
 EDIBLE, adj. Fit to be eaten. 
 
 EDICT, s. A proclamation, com 
 mand, or prohibition ; a law pro 
 mulgated. 
 
 EDIFICATION. 5. Instruction, im 
 provement. adj. edificatory. 
 
 EDIFICE, s. A fabric, a building 
 a structure. 
 
 ED'IFY. v. To instruct, to improve, 
 pr. par. edifying; past, edified. 
 
 E'DILE. s. The title of a magistrate 
 in ancient Rome. 
 
 EDIT. v. To revise or prepare a 
 work for publication, pr. per. 
 editing; past, edited. 
 
 EDITION, s. Publication of any 
 thing, particularly of a book ; the 
 number of copies of any book, 
 printed with the same types. 
 
 EDITOR. 5. He that revises or pre- 
 pares any literary work for pub- 
 lication, adj. editorial: adv. edito- 
 rially: s. editorship. 
 
 EDUCATE, v. To bring up; to in 
 struct youth, pr. par. educating, 
 past, educated: s. education, edu 
 cator. 
 
 EDU'CE. v. To bring out, to ex- 
 tract, pr. par. educing; past, 
 educed: s. eduction. 
 
 EEK. v. To supply any deficiency; 
 to makelarger, by the addition o- 
 another piece, pr. par. eeking, 
 past, eeked. 
 
 EEL. s. A serpentine, slimy fish, 
 that lurks in the mud. 
 
 EF'FABLE. adj. Expressive, utter- 
 able. 
 
 EFFA'CE. v. To destroy any thing 
 painted or carved; to destroy 
 pr. par. effacing; past, effaced. 
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EFF— EFF 
 
 EFFECT. 5. That which is pro- 
 duced by an operating cause ; con- 
 sequence ; event, v. effect; pr. 
 par. effecting; past, effected: adj. 
 effectible, effective, effectual: s. ef- 
 fectless, effector: adv. effectually. 
 
 EFFECTUATE, v. To bring to 
 pass; to fulfil, pr. par. effectuat- 
 ing; past, effectuated. 
 
 EFFEMINATE, adj. Womanish, 
 voluptuous, tender, s. effeminacy, 
 pi. effeminacies: v. effeminate; 
 pr.par. effeminating; past, effemi- 
 nated: adv. effeminately: s. effemi- 
 nateness, efftmination. 
 
 EFFERVESCE', v. To generate heat 
 by intestine motion, pr. par. effer- 
 vescing ; past, effervesced: s. effer- 
 vescence. 
 
 EFFETE, adj. Barren; worn out 
 with age. 
 
 EF'FICACY. s. Power to produce 
 effects ; production of the conse- 
 quence intended, pi. efficacies. 
 adj. efficacious: adv. efficaciously. 
 
 EFFICIENCY. 5. The act of pro- 
 ducing effects ; agency, pi. efficien- 
 cies: adj. and s. efficient: adv. 
 efficiently. 
 
 EF'FIGY. s. Resemblance; image, 
 in painting or sculpture, pi. effi- 
 gies. 
 
 EFFLORESCENCE, EFFLORES'- 
 CENCY. s. Production of flowers; 
 excrescences in the form of flow- 
 ers ; (in physic) the breaking out 
 of some humours in the skin. pi. 
 efflorescences, effiorescencies : adj. 
 efflorescent. 
 
 EFFLUENCE, s. That which issues 
 from some other principle, adj. 
 effluent. 
 
 EFFLU'VIA. s. Those small parti- 
 cles which are continually flying 
 off from bodies. 
 
 EFFLUX, EFFLUXION. 5. The 
 act of flowing out ; effusion ; ema- 
 nation : that which flows out. 
 
 EF'FORT. s. Struggle, strain, vehe- 
 ment action, laborious endeavour. 
 
 EFFRONTERY, s'. Impudence, 
 ehamelessness. pi. effronteries. 
 
 EFF— ELA 
 
 EFFULGE'. v. To send forth lustre 
 or effulgence, pr. par. effulging, 
 past, effulged: s. effulgtnce: adj. 
 effulgent. 
 
 EFFUSION, s. The act of pouring 
 out ; waste ; bounteous donation, 
 adj. effusive. 
 
 EGG. s. That which is laid by feath 
 ered and some other animals, from 
 which their young is produced. 
 
 EG'LANTINE. 5. A species of rose, 
 sweet-briar. 
 
 E'GOTISM. s. Too frequent mention 
 of a man's self. s. egotist: adj. ego- 
 tistical: adv. egotistically. 
 
 EGREGIOUS, adj. Remarkable, ex 
 traordinary, eminently bad. adv 
 egregiously : s. egrcgiousness. 
 
 E'GRESS. s. The power or act of 
 going out of any place; departure. 
 
 EGRES'SION. 5/ The act of going 
 out. 
 
 EIGHT, adj. Twice four. adj. eighth . 
 adv. eighthly. 
 
 EIGHTEEN, adj. Twice nine. adj. 
 eighteenth. 
 
 EIGHTY. 047. Eight times ten. 
 adj. eightieth. 
 
 EITHER. ;>ron. Whichsoever of the 
 two; each; both. conj. cither. 
 
 EJACULATE, v. To throw, to 
 shoot, to dart out. pr. par. ejacu- 
 lating; past, ejaculated: s. ejacu- 
 lation: adj. ejaculutory. 
 
 EJECT, v. To throw out ; to cast 
 forth ; to expel, pr. par. ejecting, 
 past, ejected: s. ejection. 
 
 EJECTMENT, s. A legal writ, by 
 which any inhabitant of a house, 
 or tenant of an estate, is command- 
 ed to depart. 
 
 EKE. v. To increase, to supply, to 
 fill up deficiencies, pr. par. eking; 
 past, eked. 
 
 ELAB'ORATE. v. To produce with 
 labour ; to heighten and improve 
 by successive endeavours or oper 
 ations. pr. par. elaborating ; past, 
 elaborated, adj. elaborate s. dab 
 orateness, elaboration. 
 
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ELA— ELE 
 
 ELAPSE', v. To pass away; to glide 
 away. pr. par. elapsing; past, 
 elapsed. 
 
 ELAS'TIC. adj. Having the. power 
 of returning to the form, from 
 which it is distorted or withheld ; 
 springy, s. elasticity, pi. elastici- 
 ties. 
 
 ELA'TE. adj. Flushed with success ; 
 haughty, v. elate; pr. par. elating; 
 past, elated: s. elation. 
 
 EL'BOW. s. The next joint or cur- 
 vature of the arm below the shoul- 
 der; any flexure, or angle, v. e/- 
 bow; pr. par. elbowing; past, el- 
 boived. 
 
 EL'DER. adj. Surpassing another in 
 years, adv. elderly. 
 
 EL'DER. s. The name of a tree. 
 
 EL'DEST. s. The oldest; having the 
 right of primogeniture. 
 
 ELECT', v. To choose for any office 
 or use. pr. par. electing; past, elect- 
 ed: adj. elect, elective: s. election, 
 elector: adj. electoral. 
 
 ELEC'TARY, ELECTUARY, s. A 
 form of medicine made of con- 
 serves and powders, of the con- 
 sistence of honey, pi. electaiies, 
 electuaries. 
 
 ELECTIONEER', v. To be active 
 previous to an election, pr. par. 
 electioneering; past, electioneered. 
 
 ELECTORATE, s. The territory of 
 an elector. 
 
 ELECTRESS s. The wife or widow 
 of an elector, pi. electresses. 
 
 ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL, adj. 
 Attractive without magnetism ; 
 attractive by a peculiar property, 
 supposed onr c to belong chiefly to, 
 amber. 
 
 ELECTRl'CITY. s. The name of an 
 unknown natural power, which 
 produces a great variety of pecu- 
 liar and surprising phenomena, pi. 
 electricities: s. electrician. 
 
 ELECTRIFY, v. To render electric; 
 to communicate electricity, pr. 
 par. electrifying-; past, electrified. 
 
 ELECTROMETER 5. An instru- 
 ment for measuring the quantity, 
 
 ELE-ELI 
 
 and determining the quality, of 
 electricity, in any electrified body. 
 
 ELECTUARY, ELEC'TARY. s. A 
 form of medicine made of con- 
 serves and powders, of the con- 
 sistence of honey, pi. electuaries, 
 electaries. 
 
 ELEEMOS'YNARY. adj. Living up- 
 on alms; depending upon charity; 
 given in charity. 
 
 EL'EGANT. adj. Nice; accurate in 
 discerning; pleasing by minuter 
 beauties, adv. elegantly: s. ele 
 gance. 
 
 ELEGY, s. A mournful song; a fu 
 neral song. pi. elegies: adj. elegiac, 
 elegiacal: s. eligiasl. 
 
 EL'EMENT. s. The first or consti- 
 tuent principle of any thing ; the 
 proper habitation or sphere of 
 any thing ; an ingredient, adj. ele- 
 mental, elementary. 
 
 ELEPHANT, s. The largest of 
 quadrupeds, adj. elephantine. 
 
 ELEVATE, v. To raise, to exalt, to 
 dignify, pr. par. elevating; past, 
 elevated: s. elevation, elevator. 
 
 ELE'VE. s. Literally, a scholar or 
 disciple; one who has studied 
 under a particular master; one 
 brought up, or protected by an- 
 other. 
 
 ELEVEN, adj. Ten and one. adj. 
 eleventh. 
 
 ELF. s. A wandering spirit, sup- 
 posed to be seen in wild, unfre- 
 quented places; a fairy, pi. elves; 
 adj. elfish. 
 
 ELF'-LOCK. 5. Hair twisted by elves, 
 a common superstition. 
 
 ELI'CIT. v. To strike out ; to fetch 
 out by labour or art. pr. par. elicit' 
 ing ; past, elicited : s. elicitation. 
 
 ELIGIBLE, adj. Fit to be chosen; 
 preferable; desirable, s. eligibility, 
 pi. eligibilities. 
 
 ELI'SION. s. The act of cutting off; 
 separation of parts. 
 
 ELI'TE. adj. A military word, de- 
 noting the flower or chosen part 
 of an army. 
 
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ELI— EMA 
 
 ELIX'IR. s. A kind of medicine 
 made by strong infusion; the ex- 
 tract or quintessence of any thing. 
 
 ELK. s. A large and stately animal 
 of the stag kind. 
 
 ELL. s. A measure containing, in 
 England, a yard and a quarter. 
 
 ELLIPSIS. 5. A figure of rhetoric, 
 by which something is left out 
 in geometry, an oval figure, gen- 
 erated from the section of a cone, 
 pi. ellipses. 
 
 ELLIPTIC, ELLIPTICAL, adj. 
 Having the form of an ellipsis ; 
 oval. adv. ellipiically. 
 
 ELM. s. The name of a tree. 
 
 ELOCUTION, s. The power of flu 
 ent speech; eloquence; beauty 
 of words, adj. elocutive. 
 
 ELON'GATE. v. To lengthen; to 
 draw out ; to put further off. pr. 
 par. elongating ; past, elongated: 
 s. elongation. 
 
 ELOTE. v. To run away ; to break 
 loose, pr. par. eloping; past, 
 eloped: s. elopement. 
 
 EL'OQUENCE. s. The power of 
 speaking with fluency and ele- 
 gance; oratory, adj. eloquent: 
 adv. eloquently. 
 
 ELSE. pron. Other; one besides, 
 adv. else. 
 
 ELSEWHE'RE. adv. In any other 
 places ; in some other place. 
 
 ELU'CIDATE. v. To explain, to 
 clear, to make plain, pr. par. elu- 
 cidating; past, elucidated: s. elu- 
 cidation^ elucidaior : adj. elucida- 
 tive. 
 
 ELU'DE. v. To escape by stratagem ; 
 to avoid by artifice, pr. par. elud- 
 ing; past, eluded: adj. eludible. 
 
 ELU'SION. s. The act of eluding ; 
 artifice, adj. elusive, elusory: s. 
 elusonness. 
 
 ELY'SILWI. s. The place assigned 
 by the heathens to happy souls; 
 any place exquisitely pleasant, 
 adj. eh/si an. 
 
 EMA'CIATE. v. To waste; to de- 
 prive of flesh, pr. pax. emaciating; 
 past, emaciated \: s. emaciation. 
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 EMA— EMB 
 
 EMAC'ULATE. v. To make clean : 
 to take out spots, pr. par. emac- 
 vlating; ^>&s\.,emaculated: s.emac- 
 ulation: adj. emaculaie. 
 
 EM'ANATE. v. To issue or flow 
 from. pr. par. emanating; past, 
 emanated: s. emanation: adj. ema 
 native. 
 
 EMAN'CIPATE. v. To set free from 
 servitude, pr. par. emancipating 
 past, emancipated: s. emancipa 
 tion, emancipator. 
 
 EMAS'CULATE. v. To vitiate by 
 unmanly softness ; to effeminate, 
 pr. par. emasculating, past, emas- 
 culated. 
 
 EMBALM', v. To impregnate a body 
 with aromatics, that it may resist 
 putrefaction, pr. par. embalming , 
 past, embalmed: s. embalmer. 
 
 EMBAR'GO. s. A prohibition to 
 pass ; a stop put to trade, pi. em- 
 bargoes: v. embargo; pr. par. em- 
 bar going ; past, embargoed. 
 
 EMBARK', v. To put on'shipboard, 
 to go on shipboard ; to engage an 
 other in any affair, pr. par. embark' 
 ing; past, embarked: s. embarka- 
 tion. 
 
 EMBARRASS, v. To perplex, to 
 entangle, pr. par. embarrassing , 
 past, embarrassed: s. embarrass- 
 ment. 
 
 EMBASSADOR, AMBAS'SADOR 
 s. One sent on a public message, 
 adj. embassadonal^ ambassadorial. 
 
 EMBAS'SADRESS, AMBAS'SA- 
 DRESS, s. A woman sent on a 
 public message, pi. embassadresses 
 ambassadresses. 
 
 EM'BASSY. s. A public message 
 pi. embassies. 
 
 EMBATTLE, v. To arrange in or 
 der or array of battle, pr. par. em 
 battling; past, embattled. 
 
 EMBED'DED. adj. Sunk in another 
 substance. 
 
 EMBEL'LiSH. v. To adorn, to beau- 
 tifv. pr. par. embellishing ; past, 
 embellished : s. embellishment. 
 
 EM'BERS. s. Hot cinders ; ashes not 
 yet extinguished, 
 
EMB— EMB 
 
 EMBEZ'ZLE. v. To appropriate by 
 breach of trust, pr. par. embez- 
 zling 1 ; past, embezzled: s. embez- 
 zlement, embezzler. 
 
 EMBLA'ZON. v. To adorn with 
 figures of heraldry ; to deck in 
 glaring colours, pr. par. emblazon- 
 ing; past, emblazoned: s. embla- 
 zoner, emblazonry, pi. emblazon- 
 ries. 
 
 EM'BLEM. s. Inlay; enamel; an 
 allusive picture ; a typical desig- 
 nation, adj. emblematic, emblemat- 
 ical: adv. emblematically. 
 
 EMBOD'Y. v. See Imbod*. 
 
 EMBOSS', v. To form with protu- 
 berances ; to engrave with relief 
 or rising work ; to cover, pr. par. 
 embossing; past, embossed: s. em- 
 bossment. 
 
 EMBOWEL, v. To eviscerate; to 
 deprive of the entrails, pr. par 
 emboweling; past, emboweled: s 
 emboweler. 
 
 EMBOWER, v. To lodge, to build, 
 to bower, pr. par. embowering; 
 past, embowered. 
 
 EMBRA'CE. v. To hold fondly in 
 the arms ; to squeeze in kindness: 
 to include ; to seize, pr. par. em- 
 bracing; past, embraced: s. em- 
 bracement, embracer. 
 
 EMBRASURE'. 5. An aperture in a 
 wall, through which a cannon is 
 pointed ; battlement. 
 
 EM'BROCATE. v. To rub any part 
 diseased with medicinal liquors, 
 pr. par. embrocating ; past, embro- 
 cated: s. embrocation. 
 
 EMBROI'DER. v. To border with 
 ornaments; to decorate with fig- 
 ured work. pr. par. embroidering; 
 past, embroidered : s. embroiderer, 
 embroidery, pi. embroideries. 
 
 EMBROIL', v. To disturb, to con 
 fuse, to distract, pr. par. embroil- 
 ing; pa^t, embroiled: s. embroilment. 
 
 EMBRUE'. v. See Imbrue. 
 
 EM'BRYO. s. The offspring yet un 
 finished in the womb ; the state 
 of anv thing not fit for production 
 pi. embryoes. 
 
 EME-EMP 
 
 EMEND', v. To amend, to correct 
 pr. par. emending; past, emended: 
 adj. emcndable: s. emendation, 
 emcndator: adj. emend atory. 
 
 EM'ERALD. s. A green, precious 
 stone. 
 
 EMERGE', v. To rise out of any 
 thing in which it is covered ; to 
 rise into view. pr. par. emerging 
 past, emerged. 
 
 EMERGENCE, EMERGENCY, s. 
 Any sudden occasion ; unexpect- 
 ed casualty, pi. emergences, emev 
 gencies. 
 
 EMER'SION. s. The act of rising out 
 of any fluid; the time when a star, 
 having been obscured by its ap- 
 proach to the sun, appears again. 
 
 EM'ERY. s. An iron ore, useful in 
 cleaning and polishing steel, pi 
 emeries. 
 
 EMET'IC. adj. Having the quality 
 of provoking vomits, adv. emeit* 
 cally : s. emetic. 
 
 EMIGRATE, v. To remove from 
 one place to another pr. par. end 
 grating; past, emigrated: s. emi 
 grant, emigration. 
 
 EMINENT, adj. High, lofty, exalt 
 ed, conspicuous, adv. eminently 
 s. eminence. 
 
 E'MIR. s. A title of dignity among 
 the Turks and Persians. 
 
 EMISSARY, s. One sent on a pri- 
 vate message ; a spy ; a secret 
 agent, pi. emissaries: adj. emis- 
 sary. 
 
 EMIS'SION. s. The act of emitting, 
 adj. emissive. 
 
 EMIT', v. To send forth ; to let go; 
 to dart. pr. par. emitting; past, 
 emitted, 
 
 EM'MET. s. An ant, a pismire. 
 
 EMOL'LIENT. adj Softening, sup- 
 pling. 
 
 EMOLUMENT. 5 Profit, advan- 
 tage. ad], emolumental. 
 
 EMOTION 5. Disturbance of mind; 
 vehemence of passion. 
 
 EMPA'LE, IMPA'I.E. v. To fence 
 with a pale; to fortify; to put tr 
 death by spitting on a stake fixed 
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EMP-EMP 
 
 upright, pr. par. empaling; past, 
 empaled: s. empalement. 
 
 EMPAiN'NEL. v. To put on the pan- 
 nel ; to summon to serve on a ju- 
 ry, pr. par. empanneling ; past, 
 empanneled. 
 
 EMPARLANCE, IMPARLANCE. 
 s. A desire or petition, in court, 
 of a day to consider what is best 
 to do. 
 
 EM'PEROR. 5. A monarch, of title 
 and dignity superior to a king. 
 
 EM'PHASIS. s. A remarkable stress; 
 laid upon a word or sentence;! 
 particular force impressed by style! 
 or pronunciation, pi. emphases: v.j 
 emphasize; pr. par. emphasizing; 
 past, emphasized. 
 
 EMPHATIC, EMPHATICAL. adj. 
 With emphasis ; forcible, strong, 
 striking, adv. emphatically. 
 
 EM'PIRE s. Imperial power; su- 
 preme dominion ; command over 
 any th'iig; dominions of an em- 
 peror. 
 
 EMPIR'IC. 5. An experimenter, a 
 quack, adj. empiric, empirical: 
 adv. empirically : s. empiricism. 
 
 EMPLOY', v. To busy ; t keep at 
 work ; to exercise ; to use as an 
 instrument, pr. par. employing; 
 past, employed: s. employer, em- 
 ployment. 
 
 EMPO'RIUM. s. A place of mer- 
 chandise ; a mart, a commercial 
 citv. 
 
 EMPOV'ERISH, IMPOVERISH, v. 
 To make poor ; to reduce to indi- 
 gence, pr. par. empoverishing ; 
 past, emporerhhed: s. empouerisher, 
 impoverishment 
 
 EMPOWER, v. To authorize; to 
 commission; to give power; to 
 enable, pr. par. empowering ; past, 
 empowered. 
 
 EM'PRESS. s. The wife of an em 
 peror: a female invested with im- 
 perial dign if. ol. empresses. 
 
 EMPTY adj Void, not full, evac. 
 uated, unsatisfactory, v. empty 
 pr. par. emptying; past, emptied 
 B. emptier, emptiness. 
 
 EMP— ENC 
 
 EMPUR'PLE, IMPUR'PLE. v. To 
 make of a purple coloui. pr. par 
 empurpling; past, empurpled. 
 
 EMPY'REAN. s. The highest heav- 
 en, where the pure element of fire 
 
 I is supposed to subsist, adj. emyy 
 
 \ real. 
 
 EM'ULATE. «. To rival ; to propose 
 as one to be equalled or excelled; 
 to imitate, pr. par. emulating; past, 
 emulated: s. emulation, emulator* 
 adj. emulative. 
 
 EMULGE'. v. To milk out. pr. par. 
 emulging; past, emulged: adj. 
 emulgent. 
 
 EM'ULOUS. adj. Rivaling; en- 
 gaged in competition; desirous 
 of superiority. 
 
 ENA'BLE. v. To make able ; to em 
 power, pr. par. enabling; past. 
 enabled. 
 
 ENACT', v. To establish by law; 
 to decree, pr. par. enacting; past, 
 enacted: s. enactor. 
 
 ENAM'EL. v. To inlay; to varie- 
 gate with colours, properly with 
 colours fixed by fire. pr. pur. en- 
 ameling; past, enameled: s. enam- 
 el, enameler. 
 
 ENAM'OUR. v. To inflame with 
 love; to make fond. pr. par. en- 
 amouring; past, enamoured. 
 
 ENCAMP', v. To pitch tents; to sit 
 down for a time in a march, pr. 
 par. encamping, past, encamped 
 s. encampment. 
 
 ENCHAIN', v. To fasten with a 
 chain ; to hold in chains : to bind, 
 pr. par. enchaining; past, enchain- 
 ed. 
 
 ENCHANT, v. To subdue bv charms 
 or spells; to delight in a high de- 
 gree, pr. par. enchanting ; past, 
 enchanted: s. enchanter, enchant- 
 ment: adv. enchantingly. 
 
 ENCHANTRESS. 5. A sorceress 
 a woman whose beautv ond ex 
 cellencies give irresistible influ 
 ence. pi. enchantresses. 
 
 ENCHA'SE. v. To infix; to enclose 
 in any body, so as to be held fast. 
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ENC-- END 
 
 but not concealed ; to engrave, 
 pr. par. enchasing; past, enchased. 
 
 ENCIRCLE, v. To surround, to en- 
 viron, to enclose in a ring. pr. par. 
 encircling ; past, encircled. 
 
 ENCLiT'IC. s. A particle which 
 throws hack the accent upon the 
 foregoing syllable. 
 
 ENCLO'SE, lNCLCSE. v. To part 
 from things or grounds common, 
 by a fence ; to environ ; to encir- 
 cle, pr. par. enclosing; past, en 
 closed: s. encloser, enclosure. 
 
 ENCO'MIAST. s. A panegyrist; a 
 proclaimer of praise, adj. encomi- 
 astic, encomiastical. 
 
 ENCO'MIUM. s. Panegyric, praise, 
 eulogy. 
 
 ENCOM'PASS. c- ~> enclose, to 
 encircle, to surround, pr. par. en- 
 compassing; past, encompassed: s. 
 encompassment. 
 
 EWCURE. adv. In French, signi- 
 fies again ; once more. v. encore; 
 pr. par. encoring; past, encored. 
 
 ENCOUNTER, v. To engage, to 
 fight, to come together by chance 
 pr. par. encountering; past, en- 
 countered: s. encounter, encoun- 
 terer. 
 
 ENCOUR'AGE. v. To animate; to 
 incite; to embolden, pr. par. en 
 couraging; past, encouraged: s. 
 encouragement, encourager : adv. 
 encourn shingly. 
 
 ENCRIM'SONED. adj. Having a 
 crimson colour. 
 
 ENCROACH', INCROACH'. v. To 
 make invasions upon the right of 
 another; to pass bounds, pr. par. 
 encroaching ; past, encroached: s. 
 encroacher, encroachment: adv. 
 encroachingly. 
 
 ENCYCLOPE'Dl A, C YCLOPE'DIA. 
 9. The circle of sciences; the 
 round of learning, adj. encyclope- 
 dias: s. encyclopedist. 
 
 END. s. The extremity of the length 
 of any thing, materially extended ; 
 ultimate state; final doom, pur- 
 pose, intention, v. end; pr. par. 
 ending; past, ended. 
 
 END— ENE 
 
 ENDAN'GER. v. To put into haz 
 ard : to bring into peril, pr. par. 
 endangering; past, endangered. 
 
 KNDEAR'. v. To make dear ; to make 
 beloved, pr. par. endearing; past, 
 endeared: s. endearment. 
 
 ENDEAVOUR, s. Labour. directed 
 to some certain end. v. endeavour; 
 pr. par. endeavouring; past, en- 
 deavoured: s. endeavovrer. 
 
 ENDEM'IC, ENDEM'ICAL.fl^*. Pe- 
 culiar to a country ; used in re- 
 spect to any disease proceeding 
 from some cause peculiar to the 
 country where it reigns. 
 
 EN'DIVE. s. A species of plant. 
 
 ENDLESS, adj. Having no end; 
 being without conclusion or termi- 
 nation, adv. endlessly: s. endless- 
 
 ENDORSE', v. To register on the 
 back of a writing, to superscribe ; 
 to write on the back of a bill of 
 exchange, pr. par. endorsing; past, 
 endorsed: s. endorsement, endorser. 
 
 ENDOW, v. To enrich with a por- 
 tion ; to supply with any external 
 goods, pr. par. endowing; past, 
 endowed: s. endowment. 
 
 ENDU'E. v. To supply with mental 
 excellencies ; to invest with other 
 powers and advantages than tho.' e 
 of the mind. p*\ par. enduing, 
 past, endued. 
 
 ENDURE, v. To bear, to sustain, 
 to support, to bear with patience, 
 pr. par. enduring; past, endured : 
 s. endurance, endurer : adj. endur 
 able. 
 
 ENDWISE, ENDWAYS. adv. 
 Erectly, uprightly, on end. 
 
 EN'EMY. 5. A public foe ; a private 
 opponent, pi. enemies. 
 
 EN'ERGY. s. Power not exerted in 
 action ; force ; vigour, pi. ener- 
 gies: adj. energetic: adv . energeti- 
 cally. 
 
 EN'ERGIZE. v. To give energy; to 
 excite action, pr. par. energizing, 
 past, energized: s. cnergizer. 
 
 ENER'VATE. v. To weaken, to de- 
 prive of force, pr. par. enervating, 
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ENF- ENG 
 
 past, enervated: adj. enervate, s. 
 enervater, enervation. 
 
 ENFEEBLE, v. To weaken, to en- 
 ervate, pr. par. enfeebling; past, 
 enfeebled. 
 
 ENFILA'DE. v. To pierce in a rightj 
 line. pr. par. enfilading; past, enfi- 
 laded. 
 
 ENFORCE', v. To strengthen ; to 
 put in act by violence: to urge 
 with energy; to compel, pr. par. 
 enforcing; past, enforced: s. en- 
 forcement, enforcer. 
 
 ENFRANCHISE, v. To admit to the 
 privileges of a freeman ; to set free 
 from slavery; to denizen, pr. par. 
 enfranchising ; past, enfranchised ; 
 s. enfranchisement, enfranchiser. 
 
 ENGAGE', v. To make liable for a 
 debt to a creditor; to embark in 
 an affair ; to contract, pr. par. en- 
 gaging; past, engaged : s. engage- 
 ment, engager: adv. engagingly. \ 
 
 ENGEN'DER. v. To produce, to 
 form, to cause, pr. par. engender- 
 ing; past, engendered: s. engen-, 
 dere.r. 
 
 EN'GINE. 5. Any mechanical com- 
 plication, in which various move- 
 ments and parts concur to one ef- 
 fect. 
 
 ENGINE'ER. s. An officer in an ar- 
 mv or fortified place, whose bu-j 
 siness is to contrive and inspect! 
 attacks, defences, and works; one, 
 who constructs canals, docks, and| 
 harbours; one who takes care of j 
 an engine. 
 
 ENG'LISH. adj. Relating to England .! 
 
 ENGRAFT', v. To fix deeply; to | 
 attach, pr. par. engrafting; past, 
 ensrrafted. 
 
 ENGRA'VE. v. To picture by inci- 
 sions in any matter, pr. par. en- 
 graving ; past, engraved: s. en- 
 graver, engravery, engraving. 
 
 ENGROSS', v. To thicken ; to seize 
 the whole of anv thing; to pur- 
 chase anv commoditv, for the sake 
 of selling it at a high price; to 
 copy in a large hand. pr. par. en-\ 
 
 ENH -ENO 
 
 grossing; past, engrossed: s. en- 
 grosser, engrossinc/it. 
 
 ENHANCE', v. To advance; to 
 raise in esteem, pr. par. enhanc- 
 ing ; past, enhanced: s. enhance- 
 ment, enhancer. 
 
 ENIG'MA. s. A riddle ; an obscure 
 question; a position expressed in 
 remote and ambiguous terms, adj. 
 enigmatic, enigmatical: adv. enig* 
 matically: s. enigmatist. 
 
 ENJOIN', v. To direct, to order, to 
 prescribe, pr. par. enjoining ; past, 
 enjoined: s. enjoiner, enjoinment. 
 
 ENJOY', v. To feel or perceive with 
 pleasure; to be pleased with; to 
 obtain possession of. pr. par. en- 
 joying ; past, enjoyed: s. enjoyr^ 
 enjoyment : adj. enjoyable. 
 
 ENKIN'DLE. v. To set on fire ; to 
 inflame, pr. par. enkindling; past, 
 enkindled. 
 
 ENLARGE', v. To make greater in 
 quantity or appearance; to in- 
 crease in magnitude; to extend, 
 pr. par. enlarging; past, enlarged 
 s. enlargement, enlarger. 
 
 ENLIGHTEN, v. To illuminate; to 
 supply with light, pr. par. enlight- 
 ening; past, enlightened: s. en- 
 tightener. 
 
 ENLIST', INLIST'. v. To enrol 01 
 register; to become a soldier, pr. 
 par. enlisting; past, enlisted: s. 
 enlistment. 
 
 ENLFVEN. v. To make quick, to 
 animate, pr. par. enlivening ; past, 
 enlivened: s. enliven er, enlivening. 
 
 EN'MITY. s. Unfriendly disposition: 
 malevolence; aversion, pi. enmi 
 ties. 
 
 ENNOBLE, v. To raise from com 
 monalty to nobilitv ; to dignify ; to 
 exalt, pr. par. ennobling; past, en- 
 nobled: s. ennoblement. 
 
 EN'NUI. s. Weariness, fastidious- 
 ness, disgust. 
 
 ENOR'MTTY. 5. Deviation from 
 rule: irregularity; depravity; atro 
 cious crime, pi. enormities: adj 
 enormous: adv. enormously. 
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ENO— ENT 
 
 ENOUGH'. 5. Something sufficient 
 
 in greatness or excellence, adv. 
 
 enough. 
 ENQUl'RE. v. To ask about; to 
 
 seek out. pr. par. enquiring , past, 
 
 enquired : s. enquiry, pi. enquiries, 
 
 enquirer. 
 ENRAGE', v. To irritate ; to mate 
 
 furious, pr. par. enraging; past, 
 
 enraged. 
 ENRAPTURE, v. To transport 
 
 with pleasure; to delight highly. 
 
 pr. par. enrapturing; past, enrap- 
 tured. 
 ENRICH', v. To make wealthy; to 
 
 fertilize, pr. par. enriching; past, 
 
 enriched: s. enrichment. 
 ENROBE, v. To dress, to clothe 
 
 pr. par. enrobing; past, enrobed. 
 
 ENROL', v. To insert in a roll, or 
 register; to record, pr. par. en- 
 rolling: past, enrolled: s. enrol- 
 ler, enrolment. 
 
 ENSANG'UINE. v. To smear with 
 gore ; to suffuse with blood, pr. 
 par. ensanguining; past, ensan 
 guined. 
 
 ENSCONCE', v. To cover, as with 
 a fort ; to secure, pr. par. esconc- 
 ing ; past, ensconced. 
 
 ENSHRI'NE. v. To enclose in a 
 chest or cabinet ; to preserve as 
 a thing sacred, pr. par. enshrining; 
 past, enshrined. 
 
 EN'SIGN. s. The flag or standard 
 of a regiment; badge, or mark of 
 distinction; the officer who car- 
 ries the flag. s. ensigncy, pi. en- 
 signcies. 
 
 ENSLA'VE. v. To reduce to servi- 
 tude ; to deprive of liberty, pr. 
 par. enslaving; past, enslaved: s 
 enslavement, enslaver. 
 
 ENSNA'RE. v. See Insnare. 
 
 ENSU'E. v. To follow, pr. par. en- 
 suing; past, ensued. 
 
 ENTAB'LATURE. s. The archi 
 trave, frieze, and cornice, of a pil- 
 lar. 
 
 ENTAIL', s. The estate entailed or 
 settled, with regard to the rule of 
 
 ENT— ENT 
 
 its descent, v. entail ; pr. par en- 
 tailing; past, entailed. 
 
 ENTAN'GLE. v. To^ inwrap or in 
 snare with something not easily 
 extricable ; to embarrass, pr. par. 
 entangling; past, entangled: s 
 entanglement, entangler. 
 
 EN'TER. v. To go or come into 
 any place; to initiate in a busi- 
 ness, method, or society, pr. par. 
 entering; past, entered: s. enter- 
 ing. 
 
 ENTERLA'CE. v. To intermix, to 
 interweave, pr. par. enterlacing; 
 past, enterlaced. 
 
 ENTEROL'OGY. s. The anatomi- 
 cal account of the bowels and 
 other internal parts, pi. enierolo- 
 gies. 
 
 EN'TERPRIZE. s. An undertaking 
 of hazard ; an arduous attempt, v. 
 enterprize; pr. par. enterprizing, 
 past, enterprized: s. enterpriser. 
 
 ENTERTAIN', v. To converse with ; 
 to talk with ; to receive hospita- 
 bly ; to amuse ; to reserve in the 
 mind. pr. par. entertaining; past, 
 entertained: s. entertainment, en- 
 tertainer: adv. entertainingly. 
 
 ENTHRAL', v. See Inthral. 
 
 ENTHRONE, v. To place on a re- 
 gal seat; to invest with sovereign 
 authority, pr. par. enthroning; 
 past, enthroned. 
 
 ENTHUSIASM, s. A vain belief 
 of private revelation ; a vain con- 
 fidence of divine favour ; heat of 
 imagination ; elevation of fancy. 
 s. enthusiast: adj. enthusiastic, en- 
 thusiastical : adv. enthusiastically. 
 
 ENTI'CE. v. To allure, to draw by 
 blandishments or hopes, pr. par. 
 enticing; past, enticed: s. entice- 
 ment, enticer: adv. enticingly. 
 
 ENTI'RE. adj. Whole, undivided, 
 complete in all its parts, adv. en- 
 tirely: s. entireness. 
 
 ENTITLE, v. To grace or dignify 
 with a title or honourable appel- 
 lation; to distinguish by a name, 
 pr. par. entitling; past, entitled. 
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ENT— ENV 
 
 ENTITY. 5. Something which really 
 is ; a real being, pi. entities. 
 
 ENTOMB', v. To put into a tomb; 
 to bury. pr. par. entombing ; past, 
 entbmbcd: s. entombment. 
 
 ENTOMOL'OGY. 5. That part of 
 natural history which treats of 
 insects, pi. entomologies : s. ento- 
 mologist. 
 
 ENTRAILS. 5. The intestines, the 
 bowels. 
 
 ENTRANCE, s. The power of en- 
 tering into a place; the act of 
 entering ; avenue. 
 
 ENTRA'NCE. v. To put into a trance; 
 to put in an ecstacy. pr. par. en- 
 trancing ; past, entranced. 
 
 ENTRAP, v. To ensnare; to catch 
 in a trap ; to entangle, pr. par. 
 entrapping; past, entrapped. 
 
 ENTREAT', v. To petition, to so- 
 licit, to importune, pr. par. entreat- 
 ing; past, entreated: adj. entreat- 
 able: s. entreater, entreaty, pi. en- 
 treaties. 
 
 ENTREPOT. 5. A magazine, a 
 warehouse, pronounced on'-tre-po. 
 
 ENTRY, s. The passage by which 
 any one enters a house; ingress; 
 the act of registering or setting 
 down in writing; the act of en- 
 tering, pi. entries. 
 
 ENTWTNE. v. See Intwine. 
 
 ENTWIST'. v. To wreath around, 
 or together, pr. par. entwisting; 
 past, enhvisted. 
 
 ENUMERATE, v. To reckon sin- 
 gly, pr. par. enumerating; past, 
 enumerated; s. enumeration; adj. 
 enumerative. 
 
 ENUNCIATION. 5. Declaration; 
 public attestation ; intelligence, 
 adi. enunciative: adv. enunciative- 
 
 ly 
 
 ENVEL'OP. v. To inwrap,to cover, 
 to hide, to surround, pr. par. en- 
 veloping; past, enveloped: s. en- 
 velope, envelopment. 
 
 JENVEN'OM. v. To taint with poi- 
 son ; to poison; to enrage, pr. 
 par. envenoming; past, envenomed. 
 
 ENVl'RON. v. To surround, to en- 
 
 ENV-EP1 
 
 compass, to besiege, pr. par. en» 
 vironing; past, environed. 
 
 EN'VIRONS. s. The neighbourhood 
 or neighbouring places in the 
 country. 
 
 EN'VOY. s. A public minister sent 
 from one power to another; a 
 messenger. 
 
 EN'VY. v. To hate another for ex- 
 cellence, happiness, or success; to 
 grudge, pr. par. envying past, 
 envied: s. envy, pi. envies, envier: 
 adj. enviable. 
 
 ENWRAP', v. See Inwrap. 
 
 EO'LIAN. adj. Denoting one of the 
 five dialects of the Greek tongue; 
 also, a particular kind of verse; 
 and in music, one of the modosof 
 the ancients. 
 
 E'PACT. s. A number, whereby we 
 note the excess of the common 
 solar year above the lunar; and 
 thereby may find out the age of 
 the moon, every vear. 
 
 EPAULE'MENT.*^ In fortification, 
 a side-work, made either of earth 
 thrown up, of bags of earth, ga- 
 bions, or of fascines and earth. 
 
 EPAULET. 5. An ornament for the 
 shoulder. 
 
 EPHEM'ERON. 5. An insect that is 
 said to live only one day. pi. 
 ephemera: n.d], ephemeral. 
 
 EPHEMERTDES. s. Astronomical 
 tables, showing the present state 
 of the heavens, for every day at 
 noon. 
 
 EPHEM'ERIS. s. A journal; an ac- 
 count of daily transactions ; an ac- 
 count of the daily motions and sit 
 uations of the planets, pi. ephem' 
 eres. 
 
 EPHE'SIAN. s. One of those in Eph- 
 esus, to whom St. Paul addressed 
 an epistle. 
 
 E'PHOD. s. A sort of ornament, 
 worn by the Hebrew priests. 
 
 EP'IC. s. Narrative: comprising nar- 
 rations ; not acted, but rehearsed. 
 
 EPICURE. 5. A follower of Epic- 
 urus ; a man given wholly to lux- 
 ury, adj. epicurean : s, epicurism. 
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EPI— EPI 
 
 EPIDEMIC, EPIDEMICAL, adj. 
 Relating to a disease which falls 
 at once upon great numbers of 
 people, as a plague ; generally 
 prevailing; affecting great num- 
 bers, s. epidemic. 
 
 EPIGE'UM. 5. That part of the or- 
 bit, in which any planet comes 
 nearest to the earth. 
 
 EPIGLOTTIS, s. The thin move- 
 able cartilage, in form of a little 
 tongue, which covers the aperture 
 of the windpipe. 
 
 EPIGRAM. s. A short poem, ter- 
 minating in a point, adj. epigram- 
 matic, tpigrammatical : s. epigram- 
 matist. 
 
 EPIGRAPH, s. A title, an inscrip- 
 tion. 
 
 EPILEPSY, s. A convulsion, or 
 convulsive motion of the whole 
 body, or of some of its parts, with 
 a loss of sense, pi. epilepsies: adj. 
 epileptic, epileptical. 
 
 EPILOGUE, s. The poem or speech 
 at the end of a play. adj. epilogistic. 
 
 EPIPHANY, s. A church festival, 
 celebrated on the twelfth day after 
 Christmas. 
 
 EPIS'COPACY. s. The government 
 of bishops, pi. episcopacies. 
 
 EPlS'COPAL. adj. Belonging to a 
 bishop ; vested in a bishop, s. and 
 adj. episcopalian: adv. episcopally. 
 
 EP'ISODE. s. An incidental narra- 
 tive, or 'digression in a poem, sep- 
 arable from the main subject, yet 
 rising naturally from it. adj. epi- 
 sodic, episodical. 
 
 EPIS'TLE. 5. A letter, adj. episto- 
 lary. 
 
 EPITAPH, s. An inscription on a 
 tomb. 
 
 EPJTHALA'MIUM. s. A nuptial 
 song; a compliment upon mar- 
 riage. 
 
 EP'ITHET. s. An adjective de- 
 noting any qualitv, good or bad. 
 
 EPITOME, s. Abridgment; com- 
 pendious abstract, v. epitomise; 
 pr. par. epitomising; past, epito- 
 mised: s. epitomiser, epitomist. 
 
 EPO— EQU 
 
 EPOCH, EPOCHA. s. The time at 
 which a new computation is be- 
 gun; the time from which datea 
 are numbered. 
 
 EPULARY. adj. Belonging to feasts 
 or banquets. 
 
 E'QUABLE. adj. Equal to itself, 
 even; uniform, adv. equably: s. 
 equability, pi. equabilities. 
 
 E'QUAL. adj. Like another in bulk, 
 or any quality that admits com- 
 parison; adequate to any purpose; 
 even ; uniform, s. equal: v. equal; 
 pr. par. equaling; past, equaled: 
 s. equality, pi. equalities: adv. 
 equally. 
 
 E'QUALISE. v. To make even : to 
 be equal to. pr. par. equalising; 
 past, equalised: s. equalisation. 
 
 EQUANIMITY, s. Evenness of 
 mind; neither elated nor depress- 
 ed, pi. equanimities. 
 
 EQUATION, s. The investigation 
 of a mean proportion, collected 
 from the extremities of excess and 
 defect, to be applied to the whole. 
 
 EQUATOR, s. A great circle, the 
 poles of which are the poles of 
 the world: it divides the globe 
 into two equal parts, the northern 
 and southern hemispheres, adj. 
 equatorial. 
 
 EQUER'Y, EQUER'RY. s. A grand 
 lodge or stable for horses ; an of- 
 ficer who has the care of horses, 
 pi. equeries, equerries. 
 
 EQUESTR1 AN. adj. Being on horse- 
 back; skilled in horsemanship; 
 belonging to the second rank in 
 Rome. s. equestrian. 
 
 EQUIDISTANCE, s. Equal distance 
 
 or remoteness, adj. equidistant: 
 
 adv. equidistant ly. 
 EQUILATERAL, adj. Having all 
 
 sides equal. 
 EQUILT'BRATE. v. To balance 
 
 equally, pr. par. equilibrating; 
 
 past, equilibrated ': s. equilibration % 
 
 equilibrity, pi. equilibrities. 
 EQUILIBRIUM, s. Equipoise 
 
 equality of weight. 
 
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EQU— ERA 
 
 E'QUINOX. s. Equinoxes are the 
 precise times at which the sun 
 enters into the first point of Aries 
 and Libra ; for then, moving ex- 
 actly under the equinoctial, he 
 makes our days and nights equal, 
 adj. equinoctial. 
 
 EQUIP*, v. To furnish accoutre- 
 ments for a horseman; to fit a 
 ship for sea; to furnish; to accou- 
 tre, pr. par. equiping; past, equip- 
 ed: s. equipment. 
 
 EQUIPAGE, s. Furniture for a 
 horseman; carriage of state; ve- 
 hicle; attendance; retinue, adj. 
 equipaged. 
 
 E'QUiPOISE. s. Equality of weight; 
 eq'iilibration. 
 
 EQUIPONDERATE, v. To weigh 
 equal to any thing, pr. par. equi- 
 ponderating; past, equiponderated: 
 s. equiponderance : adj. equipon- 
 derant : adv. equiponderantly. 
 
 EQ'UITY. s. Justice, right, hones- 
 ty, impartiality, pi. equities, adj. 
 equitable: adv. equitably: s. equi- 
 tableness. 
 
 EQUIVALENCE, s. Equality of 
 power or worth, adj. and s. equiva- 
 lent : adv. equivalently. 
 
 EQUIVOCAL, adj. Of doubtful 
 signification ; meaning different 
 things ; uncertain ; doubtful, adv. 
 equivocally : s. equivocalness. 
 
 EQUIVOCATE, v. To use words 
 of double meaning; to use ambig- 
 uous expressions, pr. par. equivo- 
 cating; past, equivocated : s. equiv- 
 ocation, equivocator. 
 
 EQ'UIVOKE, EQ'UIVOQUE. s. 
 Equivocation; double meaning; 
 an expression where a word has 
 at. once different meanings. 
 
 E'RA. s. The whole time since any 
 particular date or epoch : epoch is 
 the commencement of an era. 
 
 ERA'DIATE. v. To shoot like a 
 ray. pr. par. eradiating ; past, era- 
 diated: s. eradiation. 
 
 ERADICATE, v. To pull up by 
 the root; completely to destrov. 
 pr. par eradicating; past, eradi-^ 
 M 
 
 ERA— ERU 
 
 1 catcd: s. eradication : adj eradi- 
 I cative. 
 
 ERA'SE. v. To destroy, to exscind 
 i to expunge, pr. par. erasing pa«3t. 
 ' erased: s. erasement, erasure. 
 ;ERE adv. Before, sooner than, prep 
 i ere. 
 
 ERECT', v. To place perpendicular- 
 ly to the horizon ; to raise \ to 
 
 build, pr. par. erecting; past, 
 
 erected : s. erection, erectness, erect- 
 or: adj. erect, erective. 
 ERELONG', adv. Before a long time 
 
 had elapsed. 
 ER'EMITE. 5. One who lives in a 
 
 wilderness; a hermit, adj. eremi- 
 
 tical. 
 ERENOW, adv. Before this time. 
 ER'MINE. s. An animal which fur 
 
 nishes a valuable fur. adj. ermined. 
 ERR. v. To wander; to miss the 
 
 right way; to stray, to mistake. 
 
 pr. par. erring; past, erred: aoj. 
 
 errable. 
 ER'RAND. s. A message; some- 
 thing to be told or done by a mes 
 
 senger. 
 ER'RANT. adj. Wandering, roving, 
 
 rambling; vile. s. errantry, pi. er 
 
 rantries. 
 ERRA'TA. s. The faults of the 
 | printer, inserted in the beginning 
 I or end of a book. sing, erratum. 
 ERRATIC, adj. Wandering, un 
 | certain, keeping no certain order 
 j adv. erratically: s. erration. 
 ER'ROR. 5. Mistake; involuntary 
 
 deviation from truth; a blunder; 
 
 sin. adj. erroneous.- adv. err one 
 
 ously : s. erroneousness. 
 ERSE, EARSE. s. The language o.' 
 
 the Highlands of Scotland. 
 ERST. adv. At first ; in the begin 
 
 ning ; once ; formerly. 
 ERUBES'CENCE, ERUBES'CEN- 
 
 CY. s. The act of growing red ; 
 
 redness, pi. erubuscencits, erubes 
 
 cences : adj. erubescer\t. 
 ERUCT'. v. To break wind from 
 
 the stomach, pr. par. zructing 
 
 past, eructed. 
 
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ERU— ESP 
 
 ERUCTATE, v. To vomit forth, 
 pr. par. eructating ; past, eruc- 
 tated : s. eructation. 
 
 ERUDITE, adj. Learned, s. erudi- 
 tion. 
 
 ERUPTION. 5. The act of bursting 
 forth ; burst, adj. eruptive. 
 
 ERYSIPELAS, s. A disease which 
 affects the skin with a shining 
 pale red, or citron colour. 
 
 ESCALA'DE. s. The act of scaling 
 the walls of a fortification. 
 
 ESCAL'OP. s. A shellfish, the shell 
 of which is regularly indented ; 
 indenture, pronounced skol'-lup. 
 
 ESCA'PE. v. To obtain exemption 
 from ; to obtain security from ; to 
 fly; to avoid, pr. par. escaping; 
 past, escaped: s. escape, escaper. 
 
 ESCHALOT'. 5. A species of plant, 
 pronounced shal-lof. 
 
 ESCHEAT', s. Any lands, or other 
 profits, that fall to a lord within 
 his manor by forfeiture, or by his 
 tenant dying without an heir. v. 
 escheat; pr. par. escheating ; past, 
 escheated: adj. escheatage: s. es- 
 cheator. 
 
 ESCHEW, v. To fly, to avoid, to 
 shun. pr. par. eschewing; past, es- 
 chewed. 
 
 ES'CORT. s. Convoy; guard from 
 place to place, v. escort'; pr. par. 
 escorting; past, escorted. 
 
 ESCRITOl'RE. 5. A box with all the 
 implements necessary for writing. 
 
 ESCUAGE'. s. Service of the shield; 
 a species of tenure, by which lands 
 were ancientlv held. 
 
 ESCULA'PIAN." adj. Medical. 
 
 ESCULENT, adj. Proper for food; 
 
 ESCUTCH'EON. s. The shield of 
 a familv : the ensigns armorial. 
 
 ESPAL'IER. s. A tree planted and 
 cut so as to join others, v. es- 
 palier ; pr. par. espaliering; past, 
 espaliered. 
 
 ESPE'CIAL. adj. Principal, chief, 
 adv. especially. 
 
 ESPI'ON\GE. s. The act of pro- 
 curing and givirg intelligence. 
 
 ESP— EST 
 
 ESPLANA'DE. s. The empty space 
 between the glacis of a citadel 
 and the first houses of the town • 
 a grass-plot. 
 
 ESPOU'SE. v. To contract or betroth 
 to another ; to marry ; to wed, to 
 embrace, pr. par. espousing; past, 
 espoused: s. espousal, espouse?: 
 
 ESPY', v. To see things at a dis- 
 tance ; to discover a thing intend- 
 ed to be hidden ; to see unexpect- 
 edly, pr. par. espying ; past, espied. 
 
 ESQUIRE', s. The armour-bearer or 
 attendant on a knight ; a title of 
 dignity, next in degree below a 
 knight, v. esquire; pr. par. esquir* 
 ing ; past, esquired. 
 
 ESSAY', v. To attempt, to try, to 
 endeavour, pr. par. essaying; past, 
 essayed: s. essayer. 
 
 ES'SAY. s. Attempt ; endeavour; an 
 irregular indigested piece ; a trial, 
 s. essayist. 
 
 ES'SENCE. s. The nature of any b^ 
 ing; formal existence ; the chief 
 properties or virtues of any simple 
 or composition, collected into a 
 narrow compass; perfume; odour; 
 scent. 
 
 ESSENTIAL, adj. Partaking of the 
 essence ; necessary to the consti 
 tution or existence of any thing , 
 important in the highest degree , 
 principal, s. essential, essentiality^ 
 pi. essentialities : adv. esseritially. 
 
 ESTAB'LISH. v. To settle firmly; 
 to fix unalterably; to ratify, to 
 found, pr. par. establishing; past, 
 established: s. establisher, establish- 
 ment. 
 
 ESTATE, s. Condition of life; cir- 
 cumstances in general; rank, pro; 
 ertv. adj. es fated. 
 
 ESTEEM', v. To set a value, wheth- 
 er high or low, upon any thing ; 
 to rate high, to think, pr. par. es- 
 teeming ; Dast, esteemed : s. esteem, 
 esteemer. 
 
 ESTIMABLE, adj. Valuable; worth 
 a large price ; worthy of esteem. 
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EST— EUD 
 
 ESTIMATE, v. To rate; to adjust | 
 the value of; to judge of any thingi 
 by its proportion to something 
 else. pr. par. estimating ; past, es-\ 
 timated: s. estimate, estimation, es- 
 timator : adj. estimative. 
 
 ESTRANGE', v. To keep at a dis- 
 tance ; to withdraw ; to alienate. 
 pr. par. estranging; past, estrang- 
 ed: s. estrangement. 
 
 ESTUARY, s. An arm of the sea; 
 the mouth of a lake or river, in 
 which the tide reciprocates; a 
 frith, pi. estuaries. 
 
 ETCH. v. To engrave in a particu- 
 lar manner, by means of nitric 
 acid; to sketch, pr. par. etching; 
 past, etched: s. etcher, etching. 
 
 ETERNAL, adj. Without beginning 
 or end ; endless; perpetual, adv. 
 eternally: s. etemalist, eternity. 
 
 ETERNALIZE, v. To make eter- 
 nal. pr. par. eternalizing; past,eter- 
 nalized. 
 
 ETHER, s. An element more fine 
 and subtile than air; the matter 
 of the highest regions above; a 
 volatile distilled spirit, adj. ethe- 
 real. 
 
 ETHIC, ETHICAL, adj. Moral, 
 delivering precepts of morality. 
 
 ETHICS, s. The doctrine of moral- 
 itv : a svstem of morality. 
 
 ETH'NIC, ETH'NICAL. adj. Hea- 
 then, pagan, s. ethmcism. 
 
 ETIQUETTE. 5. Ceremony. 
 
 ETYMOL'OGY. 5. The descent or 
 derivatirn of a word from its ori- 
 ginal : the deduction of formations 
 from the radical word. pi. etymol- 
 ogies: adj. etymological : adv. ety- 
 mologically : s. etymologist. 
 
 ET'YMON. s. Origin; primitive 
 word. 
 
 EU'CH ARIST. s. The act of giving 
 thanks ; the sacrament of the 
 Lord's supper, adj. eucharistic, 
 eucharistiral. 
 
 EUDIOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
 to determine the salubrity of the 
 air. 
 
 EUL— EVE 
 
 EU'LOGIZE. v. To commend, to 
 praise, pr. par. eulogizing; past, 
 eulogized. 
 
 EU'LOGY, EULCGIUM. s. Praise 
 encomium, panegyric, pi. eulogies, 
 eulogiums. 
 
 EU'NUCH. s. One that is castrated. 
 
 EU'PHON Y. s. An agreeable sound: 
 the contrary to harshness, pi. eu- 
 phonies : adj . euphonical. 
 
 EUROPE'AN. adj. Belonging to 
 Europe. 
 
 EVACUATE, v. To make empty, 
 to quit ; to void. pr. par. evacu 
 aiing; past, evacuated: s. evacua- 
 tion, evacuator: adj. evacuative. 
 
 EVADE, v. To elude ; to escape by 
 
 I artifice or stratagem, pr. par 
 
 I evading; past, evaded: s. evader. 
 
 EVANESCENCE, s. Disappearance; 
 end of appearance, adj. evanes- 
 cent. 
 
 EVAN'GELIST. s. A writer of the 
 history of our Lord Jesus, s. evan- 
 gelism : adj. evangelic, evangelical: 
 adv. evangelically. 
 
 EVAxN'GELIZE. v. To instruct Jn 
 the gospel, or law of Jesus, pr. 
 par. evangelizing; past, evange- 
 lized. 
 
 EVAPORATE, v. To fly away in 
 vapours or fumes; to waste insen- 
 sibly, as a volatile spirit, pr. par. 
 evaporating; past, evaporated: adj. 
 evaporable: s. evaporation. 
 
 EVA'SION. s. Act of evading; ex- 
 cuse; subterfuge; sophistry, adj 
 evasive: adv. evasively. 
 
 EVE, E'VEN. 5. The close of th 
 day; the vigil or fast to be observ 
 ed before a holiday. 
 
 E'VEN. adj. Level ; not rugged ; not 
 unequal; uniform; capable of being 
 divided into two equal parts, v 
 even; pr. par. evening; past, even- 
 ed: adv. evenly: s. evenness. 
 
 E'VEN. adv. A word of strong as 
 sertion ; verily ; notwithstanding . 
 likewise. 
 
 E'VEN-HANDED. adj. Impartial, 
 equitable. 
 
 13o 
 
EVE— EVI 
 
 E VENING. s. The close of the day; 
 the beginning of night. 
 
 EVENT'. 5. An incident; any thing 
 that happens, good or bad ; the 
 consequence of an action, adj. 
 eventful. 
 
 EVENTIDE, s. The time of even- 
 ing. 
 
 EVENTUAL, adj. Happening in 
 consequence of any thing; conse 
 quential. adv. eventually. 
 
 EVENTUATE, v. To happen ; to 
 result, pr. par. eventuating; past, 
 eventuated. 
 
 EVER. adv. At any time; at all 
 times; always; without end; eter- 
 
 EVERGREEN. adj. Verdant 
 throughout the year. s. evergreen 
 
 EVERLASTING, adj. Enduring 
 without end; perpetual; immor 
 tal. adv. everlastingly: s. everlast 
 ingness. 
 
 EVERMO'RE. adv. Always, eter- 
 nal i v. 
 
 EVER'SION. 5. Act of everting; 
 overthrow. 
 
 EVERT', v. To destroy, to over- 
 throw, pr. par. everting; past, 
 everted. 
 
 EVERY, adj. Each one of all. 
 
 E VERY-DAY. adj. Common; oc- 
 curring on any day. 
 
 EVES'DROP. v. To skulk about a 
 house, in the night, to listen, pr. 
 par. evesdropping ; past, evesdrop- 
 ped- s. evesdropper. 
 
 EVICT', v. To dispossess by a ju- 
 dicial course ; to take away by sen- 
 tence of law ; to prove, pr. par. 
 evicting; past evicted: s. eviction. 
 
 EVIDENCE, s. ' The state of being 
 evident; clearness; indubitable 
 certaintv; testimony; witness, v. 
 evidence; pr. par. evidencing; past, 
 evidenced: adj. evident: adv. evi- 
 dently. 
 
 E'VIL. adj. Having bad qualities ; 
 not good ; wicked ; corrupt s. 
 evil: adv. evilly. 
 
 EVIL-DO'ER. s. A malefactor; one 
 that commits crimes. 
 
 EVI— EXA 
 
 EVIL-EY'ED. adj. Having a malig 
 nant look. 
 
 E'VIL-FAVOURED. adj. Ill coun- 
 tenanced ; not having a good as- 
 pect. 
 
 E'VILMINDED. adj. Malicious, mis- 
 chievous, malignant. 
 
 EVINCE', v. To prove, to show, to 
 manifest, pr. par. evincing; past, 
 evinced. 
 
 EViS'CERATE. v. To embowel, to 
 draw, to deprive of the entrails, 
 pr. par. eviscerating; past, evisce- 
 rated. 
 
 EV1TABLE. adj. Avoidable; that 
 may be escaped or shunned, s. 
 evitation. 
 
 EVOCATE. v. To call forth, pr. 
 par. evocating; past, evocated: s. 
 evocation. 
 
 EVO'KE. v. To call forth, pr. par. 
 evoking; past, evoked. 
 
 EVOLATION. s. The act of flying 
 away. 
 
 EVOL'VE. v. To unfold, to disen- 
 tangle, pr. par. evolving; past, 
 evolved. 
 
 EVUL'SION. s. The act of plucking 
 out. 
 
 EWE. s. The female sheep. 
 
 EWER. s. A vessel in which watei 
 is brought, for washing the hands. 
 
 EXACT', adj. Nice; not deviating 
 from rule ; methodical ; careful, 
 adv. exactly: s. exactitude, exact- 
 ness. 
 
 EXACT', v. To require authorita- 
 tively ; to enjoin ; to extort, pr. 
 par. exnctiyig; past, exacted: s. 
 exaction, exacter, exactor. 
 
 EXAGGERATE, v. To heap upon; 
 to accumulate; to heighten by 
 representation, pr. par. exagge- 
 rating; past, exaggerated: s. ex- 
 aggeration, exaggerator : adj. ex 
 aggeratory. 
 
 EXALT', v. To raise on high; to 
 elevate to power, wealth, 01 dig- 
 nity, pr. par. exalting ; past, ex* 
 alted: s. exaltation, exaltedness, 
 exalter. 
 
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EXA— EXC 
 
 EXAMINE, v. To try a person ac- 
 cused or suspected, by interroga- 
 tories ; to question, to scrutinize: 
 to try by experiment, or observa- 
 tion; to searcn into. pr. par. ex- 
 amining; past, examined: s. ex- 
 Uminant, examination, examiner : 
 adj. examinable. 
 
 EXAM'PLE. s. Copy or pattern; 
 that which is proposed to be imi- 
 tated; precedent; instance; mat- 
 ter of illustration. 
 
 EXANIMATE, v. To deprive of 
 life; to dishearten; to weaken 
 pr. par. exanimating; past, exan 
 imated : s. examination. 
 
 EX' ARCH. s. A vicerov. s. exarchate. 
 
 EXASPERATE, v. To provoke, to 
 enrage, pr. par. exasperating; past, 
 exasperated: s. exasperator, exas- 
 peration. 
 
 EX'CAVATE. v. To hollow; to 
 cut out. pr. par. excavating ; past 
 excavated: s. excavation, excavator. 
 
 EXCEED 7 , v. To go beyond 
 outgo; to excel, pr. par. exceed-\ 
 ing; past, exceeded: s. exceeding- 
 ness, exceeder : adv. exceedingly. 
 
 EXCEL', v. To surpass, to exceed, 
 pr. par. excelling; past, excelled. 
 
 EXCELLENCE, EXCELLENCY. 
 s. The state of abounding in any 
 good quality ; dignity ; purity ; 
 goodness; a title of honour, pi. 
 excellences, excellencies: adj. excel- 
 lent : adv. excellently. 
 
 EXC— EXC 
 
 another; to give and take reci]»- 
 rocaiiy. pr. par. exchanging ; pas*, 
 eicluuiged: s. exchange, exchang- 
 er: adj. exchangeable. 
 
 EXCHEQTER. s. The court into 
 which are brought all the reven- 
 ues belonging to the crown oi 
 England ; and in which all causes 
 touching the revenues of th 
 crown are tried. 
 
 EXCLW. v. To cut off. pr. par 
 excluding; past, excluded: s. ex 
 cision. 
 
 EXCI'SE. s. A species of tax. v. ex- 
 cise ; pr. par. excising; past, ex- 
 cised: adj. excisable : s. exciseman^ 
 pi. excisemen. 
 
 EXCIS'IOX. s. Act of cutting off; 
 destruction; ruin. 
 
 EXCi'TE. v. To rouse, to animate, 
 to stir up, to encourage, pr. par. 
 exciting ; past, excited : s. excite- 
 ment, exciter: adj. excitable: s. 
 excitability, pi. excitabilities. 
 
 EXCLAIM', v. To cry out with ve- 
 hemence; to make an outcry, pr. 
 par. exclaiming ; past, exclaimed, 
 s. exclamation, exclaimer : adj. ex 
 clamatory. 
 
 EXCLU'DE. v. To shut out; to hin 
 der from entrance or admission ; 
 to debar ; to prohibit, pr. par. ex* 
 eluding; past, excluded. 
 
 EXCLUSION. 5. Act of excluding 
 adj. exclusive: adv. exclusively : s 
 exclusianist. 
 
 EXCEPT', v. To leave out; to ob-j EXCOMMU'XICATE. v. To eject 
 
 lect ; to exclude. 
 
 EXCEPT', prep. Exclusively of; un- 
 less. 
 
 EXCEPTION. 5. Act of excepting; 
 thing excepted; objection, adj. 
 exceptionable. 
 
 EXCER'PT. s. Something gleaned ; 
 something selected, s. excerption, 
 excerpt or. 
 
 EXCESS', s. More than enough ; su- 
 perfluity; intemperance, pi. ex- 
 cesses: adj. excessive: adv. exces- 
 sive}/: s. excessiveness. 
 
 EXCHANG'E. v. To give or quit 
 one thing for the sake of gaining 
 M 2 
 
 from the communion of the 
 church, by an ecclesiastical cen 
 sure. pr. par. excommunicating 
 past, excommunicated : adj. excom 
 municable: s. excommunicate, ex 
 communication. 
 
 EXCORIATE, v. To flay; to strip 
 off the skin. pr. par. excoriating 
 past, excoriated: s. excoriation. 
 
 EXCORTICA'TION. s. Act of strip- 
 ping off the bark. 
 
 EX'CREMEXT. s. That which is 
 discharged from the natural pas- 
 sages of the body. adj. excremen- 
 tal, excrementitious. 
 
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EXC— EXE 
 
 EXCRES'CENCE, EXCRES'CEN 
 CY. s. Something growing out of 
 another, without use, and contra- 
 ry to the common order of pro- 
 duction, pi. excrescences, excrescen- 
 cies: adj. excrescent. 
 
 EXCRETION, s. Separation of ani- 
 mal substance; ejecting something 
 out of the bodv. adj. excretive. 
 
 EXCRU'CIATE." v. To torture, to 
 torment, pr. par. excruciating; 
 past, excruciated; s. excruciation. 
 
 EXCUL'PATE. v. To clear from 
 the imputation of a fault, pr. par. 
 exculpating ; past, exculpated: s. 
 exculpation: adj. exculpatory. 
 
 EXCURSION. 5. The act of deviat- 
 ing from the stated or settled 
 path; a ramble; a digression, adj. 
 excursive: adv. excursively: s. ex- 
 cursiveness. 
 
 EXCU'SE. v. To extenuate by apolo- 
 gy; to remit; to disengage from an 
 obligation, pr. par. excusing; past, 
 excused: adj. excusable, excusato- 
 ry, excuseless: s. excuse, excuser. 
 
 EX'ECRABLE. adj. Hateful, detest- 
 able, accursed, adv. execrably. 
 
 EX'ECRATE. v. To curse, to im- 
 precate ill upon. pr. par. execrat- 
 ing ; past, execrated : s. execration : 
 adj. execratory. 
 
 EXECUTE, v. To put in act ; to 
 perform ; to practise ; to put to 
 death, pr. par. executing; past, 
 executed: s. execution, executor. 
 
 EXECUTIONER. 5. He that puts 
 in act, or executes ; he that in- 
 flicts capital punishment. The 
 last is the only sense in which this 
 word is now properly used. 
 
 EXECUTIVE, adj. Having the qual- 
 ity of executing or performing; 
 active, s. executive: adj. executory. 
 
 EXECUTOR, s. He that is intrusted 
 to perform the will of a testator, 
 s. executorship. 
 
 EXECUTRIX, s. A woman intrust- 
 ed to perform the will of a testa- 
 tor, pi. exzcutrixts. 
 
 EXEM PLAR. s. A pattern; an ex- 
 ample to be imitated. 
 
 EXE-EXH 
 
 EXEM'PLARY. adj. Such as may 
 deserve to be proposed to imita- 
 tion ; such as may give warning 
 to others, adv. exemplarily. 
 
 EXEMPLIFY, v. To illustrate by 
 example ; to transcribe ; to copy, 
 pr. par. exemplifying; past, exem- 
 plified : s. exemplifier, exemplifica- 
 tion. 
 
 EXEMPT', v. To privilege, to grant 
 immunity from, pr.par. exempting, 
 past, exempted: adj. exempt, exempt 
 ible : s. exemption. 
 
 EX'EQUTES. s. Funeral rites; the 
 ceremony of burial ; the proces- 
 sion of burial, (without a singular.) 
 
 EX'ERCISE. s. Labour of the body; 
 labour, considered as conducive to 
 health; use; practice; employ 
 ment. v. exercise; pr. par. exer 
 cising; past, exercised: s. exerciser. 
 
 EXERCIT ATION. s. Exercise, prac- 
 tice, use. 
 
 EXER CUE. s. That part of a medal 
 which belongs not to the general 
 device or subject of it, but which 
 contains, in a corner of it, or un 
 der a line or figure, the name oi 
 the author, or some collateral cir 
 cumstance. 
 
 EXERT', v. To use with an effort ; 
 to perform ; to enforce, to push 
 to an effort, pr. par. exerting; past, 
 exerted: s. exertion. 
 
 EXFO'LIATE. v. To shell off, or 
 separate ; as a corrupt bone from 
 the sound part. pr. par. exfoliating, 
 past, exfoliated: s. exfoliation: adj. 
 exfoliative. 
 
 EXHA'LE. v. To send or draw out 
 in vapours; to draw out. pr. par. 
 exhalmg ; past, exhaled: s. exha 
 lation, exhalement: adj. exhalable 
 
 EXHAUST', v. To drain; to dimin 
 ish; to draw till nothing is left, 
 pr. par. exhausting ; past, exhaust- 
 ed: s. exhauster, exhaustion.- adj. 
 exhaustible* eakaustless. 
 
 EXHIBIT, v. To offer to view or 
 use ; to offer or propose in a for- 
 ma! manner; to display, pr. par. 
 exhibiting; past, exhibited : s. ex- 
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EXH— EXO 
 
 hibit, exhibiter, exhibition, exhi- 
 bitioner, adj. exhibitive, exhibi- 
 tory: adv. exhibitively. 
 
 EXHIL'ARATE. v. To make cheer- 
 ful ; to cheer ; to fill with mirth ; 
 to enliven, pr. par. exhilarating; 
 past, exhilarated : s. exhilaration. 
 
 EXHORT', v. To incite, by words, 
 to any good action, pr. par. ex- 
 horting ; past, exhorted : s. exhort- 
 ation, exhorter: adj. exhortative, 
 exhortatory. 
 
 EXHUMA'TION. s. The act of un- 
 burying, or removing out of the 
 grave. 
 
 EXIGENCE, EXIGENCY, s. De- 
 mand, want, need. pi. exigences, 
 exigencies. 
 
 EX'ILE. 5. Banishment; state of be- 
 ing banished ; the person banish- 
 ed, x. exile,- pr. par. exiling; past, 
 exiled, s. exilement. 
 
 EXIST', v. To be ; to have a being, 
 pr. par. existing ; past, existed; s. 
 existence: adj. existent. 
 
 EX'IT. s. Recess ; departure ; act 
 of quitting the theatre of life. 
 
 EIX'ODUS. 5. Departure; journey 
 from a place : The second book 
 of Moses is so called, because it 
 describes the journey of the Israel- 
 ites from Egypt. 
 
 EXON'ERATE. v. To unload, to 
 disburthen. pr. par. exonerating; 
 past, exonerated: s. exoneration.- 
 adj. exonerative. 
 
 EX'ORABLE. adj. To be moved by 
 entreatv. 
 
 EXORBITANCE, EXOR'BITAN- 
 CY. s. The act of going out of 
 the track prescribed; enormity; 
 gross deviation from rule or right, 
 pi. exorbitances, exorbitancies: adj. 
 exorbitant : adv. exorbitantly. 
 
 EXORCISE, v. To abjure by some 
 holy name ; to drive away spirits 
 by certain forms of abjuration; to 
 purify from the influence of malig- 
 nant spirits, by religious ceremo- 
 nies, pr. par. exorcising ; past, ex- 
 orcised: s. exerciser, exorcism, ex- 
 orcist. 
 
 EXO— EXP 
 
 EXOR'DIUM. 5. A formal preface; 
 the proemial part of acomposiiion. 
 adj. exordial. 
 
 EXOTIC, adj. Foreign; not pro- 
 duced in our own country, s. exotic. 
 
 EXPAND', v. To spread; to lay open 
 as a net or sheet ; to dilate ; to 
 spread out every way. pr. par. «r- 
 panding ; past, expanded. 
 
 EXPANSE', s. A body widely ex- 
 tended, without inequalities ; im- 
 mense space. 
 
 EXPANSION, s. Act of expanding; 
 state of being expanded into aw ider 
 surface or greater space ; extent ; 
 pure space, as distinct from exten- 
 sion in solid matter, adj. expansi- 
 ble, expansive : s. expansibility, pi. 
 expansibilities. 
 
 EXPA'TIATE. v. To range at large; 
 to enlarge upon in language, pr. 
 par. expatiating; past, expatiated: 
 s. expatiator. 
 
 EXPATRIATE, v. To banish from 
 one's native country ; to quit one's 
 country, pr. par. expatriating; past, 
 expatriated: s. expatriation. 
 
 EXPECT', v. To have a previous 
 apprehension of either good or 
 evil; to wait for; to attend the 
 coming, pr. par. expecting; past, 
 expected: s. expectation, expecter, 
 expectancy, expectant: adj. expect- 
 ant. 
 
 EXPECTORATE, v. To eject from 
 the breast, pr. par. expectorating ; 
 past, expectorated: s. expectoration, 
 expectorant: adj. expectorative. 
 
 EXPE'DIENT. adj. Proper, fit, con- 
 venient, suitable, quick, expedi 
 tious. s. expedience, expediency, pi. 
 expediences, expediencies, expedient. 
 adv. expediently. 
 
 EXPEDITE, v. To facilitate; to free 
 from impediment; to hasten: to 
 despatch, pr. par. expediting; past, 
 expedited: adv. expedilely. 
 
 EXPEDITION, s. Haste, speed, ac 
 tivity; a march or voy: ge, wiin 
 martial intentions, adj. exptdili- 
 ous: adv. expeditiously. 
 
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EXP— EXP 
 
 EXPEL . v. To drive out ; to force 
 away; to eject; to banish, pr. par. 
 expelling; past, expelled: s. ex- 
 
 • pcller. 
 
 EXPEND', v. To lay out, to spend, 
 pr. par. expending; past, expend- 
 ed: s. expenditure. 
 
 EXPENSIVE. a#. Given to expense; 
 extravagant; costly, adv. expen- 
 sively: s. expensiveness. 
 
 EXPERIENCE. 5. Practice; fre- 
 quent trial ; knowledge gained by 
 practice, v. experience; pr. par. 
 experiencing; past, experienced: 
 s. experiences 
 
 EXPERIMENT, s. Trial of any 
 thing; something done in order to 
 discover an uncertain or unknown 
 effect, adj. experimental: adv. ex- 
 perimentally: s. experimenter, ex- 
 perimentalist. 
 
 EXPERT', adj. Skilful, intelligent, 
 ready, dextrous; skilful by prac- 
 tice or experience, adv. expertly 
 s. expertness. 
 
 EX'PiATE. v. To annul the guilt of 
 acrime, by subsequent acts of pie- 
 ty ; to atone for ; to make repara- 
 tion for. pr. par. expiating; past 
 erpmted: s. expiation: adj. expia 
 ble, expiatory. 
 
 EXPI'RE. v. To breathe out ; to ex- 
 hale; to conclude; to die. pr. par. 
 expiring; past, expired: s. expira- 
 tion. 
 
 EXPLAIN', v. To expound, to illus- 
 trate, to clear, pr. par. explaining; 
 past, explained: s. explainer, ex- 
 planation : adj. explainable, explan- 
 atory. 
 
 EXPLETIVE. 5. Something used 
 only to take up room. adj. exple- 
 tory. 
 
 EXPLICATION. 5. The act of 
 opening, unfolding, or expanding; 
 interpretation ; explanation, adj. 
 explicable, explicatory: s. explica- 
 tor. 
 
 EXPLI'CIT. adj. Unfolded, plain, 
 clear; not merely implied, ad 
 explicitly: s. explicitness. 
 
 : 
 
 EXP— EXP 
 
 EXPLODE, v. To drive out disgrace- 
 fully, with some noise of con- 
 tempt ; to drive out with noise and 
 violence, pr. par. exploding; pac,, 
 exploded: s. exploder, explosion 
 adj. explosive. 
 
 EXPLO'SION. s. Act of exploding 
 noise produced by exploding, adj 
 explosive. 
 
 EXPLOIT'. 5. A design accomplish 
 ed ; an achievement ; a successfu 
 attempt. 
 
 EXPLO'RE. v. To try, to search into, 
 to examine by trial, pr. par. ex- 
 ploring; past, explored: s. explo- 
 ration, explorator, explorement : 
 adj. exploratory. 
 
 EXPORT', v. To carry or send out 
 of a country, in the way of traffic. 
 pr. par. exporti?ig , past, exported: 
 s. export, exportation, exporter : 
 adj. exportable. 
 
 EXPO'SE. v. To lay open ; to make 
 liable; to put in the power of; to 
 make bare ; to put in danger, pr. 
 par. exposing; past, exposed: s 
 exposer, exposition, exposure. 
 
 EXPOSITOR, s. Explainer, ex- 
 pounder, interpreter, adj. exposi- 
 tory.^ 
 
 EXPOSTULATE, v. To canvass 
 with another ; to altercate ; to de- 
 bate, without open rupture, pr. par. 
 expostulating; past, expostulated 
 s. expostulation, expostulator : adj 
 expostulatory. 
 
 EXPOUND*, v. To explain, to clear, 
 to interpret, to examine, to lay 
 open. pr. par. expounding; past, 
 expounded: s. expounder. 
 
 EXPRESS', v. To represent by any 
 of the imitative arts, as poetrv, 
 sculpture, or painting; to exhibit 
 by language; to utter; to declare; 
 to squeeze out. pr. par. express- 
 ing; past, expressed: s. and adj. 
 express: adj. expressible: adv. ex~ 
 p res sly. 
 
 EX PRESS', adj. Copied, resembling, 
 exactly like ; plain ; in direct 
 terms ; on purpose. 
 
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EXP— EXT 
 
 EXPRESS', s. A messenger sent on; 
 purpose; a message sent. 
 
 EXPRESSION, s. The act or power; 
 of representing any thing; the; 
 form or mode of language in which ' 
 any thoughts are uttered; a phrase; | 
 the act of squeezing or forcing out; 
 any thing by a press, adj. expres- 
 sive: adv. expressively: s. expres- 
 siveness. 
 
 EXPUL'SfON. s. The act of expel- 
 ling; the state of being expelled-! 
 adj. expulsive. 
 
 EXPUNGE', v. To blot out, to rub ! 
 out, to efface, to annihilate, pr.j 
 par. expunging; past, expunged, i 
 
 EXPURGATE, v. To expunge, to| 
 purge away. pr. par. expurgating; 
 past, expurgated: s. expurgation, 
 expurgator: adj. expurgatory. 
 
 EX'QUISITE. adj. Far-sought, ex-' 
 cellent, consummate, adv. exqui-\ 
 sitely: s. exquisiteness. 
 
 EXTANT', adj. Standing out to ! 
 view; standing above the rest;' 
 public. 
 
 EXTAT'IC, ECSTATIC, adj. Rap-j 
 turous. 
 
 EX'TASY, EC/STACY, s. Rapture.: 
 pi. extasies, ecstacies. 
 
 EXTEM'PORE. adv. Without pre- 
 meditation; suddenly; readily.) 
 adj. extemporaneous, extemporary :\ 
 adv. extemporally. 
 
 EXTEND', v. To stretch out in any 
 direction; to amplify; to expand; 
 to enlarge; to reach to any dis- 
 tance, pr. par. extending; past, 
 extended: s. extender, extension, ex- 
 tent. 
 
 EXTEN'STON. s. Act of extending; 1 
 state of being extended, adj. ex- 
 tensive: s. extensiveness : adv. ex- 
 tensively. \ 
 
 EXTEN'SIBLE. arf/.Capable ofbeing 1 
 extended, s. extensibility, pi. exten- 
 sibilities. 
 
 EXTEN'UATE. v. To lessen; to! 
 make small in bulk. pr. par. ex- 
 tenuating; past, extenuated: s.j 
 extenuation. 
 
 EXT— EXT 
 
 EXTE'RIOR. adj. Outward, exier- 
 nal, not intrinsic, s. exterior: adv. 
 exteriorly. 
 
 EXTERMINATE, v. To drive away, 
 to abolish; to destroy, pr. par. 
 exterminating ; past, exterminated. 
 s. extermination, exterminator: adj. 
 exterminatory. 
 
 EXTER'NAL. adj. Outward; not 
 proceeding from itself; having the 
 outward appearance, adv. exter- 
 nally. 
 
 EXTINCT'. adj. Extinguished, 
 quenched, put out, abolished, s. 
 extinction. 
 
 EXTINGUISH, v. To put out, to 
 quench, to suppress, to destroy, 
 to obscure, pr. par. extinguishing; 
 past, extinguished : s. extinguisher, 
 extinguishment : adj. extinguish- 
 able. 
 
 EXTIR'PATE. v. To root out, to 
 eradicate, totally to destroy, pr. 
 par. extirpating ; past, extirpated 
 s. extirpation, extirpator: adj. ex- 
 tirpable. 
 
 EXTOL', v. To praise, to magnify, 
 to laud, to celebrate, pr. par. ex- 
 tolling ; past, extolled : s. extnller. 
 
 EXTORT', v. To draw by force ; to 
 force away ; to wrest ; to gain by 
 violence or oppression, pr. par. ex- 
 tolling ; past, extorted: s. extorter \ 
 extortion, extortioner. 
 
 EX'TRA. A word often used in 
 composition, meaning over and 
 above, extraordinary, beyond. 
 
 EXTRACT', v. To draw out ; to 
 draw by chvmical operation; to 
 select and abstract from a larger 
 treatise, pr. par. extracting; past, 
 extracted: s. ex' tract, extraction, 
 extractor. 
 
 EXTRAJUDICIAL, adj. Out of the 
 regular course of legal procedure, 
 adv. extrajudicially. 
 
 EXTRAMUN'DANE. adj. Beyond 
 the verge of the material woild. 
 
 EXTRA'NFOUS. adj. Not belonging 
 to anv thing; foreign; of differ- 
 ent substance ; not intrinsic. 
 141 
 
EXT— EXU 
 
 EXTRAORDINARY, adj. Different 
 irom common order and method : 
 not ordinary; eminent; remark- 
 able: pronounced, extror-dir.a^y .- 
 adv. extraordinarily. 
 
 EXTRAPAROCH'IAL. adj. Not 
 comprehended within any parish 
 
 EXTRA'VAGANT. adj. Wandering 
 out of his bounds ; roving beyond 
 just limits or prescribed methods; 
 irregular; wasteful; prodigal, adv, 
 extravagantly : s. extravagance. 
 
 EXTRAV'ASATED. adj. Forced 
 out of the proper containing ves 
 sels. s. extravasation. 
 
 EXTRE'ME. adj. Greatest, utmost, 
 last ; that beyond which there is 
 nothing, s. extreme ; adv. extreme- 
 ly : s. extremity, pi. extremities. 
 
 EXTRICATE, v. To disembarrass ; 
 to set free any one in a state of 
 perplexity ; to disentangle, pr. par. 
 extricating; past, extricated: s. ex- 
 trication: adj. extricable. 
 
 EXTRIN'SIC. adj. External, out- 
 ward, not intimatelv belonging, 
 adv. extrinsical ly. 
 
 EXTRU'DE. v. To tnrust off, to 
 drive off. pr. par. extruding, past, 
 extruded. 
 
 EXTRU'SION. s. Ac. of extruding. 
 
 EXU'BERANT. adj. Growing with 
 superfluous shoots ; overabun- 
 dant ; luxuriant, s. exuberance, ex- 
 uberancy, pi. exube? % ances, exuber- 
 ancies : adv. exuberantly. 
 
 EXU'DE. v. To sweat ; to issue by 
 sweat, pr. par. exuding; past, ex- 
 uded: s. exudation. 
 
 EXU- -EYR 
 
 EXULT', v. To rejoice above meas- 
 ure ; to triumph, pr. par. exulting, 
 past, exulted: s. exultation: adj. 
 exultant. 
 
 EXUVIiE. s. Cast skins; cast 
 shells.- whatever is shed by ani- 
 mals. 
 
 EY'AS. 5. A young hawk. pi. eyases. 
 
 EYE. s. The organ of vision; sight; 
 look ; a small catch into which a 
 hook goes. v. eye; pr. par. eying, 
 past, eyed: s. eyer. 
 
 EYE'BALL. s. The apple of the eye, 
 the pupil. 
 
 EYE'BROW. s. The hairy arch over 
 the eye. 
 
 EYE'GLASS. s. A glass to assist the 
 sight, pi. eyeglasses. 
 
 EYE'LASH. s. The line of hair that 
 edges the evelid. pi. eyelashes. 
 
 EYE'LET. s. A hole through which 
 light may enter; any small perfo- 
 ration, for a face to go through. 
 
 EYE'LID. s. The membrane that 
 shuts over the eve. 
 
 EYE'SERVANT. 5. A servant that 
 works only while watched, s. eye- 
 service. 
 
 EYE'SIGHT. 5. Sight of the eye. 
 
 EYE'SORE. s. Something offensive 
 to the sight. 
 
 EYE'TOOTH. s. The tooth on the 
 upper jaw, next on each side to 
 the grinders; the lang. 
 
 EYE'WITNESS. 5. An ocular evi- 
 dence ; one who gives testimony 
 to facts seen with his own eyes, 
 pi. eyewitnesses. 
 
 EY'RY. s. The place where bird* 
 of prey build their nests, and hatch 
 pi. eyries. 
 
 FAB— FAB 
 
 F 
 
 FA'BLE. s. A feigned story, intend- 
 ed to enforce some moral precept; 
 a fiction in general, adj. fabled: 
 s. fabulist. 
 
 FABRICATE, v. To build, to con- 
 struct, to forge, to devise falsely. 
 
 FAB— FAB 
 
 pr. par. fabricating ; past, fabri- 
 cated: s. fabric, fabrication, fabri- 
 cator. 
 FAB'ULOUS. adj. Feigned, full of 
 fables, s. fabulosity, pi. fabulosi- 
 ties, fabulousness: adv. fabulously 
 
FAC— FAG 
 
 FACA'DE. s. Front, pronounced 
 fa-sad, or fa-sade'. 
 
 FACE. 5. The visage ; countenance; 
 surface of any thing : appearance. 
 v. face; pr. par. facing; past, 
 faced. 
 
 FACETIOUS, adj. Gay, cheerful, 
 lively, witty, adv. facetiously : s. 
 facetiousness. 
 
 FACILITATE, v. To make easy; 
 to free from difficulty, pr. p&r. fa- 
 cilitating; pnst, facilitated: s fa- 
 cility, pi. facilities. 
 
 FACSIMILE, s. An exact copy. 
 
 FACT. s. A thing done ; an effect 
 produced ; reality. 
 
 FACTION, s. A party in a state ; 
 tumult; discord, s. factwnary, pi. 
 factionaries, factwnist: adj. fac- 
 tious: adv . factiously : s.factious- 
 
 FACTITIOUS. adj. Made by art ; 
 in opposition to what is made by j 
 nature. 
 
 FACTOR, s. An agent for another; 
 one who transacts business for an- 
 other; (in arithmetic) the multi- 
 plicator and multiplicand, s. fac- 
 torage. 
 
 FACTORY, s. A house or district 
 inhabited by traders in a distant 
 country ; a place where any thing 
 
 . is made. pi. factories. 
 
 FACTOTUM, s. A servant employ- 
 ed alike in all kinds of business; 
 one who can do every thing. 
 
 FACULTY. 5. The power of doing 
 any thing; ability: faculty, in a 
 university, denotes the masters 
 and professors of the several sci- 
 ences, pi. faculties. 
 
 FADE. v. To disappear instantane- 
 ously ; to die away gradually ; to 
 vanish, pr. par. fading; past, fa- 
 ded. 
 
 FAG. v. To grow weary, to faint 
 with weariness, pr. par. fagging; 
 past, fagged: s.fag. 
 
 FAG-ENLY. s. The end of a web of 
 cloth ; the refuse or meaner part 
 of any thing. 
 
 FAG— FAL 
 
 FAG'OT. 5. A bundle of sticks bound 
 together, for the tire. 
 
 FALL. v. To desert, to disappoint, 
 to neglect, to decay, pr. pur fail' 
 ing ; past, failed: s. failure. 
 
 FAIN. adj. Glad, merry, fond, 
 forced, adv. yam. 
 
 FAINT, v. To decay; to sink mo- 
 tionless and senseless, pr. par. 
 fainting; past, fainted: adj. faint, 
 faintish: adv . faintly : s.faintish 
 ness, faintness. 
 
 /AINT-HE ART'ED. adj. Cowardly, 
 timorous, adv '. faint-heartedly : s. 
 faint-heartedness. 
 
 FAIR. adj. Beautiful, clear, pure 
 favourable, equal, adv. fairly: s 
 fairness. 
 
 FAIR. s. An annual or stated meet 
 ing of buyers and sellers, s.fair 
 ing. 
 
 FAIR-SPOKEN, adj. Bland and civil 
 in language and address. 
 
 FAI'RY. 5. A kind of fabled being 
 supposed to appear in meadows 
 and reward cleanliness in houses 
 an elf. pi. fairies: adj. fairy. 
 
 FAFSIBLE. adj. See Feasible. 
 
 FAITH. 5. Fidelity, honour, vera 
 city, belief, adj. faitl hful, faithless 
 adv. faithfully : s. faithfulness 
 faithlessness. 
 
 FAL'CHION. s. A short, crooke 
 sword; a scimetar. 
 
 FAL'CON. s. A hawk trained fo 
 sport; a sort of cannon, s. falcon 
 er, falconry, pi. falconries. 
 
 FALCONET', s. A sort of cannon. 
 
 FALL. v. To drop from a higher 
 place; to decrease: to diminish 
 in value, pr. par. falling; past, 
 fallen: s. fall. 
 
 FALL. s. In ihe United States, sig- 
 nifies autumn. 
 
 FAL'LACY. s. Sophism, logical ar- 
 tifice, pi. fallacies: adj. fallacious. 
 s. fallaciousness: adv. fallaciously. 
 
 FAL'LIBLE. adj. Liable to error, 
 such as may be deceived, adv. 
 fallibly: s fallibility, pi. fallibilities. 
 
 FALLING-SICK'NESS. s. The epi 
 lepsy. 
 
 143 
 
FAL— FAN 
 
 FALLOW, adj. Pale red, or yel- 
 low; unsown; unoccupied, v. fal- 
 low; pr. par. fallowing ; past, fal- 
 lowed. 
 
 FALSE, adj. Treacherous, perfidi- 
 ous, counterfeit, adv. false, false- 
 ly ' s. Jalsehood, falseness, falsity, 
 pi. falsities. 
 
 FALSEHEARTED, adj. Treacher- 
 ous, perfidious, deceitful, s. false- 
 heartedness. 
 
 FALSETTO, s. A musical term ; a 
 feigned voice. 
 
 FALSIFY, v. To counterfeit, to 
 forge, to confute, pr. par. falsi- 
 fying,' past, falsified: s. falsifica- 
 tion, falsifier : adj. falsifiable. 
 
 FAL'TER. v. To hesitate, to waver, 
 to fail. pr. par. faltering; past, 
 faltered : adv. falteringly. 
 
 FAME. s. Celebrity, renown, re 
 port. adj. famed, fameless. 
 
 FAMILIAR, adj. Domestic; relat 
 ing to a family; affable; uncere- 
 monious; free. s. familiarity, pi. 
 familiarities: adv. familiarly: 
 familiarize; pr. par. familiar izing; 
 past , familiarized. 
 
 FAMILY, s. Those who live in the 
 same house ; a race ; a genealogy, 
 pi. families. 
 
 FAM'INE. s. A scarcity of food; 
 dearth. 
 
 FAM'ISH. v. To kill with hunger ; 
 to starve, pr par. famishing: past, 
 famished. 
 
 FA'MOUS. adj. Renowned, cele- 
 brated, much spoken of. adv. fa- 
 mously: s. famosity, pl.famosities, 
 famousness. 
 
 FAN. s. An instrument used by la- 
 dies to move the air and cool them- 
 selves ; any thing by which the 
 air is moved, v. fan; pr. ipzr.fan- 
 ning; past, fanned. 
 
 FANATIC, s. An enthusiast; a 
 man mad with wild notions of re- 
 ligion, adj. fanatic, fanatical : adv. 
 fanatically : s. fanaticism. 
 
 FANCY, s. Imagination, taste, idea, 
 inclination, caprice, pi. fancies: 
 v. fancy ; pr. par. fancying : past, 
 
 FAN— FAR 
 
 fancied: adj fanciful : adv. fan. 
 
 cifully : s. fancifulness. 
 FANDANG'O. s. A kind of very 
 
 lively dance, pi. fandangoes. 
 FANE. s. A temple ; a place con- 
 secrated to religion. 
 FANFARONA'DE. s. A bluster ; a 
 
 tumour of fictitious dignity. 
 FANG. s. The long tusks of a boar 
 
 or other animal; the nails, the 
 
 talons. ad).fanged. 
 FAN'TASM. s. See Phantasm. 
 FANTASTIC, FANTASTICAL. 
 
 adj. Irrational ; subsisting only in 
 
 the imagination; unreal, adv. fan' 
 
 tastically, fantastickly. 
 FANTASY. 5. Fancy, imagination, 
 
 idea, humour, pi. fantasies. 
 FA'QUIR. s. A sort of dervise, trav 
 
 elling about and collecting alms. 
 FAR. adv. To great extent in length; 
 
 remotely, adj. far: s.farness. 
 
 FARCE, s. A short dramatic repre 
 sentation, written without rega- 
 larity, and filled with wild and lu- 
 dicrous conceits, adj. farcical: 
 adv. farcically. 
 
 FAR'CY. s. The.eprosy of horses, 
 pi. farcies. 
 
 FAR'DEL. s. A bundle, a) ; ttle pack. 
 
 FARE. 'v. Togo, to pass, to happen, 
 to feed, to eat. pr. par. faring, 
 past, fared : s. fare. 
 
 FAR'-FETCHED. adj. Brought from 
 places remote ; elaborately strain 
 ed. 
 
 FAREWELL", int. The parting com- 
 pliment ; adieu, s. farewell. 
 
 FARINA'CEOUS. adj. Mealy; tast 
 ing like meal. 
 
 FARM. s. Ground let to a tenant \ 
 a portion of land tilled by a tenant 
 or the owner, v. farm; pr. par. 
 farming; past, farmed : adj./*arwi- 
 able: s. farmer. 
 
 FARRA'GO. s. A mass formed con- 
 fusedly of several ingredients, pi. 
 farragoes. 
 
 FAR'RIER. 5. A shoer of horses; 
 one who professes the medicine 
 of horses, s. farriery. 
 
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FAR— FAT 
 
 FAR'ROW. s. A litter of pigs. v. 
 farrow; pr. par. fa rr owing ; past, 
 farrowed. 
 
 FARTHER, adv. At a greater dis- 
 tance ; beyond, sup. farthest. 
 
 FARTHERMORE. adv. Besides; 
 over and above ; likewise. 
 
 FARTHING, s. The fourth of a 
 penny. 
 
 FARTHINGALE, s. A hoop; cir- 
 cles of whalebone, used to spread 
 the petticoat to a wide circum- 
 ference. 
 
 FAS'CES. s. Rods anciently car- 
 ried before the Roman consuls, 
 as a mark of their authority. 
 
 FAS'CINATE. v. To bewitch, to en 
 chant, pr. par. fascinating ; past, 
 fascinated: s. fascination. 
 
 FAS'CINE. s. A fagot. 
 
 FASHION, s. Form; make or cut 
 of clothes ; manner; custom. 
 fashion; pr. par. fashioning; past, 
 fashioned: adj. ftshionable: s 
 fashionableness : adv. fashionably 
 s. fashionist. 
 
 FAST. adj. Firm, immovable, strong, 
 speedy, adv. fast, fastly: s. fast- 
 ness. 
 
 FAST. v. To abstain from food ; to 
 mortify the body, by religious ab 
 stinence. pr. par. fasting; past, 
 fasted: s. fast, faster. 
 
 FASTEN, v. To make fast ; to make 
 firm ; to cement ; to fix itself, 
 pronounced fas'-n. pr. par. fasten- 
 ing ; past, fastened: s. faste?ier. 
 
 FASTIDIOUS. m adj. Disdainful, 
 squeamish, insolently nice. adv. 
 fastidiously: s. fastidiousness. 
 
 FAT. adj. Full-fed, plump, fleshy. 
 s. fat, fatness, fatner, faitener. 
 
 FATALISM, s. The doctrine that 
 all things happen by necessity, s. 
 fatalist, fatality, pi. fatalities. 
 
 FATE. s. Destiny; an eternal series 
 of successive causes : death, adj. 
 fated, fatal: adv. fatally. 
 
 FATHER, s. The male parent; the 
 head of a family ; the first ances- 
 tor. ¥, father; pr. par. fathering; 
 If 
 
 FAT— FEA 
 
 past fathered: adj fatherly father* 
 less. 
 
 FATHOM, s. A measure of length, 
 containing, six feet. v. fathom, 
 pr. par. fathoming; past, fathom- 
 ed: s.fathomer: adj. fathomless. 
 
 FATIGUE'. 5. Weariness, lassitude, 
 labour, toil. v. fatigue; pr. par. 
 fa hgu ing; past, fatigued. 
 
 FAT'lGABLE. adj. Easily wearied 
 susceptible of weariness. 
 
 FATTEN, v. To make fat. pr. par. 
 fattening; past, fattened s. fai- 
 tener: adj.fatiish. 
 
 FAT'UOUS. adj. Stupid, foolish, im- 
 potent. 
 
 FATU'ITY. s. Foolishness, weak 
 nessofmind. pi. fatuities. 
 
 FAU'CET. s. The pipe inserted into 
 a vessel to give vent to the liquoi, 
 and stopped up by a peg or spigot. 
 
 FAULT, s. Offence, slight crime, 
 defect, x. fault; pr. par. faulting, 
 past, faulted: s. faultiness, fault- 
 lessness: adj. faulty, faultless. 
 adv. faultily. 
 
 FAUN. s. A sort of inferior heathen 
 deity, pretended to inhabit the 
 woods. 
 
 FA'VOUR. v. To support ; to regard 
 with kindness ; to countenance 
 to conduce to. pr. par. favouring 
 past, favoured: s. favour, favour 
 er: s. and adj. favourite: s. fa- 
 vouritism. 
 
 FAVOURABLE, adj. Kind, propi 
 tious, conducive to; concurrent 
 adv. favourably: s. favourable- 
 ness. 
 
 FAWN. s. A young deer. v. fawn , 
 pr. par. fawning; past, fawned. 
 
 FAWN. v. To court by frisking be- 
 fore one ; to court by any means 
 pr. par. fawning; past, fawned • 
 s. fawn, fawner : adv.fawningly. 
 
 FAY. s. A fairv ; an elf; faith. 
 
 FE'ALTY. s. Duty due to a supe 
 rior lord ; loya.ty. pi. fealties. 
 
 FEAR. s. Dread, terror, awe, anxi 
 ety. v. fear; pr. par. fearing 
 past, feared: adj. fearful, fear 
 145 
 
FEA— FEE 
 
 less: adv. fearfully, fearlessly : s. 
 fearfulness, fearlessness. 
 
 FEA'SIBLE. adj. Practicable ; pos- 
 sible to be effected, adv. feasibly : 
 s. feasibility, pi. feasibilities, feasi- 
 bleness. 
 
 FEAST s. An anniversary day of 
 rejoicing ; an entertainment of the 
 table ; something delicious to the 
 palate, v. feast; pr. par. feasting; 
 past, feasted : s.f easier. 
 
 FEAT. s. Act, deed, action, ex- 
 ploit. 
 
 FEATH'ER. s. The plume of a bird; 
 an ornament, v. feather; pr. par. 
 feathering; past, feathered: adj. 
 featlierless, feathery. 
 
 FEATURE, s. Any lineament or 
 single part of the face. 
 
 FEB'RIFUGE. adj. Having the pow- 
 er to cure fevers, s. febrifuge. 
 
 FEB'RILE. adj. Constituting a fever: 
 proceeding from a fever, adj. ^6- 
 rific. 
 
 FEB'RUARY. 5. The name of the 
 second month in the year. 
 
 FECULENCE, FEC'ULENCY. 5. 
 Muddiness ; quality of abounding 
 with lees or sediments ; dregs, pi. 
 feculences feculencies: adj feculent. 
 
 FE'CUND. adj. Fruitful, prolific, v. 
 fecundify, pr. par. fecundifying ; 
 past, fecundified: s. fecundity, pi. 
 fecundities. 
 
 FED. Preterit and past par. of to feed. 
 FED'ER AL. adj. Relating to a league 
 
 or contract, adj. federate, federa- 
 tive : s. federation. 
 FEDERALIST. 5. One of a politi 
 cal party in the United States, op- 
 posed to those called democrats. 
 
 FEE. s. Reward, recompense, v. 
 fee ; pr. -oar. feeing ; past, feed. 
 
 FEE'BLE. adj. Weak, debilitated, 
 sickly, infirm, s. feebleness : adv. 
 feebly . 
 
 FEE'BLE-MiNDED. adj. Weak of 
 mind, defective in resolution. 
 
 FEED. v. To supply with food ; to 
 furnish; to nourish, pr. par. feed- 
 ing; past, fed: s. feeder. 
 
 FEEL. v. To have perception of 
 
 FEE— FEL 
 
 things by the touch ; to be affect 
 ed by ; to perceive mentally, r r. 
 par. feeling; past, felt: s. feel, 
 feekr, feeling: adj. feeling: adv. 
 feelingly. 
 
 FEET. s. The plural of foot. adj. 
 feetless. 
 
 FEIGN, v. To invent, to dissemble, 
 to conceal, pr. par. feigning; past. 
 feigned: s. feignedness, feigned- 
 adv.feignedly. 
 
 FEINT, s. A false appearance , a 
 mock assault, adj. feint. 
 
 FELICITATE, v. To make happy, 
 to congratulate, pr. par. felici- 
 tating ; past, felicitated : s. felici- 
 tation, felicity, pi. Jelicities: adj. 
 felicitous : adv. felicitously. 
 
 FELINE, adj. Like a cat; pertain- 
 ing to a cat. 
 
 FELL. adj. Cruel, barbarous, inhu- 
 man. 
 
 FELL. v. To knock down, to hew 
 down. pr. par. felling; past, fell- 
 ed: s. feller. 
 
 FELL. The preterit of to fall. 
 
 FELLIF'LUOUS. adj. Flowing with 
 gall. 
 
 FEL'LOE. s. The circumference of 
 a wheel ; a portion of the rim of 
 a wheel. 
 
 FEL'LOW. 5. A companion; an as- 
 sociate ; equal ; one of a pair. v. 
 fellow; pr. par. following; past, 
 fellowed. 
 
 FELLOW-COM'MONER. s. On 
 who has the same right of common, 
 a commoner at the universities of 
 England, of the hfghest order, who 
 dines with the fellows. 
 
 FELLOW-FEELING. 5. Sympathy, 
 joint interest. 
 
 FELLOWSHIP, s. Companionship, 
 consort, society. 
 
 FEL'ON. s. One who has committed 
 a great crime; a whitlow. adj.yeZ- 
 oniovs: adv. feloniously: s. felony y 
 pi. felonies. 
 
 FELT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 feel. 
 
 FELT. s. Cloth made of wool, united 
 without weaving ; a hide or skin. 
 146 
 
FEL— FER 
 
 FELUCCA, s. A small open boat, 
 with six oars. 
 
 FE'MALE. s. One of the sex which 
 produces young, adj. female. 
 
 FEMININE, adj. Of the female 
 sex; soft, tender, delicate, v. fem- 
 inize ; pr. par. feminizing ,■ past. 
 feminized. 
 
 FEM'ORAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 thigh. 
 
 FEN. s. A marsh : low and moist 
 ground; a moor, a bog. adj. fenny. 
 
 FENCE. 5. Guard, security, defence, 
 enclosure, v. fence; pr. par. fenc- 
 ing; past, fenced: adj. fenceless, 
 fencible: s. fencer. 
 
 FEND. v. To keep off; to shut out. 
 pr. par. fending ■■; past, fended: s. 
 fender. 
 
 FENES'TRAL. adj. Belonging to 
 windows. 
 
 FENNEL, s. A plant of strong 
 
 FEO'DAL. adj. Yield from another; 
 belonging to a feod or tenure, s. 
 feodality, pl.feodalities ;feodatary, 
 pi. feodataries : adj . feudatory. 
 
 FERMENT', v. To exalt or rarefy 
 by intestine motion of parts, pr. 
 par. fermenting ; pzst,fe?-mented: 
 s. fer'ment, fermentation : adj. fer- 
 mentable, fermental, fermentative. 
 
 FERN. 5. A species of plant, adj. 
 ferny. 
 
 FERO'CIOUS. adj. Savage, fierce, 
 ravenous, rapacious, adv. fero- 
 ciously: s. ferociousness, ferocity , 
 pi. ferocities. 
 
 FER'RET. s. A kind of rat, with 
 red eyes, used to catch rabbits ; a 
 kind of narrow woollen tape, v 
 ferret; pr. par. ferreting; past 
 ferreted: s.ferreter. 
 
 FERRUGINOUS, adj. Partaking of 
 particles and qualities of iron. 
 
 FER'RULE. s. An iron ring put 
 round any thing, to keep it from 
 cracking. 
 
 FER'RY. v. To carry over in a boat. 
 pr. par. ferrying; past, yarned: s. 
 ferry, pi. ferries, ferriage. 
 
 FER— FIB 
 
 FERTILE, adj. Fruitful, abuminnt 
 plenteous, s. fertileness, fertility 
 pi. fertilities : v. fertilize; pr. par 
 fertilizing ; past, fertilized. 
 
 FER'ULA. s. An instrument of cor 
 rection, with which young scholarj 
 are beaten on the hand. v. ferule , 
 pr. par. feruling; p&sl, feruled. 
 
 FER'VENCY. s. Heat of mind, ar- 
 dour, eagerness, zeal. pi. ferven- 
 cies : adj. fervent: adv . fe?-vently . 
 
 FER'VID. adj. Hot, burning, boil 
 ing, vehement, s.fervidity, pl.fr- 
 vidities, fervidness, fervov r. 
 
 FESTAL, adj. Belonging or relating 
 to a feast. 
 
 FESTIVAL, s. Time of feast, an- 
 niversary-day of civil or religious 
 joy. ^d]. festival, festive: s. festiv- 
 ity, pi. festivities. 
 
 FESTOON', s. An ornament in the 
 form of a wreath, adj. festooned. 
 
 FETCH, v. To go and bring; to 
 derive, pr. par. fetching; past, 
 fetched : s. fetch, f etcher. 
 
 FETID, adj. Stinking; rancid; hav- 
 ing a strong and offensive smell, 
 s. i'. tidness. 
 
 FET'LOCK. s. A tuft of hair, that 
 grows behind the pastern joint of 
 horses. 
 
 FETTER. 5. Commonly used in the 
 plural. Chains for the feet. v. fet- 
 ter ; pr. par. fettering ; past, fet- 
 tered. 
 
 FEV'-DE-JOIE. s. A firing of guns 
 on any joyful occasion. 
 
 FEUD. 5. Quarrel, contention, op- 
 position ; a conditional allotment 
 of land. adj. feudal: s. feudalism^ 
 feudatary-, pi. feudataries. 
 
 FE'VER. s. A disease in which the 
 body is violently heated, and the 
 pulse quickened, or in which heat 
 and cold prevail by turns, adj. fe- 
 verish: s. feverishness. 
 
 FEW. adj. Not in a great number 
 s. fewness. 
 
 FI'AT. s. An order, a decree. 
 
 FIB. s. A lie, a falsehood, v. jib 
 pr. par. fbbing ; past, fbbed: s. 
 fibber. 
 
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FIB— FIE 
 
 FI'BRE. s. A small thread or string ; 
 the first constituent part of flow- 
 ers, adj. Jibrous. 
 
 FICK'LE. adj. Changeable, incon- 
 stant, irresolute. s.Jickleness: adv. 
 fickly. 
 
 FICTION, s. The act of feigning or 
 inventing; a falsehood. 
 
 FICTITIOUS, adj. Counterfeit, 
 false, feigned, imaginary, Sidv.fic- 
 tiiiously : s. ficiitiousness. 
 
 FID'DLE. s. A stringed musical in- 
 strument ; a violin, v. fiddle; pr. 
 par. fiddling; past, Jiddled: s. fid- 
 dler. 
 
 FID'DLESTICK. s. The bow which 
 a fiddler draws over the strings of 
 a fiddle. 
 
 FID'DLESTRING. s. The string of 
 a fiddle. 
 
 FIDEL'ITY. s. Honesty, veracity, 
 faithful adherence, pi. fidelities. 
 
 FIDG'ET. v. To move nimbly, and 
 irregularly, pr. par. fidgeting; 
 past, fidgeted : s. fidget, fidgeter : 
 adj. fidgety. 
 
 FIDUCIAL, adj. Confident, un- 
 doubting. adv . fiducially ; adj. 7*- 
 duciary; s. fiduciary, pi. fiduci- 
 aries. 
 
 FIE. int. A word of blame or indig- 
 nation. 
 
 FIEF. s. A fee, a manor, a posses- 
 sion held by some tenure of a 
 superior. 
 
 FIELD, s. A cultivated tract of 
 ground ; ground not inclosed, the 
 open country. 
 
 FIELD'FARE. s. A bird. 
 
 FIELD'MARSHAL. s. Commander 
 of an army in a field; the officer 
 of highest military rank in Eng- 
 land. 
 
 FIELD'OFFICER. s. An officer 
 whose command in the field ex- 
 tends to a whole regiment. 
 
 FIELP'PIECE s. A small cannon 
 used in battle, but not in sieges. 
 
 FIEND, s. An enemy; the great en- 
 emy of mankind, adj . fiendlike. 
 
 FIERCE, adj. Savage, ravenous, vi- 
 
 FIE— FIL 
 
 olent, angry, adv. fiercely; s. fierce- 
 ness. 
 
 FI'ERY: adj. Consisting of fire; ve- 
 hement, ardent, passionate, s. 
 fieriness. 
 
 FIFE. s. A pipe blown to the drum. 
 s.fifer. 
 
 FIFTEEN, adj. Five and ten, ordi 
 nal. adj. fifteenth. 
 
 FIFTH, adj. The ordinal of five 
 adv. fifthly. 
 
 FIFTY, adj. Five tens, pi fifties, 
 ad), fiftieth. 
 
 FIG. s. A tree that bears figs ; the 
 fruit of the fig-tree. 
 
 FIGHT, v. To contend in battle , 
 to combat ; to contend, pr. par. 
 fighting; past, fought, s. fight, 
 fighter. 
 
 FIG'MENT. s. An invention; a fie 
 tion ; the idea feigned. 
 
 FIG'URATIVE. adj. Representing 
 something else ; typical ; repre- 
 sentative ; not literal, adv. figu- 
 ratively. 
 
 FIGURE, s. The form of any thing, 
 as terminated by the outline; 
 shape ; form ; a statue ; type. v. 
 figure ; pr. par. figuring ; past, 
 figured. 
 
 FII/AMENT. s. A slender thread ; 
 a body slender and long, like a 
 thread. 
 
 FIL'BERT. 5. A fine hazel-nut, with 
 a thin shell. 
 
 FILCH, v. To steal, to pilfer, pr 
 pur. filching; past, filched: s. filch 
 er : ad v . fi Ichingly. 
 
 FILE. s. A thread ; a line on which 
 papers are strung, to keep them 
 in order; a line of soldiers, ranged 
 one behind another; a kind of in 
 strument. v. file; pr. par. filing , 
 past, filed: s. filer, filing. 
 
 FIL'IAL. adj. Pertaining to or be- 
 fitting a son or daughter, s. filia- 
 tion. 
 
 FIL'IGREE-WORK. s. Work curi- 
 ously wrought; a kind of wire- 
 work. 
 
 143 
 
FIL -FIN 
 
 FILL. v. To store till no more can 
 be admitted ; to satisfy, pr. par. 
 filling; past, filled: s. fill, filler. 
 
 FILLET. 5. A band tied round the 
 head or other part; the fleshy 
 part of the thigh, applied com- 
 monly to veal. v. fillet; pr. par. 
 filleting; past, filleted. 
 
 FIL'LIBEG. s. A little plaid; a dress, 
 reaching only to the knees, worn 
 in the Highlands of Scotland, in- 
 stead of breeches. 
 
 FILLIP, v. To strike with the nail 
 of the finger, by a sudden spring 
 or motion, pr. par. filliping; past, 
 filliped: s. fillip. 
 
 FIL'LY. s. A young mare. pi. fillies. 
 
 FILM. s. A thin pellicle or skin, 
 adj filmy. 
 
 FILTER, v. To strain, to percolate, 
 pr. par. filtering; past, filtered: s, 
 filter. 
 
 FILTH. 5. Dirt, nastiness. adv. filth- 
 ily : s.filthiness : adj. filthy. 
 
 FILTRATE, v. To strain, to per- 
 colate, to filter, pr. par. filtrating; 
 past, filtrated : s. filtration. 
 
 FIN. s. The wing of a fish; the limb 
 by which he balances his body, 
 and moves in the water, adj. fin- 
 ned, finny, finl ess, finlike. 
 
 Fl'NAL. adj. Ultimate, conclusive, 
 decisive, mortal, adv. finally. 
 
 FINANCE', s. Revenue, income, 
 profit, adj. financial: s. financier. 
 
 FIND. v. To obtain by searching or 
 seeking ; to meet with ; to detect ; 
 to supply, &c. pr. par. finding; 
 past, found: s. finder. 
 
 FINE, adj Not coarse, pure, refin- 
 ed, clear, nice. s. fine, fineness: v. 
 fine; pr. par. fining; past, fined: 
 adv. finely. 
 
 FINE s. A penaltv ; a mulct. 
 
 FINE'DRAW. v. To sew up a rent 
 with so much nicety that it is not 
 perceived, pr. par. finedrawing ; 
 past, finedrawn : s.finedrawer. 
 
 FINERY. s. Show, splendour of 
 aopearance. pi. fineries. 
 
 FINE'SPOKEN. adj. Using a num 
 ber of fine phrases. 
 N 2 
 
 FIN— FIR 
 
 FINE'SPUN. adj. Ingeniously con- 
 trived; artfully invented. 
 
 FINESSE', s. Artifice, stratagem. 
 
 FIN'GER. s. The flexible member 
 of the hand, by which men catch 
 and hold. v. finger; pr. par. finger- 
 ing; past, fingered: s. fingering. 
 
 FIN'GER-BOARD. s. The board at 
 the neck of a fiddle, guitar, or lute 
 where the fingers operate on tlio 
 strings. 
 
 FINICAL- adj. Nice, foppish, adv. 
 finically: s. finicalness. 
 
 FIN'ISH. v. To complete, to make 
 perfect, to end. pr. par. finishing , 
 past, finished: s. finish, finisher, 
 finishing. ' 
 
 FI'NITE. adj. Limited, bounded, 
 terminated, s. finiientss, finitude. 
 
 FIR. 5. The tree of which deal-boards 
 are made. 
 
 FIRE. s. The igneous element : 
 flame; any tiling burning, v. fire; 
 pr. par. firing; past, fired: s.firing. 
 
 FIRE'-ARMS. s. Arms which owe 
 their efficacv to fire; guns. 
 
 FIRE'BRAND. s. A piece of wood 
 kindled: an incendiarv. 
 
 FIRE'-ENGINE. s. A machine for 
 extinguishing accidental fires. 
 
 FIRE'LOCK. s. A soldier's gun; a 
 gun discharged by striking steel 
 with flint. 
 
 FIRE'MAN. s. One who is employed 
 to extinguish burning houses. 
 
 FIRE'-PLUG. s. A stopple which; 
 in the streets of London, covers 
 a cock that conveys water for the 
 fire-engines. 
 
 FIRE'-SHOVEL. s. The instrument 
 with which coals are thrown upon 
 a fire. 
 
 FIRE'SIDE. 5. The hearth, the chim- 
 ney. 
 
 FIRE'- WOOD. 5. Wood to burn; fuel. 
 
 FIRE'- WORK. s. Shows of fire ; py 
 rotechnical performances. 
 
 FIR'KIN. s. A vessel containing 
 nine gallons. 
 
 FIRM. adj. Strong, hard, constant, 
 steady, s. firm, firmness : adv.' 
 firmly. 
 
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FIR— FIV 
 
 FIRMAMENT, s. The sky, the 
 heavens . 
 
 FIR'MAN. 5. A grant or license giv- 
 en by Asiatic potentates. 
 
 FIRST, adj. The ordinal of one; 
 earliest in time; great ; excellent. 
 adv.Jirst: s. firstling. 
 
 FIRST-FRUITS, s. What the sea- 
 son earliest produces or matures « 
 the first profits of any thing. 
 
 FIRST'-RATE. adj. A term adopt 
 ed from a ship of the first rate or 
 size, for pre-eminent. 
 
 FIS'CAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 public treasury. 
 
 FISH. s. An animal that inhabits the 
 water, v. fish; pr. par. fishing; 
 past, fishefd : s. fisher, fishing, fish- 
 ery, pi. fisheries: adj. fishy. 
 
 FISH'ERMAN. s. One whose em- 
 ployment is to catch fish. 
 
 FISH'- HOOK. s. A hook to catch fish. 
 
 FISH'-KETTLE. s. A caldron, made 
 long, that fish may be boiled in it 
 without bending. 
 
 FISHMONGER, s. A dealer in fish. 
 
 FIS'SILE. adj. Having the grain in 
 a certai n direction, so as to be cleft. 
 
 FIS'SURE. s. A cleft; a narrow 
 chasm, where a breach has been 
 made. 
 
 FIST. s. The hand clenched, with 
 the fingers doubled down. 
 
 FISTICUFFS, s. Battle with the 
 fists ; blows with the fist. 
 
 FIS'TULA. s. A sinuous ulcer, cal- 
 lous within, adj. fistular, fistu- 
 lous: v. fistulate ; pr. par. fistulat- 
 ing; past, fi,stulated. 
 
 FIT. s. A paroxysm or exacerba- 
 tion of any intermittent distemper; 
 interval ; disorder. ady fitful. 
 
 FIT. v. To accommodate to any 
 thing; to furnish; to become, pr. 
 par. fitting' ; past, fitted : adj . fit; 
 adv. fitly, fittingly: s. fitness, fitter. 
 
 FIVE* adj. Four and one. 
 
 FIVE'BARRED. adj. Having five 
 bars , usually applied to gates. 
 
 FIV— FLA 
 
 FIVE'FOLD. adj. Having five dis- 
 tinctions ; composed of five ma- 
 terials. 
 
 FIX. v. To make fast; to settle; to 
 pierce, pr. par. fixing; paiSt,fixed : 
 s. fixation, fixedness, fixity, pi. fix 
 ities, fixture: adv. fixedly. 
 
 FIZ. v. To emit a slight and tran- 
 sient noise, pr. par. fizzing ; pist, 
 fizzed: s.fiz. 
 
 FIZ'GIG. s. A kind of dart or har- 
 poon, with which seamen strike 
 fish; a kind of fire-work, which 
 boys make up in paper, and ex- 
 plode. 
 
 FLAB'BY. adj. Soft, not firm 
 
 FLACCID, adj. Weak, limber, lax. 
 s.Jlaccidity, pl.flaccidities. 
 
 FLAG. v. To hang loose, without 
 stiffness or tension ; to grow fee- 
 ble, pr. par. flagging; past, flag' 
 ged: s. flag, flag giness: adj -flaggy' 
 
 FLA'GEOLET. s. A kind of musical 
 instrument. 
 
 FLAG'-OFFICER. s. A commander 
 of a squadron. 
 
 FLAG'-SHIR s. The ship in which 
 the commander of a fleet sails. 
 
 FLA'GELLATE. v. To whip or 
 scourge, pr. par. flagellating; past, 
 flagellated: ^.flagellation. 
 
 FLAGITIOUS, adj. Wicked, vil- 
 lanous, atrocious, s. flngitious- 
 ness. 
 
 FLAG'ON. s. A vessel of drink, with 
 a narrow mouth. 
 
 FLA'GRANT. adj. Ardent, burning, 
 eager, notorious, adv. flagrantly . 
 s.flagrance, flagrancy. 
 
 FLAG'-STAFF. s. The staff on 
 which a flag is fixed. 
 
 FLAIL, s. The instrument by which 
 grain is beaten out of the ear. 
 
 FLAKE, s. Any thing that appears 
 loosely held together, like a flock 
 of wool ; a stratum ; layer, v.flake, 
 pr. par. flaking; past, flaked: adj. 
 
 flaky. 
 ^LAIV 
 
 FLAM. 5. A freak, a whim, a fane 7. 
 FLAM' BEAU. s. A lighted torch, 
 pi. flambeaux 
 
FLA— FLA 
 
 FLAME, s. Light emitted from/ire; 
 
 fire. v. flame; pr. par. flaming ; 
 
 past,flarned : adv. flaming ly: adj. 
 
 flamy. 
 FLA'MEN. 5. A priest ; one that 
 
 officiates in solemn offices, adj 
 flamintcal. 
 FLAM'MABLE. adj. Capable of 
 
 being set on fire. s.flammability, 
 
 pi. flammabilities ,' s.flammation 
 
 adj. flammeous. 
 FLAMIN'GO. s. The name of a bird, 
 
 common in many parts of Ameri 
 
 ca. pi. flamingoes. 
 FLANK. 5. That part of the side of 
 
 a quadruped near the hinder thigh; 
 
 the side of an army or fleet, v. 
 flank; pr. par. flanking; past, 
 flanked: s. flanker. 
 FLAN'NEL. s. A soft, nappy stuff, 
 
 of wool. 
 FLAP. s. Any thing that hangs 
 
 broad and loose; a disease in 
 
 horses, v. flap; pr. par. flapping; 
 
 past, .flapped : s. flapper. 
 FLARE, v. To glitter with transient 
 
 lustre; to glitter offensively, pr. 
 
 -par. flaring; past, flared. 
 FLASH, s. A sudden, quick, transi- 
 tory blaze, pi. flashes: v. flash; 
 
 pr. par. flashing; past, flash ed: s. 
 flasher: adj. flashy : adv. flashily. 
 FLASK, s. A bottle, a vessel. 
 FLAT. adj. Horizontally level; 
 
 smooth; not elevated; tasteless: 
 
 insipid, s. flat, flatness: adv. flat- 
 ly : v. flatten; pr. par. flattening; 
 
 past, flattened: adj. flattish. 
 FLATTER, v. To soothe with 
 
 praises ; to raise false hopes, pr. 
 
 par . flittering ; past, flattered: s. 
 flatterer, flattery, pi. flatteries: adv. 
 flatteringly. 
 FLATULENT, adj. Turgid with 
 
 air; windv; empty, s. flatulency, 
 
 pi. flatulencies. 
 FLAUNT, v. To make a fluttering 
 
 show in apsarel; to carry a pert 
 
 'or saucv appearance, pr. par. 
 
 flaunting: past, flaunted: s flaunt. 
 
 FLA'VOUR. s. Power of pleasing 
 
 FLA— FLE 
 
 the taste ; odour, fragrance, adj 
 flavoured. 
 FLAW. s. A crack or breach; a 
 
 fault, defect, v. flaw; pr. par 
 flawing; past, flawed: adj. flaw 
 
 less, flawy. 
 FLAX. s. The plant of which linen 
 
 thfead is made. \\d]. flaxen. 
 FLAY. v. To strip off the skin. pr. 
 
 par. flaying; past, flayed: s. flay- 
 er. 
 FLEA. s. A small red insect, adj. 
 
 fleabitten. 
 FLECK'ER. v. To spot; to mark 
 
 with strokes or touches, pr. par. 
 fleckering, past, flickered. 
 FLECTION s. The act or power 
 
 of bending. 
 FLED. Preterit and past par. of 
 
 the v. flee. 
 FLEDGE, v. To furnish with wings; 
 
 to supply with feathers, pr. pai. 
 fledging; past, fledged. 
 FLEE. v. To run from danger; to 
 
 have recourse to shelter, pr. par. 
 fleeing; p^st,fled. 
 FLEECE, s. As much wool as is 
 
 shorn from one sheep, s.fleecer: 
 
 adj. fleecy. 
 FLEECE, v. To clip the fleece of a 
 
 sheep ; to plunder, as a sheep is 
 
 stripped of his wool. pr. par. 
 
 fleecing; past, fleeced. 
 FLEET, adj. Swift of pace ; quick, 
 
 nimble, adj. fleeting: s.jieetness: 
 
 adv. fleetly. 
 FLEET, s. A company of ships ; a 
 
 navv. 
 FLEMING, s. A native or inhabit 
 
 ant of the Low Countries, adj. 
 
 Flemish. 
 FLESH. 5. The body, distinguished 
 
 from the soul ; animal food ; car 
 
 nality. v. flesh; pr. par. fleshing 
 
 past, fleshed : s. fleshiness: adj 
 I fleshl ess, fleshly, fleshy. 
 FLESfTMKAT. s. Animal food; the 
 
 flesh of animals prepared for food. 
 FLEUR df. Lis. s. A kind of lily, call- 
 
 ed the iris; the emblem of France. 
 FLEW. The preterit of the v. fly. 
 FLEXIBLE, adj. Possible to be bent; 
 151 
 
FLE— FLO 
 
 pliar.t, complying, ductile sflex- 
 ibility, pi. flexibilities, Jiexibleness : 
 ad}, flexile. 
 
 FLEX'ION. 5. The act of bending; 
 a double. adyflexuous: s. flexure. 
 
 FLICK'ER. v. To flutter; to fluc- 
 tuate ; to move with uncertain and 
 hasty motion, pr. par. flickering' ; 
 past, flickered. 
 
 FLIER, s. One that runs away; a 
 fugitive ; a part of a machine. 
 
 FLIGHT, s. The act of flying or 
 running from danger; a flock of 
 birds flying together; a volley; 
 the space passed by flying, adj. 
 
 flighty : s . High tiness. 
 
 rtir~' 
 
 FLIMSY, adj. Weak, feeble, mean, 
 
 spiritless, s. flimsiness. 
 FLINCH, v. To shrink from any 
 
 suffering or undertaking; to fail. 
 
 pr. par. flinching ; past, flinched: 
 
 s. flincher. 
 FLING, v. To cast from the hand ; 
 
 to throw; to cast w r ith violence. 
 
 pr. par. flinging, past, flung ; s. 
 
 fling, flinger. 
 FLINT. 5. A semi-pellucid stone; 
 
 any thing eminently or proverbi- 
 ally hard. ad]. flinty: s.flintiness. 
 FLINT-HEARTED, adj. Having a 
 
 hard heart ; cruel. 
 FLIP. s. A liquor much used in ships, 
 
 made by mixing beer with spirits 
 
 and sugar. 
 FLIP PANT. adj. Nimble, moveable, 
 
 pert, petulant, adv . flippantly : s. 
 
 flippancy, pi. flippancies. 
 FLIRT, v. To throw any thing with 
 
 a quick, elastic motion ; to be un- 
 steady and fluttering; to coquet. 
 
 pr. par. flirting ; past, flirted : s. 
 
 flirt, flirtation. 
 FLIT. v. To fly away, to remove, 
 
 to flutter, pr. par. flitting ; past, 
 flitted : s . flit ting. 
 FLOAT, v. To swim on the surface. 
 
 pr. pur. floating; past, floated: s. 
 floater. 
 FLOCK. 5. A company; usually a 
 
 company of birds or beasts, v. 
 flock; pr. par. flocking; past, 
 flocked 
 
 FLO -FLO 
 
 FLQG. v. To lash, to whip. pr. par 
 
 flogging; past, flogged : s. flog 
 
 ger. 
 FLOOD, s. A body of water; the 
 
 sea; a deluge, v. flood; pr. par. 
 
 flooding; past, flooded. 
 FLOOD'G ATE. s. A gate or shutter, 
 
 by which a water-course is closed 
 
 or opened. 
 FLOOR, s. The bottom of a room j 
 
 a story; a flight of rooms, v. 
 
 floor; pr. par. flooring; past, 
 
 floored: s. flooring. 
 FLO'RAL. adj. Relating to Flora, oi 
 
 to flowers, s. florist. 
 FLORENTINE. 5. A native of Flor 
 
 ence. 
 FLO'RID. adj. Productive of flow 
 
 ers ; bright in colour; embellished. 
 
 s. floridness : adv. floridly. 
 FLORIN, s. A coin, first made !>y 
 
 the Florentines. 
 FLOTILLA, s. Any number of 
 
 small vessels. 
 FLOUNCE, v. To move with 
 
 weight and tumult; to deck with 
 
 flounces, pr. par. flouncing ; past, 
 
 flounced : s. flounce. 
 FLOUNCE, s. Something sewed to 
 
 a garment, and hanging loose, so 
 
 as to swell and shake. 
 FLOUN'DER. v. To struggle with 
 
 violent and irregular motions, pr. 
 
 par. floundering ; past, floundered: 
 
 s. flounder. 
 FLOUN'DER. s. A species of flat 
 
 fish, called fluke. 
 FLOUR, s. The edible part of corn ; 
 
 the meal. v. flour; pr. par. flour' 
 
 ing; past, floured. 
 FLOUR'ISH. v. To be in a prosper- 
 ous state; to boast, pr. par. flour- 
 ishing ; past, flourished, s. flour- 
 ish, fiourisher: ad v. flourishingly. 
 FLOUT, v. To mock, to insult, pr 
 
 par. flouting ; past, flouted: s. 
 
 flout \flouier : adv. floutingly. 
 FLOW. v. To run or spread as 
 
 water ; to run ; to glide smoothly; 
 
 to abound, pr. par. flowing; past, 
 flowed: s.flow: adwflowingly. 
 152 
 
FLU— FOI 
 ed: s. fluxation , fluxion, fluxihili* 
 ty, p\.fluxibiliiics: ad), fluxible. 
 FLUXIONS. 5. The arithmetic or 
 analysis of infinitely «;mall, varia- 
 ble quantities, s.fluxionist. 
 
 FLO— FL t t 
 
 FLOWER. 5. The part of a plant' 
 
 which contains the seeds; an or- 
 nament; the prime. v. flower; pr. 
 
 par. flowering; past,flowered : adj. 
 
 flowery. 
 FLOWN. The past par. of the v. to FLY. v. To move through the air 
 
 fly. with wings; to move with rapid- 
 
 FLUCTUATE, v. To float back- ! ity, to run away. pr. par. flying, 
 
 ward and forward : to be irreso- ! past, flown: s.fly, p\. flies, flyer. 
 
 lute. pr. par. fluctuating ; past, FLY'-BITTEN. adj. Stained by the 
 
 fluctuated: s. fluctuation: adj. flue- \ bites of flies. 
 
 tuant. FLV'BLOW. s. The egg of a fly. v 
 
 FLUE. s. A small pipe or chimney, flyblow; pr. par. flly blowing; past, 
 
 to convey air or smoke. ! flyblown. 
 
 FLUENT, adj. Liquid, flowing, in FOAL. s. The offspring of a mare ; 
 
 motion, copious, voluble, adv. i or other beast of burthen. v. foal, 
 
 fluently: s. fluency, pi. jiuencies. ' pr. par. foalmg; past, foaled. 
 FLUID, adj. Having parts easily FOAM. s. The white substance 
 
 separable: net solid, s. fluidity, \ which agitation or fermentation 
 
 pi. fluidities. gathers on the top of liquors ; 
 
 FLUKE, s. A kind of flat fish, call- I froth, spume, v. foam; pr. par 
 
 ed also flounder; the broad part; foaming; past, foamed: adyjbamy 
 
 of an anchor, which takes hold of adwfoamingly. 
 
 the ground. FOB. s. A sm.-ill pocket. 
 
 FLUM'MERY. s. A kind of food, ;FOB. v. To cheat, to trick, to de 
 
 made by the coagulation of wheat, ,j fraud, pr. par- fobbing ; past,^/^ 
 
 flour, or oatmeal. j bed. 
 
 FLUNG. Pret. and past par. of the FO'CUS. 5. The point of conver- 
 
 v. tofling. gence or concourse, where the 
 
 FLUR J RY. s. A gust or storm of rays meet and cross the axis af- 
 
 wind; hurry; a violent commo- ter their refraction. Latin pi foci, 
 
 tion. pi. flurries: v. furry; pr. 
 ■pax. flurrying ; past, flurried. 
 
 FLUSH, v. To flow with violence : 
 to come in haste ; to glow in the 
 skin. pr. par. flushing; past, 
 flushed: adj. and s. flush. 
 
 FLUS'TER. v. To confound, to hur- 
 ry, pr. par. flustering; past, flus- 
 tered: s. fluster. 
 
 FLUTE. 5. A musical pipe ; a chan- 
 nel or furrow in a pillar, v. flute; 
 pr. par. fluting ; past., fluted. 
 
 FLUTTER, v. To take short flights, 
 with great agitation of the wings : 
 to move irregularly, pr. par. flut- 
 tering ; vast, fluttered .- s. flutter. 
 
 FLUVIAT'IC. adj. Belonging to 
 rivers. 
 
 FLUX. 5. The act of flowing; pas- 1 
 sage, concourse, confluence, v. 
 fiux, pr par. fluxing; past, flux-. 
 
 English pi. focuses. 
 
 FOD'DER. s. Dry food, stored up foi 
 cattle against winter, v. fodder. 
 pr. par. foddering; pant, foddered • 
 s f odder er. 
 
 FOE. s. An enemy in war ; a per- 
 secutor; an opponent; an ill- 
 wisher, adj. foelike : s.foeman. 
 
 FOETUS, s. The child in the womb 
 after it is perfectly formed; bu 
 before, it is called embryo. 
 
 FOG. s. A thick mist; a moist 
 dense vapour, near the surface 0$ 
 the land or water, adv. foggily 
 s . fosrsriness : adj . fosrg-y. 
 
 FOf'BLE. s. A weak "side; a blind 
 side ; a failing. 
 
 FOIL. v. To put to the worst; to 
 defeat ; to puzzle, pr. par. foiling 
 past, foiled: s.foil, f oiler . adj. 
 foilable. 
 
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F01— FOO 
 
 FOJST. v. To insert by forgery ; to 
 falsify ; to impose, pr. par. foist- 
 ing; past, foisted; sfoister. 
 
 FOLD. 5. The ground in which 
 sheep are contined ; a limit, a 
 boundary; a double, v. fold;, pr. 
 par. folding; past, folded; s. folder. 
 
 FO'LIAGE. s. Leaves; tufts of 
 leaves, v. foliate ; pr. par. foliat- 
 ing; past, foliated: s. foliation. 
 
 FO'LIO. s. A leaf or page of a book ; 
 a large book, of which the pages 
 are formed by a sheet of paper 
 once doubled. 
 
 FOLK. s. People ; in familiar lan- 
 guage, nations, mankind. 
 
 FOL'LOW. v. To go after; to pur- 
 sue as an enemy ; to chase ; to 
 accompany; to imitate ; to obey, 
 pr. par. following'; past, followed: 
 s. follower. 
 
 FOL'LY. 5. Weakness of intellect ; 
 criminal weakness ; depravity of 
 mind. pi. follies. 
 
 FOMENT, v. To cherish with heat; 
 to bathe with warm lotions; to 
 encourage, pr. par. fomenting; 
 past, fomented: s. fomentation, 
 fomenter. 
 
 FOND. adj. Foolishly tender ; inju- 
 diciously indulgent; loving, adv. 
 fondly: s. fondness. 
 
 FOND'LE. v. To treat with great 
 indulgence; to caress, pr. par. 
 fondling; past, fondled: s.fondler, 
 fondling. 
 
 FONT. s. A stone vessel, in which 
 the water for holy baptism is con- 
 tained in the church; an assort- 
 ment of letters and accents. 
 
 FOOD. s. Victuals; any thing that 
 nourishes, adj.foodless. 
 
 FOOL. s. One to whom nature has 
 denied reason; an idiot; a buf- 
 foon, v. fool; pr. par. fooling; past, 
 fooled: s foolery, pi. fooleries, 
 foolishness .■ a dj . foolish : adv. fool- 
 ishly. 
 
 FOOL. s. A liquid made of goose- 
 berries, scalded and pounded and 
 used with cream. 
 
 FOO— FOR 
 
 FOOL'HARDY. adj. Daring, with- 
 out judgment; madly adventur- 
 ous, s.foolhardiness. 
 
 FOOLS'CAP. s. A term denoting 
 the size of a sheet of paper. 
 
 FOOT. 6\ The part upon which we 
 stand ; the support of any thing; 
 the base ; infantry ; a measure 
 containing twelve inches, x.footi 
 pr. par. footing ; past, footed: s. 
 footing: ad). footless. 
 
 FOOT'BALL. s. A ball commonly 
 made of a blown bladder. 
 
 FOOT'BOY. s. A low menial ; an 
 attendant in livery. 
 
 FOOTMAN, s. A menial servant 
 
 I in livery, pi. footmen. ^ 
 
 jFOOTTACE. s. A pace no faster 
 
 I than a slow walk. 
 
 jFOOTTAD. 5. A highway-man that 
 
 I robs on foot. 
 
 FOOTPATH, s A narrow way, 
 which will not admit horses or 
 carriages. 
 
 FOOTPOST. s. A post or messen 
 ger that travels on foot. 
 
 FOOT-SOLDIER, s. A soldier that 
 
 | marches and fights on foot. 
 
 FOOTSTEP. 5. Trace, track; im 
 
 I pression left by the foot. 
 
 FOOTSTOOL, s. A stool for the 
 feet. 
 
 FOP. s. A simpleton, a coxcomb, a 
 pretender, s. f opting, foppery, pi. 
 fopperies, foppishness : adj. fop- 
 pish: adv. foppishly. 
 
 FOR. prep. Because of; with re 
 spect to; in the place of, in search 
 
 I of, &c. 
 
 FOR'AGE. v. To wander in searcr. 
 of provisions, pr. par. foraging; 
 past , foraged : s. forage, forager. 
 
 FORBEAR', v. To cease from any 
 thing ; to intermit ; to pause ; to 
 delay ; to abstain, pr. par. forbear- 
 ing ; past, forborne; s. forbear 
 ance, forbear er. 
 
 FORBID', v. To prohibit, to inter 
 diet, to oppose, to hinder, pr. par 
 forbidding; past, forbidden : 9 
 forbiddance, forbidder 
 
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FOR— FOR 
 
 FORCE. 5. Strength, vigour, might, 
 violence, armament. \. force; pr. 
 par. forcing; past, forced: adv. 
 forcedly, forcefully, forcibly : s. 
 forcer, forcibleness : adj . forceless, 
 forcible. 
 
 FORCE'MEAT. s. A term of cook- 
 ery. 
 
 FOR'CEPS. s. A pair of tongs; a 
 surgical instrument, pl.forcepses. 
 
 FORD. s. A shallow part of a river, 
 where it may be passed without 
 swimming, v. ford ; pr. par. ford- 
 ing; past, forded: adj. for dable. 
 
 FORE. adj. Anterior; not behind. 
 
 FOREADVI'SE. v. To counsel early, 
 pr. par. foreadvising ; past, fore- 
 advised. 
 
 FOREARM', v. To provide for at- 
 tack or resistance, before the time 
 of need. pr. par. forearming; past, 
 forearmed. 
 
 FOREBO'DE. v. To prognosticate, 
 to foretell, pr. par. foreboding ; 
 past, foreboded : s. foreboder,fore- 
 bodement. 
 
 FORECAST', v. To scheme; to 
 plan before execution, pr. par. 
 forecasting; past, forecasted: s. 
 fore' cast, forecaster. 
 
 FORE'CASTLE. s. In a ship, that 
 part where the foremast stands. 
 
 FORECLOSE', v. To shut up, to 
 preclude, to prevent, pr. ^^.fore- 
 closing; past, foreclosed : s. fore- 
 closure. 
 
 FORE'DECK. s. That part of the 
 deck which is near the bow of a 
 ship- 
 
 FOREDETER'MINE. v. To decree 
 beforehand, pr. par. foredeter min- 
 ing ; past, predetermined. 
 
 FOREDOOM', v. To predestinate, 
 pr. par. foredooming ; past, fore- 
 doomed. 
 
 FORE'END, s. The anterior part. 
 
 FORE'FATHER. s. Ancestor: one 
 who, in any degree of ascending 
 gpnealoffv, nrecedes another. 
 
 FORE'FINGER. s. The finger next 
 to the thumb. 
 
 FOR— FOR 
 
 FORE'FOOT. 5. The anterior foot 
 of a quadruped, pi. forefeet. 
 
 FOREGO . v. To quit, to give up, 
 to resign, pr. par. foregoing; past, 
 foregone: s.foregoer. 
 
 FOREGROUND. 5. The part of the 
 field or expanse of a picture which 
 seems to lie before the figures. 
 
 FORE'HAND. s. The part of a horse 
 which is before the rider. 
 
 FORE'HEAD. s. That part of the 
 face which reaches from the eyefr 
 upward to the hair. 
 
 FOR'EIGN. adj. Not of this country 
 not domestic, alien, extraneous, s 
 foreigner, foreignness. 
 
 FOREJUDGE, v. To judge before 
 hand ; to be prepossessed, pr. pax 
 forejudging; past, forejudged: s 
 forejudgment. 
 
 FOREKNOW, v. To have prescience 
 of; to foresee, pr. par. foreknow- 
 ing; past, foreknown: adj. fore- 
 knowable: s. foreknower, foie- 
 knowledge. 
 
 FORE'LAND. s. A promontory, o 
 headland, a cape. 
 
 FORE'LOCK. s. The hair that grows 
 from the forepart of the head. 
 
 FORE'MAN. 5. The first or chief 
 person, pi, foremen. 
 
 FORE'MAST. s. The first mast of 
 a ship towards the head. 
 
 FORE'MOST. adj. First in place 
 first in dignity. 
 
 FORENOOxY. s. The time of the 
 dav before twelve o'clock. 
 
 FOREN'SIC. adj. Belonging to courts 
 of judicature. 
 
 FOREORDAIN', v. To predestinate, 
 to predetermine, to preordain, p 
 par. foreordaining ; past, foreor- 
 dained: s. foreordination. 
 
 FORE'PART. s. The part Irsi, in 
 time ; the part anterior in place. 
 
 FORERUN', v. To precede; to have 
 the start of. pr. par. forerunning 
 past, forerun: s. forerunner. 
 
 FORE'S AIL. s. The sail of the foie 
 mast. 
 
 FORES AY', v. To predict, to proph- 
 155 
 
FOR— FOR 
 
 esy, to foretell, pr. par. foresaying; 
 past, foresaid. 
 
 FORESEE', v. To see beforehand 
 to provide for. pr. par. foreseeing ; 
 past, foreseen .• s. foreseer. 
 
 FORESHORTEN, v. To shorten 
 figures, in order to show those be- 
 nind. pr. par. foreshortening; past, 
 foreshortened. 
 
 FORESHOW, v. To predict , to 
 discover before it happens, pr. 
 par. foreshowing; past, foreshown. 
 
 FORE'SIGHT. 5. Prescience, prog- 
 nostication, foreknowledge. 
 
 FOR'EST. s. A wild, uncultivated 
 tract of ground, interspersed with 
 wood. s. forester. 
 
 FORE'STAFF. s. An instrument 
 used at sea for taking the altitudes 
 of heavenly bodies. 
 
 FORESTALL', v. To anticipate ; to 
 take up beforehand ; to hinder by 
 pre-occupation or prevention, pr. 
 par. forestalling ; past, forestalled: 
 s. for est alter. 
 
 FORETASTE, s. Anticipation of. 
 s. foretaster. 
 
 FORETELL', .v. To predict, to 
 prophesy, to foretoken, pr. par. 
 foretelling ; past, foretold : s. fore- 
 teller. 
 
 FORETHOUGHT, s. Prescience, 
 anticipation, provident care. 
 
 FORETO'KEN. s. Prevenient sign ; 
 prognostic, v. foretoken; pr. par. 
 foretokening ; past '., foretokened. 
 
 FORETOOTH, s. The tooth in the 
 anterior part of the mouth ; the 
 incisor. 
 
 FORE'WARN. v. To admonish be- 
 forehand ; to inform previously of 
 any future event, pr. par. fore- 
 warning ; past, forewarned. 
 
 FOR'FEIT. 5. Something lost by the 
 commission of a crime ; a fine, a 
 mulct, v. forfeit; pr. par. forfeit- 
 ing ; past, forfeited: adj. forfeit- 
 able : s. forfeiter, forfeiture. 
 
 FORGA'VE. Preterit of forgive. 
 
 FORGE, s. The place where iron is 
 beaten into form. v. forge; pr. 
 
 FOR—FOR 
 
 par. forging; past, forged: 3 
 forger, forgery, pi . forgeries. 
 
 FOR'GERY. s. The crime of falsi- 
 fication; smith's work. p\. forge- 
 ries. 
 
 FORGET', v. To lose memory of; 
 not to attend ; to neglect, pr. par. 
 forgetting; pa st, forgot forgotten, 
 adj. forgetful: s. forgetfulness, 
 for getter : adv. forgettingly. 
 
 FORGIVE', v. To pardon, not to 
 punish, to remit, pr. par. forgiv-* 
 ing; past, forgiven: adj.ybrgru 
 able s. forgiveness, for giver. 
 
 FORGOT', FORGOT'TEN. Past 
 par. of the v. forget. 
 
 FORK. s. An instrument divided at 
 the end into two or more points 
 or prongs, x.fork; pr. par. fork* 
 ing; past, forked: adv. forkedly 
 s.forkedness, forkiness: adj. for* 
 ky. 
 
 FORLORN', adj. Deserted, destitute, 
 forsaken, wretched, solitary, s 
 forlorn. 
 
 FORLORN-HOPE', s. The soldiers 
 who are sent first to enter a breacn, 
 and are therefore doomed or ex- 
 pected to perish. 
 
 FORM. s. The external appearance 
 of any thing; representation » 
 shape, ceremony ; a long seat, v 
 form; pr. par. forming; past 
 formed: s. formation, foi-mer 
 adj. formless. 
 
 FOR'MAL. adj. Ceremonious, sol 
 emn, precise, regular, external, s 
 formalist, formality, p\. formali 
 ties: adv '. formally \ 
 
 FOR'MER. adj. Before another ir 
 time ; mentioned before anothei, 
 past. adv. formerly. 
 
 FORMIDABLE. adj. Terrible, 
 dreadful, tremendous, terrific, s 
 formidableness: adv. formidably. 
 
 FORM'ULA. 5. A prescribed form 
 or order, s. formulary, pi. formu- 
 laries. 
 
 FORNICATION, s. Concubinage, 
 or commerce with an unmarried 
 woman, s.fornica tor, fornicatress. 
 
FOR— FOR 
 
 FORSA'KE. v. To leave in resent- 
 ment or dislike ; to leave, to de- 
 sert, pr par. forsaking; past, for- 
 saken: s.forsaker. 
 
 FORSOOTH', adv. In truth, certain- 
 ly, very well. 
 
 FORSWEAR', v. To renounce upon 
 oath; to deny upon oath; to per- 
 jure ; to sweai falsely, pr. par. 
 forswearing , past, forsworn: s. 
 for swearer. 
 
 FORT. s. A fortified house; a cas- 
 tle; a strong side. adj. forted. 
 
 FORTE, adv. A term in music ; 
 loudly, with strength. 
 
 FORTH, adv. Forward ; onward in 
 time ; abroad. 
 
 FORTHCOMING, adj. Ready to 
 appear, not absconding. 
 
 FORTHWITH', adv. Immediately; 
 without delay ; at once. 
 
 FORTIETH, adj. The fourth tenth, 
 next after the thirty-ninth. 
 
 FORTIFY, v. To strengthen against 
 attacks, by walls or works ; to 
 copfirm, to encourage, pr. par. 
 fortifying; past, fortified: adj. 
 fortifiable: s. fortification, forti- 
 fier. 
 
 FORTITUDE, s. Courage, bravery, 
 strength. 
 
 FORTNIGHT, s. The space of two 
 weeks. 
 
 FORTRESS, s. A strong hold; a 
 fortified place, pi. fortresses. 
 
 FORTUITOUS, adj. Accidental, 
 casual, adv. fortuitously: s. for- 
 tuitousness, fortuity, pi. fortuities. 
 
 FORTUNE. 5. The power supposed 
 to distribute the lots of life accord- 
 ing to her own humour ; the good 
 or ill that befals man ; success ; 
 estate; possessions. did]. fortunate: 
 adv. fortunately: s. fortunateness. 
 
 FORTUNE-HUNTER, s. A man 
 whose employment is to enquire 
 after women with great portions, 
 to enrich himself by marrying one 
 of them. 
 
 FORTY, adj. Four times ten. pi. 
 forties. 
 
 FCTRUM. s. The market-place in 
 O 
 
 FOR— FOU 
 
 Rome; the common p.ace where 
 courts are kept. 
 
 FOR'WARD. adv. Towards; to a 
 part or place before; onward, 
 progressively', adj. forwa rd. 
 
 FOR'WARD. 'v. To hasten ; to ac- 
 celerate in growth or improve 
 ment ; to patronise ; to advance 
 pr. par. forwarding; past, j'or- 
 warded: s.forwarder,fonvardness. 
 adv. forwardly. 
 
 FOR'WARDS. adv. Straight before i 
 progressively; not backwards. 
 
 FOSS. 5. A ditch, a moat. pi. fosses. 
 
 FOS'SIL. adj. That may be dug out 
 of the earth, s. fossil, fossriist. 
 
 FOSTER, v. To nurse, to feed, to 
 support, to cherish, to encourage, 
 pr. par. fostering ; past, fostered . 
 s. fosterage, fosterer. 
 
 FOSTER-BROTHER, s. One nurs- 
 ed by a mother, at the same time 
 with her own child ; the child oi 
 that mother, in relation to the 
 other. 
 
 FOSTER-CHILD. 5. A child nurs- 
 ed by a woman not the mother, 
 or bred by a man not the father. 
 pi. foster-children. 
 
 FOSTER-FATHER, s. One who 
 gives food in the place of a father. 
 
 FOSTER MOTHER, s. A nurse. 
 
 FOUGHT. Pret. and past par. of 
 the v. fight. 
 
 FOUL. adj. Not clean, filthy, impui z, 
 polluted, wicked. v.fo*,l, pr.pt r. 
 fouling; past, fouled : adv. foully 
 s. foulness. 
 
 FOUL'FACED. adj. Having an ugly 
 or hateful visage. 
 
 FOUL'MOUTHED. adj. Scurrilous; 
 habituated to the use of opprobri- 
 ous terms or epithets. 
 
 FOUL'SPOKEN. adj. Contumelious, 
 slanderous. 
 
 FOUND. Pret. and past par. of find. 
 
 FOUND, v. To lay the basis of any 
 building; to build; to establish, 
 pr. par. founding; past, founded 
 s. foundation, founder, foundress. 
 
 FOUND, v. To form by melting ana 
 pouring into moulds ; to cast, pr 
 157 
 
FOU— FRA 
 
 par- founding; past, founded: s 
 founder, foundery, pi. founderies. 
 FOUND'ER. v. To cause such a sore- 
 ness and tenderness in a horse's 
 foot, that he is unable to set it to 
 the ground; to sink to the bot- 
 tom; to fail. pr. par. foundering; 
 past, foundered. 
 FOUND'LING. s. A child exposed 
 to chance ; a child found without 
 any parent or owner. 
 FOUNT, FOUNTAIN, s. A well, a 
 spring, a jet, a spout of water; a 
 set or quantity of characters or 
 letters. 
 FOUR. adj. Twice two. adj. fourth: 
 
 adv. fourthly. 
 FOUR'-FOLD. adj. Four times over. 
 FOUR'FOOTED. adj. Quadruped; 
 
 having four feet. 
 FOUR'SCORE. adj. Four times twen- 
 
 tv; eighty. 
 FOURTEEN, adj. Four and ten ; 
 twice seven, ordinal adj. four- 
 teenth. 
 FOUR'WHEELED. adj. Running 
 
 upon four wheels. 
 FOWL. s. A winged animal; a bird, 
 v. fowl; pr. par. fowling; past, 
 fowled: s. fowler. 
 FOWL'ING-PIECE. s. A gun for the 
 
 shooting of birds. 
 FOX. s. A wild animal of the canine 
 
 species, pi. foxes. 
 FOX'GLOVE. 5. A species of plant. 
 FOX'TAIL. s. A species of plant. 
 FRACTION. 5. The act of breaking; 
 the state of being broken ; a bro- 
 ken part of an integral, adj. frac- 
 tional. 
 FRACTURE. 5. Breach; separation 
 of continuous parts, v. fracture; 
 pr. par. fracturing ; past, frac- 
 tured. 
 FRA'GILE. adj. Brittle ; easily snap- 
 ped or broken ; weak. s. fragility, 
 pi. fragilities. 
 FRAGMENT, s. A part broken from 
 the whole; an imperfect piece, 
 adj fragmentary. 
 FRAGRANT, adj. Odorous; sweet I 
 ofsmeV adv. fragrantly: s.fra-\ 
 
 FRA— FRA 
 
 grance, fragrancy, pi. fragrarb 
 cies. 
 FRAIL, adj. Weak; easily decaying, 
 easily destroyed, s. frailness, 
 
 frailly, pi . frailties. 
 FRAIL. 5. A basket made of rushes. 
 FRAME, v. To form or fabricate, by 
 orderly construction: to make; 
 
 to compose ; to regulate, pr. par. 
 
 framing; past, framed: s. frame, 
 
 framer, framing. 
 FRANCHISE, s. Exemption fron 
 
 any onerous duty; privilege, im 
 
 munity. s.franchisement. 
 FRANCIS'CAN. adj. Relating to the 
 
 order of St. Francis. 
 FRANGIBLE, adj. Fragile, brittle, 
 
 easily broken. 
 FRANK, adj. Liberal, generous, in- 
 genuous, sincere, adv. frankly • 
 
 s. frankness. 
 FRANK, s. A privileged letter 
 
 which pays no postage, v. frank 
 
 pr. par. franking; past, franked 
 FRANKINCENSE, s. A species oi 
 
 aromatic drug. 
 FRANK'LIN. s. A freeholder of con 
 
 siderable property. 
 FRANKPLEDGE, s. A pledge or 
 
 surety for freemen. 
 FRANTIC, adj. Mad ; deprived of 
 
 understanding by violent madness ; 
 
 outrageous, adv, frantically: s. 
 
 franticness. 
 FRATERNAL, adj. Brotherly, pe*. 
 
 taining to brothers, adv. frater- 
 nally: s. fraternity, pi. f rater- 
 
 nities. 
 FRATERNIZE, v. To agree as 
 
 brothers; to enter into brother- 
 hood, pr. par . fraternizing ; past. 
 
 fraternized . s. fraternization. 
 FRATRICIDE. 5. The murder of - 
 
 brother; one who kills a brother. 
 FRAUD, s. Deceit, cheat, artifice. 
 
 adj. fraudfu 1: adv.fra it dfully. 
 FRAUD'ULENCE. s. Deceitfulness, 
 
 trickishness, proneness to artifice. 
 
 p\.fraudvlencies: adj. fraudulent • 
 
 adv. fraudulently. 
 FRAUGHT, adj. * Laden, charged, 
 
 filled, stored, 
 
 153 
 
FRA— FRE 
 
 FRAY. s. A battle, a fight, a duel, a 
 combat. 
 
 FRAY. v. To rub, to wear. pr. par. 
 fraying; past, frayed. 
 
 FREAK. 5. A sudden fancy; a hu- 
 mour; a whim. adj. freakish: adv. 
 freakishly : s. freakishness. 
 
 FRECK'LE. 5. A spot raised in the 
 skin, by nature or the sun. adj. 
 freckled, freckly : s. freckledness. 
 
 FRECK'LEFACED. adj. Having the 
 face full of freckles. 
 
 FREE. adj. At liberty, not enslaved, 
 unrestrained, uncompelled. v. free; 
 pr. par. freeing ; past, freed: adv. 
 freely: s.freeness, freer. 
 
 FREEBOOTER, s. A robber, a plun- 
 derer, a pillager, s. freebooting. 
 
 FREEBORN, adj. Not a slave ; in- 
 heriting liberty. 
 
 FREEDOM AN. s. A slave manumitted. 
 p\. freedmen. 
 
 FREE'DOM. 5. Liberty ; exemption 
 from servitude ; independence. 
 
 FREE'HEARTED. adj. Liberal, un 
 restrained. 
 
 FREEHOLD, s. That land or tene 
 ment which a man holds in fee, 
 fee-tail, or for term of life. 
 freeholder. 
 
 t REE'MAN. s. One not a slave ; not 
 a vassal ; one partaking of rights, 
 privileges, or immunities, pi. free- 
 men. 
 
 FREEMA'SON. s. One of a certain 
 secret order. 
 
 FREE'MINDED. adj Unperplexed; 
 without a load of care. 
 
 FREE'SCHOOL. s. A school in 
 which learning is given withoat 
 pay. 
 
 FREE'SPOKEN. adj. Accustomed to 
 speak without reserve. 
 
 FREE'STONE. s. A kind of soft 
 stone. 
 
 FREETHINKER. 5. One who be- 
 lieves in accordance with his own 
 judgment ; one not bigoted. 
 
 FREEWILL, s. The power of di- 
 recting our own actions ; volunta- 
 riness. 
 
 FRE— FRI 
 
 FREEZE, v. To congeal ; to be con- 
 gealed with cold, pr par ■. freezing 
 past, frozen. 
 
 FREIGHT, v. To load a ship or ves 
 sel with g*oods for transportation, 
 pr. par. freighting; past, freight- 
 ed : s. freight, freigh ter. 
 
 FRENCH, adj. Belonging to France 
 adj. Frenchlike. 
 
 FRENCH'IF Y. v. To infect with the 
 manners of France, pr. pnr.fre?vch- 
 ifying; p r dst,frenchified. 
 
 FREN'ZY. 5. Madness, distraction 
 of mind. p\. frenzies : ad}, frenzied. 
 
 FRE'QUENT. adj. Often done, often 
 seen, often occurring, s. frequen~ 
 cy, pi. frequencies ; adv. frequently. 
 
 FREQUENT', v. To visit often; to 
 be much in any place, pr. par.yVe- 
 quenting ; past, frequented: adj. 
 frequentable : s. frequenter. 
 
 FREQUENTATIVE, adj. A gram- 
 matical term, applied to verbs 
 signifying the frequent repetition 
 of an action. 
 
 FRES'CO. s. Coolness, shade, duski- 
 ness ; a kind of painting, pl.fres* 
 coes. 
 
 FRESH, adj. Cool; not salt; new, 
 recent, florid, v. freshen; pr. par. 
 fresliening; past, freshened: adv. 
 freshly : s. freshness. 
 
 FRESH'ET. 5. A flocd of water. 
 
 FRESHMAN, s. A novice; one in 
 the rudiments of any knowledge 
 s. freshmanship. 
 
 FRET. v. To wear away by rub- 
 bing; to vex. pr. par. fy-etting, 
 past, fretted : s. fret, fret ter, fret 
 fulness: adj. fretful: adv. fret- 
 fully. 
 
 FRIABLE, adj. Easily crumbled; 
 easily reduced to powder. s.jri- 
 ability, pi. friabilities. 
 
 FRI'AR. s. A brother of some reli 
 g-ious order, s. friary, ol. friaries. 
 
 FRICASEE'. s. A dish made by cut 
 ting chickens or other small things 
 into pieces, and dressing them with 
 strong sauce, v.f^icasce; pr. par 
 fmcaseeing ; Tpnst } fricaseed. 
 159 
 
FRI— FR1 
 
 FRICTION. % The act of rubbing 
 two bodies together. 
 
 FRI'DAY. s. The sixth day of the 
 week. 
 
 FRIEND, s. One joined to another 
 in mutual benevolence and inti- 
 macy; one propitious, adyfriend- 
 , less, friendlike, friendly : s. friend- 
 liness, friendship : ad v. friendly. 
 
 FRIEZE, s. A coarse, warm cloth. 
 &d\ friezed. 
 
 FRIEZE, FRIZE. s. A large flat 
 member which separates the arch- 
 itrave from the cornice. - 
 
 FRIG' ATE. 5. A ship of war, next 
 in size to a vessel of the line. 
 
 FRIGHT. 5. A sudden terror. 
 frighten; pr. par. frightening; 
 past, frightened : adj . frightful : 
 adv. frightfully : s. f rightfulness. 
 
 FRI'GID. adj. Cold; wanting warmth; 
 dull. s. frigidity, pi. frigidities, 
 frigidn&s ? .- ad v . frigidly . 
 
 FRIGORIF'IC. adj. Causing cold. 
 
 FRILL. 5. A sort of ruffle, v. frill; 
 pr. par. frilling; past, frilled. 
 
 FRINGE, s. Ornamental appendage, 
 added to a dress or to furniture, 
 v. fringe ; pr. par. fringing; past, 
 fringed: adj . fringy. 
 
 FRIPPERY. s. Old clothes, cast 
 dresses, trumpery, trifles, pi. frip- 
 peries. 
 
 FRISEU'R. s. A hair-dresser. 
 
 FRISK, v. To leap, to skip. pr. par. 
 frisking; past, frisked: s. frisk, 
 frisker, f riskiness: adj. friskful 
 frisky. 
 
 FRITH, s. A narrow part of the sea, 
 where the water, being confined, 
 is rough. 
 
 FRITTER, s. A small piece cut to 
 be fried; a fragment, v. fritter; 
 pr. par. frittering ; past, frittered. 
 
 FRIVOLOUS. a#. Slight, trifling; 
 of no moment, adv. frivolously : 
 s. frivolity, pi. frivolities. 
 
 FRIZZ, v. To curl, to crisp, pr. par. 
 frizzing ; past, frizzed. 
 
 FRIZ'ZLE. v. To form into short 
 curls, pr. par. frizzling; past, friz- 
 zled : s. frizzle, frizzier. 
 
 FRO— FRU 
 
 FRO. adv. Backward, re/rressively. 
 FROCK, s. A dress, a coat; a kind 
 
 of gown for children. 
 FROG. s. A small amphibious ani 
 
 i»al, with four feet. 
 FROLIC, s. A wild prank; a flight 
 
 of whim and levity, v. frolic; pr. 
 
 par. frolicking; past, frolicked: 
 
 adj. frolicksome: s. frolickso?iie» 
 
 ness: adv . frolicksomely. 
 FROM. A preposition. 
 FRONDIF'EROUS. adj. Bearing 
 
 leaves. 
 FRONT, s. The face; the van. v 
 
 front; pr. par. fronting; past, 
 
 fronted: s. frontal, Jrontlet: adj 
 
 frontless. 
 FRONTIER, s. The marches, the 
 
 limit, the utmost verge of any ter 
 
 ritory. adj. frontier. 
 FRONTINIAC. s. A kind of rich 
 
 wine. 
 FRONT'IS PIECE, s. That part of 
 
 any building, or other body, that 
 
 directly meets the eve. 
 FROST, s. The last effect of cold; 
 
 the power of congelation, adj. 
 frosted, frosty: adv. frostily, s 
 
 frostiness. 
 FROSTBITTEN, adj. Nipped or 
 
 withered bv frost. 
 FROSTWORK, s. Work in which 
 
 the substance is laid on with in- 
 equalities, like the dew congealed 
 
 upon shrubs. 
 FROTH, s. Spume, foam. v. froth; 
 
 pr. par. frothing ; past, frothed : 
 
 adv. frothily: &. fiothiness: adj 
 
 frothy. 
 FRO' WARD. «#. Peevish,ungovem- 
 
 able, angry, adv.frowardly: s.fro 
 
 ■ward ness. 
 FROWN, v. To express displeasure 
 
 by contracting the face to wrinkles; 
 
 to look stern, pr. par. frowning, 
 
 past, frowned : s. frown, fr owner 
 
 adv. frown? ngly. 
 FRO'ZEN. adj. Congealed with cold 
 
 void of heat. 
 FRUCTIFY, v. To make fruitful, 
 
 to fertilize, pr. par. fructifying , 
 
 past, fructified: adj. fructiferous^ 
 160 
 
FRU— FUL 
 
 fructuous : s. fructification, f-uc- 
 tuation. 
 
 FRU'GAL. adj. Thrifty, sparing, 
 parsimonious, s. frugality, ^{.fru- 
 galities : adv. frugally. 
 
 FRUIT. 5. The product of a tree 
 or plant; production, s. fruitage, 
 fruiterer, fruitery, pi. fruiteries; 
 fruiifulness: adj. fruitful: adv 
 fruitfully. 
 
 FRUITION, s. Enjoyment, posses- 
 sion. 
 
 FRUITLESS, adj. Barren of fruit ; 
 vain, idle, unprofitable, adv. fruit- 
 lessly : s. fruitlessness. 
 
 FRUMP, v. To mock, to insult, pr. 
 par. frumping ; past, frumped : s. 
 frump. 
 
 FRUSTRATE, v. To defeat, to 
 disappoint, pr. par. frustrating ; 
 past, frustrated .• s. frustration ; 
 adj. frustraiice, f?-ustrato?y. 
 
 FRY. v. To dress food in a pan on 
 the fire. pr. par. frying; past, 
 fried: s.fry, pi. fries. 
 
 FUD'DLE. v. To make slightly 
 drunk, pr. par. fuddling,' past, 
 fuddled. 
 
 FUDGE, int. An expression of the 
 utmost contempt. 
 
 FU'EL. s. The matter or aliment of 
 fire. 
 
 FUGA'CJOUS. adj. Volatile, s. fu- 
 gaciousness, fugacity, p\.fugaci- 
 ties. 
 
 FU'GITIVE. adj. Not tenable, un- 
 steady, volatile, flving, running 
 from danger, s. fugitive, fugilive- 
 ness. 
 
 FUL'CRUM. s. the prop of a lever. 
 
 FULFIL', v. To answer any pur- 
 pose or design; to complete, pr. 
 pnr. fulfilling ; past, fulfilled, s. 
 f/lfiller, fulfilment. 
 
 FUL'GEXT. adj. Shining, dazzling, 
 exquisitely bright, s.fulgency, pi. 
 fulgencics ; f algidity, pi. fulgidi- 
 ties 
 
 FULIGINOUS, adj. Sooty, smoky. 
 
 FULL. adj. Replete; having no 
 space void ; large, s. full, fulness : 
 adv. full, fully. 
 
 2 
 
 FUL— FUN 
 
 FULL. v. To cleanse cloth from its 
 oil or grease, pr. pa' . falling 
 past, fulled .- s.j "ullage, falUr^ Jul* 
 lery, pi. fuller ies. 
 
 FULL'-BLOWN adj. Spread to the 
 utmost extent, ab a perfect blos- 
 som. 
 
 FULL-BOTTOMED, adj. Having a 
 large bottom. 
 
 FULL'-DRESSKD. adj. Dressed in 
 form. 
 
 FULL-FED', adj. Sated, fat. 
 
 FULL-GROWN', adj. Completely 
 grown. 
 
 FUL'LING-MILL. s. A mill for 
 cleansing cloth. 
 
 FUL'MiNATE. v. To thunder; to 
 make a loud noise, pr. par.yvi- 
 minating; past, fulminated: s.ful- 
 mination : adj . fulminant, fulmin- 
 atory. 
 
 FUL'SOME. adj. Nauseous, offen- 
 sive, gross, adv . fuhomely : s.fuJ 
 someness. 
 
 FUMBLE, v. To attempt any thing 
 awkwardly, pr. par. fumbling; 
 past, fumbled: s.fumbler: adv. 
 fumblingly. 
 
 FUME. s. Smoke, vapour, v.fum-e; 
 pr. par. fuming; past, fumed: adj. 
 fumid,fymous,fumy : s.fumidtty, 
 p\.fu midi ties : adv. furn in gly. 
 
 FU'MIGATE. v. To smoke; toper- 
 fume by smoke or vapour, pr. par. 
 fumigating; past, fumigated: s. 
 fumigation. 
 
 FUN. s. Sport, merriment, adj.yim- 
 ny : adv. funnily. 
 
 FUNCTION, s. Discharge, perform^ 
 ance, employment, office, s. func- 
 tionary, pi. functionaries. 
 
 FUND. s. Stock, capital; that by 
 which any expense is supported, 
 v. fund; pr. par. funding; past, 
 funded. 
 
 FUND'AMENT. s. Foundation; the 
 back part of the bodv. adj. and s 
 fundamental : adv. fundamentally. 
 
 FU'NERAL. s. Burial, interment, on- 
 sequies. adj. funeral, funereal. 
 
 FUNG'OUS adj. Excrescent, spon 
 gy. s.fungosity, pl.fungosities. 
 161 
 
FUN-FUR 
 
 FUNG'US. s. A mushroom. 
 
 FUN'NEL. s. A sort of pipe, through 
 which liquors are poured into ves- 
 sels. 
 
 FUR. s. Skin with soft hair; soft 
 hair of beasts. v. fur; pr. par. 
 furring; past, furred: s. furrier : 
 adj. furry. 
 
 FURBELtfW. 5. A kind of trim- 
 ming, v. furbelow; pr. par. fur- 
 belowing ; past, furbelowed. 
 
 FURBISH, v. To burnish, to pol- 
 ish, pr. par. furbishing; past, fur- 
 bished: s.furbisher: adj. furbish 
 able. 
 
 FU'RIOUS. adj. Mad, raging, vio- 
 lent; impetuously agitated, adv. 
 furiously: s.furiousness. 
 
 FURL. v. To draw up; to contract 
 pr. par. furling; past, furled. 
 
 FUR'LONG. s. A measure of length. 
 
 FUR'LOUGH. s. A temporary dis- 
 mission from military service. 
 
 FURNACE, s. An enclosed fire- 
 place. 
 
 FUR'NISH. v. To supply witn what! 
 is necessary; to give, to supply, 
 to equip, pr. par. furnishing; 
 past, furnished: s. furnisher. 
 
 FURNITURE, s. Movables; goods 
 put into a house for use or orna- 
 ment; appendages. 
 
 FUR'RIER.' 5. A dealer in furs. 
 
 FUR'ROW. 5. A small trench, made 
 by the plough for the reception of 
 seed ; any long trench or hollow, 
 v. furrow ; pr. par. furrowing ; 
 past, furrowed. 
 
 FURTHER, adj. At a greater dis- 
 tance ; beyond this. adv. further, 
 furthest: s. furtherance^ fur- 
 thered 
 
 FUR -FY 
 
 FURTHER, v. To put onward ; to 
 
 forward ; to promote, pr. par 
 
 furthering; past, furthered. 
 FURTHERMORE, adv. Moreover, 
 
 besides. 
 FURTIVE, adj. Stolen ; gotten by 
 
 theft, adv. furtively s. furtive* 
 
 ness. 
 FU'RY. s. Madness, rage, passion of 
 
 anger, enthusiasm, pi. furies: 
 
 ad), fury like. 
 FURZE, s. A kind of prickly bush, 
 
 sometimes called a whin. adj. fur* 
 
 FUSE. v. To melt ; to put into fu 
 sion ; to liquefy by heat. pr. par 
 fusing; past, fused: s. fusion, 
 fusibility, pi. fusibilities : adj . fu • 
 sible. 
 
 FUSEE', s. The cylinder around 
 which is wound the cord or chain 
 of a clock or watch; a firelock. 
 
 FUSILEER'. s. A soldier armed with 
 a fusil ; a musketeer. 
 
 FUSS. s. A tumult, a bustle. 
 
 FUSTIAN, s. A kind of cloth 
 
 FUSTIC. 5. A sort of wood used in 
 dying. 
 
 FUSTIGATION. s. An ancient cus 
 torn of punishing with a cudgel. 
 
 FUSTY, adj. Ill-smelling, mouldy, 
 s. fustiness. 
 
 FUTILE, adj. Talkative, loqua- 
 cious, trifling, worthless, s. futil- 
 ity, ^[.futilities. 
 
 FUTURE, adj. That which will be 
 hereafter; that which is to come, 
 s. future, futurity, pl.fu turiiies. 
 
 FY. inter j. A word of blame and 
 disapprobation. 
 
 GAB— GAB 
 
 GAB'BLE. v. To make an inarticu- 
 late noise ; to prate loudlv with- 
 out meaning, pr par. gabbling;] 
 past, gabbled: s. gabble, gabbler. '■ 
 
 GAB'ERDfNE. s. A coarse frock; 
 any mean dress. 
 
 G 
 
 GAB— GAD 
 
 GA'BLE. s. The triangular part of 
 the end of a house, from the cor- 
 nice to the top of the roof. 
 
 GAD. v. To ramble about without 
 any settled purpose, pr. par. gad- 
 
 162 
 
GAD-GAL 
 
 ding; past, gadded: s. gadder: 
 adv. gaddingly. 
 
 GAD'FLY. s. A fly that, stings cat- 
 tle, pi. gadflies. 
 
 GAE'LIC, GAL'IC. 5. A dialect of 
 the Celtic tongue. 
 
 GAFF. s. A harpoon or large hook. 
 
 GAG. v. To stop the mouth, to pre- 
 vent speaking, pr. par. gagging; 
 past, gagged: s. gag, gagger. 
 
 GAGE. s. A pledge, a pawn, a mea- 
 sure. 
 
 GA'IETY. s. See Gayety. 
 
 GAIN. s. Profit, advantage, interest. 
 v. gain; pr. par. gaining; past, 
 gained: adj. gainable, gainful, 
 gainless: adv . gainfully : s. gainer, 
 gainfulness. 
 
 GAIN'S AY. v. To contradict, to op- 
 pose, pr. par. gainsaying; past, 
 gainsaid: s. gainsayer. 
 
 GAIT. s. A way, march, walk, pro- 
 gress, adj. gaited. 
 
 <iAIT'ERS. s. A kind of spatter- 
 dashes. 
 
 GA'LA. 5. Any show or festivity. 
 
 GALA'TIANS. s. Persons descend- 
 ed from the Gauls. 
 
 GAL'AXY. s. The milky way. pi. 
 galaxies. 
 
 GALE. 3. A wind not tempestuous, 
 vet stronger than a breeze. 
 
 GAL'EATKD. adj. Covered as with 
 a helmet. 
 
 GALILE'AN. s. A native or inhabit- 
 ant of Galilee. 
 
 GALL. 5. The bile; an a imal juice 
 remarkable for its supposed bit- 
 terness; a sight hurt by fretting 
 off the skin. v. gall; pr. par. gall- 
 ing; past, galled. 
 
 GAL'LANT. adj. Gav, well-dressed, 
 showy, splendid, magnificent, adv. 
 gallantly: s. gillantness. 
 
 GALLANT', v. To pav attention to 
 ladies, pr. par. gallanting; past, 
 gallanted: s. gallant, gallantry, 
 pi. gallantries : adj. gallant. 
 
 GALLEON', s. A large ship, with 
 four or five decks. 
 
 GAL— GAM 
 
 fGAL'LERY. s. A kind of walk along 
 
 the floor of a house; a part of the 
 
 theatre, pi. galleries. 
 GAL'LEY. s. A vessel driven by 
 
 oars. 
 GAL'LIC,GAL'LICAN.a#. French 
 
 s. gallicism. 
 GALLlGAS'KINS. s. Large open 
 
 hose. 
 GALLIMAU'FRY. s. Any inconsis- 
 
 tent or ridiculous medley, pi. gal- 
 limaufries. 
 GALLINA'CEOUS. adj. Denoting 
 
 birds of the pheasant kind. 
 GAL'LlOT. s. A little galley, built 
 
 verv slight, and fit for the chase. 
 GALLIPOT, s. A pot used for med- 
 icines. 
 GAL'LON. 5. A liquid measure, con 
 
 taining four quarts. 
 GALLOON', s. A kind of lace. 
 GAL'LOP. v. To ride very fast, pr- 
 
 par. galloping; past, galloped: * 
 
 gallop, galloper. 
 GALLOWAY, s. A kind of small 
 
 horse. 
 G A I/LOWS. 5. A beam laid ovei 
 
 two posts, on which malefactors 
 
 are handed. 
 GALOCHE'. s. A kind of shoe worn 
 
 over another, to keep out the wet 
 GAL'VANISM. s. The action of ine 
 
 tallic substances, v. galvanize; pr 
 
 par. galvanizing; past, galvanized: 
 
 adj. galvanic: s. galvanometer. 
 GAMBLE, v. To play extravagant 
 
 ly for money, pr. par gambling, 
 
 past, gambled: s. gambkr. 
 GAMBO'GE. 5. A concreted vege 
 
 table juice, of a bright yellow co« 
 
 lour. 
 GAM^BOL. v. To dance, to skip, to 
 
 frisk, pr. par.- gamboling; pact, 
 
 gamboled: s. gambol. 
 GAME. s. Sport of any kind; jest. 
 I v. game; pr. par. gaming; past, 
 j gamed : s. gamester. 
 iGAME'KEEPER. s. A person who 
 i takes care of game. 
 j GAM'MON. s. The buttock of a hog, 
 
 salted and dried; a play with dice 
 1 163 
 
GAM— GAR 
 
 GAM'UT. 5. The scale of musical 
 notes. 
 
 GAN'DER. s. The male of a goose. 
 
 GANG. s. A troop, a company, a 
 tribe. 
 
 GANG'RENE. s. A mortification, a 
 sore. adj. gangrenous, gangrened. 
 
 GANG'WAY. s. A thoroughl'are or 
 passage. 
 
 GANT'LET. s. A military punish- 
 ment, in which the criminal, run- 
 ning between the ranks, receives 
 a lash from each man. 
 
 GAOL, JAIL. s. A prison, a place 
 of confinement, s. gaoler. 
 
 GAP. 5. An opening, a breach, an 
 avenue. 
 
 GAPE. v. To open the mouth wide ; 
 to yawn. pr. par. gaping; past, 
 gaped : s. gaper. 
 
 GARB. s. Dress, clothes, habit, ex- 
 terior appearance. 
 
 GARB' AGE. 5. The bowels, the offal, 
 
 GAR'BLE. v. To sift and cleanse 
 spices ; to separate the good from 
 the bad. pr. par. garbling; past, 
 garbled : s. garbler. 
 
 GAR'DEN. s. A piece of ground, 
 enclosed and planted with herbs 
 or fruits, v. garden ; pr. par. gar- 
 dening; past, gardened: s. gar- 
 dener, gardening. 
 
 GARG'LE. v. To wash the throat 
 with some liquor not suffered im 
 mediately to descend, pr. par. 
 gargling; past, gargled: s. gargle. 
 
 GA'RiSH. adj. Showy, gaudy, splen- 
 did, glaring, adv. garishly: s. gar- 
 ishness. 
 
 GAR'LAND. s. A wreath of branch- 
 es or flowers. 
 
 GARLIC s. A species of plant. 
 
 GAR'MENT. s. Any thing by which 
 the bod v is covered; clothes, dress. 
 
 GAR'NER. s. A store-house, v. gar- 
 ner, pr. par. garnering; past, 
 garnered. 
 
 GAR'NET. s. A gem, a precious 
 stone. 
 
 GAR'NISH. v. To decorate, to em- 
 bellish, pr. par. garnishing; past, 
 
 GAR— GAU 
 
 garnished : s. garnish, garnisher^ 
 garnishment. 
 
 GAR'NITURE. s. Furniture, orna- 
 ment. 
 
 GAR'RET. s. A room on the highest 
 floor of a house, adj. garreted. 
 
 GARRETEE'R. s. One who lives in 
 a garret. 
 
 GAR'RISON. s. Soldiers placed in 
 a fortified town or castle to defend 
 it; the town itself, v. garrison, 
 pr. par. garrisoning ; past, garri- 
 soned. 
 
 GAR'RON. s. A miserable horse, of 
 little power. 
 
 GARRU'LITY. s. Loquacity, talka 
 tiveness. pi. garrulities : adj. gar- 
 rulous. 
 
 GAR'TER. s. A string or riband, 
 by which the stocking is held upon 
 the leg. v. garter; pr. par. gar 
 tering ; past, gartered. 
 
 GARTH, s. The bulk of the body 
 measured by the girdle ; an enclo- 
 sure. 
 
 GAS. s. A spirit not capable of be- 
 ing congealed, pi. gasses. 
 
 GASOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
 for measuring or containing gas 
 
 GASCONA'DE. s. A boast, a bra^ a- 
 do. v. gasconade ; pr. par. gas- 
 conading; past, gasconaded. 
 
 GASH. v. 'To cut into small pieces , 
 to cut deeply, pr. par. gashing; 
 past, gashed : s. gash. 
 
 GASP. v. To open the mouth wide; 
 to catch the breath with labour 
 pr. par. gasping; past, gasped: s. 
 gasp. 
 
 GASTRIC, adj. Belonging to the 
 stomach. 
 
 GATE. s. A large door, an avenue. 
 s. gateivay. 
 
 GATH'ER. v. To collect; to bring 
 into one place ; to glean, pr. par. 
 gathering; past, gathered: s. ga- 
 ther, gatherer, gathering. 
 
 GAU'DY. adj. Showy, splendid, 
 pompous, adv. gaudily: s. gaudi- 
 ness. 
 
 GAUGE, v. To measure the capa- 
 city of a vessel in which liquors 
 164 
 
GAL7— GEN GEN— GEN 
 
 are contained; to measure with JjGEN'ERAL. adj. Comprehending 
 
 many species or individuals; not 
 special; not particular; exten 
 sive, common, s. general, gtneral 
 ity, pi. generalities, gtwratness 
 adv. generally. 
 
 GEN'ERAL. s. One who commands 
 an army. s. generalship. 
 
 GENERALIS'SiiMO. s. The supreme 
 commander. 
 
 GENERALIZE, v. To reduce to a 
 genus, pr. par. generalizing; past, 
 generalized: s. generalization. 
 
 GEN'ERATE. v. To beget, to prop- 
 agate, to produce to life. pr. par 
 generating; past, generated: s 
 generation, generator: adj. gene- 
 rant, generative. 
 
 GENERIC, adj. That which com- 
 prehends the genus, or distin- 
 guishes from another genus, adv. 
 generically. 
 
 GEN'EROUS. adj. Not of mean 
 birth; liberal, munificent, strong, 
 vigorous, adv. generously : s. gen- 
 erosity, pi. generosities. 
 
 GEN'ESIS. 5. Generation; the first 
 book of Moses. 
 
 GENE'VA. s. A spirit distilled from 
 the iuniper-berrv. 
 
 GEVEVOIS. s. People of Geneva. 
 
 GE'NIAL. adj. That which contrib- 
 utes to propagation ; natural, na- 
 tive, adv. genially. 
 
 GENITIVE, adj. The name of the 
 second case in grammar. 
 
 GE'NIUS. s. The protecting or rul- 
 ing power of men, places, or 
 things, pi. genii: — mental power 
 or faculties ; a man endowed with 
 superior faculties, pi. geniuses. 
 
 GENOE'SE. s. The people of Genoa 
 in Italy. 
 
 GENTEEL', adj. Polite, elegant in 
 behaviour, civil, adv. genteelly, s. 
 genteelness, gentility, pi. gentili 
 ties. 
 
 GENTIAN, s. A kind of medicinal 
 plant. 
 
 GEN'TILE. adj. Belonging to a na 
 tion. 
 
 165 
 
 /regard to any proportion, pr. par. j 
 gauging; past, gauged: s. gauge, I 
 gauger. 
 
 GAUNT, adj. Thin, slender, lean.! 
 adv. gauntly. 
 
 GAUNT'LET. 5. An iron glove, 
 used for defence and thrown 
 down in challenges. 
 
 GAUZE, s. A kind of thin, transpa- 
 rent silk. 
 
 GAVE. The preterit of the v. to give. 
 
 GA VELKIND. s. A custom, where- 
 by the lands of the father are 
 equally divided, at his death, 
 amongst all his sons. 
 
 GAVOT. 5. A kind of dance. 
 
 GAWK. s. A cuckoo, a foolish fel- 
 low, s. gawky, pi. gawkies: adj. 
 gawky. 
 
 GAY. adj. Airy, cheerful, merry, 
 fine, showy, s. gayety, pi gaye- 
 ties : adv. gayly. 
 
 GAZE. v. To look intently and ear- 
 nestly, pr. par. gazing; past, 
 gazed: s. gaze, gazer. 
 
 GAZETT'E. s. A news-paper, a pa- 
 per of public intelligence, v. ga- 
 zette; pr. par. gazetting; past, 
 gazetted: s. gazetteer. 
 
 GEAR. s. Furniture, accoutrements, 
 dress ; the traces by which horses 
 or oxen draw. 
 
 GEE. 5. A word used to horses. 
 
 GEESE, s. The plural of goose. 
 
 GELATINOUS, adj. Formed into a 
 jellv, viscous. 
 
 GEL'ID. adj. Extremely cold. s. 
 gelidity, pi. gelidities. 
 
 GEM. 5. A jewel, a precious stone. 
 v. gem; pr. par. gemming; past,! 
 gemmed: adj. gemmeous, gemmy. \ 
 
 GEM'INI. s. The twins; the third j 
 sign in the zodiac. 
 
 GEN'DER. s. A kind, a sort, a sex. i 
 
 GEN'DER. v. To beget, to produce, j 
 pr. par. gendering; past, gender-, 
 td. \ 
 
 GENEAL'OGV. s. History of the: 
 succession of families, pi. gene- 
 alogies: adj. genealogical: s. gen- 
 ealogist. 
 
GEN— GEO 
 
 GEN'TILE. s. One of an uncove- 
 nanted nation ; one who knows 
 not the true God. adj. gentile: s. 
 gentilism. 
 
 GENTLE, adj. Well born, soft, 
 bland, mild, tame. adv. gently: s. 
 gentleness. 
 
 GENTLEMAN, s. A man of birth; 
 a man raised above the vulgar by 
 his character or post. pi. gentle- 
 men: adj. gentlemanlike, gentle- 
 manly : s. gentlemanliness. 
 
 GENTLEWOMAN, s. A woman of 
 birth above the vulgar ; a woman 
 well descended, pi. gentlewomen: 
 adj. gentlewomanlike. 
 
 GENTOO'. s. An aboriginal inhabit- 
 ant of Hindostan. 
 
 GENTRY, s. Class of people above 
 the vulgar, pi. gentries. 
 
 GENUFLECTION, s. The act of 
 bending the knee; adoration ex- 
 pressed by bending the knee. 
 
 GEN'UINE/ad/. Not spurious; real, 
 natural, true. adv. genuinely : s. 
 genuineness. 
 
 GE'NUS. s. A class of beings or 
 things, comprehending under it 
 manv species, pi. genera. 
 
 GEOCENTRIC, adj. Applied to a 
 planet or orb having the earth for 
 its centre, or the same centre with 
 the earth. 
 
 GEOG'RAPHY. 5. A description of 
 the earth, pi. geographies: s. ge- 
 ographer: adj. geographical : adv. 
 geographically. 
 
 GEOL'OGY. 5. The doctrine of the 
 formation and composition of the 
 earth, pi. geologies: s. geologer. 
 
 GEOM'ETRY. s. The science of 
 quantity, extension, or magnitude, 
 abstractedly considered, pi. geom- 
 etries: ad}, geomefral, geometrical, 
 geometric: adv. geometrically: s. 
 geometrician: v. geometrize; pr. 
 par. geometrizing ; past, geome- 
 *rized. 
 
 GEOR'GIC. 5. A part of the science 
 of husbandry, put into a pleasing 
 dress, and set off by all the beau- 
 
 GEO— GIB 
 
 ties and embellishments of poetry, 
 adj. georgic, georgical. 
 
 GEORGIUM Sl'DUS. s. One ot the 
 planets. 
 
 GERA'NIUM. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 GERM. s. A sprout or shoot; that 
 part which grows and spreads, 
 adj. germinant: v. germinate; pr. 
 par. germinating; past, germina- 
 ted: s. germination. 
 
 GER'UND. s. A kind of ve.bal 
 noun. 
 
 GESTATION, s. The act of carry 
 ing the young before birth. 
 
 GESTICULATE, v. To play antic 
 tricks; to show postures, pr. par 
 gesticulating; past, gesticulated: 
 s. gesticulation, gesticulator : adj. 
 gesticulatory. 
 
 GESTURE, s. Action or posture ex 
 pressive of sentiment ; movement 
 of the body. 
 
 GET. v. To procure, to obtain, to 
 have possession of. pr. par. get- 
 ting; past, got, gotten: s. getter. 
 
 GEWGAW, s. A showy trifle; a 
 toy, a bauble. 
 
 GHAST'LY. adj. Like a ghost; pale, 
 dismal, horrible, s. ghastliness. 
 
 GHER'KIN. s. A small pickled cu 
 cumber. 
 
 GHOST, s. The soul of man ; a 
 spirit appearing after death, adj. 
 ghostlike, ghostly: s. ghostlincss- 
 
 GFANT. 5. A man of a size above the 
 ordinary rate of men. adj. giant- 
 like, gigantic. 
 
 GI'ANTESS. s. A woman of uncom- 
 mon size. pi. giantesses. 
 
 GIB'BER. v. To speak inarticulate- 
 ly, pr. par. gibbering; past, gib 
 bered: s. gibberish. 
 
 GIB'BET. s. A gallows ; the post on 
 which malefactors are. hanged, v. 
 gibbet; pr. par. gibbeting; past, 
 gibbeted. 
 
 GIB'BOUS. adj. Convex, protube- 
 rant, s. gibbosity, pi. gibbosities, 
 gibbousness. 
 
 GIBE. v. To sneer; to join censo- 
 riousness with contempt pr. par. 
 166 
 
GIB— G1R 
 
 gibing; past, gibed: s.gibe, giber: 
 
 adv. gihingly. 
 GIB'LETS. s. The parts of a goose 
 
 which are cut off before it is cook- 
 ed. 
 GID'DY. adj. Vertiginous; rotary, 
 
 whirling, inconstant, unsteady, s. 
 
 giddiness: adv. giddily. 
 GIFT. s. A thing given or bestowed: 
 
 offering, v. gift; pr. par. gifting; 
 
 past, gifted: s. giftedness. 
 GIG. s. A light vehicle, with two 
 
 wheels. 
 GIGANTIC, adj. Suitable to a giant: 
 
 big; verv large. 
 GIG'GLE. v. To laugh idly, to titter. 
 
 pr. par. giggling; past, giggled: 
 
 s - giggl e t giggler. 
 GIG'OT. s. The hip joint ; a slice. 
 GILD. v. To overlay with gold. pr. 
 
 par. gilding; past, gilded, gilt: s.\ 
 
 gilder, gilding. 
 GILL. s. The apertures at each side 
 
 of a fish's head ; a measure of | 
 
 liquids, containing the fourth part 
 
 of a pint. 
 GlL'LYFLOWER.s. A kind of plant. 
 GILT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 
 to gild. 
 GTM'CRACK. s. A slight or trivial 
 . mechanism. 
 GIM'LET. s. A borer, with a screw 
 
 at its point. 
 GIMP. s. A kind of silk twist or lace. 
 GIN. s. A trap, a snare ; a machine 
 
 for cleaning cotton, v. gin; pr. 
 
 par. ginning; past, ginned. 
 GIN. 5. A kind of ardent spirits, 
 
 properlv called Geneva. 
 GIN'GERBREAD. s. A kind of sweet 
 
 bread, or cake. 
 GING'LE, JING'LE. v. To make a 
 
 sharp, clattering noise, pr. par. 
 
 gingling ; past, gingled: s. gingle. 
 GIN'SENG. s. A kind of aromatic 
 
 root. 
 GIFSY. 5. A vagabond who pre- 
 tends to foretell futurity: a wan- 
 derer. pL gipsies. 
 GIRD. v. To bind around : to fasten 
 
 by binding, pr. par. girding; past, 
 
 girded, girt: s. girder, girding. 
 
 GIR— GLA 
 
 GIRD'LE. s. Any thing drawn prand 
 
 the waist ; enclosure, v. girdle, 
 
 pr. pai . girdling ; past, girditd: a. 
 
 girdler. 
 GIRL, s: A young woman, or female 
 
 child, adj. girlish: adv. girlishly. 
 GIRT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 
 to gird. 
 GIRTH, s. A band by which a sad- 
 dle is fixed upon a horse. 
 GIVE. v. To bestow; to confer^ 
 
 without any price or reward ; to 
 
 deliver, pr. par. giving; past, giv- 
 en; pret. gave. 
 GIVES, s Fetters or shackles fo» 
 | the feet. 
 GIZ'ZARD. s. The strong musculai 
 
 stomach of a fowl. 
 GLA'CIAL. adj. Icy; made of ice 
 i frozen, v. glaciate; pr. par. gla 
 
 dating; past, glaciated: s. glacia 
 
 Hon: adj. glacious. 
 GL A'CIS. s. In fortification, a sloping 
 
 bank. 
 GLAD. adj. Cheerful; gay; in a 
 
 state of hilarity ; pleased, v. glad 
 
 den; pr. par. gladdening; past, 
 
 gladdened: adv. gladly: s. gladness 
 GLADE, s. A lawn or opening in a 
 
 wood. 
 GLA'DIATOR. s. A sword-playei 
 
 a prize-fighter, adj. gladiator] , 
 
 gladiatorial. 
 GLANCE, s. A sudden shoot of light 
 
 or splendour; a quick view. v. 
 
 glance; pr. par. glancing; past, 
 
 glanced. 
 GLAND, s. An organ of the body 
 
 adj. glandular, glaadulous: s 
 
 glandule. 
 GLAN'DERS. s. A disease peculiai 
 
 to horses, adj. slandered. 
 GLANDIFEROUS, adj. Bearing 
 
 mast ; bearing acorns, or fruit like 
 
 acorns. 
 GLARE, v. To shine so as to dazzle 
 
 the eyes ; to shine ostentatiously 
 
 pr. par. glaring; past, glared' a 
 
 glare: adv. glaringly. 
 GLA'REOUS. adj. Consisting of vie 
 
 cons, transparent matter, like the 
 
 white of an egg. 
 
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GLA— GLO 
 
 GLASS, s. An artificial, transparent 
 substance ; a mirror ; a vessel 
 made of glass, pi. glasses: s.gias- 
 siness : adj . glassy. 
 
 GLAZE, v. To furnish with windows 
 of glass; to overlay with some- 
 thing shining and pellucid, pr. 
 par. glazing-; past, glazed; s. gla- 
 zier. 
 
 GLEAM. s. Sudden shoot of light \ 
 lustre, brightness, v. gleam; pr. 
 par. gleaming; past, gleamed; s. 
 gleaming: adj. gleamy. 
 
 GLEAN, v. To gather what the har- 
 vesters leave behind ; to gather 
 any thing thinly scattered, pr. 
 par. gleaning; past, gleaned; s. 
 gleaner, gleaning. 
 
 GLEBE. 5. Turf, soil, ground, adj. 
 glebous. 
 
 GLEE. s. Joy, merriment, gayety; 
 a kind of song. 
 
 GLEN. .9. A valley, a dale; a de 
 pression between two hills. 
 
 GLIB. adj. Smooth, slippery, volu- 
 ble. adv. glibly . s. glibness. 
 
 GLIDE, v. To flow gently and silent- 
 ly; to move swiftly and smoothly 
 along, pr. par. gliding; past, glided: 
 s. glider. 
 
 GLIM'MER. v. To shine faintly; to 
 be perceived imperfectly, pr. par 
 glimmering; past, glimmered: s 
 glimmer, glimmering. 
 
 GLIMPSE, s. A weak, faint light ; 
 transitory lustre ; a short view, 
 
 GLISTEN, v. To shine; to sparkle 
 with light, pr. par. glistening 
 past, glistened. 
 
 GLITTER, v. To shine ; to exhibit 
 lustre; to gleam, pr. par. glitter- 
 ing; pasi, glittered; s. glitter: adv. 
 glitteringly . 
 
 GLOBE, s. A sphere, a ball; a round 
 body. adj. globose, globous, globu- 
 lar: s. globosity, pi. globosities. 
 
 GrLOB'ULE. s. A very small globe, 
 adj. globulous. 
 
 GLOM'ERATE. v. To gather into 
 a ball or sphere, pr. par. glomer- 
 ating: oast, glomerated: s. glom- 
 ration: adj. ghmerous. 
 
 GLO-GLU 
 
 GLOOM, s. Imperfect darkness; 
 obscurity; defect of light, adj 
 gloomy: adv. gloomily .« s. gloomi 
 ness. 
 
 GLO'RIFY. v. To praise, to honour, 
 to extol, pr. par. glorifying ; past, 
 glorified : s. glorification. 
 
 GLO'RY. s. Praise paid in adora 
 tion ; honour, praise, fame, celeb- 
 rity, pi. glories : v. glory; pr. par. 
 glorying; past, gloried: adj. glo- 
 rious: adv. gloi-iously : s. glori* 
 ousness. 
 
 GLOSS, s. A comment, an explana- 
 tion, superficial lustre, a speciou? 
 representation, v. gloss; pr. pai. 
 glossing; past, glossed: adj. glossy. 
 s. glossiness. 
 
 GLOS'SARY. s. A dictionary of ob 
 scure or antiquated words, pi. 
 glossaries: adj. glossarial: s. glos- 
 
 GLOSSOG'RAPHER. 5. A scholiast, 
 
 a commentator, s. glossography y 
 
 pi. glossographies. 
 GLOVE, s. A cover for the hand. 
 
 s. glover. 
 GLOW. v. To be heated, so as to 
 
 shine without flame ; to exhibit a 
 
 strong bright colour, pr. par. glow 
 
 ing ; past, glowed; s. glow: adv 
 
 glowingly. 
 GLOWWORM. 5. A small creep 
 
 ing grub, with a luminous tail. 
 GLUE. s. A kind of cement, v. glue, 
 
 pr. par. gluing; past, glued: a 
 
 gluer, glueyness: adj. gluey. 
 GLUM. adj. Sullen, stubbornly 
 
 grave, melancholy, dull. 
 GLUT. v. To swallow, to devour, 
 
 to cloy, to overfill, to load. pr. pai 
 
 glutting; past, glutted: s. glut. 
 GLU'TINATE. v. To join with glue ; 
 
 to cement, pr. par. glutinating ; 
 
 past, glutinated: s. gluHnation, 
 
 glutinosity, pi. gluiinosities : adj. 
 
 glutinative, glutinous. 
 GLUTTON, s. One who indulge3 
 
 himself too much in eating, v. 
 
 gluttonize; pr. par. glv lionizing ; 
 
 past, gluttonized : s. gluttony, pi. 
 
 16a 
 
GNA— GOC 
 
 gluttonies: adj. gluttonous: adv. 
 gluttonously. 
 
 GNASH, v. To strike together; to 
 clash; to grind or collide the 
 teeth, pr. par. gnashing; past, 
 gnashed. 
 
 GNAT. s. A small insect. 
 
 GNAW. v. To eat by degrees; to 
 wear away by biting; to corrode, 
 pr. par. gnawing; past, gnawed: 
 s. gnawer. 
 
 GNOME. 5. A brief reflection, worthy 
 to be remembered ; one of those 
 invisible people, who are fabled 
 to inhabit the inner parts of the 
 earth, and to fill it to the centre. 
 
 GNOMON, s. The hand or pin of a 
 dial. 
 
 GNOMCKNICS. s. A science which 
 teaches to find the just proportion 
 of shadows for the construction 
 of all kinds of sun and moon dials. 
 
 GNOSTIC, s. One of a numerous 
 sect of christians, of the first cen- 
 tury, who pretended to a high de- 
 gree of knowledge, and held ex- 
 travagant notions of religion. 
 
 GO. v. To proceed, to walk, to move, 
 to travel, pr. par. going; past, 
 gone: s. goer, going. 
 
 GOAD. s. A pointed instrument,! 
 with which oxen are driven for- 
 ward, v. goad; pr. par. goading; 
 past, goaded. 
 
 GOAL. s. The landmark set up to 
 bound a race ; the point marked 
 out to which racers run. 
 
 GOAT. s. A ruminating animal. 
 
 GOATHERD, s. One whose em- 
 ployment is to tend goats. 
 
 GOB'BET. s. A mouthful ; as much 
 as can be swallowed at once. 
 
 GOB'BLE. v. To swallow hastily, 
 with tumult and noise, pr. par. 
 gobbling; past, gobbled: s. gobbler. 
 
 GO-BETWEEN, s. One that trans- 
 acts business by running between 
 two parties. 
 
 GOB'LET. s. A large cup. 
 
 GOB'LIN. s. An evil spirit ; a fright- 
 ful phantom. 
 
 GO'-C ART. s. A machine in which 
 
 GOD- -GOO 
 
 children are enclosed, to teach 
 
 them to walk. 
 GOD. 5. The Supreme Beir.g. adj. 
 
 godlike, godly: adv. godldy : s 
 
 godhead, godliness. 
 GOD'CHILD. s. A child for whom a 
 
 person became sponsor at baptism, 
 
 and promised to see educated as 
 
 a christian. 
 GODDESS. 5. A female divinity. pL 
 
 GOD'FATHER. s. A man who acts 
 as sponsor, at baptism. 
 
 GOD'MOTHER. s. A woman who 
 acts as sponsor, at baptism. 
 
 GOD'SON. s. A boy for whom a per- 
 son has been sponsor at the font. 
 
 GOG'GLES. s. Blinds for horses thai 
 are apt to take fright: glasses 
 worn to defend the eye from dust. 
 
 GOLD. s. One of the metals, ad/ 
 golden. 
 
 GOLD'BEATER. s. One whose oc- 
 cupation is to beat or foliate gold. 
 
 GOLDTINCH. s. A kind of singing 
 bird. pi. gold/inches. 
 
 GOLDSMITH, s. One who manu 
 factures gold. 
 
 GONDO'LA. s. A boat much used in 
 Venice; a small boat. 
 
 GONDOLI'ER. 5. One that rows a 
 gondola. 
 
 GONE. Past par. of the v. to go. 
 
 GONG. 5. A sonorous instrument, 
 of a circular form, made of bra»s, 
 which the Asiatics strike with a 
 large wooden mallet. 
 
 GOOD. adj. Not bad, not ill, prop. 
 er, fit, uncorrupted. s. good, good- 
 ness: adj. goodly: adv. good 
 
 GOOD-NATURE. 5. Kindness ; ha- 
 bitual benevolence, adj. goodna- 
 tured: adv. goodnaturedly. 
 
 GOODS. 5. Moveables in a house, 
 merchandise. 
 
 GOO'DY. s. A low term of civility, 
 used to mean pefsons. pi. goodies. 
 
 GOOSE, s. A large waterfowl ; a 
 tailor's smoothing-iron. pi. geese. 
 
 GOOSE'BERRY. s. A kind .f small 
 fruit, pi. gooseberries. 
 
 GOOSE'CAP. 5. A silly person. 
 169 
 
GOR— GOT 
 
 GORE. 5. Blood effused from the 
 Dody , blood clotted or congealed. 
 v. gee ; pr. par. goring ; past, 
 gored, adj. gory. 
 
 GORE. v. To stab, to pierce; to 
 pierce with a horn. pr. par. goring; 
 past, gored. 
 
 GORGE, s. The throat, the swallow. 
 v. gorge ; pr. par. gorging; past, 
 gorged. 
 
 GOR'GEOUS. adj. Fine, splendid, 
 showy, magnificent, adv. gorge- 
 ously: s. gorgeousness. 
 
 GOR'GET. s. A piece of armour 
 that defends the throat; a small 
 convex ornament, gilt or of sil- 
 ver, worn by the officers of foot, 
 upon their breasts. 
 
 GOR'GON. 5. A monster with snaky 
 hairs, of which the sight turned 
 the beholders to stone, adj. gor- 
 gonian. 
 
 GOR'MAND, GOUR'MAND. s. A 
 greedy eater ; a ravenous, luxuri- 
 ous feeder, s. gormandize, gorman- 
 dizer. 
 
 GOR'MANDIZE. v. To play the glut- 
 ton, pr. par. gormandizing; past, 
 gormandized. 
 
 GOS'HAWK. s. A hawk of a large 
 kind. 
 
 GOS'LING. s. A young goose. 
 
 GOS'PEL. s. Glad tidings ; the holy 
 book of the christian revelation. 
 
 GOS'SAMER. s. The down of plants; 
 the long white cobwebs which fly 
 in the air in calm, sunny weather. 
 
 GOS'SIP. s. Mere tattle; trifling 
 talk. v. gossip ; pr. par. gossiping; 
 past, gossiped. 
 
 GOSSOON'. 5. A lad; a low attend- 
 ant formerly m the wealthy fami- 
 lies among the Irish. 
 
 GOT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to get. 
 
 GOTH, s One of tne uncivilized 
 people, who formerly lived in the 
 northern part of Europe; a bar- 
 barian, adj. got hie. 
 
 GOTH'IC s. A kind of architecture. 
 
 GOTTEN, v. One of the past par. 
 of get. 
 
 GOU— GRA 
 
 GOUGE. 5. A kind of concave chisel 
 v. gouge; pr. par. gouging ; past, 
 
 GOULARD', s. An infusion of ace 
 tate of lead. 
 
 GOURD. 5. A kind of plant. 
 
 GOUR'MAND. s. A glutton ; a greedy 
 feeder. 
 
 GOUR'NET. s. A kind of fish. 
 
 GOUT. s. A kind of disease attended 
 with great pain. adj. gouty: s. gout- 
 iness. 
 
 GOUT. 5. A taste, pronounced goo 
 
 GOVERN, v. To rule, to regulate, 
 to direct, pr. par. governing; past. 
 governed: adj. governable: s. gov- 
 ernance, government, governor, 
 governess, pi. governesses, govern 
 ante: ad], governmental. 
 
 GOWL. v. To howl, pr. par. gowl 
 ing; past, gowled. 
 
 GOWN. s. A woman's upper gar 
 ment ; a long upper garment, worn 
 by persons of the learned profes 
 sions and by students, adi- gown-^d 
 
 GRAB'BLE. v. To grope; to feel 
 eagerly with the hands, pr. pir 
 grabbling; past, grabbled. 
 
 GRACE, s. Favour, kindness, fa- 
 vourable influence of God on the 
 human mind; pardon; a short 
 prayer said before or after meat, 
 adj. graceless : adv. gracelessly. 
 
 GRACE, v. To adorn, to dignify, 
 to embellish, pr. par. gracing, 
 past, graced: adj. graceful: adv. 
 gracefully : s. gracefulness. 
 
 GRA'CIOUS. adj. Merciful, benev- 
 olent, favourable, adv. gracioudy 
 s. graciousness. 
 
 GRADATION. 5. Regular progress 
 from one degree to another; order, 
 series. 
 
 GRADE, s. Rank, degree. 
 
 GRAD'UAL. adj. Proceeding byde- 
 grees ; advancing step by step, s 
 graduality, pi. gradualities : adv. 
 gradually. 
 
 GRAD'UATE. v. To dignify with a 
 
 degree in the university; to ob 
 
 tain a degree ; to mark with de 
 
 grees. pr. par. graduating: p? st 
 
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GRA— GRA 
 
 GRA— GRA 
 
 graduated: s. graduate, gradua--' GRANGE, s. A farm ; generally, .1 
 tion. I farm with a house at a distance 
 
 GRAFT, v. To insert a cion or from neighbours ; a granary, 
 branch of one tree into the stock GRANITE, GRAY ATE. s. A kind 
 
 of another; to propagate by in- 
 sertion or inoculation, pr. par. 
 grafting; past, grafted: s. grafter. 
 
 of mountain stone. 
 GRAN1 V'OROUS. adj. Eating grain; 
 living upon grain. 
 
 GRAIN. 5. A single seed of corn ; GRANT, v. To admit that which is 
 
 any minute particle ; a species of 
 weight ; any thing proverbially 
 small; temoer; disposition, &c. 
 
 GRAINS. 5. The husks of malt ex- 
 hausted in brewing. 
 
 GRAMLYEOUS. adj. Grassv. 
 
 GRAMINIVOROUS, adj. Grass-eat- 
 ing ; living upon grass. 
 
 GRAM'MAR. s. The science of 
 cpeaking correctlv ; the book that 
 
 not yet proved ; to allow, to yield 
 pr. par. granting; past, granted- 
 s. grant, grantee, grantor. 
 
 GRAN' UL ATE. v. To be formed 
 into small grains, pr. par. granu- 
 lating; past, granulated: s. gran- 
 ulation, granule: adj. granulary, 
 granulous. 
 
 GRAPE, s. The fruit of the vine, 
 growing in clusters. 
 
 treats of the various relations of GRAPE'-SHOT. s. A kind of small 
 words to one another, s. gram- j shot, discharged from a cannon. 
 morion: adj. grammatical: adv. GRAPHIC, GRAPHICAL, adj. 
 
 grammatically. 
 GRAM' PUS. s. A kind of large fish. 
 
 pi. grampuses. 
 GRANA'DO. s. A grenade, pl.gra-; 
 
 nadoes. 
 
 Relating to engraving; well de- 
 lineated, adv. graphically. 
 GRAPNEL, s. A small anchor be- 
 longing to a little vessel ; a grap- 
 pling iron. 
 
 GRAN'ARY. s. A store-house for GRAPPLE, v. To contend bv seiz 
 
 threshed corn. pi. granaries. 
 GRAN'ATE, GRANITE, s. A kind 
 
 of mountain stone. 
 GRAND, adj. Great, illustrious, 
 
 splendid, magnificent, noble, adv. 
 
 grandly: s. grandness. 
 
 ing ; to contest in close fight, pr 
 par. grappling; past, grappled: s. 
 grapple. 
 GRASS. 5. The common herbage of 
 the field, pi. grasses: adj. grassy, 
 grassless: s. g)'assi?iess. 
 
 GRAND'CHILD. s. The son or GRASS'HOPPER. s. A small insect 
 
 daughter of a son or daughter. 
 GRAND DAUGHTER.*. Thedaugh-j 
 
 ter of a son or daughter. 
 GRANDEE', s. A man of great rank,' 
 
 powpr, or dignity. 
 GRAN'DEUR. s. Magnificence,; 
 
 state, snlendour of appearance. 
 GRANDFATHER, s. The father of! 
 
 a father or mother. 
 GRANDILOQUENCE, s. High, lof-j 
 
 ty, big: speaking, adj. grandilo-' 
 
 quovs. 
 GRAND'MOTHER. s. The mother: 
 
 of a fhthpr or mother. 
 GRAND'SIRE. s. Grandfather; any' 
 
 ancestor, poeticallv. 
 GRANDSON, s. The son of a son of 
 
 daughter. 
 
 GRASS'-PLOT. s. A small, level 
 piece of ground, covered with 
 grass. 
 
 GRASP, v. To hold in the hand 
 to gripe, to seize, pr. par. grasp 
 ing; past, grasped: s. grasp 
 grasper. 
 
 GRATE, s. A partition made with 
 bars placed near to are another, 
 or crossing eaoii other , the range 
 of bars within which fires are 
 made, v grate; pr. par. grating, 
 past, grated: s. grating. 
 
 GRATE, v. To rub hard, so as to 
 
 injure or offend ; to make a harsh 
 
 noi&e. pr. par. grat-ng; past, 
 
 giaied: s. grater adv. gratingly. 
 
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GRA -GRE 
 
 GRATE'FUL. adj. Having a due 
 sense of benefits; pleasing, de- 
 lightful, adv. gratefully: s. grate- 
 fulness. 
 
 GRATIFICATION, s. The act of 
 pleasing; pleasure; delight; re- 
 ward, v. gratify; pr. par. gratify- 
 ing ; past, gratified: s. gratifier. 
 
 GRATING, s. A partition made 
 with bars placed near to one an- 
 other. 
 
 GRATIS, adv. For nothing; with- 
 out a recompense. 
 
 GRATITUDE, s. Duty to benefac- 
 tors ; desire to return benefits. 
 
 GRATUITOUS, adj. Voluntary; 
 granted without claim or reward, 
 adv. gratuitously: s. gratuity, pi. 
 gratuities. 
 
 GRATULA'TION. s. Salutations 
 made by expressing joy; expres- 
 sion of joy. adj. gratulatory. 
 
 GRAVE, s. A place in the ground 
 in which the dead are deposited. 
 
 GRAVE, v. To dig; to carve a fig- 
 ure or inscription in any hard sub-! 
 stance, pr. par. graving; past, 
 graved: s. graver. 
 
 GRAVE, adj. Solemn, serious, so- 
 ber, adv. gravely: s. gravity, pi. 
 gravities. 
 
 GRAVEL, s. Hard sand. v. gravel; 
 pr. par. graveling; past, graveled: 
 adj. gravelly. 
 
 GRAVE'-STONE. s. A stone placed 
 )ver a grave. 
 
 GRAVITATE, v. To tend to the' 
 centre of attraction, pr. par. grav-\ 
 Hating; past, gravitated: s. grav- 
 itation, gravity, pi. gravities. 
 
 GRAY adj. White, with a mixture 
 of black, adj. grayish: s. gray-\ 
 ness. 
 
 GRAZE, v. To eat grass; to feedj 
 on grass ; to touch lightly, pr. par. 
 grazing; past, grazed: s. grazer, 
 grazier. 
 
 GREASE, s. The soft part of the 
 fat. v. grease ; pr. par. greasing ;\ 
 past, greased: adj. greasy: adv.i 
 gi easily: s. gr easiness. 
 
 GRE— GRE 
 
 GREAT, adj. Large in bulk or num 
 ber ; chief, principal, s. greul^ 
 greatness: adv. greatly. 
 
 GREAVF. s. A groove. 
 
 GREAVES, s. Armour for the legs 
 a sort of boots. 
 
 GRE'CIAN. adj. Relating to th . 
 country of Greece. 
 
 GRE'CISM. 5. An idiom of the Greek 
 language. 
 
 GREE'DY. adj. Ravenous, voracious, 
 eager, adv. greedily : s. greediness. 
 
 GREFK. adj. Belonging to Greece. 
 
 GREEN, adj. Having a colour form- 
 ed commonly by compounding 
 blue and yellow, v. green; pr. par. 
 greening; past, greened: adj 
 greenish: s. green, greenness. 
 
 GREENGA'GE. s. A species o! 
 plum. 
 
 GREENGRO'CER. s. A retailer o! 
 greens. 
 
 GRp:EN'HORN. s. A youth easily 
 imposed upon. 
 
 GREEN'HOUSE.s. A house in which 
 tender plants are sheltered from 
 the weather. 
 
 GREEN'-ROOM. s. A room near the 
 stage, to which actors retire, dur 
 ing trie intervals of the play. 
 
 GRFET. v. To address at meeting; 
 to salute, pr. par. greeting; past, 
 greeted: s. greeter. 
 
 GRE'GAL. adj. Belonging to a flock 
 
 GREGARIAN. adj. Of the common 
 sort ; ordinary. 
 
 GREGA'RIOUS. adj. Going in flocks 
 or herds, adv. gregariously : s. 
 gregar'wvsness. 
 
 GREGO'RIAN. adj. Belonging to 
 the style *>r method of computa- 
 tion instituted by Pope Gregory 
 in 1582. 
 
 GRENA'DE, GRENA'DO. 5. A hoi- 
 low ball of metal, tilled with com- 
 bustibles. 
 
 GRENADI'ER. s. A tall foot-soj 
 dier, whose duty formerly consist 
 ed in throwing hand-grenades. 
 
 GREW. Preterit of the v. to grow. 
 
 GREY. adj. See Gray. 
 
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GRE— G*U 
 
 GREY'HOUND. s: A species of dog, 
 for the chase. 
 
 GRID'IRON. s. A portable grate, on 
 which meat is broiled. 
 
 GRIEF. 5. Sorrow, grievance, pain, 
 adj. gricfless. 
 
 GRIEVE, v. To afflict, to hurt, to 
 lament, pr. par. grieving; past, 
 grieved: s. grieuer, grievance : adj. 
 grievous: adv. grievingly, griev- 
 ously. 
 
 GRIF'FIN, GRIFFON, s. A fabled 
 animal, said to be generated be- 
 tween a lion and an eagle. 
 
 GRIG. s. A merry creature ; a small 
 eel. 
 
 GRILLA'DE. s. Any thing broiled 
 on the gridiron. 
 
 GRIM. adj. Having a countenance 
 of terror; horrible, hideous, ugly. 
 adv. grimly: s. grimness. 
 
 GRIMA'CE. s. A distortion of the 
 countenance, from habit, affecta- 
 tion, or insolence. 
 
 GRIMAL'KIN. s. The name of a cat. 
 
 GRI'MY. adj. Dirty, cloudy. 
 
 GRIN. v. To set the teeth together, 
 and withdraw the lips. pr. par. 
 grinning; past, grinned: s. grin, 
 grinner: adv. grinningly. 
 
 GRIND, v. To reduce to powder by 
 friction ; to sharpen or smooth by 
 rubbing on something hard. pr. 
 par. grinding; past, ground: s. 
 grinder. 
 
 GRINDSTONE, s. A stone for sharp- 
 ening e ged instruments. 
 
 GRIPE, v. To hold with the fingers 
 closed; to seize; to pinch, pr. 
 par griping; past, griped: s. 
 gripe, griper: adv. gripingly. 
 
 GRISETT'E. s. In France, the wife 
 or daughter of a tradesman. 
 
 GRIS'KIN. s. The vertebrae of a hog. 
 
 GPIS'LY. adj. Dreadful, hideous, 
 frightful. 
 
 GRISONS'. s. Inhabitants of the 
 mountainous parts of the Alps, in 
 itafv. 
 
 GRTST. s. Corn to be ground ; sup- 
 
 P2 
 
 GRI— GRO 
 
 GRISTLE, s. A cartilage, adj. 
 
 gristly. 
 GRIT. 5. The coarse part of meal ; 
 
 sand; rough, hard particles, adj. 
 
 gritty : s. grittiness. 
 GRIZ'ZLE. s. A mixture of white 
 
 and black; gray. adj. grizzlea, 
 
 grizzly. 
 GROAN, v. To breathe with a hoarse 
 
 noise, as in agony or pain. pr. par. 
 
 groaning; past, groaned: s. groan, 
 
 groaning. 
 GROAT, s. A small piece of money, 
 
 valued at four pence. 
 GROATS. 5. Oats that have the 
 
 hulls taken off. 
 GRO'CER. s. One who sells tea, 
 
 sugar, wine, &c. s. grocery, pi. 
 
 groceries. 
 GROG. s. Gin and water, or any 
 
 spirit and water, adj. groggy. 
 GROIN, s. The part next above the 
 
 thigh. 
 GROOM, s. A boy, a waiter, a ser- 
 vant; a man newly married. 
 GROOVE, v. To cut'hollow. pr. par. 
 
 grooving; past, grooved: s. groove, 
 
 groover. 
 GROPE, v. To feel where one can- > 
 
 not see. pr. par. groping; past, 
 
 groped : s. groper. 
 GROSS, adj. Thick, bulky, shame 
 
 ful, enormous, impure, inelegant 
 
 s. gross, grossness : adv. grossly. 
 GROT, GROTTO, s. A cave; 
 
 cavern for coolness and pleasure, 
 GROTESQUE', adj. Of a distorted 
 
 figure ; unnatural, adv. grotesquely. 
 GROUND. 5. The earth, land, coun- 
 try, region, foundation, v. ground^ 
 
 pr. par. grounding; past, ground- 
 ed. 
 GROUNIT-FLOOR. s. The lower 
 
 part of a house. 
 GROUND'-PLOT. s. The ground on 
 
 which anv building is placed. 
 GROUND'-RENT. s. Rent 'paid <*or 
 
 the privilege of building on an 
 
 other man's ground. 
 GROUNDLESS, adj. Void of rea 
 
 son; wanting ground, adv. ground- 
 
 lessly : s. grouniltssness. 
 
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GRO— GRU 
 
 GROUND'LING. s. A fish which 
 ieeps at the bottom of the water, 
 — hence, one of the vulgar. 
 
 GROUiWSEL. 5. A species of plant. 
 
 GROUNDWORK, s. The first stra- 
 tum; first principle; the first part 
 of an undertaking. 
 
 GROUP, s. A cluster, a collection, 
 a number thronged together, v. 
 group; pr. par. grouping; past, 
 grouped. 
 
 GROUSE, s. A kind of fowl; a 
 heathcock. 
 
 GROUT. s. Coarse meal; pollard; 
 very thin, coarse mortar, v. grout 
 pr. par. grouting; past, grouted. 
 
 GROVE, s. A small wood or place, 
 set with trees. 
 
 GROVEL, v. To lie prone; to creep 
 low on the ground; to be mean 
 pr. par. groveling; past, groveled 
 s. grpveller. 
 
 GROW. v. To vegetate ; to increase 
 by vegetation, pr. par. growing; 
 past, grown: s. grower. 
 
 GROWL, v To snarl like an angry 
 cur; to murmur; to grumble, pr. 
 par. growling; past, growled: s. 
 growl, growler. 
 
 GROWTH. 5. Vegetation ; vegetable 
 life: product. 
 
 GRUB. v. To dig; to root out of the 
 ground, pr. par. grubbing; past, 
 grubbed: s. grub, grubber. 
 
 GRUB. .9. A kind of small worm. 
 
 GRUDGE, v. To envy ; to give or 
 take unwillingly, pr. par. grudg- 
 l7l g »* past, grudged: s. grudge, 
 grudger, grudging: adv. grudg- 
 ingly. 
 
 GRU'EL. 5. Food made by boiling 
 
 meal in water. 
 GRUFF, adj. Of sour aspect ; of 
 
 harsh manners, adv. gruffly: s. 
 
 grufpness. 
 GRUM. adj. Sour, surly, severe, adv. 
 
 grum/i.t. 
 GRUMBLE, v. To murmur with 
 
 discontent ; to growl, pr. par. 
 
 grumbling; past, grumbled: s. 
 
 GRU— GUI 
 
 grumbler, grumbling: adv grumb- 
 lingly. 
 
 GRUJNT. v. To murmur like a hog; 
 to groan, pr. par. gruniir.g , past, 
 grunted: s. grunt, grunter , grunt- 
 ing: adv. gruntingly. 
 
 GRY'PHON. 5. See GpiFWN. 
 
 GUA'IACUM. s. A medicinal wood. 
 
 GUARANTEE', s. A pe-son who un 
 dertakes to ^ee Fii'ou'.ations per- 
 formed, v. guarantee; pr. par. 
 guaranteed g > py st , guaranteed. 
 
 GUARD, v. To watch by way of de- 
 fence or secunty; to protect; to 
 defend, pr. par. guarding; past, 
 guarded: s. guard, guar der: adj. 
 guardjul, guardless: adv. guard 
 edly. 
 
 GUAR'DANT. adj. Exercising the 
 authority of a guardian ; (in her- 
 aldry) having the face turned to 
 wards the spectator. 
 
 GUAR'DIAN. s. One that has th* 
 care of an orphan; one to whom 
 the care and preservation of any 
 thing are committed, s. guardian 
 
 - ship. 
 
 GUARD'-ROOM. s. A room in which 
 those who are appointed to watch, 
 assemble. 
 
 GUBERNATORIAL, adj. Relating 
 or belonging to government. 
 
 GUD'GEON. s. A small fish. 
 
 GUER'DON. s. A reward, a recom- 
 pense. 
 
 GUESS, v. To conjecture; to judge 
 without any certain principles of 
 judgment, pr. par. guessing ; past. 
 guessed: s. guess, pi. guesses, guess 
 er : adv. guessingly. 
 
 GUEST, s. One entertained in the 
 house, or at the table of another. 
 
 GUG'GLE. v. To sound as water 
 running with intermissions out of 
 a narrow-mouthed vessel, pr. par. 
 guggling; past, guggled. 
 
 GUIDE, v. To direct, to influence, te 
 instruct, pr. par. guiding: past, 
 guided : s. guide, guider, guidance. 
 adi guidable, guideless. 
 
 GUILD. .<?. A societv, a corporation, 
 a fraternity, a town-hall. 
 
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GUI— GUN 
 
 GUILDHALL', s. The hall in which 
 a corporation usually assembles : 
 a town-hall. 
 
 GUILE. 5. Deceitful cunning; insid- 
 ious artifice, adj. guileful, guile- 
 less: adv. guilefully: s. guileful- 
 ness, guilelessness. 
 
 GUILLOTI'NE. 5. A machine for 
 separating the head from the body 
 at one stroke, v. guillotine: pr. 
 par. guillotining ; past, guillotined. 
 
 GUILT. 5. Crime, offence, sin. adj 
 guilty, guiltless: adv. guiltily, 
 guiltlessly: s. guiltiness,, guiltless- 
 ness. 
 
 GUIN'EA. s. A country in Africa; a 
 gold coin, value 21 shillings ster- 
 ling. 
 
 GUISE, s. Manner, mien, habit. 
 
 GUITAR', s. A stringed musical in- 
 strument. 
 
 GULF. s. A bay; an opening into 
 land. 
 
 GULL. s. A cheat, a fraud, a trick, 
 a kind of sea-bird. v. gull; pr. par. 
 gulling; past, gulled: s. gutter. 
 
 GUL'LET. s. The throat; the oesoph- 
 agus. 
 
 GULP. v. To swallow eagerly, pr. 
 par. gulping; past, gulped: s.gulp. 
 
 GULPH. 5. See Gulf. 
 
 GUM. 5. A glutinous vegetable sub- 
 stance; the fleshy covering that 
 contains the teeth, adj. gummy. 
 s. gumminess, gummosity, pi. gum- 
 mosities. 
 
 GUN. s. The general name for fire- 
 arms, v. gun; pr. par. gunning: 
 past, gunned : s. gunner, gunnery, 
 pi. gunneries. 
 
 GUN'NEL. s. See Gunwale. 
 
 GUN'POWDER. s. The powder put 
 into gruns to be fired. 
 
 GUN'ROOM. s. The place, on board 
 a ship, where arms are deposited. 
 
 GUN'SHOT. s. The reach or ranjje 
 of a gun ; the distance to which 
 a shot can be thrown; shot dis- 
 charged from a gun. 
 
 GUN— GYR 
 
 GUN'SMITH. 5. A man whose trade 
 is to make guns. 
 
 GUN' WALE, GUN'NEL. s. That 
 piece of timber which reaches on 
 each side of a ship, from the half- 
 deck to the forecastle. 
 
 GUR'GLE. v. To fall or gush with 
 noise, as water from a bottle, pr. 
 par. gurgling; past, gurgled. 
 
 GUR'NET. 5. A kind of fisn. 
 
 GUSH. v. To flow or rush out with 
 violence, pr. par. gushing; past, 
 gushed: s. gush. 
 
 GUS'SET. s. An angular piece ol 
 cloth, sewn at the upper end of 
 the sleeve of a shirt or shift. 
 
 GUST. s. Sense of tasting; height 
 of perception; a sudden, violent 
 blast of wind. adj. gu<:ty. 
 
 GUT. s. The stomach ; the recep- 
 tacle of food. v. gut; pr. par. gut- 
 ting; past, gutted. 
 
 GUTTER, s. A passage for water; 
 a small longitudinal hollow. 
 
 GUTTLE, v. To feed luxuriously; 
 to gormandize, pr. par. guttling; 
 past, guttled : s. guttler. 
 
 GUTTURAL, adj. Pronounced in 
 the throat ; belonging to the throat. 
 
 GUZ'ZLE. v. To gormandize; to 
 swallow any liquor greedily, pr. 
 par. guzzling; past, guzzled: s. 
 guzzler. 
 
 GYMNA'SIUM. s. Formerly a place 
 for athletic exercises; any place 
 of exercise, adj. gymnastic: adv. 
 gymnastically. 
 
 GYMOS'OPHIST. s. One of a sect 
 of Indian philosophers, who wert 
 naked. 
 
 GYPSUM, s. The name of a class 
 of fossils: the plaster-stone, call- 
 ed, bv chvmists, sulphate of lime. 
 
 GYPSY, s. "See Gipsy. 
 
 GYRA'TION. s. The act of turning 
 anv thing about; one revolution. 
 
 GYRE. s. A circle described by any 
 thing moving in an orbit. 
 
 GY'ROMANCY. s. A sort of divma- 
 tion, performed by waiking. 
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HA— HAG 
 
 H 
 
 HAG—HAL 
 
 HA. int. An expression of wonder, 
 or surprise. 
 
 HAB'ERDASHER. s. One who sells 
 small wares, s. haberdashery, pi. 
 haberdasheries. 
 
 HAB'ERGEON. 5. Armour fcp cover 
 the neck and breast. 
 
 HABILIMENT, s. Dress, clothes, 
 garment. 
 
 HABIT. 5. State of any thing — as 
 a habit of body ; dress; accoutre- 
 ment; effect of custom, v. habit; 
 pr. par. habiting; past, habited. 
 
 HABITATION, s. Place of abode ; 
 dwelling, adj. habitable. 
 
 HABIT'UATE. v. To accustom ; to 
 use one's self by frequent repeti- 
 tion, pr. par. habituating; past, 
 habituated: adj. habitual: adv. ha- 
 bitually. 
 
 HAB'ITt T DE. s. Relation, respect, 
 familiarity, long custom. 
 
 HACK. v. To cut into small pieces ; 
 to chop. pr. par. hacking; past, 
 hacked : s. hack. 
 
 HACK, HACK'NEY. s. A horse let 
 out for hire. v. hack; pr. par. 
 hacking; past, hacked. 
 
 HACK'LE. v. To dress flax ; to sep- 
 arate; to tear asunder, pr. par. 
 hackling; past, hackled : s. hackle. 
 
 HACK'LE. s. A fly for angling. 
 
 HACK'NEY. s. A hired horse ; a 
 horse for common use. v. hack- 
 ney; pr. par. hackneying; past, 
 hackneyed. 
 
 HAD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to have. 
 
 HAD'DOCK. s. A kind of fish. 
 
 HAFT. 5*. A handle; that part of 
 an instrument that is taken into 
 the hand. v. haft; pr. par. hafting; 
 past, hafted : s. hafter. 
 
 HAG. 5. A witch ; an enchantress ; 
 a fur>. 
 
 HAG'GARD. adj. Wild, lean, rug- 
 ged, adv. haggardly : s. haggard- 
 ness. 
 
 HAG'GARD. s. A stack-yard. 
 
 HAG'GESS. 5. A mass of meat, 
 generally pork chopped, and en 
 closed in a membrane, pi. hag 
 gesses. 
 
 HAG'GLE. v. To cut, to chop, to 
 mangle, pr. par. haggling; past, 
 haggled: s. haggler. 
 
 HAGIOG'RAPHER. s. A holy wri- 
 ter. 
 
 HAIL. s. Drops of rain, frozen in 
 their falling, v. hail; pr. par. hail 
 ing; past, hailed: s. haihtone. 
 
 HAIL. int. A term of salutation, v. 
 hail: pr. par. hailing; past, hailed. 
 
 HAIR. s. One of the common tegu- 
 ments; a single hair. adj. hairy, 
 hairless: s. hairiness. 
 
 HAIR'BRAINED. adj. Wild, irreg- 
 ular, unsteady. 
 
 HAIR'BREADTH. s. A very small 
 distance ; the diameter of a hair. 
 
 HAIRCLOTH, s. Stuff made ofhair. 
 
 HAKE. 5. A kind offish. 
 
 HALBERD,' H ALBERT, s. A bat- 
 tle-axe, fixed to a long pole. s. 
 halberdier. 
 
 HALCYON, adj. Placid, quiet, 
 peaceful. 
 
 HALE. adj. Healthy, sound, hearty, 
 uninjured. 
 
 HALF. s. A moiety ; an equal part, 
 pi. halves: adv. half. 
 
 HALF-BLOOD'. 5. A person of the 
 half-blood, is one not born of the 
 same father and mother. 
 
 HALF-MOON', s. The moon in ita 
 appearance, when at half increase, 
 or decrease. 
 
 HALF'PENNY. s. A copper coin 
 pi. halfpence, halfpennies. 
 
 H ALF-SEAS-O'VER. adj. A prover- 
 bial expression for anyone far ad- 
 vanced ; commonly used for one 
 half drunk. 
 
 HALF-STGHT'ED. adj. Seeing im 
 perfectly. 
 
 HALF-WAY', adv. In the middle, 
 17G 
 
HAL— HAM 
 
 HALF-WITTED, adj. Imperfectly 
 furnished with intellect. 
 
 HALIBUT, s. A sort of fish. 
 
 HALL. 5. A court of justice; the 
 public room of a corporation ; the 
 first large room of a house. 
 
 HALLELU'J AH. s.A song of thanks- 
 giving. 
 
 HAL'LlARDS, HALTARDS. 5. 
 Ropes or tackle employed to hoist 
 or lower a sail. 
 
 HALLOC. int. A word of encour- 
 agement, when dogs are let loose 
 on their game. v. halloo; pr. par. 
 /tattooing; past, hallooed: s. hal- 
 looing. 
 
 HAL'LOW. v. To consecrate; to 
 make holy. pr. par. hallowing; 
 past, hallowed. 
 
 HALLUCINATE, v. To stumble; 
 to blunder, pr. par. hallucinating; 
 past, hallucinated: s. hallucination. 
 
 HA'LO. s. A red circle round the 
 sun or moon. 
 
 HALT. v. To limp, to hesitate, to 
 falter, pr. par. halting; past, 
 halted: adj. halt: s. halt, halter: 
 adv. haltingly. 
 
 HAL'TER. 5. A rope to hang male- 
 factors ; a cord. v. halter; pr. par. 
 haltering; past, haltered. 
 
 HALVE, v. To divide into two 
 parts, pr.par. halving; past, halv- 
 ed. 
 
 HAM. 5. The hip ; the thigh of a 
 hog, salted. 
 
 HAM'ADRYAD. 5. One of those 
 wood-nymphs of antiquity, who 
 were feigned to live and die with 
 the trees to which they were at- 
 tached. 
 
 H AM' ATED. adj. Hooked ; set with 
 hooks. 
 
 HAMES. s. The collar by which a 
 horse draws. 
 
 HAM'LET. s. A small village. 
 
 HAM'MER. s. An instrument to 
 drive nails, &c. v. hammer; pr. par. 
 hammering; past, hammered: s. 
 hammerer. 
 
 HAM'MERCLOTH. s. The cloth 
 that covers a coach-box. 
 
 HAM— HAN 
 
 HAM'MOCK. s. A swinging bed. 
 
 HAMVER. s. A large basket. 
 
 HAM'PER. v. To shackle, to entan 
 gle, to ensnare, to complicate, pi 
 par. hampering ; past, hampered. 
 
 HAM'STRJNG. s. The tendon of 
 the ham. v. hamstring; pr. pal 
 hamstringing; past, hamstrung 
 
 HAND. s. The palm, with the fin- 
 gers; a palm. v. hand; pr. par. 
 handing; past, handed. 
 
 HAND'-BARROW. s. A frame on 
 which any thing is carried by the 
 hands, without wheeling on the 
 ground. 
 
 HAND'CUFF. s. A manacle ; a fet- 
 ter for the wrist, v. handcuff; pr. 
 par. handcuffing; past, handcuff- 
 ed. 
 
 HAND'FUL. s. As much as the hand 
 can contain. 
 
 HAND'GALLOP. s. A slow, easy 
 gallop. 
 
 HAND-GRENA'DE. s. SccGrenado 
 and Grenade. 
 
 HANDICRAFT. 5. Manual occu- 
 pation ; a man who lives by man- 
 ual labour, s. handicraftsman. 
 
 HAND'KERCHIEF. s. A piece of 
 cloth, used to wipe the face, or 
 cover the neck. 
 
 HAND'LE. v. To touch; to feel 
 with the hand; to manage, pr. 
 par. handling; past, handled: s. 
 handle: adj. handless. 
 
 HA-WMAID. s. A maid that waits 
 at hand. 
 
 HAND'MILL. s. A mill moved by 
 the hand. 
 
 HAND'SAW. s. A saw managed by 
 the hand. 
 
 HAND'SEL. s. The first act of using 
 anything; the first act of sale. v. 
 handsel; pr.par. handseling; past, 
 handseled. 
 
 HANDSOME, adj. Beautiful, grace- 
 ful, elegant, adv. handsomely: s. 
 handsomeness. 
 
 HANDSPIKE, s. A kind of wooden 
 lever, to move great weights. 
 
 HAND'VICE. s. A vice for holdiny 
 small work. 
 
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HAN— HAR 
 
 HANDWRITING. 5. A cast or form 
 of writing peculiar to each hand ; 
 any writing. 
 
 HAND'Y. adj. Ready, dextrous, skil- 
 ful, adv. handily : s. handiness. 
 
 HAND'YWORK. s. Work of the 
 hand; product of labour; manu- 
 facture. 
 
 HANG. v. To suspend ; to fasten in 
 such a manner as to be sustained 
 not below, but above, pr. par, 
 hanging; past, hung: s. hanger, 
 hanging. 
 
 HANG'ER. s. A short curved sword 
 a short broad sword. 
 
 HANG'MAN. s. A public execu 
 tioner. pi. hangmen. 
 
 HANK. s. A skein of thread, a tie 
 v. hank ; pr. par. hanking ; past 
 hanked. 
 
 IIANK'ER. v. To long importunate 
 ly. pr. par. hankering; past, hank- 
 ered: s. hankering. 
 
 HANSEAT'IC. adj. Relating to the 
 Hanse -towns. 
 
 HAP. 5. Chance, fortune, accident. 
 
 HAP'LESS. adj. Unhappy, unfortu- 
 nate, luckless. 
 
 HAPLY, adv. Perhaps, peradven- 
 ture, by chance. 
 
 HAPPEN, v. To chance; to come 
 to pass. pr. par. happening; past, 
 happened. 
 
 HAPPY, adj. In a state of felicity ; 
 lucky; successful, adv. happily; 
 s. happiness. 
 
 HA'RAM, HA'REM. s. A seraglio; 
 the women's apartment in the 
 east. 
 
 HARANGUE', s. A speech; a pop- 
 ular oration, v. harangue; pr. par. 
 haranguing ; past, harangued: s. 
 harangucr. 
 
 HARASS', v. To weary, to fatigue, 
 pr. par. harassing; past, harassed: 
 s. haras ser. 
 
 HAR'BINGER. s. A forerunner, a 
 precursor. 
 
 HAR'BOUR. 5. A lodging ; a place 
 or entertainment ; a port or haven 
 r or shipping, v. harbour; pr. par. 
 
 HAR— HAR 
 
 harbouring; past, harboured: s. 
 
 harbourage, harbourer. 
 HARD. adj. Firm ; resisting pene- 
 tration or separation ; difficult. 
 
 adv. hard, hardly: v. harden; pr. 
 
 par. hardening ; past, hardened: s. 
 
 hardener, hardness. 
 HARD'EARNED. adj. Earned with 
 
 difficulty. 
 HARD'FAVOURED. adj. Of coarse 
 
 features. 
 HARD'FISTED. adj. Covetous, 
 
 close-handed. 
 HARD'FOUGHT. adj. Vehemently 
 
 contested. 
 HARD'GOTTEN. adj. Obtained by 
 
 great labour, and pains. 
 HARDHEARTED, adj. Cruel, m 
 
 exorable, merciless, s. hardheari- 
 
 edness. 
 HARDIHOOD, s. Stoutness, brave 
 
 HARD'LABOURED. adj. Elaborate, 
 
 studied. 
 HARD'MOUTHED. adj. Disobedi 
 
 ent to the rein ; not sensible of 
 
 the bit. 
 HARDSHIP, s. Injury, oppression, 
 
 fatigue. 
 HARDWARE, s. Manufactures of 
 
 metal. 
 HARD'Y. adj. Bold, brave, stout, 
 
 daring, strong, s. hardiness. 
 HARE. s. A kind of small quadru- 
 ped. 
 HARE'BELL. s. A species of flower 
 HARE'BRAINED. adj. Volatile, un 
 
 settled, wild. 
 HARE'LIP. s. A fissure in the up 
 
 per lip. adj. har dipped. 
 HAR'ICOT. s. A kind of ragcut 
 
 pronounced har'ico. 
 HAR'IER. s. A dog for hunting 
 
 hares. 
 HARK. int. List! hear! listen! 
 HAR'LEQUIN. s. A buffoon who 
 
 plays tricks to divert the popu- 
 
 lnce. 
 HAR'LOT. s. A whore, a strumpet, 
 
 a base person, s. harlotry, pi. har- 
 lotries. 
 HARM. s. Injury, crime, mischief 
 178 
 
BAR— HAS 
 
 detriment, adj. harmful, harmless: 
 adv. harmfully, harmlessly: s. 
 harmlessness. 
 HARMONlC,HARMON'ICAL.a#. 
 Relating to music ; concordant ; 
 musical, adv. harmonically. 
 
 HAR'MONY. 5. The just adaption 
 of one part to another ; musical 
 concord ; concord, pi. harmonies: 
 v. harmonize; pr. par. harmoniz- 
 ing; past, harmonized: s. harmon- 
 ist, harmonizer, harmoniousne.ss : 
 adj. hai-monious: adv. harmoni- 
 ously. 
 
 HAR'NESS. s. Armour; the traces 
 &c. of draught horses, v. harness; 
 pr. par. harnessing ; past, harness- 
 ed: s. harnesser. 
 
 HARP. s. A kind of stringed musical 
 instrument, v. harp; pr. par. harp- 
 ing ; past, harped: s. harper. 
 
 HARPOON', s. A harping iron, used 
 in whalefishing. s. harpooner, har- 
 ponier. 
 
 HARPSICHORD, s. A kind of mu- 
 sical instrument. 
 
 HAR'PY. s. A fabled bird. pi. har- 
 pies. 
 
 HAR'RTDAN. 5. A decayed strum- 
 pet. 
 
 HARROW. 5. An instrument used 
 for fitting the ground for seed, and 
 then covering the seed. v. harrow; 
 pr. par. harrowing; past, harrow- 
 ed: s. harrower. 
 
 HAR'RY. v. To teaze, to ruffle : in 
 Scotland, it signifies to plunder, 
 pr. par. harrying; past, harried. 
 
 HARSH, adj. Austere, rough, un- 
 pleasing. adv. harshly: s. harsh- 
 ness. 
 
 HART. s. A male deer. 
 
 HARTS'HORN. s. A drug made of 
 the horns of the deer. 
 
 HARVEST, s. The season of reap- 
 ing, and gathering in grain, v. 
 harvest; pr. par. harvesting; past, 
 harvested: s harvester. 
 
 HAS. v. The third person sing, of 
 the v. have. 
 
 HASH. v. To mince ; to chop into 
 
 HAS— HAU 
 
 small pieces, pr. par. hashing 
 past, hashed: s. hash, pi. hashes. 
 
 HAS'LET. s. The heart, liver, and 
 lights, of a hog, with the wind- 
 pipe, &c. 
 
 HASP. s. A clasp folded over a sta- 
 ple, v. hasp; pr. par. hasping; past, 
 hasped. 
 
 HAST. v. The second person sing, 
 of the v. have. 
 
 HASTE, s. Hurry, speed, nimble- 
 ness, precipitation, v. haste, hasten; 
 pr. par. hasting, hastening; past, 
 hasted, hastened: s. hastener, hasti- 
 ness : ad], hasty: adv. hastily. 
 
 HAT. s. A cover for the head, adj 
 hatted. 
 
 HAT'BAND. 5. A string tied round 
 a hat. 
 
 HATCH, v. To produce young from 
 eggs ; to quicken the egg, by in- 
 cubation, pr. par. hatching; past, 
 hatched: s. hotcher. 
 
 HATCHES, s. The doors or open 
 ings in the deck of a ship. 
 
 HATCHET, s. A small axe. 
 
 HATCH'MENT. s. An armorial es- 
 cutcheon, exhibited on the hearse 
 at funerals, and sometimes hung 
 up in churches. 
 
 HATCH'WAY. s. The way over or 
 through the hatches. 
 
 HATE. v. To detest, to abhor, t 
 abominate, pr. par. hating; past, 
 hated: s. hate, hater: adj. hateful. 
 adv. hatefully: s. hatefulncss. 
 
 HATRED, s. Hate, ill-will, malig- 
 nitv, abhorrence. 
 
 HAT'TER. s. A manufacturer of 
 hats. 
 
 HAU'BERK. s. A coat of mail with- 
 out sleeves. 
 
 HAUGH. s. A little meadow lying 
 in a vallev. 
 
 HAUGHT'Y. adj. Proud, insolent, 
 arrogant, adv. haughtily: s. haugh- 
 tiness. 
 
 HAUL. v. To pull, to draw, to drag 
 by violence, pr. par. hauling; past, 
 hauled: s. haul. 
 
 HAUNCH, s. The thigh, the hip. 
 the rear. pi. haunches. 
 
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HA U— HE A 
 
 HAUNT, v. To frequent; to be 
 much about any place or person, 
 pr. par. haunting ; past, haunted; 
 s. haunt, haunter. 
 
 HAUTBOY, s. A kind of wind in- 
 strument, pronounced ho'-boy. 
 
 HAUTE'UR. s. Pride, insolence, 
 haughtiness. 
 
 HAUT-GOUT'. 5. Any thing with a 
 strong relish, or with a strong 
 scent, pronounced ho-goo\ 
 
 HAVE. v. To possess, pr. par. hav- 
 ing; past, had. 
 
 HA'VEN. 5. A port; a harbour; a 
 station for ships ; a shelter. 
 
 HAVERSACK, s. A kind of coarse 
 bag, in which soldiers carry pro- 
 visions. 
 
 HAVOC. 5. Waste ; wide and gen- 
 eral devastation. 
 
 HAW. s. The seed of the hawthorn ; 
 a hedge, or any enclosure. 
 
 HAWHAW. s. A defence or bank 
 that interrupts an alley or walk, 
 sunk between two slopes, and not 
 perceived till approached. 
 
 HAWK. s. A bird of prey. v. hawk ; 
 pr. par. hawking; past, hawked: 
 s. hawker, hawking. 
 
 HAWSER. 5. See Halser. 
 
 HAWTHORN, s. A thorn that bears 
 haws. 
 
 HAY. 5. Grass dried to fodder cattle 
 in winter, s. haystack. 
 
 HAY'MAKER. s. One employed in 
 drying grass for hay. 
 
 HAZ'ARD. 5. Chance, accident, dan- 
 ger, v. hazard: pr. par. hazarding; 
 past, hazarded: adj. hazardous: 
 adv. hazardously. 
 
 HAZE. s. Fog, mist. adj. hazy : s. 
 haziness. 
 
 HA'ZEL. 5. The nut-tree. 
 
 HA'ZEL. adj. Light brown. 
 
 HE. pron. The man that was named 
 before ; the person ; male. 
 
 HEAD. 5. The part of the animal 
 that contains the brain, or the or- 
 gan of sensation or thought; a 
 chief; a principal person, adj. head, 
 headed, headless : v. head ; pr. par. 
 heading; past, headed: s. header. 
 
 HEA-HEA 
 
 HEAD'ACHE. s. Pain in the nead. 
 HEAD'BAND. s. A fillet for the 
 
 head ; a topknot. 
 HEAD'BOROUGH. s. A constable; 
 
 a subordinate constable. 
 HEAD'DRESS. s. The covering of a 
 
 woman's head. pi. head-dresses, x 
 HEAD'INESS. s. Hurry, rashness, 
 
 precipitation, adj. heady. 
 HEAD'LONG. adj. Steep, precipi 
 
 tous, rash, sudden, adv. headlong. 
 HEADTIECE. s. Armour for the 
 
 head; a helmet. 
 HEADQUARTERS, s. The place 
 
 of general rendezvous, or lodgment 
 
 for soldiers. 
 HEAD'STALL. s. Part of a bridle 
 
 that covers the head. 
 HEAD'STONE. s. The first or capi- 
 
 tal stone; a grave-stone. 
 HEADSTRONG, adj. Unrestrained, 
 
 violent, ungovernable. 
 HEAD'WAY. 5. The motion of ad- 
 vancing at sea. 
 HEAD'Y. adj. Rash, precipitate, 
 
 hasty. 
 HEAL. v. To cure ; to restore from 
 
 hurt or sickness ; to cicatrize, pr. 
 
 par. healing; yv%t, healed ; s. healer, 
 
 healing: adj. healable. 
 HEALTH, s. Freedom from bodily 
 
 pain or sickness ; purity, adj. 
 
 healthy, healthful: s. healthful- 
 
 ness, healthiness. 
 HEAP. 5. A pile, an accumulating 
 
 cluster, v. heap; pr. par. heaping. 
 
 past, heaped: s. heaper. 
 HEAR. v. To enjoy the sense by 
 
 which sounds are distinguished ; 
 
 to listen, pr. par. hearing; past, 
 
 heard: s. hearer, hearing. 
 HEARD. The pret. of the v. to heau 
 HEARK'EN. v. To listen, to attend- 
 
 pr. par. hearkening; past, heark 
 
 ened: s. hearkener. 
 HEAR'SAY. s. Report, rumour. 
 HEARSE, s. A carriage in which the 
 
 dead are conveved to the grave. 
 HEART. 5. That'part of an animal 
 
 which is considered as the source 
 
 of vital motion; the inner part 
 
 of any thing; courage; spirit, v 
 180 
 
HEA— HEC 
 
 hearten; pr. par. heartening; past, 
 heartened: s. heartener. 
 
 HEARTBURN, s. Pain proceeding 
 from an acrid humour in the stom- 
 ach, s. heart-burning. 
 
 HEARTFELT, adj. Felt in the con- 
 science. 
 
 HEARTH, s. The pavement of a 
 room, on which a fire is made. 
 
 HEARTLESS, adj. Without cour- 
 age, spiritless, adv. heartlessly : s. 
 heartlessness. 
 
 HEARTY, adj. Sincere, warm, zeal- 
 ous; in full health ; vigorous, adv. 
 heartily : s. heartiness. 
 
 HEAT. s. The sensation caused by 
 the approach or touch of fire ; the 
 cause of the sensation of burning ; 
 agitation of sudden or violent pas- 
 sion, v. heat; pr. par. heating; 
 past, heated: s. heater. 
 
 HEATH, s. A shrub of low stature; 
 a place overgrown with heath, adj. 
 heathy. 
 
 HEATHEN, s. A gentile, a pagan, 
 adj. heathen, heathenish: adv. hea- 
 thenishly: s. heathenishness, hea- 
 thenism. 
 
 HEATHER. 5. Heath. 
 
 HEAVE, v. To lift; to raise from 
 the ground; to carry; to puff. pr. 
 par. heaving; past, heaved: s. heave, 
 heaver, heaving. 
 
 HEAVEN, s. The regions above; the 
 expanse of the sky. adj. and adv. 
 heavenly: s. heavenliness. 
 
 HEAVY, adj. Weighty, ponderous, 
 sorrowful, grievous, com. heavier, 
 sup. heaviest: adv. heavily: s.heav 
 
 HEBDOM'ADAL. HEEDOiVi'ADA- 
 
 RY. ad*. WeeKly. 
 HEBRAISM, s. A Hebrew idiom 
 
 s. Hebraist 
 HE'BREW. s. An Israelite ; one of 
 
 the children of Israel; the Hebrew 
 
 tongue, adj. Hebrew. 
 HEBRID'IAN. adj. Respecting the 
 
 Western Islands of Scotland. 
 HECATOMB, s. A sacrifice of a 
 
 hundred cattle. 
 HECTIC, HECTICAL, adj Habit 
 
 Q 
 
 HEC— HEL 
 
 ual, constitutional, s. hectic: adv. 
 hectically. 
 
 HECTOR, s. A bully ; a blustering, 
 turbulent, noisy fellow, v. hector , 
 pr. par. hectoring; past, hectored. 
 
 HEDGE, s. A fence made round 
 grounds or a garden- v. hedge, 
 pr. par. hedging; past, hedged s. 
 hedger. 
 
 HEDGE'-HOG. s. An animal set with 
 prickles. 
 
 HEED. v. To mind, to regard, to 
 attend, pr. par. heeding; past, 
 heeded: s.heed: adj. heedful, heed- 
 less: adv. heedfully, heedlessly s. 
 heedfulness, heedlessness. 
 
 HEEL. 5. The part of the foot that 
 projects'* behind, v. heel; pr. par 
 heeling ; past, heeled. 
 
 HEGI'RA. 5. A term in chronology, 
 * signifying the epoch, or account 
 of time, used by the Arabians, 
 who begin from the day that Ma- 
 homet was forced to make his 
 escape from Mecca, July 16, A. D. 
 622. 
 
 HEIF'ER. s. A young cow, that haa 
 not had a calf. 
 
 HEIGH'-HO. int. An expression o. 
 slight languor and uneasiness. 
 
 HEIGHT, s. Elevation above the 
 ground; altitude ; summit ; space 
 measured upwards, v. heighten, 
 pr. par. heightening; past, heighU 
 ened. 
 
 HEI'NOUS. adj. Atrocious ; wicked 
 in a high degree, adv. heinously ; 
 s. hstnousness. 
 
 HEIR. s. One who inherits after the 
 present possessor, adj. heirless. 
 
 HEIR'ESS. s. A woman who inher- 
 its, pi. heiresses. 
 
 HEIR'LOOM. s. Any furniture or 
 movable, that descends by inherit- 
 ance, and is therefore inseparable 
 from the freehold. 
 
 HELD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to hold. 
 
 HELIOCENTRIC, adj. The helio- 
 centric place of a planet is said to 
 be such as it would aDpenr to us 
 181 
 
HEL- HEM 
 
 from the su>i, if our eye were fixed 
 in its centre. 
 
 HELIOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
 for measuring the diameters of the 
 sun and moon. 
 
 HE'LIOSCOPE. 5. A sort of tele- 
 scope, fitted so as to look on the 
 body of the sun, without offence 
 to the eves. 
 
 HE'LIOTROPE. s. A plant that turns 
 towards the sun. 
 
 HELL. s. The place of the devil and 
 wicked souls, adj. hellish: adv. 
 hellishly: s. hellishness. 
 
 HEL'LEBORE. s. Christmas flower. 
 
 HELLENIC, adj. Grecian, s. Hel- 
 lenism, Hellenist. 
 
 HELM. s. A covering for the head 
 in war ; a rudder. 
 
 HEL'MET. 5. A helm ; a headpiece, 
 ndj. helmeted. 
 
 HELMS'MAN. 5. He who manages 
 the rudder of a vessel. 
 
 HEL'OT. s. A slave. 
 
 HELP. v. To assist, to support, to 
 aid, to remedy, pr. par. helping: 
 past, helped: s. help, helper, help- 
 lessness: adj. helpful, helpless: adv. 
 helplessly. 
 
 HELPMATE, s. A companion 5 an 
 
 HEL'TER-SKEL'TER. adv. In a hur- 
 ry ; without order ; tumultously. 
 
 HEM. s. The edge of a garment, 
 doubled and sewed, to keep the 
 threads from spreading; the noise 
 uttered by a sudden and violent 
 expiration of the breath, v. hem, 
 pr. par. hemming; past, hemmed. 
 
 HEM'I. s. A word often used in 
 composition, signifving half. 
 
 HEM'ICYCLE. s. Ahalf round. 
 
 HEMISPHERE, s. The half of a 
 globe, when it is supposed to be 
 cut through its centre, in the plane 
 of one of its greatest circles, adj. 
 hemispheric, hemispherical. 
 
 HEM'ISTIC, HEMISTICH, s. Half 
 a verse. 
 
 HEM'LOCK 5. A species of herb. 
 
 HEMORRHAGE, s. A violent flux 
 of blood. 
 
 HEM— HER 
 
 HEMORRHOIDS, s. The piles, the 
 emerods. 
 
 HEMP. s. A fibrous plant, of whir h 
 coarse linen and ropes are made, 
 adj. hempen. 
 
 HEN. s. The female of a house 
 cock ; the female of any land- 
 fowl. 
 
 HENCE, adv. and int. From this 
 place to another ; away to a dis- 
 tance ; from this time ; in the fu- 
 ture ; for this reason. 
 
 HENCE'FORTH. adv. From this 
 time forward. 
 
 HENCEFOR' WARD. adv. From this 
 time to futurity. 
 
 HENCH'MAN. s. A page, an attend 
 ant. pi. henchmen. 
 
 HEN'-COOP. s. A cage in which 
 poultry are kept. 
 
 HEN'-PECKED. adj. Governed by 
 the wife. 
 
 HEPAT'IC, HEPAT'ICAL. adj. Be- 
 longing to the liver. 
 
 HEPTACHORD, s. Anciently, a 
 musical instrument of seven 
 strings. 
 
 HEPTAGON, s. A figure with seven 
 sides or angles, adv. heptagonal. 
 
 HEPTARCHY. 5. A sevenfold gov. 
 ernment. pi. heptarchies. 
 
 HER. pron. Belonging to a female 
 of a woman ; the objective case of 
 she. emphatic pron. herself. 
 
 HER'ALD. 5. A precursor, a fore- 
 runner, a public messenger, a pio- 
 claimer ; one who registers gene- 
 alogies, s. heraldry, ^.heraldries: 
 adj. heraldic. 
 
 HERB. s. Plants whose stalks are 
 soft, and have nothing woody in 
 them. s. herbage, herbist : adj. 
 herbous. 
 
 HERBACEOUS, adj. Belonging to 
 herbs; feeding on vegetables. 
 
 HER'BAL. 5. A book containing the 
 names and description of plants. 
 
 HERBES'CENT. adj. Growing into 
 herbs. 
 
 HERCU'LEAN. adj. Of extraordi- 
 nary strength, like Hercules; large; 
 massy. 
 
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HER— HER 
 
 HERD. 5. A number of beasts to- 
 gether; a keeper of cattle, v. 
 herd; pr. par. herding; past, herd- 
 ed. 
 
 HERDSMAN, s. One employed in 
 tending herds, pi. herdsmen. 
 
 HERE. adv. In this place; in the 
 present state. 
 
 HEREABOUTS, ado. About this 
 place. 
 
 HEREAFTER, adv. In time to 
 come ; in futurity, s. hereafter. 
 
 HEREAT'. adv. At this. 
 
 HEREBY', adv. Bv this. 
 
 HEREDITARY, adj. Possessed or 
 claimed by right of inheritance; 
 descending by inheritance, adv. 
 hereditarily : adj. her editable. 
 
 HEREIN', adv. In this. 
 
 HEREINTO'. adv. Into this. 
 
 HEREOF', adv. From this; of this. 
 
 HEREON', adv. Upon this. 
 
 HEREOUT', adv. Out of this place. 
 
 HER'EMITE. s. A hermit, adj. her- 
 emitical. 
 
 HERE'SIARCH. 5. A leader in her- 
 esy. 
 
 HER'ESY. s. An opinion different 
 irom that of the catholic church, 
 ol. heresies. 
 
 HER'ETIC. 5. One charged with 
 heresv. adj. heretical: adv. hereti- 
 rally. 
 
 HERETO', adv. To this ; add to this. 
 
 HERETOFORE, adv. Formerly, an- 
 cientlv. 
 
 HEREUNTO, adv. To this. 
 
 HEREUPON', adv. Upon this. 
 
 HEREWITH', adv. With this. 
 
 HER'IOT. 5. A fine paid to the lord 
 at the death of a landholder. 
 
 HERITABLE, ad'. Capable to in- 
 herit ; whatever mav be inherited. 
 
 HERITAGE. 5. Inheritance; estate 
 devolved bv succession. 
 
 HERMA'PHRODITE. s. An animal 
 uniting two sexes. 
 
 HERMETIC, HERMETIC AL. adj. 
 Chvmical. adv. hermetically. 
 
 HER'MIT. s. An anchoret; one who 
 iBtires from society, to contempla-, 
 
 HER— HEX 
 
 tion or devotion, adj. hermitical 
 s. hermitage. 
 
 HER'NIA. s. Any kind of rupture. 
 
 HE'RO. s. A man eminent for bra 
 very. pi. heroes: adj. heroic, hero* 
 ical: adv. heroically: s. heroism- 
 s. fem. heroine. 
 
 HERO'IC. s. An heroic verse con- 
 sists, in our poetiy, often feet. 
 
 HERON, s. A kind of bird that preys 
 upon fish ; a crane, s. heronry, pi, 
 heronries. 
 
 HER'PES. s. A cutaneous inflam- 
 mation, adj. herpetic. 
 
 HER'RING. s. A small fish. 
 
 HESITANCY, s. Dubiousness, un- 
 certainty, suspense, pi. liesitan- 
 cies. 
 
 HESITATE, v. To be doubtful ; to 
 delay; to pause, pr. par. hesitat- 
 ing; past, hesitated: s. hesitation. 
 
 HET'EROCLITE. s. Such nouns as 
 vary from the common forms of 
 declension. 
 
 HETERODOX, adj. Deviating from 
 the established opinion ; not or- 
 thodox, s. heterodoxy, pi. hetero- 
 doxies. 
 
 HETEROGENEOUS, HETERO- 
 GE'NEAL. adj. Not of the same 
 kind ; dissimilar, s. heterogeneity, 
 pi. heterogeneities, heterogeneous- 
 ness. 
 
 HEW. v. To cut, by blows, with an 
 edged instrument ; to chop ; to 
 cut. pr. par. hewing; past, hewed: 
 s. hewer. 
 
 HEX'ACHORD. s. A concord, com- 
 monlv called a sixth. 
 
 HEX'AEDRON. s. A cube. 
 
 HEX'AGON. s. A figure of six sides 
 or angles, adj. hexagonal. 
 
 HEXAM'ETER. s. A verse of six 
 feet. adj. hexameter, hexametric, 
 hexametrical. 
 
 HEXANG'ULAR. adj. Having six 
 angles. 
 
 HEX'APOD. s. An animal with six 
 feet. 
 
 HEX'ASTILE. s. A building with six 
 columns in front. 
 
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HEY— HIG 
 
 HEY. int Kn expression of joy, or 
 mutual exhortation. 
 
 HEY'DAY. int. An expression of 
 frolic and exultation. 
 
 HIATION. s. The act of gaping. 
 
 HIA'TUS. s. An aperture ; a gaping 
 breach; the opening of the mouth 
 by the succession of an initial to 
 a final vowel. 
 
 HIBER'NAL. adj. Belonging to win- 
 ter. 
 
 HIBERNIAN, adj. Relating to Ire- 
 land, s. Hibernicisra. 
 
 HICK'UP. v. To sob with a con- 
 vulsed stomach, pr. par. hickuping; 
 past, hickuped: s. hickup. 
 
 HID, HIDDEN. Past par. of the v. 
 to hide. 
 
 HIDAL'GO. s. In Spain, one of noble 
 birth, pi. hidalgoes. 
 
 HIDE. v. To conceal; to withhold 
 or withdraw from sight or know- 
 ledge, pr. par. hiding; past, hid, 
 hidden. 
 
 HIDE. s. The skin of an animal, 
 either raw or dressed. 
 
 HIDE'BOUND. adj. A horse is said 
 to be hide-bound, when his skin 
 sticks closely to his ribs and back. 
 
 HID'EOUS. adj. Horrible, dreadful, 
 shocking, adv. hideously: s. hide- 
 ousness. 
 
 HIE. i>. To hasten ; to go in haste, 
 pr. par. hying; past, hied. 
 
 HI'ERARCH. s. The chief of a sa- 
 cred order; the chief of any es- 
 tablishment, adj. hierarchal: s. 
 hierarchy, pi. hierarchies. 
 
 HI'EROGLYPH, HIEROGLYPH- 
 IC, s. An emblem ; a figure by 
 which a word was implied, and 
 used before the alphabet was in- 
 vented, adj. hieroglyphic: adv. 
 hieroglyphically. 
 
 HIEROG'RAPHY. s. Holy writing, 
 pi. hierographies : adj. hierograph- 
 ic, hierographical. 
 
 HIEROL'OGY. s. Discourse on sa- 
 cred things, pi. hierologies. 
 
 HI'EROMANCY. s. Divination by 
 sacrifices pi. hieromancies. 
 
 HIG'GLE. v. To chaffer • to be pe- 
 
 HIG— HIN 
 
 nurious in a bargain, pr. par. hig- 
 gling ; past, higgled: s. higgler. 
 
 HIGH. adj. Elevated in place ; rais- 
 ed aloft; rising above from the 
 surface, or from the centre, adv. 
 high, highly : s. highness. 
 
 HIGH-FLIER, s. One that carries 
 his opinions to extravagance, adj 
 highflying. 
 
 HIGHLAND. 5. Mountainous re- 
 gion, s. highlander. 
 
 HIGH-METTLED, adj. Of proud 
 or ardent spirit. 
 
 HIGHNESS, s. A title given to 
 princes, pi. highnesses. 
 
 HIGH-WA'TER. s. The utmost flow 
 of the tide. 
 
 HIGHWAY', s. A great road, a pub- 
 lic path. 
 
 HIGHWAYMAN, s. A robber tha 
 plunders on the public roads, pi. 
 highwaymen. 
 
 HILARITY, s. Merriment, gayety. 
 
 HILL. 5. An elevation of ground, 
 less than a mountain, adj. hilly: 
 s. hilliness. 
 
 HIL'LOCK. s. A little hill. 
 
 HILT. s. The handle of any thing, 
 particularly of a sword, adj. hilled 
 
 HIM. pron. The objective case of he. 
 
 HIMSELF', pron. A compound pro- 
 noun. 
 
 HIND. adj. Backward ; contrary in 
 position to the face. 
 
 HIND. s. The female to a stag ; a 
 servant ; a peasant. 
 
 HIND'ER. v. To obstruct, to stop ; 
 to impede, pr. par. hindering; 
 past, hindered: s. hinderer, hin- 
 drance. 
 
 HIN'DER. adj. In a position contra- 
 ry to that of the face. 
 
 HIND'ERMOST. adj. Hindmost, 
 last. 
 
 HIND'MOST. adj. The last; that 
 which comes in the rear. 
 
 HINDOO', s. An aboriginal inhabit- 
 ant of Hindostan. 
 
 HIN'DRANCE. s. Impediment, ob- 
 struction. 
 
 HINGE, s. A joint upon which a 
 J 184 
 
HIN— HIT 
 
 gate or door turns, v. hinge; pr.; 
 
 par. hinging; past, hinged. 
 HINT. v. To bring to mind, by a 
 
 slight mention or remote allusion; 
 
 to mention imperfectly, pr. par. 
 
 hhiling ; past, hinted: s. hint. 
 HIP. s. The joint of the thigh; the 
 
 haunch. 
 HIP. s. The fruit of the brier or the 
 
 dog-rose. 
 HIPPISH, HIPPED, adj. Melan- 
 choly. 
 HIPPOCEN'TAUR. s. A fabulous 
 
 monster, half horse and half man. 
 HIPPODROME, s. A course for 
 
 chariot and horse races, or exer- 
 
 HIPPOGRIFF. s. A winged horse. 
 
 HIPPOPOTAMUS, s. The river' 
 horse. 
 
 HIPSHOT. adj. Sprained or dislo- 
 cated in the hip. 
 
 HIRE. v. To procure for temporary 
 use, at a certain price ; to bribe ; 
 to engage for pay. pr. par. hiring; 
 past, hired: s. hire, hirer. 
 
 HIRE'LING. s. One who serves for 
 wages; a mercenary, adj. hireling. 
 
 HIS. pron. Belonging to him that 
 was before mentioned. 
 
 HISS. v. To utter a noise like that 
 of a serpent, and some other ani- 
 mals; to condemn at a public ex- 
 hibition, pr. par. hissing; past, 
 hissed : s. hiss, pi. hisses, hissing : 
 adv. his singly. 
 
 HIST. int. An exclamation com- 
 manding silence. 
 
 HISTORIAN, s. A writer of history. 
 
 HISTORIOGRAPHER, s. An his-, 
 torian ; a writer of history, s. his-\ 
 toriography, pi. historiographies. \ 
 
 HISTORIOL'OGY. s. Knowledge of] 
 history; explanation of history. plJ 
 historiologies. 
 
 HIS'TORY. 5. A narration of facts 
 and events; narration; relation, 
 pi histories: adj. historic, histori- 
 cal .- adv. historically. 
 
 HISTRION'IC. adj. Befitting the 
 stage, adv. histrionically. 
 
 HIT. v. To strike ; to touch with a| 
 Q2 
 
 HIT— HOB 
 
 blow ; to attain ; to clash ; to agre o. 
 
 pr. par. hitting; past, hit: s. hit 
 HITCH, v. To become entangled, 
 
 or hooked together; to be caught. 
 
 pr. par. hitching; past, hiiclied: s. 
 
 hitch. 
 HITH'ER. adv. To this place, from 
 
 some other ; to this end ; to this 
 
 design, adj. hither. 
 HITH'ERMOST. adj. Nearest on 
 
 this side. 
 HITH'ERTO. adv. In any time till 
 
 now , at every time till now. 
 HITH'ERWARD, HITH'ER- 
 
 WARDS. adv. This way; towards 
 
 this place. 
 HIVE. 5. The habitation or artificial 
 
 receptacle of bees. v. hive; pr. par. 
 
 hiving; past, hived. 
 HO. int. A call; a command to stop; 
 
 cease. 
 HOAR. adj. White ; gray with age. 
 
 adj. hoary: s. hoariness. 
 HOARD, s. A store laid up in secret; 
 
 a hidden stock ; a treasure, v. 
 
 hoard; pr. par. hoarding; past, 
 
 hoarded: s. hoarder. 
 HOAR'-FROST. 5. The congelations 
 
 of dew, in frosty mornings, on the 
 
 grass. 
 HOAR'HOUND. s. A species of 
 
 plant. 
 HOARSE, adj. Having the voice 
 
 rough, as with a cold ; having a 
 
 rough sound, adv. hoarsely: s 
 
 hoarseness. 
 HOAX. s. An imposition, a decep 
 
 tion. 
 HOB, HUB. s. The nave of a wheel. 
 HOB'BLE. v. To walk lamely or 
 
 awkwardly upon one leg more 
 
 than the other ; to move roughly 
 
 or unevenly, pr. par. hobbling; 
 
 past, hobbled: s. hobble, hobbler .• 
 
 adv. hobblingly. 
 HOB'BY. 5. A pacing horse; a nag 
 
 pi. hobbies. 
 HOB'BY-HORSE. s. A wooden hor Se , 
 
 on which children ride. 
 HOBGOB'LIN. s. A fairy ; vulgarly, 
 
 a frightful one. 
 
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HOB— HOL 
 
 HOB'NAIL. s. A nail with a large 
 head. 
 
 HOB NOB. s. A familiar call to recip. 
 rocal drinking. 
 
 HO'BOY, HAUTBOY. 5. A sort of 
 wind instrument. 
 
 HOCK. s. Strong old Rhenish wine. 
 
 HOD. s. A kind of trough, in which 
 a labourer carries mortar, s. hod- 
 man, pi. hodmen. 
 
 HODGE'-PODGE. s. A medley of in- 
 gredients, boiled together. 
 
 HOE. s. An instrument to cut up 
 the earth, v. hoe; pr. par. hoeing; 
 past, hoed. 
 
 HOG. s. The general name of swine 
 v. hog; pr. par. hogging; past 
 hogged: adj. hoggish: adv. hog- 
 gishly: s. hoggishness. 
 
 HO'GO. s. High flavour; strong scent. 
 
 HOGS'HEAD. s. A cask containing 
 sixty-three gallons. 
 
 HOG'STY. s. A place in which swine 
 are kept. pi. hogsties. 
 
 HOG'WASH. s. Liquid food given to 
 swine. 
 
 HOl'DEN. s. An awkward, rude, ill- 
 behaved man; an ill-taught, awk- 
 ward, country girl. adj. hoiden, 
 hoidenish. 
 
 HOIST, v. To raise up on high. pr. 
 par. hoisting; past, hoisted: s. 
 hoist. 
 
 HOIT'Y-TOIT'Y. adj. Thoughtless, 
 giddy. 
 
 HOLD. v. To grasp in the hand; to 
 gripe; to keep; to retain, pr. par. 
 holding ; past, held ; s. hold, holder, 
 holding. 
 
 HOLDFAST, s. A catch, a hook, a 
 support, a hold. 
 
 HOLE. 5. A cavity, a perforation, a 
 hollow place. 
 
 HOL'IDAY. s. See Holyday. 
 
 HOLLA', int. A word used in call- 
 ing to any one at a distance, v. 
 holla ; pr. par. hollaing ; past, hol- 
 laed. 
 
 HOL'LAND. s. Fine linen made in 
 Holland. 
 
 HOLLANDER, s. A man of Holland. 
 
 HOL— HON 
 
 HOL'LOW. adj. Excavated; having 
 a void space within ; not solid, s. 
 hollow, hollowness : v. hollow ; pr. 
 par. hollowing; past, hollowed. 
 
 HOL'LY. s. A kind of ever-green 
 tree. 
 
 HOL'LYHOCK. s. A species of flow- 
 ering plant. 
 
 HOLM. s. A river-island; an islet 
 the ilex ; the ever-green oak. 
 
 HOL*STER. s. A case for a horse- 
 man's pistol. 
 
 HO'LY. adj. Hallowed, pious, reli- 
 gious, adv. holily : s. holiness. 
 
 HOL'YDAY. s. The day of some ec 
 clesiastical festival; anniversary 
 feast ; a day of rest from ordinary 
 occupation. 
 
 HOM'AGE. s. Obeisance; respect 
 paid by external action. 
 
 HOME. s. Private dwelling; the 
 place of constant residence. 
 
 HOME'LY. adj. Plain, homespun, 
 not elegant, s. homeliness. 
 
 HO'MER. s. A Hebrew measure, of 
 about three pints. 
 
 HOME'SPUN. adj. Spun or wrought 
 at home ; coarse, a. homespun. 
 
 HOME'STEAD. s. The place of the 
 house, including sometimes a 
 small portion of land adjoining. 
 
 HOME'WARD, HOME'WARDS. 
 adv. Towards home. 
 
 HOMICIDE, s. Murder; a man- 
 slayer, adj. homicidal. 
 
 HOM'ILY. 5. A discourse read to a 
 congregation, pi. homilies. 
 
 HOMINY, HOM'MONY. s. Maize 
 pounded or ground into very coarse 
 meal. 
 
 HOMOGE'NEAL, HOMOGENE- 
 OUS, adj. Having the same nature 
 or principles; suitable to each 
 other, s. hcmogenea Iness, homoge 
 neity, pi. homogeneities, homogene 
 ousness. 
 
 HONE. s. A whetstone, v. hone 
 pr. par. honing; past, honed. 
 
 HON'EST. adj. Upright, true, sin 
 cere, chaste, just, adv honestly 
 s. honesty, pi. honesties. 
 
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HON— HOP 
 
 HON'EY. s. The elaborate produce' 
 of bees, extracted from flowers, 
 adj. honied. 
 
 HON'FY-COMB. s. The cells of wax' 
 in which the bee stores its honey. 
 adj. honey -combed. 
 
 HON'EY-MOON. s. The first month 
 after marriage. 
 
 HON'EYSUCKLE. 5. Woodbine. 
 
 HON'ORARY. adj. Done in honour; 
 made in honour ; conferring hon- 
 our, Tvithout gain. 
 
 HON'OUR. s. Dignity, high rank, 
 reputation, fame, magnanimity. 
 v. honour; pr. par. honouring; 
 past, honoured: s. honourer, hon- 
 ourableness: adj. honourable, hon- 
 ourless: adv. honourably. 
 
 HOOD. s. The upper covering of a 
 woman's head. v. hood; pr. par. 
 hooding-; past, hooded. 
 
 HOOD'WINK. v. To blind with 
 something bound over the eves; 
 to deceive, pr. par. hoodwinking; 
 past, hoodwinked. 
 
 HOOF. s. The hard, horny substance' 
 on the feet of animals, adj. hoofed.' 
 
 HOOK. s. Any thing bent, so as to 
 catch hold. v. hook; pr. par. hook- 
 ing; past, hooked: s. hooker, hook- 
 edness. 
 
 HOOK'ER. s. A kind of small ship, 
 
 HOOP. s. Any thing circular, by 
 which something else is bound; 
 any thing circular, v. hoop; pr. 
 par. hooping; past, hooped. 
 
 HOOP. s. A shout, a measure. 
 
 HOOPING-COUGH, s. A convul- 
 sive cough, so called from its 
 noise. 
 
 HOOT. v. To shout in contempt ; to 
 cry as an owl. pr. par hooting; 
 past, hooted: s. hoot, hooting. 
 
 HOP. v. To dance ; to jump ; to leap 
 on one leg; to limp. pr. pat. hop- 
 ping; past, hopped: s. hop, hopper. 
 
 HOP. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 HOPE. s. Expectation of some good. 
 v. hope; pr. par. hoping; past, 
 hoped: s. hoper: adj. hopeful, hope- 
 less: adv. hopefully, hopelessly, 
 hopingly: s. hopefulness. 
 
 HOP-HOR 
 
 HOPPER, s. The box or open frame 
 
 of wood into which corn is put to 
 
 be ground. 
 HO'RAL. adj. Relating to the hours. 
 
 adj. horary. 
 HORDE, s. A clan ; a migratory crew 
 
 of people. 
 HORJ'ZON. s. The line that termi 
 
 nates the view. 
 HORIZONTAL, adj. Near the ho- 
 
 rizon ; parallel to the horizon, adv. 
 
 horizontally. 
 HORN. s. The hard body, which 
 
 grows on the heads of some gra- 
 minivorous quadrupeds, and serves 
 
 them for weapons ; a kind of wind 
 
 instrument, v. horn; pr. par. horn 
 
 ing; past, horned: adj. horny, 
 
 horned, hornless: s. hornedness. 
 HORN'BEAM. s. A kind of tree. 
 HORN'BOOK. s. The first book of 
 
 children, covered with horn, to 
 
 keep it unsoiled. 
 HOR'NET. 5. A large, stinging fly. 
 HORN'PIPE. s. A kind of dance; a 
 
 wind instrument. 
 HORN'WORK. s. A kind of angular 
 
 for'.ification. 
 HO'ROSCOPE. s. The configuration 
 
 of the planets, at the hour of birth. 
 HOR'RTBLE. adj. Dreadful, temble, 
 
 shocking, hideous, adv. horribly. 
 
 s. horribleness. 
 HOR'RTD. adj. Hideous, dreadful, 
 
 shocking, adv. horridly: s. hor 
 
 ridness. 
 HORRTF'IC. adj. Causing horror. 
 HOR'ROR. s. terror, mixed with 
 
 detestation ; gloom ; dreariness. 
 HORSE. 5. A species of quadruped 
 
 v. horse; pr. par. horsing; past, 
 
 horsed. 
 HORSE'BACK. s. Riding posture; 
 
 the state of being on a horse. 
 HORSE'BREAKER. s. One whose 
 
 employment is to tame horses to 
 
 the saddle. 
 HORSE'-CHESNUT. s. A kind of 
 
 tree. 
 HORSE'-GUARDS. s. Regiments of 
 
 horse of the King's Guard. 
 
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HOP.— HOS 
 
 HORSE'LEECH. s. A leech that 
 bites horses ; a farrier. 
 
 HORSE'MAN. s. One skilled in ri- 
 ding; a rider; a man on horse- 
 back, pi. horsemen: s. horseman- 
 ship. 
 
 HORSETLAY 5. Coarse, rough play. 
 
 HORSE'POND. s. A pond for horses. 
 
 HORSE'RACE. s. A match of horses 
 in running. 
 
 HORSE'RADISH. s. An acrid biting 
 root. 
 
 HORSE'SHOE. 5. A plate of iron, 
 nailed to the foot of a horse. 
 
 HORSE'WHIP. s. A whip to strike a 
 horse with. v. horsewhip ; pr. par. 
 horsewhipping; past, horsewhipped. 
 
 HORTATION. 5. The act of exhort- 
 ing: a hortatory precept, adj. hor- 
 tative, hortatory. 
 
 HORTICULTrRE. s. The art of 
 cultivating gardens, adj. horticul- 
 tural: s. horticulturist. 
 
 HOSAN'NA. s. A form of exclama- 
 tion ; an exclamation of praise to 
 God. 
 
 HOSE. s. Breeches ; stockings ; cov- 
 erings for the feet. 
 
 HO'SIER. s. One who makes or sells 
 stockings. 
 
 HOSTITABLE. adj. Giving enter- 
 tainment to strangers; kind to 
 strangers, adv. hospitably: s. hos- 
 pitality, pi. hospitalities. 
 
 HOS'PITAL. s. A place built for the 
 reception of the sick, or support 
 of the poor ; a place for shelter or 
 entertainment pronounced os 1 - 
 petal. 
 
 HOS'PITALLER. s. One of a reli- 
 gious community, whose office it 
 was to relieve the poor; a knight. 
 of a religious order. 
 
 HOST. s. One who gives entertain- 
 ment to another; the landlord of 
 an inn; an armv; any great num- 
 ber ; the consecrated wafer. 
 
 HOSTAGE, s. One given in pledge 
 for security of performance of con- 
 ditions. - 
 
 HOSTESS, s. A female host ; a wo- 
 
 HOS— HOU 
 
 man that keeps a house of public 
 entertainment, pi. hostesses. 
 
 HOSTILE, adj. Inimical, adverse 
 opposite; suitable to an enemy, 
 adv. hostilely : ? hostility, pi. hos 
 tilities. 
 
 HOST'LER. s. One who has the care 
 of horses at an inn. pronounced 
 os'-ler. 
 
 HOT. adj. Having the power to ex- 
 cite the sense of heat; fiery; ar- 
 dent, adv. hotly. 
 
 HOT'BED. 5. A bed of earth, made 
 hot by the fermentation of manure 
 
 HOTCHTOTCH. s. A mingled hash; 
 a mixture. 
 
 HOTCOCK'LES. s. A kind of play, 
 
 HOTEL', s. A lodging-house; a pub- 
 lic boarding-house. 
 
 HOTHEADED, adj. Vehement, vio- 
 lent, passionate. 
 
 HOTHOUSE, s. A place for rearing 
 tender plants. 
 
 HOTTENTOT. 5. A savage inhabit- 
 ant of the southern extremity ol 
 A frica. 
 
 HOUGH, s. The joint of the hinder 
 leg of a beast, v. hough; pr. par. 
 houghing; past, houghed. 
 
 HOUND, s. A dog used in the chase. 
 
 HOUR. 5. The twenty-fourth part 
 of a natural day; a particular time, 
 adj. hourly: adv. hourly. 
 
 HOUR'GLASS. s. A sand-glass which 
 marks one hour. pi. hourglasses. 
 
 HOU'RI. s. A Mahometan nymph ol 
 paradise, pi. houries. 
 
 HOUSE. 5. A place of humin abode; 
 any place of abode, v. house; pr. 
 par. housing; past, homed: adj 
 houseless. 
 
 HOUSE'HOLD. 5. A family living 
 together; domestic management. 
 s. householder. 
 
 HOUSEKEEPER, s. A housthoMcr; 
 a woman who hns the care of a 
 family, and superintends the other 
 servants, s. housekeeping. 
 
 HOUSF.'LEEK. s. A species of planL 
 
 HOUSE'MAID. s. A maid servant 
 
 HOUSE'W ARMING, s. A feast or 
 188 
 
HOU— HUF 
 
 merrymaking, on going into anew 
 house. 
 
 HOUSE' WIFE, s. The mistress of a 
 family; a little case or bag, for ar- 
 ticles of female work. pi. house- 
 wives : s. housewifery. 
 
 HOUSING, s. Cloth added to a sad- 
 dle, for ornament. 
 
 HOVE. The pret of the v. heave. 
 
 HOVEL, s. A mean habitation; a 
 cottage. 
 
 HOVER, v. To hang in the air, over 
 head, without flying one way or 
 another, pr. par. hovering,- past, 
 hovered : s. hover. 
 
 HOW. adv. To what degree ; in what 
 manner ; for what reason. 
 
 HOWBE'iT. adv. Nevertheless. 
 
 HOWEVER, adv. In whatsoever 
 manner; in whatsoever degree; 
 nevertheless. 
 
 HOWITZER, s. A kind of mortar 
 or cannon. 
 
 HOWL. v. To cry as a wolf or dog ; 
 to utter cries of distress, pr. par 
 howling-; past, howled: s. howl, 
 howling. 
 
 HOWSOEVER, adv. In what man- 
 ner soever; although. 
 
 HOY. s. A large boat, sometimes 
 with one deck. 
 
 HOY. int. An exclamation : begone ; 
 stop; halt. 
 
 HUBBUB. 5. A shout, a shriek, a 
 tumult, a riot. 
 
 HUCK' ABACK, s. A kind of coarse 
 table linen. 
 
 HUCKSTER. 5. One who sells com 
 mon goods in very small quanti- 
 ties, v. huckster; pr. par. huckster- 
 ing; past, huckstered. 
 
 HUD'DLE. v. To put on carelessly, 
 in a hurry ; to cover up in haste ; 
 to throw together, in confusion. 
 pr. par. huddling; past, huddled: 
 s. huddle, huddler. 
 
 RUE. s Colour, die; a clamour. 
 
 HUFF. s. Swell of sudden anger or 
 arrogance, v. huff; pr. par. huff- 
 ing; past, hvffed: adj. huffish: 
 adv. hvffishly: s. hujftshness. 
 
 HUG— HUM 
 
 HUG. v. Tc press close in an em- 
 brace ; to fondle ; to hold fast, pr 
 par. hugging; past, hugged: s- 
 hug. 
 
 HUGE. adj. Vast, immense, very 
 great, adv. hugely : s. hugeness. 
 
 HU'GUENOT, HU'GONOT. 5. One 
 of the reformed religion in France; 
 a French Calvinist. 
 
 HULK. s. A ship; a vessel of bur 
 then ; the body of a ship. 
 
 HULL. s. The husk, or integument, 
 the outer covering ; the body of a 
 ship; tne hulk. v. hull; pr. par 
 hulling; past, hulled. 
 
 HUM. v. To make the noise of bees ; 
 to murmur, pr. par. humming, 
 past, hummed: s. hum, hummer r , 
 humming. 
 
 HU'MAN. adj. Having the qualities 
 of a man ; belonging to man. v. 
 humanize; pr. par. humanizing, 
 past, humanized : adv. humanly. 
 
 HUMA'NE. adj. Kind, civil, benev- 
 olent, good-natured, adv. humane' 
 ly: s. humaneness, humanity. 
 
 HUMANKIND'. s.The race of man; 
 mankind. 
 
 HUMA'TION. s. Interment. 
 
 HUM'BLE. adj. Low; not proud, 
 modest, pronounced um'-ble. v. 
 humble; pr. par. humbling; pa>:t, 
 humbled: s. humbler: adv. humo y. 
 
 HUM'BUG. s. An imposition; a very 
 low word. 
 
 HUM'DRUM adj. Dull, dronish, 
 stupid. 
 
 HU'MID. adj. Wet, moist, watery, 
 s. humidity, pi. humidities. 
 
 HUMILITY, s. Freedom from pride; 
 modesty; act of submission, pi. 
 humilities: s. humiliation. 
 
 HU'MOUR. s. Moisture ; the differ- 
 ent kinds of moisture in man's 
 body; general turn or temper of 
 mind; jocularity; merriment; 
 petulance ; caprice, pronounced 
 u'-mur. v. humour; pr. par. hu- 
 mouring; past, humoured: s. hu- 
 morist: adj. numorous, humor some 
 adv. humorously, 
 
 189 
 
HUM— HUR 
 
 HUMP. s. The protuberance form- 
 ed by a crooked back. 
 
 HUMPBACK, s. Crooked back; 
 high shoulders, adj. humpbacked. 
 
 HUNCH'BACKED. adj. Having a 
 
 HUN'DRED. adj. The number con- 
 sisting often multiplied by ten ; a 
 district, supposed to contain one 
 hundred families, s. hundred: adj. 
 hundredth. 
 
 HUNG. Fret, and past par. of the 
 v. to hang. 
 
 HUNGATJAN. adj. Relating or be- 
 longing to Hungary. 
 
 HUNG'ER. 5. Desire of food ; the 
 pain felt from fasting, v. hunger 
 pr. par. hungering ; past, hunger- 
 ed: adj. hungry: adv. hungrily. 
 
 HUNT. v. To chase wild animals ; 
 to pursue ; to search for. pr. par. 
 hunting; past, hunted: s. hunt, 
 hun ter. 
 
 HUNTRESS. 5. A woman that fol- 
 lows the chase, pi. huntresses. 
 
 HUNTS'MAN. s. One who delights 
 in the chase; the servant whose 
 office it is to manage the chase 
 pi. huntsmen. 
 
 HUR'DLE. s. A texture of sticks 
 woven together. 
 
 HUR'DY-GUR'DY. s. A kind of 
 stringed instrument. 
 
 HURL. v. To throw with violence 
 pr. par. hurling; past, hurled: s. 
 hurl, hurler. 
 
 HUR'LY, HUR'LEY-BUR'LEY. s. 
 Tumult, commotion, bustle. 
 
 HURRA', HURRAH', int. A shout 
 of joy, triumph, applause, or en- 
 couragement. 
 
 HUR'RICANE. 5. A violent storm. 
 
 HUR'RY. v. To hasten confusedly; 
 to put into precipitation or con- 
 fusion, pr. par. hurrying; past, 
 hurried: s. hurry, hurrier. 
 
 HURT. v. To harm, to wound, to 
 damage, pr. par. hurting; past, 
 hurt: s.hurt, hurter, hurtfulness: 
 ad], hurtful: adv. hurtfully. 
 
 HURT'LEBERRY. s. The bilberry, 
 pi. hurtleberries. 
 
 HUR— HYD 
 
 HURT'LESS. adj Innocent, harm- 
 less, innoxious, adv. hurtlessl^. 
 
 s. hurtles^ness. 
 HUS'BAND. 5. A man married to a 
 
 woman. 
 HUS'BAND. v. To man age with econ- 
 omy, pr. par. husbanding; past, 
 
 husbanded: s. husbander. 
 HUS'BANDMAN. s. One who work* 
 
 in tillage ; a farmer, pi. husband 
 
 men. 
 HUSBANDRY, s. Tillage; mannei 
 
 of cultivating land; thrift; frugal 
 
 ity. 
 HUSH. int. Silence ! be still ! v. 
 
 hush; pr. par. hushing, past, hush' 
 
 ed. 
 HUSH'-MONEY. s. A bribe, to him 
 
 der information. 
 HUSK. s. The outer integument of 
 
 fruits, v. husk; pr. par. husking; 
 
 past, husked: adj. husky: s. husk' 
 
 iness. 
 HUSSAR', s. Originally, a Hungari 
 
 an horse-soldier, light-armed. 
 HUS'SITE. s. One of the followers 
 
 of John Huss, of Prague. 
 HUS'SY. 5. A worthless wench, pi. 
 
 hussies. 
 HUSTINGS, s. A council ; a court 
 
 held ; the place of meeting, to 
 
 choose a member of parliament. 
 HUSTLE, v. To shake together in 
 
 confusion, pr. par. hustling; past, 
 
 hustled. 
 
 HUT. s. A poor cottage; a tempo 
 
 rary building, to lodge soldiers, v 
 
 hut; pr. par. hutting, past, hutted 
 HUZZA', int. An exclamation of joy, 
 
 or triumph, v. huzza; pr. par. huz- 
 
 zaing; past, huzzaed. 
 HY'ACINTH. s. A kind of flower; 
 
 a gem. 
 HY'ADES, HY'ADs. s. A watery 
 
 constellation. 
 HY'DRA. s. A monster with many 
 
 heads, slain by Hercules. 
 HYDRAU'LICS. 5. The science of 
 
 conveying water through pipes 
 
 adj. hydraulic. 
 
HYD- HYP 
 
 HYDROCEPHALUS, s. A dropsy in; 
 the head. 
 
 HY'DROGEN. 5. One of the princi- 
 ples of water ; a kind of gas. 
 
 HYDROG'RAPHY. s. Description of 
 the watery part of the terraqueous 
 globe, p] hydrographies: s. hy- 
 drographer: adj. hydrographical. 
 
 HYDROL'OG Y. s. Description of the 
 nature and properties of water in 
 general, pi. hydrologies. 
 
 HY'DROMEL. s. Honey and water. 
 
 HYDROM ETER. s. An instrument 
 for ascertaining the weight of 
 liquids, adj. hydrometrical. 
 
 HYDROPHOBIA, s. Dread of wa- 
 ter; canine madness. 
 
 HYDROP'IC, HYDROP'ICAL. adj. 
 Dropsical. 
 
 HYDROSTATICS, s. The science 
 of the weight and pressure of wa- 
 ter, adj. hydrostatical : adv. hydro- 
 statically. 
 
 HYE'MAL. adj. Belonging to win- 
 ter, v.hyemate; pr. par. hyemating; 
 past, hyemated: s. hyemation. 
 
 HYE'NA. s. A species of quadruped. 
 
 HYGROM'ETER. 5. An instrument 
 tomeasure the degrees ofmoisture. 
 
 HYMENE'AL, HYMENE'AN. adj. 
 Relating to marriage. 
 
 HYMN. 5. An encomiastic song, or 
 song of adoration, v. hymn; pr.| 
 par. hymning; past, hymned. 
 
 HYP. v. To make melancholy; to 
 dispirit, pr. par. hypping; past, 
 hypped. I 
 
 HYP— HYS 
 
 HYPER'BOLA. s. A term in geom- 
 etry. 
 
 HYPER'BOLE. 5. A figure in rheto- 
 ric, by which any thing is increas- 
 ed or diminished beyond the exact 
 truth, adj. hyperbolic, hyperbolical, 
 adv. hyperbolically : v. hyperbolize, 
 pr. par. hyperbolizing ; past, hy- 
 perbolized: s. hyperbolist. 
 
 HYPERBO'REAN. adj. Northern. 
 
 HYPERCRIT'IC. s. A person who 
 criticises with too much severity 
 adj. hypercritical. 
 
 HY'PHEN. s. A note of conjunction, 
 as, vir-tue. 
 
 HYPOCHON'DRIA. s. Melancholy, 
 adj. hypochondriac, hypochondria- 
 cal: s. hypochondriac. 
 
 HYFOCRITE. s. A dissembler in 
 morality or religion, adj. hypocr t- 
 ical: adv. hypocritically: s. hy- 
 pocrisy, pi. hypocrisies. 
 
 HYPOTENUSE. 5. The line that 
 subtends the right angle of a righ ,- 
 angled triangle; the subtense. 
 
 HYPOTHECATE, v. To pawn; to 
 give in pledge, pr. par. hypothecat- 
 ing-; past, hypothecated. 
 
 HYPOTH'ESIS. 5. A supposition; a 
 system formed upon some princi 
 pie not proved, pi. hypotheses 
 adj. hypothetic, hypothetical: adv 
 hypothetically. 
 
 HYS'SOP. 5. A species of plant. 
 
 HYSTERIC, HYSTERICAL adj 
 Troubled with fits ; disordered ic 
 the regions of the womb. s. hys 
 terics. 
 
 IAM— ICE 
 
 IAMBUS s. A poetical foot, con- 
 sisting of a short syllable, follow- 
 ed by a long one. adj. iambic. 
 
 I'BIS. s. The name of an Egyptian 
 bird, of the stork kind. 
 
 ICE. s. Water or other liquid, made 
 solid bv congelation, adj. icy. 
 
 TCE'-HOUSE. .5. A house in which 
 ice is stored. 
 
 ICH— 1CH 
 
 ICHNEU'MON. s. A small animal 
 that breaks the eggs of the croco- 
 dile. 
 
 I'CHOR. s. A thin watery humour. 
 adj. ichorous. 
 
 ICHTHYOL'OGY. s. The science of 
 the nature of fishes. 
 
 ICHTHYOPH'AGY. s. Diet offish; 
 the practice of eating fish. 
 191 
 
1CI— IGN 
 
 ['CICLE. s. A shoot of ice, hanging 
 down. 
 
 ICONOCLAST, s. A breaker of im- 
 ages, adj. iconoclastic. 
 
 ICONOG'RAPHY. s. A history or 
 description of images, pi. icono- 
 graphies: adj. inconographical. 
 
 ICTER'ICAL. adj. Afflicted with 
 jaundice. 
 
 IDEA. 5. A mental conception, adj. 
 ideal: adv. ideally. 
 
 IDENTIFY, v. To prove.sameness ; 
 to make the same. pr. par. identi- 
 fying; past, identified: s. identi- 
 fication, identifier. 
 
 IDENTITY, s' Sameness, pi. iden- 
 tities: &&]. identical: adv. identically. 
 
 IDES. s. A term in the Roman kal- 
 endar, denoting the 13th day of 
 each month, except of March 
 May, July, and October-, in which, 
 it relates to the 15th. 
 
 IDIOM, s. A mode of speech pecu- 
 liar to a language, adj. idiomatic, 
 idiomatical : adv. idiomatically. 
 
 fD'IOT. s. One horn a fool. s. idiocy, 
 pi. idiocies, idiot ism: adj. idiotic, 
 adv. idiotically. 
 
 I'DLE. adj. Lazy ; averse to labour ; 
 not engaged, v. idle; pr. par. idling; 
 past, idled: s. idleness, idler: adv. 
 idly. 
 
 I'DOL. s. An image worshiped as 
 God. v. idolize; (the v. is used only 
 figuratively.) pr. par. idolizing; 
 past, idolized : s. idolizer. 
 
 IDOL'ATRY. s. The worship of im- 
 ages, pi. idolatries: pr. par. idol- 
 atrizing; past, idolatrized: adj. 
 idolatrous: adv. idolatrously. 
 
 IDO'NEOUS. adj. Fit, proper, con- 
 venient. 
 
 IF. One of the conjunctions. 
 
 IG'NEOUS. adj. containing tire. 
 
 JGNIF'LUOUS. adj. Flowing with 
 fire. 
 
 TGNIP'OTENT. aaj. Presiding over 
 fire. 
 
 IG'NIS-FAT'UUS. s. Will with the 
 wisp ; ignited vapour arising from 
 putrefied water. 
 
 IGNI'TE. v. To kindle, pr par. ig- 
 
 1GN— ILL 
 
 niting; past, ignited: s. ignihon: 
 
 adj. ignitible. 
 IGNIV'OMOUS. adj. Vomiting fire 
 IGNO'BLE. adj. Of mean birth; not 
 
 noble ; worthless ; not deserving 
 
 honour, adv. ignobly. 
 IG'NOMINY. 5. Shame, disgrace, pi. 
 
 ignominies: ^.ignominious: adv, 
 
 ignominiously. 
 IG'NORANCE. s. Want of know- 
 ledge, adj. ignorant: adv. igno 
 
 rantly. . 
 
 IGNO'RE. v. To quash a bill of in- 
 
 dictment, by writing on it the 
 
 word ignoramus. 
 ILL. adj. Bad, evil, sick. adv. and s. 
 
 ill * s. illness. 
 ILLA'QUEATE. v. To entangle, to 
 
 entrap, to ensnare, pr. par. ilia- 
 
 queating; past, illaqueated: s. il- 
 
 laqueation. 
 ILLATION. 5. Inference; conclu- 
 
 sion drawn from premises, adj. 
 
 illative : adv. illatively. 
 ILLAUD'ABLE. adj. Unworthy ol 
 
 praise or commendation, adv. il 
 
 laudably. 
 ILLE'GAL. adj. Contrary to law. s 
 
 illegality, pi. illegalities : v. illegal 
 
 ize; pr. par. illegalizing ; past,z'//e 
 
 galized: adv. illegally. 
 ILLEGIBLE, adj. What cannot be 
 
 read. s. illegibility, pi. illegibiliLes 
 
 adv. illegibly. 
 ILLEGITIMATE, adj. Unlawful, 
 
 not born in wedlock, adv. illegiti> 
 
 mately : s. illegitimacy, pi. illegiti 
 
 rtiacies: v. illegitimate; pr. par 
 
 illegitimating ; past, illegitimated, 
 ILL-FA'VOURED. adj. Deformed; 
 
 ugly. s. illfavouredness. 
 ILLIB'ERAL. adj. Not liberal ; not 
 
 ingenuous, s. illiberality : adv. il- 
 liberally. 
 ILLrOJ'A aaj. Unlawful; criminal 
 
 adv. illicitly: s. illicitness. 
 ILLIMITABLE adj. That cannot 
 
 be bounded or limited, adv. illinv 
 
 itably: s. illimitedness. 
 ILLITERATE, adj. Unlettered, un 
 
 learned, s. illiteracy, pi. illiiera 
 
 cies, illiterateness. 
 
 192 
 
ILL— 1MB 
 
 ILLNATURE. s. Habitual malevo- 
 lence; want of humanity, adj. ill- 
 natured: adv. illnaturedly : s. ill- 
 naturedness. 
 
 ILLO'GlCAL. adj. Ignorant or neg- 
 ligent of the rules of reasoning ; 
 contrary to the rules of reason, 
 adv. illogically : s. illogicalness. 
 
 ILL-STARRED, adj. Unlucky. 
 
 JLLU'DE. v. To deceive or mock, 
 pr. par. illuding ; past, illuded. 
 
 ILLU'ME. v. To enlighten, pr. par. 
 illuming,' past, illumed. 
 
 ILLU'MINE. v. To supply with light, 
 pr. par. illumining; past, illumined. 
 
 ILLU'iMLN ATE. v. To enlighten ; to 
 adorn with festal lamps, or bon- 
 fires, pr. par. illuminating ; past, 
 illuminated: s. illumination: adj. 
 illuminative. 
 
 ILLUMINA'TI. s. One of those who 
 pretend to be enlightened with su- 
 perior knowledge, as certain per- 
 sons of the 16th century, and cer- 
 tain mock philosophers on the 
 continent of Europe, in our own 
 time. 
 
 ILLU'SION. s. The act of illuding; 
 mockery ; false appearance, adj. 
 illusive, illusory: adv. illusively. 
 
 ILLUSTRATE, v. To brighten with 
 light; to explain, pr. par. illustrat- 
 ing; past, illustrated: s. illustra- 
 tion: adj. illustrative: adv. illus- 
 tratively. 
 
 ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Bright; con- 
 spicuously noble for good quali- 
 ties, s. illustriousness : adv. illus- 
 triously. 
 
 IM'AGE. s. Any corporeal represen- 
 tation ; generally, a statue ; a copy ; 
 semblance; an idea. v. image; 
 pr. par. imaging; past, imaged. 
 
 IM'AGERY. s. Sensible representa- 
 tions ; show. pi. imageries. 
 
 IMA'GINE. v. To fancy ; to paint in 
 the mind; to contrive, pr. par. 
 imagining; past, imagined: s. 
 imagination: adj. imaginable, ima- 
 ginary, imaginative. 
 IMBALiVT. v. See Embalm. 
 R 
 
 1MB- DIM 
 
 IMBE'CILE. adj. Weak, teeble-, 
 wanting strength, either of mine 
 or body. s. imbecility , pi. imbecili- 
 ties. 
 
 IMBED'DED. adj. See Embedded. 
 
 IMBl'BE. v. To drink in. pr. par 
 imbibing; past, imbibed: s. imbi- 
 bition. 
 
 IMBITTER. v. To make bitter, pr. 
 par. imbittering ; past, imbittered. 
 
 IMBOD'Y. v. To invest with matter; 
 to make corporeal ; to bring to- 
 gether into one mass or body. pr. 
 par. imbodying ; past, imbodied. 
 
 IM'BRICATED. adj. Indented with 
 cavities; hollowed like a gutter- 
 tile, s. imbrication. 
 
 IMBROWN'. v. To make brown, 
 pr. par. imbrowning; past, im- 
 broumed. 
 
 IMBRU'E. v. To steep, to soak. pr. 
 par. imbruing; past, imbrued. 
 
 IMBU'E. v. To tincture deeply ; to 
 soak with a liquor or die. pr. par. 
 imbuing; past, imbued. 
 
 IM'ITABLE. adj. Capable of being 
 imitated, s. imitation, imitator' 
 adj. imitative: v. imitate; pr. pa\ 
 imitating; past, imitated. 
 
 IMMACULATE, adj. Spotless, 
 pure. s. immaculateness : adv. im- 
 maculately. 
 
 IMMATERIAL, adj. Incorporeal; 
 distinct from matter, s. immate? 1- 
 ality, pi. immaterialities: adv. n 1- 
 maierially. 
 
 IMMATURE, adj. Not ripe, not 
 perfect, s. immaturity, pi. imma- 
 turities: adv. immaturely. 
 
 IMMEASURABLE, adj. Not to be 
 measured; immense, s. immea* 
 surableness: adv. immeasuraoiy. 
 
 IMME'DIATE. adj. Proximate; hav- 
 ing nothing between ; instant, s. 
 immediateness : adv. immediately. 
 
 IMMEDICABLE, adj. Not possible 
 to be healed ; incurable. 
 
 IMMELCmiOUS. adj. Not melodi- 
 ous ; unmusical. 
 
 IMMEMORIAL, adj. Past time of 
 memory. 
 
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IMM— IMM 
 
 IMMENSE', adj. Immeasurable, un- 
 limited, adv. immensely: s. immen- 
 sity, pi. immensities. 
 
 IMMERGE'. v. To put under water: 
 to keep in a state of intellectual 
 depression, pr. par. immerging; 
 past, immerged. 
 
 (MMERSE. v. To dip; to put under 
 water, pr. par. immersing, past 
 immersed: s. immersion. 
 
 IMMETHOD'ICAL. adj. Confused; 
 without regularity, s. immethodi- 
 calness: adv. immethodically. 
 
 LM'MIGRATE. v. To enter or pass 
 into ; to migrate into. pr. par. im- 
 migrating; past, immigrated: s- 
 immigrant, immigration, immigra- 
 tor. 
 
 IM'MINENT. adj. Impending , 
 threatening, s. imminence. 
 
 IMMIS'CIBLE. adj. Not capable of 
 being mingled, s. immiscibility, 
 pi. immiscibilities. 
 
 IMMIS'SION. s. Act of immitting. 
 
 IMMIT'. v. To send in, to inject, 
 pr. par. immitting ; past, immitted. 
 
 IMMOBILITY, s. Unmovableness. 
 pi. immobilities. 
 
 IMMOD'ERATE. adj. Excessive, s. 
 immoderateness, immoderation: adv. 
 immoderately. 
 
 IMMOD'EST. adj. Wanting shame ; 
 indelicate ; unchaste, s. immodes- 
 ty: adv. immodestly. 
 
 IMMOLATE, v. To sacrifice, pr. 
 par. immolating; past, immolated: 
 s. immolation. 
 
 IMMORAL, adj. Wanting regard to 
 the laws of natural religion; dishon- 
 est, s. immorality, pi. immoralities. 
 
 IMMORTAL, adj. Exempt from 
 death; perpetual, v. immortalize; 
 pr. par. immortalizing; past, im- 
 mortalized: s. immortality, pi. im- 
 mortalities: adv. immortally. 
 
 [MMO'VABLE. adj. Not to be re- 
 moved from its place; unshaken, 
 s. immovability, pi. immovabilities : 
 immovabkness : adv. immovably. 
 
 IMMU'NITY. s. Discharge from any 
 obligation ; privilege, pi. immuni- 
 ties 
 
 IMM— IMP 
 
 IMMU'RE. v. To enclose within 
 walls; to confine, pr. par. immur- 
 ing , past, immured. 
 
 IMMUTABLE, adj. Unchangeable, 
 unalterable, s. immutability, adv. 
 immutably. 
 
 IMF. s. A son; the offspring; pro- 
 geny : — always used in a bad sense. 
 
 IMPAIR, v. To injure, to diminish, 
 pr. par. impairing; past, impair 
 ed: s. impair er, impairment. 
 
 IMPA'LE. v. See Empale. 
 
 IMPAL'PABLE. adj. Not to be per- 
 ceived by touch, s. impalpability : 
 adv. impalpably. 
 
 IMPAN'NEL, EMPAN'NEL. v. Ta 
 summon to serve on a jury. pr. par. 
 impanneling; past, impanneled. 
 
 IMPART', v. To make known, to 
 communicate, pr. par. imparting; 
 past, imvarted. 
 
 IMPARTIAL, adj. equitable, dis- 
 interested, s. impartiality, pi. im. 
 partialities: adv. impartially. 
 
 IMPARTIBLE, adj. Communica- 
 ble; capable of being conferred 
 or bestowed, s. impartiality, pi. 
 impartibilities. 
 
 IMPAS'SABLE. adj. Not to be pass- 
 ed, s. impassableness : adv. impas 
 sably. 
 
 IMPAS'SION. v. To move with pas 
 sion ; to affect strongly, pr. par 
 impassioning; past, impassioned. 
 
 IMPATIENCE, s. Inability to suffei 
 pain, or delay; vehemence of tern- 
 per. adj. impatient: adv. impa 
 tiently. 
 
 IMPEACH v. To accuse by public 
 authority, pr. par. impeaching; 
 past, impeached: s. impeachment: 
 adj. impeachably. 
 
 IMPEARL'. v. To form in resem 
 blance of pearls ; to decorate as 
 with pearls, pr. par. impearling, 
 past, impearled. 
 
 IMPECCABLE, adj. Exempt from 
 possibility of sin. s. impeccability, 
 pi. impeccabilities. 
 
 IMPE'DE. v. To hinder, to obstruct, 
 to delav. pr. par. impeding; past, 
 194 
 
IMP— IMP 
 
 impeded: s. impediment: adj. im 
 pedimental. 
 
 IMPEL', v. To drive on towards a 
 point, pr. par. impelling; past, im- 
 pelled: adj. impellent: s. impeller. 
 
 IMPEND', v. To hang over. pr. par. 
 impending'; past, impended : s. im- 
 pendence : adj. impendent. 
 
 IMPENETRABLE, adj. Impervi 
 ous ; not to be pierced, s. im- 
 penetrability, pi. impenetrabilities : 
 adv. impenetrably. 
 
 IMPENITENCE. 5. Obduracy; want 
 of remorse for crimes, adj. impeni- 
 tent: adv . impenitently. 
 
 IMPERATIVE, adj. Commanding; 
 expressive of command, adv. im- 
 peratively : adj . imperatorial. 
 
 IMPERCEPTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 discovered or perceived, s. imper- 
 ceptibleness : adv. imperceptibly. 
 
 IMPER'FECT. adj. Not complete, 
 defective, s. imperfection: adv. 
 imperfectly. 
 
 IMPE'RIAL. adj. Relating or be- 
 longing to an empire ; royal, s. 
 imperialist: adv. imperially. 
 
 IMPE'RIOUS. adj. Commanding, 
 authoritative, s. imperiousness : 
 adv. imperiously. 
 
 IMPERISHABLE, adj. Not to be 
 destroyed, s. imperishability, pi. 
 imperishabilities : adv. imperish- 
 ahhj. 
 
 IMPER'MEABLE. adj. Not possible 
 to be passed through. 
 
 IMPER'SONAL. adj. Not varied ac. 
 cording to the persons, s. imper- 
 sonality, pi. impersonalities: adv. 
 impersonally. 
 
 IMPERSPIC'UOUS. adj. Not per- 
 spicuous, not clear, s. imperspicu- 
 ity, pi. imperspicuities : adv.imper- 
 spicuously. 
 
 IMPERTINENCE, IMPERTINEN- 
 CY. s. That which has no relation 
 to the matter in question ; trouble- 
 sorneness, intrusion; sauciress, 
 rudeness, pi. impertinences, imper- 
 tinencies: adj. impertinent: adv. 
 impertinently. 
 
 IMPERTURBABLE, adj. Impossi- 
 
 1MJ -IMP 
 
 ble to be disturbed, s. tmperturba- 
 Hon; adv. imperturbably: adj. im- 
 perturbed. 
 
 IMPER'VIOUS. adj. Impassable, im 
 penetrable, adv. imperviously: s. 
 imperviousness. 
 
 IM'PETRATE. v. To obtain by ap- 
 plication or entreaty, pr. par. im* 
 petroling; past, impetrated: adj. 
 impetrative. 
 
 IMPETUOUS, adj. Vehement, vio- 
 lent, fierce, passionate, s. impetu- 
 osity, pi. impetuosities: adv. im- 
 petuously. 
 
 IM'PETUS. 5. Violent tendency to 
 any point ; violent effort. 
 
 IMPI'ETY.5. Irreverence to the Su- 
 preme Being ; contempt of the du- 
 ties of religion ; wickedness, pi. 
 impieties: adj. impious: adv. im- 
 piously. 
 
 IMPINGE'. v.To fall or strike against. 
 pr. par. impinging; past, impinged. 
 
 IMPLACABLE, adj. Not to be paci- 
 fied ; inexorable ; irreconcilable 
 adv. implacably: s. implacability, 
 pi. implacabilities. 
 
 IMPLANT', v. To insert, to infix, 
 pr. par. implanting ; past, implant- 
 ed: s. implantation. 
 
 IMPLEAD', v. To accuse, to indict, 
 pr. par. impleading; past, implead- 
 ed: s. impleader. s 
 
 IM'PLEMENT. s. A tool ; an instru- 
 ment of manufacture, adj. imple* 
 mental: adv. implementally. 
 
 IM'PLICATE. v. To entangle, to in- 
 volve. pr. par. implicating ; past, 
 implicated: s. implication: adj. im- 
 plicative: adv. implicatively. 
 
 IMPLICATION. 5. Involution ; en- 
 tanglement; inference not ex- 
 pressed, but tacitly inculcated 
 
 IMPLI'CIT. adj. Trusting without 
 reserve or examination, s. impli- 
 citness: adv. implicitly. 
 
 IMPLO'RE. v. To solicit, to ask, to 
 beg. pr. par. imploring ; past, im- 
 plored: s. implorer. 
 
 IMPLY', v. To involve or comprise 
 as a consequence, pr. par. imply- 
 ing ; past, implied s implication. 
 195 
 
IMP— IMP 
 
 IMPOLICY- 5. Imprudence, indis- 
 cretion, adj. impolitic: adv. im- 
 politically. 
 
 IMPOLI'TE. adj. Not polite, s. im- 
 politeness: adv. impolitely - 
 
 IMPORT, v. To carry into 'any 
 country, from abroad: to infer, 
 to imply, pr. par. importing; past, 
 imported: s. importation : adj. im- 
 portable. 
 
 IMPORTANT, adj. Momentous; of 
 great consequence, s. importance 
 adv. importantly. 
 
 IMPORT U'NE. v. To tease; to ha 
 rass with slight vexation, perpet 
 ually recurring; to solicit earn 
 estly. pr. par. importuning ; past 
 importuned: adj. importunate: adv 
 importunately : s. importunity, pi 
 importunities. 
 
 IMPO'SE. v. To lay on as a burthen or 
 "penalty; to obtrude fallaciously; to 
 put a cheat on. pr. par. imposing; 
 past, imposed: s. imposition. 
 
 IMPOSSIBLE, adj. Not to be done ; 
 impracticable, s. impossibility, pi. 
 impossibilities: adv. impossibly. 
 
 IMPOST, s. A tax, atoll. 
 
 IMPOSTOR, s. One who cheats, by 
 a fictitious character, s. imposture. 
 
 IMPOTENCE, IMTOTENCY. s. 
 Want of power, imbecility, pi. im- 
 potences, impotencies: adj. impotent: 
 adv. impotently. 
 
 IMPOVERISH, v. To make poor; 
 to reduce to indigence, pr. par. 
 impoverishing ; past, impoverished. 
 
 IMPOW'ER. v. To give power; to 
 authorize, pr. par. impowering; 
 past, impowered. 
 
 IMPRACTICABLE, adj. Impossi- 
 ble; not to be performed; un- 
 tractable. s. impracticability, pi. 
 impracticabilities. 
 
 EMTRECATE. v. To curse; to call 
 for evil upon one's-self or another. 
 t>. imprecaiio7i : adj. imprecatory, 
 imprecaiive. 
 
 TMPREG'NABLE. adj. Not to be 
 taken ; not to be moved, adv. im- 
 pregnably. 
 
 IMPREGNATE v. To fill, to satu- 
 
 IMP— MP 
 
 rate. pr. par. impregnating; past, 
 impregnated: s. impregnation. 
 
 IMPRESCRIPTIBLE, adj. With- 
 out the compass of prescription ; 
 by no length of time, to be aliened 
 or lost. s. imprescriptibility. 
 
 IMPRESS', v. To print by pressure; 
 to stamp ; to take by force, pr. par. 
 impressing ; past, impressed: s. tw- 
 press, impression: adj. impressible. 
 
 IMPRESSIVE, adj. Capable of be- 
 ing impressed ; susceptible; ca- 
 pable of making impression. a«!j. 
 impressively : s. impressiveness. 
 
 IMPRIMATUR, s. A license to 
 print ; a word formerly at the be- 
 ginning of books, signifying " lot 
 it be printed." 
 
 IMPRINT', v. To print upon; to 
 mark upon any substance, by pn s- 
 sure. pr. par. impirinting : pat-t, 
 imprinted, s.im'pr-int. 
 
 IMPRIS'ON. v. To shut up, to con- 
 fine, pr. par. imprisoning, pa^ 
 imprisoned: s. imprisonment. 
 
 IMPROB'ABLE. adj. Unlikely, in- 
 credible, s. improbability, pi. im- 
 probabilities: adv. improbably. 
 
 IMPROMPTU, s. A brief, extem- 
 poraneous, and often witty or 
 merry composition. 
 
 IMPROPER, adj. Not well adapted, 
 unqualified, adv. improperly.- s. 
 impropriety, pi. improprieties. 
 
 IMPROVABLE, adj. Capable of im- 
 provement, s. improv ability : adv. 
 improvably. 
 
 IMPRO'VE. v. To advance nearer to 
 perfection, pr. par. improving, 
 past, improved: s. improvement: 
 adj. improvable: s. improv ability. 
 
 IMPROVIDENT, adj. Wanting caro 
 to provide, adv. improvidcntly : s. 
 improvidence. 
 
 IMPRU'DENCE. 5. Want of piu 
 dence; indiscretion, adj. imptv 
 denlly. 
 
 IMPUGN', v. To attack by law or 
 argument ; to oppose, pr. par. im 
 pugning; past, impugned: s. im 
 pugner. 
 
 IMPUIS'SANCE. *. Importance, in 
 196 
 
IMP— INA 
 
 ability, adj. impuissant: adv. im- 
 puissantly. 
 
 IMPULSE, s. Communicated force, 
 adj. impulsive: adv. impulsively. 
 
 IMPUNITY, s. Freedom from pun- 
 ishment, pi. impunities. 
 
 IMPURE, adj. Not pure, unholy, 
 foul. s. impurity, pi. impurities: 
 adv. iruj urely. 
 
 IMPUR'PLE. v. To colour as with 
 purple. pr.yzT.impurpling; past, 
 impurpled. 
 
 [MPU'TE. v. To charge upon; to at 
 tribute, pr. par. imputing; past 
 imputed: s. imputation: adj. impu- 
 tative: adv. imputatively : adj. im- 
 putable. 
 
 IN. One of the prepositions, adv. in. 
 
 INABILITY, s. Impotence; want 
 of power, pi', inabilities. 
 
 INACCESSIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 reached ; not to be approached, s, 
 inaccessibility : adv. inaccessibly. 
 
 INACCURATE, adj. Not accurate: 
 not exact, adv. inaccurately : s, 
 inaccuracy, pi. inaccuracies. 
 
 INACTIVE, adj. Not busy, idle, in- 
 dolent, adv. inactively: s. inactiv- 
 ity, pi. inactivities, inaction. 
 
 INADEQUATE, adj. Not equal to 
 the purpose ; defective, s. inade- 
 quacy: adv. inadequately. 
 
 LNADMIS'SIBLE. adj. Not to be ad- 
 mitted, adv. inadmissibly ; s. inad- 
 missibility, pi. inadmissibilities. 
 
 IN AD VERTENCE, IN AD VER'- 
 TENCY. s. Negligence, inatten- 
 tion. p\. inadvertences, inadverten- 
 cies: adj. inadvertent: adv. inad- 
 vertently. 
 
 INAMORATO, s. One in love; one 
 loved bv another. 
 
 INA'NE. adj. Empty, void. s. inan- 
 ity, pi. inanities, inanition. 
 
 INANIMATE, adj. Void of life; 
 without animation, s. inanimation: 
 adi- inanimately. 
 
 INAPTETENCE, IN APPETENCY. 
 s. Want of appetite. p).inappete?i- 
 ces, inappetencies. 
 
 INAPPLICABLE, adj. Not applica- 
 R2 
 
 IN A— INC 
 
 ble. s. inapplicability, pi. inapph 
 cabilities: adv. inapplicably : s. in* 
 application. 
 
 INAPPOSITE, adj. Not apposite, 
 ill-placed ; not to the purpose, s. 
 inappositeness : adv. inappositely. 
 
 INAPT', adj. Unfit, s. inaptness, in* 
 aptitude. 
 
 INARTICULATE, adj. Not uttered 
 with distinctness, s. inarticulate- 
 ness, inarticulation : ad^ . inarticu- 
 lately. 
 
 INARTIFICIAL, adj. Contrary tu 
 art; artless; rude. adv. inartifi 
 daily. 
 
 INATTENTION, s. Want of atten- 
 tion ; disregard, adj. inattentive: 
 adv. inattentively. 
 
 INAUDIBLE, adj. Not to be heard, 
 adv. inaudibly. 
 
 INAUGURATE, v. To invest with 
 a new office, by solemn rites, pr. 
 par. inaugurating ; past, inaugu- 
 rated: s. inauguration: adj. inau- 
 guratory. 
 
 INAUSPICIOUS, adj. Ill-omened, 
 betokening ill. adv. inauspicious- 
 ly : s. inauspiciousness. 
 
 IN' BORN. adj. Innate; implanted 
 bv nature. 
 
 IN'BRED. adj. Produced within; 
 hatched or generated within. 
 
 INCALCULABLE, adj. Beyond cal- 
 culation, s. incalculability : adv 
 incalculably. 
 
 INCANTATION, s. Charms uttered 
 bv singing, adj. incantatory. 
 
 INCA'PABLE. adj. Wanting pow- 
 er ; unable to comprehend, learn, 
 or understand, s. incapability, pi 
 incapabilities. 
 
 INCAPA'CIOUS. adj. Not capaci- 
 ous ; narrow ; wanting power to 
 contain, s. incapaciovsness. 
 
 INCAPACITATE, v. To disable; 
 to weaken, pr. par. incapacitating, 
 past, incapacitated: s. incapacity^ 
 pi. incapacities. 
 
 INCARCERATE, v. To imprisoa- 
 pr. par. incarcerating; past, m 
 carcerated: s. incarceration. 
 197 
 
INC— INC 
 
 INCAR'NATE. v. To clothe with 
 flesh, adj. incarnate, incarnaiive: 
 s. incarnation. 
 
 INCASE', v. To cover, to enclose, 
 to enwrap, pr. par. incusing; past, 
 incased 
 
 INCAUTIOUS, adj. Unwary, neg- 
 ligent, heedless, adv. incautious- 
 ly: s. incauiiousness. 
 
 INCENDIARY, s. One who sets 
 houses, or towns, or any other val- 
 uahle thing, on fire, in malice, or 
 with a design of committing rob- 
 bery, pi. incendiaries: adj. incen- 
 
 IN'CENSE. s. Perfumes exhaled by 
 fire, in honour of some god or god- 
 dess. 
 
 INCENSE', v. To enkindle to rage ; 
 to inflame with anger, pr. par. in- 
 censing; past, incensed: adj. in- 
 tensive: s. incensement. 
 
 INCENTIVE, adj. Provocative, en- 
 couraging, inciting, s. incentive. 
 
 INCEPTION, s. Beginning, adj. in- 
 ceptive: adv. inceptively. 
 
 INCERATION. 5. The act of cover- 
 ing with wax. adj. incerahve. 
 
 INCERTITUDE, s. Uncertainty. 
 
 INCES'SANT. adj. Unceasing, adv. 
 incessantly.. 
 
 IN'CEST. s. Criminal conjunction of 
 persons within degrees prohibited, 
 adj. incestuous: adv. incestuously. 
 
 INCH. s. The twelfth part of a foot, 
 pi. inches. 
 
 INCHASE'. v. See Enchase. 
 
 IN'CHOATE. adj. In an incipient 
 state; just begun; imperfect, s. 
 inchoateness. 
 
 INCIDENT, s. Something happen- 
 ing besides the main design ; ca- 
 sualty, adj. incidental: adv. inci- 
 dentally. 
 
 IIN'CIN'ERATE. v. To burn to ashes, 
 pr. pnr. incinerating ; past, incin- 
 erated: s. incineration. 
 
 INCIPIENT, adj. Beginning, com- 
 mencing, s. incipience, incipiency, 
 pi. incipiences, incipiencies. 
 
 INCISION, s. A cut ; a wound made 
 
 INC— INC 
 
 with a sharp instrument, adj. m 
 cisive. 
 
 INCITE, v. To push forward in a 
 purpose ; to animate or encourage, 
 pr. par. inciting; past, incited: s. 
 incitement. 
 
 INCIVILITY. 5. Want of courtesy; 
 rudeness, pi. incivilities. 
 
 INCLASP'. v. To hold fast ; to clasp, 
 pr. par. inclasping; past, inclasped, 
 
 INCLEM'ENCY. s. Seventy, rough- 
 ness, unmercifulness. adj inclem- 
 ent: adv. inclemently. 
 
 INCLINATION, s. Natural aptness, 
 favourable disposition, adj. inch' 
 natory ; a<iv. inclinatorily . 
 
 INCLI'NE. v. To bend, to lean, to 
 bend towards any part ; to be fa- 
 vourably disposed to. pr. par. in* 
 dining; past, inclined: adj. incl'f 
 nable: s. inclination. 
 
 INCLO'SE, ENCLO'SE. v. To shut 
 in ; to eiie?rcle ; to surrouno\ pr. 
 par. inclosing ; past, inclo,-, d : s. 
 incloser, inclosure. 
 
 INCLU'DE. v. To shut iii w ; 'inclose, 
 to embrace, pr. par. including t 
 past, included. 
 
 INCLUSION, s. Act of including 
 adj. inclusive: adv. inclusively. 
 
 INCOAG'ULABLE. adj. Incapabl* 
 of coagulation. 
 
 INCOG'NITO. adj. In a state of con 
 
 INCOHERENCE, INCOHE'REN- 
 CY. 5. Want of cohesion; irregu- 
 larity, pi. incoherences, incoheren- 
 cies: adj. incoherent : adv. incohe- 
 rently. 
 
 INCOMBUSTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 consumed by fire. s. incombusti- 
 bility, pi. incombustibilities: adv. 
 incombustibly. 
 
 IN'COME. s. Revenue ; produce of 
 anv thins. 
 
 INCOMMENSURABLE, adj. Not to 
 be reduced to any measure com- 
 mon to both. s. incommensurabili- 
 ty: adj. incommensurate. 
 
 INCOMMO'DE. v. To be inconveni 
 ent to ; to hinder, or slightly to 
 embarrass, pr. par. incommoding; 
 193 
 
INC— INC 
 
 Sast, incommoded: adj. incommo- 
 ious : adv. incommodiously : s.in- 
 commodio usness. 
 
 INCOMMUNICABLE, adj. Not im- 
 partible; not to be told, s.incom- 
 municabiiity : adv. incommunica- 
 bly. 
 
 INCOMMUTABLE, adj. Not possi- 
 ble to be changed, s. incommuta- 
 bility ; adv. incommutably. 
 
 INCOM'PARABLE. adj.. Excellent : 
 above all competition, s. incom- 
 parableness: adv. incomparably. 
 
 INCOMPATIBLE, adj. Inconsistent 
 with something else. adv. incom- 
 patibly.- s. incompatibility , pi. in- 
 compatibilities. 
 
 INCOMPETENT, adj. Not suitable; 
 not adequate, adv. incompetently : 
 b. incom.pettn.ce, incompetency, pi. 
 incompetence:, incompetencies. 
 
 INCOMPLETE, adj. Not perfect. 
 adv. incompletely.- s. in ompleteness. 
 
 INCO- T PREHEN'SIBLE. adj. Not to 
 be full 1 derstood. adv . incompre- 
 hensibi ... incomprehensibility. 
 
 INCOMPKEHEN'SIVE. adj. Not 
 comprehensive, adv. incomprehen- 
 sively : s. incomprehension. 
 
 INCOMPRESSIBLE, adj. Not capa- 
 ble of being; compressed, adv. in- 
 compresiibly : s. incompressibility, 
 pi. incompressibilifies. 
 
 INCONCEIVABLE, adj. Incompre- 
 hensible; not to be conceived bv 
 the mind. adv. inconceivably: s. 
 inconceivableness. 
 
 INCONCLUSIVE, adj. Not conclu- 
 sive, adv. inconclusively: s. incon- 
 
 cluS7V€7lf"iS. 
 
 INCONGRUENCE. 5. Unsuitable- 
 ness; want of adaptation, adj. in-\ 
 congruent, incongruous : adv. in- 
 congruously: s. incongruity, pi. in- 
 congruities. 
 
 INCONSEQUENT, adj. Without 
 just conclusion ; without regular 
 inferenr.^. 
 
 INCONSIDERABLE, adj. Unwor- 
 thy of notice,- unimportant, adv. 
 inconsiderably s. inconsiderable- 
 ness. 
 
 INC— INC 
 
 INCONSIDERATE, adj. Carets, 
 thoughtless, adv. inconsiderately: 
 s. inconsiderateness. 
 
 INCONSISTENCE, INCONS1S'. 
 TENCY. 5. Incongruity, unsteadi- 
 ness, pi. inconsistences, inconsisten- 
 cies : adj. inconsistent : adv. incon- 
 sistently. 
 
 INCONSO'LABLE. adj. Not to be 
 comforted, adv. inconsolahly. 
 
 INCONSO'NANT. adj. Disagreeing 
 with itself; discordant, s. incon- 
 sonance, inconsonancy, pi. incon- 
 sonancies. 
 
 INCONSTANT, adj. Not firm in 
 resolution ; not steady in affection; 
 variable, adv. inconstantly : s. in- 
 constancy, pi. inconstancies. 
 
 INCONTESTABLE, adj. Not to be 
 disputed, adv. inco7itestahly. 
 
 INCONTINENT, adj. Unchaste; in- 
 dulging unlawful pleasure, s. in- 
 continence. 
 
 INCONTROVERTIBLE, adj. Indis- 
 putable, adv. incontrovertibly : 3. 
 inconfrovertibility, pi. incontrovcr- 
 tibilities. 
 
 INCONVENIENCE, s. Unfitness- 
 disadvantage; difficultv. v. incon* 
 vcnience; pr. par. inconveniencing ; 
 past, inconvenienced : adj. inconve- 
 nient: adv. inconveniently. 
 
 INCOR'PORATE. v. To mingle dif- 
 ferent ingredients, so as to make 
 one mass ; to form into a corpora- 
 tion, pr. par. incorporating: past, 
 incorporated : s. incorporation. 
 
 INCORPO'REAL. adj. Immaterial; 
 distinct from matter; distinct from 
 bod v. adv. incorporeally. 
 
 INCORRECT, adj. Not exact, inac- 
 curate, s. incorrectness: adv. in- 
 correctly. 
 
 INCORRIGIBLE, adj. Bad beyond 
 correction, adv. incorrigibly: s. 
 incorrigibleness, incorrigibility^ pi. 
 inco rrigib Hi ties. 
 
 INCORRUPT, INCORRUPTED 
 adj. Not corrupt; not corrupted, 
 honest, adv. inccrruptly : s. incor- 
 mption. tncorri/ptness. 
 
 INCORRUPTIBLE, adj. Not capa- 
 199 
 
INC— INC 
 
 ble of corruption, adv. incorrupti- 
 bly : s. incorruptibility. 
 
 INCREASE', v. To grow more in 
 number, or greater in bulk; to 
 advance in quantity or value, pr. 
 par. increasing; past, increased 
 adj. increasible: s. in' crease, in- 
 ereaser. 
 
 INCREDIBLE, adj. Surpassing be 
 lief. adv. incredibly: s. incredi- 
 bility. 
 
 INCRED'ULOUS. adj. Sceptical; 
 not readily believing, adv. incred- 
 ulously: s. incredulity , pi. incredu- 
 titles. 
 
 INCREMENT, s. Act of growing 
 greater ; increase ; matter added ; 
 produce. 
 
 INCROACH', ENCROACH', v. To 
 invade another's right ; to creep on 
 gradually, without right, pr. par. 
 incroaching ; past, incroached: s. 
 incroacher, incroachment : adv. in- 
 croachingly. 
 
 LNCRUSTATE. v. To cover with a 
 crust ; to cover with an additional 
 coat. pr. par. incrustating; past, in- 
 crustated: adj. incrustate: s. in- 
 crustation. 
 
 IN'CUBATE. v. To sit upon eggs. 
 pr. par. incubating; past, incu- 
 bated: s. incubation. 
 
 IN'CUBUS. 5. The night-mare. 
 
 INCUL'CATE. v. To impress by 
 frequent repetition, pr. par. incul- 
 cating; past, inculcated: s. incul- 
 cation. 
 
 INCUM'BENT. adj. Resting or lying 
 upon; imposed as a duty. adv. in- 
 cumbently : s. incumbency. 
 
 INCUM'BER, ENCUM'BER. v. To 
 press upon ; to embarrass, pr. par. 
 incumbering; past, incumbered: s. 
 incumbrance. 
 
 INCUR', v. To become liable to a 
 punishment or reprehension, &,c. 
 pr. par. incurring ; past, incurred., 
 
 INCU'RABLE. adj. Not admitting 
 remedy, adv. incurably: s. incu- 
 rability, pi. incurabilities. 
 
 INCU'RIOUS. adj. Negligent, inat- 
 
 lNC— IND 
 
 tentive. adv. incuriously . s incu 
 rio-usness. 
 
 INCUR'SION. s. Invasion, without 
 conquest; inroad, adj. incursive. 
 
 INDEBTED. adj. Having in- 
 curred a debt; obliged by some- 
 thing received. 
 
 INDECENT, adj. Unbecoming, in- 
 decorous, adv. indecently: s. inde- 
 cency, pi. indecencies. 
 
 INDECIS'ION. s. Want of determi 
 nation, adj. indecisive: adv. inde- 
 cisively. 
 
 INDECLl'NABLE. adj. Not variable; 
 not varied by terminations, adv. 
 indeclinably. 
 
 INDECOROUS, adj. Indecent ; un- 
 becoming, adv. indecorously. 
 
 INDECO'RUM. 5. Indecency; some 
 thing unbecoming. 
 
 INDEFATIGABLE, adj. Not to be 
 wearied; unwearied, adv. indefiu* 
 igably : s. indefatigableness. 
 
 INDEFEAS'IBLE. adj. Not defeas- 
 ible, adv. indejeasibly : s. indefeos- 
 ibleness, indefeasibility. 
 
 INDEFEN'SIBLE. adj. Not defensi- 
 ble, s. indefensibility. 
 
 INDEFINABLE, adj. Not to be de- 
 fined, adv. indefinably. 
 
 INDEFINITE, adj. Not determined; 
 not limited ; large, beyond the 
 comprehension of man. adv. in 
 definitely: s. indefiniteness. 
 
 INDEL'IBLE. adj. Not to be blottea 
 out or defaced, adv. indelibly: s. 
 indelibility, pi. indelibilities. 
 
 INDEL'ICATE. adj. Wanting deli 
 cacy; indecent, adv. indelicately: 
 s. indelicacy, pi. indelicacies. 
 
 INDEMNIFY, v. To secure against 
 loss or penalty, pr. par. indemni- 
 fying; past, indemnified: s. in- 
 demnification. 
 
 INDEMNITY, s. Security from loss 
 or punishment, pi. indemnities. 
 
 INDENT', v. To mark v> ith inequal- 
 ities, like a row of teeth, pr. par 
 indenting; pnst, indented: s. m- 
 dentment, inden tu re. 
 
 INDENTURE. 5. A covenant, so 
 named because the counter-parta 
 200 
 
IND— IND 
 
 are indented or cut one by the 
 other, v. indention. 
 
 INDEPENDENT, adj. Not support- 
 ed by another; not controlled; 
 not relating to any thing else. adv. 
 independently : s. independence, in- 
 dependency, pi. independences , inde- 
 pendencies. 
 
 INDEPRl'VABLE. adj. Not to be 
 taken away. 
 
 INDESCRI'BABLE. adj. Not to be 
 described, adv. indescribably. 
 
 INDESTRUCTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 destroyed. 
 
 INDETER'MINATE. adj. Not de- 
 fined; indefinite, uncertain, adv. 
 indeterminately: s. indetermination. 
 
 INDEX, s. A discoverer; the hand 
 that points to any thing, as to the 
 hour or way; a table of contents, 
 pi indexes. 
 
 IN'DIAN. adj. Belonging to India, s. 
 Indian, one of the aborigines of 
 America. 
 
 IN'DICATE. v. To show ; to point 
 out. pr. par. indicating ; past, in- 
 dicated: s. indication, indicator: 
 adj. indicative, indicatory : adv. in- 
 dicatively. 
 
 INDICT', v. To charge any person 
 by a written accusation, before a 
 court of justice, pronounced in- 
 di'te. pr. par. indicting; past, in- 
 dicted: adj. indictable: s. indict- 
 ment. 
 
 INDIF'FERENT. adj. Neutral, re- 
 gardless, of a middling state, adv. 
 indifferently : s. indifference. 
 
 INDIG'ENOUS. adj. Natural to a 
 country : not foreign or exotic. 
 
 IN'DIGENT. adj. Poor, needy, s. 
 indigence. 
 
 INDIGESTION, s. Weakness of 
 stomach : want of concoctive pow- 
 ers, adj. indigestible, indigested. 
 
 CVDIG'NANT. adj. Angry; inflamed 
 at once with anger and disdain, 
 adv. indignantly: s. indignance, 
 indignancv, indignation. 
 
 INDIG'NTTY. s. Contumely pi. in- 
 dignities. 
 
 IND— IND 
 
 IN'DIGO. s. A plant which produces 
 
 a blue die. pi. indigoes. 
 INDIRECT', adj. Not straight , not 
 
 tending otherwise than obliquely 
 
 or consequentially to a purpose , 
 
 not fair. adv. indirectly : s. indi 
 
 redness. 
 INDISCREET', adj. Imprudent, in- 
 
 judicious, adv. indiscreetly : s. m 
 
 discretion. 
 INDISCRIMINATE, adj. Undistin 
 
 guishable, undistinguished, adv. 
 
 indiscriminately : s. indiscrimina- 
 tion: adj. indiscrimrnating. 
 INDISPENSABLE, adj. Not to be 
 
 dispensed with; necessary, adv 
 
 indispensably : s. indispensability. 
 INDISPO'SE. v. To make unfit; to 
 
 disincline, pr. par. indi-posing t 
 
 past, indisposed: s. indisposition. 
 INDISPUTABLE, adj. Incontesta- 
 
 ble. adv. indisputably: s. indis 
 
 putability. 
 INDISSOLUBLE, adj. Not soluble. 
 
 adv. indissolubly: s. indissolubility , 
 
 pi. indissolubilities. 
 INDISTINCT', adj. Not distinct; 
 
 not plainly marked, adv. indis* 
 
 tinctly : s. indistinctness. 
 INDITE, v. See Indict. 
 INDIVID'UAL. s. A single thing, 01 
 
 single person, adj. individual : adv. 
 
 individually: s. individualiiy, pi. 
 
 individualities. 
 INDIVISIBLE, adj. Not possible to 
 
 be divided, adv. indimsibly : s. in- 
 divisibility, pi. indivisibilities. 
 INDO'CILE. adj. Unteachable. s. in- 
 
 docility, pi. indocilities. 
 IN'DOLENT. adj. Lazy, listless, adv. 
 
 indolently : s. indolence. 
 INDOMITABLE, adj. Unt^meable. 
 INDORSE', ENDORSE', v. To write 
 
 on the back of any written paper. 
 
 pr. par. indorsing ; past, indorsed 
 
 s. indorser, indorsement. 
 INDOW. v. See Endow. 
 INDU'BITABLE. adj. Undoubted 
 
 unquestionable, adv. indubitably 
 
 s. indubitableness. 
 INDU'CE. v. To offer by way of in 
 
 duction, 1.0 influence to any thing 
 201 
 
END— INE 
 
 pr. par. inducing,' past, induced: 
 s. inducement 
 
 INDUCT', v. To bring in ; to put 
 into actual possession of a bene- 
 fice, pr. par. inducting; past, in- 
 ducted. 
 
 INDUCTION. 5. Act of inducing ; 
 introduction ; inferring one gene- 
 ral proposition, from several par- 
 ticulars, adj. inductive: adv. in- 
 ductively. 
 
 INDUE', v. To invest, pr. par. in- 
 duing; past, indued: s.induement. 
 
 INDULGE', v. To encourage by 
 compliance ; to fondle, pr. par. in- 
 dulging; past, indulged : s. indul 
 gence: adj. indulgent: adv. indul- 
 gently. 
 
 EVDURATE. v. To grow hard ; to 
 harden, pr. par. indurating; past, 
 indurated: adj. indurate: s. indu- 
 ration. 
 
 IN'DUSTRY. s. Diligence, assiduity, 
 adj. industrious: adv. industrious- 
 
 iy- 
 
 INEB'RTATE. v. To intoxicate, pr. 
 par. inebriating; past, inebricffd: 
 s. inebriation, inebriety: adj. ine- 
 briate. 
 
 INEFFABLE, adj. Unspeakable, 
 unutterable, adv. ineffably: s. in- 
 eff ability. 
 
 INEFFECTIVE, adj. Not effective, 
 adv. ineffectively. 
 
 INEFFECTUAL, adj. Not effectual, 
 adv. ineffectually: s. ineffectual- 
 
 INEF'FICACY. s. Want of power ; 
 want of effect, pi. inefficacies: 
 adj. inefficacious: adv. ineffica- 
 ciously. 
 
 INEFFICIENT, adj. Unactive, in- 
 effective, s. inefficiency, pi. ineffi- 
 ciencies: adv. inefficiently. 
 
 INEL'EGANCE, INEL'IGANCY. s. 
 Want of elegance, adj. inelegant. • 
 adv. inelegantly. 
 
 INEPT, adj. Trifling, foolish, use- 
 less, adv. ineptly: s. ineptitude, 
 inepiness. 
 
 INEQUALITY, s. Difference of 
 comparative quantity ; uneven- 
 
 INE— INF 
 
 ness ; disproportion to any omce 
 
 or purpose, pi. inequalities. 
 INEQ'UITABLE. adj. Unjust, adv 
 
 inequitably. 
 INERT', adj. Dull, sluggish, adv. 
 
 inertly : s. inertness. 
 INESTIMABLE, adj. Too valuable 
 
 to be rated, adv. inestimably: s. 
 
 inestimableness. 
 INEVITABLE, adj. Unavoidable, 
 
 adv. inevitably: s. inevitableness. 
 INEXCU'SABLE. adj. Not to be ex- 
 cused, adv. inexcusably : s. inex- 
 
 cusableness. 
 INEXHAUSTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 
 exhausted, adv. inexhaustibly : s. 
 
 inexhaustibility : adj. inexkaustive. 
 INEX'ORABLE. adj. Not to bemov- 
 
 ed by intreaty. adv. inexorably: 
 
 s. inexorability. 
 INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not expedient 
 
 adv. inexpediently : s. inexpediency 
 
 inexpediency, pi. inexpediences, in 
 
 expediencies. 
 INEXPE'RIENCE. s. Want of ex 
 
 perimental knowledge, part, adj 
 
 inexperienced. 
 INEXPERT', adj. Unskilful, adv 
 
 inexpertly. 
 INEXPIABLE, adj. Not to be aton 
 
 ed. adv. inexpiably. 
 INEXPLICABLE, adj. Incapable a 
 
 being explained, adv. inexplica 
 
 bly: s. inexplicability. 
 INEXPRESSIBLE, adj. Not to bt 
 
 told. adv. inexpressibly. 
 INEXTIN'GUISH ABLE. adj. Not to 
 
 be extinguished ; unquenchable. 
 
 adv. inextinguishably. 
 
 INEXTRICABLE, adj. Not to be 
 
 disentangled, adv. inextricably . s. 
 
 inextricability. 
 INFAL'LIBLE. adj. Not fallible. 
 
 adv. infallibly: s. infallibility, pL 
 
 infallibilities. 
 INFAMOUS, adj. Publicly branded 
 
 with guilt ; disgraced, s. infamy, 
 
 pi. infamies: adv. infamously. 
 IN'FANCY. s. The first part of nte* 
 
 non-age; beginning. p\. infancies. 
 202 
 
INF— INF 
 
 INT ANT. 5. A young child; a mi- 
 nor ; the title of a Spanish prince, 
 (fern, infanta:') adj. infantile. 
 
 INFAYTJCIDE. s. Act of killing an 
 infant ; one who has killed an in-, 
 fant. adj. infanticidal. 
 
 lN'FANTRY. s. The foot-soldiers of 
 an army. pi. infantries. 
 
 INFATUATE, v. To strike with' 
 folly, pr. par. infatuating- ; past,| 
 infatuated: s. infatuation. 
 
 INFECT', v. To hurt by contagion. 
 pr. par. infecting; past, infected: 
 s. infection: adj. infectious: adv. 
 infectiously. 
 
 INFECUN'DITY. s. Want of fertil- 
 ity ; barrenness, pi. infecundities. 
 
 INFEE'BLE. v. See Enfeeble. 
 
 INFELICITY, s. Unhappiness. 
 
 INFER', v. To deduce, pr. par. infer- 
 ring; past, inferred: adj. inferri- 
 ble : s. inference. 
 
 INFE'RIOR. adj. Lower in place ; 
 lower in value or excellence, s. 
 inferiority, pi. inferiorities. 
 
 INFERWAL. adj. Hellish, detest- 
 able. 
 
 INFEST, v. To harass, to disturb, 
 pr. par. infesting; past, infested: 
 adj. infestuous: s. infestation. 
 
 IN'FIDEL. s. An unbeliever, adj. 
 infidel : s. infidelity, pi. infidelities. 
 
 IN'FINITE. adj. Unbounded, un- 
 limited, immense, adv. infinitely: 
 s. infinity, pi. infinities, infinitude. 
 
 INFINITIVE, adj. In grammar, the 
 infinitive mood affirms or intimates 
 the intention of affirming, but not 
 absolutelv. 
 
 INFIRM', adj. Weak, feeble, s. in- 
 firmity, pi. infirmities. 
 
 INFIRMARY, s. A lodging for the 
 weak or sick. pi. infirmaries. 
 
 INFIX', v. To drive in; to fasten. 
 pr. par. infixing; past, infixed. 
 
 INFLAME', v. To kindle ; to set on 
 fire. pr. par. inflaming; past, in- 
 flamed. 
 
 INFLAMMATORY, adj. Having 
 the power of inflaming, s. inflam- 
 mation. 
 
 INFLATE, v. To sw-ll with wind.. 
 
 INF— INF 
 
 pr. par. inflating; past, inflated 
 s. inflation. 
 
 INFLECT, v. To bend, to turn, pr 
 par. inflecting; past, inflected: adj. 
 inflective: s. inflection. 
 
 INFLEXIBLE, adj. Not to be bent 
 or incurvated. adv. inflexibly s. 
 inflexibility, pi. inflexibilities. 
 
 INFLICT, v. To put in act, or im 
 pose as a punishment, pr. par 
 inflicting; past, inflicted • adj. in 
 Jlittive: s. infliction. 
 '■ IN'FLUENCE. s. Ascendant power, 
 power of directing or modifying, 
 v. influence ; pr. par. influencing , 
 past, influenced: adj. influential. 
 adv. influentially . 
 
 IN'FLUX. 5. Act of flowing into any 
 thing. 
 
 INFOLD', v. To inwrap. pr. par. in- 
 folding ; past, infolded. 
 
 INFO'LIATE. v. To cover with 
 leaves, pr. par. infoliating; patt, 
 infoliated: s. infoliation. 
 
 INFORM', v. To instruct ; to supply 
 with newknowledge; to acquaint. 
 ' t. par. informing; past, inform- 
 ed : s. informant, information, in- 
 former. 
 
 INFORM'AL. adj. Irregular; con- 
 trary to established forms, ad r. 
 informally: s. informality, pi. in- 
 formalities. 
 
 INFRACT, v. To break, pr. par. in- 
 fracting; past, infracted: s. i;v 
 fraction. 
 
 INFRAN'CHISE, ENFRANCHISE. 
 v. To admit to the privilege of a fire- 
 man, pr par. infranchising ; pa.*t, 
 infranchised : s. inf ranch is ement. 
 
 INFRAN'GIBLE. adj. Not to be 
 broken, s. infrangibility : adv. in- 
 frangibly. 
 
 INFRE'QUENT. adj. Not frequent, 
 rare; uncommon, adv. infrequent- 
 ly: s. infrequence, infrequency, pi 
 infrequencies. 
 
 1NFF.INGE'. v. To violate; to break 
 laws or contracts, pr. par. infring 
 ing; past, infringed, s. infringe- 
 ment. 
 
 INFU'RIATE. v. To fill with ra^ 
 203 
 
fNF— INH 
 
 ur fury pr. par. infuriating, past, 
 
 infuriated. 
 INFU'SE. v. To pour in, to instil. 
 
 pr. par. infusing 1 ; past, infused: 
 
 a.dj.infusive, infusible: s. infusion. 
 IN'GATHERING. s. The act of 
 
 getting in a harvest. 
 INGEN'DER, ENGEN'DER. v. To 
 
 beget, to produce, pr. par. ingen- 
 
 dering; past, ingendered. 
 INGE'NIOUS. adj. Witty, inventive, 
 
 adv. ingeniously : s. ingenuity, pi 
 
 ingenuities, 
 INGEN'UOUS. adj. Open, fair, can 
 
 did. adv. ingenuously : s. ingenu 
 
 ousness. 
 INGLO'RIOUS. adj. Without glory 
 
 void of honour, adv. ingloriously. 
 IN'GOT. s. A mass of metal. 
 INGRAFT, ENGRAFT', v. To 
 
 propagate trees by incision, pr. 
 
 par. ingrafting ; past, ingrafted: 
 
 s. ingraftment. 
 IN'GRAINED. part. adj. Dyed in 
 
 grain ; deeply fixed. 
 IN'GRATE. adj. Ungrateful, s. in- 
 
 graie. 
 INGRA'TI ATE. v. To put in favour; 
 
 to recommend to kindness, pr. par. 
 
 i?igratiating ; past, ingratiated: s. 
 
 ingratiation. 
 INGRATITUDE, s. Retribution of 
 
 evil for good. 
 INGRE'DIENT. s. Component part 
 
 of a body, consisting of several 
 
 materials. 
 IN'GRESS. s. Entrance ; power of 
 
 entrance, s. ingression: adj. in- 
 
 gressive. 
 IN'GUINAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 
 groin. 
 INGULF', v. To swallow up, in a 
 
 vast profundity; to cast into a 
 
 gulf. pr. par. ingulfing; past, in- 
 gulfed. 
 INGUR'GITATE. v. To swallow 
 
 down. pr. par. ingurgitating; past, 
 
 ingurgitated: s. ingurgitation. 
 rNHAB'IT. v. To dwell in. pr. par. 
 
 inhabiting; past, inhabited: adj. in- 
 habitable: s. inhabitation, inhabit- 
 ant, inhabitancy. 
 
 INH-INJ 
 
 INHANCE'. v. To raise, to advance 
 to heighten in price, pr. par. in 
 hancing; past, inhanctd. 
 
 INHA'LE. v. To draw in with air. 
 pr. par. inhaling; past, inhaled: s. 
 inhaler. 
 
 INHARMONIOUS, INHARMONI- 
 CAL. adj. Discordant, unmusical, 
 adv. inharmoniously : s. inharmo- 
 niousness. 
 
 INHE'RE. v. To exist in something 
 else. s. inherence, inherency : adj. 
 inherent: adv. inherently. 
 
 INHERIT, v. To receive or possess 
 as an heir ; to derive from an ances- 
 tor, pr. par. inheriting; past, in- 
 herited: adj. inheritable: adv. in- 
 heritably : s. inheritance, inheritor, 
 inheritress, pi. inheritresses. 
 
 INHIB'IT. v. To restrain, to hinder, 
 to prohibit, to forbid, pr. par. in- 
 hibiting; past, inhibited: s. inhiti- 
 tion. 
 
 INHOSTITABLE. adj. Affording 
 no kindness or entertainment to 
 strangers, adv. inhospitably: in* 
 hospitality, pi. inhospitalilies. 
 
 INHU'MAN. adj. Barbarous, savage, 
 cruel, adv. inhumanly: s. inhu* 
 maniiy, pi. inhumanities. 
 
 INHUME, v. To bury in the earth 
 pr. par. inhuming; past, inhumed 
 adj. inhumative: s. inhumation. 
 
 INIM'ICAL. adj. Unfriendly,hcstile, 
 adverse, adv. inimically. 
 
 INIM'ITABLE. adj. That cannot be 
 imitated, adv. inimitably: s. in- 
 imitableness. 
 
 INIQ'UITY. s. Injustice, wicked- 
 ness, crime, adj. iniquitous: adv. 
 iniquitously . 
 
 INITIAL, adj. Placed at the begin- 
 ning, s. initial: adv. initially. 
 
 INITIATE, v. To enter; to instruct 
 in the rudiments of any art. pr. 
 par. initiating; past, initiated: s. 
 initiation: adj. initiatory. 
 
 INJECT', v. To throw into. pr. par. 
 injecting; past, injected: s. injet- 
 tion. 
 
 INJOIN', ENJOIN', v. To direct, to 
 order, to prescribe pr. par. in- 
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INJ-INN 
 
 Joining; past, injoined: s. injoin- 
 er, injoinment. 
 
 INJUDICIOUS, adj. Without judg- 
 ment. adv. injudiciously: s. inju- 
 diciou'jness. 
 
 INJUNCTION, s. Act of injoining; 
 command, adj. injunctive. 
 
 INJURE, v. To hurt unjustly; to 
 wrong, pr. par. injuring; past, 
 injured: s. injury, pi. injuries, in- 
 juriousness: adj. injurious: adv. 
 injuriously. 
 
 INJUSTICE, s. Iniquity, wrong. 
 
 INK. s. A liquid, used for writing 
 and prroting. v. ink; pr. par. ink- 
 ing; past, inked: adj. inky: s. 
 
 INK'STAND. 5. A utensil for hold- 
 ing the instruments of writing. 
 
 INLAND, adj. Interior; lying re- 
 mote from the sea. s. inlander. 
 
 INLAY', v. To diversify with dif- 
 ferent bodies, inserted into the 
 ground or substratum, pr. par. in- 
 laying; past, inlaid. 
 
 IN'MATE. s. One who dwells in the 
 same house with another. 
 
 INMOST, adj. Deepest within ; re- 
 motest from the surface. 
 
 INN. s. A chamber, a lodging; a 
 house of entertainment, for travel- 
 lers. 
 
 IN'NATE. adj. Inborn, adv. innate- 
 ly: s. innateness. 
 
 INNAVIGABLE, adj. Not possible 
 to be navigated. 
 
 IN'NER. adj. Interior, superlative, 
 innermost. 
 
 INN'KEEPER. s. One who keeps an 
 inn. 
 
 IN'NOCENCE. s. Harmlessness ; 
 freedom from guilt, adj. innocent: 
 adv. innocently. 
 
 INNOCUOUS, adj. Harmless, adv. ! 
 innocuously : s. innocuousness. 
 
 [N'NOVATE. v. To introduce a nov- 
 elty, pr. par. innovating ; past, 
 innovated: s. innovation, innovator. 
 
 INNOXIOUS, adj. Free from mis- 
 chievous effects, adv. innoxiously: 
 s. innoxiousness. 
 
 INN— INS 
 
 INNUENDO, s. An oblique hint. pi. 
 
 innuendoes. 
 INNUMERABLE, adj. Not to ,>e 
 
 counted, adv. innumerably : s in 
 
 numerableness. 
 INOCULATE, v. To propagate any 
 • plant, by inserting its bud into 
 
 another stock ; to infect by inoc- 
 ulation, pr. par. inoculating; past, 
 
 inoculated: s. inoculation, inocu- 
 
 lator. 
 INO'DOROUS. adj. Wanting scent 
 
 adv. inodorously. 
 INOFFEN SIVE. adj. Harmless, in 
 
 nocent. adv. inoffensively : s. inqf 
 
 fensiveness. 
 INOPPORTUNE, adj. Unseasona 
 
 ble, inconvenient, adv. inoppor 
 
 tunely. 
 INOR'DINATE. adj. Irregular, ua 
 
 lawful, adv. inordinately: s. inor 
 
 dinateness. 
 IN'QUEST. s. Judicial inquiry or 
 
 examination. 
 INQUI'ET. adj. Disquiet, s. inquts- 
 
 tude. 
 1NQLTRE, ENQLTRE. v. To ask 
 
 questions; to make search, p; 
 
 par. inquiring; past, inquired: 
 
 s. inquiry, pi. inquiries, inquirer. 
 INQUISITION, s. Judicial inquirv. 
 
 s. inquisitor: adj. inquisitorial 
 
 adv. inquisitorially. 
 INQUISITIVE, adj. Curious; bury 
 
 in search, adv. inquisitively s. tji 
 
 quisitiveness. 
 INROAD, s. Incursion. 
 INSALUBRITY, s. Unwholesome 
 
 ness. adj. insalubrious. 
 INSA'NE. adj. Disordered in mind. 
 
 s. insanity, pi. insanities. 
 INSATIABLE, adj. Greedy beyond 
 
 measure, adv. insatiably : s. insa- 
 
 tiableness. 
 INSATIATE, adj. Greedy, so as 
 
 not to be satisfied, adv. insaiiately: 
 
 s. insatiety. 
 INSCRI'BE. v. To write on any 
 
 thing; to dedicate, pr. par. in- 
 scribing; past, inscribed: s in 
 
 INSCRIPTION, s. Act of inscrib- 
 205 
 
INS— INS 
 
 ing; thing inscribed, adj. inscrip- 
 tive. 
 
 INSCRUTABLE, adj. Incapable of 
 being discovered, adv. inscrutably: 
 s. inscrutability. 
 
 IN'SECT. s. A small animal, hav- 
 ing a separation in the middle, or 
 between the extremities of its bo- 
 dy, joined by a ligature, as a com- 
 mon fly. v. insect ; pr. par. insert- 
 ing ; past, inserted: adj. insectile. 
 
 INSECTOL'OGER. s. One who 
 studies or describes insects, s. in- 
 sectology. 
 
 INSECU'RE. adj. Not secure, adv. 
 insecurely: s. insecurity , pi. inse- 
 curities. 
 
 INSEN'SATE. adj. Wanting sensi- 
 bility; wanting feeling, adj. in- 
 sensitive: s. insensation. 
 
 INSEN'SIBLE. adj. Imperceptible; 
 void of feeling; void of meaning, 
 adv. insensibly : s. insensibility, pi. 
 insensibilities. 
 
 INSEPARABLE, adj. Not to be 
 separated, adv. inseparably: s. in- 
 separability. 
 
 INSERT', v. To place in or amongst 
 other things, pr. par. inserting; 
 past, inserted: s. insertion. 
 
 INSHRI'NE, ENSHRI'NE. v. To 
 enclose in a shrine, pr. par. in- 
 shrining; past, inshrined. 
 
 INSIDIOUS, adj. Sly, treacherous, 
 adv. insidiously: s. insidiousness. 
 
 IN'SIGHT. s. Deep view ; thorough 
 skill in anything. 
 
 INSIG'NIA. s. Distinguishing marks 
 of office or honour. 
 
 INSIGNIFICANT, adj. Wanting 
 meaning; void of signification; 
 mean. adv. insignificantly: s. in- 
 significance, insignificancy. 
 
 INSINCERE, adj. Wanting sincer- 
 ity, adv. insincerely, s. insincerity, 
 pi . insincerities. 
 
 INSIN'UATE. v. To push gently in- 
 to favour or regnrd. pr. par. insin- 
 uating; past, insinuated: adj. in- 
 sinuative: s. insinuation, insinua- 
 Jor. 
 
 INSIPID adj. Wanting taste, adv. 
 
 INS- INS 
 
 insipidly: s. insipidity, pi. insipidi- 
 ties. 
 
 INSIST', v. To stand or rest upon ; 
 to persist in. pr. par. insisting} 
 past, insisted. 
 
 INSNA'RE. v. To entrap, pr. par 
 insnaring; past, insnared: s. in* 
 snarer. 
 
 INSO'CIABLE. adj. Not sociable, 
 adv . insociably : s. insociability. 
 
 IN'SOLENT. adj. Haughty, over 
 bearing, adv. insolently: s. inso- 
 lence. 
 
 INSOL'ID. adj. Not solid, s. insolidi- 
 tv, pi. insolidities. * 
 
 INSOL'UBLE. adj. Not to be dissolv- 
 ed or separated, adv. insolubly: s. 
 insolubility, pi. insolubilities. 
 
 INSOL'VABLE. adj. Not to be ex- 
 plained, adv. insolvably. 
 
 INSOLVENCY. 5. Inability to pay 
 debts, pi. insolvencies : adj. ins< I 
 vent. 
 
 INSPECT', v. To look into, by way 
 of examination, pr. par. inspecting, 
 past, inspected: s. inspection, in* 
 spector : adj. inspectorial. 
 
 INSPER'SION. 5. Act of sprinkling 
 upon. 
 
 INSPI'RE. v. To draw in the breath, 
 to breath into ; to infuse into the 
 mind ; to impress upon the fancy, 
 pr. par. inspiring; past, inspired: 
 s. inspiration, inspirer : adj. itv 
 spirable. 
 
 INSPIRIT, v. To enliven, pr. par 
 inspiriting; past, inspirited: s. in 
 spiration: adj. insjnritive. 
 
 INSPIS'SATE. v. To thicken, pr. par 
 inspissating; past, inspissated: s 
 inspissation. 
 
 INSTA'BLE. adj. Inconstant, adv 
 instably s. instability, pi. instabi 1 
 ities. 
 
 INSTALL. -y.To advance to any rank 
 or office, by placing in an official 
 seat, or stall, pr. par. installing, 
 past, installed: s. installation, in 
 stalment.. 
 
 INSTALMENT, s. Act of installing; 
 in commercial language, a certain 
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INS— INS 
 
 portion of a debt to be paid at 
 stated times. 
 
 IN'STANT. adj. Pressing, urgent, 
 earnest, immediate. 
 
 IN'STANT. s. Such a part of dura- 
 tion wherein we perceive no suc- 
 cession ; a particular time. 
 
 INSTANTA'NEOUS. adj. Done in 
 an instant, adv. instantaneously: 
 s. instantaneousness. 
 
 INSTAURA'TION. s. Reparation, 
 renewal, s. instaurator. 
 
 INSTEAD', adv. In the room or 
 place 
 
 IN'STEP. s. The upper part of the 
 foot, which joins the leg. 
 
 IN'STIGATE. v. To urge to ill. pr. 
 par. instigating; past, instigated: 
 adj. instigative: s. instigation, in- 
 stigator. 
 
 INSTIL', v. To infuse by drops ; to 
 insinuate any thing imperceptibly 
 into the mind. pr. par. instilling; 
 past, instilled: s. instillation, in- 
 stiller, instilment. 
 
 INSTINCT, s. The power determin- 
 ing the will of brutes; desire or 
 aversion acting in the mind, with- 
 out the intervention of reason, 
 adj. instinctive: adv. instinctively. 
 
 INSTITUTE, v. To fix, to establish, 
 to commence, to prescribe, pr. 
 par. instituting; past, instituted: 
 s. institution, institute, institutor: 
 udj. institutive, institutionary. 
 
 INSTRUCT', v. To teach, to direct, 
 pr. par. instructing ; past, instruct- 
 ed: adj. instructive: adv. instruct- 
 ively: s. instruction, instructer, 
 msiructiveness, instructress. 
 INSTRUMENT, s. A tool used for 
 any work, or purpose ; a frame 
 constructed so as to yield harmo- 
 nious sounds, adj. instrumental: 
 s. instrumentality: adv. instrumen- 
 tally. 
 1NSUBJECTION. s. State of diso- 
 bedience. 
 INSUBOR'DINATE. adj. In a state 
 of disorder or disobedience, s. in- 
 subordination. 
 
 INS— INT 
 
 INSUF'FERABLE. adj. Intolerable, 
 adv. insufferably: s. insufferable- 
 ness. 
 
 INSUFFICIENT, adj. Not sufficient, 
 adv. insufficiently : s. insufficient^ 
 insufficiency, pi. insufficiencies. 
 
 IN'SULAR. adj. Belonging to an 
 island ; having the quality of an 
 island, s. insularity. 
 
 IN'SULATE. v. To form into an 
 island ; to separate, pr. par. insu- 
 lating; past, insulated. 
 
 INSULT', v. To treat with insolence 
 or contempt, pr. par. insulting, 
 past, insulted: adj. insulting: adv 
 insultingly : s. insult, insulter. 
 
 INSUTERABLE. adj. Invincible; 
 insurmountable, adv. insuperably : 
 s. insuperability. 
 
 INSUPPORTABLE, adj. Intolera 
 ble, insufferable, adv. insupporta 
 bly: s. insupportableness. 
 
 INSURE, v. To exempt from hazard., 
 by the payment of a certain sum ; 
 to make sure. pr. par. insuring , 
 past, insureds s. insurance, insurer. 
 
 INSUR'GENT. s. One who rebels 
 against the established govern- 
 ment of a countrv. 
 
 INSURMOUNTABLE, adj. Insu- 
 perable, adv. insurmountably: s 
 insurmoun lability. 
 
 INSURRECTION, s. A seditious 
 rising, adj. insurrectional, insur- 
 rectionary. 
 
 INSUSCEPTIBLE, adj. Not suscep- 
 tible, s. insusceptibility : adv. in- 
 susceptibly. 
 
 INTAG'LIO. s. Any thing that has 
 figures engraved upon it, so as to 
 rise above the ground. 
 
 INTAIL'. See Entail. 
 
 INT AN'GIBLE. adj. Not to be touch- 
 ed. adv. intangibly: s. intangibili- 
 ty, pi. intangibilities. 
 
 INTEGER, s. The whole of any 
 thing, adj. integral: adv. integral- 
 ly : s. integrality. 
 
 INTEGRATE, v. To form :>n« 
 whole ; to contain all the parts of. 
 pr. par. integrating ; past, inte 
 grated. 
 
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INT— INT 
 
 INTEGRITY, s. Entireness, incor- 
 ruptibility, honesty, pi. integrities. 
 
 INTEGUMENT, s. Any thing that 
 covers or envelops another thing 
 adj. integumental. 
 
 INTELLECT, s. The intelligent 
 mind. adj. intellectual: adv. intel- 
 lectually; s. intellectualist, intellec- 
 tuality. 
 
 INTELLIGENT, adj. Knowing, in 
 structed, skilful, s. intelligence, 
 intelligencer. 
 
 INTELLIGIBLE, adj. Possible to 
 be understood, adv. intelligibly: 
 s. intelligibility. 
 
 INTEMTERATE. adj. Immoderate 
 in appetite ; drunken ; ungovern- 
 able; exceeding the just or con- 
 venient mean. adv. intemperately 
 s. intemperance. 
 
 INTEND', v. To mean or design. 
 pr. par. intending; past, intended 
 s. intender, intention, intendment. 
 
 INTEND'ANT. s. An officer of the 
 highest class, who oversees any 
 particular allotment of public busi 
 ness. 
 
 INTENSE', adj. Raised to a high de- 
 gree ; vehement, ardent, adv. in- 
 tensely: s. intenseness, intension, 
 intensity, pi. intensities. 
 
 IJNTENT'. adj. Anxiously diligent, 
 s. intent, intentness: adv. intently. 
 
 INTENTION, s. Design, purpose, 
 adj. intentional: adv. intentionally. 
 
 IJNTER'. v. To bury. pr. par. inter- 
 ring; past, interred: s. interment 
 
 INTER'CALAR, INTER'CALARY. 
 adj. Inserted out of the common 
 order, to preserve the equation of 
 time. v. intercalate; pr. par. inter- 
 calating; past, intercalated: s. in- 
 tercalation. 
 
 INTERCEDE, v. To pass between ; 
 to mediate, pr. par. interceding ; 
 past, interceded. 
 
 INTERCEPT', v. To stop and seize 
 in the way ; to obstruct, pr. par. 
 intercepting; past, intercepted: s. 
 interception, inter cepter : adj. in- 
 tercept ive: adv inter cepiively. 
 
 INTERCESSION, s Act of inter- 
 
 INT— INT 
 
 ceding ; mediation, s. intercessu? : 
 adj. intercessory. 
 
 INTERCHAIN', v. To chain or link 
 together, pr. par. interchaining, 
 past, interchained. 
 
 INTERCHANGE', v. To give and 
 take mutually ; to put each in the 
 place of the other, pr. par. inter- 
 changing; past, interchanged 
 adj. interchangeable: adv. inter- 
 changeably : s. inter xhangement. 
 
 INTERCOURSE, s. Commerce 
 communication. 
 
 INTERDICT', v. To forbid, to pro- 
 hibit. pr. par. interdicting ; past 
 interdicted: s. in'terdict, interdic- 
 tion: adj. inter diclive,i7iterdictoi-y 
 
 INTEREST', v. To concern, to ef 
 feet. pr. par. interesting; past,m 
 terested. 
 
 INTEREST, s. Concern, advantage, 
 influence over others ; money paid 
 for the use of money. 
 
 INTERFE'RE, v. To interpose; to 
 intermeddle, pr. par. interfering , 
 past, interfered: s. interference. 
 
 INTERIM, s. Intervening time. 
 
 INTERIOR, adj. Internal, not out 
 ward. s. interior. 
 
 INTERJECTION, s. Intervention; 
 one of the parts of speech. ». in* 
 terject; \\x.\>zx. interjecting; past, 
 interjected. 
 
 INTERLA'CE. v. To intermix; to 
 put one thing within another, pr. 
 par. interlacing; past, interlaced. 
 
 INTERLARD', v. To insert between, 
 pr. par. interlarding; past, inter- 
 larded. 
 
 INTERLEAVE, v. To insert blank 
 leaves into a book. pr. par. inter 
 leaving; past, interleaved. 
 
 INTERLI'NE. v. To write in alter- 
 nate lines ; to write between two 
 lines, pr. par. interlining; past, 
 interlined: adj. interlinear, inter- 
 lineary : s. interlineation. 
 
 INTERLO'PE. v. To intrude ; to run 
 between parties, and intercept the 
 advantage one should gain from 
 the other, pr. par. interloping 
 past, interloped : s. interloper. 
 203 
 
INT— INT 
 
 IN TERLUDE. s. Something played 
 .'it the intervals of a festival or play. 
 
 INTERMARRY, v. To marry some 
 of each family with another, pr. 
 par. intermarrying ; past, intermar- 
 ried: s. intermarriage. 
 
 INTERxMED'DLE. v. To interpose 
 officiously, pr. par. intermeddling ; 
 past, intermeddled: s. intermeddler. 
 
 INTERxME'DJATE.flcJ/.lntervening. 
 adv. intermediately. 
 
 INTERMINABLE, adj. Immense: 
 without limit, adv. interminably: 
 ad j . interminate. 
 
 INTJERMIN'GLE. v. To mix. pr. 
 par. intermingling; past, intermin-\ 
 gled. 
 
 INTERMISSION, s. Act of inter- 
 mitting; cessation for a time. adj. 
 intermissive. 
 
 INTERMIT, v. To cease or forbear 
 for a time. pr. par. intermitting ; 
 past, intermitted: adj. intermittent: 
 adv. intermittingly. 
 
 INTERMIX', v. To mingle; to mix. 
 pr. par. intermixing; past, inter- 
 mixed: s. intermixture. 
 
 INTERNAL, adj. Inward, adv. in- 
 ternally. 
 
 INTERPOLATE, v. To put any 
 thing into a place to which it does 
 not belong, pr. par. interpolating; 
 past, interpolated : s. interpolation, 
 interpolater. 
 
 INTERPOSE, v. To place between; 
 to thrust in, as an obstruction, in- 
 terruption, or inconvenience, pr. 
 par. interposing; past, interposed: 
 s. interposition. 
 
 INTERPRET, v. To explain, pr. 
 par. interpreting; past, interpreted: 
 s. interpretation, interpreter : adj. 
 interpretative, interpretable: adv. 
 interpretatively. 
 
 INTERREG'NUM. s. The time in 
 which a throne is vacant between 
 the death of one prince, and the 
 accession of another. 
 
 INTERROGATE, v. To question, 
 pr. par. interrogating ; past, in- 
 terrogated: s. interrogation, inter 
 S2 
 
 INT— INT 
 
 rogator: adj. interrogative , inier* 
 rogatory: adv. interrogatively. 
 
 INTERRUPT, v. To hinder from 
 proceeding, by interposition, pr. 
 par. interrupting ; past, interrupt' 
 ed: s. interruption, interrupter 
 adv. interruptedly. 
 
 INTERSECT, v. To cut; to divide 
 each other mutually, pr. par. in- 
 tersecting; past, intersected : s. in- 
 tersection. 
 
 INTERSPERSE', v. To scatter 
 amongst other things, pr. par. in 
 ierspersing; past, interspersed: s. 
 interspersion. 
 
 INTERSTICE, s. Interveningspace. 
 adj. interstitial. 
 
 INTERTWI'NE. v. To unite, by 
 twisting one in another, pr. par 
 intertwining; past, intertwined. 
 
 IN'TERVAL. 5. Intervening space 
 or time. 
 
 INTER VE'NE. v. To come between, 
 pr. par. intervening ; past, inter- 
 vened: s. intervention: adj. inter- 
 venient. 
 
 LN'TERVIEW. s. Mutual sight; 
 meeting of persons generally by 
 aopointment. 
 
 INTERWEAVE', v. To mix one 
 with another, in a regular texture, 
 pr. par. interweaving; past, in- 
 terwoven. 
 
 INTESTATE, adj. Dying without 
 a will. s. intestate, intestacy. 
 
 INTESTINE, adj. Internal, s. m- 
 testine. 
 
 INTHRAL', ENTHRAL', v. To en- 
 slave, pr. par. inthr ailing ; past, 
 inthr ailed: s. inthralment^ in- 
 thraller. 
 
 INTHRO'NE. v. To raise to rovalty. 
 pr. par. inthr oning; past , inthr on- 
 ed: s. inthr onement. 
 
 INTI'CE. v. See Entice. 
 
 IN'TIMATE. adj. Familiar; closely 
 acquainted, adv. intimately: s. in 
 timacy, intimacies. 
 
 IN'TIMATE. v. To point out indi 
 rectly. pr. par. intimating; past, 
 20i) 
 
INT— INT 
 
 intimated: s. intimation: adv. in- 
 timately. 
 
 INTIMIDATE, v. To make fear- 
 ful, pr. par. intimidating,- past, 
 intimidated: s. intimidation. 
 
 TNTl'RE, ENTi'RE. adj. Whole, 
 unbroken, adv. intirely : s. intire- 
 ness. 
 
 INTI'TLE, ENTITLE, v. To give 
 a claim to; to have a title, pr. 
 par. intitling ; past, intitled. 
 
 .INTOLERABLE, adj. Insufferable, 
 adv. intolerably. 
 
 INTOLERANCE, s. Want of pa- 
 • tience to bear the opinion of 
 others, adj. intolerant. 
 
 INTOMB . v. To enclose in a tomb, 
 pr. par. intombing ; past, intombed. 
 
 INTONATE, v. To thunder, pr. par. 
 intonating; past, intonated: s. in- 
 tonation. 
 
 INTOXICATE, v. To make drunk, 
 pr. par. intoxicating ; past, intoxi- 
 cated: s. intoxication. 
 
 INTRACTABLE, adj. Ungoverna- 
 ble, obstinate, adv. intractably: 
 s. intractability, intractableness. 
 
 INTRANCE', ENTRANCE', v. To 
 put into a trance, pr. par. intranc- 
 ing ; past, intranced. 
 
 INTRANQUIL'ITY. s. Unquietness; 
 want of rest. 
 
 INTRA N'SITIVE. adj. Not transi- 
 tive, adv. intransitively. 
 
 INTRAP', ENTRAP', v. To en- 
 snare, to entangle, pr. par. intrap- 
 ping : past, intrapped. 
 
 INTREAT, ENTREAT', v. To pe- 
 tition ; to solicit, pr. par. intreat- 
 ing ; Dast, intreated. 
 
 INTRENCH', v. To for'ify with a 
 trench ; to encroach, yr. par. in- 
 trenching ; past, intrenched : s. in- 
 trenchment. 
 
 INTREPID, adj. Fearkss, daring, 
 adv. intrepidly: s. intrepiaity. 
 
 INTRICATE, adj. Entangled, com- 
 plicated, adv. intricately: s. in-\ 
 tricacy. 
 
 INTRIGUE, 5. A plot; a private 
 transaction in which many parties 
 are engaged, v. intrigue'; pr. par. 
 
 INT— INV 
 
 intriguing; past, intrigued: s. in- 
 triguer: adv. intriguingly. 
 
 INTRINSIC, adj. Inward; interna! 
 real ; true. adv. intrinsically. 
 
 INTRODUCE, v. To conduct an- 
 other to a place or person ; to 
 bring any thing into notice or prac- 
 tice, pr. par. introducing; past, 
 introduced: s. introduction: adj. 
 introductive, introductory. 
 
 INTROMIT', v. To send in ; to let 
 in ; to admit ; to intermeddle, pr. 
 par. intromitling ; past, intromit' 
 ted: s. intromission. 
 
 INTRU'DE. v. To enter without in- 
 vitation or permission; to encroach 
 pr. par. intruding; past, intruded: 
 s. intruder. 
 
 INTRUSION, s. Act of intruding, 
 adj. intrusive: adv. intrusively. 
 
 INTRUST', v. To treat with confi 
 dence; to confide, pr. par. intrust' 
 ing; past, intrusted. 
 
 INTU'ITIVE. adj. Immediately per- 
 ceived by the mind, without the 
 intervention of argument or testi- 
 mony, s. intuition: adv. intuitively. 
 
 INTWI'NE. v. To twist or wreath 
 together, pr. par. intwining; past, 
 intwined. 
 
 INUEN'DO. s. See Innuendo. 
 
 INUM'BRATE. v. To shade; to - 
 cover with shades, pr. par. mwm- 
 brating; past, inumbrated; s. m- 
 umbration. 
 
 IN'UNDATE. v. To overflow with 
 water, pr. par. inundating; past, 
 inundated: s. inundation. 
 
 INURBAN'ITY. 5. Want of eourte- 
 ousness; rudeness; unkindness. 
 
 INU'RE. v. To habituate; to accus 
 torn. pr. par. inuring; past, in- 
 ured: s. inurement. 
 
 INURN'. v. To entomb; to bury 
 pr. par. inuming; past, inurned. 
 
 INUTILITY, s. Uselessness. 
 
 INVA'DE. v. To make a hostile en- 
 trance; to infringe, pr. par. in- 
 vading; past, invaded: s. invader 
 
 INVA'SION. s. Act of invading, adj. 
 invasive. 
 
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LW— INV 
 
 INVALID, adj. Weak ; of no weight 
 or cogency ; null. v. invalidate ; 
 pr. par. invalidating; past, invali- 
 dated: s. invalidation, invalidity. 
 
 INVALUABLE, adj. Inestimable, 
 adv. invaluably. 
 
 INVA RIABLE. adj. Unchangeable, 
 adv. invariably: s. mvariableness. 
 
 INVECTJVE. s. Censure; satirical 
 or reproachful accusation, adj. in- 
 vzctive: adv. inveclively. 
 
 INVEIGH', v. To utter censure or 
 reproach, pr. par. inveighing,- past, 
 inveighed: s. inveigher. 
 
 INVEPGLE. v. To persuade to some- 
 thing bad or hurtful; to allure, pr. 
 par. inveigling; past, inveigled: s. 
 inveiglement, inveigler. 
 
 JNVEN'OM. v. See Envenom. 
 
 INVENT, v. To find out ; to produce 
 something not made before ; to 
 fabricate, pr. par. inventing ; past, 
 invented: s. inventer, invention: 
 adj. inventive. 
 
 INVENTORY, s. An account or 
 catalogue, pi. inventories: v. in- 
 ventory. 
 
 INVERT', v. To turn upside down ; 
 to place the last first, pr. par. in- 
 verting; past, inverted: s. inver- 
 sion: adj. inverse: adv. invertedly. 
 
 INVEST, v. To place in possession 
 of a rank or office ; to confer ; to 
 enclose, pr. par. investing; past, 
 invested : s. investment, investiture. 
 
 INVESTIGATE, v. To search out; 
 to examine, pr. par. investigating; 
 past, investigated : s. investigation, 
 investigator: adj. investigative. 
 
 INVETERATE, adj. Old ; obstinate 
 by long continuance, s. inveterate- 
 ness: adv. inveterately. 
 
 INVIDIOUS, adj. Envious, malig- 
 nant, s. invidiousness : adv. invid- 
 iously. 
 
 INVIG'ORATE. v. To endue with 
 vigour, pr. par. invigorating; past, 
 invigorated: s. invigoration. 
 
 INVIN'CIBLE. adj. Insuperable, un- 
 conquerable, adv. invincibly: s. 
 invincibility 
 
 INV— IR1 
 
 INVI'OLABLE. adj. Not to be pro- 
 faned ; not to be broken, adv wt 
 violably : s. inviolability: adv. in- 
 violably: adj. inviolate. 
 
 INVISIBLE, adj. Not to be seen. 
 adv. invisibly: s. invisibility. 
 
 INVi'TE. y. To ask to any place 
 with entreaty and complaisance: 
 to allure, pr. par. inviting; past, 
 invited: s. inviter, invitation: adv. 
 invitingly. 
 
 INVOCATION, s. Act of invoking: 
 entreatv. 
 
 IN' VOICE, s. A catalogue of the 
 freight of a ship ; or of the articles 
 and price of goods sent by or to a 
 factor, adj. invoiced. 
 
 INVO'KE. v. To call upon, to im- 
 plore, pr. par. invoking ; past, in- 
 voked. 
 
 INVOL'UNTARY. adj. Not having 
 the power of choice ; not done 
 willinglv. adv. involuntarily. 
 
 INVOLVE', v. To inwrap, to imply, 
 to comprise, pr. par. involving, 
 past, involved. 
 
 INVOLUTION, s. Act of involving. 
 
 INVUL'NERABLE. adj. Not to be 
 wounded, adv. invulnerably. 
 
 IN'WARD. adj. Internal, within, 
 adv. inwardly. 
 
 INWRAP. v. To cover by involu- 
 tion ; to involve, pr. par. inwrap- 
 ping; past, inwrapped. 
 
 IN WREATH', v. To surround as 
 with a wreath, pr. par. inwreath- 
 ing; past, inwreathed. 
 
 INWROUGHT, adj. Adorned with 
 work. 
 
 ION'IC. adj. Relating to or belonging 
 to one of the orders of architec- 
 ture. 
 
 IOTA. s. A tittle ; the smallest let- 
 ter in the Greek alphabet. 
 
 IPECACUAN'HA. s. An Indian plant 
 of emetic virtues. 
 
 IRAS'CIBLE. adj. Easily provoked. 
 s. irascibility : adj. irascibly. 
 
 IRE. 5. Anger, rage. adv. irefully 
 
 PR IS. 5. The rainbow, the circle 
 round the pupil of the eye; the 
 tfeur de lis 
 
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IKI— 1RR 
 
 IRISH, adj. Belonging to Ireland. 
 s. Irishism. 
 
 1 RK'SOME. adj. Wearisome, tedious, 
 troublesome, s. irksomeness : adv. 
 irksomely. 
 
 IRON, s. The hardest and most use- 
 ful of the metals, adj. iron. 
 
 IRON, v To smooth with an iron; 
 to shackle with irons, pr. par. 
 ironing; past, ironed. 
 
 IRONMONGER, s. A dealer in iron. 
 s. ironmongery. 
 
 I'RONMOULD. s. A stain caused by 
 ox v dated iron. adj. ironmoulded. 
 
 I'RON Y. s. A mode of speech, in 
 which the meaning is contrary to 
 the words, pi. ironies: adj. ironi- 
 cal : adv. ironically: s. ironist. 
 
 IRRA'DIATE. v. To shine upon; to 
 emit beams of light, pr. par. irra- 
 diating; past, irradiated: s. irra- 
 diance, irradiation. 
 
 IRRATIONAL, adj. Void of reason; 
 absurd, s. irrationality: adv. irra- 
 tionally. 
 
 IRRECLAIM'ABLE. adj. Not to D e 
 reclaimed, adv. irreclaimably. 
 
 IRRECONCILABLE, adj. Not to be 
 reconciled, adv. irreconcilably. 
 
 IRRECOVERABLE, adj. Not to be 
 regained , not to be remedied, adv. 
 irrecoverably. 
 
 IRREDU'CIBLE. adj. Not to be re- 
 duced, adv. irreducibly. 
 
 IRREFRAGABLE, adj. Not to be 
 confuted, adv. irrefragably. 
 
 IRREFUTABLE, adj. Not to be re- 
 futed, adv. irrefutably. 
 
 IRREGULAR, adj. Deviating from 
 rule, custom, or nature; imme^hod- 
 ical. s. irregularity: adv. irregu- 
 larly. 
 
 IRREL'ATIVE. adj. Having no ref- 
 erence to. adv. irrelatively. 
 
 IRRELEVANT, adj. Not applica- 
 ble ; not to the purpose, adv. ir- 
 relevantly: s. irrelevancy. 
 
 IRRELIEVABLE. adj. Not admit- 
 ting relief. 
 
 IRRELI'GION. s. Want of religion ; 
 contempt of religion, adj. irreli- 
 gious: adv. irreligiously. 
 
 IRR— ISL 
 
 IRREME'DIABLE. adj. Admitting 
 
 , no cure. adv. irremediably. 
 
 IRREMO'VABLE. adj. Not to be 
 
 i removed or changed, adv. irre 
 
 | movably. 
 
 |IRREMU'NERABLE. adj. Not to be 
 
 I rewarded. 
 
 IRREF ARABLE, adj. Not to be re 
 covered or repaired, adv. irrepa 
 rably. 
 
 IRREPREHEN'SIBLE. adj. Exemp 
 from blame, adv. irreprehensibly. 
 
 IRREPRESSIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 repressed, adv. irrepressibly. 
 
 IRREPROACH'ABLE. adj. Free 
 from reproach, adv. irreproacha- 
 bly. 
 
 IRRESISTIBLE, adj. Superior to 
 opposition, s. irresistibility: adv. 
 irresistibly. 
 
 IRRES'OLUTE. adj. Not constant 
 in purpose ; not determined, adv. 
 irresolutely : s. irresolution. 
 
 IRRESPONSIBLE, adj. Not respon- 
 sible, s. irresponsibility. 
 
 IRRETRIEVABLE, adj. Not to be 
 repaired; irrecoverable, adv. ir- 
 retrievably. 
 
 IRREVERENCE, s. Want of rever- 
 ence; want of respect, adj. irrev- 
 erent: adv. irreverently. 
 
 IRREVERSIBLE, adj. Not to be 
 reversed, adv. irreversibly. 
 
 IRREVOCABLE, adj. Not to be 
 revoked, s. irrevocability : adv. ir- 
 revocably. 
 
 IR'RIGATE. v. To moisten, to 
 water, pr. par. irrigating; pas% 
 irrigated: s. irrigation: adj. ir- 
 riguous. 
 
 IR'RITATE. v. To provoke, to teaze, 
 to stimulate, pr. par. irritating , 
 past, irritated: adj. irritable: s. i?'- 
 ritaiion y irritability. 
 
 IRRUPTION, s. The act of forcing 
 an entrance; inroad, adj. irruptive. 
 
 I'SINGLASS. s. A glue prepared 
 from the intestines of a fr-h. 
 
 I'SLAND. s. A tract of land sur- 
 rounded by water, s. islander. 
 
 ISLE. 5. An island; a long walk in 
 3 church, pronounced He. 
 
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ISO— 1TA 
 
 [S'OLATE. v. To detach, to sepa- 
 rate, pr. par. isolating; past, iso- 
 lated. 
 
 LS'SUE. v. To come out; to make 
 an irruption, pr. par. issuing; 
 past, issued: s. issue. 
 
 ISTH'MUS. s. A neck ofland, join- 
 ing a peninsula to a continent, pi. 
 isthmuses. 
 
 IT. One of the pronouns. 
 
 ITALIAN, adj. Relating or belong- 
 ing to Italy. 
 
 ITALIC, adj. Denoting a species 
 of type. 
 
 ITE— IVY 
 
 ITEM. s. A new article ; a hint. 
 
 ITERATE, v. To repeat; to uttei 
 again ; to inculcate by frequent 
 mention, pr. par. iterating; past, 
 iterated: s. iteration: adj. iterative. 
 
 ITLYERANT. adj. Traveling, wan- 
 dering, adj. itinerary. 
 
 ITINERARY, s. A book of travels, 
 pi. itineraries. 
 
 I'VORY. s. The tusk of the elephant. 
 
 l'VY. s. A species of creeping plan* 
 adj. ivied. 
 
 JAB— J AD 
 
 JAB'BER. v. To talk idly ; to chat- 
 ter, pr. par. jabbering; past, jab- 
 bered : s. jabber, jabberer. 
 
 JACK'AL. s. A small animal, sup- 
 posed to start prey for the lion. 
 
 JACK'ANAFES. s. A monkey; a 
 coxcomb. 
 
 JACK'ASS. s. A male ass. ipl.jack- 
 asses. 
 
 JACK'DAW. s. A species of crow. 
 
 JACK'ET. s. A short coat. adj. jack- 
 eted. 
 
 JACOBIN, s. A friar of the order of 
 •St. Dominic ; the name of a fac- 
 tion in the French revolution, so 
 called from their assembling in the 
 monastery of the Jacobin friars, 
 s. jacobinism. 
 
 JACK-PUD'DING. s. A zany; a mer- 
 rv andrew. 
 
 JAC'OBITE. s. Onp attached to the 
 person and family of James the 
 Second of England, after his abdi- 
 cation, s. jacobitism. 
 
 JACTITATION. 5. Tossing; rest- 
 lessness; vain-boasting; a term 
 in the canon law, denoting a false 
 pretension to marriage. 
 
 JACUL ATION. s. The act of throw- 
 ing- a missive weapon. 
 
 JADE. 5. A horse of no spirit ; a 
 worthless nag; an impudent wo- 
 man. 
 
 JAD— JAR 
 
 JADE. v. To tire, to harass, to dis. 
 pirit. pr. par. jading ; past, jaded. 
 
 JAG. v. To cut into teeth, like those 
 of a saw ; to stick, as with a pin. 
 pr. par. jagging; past, jagged- 
 ad J • J a ggy ; s - jaggedness. 
 
 JAIL, GAOL. 5. A' prison, e. jailer. 
 
 JAL'AP. s. A medicinal drug. 
 
 JAM. s. A conserve of fruit, boiled 
 with sugar and water. 
 
 JAM. v. To squeeze closely; to 
 enclose an object between two 
 bodies, so as to render it immova- 
 ble, pr. ipa.r. jamming ; past, jam- 
 med. 
 
 JANE. s. A kind of fustian. 
 
 JANITOR, s. A door-keeper. 
 
 JANIZARY, s. One of the guards 
 of the Turkish emperor. adj.jVm- 
 izarian. 
 
 JAN SENIST. 5. One who espouses 
 the religious opinions of Jansen, 
 bishop of Ypres. s. Jansenism. 
 
 JANTY, JAUNTY, adj. Showy, 
 fluttering, finical, s. jantiness. 
 
 JAN'UARY. s. The first month oi 
 the year. 
 
 JAPAN', v. To varnish and embellish 
 with gold and raised figures, pr. 
 par. japanning ; past, japanned: 
 s. japan, japanner. 
 
 JAR. v. To strike or vibrate irregu- 
 larly ; to clash ; to act in opposi- 
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JAR— JES 
 
 tion. pr. par. jarring; past, jar- 
 ' red: s.jar. 
 
 JAR. s. A kind of earthen vessel. 
 
 JAR'GON. s. Unintelligible talk. 
 
 J A RGONELL'E. s. A species of pear. 
 
 JAS'PER. s. A hard stone, of a bright 
 green colour. 
 
 JAUN'DICE. s. A disease, which 
 makes the skin yellow, adj. jaun- 
 diced. 
 
 JAUNT, s. A short drive, v. jaunt; 
 pr. yvvr. jaunting ; past, jaunted. 
 
 JAUNTY, adj. See J.anty. 
 
 JAVELIN, s. A kind of lance. 
 
 JAW. s. The bone of the mouth, in 
 which the teeth are fixed ; in low 
 language, " gross abuse." 
 
 JAY. s. A kind of bird. 
 
 JEAL'OUS. adj. Suspicious in love; 
 emulous, s. jealousy: adv. jeal- 
 ously. 
 
 JEER. v. To scoff, to mock. pr. par. 
 jeering; past, jeered: s. jeerer: 
 adv. jeeringly. 
 
 JEHO'VAH. 5. God, in the Hebrew 
 language. 
 
 JEJU'NE. adj. Empty, vacant, hun- 
 gry, not saturated, unaffecting. s. 
 jejuneness, jejunity. 
 
 JEL'LY. s. Any thing brought to a 
 glutinous and viscous state, pi. 
 jellies, adj. jellied. 
 
 JEN'NET. s. A Spanish horse. 
 
 JEOPARDY, s. Hazard, danger, 
 peril, v. jeopardize; pr. par. jeop- 
 a rdizing , past, jeopardized. 
 
 JERK. v. To strike with a quick, 
 smart blow ; to pull suddenly, pr. 
 par. jerking; past, jerked: s.jerk, 
 jerker. 
 
 jfcR'KIN. s. A jacket; a close 
 waistcoat. 
 
 JESS. s. A short strap of leather, 
 tied about the legs of a hawk, 
 with which it is held on the hand. 
 p\. jesses: part. adj. jessed. 
 
 JES'SAMINE. s. A fragrant flower. 
 
 JEST. v. To joke; to make merry 
 bv words or actions, pr. par. jest- 
 ing ; past, jested: s. jest, jester: 
 adv. jestingly. 
 
 JES'UIT. s. One of a religious and 
 
 JET— JOI 
 
 learned order, s. Jesuitism : adj. 
 
 Jesuitic, Jesuitical : adv. jesuitica I 'ly 
 JET. s. A beautiful fossil, of a fine, 
 
 deep black colour ; a spout or shoot 
 
 of water. \.jet; pr. phi. jetting, 
 
 past, jetted. 
 JEW. s. A Hebrew, an Israelite. 
 
 fern. Jewess, pi. Jewesses: adj. 
 
 Jewish. 
 JEWEL. 5. Any ornament of great 
 
 value ; commonly, such as are 
 
 adorned with precious stones; 
 
 a precious stone, v. jewel: s.jew- 
 
 JEWS'-HARP. s. A trump; a kind 
 of musical instrument, held be- 
 tween the teeth. 
 
 JIF'FY. s. An instant. 
 
 JIG. s. A light, careless dance; a 
 song. v. jig; pr. par. jigging, 
 past, jigged. 
 
 JILT. s. A woman who gives her 
 lover hopes, and deceives him. 
 x.jilt; pr. par. jilting; past, jilted. 
 
 JING'LE. v. To clink; to sound 
 with a kind of sharp rattle, pr. par. 
 jingling; past, jingled: s. jingle. 
 
 JOB. s. Trifling work ; a piece of 
 chance work ; a piece of labour 
 undertaken at a stated price ; a 
 low, mean, lucrative affair ; a sud- 
 den stab with a sharp instrument. 
 v. job; pr. par. jobbing ; past, job' 
 bed: s. jobber. 
 
 JOCK'EY. 5. One who rides horses 
 in a race ; one who deals in horses; 
 a cheat, v. jockey; pr. par. jockey- 
 ing; past, jockeyed. 
 
 JOCOSE', adj. Merry, jocular, s.jo- 
 coseness : adv. jocosely. 
 
 I JOCULAR, adj. Used in jest: merry, 
 s. jocularity : ad v. jocula rly. 
 
 JO'CUND. adj. Merry, gay. adv. Jo- 
 cundly: s jocundity. 
 
 JOG. v. To push ; to shake by a 
 sudden impulse; to give notice by 
 a sudden push ; to travel slowly.* 
 pr. par. jogging; past, jogged: a. 
 jogger. 
 
 JOHN-DO'RY. 5. A kind offish. 
 
 JOIN. v. To grow to ; to unite : to 
 close, pr. pax. joining; past, joined 
 
JOI--JOY 
 
 JOIN'ER. 5. One whose trade is to 
 make utensils of wood compacted 
 s. joiner i joinery. 
 
 JOINT, s. Articulation of limbs 
 hinge, v. joint; pr. pur. jointing-. 
 past, jointed* 
 
 JOINT, adj. Shared amongst many 
 united in the same possessions 
 adv. jointly. 
 
 JOINTURE, s. The wife's estate. 
 
 JOIST, s. The secondary beam of 
 a floor, v. joist j- pr. par. joisting, 
 past, joisted. 
 
 JOKE. 5. A jest. v. joke; pr. par 
 joking; past, joked : adv. jokingly 
 
 JOL'LY. adj. Gay, merry, plump, 
 handsome, s. jollity: adv. jollity. 
 
 JOL'LY-BOAT. s. The small boat 
 of a ship. 
 
 JOLT. v. To shake as a carriage on 
 rough ground, pr. par. jolting; 
 past, jolted: s. jolt, jotter. 
 
 JONQU1LLE'. s. A species of daf- 
 fodil. 
 
 JOS'TLE. v. To justle; to rush 
 against, pr. par. jostling; past, 
 jostled: s. jostler 
 
 JOT. s. A point, a tittle ; the least 
 quantify assignable. 
 
 JOUR'NAL. 5. A diary ; an account 
 of daily transactions, s. journal- 
 ist: v. journalize; pr. par. jour- 
 nalizing; past, journalized. 
 
 JOURNEY, s. The travel of a day; 
 passage from place to place, v. 
 journey; past, journeyed. 
 
 JOURNEYMAN, s. A hired work 
 man; formerly a workman hired 
 bv the day. pi. journeymen. 
 
 JOURNEYWORK. s. Work done 
 bv the day. 
 
 JOUST, s. Jilt; tournament, mock 
 fight, v. joust; pr. par. jousting; 
 past, jousted. 
 
 JOVIAL, adj. Gay, merry, cheer- 
 ful, s.jovialty: adv. jovially. 
 
 JOWL. 5. The face or cheek ; the 
 head of a fish. 
 
 TOY. s. Gayety, merriment ; the 
 passion, produced by any happy 
 occurrence, v. joy: s. joyfulness: 
 aa j- J°yf u U joyous, adv. joyfully. 
 
 JUB— JUxV 
 
 joyously: adj. joyless: adv. joy- 
 lessly. 
 
 JU'BILEE. 5. A public festivity; a 
 time of rejoicing, adj. jubilant. 
 
 JUDA ICAL. adj. Jewish; belong- 
 ing to the Jews. adv. judaically . 
 s. Judaism. 
 
 JUDGE, v. To decide; to form or 
 give an opinion, pr. par. judging; 
 past, judged: s. judgment, judger. 
 adj. judicatory, judicial: adv. judi- 
 cially. 
 
 JUDICATURE, s. Power of dis- 
 tributing justice ; court of justice. 
 
 JUDI'CIAL. adj. Practised in the 
 distributing of public justice. ad» T 
 judicially: s. judiciary, pi. judi 
 dames. 
 
 JUDI'CIOUS. adj. Prudent, wise 
 skilful, s. judiciousness : adv. ju- 
 diciously. 
 
 JUG. s. A large drinking vessel. 
 
 JUG'GLE. v. To play tricks, by 
 sleight of hand. pr. par. juggling, 
 past, juggled: s. juggler: adv. 
 jugglingly. 
 
 JUG'ULAR. adj. Belonging to the 
 throat. 
 
 JUICE. 5. The liquor, sap, or water, 
 of plants and fruits; the fluid in 
 animal bodies, adj. juicy ', juiceless 
 s. juiciness. 
 
 JU'LAP. s. A kind of medicine. 
 
 JULY', s. The seventh month o 
 the year, so called from Julius 
 
 JUM'BLE. v. To mix violently and 
 confusedly together, pr. par. jum- 
 bling; past, jumbled: s. jumble, 
 jumbler. 
 
 JUMP. v. To leap, to skip. pr. par. 
 jumping; past, jumped: s. jump, 
 jumper. 
 
 JUNCTION, s. Act of joining; 
 union; coalition. 
 
 JUNCTURE, s. The line at which 
 two things are joined together , 
 critical point or article of time. 
 
 JUNE. s. The sixth month of the 
 year. 
 
 JU'NIOR. s. One younger than 
 another, s. juniority. 
 
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JUN—JUR 
 
 JUMPER. 5. A kind of tree. 
 JUNK'ET. s. A sweetmeat; a stolen 
 
 entertainment. 
 JUNTA, JUNTO, s. A cabal; a 
 
 congress of statesmen ; a council. 
 JUTITER. 5. The chief amon L 
 
 the heathen Gods; one of the 
 
 planets. 
 JURIDICAL, adj. Acting in the 
 
 distribution of justice, adv. juri- 
 dically. 
 JURISDICTION, s. Legal authority; 
 
 extent of power ; district to which 
 
 any authority extends, adj. juris- 
 
 dictive. 
 JURISPRUDENCE, s. The science 
 
 of law. adj. jurisprudent. 
 JURIST, s. One skilled in the 
 
 science of law. 
 U'RY. s. A company of men, 
 
 sworn to deliver a true verdict. 
 
 pi. juries : s. juror , juryman, pi. 
 jurymen. 
 
 JUS-JUX 
 
 JUST. adj. Equitable; honest, ex- 
 act, true, s. justice, justness : adv. 
 justly. 
 
 JUSTICIARY. 5. An administrator 
 of justice; the bench of judges, 
 pi. justiciaries. 
 
 JUSTIFY v. To clear from im- 
 puted guilt ; to defend, pr. par. 
 justifying; past, justified : s.jus 
 tifier, justificator. 
 
 JUSTLE, JOSTLE, v. To encoun 
 ter, to clash, pr. par. jusiling 
 past, justled : s. justler. 
 
 JUT. v. To push or shoot into prom- 
 inences ; to come beyond the main 
 bulk ; to run against, pr. par. jut 
 ting; past, jutted. 
 
 JUVENILE, adj. Youthful, young 
 s. juvenility, pi. juvenilities. 
 
 JUXTAPOSITION, s. Appositirn: 
 act of placing together ; state oi 
 being placed by each other. 
 
 KAI— KEG 
 
 K 
 
 KEL— KET 
 
 KAIL. s. A kind of cabbage. 
 KAL'ENDAR. s. An account of time. 
 KANGAROO*, s. An animal of South 
 
 Wales. 
 KEDGE. v. To bring a ship up or 
 
 down a narrow river, against the 
 
 wind, by means of an anchor 
 
 ahead, pr. par. hedging; past, 
 
 hedged. 
 KEEL. s. The bottom of a ship. s. 
 
 keelage. 
 KEEL'SON. s. The piece of timber 
 
 in a ship next to her keel. 
 KEEN. adj. Sharp, severe, piercing. 
 
 s. keenness: adv. keenly. 
 KEEP. v. To retain; to preserve; 
 
 to tend ; to have care of. pr. par. 
 
 keeping; oast, kept: s. keep, keeper. 
 KEEP'SAKE. s. A gift, in token of 
 
 remembrance. 
 KEEYE. 5. A large tub, used chiefly 
 ' by bleachers. 
 KEG 5. A small barrel, part. adj. 
 
 KELP. s. A kind of sea-plant. 
 
 KEL'PY, KELTIE. s. A supposed 
 spirit of the waters, pi. kelpies, 
 kelpies. 
 
 KEN. v. To see at a distance; to 
 descry; to know. pr. par. ken- 
 ning; past, kenned: s. ken. 
 
 KEN'NEL. s. A place for dogs; the 
 hole of a fox, or other beast ; the 
 water-course of a street, v. ken- 
 nel; pr. par. kenneling; past, ken 
 neled. 
 
 KEPT. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to keep. 
 
 KER'NEL. 5. The edible substance 
 contained in a shell ; any thing in- 
 cluded in a husk or integument. 
 
 KER'SEY. 5. Coarse stuff. 
 
 KETCH, s. A heavy ship, as a 
 bomb-ketch ; a vessel with two 
 masts, usually from 100 to 230 
 tons burthen, pi. ketches. 
 
 KETTLE, s. A vessel for boiling 
 liquids. 
 
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&ET— KIN 
 
 KIN— KNE 
 
 KETTLE-DRUM. 5. A drum, ofj|KING'FISHER. 5. A species of bird, 
 which the head is spread over a 
 body of brass or copper. 
 
 KEY. s. An instrument used to open 
 a lock ; the parts of a musical in- 
 strument which are struck with 
 the fingers; a certain tone, to 
 which every composition of music 
 ougnt to be adapted. 
 
 KEY'-STONE. s. The middle stone 
 of an arch. 
 
 KIBE, s. An ulcerated chilblain. 
 
 KICK. v. To strike with the foot, 
 pr. par. kicking; past, kicked: s. 
 kick, kicker. 
 
 KICK'-SHAW. s. Something un- 
 common, fantastical, or ridiculous. 
 
 KID. s. The young of a goat. v. kid; 
 pr. par. kidding; past, kidded. 
 
 KID'NAP. v. To steal human be- 
 ings, pr. par. kidnapping; past, 
 kidnapped: s kidnapper. 
 
 KlUNEY. s. One of the intestines. 
 
 KID'NEYBEAN. 5. A kind of legu- 
 minous plant. 
 
 KILL. v. To deprive of life. pr. par. 
 killing; past, killed: s. killer. 
 
 KILN. s. A kind of stove, v. kiln- 
 dry ; pr. par. kilndrying; past, 
 kilndried. 
 
 KIM'BO. s. The arms are said to be 
 a-kimbo, when the hands are plac- 
 ed upon the hips. 
 
 KIN. 5. Relation, either of consan- 
 guinity or affinity; a relation, s. 
 kindred. 
 
 £IND. s. Race ; generical class; par- 
 ticular nature ; sort. 
 
 UND. adj. Benevolent; favourable; 
 beneficent, s. kindness: adv. kind- 
 ly. 
 
 KIND'HEARTED. adj. Having 
 great benevolence. 
 
 KIN'DLE. v. To set on fire; to in- 
 flame, pr. par. kindling; past, 
 kindled: s. kindler. 
 
 KINE. s. An old plural for cow. 
 
 KING. s. A monarch; a supreme 
 governor, adj. kinglike: adv. king- 
 ly: s. kingdom. 
 
 KING'S-E'VIL. s. A disorder, called 
 
 also scrofula 
 KINS'MAN. s. A man of the same 
 
 race or family, pi. kinsmen. 
 KINS' WOMAN, s. A woman of the 
 
 same race or family, pi. kinswo- 
 men. 
 KIRK. s. An old Scotch word for 
 
 church. 
 KIR'TLE. s. A garment, part, adj 
 
 kirtled. 
 KISS. s. Salute given by joining lips, 
 
 pi. kisses: v. kiss; pr. par. kissing; 
 past, kissed: s. kisser. 
 KIT. 5. A large bottle ; a diminutive 
 
 fiddle; a small wooden vessel; a 
 
 milking-pail, like a churn. 
 KITCH'EN. s. The room where 
 
 provisions are cooked, s. kitchen- 
 
 garden, kitchen-maid, kitchen-stuff, 
 
 kitchen-work. 
 KITE. s. A bird of prey ; a fictitious 
 
 bird made of paper. 
 KITES'FOOT. 5. A kind of plant. 
 KITH. s. Acquaintance, (used by 
 
 the Scotch.) 
 KITTEN, s. A young cat. v. kitten, 
 
 pr. par. kittening; past, kittened. 
 KNACK, s. A petty contrivance ; a 
 
 toy ; a readiness ; an habitual fa 
 
 cility. 
 KNAPSACK. 5. The bag which a 
 
 soldier carries on his back; a bag 
 
 of provisions. 
 KNARL'ED. adj. Knotted. 
 KNAVE, s. A petty rascal ; a scoun 
 
 drel ; a card with a knave painted 
 
 on it. s. knavery, knavishness: adj. 
 
 knavish: adv. knavishly. 
 KNEAD, v. To beat or mingle an 
 
 stuff or substance, — as dough, pr. 
 
 par. kneading; past, kneaded: s. 
 
 kneader. 
 KNEE. s. The joint of the leg, where 
 
 it Js joined to the thigh. 
 KNEEL, v. To perform the act of 
 
 genuflection ; to rest on the knee. 
 
 pr. par. kneeling; past, kneeled. 
 
 KING'CRAFT. s. The art of gov- 1 KNELL, s. The sound of a hell, 
 
 erning. 
 
 j rung at a funeral. 
 
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KM— KNO 
 
 RNICK'-KNACK. s. Any trifle or 
 toy. 
 
 KNIFE, s. An edged instrument used 
 for cutting, pi. knives. 
 
 KNIGHT, s. A man advanced to a 
 certain degree of military rank. 
 In England, knighthood confers 
 the title of Sir. v. knight ; pr. par. 
 knighting; past, knighted: adv. 
 knightly: s. knighthood. 
 
 KNIGHT-ER'RANT. s. A wander- 
 ing knight ; one who went about, 
 in quest of adventures, s. knight- 
 errantry. 
 
 KNIT. v. To weave without a loom ; 
 to unite, pr. par. knitting; past, 
 knitted: adj. knit: s. knitter. 
 
 KNOB. s. A protuberance ; any part 
 bluntly arising above the rest. adj. 
 knobbed, knobby. 
 
 KNOCK, v. To clash; to be driven 
 suddenly together; to beat, as at 
 a door, for admittance, pr. par. 
 knocking; past, knocked : s. knock- 
 
 KNO— KOR 
 
 KNOLL, s. A little round hill; the 
 top or cope of a mountain or hill 
 
 KNOP. 5. The bud of a flower; any 
 protuberance or bunch, adj. knop- 
 ped. 
 
 KNOT. s. A complication of a cord 
 or string, &c. v. knot; pr. par. 
 knotting; past, knotted: s. knotti- 
 ng ss: adj. knotty. 
 
 KNOW. v. To perceive with cer- 
 tainty; to be informed of; to dis- 
 tinguish; to recognise, pr. par. 
 knowing ; past, known .- adv. know- 
 ingly. 
 
 KNOWLEDGE, s. Certain percep- 
 tion; learning; illumination of 
 the mind. 
 
 KNUCKLE, s. The joints of the 
 fingers, protuberant when the fin- 
 gers close; the knee-joint of a 
 calf. v. knuckle; pr. par. knuck 
 ling; past, knuckled. 
 
 KO'RAN, ALCO'RAN. s. The book 
 containing the precepts of Ma- 
 homet. 
 
 LAB— LAB 
 
 LAB'DANUM. s. A kind of resin. 
 
 LA'BEL. s. A small slip; a small 
 slip of writing ; any thing append- 
 ant to a larger writing, v. label; 
 pr. par. labeling; past, labeled. 
 
 LA'BIAL. adj. Uttered by the lips, 
 part. adj. labiated. 
 
 LABORATORY, s. A chymist's 
 work-room. pi. laboratories. 
 
 LABORIOUS, adj. Diligent in work; 
 requiring labour, s. laboriousness : 
 adv. laboriously. 
 
 LABOUR, s. The act of doing what 
 requires a painful exertion of 
 strength ; pains ; toil. v. labour ; 
 pr. par. labouring; past, laboured : 
 s. labourer. 
 
 LAB'YRINTH. s. A maze ; a place 
 formed with inextricable wind- 
 ings, adj. labyrinlhian. 
 
 LABUR'NUM. s. A shrub of the cy- 
 tisus kind. 
 
 LAC- LAC 
 
 LACE. s. A string; a cord; orna 
 ments of fine thread, curiously 
 woven; textures of thread, with 
 gold or silver, v. lace; pr. par. 
 lacing; past, laced. 
 
 LA'CERATE. v. To tear, to rend 
 pr. par. lacerating; past, lacerated. 
 s. laceration: adj. lacerable, lacera 
 tive. 
 
 LA'CHRYMAL. adj. Generating 
 tears. 
 
 LACHRYM'ATORY. s. A vessel in 
 which tears were gathered, in 
 honour of the dead. pi. lachrym- 
 atories. 
 
 LACK v. To want. pr. par. lack- 
 ing; past, lacked: s. lack, lacker , 
 (little used.) 
 
 LACK'BRAIN. s. A person th 
 wants wit. 
 
 LACKER. 5. A kind if varnish, i 
 SI I 
 
LAC— LAM 
 
 lacker; pr. par. lackering; past, 
 lackered. 
 
 LACKEY", s. An attending servant; 
 a foot-boy. 
 
 LACON'IC. adj. Short, concise, adv. 
 laconically : s. laconism. 
 
 LAC'TSAL, LAC'TEOUS. adj. 
 Milky. 
 
 LACTIFEROUS, adj. Conveying or 
 bringing milk. 
 
 LAD. 5. A boy ; a stripling, in famil- 
 iar language. 
 
 LADDER, s. A frame made with 
 steps placed between two upright 
 pieces. 
 
 LADE. v. To load, to freight, pr. 
 par. lading; past, laded: s. lading. 
 
 LA'DLE. s. A large spoon. 
 
 LA'DY. s. A woman of high rank : 
 — the title of lady properly belongs 
 to the wives of knights, and all 
 titled personages of every supe- 
 rior rank; to the daughters of 
 earls, and of nobles of higher 
 rank. pi. ladies: adj. ladylike: s. 
 ladyship. 
 
 LA'DY-DAY. s. The day on which 
 the annunciation of the blessed 
 Virgin is celebrated. 
 
 LA'DYSLIPPER. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 LAG. v. To loiter ; to move slowly, 
 pr. par. lagging; past, lagged: s. 
 lagger. 
 
 LA IC. s. One of the people, distinct 
 from the clergy, adj. laical. 
 
 LAIR. s. The couch of a boar, or 
 wild beast. 
 
 LAIRD. 5. The lord of a manor, in 
 the Scottish dialect. 
 
 LA'ITY. s. The people, as distin- 
 guished from the clergy, pi. laities. 
 
 LAKE. s. A large diffusion of inland 
 water ; a middle colour, between 
 ultramarine and vermilion, adj. 
 laky. 
 
 LAMB. s. A young sheep, adj. lamb- 
 like: v. lamb; pr. par. lambing; 
 past, lambed. 
 
 LAM'BENT. adj. Playing about; 
 gliding over without harm. 
 
 LAMB'KIN. s. A little lamb. 
 
 LAM— LAiN 
 
 LAME. adj. Crippled; disabled in 
 the limbs; imperfect; unsatisfac 
 tory. v. lame ; pr. par. laming; past, 
 lamed: s. lameness: adv. lamely. 
 
 LAMENT', v. To bewail ; to mourn ; 
 to bemoan, pr. par. lamenting , 
 past, lamented : s. lament, lamenta- 
 tion: adj. lamentable: adv. lament- 
 ably. 
 
 LAMINA. 5. A thin plate ; one coat 
 laid over another, adi. laminated. 
 
 LAM'MAS. s. A festival which oc- 
 curs on the first of August. 
 
 LAMP. s. A light made with oil and 
 a wick; the vessel in which the 
 light is contained. 
 
 LAMP'BLACK. s. A kind of black 
 substance, made from smoke. 
 
 LAMPOON', s. Personal satire, writ- 
 ten for the purpose of vexing, v. 
 lampoon; pr. par. lampooning; 
 past, lampooned: s. lampooner. 
 
 LAM'PREY. 5. A fish like the eel. 
 
 LANCE, s. A long spear, s. lancer. 
 
 LANCE, v. To pierce ; to cut ; to 
 open with a lancet, pr. par. lanc- 
 ing ; past, lanced. 
 
 LAN'CET. s. A small, pointed, sur- 
 gical instrument. 
 
 LAND. s. A country ; a region, dis- 
 tinct from other countries ; earth, 
 distinct from water, v. land; pr 
 par. landing; past, landed. 
 
 LANDAU', s. A coach, of which the 
 top may be occasionally opened. 
 
 LAND'FALL. s. In naval language, 
 the first land discovered after a 
 voyage. 
 
 LAND'GRAVE. s. A German title 
 of dominion, fem. landgravine. 
 
 LANDHOLDER, s. One who holds 
 lands. 
 
 LAND'LADY. 5. A woman who has 
 lands or houses, and has tenants 
 under her; the mistress of an inn. 
 pi. landladies. 
 
 LAND'LORD. s. One who owns 
 lands or houses, and has tenants 
 under him , the master of an inn 
 
 LAND'MARK. s. Any thing set up 
 to preserve the boundaries of 
 lands. 
 
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LAN— LAR 
 
 LANDSCAPE. 5. The prospect ofj 
 a country ; a picture representing 
 that prospect. 
 
 LANE. s. A narrow way between 
 hedges ; a narrow street. 
 
 LANG'UAGE. s. Human speech; 
 the tongue of one nation as dis- 
 tinct from others, adj. languaged. 
 
 LAxNG'UISH. v. To grow feeble; to 
 pine away ; to look with softness 
 or tenderness, pr. par. languish- 
 ing; past, languished: adv. Ian- 
 guishingly : adj. languid: s. lan- 
 guor. 
 
 LANIG'EROUS. adj. Bearing wool. 
 
 LANK. adj. Loose ; not filled up ; 
 not fat, not plump, s. lankness 
 adv. lankly. 
 
 LANSQUENET, s. A common foot 
 soldier; a game at cards. 
 
 LANTERN. 5. A transparent case 
 for a candle ; a kind of little dome, 
 raised over the roof of a building. 
 
 LANU'GINOUS. adj. Downy; cov 
 ered with a soft hair. 
 
 LANTARDS. s. Short pieces of 
 cord, fastened to several machines 
 in a ship. 
 
 LAP. v. To wrap or twist around; to 
 fold ; to lick up. pr. par. lapping; 
 past, lapped: s. lap. 
 
 LAP. s. The part of the clothes that 
 is spread over the knees, s. lap- 
 dog, lapful. 
 
 LAPEL', s. That part of the coat 
 which laps over. 
 
 LAPIDARY, LAP'IDIST. s. One 
 who finishes or deals in stones or 
 gems. pi. lapidaries. 
 
 LAPIDES'CENT. adj. Growing or 
 turning to stone, s. lapidescence. 
 
 LA PIS. s. A stone. 
 
 LA PIS-LAZU'LI. s. Theazure stone; 
 a copper ore. 
 
 LAPPET, s. The parts of a head- 
 dress which hang loose. 
 
 LAPSE, s. Flow, fall, slip ^ faUure 
 of a bequest, v. lapse; pr. par. 
 lapsing; past, lapsed. 
 
 LAPWING. 5. A clamorous bird 
 with long wings. 
 
 LARBOARD, adj. The left ha..d 
 
 LAR— LAT 
 
 side of a ship, when you stand 
 with your face to the head; op- 
 posed to starboard. 
 
 LAR'CENY. s. Theft, without vio- 
 lence. pi. larcenies. 
 
 LARCH, s. A species of coniferous 
 
 J tree, of the pine genus, pi. larches. 
 
 XA.RD. 5. The grease of swine, v 
 
 f lard; pr. par. larding ; past, lard- 
 
 I ed. 
 
 LAR'DER. s. The room where meat 
 
 I is kept. 
 
 LARGE, adj. Wide, extensive, plen- 
 tiful, diffuse, without restraint, s. 
 largeness: adv. largely. 
 
 LAR'GESS. s. A present, a gift, a 
 bountv. pi. largesses. 
 
 LAR'GO, LARGHET'TO. s. Musi- 
 cal terms, denoting a slow move- 
 ment. 
 
 LARK. s. A small singing bird. 
 
 LARK'SPUR. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 LA'RUM. s. Alarm ; an instrument 
 that makes a noise at a certain 
 hour. 
 
 LAR'VATED. adj. Masked. 
 
 LAR'YNX. 5. The upper part of the 
 trachea. 
 
 LASCAR, s. A native seaman or 
 gunner, of India. 
 
 LASCIVIOUS, adj. Lewd; lustful; 
 wanton, s. lasciviousness: adv. las- 
 civiously. 
 
 LASH. s. A stroke with any thing 
 pliant and tough ; the thong or 
 point of a whip. v. lash ; pr. par. 
 lashing; past, lashed: s. lasher. 
 
 LASS. s. A girl ; a maid. pi. lasses. 
 
 LAS'SITUDE. s. Weariness, fatigue. 
 
 LAST. adj. Latest; that which fol- 
 lows all the rest in time; hind- 
 most ; lowest, adv. lastly. 
 
 LAST. v. To endure ; to continue, 
 pr. par. lasting; past, lasted: s. 
 lastingness: adv. lastingly. 
 
 LAST. 5. The mould on which shoes 
 are formed. 
 
 LATCH. 5. A catch of a door. pi. 
 latches: v. latch; pr. par. latching t 
 past, latched. 
 
 no 
 
LAT— LAU 
 
 LATCH'ET. s. The string that fast- 
 ens a shoe. 
 
 LATE. adj. Contrary to early; slow 
 tardv, &c. s. lateness: adv. lately 
 
 LATENT, adj. Hidden; concealed: 
 secret, s. latency: adv. latently. 
 
 LAT'ERAL. adj. Relating or belong- 
 ing to the side. s. laterality: adv, 
 laterally. 
 
 LATH. s. A long thin piece of wood 
 v. lath ; pr. par. lathing; past, lath- 
 ed : adj. lathy. 
 
 LATHE, s. The revolving tool of a 
 turner. 
 
 LATH'ER. v. To make a foam ; to 
 cover with foam of water or soap, 
 pr. par. lathering; past, lathered: 
 s. lather. 
 
 LATIN, s. The Latin language, s. 
 Latinisni, Latinist, Laiinity: v. 
 Latinize; pr. par. Latinizing; past, 
 Latinized. 
 
 LA TIT ANT. adj. Concealed; ly- 
 ing hid. s. latitancy, latitaiion. 
 
 LATITUDE, s. Breadth; width; 
 room ; space , the extent of the 
 earth or heavens, reckoning from 
 the equator to either pole ; free- 
 dom from settled rules; laxity. 
 
 LATITUDINA'RIAN. adj. Not re- 
 strained ; not confined. 
 
 LATTER, adj. Happening after 
 something else ; modern ; lately 
 done or past. adv. latterly. 
 
 LATTICE, s. A reticulated win- 
 dow; a window formed of grate- 
 work, v. lattice; pr. par. latticing; 
 past, latticed. 
 
 LAUD. v. To praise, pr. par. laud- 
 ing; past, lauded: s. laud,lauder, 
 laudation: adj. laudative, lauda- 
 tory. 
 
 LAUD'ABLE. adj. Praiseworthy; 
 commendable, s. laudability: adv. 
 laudably: 
 
 LAUDANUM, s. A soporific tinc- 
 ture. 
 
 LAUGH, v. To make that noise 
 which sudden merriment excites. 
 pr. par. laughing; past, laughed: 
 s. laugh, laugher, laughter: adj. 
 
 • laughable: adv. laughingly. 
 T2 
 
 LAU-LAZ 
 
 LAUGHINGSTOCK, s. An object 
 of ridicule. 
 
 LAUNCH, v. To force a vessel inti 
 the sea; to rove at large, pi 
 par. launching; past, launched: s. 
 launch. 
 
 LAUN'DRY. s. The room in which 
 clothes are washed ; the act or 
 state of washing, pi. laundries: s. 
 laundress, pi. laundresses. 
 
 LAU'REATE. adj. Decked or inve&t 
 ed with laurel, v. laureate; pr. par 
 laureating; past, laureated: s. lau» 
 reation. 
 
 LAU'REL. s. A species of shrub. 
 adj. laureled. 
 
 LAURUSTl'NUS. s. A species of 
 flowering shrub. 
 
 LA'VA. s. Liquid and vitrified mat- 
 ter discharged from a volcano. 
 
 LAVATORY, s. A wash. pi. lava- 
 tories. 
 
 LAVE. v. To wash. pr. par. laving, 
 past, laved, s. laver. 
 
 LAVENDER, s. A species of aro- 
 matic plant. 
 
 LAVISH, v. To scatter with profu- 
 sion; to waste, pr. par. lavishing, 
 past, lavished: s. lavisher, lavish, 
 ment, lavishness: adj. lavish: adv 
 lavishly. 
 
 LAW. s. A rule of action ; a decree 
 a statute or custom publicly es 
 tablished; judicial process, adj 
 lawful : s. lawyer, lawfulness, law- 
 giver: adv. lawfully: adj. lawless 
 s. lawlessness: adv. lawlessly. 
 
 LAWN. s. An open space between 
 woods; fine linen, adj. lawny. 
 
 LAX. adj. Loose ; not confined, a 
 lax, taxation, laxity: adi. laxative. 
 
 LAY. Pret of the v. to lie". 
 
 LAY. v. To place, to put, to wager, 
 &e. pr. par. laying; past, laid. 
 
 LAY. s. Grassy ground; meadow; 
 ground unploughed, more proper- 
 ly written lea; a song, a poem. 
 
 LAY. adj. Not clerical; regarding 
 or belonging to the people. 8 
 layman, pi. laymen. 
 
 L A Y'ER. s. A stratum or row ; a bed 
 
 LA'ZAR. s. One deformed and nan- 
 221 
 
LAZ— LEA 
 
 seous with filthy and pestilential 
 diseases. 
 
 LAZARET,TO. s. A house for the 
 reception of the diseased. 
 
 LA'ZY. adj. Idle, sluggish, slow. s. 
 laziness: adv. lazily. 
 
 LEA. s. An extensive plain. 
 
 LEAD. v. To guide by the hand , to 
 conduct ; to introduce by going 
 first; to induce, pr. par. leading; 
 past, led: s. leader. 
 
 LEAD. 5. One*of the metals. 
 
 LEAF. s. The green deciduous part 
 of plants and flowers • a part of a 
 book, containing two pages ; any 
 thing foliated or thinly beaten, 
 pi. leaves: adj. leafed, leafless, leafy. 
 
 LEAGUE, s. A confederacy, v. 
 league; pr. par. leaguing; past, 
 leagued: s. leaguer. 
 
 LEAGUE, s. A measure of length, 
 containing three miles. 
 
 LEAK. s. A breach or hole which 
 lets in or emits water, v. leak ; pr. 
 par. leaking; past, leaked: s. leak- 
 age, leakiness: adj. leaky. 
 
 LEAN. v. To incline; to bend; to 
 rest against, pr. par. leaning; past, 
 leaned. 
 
 LEAN. adj. Not fat; meagre ; want- 
 ing flesh, s. leanness: adv. leanly. 
 
 LEAP. v. To jump, to bound, to 
 spring, pr. par. leaping; past, leap- 
 ed: s. leap, leaper. 
 
 LEAF-FROG. s. A play of children, 
 in which they imitate the jump of 
 frogs. 
 
 LEaP-YEAR or BISSEXTILE, s. 
 Every fourth year. A common year 
 has 365 days; leap-year, 366. In 
 leap-year, February has 29 days, 
 but in other years, only 28. 
 
 LEARN, v. To gain the knowledge 
 or skill of. pr. par. learning; past, 
 learned: s. learner, learning: adv. 
 learnedly. 
 
 LEASE. 5. A contract, bv which a 
 temporary possession is granted 
 of houses, lands, &c. v. lease; pr. 
 par. leasing; past, leased: s. lease- 
 hold. 
 
 LEASH, s. A leather thong; a band! 
 
 LEA— LEF 
 
 wherewith to tie any thing; a 
 brace and a half. pi. leashes. 
 
 LEAST, adj. The superlative of 
 Utile. 
 
 LEATH'ER. s. Dressed hides of an- 
 imals, adj. leathern. 
 
 LEAVE, s. Grant of permission; 
 allowance; farewell. 
 
 LEAVE, v. To quit, to forsake, to 
 depart from ; to have remaining at 
 death; not to deprive of; to be 
 queath. pr. par. leaving; past, left. 
 
 LEAVEN, s. Ferment mixed with 
 any body, to make it light; any 
 mixture which makes a general 
 change in the mass. v. leaven; 
 pr. par. leavening; past, leavened. 
 
 LEAVES. 5. The plural of leaf. 
 
 LEAVINGS, s. Remnant; relics, 
 refuse : — it has no singular. 
 
 LECH'EROUS. adj. Provoking lust; 
 lewd. s. lechery: adv. lecherously. 
 
 LECTURE, s. A discourse pro- 
 nounced upon any subject; the 
 act or practice of reading, v. lec- 
 ture; pr. par. lecturing; past, lec- 
 tured: s. lecturer, lectureship. 
 
 LED. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to lead. 
 
 LEDGE. 5. A layer; a stratum; a 
 ridge rising above, or projecting 
 beyond the rest. 
 
 LEDG'ER. s. An account-book. See 
 Leger. 
 
 LEE. s. That side which is opposite 
 to the wind. adj. leeward. 
 
 LEECH, s. A mean professor of the 
 art of healing; a kind of smal 1 
 water serpent., v. leech; pr. par 
 leeching; past, leeched. 
 
 LEEK. i. A kind of plant. 
 
 LEER. s. Oblique view; a laboured 
 cast of countenance, v. leer; pr. 
 par. leering; past, leered: adv. 
 leeringly. 
 
 LEES. s. Dregs; sediment. 
 
 LEET. 5. A law-day; a minor court 
 of jurisdiction. 
 
 LEFT. Pret. and past par. of the 9 
 to leave. 
 
 LEFT. adj. Sini.-trous; not right. 
 
 9-vS 
 
LEG -LEM 
 
 LEG. s. The limb between the knee 
 and the foot. adj. legged. 
 
 LEG'ACY. s. A bequest made by 
 will. pi. legacies. 
 
 LE'GAL. adj. Done or conceived 
 according to law ; lawful, s. legal- 
 ity, pi. legalities: v. legalize; pr. 
 par. legalizing; past, legalized. 
 adv. legally. 
 
 LEG ATE. s. An ambassador ; am- 
 bassador from the pope. s. lega 
 tion • adj . legatine. 
 
 LEGATEE', s. One who has a legacy 
 left him. 
 
 LEGATION, s. Deputation, com- 
 mission, embassy. 
 
 LE'GEND. s. A chronicle or register; 
 any memorial or relation ; any in- 
 scription, particularly on medals 
 or coins, adj. legendary. 
 
 LE'GER. 5. In commercial language, 
 the book into which accounts are 
 finallv posted. 
 
 LEGERDExMAIN' s Sleight of hand; 
 
 juggle. 
 LEG— 
 
 LEGER'ITY. s. Lightness ; nimble- 
 ness. pi. legerities. 
 
 LEGIBLE, adj. Such as can be 
 read, s. legibility: adv. legibly. 
 
 LE'GION. s. A body of Roman sol- 
 diers, consisting of about five thou- 
 sand; any great number, adj. le- 
 gionary. 
 
 LE'GISLATE. v. To make laws. pr. 
 par. legislating; past, legislated: 
 s. legislation, legislator, legislature.- 
 adj. legislative: adv. legislatively. 
 
 LEGITIMATE, adj. Lawful; reg- 
 ular ; born in wedlock, v. legiti- 
 mate; pr. par. legitimating; past, 
 legitimated: s. legitimacy, pi. le- 
 gitimacies, legitimation: adv. le- 
 gitimately. 
 
 LEGUMINOUS, adj. Belonging to 
 pulse ; consisting of pulse. 
 
 LEIS'URE. s. Freedom from busi- 
 ness or hurry, adj. leisure: adv. 
 leisurely. 
 
 LEM'ON. s. A species of fruit. 
 
 LEMONA'DE. s. A liquor made of 
 water, sugar, and the juice of 
 lemons. 
 
 LEN— LET 
 
 LEND. v. To afford or supply, on 
 condition of repayment or return 
 pr. par. lending; past, lent: s. 
 lender. 
 
 LENGTH. 5. The extent of any 
 thing material, from end to end; 
 horizontal extension ; extent of 
 duration or space, v. lengthen; pr. 
 par. lengthening; past, lengthened: 
 adv. lengthways, lengthwise: adj. 
 lengthy, tediously long: s. Ungthir 
 ness. 
 
 LE'NIENT. adj. Assuasive ; soften- 
 ing ; mild. adv. leniently. 
 
 LEN'ITY. s. Mildness, mercy, ten- 
 derness, adj. lenitive: v. Unify , 
 pr. par. Unifying; past, Unified. 
 
 LENS. s. A glass spherically con- 
 vex on both sides, pi. lenses. 
 
 LENT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to lend. 
 
 LENT. 5. The quadragesimal fast; 
 a time of abstinence, adj. lenten. 
 
 LENTICULAR, LEN'TIFORM.a#. 
 Doubly convex ; of the form of a 
 lens. 
 
 LENTI'GINOUS. adj. Scurfy; fur- 
 furaceous. 
 
 LEN'TIL. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 LE'O. s. The fifth sign of the zodiac. 
 
 LEOP'ARD. adj. A spotted beast of 
 prey. 
 
 LE'PER. s. One infected with a lep- 
 rosv- s. leprosy: adj. leprous. 
 
 LEPORINE, adj. Belonging or re- 
 lating to a hare. 
 
 LESS. adj. The comparative of lit- 
 tle, v. lessen; pr. par. lessening; 
 past, lessened. 
 
 LESSEE', s. The person to whom 
 a lease is given. 
 
 LES'SON. s. Any thing read or re- 
 peated to or by a teacher; precept 
 
 LES'SOR. s. One who grants a lease. 
 
 LEST. One of the conjunctions. 
 
 LET. v. To allow; to permit; to put 
 to hire ; to grant to a tenant, pr. 
 par. letting; past, let. 
 
 LET. s. Hindrance, impediment. 
 
 LETH'ARGY. 5. A morbid drowsi- 
 ness. pi. lethargies ; adj. lethargic 
 adv. lethargically. 
 
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LET -LIB 
 
 LFTH'EAN.ad;. Oblivious; causing 
 oblivion. 
 
 LETTER s. A character in the al- 
 phabet; a written message; an 
 epistle ; the literal meaning, v. let 
 ter; pr. par. lettering; past, let- 
 
 LETTER-PRESS, s. Print; what 
 is given in types from a written 
 copy. 
 
 LETTUCE, s. A kind of plant. 
 
 LEVANT, s. The east, particularly 
 those coasts of the Mediterranean 
 east of Italy, adj. levantine. 
 
 LEVEE. 5. The concourse of those 
 who crowd round &. man of power. 
 
 LEVEL, adj. Even, plane, flat, 
 smooth, horizontal, v. level; pr. 
 par. leveling; past, leveled : s. level, 
 leveler, levelness. 
 
 LE'VER. s. The second mechanical 
 power. 
 
 LEVERET, s. A young hare. 
 
 LEVEROCK. s. In Scotland, de- 
 notes the lark. 
 
 LEVI ATHAN. s. Some very large 
 fish. 
 
 LEVIGATE, v. To polish; to 
 smooth ; to rub or grind to an im- 
 palpable powder, pr. par. levigat- 
 ing; past, levigated: s. levigati'on. 
 
 LE'VITE. s. One of the tribe of Levi; 
 a Jewish priest, adj. levitical. 
 
 LEVITY. 5. Lightness; inconstancy; 
 idle pleasure, pi. levities. 
 
 LEVY. v. To raise; to raise sup- 
 plies of money or men. pr. par. 
 levying; past, levied: s. levy, pi. 
 levies. 
 
 LEWD. adj. Wicked, dissolute, li- 
 bidinous, s. lewdness: adv. lewdly. 
 
 LEXICOGRAPHER, s. A writer of 
 dictionaries, s. lexicography, pi. 
 lexicographies. 
 
 LEXICON, s. A dictionary. 
 
 Ll'ABLE. adj. Subject to; not ex- 
 empt, s. liability, pi. liabilities. 
 
 LI AR. s. One who tells a falsehood. 
 
 LIBA'TION. 5. The act of pouring 
 wine on the ground, in honour of 
 some deity; the wine so poured. 
 
 LI'BEL. s. A defamatory writing ; 
 
 LIB— L1C 
 
 a lampoon ; a declaration exhibited 
 in a civil court, v. libel; pr. par. 
 libeling; past, libeled: s. libeler 
 adj. libelous: adv. libelously. 
 
 LIB'ERAL. adj. Generous ; bounti- 
 ful ; free to excess, s. liberality, 
 pi. liberalities: adv. liberally. 
 
 LIB'ERATE. v. To free; to set free, 
 pr. par. liberating ; past, liberated* 
 s. liberation, liberator. 
 
 LIB'ERTINE. s. One who lives with 
 out restraint or law ; a rake. adj. 
 libertine: s. libertinism. 
 
 LIB'ERTY. s. Freedom ; exemption 
 from tyranny; immunity; per- 
 mission ; part of a town, without 
 the bounds of the corporate juris- 
 diction, pi. liberties. 
 
 LIBID'INOUS. adj. Lewd, lustfuL 
 s. libidinist: adv. libidinously. 
 
 LI'BRA. s. The seventh sign in the 
 zodiac. 
 
 LI BRARY. s. A large collection ol 
 books, pi. libraries: s. librarian. 
 
 LI'BRATE. v. To poise ; to balance- 
 pr. par. librating; past, librated* 
 s. libration: adj. libratory. 
 
 LICE. s. The plural of louse. 
 
 Ll'CENSE. s. Exorbitant liberty, 
 contempt of legal and necessary 
 restraint ; leave, permission, v. 
 license; pr. par. licensing; past, 
 licensed: s. licenser. 
 
 LICENTIATE. 5. One who has a 
 license to practise any faculty or 
 art. 
 
 LICENTIOUS, adj. Unrestrained 
 by law or morality : presumptu- 
 ous; unconfined. s. licentiousness 
 adv. licentiously. 
 
 LICHEN, s. Liverwort. 
 
 LICK. v. To pass over with the 
 tongue; to lap. pr. par. licking, 
 past, licked : s. lick, licker 
 
 LICK. s. In the United States, means 
 a place impregnated with salt, so 
 as to attract quadrupeds to enjoy 
 its savour. 
 
 LICKERISH, LICK'OROUS. ad? 
 Nice in the choice of food. s. lick 
 erishness. 
 
 LICORICE. 5. A root of sweet taste. 
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LIC— L1G LIG— LEM 
 
 iLIG'NEOUS. adj. Made of wood, 
 
 resembling wood. 
 LIG'NOUS. adj. Of a woody sub 
 I stance. 
 LIGNUxM-VITiE. a. Guaiacum; a 
 
 very hard wood. 
 LIKE. adj. Resembling : having re- 
 | semblance ; equal, s. likeness, like- 
 
 I liness: adi. and adv. likely. 
 LIE. v. lo rest horizontally; to lean L rTr „, _ J , J 
 
 upon, &,e. pr. par. lying; past, lain. I: ™- * To choose ; to approve ; to 
 
 LIC'TOR. s. A beadle who attended 
 
 the Roman consuls. 
 LID. s. A cover for a pan, box, &c. 
 LIE. s. Any thing impregnated with 
 
 some other body, as soap or salt. 
 LIE. 5. A criminal falsehood ; a 
 
 charge of falsehood ; a fiction, v. 
 
 lie; pr. par. lying; past, lied: s. liar. 
 
 LIEGE, s. A sovereign; superior 
 lord. adj. liege. 
 
 LIEUTEN'ANT. s. A deputy; a 
 second in rank. s. lieutenancy, pi. 
 lieutenancies. 
 
 LIFE, s Union and co-operation of 
 soul and body; vitality; anima- 
 tion, pi. lives: adj. lifeless: adv. life 
 lessly: s. lifetime. 
 
 UFE'-GUARD. s. The guard of a 
 king's person. 
 
 LIFT. v. To raise from the ground : 
 to heave : to elevate, pr. par. lift- 
 ing; past, lifted: s. lift, lifter. 
 
 LIGAMENT, s. A band to tie parts 
 together, adj. ligamental. 
 
 LIGATURE. 5. Anything tied round 
 another ; bandage, s. ligation. 
 
 LIGHT. 5. The material medium of 
 sight ; that body by which we see. 
 v. light; pr. par. lighting; past, lit 
 
 LIGHT, adj. Not heavy; not bur- 
 thensome ; active ; slight ; gay ; 
 airy; bright; clear, s. lightness: 
 adv. lightly: adj. light-headed, light- 
 hearted, light-minded. 
 
 LIGHTEN, v. To make light; to 
 flash with thunder; to shine like 
 lightning, pr. par. lightning; past, 
 lightened. 
 
 LIGHT'ER. s. A large boat for un- 
 loading ships. 
 
 LIGHT-HOUSE, s. A high build- 
 ing, at the top of which lights are 
 hung, to guide ships at sea. 
 
 LIGHTNING, s. The flash that at- 
 tends thunder. 
 
 LIGHTS, s. The lungs ; the organs 
 of breathing: we say lights of other 
 animals, and lungs of men. 
 
 be agreeable to. pr. par. liking 
 
 ! past, liked: s. liking. 
 
 JLIKE'LIHOOD, LIKE'LINESS. s 
 
 I Appearance, show, probability. 
 
 Ll'KEN. v. To represent as having 
 
 j resemblance ; to compare, pr. par. 
 
 j likening; past, likened. 
 
 ILIKE'WISE. adj. In like manner; 
 
 I also ; moreover ; too. 
 
 LI'LACH. s. A kind of tree. 
 
 LILT. s. A plant, and also its flower, 
 pi. lilies: adj. lillied. 
 
 LIMB. s. A member; a jointed or 
 articulated part of animals; a 
 bough, adj. limbed. 
 
 LIM'BER. adj. Flexible; easily bent 
 s. limberness. 
 
 LIM'BERS. s. In military language, 
 two wheel carriages, having boxes 
 for ammunition : and, in naval 
 language, little square apertures 
 cut in the timbers of a ship, to 
 convey the bilge water to the 
 pump. 
 
 LIM'BO. s. A feigned region border- 
 ing upon hell, in which there is 
 neither pleasure nor pain; any 
 place of misery or restraint, pi. 
 limhoes. 
 
 LIME. s. A viscous substance, for 
 catching birds ; matter of which 
 mortar is made. v. lime ; pr. par 
 liming; past, limed: adj. limy. 
 
 LIME. s. A species of small lemon 
 
 LIME'- KILN. s. A kiln in which 
 stones are burnt to lime. 
 
 LIME'-STONE. s. The stone of 
 which lime is made. 
 
 LIM'IT. s. Bound; border; utmost 
 reach, v. limit; pr. par. limiting t 
 
 | past, limited: s. limitation. 
 
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LIM— LIN 
 
 LIMN. v. To draw; to paint any 
 thing, pr. par. limning, past, limn- 
 ed: s. limner. 
 
 LJ'MOUS. adj. Muddy, slimy. 
 
 LIMP. v. To halt ; to walk lamely, 
 pr. par. limping; past, limped: s. 
 limp, limpet-: adv. Innpingty. 
 
 LIM'PID. adj. Clear; transparent. 
 s. limpidness, limpitude. 
 
 LINDEN, s. The lime-tree. 
 
 LINE. s. Longitudinal extension ; a 
 slender string; that which has 
 length without breadth, &c. &c 
 adj. lineal: adv. lineally: adj. linear: 
 s. lineation. 
 
 LINE. v. To cover on the inside; 
 to strengthen, pr. par. lining; past, 
 lined: s. lining. 
 
 LIN'EAGE. s. Race; progeny; fam- 
 ilv, ascending or descending. 
 
 LINEAMENT, s. Feature ; discrim 
 inating mark in the form. 
 
 LIN'EN. s. Cloth made of hemp or 
 flax. s. linendraper. 
 
 LING. s. A kind of sea-fish. 
 
 LING'ER. v. To remain long in Ian 
 ^uor or pain ; to hesitate ; to be in 
 suspense, pr par. lingering; past, 
 lingered: s. lingerer: adv. linger- 
 ingly. 
 
 LINGUADENTAL. adj. Uttered by 
 the joint action of the tongue and 
 teeth. 
 
 LINGUIST, s. A person skilful in 
 languages. 
 
 LtN'IMENT. 5. Ointment, balsam. 
 
 LINK. s. A single ring of a chain; 
 any thing doubled and closed to- 
 gether; a torch made of pitch and 
 boards, v. link; pr. par. linking; 
 past, linked. 
 
 LINK'-BOY. s. A boy that carries a 
 torch, to accommodate passengers 
 with light. 
 
 iJN'NET. s. A kind of small bird. 
 
 LIN'SEED. s. The seed of flax. 
 
 LIN'SEY-WOOL'SEY. s. Stuff made 
 of linen and wool mixed. 
 
 LIN'STOCK. s. A kind of match, 
 used in firing cannon. 
 
 LINT. s. Flax ; linen scraped into 
 a soft; woolly substance. 
 
 LIN— LIT 
 
 LIN'TEL. s. That part of a door- 
 frame which lies across the door- 
 posts, over head. 
 
 LI'ON. 6-. The most magnanimous 
 of beasts, fern, lioness, pi. lionesses. 
 
 LIP. s. The outer part of the mouth ; 
 the edge of any thing, adj. lipped, 
 
 LIPOTHTMY. s. A swoon; a faint- 
 ing tit. adj. lypothymous. 
 
 Ll'QUATE. v. To melt ; to liquefy, 
 pr. par. liquating; past, liquated. 
 s. liquation: adj. liquable. 
 
 LIQUEFY, v. To melt; to dissolve, 
 pr. par. liquefying ; past, liquefied: 
 s. liquefaction: adj. liquejiable. 
 
 LIQUES'CENT. adj. Melting, s. 
 liquescency. 
 
 LIQUEUR', s. A cordial. 
 
 LI'QUID. adj. Fluid; dissolved, s. 
 liquid, liquidity. 
 
 LIQUIDATE, v. To clear away ; to 
 lessen debts, pr. par. liquidating ; 
 past, liquidated: s. liquidation. 
 
 LI'QUOR. 5. Any thing liquid ; any 
 strong drink. 
 
 LIQUORICE, s. See Licorice. 
 
 LISP. v. To speak with too frequent 
 appulses of the tongue to the teeth 
 or palate, pr. par. lisping; past, 
 lisped; s. lisp, lisper: adv. lispingly. 
 
 LIST. s. A roll; a catalogue; en-- 
 closed ground, in which tilts are 
 run, and combats fought ; a strip 
 of cloth, next to the selvage. 
 
 LIST. v. To desire ; to choose ; to 
 be pleased. 
 
 LIST. v. To enlist ; to enrol or re- 
 gister; to retain and enrol sol- 
 diers ; to enclose for combats ; to 
 hearken to ; to listen, pr. par. list- 
 ing; past, listed 
 
 LISTEN, v. To hear; to attend; to 
 give attention, pr. par. listening, 
 past, listened: s. listener. 
 
 LISTLESS, adj. Without any de- 
 termination to do one thing more 
 than another ; careless ; heedless, 
 s. listlessness : adv. listlessly. 
 
 LIT. Pret. of the v. to light. 
 
 LIT'ANY. s A form of supplicatory 
 prayer." pi. litantes. 
 
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LIT— LIX 
 
 LITERAL, adj. According to the 
 primitive meaning; not figurative; 
 followingthe letter or exact words, 
 s. literalist, literality: adv. literally. 
 
 LITERARY, adj. Respecting let- 
 ters ; appertaining to literature. 
 s. literature. 
 
 LITERATE, adj. Learned. 
 
 LITERATI, s. The learned. 
 
 LITHARGE, s. Lead vitrified, eith- 
 er aloue or with a mixture of cop- 
 per. 
 
 LITHOG'RAPHY. *. The art or 
 practice of engraving upon stone. 
 
 LITIGATE, e. To contest in law. 
 pr. par. litigating; past, litigated : 
 s. litigant, litigation: adj. litigant, 
 litigious. 
 
 LITTER. 5. A kind of vehiculary 
 bed; the straw laid under animals, 
 or on plants; a brood of young; 
 any number of things thrown slut- 
 tishly about, v. litter; pr. par. lit- 
 tering; past, littered. 
 
 LITTLE, adj. Small in quantity or 
 extent ; diminutive ; unimportant, 
 s. littleness. 
 
 LITURGY, s. Form of public 
 prayers, adj. liturgic, liturgical. 
 
 LIVE. v. To be in a state of life ; to 
 exist; to be nourished, &c. pr. par. 
 living; past, lived: s. liver: adj. 
 living. 
 
 LIVELIHOOD, s. Support of life; 
 maintenance. 
 
 LIVELY, adj. Brisk ; vivacious ; 
 gay; airy; energetic, s. liveliness. 
 
 LIVER, s. One of the entrails. 
 
 LIVERY, s. The act of giving pos- 
 session ; state of being kept at a 
 certain rate ; the clothes given to 
 servants; a particular dress, pi. 
 liveries. 
 
 LIVID, adj. Discoloured, as with a 
 blow ; black and blue. s. lividness, 
 lividity. 
 
 LI'VRE. s. A French coin, value 
 about 18 cents. 
 
 LIX.I VIUM. 5. Lie ; water impreg- 
 nated with alkaline salt, &c. adj. 
 hxivial, lixiviate, lixiviated. 
 
 LIZ— LOD 
 
 LIZ'ARD s. An animal resembling 
 a serpent, with legs. 
 
 LO. int. Look, behold. 
 
 LOAD. v. To burthen; to freight; 
 to encumber; to charge a gun. 
 pr. par. loading; past, loaded: s. 
 loader. 
 
 LOAD'-STAR. s. The pole-star ; the 
 cynosure. 
 
 LOAD'STONE. s. The magnet. 
 
 LOAF. s. A mass of bread ; a mass 
 of refined sugar, pi. loaves. 
 
 LOAM. s. Fat, unctuous, tenacious 
 earth, adj. loamy. 
 
 LOATH, adj. Unwilling, not inclin- 
 ed, disliking, s. bather, loathing. 
 adj. loathsome: s. loathsomeness. 
 
 LOATHE, v. To hate, to abhor, to 
 consider with the disgust of satiety, 
 pr. par. loathing; past, loathed. 
 
 LOAVES, s. The plural of loaf. 
 
 LOB'BY. s. A narrow passage in a 
 house, pi. lobbies. 
 
 LOBE. s. A distinct part : — common- 
 ly used for a part of the lungs. 
 
 LOB'STER. s. A kind of crustaceous 
 fish. 
 
 LO'CAL. adj. Having the properties 
 of place; relating to place; con 
 fined to a particular place, s. lo~ 
 cality, pi. localities: adv. locally. 
 
 LOCATE, v. To place; to fix in a 
 particular place, pr. par. locating 
 past, located: s. location. 
 
 LOCH. s. A lake. 
 
 LOCK. s. An instrument used to 
 fasten doors, &c. the part of a gun 
 by which fire is struck ; a chamber 
 in a canal, for raising and lower 
 ing boats : a tuft. v. lock; pr. par 
 locking; past, locked. 
 
 LOCOMOTION, s. Act or powe 
 of changing place, adj. locomotive 
 
 LO'CUST. s. A devouring insect ; a 
 kind of tree. 
 
 LODGE, v. To place in a temporary 
 habitation ; to afford a temporary 
 dwelling; to place; to fix ; to lie 
 flat. pr. par. lodging ; past, lodged. 
 s. lodge, lodger, lodging. 
 
 LODGE'MENT. s. Disposition or 
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LOF— LON 
 
 coLocation in a certain place; 
 possession 01 the enemy's work. 
 
 LOFT. s. The highest lioor; rooms 
 on high. 
 
 LOFTY, adj. High; elevated; sub- 
 lime; proud; haughty, s. loftiness. 
 adv. loftily. 
 
 LOG. s. A shapeless bulky piece of 
 wood; a piece of wood, which, 
 with its line, serves to measure 
 the course of a ship at sea. 
 
 LOGARITHMS, s The index of 
 the ratios of numbers, one to 
 another, adj. logarithmic, loga- 
 rithmical. 
 
 LOG'-BOOK. s. A register of a ship's 
 wav, and other naval incidents. 
 
 LOG'GERHEAD. s. A dolt ; a block- 
 head, adj. loggerheaded. 
 
 LO'GIC. s. Tiie art of reasoning, 
 adj. logical: adv ^logically: s. logi- 
 cian. 
 
 LOGOM'ACHY. s. A contention in 
 words ; a contention about words. 
 
 LOG WOOD. s. A species of die- 
 wood. 
 
 LOIN. s. The back of an animal, 
 carved out bv the butcher. 
 
 LOITER, v. To linger; to lounge; 
 to idle. pr. par. loitering; past, 
 loitered: s. loiterer. 
 
 LOLL. v. To lean idly ; to rest la- 
 zily against any thing ; to hang out 
 — used of the tongue, pr. par. loll- 
 ing; past, lolled: s. toiler. 
 
 LOL'LARD. s. A name given to the 
 first religious reformers in Eng- 
 land ; one of the followers of Wic- 
 liffe. 
 
 LONE. adj. Solitary; unfrequented; 
 single, s. loneliness: adv. lonely. 
 
 LONG. adj. Not short; extended; 
 tedious, adj. long-lived, long-suf 
 fering, long-tongued: adv. long- 
 ways, longwise. 
 
 LONG. v. To desire earnestly; to 
 wish with eagerness continued. 
 Dr. par. longing; past, 
 longing: adv. longingly. 
 
 LONG'BOAT. 5. The largest boat 
 belonging to a ship. 
 
 LONGE. s. A thrust with a sword. 
 
 LON- -LOR 
 
 LONGEVITY, s. Length of life. pi. 
 
 longevities. 
 LONGIM'ETRY. s. The art or prac 
 
 tice of measuring distances. 
 LON'GiTUDE. s. Length ; the great- 
 
 est dimension ; the circumference 
 
 of the earth, measured from any 
 
 meridian ; the distance of any part 
 
 of the earth to the east or west of 
 
 any place, adj. longitudinal: adv. 
 
 longitudinally. 
 LONG-WINDED, adj. Long-breath- 
 ed; tedious. 
 LOO. s. A kind of game at cards, v. w 
 
 loo; pr. par. looing; past, hoed. 
 LOOK. v. To direct the eye to or 
 
 from any object ; to expect ; to 
 
 seem. pr. par. looking; past, look- 
 
 ed: s. looker. 
 LOOK'ING-GLASS. s. A reflecting 
 
 mirror. 
 LOOM. s. The frame in which 
 
 weavers work their cloth. 
 LOOM. v. To appear unnaturally 
 
 large at sea. pr. par. looming; past, 
 
 loomed. 
 LOON. s. A mean lazy fellow 
 LOOP. s. A double, through which 
 
 a string or lace is drawn, v. loop 
 
 pr. par. looping; past, looped: s. 
 
 loop-hole. 
 LOOSE, v. To unbind ; to untie ; to 
 
 relax, pr. par. loosing; past, loosed. 
 
 s. looseness: adj. loose: adv. loosely. 
 LOOS'EN. v. To untie ; to part ; to 
 
 separate, pr. par. loosening ; past, 
 
 loosened. 
 LOP. v. To cut or chop short, pr. 
 
 par. lopping; past, lopped s. lop 
 
 per, lopping?. 
 LOQUA'CIOUS. adj. Talkative, s. 
 
 loquacity: adv. loquaciously. 
 LORD. s. A monarch; a ruler; ? 
 
 master; a nobleman: a genera! 
 
 name for a peer of England, v 
 
 lord; pr. par. lording; past, lord 
 
 ed: s. lordliness: adj. lord-like. 
 
 adv. lordly: s. lordship. 
 LORE. s. Instruction; knowledge 
 LOR'ICATE. v. To plate over, pr 
 
 par. loricating; past, loricated: a 
 
 lorication. 
 
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LOS— LOY 
 
 LOSE v. To forfeit by unsuccessful 
 
 contest; to forfeit as a penalty; 
 
 to miss so as not to find, pr. par. 
 
 losing; past, lost: s. loss, pi. losses, 
 
 loser. 
 LOT. s. Fortune; state assigned; 
 
 any thing used in determining 
 
 chances; a portion. 
 LO'TION. s. A kind of medicinal 
 
 wash. 
 LOTTERY, s. A game of chance. 
 
 pi. lotteries. 
 LOUD. adj. Noisy; clamorous, s. 
 
 loudness: adv. loudly. 
 LOUGH, s. A lake; a large inland 
 
 standing water. 
 LOUIS D'OR. s. A golden coin of 
 
 France, valued at about twenty- 
 shillings sterling. 
 LOUNGE, v. To idle; to live lazily. 1 
 
 pr. par. lounging,' past, lounged: 
 
 s. lounger. 
 LOUSE, s. A species of insect, pi. 
 
 lice: adj. lousy: adv. lousily: s. 
 
 lousiness. 
 LOUTISH, adj. Clownish, adv. lout- 
 
 ishly. 
 LOVE. v. To regard with passionate 
 
 affection ; to delight in. pr. par. 
 
 loving; past, loved: s. love, lover, 
 
 lovingness: adj. lovely : adv. lovely, 
 
 lovingly: s. love-favour, love-knot, 
 
 love-Utter, love-shaft, love-song, 
 
 love-token: adj. love-sick. 
 LOW. adj. Not high; not deep; not 
 
 elevated ; mean. v. lower; pr. par. 
 
 lowering; past, lowered: s. low- 
 
 ness, lowerer: adv. lowly: s. low- 
 liness. 
 LOW. v. To bellow as a cow. pr. 
 
 par. lowing; past, lowed : s. lowing. 
 LOWER, v. To appear dark, stormy 
 
 and gloomy; to frown, pr. par. 
 
 lowering; past, lowered: s. lower: 
 
 adj. lowering: adv. loweringly. 
 LOWERMOST, adj. Lowest. 
 LOWLAND, s. A low countrv. 
 LOWSPIR'ITED. adj. Dejected; not 
 
 lively; cowardly, s. lowspiritedness. 
 LOY'AL. adj. Obedient; true to the 
 
 prince; faithful in love. s. loyalist, 
 
 loyalty: adv. loyally. 
 
 LOZ-LUL 
 
 LOZ'ENGE. s. A form of medicioa 
 
 to be held in the mouth till rnoli 
 
 ed; a cake of preserved fruits. 
 LUB'BER. s. A sturdy drone; a 
 
 boobv. adv. lubberly. 
 LU'BRlCATE. v. To make smooth 
 
 or slippery, pr. par. lubricating f 
 
 past, lubricated: s. lubricator, lu- 
 bricity : adj. lubricous. 
 LU'CENT. adj. Shining; splendid. 
 LU'CERNE. s. A species of plant. 
 LU'CID. adj. Shining; pellucid 
 
 sane. s. lucidity, lucidness: adv 
 
 lucidly. 
 LUCIF'EROUS, LUCIF'IC. adj. 
 
 Giving light, adv. luciferously. 
 LU'CIFORM. adj. Having the natur 
 
 of light. 
 LUCK. s. Chance ; fortune, arlj 
 
 lucky: s. luckiness: adv. luckily: 
 
 adj. luckless. 
 LU'CRATiVE. adj. Gainful, profita- 
 ble, s. lucrativeness : adv. lucrd- 
 
 tively. 
 LU'CRE. s. Gain, profit. 
 LU'CUBRATE. v. To study by can. 
 
 die-light, pr. par. lucubrating; 
 
 past, lucubrated: s lucubration. 
 LU'CULENT. adj. Clear, certain. 
 
 adv. luculently. ' 
 LUDICROUS, LUDICROUS, ad. 
 
 Burlesque; merry, s. ludicrous 
 
 ness: adv. ludicrously. 
 LUFF. v. To keep close to the wind. 
 
 pr. par. luffing; past, luffed: s. 
 
 luff. 
 LUG. s. The ear ; a kind of small 
 
 fish. 
 LUG. v. To drag by the ear ; to pull 
 
 with violence, pr. par. lugging 
 
 past, lugged. 
 LUG'GAGE. s. Anything cumbrous 
 
 and unwieldv; baggnge. 
 LUGU'BRIOUS. adj. Mournful. 
 LUKE'WARM. adj. Moderately or 
 
 mildly warm; indifferent, s. luke* 
 
 icarmness : adv. lukewarmly. 
 LULL. v. To compose to sleep , tc 
 
 quiet, pr. par. lulling; past, lulled. 
 LUL'LABY. s. A song to still babes, 
 
 pi. lullabies. 
 
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LUM— LUS 
 
 LUMBA'GO. s. Pain about, the loins, 
 
 LUM'BAL. adj. Pertaining to the 
 loins. 
 
 LUMBER, s. Any thing useless or 
 cumbersome ; any thing very bulky 
 in proportion to its value, v. lumber; 
 pr. par. lumbering; past, lumbered. 
 
 LU'MINARY. s. A body which gives 
 light, pi. luminaries: adj. luminous: 
 adv. luminously: s. lumtnousness. 
 
 LUMP. s. A shapeless mass ; the 
 whole together, v. lump; pr. par. 
 lumping; past, lumped: adj. lumpy: 
 s. lumpiness, lumpishness. 
 
 LU'NACY. 5. A kind of madness 
 supposed to be influenced by the 
 moon ; madness in general, s. lu 
 natic. 
 
 LU'NAR. adj. Relating to the moon 
 
 LU'NATED. adj. Formed like a half- 
 moon. 
 
 LUNATION, s. A revolution of the 
 moon. 
 
 LUNCH, LUNCH'EON. 5. As much 
 food as one's hand can hold: a 
 meal between breakfast and din- 
 ner. 
 
 LUNETTE'. 5. A small half-moon 
 
 LUNGS, s. The part by which breath 
 is inspired and expired. 
 
 LUNT. s. The match-cord with 
 which guns are fired. 
 
 LU'PINE. s. A kind of pulse. 
 
 LURCH, s. A forlorn or deserted 
 state. 
 
 LURE. s. An enticement, v. lure; 
 pr. par. luring; past, lured. 
 
 LU'RID. adj. Gloomy, dismal, s. lu- 
 ridness : adv. luridly. 
 
 LURK. v. To lie in wait; to lie hid- 
 den, pr. par. lurking; past, lurk- 
 ed : s. lurker. 
 
 LUS'CIOUS. adj. Sweet, pleasing, 
 cloying, s. lusciousness : adv. lus- 
 ciously. 
 
 LUS-LYR 
 
 LU'SORY. adj. Used in play; sportivs 
 LUST. s. Inordinate desire, v lust ■ 
 
 pr. par. lusting, past, lusted: adj. 
 
 lustful: s. lustfulness: adv. lust- 
 fully. 
 JLUSTRATE. v. To purify, pr. par. 
 
 lustraiing; past, lustrated: s. lus- 
 I tration. 
 
 ! LUSTRE, s. Brightness, splendour. 
 'LUSTRING, s. A shining silk. 
 j LUS'TRUM. s. A space of" five years. 
 jLUS'TY. adj. Stout; vigorous, s. 
 ! lustiness: adv. lustily. 
 LUTA'RIOUS. adj. Living in mud; 
 
 of the colour of mud. 
 LUTE. s. A stringed instrument of 
 
 music. 
 LUTE. s. A composition with which 
 
 chymists close their vessels, v. 
 
 lute; pr. par. luting; past, luted: 
 
 s. lutation. 
 LUTESTRING, s. The string of a 
 
 lute ; a kind of silk. 
 LUTHERAN, adj. Denoting the 
 
 doctrine and discipline of Luther. 
 
 s. lutheranism. 
 LUTULENT. adj. Muddy. 
 LUXU'RIANT. adj. Exuberant; su- 
 perfluously plenteous, s. luxuri 
 
 ance^ luxuriancy : adv .luxuriantly. 
 
 v. luxuriate ; pr. par. luxuriating, 
 
 past, luxuriated. 
 LUX'URY. s. Voluptuousness; ad- 
 
 dictedness to pleasure; delicious 
 
 fare. pi. luxuries: adj. luxurious: 
 
 s. luxuriousness : adv. luxuriously. 
 LY'DIAN. adj. A species of ancien 
 
 music ; a soft and slow air. 
 LYE. v. See Lie. 
 LYMPH, s. Water; transparent, 
 
 colourless liquor, adj. and s. lym 
 
 phatic: s. lympheduct. 
 LYRE. s. A harp. adj. Zyn'c, lyricah 
 
 s lyrist. 
 
 M 
 
 MAC— MAC 
 MkCAFO'NI. 5. A kind of paste 
 meat, boiled in broth; a sort of 
 droll >r f>ol ; a fop. 
 
 MAC— MAC 
 MACAW, s. A large species of 
 
 parrot. 
 MACE. s. An ensign of authorfcjr. 
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MAC— MAG 
 
 borne before magistrates ; a kind 
 of spice, s. mace-bearer. 
 
 MA'CERATE. v. To make lean ; to 
 wear away ; to steep almost to so- 
 lution, pr. par. macerating; past, 
 macerated: s. maceration. 
 
 MACHIAVE'LIAN. 5. A follower of 
 the opinions of Machiavel. adj. 
 machiavelian : s. machiavelism. 
 
 MACHINATION, s. Artifice, con- 
 
 ■ trivance. 
 
 MACHI'NE. 5. Any complicated 
 work, in which one part contrib- 
 utes to the motion of anothe^; an 
 engine, s. n*achc,iery, pi. machine- 
 ries^ machinist. 
 
 MACK'AREL. 5. A kind of sea-fish. 
 
 MAD. adj. Disordered in the mind; 
 furious, s. madness: adv. madly, 
 adj. mad-brained : s. mad-cap, mad 
 house. 
 
 MAD'AM. s. The term of compll 
 ment, used in addressing a lady. 
 
 MAD'DEN. v. To become mad ; to 
 make mad. pr. par. maddening, 
 past, maddened. 
 
 MAD'DER. 5. A plant used in dying. 
 
 MADE. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to make. 
 
 MADEI'RA. 5. A rich wine, made 
 at the island of Madeira, pronounc 
 ed J\la-da'-ra. 
 
 MADON'NA. s. A name given to 
 pictures of the Virgin Mary. 
 
 MAD'RIGAL. s. A pastoral song; 
 inv light, airy, short song. 
 
 MAGAZTNE. s. A store-house ; 
 commonly an arsenal or armory, 
 or repository for provisions ; a mis- 
 cellaneous pamphlet. 
 
 MAG'GOT. s. A small grub. adj. 
 maggotty. 
 
 MA'GIC. s. Sorcery ; enchantment. 
 adj. magical: adv. magically: s. 
 magician. 
 
 MAGISTERIAL, adj. Such as suits 
 a magistrate or a master; lofty ; 
 arrogant ; despotic, adv. magiste- 
 rially. 
 
 MAGISTRATE, s. A man invested 
 with authority; a governor, s. 
 magistracy, pi. magistracies. j 
 
 MAG— MAI 
 
 MAGNA CHAR'TA. s. The gre? 
 charter of iiberties, signed in Eng- 
 land, by King John. 
 
 MAGNANIMITY, s. Greatness of 
 mind. adj. magnanimous, adv 
 magnanimously. 
 
 MAGNE'SIA. s. A white alkaline 
 earth, used in medicine. 
 
 MAGNET, s. The loadstone; the 
 stone that attracts iron. adj. mag- 
 netic, magnetical: adv. magnetical- 
 ly: s. magnetism. 
 
 MAGNIFICENCE, s. Grander of 
 appearance; splendour, adj. mag- 
 nificent: adv. magnificently. 
 
 MAGNIFY, v. To make great; to 
 exaggerate ; to exalt, pr. par. mag- 
 nifying; past, magnified: s. mag- 
 nifier. 
 
 MAGNITUDE, s. Greatness ; com- 
 parative bulk. 
 
 MAGNOUA. s. A kind of flowering 
 tree. 
 
 MAGPIE, s. A kind of bird. 
 
 MAHOGANY. 5. A kind of reddish 
 wood. pi. mahoganies. 
 
 MAHOM'ETAN, MAHOM'EDAN. 
 5. A mussulman ; a professor of 
 the religion of Mahomet, s. J\Ia- 
 hometanism: adj. Mahometan. 
 
 MAID, MAIDEN, s. A woman un- 
 married; a virgin, adj. maiden, 
 maidenly, maidenlike. 
 
 MAIL. 5. A coat of steel network, 
 worn for defence; any armour; a 
 postman's bundle ; the conveyance 
 by which the bag of letters is sent, 
 v, mail; pr. par. mailing; past, 
 mailed. 
 
 MAIM. v. To deprive of any neces 
 sary part ; to cripple, by loss of a 
 limb. pr. par. maiming; past, 
 maimed. 
 
 MAIN. adj. Principal ; chief, adv. 
 mainly. 
 
 MAIN. s. The ocean. 
 
 MAIN'LAND. s. The continent. 
 
 M AIN'MAST. s. The chief or middle 
 mast. 
 
 MAIN'SAIL. s. The sail of the main 
 mast. 
 
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MAT— MA L 
 
 MAIN'SHEET. s. The sheet or sail] 
 of the mainmast. 
 
 MAINTAIN', v. To preserve; to 
 defend; to vindicate; to support 
 with the necessaries of life. pr. 
 par. maintaining ; past, maintain- 
 ed: s. maintainer, maintenance. 
 
 MAIN'TOP. s The top of 'he main- 
 mast. 
 
 MAIN'YARD. 5. The yard of the 
 mainmast. 
 
 MAIZE, s. Indian corn. 
 
 MAJESTY. 5. Dignity; grandeur; 
 elevation of appearance ; the title 
 of kings and queens, pi. majesties: 
 adj. majestic: adv. majestically. 
 
 MA'JOR. adj. Greater, senior, elder, 
 s. majority, pi. majorities. 
 
 MA'JOR. 5. The officer next above 
 a captain. 
 
 MAJORITY. 5. State of being of 
 full age ; office of a major, pi. ma- 
 jorities. 
 
 MAKE. v. To form, to create; to 
 compel ; to raise as profit, &c. 
 pr. par. making; past, made: s. 
 make, maker. 
 
 MAKE'WEIGHT.s. Anysmallthing 
 thrown in to make up a weight. 
 
 MAL'ADY. 5. A disease ; a distem- 
 per, pi. maladies. 
 
 MAL'AGA. s. A kind of wine, im- 
 ported from Malaga. 
 
 MAL'APERT. adj. Saucy; quick, 
 with impudence, s. malapertness : 
 adv. malapertly. 
 
 MALE. s. The he of any species. 
 adj. male. 
 
 MAL'CONTENT. s. One who is dis- 
 satisfied, adj. malcontent: s. mal- 
 contentedness. 
 
 MALEDICTION, s. A curse; de- 
 nunciation of evil. 
 
 MALEFACTOR, s. An offender 
 against law ; a criminal. 
 
 MALEF'IC. adj. Mischievous; hurt- 
 ful. 
 
 MALEVOLENCE. 5. Ill-will; incli- 
 nation to hurt others, adj. malevo- 
 lent: aav. malevolently. 
 
 MALICE, s. Badness of design ; de- 
 
 MAL— MAN 
 
 liberate mischief, s. maliciousness: 
 adj. malicious: adv. maliciously 
 
 MALIGN', adj. Unfavourable; ma- 
 licious; infectious, s. malignancy ; 
 adv. malignly. 
 
 MALIG'NANT. adj. Malign; envi- 
 ous ; hostile to life. s. malignity. 
 adv. malignantly. 
 
 MALL. s. A kind of beater or ham- 
 mer; a public walk. 
 
 MAL'LARD. s. The drake of the 
 wild duck. 
 
 MAL'LEABLE. adj. Capable of be- 
 ing spread by beating with a ham 
 mer. s. malleability, pi. malleabil 
 ities. 
 
 MAL'LET. s. A wooden hammer. 
 
 MAL'LOWS. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 MALM'SEY. 5. A sort of grape; a 
 kind of wine. 
 
 MALPRACTICE. 5. Practice con- 
 trary to rules; evil-doing. 
 
 MALT. s. Grain steeped in water, 
 and dried, v malt ; pr. par. malt- 
 ing; past, 'malted: s. maltster. 
 
 MALTREAT', v. To use with rough- 
 ness or unkindness. pr. par. mal- 
 treating; past, maltreated: s. mat- 
 treater, maltreatment. 
 
 MALVERSATION, s. Misbeha 
 viour in office ; mean artifices. 
 
 MAM'ELUKE. s. A cavalry soldier 
 of Egypt. 
 
 MAMMA', s. The fond word for 
 mother. 
 
 MAN. s. A human being; the male 
 of the human species, pi. men: adj. 
 manful, manlike: adv. manfully. 
 
 MAN. v. To furnish with men ; to 
 guard with men. pr. par. manning, 
 past, manned. 
 
 M AN'ACLE. s. A chain for the hands; 
 shackles, v. manacle ; pr. par. man 
 acting; past, manacled. 
 
 MAN'AGE. v. To conduct ; to carry 
 on ; to govern ; to wield, pr. par. 
 managing ; past, managed: s. man- 
 agement, manager: adj. manage 
 able : adv. manageably. 
 
 MANCH'ET. s. A small loaf of fine 
 bread. 
 
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MAN— MAN 
 
 MANDARIN', s. A Chinese noble- 1 
 man or magistrate. 
 
 MAN'DATE. s. Command ; precept ; 
 commission sent or transmitted. 
 adj. mandatory. 
 
 MAN'DRAKE. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 MAN'DREL. s. An instrument used 
 in a lathe. 
 
 MANE. s. The hair which hangs 
 from the neck of horses or other 
 animals. 
 
 MANE'GE. s. A place where horses 
 are trained, or horsemanship 
 taught, pronounced ma-neje. 
 
 MA'NES. 5. Ghost, shade, pronounc- 
 ed ma'-ne?. 
 
 M AN'GANESE. s. A kind of mineral. 
 
 MANGE, s. The itch or scab in cat- 
 tle, adj. mangy. 
 
 MAN'GER. s. The trough or vessel 
 in which animals are fed with corn. 
 
 MANG'LE. v. To lacerate; to cut 
 or hack to pieces; to press with a 
 mangle, pr. par. mangling; past, 
 mangled: s. mangier. 
 
 MANG'LE. s. A rolling press for 
 smoothing linen ; a calender. 
 
 MAxNG'O. s. A kind of Indian fruit, 
 used for pickling. 
 
 MAN'GROVE. s. A species of plant. 
 
 MAN'HOOD. s. Human nature. 
 
 MA'NIA. 5. Madness, rage. 
 
 MA'NIAC. 5. A mad person. 
 
 MANIFEST, adj. Plain, open. 
 'manifest: pr. par. manifesting; 
 past, manifested : s. manifestation 
 manifestness : adv. manifestly. 
 
 MAN'IFEST. s. The written particu- 
 lars of a ship's cargo. 
 
 MANIFESTO, s. Public protesta- 
 tion, pi. manifestoes. 
 
 MANIFOLD, adj. Of different kinds; 
 many ; complicated, adv. mani- 
 foldly. 
 
 MAN'IKIN, MAN'NIKEN. s. A little 
 man. 
 
 MAN'IPLE. s. A handful; a small 
 band of soldiers, adj. manipuh 
 s. manipulation. 
 
 MAN'KIND. s. The race or species 
 of human beings. 
 U2 
 
 MAN— MAN 
 
 MAN'NA. s. A gum, or honey-like 
 juice, collected into a solid form. 
 
 MANWER. s. Form; method; cus- 
 tom ; mien ; sort. s. manntrliness 
 adj. and adv. mannerly. 
 
 MAN'NERIST. s. A person who per 
 forms all his works in one unvan 
 ed manner. 
 
 MANOEUVRE, MANEU'VRE. s 
 An operation of military tactics 
 a stratagem ; any kind of manage 
 ment. v. manoeuvre; pr. par. ma 
 nceuvring; past, manoeuvred: s. 
 manoeuvre?'. 
 
 MAN'OR. s. A certain district of 
 land. adj. manorial. 
 
 MANSE, s. A parsonage-house. 
 
 MANSION. 5. The house erected 
 on a manor; a house adapted for 
 a permanent residence ; place of 
 abode. 
 
 MANSLAUGHTER, s. Murder; 
 the act of killing a human being, 
 not wholly without fault, though 
 without malice. 
 
 MAN'SLAYER. s. One that has kill- 
 ed another. 
 
 MAN'SUETUDE. s. Mildness, gen- 
 tleness, tameness. 
 
 MANTELET'. 5. A small cloak : in 
 fortification, a kind of movable 
 pent-house, driven before the pi- 
 oneers to shelter them from the 
 enemy's shot. 
 
 MAN'TLE. s. A kind of cloak, v. 
 mantle; pr. par. mantling; past, 
 mantled. 
 
 MAN'TLE. v. To be expanded; to 
 spread luxuriantly ; to froth ; t 
 ferment, pr. par mantling; pas* 
 mantled. 
 
 MAN'TUAMAKER. s. One who 
 makes gowns for women. 
 
 MAN'UAL. adj. Performed or used 
 by the hand. adv. manually: s. 
 manual. 
 
 MANUFACTORY, s. The practice 
 of making any piece of workman 
 ship; the place vvhere manufac 
 ture is carried on. pi. manufacto 
 ries. 
 
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MAN— MAR 
 
 MANUFACTURE, s. The practice 
 of making any piece of workman- 
 ship; any thing made by art. v. 
 manufacture; pr. par. manufac- 
 turing; past, manufactured: s. 
 manufacturer. 
 
 MANUMIT', v. To release from 
 slavery, pr. par. manumitting; 
 past, manumitted. 
 
 MANUMIS'SION. 5. Act of manu- 
 mitting. 
 
 MANU'RE. v. To enrich with some 
 fertilizing matter, pr. par. manur- 
 ing; past, manured: s. manure. 
 
 MAN'USCRIPT. 5. Hand-writing; 
 a written book. 
 
 MAN'Y. adj. Numerous; not few. 
 
 MANY-COLOURED, adj. Having 
 various colours. 
 
 MAP. s. A delineation of countries. 
 
 MA'PLE. s. A kind of tree. 
 
 MAR. v. To injure; to spoil, pr. 
 par. marring ; past, marred. 
 
 MARAU'DE. v. To plunder, pr. par. 
 marauding; past, marauded: 
 marauder. 
 
 MAR'BLE. s. A kind of stone ; a 
 little ball, supposed to be made of 
 marble, with which children play. 
 
 MAR'BLE. v. To variegate or vein 
 like marble, pr. par. marbling 
 past, marbled. 
 
 MARCH, s. The third month of the 
 year. 
 
 MARCH, v. To move in military 
 form ; to walk in a grave, delibe 
 rate, or stately manner, pr. par. 
 marching; past, marched: s. mc *tA, 
 pi. marches. 
 
 MARCH'IONESS. s. The wife of a 
 marquis ; a lady raised to the rank 
 of marquis, pi. marchionesses. 
 
 MARE. s. The female of a horse. 
 
 MARES'CHAL. s A marshal. 
 
 MAR'GIN. s. The verge; the bor- 
 der; the edge of a page, left blank, 
 adj. marginal. 
 
 MAR'GRAVE. 5. A title of sove- 
 reignty, in Germany, fern, mar- 
 gravine. 
 
 MA'RIGOLD. s. A kind of yellow 
 flower. 
 
 MAR— MAR 
 
 M ARI NE. adj. Belonging to the sea. 
 
 MARI'NE. s. A soldier taken on 
 shipboard, to be employed in de- 
 scents upon the land, &c. 
 
 MARINER, s. A seaman ; a sailor. 
 
 MARITAL, adj. Pertaining to a 
 husband. 
 
 MARITIME, adj. Performed on the 
 sea ; naval ; bordering on the sea. 
 
 MAR'JORAM. 5. A species of fra- 
 grant plant. 
 
 MARK. 5. A token ; a stamp; notice 
 taken ; any thing at winch a mis- 
 sile weapon is directed ; a sum of 
 thirteen shillings and four pence, 
 v. mark; pr. par. marking; past, 
 marked : s. marker. 
 
 MAR'KET. s. A public time, and 
 appointed place, for buying and 
 selling; purchase and sale. v. mar- 
 ket; pr. par. marketing; past, 
 marketed: s. marketer: adj. mar 
 ketable: s. market-town. 
 
 MARKS'MAN. s. One skilful in hit 
 ting a mark. pi. marksmen. 
 
 MARL. s. A kind of fertilizing clay 
 adj. marly: s. mnrl-pit. 
 
 MAR'LINE. 5. Long wreaths of un 
 twisted hemp, dipped in pitch. 
 
 MAR'LINESPIKE. s. A small piece 
 of iron, for fastening ropes to- 
 gether. 
 
 MAR'MALADE. s. The pulp of 
 quinces or of oranges, boiled with 
 sugar. 
 
 MARMOSET', s. A small monkey. 
 
 MAR'MOT. s. A small animal, call- 
 ed mus alpinus. 
 
 MAROON', s. A free, or a runaway 
 negro, living in the mountains in 
 the West Indies. 
 
 MAR'QUIS, MARQUESS, s. One 
 of the second ord<T of nobility, pi. 
 marquises, marquesses: s. mar~ 
 quisate. 
 
 MAR'RIAGE. s. The act of uniting 
 a man and woman for life. adj. 
 marriageable. 
 
 MARROW, s. An oleaginous sub 
 stance, contained wit bin the bones. 
 
 MARROWFAT, s. A kind of pea. 
 
 MAR'RY. v. To take *br hisbandor 
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MAR— MAS 
 
 wife ; to dispose of in marriage ; 
 to perform the marriage ceremo- 
 ny, pr. par. marrying; past, mar- 
 ried. 
 
 MARSH, s. A fen ; a bog; a swamp, 
 pi. marshes: adj. marshy. 
 
 MARSH-MAL'LOW. s. A kind of 
 plant. 
 
 MAR'SHAL. s. The chief officer of 
 arms ; any one who regulates rank 
 or order at a feast, or any other 
 assembly. 
 
 MAR'SHAL. v. To arrange ; to rank 
 in order, pr. par. marshaling ; past, 
 marshakd: s. marshaler. 
 
 MART. s. A market ; a place of 
 public traffic. 
 
 MARTIAL, adj. Warlike, given toj 
 war. 
 
 MARTINET, s. A strict military 
 disciplinarian. 
 
 MARTINGAL. 5. A broad strap, 
 made fast to the girths under the 
 bellv of a horse. 
 
 MARTINMAS, s. The feast of St. 
 Martin; the 11th of November. 
 
 MARTYR, s. One who, by his death, 
 bears witness to what he considers 
 the truth, v. martyr; pr. par. mar- 
 tyring; past, martyred: s. martyr- 
 dom. 
 
 MARTYROL'OGY. s. A register of 
 martvrs. pi. martyrologies. 
 
 MAR'VEL. s. A wonder ; any thing 
 astonishing, pr. par. marveling; 
 past, marveled: adj. marvellous: 
 adv. marvellously : s. marvellous-] 
 ness. 
 
 MAS'CULINE. adj. Male; resem- 
 bling man: robust, adv. masculine- 
 ly : s. masculineness. 
 
 MASH. s. Any thing mingled or beat-j 
 en together into an undistinguish- 
 ed or confused body, v. mash; pr. 
 par. mashing : past, mash ed. 
 
 MASK. s. A cover to disguise the 
 face ; a visor ; a dramatic perform- 
 ance, written in a tragic style, 
 without attention to rules or prob- 
 ability, pr. par. masking; past, 
 masked: s. masker. 
 
 MAS— MAT 
 
 MA'SON. s. A builder with stone 
 one of a society bearing the epithet 
 of free and accepted, adj. masonic 
 s. masonry. 
 
 MASQUERA'DE. s. A diversion in 
 which the company is masked; 
 state of disguise, v. masquerade; 
 pr. par. masquerading; past, mas- 
 queraded: s. masquer adtr. 
 
 MASS. s. A body ; a lump ; a large 
 quantity; assemblage; the service 
 of the Romish church, pi. masses. 
 
 MAS'SACRE. s. Butchery; indis- 
 criminate destruction, v. massacre y 
 pr. par. massacring; past, massa- 
 cred. 
 
 MAS'SIVE. adj. Heavy ; ponderous, 
 s. massiveness: adv. massively. 
 
 MAST. s. The beam raised above a 
 vessel, to which the sail is fixed ; 
 the fruit of the oak and beech. 
 
 MASTER, s. One who has servants; 
 a director; a governor: an owner; a 
 young gentleman; one who teach- 
 es ; a man eminently skilful in 
 practice or science, v. master; 
 pr. par. mastering; past, mastered: 
 adv. masterly: s. mastery. 
 
 MASTER-KEY. s. A key which 
 opens manv locks. 
 
 MASTERPIECE. 5. Any thing done 
 or made with extraordinary skill. 
 
 MASTER-STROKE, s. Capital per 
 formance; an able act of policy. 
 
 MASTIC, s. A kind of gum; a kind 
 of cement. 
 
 MASTICATION, s. The act of 
 chewing, v. masticate; pr. par. 
 masticating ; past, masticated. 
 
 MASTIFF. 5. A dog of the largest 
 size. 
 
 MAT. s. A texture of sedge, flags, o* 
 rushes, s. matting: v. mat; pr. par. 
 matting; past, matted. 
 
 MATADORE. s. One of the three 
 principal cards in the games of 
 ombre and quadrille. 
 
 MATCH, s. Any thing that catches 
 fire, generally a card, rope, o* 
 small chip of wood, dipped in melt- 
 ed sulphur, pi. matches. 
 
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MAT— MAT 
 
 MATCH, s. One equal to another; 
 one eqwal to contend with anoth- 
 er; a contest; a game. v. match; 
 pr. par. matching; past, matched: 
 s. match, pi. matches adj. match- 
 less: s. matchlessness, match-maker. 
 
 MATCHLOCK, s. The lock of a 
 musket, to which a match is ap- 
 plied. 
 
 MATE. 5. A companion ; the second 
 officer in a merchant-ship. 
 
 MATE. v. To match, to marry, pr. 
 par. mating; past, mated. 
 
 MATERIAL, adj. Consisting of 
 matter; corporeal; not spiritual; 
 important, adv. materially. 
 
 MATERIALIST, s. One who denies 
 the existence of spiritual sub- 
 stances. 
 
 MATER'NAL. adj. Motherly; be- 
 fitting or pertaining to a mother, 
 s. maternity. 
 
 MATHEMATICS, s. The science 
 which contemplates whatever is 
 capable of being numbered or mea- 
 sured, adj. mathematic, mathemat- 
 ical: adv. mathematically. 
 
 MAT'IN. s. Morning; used in the 
 morning, s. matins, morning wor 
 
 MATRICE, MA'TRIX. 5. The 
 womb ; a mould, pi. matrices. 
 
 MATRICIDE, s. Slaughter of a 
 mother; one who has killed his 
 mothei. adj. matricidal. 
 
 MATRICULATE, v. To enter or 
 admit to a membership of a univer- 
 sity ; to enlist, pr. par. matriculat- 
 ing; past, matriculated: s. matri- 
 culation. 
 
 MATRIMONY, s. Marriage; nup- 
 tials, adj. matrimonial: adv. mat- 
 rimonially. 
 
 MATRON. 5. A wife; an elderly 
 lady v.matronize; pr. par. matron- 
 izing; past, matronized: adj. ma- 
 tronal, matronly. 
 
 MATROSS'. 5. A soldier in the ar- 
 tillery, pi. matrosses. 
 
 MATTER, s. Body, suostance, ma- 
 terials; subject; affair; that which 
 is formed by suppuration. 
 
 MAT— MEA 
 
 MATTER, v. To be of importance 
 
 pr. par. mattering; past, mattered. 
 MATTRASS. s. A kind of bed. pi. 
 
 mattrasses. 
 MATURE', adj. Ripe; perfected by 
 
 time ; brought near to completion. 
 
 s. maturity, pi. maturities: adv. 
 
 maturely : v. mature; pr. par. ma- 
 turing; past, matured. 
 MAUL. v. To beat; to bruise, pr 
 
 par. mauling ; past, mauled. 
 MAUSOLEUM, s. A pompous fu 
 
 neral monument. 
 MAW. s. The stomach of an ani- 
 mal ; the craw of a bird. 
 MAWKISH, adj. Apt to cause 
 
 loathing, s. mawkishness. "■ 
 
 MAX'ILARY. adj. Belonging to the 
 
 jaw-bone. 
 MAX'IM. s. A general principle; an 
 
 axiom. 
 MAXIMUM. 5. The greatest quan- 
 
 tity attainable in any given case. 
 MAY. v. To be at liberty; to be 
 
 permitted ; to be possible, pret. 
 
 might. 
 MAY. s. The fifth month of the 
 
 year. s. may-day, the first day 01 
 
 May : s. may-pole. 
 MAY. v. To gather flowers on May 
 
 day. pr. par. maying; past, mayed. 
 MAY'OR. s. The chief magistrate 
 
 of a city. fern, mayoress, pi. may' 
 
 oresses; mayoralty, pi. mayoralties. 
 MAZE. s. A labyrinth ; confusion 
 
 of thought, adj. mazy. 
 ME. pron. The objective case of/. 
 MEAD. 5. A kind of drink, made of 
 
 water ana honey. 
 MEAD, MEAD'OW. s. Pasture or 
 
 grass-land, annually mowed for 
 
 hav. 
 MEAGRE, adj. Lean, poor. s. mea* 
 
 greness : adv. meagrely. 
 MEAL. s. A repast; the flour or 
 
 edible part of corn. adj. mealy: s 
 
 mealiness. 
 MEAL'Y-MOUTH'ED. adj. Using 
 
 soft words ; concealing the reaj 
 
 intention, s. mealy -mouth edness. 
 MEAN. adj. Wanting dignity; ot 
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MEA— MED 
 
 low rank or birth ; low-minded ; 
 base; middle, s. meanness: adv. 
 meanly. 
 
 MEAN. s. Mediocrity: middle rate; 
 measure; instrument; that which 
 is used in order to any end : more 
 generally used in the plural; — as, 
 a means. 
 
 MEAN. v. To have in the mind ; to 
 purpose; to understand, pr. par. 
 meaning; past, meant : s. meaning. 
 
 MEAN'DER. 5. Serpentine winding: 
 winding course, v. meander; pr. 
 par. meandering; past, meandered. 
 
 MEAS'LES. 5. An eruption of the 
 skin, attended with fever, adj 
 measlpd, measly. 
 
 MEA'SURE. 5. That by which any 
 thing is measured ; proportion ; 
 sufficient quantity; limit; means 
 of action, v. measure; pr. par. 
 measuring; past, measured: s, 
 measurer, measurement: adj. meas- 
 urable. 
 
 MEAT. s. Flesh to be eaten; food 
 in general. 
 
 MECHANICS, s. A mathematical 
 science, which shows the effects 
 of powers or moving forces, adj. 
 mechanic, mechanical: adv. me- 
 chanically: s. mechanic ^mechanism, 
 mechanician, mechanist. 
 
 MSD'AL. s. A piece of metal, stamp 
 ed in honour of some remarkabl 
 performance, adj. medallic: s. med- 
 alist. 
 
 MEDAL'LION. s. A kind of large 
 medal. 
 
 MED'DLE. v. To interpose, to act 
 in. pr. par. meddling; past, med- 
 dled: s. meddler: adj. meddlesome. 
 
 ME'DIATE. v. To interpose, as an 
 equal friend to both parties ; to in- 
 tercede, pr. par. mediating; past, 
 mediated: s. mediation, mediator ; 
 fern, mediatress, mediatrix: adj. 
 mediatorial, mediatory. 
 
 MEDICABLE, adj. That may be 
 healed. 
 
 AIED'ICXL. adj. Phvsical ; relating 
 to the art of healing, adv. medi- 
 cally. 
 
 MED— MEL 
 
 MEDICAMENT, s. Any thing used 
 in healing; generally, a topical 
 application. 
 
 MEDICATE, v. To tincture or im- 
 pregnate with any thing medicinal 
 pr. par. medicating ; past, medical 
 ed: s. medication. 
 
 MEDICINE. 5. Physic ; any remed} 
 administered by a physician, adj 
 medicinal: adv. medicinally. 
 
 MEDIOCRITY, s. Moderate degree, 
 middle rate. pi. mediocrities. 
 
 MEDITATE, v. To think on; to 
 plan ; to contrive, pr. par. meditat- 
 ing; past, meditated: s. meditation: 
 adj. meditative. 
 
 MEDITERRANEAN, adj. Encircled 
 with land. 
 
 ME'DIUM. s. Any thing intervening; 
 middle place or degree, pi. media, 
 mediums. 
 
 MED'LAR. s. A kind of fruit. 
 
 MED'LEY. s. A mixture ; a miscel- 
 
 lanv. 
 ;MEDUL'LARY. adj. Pertaining to 
 the marrow. 
 
 MEED. 5. Recompense; reward. 
 
 MEEK. adj. Mild in temper; gentie. 
 s. meekness: adv. meekly.- v. meek- 
 en; pr. par. meekening; past, 
 meekened. 
 
 MEET. adj. Fit ; proper, s. meetness. 
 adv. meetly. 
 
 MEET. v. To come face to face ; to 
 encounter; to join another in the 
 same place, pr. par. meeting ; past, 
 met: s. meeting. 
 
 ME'GRIM. s. Disorder of the head 
 
 MEL'ANCHOLY. s. Sadness, pen 
 siveness, gloom, adj. melancholy 
 melancholic. 
 
 MELANGE', s. A mixture. 
 
 MELIORATE, v. To make better 
 j to improve, pr. par. meliorating 
 : past, meliorated: s. melioration. 
 
 MELLIF'EROUS. adj. Producing 
 honev. 
 
 MELLIFACTION. s. The art or 
 practice of making honey. 
 
 MELLIFLUENCE, s. A honie.l 
 flow ; a flow of sweetness, adj 
 melVjluent, mellifluous. 
 
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MEL— MEN 
 
 MEL'LOW. adj. Soft with ripeness;; 
 fully ripe. v. mellow; pr. par. mel-\ 
 lowing; p; st, mellowed: s. mellow- 
 ness. 
 
 MEL'ODRAME. s. A dramatic per-| 
 formance, in which songs are in- 
 termixed. 
 
 MEL'ODY. s Sweetness of sound.' 
 adj. melodious: adv. melodiously: 
 s. melodiousness. 
 
 MELON, s. A kind of fruit. 
 
 MELT. v. To make liquid ; to dis- 
 solve, pr. par. melting; past, melt- 
 ed : s. melter: adv. meltingly. 
 
 MEM'BER. s. A limb; a part of a 
 discourse or period ; one of a com- 
 munity, s. membership. 
 
 MEM'BRANE. s. A web of several 
 sorts of fibres, interwoven for the 
 covering of some parts of the 
 body. adj. membraneous, membra- 
 nous. 
 
 MEMENTO s. A memorial notice : 
 a hint to awaken the memory. 
 
 MEM'OIR. s. An account of trans- 
 actions, familiarly written. 
 
 MEM'ORABLE. adj. Worthy of be- 
 ing remembered, adv. memorably. 
 
 MEMORANDUM, s. A note to help 
 the memory, pi. memoranda, mem- 
 orandums. 
 
 MEMO'RIAL. s. Amonument; some- 
 thing to preserve the memory; an 
 address, reminding of services, and 
 soliciting reward, s. memorialist. 
 
 MEM'ORY. s. The power of retain- 
 ing or recollecting things past ; 
 exemption from oblivion, pi. mem- 
 ories. 
 
 MEN. s. The plural of man. 
 
 MEN ACE. v. To threaten, pr. par 
 menacing; past, menaced: s. men- 
 ace. 
 
 MENA'GERIE. 5. A collection of 
 foreign animals; the place in 
 which they are kept. 
 
 MEND. v. To repair, to correct, to 
 improve, pr. par. mending; past, 
 mended : s. mender. 
 
 MENDA'CIOUS. ad;. False; lying. 
 s. mendacity. 
 
 MEN'DICANT. s. A beggar; one of 
 
 MEN— MER 
 
 some begging fraternity, adj. men* 
 dicant : s. mendicity. 
 
 ME'NIAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 retinue or train of servants, s. me- 
 nial. 
 
 M EN'S AL. adj. Belonging or relating 
 to the table. 
 
 MEN'STRUUM. s. Any liquid usea 
 as a dissolvent, or to extract the 
 virtues of ingredients by infusion 
 and decoction. 
 
 MEN'SURABLE. adj. Measurable; 
 that may be measured, adv. meas- 
 urably : s. measur ability. 
 
 MENSURATION, s. The art or act 
 of measuring. 
 
 MENTAL, adj. Intellectual ; exist 
 ing in the mind. adv. mentally. 
 
 MENTION, s. Oral or written ex- 
 pression, or recital of any thing 
 pr. par. mentioning; past, men 
 Honed. 
 
 MEPHIT'IC, MEPHIT'ICAL. mlj. 
 Ill-savoured. 
 
 MERCANTILE, adj. Trading, com 
 mercial. 
 
 MERCENARY, adj. Venal; hired: 
 too studious of profit, s. mercena- 
 ry, pi. mercenaries. 
 
 MER'CER. s. One who sells cloths. 
 s. mercery. 
 
 MERCHANDISE, s. Traffic ; com- 
 merce; wares, v. merchandise; pr. 
 par. merchandising; past, merchan- 
 dised. 
 
 MER'CHANT. s. One who traffics 
 to remote countries, adj. merchant- 
 able. 
 
 MER'CILESS. adj. Void of mercy, 
 pitiless, s. mercilessness : adv. mer- 
 cilessly. 
 
 MERCU'RIAL. adj. Formed under 
 the influence of Mercury; spright- 
 lv : consisting of quicksilver. 
 
 MER'CURY. s. One of the planets; 
 the chymist's name for quicksilver 
 
 MER'CY. s. Clemencv, pardon, pi. 
 mercies: adj. merciful: adv. mer- 
 cifully. 
 
 MERE. adj. That or this only; such 
 and nothing else; absolute, adv 
 merely. 
 
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MER—j\]£T 
 
 MERETRICIOUS, adj. Such as is 
 practised by prostitutes ; alluring 
 by false show. adv. meretriciously: 
 s. meretriciousness. 
 
 MERGE, v. To immerse ; to be swal- 
 lowed up; to be sunk. pr. par. 
 merging; past, merged. 
 
 MERIDIAN, s. Mid-day; the line 
 drawn from north to south, which 
 the sui^crosses at noon ; the high- 
 est point of glory or power, adj. 
 meridian, meridional: adv. meri- 
 dionally. 
 
 MER'IT s. Desert; excellence de- 
 serving honour or reward, v. merit; 
 pr. par. meriting; past, merited: 
 adj. meritorious: adv. meritori-\ 
 ously : s. meritoriousness. 
 
 MER'LIN. s. A kind of hawk. 
 
 MER'MAID. s. A sea woman; anj 
 animal with a woman's head andi 
 
 MER'RY. adj. Pleasant; cheerful;' 
 
 gav- s. merriment: adv. merrily. 
 MERRY- AN'DREW. s. A buffoon ; 
 
 a jack-pudding. 
 MER'RY-THOUGHT. s. A forked 
 
 bone, in the body of fowls. 
 MER'SION. s. The act of sinking or| 
 
 dipping. 
 MESH. s. The interstice of a net. J 
 
 pi. meshes: adj. meshy. 
 MES'LIN. s. Mixed corn, as wheat 1 
 
 and rye. 
 MESS. 5. A dish or portion of food; 
 
 the ordinary of military men. pi. 
 
 messes : v. mess ; pr. par. messing; 
 
 past, messed. 
 MES'SAGE 5. An errand; advice 
 
 sent. 
 MES'SENGER. s. One who carries 
 
 an errand. 
 MESSI'AH. 5. The Anointed; the 
 
 Christ. 
 MESSIEURS, s. Sirs; gentlemen. 
 MESS'MATE. s. One who eats at 
 
 the same table with another. 
 MES'SUAGE. s. The house and 
 
 ground set apart for household 
 
 uses, pronounced mess'-wage. 
 MET'AL. 5. A firm, heavy, and hard 
 
 substance, fusible by fire, malle- 
 
 MET— MET 
 
 able and ductile, adj. metallic: s. 
 metallist: adj. metalline. 
 
 METALLURGY, s. The art of 
 working in metals, s. metallurgist. 
 
 METAMOR'PHOSE. v. To change 
 the form or shape, pr. par. metamor- 
 phosing; past, metamorphosed: s. 
 rnetamorphoser, metamorphosis, pi. 
 metamorphoses. 
 
 METAPHOR, s. A figure of speech, 
 adj. metaphoric, metaphorical : adv. 
 metaphorically. 
 
 MET'A PHRASE, s. A mere verbal 
 translation from one language into 
 another, s. metaphrast: adj. meta- 
 plastic. 
 
 METAPHYSICS, s. The doctrine 
 of the general affections of sub- 
 stances existing, s. metaphysician 
 adj. metaphysic, metaphysical: adv. 
 metaphysically. 
 
 METE. v. To measure, pr. par. 
 meting; past, meted: s. meter. 
 
 METEMPSYCHOSIS, s. The trans- 
 migration of souls from body to 
 bodv. pi. metempsychoses. 
 
 ME'TEOR. s. Any body in the air 
 or sky, of a flux and transitory na- 
 ture. 
 
 METEOROL'OGY. s. The doctrine 
 of meteors, adj. meteorological: s. 
 meteorologist. 
 
 METHOD." 5. Convenient order; 
 regularity, adj. methodical: adv. 
 methodically: v. methodize; pr. par. 
 methodizing ; past, methodizea. 
 
 METH'ODISTS. s. One of the reli- 
 gious sects, adj. methodistical. s. 
 methodism. 
 
 METON'YM Y. s. A rhetorical figure, 
 founded on the several relations 
 of cause and effect, container and 
 contained, sign and thing signified, 
 pi. metonymies. 
 
 METRE. 5. Speech confined to a 
 certain number and harmonic dis 
 position of syllables; verse; mea 
 sure. adj. metrical. 
 
 METROPOLIS, s. The chief city of 
 any country or district, pi. metrop- 
 olises: adj. metropolitan. 
 
 METROPOLITAN. p. A bishop of 
 23y 
 
MET— MID 
 
 thf mother c'tiurch ; an archbishop, 
 adj. metropolitan, belonging to a 
 metropolis. 
 
 MET'TLE. s. Spirit, courage, sub- 
 stance, adj. mettled, mettlesome. 
 
 MEW. s. A cage for hawks ; an en- 
 closure ; a sea-fowl. v. mew; pr. 
 par. meiving; past, mewed. 
 
 MEZZOTIN'TO. s. A kind of en- 
 graving, so named as nearly resem- 
 bling paint ; the word importing, 
 "half painted." 
 
 MIASMA. 5. Such particles or at- 
 oms, as are supposed to arise from 
 distempered, putrefying, or poi- 
 sonous bodies. 
 
 MICE. 5. The plural of mouse. 
 
 MICHAELMAS. 5. The feast of the 
 archangel Michael, celebrated on 
 the 29th of September. 
 
 MICHE. v. To lie hid; to absent 
 one's-self, as a boy from school, 
 pr. par. mtching; past, miched: s. 
 micher. 
 
 MI'CROCOSM. 5. The little world : 
 the bodv of man is so called. 
 
 MICROM'ETER. s. An instrument 
 for measuring small spaces. 
 
 MI'CROSCOPE. s. An optic for view- 
 ing and magnifying small objects, 
 adj. microscopic, microscopical. 
 
 MID'-DAY. adj. Meridional; being 
 at noon. s. mid-day. 
 
 MIDDLE, adj. Equally distant from 
 two extremes; intermediate, adj. 
 middlemost : s. middle. 
 
 MIDDLING, adj. Of middle rank 
 of moderate size; having moderate 
 qualities of any kind. adv. mid- 
 dlingly. 
 
 MIDGE, s. A gnat. 
 
 MIDLAND, adj. Surrounded by land, 
 
 MIDNIGHT, s. The depth of night : 
 /welve o'clock. 
 
 MIDRIFF. s. The diaphragm. 
 
 MIDSHIPMAN, s. A naval officer, 
 next in rank below a lieutenant, 
 pi. midshipmen. 
 
 MIDST, s. Middle. 
 
 MIDSUMMER, s. The summer sol- 
 stice, reckoned to fall on the 21st 
 of June. 
 
 MID— MIL 
 
 MID'WAY. adj. In the middle of a 
 
 passage, s. midway. 
 MID'WIFE. 5. A woman who assists 
 
 women in childbirth, pi. midwives 
 
 s. midwifery. 
 MIEN. s. Look, manner, air. 
 MIFF. s. Displeasure ; ill-humour. 
 MIGHT, v. Pret. of may. 
 MIGHT, s. Power, strength, force 
 
 adj. mighty: adv. mightily: 8. 
 
 mightiness. 
 MIGNONETTE, s. A kind of annual 
 
 flower. 
 MI'GRATE. v. To remove from one 
 
 place to another, pr. par. migrat- 
 ing; past, migrated: s. migration: 
 
 adj. migratory. 
 MILD. adj. Kind; soft; tender; 
 
 compassionate, s. mildness: acV. 
 
 mildly. 
 MIL'DEW. 5. A disease in plan*. 
 
 v. mildew; pr. par. mildewing; past, 
 
 mildewed. 
 MILE. s. The usual measure of 
 
 roads; in England, 1760 yards, a. 
 
 milestone. 
 MILIARY, adj. Small ; resembling 
 
 a millet-seed. 
 MILITANT, adj. Fighting; a term 
 
 applied to the chilrch of Christ. 
 MILITARY, adj. Engaged in the 
 
 life of a soldier ; suiting a soldier 
 
 warlike; effected by soldiers, s 
 
 military. 
 MILITATE, v. To oppose; to ope 
 
 rate against, pr. par. militating 
 
 past, militated. 
 MILFTIA. s. The people in arms 
 
 the popular force of a nation. 
 
 MILK. s. The liquor with which 
 animals feed their young from the 
 breast, v. milk; pr. par. milking 
 past, milked: s. milker, milkiness : 
 adj. milky : s. milkmaid, milkman, 
 milkpail, milkpan, milksop. 
 
 MILL. s. An engine for grinding 
 corn, &c. v. mill; pr. par. milling, 
 past, milled: s. miller, mill-dam, 
 millstone. 
 
 MILLENA'RIAN. s. One who ex- 
 pects the millennium. 
 
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MIL— MIN 
 
 MILLENARY, adj Consisting of 
 a thousand. 
 
 MILLENIUM, s. A thousand years; 
 generally taken for the thousand 
 years, during which some imagine 
 Christ will reign on earth, after 
 the resurrection. 
 
 MIL'LEPED. s. A species of insect, 
 so called from its numerous feet. 
 
 MILLENNIAL, adj. Thousandth; 
 consisting of thousandth parts. 
 
 MIL'LET. 5. A kind of plant; a 
 kind of fish. 
 
 MIL'LLNER. s. One who makes la- 
 dies' head-dresses, and sells rib- 
 ands, &c. 
 
 MIL'LION. s. The number of a hun- 
 dred myriads, or ten hundred thou- 
 sand. ., 
 
 MILT. 5. The sperm of the male fish; 
 the spleen, v. milt: pr. par. milt- 
 ing;* past, milted: s. milter. 
 
 MIMETIC, MIMET1CAL. adj. 
 Imitative, adv. mimetrically. 
 
 MIM'IC. 5. A ludicrous imitator ; a 
 mean or servile imitator, v. mimic; 
 pr. par. mimicking; past, mimick- 
 ed: adv. mimically: s. mimicry, 
 pi. mimicries. 
 
 MINA'CIOUS. adj. Full of threats. 
 s. minacity. 
 
 MIN'ARET. 5. A kind of spire. 
 
 MI'NATORY. adj. Threatening. 
 
 MINCE, v. To cut into very small 
 parts, pr. par. mincing; past, 
 minced : adv. mincingly. 
 
 MIND. s. The intelligent power; 
 intellectual capacity ; choice ; 
 memory, v. mind; pr. par. mind- 
 ing; past, minded: adj. mindful: 
 adv. mindfully : s. mindfulness. 
 
 MINE. pron. Belonging to me. 
 
 MINE. s. A place or cavern in the 
 earth, which contains metals or 
 minerals ; a cavern dug under any 
 fortification, that it may sink for 
 want of support; or, in modern 
 war, that powder may be lodged 
 in it, which, being fired, may blow 
 up whatever is over it. v. mine; 
 pr. par. mining; past, mined: s. 
 miner. 
 
 MIN— MIN 
 
 MIN'ERAL. s. A fossil body mat 
 ter dugout of mines, adj. mineral. 
 s. mineralist. 
 
 MINERALOGY. 5. The doctrine of 
 minerals, s. mineralogist, adj 
 miner -alogical. 
 
 MING'LE. v. To mix ; to compound 
 pr. par. mingling; past, mingled 
 s. mingler. 
 
 MINIATURE. 5. A painting in 
 water colours, very small and del 
 icate ; a representation in a small 
 compass. 
 
 MINTKEN. adj. Small, diminutive. 
 
 MINTM. s. A dwarf; a note in music. 
 
 MINIMUM, s. The smallest quan- 
 tity possible. 
 
 MIN'ION. s. A favourite ; a low un 
 principled dependant. 
 
 MIN'ISTER. s. An agent; one wl o 
 acts under another; one who servos 
 at the altar; a delegate, v. min- 
 inster; pr. par. ministering; pasi, 
 ministered : s. ministration : adj 
 ministerial: adv. ministerially. 
 
 MINISTRY, s. Office ; service ; ec 
 clesiastical function; agency; body 
 of ministers, pi. ministries. 
 
 MINNOW, s. A very small fish. 
 
 MI'NOR. adj. Less; smaller; incoA 
 siderable. 
 
 MI'NOR. 5. One under age ; the sec 
 ond or particular proposition in a 
 syllogism, s. minority, pi. minori 
 ties. 
 
 MIN'OTAUR. s. A monster, invent 
 ed by the poets, half man and half 
 bull. 
 
 MIN'STER. 5. A monastery ; an ec- 
 clesiastical fraternity ; a cathedral 
 church. 
 
 MIN'STREL. s. A musician; a 
 singer, s. minstrelsy, pi. minstrel- 
 sies. 
 
 MINT. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 MINT. s. The place where money 
 is coined, v. mint; pr. par. mint- 
 ing; past, minted: s. mintage, 
 minter. 
 
 MIN'UET. 5. A stately reguiar dance 
 generally performed oy two per 
 sons. 
 
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MIN— MIS 
 
 MINUTE, adj. Small, little, slen- 
 der, s. minuteness: adv. minutely. 
 
 MIN'UTE. s. The sixtieth part of 
 an hour ; a short note. v. minute; 
 pr. par. minuting; past, minuted: 
 s. minute-book. 
 
 MINUTLE. s. The smallest par- 
 ticular. 
 
 MINX. 5. A kind of small quadru- 
 ped; a pert, wanton girl. pi. 
 minxes. 
 
 VIIR'ACLE. s. A wonder; some- 
 thing above human power, adj 
 miraculous: s. miraculousness: adv 
 miraculously. 
 dIRE. 5. Mud. adj. miry: s. miri- 
 ness. 
 IIRK'Y. adj. Dark. s. mirkiness. 
 flIR'ROR. s. A looking-glass; a 
 
 pattern. 
 ilRTH. s. Merriment, laughter, 
 adj. mirthful, mirthless: adv. mirth- 
 fully. 
 id IS ADVENTURE, s. Mischance; 
 
 ill-luck. 
 <1ISANTHR0PE,MISANTHR0P- 
 IST. 5. A hater of mankind, s. 
 misanthropy: adj. misanthropic, 
 misanthropical: adv. misanthropi 
 cally. 
 1ISAPPLY'. v. To apply to wrong 
 purposes, pr. par. misapplying 
 past, misapplied : s. misapplication 
 
 . [IS APPREHEND', v. Not to un 
 derstand rightly, pr. par. misap 
 prehending; past, misapprehended 
 s. misapprehension. 
 
 MISBECO'ME. v. To be unseemly, 
 pr. par. misbecoming; past, misbe- 
 come. 
 
 MISBEHA'VE. v. To behave im 
 properly, pr. par. misbehaving 
 past, misbehaved : s. misbehaviour, 
 
 MISCALCULATE, v. To reckon 
 wrong, pr. par. miscalculating 
 past, miscalculated: s. miscalcula 
 Hon. 
 
 MISCAL'. v. To name improperly 
 pr. par. miscalling ; past, miscalled. 
 
 MISCAR'RY. v. To be lost on the 
 way ; to fail ; not to have the in- 
 
 MIS--MIS 
 
 tended event, pr. par. miscarrying, 
 past, miscarried : s. miscarriage. 
 
 MISCEL'LANY. s. A mixed variety 
 pi. miscellanies: adj. miscellaneous. 
 
 MISCHANCE', s. Ill-luck; misfor- 
 tune. 
 
 MIS'CHIEF. s. Harm; hurt; injury, 
 adj. mischievous: s. mischievous* 
 ness: adv. mischievously. 
 
 MIS'CIBLE. adj. Possible to be 
 mingled, s. miscibility, pi. misci 
 bilities. 
 
 MISCITE. v. To quote wrong, pr 
 par. misciting; past, miscited: s 
 miscitation. 
 
 MISCOMPUTATION.s. False reck- 
 oning. 
 
 MISCONCEIVE', v. To entertain a 
 mistaken notion, pr. par. misco^ 
 ceiving; past, misconceived: s 
 misconception. 
 
 MISCONDUCT', v. To manage 
 amiss ; to carry on wrong, pr. p*r 
 misconducting; past, miscondwi 
 ed: s. miscon'duct. 
 
 MISCONJECTURE. v. To conjec- 
 ture wrong, pr. par. misconjectuc 
 ing ; past, misconjectured : s. mis- 
 conjecture, misconjecturer. 
 
 MISCONSTRUE', v. To interpret 
 wrong, pr. par. misconstruing ; 
 past, misconstrued: s. misconstruc- 
 tion. 
 
 MISCOUNT', v. To reckon wrong, 
 pr. par. miscounting ; past, mis- 
 counted. 
 
 MIS'CREANT. s. A vile wretch. 
 
 MISDATE, v. To mark with untrue 
 time. pr. par. misdating; past, 
 misdated. 
 
 MISDEED', s. Evil action. 
 
 MISDEMEAN'. v. To behave ill. pr. 
 par. misdemeaning ; past, misde* 
 meaned: s. misdemeanour. 
 
 MISDO'. v. To do wrong, pr. par. 
 misdoing; past, misdone: s. mis* 
 doer, misdoing. 
 
 MISEMPLOY', v. To use to wrong 
 purposes, pr. par. misemploying , 
 past, misemployed: s misemploy 
 ment. 
 
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MIS— MIS 
 
 MI'SER. s. A wretch covetous to 
 extremity. 
 
 MIS'ERY. s. Wretchedness; un- 
 happiuess; misfortune, pi. mise- 
 ries: adj. miserable: adv. mise- 
 rably. 
 
 MISFORTUNE, s. Calamity; ill- 
 luck. 
 
 MISGIVE', v. To fill with doubt, 
 pr. par. misgiving; ^st,misgiven: 
 s. misgiving. 
 
 MISGOVERN, v. To govern ill. 
 pr. par. misgoverning ; past, mis- 
 governed: s. misgovernment. 
 
 MISGUIDE', v. To direct ill. pr. 
 par. misguiding; past, misguided: 
 s. misguidance. 
 
 MISHAP. 5. Ill chance. 
 
 MISINFORM', v. To deceive by 
 false accounts, pr. par. misinform- 
 ing ; past, misinformed : s. misin- 
 formation^ misinforms. 
 
 MISINTERPRET, v. To explain in 
 a wrong sense, pr. par. misinter- 
 preting; past, misinterpreted: s. 
 misinterpretation, misinterpreter. 
 
 MISJOIN'. v. To join unfitly or im- 
 properly, pr. par. misjoining; past, 
 misjoined. 
 
 MISJUDGE', v. To mistake; tojudge 
 wrong, pr. par. misjudging; past, 
 misjudged: s. misjudgment. 
 
 MISLAY', v. To lay in a wrong 
 place, pr. par. mislaying; past, 
 mislaid. 
 
 MISLEAD', v. To guide a wrong 
 way. pr. par. misleading; past, 
 misled: s. misleader. 
 
 MIS'LETOE. s. A kind of plant, 
 which grows on trees. 
 
 MISMANAGE, v. To manage ill. 
 pr. par. mismanaging; past, mis- 
 managed : s. mismanager, misman- 
 agement. 
 
 MISMATCH', v. To match unsuit- 
 ably- pr. par. mismatching; past, 
 mismatched. 
 
 MISNA'ME. v. To call by a wrong 
 name. pr. par. misnaming , past, 
 misnamed. 
 
 MISNaMER. s. A wrong name. 
 
 MIS— MIS 
 
 MISOG'AMIST. s. A marrktge-hate 
 
 MIS-SPEND', v. To spend ill, to 
 waste, pr. par. mis-spending; past, 
 mis-spent: s. mis-spender. 
 
 MISPLA'CE. v. To put in a wrong 
 place, pr. par. misplacing; past.. 
 misplaced. 
 
 MISPRINT, v. To print wrong, pr. 
 par. misprinting; past, misprinted: 
 s. misprint. 
 
 MISPRISION. 5. Mistake, scorn, 
 neglect, concealment. 
 
 MISPRONOUNCE'. v.To pronounce 
 improperly, pr. par. mispronounc- 
 ing; past, mispronounced : s.mis 
 pronunciation. 
 
 MISPROPOR'TION. v. To join 
 without due proportion, pr. par. 
 misproportioning ; past, mispro 
 portioned: s. misproportion. 
 
 MISQUOTE', v. To quote falsely, 
 pr. par. misquoting; past, misquot- 
 ed: s. misquotation. 
 
 MISRECI'TE. v. To recite wrong, 
 pr. par. misreciting; past, misre- 
 cited: s. misrecital. 
 
 MISRECK'ON. v. To reckon wrong, 
 pr. par. misreckoning ; past, mis- 
 reckoned: s. misreckoning. 
 
 MISREPORT'. v. Togive a false ac- 
 count of. pr. par. misreporting ; 
 past, misrcported. 
 
 MISREPRESENT', v. To represent 
 not as it is. pr. par. misrepresent- 
 ing; past, misrepresented: s. mis- 
 representation, misrepresenter. 
 
 MISRU'LE. s. Tumult; confusion. 
 
 MISS. s. The term of honour to a 
 young girl. pi. misses. 
 
 MISS. v. To mistake; not to hit 
 to fail of obtaining, pr. par. miss 
 ing; past, missed: s. miss, pi. misses 
 
 MIS'SAL. 5 The mass-book. 
 
 MISSHAPE' v To shape ill; to 
 deform, pr par. misshaping ; past 
 misshaped: adj. misshapen. 
 
 MIS'SILE. adj. Thrown by the hand. 
 s. missile. 
 
 MIS'SION. 5. Commission ; legation 
 
 MISSIONARY, s. One sent to prop- 
 agate religion, pi. missionaries' 
 adj. missionary. 
 
MIS— MIT 
 
 MIS'SIVE. adj. Such as is sent, or 
 thrown, s. missive. 
 
 MIST. s. A low, thin cloud ; a small, 
 thin rain; dimness, adj. misty: s. 
 mistiness: adv. mistily. 
 
 MlSTA'KE. v. To conceive wrong; 
 to take something for that which 
 it is not. pr. par. mistaking ; past, 
 mistaken: pret. mistook: s. mis- 
 
 MISSTA'TE. v. To state wrong, 
 pr. par. misstating; past, misstated: 
 s. misstatement. 
 
 MISTEACH'. v. To teach wrong, 
 pr. par. misteaching ; past, mis- 
 tavght. 
 
 MISTl'ME. v. Not to time right, pr. 
 par. mistiming ; past, mistimed. 
 
 MISTOLD'. par. Erroneously nar- 
 rated. 
 
 MISTRANSLATE, v. To translate 
 incorrectly, pr. par. mistranslat- 
 ing; past, mistranslated: s. mis- 
 translation. 
 
 MIS'TRESS. s. A woman who gov- 
 erns or teaches ; a woman who 
 has something in possession, pi. 
 
 MISTRUST, s. Diffidence; sus- 
 picion, v. mistrust; pr. par. mis- 
 trusting; past, mistrusted: adj. 
 mistrustful, mistrustless : s. mis- 
 trustfulness : adv. mistrustfully. 
 
 MISTU'NE. v. To tune badly, pr. 
 par. mistuning; past, mistuned. 
 
 MISUNDERSTAND', v. To miscon- 
 ceive, pr. par. misunderstanding ; 
 past, misunderstood. 
 
 MISU'SE. v. To treat or use im- 
 properly, pr. par. misusing ; past, 
 misused: s. misusage. 
 
 MITE. s. A small insect; a small 
 particle. 
 
 MITIGATE, v. To alleviate; to 
 mollify, pr. par. mitigating; past, 
 mitigated: s. mitigation, mitigator: 
 adj. ?niti gable, mitigant, mitigative. 
 
 MI'TRE. s. A kind of episcopal 
 crown, adj. mitred. 
 
 MIT'TENS. s. Gloves without fin 
 gers. 
 
 MIT— MOD 
 
 MITTIMUS, s. A warrant by which 
 
 a justice commits an offender to 
 
 prison. 
 MIX. v. To unite, to mingle, pr. 
 
 par. mixing; past, mixed: s. mix 
 
 er mixture. 
 MIXTILIN'EAR. adj. Consisting o! 
 
 a line, or lines, part straight, ana 
 
 part curved. 
 MIZ'ZEN. s. The mast in the stern 
 
 or hinder part of a ship. 
 MIZ'ZLE. v. To rain small drops, 
 
 like mist. pr. par. mizzling; past, 
 
 mizzled. 
 MNEMONICS. 5. The art of assist- 
 
 ing memory, adj. mnemonic, mne- 
 
 monical: adv. mnemonically . 
 MOAN. v. To lament : to deplore. 
 
 pr. par. moaning; past, moaned: 
 
 s. moan, moaner: adj. moanful. 
 
 adv. moanfully. 
 MOAT. s. A canal of water, round 
 
 a castle, v. moat; pr. par. moating , 
 
 past, moated. 
 MOB. s. A crowd; a tumultuous 
 
 rout. v. mob; pr. par. mobbing, 
 
 past, mobbed. 
 MOB. s. A kind of female undress, 
 
 for the head. 
 MOBILITY, s. The power of being 
 
 moved; nimbleness; in cant lan- 
 guage, the populace, pi. mobilities. 
 MOC'CASON. 5. An Indian shoe. 
 MOCK. v. To deride ; to laugh at. 
 
 pr. par. mocking; past, mocked: 
 
 s. mocker, mockery: adv . mocking' 
 
 ¥ 
 
 MOCK. adj. False ; not real. 
 MOCK'ING-BIRD. s. A bird which 
 
 imitates the notes of other birds. 
 MODE. s. Manner ; form ; method ■ 
 
 a kind of silk. adj. modish: adv 
 
 modishly: s. modishness. 
 MOD'EL. s. A small representation 
 
 a copy to be imitated, v. model, 
 
 pr. par. modeling; past, modeled: 
 
 s. modeler. 
 MOD'ERATE. adj. Temperate ; not 
 
 excessive, v. moderate; pr. par. 
 
 moderating; past, moderated: s. 
 
 moderation, moderator- adv mode* 
 
 rately, 
 
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MOD— MOL 
 
 MODERN, adj. According to the! 
 present mode; recent; not ancient, 
 s. moderns: v. modernize; pr. par. 
 modernizing; past, modernized: s. 
 modernizer. 
 
 MOD'EST. adj. Diffident; not im- 
 pudent; chaste, s. modesty: adv. 
 modestly. 
 
 MODICUM, s. A small portion. 
 
 MOD'IFY. v. To alter the form or 
 appearance, so as to accommodate 
 something, pr. par. modifying; 
 past, modified: s. modification: 
 adj modifiable. 
 
 MOD ULATE. v. To form sound to' 
 a certain key, or to certain notes.; 
 pr. par. modulating; past, modu- 
 lated: s. modulation, modulator. \ 
 
 MO'DUS. s. Compensation for tythes. 
 
 MOGUL'. 5. An emperor of India, j 
 
 MaHAJR. s. Thread or stuff made ; 
 of camel's, or other hair. 
 
 MOl'DER. v. To puzzle, to perplex, 
 to confound, pr. par. moidering; 
 past, moidered. 
 
 MOI'DORE. s. A Portuguese coin, 
 rated at twenty-seven shillings 
 sterling. 
 
 MOI'ETY. s. A half. pi. moieties. 
 
 MOM— MON 
 
 MO'MENT. s. Impulsive weight, 
 forqe ; importance ; an indivisible 
 particle of time. adj. momentovs t 
 momentary, momentaneous : adv. 
 momentarily. 
 
 MOMENTUM, s. Impetus; forct. 
 
 MON'ACHiSxM. s. The monastic life 
 
 MO.YARCH. s. A king. s. monar* 
 chy, pi. monarchies, monarchist 
 adj. monarchal, monarchial. 
 
 MONASTERY, s. A house of reli- 
 gious retirement, pi. monasteries' 
 adj. monastic: adv. monastically. 
 
 MON'DAY. s. The second day of the 
 
 MON'EY. s. Metal coined for the 
 purpose of commerce, adj. monied, 
 or properly, moneyed, moneyless. 
 
 MON'EY'S-WORTH. s. Something 
 valuable; worth its cost. 
 
 MOXG'ER. s. A dealer, a seller. 
 
 MONG'REL. adj. Of a mixed breed. 
 
 MONITOR. 5. One who warns of 
 faults, or informs of duty. fem. 
 monitress, pi. monitresses: adj. 
 monitory, monitorial: s. monition. 
 
 MONK. s. One of a religious frater- 
 nity, adj. monkish. 
 
 MONK'EY. 5. An ape , a baboon. 
 
 MOIST, adj. Wet in a small degree; iMON'OCHORD. s. An instrument 
 
 juicy, v. moisten; pr. par. moisten- 
 ing; past, moistened: s. moistener, 
 moistness, moisture. 
 
 MOLAS'SES. s. Treacle; the spume 
 or scum of the juice of the sugar- 
 cane. 
 
 MOLE. s. A natural spot on the 
 body; a mound; a little animal, 
 that works under ground, s. mole- 
 hill. 
 
 MO'LECULE. s. A small mass, or 
 portion. 
 
 MOLEST', v. To disturb; to vex. 
 pr. par. molesting; past, molested: 
 e. molester, molestation. 
 
 MOL'LIENT. adj. Softening, s. pi. 
 mollients. 
 
 MOL'LIFY. v. To soften; to ap- 
 mollifyin. 
 
 pease, pr. par. mollifying; ; past, . 
 
 mollified: s. mollifier, mollification: ( MON'OSYLLABLE. 
 
 of one string. 
 
 MON'ODY. s. A poem sung by one 
 person, pi. monodies. 
 
 MON'OGRAM. s. A cipher; a char 
 acter compounded of several let- 
 ters. 
 
 MON'OLOGUE. s. A soliloquy. 
 
 MONOM'ACHY. s. A duel. pi. mo 
 nomarhits. 
 
 MONOPET'ALOUS. adj. Havin 
 one leaf. 
 
 MONOPOLIZE, v. To obtain th 
 whole; to engross exclusively 
 pr. par. monopolizing . past, mo 
 nopolized: s. monopolizer, monop- 
 oly, pi. monopolies , monopolist. 
 
 MON'OPTOTE. 5. A noun usedonlr 
 in some oblique case. 
 
 A word of 
 
 adi. mnllifiable. ' I or, e syllable, adj. monosyllabic. 
 
 MOLTEN. Past par. of the v. *o me/*.;; MONOTONOUS, adj. Wanting ra 
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MON-- MOR 
 
 riety in cadence, s. monotony: adv, 
 monotonously. 
 
 MONSOON', s. The trade wind. 
 
 MON'STER. 5. Something out of 
 the common order of nature, adj 
 monstrous: s. monstrousness : adv. 
 monstrously. 
 
 MONTH, s. A division of time, 
 either by the sun or moon, adj 
 and adv. monthly. 
 
 MON'UMENT.s. Any thing*by which 
 remembrance is preserved; a tomb, 
 adj. monumental. 
 
 MOOD. 5. A variation of a verb ; 
 temper of mind. 
 
 MOOD' Y. adj. Angry; out of humour; 
 sad. s. moodiness: adv. moodily. 
 
 MOON. s. The changing luminary 
 of the night ; the satellite of the 
 earth, s. moon-beams, moonlight, 
 moonshine. 
 
 MOON'-EYED. adj. Dim-eyed ; pur- 
 blind. 
 
 MOOR. s. A marsh ; a fen. s. moor- 
 cock, moor-game, moor-hen. 
 
 MOOR. s. A native of Morocco. 
 
 MOOR. v. To fasten by anchors, pr. 
 par. mooring; past, moored: s. 
 moorings. 
 
 MOOSE, s. The large American deer. 
 
 MOOT. v. To plead a mock cause, 
 pr. par. mooting; past, mooted: s. 
 mooter. 
 
 MOP. s. A utensil for cleaning a 
 floor, &c. v. mop; pr. par. mop- 
 ping ; past, mopped. 
 
 MOPE. v. To be stupid; to make 
 spiritless, pr. par. moping; past, 
 moped: adj. mopish: s. mopishness. 
 
 MOR'AL. adj. Relating to the prac- 
 tice of men towards each other, 
 as it may be virtuous or criminal; 
 known and admitted in the general 
 business of life. s. pi. morals: s. 
 morality, moralist : adv. morally. 
 
 MOR'ALIZE. v. To make moral; 
 to explain in a moral sense, pr. 
 par. moralizing; past, moralised: 
 s. moralizer. 
 
 MORASS', s. A fen, a bog; a moor, 
 pi. morasses. 
 
 MOR— MOR 
 
 MORA'VIAN. s. One of a religious 
 sect, founded in Moravia. 
 
 MORBID, adj. Diseased, s. morbid, 
 ness: adv. morbidly. 
 
 MORBIFIC, adj. Causing disease. 
 
 MORBO'SE. adj. Proceeding from 
 disease, s. morbosity. 
 
 MORDA'CIOUS. adj. Biting, s. mor- 
 dacity. 
 
 MOR'DICANT. adj. Biting, acrid 
 s. mordication. 
 
 MORE. adj. In greater quantity 01 
 quality, s. more: adv. more. 
 
 MOREEN', s. A kind of stuff. 
 
 MOREL'LO. s. A kind of cherry, pi. 
 morelloes. 
 
 MOREO'VER. adv. Besides; like- 
 wise. 
 
 MORN, MORNING, s. The first part 
 of the day. 
 
 MOROCCO, s. A fine sort of leather 
 
 MORO'SE. adj. Of sour temper; 
 peevish, s *norosen&s.* • adv. mo- 
 rosely 
 
 MORRIS-DANCE, s. a kind ot 
 dance, s. morris- dancer. 
 
 MORROW, s. The day after the 
 present day. 
 
 MORSEL, s. A small piece, a mouth- 
 ful. 
 
 MORTAL, adj. Doomed to death; 
 deadly ; human, s. mortality, pi. 
 mortalities: adv. mortally. 
 
 MOR'TAR. s. A vessel in which 
 things are pounded ; a wide can- 
 non ; a kind of cement. 
 
 MORT'CAGE. s. A thing put into 
 the hands of a creditor, &c. v. 
 mortgage; pr. par. mortgaging, 
 past, mortgaged. 
 
 MORTGAGEE' s. He that receives 
 
 a mortgage. 
 MORTGAGOR', s. He that gives 
 
 a mortsrnore- 
 MORTIF'EROUS. adj. Deadly, fatal. 
 MORTIFY, v. To destroy vital 
 
 qualities ; to vex ; to depress, pr. 
 
 pnr. mortifying; past, mortified: 
 
 s. mortification, mortijier. 
 MORTISE. 5. A hole cut in wood, 
 
 that another piece may b* put ic 
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 MOR— MOU 
 
 to form a joint, v. mortise; pr. par. 
 mortising; past, mortised. 
 
 MORTMAIN, s. Such a sfcite of 
 possession as makes it unalienable. 
 
 MORTUARY, s. A burial place; a 
 gift left bv a man, at his death, to 
 his parish church, for the recom 
 pense of his personal tithes and 
 offerings not duly paid in his life 
 time. pi. mortuaries. 
 
 MOSAIC. 5. A kind of painting in 
 pebbles and shells, of sundry col- 
 ours. 
 
 MOSA'IC. adj. Denoting the writings 
 or laws of Moses. 
 
 MOSQUE, s. A Mahometan temple. 
 
 MOSS. s. A kind of plant ; a morass, 
 pi. mosses: adj. mossy: s. mossi- 
 ness: adj. moss-grown. 
 
 MOST. adj. The superlative of more. 
 adv. mostly.- s. most. 
 
 MOTE. s. A small particle of mat- 
 ter. 
 
 MOTH. s. A kind of small insect, 
 adi. mothy, moth-eaten. 
 
 MOTH'ER. s. A woman that has 
 borne a child: a thick substance 
 concreting in liquors, adj. mother- 
 less, motherly. 
 
 MOTH'ER-IN-LA W. s. The mother 
 of a husband or wife. 
 
 MOTH'ER-OF- PEARL, s. A kind 
 of coarse pearl : the shell in which 
 peirls are generated. 
 10TION. s. The act of moving: 
 imD'ilse communicated ; pronosal 
 made. v. motion; pr. par. motion- 
 ing; past, motioned: adj. motion- 
 less, motive. 
 
 MOTIVE. 5. That which incites to 
 an action. 
 
 MOTLEY, adj. Mingled; of various 
 colours. 
 
 MOTTO, s. A sentence or word 
 added to a device, or prefixed to 
 anv thing, pi. mottoes. 
 
 MOULD. 5. A kind of concretion on 
 thing? keot motionless and damp: 
 earth . the matrix in which anv 
 thing is cast, or receivps its form. 
 v. mould; pr. par. moulding; p^t,; 
 
 MOU— MOW 
 
 moulded: s. moulder: adj. mouldy 
 s. mouldiness. 
 
 MOULD'ER. v. To turn to dust; to 
 crumble, pr. pal', moulder tngj 
 past, mouldered. 
 
 MOULDING, s. Ornamental cavities 
 in wood or stone. 
 ijMOULT. v. To shed or change the 
 feathers, pr. par. moulting; past, 
 
 I moulted. 
 
 MOUND. 5. A rampart ; a fence. 
 
 MOUNT, s. A mountain; a hill. 
 
 MOUNT, v. To rise on high ; to gei 
 on horseback; to attain in value; 
 to embellish, pr. par. mounting, 
 past, mounted: s. mounter , mount- 
 ing. 
 
 MOUNTAIN, s. A large hill. adj. 
 mountain, mountainous : s. moun- 
 taineer. 
 
 MOUNTEBANK, s. Any boastful 
 and false pretender. 
 
 MOURN, v. To grieve; to be sor- 
 rowful, pr. par. mourning; past, 
 mourned: s. mourner, mourning 
 adj. mournful: adv. mournfully , 
 mourningly: s. mmtrnfulness. 
 
 MOUSE, s. A kind of small quad- 
 ruped, pi. mice: v. mouse; pr. par. 
 mousing; past, moused: s.mouser. 
 
 MOUTH, s. The aperture in the 
 head, at which food is received; 
 an entrance, adj. mouthless: s. 
 mouthful. 
 
 MOUTH, v. To speak big; to vo- 
 ciferate, pr. par. mouthing; past, 
 mouthed: s. mouther. 
 I MOUTH'- PIECE, s. The piece of a 
 trumpet, or other wind instrument, 
 to which the mouth is applied. 
 
 MO'VABLES. s. Chattels, goods, 
 furniture. 
 
 MOVE. v. To put out of one place 
 into another ; to put in motion ; 
 to propose, pr. par. moving; past, 
 moved: s. move, movement, mover: 
 adi. moving, movable: adv. mov- 
 ingly. 
 
 MOW. s. A heap of corn or hay, 
 lro'd no in a bam. 
 
 MOW. v. To cut with a scvthe. pr 
 par. muwmg; past, mowed: s. mower 
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MUC— MUL 
 
 MICH, adj. Large in quantity; long 
 in time; many in number, s. much. 
 
 MU'CID. adj. Slimy ; musty, s. mu- 
 cidity. 
 
 MU'CILAGE. s. A slimy or viscous 
 body. adj. mucilaginous. 
 
 MU'COUS. adj. Slimy, viscous, s. 
 mucousness: adj. muculent. 
 
 MU'CUS. s. A slimy liquor, sepa- 
 rated by the mucilaginous glands. 
 
 MUD. s/The slimy matter " at the 
 bottom of still water, v. muddy ; 
 pr. par. muddying; past, muddied: 
 adj. muddy: s. muddiness: adv. 
 muddily. 
 
 MUD'DLE. v. To make turbid; to 
 foul. pr. par. muddling; past, mud- 
 dled. 
 
 MUFF. s. A soft warm cover for the 
 hands. 
 
 MUFFIN, s. A kind of light cake. 
 
 MUF'FLE. v. To wrap; to cover, 
 pr. par. muffling; past, muffled 
 s. muffler. 
 
 MUF'TI. s. The high priest of the 
 Mahometans. 
 
 MUG. s. A cup to drink out of. 
 
 MUGGLETO'NIAN. s. One of a sect 
 of enthusiasts, followers of Lodo- 
 wick Muggleton. 
 
 MULATTO, s. One begot between 
 a white and a black, pi. mulattoes. 
 
 MULBERRY. 5. A kind of fruit, pi. 
 mulberries. 
 
 MULCT, s. A fine; a penalty, v. 
 mulct; pr. par. mulcting; past, 
 mulcted. 
 
 MULE. s. An animal generated be- 
 tween an ass and a mare; an ani- 
 mal of a mixed breed, adj. mulish: 
 s. mulishness. 
 
 MULETEE'R. s. A mule-driver. 
 
 MULL. v. To heat any liquor, and 
 sweeten and spice it. pr. par. mull- 
 ing, past, mulled. 
 
 MULL-MUS'LIN. s. A kind of soft 
 thin muslin. 
 
 MULLEIN, s. A kind of plant. 
 
 MUL'LET. s. A species of sea-fish. 
 
 MULTANG'ULAR. adj. Many-cor- 
 nered. 
 
 MUL— MUM 
 
 MULTIFA'RIOUS. adj. Having 
 great diversity in itself, s. muliu 
 Jariousness: adv. multifariously. 
 
 MULTIFORM, adj. Having various 
 shapes, s. multiformity. 
 
 MULTILATERAL, adj. Having 
 manv sides. 
 
 MULTILIN'EAL. adj. Having many 
 lines. 
 
 MULTIL'OQUOUS. adj. Very talk- 
 ative. 
 
 MULTINOMIAL, MULTINOMT- 
 NAL, MULTINOM'INOUS. adj. 
 Having manv names. 
 
 MULTIPAROUS. adj. Bringing 
 manv at a birth. 
 
 MULTIPEDE. s. An insect with 
 many feet. 
 
 MULTIPLE. 5. A term in arith- 
 metic, when one number contains 
 another several times. 
 
 MULTIPLICAND', s. The number 
 to be multiplied. 
 
 MULTIPLY, v. To increase in num- 
 ber, pr. par. multiplying; past,mi^- 
 tiplied : s. multiplier, multiplicator^ 
 multiplication: adj. multiplicabhy 
 multiplyable. 
 
 MULTIPLICITY, s. More than one 
 of the same kind ; state of being 
 manv. 
 
 MULTIPRES'ENCE. s. The power 
 or act of being present in man} 
 places at the same time. adj. mul- 
 tipresent. 
 
 MULTIS'ONOUS. adj. Having many 
 sounds. 
 
 MULTITUDE, s. The state of be 
 ing many; a crowd or throng ; the 
 vulgar, ad], multitudinous. 
 
 MUM. int. Silence; hush. 
 
 MUM. s. Ale brewed with wheat. 
 
 MUM'BLE. v. To speak inwardly; 
 to grumble ; to chew. pr. par. mum- 
 bling; past, mumbled: s. mumbler. 
 adv. mumblingly. 
 
 MUM'MER. s. A masker; one who 
 performs frolics in a personated 
 dress, s. mummery, pi. mummeries. 
 
 MUM'MY. s. A dead bodv, pr* serf 
 od bv embalming, pi. mummies. 
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MUM— MUS 
 
 MUMP. v. To nibble ; to talk low 
 and quick, pr. par. mumping; past, 
 mumped: s. mumper. 
 
 MUMPS, s. Sullenness ; a swelling 
 of the glands, about the throat 
 and jaws. 
 
 MUNCH, v. To chew by great 
 mouthfuls. pr. par. munching; 
 past, munched: s. muncher. 
 
 MUN'DANE. adj. Belonging to the 
 worid. s. mundanity. 
 
 MU'NERARY. adj. Having the na- 
 ture of a gift. 
 
 MUNG'REL. s. See Mongrel. 
 
 MUNI'CIPAL. adj. Belonging to a 
 corporation, s. municipality, pi. 
 municipalities. 
 
 MUNIFICENCE, s. Liberality, adj. 
 munificent : adv. munificently. 
 
 MU'NTMENT. s. Fortification ; sup- 
 port; record; evidences; charters. 
 
 MUNITION, s Ammunition; ma- 
 terials for war. 
 
 MU'RAGE. s. Money paid to keep 
 walls in repair. 
 
 MURAL, adj. Pertaining to a wall. 
 
 MURDER, s. The act of killing a 
 human being unlawfully, v. mur- 
 der; pr. par. murdering; past, mur- 
 dered: s. murderer: adj. murder- 
 ous: adv. murderously. 
 
 MURIATIC, adj. Partaking of the 
 taste or nature of sea-salt. 
 
 MURK'Y. adj. Dark; cloudy, s. 
 murkiness. 
 
 MURMUR, s. A complaint half 
 suppressed, v. murmur ; pr. par. 
 murmuring; past, murmured: s. 
 murmuring, murmur er: adj. mur- 
 muring: adv. murm.uringly. 
 
 MURRAIN, s. The plague in cattle. 
 
 MUSCADEL', MUS'CADINE. s. A 
 kind of sweet grape, sweet wine, 
 and sweet pear. 
 
 MUS'CLE. s. A fleshy fibre; a bi- 
 valve shell-fish. adj. muscular, 
 musculous. 
 
 MISE. v. To ponder; to study; 
 pr. par. musing; past, mused: s. 
 muser. 
 
 MUSE. s. One of the nine sister 
 
 MUS— MUT 
 
 goddesses, who are supposed to 
 preside over the liberal arts. 
 jMUSE'UM. s. A repository of euri- 
 
 I osities. 
 
 MUSH. s. Food of maize-flour and 
 water, boiled. 
 
 MUSH'ROOM. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 MU'SIC. s. The science of harmo- 
 nical sounds ; instrumental or vo 
 cal harmony, adj. musical: adv 
 musically: s. musician. 
 
 MUSK. s. An animal perfume. 
 
 MUSK'ET. s. A soldier's hand-gun. 
 s. musketeer. 
 
 MUSQUITO. s. A stinging fly or 
 gnat. pi. musquitoes. 
 
 MUSK'-MELON. s. A kind of fra- 
 grant melon. 
 
 MUSK'-ROSE. s. A kind of rose. 
 
 MUS'LIN. s. A fine stuff, made of 
 cotton. 
 
 MUS'SULMAN. s. A follower of 
 Mahomet, regular pi. mussulmans, 
 
 MUST. v. To be obliged: an im- 
 perfect verb. 
 
 MUST. v. To mould, pr. par. must 
 ing; past, musted: s. must, musti 
 ness: adj. musty. 
 
 MUSTA'CHIO. 5. A whisker; hair 
 on the upper lip. pi. mustachioes. 
 
 MUSTARD, s. A kind of plant. 
 
 MUSTER, v. To bring together; 
 to form into an army. pr. par. mus- 
 tering; past, mustered: s. muster, 
 muster-master, muster-roll. 
 
 MUTABLE, adj. Subject to change; 
 inconstant, s. mutability : adv. mw. 
 tably : s. mutation. 
 
 MUTATION. s. Change; alteration. 
 
 MUTE. adj. Silent; dumb; not vo- 
 cal. s. mute, muteness: adv. mutely. 
 
 MUTILATE, v. To deprive of some 
 essential pa^t. pr. par. mutilating, 
 past, mutilated: s. mutilation, mu- 
 tilator. 
 
 MUTINY, v. To rise against au- 
 thority ; to move sedition, pr. par. 
 mutinying ; past, mutinied: s. mu 
 tiny, pi. mutinies: adj. mutinous: 
 adv. mutinously: s. mutineer. 
 
 MUTTER, v. To grumble ; to mur- 
 mur, pr par. muttering; pasi, 
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MUT— MYR 
 
 muttered: s. mutter, mutter er: adv. 
 mutter ingly. 
 
 MUTTON, s. The flesh of sheep. 
 
 MUTUAL, adj. Reciprocal, adv. 
 mutually : s. mutuality. 
 
 MUZ'ZLE. s. The mouth; a fas- 
 tening for the mouth, v. muzzle; 
 pr. par. muzzling; past, muzzled. 
 
 MY. pron. Belonging to me. 
 
 MYNHEER, s. Sir, my lord or mas- 
 ter — among the Dutch. 
 
 MYR'IAD. s. The number of ten 
 thousand; proverbially, any great 
 number. 
 
 MYR'MIDON. s. Any rude ruffian. 
 
 MYRRH, s. A kind of gum. 
 
 MYRTLE, s. A kind of fragrant 
 tree. adj. myrtled. 
 
 MYS -MYT 
 
 MYSELF', s. An emphatical word 
 added to I. 
 
 MYSTERY. 5. Something above 
 human intelligence ; any thing art- 
 fully made difficult ; a trade, pi. 
 mysteries: adj. mysterious: adv. 
 mysteriously: s. mysteriousness. 
 
 MYSTICAL, adj. Containing a 
 mystery, adv. mystically: s. mys- 
 ticism. 
 
 MYTHOL'OGIZE. v. To relate or 
 explain the fabulous history of the 
 heathens, pr. par. mythologizing ; 
 past, mythologized : s. mythologist. 
 
 MYTHOL'OGY. s. System of fa- 
 bles, adj. mythologic, mythological; 
 adv. mythologically. 
 
 NAB— NAM 
 
 IS 
 
 NAM— NAS 
 
 NAB. v. To catch unexpectedly, pr. 
 par. nabbing; past, nabbed: 8. 
 nabber. 
 
 NA'BOB. 5. The title of an Indian 
 prince. 
 
 NA'DIR. s. The point under foot, 
 directly opposite the zenith. 
 
 NAG. s. A small horse. 
 
 NAI'AD. s. A water-nymph. 
 
 NAIL. 5. The horny substance at 
 the ends of the fingers and toes; 
 a spike of metal; the 16th part of 
 a yard. s. nailer, nailery, pi. nail- 
 eries. 
 
 NAIL. v. To fasten with nails, pr. 
 par. nailing; past, nailed. 
 
 NAIVETE', s. Simplicity; ingenu- 
 ousness. 
 
 NA'KED. adj. Wanting clothes; un- 
 covered ; unarmed ; simple, s. 
 nakedness : adv. nakedly. 
 
 NAM'BY-PAM'BY. adj. Having lit- 
 tle affected prettiness. 
 
 NAME. 5. Appellation ; reputation ; 
 renown, v. name; pr. par. naming; 
 past, named: s. namer: adj. name- 
 less: adv. namely. 
 
 NAME'SAKE. s. One that has the 
 same name. 
 
 NANKEEN', s. A kind of cotton 
 cloth. 
 
 NAP. s. A short sleep ; down. v. nap, 
 pr. par. napping; past, napped: s. 
 napper. 
 
 NAPE. 5. The joint of the neck be- 
 hind. 
 
 NAPHTHA, s. A pure, clear, thin, 
 mineral fluid. 
 
 NAPPY, adj. Hairy ; full of down, 
 s. nappiness. 
 
 NARCIS'SUS. s. The daffodil. 
 
 NARCOTIC, NARCOT'ICAL. adj 
 Producing torpor or stupefaction 
 s. narcotic. 
 
 NARRATION. 5. Act of narrating; 
 history, v. narrate; pr. par. nar- 
 rating; past, narrated: s. narra- 
 tor: adj. narratory. 
 
 NAR'RATIVE. s. A relation ; a sto- 
 ry- adj. narrative. 
 
 NAR'ROW. adj. Not broad or wide ; 
 covetous; contracted, y. narrow, 
 pr. par. narrowing ; past, narrow- 
 ed: adv. narrowly: s. narrowness. 
 
 NA'SAL. adj. Belonging to the nose 
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NAS— NAV 
 
 NAV-NEE 
 
 NAS'CENT.acf/. Growing; increasing. ' NA'V Y. 5. An assemblage of ships o! 
 NASTY, adj. Dirty; filthy. adv. r war; a fleet, pi. navies: adj. naval. 
 
 nastily: s. mistiness. NAY. adv. No ; not only so, but more. 
 
 NATAL, adj. Native; relating to NAZARE'NE. s. One of Nazareth. 
 
 nativity. NAZ'ARITE. s. One separated from 
 
 NATION, s. A people distinguished , others, by a profession of some ex- 
 
 from another people. | traordinary and special acts of re- 
 
 NATIONAL. adj. Public; general; ligion. 
 
 attached to one's own country. NEAP. adj. Low, decrescent : used 
 
 adv. nationally: s. nationality : v. in relation to the tide. adj. neaped. 
 
 nationalize; pr. par. nationalizing;' NEAPOLITAN, adj. Belonging to 
 
 past, nationalized. ' Naples. 
 
 NATIVE, adj. Produced by nature; NEAR. adj. Close to; nigh; almost; 
 
 natural; pertaining to the time or ;j not distant, adv. nearly: s. wear- 
 place of birth, s. native, nativity, \\ ness. 
 
 pi. nativities. j NEAR. v. To approach, pr. par 
 
 NAT'URAL. adj. Produced or effect-!' nearing , past, near ed. 
 
 ed by nature; not born in wed- 1 NEAR- SIGHT'ED. adj. Short-sight 
 
 lock; following the stated course;; ed. 
 
 of things ; unaffected, adv. natu- NEAT. adj. Elegant, but without 
 
 rally: s. naturalness, naturality^ 
 naturalist. 
 
 NATURALIZE, v. To invest with 
 the privileges of a native subject ; 
 to make natural, pr. par. natural- 
 izing; past, naturalized: s. natu- 
 ralization. 
 
 NATURE. 5. An imaginary being, 
 supposed to preside over the ma- 
 terial and animal world ; the na- 
 tive state or properties of any 
 thing; disposition of mind. 
 
 NAUGHT, s. Nothing. 
 
 NAUGHTY, adj. Bad; wicked, 
 adv. naughtily : s. naughtiness. 
 
 NAU'SEA. 5. Sickness, v. nauseate; 
 pr. par. nauseating; past, nauseat- 
 ed: adj. nauseous. 
 
 NAUT'IC, NAUTICAL, adj. Per- 
 taining to sailors. 
 
 NAUTILUS, s. A small shell-fish, 
 pi. nautiluses. 
 
 NAVE. s. The middle part of a 
 wheel, yi which the axle moves ; 
 the middle part of a church, dis- 
 tinct from the aisles or wings. 
 
 NA'VEL. s. The point in the middle 
 of the belly. 
 
 NAVIGATE, v. To sail ; to pass by 
 water, pr. par. navigating; past, 
 navigated: s. navigation, naviga- 
 tor: adj. navigable. 
 
 dignity ; clean, adv. neatly : s. 
 neatness. 
 
 NEB. s. Nose; beak; mouth. 
 
 NEB'ULOUS. adj. Misty, cloudy. 
 
 NE'CESSARY. adj. Needful ; indis- 
 pensably requisite, adv. necessari- 
 ly: s. necessaries. 
 
 NECES'SITY. s. Cogency: indis- 
 pensableness; want; poverty; com 
 pulsion, pi. necessities, v. necessi 
 tote; pr. par. necessitating; past 
 necessitated: s. necessitation : adj 
 necessitous. 
 
 •NECK. s. That part between th 
 head and the body ; a long narrow 
 
 I part. s. neckcloth, necklace. 
 
 NECROMANCER, s. A corjurer 
 an enchanter, s. necromancy, pi. 
 necromancies: adj. necromantic: 
 adv. necromantically. 
 
 NECTAR, s. The supposed drink 
 of the gods; any pleasant drink, adj. 
 nectarean, nectareous % nectared. 
 
 NECTARINE, s. A fruit of the plum 
 kind. 
 
 NEED. s. Exigency; pressing diffi- 
 culty ; want. v. need; pr. par. need- 
 ing; past, needed: s. needer, needi- 
 ness : adj. needy, needful • adv. need- 
 ily, needfully: s. needfulness. 
 
 NEEDXE. s. A small instrument 
 j used in sewing; the small steel 
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NEE— NEO 
 
 bar, which, in the mariner's com- 
 pass, points north and south, s. 
 needlework. 
 
 TflEED'LEFUL. s. As much thread 
 as is put at one time into a needle. 
 
 NEED'LESS. adj. Unnecessary, adv. 
 needlessly: s. needlessness. 
 
 NEFA'RIOUS. adj. Wicked; abom- 
 inable, adv. nefariously; s. nefa- 
 riousness. 
 
 NEGATION, s. Denial; argument 
 drawn from denial. 
 
 NEG'ATIVE. s. A proposition, by 
 which something is denied ; a par- 
 ticle of denial, v. negative; pr. 
 par. negativing; past, negatived: 
 adj. negative: adv. negatively. 
 
 NEGLECT', v. To omit by careless- 
 ness ; to slight, pr. par. neglect- 
 ing; past, neglected: s. neglect, 
 neglecter: adj. neglectful: adv. neg- 
 lectfully, neglectingly. 
 
 NEGLIGEE', s. A sort of gown, 
 worn by ladies in the morning. 
 
 NEG'LIGENCE. s. Habit of omit 
 ting by heedlessness, or of acting 
 carelessly, adj. negligent: adv, 
 negligently. 
 
 NEGOTIATE, v. To have inter- 
 course of business ; to treat ; to 
 traffic, pr. par. negotiating; past, 
 negotiated: s. negotiation, negoti- 
 ator: adj. negotiable. 
 
 NE'GRO. s. A black person, pi. ne- 
 groes. 
 
 NE'GUS. s. A mixture of wine, 
 water, sugar, lemon, and nutmeg. 
 
 NEIGH, v. To make a noise like a 
 horse, pr. par. neighing; past, 
 neighed: s. neigh, neighing. 
 
 NEIGHBOUR, s. One who lives 
 near another, v. neighbour; pr. 
 par. neighbouring; past, neigh- 
 boured: a. neighbourhood: adj 
 and adv. neighbourly. 
 
 NEITHER, conj. and pron. Not 
 either. 
 
 NEOL'OGY. s. Invention or use of 
 new words and phrases, adj. neo- 
 logical : s. neologism. 
 
 NE'OPHYTE. s. One regenerated; 
 a convert. 
 
 NEP— NEW 
 
 NEPH'EW. s. The son of a brother 
 or sister. 
 
 NEP'OTISM. s. Fondness for neph- 
 ews. 
 
 NE'REID. s. A sea-nymph. 
 
 NERVE, s. An organ of sensation, 
 force ; strength, v. nerve ; pr. par. 
 nerving; past, nerved: adj. ner- 
 vous, nerveless : adv. nervously: s. 
 nervousness. 
 
 NES'CIENCE. s. Ignorance, adj. 
 nescient. 
 
 NEST. s. The bed formed by a bird ; 
 boxes or drawers, v. nest; pr. par. 
 nesting; past, nested: s. nest-egg. 
 
 NEST'LE. v. To lie close and snug, 
 as a bird in her nest. pr. par. nest- 
 ling; past, nestled: s. nestler. 
 
 NEST'LING. s. A young bird. 
 
 NET. s. A texture interwoven with 
 large interstices or meshes, v. net; 
 pr. par. netting; past, netted: s 
 netter, netting, network. 
 
 NET. adj. Pure, clear, genuine, &c. 
 
 NETH'ER. adj. Lower, ; nfernal. 
 sup. nethermost. 
 
 NETTLE, s. A stinging herb. 
 
 NETTLE, v. To sting; to irritate; 
 to provoke, pr. par. nettling; pavit, 
 nettled: s. nettler. 
 
 NEDROL'OGY. s. A description oT 
 the nerves. 
 
 NEUROTOMY, s. The anatomy of 
 the nerves. 
 
 NEUTER, adj. Indifferent ; not en 
 gaged on either side ; implying no 
 i^ex. adj. neutral: s. neutrality, pi. 
 neutralities, neutralist: adv. neu- 
 trally: v. neutralize; pr. par. neu- 
 tralizing; past, neutralized. 
 
 NEVER, adv. At no time ; in no de- 
 gree, adv. nevertheless. 
 
 NEW. adj. Not old ; fresh, modern. 
 s. newness: adv. newly. 
 
 NEWFANG'LED. adj. Affected by 
 vain or foolish love of novelty, 
 v. newf angle; pr. par. newf ang- 
 ling; past, newfangled: s. new- 
 fangledness. 
 
 NEWS.- s. Fresh account of any 
 thing; something not heard before. 
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NEX— NIG 
 
 NEXT. adj. Nearest; immediately 
 after. 
 
 NIB. s. The point of any thing, gen- 
 erally of a pen. 
 
 NIB'BLE. v. To bite by little at a 
 time. pr. par. nibbling; past, nib- 
 bled : s. nibble, mbbler. 
 
 NICE. adj. Accurate, scrupulous ; 
 delicate ; trivial, adv. nicely: s. 
 niceness, nicety, pi. niceties. 
 
 NICHE, s. A hollow, in which a 
 statue may be placed, adj. niched. 
 
 NICK. s. A notch ; a winning throw; 
 exact point of time. v. nick; pr. 
 par. nicking; past, nicked. 
 
 NICK'EL. s. One of the semi-metals. 
 
 NICK'NAME. 5. A name given in 
 scoff or contempt, v. nickname; 
 pr. par. nicknaming; past, nick- 
 named. 
 
 NIDIFICA'TION. s. The act of 
 building nests. 
 
 NIDULATION. s. The time of re- 
 maining in the nest. 
 
 NIECE, s. The daughter of a brother 
 or sister. 
 
 NIG'GARD. s. A miser; a sordid 
 fellow, adj. niggard: adv. nig- 
 gardly: s. niggardliness. 
 
 NIGH. adj. Near. adv. nigh. 
 
 NIGHT, s. The time of darkness, 
 adv. nightly: adj. nightborn: s. 
 nightcap, nightdew, nightdress, 
 nightfall, nightgown. 
 
 NIGHTINGALE, s. A small bird 
 that sinors in the night. 
 
 NIGHTMARE. 5. A morbid op- 
 pression, in the night, resembling 
 the pressure of weight upon the 
 
 NIGHT'PIECE. s. A picture so col- 
 oured as to be supposed seen by 
 candle or moonlight. 
 
 NIGHTSHADE, s. The darkness 
 of the night; a poisonous plant. 
 
 NIGHT'WALKER. s.Onewhoroves 
 in the night, upon ill designs, s. 
 nigh twalJcing. 
 
 NIGHT'WATCH. s. A period of 
 the night, as distinguished by 
 change of watch, s. nightwatcher, 
 nightwatching. 
 
 NIG— NOC 
 
 NIGRES'CENT. adj. Growing black* 
 
 approaching to blackness. 
 NIM'BLE. adj., Quick, active, ready. 
 
 adv. nimbly: s. nimbleness : adj 
 
 nimblevHited. 
 NIN'COMPOOP. 5. A fool; a tritier 
 NINE. adj. One more than eight, s. 
 
 ninth: adv. ninthly: adj. ninefold, 
 
 s. nineholes, ninepins. 
 NINETEEN, adj. Nine and ten : or 
 
 dinal adj. nineteenth. 
 NINE'TY. adj. Nine times ten : or- 
 dinal adj. ninetieth. 
 NIN'NY. s. A fool; a simpleton, pi. 
 
 ninnies. 
 NIN'NYHAMMER. s. A simpleton 
 NIP. v. To pinch, to blast, pr. par 
 
 nipping; past, nipped: s. nip, nip 
 
 per: adv. nippingly. 
 
 NIP'PERKIN. s. A little cup, a 
 
 small tankard. 
 NIPPERS, s. Small pincers. 
 NIFPLE. s. The teat ; the dug. 
 NIT. 5. The egg of a louse, adj 
 
 nitty. 
 NI'TRE. s. Saltpetre, adj. nitrous 
 
 s. nitrosity. 
 NIVEOUS, adj. Snowy; resembling 
 
 snow. 
 NO. adv. The word of denial; the 
 
 word of refusal, adj. no: s. no 
 
 pi. noes. 
 NOBIL'ITATE. v. To ennoble, pr 
 
 par. nobilitating ; past, nobilitated 
 
 s. nobilitatton. 
 NOBIL'ITY. s. The class of nobles. 
 
 pi. nobilities. 
 NO'BLE. adj. Of an ancient and 
 
 splendid family; worthy; sublime; 
 
 magnificent, s. noble, nobleman^ 
 
 pi. noblemen. 
 NOBLESSE', s. Nobility, collective- 
 
 lv: dignity. 
 NO'BODY. 5. No one; not any one. 
 
 pi. nobodies. 
 NO'CENT. adj. Hurtful. 
 NOCTAMBULA'TION. s. The act 
 
 of walking in sleep. 
 NOOTIF'EROUS. adj. Bringing 
 
 night. 
 NOCTUARY. s. An account of 
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NOC— NON 
 
 whai. passes by night, pi. noctua- 
 nes. 
 
 NOCTURNAL, adj. Nightly, adv. 
 nocturnally. 
 
 NOCUOUS, adj. Noxious; hurtful. 
 
 NOD. v. To decline the head with 
 a quick motion; to be drowsy; to 
 shake, pr. par. nodding,- past, nod- 
 ded: s. nod, nodder. 
 
 NODA'TION. 5. The state of being 
 knotted, or the act of making 
 knots. 
 
 NOD'DLE. s. The head, in contempt. 
 
 NOD'DY. s. A simpleton ; a species 
 of carriage, pi. noddies. 
 
 NO'DOUS. adj. Full of knots. 
 
 NOD'ULE. 5. A small lump. 
 
 NOG'GIN. s. A small mug. 
 
 NOISE. 5. Any kind of sound; out- 
 cry, adj. noisy, noiseless: s. noisi- 
 ness. 
 
 NOISE, v. To spread by rumour, 
 pr. par. noising,' past, noised. 
 
 NOI'SOME. adj. Noxious ; unwhole- 
 some; offensive, adv. noisomely: 
 s. noisomeness. 
 
 NOLl'TION. 5. Unwillingness. 
 
 NOLL. s. A head ; a noddle. 
 
 NOMENCLATURE. 5. The act of 
 naming ; a vocabulary. 
 
 NOM'INAL. adj. Referring to names, 
 rather than things ; not real. adv. 
 nominally. 
 
 NOMINATE, v. To name ; to ap 
 point, pr. par. nominating; past 
 nominated: s. nomination, nomina 
 tor. 
 
 NOMINATIVE, s. The name of the 
 case that designates the name of 
 any thing. 
 
 NONAGE. 5. Minority. 
 
 NON ATTENDANCE, s. The not 
 giving personal attendance. 
 
 NONCOMPLIANCE. s . Refusal or 
 omission to comply. 
 
 NONCONFORMITY, s. Refusal of 
 compliance; refusal to join in the 
 established religion, s. noncon- 
 formist: adj. nonconforming. 
 
 NONE. adj. Not any ; not other. 
 
 NONENTITY, s. Non-existence ; a 
 thing not existing, pi. nonentities. 
 
 NON— NOR 
 
 NONE'SUCH. s. Something unique , 
 something superior. 
 
 NONEXISTENCE, s. Negation of 
 being ; a thing not existing, adj. 
 nonexistent. 
 
 NONJU'RING. adj. Belonging to 
 those who will not swear allegi- 
 ance to the Hanoverian family. 3 
 nonjuror. 
 
 NONPAREIL', s. Excellence une- 
 qualled; a kind of apple; printers* 
 letters of a small size ; a kind of 
 bird. - 
 
 NONTLUS. s. Puzzle; inability to 
 say or do more. v. nonplus; pr. par. 
 nonplusing ; past, nonplused. 
 
 NON-RES'IDENT. s. One who does 
 not reside at the proper place, 
 adj. non-resident: s. non-residence. 
 
 NON-RESIST'ANCE. s. Passive obe- 
 dience, adj. and s. non-resistant. 
 
 NON'SENSE.s.Unmeaning language; 
 trifles, adj. nonsensical: adv. non> 
 sensically : s. nonsensicalness. 
 
 NON'SUIT. s. Stoppage of a suit at 
 law. v. nonsuit ; pr. par. nonsv it- 
 ing; past, nonsuited. 
 
 NOO'DLE. s. A fool ; a simpleton. 
 
 NOOK. 5. A corner. 
 
 NOON. s. The middle of the day 5 
 twelve, s. noonday, noontide. 
 
 NOOSE, s. A running knot. v. noose 
 pr. par. noosing; past, noosed. 
 
 NOR. One of the conjunctions. 
 
 NOR'MAN. adj. Relating or belong 
 ing- to Normandy. 
 
 NORTH, s. The point opposite to 
 the south, adj. north, northern: 
 adv. northerly : s. north-star, north- 
 wind. 
 
 NORTH-EAST', s. The point mid- 
 way between the north and east, 
 adj . north-eastern : adv. north-east 
 erly. 
 
 NORTHWARD, NORTHWARDS 
 adv. Towards the north. 
 
 NORTH-WEST', s. The point mid- 
 way between the north and west. 
 adj. north-western: adv. north- 
 westerly. 
 
 NORWEGIAN, adj. Belonging to 
 Norway. 
 
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NOS— NOU 
 
 . ^NOSE. s. The prominence on the 
 face which is the organ of scent. 
 v. nose; pr. par. nosing; past, nos- 
 ed: adj. noseless. 
 
 NOSE'GAY. s. A posy; a bunch of 
 flowers. 
 
 NOSOL'OGY. 5. Doctrine of diseases. 
 
 NOSTRIL. 5. The cavity in the nose. 
 
 NOSTRUM, s. A medicine not yet 
 made public. 
 
 NOT. adv. The particle of negation 
 or refusal. 
 
 NOTABLE, adj. Remarkable; mem- 
 orable ; careful ; bustling, adv. 
 notably. 
 
 NOTARY, s. An officer whose busi 
 ness it is to take notes of any 
 thing which may concern the pub- 
 lic, adj. notarial. 
 
 NOTATION, s. The act or practice 
 of recording by marks, as by fig- 
 ures or letters. 
 
 NOTCH, s. A nick; a hollow cut 
 in any thing, v. notch; pr. par. 
 notching; past, notched; s.notcher. 
 
 NOTE. 5. Mark; token; notice; 
 reputation; account; tune; single 
 sound in music; short hint; a short 
 letter, v. note; pr. par. noting; 
 past, noted: s.noter: did}, notewor- 
 thy. 
 
 NOT H ING. s. Negation of being ; 
 nonentity; nonexistence; no im- 
 portance, s. nothingness. 
 
 NOTICE, s. .Remark; heed; inform- 
 ation, v. notice, pr. par. noticing; 
 past, noticed. 
 
 NOTIFY, v To declare ; to make 
 known, pr. par. notifying; past, 
 notified: s. notification. 
 
 MOTION, s. Thought; representa- 
 tion formed in the mind. 
 
 NOTORIOUS, adj. Publicly known; 
 apparent ; not hidden ; infamous, 
 s. notoriety, pi. notorieties. 
 
 NOTWITHSTANDING, con. With- 
 out hindrance or obstruction from ; 
 although ; nevertheless ; however. 
 
 NOUGHT, s. Not any thing ; noth- 
 ing. 
 
 NOUN, s In grammar, the name of 
 anv rhing. 
 
 NOU— NUM 
 
 NOLR'ISH. v. To increase or sup- 
 port by food; to maintain; to en 
 courage, pr. par. nourishing; past, 
 nourished: s. nourisher, nourish- 
 ment: adj. nouiishable. 
 
 NOVEL, adj. New; not ancient, s 
 novelty, pi. novelties: v. mrvelize, 
 pr. par. novelizing; past, novelized 
 
 NOVEL, s. A tale ; an amusing 
 book, chiefly of fiction, s. novelist. 
 
 NOVEM'BER. s.The eleventh month 
 of the year. 
 
 NOVER'CAL. adj. Relating or be • 
 longing to a stepmother. 
 
 NOVICE, s. One not acquainted 
 with anything; a freshman ; one 
 who has entered a religious house, 
 but not yet taken the vow. s. nov 
 itiate. 
 
 NOW. adv. At this time ; at the time 
 present. 
 
 NO'WAY, NO'WAYS, NO'WISE. 
 adv. Not in anv manner or degree. 
 
 NaWHERE. adv. Not in anv place. 
 
 NOXIOUS, adj. Hurtful, baneful, 
 adv. noxiously : s. noxiousness. 
 
 NUBIF'EROUS.acZ/.Bringinffclouds. 
 
 'NU'BILATE. v. To cloud. V- par. 
 nubilating; past, nubiiated: s. jlu- 
 bilation. 
 
 NU'BILE. adj. Marriageable. 
 
 NUCIF'EROUS. adj. Nut-bearing. 
 
 NU'CLEUS. s. A kernel ; any thing 
 about which matter is gathered or 
 conglomerated. Litin pi. nuclei. 
 
 NUDATION. s. The act of making 
 bare or naked. 
 
 NU'DITY. s. Nakedness. 
 
 NU'GATORY. adj. Trifling; futile; 
 ineffectual. 
 
 NU'ISANCE. 5. Something noxious 
 or offensive. 
 
 NULL. adj. Void; of no force, v. 
 nullify; pr. par. nullifying; past* 
 nullified: s. nullity, pi. nullities. 
 
 NUMB. adj. Torpid; chill, v. numb, 
 pr. par. ?iumbing ; past, numbed. 
 s. numbness. 
 
 NUM'BER. v. To count; to tell, 
 to reckon, pr. par. mrmhering , 
 past, numbered: adj. numberless 
 25r> 
 
NUM— NUR 
 
 NUM'BERS. 5. The title of the fourth 
 book in the Oid Testament. 
 
 NU'MERAL. adj. Relating to num- 
 ber, s. numeral: adv. numerally. 
 
 NU'MERARY. adj. Belonging to a 
 certain number. 
 
 NU'MERATE. v. To reckon; to 
 calculate, pr. par. numerating; 
 past, numerated: s. numeration, 
 numerator: adj. numerical: adv. 
 numerically. 
 
 NU'MEROUS. adj. Containing ma- 
 ny •, consisting of many. s. nume- 
 rovsness: adv. numerously. 
 
 NUM'SKULL. 5. A dunce; a block- 
 head, adj. numskulled. 
 
 NUN. 5. A woman secluded in a 
 cloister, and dedicated to religion, 
 s. nunnery , pi. nunneries. 
 
 NUN'CIO. s. A messenger ; a kind 
 of spiritual envoy from the pope. 
 
 NUNCUPATIVE, " NUNCU'PATO- 
 RY. adj. Publicly or solemnly 
 declaratory; verbally pronounced; 
 not written. 
 
 NUPTIAL, adj. Pertaining or re- 
 lating to marriage, s. nuptials. 
 
 NURSE, s. A woman who has the 
 care of another's child, or of a sick 
 
 NUR— NYM 
 
 person; one who breeds, educa es, 
 or protects, v. nurse ; pr. par. 
 nursing; past, nursed: s. nurser. 
 
 NUR'SERY. s. The chamber of a 
 nurse; the place where young 
 children are nursed ; a plantation 
 of young trees, pi. nurseries. 
 
 NURS'LING. s. One nursed; a fond- 
 ling. 
 
 NURTURE. 5. Food; diet; educa- 
 tion. v. nurture; pr. par. nurtur- 
 ing ; past, nurtured: s. nurturer. 
 
 NUT. s. The fruit of certain trees, 
 &c. s. nutcrackers, nutshell. 
 
 NUTATION, s. A kind of tremu- 
 lous motion. 
 
 NUT'BROWN. adj. Brown like a 
 ripe nut. 
 
 NUT'GALL. 5. Hard excrescence 
 of an oak. 
 
 NUT'MEG. s. The kernel of a large 
 aromatic fruit. 
 
 NUTRIMENT, s. Food; aliment, 
 adj. nutrimental. 
 
 NUTRITION, s. The act or quality 
 of nourishing, adj. nutritious, nu- 
 tritive. 
 
 NYMPH, s. A goddess of the woods, 
 meadows, or waters, adj. nymph 
 ish,, nymphlike. 
 
 OAF— OBD 
 
 o 
 
 OBE-OBJ 
 
 OAF. s. A changeling; a dolt; an 
 idiot, adj. oafish: s. oafishness. 
 
 OAK. s. A species of tree. adj. 
 oaken. 
 
 OAK'UM. s. Cords untwisted and 
 reduced to hemp. 
 
 OAR. s. An instrument to row with. 
 v. oar; pr. par. oaring; past, oared. 
 
 OA'SIS. s. A fertile spot, surrounded 
 by an arid desert, pi. oases. 
 
 OAT. s. A kind of grain, adj. oaten: 
 s. oatcake, oatmeal. 
 
 OATH. s. A solemn affirmation, cor- 
 roborated bv the attestation of the 
 Divine Being. 
 
 OB'DURATE. adj. Inflexibly obsti- 
 
 nate in ill; impenitent: stubborn. 
 
 adv. obdurately : s. obduracy. 
 OBEDIENCE. $. Submission, obse- 
 quiousness, adj. obedient: adv. ofte- 
 
 diently. 
 OBEI'SANCE. 5. A bow ; a courtesy. 
 OB'ELISK. s. A pyramid of stone; 
 
 a marginal mark (f). 
 OBE'SE. adj. Fat. s. obesity. 
 OBEY', v. To pay submission to ; to 
 
 comply with. pr. par. obeying, 
 
 past, obeyed: s. obeyer. 
 OBITUARY, s. A list of the dead; 
 
 a register of burials, pi. obituaries: 
 
 adj. obituary. 
 OB' J EC T. 5. That about which any 
 
 power or faculty is employed ; any 
 "256 
 
OBJ— OBS 
 
 thing influenced by something else. 
 s. ohjecior: adj. objective. 
 
 OBJECT', v. lo urge against; to 
 oppose, pr. par. objecting; past, 
 objected: s. objection: adj. objec- 
 tionable: adv. objectionably. 
 
 OBJURGATE, v. To chide; to re- 
 prove, pr. par. objurgating ; past, 
 objurgated: s. objurgation: adj. 
 objurgatory. 
 
 OBLATE, adj. Flat at the poles : 
 used of a spheroid. 
 
 OBLATION, s. An offering ; a sac- 
 rifice. 
 
 OB'LIG ATE. v. To bind by contract 
 or duty. pr. par. obligating ; past, 
 obligated: s. obligation: adj. obli- 
 gatory. 
 
 OBLIGATO. adj. A musical term, 
 signifying necessary, on purpose, 
 for the instrument named. 
 
 OBLl'GE. v. To bind; to impose 
 obligation ; to indebt. pr. par. 
 obliging; past, obliged: s. obliger, 
 adj. obliging: s. obligingness. 
 
 OBLIGEE', s. The person to whom 
 another, called the obligor, is 
 bound bv a legal contract. 
 
 OBLIGOR', s. The person bound to 
 the obligee. 
 
 OBLIQUE, adj. Not direct; not 
 perpendicular, adv. obliquely: s. 
 obliqueness, obliquity. 
 
 OBLITERATE, v. To efface any 
 thing written ; to destroy, or. par. 
 obliterating; past, obliterated: s. 
 obliteration. 
 
 OBLIVION, s. Forgetfulness; am- 
 nesty, adj. oblivious. 
 
 OB'LONG. adj. Longer than broad. 
 s. oblongness. 
 
 OB'LOQUY. s. Censorious speech; 
 blame : disgrace. 
 
 OBNOXIOUS, adj. Liable to pun- 
 ishment; reprehensible, adv. ob- 
 noxiously: s. obnoxwusness. 
 
 OBSCE'NE. adj. Immodest, disgust- 
 ing, offensive, adv. obscenely: s. 
 obsceneness, obscenity, pi. obsceni- 
 
 OBSCU'RE. adj. Dark; not easily 
 
 .intelligible; difficult; unknown. 
 
 Y2 
 
 OBS— OBT 
 
 1 adv. obscurely: s. obscurity: pL 
 
 obscurities. 
 OB'SEQUIES. s. Funeral rites. 
 OBSE'QUIOUS. adj. Obedient; mean 
 ly compliant, adv. obsequiously: s» 
 iousness. 
 
 OBSER'VAxNCE. s. Respect; cere 
 monial reverence ; attention, adj. 
 observant: adv. observantly, ob> 
 servably. 
 
 OBSERVAN'DA. s. Things to b 
 observed. 
 
 OBSER'VATORY. s. A place built 
 for astronomical observation, pi. 
 observatories. 
 
 OBSERVE', v. To watch; to regard 
 attentively; to note; to obey. pr. 
 par. observing; past, observea: s. 
 observation, observer: adv. observ- 
 ingly. 
 
 OBSOLESCENT, adj. Growing ob- 
 solete. 
 
 OB'SOLETE. adj. Worn out of use; 
 disused, s. obsoleteness. 
 
 OB'STACLE. s. Something opposed; 
 hindrance. 
 
 OBSTET'RIC. adj. Relating or be- 
 longing to midwifery. 
 
 OB'STINATE. adj. Stubborn; con- 
 tumacious, s. obstinacy, adv. ob 
 stinately. 
 
 OBSTREPEROUS, adj. Loud; clam 
 orous; noisy, adv. obstreperously. 
 s. obstreperousness. 
 
 OBSTRUCT', v. To block up; to 
 bar; to hinder, pr. par. obstruct- 
 ing; past, obstructed: s. obstruc- 
 tion: adj. obstructive. 
 
 OBTAIN', v. To gain; to acquire, 
 pr. par. obtaining; past, obtained: 
 s. obtainer, obtainment: adj. ob- 
 tainable. 
 
 OBTRUDE, v. To thrust in by force 
 or imposture ; to offer with unrea- 
 sonable importunity, pr. par. ob- 
 truding; past, obtruded: s. obtrn- 
 der, obtrusion: adj. obtrusive : adv. 
 obtrusively. 
 
 OBTU'SE. adj. Not oointed; not 
 acute ; dull. adv. ontusely • s. ob* 
 tuseness. 
 
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OBV— OCT 
 
 OB'VIATE. v. To prevent by inter- 
 ception, pr. par. obviating; past, 
 obviated. 
 
 OB'VIOUS. adj. Easily seen ; plain ; 
 open. adv. obviously: s. obvious- 
 ness. 
 
 OCCA'SION. 5. Occurrence; casu- 
 alty; opportunity; accidental cause. 
 v. occasion; pr. par. occasioning ; 
 past, occasioned: adj. occasional: 
 adv. occasionally. 
 
 OCCIDENTAL, adj. Western. 
 
 OCCLU'DE. v. To shut up. pr. par. 
 occluding; past, excluded: s. oc- 
 clusion. 
 
 OCCULT', adj. Hidden; secret, s. 
 occultness : adv. occultly. 
 
 OCCUPANCY, s. The act of taking 
 possession ; state of being in pos- 
 session, s. occupant. 
 
 OCCUPY, v. To possess; to keep; 
 to busy; to use ; to follow as busi- 
 ness, pr. par. occupying; past, oc- 
 cupied: s. occupier, occupation. 
 
 OCCUR', v. To be presented to the 
 memory or attention ; to appear ; 
 to happen, pr. par. occurring; past, 
 occurred: s. occurrence: adj. occur- 
 rent. 
 
 aCEAN. s. The main; the great 
 sea. adj. oceanic. 
 
 OCEL'LATED. adj. Resembling the 
 eye. 
 
 CCHRE. 5. A species of earth, of 
 various colours, adj. ochreous. 
 
 OCTAGON, s. A figure consisting 
 of eight sides and angles, adj. oc- 
 tagonal. 
 
 OCTANG'ULAR. adj. Having eight 
 angles. 
 
 OCTAVE, s. The eighth day after 
 some, festival ; an eighth, or an in- 
 terval of eight sounds. 
 
 OCT A' VO. s. A book is said to be in 
 octavo, when a sheet is folded into 
 eight leaves. 
 
 OCTEN'NIAL. adj. Happening every 
 eighth vear. 
 
 OCTO'BER. s. The tencn month of 
 the vear. 
 
 OCTOGEN'ARY. adj. Of eighty 
 jears of age. 
 
 OCT— OFF 
 
 jOCTUPLE. adj. Eightfold. 
 
 | OCULAR, adj. Depending on tho 
 eye ; known by the eye. adv. ocu- 
 larly. 
 
 'OCULIST, s. One who professes to 
 cure distempers of the eye. 
 
 jODD. adj. Not even; particular; 
 strange, adv. odaiy : s. odds, odd- 
 ness, oddity, pi. oddities. 
 
 ODE. s. A poem to be sung to music. 
 
 O'DIOUS. adj. Hateful ; detestable- 
 causing hate. adv. odiously: s 
 odium, odiousness. 
 
 ODORIFEROUS, adj. Giving scent; 
 fragrant, adv. odoriferously : s. 
 odoriferousness. 
 
 CDOUR. s. Scent; fragrance, adj. 
 odorous. 
 
 (ECONOMICS, s. Management of 
 household affairs. See Economy. 
 
 OF. One of the prepositions. 
 
 OFF. One of the adverbs. 
 
 OF'FAL. 5. Waste meat; refuse; 
 carrion. 
 
 OFFENCE'. 5. Transgression; dis ; 
 pleasure given ; anger, adj. oj- 
 fenceless : v. offend; pr. par. offend- 
 ing; past, offended: s. offender. 
 adj. offensive: adv. offensively: s. 
 effensiveness. 
 
 OF'FER. v. To present; to sacrifice; 
 to attempt, pr. par. offering, past, 
 offered: s. offer, offering, offerer. 
 
 OF'FICE. s. A public employment, 
 agency, &c. adj. official .• adv. of- 
 ficially, s. officer. 
 
 OFFI'CIATE. v. To discharge the 
 duties of an office, pr. par. offici- 
 ating; past, officiated. 
 
 OFFICl'NAL. adj. Belonging to, or 
 used in a shop. 
 
 OFFI'CIOUS. adj. Importunately 
 forward ; intrusive, adv. officiously 
 s. officiousness. 
 
 OF'FING. s. Out at sea, or at a suf- 
 ficient distance from the shore. 
 
 OFF'SCOURING. s. Recrement ; 
 part rubbed away in caeaning any 
 thingr. 
 
 OFF'SET. 5. A sprout; a t*ioot ot 
 a plant. 
 
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OFF— OMI 
 
 OMN— OPE 
 
 OFFSPRING. 5. Propagation ; chil- OMNIPOTENT, adj. All-powerful 
 
 dren ; production 
 
 . omnipotence. 
 
 OF'TEN. adv. Oft; frequently; ma- -OMNIPRESENCE. 5. Ubiquity; wi- 
 
 ny times, pronounced of -n.comp. 
 oftcner; sup. qftenest: adv. often- 
 times. 
 O'GLE. v. To view with side glances. 
 pr. par. ogling; past, 
 
 bounded presence, adj. omnipres- 
 ent. 
 OMNIS'CIENCE. s.Boundless know- 
 ledge; infinite wisdom, adj. om- 
 niscient. 
 
 O'GRE. 5. An imaginary monster of , OMNIVOROUS, adj. All-devouring 
 
 the east. fern, ogress, pi. ogresses. 
 
 OH. int. An exclamation denoting 
 pain, sorrow, or surprise. 
 
 OIL. s. Any fat, greasy, unctuous 
 matter, v. oil; pr. par. oiling; past, 
 oiled: adj. oily: s. oiliness. 
 
 OIL'COLOUR. *. Faint made by 
 grinding coloured substances with 
 oil. 
 
 OINTMENT, s. Unguent; a salve. 
 
 OLD. adj. Past the middle of life ; 
 decayed bv time ; of long contin- 
 uance, s. oldness: aaj. oldfashion-°d. 
 
 OLEA'GINOUS. adj. Oily; unctuous 
 s. oleaginousness. 
 
 OLFACTORY. a^.Havingthesense 
 of smelling. 
 
 OLIGARCHY, s. A form of govern- 
 ment which places the supreme 
 power in a small number ; aristoc- 
 racy, pi. oligarchies: adj. oligar- 
 chical. 
 
 O'LIO. s. A mixture ; a medley. 
 
 OL'IVE. 5. A plant producing oil; 
 the emblem of peace. 
 
 OLYM'PIAD. s. A Grecian epoch ; 
 the space of four years. 
 
 OM'BRE 5. A game at cards. 
 
 OM'ELET. s. A kind of pancake 
 made with eggs. 
 
 O'MEN. s. A sign ; a prognostic, adj. 
 omened. 
 
 O'MER. s. A Hebrew measure. 
 
 OMINOUS adj. Exhibiting bad to- 
 kens of futuritv; inauspicious; ex- 
 hibiting tokens good or ill. adv. 
 ominously: s. ominousness. 
 
 OMIS'SION. s. Act of omitting, adj. 
 omissive. 
 
 OMIT', v. To leave out; not to 
 mention, pr. par. omitting; past, 
 omitted. 
 
 ON. One of the prepositions, adv. on 
 
 ONE. adj. Single ; denoted by a unit 
 
 j some one. s. one, oneness : adv. 
 
 i once. 
 
 ONE'-EYED. adj. Having only one 
 
 i eve. 
 
 ON'ERARY. adj. Fitted for carriage 
 
 | or burthens; comprising a burthen. 
 
 ONERA'TION. s. The act of loading. 
 
 ONEROUS, adj. Burthensome. 
 
 ONION, s. A species of bulbous 
 
 ! plant. 
 
 jON'LY. adv. Single; simply; one 
 
 j and no more ; this and no other. 
 
 jONOMANCY. s. Divination by a 
 
 j name. pi. onomancies. 
 
 ;ON'SET. s. Attack; assault; a be- 
 
 I ginning. 
 
 ONTOL'OGY. s. The science of the 
 affections cf being in general; met* 
 aphvsics. s. o?iiologist. 
 
 'ONWARDS, adv. Forward; in a 
 
 j state of advanced progression, adj. 
 
 j onward. 
 
 lON'YX. s. A seiri-pellucidgem, pi. 
 
 | onyxes. 
 
 OOZE. 5. Soft mud; slirm; <oft flow. 
 
 I v. ooze; pr. par. oozing, past, ooz- 
 
 ! ed: adj. oozy. 
 
 OPA'CITY. s. Cloudiness; want o' 
 
 I transparency, pi. opacities. 
 
 OPAQUE', adj. Dark; not transrv 
 
 | rent. adv. opaquely. 
 
 OTEN. v. To unclose; to unlock 
 to explain ; to begin, pr. par. open 
 ing ; past, opened: adj. open: adv 
 openly: s. opener, openness, open 
 ing: adj. opencyed, openhanded 
 openhearted, openmouthcd. 
 
 OP'ERA. 5. A musical drama. 
 
 OPERATE, v. To act : to produce 
 
 I effects pr. par. operating; past 
 259 
 
OPE— OPT 
 
 operated: s. operation, operator: 
 adj. operative. 
 
 OP'EROSE. adj. Laborious ; full of 
 trouble and tediousness. s. ope- 
 roseness, operosity. 
 
 OPHTHALMIA. 5. A disease of the 
 eyes. adj. ophthalmic. 
 
 O'PIATE. s. A medicine that causes 
 sleep, adj. opiate. 
 
 OPIF'ICER. s. One that performs 
 any work ; an artist. 
 
 OPINION. 5. Persuasion of the 
 mind, without proof or certain 
 knowledge; sentiments; judg 
 ment. adj. opinioned. 
 
 CPIUM. s. A soporific drug. 
 
 OPODEL'DOC. 5. The name of a 
 plastei , and of a popular oint- 
 ment. 
 
 OPOS'SUM. 5. A kind of American 
 quadruped. 
 
 OPPONENT, adj. Opposite; ad- 
 verse, s. opponent 
 
 OPPORTUNE, adj. Seasonable ; 
 convenient; well-timed, adv. op- 
 portunely. 
 
 OPPORTUNITY. 5. Fit time; con- 
 venience ; fit place, pi. opportu- 
 nities. 
 
 OPPO'SE. v. To act against; to re- 
 sist; to put in opposition, pr. par, 
 opposing; past, opposed: s. op- 
 poser, opposition. 
 
 OPPOSITE, adj. Placed in front; 
 adverse; repugnant, s. opposite: 
 adv. oppositely. 
 
 OPPRESS', v. To crush by hard 
 ship ; to overpower, pr. par. op- 
 pressing; past, oppressed: s. op- 
 pression, oppressor: adj. oppressive: 
 adv. oppressively. 
 
 OPPRO'BRIOUS. adj. Reproachful; 
 causing infamy; scurrilous, adv. 
 opprobi iously : s. opprobrium. 
 
 OPPUGN', v. To oppose; to attack; 
 to refute, pr. par. oppugning 
 past, oppugned : s. oppugner. 
 OPTATIVE, adj. Expressive of de 
 
 sire. 
 OPTIC, OPTICAL, adj. Visual; re 
 lating to the science of vision 
 adj. optical: s. optics, optician. 
 
 OPT— ORD 
 
 OPTIMISM. 5. The doctrine that 
 
 every thing in nature is ordered 
 
 for the best. 
 OPTION, s. Choice , election; wish 
 
 adj. optional. 
 OPULENCE, s. Wealth; riches. 
 
 adj. opulent: adv. opulently. 
 OR. One of the conjunctions. 
 OR'ACLE. s Something delivered 
 
 by supernatural wisdom ; one 
 
 famed for wisdom, adj. oracular; 
 
 adv. oracularly. 
 O'RAL. adj. Delivered by mouth : 
 
 not written, adv. orally. 
 OR'ANGE. s. A kind of fruit, s 
 
 orangery, pi. orangeries. 
 ORATION, s. A speech made ac- 
 cording to the laws of rhetoric,* 
 
 an harangue. 
 OR'ATOR. s. A public speaker; i 
 
 man of eloquence, adj. oratorical. 
 
 adv. oratorically : s. oratory. 
 
 ORATO'RIO. s. A kind of sacied 
 
 drama, the subject being generally 
 
 taken from the scriptures, and set 
 
 to music, adj. oratorial. 
 ORB. s. A sphere; a circular body; 
 
 a celestial body. adj. orbed. 
 ORBA'TION. 5. Privation of parents 
 
 or children; anv privation. 
 ORBICULAR, adj. Spherical. 
 ORB'IT. s. The line described by 
 
 the revolution of a planet. 
 ORCH'ARD. s. A garden of fruit 
 
 trees. 
 ORCH'ESTRE, ORCH'ESTRA. s. 
 
 The place where musicians sit; 
 
 the band of musicians. 
 ORDAIN', v. To appoint; to de- 
 
 cree; to establish; to invest, pr. 
 
 par. ordaining; past, ordained: s. 
 
 ordination, ordainer: adj. ordain* 
 
 able. 
 ORDE'AL. s. A trial bv fire or water. 
 OR'DER. s. Method; regularity; 
 
 command; a rank; a religious 
 
 fraternity; a class, v. order; pr. 
 
 par. ordering; past, ordered: s- 
 
 orderer, orderliness: adv. orderly. 
 OR'DINABLE. adj. Such as may 
 
 be appointed. 
 
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ORD— ORR 
 
 ORDINAL, adj. Denoting order, 
 as second, third, fourth. 
 
 ORDINANCE, s. Law; rule; ap- 
 pointment, adj. ordinnnt. 
 
 ORDINARY, adj. Established ; reg- 
 ular ; common ; mean ; ugly. adv. 
 ordinarily. 
 
 ORDINARY, s. A place of eating, 
 where the meal is established at 
 a certain price, pi. ordinaries. 
 
 ORDINATE, adj. Regular; method- 
 ical. 
 
 ORD'N ANCE s. Cannon; great guns. 
 
 ORDURE, s. Excrement; filth. 
 
 ORE. 5. Metal unrefined. 
 
 OR'GAN. 5. A natural instrument; 
 an instrument of music, adj. or- 
 ganic, organical: adv. organically: 
 s. organism, organist. 
 
 OR'GANIZE. v. To construct so 
 that one part co-operates with an- 
 other ; to form organically, pr. par. 
 organizing; past, organized: s. 
 organization. 
 
 O'RIENl . adj. Rising, as the sun ; 
 eastern; bright, adj. oriental: s 
 orientalism. 
 
 OR'IFICE. s. An opening or perfo 
 ration. 
 
 OR'IFLAMB. s. The ancient golden 
 standard of France. 
 
 OR'IGIN. s. Beginning; source, adj 
 original: adv. originally : s. origi- 
 nality : pi. originalities: v. origi- 
 nate; pr. par. originating; past 
 originated: s. origination. 
 
 ORIGINAL, s. First thir>g of the 
 kind 
 
 ORISON, s. A prayer ; a supplica- 
 tion. 
 
 ORNAMENT, s. Embellishment 
 honour, adj. ornamental: adv. or- 
 namentally. 
 
 ORXITHOL'OGY. s. A discourse on 
 birds, pi. ornithologies: s. orni 
 thologist. 
 
 OR'PHAN. 5. A child who has lost 
 its father or mother, or both. adj. 
 orphan. 
 
 OR'PIMENT. s. A fossil of a yellow 
 colour. 
 
 OR'RERY s. An instrument, rep- 
 
 ORT— OUN 
 
 resenting the motions of the heav 
 enlv bodies, pi. orreries. 
 
 ORTHODOX, adj. Right in opinio-? 
 and doctrine, s. orthodoxy. 
 
 ORTHO'EPY. s. The art of pro- 
 nouncing words properly, s. or- 
 thoepist. 
 
 ORTHOG'RAPHY. s. The art or 
 practice of spelling, adj. ortho- 
 graphical: adv. orthographicaliy. 
 
 ORTOLAN, s. A kind of bird. 
 
 OSCILLATE, v. To move back- 
 ward and forward, pr. par. oscil- 
 lating ; past, oscillated: s. oscilla- 
 tion: sdj. oscillatory. 
 
 O'SIER. s. A tree of the willow 
 kind. 
 
 OS'NABURG. s. A kind of coarse 
 linen cloth. 
 
 OS'PREY. 5. A large blackish hawk. 
 
 OS'SEOUS. adj. Bony ; resembling 
 a bone. 
 
 OS'SIFY. v. To change to bone. pr. 
 par. ossifying; past, ossified: . s. 
 ossification: adj. ossific. 
 
 OSTENSIBLE, adj. Such as isprop- 
 er or intended to be shown; co- 
 lourable ; pretended, adv. ostensi- 
 bly. 
 
 OSTENTATION, s. Outward show: 
 ambitious display; vain show. adj. 
 ostentatious: adv. ostentatiously; s. 
 ostentatiousness. 
 
 OSTLER, HOSTLER, s. The man 
 who takes care of horses at an inn. 
 pronounced, os'-lur. 
 
 OSTRACISM, s. An ancient man- 
 ner of passing sentence, in which 
 each vote was marked on a shell. 
 v. ostracize; pr. par. ostracizing, 
 past, ostracized. 
 
 OSTRICH, s. A kind of bird. pi. 
 ostriches. 
 
 OTH'ER. pron. Not the same ; not 
 the one; something besides, adv 
 otherwise. 
 
 OTTER, s. A kind of small quad- 
 ruped. 
 
 OUGHT, v. Had a right to •, to be 
 obliged by dutv ; to be fit. 
 
 OUNCE. 5. A weight : a kind of an 
 imal. pi. ounces. 
 
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CUR— OUT 
 
 OUR. pron. Belonging to us. 
 
 OURSEL'VES. pron. Plural of my- 
 self : ourself is used, in the regal 
 style, for myself. 
 
 OUT. adv. One of the adverbs. 
 
 OUTBAL'ANCE. ». To overvveigh; 
 to preponderate, pr. par. outbal- 
 ancing ; past, outbalanced. 
 
 OUTBID', v. To bid a higher price, 
 pr. par. outbidding; past, outbid- 
 den: s. outbidder. 
 
 OUTBOUND, adj. Destined on a 
 distant voyage. 
 
 OUTCAST, adj. Thrown away as 
 refuse ; banished, s. outcast. 
 
 OUTCRY, s. Cry of vehemence: 
 cry of distress ; clamour of detes- 
 tation, pi. outcries. 
 
 OUTDO', v. To excel ; to surpass, 
 pr. par. outdoing; past, outdone: 
 s. outdoer. 
 
 OUTER, adj. That which is without: 
 sup. outermost. 
 
 OUTFA'CE. v. To brave, pr. par. 
 outfacing: past, outfaced, s. out- 
 facer. 
 
 OUTFIT, s. The equipment of a 
 ship for her voyage ; necessaries 
 for a person going abroad, v. out- 
 fit; pr. par. outfitting; past, out- 
 fitted. 
 
 OUTGEN'ERAL. v. To exceed in 
 military skill, pr. par. outgeneral- 
 ing; past, outgeneraled. 
 
 OUTGO', v. To surpass ; to excel ; 
 to circumvent, pr. par. outgoing; 
 past, outgone. 
 
 OUTGROW', v. To surpass in 
 growth; to grow too large, pr. 
 par. outgrowing ; past, outgrown. 
 
 OUT'HOUSE. s. A building attach- 
 ed or belonging to a dwelling- 
 house, pi. outhouses. 
 
 OUTLANDISH, adj. Not native; 
 foreign, adv. outlandishly. 
 
 OUTLAST', v. To surpass in dura- 
 tion, pr. pal. outlasting; past, 
 outlasted. 
 
 OUTLAW. 5. One excluded from 
 the benefit of the law. v. outlaw ; 
 pr. par. outlawing; past, outlawed: 
 8. outlawry 
 
 OUT— OUT 
 
 lOUTLEAP'. v. To surpass in leap 
 I ing. pr. par. ouileaping; past, out 
 
 OUTLET, s. Passage outwards; 
 
 egress. 
 OUT'LINE. s. A line by which an> 
 
 figure is defined; contour; ex 
 
 tremity. v. outline; pr. par. out 
 
 lining; past, outlined. 
 OUTLIWE. v. To live beyond; to 
 
 survive, pr. par. outliving; past, 
 
 outlived: s. outliver. 
 OUTMARCH', v. To leave behind 
 
 in a march, pr. par. outmarching, 
 
 past, outmarched. 
 OUTMEAS'URE. v. To exceed in 
 
 measure, pr. par. outmeasuring , 
 
 past, outmeasured. 
 OUTMOST, adj. The most out- 
 ward. 
 OUTNUM'BER. v. To exceed in 
 
 number, pr. par. outnumbering; 
 
 past, outnumbered. 
 OUT'POST. s. A military station. 
 
 at a distance from the camp or the 
 
 main body of the army. v. outpost, 
 
 pr. par. outposting; past, outposted. 
 OUTPOUR', v. To emit; to send 
 
 forth in a stream, pr. par. out 
 
 pouring; past, outpoured. 
 OUTRAGE, s. Open violence ; tu 
 
 multuous mischief, v. outrage; pr. 
 
 par. outraging; past, outraged: 
 
 s. outrager: adj. outrageous: adv 
 
 outrageously : s. oulrageousness. 
 OUTREACH', v. To reach beyond, 
 
 to extend, pr. par. outreaching; 
 
 past, outreached. 
 OUTRECK'ON. v. To exceed in 
 
 number, pr. par. outreckoning ; 
 
 past, outreckoned. 
 OUTREIGN'. v. To reign through 
 
 the whole of; to reign longer than 
 
 another, pr. par. outreigning, 
 
 past, .outreigned. 
 OUTRIDE, v. To pass by riding. 
 
 pr. par. outriding; past, outridden 
 OUTRI'DER. s. One who precedes, 
 
 or follows as an attendant, on 
 
 horseback. 
 OUTRIGHT', adj. Immediately 
 
 without delay. 
 
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OUT— OUT 
 
 OUTRUN', v. To leave behind in 
 
 running, pr. par. outrunning; past, 
 
 outrun: pret. outran. 
 OUTSAIL', v. To leave behind in 
 
 sailing, pr. par. outsailing; past, 
 
 outsailed. 
 OUTSELL', v. To sell for a higher 
 
 price, pr. par. outselling; past, 
 
 outsold. 
 OUTSET, s. Opening; beginning. 
 OUTSHl'NE. v. To emit lustre ; to 
 
 excel in lustre, pr. par. outshining; 
 
 pist, outshone. 
 OUTSIDE, s. External part; outer 
 
 pirt; show. adj. outside. 
 OUTSIT, v. To sit beyond the due 
 
 time ; to sit longer than another. 
 
 pr. par. outsitting; past, outsat. 
 OUTSKIRT. s. Suburb; edge. 
 OUTSLEEP. v. To sleep beyond. 
 
 pr. par. outsleeping; past, outslept. 
 OUTSPREAD', v. To extend; to 
 
 diffuse, pr. par. outspreading; past, 
 
 outspread. 
 OUTSTANiy. v. To support; to 
 
 resist; to stand beyond the proper 
 
 time. pr. par. outstanding; past, 
 
 outstood. 
 OUTSTA'RE. v. To outface with 
 
 effrontery, pr. par. outstaring ; 
 
 past, outstared. 
 OUTSTRETCH', v. To extend ; to 
 
 spread out. pr. par. outstretching; 
 
 past, outstretched. 
 OUTSTRl'DE. v. To surpass in 
 
 striding, pr. par. outslriding; past, 
 
 outstndden: pret. ouistrode. 
 OUTSTRIP', v. To outgo ; to leave 
 
 behind in a race. pr. par. outstrip- 
 ping; past, outstripped. 
 OUTSWEAR'. v. To overpower by 
 
 swearing, pr. par. outswearing; 
 
 past, outsivorn: pret. outswore. 
 OUTSWELL. v. To overflow, pr. 
 
 par. outswelling; past, outswelled. 
 OUTTOP'. v. To overtop; to make 
 
 oflessimportaaee. pr. par. outtop- 
 
 pinsr; past, outtopped. 
 OUTVEN'OM. v. To exceed in 
 
 poison, pr. par. outvenoming ; past, 
 
 outvenomed. 
 OUTVIE, v. To exceed; to sur 
 
 OUT— OVE 
 
 pass. pr. par. outvying; past, out 
 
 vied: s. outvier. 
 OUTVOTE, v. To conquer by plu- 
 rality of votes, pr. par. outvoting, 
 
 past, outvoted. 
 OUTWALK', v. To pass in walk- 
 
 ing. pr. par. outwalking; past, 
 
 outwalked, 
 OUTWARD, adj. External; to- 
 
 wards a foreign port. adv. outward y 
 
 outwardly, outwards. 
 OUTWATCH'. v. To surpass in 
 
 watchfulness, pr. par. outwatch- 
 
 ing; past, outwatched. 
 OUTW 7 E'AR. v. To wear out; to 
 
 last longer than something else. 
 
 pr. par. outwearing; past, outworn 
 OUTWEIGH', v. To exceed in 
 
 weight, &c. pr. par. outweighing 
 
 past, outweighed. 
 OUTWIT, v. To cheat; to over 
 
 come by stratagem, pr. par. ox t 
 
 witting; past, outwitted. 
 OUTWORK. 5. Parts of a fortili 
 
 cation next an enemy. 
 O'VAL. adj. Oblong; shaped lik-e 
 
 an egg. 
 OVATION, s. A lesser triumph, 
 
 among the Romans. 
 OVEN. s. An arched cavity to bake 
 
 in. 
 aVER. One of the prepositions. 
 
 adv. over. 
 OVERACT, v. To act more than 
 
 enough, pr. par. overacting; pa^t 
 
 overacted. 
 OVERARCH', v. To cover with an 
 
 arch. pr. par. overarching ; past 
 
 overarched. 
 OVERAWE', v. To keep in awe 
 
 by superior influence, pr. par 
 
 overawing; past, overawed. 
 OVERBALANCE, v. To weigl 
 
 down ; to preponderate, pr. par 
 
 overbalancing ; past, overbalanced^ 
 OVERBEAR', v. To repress; to 
 
 subdue ; to bear down. pr. par. 
 
 overbearing; past, overborne : adj 
 
 overbearing. 
 O'VERBOARD. adv. Offthe ship; oui 
 
 of the ship. 
 
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OVE—OVE 
 
 OVERBUR'DEN, OVERBURTH'- 
 EN. v. To load with too great 
 weight, pr. par. overburdening; 
 past, overburdened. 
 
 OVERCAST', v. To cloud; to dark- 
 en, pr. par. overcasting; past, over- 
 east. 
 
 OVERCHARGE', v. To charge too 
 much ; to overload, pr. par. over- 
 charging; past, overcharged: s. 
 overcharge. 
 
 OVERCLOUD', v. To cover with 
 clouds, pr. par. overclouding; past, 
 overclouded. 
 
 OVERCO'ME. v. To subdue ; to con- 
 quer; to surmount, pr. par. over- 
 coming; past, overcome. 
 
 OVERCOUNT', v. To rate above the 
 true value, pr. par. overcounting; 
 past, overcounted. 
 
 OVERDO\ v. To do more than 
 enough, pr. par. overdoing; past, 
 overdone. 
 
 OVERDRIVE', v. To drive too fast, 
 or beyond strength, pr. par. over- 
 driving; past, overdriven. 
 
 OVERDRY'. v. To dry too much, 
 pr. par. overdrying; past, overdried: 
 adj. over dry. 
 
 OVEREA'GER. adj. Too vehement 
 in desire, s. overeagemess. 
 
 O'VERFAL. s. Cataract. 
 
 OVERFLOW, v. To flow over; to 
 deluge ; to abound, pr. par. over- 
 flowing ; past, overflowed: s. over- 
 flow. 
 
 OVERFRUIT'FUL. adj. Too fruit 
 ful ; too luxuriant, s. overfruitful- 
 ness. 
 
 OVERGO', v. To surpass ; to excel, 
 pr. par. overgoing ; past, overgone. 
 
 OVERGREAT'. adj. Too great, s. 
 overgreatness. 
 
 OVERGROW, v. To cover with 
 growth, pr. par. overgrowing; past, 
 overgroivn: s. overgrowth. 
 
 OVERHANG', v. To jut over; to im 
 pend over. pr. par. overhanging; 
 past, overhung. 
 
 OVERHAS'TY. adj. Too quick; in 
 too great hnste. s. overhastiness : 
 adv. overhastily. 
 
 OVE—OVE 
 
 OVERHAUL', v. To unfold or loos 
 en an assemblage of the tackle* 
 to examine over again, pr. par 
 overhauling ; past, overhauled. 
 
 OVERHEAD', adv. Aloft; in the 
 zenith; above. 
 
 OVERHEAR', v. To hear those wluT 
 do not mean to be heard, pr. par. 
 overhearing ; past, overheard. 
 
 OVERHEAT', v. To heat too much. 
 pr. par. overheating; past, over- 
 heated. 
 
 OVERJOY', v. To enrapture, pr. 
 par. overjoying; past, overjoyed. 
 
 OVERLA'DE. v. To overburthen. 
 pr. par. overlading; past, overladen. 
 
 OVERLARGE'. adj. Larger than 
 enough. 
 
 OVERLAY', v. To smother, to cover 
 over. pr. par. overlaying; past, 
 overlay ed. 
 
 OVERLEAP', v. To pass by a jump, 
 pr. par. overleaping; past, over- 
 
 OVERLOAD', v. To burthen with 
 too much. pr. par. overloading ; 
 past, overloaded. 
 
 OVERLOOK', v. To view from a 
 higher place ; to superintend ; to 
 pass by indulgently; to neglect, 
 pr. par. overlooking , past, over- 
 looked: s. overlooker. 
 
 OVERMATCH', v. To be too pow- 
 erful, pr. par. overmatching ; past, 
 overmatched : s. overmatch. 
 
 OVERMEAS'URE. s. Something 
 gi\en over the due measure. 
 
 OVERMUCH', adv. In too great a 
 degree, s. overmuch. 
 
 OVERNIGHT', adv. Night before 
 bed-time. 
 
 OVERPASS', v. To pass over; to 
 cross, pr. par. overpassing ; past, 
 overpassed. 
 
 OVERPAY', v. To pay more than 
 the price, pr. par. overpaying, 
 
 v past, overpaid: s. overpayment. 
 
 O'VERPLUS. s. Surplus; what re- 
 mains more than sufficient. 
 
 OVERPOWER, v. To oppress by 
 power; to subdue, pr. par. over 
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OVE— OVE 
 
 powering; past, overpowered: s. 
 overpoiverer . adj. overpowering. 
 
 OVERRATE, v. To rate at too much, 
 pr. par. overrating, past, overrated. 
 
 OVERREACH', v. To go beyond; 
 to deceive, pr. par. overreaching ; 
 past, overreached : s. overreacher. 
 
 OVERRl'DE. v. To ride too much. 
 prjpai.overriding; past, overridden. 
 
 OVERROAST', v. To roast too much, 
 pr. par. overroasting ; past, over- 
 roasted. 
 
 OVERRU'LF v. To superintend; to 
 supersede, pr. par. overruling ; 
 past, overruled. 
 
 OVERRUN', v. To harass by incur- 
 sions; to ravage; to outrun; to 
 overspread, pr. par. overrunning ; 
 past, overrun: s. overrunner : pret. 
 overran. 
 
 OVERSEE', v. To superintend; to 
 overlook, pr. par. overseeing ; past, 
 overseen: s. overseer: pret. oversaw. 
 
 OVERSET', v. To turn bottom up- 
 wards ; to subvert, pr. par. over 
 setting; past, overset. 
 
 OVERSHA'DE. v. To cover with any 
 thing that causes darkness, pr. par. 
 over shading ; past, over shaded. 
 
 OVERSHADOW, v. To throw a 
 shadow over ; to shelter, pr. par. 
 overshadowing; past, overshadow- 
 ed. 
 
 OVERSHOOT', v. To shoot beyond 
 the mark. pr. par. overshooting ; 
 past, overshot. 
 
 O'VERSIGHT. s. Superintendence; 
 omission : mistake. 
 
 OVERSLEEF. v. To sleep too long, 
 pr. par. oversleeping; past, over- 
 slept 
 
 OVERSOOW adv. Too soon. 
 
 OVERSPREAD, v. To cover over; 
 to scatter about, pr. par. overspread- 
 ing; past, overspread. 
 
 OVERSTOCK', v. To fill too full; 
 to crowd, pr. par. overstocking; 
 ,">ast, overstocked. 
 
 O'VERT. adj. Open; public ; appa- 
 rent, adv. overtly. 
 
 OVERTAKE, v. To come up with 
 in a pursuit; to take by surprise.) 
 Z 
 
 OVE— OWN 
 
 ] pr. par. overtaking ; past, overta- 
 ken: pret. overtook: s. overtaker. 
 
 OVERTAX', v. To tax too Learifr 
 pr. par. overtaxing ; past, overtax 
 ed: s. overtax. 
 
 OVERTHROW, v. To turn upside 
 down ; to throw down ; to defeat ; 
 to conquer, pr. par. overthrowing, 
 past, overthrown : s. overthrow, 
 overthrower. 
 
 OVERTOP', v. To rise above; to 
 raise the head above; to excel, pr. 
 par. overtopping ; past, overtopped. 
 
 O'VERTURL. s. An opening; a pro- 
 posal; a musical composition, play- 
 ed at the beginning of an oratorio, 
 concert, or opera. 
 
 OVERTURN', v. To throw down , 
 to subvert, pr. par. overturning^, 
 past, overturned: s. overturn, over 
 turner: adj. overturnable. 
 
 OVERVAL'UE. v. To rate at too 
 high a price, pr. par. overvaluing : 
 past, overvalued. 
 
 O'VERWEIGHT. s. Preponderance; 
 extra weight. 
 
 OVERWHELM', v. To crush; to 
 fill too much. pr. par. overwhelm- 
 ing; past, overwhelmed: adv. over- 
 ivhelmingly. 
 
 OVERWI'SE. adj. Wise to affecta 
 tion. 
 
 OVERWORK', v. To tire ; to work 
 beyond one's strength, pr. par. 
 overworking; past, overworked s. 
 o'verwork, work done after me 
 usual hours. 
 
 OVERWROUGHT', part adj. La- 
 boured too much; compelled to 
 work bevond one's strength. 
 
 OVERZEALOUS. adj. Too zealous. 
 
 O'VIFORM. adj. Having the shape 
 of an egg. 
 
 OVIP'AROUS. adj. Bringing forth 
 eggs. 
 
 OWE. v. To be indebted; to be 
 obliged to. pr. par. owing; past, 
 owed. 
 
 OWL. s. A species of bird. 
 
 OWN. One of the pronouns. 
 
 OWN. v. To acknowledge ; to avow 
 for one's own ; to possess ; to con- 
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OX— OXY 
 
 fess. pr. par. owning; past, own- 
 ed: s. owner, ownership. 
 
 OX. 5. A castrated bull. pi. oxen. 
 
 OX'YGEN. s. The principle of acids, 
 and of combustions, and a neces- 
 
 OYS- OYS 
 
 sary agent in the support of ha 
 man life. adj. oxygenated. 
 
 OYSTER. & A bivalve, testaceous 
 nsh. 
 
 - PAB— PAD 
 
 PAB'ULAR, PAB'ULOUS. adj. Af- 
 fording aliment or provender. 
 
 PACE. s. Step; gait; manner of walk. 
 v. pace; pr. par. pacing; past, 
 paced: s. pacer. 
 
 PACIFIC, adj. Peace-making: mild; 
 gentle, s. pacification, pacificator. 
 adj. pacificatory. 
 
 PA'CIFY. v. To appease; to quiet 
 pr. par. pacifying; past, pacified, 
 s. pacifier, pacification. 
 
 PACK. s. A large bundle, tied up 
 for carriage ; a set of cards ; a num- 
 ber of hounds, &c. v. packer, par. 
 packing; past, packed: s. packer, 
 package. 
 
 PACK'CLOTH. s. A cloth in which 
 goods are packed. 
 
 PACK'ET. s. A small pack ; a mail 
 of letters ; a ship that carries let- 
 ters periodically, v. packet; pr. 
 par. pocketing ; past, packeted. 
 
 PACK'HORSE. s. A horse of bur- 
 then. 
 
 PACK'SADDLE. s. A saddle on 
 which burthens are laid. 
 
 PACK'THREAD. s. Strong thread 
 used in tying parcels. 
 
 PACT. s. A contract ; a bargain. 
 
 PACTION. 5. A bargain ; a cove- 
 nant, adj. pactional. 
 
 PAD. 5. A footpath ; an easy paced 
 horse; a robber that infests the 
 roads on foot; a low % soft saddle. 
 v pad; pr. par. padding; past, 
 padded. 
 
 PAD'DLE. v. To row; to play in 
 the water, pr. par. paddling; past, 
 paddled : s. paddle, paddler. 
 
 PAD'DOCK. s. A small enclosure; 
 a toad or frog. 
 
 PAD'LOCK. s. A lock hung on a 
 
 TMA— PAL 
 
 staple, v. padlock; pr. par. pact 
 locking; past, padlocked. 
 
 PiE'AN. s. A song of triumph oi 
 praise. 
 
 PA'GAN. s. A heathen; one not a 
 Christian, adj. pagan: s. pagan- 
 ism. 
 
 PAGE. s. One side of the leaf of a 
 book ; a boy attending, rather in 
 formality than in servitude, on a 
 great person, v. page; pr. par. 
 paging ; past, paged. 
 
 PA'GEANT. 5. Any show ; a spec 
 tacle of entertainment, adj. page- 
 ant: s. pageantry, pi. pageantries 
 
 PA'GOD. s. An Indian idol. 
 
 PAGO'DA. s. The temple of an In- 
 dian idol; tke name of an Indian 
 coin. 
 
 PAIL. s. A wooden vessel, for water, 
 &c. 
 
 PAIN. s. Sensation of uneasiness; 
 punishment, v. pain; pr. par.^am- 
 ing; past, pained: s. painer : adj. 
 painful: adv. painfully: s. pain- 
 fulness. 
 
 PAINSTAKING, adj. Laborious, 
 industrious, s. painstaker. 
 
 PAINT, v. To represent by delinea- 
 tion and colours; to colour, pr. 
 par. painting; past, painted: s. 
 painting, painter. 
 
 PAIR. s. Two things suiting oik 
 another; a man and wife; two o* 
 a sort; a couple, v. pair; pr. par. 
 pairing; past, paired: s. pairer 
 
 PAL'ACE. s. A royal house; a house 
 eminentlv splendid. 
 
 PALANQUIN^ s. A kind of covered 
 carriage, borne on men's shoulders. 
 
 PALATE, s. The instrument of 
 taste; the upper oart or roof of 
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PAL— PAL 
 
 the n\outh; mental relish, adj. 
 palatable: s. palatableness : adv. 
 palatably. 
 
 PALATINATE, s. The county in 
 which is the seat of a count pala- 
 tine. 
 
 PALATINE. 5. One invested with 
 regal rights and prerogatives, adj. 
 palatine. 
 
 PALAVER, s. Superfluous talk; 
 deceitful conversation. 
 
 PALE. adj. Wan, whitish, s. pale- 
 ness : adj . palish. 
 
 PALE. 5. A narrow piece of wood, 
 joined above and below to a rail; 
 any enclosure; a district or terri- 
 tory, v. pale ; pr. par. paling; past, 
 paled : s. paling. 
 
 PAL'FREY. s. A small horse, fit for 
 ladies. 
 
 PALINDROME, s. A word or sen- 
 tence which is the same read back- 
 wards or forward. 
 
 PALINODE, s. A recantation. 
 
 PALISA'DE, PALISA'DO. 5. A pale 
 set by way of enclosure or defence, 
 pi. palisades, palisadoes: v. palisade; 
 pr. par. palisading; past, palisaded. 
 
 PALL. s. A cloak or mantle of state; j 
 the covering thrown over the dead 
 
 PALL. v. To grow vapid; to become 
 insipid ; to be weakened, pr. par. 
 palling; past, palled. 
 
 PALLA'DIUM. s. A statue of Pallas, 
 pretended to be the guardian of 
 Troy — thence any security or pro- 
 oction. 
 
 PAL'LET. s. A small bed ; a mean 
 bed. 
 
 PALLIATE, v. To cover with ex- 
 cuse; to extenuate, pr. par. palli- 
 ating; past, palliated: s. palliation : 
 adj. palliative. 
 
 PAL'LID. adj. Pale ; not bright, s. 
 pallidness. 
 
 PA.LM. s. A kind of tree; victory; 
 the inner part of the hand ; a mea- 
 sure of length, adj. palmy. 
 
 PALM. v. To conceal in the palm 
 of the hand, is jugglers; to impose 
 by fraud, pr. par. palming, past, 
 palmed. 
 
 PAL— PAN 
 
 PALMATED. adj. Having the feet 
 broad ; also applied, by naturalist;, 
 to certain roots and stones having 
 the appearance of hands 01 fingers. 
 
 PALM'ER. 5. A pilgrim. 
 
 PALMETTO. 5. A species of palm- 
 tree. pi. palmettoes. 
 
 PALMIF'EROLS. adj. Bearing 
 palms. 
 
 PALMISTRY, s. The pretended 
 science or practice of foretelling 
 fortunes by the lines of the palm, 
 s. palmist er. 
 
 PAL'PABLE. adj. Perceptible by 
 the touch; easily detected; plain, 
 adv. palpably: s. palpableness, pal- 
 pability. 
 
 PAL'PITATE. v. To beat as the 
 heart ; to flutter, pr. par. palpi- 
 tating; past, palpitated: s. palpi' 
 tation. 
 
 PAL'SY. s. A privation of motion 
 or feeling, or both. v. palsy; pr. 
 par. palsying; past, palsied. 
 
 PALTRY, adj. Worthless; despi- 
 cable; contemptible, s. paltriness. 
 
 PAM. s. The knave of clubs. 
 
 PAM'PER. v. To feed luxuriously; 
 to glut. pr. par. pampering; past, 
 pampered : s. pamperer. 
 
 PAMTHLET. s. A small book; 
 properly a book sold unbound, 
 and only stitched, s. pamphleteer. 
 
 PAN. s. A vessel broad and shallow; 
 the part of the lock of a gun that 
 holds the powder. 
 
 PANACE'A. s. A universal medicine. 
 
 PANA'DO. s. Food made by boiling 
 biead in water, pi. panadoes. 
 
 PAN'CAKE. 5. Thin pudding, baked 
 in a frying-pan. 
 
 PAN'DECT. s. A treatise thvit com- 
 prehends the whole of any science, 
 the digest of the civil law. 
 
 PAN'DER. s. A pimp; a procurer. 
 v. pander; pr. par. pandering; past, 
 pandered. 
 
 PANE. s. A square of glass, wains- 
 coat, &,c. adj. paned, paneless. 
 
 PANEGYRIC, s. A eulogy; enco- 
 mium; praise, adj. panegyric, pan* 
 egyrical: s. panegyrist: /. pane 
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PAN— PAP 
 
 gyrize; pr. par. panegyrizing; past, 
 
 panegyrized. 
 PANG. s. Extreme pain ; sudden 
 
 paroxysm of torment. 
 PAN'IC. s. A sudden fright without 
 
 cause. 
 PAN'NIER. s. A basket; a wicker 
 
 vessel, in which things are carried 
 
 on a horse. 
 PAN'OPLY. s. Complete armour. 
 
 pi. panoplies : adj. panoplied. 
 PANORAMA, s. A large circular 
 
 painting, from the centre of which 
 
 the beholder views the objects of 
 
 representation. 
 PAN'S Y. s A kind of flower, pi. 
 
 pansies : adj. pansied. 
 PANT. v. To palpitate; to long; to 
 
 wish earnestly, pr. par. panting, 
 
 past, pantea : s. panter : adv. pant- 
 
 ingly. 
 PANTALOON'. 5. A man's garment; 
 
 a character in the Italian comedy; 
 
 a buffoon in the pantomime of 
 
 modern times. 
 PANTHE'ON. 5. A temple of all the 
 
 gods. 
 PANTHER, s. A spotted wild beast; 
 
 a pard. 
 PANTOMIME, s. A tale exhibited 
 
 only in gestures and dumb show. 
 
 adj. pantomimic, pantomimical. 
 PANTOGRAPH, s. A mathemati- 
 cal instrument, contrived to copy 
 
 drawings and designs. 
 PANTOM'ETER. 5. An instrument 
 
 for measuring all sorts of angles, 
 
 elevations, and distances. 
 PANTRY, s. The room in which 
 
 provisions are deposited, pi. pan- 
 tries. 
 PAP. 5. The nipple; food made for 
 
 infants ; the pulp of fruit. 
 PAPA . s. A fond name for father. 
 PA'PACY. s. Popedom; office and 
 
 dignity of bishops of Rome. pi. 
 
 papacies. 
 PA'PAL. adj. Popish ; belonging to 
 
 the pope ; annexed to the bishop- 
 ric of Rome. 
 PAPAVEROUS, adj. Resembling 
 
 poppies. 
 
 PAP- PAR 
 
 PA'PER. 5. A substance made from 
 rags. adj. paper : v. paper; pr. par. 
 papering; past, papered: s. pa 
 perer. 
 
 PAPERMON'EY. s. Bills of ex- 
 change ; bank and promissory 
 notes. 
 
 PAPIL'LARY. adj. Having emul- 
 gent vessels or resemblances of 
 paps. 
 
 PA'PISM. s. Popery, s. papist • adj. 
 papistic, papistical : s. papistry. 
 
 PAPPOOS', PAPPOOSE'. s. The In- 
 dian name for a child. 
 
 PAP'PY. adj. Soft ; succulent ; easi- 
 ly divided. 
 
 PAR. s. State of equality ; equiva- 
 lence. 
 
 PAR'ABLE. s. A similitude; a re- 
 lation under which something else 
 is figured, adj. parabolic, parabol 
 ical: adv. parabolically. 
 
 PARAB'OLA. s. One of the conic 
 
 PA'RACLETE. 5. The title of the 
 Holy Ghost. 
 
 PARA'DE. s. Show ; ostentation ; 
 procession; military order ; place 
 where troops are exercised; a pub- 
 lic walk. v. parade; pr. par. parad- 
 ing ; past, paraded. 
 
 PAR'ADISE. 5. Any place of felici- 
 ty, adj. paradisaical. 
 
 PAR'ADOX. 5. A tenet contrary to 
 received opinion; an assertion con- 
 trary to appearance, pi. paradoxes: 
 adj. paradoxical: adv. paradoxi- 
 cally: s. paradoxicalness. 
 
 PARAGO'GE. s. A figure whereby 
 a letter or syllable is added to a 
 word. 
 
 PAR'AGON. s. A model ; a pattern ; 
 something supremely excellent. 
 
 PAR'AGRAM. s. A kind of play up 
 on words. 
 
 PAR'AGRAPH. s. A distinct part of 
 a discourse, v. paragraph; pr. par. 
 paragraphing ; past, paragraphed. 
 adj. paragraphic. 
 
 PAR'ALLAX. s. The distance be- 
 tween the true and apparent place 
 of the sun or a star. pi. parallaxes. 
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PAR— PAR 
 
 PAR'ALLEL. adj. Extended in the 
 same direction, and always pre- 
 serving the same distance ; equal ; 
 like. s. parallel: v. parallel; pr. 
 par. paralleling ; past, paralleled: 
 s. parallelism. 
 
 PARALLELOGRAM, s. A right- 
 lined, quadrilateral figure, the op- 
 posite sides of which are parallel 
 and equal. 
 
 PARALOGY, s. False reasoning, 
 pi. paralogies : s. paralogism, 
 
 PAR'ALYSE. v. To strike with the 
 palsy ; to render useless, pr. par. 
 paralysing; past, paralysed: s. 
 paralysis, paralyser. 
 
 PARALYTIC, PARALYT'ICAL. 
 adj. Palsied ; inclined to palsv. 
 
 PAR' AMOUNT, adj. Superior; chief. 
 
 PAR AMOUR, s. A lover; a mistress 
 
 PARAPHERNA'Ll A.s. Goods in the 
 wife's disposal, besides her fixed 
 dowrv. 
 
 PAR'APHRASE. s. A loose interpre- 
 tation; an explanation in many 
 words, v. paraphrase; pr. par. 
 paraphrasing ; past, paraphrased , 
 s. paraphrast : adj. paraphrastical . 
 adv. paraphrastically. 
 
 PAR'ASITE. s. One who frequents 
 rich tables, and earns his welcome 
 by flattery, adj. parasitic, parasiti- 
 cal: adv. parasitically: s. parasit- 
 ism. 
 
 PARASOL', s. A small umbrella. 
 
 PAR'BOIL. v. To half boil. pr. par. 
 parboiling; past, parboiled. 
 
 PAR'CEL. s. A small bundle; a part 
 of the whole, v. parcel; pr. par. 
 parceling ; past, parceled. 
 
 PAR'CENER. s. A coheiress, adj. 
 parcenary. 
 
 PARCH, v. To burn slightly; to 
 scorch ; to dry up. pr. par. parch- 
 ing; past, parched: s. parcher, 
 parchedness. 
 
 PARCH'MENT. s. A skin dressed 
 for writing on. 
 
 PAR'DON. v. To forgive : to remit 
 
 apenaltv. pr. par. pardoning; past, 
 
 pardoned: s. pardon, pardoner: 
 
 adj . pardonable : adv. pardonably. 
 
 Z2 
 
 PAR— PAR 
 
 PARE, v. To cut off the surface; tc 
 diminish, pr. par. paring; past, 
 pared: s. parer. 
 
 PAREGORIC, s. A medical prepa- 
 ration, for comforting and assuag- 
 ing. 
 
 PARENT, s. A father or mothei 
 ac U • parental, parentless: adv. pa 
 rentally. 
 
 PAR'ENTAGE. s. Extraction; birth. 
 
 PAREN'THESIS. 5. A sentence, so 
 included in another sentence, that 
 it may be omitted, without injur- 
 ing the sense of that by which it 
 is enclosed: being commonly mark- 
 ed thus, ( ). pi. parentheses: adj. 
 parenthetic, parenthetical. 
 
 PAR'GET. s. A kind of plaster, v, 
 parget; pr. par. pargeting; past, 
 pargeted. 
 
 PARHE'LION. 5. A mock sun. 
 
 PARIETAL, adj. Constituting the 
 sides or walls. 
 
 PARISH, s. The particular charge 
 of a secular priest, pi. parishes: s. 
 parishioner. 
 
 PAR'ITY. s. Equality; resemblance. 
 pi. parities. 
 
 PARK. s. A piece of ground, en 
 closed and stored with beasts of 
 chase, v. park; pr. par. parking , 
 past, parked. 
 
 PAR'LANCE. s. Conversation; talk. 
 
 PAR'LEY. v. To treat by word of 
 mouth ; to talk. pr. par i . parleying , 
 past, parleyed: s. parley. 
 
 PARLIAMENT, s. The assembly 
 of the king, lords, and commons 
 of England, adj. parliamentary. 
 
 PAR'LOUR. 5. A room in a house 
 furnished for reception. 
 
 PARMESAN'. 5. A sort of cheese. 
 
 PAROCH'IAL. adj. Belonging to a 
 parish, adv. parochially. 
 
 PAR'ODY. s. A kind of writing, in 
 which the words of an author, 01 
 his thoughts, are taken, anJ, by a 
 slight change, adapted to some 
 new purpose, pi. parodies: \. par- 
 ody ; pr. par. parodying; past, 
 parodied: adj. parodical. 
 
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PAR— PAR 
 
 PARO'LE. s. Spoken language; word 
 given as an assurance; promise 
 given by a prisoner, when liberated 
 as a man of honour. 
 
 PAROQUET', s. A species of small 
 parrot. 
 
 PAR'OXYSM. s. A fit; periodical 
 return of a disease. 
 
 PAR'RICIDE. s. One who has mur- 
 dered his father; the murder com- 
 mitted, adj. pari'icidal. 
 
 PAR'ROT. 5. A kind of bird, that can 
 be taught to speak. 
 
 PAR'RY. v. To put aside ; to fence, 
 pr. par. parrying ; past, parried. 
 
 PARSE, v. To resolve a sentence in- 
 to parts of speech, pr. par. pars- 
 ing; past, parsed. 
 
 PARSIMONY. 5. Niggardliness; av- 
 arice. &dy parsimonious : &dv. par- 
 simoniously : s. parsimoniousness. 
 
 PARS'LEY. s. A kind of herb. 
 
 PARS'NIP. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 PAR'SON. s. The rector or vicar of 
 a parish ; a clergyman. 
 
 PART. s. Something less than the 
 whole; a portion, v. part; pr. par. 
 parting; past, parted: adv. partly: 
 adj. partable: s. parter. 
 
 PARTA'KE. v. To have share of; 
 to participate, pr. par. partaking; 
 past, partaken : s. partaker. 
 
 PAHTERR'E. 5. A level division of 
 ground, planted with shrubs and 
 flowers. 
 
 PAR'TIAL. adj. Inclined to favour 
 one party more than another, s. 
 partiality, pi. partialities: adv. par- 
 tially. 
 
 PARTIBLE, adj. Divisible, s. par- 
 tibility. 
 
 PARTICIPATE, v. To partake ; to 
 have share, pr. par. participating ; 
 past, participated: s. participant, 
 participation, participator: adj. 
 participant. 
 
 PARTICIPLE, s. A word partaking 
 the nature of both noun and verb- 
 adj. participial : adv. participially. 
 
 PARTICLE, s. Any small portion 
 of a greater substance. 
 
 PAR— PAS 
 
 PARTICULAR, adj. Relating to 
 single persons or tilings ; not gen- 
 eral; individual, j. particular, par- 
 ticularity, pi. pat ticulariti.es : adv. 
 particularly : v. particularize ; pr. 
 par. particularizing ; past, partic- 
 ularized. 
 
 PARTISAN', s. An adherent to a 
 frarty ; a pike. 
 
 PARTITION, s. The act of dividing; 
 state of being divided; thing that 
 divides, v. partition; pr. par. par- 
 titioning ; past, partitioned. 
 
 PARTNER, s. Partaker ; sharer ; as- 
 sociate, s. partnership. 
 
 PARTOOK'. Pret. of the v. to par- 
 take. 
 
 PARTRIDGE, s. A bird of game. 
 
 PARTU'RIENT. adj. About to bring 
 forth, s. parturition. 
 
 PARTY, s. A faction ; one concern- 
 ed in any affair ; cause, pi. parties* 
 
 PARTY-COLOURED, adj. Having 
 diversity of colours. 
 
 PARTY-WALL. s. A wall that ser> 
 arates one house from another. 
 
 PAR'VITUDE, PAR'VITY. s. Lit- 
 tleness ; minuteness. 
 
 PAS'CHAL. adj. Relating to the 
 passover; relating to Easter. 
 
 PASQUINA'DE. s.~A lampoon. 
 
 PASS. v. To go ; to move from one 
 place to another ; to be progres- 
 sive ^ to thrust, pr. par. passing t 
 past, passed: adj. passable: s. passer, 
 
 PASS. s. Passage; road: a permis- 
 sion to go or come any where; 
 push ; state, pi. passes. 
 
 PASS'ABLY. adv. Tolerably. 
 
 PAS'SANT. adj. In heraldry, stand- 
 ing on all its legs. 
 
 PAS'SENGER. s. A traveller; one 
 who is upon the road. 
 
 PASS'ING-BELL. s. The death-bell. 
 
 PAS'SION. s. Any effect caused by 
 external agency; violent commo- 
 tion of the mind. adj. passionate, 
 passionless: adv. passionately: s. 
 passionateness. 
 
 PAS'SION-WEEK. s. The week im- 
 mediately preceding Easter. 
 
PAS— PAT 
 
 PAS'SIVE. adj. Receiving impres- 
 sion from some external agent; 
 unresisting, adv . passively : s.pas- 
 siveness. 
 
 PASS'OVER. s. One of the Jewish 
 
 PASS'PORT. s. Permission of pas- 
 sage. 
 
 PAST. adj. Not present ; gone 
 through, s. past : prep. past. 
 
 PASTE, s. Any viscous, tenacious 
 mixture ; a mixture, in imitation of 
 precious stones, v. paste; pr. par. 
 pasting ; past, pasted. 
 
 PASTE'BOARD. s. A kind of coarse, 
 stiff,, thick paper. 
 
 PASTERN, s. That part of the leg 
 of a horse between the joint next 
 the foot and the hoof. 
 
 PASTIME, s. Sport; amusement. 
 
 PAS'TOR. 5. A shepherd ; a clergy- 
 man, adj . pastoral. 
 ASTORAL. adj. Rural; rustic; 
 relating or belongingto shepherds. 
 
 PASTORAL, s. A rural poem; a 
 bucolic. 
 
 PAS'TRY. 5. Pies or baked paste, 
 pi. pastries. 
 
 PASTURE, s. Food; the act of 
 feeding; ground on which cattle 
 feed. v. pasture; pr. par. pastur- 
 ing ; past, pastured : s. pasturage: 
 adj. pasturable. 
 
 PASTY, s. A pie of crust, raised 
 without a dish. pi. pasties. 
 
 PAT. adj. Fit; convenient; exactly 
 suitable, adv. pat, patly: s. pat 
 ness. 
 
 PAT. 5. A light quick blow. v. pat; 
 pr. par. patting; past, patted. 
 
 PATCH. 5. A piece sewed on, to 
 cover a hole; a small particle or 
 piece, pi. patches: v. patch; pr. 
 par. patching; past, patched: s. 
 patcher, patchwork. 
 
 PATE. s. The head. adj. pated. 
 
 PATEFAOTION. s. Act or state 
 of oppning^. 
 
 PATENT, adj. Open to the perusal 
 of all, as letters patent; appro- 
 priated exclusively to the inventor; 
 apparent, s. patent, patentee. 
 
 PAT— PAT 
 
 PAT'ER-NOSTER. s. The Lord's 
 Praver. 
 
 PATERNAL, adj. Fatherly, per- 
 taining to a father, s. paternity^ 
 pi. paternities. 
 
 PATH. s. Way; road. adj. path- 
 less: s. paihioay. 
 
 PATHETIC, adj. Affecting the pas- 
 sions. adv. pathetically. 
 
 PATHOL'OGY. s. That part of 
 medicine which relates to distem- 
 pers, with their differences, causes, * 
 and effects. 
 
 PATH'OS. s. Passion ; affection of 
 mind. 
 
 PATIENCE. 5. The power of suf- 
 fering ; calm endurance of pain or 
 labour, adj. patient: s. patient. 
 adv. patiently. 
 
 PATRIARCH, s. One who governs 
 by paternal right ; a bishop supe- 
 rior to archbishops, adj. pair, 
 archal. 
 
 PATRI'CIAN. adj. Senatorial, noble, 
 not plebeian, s. patrician. 
 
 PATRIMONY, s. An estate pos- 
 sessed by inheritance, pi. patri- 
 monies: adj. patrimonial: adv. pa- 
 trimonially. 
 
 PATRIOT, s. One whose ruling 
 passion is love of his country- adj 
 patriot, patriotic: adv. patrioti- 
 cally: s. patriotism. 
 
 PATROL', s. The act of going the 
 rounds, to observe how orders are 
 kept; those that go the rounds, 
 v. patrol; pr. par. patrolling; past, 
 patrolled, 
 
 PATRON, s. One who countenances, 
 supports or protects, fern, patron- 
 ess, pi. patronesses: s. patronage. 
 adj. patronal: v. patronise; pr. 
 par. patronising ; past, patronised: 
 s. patroniser. 
 
 PATRONYM'IC. s. A name ex- 
 pressing the name of the father o* 
 ancestor. 
 
 PATTEN, s. A shoe of wood, with 
 an iron ring, worn under the com- 
 mon shoe, bv women. 
 
 PATTER, v. "To make a noise like 
 271 
 
PAT— PEA 
 
 the quick steps of many feet. pr. 
 par. paltering; past, pattered. 
 
 PATTERN, s. The original pro- 
 posed for imitation ; a specimen. 
 
 PATTY, s. A little pie. ip\. patties. 
 s. pattypan. 
 
 PAU'CITY. s. Fewness; smallness 
 of quantity. 
 
 PAUNCH, s. The belly. $1 paunches. 
 
 PAU'PER. 5. A poor person, who 
 receives alms. s. pauperism. 
 
 PAUSE, s. A stop, an intermission ; 
 suspense, v. pause; pr. par. paus- 
 ing; past, paused: s. pauser. 
 
 PAVE v. To lay with brick or stone, 
 pr. par. paving; past, paved: s. 
 paver, pavement. 
 
 PAVILION. 5. A tent; a temporary 
 or movable house, v. pavilion; pr. 
 par. pavilioning ; past, pavilioned. 
 
 PAW. s. The foot of a beast of 
 prey. v. paw; pr. par. pawing; 
 past, pawed: s. pawer. 
 
 PAWN. s. Something given as a 
 pledge ; the state of being pawn- 
 ed ; a common man at chess, v. 
 pawn; pr. par. pawning; past, 
 pawned: s. pawner. 
 
 PAWNBROKER. 5. One who lends 
 money upon pledge. 
 
 PAY. v. To discharge a debt ; to re- 
 ward, pr. par. paying; past, paid. 
 s. pay, payer, payment: adj. pay- 
 able: s. payday, paymaster. 
 
 PEA. s. A kind of pulse. 
 
 PEACE, s. Re* ; te from war; quiet, 
 adj. peaceable, peaceful, peaceless . 
 s. peaceableness, peacefulness : adv. 
 peaceably: s. peacemaker. 
 
 PEACH, s. A kind of fruit, pi. 
 peaches. 
 
 PE/VCOCK. s. A sort of fowl, fern 
 peahen. 
 
 PEAK. 5. The top of a hill ; any 
 thing pointed. 
 
 PEAL. s. A succession of loud 
 sounds, v. peal; pr. par. pealing; 
 past, pealed. 
 
 PEAR. s. A kind of fruit. 
 
 PEARL, s. A precious gem ; a white 
 speck or film growing on the eye. 
 adj. pearly, pearled. 
 
 PEA— PED 
 
 PEAR'MAIN. 5. A kind of apple. 
 PEAS'ANT. s. A hind; one whose 
 
 business is rural labour, a. ptat 
 
 antry. 
 PEAT. 5. A species of tnrf. 
 PEB'BLE, PEB'BLESTONE. s. A 
 
 small stone, adj. pebbled, pebbly. 
 PECCABLE, adj. Liable to sin. & 
 
 peccability. 
 PECCADIL'LO. s. A petty fault; a 
 
 venial offence, pi. peccadilloes. 
 PECCANT, adj. Guilty; ill dis- 
 posed; injurious to health, s. pec- 
 
 cancy. 
 PECK. s. The fourth part of a bushel. 
 PECK. v. To strike with the beak, 
 
 as a bird; to pick up food with the 
 
 beak. pr. par. pecking; past, pei k- 
 
 ed : s. peck. 
 PECTORAL, adj. Belonging to the 
 
 PECULATION. 5. Theft of the 
 public money, v. peculate; pr. pi -. 
 peculating; past, peculated : s. pec 
 ulaiion. 
 
 PECU'LIAR. adj. Appropriate ; be- 
 longing exclusively, s. peculiarity 
 pi. peculiarities : adv. peculiarly. 
 
 PECUNIARY, adj. Relating t<? 
 monev. 
 
 PED'AGOGUE. 5. A schoolmaster 
 a pedant. 
 
 PE'DAL. adj. Belonging to a foot. 
 s. pedals. 
 
 PED'ANT. s. A schoolmaster; a 
 man vain of low knowledge, adj. 
 pedantic : adv. pedantically : s. ped- 
 antry. 
 
 PED'DLE. v. To be busy about trifles , 
 to sell as a pedler. pr. par. ped- 
 dling; past, peddled: s. pedhr, 
 pedlery. 
 
 PEDESTAL. 5. The lower member 
 of a pillar; the basis of a statue. 
 
 PEDESTRIAN. 5. One who makes 
 a journey on foot, adj pedestrian. 
 
 PEDICLE. 5. The footstalk. 
 
 PEDICULAR, adj. Having the 
 phthiriasis or lousv distemper. 
 
 PED'IGREE. s. Genealogy, lineage. 
 
 PED'IMENT. s. In architecture, an 
 ornamental projection, &c. 
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FED -PEN 
 
 PEDOBAPTISM. s. Infant baptism, 
 s. pedobaptist. 
 
 PEDOM'ETER. s. A mathematical 
 instrument, by the management 
 of the wheels of which, paces are 
 numbered, and distances measur- 
 ed. 
 
 FEEL. v. To decorticate; to .flay. 
 pr. par. peeling; past, peeled: s. 
 peel, peeler. 
 
 PEEL. s. A board used by bakers ; 
 the rind. 
 
 PEEP. v. To make the first appear- 
 ance ; to look slily or closely, pr. 
 par. peeping; past, peeped : s. peep, 
 pepper. 
 
 PEER. 5. One of the same rank ; an 
 equal ; a nobleman, fem. peeress, 
 
 pi. peeresses: s. peerage. 
 PEE" 
 
 PEER. v. To come just in sight; to 
 look narrowly, pr. par. peering; 
 past, peered: s. peerer. 
 
 PEER'LESS. adj. Unequalled; hav- 
 ing no peer. adv. peerlessly: s. 
 peerlessness. 
 
 PEEVISH, adj. Petulant; easily of- 
 fended, adv. peevishly: s. peevish- 
 ness. 
 
 PEG. s. A wooden pin. v. peg; pr. 
 par. pegging; past, pegged. 
 
 PELF. 5. Money, riches. 
 
 PEL'ICAN. 5. A kind of bird. 
 
 PELISSE', s. A kind of co-it or robe. 
 
 PEL'LET. 5. A little ball. v. pellet; 
 pr. par. pelleting; past, pelleted. 
 
 PELLICLE, s. A thin skin. 
 ELLMELL'. adv. Confusedly; tu- 
 multously. 
 
 PELLUCID, adj. Clear; not opaque, 
 s. pellucidity, pellucidness. 
 
 PELT. s. A skin ; a hide ; a blow 
 from something thrown, v. pelt; 
 pr. par. pelting; past, pelted: s. 
 pelter. 
 
 PEL'TRY. 5. Furs or skins. \>\. pel- 
 tries. 
 
 PEN. s. An instrument for writing: 
 a small enclosure, v. pen; pr. par. 
 penning; past, penned, s. penner, 
 penman, pi. penmen, penmanship 
 
 PE'NAL. adj. Denouncing a penal- 
 ty, adv. penally. 
 
 PEN— PEN 
 
 PEN'ALTY. s. Punishment; cen 
 sure ; line. pi. penalties. 
 
 PEN'AXCE. s. Infliction suffered at. 
 an expression of repentance foi 
 sin ; repentance. 
 
 PENCE, s. Plural of penny. 
 
 PEN'CIL. s. A small brush of hair; 
 a black lead pen. v. pencil; pr. 
 par. penciling; past, penciled: a 
 penciler. 
 
 PEN'DANT. 5. Something hanging; 
 a flag. adj. pendant. 
 
 PENDENCE. s. State of hanging: 
 inclination, s. pendency: adj. pen- 
 dent. 
 
 PEN'DULOUS. adj. Hanging, s. pen- 
 dulosity. 
 
 PEN'DULUM. s. A weight hung so 
 that it may easily swing backwards 
 and forwards. 
 
 PEN'ETRABLE. adj. Such as may 
 be pierced, s. penetrability. 
 
 PENETRATE, v. To pierce ; to 
 enter beyond the surface, pr. par 
 penetrating; past, penetrated: s. 
 penetration: adj. penetrative, pen- 
 etrant. 
 
 PENGUIN, s. A kind of bird. 
 
 PENIN'SULA. 5. A piece of land 
 almost surrounded with water 
 adj. peninsulated, peninsular. 
 
 PENITENCE, s. Repentance; sor- 
 row for crime, adj. penitent, peni- 
 tential: s. penitent: adv. penitently , 
 penitentia/ly. 
 
 PENITENTIARY, adj. Relating tc 
 the rules and measures of pen- 
 ance, s. penitentiary, pi. peniten.' 
 tiaries. 
 
 PENKNIFE, s. A knife used to cut 
 pens. pi. penknives. 
 
 PENNANT. 5. A small flag. 
 
 PEX'NATED. adj. Winged. 
 
 PEYNILESS. adj. Poor. 
 
 PEN'NON. 5. A small flag. 
 
 PEN'NY. s. A small coin. pi. pennies^ 
 pence: adj. pennywise: s. penny 
 worth. 
 
 PENNYROY AL. s. A species of 
 plant. 
 
 PEN'NYWEIGHT. <?. A weight con- 
 taining 24 grains, troy. 
 
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PEIN -PER 
 
 PEN'SILE. adj. Hanging. 
 
 PZN'SION. s. A payment made an- 
 nually, for services performed, v. 
 pension ; pr. par. pensioning; past, 
 pensioned: s. pensioner: adj. pen- 
 sionary . 
 
 PEN'SIVE. adj. Sorrowfully thought- 
 ful, adv. pensively: s. pensiveness. 
 
 PENT, adj. Shut up. 
 
 PEN TACHORD. s. An instrument 
 with five strings. 
 
 PENTAGON, s. A figure with five 
 angles, adj. pentagonal. 
 
 PENTAMETER, s. A verse of five 
 feet. adi. pentameter. 
 
 PENTANGULAR, adj. Five cor- 
 nered. 
 
 PENTAPET'ALOUS. adj. Having 
 five leaves. 
 
 PENTASTYLE. 5. A building in 
 which are five rows of columns. 
 
 PENTATEUCH, s. The five books 
 «>f Moses, pronounced pen'-ta-tuke. 
 
 PENTECOST, s. Whitsuntide. 
 
 PENT'HOUSE. 5. A shed sloping 
 irom the main wall. 
 
 PH. N ULTIMA. s. The last syllable 
 out one. adj. penultimate. 
 
 PENUM'BRA. 5. An imperfect 
 shadow. 
 
 PENU'RIOUS. adj. Niggardly; spar- 
 ing, zdv.pcnwiously: s.penurious- 
 ness. 
 
 PENURY, s. Poverty. 
 
 PE'ONY. s. A kind of flower, pi. 
 peonies. 
 
 PE'OPLE. s. A nation ; the vulgar. 
 v. people; pr. par. peopling; past, 
 peopled 
 
 PEPPER. 5. A kind of spice, v. 
 pepper; pr. par. peppering; past, 
 peppered. 
 
 PEPPERCORN, s. Something of on- 
 ly nominal value. 
 
 PEPPERMINT, s. A kind of aro- 
 matic herb. 
 
 PEPTIC, adj. Helping digestion. 
 
 PER ADVENTURE, adv. Perhaps; 
 may be. 
 
 PERAM'BULATE. v. To walk 
 through; to survey, pr. par. peram- 
 
 PER-PER 
 
 bulating; past, perambulated. .«. 
 perambulation, perambulator. 
 
 PERCE1' VE. v. To discover by some 
 sensible effects, pr. par. perceiving; 
 past, perceived: s. perceiver: adj. 
 perceivable: adv. ptrceivably. 
 
 PERCEPTIBLE, adj. Such as may 
 be known or observed, s. percep- 
 tion: adj. perceptive: adv. percep- 
 tibly: s. perceptibility. 
 
 PERCH, s. A kind of fish; a measure 
 of five yards and a half; a pole; 
 something on which birds sit. v. 
 perch; pr. par. perching; past, 
 perched: s. percher. 
 
 PERCHANCE', adv. Perhaps. 
 
 PERCIPIENT, adj. Perceiving. 8. 
 percipient. 
 
 PER'COLATE. v. To strain through, 
 pr. par. percolating ; pa.sl, percolat 
 ed: s. percolation. 
 
 PERCUSS', v. To strike, pr. par. 
 percussing; past, percussed: s. per- 
 cussion. 
 
 PERCUTIENT. adj. Striking. 
 
 PERDITION, s. Destruction; ruin 
 
 PER'EGRINATE. v. To travel, pr. 
 par. peregrinating ; past, peregri- 
 nated : s. peregrination, peregrina- 
 tor. 
 
 PEREMPTORY, PEREMPTORY 
 adj. Dogmatical ; absolute, adv. 
 peremptorily : s. peremptoriness. 
 
 PEREN'NIAL. adj. Lasting through 
 the year ; perpetual, s. perennial^ 
 perennity. 
 
 PERERRATION. 5. Travel. 
 
 PER'FECT. adj. Complete; finish- 
 ed, v. perfect'; pr. par. perfecting ; 
 past, perfected: s. perfection, per- 
 fectness, perfecter: adj. perfective. 
 adv. perfectly, perfectively. 
 
 PERFIDIOUS, adj. Treacherous, s. 
 perfidy : adv. perfidiously. 
 
 PERFLATE, v. to blow through, 
 pr. par. perflating; past, perflated: 
 s. perflation. 
 
 PERFORATE. u.To pierce through; 
 to bore. pr. par. perforating ; past, 
 perforated: s. perforation, perfo- 
 rator: adj. perforative. 
 
 PERFORCE', adv. By violence. 
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PER— PER 
 
 PER— PER 
 
 PERFORM', v. To do; to accom- - PERMANENT, adj. Durable; un 
 
 plish. pr. par. performing; past, 
 performed: s. performance, per- 
 f nut r • aclj . petforma b le. 
 PERFU'ME. s. Strong odour; fra- 
 grance, v. perfume ; pr. par. p°.r-\ 
 fuming; past, perfumed: s. perA 
 furrier, perfumery: adj. perfuma- 
 tory. 
 
 changed, adv. permanently : s. 
 
 permanence. 
 PERMEATE, v. To pass through 
 
 pr. par. permeating; past, per 
 
 meated : s. permeation: adj. pet 
 
 meable. 
 PERMISSIBLE, s. Such as may be 
 
 mingled, s. permistion, permixiion 
 
 PERFU'SE. v. To overspread; to PERMIT', v. To allow, without 
 tincture, pr. par. perfusing; past, r command; to suffer, pr. par. per- 
 perfused: s. perfusion. ; mitting; past, permitted : <■ per' m it, 
 
 PERHAPS', adv. Peradventure. | permission: adj. permissible, per 
 
 PERICAR'DIUM. s. A thin mem- ] missive: adv. permissively. 
 brane, that encloses the heart. j PERMU'TE. v. To exchange, pr 
 
 PERICAR'PIUM. 5. A membrane 
 
 enclosing the fruit of a plant, 
 PERICRANIUM, s. The membrane 
 
 par. permuting; past, permuted: 
 s. permuter, permutation. 
 PERNTCIOUS. adj. Destructive; 
 that covers the skull. verv hurtful, s. perniciousness : 
 
 PERIGEE, PERIGE'UM. s. The adv. perniciously. 
 nearest possible distance of a PERNOCTATION. s. Act of stay- 
 planet from the earth. ing or watching all night. 
 PERIHE'LIUM. 5. That point of a | PERORATION, s. The conclusion 
 planet's orbit, wherein it is near-jj of an oration, 
 est the sun. 'PERPENDICULAR, adj. Hanging 
 PERIL, s. Danger; hazard, v. peril;\\ at a right angle with the horizon; 
 
 pr. par. periling; past, periled 
 adj. perilous: adv. perilously. 
 
 PERIMETER, s. The compass or 
 sum of all the sides which bound 
 a figure. 
 
 PE'RIOD. s. A circuit; era, epocha, 
 length of duration ; a full stop, 
 adj. periodical: adv. periodically. 
 
 PERIPHERY, s. Circumference, pi. 
 peripheries 
 
 PERIPH'RASIS. 5. Circumlocution. 
 pi. periphrases: v. periphrase ; pr. 
 par. peripkrasing ; past, peri- 
 phrased: adj. periphrastical : adv. 
 periph rastica tly. 
 
 PERISH, v. To die : to be destroy- 
 ed, pr. par. perishing; past, per- 
 ished: adj. perishable: s. perish-} 
 ableness. 
 
 PERIWIG, s. A wig. 
 
 PERIWINKLE, s. A small shell 
 
 crossing any other line at right 
 angles, s. perpendicular, perpen- 
 dicularity : adv. perpendicularly. 
 
 PER'PETRATE. v. To commit ; to 
 act. pr. par. perpetrating ; past, 
 perpetrated: s. perpetration, perpt- 
 petrator. 
 
 PERPETUAL, adj. Never ceasing 
 eternal, adv. perpetually. 
 
 PERPETUATE, v. To make per- 
 petual, pr. par. perpetuating; past, 
 perpetuated : s. perpetuation, per- 
 petuity, pi. perpetuities. 
 
 PERPL'EX'.u.To disturb withdoubts, 
 to entangle ; to vex. pr. par. per- 
 plexing ,- past, perplexed : s. per- 
 plexedness, perplexity, pi. perplexi- 
 ties: adv. perplexedly. 
 
 PERQUISITE, s. Something gain- 
 ed, by a place, over and above the 
 settled wages. 
 
 fish; a kind of plant. jPER'RY. s. A drink made of peais 
 
 PERJURE, v. To swear falselv I: PERSECUTE, v. To pursue with 
 
 and corruptlv. pr. par. perjuring: 
 past, perjured: s. perjurer, per- 
 jury, pi. perjuries. 
 
 malignity; to oppress, pr. par 
 persecuting; past, persecuted : s. 
 persecution, persecutor. 
 
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PER— PER 
 
 PEPSEVE'RANCE. s. Steadiness 
 in pursuits ; constancy in progress. 
 v. persevere ; pr. par. persevering ; 
 past, persevered: s. perseverer : 
 adv. perseveringly. 
 
 PERSIST', v. To persevere; to con- 
 tinue firm. pr. par. persisting; 
 past, persisted: s. persistence, per- 
 sistency. 
 
 PERSON, s. An individual ; a par- 
 ticular man or woman ; exterior 
 appearance, adj. personal: s. per- 
 sonality, pi. personalities: adv. per- 
 sonally. 
 
 PERSONABLE, adj. Handsome; 
 graceful. 
 
 PER'SONATE. v. To represent by 
 a fictitious or assumed character ; 
 to act ; to feign, pr. par. persona- 
 ting ; past, personated : s. person- 
 ation, persouator. 
 
 PERSON'IFY. v. To change from a 
 thing to a person, pr. par. person- 
 ifying; past, personified: s. per- 
 sonification. 
 
 PERSPECTIVE, s. Forward view; 
 view of futurity; the science by 
 which things are ranged in a pic- 
 ture according to their real ap- 
 pearance, adj. perspective: adv. 
 perspectively. 
 
 PERSPIC A'CIOUS. adj. Quick sight- 
 ed, s. perspicacity. 
 
 PERSPICUOUS, adj. Transparent ; 
 clear to the understanding, s. per- 
 spicuity : adv. perspicuously. 
 
 PERSPIRE, v. To sweat, pr. par. 
 perspiring ; past, perspired: s. per- 
 spiration: adj. perspiratory, per- 
 spirative. 
 
 PERSUA'DE. v. To bring to any 
 particular opinion ; to inculcate 
 by argument or expostulation, pr. 
 par. persuading; past, persuaded : 
 s. persuader. 
 
 PERSUA'SION. s. Act of persuading, 
 adj. persuasive, persuasory : ady. 
 persuasively. 
 
 PERT. adi. Smart; saucy, s. pert- 
 7iess .- ad v pertly. 
 
 PERTAIN', v. To belong; to relate, 
 pr. par. pertaining; past, pertained. 
 
 ?ER— PET 
 
 PERTINA'CIOUS. adj. Obstinate, 
 stubborn, adv. pertinaciously: s. 
 pertinacity. 
 
 PERTINENCE, PERTINENCY. 5. 
 Fitness to the purpose, adj. perti- 
 nent: adv. pertinently. 
 
 PERTURBATION, s. Disquiet of 
 mind ; disturbance ; disorder. 
 
 PERTU'SED. adj. Pierced with 
 holes, s. pertusion. 
 
 PER'UKE. s. A periwig. 
 
 PERU'SE. v. To read through ; to 
 examine, pr. par. perusing; past 
 perused : s. perusal, peruser. 
 
 PERVA'DE. v. To pass through; to 
 be general, pr. par. pervading, 
 past, pervaded: s. pervasion: adj 
 pervasive. 
 
 PERVERSE', adj. Obstinate, stub- 
 born, untractable. s. perverseness 
 perversity: adv. perversely. 
 
 PERVERT', v. To distort from the 
 true end or purpose; to corrupt; 
 to mislead, pr. par. perverting, 
 past, perverted : s. perverter : adj. 
 pervertible. 
 
 PERVERSION. 5. Act of perverting 
 adj. perversive. 
 
 PERVIOUS, adj. Admitting passage. 
 s. perviousness. 
 
 PEST. s. Plague; pestilence. 
 
 PESTIF'EROUS. adj. Pestilential- 
 infectious. 
 
 PESTER, v. To disturb ; to perplex ; 
 pr. par. pestering; past, pestered. 
 s. pester er: adj. pester ous. 
 
 PEST'HOUSE. s. An hospital for 
 persons infected with the plague. 
 
 PESTILENCE, s. Plague; pest. adj. 
 pestilent, pestilential : adv. pestilent- 
 ly, pestilentially. 
 
 PESTLE, s. An instrument with 
 which any thing is broken in a 
 mortar, s. pestilhtion. 
 
 PET. s. A slight passion ; a fit of 
 peevishness ; any creature fondled 
 and indulged, v. pet; pr. par. pet- 
 ting; past, petted: adj. pettish: s. 
 pettishness : adv. pettishly. 
 
 PETAL. 5. The leaf of a flower, 
 adj. petalous. 
 
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PET— PHA 
 
 PETARD', s. An explosive engine, 
 used to break down gates or bar- 
 riers. 
 
 PET'EREL. s. A kind of sea-bird. 
 
 PETITION. 5. Request; entreaty. 
 v. petition; pr. par. petitioning; 
 past, petitioned : s. petitioner : adj. 
 petitionary. 
 
 PETRES'CENT. adj. Growing to 
 stone. 
 
 PETRIFY, v. To change to stone, 
 pr. par. petrifying; past, petrified : 
 s. petrifaction, petrification; adj. 
 petrif active. 
 
 PETTICOAT, s. Part of a woman's 
 dress. 
 
 PETTIFOGGER, s. A pettv lawyer, 
 
 PETTITOES, s. The feet of a suck- 
 ing pig. 
 
 PET'TO. s. The breast ; figurative- 
 ly, privacy as "in petto" i. e. in 
 reserve. 
 
 PET'TY. adj. Small; inconsiderable. 
 s. pettiness. 
 
 PETULANT, adj. Saucy; perverse. 
 s. petulance, petulancy : adv. petu- 
 lantly. 
 
 PEW. s. A seat enclosed in a church. 
 
 PEWTER. 5. A compound metal, 
 s. pewter er. 
 
 PHENOMENON, s. See Phenomo 
 
 NON. 
 
 PHA'ETON. s. A kind of lofty, open. 
 
 four-wheeled chaise. 
 PHAL'ANX. s. A troop of men. 
 
 closelv imbodied. pi. phalanxes. 
 PHANTASM, PHANTAS'MA. s. 
 
 Vain and airy appearance. 
 PHANTASY, s. See Fantasy. 
 PHANTOM, s. A spectre ; a fancied 
 
 vision. 
 PHAR1SA IC,PHARISA'ICAL.acy. 
 
 Externally religious, s. pharisaism, 
 
 pharisaicalness. 
 PHAR'ISEE. s. One of a religious 
 
 sect amongst the Jews. 
 PHARMACEUTIC, PHARMA 
 
 CEUT1CAL. adj. Relating to the 
 
 art of preparing medicines. 
 PHARMACOL'OGY. s. The know 
 
 ledge of drugs and medicines. 
 2A 
 
 PHA— PHL 
 
 PHARMACOTCE1A. s. A book o« 
 rules for the composition of med 
 icines. 
 
 PHARMACOP'OLIST. s. An apoth 
 ecarv. 
 
 PHAR'MACY. s The trade of ar 
 apothecarv. 
 
 PH A'RO, PH A'ROS. 5. A light-house 
 
 PHARYNGOTOMY. s. the act of 
 making an incision into the wind 
 pipe. 
 
 PHEA'SANT. s. A species of game 
 bird. 
 
 PHE'NIX, PHGE'NIX. s. A fabulous 
 bird. pi. phenixes. 
 
 PHENOMENON, s. Appearance; 
 visible quality, pi. phenomena. 
 
 PHI'AL. s. A small bottle. 
 
 PHILANTHROPY, s. Love of mPTi 
 kind. adj. philanthropic, philaa 
 thropical : s. philanthropist. 
 
 PHIL'IJBEG. s. See Filibeg. 
 
 PHILIPPIC, s. Anv invective de- 
 clamation, v. philippize; pr. par 
 philippizing ; past, philippized. 
 
 PHILOL'OGY. s. Criticism; gram- 
 matical learning, adj. philologic % 
 philological : s. philologist. 
 
 PHIL'OMATH. s. A lover of learn- 
 ing. 
 
 PHIUOMEL, PHILOME'LA. s. The 
 nightingale. 
 
 PHILOS'OPHY. s. Desire of acquir- 
 ing wisdom ; knowledge, natural 
 or moral; reasoning, adj. philo 
 sophic, philosophical: s. philoso 
 pher : ad v . philosophically • v. phil 
 osophize; pr. par. philosophizing 
 past, philosophized. 
 
 PHILTER. 5. A charm to cause 
 love. v. philter; pr. par. philter ing, 
 past, philtered. 
 
 PHIZ. s. The face, in contempt. 
 
 PHLEBOTOMY, s. Blood-letting, 
 s. phlebotomist : v. phlebotomize 
 pr. par. phlebotomizing ; past, j9Afe- 
 botomized. 
 
 PHLEGM, s. The waterv humour 
 of the body; coolness; indifference, 
 adj. phlegmatic: adv. phi ' egmatically 
 
 PHLEGMONOUS, adj. Inflamma- 
 tory. 
 
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PHL-PIB 
 
 PHLEME. s. An instrument to 
 bleed with, particularly used for. 
 horses. 
 
 PHLOGISTON, s. An exploded chy- 
 mical name for an imaginary sub- 
 stance, thought to be a constituent 
 part of all inflammable bodies. 
 
 PHO'NICS.s.The doctrine of sounds. 
 
 PHOS'PHORUS. 5. The morning 
 star; a chymieal substance, which, 
 when exposed to the air, takes 
 fire. adj. phosphorated. 
 
 PHRASE, s. An idiom; style; ex- 
 pression. 
 
 PHRASEOL'OGY. s. Style; diction. 
 
 PHRENETIC, 'adj. Mad. 
 
 PHRENOL'OGY. 5. The science of 
 cerebral pathology ; cranioiogy. s. 
 phrenologist. 
 
 PHREN'SY. s. Madness, ipl.phren- 
 sies: adj. phrensied. 
 
 PHRY'GIAN. ^".Denoting, amongst 
 the ancients, a sprightly and ani- 
 mating kind of music. 
 
 PHTHISIC, PHTHISIS, s. A con- 
 sumption, adj. phthisical. 
 
 PHYSICAL, adj. Relating to nature, 
 or to natural philosophy; medici- 
 nal, adv. physically. 
 
 PHYSIC, s. The science of healing; 
 medicine, v. physic; pr. par. phys- 
 icking; past, physicked: s. physi- 
 cian. 
 
 PHYSIOGNOMY, s. The art of dis- 
 covering the temper, and fore- 
 knowing the fortune, by the fea- 
 tures of the face; the face. pi. 
 physiognomies: s. physiognomist. 
 
 PHYSIOLOGY, s. The doctrine of 
 the constitution of the works of 
 nature, adj. physiologic, physiolo- 
 gical: s. physiologist. 
 
 PIAC'ULAR, PIAC'ULOUS. adj. 
 Expiatory ; such as requires expi- 
 ation. 
 
 PI'ANET. s. A kind of bird. 
 
 PIAN'O-FOR'TE. 5. A kind of mu- 
 sical instrument. 
 
 PIASTER, s. An Italian coin. 
 
 PIAZZA. 5 : A walk under a roof, 
 supported by pillars. 
 
 H BEACH orPI'BROCH. s. A kind 
 
 PIC— PIE 
 
 of martial music, amongst the 
 
 highlanders of Scotland. 
 PI'CA. 5. A particular sized tvpe. 
 PICAROON', s. A robber. 
 PICK. v. To choose ; to select ; U. 
 
 gather; to open a lock, &c. pr. 
 
 par. picking ; past, picked : s. pick, 
 
 picker. 
 PICK'ET. s. A sharp stake ; a guard 
 
 posted before an army x. picket, 
 
 pr. par. picketing ; past, picketed. 
 PICK'LE. 5. A salt liquor; thing 
 
 pickled, v. pickle; pr. par. pick 
 
 ling; past, pickled. 
 PICK'NIC. 5. An assembly where 
 
 each person contributes provisions 
 
 to the general entertainment. 
 PICK'POCKET. s. A thief, who 
 
 steals from the podket. 
 PICKTHANK. 5. A talebearer; a 
 
 flatterer. 
 PICT. s. A painted person ; one of 
 
 the ancient inhabitants of Scotland. 
 PICTO'RIAL. adj. Produced by a 
 
 painter. 
 PICTURE, s. A resemblance of 
 
 persons or things in colours, v. 
 
 picture; pr. par. picturing; past, 
 
 pictured. 
 PICTURESQUE', adj. Expressing 
 
 that peculiar kind of beauty which 
 
 is agreeable in a picture, s. piclur 
 
 resqueness. 
 PIE. s. Any crust baked, with some- 
 thing in it ; a magpie. 
 PIE'BALD. adj. Of various colours. 
 PIECE, s. A part of the whole ; t 
 
 fragment ; a picture ; a perform 
 
 ance; a gun ; a coin. 
 PIECE, v. To enlarge by the addi 
 
 tion of a piece; to join. pr. par 
 
 piecing; past, pieced : s. piecer. 
 PIED. adj. Variegated, s. piedness, 
 PIER. s. A column on which the arc;. 
 
 of a bridge is raised. 
 PIERCE, v. To penetrate ; to enter. 
 
 pr. par. piercing ; past, pierced: s. 
 
 piercingness, piercer: adj. piercing^ 
 
 pierceable: adv. piercingly. 
 PI'ETY. s. Discharge >f duty to 
 
 God. 
 
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P1G-PIL 
 
 PIG s. A sow or boar ; a mass of 
 un forged lead, &,c. v. pig; pr. par. 
 pigging ; past, pigged. 
 
 PI'GEON. s. A kind of bird. 
 
 PI'GEONHEARTED. adj. Timid. 
 
 PIGEONHOLES, s. An old English 
 game : cavities or divisions in 
 which papers are deposited. 
 
 PIG'GIN. s. A small wooden vessel. 
 
 PIGMENT, s. Paint. 
 
 PIG'MY, PYG'MY. s. A dwarf, pi. 
 pigmies, pygmies. 
 
 PIGNORATION, s. The act of 
 pledging, adj. pignoraiive. 
 
 PIG'NIT. s. A kind of nut that 
 grows in the earth. 
 
 PIGTAIL, s. A cue; a kind of 
 twisted tobacco. 
 
 PIKE. 5 A fish; a lance used by 
 foot-soldiers, adj. piked. 
 
 PIKE'LET. 5. A light cake. 
 
 PIKE'MAN. 5. A soldier armed with 
 a pike. ol. pikemen. 
 
 PIKE'STAFF. 5. The wooden staff 
 of a pike. 
 
 PILASTER, s. A small square col 
 nmn. 
 
 PILCH' A RD. s. A kind of fish. 
 
 PILE. .5. A heap; a strong piece of 
 wood driven into the ground, to 
 make a firm foundation, v. pile; 
 pr. par. piling; past, piled : s. piler. 
 
 PILTER. v. To steal, pr. par. pil- 
 fering: past, pilfered: s. pilferer: 
 adv. pilferingly. 
 
 PIL'GRIM. s. A traveller; a wan- 
 derer ; one who travels to sacred 
 places, for devotion, s. pilgrimage. 
 
 PILL. s. Medicine made into a small 
 ball 
 
 PIL'LAGE. v. To plunder; to spoil. 
 pr. par. pillaging; past, pillaged; 
 s. 'pillager. 
 
 PII/LAR. s. A column; a supporter, 
 ad], pillared. 
 
 PIL'LION. s. A low soft saddle, 
 placed behind another, on which 
 a woman rides. 
 
 PIL'LORY. 5. A kind of punish- 
 ment, pi. pillories, pr. par. pil- 
 laring; past, pillored. 
 
 PIL— PIN 
 
 PIL'LO W. s. A support for the head 
 
 v. pillow; pr. par. pillowing; past, 
 
 pillowed: s. pillow-case. 
 PILOS'ITY. s. Hairiness, adj. pilous. 
 PI'LOT. s. He whose office is tu 
 
 steer a ship. v. pilot ; pr. par. pi- 
 loting; past, piloted : s. pilotage. 
 PIMENTO, s. A kind of spice, pi 
 
 pimentoes. 
 PIMP. v. To pander, pr. par. pimp 
 
 ing; past, pimped. 
 PIM'PLE. s. A small red pustule. 
 
 adj. pimpled. 
 PIN. s. A short wire, used to fasten 
 
 clothes ; any thing driven to hold 
 
 parts together, v. pin; pr. par. 
 
 pinning ; past, pinned : s. pincase t 
 
 pincushion, pinhole. 
 PINASTER, s. The wild pine. 
 PIN'CERS. s. An instrument for 
 
 drawing nails, &c. 
 PINCH, v. To squeeze, to gripe, to 
 
 be frugal, pr. par. pinching; past, 
 
 pinched: s. pinch, pi. pinches, 
 
 pincher. 
 PINCH' BECK. s. Mixed gold-col 
 
 oured metal. 
 PINDARIC, s. A.i ode, in the man 
 
 ner of Pindar, adj. pindaric. 
 PINE. s. A species of tree. adj. piny 
 PINE. v. To languish ; to wea» 
 
 away with miserv or pain. pr. par 
 
 pining; past, pined. 
 PINE'APPLE. s. A kind of fruit. 
 PI'NEAL. adj. Resembling a pine 
 
 apple. 
 PI'NERY. s. A place where pine- 
 apples are raised, pi. pineries. 
 PIN'FOLD. 5. A place in whicl 
 
 beasts are confined. 
 PIN'GUID. adj. Fat. 
 PIN'ION. s. A joint of the ;ving 
 
 fetters, v. pinion ; pr. par. pinion 
 
 ing; past, pinioned. 
 PINK. s. A flower; a colour; a 
 
 kind of heavy, narrow-sterned 
 
 ship. 
 PINK. v. To work in eyelet holes 
 
 to stab; to pierce, pr. par. pink 
 
 insc : pnst, pinked. 
 PINICEYED. adj. Having small eyes. 
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PIN— PIS 
 
 PINK'STERNED. adj. Having a nar-j 
 row stern. 
 
 PliYMONEY. s. An annual sum,! 
 settled on a wife, to defray her 
 own charges. 
 
 PIN'NACE. s. A boat belonging to 
 a ship of war. 
 
 PIN'NACLE. s. A turret, or high 
 spiring point, adj. pinnacled. 
 
 PIN'NER. s. The lappet of a head- 
 dress, which flies loose. 
 
 PINT. s. Half a quart. 
 
 PIONEE'R. s. One who opens the 
 road for an army. 
 
 PI'ONY. 5. A kind of flower. pL 
 pjonies. 
 
 PI'OUS. adj. Devout; godly; reli- 
 gious; careful of the duties of a 
 near relation, adv. piously. 
 
 PIP. s. A disorder of fowls. 
 
 PIPE. s. A tube; a musical instru- 
 ment; a liquid measure, contain- 
 ing two hogsheads. 
 
 PIPE. v. To play on the pipe; to 
 emit a shrill sound, pr. par. pip- 
 ing; past, piped: s. piper. 
 
 PI'PING. adj. Weak; hot; boiling. 
 
 PIP'KIN. s. A small earthen vessel. 
 
 PIPPIN, s. A kind of apple. 
 
 PFQUANT. adj. Pricking; stimu- 
 lating to the taste; sharp, adv. 
 piquantly : s. piquancy. 
 
 PIQUE. 5. Ill-will; petty malice; 
 grudge, v. pique; pr. pa., piquing; 
 past, piqued. 
 
 PIQUET', s. A game at cards. 
 
 PI'RACY. s. The act of robbing on 
 the sea. pi. piracies: s. pirate: 
 adj. piratical: adv. piratically. 
 
 PIS'CARY. s. A privilege of fish- 
 ing, s.piscation: adj. piscatory. 
 
 PIS'CES. s. A sign of the zodiac; 
 the fishes. 
 
 PISCIVOROUS, adj. Fish-eating. 
 
 PISH. int. A contemptuous exclam- 
 ation. 
 
 PIS'MIRE. s. An ant. 
 
 PISTILLA'TION. s. The act of 
 poundffig m a mortar. 
 
 PIS'TOL. s. A small hand-gun. v. 
 pistol; pr. oar. pistoling; past, 
 pistoled 
 
 PIS— PLA 
 
 PISTO'LE. s. A coin of many coun 
 
 tries, and manv degrees of valae. 
 PIS'TON. s. A rod moving within 
 
 a cylinder. 
 PIT. s. A hole ; an abyss ; the mid- 
 dle part of a theatre, v. pit; pr. 
 
 par. pitting; past, pitted. 
 PITAPAT, s. A flutter; a light, 
 
 quick step. 
 PITCH, s. The resin of the pine, 
 
 any degree of elevation ; degree ; 
 
 rate. pi. pitches. 
 PITCH, v. To fix; to throw head 
 
 long ; to smear with pitch, pr. par. 
 
 pitching; past, pitched: s. pitchy 
 
 pitchiness: adj. pitchy. 
 PITCH'ER. s. An earthen vessel ; a 
 
 water-pot 
 PITCH'FORK. s. An instrument 
 
 with which hay or corn is pitched 
 
 upon a wagon. 
 P1TCHT1PE. s. An instrument to 
 
 regulate the voice. 
 PIT'COAL. 5. Fossil coal. 
 PiT'EOUS. adj. Sorrowful ; mourn 
 
 ful ; compassionate, s. piteousness 
 
 adv. piteously. 
 PITFALL. 5. A covered pit. 
 PITH. 5. The marrow of a plant , 
 
 energy; strength, adj. pithless-. 
 
 pithy: s. pithiness : adv. pithily. 
 PIT'SAW. s. A large saw, used bj 
 
 two men. 
 PITTANCE, s. An allowance; a 
 
 small portion. 
 PIT'Y. s. Compassion; sympathy 
 
 for misery, v. pity; pr. par. pitying, 
 
 past, pitied: adj. pitiable, pitiful, 
 
 pitiless: s. pitijulness : adv. piti- 
 fully. 
 PIVOT, s. A pin on which any thing 
 
 turns. 
 PIX. s A box for the consecrated 
 
 host. 
 PLACABLE, adj. Possible to be 
 
 appeased, s. placability : adv plaC' 
 
 ably. 
 PLACARD', s. An eaict ; a mani- 
 [ festo : an advertisement or public 
 
 notification, v. placard; pr. par. 
 ' placarding; past, placarded. 
 [PLACE, s. Particular portion of 
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PLA— PLA 
 
 space -, locality; office, v. place; 
 pr. par. placing; past, placed: s. 
 placer. 
 
 PLACE'MAN. 5. One who exercises 
 a public employment, p\. placemen. 
 
 PLA'CID. adj. Gentle; quiet ; soft 
 s. placidness, placidity: adv. pla- 
 cidly. 
 
 PLA'GI ARY. 5. A thief in literature; 
 literary theft, s. plagiarism, plagi- 
 arist: adj. plagiary. 
 
 PLAGUE. 5. Pestilence; anything 
 troublesome or vexatious, v. plague, 
 pr. par. plaguing ; past, plagued, 
 s.plaguer: adj. plaguy: adv. pla- 
 guily. 
 
 PLAICE, s. A kind of flat fish. 
 
 PLAID. 5. A variegated cloth; a 
 cloak made of plaid. 
 
 PLAIN, adj'. Smooth ; level ; open; 
 clear; simple, s. plain, plainness : 
 adv. plainly: adj. plaindealing, 
 jlainhearted, plainspoken. 
 
 PLAINT. 5. Lamentation; complaint. 
 andj. plaintful, plaintless, plaintive 
 v. plaintiveness : adv. plaintively. 
 
 PLAINTIFF. 5. One that brings a 
 suit. 
 
 PLALVWORK. 5. Needlework, as 
 distinguished from embroidery. 
 
 PLAIT, s. A fold; a double, pro- 
 nounced plate, v. plait; pr. par. 
 plaiting; past, plaited: s. plaiter. 
 
 PLAN. s. A scheme; a model, v. 
 plan; pr. par. planning; past, plan- 
 ned : s. planner. 
 
 PLANE, s. A level surface ; an in- 
 strument for smoothing boards, 
 pr. pir. planing; past, planed: s. 
 planer. 
 
 PL A. VET. s. One of the erratic 
 sti-^. ad]- planetary. 
 
 PLANE'-TREE. 5. A kind of tree. 
 
 PLANfM'ETRY. s. The mensura- 
 tion of plane surfaces, ddj.plani- 
 mctric»l. 
 
 PLAN {SPHERE, s. A sphere pro- 
 jected on a plane. 
 
 PLANK, s. A thick, strong board. 
 v. plnnk; pr. par. planking; past, 
 planked. 
 
 PLA'NO-OON'VEX. adj. Flat on one 
 2 A2 
 
 PLA— PLE 
 
 side, and convex on the other s 
 plano-eonvixity. 
 
 PLANT, s. Any vegetable produ*. 
 tion. v. plant; pr. par. planting, 
 past, planted: s. plantation, planter- 
 
 PLANTAIN. 5. A kind of tree, and 
 its fruit. 
 
 PLASTER, s. A glutinous or adhe- 
 sive mixture, v. plaster; pr. par. 
 plastering; past, plastered: s.plas- 
 tering, plasterer. 
 
 PLASTIC, adj. Having the power 
 to give form. 
 
 PLAT. v. To weave, pr. par. plat* 
 ting; past, platted: s. platter. 
 
 PLAT. s. A small piece of ground. 
 
 PLATE, s. A piece of metal, beat 
 out into breadth; wrought silver, 
 a dish to eat off. v. plate ; pr. par. 
 plating; past, plated. 
 
 PLATFORM, s. A level place be- 
 fore a fortification; an elevated 
 stage ; a scheme. 
 
 PLATTNA. 5. A recently discover* 
 ed metal, of the colour of silvtr; 
 heavier than gold ; and, next to 
 iron, the hardest of metals. 
 
 PLATONIC, adj. Relating to tie 
 philosophy, opinions, or school of 
 Plato. s.platonism,platonist: adv 
 platonically. 
 
 PLATOON', s. A small square body 
 of musketeers. 
 
 PLATTER, s. A large dish, gener- 
 ally of earth or wood. 
 
 PLAU'DIT. s. Applause. 
 
 PLAU'SIBLE. adj. Superficially 
 pleasing; specious, adj. plausivc: 
 adv. plausibly: s. plausibility. 
 
 PLAY. v. To sport; to game; to 
 touch a musical instrument ; to 
 operate; to personate a drama 
 pr. par. playing; past, played, s. 
 play, player : adj. playful: s. play- 
 fulness: adv. playfully: s. pi ay book, 
 play day, play debt, piny ft Vow, play- 
 house, playmate, plaything. 
 
 PLEA. s. The act or form of plead- 
 in or : an apology. 
 
 PLEAD v. To enter a plea ; to ar 
 gue before a court of justice; to 
 reason with another, pr. par. plead 
 281 
 
PLE— PLI 
 
 tng ; past, pleaded : s. pleader: adj. 
 pleadable. 
 , PLEAS' ANT. ad;. Delightful; good- 
 humoured ; gay. s. pleasantness, 
 pleasantry t pi. pleasantries : adv. 
 pleasantly. 
 
 PLEASE, p. To gain approbation; 
 to like. pr. par. pleasing; past, 
 pleased: s. pleaser y pleasingness : 
 adv. pleasingly. 
 
 PLEAS'URE. s. Delight; gratifica- 
 tion; choice, adj. pleasurable: s. 
 pleasurableness : adv. pleasurably. 
 
 PLEBE'iAN. s. One of the lower 
 people, adj. plebeian. 
 
 PLEDGE, s. A pawn ; a gage ; a 
 surety, &c. v. pledge; pr. par. 
 pledging; past, pledged: s. pledger. 
 
 FLEI'ADES, PLEl'ADS. s. A north- 
 ern constellation. 
 
 PLEN'ARY. adj. Full; complete, 
 adv. plenarily. 
 
 PLENii'OTENCE. s. Fulness o 
 power, adj. plenipotent. 
 
 PLENIPOTENTIARY, s. A nego- 
 tiator invested with full power, pi 
 plenipotentiaries: adj. plenipoten 
 tiary. 
 
 FLE'NIST. s. One that holds all 
 space to be full of matter. 
 
 PLENITUDE, s. Fulness; reple- 
 tion. 
 
 PLEN'TEOUS. adj. Copious; abun- 
 dant, s. plenteousness : adv. pkn- 
 teously. 
 
 PLENTY, s. Abundance; fruitful- 
 ness. adj. plentiful: s. plentiful- 
 ness: adv. plentifully. 
 
 PLE'ONASM. s. A figure of rhet- 
 oric, by which more words are 
 used than are necessary. 
 PLETH'ORA. s. The state in which 
 the vessels are fuller of humours 
 than is agreeable to a natural state 
 of health. 
 PLEU RTSY s. An inflammation of 
 the pleura, pi. pleurisies : adj. pleu- 
 ritic, pleurihcal 
 
 PLI'ABLE. adj. Easy to be bent ; 
 flexible, s. pliability, pi. pliabili-\ 
 ties: adv. pliably. \ 
 
 PLI— PLU 
 
 PLI'ANT. adj. Bending, flexible; 
 
 easy to take a form. «S. pliancy. 
 PLICATION, PLIC'ATURE. s. 
 
 Fold; double. 
 PLI'ERS. s. An instrument by which 
 
 any thing is laid hold of, to bend 
 
 it. 
 PLIGHT, v. To pledge, pr. par. 
 
 plighting; past, plighted: s. plight- 
 
 er. 
 PLIGHT, s. Condition; state. 
 PLINTH. s. The lowermost part d 
 
 a pillar. 
 PLOD. v. To toil ; to travel labori- 
 ously; to study dully, pr. par. plod' 
 
 ding; past, plodded: s. plodder. 
 PLOT. s. A small extent of ground; 
 
 a scheme; a stratagem v. plot; 
 
 pr. par. plotting; past, plotted : s. 
 
 plotter. 
 PLOUGH, s. An instrument of ag- 
 riculture, v. plough; pr. par. 
 
 ploughing; past, ploughed: s. 
 
 plougher, ploughboy, ploughland x 
 
 ploughman, ploughshare. 
 PLOVER, s. A kind of bird. 
 PLUCK, v. To pull with nimble- 
 
 ness or force ; to snatch, pr. par. 
 
 plucking, past, plucked . s. pluck t 
 
 plucker. 
 PLUCK, s. The heart, liver, anc* 
 
 lights of an animal; courage. 
 PLUG. s. Any thing driven in, to 
 
 stop a hole. v. plug; pr. par. plug 
 
 ging; past, plugged. 
 PLUM. 5. A kind of fruit, s. plum. 
 
 PLU'MAGE. s. Feathers. 
 PLUMB, s. A plummet, v. plumb, 
 
 pr. par. plumbing ; past, plumbed. 
 PLUMB, adj. Perpendicular to the 
 
 horizon. 
 PLUM'BEAN. adj. Consisting of 
 
 lead. 
 PLUM'BEOUS.ad/.Resemblinglead. 
 PLUMB'ER. s. One who makes 
 
 things of lead. 
 PLUME, s. A feather of birds; a 
 
 feather worn as an ornament, v 
 
 plume; pr. par. pluming: past, 
 
 plumed- adi- plumelet.* 
 PLUMIG'EROUS. adj. Feathered. 
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PLU— POE 
 
 PLU'MIPEDE. s. A fowl that 1 
 feathers on the foot. 
 
 PLUM'MET. s. A leaden weight, 
 hung to a string, used for measur- 
 ing depths. 
 
 PLU'MOUS, PLU'M Y.adj. Feathery; 
 resembling feathers, s. plumosity. 
 
 PLUMP, adj. Inclining to fatness; 
 sleek ; full and smooth, s. plump- 
 ness: adv. plumply. 
 
 PLUMP, v. To fall like a stone into 
 water, pr. par. plumping; past, 
 plumped : adv. plump. 
 
 PLUN'DER. v. To pillage, pr. par. 
 plundering; past, plundered: s. 
 plunder, plunderer. 
 
 PLUNGE, v. To put or immerse 
 suddenly under water, &c. pr. 
 par. plunging; past, plunged: s. 
 plunge, plunger. 
 
 PLU'RAL. adj. Implying more than 
 one. s. plurality: adv. pluraUy. 
 
 PLUSH, s. A kind of cloth. 
 
 PLU VIAL, PLUVIOUS, adj. Re- 
 lating to rain. 
 
 PLY. v. To work diligently ; to so- 
 licit, pr. par. plying; past, plied: 
 s. ply, plier. 
 
 PL VERS. 5. See Pliers. 
 
 PNEUMATICS. 5. The science of 
 the density and pressure of the 
 atmosphere, adj. pneumatic. 
 
 POACH, v. To boil slightly; to 
 plunder by stealth, pr. par. poach- 
 ing; pa.st, poached : s. poacher. 
 
 POCK. s. A pustule. 
 
 POCK'ET. s. The small bag inserted 
 into clothes, pr. par. pocketing; 
 past, pocketed. 
 
 POC'ULENT. adj. Fit for drink. 
 
 POD. s. The case of leguminous 
 seeds. 
 
 PODA'GRAL. adj. Afflicted with the 
 gout ; relating to the gout. 
 
 PO'EM. 5. A metrical composition. 
 
 PCESY. s. The art of writing 
 poems; a poem ; a short conceit, 
 encrraved on a ring or other things. 
 
 PO'ET. s. A writer of poems, fern. 
 poetess, pi. poetesses: adj. poetic, 
 poetical: adv. poetically: s. poetic, 
 
 POE— POL 
 
 poetry: v peetize; pr. par. poetiz 
 ing ; past, poetized. 
 
 PO'ET ASTER, s. A vile, petty poet 
 
 POI'GNANT. adj. Sharp, penetrat- 
 ing; severe, s. poigna&cy : adv. 
 poignantly. 
 
 POINT, s. A sharp end ; a moment , 
 particular place, &c. v. point; pr. 
 par. pointing? past, pointed: s. 
 pointer, pointedness: adj. pointless 
 adv. pointedly. 
 
 POINTER, s. Anything that points, 
 
 | a setting-dog. 
 
 POI'SON. s. Venom; any thing ma 
 lignant. v. poison; pr. par. poison- 
 ing; past, poisoned s. poisoner 
 adj. poisonous: s. poisonousness : 
 adv. poisonously. 
 
 POIZE, s. Weight ; balance ; a reg 
 ulating power, v. poize ; pr. par. 
 poizing; past, poized. 
 
 POKE. s. A bag ; a sack ; a kind of 
 berry. 
 
 POKE. v. To feel in the dark; to 
 search any thing with a long in- 
 strument, pr. par. poking; past, 
 poked: s. poker. 
 
 PO'LAR. adj. Relating or belonging 
 to the poles, s. polarity, tendency 
 towards the poles. 
 
 POLE. s. The extremity of the axis 
 of the earth ; a long staff; a mea- 
 sureof length containing five yards 
 and a half, &c. adj.j^otar; s. po- 
 larity. 
 
 POLE'AXE. 5. An axe fixed to a long 
 pole. 
 
 POLE'CAT. s. A kind of animal. 
 
 POLEMIC, POLEMICAL, adj. 
 Controversial. 
 
 POLE'STAR. s. A star near the pole. 
 
 POLI'CE. s. The regulation of a city 
 or country; officers employed in 
 preserving the Deace. 
 
 POL'ICY. s. The art of government; 
 prudence, &c. pi. policies. 
 
 POL'ISH. v. To smooth ; to brighten, 
 to refine, pr. par. polishing ; past, 
 polished: s. polish, ponsher: adj. 
 poli^hable. 
 i POLITE, adj. Po.snea; lefined 
 J 233 
 
POL— POM 
 
 of elegant manners, s. politeness : 
 adv . politely. 
 
 POLITIC, adj. Political ; civil ; pru- 
 dent ; artful, adv. politically. 
 
 POL'JTICS. 5. The science of gov- 
 ernment, adj. political : adv. politi- 
 cally: s. politician. 
 
 POLITY. 5. A form of government ; 
 policy ; art. pi. polities. 
 
 POLL. s. The head; a catalogue or 
 list of those who vote. v. poll; 
 pr. par. polling ; past, polled. 
 
 POL'LARD. s. A tree lopped; the 
 chub-fish ; a mixture of bran and 
 meal. v. pollard. 
 
 POL'LEN. s. A sort of fine bran. 
 
 POLL-E'VIL. s. A disorder in a 
 horse's neck. 
 
 POLLUTE, v. To make unclean; 
 to defile ; to corrupt, pr. par. pol- 
 luting; past, polluted: s. pollution, 
 polluter, pollutedness. 
 
 POLTROON', s. A coward, s. pol- 
 troonry. 
 
 POLYANTHUS, s. A kind of plant, 
 pi. polyanthuses. 
 
 POLYE'DRON. s. A multiplying 
 glass. 
 
 POLYG'AMY. 5. The act of having 
 more than one wife. s. polygamist. 
 
 POL'YGLOT. adj. Containing many 
 languages, s. polyglot. 
 
 POL'YGON. s. A figure of many 
 angles, adj. polygonal. 
 
 POL' YG RAM. s. A figure of many 
 lines. 
 
 POL'YPUS. s. A sea animal with 
 many feet ; any thing with many 
 roots or feet. pi. polypuses: adj. 
 polypous. 
 
 POLYSYL'LABLE. s. A word of 
 many syllables; a word of more 
 than three syllables, adj. polysyl- 
 labic, polysyllabical 
 
 POLYTHEISM, s. The doctrine of 
 a plurality of gods. s. polytheist : 
 adj. polytheistic, polytheistical. 
 
 POM' ACE. s. The dross of cider- 
 pressings. 
 
 POMA'CEOUS. adj. Consisting of 
 apples. 
 
 POM— POP 
 
 POMA'DE. s. A fragrant ointment. 
 
 POMAN'DER. s. A perfumed ball 
 or powder. 
 
 POMATUM. 5. An ointment for the 
 hair. v. pomatum; pr. par poma* 
 turning; past, pomatumed. 
 
 POMEGRANATE, s. A kind of tree, 
 and its fruit. 
 
 POM'MEL. s. Around ball or knob; 
 the knob that balances the blade 
 of a sword ; the protuberant part 
 of a saddle, before. 
 
 POM'MEL. v. To beat with any thing 
 thick and bulky; to bruise, pr. par. 
 pommeling; past, pomelcd. 
 
 POMP. 5. Splendour, pride, ostenta- 
 tion, adj. pompous: s. pomposity: 
 adv. pompously. 
 
 POMP'ION. 5. See Pumpkin. 
 
 POND. s. A small pool of water; 
 a lake. 
 
 PON'DER. v. To consider; to muse, 
 pr. par. pondering; past, ponder' 
 ed : s. ponderer. 
 
 PONDERATION. s. The act of 
 weighing, adj. ponderable, port- 
 deral. 
 
 PON'DEROUS. adj. Heavy, weighty 
 s. ponderousness : adv •. ponderously . 
 
 PON'IARD. s. A dagger, v. poniard 
 pr. par. poniarding ; past, poniard- 
 ed. 
 
 PONT'AGE. s. Duty paid to repair 
 bridges. 
 
 PONTIFF. 5. A high priest; the 
 pope. adj. pontific, pontifical: s. 
 pontificate: adv. pontifically. 
 
 PONTON', s. A floating bridge of 
 boats, pronounced pon-toon'. 
 
 PO'NY. s. A small horse, pi. ponies. 
 
 POOL. s. A lake of standing water. 
 
 POOP. s. The hindmost part of a 
 ship. 
 
 POOP. v. A ship is said to be poop- 
 ed, when she receives on her poop 
 the shock of a high and heavy sea. 
 
 POOR. adj. Not rich; necessitous; 
 paltry; lean. s. poorness: adv. poor- 
 ly: adj. poar spirited : s. poor spirit - 
 edness. 
 
 POP. 5. A small, smart, quick ?ound. 
 s. popgun. 
 
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POP— POR 
 
 POP. v. To move or enter with a 
 quick, sudden, and unexpected 
 motion, pr. par. popping; past, 
 popped. 
 POPE. s. The bishop of Rome; a 
 small fish. adj. popish: s.popedo'/n, 
 popery: adv. popishly. 
 POPE-JOAN', s. A game at cards. 
 POPES-EYE'. s. The gland surround- 
 ed with fat, in the middle of the 
 thigh. 
 POPINJAY. s. A parrot; a wood- 
 pecker ; a trifling fop. 
 
 POPLAR, s. A kind of tree. 
 
 POPLIN, s. A kind of stuff, made of 
 silk and worsted. 
 
 POPPET. 5. See Puppet. 
 
 POP'PY. s. A kind of flower, pi 
 j'oppies. 
 
 POPULACE, s. The vulgar; the 
 multitude. 
 
 POPULAR, adj. Vulgar; pleasing 
 to the people, s. popularity : adv 
 popularly. 
 
 POPULATE, v. To breed people; 
 to fill with inhabitants, pr. par. 
 populating; past, populated: s. pop- 
 ulation: adj. populous: s. popu- 
 lousness : adv. populously. 
 
 PORCELAIN, s. China ware. 
 
 PORCH, s. A portico; a covered 
 .valk. pi. porches. 
 
 PORCUPINE. 5. A kind of animal 
 
 PC RE. s. Spiracle of the skin, adj 
 porous : s. porousness. 
 
 PORE. v. To look with great in- 
 tenseness and care. pr. par. poring; 
 past, pored. 
 
 PORK s. Swine's flesh, s. porker, 
 porket, porhling. 
 
 FORTH YRY. ^Marble of a partic- 
 ular kind. 
 
 PORPOISE, POR'PUS. s. The sea- 
 hog, pi. porpoises, porpuses. 
 
 PORREC'TION. 5. The act of reach- 
 ing forth. 
 
 POR'RIDGE. s. A kind of broth. 
 
 PORRINGER, s. A vessel to eat out 
 of. 
 
 PORT. s. A harbour; a gate ; <the 
 aperture in a ship, out of which j 
 
 POR-POS 
 
 the gun is projected; mien; a 
 kind of wine. 
 PORT. v. To carry, pr. par. port* 
 ing; past, ported: adj. portable : s. 
 
 PORTAGE, s. Carriage; price of 
 carrying; land-road between two 
 navigable waters. 
 PORTAL, s. A gate ; the arch of a 
 
 gate. 
 PORTCUL'LIS. s. A sort of ma- 
 chine hung over the gates of a city, 
 pi. portcullises: adj. portcullised. 
 
 PORTEND', v. To foretoken; to fore- 
 show, pr. par. portending; past, 
 portended : s. portension, portent. 
 
 PORTER, s. One who has the charge 
 of a gate; a carrier; a kind of 
 strong beer. fern, portress^ pi. por- 
 tresses: s. porterage. 
 
 PORTFO'LIO. s. A case for keep- 
 ing loose papers. 
 
 PORTHOLE, s. A hole in a ship's 
 side, where the guns are placed. 
 
 PORTICO, s. A covered walk, in 
 front of a house, pi. porticoes. 
 
 PORTION, s. A part assigned. >. 
 portion ; pr. par. portioning ; past, 
 portioned: s. portioner : adj. por- 
 tionless. 
 
 PORTLY, adj. Of stately mien; 
 bulky, s. portliness. 
 
 PORTMANTEAU, s. A chest or 
 bag in which clothes are carried. 
 
 PORTMOTE. s. A court held in 
 port towns. 
 
 PORTRAIT, s. A picture drawn 
 from life. s. portraiture. 
 
 PORTRAY', v. To paint ; to describe 
 by picture, pr. par. portraying , 
 past, portrayed. 
 
 PORTREVE. s. The bailiffof a port 
 town. 
 
 POSE. v. To puzzle, pr. par. pos- 
 ing; past, posed: 8. poser. 
 
 POSITION, s. State of being placed; 
 situation, adj. positional. 
 
 POSITIVE, adj. Not negative; real , 
 absolute; direct, s. positiveness : 
 adv. positively. 
 
 POS'SE. s. An irmed power: alow 
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POS. -POS 
 
 woid, from ])osse comitatus, the 
 power of the shire. 
 POSSESS', v. To have as an owner; 
 to seize; to make master of. pr. 
 par. possessing ; past, possessed : s 
 possession, possessor : adj. posses- 
 sive, possessory. 
 POS'SET. s. Milk curdled. 
 POSSIBLE, adj. Having the power 
 to be, or to be done. adv. possibly: 
 s. possibility, pi. possibilities. 
 POST s. A messenger; quick course 
 or manner of travelli Jig; situation; 
 military station ; a piece of tim- 
 ber set erect, &e. v. post; pr. par. 
 posting; past, posted: s. postage, 
 poster, postboy, postchaise, post- 
 haste, posthorse, posthouse^ post- 
 man, postmaster, post-office, post- 
 town. 
 
 POSTDATE, v. To date later than 
 the real time. pr. par. postdating ; 
 past, postdated. 
 
 POSTDILU'VIAN. adj. Posterior to 
 the flood. 
 
 POSTE'RIOR. adj. Happening after ; 
 placed after, s. posteriors, poste- 
 riority. 
 
 POSTERITY. 5. Succeeding gene 
 rations, pi. posterities. 
 
 POSTERN. 5. A small gate. 
 
 POSTEXIS'TENCE. s. Future ex 
 istence. 
 
 POSTHUMOUS, adj. Done, had 
 or published, after a person's 
 death, adv. posthumously. 
 
 POSTIL'ION. s. A driver ot a coach 
 or postchaise. 
 
 POSTLIMIN'IAR, POSTLIMIN' 
 IOUS. adj. Done or contrived sub 
 sequently. 
 
 POSTMERiD'I AN. adj. Being in the 
 afternoon. P. M. 
 
 POSTPO'NE. v. To put off; to de- 
 lay, pr. par. postponing; past, 
 postponed, s. postponement. 
 
 POSTSCRIPT, s. Something added 
 to the end of a letter. 
 
 POSTULATE, v. To assume with- 
 out proof, pr. par. postulating ; 
 i>ast, postulated : s. postulate, pos- 
 
 POS-- POli 
 
 tulatum, postulation : adj. postula- 
 tory. 
 POSTURE, s. Position, disposition 
 POSTUREMASTER. s. One who 
 
 teaches or practises artificial con- 
 tortions of the body. 
 PO'SY. s. A motto on a ring; a bunch 
 
 of flowers, pi. posies. 
 POT. s. A vessel to hold liquids, 
 
 &c. v. pot; pr. par. potting; past, 
 
 potted: s. potherb, pothook. 
 POTABLE, adj. Drinkable, s. po- 
 
 tableness. 
 POTASH, s. An alkaline salt, pi 
 
 potashes. 
 POTATION.s. Drinking bout; drink. 
 POTATO, s. A kind of esculent 
 
 root. pi. potatoes. 
 POTCOMPAN10N. s. A fellow- 
 
 drinker. 
 POTENT, adj. Powerful; strong. 
 
 s. potent, potency, pi. potencies. 
 POTENTATE, s. A monarch, a 
 
 prince, a sovereign. 
 POTENTIAL, adj. Existing in pos- 
 sibility, not in act; powerful, adv 
 
 potentially: s. potentiality. 
 POTH'ER. s. Bustle; tumult. 
 POTHOUSE, s. An ale-house. 
 POTION, s. A draught; commonly 
 
 a medicinal draught. 
 POTTAGE. 5. Any thing boiled for 
 
 food. 
 POTTER, s. A maker of earthen 
 
 vessels, s. pottery, pi. potteries. 
 POTTLE. 5. A measure containing 
 
 two quarts. 
 POTVALIANT. adj. Heated to 
 
 courage by strong drink. 
 POUCH, s. A small bag ; a pocket. 
 
 pi. pouches: v. pouch; pr. par. 
 
 pouching; past, pouched. 
 POULTERER, s. One who sells 
 
 fowls. 
 POULTICE, s. A soft, mollifying 
 
 application, v. poultice ; pr. par. 
 
 poulticing; past, poulticed. 
 
 POULTRY, s. Domestic fowls, pi 
 
 poultries. 
 POUNCE, s. The talon of a bird o 
 
 prey ; the powder of gum sandn 
 286 
 
POU-PKA 
 
 PRA- PRE 
 
 lach or rosm. v. pounce; pr. par. l| valley of the Mississippi, and other 
 
 'pouncing; past, pounced. parts of the west, destitute of trees. 
 
 POUNCETBOX. s. A small box, and covered with long, coarse 
 
 - perforated, pi. pouncetboxes. | grass. 
 
 POUND, s. A weight; twenty shil-j^PRAISE. s. Commendation; ap- 
 
 lings; an enclosure. [ plause ; honour, v. praise ; pr. par. 
 
 POUND, v. To beat; to shut up. pr. ! praising; past, praised: s. praiser. 
 
 par. pounding; past, pounded: s. \ PRAISE' WORTH Y. adj. Commend- 
 
 pounder. 
 
 POUND 7 AGE. s. A certain sum de- 
 ducted from a pound ; confine- 
 ment of cattle in a pound. 
 
 POUR. v. To empty liquid out of 
 a vessel ; to flow. pr. par. pour- 
 ing ; past, poured: s. poure? 
 
 POURTRAY'. v. See Portray. 
 
 POUT. v. To look sullen, by thrust- 
 ing out the lips ; to frown, pr. par. 
 pouting ; past, pouted : s. pout, 
 pouter. 
 
 POVERTY, s. Indigence, meanness, J 
 defect. 
 
 POWDER. 5. Dust ; any body com- 
 minuted, v. powder; pr. par. pow- 
 dering ; past, powdered: s. pow- 
 derer, powderhorn, powdermill. 
 
 POW'DERING-TUB. 5. A vessel in 
 which meat is salted. 
 
 POWER. 5. Authority; influence; 
 ability; strength, adj. powerful, 1 , 
 powerless : s. powerfulness : adv. ' 
 powerfully. 
 
 POX. s. Pustules. 
 
 POZE. v. To puzzle, pr. par. poz- 
 ing; past, pozed. 
 
 PRACTICABLE, adj. Performable; 
 possible to be accomplished, s. 
 practicability, pi. practicabilities: 
 adv. practicably. 
 
 PRACTICE, s. Frequent repetition 
 of an act ; use ; actual perform- 
 ance, adj. practical: s. practical- 
 ness, adv. practically. 
 
 PRACTISE, v. To repeat an act 
 frequently; to do; to exercise, 
 pr. par. practising ; past, practis- 
 ed: s. prartiser, practitioner. 
 
 PRAGMATIC, PRAGMATICAL. 
 adj. Meddling; impertinently bu- 
 sy, s. pragmaticalness : adv. prag- 
 ma ticnlly 
 
 PRA'IRIK s. A tract of land, in the 
 
 able. s. praiseioorthiness : adv. 
 praiseworthily . 
 
 PRAME. 5. A flat-bottomed boat. 
 
 PRANCE, v. To spring and bound, 
 pr. par. prancing; past, p ranced 
 s. prancer. 
 
 PRANK, s. A frolic ; a mischievous 
 trick. 
 
 PRATE, v. To talk idly ; to chat 
 ter. pr. par. prating; past, prated 
 s. prate, prater: adv. pratingly. 
 
 PRATTLE, v. To talk lightly, pr 
 par. prattling; past, prattled: s. 
 prattle, prattler. 
 
 PRAV'ITY. s. Corruption, badness.. 
 
 PRAWN, s. A small crustaceous fish. 
 
 PRAY. v. To petition ; to entreat, 
 pr. par. praying ; past, prayed : 3. 
 prayer: adv. pr ay ingly : s. prayer- 
 book. 
 
 PREACH, v. To pronounce a pub- 
 lic discourse, upon sacred subjects, 
 pr. par. preaching; past, preached 
 s. preacher. 
 
 PREADMON'ISH. v. To caution o 
 advise beforehand, pr. par. pread* 
 monishing ; past, preadmcynished 
 s. preadmonition. 
 
 PREAM'BLE. 5. Something previ- 
 ous; introduction, v. preamble ; pr. 
 par. preambling ; past, preambled. 
 
 PREAM'BULATE. v. To walk be- 
 fore, pr. par. preambulating; past, 
 preambulated : s. preambulation : 
 adi. preambulatory. 
 
 PREAUDIENCE, s. The right or 
 state of being heard before an 
 other. 
 
 PREBEND, s. A stipend granted in 
 cathedral churches, adj. prebendaL 
 s. prebendary, pi. preben iaries. 
 
 PRECA'RIOUS. adj. Dependent, 
 uncertain, s. precariousness : ad\ 
 precariously. 
 
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PRE— PRE 
 
 PREC ATORY. adj. Suppliant. 
 
 PRECAUTION. ^'Preservative cau- 
 tion, adj. precautional. 
 
 PPcECE'DE. v. To go before, in rank 
 or time. pr. par. preceding ; past, 
 preceded : s. precedence, pre' cedent : 
 adj. precedent. 
 
 PRECESSION. 5. Act of preceding. 
 
 PRECENTOR, s. He that leads a 
 choir. 
 
 PRE'CEPT. 5. A command, injunc- 
 tion, mandate, s. preceptor: adj. 
 preceptive, preceptory. 
 
 PRE'CINCT. s. Outward limit, 
 boundary. 
 
 PRE'CIOUS. adj. Valuable: costly, 
 s. precwusness : adv. preciously. 
 
 PRECIPICE, s. A headlong steep. 
 
 PRECIPITATE, v. To throw head- 
 iong; to hasten unexpectedly. 
 pr. par. precipitating ; past, precip- 
 itated: s. precipitation, precipitance, 
 precipitancy: adj. precipitate, pre- 
 cipitant : adv. precipitately. 
 
 PRECIPITATE, s. A corrosive med- 
 icine, made by precipitating mer- 
 cury. 
 
 PRECI'SE. adj. Exact ; strict ; nice, 
 s. precisian, precision, preciseness : 
 adv. precisely. 
 
 PRECLU'DE. v. To shut out or hin- 
 der, by some anticipation, pr. par. 
 precluding ; past, precluded. 
 
 PRECLUSION, s. Act of precluding, 
 adj. preclusive : adv. preclusively. 
 
 PRECO'CIOUS. adj. Ripe before the 
 usual time. s. precocity, pi. pre- 
 co cities. 
 
 PRECaGITATE. v. To consider or 
 scheme beforehand, pr. par. pre- 
 cogitating ; past, precogitated. 
 
 PRECOGNITION. s.Previous know- 
 ledge. 
 
 PRECOMPO'SE. v. To compose be- 
 forehand, pr. par. precomposing ; 
 past, precomposed. 
 
 PRECONCEIT'. s. An opinion pre- 
 viously formed. 
 
 PRECONCEI'VE. v. To form an 
 opinion beforehand, pr. par. pre- 
 conceiving ; past , preconceived. 
 
 PRE-PRE 
 
 PRECONCEPTION, s. Act of prp 
 
 conceiving ; notion preconceived. 
 
 PRECONTRACT, s. A previous 
 contract, v. precontract; precon 
 trading; past, precontracted. 
 
 PRECURSOR, s. Forerunner; har 
 binger. adj. precursory. 
 
 PREDA'CEOUS. adj. Living by prey 
 
 PRE'DAL. adj. Practising plunder 
 
 PREDATORS adj. Plundering; ta 
 pacious. 
 
 PREDECESSOR, s. One who p-e- 
 ceded in time *, an ancestor. 
 
 PREDESTINATE, v. To appoint by 
 irreversible decree, pr. par. pre 
 destinating; past, predestinated: 
 s. predestination, predeslinarian % 
 predestinator. 
 
 PREDESTINE, v. To decree before- 
 hand, pr. par. predestining ; past, 
 predestined. * 
 
 PREDETERMINE.^. To determine 
 beforehand, pr. par. predetermin- 
 ing; past, predetermined: adj.j?re- 
 determinate: s. predetermination. 
 
 PRE'DIAL. adj. Consisting of farms; 
 belonging to a farm. 
 
 PREDICAMENT, s. A class or ar- 
 rangement of beings or substances, 
 ranked according to their nature* 
 adj. predicamental. 
 
 PREDICATE, v. To affirm any thii,g 
 of a subject, pr. par. predicating, 
 past, predicated: adj. predicahle s 
 predicatory : s. predicate, predica- 
 tion, predicability. 
 
 PREDICT', v. To foretel ; to fore 
 show. pr. par. predicting; past, 
 predicted : s. prediction, predictor. 
 
 PREDILECTION, s. Prepossession 
 in favour of any particular persor 
 or thing. 
 
 PREDISPO'SE. v. To adapt previ 
 ously to any certain purpose, pr 
 par. predisposing; past, predispos 
 ed : s. predisposition. 
 
 PREDOMINATE, v. To prevail; 
 to be ascendant, pr. par. predom- 
 inating; past, predominated: s. 
 predominance, predomination : adj 
 predominant : adv. predominantly 
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PRE— PRE 
 
 P RE-ELECT', v. To choose by pre- 
 vious decision, pr. par. preelecting; 
 past, preelected : s. preelection: a 
 preelective. 
 
 PREEMINENCE, s. Superiority of 
 excellence; precedence, adj.^re- 
 eminent: adv. preeminently. 
 
 PREEM'PTION. s. The right of 
 purchasing before another. 
 
 PREENGA'GE. v. To engage by 
 » precedent ties or contracts, pr. 
 par. preengaging; past, preengag- 
 ed: s. preengagement. 
 
 PREEXIS'TENCE. s. Existence be- 
 fore, adj. preexisient. 
 
 PRE F' ACE. 5. An introduction to a 
 book, &.c. v. preface; pr. ^^.pref- 
 acing ; past , p refaced. 
 
 PREF'ATORY. adj. Introductory. 
 
 PRE'FECT. s. A governor, a com- 
 mander, s. prefecture. 
 
 PREFER', v. To regard more; to 
 exalt; to present ceremoniously. 
 pr. par. preferring; past, preferred: 
 ^.preferences preferment , preferrer: 
 adj. preferable : adv. preferably. 
 
 PREFIG'URE. v. To exhibit by an- 
 tecedent representation, pr. par. 
 prefiguring; past, prefigured : s. 
 prefiguration : adj. prefigarative. 
 
 PREFIX', v. To appoint beforehand; 
 to put before another thing, pr. 
 par. prefixing; past, prefixed: s. 
 prefix, prefixion. 
 
 PREG'NABLE. adj. That may be 
 won bv force. 
 
 PREG'NANT. adj. Teeming, breed- 
 ing, fruitful, full. s. pregnancy: 
 adv. pregnantly. 
 
 PREJUDGE', v. To determine with- 
 out due testimony, pr. par. pre- 
 judging; past, prejudged: s. pre- 
 judgment. 
 
 PREJUDICATION. 5. The act of 
 prejudging, adj. pre judicative. 
 
 PREJUDICE, s. Judgment formed 
 without examination : preposses- 
 sion of mind, v. prejudice; pr. par. 
 prtjudicing; past, prejudiced. 
 
 PREJUDICIAL, adj. Exeitingpreju- 
 dice; injurious, hurtful, adv. preju- 
 dicially. 2 fi 
 
 PRE— PRE 
 
 PRE'LATE. s. An ecclesiastic of 
 the highest order, adj. prelatic % 
 prelahcal : s. prelar.y, pi. prelacies 
 adj. prelatically. 
 
 PRELA'TION. s. Preference; the 
 setting of one before another. 
 
 PRELECTION, s. Reading; lecture. 
 s. prelector. 
 
 PRELIBA'TION. s. Taste before- 
 hand. 
 
 PRELIMINARY, adj. Previous; in 
 troductory. s. preliminary , ^[.pre- 
 liminaries. 
 
 PRE'LUDE. s. Some short flight of 
 music, played before a full con- 
 cert; something introductory, v. 
 prelude; pr. par. preluding; past, 
 preluded. 
 
 PRELU'SiyE. adj. Previous, intro- 
 ductory/, proemial. adj. prelusory 
 
 PREMATU'RE. adj. Ripe too soon 
 too early, s. prematureness, prema- 
 turity: adv. prematurely. 
 
 PREMEDITATE, v. To think or 
 contrive beforehand, pr. par. pre 
 meditating; past, premeditated : s. 
 premeditation : adj . premeditate 
 adv. premeditately. 
 
 PREMIER, s. A principal minister 
 of state. 
 
 PREMI'SE. v. To explain previous 
 ly. pr. par. premising; past, pre 
 mised: s. premises, (in law Ian 
 guage) houses or lands ; previou 
 expressions. 
 
 PRE'MIUM. s. Something given t 
 invite a loan or bargain ; a reward 
 proposed. 
 
 PREMONTSH. v. To admonish be 
 forehand, pr. par. premonishmg 
 past, premonished : s. premonition 
 adj. premo7iitory. 
 
 PREMONSTRA'TION. s. Act of 
 showing beforehand 
 
 PRENOM'INATE. v. Jo forename, 
 pr. par. prenominating ; past,/>r«- 
 nominated: s. prenomination. 
 
 PREOCCUPY, v. To take previous 
 possession of; to prepossess, pr 
 par. preoccupying : past, preoccu* 
 pied : s. preoccupation 
 
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PRE- PRE 
 
 PREOPIN'ION. s. Opinion antece 
 dently formed. 
 
 PREOPTION. 5. Right of first 
 choice. 
 
 PREORDAIN', v. To ordain before- 
 hand, pr. par. preordaining; past, 
 preordained : s. preordinance, pre- 
 ordination: adj. preordinate. 
 
 PREPARE, v. To take previous 
 measures; to fit for; to adjust to 
 pr. par. preparing; past, prepared : 
 s. preparation, preparer, prepared- 
 ness: adj. preparatory, preparative: 
 adv. preparedly, preparatively. 
 
 PREPENSE', adj. Forethought ; pre- 
 conceived : as malice prepense. 
 
 PREPON'DERATE. v. To outweigh; 
 to overpower by weight, pr. par. 
 preponderating ; pastppreponder- 
 ated: s. preponderance, preponder- 
 ation : adj. preponderant. 
 
 PREPOSITION. (In grammar) a 
 particle governing a case. 
 
 PREPOSSESS', v. To preoccupy; to 
 prejudice, pr. par. prepossessing ; 
 past, prepossessed : s. prepossession. 
 
 PREPOSTEROUS, adj. Absurd: 
 perverted, s. preposterousness: 
 adv. preposterously. 
 
 PREREQUISITE, adj. Previously 
 necessary, s. prerequisite. 
 
 PREROGATIVE. 5. Exclusive priv- 
 ilege or right, adj. prerogatived. 
 
 PRE'SAGE. s. Prognostic; percep- 
 tion of futurity, v. presa'ge; pr. 
 ♦par. presaging; past, presaged: 
 adj. presage ful: s. presager. 
 
 PRES'BYTER. s. A priest; a pres- 
 byterian. s. presbytery, pi. presby- 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN. adj. Consisting 
 of elders : governed by elders, s. 
 presbyter ian, presbyterianism. 
 
 PRES'CIENT. adj. Foreknowing; 
 prophetic, s. prescience. 
 
 PRESCRI'BE. v. To influence by 
 long custom ; to give law ; to write 
 medical directions, pr. par. pre- 
 scribing; past, prescribed : s. pre- 
 server .- adj. prescriptive. 
 
 PRESCRIPTION. 5. Actofprescrib- 
 
 PRE— PRE 
 
 ing; written direction, adj. pre- 
 scriptive. 
 
 PRES'ENCE-CHAMBER. s. The 
 room, in which a great person re* 
 ceives company. 
 
 PRES'ENT. adj. Not absent; not 
 past; not future, s. presence: adv. 
 presently. 
 
 PRES'ENT. s. A giR; something 
 ceremoniously given, v. present; 
 pr. par. presenting; past, present 
 ed: adj. presentable. 
 
 PRESENTATION, s. Act of pre- 
 senting; exhibition. 
 
 PRESENTIMENT, s. Previous idea; 
 notion previouslv formed. 
 
 PRESERVE', v. To save ; to defend 
 from evil; to keep; to season 
 fruits and other vegetables wHh 
 sugar, pr. par. preserving part, 
 preserved : s. preserve, preserver 
 
 PRESI'DE. v. To be set over; to 
 have authority over; to act as 
 chairman or governor, pr. pas. 
 presiding; past, presided. 
 
 PRESIDENT. 5. One placed with 
 authority over others ; a chairman ; 
 a governor, adj. presidential: s. 
 presidency, pi. presidencies. 
 
 PRESS, v. To squeeze; to crush; to 
 distress ; to constrain, pr. pa . 
 pressing; past, pressed: s. press^ 
 presser, pressure : adv. pressingly. 
 
 PRESS'-BED. 5. A bed, so formed aa 
 to be shut up in a case. 
 
 PRESS'GANG. s. A crew employed 
 to force men into the naval ser- 
 vice. > 
 
 PRESS'MAN. s. One who makes 
 the impression of print by the 
 press, pi. pressmen. 
 
 PRESTO, adv. Qayly; with quick- 
 ness : a musical term. 
 
 PRESU'ME. v. To suppose; to be- 
 lieve previously, without examina- 
 tion ; to make confident or arro- 
 gant attempts, pr. par. presuming t 
 past, presumed. 
 
 PRESUMPTION, s. Act of presum- 
 ing; supposition oreviously for;o 
 ed. 
 
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PRE— PRI 
 
 PRESUMPTUOUS, adj. Arrogant; 
 confident; irreverent, adv. pre- 
 sumptuously. 
 
 PRESUPPOSC. v. To suppose pre- 
 viously, pr. par. presupposing; past, 
 presupposed: s. presupposal, pre- 
 supposition. 
 
 PRETEND', v. To hold out ; to make 
 false appearances or representa- 
 tions ; to claim, pr. par. pretend- 
 ing; past, pretended: s. pretence, 
 pretension, pretender: zdv.pretend- 
 edly, pretendingly. 
 
 PRETERIT, adj. Past. 
 
 PRETERNATURAL, adj. Not natu- 
 ral: irregular, adv. preternatur ally. 
 
 PRETEXT, s. Pretence ; false alle- 
 gation. 
 
 PRETEXTA. 5. The robe that was 
 worn by the Roman youths under 
 seventeen years of age. 
 
 PKE'TOR. s. A Roman judge, adj. 
 pretorial, pYetorian. 
 
 PRETTY, adj. Neat ; elegant: beau- 
 tiful without grandeur, s. pretti- 
 ness : adv. prettily. 
 
 PREVAIL', v. To be in force; to 
 nave effect ; to overcome, pr. par. 
 prevailing; -past, prevailed: s.preva- 
 ence : adj. prevalent : adv. preva- 
 lently. 
 
 PREVARICATE, v. To evade by 
 rome quibble ; to cavil, pr. par. 
 2 7 evaricating ; past, prevaricated : 
 s. prevarication, prevaricator. 
 
 PREVENT, v. To obstruct; to hin- 
 der; to obviate, pr. par. prevent- 
 
 € ing; past, prevented: s. preven- 
 tion, preventive: adj. preventable, 
 preventive. 
 
 PRE'VIOUS. adj. Antecedent; go- 
 in? before, adv. previously. 
 
 PREY. s. Something to be devoured 
 or seized; plunder, v. prey; pr. 
 par. preying; past, preyed: s.preyer. 
 
 PRICE, s. Equivalent paid; value. 
 v. price; pr. par. pricing; past, 
 priced. 
 
 PRICK, v. To pierce with a small 
 puncture; to spur. pr. par. prick- 
 ing; past, pricked: s. prick \ pricker. 
 
 PRI— PRI 
 
 PRICK'LE. s. A small, sharp point 
 s. prickliness : adv. prickly. 
 
 PRICK'LEBACK. s. A small fish. 
 
 PRIDE, s. Inordinate self-esteem . 
 dignity of manner ; generous ela 
 tion of heart, v. pride; pr. par. 
 priding; past, prided: adj. pride- 
 less. 
 
 PRIEST, s. One who officiates in 
 sacred offices, fern, priestess, pi 
 priestesses : s. priesthood, priesth 
 ness: adj. priestlike, priestly: s. 
 priestcraft. 
 
 PRIEST'RIDDEN. adj. Managed or 
 governed by priests. 
 
 PRIG. s. A pert, conceited little fel- 
 low. 
 
 PRIM. adj. Formal ; affectedlv nice. 
 
 PRI'MARY. adj. First in orderj chief; 
 principal, adv. primarily. 
 
 PRI'xMATE. s. The chief ecclesias- 
 tic, s. primacy. 
 
 PRIME, s. The first part of the day; 
 the beginning; the best part; the 
 height of perfection, ad}, prime: 
 s. primeness, primer : adv. primely. 
 
 PRIME, v. To put powder into the 
 pan of a gun ; to lay the ground on 
 a canvas, to be painted, pr. par. 
 priming ; past, primed. 
 
 PRIME'VAL. adj. Original. 
 
 PRIMITIVE, adj. Original; estab- 
 lished from the beginning; ancient, 
 s. primitive, primiliveness : adv. 
 primitively. 
 
 PRIMOGENITURE, s. Seniority; 
 state of being first born. s. primo- 
 genitor: adj. primogeneal. 
 
 PRIMOR'DEAL. adj. Original. 
 
 PRIMROSE, s. A flower' that ap- 
 pears eurly in the year. 
 
 PRINCF. s. A sovereign; a chief ru- 
 ler: a king's son. fern, prnicess, 
 pi. princtsses: adj. and &d\. prince- 
 ly: s. princeliness. 
 
 PRINCIPAL, adj. Chief; of the first 
 rate; important, s. principal: adv 
 principally. 
 
 PRINCIPALITY, s. Sovereignty: 
 the country which gives title 1 3 a 
 prince, pi. principalities. 
 
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PUI— PRO 
 
 PRIN'CIPLE. 5. Element; constitu- 
 ent part ; motive. 
 
 PRINT, v. To mark by pressing; to 
 form by impression, pr. par. print- 
 ing; past, printed: s. print, print- 
 ing, printer. 
 
 PRl'OR. adj. Former; antecedent, 
 s. priority adv. priprly, 
 
 PRl'OR. s. The head of a convent 
 of monks, fern, prioress, pi. prior- 
 esses : s. priory, pi. priories. 
 
 PRISM, s. A kind of mathematical 
 glass, adj. prismatic. 
 
 PRIS'MOID. s. A body approaching 
 to the form of a prism. 
 
 PRIS'ON. s. A jail. s. prisoner. 
 
 PRISTINE, adj. First; ancient. 
 
 PRITH'EE. A familiar corruption 
 of " pray thee." 
 
 PRIVACY, s. Secrecy; retirement, 
 pi. privacies. 
 
 PRI'VATE. adj. Secret ; alone ; par- 
 ticular ; not public ; sequestered 
 s. privateness : adv. privately. 
 
 PRIVATEE'R. s. A private ship of 
 war. v. privateer; pr. par. priva- 
 teering; past, privateered. 
 
 PRIVATIVE, adj. Causing priva- 
 tion; negative, s. privation, priv- 
 ative. 
 
 PRIVILEGE. 5. Peculiar advantage: 
 immunity, v. privilege; pr. par. 
 privileging; past, privileged. 
 
 PRIVY, adj. Private ; secret ; clan- 
 destine, s. privity: adv. privily. 
 
 PRIZE, s. A reward gained ; plunder, 
 s. prizefighter. 
 
 PRIZE, v. To rate ; to value highly; 
 to act upon, as a lever, pr. par. 
 prizing; past, prized. 
 
 PRO. For; in defence of. 
 
 PROB'ABLE. adj. Likely; capable 
 of being oroved. adv. probably. 
 s. probability, pi. probabilities. 
 
 PRO'BATE. s. The proof of a will, 
 
 PROBATION, s. Proof; trial; no- 
 vitiate, adj. probational, proba- 
 tionary: s. probationer. 
 
 PROBE, s. An instrument with 
 which surgeons search the depth 
 of wounds. \. probe; pr. par. prob 
 ing; pa.st, probed. 
 
 PRO— PRO 
 
 PROB'ITY. s. Honesty, sincerity. 
 pi. probities. 
 
 PROB'LEM. s. A question proposed 
 for solution, adj. problematical: 
 adv. problematically. 
 
 PROBOS'CIS. s. A snout ; the trunk 
 of an elephant, pi. probosces. 
 
 PROCEED', v. To go forward; to 
 tend to the end designed ; to issue ; 
 to advance, pr. par. proceedings 
 past, proceeded: s. proceeds, pro- 
 cedure. 
 
 PROCER'ITY. s. Tallness; height 
 of stature. 
 
 PRO'CESS. s. Progressive course ; 
 course of law ; methodical man- 
 agement, pi. processes. 
 
 PROCES'SION. s. A train, march- 
 ing in solemnity, adj. procession' 
 ary. 
 
 PROCLAIM', v. To publish solemn- 
 ly ; to tell openly, pr. par. pro- 
 claiming; past, proclaimed: ^proc- 
 lamation, proclaimer. 
 
 PROCLIVITY, s. Tendency; natu- 
 ral inclination; readiness, adj. 
 proclivous. 
 
 PROCON'SUL. s. A Roman gover- 
 nor, adj. proconsular : s. procon- 
 sulship. 
 
 PROCRASTINATE, v. To defer; 
 to delay, pr. par. procrastinating; 
 past, procrastinated : s. procrasti- 
 nation, procrastinator. 
 
 PRO'CREATE. v. To generate ; to 
 produce, pr. par. procreating; 
 past, procreated: s. procreation, 
 procreator : adj. procreative. ^ 
 
 PROCTOR, s. A manager of another 
 man's affairs ; an attorney in the 
 spiritual court. 
 
 PROCU'RE. v. To manage ; to ob- 
 tain ; to pimp. pr. par. procuring, 
 past, procured: s. procuration, 
 procurer, procuress, pi. p?*ocuress 
 es, procurator: adj. procurable. 
 
 PROD'IGAL. adj. Profuse, wasteful, 
 lavish, s. prodigal, prodigality, pi. 
 prodigalities : adv. prodigally. 
 
 PRODI'GIOUS. adj. Amazing; as 
 tonishing; enormous, adv. pro- 
 digiously. 
 
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PRO— PRO 
 
 PHOD'IGY. s. A preternatural thing; 
 a monster, pi. prodigies. 
 
 PRODU'CE. v. To offer to the view 
 or notice; to bring forth; to cause, 
 pr. par. producing,' past, produced 
 8. produce, producer : adj. produ- 
 cible. 
 
 PRODUCT, s. Thing produced 
 work ; effect, s. production : adj 
 productive : s. productiveness. 
 
 PROEM, s. Preface, introduction 
 adj. proemial. 
 
 PROFA'NE. adj. Not sacred ; irrev 
 erent; secular; polluted, v. pro 
 Jane; pr. par. profaning; past 
 profaned: s. profanation, pro 
 faner, prqfaneness, profanity: adv. 
 profanely. 
 
 PROFESS', v. To declare openly 
 to follow as a profession, pr. par. 
 professing; past, professed : s. pro 
 fession, professor: adj. profession- 
 al, professorial: adv. professedly \ 
 professionally. 
 
 PROFFER, v. To propose ; to offer 
 to acceptance, pr. par. proffering;] 
 past, proffered: s. proffer, prof- 
 fer er. 
 
 PROFI'CIENT. 5. One who has made 
 advancement in any study or bus- 
 iness, s. prqficience, proficiency , pi, 
 proficiencies. 
 
 PROTILE. s. Tne side face. 
 
 PROFIT, s. Gain; pecuniary ad- 
 vantage ; accession of good, v 
 profit; pr. par. profiting; past, 
 profited: adj. profitable .- adv. prof- 
 itably. 
 
 "PROF'LIGATE. adj. Wicked; aban- 
 doned; shameless, s. profligate, 
 profligacy: adv. profligately. 
 
 PRO'FLUENT. adj. Flowing for- 
 ward, s. profluence. 
 
 PROFOUND', adj. Deep; descend- 
 ing far below the surface; lowly. 
 s. profound, profoundness: adv. 
 profoundly. 
 
 PROFUN'DITY. s. Depth. 
 
 PROFU'SE. adj. Lavish : prodigal ; 
 exuberant, s. profusion, profuse- 
 ness : adv. profusely. 
 
 PROGENITOR. 5. A forefather. 
 2B2 
 
 PRO— PRO 
 
 PRO'GENY. s. Offspring; race. pi. 
 progenies. 
 
 PROGNOSTIC, adj. Foretokening , 
 foreshowing, v. prognosticate; pr 
 par. prognosticating; past, prog' 
 nosticated : s. prognostic, prognoz* 
 iication, prognosticator. 
 
 PROG'RESS. s. Course, procession, 
 advancement, v. progress'; pr. par. 
 progressing; past, progressed: s. 
 progression: adj. progression^ 
 progressive : adv. progressively. 
 
 PROHIBIT, v. To forbid; to inter- 
 dict; to debar, pr. par. prohibit' 
 * n g j past, prohibited: s. prohibi- 
 tion, prohibiier: adj. prohibitive, 
 prohibitory. 
 
 PROJECT', v. To throw forward-, 
 to jut out; to contrive, pr. par. 
 projecting; past, projected: s. pro- 
 jection, projectment, projector : adj. 
 projectile. 
 
 PRO'LATE. adj. Extended beyond 
 an exact round, s. prolation. 
 
 PROLEP'SIS. s. A form of rhetoric, 
 in which objections are antici- 
 pated ; an error in chronology, by 
 which events are dated too early. 
 
 PROLIFIC, adj. Fruitful; produc- 
 tive, s. prolificness : adv. prolif- 
 ically. s 
 
 PROLIX', adj. Long ; tedious ; not 
 concise, adv . prolixly : s. prolixity. 
 
 PROLOCUTOR, s. The speaker 01 
 a convocation. 
 
 PROROGUE. 5. Preface ; introduc- 
 tion. 
 
 PROLONG', v. To lengthen ; to con 
 tinue. s. prolongation, prolonger. 
 
 PROMENA'DE. s. A walk. v. prom- 
 enade;^, par. promenading; past, 
 promenaded 
 
 PROMINENCE. 5. A jutting out; 
 protuberance, part. adj. prominent: 
 adv. prominently. 
 
 PROMIS'CUOUS. adj. Mingled; 
 confused, s. promiscuousness : adr. 
 promiscuously. 
 
 PROMISE, s. Declaration of design; 
 hopes ; expectation, v. promise, 
 pr. par. promising; past, promised: 
 s.promiser: adj. promissory. 
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PRO— PRO 
 
 PROM'ONTORY. s. A headland; a 
 cape. pi. promontories. 
 
 PROMOTE, v. To forward ; to ad 
 vance. pr. par. promoting; past, 
 promoted: p. promoter, promotion: 
 adj. promotive. 
 
 PROMPT, adj. Quick; ready, s. 
 promptitude, promptness : adv. 
 promptly. 
 
 PROMPT, v. To assist by private in 
 struction ; to help when at a loss 
 to incite, pr. par. prompting; past, 
 prompted: s. prompter. 
 
 PROMULGATE, v. To publish; to 
 make known by open declaration. 
 pr. par. promulgating ; past, pro- 
 mulgated: s. promulgation, pro- 
 mulgator. 
 
 PRONE, adj. Bending downward; 
 not erect ; lying witli the face 
 downwards; inclined, s. proneness: 
 adv. pronely. 
 
 PRONG, s. A fork ; a pitch-fork. 
 
 PRONOMINAL, adj. Having the 
 nature of a pronoun. 
 
 PRCWOUN. s. A word used instead 
 of a noun. 
 
 PRONOUNCE', v. To speak ; to ut 
 ter ; to declare, pr. par. pronounc- 
 ing; past, pronounced: adj. pro 
 nounceable: s. pronunciation, pro- 
 nouncer. 
 
 PROOF. 5. Evidence; testimony; 
 trial; test. adj. proof, impenetra 
 ble, able to resist. 
 
 PROP. v. To support, to sustain 
 pr. par. propping; past, propped 
 s. prop. 
 
 PROPAGATE, v. To generate ; to 
 increase ; to extend, pr. par. prop- 
 agating; past, propagated: s. 
 propagation, propagator. 
 
 PROPEL', v. To drive forward, pr. 
 par. propelling ; past, propelled: s. 
 propeller. 
 
 PROPENSITY. 5. Moral inclination: 
 natural tendencv. pi. propensities. 
 
 PROPER, adj. Peculiar; not com- 
 mon ; natural ; fit ; suitable, adv. 
 properly. 
 
 PROPERTY, s. Peculiar quality; 
 
 PRO— PRO 
 
 right of possession ; thing ] 
 ed. pi. properties. 
 
 PROPH'ECY. s. A declaration of 
 something to come ; prediction, 
 pi. prophecies. 
 
 PROPH'ESY. v. To predict; to fore- 
 tell, pr. par. prophesying; past, 
 prophesied: s. prophesier. 
 
 PROPH'ET. 5. One who predicts ; a 
 foreteller, fern. prophetess, pi. pro- 
 phetesses: adj. prophetic, propheti- 
 cat: adv. prophetically. 
 
 PROPIN'QUATE. v. To approach; 
 to draw near. pr. par. propinquaU 
 ing; past, propinquated : s. propin- 
 quity. 
 
 PROPITIATE, v. To induce to fa- 
 vour ; to conciliate, pr. par. pro- 
 pitiating; past, propitiated: s. pro- 
 pitiation, propitiator : adj. propiti- 
 atory, propitious : s. propitiousness: 
 adv. propitiously. 
 
 PROPORTION. 5. Comparative re- 
 lation of one thing to another; ra 
 tio; size. v. proportion; pr. par. 
 proportioning ; past, proportioned: 
 adj. proportionable, proportional, 
 proportionate: adv. proportionably, 
 proportionally, proportionately : s. 
 proportionality. 
 
 PROPO'SE. v. To offer to consider- 
 ation, pr. par. proposing; past, 
 proposed: s. proposal, proposition, 
 proposer : adj . proposi tional. 
 
 PROPOUND', v. To offer to consid- 
 eration ; to propose, pr. par. pro- 
 pounding; past, propounded: s. 
 propounder. 
 
 PROPRIETARY . s. Possessor in his 
 own right, pi- proprietaries. 
 
 PROPRI'ETOR. s. One to whom 
 propertv belongs ; owner. 
 
 PROPRI'ETY. s. Fitness; accura- 
 cy : justness. 
 
 PROPUGN'. v. To defend; to vindi- 
 cate, s. propugner. 
 
 PROPULSION, s. The act of pro- 
 pelling. 
 
 PROROGUE', v. To protract ; to put 
 off; to delay, pr. par. proroguing , 
 past, prorogued. 
 
 * 2*J4 
 
PRO— PRO 
 
 PROSCRI'BE. v. To censure capi- 
 tally; to doom to destruction, pr. 
 par. proscribing ; past, proscribed : 
 s. proscription : adj. proscnptive. 
 
 PROSE, s. Language written or spo- 
 ken in the usual way ; opposed to 
 verse ; not restrained to harmonic 
 sounds, adj. prosaic. 
 
 PROSE, v. To write prose ; to make 
 a tedious relation, pr. par. prosing; 
 past, prosed: s. proser. 
 
 PROS'ECUTE. v. To pursue; to 
 continue ; to sue at law. pr. par. 
 prosecuting; past, prosecuted: s. 
 prosecution, prosecutor. 
 
 PROS'ELYTE. s. One brought over 
 to anv new opinion, s. proselytism. 
 
 PROS'ODY. * That part of gram- 
 mar, which teaches the just sound 
 and quantity of syllables, and the 
 measure of verse, adj. prosodiacat, 
 prosodical: s. prosodian, prosodist. 
 
 PROSOPOPOEIA, s. Personification. 
 
 PROS'PECT. 5. View of something 
 distant; series of objects open to 
 the eye. s. prospection: adj. pros- 
 pective: adv. prospectively. 
 
 PROSPECTUS, s. Plan, generally 
 of a proposed literary work. pi. 
 prospectuses. 
 
 PROS'PER. v. To make happy; to 
 favour ; to be successful, pr. par. 
 prospering; past, prospered: adj. 
 prosperous: s. prosperity: adv. 
 prosperously. 
 
 PROSPI'CIE\CE. 5. The act of look 
 ing forward, ndj. prospiaent. 
 
 PROSTERNATION. s. Dejection 
 deoression. 
 
 PROSTITUTE, v. To sell to wick- 
 edness; to exnose upon vile terms, 
 pr. par. prostituting; past, prosti- 
 tuted: s, prostitute, prostitution, 
 prostitntor. 
 
 PROSTRATE, adj. Lving at length: 
 lying at mercv. v. prostrate: pr.par. 
 prostrating ; past, prostrated: s. 
 pro^lrafmn. 
 
 PROTECT', v To defend : to cover 
 from evil. pr. oar. protecting; past, 
 protected: s. protection, protector, 
 
 PRO— PRO 
 
 fem. protectress, pi. protectresses 
 adj. protective. 
 PROTECTORATE, s. Government 
 
 by a protector. 
 PROTEND', v. To hold out; to 
 stretch forth, pr. par. protending 
 past, protended. 
 PROTER'VITY. s. Peevishness. 
 
 PROTEST', v. To give a solemn 
 declaration of opinion or resolu 
 tion ; to show ; to call as a wit- 
 ness ; to object, pr. par. protest' 
 ing; past, protested: s. pro' test, 
 protestation, protester. 
 
 PROTESTANT. 5. An adherent of 
 those, who, at the beginning of the 
 Reformation, protested against thb 
 doctrines of the church of Rome, 
 adj. protectant : s. protestantism. 
 
 PROTHON'OTARY. 5. The head 
 register, pi. prothonotaries. 
 
 PROTOCOL, s. The original copy 
 of a writing. 
 
 PROTOMARTYR. s. The first mar- 
 tvr. 
 
 PROTOTITE. s. The original of z 
 copv. 
 
 PROTRACT, v. To draw out, to 
 delay, pr. par. protracting ; past, 
 protracted: s. protraction, protrac- 
 ter, protractor: adj. protracdve. 
 adv. protr actively. 
 
 PROTRU'DE. v. To thrust forward, 
 pr. par. protruding ; past, protrud- 
 ed: s. protrusion: adj. protrusive: 
 adv. proirvsively. 
 
 PROTU'BERANCE. s. Something 
 swelling above the rest ; promi- 
 nence, adj. protuberant. 
 
 PROUD, adj. Too much pleased with 
 one's-self; elated: haughty, adv 
 proudly : s. pride. 
 
 PROVE, v. To evince: to show by 
 argument or testimonv ; to try ; to 
 experience, pr. par. proving; past, 
 proved: ad], provable, proveable. 
 
 PROVE'DORE. 5. One who under 
 takes to procure supplies or pro- 
 visions. 
 
 PROVENDER. s.Drv food for cattle. 
 
 PROVERB. 5. \n adage ; a short 
 295 
 
 
 
PRO— PRU 
 
 moral sentence, adj. proverbial: 
 adv. proverbially. 
 
 PROVIDE, v. To procure before- 
 hand ; to get ready ; to supply. 
 pr. par. providing ; past, pi ovided : 
 s. provider. 
 
 PROVIDENCE, s. Foresight ; time- 
 ly care; divine superintendence, 
 adj. provident, providential: adv. 
 providently, providentially. 
 
 PROVINCE, s. A conquered coun- 
 try; a district; the proper office 
 or business of any one. adj. pro- 
 vincial: s. provinciality, provincial- 
 ism. 
 
 PROVISION, s. The act of provid- 
 ing; measures taken; stock col- 
 lected ; food. v. provision ; pr. par. 
 provisioning ; past, provisioned : 
 adj . provisional, provisionary: ad v . 
 provisionally. 
 
 PROVI'SO. 5. Stipulation; caution, 
 adj. provisory. 
 
 PROVaKE. v. To rouse ; to excite 
 by something offensive ; to anger ; 
 to incite, pr. pur. provoking; past, 
 vrovoked: s. provocation, provoca- 
 tive: adj. provocative: adv. pro- 
 vokingly. 
 
 PROVOST, s. The chief of any cor- 
 porate body; the executioner of 
 an army, pronounced pro-vo'. 
 
 PROW. s. The head or fore-part of 
 a ship. 
 
 PROWL, v. To rove over ; to wan- 
 der for prey. pr. par. prowling, 
 past, prowled: s. prowler. 
 
 PROXIMATE, adj. Next; near and 
 immediate, adv. proximately: s. 
 proximity. 
 
 PROX'Y. s. The agency or substitu- 
 tion of another ; the person sub- 
 stituted, pi. proxies. 
 
 PRUDE, s. A woman over-nice and 
 scrupulous, s. prudery: adj. pru- 
 dish: adv. prudishly. 
 
 E'RU'DENT adj. Practically wise; 
 provident. : discreet, s. prudence: 
 adj. prudential: s. prudentials: 
 adv. prudently, prudentially. 
 
 PRUNE, v. To'lop; to divest of su- 
 perfluities, pr. par. pruning; past, 
 
 PRU— PUD 
 
 pruned: s. pruner, pruninghook^ 
 pruningknvfe, pi. pruningknives. 
 
 PRUNE, s. A dried plum, adj.^ru- 
 niferous. 
 
 PRUNEL'LO,PRUNELLE'. s. A kind 
 
 PRU'RIENCE, PRU'RIENCY. s. An 
 
 itching or great desire, adj.^rw 
 rient. 
 
 PRY. v. To peep narrowly; to in- 
 spect curiously or impertinently. 
 pr. par. prying; past, pried: s. 
 prier: adv. pryingly. 
 
 PSALM, s. A holy song. adj. psalm' 
 odic, psalmodical: s. psalmist, 
 psalmodist, psalmody. 
 
 PSAL'TER. s. A psalm-book; the 
 volume of psalms. 
 
 PSALTERY, s. A kind of harp. pi. 
 psalteries. 
 
 PSEU'DO. adj. False, counterfeit, 
 pretended. 
 
 PSHAW, int. An expression of con- 
 tempt. 
 
 PTOLEMA'IC. adj. Belonging to the 
 system of Ptolemy. 
 
 PU'BERTY. 5. Sexual maturity, pi. 
 puberties: s. pubescence: adj. pu- 
 bescent. 
 
 PUB'LICAN. s. A toll-gatherer; a 
 man that keeps a public house. 
 
 PUB'LIC. adj. Belonging to a state 
 or nation ; not private ; generally 
 known, s. public, publication, pub* 
 licity: adv. publicly: adj. public- 
 spirited. 
 
 PUB'LISH. v. To make public ; to 
 sell, after being printed, pr. par 
 publishing ; past, published: s.pub 
 Usher. 
 
 PUCE. adj. Of a dark brown coloui 
 
 PU'CELAGE. s. State of virginity. 
 
 PUCK. s. A supposed sprite or fairy 
 
 PUCK'ER. v. To gather into plait* 
 or folds, pr. par. puckering; past, 
 puckered: s. pucker. 
 
 PUD'DER. s. Noise, tumult. 
 
 PUDDING, s. A kind of food; the 
 jrut of an animal. 
 
 PUD'DLE. s. A small muddy lake; 
 a irtv plash, v. puddle; pr. par. 
 puddling; past ,puddled: adi .puddly. 
 296 
 
PUE— PUM 
 
 PU'ERILE. adj. Childish; boyish, 
 s. puerility, pi. puerilities. 
 
 PUER'PERAL.a^. Relating to child- 
 birth. 
 
 PUFF. s. A small breath or blast of 
 wind; any thing light and porous; 
 something to sprinkle powder on 
 the hair; an exaggerated statement 
 or recommendation, v. puff; pr. 
 par. puffing; past, puffed: adj. 
 
 pyffy- 
 
 PUF'FIN. s. A water-fowl; a kind 
 offish ; a fungus filled with dust. 
 
 PUG. s. A kind name of a monkey. 
 
 PUGH. int. A word of contempt. 
 
 PU'GILISM. 5. The practice of box- 
 ing, s. pugilist: adj. pugilistic. 
 
 PUGNA'CIOUS. adj. Quarrelsome; 
 fighting, s. 'pugnacity. 
 
 PU'ISNE. adj. Young; inferior; 
 petty; inconsiderable, pu'ny. 
 
 PUIS'SANT. adj. Powerful ; strong. 
 s. puissance: adv. puissanily. 
 
 PUKE. s. Vomit ; medicine causing 
 vomit, v. puke; pr. par. puking; 
 past, puked. 
 
 PUL'CHRITUDE. s. Beauty. 
 
 PULE. v. To whine, to cry. pr. par. 
 ouling ; past, puled .• s. puling. 
 
 PULL. v. To draw violently; to 
 pluck; to tear. pr. par. pulling; 
 Dast, pulled: s. pull, puller. 
 
 Pl'L'LET. s. A young hen. 
 
 PUL'LEY. s. A small wheel with a 
 furrow on its outside, in which a 
 rope runs. 
 
 PUL'MONARY. adj. Belonging to 
 the lungs. 
 
 PULP. s. Any soft mass ; the soft 
 part of fruit, adj. pulpous, pulpy. 
 
 PULT1T. 5. A place raised on high, 
 where a speaker stands. 
 
 PULSE, s. Motion of the blood: 
 vibration; leguminous plants, s. 
 pulsation: adj. pulsatory. 
 
 PUL'VERIZE. v. To reduce to pow- 
 der, pr. par. pulverizing, past, pul- 
 verized : s pulverization. 
 
 PUM'ICE. s. A cinder of some fos 
 sil, formed bv fire. 
 
 PUM'MEL. s. See Pommel. 
 
 PUM-PUP 
 
 jPUMP. s. An engine by which water 
 is drawn up from wells; a shoe 
 with a thin sole. v. pump ; pr. par. 
 pumping; past, pumped: s. pumper. 
 
 PUM'PION, PUMPKIN, s. A kind 
 of plant, and also its fruit. 
 
 PUN. s. An equivocation; a quibble; 
 an expression in which a wcrd has 
 at once different meanings, w.pun, 
 pr. par. punning; past, punned 
 s. punster. 
 
 PUNCH, v. To bore or perforate 
 with a punch ; to push or strike 
 with the fist. pr. par. punching r 
 past, punched .• s. puncher. 
 
 PUNCH, s. A kind of pointed in- 
 strument ; a blow . a drink made 
 by mixing spirits with water, sugar, 
 and lemon-juice; the harlequin of 
 a puppet-show. pi. punches. 
 
 PUNCHEON, s. A cask containing 
 84 gallons. 
 
 PUNCHINEL'LO. s. A sort of buf- 
 foon. 
 
 PUNCTILIO, s. A small nicety of 
 behaviour, adj. punctilious: s 
 punctiliousness : adv. punctiliously 
 
 PUNCTUAL, adj. Exact, nice, in 
 strict time. s. punctualist, punctu- 
 ality: adv. punctually. * 
 
 PUNCTUATE, v. To distinguish 
 by pointing, pr. par. punctuating , 
 past, punctuated : s. punctuation. 
 
 PUNCTURE, s. A small prick; a 
 hole made with a very sharp point, 
 v. puncture; pr. par. puncturing, 
 past, punctured. 
 
 PUN'GENT. adj. Sharp on the 
 tongue; acrid; piercing, s. pun- 
 gency: adv. pun gently. 
 
 PUN'ISH. v. To chastise : to afflict 
 with penalty for a crime, pr. par. 
 punishing; past, punished: adj. 
 punishable: s. punisher, punish 
 ment. 
 
 PUNK. s. A common prostitute. 
 
 PUNT. s. A fiat-bottomed boat. 
 
 PU'NY. adj. Young; inferior; petty. 
 s. puniness. 
 
 PUP. v. To produce .vhelps. pr 
 par. pupping; »iast, pupped: s 
 pu } . 
 
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PUP-PUR 
 
 PUPIL, s. The apple of .he eye \ a 
 scholar, s. pupilage. 
 
 PUP PET. s. A small image, moved 
 bv wire, in a mock drama. 
 
 PUPPY, s. A whelp; a name of 
 contemptuous reproach to a man. 
 pi. puppies : s. puppyism. 
 
 PUR. s. A gentle noise, made by a 
 cat. v. pur; pr. par. purring; past, 
 purred. 
 
 PUK BLIND, adj. Near-sighted; dim- 
 sighted. 
 
 PURCHASE, s. Any thing bought 
 or obtained for a price, v. pur- 
 chase; pr. par. purchasing ; past, 
 purchased ; s. purchaser. 
 
 PURE. adj. Not sullied; unmingled 
 chaste, s. pureness, purity: adv. 
 purely. 
 
 PURGATION, s. The act of cleans- 
 ing or purifying, adj. purgative: 
 s. purgative. 
 
 PUR'GATORY. 5. A place in which 
 souls are supposed to be purged 
 from carnal impurities, before they 
 are received into heaven. 
 
 PURGE. V. To cleanse; to purify, 
 &c. pr. par. purging; past, purg- 
 ed : s. purge. 
 
 PURIFY, v. To make pure. pr. par. 
 purifying; pnst,~purified : 3. puri- 
 fication, purifier: adj. purificative, 
 purificatory. 
 
 PURITAN. 5. A sectary pretending 
 to eminent purity of religion, adj. 
 puritan, vuritonic, puritanical : s. 
 puritanism: adv. puritanically. 
 
 PURL. v. To murmur; to flow with 
 a gentle noise ; to rise or appear 
 in undulations, pr. par. purling; 
 past, purled : s. purl. 
 
 PUR'LIEU. s. The grounds on the 
 borders of a forest; border; en- 
 closure. 
 
 PURLOIN . v. To steal any thing in- 
 trusted, pr. par. purloining ; past, 
 purloined: s. purloiner. 
 
 PURPLE, adj. Red tinctured with 
 blue. v. purple; pr. par. purpling: 
 oast, purpled : s. purple : adj. pur- 
 plish. 
 
 PUR— PUT 
 
 PUR'PORT. s. Design, tendency, 
 meaning, v. purport; pr. par. pur- 
 porting; past, pui-por ted. 
 
 PURPOSE, s. intention; design; 
 the end desired, v. purpoze; pr. 
 par. purposing; past, purposed: 
 adv. purposely. 
 
 PURR. v. See Pur. 
 
 PURSE, s. A small bag in which 
 money is kept. adj. purseproud. ■ 
 
 PURSE, v. To put into a purse; to 
 contract as a purse, pr. par. purs- 
 ing ; past, pursed : adj. pursy. 
 
 PUft'SER. s. The paymaster of a 
 ship. 
 
 PURS'LAIN. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 PURSUE', v. To chase; to follow 
 in hostility; to continue; to imi- 
 tate, pr. par. pursuing ; past, pur 
 sued: s. pursuance, pursuer, pur- 
 suit: adj. pur suable, pursuayit. 
 
 PURSUIVANT, s. An attendant on 
 a herald. 
 
 PURULENT, adj. Consisting of 
 corrupt matter or pus. s. puru- 
 lence, purulency. 
 
 PURVEY', v. To provide with con 
 veniences; to buy provisions, pr. 
 par. purveying ; past, purveyed. 
 s. purveyance, purveyor. 
 
 PURVIEW. 5. Proviso; providing 
 clause. 
 
 PUS. s. The matter of a sore. 
 
 PUSH. v. To strike with a thrust , 
 to force or drive by impulse; to 
 press forward, pr. par. pushing, 
 past, pushed : s. push, pusher. 
 
 PUSILLANIMOUS, adj. Mean- 
 spirited ; cowardly, s. pusillanim- 
 ity : adv. pusillanimously. 
 
 PUSS. s. The fondling name of a 
 cat ; the sportsman's term for a 
 hare. 
 
 PUSTULE, s. A small swelling; a 
 pimple, v. pustulate; pr. par. pus. 
 tulating; past, pustulated : s. pus- 
 tulation: adj. pustulous. 
 
 PUT. v. To lay; to place; to pro- 
 pose; to throw off the hand, &c. 
 pr. par. putting; past, put: s.putter^ 
 puttingstone. 
 PUTREFY, v. To make rotten ; to 
 298 
 
PUT— PYR 
 
 corrupt, pr. par. putrefying: past, 
 putrefied: s. putrefaction : adj. pu- 
 trefactive. 
 
 PUTRESCENT, adj. Growing rot- 
 ten. s putrescence: adj. putrescible. 
 
 PUTRID, adj. Rotten; corrupt, s. 
 putridity. 
 
 PUTTY, s. A kind of cement, used 
 by glaziers, v. putty; pr. par. put- 
 tying; past, puttied. 
 
 PUZ'ZLE. v. To perplex; to em- 
 barrass, pr. par. puzzling ; past, 
 puzzled : s. puzzle, puzzler. 
 
 PYE. s. See Pie. 
 
 PYE'BALD. adj. See Piebald. 
 
 PYG'MY. s. A dwarf, pi. pygmies: 
 
 a dj- vy& m yiPyg mean - 
 
 PYR'AMID. s. A solid figure, the 
 
 PYR— PYX 
 
 base of which is a polygon, and the 
 sides plain triangles, adj. pyramiu- 
 al, pyramidic, pyramidical. 
 
 PYRE. 5. A pile'to be burned. 
 
 PY'RITES. s. Firestone. 
 
 PYR'OMANC Y. s. Divination by fire 
 
 PYROxM'ETER. 5. An instrument 
 to measure the heat of ovens, fur- 
 naces, and intense fires. 
 
 PYROTECH'NICS. s. The art of 
 making fire- works, adj. pyrotech 
 nic. 
 
 PYR'RHONISM.s. Scepticism; uni 
 versal doubt, s. m/rrhonist. 
 
 PYTHAGO'REAN. s. A follower of 
 Pythagoras, adj. pythagorean. 
 
 PYX. 5. The box in which the Ro 
 manists keep the host. 
 
 QUA— QUA 
 
 QUACK, v. To cry like a duck. pr. 
 par. quacking; past, quacked: s. 
 quack, a boastful pretender : s. 
 quackery. 
 
 QUADRAGESIMAL, adj. Lenten; 
 belonging to Lent. 
 
 QUADRANGLE, s. A square; a 
 figure with four right angles, adj. 
 quadrangular. 
 
 QUAD'RANT. s. The fourth part; 
 the quarter of a circle; an instru- 
 ment with which altitudes are 
 taken, adj. quadrantal. 
 
 QUAD'RATE. adj. Square; having 
 four equal and parallel sides; di- 
 vided into four equal parts, s. 
 quadrate: v. quadrate; pr. par. 
 quadrating;- past, quadrated. 
 
 QUADRATIC, adj. Square ; belong- 
 ing to a square. 
 
 QUADRATURE, s. The act of 
 squaring: the first and last quar- 
 ter of the moon ; state of being 
 
 Q 
 
 QUA— QUA 
 
 QUAD'RIBLE. adj. Capable of be- 
 j ing squared. 
 QUADRILATERAL, adj. Paving 
 
 I four sides. 
 
 QUADRILLE'. 5. A game, or a dance. 
 I in which four persons are engaged. 
 QUADRIPARTITE, adj. Having 
 i four parts ; divided into four partu. 
 QUAD'RIREME. s. A galley with 
 
 four banks of oars. 
 QUADRUPED, s. An animal tha 
 
 has four legs. 
 QUAD'RUPLE. adj. Fourfold. 
 QUADRIPLICATE, v. To double 
 
 twice ; to make fourfold, pr. par 
 
 quadruplicating; past, quadruple 
 
 cated: s. quadruphcation : adv 
 
 quadruply. 
 QU^E'RE, QUE'RE. 5. A word used 
 
 when any thing is questioned, pi. 
 
 quarries, queries. 
 QUAFF, v. To drink; to swallow 
 
 in large drafts, pr. par. quaffing , 
 
 past, quaffed : s. quaffer. 
 
 square. j QUAG'GY. adj. Boo-sy ; soft. 
 
 QUADREN'NIAL. adj. Comprising QUAGMIRE. 5. A°shaking marsh. 
 
 four years ; happening once in four j QUAIL, s. A species of bird of game 
 
 years. I, QUAIL, v. To languish; to de- 
 
 299 
 
QUA— QUA 
 
 press, pr. par. quailing; past, 
 
 QUAINT, adj. Nice; strange; un- 
 usual; affected, s. quaintness: adv. 
 quaintly. 
 
 QUAKE, v. To shake with cold or 
 fear; to tremble, pr. par. quak- 
 ing; past, quaked: s. quake, quaker, 
 quakerism: adv. quakerly. 
 
 QUAL'IFY. v. To furnish with qual- 
 ifications; to soften; to modify, 
 pr. par. qualifying; past, qualified: 
 adj. qualifiable: s. qualification. 
 
 QUALITY, s. Property; accidental 
 adjunct; temper, pi. qualities. 
 
 QUALM, s. A sudden fit of sick- 
 ness, adj. qualmish. 
 
 QUANDA'RY. s. A doubt, a diffi- 
 culty, an uncertainty : a low word, 
 pi. quandaries. 
 
 QUANTITY, s. That property in 
 any thing which may be increased 
 or diminished ; any indeterminate 
 weight or measure, pi. quantities. 
 
 QUARANTINE. 5. The space of 
 forty days. v. quarantine; pr. par. 
 quarantining: past, quarantined. 
 
 QUAR'REL. s. A breach of concord ; 
 a brawl ; a petty fight, v. quarrel; 
 pr. par. quarreling ; past, quar- 
 reled: s. quarreller : adj. quarrel- 
 some: s. quarrelsomeness 
 
 QUAR'RY. s. Game flown at by a 
 hawk ; a stone mine. pi. quarries: 
 v. quarry; pr. par. quarrying ; 
 past, quarried. 
 
 QUART, s. The fourth part of a gal- 
 lon ; a sequence of four cards, at 
 the game of piquet. 
 
 QUAR'TAN. s. The fourth day ague. 
 
 QUARTA'TION. s. A kind of chym- 
 ical operation. 
 
 QUARTER, s. A fourth part; a re- 
 gion of the skies, as referred to 
 the seaman's card ; a particular 
 region of a town or country; (pi. 
 quarters,) the place where soldiers 
 are lodged ; proper station; mercy 
 shown by an enemy; a measure 
 of eight bushels, v. quarter; pr. 
 par. quartering; past, quartered: 
 adj. and adv. quarterly. 
 
 QUA -QUE 
 
 QUARTERDECK, s. The short up 
 
 per deck. 
 QUARTERMASTER, s. One who 
 
 regulates the quarters of soldiers, 
 QUARTERSTAFF. s. A staff of 
 
 defence, pi. quarterstaves. 
 QUART1 LE. 5. An aspect of the 
 
 planets, when they are three signs, 
 
 or ninety degrees, distant from 
 
 each other. 
 QUARTO, s. A book, in which every 
 
 leaf, being twice doubled, makes 
 
 four leaves, pi. quartoes. 
 QUARTZ, s. A kind of stone. 
 QUASH, v. To crush; to subdue 
 
 suddenly; to annul, pr. par. quash' 
 
 ing ; past, quashed. 
 QUAS'SIA. s. A kind of medicinal 
 
 bitter. 
 QUATERCOUSINS. s. Those with 
 
 in the first four degrees of kindred 
 
 pronounced ka'-ter- cousins. 
 QUATERNARY, QUATERNION, 
 
 QUATER'NITY. s. The number 
 
 four. 
 QUAT'RAIN. 5. A stanza of f< ui 
 
 lines, rhyming alternately. 
 QUAVER, v. To shake the voir ej 
 
 to produce a shake on a musical 
 
 instrument, pr. par. quavering, 
 
 past, quavered. 
 QUAVER. 5. A shake; a musical 
 
 note, equal in time to half a 
 
 crotchet. 
 QUAY. s. An artificial bank to the 
 
 sea, or to a river, on which goods 
 
 are unladen; a wharf, pronounced 
 
 hay. 
 QUEA'SY. adj. Sick with nausea; 
 
 fastidious, s. queasiness. 
 QUEEN, s. The wife of a king ; a 
 
 woman who is sovereign of a king- 
 dom, adv. queenly. 
 QUEER, adj. Odd, strange, adv. 
 
 queerly: s. queerness. 
 QUELL, v. To crush, to subdue. pr. 
 
 par. quelling; past, quelled: s. 
 
 queller. 
 QUENCH, v. To extinguish fire; to 
 
 allay, pr. par. quenching; past, 
 
 quenched: adj. quenchable: s 
 
 quencher • adj. quenchless. 
 
QUE— QUI 
 
 QUE'RENT. s. TSe complainant; 
 the plaintiff; an enquirer. 
 
 QUERIMO'NIOUS. adj. Querulous, 
 complaining, adv. querimoniously: 
 s. qucrimoniousness. 
 
 QUE'RIST. s. An enquirer. 
 
 QUERN, s. A handmill, for grinding 
 corn. 
 
 QUERULOUS, adj. Mourning; 
 whining; habitually complaining, 
 adv. queruloudy s. querulousness. 
 
 QUE'Ri\ s. SeeQuiERY. 
 
 QUEST, s. Search; act of seeking. 
 
 QUESTION, s. Interrogatory; any 
 thing inquired ; inquiry ; disquisi- 
 tion, pr. par. questioning; past, 
 questioned : adj. questionable: adv. 
 questionably: s. questioner. 
 
 QUES'TOR. s. A Roman public treas 
 urer. 
 
 QUIB'BLE. s. A slight cavil ; a sort 
 of pun. pr. par. quibbling; past. 
 quibbled : s. quibbler. 
 
 QUJCK. aof/. Living; not dead; swift; 
 ready, adv. quickly: s. quickness, 
 adj. quickeyed, quickscented, quick- 
 sighted, quickwitted: s. quicklime, 
 quicksand. 
 
 QUICK'EN. v. To make alive; to 
 hasten, pr. par. quickening ; past, 
 quickened: s. quickener. 
 
 QUICK'SET. s. A living plant, set 
 to grow. 
 
 QUTCK'SILVER. s. A fluid metal, 
 called mercury, by chymists. adj. 
 quicksilvered. 
 
 QUIDDITY, s. A trifling nicety; a 
 cavil, pi. quiddities. 
 
 QUIES'CENCE. s. Rest, repose, adj. 
 quiescent. 
 
 QUI'ET. adj. Still ; free from dis- 
 turbance; peaceable, adv. quietly: 
 s. quiet, quietness, quietude. 
 
 QUIETUS. 5. Final discharge; com- 
 plete acquittance. 
 
 QUILL, s. The strong feather of a 
 wing, &.C. 
 
 QUILL, v. To plait ; to form in 
 plaits or folds, like quills, pr. par. 
 quilling; past, quifle h 
 
 QUILT, s. The covering of abed. 
 2C 
 
 QUI— QUO 
 
 v. quilt; pr. par. quilting; pasl, 
 quilted. 
 
 QUINARY, adj. Consisting of five. 
 
 QUINCE. 5. A species of fruit. 
 
 QUIN'CUNX. s. A plantation of 
 trees, disposed originally in 
 squares, consisting of" five trees, 
 one at each corner, and a fifth in 
 the middle, adj. quincuncial. 
 
 QUINQUAGES'iMA. s. Quinqua 
 gesima Sundav: Shrove Sunday. 
 
 QUINQUANG'ULAR. adj. Having 
 rive corners. 
 
 QUINQUEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting five 
 years; happening once in five years. 
 
 QUIN'SY. 5. A tumid inflammation 
 in the throat. 
 
 QUINTAL, s. A hundred weight. 
 
 QUINTESSENCE, s. A fifth being; 
 an extract from any thing, con- 
 taining all its virtues, in a snv. 11 
 quantitv. adj. quintessential. 
 
 QUINTUPLE, adj. Fivefold. 
 
 QUIP. 5. A sharp jest ; a taunt. 
 
 QUIRE. 5. A body of singers; a 
 choir; the part of the churth 
 where the service is chanted; a 
 bundle of paper, consisting of 
 twentv-four sheets. 
 
 QUIR'ISTER. s. A chorister. 
 
 QUIRK, s. A taunt, jest, subtility. 
 
 QUIT. v. To discharge an obligu* 
 tion ; to clear oneVself of an af- 
 fair; to repay; to requite ; to ac- 
 quit ; to resign ; to depart from. 
 v. quit; pr. par. quitting; pait, 
 quitted: s. quittance. 
 
 QUIVER, s. A case for arrows, adj 
 quivered. 
 
 QUIVER, v. To quake; to shiver 
 pr. par. quivering; past, quivered. 
 
 QUIX'OTISM. s. Romantic or ab- 
 urd notions or actions. 
 
 QUOIT, s. A kind of discus, to 
 throw at a mark. 
 
 QUO'RUM. s. A bench of justices, 
 such a number of any officers as 
 is sufficient to do business. 
 
 QUOTA, s. Share; proportion as- 
 signed to each. 
 
 QUOTE, v. To cite an author; to 
 adduce the words of another, pr 
 301 
 
QUO- QUO 
 
 par. quoting; past, quoted: s. quo- 
 tation, quoter. 
 
 QUOTH, i . Quoth J, say I, or said 
 I ; quoth he y says he, or said he. 
 
 QUO— QUO 
 
 QUOTID'IEN. adj. Daily; happen- 
 ing every day. 
 
 QUOTIENT, s. The number pro- 
 duced by dividing two given num- 
 bers, the one by the other. 
 
 RAB— RAD 
 
 RABA'TE. v. To recover a hawk to 
 the hand. pr. par. rabating; past, 
 rabated. 
 
 RAB'BET. v. To pare pieces of 
 wood so as to fit each other, pr. 
 par. rabbeting; past, rabbeted: s. 
 rabbet. 
 
 RAB'BI, RAB'BIN. s. A Jewish doc- 
 tor, adj. rabbinical. 
 
 RAB'BIT. s. A species of furry 
 quadruped. 
 
 RAB BLE. s. An assemblage of low 
 people. 
 
 RABID, adj. Fierce, furious, mad. 
 s. rabidness. 
 
 RACE. s. A family, ascending or 
 descending; a generation ; a par- 
 ticular breed; a water-course; race 
 ginger, ginger in the root ; con- 
 test in running; course, x.race; 
 pr. par. racing; past, raced: s. 
 racer. 
 
 RACK. s. An engine of torture; tor- 
 ture; a neck of mutton ; a grate ; 
 a wooden grate, in which hay is 
 placed, for cattle ; arrack. 
 
 RACK. v. To torment by the rack ; 
 to torment; to draw from the lees, 
 pr. par. racking; past, racked. 
 
 R ACK'ET. s. An irregular clattering 
 noise; an instrument to strike a 
 ball. v. racket; pr. par. racketing; 
 past, racketed • adj. rackety. 
 
 RACK'RENT s. Annual rent, raised 
 to the uttermost. 
 
 RACOON', s. A species of small 
 quadruped. 
 
 RA'CY. adj. Strong, flavorous; tast- 
 ing of the soil. s. racine;s, 
 
 RA'DIANT. adj. Emitting rays; 
 
 R 
 
 RAD— RAI 
 
 shining; brightly sparkling, adv. 
 radiantly : s. radiance. 
 
 RA'DIATE. v. To emit rays; to 
 shine, pr. par. radiating; past, rad- 
 iated: s. radiation. 
 
 RADICAL, adj. Affecting the root ,• 
 primitive; implanted by nature, 
 s. radicality: adv. radically. 
 
 RAD'ICATE. v. To take root; U 
 plant firmly and deeply, s. radii a- 
 Hon. 
 
 RAD'ICLE. s. That part of the seed 
 of a plant, which, upon its vege- 
 tation, becomes its root. 
 
 RAD'ISH. s. A species of escuknt 
 root. pi. radishes. 
 
 RA'DIUS. s. The semi-diameter of 
 a circle. Latin pi. radii. 
 
 RAF'FLE. 5. A species of lottery 
 v. raffle; pr. par. raffling; past, 
 raffled: s. rajffller. 
 
 RAFT. s. A float of timber, v. raft, 
 pr. par. rafting; past, rafied. 
 
 RAFTER, s. The secondary tim- 
 bers of a house, adj. raftered. 
 
 RAG. s. A piece of cloth, torn from 
 the rest ; a tatter, adj. ragged: s. 
 raggedness. 
 
 RAG'AMUFFIN. 5. A paltry, mear 
 fellow. 
 
 RAGE. s. Violent anger ; fury ; en 
 thusiasm; newest fashion, v.rag^ 
 pr. par. raging; past, raged: adv. 
 ragingly. 
 
 RAG'MAN. s. One who deals in rags 
 pi. ragmen. 
 
 RAGOUT, s. Meat stewed and high- 
 ly seasoned, pronounced ra-goo. 
 
 RAIL. s. A cross beam, fixed at the 
 ends, in two upright posts ; a kit. d 
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RA1— RAN 
 
 of bird. v. rail; pr. par. railing; 
 past, railed. 
 
 RAIL. v. To use insolent and re- 
 proachful language, pr. par. rail- 
 ing; past, railed: s. railer, rail- 
 lery, pi. railleries. 
 
 RAI'MENT. s. Vesture, garment, 
 dress. 
 
 RAIN. v. To fall in drops, from the 
 clouds, pr. par. raining; past, 
 rained: s. rain: adj. rainy: s. 
 rainbow. 
 
 RAIN'DEER. s. A large northern 
 deer. 
 
 RAISE, v. To lift, to elevate, pr. 
 par. raising ; past, raised. 
 
 RAI'SIN. s. The fruit of the vine 
 dried, pronounced raz'n. 
 
 RA'JAH. s. A Hindoo prince. 
 
 RAKE. 5. An agricultural instru- 
 ment, with teeth; a man addicted 
 to pleasure, pr. par. raking; past, 
 raked: s. raker: adj. rakish: adv 
 rakishly. 
 
 RAL'LY. v. To put disordered or 
 dispersed forces into order; to 
 treat with satirical merriment, pr. 
 par. rallying ; past, rallied. 
 
 RAM. 3. A male sheep ; Aries, the 
 vernal sign; an instrument for 
 battering walls, adj. rammish, 
 3trong scented. 
 
 RAM. v. To drive by violence ; to 
 stuff hard. pr. par. ramming; past, 
 rammed: s. rammer. 
 
 RAM'BLE. v. To rove loosely and 
 irregularly; to wanaer. pr. par. 
 rambling; past, rambled: s. ram- 
 ble, rambler. 
 
 RAMIFY, v. To separate into 
 branches, pr. par. ramifying; past, 
 ramified: s. ramification. 
 
 RAM'OUS. adj. Branchy. 
 
 RAM'PANT. adj. Exuberant; over- 
 growing restraint. In heraldry, 
 reared up, as if ready to combat 
 an en em v. s. rampancy. 
 
 RAMTART. s. The platform of the 
 wall behind the parapet. 
 
 RAN'CID. adj. Ill scented, s. ran 
 cidness, rancidity. 
 
 R\N'COROUS. adj. Malignant ; ma- 
 
 RAN— RAP 
 
 licious in the highest degree. ». 
 rancour: adv. rancorously. 
 
 RAN'DOM. 5. Want of direction, 
 want of rule or method ; chance 
 adj. random. 
 
 RANG. Pret. of the v. to ring. 
 
 RANGE, v. To place in order ; tc 
 put in ranks; to rove; to lie in 
 a particular direction, pr. par. 
 ranging; past, ranged: s. range, 
 ranger. 
 
 RANK. adj. High growing; luxu- 
 riant ; strong scented ; gross, s. 
 rankness. 
 
 RANK. s. A class; an order; dig- 
 nity; a line of men placed abreast 
 pr. par. ranking; past, ranked. 
 
 RANKLE, v. To fester ; to be in 
 flamed in body or mind. pr. par 
 rankling; past, rankled. 
 
 RAN'SACK. v. To pillage ; to search 
 narrowly, pr. par. ransacking 
 past, ransacked. 
 
 RAN'SOM. s. Price paid for liberty 
 v. ransom ; pr. par. ransoming 
 past, ransomed: s. ransomer 
 
 RANT. v. To rave in violent o* 
 high-sounding language, without 
 proportionable dignity of thought, 
 pr. par. ranting; past, ranted: s. 
 ranter, rant. 
 
 RANUN'CULUS. s. A kind of gar- 
 den plant, pi. ranunculuses. 
 
 RAP. s. A quick, smart blow; coun- 
 terfeit coin. pr. par. rapping; past, 
 rapped. 
 
 RAPA'CIOUS.atf;. Addiciud to plun- 
 der; seizing by violence, adv.ro- 
 paciously : s. rapacity. 
 
 RAPE. 5. Act of taking away ; vio- 
 lent defloration of chastity; a kind 
 of plant. 
 
 RAPID, adj. Quick, swift, s. rapid- 
 ity : adv. rapidly : s. rapids, a part 
 of a river where the water is rapid 
 over a moderate descent. 
 
 RA'PIER. s. A kind of sword, used 
 onlv in thrusting. 
 
 RAPINE, s. Act of plundering 
 
 RAP A REE'. 5. A wild Irish plun 
 derer. 
 
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RAP— RAT 
 
 RAPTURE, s. Ecstacy; transport; 
 enthusiasm, adj. rapturous. 
 
 RARE. adj. Scarce; uncommon; not 
 frequent ; thin ; raw. s. rareness, 
 rarety, pi. rarefies: adv. rarely. 
 
 RA'REESHOW. s. A show carried 
 in a box. 
 
 RAREFY, v. To make thin; con- 
 trary to condense, pr. par. rare- 
 fying ; past, rarefied: s. rarefac- 
 tion: adj. rarefable. 
 
 RAS'CAL. s. A mean fellow; a 
 scoundrel, s. rascality, adv. ras 
 cally. 
 
 RASH. adj. Hasty; violent; acting 
 without caution or reflection, adv. 
 rashly : s. rashness. 
 
 RASH. s. An eruption on the body. 
 
 RASH'ER. 5. A thin slice of bacon 
 
 RASP. v. To rub to powder, with a 
 very rough file. pr. par. rasping; 
 past, rasped: s. rasp, rasper. 
 
 RASPBERRY, s. A kind of fruit, 
 pi. raspberries. 
 
 RA'SURE. s. Act of scraping or shav- 
 ing; a mark in writing, where 
 something has been scraped out. 
 
 RAT. s. An animal of the mouse 
 kind. 
 
 RATAFPA, RATIFI'A. s. A kind of 
 cordial. 
 
 K \TAN'. s. An Indian cane. 
 
 RATE. s. Fixed price; settled al- 
 lowance; degree, v. rate,' pr. par, 
 rating,- past, rated: adj. ratable. 
 adv. ratably. 
 
 RATE. v. To chide, pr. par. rating; 
 past, rated. 
 
 RATH. s. A mound. 
 
 RATH'ER. adv. More willingly; 
 with better liking; with better 
 reason. 
 
 RATIFY, v. To confirm, pr. par. 
 ratifying: pn st, ratified : s. ratifi- 
 cation, ratifier. 
 
 RA'TIO. s. The relation which one 
 thing has to another of the same 
 kind, in respect to magnitude or 
 quantitv; rule of proportion. 
 
 IIATIO'CINATE. v. To reason, to 
 argue, pr. par. ratiacinating; past, 
 
 RAT -RAY 
 
 ratiocinated: s. ratiocination: adj i 
 ratiocinative. 
 
 RA'TION. s. A certain allowance 01 
 share of provisions. 
 
 RATIONAL, adj. Having the powei 
 of reasoning ; agreeable to reason; 
 judicious, s. ratiomdity : adv. ra- 
 tionally. 
 
 RATS'BANE. s. Poison for rats; 
 arsenic. 
 
 R^TEEN'. s. A kind of stuff. 
 
 RAT'TLE. v. To make a quick, 
 sharp noise, with bodies not very 
 sonorous, pr. par. rattling; past, 
 rattled: s. rattle. 
 
 RATTLEHEADED, adj. Giddy; not 
 steadv. 
 
 RATTLESNAKE, s. A kind of ser 
 pent. 
 
 RAU'CITY. s. Hoarseness. 
 
 RA V'AGE. v. To lay waste ; to plun 
 der. pr. par. ravaging; past, rav 
 aged: s. ravage, ravager. 
 
 RAVE. v. To be delirious; to talk 
 irrationally; to be unreasonably 
 fond. pr. par. raving; past, raved 
 adv. ravingly. 
 
 RAVEL, v. To entangle, pi par 
 raveling; past, raveled. 
 
 RAVELIN. 5. In fortification, a 
 work consisting of two faces, that 
 make a salient angle, commonly 
 called a half moon, by soldiers. 
 
 RA'VEN. s. A species of crow. 
 
 RA'VEN. v. To obtain by violence . 
 to devour with great rapacity ; to 
 prey with rapacity, pr. par. raven 
 ing; past, ravened: adj. ravenous • 
 adv. rajencusly : s. ravenousness. 
 
 RAVI'NE. s. A derp hollow, usually 
 formed by a flood; any hollow pass. 
 
 RAVISH, v. To take away by vio- 
 lence; to constuprate by force; 
 to delight; to transport, pr. par. 
 ravishing; past, ravished: s. rau- 
 isher, ravishmen t. 
 
 RAW. adj. Immature; unripe; not 
 fully cooked; new; bleak, cold; 
 not spun ; not covered with the 
 skin. adv. raivly: s. rawness. 
 
 RAY. s. A beam of light; lustre; a 
 kind of flat fish. 
 
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RAZ— REA 
 
 RAZE. v. To efface; to extirpate; 
 to overthrow, pr. par. razing; past, 
 razed: s. razure. 
 
 RA'ZOR. s. A knife used in shaving 
 the beard. 
 
 RE- ACCESS', s. Visit renewed. 
 
 REACH, v. To touch with the hand 
 extended ; to arrive at ; to stretch 
 forth ; to extend to. pr. par. reach- 
 ing; past, reached; s. reach. 
 
 REACT', v. To return the impulse 
 or impression, pr. par. reacting 
 past, reacted : s. reaction. 
 
 READ. v. To peruse any thing writ 
 ten or printed, pr. par. reading; 
 past, read: s. render, reading. 
 
 READMIS'SION. s. Act of admitting 
 again. 
 
 READMIT, v. To admit again, pr. 
 par. readmitting; past, readmitted: 
 s. readmittance. 
 
 READ'Y. adj. Prompt; prepared; 
 eager ; near -. easy ; expedite, adv. 
 readily: s. readiness. 
 
 REAL. adj. Relating to things, not 
 persons ; not personal ; not ficti- 
 tious; genuine; consistingof things 
 immovable, as land. s. reality, pi. 
 realities, realty: adv. really. 
 
 RE'ALIZE. v. To bring into being 
 or act ; to make real. pr. par. re- 
 alizing; past, realized: s. realiza- 
 tion. 
 
 REALM, s. A kingdom ; a king's 
 dominion. 
 
 REAM. 5. A bundle of paper, con 
 tainingr 20 quires. 
 
 REAN'IMATE. v. To revive; tore 
 store to life. pr. par. reanimating; 
 past, reanimated. 
 
 REAP. v. To cut corn ; to obtain. 
 pr. par. reaping; past, reaped: s. 
 reaper, reapinghook. 
 
 REAPPEAR', v. To appear again, 
 pr. par. reappearing; past, reappear- 
 ed: s. reappea? ance. 
 
 REAPPLICA'TION. s. Act of apply 
 ing anew. 
 
 REAR. 5. The hinder part ; the last 
 in order. 
 
 REAR. adj. Raw; half-roasted. 
 
 REAR v To raise up ; to move up 
 2C2 
 
 REA— REC 
 
 wards ; to bring to maturity ; t^ 
 breed, pr. par. rearing; past, rear 
 ed. 
 
 REASCEND'. v. To climb again ; to 
 mount again, pr. par. reascending f 
 past, reascended : s. reascension. 
 
 REA'SON. 5. The rational faculty; 
 cause; argument ; moderation, v 
 reason; pr. par. reasoning; past, 
 reasoned: adj. reasonable: s. rea 
 sonableness: adv. reasonably: s. 
 reasoner. 
 
 RE ASSEM'BLE. v. To collect anew 
 pr. par. reassembling; past, reaS' 
 sembled. 
 
 REASSERT', v. To assert anew. 
 pr. par. reasserting; past, reassert' 
 ed. 
 
 REASSU'ME. v. To resume ; to take 
 again, pr. par. reassuming, past, 
 reassumed. 
 
 REBAPTl'ZE. v. To baptize again, 
 pr. par. rebaptizing; past, rebap- 
 tized. 
 
 REBATE, v. To blunt ; to beat to 
 obtuseness. pr. par. rebating; past, 
 rebated. 
 
 REB'EL. s. One who opposes lawfu 1 
 authority by violence, v. rebef, 
 pr. par. rebelling; past, rebelled. 
 s. rebellion: adj. rebellious: adv 
 rebelliously. 
 
 REBOUND', v. To spring back ; to 
 be reverberated, pr. par. rebound' 
 ing; past, rebounded: s. rebound- 
 
 REBUFF', s. Quick and sudden re- 
 sistance. 
 
 REBUILD', v. To build anew. pr. par. 
 rebuilding ; past, rebuilt. 
 
 REBU'KE. v. To chide; to repre 
 hend. pr. par. rebuking; past, re 
 buked: s. rebuke, rebuker. 
 
 RE'BUS. s. A word or name repre- 
 sented by things ; a sort of riddle, 
 pi. rebuses. 
 
 REBUT', v. To retire back ; to re 
 turn an answer to a rejoinder, pr 
 par. rebutting; past, rebutted; £ 
 rebutter. 
 
 RECA LL\ v. To call back, to revoke 
 pr. par. recalling; past, recalled 
 s. recall. 
 
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REC-REC 
 
 RECANT', v. To retract \ to recall ; 
 to contradict what one has said or 
 done. pr. par. recanting ; past, re- 
 canted: s. recantation, recanter. 
 
 RECAPITULATE, v. To repeat the 
 sura of a former discourse, pr.par. 
 recapitulating; past, recapitulated: 
 s. recapitulation- adj. recapitulato- 
 ry 
 
 RECAPTURE, v. To retake a prize, 
 pr. par. recapturing; past, recap- 
 tured: s. recapture. 
 
 RECAST, v. To throw again ; to 
 cast anew. pr. par. recasting; past. 
 recast. 
 
 RECE'DE. v. To fall back; tore- 
 treat ; to desist, pr. par. receding; 
 past, receded. 
 
 RECEIPT', s. Act of receiving 
 a written acknowledgment of 
 something paid or received ; pre- 
 scription. 
 
 RECEI'VE. v. To take or obtain 
 to embrace intellectually; to ad- 
 mit ; to entertain as a guest, pr. 
 par. receiving; past, received: s. 
 receiver. 
 
 RECENT, adj. New, late, fresh, s. 
 recentness: adv. recently. 
 
 RECEPTACLE, s. A vessel or place 
 into which any thing is received. 
 
 RECEPTION, s. Act of receiving: 
 state of being received, s. recep- 
 tibility: adj. receptive. 
 
 RECESS', s. Retirement; retrent; 
 place of retirement ; remission or 
 suspension, pi. recesses ; recession. 
 
 RECHARGE', v. To accuse in re- 
 turn ; to charge again, pr. par. re- 
 charging; past, recharged. 
 
 RE'CIPE. s. A prescription. 
 
 RECIPIENT, s. A receiver ; that to 
 which any thing is communicated. 
 
 RECIPROCAL, adj. Acting in vi 
 cissitude ; alternate ; done by each 
 to each ; mutuallv interchange- 
 able, tidv. reciprocally: s. recip- 
 rocity. 
 
 RECITATIVE, RECITATI'VO. s. 
 A kind of tuneful pronunciation, 
 more musical than common speech, 
 
 REC-REC 
 
 and less musical than song : chant 
 adv. recitaiively. 
 
 RECITE, v. To rehearse; to repeat j 
 to enumerate, pr. par. reciting, 
 past, recited ; s. recital, recitation. 
 
 RECK'LESS. adj. Careless; heed 
 less; untouched, s. recklessness. 
 
 RECK'ON. v. To number ; to count; 
 to esteem, pr. par. reckoning; past, 
 reckoned: s. reckoner, reckoning. 
 
 RECLAIM', v. To reform ; to cor 
 rect; to recall, pr. ^ay. reclaiming, 
 past, reclaimed: adj. reclaimable 
 s. reclamation. 
 
 RECLl'NE. v. To lean back; to rest 
 pr. par. reclining; past, reclined 
 s. reclination. 
 
 RECLO'SE. v. To close again, pr 
 par. reclosing; past, reclosed. 
 
 RECLU'SE. s. One shut up ; a re- 
 tired person, adj. recluse: s. re* 
 cluseness. 
 
 RECOGNISE, v. To acknowledge; 
 to recover and avow knowledge 
 of; to review, pr. par. recognis- 
 ing; past, recognised : s. recogni 
 sance, recognition: adj. recogniz- 
 able. 
 
 RECOIL', v. To rush or fall back; 
 to slink, pr. par. recoiling; past, 
 recoiled: s. recoil. 
 
 RECOIN'. v. To coin over again 
 pr. par. recoining ; past, recoinedt 
 s. recoinage. 
 
 RECOLLECT', v. To recover to 
 memory ; to recover reason or 
 resolution ; to gather ngain. pr. 
 par. recollecting; pust, recollected; 
 s. recollection. 
 
 RECOMBI'NE. v. To join ngain. pr. 
 par. recombinrng ; past, recombin* 
 ed : s. recombination. 
 
 RECOMMENCE', v. To begin anew, 
 pr. par. recommencing; past, re* 
 commenced. 
 
 RECOMMEND', v. To praise to an- 
 other; to make acceptable, pr. 
 par. recommending: past, recom* 
 mended: adj. recommendohle: s. rv»« 
 commendation* re commander : adj. 
 recommendatory. 
 
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REC— REC 
 
 RECOMMIT', v. To commit anew: 
 to send back. pr. par. recommit- 
 ting; pi st, recommitted. 
 
 RECOMPENSE, v. To repay, to re- 
 quite, pr. par. recompensing; past, 
 recompensed: s. recompense. 
 
 RECONCILE, v. To restore to fa- 
 vour; to make consistent, pr. par. 
 reconciling; past, reconciled: s. 
 reconcilement, reconciliation: adj. 
 reconciliatory. 
 
 RECON'DITE. adj. Hidden, pro- 
 found, abstruse. 
 
 RECONDUCT', v. To conduct back 
 again, pr. pir. reconducting; pas.., 
 reconducted. 
 
 RECONQ'UER v. To conquer again, 
 pr. par. reconquering; past, recon- 
 quered. 
 
 RECONNOITRE, v. To examine; 
 to view. pr. par. reconnoitring; 
 past, reconnoitred. 
 
 ftECONSlD'ER.v.Toconsideranew. 
 pr. par reconsidering; past, recon- 
 sidered. 
 
 RECON VEY'. v. To convey again ; 
 to reassign, pr. par. reconveying ; 
 past, recouveyed. 
 
 RECORD', v. To register; to cause 
 to be remembered, pr. par. record- 
 ing; past, recorded: s. red or d, re- 
 corder. 
 
 RECOUNT', v. To relate in detail ; 
 to tell dis'.inctlv. pr. par. recount- 
 ing; p r »st, recounted. 
 
 RECOURSE'. 5. Frequent passage ; 
 return : recurrence, &c. 
 
 RECOVER, v. To restore from sick- 
 ness or disorder; to grow well 
 from a disease; to regain, pr. par. 
 recovering; past, recovered: adj.^ 
 recoverable : s. recovery. 
 
 RE'CREANT. adj. Subdued; false: 
 coward! v. 
 
 RECREATE, v. To refresh after 
 toil ; to siri'ise. pr. par. recreating:'] 
 past, recre 'ted: s. recreation : adv.j 
 recreate -p. 
 
 RE'CREMKXT. ?. Dross; superflu- 
 ous or nselees rjnrts. adj. recre-' { 
 mental, recremenfiious. 
 
 REC- -RED 
 
 RECRIMINATE, v. To return one 
 accusation with another, pr. par 
 recriminating, past, recriminated 
 s. recrimination, recriminator : adj 
 recriminatory. 
 
 RECRUIT, v. To repair with new 
 supplies, pr. par. recruiting; past , 
 recruited: s. recruit. 
 
 RECTANGLE, s. A figure having 
 four sides, of which the opposite 
 sides are equal, and all its angles 
 right angles, adj. rectangled, red* 
 angular. 
 
 RECTIFY, v. To make right ; to re- 
 form ; to improve by repeated dis 
 tillation. pr. par. rectifying; past, 
 rectified: adj. rectifiable: s. rectifi 
 cation, rectifier. 
 
 RECTILIN'EAR. adj. Consisting 01 
 right lines. 
 
 RECTITUDE, s. Straightness; just 
 ness; uprightness. 
 
 RECTOR. 5. A ruler; a governor; 
 a parson of an unappropriated par- 
 ish, adj. rectorial: s. rectory, pi. 
 rectories. 
 
 RECUBATION. s. Act of lying and 
 leaning. 
 
 RECUM'BENCE, RECUMBENCY 
 5. Act of reposing, or resting in 
 confidence. 
 
 RECUR', v. To come back to the 
 thought; to have recourse to. pr. 
 par. recurring; past, recurred: e. 
 recurrence : adj. recurrent. 
 
 RECURSION. 5. Return. 
 
 RECUR'VATE. v. To bend back, 
 pr. par. recurvating ; past, recvr- 
 vated: s. recurvation, recurviiy 
 adj. recurvous. 
 
 RECU'SANT. adj. Refusinirto con 
 form. s. recumnt, recusancy. 
 
 RED. adj. Of the colour of blood, s. 
 red., redness: v. redden; pr. par. 
 reddening; past, reddened: adj. 
 reddish: s. reddishyievs. 
 
 FED'BHEAST. 5. A kind of bird. 
 
 RED'DLE. 5. A sort of red mineral 
 eirth. 
 
 REDEEM', v. To ransom ; to relieve 
 from forfeiture or captivifcv, bv 
 paying a price, pr. par, rt.ium 
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RED— REE 
 
 ing; past, redeemed: adj. redeema- 
 able: s. redeemer. 
 
 REDEMPTION, s. Act of redeem- 
 ing; state of being redeemed, adj. 
 redemptory: s. redemptioner, a for- 
 eigner who pays his passage to the 
 United States by service for a cer- 
 tain time. 
 
 RED'HOT. adj. Heated to redness. 
 
 REDINTEGRATE, v. To restore ; 
 to make new. pr. par. redintegrat- 
 ing; past, redintegrated: s. redin- 
 tegration. 
 
 REDOLENT, adj. Of sweet scent. 
 s. redolence, redolency. 
 
 REDOUB'LE. v. To become twice 
 as much ; to increase in a twofold 
 degree, pr. par. redoubling; past, 
 redoubled. 
 
 REDOUBT', s. The outwork of a 
 fortification. 
 
 REDOUBTABLE, adj. Formidable; 
 terrible to foes. 
 
 REDOUND', v. To be sent back, by 
 reaction ; to conduce in the con- 
 sequence, pr. par. redounding; 
 past, redounded. 
 
 REDRESS', v. To set right; to amend; 
 to remedy, pr. par. redressing; 
 past, redressed: s. redress, redress- 
 er: adj. redressive. 
 
 RED'SHANK. s. A kind of bird. 
 
 REDU'CE. v. To bring back; to 
 make less ; to degrade ; to impov- 
 erish; to subdue, pr. par. reducing; 
 past, reduced: adj. reducible. 
 
 REDUCTION, s. Act of reducing; 
 state of being reduced, adj. reduc- 
 tive. 
 
 REDUN'DANT. adj. Superabundant, 
 exuberant, s. redundance, redun- 
 dancy: adv. redundantly. 
 
 REDUTLICATE. v. To double, pr. 
 par. reduplicating; past, redupli- 
 cated' s. reduplication: adj. redu- 
 plicative. 
 
 RED'WING. 5. A kind of bird. 
 
 REED. 5. A species of small cane; 
 an instrument tnrough which the 
 threads are drawn, in a loom. adj. 
 reedy. 
 
 REEF. s. A certain portion of sail, 
 
 REE— REF 
 
 contracted by being tied up; a 
 chain of rocks, v. reef; pr. par. 
 reefing; past, reefed. 
 
 REEK. s. Smoke, steam, pr. par. 
 reeking; past, reeked: adj. reeky. 
 
 REEL. s. A turning frame, upon 
 which yarn is wound ; a kind of 
 dance, pr. par. reeling; past, reeled 
 
 REEL. v. To stagger, pr. par. reel- 
 ing ; past, reeled. 
 
 RE-ELECT', v. To elect again, pr. 
 par. re-electing ; past, re-elected: s 
 re-election. 
 
 RE-ENACT', v. To enact again, pr 
 par. re-enacting; past, re-enacted : 
 s. re-enactment. 
 
 RE-ENFORCE', REINFORCE', v. 
 To strengthen with new assistance 
 or support, pr. par. re-enforcing; 
 past, re-enforced: s. re-enforce- 
 ment, reinforcement. 
 
 RE-ESTABXISH. v. To establish 
 anew. pr. par. re-establishing; past, 
 re-established: s. re-establishment. 
 
 RE-EXAM'INE. v. To examine anew, 
 pr. par. re examining ; past, re-ex- 
 amined: s. re-examination. 
 
 REFECTION, s. Refreshment, s 
 refectory, a room of refreshment ; 
 pi. refectories. 
 
 REFER', v. To dismiss for informa- 
 tion or judgment; to betake to. 
 for decision; to reduce to, as to 
 the ultimate end. pr. par. refer' 
 ring; past, referred: adj. refera- 
 ble, referrible : s. referee, reference. 
 
 REFl'NE. v. To purify; to polish; 
 to affect nicety, pr. pnr. refining: 
 past, refined: adv. refnedly : s. re- 
 finement, refiner. 
 
 REFIT', v. To rennir; to equip 
 again, pr. par. refitting; past, re 
 fitted. 
 
 REFLECT', v. To throw or bend 
 back ; to consider attentively ; to 
 throw reproach or censure ; to 
 bring reproach pr. par. reflecting, 
 past, refected: adj. reflectent, re 
 flective : s. reflection, reflector. 
 
 RE'FLEX.aeJ/. r>nt or directed back 
 wards, adj. reflexible: s. reflexibil 
 ity. 
 
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REF— REG 
 
 RE'FLUENT. adj. Flowing back. 
 
 s. refluence 
 RE'FJrUX. 5. Backward course of 
 
 water. 
 REFORM', v. To form again ; to 
 
 amend, pr. par. reforming; past, 
 
 reformed: s. reform, reformation, 
 
 reformer, reformist. 
 REFRACT, v. To break the natural 
 
 course of rays. pr. par. refracting; 
 
 past, refracted: s. refraction: adj. 
 
 REFRACTORY, adj. Obstinate, 
 contumacious, s. refractoriness. 
 
 REFRALY. v. To hold back; to 
 forbear, pr. par. refraining; past, 
 refrained. 
 
 REFRAN'GIBLE. adj. Capable of 
 being refracted, s. refrangibility. 
 
 REFRESH', v. To recreate; to re- 
 lieve after pain, fatigue, or want ; 
 to freshen ; to cool. pr. par. re- 
 freshing; past, refreshed: s. re- 
 fresher, refreshment. 
 
 RLTRI'GERATE. v. To cool. pr. 
 par. refrigerating; past, refrige- 
 rated: adj. refrigerant: s. refrige- 
 ration, refrigerator. 
 
 REF'UGE. s. Shelter from danger 
 or distress, s. refugee. 
 
 REFUL'GENT. adj. Bright, shining, 
 splendid, s. refulgence: adv. re- 
 fidgently. 
 
 REFUND', v. To pour back; to re- 
 pay, pr. par. refunding; past, re- 
 funded. 
 
 REFUSE, v. To deny what is soli- 
 cited or required; to reject, pr. 
 par. refusing; past, refused: s. re- 
 fusal, refuse. 
 
 REFUTE, v. To prove false or erro- 
 neous, pr. par. refuting; past, re- 
 futed: adj. refutable: s. refutation. 
 
 REGAIN', v. To recover, to gain 
 anew. pr. par. regaining; past, 
 regained. 
 
 RE'GAL. adj. Rovnl, kingly, s. re- 
 gality: adv. regally. 
 
 REGA'LE. v. ToWrVsh; to gratify. 
 pr. par. regaling; past, regaled: s. 
 regalement. 
 
 REGAL'IA. 5. Ensigns of royalty. 
 
 REG— REG 
 
 REGARD', v. To respect; to look 
 towards; to observe; to value, 
 pr. par. regarding; past, regard- 
 ed: adj. regardful, regardless : adv. 
 regardfully, regardlesdy. 
 
 RE'GENT. adj. Governing; exercis- 
 ing vicarious authority, s. regent, 
 regency, pi. regencies. 
 
 REGERMINA'TION. s. Act of 
 sprouting again. 
 
 RE'GICIDE. s. A murderer of his 
 king; the murder of one's king 
 adj. regicidal. 
 
 RE'GIMEN. s. That care in diet and 
 living, that is suitable to every 
 particular course of medicine, or 
 state of body. 
 
 RE'GIMENT. s. A body of soldiers, 
 commanded by a colonel, adj. regi- 
 mental: s. regimentals, the uni- 
 form dress. 
 
 RE'GION. s. Tract of land; country; 
 tract of space. 
 
 RE'GISTER. s. An account of any 
 thing, regularly kept ; the officer 
 who registers, &c. v. register; pr. 
 par. registering; past, registered: 
 s. registry, registration. 
 
 RE'GISTRAR. s. The officer who 
 keeps the register. 
 
 REG'NANT. adj. Reigning; reign- ' 
 ing in one's own right ; not reign- 
 ing as a regent. 
 
 REGRA'TE. v. To engross ; to fore- 
 stall, pr. par. regrating; past, re- 
 grated: s. regrater. 
 
 REGRESS', s. Passage back. v. re- 
 gress ; pr. par. regressing; past, 
 regressed : s. regression. 
 
 REGRET'. 5. Vexation at something 
 past; grief; sorrow, v. regret; pr. 
 par regretting; past, regretted. 
 
 REG'ULAR. adj. Agreeable to rule; 
 consistent with the mode prescrib- 
 ed: governed bv strict regulations; 
 orderly, s. regular, regularity: adv. 
 regularly. 
 
 REG'ULATE. v. To adjust by rule 
 or method; to direct, pr. par. reg- 
 ulating; past, regulated: s. regit 
 lation, regulator. 
 
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REG-REJ 
 
 REGUR GITATE. v. To throw back: 
 to pout oack. pr. par. regurgitat 
 ing; past, regurgitated : s. regur- 
 gitation. 
 
 REHEAR', o. To hear again, pr. par. 
 rehearing; past, reheard: s. re- 
 hearing. 
 
 REHEARSE', v. To repeat; tore- 
 cite ; to recite previously to exhi- 
 bition, pr. par. rehearsing; past, 
 rehearsed: s. rehearsal. 
 
 REIGN, v. To enjoy or exercise 
 sovereign authority ; to be pre- 
 dominant, pr. par. reigning; past, 
 reigned: s. reign. 
 
 REIMBODT. v. To embody again, 
 pr. par. reimbodying ; past, reim- 
 bodied. 
 
 REIMBURSE', v. To repay; to re- 
 pair loss or expense by an equiva- 
 lent, pr. par. reimbursing; past, 
 reimbursed: s reimbursement. 
 
 REIN. s. The part of the bridle 
 which is held in the driver's hand, 
 pr. par. reining; past, reined. 
 
 REINS, s. The kidneys; the lower 
 part of the back. 
 
 REINSERT', v. To insert a second 
 time. pr. par. reinserting; past, 
 reinserted : s. reinsertion. 
 
 REINSPI'RE. v. To inspire anew 
 pr. par. reinspiring; past, rein 
 spired. 
 
 REINSTAL'. v. To seat again ; to 
 put again in possession, pr. par, 
 reinstalling ; past, reinstalled. 
 
 REINSTA'TE. v. To put into the 
 same state or condition as before. 
 -»i. par. reinstating; past, reinstat- 
 ed. 
 
 REINTEGRATE, v. To renew with 
 regard to any state or quality ; to 
 repair; to restore, pr. par. rein- 
 tegrating; past, reintegrated: s. 
 reintegration. 
 
 REINVEST', v. To invest anew. pr. 
 par. reinvesting ; past, reinvested. 
 
 REITERATE, v. To repeat again 
 and again, pr par. reiterating 
 past, reiterated: s. reiteration. 
 
 REJECT'. v\ To dismiss without 
 compliance ; to cast off; to refuse 
 
 REJ-REL 
 
 to throw aside, pr. par. rejecting, 
 past, rejected : s. rejection. 
 
 REJOI'CE. v. To be glad; to exult; 
 to exhilarate ; to gladden, pr. par. 
 rejoicing; past, rejoiced: s. rejoicer: 
 adv. rejoicingly. 
 
 REJOIN', v. To join again ; to meet 
 again ; to answer to an answer. 
 pr. par. rej oining ; past, rejoined. 
 s. re joiner. 
 
 REJUDGE'. v. To re-examine; to 
 review, pr. par. rejudging; past, 
 rejudged. 
 
 REJUVENESCENCE, s. State of 
 being voung again. 
 
 RELAPSE', v. To slide or fall back , 
 to fall back from a state of re- 
 covery to sickness, pr. par. relaps- 
 ing; past, relapsed: s. relapse. 
 
 RELA'TE. v. To tell ; to recite ; to 
 ally by kindred ; to have relation 
 to. pr. par. relating; past, related: 
 s. relater, relation. 
 
 REL'ATIVE. adj. Having relation ; 
 considered not absolutely, but as 
 belonging to, or respecting some- 
 thing else. s. relative: adv. rela- 
 tively. 
 
 RELAX', v. To slacken ; to remit , 
 to make less secure or rigorous; 
 to ease. pr. par. relaxing; past, 
 relaxed: s. relaxation, relaxaiive. 
 
 RELAY', s. Dogs held in reserve, 
 horses on the road, to relieve 
 others, on a iournev. 
 
 RELEA'SE. v. to set "free; to free 
 from obligation or penalty, pr. par. 
 releasing; past, released: s. release. 
 
 RELENT', v. To soften; to grow 
 tender ; to feel compassion, pr. 
 par. relenting; past, relented: adj. 
 relentless. 
 
 REL'EVANT. udj. Relieving; .- f 
 fording something to the purpose; 
 having relation to. s. relevancy. 
 
 REL'IC. 5. That which is left, aYter 
 the loss or decay of the rest; some- 
 thing held in superstitious vene- 
 ration. 
 
 REL'ICT. s. A widow. 
 
 RELIEF', s. Aid, help, alleviation, 
 mitigation. 
 
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KEL— REM 
 
 RELIE'VE. v. To afford relief, pr. 
 par. relieving; past, relieved: adj. 
 relievable: s. reliever. 
 
 RELIEVO, s. The prominence of a 
 figure or picture. 
 
 RELI'GION. s. Reverence of a Su 
 preme Being; a particular system 
 of divine faith and worship, adj. 
 religious: adv. religiously: s. reli- 
 giousness. 
 
 RELINQUISH, v. To forsake; to 
 abandon; to leave; to quit. pr. 
 par. relinquishing; past, relin- 
 quished: s. relinquishment. 
 
 RELISH, s. Taste ; effect on the 
 palate; liking; delight, v. relish; 
 pr. par. relishing; past, relished: 
 adj. rclishable. 
 
 RELU'CENT. adj. Shining; trans- 
 parent, s. relucency. 
 
 RELUCTANT, adj. Struggling 
 against ; unwilling, adv. reluc- 
 tantly: s. reluctance. 
 
 RELU'ME. v. To light anew; tore- 
 kindle, pr. par. reluming; past, 
 relumed. 
 
 RELY', v. To lean upon with con- 
 fidence; to trust in. pr. par. rely- 
 ing ; past, relied: s. reliance. 
 
 REMAIN', v. To be left; to stay 
 behind, pr. par. remaining; past, 
 remained: s. remainder, remains. 
 
 REMAND', v. To send back; to 
 call back. pr. par. remanding; past, 
 remanded. 
 
 REMARK', s. Observation; note: 
 notice taken, v. remark ; pr. par. 
 remarking; past, remarked: adj. 
 remarkable : adv. remarkably. 
 
 REM'EDY. 5. A medicine by which 
 any illness is cured; that which 
 counteracts any evil ; reparation. 
 v. remedy; pr. par. remedying; pnst, 
 remedied: adj. remediable, remedial, 
 remediless. 
 
 REMEM'BER. v. To bear in mind; 
 to put in mind. pr. par. remember- 
 ing; past, remembered: s. remem- 
 brance remembrancer. 
 
 REMIND', v. To put in mind. pr. 
 par. reminding , past, reminded. 
 
 REMINIS'CENCE. s. Recollection. 
 
 REM-REN 
 
 REMISS', adj. Not careful; sloth- 
 ful. adv. remissly: s. remissness 
 
 REMISSION, s. Act of remitting 
 
 REMIT', v. To relax; to forgive; 
 to abate; to send money to a dis- 
 tant place, pr. par. remitting; past, 
 remitted: s. remittance, remitter. 
 
 REM'NANT. s. Residue. 
 
 REMOD'EL. v. To model anew. pr. 
 par. remodeling; past, remodeled. 
 
 REMON'STRATE. v. To show rea 
 son against, pr. par. remonstrating, 
 past, remonstrated: s. remon- 
 strance: adj. remonstrant 
 
 REMORSE', s. Pain of guilt ; pity 
 adj. remorseless. 
 
 REMOTE, adj. Distant; far re- 
 moved; alien; not agreeing, adv. 
 remotely: s. remoteness. 
 
 REMOUNT', v. To mount agai i. 
 pr. par. remounting; past, i%* 
 mounted. 
 
 REMOTE, v. To put from its place, 
 to place at a distance ; to go froi ) 
 one place to another, pr. par. re- 
 moving; past, removed: adj. re* 
 movable: s. removal. 
 
 REMUNERATE, v. To repay; tq 
 reward; to compensate, pr. pai. 
 remunerating; past, remunerated. 
 s. remuneration, remunerator: adj. 
 remunerative. 
 
 RENAS'CENCE. s. State of being 
 produced agfnin. adj. renascent. 
 
 RENCOUNTER, s. Clash; colli- 
 sion ; personal opposition; sudden 
 combat. 
 
 REND. v. To tear with violence, 
 pr. par. rending ; pnst, rent. 
 
 REN'DER. v. To return; to pay 
 back; to invest with qualities; to 
 yield ; to show. pr. par. rendering; 
 past, rendered. 
 
 RENDEZVOUS, s. Assembly: meet- 
 ing appointed; place appointed 
 for assembling, v. rendezvous ; pr. 
 par. rendezvousing: past, render- 
 voused 
 REN'EGADE, RENEGA'DO. s. An 
 apostate; a deserter, pi. renegades* 
 renegadoes. 
 RENEW, v. To renovate; to re 
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REN— REP 
 
 peat; to begin again, pr. par. re- 
 newing; past, renewed: adj. re- 
 newable: s. renewal, renewedness. 
 
 REN'NET. s. See Runnet. 
 
 REN'NET, REN'NETING. s. A kind 
 of apple. 
 
 RENOUNCE', v. To disown ; to quit 
 upon oath. pr. par. renouncing;' 
 past, renounced. 
 
 REN'OVATE. v. To renew ; to re- 
 store to the first state, pr. par. reno- 
 vating; past, renovated, s. reno- 
 vation. 
 
 RENOWN', s. Fame ; praise widely 
 spread, adj. renowned. 
 
 RENT. s. A break ; a laceration. 
 
 RENT. s. Revenue; periodical pay- 
 ment, pr. par. renting; past, rent- 
 ed: s. rental, renter, rent-roll. 
 
 RENUNCIATION, s. Act of re- 
 nouncing. 
 
 REPAIR', v. To restore after injury 
 or dilapidation ; to mend. pr. par. 
 repairing; past, repaired: s. re- 
 pair. 
 
 REPARABLE, adj. Capable of be- 
 ing repaired, s. reparation. 
 
 REPARTEE', s. A smart reply. 
 
 REPASS', v. To pass again ; to pass 
 or travel back. pr. par. repassing; 
 past, repassed. 
 
 REPAST', s. A meal; act of taking 
 food ; victuals. 
 
 REPAY', v. To payback; to com- j 
 pensate; to requite, pr. par. re- 
 paying; past, repay ed: s. repay- 
 ment. 
 
 REPEAL', v. To revoke; to abro- 1 
 gate. pr. par. repealing ; past, re-' 
 pealed: s. repeal. 
 
 REPEAT', v. To iterate, to use 
 again ; to do, speak, or try again ; 
 co recite, pr. par. repealing; past, 1 
 repeated- s. repeater, one that re- 
 peats; a watch that strikes the 
 hours. 
 
 REPEL, v. To drive back. pr. par. 
 
 repelling; past, repelled: adj. re- 
 pellent. 
 REPENT', v. To think on any thing 
 past with sorrow; to change the 
 
 REP— REP 
 
 pented: s. repentance: adj. and a 
 repentant. 
 
 REPEO'PLE. v To stock with peo 
 pie anew. pr. par. repeopling; past, 
 repeopled. 
 
 REPERCUS'SION. s. Rebound, adj. 
 repercussive. 
 
 REPERTORY, s. A magazine; a 
 book in which any thing is to be 
 found, pi. repertories. 
 
 REPETITION, s. Act of repeating; 
 thing repeated. 
 
 REPI'NE. v. To fret ; to be discon- 
 tented, pr. par. repining; past, 
 repined: s. repiner: adv. •repiningly. 
 
 REPLACE, v. To put into the former 
 place ; to put into a new place, pr. 
 par. replacing; past, replaced. 
 
 REPLANT', v. To plant anew. pr. 
 par. replanting; past, replanted. 
 
 REPLENISH, v. To fill again; to 
 stock; to furnish, pr. par. repltn- 
 ishing ; past, replenished. 
 
 REPLETE, adj. Full; full to ex- 
 uberance, s. repletion: adj. repie- 
 live. 
 
 REPLEVIN. v. Totakebackorsetgt 
 liberty any thing seized, pr. par. 
 replevining; past, replevined: s. 
 replevin. 
 
 REPLICATION, s. Act of replying} 
 answer to a plea in law. 
 
 REPLY', v. To answer, pr. par. re- 
 plying; past, replied: s. reply, pi. 
 replies, replyer. 
 
 REPORT', v. To cause a rumour; 
 to give repute ; to give an account 
 of; to return ; to rebound, pr. par. 
 reporting; past, reported: s. re- 
 port, reporter. 
 
 REPO'SE. v. To lay to rest ; to be 
 at rest ; to confide, pr. par. repos- 
 ing; past, reposed: s. repose, re- 
 posal, reposedness. 
 
 REPOSITORY, s. A place where 
 any thing is safely deposited, s. 
 repositories. 
 
 REPREHEND', v. To reprove ; to 
 censure, pr. pnr. reprehending, 
 past, reprehended: adj. reprehensi- 
 ble, reprehensive: adv. reprehensibly. 
 
 mind, pi. par repenting; past, re-\ REPRESENT', v. To exhibit, as if 
 
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REP— REP 
 
 present ; to describe ; to person-] 
 ate. pr. par. representing; pastj 
 represented: s. representation: adj. 
 and s. representative. 
 
 REPRESS', v. To crush ; to subdue, 
 pr. par. repressing; past, rep7~ess- 
 ed: s. repression: adj. repressive. 
 
 REPRIEVE', v. To respite, after 
 sentence of death; to respite, pr. 
 par. reprieving; past, reprieved: s. 
 reprieve, reprieval. 
 
 REPRIMAND', v. To chide; tore- 
 prove, pr. par. reprimanding; past, 
 reprimanded: s. rep'rimand. 
 
 REPRINT', v. To print again, pr. 
 par. reprinting; past, reprinted: 
 s. reprint. 
 
 REPRI'SAL. s. Act of seizing, by 
 way of retaliation; thing seized. 
 
 REPROACH', v. To censure in op- 
 probrious terms ; to upbraid, pr. 
 par. reproaching; pasty reproach- 
 ed: s. reproach: adj. reproachable, 
 reproachful: adv. reproachfully. 
 
 REP'ROBATE. adj. Lost to virtue ; 
 lost to grace; abandoned, s. rep- 
 robate. 
 
 REP'ROBATE. v. To disallow; to 
 reject ; to abandon, pr. par. rep- 
 robating; past, reprobated: s. rep- 
 robation. 
 
 REPRODUCE', v. To produce again, 
 pr. par. reproducing; past, repro- 
 duced. 
 
 REPRODUCTION, s. Act of repro- 
 ducing; thing reproduced. 
 
 REPRO'VE. v. To blame; to cen- 
 sure ; to check, pr. par. reproving; 
 past, reproved: adj. reprovable: s. 
 reprover, reproof. 
 
 REPTILE, adj. Creeping upon many 
 feet. s. reptile. 
 
 REPUB'LIC. s. Commonwealth ; 
 popular government, adj. and s. 
 republican: s. republicanism. 
 
 REPUB'LISH. v. To publish anew, 
 pr. par. republishing ; past, repub- 
 lished: s. republication. 
 
 REPU'DIATE. v. To put away; to 
 reject; to divorce, pr. par. repu- 
 diating; past, repudiated : adj. re- 
 pudiable: s. repudiation. 
 2D 
 
 REP— RES 
 
 REPUG'NANT. adj. Contrary, ojv 
 posite, inconsistent, s. repugnancy 
 repugnancy : adv. repugnantly. 
 
 REPULSE', s. Act of driving back; 
 state of being ariven back ; defeat. 
 v. repulse ; pr. par. repulsing; past, 
 repulsed: adj. repulsive. 
 
 REPU'TE. s. Character; reputation ; 
 established opinion, v. repute; pr. 
 par. rqmting; past, reputed : adj. 
 repxitable: s. reputation. 
 
 REQUEST'. -5. Petition; entreaty; 
 demand: state of being desired, 
 pr. par. requesting; past, requested. 
 
 RE'QUIEM. s. A hymn in which 
 rest is implored for the dead. 
 
 REQUI'RE. v. To demand; to mak 
 necessary; to need; to request 
 pr. par. requiring; past, required 
 
 REQ'UISITE. adj. Needful; neces 
 sarv ; required, s. requisite. 
 
 REQUISITION, s. Demand; appli 
 cation for a thing, as of right. 
 
 REQUITE, v. To repay; to retali 
 ate ; to recompense, pr. par. re 
 quiting; past, requited: s. requiiaU 
 
 RESCIND', v. To cut off; to abro 
 gate. pr. par. rescinding; past 
 rescinded. 
 
 RESCISSION, s. Act of rescinding 
 
 RE'SCRIPT. s. Written answer 
 edict of an emperor. 
 
 RES'CUE. v. To set free from vio 
 lence, confinement, or danger 
 pr. par. rescuing; past, rescued: a 
 rescue, rescuer. 
 
 RESEARCH', s. Inquirv, search. 
 
 RESEM'BLE. v. To compare ; to be 
 like: to have likeness to. pr. par 
 resembling; past, resembled : s. re- 
 semblance. 
 
 RESENT, v. To take ill ; to consid- 
 er as injury or affront, pr. par. re- 
 senting; past, resented : adj. resent 
 ful : s. resentment. 
 
 RESERVE', v. To keep in store ; to 
 save for some other purpose ; to 
 retain, pr. par. reserving; past, re- 
 served: s. reservation, reserve, re- 
 servedness : adv reservedly. 
 
 RE'SERVOIR. s. A place where any 
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RES— RES 
 
 thing is kept in store ; an artificial 
 pond. 
 
 RESI'DE. v. To have abode; to 
 dwell ; to sink ; to subside, pr. 
 par. residing; past, resided; s. res- 
 idence : adj. and s. resident. 
 
 RESIDUE. s. The remaining part ; 
 that which is left. adj. residuary. 
 
 RESIGN', v. To give up; to yield; 
 to submit, pr. par. resigning; past, 
 resigned : s. resignation : adv. re- 
 signedly. 
 
 RESILIENCE, s. The act of start- 
 ing or leaping back. adj. resilient 
 
 RES'IN. 5. A vegetable substance 
 that easily ignites, adj. resinous. 
 
 RESIST', v. To oppose , not to ad- 
 mit impression or force, pr. par. 
 resisting; past, resisted: s. resist- 
 ance: adj. resistible: s. resistibility, 
 
 RES'OLUTE. adj. Determined ; fix- 
 ed; constant, adv. resolutely: s. 
 resolution. 
 
 RESOLVE', v. To free from doubt 
 or difficulty; to solve; to deter- 
 mine ; to analyze ; to reduce, pr. 
 par. resolving; past, resolved : adj. 
 resolvable: adv. resolvedly. 
 
 RE'SONANT. adj. Resounding, s. 
 resonance. 
 
 RESORT', v. To have recourse ; to 
 repair to. pr. par. resorting; past, 
 resorted: s. resort, resorter. 
 
 RESOUND', v. To echo; to sound 
 back ; to be much and loudly men- 
 tioned; pr. par. resounding ; past, 
 > esounded : s. resound. 
 
 RESOURCE'. 5. New or unexpected 
 means ; resort ; expedient. 
 
 RESPECT', v. To regard ; to rever- 
 ence in a moderate degree; to have 
 relation to. pr. par. respecting; 
 past, respected: s. respect: adj. re- 
 spectful: adv. respectfully. 
 
 RESPECTABLE, adj. Venerable; 
 meriting respect, s. respectability : 
 adv. respectably. 
 
 RESPECTIVE, adj. Particular ; rel- 
 ative ; not absolute, adv. respect- 
 ively. 
 
 RESPI'RE. v. To breathe ; to catch 
 breath, pr. par respiring; past, 
 
 RES— RES 
 
 respired: s. respiration: adj re- 
 spirable, respiratory. 
 
 RES'PITE. s. Reprieve ; suspension 
 of a capital sentence; pause; in- 
 terval, v. respite; pr. par. respiting; 
 past, respited. 
 
 RESPLEN'DENT. adj. Bright; shin- 
 ing. s. resplendence, resplendency : 
 adv. resplendenily. 
 
 RESPOND', v. To answer; to coi- 
 respond; to suit. pr. par. respond 
 ing; past, responded: s. respondent 
 
 RESPONSE', s. An answer; answei 
 made by a congregation, speak ja^ 
 alternately with the priest, adj. 
 responsive, responsory. 
 
 RESPON'SIBLE. adj. Answerable; 
 accountable; capable of discharg- 
 ing an obligation, s. responsibility, 
 p 1 . responsib ilities. 
 
 REST. s. Repose ; cessation or ab 
 sence of motion ; quiet ; peacu , 
 pause; remainder, v. rest; pr. par 
 resting; past, rested: adj. ?'estles.Xi 
 adv. restlessly: s. restlessness. 
 
 RESTAURA'TION. 5. Act of recov- 
 ering to the former state. 
 
 RES'TIFF, RESTIVE, adj. Unwil- 
 ling to stir; stubborn, s. restive* 
 ness. 
 
 RESTITUTION, s. Act of restor- 
 ing ; retribution. 
 
 RESTORE', v. To give back to tho 
 owner ; to bring back ; to retrieve j 
 to cure ; to recover from disease, 
 pr. par. restoring; past, restored' 
 s. restoration: adj. and s. restoru 
 tive. 
 
 RESTRAIN', v. To hold back; to 
 withhold ; to repress ; to hinder 
 to limit, pr. par. restraining; past, 
 restrained : adj. restrainable : s. re- 
 straint. 
 
 RESTRICT', v. To limit; to confine, 
 pr. par. restricting; past, restricted. 
 s. restriction: adj. restrictive. 
 
 RESULT', v. To leap back ; to arise 
 as a consequence ; to be produced 
 as an effect, pr.par. resulting; past, 
 resulted: s. result. 
 
 RESU'ME. v. To take back ; to be 
 311 
 
RES— RET 
 
 gin again, pr. par. resuming; past, 
 resumed. 
 
 RESUMPTION, s. Act of resuming, 
 adj. resumptive. 
 
 RESURRECTION, s. Revival from 
 the dead ; return from the grave. 
 
 RESUS'CITATE. v.To stir up again; 
 to revive, pr. par. resuscitating ; 
 past, resuscitated ; s. resuscitation : 
 auj. resuscitative. 
 
 RETAIL', v. To sell in small quan- 
 tities; to tell in broken parts, or 
 at second-hand. pr. par. retailing; 
 past, retailed: s. re' tail, retailer. 
 
 RETAIN', v. To keep; not to dis 
 miss ; to keep in pay ; to withhold. 
 pr. par. retaining; past, retained: 
 s. retainer. 
 
 RETA'KE. v. To take again, pr. par. 
 retaking ; past, retaken ; pret. re- 
 took. 
 
 RETALIATE, v. To return, by giv- 
 ing like for like; to requite, pr. 
 par. retaliating; past, retaliated. 
 s. retaliation. 
 
 RETARD', v. To delay, to hinder, 
 pr. par. retarding; past, retarded: 
 s. retardation, retarder. 
 
 RETCH, v. To force up from the 
 stomach, pr. par. retching; past, 
 retched. 
 
 RETENTION, s. Act of retaining, 
 ad], retentive: s. rcientiveness. 
 
 RETICLE, s. A small net. adj. re- 
 ticular, reticulated, retiform. 
 
 RET'INUE. s. A number attending 
 upon a principal person; a train. 
 
 RETl'RE. v.To retreat, to withdraw 
 pr. par. retiring; past, retired: s 
 retiredness, retirement. 
 
 RETORT, v. To throw back; to 
 curve back ; to return any argu- 
 ment, censure, or incivility, pr. 
 par. retorting; past, retorted: s. 
 retort, reiorter. 
 
 RETOUCH', v. To improve by new 
 touches, pr. par. retouching; past, 
 retouched. 
 
 RETRA'CE. v. To trace back ; to 
 trace again, pr. par. retracing ; 
 past, retraced. 
 
 RETRACT', v. To take back ; to re 
 
 RET— REV 
 
 I call ; to recant, pr. par. retracting 
 past, retracted: s. retraction: adj 
 retractive. 
 
 RETREAT, s. Act of retiring; re- 
 tirement ; place of privacy, v. re* 
 
 j treat; pr. par. retreating; past, re- 
 
 1 treated. 
 
 RETRENCH', v. To cut off; to lei 
 
 | sen. pr. par. retrernching ; past, re 
 
 j trenched : s. retrenchment. 
 
 RETRIBUTION, s. Repayment ; re- 
 
 I turn accommodated to the action, 
 adj. retributive, retributory. 
 
 \ RETRIE'VE. v. To recover ; to re- 
 store; to repair, pr. par. retrieving, 
 past, retrieved: s. retrieve: adj. re- 
 trievable. 
 
 RETROACTIVE, adj. Having a 
 backward action ; acting upon the 
 past. s. retroaction. 
 
 RETROGRADE, adj. Going back- 
 ward; contrary, v. retrograde , 
 pr. par. retrograding ; past, retro- 
 graded : s. retrogression: adj. re- 
 trogressive. 
 
 RETROSPECT, s. Backward view, 
 s. retrospection: adj. retrospective. 
 
 RETURN', v. To turn back ; to come 
 again to the same place ; to make 
 answer; to retort, pr. par. return- 
 ing; past, returned: s. return: adj. 
 returnable. 
 
 REUNITE, v. Tojoin again, pr. par 
 reuniting; past, reunited: ^.reunion. 
 
 REVEAL', v. To discover; to show; 
 to lay open. pr. par. revealing; 
 past, revealed: s. revelation, reveal 
 
 REVEI'LLE, REVEILLE', s. The 
 
 morning beat of drum. 
 
 REVEL, v. To feast with loose and 
 clamorous merriment, pr. par. rtv» 
 eling; past, reveled: s. reveller, rev 
 e/r?/, pi. revelries. 
 
 REVENGE', v. To return an injury 
 pr. par. revenging ; past, reveng- 
 ed: s. revenge, revenger: adj. re- 
 vengeful: adv. revengefully. 
 
 REVENUE, s. Income; annual prof 
 its. 
 
 REVERBERATE, v. To beat back; 
 to be driven back ; to resound, pr. 
 315 
 
REV— REV 
 
 par. reverberating; past, reverbe- 
 rated: adj. reverberant, reveruera- 
 tory: s. reverberation. 
 
 REVE'RE. v. To reverence; to hon- 
 our, pr. par. revering; past, rever- 
 ed: s. reverer. 
 
 REVERENCE. 5. Veneration, re- 
 spect; act of obeisance; title of 
 the clergy, v. reverence; pr. par. 
 reverencing; past, reverenced: adj. 
 reverend, reverent, reverential: adv. 
 reverently. 
 
 REVERSE', v. To turn upside down; 
 to overturn ; to turn back ; to re- 
 peal ; to put each in the place of 
 the other, pr. par. reversing; past, 
 reversed: s. reverse, reversal: adv. 
 reversely: adj. reversible. 
 
 REVERSION, s. Act of reverting; 
 estate reverted, adj. reversionary. 
 
 REVERT', v. To return; to fall 
 back. pr. par. reverting; past, re- 
 verted. 
 
 REV'ERY. s. Loose musing; irreg- 
 ular thought, pi. reveries. 
 
 REVEST', v. To clothe again ; to 
 vest again in a possession or office, 
 pr. par. revesting; past, revested. 
 
 REVIEW, v. To look back ; to view- 
 again ; to survey; to examine, 
 pr. par. reviewing; past, reviewed: 
 s. review, reviewer. 
 
 REVi'LE. v. To vilify; to reproach; 
 pr. par. reviling; past, reviled: s. 
 revi.ler, revihment. 
 
 REVPSE. v. To review, pr. par. re- 
 vising; past, revised: s. revisal, 
 revise, reviser, revision. 
 
 REVIS'IT. v. To visit again, pr.par. 
 revisiting ; past, revisited. 
 
 REVI'VE. v. To return to life; to 
 reanimate; to renew, pr. par. re- 
 viving; past, revived: s. revival, 
 reviver. 
 
 REVOKE', v. To call back; to re- 
 peal; to annul; to renounce at 
 cards, pr. par. revoking ; past, re- 
 voked: s. revoke, revocation. 
 
 REVOLT', v. To fall off from one 
 to another ; to turn ; to rebel, pr. 
 par. revolting; past, revolted: s. 
 revolt* revolter. 1 
 
 REV— RIB 
 
 REVOLUTION, s. Act of revolv- 
 ing; rotation; change, adj. revo- 
 lutionary: s. revolutionist. 
 \ REVOLVE', v. To roll in a circle , 
 to perform a revolution ; to con- 
 sider, pr. par. revolving ; past, re- 
 volved. 
 
 REVUL'SION. 5. Act of withhold 
 ing or drawing back. 
 
 REWARD', v. To give in return ^ 
 to repay; to compensate, pr. par. 
 rewarding ; past, rewarded : s. re- 
 ward, rewarder. 
 
 RHAPSODY, s. A collection of 
 songs or verses; thoughts joined 
 together without necessary de* 
 pendence or necessary connexion 
 pi. rhapsodies: adj. rhapsodical- 
 s. rhapsodist. 
 
 RHETORIC, s. The act of speak- 
 ing with propriety and elegance: 
 power of persuasion ; oratory, s 
 rhetorician: adj. rhetorical: adv 
 rhetorically. 
 
 RHEUM, s. A thin, watery matter, 
 oozing through the glands. 
 
 RHEUMAT'IC.arf;. Proceeding from 
 rheum ; denoting the pain which 
 attacks the joints, &c. s. rheu- 
 matism. 
 
 RHINO'CEROS. s. A species of 
 quadruped, pi. rhinoceroses. 
 
 RHODODENDRON, s. A kind of 
 plant. 
 
 RHOMB, s. A term in geometry. 9. 
 rhomboid: adj. rhomhoidal. 
 
 RHU'BARB. s. A kind of medicinal 
 plant. 
 
 RHYME. 5. An harmomcal succes- 
 sion of sounds; thecorrespondence 
 of the last sound of one verse to 
 the last sound or syllable of an- 
 other, v. rhyme; pr. par. rhym- 
 ing; past, rhymed: s. rhymer , 
 rhymester. 
 
 RHYTH'M. s. Metre; verse; pro 
 portion applied to any motion 
 whatever, adj. rhythmical. 
 
 Rl'AL. s. A Spanish coin. 
 RIB. s. One of the bones which en 
 compass the body, &c, adj. rihied 
 316 
 
RIB-RIG 
 
 RIBALD, adj. Base, mean, lewd, 
 scandalous, s. ribaldry. 
 
 RIB' AND, RIBBON, s. A fillet of 
 silk. 
 
 RICE. s. One of the esculent grains. 
 
 RICH. adj. Wealthy ; opulent ; pre 
 cious; splendid; plentiful; fertile, 
 s. riches, richness : adv. richly. 
 
 RICK. 5. A pile of corn or hay, reg- 
 ularly heaped up. 
 
 RICK'ETS. s. A distemper in chil- 
 dren, adj. rickety. 
 
 RID. v. To set free; to clear; to 
 disencumber, pr. par. ridding; 
 past, ridded: s. riddance. 
 
 RID'DEN. Past par. of the v. to ride. 
 
 RID'DLE. s. An enigma; a puzzling 
 question ; a coarse sieve, pr. par. 
 riddling; past, riddled: s. riddler, 
 
 RIDE. v. To travel on horseback ; 
 to travel in a vehicle ; to be on the 
 water; to be supported by some- 
 thing subservient, pr. par. riding; 
 past, ridden: s. ride, rider, riding. 
 
 RIDICULE, s. Wit of that species 
 that provokes laughter; folly. 
 ridicule; pr. par. ridiculing; past, 
 ridiculed: adj. ridiculous: adv, 
 ridiculously. 
 
 RI'DINGHABIT. s. A dress worn 
 by women, when they ride on 
 horseback. 
 
 RIFF'RAFF. s. Refuse. 
 
 RI'FLE. v. To rob; to plunder, pr 
 par. rifling ; past, rifled : s. > ifler 
 
 RI'FLE. s. A kind of whetstone; a 
 sort of gun, having within its bar- 
 rel indented lines, s. rifleman, 
 pi. riflemen. 
 
 RIG. s. A small ridge, made by 
 digging, in a field ; form of the 
 sails and soars of a ship. 
 
 RIG. v. To dress ; to accoutre ; to 
 fix the masts, spars, and sails, of 
 a ship. pr. par. rigging; past, rig- 
 ged : s. rig, rigger, rigging. 
 
 RIGADOON'. s. A kind of brisk 
 dance. 
 
 RIGHT, adj. Fit, proper, suitable, 
 true, just, straight; not left. s. 
 tight: adv. right, rightly: v. 
 2D2 
 
 RIG— RIS 
 
 right ; pr. par. righting past, 
 righted. 
 
 RIGHTEOUS, adj. Just, hcnest 
 agreeing with right, adv. right 
 eously : s. righteousness. 
 
 Rl'GID. adj. Stiff; not to be bent; 
 strict; severe, s. rigidity, adv. 
 rigidly: s. rigidness. 
 
 RIG'MAROLE. s. A repetition of 
 idle words. 
 
 RIG'OUR, RIG'OR. s. Cold, stiff- 
 ness, severity, austerity, strict- 
 ness, adj. rigorous: adv. rigor 
 
 RILL. 5. A little streamlet. 
 RIM. 5. A border, a margin. 
 RIMPLE. s. A wrinkle, a fold, a 
 
 pucker, v. rimple; pr. par. rim- 
 
 phng; past, rimpled. 
 RIND. s. Bark, husk. 
 RING. s. A circle ; a circle of metal; 
 
 a number of bells harmoniously 
 
 tuned; the sound of bells, &c. 
 
 pr. par. ringing; past, rung: s. 
 
 ringer. 
 RING'DOVE. s. A kind of pigeon. 
 RING'LEADER. 5. One who leads 
 
 the ring ; the head of a riotous 
 
 body. 
 RING'LET. s. A small ring; a curl. 
 RING'STREAKED. adj. Circularly 
 
 streaked. 
 RINGWORM, s. A circular tetter 
 RINSE, v. To wash slightly, pr. par 
 
 rinsing; past, rinsed: s. rinser. 
 RIOT. s. An uproar; a disturbance 
 
 caused by three or more persons. 
 
 v. riot; pr. par. rioting; pas^ 
 
 rioted: s. rioter : adj. riotous: adv. 
 
 riotously: s. riotousness. 
 RIP. v. To tear; to lacerate ; to cut 
 
 asunder, pr. par. ripping; past, 
 
 ripped. 
 RIPE. adj. Brought to perfection in 
 
 growth ; mature, s. ripeness : v. 
 
 ripen; pr. par. ripening; past, 
 
 ripened. 
 RIP'PLE. v. To fret on the surface, 
 
 to clean flax. pr. par. rippling, 
 
 past, rippled: s. ripple. 
 RISE. v. To become erect , to get 
 
 up from rest ; to advance ; to 
 317 
 
RIS--ROB 
 
 swell; to ascend ; to make an in- 
 surrection, pr. par. rising; past, 
 risen ; pret. rose : s. rise, riser. 
 
 RIS'IBLE. adj. Having the faculty 
 or power of laughing; exciting 
 laughter, s. risibility. 
 
 RISK. s. Hazard ; danger, v. risk ; 
 pr. par. risking; past, risked: s. 
 nsker. 
 
 RITE. s. Solemn act of religion; 
 external observance, s. and adj. 
 ritual. 
 
 RI'VAL. 5. A competitor, adj. ri- 
 val: v. rival; pr. par. rivaling; 
 past, rivaled : s. rivalry. 
 
 RIVE. v. To split; to cleave, pr. 
 par. riving; past, riven. 
 
 RIVER, s. A land current of water, 
 of the first class. 
 
 RIVET. 5. A fastening pin, clench- 
 ed at both ends. v. rivet; pr. par. 
 riveting; past, riveted. 
 
 RIVULET, s. A small river; a 
 brook. 
 
 RIXA' HON. s. A quarrel ; a brawl. 
 
 RIX'DOLLAR. s. A German coin, 
 worth about four shillings and six- 
 pence sterling. 
 
 ROACH s. A kind of fish. pi. 
 roaches. 
 
 ROAD s. A large way; a path. 
 
 ROAD r STEAD. f. A place in which 
 shins can anchor. 
 
 ROAM. v. To ramble; to rove. pr. 
 par. roaming; past, roamed: s. 
 roamer. 
 
 ROAN. adj. Bav, sorrel, or black 
 colour, mixed with gray or white 
 spots. 
 
 ROAR. v. To cry as a lion, or any 
 other wild beast ; to make a loud 
 noise, pr. par. roaring; past, roar- 
 ed: s. roar, roarer. 
 
 ROAST, v. To dress meat by turn- 
 ing it round before the fire. pr. 
 par. roasting; past, roasted: s. 
 roast, roaster. 
 
 ROB. v. To take forcibly from the 
 person; to plunder, pr. par. rob- 
 bing; past, robbed: s. robber, rob- 
 bery, pi. robberies. 
 
 ROBE. s. A gown of state ; a dress 
 
 ROB— ROM 
 
 of dignity, v. robe; pr. par. robing 
 past, robed. 
 
 ROB'JN, ROBIN-RED'-BREAST. s 
 A kind of bird. 
 
 ROBUST', adj. Strong; vigorous. 
 
 ROCK. s. A vast mass of stone, 
 fixed in the earth; a distaiF. adj. % 
 rocky: s. rockiness. 
 
 ROCK. v. To shake; to move back 
 wards and forwards, pr. par. rock 
 ing; past, rocked: s. rocker. 
 
 ROCK'ET. s. A kind of fire-work, 
 a species of plant. 
 
 ROD. 5. A long twig, &c. 
 
 RODE. Pret of the v. to ride. 
 
 RODOMONTADE, s. An empty, 
 noisy bluster or boast, a rant. v. 
 rodomontade; pr. par. rodomon.* 
 lading; past, rodomontaded: s. ro» 
 domordador. 
 
 ROE. s. A species of deer; — the 
 eggs of fish. 
 
 ROGATION, s. Litany, supplica 
 tion. 
 
 ROGUE, s. A vagabond; a knave; 
 a villain, adj. roguish: adv. ro- 
 guishly : s. roguishness. 
 
 ROiST, "ROISTER, v. To behave 
 turbulently; to be at free quar- 
 ters ; to bluster, pr. par. roisting^ 
 roistering; past, roisted, roistered: 
 s. roister. 
 
 ROLL. v. To move by volutation ; 
 to move round on its axis; to wrap 
 round upon itself; to involve in 
 bandage ; to run on wheels, pr. 
 par. rolling; past, rolled: s. roll^ 
 roller. 
 
 ROL'LINGPIN. s. A round piece of 
 wood, used by bakers. 
 
 RO'MAN. s. A native or citizen of 
 Rome; a papist, adj. Roman: s. 
 Romanist. 
 
 ROMANCE', s. The ancient cor 
 rupt Latin language, such as was 
 spoken, during the middle ages, 
 in France; a military fable of the 
 middle ages; a tale of wild ad 
 ventures, in war and love; a lie 
 a fiction, v. romance; pr. par. ro- 
 mancing; past, romanced: s. ro- 
 mancer. 
 
 3)8 
 
ROM— ROT 
 
 ROMANTIC, adj. Resembling a ro- 
 mance ; wild ; false ; lull of wild 
 scenery. 
 
 ROMP. .«. A rude, awkward, bois- 
 terous, untaught girl: rough, rude 
 play v. romp j pr. par. romping; 
 past, romped: adj. rompish. 
 
 RON'DEAU. s. A kind of ancient 
 poetry ; a kind of jig, or lively 
 tune, which ends with the first 
 strain repeated. 
 
 HOOD. 5. The fourth part of an 
 acre; a pole; a measure of I62 
 feet. 
 
 ROOF. s. The cover of a house, v. 
 roof; pr. par. roofing; past, roof- 
 ed : adj. roofless. 
 
 ROOK. s. A species of small crow ; 
 one of the pieces used in the game 
 of chess, s. rookery, pi. rookeries. 
 
 ROOM. s. Space ; sufficient space ; 
 chamber ; place of another, adj. 
 roomy. 
 
 ROOST, s. That on which a bird 
 sits, to sleep, v. roost; pr. par. 
 roosting"; past, roosted. 
 
 ROOT. s. That part of a plant which 
 rests in the ground, v. root; pr. 
 par. rooting; past, rooted: adj. 
 rooty. 
 
 ROPE. s. A cord ; a string, s. ropi- 
 ness: adj. ropy: s. rope-dancer, 
 rope-ladder. 
 
 RO'SARV. 5. A bunch of beads, on 
 which the Romanists number their 
 prayers ; a place where roses grow, 
 pi. rosaries. 
 
 ROS'CID. adj. Dewy. 
 
 ROSE. s. A kind of flower, adj. rosy; 
 s. rosiness, roseicater. 
 
 ROSE. Pret of the v. to rise. 
 
 RO'SEATE. adj. Rosy; blooming; 
 purple as a rose. 
 
 ROSE'MARY. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 ROS'IN. s. Inspissated turpentine: 
 juice of the pine. v. ro?in; pr. par. 
 rosining; past, rosined. 
 
 ROSTRUM. 5. The beak of a bird ; 
 the beak of a ship: the scaffold 
 whence orators harangued. 
 
 ROT. v. To putrefy; to lose the co- 
 hesion of its parts, pr. par. rotting; 
 
 ROT— ROU 
 
 past, rotted: s. rot adj. rotten • s, 
 rottenness. 
 
 ROTARY, ROTATORY. adj. 
 Whirling as a wheel. 
 
 ROTATION, s. Act of whirling 
 round like a wheel ; revolution. 
 
 ROTE. 5. A musical instrument ; 
 words uttered by mere memory, 
 without judgment; memory of 
 words, without comprehension of 
 the sense. 
 
 ROTUND', adj. Round, spherical, s. 
 rotundity. 
 
 ROTUNDA, ROTUN'DO. s. A cir- 
 cular building, such as the Pan- 
 theon at Rome. 
 
 ROUGE, s. Red paint, pronounced 
 rooje. v. rouge ; pr. par. rouging ; 
 past, rouged. 
 
 ROUGH, adj. Rugged; having ine- 
 qualities on the surface; coarse; 
 tempestuous, adv. roughly: s. 
 roughness: v. roughen; pr. par. 
 roughening; past, roughened. 
 
 ROUGH'CAST. v. To mould with- 
 out nicety or elegance ; to form 
 with asperities and inequalities; 
 to dash with pebbles and mortar, 
 pr. par. roughcasting ; past, rough- 
 casted : s. 7'oughcast. 
 
 ROUGH'RIDER. 5. One who breaks 
 horses for riding. 
 
 ROUGH'SHOD. adj. Having rough- 
 ened shoes, to prevent slipping. 
 
 ROUND, adj. Circular ; spherical ; 
 whole; not broken, v. round; pr. 
 par. rounding ; past, rounded: s. 
 round : adv. ?-ound, roundly: prep. 
 round: adj. roundish: s. roundness 
 
 ROUND'ABOUT. adj. Indirect. 
 
 ROUND'ELAY. 5. A rondeau. 
 
 ROUNDHEAD, s. A puritan; so 
 named from the practice of crop- 
 ping- the hair round. 
 
 ROUND-ROB'INs. A written petition 
 or remonstrance, signed by several 
 persons, around a ring or circle 
 
 ROUSE, v. To wake froTa rest , to 
 excite, pr. par. rousing; past, 
 roused: s. rouser. 
 
 ROUT. s. A clamorous multitude, 
 a rabble ; confusion of a defeated 
 319 
 
ROU— RUF 
 
 army. v. rout; pr. par. routing 
 
 past, routed. 
 ROUTE, s. Road, way. 
 ROUTI'NE. s. Custom, practice. 
 ROVE. v. To ramble; to range; to 
 
 wander over. pr. par. roving; past, 
 
 roved: s. rover. 
 ROW. s. A number of things ranged 
 
 in a line ; a rank or file. 
 ROW. 5. A riotous noise ; a drunk- 
 en debauch. 
 ROW. v. To impel by oars. pr. par. 
 
 rowing; past, roived: s. rower. 
 ROW'EL. s. A little, flat ring or 
 
 wheel, in horses' bits; the points 
 
 of a spur, turning on an axis ; a 
 
 seton. 
 ROY'AL. adj. Kingly ; regal, s. roy 
 
 alist, royalty, pi. royalties: adv. 
 
 royally. 
 RUB. v. To move one body upon 
 
 another ; to wipe ; to remove by 
 
 friction, pr. par. rubbing; past, 
 
 rubbed: s. rub, rubber. 
 
 RUB'BISH. s. Ruins of building; 
 fragments of matter used in build- 
 ing; any thing vile and worthless. 
 
 RU'BICUND. adj. Inclining to red- 
 ness, s. rubicundity. 
 
 RU'BRIC. s. Directions printed in 
 books of law, and in prayerbooks 
 so called, because thev were ori 
 ginally distinguished by being in 
 red ink. 
 
 RU'BY. s. A precious stone, of a 
 red colour, adj. ruby. 
 
 RUCTA'TION. 5. Belching. 
 
 RUD'DER. s. A helm. 
 
 RUD'DY. adj. Approaching to red- 
 ness, s. ruddiness. 
 
 RUDE. adj. Raw; barbarous; un 
 taught; uncivil ; unpolished; art 
 less. adv. rudely: s. rudeness. 
 
 RU'DIMENT. s. First principles; 
 first elements of a science; begin- 
 ning, adj. rudimental. 
 
 RUE. v. To grieve for; to regret, 
 pr. par. ruing; past, rued: adj. 
 rueful: adv. ruefully: s. rueful- 
 ness. 
 
 KVFF. s. A puckered linen or mus- 
 
 RUF— RUN 
 
 lin ornament, for the neck ; a state 
 of roughness. 
 RUF'FIAN. s. A brutal, boisterous, 
 mischievous fellow ; a cut-throat; 
 a robber, adj. ruffianly, ruffianlike. 
 RUFFLE, v. To disorder; to put 
 out of form ; to make less smooth; 
 to grow rough or turbulent, pr. 
 par. ruffling; past, ruffled: s. ruf 
 fie. 
 
 RUG. s. A coarse, nappy, woollen 
 cloth. 
 
 RUG'GED. adj. Rough; full of un- 
 evenness and asperity, adv. rug- 
 gedly : s. ruggedness. 
 
 RUIN, s. Fall, destruction, over 
 throw; thing fallen, v.ruin; pr. 
 par. ruining; past, ruined: s. ru- 
 iner : adj. ruinous: adv . ruinously. 
 
 RULE. s. Government; sway: can 
 on, &c. v. rule; pr. par. ruling, 
 past, ruled: s. ruler. 
 
 RUM. s. A kind of spirits, distilled 
 from molasses. 
 
 RUM'BLE. v. To make a hoarse, 
 low, continued noise, pr. par. rum 
 bUng ; past, rumbled: s. rumbler. 
 
 RUMINATE, v. To chew the cud ; 
 to muse. pr. par. ruminating; past, 
 ruminated : adj. ruminant: s. ru- 
 mination^ ruminator. 
 
 RUM'MAGE. v. To search rudely, 
 pr. par. rummaging; past, rum- 
 maged. 
 
 RU'MOUR. s. Flying or popular re- 
 port, v. rumour; pr. par. rumour- 
 ing ; past, rumoured. 
 
 RUMP. s. The end of the back 
 bone ; the buttocks. 
 
 RUM'PLE. s. A pucker; a rude 
 plait, v. rumple; pr. par rumpling 
 past, rumpled. 
 
 RUN. v. To move swiftly; to make 
 haste, &c. pr. par. running; past, 
 run; pret. ran: s. run, runner. 
 
 RUN'AGATE. s. A fugitive, an apos- 
 tate. 
 
 RUN'DLE. s. A step of a ladder, 
 something put round an axis. 
 
 RUN'DLET. s. A small barrel. 
 
 RUNG. Past par. of the v. to ring. 
 320 
 
RUN— RUS 
 
 RUNG. 5. A round or step of a lad- 
 der, &c. 
 
 RU'NiC. adj. Denoting the letters 
 and language of the ancient north- 
 ern nations. 
 
 RUN'NET. 5.A liquor made by steep- 
 ing the stomach of a calf in hot 
 water, and used to coagulate milk 
 for curds and cheese ; sometimes 
 written rennet. 
 
 RUNT. s. A dwarf animal. 
 
 RUPEE', s. An East Indian silver 
 coin, worth about two shillings and 
 four-pence sterling. 
 
 RUFTURE. s. The act of breaking; 
 state of being broken ; hernia, v. 
 rupture; pr. par. rupturing; past, 
 ruptured: s. ruption. 
 
 RU'RAL. adj. Relating or belonging 
 to the country, adv. rurally: s. 
 ruralness. 
 
 RUSH. s. A kind of plant, pi. rushes: 
 adj. rushy • s. rushiness. 
 
 RUS— RYE 
 
 RUSH. v. To enter or move with 
 violence, pr. par. rushing; past, 
 rushed : s. rush. 
 
 RUSK. s. Hard bread, made from rye. 
 
 RUS'SET. adj. Reddishly brown; 
 grav ; homespun, s. russet. 
 
 RUST. s. Oxide of iron ; tarnished 
 surface of any metal ; matter bred 
 by corruption or degeneration, v. 
 rust ; pr. j. ^r. rusting ; past, rust- 
 ed : adj. rusty: s. rustiness. 
 
 RUS'TIC. adj. Rural; rude; uii- 
 taught, s. rusticity. 
 
 RUS'TICATE. v. To reside in the 
 country; to banish into the coun 
 try. pr. par. rusticating ; past, rus 
 ticated: s. rustication. 
 
 RUT s. The track of a carriage 
 
 wheel. 
 jRUTH'FUL. adj. Merciful; sor- 
 rowful. a.dv.ruthfully : adj. ruth- 
 less: s. ruthUssness. 
 
 RYE. A kind of esculent grain. \ 
 
 SAB— SAC 
 
 SAB'BATH. 5. A day appointed for 
 public worship, and rest from la- 
 bour, adj. sabbatic, sabbatical. 
 
 SA'BLE. s. A kind of fur. 
 
 SA'BLE. adj. Black. 
 
 SABOT', s. A sort of wooden shoe. 
 
 SA'BRE. s. A cimetar; a short 
 sword with a convex edge. v. sa- 
 bre; pr. par. sabring; past, sabred. 
 
 SACCHARINE, adj. Having the 
 taste or any other of the chief 
 qualities of sugar. 
 
 SACERDOTAL, adj. Priestly; be- 
 longing to the priesthood. 
 
 SAGH'EL. s. A small sack or bag. 
 
 SACH'EM. s. The title of some 
 American chiefs. 
 
 SACK. s. A bag, a pouch, a large 
 bag; a kind of sweet wine. 
 
 SACK. v. To take bv storm ; to pil- 
 lage, pr. par. sacking, past, sack- 
 ed: s. sack, sacker. 
 
 SACK'BUT. s. A kind of trumpet. 
 
 SACK'CLOTH. s. Cloth of which 
 
 SAC— SAC 
 
 sacks are made; coarse cloth 
 sometimes worn in mortification. 
 
 SACRAMENT, s. An oath; any 
 ceremony producing an obligation, 
 the eucharist. adj. sacramental: 
 adv. sacramentaily. 
 
 SA'CRED. adj. Immediately relating 
 to God ; devoted to religious uses; 
 holy; consecrated, adv. sacredly: 
 s. sacredness. 
 
 SACRIFICE, v. To offer to heaven; 
 to immolate as an atonement or 
 propitiation; to destroy; to kill, 
 pr. par. sacrificing; past, sacri- 
 ficed: s. sacrifice, sacrificer: adj. 
 sacrific, sacrifical, sacrijicatory, 
 sacrijicial. 
 
 SACRILEGE, s. The crime of ap- 
 propriating to one's-self what is 
 devoted to religion ; the crime of 
 robbing heaven, adj. sacrilegious : 
 adv. sacrilegiously: s. sacriU gious- 
 ness. 
 
 SACRIS'TY. s. An apartment wnere 
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SAD— SAl 
 
 the cciidecrateu vessel or mova- 
 bles of a church are deposited, pi. 
 sacristies: s. sacristan. 
 
 SAD. adj. Sorrowful ; glocgny ; se- 
 rious, v. sadden; pr. par. sadden- 
 ing' past, saddened: adv. sadly. 
 s. sadness. 
 
 SAD'DLE. s. The seat which is put 
 upon a hor&e, for the accommoda- 
 tion of the rider, v. saddle; pr. 
 par. saddling; past, saddled: s. 
 saddler. 
 
 SAD'DUCEE. s. One of the most 
 ancient sects amongst the Jews. 
 
 SAFE. adj. Free from danger- free 
 from hurt. adv. safely: s. safe- 
 ness, safety, pi. safeties. 
 
 SAFECON'DUCT. s. Convoy ; guard; 
 through an enemy's country; pass.j 
 
 SAFE'GUARD. s. Defence, protec-j 
 tion, convoy. 
 
 SAF'FLOWER. s. A species of 
 
 * plant. 
 
 SAFFRON. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 SAGACIOUS, adj. Of quick scent; 
 of quick thought, adv. sagacious- 
 ly: s. sagacity, pi. sagacities. 
 
 SAGE. s. A species of plant. 
 
 SAGE. adj. Wise, grave, prudent, 
 adv. sagely : s. sage, sageness. 
 
 SAGITTAL, adj. Belonging to an 
 arrow. 
 
 SAGITTARIUS, s. One of the signs 
 of the zodiac. 
 
 SA'GO. s. The granulated juice of 
 an East-India plant. 
 
 SAID. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to say: adj. aforesaid, declared, 
 shown. 
 
 SAIL. 5. The expanded sheet which 
 catches the wind, and propels a 
 vessel on the water, v. sail; pr.j 
 par. sailing; past, sailed. 
 
 SAIL'ER, SAIL'OR. s. A seaman; 1 
 one who practises or understands 
 navigation. 
 
 SAIN'FOIN, SAINT'FOIN. s. A kind 
 of herb. 
 
 SAINT, s. A person eminent for 
 piety and virtue, v. saint ; pr. par. 
 sainting ; past, sainted adj saint- 
 Jy, saintlike. ! 
 
 SAK— SAL 
 
 jSAKE. „ Final cause, end; pur* 
 
 pose; account. 
 SAL. s. Salt. 
 SAL' AD. s. Food of raw herbs; a 
 
 kind of vegetable. 
 SALAMAN'DER. s. An animal sup- 
 posed to live in the fire. 
 SAL'ARY. 5. Stated hire ; annual or 
 
 periodical payment, pi. s<ila?-ies. 
 SALE. s. The act of selling; vent; 
 
 market, adj. saleable: s. saleable' 
 
 ness: adv. saleably. 
 SALESMAN, s. One who sells, pi. 
 
 salesmen. 
 SAL'IENT. adj. Leaping, bounding. 
 SALIQUE'. adj. Belonging to the 
 
 law, by virtue of which males only 
 
 inherit. 
 SAL1 NE. adj. Consisting of salt ; 
 
 constituting salt. 
 SALl'VA. > The juice which is 
 
 separatea b) the salival glands. 
 
 adj. salivous. 
 SAL'IVATE. v. To purge by the 
 
 salival glands, pr. par. salivaiing f 
 
 past, salivated: s. salivation. 
 SAL'LOW. s. A tree of the genus 
 
 of willow. 
 SAL'LOW. adj. Sickly, yellow, s. 
 
 sallowness. 
 SAL'LY. s. Eruption ; issue from 
 
 a place besieged ; quick egress. 
 
 pi. sallies: v. saily; pr. par. sally 
 
 ing; past, sallied. 
 SAL'LYPORT. s. A gate from which 
 
 sallies are made. 
 SALMAGUNDI, s. A mixture of 
 
 chopped meats. 
 SALM'ON. s. A species of fish. 
 SALOON', s. A spacious hall or 
 
 room ; a sort of state-room. 
 SALT. s. A substance used to pre- 
 serve meat, fish, and other things 
 
 from corrupting, v. salt; pr. par. 
 
 salting; past, salted: adj. salt, salt 
 
 ish: s. saltness. 
 SAL'TANT. adj. Jumping, danc- 
 
 ing. s. saltation. 
 SALTCELLAR, s. A vessel of salt, 
 
 set on the table. 
 SALU'BRIOUS adj. Wholesome, 
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SAL— SAN 
 
 healthful, promoting health, s. sa- 
 lubrity. 
 
 SAL'UTARY. adj. Wholesome, 
 healthful, safe, advantageous, s. 
 salutariness. 
 
 SALUTE, v. To greet, to hail, to ad- 
 dress, pr. par. saluting; past, sa- 
 luted: s. salute, salutation, saluta- 
 tory, pi. salutatories. 
 
 SALUTIF'EROUS. adj. Healthy, 
 bringing health. 
 
 SALVABLE. adj. Possible to be 
 saved. 
 
 SALVAGE, s. Recompense allow- 
 ed by the law, for saving goods 
 from a wreck. 
 
 SALVATION, s. Act of saving ; 
 preservation from eternal death ; 
 reception to the happiness of 
 heaven. 
 
 SALVE, s. A glutinous matter, ap- 
 plied to wounds and hurts; help; 
 remedy, v. salve; pr. par. salving; 
 past, salved. 
 
 SALTER, s. A plate on which any 
 thing is presented. 
 
 SAL'VO. s. An exception ; a reser- 
 vation ; an excuse, pi. salvoes. 
 
 SAME. adj. Not different; identi- 
 cal ; not another, s. sameness. 
 
 SAMPHIRE, s. A plant preserved 
 in pickle. 
 
 SAMPLE, s. A specimen, an ex- 
 ample. 
 
 SAMPLER, s. A pattern of work, 
 a specimen. 
 
 SAN'ABLE. adj. Curable; suscep- 
 tive of remedv; remediable. 
 
 SAN'ATIVE. adj. Powerful to cure ; 
 healing, s. sanativeness. 
 
 SANCTIFY, v. To make holy; to 
 free from the power of sin for the 
 time to come. pr. par. sanctifying; 
 past, sanctified: s. sanciification, 
 sanctifier. 
 
 SANCTIMO'NIOUS. adj. Saintly; 
 having the appearance of sancti- 
 ty, adv. sanctimoniously: s. sancti- 
 moniousness, sanctimony, pi. sanc- 
 timonies. 
 
 SANCTION, s. The act of confir- 
 mation, which gives to any thing 
 
 SAN-SAR 
 
 its obligatory power; ratnication. 
 v. sanction; pr. par. sanctioning, 
 past, sanctioned. 
 
 SANCTITY, s. Holiness; the state 
 of being holy. pi. sanctities. 
 
 SANCTUARY, s. A holy place; a 
 sacred asylum, pi. sanctuaries. 
 
 SAND. s. Particles of stone not con- 
 joined, or stone broken to powder. 
 v. sand; pr. par. sanding; past, 
 sanded: s. sandiness : adj. sandy. 
 
 SAN'DAL. s. A loose shoe. 
 
 SAND'BLIND. adj. Having a defect 
 in the eyes, by which small par- 
 ticles appear to fly before them. 
 
 SANE. adj. Sound, healthy. 
 
 SANG. Pret. of the v. to sing. 
 
 SAN'GUINE. adj. Red ; having the 
 colour of blood ; warm ; ardent ; 
 confident, adj. sanguineous: s. san- 
 guineness, sanguinity. 
 
 SANG'UINARY. adj. Cruel, bloody 
 murderous. 
 
 SANHEDRIM, s. The chief coun- 
 cil among the Jews. 
 
 SAN'ITY. 5. Soundness of mind. pi. 
 sanities. 
 
 SANK. Pret of the v. to sink. 
 
 SAP. s. The vital juice of plants; 
 the juice that circulates in trees 
 and herbs, adj. sapless, sappy: s. 
 sappiness. 
 
 SAP. v. To undermine; to enter 
 under ground, pr. par. sapping 
 past, sapped: s. sap, sapper. 
 
 SA'PIENCE. s. Wisdom, sageness, 
 knowledge, adj. sapient. 
 
 SAP'LING. s. A young tree; a young 
 plant. 
 
 SAPONA'CEOUS. adj. Soapy; re 
 sembling soap; having the quali 
 ties of soap. 
 
 SAPPHIC, adj. Denoting a kind of 
 verse, after the manner of Sap- 
 pho. 
 
 SAP'PHIRE. s. A precious stone, of 
 a blue colour. 
 
 SAR'CASM. s. A keen reproach; a 
 taunt; a gibe. adj. sarcastic, sar 
 castical: adv. sarcastically. 
 
 SAR'CENET. s. Fine, thin, woveu 
 silk. 
 
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SAR— SAT 
 
 SARCOPH'AGUS..s. A sort of stone 
 coifin or grave, in which the an- 
 cients laid those bodies which 
 were not to be burned. Latin pi. 
 sarcophagi. 
 
 SARDONIC, adj. Forced or feigned, 
 as applied to laughter, smiles, or 
 grins. 
 
 SAR'DONYX. s. A kind of precious 
 stone, pi. sardonyxes. 
 
 SARSAPARIL'LA. s. A kind of tree; 
 a kind of herb. 
 
 SASH. s. A belt, worn by way of 
 distinction ; a ribbon worn round 
 the waist, by ladies; a window, 
 so formed as to let up and down, 
 by pulleys. 
 
 SASSAFRAS, s. A kind of tree. 
 
 SAT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to sit. 
 
 SA'TAN. s. The devil, adj. satanic, 
 satanical: adv. satatiically. 
 
 SATCH'EL. s. A little bag; com- 
 monly a bag used by school-boys. 
 
 SATE. v. To satiate, to glut, to pall. 
 pr. par. sating; past, sated. 
 
 SATELLITE, s. A small planet, re- 
 volving round a larger. 
 
 SA'TIATE. v. To satisfy, to fill, to 
 glut, to pall. pr. par. satiating 
 past, satiated: s. satiety. 
 
 SATIN, s. A soft, close, and shin 
 ing silk. 
 
 SATINET, s. A sort of slight satin. 
 
 SATIRE, s. A poem, in which wick 
 edness or folly is censured, adj 
 satirical: adv. satirically: s. satir- 
 ist: v. satirize; pr. par. satirizing; 
 past, satirized. 
 
 SATISFACTION, s. The act of 
 satisfying; the state of being 
 pleased; gratification; amends: 
 atonement for a crime, adj. satis- 
 factory: adv. satisfactorily: s. sat- 
 is factonness. 
 
 SATISFY, v. To content; to please 
 to such a degree, that nothing 
 more is desired, pr. par. satisfy- 
 ing; past, satisfied: s. satisjier. 
 
 SATRAP, s. In Persia, a governor 
 of a district ; a kind of viceroy 
 1 nobleman in power. 
 
 SAT— SAV 
 
 SATURATE, v. To impregnate till 
 
 no more can be received or im- 
 bibed, pr. par. saturating; past, 
 
 saturated: s. saturation. 
 SATURDAY, s. The last day of the 
 
 week. 
 SATURN, s. A remote planet of 
 
 the solar system. 
 SATURNA'LIAN. adj. Sportive, 
 
 loose; like the feasts of Saturn. 
 SATUR'NIAN. adj. Happy, golden. 
 SATUR'NINE. adj. Gloomy, grave, 
 
 melancholy. 
 SATYR, s. A sylvan god. 
 SAUCE, s. Something eaten with 
 
 food, to improve its taste. 
 SAUCE'PAN. s. A small skillet, with 
 
 a long handle, in which sauce 01 
 
 small things are boiled. 
 SAU'CER. s. A small pan or platter, 
 
 in which sauce is set on a table; 
 
 a piece of china, into which a tea 
 
 cup is set. 
 SAU'CY. adj. Pert, petulant, inso- 
 lent, impudent, adv. saucily: x. 
 
 sauciness. 
 SAUNTER, v. To wander about 
 
 idly; to loiter; to linger, pr. p.'ir. 
 
 sauntering; past, sauntered: s. 
 
 saunter er. 
 SAUS'AGE! s. A roll or ball of meit, 
 
 minced very small, and sometimes 
 
 stuffed into skins. 
 SAVAGE, adj. Wild, uncultivated, 
 
 untamed, barbarous, s. savage- 
 
 adv. savagely: s. savageness. 
 SAVAN'NA. 5. An open meadow, 
 
 without a wood. 
 SAVE. v. To preserve from danger 
 
 or destruction ; not to spend or 
 
 lose. pr. par. saving; past, saved. 
 
 s. saver, saving, savingness: adv. 
 
 savingly. 
 SAVE. prep. Except, not including. 
 SAVE'ALL. s. A small pan, insert- 
 ed into a candlestick, to save the 
 
 ends of candles. 
 SAVIN, s. A species of plant. 
 SA'VIOUR. s. The Redeemer; 
 
 Christ. 
 SA'VORY. s. A kind of plant, pi 
 
 savories, 
 
 324 
 
SAV— SCA 
 
 SA'VOUR. 5. A scent, odour, taste. 
 v. savour; pr. par. savouring; past, 
 savoured: adj. savoury : s. savour - 
 iness. 
 
 SAVOY', s. A sort of cole wort. 
 
 SAW. Pret. of the v. to see. 
 
 SAW. 5. A dentated instrument, by 
 the attrition of which, wood or 
 metal is cut. v. saw; pr. par. saw- 
 ing ; -past, sawed: s. sawer, sawyer. 
 
 SAWDUST, s. Dust made by the 
 attrition of a saw. 
 
 SAW'PIT. 5. A pit, over which tim- 
 ber is laid to be sawed. 
 
 SAX'ON. s. One of the people who 
 inhabited the northern part of Ger- 
 many, adj. Saxon. 
 
 SAY. v. To speak; to utter in words; 
 to tell. pr. par. saying; past, said: 
 s. say, saying. 
 
 SCAB. 5. An incrustation, formed 
 over a sore, by dried matter, adj. 
 scabbed, scabby, scabious: s. scab- 
 bedness, scabbiness. 
 
 SCAB'BARD. s. The sheath of a 
 sword. 
 
 SCAB'ROUS. adj. Rough; rugged; 
 pointed on the surface; harsh, s. 
 scabrousness. 
 
 SCAF'FOLD. 5. A temporary gal- 
 lery or stage, raised either for 
 shows or spectators ; the gallery 
 raised for the execution of great 
 malefactors; frames of timber 
 erected on the side of a building, 
 for the workmen, v. scaffold; pr. 
 par. scaffolding; past, scaffolded: 
 s. scaffolding. 
 
 SCALA'DE. 5. The act of storming 
 a place, by raising ladders against 
 the walls. 
 
 SCALD, v. To burn with hot liquid. 
 pr. par. scalding, past, scalded : s. 
 scald. 
 
 SCALE, s. A balance; a vessel sus- 
 pended by a beam, against another' 
 vessel ; the small shells or crusts,! 
 which, lying over another, make> 
 the coats of fishes, v. scale; pr. I 
 par. scaling; past, scaled: adjJ 
 scaled, scaly: s. scaliness. 
 
 2E l 
 
 SCA— SCA 
 
 SCAL'LION. s. A kind of onion 
 
 SCAL'LOP. s. A fish with a hollow, 
 pectinated shell. 
 
 SCAL'LOP. v. To mark on the edge 
 with segments of circles, pr par. 
 scalloping; past, scalloped. 
 
 SCALP, s. The skull ; the cranium; 
 the bone that encloses the brain, 
 v. scalp; pr. par. scalping, past, 
 scalped. 
 
 SCAM'PER. v. To fly with speed 
 and trepidation, pr. par. scamper- 
 ing; past, scampered. 
 
 SCAN. v. To examine a verse by 
 counting the feet; to examine 
 nicely, pr. par. scanning; past, 
 scanned. 
 
 SCAN'DAL. 5. Offence given by the 
 faults of others ; reproachful as- 
 persion ; opprobrious censure ; in 
 famv. v. scandalize; pr. par. scan- 
 dalizing; past, scandalized: adj. 
 scandalous: adv. scandalously: s. 
 scandalousness. 
 
 SCANT, v. To limit, to straiten, 
 pr. par. scanting; past, scanted: 
 adj. scant, scanty: adv. scantily^ 
 scantly : s. scantiness, scantness. 
 
 SCANT'LING. s. A quantity cut for 
 a particular purpose; a certain 
 proportion. 
 
 SCAPE'GOAT. s. The goat set at 
 liberty by the Jews, on the day of 
 solemn expiation. 
 
 SCAPE'MENT. s. A general term 
 for the manner of communicating 
 the impulse of the wheels to the 
 pendulum. 
 
 SCAP'ULARY. s. Part of the habit 
 of a friar, consisting of two narrow 
 slips of cloth, covering the back 
 and the breast, pi. scapularies. 
 
 SCAR. 5. A mark made by a hurt or 
 fire; a cicatrix, v.scar; pr. par. 
 scarring; past, scarred. 
 
 SCAR'AMOUCH. s. A buffoon in 
 motlev dress. 
 
 SCARCE, adj. Not plentiful; rare; 
 not common, adv. scarcely: s. 
 scarceness, scarcity, pi. scarcities. 
 
 SCARE, v. To frighten, to terrify, 
 pr. par. scaring; past, scared. 
 325 
 
SCA-SCH 
 
 SCARE CROW. 5. An image or clap- 
 per, set up to frighten birds. 
 
 SCARF, s. Any thing that hangs 
 loose upon the shoulders or dress. 
 
 SCARF'SKIN. s. The cuticle; the 
 epidermis ; the outer scaly integ- 
 uments of the body. 
 
 SCAR'iFY. v. To let blood by the 
 incisions of the skin, commonly 
 after the application of cupping- 
 glasses, pr. par. scarifying ; past, 
 scarified: s. scarification, scarifi- 
 cator, scarifier. 
 
 SCAR'LET. s. A colour compound- 
 ed of red and yellow, adj. scarlet. 
 
 SCARP. 5. The slope on that side 
 of a ditch which is» next to a for- 
 tified place, and looks towards the 
 fields. 
 
 SCATE. s. A kind of wooden shoe, 
 with a steel plate underneath, used 
 to slide on the ice. v. scate; pr. par. 
 seating; past, seated. 
 
 SCATE. s. A fish of the species of 
 thornback. 
 
 SCATTER, v. To throw loosely 
 about ; to sprinkle ; to disperse ; 
 to spread thinly, pr. par. scattering; 
 past, scattered: adv. scatteringly . 
 
 SCAVENGER. 5. A person whose 
 province is to keep the streets 
 clean, more commonly employed 
 to remove the dirt. 
 
 SCENE, s. The stage ; the general 
 appearance of any action ; a dis- 
 play ; part of a play. s. scenery: 
 pi. sceneries: adj. scenic. 
 
 SCENT, s. The power of smelling; 
 the smell ; odour, good or bad. v. 
 scent; pr. par. scenting; past, 
 scented: adj. scentless. 
 
 SCEPTIC. 5. See Skeptic 
 
 SCEPTRE, s. The ensign of royalty, 
 borne in the hand. adj. sceptered. 
 
 SCHEDULE, s. A writing, addi- 
 tional o~ appendant; a small scroll; 
 a little inventory. 
 
 SCHEME. 5. Apian; a combination 
 of various things in one view; a 
 project ; a contrivance, v. scheme; 
 pr. par. scheming; past, schemed 
 s schemer 
 
 SCH— SCL 
 
 SCHISM, s. A separation or division 
 in the church of God. s. schismatic. 
 adj. schismatical: adv. schismatic 
 colly: v. schismatize ; pr. par 
 schismatizing ; past, schismatized. 
 
 SCHOL'AR. s. Onewholearnsofa 
 master; a disciple ; a man of let- 
 ters, adj. scholastic, scholashcal: 
 adv. scholastically. 
 
 SCHO'LIAST. s. A writer of ex- 
 planatorv notes. 
 
 SCHO'LIUM. s. A note ; an explan- 
 atory observation. 
 
 SCHOOL, s. A house of discipline 
 and instruction ; a place of literary 
 education, v. school; pr. pai. 
 schooling; past, schooled: s. school 
 ing. 
 
 SCHOOL'FELLOW. s. One bred at 
 the same school. 
 
 SCHOOL'MAN. 5. One versed in the 
 niceties and subtleties of academi- 
 cal disputation, pi. schoolmen. 
 
 SCHOOL/MASTER, s. A man whs 
 presides and teaches in a school. 
 
 SCHOOLMISTRESS, s. A woman 
 who governs a school, pi. school 
 mistresses. 
 
 SCHOON'ER. s. A small vessel with 
 two masts. 
 
 SCl'ENCE. s. Knowledge ; certainty 
 grounded on demonstration; any 
 art or species of knowledge, adj. 
 scientific. 
 
 SCIENTIFIC, SCIENTIFIC A L 
 adj. Producing demonstrative 
 knowledge; producing certainty. 
 
 SCIMITAR, s. A short sword, with 
 a convex edge. 
 
 SCINTILLATE, v. To sparkle; tc 
 emit sparks, pr. par. scintillating 
 past, scintillated: adj. scintillant 
 s. scintillation. 
 
 SCI'OLISM. 5. Superficial know 
 ledge ; not sound knowledge, a 
 sciolist. 
 
 SCFON. s. A small twig, takei 
 from one tree, to be engrafted in 
 to another. 
 
 SCIS'SORS.s. A small pair of shears, 
 or blades moving on a pivot. 
 
 SCLAVONIC, SCLAVO'NIAN. adj 
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SCO— SCO 
 
 Relating to the language or man- 
 ners of the Sclavi, or people of 
 Sclavonia. 
 
 SCOFF, v. To treat with insolent 
 ridicule, or contumelious language. 
 pr. par. scoffing ; past, scoffed: s. 
 scoff, scoffer; adv. scoffingly. 
 
 SCOLD, v. To quarrel clamorously 
 and rudely, pr. par. scolding; past, 
 scolded: s. scold, scolder, scolding: 
 adv. scolding ly. 
 
 SCOL'LOP. s. A pectinated shell- 
 fish. 
 
 SCONCE. s. A fort ; a bulwark ; the 
 head; a pensile candlestick, gen- 
 erally with a mirror to reflect the 
 light, v. sconce; pr. par. sconcing; 
 past, sconced. 
 
 SCOOP, s. A kind of large ladle ; 
 a vessel with a long handle, used 
 to throw out liquor; a sweep; a 
 irtroke. v. scoop; pr. par. scooping; 
 oast, scooped: s. scooper. 
 
 SCOPE, s. Aim, intention, drift, 
 room, space, libertv, license. 
 
 SCOPULOUS. adj. Full of rocks. 
 
 SCORBUTIC, SCORBU'TICAL. 
 udj. Diseased with the scurvy, adv. 
 icorbvtically. 
 
 SCORCH, v. To burn superficially. 
 pr. par. scorching; past, scorched: 
 e. scorch. 
 
 SCORE, s. A notch or long incision ; 
 i line drawn ; an epoch; an era; 
 debt imputed ; sake ; twenty, v. 
 score; pr. par. scoring; past, 
 scored. 
 
 SCO'RIA. 5. Dross, recrement, adj. 
 scorious. 
 
 SCORN, v. To despise, to slight, to 
 revile, to contemn, pr. par. scorn- 
 ing; past, scorned: s. scorn, scorner.-, 
 adj. scornful: adv. scornfully. 
 
 SCORTION. s. A reptile w'ith a ven-' 
 omous sting; one of the signs of 
 the zodiac. 
 
 SCOT. s. Shot, payment, parish pay- 
 ments. 
 
 SCOT. 5. A native of Scotland, adj. 
 Scotch, Scottish: s. Scotticism. 
 
 SCOT'-FREE. adj. Without pay-j 
 ment, untaxed, unhurt. 
 
 SCO— SCR 
 
 SCOUN'DREL. s. A mean rascal 
 a low, petty villain. 
 
 SCOUR, v. To rub hard with any 
 thing rough, in order to clean the 
 surface ; to cleanse; to whiten ; to 
 rove; to range, pr. par. scouring, 
 past, scoured: s. scourer. 
 
 SCOURGE. 5. A whip, a lash, a 
 punishment, v. scourge; pr. par. 
 scourging; past, scourged: s. 
 scourger. 
 
 SCOUT, s. One who rs sent privily 
 to observe the motions of an en- 
 emy, v. scout; pr. par. scouting , 
 past, scouted. 
 
 SCOW. 5. A large flat boat. 
 
 SCOWL, v. To frown; to look an- 
 gry, sour, or sullen. p.r. par. scold- 
 ing; past, scolded: s. scowl: adv. 
 scowlingly 
 
 SCRAB'BLE. v. To make unmean- 
 ing or idle marks, pr. par. scrab- 
 bling; past, scrabbled. 
 
 SCRAG. 5. Any thing thin or lean ; 
 the small end of the neck. adj. 
 scraggy: s. scraggedness, scrag- 
 giness. 
 
 SCRAM'BLE. v. To catch at any 
 thing, eagerly and tjumultuously, 
 with the hands; to catch with 
 haste, pr. par. scrambling ; past, 
 scrambled: s. scramble, scrambler. 
 
 SCRAP, s. A small particle ; a little 
 piece; a fragment; crumb. 
 
 SCRAPE, v. To deprive of the sur- 
 face, by the light action of a sharp 
 instrument ; to erase, pr. par. 
 scraping ; past, scraped : s. scrape, 
 scraper. 
 
 SCRATCH, v. To tear or mirk with 
 slight incisions; to tear with the 
 nails, pr. par. scratching ; past, 
 scratched: s. scratch, scralcher 
 
 SCRATCHES. 5. Cracked ulcers or 
 scabs, in a horse's foot 
 
 SCRAWL, v. To draw or mark 
 irregularly or clumsiiv. pr. par. 
 scrawling; past, scrawled: s. scrawl, 
 scrawl er. 
 
 SCREAK, v. To make a shrill oi 
 loud noise, pr. par. scrcuking; pasl, 
 screaked. 
 
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SCR-SCR SCR— SCU 
 
 SCREAM, v. To cry out shrilly, as'| tinies: v. scrutinize; pr. par. sent 
 in agony or terror, pr. par. scream- \ tinizing; past, scrutinized, 
 trig; past, screamed: s. scream, SCRUTOi'RE. s. A case of drawers 
 screamer. \ for writing. 
 
 SCREECH, i?. To cry out as in ter- SCUD. v. To flee; to run away with 
 
 ror or anguish, pr. par. screechin, 
 past, screeched : s. screech, pi. 
 screeches. 
 
 SCREEN, s. Any thing that affords 
 shelter or concealment, v. screen; 
 pr. par. screening; past, screened. 
 
 SCREW, s. One of the mechanical 
 powers, v. screw ; pr. par. screw- 
 ing; past, screwed. 
 
 SCRIB'BLE. v. To 511 with artless 
 or worthless writing; to write with- 
 out use or elegance, pr. par. scrib- 
 bling; past, scribbled: s. scribble, 
 scribbler. 
 
 SCRIBE. 5. A writer; a public no- 
 tary; a Jewish teacher or doctor 
 of the law. 
 
 SCRIMP, adj. Short, scanty. 
 
 SCRIP, s. A small bag; a satchel. 
 
 SCRIPTURE, s. Writing; sacred 
 writing; the Bible, adj. scriptural. 
 
 SCRIVENER, s. One who draws 
 contracts; one who engrosses 
 writings first drawn by a lawyer. 
 
 SCROF'ULA. s. A depravation of 
 the humours of the body, which 
 breaks out in sores, commonly 
 called the king's evil. 
 
 SCROLL, s. A writing wrapped up. 
 
 SCRUB, v. To rub hard with some- 
 thing coarse and rough, pr. par. 
 scrubbing ; past, scrubbed. 
 
 SCRUB. 5. A mean fellow; any- 
 thing mean or despicable; a worn- 
 out broom, adj. scrubby. 
 
 SCRUF. s. The same with scurf. 
 
 SCRU'PLE. s. Doubt; difficulty of 
 determination; perplexity; twenty 
 grains, v. scruple; pr. par. scru- 
 pling; past, scrupled: s. scrupler. 
 
 SCRUPULOUS, adj. Nicely doubt- 
 ful ; hard to satisfy in determina- 
 tions of conscience ; captious, s. 
 scrupulosity. 
 
 SCRUTINY, s. Inquiry, search, ex- 
 amination witii nicety, pi. scru- 
 
 precipitation. pr. par. scudding, 
 past, scudded. 
 
 SCUD. 5. A cloud swiftly driven by 
 the wind. 
 
 SCUF'FLE. s. A confused quarrel 
 a tumultuous broil, v. scujfle ; pr 
 par. scuffling; past, scuffled,: s 
 scuffler. 
 
 SCULK. v. To lurk in hiding places; 
 to lie close, pr. par. sculking: past, 
 sculked: s. sculker. 
 
 SCULL, s. The bone which incases 
 and defends the head; the arched 
 bone of the head. 
 
 SCULL, v. To propel a boat by 
 means of a single oar, at the stern, 
 pr. par. sculling; past, sculled. 
 
 SCULL'CAP. s. A head-piece; a 
 night-cap. 
 
 SCUL'LER. s. A cock-boat ; a boat 
 
 | in which there is but one rower; 
 
 | one that rows a cock-boat. 
 
 SCUL'LERY. s. The place where 
 common utensils, as kettles or 
 dishes, are cleaned and kept. pi. 
 sculleries. 
 
 SCUL'LJON. s. The lowest domes- 
 tic servant. 
 
 SCULPTOR, s. A carver; one who 
 cuts wood or stone into images. 
 
 SCULPTURE, s. The art of carving 
 wood, or hewing stone, into im- 
 ages; carved work. v. sculpture , 
 pr. par. sculpturing ; past, scul) 
 hired. 
 
 SCUM. s. That which rises to tie 
 top of any liquor ; the dross; the 
 refuse, v. scum; pr. par. scum 
 ming ; past, scummed : s. scummer 
 
 SCUP'PLR. ,s. In a ship, a smaP 
 hole in the side, above the deck, 
 bv which water is discharged. 
 
 SCURF, s. A kind of dry, miliary 
 scab; any thing sticking on the 
 surface, adj. scurfy: s. scurjiness. 
 
 SCUR'RILOUS. adj. Grossly oppro- 
 brious ; lewdlv jocular , vile: low 
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SOU—SEA 
 
 &dv scurrilously . s. scurrility, pi. 
 scut -rilities. 
 SCUR'VY. adj. Scabbed; covered 
 with scabs ; diseased with the 
 scurvy; vile; bad. s. scurvy, pi. 
 
 SCUTCH'EON. s. The shield repre- 
 sented in heraldry; the ensigns 
 armorial of a family. See Escutch- 
 eon. 
 
 SCUT I FORM. adj. Shaped like a 
 shield. 
 
 SCUTTLE. 5. A wide, shallow bas- 
 ket; a small grate; a quick pace. 
 
 SCUTTLE, v. To cut holes in the 
 deck or sides of a ship, for the 
 purpose of sinking her. pr. par. 
 scuttling; past, scuttled. 
 
 SCYTHE, s. An instrument for cut- 
 ting grass. 
 
 SEA. s. The ocean ; the water ; a 
 collection of water. 
 
 SEA'BOARD. s. The land near the 
 sea. 
 
 SEA'BOAT. s. A vessel capable of 
 resisting a rough sea. 
 
 SEABREEZE, s. Wind blowing 
 from the sea. 
 
 SEA'CALF. s. The seal. pi. sea- 
 calves. 
 
 SEA'COAL. 5. Coal, so called, not 
 because found in the sea, but be- 
 cause brought to London by sea ; 
 pitcoal. 
 
 SEA COAST, s. Shore; edge of the 
 sea. 
 
 SEA'-COMPASS. s. The card and 
 needle of mariners, pi. sea-com- 
 passes. 
 
 SEA'FARING. adj. Travelling by 
 sea. 
 
 SEAGIRT, adj. Girded or encircled 
 bv the sea. 
 
 SEA'GREEN. adj. Resembling the 
 ^olourof the distant sea; cerulean. 
 
 SEA'GULL. s. A bird common on 
 the sen -coasts. 
 
 SEA'HORSE. s. A kind of fish. 
 
 SEA 'MAN. s. A sailor, a navigator, 
 a mariner, pi. seamen: s. seamanship. 
 
 SEA'MEW. s. A fowl that frequents 
 the sea. 
 
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 SEA— SEA 
 
 SEA'PIECE. s. A picture represent 
 ing any thing at sea. 
 
 SEA'PORT. s. A harbour. 
 
 SEA'ROOM. s. Open sea; spacious 
 main. 
 
 SEA'ROVER. s. A pirate. 
 
 SEA'SERVICE. s. Service at sea. 
 
 SEA'-SHORE. s. The coast of the 
 sea. 
 
 SEA'SICK. adj. Sick, as new voj 
 agers on the sea. 
 
 SEA'-SIDE. s. The edge of the sea. 
 
 SEA'-TERM. s. A word of art used 
 by the seamen. 
 
 SEA'WORTHY. adj. Fit to go to 
 sea ; applied to a ship. s. seawor- 
 thiness. 
 
 SEAL. s. The sea-calf. 
 
 SEAL. s. A stamp engraved with a 
 particular impression ; the impres 
 sion made in wax. v. seal; pr. pa/ 
 sealing; past, sealed; s. sealer. 
 
 SEAL'ING-WAX. s. Hard wax, used 
 to seal letters. 
 
 SEAM. s. The suture where the 
 two edges of cloth are sewed to- 
 gether ; a cicatrix ; a scar. v. seam; 
 pr. par. seaming; past, seamed. 
 adj. seamless. 
 
 SEAMSTRESS, s. A woman whose 
 occupation is to sew. pi. seams- 
 tresses. 
 
 SEATOY. s. See Sf.poy. 
 
 SEAR. v. To burn, to cauterize, 
 pr. par. searing; past, seared. 
 
 SEARCH, v. To examine, to ex- 
 plore, to inquire, pr. par. search- 
 ing; past, searched: s. search, pi 
 searches, searcher. 
 
 SEA'SON. s. One of the four parts 
 of the year; a fit time. adj. sea- 
 sonable: adv. seasonably, s. sea- 
 sonableness. 
 
 SEA'SON. v. To mix with food any 
 thingf that gives a high relish ; to 
 qualifv bv admixture of another 
 ingredient ; to inure to another 
 climate, pr. p^r. seasoning; past. 
 seasoned: s. seasoning. 
 
 SEAT. s. A chair; any thing oii 
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SEC— SED 
 
 which one may sit. v. seat; pr. 
 par. seating ; past, seated. 
 
 SECE'DE. v. To withdraw from; to 
 leave, pr. par. seceding ; past, se- 
 ceded: s. seceder, secession. 
 
 SECLU'DE. v. To confine from ; to 
 shut up apart, pr. par. sec luding ; 
 past, secluded : s. seclusion. 
 
 SECOND, adj. The next in order to 
 the first; next in order or dignity. 
 adj. secondary : adv. secondly, sec- 
 ondarily. 
 
 SECOND. 5. One who accompanies 
 another in a duel; one who sup- 
 ports or maintains; the sixtieth 
 part of a minute, v. second; pr. 
 par. seconding ; past, seconded. 
 
 SE'CRET. adj. Hidden, not reveal 
 ed, concealed, retired, s. secrecy, 
 secret: adv. secretly. 
 
 SECRETARY, s. One intrusted with 
 the management of business; one 
 who writes for another, pi. secre- 
 taries. 
 
 SECRETE, v. To hide ; to conceal ; 
 to separate, pr. par. secreting; past, 
 secreted: s. secretion: adj. secretory. 
 
 SECT. s. Men united in certain te- 
 nets, s. sectary, pi. sectaries. 
 
 SECTA'RIAN. adj. Belonging to 
 sectaries, s. sectarian, sectarianism. 
 
 SECTION, s. The act of cutting or 
 dividing; a part divided from the 
 rest. adj. sectional. 
 
 SECTOR, s. A geometrical instru- 
 ment. 
 
 SECULAR, adj. Not spiritual ; re- 
 lating to the affairs of the present 
 World, s. seculariiy, secularization: 
 v. secularize; pr. par. secularizing; 
 past, secularized: adv. secularly. 
 
 SECU'RE. adj. Free from fear ; ex- 
 empt from terror; confidential; 
 safe. v. secure; pr. par. securing; 
 past, secured: adv. securely, s. 
 security, p\. securities. 
 
 SEDAN' s. A kind of portable coach; 
 a chair. 
 
 SEDATE, adj. Calm, quiet, unruf- 
 fled, adv. sedately: s. sedateness : 
 adj. sedative. 
 
 SED'ENTARY. adj. Wanting mo- 
 
 SED— SEG 
 
 tion or action; inactive, s. seden- 
 tariness. 
 
 SEDGE, s. A growth of narrow flags, 
 a narrow flag. adj. sedgy. 
 
 SED'IMENT. s. That which settles 
 at the bottom. 
 
 SEDITION, s. A tumult, an insur- 
 rection, adj. seditious: adv. sedx 
 tiously : s. seditionary, pi. sedition* 
 aries, seditiousness. 
 
 SEDU'CE. v. To draw aside from 
 the right ; to tempt ; to corrupt, 
 pr. par. seducing; past, seduced: 
 s. seducer, seduction : adj. seductive. 
 
 SED'ULOL/S. adj. Assiduous, indus- 
 trious, diligent, adv. sedulously: 
 s. sedulousness. 
 
 SEE. s. The diocese of a bishop. 
 
 SEE. v. To perceive by the eye; to 
 observe, pr. par. seeing; past, seen. 
 
 SEED. s. The organized particle 
 produced by plants and animals, 
 from which new plants and ani- 
 mals are generated, v. seed; pr. par. 
 seeding; past, seeded: s. seedling^ 
 seed-plot. 
 
 SEED'PEARL. s. Small grains of 
 pearl. 
 
 SEEDS'MAN. s. One who sells seed. 
 pi. seedsmen. 
 
 SEEK. v. To search for ; to solicit, 
 pr. par. seeking; past, sought: s. 
 seeker. 
 
 SEEM. v. To appear ; to make a 
 show ; to have semblance, pr. par. 
 seeming; past, seemed: adv. seem- 
 ingly : s. seemingness. 
 
 SEEM'LY. adj. Decent, becoming, 
 fit. adv. seemly: s. seemliness. 
 
 SEER. s. A prophet; one who fore- 
 sees future events. 
 
 SEE'SAW. s. A reciprocating mo- 
 tion, v. seesaiv; pr. par. seesauymg , 
 past, seesawed. 
 
 SEETHE, v To boil; to be Hit. 
 pr. f>zr. seeming; past, seethed. 
 
 SEGAR', CIGAR'. 5. A little roll of 
 tobacco, smoked without a pipe. 
 
 SEG'MENT. s. A figure contained 
 between a chord and an arc of a 
 circle, or so much of a circle as is 
 cut off by that chord. 
 
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SEG— SEM 
 
 SEGREGATE, v. To set apart ; to 
 separate, pr. par. segregating 
 past, segregated: s. segregation. 
 
 SEI'GNIOR. s. A lord ; the title of 
 honour given bv Italians. 
 
 SEIGNIOR Y. s. A lordship, a terri 
 tory. pi. seigniories. 
 
 SEINE. 5. A large net, used in fish- 
 ing. 
 
 SEIZE, v. To take hold of; to grasp 
 to take by force, pr. par. seizing 
 past, seized : s. seizure. 
 
 SEL'DOM. adv. Rarely, not often. 
 
 SELECT', v. To choose in prefer- 
 ence to others rejected, pr. par. 
 selecting; past, selected; adj. select: 
 s. selection, selectness. 
 
 SELENOGRAPHY, s. A description 
 of the moon. 
 
 SELF. One of the pronouns, pi. 
 selves: adj. selfsame. 
 
 SELFISH, adj. Attentive only to 
 one's own interest, adv. selfishly: 
 s. selfishness. 
 
 SELL. v. To give for a price ; to 
 vend. pr. par. selling; past, sold 
 s. seller 
 
 SEL'VAGE, SEL'VEDGE. s. The 
 edge of cloth, &c. adj. selvedged. 
 
 SEMBLANCE. 5. Likeness, resem- 
 blance. 
 
 SEM'l. s. A word which, used in 
 composition, signifies half. 
 
 SEM'IBREVE. s. A note in music, 
 containing half the quantity of a 
 breve. 
 
 SEM'ICIRCLE. s. Half a circle. 
 ad), semicircular. 
 
 SEMICOLON. .9. Half a colon (;). 
 
 SEMIDIAM'ETER. s. Half aciame- 
 ter. 
 
 SEM'IMETAL. s. A half metal; an 
 imperfect metal. 
 
 SEM'INAL. adj. Belonging to seed; 
 "contained in the seed. 
 
 SEMINARY, s. A seed plot ; a place 
 of educition. pi. seminaries. 
 
 SEMIQUAVER. 5. A note in mu- 
 sic, containing half the quantity of 
 a quaver 
 
 SEM ITONE. s. In music, half a tone. 
 
 SEM— SEN 
 
 SEMIVOWEL. 5. A consonant which 
 makes an imperfect sound they 
 are six in number, f, 1, rn, n, r, s. 
 
 SEN'ATE. s. An assembly of coun- 
 sellors, who share in the govern 
 ment ; a parliament, s. senator : 
 adj. senatorial. 
 
 SEND. v. To despatch, to commis- 
 sion, &,c. pr. par. sending ; past, 
 
 SENESCENCE, s. The state of 
 growing old ; decay. 
 
 SENESCHAL. *. The judge of a 
 certain court of justice. 
 
 SE'xNILE. adj. Relating or belonging 
 to old age. s. senility. 
 
 SE'NTOR. s. One older than another, 
 s. seniority, pi. seniorities, seniory, 
 pi. senior ies. 
 
 SEN'NA. s. A kind of medicinal tree. 
 
 SENNIGHT, s. The space of seven 
 nights and days ; a week. 
 
 SENSATION, s. Perception by the 
 senses. 
 
 SENSE, s. Faculty of perceiving; 
 perception by the senses; under- 
 standing, meaning, import, adj. 
 sensible: s. sensibility ; adv. sensi- 
 bly: adj. senseless: adv. senseless- 
 ly: s. senselessness. 
 
 SENSITIVE, adj. Having sense or 
 perception, but not reason ; easily 
 affected, adv. sensitively. 
 
 SENSO'RIUM. s. The part where 
 the senses transmit their percep- 
 tions to the mind; the seat of sense. 
 
 SEN'SUAL. adj. Pleasing to the 
 senses ; carnal, s. sensualist, sen- 
 suality : adv. sensually. 
 
 SENTENCE, s. Determination or 
 decision, as of a judge ; doom ; a 
 maxim ; a short paragraph, v. sen 
 tence ; pr. par. sentencing; past 
 sentenced. 
 
 SENTENTIOUS, adj. Short ami 
 energetic, adv. senteniiously : &. 
 sententiov mess. 
 
 SENTIENT, adj. Perceiving, hav- 
 ing perception. 
 
 SENTIMENT, s. Thought, notion, 
 opinion, sensibility, adj. sentimen- 
 tal: s. sentimentality, sentimentalist 
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SEN— SER 
 
 SENTINEL, SENTRY, s. One who 
 watches or keeps guard to prevent 
 surprise, pi. sentinels, sentries. 
 
 SEPARABLE, adj. Susceptive of 
 disunion, s. separability. 
 
 SEPARATE, v. To divide into parts; 
 to disunite, pr. par. separating ; 
 past, separated: adj. separate: adv. 
 separately: s. separation, separator. 
 
 SE'POY. s. An Indian native, who 
 is a soldier in the infantry of the 
 East India Company. 
 
 SEPTAN'GULAR. adj. Having sev- 
 en corners or angles. 
 
 SEPTEMBER. 5. The ninth month 
 ©f the vear. 
 
 SEPTEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting seven 
 years ; happening once in seven 
 years. 
 
 SEPTENTRIO'NAL. adj. Northern. 
 s. septentrionality. 
 
 SEPTIC, adj. Having the power to 
 promote putrefaction. 
 
 SEPTILATERAL, adj. Having sev- 
 en sides. 
 
 SEPTUAGEN'ARY. adj. Consisting 
 o r seventv. 
 
 SEPTUAGES'IMA. s. The third 
 Sundav before Lent. 
 
 SEPTUAGINT. 5. The ancient 
 Greek version of the Old Testa- 
 ment. 
 
 SEPTUPLE, adj. Seven times as 
 much. 
 
 SEPULCHRE, s. A grave; a tomb, 
 adj. sepulchral. 
 
 5EP"'ULTURE. 5. Interment, burial. 
 
 SEQUA'CIOUS. adj. Following; at- 
 tendant, s. sequaciousness. 
 
 SE'QUEL. s. Succeeding part; con- 
 sequence ; event. 
 
 SEQUESTER, v. To separate from 
 others, for the sake of privacy , to 
 put aside : to remove. p~. par. se- 
 questering; past, sequestered. 
 
 SEQUESTRATE, v. To sequester; 
 to sepa rate ; to take away. pr. par. 
 sequestrating ; past, sequestrated: 
 3. sequestration. 
 
 SERA'GLIO. 5. In the east, a housr 
 *br concubines, pronounced se- 
 ralio. 
 
 SER— SET 
 
 SER'APH. s. One of the order of 
 angels, pi. seraphim: adj. seraphic 
 
 SERENADE. 5. Music or songs with 
 which ladies are entertained, by 
 their lovers, in the night, v. sira 
 nade; pr. par. serenading; past, 
 strcnaded. 
 
 SERE'NE. adj. Calm, placid, quieU 
 s. serene, serenity : adv. serenely. 
 
 SERF. s. A slave ; one bound to the 
 soil. 
 
 SERGE, s. A kind of woollen cloth. 
 
 SER'JEANT. s. A degree in law, 
 next below a judge ; a petty offi 
 cer in the army, &,e. s. sergeantry 
 
 SE'RIES. 5. Sequence, order, sue 
 cession. 
 
 SE'RIOUS. adj. Grave, solemn, im 
 portant. adv. seriously: s. serious 
 ness. 
 
 SERMON, s. A discourse pronounc- 
 ed bv a divine. 
 
 SE'ROUS. adj. Thin, watery, s. se> 
 rosity. 
 
 SERPENT, s. A kind of venomous 
 animal. 
 
 SERPENTINE, adj. Winding like a 
 serpent ; curvilinear. 
 
 SERRATED, adj. Formed with in 
 dentures like the edge of a saw 
 s. serration. 
 
 SERVE, v. To work for ; to attend 
 at command ; to assist, pr. par. 
 serving; past, served: s. servant^ 
 service, servitude: adj. serviceable . 
 adv. serviceably. 
 
 SER'YILE. adj. Slavish, mean, fawn- 
 ing, adv. servilely : s. servility. 
 
 SESQUIPE'DAL, SESQUIPEDA'- 
 LIAN. adj. Containing a foot and 
 a half. 
 
 SESS. 5. Rate; cess charged; tax- 
 pi. sesses. 
 
 SES'SION. s. The act of sitting; the 
 space during which an assembly 
 sits. 
 
 SET. v. To place; to put in any 
 situation or place, &c. pr. par. set- 
 ting; pnsUset : adj. set: s. set, setter, 
 
 SETA'CEOUS. adj. Bristly. 
 
 SET'-OFF, s. An v counterbalance; 
 a recommendation , a decoration 
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SET-SHA 
 
 SE'TON. s. An issue ; a rowel. 
 SETTEE', s. A long seat, with a 
 
 back. 
 SETTLE, v. To place in any cer- 
 tain state; to establish ; to fix. 
 
 pr. par. settling; past, settled: s. 
 
 settledness, settlement, settler. 
 SEVEN, adj. Four and three, ordi- 
 nal adj. seventh: adv. seventhly: 
 
 adj. sevenfold. 
 SEVENTEEN, adj. Seven and ten. 
 
 ordinal adj. seventeenth. 
 SEVENTY, adj. Seven times ten. 
 
 ordinal adj. seventieth. 
 SEVER, v. To part by violence , to 
 
 force asunder, pr. par. severing; 
 
 past, severed : s. severance. 
 SEVERAL, adj. Different; distinct 
 
 from one another ; divers, adv 
 
 severally: s. severalty. 
 SEVE'RE. adj. Sharp, censorious, 
 
 rigorous, adv. severely: s. severity, 
 
 pi. severities. 
 SEW. v. To join by the use of a 
 
 needle, pr. par. sewing ; past, sew- 
 ed: s. sewer. 
 SEWER, s. A passage for water. 
 SEX. s. The property by which any! 
 
 animal is male or female, pi. sexes:\ 
 
 adj. sexual. 
 SrXAGEN'ARY. adj. Threescore. 
 SEXAGKS'IMA. s. The second Sun- 
 
 dav before Lent. adj. sexagesimal 
 SEXAN'GULAR. adj. Having six 
 
 corners or angles. 
 SEXEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting six years; 
 
 happening once in six years. 
 SEX'TANT. s. The sixth part of a 
 
 circle; an astronomical instrument. 
 SEX TON. s. An under officer of a 
 
 church. 
 SEX'TUPLE. adj. Sixfold. 
 SHAB'BY. adj. Mean, paltry, adv. 
 
 shabbily: s. shabbiness. 
 SHACK'LE. v. To chain, to fetter, 
 
 to bind. pr. par. shackling; past, 
 
 shackled: s. shackle. 
 SHAD. s. A kind of fish. 
 SHADE, s. The cloud or opacity 
 
 made by interception of the light: 
 
 darkness; obscurity, v. shade; pr. 
 
 SHA— SHA 
 
 par. shading ; past, shaded : s 
 shadiness : adj. shady. 
 
 SHAD'DOCK. 5. A kind of orange. 
 
 SHAD'OW. s. The representation 
 of a body by which the light ; a 
 intercepted ; opacity ; shade, v. 
 shadow; pr. par. shadowing ; past, 
 shadowed: adj. shadowy. 
 
 SHAFT, s. An arrow; the handle 
 of a weapon ; the pole of a car- 
 riage, &c. adj. shafted. 
 
 SHAG. s. Rough hair ; a kind of 
 cloth, adj. shaggy: s. shaggedness. 
 
 SHA'GREEN. s. The skin of a kind 
 of fish. 
 
 SHAKE, v. To put into a vibrating 
 motion , *o agitate, pr. par. shak- 
 ing; past, shaken: s. shake, shaker. 
 
 SHALL, v. A defective verb. 
 
 SHALLOON', s. A slight woollen 
 stuff. 
 
 SHAL'LOP. 5. A small boat. 
 
 SHALLOT, s. See Eschalot. 
 
 SHAL'LOW. adj. Not deep. s. shal r 
 lowness. 
 
 SHAM. v. To trick ; to cheat , to 
 delude with false pretences, pr. 
 par. shammi?ig ; past, shammed- 
 s. sham: adj. sham. 
 
 SHAM'BLES. 5. The place where 
 butchers kill or sell their meat. 
 
 SHAM'BLING. adj. Moving awk- 
 wardly and irregularly. 
 
 SHAME, s. The passion felt when 
 reputation is supposed to be lost; 
 ignominy; disgrace, v. shame; pr. 
 par. shaming; past, shamed: adj 
 shameful, shameless: adv. shame 
 fully, shamelessly: adj. shamefaced. 
 
 SHAM'ROCK. s. A three-leaved 
 clover. 
 
 SHANK, s. The middle joint of the 
 leg ; the handle. 
 
 SHAN'TY. adj. Showv, gav. 
 
 SHAPE, v. To form, to mould, pr 
 par. shaping; pnst, shaped: s. shape.* 
 shapeliness: adj. shapeless, shapely 
 
 SHARE, v. To divide, to part, to 
 partake, pr. par. sharing; past, 
 shared: s. share, sharer. 
 
 SHARK, s. A kind of fish. 
 
 SHARP, adj. Keen, piercing, cut 
 3.J3 
 
SHA— SHE 
 
 ting. /. sharp; pr. par. sharping; 
 past, sharped: s. sharper, sharp- 
 ness: adv. sharply. 
 
 SHARPEN, i?. To make keen; to 
 point; to edge. pr. par. sharpen- 
 ing; past, sharpened. 
 
 SHARP'-SiOHTED. adj. Having 
 quick sight. 
 
 SHARP-WITTED, adj. Having an 
 acute mind. 
 
 SHATTER, v. To break into pieces; 
 to impair, pr. par. shattering; past, 
 shattered. 
 
 SHAVE, v. To pare off with a ra- 
 zor ; to pare close to the surface, 
 pr. par. shaving; past, shaved: s. 
 shaveling, shaver, shaving. 
 
 SHAWL, s. A part of modern fe- 
 male dress. 
 
 SHE. The female pron. personal. 
 
 SHEAF, s. A bundle of stalks of 
 corn bound together, pi. sheaves. 
 
 SHEAR, v. To clip or cut. pr. par. 
 shearing; past, sheared, shorn: s. 
 shears, shearer. 
 
 SHEATH, s. The case of any thing; 
 the scabbard, v. sheath, sheathe; 
 pr. par. sheathing; past, sheathed. 
 
 SHED. s. A shelter made of boards. 
 
 SHED. v. To pour out ; to spill, pr. 
 par. shedding; past, shed: s. shed- 
 der. 
 
 SHEEP, s. A species of animal, adj. 
 sheepish: adv. sheepishly: s. sheep- 
 ishness, sheepcot, sheep/old, sheep- 
 walk. 
 
 SHEER, adj. Pure, clear, unmineled. 
 
 SHEET, s. Any thing broad and 
 thin, such as linen or paper, v. 
 sheet; pr. par. sheeting; past, sheet- 
 ed: s. sheeting. 
 
 SHEET- ANCHOR. 5. The largest 
 anchor. 
 
 SHEK'EL. 5. An ancient Jewish 
 coin. 
 
 SHELF. .« A board fixed against a 
 wall, Slc. to place things on ; a 
 sand-bank or rock in the sea. pi. 
 shelves- adj. shelvy. 
 
 SHELL. 5. The external crust, v. 
 shell; pr. par. shelling; past, shell- 
 ed: adj shelly: s. shellfish. 
 
 SHE— SHi 
 
 : SHELL BARK. 5. A kind of hickory 
 
 j nut. 
 
 jSHEL'TER. 5. A cover from injury 
 
 I protecting, v. shelter; pr. par. shel 
 tering; past, sheltered: adj . sheltery 
 
 ISHELTIE. s. A Scotch pony. 
 
 SHELVE, v. To place on shelves; 
 to furnish with shelves; to slope, 
 pr. par. shelving; past, shelved? 
 adj. shelving, shelvy. 
 
 SHEPHERD, s. One who tend* 
 sheep, fern, shepherdess, pi. shep- 
 herdesses. 
 
 SHERBET', s. A kind of drink. 
 
 SHERIFF, s. An officer to whom 
 is intrusted, in each county, the 
 execution of the laws. s. shriev' 
 alty,thc office or jurisdiction of a 
 sheriff. 
 
 SHER'RY. s. A kind of Spanish 
 wine. 
 
 SHIELD, s. A buckler; defence; pro- 
 tection, v. shield; pr. par. shield- 
 ing; past, shielded. 
 
 SHIFT, v. To change place; tc 
 change; to find some expedient 
 pr. par. shifting; past, shifted: s 
 shift, shifter t adj. shiftless. 
 
 SHIL'LING. s. A coin, equal to fe 
 pence. 
 
 SHIN. 5. The fore-part of the leg. 
 
 SHINE, v. To glitter, to glisten 
 pr. par. shining; past, shone. 
 
 SHLVGLE. 5. A thin board, to cover 
 houses, v. shingle; pr. par. shin- 
 gling; past, shingled. 
 
 SHIP. 5. A large vessel of burden, 
 with sails, v. ship; pr. par. ship- 
 ping; past, shipped: s. shipping, 
 shipwreck, shipwright. 
 
 SHIP'BOARD. adv. In a ship. 
 
 SHIRE, s. A division of a kingdon.; 
 a county. 
 
 SHIRK, v. To practise mean oi art 
 ful tricks, pr. par. shirking; past, 
 shirked. 
 
 SHIRT. 5. The under garment of a 
 man. v. shirt; pr. par. shirting; 
 past, shirted. 
 
 SHIVER, v. To break at once into 
 many parts ; to quake ; to tremble, 
 pr. par. shivering; past, shivered. 
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SHO— SHO 
 
 SHOAL. s. A great multitude ; a 
 throng; a shallow place, adj. skoal. 
 
 SHOCK, s. Conflict; concussion; 
 offence ; a pile of sheaves of corn. 
 v. shock; pr. par. shocking; past, 
 shocked: adv. shockingly. 
 
 SHOD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to shoe. 
 
 SHOE. s. The outer cover of the 
 foot. v. shoe; pr. par. shoeing; 
 past, snod: s. shoer, shoeblack, 
 shoemaker. 
 
 SHONE. Fret, and past par. of the 
 v. to shine. 
 
 SHOOK. Pret. of the v. to shake. 
 
 SHOOT, v. To discharge any thing, 
 so as to make it fly with speed or 
 violbnce ; to strike with any thing 
 shot. pr. par. shooting; past, shot: 
 s. shoot, shooter. 
 
 SHOP. s. A place in which goods 
 are sold by retail; a place for work. 
 v. shop; pr. par. shopping; past, 
 shopped: s. shopper, shop board, 
 shopkeeper, shopman, pi. shopmen. 
 
 SHOPLIFTER, s. One who, under 
 pretence of buying, steals goods 
 out of a shop. 
 
 SHORE. Pret. of the v. to shear. 
 past par. shorn. 
 
 SHORE, s. The coast of the sea ; 
 the bank of a river; a drain : the 
 support of a building, v. shore ; 
 pr. par. shoring ; past, shored. 
 
 SHORT, adj. Not long ; defective : 
 scanty, v. shorten; pr. par. sho?'t- 
 ening; past, shortened: adv. short- 
 ly: s. shortness: adj. shortlived, 
 shortsighted. 
 
 SHORTHAND. 5. A method of 
 writing in compendious charac- 
 ters ; stenography. 
 
 SHOT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to shoot. 
 
 SHOT. s. The act of shooting; the 
 missile weapon emitted by any in- 
 strument. 
 
 SHOULD. Pret. of the v. shall. 
 
 SHOUL'DER. s. The joint which 
 connects the arm to the body. v. 
 shoulder; pr. par. shouldering; past, 
 thouldered. 
 
 SHO— SHR 
 
 SHOUT, s. A loud cry of triumph 
 or exultation, &-e. v. shout: pr. 
 par. shouting; past, shouted: s. 
 shout cr. 
 
 SHOVE, v. To push. pr. par. shov- 
 ing; past, shoved: s. shove. 
 
 SHOVEL, s. An instrument for lift- 
 ing earth, dec. v. shovel; pr. par. 
 shoveling; past, shoveled. 
 
 SHOW. v. To exhibit to view; to 
 prove, pr. par. showing; past, 
 shown: s. show: adj. showy. 
 
 SHOWER. 5. A fall of rain ; a 
 storm of any thing, falling thick. 
 v. shower; pr. par. showering, 
 past, showered : adj. showery. 
 
 SHRED, v. To tear into small pieces, 
 pr. par. shredding ; past, shredded' 
 s. shred. 
 
 SHREW, s. A peevish, malignant t 
 clamorous woman, adj. shrewish: 
 adv. shrewishly : s. shrewishness 
 
 SHREWD, adj. Cunning, smart, 
 adv. shrewdly : s. shrewdness. 
 
 SHRIEK, v. To scream, pr. pa . 
 shrieking; past, shrieked: s. shriek. 
 
 SHRIEVALTY, s. The office of a 
 sheriff, pi. shrievalties. 
 
 SHRILL, adj. Sounding with a pierc- 
 ing, tremulous, or vibratory sound. 
 s. shrillness: adv. shrilly. 
 
 SHRIMP. 5. A small fish. 
 
 SHRINE, s. A case in which some 
 thing sacred is deposited. 
 
 SHRINK, v. To contract ; to shrivel 
 pr. par. shrinking; past, shrunk. 
 
 SHRIVEL, v. To contract into wrin 
 kles. pr. par. sh7*iveling ; past, 
 shriveled 
 
 SHROUD, s. A dress for the dead ; 
 a shelter : the ropes which sup- 
 port a mast. v. shroud; pr. par. 
 shrouding ; past, shrouded. 
 
 SHROVETIDE, SHROVE-TUES'- 
 DAY. s. The day before Ash-Wed- 
 nesday, or Lent. 
 
 SHRL T B. s. A bush; a small tree; a 
 kind of drink, s. shrubbery, p.. 
 shrubberies. 
 
 SHRUG, v. To express horror or 
 dissatisfaction bv motion of the 
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SHR— SIE 
 
 shoulders, pr. par. shrugging ;\ 
 past, shrugged : s. shrug. 
 
 SHRUNK. Fret, and past par. of the 
 v. to shrink. 
 
 SHUD'DER. v. To quake with fear, 
 or aversion, pr. par. shuddering ; 
 past, shuddered: s. shudder. 
 
 SHUF'FLE. v. To throw into disor- 
 der; to play mean tricks: to evade, 
 pr. par. shuffling ; past, shuffled: 
 s. shuffle, shuffler. 
 
 SHUN." v. To avoid ; to endeavour 
 to escape, pr. par. shunning,' past, 
 shunned. 
 
 SHUT. v. To close; to confine; to 
 exclude, pr. par. shutting; past, 
 shut . s. shutter. 
 
 SHUT'TLE. s. An instrument used 
 in weaving. 
 
 SHUT'TLECOCK. s. A cork stuck 
 with feathers, and beaten back- 
 ward and forward. 
 
 SHY. adj. Wary, cautious, reserved, 
 adv. shyly : s. shyness. 
 
 SIBILANT, adj. Hissing, s. sibila- 
 tion. 
 
 SIB'YL. s. A prophetess amongst 
 the pagans, adj. sibylline. 
 
 STCCA'TION. s. The act of drying. 
 
 SICK. adj. Afflicted with disease ; 
 disgusted, v. sicken ; pr. par. sick- 
 ening; past, sickened: s. sickliness, 
 sickness: adv. and adj. sickly. 
 
 SICK'LE. s. A reaping-hook. 
 
 SIDE. s. The parts of animals for- J 
 tified by the ribs; edge; party; 
 faction, adj. side: v. side; pr. par. 
 siding ; past, sided. 
 
 SIDE'BOARD. s. The side-table on 
 which conveniences are placed. 
 
 SIDELONG, adj. Lateral, oblique, 
 adv. sidelong. 
 
 SI'DERAL, SIDE'REAL. adj. Star- 
 ry, astral. 
 
 SIDESADDLE, s. A woman's saddle. 
 
 SIDEWAYS, SIDE WISE. adv. Lat- 
 erallv; on one side. 
 
 Sl'DLE. v. To go with the side fore- 
 most pr. par. sidling; past, sidled. 
 
 SIEGE, s The act of besetting a 
 'brtified piace. 
 
 SIE— SIL 
 
 SIEVE. 5 A bolter ; hair, &c. strain- 
 ed upon a hoop, to sift through. 
 
 SIFT. v. To separate by a sieve, 
 pr.par. sifting; past, sifted: s. sifter. 
 
 SIGH. v. To emit the breath audi* 
 bly, as in grief, pr. par. sighing; 
 past, sighed: s. sigh. 
 
 SIGHT, s. Perception by the eye; 
 view, &,c. adj. sightless, sightly: 
 s. sightliness. 
 
 SIGN. s. A token; that by which 
 any thing is shown; a constellation, 
 v. sign; pr. par. signing; past, 
 signed: s. signer. 
 
 SIG'NAL. 5. Notice given by a sign. 
 
 ! a sign that gives notice, adj. signal. 
 
 SIG'NAL. adj. Eminent; remarkable, 
 v. signalize; pr. par. signalizing 
 
 I past, signalized .- adv. signally. 
 
 .SIGNATURE. 5. A sign or mark, 
 amongst printers, a letter or num- 
 ber, to distinguish diiferent sheets 
 
 SIG'NET. s. A seal. 
 
 |SIGNIF'ICANT. adj. Expressive, 
 betokening, important, adv. sig* 
 
 I nifcantly : s. significance. 
 
 SIG'NTFY. v. To declare by some 
 sign or token ; to mean ; to ex- 
 press, pr. par. signifying ; pa t, 
 signified: s. signification: adj sig- 
 nificative. 
 
 SI'GNIOR. s. A title of homui 
 amongst the Italians; with 11 e 
 Turks, the grand signior is I lie 
 emperor. 
 
 Si'LENCE. s. Stillness, taciturnity, 
 secrecy, v. silence; pr. par. silenc- 
 ing; past, silenced: adj. silent: aav. 
 silently. 
 
 SILI'CIOUS. adj. Partaking of the 
 nature of flint. 
 
 SILK. s. The thread of a certain 
 worm ; the cloth made from the 
 thread, adj. silken, silky : s* silki- 
 ness, silkworm. 
 
 SILK'MERCER. 5. A dealer in silk. 
 
 SILL. s. The foot of a door-case, &a 
 
 SIL'LABUB. s. A liquor made of 
 milk and wine, or cider and susrar- 
 
 SIL'LY. adj. Foolish, simple, wc lk 
 
 i adv sillily s. silliness. 
 
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SIL— SIN 
 
 SH/VAN adj. Woody: full of woods- 
 belonging to a wood. 
 
 SIL'VER. s. One of the metals, v. sil- 
 ver; pr. par. silvering; past, sil- 
 vered: adj. silvery: s. silversmith. 
 
 SIMILAR adj. Resembling, s. sim- 
 ilarity, pi. similarities : adv. simi- 
 larly. 
 
 SIM'ILE. 5. A comparison by which 
 any thing is illustrated, pronounc- 
 ed sim'-H-e. 
 
 SIMILITUDE, s. Likeness, resem- 
 blance, comparison. 
 
 SIM'MER. v. To boil gently, pr. 
 par. simmering ; past, simmered. 
 
 SI'MONY. s. The crime of buying 
 or selling church preferments, pi. 
 simonies: adj. simoniacal: s. simo- 
 niac : adv. simoniacally. 
 
 SIM'PER. v. To smile foolishly, pr. 
 par. simpering; past, simpered : s. 
 simper: adv. simperingly. 
 
 SIM'PLE. adj. Single, uncompound- 
 ed, artless, harmless, silly, s. sim- 
 ple, simplicity : adv. simply. 
 
 SLM'PLETOX. s. A silly person. 
 
 SIM'PLIFY. v. To render plain; to 
 bring buck to simplicity, pr. par. 
 simplifying; past, simplified: s. 
 simplification. 
 
 SIMTLATE. v. To feign: to coun- 
 terfeit, pr. par. simumting ; past, 
 simulated .* s. simulation. 
 
 SIMULTANEOUS, adj. Acting to- 
 gether; existing at the same time. 
 adv. simultaneously. 
 
 SIN. s. An act against the laws of 
 God. v. sin; pr. par. sinning; past, 
 sinned: adj. sinful: adv. sinfully: 
 s. sinfulness, sinner. 
 
 SINCE, conj. Because that, from the 
 time that. prep, since. 
 
 SINCE'RE. adj. Candid, honest, rni- 
 corrupt. adv. sincerely: s. sincerity. 
 
 SINE. s. A term in geometry. 
 
 SI'NECURE. s. An office* which 
 yields revenue, without any em 
 plovment. 
 
 SIN'EW. s. A tendon : the ligament 
 by which the joints are moved 
 adj. sinewed, sinewy. 
 
 SING. v. To form the voice to mel- 
 2F 
 
 SIN— SIT 
 
 ody ; to articulate musically, pr. 
 par. singing ; past, sung: s. singtr, 
 singing. 
 SINGE, v. To scorch, to burn slightly 
 | or superficially, pr. par. singing , 
 ! past, singed: s. singe. 
 SIN'GLE. adj. One; not double 
 | particular; alone, v. single; pi 
 par. singling ; past, singled : s 
 ! singleness : adv. singly. 
 SING'SONG. s. A contemptuous ex 
 j pression, for bad singing. 
 SING'ULAR. adj. Single; not plural. 
 ! particular ; rare ; remarkable, s. 
 ' singularity, pi. singularities: adv. 
 
 singularly. 
 SINISTER, adj. Being on the left 
 . hand; deceitl'ul ; bad. adj. sinis- 
 ! trous : adv. sinistrously. 
 SINK. v. To fall gradually; to de- 
 cline, pr. par. sinking ; past, su,ik. 
 SINK. s. A drain; a place of filtl . 
 SINTATE. v. To bend in and out. 
 i pr. par. sinuating ; past, sinuatci. 
 \ s. sinuation, sinuosity, pi. sinuai- 
 I ities: adj. sinuous. 
 SIP. v. To drink by small draughts 
 i pr. par. sipping; past, sipped: s. 
 \ sip. 
 
 SI'PHON, SYTHON. s. A pipe 
 I through which liquors are coil 
 I veyed. 
 
 SIR. s. A word of respect, to men, 
 : a title applied to a knight. 
 SIRE. s. A father; a title given to 
 ; a monarch. 
 
 SI'REN. 5. A goddess who enticed 
 | men bv singing. 
 SIR'LOIN. s. The loin of beef. 
 SIR'NAME. 5. The family name. 
 SIROCCO, s. The south-east or Sy. 
 
 rinn wind. 
 SIR'RAH. s. An appellation of re 
 i proach and insult. 
 SIR'UP, SYR'UP. s. A vegetable 
 
 juice, boiled with sugar. 
 SIS'TER. s. A woman born of the 
 same parents, adj. sisterly: s. sis- 
 terhood. 
 SISTER-IN-LAW. 5. A husband or 
 
 wife's sister. 
 SIT. v. To repose on a sect; to 
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SIT— SKI 
 
 incubate, pr. par. sitting; past, 
 sat. 
 
 SITE. s. Situation; local position. 
 
 SITUATION. 5. Position, condition, 
 s'ate. 
 
 SIX. adj. Twice three, ordinal adj. 
 sixth: adv. sixthly. 
 
 SIXTEEN', adj. Six and ten. ordinal 
 adj. sixteenth. 
 
 SIXTY, adj. Six times ten. ordinal 
 adj. sixtieth. 
 
 SIZE. 5. Bulk; comparative magni- 
 tude ; any viscous or glutinous 
 substance, v. size; pr. par. sizing; 
 past, sized. 
 
 SIZ'ER, SER'VITOR. 5. A certain 
 rank of students in the university 
 of Cambridge, and in some other 
 colleges. 
 
 SKATE, s. A sort of shoe armed 
 with iron, for sliding on the ice. 
 v. skate; pr. par. skating; past, 
 skated : s. skater. 
 
 SKATE, s. A flat fish. 
 
 SKEIN, s. A knot of thread or silk, 
 wound and doubled. 
 
 SKEL'ETON. s. Bones preserved, as 
 in their natural situation. 
 
 SKEP. s. A little coniform house 
 for bees. 
 
 SKEPTIC, SCEPTIC, s. One who 
 assents or believes only af'er see- 
 ing unquestionable evidence, adj. 
 skeptical: adv . skeptically : s. skep- 
 ticism. 
 
 SKETCH, v. To draw a plan, by 
 tracing the outline, pr. par. sketch- 
 ing ; past, sketched : s. sketch. 
 
 SKEWER, s. A wooden or iron pin, 
 used to keep meat in form. v. 
 skewer; pr. par. skewering; past, 
 skewered. 
 
 SKIFF s. A small, light boat. 
 
 SKILL, s. Knowledge of any prac- 
 tice or art. adj. skilful, skilled: adv. 
 skilfully: s. skVfulness. 
 
 SKIL'LET. s. A small kettle or 
 boiler. 
 
 SKIM. v. To der.r off from the up- 
 per part; to pjida a'ong. pr. par. 
 skimming, pa A, shamed • s. skim- 
 mer, scum. 
 
 SKI— SLA 
 
 SKIMxMILK'. s. Milk from which 
 the cream has been taken. 
 
 SKIN. s. The natural covering of the 
 flesh; a hide; a pelt ; a husk, v 
 skin ; pr. par. skinning; past, skin- 
 ned: s. skinner, skinniness : adj. 
 skinny. 
 
 SKIN'FLINT. s. A niggardly per- 
 son : a very low word. 
 
 SKIP. v. To pass by quick leaps; to 
 bound lightly and joyfully, pr. par. 
 skipping; past, skipped: s. skip, 
 skipper. 
 
 SKIPPER. 5. The captain of a small 
 vessel ; a kind of worm. 
 
 SKIR'MISH. s. A slight fight; a con- 
 test, v. skirmish; pr.par. skirmish- 
 ing; past, skirmished: s. skir- 
 misher. 
 
 SKIRT, s. That part of a garment 
 which hangs loose below the waist; 
 edge; margin, v. skirt; pr.par 
 skirting ; past, skirted,. 
 
 SKITTISH, adj. Shy; easily fright- 
 ened; volatile, adv. skittishly s. 
 skittishness. 
 
 SKITTLES, s. Ninepins. 
 
 SKREEN. s. A riddle or coarse sieve; 
 a shade; shelter or concealment, 
 v. skreen; pr. par. skreening ; pa *t, 
 skreened. 
 
 SKULK, v. To hide; to lurk in fear 
 or malice, pr. par. skulking; past, 
 skulked. 
 
 SKULL, s. The bone that encloses 
 the head. 
 
 SKULL'CAP. s. A headpiece. 
 
 SKY. s. The region which appears 
 to surround this earth beyond the 
 atmosphere; the heavens, pi. skies. 
 adj. sky coloured: s. skylark, sky- 
 light, skyrocket. 
 
 SLAB. 5. A plane of stone; the out- 
 side piece of timber, when sawed 
 into boards. 
 
 SLAB'BER. v. To daub when sup- 
 ping; to smear with spittle, pr. 
 par. slabbering; past, slabbered 
 s. slabberer. 
 
 SLAB'BY. adj. Thick; viscous: wet. 
 
 SLACK, adj. Not tense; relaxed, 
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SLA— SLE 
 
 loose; remiss, v. slack, Slacken; 
 pr. par. slacking, slackening; past, 
 slacked, slackened: adv. slackly: s. 
 slackness. 
 
 SLACK, s. Coal broken into small 
 parts. 
 
 SLAIN. The past par. of the v. to 
 slay. 
 
 SLAKE, v. To quench; to extinguish. 
 pr. par. slaking ; past, slaked. 
 
 SLAM. v. To push violently ; to 
 shut rudely, pr. par. slamming; 
 past, slammed. 
 
 SLAM'KiN, SHAM'MERKIN. s. A 
 slatternly woman; a trollop. 
 
 SLAN'DER v. To censure falsely ; 
 to scandalize, pr. par. slandering; 
 past, shmdered: s. slander, slan- 
 derer, slander ousness : adj. slan- 
 derous: adv. slanderously. 
 
 SLANG. 4. Vulgar cant. 
 
 SLANT, adj. Oblique; not perpen- 
 dicular, v. slant; pr. par. slanting; 
 past, slanted: adv. slantwise. 
 
 SLAP. 5. A blow with the open hand. 
 v. slap ; pr. par. slapping ; past, 
 slapped: adv. slapdash. 
 
 SLASH, v. To cut ; to lash ; to cut 
 with long cuts. pr. par. slashing ; 
 past, slashed: s. slash, slasher. 
 
 SLATE, s. A kind of flat, fissile 
 stone, v. slate; pr. par. slating; 
 past, slated: s. slater. 
 
 SLATTERN, s. A slovenly woman. 
 
 SLAUGHTER. 5. Massacre; act 
 of slaving, v. slaughter; pr. par. 
 slaughtering; past, slaughtered: 
 s. slaughterer, slaughter-house. 
 
 SLAVE, s. One held to involuntary 
 servitude, s. slavery, slavishness : 
 adj. slavish : adv. slavishly. 
 
 SLAVER, s. Spittle running from 
 the mouth, v. slaver; pr. par. slav- 
 ering; past, slavered: s. slaverer. 
 
 SLAY. v. To kill ; to butcher, pr. 
 oar. slaying: oast, stayed: s. slayer. 
 
 SLED, SLEDGE, s. A carriage drawn 
 without wheels. 
 
 SLEDGE, s. A smith's large hammer. 
 
 SLEEK, adj. Smooth, glossy, adv. 
 sleekly: s. sleekness. 
 
 SLEEP, v. To take rest, by suspen- 
 
 SLE— SL1 
 
 sion of the mental and coipora, 
 powers ; to be motionless, pr. par. 
 sleeping; past, slept: s. sleep, sleep- 
 er, sleepiness, sleeplessness: adj. 
 sleepless, sleepy. 
 
 SLEET. 5. A kind of smooth, small 
 hail or snow. v. sleet; pr. par. sleet 
 ing ; past, sleeted: adj. sleety. 
 
 SLEEVE. 5. The part of a garment 
 that covers the arms. 
 
 SLEIGHT, s. Artful trick ; dextrous 
 practice. 
 
 SLEN'DER. adj. Thin; small; not 
 bulky; sparing, adv. slenderly: s. 
 slendemess. 
 
 SLEPT. Pret. and past par. of the v 
 to sleep. 
 
 SLEW. Pret. of the v. to slay. 
 
 SLEY. s. The frame which contains 
 a weaver's reed. 
 
 SLICE, v. To cut into flat pieces, 
 pr. par. slicing; past, sliced: s. slice. ■ 
 
 SLIDE, v. To pass along smoothly ; 
 to slip; to glide, pr. par. sliding, 
 past, slid, slidden: s. slide, slider. 
 
 SLIGHT, adj. Small, weak, worth 
 less. s. slight ness: adv. slightly. 
 
 SLIGHT, s. Neglect; contempt; 
 act of scorn ; artifice, v. slight; pr. 
 par. slighting; past, slighted: s 
 slighter: adv. slightingly. 
 
 SLIM. adj. Slender, weak, slight, s 
 slimness. 
 
 SLIME, s. Viscous mire; any glu 
 tinous substance, s. slimmess: adj 
 slimy. 
 
 SLING, s. A missive weapon, made 
 by a strap and two strings; a throw; 
 a kind of hanging bandage, v. sling, 
 pr. par. slinging; past, slung: s. 
 stinger. 
 
 SLINK, v. To steal ; to sneak out 
 of the way. pr. par. slinking; past, 
 slunk: adj. slink, produced befoie 
 its time; unfed; applied to the 
 young of a beast. 
 
 SLIP. v. To slide; to glide; to sneak; 
 to make a false step. pr. par. slip- 
 ping: past, slipped: s. slip. 
 
 SLIPPER, s. A loose shoe. adj. stop- 
 pered. 
 
 SLIPPERY, adj. Smooth, glib: no*. 
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SL1— SLU 
 
 affording firm footing, s. slipperi- 
 ness. 
 
 SLIPPY, adj. Slippery ; easily slid- 
 ing, s. slippiness. 
 
 SLIPSHOD, adj. Having the shoes 
 not pulled up at the heels. 
 
 SLIT. v. To cut longwise, pr. par. 
 slitting; past, slit : s. slit. 
 
 SLI'VER. s. A branch torn off. 
 
 SLOATS. s. The under parts of a 
 cart. 
 
 SLOB'BER. v. To slaver; to spill 
 upon ; to slabber, pr. par. slobber- 
 ing; past, slobbered: s. slobberer : 
 adj. slobbery. 
 
 SLOE. s. The fruit of the black thorn. 
 
 SLOOP, s. A small ship, commonly 
 with one mast ; sloop of ivar, a 
 small frigate, with three masts. 
 
 SLOP. v. To drink grossly and gree- 
 dily; to soil by spilling liquor, pr. 
 par. slopping; past, slopped: s. slop: 
 adj. sloppy. 
 
 SLOP-SHOP. 5. A place where 
 coarse, ready-made clothes are sold. 
 
 SLOPE, s. An oblique direction; de- 
 clivity, v. slope; pr. par. sloping; 
 past, sloped: adv. slopingly. 
 
 SLOTH, s. Slowness, laziness, idle- 
 ness ; a kind of stupid animal, adj. 
 slothful: adv. sloth fully : s. sloth- 
 fulness. 
 
 SLOUCH, s. An idle fellow ; an un- 
 gainly, clownish gait or manner. 
 v. slouch; pr. par. slouching; past, 
 slouched. 
 
 SLOUGH. 5. A deep miry place. 
 
 SLOVEN. 5. One dirtilv or carelessly 
 dressed, s. slovenliness: adj. and 
 adv. slovenly. 
 
 SLOW. adj. Not swift ; tardy, adv. 
 slowly.- s. slowness. 
 
 SLUDGE, s. Mire. 
 
 SLUG. 5. A kind of snail ; a piece 
 of shapeless metal, to shoot from 
 a gun. adj. sluggish: adv. sluggish- 
 ly- s. sluggishness. 
 
 SLUICE, s. A water-gate. 
 
 SLUM'BER. v. To sleep lightly; to 
 sleep : to repose, pr. par. slumber- 
 ing; past, slumbered: s. slumber, 
 slumberer. 
 
 SLU— SMI 
 
 SLUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to sling. 
 
 SLUNK. Pret. and past par. of 1 he 
 v. to slink. 
 
 SLUR. s. A faint reproach ; a spght 
 disgrace; a slight: in musi ;, a 
 mark denoting a connexion or ont 
 note with another, v. slur; pi. par. 
 slurring; past, slurred. 
 
 SLUT. 5. A dirty woman, adj. slut' 
 tish: adv. slutiishly: s. slultishness. 
 
 SLY. adj. Meanly artful ; secretly 
 insidious; cunning, adv. slyly: s 
 slyness. 
 
 SMACK, v. To have a taste, or sa- 
 vour; to make a noise by separa- 
 tion of the lips stroifgly pressed 
 together, pr. par. smacking , past 
 smacked: s. smack. 
 
 SMACK, s. A kind of ship. 
 
 SMALL, adj. Little, slender, minute 
 s. smallness. 
 
 SMALL'CRAFT. s. Vessels less than 
 ships. 
 
 SMALL'POX. s. A kind of eruptive 
 distemper. 
 
 SMALTS. 5. A blue substance, used 
 by bleachers. 
 
 SMART, adj. Pungent, quick, acute, 
 brisk, v. smart; pr. par. smarting, 
 past, smarted: s. smart, smartness. 
 adv. smartly. 
 
 SMAT'TER,' SMATTERING, s. 
 Superficial knowledge. s.smattercr. 
 
 SMEAR, v. To overspread with 
 something viscous and adhesive ; 
 to soil. pr. par. smearing; past, 
 smeared: adj. smeary. 
 
 SMELL, v. To perceive by the nose, 
 pr. par. smelling; past, smelted : s 
 smell, smeller. 
 
 SMELT, v. To molt ore, so as to 
 extract the metal, pr. par. smelt 
 ing ; past, smelted: s. smelter. 
 
 SMILE, v. To contract the face with, 
 pleasure, pr. par. smiling; past, 
 smiled: s. smile: adv. smilingly. 
 
 SMIRK, v. To look affectedly soft 
 or kind. pr. par. smirking; past, 
 smirked. 
 
 SMITE, v. To strike; to kill; to 
 340 
 
SMI -SNA 
 
 destroy; to blast, pr. par. smiling; 
 past, ^mitten: s. smite, smiter. 
 SMITH, s. One who works in met- 
 als, s. smitkery, smithy. 
 
 SMITTEN. Past par. of the v. to 
 smite. 
 
 SMOCK, s. The under garment of 
 a woman ; a shift. 
 
 SMOCK'FACED. adj. Beardless, 
 maidenly, piiie. 
 
 SMOKE, s. The visible effluvium, 
 or sooty exhalation, from anything 
 burning, v. smoke ; pr. par. smok- 
 ing; past, smoked: s. smoker, 
 smokiness: adj. smokeless, smoky- 
 
 SMOOTH, adj. Even on the surface; 
 level, v. smooth; pr. par. smooth- 
 ing; past, smoothed: adv. smoothly: 
 8. smoothness. 
 
 SMOOTHFACED, adj. Mild look- 
 ing; having a smooth air. 
 
 SMOTE, v. Pret. of the v. to smite. 
 
 SMOTH'ER. v. To suffocate, pr. par. 
 smothering : past, smothered. 
 
 SMOUL'DERING. par. adj. Burning 
 and smoking without vent. 
 
 SMUG. adj. Nice; spruce; dressed 
 with affectation of niceness. s. 
 smugness. 
 
 SMUG'GLE. v. To import or export 
 goods, without paying the cus- 
 toms, pr. par. smuggling; past, 
 smuggled: s. smuggler. 
 
 SMUT. s. A spot made with soot 
 or coal; obscenity, v. smut; pr. 
 par. smutting ; past, smutted: adv. 
 smuttily: s. smuttiness: adj. smutty. 
 
 SNACK, s. A share ; a part taken 
 by compact; a slight, hasty repast. 
 
 SNAF'FLE. 5. A bridle which crosses 
 the nose. 
 
 SNAG. s. A jag, or short protuber- 
 ance; in the United States, the 
 trunk of a tree, lying in a river, 
 with its top towards the stream. 
 
 SNAIL. 5 A kind of slimy animal. 
 
 SNAKE. .9. A species of serpent. 
 
 SNAKF/ROOT. 5. A species of plant. 
 
 SN ^P. v. T<> break at once ; to break 
 short ; to bite suddenly, pr. par. 
 snapping ; past, snapped: s. snap, 
 2F2 
 
 SI* A— SHU 
 
 snapper, snappishness : adj. snap 
 pish: adv. snappishly. 
 
 SNAPDRAGON, s. A kind of plant. 
 
 StNARE. s. A gin, a net, a trap, a 
 noose, v. snare ; pr. par. snaring; 
 past, snared: s. snarer. 
 
 SNARL, v. To growl as an angry 
 animal ; to gnarl ; to entangle, pr. 
 par. snarling; past, snarled: s. 
 snarler. 
 
 SNATCH, v. To seize hastily ; to 
 catch eagerly, pr. par. snatching, 
 past, snatched : s. snatch, snatcher. 
 
 SNEAK, v. To creep slyly ; to come 
 or go as if afraid to be seen; to 
 hide. pr. par. sneaking; past, sneak- 
 ed: adj. sneaking : adv. sncakingly. 
 
 SNECK. 5. The latch of a door. 
 
 SNEER, v. To show contempt by 
 looks; to insinuate contempt by 
 covert expressions, pr. par. sneer- 
 ing; past, sneered: s. sneer, sneerer: 
 adv. sneer ingly. 
 
 SNEEZE, v. To emit wind audibly 
 by the nose. pr. par. sneezing; past, 
 sneezed : s. sneeze. 
 
 SNIP. v. To cut at once with scis- 
 sors, pr. par. snipping ; past, snip- 
 ped: s. snip, snipper. 
 
 SNIPE, s. A small fowl of game. 
 
 SNIVEL, v. To run at the nose; to 
 cry as a child, pr. par. sniveling , 
 past, sniveled : s. sniveler. 
 
 SNORE, v. To breathe hard through 
 the nose. pr. par. s7ioring ; past, 
 snored: s. snore, snorer. 
 
 SNORT, v. To blow through the 
 nose, as a high-mettled horse, pr. 
 par. snorting; past, snoritd: s 
 snorter. 
 
 SNOUT, s. The nose of a beast; the 
 nosle- adj. snouted. 
 
 SNOW. s. Small particles of water, 
 frozen before they unite into drops, 
 v. snow; pr. par. snowing; past, 
 snowed: adj. snowy: s. snowball. 
 
 SNOWDROP, s. An early flower. 
 
 SNUB. s. A jag, a snag, a knot in 
 wood. 
 
 SNUB NOSED, adj. Having a flat 
 or short nose. 
 
 SNUFF. 5. The burnt wick of 2 
 341 
 
SNU— SOF 
 
 candle ; powdered tobacco, to be 
 
 taken up the nose. v. snuff; pr. 
 
 par. snuffing-; past, snuffed: s. 
 
 snuffer, snuffers . adj. snuffy. 
 SNUF'FLE. v. To speak or breathe 
 
 hard through the nose. pr. par. 
 
 sniffling; past, snuffled: s. snuffer. 
 SNUG. adj. Close; free from any 
 
 inconvenience, adv. snugly: s. 
 
 snugness. 
 SO. One of the adverbs. 
 SOAK. v. To steep, to drench, pr. 
 
 par. soaking; past, soaked. 
 SOAP. s. A substance used in wash 
 
 ing. adj. soapy: s. soapiness, soap 
 
 boiler. 
 SOAR. v. To fly aloft; to tower. 
 
 pr. par. soaring; past, soared: s. 
 
 soar. 
 SOB. v. To sigh convulsively, in 
 
 weeping, &,c. pr. par. sobbing; 
 
 past, sobbed: s. sob. 
 SCXBER. adj. Temperate; not drunk; 
 
 serious; solemn, adv. soberly: s 
 
 sobriety. 
 SO'CIABLE. adj. Inclined to com- 
 pany; friendly; familiar, s. socia- 
 bility, pi. sociabilities, sociableness, 
 
 adv. sociably. 
 SO'CIAL. adj. Fit for society; com- 
 panionable, s. sociality: adv. so- 
 cially. - 
 SOCl'ETY. s. Union of many in one 
 
 general interest; community; com 
 
 pany. pi. societies. 
 SOCIN'IAN. s. A follower of the 
 
 doctrines of Socinus. adj. socinian. 
 
 s. socinianism. 
 SOCK. 5. Something put between 
 
 the foot and shoe ; the shoe of the 
 
 ancient comic, actors. 
 SOCKET. 5. Anv hollow pipe, that 
 
 receives something inserted; the 
 
 receptacle of the eve. 
 SOCRATIC, SOCRAT'ICAL. adj. 
 
 After the manner or doctrine of 
 
 Socrates. 
 SOD. s. A turf, a clod. 
 SO'DA. s. A fixed alkali. 
 SOD'DEN. Past par. ofthev. to seethe. 
 SOEVER. One of the adverbs. 
 SO'FA s. \ kind of seat. 
 
 SOF— SOL 
 
 SOFT. adj. Not hard ; ductile; sim- 
 ple; gentle, v. soften; (pronounc- 
 ed sof'-n;) pr. par. softening; past, 
 softened: adv. softly: s. softener^ 
 softness. 
 
 SOHO'. int. A form of calling from 
 a distant place. 
 
 SOIL. v. To foul, to pollute, to sul- 
 ly, pr. par. soiling; past, soiled 
 s. soil. 
 
 SOIL. s. Ground; earth, considered 
 in relation to its vegetative quali 
 ties. 
 
 SOJOURN', v. To dwell any where 
 for a time. pr. par. sojourning; 
 past, sojourned: s. sojourn, so- 
 journer. 
 
 SOL'ACE. v. To comfort, to cheer 
 pr. par. solacing ; past, solaced: s 
 solace. 
 
 SOL'ANDER. s. A disease in horses. 
 
 SO'LAR. adj. Relating or belonging 
 to the sun. 
 
 SOLD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to sell. 
 
 SOLD'ER. v. To unite or fasten witli 
 metallic cement, pronounced sod 
 der. pr. par. soldering; past, sol- 
 dered: s. solder, solderer. 
 
 SOL'DIER. s. One who lights for pay, 
 a warrior, adj. soldierlike, soldierly 
 s. soldiery. 
 
 SOLE. s. The bottom of the foot ; 
 the bottom of the shoe ; a kind of 
 fish, v.sole; pr. par. soling; past, 
 soled. 
 
 SOLE. adj. Single ; only. adv. solely. 
 
 SO'LECISM. s. An impropriety in 
 language. 
 
 SOL'EMN. adj. Religiously grave, 
 awful ; formal, s. solemnity, pi. sir - 
 lemnities: adv. solemnly. 
 
 SOL'EMNIZE. v. To dignify by par- 
 ticular formalities; to celebrate, 
 pr. par. solemnizmg: past, solem 
 nized : s. solemnization 
 
 SOLFCIT. v. To importune; to im- 
 plore; to ask. pr. pr r. -nliciting, 
 past, solicited: s. solicitation, soli- 
 citor. 
 
 SCLI'CITOUS. adj. Anxious, care- 
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SOL— SON 
 
 ful, concerned, adv. solicitously : 
 s. solicitude. 
 
 SOL'ID. adj. Not fluid; compact; 
 strong, s. solid, solidity, pi. solidi- 
 ties: adv. solidly. 
 
 SOLIDUNG'ULOUS. adj. Whole- 
 hoofed. 
 
 SOLIL'OQUY. s. A discourse made 
 by one, in solitude, to himself, pi. 
 soliloquies: v. soliloquize; pr. par. 
 soliloquizing ; past, soliloquized. 
 
 SOL'JPEDE. s. An animal whose feet 
 are not cloven. 
 
 SOL'JTARY. adj. Living alone ; re- 
 tired ; single, adv. solitarily: s. 
 solitude. 
 
 SO'LO. s. A tune played or sung by 
 one person. 
 
 SOL'STICE. s. The tropical point 
 of the sun. adj. solstitial. 
 
 SOL'UBLE. adj. Capable of dissolu- 
 tion or separation, s. solubility, pi. 
 solubilities. 
 
 SOLUTION, s. The act of solving; 
 separation ; explanation, adj. so- 
 lutive. 
 
 SOLVE, v. To clear ; to explain, pr. 
 par. solving; past, solved: adj. solv- 
 able. 
 
 SOL'VENT. adj. Having the power 
 to cause solution ; able to pay 
 debts contracted. 
 
 SOM'BRE. adj. Dark, gloomy. 
 
 SOME. adj. More or less ; noting an 
 indeterminate quantity, or thing. 
 s. somebody, something : adv. some- 
 time, somewhere. 
 
 SOM'ERSET. 5. A leap by which a 
 jumper throws himself from a 
 height, and turns over his head. 
 
 SOMNAMBULIST, s. One who 
 walks in his sleep, s. somnamou- 
 lism. 
 
 SOMNIFEROUS. aJ/.Causing sleep. 
 adj. somnific. 
 
 SOMTSOLENCE, SOM'NOLENCT. 
 s. Sleepiness, inclination to sleep, 
 adj. somnolent. 
 
 SON. *. A male child ; a male de- 
 scendant. 
 
 SONATA s. A tune. 
 
 SON— SOR 
 
 SON'-IN-LA YV. s. A man manied to 
 
 one's daughter. 
 
 SONG. s. A poem to be modulated 
 by the voice, s. songster, songstress^ 
 
 \ pi. songstresses. 
 
 SONIF'EROLS. adj. Giving or bring 
 ing sound. 
 
 SON'NET. s. A short poem. s. son 
 netteer. 
 
 SOPOROUS, adj. Loud-sounding, 
 adv. sonorously: s. sonorousness: 
 adj. sonorific. 
 
 SOON. adv. Before long time be pass 
 ed ; early. 
 
 SOOT. s. Condensed or embodied 
 smoke, s. sootiness: adj. sooty. 
 
 SOOTH, s. Truth, reality. 
 
 SOOTHE, v. To flatter, to calm, to 
 soften, pr. par. soothing; past, 
 soothed: s. soother: adv. soothingly. 
 
 SOOTH'SAY. v. To predict, to fore- 
 tel. pr. par. soothsaying; past, 
 soothsaid: s. soothsayer. 
 
 SOP. s. Any thing steeped in liquor, 
 v. sop ; pr. par. sopping; past, sop- 
 ped. 
 
 SOTHIST. s. A professor of phil- 
 osophy: a subtle, caviling disputer. 
 s. sophism, sophister, sophistry: 
 adj. sophistic, sophistical : adv. so- 
 phistically. 
 
 SOPHISTICATE, v. To adulterate; 
 to debase, pr. par. sophisticating ; 
 past, sophisticated: s. sophistication* 
 sophisiicator. 
 
 SOPORIF'EROUS,SOPORIFIC.ad/ 
 
 j Causing sleep, narcotic. 
 
 SORCERER, s. A conjurer, an en- 
 chanter, a magician, fern, sorcer- 
 ess, pi. sorceresses : s. sorcery, pi 
 sorceries. 
 
 SORDID, adj. Foul, gross, filthy, 
 mean. adv. sordidly: s. sordidness. 
 
 SORE. s. A place tender and pain- 
 ful ; an ulcer, adj. sore: adv. sore- 
 ly: s. soreness. 
 
 SOROR'OCIDE. s. The murder of a 
 sister ; one who commits the mur 
 der. 
 
 SOR'REL. s. A species of aci 1 plant- 
 a reddish colour, adj. sorret. 
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SOR— SOU 
 
 SOR'RILY. adv. Meanly, poorly, des- 
 picably, s. sorriness. 
 
 SOR'ROVV. v. To grieve; to be sad.j 
 pr. par. sorrowing; past, sorrowed: 
 s. sorrow, sorrowfulness: adj. sor- 
 rowful : adv. sorrowfully. 
 
 SOR'RY. adj. Grieved for something 
 past; melancholy; vile. 
 
 SORT. s. A kind ; a species, v. sort; 
 pr. par. sorting; past, sorted. 
 
 SOT. s. A drunkard; a dolt; a wretch 
 stupified by drinking, adj. sottish: 
 adv. sottishly : s. sottishness. 
 
 SOUCHONG', s. A kind of tea. 
 
 SOUGHT. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to seek. 
 
 SOUL. s. The immaterial and im- 
 mortal spirit of man. adj. soulless. 
 
 SOUND, adj. Healthy; 'salutary; 
 stout; unbroken, adv. soundly: 
 s. soundness. 
 
 SOUND. 5. A shallow sea, such as 
 maybe sounded, v. sound; pr. par. 
 sounding; past, sounded. 
 
 SOUND, s. Any thing audible; a 
 noise, v. sound ; pr. par. sounding; 
 past, sounded. 
 
 SOUND'BOARD. s. The board which 
 propagates the sound in organs, 
 &c. 
 
 SOUP. s. Strong decoction of flesh. 
 
 SOUR. adj. Acid, austere, v. sour; 
 pr. par. souring; past, soured: adj. 
 sourish: adv. sourly: s. sourness. 
 
 SOURCE. s. Spring, fountain, ori- 
 ginal. 
 
 SOUS. s. A French penny, pro- 
 nounced soo. 
 
 SOUSE, s. Pickle made of salt and 
 water, v. souse; pr. par. sousing; 
 past, soused. 
 
 SOUSE, v. To fall with violence, 
 pr. par. sousing; past, sjused: adv. 
 souse. 
 
 SOUTH, s. One of the four cardinal 
 poinds, opposite the north, adj. 
 souths southerly i southern, south- 
 ernmost: adv. southward. 
 
 SOUTHEAST, s. The point mid- 
 way between the east and south. 
 
 SOUTHWEST' s. The point mid- 
 way between the south and west. 
 
 SOV— SPA 
 
 SOVEREIGN, adj. Supreme in pow 
 er. s. sovereign, sovereignty, pi 
 sovereignties. 
 
 SOW. s. A female pig. 
 
 SOW 7 , v. To scatter seed. pr. par 
 solving; past, so-wed, sown: s. sower 
 
 SOW'INS. s. Flummery. 
 
 SPACE, s. Room; local extension, 
 quantity of time. 
 
 SPA'CIOUS. adj. Wide, extensive, 
 roomy, adv. spaciously: s. spa 
 ciousness. 
 
 SPADE, s. An instrument for dig 
 ging. 
 
 SPAN. s. Nine inches; any short 
 duration, v. span; pr. par. span- 
 ning; past, spanned. 
 
 SPAN'GLE. 5. A small plate of shin- 
 ing metal, v. spangle; pr. par. 
 spangling; past, spangled. 
 
 SPAN'IEL. s. A kind of dog. 
 
 SPANISH, s. The language or peo- 
 ple of Spain. 
 
 SPANK, v. To strike with the open 
 hand. pr. par. spanking; past, 
 spanked. 
 
 SPANK'ER. s. A person that takes 
 long steps with agility. 
 
 SPAR. 5. A small beam; a sparkling 
 mineral. 
 
 SPAR. v. To fight for amusement, 
 pr. par. sparring; past, sparred. 
 
 SPAR'ABLE. 5. A small nail. 
 
 SPARE, v. To use frugally ; not to 
 waste; to have unemployed; to do 
 without, pr. par. sparing; past, 
 spared: adj. spare: adv. sparely, 
 sparingly : s. spareness. 
 
 SPARE'RIB. s. Ribs having spare or 
 little flesh. 
 
 SPARGEF ACTION, s. The act of 
 sprinkling. 
 
 SPARK, s. A small particle of fire 
 v. spark; pr. par. sparking; past, 
 sparked. 
 
 SPARKLE, v. To emit sparks; to 
 issue in sparks; to shine, pr. par, 
 sparkling ; past, sparkled - s. spar- 
 kle, sparkler, sparklingness : alv» 
 sparkhngly. 
 
 SPAR'ROW. s. A small bird. 
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SPA— SPE 
 
 SPAR'ROWHAWK. s. A kind of 
 
 email hawk. 
 SPARSE, adj. Scattered ; far apart. 
 
 adv. sparsely. 
 SPASM, s. Convulsion; violent and 
 
 involuntary contraction, adj. spas- 
 modic. 
 SPATTER, v. To sprinkle with' 
 
 dirt, or any thing offensive, pr. 
 
 par. spattering ; past, spattered. j 
 SPATTERDASHES, s. Coverings! 
 
 for the legs. 
 SPAVIN, s. A disease in the limbs ; 
 
 of horses, adj. spavined. 
 SPAW. s. A mineral water; the 
 
 place famous for mineral water. ] 
 SPAWN. 5. The eggs offish or frogs. 
 
 v. spawn; pr. par. spawning ; past,; 
 
 spairned : s. spawner. 
 SPEAK, v. To utter articulate sounds; ' 
 
 to express thoughts by words. pr. ! 
 
 par. speaking; past, spoken: s.j 
 
 speaker. 
 SPEAR. 5. A long pointed weapon;! 
 
 a lance, v. spear; pr. par. spear- 1 
 
 ing : past, speared. 
 SPEAR'GRASS. s. Long, stiff grass.! 
 SPEAR'MINT. s. A species of mint., 
 SPE'CIAL. adj. Noting a sort or 
 
 species; peculiar; designed for a 
 
 particular purpose, s. speciality, 
 
 specialty ; adv. specially. 
 SI'E'CIES. s. A sort ; a single order 
 
 of beings. 
 SPECIFIC, SPECIF ICAL. adj. 
 
 That which distinguishes one sort 
 
 from another ; appropriated to the 
 
 cure of some particular distemper. 
 
 s. specific, adv. specifically. 
 SPE'CIFY. v. To particularize; toj 
 
 show bv some particular marks of: 
 
 distinction, pr. par. specifying ;i 
 
 past, specified: s. specification. 
 SPECIMEN, s. A sample. 
 SPE'CIOUS. adj. Showy; plausible, 
 
 false, adv. speciously : s. specious- 
 
 ness. 
 SPECK. 5. A small discoloration ; a 
 
 spot. v. speckle ; pr. pr. r speckling; 
 
 past, speckled: s. speckle, speck- 
 
 ledness. 
 SPECTACLE. 5. A show ; any thing 
 
 SPE— SPI 
 
 exhibited as eminently remarkable, 
 adj. spectacular. 
 
 SPECTACLES, s. Glasses to assist 
 the sight, adj. spectacled. 
 
 SPECTATOR. 5. A looker-mi ; a 
 beholder. 
 
 SPECTRE, s. An apparition. 
 
 SPECTRUM, s. An image; a visi- 
 ble form. Latin pi. spectra. 
 
 SPECULATE, v. To meditate; to 
 contemplate: to look forward, pr. 
 par. speculating ; past, speculated: 
 s. speculation, speculator : adj. spec- 
 ulative : adv. speculatively. 
 
 SPECULUM. 5. A mirror; a look- 
 ing-glass ; a surgical instrument. 
 Latin pi. specula : adj. specular. 
 
 SPED. Fret, and past par. of the v. 
 to speed. 
 
 SPEECH, s. Articulate utterance ; 
 talk. pi. speeches : adj. speechless. 
 
 SPEED, v. To make haste ; to have 
 good success ; to aid, &c. pr. par 
 speeding; past, sped : s. speed, speed- 
 iness : adv. speedily : adj. speedy. 
 
 SPELL, s. A charm ; a turn of work. 
 
 SPELL, v. To form words of letters, 
 pr. par. spelling; past, spelled. 
 
 SPELTER. 5. A kind of semi-metal. 
 
 SI EN'CER. 5. A coat without skirts. 
 
 SPEND, v. To consume, to exhaust, 
 to waste, pr. par. spending; past, 
 spent: s. spender, spendtlirift. 
 
 SPERM, s. Seed. adj. spermatic. 
 
 SPERMACETI, s. A particular sort 
 of whale oil. 
 
 SPERMOL'OGIST. s. One who gatL- 
 ers or treats of seeds. 
 
 SPEW. v. To vomit: to eject, pr. 
 par. spewing; past, spewed. 
 
 SPHERE, s. A globe; an orb: cir 
 cuit. adj. spherical: adv . spherically. 
 
 SPHE'ROID. s. A body oblong or 
 oblate, approaching to the form of 
 a sphere, adj. spheroidal. 
 
 SPHINX. .9. A famous monster in 
 Egvpt, having the face of a virgin, 
 and the body of a lion. pi. sphinxes. 
 
 SPICE. 5. An aromatic substance, 
 such as the nutmeg, <fcc. v. spice , 
 pr. par. spicing; past, spiced s 
 spicery: adj. spicy. 
 
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SP1-SPI 
 
 SPI'DEK. s A kind of insect. 
 
 SPIG'OT. s. A pin or peg, put into a 
 faucet. 
 
 SPIKE. 5. An ear of corn ; a long 
 nail of metal, v. spike; pr. par. 
 spiking; past, spiked. 
 
 SPIKE'NARD. 5. A species of bal- 
 samic plant. 
 
 SPILE, s. A peg or pin, to stop a 
 hole in a cask. 
 
 SPiLL. v. To shed •, to lose by shed- 
 ding ; to waste, pr. par. spilling ; 
 past, spilled. 
 
 SPJN. v. To draw out into a thread; 
 to move quickly round, pr. par. 
 spinning; past, spun: s. spinner. 
 
 SPIN'ACH, SPIN'AGE. s. A species 
 of plant. 
 
 SPIN'DLE. s. The pin by which a 
 thread is twisted; a long, slender 
 stalk, v. spindle; pr. par. spindling; 
 past, spindled. 
 
 SPINE, s. The back-bone. 
 
 SPINET', s. A small harpsichord. 
 
 SPINOUS, SPI'NY. adj. Thorny; 
 full of thorns, s. spinosity : adj. 
 spiniferous. 
 
 SPIN'STER. 5. A woman that spins; 
 the legal term for a girl or maiden 
 woman. 
 
 SPIR'ACLE. s. A breathing-hole; a 
 vent. 
 
 SPIRE, s. A curve line ; any thing 
 wreathed or contorted ; a steeple, 
 adj. spiral: adv. spirally. 
 
 SPIRIT, s. Breath; nn immaterial 
 substance ; the soul ; an appari- 
 tion ; temper; ardour; sentiment. 
 v. spirit; pr. par. spiriting; pas'., 
 spirited: adv. spiritedly: s. spirit- 
 edness : ad], spiritless. 
 
 SPIRITUAL. ^'.Distinct from mat- 
 ter; immaterial: incorporeal; not 
 temporal, s. spirituality/ , pi. spirit- 
 ualities: v. spiritualize; pr. par. 
 spiritualizing ; past, spiritualized: 
 adv. spiritually. 
 
 SPIRITUOUS, adj. Having the qual- 
 itv of a vinous spirit. 
 
 SPIRT, v. To spring out in a sud- 
 den stream ; to stream out by in- 
 
 SPI— SPO 
 
 tervals. A ,r. par. spirting; past, 
 
 spirted: s. spirt 
 SPIS'SITUDE. s. Grossness, thick 
 
 ness. 
 SPIT. s. A long prong for roasting 
 
 meat. v. spit; pr. par. spitting t 
 
 past, spitted. 
 SPIT. v. To eject from the mouth. 
 
 pr. par. spitting; past, spit: s. 
 
 spitter, spittle. 
 SPITE, s. Malice ; rancour ; malev- 
 olence, v. spite ; pr. par. spiting , 
 
 past, spited: adj. sjnteful: adv. spite- 
 fully : s. spitefulness. 
 SPLASH, v. To daub with water or 
 
 tilth, pr. par. splashing; past, 
 
 splashed: s. splash: adj. splashy. 
 SPLEEN, s. The milt; spite; ill- 
 humour, adj. splenetic. 
 SPLEN'DID. adj. Showy, magnifi- 
 cent, sumptuous, adv. splendidly: 
 
 s. splendour. 
 SPLICE, v. To join the two ends 
 
 of a rope, without a knot. pr. par. 
 
 splicing; past, spliced. 
 SPLINT, s. A thin piece of wood, 
 
 used by surgeons. 
 SPLINTER, s. A fragment, broken 
 
 with violence; a thin piece of wood. 
 
 v. splinter; pr.par. splintering; past, 
 
 splintered. 
 SPLIT, v. To cleave, to divide, to 
 
 burst asunder, pr. par. splitting, 
 
 past, split : s. splitter. 
 SPLUTTER, s. Bustle, tumult, v. 
 
 splutter; pr. par. spluttering; past, 
 
 spluttered. 
 SPOIL, v. To rob; to plunder; to 
 
 corrupt; to make useless, pr. par. 
 
 spoiling; past, spoiled: s. spoil, 
 
 spoiler. 
 SPOKE, s. The bar of a wheel. 
 SPOKE. Pret. of the v, to speak: past 
 
 par. spoken. 
 SPOKESMAN, s. One who speaks 
 
 for another, pi. spokesmen. 
 SPOLIATION, s. The act of robbe- 
 
 rv or privation. 
 SPON'DEE. s. A metrical foot of two 
 
 long svllables. 
 SPONGE, s. A so ft , porou s substance, 
 
 remarkable for absorbing water, v. 
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SPO— SPR 
 
 sponge; pr. par. sponging; past, 
 
 sponged : s. sponger , sponginess : 
 ^ adj. spongy. 
 SPON'SOR. 5. A surety; one who 
 
 makes a promise, or gives security 
 
 for another. 
 SPONTANEOUS, adj. Voluntary, 
 
 not compelled, adv. spontaneously: 
 
 s. spontaneousness. 
 SPONTOON'. s. A kind of pike or 
 
 halberd. 
 SPOOL, s. A weaver's quill. 
 SPOON, s. A vessel used in eating 
 
 liquids. 
 SPOON, v. To scud before the wind 
 
 in a storm, pr. par. spooning; past 
 
 spooned. 
 SPORT, s. Play, diversion, game, v 
 
 spoi-t; pr. par. sporting; past, sport- 
 ed: s. sporter, sportfulness, sport- 
 
 iveness: ad], sportful, sportive: adv. 
 
 sportfully, sportingly, sportively. 
 SPORTS'MAN. s. One who pursues 
 
 the recreations of the field, pi. 
 
 sportsmen. 
 SPOT. s. A blot; a taint; a disgrace; 
 
 a certain place, v. spot; pr. par. 
 
 spotting; past, spotted: adj. spotless: 
 
 s. spotlessncss, spottiness. 
 SPOUSE, s. A husband or wife. 
 SPOUT, s. A wooden gutter ; a pipe; 
 
 a cataract, v. spout; pr. par. spout- 
 ing; past, spouted 
 SPRAIN, v. To stretch the ligaments 
 
 of a joint, without dislocation of 
 
 the bone. pr. par. spraining; past, 
 
 sprained : s. sprain. 
 SPRANG. Pret. of the v. to spring. 
 SPRAT. 5. A small sea-fish. 
 SPRAWL, v. To struggle as in the 
 
 convulsions of death ; to tumble; 
 
 to creep, pr. par. sprawling; past, 
 
 sprawled. 
 SPRAY. s.The extremity of a branch; 
 
 flvirig foam of the sea. 
 SPREAD, i . To extend, to expand, 
 
 to cover by extension, pr. par. 
 
 spreading; past, spread: s. spread, 
 
 spreader. 
 SPRIG s. A small branch , a brad 
 
 or nail without a head. v. sprig ; 
 
 pr. par. sprigging; past, sprigged. 
 
 SPR— SPU 
 
 SPRIGHT. s. See Sprite. 
 SPRIGHTLY, adj. Lively, brisk, 
 
 g a y- 
 
 SPRING, v. To grow by vegetative 
 
 power; to arise; to bound; to 
 
 start ; to fire a mine. pr. par, 
 
 springing; past, sprung. 
 SPRING, s. A season of the year; 
 
 elastic force; bound; fountain, &c. 
 SPRINGE. 5. A gin, a noose. 
 SPRINGTIDE. 5. The high tide at 
 
 the new moon. 
 SPRINK'LE. v. To disperse in small 
 
 masses ; to scatter in drops, pr. 
 
 par. sprinkling; past, sprinkled. 
 SPRITE, s. A spirit ; an incorporeal 
 
 agent. 
 SPRIT'SAIL. s. The sail on a ship's 
 
 bowsprit. 
 SPROUT, v. To shoot by vegeta- 
 tion; to germinate, pr. par. sprout- 
 j ing i past, sprouted: s. sprout. 
 SPRUCE, adj. Nice; trim; nea, 
 
 without elegance, adv. sprucely : 
 
 s. spruceness. 
 SPRUCE, s. A species of fir. 
 SPRUNG. Pret. and past par. of th<* 
 
 v. to spring. 
 SPUME, s. Foam, froth, v. spume, 
 
 pr. par. spuming; past, spumed: 
 
 adj. spumous, spumy. 
 SPUN. Pret. and past par. of the r. 
 
 to spin. 
 SPUNGE. 5. See Sponge. 
 SPUN'GING-HOUSE. s. A house to 
 
 which debtors are taken, betoie 
 
 commitment to prison. 
 SPUNK, s. Touchwood; rotten wood 
 
 spirit ; courage, adj. spunky: adv. 
 z spunkily. 
 SPUR. s. A sharp point fixed to the 
 
 heel; stimulus; incitement, v. 
 | spur; pr. par. spurring; past, spur' 
 
 ted. 
 SPU'RIOUS. adj. Not genuine, coun- 
 terfeit, adv. spuriously: s. spu- 
 
 riousness. 
 SPURN, v. To kick, 10 reject, to 
 
 scorn, pr. par. spurning; past, 
 
 spurned . s. spurn, spurner. 
 SPUR'RIER.s.Onewhomakesspurs. 
 , SPURT, v. To flv out with a quick 
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 I 
 
SPU— SQU 
 
 struam. pr, par. spurting; past, 
 spurted. 
 
 SPUTTER, v. To spit much; to 
 speak hastily and thickly, pr. par. 
 sputtering; p;ist, sputtered: s. sput- 
 ter, sputterer. 
 
 SPY. s. One sent to watch the con- 
 duct or motions of others, pi. spies: 
 v. spy; pr. par. spying; past, spied. 
 
 SPY'GLASS. s. A small telescope, 
 pi. spyglasses. 
 
 SQUAB, adj. Unfeathered; thick 
 and short s. squab: adj. squabbisk. 
 
 SQUAB'BLE. v. To quarrel; to de- 
 bate peevishly, pr. par. squabbling; 
 past, squabbled : s. squabble, squab- 
 bler. 
 
 SQUAD. 5. A' company of armed 
 men : generally applied to awk- 
 ward soldiers. 
 
 SQUAD'RON. s. A part of an army 
 or Meet. 
 
 SQUAL'ID. adj. Foul, nasty, filthy. 
 s. squalidily, squalidness. 
 
 SQUALL, s. A sudden gust of wind, 
 adj. squall i/. 
 
 SQUALL, v. To scream, pr. par. 
 squalling; past, squalled : s. squall, 
 squaller. 
 
 SQUA'MOUS. adj. Scaly; rough. 
 
 SQUAN'DER. v. To spend profusely; 
 to waste, pr. par. squandering; 
 past, squandered : s. squanderer. 
 
 SQUARE, adj. Having right angles: 
 cornered; equal; honest; fair. s. 
 square, squareness : v. square; pr. 
 par. squaring ; past, squared. 
 
 SQUASH, s. A kind of plant, pi. 
 squashes. 
 
 SQUAT, v. To sit cowering; to sit 
 close to the ground, pr. par. squat- 
 ting ; past, squatted: s. squatter, 
 one who settles upon land without 
 a title,. 
 
 SQUAT, adj. Cowering down; thick 
 and short. 
 
 SQUAW, s. The Indian name for 
 woman. 
 
 SQUEAK, v. To set up a sudden 
 dolorous cry. pr. par. squeaking; 
 past, squeaked: s. squeak, squeaker. 
 
 SQUEAL, v To cry with a shrill, 
 
 SQU- ST A 
 
 sharp voice, pr. par. squealing 
 past, squealed. 
 
 SQUEA'MISH. adj. Having a weak 
 stomach ; fastidious ; easily dis* 
 gusted. adv. squeamishly: s. squeam- 
 ishness. 
 
 SQUEEZE, v. To press; to crush 
 bet ween two bodies, pr. par. squeez- 
 ing ; past, squeezed: s. squeeze. 
 
 SQU IB. 5. A small pipe of paper, 
 filled with combustible matter; 
 any sudden flash, a lampoon. 
 
 SQUILL, s. A kind of plant. 
 ISQULNT. s. An oblique look- v. 
 squint; pr. par. squinting; past, 
 squinted: adv. squintingiy. 
 
 SQUIRE, s. A gentleman next in 
 rank to a knight ; an attendant on 
 a knight, v. squire; pr. par. squir- 
 ing ; past, squired. 
 
 SQUIR'REL. 5. A kind of small quad- 
 ruped. 
 
 SQUIRT, v. To throw out in a quuk 
 stream, pr. par. squirting; past, 
 squirted: s. squirt, squirter. 
 
 STAB. v. To pierce with a pointed 
 weapon, pr. par. stabbing; past, 
 stabbed: s. stab, stabber. 
 
 STA'BLE. adj. Fixed; able to stand; 
 steady ; constant, s. stability, pi 
 stabilities. 
 
 STA'BLE. 5. A house for beasts, v, 
 stable; pr. par. stabling; past, sta- 
 bled. 
 
 STACK, s. A large heap of hay, 
 corn, &c. v. stack ; pr. par. stack- 
 ing ; pnst, stacked. 
 
 STADT'HOLDER. s. Formerly the 
 chief magistrate of the United 
 Provinces. 
 
 STAFF. 5. A support in walking; 
 a prop; an ensign of office, pi 
 staves. 
 
 STAG. s. A male deer. 
 
 STAGE, s. A raised floor, on which 
 any show is exhibited; a place in 
 which rest is taken on a journey. 
 s. stagecoach, pi. stagecoaches. 
 
 STAG'GER. v. To reel ; not to stand 
 or walk steadily ; to hesitate, pr. 
 par. staggemng ; past, staggered- 
 s. staggers, a disease of horses. 
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STA— STA 
 
 STAG'NATF. v. To lie motionless; 
 to have no course or stream, pr. 
 par. stagnating; past, stagnated: 
 adj. stagnaid; s. stagnation. 
 
 STAID, adj. Sober, grave, composed, 
 s. siaidness. 
 
 STAIN, v. To blot, to spot, to tinge. 
 pr. par. staining; past, stained: s. 
 stain, stainer: adj. stainless. 
 
 STAIR, s. A succession of flat steps, 
 to ascend a building, &c. s. stair- 
 case. 
 
 STAKE, s. A post, wager, pledge, 
 hazard, v. stake ; pr. par. staking; 
 past, staked. 
 
 STALACTITES, s. Spar in the 
 shape of an icicle, adj. stalactical. 
 
 STALE, adj. Old ; long kept; nearly 
 obsolete, s. stateness. 
 
 STALK, v. To walk stately, pr. par. 
 stalking; past, stalked: s. stalk, 
 stalker. 
 
 STALK, s. A stem. 
 
 STALK'INGHORSE. s. A horse, 
 real or fictitious, by which a fowler 
 shelters himself from the sight* of 
 the game ; a mask ; a pretence. 
 
 STALL. 5. A crib for horses, &c. 
 a booth, adj. stallfed. 
 
 STAL'LION. s. A horse not cas- 
 trated. 
 
 STAMINA, s. The first principles 
 of any thing; the solids of a hu- 
 man body ; the fine threads which 
 grow within the flowers of plants, 
 adj. stamineous. 
 
 STAMMER, v. To stutter; to fal- 
 ter, pr. par. stammering; past, 
 stammered: s. stammerer: adv. 
 stammeringly. 
 
 STAMP, v. To strike, by pressing 
 the foot hastily downwards; to 
 pound ; to impress, pr. par. stamp- 
 ing; past, stamped: s. stamp, 
 stamper. 
 
 STANCH, STAUNCH, adj. Sound, 
 firm, tight, trusty. 
 
 STANCH, STAUi\CH. v. To stop 
 blood, &c. from running, pr. par. 
 stanching; past, stanched: adj. 
 stanch: s. stancher. 
 
 STANCHION, s. A prop, a support. 
 2G 
 
 bTA— STA 
 
 STAND, v. To be upon the feet; to 
 remain erect; to stop; to halt; to 
 endure; to await, pr. par. stand- 
 ing; past, stood: s. stand, standing. 
 
 STAiYDARD. s. An ensign in war; 
 undoubted authority; a settlea 
 rate ; a measure. 
 
 STAN'DISH. s. A case for pens and 
 ink. pi. standishes. 
 
 STAN'NARY. s. A tin mine, pi 
 stannaries. 
 
 STAN'ZA. s. A subdivision of a 
 poem. 
 
 STATLE. 5. A settled mart; mate 
 rial; chief article of commerce; a 
 loop of iron. adj. staple. 
 
 STA'PLER. s. A dealer,— as a wool 
 stapler. 
 
 STAR. s. One of the luminous bo- 
 dies of the heavens, adj. starlesi 
 starred, starry: s. star gazer. 
 
 STAR'BOARD. s. The right side of 
 a ship, when one stands with one's 
 face towards the bow. 
 
 STARCH. .<?. A kind of viscous ma - 
 ter, made of flour or potatoes, v. 
 starch; pr. par. starching; pabt, 
 starched: s. starchedness. 
 
 STARE, v. To look with wonder 
 &/C pr. par. staring ; past, stand. 
 s. stare, starer. 
 
 STARK, adv. A word used to airg 
 ment the signification of anothe 
 word ; — as stark, mad. * 
 
 STAR'LING. s. A kind of bird. 
 
 START, v. To rise or move sud 
 denly; to alarm ; to propose, pr 
 par. starting; past, started: s. start. 
 
 STARTING-POST. s. The barrier 
 from which a race begins. 
 
 STARTLE, v. To move, on feeling 
 a sudden impression of alarm or 
 terror; to fright, pr. par. startling, 
 past, startled: s startle. 
 
 STARVE, v. To kill with hunger 
 or cold. pr. par. starving; past, 
 starved. 
 
 STARVELING, s. An animal thin 
 and weak for want of nourishment. 
 
 STATE, s. Condition; circumstances 
 of nature or fortune ; a kingdom j 
 a commonwealth ; pomp ; dignity 
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STA— STE 
 
 STATE, v. To settle ; to represent 
 to narrate, pr. par. stating; past, 
 stated: adv. statedly: s. statement. 
 
 STATESMAN. 5. One versed in the 
 arts of government, pi. statesmen. 
 
 STATICS, s. The science which 
 considers the weight of bodies 
 adj. static, statical. 
 
 STATION, s. The act of standing; 
 post assigned; situation ; rank. v. 
 station; pr. par. stationing ; past, 
 stationed: adj stationary. 
 
 STATIONER, s. A bookseller; 
 seller of paper, &c. s. stationary. 
 
 STATIST, s. A statesman, a poli- 
 tician. 
 
 STATISTICS, s. That part "of mu- 
 nicipal philosophy, which states 
 and defines the situation, strength, 
 and resources of a nation, adj. sta- 
 tistic, statistical. 
 
 STATUARY. 5. The art of carving 
 images or representations of life ; 
 one that practises the art of mak- 
 ing statues, pi. statuaries. 
 
 STAT'UE. s. An image; a solid 
 
 representation of any living being. 
 STAT'URE. s. The height of any 
 
 animal. 
 STATUTE. 5. A law; an edict of 
 
 a legislator, adj. statutable, statu- 
 tory. 
 STAUNCH, v. See Stanch. 
 STAVE, s. One of the pieces which 
 
 form a barrel or tub ; a metrical 
 
 portion. 
 STAVE, v. To break into staves; to 
 
 wreck, pr. par. staving; past, 
 
 staved or stove. 
 STAY. v. To continue in a place ; 
 
 to stop; to prop. pr. par. staying; 
 
 past, stayed: s. stay. 
 STAYS. 5. Bodice for women ; ropesj 
 
 in a ship to support the mast. s. 
 
 staymaker. 
 STEAD s. Place, room, use, help, 
 
 frame. 
 STEAD'FAST. adj. Fast in place; 
 
 firm; fixed; constant, adv. steadA 
 Justly: s. steadfastness. I 
 
 STE-STE 
 
 STEADY, adj Firm ; not tottering 
 
 constant, v. steady; pr. par. steady 
 
 ing; past, steadied: adv. steadily 
 
 s. steadiness. 
 STEAK, s. A slice of flesh. 
 STEAL, v. To take by theft; to pas% 
 
 silently, pr. par. stealing; past, 
 
 stolen: s. stealer: adv. stealingly. 
 STEALTH, s. The act of stealing; 
 
 , secret act. adj. stealthy. 
 STEAM, s. The vapour of hot liquor. 
 
 v. steam; pr. par. steaming; past, 
 
 steamed: s. steamer. 
 STEAM'ER. s. A vessel driven by 
 
 steam. 
 STEED, s. A horse for state or war 
 STEEL, s. Iron, refined and hard- 
 ened, v. steel; pr. par. steeling^ 
 
 past, steeled. 
 STEEL'YARD. s. A kind of balance. 
 STEEP, adj. Rising or descending 
 
 with great inclination; precij.it 
 
 ous. s. steep, steepness. 
 STEEP, v. To soak in liquor, pr. 
 
 par. steeping; past, steeped. 
 STEE'PLE. 5. A turret of a ohurch 
 
 a spire, adj. steepled. 
 STEER, s. A young bullock. 
 STEER, v. To guide a ship. pr. par. 
 
 steering; past, steered: s. steers- 
 
 man, pi. steersmen. 
 STEER'AGE. s. The act or practice 
 
 of steering ; the stern or hindei 
 
 part of a ship. 
 STEGANOG'RAPHY. 5. The art of 
 
 secret writing. 
 STEL'LATE. adj. Pointed as a star 
 STEM. s. The stalk. 
 STEM. v. To oppose or stop; to 
 
 pass cross or forward, notwith- 
 standing the stream, pr. par. stem 
 
 ming; past, stemmed. 
 STENCH, s. A bad smell. 
 STENOG'RAPHY. s. The art 01 
 
 writing in short-hand. 
 STENTO'RIAN. adj. Loud; uncom- 
 
 monly loud. 
 STEP. v. To move with the feet,- 
 
 to walk. pr. par. stepping past, 
 
 stepped : s. step, stepper. 
 STEP. adj. Prefixed to a term of i e- 
 
STE— STI 
 
 lation, signifies one who is related 
 only by marriage. 
 
 STOPPING-STONE. 5. A stone laid 
 for the foot to step on. 
 
 STERCORA'CEOUS. adj. Belong- 
 ing or relating to dung. s. stereo- 
 ration. 
 
 STEREOGRAPHY, s. The art of 
 drawing the forms of solids upon 
 a plane, adj. stereographic. 
 
 STEREOM'ETRY. s. The art of 
 measuring solid bodies. 
 
 STEREOTYPE, s. Stereotype print- 
 ing is by types cast together, in a 
 solid plate ; not by types, each of 
 which can be separated from the 
 others, v. stereotype; pr. par. ste- 
 reotyping; past, stereotyped. 
 
 STERILE, adj. Barren, unfruitful, 
 s. sterility, pi. sterilities: v. sterilize, 
 pr. par. sterilizing; past, steiilized. 
 
 STERLING, adj. An epithet by 
 which genuine English money is 
 discriminated; genuine, s. sterling. 
 
 STERN, adj. Of severe countenance 
 or manners; harsh; unrelenting, 
 adv. sternly: s. sternness. 
 
 STERN. 5. The hind part of a ship, 
 
 STEW. v. To seethe in a slow, 
 moist heat. pr. par. stewing; past, 
 stewed: s. stew. 
 
 STEWARD, s. One who manages 
 the affairs of another. 
 
 STEW'PAN. s. A pan used for stew- 
 ing. 
 
 S TICK. 5. A piece of wood, small 
 and long; a thrust ; a stab. 
 
 STICK, v. To fasten ; to adhere ; to 
 remain; to stab. pr. par sticking; 
 past, stuck: s. stick, stickiness: adj. 
 sticky. 
 
 STICK'LE. v. To take part with one 
 side or other; to contest, pr. par. 
 stickling; past, stickled : s. stickler. 
 
 STIFF, adj. Rigid, inflexible, for- 
 mal, v. stiffen; pr. par. stiffening; 
 past, stiffened: adv. stiffly: s. stijff- 
 
 STIFF'NECKEO. adj. Stubborn, ob- 
 stinate. 
 
 STI'FLE. v. To suffocate; to sup- 
 press, pr. par. stifling; past, stifled. 
 
 STI— STI 
 
 STIG'MA. s. A brand ; a mark of 
 infamy, adj. stigrt.atic: v. stigma* 
 tize ; pr. par. stigmatizing; past 
 stigmatized. 
 
 STILE, s. A set of steps to pass 
 from one enclosure to another, 
 the pin of a sun-dial. 
 
 STILETTO, s. A small dagger. 
 
 STILL, v. To silence; to quiet; to 
 appease, pr. par. stilling; past 
 stilled: adj. still: s. stillness. 
 
 STILL, adv. To this time ; till now, 
 nevertheless ; notwithstanding. 
 
 STILL, s. A vessel for distillation ; 
 an alembic. 
 
 STILL LITE. s. Things that have 
 only vegetable life. 
 
 STILL'BORN. adj. Born lifeless. 
 
 STILTS, s. Supports on which boys 
 raise themselves when they walk. 
 
 STIM'ULATE. v. To prick; to prick 
 forward ; to excite, pr. par. stimu- 
 lating; past, stimulated: adj. stim- 
 ulant, stimulative: s. stimulant, 
 stimulation, stimulator. 
 
 STING, v. To pierce or wound with 
 a point darted out as that of a 
 scorpion, or bee ; to pain acutely, 
 pr. par. stinging; past, slung: s. 
 sting, stinger. 
 
 STIN'GO. s. Old beer. 
 
 STIN'G Y. adj. Niggardlv, avaricious, 
 adv. stingily: s. stinginess. 
 
 STINK, v. To emit an offensive 
 smell, pr. par. stinking; past, 
 stunk: s. stink. 
 
 STINT, v. To bound, to limit, to 
 confine, pr. par. stinting; past, 
 stinted: s. stint. 
 
 STI'PEND. 5. Wages; settled pay. 
 adj. and s. stipendiary, pi. stipendi- 
 aries. 
 
 STIP'TIC. s. See Styptic 
 
 STIPULATE, v. To contract; to 
 bargain ; to settle terms, pr. par. 
 stipulating; past, stipulated: s. 
 stipulation, stipulator. 
 STIR. v. To move, to agitate, to in 
 cite. pr. par. stirring; past, stir 
 red: s. stir, stirrer. 
 STIRK. s. A young ox or heifer. 
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 I 
 
ST1— STO 
 
 STIR'RUP. s. An iron for a horse- 
 man's k>ot. 
 
 STITCH, v. To sew with a needle; 
 to join. pr. par. stitching,- past, 
 stitched: s. stitch. 
 
 STITCH. 5. A sharp pain in the side, 
 &c. pi. stitches. 
 
 STI VER. 5. A Dutch coin. 
 
 STOCCA'DE. s. An enclosure or 
 fence, made with pointed stakes 
 
 STOCK, s. The trunk; the body 
 of a plant; a breed; a quantity, 
 &c. v. stock; pr. par. stocking; 
 past, stocked. 
 
 STOCKBROKER, s. One who deals 
 in stock, or the public funds, s, 
 stockjobber. 
 
 STOCKDOVE, s. A ringdove. 
 
 STOCKFISH, s. Dried cod. 
 
 STOCKING, s. A covering for the 
 leg. 
 
 STOCKS, s. An instrument to con- 
 fine the legs; wooden-work upon 
 which ships are built. 
 
 STOCKSTILL'. adj. Motionless as 
 logs. 
 
 STC1C. s. A disciple of the sect of 
 Zeno. adj. stoic, stoical: adv. stoi- 
 cally : s. stoicism. 
 
 STOLE, s. A long vest. 
 
 STOLE. Pret. of the v. to steal, past 
 par. stolen. 
 
 STOM'ACH. s. The ventricle in 
 which food is digested, adj. sto- 
 machic. 
 
 STOM'ACHER. s. An ornamental 
 covering worn by women on the 
 breast. 
 
 STONE, s. A kind of mineral, &c. 
 v. stone; pr. par. stoning; past, 
 stoned: s. stonecutter, sionecast, 
 stonethrow, stonework. 
 
 STOOD. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to stand. 
 
 STOOK. s. A shock of corn, contain- 
 ing twelve sheaves, v. stook; pr. 
 par. stooking; past, stooked. 
 
 STOOL, s. A seat without a back. 
 
 STOOP v. To bend down; to bend 
 forward, pr. par. stooping; past, 
 stooped: s. stoop: adv. stoopingly. 
 
 STOP. v. To hinder from progres- 
 
 STO— STK 
 
 sive motion; to intercept; to 
 staunch, pr. par. stopping; past, 
 stopped: s. stop, stopper, stopcock^ 
 stopgap, stopple, stopper. 
 
 STORE, s. A large quantity; a stock 
 accumulated; a warehouse, v. 
 store; pr. par. storing; past, stored. 
 s. storehouse. 
 
 STORK, s. A kind of bird. 
 
 STORM, s. A tempest ; an assault 
 against a fortified place, v. storm, 
 pr. par. storming; past, stormed 
 s. storminess: adj. stormy. 
 
 STO'RY. s. History; account of 
 things past; a short tale. pi. stories-. 
 adj. storied. 
 
 STO'RY. 5. A floor; a flight of rooms. 
 pi. stories. 
 
 STOUT, adj. Strong, lusty, brave, 
 bold., adv. stoutly : s. stoutness. 
 
 STOVE, s. A hot-house; a thing in 
 which fire is made. v. stove; pi 
 par. stoving; past, stoved. 
 
 STOW. v. To lay up in order, and 
 close, pr. par. stowing ; past, stow- 
 ed .- s. stowage. 
 
 STRAD'DLE. v. To stand or walk 
 with the feet astride, pr. par. 
 straddling; past, straddled. 
 
 STRAG'GLE. v. to wander; to stray: 
 to rove. pr. par. straggling; pist, 
 straggled : s. straggler. 
 
 STRAIGHT, adj. Not crooked; 
 right; direct, adv. straightstraight- 
 ly : v. straighten ; pr. par. straight- 
 ening ; past, straightened: s. 
 straightness. 
 
 STRAIN, v. To purify by filtration; 
 to sprain , to force, .pr. par. strain' 
 ing; past, strained: s. strain, 
 strainer. 
 
 STRAIT, adj. Narrow, close, strict, 
 s. strait, straitness : v. straiten t 
 pr. par. straitening, past, straiten- 
 ed: adv. straitly. 
 
 STRAIT'LACED. adj. Griped with 
 stays; stilf; constrainea. 
 
 STRAKE s. A long mask ; a streak. 
 
 STRAMINE'OUS. adj. Strawy; con- 
 sisting of straw; light. 
 
 STRAND, s. The beach o' the sea^ 
 352 
 
STR— STR 
 
 tt of any water ; a ply. v. strand, 
 •jr. par. stranding; past, stranded. 
 
 STRANGE, adj. Foreign; of an- 
 other country ; singular; wonder- 
 ful, idv. strangely: s. strangeness, 
 stranger, 
 
 STRANG'LE. v. To choke, to suf- 
 focate, pr. par. strangling; past, 
 strangled: s. strangler, strangula- 
 tion. 
 
 STRANG'LES. s. Swellings in a 
 hprse's throat. 
 
 STRANG! RY. s. A difficulty of 
 urine, with pain. 
 
 STRAP. 5. A narrow, long slip of 
 cloth or leather, v. strap; pr. par. 
 stropping ; past, strapped. 
 
 STRAPPING, adj. Large; well 
 grown. 
 
 STRATAGEM, s. An artifice in war; 
 a trick. 
 
 STRATTFY. v. To range in beds 
 or layers, pr. par. stratifying; past, 
 stratified: s. stratification. 
 
 STRATOG'RAPHY. s. Description 
 of whoever relates to an army. 
 
 STRATUM. 5. A layer of earth, 
 &c. pi. strata. 
 
 STRAW, s. The stalk on w r hich corn 
 grows. 
 
 STRAWBERRY. 5. A species of 
 fruit, pi. strawberries. 
 
 STRAY, v. To wander; to range 
 oeyond the proper limits, pr. par. 
 straying; past, strayed: s. stray. 
 
 STREAK, s. A line of colour differ- 
 ent from that of the ground, v. 
 streak; pr. par. streaking; past, 
 streaked. 
 
 STREAM, s. A running water; a 
 current, v. stream; pr.par. stream- 
 ing; past, streamed. 
 
 STREAMER, s. An ensign ; a flag. 
 
 STREAMLET, s. A small stream. 
 
 STREET. 5. A paved way, between 
 two rows of nouses, &c. 
 
 STRENGTH, s. Force; vigour; 
 powf-r of the body; firmness, v. 
 strengthen; pr. par. strengthening ; 
 past, strengthened: s. strengthener, 
 strengthner. 
 
 STRENUOUS, adj. Active; zealous; 
 2G2 
 
 STR— STR 
 
 ardently laborious, adv. strenuous 
 ly : s. strenuousnesr 
 
 STRESS, s. Importance; importau' 
 part ; weight ; force. 
 
 STRETCH, v. To extend ; to spread 
 out; to expand, pr. par. stretching, 
 past, stretched: s. stretch, stretcher. 
 
 STREW, v. To scatter lousely. pr. 
 par. strewing ; past, strewed. 
 
 STRI'iE. s. Small channels in cockle 
 shells, &c adj. striate, striated. 
 
 STRICK'EN. The ancient past par. 
 of the v. to strike. 
 
 STRICK'LE. s. That which strikes 
 the corn in a measure, to level it; 
 an instrument used to whet 
 scythes. 
 
 STRICT, adj. Exact, rigorous, se- 
 vere, confined, adv. strictly ; s. 
 strictness. 
 
 STRICTURE, s. A contraction ; * 
 critical comment. 
 
 STRIDE, s. A long step ; a step ta- 
 ken with great violence, v. stride; 
 pr. par. striding; past, stridden. 
 
 STRIFE, s. Contention, discord, 
 adj. strifcful. 
 
 STRIKE, v. To hit with a blow ; to 
 impress; to stamp; to lower, as 
 an ensign, pr. par. striking ; past, 
 struck: adv. strikingly: s. striking- 
 ness. 
 
 STRING. 5. A slender rope ; a small 
 cord. v. string; pr. par. stringing; 
 past, strung : adj. stringy. 
 
 STRIN'GENT. adj. Binding, con- 
 tracting 
 
 STRING'HALT. s. A sudden twitch- 
 ing and snatching up of the hinder 
 legs of a horse. 
 
 STRIP, v. To make naked; to de 
 prive of covering ; to divest ; to 
 take the last milk from a cow. pr. 
 par. stripping; past, stripped: s. 
 strip, stinpper, strippings. 
 
 STRIPE, v. To variegate with lines; 
 to beat. pr. par. striping; past, 
 striped: s. stripe. 
 
 STRIPLING, s. A youth. 
 
 STRIVE, v. To struggle ; to make 
 an effort, pr. par. striving; past, 
 striven: s. striver. 
 
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STR— STU 
 
 STROKE, s. A blow ; a knock ; the 
 touch of a pencil ; a masterly or 
 eminent effort, v. stroke; pr. par. 
 stroking; past, stroked: s. stroker. 
 
 STROLL, v. To ramble, to rove, 
 pr. par. strolling; past" strolled : s. 
 stroll, stroller. 
 
 STRONG, adj. Vigorous, forceful, 
 powerful, adv. strongly. 
 
 STROP, s. See Strap. 
 
 STROPHE, s. A stanza. 
 
 STROVE. Pret. of the v. to strive. 
 
 S TRUCK. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to strike. 
 
 STRUG'GLE. v. To labour; to be 
 embarrassed; to strive, pr. par. 
 struggling; past, struggled: s. 
 struggle, strug^ler. 
 
 STRUM' PET. s. A prostitute. 
 
 bTRUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to string. 
 
 STRUT, v. To walk with affected 
 dignity, pr. par. strutting; past, 
 strutted: s. strut, strutter.' adv 
 struttingly. 
 
 STUB. s. A thick, short stock, left 
 when the rest is cut ofF. v. stub 
 pr. pur. stubbing; past, stubbed. 
 
 STUB'BLE. s. The stalks of corn 
 left in the field by the reaper. 
 
 STUB'BORN. adj. Obstinate, inflex 
 lble, contumacious, adv. stubborn- 
 ly: s. stubbornness. 
 
 SfUB'NAIL. s. A nail broken off 
 a short, thick nail. 
 
 STUCCO, s. A kind of fine plaster, 
 for walls, v. stucco; pr. par. stuc- 
 coing; past, stuccoed. 
 
 STUCK. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to stick. 
 
 STUD. s. A stock of breeding mares; 
 a nail with a large head, driven 
 for ornament, v. stud; pr. par. stud- 
 ding ; past, studded. 
 
 STU'DENT. s. One who studies ; a 
 scholar. 
 
 STU'DIOUS. adj. Diligent ; contem- 
 plative, adv. studiously: s.studious- 
 ness. 
 
 STUDY, s. Amplication of mind to 
 books and teaming; deep cogita- 
 tion: the chamber where one 
 
 STU-^STY 
 
 studies, pi. studies: v. study, pi. 
 par. studying ; past, studied. 
 
 STUFF, s. Any matter or body; ma- 
 terials out of which any thing m 
 made. 
 
 STUFF, v. To fill very full. pr. par. 
 stuffing; past, stuffed: s. stuffing. 
 
 STULTIFY, v. To make stupid or 
 foolish, pr. par. stultifying; past, 
 stultified. 
 
 STUM'BLE. v. To trip in walking, 
 pr. par. stumbling; past, stumbled. 
 s. stumble, siumbler: adv. stum- 
 blingly: s. stumbling-block. 
 
 STUMP, s. The part of any solid 
 body remaining after the rest is 
 taken away. v. stump; pr. par. 
 stumping; past, stumped: adj. 
 stumpy. 
 
 STUMP, v. To walk about heavily 
 or clumsily, pr. par. stumping 
 past, stumped. 
 
 STUN. v. To confound or make diz- 
 zy with noise, pr. par. stunning, 
 past, stunned. 
 
 STUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to sting. 
 
 STUNT, v. To hinder from growth, 
 pr. par. stunting; past, stunted. 
 
 STUPE. 5. Warm medicaments foi 
 a sore. v. stupe; pr. par. stuping, 
 past, stuped. 
 
 STUPENDOUS, adj. Prodigious, 
 amazing, astonishing, adv. stupen- 
 dously: s. stupendousness. 
 
 STU'PID. adj. Dull; wanting sensi- 
 bilitv. s. stupidity, pi. stupidities: 
 ndv. stupidly: s. stupor. 
 
 STU'PiFY. v. To make stupid, pr. 
 par. stupifying ; past, stupifed: s, 
 sbipifier, stupefaction. 
 
 STUR'DY. adj. Hardv, stout, obsti- 
 nate. adv. sturdily: 6. sturdiness. 
 
 STUR'GEON s. A kind of fish. 
 
 STURK, STIRK. s. A young ox or 
 hei^r. 
 
 STUT TER. v. To speak with hesi- 
 tation ; to stammer, pr. par. stut- 
 tering ; past, stuttered: s. stutter- 
 : adv. stntteringly. 
 
 STY. s. A cabin for hogs ; a humouf 
 in the eyelid, pi. sties. 
 
 <*54 
 
STY— SUB 
 
 STY'GIAN. adj. Hellish, infernal. 
 
 STYLE, s. A pointed iron, used an- 
 ciently in writing on tables of wax; 
 manner of writing, with regard to 
 language; title, &c. adj. styled, 
 stylish: adv. stylishly. 
 
 STYPTIC, ST YPTiCAL. adj. Hav- 
 ing the power to stop blood, s. 
 styptic, stypticity. 
 
 SUA'SIVE. adj. Having the power 
 to persuade. 
 
 SUAVITY, s. Sweetness to the 
 senses, or to the mind. pi. suavities. 
 
 SUBA'CID. adj. Sour in a small de- 
 gree. 
 
 SUBAC'RID. adj. Sharp and pun- 
 gent in a small degree. 
 
 SUBAL'TERN. adj. Inferior; sub- 
 ordinate, s. subaltern. 
 
 SUBAQUEOUS, adj. Lying under 
 water. 
 
 SUBDIVI'DE. v. To divide a part 
 into yet more parts, pr. par. sub- 
 dividing' ; past, subdivided : s. sub- 
 division. 
 
 SUBDU'CE, SUBDUCT, v. To with- 
 draw ; to take away. pr. par. sub- 
 ducing, subducting ; past, subduc- 
 ed, subducted: s. subduction. 
 
 SUBDUE', v. To crush, to oppress, 
 to conquer, pr. par. subduing; 
 past, subdued: s. subduer. 
 
 SUBJA'CENT. adj. Lying under. 
 
 SUBJECT', v. To put'under: tore- 
 dace to submission ; to expose. 
 pr. par. subjecting; past, subjected: 
 adj. subject, subjective: s. subject, 
 subjection. 
 
 SUBJOIN', v. To add at the end ; to 
 ado afterwards, pr. par. subjoin- 
 ing ; past, subjoined. 
 
 SUBJUGATE, v. To conquer, to 
 subdue, pr. par. subjugating; past, 
 subjugated : s. subjugation. 
 
 SUBJUNC'TION. s. The state of 
 being subjoined ; the act of sub- 
 join in sr- adj. subjunctive. 
 
 SUB'LIMATE. v. To raise by the 
 force of chvmical fire; to exalt 
 pr. pnr. sublimating ; prist, subli- 
 mated: s. sublimate, sublimation- 
 adj. sublimate. 
 
 SUB— SUB 
 
 SUBLI'ME. adj. High in place ; ex- 
 alted ; lofty ; grand, s. sublime^ 
 sublimity, pi. sublimities: v. sublime, 
 pr. par. subliming; past, sublimed, 
 adv. sublimely. 
 
 SULING'UAL. adj. Placed under the 
 tongue. 
 
 SUBLU'NAR, SUBLU'NARY. adj. 
 Situated beneath the moon; earth- 
 ly ; terrestrial. 
 
 SUBMARINE, adj. Lying or acting 
 under the sea. 
 
 SUBMERGE', v. To put under wa- 
 ter, pr. par. submerging; \>&&t, sub- 
 merged. 
 
 SUBMERSE', v. To put under water. 
 pr. par. submersing; past, sub- 
 mersed: s. submersion. 
 
 SUBMISSION, s. Act of submit 
 ting; acknowledgment of inferior- 
 ity or dependence; resignation, 
 adj. submissive: adv. submissively. 
 s. submissiveness. 
 
 SUBMIT', v. To yield ; to refer ; to 
 subject; to resign without resist- 
 ance, pr. par. submitting; past, 
 submitted. 
 
 SUBORDINATE, adj. Inferior in 
 order; subject, s. subordinate, sub- 
 ordination: v. subordinate; pr. par. 
 subordinating; past, subordinated: 
 adv. subordinately. 
 
 SUBORN', v. To procure by indirect 
 and illegal means, pr. par. suborn-, 
 ingl past, suborned: s. suborna- 
 tion, suborner. 
 
 SUBPGE'NA. 5. A writ commanding 
 attendance in a court, under a pen- 
 alty, v. subpoma; pr. par. subpoe- 
 naing; past, subpoenaed. 
 
 SUBSCRI'BE. y. To underwrite the 
 name ; to promise or engage in 
 writing, pr. par. subscribing: past, 
 subscribed: s. subscriber, subscrip- 
 tion. 
 
 SUBSECTION, s. A subdivision o' 
 a larger section. 
 
 SUBSEQUENT, adj. Following in 
 train ; not preceding, adv. subse- 
 quently : s. subsequence. 
 
 SUBSERVE', v. To serve in gubor 
 dination. pr. par. subserving; past, 
 355 
 
SUB—SUB 
 
 subserved : s. subservience, subser- 
 viency : adj. subservient. 
 
 &UBSFDE. v. To sink; to tend 
 downwards, pr. par. subsiding; 
 past, subsided: s. subsidence. 
 
 SUB'SIDY. s. Aid, commonly such 
 as is given in money, pi. subsidies: 
 adv. subsidiarily : adj. subsidiary 
 s. subsidiary : v. subsidize ; pr. par. 
 subsidizing ; past, subsidized. 
 
 SUBSIST', v. To be; to have ex- 
 istence; to continue; to be sus- 
 tained, pr. par. subsisting; past, 
 subsisted : s. subsistence : adj. sub- 
 sisted. 
 
 SUBSTANCE, s. Something exist- 
 ing ; sometl jig real ; the essen- 
 tial part. 
 
 SUBSTANTIAL, adj. Real; ac- 
 tually existing; solid; firm. s. 
 substantiality, substantials : adv. 
 substantially. 
 
 SUBSTANTIATE, v. To make to 
 exist; to prove by evidence, pr. 
 par. substantiating; past, substan- 
 tiated. 
 
 SUB'STANTIVE. s. A noun; the 
 name of any thing that exists, adj. 
 substantive : adv. substantively. 
 
 SUBSTITUTE, v. To put in the 
 place of pr. par. substituting; 
 past, substituted: s. substitute, sub- 
 stitution. 
 
 SUBSTRATUM, s. A layer of earth, 
 or any other substance lying un- 
 der another, pi. substrata. 
 
 SUBSTRUCTURE.*. A foundation. 
 
 SUBTEND', v. To be extended un- 
 der, pr. par. subtending; past, sub- 
 tended. 
 
 SUBTENSE', s. The chord of an arch. 
 
 SUBTERFLU'ENT,SUBTER'FLU- 
 OUS. adj. Flowing under. 
 
 SUBTERFUGE. 5. A shift, an eva- 
 sion, a trick. 
 
 SUBTERRA'NEAN, SUBTERRA'- 
 NEOUS. adj. Lying under the 
 earth ; under ground. 
 
 SUBTILE, adj. Thin, cunning, art- 
 ful, adv. subtilely : s. subtiiiy, pi. 
 tubtilties. 
 
 SUBTILIZE, v. To make thin; to 
 
 SUB-SUC 
 
 I volatilize ; to refine, pr. par. sub- 
 tilizing ; past, subtilized : s. subti» 
 
 I lization. 
 
 SUBTLE, adj. Sly, artful, cunning. 
 
 I pronounced sut-tle. s. subiltty, pi 
 
 ! subtleties: adv. subtly. 
 
 SUBTRACT', v. To take a part. 
 
 j from the rest. pr. par. subtracting; 
 
 I past, subtracted: s. subtraction. 
 
 iSUB'URBS. s. Buildings, &c. be- 
 longing to a city, but without the 
 
 i walls, adj. suburban. 
 
 ISUBVENTION. s. The act of com- 
 ing under; the act of supporting. 
 
 SUBVERT', v. To overthrow, to 
 overturn, pr. par. subverting; past, 
 subverted: s. subversion, subverter: 
 adj. subversive. 
 
 SUCCEDA'NEUM. s. That which is 
 put to serve for something else, 
 adj. succeedaneous. 
 
 SUCCEED', v. To follow in order; 
 to prosper, pr. par. succeeding; 
 past, succeeded: s. succession, suc- 
 cessor: adj. successive: adv. suc- 
 cessively. 
 
 SUCCESS', s. Happy termination 
 of any affair, pi. successes: adj. 
 successful • adv. successfully. 
 
 SUCCINCT', adj. Short, concise, 
 brief adv. succinctly: s. succinct- 
 ness. 
 
 SUCCORY, s. A species of plant- 
 pi. succories. 
 
 SUCCOTASH. 5. A mixture of green 
 or unripe maize and beans, boiled. 
 
 SUCCOUR, v. To help, to relieve, 
 pr. par. succouring; past, succour- 
 ed: s. succour, succourer. 
 
 SUCCULENT, adj. Juicy, moist. 
 !. succulence. 
 
 SUCCUMB', v. To yield ; to' sink 
 under difficulty, pr. par. succumb- 
 ing; past, succumbed. 
 
 SUCH. adj. Of that kind ; of the 
 like kind. 
 
 SUCK. v. To draw in ; to imbibe , 
 to extract, pr. par. sucking; past, 
 sucked: s. suck, sucker, suction. 
 
 SUCK'LE. v. To nurse at the breast 
 pr par. suckling; past, suckled: s. 
 suckling. 
 
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SUD— SU1 
 
 SUDATION. s. Sweating, adj. su- 
 datory. 
 
 SUD'DEN. adj. Without notice-; 
 hasty, s. sudden, suddenness: adv. 
 suddenly. 
 
 SUDORIFIC, adj. Provoking or 
 causing sweat, s. sudorific. 
 
 SUDS. s. A lixivium of soap and 
 water. 
 
 SUE v. To prosecute by law; to 
 entreat, pr. par. suing; past, sued. 
 
 SUET. s. Hard fat; particularly 
 ab3ut the kidnevs. 
 
 SUF'FER. v. To bear, to undergo, 
 to endure, to allow, pr. par. suf- 
 fering; past, suffered: adj. suffer ■- 
 able: adv. suffer ably : s. suffer- 
 ance, sufferer, suffering. 
 
 SUl^Fl'CE. v. To be sufficient, pr. 
 par. sufficing; past, sufficed: s. 
 sufficiency: adj. sufficient: adv. 
 sufficiently. 
 
 SUFFOCATE, v. To choke by ex-| 
 elusion or interception of air. pr. 
 par. suffocating ; past, suffocated: 
 s. suffocation. 
 
 SUFFRAGAN, s. A bishop, con- 
 sidered as subject to his metro- 
 politan, adj. and s. suffragant. 
 
 SUF'FRAGE. s. Vote, voice, ap- 
 probation. 
 
 SUFFU'SE. v. To spread over. pr.[ 
 par. suffusing; past, suffused: s.j 
 suffusion: 
 
 SU'GAR. s. The salt of the sugar- 
 cane, v. sugar; pr. par. sugar- 
 ing; past, sugared: s. sugarcandy. 
 
 SUGGEST', v. To hint, to intimate, 
 to propose, pr. par. suggesting ; 
 past, suggested : s. suggester, sug- 
 gestion. 
 
 SUICIDE, s. Self-murder; a self- 
 murderer. 
 
 SUIT. s. A petition; courtship; pro- 
 cess ; a set ; a number of things 
 correspondent one to another ; a 
 retinue, v. suit; pr. par. suiting; 
 past, suited: adj. suitable: adv. ! 
 suitably. 
 
 SUITE. 5. Consecution; series; reg- 
 ular order; retinue, pronounced 
 sweet. [ 
 
 SU1-SUN 
 
 SUITER, SUITOR,*. One thai sues; 
 a petitioner; a wooer, fern, suitress^ 
 pi. suitresses. 
 
 SUL'CATED. adj. Furrowed. 
 
 SULK. v. To be sluggishly discon 
 tented; to be silently sullen, pr, 
 par. sulking; past, sulked: adv. 
 sulkily: s. sulkiness : adj. sulky. 
 
 SUL'LEN. adj. Gloomy, dismal, ob 
 stinate. adv . sullenly : s. sullenness, 
 
 SUL'LY. v. To soil; to tarnish, pr. 
 par. sullying; past, sullied. 
 
 SUL'PHATE, SUL'PHUR. s. Brim 
 stone, adj. sulphureous, sulphur 
 ous. 
 
 SUL'PHURET. s. A term in chym- 
 istrv. 
 
 SUL'TAN. s. The Turkish emperor. 
 fern, sultana, sultaness. 
 
 SULTRY, adj. Hot without venti- 
 lation, s. sultriness. 
 
 SUM. s. The whole ; compendium ; 
 the amount, v. sum ; pr. par. sum- 
 ming; past, summed. 
 
 SU'MACH. s. A species of plant. 
 
 SUM'MARY. adj. Short, brief, com- 
 pendious. adv. summarily : a. sum- 
 mary, pi. summaries. 
 
 SUM'MER. s. The second season. 
 
 SUM'MERSET. s. A leap, heels over 
 head. 
 
 SUM'MIT. s. The top ; the utmost 
 height. 
 
 SUM'MON. v. To call with author- 
 ity; to cite. pr. par. summoning, 
 past, summoned: s. summons, pi. 
 summonses. 
 
 SUMPTER. s. A horse that carries 
 clothes or furniture. 
 
 SUMPTUARY, adj. Relating to ex- 
 pense. 
 
 SUMPTUOUS, adj. Costly, expen- 
 sive, splendid, adv. sumptuously: 
 s. sumptuousness. 
 
 SUN. s. The luminary that makes 
 the day. v. sun ; pr. par. sunning, 
 past, sunned: adj. sunny: s. sun- 
 beam: adj. sunburned, sunburnt; 
 s. sunflower, sunrise, sunset, sun- 
 shine. 
 
 SUN'DAY. s. The first day of the 
 week. 
 
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SUN— SUP 
 
 SUN'DER. v. To part ; to separate, 
 pr. par. sundering; past, sundered. 
 
 SUN'DIAL. s. A marked plate, on 
 which the shadow points the hour. 
 
 SUN'DRY. adj. Several; more than 
 one. s. sundries. 
 
 SUNG. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to sing. 
 
 SUNK. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to sink. 
 
 SUP. v. To eat by mouthfuls; to 
 drink by little at a time ; to eat 
 the evening meal. pr. par. sup- 
 ping; past, supped: s. sup, supper. 
 
 SU'PER. s. In composition, notes 
 either more than another, or more 
 than enough, or on the top. 
 
 SU'PERABLE. adj. Conquerable, 
 adv. superably. 
 
 SUPERABOUND'. v. To be exube- 
 rant, pr. par. super abounding; past, 
 sup er abounded : s. superabun- 
 dance: adj. superabundant: adv. 
 superabundantly. 
 
 SUPERADD', v. To ac.'d over and 
 above, pr. par. superadding ; past, 
 superadded: s. super addition. 
 
 SUPERANNUATE, v. To impair 
 or disqualify by age or length of 
 time. pr. par. superannuating; 
 past, superannuated: s. superan- 
 nuation. 
 
 SUPERB', adj. Grand, pompous, 
 magnificent, adv. superbly. 
 
 SUPERCARGO. 5. An officer in a 
 ship, whose business is to manage 
 the trade, pi. supercargoes. 
 
 SUPERCILIOUS. adj. Proud, 
 haughty, dogmatical, adv. super- 
 ciliously: s. superciliousness. 
 
 SUPEREM'INENT. adj. Eminent 
 in a high degree, adv. superemi- 
 nently : s. supereminence. 
 
 SUPEREROGATE. v. To do more 
 than duty requires, pr. par. super- 
 erogating; past, supei-erogaied : s. 
 supererogation: adj. supereroga- 
 tory. 
 
 SUPERFICE, SUPERFI'CIES. s. 
 Outside, surface. 
 
 SUPERFICIAL, adj. Lying on the 
 surface; not reaching below the 
 
 SUP— SUP 
 
 surface, s. superficiality: adv. su 
 
 perjicially. 
 SUPERFl'NE. adj. Eminently fine. 
 SUPERFLUOUS, adj. Exuberant; 
 
 more than enough; unnecessary. 
 
 s. superfluity, pi. superfluities. 
 
 SUPERHU'MAN. adj. Above the 
 nature or power of man. 
 
 SUPERINCUM'BENT. adj. Lying 
 on the top of something else. 
 
 SUPERINDU'CE. v. To bring in as 
 an addition, pr. par. superinducing; 
 past, superinduced : s. superinduce 
 Hon. 
 
 SUPERINTEND, v. To oversee; 
 to overlook, pr. par. superintend- 
 ing; past, superintended: s. su. 
 perintendence : adj. artels, superin- 
 tendent 
 
 SUPERIOR, adj. Higher; greater 
 in dignity or excellence, s. supe- 
 rior, superiority, pi. superiorities. 
 
 SUPERLATIVE, adj. Implying or 
 expressing the highest degree, 
 adv. superlatively : s. superlative- 
 
 SUPERNAL, adj. Having a higher 
 
 position ; celestial. 
 SUPERNATANT, adj. Swimming 
 
 above, s. supernatation. 
 SUPERNAT'URAL.at/j.Beingabove 
 
 the powers of nature, adv. super- 
 
 naturally. 
 SUPERNUMERARY, adj. Above 
 
 a stated number. 
 SUPERSCRI'BE. v. To write upon 
 
 the top or outside, pr. par. super- 
 scribing; past, superscribed: s 
 
 superscription. 
 SUPERSE'DE. v. To make void; to 
 
 suspend, pr. par. superseding; past> 
 
 superseded. 
 SUPERSTITION, s. False devotion 
 
 or religion, adj. superstitious: adv. 
 
 super siitiously. 
 SUPERSTRUCT'. v. lo build upon 
 
 any thing, pr. par. superstructing T 
 
 past, superstructed: s. superstruc- 
 
 tion, superstructure. 
 SUPERVE'NE. v. To come as an 
 
 extraneous addition, pr. par. su 
 358 
 
SUP— SUP 
 
 pervening; past, supervened : adj. 
 supervenient : s supervention. 
 
 SUPERVISE, v. To overlook, to 
 oversee, pr. par. supervising; past, 
 supervised: a. supervision, super- 
 visor. 
 
 SUPI'NE. adj. Lying with the face 
 upward ; negligent, careless, indo- 
 lent, adv. supinely: s. supineness. 
 
 SU'PINE. s. A particular kind of 
 verbal noun. 
 
 SUFPER. s. The last meal of the 
 day. adj. supperless. 
 
 SUPPLANT', v. To displace by strat- 
 agem ; to turn out. pr. par. sup- 
 planting; past, supplanted : s. sup- 
 planter. 
 
 SUPPLE, adj. Yielding, soft, not 
 obstinate, v. supple; pr. par. sup- 
 pling; past, suppled: s. suppleness. 
 
 SUPPLEMENT, s. Addition to any 
 thing by which its defects are sup- 
 plied, adj. supplemental, supple- 
 mentary. 
 
 SUP'PLETORY. adj. Brought in to 
 fill up deficiencies, s. suppletory. 
 
 SUPPLIANT, adj. Entreating ; be- 
 seeching, s. suppliant: adv. sup- 
 pliantly. 
 
 SUPPLICATE, v. To implore, to 
 entreat, pr. par. supplicating; past, 
 supplicated: adj. supplicatory: s. 
 supplicant. 
 
 SUPPLY', v. To fill up, as any defi- 
 ciencies happen; to furnish, pr.par. 
 supplying; past, supplied: s. sup- 
 ply, pi. supplies. 
 
 SUPPORT', v. To sustain, to prop, 
 pr. par. supporting ; past, support- 
 ed: s. support, supporter: adj. sup- 
 . portable. 
 
 SUPPO'SE. v. To lay down without 
 proof; to imagine, pr. par. sup- 
 posing; past, supposed: s. sup- 
 poser, supposition : adj. suppositive: 
 adv. supposilively. 
 
 SUPPRESS', v. To crush, to over- 
 power, to overwhelm, to conceal, 
 pr. par. suppressing; past, sup- 
 pressed : s. suppression, suppressor: 
 adj. suppressive. 
 
 SUPPURATE, v. To generate pus 
 
 SUP— SUR 
 
 or matter, pr. par. suppurating, 
 past, suppurated: s. suppuration 
 adj. suppurative. 
 
 SUPRE'ME. adj. Highest in dignity 
 or authority, adv. supremely: s. su 
 premacy, pi. supremacies. 
 
 SUR'BASE. s. A kind of skirt, bor- 
 der, or moulding, above the base 
 adj. sur based. 
 
 SURCHARGE', v. To overload, to 
 overcharge, pr. par. surcharging 
 past, surcharged: s. sur' charge. 
 
 SUR'CINGLE. s. A girth which is 
 put over the saddle. 
 
 SURE. adj. Certain, infallible, adv. 
 sure, surely : s. sureness. 
 
 SUREFOOTED, adj. Treading firm- 
 ly; not apt to stumble. 
 
 SU ; RETY. s. Certainty, security, 
 bail. pi. sureties. 
 
 SURF. s. The swell or dashing of 
 the sea. 
 
 SUR'FACE. 5. Superficies, outside. 
 
 SUR'FEIT. v. To feed with meat 
 or drink to satiety and sickness, 
 pr. par. surfeiting; past, surfeited. 
 s. surfeit. 
 
 SURGE, s. A swelling sea. v. surge, 
 pr. par; surging; past, surged. 
 adj. surgy. 
 
 SUR'GEON. s. One who cures by 
 manual operation, s surgery: adj. 
 surgical: adv. surgically. 
 
 SUR'LY. adj. Morose, rough, un 
 civil, adv. surlily: s. surliness. 
 
 SURMI'SE. v. To suspect; to im- 
 agine imperfectly, pr. par. sur- 
 mising; past, surmised: s. sur- 
 misal, surmise, surmiser. 
 
 SURMOUNT', v. To rise above ; to 
 overcome, pr. par. su.rmounting ; 
 past, surmounted : adj. surmount- 
 able. 
 
 SUR'NAME, SIR'NAME. s. The 
 name of the family, v. surname : 
 pr. par. sumaming; past, sur- 
 named. 
 
 SURPASS', v. To excel ; to exceed, 
 pr. par. surpassing; past, surpass- 
 ed: adj. surpassabie : adv. surpass- 
 inHy. 
 
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SUR— SUS 
 
 SURTL1CE. s. Aclergyman v swhite 
 garment. 
 
 SUR'PLUS. s. A supernumerary 
 part; overplus, s. surplusage. 
 
 SURPRISE, v. To take unawares ; 
 to fall upon unexpectedly, pr. par. 
 surprising; past, surprised : s. sur- 
 prisal, surprise: adv. surprisingly. 
 
 SURRENDER, v. To yield; to de- 
 liver, pr. par. surrendering; past, 
 surrendered: s. surrender. 
 
 SURREPTITIOUS, adj. Done by 
 stealth; gotten or produced fraud- 
 ulently, adv. surreptitiously: s. 
 surreption. 
 
 SURROGATE, s. A deputy; the 
 deputy of an ecclesiastical judge. 
 
 SURROUNiy. v. To environ; to 
 encompass, pr. par. surrounding; 
 past, surrounded. 
 
 SURTOUT'. s. A large upper coat. 
 
 SURVEY', v. To overlook; to view ; 
 to measure land or buildings, pr. 
 par. surveying; past, surveyed: s. 
 sur'vey, surveyor. 
 
 SURVI'VE. v. To live after the 
 death of another, pr. par. surviv- 
 ing; past, survived: s. survival, 
 survivor. 
 
 SUSCEPTIBLE, adj. Capable of 
 admitting; disposed to admit, s. 
 susceptibility, pi. susceptibilities : 
 adj. susceptive. 
 
 SUSPECT', v. To imagine guilty 
 without proof; to doubt, pr. par. 
 suspecting; past, suspected. 
 
 SUSPEND', v. To hang, to interrupt, 
 to delay, pr. par. suspending; past, 
 suspended: s. suspender, suspen- 
 sion. 
 
 SUSPENSE'. s. Uncertainty; delay 
 of certainty or determination, adj. 
 suspensive. 
 
 SUSPI'CION. s. The act of sus- 
 pecting; surmise of guilt, adj. sus- 
 picicus: adv. suspiciously: s. sus- 
 piciousness. 
 
 SUSTAIN', v. To bear, to prop, to 
 support, pr. par. sustaining; pas', 
 sustained: adj. sustainable: s. sus- 
 tained sustenance, sustentation. 
 
 SUT— SWE 
 
 SUTLER, s. A man that sells pro- 
 visions and liquor, in a camp. 
 
 SWAB. s. A kind of mop, to clean 
 floors, v. swab ; pr. par. swabbing, 
 past, swabbed, s. swabber. 
 
 SWAD'DLE. v. To swathe; to bind 
 in clothes, pr.par. swaddling; past, 
 swaddled. 
 
 SWAG. v. To sink down by its 
 weight ; to hang heavy, pr.- par. 
 swagging; past, swagged. 
 
 SWAG'GER. v. To bluster, to bully, 
 pr. par. swaggering; past, swag- 
 gered: s. swaggerer. 
 
 SWAIN, s. A young man ; a pastoral 
 youth. 
 
 SWAL'LOW. s. A kind of migratory 
 
 SWAL'LOW. v. To take down tSe 
 throat, pr. par. swallowing; patt, 
 swallowed : s. swallow. 
 
 SW AM. Pret. of the v. to swim. 
 
 SWAMP, s. A marsh, a bog. v. 
 swamp; pr. par. swamping; past, 
 sivamped: adj. swampy. 
 
 SWAN. s. A kind of water-fowl, 
 
 SWAN'SKIN. s. A kind of soft flan- 
 nel. 
 
 SWAP. v. To exchange, pr. par. 
 swapping; past, swapped. 
 
 SWARD, s. A green turf. 
 
 SWARM, s. A great body or num- 
 ber of bees, &c. ; a crowd, v. 
 swarm; pr. par. swarming; past, 
 swarmed. 
 
 SWARTHT. adj. Of dark complex- 
 ion ; tawny, s. swarthiness. 
 
 SWATHE, v. To bind, to confine, 
 pr. par. swathing; past, swathed. 
 
 SWAY. v. To wave in the hand; 
 to bias ; to govern, pr. par. sway- 
 ing ; past, swayed : s. sway. 
 
 SWEAR, v. To obtest some supe- 
 rior power ; to utter an oath. pr. 
 ppr. swearing; past, sworn: s. 
 swearer. 
 
 SWEAT, s. The matter evacuated 
 
 pt the pores, by heat or labour. 
 
 . sweat; pr. par. sweating; pait, 
 
 sweated: s. sweater, sweatiness 
 
 adj. sweaty. 
 
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SWE-SW1 
 
 SWE'DISH. adj. Belonging or re- 
 lating to Sweden. 
 
 SWEEP, v. To clean with a besom; 
 to drive or carry off with celerity 
 and violence, pr. par. sweeping; 
 past, swept: s. sweep, sweeper, 
 
 SWEEF^TAKE. s. One who wins 
 all that is staked. 
 
 fcWEET. adj. Luscious to the taste: 
 mild; soft; not stale, s. sweet, 
 sweetness, sweetener: v. sweeten; 
 pr. par. sweetening ; past, sweeten- 
 ed: adj. sweetish: adv. sweetly: s. 
 sioeetbriar, sweetheart, sweetmeat. 
 
 SWEETBREAD, s. The pancreas 
 of the calf. 
 
 SWEETxMAR'JORAM. 5. See Mar- 
 joram. 
 
 SWEETWIL'LIAM. s. A species 
 of plant. 
 
 SWELL, v. To grow bigger; to ex- 
 tend the parts, pr. par. swelling; 
 past, swelled: s. swell, swelling. 
 
 SWEL'TER. v. To be pained with 
 heat. pr. par. sweltering ; past, 
 svjeltered: adj. sweltry. 
 
 SWEPT. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to szceep. 
 
 SWERVE, v. To wander, to rove, 
 to deviate, pr. par. swerving; past, 
 swerved. 
 
 SWIFT, adj. Quick, fleet, rapid, adv. 
 swiftly: s. swiftness. 
 
 SWIG. v. To drink by large draughts, 
 pr. par. siuigging ; past, swigged: 
 8. swig. 
 
 SWILL, v. To drink luxuriously and 
 grosslv. pr. par. swilling; past,| 
 swilled: s. swill, swiller. 
 
 SWIM. v. To float; to glide along.! 
 pr. par. swimming ; past, swum: s. 
 swim, swimmer: adv. swimmingly. 
 
 SWIN'DLE. v. To cheat, pr. par. 
 sioindling; past, swindled: s. swin- 
 dler. 
 
 SWINE, s. A hog, a pig pi. swine: 
 adj. swinish. 
 
 SWING, v. To wave to and fro. pr. 
 par. swinging, past, swung: s. 
 swing. 
 
 SWIN'GING adj. Great, huge, pro- 
 's H 
 
 SWI— SYM 
 
 nounced swin-jing: adv. siring 
 
 ingly. 
 SWISS, SWIT'ZER. s. A native or 
 
 Switzerland. 
 SWITCH, s. A small, flexible twig. 
 
 pi. switches: v. switch; pr. par. 
 
 switching ; past, switched. 
 SWIVEL, s. Something fixed in 
 
 another body, so as to turn round 
 
 in it. 
 SWOB'BER. 5. A sweeper of a ship's 
 
 deck ; a term in a game of cards. 
 SWOL'LEN, SWOLN. Past par. of 
 
 the v. to swell. 
 SWOON, v. £o suffer a suspension 
 
 of thought and sensation, pr. pai 
 
 swooning; past, swooned: s. swoon, 
 SWOOP, s. The fall of a bird of 
 
 prey upon his quarry. 
 SWOP. v. To exchange, pr. par. 
 
 swopping; past, swopped: s. swop. 
 SWORD, s. A sharp pointed weapon. 
 
 s. swordfish, swordknot. 
 SWORE. Pret. of the v. to swear. 
 SWUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
 
 v. to swing. 
 SYCAMORE, s. A kind of tree. 
 SYCOPHANT, s. A parasite; a 
 
 flatterer, s. sycophancy : adj. syco- 
 phantic. 
 SYL'LABLE. s. As much of a word 
 
 as is uttered by the help of one 
 
 vowel, or one articulation, adj 
 
 syllabic, syllabical: adv. syllabi' 
 
 caUy. 
 
 SYL'LABUB. 5. Milk and acids. 
 
 SYL'LABUS. s. An abstract ; a com- 
 pendium containing the heads o/ 
 a discourse, pi. syllabuses. 
 
 SYL'LOGISM. s. An argument com- 
 posed of three propositions, adj. 
 syllogistic, syllogistical: adv.syllo 
 gistically: s. syllogization, syllo- 
 gizer: v. syllogize; pr. par. syllo- 
 gizing; past, syllogized. 
 
 SYLPH. 5. A fabled being of the air. 
 
 SYL'VAN. adj. Woody; relating 
 or belonging to a wood. 
 
 SYM'BOL. s. A type; a figurative 
 representation, adj. symbolical: 
 adv. symbolically ; s. symbolizatiom 
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SYM— SYN 
 
 v. symbolize; pr. par. symbolizing ; 
 past, symbolized. 
 
 S YM'METRY. 5. Adaptation of parts 
 to each other; proportion; har- 
 mony, pi. symmetries: adj. sym- 
 metrical. 
 
 SYM'PATHY. s. Fellow-feeling; 
 mutual sensibility, pi. sympathies: 
 adj. sympathetic, sympathetical : 
 adv. sympathetically: v. sympa- 
 thize; pr. par. sympathizing; past, 
 sympathized. 
 
 SYM'PHONY. s. A harmony of min- 
 gled sounds, pi. symphonies : adj. 
 symphonious. 
 
 SYMPTOM, s. A sign, a token, an 
 indication, adj. symptomatic. 
 
 SYN'AGOGUE. s. An assembly of 
 the Jews, to worship, adj. syna- 
 gogical. 
 
 SYN'COPE. s. Fainting fit; contrac- 
 tion of a word, by cutting off a 
 part in the middle, pronounced 
 sin'-cope. 
 
 SYN'DIC. s. A kind of chief magis- 
 trate; a curator. 
 
 SYNECDOCHE, s. A figure, by 
 which a part is substituted for the 
 whole, or the whole for a part, 
 pronounced si-nek '-do-ke. 
 
 SY'NOD. s. An assembly, particu- 
 larly of ecclesiastics, adj. synodal, 
 synodic, synodical: adv. synodi- 
 cally. 
 
 SYN'ONYME. s. A word of the same 
 
 SYN— SYS 
 
 1 meaning as some other word. adj. 
 synonymous: adv. synonymously. 
 
 SYNOPSIS. 5. A general view ; all 
 the parts brought under one view, 
 pi. synopses: adj. synoptical : adv. 
 synopiically. 
 
 [SYNTAX, s. A system; that part 
 of grammar which teaches the 
 construction of words, pi. syn- 
 taxes : adj. Syntactical. 
 
 SYNTHESIS, s. The act of joining, 
 opposed to analysis, pi. syntheses: 
 adj. synthetic, synthetical: adv. syn- 
 thetically. 
 
 SY'PHON. s. A tube, a pipe. 
 
 SY'REN. s. See Siren. 
 
 SYR'IAC. s. The Syriac language 
 adj. syriac. 
 
 SYRINGE. 5. A pipe through which 
 a liquid is squirted, v. syring*. ; 
 pr. par. syringing; past, syring at 
 
 SY T RTIS. s. A quicksand ; a bog. 
 pi. syrtes. 
 
 SYR'UP. 5. The juice of vegetables, 
 boiled with sugar. 
 
 SYSTEM, s. Combination of many 
 things acting together; scheme; 
 mode. adj. systematic, systematical: 
 adv. systematically: v. systematise : 
 pr. par. systematizing ; past, sys- 
 tematized. 
 
 SYSTOLE, s. In anatomy, the con- 
 traction of the heart ; in gramm j r, 
 the shortening of a long syllable 
 pronounced sis'-to-le. 
 
 TAB— TAB 
 TAB'BY. s. A kind of waved silk. 
 TAB BY. adj. Brindled ; varied with 
 
 different colours. 
 TAB'ERNACLE. s. A temporary 
 
 habitation ; a sacred place ; a 
 
 place of worship. 
 TAB'ID. adj. Wasted by disease, s. 
 
 tabidness. 
 TAB'LATURE. s. In painting, a 
 
 single piece, comprehended in one 
 
 ▼lew, and formed according to one 
 
 T 
 
 TAB— TAB 
 
 single intelligence, meaning, 01 
 
 design. 
 TA'BLE. s. A flat or level surface; 
 
 an index, &c. s. tablecloth, table 
 
 talk. 
 TAB'LET. s. A small table a sur- 
 face written on, or painted. 
 TA'BOUR. 5. A small drum, gene 
 
 rally beaten with one stick, s. to* 
 
 bourei, a small tabour. 
 TAB'ULAR. adj. Set down in the 
 36<2 
 
TAC— TAL 
 
 form of tables or synopses ; form- 
 ed in laminae ; set in squares. 
 
 TA'CIT. adj. Silent ; implied, not 
 expressed, adv. tacitly. 
 
 TA'CITURN. adj. Silent; uttering 
 little, s. taciturnity. 
 
 TACK. v. To fasten; to join; to 
 stitch together; to turn a ship, 
 pr. par. tacking; past, tacked; s. 
 tack. 
 
 TACK'LE. s. Weapons ; the ropes, 
 &.c. of a ship. v. tackle: pr. par. 
 tackling; past, tackled: s. tackling. 
 
 TACT. s. Touch ; technical char- 
 acter ; something winch marks a 
 particular trade or profession, s 
 taction. 
 > TACTIC, TACTICAL, adj. Re 
 lating to the art of ranging men 
 in the field of battle, s. tactics, tac- 
 tician. 
 
 TADTOLE. a. A young shapeless 
 frog. 
 
 TAFFETA, s. A thin silk. 
 
 TAF'FEREL. 5. The upper part of 
 the stern of a ship. 
 
 TAG. s. A point of metal, put to 
 the end of a string ; any thing 
 paltry and mean. pr. par. tagging; 
 past, tagged. 
 
 TAIL. s. That which terminates an 
 animal behind; the lower part; 
 toy thing hanging long. 
 
 TAIL'OR. s. One whose business is 
 to make clothes, fern, tailoress, 
 pi. tailoresses : v. tailor; pr. par. 
 tailortng ; past, tailored. 
 
 TAINT, v. To imbue or impreg- 
 nate ; to stain; to sully; to infect; 
 to corrupt, pr. par. tainting; past, 
 tainted: s. taint. 
 
 TAKE. v. To receive ; to seize ; to 
 captivate with pleasure, &c. pr. 
 par. taking; past, taken. 
 
 TALE. s. A narrative ; a story; reck- 
 oning. 
 
 TAL'ENT. s. A certain weight or 
 sum of money; faculty; power; 
 quality. 
 
 TAL'ISMAN. 5. A magical char- 
 acter, adj. talismanic. 
 
 TALK. v. To speak in conversation;] 
 
 TAL-TAN 
 
 to prattle, pr. par. talking , past, 
 talked: s. talk, talker: adj. talka- 
 tive: s. talkativeness. 
 
 TALL. adj. High in stature ; lofty 
 s. tallness. 
 
 TAL'LOW. s. The grease or fat oi 
 an animal. 
 
 TAL'LY. 5. A stick notched ana 
 cut in conformity with another 
 stick, and used for keeping ac- 
 count; any thing made to suit 
 another, pi. tallies: v. tally; pr.par. 
 tallying; past, tallied. 
 
 TAL'MUD. 5. The book containing 
 the Jewish traditions, the rabini- 
 cai constitutions, and explications 
 of the law. 
 
 TAL'ON. s. The claw of a bird of 
 prey. 
 
 TAMARIND, s. A species of tree, 
 and also its fruit. 
 
 TAM'ARISK. s. A species of flow- 
 ering tree. 
 
 TAM'BOUR. s. A tambourine; a 
 frame on which embroidery is 
 worked, pr. par. tambouring; past. 
 tamboured. 
 
 TAMBOURI'NE. s. A kind of drum. 
 
 TAME. adj. Not wild ; domestic • 
 subdued ; spiritless, pr. par. tam- 
 ing; past, tamed: adj. tameable 
 adv. tamely: s. lameness, tamer. 
 
 TAM'PER. v. To meddle; to deal 
 to practise upon secretly- pr. par. 
 tampering; past, tampered: s. tarn- 
 perer. 
 
 TAN. v. To impregnate and imbue 
 with bark ; to irnbrown by the sun 
 pr. par. tanning; past, tanned: a, 
 tan, tanner, tanpit. 
 
 TAN'GENT. s. A term in geometry 
 
 TAN'GIBLE. adj. Perceptible by 
 the touch; capable of being touch 
 ed. s. tangibility. 
 
 TANGLE, v. To implicate ; to knit 
 together; to ravel, pr. par. tang- 
 ling ; past, tangled. 
 
 TAN'IST. s. A kind of captain or 
 governor, s. tanistry, a successiou 
 made up of inheiitance and elec- 
 tion. 
 TANK. s. A large cistern or basia 
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TAN— TAR 
 
 , TANK'ARD. s. A kind of drinking 
 
 cup. 
 TAN'SY. 5. A kind of odorous plant. 
 , TANTALIZE, v. To torment by the 
 
 show of pleasures which cannot 
 ^ be reached, pr. par. tantalizing; 
 
 past, tantalized: s. tantalization, 
 
 tantalizer. 
 
 • TANTAMOUNT, adj. Equivalent. 
 - TANTIVY, adv. A hunting cry. 
 
 pi. tantivies. 
 
 TAP. v. To touch lightly; to pierce 
 a vessel, pr. par. tapping; past, 
 tapped: s. tap. 
 
 TAPE. 5. A narrow fillet of linen 
 or cotton. 
 
 TA'PER. s. A wax candle ; a light. 
 
 TA'PER. adj. Regularly narrowed 
 from the bottom to the top ; pyr- 
 amidical. v. taper; pr. par. taper- 
 ing; past, tapered. 
 
 TAPESTRY, s. Cloth woven in 
 regular figures. 
 
 TAPROOT, s. The principal stem 
 of the root. 
 
 • TAP'STER. s. One whose business 
 
 is to draw beer, in an alehouse. 
 TAR. s. Liquid pitch, v. tar; pr. 
 par. tarring; past, tarred: adj. 
 tarry. 
 ) TAR'DY. adj. Slow; sluggish, adv. 
 tardily.- s. tardiness. 
 
 • TARE. s. A weed that grows amongst 
 
 corn; the common vetch; the 
 weight of a package in which any 
 commodity is contained. 
 - TAR'GET. s. A kind of shield ; a 
 circular board to shoot at. 
 
 TAR'IFF. s. A cartel of commerce; 
 a scale of custom duties. 
 
 TARNISH, v. To sully; to make 
 not bright ; to lose brightness, pr. 
 par. tarnishing: past, tarnished. 
 
 TARPAWL'ING.' 5. Hempen cloth 
 smeared with tar. 
 
 TAR'RY. v. To stay; to loiter; to 
 wait. pr. par. tarrying ; past, tar- 
 ried: s. iarrier. 
 
 TART. adj. Sour ; sharp ; severe, 
 adj. tartish: adv. tartly: s. tart, 
 tartness. 
 , TAR TAN. 5. Tne plaid of Scotland. 
 
 TAR— TAX 
 
 TARTAR, s. A species of vinous 
 salt. adj. tartar ous. 
 
 TARTA'REAN. adj. Hellish. 
 
 TASK. 5. Work imposed by another 
 employment, v.task; pr. par. task- 
 ing ; past, tasked: s. tasker, task- 
 master. 
 
 TAS'SEL. 5. An ornamental bunch - 
 of silk, or glittering substances, 
 adj. tasseled. 
 
 TASTE, v. To perceive and distin- 
 guish by the palate; to have a 
 smack ; to try the relish, pr. par. 
 tasting; past, tasted: s. taste, 
 taster: adj. tasteless, tasty. 
 
 TATTER, s. A rag; a fluttering . 
 rag. adj^tattered. 
 
 TATTERDEMAL'ION. s. A ragged . 
 fellow. 
 
 TATTLE, v. To prate; to talk 
 idly. pr. par. tattling; past, tattled;. 
 s. tattle, tattler. 
 
 TATTOO', s. The beat of drum, ♦ 
 by which soldiers are warned to 
 their quarters. 
 
 TATTOO', v. To mark the skin, as * 
 Indians, pr. par. tattooing; past, 
 tattooed. 
 
 TAUGHT. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to teach. 
 
 TAUNT, v. To reproach ; to insult; * 
 to ridicule, pr. par. taunting; past, 
 taunted: s. taunt, iaunter: adv. 
 tauntingly. 
 
 TAU'RUS. s. The bull; the second 
 sign in the zodiac. 
 
 TAUTOL'OGY. s. Repetition of the ' 
 same words, or of the same sense 
 in different words, pi. tautologies: 
 adv. tautological: s. tautologist: 
 v. tautologize; pr. par. tautologi- 
 zing: past, tautologized. 
 
 TAUTOPH'ONY. s. A successive 
 repetition of the same sound. 
 
 TAVERN, s. A house where wine 
 is sold, and drinkers entertained. 
 
 TAW. s. A marble to play with. 
 
 TAWDRY, adj. Meanly showy. * 
 adv. taivdrily: s. tawdnness. * 
 
 TAW'NY. adj. Yellow, like things 
 
 tanned. 
 iTAX. s. An impost, un excise; 
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TEA— TEE 
 
 charge ; censure, pi. taxes: v. tax; 
 
 pr. par. taxing; past, taxed; adj. 
 
 taxable: s. taxation. 
 TEA. s. A species of Chinese plant; 
 
 the infusion of the plant. 
 TEACH, v. To instruct; to inform. 
 
 pr. par teaching; past, taught: s. 
 
 teacher: adj. teachable. 
 TEAL. 5. A wild fowl, of the duck ; 
 
 kind. 
 TEAM s. A number of horses or| 
 
 oxen, drawing at once the same 
 
 carriage. 
 TEAR. s. The water which drops- 
 
 from the eves. 
 TEAR. v. To pull into pieces; to 
 
 rend ; to take away by sudden vio- 
 lence, &c. pr. par. tearing; past, 
 
 torn: s. tear. 
 TEASE, v. To comb or unravel wool 
 
 or flax : to scratch cloth, in order 
 
 to level the nap; to torment ; to 
 
 vex. pr. par. teasing; past, teased; 
 
 s. teaser. 
 TEA'SEL. s. A plant used for teas-; 
 
 ing. 
 TEAT. s. A dug, a pap. 
 TECHNICAL, adj. Belonging to 
 
 arts; not in common or popular 
 
 use. s. technicality, pi. technicali- 
 ties • adv. technically. 
 TECHNOLOGY, s. A description 1 
 
 of, or a discourse upon arts. 
 TECTONIC, adj. Pertaining to| 
 
 building. 
 TED. v. To spread new-mown grass. 
 
 pr. par. tedding; past, tedded. 
 TEDFyUM. s. A hymn of the 
 
 church, so called from the two 
 
 first words of the Latin. 
 TE'DIOUS. adj. Wearisome by con- 
 tinuance; irksome, adv. tediously: 
 
 s. tediousness. 
 TEEM. v. To bring young; to be 
 
 pregnant ; to be full : to produce. 
 
 pr. par. teeming; past, teemed. 
 TEENS. 5. The years reckoned by 
 
 the termination teen. 
 TEETH. 5. The pint' tooth, v. teeth, 
 
 to bring teeth: pr par. teething; 
 
 past, teethed. 
 
 2H2 
 
 TEG— TEM 
 
 TEG'UMENT. s. In anatomy, a 
 cover. 
 
 TEL'EGRAPH. s. An instrument 
 which conveys intelligence by sig 
 nals. v. telegraph; pr. par. tele- 
 graphing; past, telegraphed. 
 
 TELESCOPE, s. A long glass, by 
 which distant objects are viewed, 
 adj. telescopic. 
 
 TELL. v. To utter; to express : to 
 inform ; to betray, pr. par. telling; 
 past, told: s. teller, one who n am- 
 bers; one who pays out money, 
 at a bank- 
 
 TEMERITY. s. Rashness; unrea- 
 sonable contempt of danger. 
 
 TEM' PER. v. To mix, so as that 
 one part qualifies the otner ; to 
 modify; to soften; to calm; to 
 form metals to a proper degree of 
 hardness, pr. par. tempering; oast, 
 tempered: s. temper, temperament, 
 temperature. 
 
 TEM'PERANCE. s. Moderation, op- 
 posed to gluttony and drunken* 
 ness ; calmness; moderation of 
 passion, adj. temperate: adv. tern 
 perately: s. temperateness. 
 
 iTEM'PERATURE. s. Constitution 
 of nature ; degree of any qualities*: 
 due balance of contrarieties; de- 
 gree of heat. 
 
 TEM'PEST. s. The utmost violence 
 of the wind ; commotion ; pertur- 
 bation, adj. tempestuous: adv. tem- 
 pestuously : s. tempestuousness. 
 
 TEM'PLAR. s. A student of law, 
 at the Temple in London; a knight 
 of a certain order. 
 
 TEM'FLE. s. A place appropriated 
 to acts of religion ; the upper part 
 of the sides of the head. 
 
 TEMTORAL. adj. Measured by 
 time; not eternal; secular; not 
 ecclesiastical; not spiritual: placed 
 at the temnles. s. temporality, pi. 
 temporalities, temporally : adv. tern? 
 p orally. 
 
 TEM'PORARY. adj. Lasting only 
 for a limited time. 
 
 TEM'PORTZE. v. To procrastinate; 
 to comply with the times or oc 
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TEM— TEN 
 
 casions. pr. par. temporizing; past, 1 
 temporized: s. temporizer. 
 
 TEMPT, v. To solicit to ill ; to in- 
 cite by offering some pleasure or 
 advantage; to provoke, pr. par. 
 tempting; past, tempted: s. tempta- 
 tion, tempter: adv. temptingly. 
 
 TEN. adj. Twice five. adj. tenfold. 
 
 TEN'ABLE. adj. Capable of being 
 held against an attack. 
 
 TENA'CIOUS. adj. Grasping hard; 
 inclined to hold fast; retentive; 
 glutinous, adv . tenaciously : s. te- 
 nacity, pi. tenacities. 
 
 TEN'ANT. s. One who holds of 
 another : correlative to landlord : 
 one who resides in any place, s. 
 tenancy: adj. ttnantable : s. ten- 
 antry, pi. tenantries. 
 
 TENCH, s. A kind of fish. 
 
 TEND. v. To watch ; to guard ; to 
 attend ; to move towards; to con- 
 tribute, pr. par. tending; past, 
 tended: s. tendance, tendence, ten- 
 dency, pi. tendencies. 
 
 TEN'DER. adj. Soft; sensible; easily 
 pained; delicate; compassionate; 
 gentle, adv. tenderly: s. tender- 
 ness, tender-hearted. 
 
 TEN'DER. v. To offer; to propose 
 for acceptance, pr. par. tendering; 
 past, tendered: s. tender. 
 
 TEN'DINOUS. adj. Sinewy; con- 
 taining tendons. 
 
 TEN'DON. s. A sinew; a ligature 
 by which the joints are moved. 
 
 TEN'DRIL. s. The clasp of a vine, 
 fee. 
 
 TEN'EBROUS. adj. Dark, gloomy, 
 s. tenebrosity. 
 
 TEN'EMENT. s. Anything held by 
 a tenant. 
 
 TEN'ET. s. Position, principle, opin- 
 ion. 
 
 TEN'NIS. s. A play, at which a ball 
 is driven with a racket. 
 
 TENON. 5. The end of a timber, 
 cut to be fitted into another tim- 
 ber 
 
 TEN'OR. s. Continuity of state; 
 constant mode ; sense contained ; 
 p sound in music. 
 
 TEN— TER 
 
 TENSE, s. A variation of the verb, 
 to signify time. 
 
 TENSE, adj. Stretched, stiff, s. tense- 
 ness, tension: adj. tensile. 
 
 TENT. s. A soldier's movable lodg- 
 ing place, commonly made of can- 
 vas, extended on poles ; a specieg 
 of wine. adj. tented 
 
 TEN'TER. 5. A hook on which things 
 are stretched. 
 
 TENTH, adj. Just after the ninth 
 adv. tenihly. 
 
 TENUITY, s. Thinness, smallness, • 
 slenderness. adj. tenuous. 
 
 TEN'URE. s. The manner whereby 
 tenements are holden of theii 
 lords. 
 
 TEPEFAC'TION. s. The act of 
 warming to a small degree. 
 
 TEPID, adj. Lukewarm ; warm in 
 a small degree, s. tepidity. 
 
 TER'APIN. s. A kind of tortoise. 
 
 TERGIVER'SATE. v. To change 
 from one party or opinion, to the 
 opposite, pr. par. tergiversating 
 past, tergiversated: s. tergiversa- 
 tion. 
 
 TERM. s. Limit; boundary; the word 
 by which a thing is expressed; 
 stipulation; time during which 
 any thing lasts, v. term ; pr. par. 
 terming; past, termed. 
 
 TER'MAGANT. adj. Quarrelsome; 
 scolding; furious, s. termagant^ 
 termagancy. 
 
 TER'MINATE. v. To limit; to put 
 an end to ; to cease, pr. par. ter- 
 minating ; past, terminated adj. 
 terminable: s. termination. 
 
 TER'NARY. adj. Proceeding by 
 threes; consisting of three. 
 
 TER'RACE. s. A mount of earth, 
 covered with grass or gravel. 
 
 TERRAQUEOUS, adj. Composed 
 of land and water. 
 
 TERRE'NE. adj. Earthly, terres- 
 trial. 
 
 TERRES'TRIAL. adj. Earthlv. 
 
 TERRIBLE, adj. Dreadful; forrm- 
 dable; causing fear. adv. terribly. 
 
 TER'RIER. 5. A dog that follows 
 his game under ground. 
 
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TER— TET 
 
 TER'RIFY. v. To fright; to make 
 afraid, pr. par. terrifying,- past, 
 terrified: adj. terrific. 
 , TER'RITORY. s. Land, country, 
 dominion, pi. territories: adj. ter- 
 ritorial. 
 
 TER'ROR. s. Fear communicated; 
 fear received. 
 
 TERSE, adj. Smooth ; cleanly writ- 
 ten: neat. adv. tersely : s. terseness. 
 
 TERTIAN, adj. Returning every 
 third day. 
 
 TES'SELATED. adj. Variegated by 
 squares. 
 
 TEST. s. Trial; means of trial; dis- 
 criminative characteristic, v. test 
 pr. par. testing; past, tested. 
 
 TESTA'CEOUS. adj. Consisting of 
 shells; having continuous, not 
 jointed shells : opposed to crusta- 
 ceous. 
 
 TESTAMENT, s. A written will 
 the name of each of the volumes 
 of Scrinture. adj. testamentary. 
 
 TESTATE, adj^ Having made 
 will. 
 
 TESTATOR, s. One who leaves a 
 will. fem. testatrix, pi. testatrices. 
 
 TESTER, s. The cover of a bed. 
 
 TESTIFY, v. To witness ; to give 
 evidence, pr. par. testifying ; past, 
 testified: s. testifier, testification. 
 
 TESTY, adj. Fretful ; peevish ; apt 
 , to be angry, adv. testily : s. testi- 
 
 TESTIMONY. s. Evidence, proof. 
 
 pi. testimonies : s. testimonial. 
 TESTU'DINOUS. adj. Resembling 
 
 the shell of a tortoise. 
 TETH'ER. s. A string by which 
 
 cattle are restrained, at pasture. 
 
 pr. par. tethering; past, tethered 
 TETRAGONAL, adj. Square. 
 TETRAM'ETER. adj. Having four 
 
 metrical feet. 
 TETRARCH. 5. A Roman governor 
 
 of the fourth part of a province. 
 
 s. tetrarchate. 
 TETRASTIC. s. An epigram or 
 
 stanza of four verses. 
 TET'RASTYLE. .s. A building with 
 
 four pillars in front. i 
 
 TET-THE 
 
 TETTER. 5. A scab, a ringworm. 
 
 TEUTONIC, adj. Spoken by the 
 Teutones, or ancient Germans. 
 
 TEXT. s. That on which a com- 
 ment is written ; a sentence of 
 Scripture. 
 
 TEXT'-HAND. s. A particular kind 
 of large l>and-writing : so called 
 because the text was always writ- 
 ten in a large hand, and the com- 
 ment in a small. 
 
 TEXTILE, adj. Woven; capable 
 of being woven. 
 
 TEXTURE, s. The act of weaving, 
 a thing woven ; combination of 
 parts. 
 
 THAN. One of the conjunctions. 
 
 THANE, s. An old title of honour, 
 equivalent to gentleman. 
 
 THANK, v. To return acknowledg- 
 ments for any favour or kindness 
 pr. par. thanking; past, thanked: 
 s. thanks: adj. thankful, thankless. 
 adv. thankfully : s. thankfulness, 
 thanksgiving. 
 
 THAT. A word which sometimes 
 performs the office of a pronoun, 
 and sometimes of a conjunction. 
 
 THATCH, s. A straw roof. v. thatch, 
 pr. par. thatching; past, thatched. 
 s. thatr.her. 
 
 THAW. v. To grow liquid after con- 
 gelation ; to melt. pr. par. thaw* 
 ing; past, thawed: s. thaw. 
 
 THE. The definite article. 
 
 THE'ATRE. 5. A place in which 
 shows are exhibited : a play-house, 
 adj. theatrical: adv. theatrically. 
 
 THEE. pron. The objective case of 
 thou. 
 
 THEFT. 5. The act of stealing; the 
 thinjj stolen. 
 
 THEIR. The pronoun possessive 
 from they. 
 
 THE'ISM. s. Deism; the at know 
 ledgment of a God, as opposed to 
 atheism, s. theist: adj. theistical. 
 
 THEM. pron. The objective case 01 
 they. pron. themselves. 
 
 THEME. 5. A subject on which one 
 speaks or writes. 
 
 THEN. One of the adverbs. 
 
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THE— TH1 
 
 THENCE, adv. From that place; 
 from that time. adv. thenceforth, 
 thenceforward. 
 
 THEOCRACY, s. Government im- 
 mediately superintended by God. 
 pi. theocracies. 
 
 THEOD'OLITE. s. A mathematical 
 instrument, for measuring heights 
 and distances. 
 
 THEOG'ON Y. s. The generation of 
 the gods. 
 
 THEOL'OGY. s. Divinity, s. theolo- 
 gian: adj. theological: adv. theolo- 
 gically. 
 
 THE'OREM. s. A position laid down 
 as an acknowledged truth ; a posi- 
 tion proposed to be demonstrated. 
 
 THE'ORY. s. Speculation; not prac- 
 tice, pi. theories : adj. theoretical: 
 adv. theoretically: s. theorist. 
 
 THERAPEUTIC, adj. Curative 
 teaching the cure of diseases. 
 
 THERE, adv. In that place, adv 
 thereabouts, thereafter, thereat,, 
 thereby, therefore, therefrom, there- 
 in, thereof, thereon, thereout, there- 
 to, thereunto, thereupon, therewith. 
 
 THER'MAL. adj. Relating to warm 
 baths. 
 
 THERMOM'ETER. 5. An instru- 
 ment for measuring degrees of 
 heat. adj. thermometrical. 
 
 THESE, pron. The plural of this. 
 
 THE'SIS. s. A position ; a subject 
 something laid down, affirmatively 
 or negatively, pi. theses. 
 
 THEY, pron/ The plural of he, she, 
 and it. 
 
 THICK, adj. Dense; not rare; gross ; 
 muddy ; great in circumference, 
 &c. adv. thickly : s. thickness : v. 
 thicken ; pr. par. thickening ; past, 
 thickened. 
 
 THICK'ET. 5. A close knot or tuft 
 of trees ; n close wood or copse. 
 
 THICK'SKULLED. adj. Dull, stu pid. 
 
 THICKSET, adj. Closely planted. 
 
 THIEF, s. One who steals, pi. thieves. 
 
 THIEVE, v. To steal; to practise 
 theft, pr. par. thieving; past, thiev- 
 ed: adj. thievish: adv. thievishly 
 s. tnievinhntss. 
 
 THI-~ THO 
 
 THIGH, s. A limb of the body, in 
 
 eluding all between the groin and 
 
 the knee. 
 THILL, s. The shafts of a wagon or 
 
 cart. 
 THIM'BLE. s. A metal cover for the 
 
 finger, used when sewing. 
 THIN. adj. Not thick ; rare ; not 
 
 dense ; not close, &,c. comp. thin* 
 
 ner: sup. thinnest: v. thin; pr. 
 
 par. thinning; past, thinned : ad/. 
 
 thinly.- s. thinness. 
 THINK, v. To have ideas ; to reason ; 
 
 to cogitate, pr. par. thinking; past, 
 
 thought. 
 THIRD, adj. The first after the sec- 
 ond, s. third: adv. thirdly. 
 THIRST, s. The pain suffered for 
 
 want of drink ; vehement desire. 
 
 adj. thirsty: s. thirstiness : v. thirst: 
 
 pr. par. thirsting; past, thirsted. 
 THIRTEEN, adj. Ten and three; 
 
 ordinal adj. thirteenth. 
 THIRTY, adj. Thrice ten. ordinal 
 
 adj. thirtieth. 
 THIS. pron. That which is present ; 
 
 what is now mentioned, pi. these. 
 THISTLE, s. A kind of prickly 
 
 plant, adj. thistly. 
 THITH'ER. adv. To that place: it 
 
 is opposed to hither : to that end ; 
 
 to that point, adv. thitherto, thith- 
 
 ervjard. 
 THONG, s. A strap or string of 
 
 leather. 
 THO'RAL. adj. Relating to the bed 
 THO'RAX. s. The breast; the chest 
 
 adj. thoracic. 
 THORN, s. A species of prickly tree. 
 
 adj. thorny. 
 THOR'OUGH. adj. Complete; full; 
 
 perfect ; passing through, adv. * 
 
 thoroughly. 
 THOR'OUGHFARE. s. A passage 
 
 through ; a passage without any 
 
 stop or let. 
 THOR'OUGHPACED. adj. Perfect , 
 
 complete. 
 THOSE, pron. The plural of that. 
 THOU. pron. The second pronoun 
 
 personal, pi. ye, or you. 
 
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THO— THR 
 
 THOUGH, conj. Notwithstanding 
 that ; although. 
 
 THOUGHT. Fret, and past par. of 
 the v. to think. 
 
 THOUGHT, s. The operation of 
 the mind; the act of thinking; 
 idea; solicitude; concern, adj. 
 thoughtful, thoughtless: adv 
 thoughtfully: s. thoughtfulness. 
 
 THOU'SAND. s. The number often 
 hundred, ordinal adj. thousandth. 
 
 THRALDOM, s. Slavery; servi 
 tude. 
 
 THRAP'PLE, THROTTLE, s. The 
 windpipe of anv animal. 
 
 THRASH, THRESH, v. To beat 
 corn, to free it from the chaff; to 
 beat ; to drub. pr. par. thrashing 
 past, thrashed: s. thrasher. 
 
 THREAD, s. A small line; the ru- 
 diment of cloth, v. thread; pr. par. 
 threading; past, threaded. 
 
 THREAD'BARE. adj. Deprived of 
 the nap ; worn out. 
 
 THREAP, v. To argue; to contend, 
 pr. par. threaping ; past, threaped. 
 
 THREATEN, v. To menace; to 
 denounce evil. pr. par. threatening., 
 past, threatened: s. threat, threat- 
 ener : adv. threateningly. 
 
 THREE, adj. Two and one. adj. 
 threefold. 
 
 THRESH, v. See Thrash. 
 
 THRESHOLD, s. The ground or 
 step under a door; entrance. 
 
 THREW. Pret. of the v. to throw. 
 
 THRICE, adv. Three times. 
 
 THRIFT, s. Profit ; state of pros- 
 perity; frugalitv. adv. thriftily: 
 s. thriftiness: adj. thrifty. 
 
 THRILL, v. To pierce; to feel a 
 sharp, tingling sensation, pr. par. 
 thrilling; past, thrilled: s. thrill. 
 
 THRIVE, v. To prosper; to grow 
 
 rich ; to grow up. pr. par. thriv- 
 
 ♦ ing; past, thriven: adv. thrivingly. 
 
 THROAT, s. The passages of nu- 
 triment and breath. 
 
 THROB, v. To heave; to beat ; to 
 palpitate, pr. par. throbbing; past, 
 Ihrobbed. 
 
 THR— THW 
 
 THROE, s. The pain of travail, anv 
 extreme agony. 
 
 THRONE, s. A royal seat ; the seat 
 of a bishop, adj. throned. 
 
 THRONG, s. A crowd; a multitude 
 pressing against each other, v. 
 throng; pr. par. thronging; past, 
 thronged. 
 
 THROSTLE. 5. The thrush ; a ma 
 chine for spinning cotton twist. 
 
 THROTTLE, s. The windpipe, v 
 throttle; to choke; to suffocate 
 pr. par. throttling ; past, throttled 
 
 THROUGH. One of the preposi- 
 tions, adv. through: prep, through- 
 out. 
 
 THROVE. Pret. of the v. to thrive. 
 
 THROW, v. To fling; to cast; to 
 toss, &c. pr. par. throwing; past, 
 thrown: s. throw, thrower. 
 
 THRUM, s. The ends of weavers' 
 threads. 
 
 THRUM, v. To grate ; to play 
 coarsely, pr. par. thrumming; past, 
 thrummed. 
 
 THRUSH, s. A species of singing 
 bird ; a disease appearing in small, 
 round ulcerations, pi. thrushes. 
 
 THRUST, v. To push ; to stab; to 
 compress; to intrude, pr. par. 
 thrusting; past, thrust: s. thrust. 
 
 THUMB. 5. The short, strong fin- 
 ger, v. thumb ; pr. par. thumbing, 
 pa«t, thumbed. 
 
 THUMB'STALL. s. A sheath of 
 leather, to put on the thumb. 
 
 THUMP, s. A hard, heavy, dead 
 blow. v. thump ; pr. par. thump- 
 ing ; past, thumped: s. thumper. 
 
 THUNDER. 5. The noise made by 
 the explosion of electric matter 
 in the clouds, v. thunder ; pr. par. 
 thundering; past, thundered: s. 
 thunderer, thunderbolt. 
 
 THURSDAY, s. The- fifth day of 
 the week. 
 
 THUS. adv. In this manner; to this 
 * degree. 
 
 THWACK, v. To strike with some- 
 thing blunt and heavv: to bang 
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THVV— TIG 
 
 pr. par. thwacking ; past, thwack- 
 ed: s. thwack. 
 
 THWART. adj. Transverse; cross, 
 in relation to something else ; per- 
 verse, v. thwart; pr. par. thwart- 
 i n gt' past, thwarted. 
 
 THY. pron. The possessive adj. of 
 thou: pron. thyself. 
 
 THYME. 5. A kind of odoriferous 
 plant. 
 
 TIA'RA. 5. A dress for the head; 
 a diadem. 
 
 TICK. s. Score; trust; a kind of 
 small insect ; the case which holds 
 the stuffing of a bed. 
 
 1 ICK. v. To note by regular vibra- 
 tion, as a watch or clock, pr. par. 
 ticking-; past, ticked: s. tick. 
 
 TICK'EN, TICK'ING. s. Cloth used 
 to make a bed-tick. 
 
 T/CK'ET. s. A written token of any 
 right or debt. v. ticket; pr. par. 
 ticketing; past, ticketed. 
 
 TICK'LE. v. To affect with a pru- 
 rient sensation, by slight touches, 
 pr. par. tickling ; past, tickled: s. 
 tickler: adj. ticklish: s. ticklishness. 
 
 TIDE. s. Alternate ebb and flow of 
 the sea; stream; season, v. tide; 
 pr. par. tiding ; past, tided. 
 
 TIDE'WAITER. 5. An officer who 
 watches the landing of goods, at 
 the custom-house. 
 
 Tf DINGS. 5. News; incidents re- 
 lated. 
 
 TI'DY. adj. Neat. adv. tidily : $; ti- 
 diness . 
 
 TIE, TYE. v. To bind ; to fasten 
 with a knot. pr. par. tying; past, 
 tied: s. tie, lye. 
 
 TIER. s. A row; a rank, pronounc- 
 ed teer. 
 
 TIERCE. 5. A vessel that holds the 
 third part '»f a pipe. 
 
 TIF'FANY. s. Very thin silk. pi. 
 tiffanies. i 
 
 TIG. 5. A play in which children 
 trv to touch each other last. 
 
 1 I'GER. s. A fierce beast, of the 
 leonine kind. fern, tigress, pi. 
 tigresses. 
 
 TIGHT, adj. Tense; close; neat. 
 
 TIL— TIN 
 
 v. tighten; pr. par. tightening, pabt, 
 
 tightened: adv. lightly: s. tightness. 
 TILE. s. A thin plate of baked clay, 
 
 used to cover houses, and corn 
 
 kilns, v.tile; pr. par. tiling; past, 
 
 tiled: s. tiler. 
 TILL. s. A money-box in a shop. 
 TiLL. adv. To the time of; to ; until. 
 TILL. v. To cultivate; to plough. 
 
 pr.par. tilling; past, tilled: s. MUr $ 
 
 tillage : adj. tillable. ' 
 
 TILLER. 5. The beam by which a 
 
 helm is moved. 
 TILT. s. A tent ; any support of cov- 
 
 ering over head ; a kind of military 
 
 sport ; a thrust ; inclination lor » 
 
 ward. v. tilt; pr. par. tilting; past, 
 
 tilted : s titter. 
 TILTH, s. Culture ; tillage ; tilled 
 
 ground. 
 TIM'BER. s. Wood fit for building ; 
 
 the main beams of a fabric, v. Urn- 
 
 her; pr.par. timbering; past, tim 
 
 bered. 
 TIM'BREL. s. A kind of musical in 
 
 strument, played by pulsation. 
 TIME. 5. The measure of duration; 
 
 interval ; season ; age, &c. v. time; 
 
 pr. par. timing; past, timed: adj, 
 
 and adv. timely. 
 TIMEKEEPER, TIMETIECE. s. 
 
 A watch or clock that keeps good 
 
 time; a chronometer. 
 TIME'SERVER. s. One who meanly 
 
 complies with present power, par 
 
 adj. and s. timeserving. 
 TIMID, adj. Fearful, timorous, s. 
 
 timidity. 
 TIM'OROUS. adj. Fearful ; full of 
 
 fear and scruple, adv. timorously. 
 TIN. 5. One of the primitive metals; 
 
 thin plates of iron, covered with 
 
 tin. v. tin ; pr. par. tinning; past, 
 
 tinned: s. tinman, tinner. 
 TINCTURE, s. Colour or taste su 
 
 peradded by something; extract 
 
 of some drug, made in spirits, v. 
 
 tincture ; pr. par. tincturing ; past, - 
 
 tinctured. 
 TIN'DER. 5. Any thing highly in * 
 
 flammable, placed to catch lire. 
 370 
 
TIN- TIT 
 
 . TINE. s. The tooth of a harrow ; the 
 
 spike of a fork. 
 „ TINGE, v. To impregnate or imbue 
 
 with a colour or taste, pr. par. 
 
 tinging;' past, tinged: s. tinge. 
 TIN'GLE. v. To feel a sound, or the 
 
 continuance of a sound, in the 
 
 ears ; to feel a sharp, quick pain, 
 
 with a sensation of motion, pr. 
 
 par. tingling; past, tingled. 
 
 • TINK'ER. s. A mender of old vessels 
 
 of metal. 
 % TIN'KLE. v. To make a sharp, quick 
 
 noise ; to clink, pr. par. tinkling ; 
 
 past, tinkled ; s. tinkle. 
 . TIN'SEL. s. A kind of shining cloth ; 
 
 any thing shining with false lustre. 
 
 v. tinsel ; pr. par. tinseling ; past, 
 
 tinseled. 
 TINT. s. A dye ; a colour. 
 
 * TINY. adj. Little, small, puny. 
 TIP. s. The top ; the end ; the point. 
 
 v. tip ; pr. par. tipping; past, tipped. 
 TIPPET- s. Something worn about 
 
 the neck 
 TIPPLE, v. To drink luxuriously ; 
 
 to drink habitually to excess, pr. 
 
 par. tippling; past, tippkd : s. tip- 
 ple, tippler. 
 TIPSTAFF. 5. One of the officers 
 
 of a court of juctice. pi. tipstaves. 
 
 TIPSY, adj. Slightly drunk. 
 
 TIPTOE, s. The end of the toe. 
 
 „ TIPTOP, s. The very top. 
 
 TIRA'DE- s. An invective, delivered 
 
 in a long train of words. 
 TIRE. v. To fatigue ; to harass ; to 
 
 fail with weariness, pr. par. tiring ; 
 
 past, tired: s. tirednesi . adj. tire- 
 some 
 TIRE'WOMAN. s. A w»>man who 
 
 makes dresses for her mistress's 
 
 head. pi. tirewomen. 
 TIS'SUE. s. Cloch interwoven with 
 
 gold, &c. 
 TIT. s. A small norse : generally in 
 
 contempt : a titmouse, or tomtit. 
 > TITBIT. 5. A nice bit. 
 TITHE. 5. The tenth part ; the part 
 
 assigned for the maintenance of 
 
 the clergv. v. tithe; pr. par. tithing; 
 
 past, tithed : adj. tithable ; s. tither. 
 
 TIT— TOL 
 
 TITHING, s. According to the m 
 stitution of Alfred, the number or 
 company of ten men, with their 
 families. 
 
 TITILLA'TION. s. The act of tick 
 ling; the state of being tickled. 
 
 TITLE, s. A general head, compri3 
 ing particulars • an appellation of 
 honour, a name: a claim of right, 
 adj. titled: s. titlepage. 
 
 TITTER, v. To laugh with restraint, 
 pr. par. tittering; past, tittered: s. 
 titter. 
 
 TITTLE, s. A sr^ill. particle; a 
 point. 
 
 TIT'ULAR. adj. Nominal ; having or 
 conferring only the title, adj. titu- 
 lary. 
 
 TO. One of the prepositions. 
 
 TOAD. s. An animal resembling a 
 frog. 
 
 TOAD'EATER. 5. A fawning para- 
 site ; a servile sycophant. 
 
 TOAST, v. To scorch at the fire ; to 
 name when a health is drunk, 
 pr. par. toasting; past, toasted: s. 
 toast, toaster. 
 
 TOB AC'CO. s. A species of aromauc 
 plant, s. tobacconist. 
 
 TOCSIN, s. An alarm-bell. 
 
 TOD'DY. 5. In low language, a Kind 
 of punch, or mixture of spirits 
 sugar, and water- 
 
 TOE. s. One of the divided extrenn 
 ties of the foot. 
 
 TOGETH'ER. adv. In company: in 
 the same place; in concert; in con 
 tinuity. 
 
 TOIL. v. To labour ; to fatigue one's 
 self. pr. par. toiling; past, toiled 
 s. toil, toilsomeness : adj. toilsome. 
 
 TOIL'ET. 5. A dressing-table. 
 
 TOKAY', s. A kind of Hungarian 
 wine. 
 
 TO'KEN. s. A sign ; a mark ; a me- 
 morial ; an evidence. 
 
 TOLD. Pret. and past oar of the v. 
 to tell. 
 
 TOLE'DO. s. A sword of the finest 
 Toledo temper, pi. toledoes. 
 
 TOL'ER ATE. v. To allow, so as not 
 to hinder ; to suffer ; to pass un« 
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TOL— TOP 
 
 censured, pr. par. tolerating; past, 
 tolerated: s. tolerance, toleration: 
 adj. tolerable, tolerant. 
 
 TOLL. 5. An excise of goods; a 
 part taken as an impost ; the sound 
 of a bell. v. toll ; pr. par. tolling: 
 past, tolled: s. toller. 
 
 TOLL BOOTH. 5. In Scotland, a 
 prison, properly a custom-house, 
 where toll is received. 
 
 TOMB. s. A monument in which 
 the dead are enclosed. 
 
 TOM'BOY. s. A hoyden; a romp- 
 ing girl. 
 
 TOMTIT', s. A titmouse ; a small 
 bird. 
 
 TON. s. A weight consisting of twen- 
 ty cwt. avoirdupois; a measure 
 containing two pipes, s. tonnage. 
 
 TONE. 5. Sound, note, accent. 
 
 TONGS. 5. An instrument by which 
 hold is taken of any thing. 
 
 TONGUE, s. The instrument of 
 speech, in human beings ; the or- 
 gan by which animals lick; speech; 
 a language, v. tongue; pr. par. 
 tongving ; past, tongued. 
 
 TONGUE'TIED. adj. Having the 
 tongue fastened underneath by 
 themuscle, soastoimpede speech. 
 
 TON'IC. adj. In medicine, bracing, 
 strengthening. 
 
 TON'SURE. s. .The act of clipping 
 the hair ; the state of being shorn 
 
 TOO. adv. Over and above; over- 
 much; also. 
 
 TOOK. Pret. of the v. to take. 
 
 TOOL. s. An instrument. 
 
 TOOT. v. To sound; to make a 
 noise, pr. par. tooting; past, toot- 
 ed: s. tooter. 
 
 TOOTH. 5. One of the small bones 
 used in mastication and articula- 
 tion, &c. pi- teeth: adj. toothed, 
 toothless: s. toothache, toothpick. 
 
 TOP. s. The highest part; the sur- 
 face ; the highest place or degree; 
 an inverted conoid, used by chil- 
 dren as a plaything, v. top; pr. par. 
 topping; past, topped. 
 
 TOP'ARCH. s. The principal mar 
 in a place, s. toparchy. 
 
 TOP TOR 
 
 TO'PAZ. s. A yellow gem. 
 
 TOPE. v. To drink to excess, pr. 
 par. toping; past, toped: s. toper 
 
 TOPFUL'. adj. Full to the top. 
 
 TOPGAL'LANT. s. One of the high- 
 est sails. 
 
 TOPIC. 5. A general head ; things, 
 as generally applied to some par- 
 ticular part ; principle of persua- 
 sion, adj. topical: adv. topically. 
 
 TOPKNOT, s. A knot worn on the 
 top of the head. 
 
 TOPMOST, adj. Uppermost, high- '. 
 est. 
 
 TOPOGRAPHY, s. Description of 
 particular places, pi. topograph' 
 ies: s. topographer: adj. topo- 
 graphic, topographical. 
 
 TOP'SAIL. s. One of the highest 
 
 TOPS YTUR'VY. adv. With the bot ^ 
 
 torn upwards. 
 TORCH, s. A large wax candle, f 
 
 flambeau, pi. torches. 
 TOR'MENT. s. Excessive pain ; tor 
 
 ture. v. torment' ; pr. par. torment 
 
 ing; past, tormented : s. tormenier. 
 TORN. Past par. of the v. to tear. 
 TORNA'DO. 5. A whirlwind, a hur * 
 
 ricane. pi. tornadoes. 
 TORPEDO, s. A species of electric 
 
 fish. pi. torpedoes. 
 TORPES'CENT. adj. Becoming t or- * 
 
 pid. 
 TORTID. adj. Numbed, motionless, - 
 
 sluggish, s. torpidity, torpitude, 
 
 torpor. • 
 
 TORREFY, v. To dry or scorch by 
 
 the fire. pr. par. torrefying; past, 
 
 torrefied: s. torrefaction. 
 TOR'RENT. 5. An impetuous stream 
 TOR'RID. adj. Scorched, parched, 
 
 violently hot. 
 TORT. s. A wrong, injury, adj. tor 
 
 tious : adv. tortiously. 
 TORTOISE. 5. A species of animal , 
 
 covered with a hard shell. 
 TORTUOUS, adj. Twisted, wreath- d 
 
 od, winding, s. tortuosity. 
 TORTURE, s. Torments judicially 
 
 inflicted; anguish; pang. v. tor 
 372 
 
TOR— TOW 
 
 tare; pr. par. torturing,- paj-». Tor- 
 tured: s. torturer. 
 
 TO'RY. 5. A robber ; one of the po- 
 litical party, opposed to the whigs; 
 • one who advocates high-handed 
 monarchy, pi. tories: s. toryi&m. 
 
 TOSS. v. To throw up into the air; 
 to throw with violence ; to agitate. 
 pr. par. tossing; past, tossed: s. 
 toss, pi. tosses, tosser. 
 
 TOTAL, adj. Whole, complete- s. 
 totality: adv. totally. 
 
 TOTTER, v. To shake, so as to 
 threaten a fall ; to stagger, pr. par. 
 tottering; past, tottered. 
 
 TOUCH, y. To perceive by the sense 
 of feeling; to come slightly in con- 
 tact with, &c. pr. par. touching; 
 p~st, touched: s. touch, touchiness: 
 adv. touchingly : adj. touchy. 
 
 TOUCH' HOLE, s. The hole through 
 which the fire is conveyed to the 
 powder in a gun. 
 
 TOUCH'STONE. s. Stone by which 
 metals are examined ; any test or 
 criterion. 
 
 TOUCH'WOOD. s. Decayed wood, 
 used to catch the fire struck from 
 a flint. 
 
 TOUGH, adj. Yielding to flexure or 
 extension, without fracture; not 
 brittle; stiff; clammy; tenacious. 
 v. toughen; pr. par. toughening; 
 past, toughened: s. toughness. 
 
 TOUPEE , TOUPET'. s. A kind of 
 foretop ; natural or artificial hair, 
 dressed particularly on the fore- 
 head. 
 
 TOUR. s. Ramble ; roving journey, 
 s. tourist. 
 
 TOUR'N AMENT 5. Tilt, joust, mil- 
 itary sport. 
 
 TOURNIQUET, s. Abandage which 
 can be straitened or relaxed by 
 turning a handle, to prevent the 
 blood from issuing. 
 
 TOW. 5. The coarse part of flax or 
 hemp. 
 
 TOW. v. To draw by a rope, through 
 the water, pr. par. towing; past, 
 towed. 
 
 TOWARD, adj. Ready to do or 
 21 
 
 TOW-TRA 
 
 learn ; not fro ward. adv. towardly 
 s. towardliness, towardness. 
 
 TOWARDS, adv. In a direction to. 
 
 TOWEL. 5. A cloth with which the 
 hands, &c. are wiped. 
 
 TOW 7 'ER. s. A high building ; a for- 
 tress ;. high flight, v. tower; pr. par. 
 tcvjering; past, towered. 
 
 TOW T N. 5. A collection of houses, 
 larger than a \ Ullage, s. township* 
 townsman, pi. townsmen. 
 
 TOY. s. A petty commodity; a trifle; 
 a plaything, v. toy ; pr. par. toying, 
 past, toyed: adj. toyish: s. toyish- 
 
 TRACE, s. Mark left by any thing 
 passing; track ; path ; that part of 
 the harness by which the draught 
 is given, v. trace ; pr. pai tracing, 
 past, traced: s. trace: iidj. trace- 
 able. 
 
 TRA'CERY. 5. Ornamental stone- 
 work. 
 
 TRACK, s. Mark left; a road; a 
 beaten path.- v. track; pr. pa . 
 tracking; past, tracked: adj. track* 
 less. 
 
 TRACT, s. A region; a quantity of 
 land; continuity; a treatise; a 
 small book. 
 
 TRACTABLE, adj. Manageable; 
 docile, s. tractability : adv. tract- 
 ably. 
 
 TRACTILE, adj. Ductile', s. trac* 
 tility. 
 
 TRACTION, s. Act of drawing, 
 state of being drawn. 
 
 TRADE, s. Traffic; commerce; oc- 
 cupation, v. trade; pr. par. trad- 
 ing; past, traded: s. trader, trades- 
 man, pi. tradesmen. 
 
 TRADE'- WIND. s. The monsoon, 
 the periodical wind between the 
 tropics. 
 
 TRADITION, s. The act or prac 
 tice of delivering accounts, from 
 mouth to mouth, without written 
 memorials, adj. traditional, tradi* 
 tionarif : adv. traditionally. 
 
 TRADUCE, v. To calumniate; to 
 censure, pr. par. traducing; past, 
 373 
 
TRA -TRA 
 
 traduced • s. traducement, traducer, 
 adj. traducible. 
 
 TRADUCTION, s. Derivation from 
 one of the same kind; propagation ; 
 tradition ; transmission, adj. tra- 
 ductive. 
 
 TRAF'FIC. s. Commerce; exchange 
 of commodities, v. traffic; pr. par. 
 trafficking; past, trafficked.' s. 
 trafficker. 
 
 TRA'GEDY. s. A dramatic repre- 
 sentation of a serious action ; any 
 mournful or dreadful event, pi. 
 tragedies : s. tragedian : adv. trag- 
 ically. 
 
 TRAGICOM'EDY. s. A drama, com- 
 posed of merry and serious events, 
 pi . tragicomedies: adj . tragicomical. 
 
 • TRAIL, v. To draw along the ground; 
 
 to drag. pr. par. trailing; past, 
 trailed: s. trail. 
 
 TRAIN, v. To draw by artifice or 
 stratagem; to educate; to exercise, 
 pr. par. training, past, trained. 
 
 TRAIN, s. The part of a gown that 
 falls behind upon the ground; a 
 series; a consecution; process;: 
 retinue ; a procession ; a line of 
 powder leading to a mine. s. 
 trainer. 
 
 TRAIN'-OIL. s. Oil drawn by boil- 
 ing, from the fat of a whale. 
 , TRAIT, s. A stroke; a touch; a 
 peculiarity, pronounced tray, or 
 » trate 
 
 TRAITOR, s. One who, being trust 
 ed, betrays.* adj. traitorous: adv. 
 traitorously. 
 
 • TRAIT'RESS. s. A woman who be- 
 
 trays, pi. traitresses. 
 . TRAJECT'. v. To cast through ; to 
 throw across, pr. par. trajecting ; 
 past, trajected: s. traject, trajec- 
 tion. 
 
 • TRAM MEL. s. A net in which ani- 
 
 malsare caught; a kindof shackles, 
 in which horses are taught to pace. 
 ♦ v. trammel; pr. par. trameling; 
 past, trameled. 
 TRAMP, v. To tread heavily, pr. 
 par. tramping; past, tramped: s. 
 trampjr. 
 
 TRA— TRA 
 
 TRAMTLE. v. To tread under foot, • 
 with pride or contempt ; to tread 
 quick and loudly, pr. par. tramp- 
 ling; past, trampled: s. trampler. 
 
 TRANCE. 5. An ecstacy ; a state in 
 which the soul is rapt into visions * 
 of distant or future things. 
 
 TRAN'QUI^. adj. Quiet; undisturt- - 
 ed. s. tranquility: v. tranquilizer 
 pr. par. tranquilizing ; past, tran- 
 quilized : s. tranquilizer. 
 
 TRANSACT', v. To negotiate ; to 
 perform; to do; to carry on. pn 
 par. transacting ; past, transacted: « 
 s. transaction, transactor. 
 
 TRANSALPINE, adj. Situated be- 
 yond the Alps. 
 
 TRANSCEND', v. To pass : to over- . 
 pass ; to surpass, pr. par. trans- 
 cending ; past, transcended ; s< 
 transcendence: adj. transcendent. 
 
 TRANSCENDENTAL, adj. Gene 
 ral ; pervading many particulai * ; 
 supereminent. 
 
 TRANSCRI'BE. v. To copy ; to wrfte * 
 from an exemplar, pr. par. tran- 
 scribing ; past, transcribed : s. 
 transcriber, transcript, transcrip- 
 tion. 
 
 TRAN'SEPT. s. A cross aisle. 
 
 TRANSFER', v. To convey; to as- 
 sign from one to another ; to re- 
 move, pr. par. transferring ; past, 
 transferred : s. transfer, transfer- 
 rer : adj. transferable. 
 
 TRANSFIG'URE. v. To transform, 
 pr. par. transfiguring; past, trans- 
 figured : s. transfiguration. 
 
 TRANSFIX', v. To pierce through, • 
 and fasten to something at the 
 other side. pr. par. transfixing; 
 past, transfixed. 
 
 TRANSFORM", v. To metamor • 
 phose ; to change with regard to 
 external form. pr. par. transform- f 
 ing ; past, transformed : s. trans- 
 formation. 
 
 TRANSFUSE', v. To pour out of one . 
 thing into another, pr. par. trans- 
 fusing ; past, transfused: s. trans- 
 fusion: adj. transfusible. 
 
 TRANSGRESS', v. To pass beyond ; 
 374 
 
TRA— TRA 
 
 to violate, pr. par. transgressing ; 
 past, transgressed : s. transgres- 
 sion, transgressor. 
 
 TRANSIENT, adj. Passing; soon 
 passed ; momentary ; not durable, 
 adv. transiently. 
 
 TRANSIL'IENCE. s. Leap from one 
 thing to another. 
 
 TRAiVSIT. s. In astronomy, the 
 passing of any planet just by or 
 under a fixed star. 
 
 TRANSITION, s. Removal; passage 
 from one state or thing to another ; 
 change, adj. transitive. 
 
 TRAN'SITORY. adj. Continuing 
 only a short time. adv. transitorily. \ 
 
 TRANSLATE', v. To transport; to 
 lemove; to change; to interpret 
 to another language, pr. par. trans- 
 lating ; past, translated: s. trans- 
 lation, translator. 
 
 TRANSLOCATION, s. Reciprocal 
 removal. 
 
 TRANSLUCENT, TRANSLU'CID. 
 adj. Transparent ; giving a passage 
 to the liffht. s. translucency. 
 
 TRANSMARINE, adj. Lying on the 
 other side of the sea; found beyond 
 sea. 
 
 TRANSMIGRATION, s. Passage 
 from one state or place into an- 
 other. 
 
 TRANSMIT', v. To send from one 
 person or place to another, s. trans- 
 mission: adj. transmittible, trans- 
 missive. 
 
 TRANSMUTE, v. To change from 
 one nature or substance into an- 
 other, pr. par. transmuting; past, 
 transmuted: adj. transmutable : s. 
 transmutation, transmuter. 
 
 1 RANSPA'RENT. adj. Pervious to 
 the light; clear, not opaque, s. 
 transparency, pi. transparencies. 
 
 TRANSPIERCE', v. To pierce 
 through, pr. par. transpiercing ; 
 past, transpierced. 
 
 TRANSPI'RE. v. To emit in vapour ; 
 to escape from secrecy to notice. 
 pr. par. transpiring; past, trans- 
 pired. 
 
 TRANSPLANT', v. To remove and 
 
 TRA— TRA 
 
 plant in a new place, pr. par. trans 
 planting ; past, transplanted : s. 
 transplantation. 
 
 TRANSPORT, v. To carry from one 
 place to another ; to carry into 
 banishment, as a felon ; to hurry 
 by violence of passion ; to put into 
 ecstacy. pr. par. transporting ; 
 past, transported : s. trans' port, 
 transportation. 
 
 TRANSPO'SE. v. To put each into 
 the place of another ; to remove, 
 pr. par. transposing ; past, trans- 
 posed : s. transposal, transposition, 
 
 TRANSUBSTANTIATION. s. A 
 miraculous operation, believed in 
 the Roman church, in which the 
 elements of the eucharist are sup- 
 posed to be changed into the real 
 body and blood of Christ. 
 
 TRANSU'DE. v. To pass through in 
 sweat or vapour, pr. par. trans- 
 uding; past, transuded: s. trans- 
 udation. 
 
 TRANSVERSE', adj. Being ■ in a 
 cross direction, adv. transversely. 
 
 TRAP. s. A kind of snare ; a strata* 
 gem to betray or catch unawares; 
 a kind of game. pr. par. trapping 
 past, trapped. 
 
 TRAPDOOR', s. A door that opens 
 vertically. 
 
 TRAPPINGS. 5. Ornaments append- 
 ant to a saddle ; embellishments- 
 superficial and trifling decorations 
 
 TRASH, s. Any thing worthless. 
 
 TRAVAIL, v. To labour; to toil ; 
 to be in labour, pr. par. travailing, 
 past, travailed .- s. travail. 
 
 TRAVEL, v. To make journeys; to 
 pass; to move. pr. par. traveling , 
 past, traveled: s. travel, traveller. 
 
 TRAVERSE', v. To cross ; to lay 
 athwart; to thwart with obstacles; 
 to oppose; to wander over. pr. par 
 traversing; past, traversed: adj. 
 traverse': s.tra! verse: adj. travers- 
 able. 
 
 TRAVESTY, s. A burlesque per- 
 formance; a literary work turned 
 into ridicule. d1. travesties : v. trav 
 S75 
 
TRA— TRE 
 
 tsty ; pr par. travestying ; past, 
 travestied. 
 
 TRAY. 5. A shallow wooden vessel ; 
 a salver. 
 
 TREACH'ERY. s. Perfidy; breach of 
 faith, pi. treacheries: adj. treach- 
 erous : adv. treacherously. 
 
 TREA'CLE. s. Molasses. 
 
 TREAD, v. To set the foot ; to tram 
 pie ; to walk with form or state, 
 &c. pr. par. treading; past, trodden: 
 s. tread. 
 
 TREAD'LE. 5. A part of an engine 
 on which the feet act, to put it in 
 motion. 
 
 TREA'SON. s. An offence committed 
 against the safety of a national 
 government, adj. treasonable: adv. 
 treasonably. 
 
 TREAS'URE. s. Wealth hoarded, v. 
 treasure; pr. par. treasuring; past, 
 treasured : s. treasurer, treasury, 
 pi. treasuries. 
 
 TREAT, v. To negotiate ; to settle; 
 to discourse on ; to use in any man 
 ner, good or bad ; to make a gratu- 
 itous entertainment, Slc. s. treat, 
 treaty, pi. treaties, treatment. 
 
 TREATISE, s. A written discourse 
 
 TRE'BLE. adj. Threefold; triple 
 v. treble ; pr. par. trebling ; past, 
 trebled : adv. trebly. 
 
 1'RE'BLE. s. The highest or acutest 
 part in music ; a sharp sound. 
 
 TREE. s. A large vegetable, rising 
 with one woody stem, to a consid- 
 erable height. 
 
 TRE'FOIL. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 TREM'BLE. v. To shake as with fear 
 or cold ; to totter, pr. par. trem- 
 bling; past, trembled: s. trembler , 
 adv. tremblingly. 
 
 TREMEN'DOUS.atf/. Dreadful; hor 
 rible; astonishingly terrible, adv 
 tremendously. 
 
 TREM'OUR, TREM'OR. s. The state 
 of trembling; quivering or vibra- 
 torv motion. 
 
 TREM'ULOUS.acT/.Trembling; fear- 
 ful ; vibrating, adv. tremulously. 
 
 TRENCH, v. To cut ; to cut or dig 
 into pits or ditches ; to encroach. 
 
 TRE— TRl 
 
 pr. par. trenching; past, trenched 
 s. trench. 
 
 TRENCH'ANT. adj. Cutting, sharz> 
 
 TRENCH'ER. s. A wooden platter. 
 
 TREPAN', s. An instrument by 
 which surgeons cut out round 
 pieces of the skull ; a snare, v 
 trepan ; pr. par. trepanning ; past, 
 trepanned. 
 
 TREPIDATION. 5. State of trem 
 bling or quivering; state of terror 
 
 TRES'PASS. v. To transgress ; to 
 offend; to enter unlawfully upon 
 another's ground, pr. par. trespass* 
 ing; past, trespassed: s. trespass, 
 pi. trespasses, trespasser. 
 
 TRESS, s. A lock or curl of hair 
 ol tresses. 
 
 TRES'TLE. s. The frame of a ta- 
 ble ; a movable form by which any 
 thing is supported; a three-legged 
 stool. 
 
 TRET. s. An allowance made by 
 merchants to retailers. 
 
 TREV'ET. s. Any small thing that 
 stands on three 'egs. 
 
 TREY. s. A three at cards. 
 
 TRI'ANGLE. s. A figure of three 
 angles, adj. triangular. 
 
 TRIBE, s. A distinct body of the 
 people, as divided by family or na- 
 tion. 
 
 TRiBULA'TION. s. Persecution; 
 distress; vexation. 
 
 TRIBU'NAL. s. The Beat of a judge, 
 a court of justice. 
 
 TRIB'UNE. s. An officer of Rome, 
 chosen by the people; the com- 
 mander of a Roman legion. 
 
 TRIB'UTE. s. Payment made in ac 
 knowledgment of subjection, adj. 
 tributary. 
 
 TRICE, s. A short time ; an instant 
 
 TRICK, s. A sly fraud-, a dextrous 
 artifice ; a vicious practice ; a 
 habit ; a number of cards, laid reg- 
 ularly up, at play. v. trick; pr. par. 
 tricking; past, tricked: adv. trick* 
 ish. 
 
 TRFCK'LE. v. To -fall in drops; to 
 rill in a slender stream, pr. par 
 trickling; past, trickled. 
 
 P 376 
 
TRI— TR[ 
 
 TRFDEXT. 5. The three-forked 
 sceptre of Neptune. 
 
 TkID'UAN. adj. Lasting three days; 
 happening every third day. 
 
 TRIEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting three 
 years; happening every third year. 
 
 TRI'FLE. v. To act or talk without, 
 weight or dignity; to indulge in 
 light amusement; to idle. pr. par. 
 trifling; past, trifled: s. trifle, 
 trijler : adv. triflingly. 
 
 TRIFOLIATE, adj. Having three 
 leaves. 
 
 TRl'FORM. adj. Having a triple 
 shape. 
 
 TRIG. 5. The mark at which a per- 
 son stands or stops, before leap- 
 ing for amusement. 
 
 TRIG'GER. s. The catch, that, be- 
 ing pulled, looses the cock of a gun. 
 
 TRIG'ONAL. adj. Triangular ; hav- 
 ing three corners. 
 
 TRIGONOMETRY, s. The art of 
 measuring triangles. 
 
 TRILL, s. A quaver, v. trill; pr. 
 par. trilling ; past, trilled. 
 
 TRIM. adj. Nice, snug, dressed up. 
 
 TRIM. s. Dress; ornaments; a word 
 of slight contempt. 
 
 TRIM. v. To dress; to decorate; 
 to shave ; to clip; to adjust; to 
 balance a vessel ; to fluctuate be- 
 tween two parties, pr. par. trim- 
 ming; past, trimmed : adv. trimly: 
 •j. trimmer, trimness. 
 
 TRINITY. 5. The incomprehensible 
 union of three persons in the God- 
 head, s. and adj. trinitarian. 
 
 TRINK'ET. s. A toy ; an ornament 
 of dress. 
 
 TRl'O. s. A piece of music, consist- 
 ing of three harmonic parts ; three 
 persons, in derision. 
 
 TRIP. v. To throw by striking the 
 feet from the ground ; to fail ; to 
 err; to move lightly; to take a 
 short journey or voyage, pr. par. 
 tripping ; past, tripped : s. trip : 
 adv. trippingly. 
 
 TRIPARTITE, adj. Divided into 
 three parts ; consisting of three 
 parts. 
 
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 TRI— TRO 
 
 TRIPE, s. The intc-tiues 
 
 TRIP'EDAL. adj. Having three feet 
 
 TRIPER'SONAL. adj. Consisting 
 of three persons. 
 
 TRIPET'ALOLS. adj. Having a 
 flower consisting of three leaves 
 
 TRIPHTHONG, s. A coalition of 
 three vowels to form one sound 
 
 TRIFLE, adj. Threefold; treble; 
 three times repeated. 
 
 TRIPLET, s. Three verses rhym- 
 ing together. 
 
 TRIPLICATE, adj. Thrice as much: 
 trebled, s. triplication. 
 
 TRI' POD. s. A seat with three feet. 
 
 TRIPTOTE. s. A noun used only 
 in three cases. 
 
 TRI'REME. s. A galley with three 
 benches of oars on each side. 
 
 TRISEC'TION. s. Division into three 
 equal parts. 
 
 TRIS'YLLABLE. s. A word con- 
 sisting of three syllables, adj. trt- 
 syllabical. 
 
 TRITE, adj. Worn out ; stale ; com- 
 mon, adv. tritely: s. triteness. 
 
 TRITTRATE. v. To reduce to 
 powder, pr. par. triturating; past. 
 triturated: s. trituration. 
 
 TRl'UMPH. s. The pomp with 
 which a victory is celebrated; state 
 of being victorious; victory. ♦. 
 triumph; pr. par. triumphing; past, 
 triumphed: adj. triumphal, tri- 
 umphant: adv. triumphantly. 
 
 TRIUM'VIRATE, TRICM'ViRI. s. 
 A coalition or concurrence of 
 three men. 
 
 TRIU'NE. adj. At once three and 
 one. s. triunity. 
 
 TRIVET, s. Something supported 
 bv three feet. 
 
 TRIVIAL, adj. Trifling, unimpor- 
 tant, adv. trivially: s. trivialness. 
 
 TROD, TROD'DEN. Past par. of 
 the v. to tread. 
 
 TROL'LOP. s. A slattern. 
 
 TROOP, s. A company ; a body of 
 soldiers; a small body of cavalry, 
 v. troop; pr. par. trooping; past, 
 trooped: s. trooper. 
 
 TROPE, s. A metannor. s. tmpisL 
 377 
 
TRO— TRU 
 
 TRO'PHY s. Something shown or 
 preserved, in token of victory, pi. 
 trophies: adj. trophied. 
 
 TROPIC, s. One of the lines dis- 
 tant 23z degrees from the equator, 
 adj. tropical, situated within, or 
 belonging to the tropics. 
 
 TROT. v. To move with a high, 
 jolting pace. pr. par. trotting; past, 
 trotted: s. trot, trotter. 
 
 TROTH. 5. Belief, faith, verity. 
 
 TROU BADOUR. s. An early poet 
 of Provence. 
 
 TROU'BLE. v. To disturb, to per- 
 plex, to afflict, to grieve, to teaze. 
 pr. par. troubling; past, troubled: 
 s. trouble, troubler : adj. trouble- 
 some. 
 
 TROUGH, s. Any thing hollowed, 
 and open longitudinally on the up- 
 per side. 
 
 TROUNCE, v. To punish severely, 
 pr. par. trouncing; past, trounced. 
 
 TROU'SERS, TROWSERS.5. Long, 
 wide breeches. 
 
 TROUT, s. A kind of fresh-water 
 fish. 
 
 TRO'VER. s. An action instituted 
 for the delivery or value of goods, 
 found by a person who refuses to 
 deliver them, on demand. 
 
 TROWEL, s. An instrument used 
 chiefly by masons, to lift the mor- 
 tar. 
 
 TROY, TROY'-WEIGHT. s. A 
 kind of weight, having twelve 
 ounces in a pound. 
 
 TRU'ANT. 5. An idler; one who 
 wanders idly about, neglecting his 
 duty or employment, adj. truant: 
 adv. truantly. 
 
 TRUCE, s. A temporary peace ; a 
 cessation of hostilities. 
 
 TRUCK, v. To traffic by exchange;, 
 to give in exchange, pr. pnr. truck- 
 ing; past, trucked: s. truck. 
 
 TRUCK, s. Wooden wheels for car- 
 riage of cannon; a kind of car- 
 riage, with low wheels, for heavy 
 weights. 
 
 TRUCKLE, v. To be in a state of 
 subjection or inferiority ; to yield;, 
 
 TRU— TRY 
 
 to creep, pr. par. truckling; pasl, 
 truckled. 
 
 TRUCK'LEBED, TRUN'DLEBED 
 s. A bed that runs on wheels, un- 
 der a higher bed. 
 
 TRUDGE, v. To travel laboriously, 
 to march heavily on. pr. par. trudg- 
 ing ; past, trudged. 
 
 TRUEad/. Agreeing with fact, or with 
 the nature of things ; veracious; 
 genuine; real; faithful ; exact; con- 
 formable to a rule. s. truism, truth; 
 adv. truly: adj. truehearted. 
 
 TRUF'FLE. s. A subterraneous 
 mushroom. 
 
 TRULL, s. A vagrant strumpet. 
 
 TRUMP, s. A trumpet; a card that 
 has particular privileges in a game. 
 
 TRUMP, v. To win with a trump 
 card ; to obtrude ; to trump up, to 
 invent, pr. par. trumping; past, 
 trumped. 
 
 TRUPvlP'ERY. s. Something falla- 
 ciously splendid; falsehood ; some- 
 thing of no value, pi. trumperies. 
 
 TRUMP'ET. s. An instrument of 
 martial music ; one who praises, 
 pr. par. trumpeting ; past, trum~ 
 peted : s. trumpeter. 
 
 TRUNCATE, v. To cut short; to 
 maim. pr. par. truncating ; past, 
 truncated: s. truncation. 
 
 TRUNCH'EON. s. A short staff; a 
 staff of command. 
 
 TRUND'LE. v. To roll; to bowl 
 along, pr. par. trundling; past, 
 trundled: s. trundle, any round, 
 rolling thing. 
 
 TRUNK, s. The body without the 
 limbs; a chest for clothes; the 
 proboscis of an elephant, &c. 
 
 TRUN'NIONS. s. The knobs or 
 bunchings of a gun, that bear it 
 on the cheeks of a carriage. 
 
 TRUSS, s. A bandage for ruptures; 
 a bundle, pi. trusses: v. truss; pn, 
 par. trussing; past, trussed. 
 
 TRUST, s. Confidence, reliance, 
 credit, deposit, v. trust ; pr. par. 
 trusting; past, trusted: s. trustee, 
 trustiness: adv. trustily: ad), trusty. 
 
 TRY. v. To examine; to make ex.. 
 378 
 
TUB— TUN 
 
 periment of; to endeavour ; to ex- 
 amine ; to inquire into the guilt 
 or innocence of. adj. triable : s. 
 trial, trier. 
 
 TUB. 5. A large open vessel of wood. 
 
 TUBE. s. A pipe; along, hollow 
 body. adj. tubular. 
 
 TU'BERCLE. s. A pimple. 
 
 TUBULATED, TU'BEROUS. adj. 
 Having prominent knots or excres- 
 cences. 
 
 TUCK. s. A kind of fold. v. tuck; pr. 
 par. tucking; past, tucked: s. tucker. 
 
 TUES'DAY. s. The third day of the 
 week. 
 
 TUFT. s. A number of threads or 
 ribbons, or any small bodies, joined 
 together; a cluster, adj. tufted. 
 
 TUG. v. To pi'll with strength, long 
 continued; to struggle; to pluck. 
 pr. par. tugging ; past, tugged : s. 
 tug, tugger. 
 
 TUI'TION. s. Guardianship; super- 
 intendent care. 
 
 TU'LIF. s. A kind of flower. 
 
 TUM'BLE v. To fall ; to roll about, 
 pr. par. tumbling; past, tumbled: 
 s. tumble, tumbler. 
 
 TUM'BREL. s. A kind of cart. 
 
 TU'MEFY. v. To swell; to make to 
 swell, pr. par. tumefying; past, 
 tumefied: s. tumefaction. 
 
 TU'MOUR. s. A morbid swelling. 
 
 TU'MULOSE. adj. Full of hills, s. 
 turn ulosity. 
 
 TU'MULT. s. A promiscuous com- 
 motion in a multitude ; an irregu- 
 lar violence, adj. tumultuary, tu- 
 multuous : adv. tumultuously. 
 
 TUN- s. A large cask ; the measure 
 of four hogsheads ; 20 cwt. v. tun ; 
 pr. par. tunning; past, tunned : s. 
 tunnage 
 
 TU.Y-DfSH. 5. A tunnel, pi. tun- 
 dishes. 
 
 TUNE. s. A diversity of notes put 
 together ; harmony ; concert of 
 parts ; fit temoer. v. tune; pr. par. 
 tuning; past, tuned: adj. tuneful, 
 tuneless : s. tuner. 
 
 TUNIC. 5. Part of the Roman dress; 
 integument. 
 
 TUN— TUR 
 
 TUN'NEL. s. The shaft of a chim 
 ney; a funnel: a pipe by which 
 liquor is poured into vessels, v. 
 tunnel; pr. par. tunneling; past, 
 tunneled. 
 
 TUN'NY. s. A kind of sea-fish. pi. 
 tunnies. 
 
 TUP. 5. A ram. 
 
 TUR'BAN. s. The cover worn by the 
 Turks, on their heads, adj. tur- 
 baned. 
 
 TUR'BARY. s. The right of digging 
 turf; the place where turf is dug 
 
 TUR'BID. adj. Muddy; thick, s. tur- 
 bidness. 
 
 TUR'BOT. 5. A kind of sea-fish. 
 
 TUR'BULENCE. 5. Tumult; confu- 
 sion, adj. turbulent: adv. turbu- 
 lently. 
 
 TURF. s. A clod covered with grass ; 
 peat. adj. turfy. 
 
 TUR'GENT. adj. Swelling, tumid, 
 pompous. 
 
 TURGES'CENCE. s. Act of swell- 
 ing; state of being swollen; empty 
 magnificence. 
 
 TUR'GID. adj. Swelling; bloated; 
 pompous ; vainly magnificent, s. 
 turgidity. 
 
 TUR' KEY. s. A large fowl, supposed 
 to iiave been first brought from 
 Turkev. 
 
 TUR'MERIC. s. An Indian root 
 which makes a vellow die. 
 
 TUR'MOIL. s. Trouble, disturbance. 
 
 TURN. v. To put into a circular mo- 
 tion ; to revolve : to invert ; to 
 change ; to transform, &c. pr. 
 par. turning ; past, turned: s. ft/m, 
 turner, turnery. 
 
 TURN'COAT. s. One who forsakes 
 his party or principles. 
 
 TUR'NIP. s. A kind of esculent root. 
 
 TURN'KEY. 5. One who opens and 
 locks the doors of a prison. 
 
 TURN'PIKE. s. A revolving cross, 
 fixed to hinder horses from enter- 
 ing ; a gate where toll is collected, 
 to repair the road. In the United 
 States, a turnpike signifies an arti 
 ficial road, covered with stones and 
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TUR— TWI 
 
 gravel, v. turnpike; pr. par. turn- 
 piking; past, turnpiked. 
 
 TURN'SOL. 5. A kind of plsnt. 
 
 TURN'STILE. s. A kind of turn- 
 pike, in a foot-path. 
 
 TUR'PENTINE. s. The gum exuded 
 bv the pine. 
 
 TUR'PITUDE. 5. Inherent vileness ; 
 badness. 
 
 TUR'RET. 5. A little tower, adj. 
 turrcted. 
 
 TURTLE, TURTLEDOVE, s. A 
 species of dove : turtle, the sea- 
 tortoise. 
 
 TUS'CAN. adj. Relating to one of 
 the orders of architecture. 
 
 TUSK. s. The long tooth of a pug- 
 nacious animal ; the fang. adj. 
 
 TU'TANAG. s. A kind of mixed 
 metal, compounded of lead and 
 tin. 
 
 TUTELAGE, s. Guardianship; state 
 of being under a guardian, adj. 
 tutelar, tutelary. 
 
 TUTOR, s. One who has the care 
 of another's learning and morals ; 
 a teacher, v. tutor ; pr. par. tutor- 
 ing; past, tutored: fern, tutoress, 
 pi. tutoresses: s. tutorage. 
 
 TWANG, v. To sound with a quick, 
 sTiarp noise ; to speak or sing with 
 an affected modulation of the 
 voice, pr. par. twanging; past, 
 twanged: s. twang. 
 
 TWEAK, v. To pinch; to squeeze 
 between the fingers, pr. par. tweak- 
 ing; past, tweaked. 
 
 TWEE'DLE. v. To handle lightly : 
 used of awkward fiddling, pr. par. 
 tweedling; past, tweedled. 
 
 TWEE'ZERS. s. Nippers, or small 
 pincers to pluck off hairs. 
 
 TWELVE, adj. Two and ten. or- 
 dinal adj. twelfth. 
 
 TWELVE'MONTH. s. A year. 
 
 TWENTY, adj. Twice ten. ordi- 
 nal adj. twentieth. 
 
 TWICE, adv. Two times ; doubly. 
 
 TWIG. s. A small shoot of a branch ; 
 a switch, v twig; pr. par. twig- 
 ging; past 
 
 TW1-TYR 
 
 TWTLIGHT. s. The dubious or 
 faint light, before sunrise, and 
 after sunset, adj. twilight. 
 
 TWIN. 5. One of two born at the 
 same birth ; one born at the same 
 birth. 
 
 TWINE, v. To twist two bodies, in 
 order to unite them ; to wind, yr 
 par. twining; past, twined: s. twine 
 
 TWINGE, v. To torment with sud 
 den and short pain ; to tweak, pr. 
 par. twinging; past, twinged' s. 
 twinge. 
 
 TWINK'LE. v. To shine faintly; 
 to open and shut the eyes by turns, 
 pr. par. twinkling ; past, twinkled. 
 
 TWIRL, v. To turn round ; to re- 
 volve with a quick motion, pr. par. 
 twirling; past, twirled: s. twirl. 
 
 TWIST, v. To form by complica- 
 tion, or convolution; to contort; 
 to writhe, &c. pr. par. twisting, 
 past, twisted: s. twist, twister. 
 
 TWIT. v. To sneer, to flout, to re- 
 proach, pr. par. twitting ; past, 
 twitted; adv. twitiingly. 
 
 TWITCH, v. To pull with a quick 
 motion ; to snatch, pr. par. twitch- 
 ing : past, twitched: s. twitch. 
 
 TWITTER, v. To make a sharp, 
 tremulous, intermitted noise ; to 
 simper, pr. par. twittering; past, 
 twittered: s. twitter. 
 
 TWO. adj. One and one. adj. two- 
 edged, two-fold, two-handed. 
 
 TYE. v. See Tie. 
 
 TY'GER. s. See Tiger. 
 
 TYMPAN'UM. s. A drum; a par. 
 of the ear, so called from its re 
 semblance to a drum. 
 
 TYPE. 5. Emblem ; mark ; that by 
 which something future is pre 
 figured; a printing letter, adj. 
 typical: adv. typically. 
 
 TYPIFY, v. To figure; to snow in 
 emblem, pr. par. typifying; past, 
 typified. 
 
 TYPOGRAPHY. 5. Emblematical, 
 figurative, or hieroglyphical repre- 
 sentation ; the art of printing, adj. 
 typographical-adv . typographically 
 
 TY'RANT. 5. An absolute monarch, 
 380 
 
TYR— TYR 
 
 governing imperiously; a cruel and 
 despotic master, adj. tyrannical: 
 adv. tyrannically: s. tyranny , pi. 
 tyrannies. 
 TYR'ANxNISE. v. To act as a ty- 
 
 TYR— TYT 
 
 rant. pr. par. tyrannizing; past, 
 
 tyrannized. 
 TY'RO. s. One not yet master 3f his 
 
 art ; one in his rudiments. 
 TYTHE. s. See Tithe. 
 
 UBI— UNA 
 
 V 
 
 UNA— UNA 
 
 UBI'QT ITY. s. Omnipresence; ex- 
 istence at the same time, in all 
 places. 
 
 UD'DER. s. The dugs of a cow. 
 
 UG'LY. adj. Deformed; offensive 
 to the sight, s. ugliness. 
 
 UL'CER. s. An inveterate sore. v. 
 ulcerate ; pr. par. ulcerating ; past, 
 ulcerated: s. ulceration: adj. ul- 
 cerous. 
 
 UL'LAGE. 5. The quantity which a 
 cask wants of being full. 
 
 ULTE'RIOR. adj. Lying on the fur- 
 ther side. 
 
 ULTIMATE, adj. Intended as the 
 last resort ; being the last in the 
 train of consequences, adv. ulti- 
 mately: s. ultimatum. 
 
 ULTRAMARI'NE. adj. Beyond the 
 sea ; foreign. 
 
 ULTRAMONTANE, adj. Beyond 
 the mountains. 
 
 UM'BER. s. A yellow colour ; a fish. 
 
 UM'BRAGE. s. Shade, shadow; re- 
 sentment. 
 
 UMBRA'GEOUS. adj. Shady; ob- 
 scure. 
 
 UMBRELLA, s. A screen from the 
 sun or rain. 
 
 UMBROS'ITY. 5. Shadiness. 
 
 UM'PIRE. s. An arbitrator; one who, 
 as a common friend, decides dis- 
 putes, s. umpirage 
 
 UNABASH'ED. adj. Not ashamed; 
 not confused bv modestv. 
 
 UNABATED, adj. Undiminished. 
 
 UNA'BLE. adj. Not having ability; 
 weak. 
 
 UNACCENTED, adj. Having no ac- 
 cent. 
 
 UNACCOM'PANIED. adj. Not at- 
 tended. 
 
 UNACCOMPLISHED, adj. Not ac- 
 complished. 
 
 UN ACCOUNT' ABLE. adj. Not ex- 
 plicable ; not to be solved by rea* 
 son; not subject, adv. unaccount- 
 ably. 
 
 UNACCUSTOMED, adj. Not ac- 
 customed. 
 
 UNACKNOWLEDGED, adj. Not 
 owned. 
 
 UNACQUAINTED, adj. Not ac- 
 quainted, s. unacquaintance. 
 
 UNADMI'RED. adj. Not admired. 
 
 UNADORN'ED. adj. Not adorned. 
 
 UNADULTERATED, at//. Genuine, 
 not spoiled by spurious mixtures. 
 
 UN ADVTSED. adj. Imprudent; done 
 without thought, s. unadvisedness . 
 adv. unadvisedly. 
 
 UNAFFECTED, adj. Real; free 
 from affectation; candid; not la- 
 boured ; not moved, adv. unaf- 
 fectedly. 
 
 UNAFFECTING. adj. Not pathetic. 
 
 UNAID'ED. adj. Not assisted. 
 
 UNALIENABLE, adj. Not to be 
 transferred. 
 
 UNALTERABLE, adj. Unchange- 
 able; immutable, s. unalterableness: 
 adv. unalterably : adj. unaltered. 
 
 UNAMBITIOUS, adj. Free from 
 ambition. 
 
 UNAMIABLE. adj. Not amiable. 
 
 UNANIMOUS, adj. Being of one 
 mind ; agreeing in design or opin- 
 ion, s. unanimity : adv. unani- 
 mously. 
 
 UNANSWERABLE, adj. Not to be 
 refuted, adv. unanswerably: adj. 
 unanswered. 
 
 UNAPPAL'LED. adj. Not impressed 
 by fear. 
 
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UNA-UNB 
 
 UN APPEASED, adj. Not pacified. 
 
 UJSAIPRIZ'ED. adj. Not informed. 
 
 UNAPPROPRIATED, adj. Having 
 no particular application. 
 
 UNAPPROVED, adj. Not approved 
 
 UNAPT', adj. Dull; not ready; un- 
 lit ; improper, s. unaptness : adv. 
 unaptly. 
 
 UN ARR A Y'ED. adj. Not dressed. 
 
 UNASK'ED. adj. Not courted by 
 solicitation ; not sought by en- 
 treaty or care. 
 
 LWASPI'RING adj. Not ambitious. 
 
 UNASSAILABLE, adj. Not to be 
 assaulted, adj. unassailed. 
 
 UNASSISTED, adj. Not helped, 
 adj. unassisting. 
 
 UNASSU'MING. adj. Not arrogant ; 
 modest 
 
 UNATTAINABLE, adj. Not to be 
 attained. 
 
 UNATTEMPTED. adj. Untried. 
 
 UNATTENDED, adj. Having no 
 retinue; unaccompanied. 
 
 UNAUTHORIZED, adj. Not sup- 
 ported bv authority. 
 
 UNAVAILABLE, adj. Useless; vain 
 with respect to any purpose, adj. 
 unavailing. 
 
 UNAVENG'ED. adj. Not avenged. 
 
 UNAVOIDABLE, adj. Inevitable; 
 not to be shunned, adv. unavoida- 
 bly. 
 
 UNAWARE, UNAWARES, adv. 
 Without thought; unexpectedlv. 
 
 UNAW'ED. adj. Unrestrained by 
 fear or reve/ence. 
 
 UNBAR', v. To open, by removing 
 the bars ; to unbolt, pr. par. un- 
 barring ; past, unbarred. 
 
 UNBECOMING, adj. Indecent ; un- 
 suitable; indecorous, s. unbecom- 
 ingly ss : adv. unbecomingly. 
 
 UNBEFRIEND'ED. adj. Wanting 
 friends; without friends. 
 
 UNBELIEVER. 5. An infidel; one 
 who does not entertain the same 
 belief as another. 
 
 UNBEND', v. To free from flexure ; 
 to relax, pr. par. unbending ; past, 
 unbent. 
 
 UNBE^EEMTNG. adi. Unbecoming. 
 
 UNB— UNC 
 
 UNBIAS. y. To free from bias, pr 
 par. unbiasing; past, unbiased. 
 
 UNBID'DEN. adj. Uninvited; un- 
 commanded. 
 
 UNBIND', v. To loose; to untie, pr. 
 par. unbinding ; past, unbound. 
 
 UNBLEMISHED, adj. Free from 
 blemish. 
 
 UNBLEND'ED. adj. Not mingled. 
 
 UNBLEST'. adj. Wretched; ac 
 cursed. 
 
 UNBLUSHTNG. adj. Not having the 
 sense of shame. 
 
 UNBOLT', v. To unbar, pr. par. un 
 bolting; past, unbolted. 
 
 UNBORN', adj. Not yet brought into 
 life. 
 
 UNBO'SOM. v. To reveal in confi- 
 dence ; to open. pr. par. unbosom- 
 ing; past, unbosomed. 
 
 UNBOUND', adj. Loose; wanting 
 a cover : used of books. 
 
 UNBOUND'ED. adj. Infinite; inter- 
 minable, adv. unboundedly. 
 
 UNBRACE, v. To loose ; to relax, 
 pr. par. unbracing; past, un- 
 braced. 
 
 UNBRI'DLED. adj. Not bridled, li- 
 centious ; not restrained. 
 
 UNBRO'KEN. adj. Unsubdued ; not 
 violated. 
 
 UNBUCK'LE. v. To loose from 
 buckles, pr. par. unbuckling; past, 
 unbuckled. 
 
 UNBUILT', adj. Not vet erected. 
 
 UNBUPv'IED. adj. Not interred. 
 
 UNBUR'THEN. v. To rid of a load. 
 pr. par. unburthening ; past, un- 
 burthened. 
 
 UNBUTTON, v. To loose anv thing 
 buttoned, pr. par. unbuttoning; 
 oast, unbuttoned. 
 
 UNCAL'LED. adj. Not summoned. 
 
 UNCAN'DID. adj. Void of candour. 
 
 UNCA'SE. v. To disengage from any 
 covering, pr. par. uncasing; past, 
 uncased. 
 
 UNCEASING, adj. Continual. 
 
 UNCEREMONIOUS, adj. Not at- 
 tended with ceremony. 
 
 UNCERTAIN, adj. Doubtful; un 
 382 
 
UNC -UNC 
 
 settled, s. uncertainty, pi. uncer- 
 tainties : adv. uncertainly. 
 UNCHAIN', v. To free from chains. 
 
 pr. par. unchaining; past, un- 
 
 ch ained. 
 UNCHANGED, adj. Not altered. 
 
 adj. unchangeable, unchanging: 
 
 adv. unchangeably. 
 UNCHARITABLE, adj. Not chari- 
 table, s. uncharitableness : adv. 
 
 uncharitably. 
 UNCHASTE', adj. Not chaste. 
 UNCHRISTIAN, adj. Contrary to 
 
 the laws of Christianity. 
 UNCIR'CUMCISED. adj. Not cir 
 
 cumciscd. 
 UNCIR'CUMSCRIBED. adj. Un 
 
 bounded. 
 UNCIR'CUMSPECT. adj. Not cau 
 
 tious. 
 UNCIVIL adj. Unpolite; rude. adv. 
 
 uncivilly. 
 UNCIVILIZED, adj. Not reclaimed 
 
 from barbaritv. 
 UNCLAIM'ED.Wj. Not claimed. 
 UNCLASP, v. To open what is shut 
 
 with clasps, pr. par. unclasping ; 
 
 past, unclasped. 
 UNCLAS'SIC,UNCLAS'SICAL.a4/ 
 
 UNCLE, s. The brother of one's 
 father or mother. ' 
 
 UNCLEAN', adj. Foul: dirty, s.un- 
 cleanness: adv. uncleanly: s. un 
 cleanliness. 
 
 UNCLOTHE', v. To strip : to make 
 naked, pr. par. unclothing; past, 
 unclothed. 
 
 UNCOM FORTABLE. adj. Afford- 
 ing no comfort ; dismal, s. uncom- 
 fortableness: adv. uncomfortably. 
 
 UNCOM'MON. adj. Not frequent 
 rare. s. uncommonness : adv. un- 
 commonly. 
 
 UNCOMMU'NICATED. adj. Not 
 communicated, adj. uncommuni- 
 
 UNCOMPLATSANT. adj. Not civil 
 UNCOMPLYING, adj. Not comply- 
 ing. 
 UNCOM POUND'ED. adj. Simple 
 not mixed, s. uncompoundedness. 
 
 UNC— UNC 
 
 ! UNCONDITIONAL, adj. Not lim 
 ited bv terms. 
 
 UNCONFI'NED. adj. Free from re- 
 straint, adv. unconjinedly. 
 
 UNCONFIRMED, adj. Not confirm 
 ed. J 
 
 UNCONFORMABLE, adj. Incon 
 si stent, s. unconformity. 
 
 UNCONNECTED, adj. Not cohe- 
 rent ; loose. 
 
 UNCONQ'UERABLE. adj. Not to 
 be subdued, adj. unconquered. 
 
 UNCONSCIONABLE, adj. Forming 
 unreasonable expectations, adv. 
 unconscionably. 
 
 UNCONSCIOUS, adj. Having no 
 mental perception; unknowing. 
 
 UNCONSTRAINED, adj. Free from 
 constraint, s. un constraint : adv 
 u neons tra inedly. 
 
 UNCONSU'MED. adj. Not wasted 
 
 UNCONTRADICTED, adj. Not cm 
 tradicted. 
 
 UNCONTROLLABLE, adj. Resist- 
 less, adv. uncontrollably : adj. vn~ 
 controlled. 
 
 UNCONTROVERT'ED. adj. Pot 
 disputed; not contradicted. 
 
 UNCONVERTED, adj. Not con 
 verted. 
 
 UNCONVIN'CED. adj. Not convinc- 
 ed. J 
 
 UNCORD', v. To loose a thingbound 
 with cords, pr. par. uncording; 
 I past, uncorded. 
 
 UNCORRUPT'. adj. Honest; not 
 tainted by wickedness, adj. uncor- 
 j rupted, uncorruptible. 
 
 UNCOU'PLE. v. To loose from cou- 
 i pies; to disjoin, pr. par. uncoup- 
 i ling: past, uncoupled. 
 
 UNCOURTEOUS. adj. Uncivil, adv. 
 I uncourteously. 
 
 UNCOURT'LY. adj. Inelegant of 
 manners; uncivil, s. uncourtliness. 
 
 UNCOUTH', adj. Strange : unusual ■ 
 awkward, s. uncouthness: adv. un- 
 covthly. 
 
 UNCOVER, v. To divest of cover 
 uncovering; past, 
 
 mg. pr. par. 
 uncovered. 
 
 383 
 
UNC— UND 
 
 UNCREATED, adj. Ncvt yet created-, 
 not. produced by creation. 
 
 UNCTION. 5. The act of anoint- 
 ing ; ointment. 
 
 UNCTUOUS, adj. Fat ; clammy, s. 
 unctuosity. 
 
 UNCULTIVATED, adj. Not culti- 
 vated ; not instructed. 
 
 UNCURL', v. To loose from ring- 
 lets or convolutions, p*-. par. un- 
 curling; past, uncurled. 
 
 UNCUR'RENT. adj. Not current; 
 out of credit. 
 
 UNDAUNTED, adj. Unsubdued by 
 fear. adv. undauntedly: adj. un- 
 daunted. 
 
 UNDECEIVE', v. To set free from 
 the influence of fallacy, pr. par. 
 undeceiving ; past, undeceived. 
 
 UNDECIDED, adj. Not decided. 
 
 UNDEFA'CED. adj. Not disfigured. 
 
 UNDEFI'LED. adj. Not polluted. 
 
 UNDEFFNABLE. adj. Not to be 
 defined, adj. undefined. 
 
 UNDENTABLE. adj. Not to be de- 
 nied, adv. undeniably. 
 
 UN'DER. One of the prepositions. 
 
 UNDERGO', v. To suffer ; to sus- 
 tain, pr. par. undergoing; past, 
 undergone. 
 
 UN'DERHAND. adj. Secretly; clan- 
 destinelv. 
 
 UNDERLINE, v. To mark with 
 lines below the words, pr. par. 
 underlining; past, underlined. 
 
 UN'DERLING. s. An inferior agent. 
 
 UNDERMINE, v. To dig cavities 
 under any thing; to injure by 
 clandestine means, pr. par. under- 
 mining ; past, undermined: s. un 
 derminer. 
 
 UNTERMOST. adj. Lowest in place 
 
 UNDERNEATH'. prep. Under; be 
 low. 
 
 UN'DERPART. s. Subordinate or 
 unessential part. 
 
 UN'DER PLOT. 5. The secondary 
 plot; a clandestine scheme. 
 
 UNDERRATE, v. To undervalue, 
 pr. par. underrating; past, un- 
 derrated. 
 
 UNDERSELL', v. To sell cheaper. 
 
 UND— UND 
 
 pr. par. underselling; past, un> 
 dersold. 
 UNDERSTAND', v. To compre- 
 hend ; to know the meaning of. 
 pr. par. understanding ; past, un- 
 derstood: s. understanding. 
 
 UN'DERSTRAPPER. s. An inferior 
 agent. 
 
 UNDERTA'KE. v. To attempt ; to 
 engage in. pr. par. undertaking, 
 past, undertaken: pret. undertook. 
 
 UNDERTAKER, s. One who un 
 dertakes; one who provides ne- 
 cessaries for a funeral. 
 
 UNDERVALUE, v. To rate too 
 low ; to esteem lightly, pr. par. 
 undervaluing; past, undervalued. 
 
 UNDERWENT'. Pret. of the v. un- 
 dergo, i 
 
 UN'DERWOOD. s. The low trees 
 that grow among timber. 
 
 UNDERWRITE, v. To write undrr; 
 to subscribe to a policy of im Q- 
 rance. pr. par. underwriting ; pait, 
 underwritten: s. underwriter. 
 
 UNDESCRIB'ED. adj. Not descriK d. 
 
 UNDESERVED, adj. Not merited, 
 adv. undeservedly. 
 
 UNDESIGNTNG. adj. Not acting 
 with any set purpose; sincere. 
 a d j . u n designed. 
 
 UNDETER'MINED. adj. Unsettled, 
 undecided. 
 
 UNDEV'IATING. adj. Regular; not 
 crooked. 
 
 UNDIGESTED, adj. Not concocted 
 crude; not digested. 
 
 UNDIMINISHED, adj. Not lessened, 
 entire. 
 
 UNDISCIPLINED, adj. Not disci- 
 plined. 
 
 UNDISGUISED, adj. Open, artless. 
 
 UNDISMAY'ED. adj. Not discour- 
 aged. 
 
 UNDISSEM'BLING. adj. Not dis- 
 sembling, adj. undissembled. 
 
 UNDISTURB'ED. adj. Calm ; tran 
 quil. 
 
 UNDO', v. To ruin; to loose; to 
 unravel, pr. par. undoing; pawl, 
 undone: pret. undid. 
 
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UND-UNE 
 
 DNE-UNF 
 
 UNDOUBTED, adj. Indubitable:" UNEXHAUSTED spe* 
 
 indisputable, adv. undoubtedly. UNEXPECTED, adj. Not expected. 
 AWN*, adj. Not drawn. adv. unexpectedly. 
 
 UNDRESS.' v. To strip; to divest UNEXPLORED, adj. Not search jo 
 
 of ornaments, pr. par- undressing-. ;\ out. 
 
 ..undressed: s. undress, pi. un- UNEXPOSED, adj. Not exposed. 
 
 dresses. UNEXT1NG UISHABLE. ad 
 UNDUE', adj. Not right ; illegal : cuenchable. adj. untxting-uished. 
 
 not agreeable to : UNFA'DING. adj. Not withering 
 UN DULATE. p. To roll as waves. adj. unfaded. 
 
 pr. par. undulating,- past, uniu- UNFA'IR. adj. Not fair : dishonest, 
 
 lated : s. undulation: adj. undu- s. unfairness: adv. unfairly. 
 
 lary, undulatory. UNFAlTH'FUL. adj. Perfidious.; 
 UNDUTIFUL. adj. Not obedient; treacherous, s. unfaithfulness: adv. 
 
 not reverent, s. undutifulness : unfaithfully. 
 
 adv. undub fully : adj. unduteous. UNFASHIONABLE, adj. Not fash- 
 UNEARTHED. a<f/. Driven from a ionable. adv. unfashicmably. 
 
 den in the ground. UNFAST'EN. v. to loose; to un 
 
 UNEARTH LY. adj. Not terrestrial. 
 UNEASY, adj. Painful ; distu- 
 
 not at ease. s. uneasiness: adv. im- 
 
 cayi7y. 
 UNEATEN, adj. Not eaten. 
 UNEDUCATED, adj. Not having 
 
 received education. 
 UNEL'IGIBLE. adj. Not proper to 
 
 be chosen. 
 UNEMPLOYED, adj. Not bus 
 
 UNENLIGHTENED, a#. Not i 
 
 minated. UNFEIGNED. inter 
 
 UNENTERTAIN'ING. adj. Giving feRed; real. adv. unfdgnedly. 
 
 no delight. ~ UNFELT'. adj. Not felt. 
 
 UN KIN' VIED. adj. Exempt from envy; UNFETTER. i\ To unchain, pr. pi.i 
 UNE'QUAL. adj. Not equal; disf 
 
 portioned, adv. unequally: adj. un- UNFINISHED, adj. Incomplete. 
 
 equ UNFIT', adj. Improper; unsuitable 
 
 UNEQUIVOCAL, adj. Not equivo- v. unfit; pr. par. unfitting: past, 
 
 cal. unfitted: s. unfitness: adv. unfitly. 
 
 UNERRING, adj. Committing no UNFIX'. i\ To loosen; to unfasten. 
 
 mstake. adv. unerringly. par. unfixing; past, ttnfixt 
 
 DNESSATED. adj. Unattempted. UNFLEDG'ED. adj. Not completely 
 
 fix. pr. par. unfastening : past, vn- 
 
 fasic 
 UNFATH'OMABLE. adj. Not to be 
 
 sounded bv a line. adj. unfaihomed. 
 UNFAVOURABLE, adj. Not fa- 
 
 vourable. adv. unfavourably. 
 UNFEASIBLE, adj. Impraeticab e. 
 UNFED 7 , adj. Not supplied win 
 
 food. 
 UNFEELING, adj. Void of sensi- 
 bility. 3. unfti. ,\ un* 
 
 feel tgi 
 
 UNESSENTIAL, adj. Not import- 
 ant: not constituting essence. 
 UNE'YEN. adj. Not even ; not level. 
 
 5 
 
 UNEXAMINED, adj. Not examined. 
 UNEXAMPLED, adj. Not known 
 
 bv anv precedent. 
 UNEXCEPTIONABLE adj. Not 
 
 liable to anv obiection. 
 UNEXECUTED. Vi/. Not executed. 
 2K 
 
 feathered : v< 
 
 UNFOLEK. r. To expand: to spread : 
 to discover, pr. par. unfolding; 
 past. t/ 
 
 UNFORESEEN', adj. Not foreseen. 
 
 UNFORGIVING, adj. Relentless. 
 
 UNFORTIFIED, adj. Not fortified. 
 
 UNFORTUNATE, adj. Not suc- 
 cessful; unprosperous adv. un- 
 fortunately. 
 
 385 
 
UNF— UNG 
 
 UN FOUGHT', adj. Not fought. 
 
 UNFOUND'ED. adj. Void of found- 
 ation. 
 
 UNFREQUENTED, adj. Rarely 
 visited. 
 
 UNFRE'QUENTLY. adv. Not com- 
 mon 1 v. 
 
 UNFRiEND'LY. adj. Not benevo- 
 lent ; not kind. s. unfriendliness. 
 
 UNFRUITFUL, adj. Not fruitful, 
 s. unjrm (fulness. 
 
 UNFURL', v. To expand; to unfold, 
 pr. par. unfurling; past, unfurled. 
 
 UNGAIN'LY. adj. Awkward; un- 
 couth. 
 
 UNGAIN'FUL. adj. Unprofitable. 
 
 UNGAR'RISONED. adj. Without a 
 garrison. 
 
 UNGEN'EROUS. adj. Niggardly, 
 mean, not liberal, adv. ungene- 
 rously. 
 
 UNGE'NIAL. adj. Not congenial. 
 
 UNGENTEEL'. adj. Not genteel. 
 
 UNGEN'TLEMANLIKE. adj. Un- 
 like a gentleman, adj. ungentle 
 manly. 
 
 UNGIRD'. v. To loose any thing 
 bound with a girdle, pr. par. un- 
 girding,' past, ungirded: adj. un- 
 girt. 
 
 UNGOD'LY. adj. Wicked ; negligent 
 of God. s. ungodliness: adv. un- 
 godlilu. 
 
 UNGOVERNABLE, adj. Not to be 
 ruled; not to be restrained, adv. 
 ungovernably. 
 
 UNGOV'ERNED. adj. Without gov- 
 ernment ; unbridled. 
 
 UNGRACE'FUL. adj. Wanting ele- 
 gance, s. ungracefulness. 
 
 UNGRA'CIOUS. adj. Wicked, odi 
 ous, offensive, unpleasing. adv. 
 ungraciously. 
 
 UNGRAMMATICAL. adj. Not ac 
 cording to grammar, adv. ungram 
 matically. 
 
 UNGRAT E'FUL. adj. Not grateful. 
 s ungratefulness: adv. ungrate 
 fully. 
 
 UNGRAT'IFIED. adj. Not gratified. 
 
 UNGROUNDED, adj. Having no 
 foundation 
 
 UNG- UNI 
 
 UNGUARD'ED. adj. Undefended * 
 careless; imprudent, adv. un- 
 guardedly. 
 
 UNG'UENT. 5. Ointment. 
 
 UNGUID'ED. adj. Not directed. 
 
 UNHAL'LOWED. adj. Unholy 
 profane. 
 
 UNHAND'SOME. adj. Ungraceful 
 illiberal, s. unhandsomeness : adv 
 unhandsomely. 
 
 UNHANDY, adj. Awkward. 
 
 UNHANG', v. To divest of hang- 
 ings; to take down from a hook 
 pr. par. unhanging,- past, unhung. 
 
 UNHANG'ED. adj. Not put to death 
 bv the gallows. 
 
 UNHAPPY, adj. Wretched; mis 
 erable; unfortunate, s. unhappi 
 ness: adv . unhappily. 
 
 UNHARM'ED. adj. Unhurt. 
 
 UNHARMCWIOUS. adj. Unmusi 
 cal, harsh, discordant. 
 
 UNHAR'NESS. v. To loose from ih< 
 traces ; to disarm, pr. par. unhar- 
 nessing ; past, unharnessed. 
 
 UNHEALTH'Y. adj. Sickly, s. vn 
 healthiness. 
 
 UNHEARD', adj. Not perceived b) 
 the ear; not vouchsafed an audi- 
 ence. 
 
 UNHEED'ED. adj. Disregarded. 
 
 UNHEED'FUL.ac//. Incautious, adj 
 unheeding. 
 
 UNHEWN', adj. Not hewn. 
 
 UNHINGE', v. To throw from the 
 hinges ; to disorder, pr. par. un 
 hinging ; past, unhinged. 
 
 UNHO'LY. adj. Profane ; impious 
 s. unholiness. 
 
 UNHON'OURED. adj. Not vene. 
 rated ; not celebrated. 
 
 UNHORSE', v. To throw from the 
 saddle, pr. par. unhorsing; pap 
 unhorsed. 
 
 UNHURT, adj. Free from harm 
 adj. unhurtful. 
 
 U'NICORN. s. A beast that has only 
 one horn. 
 
 U'NIFORM. adj. Similar to itself 
 conforming to one rule. s. uni- 
 formity : adv. uniformly. 
 
 386 
 
UNr— UNJ 
 
 UNIMPAIRED. ad/.Not diminished; 
 not injured. 
 
 UNIMPAS'SIONED. adj. Not en- 
 dowed with passions; not pathetic. 
 
 QNIMPEACH'ABLE. adj. Not ac- 
 cusable. adj. uniinpeached. 
 
 UNIMPORTANT, adj. Not mo- 
 mentous. 
 
 UNINTLUENCED. adj. Not influ- 
 enced. 
 
 UNINFORM'ED. adj. Ignorant. 
 
 UNINSURED, adj. Unhurt. 
 
 UN1N5TRUCTED. adj. Not taught. 
 
 UNIXSTRUC'TIVE. adj. Not con 
 ferring any improvement. 
 
 UNINTELLIGIBLE, adj. That can 
 not be understood, s. unintelligi- 
 bility : adv. unintelligibly. 
 
 UNINTENTIONAL, adj. Not de- 
 signed, adv. unintentionally. 
 
 UNINTERESTING, adj. Exciting 
 no interest. 
 
 UNINTERMIT'TING. adj. Contin 
 uinor. p ar . a jj. unintermitted. 
 
 UNINTERRUPTED, adj. Not inter- 
 rupted, adv. uninterruptedly. 
 
 UNINVITED, adj. Not asked. 
 
 U'NION. s. The act of joining in one 
 concord: federation. 
 
 UNTP'AROUS. adj. Bringing one at 
 a birth. 
 
 UNIQUE', adj. Sole; without an 
 equal. 
 
 U NISON. adj. Sounding alone, s. uni- 
 son, an exact agreement of sound 
 
 U'NIT. s. One; the least number. 
 
 UNITA'RIAN. 5. One of a sect which 
 believes in the unity of God. 
 
 UNITE, v. To join in one; to make 
 agree or adhere, pr. par. uniting; 
 past, united: s. uniter, unity, pi. 
 unifies: adv. unitedly. 
 
 UNIVERSAL, adj. General; total, 
 s. univ ersality : adv. universally. 
 
 U'NI VERSE. 5. The general system 
 of thino-^. 
 
 UNIVERSITY, s. A school where 
 all the arts are taught, pi. univer- 
 sities. 
 
 UNJUST, adj. Iniquitous; contrary 
 to justice, adv. unjustly. 
 
 UNJUSTIFIABLE, adj. xNot to be 
 
 UNK— UNM 
 
 iustified. adv. unjustifiably: o/lj 
 
 unjustified. 
 UNKEN'NEL. v. To drive from his 
 
 hole; to rouse from his retieat. 
 
 pr. par. unkenneling- ; ^zst, unken- 
 neled. 
 IJSKIXU. adj. Not favourable ; not 
 
 kind. s. unkindness, unkindlinesa . 
 
 adv. unkindly. 
 UNKNOWINGLY, adv. Ignorantly 
 UNKNOWN', adj. Not known. 
 UNLA'CE. v. To loose any thing 
 
 fastened with a lace. pr. par. un 
 
 lacing ; past, unlaced. 
 UNLA'DE. v. To remove from that 
 
 which carries, pr. par. unlading, 
 
 past, unladed. 
 UNLAMENTED. adj. Not deplored. 
 UNLATCH', v. To 'open by lifting 
 
 up the latch, pr. par. unlatching ; 
 
 past, unlatched. 
 UNLAWFUL, adj. Contrary to law. 
 
 s. unlawfulness: adv. unlawfully. 
 UNLEARN', v. To forget or disuse 
 
 what has been learned, pr. par. 
 
 unlearning ; past, unlearned. 
 UNLEAV'ENED.orf/. Not fermented. 
 UNLESS', conj. Except ; if not. 
 UNLETTERED, adj. Unlearned. 
 UNLICENSED, adj. Having no per 
 
 mission. 
 UNLI'KE. adj. Dissimilar; improb 
 
 able. adv. unlikely: s. unlikeness t 
 
 unlikelihood, unlikeliness. 
 i UNLIMITED, adj. Having no lim- 
 i its. adv. unlimitedly . 
 [UNLOAD', v. To disburthen. pr. par. 
 
 unloading ; past, unloaded. 
 UNLOCK', v. To open a lock. pr. 
 
 par. unlocking: past, unlocked. 
 UNLOOKED, UNLOOK'ED FOR 
 
 adj. Unexpected. 
 UNLOOSE', v. To loose, pr. par. 
 
 unloosing ; past, unloosed. 
 UNLUCK'Y. adj. Unfortunate; un- 
 
 happy; inauspicious, s. unlucki- 
 
 ness: adv. unluckily. 
 UNMAN*, v. To make irresolute 
 
 to deject, pr. par. unmanning t 
 
 past, unmanned. 
 UNMANAGEABLE, adj. Not mar 
 
 ageable. 
 
 387 
 
UNM— UNO 
 
 UJNMAN'AGED. adj. Not tutored 
 not educated. 
 
 UNMAN'LY. adj. Unsuitable to a 
 man ; effeminate. 
 
 UNMAN'NERED. a#. Ill-bred; rude 
 adv. unmannerly: s. unmannerli- 
 ness. 
 
 UNMAR'RIED, adj. Not married. 
 
 UNMASK', v. To strip of a disguise. 
 pr. par. unmasking; past, un- 
 masked. 
 
 UNMATCH'ED. adj. Matchless; 
 having no equal. 
 
 UNMEANING, adj. Having no 
 meaning. 
 
 UNMEANT', adj. Not intended. 
 
 UNMEDITATED, adj. Not pre- 
 viously thought of. 
 
 UNMERCHANTABLE, adj. Un- 
 saleable. 
 
 UNMERCIFUL, adj. Cruel; se- 
 vere, s. unmercif ulness : adv. un- 
 mercifully. 
 
 UNMERITED, adj. Not deserved, 
 s. unmentedness. 
 
 UNMIND'ED. adj. Not heeded. 
 
 UNMINDFUL, adj. Negligent, s. 
 unmindfulness : adv. unmindfully. 
 
 UNMOLESTED, adj. Undisturbed. 
 
 UNMO'VED. adj. Not moved; not 
 pfected. 
 
 UNNA'MED. adj. Not named; not 
 mentioned. 
 
 IMNAT'URAL. adj. Contrary to na 
 ture; forced, adv. unnaturally. 
 
 UNNECESSARY. acj/.Needless. adv 
 unnecessarily. 
 
 UNNEjGPI'BOURLY. adj. Unkind. 
 
 UNNERVE', v. To enfeeble, pr. par. 
 unnerving ; past, unnerved. 
 
 UNNOTED adj. Not observed. 
 
 UNNUM'BEREb: adj. Not counted. 
 
 UNOBJECTIONABLE, adj. Not to 
 be objected to. 
 
 UNOBSERVANT, adj. Not atten- 
 tive. 
 
 UNOBSERVED, adj. Not regarded; 
 unseen, adv. unobservedly : adj. 
 unob serving. 
 
 UNOBSTRUCTED, adj. Not hin- 
 dered. 
 
 UNOBTRU'SIVE. adj. Not obtrusive. 
 
 UNO— UNP 
 
 UNOCCUPIED, adj. I npossessea. 
 
 UNORGANIZED, adj. Not organ- 
 ized. 
 
 UNPA'CIFIED. adj. Not composed. 
 
 UNPACK', v. To open things pack- 
 ed up. pr. par. unpacking: past, 
 unpacked. 
 
 ' r NPAID\ adj. Not paid. 
 
 JNPAL'ATABLE. adj. Nauseous; 
 disagreeable. 
 
 UNPARALLELED, adj. Not to be 
 equalled. 
 
 UNPARDONABLE, adj. Not to be 
 forgiven, adv. unpardonably : adj. 
 unpardoned. 
 
 UNPARLIAMENTARY. aa 7 ;7 Con- 
 trary to the usage or constitution 
 of parliament. 
 
 UNPATRONIZED. adj. Having no 
 patron. 
 
 UNPEOPLE, v. To depopulate, pr. 
 par. unpeopling ,• past, unpeopled. 
 
 UN PERCEIVED, adj. Not observed. 
 
 UNPERFORM'ED. adj. Undone. 
 
 UNPIN', v. To open any thing 
 fastened with a pin. pr. par. un 
 pinning ; past, unpinned. 
 
 UNPITYING. adj. Without pity. 
 adj. unpitied: adv. unpitifvlly. 
 
 UNPLEAS'ANT. adj. Not pleasant; 
 uneasy, s. unpleasantness: adv. tm 
 pleasantly. 
 
 UNPLEAS'ING. adj. Offensive, s 
 unpleasingness. 
 
 UNPOl/ISHED. adj. Not smoothed; 
 not refined. 
 
 UNPOLITE. adj. Not elegant; not 
 civil, s. impoliteness* 
 
 UNPOLLUTED, adj. Not corrupted. 
 
 UNPOPULAR, adj. Not popular; 
 
 disliked, s. unpopularity. 
 UNPORTIONED. adj. Not endowed 
 with a fortune. 
 
 UNPRACTISED, adj. Not habitua- 
 ted : not skilful. 
 UNPRECEDENTED, adj. Without 
 an example. 
 
 UNPREJUDICED, adj. Free from 
 
 prejudice. 
 UNPREMEDITATED, adj. Not pre- 
 meditated. 
 
 388 
 
UNP-UNR 
 
 UNPREPA'RED. adj. Not prepared 
 a. unpreparedness. 
 
 UN PRETENDING, adj. Not claim- 
 ing anv distinction. 
 
 UNPREVENT'ED.a#. Not hindered 
 
 UNPRINCIPLED, adj. Without set 
 tied Drinciples; nefarious. 
 
 UNPR1NTED. adj. Not printed. 
 
 UNPRODUCTIVE, adj. Not effi- 
 cient ; barren. 
 
 UNPROFITABLE, adj. Not profit- 
 able, adv. unprofitably. 
 
 UNPROLIFIC. adj. Barren. 
 
 UNPROM'ISING. adj. Giving no 
 promise of excellence. 
 
 UNPROPI'TIOUS. adj. Inauspicious. 
 
 UNPROTECTED, adj. Not pro- 
 tected. 
 
 UNPROVIDED, adj. Not provided. 
 
 UNPROVOK'ING. adj. Giving no 
 offence, adj. unprovoked. 
 
 UNPUB'LISHED. adj. Not publish- 
 ed : secret; unknown. 
 
 UJNPUNTSHED. adj. Not punished. 
 
 UNQUALIFY, v. To disqualify; to 
 divest of qualification, pr. par. un- 
 qualifying; past, unqualified. 
 
 UNQUESTIONABLE, adj. Indubi- 
 table, adv. unquestionably: adj. 
 unquestioned. 
 
 UNQUI'ET. adj. Not calm ; not dis- 
 turbed. 
 
 UNRAVEL, v. To disentangle; to 
 extricate, pr. par. unraveling 
 past, unraveled. 
 
 UNREAD, adj. Not read. 
 
 UNREAD'Y. adj. Not prepared ; not 
 prompt, s. unreadiness. 
 
 UNRFAL. adj. Unsubstantial. 
 
 UNREASONABLE, adj. Not agree- 
 able to reason; exorbitant, s. un 
 reasonableness : adv. unreasonably 
 
 UNRECLAIM'ED. adj. Not tamed: 
 
 not reformed. 
 UNREFI'NED. adj. Not refined. 
 
 UNRELENTING.' adj. Cruel ; re 
 
 lentless. 
 UNREMITTING, adj. Not abating; 
 persevering. 
 
 UNREPEALED, adj. Not revoked. 
 
 UNRESISTING, adj. Not opposing, 
 adj. unresisted. 
 
 2K2 
 
 UNR—UNS 
 
 UNREST, s. Disquiet. 
 
 UNRESTRAIN'ED. adj. Not con- 
 fined; unlimited. 
 
 UNRE VEAL'E D.adj. Not discoverer 
 
 UNREVENG'ED. adj. Not revenged. 
 
 UNREWARD'ED.a^. Not rewarded. 
 
 UNRID'DLE. v. To solve an enigma, 
 pr. par. unriddling; past, unrid- 
 dled: s. unriddler. 
 
 UNRlGHTEOUS.a<iy. Unjust; wick- 
 ed. s. unrighteousness: adv. un- 
 righteously. 
 
 UNRI'im. adj. Immature, s. unripe- 
 ness. 
 
 UNRl'VALED. adj. Having no rival; 
 unequaled. 
 
 UNRO'BE. v. To undress-pr. par 
 unrobing; past, unrobed:. 
 
 UNROLL', y. To open any thing 
 rolled, pr. par. unrolling; past, 
 unrolled. 
 
 UNROOF', v. To strip off the roof, 
 pr. par. unroofing; past, unroofed 
 
 UNRUFFLE. v. To cease from agi- 
 tation, pr. par. unruffling ; past, 
 unruffled. 
 
 UNRU'LY. adj. Turbulent ; ungov- 
 ernable, s. unruliness. 
 
 UNSAD'DLE. v. To take off the sad- 
 dle, pr. par. unsaddling; past, un- 
 saddled. 
 
 UNS ATE. adj. Not secure; dan 
 gerous. adv. unsafely. 
 
 UNSALEABLE, adj. Not merchant 
 able. 
 
 UNSANC'TIFIED. adj. Unholy. 
 
 UNSATISFACTORY, adj. Not giv 
 ing satisfaction. 
 
 UNSATISFIED, ac?/. Not contented 
 
 UNSAVOURY, adj. Tasteless; un 
 pleasing, s. unsavouriness : ad\ 
 unsavourily. 
 
 UNSAY', v. To retract; to recant 
 pr. par. unsaying; past, unsaid. 
 
 UNSCREW', v. To loosen a screw 
 pr. par. unscrewing; past, un 
 
 UNSCRIP'TURAL. adj. Not deten 
 
 sible by Scripture. 
 UNSEARCHABLE, adj. Inscruta- 
 
 ble. 
 UNSEASONABLE, adj. Ill-timed, 
 389 
 
UNS— UNS 
 
 unfit, s. i.nseasonableness : adv. un- 
 seasonably. 
 
 UNSEEM'LY. adj. Indecent; unbe- 
 coming, s. unseemliness. 
 
 UNSEEN', adj. Not seen ; invisible. 
 
 UNSERVICEABLE, adj. Useless. 
 
 UNSETTLE, v. To make uncertain; 
 to overthrow, pr. par. unsettling; 
 past, unsettled: s. unsettledness. 
 
 UNSHA'KEN. adj. Unmoved. 
 
 UNSHEATH'. v. To draw from the 
 scabbard, pr. par. unsheathing; 
 past, unsheathed. 
 
 UNSHIP', v. To take out of a ship. 
 pr. par. unshipping ; past, unship- 
 ped. 
 
 UNSHOD', adj. Having no shoes. 
 
 UNSHORN', adj. Not clipped. 
 
 UNSIGHTLY, adj. Disagreeable to 
 the sight, s. unsightliness. 
 
 UNSKILFUL, adj. Wanting skill, 
 s. unskilf ulness : adv. unskilfully : 
 adj. unskilled. 
 
 UWSCCIABLE. adj. Not sociable, 
 adv. unsociably. 
 
 t NSO'CIAL. adj. Not social. 
 
 UNSOLD', adj. Not sold. 
 
 INSOLDIERLIKE, UNSOL'DIER- 
 LY. adj. Unbecoming a soldier. 
 
 UNSOLICITED, adj. Not solicited. 
 
 UNSOPHISTICATED, adj. Not 
 adulterated; not counterfeit. 
 
 UNSORT'ED. adj. Not separated ; 
 not suitable. 
 
 UNSOUGHT', adj. Not sought for. 
 
 UNSOUND', adj. Not sound, s. un- 
 soundness. 
 
 UNSOWN', adj. Not sown. 
 
 UNSPEAK'ABLE. adj. Unutterable, 
 adv. unspeakably. 
 
 UNSPE'CIFIED. adj. Not specified. 
 
 UNSPOTTED, adj. Unstained ; im- 
 maculate. 
 
 UNSTA'BLE. adj. Not fixed; in- 
 constant. 
 
 UNST AID', adj. Not cool; not steady. 
 s. unitaidness. 
 
 UNSTEAD'Y. adj. Inconstant ; ins- 
 table, s. unsteadiness: adv. un- 
 steadily. 
 
 UNSTUb'IFP. adj. Unpremeditated. 
 
 UNSUBSTANTIAL, adj. Not solid. 
 
 UNS— UNT 
 
 UNSUCCESSFUL, adj. Not buc 
 
 cessful. s. unsuccessfulness : adv. 
 
 unsuccessfully. 
 UNSUITABLE, adj. Not suitable. 
 
 s. unsuiiableness. 
 UNSUL'LIED. adj. Not disgraced, 
 
 pure. 
 UNSUNG', adj. Not celebrated in 
 
 verse. 
 UNSUPPORTED, adj. Not support- 
 
 ed. 
 UNSU'RE. adj. Not fixed; not certain. 
 UNSURMOUNTABLE. adj. Insu- 
 perable. 
 UNSUSCEPTIBLE, adj. Not liable 
 
 to admit impression. 
 UNSUSPECTING, adj. Not imagin- 
 
 iug that any ill is designed, adj. 
 
 unsuspected. 
 UNSUSITCIOUS. adj. Having no 
 
 suspicion. 
 UNSWORN', adj. Not bound by en 
 
 oath. 
 UNTA'MEABLE. adj. Not to be 
 
 tamed, adj. untamed. 
 UNTAUGHT, adj. Uninstructed. 
 UNTENABLE, adj. Not to be held 
 
 in possession; not maintainable. 
 UNTENANTED, adj. Having no 
 
 tenant. 
 UNTEND'ED. adj. Not having any 
 
 attendance. 
 UNTHANK'FUL. adj. Ungrateful. 
 
 s. unthankf ulness : adv. unthank- 
 
 fully. 
 UNTHTNK'ING. adj. Thoughtless. 
 UNTHRIFTY, adj. Prodigal : waste 
 
 fill; not improving, s. unthrifti 
 
 ness : adv. unthriftily. 
 UNTI'DY. adj. Not tidy ; slovenly. 
 UNTIE', v. To unbind ; to unfasten. 
 
 pr. par. untying; past, untied. 
 UNTIL', adv. and prep. To the time 
 
 that. 
 UNTIME'LY. adj. Happening before 
 
 the natural time; illtimed. 
 UNTO. One of the prepositions. 
 UNTOLD', adj. Not told; not re- 
 vealed. 
 UNTOWARD, adj. Froward; awfc 
 
 ward; vexatious, adv . untowardly . 
 
 s. untowardness. 
 
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UNT— UNW 
 
 UNTRAIN'ED. adj. Not educated; 
 
 not disciplined. 
 UNTRAV'ELED. adj. Never trodden 
 
 by passengers ; never having seen 
 
 foreign countries. 
 UNTRi'ED. adj. Not yet attempted; 
 
 not having passed trial. 
 UNTROD'DEN. adj. Not marked by 
 
 the foot. 
 UNTROUB'LED. adj. Not disturbed 
 
 bv c;\re ; transparent. 
 UNTRUE 7 , adj. False, s. untruth: 
 
 adv. untruly. 
 UNTUTORED, adj. Uninstructed. 1 ! 
 
 UNW— UPS 
 
 UNVVI'SE. adj. Defective in wisdom, 
 injudicious, adv. unwisely. 
 
 UNWISH'ED. adj. Not sought; not 
 desired. 
 
 UNWITNESSED, adj. Wanting tes- 
 timony. 
 
 UNWITTINGLY, adv. Without 
 knowledge. 
 
 UNWOM'ANLY. adj. Unbecoming 
 a woman. 
 
 UNWONTED, adj. Uncommon; un- 
 used. 
 
 UNWORTHY, adj. Not worthy, s. 
 unworthiness : adv. unworthily. 
 
 UNTWI'NE. v. To open what is;! UNWRITTEN, adj. Not written; 
 
 wrapped on itself; to separate that ! j oral; traditional. 
 
 which clasps round anv thing. ■! UN WROUGHT, adj. Not laboured. 
 UNUSED, adj. Not put to use; not :j UN YIELDING, adj. Not giving 
 
 accustomed. I place ; obstinate. 
 
 UNU'SUAL. adj. Uncommon; rare.; UNYO'KE. v. To loose from the yoke. 
 
 s. unusvalness : adv. unusually. 
 
 UNUTTERABLE, adj. Inexpressi- 
 ble. 
 
 UNVAL'UED. adj. Not prized ; ines- 
 timable. 
 
 UNVARNISHED, adj. Not var- 
 nished. 
 
 UNVA'RYING. adj. Unchanging, 
 adj. unvaried. 
 
 UNVERS'ED. adj. Unacquainted. 
 
 UNVIS'ITED. adj. Not resorted to ; 
 never vet visited. 
 
 I ^WARRANTABLE, adj. Not de- 
 fensible; not allowed, adv. unwar- 
 rantably. 
 
 UNWARRANTED, adj. Not cer- 
 tain : not ascertained. 
 
 pr. par. unyoking ; past, unyoked. 
 
 UP. One of the prepositions, adv. 
 up. 
 
 UPBRAID\ v. To charge contempt- 
 uously with any thing disgraceful, 
 to reproach, pr. par. upbraiding . 
 past, upbraided: s.upbraider. adv. 
 upbraidingly. 
 
 UPHEAVE', v. To heave up. pr. par. 
 upheaving; past, upheaved. 
 
 UPHILL', adj. Difficult; laborious. 
 
 UPHOLD', v. To lift on high : to sup- 
 port ; to continue, pr. par. uphold- 
 ins:: past, upheld ; s. upholder. 
 
 UPHOLSTERER, s. One who fur- 
 nishes houses with beds, curtains, 
 <fcc. s. upholstery. 
 
 UNWA'RY. adj. Imprudent: unex- UPLAND. & High ground, adj. up 
 
 land. 
 UPLIFT, v. To raise aloft, pr. par 
 
 uplifting; past, uplifted. 
 UPON', prep. Not under, not with- 
 
 pected. s. unwariness : adv. un- 
 
 warily. 
 UNWELCOME, aaj Not pleasing; 
 
 not well received. 
 UNWELL', adj. Not well ; slightly] in: on. 
 
 indiso^sed. ^tJP'PER. adj. Sunerior in pluce; 
 
 UNWEPT, adj. Not lamented. | higher, sup. uppermost. 
 
 UNWHOLE'SOME. adj. Insalubri-;! UPRIGHT. ' adj. Perpendicularly 
 
 ous : corrupt, s. umiholesomeness. \ erect: honest, s. uprightness : adv 
 UNWIEL'DY. adj. Unmanageable ; ' uprightly. 
 
 bulkv. adv. unwieUUy. jUP'RO^R. s. Tumult ; disturbance. 
 
 UNWII/LING. adj. Not inclined: ; UPSET, v. To overturn. -pr. par up 
 
 not complving bv inclination, s. ' setting: pn?t, upset. 
 
 unwillingness 7 adv. unwillingly. | UPSHOT, s. Cof.cln*fon ; final event 
 
 391 
 
UPS-USH 
 
 UPSTART, s. One suddenh raised 
 to wealth, power, or honour, adj. 
 upstart. 
 
 UPTURN', v. To throw up; to fur- 
 row, pr. par. upturning ; past, up- 
 turned. 
 
 UPWARD, adv. Directed to a higher 
 part. adv. upwards. 
 
 URBA'NE. adj. Civil ; courteous, s 
 urbanity. 
 
 URCHIN, s. A hedge-hog. 
 
 URGE. v. To incite; to push; to 
 provoke, pr. par. urging; past, 
 urged: s. urger, urgency : adj. ur 
 gent: adv. urgently. 
 
 U'RINE. s. Animal water, adj. uri 
 nary. 
 
 URN. s. A vessel used for the ashes 
 of the dead, &c. 
 
 UR'SULINE. adj. Denoting an order 
 of nuns. 
 
 US. pron. The objective case of we. 
 
 U'SAGE. s. Treatment ; custom. 
 
 U'SANCE. s. A term used by mer- 
 chants. 
 
 USE. s. Usage; custom; habit; con- 
 venience, v. use; pr. par. using, 
 past, used: adj. useful, useless: s. 
 user, usefulness, uselessness: adv. 
 usefully, uselessly. 
 
 USH'ER. s. An introducer ; an under- 
 
 L'SQ-UXO 
 
 teacher, v. usher , pr. par. usJier* 
 ing; past, ushered. 
 
 USQUEBAUGH', s. A compounded 
 distilled spirit. 
 
 U'SUAL. adj. Common, customary, 
 frequent, adv. usually. 
 
 U'SUFRUCT. s. The temporary use. 
 adj. usufructuary. 
 
 USURP', v. To seize without right, 
 pr. par. usurping; past, usurped: 
 s. usurpation, usurper: adv. usurp- 
 ingly. 
 
 USURY, s. Money paid for the use 
 of money; interest; illegal inter- 
 est, s. usurer: adj. usurious : adv. 
 usuriously. 
 
 UTENSIL, s. An instrument for use. 
 
 UTERINE, adj. Belonging to the 
 womb. 
 
 UTIL'IT Y. s. Usefulness ; profit. 
 
 UT'MOST. adj. Extreme; in the 
 highest degree, s. utmost. 
 
 UTO'PIAN. adj. Ideal; not real. 
 
 UT'TER. adj. Situated on the out- 
 side; extreme; excessive, sup. ut- 
 termost: s. uttermost: adv. utterly. 
 
 UT'TER. v. To speak ; to pronounce; 
 to publish, pr. par. uttering; past, 
 uttered : s. utter er. 
 
 UXO'RIOUS. adj. Submissively fond 
 of a wife. s. uxoriousness : adv. 
 uxorwusly. 
 
 VAC— VAC 
 
 VA'CANT. adj. Empty; unfilled; 
 unoccupied, v. vacate; pr. par. 
 vacating; past, vacated: s. vaca- 
 tion, vacancy, pi. vacancies. 
 
 VACCINATE, v. To inoculate with 
 vaccine matter, or. par. vaccinat- 
 ing; past, vaccinated : s. vaccina- 
 tion, vaccinator. 
 
 VACCINE, adj. Of or belonging to 
 a cow. 
 
 VA'CILLATE. v. Towav-r; to be 
 inconstant, pr. par. vacillating; 
 past, vacillated : s. vacillation. 
 
 VACUITY, s. Emptiness, pi. vacu- 
 ities. 
 
 VAC— VAI 
 
 VACUUM, s. Space unoccupied by 
 
 matter. 
 VAG'ABOND. adj. Wandering; va 
 
 grant, s. vagabond. 
 VAGA'RY. s. A wandering; acapri 
 
 cions freak, pi. vagaries. 
 VA'GRANT. adj. Wandering; un- 
 settled, s. vagrant, vagi-ancy. 
 VAGUE, adj. Unmeaning, undetei 
 
 mined. 
 VAIL. 5. A curtain; a cover; monev 
 
 given to servants, v. vail; pr. pai 
 
 vailing; past, vailed. 
 JVAIN. adj. Fruitless ; unreal; mean 
 I ly proud ; showy, adv. vainly. 
 392 
 
VAL— VAN 
 
 VALE. 5. A wide, open space, be- 
 tween hills. 
 
 VALEDICTION, s. A farewell, adj. 
 valedictory. ' 
 
 VAL'ENTINE. s. A sweetheart, cho- 
 sen on Valentine's day; a letter 
 sent on Valentine's dav. 
 
 VALE'RIAN. s. A kind of plant. 
 
 VALET', s. A waiting servant. 
 
 VALETUDINA'RIAN, VALETU'- 
 DINARY. adj. Weakly; sickly. 
 s. valetudinarian. 
 
 VALTANT. adj. Stout; brave, adv. 
 valiantly. 
 
 VALID, adj. Efficacious, weighty, 
 conclusive, s. validity. 
 
 VAL'LEY. s. A low ground or a hol- 
 low between two hills, pi. valleys. 
 
 YALLI'SE. s. A portmanteau. 
 
 YAL'OUR. s. Persona] bravery; 
 strength, adj.ua/oroi/5: adv. val- 
 or ously. 
 
 VAL'UE.s. Price; worth; high rate, v 
 value; pr.par. valuing; past, valued: 
 r.valuaiion,valuator: adj. valuable. 
 
 VALVE, s. A folding door ; anything 
 That opens over the mouth of a 
 vessel. 
 
 V\MP. v. To mend old things; to 
 piece, pr. par. vamping ; past, 
 Vamped : s. vamper. 
 
 VAMP. s. The upper leather of a 
 shoe ; a sock. 
 
 V AM'PIRE. s. A pretended demon; 
 ri kind of bat. 
 
 VAX. s. The front of an army or 
 fleet : the first line. ^ vanguard. 
 
 VANDAL'IC. adj. Barbarous; re- 
 sembling the character of the Van-, 
 dais. s. vandalism. 
 
 VANE. s. A plate turned with the 
 wind. 
 
 VANISH, v. To lose perceptible ex- 
 istence ; to disappear, pr. par. van- 
 ishing ; past, vanished. 
 
 VANITY, s. Emptiness; uncertain- 
 ty ; idle show : ostentation ; petty 
 pride, pi. vanities. 
 
 VAN'QUISH. v. To conquer ; to 
 overcome, pr. par. vanquishing: 
 past, vanquished : s. vanquisher : 
 adj. vanquishable. 
 
 VAP— VAU 
 
 VAPID, adj. Dead ; spiritless, s 
 vapid ness. 
 
 VA'POUR. s. Anything exhalable, 
 fume ; steam ; vain imagination 
 in the plural, hypochondriacal mal 
 adies. adj. vapor ous. 
 
 VA'POUR. i\To emit fumes; to bully 
 pr. par. vapouring ; past, vapoured 
 s. vapourer : adv. vapouringly. 
 
 VA'RIABLE. adj. Changeable; in- 
 constant, s. variableness : adv. va- 
 riably : s. variation. 
 
 iVA'RIANCE. s. Disagreement ; dis- 
 
 ! cord. 
 
 VA'RIEGATE. v. To diversify; to 
 stain with different colours, pr. 
 par. variegating; past, variegated . 
 s. variegation. 
 
 VARl'ETY. s. Change; succession 
 of one thing to another, pi. varieties. 
 
 VARf OLOID. s. A modification of 
 the smallpox. 
 
 VARI'OLOUS. adj. Relating to the 
 disease called the smallpox. 
 
 VA'RIOUS. adj. Different; several; 
 changeable, adv. variously. 
 
 VAR'LET. s. A servant or attendant , 
 a term of reproach. 
 
 YAR'NISH. s. A shining liquid sub- 
 stance, v. varnish; pr. par. varnish- 
 ing ; past, varnished: s.vamisher. 
 
 VA'RY. v. To change ; to diversify, 
 pr. par. varying; past, varied. 
 
 VAS'CULAR. adj. Consisting of ves- 
 sels, s. vascularity. 
 
 VASE. s. A vessel ; generally rather 
 for show than use. 
 
 VAS'SAL. s. One who holds of a su- 
 perior lord; a subject; a servant. 
 s. vassalage. 
 
 VAST. adj. Very large ; immensely 
 great, s. vastness : adv. vastly. 
 
 VAT. s. A large tub, used by brew- 
 ers, &c. 
 
 VAUDE'VILLE. s. A ballad ; a mu- 
 sical drama. 
 
 VAULT. 5. A continued arch; a cellar, 
 a cave, adyvaulted. pronounced vaut. 
 
 VAULT, v. To leap; to jump, pro- 
 nounced vaut. pr. par. vaulting 
 past, vaulted: s. vaulter. 
 
 VAUNT, v. To boast ; to brag, pr 
 393 
 
VEA— VEN 
 par. vaunting; past, vaunted: s 
 vivunter: adv. vaunlingly. 
 
 VEAL. f. The flesh of a calf. 
 
 VEER. v. To turn about ; to change 
 pr. par. veering ; past, veered. 
 
 VEGETABLE, s. Any thing that 
 has growth without sensation, at 
 plants, adj. vegetable: v. vegetate 
 pr. par. vegetating,' past, vegetated 
 s. vegetation: adj. vegetative. 
 
 VE'HEMENT. a#. Violent ; ardent 
 s. vehemence : adv. vehemently. 
 
 VE'HICLE. s. That in which any 
 thing is carried, adj. vehicular. 
 
 VEIL. s. A cover to conceal the face 
 a disguise, v. veil ; pr. par. veiling; 
 past, veiled. 
 
 VEIN. s. A blood-vessel ; course of 
 metal in a mine ; tendency or turn 
 of the mind or genius, adj. veined, 
 veiny. 
 
 VEL'LUM. s. A fine kind of parch 
 merit. 
 
 VELO'CITY. s. Speed ; swiftness 
 pi. velocities. 
 
 VEL'VET. s. Silk with a short fur or 
 pile. adj. velvet. 
 
 VELVETEEN', s. A kind of stuff 
 made in imitation of velvet. 
 
 VE'NAL. adj. Mercenary ; prostitute, 
 s. venality. 
 
 VENAT'IC, VENAT'ICAL. adj. 
 Used in hunting. 
 
 VEND. v. To sell. pr. par. vending ; 
 past, vended: s. vender, vendor, 
 vendee: adj. vendible. 
 
 VEN'DUE. s. Auction. 
 
 VENEER', v. To cover with thin 
 wood,&,c. pr. par. veneering ; past, 
 veneered: s. veneering. 
 
 VEN'ERATE. v. To reverence; to 
 regard with awe. pr. par. venerat- 
 ing; past, venerated : s. veneration, 
 venerator : adj. venerable: adv. ven- 
 erably. 
 
 VENE'REAL. adj. Relating to love, 
 or rather lust. 
 
 VENESECTION. 5. Blood-letting, 
 bv cutting a vein. 
 
 VEN'GEANCE. s. Punishment, 
 aiengement. adj. vengeable, venge- 
 ful. 
 
 \ EN— VER 
 
 VE'NIAL. adj. Pardonable. 
 
 VEN'ISON. s. The flesh of deer, pro 
 nou need ven'-zon. 
 
 VEN'OM. s. Poison, adj. venomous. 
 adv. venomously. 
 
 VENT. s. A small aperture ; a pas 
 sage at which any thing is let out 
 emission, v. vent; pr. par. venting 
 past, vented. 
 
 VENTIDUCT, s. A passage for the' 
 wind. 
 
 VENTILATE, v. To cool or purify, 
 by the admission of wind, pr.par. 
 ventilating; past, ventilated: s.ven 
 tilation, ventilator. 
 
 VENTRAL, adj. Belonging to the 
 bellv. 
 
 VENTRICLE, s. Any small cavity 
 in an animal body, particularly 
 those of the heart; the stomach. 
 
 VENTRIL'OQUISM. s. The act of 
 speaking inwardly, so that the 
 sound seems to issue from the bel- 
 ly; and so modifying the tones, as 
 to induce a belief, that the sound 
 issues from any place to which the 
 attention of the auditors is direct- 
 ed, s. ventriloquist. 
 
 VENTURE, s. A hazard; an under- 
 taking of chance and danger, v. 
 venture; pr. par. venturing ; past, 
 ventured: s. venturer: adj. ven- 
 turous : adv. venturously. 
 
 VERA'CITY. 5. Moral truth ; hon- 
 esty of report, adj. veracious. 
 
 VERAN'DA. 5. A kind of open por- 
 tico. 
 
 VERB. A part of speech, defined 
 as signifying "to be, to do, or to 
 suffer. " 
 
 VERB A L. adj. spoken : not written ; 
 oral ; consisting of mere words ; 
 having word corresponding to 
 word. adv. verbally. 
 
 VERBATIM, adv. Word for word. 
 
 VER'BERATE. v. To beat ; to strike, 
 pr. par. verberating ; past, verber- 
 ated: s. verberation. 
 
 VER'BIAGE. s. Verbosity; bom- 
 bast. 
 
 VERBO'SE. a#. Exuberant in words 
 prolix, s. verbosity. 
 
 394 
 
VEK— VER 
 
 VERDANT, adj. Green, s. verdancy. 
 
 VER'DERER. s. An officer in the 
 forest. 
 
 VERDICT. s. The determination of 
 a jurv ; decision. 
 
 VER'DiGRIS. s. The green rust of 
 copper. 
 
 VER'DITER. s. Chalk made green. 
 
 VERGE. s. A rod, or something re- 
 sembling it, carried as an emblem 
 of authority; the mace of a dean ; 
 the brink ; the edge. 
 
 VERGE, v. To bend downwards; 
 to tend. pr. par. verging; past, 
 verged. 
 
 VER'GER. s. He that carries the 
 mace before a dean. 
 
 VERIFY, v. To justify against a 
 charge of falsehood ; to confirm, 
 pr. par. verifying ; past, verified ; 
 s. verification, verifier: adj. veri- 
 fiable. 
 
 VERTLY. adv. In truth ; certainlv. 
 
 VERISIMILITUDE, s. Probability, 
 adj. verisimilar. 
 
 VERITY, s. Truth, adj. veritable. 
 
 VER'JUICE. s. Acid liquor express- 
 ed from crab-apples. 
 
 VERMICEL'LI. 5. A pnste rolled and 
 broken in the form of worms, pro- 
 nounced ver-me-chet-e. 
 
 VERMICULAR, adj. Acting like a 
 worm : soiral. 
 
 VER'MICULE. s. A little grub or 
 worm. 
 
 VERMIFORM, adj. Having the 
 shape of a worn. / 
 
 VERMIFUGE, s. A medicine that 
 destroys worms. 
 
 VERMIL'ION. s. A beautiful red 
 colour. 
 
 VER'MIN. s. Any noxious animal: 
 used commonly for small crea- 
 tures. 
 
 VERMIP'AROUS. adj. Producing 
 worms. 
 
 VERNACULAR, adj. Of one's own 
 country. 
 
 VER'NAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 spring. 
 
 VERSATILE, adj Changeable va- 
 
 VER— VES 
 
 riable. s. versatility, pi. versaiili* 
 ties. 
 
 VERSE, s. Language restrained to 
 
 ! harmonic sounds, or to a regular 
 
 ! number of syllables; a line of 
 J verse ; a portion of Scripture, con- 
 
 1 tained in one numerical division. 
 "VERSED, adj. Skilled in; acquaint- 
 ed with. 
 
 VER'SIFY. v. To make verses; to 
 turn into verse, pr. par. versify- 
 ing ; past, versified: s. versifier, 
 versification. 
 
 VER'SION. s. Change ; transforma- 
 tion : translation. 
 
 VERST. s. \A Russian measure, 
 equal to about three quarters of 
 an English mile. 
 
 VERTEBRE. 5. A joint of the back 
 adj. vertebral. 
 
 VERTEX, s. The point over head 
 the top. pi. vertices, vertexes. 
 
 VERTICAL, adj. Placed in the ze 
 nith ; perpendicular to the hori- 
 zon, adv. vertically. 
 
 VERTI'GINOUS. adj. Rotatory 
 giddy. 
 
 VERTIGO, s. A giddiness. 
 
 VER'Y. adv. True : in a great de 
 gree ; in an eminent degree. 
 
 VESICLE, s. A small cuticle in 
 fjated; a blister. 
 
 VES'PERS. s. The evening servic 
 of the Roman church. 
 
 VES'SEL. 5. Any thing in which 
 liquids or other things are put ; a 
 ship. 
 
 VEST. 5. An outer garment; a kind 
 of coat. s. vestn«mt, vesture. 
 
 VEST. v. To dress; to make pos- 
 sessor of. pr. par. vesting ; past, 
 
 .VESTAL, s. A virgin consecrated 
 j to Vesta ; a pure v : rgin. adj. vestal. 
 : VESTIBULE. 5. ^he porch or first 
 I entrance of a house. 
 VESTIGE. 5. Mark left behind in 
 i passing. 
 
 VESTRY, s. A room appendant to 
 j a church, in which the sacerdoia. 
 j garments, &,c. are kept; a parochial 
 395 
 
VET— VIC 
 
 assembly, commonly convened in 
 the vestry, pi. vestries. 
 
 VETCH, s. A kind of pea. pi. 
 vetches. 
 
 VETERAN, s. An old soldier: one 
 long practised in any thing, adj. 
 veteran. 
 
 VETERINARY, adj. Pertaining to 
 science in the diseases of cattle. 
 
 VEX. v. To plague, to disquiet, to 
 torment, pr. par. vexing; past, 
 vexed: s. vexation: adj. vexatious: 
 adv. vexatiously. 
 
 VFAL. s. A small bottle. 
 
 VI' AND. s. Food ; moat dressed. 
 
 VIATICUM, s. Provision for a jour- 
 ney ; the last rite of the Roman 
 church. 
 
 VI'BRATE. v. To move to and fro. 
 pr. par. vibrating; past, vibrated: 
 s. vibration: adj. vibrative, vibra- 
 tory. 
 
 VICAR, s. A substitute ; a clergy- 
 man of the episcopal church, next 
 in degree below a rector, adj. vica- 
 rial, vicarious: s. vicarage: adv. 
 vicariously. 
 
 VICE. s. Depravity; wickedness; 
 a kind of small iron press, with 
 screws. 
 
 VICEAD'MIRAL. s. The second 
 commander of a fleet. 
 
 VICECHAN'CELLOR. s. The sec- 
 ond magistrate of the universities. 
 
 VTCE'ROY. 5. He who governs in 
 place of the king. s. viceroyalty, 
 pi. viceroyalties. 
 
 Vl'CINAGE. s. Neighbourhood. 
 
 VICINITY, s. Nearness; neighbour- 
 hood, pi. vicinities. 
 
 VTCIOUS. adj. Corrupt; devoted to 
 vice. s. viciousness : adv. viciously. 
 
 VICIS'SITUDE. s. Change, revolu- 
 tion. 
 
 VICTIM. 5. A sacrifice, something 
 destroyed. 
 
 VICTOR, s. A conqueror, adj. vic- 
 torious: adv. victoriously: s. vic- 
 tory. 
 
 VICTUALS, s. Provision of food : 
 sustenance, pronounced vit'-als. v. 
 
 V1D— VIN 
 
 victual; pr. par. victualing ; past, 
 victualed : s. victualler. 
 
 VIDEL'ICET. adv. To wit , tnat is 
 generally written viz. 
 
 VID'UAL. adj. Belonging to the 
 state of a widow, s. viduity. 
 
 VIE. v. To contest ; to strive for 
 superiority, pr. par. vying; past, 
 vied. 
 
 VIEW. v. To survey ; to see. pr. 
 par. viewing; past, viewed: s. view 
 viewer. 
 
 VI'GIL. s. "Watch ; devotions per 
 formed in the customary hours ot 
 rest. 
 
 VIGILANT, adj. Watchful; cir- 
 cumspect, s. vigilance: adv. vigi- 
 lantly. 
 
 VIGNETTE', s. An ornamental as- 
 semblage of leaves and flowers, 
 pronounced vin-yet. 
 
 VIG'OUR, VIGOR.*. Foroe,strengtU 
 energy, adj. vigorous: adv. vigor- 
 ously. 
 
 VILE. adj. Base; worthless; sordid. 
 s. vileness: adv. vilely. 
 
 VILIFY, v. To debase; to mais 
 vile ; to defame, pr. par. vilifying ; 
 past, vilified: s. vilification, vilifier. 
 
 VIL'LA. s. A country-seat. 
 
 VIL'LAGE. s. A small collection of 
 houses, less than a town. s. Vil- 
 lager. 
 
 VIL'LAIN. s. One who held by a 
 base tenure : a wicked wretch, s. 
 villanage, villany. 
 
 VIMIN'EOUS. adj. Made of twigs. 
 
 VINDE'MIAL. adj. Belonging to a 
 vintage. 
 
 VINDICATE, v. To justify; to re- 
 venge ; to clear, pr. par. vindi- 
 cating ; past, vindicated : s. vin- 
 dication, vindicator: adj. vindica- 
 tive, vindicatory. 
 
 VINDICTIVE, adj. Revengeful, s. 
 vindictiveness : adv. vindictively. 
 
 VINE. s. The plant that bears the 
 grape, s. vineyard. 
 
 VIN'EGAR. s. W r ine, &c. grown 
 sour. 
 
 VI'NOUS. adj. Having the qualities 
 of wine. s. vinosity. 
 
 396 
 
V1N— VIS 
 
 VINTAGE. 5. The produce of the 1 
 vine for a year : the time in which 
 grapes are gathered, s. vintager. 
 
 VINT'NER. s. One who sells wine. 
 
 VI'OL. s. A stringed instrument of 
 music. 
 
 VIOLATE, v. To injure ; to hurt ; 
 to infringe, pr. par. violating; 
 past, violated . s. violation, violator: 
 adv. violable. 
 
 VI'OLENCE. s. Force ; unjust force ; 
 outrage; eagerness, adj. violent: 
 adv. violently. 
 
 VrOL^ET. s. A kind of flower. 
 
 VI'OLIN. s. A fiddle. 
 , VIOLINCEL'LO. 5. A bass violin. 
 
 VITER. s. A serpent, of that species 
 which brings fcnh its young alive, 
 adj. viperine, viperous. 
 
 VIRAGO 5. An impudent, turbu- 
 lent woman. 
 
 VIR'GIN. 5. A maid. adj. virgin, 
 virginal: s. virginity. 
 
 VIR'GO. s. The sixth sign of the 
 Zodiac. 
 
 VIRIDITY, s. Greenness. 
 
 VIR'ILE. adj. Belonging to man. 
 virility. 
 
 VIRTUAL, adj. Having the efficacy, 
 without the material part, adv, 
 virtually. 
 
 VIRTUE, s. Moral goodness; effi- 
 cacy, adj. virtuous: adv. virtu- 
 ously. 
 
 VIRTUOSO, s. A man skilled in 
 antique or natural curiosities. 
 
 VTR'ULENT. adj. Poisonous, ven 
 omous, bitter, s. virulence: adv. 
 virulently, 
 
 VIS-A-VIS', s. A carriage which 
 holds only two persons, who sit 
 face to face, pronounced ve-za-ve'. 
 
 VIS'AGE. 5. Face, look. 
 
 VIS'CID. adj. Glutinous, s. viscidity. 
 
 VIS'COUNT. 5. A degree of no- 
 bility next to an earl, pronounced 
 vi'count. fern, viscountess, pi. vis- 
 countesses. 
 
 VIS'COUS. adj. Glutinous, s. vis- 
 cosity. 
 
 VISIBLE, adj. Perceptible to the 
 2 L 
 
 VIS— VOC 
 
 eve ; apparent, s. visibility : , acft 
 visibly. 
 
 VISION. 5. Sight; the faculty of 
 seeing ; a dream. 
 
 VISIONARY, adj. Affected by phan- 
 toms; imaginary, s. visionary. 
 
 VISIT, v. To go to see. (In Scrip- 
 tural language,) to send good or 
 evil judicially, pr. par. visiting , 
 past, visited: s. visit, visitant, visita- 
 tion, visiter, visitor. 
 
 VIS'OR. 5. A mask ; part of a hel- 
 met, adj. visored. 
 
 VISTA, s. View ; prospect through 
 an avenue. 
 
 VIS'UAL. adj. Used in sight; in- 
 strumental to sight. 
 
 VITAL, adj. Contributing to life 
 necessary to life. s. vitality: pi 
 vitals : adv. vitally. 
 
 VITIATE, v. To deprave ; to spoil 
 pr. par. vitiating; past, vitiated. 
 
 VITRIFY, v. To change into glass. 
 pr. par. vitrifying; past, vitrified: 
 s. vitrification: adj. vitreous. 
 
 VITRIOL, s. A kind of mineral 
 salt. See the Etymological Die 
 tionary. 
 
 VITULINE. adj. Belonging to a 
 calf, or to veal. 
 
 VITU'PERATE. v. To blame ; to 
 censure, pr. par. vituperating; 
 past, vituperated: s. vituperation 
 adj. vituperative. 
 
 VIVA'CIOUS. adj. Long-lived ; 
 sprightly ; gay. s. vivacity. 
 
 VIV'ID. adj. Lively; quick; strik- 
 ing, s. vividness: adv. vividly. 
 
 VIVIFY, v. To animate, pr. par. 
 vivifying; past, vivified : s. vivifi- 
 cation. 
 
 VIVIPAROUS, adj. Bringing forth 
 the young alive. 
 
 VIX'EN. s. A scolding woman ; a 
 shrew. 
 
 VIZ'ARD. s. A mask used for dis- 
 guise. 
 
 VIZ'IER. $. The prime-ministei of 
 the Turkish empire- 
 
 VOCAB'ULARY. 5. A dictionary ; 
 a book of words, pi. vocabularies. 
 
 VO'CAL. adj. Having a voice; ut 
 397 
 
voc— V01, 
 
 tered or modulated by the voice, 
 adv. vocally. 
 
 VOCATION. s. Calling by the will 
 of God ; employment ; trade. 
 
 VOCATIVE, s. The grammatical 
 case used in calling or speaking to. 
 
 VOCIFERATE, v. To clamour ; to 
 make an outcry, pr. par. vocife- 
 rating; past, vociferated: s. vo- 
 ciferation: adj. vociferous. 
 
 VOGUE, s. Fashion; popular re- 
 ception. 
 
 VOICE, s. Sound emitted by the 
 mouth ; vote ; suffrage. 
 
 VOID. adj. Empty ; vacant ; vain ; 
 ineffectual, v. void; pr. par. void- 
 ing i past, voided: s. void, void- 
 ance, voider, voidness. 
 
 VOITU'RE. s. A sort of carriage. 
 
 VOL'ATILE. adj. Flying; having 
 the power to pass off by sponta- 
 neous evaporation ; lively, fickle, 
 s. volatility. 
 
 VOLCA'NO. 's. A burning moun- 
 tain, pi. volcanoes. 
 
 VOLITION, s. The act of willing; 
 power of choice exerted. 
 
 VOL LEY. s. A flight of shot ; an 
 emission of many at once. pi. 
 vollies. 
 
 VOL'UBLE. adj. Rolling; moving 
 quickly; active or fluent, (applied 
 to the tongue, or speech.) adv. 
 volubly: s. volubility. 
 
 VOL'UME. 5. Something rolled, or 
 convolved ; a book ; circumfer- 
 ence, adj. voluminous. 
 
 VOL'UNTARY. adj. Acting with- 
 out compulsion ; willing, adv 
 voluntarily. 
 
 \ OLUNTEE'R. s. One who enters 
 into any service, of his own ac- 
 cord, v. volunteer ; pr. par. volun- 
 teering , past, volunteered. 
 
 VOtUP'TUOUS. adj. Given to ex- 
 cess o r pleasure ; luxurious, s. 
 voluptuousness: adv. voluptuously. 
 s. voluptuary, pi. voluptuaries. 
 
 VOM-VUL 
 
 VOMIT, v. To throw up from th* 
 stomach; to throw up with vio 
 lence from any hollow, pr. par. 
 vomiting; past, vomited : a. vomit 
 
 VORA'CIOUS. adj. Greedy; raven 
 ous ; rapacious, s. voracity: adv 
 voramously. 
 
 VORTEX, s. Any thing whirled 
 round. Latin pi. vortices ; English, 
 vortexes: adj. vortical. 
 
 VOTARY, s. One devoted to anj 
 particular service, &c. pi. vota- 
 ries ; fern, votaress, pi. votaresses. 
 
 VOTE. 5. Suffrage ; wish expressed 
 in favour of any person or thing. 
 v. vote; pr. par. voting; past, 
 voted: s. voter. 
 
 VOTIVE, adj. Given by vow. 
 
 VOUCH, v. To call to witness ; to 
 attest ; to warrant, pr. par. vouch- 
 ing; past, vouched: s. voucher 
 
 VOUCHSAFE, v. To deign; to 
 condescend, pr. par. vouchsafing ; 
 past, vouchsafed : s. vouchsafe- 
 ment. 
 
 VOW. s. A solemn and religious 
 promise, v. vow; pr. pur. vowing : 
 past, vowed. 
 
 VOWEL, s. A letter utterable by 
 itself. 
 
 VOY'AGE. s. A travel by sea. v 
 voyage; pr. par. voyaging; pa it, 
 voyaged: s. voyager. 
 
 VUL'GAR. adj. Plebeian; practised 
 amongst the common people ; (in 
 relation to a -language,) national: 
 also, mean, unfashionable, s. vul- 
 gar, vulgarism, vulgarity: adv. 
 vulgarly. 
 
 VUL'GATE. s. An ancient Latin 
 translation of the Bible. 
 
 VULNERABLE, adj. Susceptible of 
 wounds. 
 
 VUL'NERARY. adj. Useful in the 
 cure of wounds. 
 
 VUL'PINE. adj. Belonging or re- 
 lating to a fox. 
 
 VULTURE. 5. A large bird of prey 
 398 
 
WAB— WAI 
 
 w 
 
 WAI— WAR 
 
 WAB'BLE. v. To move from sidel WAIVE, y. To put off, to quit jr. 
 
 to side. pr. par. wabbling,' past, 
 wobbled. 
 
 WAD. s. A bundle of straw or other 
 loose matter, thrust close together, 
 s. wadding. 
 
 WAD'DLE. v. To shake, in walk- 
 ing, from side to side. pr. par. 
 waddling ; past, waddled. 
 
 WADE. v. To walk through water, 
 pr. par. wading; past, waded. 
 
 WATER, s. A thin cake; paste 
 made to close letters. 
 
 WAFT. v. To carry through the 
 air, or on the water, pr. par. waft- 
 ing ; past, wafted. 
 
 YikG.v. To move lightly; to shake 
 slightly, pr. par. wagging; past, 
 wagged. 
 
 WAG. s. Any one ludicrously mis- 
 chievous, s. waggery, pi. wagge- 
 ries, waggishness : adj. waggish: 
 adv. waggishly. 
 
 WAGE. v. To lay a wager ; to carry 
 on. pr. par. waging ; past, waged: 
 p. wage. 
 
 WA'GER. s. A bet. v. wager ; pr. 
 par. wagering; past, wagered, s. 
 wager er. 
 
 WA'GES. s. Hire, pay. 
 
 VVAG'GLE. v. To waddle, pr. par. 
 waggling; past, waggled. 
 
 WAG'ON, WAG'GON. 5. A heavy 
 carriage, for burthens, s. wagon- 
 age, wagoner. 
 
 WAGTAIL. 5. A kind of bird. 
 
 WAIL. v. To moan, to lament, pr. 
 par. vmiling ; past, wailed: s. wail. 
 
 WAIN. s. A carriage. 
 
 WAIN'SCOT. 5. The inner wooden 
 covering of a wall. v. wainscot; 
 pr. par. wains cotting ; past, wain- 
 scotted. 
 
 WAIST, s. The smallest part of 
 the body. s. waistband, waistcoat. 
 
 WAIT. v. To expect, to stay for. pr. 
 par. waiting; past, waited: s. wait, 
 waiter. 
 
 par. waiving; past, waived. 
 
 WAKE. v. To watch; not to sleep, 
 to be roused, pr. par. waking, 
 past, waked: 3. wake, wakefulness, 
 wakener: adj. wakeful. 
 
 WA'KEN. v. To wake; to rouse 
 from sleep, pr. par. wakening, 
 past, wakened. 
 
 WALK, v. To move by leisurely 
 steps ; to travel on foot. pr. par. 
 walking; past, walked: s. walk, 
 walker. 
 
 WALL. 5. A partition of brick or 
 stone, v. wail; pr. par. walling, 
 past, walled: s. wallflower, wall- 
 fruit. 
 
 WAL'LET. 5. A small bag; aknap- 
 
 WALL'EYED. adj. Having white 
 eyes. 
 
 WAL'LOP. v. To move violently; 
 to strike, pr. par. walloping; past, 
 walloped. 
 
 W T AL'LOW. v. To roll in mire, &c. 
 pr. par. wallowing; past, wallowed. 
 s. wallower. 
 
 WAL'NUT. s. A kind of fruit. 
 
 WAN. adj. Pale, as with sickness, 
 s. wanness. 
 
 WAND. s. A long rod; a charming 
 rod. 
 
 WAN'DER. v. To rove, to deviate 
 pr. par. wandering; past, wan- 
 dered: s. wanderer. 
 
 WANE. v. To grow less; to de- 
 crease, pr. par. waning; past, 
 waned: s. wane. 
 
 WANT. v. To be without ; to need; 
 to fail. pr. par. wanting; past, 
 wanted: s. want. 
 
 WAN'TON. adj. Lascivious, licen- 
 tious, gay v. wanton ; pr. par. 
 wantoning, past, wantoned' adv. 
 wantonly: s. wanton, wantonness. 
 
 WAR. s. Hostility, fighting, com- 
 bat, v. war; pr. par. ivarring . 
 past, warred: adj. warlike, uv/r« 
 worn ' s. warfare, war^or. 
 
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WAR— WAT 
 
 WAR'BLE. v. To quaver; to utter! 
 musically, pr. par. vnirbling ; past,' 
 warbled: s. warble, warbler. 
 
 WARD. v. To guard, to watch, to 
 defend, pr. par. warding; past, 
 warded: s. ward, warden, warder. 
 
 WARES, s Merchandise. 
 
 WAREHOUSE, s. A storehouse for 
 merchandise. 
 
 WARM. adj. Heated to a small de- 
 gree ; zealous ; ardent, v. warm ; 
 pr. par -wanning ; past, warmed : 
 adv. warmly : s. warmth. 
 
 WARN. v. To caution ; to admon- 
 ish, pr. par. warning ; p&sl, warn- 
 ed : s. warner, warning. 
 
 WARP. s. The thread that lies par- 
 allel to the selvage, v. warp ; pr. 
 par. warping; past, warped. 
 
 WARP. v. To turn, to contract, to 
 shrivel, pr. par. warping; past, 
 warped. 
 
 WARRANT, v. To support or 
 maintain; to attest; to justify. 
 pr. par. warranting; past, war- 
 ranted : s. warrant, warranty, pi. 
 war?-anties: adj. warrantable. 
 
 W'AR'REN. s. A kind of park for 
 rabbits. 
 
 WART. 5. A corneous excrescence 
 on the flesh. 
 
 WA'RY. adj. Cautious, scrupulous. 
 adv. warily : s. wariness. 
 
 WAS. Pret. of the v. to be. 
 
 WASH. v. To cleanse by ablution, 
 pr. par. washing; past, washed, 
 s. wash, pi. washes, washer: adj 
 washy. 
 
 WASH'BALL. s. Ball made of soap. 
 
 WASP. s. A stinging insect, adj. 
 waspish: adv. waspishly : s. wasp- 
 ishness. 
 
 WASTE, v. To diminish, to squan- 
 der, to destroy, pr. par. wasting; 
 past, wasted: s. waste, wasteful- 
 ness, waster: adj. waste, wasteful: 
 adv. wastefully. 
 
 W r ATCH. s. Forbearance of sleep ; 
 attention; guard; a period of the 
 night; a pocket clock, v. ivatch; 
 pr. par. watching; past, watched: 
 8. watcher, watchfulness: adj. 
 
 WAT— WE 
 
 watchful: adv. watchfully: s. 
 
 watchhouse, watchman, pi. watck 
 
 men, watchtower. 
 WATCH'WORD. s. The word given 
 
 to sentinels, in order to know their 
 
 friends. 
 WATER, s. A transparent colour- 
 less fluid, v. water ; pr. par. water- 
 
 ing; past, watered: adj. watery: 
 
 s. watercress, pi. watercresses y 
 
 waterfall, watering-place, water 
 
 melon. 
 WATEROOL'OURS. s. Coloura 
 
 made into a soft consistence with 
 
 water. 
 WATERLOGGED, adj. Heavy and 
 
 unmanageable, from the weight of 
 
 water. 
 WATERMAN, s. A ferryman; a 
 
 boatman, pi. watermen. 
 WATERMARK. 5. The utmost 
 
 limit of the rise of the flood. 
 WATERMILL. s. A mill turned by 
 
 water. 
 WATERTIGHT, adj That wiL 
 
 not admit or discharge water. 
 WATERWORK. 5. Play of foun 
 
 tains\any hydraulic performance. 
 WATTLE, v. To bind or make 
 
 firm with twigs, pr. par. wattling 
 
 past, wattled. 
 W T AVE. s. A billow; an inequality. 
 
 y.ivave; pr. par. waving; past, 
 
 waved: adj. wavy. 
 W r A'VER. v. To play to and fro ; 
 
 to be unsettled, pr. pa*, wavering 
 
 past, wavered: s. waverer. 
 W 7 AX. 5. A thick matter gathered 
 
 by the bee. v. wax ; pr. par. wax* 
 
 ing; past, wax ed. adj. waxen,waxy 
 WAX. v. To grow, to increase, pr 
 
 par. waxing; past, waxed. 
 WAY. s. A road, a course, a method. 
 W r AY'FARER. 5. A passenger, a 
 
 traveller, adj. wayfaring. 
 WAY'LAY. v. To beset by ambush. 
 
 pr. par. waylaying ; past, waylaid: 
 
 s. waylaye.r. 
 WAY'WARD. adj. Fro ward, peev- 
 ish. a.dv.waywa?-dly: s. wayward 
 
 ness. 
 WE. A pronoun ; pi. of 7". 
 
 400 
 
WEA— WEE 
 
 WEE— WET 
 
 WEAK. adj. Feeble, not strong, in-jjWEEP. v. To shed tears, pr. par. 
 lirm. v. weaken; pr. par. weaken- \\ weeping; past, wept: s. weeper. 
 ing; past, -weakened: s. weakener, ||WEE'V1L. s. A grub. 
 
 weakness: adv. and adj. weakly 
 
 WEAL. s. Happiness, prosperity; 
 republic. 
 
 WEALTH, s. Riches, adv. wealthily.] 
 s. wealthimss : adj. wealthy. 
 
 WEAN. v. To put from the breast; 
 to withdraw from any habit or de- 
 sire, pr. par. weaning ; past, wean- 
 ed. 
 
 WEAPON, s. An instrument of of- 
 fence, adj. weaponed, weaponless. 
 
 WEAR. v. To waste; to consume 
 tediously, pr. par. wearing; past, 
 worn: s. wear, wearer. 
 
 WEA'RY. adj. Subdued by fatigue; 
 tired, v. weary ; pr. par. wearying, 
 past, wearied: s. weariness: adj. 
 wearisome. 
 
 WEA'SEL. s. A small quadruped. 
 
 WEATH'ER. s. State of the air ; a 
 storm, v. weather; pr. par. weath- 
 ering; past, we'ithered : adyiveath- 
 erbeaten, wea therp roof. 
 
 rVEATH'ERCOCK. 5. A cock, set 
 on the top of a spire, to show the 
 point from which the wind blows. 
 
 WEATH'ERGL ASS. s. A barometer, 
 a thermometor. pi. weatherglasses. 
 
 WEAVE, v. To form by texture : 
 to unite by intermixture, pr. par. 
 weaving; past, woven: s. weaver. 
 
 WEB. s. Texture ; anv thing woven. 
 
 WEB'FOOTED. adj. Having films 
 between the toes. 
 
 WED. v. To marrv; to unite for 
 ever. pr. par. wedding ; past, wed- 
 ded: s. wedding, wedlock. 
 
 WEDGE. 5. A body with a sharp 
 edge. v. wedge; pr. par. wedging; 
 past, wedged. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, s. The fourth day 
 of the week. 
 
 WEED. 5. A noxious or useless 
 herb ; a mourning garment, v. 
 weed; pr. par. weeding; past, wed: 
 8. weeder : adj. weedy. 
 
 WEEK. s. The *p;ice of seven days, 
 adv. and adj. weekly. 
 
 WEEK'DAY. 5. X nv dav not Sunday. 
 2L2 
 
 |(WEFT. 5. The woof of cloth. 
 
 WEIGH, v. To ascertain the weight 
 of. pr. par. iveighing; past, weigh- 
 ed : s. weigher. 
 
 WEIGHT. 5. Quantity measured by 
 the balance ; ponderous mass, 
 gravity, pressure, adv. weightily. 
 s. weightiness : adj. weighty. 
 
 WEL'COME. adj. Received with 
 gladness; admitted willingly, v. 
 welcome; pr. par. welcoming; past, 
 welcomed: s. welcome. 
 
 WT^LD. s. A plant which dies yel- 
 low. 
 
 WELD. v. To beat one mass of iron 
 into another, pr. par. welding; past, 
 welded. 
 
 WEL'FARE. 5. Happiness, success, 
 prosperity. 
 
 WELL. s. Afountaii, i Jeen i.ai-cw 
 pit of water. 
 
 WELL. adj. Not s'":% .n .^dhr>, 
 happy; advantage ?d l.j/. «/t<« 
 adj. wellborn, weliitriu, h.c.ry^-n- 
 n-ered, wellmcaning, wellspeyit, well- 
 spoken: s. wellmeaner, wellwisher. 
 
 WELLFA'YOl'RED. adj. Comely 
 
 WELSH, adj. Relating to the peo- 
 ple or country of Wales. 
 
 W 7 ELT. 5. A border; an edging; a 
 raised stripe, v. welt ; pr. par. welt- 
 ing ; past, welted. 
 
 WEL'TER. v. To roll in blood, mire, 
 &c. pr. par. weltering; past, wel- 
 tered. 
 
 WEN. s. A fleshy protuberance. 
 
 W T ENCH. 5. A young woman; a 
 strumpet, pi. wenches r s. wencher. 
 
 WENT. Pret. of the v. to go. 
 
 WEPT. Pret. and past par. of the 
 v. to weep. 
 
 WERE. Pret. of the v. to be: second 
 person, wert. 
 
 WE'SAND. s. The windpipe. 
 
 WEST. 5. The point or region op~ 
 posite to the east. adj. west, vjest- 
 erly, western: adv. westward. 
 
 W r ET. s. Water, moisture, adj. wet, 
 401 
 
WET— WHE 
 
 v. wet; pr. par. wetting; past, wet, 
 wetted: s. wetness. 
 
 WETH'ER. s. A ram castrated. 
 
 WETSHOD'. adj. Wet over the shoes. 
 
 WHACK, v. To strike, pr. par. 
 whacking; past, whacked: s. whack. 
 
 WHALE. 5. A large fish. & whale- 
 bone 
 
 WHANG. 5. A leather thong. 
 
 WHAP'PER. s. Any thing uncom- 
 monly large. 
 
 WHARF, s. A perpendicular bank 
 raised for lading or emptying ves- 
 sels; a quay. pi. wharves : s. wharf- 
 age, wharfinger. 
 
 WHAT. One of the pronouns, adv. 
 whatever, whatsoever. 
 
 WHEAT, s. A species of grain, adj. 
 wheaten. 
 
 WHEED'LE. v. To entice by soft 
 words ; to flatter, pr. par. wheed- 
 ling ; past, wheedled: s. wheedler. 
 
 WHEEL, s. A circular body, that 
 turns round upon an axis. v. wheel; 
 pr. par. wheeling: past, wheeled: 
 s. wheeler, wheelbarrow, wheel- 
 wright. 
 
 WHEEZE, v. To breathe with noise, 
 pr. par. wheezing; past, wheezed. 
 
 WHELP, s. The young of a dog, or 
 of any beast of prey. v. whelp ; pr. 
 par. whelping; past, whelped. 
 
 WHEN. adv. At the time that, &c. 
 adv. whenever, whensoever. 
 
 WHENCE, adv. From what place, 
 &c. 
 
 WHERE, adv. At which place or 
 places, adv. whereabovt, whereas, 
 whereat, whereby, wherefore, where- 
 in, whereof, whereon, wheresoever, 
 whereunto, wherever, whereupon, 
 wherewith, wherewithal. 
 
 WHER'RY. 5. A light boat, gene- 
 rally with two masts, pi. wherries. 
 
 WHET. v. To sharpen bv attrition: 
 to edge, pr. par. whetting; past, 
 whetted: s. whet, whetter. 
 
 WHETHER. One of the adverbs. 
 
 WHETSTONE, s. A sharpening 
 stone. 
 
 WHEY. 5. The thin or serous part 
 of milk. 
 
 WHI— WHI 
 
 WHICH. One of the pronouns, adv. 
 
 whichsoever. 
 WHIFF. 5. A puff of wind. 
 WHIG. s. A kind of sour or thin 
 
 milk ; one of the political part> 
 
 opposed to the tories. 
 WHILE, s. Time; space of time 
 
 adv. while, whilst. 
 WHILE, v. To loiter; to draw out 
 
 pr. par. whiling ; past, whiled. 
 WHIM. s. A freak ; a caprice. 
 WHIM'PER. v. To cry without any 
 
 loud noise, pr. par whimpering 
 
 past, whimpered. 
 WHIMSICAL, adj. Freakish, ca 
 
 pricious. adv. whimsically. 
 WHIN. 5. Furze, gorse. 
 WHINE, v. To lament in low mur- 
 murs, pr. par. whining; past, whin 
 
 ed: s. whine, whiner. 
 WHIP. v. To strike with any thing 
 
 tough and flexible; to sew slightly. 
 
 pr. par. whipping; past, whipped. 
 
 s. whip, whipper, whipcord. 
 W r HIPH AND.s. Advantage over,&c. 
 WHIPS AW. s. A large saw, for two 
 
 persons. 
 WHIRL, v. To turn rapidly round. 
 
 pr. par. whirling ; past, whirled: s. 
 
 whirl, whirligig, whirlpool, whirl- 
 wind. 
 WHISK, s. A small besom, or brush; 
 
 a quick violent motion, v. whisk, 
 
 pr. pa r. whisking ; past, whisked. 
 WHIS'KER. s. The hair growing on 
 
 the upper lip or cheek, unshaven ; 
 
 a mustachio. adj. whiskered. 
 WHIS'KEY. s. A spirit distilled from 
 
 grain. 
 WHISTER. v. To speak with alow 
 
 voice, pr. par. whispering ; past, 
 
 whispered : s. whisker, whisperer. 
 WHIST, int. Be still! be silent! 
 WHIST. 5. A game at cards. 
 WHISTLE, v. To form a kind of 
 
 musical modulation of the breath. 
 
 pronounced whis'-L pr. par. whis- 
 tling ; past, whistled : s. whistle, 
 
 whistler. 
 WHIT. s. A point, a jot. 
 WHITE, adj. Snowy, pale. s. white, 
 
 whitener,ivluteness: v. whiten; pr. 
 402 
 
WHI— VVID 
 
 pai whitening; past, whitened: adj. 
 whitish 
 
 WHITELEAD'. s. Oxide of lead. 
 
 WHITETHORN. 5. A species of 
 thorn. 
 
 WHITE' WASH. 5. A kind of liquid 
 plaster, with which walls are whi- 
 tened, v. whitewash ; pr. par. white- 
 washing; past, whitewashed. 
 
 WHITH'ER. ado. To what place, 
 adv. whithersoever. 
 
 WHITING, s. A kind of fish ; a soft 
 
 WHITLOW, s. A swelling on the 
 finger. 
 
 WHIT'SUNTIDE. s. The feast of 
 Pentecost. 
 
 WHIZ. v. To make a loud, humming 
 noise, pr. par. whizzing ; past, 
 whizzed : s. whiz. 
 
 WHO. One of the pronouns, posses- 
 sive case, whose; objective, whom: 
 pron. whoever, whosoever. 
 
 WHOLE, adj. All, total, complete, 
 s. whole: adv. wholly. 
 
 WHOLE'S ALE. 5. Sale of a large 
 quantitv at once. adj. wholesale. 
 
 WHOLESOME, adj. Sound; con- 
 tributing to health, adv. whole- 
 somely : s. wholesomeness. 
 
 WHOOP, s. A shout of pursuit, v. 
 whoop; pr. par. whooping; past, 
 whooped. 
 
 WHORTLEBERRY, s. A species of 
 fruit, pi. vihortleherries. 
 
 WHY. adv. For what reason. 
 
 WICK. s. The substance round ' 
 which is applied the wax or tallow' 
 of a torch or candle. 
 
 WICKED, adj. Vicious, criminal, 
 flagitious, adv. wickedly : s. wick- 
 sdness. 
 
 WICK'ER. 5. Made of small sticks. 
 
 WICK'ET. s. A small gate. 
 
 WIC'LIFFITE. s. One of the fol- 
 lowers of the great religious re- 
 former, Wicliffe. 
 
 WIDE, adj. Broad, extended far each 
 way. adv wide, widely : y.iciden; 
 pr. par. widening ; past, widened : 
 s. wideness. 
 
 WTD'GEON. s. A kind of water-fowl. 
 
 WID— WIN 
 
 WTD'OW. s. A woman whose hus 
 band is dead. s. widowhood. 
 
 WTD'OW r ER. s. One who has lost 
 his wife. 
 
 WIDTH, s. Breadth, wideness. 
 
 WIELD, v. To use with full com- 
 mand ; to handle, pr. par. wielding * 
 past, wielded : adj. wieldy 
 
 WIFE. s. A married woman, pi. 
 wives. 
 
 WIG. s. An artificial covering foi 
 the head, made of hair. 
 
 WIGHT, s. A person, a being. 
 
 WILD. adj. Not tame ; savage ; prop- 
 agated by nature, adv. wildly: s. 
 wild, mildness. 
 
 WTL'DER. v. To lose or puzzle in an 
 unknown or pathless tract, pr. 
 par. wildering; past, wildered. 
 
 WIL'DERNESS. s. A desert, pi. wil- 
 dernesses. 
 
 WILD'FIRE. s. A kind of inflamma- 
 ble composition. 
 
 WILD'GOOSECHASE. s. A fruitless 
 pursuit. 
 
 WILE. s. A deceit, a fraud, a trie'? 
 v. wile; pr. par. wiling; past, wiled • 
 adv. wilily: s. wiliness : adj. wily. 
 
 WILK. 5. A kind of periwimue. 
 
 WILL. s. That power by whicn we 
 desire, and purpose; cnoice ; a 
 testament, v. will; pr. par. willing; 
 past, willed: adj. wilful: &d\. wil- 
 fully : s. wilfulness. 
 
 WTL'LING. adj. Inclined to any 
 thing; consenting, adv. willingly : 
 s. willingness. 
 
 WIL'LOYV. s. A kind of tree. 
 
 WIN. v. To gain by conquest ; to ob- 
 tain ; to gain by play. pr. par. wm- 
 ning ; past, won .« s. winner. 
 
 WINCE, v. To shrink from pnin. pr 
 par. wincing; past, winced. 
 
 WINCH. 5. A windlass, pi. winches. 
 
 WIND. s. A strong current of air 
 s. ivindiness : adj. windy. 
 
 WTND. v. To blow ; to soui.d by in- 
 flation ; to turn round; to twist. 
 pr. par. winding ; past, ucnind. 
 
 WIND'BOUND. adj. Confined bv 
 contrary winds 
 
 403 
 
WIN -WIS 
 
 WIND'FALL. s. Fruit blown down 
 from the tree. adj. windfallen. 
 
 WIND'GALL. s. A disease of ahorse. 
 
 WIND'INGSHEET. s. A sheet in 
 which the dead are wrapped. 
 
 WIND'LASS. s. A handle by which 
 a rope is coiled around a cylinder, 
 pi. windlasses. 
 
 WIN D'MILL. 5. A mill turned by the 
 wind. 
 
 WIN'DOW. s. An aperture in a 
 building, by which air and light are 
 admitted. 
 
 WIND'PIPE. 5. The passage for the 
 breath. 
 
 WIND'WARD. adv. Towards the 
 wind. adj. windward. 
 
 WINE. 5. The fermented juice of 
 the grape. 
 
 WING. 5. The limb of a bird, by 
 which it flies, &c. v. wing; pr. 
 par. winging ; past, winged. 
 
 WINK. v. To shut the eyes. pr. par- 
 winking.; past, winked: s. wink. 
 
 WIN'NOW. v. To separate by means 
 of the wind; to sift. pr. par. win- 
 nowing ; past, winnowed : s. win- 
 nower. 
 
 WINTER, s. The cold season of the 
 year. v. winter ; pr. par. wintering; 
 •oust, wintered: adj. winterly, wintry. 
 
 WIPE. v. To cleanse by rubbing 
 with something soft. pr. par. wip- 
 ing; past, wiped : s. wipe, wiper. 
 
 WIRE. s. Metal drawn into a slen- 
 der thread, adj. wiry. 
 
 WIRE'DRAW. v. To spin into wire; 
 to draw out into length, pr. par. 
 wiredrawing; past, wiredrawn: s. 
 wiredrawer. 
 
 WIS'DOM. s. Sapience; the power 
 of judging rightly. 
 
 WISE. adj. Sapient; judging rightly; 
 judicious- adv. wisely. 
 
 WISE' ACRE. s. A fool, a simpleton. 
 
 WISH. v. To have strong desire; 
 to long. pr. par. wishing; past, 
 wished: s. wish, pi. wishes, wisher. 
 
 WISP. s. A small bundle of hay or 
 straw, v. wisp; pr. par. wisping; 
 past, vxsped. 
 
 WTS-WOL 
 
 WISTTUL. adj. Attentive, earnest 
 
 adv. wistfully. 
 WIT. s. The powers of the mind; 
 
 quickness of fancy, adj. witless, 
 
 wittcd, witty: s. witticism, witti- 
 
 ness : adv. wittily. 
 WITCH, s. A woman accused of 
 
 sorcery, pi. witches: s. witchery \ 
 
 pi. witcheries, witchcraft. 
 WITH. One of the prepositions, adv. 
 
 ivithal: prep, and adv. within, with' 
 
 out. 
 WITHDRAW, v. To take back ; to 
 
 retire; to bereave, pr. par. with' 
 
 drawing; past, withdrawn. 
 WITHE. 5. A willow twig. 
 WITH'ER. v. To fade, to grow sap 
 
 less. pr. par. withering; past, with' 
 
 ered: s. witheredness. 
 WITHERS, s. The joint which 
 
 unites the neck and shoulders of 
 
 a horse. 
 WITHHOLD', v. To restrain, to 
 
 keep back, to hinder, pr. par. with 
 
 holding; past, withheld. 
 WITHSTAND', v. To oppose, to re- 
 sist. {>r. par. withstanding ; past, 
 
 withstood :' s. withstander. 
 WIT'LING. s. A pretender to wit 
 WIT'NESS. s. Testimony; evidence, 
 
 one who gives testimony, pi. wit 
 
 nesses : v. witness ; pr. par. wit 
 
 nessing; past, witnessed. 
 WITTINGLY, adv. Knowingly, 
 
 not ignorantly. 
 WIZARD, s. A male witch. 
 WIZ'EN. v. To wither ; to become 
 
 dry. pr. par. wizening; past, wiz 
 
 ened. 
 WO, WOE. s. Grief, sorrow, misery. 
 
 adj. woful: adv. wofully : s. wo 
 
 fulness. 
 WOAD. s. A species of plant, used 
 
 by dvers. 
 WO'BEGONE. adj. Lost in wo; dis- 
 tracted in wo. 
 WOLD. s. A plain open country; 
 
 downs. 
 W T OLF. s. A species of voraciou* 
 
 animal, pi. wolves. 
 W r OLF'DOG. s. A dog k^.pt to guar* 
 
 sheep. 
 
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WOM— WOR 
 
 WOM'AN. s. The female of the hu- 
 man race. pi. women: adj. woman- 
 ly, womanish: adv. womanly. 
 
 WOMB. s. The place of the fetus. 
 
 WON. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
 to win. 
 
 WON'DER. v. To be astonished, 
 &,c. pr. par. wondering; past, won- 
 dered' s. wonder, wonderer: adj. 
 wonderful, wonderous, wondrous: 
 adv. wonderfully, wondrously. 
 
 WONT'ED.j9«W. Accustomed, usual. 
 
 W T 00. v. To court; to sue to for love, 
 pr. par. wooing; past, wooed: s. 
 wooer: adv. wooingly. 
 
 WOOD. s. A large thick collection 
 of trees; timber, adj. wooded, wood- 
 en, woody. 
 
 WOOD'BINE. 5. Honevsuckle. 
 
 WOOD'COCK. s. A species of bird. 
 
 WOOD'LAND. s. Ground covered 
 with woods. 
 
 WOOD'NOTE. s. Wild music. 
 
 WOOD'NYMPH. s. A fabled god- 
 dess of the woods. 
 
 WOOD'PECKER. s. A species of 
 bird. 
 
 WOOF. s. The weft. 
 
 WOOL. 5. The tleece of sheep, adj. 
 woollen, woolly : s. wooliness, wool- 1 
 comher. 
 
 WOOL STAPLER, s One who deals 
 largely in wool. 
 
 WORD. s. A single part of speech;' 
 oral expression, s. wordiness : adj. 
 wordy. 
 
 WORE. Pret. of the v. to wear. 
 
 WORK. v. To labour, to ferment, 
 pr. par. working; past, worked: 
 s. work, worker, workhouse, work- 
 man, pi. workmen, workmanship. 
 
 WORLD, s. System of beings; the 
 earth, s. worldliness : adj. and adv. 
 worldly. 
 
 WORM. s. A kind of insect; any 
 thing spiral, v. worm; pr. par. 
 worming: past, wormed: adj . wormy, 
 wormenien. 
 
 WORM'WOOD. s. A species ^ 
 plant. 
 
 WORN. Past par. of the v. to wear. I 
 
 WOR'RY. v. To tear, to mangle, to. 
 
 WOR— WRE 
 
 harass, pr. par. worrying past, 
 
 worried: s. worrier. 
 WORSE, adj. The comp. of bad. 
 
 adv. worse: sup. worst: s. worst. 
 WORSHIP, s. Dignity, eminence, 
 
 adoration; a term of honour, v. 
 
 worship; pr. par. worshiping; past, 
 
 worshiped: adj. worshipful: adv 
 
 worshipfully : s. worshiper. 
 WORST, v. To defeat, to over- 
 
 throw, pr. par. worsting; past, 
 
 WORSTED, s. Woollen yarn. 
 
 WORT. s. A species of herb; beer 
 not fermented. 
 
 WORTH, s. Price, value, excel- 
 lence, adj. worth, worthless: s 
 worthlessness. 
 
 WORTHY, adj. Deserving, valua- 
 ble, s. worthy, worthiness : adv. 
 worthily. 
 
 WOULD. Pret. of the v. to will. 
 
 WOUND, s. A hurt given b} vio 
 lence. pronounced ivcond: v. 
 wound; pr. par. wounding, pasl, 
 wounded. 
 
 WOUND. Pret. and past par. ofth* 
 v. to wind, pronounced as writter.-. 
 
 WOVE. Pret. of the v. to utave. 
 past par. woven. 
 
 WRAITH. 5. The fabled apparition 
 of a person about to die. 
 
 WRANG'LE. v. To dispute peev- 
 ishly; to altercate, rjr. par. lorang 
 ling; past, wrangled: s. wrangle^ 
 wrangler. 
 
 W 7 RAP. v. To roll together ; to in- 
 volve. pr. par. wrapping; past, 
 wrapped: s. wrapper. 
 
 WRATH, s. Anger, rage. 
 
 WREAK, v. To revenge; to exe- 
 cute, pr. par. wreaking; past, 
 wreaked. 
 
 WREATH, s. Any thing curled or 
 twisted; a garland, v. ivreath; pr. 
 par. wreathing; past, wreathed. 
 adj. wreathy. 
 
 WRECK. 5. Desti iction by sea; 
 ruin ; the thing wrecked, v. wreck-. 
 or. oar. wrecking; past, wrecked. 
 
 WREN. s. A kind of small bird. 
 
 WRENCH, v. To pull by violence 
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WRE— WRI 
 
 to wrest; to sprain, pr. par. wrench- 
 ing ; past, wrenched: s. wrench. 
 
 WREST, v. To twist by violence ; 
 to extort by force ; to distort, pr. 
 par. wresting ; past, wrested. 
 
 WRESTLE, v. To struggle ; to con- 
 tend, pr. par. wrestling; past, 
 wrestled : s. wrestler. 
 
 WRETCH. 5. A miserable or worth- 
 less mortal, pi. wretches : adj. 
 wretched: s. wretchedness: adv. 
 wretchedly. 
 
 WRIG'GLE. v. To move to and fro 
 with short motions, pr. par. wrig- 
 gling; past, ivriggled. 
 
 WRING, v. To twist ; to turn round 
 with violence, pr. par. wringing; 
 past, xorung. 
 
 WRINK'LE. s. A furrow of the skin 
 or face ; a rumple of cloth, v. 
 wrinkle; pr. par. wrinkling; past, 
 wrinkled. 
 
 WRI -WRY 
 
 WRIST, s. The joint by which cne 
 hand is joined to the arm. s. wrist' 
 band. 
 
 WRIT. s. Something written; a 
 legal process. 
 
 WRITE, v. To express by means of 
 letters, pr. par. writing ; past, 
 written: s. writing •, writer. 
 
 WRITHE, v. To distort ; to deform 
 by distortion, pr. par. writhing i 
 past, writhed. 
 
 WRONG. 5. An injury; injustice; 
 error, v. wrong; pr. par. wrong- 
 ing; past, wronged: adj. wrong, 
 wrongful: s. wrongness : adv. 
 wrongly, vjrongjully. 
 
 WROTK. Pret. of the v. to write. 
 
 WROUGHT. One of the participle ■ 
 of the v. to work. 
 
 WRUNG. Pret. and past par. of tha 
 v. to wring. 
 
 WRY. adj. Crooked; distorted. 
 
 XEB— YEA 
 
 X Y Z 
 
 YEA— YIE 
 
 XEBEC s. A kind of small three- 
 masted vessel. 
 
 YACHT, s. A small ship for carry- 
 ing passengers. 
 
 YAM. s. A kind of esculent root. 
 
 YARD. 5. Enclosed ground adjoin- 
 ing a house ; a measure of three 
 feet ; the support of the sails. 
 
 YARN. s. Thread made of wool, &c. 
 
 YAW. s. The unsteady motion which 
 a ship makes in a great swell, v. 
 yaw; pr. par. yawing; pa.st,yaived. 
 
 YAWL. 5. A little boat, sharp at 
 both ends. 
 
 YAWN. v. To gape. pr. par. yawn- 
 ing ; past, yawned : s. yawn. 
 
 YE. pron. One of the nominatives 
 plural of thou. 
 
 YEA. adv. Yes. 
 
 YEAR. s. Twelve months, or three 
 hundred and sixty five days. adj. 
 and adv. yearly. 
 
 YEAR'LING. adj. Being a year old. 
 s. yearling. 
 
 YEARN, v. To feel great internal 
 uneasiness, pr. par. yearning; past, 
 yearned. 
 
 YEAST. 5. Barm. 
 
 YELL. v. To cry out with horror 
 and agony, pr. par. yelling; past, 
 yelled: s. yell. 
 
 YEL'LOW. adj. One of the primi- 
 tive colours, s. yellow: adj. yel- 
 lowish. 
 
 YELP. v. To bark as a beagle houn.j 
 after his prey pr par. yelping} 
 past, yelped. 
 
 YEO'MAN. s. A man of a small es- 
 tate in land ; a farmer, pi. yto 
 men: s. yeomanry. 
 
 YES. adv. A term of affirmation. 
 
 YESTERDAY', s. The day next be- 
 fore to-day. 
 
 YET. One of the conjunctions; one 
 of the adverbs. 
 
 YEW. s. A kind of tree. 
 
 YIELD, v. To produce; to afford: 
 to concede ; to submit, pr. par. 
 yielding ; past, yielded : s. i fielder 
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\0K— ZEB 
 
 TOKE. s. The bandage placed on 
 the neck of draught oxen ; a mark 
 of servitude; a chain; bond; 
 couple, v. yoke ; pr. par. yoking ; 
 past, yoked: s. yokefellow. 
 
 YOLK, s. The yellow part of an egg. 
 
 YON. adj. That : used when point- 
 ing towards, adv. yonder. 
 
 YORE. adv. Of old time;* long ago. 
 
 VOL 1 . One of the pronouns. 
 
 YOUNG, adj. Being in the first part 
 of life ; not old. s. young. 
 
 YOUNGSTER, YOUN'KER. 5. A 
 young person : in contempt. 
 
 FOUR. pron. Belonging to you. 
 emphatic, ymirsclf. 
 
 YOUTH, s. The part of life suc- 
 ceeding childhood ; a young man. 
 adj. youthful: adv. youthfully. 
 
 £A'NY. s. A merry-andrew ; a buf- 
 foon, pi. zanies. 
 
 VEAL. s. Passionate ardour, adj. 
 zealless, zealous: s. zealot; adv. 
 zealously. 
 
 £E'BRA. $• An Indian ass. 
 
 ZEN— ZOO 
 
 ZE'NiTH. 5. The point over head^ 
 opposite to the nadir. 
 
 ZEPH'YR. s. The west wind-; po- 
 etically, any calm, soft wind. 
 
 ZEST. 5. The peel of an orange 
 squeezed into wine ; a relish ; a 
 taste added. 
 
 ZEUG'MA. s. A figure in grammar. 
 
 ZIG'ZAG. adj. Having sharp and 
 quick turns. 
 
 ZINC, s. One of the metals. 
 
 ZODIAC, s. A great circle of the 
 sphere, containing the twelve signs. 
 
 ZONE. s. A girdle; a division of 
 the earth. 
 
 ZOOG'RAPHY. 5. A description of 
 the forms, natures, and properties 
 of animals, s. zoographer. 
 
 ZOOL'OGY. 5. A treatise concern- 
 ing living creatures, s. zoologist: 
 adj. zoological. 
 
 ZO'OPHYTE. s. Certain vegetables 
 or substances, which partake of 
 the nature both of vegetables and 
 animals. 
 
 ZOOT'OMY. s. Dissection of ihe 
 bodies of beasts, s. zootomisL 
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