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Judaism
The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses.
String
The points made in a game.
Collect
To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.
Connate
Born with another; being of the same birth.
Collectively
In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.
Bankrupt
A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.
Pawnbroker
One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
Employed
of Employ
Spurn
Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment.
Essence
The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of..
Tontine
An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of ..
Subordinate
Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.
Diphenyl
A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube. It consists of two benzene or phenyl radicals united.
Supervene
To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen.
Skepticism
An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.
Conciliate
To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.
Behappen
To happen to.
Capybara
A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It some..
Decollation
The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
Freethinker
One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the chur..
Blink
To trick; to deceive.
Mortgagee
The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.
Edgewise
With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.
Countrywoman
A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant.
Figurine
A very small figure, whether human or of an animal; especially, one in terra cotta or the like; -- distinguished from statuette, which is applied to small figures in bronze, marble, etc.
Object
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
Cut
Overcome by liquor; tipsy.
Hyperdulia
Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.
Coppice
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes. See Copse.
Gin
To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan.
Scarabee
A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, us..
Aeroscope
An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.
Doziness
The state of being dozy; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
Canonist
A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law.
Annotation
A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.
Lithotrity
The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
Cuticle
A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
Figurant
One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene,..
Live
To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith.
Kilometer
Alt. of Kilometre
Classicist
One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.
Aquarius
The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.
Cock
To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
Landsman
One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
Rearmost
Farthest in the rear; last.
Tullian
Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius Cicero).
Tear
To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.
Calculus
Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
Kittenish
Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition.
Recline
To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
Arcadia
A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness.
Close
Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
Diminish
To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
Acheron
A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
Roughhewn
Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained.
List
The lobe of the ear; the ear itself.
Redeem
To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises.
Foreyard
The lowermost yard on the foremast.
Hazard
Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming.
Main
The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland.
Moneyed
Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyey men.
Fundamentally
Primarily; originally; essentially; radically; at the foundation; in origin or constituents.
Caucasian
Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.
Conservatism
The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.
Bullion
Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.
Historically
In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.
Fabian
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
Imaginative
Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word.
Rigged
of Rig
Creepingly
by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously; cunningly.
Meretricious
Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.
Floaty
Swimming on the surface; buoyant; light.
Taskmaster
One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer.
Electron
Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum.
Freeborn
Born free; not born in vassalage; inheriting freedom.
Perpetuation
The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.
Bractlet
A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.
Composite
Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.
Drizzle
To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain.
Juridical
Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to law; legal; as, juridical law.
Dromedary
The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps.
Provided
of Provide
Lacquer
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to ..
Emulsion
Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. (b) In photograp..
Introspective
Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.
Badminton
A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
Internally
Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface.
Refutable
Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.
Statutory
Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision.
Morning
Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service.
Rechabite
One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19. Also, in mo..
Bite
A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.
Grocery
The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense.
Equipped
of Equip
Hickory
An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown ..
Nonresident
A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.
Cellaret
A receptacle, as in a dining room, for a few bottles of wine or liquor, made in the form of a chest or coffer, or a deep drawer in a sideboard, and usually lined with metal.
Bellman
A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours.
Present
Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
Allowed
of Allow
Curtate
Shortened or reduced; -- said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the ecliptic, or the distance from the sun or earth to that point where a perpendicul..
Drinkable
Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable. Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural.
Fallible
Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.
Altarpiece
The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.
Capstan
A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raisin..
Humdrum
Monotonous; dull; commonplace.
Endolymph
The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Sabbath
A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with ..
Cabaret
A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.
Rhotacism
An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were.
Sang-froid
Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness.
Armadillo
Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad..
Wash
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
Bushman
A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
Synchysis
A derangement or confusion of any kind, as of words in a sentence, or of humors in the eye.
Discontinuance
The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as, a discontinuance of conversation or interc..
Disgust
To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by.
Airless
Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.
Within
In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
Well-known
Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
Virtually
In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
Vanished
of Vanish
Upstairs
Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.
Swaying
of Sway
Sinistrorse
Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; -- the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.
Similarly
In a similar manner.
Amateurish
In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur.
Peripatetic
Walking about; itinerant.
Penurious
Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
Overhead
Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
Operating
of Operate
Onto
On the top of; upon; on. See On to, under On, prep.
Likewise
In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also.
Levorotatory
Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc.
Inwardly
In the inner parts; internally.
Inversely
In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to directly.
Informed
of Inform
Impending
of Impend
Hogback
An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber.
Hereinbefore
In the preceding part of this (writing, document, book, etc.).
Frontal
Belonging to the front part; being in front
Extravaganza
A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.
Expeditious
Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or ..
Excepting
of Except
Downward
Alt. of Downwards
Demisemiquaver
A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.
Strapped
of Strap
Corruptible
Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay.
Ringmaster
One in charge of the performances (as of horses) within the ring in a circus.
Contrarily
In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
Between
In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
Antipodal
Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.
Epidermal
Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.
Knowingly
With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend.
Aforetime
In time past; formerly.
Word
To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.
Beryllium
A metallic element found in the beryl. See Glucinum.
Bookish
Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
Pad
To wear a path by walking.
Open
Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
Advertent
Attentive; heedful; regardful.
Chessboard
The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.
Catarrh
An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of ..
Aryan
One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo Koosh and Paropamisan Mountains, and to have been the ..
Declivitous
Alt. of Declivous
Ignorance
The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
Animism
The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
Bedfellow
One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.
Guarded
of Guard
Debauchee
One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian excesses; a man habitually lewd; a libertine.
Emaciate
To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh.
Ragged
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
Rally
A political mass meeting.
Judicial
Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial power; judicial proce..
Hexatomic
Having six atoms in the molecule.
Coalescent
Growing together; cohering, as in the organic cohesion of similar parts; uniting.
Cold-blooded
Having cold blood; -- said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them.
Espousal
The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
Dignify
To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.
Adoring
/); p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adore
Bookstand
A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall.
Acrobat
One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.
Countermine
An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
Lethal
One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
Self-control
Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
Traverse
A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc, without this; that is, without t..
Hymnographer
One who writes on the subject of hymns.
Betwixt
In the space which separates; between.
Asymmetry
Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
Albatross
A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the ..
Lavender
An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of ..
Barring
of Bar
Coldness
The state or quality of being cold.
Agonized
of Agonize
Cohabitation
The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another.
Respecting
of Respect
Regarding
of Regard
Counterfoil
That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the acco..
Controversial
Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.
Metamorphism
The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limes..
Crucified
of Crucify
Counseling
of Counsel
Gladiator
Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
Ascertain
To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.
Distressed
of Distress
Circumspection
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.
Annunciator
One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
Finicky
Finical; unduly particular.
Ataraxy
Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.
Depthless
Having no depth; shallow.
Asterisk
The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having ..
Charbon
A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
Lawyer
One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obl..
Behindhand
In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.
Impecunious
Not having money; habitually without money; poor.
Dhole
A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs.
Acolyte
One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass.
Concerning
Important.
On
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's ..
Litigious
Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.
Interventor
One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers.
Rascality
The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.
Lanier
A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like.
Blockade
To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
Emancipated
of Emancipate
Quietism
The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of ..
Pass
To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
Freed
of Free
Work
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
Settle
To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads.
Elemi
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of var..
Ethmoidal
Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.
Candy
A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flav..
Elaterium
A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica E..
Aldine
An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign ..
Proximity
The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood, or alliance.
Megrim
A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits.
Rushed
of Rush
Lifter
One who, or that which, lifts.
Thank
A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.
Tapir
Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, ..
Llama
A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a ..
Licit
Lawful.
Koala
A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.
Sulks
The condition of being sulky; a sulky mood or humor; as, to be in the sulks.
Waltz
A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance.
Serge
A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes.
Mark
To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
Shell
The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
Rough
Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
Inculcate
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.
Discharge
Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a trust or duty.
Hyphen
A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compoun..
Amerce
To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars.
House
A firm, or commercial establishment.
Subreader
An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon.
Runway
The channel of a stream.
Vie
To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie.
Dotage
Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection.
Dawn
To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
Eardrum
The tympanum. See Illust. of Ear.
Towpath
A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats; -- called also towing path.
Tum-tum
A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar.
Rowlock
A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the ..
Oarlock
The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.
Rapt
Snatched away; hurried away or along.
Publish
To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict.
Lessee
The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
Lour
An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.
Wages
A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.
Locust
Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigr..
Jump
Exactly; pat.
Beg
To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms.
Mall
A place where justice is administered.
Friar
A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) ..
Bowel
One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural.
Dago
A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent.
Prompt
To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
Realizing
Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; as, a realizing view of the danger incurred.
Egoism
The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provide..
Myrtle
A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate..
Furze
A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus.
Esnecy
A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
Consummate
To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.
Piety
Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service.
Pupa
Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage.
Jutes
Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century.
Behight
To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.
Eaves
The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
Inmate
One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or ..
Growth
That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result.
Alternate
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
Rate
To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.
Isobar
A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is the same either at a given time, or for a certain period (mean height), as..
Saltcellar
Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.
Mesial
Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral.
Proper
Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.
That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.
Listen
To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.
Hydra
A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound w..
Straddle
To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
Poetry
The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.
Erg
The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one cen..
Suburb
An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the sub..
Pentad
Any element, atom, or radical, having a valence of five, or which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared with, five atoms of hydrogen or other monad; as, nitrogen is a pentad in the ..
Vandal
One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroy..
React
To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.
Moses
A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.
Fire
To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
Mavis
The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus).
Consider
To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.
Icicle
A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.
Gauger
One who gauges; an officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.
Lisp
The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.
Vulva
The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs.
Oak
Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or l..
Hang
To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
Booby
A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is a..
Tubulated
Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening.
Lynx
Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus Felis, and subgenus Lynx. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears.
Sacker
One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town.
Devoir
Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.
That
As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may precede the ..
Joseph
An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front.
Avenge
To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Wholly
In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.
Three
One more than two; two and one.
Harper
A player on the harp; a minstrel.
Epopt
One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system.
Cry
Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor.
Crescent
The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants.
Am
The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be.
Waylay
To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.
Diaper
Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.
Flyer
One that uses wings.
Now
Existing at the present time; present.
Winter
The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
Joule
A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere..
Vampirism
Belief in the existence of vampires.
Summer
One who sums; one who casts up an account.
Matte
A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc., according ..
Cerium
A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and duc..
Retire
To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.
Scylla
A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was forme..
Mastic
A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
Than
A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the ..
Sphinx
In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion.
Turbid
Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.
Entreat
To invite; to entertain.
Chill
To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.
Laurel
An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay.
Rich
Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high..
Spline
A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to..
Unless
Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we a..
Every
All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of an indefinite bumber.
Alp
A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
Intraterritorial
Within the territory or a territory.
Cyclas
A long gown or surcoat (cut off in front), worn in the Middle Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold. Also, a rich stuff from which the gown was made.
Fillet
The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
Duly
In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything) ought to be; properly; regularly.
Aorta
The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
Moll
Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor.
Dander
Dandruff or scurf on the head.
Aboard
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
Burbot
A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
Orion
A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye.
Rectal
Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the region of the rectum.
Bowfin
A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.
Raceme
A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry.
Harpy
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three.
Flautist
A player on the flute; a flutist.
Anticous
Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
Olympiad
A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor/bus in the foot r..
Jovial
Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
Goatee
A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.
Bolt
To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.
Autumn
The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September ..
Sneak
To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.
Barn
A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables.
Saphenous
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vei..
Floriculturist
One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.
Cicada
Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting ..
Brief
Briefly.
Crape
A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen.
Tun
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
Hard
With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; as, to run hard.
Uvula
The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
Abba
Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
Aorist
A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.
Skin
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
Mist
Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
Pons
A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and conne..
Don
Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.
Record
An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.
Playday
A day given to play or diversion; a holiday.
Advert
To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.
Hourly
Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual.
Poncho
A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by ..
Purist
One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.
Butte
A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.
Dyne
The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
Pampas
Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagoni..
Otic
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.
Ambo
A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches.
Non est inventus
The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
Malt
Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.
Tremble
An involuntary shaking or quivering.
Anvil
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
Hurst
A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst.
Groom
A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.
Adown
From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground.
Zouave
One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress.
Friend
One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant.
Level
An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.
Limbo
Alt. of Limbus
Spur
A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
Lecher
A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women.
Amadou
A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is ..
Escrow
A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee.
Loess
A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
Nonage
The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.
Grotto
A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
Bonito
A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.
Busby
A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.
Herr
A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to the English Mister.
Odin
The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as Woden, of the German tribes.
Belong
To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
Christ
The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah.
Taborite
One of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in the fifteenth century; -- so called from Tabor, a hill or fortress where they encamped during a part of their struggles.
Active
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
Barbel
A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.
Peptonuria
The presence of peptone, or a peptonelike body, in the urine.
Durham
One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality.
Ghetto
The Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city.
Pier
Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
Dipody
Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
Rough
In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
Justly
In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately.
Grape
A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for..
Lilac
A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragranc..
Halo
A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light through crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos ther..
Hither
To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither.
Whet
The act of whetting.
Feud
A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the profists thereo..
Caftan
A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.
Gemmule
A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons.
Pyre
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.
Bonfire
A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.
Bract
A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
Nacre
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
Fetus
The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the earlier stag..
Finer
One who fines or purifies.
Brandy
A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europ..
Cist
A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cin..
Pundit
A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official.
Oleic
Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and o..
Baboon
One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities..
Fid
A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting on the trestle trees.
Abeam
On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.
Visual
Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
Be
To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.
Moss
A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so discharging the spores. There are many s..
Borax
A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain minera..
Felony
An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
Harlot
A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.
Akimbo
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
Begum
In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
Lenten
Lent.
Sere
[OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dr..
Cacao
A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and br..
Corymb
A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn.
Trader
One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a trader to the East Indies; a country trader.
Domina
Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right.
During
In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
Fetish
A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to ..
Fear
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
Inborn
Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions.
Uptown
To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown.
Cyme
A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, differing from a corymb chiefly in the order of the opening of the blossoms.
Secure
Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.
Acne
A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
Alibi
The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prov..
Coward
Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
Avowed
of Avow
Chic
Good form; style.
Grease
Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.
Afoot
On foot.
Thorax
The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which ..
Albedo
Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.
Alder
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or..
Clench
See Clinch.
Yore
In time long past; in old time; long since.
Sir
A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire.
Aloft
On high; in the air; high above the ground.
Bayard
Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse.
Befall
To happen to.
Coeval
Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with.
Cashew
A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at t..
Soda
Sodium oxide or hydroxide.
Freya
The daughter of Njord, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct.
