THE LIBRARY 
 
 OF 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 
 OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 LOS ANGELES 
 
 GIFT OF 
 
 William Matthews
 
 y '
 
 A COMPLETE 
 
 DICTIONARY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 
 
 Both with regard to SOUND and MEANING: 
 
 One main Objeft of which is, to eftablifli a plain and permanent 
 
 STANDARD of PRONUNCIATION. 
 
 TO WHICH IS PREFIXED 
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 By THOMAS S HERI DA N, A.M. 
 
 QUO MINUS SUNT FERENDiqyiHANC ARTEMUT TENUEM AC JEJUNAM 
 AVILLANTUR; qU^E NISI ORATOR1 FUTURO FUNDAMENTA FIDELITER IE 
 
 :ERIT, qyicquio SUPERSTRUXERIS, CORRUET. NECESSARIA PUERIS, ju"- 
 
 1DA SENIBUS, DULCIS SECRETORUM COMES; T qu^E VEL SOLA, OMNI 
 TUDIORUM GENERE, PLUS HABET OPERIS, QUAM OSTENTATIONIS. 
 
 QiflNCT. L.I. 0,4. 
 
 f 
 
 THE FOURTH EDITION, 
 
 REVISED, CORRECTED, and ENLARGED. 
 
 IN TWO VOLUMES. 
 VOL. I. 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 PRINTED FOR CHARLES DILLY ; 
 
 t* 1AW AND SON; W. RICHARDSON; J. SCATCHRD; 
 AND T. N. LONGMAN. 
 MDCCXCVJI.
 
 Stack Annex 
 
 f 
 
 EDITOR'S 
 
 P R E F A C E 
 
 v 
 
 TO THE 
 
 PRESENT EDITION. 
 
 A New Edition of Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary being again 
 called for by the Publick, the Editor thought it necef- 
 fary to confider how it might be improved, and rendered 
 more adequate to the purpofe for which it was originally 
 defigned. And here two objects offered themfelves to his 
 confideration : firft, to make fuch additions of words hitherto 
 ^mitted, yet from their frequent ufe deferving a place in it, 
 as other dictionaries could furnifh, or his own reading fup- 
 ply: fecondly, to correct fuch improprieties as Mr. Sheri- 
 dan had fallen into from his mode of eftablifhing his (land- 
 ard, or from circumftances which it was fcarcely practicable 
 for genius or induftry to obviate in the courfe of a toilfome 
 and tedious journey over an unbeaten tract. 
 
 On the firft head there could be little difficulty. Here his 
 fole taflc was to collect, as far as he could, all fuch words as 
 might occur in authors that deferved to be read, or as would 
 be proper for a man who wifhed to fpeak with purity to 
 employ. Words not coming under one or the other of 
 thefe defcriptions he conceives have no claimto a place in 
 a pronouncing dictionary, whatever they may have to be 
 admitted into a dictionary of a different kind. For this 
 purpofe he has gone over with fome care all our dictionaries 
 of any note, to felect fuch words as he could find fuitable to 
 his defign : and he has not reforted to dictionaries alone 
 
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 ED I TOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 for he has inferred words to be found in no other but this, 
 words of eftabHfhed ufe, and fupported by the bed autho- 
 rities. He has only to lament, that the time allowed him 
 on the prefent occafion would not permit him to do much 
 more in this way, than merely to avail himfelf of what he 
 had previoufly collected for his own ufe, without any par- 
 ticular object in view j finee this has given him a glimpfc of 
 the ample harveft he might expect, fhould he be able to put 
 his fickle into it at fome future period. 
 
 The fecond head required far different labours. While the 
 higheft praifes have been defervedly beftowed on Mr. Sheridan 
 for what he has done, critieks feem to have been almoft unani- 
 mous in averting, as was naturally to be expected, that his 
 work was not without confiderable defects. In what thefc de- 
 fects confided, however, they have by no means agreed. Some 
 condemn as faults, what others of equal authority approve : 
 fome with more acrimony than judgment have confounded 
 both good and bad in one indifcriminate cenfure : and others 
 appear to have had an obfcure perception that defects ex- 
 ifted, without taking pains to inveftigate their general origin, 
 or mark their particular difplay. Availing himfelf of the 
 hints that critieks have thrown out, profiting by the fubfe- 
 qucnr performances of other refpectable labourers in the fame 
 field, employing his own organs, and exercifing whatever of 
 judgment he may pofiefs, the Editor has endeavoured to re- 
 move fuch blemiihes as tended to disfigure the work j yet 
 with a cautious hand, choofing rather to leave fpocs, than 
 deftroy the fabrick. 
 
 Such has been the Editor's attempt : how far he has fuc- 
 ceeded remains for others to decide. That he has omitted 
 a number of words, although he has added upwards of three 
 thoufand to the preceding edition, he is fufficiently aware : 
 but for this he trulls he fhall be readily pard- by thofe, 
 
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 who arebeft acquainted with the difficulties of lexicography. 
 In the other branch of his office he has ftill more to appre- 
 hend, notwithttanding the ardent exertion of his bed endea- 
 vours : but to facilitate the tafk of the reader in appreciating 
 what he has here done, he conceives it may not be amifs for 
 him to mention the principal alterations he has ventured to 
 adopt, and the reafons by which he was guided. 
 
 Mr. Sheridan had a ftrong propensity to give to / before 
 u and the terminations eous, ous, ial>. and i'er, the found of 
 tjh ; to s before u, that of jh ; to d before ions and ium y that 
 rfdzb: whence we had tfhob, bountflius, kuvvetfhus, beft- 
 ihal, kortlhur, fhotfhur, melodzhis, odzhurri. Now certainly 
 this is not the practice of the beft fpeakers of the prefentday, 
 which has the oppofite tendency, or that of giving to letters 
 their regular founds, inftead of fuffering them to flide into 
 others that have an affinity to them. And this muft un- 
 doubtedly continue to prevail in a written language, where 
 books are continually multiplied, and a general inclination 
 for reading leads the eye to correct the miftakes of the ear. 
 Accordingly, the Editor has ventured, in compliance with 
 what he conceives to be the beft ufage, fupported as it is by 
 the propriety of drawing clofer the alliance between the writ- 
 ten and oral language, to give thefe combinations of letters, 
 in many cafes, a more natural- found j as, tub, bourityus, 
 &c. 
 
 In the Profodial Grammar Mr. Sheridan had direaed 
 dian, on a fimilar principle, to be pronounced dzhan: yet in 
 -his dictionary he had marked the found dyan, whrch the Editor 
 has followed, and of courfe'ftruck out the rule. 
 
 The terminations iate and ious do not appear on all oc- 
 cafions to coalefce into one fyllable ; though they frequent- 
 ly do, conformably to Mr. Sheridan's rule. When preceded 
 by the letter r in particular, a very improper found of this 
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 confonant is apt to be produced : indeed it is fcarcely pof- 
 fible to give the r it's proper found in fuch a fituation, with- 
 out pronouncing the two fucceeding vowels feparately. 
 Here, therefore, thefe terminations are fometimes divided 
 into two fyllables. 
 
 Another fault of Mr. Sheridan was the affixing to e it's 
 fecond found, or that of a, in cafes where it unqueftionably 
 required it's third. Thus we had antipodes, antiftrophe, 
 arils j thus appetence, appetite, and apprehenfion. Under 
 this head, alfo, comes break> which was marked break in the 
 Profodial Grammar, break in the Dictionary. The corrup- 
 tion in the laft inftance may be afcribed perhaps in fome 
 meafure to the confounding of break with it's old preterite 
 trake: and it might be urged, if arguments were wanting, 
 that we fhould be careful to preferve the pronunciation of 
 break, to prevent this confufion of tenfes. 
 
 When k follows oo> it appears to the Editor, as far as his 
 ear is able to judge, uniformly to fhorten the found. 
 Mr. Sheridan has given tisluk' (look) and tuk/ (took) very 
 properly : but furely bo'k (book), ko'k (cookj, and the like, 
 are fo drawled out only by fchoolboys beginning to read. 
 There can be no reafon for a variation in the found of this 
 combination of letters, unlcfs it had eftablilhed cuftom 
 to plead ; and the Editor is greatly miftaken, if it have 
 this in it's favour. 
 
 } Neither can he think, that y interpofed between k and !, 
 ,or between hard g and the fa^me vowel, has any ufage but 
 that of fome provincial or affected fpeakers to fupport it 5 
 if we except the ftage, on which, as Mr. Nares obferves, 
 " this monfter of pronunciation" may be heard. 
 
 With regard to the pronunciation of wind, Mr. Sheridan 
 has given both wind and wind -, preferring the former as more 
 confident with analogy, yet allowing that the latter is 
 
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 EDITOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 more generally ufed. Of late the ftream of cuftom appears 
 to have gone more decidedly in favour of wind: and though all 
 the other monofyllables in ind have the i long, the fame argu- 
 ment would apply againft gold, which Mr. Sheridan adopted, 
 though the Editor has ventured to make it gold, believing 
 tht beft ufage to be on this fide, as analogy is j and grSfs is 
 in the fame predicament, about the pronunciation of which 
 there is no doubt. 
 
 It would be tedious to fpecify the variations made in par- 
 ticular words reducible to no general heads; though they 
 have not been very numerous, as the Editor wifhed rather 
 to hazard letting a miftake of the author remain, than 
 change a proper pronunciation of Mr. Sheridan for a vicious 
 one of his own. Indeed he has endeavoured to diveft 
 himfelf of all partiality for his own mode of pronouncing 
 words, though to fpeak with propriety was an accomplifh- 
 ment of which he was early ambitious; and he has never 
 fuffered his own habits, as his own, to have any weight in 
 the balance; conftantly paying the utmoft deference to the 
 authority of Mr. Sheridan, unlefs he believed it to be op- 
 pofed by the general practice of the pureft fpeakers of the 
 n prefent day. In one point he owns he has felt fome re- 
 luctance to acquiefce. He had always conceived the found 
 of I to differ from that generally reprefented by at or ay, 
 and fometimes by ei or ey t which appeared to him a diph- 
 thong, compofed of a, or rather perhaps of an intermediate 
 found between a and a, and e ; and fmce he has had occafion to 
 attend ftill more nicely to the fubject of orthoepy, he has 
 paid particular regard to the words into which thefe letters 
 enter, on innumerable occafions, and has always imagined 
 himfelf able to diftinguifh them, when coming from the 
 mouth of a fpeaker, who had any pretenfions to be con- 
 fidered as correct. Mr. Walker allows, that a difference 
 
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 .maybe perceived ; but as it is a matter of nice diftin<5Hon he 
 feas not admitted it into his work -, and rnoft writers on the 
 fubjeft appear to confider-thefe combinations of letters as 
 having the fame found with I. With a view to remove his 
 doubts, the Editor converted with feme literary friends on 
 toe fubjeft, but found their opinions divided: a few, -for 
 -whofe judgment he has a high refpeft, profefied thernlclves 
 unable to difcover any difference; while others thought 
 they perceived it as clearly as himfelf. This being the 
 ftate of the cafe, he did not think himfelf warranted to alter 
 the mode followed by Mr. Sheridan; though he cannot 
 svokl declaring what appears to him to be equally fup- 
 ported by theory and practice. 
 
 In trie prefent edition the founds are expreffed by the 
 fanne marks as in the former ones, except in that ofj or 
 ft>ft, for which j was fometimes ufed, at other times dzb. 
 The impropriety of this muft be obvious : two different 
 marks would be apt to miflcad, by conveying the idea of 
 two different founds; and this would be particularly the 
 cafe with foreigners, who do not found the^' in our manner. 
 The? Editor has uniformly employed, therefore, the com- 
 bination dzh, which Mr. Sheridan has fhown to reprefent 
 the found of our^' wich accuracy. 
 
 There is a fimple found, which Mr. Sheridan has ex- 
 preffed in his Grammar by the letters ng\ thefe letters being 
 commonly ufed in cur language to denote it, unlefs a hard 
 r, or k t or hard g, follow #, in which cafe the n alone is 
 iifed for this found. The power of k or hard g to give this 
 found to the preceding n is fo general, and fo familiar to an 
 Englifli ear, that Mr. Sheridan has not inferccd the , un'efs 
 the terminate a fylkble : and, indeed, whet; k is the iliLceed- 
 ing letter, he ufually takes tins into the fyii.tble, and leaves 
 the next to begin with a vowel, whf re it is contrary to his 
 own practice in parallel cafes. But this is furely wrong : 
 
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 EDITOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 think is not properly pronounced by adding the found of 
 k to that of thin, but by adding it to thing: fo fink rs 
 rightly exprefled by adding k to sing, not to sin. It 
 would be little if the found of n in this fituation were uni- 
 form : but this is not the cafe. When n is the laft letter of 
 a prefix, it generally retains it's own found j as in uncieam^ 
 pronounced in-klen, though the n takes the found of -ng 
 before the fame letters in uncle, ingkl. Such is the force 
 of habit, that the Editor had gone through part of the 
 firfl: volume, and a '"-na!! portion of the fecond, and they 
 were already printed off, befcjrv hi was aware of this. He 
 is compel!^ ;herefore, to beg thr Reader's indulgence, and 
 to requeft him to fupply the o million by the preceding 
 gent.,:! rule, attending to the f xceprion. 
 
 In the early part <S. rb- \vork Mr. Sheridan had omitted 
 the irif t '_, ;r preu': and participles of the vrrbs under 
 the vi .rlelf, tH ,gh he afterwards ir.terted them. But 
 as it ^.lit be plumed, that mo t of thofe who ufed his 
 .ry were fufficienrl- ^quainted with this branch of 
 : iar, and they occurred in their proper place in the 
 
 a;- ibetical a r rangcmcnt, with the mode of pronouncing 
 them, the In'-'r ui of them along with the verb was of 
 courfe ("jperfluous. Another practice, which took up much 
 roc-m, v s that of fometitnes repeating a word, when it 
 h?d c' : -rent fignifications, though the pronunciation was 
 the ; :e. Thus Bay, bL f., for inftance, occurred no lefs 
 th j five times. In the prefent edition the preterites and 
 p ruciples have been uniformly omitted, except in the alpha- 
 betical order i and all the fenfes of one word have been 
 given under it, without a repetition of the word itfelf, 
 unlefs where it was required by a difference in the pro- 
 nunciation. Thus room has been faved, which, with a 
 little more attention to economy in printing, has prevented 
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 EDITOR'S PREFACE; 
 
 the additions made to the prefent volumes from extending 
 their bulk much beyond their former fize, fo that no 
 farther augmentation of price than was abfolutely necefiary 
 has taken place. 
 
 With regard to the orthography, Mr. Sheridan had pro- 
 feffed to follow Dr. Johnfon: but this was done only 
 where the words occurred in the order of the alphabet. 
 In the prefent edition Dr. Johnfon is uniformly followed 
 throughout j though in fome inftances cuftom appears to 
 have deviated from his authority, the k being almoft uni- 
 verfally exploded from the termination ick t and few ad- 
 mitting the final cur in fubftantives of more than two 
 fyllables. 
 
 In the explanations of words, too, Mr. Sheridan had pretty 
 generally adhered to Dr. Johnfon : but fometimes inac- 
 curacies had arifen from attempts to abridge his expreffions, 
 errours of the prefs had crept in that perverted the fenfe, and 
 inftances are not wanting, where the Dr. has egregioufly 
 miftaken the fignification of words, particularly technical 
 terms. Whatever the Editor obferved to be wrong it has been 
 his endeavour to correct; fo that he trufts at leaft he fhall 
 have left lefs room for complaint on thefe heads than here- 
 tofore exifted. 
 
 If the Editor had performed his tafk in a manner more 
 adequate to his own wifhes, his labours would no doubt 
 have been more worthy his author, and more acceptable 
 to the publick: yet he hopes he lhall be found to have 
 done fomething towards improving a valuable work; and 
 his cafe is one of the few in which want of time may 
 with propriety be pleaded, as the demand for the book 
 was too urgent, to allow him to employ upon it as much 
 as he fhould otherwife have thought proper. 
 
 T. CHURCHILL,
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 OF all the languages known in the world, the Eng- 
 lifh is fuppofed to be the mod difficult ; and fo- 
 reigners in general look upon it as impracticable to arrive 
 at any degree of perfection, either in writing or fpeaking 
 it. Yet from it's nature and conftitution, with regard to 
 the grammatical part, it ought to be the moft eafy of 
 attainment of any other ; as upon examination it would 
 appear, that it is built upon the fimpleft principles, and 
 governed by the feweft rules, of any language yet known. 
 In which refpefls it exceeds even the Hebrew; hitherto 
 fuppofed to be the moft fimple of any. With regard 
 indeed to the pronunciation of our tongue, the obftacles 
 are great; and in the prefent ftate of things almoft infu- 
 perable. But all this apparent difficulty arifes from our 
 utter neglefl: of examining and regulating our fpeech ; as 
 nothing has hitherto been done, either by individuals, or 
 foc.iet.ies, towards a right method of teaching it. 
 
 While the ingenious natives of other countries in Eu- 
 rope, particularly the Italians, French, and Spaniards, in 
 proportion to their progrefs in civilization and politenefs, 
 have, for more than a century, been employed, with the 
 utmoft induftry, in cultivating and regulating their fpeech ; 
 we (till remain in the ftate of all barbarous countries in 
 that refpeft, having left ours wholly to chance. Whoever 
 has a mind to attain any of thofe tongues, may arrive at 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 the utmoft perfection in them, by the inftruftion of fkilful 
 mafters, and the aid of accurate grammars and dictionaries ; 
 together with various treatifes on the peculiar niceties and 
 elegancies of each. But when a foreigner arrives in Lon- 
 don, and, as the firft necefiary point, inquires for a mafter 
 to teach him the language, to his utter aftonifliment he 
 is told, that there are none to be found ; and thus he is 
 left to pick it up as well as he can, in the lame way as if he 
 had landed among favages. 
 
 This is the more furprifing, as perhaps there never was 
 a language, which required or merited cultivation more j 
 and certainly there never was a people upon earth, to whom 
 a perfecl ufe of the powers of fpeech was fo eflentially ne- 
 ceflary, to fupport their rights, privileges, and all the bleff- 
 ings arifing from the nobleft conftitution that ever was 
 formed. This amazing negleft has been owing to a mode 
 of education, eftablifhed more than two centuries ago ; and 
 which, notvwhftanding a total change in every circum- 
 ftance, that made fuch a mode of education the moft pro- 
 per for thole tin>es, has, to the difgrace of human reafon, 
 and to the indelibi'i reproach of the legiQature of this coun- 
 try, remained invariably the fame ever fince. On the 
 revival of letters, the fludy of the Greek and Roman lan- 
 guages, in a fhort time, became general, in the more 
 civilized nations of Europe ; and in this they were wife ; 
 becaufe a treafure of knowledge, the collected wifdom of 
 ages, was here opened to their view, which could be ac- 
 quired in no other way ; as their own languages were then 
 poor and barbarous, and the works of their authors neither 
 fit for entertainment nor ufe. Whereas in the noble works 
 of antiquity, they found every thing neceflary to enlighten 
 the underftanding, regulate the fancy, and refine the tafte; 
 and in proportion to their progrefs in this way, they who 
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 applied themfelves to thofe ftudies, gained a fuperiority 
 over the reft qf mankind, not in fame only, but in rank 
 and fortune. Thus were they ftimulated in the purfuit, 
 not only by the pleafure attending the chafe, but by the 
 great ends to be attained by it. The temples of Fame 
 and Fortune were (hut to all, who could not make their 
 offerings in Greek and Latin. Latin particularly was the 
 general language, in which all people of education both 
 converfed and wrote j and became, for a confiderable length 
 of time, the currency of Europe, as French is at this day. 
 Our anceftors, not to be behind-hand with other nations, 
 made many endowments of fchools and colleges, for the 
 perpetual propagation of thofe (Indies, in their days fo juftly 
 held in the higheft eftimation. They could not look into the 
 Jeeds of time* or forefee that future generations, upon a 
 total change of circumftances, might fuffer much by a con- 
 tinuation of thofe inftitutions ; or that an enlightened po- 
 fterity would not make fuch alterations in them, as a change 
 of times might render necefiary. 
 
 The change, indeed, fince their days, has been fo great, 
 that the two learned languages are fallen into utter difufe. 
 No one now either writes or converfes in them. Nay, 
 fo totally are they gone out of fafhion, that in order to 
 avoid the imputation of pedantry, no gentleman mud let it 
 appear in converfation, that he ever had the leaft tincture 
 of thofe ftudies $ and far from contributing to any man's 
 advancement to pofts of honour or profit, the utmoft fkill 
 in thofe languages will only qualify perfons for the office of 
 fchoolmafters or private tutors. While a rompiete ma- 
 ftery of the Englifh, both in writing and fpeaking, would be 
 the fureft means of attaining thofe ends, and anfwer every 
 other purpofc of fpeech, with regard to ornament, as well 
 as ufe, to an inhabitant of thefe countries, better than a 
 
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 command of all the other languages known in the world. 
 Yet fo little regard has been paid to it in either 
 that out of our numerous army of authors, very few can 
 be feleded who write with accuracy; and among the i 
 titude of our orators, even a tolerable fpeaker is a pro- 
 
 * All this arifes from a wrong bias given to the mind, in 
 our courfe of education, with regard to two material arti- 
 cles. The firft is, a total negleft of our own tongue, from 
 the time and pains neceflary to the attainment of two dead 
 languages. The fecond, an utter inattention to the living 
 language, as delivered to the ear by the organs of fpeech ; 
 from making the written, as prefented to the eye by the 
 pen, the fole object of inftruclion. 
 
 With regard to the firft of thefe, it has been taken for 
 granted that a knowledge of Greek and Latin will of courfe 
 produce a fufficient knowledge of our own tongue ; though 
 it is notorious, that many who have acquired an accurate 
 {kill in writing Latin, make but a very poor figure in their 
 Englilh ftyle. Nay it has lately been proved by a learned 
 Prelate, in a ftiort eflay upon our grammar, that fome of 
 our mod celebrated writers, and fuch as have hitherto parted 
 for our Englifh Claflics, have been guilty of great folecifrris, 
 inaccuracies, and even grammatical improprieties, in many 
 places of their mod finifhed works. Nor is this at all fur- 
 prifing, when we confider that grammar has never been 
 taught among us as a fcicnce j and that in learning Latin, 
 our youth are inftrudted only in the mechanical rules pe- 
 culiarly adapted to that language ; where therefore thefe do 
 not fquare with another, they are as much at a lofs, as if 
 they knew no rules at all. Will any of thefe, prefuming 
 upon their knowledge of Latin, think they can matter the 
 French or Italian, without learning the grammars of their 
 
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 refpective tongues ? And is there not the fame reafon for 
 examining the peculiar rules by which the Englilh is go- 
 verned ? This would certainly be done by all in the liberal 
 Jine of life, were the means open to them. But the fact is, 
 that there has been no method laid down for attaining this 
 knowledge. Nothing worthy the name of a grammar has 
 hitherto appeared ; and it is not many years fince a dic- 
 tionary of any value was produced; which, though it mult 
 be allowed to have been a Herculean labour, when con- 
 fidered as the work of one man, yet (till is capable of great 
 improvement. Hence each individual is left to acquire any 
 critical fkill in his own language, as well as he can, by his 
 own labour. The difficulties that perpetually ftart in his 
 way, through want of fome principles and rules to guide 
 him, foon make him weary of the fruitlefs purfuit; and 
 people in general are fatisfied with copying others,* or 
 making innovations upon unfure grounds. In confequence 
 of which, it has been in a perpetual (late of fluctuation, be- 
 ing left wholly to the guidance of caprice and fafhion. 
 The learned compiler of the Englifh Dictionary, in fpeak- 
 ing of our language, fays : e While it was employed in 
 ' the cultivation of every fpecies of literature, it has itfelf 
 e been neglected ; fuffered to fpread under the direction of 
 '^chance, into wild exuberance} refigned to the tyranny of 
 < time and faftiion j and expofed to the corruption of igno- 
 ranee, and caprice of innovation. When I took the firft 
 ( furvey of my undertaking, I found our fptech copious 
 c without order, and energetic without rules : wherever I 
 
 * turned my view, there was perplexity to be di fen tangled, 
 
 * and confufion to be regulated.' And Swift, in his letter 
 to lord Oxford, is of opinion, that the corruptions crepe 
 into our' language have more than counterbalanced any 
 improvements it has received, fince the days of Charles 
 
 the
 
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 the Firft. No wonder indeed our written language fhould 
 be in this ftate, when the only article attended to, and re- 
 gularly taught, is that of fpeliing words properly. 
 
 But low as the (late of the written language is, that of 
 the fpoken is infinitely worfej with regard to which, no- 
 thing has been done, even to render a right pronunciation 
 of the words attainable. And with refpect to every other 
 point, we are fo far from having any way opened for 
 teaching a juft and graceful delivery, that even from our 
 learning the firft elements of fpeech, we are fo wholly per- 
 verted by falfe rules, and afterwards corrupted by bad ha-, 
 bits, that there is fcarce a poflibility of arriving at any degree 
 of perfection in the mod ufeful and pleafing art that can 
 adorn and dignify human nature. 
 
 The total neglect of this art has been productive of the 
 word confequences. It is by fpeech that all affairs relative 
 to the nation at large, or particular focieties, are carried on. 
 In the conduct of all affairs ecclefiaftical and civil, in 
 church, in parliament, courts of jufticc, county courts, 
 grand and petty juries, even down to veftrics in parilhes, 
 are the powers of fpeech effcntially requifite. In all which 
 places, the wretched ftate of elocution is apparent to per- 
 ibns ofanydifcernment and tafte; more particularly in the 
 church, where that talent would be of the utmoft moment 
 to the fupport of religion. But in general, the fpeakers 
 confole themfelves with the thought, that they are not worfe 
 than their neighbours: and numbers, hopelcfs of arriving 
 at any degree of excellence in that way, endeavour, as is 
 ufual on fuch occafions, to depreciate what they cannot 
 attain. Nay, it has been gravely maintained by many 
 writers, that oratory is not fuited to the genius of the na- 
 tion, or nature of the conftitutionj and that any ufe of 
 it, in the pulpit, the itrnate houfe, or bar, would even be 
 
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 improper. To this term of Oratory y from the erroneous 
 ideas entertained of that art, they annex ftrange confufed 
 notions of fomething artificial in tones, looks, and gefture, 
 that have no foundation in nature, and are the mere inven- 
 tions of man. But if the true art of oratory be only to ex- 
 hibit nature dreft to advantage ; if it's objccl: be, to enable 
 the fpeaker to difplay his thoughts and fentiments, in the 
 moft perfpicuous, pleafing, and forcible manner j fo as to 
 enlighten the underftanding, charm the ear, and leave the 
 deepeft impreflions on the minds of the hearers Can any 
 one but the moft vain pedant, or ftupid barbarian, fay, that 
 fuch an art is improper for this or any other fociety in 
 the world? To reafon with blind prejudice, or invincible 
 ignorance, would be fruitlefsj buc I would beg leave to 
 afk all who affert this docVme a few queftions. 
 
 Whether it would not contribute much to promote the 
 caufe of religion, if the fervice of the church were always 
 performed with propriety, and fermons delivered with due 
 force ? 
 
 Whether it would not be of fervice to the ftate, if all 
 our fenators, who had from nature the abilities, fhould 
 alfo be furnifhed, from art and practice, with the habitual 
 power of delivering their fentiments readily, in a correct, 
 perfpicuous, and forcible manner? And whether this 
 would not be equally ufeful to the gentlemen of the bar ? . 
 Whether it would not contribute much to the eafe and 
 pleafure of fociety, and improvement of politenefs, if all 
 gentlemen in public meetings, or private company, fhould 
 be able to exprefs their thoughts clearly, and with an ut- 
 terance fo regulated, as not to give pain to the underftand- 
 ing, or offence to the ears of their auditors ? 
 
 Whether it would not greatly contribute to put an end to 
 the odious diftinftion kept up between the iubje&s of the 
 
 fame
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 fame king, if a way were opened, by which the attainment 
 of the Engiiih tongue in it's purity, both in point of phrafe* 
 ology and pronunciation, might be rendered eafy to ai] in- 
 habitants of his Majefly's dominions, .whether of South or 
 North Britain, of Ireland, or the other Britifh dependen- 
 cies ? 
 
 Whether it would not redound much to the honour of 
 this nation, if the attainment of our tongue were rendered 
 eafy to foreigners, fo as to enable them to read our excel- 
 lent authors in the original, and converfe with the natives 
 of thefe countries upon equa-1 terms ? 
 
 Whether many important advantages would not accrue 
 both to the prefent age, and to poftcrity, if the English 
 language were afcertained, and reduced to a fixed and per- 
 manent ftandard. 
 
 Whether the fiift ftep necefiary to the accomplifliment 
 of thefe points be not that of opening a method, whereby 
 all children of thefe realms, whether male or female, may 
 be inftruded, from the firft rudiments, in a grammatical 
 knowledge of the Englifh tongue, and the art of reading 
 and fpeaking it with propriety and grace; in the fame re- 
 gular way as other languages, and other arts, of infinitely 
 lefs confequence to them, are now taught. 
 
 To cornpafs thefe points, and others perhaps of ftill 
 greater confequence which may flow from them, has been 
 the chief object of the Author's purfuits in life, and the 
 main end of the prefent publication. 
 
 It mutt be obvious, that, in order to fpread abroad the 
 Englifh language as a living tongue, and to facilitate the 
 attainment of it's fpeech, it is neceilary in the firft place, that 
 a fhndard of pronunciation fhould be eftablilhcd, and a 
 method of acquiring a juft one fhould be laid open. That 
 the prefent ftate of the written language is not at all calcu- 
 lated
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 lated to anfwer that end, is evident from this ; that not only 
 the natives of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, who fpeak 
 Englifti, and are taught to read it, pronounce it differ- 
 ently, but each county in England has it's peculiar dialect, 
 which infects not only thefpeech of it's inhabitants, but their 
 reading alfo. All attempts to reform this by any alteration 
 in our written language would be utterly impracticable: and 
 the only plan, which could poflibly be followed with any 
 profpect of fuccefs, is what the Author has purfued in his 
 Profodial Grammar and Dictionary. 
 
 In his Grammar, he has laid open a method of teach- 
 ing every thing which regards found, from the firft fimplc 
 elements, to their mod extended combinations in words 
 and fentences. He has pointed out the principles upon 
 which our pronunciation is founded, and the general rules 
 by which it is regulated. 
 
 . In his Dictionary, he has reduced the pronunciation of 
 each word to a certainty by fixed and vifible marks ; the 
 only way by which uniformity of found could be propa- 
 gated to any diftance. This we find effectually done in 
 the art of mufick by notes j for in whatever part of the 
 globe mufick is fo taught, the adepts in it read it exactly 
 the fame way. A fimilar uniformity of pronunciation by 
 means of this Grammar and Dictionary, may be fpread 
 through all parts of the Globe, wherever Englifh fhall be 
 taught by their aid. 
 
 But it may be afked, what right the Author has to 
 aflume to himfelf the office of a legislator on this occafion, 
 and what his pretenfions are to eftablifa an abfolute ftand- 
 ard in an article, which is far from being in a fettkd ftate 
 among any clafs of people ? It is well known, that there 
 j[s a great diverfity of pronunciation of the fame words, 
 VOL, i. b not
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 not only in individuals, but in whole bodies of men. That 
 there are fome adopted by the univerfities ; fome prevail 
 at the bar, and fome in the fenate-houfe. That the pro- 
 priety of thefe feveral pronunciations is controverted by the 
 feveral perfons who have adopted them; and what right 
 has this felf- appointed judge to determine which is the 
 beft? 
 
 The Author allows the propriety of the objection, and 
 therefore thinks it neceflary to lay open the grounds upon 
 which he puts in his claim to this arduous office. 
 
 There was a time, and that at no very diftant period, 
 which may be called the Auguflan age of England, I mean 
 during the reign of queen Anne, when Englifh was the 
 language fpoken at court ; and when the fame attention was 
 paid to propriety of pronunciation, as that of French at the 
 court of Verfailles. This produced an uniformity in that 
 article in all the polite circles j and a gentleman or lady 
 would have been as much afhamed of a wrong pronun- 
 ciation then, as perfons of a liberal education would now be 
 of mifpelling words. But on the acceffion of a foreign 
 family to the throne, amid the many blcflings conferred by 
 that happy event, the Englifh language fuffered much by 
 being banifhed the court, to make room for the French. 
 From that time the regard formerly paid to pronunciation 
 has been gradually declining; fo that now the greateft 
 improprieties in that point are to be found among people 
 of fafhion; many pronunciations, which thirty or forty years 
 ago were confined to the vulgar, are gradually gaining 
 ground ; and if fomething be not done to flop this growing 
 evil, and fix a general ftandard at prefent, the Englifh is 
 likely to become a mere jargon, which every one may pro- 
 nounce as hepleafes. Ic is to be wifhed, that fuch a fland- 
 
 ard
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 ard had been eftablifhed at the period before mentioned, 
 as it is probable, that Englifh was then fpoken in it's higheft 
 ftate of perfection. Nor is it yet too late to recover it in 
 that very (late. It was my fortune to receive the early 
 part of my education under a matter, who made that a ma- 
 terial object of inftruction to the youth committed to his 
 care. He was the intimate friend, and chofen companion of 
 Swift j who had paffed great part of his life in a familiar 
 intercourfe with the moft diftinguifhed men of the age, 
 whether for rank or genius. Eminent as he was for the 
 purity and accuracy of his ftyle, he was not more atten- 
 tive to that point in writing, than he was to exadtnefs of 
 pronunciation in fpeaking. Nor could he bear to hear any 
 miftakes committed by his friends in that refpect, without 
 correcting them. I had the happinefs to be much with 
 him in th'e eariy part of my life, and for feveral months 
 read to him three or four hours a day, receiving dill the 
 benefit of his inftruction. I have fince had frequent op- 
 portunities of being convinced, that an uniformity of pro- 
 nunciation had prevailed at the court of queen Anne, by 
 comparing Swift's with that of rmny diflinguilhed per- 
 fonages who were there initiated into life; among the num- 
 ber of which were the duke of Dorfet and the earl of ; - 
 Chefterfield. And that very pronunciation is ftill the 
 cuftomary one among the defcendants of all the politer part 
 of the world bred in that reign. Upon inveftigating the 
 principles on which the pronunciation of that time was 
 formed, I found, that though there were no rules laid down 
 for it's regulation, yet there was a fecret influence of analogy 
 constantly operating, which attracted the different words, 
 according to their feveral claflfes, to itfelf as their centre. 
 And where there were any deviations from that analogy, 
 b 2 the
 
 
 S has lJ open his pretennons, upon a fuppo^on 
 that pronunciation depended only upon cuftom and falhio 
 But when he adds, that he is the nrft who ever laid open 
 the principles upon which our pronunciation is found 
 and the rules by which it is regulated, he hopes the claim 
 he has laid in to the office he has undertaken will not 
 confidered as either vain or prefumptuous. 
 
 When we reflect, that no evil fo great can befal any Ian- 
 ouaae, as a perpetual fluduation both in point of fpel 
 ^d pronouncing, it is furely a thing to be wifoed, that a 
 permanent and obvious ftandard to both mould at fome 
 certain period be eftabliflied ; and if poffiblc, that peno 
 ihould be fixed upon, when probably they were in the gre; 
 eft degree of perfection. Dr. Johnfon's fpelling has been 
 implicitly followed in the prefent Didionary. It fcarce de- 
 viates from that ufed by the writers in queen Anne's reign ; 
 as he has judicioufly rejected feveral innovations attempted 
 fmce that time by vain and pragmatical writers, who, from 
 an affectation of fingularity, have attempted to introduce 
 changes, upon principles which will by no means (land the 
 teft of examination ; and it might indifputably be proved, 
 that no alterations in that refpect, productive of any real 
 benefit, can be made, without new moulding our alphabet, 
 and making a confiderable addition to it's characters j a point 
 utterly impracticable. 
 
 With regard to pconunciation, the Author has laid his 
 reafons before the publick of his having followed that which 
 was eftabliflied at the fame era. Thus, in both thefe arti- 
 
 t cles,
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 cks, has he in this one work endeavoured to fix two anchors 
 to our floating language, in order to keep it fteady againft 
 the gales of caprice, and current of fafhion. 
 
 In the explanatory part he has chiefly followed Dr. John- 
 fon; only fometimes making ufe of plainer words, more 
 adapted to the capacity of Englifh readers. 
 
 As the utmoft accuracy was neceflkry in ufmg the marks 
 of pronunciation, he has exerted luch induftry in this re- 
 fpeft, by reiterated examination of each proof fheet before 
 it was printed off, that he hopes there is not an errour [of 
 any confequence throughout the whole.
 
 CONTENTS 
 
 ' O F T H E 
 
 GRAMMAR. 
 
 SEC T.-I. 
 
 QF Simple Sounds, . p ag( . . 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of the Nature and Formation of the Simple Sounds, . vii 
 
 Scheme of the Alphabet, . 
 
 SECT. III. 
 Of Diphthongs, ; 4 V . 5 xl . 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the Manner of fornting certain Sounds, * xiu 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Of the Ufe and Abufe of Letters infpelling or reprefenting Words, xvii 
 Of Confonant Digraphs, ' m ^ _ . xxyii j 
 
 SECT VI. 
 
 Rules for the Pronunciation of Englijh Words, . :* : /i xxx j 
 
 O/" MONOSYLLABLES. 
 
 Of Mcnofyllables ending in more C Q nfonants that one, - ibid. 
 
 Of Moncfy llables ending in e mute, . . ^^ 
 
 O/ MonofyllaUes ending in ^ue/s that are pronounced, - xxxv 
 
 Of Monofyllables formed by Diphthongs, . . . xxxviii 
 
 Of ^Diphthongs formed by W, . . . xxx j x 
 Of Diphthongs formed by Y, ... 
 
 SECT.
 
 Of Di/y liable s, 
 Qf Portables, 
 
 C O N T E N T S. 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 Of the ART OF DELIVERY. 
 
 Qf Articulation, 
 
 Of Accent, 
 
 Of Pronunciation, 
 
 OfEmphqfts, 
 
 OfPaufesor Stops, 
 
 Of the Pitch and Management of the Voice ^ 
 
 Of Tones, 
 
 Of the Recitation of Poetic Numbers, 
 
 Page xli 
 xliv 
 
 Ivi 
 
 ivi 
 
 lx 
 
 Ixiv 
 
 Ixvii 
 
 Ixxiv 
 
 Ixxvii 
 
 l.xxix. 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 Ixxxviii 
 
 Rules to be obferved by the Natives oflRELAND, in order to attain a jujl 
 Pronunciation of Englift, - Ixxxix 
 
 Obfervations with regard to the Pronunciation of the NativesofScothnA 
 and Wales, - - x ciii 
 
 Directions to Foreigners. 
 
 A PRO-
 
 A 
 
 PROSODIAL GRAMMAR 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 Calculated folely for the Purpofes of teaching Propriety 
 
 of PRONUNCIATION, and Juftnefs of DELIVERY, 
 
 in that Tongue, by the Organs of Speech. 
 
 VOL. i.
 

 
 PROSODIAL GRAMMAR, &c. 
 
 SECTION I, 
 
 Of Simple Sounds. 
 
 TN the Englifh alphabet there appear twenty-fix letters, 
 
 abcdefghijklmnopqrftuvwxyz* 
 
 But this alphabet is ill calculated to reprefent the fimple founds of the 
 Englifh tongue, as there are many of thofe founds which have no 
 letters to ftand for their marks. Two of the confonants are fuper- 
 fluous; c and q* c having the found either of k or /,- and q that of 
 k before an when preceding another vowel in the fame fyllable. Two 
 are marks of compound founds ; j y which {lands for dzh ; and x for 
 ks or gz. And h is no letter, but merely a mark of afpiration. With 
 regard to the vowels, two of them, i- and u, as pronounced by us, 
 are marks of diphthongs ; and the only founds we hear of real fimple 
 vowels are thofe of a, e 9 and o. Thus, deducting the five confonant 
 marks above mentioned, and thofe of the two vowels, there remain 
 but nineteen letters to reprefent all the fimple founds in our tongue, 
 which in reality amount' to twenty-eight j confequently to make a 
 complete alphabet, in which every fimple found ought to have a 
 mark peculiar to itfelf, there ought to be nine more chara&ers or let- 
 ters. The reafon of this deficiency is, that after the revival of letters 
 we adopted the Roman alphabet, which became of general ufe 
 
 c 2 throughout
 
 hr A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 throughout Europe, though it was by no means fuited to our tongue, 
 on account of the great number of fimple founds contained in it, which 
 were not found in the ancient Latin. To make up for this deficiency 
 in the adopted alphabet, there were in thofe days of ignorance fo 
 many clumfy contrivances ufed, and from that time to this fuch di- 
 verfity and irregularity in marking the fuperabounding founds, not 
 upon fettled principles, trut according to the whim and fafhioo of the 
 times, that it became a work of immenfe time and labour, even to 
 the beft educated natives, to give a right pronunciation to words in 
 reading ; and it is rendered wholly impoffible for foreigners or pro- 
 vincials ever to acquire it, from any afliftance hitherto given them by 
 books. 
 
 TO afford a clew through this intricate labyrinth, and to enable 
 all, who will take the pains of becoming matters of the method here 
 laid down, to acquire a juft pronunciation of our tongue, is one of 
 the main objects propofed in the following work. 
 
 In order to this it will be neceflary in thefirft place to afcertain true 
 number of fimple founds in our tongue, And firft I ftall begin with 
 the vowels. 
 
 Scheme of the Vowels. 
 
 FIrft. Second. ' Third, 
 
 a hit hate hall 
 
 bet tear beer 
 
 lit fight field 
 
 o not note noofe 
 
 but bufh blue 
 
 Y lovely l c . 
 
 Before they proceed any farther, it will be neceffary that all who 
 would readily and clearly comprehend what is laid down in the fol- 
 lowing treatife with regard to the vowels, fhould gct the above fchemc 
 by heart, fo as to be able to tpeat it readily in the order in which 
 She words he, on a parallel, not perpendicular line; as, 
 hat hate hall, 
 
 bet bear, &c. 
 
 In
 
 A PROSODIAI, GRAMMAR. v 
 
 In this fcheme * we fee that each vowel ftands for three different 
 founds ; and I have clafTed them in this manner, becaufe I ftiall have 
 occafion to particularize them hereafter by the titles of Firft, Second, 
 and Third founds, according to the order in which they lie, and as 
 they are marked by thofe figures. 
 
 At firft view of this fcheme, one would be apt to imagine, that we 
 have no lefs than feventeen founds of vowels in our tongue; but, on 
 a nearer examination, we fhall find that there are feveral duplicates 
 of the fame founds, only differently marked. Thus the fecond 
 founds of a and e, as in hate, bear, are the fame. The third 
 founds in e and /, beer, field, are alfo the fame. The found of 
 o in not, is only the fhort found of a in hall. The fecond found 
 of u in bum is only the fliort found of o in noofc. The fecond 
 found of i in fight, and the third found of u in cube, are not fimple 
 founds, but diphthongs. And with regard to the two founds of 
 y, the firft perceived in the laft fyllable of lovely, is only the 
 fhort found of e in b<?er, and the fecond in lye is the fame as f in 
 fight. 
 
 So that fubduding thefe eight duplicates, there remain only nine 
 fimple vocal founds or vowels, which are as follow : 
 
 d a I e 6 o e I 
 hall hat hate beer note noofe bet fit but. 
 
 Number of Simple Sounds of Confojiants. 
 
 Thefe amount to nineteen, which are as follow : 
 cb ed ef eg ek el em en ep er es et ev ez etti eth e/h ezh ing. 
 From the number of characters which appear in the Roman alphabet 
 as marks of fimple founds, five muft be excluded as improper : two 
 are fuperfluous, c and q , c having the fame power only as a k, or an/; 
 of a k as in rard j of an s, ,as in ceafe : and q that of k when it precedes 
 a diphthong, the firft vowel of which is u, as in Duality. H is no letter, 
 as it reprefents no articulate found, and is merely an effort of the breath, 
 
 * Till they (hall have gotten it by heart, the beft way will be, that each 
 reader ihould copy the above fcheme, and hold it in his hand, in order to be 
 fure that he does not raiitake the marks. 
 
 9 or
 
 v i A PROSODIAL GRAM1VTAR. 
 
 or afpiration: and two are marks of compound, not fimple founds; 
 j of zb preceded by a d, as ej, edzh ; James dzhamcs ; and * of ks, 
 or gz ; ks, as in excel ; gz, as in example. 
 
 Thelaft five confonants of the Englifo alphabet, as enumer 
 above, are marked each by two chafers, and therefore have 
 been confidered by our grammarians as compound founds, though 
 in reality they are as fimple as any of the reft. But the truth 
 is, the Rpman language was without thofe founds, confequently 
 they had no letters in their alphabet to mark them. The found 
 of etfi, or the Greek theta, indeed, they had adopted together 
 with fome words from that language, fuch as theatrum, theologia, 
 &c.; but not being able to introduce the Greek letter into their 
 alphabet, they fell upon the expedient of marking it by a junction 
 of their h, or mark of afpiration, with a /, and this expedient \ve 
 have adopted from them in maikmg three of thofe founds j of tfi, 
 as in the word tfiin ; th y as in then ; and^/fc, as in (hall. But we 
 have as yet given no peculiar mark to the ^th found, ezh, being 
 fometimes reprefented by afingle z, as in azure : fometimcs by an ' 
 as in ofier. The fimple found Ing is uniformly marked by a junc- 
 tion of H and g, as fing, ring, &c. 
 
 There are befides two letters in the Roman alphabet, y and w, the 
 nature and ufe of which have been utterly miftaken by our grammari- 
 ans as fhall be fhown when we come tofpeak of diphthongs. The 
 chief ufe of thefe characleis is to ftand as marks for the fhort founds 
 of ee, and oo, in the formation of diphthongs ; by which names 
 they fhould therefore be called. 
 
 The whole of the Englifh alphabet, with regard both to founds 
 and letters, may be exhibited in one view by the following fchemc : 
 
 Viwtlt. 
 
 i a a i 6 6 i \ u 
 
 hall hat hate beer note noofc bet fit but 
 
 w y 
 
 fhort d (hort e 
 
 Cwfwantt*
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. vii 
 
 Confonants. 
 
 eb ed ef eg ek el em en ep er es et ev ez etfi* eth, efh ezh ing 
 h c j q x 
 
 ha ek or efs edge qua eks or egz. 
 
 By founding thefe latter characters in this manner, their nature and 
 powers will be exprefled in their names. And I have placed a 
 vowel before the other confonants, that they may be all founded 
 in that manner, contrary to the ufual practice, for a reafon to be 
 given hereafter, 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 Of the Nature and Formation of tie Simple Sounds. 
 
 T\ I R S T, of the vowels; which may be divided into long and 
 fhort. The firft fix are of the former kind j the laft three, 
 of the latter. In calling the firft long vowels, I do not mean that 
 they are neceflarily long, but they are fuch the found of which may 
 be prolonged ad libitum^ though at the fame time capable of being 
 rendered fhort ; and therefore, ftridly fpeaking, they fhould be de- 
 nominated doubtful, ."ly'.'i. 
 
 Six long or doubtful Vowels* 
 hall hat hate beer note noofe. 
 
 In pronouncing them in this order, we perceive a jaft and re- 
 gular fcale, by which the voice proceeds in marking thofe founds, a 
 is the fulleft found, made by the greateft aperture of the mouth, 
 and the voice ftrikes upon that part of the palate which is neareft 
 to the paffage by which the voice i flues : a is formed by a gra- 
 dually lefs aperture, and the ftroke of the voice more advanced : 
 a in like proportion ftill more fo ; and in founding e the mouth 
 is almoft clofed, and the ftroke of the voice is near the teeth. Thefe 
 are the only long vowels formed within the mouth. After that, 
 
 * Th has two founds ; one in the word thin, the other in then. To diftin- 
 guilh them, the former found is marked by a ftroke drawn acrofs the upper 
 part of the h, 
 
 the
 
 VUI 
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 the feat of articulation is advanced to the lips; 6 being formed by 
 a fin.ll puflring out of the lips in a figure referring the circular 
 charaaer which reprefents that found ; and 3 by advancing the l.ps 
 ilill more, and pufhing the found out through a chink or foramen 
 more of the oblong kind. So that whoever will give but a (light 
 attention in repeating the vowels in this order, will perceive a regu- 
 larand gradual progreffion of the voice, from the firft feat of articu- 
 lation to the extreme ; as, 1 i a e 6 o. The laft three vowels, 
 founded in the words bet, fit, but, are in their nature ftort, b 
 incapable of prolongation ; on which account it would be found 
 difficult to pronounce them feparately, and their true founds can 
 be pointed out only in fyllables when they are united to fubfequent 
 confonants. 
 
 Of the Nature and Formation of Confonants. 
 Gonfonants may be divided into two clafles, mutes and femivowcls. 
 The mutes are thofe of which the founds cannot be prolonged ; the 
 fcmivovHs, thofe the founds- of which can be continued at plcafurc, 
 partaking of the nature of vowels, from which they derive their name. 
 There are fix mutes, eb, ed, eg.,ek, ep, et. And thirteen femivowcls, 
 ef, el, em, en, er, es, ev, ez, etfi, eth, efh, ezh, ing. 
 
 The mutes may be fubdivided into pure and impure. The pure, arc 
 thofe the founds of which cannot be at all prolonged. Thcfe are, 
 ek, ep, et. The impure, are thofe of which the founds may be con- 
 tinued, though for a very fhort fpace. Thefe are, eb, ed, eg. 
 
 The femivowels may be fubdivided into vocal and afpirated. Ths 
 vocal, are thofe which arc formed by the voice; the afpirated, thofe 
 formed by the bieath. There are nine vocal, and four afpirated. 
 The vocal are, el, em, en, er, ev, cz, eth, ezh, ing. The afpirated, 
 ef, es, t-tn 1 , efti. The vocal fc mi vowel's may b fubdivided into pure 
 and impure. The pure, fuch as are formed entirely by the voice : 
 the impure, fuch as have a mixture of breath with the voice. There 
 are five p*are el, em, en, er, ing. Four impure ev, ez, eth, ezh. 
 In order to know the uuwier of their formation, it will be proper 
 to divide them into feparate claffcs, according to the different feats 
 where they are formed, whether the lips, teeth, palate, or nofe; thence 
 denominated, labial, dental, palatine, and nafal. 
 
 The
 
 A PRO SOD I AL GRAMMAR. is 
 
 The labial are four, eb ep ef ev. 
 
 Dental eight, ed et etfT eth ez efs efli ezh. 
 
 Palatine four, eg ek el er. 
 
 Nafa'l three, em en ing. 
 
 Eb and ep are formed exa&ly by the fame a&ion of the Hps, whith 
 is, by clofing them and intercepting the voice j and the only differ- 
 ence between them is, that in forming^, the lips at firft only gently 
 touch each other ? fo as not wholly to prevent fome found iffuing, 
 and are foort after clofed till the voice be entirely intercepted : whereas 
 in forming ep> the lips are at once fo forcibly prefled together, as to 
 prevent the ifluing of any found. Thefe two are the only genuine 
 labial confonants ; that is, entirely formed by the lips : the other two, 
 being partly labial, and partly dental ; that is they are formed by the 
 application of the under lip to the upper teeth, as ef t ev. Here it i$ 
 ulfo to be obferved, that thefe two letters are formed by the fama 
 pofition of the organs, and the only difference between them is, that 
 ev is formed by the voice and breath mixed ; ef, by the breath only. 
 
 The next in order are the dental, as the feat of their formation 
 is neareft to the lips. In forming ed and et the tip of the tongue is 
 preffed againft the upper gums, almoft touching the teeth ; and there 
 is no other difference between them than what was before men- 
 tioned with regard to the labials eb and ep ; that in the one, the 
 found can be continued ; in the other, it cannot. In forming /, 
 the tongue at firft only gently touches the gum, and is gradually 
 prefled clofer till the found is entirely obftru&ed j whereas in forming 
 ft, the tongue is at once fo forcibly and clofely preffed to the fame 
 part, that the found is inftantly intercepted. 
 
 .E/n" and eth are formed by placing the tip of the tongue between 
 the teeth, and preffing it againft the upper teeth ; and the only differ- 
 ence between them is, what was before obferved with regard to ev 
 and ff t that the one is formed by the breath only, the other by the 
 breath and voice mixed. 
 
 Efs and ez are both formed in the fame manner, by turning up the 
 tip of the tongue towards the upper gums, but fo as not to touch 
 them j and thus the breath and voice being cut by the /harp point 
 of the tongue, and pafllng through the narrow chink left between that 
 and the gums, are modified into that biffing found perceptible in the 
 VOL. i, d one,
 
 x A PROSODlAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 one, and buzzing noife in the other. Here alfo the only difference 
 between them is, the fame that was juft mentioned with regard to * 
 and M, that * is formed by the voice and breath together, ,/, by tV 
 
 ezh are formed by protruding the tongue towards the teeth, 
 but fo as not to touch them 3 and thus the voice and breath puffing over 
 it through a wider chink, and not being cut by it on account 
 It's flat pofition, have not fo (harp a found as <fs and . 
 diftinaion is alfo to be obferved here, they being both forme, 
 fame pofition of the organs, only a* is by the voice and 1 
 ejb by the breath only. 
 
 Of this clafs there are but two that in ftria propriety can be calk 
 dental j and thofe are etb and tto, formed by the application of tke 
 tongue to the upper teeth, which are not direaiy concerned in pro- 
 ducing any of the other founds ; but as the feat of their formation is 
 clofe to the teeth, they have obtained the name of dental, to difhn- 
 guifh them frpm thofe of which the feat is farther removed back to- 
 wards the palate, and thence called palatine. 
 
 The firft of this clafs are el and tr, of which the feat of formation 
 lies a little behind that of ed and et. El is formed by a gentle appli- 
 cation of the end of the tongue to the roof of the mouth a little be- 
 hind the feat of ed. The preffure muft be as foft as poflible, fo that 
 the found may not be intercepted ; and in this pofition the voice 
 glides gently over the fides of the tongue, which are in a horizontal 
 pofture, in a ftraight line through the mouth. Er is formed by a 
 vibrating motion of the tip of the tongue between the upper and 
 under jaw, without touching either, and at about the fame diilance 
 from the teeth that el is formed. 
 
 Farther back towards the palate are formed eg and fk, by raifmg the 
 middle of the tongue fo as to touch the roof of the mouth ; and the 
 only difference of their formation is, that in eg the tongue is not fa 
 clofely preffed at firft but that the found may continue for a little 
 while ; and in ek y the voice is wholly intercepted, in the fame man- 
 ner as was before mentioned in forming ed and et. 
 
 The three confonants, em, en y ing y make up the laft clafs, called 
 
 nafal, on account of the found' s ifluing through the nofc. hm is 
 
 ormed by clofing the lips much in the fame manner and degree as 
 
 IO in
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xi 
 
 In eb, with this difference, that the voice thus ftdpped a( the lips, 
 is permitted to pafs through the nofe. 
 
 En is formed much in the fame feat, and by a like application of 
 the organ as el; only there is more of the tongue, and more clofely 
 applied to the roof of the mouth, fo as in a great meafure to ftop the 
 voice from ifluing through that paflage, and to force the greater part 
 of it back through the nofe. 
 
 Behind this, much in the fame feat, and fame difpofition of theor^ 
 gans as in forming the found eg, is produced the found ing, by raifing 
 the middle of the tongue to a gentle contact with the roof of the 
 mouth, fo as that part of the voice may ifTue through the mouth, 
 and the remainder be forced back through the nofe. 
 
 I fhall now exhibit, at one view, a fcheme of the whole alphabet, 
 
 according to the method above laid down. 
 
 i 
 
 SCHEME OF THE ALPHABET. 
 
 Number ofjimplt Sounds in our Tongue 28. 
 
 hall hat hate beer note noofe bet fit f>ut 
 
 w y 
 
 fhort oo fl}ort ee 
 
 r eb ed ef eg ek el em en ep er es et ev ez ct& 
 
 I 9 Confonants, | eth efl} ^ ^ 
 
 2 Superfluous, c, which has the power of ekvtes ; 
 
 q, that of ek before u. 
 2 Compound, y, which ftands for dzh. 
 
 AT, for ks or gz. 
 I No letter, k, merely a mark of afpiration. 
 
 Confonants divided into Mutes and Semivowels. 
 6 Mutes, eb ed eg ek ep et. 
 3 Pure mutes, ek ep et, 
 3 Impure, eb ed eg, 
 
 13 Semivowels, ef el em en er es ev ez eth* eth efli ezh ing. 
 9 Vocal, el em en er ev ez th ezh ing. 
 4 Afpirated, ef es etH efh. 
 da
 
 xii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 fhe Vocal Semivowels fubdivided into Pure and Impure 
 
 5 Pure, el em en er ing. 
 4 Impure, ev ez eth ezh. 
 
 Confenants divided again into 
 4 Lfl^/rt/, eb ep ev ef. 
 8 Dental, ed et eth etn" cz es ezh efh. 
 4 Palatiney eg ek el er. 
 3 Nafal, em en ing. 
 
 H 
 
 SECTION III. 
 
 Of Dipbtbongs. 
 
 AVING examined all the fimple founds in our tongue, i fhall 
 now proceed to the double founds or diphthongs. 
 There are two of our diphthongs which have ufually pafTcd for 
 fimple founds, becaufe they are for the moft part marked by fmgle 
 characters, which are ! and u, as founded in the words fight, 
 blue ; the founds given to thofe vowels in repeating our alphabet. 
 But in reality they are perfect diphthongs. The found ! is com- 
 x pofed of the fulleft and flendereft of our vowels, a and e ; the firft 
 made by the largeft, and the latter by the fmalleft aperture of the 
 mouth. If we attend to the procefs in forming this found, we {hall 
 find that the mouth is fir-ft opened to the fame degree of aperture, 
 and is in the fame pofition, as if it were going to found a ; but be- 
 fore the voice can get a paflage through the lips, the under jaw is 
 drawn near to the upper in the fame pofition as when the vowel e is 
 formed ; and thus the full found, checked by the flender one, and 
 coalefcing with it, produces a third found, different from both, which 
 is the diphthong !. 
 
 The diphthong u is compofed of the founds c and o ; the former 
 fo rapidly uttered, and falling fo quickly into the found o, that it's 
 own diftinft power is not heard j and thus a thiid found or diph- 
 thong is formed by the junction of the two vowels. 
 
 The diphthong or oy is formed by an unien of the fame vowels 
 as thui of ij that is a e i with this difference, thatths fiift vowel a, 
 
 being
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR; x iu 
 
 being dwelt upon, is diftin&ly heard before it's found ia changed 
 by it's junction with the latter vowel e j as w, noife. 
 
 The diphthon 7; on or oiu is compofed of the founds i and o ; and is 
 formed much in the fame manner as !; the mouth being at firft ia, 
 the pofition of founding a, but before that found is perfected, by 
 a motion of the under jaw and lips to the pofition of founding 
 c, the firft found a is checked and blemled with the latter o", from 
 which refults the diphthong ou or ow, as in thou, now. 
 
 All the other diphthongs of our tongue are formed by the fhort 
 founds of o and e marked by the characters w and y y preceding all 
 the other vowels and combining with them : as thus ; 
 iu or fhort o. y or fhort e. 
 
 waft wage wall. yard yare yawl, 
 
 wed weed. yet yield, 
 
 wit woe woo. yon yoke youth. 
 
 u young, 
 
 word. 
 
 SECTION IV. 
 
 Of the Manner of forming certain Sounds. 
 
 JT will be neceflary for all who wifh to pronounce Englifh pro- 
 perly, to make themfelves perfect in all the fimple founds and 
 diphthongs enumerated and explained above, before they proceed any 
 further. And more particularly foreigners fhould be conftantly ex- 
 ercifed in thofe founds which are peculiar to the Englifh, and are not 
 iound in their own tongues. For which purpofe I fhall point out 
 fuch founds as the French have not, that being a language gene- 
 rally fpoken by foreigners. 
 
 In the French tongue are to be found the founds of all our 
 vowels, and all our confonants, except etb, efc and ing. I have 
 already defcribed the mode of forming the two founds of etfi and 
 eth ; but as thefe are the peculiar founds which fcarce any 
 Frenchman or foreigner can conquer, I fhall be more full in 
 my direaions about them. It muft be obferved then, that in ths 
 French tongue -all. the articulations are formed within the mouth, 
 
 and
 
 xiv A PRO SO DIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 and the tongue is never protruded beyond the teeth ; confequently, 
 unlcfs they are told to do it, they will never of themfelves place the 
 organ in a pofition that it never had been in before j fo that 
 when they are urged to pronounce that new found ; as in the word 
 tben, without having the mechanifm of the organs pointed out to 
 them, they naturally utter the found that is neareft to it in their 
 own tongue, and call it den j in like manner they pronounce 
 thin, tin; changed etb to a d, and rftt, to a /. And this they con- 
 tinue to do all their lives in all words containing thofe founds, for 
 want of being informed of the following plain fimple method of ne- 
 cefiarily producing thofe founds, if it be but ftrictly followed. 
 Suppofe then you were defirous of (bowing a foreigner how he 
 fhould form the found etb when it begins a word or fyllable. De- 
 fire him to protrude the tip of his tongue between his teeth and 
 fomewhat beyond them j in that pofition let him prefs it againft 
 the upper teeth without at all touching the under ; then let him 
 utter any voice with an intention to found the word then, and 
 draw back the tongue at the fame time behind his teeth, and the 
 right found will necefiarily be produced. To pronounce the rftf, 
 the organs muft be exactly in the fame pofition, but previous to 
 the withdrawing of the tongue, inftead of any voice, he muft emit 
 breath only, which will as certainly produce the word thin. 
 
 When thefe founds end a word or fyllable, as in the words 
 breathe, breath, he muft be told, that inftantaneoufly after founding 
 the preceding letters, he is to finifh the word by applying the tip of 
 the tongue to tfe edge of the upper teeth as before ; and in found- 
 ing the word breath, the voice is to be continued to the end ; 
 whilft in that of breath, the voice is cut off at the vowel, and the 
 confonant *fr is formed by the breath only. In both cafes it will 
 e of U fe to continue the tongue in the fame pofition for fome time 
 after the formation of the letter, at the fame time prolonging the 
 found of the voice in the former, and of the breath in the latter, 
 
 by pradice the founds become familiar. 
 
 The confonant marked by ing, is perhaps peculiar to the Englifli 
 
 guage. There is a found in the French nearly approaching to it, 
 
 e found ,n fuch words as denim camp, and in all their nafal 
 
 vowels. The only difference between them is, that in forming the 
 
 French
 
 A P R O S O D I A L GRAMMAR, ** 
 
 French founds, the tongue does not touch the roof of the mouth as in 
 producing the Engiifh ing t though in other refpecls it be in a fimilar 
 pofitlon. If therefore a foreigner want to produce this found, he 
 has only to raife the middle of his tongue into a gentle conta<St with 
 the roof of his mouth in pronouncing any of the nafal vowels; and 
 in this way the French nafal vowel founded in the word dent*- will 
 be converted into the Engiifh confonant heard in the word ding-Jong. 
 
 With regard to diphthongs, the Englifli have feveral not to b& 
 found in the French tongue. Of this number are the firft four 
 enumerated above, viz. !, u, ei or cy, and on or o-w. There is a 
 found in the French fomewhat refembling our i, to be found in fuch 
 words as vin,fin> but that there is a difference between them will 
 be immediately perceptible by founding after them our words vint^ 
 fine. And the difference confifts in this> that their diphthong i> 
 formed of the vowels a 1, and ours of the vowels ai; fo that in 
 order to produce that found, you are to defire a foreigner to open 
 his mouth as wide as if he were going to pronounce a, and meant; 
 to found that vowel ; but on the firft effort of the voice for that 
 purpofe, to check it's prcgrefs by a fudden motion of the under jaw 
 towards the upper, flopping it in that fituation in which the found e 
 is formed, and then inftantly cutting off all found. Thus as the 
 found of a is not completed, and the found of e not continued, there 
 refults from the union of the two a third found or diphthong which 
 has no refemblance to either, and yet is a compound of both. ' 
 
 Our diphthong u has alfo a found that refembles it in French, to 
 be found in the words Dieu, mieux ; but the difference will inftantlv 
 be perceived by founding after them our words dew, mew { and it con- 
 fifts in this, that their diphthong terminates in the French vowel eu 9 
 a found which we have not in our tongue, and is therefore found 
 very hard to be formed by Engiifh organs; and ours terminates inc. 
 To form it properly therefore, a foreigner is to be told that it 19 
 .compofed of the founds e and o, the fir-fl found not completed but 
 rapidly running into the laft; and he is to confider it as ending in 
 the French ou t not eu. Our pronoun you is an exact reprefentation 
 to a French eye of the found of u. 
 
 To form the diphthong oi or oy it is neceflary to pronounce the 
 full found of 1, dwelling feme time on the vowel, befgre th found
 
 *vi A FROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 Is intercepted by the motion of the under jaw, to the pofltion of 
 forming the {lender found e, and then the voice is inftantly to ceafe. 
 This diphthong differs from that of f only in this, that the firft 
 vowel a is diftinaiy heard, before it unites with the latter vowel e. 
 This diphthong is reprefented two ways, either by oi or y, as in 
 noife, boys. 
 
 To produce the diphthong ou or ov>, as in out, oiol y it 
 that there fhould be the greateft aperture of the mouth as if it were 
 about to form the found a ; but before that found is completed the or- 
 gans are to change to the pofition of pronouncing o, by a rapid motion 
 of the under jaw towards the upper, and protruding the lips in the 
 form of founding d, at the fame time flopping the voice fhort ; and 
 thus, as in the diphthong f, by having neither the found of the 
 former nor latter vowel completed, there arifes from the coalefcence 
 of the two a third found different from both, which is the diph- 
 thong ou or oiv. 
 
 All the other diphthongs in our tongue are formed by the fhort 
 founds of & and e, reprefented by the characters <w and y, and com- 
 bined with all the other vowels when they precede them in the fame 
 fyllable. 
 
 To inftruft foreigners in the true pronunciation of thefc, it will be 
 only neceffary to inform them, that our w anfwers exactly in found and 
 power to the French o, when it forms a diphthong. As for inftance 
 our pronoun we is individually the fame found as their affirmative o,v/ ; 
 and the mifrake which they conilantly commit of founding that letter 
 like a v, has been owing to their not being informed of the true nature 
 of the found, and taken up their idea of it from the character which 
 repreftnts it, wherein two interwoven vees w are exhibited to view : 
 but if in all diphthongs commencing with that letter they will place 
 their lips in the poiition of forming the French iu t or Englifh o, 
 they cannot fail of producing the proper found. 
 
 In like manner, all diphthongs formed by our y are to beconfidcred 
 by tnem as anfwering to thofe formed either by their as in the words 
 mieux, viandr, bien ; or their y, as in the laft fyllablcs of- the words 
 voyage t royaume t may en. 
 
 Befide thofe which I have enumerated and defcribed, there is a vaft 
 variety of combinations of vowels in our tongue, which have been moft 
 
 abfurdljr
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xvii 
 
 abfurdly called diphthongs by our grammarians, when in reality they 
 are only fo many different ways of reprefenting the fame Ample founds 
 of our vowels. To diftinguifh fuch from the true diphthongs, which 
 means double founding, I fhall take the liberty of coining a new word, 
 and fhall call them digraphs, or double written. 
 
 SECTION V. 
 
 Of tbe Ufe and Abufe of Letters in /pelting or reprefenting 
 Words. ' 
 
 \\7 HEN written words are confidered as the types of founds, 
 in order to make them correfpond to their archetypes, the 
 four following rules fhould be ftri&ly obferved : 
 
 I- No character Ihould be fet down in any word which is not pro- 
 nounced. 
 
 2. Every diftincl: fimple found fhould have a diftindt character to 
 mark it, for which it fhould uniformly ftand. 
 
 3. The fame character fhould never be fet down as the reprefenta- 
 tive of two different founds. 
 
 4. All compound founds fhould be marked only by fuch characters, 
 as will naturally and neceflarily produce thofe founds, upon their being 
 pronounced according to their names in the alphabet. 
 
 Thefe rules were ftri<Stly obferved in the two juftly celebrated lan- 
 guages of old Greece and Rome, infomuch that the knowledge of 
 their alphabet alone, together with the manner of their joining letters 
 fo as to make fyllables and words, enabled every one, without farther 
 aid of rules or matters, to pronounce their words properly at fight in 
 reading; and the practice of a few weeks only might render them 
 adepts in the art. Whereas in the Englifh all thefe rules are fo 
 frequently violated, or rather indeed fo totally difregarded, that little 
 or no afliftance can be derived to pronunciation from books, and the 
 art of reading properly requires the labour of many years. 
 
 Such indeed is the flate of our written language, that the darkeft 
 hieroglyphics, or moft difficult ciphers which the art of man has hitherto 
 invented, were not better calculated to conceal the fentiments of thofe 
 
 VOL. J, ' e who
 
 XV111 
 
 A 2ROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 who ufed them from all who had not the key, than the ftate of our 
 fpelling is to conceal the true pronunciation of our words, from all 
 except a few well-educated natires. The original fource of this lay in 
 a defective alphabet, as has been before mentioned ; but there were 
 other caufes which contributed to increafe the confufion, that ha\ f e 
 been fet forth in an exprefs treatife for that purpofe, to which the 
 curious reader is referred *. 
 
 At prefent I fhall content myfelf with exhibiting to view fuch 
 fpecimens of irregularity in marking our founds, as it is neceflary the 
 learner fliould be aware of, before he enters upon the rules which arc 
 to guide him through this labyrinth to a juft pronunciation. 
 
 Same Sounds of Vowels marked in a Variety of different Ways. 
 
 a i a 
 
 a far a favour 
 
 au laugh ai pain 
 
 ai plaid ay pray 
 
 ea heart ea great 
 
 al {hall e there 
 
 a call 
 al tall! 
 au laud 
 augh taught 
 aw claw 
 
 firrah 
 clerk 
 
 ei heir 
 eig fcign 
 ey they 
 
 oa 
 
 broad 
 co George 
 o form 
 ough ought 
 
 e 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 ci 
 
 e he 
 
 o 
 
 g 
 
 o 
 
 who 
 
 ca fea 
 
 oa 
 
 load 
 
 oo 
 
 too 
 
 ei deceit 
 
 oe 
 
 doe 
 
 ou 
 
 you 
 
 ey key 
 
 ou 
 
 foul 
 
 ough 
 
 through 
 
 ae ozaena 
 
 ough 
 
 dough 
 
 oe 
 
 fhoe 
 
 oe foetus 
 
 ow 
 
 blow 
 
 wo 
 
 two 
 
 ic field 
 
 eau 
 
 beau 
 
 
 
 ee fee 
 
 ew 
 
 few 
 
 
 
 eo people 
 
 oo 
 
 door 
 
 
 
 machina aut hautboy 
 
 . 
 
 * Vid, Lcclurcs on Elocution, Dictation , & c . p. 13,.
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 xix 
 
 i 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 i fit 
 
 u gun 
 
 u cube 
 
 a courage 
 
 o work 
 
 eu feud 
 
 ai captain 
 
 ou rough 
 
 ew new 
 
 ia marriage 
 
 oo blood 
 
 ue blue 
 
 e college 
 
 i fir 
 
 iew view 
 
 ee breeches 
 
 e her 
 
 eau beauty 
 
 ei forfeit 
 
 eo pigeqn 
 
 
 eig foreign 
 
 
 "1 OJ^j 
 
 ie fieve 
 
 
 
 o women 
 
 
 
 u bufy 
 
 
 
 ui build 
 
 
 
 Different Sounds marked by the fame Vowels. 
 
 there here 
 
 u 
 
 grove prove love 
 bear hear head heart 
 
 who go 
 
 u 
 
 I door noon blood 
 fourth youth ^tougb moutn". 
 
 With many other inflances of irregularity in marking our vowels 
 too tedious to enumerate. Nor (hall we find the (late of our confo- 
 nants much better. 
 
 B is often mute, as in 
 
 C has three founds, 
 
 F has it's found marked by two different com- 
 binations of letters, 
 
 G has two founds, 
 
 J has the fame found as that of 2d G, 
 
 S has four founds, 
 
 debt, tomb, 
 k care, 
 s ceafe, 
 (h focial. 
 ph Philip, 
 gh laugh. 
 
 gold, gentle. 
 
 Thag
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR 
 
 i 
 
 T has three founds, - 
 
 X alfo has three founds, 
 Th has two founds, 
 Ch has three founds, 
 
 Gh has two founds, 
 and is often mute, as in 
 
 O tell, 
 
 < fli nation, 
 'ch queftion, 
 f gz example, 
 
 < ks vex, 
 [z Xerxes. 
 
 then, tfiin. 
 
 fk chorus, 
 < fh chaife, 
 tfh chair. 
 
 I s 
 
 \f laugh; 
 daughter. 
 
 From a view of fuch amazing diforder and confufion in our manner 
 of marking founds, it may be thought an impracticable tafk to at- 
 tempt teaching a right pronunciation of our words by means of the 
 written language ; and yet I doubt not, if the learner will but take 
 fuitabie pains, and commit to memory the rules hereafter to be laid 
 down upon that head, but that he will compafs the point in a much 
 ihorter fpace of time than could be well imagined. For this purpofe, 
 J fhall firft lay down rules relative to the confonants, as what regards 
 the pronunciation of the vowels cannot be explained till I come to 
 treat of words. 
 
 B 
 
 This confonant has always the fame found when pronounced, but 
 5t is often filent. It is always fo when followed by a / in the fame 
 fyllable, as in debt, doubt ; or preceded by an m, gs tomb, dumb ; as 
 alfo in the vtortifubtle. 
 
 C 
 
 C is a redundant character when ftanding by itfelf, fupplying the 
 place either of a I or an /. When it takes an h after it, it has it's 
 ufe, which fhall be explained hereafter. It has the found of k before 
 the vowelE a, o, and ; of s before e and ;. So that founding this letter 
 in the following manner, 
 
 ca ce ci co 014 
 ka se si ko ku, 
 
 before
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xxi 
 
 before the feveral vowels as marked above, will afford a certain rule 
 for applying it's different founds properly; except when preceded by 
 an s in the fame fyllable before an e, of which more hereafter. 
 
 It is utterly tifelefs when followed by a k in the fame fyllable, as in 
 
 lickyfackytrfiffck. It has alfo another found, fupplying the 'pi ace of 
 
 jh, when it precedes the termination eons or ions; as in cetacwwj-, 
 
 grac;0tt.r, pronounced fetafhus, grafhus. It is fornetimes filent, as in 
 
 the words i;-;;>f;le t indict. 
 
 D \ 
 
 This letter has always the fame found by thofe who pronounce 
 
 Englifh well ; but the Provincials, particularly the Irifh, Scotch, and 
 Welfh, in many words thicken the found by a mixture of breath* 
 Thus though they found the d right in the pofitives /<?</ and broody in 
 the comparative degree they thicken it by an afpirationj and found it 
 as if it were written loudher, broadher. This vicious pronunciation 
 is produced by puftiing the tongue forward fo as to touch the teeth 
 in forming that found ; and the way to cure it is eafy, for as they can 
 pronounce the d properly in the word loud, let them reft a little upon 
 that fyllable, keeping the tongue in the pofition of forming </, and 
 then let them feparate it from the upper gum without pufhing it for- 
 ward, and the found der will be produced of courfe. For the or- 
 gan being left in the pofition of founding d at the end of the fyllable 
 loud, is neceflarily in the pofition of forming the fame din uttering 
 the laft fyllable, unlefs it makes a new movement, as in the cafe of 
 protruding it fo as to touch the teeth. This letter is fometimes, 
 though not often, quiefcent, as in the words handkerchief, handfome, 
 handfel. 
 
 F 
 
 F has always it's own found except in the particle of, where it/has 
 the power of a y, and is founded ov t to diftinguifh it from the word 
 off in found as well as in fpelling. Though it is conflant to it's 
 found when angle, yet it is often marked by f as in ckaff, f t -of s 
 fometimes bypb both in the beginning and ending of words, as in 
 pbilofophy, epitaph; and fometimes by gh y as in laugh > cough; of which 
 more in it's proper place. 
 
 G 
 
 G has two founds, one peculiar to itfelf, as in gold ; the other in 
 
 common with/, as in gentle. The nrft of thefe may be called hard, 
 
 6 the
 
 *xii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 the other foft g. It has, like :, always it's firft or hard found before 
 the vowels a, o, a; in general it's fecond or foft found before e and 
 y; but is very dubious before ', fo as not to be reducible to any rule. 
 However, it's powers in general may be known by repeating the fol- 
 lowing fyllables, ga, je, ji *rgi, go, gu, jy. 
 
 Before the vowel /, it has it's foft found in all words in common ufe, 
 except gear, geefe, geld and it's derivatives, get and it's derivatives ; 
 and it's hard found is to be found only in fome proper names derived 
 from the Hebrew, or technical terms from the Greek. 
 
 This letter is frequently filent. ift, When followed by an w, as in 
 phlegm; 2dly, By an n, as in reign, condign; 3dly, By an h, as in light, 
 fought; except where gh afiumes the power of an/, as in laugk, of 
 which more hereafter. 
 
 H 
 
 This character is no mark of any articulate found, but is a mere 
 fign of afpiration, or effort of the breath. This is the only power 
 it has when fingle, and all words beginning with that letter are to 
 be preceded by an effort of the breath, except only the following : 
 heir, honeJJ, honour, hojp'ital, hojller, hour, humour, humble, humbles. 
 But it is put to a variety of other ufes wherever the defects of our al- 
 phabet are wanted to be fupplied. United to f, ch, it ftands for the 
 compound found tjh, as charm, pronounced tfharm. With /, it ftands 
 for two founds, then and /h/. With/ for ejh, as fhall. Ch like wife 
 ftands for in chorus ; ph for/ in philofophy ; as does^A in laugh. In 
 conjunction with g toe, it fcrves to (how that it is filent, as in thought. 
 With fome others which (hall be confidered in treating of combined 
 letters. 
 
 J 
 
 This letter is the reprefentative of a compound found made up of 
 </and zh, or afpirated z. This is a difficult found to fuch foreigners 
 as have it not in their feveral tongues ; and to enable them to pro- 
 nounce it, it is only requiftte to defire them nrft to form the letter 
 d with a vowel before it, as ed, keeping the tongue in the pofition 
 that it has when that letter is formed i then let them try to found the 
 French j. which is exadly the fame found as I have called the afpi- 
 rated z or ezh, and the compound found of tthh or dzha, will be pro- 
 duced. To facilitate this, it will be proper to prcfcnt the nrft of thcfe 
 
 tQ
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xxiii 
 
 to the eye, fpelt with the French /', as thus edje and afterwards, in 
 order to begin a fyllable with that found, which is more difficult than 
 concluding with it, let them place the tongue in the pofition of 
 founding ed, and without uttering the previous vowel let them run 
 the found of d into that of therfubfequent j followed by a vowel, as 
 djoy [joy], djoke [joke]. This letter is never filent, and has always 
 the fame found, which is alfo reprefented by foft g, as inyV/?, geflure. 
 
 K 
 
 K has always the fame found, reprefented alfo by hard e, as king, 
 card. It is always filent when it precedes an n in the fame fyllable, as 
 know, knot; pronounced no, not ; and is fuperfluous when annexed to 
 a hard c> as in leek, Jlick. 
 
 L 
 
 L has always one uniform found, and is never filent but when fol- 
 lowed by an m in the fame fyllable, as balm, pfalm. In one word 
 only it is founded as r, colonel pronounced curneL 
 
 M 
 
 M is alfo uniform in it's found, and is never filent. 
 N 
 
 N is likewife uniform, but is always mute yfter m in the fame fyl- 
 lable, as in hymn, condemn. When it precedes g it reprefents another 
 fimple found to be mentioned hereafter. 
 
 P 
 
 This letter has always one uniform found except when joined to 
 an h, and then it aflumes the power of an f, as philofophy. 
 
 
 
 Q has always the power of a k t for which letter it ftands only 
 when it precedes an , followed by fome other vowel, as in the words 
 quarrel, qufftion, antiquity; where the two vowels are combined in a 
 diphthong found; or the words pique t antique^ where the two latter 
 vowels are filent, and the found of the confonant k finiihes the fyllable. 
 
 This letter is always followed by an u in the French as well as in 
 Englifli ; but the difference between their ufe of it and ours confifts 
 in this, that in the French the u is filent, and the q unites itfelf im- 
 mediately with the following vowel, having the found of k. With us 
 the u forms a diphthong with the following vowel, in the fame manner 
 as in the word quoi t the only one in the French into which the 
 
 diphthong
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 diphthong found is admitted. This will be fufficient to point out 
 it's true pronunciation to foreigners. It is never filent. 
 
 R 
 ' This letter has always the fame found, and is never filent. 
 
 S 
 
 {lands for four different founds; ift, It's own peculiar found, 
 as in>, yes adly, z, as in rofe ; 3%, /, as m paj/lon ; 41%, z/-, 
 as in ofier. 
 
 It has it's own proper found of s always at the beginning of words. 
 The fame at the end of words, ift, When they terminate in af , 
 except in the monofyllable as, has, was, and the plurals of nouns ending 
 in ea, fuch *s fleas, picas, &c. idly, I" all words ending in double 
 fs, as fauMefs, deprejs, &c. sdly, All words ending in is, as this, 
 tennis s except the verb is, and the pronoun /;/, where it has the 
 found of z. /Jthly, All ending in us and oits ; as circus, genius; cuta- 
 neous, nations. S thly, When preceded in the fame fyllable by any 
 of the pure mutes, k, p, /, or tfi and/; a locks, caps, hats, bafas, feoffs. 
 It has the found of z, ift, When preceded in the fame fyllable 
 by any other confonant befide the pure mutes t, p, t ; and two of 
 the afpirated femivowe 1 ^, tft and/; blabs, beds, bugs, bells, dams, gl- 
 adly, It has the found of z when finifhing a word preceded by the 
 vowel e, as riches, feries ; except whew preceded by a pure mute in 
 the fame fyllable, as dates, cakes, &c. 
 
 It has the found ofJJj in all words ending in fan preceded by a 
 confonant ; as in emu/fun, expatifion, difperfiQii, c. 
 
 And of zb injjon, preceded by a vowel-, as in occnfion, cobefion, 
 itici/ion, exploftoti, cotifttfion. As alfo' in all words ending in fur, as 
 crofier, holier. 
 
 r 
 
 This letter has it's own proper found at the beginning of all words, 
 and at the end of fyllables. 
 
 It has the found ofjb in all terminations in tion,as nation, fanflicn, 
 fiction, Sec. ; except when an s precedes, in which cafe it takes the 
 found of tjb ufually marked by ch, as quejlic>n, bajl::n, &c. In like 
 manner t has the found of ft in all terminations in tial, as martial, 
 nuptial; except when preceded by an s, as in beflial, ctlfjlial. 
 
 In pronouncing. this letter the Irifli and other provincials thick' n 
 the found as was before mentioned with regard to the d; for better, 
 
 they
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xxv 
 
 they fay betther; forvfter, uttker, and fo on in all words of that fhu&ure. 
 This faulty manner arifes from the fame caufe that was mentioned as 
 affe&ing the found of the d, I mean, the protruding of the twsgue fo 
 as to touch the teeth; an<i is curable only in the fame way. 
 
 V 
 
 V has always one uniform found, and is never filent. 
 X 
 
 This character fta.nds for two compound founds, one which has 
 the power, of ks, the other ofgz. At the end of words it has always 
 the found of ks, as in vex, tax. 
 
 1. When it is found in the firft fyllable of a word, and has tlie 
 accent upon it, it has always the found of ks as, exercife, extricate. 
 
 2. When it is followed in the next fyllable by a confonant, or 
 afpirated h, it has ftill the founds of ks, wherever the accent may lie, 
 as in exculpate, exhibition t exhilarate. 
 
 3. When followed by a vowel, if the accent do not immediately lie 
 upon that fyllable^ it is ftill pronounced ks, as in executioner^ 
 
 4. But if the accent be immediately upon the following fyllable 
 beginning with a Vowel, the found of x is then changed to gz; as in 
 example, exalt, exert, exijl, exonerate, exuberant, &c. And thus a fure 
 rule is provided for the right pronunciation of the letter x in all cafes, 
 as it is to have the found of ks in every fituation, except when fol- 
 lowed by an accented fyllable beginning with a vowel ; to affift the 
 memory in which it is only neceffary to have recourfe to two words, 
 fuch as ex'ecute, ex-ec'utor. There is but one cafe in which there are 
 exceptions to this general rule, and that is where the found of gz is 
 preferved in fome words contrary to the maxim above laid down j 
 
 1 which is only in a few derivatives from primatives that have the found 
 of gz in them, according to the laft rule. Thus the words exemplary 
 from example, and exaltation from exalt, muft be founded egzemplary 
 and egzaltation, though the accent be changed to the firft fyllable in 
 the former, and to the third in the latter. And the fame muft be 
 " obferved with regard to all words of this ckfs. 
 
 X is ufed at the beginning of a few words derived from the Greek 
 chiefly, and in this fituation has always the power of 2. 
 
 Z 
 
 This letter is feen in very few words of Englifh, as it's power 
 
 has been for tbe moll part vfurped by s. It reprefents two founds -, 
 
 VOL. i. f cne
 
 xxvi A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 one it's own, as in razor ; the other ih t or French y, as in azure . 
 and both of thefe are fupplied by s, as in reafon, of,er. 
 
 Having done with all the confonants that appear in our alphabet, 
 I (hall now proceed to examine fuch fimple founds as have no pe- 
 culiar characters to mark them, and are therefore reprefented by two 
 letters. 
 
 Th, tf\ 
 
 Thefe are two different founds marked by the fame combination of 
 th. Their nature and manner of formation have been already fuffi- 
 ciently explained - y there remains now to point out the right applica- 
 tion of this mark to it's two different ufes. 
 
 In the beginning of words /h~ has always it's afpirated found, or 
 is formed wholly by the breath, except lit, in the pronoun thou, and 
 it's derivatives, as tkee, them, thine, their, &c. ; and 2dly, in the fol- 
 lowing monofyllables, than, that, the, then, thence, there, this, thither % 
 though, thus; in all which it has it's vocal found. With r or w 
 after it, it has always the found of th" ; as /h>ew, tftwart. 
 
 At the end of words fh" has it's afpirated found, except in the fol- 
 lowing words; tofleatb, beneath, underneath, -wreath , to freth, booth* 
 fmooth, tofooth. The particle with is fometimes afpirated, fometimes 
 vocal ; afpirated before a confonant, vocal before a vowel ; as witft- 
 Jland, 'without. And the fame is to be obferved when it is not com- 
 pounded, but in it's detached ftate j as, w'/lr many more, with all my 
 heart. 
 
 It has always it's vocal found when followed by a final mute t in 
 the fame fyllable j as in bathe, breathe. When followed by a y in the 
 laft fyllable it has it's afpirate found, Kfimpathy, healthy; except in 
 the words tureathy, and worthy. 
 
 In all other fituations of th, when in any middle fyllables of words, 
 the moft general Tule is, that it has the afpirate found before confo- 
 nants, and the vocal before vowels > except in derivative and com- 
 pound words, which retain the found of their primitive* ; thusAtfA- 
 fome retains the primitive found of to Icatb, though preceding a confo- 
 nant } teetlling and tootMing the original afpirate of teeth and tooth 
 though preceding a vowel. 
 
 In a few inftances th is founded as it always is in French, like a 
 fingle/; and thefe are the words, tfym* t Tbamet, and Thomas. 
 10
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xxvii 
 
 Sh 
 
 This is the proper mark foi- the found which I have called ejh, to 
 be found injhatt, luiflj ; and wherever it appears it has invariably the 
 fame found and is never filent. But the power of this combination; 
 is ufurped in much the greater number of words, containing the found 
 of which it is the proper reprefentative, by the letters c y t t and s. 
 By c and / in all words ending in clal and tial, *$ facial, partial; in, 
 don and tion, as fufpicion, nation ; in ciius, and tious, as capricious f 
 contentious; in ceeus, as cetaceous; and injion by an s wherever preceded 
 by another /, as impreffion. It is alfo reprefented by ch in words 
 taken from the French, as chevalier, machine. 
 
 In order to pronounce properly this combination of letters, which 
 is no where to be found in the French, it will be only nccefTary to in* 
 form foreigners that ouryfc has uniformly the fame found as the French 
 cb in the words charite, chere, &c. 
 
 
 
 This found, which I have called ezh in the lift of letters, has 
 hitherto gotten no peculiar mark to reprefent it j I have therefore 
 added an h to z for it's mark, as making it correipond to it's cor- 
 relative^. It is fometimes, though but feldom, reprefented by a z, 
 as in azure $ but it's general mark is an / in the termination^/* pre- 
 ceded by any of tne vowels, ajion, eften, tfton, often, ufton as occafton, 
 cohefton, divifton y txplofton, infvfton. This found is exactly the fame as 
 that of the French y ; and foreigners are to avoid pronouncing words 
 of this ftructure in the French manner, as if they confifted of four 
 fyllables thus divided oc-ca-fi-on ; but to make only three fyllables of 
 them, reducing the two laft into one, and pronouncing the word as 
 if it were thus fpelt eccajun, giving the found of the Frenchy to that 
 confonant. 
 
 Jfe 
 
 The found of thefe combined letters is always uniform at the end 
 of words, and is never filent. But as there are different founds 
 annexed to the fame apparent combination, it will be neceffary to 
 fhow wherein the difference confifts. ift, Whenever ng has a mute e 
 after it, it's found is changed to a mixed one of n and/', or foft g, as 
 in the words range, grange. 2dly, When a fyllable is added to the 
 primitives ending in ng> it generally flows into the next fyllable 
 
 f a with
 
 xxviii < APROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 with only it's own found, as in hang, hanger; wrong, wronger ; yet 
 fumetimes it lends the found of the laft g in it's hard ftate to the next 
 fyllable, as long, longer; jlrong,ftronger'> which fhould be pronounced 
 as if written long-gtr, ilrong-ger. Thefe two, with the word younger^ 
 pronounced young-^vr, are the only exceptions to the nrft rule. 
 T.o thefe may be added likewife fome primitive words that alfo add the 
 hard g to the laft fyllable: thefe are anger, linger^ finger, conger, 
 monger, with all derivatives, bsji/bmonger, &c. 
 
 3dly, All words ending in nge retain the primitive found with the 
 fucce'eding fyllable when added to it, as range, ranger; J1rangr % 
 
 Jlranger ; challenge, challenger. All other words ending in gtr, pre- 
 c'eded by an n clofing the former fyllable, have the found of foft g or 
 
 j, r as 'mejfenger t harbinger ^ Sec. 
 
 Of Ccnfonant Digraphs. 
 
 I have before fhown a large lift of fimple founds marked by two 
 vowels, which I call Digraphs; Ifhall now,enumerate the inftancesof 
 
 'confonants where two are prcfented to the eye, and but one founded, 
 in the fame fyllable. 
 
 bt debt doubt h filcnt, 
 
 ck crack, attack c 
 gn fign malign g 
 gn gnat gnaw g 
 
 gm flegm apothegm g 
 kn knife know k 
 
 Im balm pfalm / 
 
 tnb lamb limb b 
 
 mn hymn contemn 
 tvr wry wrong iu 
 
 All the above are conftantly filent when combined in the fame fyl- 
 Btfide thefe, there are four other combinations applied to 
 different purpofes ; and thcfe.^re/-, ch, gb, and nub. 
 
 Sc 
 
 This combination is fomctimes founded as fimpie ,, as in fane 
 fomeumes as^, as infccf. The fame rule which pointed out the true 
 ronimcution of c before the different vowels, wUl ferve in this cafe 
 allo, ojily prefixing an s.
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR, 
 
 k se si k5 ku 
 ikl si si Ik6 fkd 
 
 where c is filent before e and * except only in the wordfceftid; founded 
 Jkeptik, and it's derivatives. 
 
 Ch 
 
 This combination is pronounced in three different ways, to be 
 found in the words charm, chorus, chivalry. The i'ft is the compound 
 pf tjb, the 2d has the found of k, and the ^d of/&. 
 
 The ift or compound found oft/b is what prevails in all Englifh 
 words in comrnon ufe, before all the vowels *. 
 
 The 2d in propernamesand technical terms derived from the Greek, 
 
 The gd in technical terms and a few other words adopted from the 
 French. 
 
 The words in common ufe beginning with ch which differ from 
 the ufual pronunciation of ch are thefe that follow, with their deri- 
 vatives : 
 
 k 
 
 fi 
 
 chamelion 
 chamomile 
 
 chagrin 
 chamois 
 
 chaos 
 character 
 chimera 
 chirurgick 
 choler 
 
 champaign (wine) 
 champignon 
 chandelier 
 chevalier 
 chicane 
 
 chord 
 chorus 
 
 chivalry 
 chaife 
 
 chyle 
 chymiftry 
 chalybeate 
 chambrel 
 
 chamade 
 chancre. 
 
 / 
 
 chamlet 
 chart 
 choir, 
 
 - 
 
 * To facilitate the pronunciation of this found to foreign organs, it will be 
 only neceflary to follow the fame method as was before propofed with regard 
 to the letter >, with this difference, that a t inftead of a J is to be formed in the 
 manner there defcribed, preceding the found of the French ch as etch. 
 
 All
 
 xxx A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR* 
 
 AH words terminating \\\{b have the general found of tjb\ except 
 the following : 
 
 Ack and it's derivatives, as headach, &c. 
 
 Lilach, maftich, diftich, hemiftich, monofticb, conch, anarch, mo- 
 parch, hierarch, tetrarch,herefiarch, loch, epoch, eunuch, pentateuch, 
 flomach, founded as . In yacht, the ch is filent, it being pronounced 
 
 yot. 
 
 Gb 
 
 This combination is fometimes founded as hard g, fomeiimes a* 
 /, and is often filent ; as in the words ghojl> laugh, light. 
 It has the found of hard g at the beginning of all words. 
 Jt is filent at the end of words and fyllables, as in high, ""&k* 
 <fc-ter,exceptonlyinthefollowing, where itafiumes the powerof/-<~ 
 
 cough chough enough laugh rough tough; 
 founded kof tfhuf enuf iaf ruf tuf. 
 And in the following 
 
 hiccough Jbough lough; 
 founded hikkup fhok lok. 
 
 The wold lough, for lake, has a peculiar guttural found in the 
 Irifh pronunciation not fuited to Englifh organs, by which it is in 
 general pronounced lok. 
 
 Wh 
 
 This combination is two ways employed j in the firft, it has only 
 the power of a fimple , as in who, founded hoo t where the to is utterly 
 ufelcfs. 
 
 In the fecond the iv forms a diphthong with the vowel that fol- 
 lows the h, the afpirated found of which precedes the -w t as in -when, 
 pronounced as if written hoen. 
 
 As in all founds of this fort the afpirate precedes the vocal found, it 
 has been a great abfurdity to place the h in writing after the <w t in- 
 ftead of before, which errour I have reformed in marking thefe founds 
 iri the Dictionary. Thefe different ufes of luk may be pointed out 
 by one fimple rule, which is, that it never ftands for the fimple afpirate 
 h except before the vowel o : when it precedes any of the other vowels, 
 the w forms diphthongs in conjunction with them, preceded by the 
 afpiratesj as, 
 
 tuhale wheel while why, 
 boale hoel hoile htf; 
 ^ ^ ~ ~ while
 
 A PROSOD1AL GRAMMAR. 
 
 while the w is filent before the vowel o, as in 
 
 who whole whoops 
 
 ho hole hop. 
 
 SECTION VI. 
 
 Rules for the Pronunciation of Englijh Words, 
 
 Of Monofyllables. 
 GENERAL RULE. 
 
 \/f ONOSYLLABLES ending in fmgle consonants have their 
 accent or ftrefs on the confonant ; and in that carfe the vowel s, 
 with very few exceptions, have their firft founds, as marked in the 
 Scheme, 
 
 bat let ft not but; 
 
 and this, whether the monofyllable confifts of a, 3, 4, 5, or 6 letters; as, 
 
 am led fpit fl r p jlruck. 
 
 But this rule refers only to fuch monofyllables as contain but one 
 vowel. 
 
 EXCEPTIONS. 
 
 1 . When a precedes r the accent is on the vowel, which is thu* 
 made long, though it retains the fame found ; as car, bar, far. 
 
 It has the found of o in was,, wad; and of a in war. 
 
 2. The vowels e and i before r change their found to that of u 
 -p-as her,Jir,J?irf pronounced hur, fur, ftur. 
 
 3. The vowel e has the found of i in yes (yis), o that of u in/on 
 (sun), and u has it's 2d found in put. 
 
 Of Monofyltables ending in more Confcnants than one. 
 
 Here it is to be obferved, in the firft place, that where the fame 
 confonant is doubled at the end, as the two have only the found of 
 a fingle one, the preceding vowel is governed by the fame laws as if, 
 there were but one : Ex. add,Jlaff, lefs. Except the word befs t in 
 znuuc, where a has it's fecond found. It is the fame when two different 
 
 cenfonants
 
 xxxii A PRdSODlAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 confonants are preferred to the eye, with but one found, in tact, 
 Jlick. 
 
 With regard to monofyllables ending in two or more confonants 
 the founds of which are pronounced, fome vowels follow the fame laws 
 as thofe terminated by fingle confonants ; others are governed by dif- 
 ferent rules. The vowels which follow the fame laws are e and u. 
 The other three differ from them. I (hall now fhow the rules in 
 order by which they are governed. 
 
 A t preceding more final confonants than one, follows in general 
 the fame laws as when before a finglq one ; as in caft, ant, gafp. 
 
 Before r the fame rule is obferved of laying the accent on the 
 vowel; as barn, harm, mart. 
 
 When preceded by a w, and followed by an r, it has it's third 
 long found; aswa'rd, wa'rm, thwa'rt. 
 
 When preceded by a -W and followed by any other confonants, it 
 has the found of 6; as iuajb^ -watch, pronounced wofl), wotfti. 
 To this the word waft is an exception. 
 
 EXCEPTIONS. 
 
 a 1.^ When a precedes // it has always it's third long found; as 
 call, fall, wall; except (hall, and mall. 
 
 2. When a precedes /, followed by different confonants, it has 
 different powers. 
 ' . Before Id and It it has it's third long found ; as bald, halt. 
 
 Before tt it has alfo it's third found, and the / is mute j as talk, 
 walk. 
 
 Before ttT it has it's firft long found in ba'tlT, la'tfr, pa'trl : it's fir ft 
 fliort found in hartf; and third Ion- found in wrl'th'. 
 
 
 
 before two or more final confonants has always the firft found; 
 as, bend , help', length'. 
 
 I 
 
 This vowel before two or more final cunfonants has fofnetimes 
 it s hrft, fometimes it's fecond (bund.
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xxxiii 
 
 It has it's firft found before all terminations, except Id, nd^ght; 
 as, sing, ink, difti, mift, witch, hint ; except pint. 
 
 It has it's fecond found before A/, as, mfldj ^before;^, as, mind, 
 except the fubftantive wind; and ght t as, .might. In which latter 
 cafe theg/. is always filent. 
 
 When this vowel precedes r it never has it's own found, but is 
 always changed to that of firft e, or firft . To e in the following 
 words : birtff, firth", girt, girth", gird, girl, mirth", ikirt, fqujrt, 
 quirk, chirp, firm, irk, fmirk, dirge, whirl, twirl. - Tp u in dirt, 
 flirt, fhirt, fpirt, firft, third, bird. 
 
 ,-:.' .j':U <V: t 
 
 The vowel o has all it's three founds, and is very irregular* . as 
 thefe different founds are often before the fame termination. It 
 likewife changes it's found for that of u, and hasjrften that of a. 
 Before it has the found of 
 rfand/,-' 6 mock, feoff. 
 f ty a oft, foft;' founded aft, flft. 
 
 Id, o bold, fold. 
 
 Ik, 6 folk; /mute. 
 
 //, 5 droll, poll, roll, fcroll, toll, troll, boll, joll, ftroll. 
 
 6 loll, doll. 
 
 rrib t u bomb o comb o tomb, womb; b filent, 
 
 ng, 6 fong, ftrong, &c. Except tong, founded tung, 
 
 tik t u monk, fponk. 
 
 nt t 6 font u front, wont. 
 
 rd y 6 ford, fword a chord, cord, lord, u word. 
 
 rk, a cork, fork, ftork 6 pork-^ u work. 
 
 rn t a born, horn, corn, morn, &c. 6 born [Jignifylng 
 
 fuffered], torn, worn, fworn. 
 
 rt, o port, fort, fport a fhort, fnort, fort u wort. 
 
 fff o mofs, glofs, &c. Except grofs. 
 
 /, 6 coft, loft, toft, croft, frolt 6 hoft, ghoft, molr, 
 
 poft d doft. 
 
 /h", 6 Gotr7,motrT, 6 botrT,fortn", quoth", flotlT a brotrT, 
 
 clottr, frotn", troth", wrotlT u dotrT, month", 
 worttT. 
 &> o bolt, colt, dolt, &c, 
 
 VOL. i. g U. Thii
 
 xxxiv A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 U 
 
 This vowel has always it's firft found as in the words lull t plucky hurl, 
 &c; except in the following words, where it has the found ofuj 
 lull full, pull, bujh, pujhy put [verb]. 
 
 Of Monofyllables ending in e mute. 
 
 The i mute in monofyllables, where there is but one confonant be- 
 tween the vowel and e final, marks that the vowels a and ; are to 
 have their fecond founds; o alfo in general, but there are exceptions. 
 The vowel e is feldom followed in monofyllables of that fort by a 
 mute e ; and when it is, it has fometimes it's fecond, fometimes it's 
 third found. The vowel u, followed by a mute t t has always it's 
 third found, except when preceded by an r, and then it has the 
 found of o. 
 
 EXAMPLES. 
 
 I babe, face. Exceptions: ar'e, bad'e, [pret. of To bid,] 
 
 ga'pe* hav'e. 
 1 tribe, dice. 
 
 hole, home, Exceptions: u come, fome, done, none, one 
 
 [founded as if written win], dove, glove, love, 
 fliove ; where the o is pronounced like u. 
 6 gon'e, fhon'e.- o lofe, whofe, move, 
 pr o" ve. 
 
 1 here, mere. Exceptions : e there, where. e wer'e. 
 
 u pure, mule. Exceptions: o rude, rule, prude, and all preceded 
 by an r, where the u has always the found 
 of *. 
 
 But when t final or mute is preceded by two confonants, the accent 
 in that cafe not being on the vowel, but in general on the confonants, 
 the vowel pronounced in fuch a fyllable muft have, according to the 
 rule before laid down, not it's fecond, but it's firft fhort found. 
 
 Examples. Badge, a before r ft ill being lengthened, as, barge, 
 farce, chance, pence, edge, fince, cringe, dodge, horfe (except force 
 and worfe, u), curfe, drudge, &c. 
 
 From this rule muft be excepted'words ending in angf, as range, 
 ftrangej and thofe ending in the, as bathe, blithe, clothe. 
 
 fcc,
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. XXXT 
 
 &c. where the vowels have their fecond found j but in the laft cafe, 
 tb ought to be confidered only as a fingle letter, being but a fimple 
 found marked by two letters. 
 
 Of Monofyllables ending in Vowels that are pronounced. 
 
 No Englifh monofyllable ends in a pronounced except the particle 
 a itfelf. In fuch words as pea, tea, fea, plea, &c. it only marks that 
 the vowel e which precedes it is to have it's third found. 
 
 The vowel <?, when fingle, is never pronounced at the end of 
 any monofyllable, except in the words he, fhe, we, me, ye and be, 
 where it has it's third found. The particle the, when emphatic, 
 has it's third found ; at all other times it's fecond, the, founded fliort. 
 
 The vowel i is never feen at the end of any Englifh word, 
 and is only to be found in fome technical terms, and foreign words, 
 having it's place fupplied by y t as in the words try, fry, fliy, pro- 
 nounced alway in monofyllables with the found off. 
 
 The vowel o ends no monofyllable but the following : bo, go, hd, 
 Id, no, fo, wo, tho'j who, two, do ; to and fro, pro and con. The 
 particle t has the found of u, as if written tu. 
 
 U fingle never ends a monofyllable, except the word lit or ho, fome- 
 time fpelt in the former way, and pronounced lo. 
 
 But there are many monofyllables that end in two vowels, though 
 there be but the found of one of them uttered. Thefe I fhall call 
 digraphs, to diftinguifh them from diphthongs. 
 
 Ay has always the found of a } as day, pray j except in the 
 affirmative particle ay. 
 
 Aw has always the found of a j as daw, faw. 
 
 Ea has the found of e j as tea, fea. 
 
 Ee the fame j as fee, thee. 
 
 Ey has the found of e j as they ? prey ; except I, key and ley. 
 
 le of !, as lie, die. 
 
 Oe 6, as doe, foe ; except fhoe, 
 
 Oo 6, as woo, too, coo. 
 
 Ou o, you they form a diphthong in thou. 
 
 Ow Q) as blow, glow, bow (to (hoot with), and all other mono- 
 fyllables, except the following^ in which it is 
 g 2 diphthong
 
 xxxvi 
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 diphthong ; bow (an a<3 of reverence), cow, how, plow, 
 now, brow, vow. 
 
 IJe u, as blue, clue, &c ; except rue, true, where it has the 
 found of o after r, as was before mentioned. Ue after g 
 ferves only to mow that the g is to have it's hard found 
 inftead of it's foft one, as rogue, vogue j and after q the 
 found of k, as pique. 
 
 The number of double vowels, or digraphs, to be found at the be- 
 ginning of monofyllablcs, is not much more confiderable, as I fhall 
 fhew in their order. 
 
 Ai a aid, air, &c.; this has always the found of the fe- 
 
 cond a. 
 
 ' Au a in the word aunt, a in the word aught. 
 ' Aw a as in awe, awl. 
 
 a e ear, eat, Sec. Always e, except when it precedes r fol- 
 lowed by another confonant in the fame fyllable ; as 
 earn 7 , carl', earth', according to a rule before laid 
 down. 
 
 EC eel, e'en (for even), e'er (for ever). 
 Ei eight. 
 
 Ey eye. 
 
 Oa 6 oaf, oak, &c j always 6. 
 Oo o ooze. 
 
 Ow 6 owe, 6wn. A diphthong only in owl. 
 Oi, ou are always true diphthongs at the beginning of monofyl- 
 lables, as, oil, out. 
 
 But the number of digraphs in the middle of monofyllablesis much 
 greater, and their founds are as follows : 
 
 Ai a maid, pain, fail, &c. Alwnys a, except faid, founded fed. 
 
 Au a caught, fraud, vaunt. Except draught, laugh, jaunt, 
 flaunt, haunch, launch, craunch. 
 
 Aw a bawl, dawn, lawn. Always a. 
 
 Ay a dlys, priys, &c. Always a, except fays, founded fez. 
 
 Ea e leaf, fpeak, mean, &c.; and in general when the fyl- 
 lable ends in a fmgle confonant, except in the foj- 
 lo\ving words ending in 
 
 4 dead,
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMA.R. xxxvii 
 
 J, dead, head, lead (a metal), read (pret. of To read), 
 ' bread, dread, ftead, tread, fpread, which have the found of e. 
 The others in d, as to read, plead, &c. follow .the general 
 rule. The following in 
 
 r, bear, pear, to tear, wear, fwear, have the found of I. 
 The reft in r, as. dear, near, fpear, &c. follow the gene- 
 ral rule. In. 
 
 t y fweat, threat, and great, are exceptions; the firft two 
 having the found of e,'and the laft of e. All others in t have 
 the third found. In 
 
 lt> fteak, has the found of e ; all others that of e. 
 But when ea is followed by two confonants, it has generally-the 
 found of e, according to the law eftablifhed that the accent in that 
 cafe is placed for the moft part on the confonants j as, realm, dealt, 
 search, &c. Heart and hearth have the found of a. This rule has 
 the following exceptions : 
 
 i ft, Words ending in ch, as teach, preach, which all conform to 
 
 the general rule. 
 
 2dly, In^?, as beaft, feaft, &c. ; except bread'. 
 3dly, In th, heatn", fheatn", wreath ; and with e final, breathe. 
 Ee always e ; as bleed, fteel, fleet, &c. ; except been, founded 
 
 bin. 
 pi always e ; as feign, heir, &c. ; except height and flefght, 
 
 founded rate and flite, gh filent. 
 Ew u j lewd, ftew'd, &c. Always u, except fhew'd and fliewn, 
 
 pronounced fhod and flion, as 6. 
 Ie e grief, field, fiend, &c. Exceptions : friend, and siev'e, 
 
 pronounced siv. , 
 The preterite of verbs ending in Je t as die, lie, maizes 
 
 died, lied. iM^-i 
 
 Oa 6 boat, load, groan, &c. Excep. broad, groat ; a. 
 Op o poor, food, cool, &c. Excep. hood, good, flood, wood, 
 foot, foot, wool, and when followed by k ; all pronounced 
 as u door, floor ; 6 and blood, flood, as u. 
 On is generally a diphthong, as loud, gout, &c. Exceptions : 
 cough (cof), rough (riifj, tough (tuf), fcourge, touch, 
 
 young,
 
 xxxviii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 young, u ; four, mourn, mould, court, though,^ dough, 
 fource, mould ; all 6 through, your, youth, wound i 
 
 could, fhould, would ; u (/ filent) bought, brought, 
 
 fought, nought, fought, thought j a (gh filent) pro- 
 nounced bat, brat, &c. 
 
 Ow has the found of 6 in bowl, rowl, and in all the preterites 
 and participles of monofyllabick verbs ending in o<w, 
 as flow'd, flown, grown, &c. except only the verbs, to 
 cow, vow, plow, where it is a diphthong; and it is fo 
 on all other occafions, as brown, fowl, &c. 
 
 Ua in guard is a digraph, the u being filent ; but after q it 
 is always a diphthong, fquall, quart, &c. 
 
 Ue is a digraph after , as in guefs, gueft ; but a diphthong 
 after q, as in qucft. 
 
 Ui a digraph in build, built, guilt, with the found of I. Quilt, 
 a diphthong. Guide, guile, with the found of !. Juice, 
 bruife, cruife, fruit ; digraphs with the found of o. 
 Suit, as if written fyot, a diphthong. 
 
 ^W in the middle of a fyllable always forms a diphthong with 
 the following vowel, as in fwain, twice ; and is never 
 found but after the confonants /, /, and tn". 
 
 Y is never found in the middle of fyllables with a vowel follow- 
 ing it in the fame fyllable, as it's place in forming diph- 
 thongs in that fituation is always fupplied by the vowel /. 
 
 Of Monofyllables formed by Diphtlcngs. (. 
 
 Two of the vowels before mentioned are in reality diphthongs, 
 which are ! in fight and u in blue. But as thefe founds are in gene- 
 ral represented by a fingle letter each, and have been treated of under 
 the head of vowels, there is no occafion to fay any thing more of 
 them here. The other diphthongs are*/, ou, and fuch as are formed 
 by iu and y. 
 
 The diphthong oi is marked alfo by e >y ) and ctt by oiu ; the y and w 
 fupplying the place of i and u at the end of words, as it has been the 
 cuftom in writing never to let thofe vowels appear in that fituation 
 
 in
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xxxix 
 
 in words purely Englifh, for no other reafon that appears but that of 
 caprice. The only exceptions to this rule are the pronouns, I t thou t 
 and you. 
 
 Oi and oy are always diphthongs, and preferve always the fame 
 found, as broil, moift, boy, joys. 
 
 Ou and otv, as mouth, owl, have alfo the fame found, and are always 
 diphthongs, except in the words before enumerated in treating of di- 
 graphs. Neither ofthefe founds is ever reprefented by any other 
 combination of letters. 
 
 .' t y, ; . , ^ 
 
 Of Diphthongs formed by W. 
 
 Wa. When iv precedes a, that vowel has it's firft found only 
 in the following words : waft, wag, wax. 
 
 In all other monofyllables terminated by confonants, it 
 has either the fhort found of a (the fame as 6), as wad, 
 was, wat, wafh, watch ; or it has the full long found, ac- 
 cording to the rules before laid down for the vowel a; ifl^ 
 When it precedes r y as war, warn ; or /, as walk, wall. 
 
 When themonofyllableendsin mute e y the vowel a united 
 with *va follows the rule before laid down for it in it's fimple 
 ftate, and has always it's fecond found ; as wage, wade, ware. 
 
 When iv precedes a digraph commencing with a, the 
 fame rule is obferved as was before laid down for fuch di- 
 graph ; as way, wail, &c. 
 
 We, The diphthong we follows the lawsof the fimple vowel r; 
 before fmgle or double confonants it has always it's firft 
 found, as wed, weft. The only word in which this 
 diphthong is followed by a confonant with a mute final 
 f is were, which is pronounced fhort with the found of 
 firft e y wir. 
 
 It unites itfelf with the digraph ea, the laws of which it 
 follows, as it's general found is that of e Ex. weak, 
 wean before r, e; as wear, fwlar before two confonants, 
 e ; wealttT. It precedes e with the found of e, as week, 
 w^ed. With an afpirate it precedes .ey in the word 
 whiy,!. 
 
 Wj f
 
 x l 'A PR6SODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 \Vi. This diphthong follows the laws of the fimple vowel ?'. 
 
 Before fingle or double confonants it has the found of i, 
 as wit, wing, wifh, Sec. except as before the terminations 
 git, Id, and nd; as, wight, wild, wind. The pronuncia- 
 tion of the fubftantive wind is controverted, as it is gene- 
 rally called wind, but this is againft analogy. 
 
 With the final e t it has always it's fecond found, as 
 wife, wine, wire. 
 
 It unites with no vowel but <?, and that only in the 
 word wield. 
 
 Wo. The o in this diphthong has it's firft found in the 
 antiquated word wot. It is changed into u in the word 
 won (win), and in all words where o is followed byr ; 
 as, word, work, world, worfe, &c. j founded as firft t{f 
 wurd, wurk, Sic. Except the participles worn and fworn, 
 o ; as alfo the word w6 and it's derivatives j and all words 
 ending in e mute, as woke, wore, &c. 
 It is o in the word womb. 
 
 It unites with a only in the word woad with o t in 
 woo, woof, o wood, wool, u ; founded ivud, wul 
 with u in would, wound (a hurt), and wound, participle 
 of To wind, where ou has it's diphthong found. 
 Some diphthongs formed by w are preceded by / or th", in whic^ 
 cafe they follow the rules of the fimple diphthongs; as twain, twang, 
 twelve, twig, twin, twine, twirl (twerl), trtwart. Two is no diph- 
 thong, founded to. 
 
 Of Diphthongs formed by Y. 
 
 Ya. This diphthong has the found of 6 in yacht, pronounced 
 yot. It follows the rule of a before r in ya'rd, ya'rn ; 
 before e final in yare ; before w in yawn, yawl. 
 
 Has the found of e in the pronoun ye ; of c in the affirma- 
 tion yea ; of e in yean, year ; ofe in yearn, yell, ycft, yet. 
 It is founded as I in yes, yis j and has the found of 6 in yelk, 
 pronounced yoke of an egg. 
 Yi. Yield, 
 
 7 Yo.
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xli 
 
 Yo. Yon. Before , it has the found of o ; as you, your, 
 
 youtn" : except young, pronounced yung 6 with e final, 
 as yoke, yore. 
 
 T never forms a diphthong but when it begins a word 
 followed by another vowel j in the middle of fyllables of 
 words it's place is always fupplied by an i. 
 
 SECTION VII. 
 Of Di/yllables. 
 
 A S the pronunciation of Englifh words is chiefly regulated by 
 * accent, it will be neceflary in the firft place to have a precife 
 idea of that term. 
 
 Accent with us means no more than a certain ftrefs of the voise 
 upon one letter of a fyllable, which diftinguifhes it from all the other 
 letters in a word. 
 
 In monofyllables this may be called the accented letter ; in words 
 of more fyllables than one, that which contains the letter fo diftin- 
 guifhed is called the accented fyllable. 
 
 We have already feen in monofyllables the effect of accent, accord- 
 ing as it is laid on vowels or confonants. When it is on the con- 
 fonant, the vowels have uniformly their firft found, except only in 
 the few inftances where the found of another vowel is fubftituted in 
 the room of that prefented to the eye. 
 
 When the accent is on the vowel, it has fometimes it's fecond, 
 fometimes it's third found, according to rules already laid down, but 
 never it's firft, excepting only the vowel a in a few inftances. 
 
 It is only neceflary to obferve, that the fame laws of accent hold 
 with regard to the accented fyllables of all other words, as were be- 
 fore laid down with regard to monofyllables. In ordfer toafcertain the 
 pronunciation of thofe words, the firft object therefore muft be to 
 point out the means of difcovering which is the accented fyllable 
 in all words confifting of more fyllables than one. And firft with 
 regard to diflyllables : 
 
 Almoft all fimple diflyllables have the accent on the firft, and thofe 
 which have it on the laft are for the moft part compound words, 
 made by a prefix or prepoiition chiefly borrowed from the Latin j fuch 
 
 VOL. i. h a*
 
 xlii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 as, ab, ac, ad, at, com, con, de, dif, em, en, e, ex, im, in, ob, op, 
 per, pre, pro, re, fe, fub, fur, tranf, &c. Examples : abhor', ad- 
 mit 7 , affirm 7 , commen'ce, conduct', deceive, difa'rm, emba 7 rk (pro- 
 nounced Imba 7 rk), enchant 7 (inchant 7 ), exa 7 lt, impa'ir, incite, 
 obfci/re, 6ppo 7 fe, permit 7 , propose, recant 7 , feclu 7 de, fubmit 7 , fur- 
 ve 7 y, transform, una 7 rm. 
 
 Be|lde thefe there are the following of Englifh growth ; a, be, 
 for, fore, mif, out, un Examples : aba'fe, befo x re, forget', fore- 
 wa 7 rn, m!fgiv 7 e, outdo 7 , una x rm, &c. All words compounded of 
 the latter have the accent for the moft part on the lad fyllable ; but 
 there are exceptions with regard to the former or Roman prefixes. 
 
 i ft, Where the verb and the noun are exprefled by the fame word, 
 the nouns have frequently the accent on the firft, and the verbs on 
 the lair, fyllable, as may be be fecn in the following lift. 
 
 Nouns. 
 
 Verbs. 
 
 A or An ab x je& 
 
 To abjea' 
 
 ab'ftraft 
 
 abftraft 7 
 
 ac 7 cent 
 
 accent 7 
 
 af x fix 
 
 affix 7 
 
 aug 7 ment 
 
 augment' 
 
 bom 7 -bard 
 
 bombard 7 
 
 cem 7 ent 
 
 ccment x 
 
 colleague 
 
 colleague' 
 
 con/pa& 
 
 compacY 
 
 com 7 poft 
 
 compoft 7 
 
 com pound 
 
 compound 7 
 
 com prefs 
 
 comprefs' 
 
 con x cert 
 
 concert x 
 
 con'crete 
 
 concrete' 
 
 con 7 du<a 
 
 condu<St 7 
 
 con 7 fine 
 
 conf'ine 
 
 con x flia 
 
 conflia 7 
 
 con 7 fcrve 
 
 conferve' 
 
 con 7 fort 
 
 con fort 7 
 
 consult 
 
 confult' . 
 
 con 7 teft 
 
 contcft 7 
 
 contrail 
 
 contract 7 
 
 con'traft 
 
 contraft 7 
 
 con x verfc 
 
 conver 7 ^
 
 A PROSODIAL 
 
 QRAMMAR. 
 
 Nouns. 
 
 Verbs. 
 
 A er An con'vert 
 
 To convert' 
 
 con'via 
 
 convict 
 
 col'lea 
 
 colka' 
 
 con'voy 
 
 convoy' 
 
 ^ur'tail 
 
 curtail' 
 
 def'cant 
 
 defcant' 
 
 def'ert 
 
 defert' 
 
 di'geft 
 
 digeft' 
 
 discord 
 
 difcord' 
 
 dif count 
 
 difcount' 
 
 effay 
 
 eflay' 
 
 ex'ile 
 
 exile' 
 
 ex'port 
 
 export 7 
 
 ex'traa 
 
 extraa 7 
 
 fer'ment 
 
 ferment 7 
 
 fre'quent 
 
 frequent' 
 
 im'port 
 
 import 7 
 
 in'cenfe 
 
 incenf'e 
 
 in'fult 
 
 infult' 
 
 ob'jea 
 
 objecY 
 
 out'leap 
 
 outleap' 
 
 out'rode 
 
 outrode' 
 
 out' work 
 
 outwork 
 
 per'fume 
 
 perfu'me 
 
 per mit 
 
 permit' 
 
 pre fix 
 
 prefix' 
 
 pref'age 
 
 prefage 
 
 pref'ent 
 
 prefent' 
 
 prod'uce 
 
 produ'ce 
 
 proj'ea 
 
 projea' 
 
 pro'teft 
 
 proteft' 
 
 reb'el 
 
 rebel' 
 
 rec'ord 
 
 record' 
 
 ref'ufe 
 
 , refu'fe 
 
 fub'jea 
 
 fubjea' 
 
 iur'vey 
 
 furvey' 
 
 tor'ment 
 
 torment' 
 
 traj'ea 
 
 trajea 7 
 
 trans' fer 
 
 transfer 7 
 
 Except
 
 xllv A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 Except the above lift, almoft afl other words in the fame predica- 
 ment, that is, where the verbs and nouns 1 are one and the fame word, 
 have the accent the fame ; fuch as affault, affront, aflent, attire, 
 array, difplay, repofe, &c. 
 
 2 . The rule of placing the accent on the laft of compound difiyl- 
 lables, refers chiefly to verbs, and fuch n'ouns as have been juft men- 
 tioned ; in other nouns and other parts of fpeech, the general law of 
 having the accent on the firft fyllable chiefly prevails ; fuch as con- 
 cord, conquer, difmal, diftant, extant, &c. And even in the words 
 formed with the Englifh prefix out, the accent is placed on the laft 
 fyllable of verbs only, and on the firft of all other words ; as to outdo 7 , 
 outbid', &c. ; an out'cry, out'rage, &c. There are alfo fome com- 
 pound verbs which have the accent on the firft fyllable, fuch as, 
 perjure, injure, conjure, and a few others to be learned by ufe. 
 
 Rules for finding cut the Letter on which the Accent it laid in Di/yllables. 
 
 When two confonants arefeen together in the middleof fuch words, 
 the firft of thefe isufually joined to the firft vowel, and the laft to the 
 latter; in which cafe the accent is on the former confonant : Ex. 
 ab'fent, am'ber, bab'ler-, dif'cord, &c. This is always the cafe when 
 the confonant is doubled, as, ad'der, baffle, beg'gar, better, cher'ry, 
 college, &c. except in the cafe of verbs with prefixes, as before 
 mentioned. 
 
 When there is but one confonant in the middle, the accent is in 
 general on the preceding vowel, diphthong, or digraph; as, ague,audit, 
 bible, booty, cider, dow'er, &c. Sometimes indeed the fingle con- 
 fonant x is taken into the firft fyllable, and accented ; as, blcm'-ifh, 
 cher / -ih,chol / -er,hab / - it, fam / -ifh, pal'-accjper 7 -il, pun'-ifh, rad x - ifh, 
 fm'-ew, ten x -ant, &c. j but the number of thcfe is not great, and 
 muft be learned by ufe. 
 
 When the accent is on the laft fyllable, it's feat may be known by 
 obferving the fame rules as were laid down for monofyllables. 
 
 Of Polyfyllables. 
 
 As the accent of polyfyllables is chiefly determined by the final fyl- 
 lable, I fliall enter into an examination of thofe final fyllables which 
 *re moft comrngn in pur language, ajid fliuw iA what way the feat of 
 10 the
 
 A PRO SO DIAL GRAMMAR. xlv 
 
 the accent is referable to them. As I fliall have occafion to cliftinguifh 
 the feveral fyllables by names, I fhall make ufeof the technical Latin 
 terms for that purpofe, and call the laft fyllable but one the penult ima, 
 and the laft fyllable but two the antepcnultima, thus abridged; penult, 
 antepenult. When the accent is ftill farther back, I (hall call them 
 fourth or fifth fyllables from the laft. 
 
 TERMINATIONS. 
 In ick. 
 
 In words terminating in ick, the accent is placed on the letter im- 
 mediately preceding that termination, whether vowel or confonant. 
 Examp. profaick, fyllab'ick. 
 
 Exceptions: When two confonants precede the termination, the 
 former belongs to the firft, and has the accent j the latter to the laft ; 
 as, lethar'gick, repub'lick ; except rubrick, where the two confonants 
 are joined to the laft. 
 
 In the following words the vowel terminates the firft fyllable j 
 cubick, aulick, rnufick. 
 
 The following throw the accent back on the antepenult, or laft 
 fyllable but two ; chol'erick, tu/merick, rhet'orick, lun'atick, 
 fplen'etick, her'etick, politick, aritn" / metick. 
 
 In ed. 
 
 All our verbs have their preterites and paffive. participles terminated 
 in ed; but that fyllable is feldom pronounced feparately, the vowel e 
 being ftruckout by an clifton, and the */ joined to the preceding fyl- 
 lable. Examp. unman'ner'd, illnatur'd, impaf'fion'd, &c. 
 
 Exceptions: When ed is preceded by a d or a/, the e is then founded, 
 and conftitutes a fyllable with thofe lettersas, divided, intended ; 
 created, animated. In all cafes the accent remains the fame as in the 
 primitive j as, eftab'lifh'd, dete/min'd, unbounded, cultivated. 
 
 In ance. 
 
 Polyfyllables in ance in general have the accent on the antepenult. 
 
 or laft fyllable but two. Examp. a/rogance, elegance, fignif'icance. 
 
 Exceptions : ift, When the primitive has it's accent on the laft, the 
 
 derivative has it on the penult, j as, appearance, afiurance ; from, 
 
 appear,
 
 xlvi A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 appear, aflure : or 2dly, When it is preceded by two confonants, as 
 abui/dance, difcor'dance. When ance is preceded by the vowel /. 
 that vowel is taken into the laft fyllable, and forms a diphthong with 
 it ; as, radiance, variance ; pronounced ra-dyance, val'-yance^; ex- 
 cept in nouns formed from verbs ending in y accented ; as, defiance, 
 alliance ; from the verbs, defy', ally', which form three fyllables. 
 
 In en:c. 
 
 The accent in polyfyllables Ui er.ce is in genera] on the antepenult. 
 Examp.' innocence, magnificence, benev'olence. 
 
 Exceptions : ift, Derived words retain the accent of their primi- 
 tives; as, purfuance, adherence, from purfue, adhere. 
 
 adly, When two confonants precede ence* the accent is on the former; 
 as, efful / gencc, emergence, efrervef/cence. 
 
 When words end in cence, with an s preceding it, the accent is 
 always on the s; as, quiescence, excrcfcencc, intumcf'cence ; ex- 
 cept only concupifcence. 
 
 When ence is preceded by i it forms a diphthong : as, convenience, 
 obedience. Except when it is ^receded by a c or /, and then it is 
 pronounced as one fyllable, with the found of Jhtnfi ,- as, dcficicncc, 
 patience, pronounced dffJJjcn 
 
 In 'bit. 
 
 The terminating He is always accounted a fyllable, though in (trier. 
 propriety it is not fo ; for. to conflitute a fyllable it :., rcquifitc that a 
 vowel ftould be founded in it, which is not the cafe here; for though 
 there is one prefented to the eye at the end, yet it is only e final mute, 
 and the bl are taken into the articulation of the former fyllable; but 
 in pointing out the feat of the accent I fhall confider it in the ufual 
 way as forming a fyllable. 
 
 GENERAL K , 1. ; . 
 
 As the wfcrds terminating in ble are for the moft part adjeaives 
 formed from verbs, in general they follow their primitives in their 
 accent ; as, reproveable, prop'agable, abol'ifhable, difciplinable,dif- 
 criminable; from reprove, propagate, &c. Except remediable, ir- 
 rep arable, disputable ; from remedy, repair, difpute. In general 
 the accent is thrown as far back in polyfyllahles as the fourth and 
 fifth fyllables; as arr/kable, violable, nwn'ofyllable -and when the 
 
 accent
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xlvii 
 
 accent is no farther back than theantepenult.it is either when the word 
 follows the primitive, as advifable, derivable; or when. two confonants 
 come together in that fituat ion, as, intractable, delectable, refrangible. 
 To this ac -cep-table, and it's derivatives, are exceptions. 
 
 All trifTyllabic words have the accent on the antepenult, except 
 compounds by prefixes to diflyllables; as, unable, unftible. 
 
 In tie. 
 
 All trifTyllabic words have the accent on the antepenult. Examp. 
 mi/acle, or x acle, vehicle. The other polyfyllables have fometimss 
 the accent farther back ; as tabernacle, hen/icycle. 
 In dle^ fie, g!e y kle, pie, tie. 
 
 To all thefe terminations is to be applied the fame obfervation that 
 'Was made with regard to bfe, that they do not really constitute fyl- 
 lables, but are united with the former only in their confonant founds, 
 without the intervention of any vowel. 
 
 There are few words of more than two fyllablcs in any of the above 
 terminations, and the accent is, with few exceptions, on the letter 
 immediately preceding them, whether vowel or coafonant ; as cradle, 
 fad x dle, fnaf x fle, egle, ftrug x gle, tac x kle, buc x kle,ap'ple, pu/pte, &c. 
 
 There are a few polyfyllables of the termination/)/^ whicty have the 
 accent on the antepenult. ; and thefe are, manciple, principle, 
 quadruple, fex x tuple, and all in uple. One has it upon the fourth 
 
 fyllable back, pa/ticiple. 
 
 ' i' 
 
 In are. 
 
 In polyfyllables terminating in ure the accent is on the antepenult, 
 or farther back on the fourth ; as, cy'nofure, -judicature, leg x iflat*ire, 
 architecture ; except when they follow their primitives, as enclo'fure, 
 
 In ate. 
 
 GENERAL RULE. 
 
 Words terminating in ate have for the moft part the accent on tbe 
 antepenult. Examp. rcp x robate, im x precate, liquidate, multip / licatc, 
 &c. i except when two confonants precede the laft fyllable j as, con- 
 fum x mate, conftel x late, 
 
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 xlviii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 The fyllable ate at the end of verbs is pronounced ate, with the 
 found of a, though not dwelt upon. On other occafions it has 
 the found of k j as, to aggregate an aggrcget ; to aflbciate an 
 affociet j to articulate (a verb), articulet (an adjeaive). 
 In 'we. 
 
 This termination in polyfyllables is always founded fhort with 1, Iv. 
 >,. 
 
 Words in ftve have always the accent on the penult, and on the 
 letter immediately preceding that termination, whether vowel or con- 
 fonantj as, adhefive, repulsive, inclufive, fubmif'five. 
 tivt. 
 
 But thofe in tlve have the accent for the moft part on the antepenult, 
 or Hill farther back. Examples: negative, relative, vindicative, 
 fignif'icative, communicative, &c. 
 
 Exceptions: ift, Whenthcyfollowprimitives; as, evafive, decifive, 
 from evade, decide. 2dly, Where two confonants precede the final ; 
 cs, calefac'tive, attentive, prefump'tive, afler'tive, digef/tie j except 
 fub'ftantive, which follows it's primitive, fub'ftance. 
 
 The accent is never on the laft in Jive, except only in the word 
 recitative. 
 
 In ing. 
 
 This being the termination of the active participle of all verbs, it 
 is only neceflary to fay, that it always follows the accent of the pri- 
 mitive, and is never itfelf accented. 
 
 In cat. 
 
 All words ending in cal have the accent invariably on the ante- 
 penult, i as, laical, fyllab'ical, methodical, &c. 
 
 In ial. 
 
 This termination is always founded as one fyllablej uniting itfelf 
 with the preceding confonant in a diphthong ; as, la-bial, cor-dial, 
 congenial, minifte-rial, with the found yal. But when preceded by 
 e or t, unlefs the / have s prefixed, it is no longer a diphthong, but 
 has the found of/& fl /, as, judicial, artificial, fubiftantial, reverential, 
 pronounced judifhal, fubftanfhal. 
 
 The accent of all words in thefe terminations is on the penult, 
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 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. xiix 
 
 er on the former of two confonants ; as, connu -bial, conviv -ial, 
 creden'-tial. 
 
 It has the accent on f, and fo forms two fyllables, only in the words 
 dem-al, decn-al, efpi-ai from the verbs deny 7 , decry'', efpy'. 
 
 Inful. 
 
 This being a termination of adje&ives formed from fubftantives, 
 it is only neceflary to obferve, that all words fo formed retain the ac- 
 cent of their primitives j as, reveng'e-ful, won x der-ful. 
 
 In tan. 
 
 This termination with the letter c before it is pronounced flian ; 
 as logician, academician, founded logifhan, aeademifhan, with the 
 accent on the confonant. With / it has the fame found ; as, tertian, 
 genfcian ; except when preceded by an s; as, chriftian, fuftian ; where 
 / has it's own found. 
 
 With all other letters except g and r, it forms a diphthong ; as, 
 academian, fatu/nian, diluvian; and the accent is on the letter im- 
 mediately preceding the laft fyllable, whether vowel or confonant. 
 
 In en. 
 
 Words in this termination have in general an elifion of the vowel e t 
 fo that the letter n is immediately joined to the preceding confonant; 
 as, lead'n, hid'd'n, fod'd'n (except fudden, fullen, and barren), chos'n, 
 haft'n, glift'n, &c. 
 
 When preceded by m the vowel is pronounced, and therefore k 
 forms a fyllable ; as, hymen, women, regimen, fpecimen. The fame 
 when preceded by r ; as, firen, warren, brethren. And in all fubftan- 
 tives with all the other confonants; as, chicken, linen; except 
 burd'n, gard'n, tok'n, and all ending in ven and zen; as, heav'n, 
 rav'n, doz'n, mizz'n. 
 
 When the en is pronounced as a fyllable, the found is changed to Inj 
 as, women (pronounced wimmin), warrin, &c. except thofe in nxn; 
 as, hymen, fpecimen, acumen, &c.. 
 
 In ion., 
 
 All words terminating HI ion take the preceding confonant into the 
 laft fyllable, with moft of which the ion is pronounced as a diphthong. 
 Examples : ga x bion, vermil x ion, million.- Here it is to be obferved, 
 that though the confonant that precedes be but fmgle, it is doubled in 
 pronouncing when the accent is upon it. Thus vermilion, though 
 it has but one /, has exa&ly the fame found as million with two, and 
 VOL. i. i j
 
 1 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 is prono'unced as if written thus, vermillyun. It is the fame with the 
 other confonants ; as, opinion, clar'ion, &c. 
 
 The feat of the accent is either on the fingle confonant, preceding 
 ion, as in the above inftances, or on the former of two or firft of three 
 confonants ; as, in quate/nion, fepten trion j or on the vowel im- 
 mediately preceding the confonant ; as, decurion, occafion, com- 
 munion. 
 
 T E RMINATIONS in fan. 
 
 The founds of the vowels before this termination are as follow: 
 fion 1 focca zhun 
 
 efion | [ adhe'zhun 
 
 j'fion ^ pronounced ^ desizl/un 
 ofion I I explo'zhun 
 
 ufionj ^confu'zbun. 
 
 But when the accent is on any confonant preceding fion y the found 
 is no longer zhu?i\>vtjbun; as, emulsion, expansion, fubmerfion, 
 compas'fion, admission. 
 
 In {ion. 
 
 This termination is always founded Jhun t except when preceded 
 by an /, and the founds of the preceding vowels are as follow : 
 ationT f approba'fhun 
 
 etion I | reple'fhun 
 
 ition > pronounced < posifh'un 
 otion j j devo'fhun 
 
 utionj Lrevolu'fhun. 
 
 When a confonant precedes tlon t the accent is on that; as, fatif- 
 fac tion, imperfection, injunction, fubfcrip'tionj&c.ftill pronounced 
 Jlnm; and the only cafe where it is founded tjbun y is when it is pre- 
 ceded by an / or x : as, digeftiop, commixtion pronounced diges'- 
 tfhun, commix'tftiun, and this holds conftant with regard to all words 
 of that clafs. 
 
 ^ The o in un has always the found of u ; and is not pronounced 
 yon, but yun. 
 
 In eer, and ier. 
 
 All polyfyllables in eer have the accent on the laft, as have alfo 
 thofe in ier when pronounced in one fyllable. As mufketc'er, 
 dominc'er, cavalier, cordelie'r > founded the fame way, cr. 
 
 In
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR; i\ 
 
 Iner. 
 
 Words terminating in <?r, being for the moft part nouns formed 
 from verbs, or adjectives in the comparative degree marked by the 
 addition of that fyllable, follow their primitives in tfceir accent; as, 
 racer, romai/cer, wifer, fobcrer. 
 
 In polyfyllables not derived, the accent is for the moft part on the 
 antepenult.; as, fcav'enger, aftrol'oger, geographer. And in a few 
 words on the fourth fyllable ; as, al'abafter, fal'amander. 
 
 The accent is never on the laft but in -compound verbs ;' as, re- 
 fe/, infe/; when it has the found of e, er. In all other cafes e 
 is changed into u, and founded ur; as, romanfur, falamandur. 
 
 Ger preceded by a g in the former fyllable always has it's own hard 
 found ; as, dag'ger, brag ger"." In moft other cafes it's foft found ; as, 
 manager, dowager, danger, manger; except anger, finger, linger- 
 pronounced ang-gur, fing-gur, ling-gur. Some retain the found of 
 primitives in ing ; as, flinger, finger, ringer pronounced fling ur, 
 fing-ur, ring-ur. Conger, and monger, with it's derivatives, are 
 pronounced, cong-gur, mung-gur, rifh-mung-gur, &c. 
 
 The terminating er is always founded ur. 
 In or, and our. 
 
 When or, or our, Is preceded by the vowel / it forms a diphthong 
 with it, taking the preceding confonant into the fyllable ; as, fenior, 
 &c. unlefs the confonant be an r, when the two rowels are pro- 
 nounced diftinctly ; as, iuferiour, &c. 
 
 Ssr preceded by a confonant occafions the accent to" be on that con- 
 fonant, except con'fefTor ; when by a vowel, the accent is on the an- 
 tepenult. While words in tor, being moftly nouns derived from 
 verbs, follow the accent of their primitives ; as, dedicator, equiv'o- 
 cator, tranflator, &c. 
 
 All terminations in or are pronounced ur ; as, fsniur, dedicatur. 
 The fame is to be obferved in the termination c.v; as neighbor, be- 
 haviur fpelt, neighbour, behaviour. 
 In eft. 
 
 Polyfyllables ending in left and ne/s, being for the moft part fub- 
 ftantives derived from adjectives or other fubftantives, retain the ac- 
 cent of their primitives ; as, rar/fomlefs, m^/cilefs, rem'edilefs 
 wick^dnefs, inquis^tivenefs, des'picablenefs, &c. 
 
 is The
 
 In A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 The laft fyllable has the accent only in diflyllable compound words; 
 as, deprefs', exprefs', affefs', &c. In others, as god'dcfs, lar'gefs, 
 duch'efs (except noblefs'), the accent is on the penult. 
 
 In ous. 
 
 When ous has the vowels e or / immediately preceding it, it forms, 
 a diphthong with them, and takes theconfonant immediately before 
 thofe vowels into the laft fyllable; as, ceruleous, fuccedaneou?, 
 abftemious, fymphonious, &c. pronounced as if written ceru-lyus, 
 abfte-myus, &c. 
 
 But when e,ori t is preceded by a c or /, the laft fyllable is not a 
 diphthong, but is pronounced as if written fjus; as-, herbaceous, 
 fagacious, oftent'ntious, fenten'tious pronounced as if written 
 herba-fhus, fenteji-fhus, &c. 
 
 In all the terminations in fous or ieus, the accent is on the letter 
 immediately preceding the confonant, taken into the laft fyllable, 
 except only where the vowel i precedes that confonant, and then 
 the accent is laid on that confonant ; as hid'eous, pernicious, re- 
 ligious, propitious, &c. pronounced hid x -yus, pernifl/-us, &c. 
 
 On other occafions, the accent for the moft part is on the ante- 
 penult.; as, friv'olous, glob'ulous, mirac / ulous, voluminous; except 
 when two confonants interfere as tremendous, concin x nous, eno/- 
 rnous. 
 
 The termination ous is always founded us; and is never accented 
 but in the French word rendezvous, pronounced rondevoo . 
 
 In ant. 
 
 Polyfyllables in ant have the accent on the antepenult. ; as pred r - 
 icant, rec x reant, extravagant, luxuriant, &c. Except when two 
 eonfonants meet in the middle; as, appellant, triun/phant, &c. -but 
 prot 7 eilant has the accent on the fitft. The accent is never laid on 
 *nt in polyfyllables, except in the words confidant', complaifant'; or 
 in diflyllables, except in compound verbs, fuch as decant', recant', 
 enchant'; and two nouns a gallant', the Levant'. 
 
 In ent. 
 
 Polyfyllables terminating in bent t cent, dent, or any confonant pre- 
 ceding ent, except m, forming merit, have the accent on the confonant 
 preceding fuch termination; as,mcum'bent,excr'cent, depcn'dcnt,&c. 
 
 But
 
 A P kosoDi AL GRAM-MA'R. m 
 
 But words terminating in merit, being in genera! fubftantives derived 
 from verbs, retain 'the accent of tHetr primitives, without regard to 
 this rule ; as, eitab'lTfhmVnt, nftcm'iftrment, embar'raffinent. 
 When the vowel precedes any of thefe terminaddns, the accent is 
 on the antepenult, either on the fmgle confonant preceding i, or the 
 former of two, or three ; as, beneficent, compliment, &c. 
 
 When i precedes ent it forms a fyllable with itj as y obedient, lenient, 
 di/Tii'ient, confen'tient, &c. . 
 
 Words in lent have always the accent on the antepenult. ; as be- 
 nev'olent, flatulent, purulent, &c. except when two Is meet; as, 
 repellent, attol'lent; to which alfo the word ex' cellent is an exception. 
 
 All words m'ment too, that are not derived, have the accent on 
 the antepenult. ; as, ligament, tes r tament. 
 
 The laftYyllable is never accented'but in diiTyllable^ 
 In/ft: ' 
 
 Words terminating in r/7, being for the mft part adjectives in the 
 TxTperlative 'aegfe'e^ retain the accents of their primitives. 
 
 In if. 
 
 They are chiefly nduns, formed from other nouns or adjeclives, and 
 retain the accent of their primitives'; as, an'ifalift, ratibrialift, 'mor'a- 
 
 lift, .loy'alift. 
 
 j 
 
 There are more words in the Englifh language terminating fn this- 
 letter, than in any other j perhaps not lefs than an eighth part of 
 the whole. 
 '*y IndifTyllabic compound verbs and nouns the accent is on the laft; 
 
 as, delay 7 , difplay x , array', &c. Polyfyllables have the accent" on 
 
 the antepenult. ; as, yes / terday, fa/urday, caft'away, &'c. 
 7 Words ending in cy y being in general fubftantives made out of 
 
 verbs, nouns, or adjectives, retain the accent of their primitives; 
 
 as, appliancy, bril liancy, in timacy, le^i^imacy, &c. 
 
 la words not thus derived, the accent is thrown back to the fourth 
 
 fyllable ; as, necromancy, chiromancy except where flopped by 
 
 two confonants, as ariftoc^acy^ democ x racy^ &c. 
 fy Has always the accent on the antepenult.; as, ra/efy, cd'ify, f e - 
 
 cun'dify, & c . : and even againft the accent of the primitives ia 
 
 derived words j as, per/bn x ify, diver'%, from per'fon and dfverfe. 
 
 The
 
 liv A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 The y in fy has always it's fecond found. 
 But when fy is reprefented by pky, y has it's firft found ; as, 
 philosophy, at'rophy ; but {till the accent is on the antepenult. 
 
 IP Likewife has the accent on the antepenult, j as, prod'igy, ge- 
 
 nearogy, etymology, &c. 
 
 It has always the found of foft, except when preceded by an- 
 other ,- a?, ihaggy, foggy, &c. 
 
 l/y Words in bly, being adverbs formed from adjeclives and parti- 
 ciples, always retain the accent of their primitives j as, prob'ably, 
 despicably, indefat / igably, &c. 
 !y The fame is to be obfervedinall words ending in ly ; as, politicly, 
 
 deliberately, indefinitely, voluntarily, &c. 
 
 my Has always the accent on the antepenult, either on the fmgle 
 confonant preceding the vowel, or on the nrft of two ; as big'amy, 
 ii/famy, polygamy, phyfiog'nomy, Deuteron'omy, 6cc. 
 
 They who pronounce ac'ademy inftead of acad'eroy go againft 
 analogy. 
 
 tty In triflyllables, has the accent on the antepenult. ; as, prog cny, 
 ty/anny, cafumny, &c. : in polyfyllabJes on the fourth j as, 
 ig'nominy, ce/emony, mat'rimony, and all in monyi except 
 thofecndinginge;^; as, hexag'ony, cofmog / ony j and cacoph x ony, 
 monot'ony. 
 
 In ry. 
 
 ary Takes the accent on the antepenult, in triflyllablcs; is, fug 7 ary, 
 diary, fal x ary, rofemary: and in polyfyllables on the fourth; as, 
 fim'ilary, exemplary, epvs'tolary, vocabulary, vulnerary, ubiq x ui- 
 tary, &c.; except when prevented by two different confonants, 
 as, caravan fary, difpen fary, annive/fary (yet to this ad'verfary is 
 an exception), teftamen / tary, parliamen'tary (com'mentary, mo- 
 mentary, voluntary, exceptions). Ac'ceffary, nec'cflary, &c. be- 
 ing only a reduplication of the fame letter -r, follow the general rule. 
 try Has for themoft part the accent on the antepenult, and it is only 
 in thefollowing words it isplaced farther back; del'ctcry,mon / aftery, 
 bap'tiftery, presbytery. This termination is always founded crry. 
 ry In triflyllables has the accent on the antepenult. ; as, pleth'ory, 
 priory, memory, &c. 
 
 15 In
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. I v 
 
 In polyfyllables on the fourth, or farther back ; as, probatory, 
 cubatory, piscatory ; dedicatory, judicatory, pacificatory, &c. 
 
 This rule holds except when two different confonants meet j as, 
 compulsory, calefactory, contradictory ; and in this cafe the fol- 
 lowing are exceptions, des'ultory, inventory, promontory, rec'ep- 
 tory, peremptory, repertory, con'fiftory. 
 
 This termination is always founded as if written urry. 
 Infy. 
 
 Words mfy have the accent on the antepenult.; as, fan'tafy, apos'- 
 tafy, lep'rofy, &c.: on the fourth, in ep'ilepfy, con'troverfy. 
 
 In ty. 
 
 Polyfyllables in. ty } with the vowel e or I before it, have uni- 
 formly the accent on the antepenult, and on the laft letter of that 
 fy liable ; as, fobriety, fociety, improbity, acer'bity, Deity, fponta- 
 neity, &c. 
 
 When the letter c precedes ity, it has the accent upon it, and is 
 founded as j-,- as, veracity, felic'ity, fcroc'ity pronounced veras'ity, 
 felis'ity, &c. 
 
 When a fingle confonant precedes jfy t it has always the accent on 
 it; as, timid'ity, frugality, extremity, barbar'ity, curios'ity, &c. 
 
 When two confonants precede it, it is on the former j as, icar'city, 
 fecundity, abfu/dity, infi/mity, &c. 
 
 This termination is always founded ty, with the firft found of y. 
 
 Under the foregoing terminations are included almoft all the 
 words in the Englifh language. The few that belong to th other 
 terminations are either not reducible to general rules, or with fa 
 many exceptions as to render them of little ufe. As they confift 
 chiefly of monofyllables and diflyllables, the rules before laid down 
 for them will in a great meafure eftablifh their pronunciation; 
 and where they are iilent, the Dictionary is to be confulted. 
 
 Having thus laboured through this chaos of fpelling, and reduced 
 the apparent confufion there to fome degree of order, we (hall 
 now emerge into a more lightfome region, where we (hall have 
 fewer difficulties to retard our progrefs ; I mean in treating of the 
 art of reading, or the proper delivery of words when arranged in 
 fentences. 
 
 As
 
 Ivi A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 As this fubjccl has already been difcufled by me in a courfe -of 
 leaures on the Art of Reading, and another on Elocution, I fhall 
 content myfclf at prefent with extruding from them fomc general 
 principles, and fome pradical rules for the attainment of that art, 
 without any comments upon them; referring thofe readers, who 
 aredefirous of entering into a more n}inutc invcit.igation of the fub< 
 je<2, to the works themftlvcs. 
 
 SECTION VIII. 
 Of the AH cfDdiverv. 
 
 A Juft delivery depends upon a due attention to the following 
 
 articles: 
 
 Articulation: Accent: Pronunciation: Emphafts: Paufes or Stops! 
 Tones : and Key or Pitch of the voice. Of each of thefc in their 
 order. And fir It of 
 
 ARTICULATION. 
 
 A good articulation confifts, in giving every letter in a ly liable it's 
 due proportion of found, according to the moft approved cuftom of 
 pronouncing it ; and in making fuch a diftinclion between the fyl- 
 Jables of which words are compofed, that the ear fhall without 
 difficulty acknowledge their number ; and p&rceive, at once, to 
 which fyllable each letter belongs. Where thefc points are not 
 obferved, the articulation is proportionally defective. 
 
 Diftinctnefs of articulation depends, primarily, upon being able 
 to form the fimple elements or letters by the organs of fpeech, in 
 the manner before defcribed in treating on that fubject ; nnd rn the 
 next place, in diftinguifhing properly the fyllablcs of which words 
 ^re compoftd from each other j which can only be done by a juft 
 pronunciation. 
 
 The chief fource of indiftinclncfs, is too great a precipitancy of 
 utterance. To cure 'this, the moft effectual method will be, to lay 
 afide an hour every day, to be employed in the practice of reading 
 aloud, in a manner much flower than is neccfiary. This fhould 
 
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 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. Ivii 
 
 be done'in the hearing of fome perfon, whofe oiHce it fhould be to 
 remind the reader, if at any time he {hould perceive him mendifl 
 his pace, and falling into his old habit. 
 
 There is one caufe of indiftinct articulation, which operates very 
 generally, and which arifes from the very genius of 'our tongufe; 
 fo that, unlefs great care be taken, it is fcarcely poflible to efcape 
 being affected by it. Every word in our language, compofed of 
 more fyllables than one, has one fyllable accented, and thus <pe- 
 culiarly diftinguifhed from the reft ; and if this -accented fyllable be 
 properly articulated, the word will be fufficiently known, even 
 though the others are founded very confufedly. This produces a 
 negligence with regard to the pronunciation of the other fyllables; 
 which, though it may not render the fenfe obfcure, yet deftroys all 
 irieafure and proportion, and confequently all harmony in delivery. 
 This fault is fo general, that I would recommend it to all who are 
 affected by it, to pronounce the unaccented fyllabies more fujjdy 
 than is necefTary, till they are cured of it. 
 
 Of ACCENT. 
 
 Accent, in the Englifh language, means, a certain ilrefs of the 
 voice upon a particular letter of a fyllable, which diftinguifhes' it 
 from the reft, and, at the fame time, diftinguifhes the fyllable itfelf 
 to which it belongs, from the others which compofe the word. 
 
 Thus in the word hab /'/, the accent upon the b t diftinguifhes 
 that letter from the others, and the firft fyllable from the laft. 
 Add more fyllables to it, and it will do the fame; as bab'itable. In 
 the word repute^ the is the diftinguifhed letter, and the fyllable 
 which contains it, the diftinguifhed fyllable. But if we add more 
 fyllables to it, as in the word reputable, the feat of the accent is 
 changed to the firft fyllable, and p becomes the diftinguifhed 
 letter. 
 
 Every word in our language, of more fyllables than one, has 
 one of the fyllables diftinguifhed from the reft in this manner; and 
 every monofyllable has a letter. Thus, in the word hat' the t is 
 accented ; in ha'te, the vowel a. In cub', the b; in cu'be the u. 
 Hence every word in the language, which may properly be called 
 
 VOL. i. fc fa*
 
 Iviii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 fo, ,has an accent j for the particles, fuch as a> tbe, to, in, &c, 
 which are unaccented, can fcarcely be called words, which feerns 
 to be implied "in the name given to them, that of particles-, and 
 in that ftate they are the fitter to difcharge their office, by this dif- 
 ference made between them and words. So that as articulation is the 
 eflence of fyllables, accent is the efTence of words; which > without 
 jt, would be nothing more than a mere fucccflion of fyllables. 
 Thus fimple as is the ftate of the Englifh accent, there is no 
 article of fpeech which has occalipned more perplexity in thofe who 
 have treated of it, merely by confounding it with the accents of 
 the ancients, which were quite different things. As this point has 
 been amply difcufied in the Lectures on Elocution, and the Art of 
 Reading, the -curious reader is referred to thofe works, under the 
 head Accent, 
 
 ^ The great diftinclion of our accent depends upon it's feat; which 
 may be either upon a vowel or a confonant. Upon a vowel, as in 
 the words, glory, father, holy. Upon a confonant, as in the words, 
 hab'it, bor'row, bat x tle. When the accent is on the vowel, the fyl- 
 lable is long; becaufe the accent is made by dwelling upon the 
 vowel. When.it is on the confonant, the fyllable is fhort ; becaufe 
 the accent is made by pafling rapidly over the vowel, and giving a. 
 fmart ftroke of the voice to the following confonan*. Thus the 
 words add, led', but, rod', cub', are all fliort, the voice pitting quickly 
 over the vowel to the confonant : but for a contrary reafon, the 
 words ill, laid, bide, rW, cube, are long ; the accent being on the 
 , vowels, on which the voice dwells fomc time, before it takes in the 
 found of the confonant. Obvious as this point is, it has wholly 
 cfcaped the obfervation of all our grammarians, and compilers of 
 dictionaries-, who, inftead of examining the peculiar genius of our 
 tongue, implicit!^ and pedantically have followed the Greek method, 
 of always placing the accentual mark over a vowel. Now the reafon 
 of this practice among the Greeks, was,' that as their accents con- 
 fifted in change of notes, they could not be diftinclly expreffed but 
 by the vowels; in uttering which, the paflage is entirely clear for 
 *he voice .to ifTue, and not interrupted or flopped by the different 
 pofitions of the organs in forming the confonants. But as our ac- 
 cent eonfifts in ftrefs only, it can juft as well be placed on a con, 
 
 format
 
 A,.PRQSODIAL GRAMMAR. lix 
 
 fonant as a vowel, ky this method of marking the accented fyl- 
 lable, our compilers of tUclionaries, vocabularies, and fpellirig-bboks, 
 muft miflead provincials artd foreigners in the pronunciation of per* 
 haps one half of the words in our language* For inftance; if they 
 fhouid look fof'the word endeavour, finding the accent over the 
 Vowel /, they will in courfe found it end/avour. In the fame manner 
 fc/icate will 'be called tffc'dicate ; precipitate, pre</-pitate^ phe- 
 non/enon, phes-menon ; and fo on through all words of the fame 
 elafs. And in fa6l we find the Scots do pronounce all fuch words 
 in that manner ; nor do they ever lay the accent upon the confo- 
 nant in any word in the whole language; in which, the diver- 
 fity of- their pronunciation from that of the people of England 
 chiefly cohfifts. It is a pity that our compilers pf dictionaries 
 fhouid have fallen into fo grofs an errour, as the marking of the ac- 
 cents in the right way would have afforded one of the moft general 
 and certain guides to true pronunciation, that is to be found with 
 refpecr. to our tongue; for it is a conftant rule throughout the .whole., 
 that whenever the accent is on the confonant, each preceding vowel 
 has it's firft fhort found, as fet forth in the fcheme of vqwels, and 
 exemplified in the words, li at, bet, fit, not, but;, to whieh t there 
 is no exception in the whole language, except in, the few inftances 
 where one vowel ufurps the power of another. 
 
 It has been faid above, that every word in our language has 
 
 ond accented fyllable j but it is r,o be obfcrved, that in fome of our 
 
 longer polyfyllables there are two accents to be perceived ; or\e 
 
 ftronger, the other fainter Thus, in the word expos x/ tulato/y, 
 
 .the ftronger accent is on the fyllable pos /x j but there is a fainter 
 
 - one on the laft fyllable but one, founded tur 7 , expos^tulatu/ry: 
 
 but this makes nodi ffe re nee with regard to the rule, as the pri.rn.3ry 
 
 accent is fo much more forcible than the fecondary one, as evj- 
 
 dently to (how that it is but one word which contains both. , 
 
 To fuch as have the right ufe of accent in copmon difcourfe, I Ihall 
 
 only lay down one 'rule with regard to it, in reading and fpeaking 
 
 in public : which is, that they mould always take care to lay it upon 
 
 . the fame letter of the fyliablein reading, as they are accuftomed todto 
 
 in converfation ; and never to lay any ftrefs upon any other fyliablel 
 
 For there are few who either read alou*i, or fpeak in public, that do not 
 
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 1* A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 tranfgrefs this law of accent, by dwelling equally upon different fyl- 
 lables in the fame word: fuch as fo'r-tu'ne, na'tu're, en'cro'achment', 
 con'-jec'tu're, pa'-tien'ce, &c. But this is not uttering words, but 
 Syllables; which properly pronounced are always tied together by an 
 accent; as for'tune, na'ture, encroachment, conjecture, patience. 
 Any habit of this fort gives an unnatural conftrained air to fpeech, 
 and fhould therefore be carefully avoided by all who deliver them- 
 fclves in public, 
 
 Of P R O N U N C I A T I O N. 
 
 Pronunciation may be confidcred in a twofold li^ht ; firft, with 
 regard to propriety ; fecondly, with regard to elegance. With regard 
 to propriety, it is necelTary that each word mould have it's due accent, 
 and each letter in it it's proper found. This is all that is required in 
 the pronunciation of words feparately conlidered ; and is the chief 
 point treated of in the former part of this Grammar. With refpecl 
 to elegance, befide propriety, proportion of found alfo is to be taken 
 in; and this regards the delivery of words as arranged in fentences ; 
 and this is the point which I fnal! now chiefly confidcr. 
 
 As there has been no method hitherto laid open of attaining even 
 the firft part, T mean the mere propriety of pronouncing words, it is 
 no wonder that the fecond, or ornamental part, has been entirely ne- 
 glected. That which gives delight to the car in the. utterance of ar- 
 ticulate founds, is founded upon the fame principle as th>at which 
 pleafcs in mufical competition, I mean proportion ; and this has a 
 twofold reference, to time, and to found. To the former of thefe I 
 fhall give thcprsfodian name of Quantity, to the latter that of Quality. 
 At prefent I (hall consider quantity only, referring the other article 
 to another head. 
 
 Our early notions of quantity arc all imbibed from the Latin pro- 
 fody; in which, the difference between long and fliort fyllablcs is 
 eftabliflied by rules that have no reference to the ear, the fole com- 
 petent judge in this cafe; infomuch that fyllables are called long, 
 which arc the fhorteft that can be uttered by the organs of fpeech; and 
 others are called fhort, which take up much longer time in pronoun- 
 cing than the former. The mind thus taking a bias under the 
 of falfe rules, never after arrives at a knowledge of the true 
 
 nature
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. ki 
 
 "nature of quantity : and accordingly we find that all attempts hitherto 
 to fettle the profody of our language, have been vain 'and fruitlefs. 
 
 In treating of the fimple elements or letters, I have fnown that 
 fome, both vowels and confonants, are naturally fhort ; that is, their 
 founds cannot poflibly be prolonged ; and thefe are the founds of 
 e, i, and u, of vocal founds, and three pure~mut<^, k, p, t, of the 
 confonant ; as in the words beck, lip, cut. 
 
 I have fhown alfo, that the founds of all the other vowels, and of 
 the confonant femi vowels, may be prolonged to what degree wfc 
 pleafe ; but at the fame time it is to be obferved, that all thefe may 
 alfo be reduced to a fhort quantity, and are capable of being "uttered 
 in as fhort a fpace of time, as thofe which are naturally mort. So 
 that they who fpeak of fyllables as abfolutelyand in their own nature 
 long, the common cant of profodians, fpeak of a non-entity : for 
 though, as I have fhown above, there are fyllables abfolutely fhort, 
 which cannot poflibly be prolonged by any effort of the fpeaker ; yet 
 it is* in his power to fhorten or prolong the others to what degree hie 
 pleafes. 
 
 I have faid that in pronouncing words, when the accent is on the 
 vowel, the fyllable is long ; when on the confonant, fhort ; by which 
 I mean, that the Reader fhould dwell on the vowel when accented, 
 in order to make it long; and pafs rapidly over it, giving a fmart 
 ftroke to the following confonant, when the accent is on that. But 
 this rule is fo far from being attended to, that for the moft part the 
 accented vocal fyllables are pronounced in as fhort a fpace of time, as 
 the accented confonant j by which means all proportional quantity in 
 our tongue is utterly deftroyed, and the whole appears a rapid gabble 
 of fhort fyllables. 
 
 To obviate this, I would recommend it to every one to pay a 
 particular attention to every vocal accented fyllable, and to dwell 
 upon it fo long as to make it double the quantity of the fbort ones. 
 Without this, fpeech muft be deprived of all fmoothnefs and -har- 
 mony. 
 
 It has been faid above, that when the accent is on the confonant 
 the fyllable fhould be founded fhort, and this rule in general holds 
 good. Yet there are cafes in which the found of the confonant 
 may be dweU upon, and the fyllable thus rendered long; of which 
 
 Ifhali
 
 Ixii A PROSODIAL 
 
 I {hall fpeak more at large Hnder the next head, that of Emphafis. In 
 the mean time, I fhall point out the confonants, which, in certairl 
 circumfhnces, will admit of fuch prolongation, and lay down fomc' 
 rules for the proper pronunciation of all. 
 
 The reader is here defired to recollect the divifion, made in the 
 beginning, of the confonants into mutts and femivowcls, and their 
 fubdivifion into pure and impure. It was there fhown, that the found 
 of the pure mutes cannot be at all prolonged ; that of the impure, fof 
 a little time; and that of the femivowels, during pleafure. As the 
 queftion now is about prolonging the found of confonants, what I 
 have to fay on that head muft chiefly refer to the femivowels. 
 
 Of thefe the found^of fomc is difagrceable when continued ; of 
 others pleafing to the ear. Of the former kind are, in, r, s,f, effj t 
 ezb, tffi, etb : of the latter /, , i>, z t ing. M, having it's found en- 
 tirely through the nofe, is difagreeable if it continues any length of 
 time after it's formation; as it refe'mbles inore the lowing of oxen, 
 .than an articulate found. j? } when continued, is alfo a harfti found, 
 like the fnarling of curs. S is only a hifs, like that of ferments. /<", 
 prolonged, refemhles the blowing of wind through a chink, and like 
 s y retains no mark of an articulate found, after it is once fonrtcd. 
 Ezby e/1), ctb, f/n", have too much of the brrath mixed in forming them, 
 t make their found agreeable when continued. The only founds 
 therefore which can be prolonged with plcafur .:-, are the fe- 
 
 mivowels /, , fv, ez y ing. Not but all the others will admit of pro- 
 longation on certain occafions, which fliall be explained hereafter. 
 
 Rules tt be obfcrved in fiunding*the Confotvints. 
 
 t I. None of them are to be prolonged except when the accent is 
 upon them ; which can only happen when they arc preceded by a fhort 
 founding vowel : as, tell, can, love. When a long found precedes, the 
 voice muft dwell upon the vowel, and take the confonant into the fyl- 
 lable in it's&orteft found; otherwife, were they both dwelt upon, the 
 fyllable would takcup the time of two long founds, and would therefore 
 feemto be two; as va-le, rai-n, bu-ve, day-s. This is an article 
 very neccffary to be attended to by the natives of Scotland, who arc 
 apt to prolong the found of a femivowel after along vowel. On the 
 
 other
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. fcrrii 
 
 other hand, the people of England are to be cautioned againft running 
 the found of the vowel too quickly into the following confonarit, 
 which is too generally the pradice, to the great diminution of the 
 number of our long fyllables. 
 
 2. Their found is never to be prolonged, except in monofyllables, 
 or final fyllables f other words ; as 
 
 Swell the bold note 
 Fulfil your purpofc 
 
 But we muft not fay, 
 
 THe fwel-ling note 
 Fulfil-ling ail 
 The caoi-nons roar- 
 
 for this would be to tranfgrefs one of the fundamental laws of accent, 
 by feparating fyllables from words to which they belong, and trans- 
 ferring them to the next. 
 
 3. Neither confonant, nor vowel, is to be dwelt upon beyond it's 
 common quantity, when it clofes a fentence. Thus in the follow- 
 ing line 
 
 And if I lofe thy love I lofe my all 
 
 the found of the word love may be prolonged, as the fen fe is not 
 completed, but that of all, though equally emphatical, muft not be 
 continued beyond it's common time, as it clofes the fenfe. If we t-ranf- 
 pofe the members of the line, the thing will be reverfed j as thus 
 
 I lofe my all if I fhould lofe thy love. 
 
 Here the time is increafed in the word all, and that of love reduced to 
 its common quantity. 
 
 This rule is alfo very neceflary to be attended to by the natives of 
 Scotland, as the dwell ing upon thelaft words of fentences, conftitutes 
 one material difference between the Englifh fpeech and theirs. 
 
 4. When confonants begin a word, or a fyllable, they muft be 
 . founded {hort ; and great care muft be taken, that before their union 
 
 with the following letter, they be not preceded by any confufed found 
 of their own. This is very difagrecable to the ear, and yet is no 
 uncormnou fault. The not attending to this in pronouncing the 
 Jetter /, has been the chief caufe of our language being caHed by 
 
 foreigners
 
 Ixiv A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 foreigners the Hifling language ; though in reality it does not abound 
 fo much in that letter as either the Greek or Roman; the final s having, 
 for the moft part, with us, the found of z. But if care be not taken 
 early in forming the pronunciation, people are apt to contract a habit 
 of biffing before they utter the found of /, as well as of continuing 
 it at the end This confufed found at the beginning of words is, 
 Dually difagrecable iu all the femivowels. 
 
 Of EMPHASIS. 
 
 Emphafis difcharges, in fentehces, the fame-kind of office that ac- 
 tent does in words. As accent is the link which ties fylJables toge- 
 ther, and forms them into words ; fo emphafis unites words together, 
 and forms them into fentence,or members of fentences. As accent 
 dignifies the fyllable on which it is laid, and makes it more dillin- 
 guifhed by the ear than the reft i fo emphafis ennobles the word to 
 which it belongs, and prefcnts It in a ftronger light to the underftand- 
 Ing. Accent is the mark which diftinguifhes words from each odicr, 
 as fimple types of our ideas, without reference to the mutual relation 
 5n which they ftand to each other. Emphafis is the mark which 
 points out their feveral degrees of relationmip, in their various com- 
 binations, and the rank which they hold in the mind. Were there no 
 . accents, words would berefolved intotheir original fyllables: were there 
 no emphafis, fentences would be rcfolved into their original words; and 
 in this cafe, the hearer muft be at the pains himfelf, firil, of making 
 ut the words, and afterwards their meaning. Whereas, by the ufe 
 of accent and emphafis, words, and their meaning, being pointed out 
 by certain marks, at the fame time that they are uttered, the hearer 
 has all the trouble faved, but that of liftcning; and can accompany the 
 fpeaker at the fame pace that he goes with as clear a comprehenfion of 
 the matter offered to his confideration, as the fpeaker himfelf has, if he 
 delivers himfelf well. 
 
 From this account it might appear, that emphafis is only a more 
 forcible accent than ordinary, laid upon the word to which it belongs, 
 and that it is exaftly of the fame nature, differing only in degree of 
 flrength; an opinion, which, to the great prejudice of elocution, has 
 too generally prevailed. But there is an abfolute and conftitutional 
 ' * difference
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. Ixv 
 
 difference between accent and emphafis, as there certainly ought to be, 
 which confifts in this ; that every emphatic fyllable, befides a greater 
 ftrefs, is marked alfo by a change of note in the voice. To (how the 
 neceflity of this, we need only obferve, that the mind, in commu- 
 nicating it's ideas, Js in a continual ftate of activity, emotion, or 
 agitation,, from the different effects which thofe ideas produce on the 
 mind of the fpeaker. Now, as the end offuch communication is not 
 merely to lay open the ideas, but alfo all the different feelings which 
 they excite in him who utters them, there muffc be fome other marks, 
 befide words, to manifeft thefe ; as words uttered in a monotonous 
 ftate, can only reprefent a fimilar ftate of mind, perfectly free from 
 all activity or emotion. 
 
 All that p.iffes in the mind of man may be reduced to two claffes, 
 which I mall call, Ideas and Emotions. By ideas, I mean all thoughts 
 which rife and pafs in fucceffion in the mind of man : by emotions, 
 all exertions of the mind in arranging, combining, and feparating it's 
 ideas j as well as all the effects produced on the mind itfelf, by thofe 
 ideas, from the more violent agitation of the paffions, to the calmer 
 feelings, produced by the operation of the intellect and fancy. In 
 /hort, thought is the object of the one ; internal feeling, pf the other. 
 That which ferves to exprefs the former, I call the language of ideas; 
 and the latter, the language of emotions. Words are the figns of the 
 one; tones, of the>other. J3ut there is an effential difference between 
 the two, which merits our utmoft attention. The language of ideas is 
 wholly arbitrary; that is, words, which are the figns of our idea?, have 
 no natural connexion with them, but depend purely upon convention, 
 in the different focieties of men, where they are employed 3 which 
 is fufficiently proved by the diverfity of languages fpoken by the different 
 nations of the world. But it is not fo with regard to the language of 
 emotions. For as the communication of thefe internal feelings, was 
 a matter of much more confequence in our focial intercourfe, than 
 the mere conveying of ideas ; fo, the Author of our being did not 
 leave the invention of this language, as in the other cafe, to man j 
 but ftamped it himfelf upon our nature, in the fame manner as he 
 has done with regard to the reft of theanjmal world, who all exprefs 
 their various feelings by various tones. Only ours, from the fupe- 
 jiour rank th-at we hold, is infinitely more cornprehenfive j as there is 
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 Ixvi A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 not an aft of the mind, an exertion of the fancy, or emotion of the 
 heart, which has not annexed to it it's peculiar tone and notes 
 of the voice, by which it is to be exprefled ; and which, when pro- 
 perly ufed, excite in the minds of others, tuned invariably by the hand 
 of nature in unifon to thofe notes, analogous emotions. Whenever 
 therefore man interferes, by fubfHtuting any other notes in the room 
 of thofe which nature has annexed to the ads and feelings of the 
 mind, fb far the fanguage of emotions is corrupted, and fails of it's 
 end. For the chords of the human heart, thus tuned in unifon to 
 the natural notes only, will never vibrate in corrcfponJcnce to thofe of 
 the artificial kind. 
 
 The means by which this expreflive language of nature has been 
 corrupted in the different nations of the world, have been fet forth at 
 large in the fecond lecture on the Art of Reading ; at prefent I fhall 
 content myfelf with laying open the caufe of it's having been in a 
 great meafure left to us rn this country. This is nothing elfe than 
 the very defective and erroneous method in which all are trained in the 
 art of reading j whereby ail the various, natural, expreflive tones of 
 fpeech are fupprefled ; and a few artificial, unmeaning, reading notes 
 lire fubftituted in their room. Nothing can more clearly confirm the 
 truth of this pbfition, than the following obfervation That there are 
 few people, who fpeak Englifh without a provincial tone, that have 
 riot the moft accurate ufe of emphafis, when they utter their fenti- 
 xhents in common difcourfe; and the reafbn that they have not the fame 
 ufe of it, in reading aloud the fentimcnts of others, or delivering their 
 own in public, is, that they are apt to fubftitute the artificial tones and 
 Cant of reading, to which they have been habituated from their child- 
 hood, in the room of thofe of the natural kind. 
 
 Frorri this view of the caufe of the diforder, the remedy of courfc 
 fuggefts itfclf. The fuft neceflary ftep is*, to get fid of the artificial 
 notes fuperinduced by the bad habit of reading ; and to fupply their 
 places with thofe of the natural kind. If it be afkcd, how we arc to 
 acquire the ufe of the proper notes iu reading, after we have uottcn 
 rid of the others ; my ailfwer is, that we have them all prtpan d 
 within ourfelves, ready to ftart forth if properly four ht f or . In order 
 to this, it is neceflary that f-ach reader fliould notary imdcrftand, 
 but feel the fentimcnts of the Au^or ; and if he cuter into the fpirit 
 
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 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 of the Author's fentiments, as well as into the meaniag of his words, 
 ic will not fail to deliver the' words in properly varied tones. But I 
 fhall defer fpeaking of the method to be ufed in order to accomplish 
 this point, till I have treated of the next article, that of 
 
 PAUSES or STOPS. 
 
 Stopping, like fpelling, has, at difFerent periods of time, and by 
 fferent perfons, been confidered, in a great meafure, as arbitrary^ 
 and has had it's different fafhjons ; nor are there at this day any 
 fure general rules eftablifhed for the pradice of that art. The truth 
 is, the modern art of punctuation was not taken from them offpeak- 
 ng whuch certainly ought to have been it's archetype, and probably 
 would, had that art been ftudied and brought to perfection by the 
 moderns 5 but was in a great meafure regulated by the rules of gram- 
 mar, which they had ftudied ; that is, certain parts of fpeech are 
 kept together, and others divided by ftops, according to their .ram- 
 .ical conftruction, often without reference to the paufes ufed in dif- 
 rfe. And the only general rule by which paufes can be regulated 
 roperly, has been either unknown, or unattended to ; which is that 
 fes, for the moft part, depend upon emphafis. I havealready fcown 
 that words are fufficiently <Minguifhed from each other, by accent' 
 to point out their meaning when united in fentences, empties' 
 d pawfi, are neceflary. As emphafis is the link which conned. 
 ' together, and forms them into fentences, or into members of 
 *; when in the fame Sentence there are more than one mem- 
 id more than one emphatic word, that there may be no miftake 
 h regard to the number of words belonging to each emphafis, at 
 id of every fuch member of a fentence, there ought to be a per- 
 cept-ble paufe If it be a/ked, why a P aufe fhould any more be ne- 
 ary to emphafis than to accent, or why emphafis alone will not 
 fluently d.ft.nguifh the members of fentences from each other 
 Without paufes, as accent does words, the anfwer is obvious ^ 
 we are ^.acquainted with the found of words, and cannotmiftake 
 them when diftmaiy pronounced, however rapidly s but we are not 
 pre-ac q uainted with the meaning of fentences/whic^ mufti p nted 
 -t to us by the reader or fpeaker ; and as this can only be do^by 
 
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 Ixviii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 evidently {bowing" what words appertain to each emphatic one ; un- 
 kfs a patffe be made at the end of the laft word xbelonging to the 
 former emphatic one, we fhall not be able to know at all times, to 
 . which of the two empliafes the intermediate words are to be referredj 
 and this muft often breed confufion in the fenfe. 
 
 Thus unfit as the ftate of punctuation is to anfwer even it's own 
 end, the teachers of the art of reading have annexed another office 
 to it,'quite foreign to it's nature, which has been attended with the 
 worft confequences with regard to delivery ; and that is by aflbciatir.g 
 certain artificial notes of the voice to thefe ftops. How little fitted 
 they are to anfwer this end, we may judge, by confidering that the 
 notes preceding paufes and refls in difcourfe, are exceedingly numerous 
 and various, according to the fenfe of the words, the emotions of 
 the mind, or the exertions of fancy ; and cannot pollibly be repre- 
 fented by fo fmall a number as four or five marks, which are ufcd 
 as ftops : yet all this immenfe variety are fwallowed up and loft in 
 the reading notes, which ufually confift only of two; one annexed 
 to the ftops which mark members of fentences, as comma, femicolon, 
 and colon ; the other to the full ftop, when the fentence is complete. 
 By fome, the pupils are taught to elevate their voice in the former cafe, 
 and todeprets it in the latter. By otheis, the deprcflird note is ufed in 
 both cafes, only differing in degree. 
 
 Here then is to be found the true Tourcc of the bad manner of reading 
 aryj fpeaking in publick, that fo generally prevails ; which is, that 
 we are taught to read in a different way, with different tones and ca- 
 dences, from thofe which we ufe in fpeaking; and this artificial manner, 
 being ufed inftead of the natural one, in all recitals and repetitions at 
 fchool, as well as in reading, generally infects the delivery of all who 
 afterwards (peak in public. For they are apt to confider this fpecies 
 of delivery, which they have been taught, as fuperiourto that kind 
 which comes of courfe, without any pains ; and therefore judge it the 
 moft proper to be ufed on all public occafions. But as there is fome- 
 thing in this monotonous manner of reading, a-jainft which nature 
 hcrfelf icvolts ; when they are to deliver their own fentimtnts in 
 fpeaking, each individual, not having been inftru&ed in the proper ufe 
 of fuitably varied and expreflivc tones, falls into-* certain cant or 
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 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 fentences arc fet alike; and this tune, being yoid both of harmony and 
 expreflion, is at once difcordant to the ear, and difgufling to the un- 
 derftanding. Thus has this unnatural mode of utterance, fpread itfelf 
 in the fenate-houfe, the pulpit, the bar, and every place where public 
 declamation -is ufed; inlbmuch that the inftances of a juftand natu- 
 ral elocution are very rare : the want of which is moft generally and 
 fenfibly felt in our churches. 
 
 Having fhown the many abufes committed in the two mod im- 
 portant articles of delivery, emphafis and flops, it now remains to 
 point out the remedy. 
 
 The fource of thefe abufes may be farther traced, by attentively 
 
 weighing the following obfervation That no illiterate man ever u-fes 
 
 falfe emphafes, tones, or {tops,, in fpeaking ; if is only the literate, 
 thofe that have learned to read, that can fall into errours of this for':. 
 For, as our ideas pafs in train in our minds, and are there con- 
 nected or divided, the illiterate man, without rule or thought, exhibits 
 them exactly as they pafs in his mind. To the idea that makes the 
 moft forcible imprtffion there, he gives thegreateft force of expreffion 
 in utterance j and therefore theftrongeft emphafes to the word which 
 ftands as it's mark. And whatever emotionsare excited in himby thofe 
 ideas, he cannot help manifefting by fuitable tones, looks, and gef- 
 tures ; as thefe neceflarily proceed from an original law of his confti- 
 tution, and without pains cannot be fupprefTed. Whereas the man 
 who has learned to read, has been taught to connect or feparate his 
 words, by arbitrary ules of flopping, which are rot taken from the 
 natural train of our ideas. He has no mark to point out the moft im- 
 portant word, which is therefore often neglected, or the emphafis 
 transferred to another of lefs confequence. He is not taught to an- 
 nex to his words, any part of the language of emotions, tones, looks, 
 and-gefturos; which are therefore wholly omitted, orabfurdly applied. 
 In fhort, as in the whole written language there is nothing offered to 
 the eye but letters and flops ; the teacher of the art of reading thinks 
 he has done his duty, when he has inftrucled you in the manner of 
 fpelling thofe letters properly, fo as to form them into words ; and in 
 the ufe of the ftops to feparate fentences, and members of fentences 
 from each other. It is here therefore the remedy is to be fought for, 
 by fupplying and correcting what is erroneous and defective in the art 
 
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 Ixx A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 of reading. For it is manifeft from what has been faid before, that 
 if reading could be brought to be exadly the fame thing as fpeak- 
 ing, a juft and forcible delivery would of courfe follow, though more 
 might be required to make it graceful and pleafmg to the ear. How- 
 ever eafy it may appear at firft fight to put this in praftice, yet upon 
 trial it would be found more difficult than is imagined. Confirmed 
 bad habits in a thing which we daily pradife, can be removed only 
 by a right method, and daily practice according to that method. 
 
 Such a method is what I amnowabout to lay down; and I dare pro- 
 mife that whoever will purfue it, will find effects from it, fuitable to 
 the pains that he fhall take. 
 
 The chief errour in writing, is the manner of flopping, different 
 from the natural train of our ideas : and the chief defect, the want of 
 fome mark for eachemphatick word; which is the caufe of neglecting, 
 pr mifapplyingemphafis. To get the better of bad habits arifing from 
 thefe, I would propofe the following method. 
 
 Ifaperfon hasamind to read any pafTage correctly, let him firft write 
 - it without Hops. Let bim then confider the general meaning and 
 purport of the words, and enter into the fpirit of the fcntimcni. , Let 
 him afk himfelf How fhould I deliver this, fuppofmg it to be the 
 immediate effufion of iy own mind ? Let him try to do this. He will 
 not at firft be able to hit the mark, for his habitual reading tones will 
 force themfelves upon him for fome time ; but at every trial, with that 
 point in view, he will gain ground. It will be of great afliftance 
 to him, if he can get a friend to hear him fentence by fentence, ftill 
 fcfking him Is that the way in which I fliould utter that fentence, 
 fuppofmg it to proceed from the immediate fentiments of my mind ? 
 For in that cafe he may be often informed of his ufing thofe artificial 
 tones of reading, which, from habit, may not (hike his own ear, 
 though they will immediately be perceived by another's. After this 
 let him ftop it, according to the method which he has fettled of 
 fpeaking it : but let him not ufe the common flops of writing, the 
 fight of which, would revive the ufe of their affociated tones; inftedd 
 of thefe let him employ fmall inclined lines, to be placed at the top 
 of the line behind the word, and not at the bottom; in order as little 
 as poffible to revive the idea of the ufual flops. To anfwcr this end 
 four marks will befufficient, as thus , 
 
 For
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR, Ixxi 
 
 Forvthe fhorteft paufe a fmall inclined line, thus 
 For the fecond, double the time of the former, two 
 And for the third, or full flop,, three 
 To mark a paufe longer than any belonging to the 
 ufual flops, two horizontal lines, as thus == 
 
 The manner of reducing this to pradice, may be made^clear by the 
 following example : / 
 
 D x early-beloVed brethren=The fcripture moveth us in fu v ndry 
 places' to acknow'lege and confeYs our manifold fins and wicked- 
 nefs" and that we fhould not dinVmble' nor clo'ke them' before 
 the face of Almighty God' our HeaVenJy Father" but confeYs 
 them' with an humble' lowly' penitent' and ob x edient heart' to the 
 end that we may obtain forgiVenefs of the fame by hi v s infinite 
 goodnefs and mercy'" 
 
 Having fettled the flops, let him afterwards mark each emphaticr- 
 word, by placing a floping line inclining to the right, over the 
 accented letter of fuch word, as is done in the above example. To 
 this accented fyllable let him conflantly endeavour to give the pe- 
 culiar note which nature herfelf has annexed to the fentiment, and 
 this will ferve as a key-note or regulator of^he others, I would 
 recommend it to him not to proceed to another paflage, till, by 
 frequent trials, he has made himfelf mafter of one ; and his beft 
 way of knowing this, will be, to read it to different perfons, at 
 different times, flill afking them the queftion before mentioned; 
 and he may be pretty fure, when they are agreed in opinion, that he 
 has accomplifhed the point. From this paffage let him proceed 
 to another - t and fo on, flill making choice of diverflty of flyle and 
 matter ; and it is inconceivable, when once he fhall have made him- 
 felf mafler of a few paffages in that way, how quick his progrefs 
 will be afterwards. But flill he mufl not indulge himfelf for fome 
 time, in reading any thing, but with this particular view, otherwife 
 his old habit will counteract his progrefs in the new way. 
 
 But it may be faid, that though his manner may be changed, in 
 reading thofe paflages that are marked in the propofed way, his old 
 habit will prevail when he reads fuch as are written in the cuflomary 
 manner. To prevent this, I would advife him, after he has marked 
 
 any
 
 kxii A PRO SO DIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 any paflage* and made himfelf matter of it, to read the fame paflage 
 aloud as ufually written or printed ; and if this fhould occaflon any 
 difference in him, from the manner he had before fettled, let him 
 lead it over and over till he has brought it to be the fame. This 
 will make him attentive to the errours and defers in the graphic 
 art, and he will come gradually to neglect thofe falfe guides, the flops; 
 and learn to be attentive only to the main drift and fcope of each 
 fentence. But as it will require long practice, before he will be able 
 to do this at fight, I would recommend it to him not to read any 
 thing aloud, for fome time at leaft, till he has caft his eye over it, 
 and taken in the general fenfe of the paflage. And I would alfo ad- 
 vife him not to deliver any thing from notes in public, without ufmg 
 the marks before mentioned, till habit fhall have fettled him in the 
 right way. 
 
 This method, fimplc as it is, I can vouch from experience, will, 
 if properly followed, 'change the artificial and unaffec~T.ing, to the 
 natural and forcible manner of utterance. And whoever can accom- 
 plifh that point, will certainly obtain the chief end of delivery, 
 that of gaining attention, and making an imprcffion.on his au- 
 ditory. 
 
 There i? one article relative to the intonation of the ffops, which, 
 though^of the utmoft importance to a juftand graceful delivery, has 
 never yet been pointed out, and which, as demanding the utmoft 
 attention, I have referved for the laft place. In the ufual method of 
 managing the, voice with refpecl to the ftops, we arc only taught 
 either to raife or lower it, according to the nature of the ftops ; but 
 there is a third thing to be done of more frequent ufe, and as 
 eflentially ncceflary, which is, fufpending the voice before certain 
 paufes, without any change of note. The method of pointing out 
 to the ear the clofe of a fentence, or a full completion, of the 
 fenfe, is by a depreifed' note. That of marking the members of 
 fentcnccs, or incomplete fenfcs, is either by an elevated or fufpended 
 note. The elevated notes ftiould be chiefly appropriated to the 
 emphatic fyllables, and fhould hardly ever oth'eiwife precede paufes, 
 except in notes of admiration, interrogation, or impaflioned dif- 
 courfe': the incomplete members of all other fcntcnces fhould be 
 marked only by a fufpenfion of the voice, in the fame individual " 
 
 9
 
 A PR'OSODIAL GRAMMAR. Ixxiii 
 
 note, as if it had proceeded without interruption to the next member 
 cf the fentence. They who do' otherwife, if they elevate the voice 
 at the clofeof the fmaller members, fall into a tune or cant running 
 through a!l fcntences alike. IF they deprefs it, they make the mem^ 
 bcrs appear fo many detached fentences, and deftroy that conca- 
 tenation of the parts; without which the complete fenfe of the 
 whole can never clearly be manifefted. They who have been ac- 
 cuvbrncd to make fome change of note before all flops, will' fiitVjt ? 
 very difficult at firft to fufpend their voice without fuch change; and 
 tHeir beft method to attain'it in reading will be, at firft, to run the 
 words of the former member, into the firft of the' latter, without 
 any paufe, attending to the note which' they ufe in that cafe ; 
 then let them try to ftop at that word in the fame' note, which ' 
 will be then juft frefli on the ear. But they will have a ftill more 
 certain method, by having recourfe to the general rule before laid. 
 down, and afking ihemfelves how they would utter thofe worcUJ 'if* 
 they were fpeaking, not reading them. 
 
 Having faid all that is neceffary on the intonation " of ttte s f>aiifes" 
 it now remains to fay fomething on the time of their duration 1 . fa* 
 this refpecl, the great fault ahnoft univerfally committed, is that of 
 making them too fliort. As every member of a fentence contain^ } 
 fome idea of more or lefs importance to the drift of the whole, there 
 ought to be a fufficieht paufe at the end of each member, to give 
 time for each idea to make it's due itnpreffion on the mine!, and the 
 proportion of time in the paufe fliould be regulated, by the importance 
 of each idea ; or by the clofer, or more remote connexion which 
 it has with the main object of the fentence. Paufes in difcourfo 
 arifwer the fame end that (hades do in pictures by the proper ufe 
 of which, the objects ftand out diftindHy to' the eye; and without 
 which, were the colours to run into one another, it would be 
 difficult to difcriminate the feveral figures of the compofition. In 
 order to get the better of this bad habit of running fentences, and 
 their members, too quickly into one another, I would recommend it 
 to every reader to make all his paufes longer than is neceflary,' till 
 by degrees he brings them to their due proportion. 
 
 Tot. t, m &
 
 Ixxiv A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR, 
 
 Of.tk PITCH ^MANAGEMENT rf the VOICE* 
 
 Thcfe are articles of the utmoft importance, to give due force 
 and proportion to all the others. In order to be heard with fatif- 
 faclion, it is ncceffary that the fpeaker fhould deliver himfelf with 
 cafe. But if he dees not know how to pitch his voice properly, he 
 can never have the due management of k ; and his utterance will be 
 painful to himfelf, and irkfome to his hearers. 
 
 Every fpeaker, who is not corrupted by bad habits, has threfr 
 pitches in his voice; the high, low, and middle pitch. The 
 middle, is that which is ufed in .common difcource; from which 
 he either rifes or falls, according as the matter of his difcourfe, or 
 emotions of his mind require. This middle pitch, therefore, is 
 what ought to be generally ufed, for -two reafons ; firft, becaufc 
 the organs of the voice are ftronger, and more pliable in this 
 pitch, from conftant ufc : and fccondly, becaufe it is more eafy 
 tQ rife or fall from that pitch, to high or low, with regular pro- 
 portion. 
 
 Moftperfons, through want of foil I and practice, when they read 
 or fpeak in public, fall into one of the extremes. Either through 
 timidity and diffidence, they ufe the low pitch, in which they are 
 not heard at all, or with fo much trouble to the liftcncr, as foon 
 to weary attention : or, if they aim at avoiding this fault, they rurv 
 into the high pitch ; which is productive of confequenccs equally 
 bad. The organs of the voice in this unufual pitch, are foon 
 wearied; and languor and hoarfenefs enfue. And as the reafon 
 for continuing it, will be equally ftrong during the whole difcourfe, 
 as for the firft fetting out in it, the fpeaker muft lofe all the be- 
 nefits which arife from variety, and fall into a difgufting mono- 
 tony. 
 
 The prevalence of this practice arifes from a common miftake irt 
 thofe.who fpeak, for the firft time, in a large room, and before a" 
 numerous auditory. They conclude it impoflible that they fhould 
 be heard in their common pitch of voice, and therefore change it to 
 a higher. Thus they confound two very diftincl things, making
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. fexv' 
 
 high and low, the fame with loud and foft. Loud and foft in 
 fpeaking, are like ^ forte and piano in mufick ; they only refers to the 
 Afferent degrees of force ufed in the fame key : whereas high 
 and low, imply a change of key. So that the bufinefs of every 
 fpeaker is, to proportion the force or loudnefs of voice to the 
 fize of the room, and number of his auditors, in it's ufual pitch. 
 If it be larger than ordinary, he is to fpeak louder, not higher, in 
 his ufual key, not in a new one. And whoever neglefts this, 
 will never be able to manage his voice with eafe to himfelf > or fatisfac- 
 tion to his hearers. He who delivers himfelf in a moderate 
 pitch, whenever his fubjecl demands that hefhould rife to a higher, 
 or fink to a lower, does it with eafe, and in due proportion ; and 
 Foduces the efFeds which are to be expecled from fuch change, and 
 agreeable variety. While he who takes a high pitch, cannot rife 
 upon occanon, without running into difeord ; or f,nk, with any 
 le of proportion to guide him. They who, to avoid this fault, 
 run into the oppofite extreme, and begin in a lower pitch than is 
 natural to them, err indeed on the fafer fide, but are equally diftant 
 from the point of truth. It is true, it is more eafy to rife gra- 
 dually and proportionally, than to defcead 5 but while they remain 
 in that key, it will appear equally unnatural, and more languid 
 ian the other; and they will be very apt, through the body of 
 their difcourfe, to run chiefly into that key i u which they had fet 
 rmt- ' 
 
 out. 
 
 With regard to the degree of loudnefs to be ufed, the beft rule 
 or a fpeaker to obferve is, never to utter a greater quantity of voice 
 hanhe can afford without pain to himfelf, or any extraordinary 
 >rt. Wh,le he does this, the other organs of fpeech will be at 
 berty to difcharge their feveral offices with eafe j and he will al- 
 ways have his voice under command. But whenever he tranfo-reffes 
 thefe bounds, he gives up the reins, and has no longer any m*. 
 nagement of it. And it will ever be the fafeft way too, to keep 
 'ithm his compafs, rather than go at any time to the utmoft ex. 
 t of it; which is a dangerous experiment, and never juftifiable 
 but upon f om e extraordinary emotion. For even in that cafe the 
 tranfgreffing of the limits in the leaft, will fcarce be pardoned , for 
 hejudiciousShakfpeare has well obferved m his inftrudion to 
 m * the
 
 Ixxvi A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 the player. In tie very torrent, tempeft, and as I may fay whirlwind of 
 your pafjlon, you mujl acquire and begtt a temperanfc 'tlqt may give it 
 fmoot!:nefs. 
 
 In order to have a full power and comn'.and over the voice, it is 
 ne'ceffary that the fpeaker fhould underhand the right management 
 of the breath; an article of the utmoft importance to the whole of 
 delivery, and yet which is as little known as any of the reft. The 
 falfe rule, by which people in general are inftructed in learning to 
 read, that tht breath is never to be drawn, but when there is a full 
 flop or clofe of the fenfe, has made it exceedingly difficult to 
 utter long fentences, efpecially to thofe who are fhort- winded. 
 They are therefore apt to run themfelves entirely out of breath, and 
 not to flop till the failure of that obliges them to it, which is there- 
 fore likely to happen in improper places; or elfe they fubdivide the 
 long fentence, into as many dtftincl fentences, as they take times of 
 breathing; to the utter confufion of the fenfe. For as they have 
 been taught not to take breath, but when they make a full (lop, 
 they habitually ufe the tone of a full flop, whenever they take 
 breath. 
 
 It is of as much importance to a fpeaker, that ho fhould have at 
 all times a fufficient command of breath, as that an organ fhould br 
 fupplied with a proper quantity of ?.ir. In order to this, he fhould 
 take care always to get a frefh fupply, before he feels any want of it ; 
 for while he has fome to fpare, he recruits it with fuch cafe, that his 
 hearers are not at all fenfible of his doing it. Whereas if he wait till 
 lie is put in mind of it, by fome degree of uneafmefs, he not only does 
 it with more difficulty himfelf, but he may depend upon it that his 
 hearers have alfo felt his uneafmefs, and been fenfible of his difficulty. 
 For, fo flrong is the fympathy between the organs of fpcech and 
 thofe of hearing, that the leafl uneafmefs in the one, is immediately 
 perceived by the other. 
 
 To enable a reader or fpeaker to accomplifh this point, it is only 
 neceffary to obfcrve, rhat he may at all times fupply himfelf with any 
 quantity of breath he pteafes, even at the fmalkir flop, only obferving 
 the rule laid down, that of giving thettue tone which fhould precede 
 fuch ftop. For the note of the voice, in that cafe, fufficiently marks 
 the nature of the pau fe, without any reference to time, whicb he, is at 
 10 ' libcity
 
 A PRO SOD I AL GRAMMAR. Ixxvii 
 
 liberty to prolong at pleafure, without prejudice to the fenfe ; as the 
 connection of the fenfe does not at all depend upon the length of 
 time in theftops, as is abfurdly imagined, but upon the tone of voice 
 accompanying them. This circumftance gives the fpeaker fuch power 
 over the paufes, as, judicioufly ufed, may contribute much to the 
 main point in view, that of ftrongly inculcating his meaning. For, 
 by this means, he may always proportion his paufes to the import- 
 ance of the ftnfe; and not merely to the Grammatical ftructure of words 
 in fentences. making like paufes to all of like ftrudture, without 
 diitinclion. For inftance, if there be any proportion or fentimeut 
 which he would enforce more ftrongly than the reir, he may either 
 precede it by a longer paufe than ufual, which will roufe attention, 
 and give it the more weight when it is delivered; or he may make a 
 longL-r paufe after it is doled, which will give time to the mind to 
 ruminate upon it, and let it fink deeper into it by reflection; or, accord- 
 ing to the importance of the point, he may do both. He may go 
 Hill farther, and make a paufe before fome very emphatical word, 
 where neither the fenfe, nor common ufage would admit of any; and 
 this on proper occafions may produce a very powerful effect. 
 
 Of TONES. 
 
 Thus far I have confidered the feveral points, that are fundamen- 
 tally and eflentially neceflfary to every public fpeakerj without which, 
 he will be fo far from making arty impreflion on his hearers, that he 
 will not be able to command their attention, or, in many cafes, even 
 make himfelf underftood. Yet fo low is theftate of elocution among 
 us, that a man who is maftereven of thefe rudiments of rhetoric, i* 
 comparatively confidered as one of an excellent delivery. This very 
 circumftance, therefore, is a fufficient inducement to apply clofely, 
 at leaft to the maftery of thcfe points. 
 
 But to fuch as (hould be defirous to extend their views fo far as 
 to attain the nobler ends of oratory, I mean a power of commanding 
 the tempers, difpofitions, and paflions of mankind, there are other 
 points to be confidered; to mafter which will require the clokft 
 attention, and infinite pains. The tirit, ana principal of thefe, is the 
 
 article
 
 Ixxviii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 article of tones; upon the proper ufe and management of which, all 
 that is pleafurable, or afFefling in elocution, chiefly depends. 
 
 What I have hitherto faid on this fubjea, refers only to parti- 
 cular notes of the voice, appertaining to cmphafis and flops, in fen- 
 tences. Here I mean to fpeak of that general intonation, which 
 pervades whole periods, and parts of a difcourfc. 
 
 Tones may be divided into two kinds; natural and inftituted. The 
 natural, are fuch as belong to the paflions of man in his animal ftatej 
 which are implanted in his frame, by the hand of nature ; and which 
 fpontaneoufly break forth, whenever he is under the influence of any 
 of thofe paflions. Thefe form an univerfal language, equally ufed 
 by all the different nations of the world, and equally undcrftood 
 and feltbyall. Thus, the tones expreflive of forrow, lamentation, 
 mirth, joy, hatred, anger, love, pity, &c. are the fame in all coun- 
 tries, and excite emotions in us analogous to thofe paflions, when 
 accompanying words which we donotunderftand. 
 
 The inftituted tones, are thofe which are fettled by compact, to 
 make the different operations, exertions, and emotions of the intellect 
 and fancy, in producing their ideas; and thefe in a great meafure differ, 
 in different countries, as the Tanguages do. 
 
 The former of thefe, it is evident, neither, require ftudy nor pains, 
 when we areourfelves uniier the influence of any of thofe paflions, as 
 they are neceffarily produced by them : but in attempting to produce 
 them, either in delivering the impaflioned fpeeches of writers ; or in 
 afluming them in our own difcourfes^ we (hall fail of the point, fo 
 far as we fail of feeling, for the time, the very paflions we would 
 exprefs. We may indeed mimic the tones of thofe paflions, but the 
 cheat i^ill be manifeft, and not reach the hearts of the hearers. 
 Si vis me Jlere> dohndum eft pritnum tibi ifrfi. is a well known maxim, 
 and will hold good with regard to all the other paflions. 
 
 With refped to the latter, it will require great pains and much 
 obfervation, .to become matter of them. 
 
 When we confider that all thefe tones are to be accompanied by 
 fuitable looks and geftures ; not only adapted in the jufteft propor- 
 tion to give due force to the fentiment, but regulated alfo in fuch a 
 way as to appear graceful, we need not wonder that this fpecies of 
 
 oratory
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. Ixxrx 
 
 <5ratory is fcarce known among us, who have never ftudied even the 
 principles of the art. Nor is it hardly ever attempted to be put in 
 practice, except on the ftage; where indeed fome degree of it is effen- 
 tially neceffary. And the extreme difficulty of arriving at any degree 
 of perfection in it cannot be more clearly fhown, than by recol- 
 lecting how few the inftances are, of thofe who have fucceeded even 
 tolerably there, though it be the main object and bulinefs of their 
 lives. All this is the neceflary confequence of our having devoted 
 our whole time and attention to the cultivation of the written lan-J 
 guage, and leaving that of fpeech entirely to chance. 
 
 When we reflec\ that not only every thing which is pleafurable, 
 everything which is forcible and affecting in elocution, but alfo the 
 moft material points neceflary to a full and diftinct comprehenuon, 
 even of the fenfe of what is uttered, depend upon the proper ufe of 
 tones, and their accompaniments ; it may well aftonifh us to think, 
 that fuch eflential parts of language fhould in a civilized country, and 
 a country of freedom too, be wholly neglected. Nay worfe that 
 our youth fhould not only be uninftructed in the true ufe of thefe, but 
 in the little art that is ufed, they ftiould be early perverted by falfc 
 rules, utterly repugnant to thofe which nature has clearly pointed out 
 to us. And how can it be otherwife, when we have given up the 
 vivifying energetic language, ftamped by God himfelf upon our na- 
 tures, for that which is the cold, lifelefs work of art, and invention 
 of man ; and bartered that, which can penetrate the inmoft recefles 
 of the foul, for one which dies in the ear^ or fades upon, the light ? 
 . Such is our prefent ftate, and fuch it rauft ever continue, till tha 
 object be changed j till the living language be reflored to it's due rank* 
 and fchools of rhetoric eftablimed, as in old Greece and Rome, for 
 teaching the nobleft, moft ufeful, and ornamental art, that ever im- 
 proved and dignified human nature. 
 
 Of the RECITATION ^POETIC NUMBERS. 
 
 In ordejr to know the different manner to be ufed in the recitation 
 of verfe, from that of profe, it will be neceffary to examine, in the 
 firft place* wherein the difference between profe ani vejfe confifts-. 
 
 Posti*
 
 xxx A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 Poetic numbers are founded upon the fame principles with thnfeof 
 the tr.ufical, and arc governed by fimiiar laws. Proportion ant! 
 are the fources of the pleafure we receive from both, and the beautr 
 of each depends upon a dueoblervation of the laws of meafure, and 
 movement. The efiential difference between them is, that the 
 matterof the oneconfiftsof articuhte,of the oth:-r, inarticulate founds: 
 but fyllables in the one correfpond to notes in the ether ; pot-tic feet, 
 to mufical bats; and verfes, to drains: they have all lilco properties, 
 and are governed by fimiiar laws. 
 
 The conftituent parts of verfe arc, feet, and paufe^; from the due 
 diftribution of which, refult meafurc, and movement. Feet confifl of" 
 a certain number of fyllables united together, like notes in bars j 
 and a certain number of thefe rV<-r, when completed, according to 
 the rules of thediffbrent fpecics of verfiftcation, form verfes or flrains. 
 They are called feet, becaufe it is by their aid that the voice as it were 
 Heps along through the vcrfe, in a mcafurcd pace; and it is therefore 
 neceflary that the fyllables which mark this regular movement of 
 the voice, fhould in fomc manner be diilinguiihcd from the others. 
 This diftin&ion was made among the ancient Romans, by dividing' 
 their fyllables into long and fhort, and ai-.vrtaining their quantity* 
 by an exact proportion in founding them j tiic long, being to the 
 fhort, as two to one , and the long fyllahlcs, being thus the more im- 
 portant, marked the movement. In Englifh, fyllables are divided ' 
 into accented and unaccented j and the accented fyllablcsi being as 
 ftrougly diftinguifhed from the unaccented by the peculiar ftrcfs 
 of the voice upon them, are equally capable of marking the move- 
 ment, and pointing out the regular paces of the voice, as the long 
 fyJlables were, by their quantity, among the Romans. 
 
 From not having examined the peculiar genius of ouftoneur, our 
 profodians have fallen into a variety of errours: fome having adopted 
 the rules of our neighbours, the French ; and others having had 
 recourfc to thofe of the ancients j though neither of them, in . 
 would fquare with our tongue, on account of an efiential difference 
 between them. With regard to the French, they meafured verfes 
 by the number of Syllables wheieof they were compiled, on account 
 of a constitutional defcdt in their tongue, which rendered it incapable 
 of numbers formed by poetic feet. For it has neither accent, nor 
 
 quantity,
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR, Ixxxi 
 
 quantity, fuited to thepurpofe ; the fyllables of their words being fot 
 the moft part equally accented ; and the number of long fyllables 
 being out of al^ proportion greater than that of the fhort. Hence for 
 a long time it was fuppofed, as it is by moft people at prefent, that 
 our verfes were compofed, not of feet, but fyllables j and accordingly 
 they are denominated verfes of ten, eight, fix^ or four fyllables^ even 
 to this day. Thus have we loft fight of the great advantage which 
 our language has given us over the French, in point of poetic num- 
 bers, by it's being capable of a geometrical proportion, on which the 
 harmony of verification depends ; and blindly reduced ourfelves to 
 that of the arithmetical kind, which contains no natural power of 
 pleafing the ear. And hfrnce, like the French, our chief pleafure in 
 verfe, arifes from the poor ornament of rhime. 
 
 ; Some few of our profodians finding this to be an errour, and that 
 our verfes were really com'pofed of feet, not fyllables, without farther 
 examination, boldly applied all the rules of the Latin profody to our 
 "verification ; though fca'rce any of them anfwered exa&ly, and fome 
 of them were utterly incompatible with the genius of our tongue. 
 Thus becaufe the Roman feet were formed by quantity 4 they afierted 
 the fame of ours, denominating all the accented fyllables long; 
 \vhereaslhave formerly fhown, that the accent, in fome cafes, ''is 
 certainly, makes the fyllable On which it is hid, fhort, as mothers it 
 makes it long. And their whole theory of quantity, borrowed frotn 
 the Roman, in which they endeavour to eftablifh the proportion of 
 long and fhort, as immutably fixed to the fyBables of words cdTi- 
 ftru&ed in a certain way, at once fails to the ground; when if is 
 fhown, that the quantity of our fyllables is perpetually -varying with, 
 the fenfe, and is for the moft part regulated by emphafis : which bias 
 been fully proved in the courfe of Lectures on the Art of Reading 
 Verfe ; where it has been alfcrihown, that this very circumftance has 
 given us an amazing advantage over the ancients, in point of poetic 
 numbers.' 
 
 The. other conftituent part of verfe, confifts hi paufes, peculiarly 
 belonging to verfe, and differing from the profaic* Of the poetick 
 paufes, there are two forts j One denominated Cefural, the other I 
 ftiall call the Final. The cefural, divides the verfe into equal, or 
 
 TOL. i . unequal
 
 Ixxxii A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR, 
 
 unequal parts : the final, clofes it. The cefural paufe is known to 
 all who have any acquaintance with the nature of verfe ; but the final 
 has hitherto efcaped the observation of all the writers upon that 
 fubjea. It is for that very reafon, that there has not hitherto been 
 given an adequate idea of verfe, in contradiftinction to profe, fince 
 it is the ufe of this final paufe, which, on many occasions, alone 
 marks the difference between the two. It is the line drawn between 
 their boundaries, which can never be miftaken, whilft.it remains i 
 remove it, and it is impoiTible, in many cafes, to diftinguifh the one 
 from the other. 
 
 . Do, we not obfervc, that verfe is written in a different way from 
 profe ? Do we not find that in each fpecies of verification, every 
 line is bounded by the mieafurc; that is, muft terminate, when the 
 .^ifp^er of.rfeet which belongs to the kind of metre, is completed. 
 -Is not this done to mark the metre diftinclly? And is it to the eye only 
 ..'. metre is to be marked? the eye, which, of itfel/, can form 
 _wo judgment of meafure in founds, nor take any pleafurc in fuel) 
 ^ arrangement of words ; and ihall thccar, the folc judge of numbers, 
 -to which nature herfelf has annexed a delight in the perception 
 of metre, be left without any mark, to point out the completion of 
 . the meafure ? If it were indeed a law of our verification, that cveiy 
 line, fhould terminate with a flop in the fenfe, the boundaries of 
 .the meafure would then be fixed, and could not be miftaken. But 
 wheri we know, that one of the grcateft perfections in our blank 
 . heroic verfe, is that of drawing out the fenfc from one line to an- 
 - other, I am afraid, in that cafe, if there be no mark to fhow where 
 i2 the meafure ends, it will be often carried away by the fenfc, and, 
 , confounded with it, be changed to pure profe. Nothing has pu/./.led 
 the bulk of .readers, or divided their opinions more, than the manner 
 in which thofe vcrfcs ought to be recited, where the fenfc does not 
 clofe with the line ; and the lair, words of/which have a neccflary con- 
 nection with thofe that begin the fubfequent verfe. Soinc, who fee 
 the ncceffity of pointing out the metre, make a paufe at, the end of 
 fuch lines ; but never having been taught any other paufe, but ijiofe 
 of the fentential kind, they ufe one of them, and pronounce the lalt 
 word in fuch a note, as ufually marks a member qf a frntencc. 
 '1 5 Now.
 
 A FROSODIAL GRAMMAR. Ixxxiii 
 
 is is certainly improper ; becaufe they make that appear to 
 be a complete member of a fentence, which is an incomplete one ; 
 and by thus disjoining the fenfe, as well as the words, often con- 
 found the meaning. Others of a more enthufiaftick kind, elevate their 
 voices, at the end of all verfes, to a higher note than is ever ufed in 
 any of the fentential flops ; but fuch a continual repetition of the 
 fame high note, at the clofe of every verfe, though it marks the 
 metre diftinctly, becomes difgufting by it's monotony ; and gives an 
 air of chanting to fuch recitation, extremely difagreeable to every ear, 
 except that of the reciter himfelf ; who, in general, feems highly de- 
 lighted with his own tune, and imagines it gives equal pleafure to 
 others. It was to a reader of this fort, that Caefar, faid, ' If you 
 * read, you fmg ; and if you fing, you fing very ill.' 
 
 To avoid thefe feveral faults, the bulk of readers have chofen 
 whatthey think a fafer courfe, which is that of running the lines one 
 into another, without the leaft paufe, where they find none in the fenfe; 
 in the fame manner as they would do in fentences of profe, were 
 they to find the fame words there fo difpofed ; by which means they 
 reduce verfe to a hobbling kind of metre, neither verfe nor profe. In 
 vain, to fuch readers, has Milton laboured the beft proportioned 
 numbers in blank verfe j his order is turned into confufion j his 
 melody, into difcord. In vain have Prior and Dryden, in the couplet, 
 fought out the richeft rhime ; the laft word hurried precipitately from 
 its poft, into the next line, leaves no impreffion on the ear ; and loft 
 in aclufter of words, marks not the relation between it and it's cor- 
 relative, which their diftinguimed fimilar pofts in the two verfes had 
 given them ; by which means the whole effect of the rhime, as well 
 as the metre, is loft. We need not wonder, however, that the ma- 
 jority of readers {hould readily fall into this laft method, becaufe they 
 have all learned to read profe, and it cofts them no trouble to read 
 verfe like profe. 
 
 But it will be afked, if this final paufe be neither marked by an 
 elevation, nor depreflion of the voice, how is it poffible to mark it at 
 all? To this the anfwer is obvious ; by making no change at all 
 in the voice, but fufpending it in the fame individual note that would 
 be ufed, were it to be connected initantly with the following word. 
 This ftop is what I have before defcribed under the name of the paufe 
 n* of
 
 Ixxxiv A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. 
 
 of fufpenfion; which, though eflential.ly neceflary to the juft recitation 
 of verfe, has never once been thought of j nor is the management 
 of it to be acquired but by great attention and praftice, according 
 to the method before propofed. By the ufe of this paufe, the melody 
 of verfe may at all times be preferved without interfering with the 
 fenfs. For the paufe itfclf, perfedly marks the bounds of the metre ; 
 and being made only by a fufpenfion, not change of note in the 
 voice, the concatenation of the meaning is as diftin&ly perceived 
 by every auditor, as if the words had been uttered in the clofefl con- 
 nect ion. 
 
 Nor is this the only advantage gained to numbers by this flop of 
 fufpenfion; it alfo prevents that monotone at the end of lines, be- 
 fore defcribed, which, however plcafing to a rude, is difgufting to a 
 delicate ear. For, as this ftop of fufpenfion has no peculiar note of 
 it's own, but always takes that which belongs to the preceding word, 
 it changes continually with the matter, and is as various as the fenfe. 
 Having faid all that is neceflary of the final, I {hall now examine 
 the cefural paufe. 
 
 The cefural paufe is that which divides the verfe into equal or 
 unequal portions ; upon the right management of which, the melody 
 and harmony of verification in a great meafure depend. The feats of 
 the cefura moft pleafing to the ear, arc either at the end of the fecond 
 foot, in the middle of the third, or at the end of the third foot; but 
 it may occafionally take place in all parts of the line. The cefura 
 is by no means efleijtial to verfe, as the fhortcr kinds of meafure are 
 without it; and many heroic lines, in which it is not to be found, arc 
 ilill good verfes. It is true it improves, and diverfifies the melody, 
 t>y a judicious management in varying it's fituation, and fo becomes a 
 great ornament to verfe ; but ftill this is not the moft important office 
 which it difcharges ; for befide improving the melody of fingle lines, 
 there is a new fource qf delight, opened by it in poetic numbers, 
 correfpondent in fome fort, to harmony in mufick ; that takes it's 
 rife from that ad of the mind, which compares the relative propor- 
 tions, that the members' of each verfe bear to each other, as well as to 
 thofe in the adjoining lines. The cefural, like the final paufe, fomc- 
 times coincides with the fentential, fomctimes has an independent 
 flate; that is, exi(b w hcrc there is no flop iu the fenfe. In that 
 
 cafe,
 
 A PROSODJAL GRAMMAR. ] xxxv 
 
 cafe, it is exadly of the fame nature with the final paufeof fufpen- 
 on before defcribed, and is governed by the fame laws. 
 
 The feat of the final paufe points itfelf out j but with regard to 
 the cefural, the feat of which is variable, and may be in all the different 
 parts of the verfe, confequently not fo eafily to be found, there re- 
 quires more to be faid. In order to find out the feat of the cefura, we 
 are to refleft, that there are fome parts of fpeech fo necefTarily con- 
 nefted in fentences, that they will not admit of any disjunaion, by the 
 fmalleft paufe of the voice. Between fuch, therefor^, the cefura can 
 never fall. Its ufual feat is, in that place of the line, where the voice 
 can firft reft, after a word, not fo neceffarily conned with the fol- 
 lowing one. I fay, not fo neceiTarily, becaufe the cpfura may fin<i 
 place, where there would be no femential flop, after a word which 
 Jeaves any idea for the mind to reft upon, though it may have, .a clofe 
 connexion with what follows. For inftance 
 
 Of Eve, whofe eye" darted contagious fire. 
 
 Now in profe, there could not properly be a comma after the word 
 *p, from it's clofe connexion with the following verb ; but in verfe, 
 remove the cefural paufe, and the metre is utterly deftroyed. Of the 
 fame nature is another line of Milton's, relative to the fame perfon - 
 
 And from about her" {hot darts of defire. 
 
 pronounced in that manner, with the paufe in the middle of the 
 line, it ceafes to be verfe; but by placing the cefura after the word /hot, 
 as thus 
 
 And from about her fhot" darts of defire 
 
 the metre is not only prefcrved, but the expreffion much enforced, 
 by the unexpeded trochee following the paufe, which, as it were, 
 (hoots out the darts with uncommon force. 
 
 The following line of Pope's, read thus 
 
 Ambition firft fprung" from your bleft abodes 
 
 is no verfe, but hobbling profe. But let the cefura be placed ^fterthe 
 word/$/?, as thus 
 
 Ambition firft" fprung from your bleft abodes 
 and the metre is re/tored, 
 
 Of
 
 Ixxxvi A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR; 
 
 ! Of the fame kind, are two lines of Waller's, which I have feen 
 flopped in the following manner 
 
 We've loft in him arts, that not yet arc found, 
 The Mufes ftill love, their own native place. 
 
 By which pointing, the metre is deftroyed. They fhould be thus 
 divided : 
 
 We've loft in him" arts that not yet are found, 
 The Mufes ftill'Move their own native place. 
 Unlefs a reader be much upon his guard, he will be apt to paufe, 
 however improperly, at thofe feats of the cefura, which have been 
 fet down as producing the fined melody. There would be great 
 temptation, on that account, in the following lines, and all of fimilar 
 ftr uclure, to place the cefura wrong ; as thus 
 
 The fprites of fiery x/ termagants inflame 
 Back to my native" moderation flide 
 And place on 'good fecurity his gold 
 Your own refiftlefe" eloquence employ 
 Orcrofs to pi under" provinces the main- 
 But fuch unnatural disjunction of words which neceflarily require an 
 immediate union with each other, whatever pleafure it might give 
 the car, muft hurt the underftanding. Lines of this ftru&ure do 
 not in reality contain any perfect cefura ; the place of which is fup? 
 plied by two femi-paufes, or demi-cefuras j as thus 
 
 The fprites'of fiery termagants' inflame 
 
 Back'' to my native moderation 7 flide 
 And place on good fecurity'his gold- 
 Your own'refiftlefs eloquence 7 employ 
 Or crofs' to plunder provinces' the main 
 
 In all cafes of this fort, every man's own underftanding will point out 
 to him, what words are necefiarily to be kept together, and what may 
 be fcparated without prejudice to the fenfe. 
 
 To recite verfewith propriety, it will be only neceflary to obferve 
 the few following fhort rules : 
 
 i. All the words fhould be pronounced exaftly in the fame way as 
 irr profe. 
 
 2. The
 
 A PROSODIAL GRAMMAR. Ixxxvli 
 
 2. The movement of the voice fhould be from accent to accent, 
 laying no ftrefs on the intermediate fyllables. 
 
 3. There fhould be the fame obfervation of emphafis, aad the fame 
 change of notes on the emphatic fyllables, as in profc. 
 
 4. The paufesnelative to the fenfe-only, which -4- call fentential, 
 are to beobferved in the fame manner as in profe ; blit particular at- 
 tention muft be given to thofe two peculiar to verfe, the cefural and 
 final, as before defcribed, which I call mufical paufes. 
 
 The ufual fault of introduc ing fing-fong notes, or a fpecies of chant- 
 ing into poetical numbers, is difagreeable to every ear, but that of the 
 Chanter himfelf. "Such readers, indeed, feem generally 'in high raptures 
 with their own mufic,' /or, according to the old obfervation,' 'baud 
 emquaminjucunda que cant at ipfe ; No man's tune^ 'imp-leafing to 
 * himfelf.' But they ought to confider, that they are doing great 
 injuftice to the poet's mufic, when they fubftitute their own in'if's 
 room. The tune of the poet can then only be heard, when 'his verfes 
 are recited with fuch notes of the voice as refill t from the fentiments ~ 
 ?~etv* 3 ^ e Pfopo.rtion'oif'timeobferved, in the feet and paufes, the con- 
 ftifuent parts of Verfe. ' vs'rf 
 
 Thus far I have 'laid open all tnat is"nejcefl*ary, 'to prevent the 
 Dreader's falling ^.nto the ufual errours committed in reciting verfl 
 and to' point out the means of attaining a juft and proper manner. 
 But with regard tp the grace and elegance of delivery, confiding 
 in the nicer proportions both of time and tone in the feveral feet an.4 
 pau'fes, and the exaa general intonation of the voice fuited to the 
 fentiments and pafllons, it is obvious that little can ; be a3n-e, r by 
 precept alone. 'KTor can we ever cxpeft to have this part brought 
 to perfeaion, till rhetorical fchools areinftituted, to teach tjie whole 
 "art of elocution, m the fame manner as all other' arts art Cau^hf, 
 M? Precept, Exafostid fraffict J ,V
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 ~ . , , , 
 
 JN the preceding Grammar, the true principle upon which the 
 pronunciation of polysyllables is founded, is for the firfr time laid 
 open; and will fe'rve to folve'all difficulties in dubious cafes, and 
 put an end to numbcrlefs difputes daily held upon that fubje&, by 
 the different partifans of the different modes of founding words. 
 Some have recourfe to authority ; but at prefent, for rcafons men- 
 tioned in the Preface, that neither is, nor ought to be of jny 
 for.ce; and when, as it often happens, one authority is. balanced 
 againft another, who (hall determine which mall preponderate,? Some 
 have recourfe to derivation ; but not knowing on what occasions 
 that operates^ and when it has no influence, they fall into Contjihual 
 errours j and others refer to analogy, which, without being well ac- 
 quainted with it's laws, and the many deviations from them, is. but 
 a very uncertain direclor. 
 
 The- only fure guide on this occafion is the terminating fyllable, 
 which governs all others in the word, as the rudder does the (hip. 
 . To explain this by examples. 
 
 It has been much difputed, whether the word fhould be pro- 
 nounced con cordance, or conco/dance. The Advocates for live 
 fojtmer. pronunciation proceed upon a latent principle of analbgy, 
 which generally operates in words of that termination, as may .be 
 feen by having recourfe to the Grammar, p. xliii. where examin- 
 ing the termination in awe, you will find it faid Polyfyllables 
 in ance in general have the accent on the antepenult, or laft fyllablo 
 but two. Examp. Arrogance, elegance, fignificance. 
 
 Exceptions. \Jl> When the primitive has it's accent on the laft, 
 the derivative has it on the penult, as appearance, aflu'rancc ; from 
 appe'ar, affu're; or, 2<JIy t when it is preceded by two confonants, as 
 abundance, difcor'dance. 
 
 New
 
 APPENDIX. Ixxxix 
 
 Now by following the general, and not attending to the 2d, rule 
 of exceptions mentioned above, they have fallen into this errour. 
 And yet, ignorant as they might be of any rule, one would imagine 
 that analogy itfelf might have fet them right in this cafe, as upon 
 the fame ground they might pronounce the word. discordance, with 
 the accent on the firft fyllable, as well as concordance, which no 
 one ever attempted. 
 
 The fame obfervation will hold good with regard to the word 
 refYaclory, or refractory. 
 
 Academy, or acad'emy, is another word which has occafloned 
 much difpute j you will find it adjufted by looking for the termination 
 my, p. liv. 
 
 In all difputable cafes, preference has been given to that pro- 
 nunciation which is moft conformable to rule ; as certainly the 
 leflening as much as poflible the anomalies of any language will be 
 a great advantage to it, as it will render the attainment of it more 
 cafy. Thus in the difpute about the pronunciation of the word 
 wind, whether it fhould be wfnd or wind 7 , the former has been 
 adopted, upon this principle, that there is no monofyllable in the 
 Englifh language terminating in ind in which the vowel i is not 
 pronounced long ; as blind, rind, kind, &c. I have often heard 
 Dr. Swift fay to thofe who pronounced it fhort, in a jeering tone, 
 ' I have a great mind to find why you call it wind.' 
 
 Obfervations of this kind might be extended to a confiderable 
 length j but it would be unneceflary trouble, as the Reader will 
 find every thing relative to that matter adjufted in the Grammar. 
 
 Rules to be cbferved by the Natives cf IRELAND in order to 
 attain a juft Pronunciation of Engli/h. 
 
 The chief miftakes made by the Irifh in pronouncing 
 lie for the moft part in the founds of the two firft vowels a and e; 
 the former being generally founded a by the Irifh, as in the word 
 bar, in moft words where it is pronounced a, as in day, by the 
 Englifh. Thus the Irifh fay, patron, matron, the vowel a, having 
 
 VOL. i. i o the
 
 xc APPENDIX. 
 
 the fame found as in the Word father; while the Englifli pro- 
 nounce them as if written, paytron, maytron. The following 
 rule, ftriftly attended to, will redify this miftake through the 
 whole language. 
 
 When the vowel a finifties a fyllable, and has the accent on it, 
 it is invariably pronounced a [day] by the Englifli. To this rule 
 there are but three exceptions in the whole language, to be round 
 in the words father, papa, mamma. The Irifnmay think alfo the 
 word rather an exception, as well as father ; and fo it would appear 
 to be in their mariner of pronouncing it, ra-ther, laying the accent 
 on the vowel a,- but in the Englifli pronunciation, the confonant 
 th is taken into the firft fylhble ; as thus, rath'-er, which makes 
 the difference. 
 
 Whenever a confonant follows the vowel a in the fame fyllable, 
 and the accent is on the confonant, the vowel a has always it's firft 
 found, as hat', man'; as alfo the fame found lengthened when it 
 precedes the letter r, as fa'r, ba'r, though the accent be on the vowel ; 
 as likewife when it precedes Itn, asba 1m, pfa 1m. The Irifh, ignorant 
 of this latter exception, pronounce all words of that ftru&ure as if 
 they were written bawm, pfawm, quawm, cawm, &c. In the third 
 found of a, marked by different combinations of vowels, or confo- 
 nants, fuch as au, in Paul ; aw, in law ; all in call ; aid, in bald ; 
 alk, in talk, &c. the Irifli make no miftake, except in that of lm t 
 as before mentioned. 
 
 The fecond vowel e is, for the moft part, founded ee by the Eng- 
 lifh, when the accent is upon it ; whilft the Irifh in moft words 
 give it the found of fecond a, as in hate. This found of e [ee] is 
 marked by different combinations of vowels, fuch as ea t ', e final 
 mute, ee t and ie. In the two laft combinations of ee and />, the 
 Irifli never miftake; fuch as meet, feem, field, believe, &c.; but in 
 all the others, they almoft univerfally change the found of e, into a. 
 Thus in the combination ea t they pronounce the words tea, fea, 
 pleafe, as if they we <e fpelt lay, fay, plays ; inftead of tee, fee, pleefe. 
 The Englifli conftamly give this found to ea, whenever the accent 
 is on the vowel ,, except in the following words, great, a pear, a 
 bear, to bear, to forbear, to fwcar, to tear, to wear. In all which 
 
 the
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 xci 
 
 the t has' it's fecond found. For want of knowing thefe exceptions, 
 the gentlemen of Ireland, after fome time of refidence in London, 
 are apt to fall into the general rule, and pronounce thefe words as 
 if fpelt greet, beer, fweer, &c. 
 
 Ei is alfo founded ee by the Englifh, and as a by the Irifh; thus the 
 words dem'/, receive, are pronounced by them as if written defate 
 refave. Ei is always founded ee, except when a g follows it, as in the 
 words reign, feign, deign, &c. as alfo in the words, rein (of a bridle), 
 rein-deer, vein, drein, veil, fair, which are pronounced like rain, 
 vain, drain, vail, air. 
 
 The final mute e makes the preceding e in the fame fyllable, 
 when accented, have the fou.nd of ee, as in the words fupreme, 
 fincere, replete. This rule is almoft univerfally broken through by 
 the Irifh, who pronounce all fuch words as if written fuprame, finsare, 
 replate, &c. There are but two exceptions to this rule in the Eng- 
 lilh pronunciation, which are the words there, ivkere. 
 
 In the way of marking this found, by a double e, as thus, ee, as the 
 Irifli never make any miftakes, the beft method for all who want to 
 acquire the right pronunciation of thefe feveral combinations, is to 
 fuppofe that ea, ei, and e attended by a final mute e, are all fpelt with 
 a double e , or ee. 
 
 Ey is always founded like a by the Englifh, when the accent is 
 upon it; as in the words prey, convey, pronounced pray, convay. 
 To this there are but two exceptions, in the words key and ley, 
 founded kee, lee. The Irifh, in attempting to pronounce like the 
 Englifh, often give the fame found to ey, as ufually belongs to; 
 thus for prey, convey, they fay free, convee. 
 
 A ftricT: obfervation of thefe few rules, with a due attention to the 
 very few exceptions enumerated above, will enable the well-educated 
 natives of Ireland to pronounce their words exactly in the fame way 
 as the more polifhed part of the inhabitants of England do, fo far 
 as the vowels are concerned. The diphthongs they commit no fault 
 in, except in the found of i ; which has been already taken notice of 
 in the Grammar*. Where likewife the only difference in pronoun- 
 
 * Vid. p. xv. where the true manner of pronouncing the diphthong / is 
 pointed out; the Irifti pronouncing it much in the fame manner as the French. 
 
 I cing
 
 xcii 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 cing any of the confonants has been pointed out ; which is the thick- 
 ening the founds of d and t, in certain fituations ; and an eafy method 
 propofed of correcting this habit *. 
 
 In order to complete the whole, I fhall now give a lift of fuch de- 
 tached words, that do not come under any of the above rules, as are 
 pronounced differently in Ireland from what they are in England. 
 
 
 Irijbpron. 
 
 Englifh fron, 
 
 
 d3or 
 
 dore 
 
 
 floor 
 
 fl6re 
 
 
 ga'pe 
 
 gi'pe 
 
 gather 
 
 geth/er 
 
 gather 
 
 
 bull 
 
 bull 
 
 
 bufh 
 
 , bufti 
 
 
 pufh 
 
 pufh 
 
 
 pull 
 
 pull 
 
 
 pulpit 
 
 pulpit 
 
 
 dltf 
 
 calf 
 
 catch 
 
 Utch 
 
 catch 
 
 coarfe 
 
 courfe 
 
 coarfe 
 
 courfe 
 
 courfe 
 
 coarfe 
 
 
 court 
 
 court 
 
 
 malicious 
 
 mali'ir/us 
 
 leifure 
 
 pudding 
 lezh'ur 
 
 pudding 
 le zhur 
 
 
 cla'mour 
 
 clam'mur 
 
 Michael 
 
 Mi 3/ kil 
 
 Mfkel 
 
 drought 
 
 droth 
 
 drout 
 
 fearch 
 
 si'rch 
 
 scrch' 
 
 fource 
 
 source 
 
 sorce 
 
 
 cufhiou 
 
 cufhion 
 
 ftrength 
 length 
 ftrove 
 
 ftrenth 
 Itnth 
 ftruv 
 
 ftrengkth 
 lengkth 
 ftrove 
 
 drove 
 
 druv 
 
 drove 
 
 P. xxi, xxiv.
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 
 Irijb pron. 
 
 Englljl prott. 
 
 
 wra'th 
 
 wra'th 
 
 wroth 
 
 wrath 
 
 wroth' 
 
 
 {hone 
 
 fliou' 
 
 fchifm 
 
 fhifna 
 
 sizm 
 
 breadth 
 
 breth 
 
 bred'th 
 
 fold 
 
 fowld 
 
 fold 
 
 cold 
 
 cowld 
 
 cold 
 
 bold 
 
 bowld 
 
 bold 
 
 
 endeavour 
 
 endev'ur 
 
 foot 
 
 fit 
 
 fdt 
 
 
 mifchl'evous 
 
 mis'chivous 
 
 onion 
 
 In'ion 
 
 in'nyun 
 
 
 put 
 
 put 
 
 reach 
 
 retfh 
 
 reach 
 
 
 fqua'dron 
 
 fquod'run 
 
 
 zea'lous 
 
 zel'lus 
 
 
 zealot 
 
 zel'lut 
 
 Thefe, after the clofeft attention, are all the words not included in 
 die rules before laid down, that I have been able to colleft, in which 
 the well-educated natives of Ireland differ from thofe of England. 
 
 With regard to the natives of SCOTLAND as their dialed^ differs 
 more, and in a greater number of points, from the Englifh, than that 
 of any others who fpeak that language, it will require a greater 
 number of rules, and more pains to correct it. The moft material 
 difference in point of pronunciation, and which pervades their whole 
 fpeech, is that of always laying the accent on the vowel, in words 
 where it ought to be on the confonant. This has been already taken 
 notice of in the Grammar, and the method of curing that habit 
 pointed out. In this article therefore they fhould chiefly exercife them- 
 felves, till they attain a facility in accenting the confonants, and 
 giving their true founds to the preceding vowels, according to the 
 rule there laid down ; for it is in this that the chief difference be- 
 tween the Scotch and Engliih pronunciation confifts. With regard 
 8 to
 
 xciv APPENDIX. 
 
 to intonation indeed, or what is commonly called the Scotch accent, 
 they totally differ from the English ; of which I have treated a 
 in my Ledures on the Art of Reading. : ,But in this, written rules 
 can be of little ufe, except when affifted by the living voice; and 
 therefore the aid of matters, who (hall join example to precept, is 
 here required. If the fame ardour continue for obtaining a juft and 
 polifhed delivery, which I found prevail among the young gentle- 
 men of Scotland, when I delivered my Courfe of Leaures at Edin- 
 burgh, they will now have it in their power tocompafs the point upon 
 certain grounds, chiefly by their own labour, and application. Nor 
 will they long be without due afliftance, where that is requifite, upon 
 proper encouragement j for as there could be no hopes of having flcil- 
 ful matters to teach this art, without firtt having a proper method of 
 inftruction ; fo that method being now laid 1 open, will no doubt in- 
 duce numbers to apply themfelves to the mattery of it, in order 
 to become preceptors jn that moft ufeful and ornamental of all 
 arts. 
 
 Nor are there wanting examples to ftimulate thofe who are in 
 purfuit of this object, and to enfure fuccefs to their endeavours. 
 There is at this day a gentleman of that country, now in London, 
 in a high office of the law, who did not leave Scotland till after he 
 had been fome years advanced in manhood ; and yet, after having 
 received inftrud-tion for a few months only, according to the method 
 laid down in this work, his fpeech was not to be diftinguiftied from 
 that of the moft polifhed natives of England, both in point of pro- 
 nunciation and intonation ; and he is perhaps at this day the beflr 
 pattern to be followed with regard to both, whether in the Ho ufe of 
 Commons, or at the bar. 
 
 And yet there was ftill a more extraordinary inftance which I met 
 with at Edinburgh, in a Lord * of Seffion, who, though he had no ver 
 been out of Scotland, yet merely by his own pains, without rule or 
 method, only converfing much with fuch Englifhmen as happened to 
 be there, and reading regularly with fome of the principal actors, 
 arrived even at an accuracy of pronunciation, and had not the Icaft 
 tincture of the Scottish intonation. 
 
 * Lord AY L MOOR. 
 
 Ifhall
 
 APPENDIX. xcv 
 
 I mall now fay a few words to the inhabitants of WALES; in 
 order to mow how eafily they insight get rid of their provincial dialect. 
 
 The peculiarity of the Welfti pronunciation arifes chiefly from 
 their conftantly fubftituting the three pure mutes, in thefoomof the 
 three impure ; and the three afpirated femivowels, in the place of the 
 three vocal. Thus inftead of, they ufe p; for g, they ufe k> or 
 hard c ; and for d, they employ /. For blood, they fay, plut j for 
 God, Cotj and for dear, tear. In like manner, in the ufe of the fe- 
 mivowels, they fubftitute /in the place of v; s in the place of z; 
 efc In the room of eth ; and eft in that of ezh. Thus inftead of virtue 
 and vice, they fay, firtue and fice ; inftead of zeal and praife, they 
 fay, feal and praifle ; inftead of thefe and thofe, tlTefle and trTofle ; 
 inftead of azure, ofier, they fay, afhur, oftier. Thus there are no lefs 
 than feven of our confonants which the Welfh never pronounce at all. 
 Now if the difference in the manner of formation between thefe feven 
 confonants and their feven correfpondent ones, were pointed out to 
 them, in the way defcribed in the Grammar, they might in a fhort 
 time be taught the perfect ufe of them. 
 
 The people of Somerfetfhire pronounce the femi-vowels in a way 
 directly oppofite to that of the Welm. For whereas the Welfli change 
 the vocal into the afpirate, they of St>merfetfhire change the afpirate 
 into the vocal. For father, they fay, vather ; for Somerfetfhire, 
 Zomerzet zhire ; for trTin, thin. So that their method of cure, is 
 to take the direft oppofxte courfe to that of the Welfh. 
 
 DIREC-
 
 DIRECTIONS 
 
 T O 
 
 FOREIGNERS, 
 
 How to acquire a perfect Knowledge of the Marks 
 ufed in this Didionary, in order to afcertain the 
 right Pronunciation of all Englifli Words. 
 
 In the firft place, they fhould be able to pronounce pro- 
 perly all the Words in the following fhort Scheme of the 
 Vowels, which, in default of Matters, they may eafily 
 learn to do, by hearing them from the Mouth of any 
 Englifhman. 
 
 - Scheme of the Vowels. 
 
 Firft. Second. Third, 
 
 a hat hlte hall 
 
 e bet bear beer 
 
 & %ht field 
 
 o not note noofe 
 
 u but bufh blue 
 
 y love-ly l e 
 
 IT will then be neceffary to get the above fcheme by heart, f o 
 as to be able to repeat it readily in the order in which the words 
 lie, on a parallel, not perpendicular line, as thus : 
 
 Firft, hat hate hall 
 
 Second, bet bear beer 
 
 Third, fit, &c. 
 
 VOL. I. n 
 
 or
 
 *cviii DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. 
 
 or till they have perfectly committed it to memory, to write out 
 the fcheme, and hold it in their hand, when they would confult the 
 Dictionary for any word. 
 
 As this is the mafter-key to the marks throughout, it will be 
 nccefTary to all, who would know them at fight, to have the per- 
 fect ufeof it according to the above directions. 
 
 This point obtained, the next ftep will be to (how foreigners 
 how they may acquire the ufe of iuch founds in the Englifh tongue 
 as peculiarly belong to it, whether fimple or compound ; with 
 which they were not preacquaintcd, and to which, as being novel 
 to them, they find it difficult, and in feme cafes, for want of proper 
 inftruction, impoffible, to give utterance. For which purpofe I 
 fliall point out the difference between the French language and ours 
 in that refptd, as that is the moil generally known and fpoken by 
 foreigners. 
 
 In the French tongue are to be found the founds of all our 
 vowels; but it is not fo with regard to the confonants and diph- 
 thongs. 
 
 There are two of our cenfonants, which, though marked by 
 two letters each, are in reality fimple founds ; and thefe are th 
 and ng ; the foimer to be found in the wo*d tkct:, the latter in 
 ring. 
 
 Th. 
 
 The confonant th has two powers, according as it is formed 
 by the voice, or the breath : the one may therefore be called vo- 
 cal, the other afpirae. Of the former, there has been an exam- 
 ple given in the \vofd then; the power of the latter will be found 
 in the word 'thin. To diftinguifh them from each other in the 
 Dictionary, the latter, or afpirate, has a fmall line drawn acrofs 
 the /> thus tfi. As this found has hitherto been found to be 
 unconquerable by Frenchmen, and mofl foreigner?, it will be ne- 
 ceflary to fhow the caufc of the difficulty, and then, by removing 
 / that, to point out the means by which a right pronunciation of it 
 may be eafily attained. 
 
 'It is to be obferved then, that in the French tongue, all the 
 articulations are formed within the mouth, and the tongue is 
 
 never
 
 DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. xc i x 
 
 never protruded beyond the teeth ; confequendy, unlefs he is 
 fhown how to do it, the foreigner will never of himfelf place the 
 ?an m a pofition that it never had been in before; fo that 
 when he is urged to pronounce' that new found, as in the 
 word then, without having the pofition of the organs in formino- 
 that found pointed out to him, he naturally utters the found that 
 is rieareft to it in his own tongue, and, inftead of then, %s 
 den, and for tffin, tin ; changing eth to a d, and etfrto a /. And 
 this he continues to do all his life, for want of being taught the 
 following plain fimple method of, nccefTarily producing thofe 
 founds, if it be but ftridly followed. Suppofe then you were de- 
 fies of fhowmg a foreigner how he fhould form the found eth 
 when it begins a word or fyllable; defire him to protrude the tip 
 f his tongue between his teeth and a little beyond them; in that 
 pofition Jet him prefs it againft the upper teeth without touching 
 the under; then let him utter any voice with an intention of 
 idmg the word then, drawing back the tongue at the fame 
 time behind his teeth, and the right found will neceffarily be pro- 
 duced. To pronounce the etfr, or afpirated dT, the organs muft 
 <% in the fame pofition with the former; but previous to 
 withdrawing of the tongue^ inftead of voice, he muft emit 
 breath only, which will as neceffarily produce the proper power 
 of afpirated tfr, as in the word thin. 
 
 When thefe founds end a word, or fyllable, as in the words 
 reathe, breath, he muft be told, that inftantaneoudy after found- 
 e preceding letters, he is to finim the word by applying the 
 e tongue to the upper teeth as before, and in founding 
 * word breathe, the voice is to be continued to the end; while in 
 F breath, the voice is cut off at the vowel, and the con- 
 s formed by the breath only. ! both cafeSj ic will be 
 >f uie to continue the tongue in the fame pofition for fome time, 
 -longing the found of the voice in the former, and of the breath 
 - the latter till the founds become diftmct and eafy by p^ice \ 
 Tras w,ll the more fpeedily be effeded, if he will for fome t in 
 every day repeat f rom a vocabulary all the words beginnin 
 *, and form lifts of fuch words as ^^ ^ 
 
 P2 Ng.
 
 c DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. 
 
 Ng. 
 
 As to the fimple found or confonant marked by the juncHon 
 of the two letters ng, it is perhaps a found peculiar to the Englifh 
 language, as in the words fmg feng ; and feems to have been 
 taken from the noife made by bells, mimicked in the expreffion 
 of ding-dong bell. There is a found in the French nearly ap- 
 proaching to it, to be found in fuch words as dent, camp, and in 
 all their nafal vowels ; but thefe are imperfect founds, and can 
 fcarce be called articulate ; and there only wants to perfed the 
 articulation to make the French exactly the fame with tne Eng- 
 lifh : the only difference between them being, that in the French 
 fimilar founds the tongue does not touch the roof of the mouth, 
 as in producing the Englifh tug, though in other refpeds it be 
 in a fimilar pofition. If therefore a foreigner want to produce 
 this found, he has only to raife the middle of his tongue into a 
 gentle contact with the roof of his mouth in pronouncing any of 
 the nafal vowels, which completes the articulation, and in this way 
 the French nafal vowel heard in the word dent, will be converted 
 into the Englifh confonant founded in the fyllable dong ; and fo on 
 of the reft. 
 
 J- 
 
 This letter has a very different found in Englifh from what 
 it has in French. In the latter it has a fimple found ; in the 
 former it is the repiefentative of a compound found made up of 
 d and an afpirated 2. This is a difficult found to fuch foreign- 
 ers as have it not in their feveral tongues ; and to enable them 
 to pronounce it, it is only requifite to defirc them to form the 
 letter d with a vowel before it, as ed; keeping the tongue in the 
 fame portion that it has when that letter is fo formed ; then let 
 them try to unite to it the French j, which is exa&ly the fame 
 found with what I have called the afpirated z or zh, and the com- 
 p'ound found of edzh^ or dzba, will be produced. But as fo- 
 reig :crs arc equally ftrangcrs to the combination of the two letters 
 js/6, and would therefore not know what found belonged to it, it 
 will be proper to fubftitute the French j in tlic room of zb in 
 
 fpelling
 
 DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS: c [ 
 
 fpelling all words containing that found, as thus, tSje\ and in 
 order to begin a fyllable with that fo-jnd, which is more difficult 
 than to conclude with it, let them place the tongue in the pofition 
 of founding ed, keeping it in that pofition, and then the firft 
 found uttered muft necefiarily be that of d, which connected 
 with the fubfequenty followed by a vowel, of courfe muft form 
 the compound found to be found in the words djoy (joy) djoke 
 (joke). 
 
 Ch. 
 
 The found annexed to this combination of letters is different 
 in the Englifli from what it is in the French : in the former it is 
 a compound, in the latter a fimple found, in the fame way as that 
 of j 'juft defcribed. The found of the French ch is exactly the 
 fame as the Engliih ft; and in order to facilitate the pronunciation 
 of our compound f> it will be only neceflary to follow the fame 
 method as has bee n above propofed with regard to the lettery, with 
 this difference, that a t inftead of a d is to be formed in the man- 
 ner there defcribed, preceding the found of the French r, as 
 etch. It is true, we have fome words in our tongue where the cb 
 is preceded by a / producing the fame individual found, as in 
 the words itch t jiitch t which the French never fail to pronounce 
 properly, being guided to it by feeing the letter / placed before 
 the ch\ but to other words of exactly the fame found, though dif- 
 ferently fpelt, by the omiffion of the t y as rich, which, they 
 always annex their own fimple found of ch* So that here is a piain 
 fimple rule to guide foreigners in the right pronunciation of the 
 Englifli c/j, which is, by always fuppofmg thefe combined letters, 
 preceded by a t; thus in the words cheefe, chani^ let them fup- 
 pofe them fpelt tcheefe, tcharm; and if they find any difficulty at 
 hrft in uniting thefe founds at the beginning of words, on ac- 
 count of the eye's not being accuftomed to fuch a combination of 
 thefe letters, let them do, as was before directed with regard toy; 
 let them begin with placing the organs in the pofitions of found- 
 ing /, which will be done by placing a vowel before it, as, et; 
 
 the
 
 eii DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. 
 
 the / being thus formed, let them keep the tongue in thatpofition; 
 the found of / muft neceflarily be the firft uttered on changing 
 that pofition, and will readily coalefce with the following found 
 cfc.h. 
 
 This compound found, as above defcrihed, is what uniformly 
 prevails in all native Englifli words; but there are fome few ile- 
 rived from the French which retain their primitive pronunciation ; 
 fuch as, chagrin, champaign, chevalier, &c. and fome derived from 
 the Greek take the found of k, as chaos, chorus ; but the number 
 of thefe is but fmall, eafily learned by ufe, and the difference is 
 properly marked in the Dictionary. 
 
 Sh. 
 
 This is a combination of letters not to be found in the French 
 language, and therefore foreigners know not \vhat found to give it, 
 but the ufual way is to pronounce it like a fimplcyi Thus, for 
 Jbally they fay fal; for Jlante, fame, &c. But to attain the right 
 found, it will be only necefTary to inform them that the Englifh Jb 
 has uniformly the fame found as the French cb in the words charitc, 
 chere : thus, if they fuppofe the words flail and Jhame, above 
 mentioned, to be written, ckall and c hame, they will pronounce 
 them properly. 
 
 Diphthongs. 
 
 Having faid all that is neccffary of the vowels and confonants, 
 the next article to be confidercd is that of the diphthongs. It is in 
 thefe that the chief difference between the Englifh and French 
 tongues confifts, as there are many diphthongs in the former, not 
 to be found in the latter. 
 
 Of the Diphthongs ! and u. 
 
 Thefe two have hitherto always palled for fimple founds, be- 
 
 caufe they are for the moft part marked by fmgle letters as above ; 
 
 their founds are marked in the fcheme of the vowels, by the words 
 
 fight, bluej and thefe are the founds given to thofe vowels in 
 
 9 repeat-
 
 DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. 
 
 cm 
 
 repeating the alphabet. But in reality they are perfea diphthongs, 
 and therefore foreigners can never attain their right pronuncia- 
 tion, till they are firft made acquainted with the fimple founds 
 whereof they are compofed. The diphthong ! is a compound of 
 the fulleft and flendereft of our vowels a and 1 j the firft made by 
 the largeft, and the laft by the fmalleft aperture of the mouth. 
 If we attend to the procefs in forming this found, we fhall find 
 that the mouth is firfr. opened to the fame degree of aperture, and 
 is in the fame pofition as if it were going to pronounce a, but be- 
 fore the voice can get a pafTage through the lips, the under jaw 
 is drawn near to the upper, in the fame pofition as when the 
 vowel 1 is formed j and thus the full found, checked by the (len- 
 der one, and coalefcing with it, produces a third found different 
 from both, which is the diphthong I. There is a found in the 
 French fomewhat refembling our !, to be found in fuch words as 
 ,/, but that there is a difference between them, will be imme- 
 diately perceptible by foundjng after them our words vine, fne : 
 and the difference confifh in this, that their diphthong is formed 
 of the fecond found of a, a, and i, and ours of the third, ai: fa 
 that in order to produce that found, you are to defire a foreigner 
 to open his mouth as wide as if he were going to pronounce I, 
 and meant to found that vowel ; but on the firft effort of the 
 voice for that purpofe, to check it's progrefs by a fudden motion 
 of the under jaw towards the upper till the two founds coalefee, 
 and then inftantly to flop all farther effufion of voice. Thus as 
 the found of a is not completed, and the found of I not continued, 
 there refults from the union of the two a third found or diph- 
 thong, which has no refemblance to either, and yet is a compound 
 of both. 
 
 The diphthong u is compounded of the found i and o ; the 
 former fo rapidly uttered and falling fo quickly into the found 3, 
 that it's own power is not perceived, while that of o, being a lit* 
 tie dwelt upon, is diftindly heard. There is a found in the French 
 that fomewhat refembles this, to be found in the words </,>, 
 but the difference will be immediately perceived by found- 
 ing
 
 CIV 
 
 DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. 
 
 
 ing after them our words dew, mew s and it confifts in this, that 
 their diphthong terminates in the French vowel eu, a found 
 which we have not in our tongue, and is found therefore very 
 hard to be formed by Englifh organs ; and ours terminates in o, 
 the fame as the French on. To form it properly ^therefore, a 
 foreigner is to be told that it is covnpofed of the founds i o, the firft: 
 not completed, but rapidly running Into the lait, which he is to 
 coniider as the fame found with the French cu ,- our pronoun you 
 is an exadl: reprefentation to a Fn .1 eye of our diphthong u 
 
 Of the Diphthong oi or oy. 
 
 This diphthong, which is fometimes fpelt with an * and fome- 
 timcs with a y, is formed by an union of the fame vowels as that 
 ofi, that is ill, with this difference, that the firft vowel a be- 
 ing dwelt upon, is diftinclly heard before it's found is changed 
 by it's junction with the latter vowel i, as in the words noifc 
 (ni'i'z) boys (bA'iz.) 
 
 To form this diphthong, it is neceflary to pronounce the full 
 found of a, dwelling a little upoH it before the found is inter- 
 cepted by the motion of the under jaw, to the pofition of form- 
 ing the flcndcr found i, and then the voice is infbntly to ceafe. 
 This diphthong differs from that of ! only in this, that the firft 
 vowel a is diftinctly heard before it unites with the latter 
 vowel i. 
 
 Of the Diphthong ou, or ow. 
 
 This diphthong, though differently marked, like the foregoing 
 one, fometimes by e, and fometimes by oiv, has always the fame 
 found, and is compofed of the vowels a and o ; the organs 
 being at firft in the pofition of founding a, but before that found 
 is perfected, by a niotion of the under jaw and lips to the pofition 
 of founding o, the firft found a is checked and blended with the 
 latter u, from which refults the diphthong ou or GIV, as in tJ:c-u f 
 noiv > (thao, nao). 
 
 All the other diphthongs of our tongue are formed by the fhort 
 founds of o and i, marked by the characters -w and y, preced- 
 ing
 
 DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. cy 
 
 ing other vowels, and combining with them in the fame 
 ble - t as thus : 
 
 w or fhort o. 
 
 y or fhort i. 
 
 waft 
 
 wage 
 
 will 
 
 yard 
 
 yare 
 
 yawl 
 
 wed 
 
 
 weed 
 
 yet 
 
 yea 
 
 ye 
 
 wit 
 
 wife 
 
 wield 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 wot 
 
 woe 
 
 woo 
 
 yes 
 
 
 yield 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 yon 
 
 yoke 
 
 youth 
 
 word 
 
 would. 
 
 
 younc 
 
 r 
 
 
 To inftruct foreigners in the true pronunciation of thefe, it will 
 be only neceffary to inform them that our iv anfwers exa&ly in 
 found and power to the French ott, when it forms a diphthong. 
 As for inftance, our pronoun we is individually the fame found as 
 their affirmative out : and the miftake which they conftantfy com- 
 mit of founding that letter like a v is owing to their not being 
 informed of the true nature of that letter, and taking up their idea 
 of it from the printed character, wherein two interwoven vees (w) 
 are exhibited to view; but if in all diphthongs commencing with 
 that letter, they will place their lips in the pofition of forming 
 the French ou y they cannot fail of producing the proper found. 
 In like manner all diphthongs formed by y> are to be confidered 
 as commencing with the found given to that character in the 
 French, which is the fame with their vowel /'. 
 
 All who will make themiclves matters of the few directions 
 and rules given above, together with the following explanation, 
 of the marks, will be enabled to produce at fight the right pro- 
 nunciation of every word v/hich they fhall look for in the Dic- 
 tionary. 
 
 EXPLANATION 
 
 Of tie Method nfed in the following DiEiionary, to point out tie 
 Pronunciation of the Words. 
 
 THE firft neceflary ftep is, that every reader fliould commit 
 to memory the following fcheme of the vowels ; o, as was before 
 recommended, each reader fhould copy the fcheme, and hold it in 
 
 VOL. i. ' hi
 
 -cvl DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS. 
 
 his hand when he confults the Dictionary, till he has it perfeaiy 
 fixed in his memory. 
 
 Scheme of the Vowels. 
 
 
 Firft. 
 
 Second. 
 
 Third. 
 
 a 
 
 hit 
 
 hate 
 
 hall 
 
 e 
 
 bet 
 
 bear 
 
 beer 
 
 i 
 
 fit 
 
 fight 
 
 field 
 
 
 
 not 
 
 note 
 
 noofc 
 
 u 
 
 but 
 
 bufli 
 
 blue 
 
 y 
 
 love-ly 
 
 lye. 
 
 
 According to this fcheme are the founds of the vowels marked 
 throughout the Dictionary. One column exhibits the words as 
 they are fpelt, the other v as they are pronounced. As thus . 
 Hat hat Hate hate Hall hal 
 
 Bet bet Bear bcre Beer ber, &c. 
 
 Whenever one vowel ufurps the power of another, the firfl co- 
 lumn -will fhow the vowel that is written, and the other, the one 
 that is founded. As thus 
 
 Stir ftur Birth bertrl Love luv 
 
 Bufy bizzy Blood blud Bird burd. 
 
 All improper diphthongs, or, as I have called them, digraphs, I 
 mean where two vowels are joined in writing, to reprefent any of 
 the fimple founds to be found in the fcheme, are changed in the 
 fecond column into the fingle vowels which they Hand forj as 
 thus- 
 Bear bere Head hed Fourth fortti Groan grone 
 Hear her Heart hart Door dore Field fcld 
 The final mute e is always continued, and fometimes infertcd 
 where it is not in prefent ufe, both becaufe it is fo generally 
 employed in our tongue as a guide to pronunciation, that the 
 omiflion of it might puzzle perfons at firft fight, in the pronun- 
 ciation of many words where they were accuftomed to fee itj and 
 becaufe the continuance of it cannot be attended with any bad con- 
 fequence, as it mud be evident to every one, that it is never to be 
 8 pronounced,
 
 DIRECTIONS TO 'FOREIGNERS. 
 
 -Thus were fome of the 
 
 pronounced, having no mark over it, 
 above words, as 
 
 Bear ber Hate hat Door dor 
 
 to be marked in that manner, the firft founds that would occur to 
 the reader, till he was mafter of the marks, vvould be the firft founds 
 of thofe vowels, as ber, hat, dor. 
 
 Thus far, with relation to the vowels. With regard to the con- 
 fonants, their irregularities are manifefted, and their true founds 
 pointed out, in the following manner: 
 C has thcee founds 
 
 care 
 -r ceafe 
 fh focial 
 
 kare 
 
 G has two- 
 
 It's own proper one, as 
 
 ses 
 soflial 
 
 gold gold 
 
 Another, compound, as in gentle dzhentl. 
 
 S has four i 
 
 It's own, as in - yes 
 
 That of - 2 ro fe 
 
 yls 
 roze 
 
 T has three founds 
 It's own, as in 
 
 X has two founds 
 
 Jb pafiion pafshun 
 zb ofier ozher. 
 
 tell tel 
 
 Jh nation nafhun 
 tto queftion queftihun 
 
 gz example egzample 
 ks vex veks. 
 
 Th has two founds- 
 One vocal ft tnen 
 One afpirate /h thin 
 
 thin 
 tfim. 
 
 The fecond, or afpirate f 9 and, is marked by a flroke acrofs the ft as 
 above. 
 
 Ch
 
 evwi 
 
 DIRECTIONS TO FOREIGNERS, 
 
 Ch has three founds- 
 
 k chorus korus 
 
 ft chaife fhaze 
 
 tjb charity tfliarlty. 
 
 Gh has two founds 
 
 Thatoffimple ~~g ghoft g6iie 
 
 That of - / laughter laftur. 
 
 All confonants not pronounced are omitted in the fecond column. 
 
 gh daughter, datur 
 
 gn gnat nat 
 
 bt debt, det 
 
 gm flegm flem 
 
 jrn %n sine 
 
 kn knife nife 
 
 Im balm ba'm 
 
 W 5 lamb lam x 
 
 fnn hymn him 
 
 nvr wrong ron^;. 
 
 The accent is placed throughout over the letter on which it is 
 laid in pronunciation ; over the vowel, when the ftrefs of the voice 
 is on the vowel j ever the ccnfonant when it is on that. AS 
 thus 
 
 Accent over the Confcnant. Accent over the Vowel, 
 
 flu/ be're 
 
 luv' h^r 
 
 biz'zy grc/nc 
 
 laf'tur so'fhal. 
 
 The fyllables of the words are divided according to the mode of 
 pronouncing them 5 that is, all letters which are united in utter- 
 ance in the fame fyllable, are here kept together alfo in writing, 
 and feparated from the reft j which certainly is the natural divifion, 
 though it be contrary to the fantaftic mode followed in our fpelling- 
 hooks and grammars.
 
 A COMPLETE 
 
 DICTIONARY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 
 
 Both v/ith regard to SOUND and MEANING. 
 
 e, ftands for adjeS'tve \ ad. for adverb ; conj. for conjunction ; int. for inter jeftian ; 
 part, for participle ; ^r. for prepofetion ; /m. for preterite \ f. 
 /r0. for pronoun; v. a. for y*r atfi-ve ; <v. . for verb neuter. 
 
 ABA 
 
 2 
 
 A The firft letter of the alpha- 
 bet. A, an article fet be- 
 ^ fore nouns of the fingular 
 number; a man, a tree. Before a 
 Word beginning with a vowel, it is 
 written an, as, an ox ; A is fome- 
 times a noun, as, great A ; A is 
 placed before a participle, or par- 
 ticipial noun ; a hunting, a beg- 
 ging ; A has a fignification denoting 
 proportion, the landlord hath a hun- 
 dred a year. 
 
 ABACK, a-bak'. ad. Back, backward, 
 behind. 
 
 ABACTOR, a-bak'-tor. f. One 
 who drives away herds of cattle by 
 ftealth or violence. 
 
 ABACUS, ab'-i-kus. f. A counting 
 table ; the uppermoft member of a 
 column. 
 
 ABADDON, a-bad'-dun. f. A name 
 given to Satan : Hell. 
 
 ABAFT, 4-bift. ad. From the fore- 
 part of the (hip, towards the ftern. 
 
 ABAISANCE, a ba'-fans. f. A bow- 
 ing of the body by way of reverence 
 
 ABA 
 
 or refpeft ; obfolete. Obeyfance 
 
 now ufed in its ftead. 
 To Atf ALIENATE, ib-^Ie-ye-nate. 
 
 v. a. To make over one's own 
 
 property to another. 
 AB ALIENATION, ab - al - y5 - na'- 
 
 fhun. f. The aft of transferring 
 
 one man's property to another. 
 To ABANDON, i-bin'-dun. _ v. a. 
 
 To give up, refign, or quit ; to 
 
 defert ; to forfake. 
 ABANDONED, a-bln'-dund. part. 
 
 Given up; forfaken; corrupted in 
 
 the higheft degree. 
 ABANDONING, i-bin'-dun-rlng. f. 
 
 Defertion, forfaking. 
 ABANDONMENT, 5-bSn'-dun- 
 
 ment. f. The aft of abandoning. 
 AB ARTICULATION, ab ir-tlk'-u- 
 
 la"fhun. f. That fpecies of articu- 
 lation that has manifeft motion. 
 To ABASE, a ba'fe. v. a. To caft 
 
 down, to deprefs, to bring low. 
 ABASEMENT, a-ba'fe-m!nt. f. The 
 
 ftate of being brought low; depref- 
 
 fion. 
 
 o To
 
 A B D 
 
 To ABASH, a-bam'. v. a To make 
 aftiamed. 
 
 To ABATE, 1-ba'te. v. a. To lef- 
 fen, to dimimm ; to dejeft or deprefs 
 the mind. 
 
 To ABATE, a-ba'te. v.n. To grow 
 left. 
 
 ABATEMENT, a-bi'te- mint. C 
 The aft 'of abating; the fum or 
 quantity taken away by the aft of 
 abating. 
 
 ABATER, a-ba'-tur, f. The agent 
 or caufe by which an abatement is 
 procured. 
 
 ABB, ab'. f. The' yarn on a wea- 
 ver's warp. 
 
 ABBA, ib'-ba. f. A Syriac word, 
 fignifying father. 
 
 ABBACY, ab'-ba-fy. f. The rights, 
 poflefiions, or privileges of an abbot. 
 
 ABBESS, ab'-bes. f. The fuperior j 
 of a nunnery. 
 
 ABBEY, or ABBY, ib'-bf. f. A 
 monaftery of religious perions, whe- 
 ther men or women. 
 
 ABBOT, ab'-but. f. The chief of a 
 convent of men. 
 
 To ABBREVIATE, ib-brd'-vy-ate. 
 v. a. To fhorten, to cut fhort. 
 
 ABBREVIATION, ab-br^v-y-a'- 
 ftun. f. The acb of Ihortening. 
 
 ABBREVIATOR, ab-brev-y a'-tur. 
 f. One who abridges. 
 
 ABBREVIATURE, ab-brc'- 
 ture. f. A mark ufed for the lake 
 of ihortening. 
 
 To ABDICATE, Ab'-dy-kate. v. a. 
 To give up right, to refign. 
 
 ABDICATION, ab-dy-ka'-flum. f. 
 The aft of abdicating, refignation. 
 
 INDICATIVE, ib-dft'-kl-tlv. a. 
 That which caufes or implies an ab- 
 dication. 
 ABDIT1VE, ab'-dy-tlv. a. Hiding, 
 
 that has the power of hiding. 
 ABDOMEN, ib-d&'-min. f. A ca- 
 vity commonly called the lower 
 venter or belly. 
 
 ABDOMINAL, Ib-d&m'-ml-nll. 
 ABDOMINOUS, ib-d6m'-mi-nis. 
 
 a. Relating to the abdomen. 
 To ABDUCE, ib-d&'fe. v. a. To 
 draw to a difFerent part, to with- 
 draw ODC part from another. 
 
 A B II 
 
 ABDUCENT, ib-di'-fint. a. Muf> 
 cies abducent ferve to open or pull 
 back divers parts of the bcdy. 
 
 ABDUCTION, ab-duk'-fnun. f. 
 The nft of drawing apart, or with- 
 drawing one part from another. 
 
 ABDUCTOR, ib-i-'ik'.t6r. f. A 
 mufcle, which draws back fome 
 member. 
 
 ABECEDARIAN, a-bi-fc-da'-r^-an. 
 f". A pcrlort or book that leaches 
 the alphabet. 
 
 ABECEDARY, a-bi-fed'-i-rf. a. 
 Relating to, or having the alphabet. 
 
 ABED, a-bed'. a<I. Jn bed. 
 
 ABERRANCE, ab er'-rans. f. A 
 deviation from the right way, an 
 errour. 
 
 ABERRANCY, ab-r'-ran-fy. The 
 fame with Aberrance. 
 
 ABERRANT, i'.>-or'- rant. a. Wan- 
 dering from the r'rphtor known way. 
 
 ABERRATION, ib-ir-ri'-lhio. V. 
 The nd of deviating from the com- 
 mon track. 
 
 ABERRING, ab-er'-rlng. part. Go- 
 ing aftray. 
 
 To ABE RUNG ATE. ab t-ri'm'-kate. 
 v. a. To pull up by the roots. 
 
 To ABE F, a-bet'. v. a. To pufh 
 forward another, to fupport him in 
 his defigns by connivance, encou- 
 ragement, or help. 
 
 ABETMENT, A-bii'-mint. f. The 
 aft of abetting. 
 
 ABETTER, or ABETTOR, 1-bit'- 
 tur. f. He that abets ; th fup- 
 porter or encourager of another. 
 
 ABEYANCE, i be'-yins. f. The 
 right of fee-limple lieth in abe- 
 yance, when it is all only in the rt- 
 mcmbrance, intendmcnt, and con- 
 fideration of the law. 
 
 ABGREGAT10N, ib-gr; gl'-ft-.tn. 
 f. The act of fcparating trom the 
 flock. 
 
 To ABHOR, Ab-h&r'. v. a. To hate 
 with acrimony; to loath. 
 
 ABHORRENCE, ab-h^r'-rcns. > 
 
 ABHORRENCY, ib-h6r'-rin-ff 5 
 f. The aft ot abhorring, deteftatioo. 
 
 ABHORRENT, ao-h6i'-r-nt. a. 
 Struck with abhorrence ; contrarjf 
 to, foreign, inccn&ltcnt with. 
 
 ABHOR-
 
 A B 
 
 ABO 
 
 ABHORR&R, ' ab-h&r'-rir. f. A 
 hater, detefter. 
 
 To ABIDE, a-blMe v. n. To dwell 
 in a place, not to remove ; to bear 
 or fupport the confequences of a 
 thing; it is ufed wi:h the particle 
 with before a perfon, and at or in 
 before a place. 
 
 ABIDER, a bi' dur. f. The perfon 
 that abides or dwells in a place. 
 
 ABIDING, i-bi'-ding. f. Continu- 
 ance 
 
 ABJECT, ab'-dz!.ekt. a. Mean or 
 worthlefs ; contemptible, or of no 
 value. 
 
 ABJECT, Ab'-dzhikt. f. A man 
 without hope. 
 
 To ABJECT, ab dzhek't. v. a. To 
 throw away. 
 
 ABJECTEDNESS, ab-dzhk'-td- 
 T\ls. f. The ftate of an abjecl. 
 
 ABJECTION, ib.dzhik'-ih&n. f. 
 Meannefsofmind;fervility;bafenefs. 
 
 ABJECTLY, ab'. dzhSki-ly. ad. In 
 an abjeft manner, meanly. 
 
 A.BJECTNESS, ab'-dzhe'kt-r.efs. f. 
 Servility, me.innefs. 
 
 ABILITY, i-bit'-H-ty.f. The power 
 to do any thing ; capacity, qualifi- 
 cation ; when it has the plural num- 
 ber, abilities, it frequently fignifies 
 the faculties or powers of the mind. 
 
 ABIN TESTATE, ab.iVtes'-tate. a. 
 Inheriting from one dying without 
 a will. 
 
 ToABJUGATE.ab'-dzhu-gate. v.a. 
 To unyoke, to uncouple. 
 
 ABJURATION, ab-dzhu-ra'-ftiun. f. 
 The aft of abjuring ; the oath taken 
 for that end. 
 
 To ABJURE, ab-dzlu/re. v. a. To 
 fwear not to do fomething ; to re- 
 tract, to recant a pofnion upon oath. 
 
 To ABLACTATE, ab-lak'-tite. v. a. 
 To wean from the-brcaft. 
 
 ABLACTATION, ^b-lak-tr-Mn. f. 
 A weaning of a child ; a method of 
 grafting. 
 
 To ABLAQUEATE, ab-la'-kwe-ate. 
 v. a. To open the. ground about 
 the roots of trees. 
 
 ABLAQUEATJON, ab - li- kwe-a'- 
 fhun. f. The practice of opening 
 the ground about the roots of trees, 
 
 'ABLATION, ab-la ; -fhu.n..~ f. The 
 : aft of taking away. 
 ABLATIVE, -aV-lA-tfv. a. That 
 
 which takes, away ; the fixth cafe bi 
 
 the Latin nouns. 
 
 ABLE, i'bl. a. Having ftfotjg fa- 
 culties, . or great . ftrength or ',kno\v- 
 
 ledge, riches, or any other power' 
 ! of mind, body, or fortune ; having 
 
 power fufficient. 
 ABLE BODIED, abl-bod'-dyd. a. 
 
 Strong of body. 
 To ABLEGATE, ab'-le-gate.y.a. To'' 
 
 fend abroad upon fome employment. 
 ABLEGATION, ab'-l<i-ga'-lhun. f. 
 
 A fending abroad. 
 ABLENESS, 4'bl-n4s. f. Ability 
 
 of body, vigour, force. 
 ABLEPSY, a'-blep -{f. f. Want of- 
 
 fight. 
 To ABL1.GATE, ib'-l^gitc. v. a. 
 
 To tie up from. 
 
 ABLIGURITION, ab-tfg-u-HuY-un, 
 
 f. Prodigal expenfe on meatanddrbk. 
 
 To A BLOC ATE, ab -16-kate. v.a. 
 
 To let, or put out to hire. 
 
 ;ABLOCATION, ib-id-ka'-ih&n. f. 
 
 A letting out to hire. 
 ABLUENT, ab'-lii-ent. a. That 
 
 which has the power of cleaning. 
 ABLUTION, ab-lu'-fhun. f. The 
 
 aft of cleanfing. 
 To ABNEGATE, ab'-ne-gSte. v . a. 
 
 To deny. 
 
 ABNEGATION, >ab-ne-ga'-mun. f. 
 ; Denial, rcnunciatian. 
 ABNODATION, ab-n6-da'.fliun. f. 
 
 A cutting excrefcences from trees. 
 ABNORMITY, ub-n6r'-ml-t^ f. A 
 
 deviation from rule, depravity. 
 ABNORMOUS, ab-n6r'-mus. a, 6u; 
 
 of rule, out of order, irregular. 
 ABOARD, a-bo'rd. ad. In a fhip. 
 "ABODE, a-b&'de. Preter. of abide. 
 (ABODE, a-b6'de. f. Habitation, 
 
 dwelling, place of refidence; ftay, 
 
 continuation in a place. 
 To ABODE, a-bo'de. v. a. To 
 
 foretoken, or forefliow. 
 ; ABODEMENT, a-b6'de-mcnt. f. 
 
 A fecret anticipation of fomething 
 
 future. 
 To ABOLISH, a-bol'-llfh, v. a. To 
 
 annul; to put an end to ; to deftroy. 
 B Z ABO-
 
 ABO 
 
 A B R 
 
 ABOLISHABLE, l-b&l'-Hfli-ibl. a. 
 
 That which may be abolifhed. 
 ABQLISHER,a-b6l'-]{m-Mr. f. He 
 
 that abolimea. 
 
 ABOLISHMENT,a-b6r-lIm-ment. > 
 ABOLITION, ab-6-H;Y-fhun. 5 
 
 f. The ad of aboliming. 
 ABOMINABLE, a-bom'-my-nabl. a. 
 
 Haterul, deteftable. 
 ABOMlN'ABlENESS, a-b6m'-m- 
 
 nabl-nes. {. The quality of beirrg 
 
 abominable; hatefulnefs, odioufnefs. 
 ABOMINABLY, a-bom'-my-nib-ly. 
 
 ad. Moll hatefully, odioully. 
 To ABOMINATE, i-b&n'-mf-nite, 
 ' v a. To abhor, deleft, hate utterly. 
 ABOMINATION, a !-6m-my-na'- 
 
 mu '. f. Hatred, cietcliation. 
 ABORIGINAL, ab o-rIdzh'-}'-nc!. 
 
 adj. Originally' belonging to a 
 
 country. 
 ABORIGINES, iH-ft-rldzh'-f -niz. f. 
 
 The earJieft inhabitants of a country. 
 To ABORT, a-birt'. v. n. To mif- 
 
 carry. 
 ABORTION, i-hor'-fhun. f. The 
 
 aft of bringing forth untimely ; the 
 
 produce of an untimely birth. 
 ABORTIVE, a-bor'-tiv. i. That 
 
 which is born before the due time. 
 ABORTIVE, a-bur'-tlv. a. Brought 
 
 forth before the due time of birth ; 
 
 that which brings forth nothing. 
 ABORTIVELY, a bor'-dv-ty. ad. 
 
 Burn without the due time; imma- 
 
 turely, untimely. 
 ABORT1 VENESS, a-bir '. tiv-nes. 
 
 f. The date of abortion. 
 ABORTMENT, ab-ort'-ment. f. 
 
 The thing brought forth out of 
 
 time ; an untimely birth. 
 ABOVE, a-buv'. prep. Higher in 
 
 place; higher in rank, power, or 
 
 exce'lence; beyond, more than; too 
 
 proud, for, too high for. 
 ABOVE, a-buv'. ad. Over-head; in 
 
 the regions of Heaven. 
 
 i& biv.i'I. In the firft 
 
 place ; chiefly. 
 
 ABOVE-BOARD, a-buv'-bord. In 
 
 - opf n fight ; without amhce or trick. 
 
 Amn-K-CITED,a-biv'- f i'.ted. Cit- 
 
 ed befor^. 
 ABOVii-GROUND, i-buv'-ground. 
 
 An expreffion ufed to 
 
 a man is alive ; not in the grave. 
 
 ABOVE - MENTIONED, 4-biv'- 
 
 mcn-fhund. See ABOVE-CITED, 
 
 To ABOUND, a-bou'nd. v. n. To 
 have in great plenty ; to be in great 
 plenty. 
 
 ABOUNDING, a-bou'ncMng. part, a, 
 Plentiful, increafing. 
 
 ABOUT, a bou't. prep. Round, fur r 
 rounding, encircling ; near to; con- 
 cerning, with regard (o, relating to; 
 engaged in, employed upon; append- 
 ant to the perfon, as clothes, &c; 
 relating to the perfon< as a fervant. 
 
 ABOUT, a-bou't. ad. Circularly * 
 in circuit; nearly; the longed way, 
 in oppofuion to the mort ftraight 
 way ; to bring about, to bring to the 
 point or ftate defired, as, he has 
 brought about his purpofes; to come 
 about, to come to fome certain ftata 
 or point; to go about a thing, ta 
 prepare to do it. 
 
 ABOUTED, a-bou't cd. a. Budded, 
 rifingin fmall heads or buds. 
 
 ABRACADABRA, ib-ra-ka-da'-bra. 
 f. Afuperllitiouscharm againft agues. 
 
 To ABRADE, ab-ra'de. v. a. To, 
 rub oiF, to wear away from the other 
 parts. 
 
 ABRASION, ab-ra'-zhun. f. The 
 aft of rubbing, a rubbing off. 
 
 ABREAST.a-breit'. ad. Side by fide. 
 
 To ABRIDGE, a-bridzh'. v. a. To 
 make ihorter in words, keeping ftilj 
 the fame fubftance ; to contract, to 
 diminifh, to cut (hort, to deprive of. 
 
 ABRIDGED OF, A-brid'zhd 6v. 
 p. Deprived of, debarred from. 
 
 ABRIDGER, a-bridzh'-ur. f. He 
 that abridges, a fhortener; a writer 
 of compendiumsor abridgments. 
 
 ABRIDGMENT, a-brjdzh'-mcnt. f. 
 The contraction of a larger work 
 into a fmall compafs; a diminution 
 in general. 
 
 ABROACH, i-bro'tfii. ad. In a pof- 
 ture to run out; in a ftate of being 
 diffufed or propagated. 
 
 ABROAD, a-bra'd. ad. Out of the 
 houfe; in another country; with- 
 out, not within. 
 
 To ABROGATE, 4b'.i6.gite. v. a. 
 To
 
 A B S 
 
 A B S 
 
 To take away from a law its force, 
 
 to repeal, to annul. 
 ABROGATION, ab-r^-ga'-lhun. f. 
 
 The aft of abrogating, the repeal 
 
 of a law. 
 ABRUPT, ab-rup't. a. Broken, 
 
 craggy; fudden, without the cuf- 
 
 tomary or proper preparatives. 
 ABRUPTION, ib-rup'-Mn. f. Vio- 
 lent and fudden feparation. 
 ABRUPTLY, ab-r&p't-ly. ad. Haf- 
 
 tily, without the due forms of pre- 
 paration. 
 ABRUPTNESS, ab-rup't-nes. f. An 
 
 abrupt manner, hafte, fudu:mefs. 
 ABSCESS, ab-fes. f. A morbid 
 
 cavity in the body. 
 ABSCESSION, ab-feY-fhua. f. A 
 
 departure. 
 To ABSCIND, ab-sind'. v. a. To 
 
 cut off. 
 ABSCISSA, abrsls'-sa. f. Part of the 
 
 diameter of a conic ieftion, inter- 
 cepted between the vertex and a fe- 
 
 miordinate. 
 ABSCISSION, Jb-sjs'-ihun. f. The 
 
 aft of cutting off; the Hate of being 
 
 cut off. 
 To ABSCOND, ab-fkond'. v. a. To 
 
 hide one's felf.' 
 ABSCONDER, ab-fkon'-dur. f. The 
 
 perfon that abfconds. 
 ABSENCE, ib'-fens. f. The {late 
 
 of being abfent, oppofed to pre- 
 
 fence; inattention, heedlefihefs, ne- 
 
 gleft of the prefent objeft. 
 ABSENT, ab'-fent. a. Not prefent; 
 
 abfent in mind, inattentive. 
 To ABSENT, ab-fent'. v. a. To 
 
 withdraw, to forbear to come into 
 
 prefence. 
 ABSENTANEOUS, afi-ien-ta'n-yfcs. 
 
 a. Relating to abfence. 
 ABSENTEE, ab-fen-te'. f. A word 
 
 ufed commonly with regard to 
 
 Iriihmen living out of their country. 
 ABSINTHlATD,ab-an'-thy-a-ted. 
 
 p. Impregnated with wormwood. 
 ABSINTHITE, ab-sIn'-tMte. f. A 
 
 wine impregnated with wormwood. 
 To ABS1ST, ab-sift'. v. n. To Hand 
 
 off, to leave off. 
 ABSOLVATORY, ab-z6r-va-tur-y. 
 
 a, Relative to pardon, or abiolution. 
 
 To ABSOLVE, ab-zolv'. v, a. To 
 clear, tp acquit of a crime in a ju- 
 dTciat fenfe ; to fet free from an en- 
 
 fagement or pf omife ; to pronounce a. 
 n remitted, in the eccleliaflical fenfe. 
 ABSOLUIE, ab'-fd-ltue. a. Com- 
 plete, applied as well to perfons as 
 
 things ; unconditional, as, an ab- 
 
 falute promife ; not relative, as, ab- 
 
 folute fpace ; not limited, as, abfo- 
 
 lute power. 
 ABSOLUTELY, ab'io-lute-ly. ad. 
 
 Completely, without reitriftion; 
 
 without condition; peremptorily, po- 
 
 iitively. 
 ABSOLUTENESS, ab'-fo-lute-nes. 
 
 f. Completenefs ; freedom from 
 
 dependance, or limits ; defpotifm. 
 ABSOLUTION, ab-io-lu-lhun. f. 
 
 Acquittal; the remiffion of fins, or 
 
 of penance. 
 ABSOLUTORY, ab-f6J -I6.tur^. a, 
 
 That which abibUes. 
 ABkONANT, ab'-io ndnt. ") a. Ab- 
 ABSONOUS, ab'-io-nus. j furd, 
 
 contrary to realon. 
 To ABSORB, ib-fir'b. v f a. To 
 
 fwallow up ; to fuck up. 
 ABSORBENT, ab-for -bent. f. A 
 
 medicine that fucks up humours. 
 ABSORPT,ab-forp't.p. Swallowed up. 
 ABSORPTION, ab-iorp' ftmn. f. 
 
 The aft of fwaliowing up. 
 To ABSTAIN, ab-fla'n. v. n. TQ 
 
 forbear, to deny one's felf any gra- 
 
 tihcation. 
 ABSTEMIOUS, ab-ftr'm-yus. a. 
 
 Temperate, fober, abftinent. 
 ABSTEMIOUSLY, ab-fte'm-yuf-ly-. 
 
 ad. Temperately, foberly, without 
 
 indulgence. 
 ABSTEMIOUSNESS, ab-fl4'm-yif ? 
 
 nes. f. The quality of being ab- 
 
 ftemious. 
 ABSTENTION, ab-flen'-fhun. f. 
 
 The aft of holding off. 
 To ABSTERGE, ib-fler'dih. v. a. 
 
 To cleanfe by wiping. 
 ABSTERGENT, ab-tfer'-dzhent. a. 
 
 Clean fing ; having a cleanfing quality. 
 To ABSTERSE, ab-fters'. v. a. To 
 
 cleanfe, 10 purify. 
 ABSTERSION, ab-iler'-Mn. f. The 
 
 aft of cleanfing. 
 
 ABSTER-
 
 A B S 
 
 A C A 
 
 'ABSTERSIVE, ab-ftcr'-sfv. a. That 
 has the quality of abfterging or 
 clean fine. 
 
 ABSTINENCE, ab'f-t-nens. f. 
 Forbearance of any thing ; fading, 
 or forbearance of neceflary food. 
 
 ABSTINENT, ab'f-ty-nent. a. That 
 
 ufes abftinence. 
 
 To ABSTRACT, Ab-ftrAk't. v. a. 
 
 To take one thing from another ; 
 to feparate ideas ; to reduce to an 
 epitome. 
 
 ABSTRACT, ib'f-trakt. a. Sepa- 
 rated from fomething elfe, gene- 
 rally ufed with relation to mental 
 perceptions. 
 
 ABSTRACT, ib'f-trakt. f. A fmaller 
 quantity, containing the virtue or 
 power of a greater ; an epitome 
 >ade by taking out the principal parts. 
 ' ABSTRACTED, ab.flrak'-ted. p. a. 
 Separated ; refined, abllrufe ; ab- 
 fent of mind. 
 
 ABSTRACTEDLY, ab-ftrak'-ted-ly. 
 ad. Wkh abftraftion, fimply, fe- 
 parate from all contingent circum- 
 ftanoes. 
 
 ABSTRACTION, ib llrak'-Mn. f. 
 The ad of abftrafting ; the ftate of 
 bfing abitrafted. 
 
 ABSTRACTIVE, ab-ftrik'-tJv. a. 
 
 Having the power or quality of ab- 
 ftrafting. 
 
 ABSTRACTLY, ab ftrik't-ly.ad. In 
 
 an abftrad manner 
 ABSTRACTNESS, ab'f-trikt-nes. f. 
 
 Subtilty ; feparation from all matter 
 
 or common notion. 
 ABSTRUSE, ab.flm's. a. Hidden ; 
 
 difficult, remote from conception or 
 
 apprehenfion. 
 ABSTRUSELY, ab-aro'f-ly. ad. Ob- 
 
 fcirrely, not plainly or obvioufly. 
 ABSTRUSENESS, ab-flrcYf-nes. f. 
 
 Difficulty, obfcurity. 
 ABSTRUSITY.ab-ftrA'f-j-.ty. f. Ab- 
 
 ftrufcnefs ; that, which is abllrufe. 
 To ABSUME, ab-fu'me. v. a. To 
 
 bring to an end by a gradual wafte. 
 ABSURD, ab-furd'. a. Inconfiftent ; 
 
 contrary to reafon. 
 ABSURDITY, ah-fur'-dy-tv. f. The 
 
 quality of being abfurd ; that which 
 
 is abfurd. 
 
 ABSURDLY, ab-ffird'-l^-. ad. Im- 
 properly, unreafonably. 
 
 ABSURDNESS, iib.lfird'-ncs. f. 
 The quality of being abfurd ; inju- 
 dicioufncfs, impropriety. 
 
 ABUNDANCE, a - btm'-dane. f. 
 Plenty ; great numbers ; a great 
 quantity j exuberance, more than 
 enough. 
 
 ABUNDANT, a-bun'-c.\nt. a. Plen- 
 tiful; exuberant; fully ftored. 
 
 ABUNDANTLY,4.bmAdant-lv. ad. 
 In plenty ; amply, liberally, more 
 than fufficientlv. 
 
 To ABUSEja-bi'ze. v. a* To make 
 an ill ufe of; to deceive, to impofe 
 upon ; to treat with rudenefs. 
 
 ABUSE, a-bn'fe. f The ill ufe of any 
 thing ; a corrupt practice, bad cuf- 
 torn ; feducemerK ; anjutf cenlure; 
 rude reproach. 
 
 ABUSER, a-bu'-7ir. f. He that 
 makes an ill ufe ; he that deceives ; 
 he that reproache 1 - with rudeut-fs. 
 
 ABUSIVE, a-bu'-dv. a. Praftifing 
 abufe ; containing abiife ; deceitful 
 
 ABUS1VTXY, a-bu'-slv-lv. ad. Im- 
 properly, by a wrong ufe ; reproach- 
 fully. 
 
 ABUS1VENESS, a-bu'-sk-r.es. f. 
 The quality of being abufive ; foul 
 language. 
 
 To ABUT, a-b&l'. v. n. obfolete. 
 To end at, to border upon ; to meet, 
 or approach to. 
 
 ABUTMENT, i-bat'-n.ent. f. That 
 which abuts, or borders upon ano- 
 ther. 
 
 ABUTTALS, A-but'-tile. f. Buttings 
 and boundings, limits. 
 
 ABYSM, a-b'm. \(. A depth without 
 
 ABYSS, a-bfs'. j bottom ; a great 
 depth, a gulph. 
 
 ACACIA, a ka'-my-a. f. A drug ; a 
 tree commonly fo called here. 
 
 ACADEMIAL, ak-kA d^-nn' al. a, 
 Relating to an academy. 
 
 ACADEMIAN, dk-ki-d^'-my-in. f. 
 A fcholar of an academy or' uuiver- 
 f,ty. 
 
 ACADEMrCAL,ak-ka-d^m'-my.kal. 
 a. Belonging to an univcrfity. 
 
 ACADEMJCK, ik-ka-dem'-mlk. f. 
 A ftudentofan univerfity. 
 
 9 AC A-
 
 A C C 
 
 A C C 
 
 ACADE.MICK, ak-H-dcm'-mlk. a. 
 
 Relating to an univerfity. 
 ACADEMICIAN, ak-ka de-mlfh'- 
 
 de-ralfh'- 1 
 i-mlft. 3 
 
 ACAD2MIST, a-kad'-de 
 
 f. The member of an academy. 
 
 ACADEMY, a-kad'-de-my. f. An 
 afiembly or Society of men, uniting 
 for the promotion of fome art ; the 
 place where Sciences are taught ; a 
 place of education, in contradif- 
 tindion to the universities or pub- 
 lick Schools. 
 
 ACANACIOUS, ak-l.na'-fliis. a. 
 Prickly, rough. 
 
 ACANTHUS, d-kan'-thus. f. The 
 herb bear's-breech. 
 
 ACATALECTICK, i-kat-i-Iek'-dk. 
 f. A verfe which has the complete 
 number of Syllables. 
 
 ACATALEPS1S, a-kat-a-lep'-sis. f. 
 Incomprehenfibility. 
 
 ACATALEPTICK, a-kat-i-lep'-tik. 
 a. Incomprehensible. 
 
 ACAULIS, 'a-ka'-IIs. } a. Defti- 
 
 ACAULOSE, a-ka'-lofe. > tute of a 
 
 ACAULOUS, a-kr-ius. ) ftalk. 
 
 To ACCEDE, uk-<e'de. v. n. To 
 be added to, to come to. 
 
 To ACCELERATE, ak-fel'-le-rate. 
 v. a. To make quick, to haften, 
 co quicken motion. 
 
 ACCELERATION, dk-fel-le-ra'- 
 Shun. 1. The al of quickening 
 motion ; the ftate of the body acce- 
 lerated. 
 
 ACCELERATOR, ak-fel-er-a'-tur. 
 f. That which quickens motion. 
 
 To ACCEND, ik-lcnd'. v. a. To 
 kindle, to fet on fire. 
 
 ACCENSION, ak-fen'-fhun. f. The 
 aSt of kindling, or the ftate of being 
 kindled. 
 
 ACCENT, ak'-fent. f. The manner 
 of Speaking or pronouncing ; the 
 marks made upon Syllables to regu- 
 late their pronunciation; a modifi- 
 cation of the voice, exprefive of the 
 paffions or Sentiments. ' 
 
 To ACCENT, ale-feat', v. a. To 
 pronounce, to Speak words with 
 particular regard to the grammati- 
 cal marks or rules; to write or 
 note the accents. 
 
 To ACCENTUATE, ak-Sen'-tu-lte. 
 v. a. To place the accents pro- 
 
 ACCENTUATION, ik-ftn-tft-i'- 
 fhun. {. The adl of placing the 
 accent in pronunciation, or writing. 
 
 To ACCEPT, ak-fept'. v. a. To 
 take with pleafure, to" receive 
 kindly. 
 
 ACCEPTABILITY, ak-fep-ta-bir- 
 H-ty. {. ' The quality of being ac- 
 ceptable. 
 
 ACCEPTABLE, ak '- fe? - tabl. a. 
 Grateful ; pleafing. 
 
 ACCEPTABLENESS, ak'-ftp-tibl- 
 nes. {. The quality of being ac- 
 ceptable. 
 
 ACCEPTABLY, ak'-fep-ta-bly. ad. 
 In an acceptable manner. 
 
 ACCEPTANCE, ak-Sep'- tans, f. 
 Reception with approbation. 
 
 ACCEPTATION, ak-fep-ta'-mun. S. 
 Reception, whether good or bad ; 
 the meaning of a word. 
 
 ACCEPTER, ak-fep'-tur. f. The 
 peifon that accepts. 
 
 ACCEPTILATION, ik-ffip-tMi'- 
 ihun. f. Remiftion of a debt by 
 teftifying the receipt of money never 
 paid. 
 
 ACCEPTION, ak-fep'-fhun. f. The 
 received SenSe of a word ; the mean- 
 ing. 
 
 ACCESS, ak'-fes. {. The way by 
 which any thing may be approach- 
 ed ; the means, or liberty, of ap- 
 proaching either to things or men ; 
 increaSe, enlargement, addition ; 
 the returns or fits of a diftemper. 
 
 ACCESSARINESS, ak'-Se'-Sar'-y- 
 nes. f. The ftate of being accef- 
 Sary. 
 
 ACCESSARY, ak'-fef-far-y. S. He 
 that not being the chieS agent in a 
 crime, contributes to it. 
 
 ACCESSARY, dk'-fef-far-y. a. 
 Joined to, additional, helping for- 
 ward. 
 
 ACCESSIBLE, ak-fes'-sfbl. a. That 
 which may be approached. 
 
 ACCESSION, ak-fes'-mun. L In- 
 creafe by Something added ; the ad 
 of coming to, or joining one's felf 
 to> as, accelHon to a confederacy ;
 
 A CC 
 
 AC C 
 
 the aft of arriving at, as, the king's 
 acceffion to the throne. 
 ACCESSORILY, Jk"4f-furtr 
 ad. In the manner of an ac- 
 ceflbry. 
 
 ACCESSORY, ak'-fef-f'ir-ry. 
 Joined to another thing, fo as to 
 increafeit; additional. 
 
 ACCIDENCE, ak'-fy-dens. f. The 
 little book containing the firft rudi- 
 ments of grammar, and explaining 
 the propert.es of the eight parts of 
 fpeech . 
 
 ACCIDENT, ak'-fv-dcnt. f. The 
 property or quality of any being, 
 which may be <eparated from it, at 
 leaft in thought ; in grammar, the 
 property of a word ; that which 
 happens unforefeen ; cafualty, 
 chance. 
 
 ACCIDENTAL, ak-fy-dn'-ta!. f. 
 A property noneflential. 
 
 ACCIDENTAL, ak-fv-den'-tal. a. 
 Having the quality of an accident, 
 noneflential ; cafua], fortuitous, 
 happening by chance. 
 
 ACCIDENTALLY, ak-fv-deir.nU. 
 y. ad. Cafually, fortuitouily. 
 
 ACClDENTALNEbS, ik-fy den'- 
 tal-nes, f. The quality of being 
 accidental. 
 
 ACCIPJENT, ak sip'-y-ent. f. A 
 receiver. 
 
 To ACCTTE, ilc-sl'te. v. a. To call; 
 to fummons. 
 
 ACCLAIM, ak-k!a'me. f. A fliout 
 ofpraife; acclamation. 
 
 ACCLAMATION, Ak.k!i-mr-fhun. 
 f. Shouts of applaufe. 
 
 ACCLIVITY, ak-kUv'-vi-ty. f. The 
 iteepnefs or flope of a iiue'inclinh ; 
 to the horizon, reckon'-: 1 ! upwards, 
 as, the afcent of a hill i, the --c !:- 
 vity, the defcent is tr,-> declivity. 
 
 ACCLIVOUS, ak ki-.is. a. Rlf- 
 ing with a fiope. 
 
 ToACCLOY, ik-k '. v. n. To 
 fill up, in an ill il-uib; to fill to 
 fatiety. 
 
 To ACCOIL, ik-k ; !. v. n. To 
 crowd, to keep a oil about,- to 
 buftle, to be in a h 
 
 ACCOLADE, ak-ki Vde. f, An 
 embracing about the neck. 
 
 ACCOLENT. 4k'-k&.Iint. f. A 
 
 borderer. 
 
 ACCOMMODABLE, ak-kim'-mo- 
 dabl. a. That which may be fitted. 
 
 To ACCOMMODATE, Ak-k6m'- 
 ror-da e. v. a. To fupply with 
 conveniencies of any kind ; toadaptj 
 to fit. 
 
 To ACCOMMODATE, ak-k6m'- 
 mo-daie. v. n. To be conformable 
 to. 
 
 ACCOMMODATE, a k-kom'-m&- 
 dcite. a. Suitable, fit. 
 
 ACCOMMODATELY, ak-kom'- 
 mO-date iy. ad. Suitably, fitly. 
 
 ACCOM MODATlONTak-kom m6. 
 da'-lhun. f. Provifion of conve- 
 nk-ncies ; in the plural, conveni- 
 encies, things requifue to cafe or 
 refreftimem ; compofition of a dif- 
 ference, reconciliation, adjullment 
 
 ACCOMPANABLE, ak-kum'-pa- 
 nAbl. a. Sociable. 
 
 ACCOM PAN I ER, ak-kum'- pa-ny- 
 ur. f. The perfon that makes part 
 of the company ; companion. 
 
 ACCOMPANIMENT, ak-kum'-pa- 
 ny-ment. f. The addition of a 
 thing by way of ornament j the aft 
 of going along with. 
 
 To ACCOMPANY, ak-kum'-pa-rv. 
 v. a. To be with another as a 
 companion ; to join with. 
 
 To ACCOMPANY, ik-kfim'-pi-ny. 
 v. n. To aflbciate with. 
 
 AQCOMPLICE, ;\k-k6m'-plls. f. An 
 aflbciate, a partaker, ufually in an 
 ill lenfe ; a partner, or co-operator. 
 
 To ACCOMPLISH, Ak-kAm'-ph'fli. 
 v. a. To complete, to execute 
 fully, as, to accomplifh a defign | 
 to fulfil, as a prophecy ; to adorn, 
 or furnifli, either mind or body. 
 
 ACCOMPLISHED, 4k- k6m'- ph'fhe, 
 p. a. Complete in fome qua- 
 lification ; elegant, finiflied in re- 
 fpett of embellimments. 
 
 ACCOM PLISHER, ak-k( f >m'-p]Hh- 
 ur. f. The perfon that accom- 
 plices. 
 
 ACCOMPLISHMENT, ik-kim'- 
 plllh-ment. f. Completion, full 
 performance, perfection, comple- 
 tion, as of a prophecy; cmbellifh- 
 jncnt,
 
 A C C 
 
 A C C 
 
 ment, elegance, ornament of mind 
 or body. 
 
 ACCOMPT, ak-kount'. f. An ac- 
 count, a reckoning. 
 
 ACCO \4PTA vT, ak-koun'-tant. f. 
 A reckoner, com >u .-". 
 
 To ACCORD, ak-kord'. v. a. To 
 make agree, to adjuft one thing to 
 another. 
 
 To ACCORD, ak-k6rd'. v. n. To 
 agree, to iuit on" vita anotner. 
 
 ACCORD, ak-k&rd'- f. Aompaft 
 an agreement; concurrence, union 
 of mind; harmony, fymmetry. 
 
 ACCORDANCE, ak-kor'-dans. f 
 Agreement with a perfon; confer 
 mity to fomething 
 
 ACCORDANT, a ;-k6r'-dant. a. 
 W.lling, in good humour. 
 
 ACCORDING, ak-kor'- ding. p. In 
 a manner fuitable to, agreeable to; 
 in proportion ; with regard to. 
 
 ACCORDINGLY, ak kor'-ch'ng-ly. 
 ad. Agreeably, fuitably, conform- 
 ably. 
 
 ACCORPORATE, ak-kor'- P 6-rate. 
 v. a. To unite one body with another. 
 
 To ACCOST, ak-koft'. v. a. To 
 fpeak to firft, to addrefs, to falute. 
 
 ACCOSTABLE, ak-kos'-tabl. a. 
 Eafy of accefs, familiar. 
 
 ACCOUNT, ak-kount'. f. A com- 
 putation of debts or expenfes; the 
 ftate or relult of a computation; 
 value or eftimation; a narrative, re- 
 lation ; the relation and reafons of a 
 tranfaftion given to a peifon in au- 
 thority; explanation, alignment of 
 caufes. 
 
 To ACCOUNT, ak-kount'. v. a. 
 To efteem, to think, to hold in 
 opinion ; to reckon, to compute ; 
 to give an account, to affign the 
 caufes ; to make up the reckoning, 
 to anfwer for praftices ; to hold in 
 efteem. 
 
 To ACCOUNT, ak-kount. v, n. To 
 reckon ; to affign the caufes, in 
 which fenfe it is followed by the 
 particle for ; to anfwer, with for ; 
 as, to anfwer/or. 
 
 ACCOUNTABLE, ak-koun'-tabl. a. 
 Of whom an account may be re- 
 quired, who muft anfwer for. 
 
 VtL.I. 
 
 ACCOUNTANT, ak-koun'-tlnt. a. 
 
 Accountable to ; refponfible for. 
 ACCOUNTANT ak-koun'-tant. f. 
 A computer, a man fkilled or em- 
 ployed in accoon^s 
 ACCOUNT-BOOK, ak-kount'- b6k. 
 
 f. A book containing accounts. 
 ACCOUNTING, ak'koun'-tlng. f. 
 Tire aft of reckoning or making up 
 accn s. 
 To ACCOUPLE, ak kip'l. v. a. 
 
 To join, to link together. 
 To ACCOUR f , ak-ko'rt. v. a. to 
 entertain with courtlhip, or cour- 
 tefy. 
 To ACCOUTRE, ak-ko'-tur. v. a. 
 
 To drefs, to equip. 
 
 ACCOUTREMENT, , ak - k6'-tfir- 
 ment. f. Drefs, equipage, trap- 
 pings, ornaments.' 
 
 ACCRETION, ak-kre'-fhun. f. The 
 aft of .growing to another, fo aa to 
 increafe it. 
 
 ACCRETIVE, ak kre'-tlv. a. Grow- 
 ing ; that which by growth is added. 
 To ACCROACH, ; ak-kr&'tfh. v. a. 
 
 To draw to one a^ with a hook. 
 ACCROAC 'MENT, 4k - kro'tfh- 
 
 ment'. f. The aft of accroaching. 
 To ACCRUE, ak kr6'. v. n. To 
 accede to, to be added to; to be 
 added, as an advantage or im- 
 provement; in a commercial fenfe, 
 to be produced, or arife, as profits. 
 ACCUSATION, dk ku br-lhun. f. 
 The antient pofture of leaning at 
 meals. 
 
 To ACCUMB', ak kum'b. v.a. To 
 lie at the table, according to the 
 ancient manner. 
 ACCUMBENT, ak-kum' bent. a. 
 
 Leaning on one's fide. 
 To ACCUMULATE, ak k6-mu- 
 late. v. a. To pile up, to heap 
 together. 
 
 ACCUMULATION, ak-ku-mu-la'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of accumulating j 
 the ftate of bein? accumulated. 
 ACCUMULATIVE, ak-Tcu'-mu-!a- 
 tfv. a. That wnich accumulates; 
 that which is accumulated. 
 ACCUMULATOR, ak-kr-mt-li- 
 tur. 1. He that accumulates, a ga- 
 therer or heaper together. 
 
 c ACCU-
 
 ACE 
 
 ACCURACY, ak'-ku-ra-fy. f. Ex-' 
 
 adnefs, nicety. 
 
 ACCURATE, ak'-ku-rat. a. Exact, 
 as oppofed to negligence or igno- 
 rance ; exad, without defect or 
 failure. 
 ACCURATELY, ak'-ku-rat-iy. ad. 
 
 Exaftly, without errour, nicely. 
 ACCURATENESS, ak'-ku-rat-nesr 
 
 f. E xadnefs, nicety. 
 To ACCURSE, ak-kur's. v. a. To 
 
 doom to rcifery. 
 
 ACCURSED, ak-kur'-fed. part. a. 
 That which is curfed or doomed to 
 mifery; execrable, hateful, deteft- 
 able. 
 
 ACCUSABLE, ak-ku'-zabl.a. That 
 which may be cenfured; blame- 
 able; culpable. 
 
 ACCUSATION, ak-ku-za'-Mn. f. 
 The a& of acculing ; the charge 
 brought againit any one. 
 ACCUSATIVE, ak-ku'-za-tiv. a. A 
 term of grammar, the fourth cafe 
 of a noun. 
 
 ACCUSATORY, ak-ku'-zi-tur-y. 
 a. That which produceth or con- 
 taineth an accufation. 
 To ACCUSE, ak-ku'ze. v. a. To 
 charge with a crime; to blame or 
 cenfure. 
 ACCUSER, ak-ku'-zur. f. He that 
 
 brings a charge againft another. 
 To ACCUSTOM, ik-iuV-tum. v.a. 
 
 To habituate, to enure. 
 ACCUSTOM ABLE, a'.c-kus'-tum- 
 mabl. a. Done by long cuJtoni or 
 habit. 
 
 ACCUSTOMABLY, ik.kus'-tum- 
 
 mab-ly. ad. According to cullom. 
 
 ACCUSTOMANCE, ak-kus'-tum- 
 
 mans. f. Cuftom, habit, ufe. 
 ACCUSTOM AR FLY, ak-ku/.tum- 
 ma-ry-ly. ad. In a cuftomary man- 
 tier. 
 ACCUSTOM ARY, ak-kus'-tfim-ma- 
 
 ry-a-. Ufual, praftifed. 
 ACCUSTOMED, ak-kuY-tumd. a. 
 According to cuitom, frequent, 
 nfual. 
 ACE, a'fe. f. A unit, a fmglc point 
 
 on c-n-ds or dice ; a fmall quantity. 
 aCEPHAtOtJS, a fef'-fa-lut, adj. 
 Without a head, 
 
 A C K 
 
 ACERB, a-fer'b. a. Bitter, (harp, 
 
 four, rough, harfh, fevere. 
 ACERBITY, a-fer'-by-ty. f. A 
 
 rough four tails ; applied to men, 
 
 (harpnefs of temper. 
 To ACERVATE, a-fer'-vate. v.a. 
 
 To heap up. 
 ACERVATiON, as'-cr-va'-fliun. f. 
 
 Heaping together. 
 ACERVOSE, a-fer'-vus. adj. Full 
 
 of heaps. 
 ACESCENT, a-feY-fcnt. a. That 
 
 which has a tendency to fournefs or 
 
 acidity. 
 ACETOSE, if-e-i6'fe. a. That 
 
 which has in it acids. 
 ACETOSITY, ai-c-tob'-fy-ty. f. 
 
 The rtate of being acetofe. 
 ACETOUS, a-fe'-ius. a. Sour.^ 
 ACHE, a'ke. f. A continued pain. 
 To ACHE, a'ke. v. n. To be in pain. 
 To ACHIEVE, ic-tlhc've. v.a. To 
 
 perform, to finifh. 
 ACHIEVER, at-tfhe'-vur. f. He that 
 
 performs what he endeavours. 
 ACHIEVEMENT, at-tfhc've-mcnt. 
 
 f. The performance of an adion; 
 
 the cfcutcheon, or enfigns armo- 
 rial. 
 ACHING, a'ke-Iag. f. Pain, uncafi- 
 
 nefs. 
 ACHOR, i'-Ur. f. A fpecies of the 
 
 herpes. 
 
 ACID, as'-sW. a. Sour, flurp. 
 ACIDITY, a-^Id-di.ty. f. Sharp- 
 
 ncfs, fournefs. 
 ACIDNESS, as'-sld-nes. f. The 
 
 quality of being acid. 
 ACIDUL.E, a-sld'-du-le. f. Medi- 
 
 cinal Iprings, impregnated with 
 
 fharp particles. 
 To ACIDULATE, a-iid^du-late. v. 
 
 a. To tinge with acids in a flight 
 
 degree. 
 AC1NAUEOUS, ar.y-na'-flius. a. 
 
 Full of kernels. 
 
 To ACKNOWLEDGE, ak- r 61% 
 ledzh. v. a. To own the know- 
 ledge of, to own any thing or perfon 
 iu a particular character; to confefs, 
 as, a fault; to own, as, a benefit. 
 ACKNOWLEDGING, Ak- nol'- 14- 
 
 d/.hing. a. Grateful. 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ik-ni!'- 
 10 lidzh-
 
 A C 
 
 A C R 
 
 ledzh-ment. f. Conceffion of the 
 
 truth of any pofition ; confeffion of 
 
 a fault; confeffion of a benefit re- 
 
 ceived. 
 ACME, ak'-me'. f. The height of 
 
 any thing ; more efpecially ufed to 
 
 denote the height of a diftemper. 
 ACOLOTHIST, a-k6l'-16-thift. 7 , 
 ACOLYTE, ak'-k6-lite. j *' 
 
 One of the loweft order in the Ro- 
 
 mi(h church. 
 ACONITE, ik'-ko-nlte. f. The herb 
 
 wolfs -bane. In poetical language, 
 
 poifon in general. 
 ACORN, r-k6rn. f. The feed or 
 
 fruit born by the oak. 
 ACORN ED, a'-kornd. adj. Stored 
 
 with acorns. 
 ACORUS, ii-ko'-rus. f. Sweet-fcented 
 
 flag. 
 ACOUSTICKS, a-kous'-tlks. f. The 
 
 do&rine or theory of founds ; medi- 
 
 cines to J*elp the hearing. 
 To ACQUAINT, ak-kwa'nt. v. a. 
 
 To make familiar with; to inform. 
 ACQUAINTANCE, ak-kwa'n-tdns. 
 
 f. The ftate of being acquainted 
 
 with, familiarity, knowledge; fami- 
 
 liar knowledge; a flight or initial 
 
 knowledge, (hort of friendfhip ; the 
 
 perfon with whom we are acquainted, 
 
 without the intimacy of friendfhip. 
 ACQUAINTED, ak-kwa'n-ted. a. 
 
 Familiar, well known. 
 ACQUEST, ak-kweft'. f. Acquifl- 
 
 tion; the thing gained. 
 To ACQUIESCE, ak-kwy-e's. v.n. 
 
 To reft in, or remain fatisfied. 
 ACQUIESCENCE, ak-kwy-eY- 
 
 ens. f. A filent appearance of con- 
 
 tent; fatisfa&ion, reft, content ; fub- 
 
 miffion. 
 ACQUIRABLE, ak-kwl'-rabl. a. 
 
 Attainable. 
 To ACQUIRE, ak-kwi're. v. a. To 
 
 gain by one's labour or power. 
 ACQUIRED, ak-kwi'-rd. particip. 
 
 a. Gained by one's felf. 
 ACQUIRER, ak-kwi'-rur. f. The 
 
 perfon that acquires ; a gainer. 
 ACQUIREMENT, ak-kwi're-ment. 
 
 f. That which is acquired, gain, 
 
 attainment, 
 ACQUISITION, ak-kwy-zNh'-ftiun. 
 
 f. The aft of acquiring; the thing 
 
 gained, acquirement. 
 ACQUISITIVE, ak-kwlz'-zl-tlv. a. 
 
 that which is acquired. 
 ACQUIST, ik-kwift'. f. Acquire- 
 
 ment, attainment. 
 To ACQUIT, ak-kwit x . v. a. To 
 
 fet free ; to clear from a charge of 
 
 guilt, to abfolve ; to clear from any 
 
 obligation ; the man hath acquitted 
 
 himfelf well, he difcharged his duty. 
 ACQUITMENT, ak-kwh'-ment. f. 
 
 The ftate of being acquitted, or a& 
 
 of acquitting. 
 ACQUITTAL, ak-kwit'-tal. f. Is a 
 
 deliverance from an offence. 
 To ACQUITTANCE, ak-kwit'- 
 
 tans. v. a. To procure an acquit- 
 
 tance, to acquit. 
 ACQUITTANCE, ak-kwlt'-tans. f. 
 
 The adl of difcharging from a debt ; 
 
 a writing teflifying the receipt of a 
 
 debt. 
 ACRASY, ak'-ra-ty. f. An indifpo- 
 
 fition from relaxation. 
 ACRE, a'-kur. f. A quantity of land 
 
 containing in length forty perches, 
 
 and four in breadth, or four thou- 
 
 fand eight hundred and forty fquare 
 
 yards. 
 ACRID, ak'-krld. a. Of a hot biting 
 
 tafte. 
 ACRIDOPHAGI, Ak-rl : d6f-a-dzhi. 
 
 f. Eaters of locufts. 
 ACRIMONIOUS, ak-ktf-m&'n-y&s. 
 
 a. Sharp, corrofive. 
 ACRIMONY, ak'-kry-mun-ny. f. 
 
 Sharpnefs, corrofivenefs ; iharpnefs 
 
 of temper, feverity. 
 ACR1TUDE, ak'-kry-tWe. f. An 
 
 acrid tafte, a biting Heat on the 
 
 palate. 
 ACROAMATICAL,ak'-kro-a-mat"- 
 
 ti-kal. a. Of or pertaining to deep 
 
 learning. 
 ACROM1ON, a-kr&'-my-on. f. The 
 
 upper point of the moulder-blade. 
 ACRONYCAL, a-kr&n'-i-kal. adj. 
 
 Rifing or fetting when the fun fets. 
 ACRONYCALLY, a-kron'-I-kal-y. 
 
 adv. With the fetting fun. 
 ACROSPIRE. ak'-kro-fpire. f. A 
 
 fhoot or fprout from the end of 
 
 feeds. 
 
 c z ACRO-
 
 ACT 
 
 A C U 
 
 ACROSPIRED, 4k'-kr& fpird. part, 
 a. Having frJrouts. ' . 
 
 ACROSS, 4-kr6s'. ad. Athwart, 
 laid over iomething fo as to crofs it. 
 
 ACROSTICK, i-kro/-tlk. f. A 
 poem in which the firit letter of 
 every line being taken, makes up 
 the name of the perfon or thing on 
 which the poem is written. 
 
 ACROTER, 4k' kr6-tur ? 
 
 ACROTERIUM,ak-kr&-te'-r-um. 5 
 f. A little pedeftal placed on a pe- 
 diment, a little pinnacle placed on the 
 top of a church or other building. 
 
 To ACT, ak't. v. n. To be in attion, 
 ' not to reft 
 
 To ACT, ak't. v. a. To perform a 
 borrowed character, as a ftage- 
 player ; to produce effects in fome 
 paffive fubject. 
 
 ACT, ak't. C Something done, a 
 deed, an exploit, whether good or 
 ill; apart of a play, during which 
 the action process without inter- 
 ruption ; a decree ot parliament. 
 
 ACTION, ik'-fli&n. f. The quality 
 or Hate of adtiug, opposite to reft ; 
 an aft or thing done, a deed j a- 
 gency, operation ; the feries of 
 events reprefented in a fable; gef- 
 ticulation, the accordance of the 
 motions of the body with the words 
 fpcken; a term in law. 
 
 ACTIONABLE, ak'-fliun- ibl. a. 
 That which admits an action in law, 
 punilhable. 
 
 ACTION ARY, ak'.(hia-ir-j\ 1 
 
 AClIONIST,ik'fh6n-iil. 
 
 One that has a lhare in actions, or 
 
 ftocks. 
 ACTION-TAKING, ak"-fhun-ta'- 
 
 Hng. a. Litigious. 
 ACTIVE, ak'-tlv. a. That which 
 
 has the power or quality of acting ; 
 
 that which acts, oppofed to paffive ; 
 
 bufy, engaged in action, oppofed 
 
 to idle or fedentary ; nimble, agile, 
 
 quick; in grammar, a verb active 
 
 is that which fignines action, as, 1 
 
 teach. 
 ACT]VELY,ak'-tJv-l y . ad. Bufily, 
 
 nimbly. 
 ACTIVENESS, ak'- tlv-r.es. f. 
 
 Quickneis j nimblenefs. 
 
 ACTIVITY, ik-tlv'-vf-tf. f. The 
 quality of being active. 
 
 ACTOR, ak'-tur. f. He that ah, 
 or performs any thing ; he that per- 
 fonates a character, a ftage-player. 
 
 ACTRESS, ak'-tres i. She that 
 performs any thing; a woman that 
 plays on the ftage. 
 
 ACTUAL, ak'-;u 41 a. Really in 
 act, not merely potential ; in act, 
 not purely in fpecularion. 
 
 ACTUALITY, ik-tft 41' ty-ty. f. 
 Tnc ftu- of tv-int; uC l al 
 
 ACTUALLY, ak'-tu-al-ly. ad. In 
 a.-t ii< effect, really. 
 
 ACTUALNESS, ik'-tu-il-ncs. f. 
 The i; ? ; ng actual. 
 
 UTU\Y. ik'-ui-ar-) 1 -. f. The 
 tei or cnicer who compiles the 
 minutes of the proceedings of the 
 court. 
 
 -TUATE. ik'-tui-tc. v. a. 
 To pur into action. 
 
 To ACUATE, ak'-ku ute. v. a. To 
 Iharpen. 
 
 ACULEATE, a ku'-I^-4te. a. Prick- 
 ly, that which terminates in a iharp 
 point. 
 
 ACUMEN, i-ku'-min. f. A fharp 
 point ; figuratively, quicknefs of in- 
 tellects. 
 
 To ACUMINATE, 4-ku'-my-nate. v. 
 a. To iharpen at the point, to point. 
 
 ACUMINATED, 4-ku'-my-na-tcd. 
 part. a. Ending in a point, (harp- 
 pointed. 
 
 ACUPUNCTATION, ik-kfi-l 
 p6nk-t4'-fhun. / f 
 
 ACUPUNCTURE, ak - ku- f '* 
 punk'-ture. J 
 
 The pricking with a needle. 
 
 ACUTE, a-ku'te. a. Sharp, oppofed 
 to blunt; ingenious, oppofed to 
 ftupid ; acute difeafe, any difeafe 
 which is attended with an increafe4 
 velocity of blood, and terminates in 
 a few days ; acute accent, that whiih 
 rai^ or fharpens the voice. 
 
 ACUTELY, a-ku'te-ly. ad. After 
 an acu'e manner, fliarply. 
 
 ACUTENESS,4-kfi'te.res. f. Sharp- 
 nefs ; force of intellects ; violence 
 and fperdy crifis of a malady ; (harp- 
 nds of found. 
 
 AD ACTED,
 
 ADD 
 
 A D E 
 
 ADACTED, a-dak'-ted. part. a. 
 
 Driven by force. 
 
 ADAGE, ad'-adzh. f. A maxim, a 
 . proverb. 
 ADAGIO, a-da'-dzh^-5. f. A term 
 
 ufed by mufkians, to mark a flow 
 
 time. 
 ADAMANT, ad'-a-mant. f. A ftone 
 
 of impenetrate hardnefs ; the dia- 
 mond ; the loadftone. 
 ADAMANTEAN, ad-a-man-te'-an. 
 
 a. Hard as adamant. 
 ADAMANTINE, ad-a-iran'-iln. a. 
 
 Made of adamant ; having the qua- 
 lities of adamant, as, hardnefs, in- 
 
 diflblubility. 
 ADAM'S-APPLE, ad"-amz-ap'l. f. 
 
 A prominent part of the throat. 
 To ADAPT, a-dap't. v. a. To fit, to 
 
 fuit, to proportion. 
 
 ADAPTATION, ad ap-ta'-fhun, 1 
 ADAPTION, ad ap'-flmn. j 
 
 f. The aft of fitting one thing to 
 
 another, the fitnefs of one thing to 
 
 another. 
 To ADD, ad', v. a. To join fome- 
 
 thing to that which was before. 
 To ADDECIMATE, ad-des'-fy- 
 
 mate. v. a. To take or afcertain 
 
 tithes. 
 To ADDEEM, ad-de'm. v. a. To 
 
 efteem, to account. 
 ADDER, ad'-dur. f. A ferpent, a 
 
 viper, a poilbnous reptile. 
 ADDER'S-GRASS, ad'-durz-gras. 
 
 f. A plant. 
 ADDER'S-TONGUE, ad'- durz - 
 
 ting-, f. An herb. 
 ADDER'S-WORT, ad'-durz-wurt. f. 
 
 An herb. 
 ADDIBILITY, ad'-dy-bll"-ly-ty. f. 
 
 The poflibility of being added. 
 ADDIBLE, ad' -dlbl. a. Poifible to 
 
 be added. 
 
 ADD ICE, ad'-dls. f. A kind of ax. 
 To ADDICT, ad-dlkt'. v. a. To de- 
 vote, to dedicate; it is commonly 
 
 taken in a bad fenfe, as, he addifted 
 
 hirnfelf to vice. 
 ADDICTEDNESS, ad-dik'-ted-nes. 
 
 f. The itate of being addicted. 
 ADDICTION, ad-dlk'-{hun. f. The 
 
 aft ot devoting ; the i^ate of being 
 
 devoted, 
 
 ADDITAMENT, ad"-dy-ta-mtu'. 
 
 f. Addition, the thing added. 
 ADDITION, ad-diih'-ftmn. f. Tni 
 
 aft of adding one thing to another ; 
 
 the thing added; in arithmedck, 
 
 addition is me reduftion of two or 
 
 more numbers of like kind into 
 
 one fum or total. 
 ADDITIONAL, ad-dJm'-nio.nal. a. 
 
 That which is added. 
 ADDITORY, ad'-dy-tur-y. a. That 
 
 which has the power of adding. 
 ADDLE, ad'l. a. Originally applied 
 
 to eggb, and fignifying futh as pro- 
 duce nothing, thence transferred to 
 
 brains that produce nothing. 
 To ADDLE, ad'l. v. a. To make 
 
 addle ; to confufe. 
 ADDLE-PATED, ad'1-pa-ted. a. 
 
 Having barren brains. 
 To ADDRESS, id-dres'. v. a. To 
 
 prepare one's felf to enter upon any 
 
 aftion ; to apply to another by 
 
 words. 
 ADDRESS, ad-dres'. f. Verbal 
 
 application to any. one ; courtihip; 
 
 manner of addreffing another, as, a 
 
 man of pleating addrefs; fkill, 
 
 dexterity ; manner of directing * 
 
 letter. 
 ADDRESSER, ad-dres'-fur. f. The 
 
 perfon thar addreffes. 
 To ADDUCE, ad cu'ie. v. a. T 
 
 draw to, bring in, allege, affign. 
 ADDUCENT, ad-du' -fent. a. A 
 
 wurd applied to thofe mufcks that 
 
 draw together the parts of the body. 
 To ADDULCE, ad-dui's. v. a. To 
 
 fweeten. 
 ADEMPT10N, a-demp'-flum. C 
 
 Privation. 
 ADENOGRAPHY, ad-dc-nog'-gra- 
 
 fy. f A treatife of the glands. 
 ADEPT, a dep't. f. He that is com- 
 
 pletely fkilled in all the fecrets of his 
 
 art. 
 ADEPT, a-dep't. a. Completely 
 
 fkilled, flciiful, well verfed. 
 ADEQUATE, ad'-e-kwate. a. Equ4 
 
 to, proportionate. 
 ADEQUATELY, ad'-e-k-vat-ly. ad. 
 
 In an adequate manner, with exaft- 
 
 nefs of proportion. 
 
 ADEQUATENESS, ad'-e-kwat-n^. 
 f. Tbe
 
 A D I 
 
 f. The ftate of being adequate, ex- 
 aftnefs of proportion- 
 
 ADFECTED, dd-fek'-ted. a. Com- 
 pounded. 
 
 To ADHERE, ad-h're. v. n. To 
 
 ' flick to ; to remain firmly fixed to a 
 party, or opinion. 
 
 ADHERENCE, ad-he'-rens. 7 f 
 
 ADHERENCY, ad-he'-ren-ly. j 
 The quality of adhering, tenacity, 
 fixednefs of mind, attachment, flea- 
 dinefe. 
 
 ADHERENT, ad-he'-rent. a. Silk- 
 ing to ; united with. 
 
 ADHERENT, ad-he'-rent. f. A fol- 
 lower, a partifan. 
 
 ADHERER, ad-he'-rur. f. He that 
 adheres. 
 
 ADHESION, ad-he'-zhun. f. The aft 
 or Hate of flicking to fomething. 
 
 ADHESIVE, id-hi'-sjv.f. Sticking 
 tenacious. 
 
 To ADHIBIT, ad-hib'-Mt. v. a. To 
 apply, to make ufe of. 
 
 ADHIBITION, ad-hy.bffh'-fhun. f. 
 Application, ufe. 
 
 ADJACENCY,ad dzha'-fen-fy.f.The 
 ftate of lying clofe to another thing. 
 
 ADJ ACENT, ad-dzhi'-fent. a. Lying 
 clofe, bordering upon fomethinc- 
 
 ADJACENT, ad-dzha'-fent. f. That 
 which lies r.ext another 
 
 ADIAPHOROUS, a-d'i-af-f&.rus. a. 
 rleutral. 
 
 ADIAPHORY, a-dl-af.fo-r*. f. 
 Neutrality, indifference. 
 
 ADI APNEUSTI A , ad - y - Ap - nus'- 
 ty-a. (. A breathing through the 
 pores of the body. 
 
 To ADJECT, ad-dzhecY. v. a. To 
 add to, to put to. 
 
 ADJECTION, ad-dzhek'-n.un. f. 
 The aft of adjecting, or adding j 
 the thing adjefted, or added. 
 
 ADJECTiTlOUa, ad-zhek-tifli'- 
 flms. a. Added, thrown in. 
 
 ADJECTIVE, id'-zhek-tJv. f. A 
 word added to a noun, to fignify the 
 addition or feparation of feme qua- 
 lity, circumftance, or manner of 
 being ; as, good, bad. 
 
 ADJECT1VELY, ad'-zhek-tfv-ly. 
 ad. After the manner of an adjedive. 
 
 ADIEU, a-du'. ad. Farewtl. 
 
 ADJ 
 
 To ADJOIN, ad-dzhoi'n. v. a. Te 
 join to, to unite to, to put to. 
 
 To ADJOIN, ad-dzhoi'n. v. n. To 
 be contiguous to. 
 
 To ADJOURN, id-dzhur'n. v. a. 
 To put off to another day, naming 
 the time. 
 
 ADJOURNMENT.ad-dzhurn'-mcnt. 
 f. A putting off till another day. 
 
 ADIPOSE, $d'-dy-pofe. | a. fat; 
 
 ADll'OUS, ad'-dy-pus. jgreafy, 
 unctuous, oily. 
 
 ADIT, aa'-h. f. A paffage under 
 ground. 
 
 AD IT! ON, id-tth'-un. f. The aft 
 of going to another. 
 
 To ADJUDGE, ad dzhudzh'. v. a. 
 To give the thing controverted to 
 one of the parties ; to fentence to a pu- 
 niftiment ; fimply, to judge, to decree. 
 
 To ADJUDICATE, ad'-dzho-dy- 
 kate. v. a. To adjudge. 
 
 ADJUDICATION, ad-dzho-d-ka'- 
 fhun. f. The act of granting fome- 
 thing to a litigant. 
 
 To ADJUGATE, id'-zho gate, v. a. 
 To yoke to. 
 
 ADJUMENT, id'- zho - mnt. f. 
 Help. 
 
 ADJUNCT, id'-dzhunkt. f. Some- 
 thing adherent or united to another. 
 
 ADJUNCT, ad'-dzhunkt. a. Imme- 
 diately joined. 
 
 ADJUNCTION, ad-dzhunk'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of adjoining ; the thing ad- 
 joined. 
 
 ADJUNCTIVE, ad-dzhunk'-n'v. f. 
 He that ioins ; that which is joined. 
 
 ADJURATION, ad-zh,Vra'-foun. f. 
 The aft of propofing an oath to an- 
 other ; the form of oath propofed to 
 another. 
 
 To ADJURE, id-dzhor. v. a. To 
 iinpofe an oath upon another, pre- 
 fcrihinor the form. 
 
 To ADJUST, ad-dzhu(T. v. a. To 
 regulate, to put in order; -to make 
 conformable. 
 
 ADJUSTMENT, y-dzhia'-mcnt. f. 
 Regulation, the aft of putting in 
 method ; the ftate of being put in 
 method. 
 
 ADJUTAGE, ad'-zho-radzh. f. The 
 fpout fitted to an artificial fountam. 
 ADJU-
 
 ADM 
 
 ADM 
 
 AD JUTANT,id'-zh6-tiot. f. A petty 
 officer, whofe duty is to afliil the 
 major, by diilributing pay, and over- 
 feeing punishment. 
 
 To AD JUTE, ad-dzho t. v. a. To 
 
 . help, to concur. 
 
 ADJUTOR, ad-dzho'-tur. f. A helper. 
 
 ADJUTORY,ad'-zh6-tur-y. a. That 
 which helps. 
 
 ADJUTRIX, ad-dzho'-triks. f. She 
 who helps. 
 
 ADJUVANT, ad'-zho-vant. a. Help- 
 ful, ufeful. 
 
 To ADJUVATE, ad'-zho-vate. v. a. 
 To help, to further. 
 
 ADLEGATIGN, ad-le-ga'-fhun. f. 
 A joint embaiTage. 
 
 ADLOCUTION, ud-lo-ku'-Mn. f. 
 A fpeech made by generals to their 
 armies. 
 
 To ADMEASURE, ad-mez'-zhur. 
 v. a. To raeafure by a ftandard. 
 
 ADMEASUREMENT, ad - mez- 
 zhur-ment. f. The aft or practice 
 of meafuring according to rule. 
 
 ADMENSURATiON, ad-men-fhS- 
 ra'-fhun. f. The aft of measuring 
 to each his part. 
 
 ADMINICLE, id-mJn'-ikl. f. Help, 
 fupport. 
 
 ADMINICULAR, ad-my-nik'-u-lar. 
 a. That which gives help. 
 
 ADMINICULATOR, ad-my-nik-u- 
 la'-tuT. f. An officer, or advocate for 
 the poor. 
 
 To ADMINISTER, ad-nun-'mf-tur. 
 v. a. To give, to afford, to fupply ; 
 to aft as the minifter or agent in any 
 employment or office ; to perform 
 the office of an adminiftrator. 
 
 To ADMINISTRATE, 4d-mJn-nIf- 
 
 trate. v. a. The fame as adminilter. 
 
 ADMINISTRATION, id-mln'-nff- 
 tra'-lhun. f. The aft of adminifter- 
 ing or conducting any employment ; 
 the aftive or executive part of go- 
 vernment ; thofe to whom the care 
 of publick affairs is committed. 
 
 ADMINISTRATIVE-, 4d-min"-nlf- 
 tra-tlv'. a. That which adminifters. 
 
 ADMINISTRATOR, ad-mln-nif- 
 tra'-tur. f. He that has the goods 
 of a man dying inteftate, commit- 
 ted to his charge, and is accountable 
 
 for the fame ; he that officiates in 
 divine rites ; he that condufts the 
 govern mert. 
 
 ADMINISTRATRIX, ad-mln mf- 
 tra'-ulks. f. She who adminiilers 
 in cor.fequence of a will. 
 
 ADMINISTRATORSHIP, ad-mln- 
 " nif-tra'-tdiyihlp. f. The o(Hce of 
 adminiftrator. 
 
 ADMIRAB1LITY, ad'-niy-ra-bl/'- 
 ly-ty^. f. The quality or itai.e of 
 being admirable. 
 
 ADMIRABLE, id'-m^-rib!. a. To be 
 admired, of power to excite wonder. 
 
 ADMiRABLENESS, ad"-my-rabl- 
 r.esV f. The quality or ilace of 
 being admirable. 
 
 ADMIRABLY, ad-'o^-rab-ty. ad. 
 Jn an admirable manner. 
 
 ADMIRAL, ad'-my-.ral. f. An of- 
 ficer or magiilrate that has the go- 
 vernment of the king's navy ; the 
 chief commander of a fleet ; the ftiip 
 which carries the admiral. 
 
 ADMIRALSHIP, ad"-my-ral-flu T p'. 
 The office of admiral. 
 
 ADMIRALTY, ad'-my-ral-ty. f. 
 The power, or oiucers, appointed for 
 the adminiltration of naval affairs. 
 
 ADMIRATION, ad-my-ra'-fhan. f. 
 Wonder, tke aft of admiring or 
 wondering. 
 
 To ADMIRE, ad-mi're. v. a. To 
 regard with wonder; to regard with 
 love. 
 
 ADMIRER, ad-ml'-rur. f. The per- 
 fon that wonders, or regards with 
 admiration ; a lover. 
 
 ADMIRINGLY, ad-mf'-iing ly. ad. 
 With admiration. 
 
 ADMISSIBLE, ad-mis'-slbl. a. That 
 
 which may be admitted. 
 ADMISSION, ad-mis'-ihfin. f. The 
 aft or praftice of admitting ; the 
 ftete of being admitted ; admittance, 
 the power of entering ; the allow- 
 ance of an argument. 
 
 To ADMIT, ad-mh'. v. a. Tofaffer 
 to enter ; to fuffer to enter upon an 
 office ; to -allow an argument or po- 
 fition ; to allow, or grant in ge~ 
 
 ADM1TTABLE, ad-mlc'.tibl. a. 
 Which may be admitted. 
 
 ADMITr
 
 ADO 
 
 ADS 
 
 ADMITTANCE, ad-mlt'-tans. f. 
 The aft of admitting, perrmffion to 
 enter; the power or right of enter- 
 ing ; cuftoni ; conceffion of a poii- 
 
 . tion. 
 
 To ADMIX, id-mlies'. v. a. To 
 mingle with ibcietiiing e'fe. 
 
 ADWiXTlON, aJ-n.iiw'-tfliun. f. 
 The union of one body with ano- 
 
 ADMIXTURE, ad-wli':ure. f. 
 
 Tne body r. ngled with another. 
 To ADMON.SH, ad-mcm'-nffh. v. a. 
 To warn of a fault, to reprove 
 
 gently. 
 ADMGNISHER, ad-mon'-nlfh-fir. f. 
 
 Tne psrfbn thnt puts another in mind 
 . oi'iiis holes or duty. 
 ADMONISHMENT, ad-mon'-nlih- 
 
 ment. f. Admonition, notice o/ 
 
 faults or duties 
 ADMONITION, ad-mu-nim'-un. f 
 
 The hint of a fault or duty, counlei, 
 
 gentle reproof. 
 ADMONitlONER, aJ-m&-nIm'-un- 
 
 ur. f. A general ad/ifer. A lu 
 
 dicrous term. 
 ADMONITORY, AJ.m6n"-n^ tftr'- 
 
 ry a. Tnat vvnich admoniftux 
 ADMORTlZATION.ad.mAr.il 2 1'- 
 
 ftmn. f. .The. reduction of property 
 
 to the (late of mortmain. 
 To ADMOVE, Ad-m6've. v. a. To 
 . bring one thipg to another. 
 ADMURMURATION, ad-mur-mu- 
 
 ja'-fhun. f. The ad of murmuring 
 
 to another. 
 
 ADNOUN, ai'-noun. f. An adjeaive. 
 ADO, a-do'. f. Trouble, difHculty; 
 
 buftle, Wmult, bufinefs ; more tu- 
 mult and fhow of bufinefs, than the 
 
 affair is \v.orth. 
 
 ADOLESCENCE, a -dc-l e /-fens. 1 
 ADOLESCENCY.a d6-le/-fcvfy. $ 
 
 f. The age fucceeding childhood, 
 
 and fucceeded bv puberty. 
 ADONIC, a-d6n'-ilc. a. Confifting of 
 
 two feet in poetry. 
 To ADOPT, i-d&pt'. v. a. To take 
 
 a fon by choice, to make him a fun 
 
 who is not fo by birth ; to place 
 
 any perfon or thing in a nearer re- 
 lation to fomething elfe. 
 ADOPTEDLY, a-dop'-tcd-Iy. ad. 
 
 After the manner of fomething 
 adopted. 
 
 ADOPTER, a-dAp'-tur. f. He that 
 gives fume one by choice the rights 
 of a fan 
 
 ADOPT* ON, i-tJop'-ftun. f. The 
 aft of adopting j the ilate of being 
 adopted. 
 
 ADOPTIVE, i-d6p'-tfv. a. He that 
 is adopted by another; he that 
 adopts another. 
 ADORABLE, S-do'-ribl. a. That 
 
 which ought to be adored. 
 ADORABLENESS, a-di'-ribl-nei. 
 
 f. Worthineisof divine honours. 
 ADORABLY, a-do-ri-h!y. ad. In a 
 
 manner worthy of a Tration. 
 ADOR.nTiON^d ai ra'-fhun. f.The 
 external nomage paid to the divi- 
 nity ; homage paid to perfons in high 
 place or efteem. 
 To ADORE, a-d&'re. v. a. To wor- 
 
 ihip with external homage. 
 ADORER, A d.V-rur. f. He that 
 
 adores ; a worfhipper. 
 To ADORN, i-dorn'. v. a. To dre/ 
 to deck the pcrlon with ornaments ; 
 to fet ut any place or thing wuii 
 decora lious. 
 
 ADORNING. a-d6rn'-Ing. 7 f 
 ADORNMENT, a-dirn'-ment. J U 
 
 O i i'.ricMit, embellifliment. 
 ADOWN, i^low'n. ad. Down, on 
 
 the ground. 
 
 ADOWN, a-dow'n. prep. Down, to- 
 wards the grou.id. 
 ADREAD, i-died'. ad. In a ftate of 
 
 fear. 
 ADRIFT, 4-drIft'. ad. Floating at 
 
 random. 
 
 ADROGATION, ad-r6-gl'-fh&n. f. 
 The adoption of one become his own 
 matter. 
 
 ADROIT, i-droit'. a. Aftive, fkitful. 
 ADROITLY, i-droit'-ly ad. Dex- 
 
 troufly, nimbly, (kilfully, well. 
 ADROITNESS, a -droit'-jies. f. 
 
 Dexterity, readinefs, activity. 
 ADRY, a-drf. ad. Athirft, thirfty, 
 ADSCITIT10US, Ad-^-tilh'-u^. a. 
 That which i:, taken in to complete 
 fomething cHi-. 
 
 ADSTRICTION, ad-AHk'-fhun. f. 
 The ad of binding together. 
 
 To
 
 A D V 
 
 A D V 
 
 To ADVANCE, ad-va'ns. v. a. To 
 bring forward, in the local fenfs ; 
 to raife to preferment, to aggran- 
 dize ; to improve ; to forward, to 
 accelerate ; to propofe, to 6ffer to 
 the publick. 
 
 To ADVANCE, ad-va'ns. v. n. To 
 come forward; to make improve- 
 ment. 
 
 ADVANCE, ad va'ns. f. The ad 
 of coming forward ; a tendency to 
 come forward to meet a lover ; pro- 
 greffion, rife from one point to 
 another; improvement, progrefs 
 towards perfection. 
 
 ADVANCEMENT, ad-va'ns-ment. 
 f. The aft of coming forward ; 
 the ftate of being advanced, pre- 
 ferment ; improvement. 
 
 ADVANCER, ad-va'n-fur. f. A 
 promoter, forwarder. 
 
 ADVANTAGE, ad-van'-tadzh. f. 
 Superiority ; fuperiority gained by 
 ftratagem ; gain, profit ; preponder- 
 ation on one fide of the comparifon. 
 
 To ADVANTAGE, ad-van'-tadzh. 
 v. a. To benefit; to promote, to 
 bring forward. 
 
 AD VANTAGE ABLE, ad-van'-ti- 
 dzhabl. a. Profitable; gainful. 
 
 ADVANTAGED, ad-van'- ta-dzhd. 
 a. PofTeflfed of advantages. 
 
 ADVANTAGE-GROUND, ad- 
 van'-tadzh-ground. f. Ground that 
 gives fuperiority, and opportunities 
 of annoyance or refinance. 
 
 ADVANTAGEOUS, ad-van-ta'- 
 dzhus. a. Profitable, ufeful, oppor- 
 tune. 
 
 ADVANTAGEOUSLY, ad-van ta'- 
 dzhuf-ly\ ad. Conveniently, op- 
 portunely, profitably. 
 
 ADVANTAGEOUSNESS, ad-van- 
 ta'-dzhuf-ne%. f. Profitablenefs, ufe- 
 fulnefs, convenience. 
 
 ADVECTITIOUS, ad-vek.tifh'-us. 
 a. Foreign, brought from another 
 place. 
 
 To ADVENE, ad-ve'ne. v. n. To 
 accede to fomething, to be fuper- 
 added. 
 
 ADVENIENT, ad-ve'n-yent.a. Ad- 
 vening, fuperadded. 
 
 ADVENT, ad'- vent, f, The name 
 
 VOL, I, 
 
 of one of the holy feafons, 
 ing the coming ; that is, the coming 
 of our Saviour ; which is made the 
 fubjeft of our devotion during th 
 four weeks before Chriftmas. 
 
 ADVENTINE, ad-ven'-tln. 7 
 
 ADVENTlTIOUS,id-yen-dih'-k. 5 
 a. That which advenes, extrinfi- 
 cally added. 
 
 ADVENTIVE, ad-ven'-tlv. f. The 
 thing or perfon that comes from 
 without. 
 
 ADVENTUAL, ad-veY-tu al. a. 
 Relating to the feafon of Advent. 
 
 ADVENTURE, ad-ven'-ture. f. An 
 accident, a chance, a hazard ; an 
 enterprize in which fomething muft 
 be left to hazard. 
 
 To ADVENTURE, aM-ven'-tire. 
 v. n. To try the chance, to dare. 
 
 ADVENTURER, aJ-ven'-tur.&r. f. 
 He that feeks occafions of hazard, 
 he that puts him lei f in the hands of 
 chance. 
 
 ADVENTUROUS, ad-ven'-tur-us. 
 a. Inclined to adventures, daring, 
 courageous; fall of hazard, danger- 
 ous. 
 
 ADVENTUROUSLY, ad-ven'-iur. 
 uf-ly. ad. Boldly, daringly. 
 
 ADVENTURESOME, ad-vth'-tur- 
 ium. a. The fame with adventurous* 
 
 ADVENTURESOMENiiSS, id- 
 ven'-tur-fum-nes. i. The quality 
 of being adventurefome. 
 
 ADVERB, ad'-verb. f. A word 
 joined to a verb or adjective, and 
 folely applied to the tife of quali- 
 fying and reftraining the latitude of 
 their fignification. 
 
 ADVERBIAL, ad-ver'b-yal. a. That 
 which has the quality or ftrufture of 
 an adverb. 
 
 ADVERBIALLY, ad-ver'b-yal-lyV 
 
 ad. In the manner of an adverb. 
 .ADVERSABLE, ad-ver'-fabl. a.. 
 Contrary to. 
 
 ADVERSARIA, ad-ver-fa'-rf-a. f. 
 A common place book. 
 
 ADVERSARY, ad'-vcr-fa-ry". f. An 
 opponent, anta^onift, enemy. 
 
 ADVERSATIVE, ad-ver'-f'a-tfv. a. 
 A word which makes Tome oppofi- 
 tion or variety. 
 
 D ADVERSE,
 
 A D V 
 
 A D U 
 
 ADVERSE, ad'-vers. a. 
 
 - with contrary diredions ; calamitous, 
 afflictive, oppofed to proiperous. 
 
 ADVERSITY, ad-ver'-fy-ty. f- Af- 
 fliftion, calamity ; the caufe of our 
 forrow, misfortune ; the Hate of un- 
 happinefs.mifery. 
 
 ADVERSELY, ad'-verf-!y. a. Oppo- 
 fitely, unfortunatelv. 
 
 To ADVERT, ad-vert', v. rr. To at- 
 tend to, to regard, to obfcrve. 
 
 ADVERTENCE, ad-ver'-tens. 
 
 ADVERTENCY, ad-ver'-t<h-fy. J 
 f. Attention to, regard to. 
 
 ADVERTENT, ad-ver'-tent. a. At- 
 tentive ; vigilant; heedful. 
 
 To ADVERTISE, ad-vcr-ti'/.e. v. a. 
 To inform another, to give intelli- 
 gence ; to give notice of any thing 
 in publick prints. 
 
 ADVERTISE- r Ad-ver'-rfz-mint. 7 
 IUENT, I Ad-w'r.ti'ze-mcnt. 5 
 
 f. Intelligence, information ; no- 
 tice of any thing publiihed in a paper 
 of intelligence. 
 
 ADVERTISER, ad-vcr-ti'-z'-.r. f. 
 He that gives intelligence or in 
 formation ; the paper in which ad- 
 Verti'.ements are publifbed. 
 
 ADVERTISING, ad-ver-tr-zing. a. 
 Active in giving intelligence, moni- 
 tory. 
 
 To AD VESPER ATE, id-veY-pc- 
 rAte. v. n. To draw towards 
 evening. 
 
 ADVICE, id vi'fe. f. Counfel, 5n- 
 ftruction, notice ; intelligence. 
 
 ADVICE-BOAT, Ad-vl'fe-bote. f. 
 A veflel employed to bring intelli- 
 gence. 
 
 To ADVIGILATE, Ad-vldzh'-y- 
 late. v. n. To keep watch. 
 
 To ADVISE, ad vi'ze. v. a. Tocoun^ 
 fcl ; to inform", to make acquainted. 
 
 To ADVISE, ud-vi'ze. v. n. To 
 confult, as, he advifed with his 
 companions ; to confider, to deli- 
 berate. 
 
 ADVISEABLE, ad-vl'-zabl. a. Pru- 
 dent, fit to he advifed. 
 
 ADVISEABLENESS, id-vi'-zabl- 
 rcs. f. The quality of being ad- 
 nle. 
 
 At)VISED, ad-vi' zid, part. a. Aft- 
 
 ing with deliberation and defigrf, 
 prudent, wife ; performed with de- 
 liberation, afled with defign. 
 
 ADVISEDLY, ad-vl'-zed-ly. td. 
 Deliberately, purpolely, by defign, 
 prudently. 
 
 ADVJSEDNESS, ad-vi'- zed-net, f. 
 Deliberation, cool and prudent pro- 
 cedure. 
 
 ADVISEMENT, ad-vl'ze-ment. f. 
 Counfel, information ; prudence, 
 circnmlpetHion, 
 
 ADV1SKK, Ad-xi'-aur. f. The per- 
 ("on that advifes, a counfellor. 
 
 ADULATION, id-du-la'-fliun. f. 
 P'lnttery, high compliment. 
 
 ADULATOR, Ad -tlu-la-tiir. f. A 
 flatterer. 
 
 ADULATORY, aJ"-du-h\ -tur'-> . a. 
 Fiattei ing. 
 
 ADULT, A-dtMt'. a Grown up ; 
 pall the age of infancy. 
 
 ADULT, A-dult'. f. Aperfonabovo 
 the age of infancy, or grown to 
 fome degree ef (Irength. 
 
 ADULTNESS, A-dult'-ni$. f. The 
 flate of being adult. 
 
 ToADULTER, A-dul'-tur. v. a. To 
 commit adultery with another. 
 
 ADULTERANT, A-dul'-ti-rAnt. f. 
 The pcrlon or thing which adulte- 
 rates. 
 
 To ADULTERATE, a-dul'-tc-rate. 
 v. a. To commit adultery ; to 
 corrupt by foitie foreign admixture. 
 
 ADULTERATE, a-dul'-te-rate. 
 
 ADULTERATED, A-dul'-te-rit- 
 cd. 
 
 a. Tainted with the guilt of adul- 
 tery ; corrupted with fome foreign 
 admixture. 
 
 ADULTKRAT1-..\; ; S>. A-diil"-tA- 
 :.<!:>'. f. Tlie quality or llatc, 
 of beiifg adulterate. 
 
 ADULTERATION, ; \-dul-te-ri'- 
 Ihl'in. f. The act of coirupting by t 
 foreign mixture ; the Hate of bi-ing 
 contaminated. 
 
 ADULTERER, a-dul'-te-rir. f. The 
 perfon guilty of adultery. 
 
 ADULTERESS, a-aiil'-tr-n's. f. A 
 woman that commits ad : 
 
 ADULTER! -ic-rir.e. f. 
 
 A child born of an aduk 
 
 JL- 
 
 xture. 
 
 4
 
 ADZ 
 
 A F F 
 
 ADULTEROUS, a-dul'-te-rus. a. 
 Guilty of adultery. 
 
 ADULTERY, a-dil'-te-r,v. f. The 
 aft of violating the ed of a married 
 perfon. 
 
 ADUMBRANT, ad-im'-brdnt. a. 
 That which gives a flfght refem- 
 blance. 
 
 To ADUMBRATE, ad-um'- brAte. 
 v. a. To fliadow out, to give a flight 
 likenefs, to exhibit a taint refem- 
 blance. 
 
 ADUMBRATION, ad-tim-bra'-fhun. 
 f. The aft of giving a flight and 
 imperfeft reprefentation ; a faint 
 fketch. 
 
 ADUNATION, ad-u-na'- fhin. f. 
 The (late of being united, union. 
 
 ADUNCITY, a-dun'-fy-ty. f. Crook- 
 ednefs, hookednefs. 
 
 ADUNCOUS,a-dunk'-us. 1 a. Crook- 
 
 ADUNQUE, -dunk'. Jed. 
 
 ADVOCACY, ad'-vo-ka-ty. f. Vin- 
 dication, defence, apology. 
 
 ADVOCATE, ad'-v6-kate. f. He 
 that pleads the caufe of another in a 
 court of judicature ; he that pleads 
 any caufe, in whatever manner, as a 
 controvertiit or vindicator. 
 
 ADVOCATION, ad-vo-ka'-fhun. f. 
 The orEce of pleading, plea, apo- 
 logy. 
 
 ADVOLATION, id-v&.l&'-Mn. f. 
 The aft' of flying to fomethin?. 
 
 ADVOLUTION, ad-vo'-lu-fhun. f. 
 The aft of rolling to fomething. 
 
 ADVOUTRY, ad-vou'-try. f. Adul- 
 tery. 
 
 ADVOWEE, ad-vow-e'. f. He that 
 was the right of advowfon. 
 
 ADVOWSON, ad-vow'-zin. f. A 
 right to prefent to a benefice. 
 
 To ADURE, a-du're. v. n. To burn 
 up. 
 
 ADUST, a-dur. 7 a. Burnt 
 
 ADUSTED, a-cia/-ted. 5 up, feorch- 
 ed ; it is generally noxv applied to 
 the humours of the body. 
 
 ADUST1BLE,, a-dus' tlbl. a. That 
 which may be adufted, or burnt 
 
 ADUSTJON, a-dus'-tftun. f. The 
 
 aft of burning up, or drying. 
 ADZ. adz', f. See Addice, 
 
 ^GYPTIACUM, a-dzhfp-tl'-a-cum. 
 f. An ointment confining of honey, 
 verdigreafe, and vinegar. 
 
 ENIGMA, e,nig'-mi. See Enigma. 
 
 AERATED, a-e'-ra-ted. a. Impreg- 
 nated with air, or aerial acid. 
 
 AERIAL, d-e'-ry-al. a. Belonging 
 to the air, as confining of it ; in- 
 habiting the air ; placed in the air ; 
 high, elevated in fituation. 
 
 AERIE, a'-ry. f. A neft of hawks 
 and other birds of prey. 
 
 AEROLOGY, r-er-or'-lo-dzhv. f. 
 The doftrine of the air. 
 
 AEROMANCY, a'-er-6-man"-fy. f.- 
 The ait of divining by the air. 
 
 AEROMErRY,;V-er-6:n".me-tryvf. 
 The art of meafuring the air. 
 
 AERONAUT, ^-er 6-nat. f. One 
 who fails through the air. 
 
 AEROSCOPY, V-er-^>3"-k6 p^. f, 
 The obfervation of the air. 
 
 AEROSTATICK, a'-er.6-ftat"-!k. a.- 
 Of or belonging to aerollation. 
 
 AEROSTATION, l'-er-6-fta"-fliun. 
 f. A palling through the air in fome 
 vehicle. 
 
 ^THIOPS-MINERAL, r-thy-6ps. 
 min'-ne-ral. f. A medicine f'o call- 
 ed, from it's dark colour, made of 
 quickfilver and fulphur, ground to- 
 gether in a marble mortar. 
 
 yETITES, e ti'-tez. f.' Eagle-ftone. 
 
 AFAR, a -far', a. At a great dif. 
 tance; to a great diftance. 
 
 AFEARD, a-fe'rd. participial a. 
 Frightened, terrified, afraid. 
 
 AFER, a'-fer. f. The fouthweft wind. 
 
 AFFABILITY, iF-f|.bil"-ly-ty. f. 
 Eafinefs of manner^; courteouinefyj 
 civility, condefcenfion. 
 
 AFFABLE, if'-fibl. a. Eafv of 
 manners, courteous, complaifant. 
 
 AFFABLENESS, af'-fabl-nes. f. 
 Courtefy, affability. \ 
 
 AFFABLY, if'-fA-bl^. ad. Cour- 
 teoufjy, civilly. 
 
 AFFASROUS, if- fa brus. a. SIcll. 
 fully made, complete. 
 
 AFFAIR, if-fa're. f. Bofinefs, fome- 
 thing to be managed or trant- 
 afted. 
 
 To APPEAR, if-fc-'r. v.n. To con- 
 firm, to eilabiiili. 
 
 n z AFFECT.
 
 A F F 
 
 A F F 
 
 AFFECT, if-fekt'. f. AfFeaion, 
 paffion, fenfation. 
 
 To AFFECT, af-fekt'. v. a. To ad 
 upon, to produce effects in any other 
 thing ; to move the paffions ; to aim 
 at, to afpire to ; to be fond of, to 
 be pleafcd with, to love ; to praclife 
 the appearance of any thing, with 
 fome degree of hypocrify ; to imi- 
 tate in an unnatural and conftrained 
 manner. 
 
 AFFECTATION, af-fek-d'-fhun. f. 
 
 - The ad of making an artificial ap- 
 pearance, awkward imitation. 
 
 AFFECTED, af-fek-ted. participial 
 a. Moved, touched with affection ; 
 ftudied with over-much care ; in a 
 perfonal fenfe, full of affectation ; 
 as, an affected lady. 
 
 AFFECTEDLY, af-fek'-ted-ly. ad. 
 In an affected manner, hypocriti- 
 cally. 
 
 AFFECTEDNESS, af-fek'-ted-nes. 
 f. The quality of being affected. 
 
 AFFECTION, af-fek'-fhun. f. The 
 ftate of being affeded by any caufe, 
 or agent; paflion of any kind ; love, 
 kindnefs, good-will to fome perfon. 
 
 AFFECTIONATE, af-fek'-fho-rate. 
 a. Full of affection, warm, zeal- 
 ous ; fond, tender. 
 
 AFFECTIONATELY, af_fek"-mo- 
 n|t'-ly\ ad. Fondly, tenderly. 
 
 AFFECTIONATENESS, af-fek"- 
 fh&-n3t-nes'. f. Fondnefs, ten- 
 dernefs, good-will. 
 
 AFFECTIONED, af-fek'.fhun-ned. 
 a. Affeded, conceited; inclined, 
 mentally difpofed. 
 
 AFFECTfOUSLY, af-fek'-fhuf-ly. 
 ad. In an affeding manner. 
 
 AFFECTIVE, if-fa'-dv. a. That 
 
 - - which affeds, which ftrongly 
 
 touches. 
 AFFECTUOSITY, af-fek-t,u 6s'-fy- 
 
 ty\ f. PalTionatenefs. 
 AFFECTUOUS, at-fek'-tu-us. a. 
 
 Full of paffion. 
 To AFFERE, af-tt'r. v. a. A law 
 
 term, fifi;nifying to confirm. 
 AFFIAiNCE, if-tl'-ans. f. A mar- 
 
 - riage- contrail; truft in general, 
 confidence ; truil in the divine pro- 
 mifcs and protection. 
 
 To AFFIANCE, af-fT-aiis. v. a. Ta 
 betroth, to bind any one by pro- 
 mife to marriage; to give confi- 
 dence. 
 
 AFFIANCER, af-fi'-an-f&r. f. He 
 that makes a contract of marriage 
 between two parties. 
 
 AFFIDATION, af-fi-da'-Mn. 1 , 
 
 AFF1DATURE, af-fl'-da-tire. } '' 
 Mutual contract, mutual oaih of 
 fidelity. 
 
 AFFIDAVIT, af-fy.da'-vit. f. A de- 
 claration upon oath. 
 
 AFFIED, Af-fl'-ed. particip. a. 
 Joined by contract, affianced. 
 
 AFFILIATION, if-ty-ly-a'-flRm. f. 
 Adoption. 
 
 AFFINAGE, af'-fl-nadzh. f. The 
 aft of refining metals by the cupel. 
 
 AFFINED, if-fi'-ned. a. Related 
 to another. 
 
 AFFINITY, af-fjn'-ny-ty. f. Re- 
 lation by marriage; relation to, 
 connexion with. 
 
 To AFFIRM, af-ferm'. v. n. To de- 
 clare, to aflert confidently, oppofed 
 to the word deny. 
 
 To AFFIRM, af-ferm'. v. a. To ra- 
 tify or approve a former law, or 
 judgment. 
 
 AFFIRM ABLE, af- fer'-mabl. a. 
 That which may be affirmed. 
 
 AFFIRMANCE, af : fer'- mans. f. 
 Confirmation, oppofed to repeal. 
 
 AFFIRM ANT, af-fer'-mant. f. The 
 perfon that affirms, 
 
 AFFIRMATION, if-fer-ma'-fhun. f. 
 The adl of affirming or declaring,' 
 oppofed to negation ; the pofitiorl 
 atfirmtd; confirmation, oppofed-to 
 repeal. 
 
 AFFIRMATIVE, af-fer'-mi-ilv. a. 
 That which affirms, cppoled to ne- 
 gative ; that which can or maybe 
 affirmed. 
 
 AFFIRMATIVELY, af-fer'-ma-tlv- 
 Jy. ad. On the politive fide, not 
 negatively. 
 
 AFF1RMER, Af-fer'-mur. f. The 
 perfon that affirms. 
 
 To AFFIX, af Jlks' v. a. To unite 
 to the end, to fubjoin. 
 
 AFFIX, if'-f Iks'. f. A particle united 
 to the end of a word. 
 
 AFFIXIO^,
 
 A F F 
 
 A F O 
 
 AFFIXION, af-flk'-frun. f. The 
 aft of affixing ; the ftate of being 
 
 affixed. 
 
 AFFLATION, afrfia'-fhun. f. Aft 
 of breathing upon any thing. 
 
 AFFLATUS, af-fla'-tus. f. Com- 
 munication of the power of prophecy. 
 
 To AFFLICT, If-fHkt'. v. a. To 
 
 - put to pain, to grieve, to torment. 
 
 AFFLICTEDNESS, af-flik'-ted-nes. 
 f. Sorrowfulnefs, grief. 
 
 AFFLICTER, af-fllk'-tur. f. The 
 perfon that afflifts. 
 
 AFFLICTION, af-flik'-Mn. f. The 
 caufe of pain or forrow, calamity ; 
 the ftate of forrowfulnefs, mifery. 
 
 AFFLICTIVE, af-flik'-tlv. a. Pain- 
 ful, tormenting. 
 
 AFFLUENCE, if'- flu-ens. \ , 
 
 AFFLUENCY, af'-fTu en-fy. j 
 The aft of flowing to any place, 
 concourfe ; exuberance of riches, 
 plenty. 
 
 AFFLUENT, af-flu-ent. a. Flow- 
 ing to any part ; abuadant, exu- 
 berant, wealthy. 
 
 AFFLUENTNESS, af'-flu-ent-nes. 
 f. The quality of being affluent. 
 
 AFFLUX, af'-fluks. 7 f 
 
 AFFLUX1ON, af-fluk'-fhun. j ' 
 The aft of flowing to fome place, 
 affluence, that which flows to any 
 place. 
 
 To AFFORD, af-fo'rd. v. a. To 
 yield or produce; to grant, or con- 
 fer any thing; to be able to fell ; 
 to be able to bear expenfes. 
 
 To AFFOREST, af-for'-reft. v. a. 
 To turn ground into foreft. 
 
 AFFORESTATION, af'-fpr-res-ta"- 
 Ihun. f. The ad of turning ground 
 into foreft. 
 
 To AFFRANCHISE, af-frin'-tfhlz. 
 v. a. To make free. 
 
 To AFFR-AY, af-fra'. v. a. To 
 
 fright, to terrify. 
 
 AFFRAY, af-fra'. f. A tumultuous 
 
 affault of one or more perfons upon 
 
 others. 
 
 AFFRICTION, af-frfkMhfiu. f. The 
 aft of rubbing one thing upon an- 
 other. 
 
 To AFFRIGHT, af-fr!'te. v. a, To 
 affect with fear, to terrify. 
 
 AFFRIGHT, af-frl'te. f. Terroqr, 
 
 fear. 
 AFFRIGHT FUL, af-M'ce-fu!. a. 
 
 Full of a fright or terrour, terrible. 
 AFFRIGHTMENT, if-fH'te-mAnt. 
 
 f. The impreflion of fear, terrour j 
 
 the ftate of fearfulnefs. 
 To AFFRONT, af-frunt'. v. a. To 
 
 meet face to face, to encounter ; 
 
 to provoke by an open infult, to 
 
 offend avowedly. 
 
 AFFRONT, af-frunt'. f. Infult of- 
 fered to the face ; outrage, aft of 
 
 contempt. 
 AFFRONTER, af-frun'-tur. f. The 
 
 perfon that affronts. 
 AFFRONTING, af-frun'-tlng. part. 
 
 a. That which has the quality of 
 
 affronting. 
 To AFFUSE, af-fu'ze. *. a. To 
 
 pour one thing upon another. 
 AFFUSION, af-fu'-zhun. f. The aft 
 
 of affufing. 
 To AFFY, af-ff . v. .a. To betroth 
 
 in order to marriage. 
 To AFFY, af-fy'. v. n. To put 
 
 confidence in, to put truft in. 
 AFIELD, a-fe'ld. ad. To the field; 
 
 abroad. 
 AFLAT, a-flat'. ad. Level with 
 
 the ground. 
 
 AFLOAT, a flo'te. ad. Floating. 
 AFOOT, a-fut'. ad. On foot, not 
 
 on horfeback ; in aftion, as, a de- 
 
 fign is afoot 1 , 
 AFORE, a-fo're. prep. Before, 
 
 nearer in place to any thing ; 
 
 fboner in time. 
 
 AFORE, a-fo're. ad. In time fore- 
 gone or part ; firft in the way ; in 
 
 front, in the fore-parr. 
 AFOREGOING, a - fo're - go - Ing. 
 
 part. a. Going before. 
 AFOREHAND, a-fo're-hind. ad. 
 
 By a previous provifion ; provided, 
 
 prepared , previoufly fitted. 
 AFOREMENTIONED, a - f6"re- 
 
 men'-fhund. a. Mentioned before.. 
 AFORENAMED, a-f6"re.r,rmd. 
 
 a. Named before. 
 AFORESAID, a-f&'re-fed. a. Said 
 
 before. 
 AFORETIME, a-fu're-tlme. ad. In 
 
 time pail. 
 
 AFRAID,
 
 AFT 
 
 ATRAID, a fra'd. particip. a. Struck 
 
 with fear, terrified, fearful. 
 AFRESH, A-frcfli'. ad. Anew, again. 
 AFRONT, a-from'. ad. Li front, 
 
 in diredt oppofition. 
 AFT, aft', ad. The fame as Abaft. 
 APTliR, af-ter. prep. Following 
 
 in place; in purluit of; behind; 
 
 polieriour in time ; according to ; 
 
 in imitation of. 
 AFTER, af'-ter. ad. In fucceedirg 
 
 time ; following another. 
 AFTERAGES, ar'-ter4'-dzhez. f. 
 
 Succeeding times, potferity. 
 AFTERALL, if ter-a"l. ad. At 
 
 laft, in tine, in coiiclufion. 
 AFTERBIRTH, if - ter - berth, f. 
 
 The fecundine. 
 AFTERCLAP, af'-ter-klap. f. Un- 
 
 xpe<fled event happening after an 
 
 affair is fuppofed to be at an end. 
 AFTERCOST, af'-ter-koit. f. The 
 
 expenfe incurred after the original 
 
 plan is executed. 
 
 AFTERCROP, af'-ter-krop. f. Se- 
 cond harvelt. 
 To AFTEREYE, af-ter-1'. v. a. To 
 
 fallow with the eye. 
 AFTERGAME, af-ter - game. f. 
 
 Methods taken after the firil turn of 
 
 affairs. 
 AFTERMATH, af'-ter -math. f. 
 
 Second crop of grafs mown in au- 
 tumn. 
 AFTERNOON, af-ter-no'n.f. The 
 
 time from the meridian to the even- 
 
 AFTERPAINS, 4f - t*r - pinez. f. 
 
 Pains after birth. 
 AFTERPART, af'-ter-pirt. f. The 
 
 latter part. 
 AFTERTASTE, af-ter-tafte.f. Tafte 
 
 remaining upon the tongue after 
 
 the draught. 
 AFTERTHOUGHT, af'-ter-thit. f. 
 
 Reflection after the aft, an expedient 
 
 formed too late. 
 AFTERTIMES, if- ter-timez. f. 
 
 Succeeding times. 
 AFTERWARD, if. ter- ward. ad. 
 
 In fucceeding time. 
 AFTERWIT, af'-ter-wk. f. Con- 
 
 trivance of expedients after the oc- 
 
 caiion of ufmg them is pa. 
 
 AGO 
 
 AG A, r ;S 5. f. The title cf a Turk. 
 i(h military officer. 
 
 AGAIN, i-geu'. ad. A fecond time, 
 once more ; back, in reftitution ; 
 befides, in any other time or place; 
 twice as much, marking the lame 
 quantity once repeated ; again and 
 again, with frequent repetition. 
 
 AGAINST, i-ginft'. prep. Con- 
 trary, oppofue, in general ; witb 
 contrary motion or tendency, ufcd 
 of" material aftion ; oppofue to, in 
 place ; in expectation of. 
 
 AGAPE, a-ga'pe. ad. Staring with 
 eagernefs. 
 
 AGAR1CK, ig'-i-rjk. f. A drug of 
 ufe in phyfick, and the dyeing trade. 
 
 AGAST, a-gaiV. See AGHAST. 
 
 AGATE, ag' - at. f. A precious 
 Hone of the lovveft clafs. 
 
 AGATY, ig'-i-ty. a. Partaking of 
 the nature of ajjate. 
 
 To AGAZE, i gi'ze. v. a. To 
 ftrike with amazement. 
 
 AGE, a dz.li f. Any period of time 
 attributed to fomething as the 
 whde, or part of it's duration ; a 
 fucceflion or generation of men ; 
 the time in wliich any particular 
 man, or race of men lived, as, the 
 age of heroes ; the fpace of a 
 hundred years ; the latter part of 
 life, old age ; in law, in a man 
 the age of twenty-one years is tLc 
 full age, a woman at twenty- one is 
 able to alienate her lands. 
 
 AGED, a'-dzhed. a. Old, flricken in 
 years. 
 
 AGEDLY, a'-d/hcd-ly. ad. After the 
 manner of an aged perfon. 
 
 AGEN, a-gtn'. ad. Again, in re- 
 turn. 
 
 :Y, a'-dzhin.fy. f. The qua- 
 lity of acting, the Hate of being in 
 aflion ; buiinefs performed by an 
 agent. 
 
 \C,1.\T, a'-dzhent. a. Ailing upon, 
 aclive. 
 
 AGENT, a'-dzhcnt. f. A fubilitute. 
 a deputy, a factor; that which his 
 the power of operating. 
 
 ApGELATION, ad-zbe-Ji'-flu'm. f. 
 Concretion of ice. 
 
 AGGENi- RATION, id-shin , 
 
 Jhun.
 
 A G G 
 
 A G W 
 
 fli&n. f. The ftate of growing to 
 another body. 
 
 To AGGERATE, ad'-zhe-rate. v. a. 
 To heap up. 
 
 To AGGLOMERATE, ag-glom'- 
 me-rate. v. a. To gather up in a 
 ball, as thread. 
 
 AGGLUT1NANTS, ig-glu'-ty'- 
 nants. f. Thofe medicines which 
 have the power of uniting parts to- 
 gether. 
 
 To AGGLUTINATE, ag-glu'-ty- 
 nite. v. n. To unite one part to 
 another. 
 
 AGGLUTINATION, ag-gul-t-na'- 
 fhun. f. Union, coheiion. 
 
 AGGLUTINATIVE, a g-glu"-ty- 
 ni-tiv'. a. That which has the 
 power of procuring agglutination. 
 
 To AGGRANDIZE, ag'-gran-dlze. 
 v. a. To make great, to enlarge, 
 to exalt. 
 
 AGGRANDIZEMENT ag'-grin- 
 di"ze-ment. f. The ftate of being 
 aggrandized. 
 
 AGGRANDIZER, ag'-gran-dr-ziir. 
 f. The perfon that makes another 
 great. 
 
 To AGGRAVATE, ag'-gri-vate. v. 
 a. To make heavy, in a meta- 
 phorical fenfe, as, to aggravate an 
 acouiation j to make any thing 
 worfe. 
 
 AGGRAVATION, ag-gri-va'-Mn. 
 f. The aft of aggravating ; the 
 circumftances which heighten guilt 
 or calamity. 
 
 AGGREGATE, ag'-gre-gate. a. 
 Framed by the collection of parti- 
 cular parts into one mais. 
 
 AGGREGATE, ag'-gre-gate. f. 
 The refult of the conjunction of 
 many particulars. 
 
 To AGGREGATE, ag'-gre-gate. v. 
 a. To colleft together, to heap 
 many particulars into one mafs. 
 
 AGGREGATION, ag-gre-ga'-fhun. 
 f. The aft of collecting many par- 
 ticulars into one whole ; the whole 
 compofed by the collection of many 
 particulars ; ftate of being collected. 
 
 To AGGRESS, ag-gres'. v. n. To 
 commit the firft aft of violence. 
 
 AGGRESSION, ag-gres'-ihun. f. 
 
 Commencement of a quarrel by 
 
 fome aft of iniquity. 
 AGGRESSOR, ag-gres'-fur. f. The 
 
 affaulter or invader, oppofed to the 
 
 defendant. 
 A G GRIEVANCE, ag-gre'-v5ns. f. 
 
 Injury, \vron jr. 
 To AGGRIEVE, ag-gr've. v. a. To 
 
 give forrow, to vex ; to impofe, to 
 
 hurt in one's right. 
 To AGGROUP, ag-gro'p. v. a. To 
 
 bring together into one figure. 
 AGHAST, a-gaft'. a. Struck with 
 
 horrour, as at the fight of a fpeftre. 
 AGILE, idzh'-il. a. Nimble, ready. 
 
 aftive. 
 AGILENESS, adzh'-il-nes. f. Nim- 
 
 blenefs, quicknefs, aftivity. 
 AGILITY, a-dzhfr-j'-.ty. f. Nimble- 
 
 nefs, quicknefs, aftivity. 
 AGIO, a'-dzhy-6. f. The difference 
 
 of exchange between bank-notes or 
 
 bills and current coin. 
 To AG1ST, a-dzhift'. v. a. To take 
 
 in and feed the cattle of ftranger* 
 
 in the king's foreft, and to gather 
 
 the money j to take cattle to feed at 
 
 a weekly rate. 
 
 AGISTM'ENT, a-dzhiir-ment. f, 
 
 Compofition, or mean rate. 
 
 AGISTOR, a-dzMll'-ur. f. The officer 
 who takes cattle to feed in the king's 
 foreft. 
 
 AGITABLE, ad'-zhy-tabl. a. That 
 which may be put in motion. 
 
 To AGITATE, ad'-zhy-tate. v. a. 
 To put in motion ; to actuate, to 
 move; to affeft with perturbation; 
 to bandy, to difcufs, to controvert. 
 
 AGITATION, ad-zhy-ta'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of moving any thing ; the 
 ftate of baing moved; difcuffion, con- 
 troverfial examination ; perturba- 
 tion, difturbance of the thoughts ; 
 deliberation, the ftate of being con- 
 fulted upon. 
 
 AGITATOR, ad'-zhy-ta-tur, f. He 
 who manages affairs. 
 
 AGLET, ag'-Iet. f. A tag of a 
 point carved into fome reprefenta- 
 tion of an animal ; the pendaoits at 
 the ends of the chives of flowers. 
 
 AGMINAL, ag'-my nil. a. Belong- 
 ing to a troop. 
 
 AGNAIL,
 
 A G R 
 
 A H E 
 
 AGNAIL, ag'-nale. f. A whitlow. 
 AGNATION, ag-na'-Mn. f. De- 
 
 fcent from the fame father, in a 
 
 direct male line. 
 AGNIT1ON, ag-m'fh'-un. f. Ac- 
 
 knoxvledgment. 
 To AGNIZE, ag-ni'ze. v. a. To 
 
 acknowledge ; to own. 
 AGNOMEN, ag-no'-roen. f. A name 
 
 given to any one from fome particular 
 
 circumftance. jJ|.v 
 
 AGNOMINATION;' ag -u6m - my- 
 
 na'-fhun. f. Allufion of one word 
 
 to another. 
 AGNUS CASTUS, ag'-nus-cas'-tus. 
 
 f. The chafte tree. 
 AGO, 1- go', ad. Part; as, long ago; 
 
 that is, long time has part fince. 
 AGOG, a-gog'. ad. In a ftate of 
 
 defire. 
 
 AGOING, i-g&'-Ing. a. In aftion. 
 AGONE, a-gon'. ad. Ago, pail. 
 AGONISM, ag'-6-nizm. f. Con- 
 
 ternion for a prize. 
 
 AGONIST, ag'.cVnlft. 7 , A 
 
 AGONISTES, Ag-u-nls'-tez. J 1 ' A 
 
 prize-fighter, one that contends at 
 
 a publick folemm'tv for a prize. 
 AGONISTIC, ag-6-ni s '-tik. 
 AGONIST1CAL, ig-6 nls'-tl-kil. 
 
 a. Relating'to prize fighting. 
 TPo AGONIZE, ag'-6-nlze. v. n. 
 
 To be in excefiive pain. 
 AGONOTHETIC.ag' 6-r.6-tfcet"-ik. 
 
 a. Propoling public prizes, prefiding 
 
 at public games. 
 AGONY, ig'-5-nf. f. The pangs 
 
 of death ; any violent pain of body 
 
 or mind. ^ 
 
 AGOOD, a-gud'. ad. In earneft. 
 To AGRACE, 4-gri'fc. v. a. To 
 
 grant favours to. 
 
 'AGRARIAN, a-gia'-ry-an. a. Re- 
 lating to fields or grounds. 
 To AGREASE, a-gre'ze. v. a. To 
 
 daub, to greafe. 
 To AGREE, a-gre'. v. n. To be 
 
 in concord ; to yield to ; to fettle 
 
 terms by llipulation ; to fettle a 
 
 price between buyer and feller ; to 
 
 be of the fame mind or opinion; to 
 
 fuit with. 
 To AGREE, a-gre-. v, a. To re- 
 
 concik. 
 
 AGREEABLE, a-gre'-abl. a. Suit- 
 able to, confident with ; pleafing. 
 
 AGREEABLENESS, a-gr e '-abl- 
 r.cs. f. Confiilency with, fuit- 
 ablenefs to; the quality of pleaf- 
 
 AGREEABLY, a - grc' - ab - ly. ad. 
 
 Confiilently with* in a manner fuit- 
 
 table to. 
 AGREED, i-grc'd. particip. a. 
 
 Settled by confent. 
 AGREEINGNESS, i-gre'-lng-nes. 
 
 f. . Confidence, fuitablenefs. 
 AGREEMENT, a-gr^'-ment. f. 
 
 Concord ; refemblance of one thing 
 
 to another ; conopaft, bargain. 
 AGRESTIC, A-gr&'-iik. a. Clown* 
 
 ifh, rudr, unpolifhed. 
 AGRICULTURAL, ag-rl-kfil'-tfi- 
 
 rAI. a. Relating to agriculture. 
 AGRICULTURE, ag"-ry-cul'-ture. 
 
 f. Tillage, hufbandry. 
 AGRICULTURIST, ag-n'-la'd'-iu* 
 
 rill. f. Ahufbandman, a tiller of land. 
 AGRIMONY, ag'-ry-mun-ny. f. 
 
 The name of a plant. 
 AGROUND, i-grou'nd. ad. Strand- 
 
 ed, hindered by the ground from 
 
 paffing farther ; hindered in the 
 
 progrefs of affairs. 
 AGUE, a'-gu. f. An intermitting 
 
 fever, with cold fits fucceeded by 
 
 hot. 
 AGUED, a'.gud. a. Struck with 
 
 an ague, (hivering. 
 AGUE-FJT, a'-gu flu f. The pa- - 
 
 roxyfm of the ague. 
 AGUE-PROOF, a'-gu -prof. a. 
 
 Proof againft agues. 
 AGUE-TREE, a'-gu-trce. f. Saf- 
 
 fafras. 
 AGUISH, a'-gu.IA. a. Having the 
 
 qualities of an ague. 
 AGUISHNESS, a'- gG-IOi- r.es. f. 
 
 The quality of refembling an ague. 
 AH, a', interjection. A word not- 
 ing fometimes diflike and ccnfure j 
 
 moil frequendy, compaffion and 
 
 complaint. 
 AHA, AHA, a-hi'-, A-hA'. inter- 
 
 jed. A word intimating triumph 
 
 and contempt. 
 AHEAD, A-hed'. ad. Further on- 
 
 ward than another. 
 
 AIIE1GIIT,
 
 A I R 
 
 AHEIGHT, a-hi'ce. ad. Aloft, on 
 
 high. 
 To AID, a'de. v. a. To help, to 
 
 fupport, to faccour. 
 AID, a'de. -if. Help,fup 
 
 AIDANCE, a'-dans.f port; in 
 
 law, a fubfidy. 
 AIDANT, a'-dant. a. Helping- 
 
 helpful. 
 
 AIDER, a'-dur. f. A helper, an ally. 
 AIDLESS, a'de-les. a. Helplefs, 
 
 unfupported. 
 A1GULET, a'-gu-16t. f. A point 
 
 with tags. 
 
 To AIL, a'le. v. a. To pain, to 
 trouble, to give pain ; to affecl in 
 any manner. 
 
 AIL, a'le. f. A difeafe. 
 AILMENT, a'le-mdnt. f. Pain, 
 
 difeafe. 
 
 AILING, a'le Ing. particip.a. Sickly. 
 
 To AIM, a'me. v. n. To endeavour 
 
 to ftrike with a miffive weapon ; to 
 
 point the view, or cireft the fteps 
 
 towards any thing, to endeavour to 
 
 reach or obtain ; to guefs. 
 
 To AIM, a'me. v. a. To direfl a 
 
 miflile weapon. 
 
 AIM, a'me. f. The direction of a 
 miffile^ weapon; the point to which 
 the thing thrown is direded ; an 
 intention, a delign ; the objeft of 
 a defign ; conjecture, guefs.^ 
 AIR, a're. f. The element encom- 
 
 A L A 
 
 AIRINESS, a'-ry-r^. f. E ,. 
 fure to the air ; lightnefs, gaietv 
 levity. 
 
 Al I o 
 
 AIRLESS, a re -Ids. a, Without 
 
 A T c mmunicati n with the free air. 
 AIRLING, a're-Hng. f. A young; 
 
 gay perfon. 
 
 A1RPUMP, a're-pfcmp.f. A machine 
 by means of which the air is exhaalt- 
 ed out of proper veflels. 
 AIRSHAFT, a're-fhaft. f. A paf- 
 
 fage for the air into mines. 
 AIRY, a'-ry. a. Compofed of air; 
 relating to the air; high in air* 
 light as airj unfubftantial ; with- 
 out reality, vain, trifling; gay, 
 fpnghtly, full of mirth, lively, 
 light of heart. 
 AISLE, He. f. The walk in a 
 
 church. 
 AIT, a'te. f. A fmall iflacd in a 
 
 river. 
 
 To AKE, rice. v. n. To feel a laft- 
 ing pain. 
 KIN, a -k 
 
 paffing the earth ; a gentle- gale ; 
 mjfjck, whether light or ferious ; 
 the mien, or manner, of the per- 
 fon ; an affeded or laboured man- 
 ner or gefture ; appearance. 
 
 To AIR, i're. v. a. To expofe to 
 the air ; to take the air ; to warm 
 by the fire. 
 
 AIRBLADDBR, a're-blad-dur. f. A 
 bladder filled with air. 
 
 AIRBUILT, a're-bih. a. Built in 
 the air. 
 
 AIR-DRAWN, a're-d,!n. a. Painted 
 in air. 
 
 AIRER, i'-rur. f. He that expofes 
 to the air. 
 
 AIRGUN, a're-gua. f. A gun charged 
 with air inftead of powder. 
 
 AIRHOLE, i're-hOle. f, A hole to 
 admit air. 
 VOL, j. 
 
 AKIN, a -kln'. a. Related to, allied 
 
 to by blood. 
 ALABASTER, al'.a-baf-tur. f. A 
 
 kind of foft marble, eafierto cut, and 
 
 lefs durable, than the other kinds. 
 ALABASTER, al'.a-baf-tur. a. Made 
 
 of alabalter. 
 ALACK, a-lak'. interjeft. Alas, an 
 
 expreffion of forrow. 
 ALACKADAY, a -lak'-a-d4". iater- 
 
 jeft. A word noting forrow and 
 
 melancholy. 
 
 Cheerfully, without deieftion 
 ALACRITY, a-iak'-kry-t^. f. 
 
 Cheerfulnefs, fprip-hdinefs, eaietv 
 ALAMODE, aU-16'de. ad! Ac, 
 
 cording to the faftiion. 
 ALAND. A-iand'. ad. At land, 
 
 landed. 
 ALARM, a-lar'm. f. Aery by ; whiVh 
 
 men are fummoned to thc-r 
 
 notice of any danger appi 
 
 ing ; a fpecies of clock ; , 
 
 muit or dirturbance 
 To ALARM, a-lir'm. v a . | 
 
 to arms; to ;".irprife.w, 
 
 henfion of any dange- 
 ALARMBELL, 4-larV,-. : :
 
 A L C 
 
 ALE 
 
 bell that is rung to give the 
 
 alarm. 
 ALARMING, a-lar'-mlng. parti- 
 
 cip. a. Terrifying, awakening, 
 
 furprifing. 
 ALARMP9ST, i-Iar'm-F&ft. f. The 
 
 poll appointed to each body of men 
 
 to appear at. 
 ALAS, a las', interjett. A word 
 
 exprefling lamentation ; a word of 
 
 ALAS'-A-DAY, a-tas'-a-da. 7 
 
 ALAS-THE-DAY, a-!as'-th-da. j 
 
 interjeft. Ah, unhappy day ! 
 ALATE, a la'te. ad. Lately. 
 ALB, ai'b. f. A furplice. 
 ALBEIT, al-be'-It. ad. Although 
 
 notwith (landing. 
 ALBUGINEOUS, dl-bu -dhzlu'-f-us. 
 
 a. Refembling the white of an egg. 
 ALBUGO, al-bu'-gc 1 ). f. A difeale 
 
 in the eye, by which the cornea 
 
 contracts a whitenefs. 
 ALCAHEST, al'-ki-hift. f. An 
 
 univerlal diflblvem. 
 ALCAICK, il-ka'-lk. a. Belonging to 
 
 that kind of poetic meafure invented 
 
 by Akseus. 
 ALCAID, al-ka'd. f. The govern- 
 
 mentof a caftlej in Spain, the judge 
 
 of a city. 
 ALCANNA, il-kan'-na. f. An 
 
 Egyptian plant ufed in dyeing. 
 ALCHYM1CAL, al-klm'-n^-kal. a. 
 
 Relating to alchymy. 
 ALCHYM1CALLY, il-klm'-mf- 
 
 kal-y. ad. In the manner of an 
 
 alchymiih 
 ALCHYMfST, il'-ty-mift. f. One 
 
 who purfues or profefles the fciencc 
 
 of alchymy. 
 ALCH-YMV, Ar-ky-.mv'-. f. The 
 
 more fublime chymiitry, which 
 
 proppfes the tranfmutation of me- 
 tals; a kind of mixed metal ufed 
 
 for fpoons. 
 ALCOHOL, Al'.ko-ho!. f. A highly 
 
 rectified fpirit of wine. 
 ALCOHOLIZATION, Al'-k6 hcV.-^. 
 
 za"-fhin. f. The aft of alcohoii 
 
 zing or reftifying fpirics. 
 To ALCOHOLIZE, al'-ki-hi-lke. 
 
 v. a. To rectify fpiritj ul! th;-y are 
 
 wholly dephlegmated. 
 
 ALCORAN, al'-ko.ran. f. ThC 
 
 book of the Mahometan precepts 
 
 and credenda. 
 ALCOVE, il-kd've. f. A recefs, or 
 
 part of a chamber, feparatcd by 
 
 an eftrade, in which is placed a 
 
 bed of ftate. 
 ALDER, al'dur. f. A tree having 
 
 leaves refembling thofe of the hazel. 
 ALDERLIEVEST, al-de"r-]e'-v^. 
 
 a. Heft and longeft beloved. 
 ALDERMAN, al'-dir-min. f. The 
 
 fame as fenator, a governour or 
 
 magiftrate. 
 ALDERMANLY, al'-dur-man-l^. 
 
 ad. Like an alderman. 
 ALDER N, a'l-durn. a. Made of alder. 
 ALE, a'ic. f. A liquor made by in- 
 
 fufihg malt in hot water, and then 
 
 fermenting the liquor ; a ruflic mer- 
 ry-making. 
 ALEBERRY, a'le-ber-ry\ f. A be- 
 
 verage made by boiling ale with 
 
 fpice and fugar, and fops of bread. 
 ALEBREWKR, a'le-bro-ur. f. One 
 
 that profefles to brew ale. 
 ALECONNER, 4'le-k6n nur. f. An 
 
 officer in the city pf London, whofe 
 
 bulinefs is to infpccl the raeafures 
 
 of publick houfes. 
 ALECOST, a Ic-kilt. f. The name 
 
 of an herb. 
 ALECTOROMANCY, a-lek'-ter-^- 
 
 man-f^. f. A fpecies of divination 
 
 by means of cocks. 
 
 ALEGAR, il'-le p.'ir. f. Sour ale. 
 
 b6f. f. Ground ivy. 
 
 ALEHOUSE, i'lc-hous. 1". A tip- 
 
 ling-houfe. 
 ALEHOUSEKEEPER, a"le-hous- 
 
 k^'-pur. f. He that keeps ale pub- 
 
 lickly to fell. 
 ALEKNfGHT, ale-nlte. f. A pot 
 
 companion, a tippler. Obfolete. 
 ALEMBICK, a-UW-blk. f. A vef- 
 
 fel ufed in diftilling. 
 ALENGTH, i-lenk'tft. ad. At full 
 
 length. 
 
 1', a lirt'. a. Watchful, vi. 
 
 gi'anfc; briflt, pert, petulant. 
 ALERTNESS, a-lm'-nes. f. The 
 
 quality of beinsj alert, pcrtnefs. 
 ALETUDE, il'-> tide. 1". I'-tnefs, 
 
 corpulence. 
 
 ALE VAT,
 
 A L I 
 
 A L I 
 
 h-'-rlk.j 
 
 ALE-VAT, u'le-vat. f. The tub 
 in which the ale is fermented. 
 
 ALEUROMANCY, a-lu'-r& -man-fy. 
 f. Divination by means of meal or 
 flower. 
 
 ALEWASHED, a le-wofht. a. Soak- 
 ed in ale. 
 
 ALEWIFE, ale-wife, f. A woman 
 that keeps an alchoufe. 
 
 ALEXANDERS, al"-legz-an'-ders. f. 
 The name of a plant. 
 
 ALEXANDER'S FOOT, M"-l^gz- 
 an'-ders-fut. f. The name of an 
 herb. 
 
 ALEXANDRINE, al-lgz-an'-drln. 
 i. A kind of verfe borrowed from 
 the French, firft ufed in a poem 
 called Alexander. This verfe con- 
 fifls of twelve fyllables. 
 
 ALEXIPHARMICK, a-lek-ty-ftr'- 
 jnlk. a. That which drives away 
 poifon, antidotal. 
 
 ALEXITERICAL, a-lek. 
 rv-kal. 
 
 ALEXITERICK, a-lek-fy t 
 
 a. That which drives away poifon. 
 
 ALGATES, a'1-gates, ad. On any 
 terms; although. Obfolete. 
 
 ALGEBRA, al'-dzhe-bra. f. A pecu- 
 liar kind of arithmetick. 
 
 ALGEBRAICAL, al-dzhe-bra'-y- 
 
 kil. 
 
 ALGEBRAICK, al-dzhe-bra'-ik. 
 
 a. Relating to algebra. 
 ALGEBRAIST, al-dzh^-bra'-ift. f. A 
 
 perfon that underftands or pra&ifes 
 
 the fcience of algebra. 
 ALGID, al'-dzMd. a. Cold, chill. 
 ALGIDITY, al-dzhld'-dv-ty. ? 
 ALGIDNESS, ai'-dzhid-nes. } ! 
 
 Ch ; lnefs, cold. 
 ALGIFICK, a'-dzhlf-flk. a. That 
 
 which produces cold. 
 ALGOR, ii'-g6r. f. Extreme cold, 
 
 chilnefs. 
 
 ALGORISM, ai'-g&.rlzm. | , 
 ALGORITHM, ai'- g ( 7 ) ri.hm. j {' 
 
 Arabick words ufed to imply the 
 
 fcience of numbers. 
 ALGUAJZ1L, al'-gwa-zli. f. A fort 
 
 of bailiff", or conftable, in Spain. 
 ALIAS, a'-ly-as. ad. A Latin word 
 
 fignifying otherwife. 
 ALIBI, al-y-bl. f. The abfence of a 
 
 perfon on a particular occafion proved 
 by his having been elfewhere. 
 
 ALIBLE, ir-ifbl. a. Nutritive, 
 nourifhing. 
 
 ALIEN, a'l-y^n. a. Foreign, or not 
 of the fame family or land,; eftran- 
 ged from, not allied to. 
 
 ALIEN, a'l-yen. f. A foreigner, not 
 a dcnifon, a ftranger ; in law, an 
 alien is one born in a Ifaange coun- 
 try, and never enfranchifed. 
 
 To 'ALIEN, ri-yen. v. a. Vid. 
 ALIENATE. 
 
 ALIENABLE, a'!->e-nabl. a. That 
 of which the property may be tranf- 
 ferred. 
 
 To ALIENATE, ^'l-ye-nute. v. P.. 
 To transfer the property of any 
 thing to another ; to withdraw the 
 heart or affections. 
 
 ALIENATE, a'1-ye-nate. a. With- 
 drawn from, llranger to. 
 
 ALIENATION, al-ye-na'-fh&n. f. 
 The a<5t of transferring property ; 
 the ftate of being alienated ; change 
 of affection. 
 
 ALlFEROUS,aKf-fe-rus. a. Hav- 
 ing wings. 
 
 ALIFORM, al'--form. a. Shaped" 
 like a wing. 
 
 ALIGEROUS, a-Hd'-zhe-ms. a, 
 Winged. 
 
 To ALIGHT, a-Ii'te. v. a. To 
 come down ; to fall upon. 
 
 ALIKE, a-li'ke. ad. With refem- 
 blance, In the fame manner. 
 
 ALIMENT, aMy-raent. f. Nou- 
 nfhment, nutriment, food. 
 
 ALIMENPAL, al-ly-men'-tal. a. 
 That which has the quality of ali- 
 ment, that which nouri(hes. 
 
 ALIMENTALLY, al-ly-men'-tal-y. 
 ad. So as to ferve for nouridiment. 
 
 ALIMENTARINE3S, al-ly-men'. 
 tar-y-vies. f. The quality of be- 
 ing alimentary. 
 
 ALIMENTARY, al-!y-men'-tar-y. a. 
 That which belongs to aliment ; 
 that which has the power of nou- 
 rirtiing. 
 
 ALIMENTATION, al-ly-men-ta'- 
 (hun. f. The quality of nourifhing. 
 
 ALIMONIOUS, al-l^-m6'n-yus. a. 
 That which nourilhes. 
 
 j i ALIMONY,
 
 ALL 
 
 ALIMONY, al'-ty-mun-ny. f. Le- 
 gal proportion of the hulband's Hate, 
 which, by the ientence of the ecclc- 
 fiaftical court, is allowed to the xvife, 
 upon the account of reparation. 
 
 ALIQUANT, il'-ty-quint. a. Parts 
 of a number, which, however re- 
 peated, will never make up the 
 number e^cadly; as, three is an 
 aliquant often, thrice three being 
 nine, four times three making twelve. 
 
 ALIQUOT, al'-ty-quot. a. Aliquot 
 pario of any number or quantity, 
 are fuch as will exadlly nu-afure it 
 without any remainder : as, three 
 is an aliquot part of twelve. 
 
 ALISH, a'-HQx. a. Refembling ale. 
 
 ALIVE, a-ll've. a. Jn the Hate of 
 Jife; not dead; unextinguifhed, un- 
 deftroyed, aclive ; cheerful, fpright- 
 ly ; it is ufed to add an emphafis, 
 as, the bell man alive. 
 
 ALKAHEST, al'-ka-Wft. f. An 
 univerfal diflblvent, a liquor. 
 
 ALKALESCENT, al-ka-les'-sent. a. 
 That which has a tendency to the 
 properties of an alkali. 
 
 ALKALI, ai'-ka-ty. f. Any fub- 
 ftance, which, when mingled with 
 acid, produces fermentation. 
 
 ALKALINE, al'-ka-line. a. That 
 which has the qualities of alkali. 
 
 To ALKALIZATE, Al-kal'-ly-zate. 
 v. a. To make alkaline. 
 
 ALKALIZATE, il-k'.l'-Jy-ziUe. a. 
 That which has the qualities of alkali. 
 
 ALKALIZATION, al-ka-ly-za'- 
 fhun. f. The ad of alkalizatine. 
 
 ALKANET, al'-ka-net. f. The nlme 
 of a plant. 
 
 ALKEKENGI, al-ke-ken'-dzhl. f. 
 Winter-cherry; a medicinal fruit pro- 
 duced by a plant of the fame name 
 
 ALKERMES, al-ker'-mz. f. A 
 confe&ion whereof the kermes grains 
 are the bafis. 
 
 ALL, d'l. a. The whole number; 
 every one; the whole quantity, 
 every part. 
 
 ALL, a'l. f. The whole; everything. 
 
 ALL, a'l. ad. Quite, completely; 
 altogether, wholly. 
 
 ALL-BEARING, a"l-b.a'-rlne. a. 
 Omniparous. 
 
 12 
 
 i neaun. 
 
 4 f - 
 
 of No- 
 
 A L L 
 
 ALL-CHEERING, a"l-tfr,e'-rlng. a. 
 That which gives gaiety to all. 
 
 ALL-CONQUERING, a'l-c6nk'-ki, 
 ring. a. That which lubdues every 
 thing. 
 
 ALL-DEVOURING, a"l.<te-wi'- 
 ring. a. That which eats up every 
 thing. 
 
 ALLFOURS, a'l-f6"rz. f. A low 
 game at cards, played by two. 
 
 ALL-HAIL, riha'le. f. All health, 
 
 ALL-HALLOW, il-hal'-16. 
 
 ALL-HALLOWS, al-hil'-l&z. 
 All-faints day, or the firft 
 vember. 
 
 ALL-HALLOWN, aUhai'-lun. a. 
 Belonging to Al'-hallowtide. 
 
 ALL-HALLOWTIDE, al-hil'-lA- 
 tlde. f. The tr rm rear All-faints day. 
 
 ALL-HEAL, a'l-he"le. f. A fpecies 
 of iron -wort. 
 
 ALL-JUDGING, i'l-dzhid'-zhlng. 
 a. That which has the fovereign 
 right of judgment. 
 
 ALL.KNOW1NG, i"I-n6'-Ing. a. 
 Omnifcient, all-wife. 
 
 ALL-S AINTS DAY, a"l-fa'nts-da. f. 
 The day on which there is a gene- 
 ral celebration of all the laints. 
 The firfl of November. 
 
 ALL-SEER, ri-fe'-ur. f. He that 
 fees or beholds all things. 
 
 ALL-SEEING, a"U'lng. a. That 
 beholds every thing. 
 
 ALL-SOULS DAY, n.(7'lz-<Ja. f. 
 The day on which fupplications are 
 made for all fouls by the church of 
 Rome, the fccond of November. 
 
 ALL-SUFFICIENT, a"l-fuf-HtV- 
 4nt. a. Sufficient to every thing. 
 
 ALL-WISE, a'1-wi'ze. a. Pofieil of 
 infinite wifdom. 
 
 ALLANTO1S, aU!in-t?/.is. \ 
 
 ALLANT01DES, il-lan-to' 1-d^z. J 
 f. The urinary tunick fituate be- 
 tween the amnion and chorion. 
 
 To ALLATRATK, Al'-li-trate. Y a. 
 To bark at, rail at. 
 
 To ALLAY, il-li'. v. a. To mix 
 one metal with another, to make it 
 fitter for coinage ; to join any thing 
 to another, fo as to abate it's qua- 
 lities ; to quiet, to pacify, to re- 
 prcfs. 
 
 ALLAY,
 
 ALL 
 
 ALL 
 
 ALLAY, al-ir. f. The metal of a 
 bafer kind mixed in coins, to harden 
 them, that they may wear lefs ; any 
 thing which, being added, abates 
 the predominant qualities of that 
 with which it is mingled. 
 
 ALLAYER, al-la'-ur. f. The perfon 
 or thing which has the power or 
 quality of allaying. 
 
 ALLAYMENT, al-!a'-ment. f. That 
 which has the power of allaying. 
 
 ALLEGATION, al-M-ga'-ihun. f. 
 Affirmation, declaration ; the thing 
 alleged or affirmed ; an excufe, aplea. 
 
 To ALLEGE, al-ledzh'. v. a. To 
 affirm, to declare, to maintain ; to 
 plead as an excufe or argument. 
 
 ALLEGEABLE, al-ledzh'-abl. a. 
 That which may be alleged. 
 
 ALLEGEMENT , al-ledzh'-roent. f. 
 The fame with allegation. 
 
 ALLEGER, al-ledzh'-ur. f. He that 
 alleges. 
 
 ALLEGIANCE, al-le'-dzhans. f. 
 The duty of fubjefts to the govern- 
 ment. 
 
 ALLEGIANT, al-!e'-dzhant. a. Loy- 
 al, conformable to the duty of alle- 
 giance. 
 
 ALLEGORIC AL.al-ll gor'-rl kal.7 
 
 ALLEGORICK, a!-!e-g6r'-H!c. 5 
 a. Not real, not literal, in the form 
 of an allegory. 
 
 ALLEGORICALLY, al-l^-gir'-rl- 
 kal-y. ad. After an allegorical 
 manner. 
 
 ALLEGORICALNESS, Al-le-gor'- 
 ri-kal-nes. f. The quality of being 
 allegorical. 
 
 To ALLEGORIZE, al"-1e go-r!'ze. 
 v. a. To turn into allegory, to 
 form an allegory. 
 
 ALLEGORY, ai'-le-gur-y. f. A 
 figurative difcourfe, in which fome- 
 thing other is intended, than is 
 contained in the words literally 
 taken. 
 
 ALLEGRO, a!-le'-gr6. f. A word 
 denoting in mufick a fprightly mo- 
 tion. Jt originally means gay, as 
 in Milton. 
 
 ALLELUJAH, al-lS-lo'-ya. f. A 
 word of fpiritual exultation, ufed 
 jtn hymns ; Praife God. 
 
 ALLEMANDE, al-le-rr.a'ng. f. A 
 grave kind of mufick; alfo a lively 
 dance. 
 
 To ALLEVIATE, il-leT-vy-ate. v. a. 
 To make light, to eafe, to foften. 
 
 ALLEVIATION, al-le 5 -vy-a'-Mn. 
 f. The aft of making light; that 
 by which any pain is eafed, or fault 
 extenuated. 
 
 ALLEY, il'-ly. f. A walk in * 
 garden ; a pafTage in towns nar- 
 rower than a ftreet. 
 
 ALLIANCE, al-Ii' ans Q The ftat 
 of connexion with another by con* 
 federacy, a league ; relation by 
 marriage ; relation by any form of 
 kindred ; the perfons allied to each. 
 other. 
 
 ALLICIENCY, al -Hih'-yen-fy. f. 
 The power of attracting. 
 
 To ALLIGATE, aMy-gate. v. a. 
 To tie one think to another. 
 
 ALLIGATION, al-ly-ga'-Mnr f. 
 The aft of tying together; the 
 arithmetical rule that teaches to ad- 
 juft the price of compounds, formed 
 of feveral ingredients of different 
 value. 
 
 ALLIGATOR, al'-ly-ga-tur. f. The 
 crocodile. Tipis name is chiefly 
 nfed for the crocodile of America. 
 
 ALLIGATURE, ai'-llg-a-ture. f. 
 The link, or ligature, by which 
 two things are joined together. 
 
 ALL1S1ON, al-Hzh'-un. f. The aft 
 of ftriking one thing againil an- 
 other. 
 
 ALLITERATION, al - lit - tS - rl'- 
 Ihun. f. When feveral words of the 
 lame verfe, or near together io 
 profe, begin with the fame letter, 
 it is called, by the criticks. allitera- 
 tion. : -*-"^ 
 
 ALLOCATION, al-lo-ka'-Mn. f. 
 The act of putting one thing to an- 
 other ; the admiffion of an article 
 in reckoning, and addition of it to 
 the account. 
 
 ALLOCUTION, al-!6-ku'-fr,un. f. 
 The aft of fpeaking to another. 
 
 ALLODIAL, al-lo'-dy-al. a. Not 
 feudal, independent. 
 
 ALLODIUM, a! ]6'-dv-um. f. Pof- 
 
 felfion held in absolute independence, 
 
 without
 
 ALL 
 
 A L M 
 
 without any acknowledgment of a 
 lord paramount. There are no allo- 
 dial lands in England. 
 
 ALLONGE, il-lundzh'. f. A pafs 
 or thruft with a rapier. 
 
 To ALLOO, al-16'. v. a. To fet 
 on, to incite. 
 
 ALLOQU Y, al-16'-kwy. f. The aft 
 of fpeaking to another. 
 
 To ALLOT, il-lot'. v. a. To dif- 
 tribute by lot ; to grant ; to diilri- 
 bute, to give each his (hare. 
 
 ALLOTMENT, al-I6t'-ment. f. The 
 part, the fnare. 
 
 ALLOTTERYjal-lot'-te-ry. f. That 
 which is granted to any in a diftri- 
 bution. 
 
 To ALLOW, al-low'. v. a. To 
 admit; to grant, to yield; to per- 
 mit ; to give to, to pay to; to make 
 abatement. 
 
 ALLOWABLE, al-low' abl. a. That 
 which may be admitted without 
 contradiction ; lawful, not forbidden. 
 
 ALLOW ABLENESS, al-low'-abl- 
 ncs. f. Lawfulnefs, exemption 
 from prohibition. 
 
 ALLOWANCE, al-low' -ins. f. 
 Sanction, licence ; permiflion ; an 
 appointment for any ufe ; abate- 
 ment from the ftricl rigour ; a fum 
 granted weekly or yearly, as a 
 ftipend. 
 
 To ALLOY, al-Ioy'. v. a. To mix 
 metal with a bafer, fo as to fit it for 
 coinage. 
 
 ALLOY, il-loy'. f. Bafer metal mixed 
 in coinage ; abatement, diminution. 
 
 ALLUBESCENC Y , al lu-beY-fen-fy. 
 f. Willingnefs; content. 
 
 To ALLUDE, aMu'de. v. n. To 
 have fome reference to a thing, 
 without the direft mention. 
 
 ALLUMINOR, al-lu'-m^-nfir. f. 
 One who colours or paints upon 
 paper or parchment. 
 
 To ALLURE, al-lu're. v. a. To 
 entice to any thing. 
 
 ALLUREMENT, al-lu're-ment. f. 
 Enticement, temptation. 
 
 ALLURER, al-l&'-rur. f. Enticer. 
 ir:veig;ler. 
 
 ALLURINGLY, al-l&'-rlng-ly. ad. 
 iu an alluring manner, enticingly. 
 
 ALLURINGNESS, al-l&'-ring-ne?. 
 f. Enticement, temptation by pro- 
 pofmg pleafure. 
 
 ALLUSION, al-lu'-zhin. f. A hint, 
 an implication. 
 
 ALLUSIVE, al-lu'-siv. a. Hinting 
 at fomething. 
 
 ALLUSIVELY, al-l&'-slv-ly. ad. In 
 an allufive manner. 
 
 ALLUSLVENESS, al-lu'-slv-n^s. f. 
 The quality of being alluiive. 
 
 ALLUVION, il-lu'v-yun. f. The 
 carrying of any thing lo fomething 
 elfe by the motion of the water ; 
 the thing carried by water. 
 
 ALLUVfOUS, al-iu'v-yus. a. Car- 
 ried by the motion of the water to 
 another place. 
 
 To ALLY, al-!y'. v. a. To unite 
 by kindred, friendinip, or confedera- 
 cy ; to make a relation between two 
 things. 
 
 ALLY, Al-ly'. f. One united to fome 
 other by -marriage, friendfliip, or 
 confederacy. 
 
 ALMACANFAR, il-ma-kin'-tur. f. 
 A circle drawn parallel to the ho- 
 rizon. 
 
 ALMACANTAR's STAFF, al-ma- 
 kar.'-tarz-flaf'. f. An inftrument 
 ufed to take obfervations of the 
 fun, about the time of it's riling and 
 fetting. 
 
 ALMANACK, a'1-ma-nik. f. A ca- 
 lendar. 
 
 ALMAND1NE, i'1-min-dlne. f. A 
 ruby, coarfer and lighter than the 
 oriental. 
 
 ALM1GHTINESS, al-ml'-ty-nt's. f. 
 Omnipotence, one of the attributes 
 of God. 
 
 ALMIGHTY, dl-ml'-ty. a. Of un- 
 limited power, omnipotent. 
 
 ALMOND, i'-mfind. f. The nut of 
 the almond -tree. 
 
 ALMOND-TREE, i'-mfind-trfi. f. 
 It has leaves and flowers very like 
 thofe of the peach, tree. 
 
 ALMONDS, a'-mumiz. 'f. The 
 two glands of the throat ; the tcm- 
 f.Is. 
 
 ALMONER, ar-rr,i-i;or. f. The of- 
 ficer of a prince, employed in the 
 diftiibution of charity. 
 
 ALMON-
 
 ALP 
 
 ALT 
 
 ALMONRY, al'-mun-r. f. The 
 place where alms are diftributed. 
 
 ALMOST, al-mo'lt. ad. Nearly, well 
 nigh. 
 
 ALMS, a'mz. f. What is given in 
 relief of the poor. 
 
 ALMSBASKET, a'mz-bif-kit. f. 
 The balket in which provifions are 
 pat to be given away. 
 
 ALMSDEED, a'mz-ded. f. A cha- 
 ritable gift. 
 
 ALMSG1VER, a'mz-glv-ur. f. p He 
 that fupports others by his charity. 
 
 ALMSHOLJSE, a'mz-hous. i. An 
 hofpital for the poor. 
 
 ALMSMAN, a'mz-man. f. A man 
 who lives upon alms. 
 
 ALMUG-TREE, al'-mug-tre. f. A 
 tree mentioned in Scripture. / 
 
 ALNAGAR, ai'-na-gar. f. A mea- 
 furer by the ell ; a fworn office^, 
 whofe bufinefs formerly was to in- 
 fpeft the afiize of woollen cloth. 
 
 ALNAGE, al'nadzh. f. Ell-meafure. 
 
 ALN1GHT, a'l-nite. f. A great 
 cake of wax, with a wick in the 
 midft. 
 
 ALOES, al'-o-ez. f. A precious wood 
 ufed in the Eaft for perfumes, of 
 which the bed fort is of higher 
 price than gold ; a tree which grows 
 in hot countries ; a medicinal juice 
 extracted from the common aloes 
 tree. 
 
 ALOETICAL, al-o-et'-y-kil. "> a. 
 
 A LOETICK, al-6-eY-ik. j Con- 
 fifting chiefly of aloes. 
 
 ALOFT, a-la'ft. ad. On high, in 
 the air. 
 
 ALOFT, a-Ta'ft. prep. Above. 
 
 ALOGY; al'-o-dzty. f. I T nreafonable 
 nefs; abfurdity. 
 
 ALONE, a-!6'ne. a. Single ; with- 
 out company, folitary. 
 
 ALONG, a-iong'. ad. At length ; 
 through any (pace meafured length- 
 wife ; forward, onward ; in com- 
 pany with. 
 
 ALOOF, a-io'f. ad. At a diftance 
 
 ALOUD, a-loud'. ad. Loudly, with 
 a great noiie. 
 
 ALOW, a Su x . ad. In z low place 
 not aloft. 
 
 ALPHA, ii'.fa. f. The firil letter 
 
 in tlie Greek alphabet, anfwering 
 to our A ; therefore ufed to fignify 
 the firft. 
 
 ALPHABET, al'-fl-Wt. f. The 
 letters,.or elements of fpeech. 
 
 To ALPHABET, al'-fa-bet. v.A. 
 To range in the order of the alpha- 
 bet. 
 
 ALPHABETICAL, al'- fa-bet'- 1^ 
 kal. 
 
 ALPHABETICK, al-fa-bet'-tik. 
 a. According to the feries of letters. 
 
 ALPHABETICALLY, al-fa-bet'-ty- 
 kil-^. ad. According to the order 
 of the letters. 
 
 ALREADY, al-red'-d. ad. At this 
 prefent time ; before the prefent. 
 
 ALS, als'. ad. Alfo. 
 
 ALSO, a'l-fo. ad. In the fame man- 
 ner, likewife. 
 
 ALTAR, a'l-tur. f. The place where 
 offerings to heaven are laid ; the 
 table in Chriilian churches where 
 the communion is adminiitered. 
 
 ALTARAGE, a'l-tur adzh. f. An 
 emolument from oblations at the 
 altar. 
 
 ALTAR-CLOTH, a'U&r-clAih. f, 
 The cloth thrown over the altar in 
 churches. 
 
 To ALTER, a'l-tur. v. a. To change, 
 to make otkerwife than it is. 
 
 To ALTER, a'l-tur. v. n. To be- 
 come otherwife than it was, to be 
 changed, to fuffer change. 
 
 ALTERABLE, 4'1-tur-abl. a. That 
 which may be altered or changed. 
 
 ALTERABLENESS, al-tur-abl- 
 nes. f. The quality of being alter- 
 able. 
 
 ALTERABLY, al'-tur-ab-ty. ad. 
 In fuch a manner as may be al- 
 tered. 
 
 ALTERAGE, ai'-ter-adzh. f. The 
 breeding, nourifhing, or loitering of 
 a child. 
 
 ALTERANT, a'Uur-ant. a. That 
 which has the power of producing 
 changes. 
 
 ALTERATION, al-t&r-a'-lhuru f. 
 The &&. of altering or changing ; 
 the change made. 
 
 ALTERATIVE, i'l - tur-a - tjv. a. 
 Medicines cailcd alterative are fucli
 
 ALT 
 
 As have no immediate fenfible ope- 
 ration, but gradually gain upon the 
 conftitution. 
 
 To ALTERCATE, al'-tir-kate. v. n. 
 To wrangle, difpute. 
 
 ALTERCATION, al-ter-ka'-ihun. f. 
 Debate, controverfy. 
 
 ALTERN, al-ter'n. a. Ading by 
 turns. 
 
 ALTERNACY, al-tcr'-na-fy. f. Ac- 
 tion performed by turns. 
 
 ALTERNATE, al-ter'-nat. a. Be- 
 ing by turns, reciprocal. 
 
 ALTERNATE, al-ter'nat. f. That 
 
 - which happens alternately, vicifli- 
 tude. 
 
 To ALTERNATE, al-ter'-nate. v. a. 
 To perform alternately ; to change 
 cne thing for another reciprocally. 
 
 ALTERNATELY, al-tcr'-nat-Jy. ad. 
 Jn reciprocal fucceffion. 
 
 ALTERNATENESS, al-ter'-nat- 
 nes. f. The quality of being alter- 
 nate. 
 
 ALTERNATION, al-te>-ni'-(hun. f. 
 The reciprocal fucceffion of things. 
 
 ALTERNATIVE, il-ter'-na-tiv. f. 
 The choice given of two things, fo 
 that if one be rejefted, the other 
 tnuft be taken. 
 
 ALTERNATIVELY, al-tcr'-na-tlv- 
 ty. ad. By turns, reciprocally. 
 
 ALTERNAT1VENESS, il-tir'-nA- 
 tlv-nis. f. The quality or date of 
 being alternative. 
 
 ALTERNITY, al-ter'-nl-t^. f. Re- 
 ciprocal fucceffion, viciffitude. 
 
 ALTHOUGH, al-tho'. conj. Net- 
 withftanding, however. 
 
 ALTIGRADE, al'-ti grade, a. Ri- 
 fing on high. 
 
 ALTILOQU ENCE, al-;ll'-l6 kwens. 
 f. Pompous language. 
 
 ALTILOQyENT,al-tii'-l6-kwent.a. 
 Speaking in pompous language. 
 
 ALT1METRY, il-tlm'-me-try-. f. 
 The art of taking or naeafuring al- 
 titudes or heights. 
 
 ALTISONANT, al-tl/-;o-nint. ") 
 
 ALT1SONOUS, i!-tis'-s6-nus. \ *' 
 High founding, lofty in found. 
 
 ALTITUDE, A.'-ty-tude. f. Height 
 of place, fpace meafured upward ; 
 the elevation of any of the hca- 
 
 A M A 
 
 venly bodies above the horizon j 
 fituation with regard to lower thingsj 
 height of excellence; higheft point. 
 
 ALT1VOLANT, al-tfv'-v6-lant. a. 
 High flying. 
 
 ALTO, alt'- 6. f. & a. The counter 
 tenour ; high. 
 
 ALTOGETHER, al-t6-geth'.er. ad. 
 Completely, without reilriction. 
 without exception. 
 
 ALUDEL, ii'-u-del. f. Aludels are 
 fubliming pots ufed in chymiftry, 
 fitted into one another without lu- 
 ting. 
 
 ALVEOLUS, il-ve'-o-lus. f. A lit- 
 tle cell. 
 
 ALUM, al'-lum. f. A kind of mi- 
 neral fait, confiding of argil and vi- 
 triolick acid. 
 
 ALUM-STONE, al'-lum - ftune. f. 
 A ftone or calx ufed in furgery. 
 
 ALUMINOUS, i-lu'-my-nus. a. 
 Relating to alum, or confiftingof alum. 
 
 ALWAYS, i'l-waz. ad. Perpetual- 
 ly, throughout all time ; conttandy, 
 without variation. 
 
 AM, am'. The firfl rJerfon of the 
 verb To be. 
 
 AMABIL1TV, i-ma.bir-lf-tf. f. 
 Lovelinefs. 
 
 AMADETTO, a-ma-det'-to. f. A 
 fort of pear. 
 
 AMADOT, am'-i d6t. f. A fort of 
 pear. 
 
 AMAIN, i-ma'ne. ad. With vehe- 
 mence, with vigour. 
 
 AMALGAM, i-mal'-gin. 1 f 
 
 AMALGAMA,a-mAl'-gi-roi. } 
 The mixture of metals procured by 
 amalgamation. 
 
 To AMALGAMATE, i-mal'-gi- 
 ma:c. v. n. To unite metals with 
 quickfilver. 
 
 AMALGAM ATION, i-mal-ga-ma'- 
 ftiun. f. The art or practice of 
 amalgamating metals. 
 
 AMANDATION, a-mJn-da'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of fending on a meflape. 
 
 AMANUENSIS, a mAn-ucn'-sis. f. 
 A perfon who writes what another 
 diftates. 
 
 AMARANTH, am'-A-ranth. f. Thft 
 name of a plant ; in poetry, an ima- 
 ginary flower unfad ng. 
 
 AMA-
 
 A M B 
 
 A M B 
 
 AMARANTHINE, am-a-ran'-thln. 
 a. confuting of amaranths. 
 
 AMARITUDE, a-mar'-r-tude. ? 
 
 AMARULENCE, a-mar'-u-lens. 5 
 f. Bitternefs. 
 
 AMARULENT, a-mir'-u-lent. a. 
 Bitter. 
 
 AMASMENT, a-mas'-me'nt. f. A 
 heap, an accumulation. 
 
 To AMASS, a-mas'. v. a. To col- 
 left together into one heap or mafs ; 
 to add one thing to another. 
 
 To AMATE, a-ma'te. v. n. To ter- 
 rify, to ftrike with horrour. 
 
 AMATEUR, am-a-tu're. f. A lover of 
 any of the fine arts. 
 
 AMATORCULIST, am-a-tor'-ku- 
 Ifft. f. An infignificant lover, a 
 pretender to affeclion. 
 
 AMATORY, am'.a-tur-y. a. Relat- 
 ing to love. 
 
 AMAUROSIS, a-ma-ro'-sls. f. A 
 dimnefs of fight, not from any vi- 
 fible defect in the eye, but from 
 fome diftemperature in the inner 
 parts, occaftoning the reprefenta- 
 tions of flies and duft floating before 
 the eyes. 
 
 To AMAZE, a-ma'ze. v. a. To 
 confufe with terrour ; to put into 
 confufion, with wonder; to put into 
 perplexity. 
 
 AMAZE, a-ma'ze. f. Aftonimment, 
 confulion, either of fear qr wonder. 
 
 AMAZEDLY, a-ma'z-ed-ly. ad. 
 Confufedly, with amazement. 
 
 AMAZEDNESS, a ma'z.ed-nes. f. 
 The ftate of being amazed, wonder, 
 confufion. 
 
 AMAZEMENT, a-ma'z-mnt. f. 
 Confufed apprehenfion, extreme 
 fear, horrour ; extreme dejection ; 
 height of admiration ; wonder at 
 an unexpected event. 
 
 AMAZING, a-ma'z-ing. part, a. 
 Wonderful, aftonifhing. 
 
 AMAZINGLY, a-ma ; z-Ing-ly. ad. 
 To a degree that may excite afto- 
 nimment. 
 
 AMAZON, am'-a-zi'in. f.' The 
 Amazons were a race of women 
 famous for valour ; a virago. 
 
 AMBAGES, am-ba'-dzhez. f. A cir-, 
 cuit of words, a multiplicity of words. ' 
 VOL. i. 
 
 AMBAGIOUS, atn-ba'-dzh.us. a. 
 Circumlocutory ; perplexed ; tedi- 
 ous. 
 
 AMBASSADE, am-baf-sa'de.f. Em- 
 bafly. Not in ufe. 
 
 AMBASSADOUR, am-bas'-sa-dnr. N 
 f. A perfon fent in a publick man- 
 ner from one fovereign power to an- 
 other. 
 
 AMBASSADRESS, am-bas'-.sa-dre's. 
 f. The lady of an ambaffadour ; a 
 woman fent on a meflage. 
 
 AMBASSAGE, am'-bas-sadzh. f. 
 An embafly. 
 
 AMBE, am'-be. f. The fuperficial 
 jutting out of a bone : an inftru- 
 ment for reducing a diflocated bone. 
 
 AMBER, am' -bur. f. A yellow 
 tranfparent fubftance of a gumroous 
 or bituminous confiflence. 
 
 AMBER, am'-bur. a, CqnfilKng of 
 amber. 
 
 AMBER-DRINK, am'-Mr-drlnk;. f. 
 Drink of the colour of amfeeT. 
 
 AMBERGRIS, am'-bur-gre's. f. A 
 fragrant drug that melts almoil like 
 wax, u fed both as a perfume' and a 
 cordiaj. 
 
 AMBER- SEED, am'-b&r-fM. f. Re- 
 fembles millet. 
 
 AMBERTREE, am'-bur^trS. f. A 
 mrub the beauty of which is in ir'fi 
 fmall evergreen leaves. --> 
 
 AMBIDEXTER, am-by-d6x'-ter. f. 
 A man who has equally the ufe of 
 both his hands ; a man who is equally 
 ready to afl on either fide, in party 
 difputcs. 
 
 AMBIDEXTERITY, am-b-d<Lv- 
 tcr'-iy-ty.. f". The quality of being 
 able equally to ufe both hands j dotf 
 ble dealing. 
 
 AMBIDEXTROUS, am-by-dex'- 
 ' mis. a. Having, with equal' fa- 
 cility, the ufe of either' hand ;. dou- 
 ble dealine, pra>ifiq<j on both ficieft. 
 
 AMBIDEXTROUSNESS, am T ' by - 
 dex'-truf-nes. f. 1'he quality pf 
 being ambidextrous. 
 
 AMBIENT, am'-byent. a. Surround- 
 ing, encompaffing. 
 
 AMB1GU, am'-by-gu. f. An enter- 
 tainment/ con'filting of a medley oi' 
 dilhes. 
 
 F AMBI-
 
 A M B 
 
 AMBIGUITY, am-by-gu'-i-ty. f. 
 
 Doubtfulnefs of meaning ; uncer- 
 tainty of fignification. 
 AMBIGUOUS, am-big'-u-us. a. 
 
 Doubtful, having two meanings ; 
 
 uiing doubtful expreffions. 
 AMBIGUOUSLY, am-blg'-u uf-ly. 
 
 ad. In an ambiguous manner, 
 
 doubtfully. 
 AMBIGUOUSNESS, anvblg'-u-uf- 
 
 nes. f. Uncertainty of meaning ; 
 
 duplicity of fignification. 
 AMEILOGY, am-bil'-16 dzhy. f. 
 
 Talk of ambiguous fignificafion. 
 AMBILOQUOUS, im-bll'-tf>-kwus. 
 
 a. Ufing ambiguous expreflions. 
 AMBILOQUY, am-bli'-16-kw^. f. 
 
 The ufe of ambiguous expreflions; 
 
 difcourfe of doubtful meaning. 
 AMBIT, am'-bk. f. The compafs 
 
 or circuit of any thing. 
 AMBITION, am-bifh'-un. f. The 
 
 defire of preferment or honour; 
 
 the defire of any thing great or ex- 
 cellent. 
 AMBITIOUS, am-blih'-us. a. Seized 
 
 or touched with ambition, defirous 
 
 of advancement, afpiring. 
 AMBITIOUSLY, am-bim'-uf-ly. ad. 
 
 With eagernefs of advancement or 
 
 preference. 
 AMB1TIOUSNESS, am-bKh'-uf-nes. 
 
 f. The quality of being ^Tibitious. 
 AMBITUDE, 4m'-by-tude. f. Com- 
 pafs, circuit. 
 To AMBLE, am'bl. v. n. To move 
 
 upon an amble, to pace ; to move 
 
 eafily ; to walk daintily. 
 AMBLE, am'bl. f. An eafy pace. 
 AMBfcER, am'-blur. f. A pacer. 
 AMBLINGLY, ara'-bllng-l^. ad. 
 
 With an ambling movement. 
 AMBROSIA, am-br&'-zhy-a. f. The 
 
 imaginary food of the gods ; the 
 
 name of a plant. 
 AMBROSIAL, am-bro'-zhy-al. a. 
 
 Partaking of the nature or qualities 
 
 of ambrofia ; falicious. 
 AMBRY, a'm-bry. f. The place 
 where alms are diftributed.; the 
 place where plate, and utenfils for 
 houfekeeping, are kept. 
 AMBS-ACE, aniz a'fe.T. A double 
 
 ace, aces. 
 
 A M E 
 
 AMBULATtON, Im.bu-la-iL&n. f. 
 The aft of walking. 
 
 AMBULATORY, am"-bu-la-tur'-ry. 
 a. That which has the power or 
 faculty of walking. 
 
 AMBURY, arn'-bu-ry. f. A bloody 
 wart on a horfe's body. 
 
 AMBUSCADE, um-buf-ka'de. f. A 
 private ftation in which men lie to 
 furprife others. 
 
 AMBUSCADO, am-buf-ka'-do. f. 
 A private poft, in order to furprife. 
 
 AMBUSH, am'-bu(h. f. The poll 
 where foldiers or afi'affins are placed, 
 in order to fall unexpectedly upon 
 an enemy ; the aft of furprifing an- 
 other, by lying in wait ; the ftate of 
 lying in wait. 
 
 AMBUSHED, am'-butht. a. Placed 
 in ambufh. 
 
 AMBUSHMENT, am'-bufh-ment. f. 
 Ambufh, furprife. 
 
 AMBUST, am-buir. a. Burnt, fcald- 
 ed. 
 
 AMBUSTION, am-bus'.tfliun. f. A 
 burn, a fcald. 
 
 AMEL, im'-mel. f. The matter 
 with which the variegated works 
 arc overlaid, which we call en- 
 amelled. 
 
 AMEN. a-mn'. ad. A term ufed 
 in devotions, by which, at the end 
 of a prayer, we mean, fo be it; at 
 the end of a creed, fo it is. 
 
 AMENABLE, a-mc'-nabl. a. Re- 
 fponfible, fubjfift fo as to be liable to 
 account. 
 
 AMENANCE, a-mc'-nans. f. Con- 
 duft, behaviour. 
 
 To AMEND, i-mcnd'. v. a. To cor- 
 reft, to change any thing that is 
 wrong ; to reform the life ; to re- 
 flore paflages in writers which the 
 copiers are fuppofed to have de- 
 praved. 
 
 To AMEND, a- mend', v. n. To 
 grow better. 
 
 AMENDMENT, a-mend'-ment. f. 
 A change from bad for the better ; 
 reformation of life ; recovery of 
 health; in law, the corrcftion of an 
 crrour committed in a procefs. 
 
 AMENDER, i mcn'-dfir. f. The 
 perfon that amends any thing. 
 
 AMENDS,
 
 A M I 
 
 A M O 
 
 AMENDS, a-mend'z. f. Recom- 
 pence, compenfation. 
 
 AMENITY, a-rr.e.i'-m'-ty. f. Agree- 
 ablenefs of fituation. 
 
 AMENTACEOUS, a-men-ta'-mus. 
 a. Hanging by a thread. 
 
 To AMERCE, a-mer's. v. a. To 
 punifh with a fine or penalty. 
 
 AMERCER, a-mer'-ser. f. He that 
 fets a fine upon any mifdemeanour. 
 
 AMERCEMENT, a-mer'f-ment. f. 
 The pecuniary punifhment of an of- 
 fender. 
 
 AMES-ACE, amz-a'ce. f. Two aces 
 thrown at the fame time on two 
 dice. 
 
 AMETHODICAL, a-m^tfeod'-f- 
 kal. a. Out of method, irregu- 
 lar. 
 
 AMETHYST, am'-e-tfclft. f. A 
 precious (lone of a violet colour, bor- 
 dering on purple. 
 
 AMETHYSTINE, am-e-thls'-tin. 
 a. Refembling an amethyft. 
 
 AMIABLE, a'm-yabl. a. Lovely, 
 pleafing, worthy to be loved ; pre- 
 tending love, fhowing love. 
 
 AMIABLENESS, a'm-yabl-ne's. f. 
 
 Lovelinefs, power of raifing love. 
 - AMIABLY, a'm-yab-ly. ad. In fuch 
 a manner as to excite love. 
 
 AMIANTHUS, a-my-an'-thus, f. 
 Earth flax, a foflil of which in- 
 combuftible cloth may be made. 
 
 AMICABLEjam'-my-kabl.a. Friend- 
 ly, kind. 
 
 AMICABLENESS, am'-ir^-kabl- 
 nes. f. Friendlinefs, goodwill. 
 
 AMICABLY, ara-my-kab-ly. ad. In 
 ^ a friendly way. 
 
 AMICE, 'am'-mis. f. The firft or 
 undermoft part of a prieft's habit. 
 
 AMID, a-mid'. 7 prep. In the 
 
 AMIDST, a-mfd'ft. J midft, middle ; 
 mingled with, furrounded by ; 
 among. 
 AMISS, a-mis'. ad. Faultily, cri- 
 
 Iminally ; wrong, not according to 
 the perfection of the thing ; impair- 
 ed in health. 
 
 AMISSION, a-m{(h'-un. f. Lofs. 
 To AMIT, a-mit'. v. a. To lofe. 
 AMITY, am'.nu-ty. f. Friend- 
 flap. 
 
 AMMONIAC, am-mo'-ny-ak. f. A^ 
 
 gum, a fait. 
 AMMONIACAL, im-m&-nl'-a-kal. 
 
 a. Having the properties of ammo- 
 niac fait. 
 AMMUNITION, am-mu-nlm'-un. f. 
 
 Military ftores. 
 AMMUNITION-BREAD, am-mu- 
 
 nlih'-un-bred'. f. Bread for the 
 
 fupply of armies. 
 AMNESTY, am'-nef-ty\ f. An aft 
 
 of oblivion. 
 AMNICOLIST, am-n{k'-k& lift. f. 
 
 Dwelling on or near a river. 
 AMNIGENOUS, ara-n!dzh'--nfis. f. 
 
 Born of a river. 
 
 AMNION, am'-n-6n. 7 f. The in- 
 AMNIOS,am'-ny-6s. j nermoft 
 
 membrane with which the foetus 
 
 in the womb is immediately co- 
 vered. 
 AMOMUM, a-m&'-mum. f. A fort 
 
 of fruit. 
 
 AMONG, a-mung'. 7 prep. Min- 
 AMONGST, a-mungft'. 3 gled with ; 
 
 conjoined with others, fo as to make 
 
 part of the number. 
 AMORIST, am'-o-rift. f. An ina- 
 morato, a gallant. 
 AMOROSO, am-6-r6'-so. f. An 
 
 amorous man. 
 
 AMOROUS, am'-ur-us. a. Ena- 
 moured ; naturally inclined to love, 
 
 fond ; belonging to love. 
 AMOROUSLY, am'-ur-uf-!. ad. 
 
 Fondly, lovingly. 
 AMOROUSNESS, am'-ur-uf-ncs. f. 
 
 Fondnefs, lovingnefs. 
 AMORPHOUS, a-m6r'-fus. a. Def- 
 
 titute of regular figure. 
 AMORT, a-m6'rt. ad. Deprefled, 
 
 fpiritlefs. 
 AMORTIZATION, a-mor-ty. 
 
 za'-fliun. 
 AMORTIZEMENT, a-m6r'- 
 
 tiz-ment. 
 
 The right or aft of transferring lands 
 
 to mortmain. 
 To AMORTIZE, a-m6r-'-tlze. v. n. 
 
 To alien lands or tenements to any 
 
 corporation. 
 AMOTION, a-mo'-Mn. f. The 
 
 art of putting away, a removal. 
 To AMOVE, a-m6've', v.a. Tore- 
 F 2 ,. move
 
 AMP 
 
 move from a poft or ftation ; to re- 
 move, to jnove, to alter. 
 
 TO AMOUNT, a-mou'nt. v. n. 
 To rife to, in the accumulative quan- 
 tity. 
 
 AMOUNT, a-mou'nt. f. The fum 
 tola!. 
 
 AMOUR, a-m6'r. f. An affair of 
 gallantry, an intrigue. 
 
 AMPHIBIOUS, am-fib'-yus. a. That 
 which can live in two elements. 
 
 AMPHIBIOUSNESS, am-fib'.yuf- 
 nes. f. The quality of being able 
 , to live in different elements. 
 
 AMBHIBOLOGICAL, am-fy-bo- 
 lodzh'-y-kal. a. Doubtful. 
 
 AMPH1BOLOGICALLY, am-fy- 
 bo-lodzh'ly-kal-y. ad. Doubt- 
 fully. 
 
 AMPHIBOLOGY, am-fy-bol'-6- 
 clzhy. f. Difcourfe of uncertain 
 meaning. 
 
 AMPHIBOLOUS, am-flb'-bo-lus. a. 
 Toffed from one to another. 
 
 AMPHILOGY, am-fil -16-dzhy. f. 
 Equivocation, ambiguity. 
 
 AMPHISB^NA, am-fif-bc'-na. f. 
 A ferpent fuppofed to have two 
 heads. 
 
 AMPHlSCIT, am-flfh'-y-i. f. The 
 people who inhabit the torrid zone. 
 
 AMPHITHEATRE, am-fy-the -a- 
 tur. f. A building in a circular or 
 oval form, having it's aerea encom- 
 paffed with rows of feats one above 
 another. 
 
 AMPLE, am'pl. a. Large, wide, 
 extended; great in bulk; unlimit- 
 ed, without reftriftion ; liberal, large, 
 without parfimony ; diffufive, not 
 contracted. 
 
 AMPLENESS, am'pl-nes. f. Large- 
 nefs, liberality. 
 
 T.o AMPLIATE, am'-ply-ate. v.a. 
 To enlarge, to extend. 
 
 AMPLIATION, am-ply-a'-ihun. f. 
 Enlargement, exaggeration ; diffufe- 
 nefs. 
 
 To AMPLIFICATE. am.pUf'-y- 
 kate. v. a. To enlarge, to am- 
 plify. 
 
 AMPLIFICATION, am-ply-fy-ka'- 
 ihuo. f. Enlargement, extenfion ; 
 exaggerated teprefentation. 
 
 ANA 
 
 AMPLIFIER, am'-ply-fi-er. f. One 
 
 that exaggerates. 
 To AMPLIFY, am'-ply-fy. v. a. To 
 
 enlarge ; to exaggerate any thing ; 
 
 to improve by new additions. 
 To AMPLIFY, am'-ply-ty. v. n. To 
 
 lay one's felf out in diffusion ; to 
 
 form pompous reprefentations. 
 AMPLITUDE, am'-ply-tude. f. 
 
 Largenefs, greatnefs ; copioufnefs, 
 
 abundance. 
 AMPLIVAGOUS, am-ply-va'-gus. 
 
 a. Wandering widely or at large. 
 AMPLY, am'-ply. ad. Largely, li- 
 berally ; copioufly. 
 To AMPUTATE, am'-pu-tate. v. a. 
 
 To cut off a limb. 
 AMPUTATION, am-pu-ta'-ihun. f. 
 
 The operation of cutting off a limb. 
 
 or other part of the body. 
 AMULET, im'-u.let. f. A charm ; 
 
 a thing hung about the neck, for 
 
 preventing or curing a difeafe. 
 AMURCOSITY, a-mur-k6s'-d-t>\ f. 
 
 The quality of lees or mother of any 
 
 AMURCOUS, a-mur'-kus. a. Full 
 
 of dregs, foul. 
 To AMUSE, a-mu'ze. v. a. To 
 
 entertain the mind with harmlefs 
 
 trifling ; to engage the attention ; 
 
 to deceive by artful management. 
 AMUSEMENT, a-mu'ze ment. f. 
 
 That which amufcs, entertainment. 
 AMUSER, a-mu'-zur. f. He that 
 
 amufes. 
 AMUS1VE, a-mu'-slv. a. That which 
 
 has the power of amufing. 
 AMYGDALATE, A-mlg'-dA-ftie. a. 
 
 Made of almonds. 
 AMYGDAL1NE, a-mlg'-di-line. a. 
 
 Refembling almonds. 
 AN, an', article. One, but with lefc 
 
 emphafis ; any, or fome. 
 ANA, an'-a. f. A word of frequent 
 
 ufe in medicinal prefcriptions im- 
 porting an equal quantity. 
 ANABAPTISM, an-a-bap'-tjzm. f. 
 
 The doclrine of the anabaptilts. 
 ANABAPTIST, in-a-bap'-tllh f 
 
 One who holds or pradifes adult 
 
 baptifm. 
 ANACAMPTICK, an-5-kamp'-tIk. 
 
 a. Reflecting, or reflected. 
 
 ANA-
 
 ANA 
 
 ANA 
 
 ANACAMPTICKS, an'-a-camp'- 
 tiks. f. The doctrine of reflected 
 light, or catoptricks. 
 
 AN ACATHARTICK, an-a-ka-tha'r- 
 dk. f. Any medicine that works 
 upwards. 
 
 ANACEPHAL^OSIS, an-a-sef-a- 
 le-6"-sis. f. Recapitulation, or 
 fummary -of the principal heads of 
 a difcourfe. 
 
 To ANACEPHALIZE, an-a.fef-a- 
 lize. v. a. To recapitulate. 
 
 ANACHORITE, an-ak'-6-r!te. f. A 
 monk who leaves the convent for a 
 more folitary life. 
 
 ANACHRONISM, an-ak'-kr6-nlzm. 
 f. An errour in computing time. 
 
 ANACLATICKS, an-a-klatMks. f. 
 The doctrine of refracted light ; 
 dioptricks. 
 
 ANACREONTICK,a-nak-re-6n'-tIk. 
 a. After the manner of Anacreon. 
 
 ANAD1PLOSIS, an-a-di-plo'-sis. f. 
 Reduplication : a figure inrhetorick. 
 
 ANAGOGET1CAL, an-a-go-l 
 dzhet'-y-ka!. I 
 
 ANAGOGICAL, an-a-godzh'-y- f 
 kal. J 
 
 a. Contributing or relating to re- 
 ligious raptures, myfterious, elevated 
 above humanity. 
 
 ANAGOGICALLY, an-a-godzh'-y- 
 kal-y. ad. Myfterioufly, with re- 
 ligious elevation. 
 
 ANAGRAM, an'-a-gram. f. A con- 
 ceit arifmg from the letters of a 
 name tranfpofed fo as to form fome 
 other word or fentence. 
 
 ANAGRAMMATISM, an-a-gram'- 
 ma-tlzm. f. The act or practice of 
 making anagrams. 
 
 ANAGRAMMATIST, an-S-gram'- 
 ma-tllt. f. A maker of anagrams. 
 
 To .ANAGRAMMATIZE, an-i- 
 gram'-ma-dze. v. n. To make 
 anagrams. 
 
 ANALECTS, an'-a-lekts. f. Frag- 
 ments collected from authors. 
 
 ANALEMMA, an-a-lem'-ma, a. A 
 projection of the fphere on the plane 
 of the meridian ; the inftrument by 
 which this projection is drawn. 
 
 AJ^ALEPTICK, an-a-lep'-dk. a. 
 Comforting, corroborating. 
 
 ANALOGAL, a-nal'-&-gal. a. An- 
 alogous. 
 
 ANALOGICAL, an-a-lodzh'-y-ka!. 
 a. Ufed by way of analogy. 
 
 ANALOGICALLY, an-a-lodzh'-^- 
 kal-y. ad. In an analogical man- 
 ner ; in an analogous manner. 
 
 ANALOGICALNESS, an-a-lodzh'- 
 y-kal-nes. f. The quality of being 
 analogical. 
 
 ANALOGISM a-nal'-o-dzhlzm. f. 
 An argument from the caule to the 
 effect. 
 
 To ANALOGIZE, a-nal' lo-dzhizc. 
 v. a. To explain by way of analogy. 
 
 ANALOGOUS, a-nal'-lO-gus. a. 
 Having analogy, having fornething- 
 parallel. 
 
 ANALOGY, a-nal'-16-dzhy\ f. Re- 
 femblance between things with re- 
 gard to fome circumftances er ef- 
 fefts. 
 
 ANALYSIS a-nal'-ly-sls. f. A fe- 
 paration of any compound into it's 
 feveral parts ; a folution of any 
 thing, whether corporeal or mental, 
 to it's firft elements. 
 
 ANALYST, an-a-lifl'. f. One who 
 analyzes. 
 
 ANALYTICAL, an-a-hV-ty-kal. a. 
 That which refolves any thing into 
 firft principles ; that which proceeds 
 by analyfis. 
 
 ANALYTICALLY, an-a-lit'-ty-kal- 
 yr. ad. The manner of refolving 
 compounds into the fingle conftituenc 
 or component parts. 
 
 ANALYTICK, an-a-lit'-Ik. a. The 
 manner of refolving compounds into 
 the fimple or component parts, ap- 
 plied chiefly to men'tal operations. 
 
 To ANALYZE, an'-a lyze. v. a. 
 To refolve a compound into it's firft 
 principles. 
 
 ANALYZER, an'.a-l^-zur. f. That 
 which has the power of analyzing. 
 
 ANAMORPHOSIS, an -a- rn6r-f6'- 
 sis. f. Deformation; perfpective 
 projection, fo that at one point of 
 view, it {hail appear deformed, in 
 another, an exact reprefentation. 
 
 ANANAS, a-ra'-ris! f. The pine 
 apple. 
 
 ANA1.ST, in' a-petf. f. Afoot In 
 poetry,
 
 ANA 
 
 poetry, confifting of two (hort and 
 one long fyllable, the reverfe of a 
 daftyl. 
 
 ANAP^ESTICK, an-a-pes'-tik. a. 
 Confiilin^ of anapajfts. 
 
 ANAPHORA, an-af-6-ra. f. A fi- 
 gure, when feveral claufes of a fen- 
 tence are begun with the fame word 
 
 ANAPLEROTICK, in-4 -ple-rot'- 
 ik. a. That which fills up any va- 
 cuity; ufed of applications which 
 promote flefli. 
 
 ANARCH, an'-ark. f. An author 
 of confufion. 
 
 ANARCHIAL, fin-ar'-ky-al. 7 a. 
 
 ANARCHICK, in.ir'-klk. j Con- 
 fufed, without rule. 
 
 ANARCHY, dn'-ar-ky. f. Want of 
 government, a ftate without ma- 
 
 ANASARCA, an-a-far'-ka. f. A 
 
 fort of dropfy, where the whole 
 
 fubftance is fluffed with pituitous 
 
 humours. 
 ANASARCOUS, an-a-far'.kt'is.^ a. 
 
 Relating to an anafarca ; partaking 
 
 of the nature of an anafarca. 
 ANASTOMATICK, an.as-to-mat'- 
 
 1k. a. That which has the quality 
 
 of opening the veffels, or removing 
 
 cbftruftions. 
 ANASTOMOSIS, an-is-to mo'-sls. 
 
 f. The inofculation of veffels, or the 
 
 opening of one veiTel into another. 
 ANASTROPHE, an-is'-tro-fe. f. A 
 
 figure whereby words which fliould 
 
 have been precedent, are poftponed. 
 ANATHEMA, an-itli'-e-ma. f. A 
 
 curfe pronounced by ecclefuitical 
 
 authority. 
 ANATHEMATICAL, In-a-the- 
 
 mat'-y-kal. a. That which has the 
 
 properties of an anathema. 
 ANATHEMATICALLY, an-a-tlie- 
 
 mat'-y-ka! y. ad. In an anathema- 
 
 tical manner. 
 To ANATHEMATIZE, an-iih"-^ 
 
 ma-ti'ze. v. a. To pronounce ac- 
 
 curfed by ecclefiaftical authority. 
 ANATIFEROUS, in-i-tir-fe-riji. a. 
 
 Producing ducks. 
 ANATOCISM, i-nat'-ti-'Izm. f. 
 
 The accumulation of intereft upon 
 
 interell. 
 
 A N C 
 
 ANATOMICAL, in-i-tom'-^-kll. a; 
 
 Relating or belonging to anatomy ; 
 
 proceeding upon principles taught 
 
 in anatomy. 
 ANATOMICALLY, an-a-tom'-y"- 
 
 ka'-y. ad. In an anatomical man- 
 
 ner. 
 ANATOMIST, Sn-4t'-t5-m!ft. f. He 
 
 that ftudies the ftrufture of animal 
 
 bodies, by means of difleftion. 
 
 TO ANATOMIZE, in.at'-tu-mize. 
 
 v. a. To difleft an animal ; to lay 
 any thing open diftindly, and by 
 minute parts. 
 
 ANATOMY, an.at'-to-my. f. The 
 art of differing the body ; the 
 doctrine of the ftrufture of the bo- 
 dy; the aft of dividing any thing j 
 a flceleton ; a thin meagre perfnn. 
 ANCESTOR, in'-fef-tur. f. One 
 
 from whom a perfon defcends. 
 ANCESTREL, an'-fef-tiel. a. Claim- 
 ed from anceftors. 
 
 ANCESTRY, an'-ft'f-tif . f. Lineage, 
 a feries of anceftors : the honour of 
 defcent, birth. 
 AN CH ENTRY, properly fpelt AN- 
 
 c i E K T R Y ; which fee. 
 ANCHOR, ank'-ur. f. A heavy iron, 
 to hold the fliip, by being fixed to 
 the ground ; any thing which con- 
 fers liability. 
 
 To ANCHOR, ink'-ur. v. n. To 
 caft anchor, to lie at anchor ; to 
 flop at, to reft on. 
 To ANCHOR, ank'.ur. v. a. To 
 
 place at anchor ; to fix on. 
 ANCHORAGE, ank'-ur-Jdzh. f. 
 Ground to caft anchor upon ; the 
 anchors of a (hip ; a duty paid for 
 anchoring in a port. 
 ANCHOR-HOLD, ank'-ir-hold. f. 
 
 The hold or faftnefs of the anchor. 
 ANCHORED, ank'-urd. part. a. Held 
 
 by the anchor. 
 ANCHORET, ank'-i-rJ-t. 
 ANCHORITE, ank'-6-rlte. 
 
 A reclufe, a hermit. 
 ANCHORSMITH, ank'-ur-fmlth. f. 
 
 The maker or forger of anchor*. 
 ANCHOVY, an-tft)6'-vy. f. A little 
 fea-nfti, much ufed by way of fauce, 
 or feafoning. 
 
 ANCIENT, a'n tfhent, a. Old, not 
 modern;
 
 AN E 
 
 modern; old, that has been of long 
 
 duration ; part, former. 
 ANCIENT, a'n-tfhent. f. The flag 
 
 or ftreamer of a (hip. 
 ANCIENT, a'n-tfhent. f. The bearer 
 
 of a flag, now enfign. 
 ANCIENTLY, a'n-tihent-ly. ad. In 
 
 old times. 
 ANC1ENTNESS, rn-tfhent-nes. f. 
 
 Antiquity. 
 ANCIENTRY, a'n-tfhent-try. f. The 
 
 honour of ancient lineage. 
 ANCONY, ang'-ko-ny. f. A piece 
 
 of iron, the middle part only of which 
 
 is fhaped, the ends remaining to be 
 
 wrought fo as to form the whole into 
 
 a bar. 
 
 AND, and', conjunction. The par- 
 ticle by which fentences or terms 
 
 are joined. 
 ANDANTE, an-dan'-te. ad. Equally 
 
 and diftinftly, regularly. 
 ANDIRON, and'-l-urn. f. Irons at 
 
 the end of a fire-grate, in which the 
 
 fpit turns. 
 ANDROGYNAL, an-drodzh'-^-nal. 
 
 a. Hermaphroditical ; partaking of 
 
 both fexes. 
 ANDROGYNALLY, an-drodzh'-y- 
 
 nal-ly. ad. With two fexes. 
 ANDROGYNUS, an-dr6dzh'-y-nus. 
 
 f. An hermaphrodite. 
 ANDROIDES, an-dro'-y-dez. ' An 
 
 automaton in the fhape of a man. 
 ANECDOTE, an'-ek-dote. f. Some 
 
 thing yet unpubliihed ; fecret hif- 
 
 tory. 
 ANEMOGRAPHY, an-y-mog'-gra- 
 
 fy. f. The defcription of the winds. 
 ANEMOMETER, an-y-mom'-me- 
 
 ter. f. An inftrument contrived to 
 
 meafure the wind. 
 ANEMONE, an-em'-p-ne. f. The 
 
 wind flower. 
 ANEMOSCOPE, an"-e-m6f-ko' P e. f. 
 
 A machine invented to foretel the 
 
 changes of the wind. 
 ANENT, u-nent'. prep. Concerning, 
 about ; over againft, oppofite to. 
 ANE S, a'nz. f. The fpires or beards 
 
 of corn. 
 
 ANEURISM, an'-u-rlzm. f. A dif. 
 eafe of the arteries, in which they 
 become exceflively dilated. 
 6 
 
 A N G 
 
 ANEW, a-nu'. ad. Over againft, an. 
 other time ; newly, in a new man- 
 ner. 
 
 ANFRACTUOSE,an-frak'-tu 6fe. 
 
 ANFRACTUOUS, an-frAk'-tu us. 
 a. Full of turnings and windings. 
 
 ANFRACTUOUSNESS, an-frAk'- 
 tu-us-r.es. f. Fulnefs of windings 
 and turnings. 
 
 ANFRACTURE, an-frak'-ture. f. 
 A mazy winding and turning. 
 
 ANGEL, a'n~dzhe-l. f. Originally a 
 meflenger; a fpirit employed by 
 God in human affairs ; angel is 
 foretimes ufed in a bad fenfe, as, 
 angels of darknefs j in the ftyle of 
 love, a beautiful perfon ; a piece 
 of ancient money. 
 
 ANGELBED, an'-dzhel-bed. f. An 
 open bed without pofts. 
 
 ANGELSHOT, an-dzhel-fhot. C 
 Chain fhot. 
 
 ANGELICA, an-dzhel'-y-ka. f. The 
 name of a plant. 
 
 ANGELICAL, an-dzhel'.^-kaJ. a. 
 Refembling angels; partaking of the 
 nature of angels ; belonging to an- 
 gels. 
 
 ANGELICALNESS, an-dzhel'-ly'- 
 kal-nes. f. Excellence more than 
 human. 
 
 ANGELICK, an-dzhel'-lik. a. An- 
 gelical; above human. 
 
 ANGELOT, an'-dzhe-lot. f. A ma- 
 fical inftrument, fomewhat refem- 
 bling a lute. 
 
 ANGER, ang'-gur. f. Anger is un- 
 eafinefs upon receipt of any injury ; 
 fmart of a fore. 
 
 To ANGER, ang'-gur. v. a. To pro- 
 voke, to enrage. 
 
 ANGERLY, ang'-gur-ly. ad. I an 
 angry manner. 
 
 ANGINA, an-dzhl'-nL f. Inflam- 
 mation of the throat, quinzy. 
 
 ANGIOGRAPHY, an-dzhy-6g'-gri- 
 fy. f. A defcription of the vefiels in 
 the human body. 
 
 ANGIOLOGY, an-dzhy-cM'- 6-dzh, 
 f. A treaftife or difcourie of the vef- 
 fels of the human body. , 
 
 ANGIOIVlONOSPERiVlOUS, an'- 
 
 dzhy -6-mon -6- lper"-mus. a. 
 
 Having but one feed in the feed-pod. 
 
 ANG10S-
 
 A N I 
 
 ANGIOSPERMOUS, an - dzhy . 6- 
 fper'-mus. a. Having feed-pods. 
 
 ANG1OTOMY, an-dzhy-ot'-to-my. 
 f. A cutting open of the veflels. 
 
 ANGLE, ang 1. f. The fpace inter- 
 cepted between two lines interfeft- 
 Jng each other : an inftrument to take 
 fifh, confuting of a rod, a line, and 
 a hook. 
 
 To ANGLE, Sngl. v. a. To fifh 
 with a rod and hook ; to try to gain 
 by fome infinuating artifices. 
 
 ANGLE-ROD, ang'l-r6d. f. The 
 flick to which the filher's line and 
 hook are hung. 
 
 ANGLER, ang'-glur. f. He that 
 fifties with an angle. 
 
 ANGLICISM, ang'-gly-slzm. f. An 
 Englifh idiom. 
 
 ANGOBER, ang'-g6-ber. f. A kind 
 
 ANGRILY, ang'-gn-ly. ad. In an 
 
 angry manner. 
 ANGRY, ing'-gry. a. Touched with 
 
 anger ; having the appearance of 
 
 anger; painful, inflamed. 
 ANGUISH, ang'-gwlfh. f. Excef- 
 
 five pain either of mind or body. 
 ANGUISHED, ang' - gwllht. a. 
 
 Exceffively pained. 
 ANGULAR, ang'-gu-lar. a. Having 
 
 angles or corners. 
 ANGULARITY, ang-gu-lar'-I-ty. f. 
 
 The quality of being angular. 
 ANGULARLY, ang'-gu-lar-iy. ad. 
 
 With angles. 
 ANGULARNESS, ang'-gu lir-nes. f. 
 
 The quality of being angular. 
 ANGULATED, ang'-gu- la -tid. a. 
 
 Formed with angles. 
 ANGULOSITY, ang- g u-16s'-sl-ty. 
 
 f. Angularity. 
 
 ANGULOUS, ang'-gu-lus. a. Hook- 
 ed, angular. 
 
 ANGUST,un-gu(T. a. Narrow, ftrait. 
 ANGUSTATfON, in-guf-ta'-fhun. 
 
 f. The aft of making narrow ; the 
 
 ftate of being narrowed. 
 ANHELAT1ON, ia-hd-la'-Mn. f. 
 
 The aft of panting. 
 ANHELOSE, an-he lofe. a. Out of 
 
 breath. 
 ANIENTED, an'- J-en-tW. a. Fruf- 
 
 irated. 
 
 A N I 
 
 ANIGHTS, i-nl'tes. ad. In tlie 
 
 night-time. 
 ANIL, an'-Il. f. The (hrub from tha 
 
 leaves- and (talks of which indigo is 
 
 prepared. 
 
 ANILENESS, i-nl'Ie-nes. 7 f. The 
 ANILITY, a-nll'-H-ty. j old age 
 
 of woman. 
 ANIMABLE, an'-y-mabl. a. That 
 
 which may be put into life. 
 ANIMADVERSION, an-y-mSd-ver'- 
 
 fliun. f. Reproof, fevere cenfure ; 
 
 obfervation. 
 ANIMADVERSIVE, an-y-mad-veY- 
 
 slv.a. That has the power of judg- 
 
 ANIMADVERSIVENESS, an-y- 
 
 mad-ver'-slv-nds. f. The power of 
 
 animadverting. 
 To ANIMADVERT, in-y-mad-vert'. 
 
 v. n. To confider, to obferve ; to 
 
 pafs cenfures upon. 
 ANIM ADVERTER, an-y-mad-ver'- 
 
 tur. f. He that pafles cenfures, or 
 
 obferves upon. 
 ANIMAL, an'-y-mal. f. A living 
 
 creature corporeal ; by way of con- 
 
 tempt, we fay a itupid man is an 
 
 animal. 
 ANIMAL, an'-y-mal. a. That which 
 
 belongs or relates to animals ; ani- 
 mal is ufed in oppofition to fpi- 
 
 ritual. 
 ANIMALCULE, an-y-mil'-kule. f. 
 
 A fmall animal. 
 ANIMALlTY,a-ny-ma!M-ty.f. The 
 
 ftate of animal exiflence. 
 To ANIMATE, Aa'-f-rr.ate. v.a. To 
 
 quicken, to make alive ; to give 
 
 powers to ; to encourage, to incite. 
 ANIMATE, An'-y-mate. a. Alive, 
 
 pofleffing animal life. 
 ANIMATED, in'-y-ma-tcd. part. a. 
 
 Lively ; vigorous. 
 ANIMATION, an-y-ma'-fhun. f. 
 
 The aft of animating or enlivening ; 
 
 that which animates ; the ftate of* 
 
 being enlivened. 
 ANIMATIYE, iii'-) f -mi-tlir. a. That 
 
 has the power of giving life. 
 ANIMATOR, an'-J-mi-t&r. f. That 
 
 which gives life. 
 
 AN1MOSE, in-y-mu'fe. a. Full of 
 fpirit, hot. 
 
 ANIMOSE-
 
 ANN 
 
 ANN 
 
 ANIMOSENESS, an-y"-m6s'.nes. f. 
 
 Hear, vehemence of temper. 
 ANIMOSITY, an-y-mos'-sl-ty. f. 
 
 Vehemence of hatred ; paffionate 
 
 malignity. 
 ANISE,- an'-nfs. f. A fpecies of 
 
 apium or parfley, with large fweet- 
 
 fcented feeds. 
 ANKER, ank'-ur. f. A liquid meafure, 
 
 the fourth part of the awm. 
 ANKLE, ank'l. f. The joint which 
 
 joins the foot to the leg. 
 ANKLE -BONE, ank'1-bone. f. The 
 
 bone of the ankle. 
 ANNALIST, an'-na.Hft. f. A writer 
 
 of annals. 
 ANNALS, an'-na!z. f. Hiftoriesdi- 
 
 gefted in the exact order of time. 
 ANNATS, an'-nats. f. Firft fruits. 
 To ANNEAL, an-ne'l. v. a. To 
 
 cool glafs gradually, after it is 
 
 blown, without which it would, fly to 
 
 pieces ; to heat any thing in iuch a 
 
 manner as to give it the true temper. 
 To ANNEX, an-neks'. v. a. To unite 
 
 to at the end ; to unite a fmaller 
 
 thing to a greater. 
 ANNEX, an-neks'. f. 'The thing 
 
 annexed. 
 ANNEXATION, an-nek-sa'-Mn. f. 
 
 Conjunction, addition; union, co- 
 alition. 
 ANNEXION, an-nek'-fhun. f. The 
 
 adl of annexing. 
 ANNEXMENT, an-neks'-ment. f. 
 
 The a& of annexing ; the thing an- 
 nexed. 
 ANNIHILABLE, an-ni'-hy-labl. a. 
 
 That which may be put out of exift- 
 
 ence. 
 To ANNIHILATE, an-nl'-hl-late. 
 
 v. a. To reduce to nothing ; to 
 
 deftroy ; to annul. 
 ANNIHILATION, an - nl - hf - la'- 
 
 fhun. f. The acl of reducing ro 
 
 nothing, the ftate of being reduced 
 
 to nothing. 
 ANNIVERSARY, 4n-ny-v4r'-fi ry. 
 
 (. A day celebrated as ic returns 
 
 in the courfe of the year ; the acl 
 
 of celebration of the anniverfary. 
 ANNIVERSARY, an-ny-ver'-fa-ry. 
 
 a. Returning with the revolution 
 
 of the year j annual. 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 ANNO DOMINI, an'-no-d&m'-f-n!. 
 In the year of our Lord 
 
 ANNOLIS, an'-n&-lis. f. An Ame- 
 rican animal, like a lizard. 
 
 ANNOTATION, an-no-ta'-fhun. f. 
 Explication ; note. 
 
 ANNOTATOR, an'-no-ta-tur. f. A 
 writer of notes, a commentator. 
 
 To ANNOUNCE, an-nou'ns. v. a. 
 Topublifli, to' proclaim; to declare 
 by a judicial fentence. 
 
 Ta ANNQY, an-noy'. v. a. To in- 
 commode, to vex. 
 
 ANNOY, an-noy'. f. Injury, rno- 
 leftation. 
 
 ANNOY ANCE,an-noy'.ans.f. Tha: 
 which annoys; the ad of annoying. 
 
 ANNOY ER, at-noy'-fir. f. The 
 perfon that annoys. 
 
 ANNUAL, an'-nu-al. a. That which 
 comes yearly ; that which is reckon- 
 ed by the year; that which lafts only 
 a year, 
 
 ANNUALLY, an'-nu al-ty. ad. Year- 
 ly, every year. 
 
 ANNUITANT, an-nu'-y-tant. f. 
 He that pofieffes or receives an an- 
 nuity. 
 
 ANNUITY, an-nu'-v-ty\ f. A yearly 
 rent to be paid for term of life or 
 years ; a yearly allowance. 
 
 To ANNUL, an-nul'.v.a. To make 
 void, to nullify ; to reduce to no- 
 thing. 
 
 ANNULAR, an'-nu-lar. a. Having 
 the form of a ring. 
 
 ANNULARY, an'-nu-la-ry\ a. Hav- 
 ing the form of rings. 
 
 ANNULET, an'-nu.let. f. A little 
 ring. 
 
 To ANNUMERATE, an-nu'-me 1 - 
 rate. v. a. To add to a former 
 number. 
 
 ANNUMERATION, an-nu-me-ra'- 
 fiiun. f. Addition to a former 
 number. 
 
 To ANNUNCIATE, an-nun'-fy.ace. 
 v. a. To bring tidings. 
 
 ANNUNCIATION-DAY, an-nun- 
 fy a'-fhun-da. f. The day celebra- 
 ted by the church, in memory of 
 the angel's falutartion of the Bleffed 
 Virgin ; folemnized on the twenty- 
 fifth of March. 
 
 ANODYNE,
 
 A N S 
 
 ANT 
 
 ANODYNE, an'-odyne. a. That 
 which has the power of mitigating 
 pain. 
 
 To ANOINT, a-noi'nt. v. a. To 
 rub over with nn&uous matter; to 
 confe-crate by unftion. 
 
 ANOINTER, a-noi'n-tur. f. The 
 perfm that anoints. 
 
 ANOMALISM, a-n6m'-a-!izm. f. 
 Anomaly, irregularity. 
 
 ANOM ALIST1CAL, a-nom-a-lb'- 
 ty-kal. a. Irregular. 
 
 ANOMALOUS, a-noui'-a-lus. a. Ir- 
 regular; deviating from the general 
 method or analogy of things. 
 
 ANOMALOUSLY, i-nom'-a-lui-ty. 
 ad. Irregularly. 
 
 ANOMALY, a-mW-a-ly. f. Irre- 
 gularity; deviation from rule. 
 
 ANOMY, an'-A-my. f. Breach of 
 law. 
 
 ANON, a-r,6n'. ad. Quickly, foon ; 
 now and than. 
 
 ANONYMOUS, a-non'-^-mus. a. 
 Wanting a name. 
 
 ANONYMOUSLY, a-n6n'^-m6f-ly. 
 ad. Without a name. 
 
 ANOREXY, i-n6-rek'-fy. f. Inap- 
 petency. 
 
 ANOTHER, an-uth'-ur. a. Not the 
 fame ; one more ; any other ; not 
 one's felf ; widely different. 
 
 ANOTHERGUESS, an-i'uh'-ir-ges. 
 a. Of a different kind. A col- 
 loquial corruption, from another 
 guifi, that is, a different //, man- 
 ner, or form. 
 
 .ANSATED, in'-;3-tcd. a. Having 
 handles. 
 
 To ANSWER, an'-ser. v. n. To 
 fpeak in return to a queftion ; to 
 fpeak in oppofition ; to be account- 
 able for ; to give an account ; to 
 correfpond to, to fuit with ; to 
 be equivalent to ; to fatisfy any 
 claim or petition ; to ftand as op- 
 pofue or correlative to fomething 
 elfe; to bear proportion to; to 
 fucceed, to produce the wiihed 
 event; to appear to any call, or 
 authoritative fummons. 
 
 ANSWER, an'-fer. f. That which 
 is fold in return to a quellion, or 
 portion; a confutation of a charge. 
 4 
 
 ANSWERJOBBER, i 
 
 f. He that makes a trade of writ- 
 ing anfwers. 
 
 ANSWERABLE, an'-fer-abl. a. That 
 to which a reply may be made ; 
 obliged to give an account ; cor- 
 refpondent to ; proportionate to ; 
 equal to. 
 
 ANoWERABLENESS, an'.fer-abl- 
 nes. f. The quality of being an- 
 fwerable. 
 
 ANSWERABLY, an'-fer-ab-ty. ad. 
 In due proportion ; with proper cor- 
 refpondence; fuitably. 
 
 ANSWERER, an'-ler-ur. f. He that 
 anfwers ; he that manages the con- 
 troverfy againll one that has written 
 firih 
 
 ANT, ant', f. An emmet, a pifmire. 
 
 ANTBEAR, int'-bare. f. An ani- 
 mal that feeds on ants. 
 
 ANTHILL, ant'-hil. f. The fmall 
 protuberance of earth in which ants 
 make their nefts. 
 
 ANTAGONIST, in-tag'-&-nift. f. 
 One who contends with another, 
 an opponent ; contrary to. 
 
 To ANTAGONIZE, an-tag'-6-nlze. 
 v. n. To contend againfl another. 
 
 ANTALGIC, in-tal'-dzhlk. a. Eaf- 
 ing pain. 
 
 ANTANACLASIS, int-a-na-kla'-sk 
 f. A figure in rhetorick, when the 
 fame word is repeated in a differ- 
 ent manner, if not in a contrary 
 fignificaticn ; it is alfo a returning to 
 the matter at the end of a long pa- 
 renthefis. 
 
 ANTANAGOGE,an-ta-na-g6'-dzhe. 
 f. A recrimination. 
 
 ANTAPHROD1TICK, ant a-fr&- 
 dh'-llc. a. Efficacious againtt the 
 venereal difeafe. 
 
 ANTAPOPLECTICK, Ant-Ap-&- 
 plek'-ilk. a. Good againll an apo- 
 plexy. 
 
 ANTARCTICA an-ti'rk-tik. a. Re- 
 bring to the fouthern pole. 
 
 ANTARTHRITICK, ant-ar-lhrit'- 
 \k. a. Good againft the gout. 
 
 ANTASTHMATICK, int-Aft-mk'- 
 Ik. a. Good againft the althma. 
 
 ANTE, an'-te. A Latin particle fig- 
 
 nifying tefort, which is frequently 
 
 uleJ
 
 ANT 
 
 ANT 
 
 ufed in competition, as, anfe-d\l\i- 
 vian, ante-c.ha.mber. 
 ANTEACT, an'-te-akt. f. A former 
 
 aft. 
 ANTEAMBULATION, an-te-am- 
 
 bu-la'-mun. f. A walking before. 
 To ANTECEDE, an-te-ie'de. v. a. 
 
 To pn cede ; to go before. 
 ANTECEDENCE, an-te-fe'-dens. 
 
 f. The aft or ftate of going before. 
 ANTECEDENT, an-te-fe'-dent. a. 
 
 Going before, preceding. 
 ANTECEDENT, an-te-fe'-dent. f. 
 
 That which goes before ; in gram- 
 mar, the noun to which the rela- 
 tive is fubjoined. 
 ANTECEDENTLY, an-t6-f<T-dent- 
 
 ly. ad. Previoufly. 
 ANTECESSOR, an-te-fes'-fur. f. 
 
 One who goes berbrc, or leads an- 
 other. 
 ANTECHAMBER, in'-t* tfham-bur. 
 
 f. The chamber that leads to the 
 
 chief apartment. 
 ANTECURSOR, an-te-kur'-s6r. f. 
 
 One who runs before. 
 To ANTEDATE, 4n'-te-dS:e.v. a. To 
 
 date earlier than the real time ; to date 
 
 fomething befo-e the proper time. 
 ANTEDILUVIAN, an-te-dy-lijV 
 
 yan. a. Exifting before the deluge; 
 
 relating to things exifling before the 
 
 deluge 
 ANTEDILUVIAN, an-te-dy-lu'v- 
 
 yan. f. One that lived before the 
 
 flood. 
 ANTELOPE, an'-ty lope, f. A goat 
 
 with curled or wreathed homes. 
 ANTEMERIDIAN an-te me-rid- 
 
 yan. a. Being before noon 
 ANTEMETICK, an te-metMk. a. 
 
 That has the power of preventing 
 
 or ft pping vomiting 
 ANTEMUNDANE, an-te-min'- 
 
 dane. a That which was before 
 
 the world. 
 ANTENUMBER, an-t4-num'-bur..f. 
 
 The number that precedes another. 
 ANTEPAST, un'-te-paft. f. A fore- 
 
 tafte. 
 ANTEPENULT, in"-te-pc-nilt'. f. 
 
 The laft fyllable but two. 
 ANTEPILEPTICK, ant-ep-y-lep'- 
 
 tik. a. Medicinal againft epilepfy. 
 
 To ANTEPONE, in'-te-p6ne. v. 3. 
 To prefer one thing to another. 
 
 ANTEPRED1CAMENT, An-te-pre- 
 dlk'-a-ment. f. Something to bp 
 known, in the ftudy of logic, pre- 
 vious to the doctrine of the predica- 
 ments. 
 
 ANTERIORITY, in-tS-ry-or'-y-tf. 
 f. Priority ; the ftate of being be- 
 fore. 
 
 ANTERIOUR, un-te'-ry-ur. a. Go- 
 ing before. 
 
 ANTES, an'-tez. f. Pillars of large 
 dimenfions that fupport the front of 3 
 building. 
 
 ANTESTOMACH^n.te^ftim'-uk.f. 
 A cavity that leads into the ftomach. 
 
 ANTEVIRGILIAN, an-t*-ver- 
 dzhii'-yan. a. Contrary to the pre- 
 cepts of Virgil. 
 
 ANTHELMINTHICK, an-ttel'- 
 mm'-iMk. a. That which kills 
 worms. 
 
 ANTHEM, an'-them. f. A holy fong. 
 
 ANTHER, in'-ther. f. That part of 
 a flower which contains the fecundat- 
 ing duft. 
 
 ANTHOLOGY, an-tb61'-6-dzh^. f. 
 A collection of flowers ; a collection 
 of devotions ; a collection of poems. 
 
 ANTHONY'S FIRE, an'-to-nyz- 
 fi're. f. A kind of eryfipelas. 
 
 ANTHRAX, an'-tbriks. f. A fcab 
 or blotch which burns the fkin. 
 
 ANTHROPOLOGY, an-thrd-pil'- 
 6-dzhy f. The doctrine of anatomy. 
 
 ANTHROPOMORPHISM, fci-tfcr6- 
 po-mor'-flzm. f. The holding that 
 God has a human form. 
 
 ANTHROPOMORPH1TE, an-tbro- 
 po-mor'-fite. f. One who believes 
 a human form ir the Deity. 
 
 ANTHROPOPATHY, an-thro- 
 pop'-pa-thy. f. The fenfibility of 
 man, the paffions of man. 
 
 ANTHROPOPHAGI, an-tfer6-pof- 
 a-dzhi. f. Man-eaters, cannibals. 
 
 ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN, an. 
 thro-p6t a-dzhln-yan. f. A ludi- 
 crous word, formed by Shakefpeare 
 from anthropopnagi. 
 
 ANTHROPOPHAGY, &n-thr6-p6r- 
 a-dzhy. f. The quality of eating 
 human flefh. 
 
 c 9 ANTHRO-
 
 ANT 
 
 ANT 
 
 ANTHROPOSOPHY, an-thrfi-p^'- 
 
 6-fy. {. The knowledge of the 
 
 nature of man. 
 ANTHYPNOT1CK, Ant-hip--/ Ik. 
 
 a. That which has the power of 
 
 preventing deep. 
 ANTHYFOCHONDRIACK, ant- 
 
 hyp-p&-k6n-dri'-Ak.a. Good agalnil 
 
 hypcchondriack maladies. 
 ANTHYPOPHORA, Ant-h-p6f'-fo- 
 
 ra. f. A figure in rhetorick, when 
 
 an objection is refuted by it's op- 
 
 ANTHYSTERICK, Ant-hys-ter'- 
 
 rik. a. Good againft hyfteritks. 
 ANT1ACID, An-ty-As'-Id. (. Alkali. 
 ANTICHACHECTICK, an-tv ka- 
 
 kcl^-tlk. a. Adapted to the cure of 
 
 a bad confutation. 
 ANTICHAMBER.an'-ty-tfharri-bur. 
 
 f. Corruptly written f<fr ante 
 
 chamber. 
 ANT1CHRISTIANT, An-ty-krls't- 
 
 yan. a. Oppofite to Chriftianity. 
 ANTICHRISTIANISM, an-ty- 
 
 krfs't ya-nizm. f. Oppofition or 
 
 contrariety to Chriftianity. 
 ANTICHRISTIAN1TY, An-tf kn'f- 
 
 ty-an'-I-ty. f. Contrariety to Chrill- 
 
 ianity. 
 ANTICHRONISM, in.tlk'-kr. 1 ,- 
 
 nizm. f. Deviation from the right 
 
 order or account of time. 
 To ANTICIPATE, an tli'-fy-pate. 
 
 v. a. To take fomething fooner 
 
 than another, fo as to prevent him ; 
 
 to take up before the time ; to fore- 
 
 tafte, or take an impreflion of fome- 
 thing, which is not yet, as if it 
 
 really were; to preclude. 
 ANTICIPATION, an-tis-fy-pa'- 
 
 M,i. f. The aft of taking up 
 
 fomething before it's time; foretafte. 
 ANTICK, an'-tik. a. Odd; ridicu- 
 
 loufly wild. 
 ANTICK, an'-tlk. f. He that plays 
 
 antkks, or ufes odd geiliculation, a 
 
 buffoon. 
 To ANTICK, aa'-tik. v . a. To 
 
 make antick. 
 ANTiCKLY, an'-tlk-ly. ad. With 
 
 oad poftu-cs. 
 ANTICLIMAX, Jn-ty-kll'-maks. f. 
 
 A fcntence in which the lall part 
 
 is lower than the firft ; oppofite to 
 
 a climax. 
 ANTICONVULSIVE, Sn -ty-ccm- 
 
 vul'-siv. a. Good againft convul- 
 
 fions. 
 ANTICOR, an'-ty'-kir. f. A pre- 
 
 ternatural Iwelling in -a horfe's 
 
 breaft, oppofite to his heart. 
 ANT1COURTIER, An-ty k6'rt-yer. 
 
 f. One that oppofes the court. 
 ANTIDOTAL, an"-ty-d6'-til. a. 
 
 Having the power or quality of 
 
 countei acting poifon. 
 ANTIDOTE, un'-ty -dote. f. A medi- 
 cine given to expel poifon. 
 ANTIDYSENTERICK, an'-ty-dif- 
 
 sen-:er"-rik. a. Good againil the 
 
 birxijy flux. 
 .'/ I i.'EBRILE, an-tj-fe'-brile. a. 
 
 Good againil fevers. 
 ANIILOGARITHM, an-ty-16g'.A- 
 
 ri.hm. f. The complement of the 
 
 logarithm of a fine, tangent, or 
 
 fecant. 
 ANTILOGY, an-tli'-lo dzhy. f. A 
 
 contradiction between any words and 
 
 paflages in nn author. 
 ANTJLOQU1ST, an-tll'-lo-kwlft. f. 
 
 A contradictor. 
 ANT1 MONARCHICAL, an-ty-mu- 
 
 r.ar'-ky-kal. a. Againil govern- 
 ment by a firgle perfon. 
 ANT1MONARCH1CALNESS, an- 
 
 ty-mo-nar'-ky-kal-ncs. f. The 
 
 quality of being an enemy to regal 
 
 power. 
 ANTIMONIAL, an-ty-m6'n-yal. a. 
 
 Made of antimony. 
 ANTIMONY, an ; -ty-rm'.n ny. f. 
 
 An imc.ny is a mineral fubilance, of 
 
 a metalline nature. 
 ANT1NEPHRITICK, an-tv-nc- fnY- 
 
 Ik. a. Good againil difeafes of the 
 
 rein" nnd kidneys. 
 ANT1NOMIAN, An-ty no'm yan. f. 
 
 One who prefers faith to praftice. 
 ANTINOMY, an'-ty-no-my. f. A 
 
 contradiction between two laws. 
 AN TIPARALYT1CK, An tv-pAr-A- 
 
 Ht' \'<. a. Efiicjicious againil the 
 
 palfy. 
 ANTI P ATHETICAL, an - ty - pA- 
 
 thct'-y-kil. a.- Having a natural 
 
 contrariety to any thing. 
 
 ANTI-
 
 ANT 
 
 ANT 
 
 ANTIPATHY, in-tlp'-i-tltf. f. A 
 natural contrariety to any thing, fo 
 as to ftxun it involuntarily : oppofed 
 to fympathy. 
 
 ANTIPERISTASIS, an tv-pe-rls'- 
 ta-sis. f. The oppofition of a -con- 
 trary quality, by which the quality 
 it oppofes becomes heightened. 
 
 ANTIPESTILENTIAL, an-t^-pef- 
 ty-leV-fhat. a. Efficacious againft 
 the plague. 
 
 ANTIPHLOGISTIAN. an-ty-fl6- 
 dzluft'-yan. f. One who denies the 
 exiftence of phlogifton, or a pecu- 
 liar principle of combuftibility. 
 
 ANTIPHLOGlSTiCK, an-ty-fi6- 
 dzhlft'-ik. a. Denying the exiftence 
 of phlogifton. 
 
 ANTIPHONARY,an-tir-o-na-r. f. 
 A book containing all that was fung 
 or faid in the choir except the re- 
 fponfes. 
 
 ANTIPHONY, an-tif-o -itf. f. A 
 finging by way of refponfe. 
 
 ANTIPHRASIS, in-df'-fra-sls. f. 
 The ufe of words in a fenfe oppofite 
 to their meaning. 
 
 ANTIPHRAST1CAL, an-ty-fras'- 
 ty"-kal. a. Belonging to an anti- 
 phrafis. 
 
 ANTIPHRASTICALLY, an-ty- 
 fras'-t^ kal-y\ ad. By way of an- 
 tiphrafis. 
 
 ANTIPODAL, an-tip'-o-dil. a. Re- 
 lating to the antipodes. 
 
 ANTIPODES, in- t!p'-6-dez. f. Thofe 
 people who, living on the other fide 
 of the globe, have their feet di 
 reftly oppofite to our's. 
 
 ANTI POPE, an'-ty-p6pe. f. He that 
 ufurps the popedom. 
 
 ANTIPTOSIS, ar.-:ip-to'-sls. f. A 
 figure in grammar, by which one 
 cafe is put for another. 
 
 ANTIQUARIAN, an-tv-kw, 
 ry an 
 
 ANTIQUARY, an'-t.kwi j 
 A man ftudious of antiquity. 
 
 To ANTIQUATE, an'-ty-kwate. 
 v. a. To make obfolete. 
 
 ANTIQUATEDNESS, an'-t^-kwa- 
 ted-nes. f. The ftate of being ob- 
 folete. 
 
 ANTIQUE, an-tc'k. a. Ancient, 
 
 not modern ; of genuine antiquity ; 
 of old faftiion. 
 
 ANTIQUE, an-te'k. f. An anti- 
 quity, a remain of ancient times. 
 ANTIQUENESS, an-te'k-nes. f. 
 
 The quality of being antique. 
 ANTIQUITY, an-tiV-kwI-t^. f. 
 
 Old times ; the ancients ; remains 
 
 of old times; old age. 
 ANTISCII, an-dfti'-^.L f. Thofe 
 
 who inhabit the oppofite fide of the 
 
 equator, thofe on the north being 
 
 antifcii to thofe of the fouth, and the 
 
 contrary. 
 ANTISCORBUTIC AL, n-tv-- 
 
 fk6r-bu'-t-kal. 
 ANTISCORBUTIC, an-tf fkor- 
 
 bu'-dk. 
 
 Good againft the fcurvy. 
 ANTISEPTIC, an-ty^ep'-tlk. a. 
 
 Preventive of putrefaction. 
 ANT1SPASIS, an-ds'-pa-sls. f. The 
 
 revulfion of any humour. 
 ANTISPASMO'DICK, an-t^-fpiz- 
 
 mod'-ik, a. That whi^h has the 
 
 power of relieving the cramp. 
 ANTISPASTICK,an-tf-f F as'-tIk. a. 
 
 Medicines which caufe a revulfion. 
 ANTISPLENETICK, an-tf fplen'- 
 
 e-tik. a. Efficacious in difeafes of 
 
 the fpleen. 
 ANTI STROPHE, an-tL'-tr6-fe. f. 
 
 In an ode fung in parts, the fecond 
 
 ftanza of every three. 
 ANTISTRUMATICK, an-t^-ftru- 
 
 mat'-ik. a. Good againft the king's 
 
 evil. 
 
 ANTITHESIS, an-dth'-e-s!s. f. Op- 
 pofition ; contrail. 
 ANTITYPE, an'-t^-tipe. f. That 
 
 which is refembled or madowed 
 
 out by the type. A term of theology. 
 ANTITYPICAL,an-t-dp'-{ kal. a. 
 
 That which explains the type. 
 ANTI VENEREAL, an-t'y-ve-ne'- 
 
 rfr-al. a. Good againft the venereal 
 
 difeafe. 
 ANIIZYMICK, an-ty-zlm'-mlk. f. 
 
 Any thing preventative of fermenta- 
 tion 
 ANTLER, ant'-lur. f. Branch of a 
 
 ftag's horn. 
 ANTOECI, an-to'-e si. f. Thofe 
 
 inhabitants of the earth who live 
 under
 
 APE 
 
 A P I 
 
 nder the fame meridian, at the 
 fame diftance from the equator; the 
 one toward the north, and the other 
 to the fouth. 
 
 ANTONOMASIA, an-to-no-ma'- 
 zhy-a. f. A form of fpeech, in 
 which, for a proper name, is put the 
 name of fome dignity. We fay the 
 Orator for Cicero. 
 
 ANTRE, an'-tur. f. A cavern, a den. 
 
 ANVIL, an'-vil. f. The iron blcck 
 on which the fmith lays his metal to 
 be forged ; any thing on which blows 
 are laid. 
 
 ANXIETY, ink-sl'-e-ty. f. Trouble 
 of mind about fome future event, 
 folicitude; depreffion, lownefs of 
 Ipirits. 
 
 ANXIOUS, ank'-fbus. a. Difturbed 
 about fome uncertain event; care- 
 ful, full of inquietude. 
 
 ANXIOUSLY, ink'-fhuf-ly. ad. So- 
 licitoufly, unquietly. 
 
 ANXIOUSNESS, ank'-fhuf-nes. f. 
 The quality of being anxious. 
 
 ANY, en^-ny. a. Every, whoever, 
 whatever. 
 
 AORIST, a'.&.nft. a. Indefinite as 
 to time. 
 
 AORTA, il-ir'-ta. f. The great ar- 
 tery which rifes immediately ouc of 
 the left ventricle of the heart. 
 
 APACE, a pa'fe. ad. Quick, fpeed- 
 ilv; haft.ly. 
 
 APAGOG1CAL, ap-a-g6dzh'-y-kal. 
 a. Proving indirectly, by {bowing 
 the impoffibility or abfurdity of a 
 negative. 
 
 APART, a -part': ad. Separately 
 from the reft in place ; in a ftate of 
 diftindtion ; at a diftance, retired 
 from the other company. 
 
 APARTMENT, a-part'-ment. f. A 
 room, a fet of rooms, 
 
 APATHY, ap'-a tliy. f. Exemp- 
 tion from paifion. 
 
 APE, a'pe. f. A kind of monkey ; 
 an imitator. 
 
 To APE, a'pe. v. a. To imitate, as an 
 ape imitates human actions. 
 
 APE4K, a-pe'k. ad. On the end, 
 formed with a point. 
 
 APEPSY, ap'-ep-fy. f. A lofs of 
 natural concoftion. 
 
 APER, a'p-ur. f. A ridiculous imi- 
 
 tator or mimick. 
 APERIENT, a-pe"-r-ent. a. Gently 
 
 purgative. 
 APERITIVE, a per'-l-tlv. a. That 
 
 which has the quality of opening. 
 APERT, a pert', a. Open. 
 APERTION, a-per'.Mn. f. An 
 
 opening, a pafTage, a gap ; the aft 
 
 of oprning. 
 
 APERTLY, a~pert'-1y. ad. Openly. 
 APERTNESS, a-pert'-nes. f. Open- 
 
 nefs. 
 APERTURE, ip'-er-ture. f. The 
 
 adl of opening ; an open place. 
 APETALOUS, a-pet'-a-lus. a. With- 
 
 out flower-leaves. 
 
 APEX, a'-peks. f. The tip or point. 
 APH^RESIS, a-fe"-re-sh. f. A 
 
 figure in grammar that takes away a 
 
 letter or fyllable from the beginning 
 
 of a word. 
 APHELION, i-fe'-ly-on. f. That 
 
 part of the orbit of a planet, in which 
 
 it is at the point remoteft from the 
 
 fun. 
 APHETA, i-fe'-ta. f. That planet 
 
 which is fuppofed to be the giver 
 
 or difpofer of life in a nativity. 
 APHETICAL, a-fet'-ty-kal. a. Re- 
 
 lating to the apheta. 
 APH1LANTHROPY, a-fy- Ian'- thro- 
 
 py. f. Want of love to mankind. 
 APHONY, if-6 ny. a. A lofs of 
 
 fpeech. 
 APHORISM, af-6 rlzm. f. A 
 
 maxim, an unconnected pofition. 
 APHORISTlCAL.af-o-rfs'-tf kal.a. 
 
 Written in feparatc unconnected fcn- 
 
 tences. 
 APHORISTICALLY, af-o-rh'-tf- 
 
 ka y. ad. In the form of an aphq- 
 
 rifm. 
 APHRODISIACAL, a fro-dv- 
 
 zl'-a.kal. 
 APHRODISIACK, 
 
 ak. 
 
 Relating to the venereal difeafe, pro- 
 
 mating vcnery. 
 APIARY, a'-py-a-ry\ f. The place 
 
 \v! - bees are kept. 
 APIECE, a pe'ie. ad. To the part or 
 
 fliare of each. 
 
 APISH, a'-pl(h, a. Having the qua- 
 lities 
 
 L, a fro-dv- T 
 
 ,a-fr6 d>V 2 r. f 
 J
 
 A P O 
 
 A P O 
 
 
 lities of an ape, imitative ; foppiih, 
 affeded ; filly, trifling ; wanton, 
 playful. 
 
 APISHLY, a'-pifh-ly. ad. In an 
 apifh manner. 
 
 APISHNESS, a'-pl(h-nes. f. Mi- 
 mickry, foppery. 
 
 APITPAT, a-ph'-pat. ad. With 
 quick palpitation. 
 
 APLUSTRE, aplus'-tur. f. The 
 ancient enfign carried in fea vef- 
 fels. 
 
 APOCALYPSE, a-p6k'-a-Hps. f. 
 Revelation, a word ufed only of the 
 facred writings. 
 
 APOCALYPTICAL, a-pok-a Hp'- 
 
 u ty-kal. a. Containing revelation. 
 
 APOCALYPTICALLY, a-pok-a- 
 lip'-ty-kal-y. ad. In fuch a man- 
 ner as to reveal fomething fecret. 
 
 APOCOPE, a* F 6k'-6 pe. f. A figure, 
 when the laft letter or fyllable is 
 taken away. 
 
 APOCRUSTICK, a po-krus'-tik. a. 
 Repelling and aftringent. 
 
 APOCRYHPA,a- F 6k'-ry-fa.f. Books 
 added to the facred writings, of 
 doubtful authors. 
 
 APOCRYPHAL, a-pok'-ry-fal. a. 
 Not canonical, of uncertain autho- 
 rity ; contained in the apocrypha. 
 
 APOCRYPHALLY, a-pok'-ry-fal-y. 
 a. Uncertainly. 
 
 APOCRYPHALNESS, a-pok'-ry- 
 fal-res. f. Uncertainty. 
 
 APODICTICAL, ap-6-dIk'- ty-kal. 
 a. Demowftrative. 
 
 APODIX1S, ap-o-dlk'-sls. f. De- 
 monftraiion. 
 
 APODOSIS, ap-6-d6'-sIs. f. The 
 latter part of a companion. 
 
 APOG^EON, ap-6-dzhe'.6n. 1 
 
 APOGEE, ap'-6-dzhe. V f. 
 
 APOGEUM, ap-6-dzh^-um. 3 
 A point in the heavens, in which 
 the fun, or a planet, is at the great- 
 eft diftance poflible from the earth 
 in it's whole revolution. 
 
 APOLOGETICAL, a-poi-< 
 dzhet'.v-kal. 
 
 APOLOGETICK, A-pol-6 
 dzbet'-ik. 
 That which is faid in defence of any 
 thing. 
 
 APOLOGIST, 4- F ol'-l&-dzhift. f. 
 He that makes an apology ; a plead- 
 er in favour of another. 
 
 To APOLOGIZE, a-p6l'-]6-dzhize. 
 v. n. To plead in favour. 
 
 APOLOGUE, ap'-6-16g. f. Fab!e, 
 ftory contrived to teach fome moral 
 truth. 
 
 APOLOGY, a-pol'-o-dzhy. f. De- 
 fence, excufe. 
 
 APOMECOMETRY.a- P 6-ir^k6m'- 
 me-try. f. The art of meafuring 
 things at a diftance. 
 
 APONEUROSJS, a- F 6 nfi-r&'.sis. f. 
 An expanfion of a nerve into a 
 membrane. 
 
 APOPHASIS, a-pof'-a-sis. f. A 
 figure by which the orator feems to 
 wave what he would plainly infi- 
 nuate. 
 
 APOPHLEGMATICK, a-p6-fteg'- 
 ma-tik. a. Drawing away phlegm. 
 
 APOPHLEGMAT1SM, i-p&-fleg'- 
 ma-tlzm. f. A medicine to draw 
 phlegm. 
 
 APOPHLEGMATIZANT, a-po- 
 fleg-mat'-ty-zant. f. Any remedy 
 which caufes an evacuacion of ferous 
 or mucous humour by the noftrils. 
 
 APOPHTHEGM, ap'-6-them. f. A 
 remarkable faying. 
 
 APOPHYGE, a pof-y-dzhe. f. 
 That part of a column where it be- 
 gins to fpring out of it's bale ; the 
 fpring of a column. 
 
 APOPHYS1S, a-pof-y-sls. f. The 
 prominent parts of fome bones ; the 
 fame as procefs. 
 
 APOPLECTICAL, ap-6-plek' 
 ty-kal. 
 
 APOPLSCTICK s ap-6-plek'-tIk. 
 Relating to an apoplexy. 
 
 APOPLEXED, ap'-o-plekft. a. 
 Seized with an apoplexy. 
 
 APOPLEXY, ap 6-plek-fv. f. A 
 fudden deprivation of all fenfation. 
 
 APORIA, a-po'-rv-a. f. A figure 
 by which the fpeaker doubts where 
 to begin. 
 
 APORRHOEA, ap-or-re-a. f. Ef- 
 fluvium, emanation. 
 
 APOS10PESIS, a- F 6f-y-6 pe'-sfs. 
 f. A form of fpeech, by which 
 the fpeaker, through fome affec-
 
 A P O 
 
 A P P 
 
 tion or vehemency, breaks off his 
 fpeech . 
 
 APOSTASY, a-p6>'-ta-fy. f. De- 
 parture from what a man has pro- 
 fefled : it is generally applied to re- 
 ligion. 
 
 APOSTATE, a-p6s'-tate. f. One 
 that has forfaken his religion. 
 
 APOSTATICAL, a-pof-tat'-y-kal. 
 a. Alter the manner of an apofhue. 
 
 To APOSTATIZE, a-pos'-ta-tize. 
 v. n. To forfake one's religion. 
 
 To APOSTEMATE, a-pis'-te-mate. 
 v. n. To fwell and corrupt into 
 matter. 
 
 APOSTEMATJON, a-p6f-te-ma'- 
 fhun. f. The gathering of a hollow 
 purulent tumour. 
 
 APOSTEME, ap'-6-fl^m. f. A 
 hollow fwelling, an abfcefs. 
 
 APOSTLE, a-p6s'fl. f. A perfon 
 fent with mandates, particularly 
 applied to them whom our Saviour 
 deputed to peach the Gofpel. 
 
 APOSTLESHIP, a-pos'fl-flilp. f. 
 The office or dignity of an apoftle. 
 
 APOSTOLICAL, a-pof-t&'.y-kal. a. 
 Delivered by the apoilles. 
 
 APOSTOLICALLY, a- F of-t61'.y- 
 kal-y. ad. In the manner of the 
 apollles. 
 
 APOSTOLICK, a-pof-t&I'.Hk. a. 
 Taught by the apoitles. 
 
 APOSTROPHE, H-pus'-tro-fe. f. In 
 rhetorick, a diversion of fpeech to 
 another perfon than the fpeech ap- 
 pointed did intend or require ; in 
 grammar, the contraction of a 
 word by the ufe of a comma, as, 
 tho', for though. 
 
 To APOSTROPHIZE, a P 6/-tr6- 
 flze. v. a. To addrels by an apo- 
 flrophe. 
 
 APOSTUME, ip'-if.tutn. f. A 
 hollow tumour filled with purulent 
 matter. 
 
 APOTHECARY, a-p&th'-e-ka-rf . f. 
 A man wliofe employment it is to 
 keep medicines for fale. 
 
 APOTHEOSIS, a-pu-die'-o-sls. f. 
 Deification. 
 
 APOTOME, a-poi'-6-m. f. The 
 remainder or difference of two in- 
 commenfurable quantities. 
 
 APOZEM, ap'-6-zem. f. A decoc- 
 tion. 
 To APPAL, ip-pl'I. v. a. To fright, 
 
 to deprefs. 
 APPALEMENT, ap-pa'I-ment. f. 
 
 Deprefiion, impreffio.i of fear. 
 APPANAGE, ap'-pa nadzh. f. Lands 
 
 fet apart for the maintenance of 
 
 younger children. 
 APPARATUS, ap-pa-ra'-tus. f. 
 
 Thofe things which are provided 
 
 for the accomplilhment of any pur- 
 
 pofc; as the tools of a trade, the 
 
 iurniture of a houfe ; equipage, 
 
 fhow. 
 APPAREL, ip-par'-cl. f. Drefs, 
 
 veflure ; externr.l habiliments. 
 To APPAREL, ap-par'-el. v. a. To 
 
 drefs, to cloath ; to cover or deck. 
 APPARENT, ap-pa'-rent. a. Plain, 
 
 indubitable ; feeming, not real ; 
 
 viable ; open, difcoverable; certain, 
 
 not prefumptive. 
 APPARENTLY, ap-pa'-ient-Iy. ad. 
 
 Evidently, openly. 
 APPARITION, ap pa-rlth'-un. f. 
 
 Appearance, vifibility ; a vifible ob- 
 
 jecl ; a fpeftre, a walking fpirit ; 
 
 fomething only apparent, not real; 
 
 the vifibility of fome luminary. 
 APPARITOR, ap-pir'-y-tur. f. The 
 
 lowed officer of the ecdefullical 
 
 To APPAY, ip-pa'. v. a. To fa. 
 tisfy. 
 
 To APPEACH, ap-pe'tfh. v.a. To 
 accufe ; tocenfure, to reproach. 
 
 APPEACHMENT, ip-pe'tfh-ment. 
 f. Charge exhibited againll any 
 man. 
 
 To APPEAL, ip.p*'l. v. n. To 
 transfer a caufe from one to an- 
 other ; to call another as witnefs. 
 
 APPEAL," ap-pel'. f. A removal of 
 a caufe from an infcriour to a fupe- 
 riour court ; in the common law, an 
 accufation ; a call upon any as wit- 
 nefs. 
 
 APPEAL ANT, ap-pel'.li:it. f. He 
 that appeals. 
 
 APPEALER, ip pel-ur. f. One who 
 makes an appeal. 
 
 To APPEAR, ip-pd'r. v. n. To be 
 
 in fight, to be vifible ; to become 
 
 vifible
 
 A P P 
 
 A P P 
 
 vifible as a fpirit ; to exhibit one's 
 felf before a court ; to feem, in op- 
 pofition to reality ; to be plain be- 
 yond difpute. 
 
 APPEARANCE, ap-pe'-rans. f. The 
 aft of coming into fight ; the thing 
 feen ; femblahce, not reality ; out- 
 fide, (howj entry into a place or 
 company ; exhibition of the perfon 
 to a court ; prefence, mien ; pro- 
 bability, likelihood. 
 
 APPEARER, ap-pe'-rur. f. The 
 perfon that appears. 
 
 APPEASABLE, ap-pe'-zabl. a. Re- 
 concileable. 
 
 APPEASABLENESS, ap-pe'-zabl- 
 nes. a. Reconcileablenefs. 
 
 To APPEASE, ap-pe'z. v. a. To 
 quiet, to put in a ftate of peace ; 
 to pacify, to reconcile. 
 
 APPEASEMENT, ap-pe'z-ment. f. 
 A ftate of peace. 
 
 APPEASER, ap-pe'-zur. f. He that 
 pacifies, he that quiets diilurbances. 
 
 APPELLANT, ap-pel'-lant. f. A 
 challenger ; one that appeals from 
 a lower to a higher power. 
 
 APPELLATE, ap-pel'-lace. f. The 
 perfon appealed againft. 
 
 APPELLATION, ap-pel-la'-Mn. f. 
 Name. 
 
 APPELLATIVE, ap.peT la-tiv. f. 
 A name common to all of the fame 
 kind or fpectes ; as man, horfe. 
 
 APPELLATIVELY, ap-pei'-la-tlv- 
 ly. ad. According to the manner 
 of nouns appellative. 
 
 APPELLATORY, ap-peT-la-tiry. 
 a. That which contains an appeal. 
 
 APPELLEE, ap-p41-le'. f. One who 
 is, accufed. 
 
 To APPEND, ap pend'. v. a. To 
 hang any thing upon another ; to 
 add fomething as an acceflbry. 
 
 APPENDAGE, ap-pen'-dadzh. f. 
 Something added to another thing, 
 without being neceflary to it's 
 eflence. 
 
 APPEND ANT, lp- pen' -dint, a. 
 Hanging to fomething elfe; annex- 
 ed, concomitant. 
 
 APPEND ANT, ap-pen'-dant. f. An 
 accidental or adventitious part. 
 
 To APPEND1CATE, ap-perx'-dy- 
 
 VOL. I.. 
 
 kate. v. a. To add to another thing. 
 APPENDICATlON.ap-pen-dy-kr. 
 
 (hun. f. Annexion. 
 APPENDIX, ap-pen'-diks. f. Some- 
 
 thing appended or added ; an ad- 
 
 junft or concomitant. 
 To APPERTAIN, ip-peV-ta'ne. v. n. 
 
 To belong to as of right; to belong 
 
 to by nature. 
 APPERTAINMENT, ap-per-ta'oe- 
 
 mnt. f. That which belongs to 
 
 any rank or dignity. 
 APPERTENANCE, ap.pey-tS-nans. 
 
 f. That which belongs to another 
 
 thing. 
 APPERTINENT, -ip-per'-ty-nent. a. 
 
 Belonging, relating to. 
 APPETENCE, ap'-pe-tns. 1 , 
 APPETENCY, V-pe-ten-fy. \ 1> 
 
 Carnal defire. 
 APPETIB1L1TY, ip-pM.hfiM-tf. 
 
 f. The quality of being defirable. 
 APPETIBLE, ap'-pe-tlbl. a. De- 
 firable. 
 APPETITE, ap'-pl-tite. f. The 
 
 natural defire of good ; the defire 
 
 of fenfual pleafure ; violent longing ; 
 
 keennefs of ftomach, hunger. 
 APPETITION, 4p-p4-tl(h'-&n. f. 
 
 Defire. 
 APPETITIVE, ap'-pl-dt-Iv. a. That 
 
 which defires. 
 To APPLAUD, ap-pli'd. v. a. To 
 
 praife by clapping the hand ; to 
 
 praife in general. 
 APPLAUDER, ap-pld'-dur. f. He 
 
 that praifes or commends. 
 APPLAUSE, ap-p!a'z. f. Appro- 
 
 bation loudly expreiTed. 
 APPLE, ap'l. f. The fruit of the 
 
 apple tree ; the pupil of the eye. 
 APPLEWOMAN, ap'1-wum-un. f. 
 
 A woman that fells apples. 
 APPLIABLE, ap-pT abl. a. That 
 
 which may be applied. 
 APPLIANCE, ap.pli'-ans. f. The 
 
 aft of applying, the thing applied. 
 APPLICABILITY, ap-ply-ka-bil'-^ 
 
 ty. f. The quality of being fit to 
 
 be applied. 
 APPLICABLE, ap'-ply-kabl. a. 
 
 That which may be applied. 
 APPLICABLENESS, ap'-ply-kabl- 
 
 nis. f. Fitnefs to be applied. 
 
 H APPLI-
 
 A P P 
 
 A?PLICABLY, Jp'-plv.kab-tt. ad. 
 In Aich manner as that it may be 
 properly applied. 
 
 A^PLICATE, ap' ply-kare. f. A 
 right line drawn acrofs a curve, fo 
 as to bifeft the diameter. 
 
 APPLICATION, Ap-pK-ka'-ftiin. f. 
 The ad of applying any thing to 
 another ; the thing applied ; the 
 ll of applying to any perlon as a 
 petitioner ; the employment of 8ny 
 mcaiis for a certain end : ir.tenle- 
 gefs of thought, clofe Itudy ; atten- 
 tion to fome particular aftair. 
 
 APPLICATIVE, ap'-pli ka-tlv. a. 
 
 Belonging to application. 
 
 APPLICATORY, ip"-ply-kA-tur'- 
 ry. a. Belonging to the ad of ap- 
 plying. 
 
 APPLICATORY, ap"-ply-ka-iur'- 
 ry. f. That which applies,. 
 
 To APPLY, ap-plf . v. a. To put 
 one thing to another ; to lay medi- 
 caments upon a wound ; to make 
 life of as relative or fuitable ; to 
 put to a certain ufe; to fix the mind 
 upon, to lludy ; to have recourfe to, 
 as a petitioner ; to ply, to keep at 
 work. 
 
 To APPLY, ap-plf. v. n. To fuit ; 
 to agree to. 
 
 To APPOINT, ap-point'. v. a. To 
 fix any thing ; to elhblifh any thing 
 by decree ; to furnilh in all points, 
 to equip. 
 
 APPOINTER, ap-poin'-tur. f. He 
 that Jetties or fixes. 
 
 APPOINTMENT, ap-pcint'-ment. 
 f. Stipulation; decree, eilablifli- 
 inent ; direction, order , equip- 
 ment, furniture; an allowance paid 
 to any man. 
 
 Tb APPGRT, ap-po'rt. v. a. To 
 carjiv, bring, convey, transfer. 
 
 To APPORTION, ap-p6'r-(hin. v. 
 a. To fct out in jnit proportions. 
 
 APPORTIONMENT, ip.p6'r-(hun- 
 ment. f. A dividing into portions. 
 
 To APPOSE, ap-po'z. v. a. To 
 put qneftions to. 
 
 APPOSITE, ap'-po-zit. a. Proper, 
 fit, well adapted. 
 
 APPOSITELY, ap'-pi-zk-ly. ad. 
 Properly, fitly, fuitably. . 
 
 A P P 
 
 APPOS1TENESS, Ap'-pi-zlt-nes. f. 
 Fitnefs, propriety, fuitablenefs. 
 
 APPOSITION, ap-p6-z{iV-un. f. 
 The addition of new matter ; in 
 grammar, the putting of two nouns 
 in the fame cafe. 
 
 To APPRAISE, ap-pra'ze ,v. a. To 
 fet a price upon any thing. 
 
 APPRAISEMENT, Ap-prd'ze-ment. 
 f. The adl of appraifing or valu- 
 ing. 
 
 APPRAISER, ap-pri'-zur. f. A per- 
 fon appointed to fet a price upon 
 things to be fold. 
 
 To APPRECIATE, ap-pre'-fhy-Ste. 
 v. a. To value, reckon, ellimate> 
 rate. 
 
 To APPREHEND, ip-pre-hend'. v. 
 a. To lay hold on ; to feize, in 
 order for trial or punifhment; to 
 conceive by the mind; to think on 
 with terrcur, to fear. 
 
 APPREHENDER, ;\p-prc-hen'-dur. 
 f. One who apprehends. 
 
 APPREHENSIBLE, Ap-prc-hen'- 
 sibl. a. That which may be ap- 
 prehended, or conceived. 
 
 APPREHENSION, ip-pre-ht-i/- 
 fliun. f. The mere contemplation 
 of things; opinion, fentiment, con- 
 ception; the faculty by which we 
 conceive new ideas ; fear ; fufpi- 
 cion of fomething ; feizure. 
 
 APPREHENSIVE, Ap-pre-hcn'-siv. 
 a. Quick to underhand ; fearful. 
 
 APPREHENSIVELY, ap-prc-htn'- 
 dv-ty. ad. In : n apprehenfive 
 manner. 
 
 APPRKHENSIVENESS, ap-pie- 
 W-n'-slv-iies. f. The quality of 
 being apprehenfive. 
 
 APPRENTICE, ap-pren-tis. f. One 
 that is bound by covenant, to ferve 
 another imn of trade, upon condi- 
 tion that the tradefman fliall, in the 
 mean time, endeavour to inrtru^t 
 him in bis art. 
 
 To APPRENTICE, ip-pren'-ti's.v. a. 
 To put out to a mafter a$ an appren- 
 tice. 
 
 APPRENTICEHOOD, ip-pren'-tfs- 
 hud. f. The years of an appren- 
 tice's fervitude. 
 
 APPRENTICESHIP, jb-pren'-tls-
 
 A P P 
 
 APT 
 
 {hip. f. The years which an ap- 
 prentice is to pafs under a mafter. 
 
 To APPRIZE, ap-pri'ze. v. a. To 
 inform. 
 
 To APPROACH, ap-pro'tfh. v. n. 
 To draw near locally ; to draw 
 near, as time; to make a progress 
 towards, mentally. 
 
 To APPROACH, ap-pro'tfh. v. a. 
 To bring near to. 
 
 APPROACH, ap.pro'tfh. f. . The 
 act of drawing near; accefs ; means 
 of advancing. 
 
 APPROACHER, ap-pr&'-tihur. f. 
 The perfon that approaches. 
 
 APPRO ACHMENT, ap - pr6't fo- 
 ment, f. The al of cominp near. 
 
 APPROBATION, ap-pro-ba'-ihur.. 
 f. The ad\ of approving, or ex- 
 preffing himfelf pleafed ; the liking 
 of any thing ; atteilation, fupport. 
 
 APPROOF, ap-pro'f. f. Commend- 
 ation. Obiblete. 
 
 To APPROPERATE, ap-prip'-er- 
 ate. v. a. To haften, to fet for- 
 ward. 
 
 To APPROPINQUATE, ap-pr&- 
 pmg'-kwute. v. n. To approach. 
 
 To APPROPJNQUE, a P -pr&-pink'. 
 v. n. To draw near to. Not in 
 ufe. 
 
 APPROPRIABLE, ap-pro'-pry-abL 
 a. That which may be appro- 
 priated. 
 
 To APPROPRIATE, ap-pro'.pry- 
 ate. v. a. To confign to fome par- 
 ticular ufe or perfon ; to claim or 
 exercife an exclufive right; to make 
 peculiar, to annex ; in law, to alien- 
 ate a benefice. 
 
 APPROPRIATE, ap-prO'-pry-ate. a. 
 Peculiar, configned to fome parti- 
 cular. 
 
 APPROPRIATION, ap-pro-pry-a'- 
 Ihun. f. The application of fome- 
 thing to a particular purpofe ; the 
 claim of any thing as peculiar ; the 
 fixing of a particular fignification 
 to a word ; in law, a fevering of a 
 benefice ecclefialtical to the proper 
 and perpetual ufe of fome religious 
 houfe, or dean and chapter, biihop- 
 rick, or college. 
 
 APPROPR1ATOR, ap-pru-prf-a'- 
 
 tur. f. He that is pofiefled of an 
 appropriated benefice. 
 
 APPROVABLE, ap-pro'- vabl. a. 
 That which merits approbation. 
 
 APPROVAL, ap-pro -val. f. Ap. 
 probation. 
 
 APPROVANCE, ap-pro'-vans. f. 
 Approbation. Not in ufe. 
 
 To APPROVE, ap-pro'v. v. a. To" 
 like, to be p'eafed with ; to ex- 
 prefs liking ; to prove, to mow ; 
 to experience; to make worthy of 
 approbation. 
 
 APPROVEMENT, ap-pro'v-m.ent. 
 f. Approbation, liking. 
 
 APPROVER, ap-pro^vur. f. He that 
 approves ; he that makes trial ; in 
 law, one that, confeffing felony of 
 hitnfelf, ac#ufes another. 
 
 APPROXIMATE, ap- F 6ks'- mfce. 
 a. Near to. 
 
 APPROXIMATION, ap prok-fy-' 
 ma'-fhun. f. Approach to any 
 thing; continual approach, nearer 
 frill, and riearer to the quantity 
 fought. 
 
 APPULSE, ap' r puls. f. The aft of 
 ftriking againd any thing. 
 
 To APRICATE, ap'-pry-kate. v. n. 
 To balk in the fun. 
 
 APRIC1TY, a-prif'-si.ty.f. Warmth 
 of the fun, funfliine 
 
 APRICOT, ._a'-pry kot. f. A kind 
 of wall fruit. 
 
 APRIL, a'-prll. f. The fourth 
 month of the year, January count- 
 ed firft. 
 
 APRON, a'-prun. f. A cloth hung 
 before, to keep the other drels 
 clean, or for ornament ; a piece of 
 lead which covers the touch-hole of 
 a great gun. 
 
 APRONED, a'-prund. a. Wearing 
 an apron. 
 
 APSIS, ap'-sls. pi. APSIDES, ap'- 
 si-dez. f. Thofe points in the orbit 
 of a planet in which it is at the 
 greateft and leaft diilance from the 
 lun or earth : the farther from the 
 fun is denominated aphelion ; ^LAe 
 nearer, perihelion ; the farther from 
 the earth apogee ; it's oppofue, pe- 
 rigee. 
 
 APT, apt', a. Fit; having a ten- 
 H 2 dene;
 
 A R A 
 
 A R R 
 
 dency to; inclined to, led to; 
 ready, quick, as an apt wit; qua- 
 lified for. 
 To APT, Apt', v. a. To fuit, to 
 
 adapt. 
 To A? PATE, ap'- tats. v. a. To 
 
 make fit. 
 APTITUDE, ap'-tt-tude. f. Fitnefs ; 
 
 tendency ; difpoiition. 
 APTLY, apt'-ly. ad. Properly, fit- 
 ly ; juftly, pertinently ; readily, 
 acutely, as, he learned his bufinels 
 very aptly. 
 
 APTNESS, apt'nes. f. Fitnefs fuit- 
 ablenefs ; difpofuion to any thing ; 
 quicknefs of apprehenfion ; ten- 
 dency. 
 APTOTE, ap'-tote. f. A noun 
 
 which is not declined with cafes. 
 AQUA, a'-kwA. f. Water. 
 AQUA FORTIS, a'-kwi-fir'-tls. f. 
 A corrofive liquor made by diftill- 
 ing purified nitre with calcined 
 vitriol. 
 AQUA MARINA, a'-kwA-ma-rl'-ni. 
 
 f. The beryl. 
 AQUA VIT^E, a'.kwA-vl'-tc. f. 
 
 Brandy. 
 
 AQUARIUS, a-kwa'-ry-us. f. One 
 of the figns of the zodiac, the 
 water-carrier. 
 
 AQUATICK, .Vkwat'-Ik. a. That 
 which inhabits the water ; that 
 which grows in the water. 
 AQUAT1LE, a' kwa-tlle. a. That 
 
 whicn inr.>. >ks the water. 
 AQUEDUDT, J'.kwi-duft. f. A con- 
 
 vcyance made for carrying water. 
 AQUEOUS, l'-kw-fis. a. Watery. 
 AQUEOl'SNESS, a'-kwe-&f-nes. f. 
 
 Wateriftnefs. 
 
 AQUILINE, Ak'-wy-.llne. a. Re- 
 fembling an eagle ; when applied 
 to the nofe, hooked. 
 AQUOSE, a-kwo'fe. a. Watery. 
 AQUOS1TY, a-kw6/-I-ty. f. Wa- 
 
 terinefs. 
 
 ARABbSQUE, ir'-J-bifc. f. A 
 painting or ornament confiding en- 
 tirely of foliage. 
 ARABICK, ar'-a-Mk. f. A kind of 
 
 gum. 
 
 ARABLE, ar'-ibl. a. Fit for tillage. 
 ARACHNO1DES, ar-rak-noi'-dcz. 
 
 f. One of the tunics of the eye ; 
 
 one of the coverings of the train 
 
 and fninal marrow. 
 ARANhOUS, 4-ra'-n|-6s. a. Re- 
 
 fembling a cobweb. 
 ARAT1ON, a-rA'.fhun. f. The act 
 
 or practice of plowing. 
 ARATORY, ar'-A-tur-y. a. That 
 
 which contributes to tillage. 
 ARBALIST, ir'-ba-llft. f. A crofs- 
 
 bow. 
 ARBITER, Ar'-bi-tur. f. A judge 
 
 appointed by the parties, to whofe 
 
 determination they voluntarily fub- 
 
 mit; a judge. 
 
 ARBITRABLE, ar'-bl-trAbl. a. Ar- 
 bitrary, depending upon the will. 
 ARBITRAMENT, ir-Wt'-trA-mcnt. 
 
 f. Will, determination, choice. 
 ARBITRARILY, ar'-bi-tra-rl.iy. ad. 
 
 With no other rule than the will ; 
 
 defpotically, absolutely. 
 ARBITRARINESS, ar'-bl-tra-rl- 
 
 res. f. Deipoticalnefs. 
 ARBITRARJOUS, ir-bi-trA'-ry-us. 
 
 a. Arbitrary, depending on the 
 
 will. 
 ARBITRARIOUSLY, ir-bl-tt a'-r>' - 
 
 us-1^. ad. According to mere will 
 
 and pleafure. 
 ARBITRARY, ar'-bi-tra-rj 1 . a. De- 
 
 fpotick, abfolute; depending on no 
 
 rule, capricious. 
 To ARBITRATE, ar'-bl-trate. v. a. 
 
 To decide, to determine ; to judge 
 
 of. 
 To ARBITRATE, Ar'-bl-trate. v. n. 
 
 To give judgment. 
 ARBITRATION, ar-bl-tra'-flu'm. f. 
 
 The determination of a caufe by a 
 
 judge mutually agreed on by the 
 
 parties. 
 
 ARBITRATOR, ar-bl-t.a'-tur. f. 
 An extraordinary judge between 
 
 party and party, chofen by their 
 
 mutual confent ; a governour ; a 
 prefident ; he that has the power of 
 
 adling by his own choice ; the de- 
 terminer. 
 ARBITRAMENT, Ar-blt' tre-mrnt. 
 
 f. Decision, determination; com- 
 
 promife. 
 
 ARBORARY, Ir'-M-rA-rv. 7 
 ARBOREOUS, ar-bo'-ry-V.s. f 
 
 Lieionging
 
 ARC 
 
 ARC 
 
 Belonging to trees, of the nature 
 of a tree. 
 
 ARBORESCENT, ar-bi-res'-sent a. 
 
 Growing as a tree, refem'oling a tree. 
 
 ARBORET, ar'-b6-ret. f. A fmall 
 
 tree or Shrub. 
 
 ARBORIST, ar'-bo-rlft. f. A na 
 
 run'iit who makes trees his ftudy. 
 
 ARBORGUS, ar'-bo-rus. a. Belong- 
 
 i. j- to trees. 
 
 ARBOUR, ar'-bur. f. A bower. 
 ARBLJSCLE, ar'-bufkU f. Any little 
 
 fhrub. 
 ARBUTE, ar'-bute. f. Strawberry 
 
 t ree. 
 ARC, ar'k. f. Afegment; a part of 
 
 a circle ; an arch. 
 ARCADE, ar-ka'de. f. A continued 
 
 arch. 
 ARCANUM, ar-U'-num. f. A fe 
 
 cret. 
 
 ARCH, ar'tfh. f. Part of a circle, 
 not more than the half; a build- 
 ing in form of a fegment of a 
 circle, ufed for bridges ; vault of 
 heaven ; a chief. 
 To ARCH, ar'tfh. v. a. To build 
 
 arches ; to cover with arches. 
 ARCH, ar'tfh. a. Chief, of the firft 
 
 clafs ; waggilh, mirthful. 
 ARCHANGEL, ark-a'ne-dzhel. f. 
 , One of the hi^neit order of angels : 
 
 alfo, a pJant, dead nettle. 
 ARCHANGELICK, ark-an-dzheT- 
 
 lik. a. Belonging to archangels 
 ARCHBEACON, artfh-be'kn. f 
 The chief place of profpect, or o 
 f:gnal. 
 
 ARCHBISHOP, anfh-bifh'-up. C A 
 bifhop of the firil clafs, who fuper- 
 intends the conduct of ether bifhop; 
 his Suffragans. 
 
 ARCHBJShOPRICK, artfh-blfh'. 
 up-rik. f. The ftate, province, o: 
 jurisdiction of an archbiihop. 
 ARCHCHANTER, artfh-tfhan'-tur 
 
 f. The chief clianter. 
 ARCHDEACON, artfh-de'kn. f. Om 
 that fupplies the bifliop's place am 
 office. 
 
 ARCHDEACONRY, artfh-de"kn rv 
 f. The office or jurisdiction of ai 
 archdeacon. 
 
 ARCHDEACONSH1P, artlh-dc'kn 
 8 
 
 ftilp. f. The office of an 
 deacon. 
 
 ARCHDUCHESS, artfh-dutfh'-^s. f. 
 The filler or daughter of the arch- 
 duke of Auftria. 
 
 ARCHDUKE, artfh-du'ke. f. A 
 t ; tle given to princes of Auftria and 
 Tufcany. 
 ARCHPHILOSOPHER, artfh-fll- 
 
 6s.',o-iur. f. Chief philofopher. 
 ARCHPRELATE, artfh-prei'-ate. f. 
 
 Chief prelate. 
 ARCHPRESBYTER, irtlh-pr^s'-bl- 
 
 t^r. f. Chief p re fbyter 
 ARCH PRIEST, artfh-pre'ft. f. Chief 
 
 prieft. 
 
 ARCHAIOLOGICK,ar-ka-&-16dzh'- 
 . :Ik. a. Relating to a difcourle on an- 
 tiquity. 
 ARCHAIOLOGY,ar.ka-ol'-6.dzh^. 
 
 f. A difcourfe on antiquity. 
 ARCHAISM, ar'-ka-Izm. f. An an- 
 
 cient phrafe. 
 ARCHED, ar'tfhd. part. a. Bent 
 
 in the form of an arch. 
 ARCHER, ar'-tfhur. f. He that fhooti 
 
 with a bow. 
 
 ARCHERY, ar'-tfhe-ry. f. The ufe 
 of the bow; the ad of fhooting 
 with the bow ; the art of an ar- 
 cher. 
 
 ARCHES-COURT,ar'-tfhez-k6rt. f. 
 The chief and moft ancient confift- 
 ory that belongs to the archbifhop of 
 Canterbury, for the debating of fpi- 
 ritual caufes. 
 ARCHETYPAL, ar'-k^.pal. a. 
 
 Original. 
 
 ARCHETYPE, ar'-k6-type. f. The 
 original of which any refemblance is 
 made. 
 
 ARCHEUS, ar-ke'-us. f. A power 
 that prefides over the animal eco- 
 nomy. 
 
 ARCHIDIACONAL, ar-ky-c3!-ak'- 
 6-nal. a. Belonging to an arch- 
 deacon. 
 
 ARCH1EPISCOPAL, ar-ky-e'-pfs'- 
 ko-pal. a. Belonging to an arch- 
 bimop. 
 
 ARCHITECT, ar'-ky-t&ct. f. A 
 
 profeffor of the art of bailing; a 
 
 builder ; the contriver of any thine. 
 
 ARCHITECTIVE^ar-ky-tek'-tiV. a. 
 
 That
 
 ARE 
 
 A R G 
 
 That performs the work of arch!- 
 tr&ure, 
 
 ARCHiTECTONICK, ir.kf-tck- 
 ton'-mk. a. That wkich has the 
 rower or fkill of an architect. 
 
 ARCHITECTURE, ar'-ky.tck-rur. 
 {. The art or fcience of building ; 
 the effeft or performance of the fci- 
 ence of building. 
 
 ARCHITRAVE, ar'-ky-trave. f. 
 
 .1 .That part of a column which lies 
 immediately upon the capital, and is 
 the lowcil member of the entabla- 
 ture. 
 
 ARCHIVES, ir'-kivz. f. The places 
 where records or ancient writings 
 are kept. 
 
 ARCHWISE, ii'dh-wize. a. In the 
 form of an arch. 
 
 ARCTTENENT, ar-slt'-tc-ncnt. a. ; 
 Bow- bearing 
 
 ARCTAT10N, ark-ta'-Hmn. f. Con- 
 finement. 
 
 ARCTICK, ark'.tik. a. Northern. 
 
 ARCUATE, ar'-ku-ate. a. Bent in 
 the form of an arch. 
 
 ARCUATiLE, ar'-ku-a-til. a. Bent, 
 inflected. 
 
 ARCUATION, ar-ku-a'-fliun. f. The 
 ad of bending anything, incurva- 
 tion ; the ftate of being bent; cur- 
 vity, or crookednefs. 
 
 ARCUATURE, ir'-ku-a-ture. f. The 
 curvature of an arch. 
 
 ARCUBALISTER, ar-ku-bai'-If.tur. 
 f. A crofs-bow man. 
 
 ARDENCY, ar'-den-fy. f. Ardour, 
 eagernefs. 
 
 ARDENT, ar'-dent. a. Hot, burn- 
 ing, fiery; fierce, vehement; p'af- 
 fionate, affectionate. 
 
 ARDENTLY, ar'-dent-ty. a. Ea- 
 gerly, affectionately. 
 
 ARDOUR, ar'-dur. f, Heat; heat 
 
 ofaftedion, as love, defire, courage. 
 
 AR.DU1TY, ar-du'-i-ty. f. Height, 
 
 difficulty. 
 ARDUOUS, ar'-diVus. a. Lofty, 
 
 hard to climb ; difficult, 
 ARBUOUSNESS,. ar'.du-uf-nes. f. 
 
 Height, difficulty. 
 ARE, ar'. The plural of the prefent 
 
 tenfe of the verb To be. 
 AREA, *'-r}'-a. f. The iurface con- 
 
 tained between any li-.es or bosn- 
 
 daries ; any open iurfa-. 
 To AREAD'/a-rc'J. v. a. Toadvif?, 
 
 to direi*. Little ufeil. 
 AREi?ACTJON, .' : r-rc-/ak'-{hun. f. 
 
 The (Utc of growing dry, the 'aft ot 
 
 drying. 
 To Ak v. a. Ta 
 
 dry. 
 ARENACEOUS, a-rc-na'-to&s. a. 
 
 Sandy. 
 ARENATIOiV.a-ir-i.a'-Oiun.T. Tht 
 
 placing a perfun's feet upon hoc iand, 
 
 as a fort of dry bath. 
 ARENOSE, a-rc-noTe. a. Sandy. 
 ARENULOUM-ttn'-n-lus, a. Full 
 
 of frrall fand, gravelly. 
 AREOT1CK, i-rc (',t'-{x. a. Such 
 
 medicines as open the pores. 
 ARE 1'OLQGY, ar-e tol'-I^-dzhy. f. 
 
 That part of moral philofophy which 
 
 treats of viruu:. 
 ARGAL, ir-gil. f. The impure 
 
 tartar that adheres to the fides of 
 
 wine-vefTels. 
 ARGENT, a'r-dzhent. a. Having 
 
 the white colour ufed in the armo- 
 rial coats of gentlemen, knights, 
 
 and baronets; filver, bright like 
 
 ARGENT ATION, Ar-dzhcn-ta'- 
 
 OIUD. f. The overlaying with lilver. 
 ARGEN TINE, ar'-dzhcn-tin. a. 
 
 Sounding like fiivcr. 
 ARGIL, Ar'.dzhil. f. Pure clay, that 
 
 fpecies of earth which forms the 
 
 principal part of what are commonly 
 
 called clays. 
 ARGILLACEOUS, ir-d/hil-la'nu'is. 
 
 a. Clayey, confining of argil, or 
 
 potters clay. 
 ARG1LLOUS, ar dziu'l'-lus. a. Con- 
 
 fiilins: of clay, clayifh. 
 ARGOSY, ar'-gA ly. f. A large vef- 
 
 fel for merchandife, a carrack. 
 To ARGUE, ar'gu. v. n. To rw- 
 
 fon, to ofter reafons ; to perfuade 
 
 by argument ; to difpute. 
 To ARGUE, ar'-gu. v. a. To prove 
 
 any thing by argument ; to debate 
 
 any queltion ; to charge with as a 
 
 crime : with of. 
 ARGUER, ar'-gu-ur. f. A reafoner, 
 
 a uifputer.
 
 A R I 
 
 A R M 
 
 ARGUMENT, ar'-gu-ment. f. A 
 
 reafon alleged for or againft any 
 
 thing ; the fubjeft of any difcourfe 
 
 or writing ; the contents of any 
 
 work fummed up by way of ab draft ; 
 
 controverfy. 
 ARGUMENT AL, ar-gu-men'-uit. a. 
 
 Belonging to argument. 
 ARGUMENTATION, ar-gu-men- 
 
 ta'-ihun. f. Reafoning, the aft of 
 
 reafoning. 
 ARGUMENTATIVE, ar-ga-men'- 
 
 ta-dv. a. Confifting of argument, 
 
 containing argument. 
 ARGUTE, ar-gu'te. a. Subtile, witty, 
 
 iharp, ftirill, 
 
 ARIA, a'-ry-A. f. An air, or tune. 
 ARIAN, a'-ry-in. f. A Mower of ari- 
 
 anifm. 
 ARIANISM, a'-ry-a-nlzrn. f. A 
 
 denial of the real divinity of Chrift. 
 ARID, ar'-rid. a. Dry, parched 
 
 ARIDITY, a-nd'-dl-tf. f. Drynefs, 
 ficuty ; a kind of infenfibility in de- 
 votion, 
 
 ARIES, a'-rv-ez. f. The ram, one 
 of the twelve figns.of the zodiack. 
 
 To AR1ETATE, a'-ry-e-tate. v.n. 
 To butt like a ram. 
 
 AR1ETATION, a-ry.e-tr-ttuin. f. 
 The aft of butting like a ram ; the 
 aft of battering with an engine call- 
 ed a ram. 
 
 ARIETTA, a-ry.et'-ta. f. A ihort 
 air, fong, or tune. 
 
 ARIGHT, a-ri'te. ad. Rightly, with- 
 out errour ; rightly, without crime ; 
 rightly, without failing of the end 
 defigned. 
 
 ARIOLATION, a Tv-o-la'-fliun. f. 
 Sootbfaying. 
 
 ARIOSO, a-ry-u'-fo. a. Lightfome, 
 airy. 
 
 To ARISE, a-rl'ze. v. n. pret. arofe, 
 part, arifen. To mount upward as 
 the fun ; to get up as from ileep, or 
 from reft; to revive from death; to 
 enter upon a new ftation ; to com- 
 mence hoftility. 
 
 ARISTOCRACY, a-rlf-tok'-kra-fv. 
 f. That form of government which 
 places the iupreme power in the 
 aoblcs. 
 
 
 ARTSTOCRATICAL, a-n r f-t 
 krat'-ti-kal. 
 
 AR1STOCRATICK, a rif-to- f a * 
 krAt'-tlk. J 
 
 Relating to ariftocracy. 
 
 ARISTOCRATICALNESS, a-rif- 
 tc 2 )-krat'-ti-kal-nes. f. An arifto- 
 cratical ftate. 
 
 ARITHMANCY, a-rhh'-man-fy. f. 
 A foretelling of future events by 
 numbers. 
 
 ARITHMETICAL, a-rhft-meY-tf-N 
 kal. a. According to the- rules or 
 method of arithmetick. 
 
 ARITHMETICALLY, a-rlth-met'- 
 
 i ti-kal-y. ad. In an arithmetical 
 manner. 
 
 ARlTHMETICIAN^-rUii-me-tiW- 
 an. f. A mailer of the art of 
 numbers. 
 
 ARITHMETICK, a-nOt'-me-tik. f 
 The fcience of numbers ; the art of 
 computation. 
 
 ARK, a'rk. f. A vefiel to fwim upon 
 the water, ufually applied to that 
 in which Noah was preserved from 
 the univerfai deluge ; the repofito- 
 ry of the covenant of God with the 
 Jews. 
 
 ARM, a'rm. f. The limb which 
 reaches from the hand to the 
 fhoulder ; the large bough of a 
 tree ; an inlet of water from the 
 fea ; power, might, as the fecular arm. 
 
 To'ARM, a'rm. v. a. To furnifti 
 with armour of defence, or wea- 
 pons of offence ; to plate with any 
 thing that may add ftrength ; to 
 furniih, to fit up. 
 
 To ARM, a'rm. v.n. To take 
 arms ; to provide againft. 
 
 ARMADA, ar-mu'-da. f. An arma. 
 ment for fea. 
 
 ARMADILLO, ar-ma-diT-16. f. A 
 four footed animal of Brazil. 
 
 ARMAMENT, ar'-ma-ment. f. A 
 naval force. 
 
 ARMAMENTARY, ar-ma-mlnt'- 
 tar-y-. f. An armoury, or arfenal. 
 
 ARMATURE, ar'-ma-tur. f. Ar- 
 mour. 
 
 ARMENIAN-BOLE,' ar-me"n-yan- 
 bo'le. f. A fatty medicinal earth 
 of a rale reddilh colour. 
 
 ARME-
 
 ARM 
 
 A R R 
 
 ARMENIAN-STONE, ir-me'n-yan- 
 
 flo'ne. f. A fort of blue ochre 
 
 much valued in painting. 
 ARMENTAL, ar-men'-tal. 7 
 ARM EN TINE, 4r'- men- tine, j 
 
 Belonging to a drove or herd of 
 
 cattle. 
 ARMENTOSE, ar'-men-tofe. a. 
 
 Abounding with cattle. 
 ARMGAUNT, arm-gant. a. Slen- 
 der as the arm ; or rather, flender 
 
 with want. 
 
 ARM-HOLE, a'rm-hole. f. The ca- 
 vity under the (boulder. 
 ARMIGEROUS, ar-mldzh'-e rus. a. 
 
 Bearing arms. 
 ARMILLARY, ar'-mil-a-ry.a. Re- 
 
 fembling a bracelet. 
 ARM1LLATED, ar'-mil-a-ted. a. 
 
 Wearing bracelets. 
 ARMINGS, Ar'-nilngz. f. The fame 
 
 with walU" clothes. 
 ARMINIAN, ar-rmV-yan. f. A pro- 
 
 feffor of arminianilm. 
 ARM1NIANISM, Ar -mln'-yin-Izm. 
 
 f. The doctrine of free-wili and 
 
 uuiverfal redemption. 
 ARMIPOTENCE, ir-mfp'-o-tens. f. 
 
 Power in war. 
 ARM I POTENT, ir-mfp'-&-tent. a. 
 
 Mighty in war. 
 ARMISONOUS, ar-mis'-sonus. a. 
 
 Ruftling with armour. 
 ARMISTICE, ar'-mi-iUs. f. A fhort 
 
 truce. 
 ARMLET, arm'-let. f. A little arm ; 
 
 a piece of armour for the arm ; a 
 
 bracelet for the arm. 
 AKMONIACK, ar-m6'-ny-ak. f. The 
 
 name of a fait. 
 ARMORER, ir'mur-ur. f. He that 
 
 makes armour, or weapons; he 
 
 that dreflcs another in armour. 
 ARMORIAL, ar-mo'-r^ al. a. Be- 
 longing to the arms or efcutchecn 
 
 of a family. 
 ARMORIST, ar'-mur-Ift. f. One 
 
 fkilled in heraldry. 
 ARMORY, ar'-mur-y. f. The place 
 
 in which arms are repofited for ufe ; 
 
 armour, arms of defence ; enfigns 
 
 armorial. 
 ARMOUR, ir'-mur. f. Defenfive 
 
 arms. 
 
 ARMOUR BEARER, ar"-mur-br- 
 rur. f. He that carries the armour 
 of another. 
 
 ARMPIT, i'rm-ph. f. The hollow 
 place under the fhoulder. 
 
 ARMS, a'rmz. f. Weapons of of- 
 fence, or armour of defence; a ftate 
 of hollility ; war in general ; a&ion, 
 the aft of taking arms; the enfigns 
 armorial of a family. 
 
 ARMY, ar'-my. f. A collection of 
 armed men, obliged to obey their 
 generals; a great number. 
 
 AROMA, a-ro'-ma. f. That fub- 
 Itance in which fcent reiides. 
 
 AROM APICAL, a-ro-mit'-J-kal. 7 
 
 AROMAT1CK, a- ro- mil'- Ik. 5 
 a. Spicy; fragrant, ftrong fcented. 
 
 AROMATICKS, a rft-mit'-iks. f. 
 Spices. 
 
 AROMATIZATION, a-rft-mi H- 
 za'-fhun. f. The aft of fcenting with 
 fpices. 
 
 To AROMATIZE, ar'-ro-mi-tlze. 
 v. a. To fcent witn. fpices, to im- 
 pregnate with fpices; to fcent, to 
 perfume. 
 
 AROSE, a-nVzc. The preterite of 
 the verb Arile. 
 
 AROUND, a-rou'nd. ad. In a circle; 
 on every fide. 
 
 AROUND, a-rou'nd. prep. About. 
 
 To AROUSE, a-rou'ze. v. a. To 
 wake from fleep; to raife up, to excite. 
 
 AROW, i-rcV. ad. In a row. 
 
 AROYNT, a-roy'nt. ad. Be gone, 
 away. 
 
 ARQUEBUSE, ir'-kwe-bus. f. A 
 hand gun. 
 
 ARQUEBUSIER, ar-kwe-buf-c'r. f. 
 A loldier armed with an arquebufe. 
 
 ARRALK,a-rak'.f. A fpirituous liquor. 
 
 To ARRAIGN, ar-ri'ne. v. a. To 
 fet a thing in order, in it's place : 
 a prifoner is faid to be arraigned, 
 when he is brought forth to his 
 trial ; to accufe, to charge with 
 faults in general, as in controverfy 
 or in fatire. 
 
 ARRAIGNMENT, ar-ra'ne-mi-nt. f. 
 The aft of arraigning, a charge. 
 
 To ARRANGE, Ar-ri'ndzh. v. a. To 
 put in the proper order for any pur- 
 pofe. 
 
 ARRANGE-
 
 A R R 
 
 ART 
 
 ARRANGEMENT.ar-ra'ndzh-nient. 
 
 f. The aft of putting in proper 
 
 order, the ftate of being put in 
 
 Older, 
 ARRANT, ar'-rant. a. Bad in a 
 
 high degree. 
 
 ARRANTLY, ar'-rant-ly. ad. ' Cor- 
 ruptly, Jliamefully. 
 ARRAS,ar'-ras. f. Tapeflry. 
 A RR AUGHT, ar-ra't. The prete- 
 
 rite of a verb not known. Seized 
 
 by violence. Out of ufe. 
 ARRAY, ar-ri'. f. Drefs ; order of 
 
 battle ; in law, the ranking or fet- 
 
 ting in order. 
 To ARRAY, ar-ra'. v. a. To put 
 
 in order,;, to deck, to drefs. 
 ARRAYER"S,ur-ra'-urs. f. Officers, 
 
 who anciently had the care of feeing 
 
 the foidiers duly appointed in their 
 
 armour. 
 ARREAR, ar-re'r. f. That which 
 
 remains behind unpaid, though due. 
 ARREARAGE, ar-re'-iidzh. f. The 
 
 remainder of an account. 
 ARRENTATJON, ir-ren-ta'.fhun. 
 
 f. The licencing an owner of lands 
 
 in the foreit to enclofe. 
 ARREPTITIOCS, ar rep-ti.Y-us. a- 
 
 Snatched away ; crept in privily. 
 ARREST, ar-relt'. f ; In law, a flop 
 
 or ftay : an arreft is a reftraint of a 
 
 man's perfon ; any caption : alfo, a 
 
 mangey humour between the ham 
 
 and pattern of the hind legs of a 
 
 horfe . 
 To ARREST, ar-reft'. v. a. To feize 
 
 by a mandate from a court ; to feize 
 
 any thing by law ; to feize, to lay 
 
 hands on ; to with-hold, to hinder ; 
 
 to flop motion. 
 ARRETED, ar'-re-ted. a. Charged 
 
 with a crime, imputed to. 
 To ARRIDE, a-ri'de. v. a. To laugh 
 
 at, to fmile upon. 
 ARRIERE, ar-re'r. f. -The kft body 
 
 of an army. 
 ARRiERE FEE or FIEF, ar-re'r- 
 
 fe, f. A fee dependant on a fupe- 
 
 riour one. 
 .ARRIERE-VASSAL, ar-re'r-vaf- 
 
 fal.f. The vaflal of a vaflal. 
 ARRISION, ar-rhh'-un. f. A fmil- 
 
 ing upon. 
 VOL. i. 
 
 ARRIVAL, ar-rf'-val. f. The a<Tt 
 of coming to any place ; the at- 
 tainment of any purpofe. 
 
 ARRIVANCE, ar-ri'-vans. f. Com- 
 pany coming. 
 
 To ARRIVE, ar-n've. v. n. To 
 come to any place by water ; to 
 reach any place by travelling ; to 
 reach any point ; to gain any tning ; 
 to happen. 
 
 To ARRODE, ar-r&'de. v. a. To 
 gnaw or nibble. .' 
 
 ARROGANCE, ar-ro'-gans. 7 , 
 
 ARROGANCY, ar'-ro-gan-fy. j" J 
 The adl or quality of taking much 
 upon one's felf. 
 
 ARROGANT, ar'-r6-gant. a. Haugh- 
 ty, proud. 
 
 ARROGANTLY, ar'-r6-gant-ly. ad. 
 In an arrogant manner. 
 
 ARROGANTNESS, ar'-r6- ant-nes, 
 f. Arrogance. 
 
 To ARROGATE, ar'-ro-gate. v. a. 
 To claim vainly ; to exhibit nnjuft 
 claims. 
 
 ARROGATION, ar-r^-ga'-fhuo. f. 
 A claiming in a proud manner. 
 
 ARROSlON,ar-r&'-zhun. f. A gnaw- 
 ing. 
 
 ARROW, ar'-ro. f. The pointed 
 weapon which is fhot from a 
 bow. 
 
 ARROWHEAD, ar'-r& hed. f. A 
 water plant. 
 
 ARROWY, ar'-r6-y. a. Confifting 
 of arrows. 
 
 ARSE, ar's. f. The buttocks. 
 
 ARSE FOOT, ar's-fut. f. A kin<J 
 of water fowl. 
 
 ARSE SMART, arVfmart. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 ARSENAL, ar'f.nal. f. A repofi- 
 tory of things requifitc to war, a 
 magazine. 
 
 ARSENICAL, ar-fen'-i-kal. a. Con- 
 taining arfenick. 
 
 ARSENICK, ir'f-nlk. f. A mine- 
 ral fubftance; a violent corrofive 
 poifon. 
 
 ARSON, ar'-fn. f. The crime of fet- 
 ting fire to a houfe. 
 
 ART, a'rt. f. The power of doing 
 
 fomething not taught by nature and 
 
 inilinft; a fcience, s the liberal 
 
 1 arts ;
 
 ART 
 
 arts ; a trade ; artfulnefs, Dull, 
 dexterity ; cunning. 
 
 ARTERIAL, ar-te'-ry-al. a. That 
 which relates to the artery, that 
 which 5s contained in the artery. 
 
 A.RTERIOTOMY, ar-te-ry-ot'-to- 
 my. T. The operation of letting 
 blood from the artery ; the cutting 
 of an artery. 
 
 ARTERY, a/.tc'-rv. f. An artery 
 is a conical canal, conveying the 
 blocd from' the heart to all parts of 
 the body. 
 
 ARTFUL, ;Vrt.ful. a. Performed 
 with art; artificial, not natural: 
 cunning, fkilful, dexterous. 
 
 ARTFULLY, a'rt ful-ly. ad. With 
 art, Ikifullv. 
 
 ARTFULNESS, a'rt-ful-nci. f. SkUl, 
 cunning. 
 
 ARTHRITICAL.Ar-thrh'-f kal.7 
 
 ARTHRITICK. ar-thrh'-lk. j a 
 Gouty, relating to the gout ; relat- 
 ing to joints. 
 
 ARTHRITIS, ar-thri'-tis. f. The 
 s^eut. 
 
 ARTICHOKE, ar'-tv-tfh6ke. f. This 
 plant is very like the tliiille, but 
 hath large fcaly heads fhaped like 
 the cone of the pine tree. 
 
 ARTICLE, Ar'-iikl. f. A part of 
 
 1 Ipeech, as the> an ; a (ingle claufe 
 
 of an acco-Jnt, a particular part 
 
 any compkx thing ; term, 
 
 ftipulation; point of time, exact 
 
 time. 
 
 To ARTICLE, ir'-ilkl. v. n. To 
 llipulate, to make terms. 
 
 To ARTICLK, ir'-iiicl. v. a. To 
 (ir.iw up in panioulnr articles, to 
 binil by written ag( cement. 
 
 ARTICULAR, ar-tik'-u-lar.a. Be- 
 longing to the joints. 
 
 ARTICULATE, ir-dk'-u-late. a. 
 .Diilinft ; branched out into ar- 
 ticles. 
 
 To ARTICULATE, 1 dr-tJIi'-i-Ute. 
 v.n. To form words, to fpeak as 
 a man ; to draw up in articles ; to 
 make terms. 
 
 To ARTICULATE, ir-tlk'-'t.-'ate. 
 v. n. To fr.-i>k diftinftly. 
 
 ART1 CUL ATEL Y, 4r-uV- u iite- 
 K. ad. 1 In an articulate voice. 
 
 A S 
 
 ARTICULATENESS, 4r-rfk'-u-latc. 
 ns. f. The quality of being arti- 
 culate. 
 
 ARTlCULATION,4r-tIk-u-ir-fhun. 
 f. The juncture, or joint of bones ; 
 the aft of forming words ; in bo- 
 tany, the joints in plants. 
 
 ARTiFICE, ir'-ti-lls. f. Trick, 
 fraud, llratagem ; art, trade. 
 
 ARTIFICER, 4r-tlf.fl.fiir. f. An 
 artifr, a manufacturer ; a forger, a 
 contriver ; a dextrous or artful fel- 
 low. 
 
 ARTIFICIAL, ar-tl-fUh'-U. a. 
 Made by art, not natural ; fifti- 
 tious, not genuine ; artful, con- 
 trived with fltill. 
 
 ARTlFlCIALITY,ar-tf.fi(h-y-4l'-y- 
 ty. f. An artificial appearance ; 
 (how. 
 
 ARTIFICIALLY, Ar-tl-fKh'-al-y. 
 ad. Artfully, with flcill, with 
 good contrivance ; by art, not na- 
 turally. 
 
 ARTIFICIALNESS, ar-tl-Hfh'-il- 
 r.c-i. f. Artfulnefs. 
 
 ART1F1CIOUS, ir-tl-fKh'-us. a. 
 Artificial. 
 
 ARTILLERY, ar-dl'-le-ry. f. Wea- 
 pons of war; cannon, great ord- 
 nance. 
 
 ARTISAN, ar-tf-zan'. f. Artift, pro- 
 fcflor of an art ; manufacturer, low 
 tradefman. 
 
 ARTrST, ar'-tlft. f. The profcfTor 
 of an art ; a flcilful man, not a 
 novice. 
 
 ARTLESLY, 4'rt-lcf-Iy. ad. In 
 an artlefs manner, naturally, fm- 
 cerely. 
 
 ARTLESS, 4'rt-lcs. a. Unfkilful, 
 without fiaud, as an artlefs maid; 
 contrived without (kill, as an artlefs 
 tale. 
 
 To ARTUATE, Ar'-tu-ate. v.a. To 
 tear limb from limb. 
 
 ARTUOSE, ar'-tu-ofe. a. Strong, 
 nervous. 
 
 ARUNDINACEOUS, 4-run-di-na'- 
 ftius. a. Of or like reeds. 
 
 ARUNDINEOUS, a-run-dln'-yus. 
 a. Abounding with reeds. 
 
 AS, az'. conjunct. In the ftmc man- 
 ner with fomething clfe; like, of* 
 the
 
 A S C 
 
 A S C 
 
 the fame kind with ; in the fame 
 degree with ; as if, in the fame 
 manner j as it were, in fome fort; 
 while, at the fame time that; 
 equally ; how, in what manner ; 
 with, anfwering to Like or Same ; 
 in a reciprocal fenfe, anfwer- 
 ing to As ; anfwering to Such ; 
 having So to anfwer it, in the con- 
 ditional fenfe; anfwering to So 
 conditionally ; As for, with refped 
 to ; As to, with refpect to ; As 
 well as, equally with ; As though, 
 as if. 
 
 ASAFOETIDA, af-sa-fet'-I-da. f. A 
 gum or refin brought from the Eaft 
 Indies, of a {harp tafte, and a ftrong 
 offenfive fmell. 
 
 ASARABACCA, af-sa-ra-bak'-ka. f. 
 The name of a plant. 
 
 ASBESTINE, az-bes'-tfn. a. Some 
 thing incombuitible. 
 
 ASBESTOS, az-bes'-tus. f. A 'fort 
 of native foffile ftone, which may 
 be fplit into threads and filaments, 
 from one .inch to ten inches in 
 length, very fine, brittle, yet fome- 
 what tradlable. It is endued with 
 the wonderful property of remain- 
 ing unconfumed in the fire, which 
 only whitens it. 
 
 ASCARIDES, af-kar'-I-de'z. f. Little 
 worms in the re&um. 
 
 To ASCEND, af-fend'. v. n. To 
 mount upwards ; to proceed from 
 one degree of knowledge to an- 
 other; to Hand higher in genea- 
 logy. 
 
 To ASCEND, af-fend'. v. a. To 
 climb up any thing. ' 
 
 ASCEND ABLE, af-send'-ibl. a. That 
 which may be afcended. 
 
 ASCENDANT, af-sen-dant. f. The 
 part of the ecliptick at any parti 
 cular time above the horizon, which 
 is fuppofed by aftrologers to have 
 great influence; height, elevation; 
 fuperiority, influence; one of the 
 degrees of kindred reckoned up- 
 wards. 
 
 ASCENDANT, af-sen'-dant. a. Su- 
 periour, predominant* overpower 
 ing ; in an aftrologicarfenfe, above 
 the horizon. 
 
 ASCENDENCY, af-sen'-den-sy. f. 
 Influence, power. 
 
 ASCENSION, af-<en'-mun. f. The 
 aft of afcending or rifing ; the vi- 
 fible elevation of our Saviour to 
 Heaven ; the thing rifing or mouni- 
 ing. 
 
 ASCENSION-DAY, af-sen"-ftiun- 
 da'. f. The day on which the af- 
 cenfion of our Saviour is comme- 
 morated, commonly called Holy 
 Thurfday, the Thurfday but one 
 before Whitfuntide. 
 
 ASCENSIONAL, af-sen'-mun-al. a. 
 Belonging to afcention. 
 
 ASCENSIVE, af-sen'-siv. a. In a 
 date of afcent. 
 
 ASCENT, af-sent'. f. Rife, the aft 
 of rifing; the way by which one 
 afcends ; an eminence, or high. 
 place. 
 
 To ASCERTAIN, af-ser-ta'ne. v.a. 
 To make certain, to fix, to efta- 
 blifh ; to make confident. 
 
 ASCERTAINER, af-ser-ta'-nur. f. 
 The perfon that proves or efta- 
 blifhes. 
 
 ASCERTAINMENT, af-ser-ta'ne- 
 m^nt. f. A fettled rule; a ftand- 
 ard. 
 
 ASCETICK, af-set'-ik. a. Employ- 
 ed wholly in exercifes of devotion 
 and mortification. 
 
 ASCETICK, af-set'-lk. f. He that 
 retires to devotion, a hermit. 
 
 ASCII, ufh-y-1. f. The inhabitants of 
 the torrid zone, who at certain 
 times of the year have no fhadow at 
 noon. 
 
 ASC1TES, af-sl'-tez. f. A particu- 
 lar fpecies of dropfy, a fwelling of 
 the lower belly and depending 
 parts, from an extravafation of 
 water. 
 
 ASCITICAL, af-slt'.i-kal. 
 
 ASCITICK, af-dt'-k. 
 
 Dropfical, having an afcites. 
 
 ASCIT1TIOUS, af-sl-tifh'-us. a. 
 
 Supplemental, additional. 
 ASCRIBABLE,if-fkri'-babl. a. That 
 which may be afcribed. 
 
 To ASCRIBE, af-kri'be. v. a. To 
 attribute to as a caufe ; to attribute 
 to as apofleffor. 
 
 i 2 ASCRIP-
 
 A S L 
 
 ASP 
 
 ASCRIPTION, af-krip'-fhun. f. 
 
 The aft of afcribing. 
 ASCRIPTITIOUS, af-krfp-tiih'-us. 
 
 a. That which is ascribed. 
 ASH, afh'. f. A tree. 
 ASH COLOURED, afh'-kul-ord. 
 
 a. Coloured between brown and 
 
 gray. 
 ASHAMED, a-fha'md. a. Touched 
 
 with fliame. 
 ASHEN, afh'n. a. Made of afli 
 
 wood. 
 ASHES, afh'-fz. f. The remains of 
 
 any thing burnt; the remains of the 
 
 body. 
 ASHLAR, afli'-lar. f. Free Hones 
 
 as they come out of the quarry. 
 ASHLERING, alh'-ie-rlng. f. Quar- 
 
 tering in garrets. 
 ASHORE, J.fti&'re. ad. On more, 
 
 on the land ; to the Jhore, to the 
 
 land. 
 ASHWEDNESDAY.ifli-wenz'-da.f 
 
 The firft day of Lent, fo called from 
 
 the ancient cuilom of fprinkling afhes 
 
 on the head. 
 
 ASHWEED, Afh'-wed. f. An herb. 
 ASHY, afh'-}'-. a. Afli coloured, 
 
 pale, inclining to a whitifh gray. 
 ASIDE, a-sl'de. ad. To. one fide ; 
 
 to another part; from the com- 
 pany. 
 ASIN ARY, as'-sl-na-tf . I a. Belong- 
 
 ASJNIHE, fa'.sLnfae. J ing to an 
 
 afs. 
 
 To ASK, Jflt'. v. a. To petition, to 
 beg; to demand, to claim; to in- 
 quire, to queltion ; to require. . 
 
 TO ASK, aflt'. v. P. To petition, to 
 inquire. 
 
 ASKANCE, I a-fkans'. ad. Side 
 
 ASKAUNCE, j ways, obliquely. 
 
 ASKAUNT, A-fkanc'. ad. Oblique- 
 ly, on one fide. 
 
 ASKER aflc'-ur. f. Petitioner; in- 
 quirer : alfo a water-newt. 
 
 ASKEW, a-fku'. ad. Afide, w'uh 
 contempt, contemptuoufly. 
 
 TO ASLAKE, A-fla'ke. v. a. To 
 remit, to flacken. 
 
 ASLANT, a-flant'. ad. Obliquely, 
 on one fide. 
 
 ASLEEP, a-fle'p, ad. Sleeping; into 
 fltep. 
 
 ASLOPE, l.fli'pe. ad. With de, 
 
 ciivity, obliquely. 
 ASOMATOUS, i-fom'-a-tus. a. In- 
 
 corporeal, not having a body. 
 ASP, afp'. f. A kind of ferpent, the 
 
 poifon of which is fo dangerous and 
 
 quick in it's operation, that it kills 
 
 without a poflibility of applying any 
 
 remedy. Thofe that are bitten by 
 
 it, die by flecp and lethargy. Alfo 
 
 the afpen tree. 
 ASPALATHUS, Jf-pal'-J.ihus. f. A 
 
 plant called the wood of Jcrufalcm; 
 
 the wood of a certain tree. 
 ASPARAGUS, af-par'-a-gus. f. The 
 
 name of a plant. 
 ASPliCT, as'-pekc. f. Look, air, 
 
 appearance ; countenance ; glance, 
 
 \ic\v, aft of beholding; direction 
 
 towards any point, pofition ; difpo- 
 
 fuion of any thin^ 
 
 relation ; difpofition of a planet to 
 
 other planets. 
 
 To ASPECT, af-rel-.'t. v. a. To be- 
 hold. 
 ASPKCTABLE, 4f-rck'-ubl. a. Vi- 
 
 fible. 
 ASPECTION, if.fcit'-fhun. f. Be. 
 
 holding, view. 
 ASPEN, a/-pj::. f. A tree, the leave* 
 
 of which always trenu 
 ASPEN, ii'-viii. a. Iklonging to 
 
 the afp tree ; made of af$eri 
 
 wood. 
 ASPER, as'-prr. f. A Turkifh coin 
 
 worth about three farthings. 
 ASPER, as' per. a. Rou^h, rugged. 
 To ASPER ATE, i/^c-j^e. v. a. To 
 
 make rough. 
 ASPERATiOX, af-pe ii'-fl;un. f. A 
 
 making rough. 
 ASPERIFOL10US if-rer y f6'l yus. 
 
 a. Plants, fo called from the rough- 
 
 nefs of their leaves. 
 ASPERITY, af-per' y-ty. f. Uneven- 
 
 nefs, roughnefs of (urface ; rough- 
 
 nefs of found ; roughnefs, or rug- 
 
 gednefs of temper. 
 ASPERNATION, Af-per-ra'-fliun. f. 
 
 NegJeft, difregard. 
 ASPEROUS, a/-pe-rus. a. Rough, 
 * uneven. 
 To ASPERSE, Af-pers'. v. a. To 
 
 bdpatter with ccnfiue or calumny. 
 ASPER.-
 
 ASS 
 
 ASS 
 
 ASPERSION, af-per'-Mn. f. A 
 fprinkling, calumny, cenfure. 
 
 ASPHALTICK, af-fal'-tis. a. Gum- 
 my, bituminous. 
 
 ASPHALTQS, af-ftl'-tos. f. A bi- 
 tuminous, inflammable fubftance, 
 refembling pitch, and chiefly found 
 fwimming on the furface of the 
 Lacus Afphaltites, or Dead Sea, 
 where anciently flood the cities of 
 Sodom and Gomorrah. 
 
 ASPHALTUM, af-fal'-tum. f. A 
 bituminous ftone found near the an- 
 cient Babylon. 
 
 ASPHODEL, as'-fo-del. f. Day-lilly. 
 
 ASPICK, as'-pik. f. The name of 
 a ferpent. 
 
 ASPIRANT, as-pi'-rant. f. One who 
 afpires, a candidate. 
 
 To ASPIRATE, as'-pi-rate. v. a. To 
 pronounce with full breath, as horfe, 
 hog. 
 
 ASPIRATE, as'-pl rate. a. Pronoun- 
 ced with full breath. 
 
 ASPIRATION, af.pl ra'.ftmn. f. A 
 breathing after, an ardent vvifh ; the 
 adl of afpiring, or defiring fome- 
 thing high ; the pronunciation of a 
 vowel with full breath. 
 
 To ASPIRE, af-pi're. v. n. To de 
 fire with eagernefs, to pant after 
 fomething higher ; to rife higher. 
 
 ASPIRER, as-pl'.rur. f. One who 
 afpires. 
 
 ASPIRING, as-pi'-rlng. part. a. 
 Ambitious, feeking to rile. 
 
 ASPORTATION, af-por-ta'-fhun. f. 
 A carrying away. 
 
 ASQUINT, a-fcwint'. ad. Oblique- 
 ly, not in the itraight line of vi- 
 fion. 
 
 ASS, as', f. An animal of burden; 
 a flupid, heavy, dull fellow, a 
 dolt. 
 
 To ASSAIL, af-sa'le. v. a. To at- 
 tack in a hoftile manner, to aflault, 
 to fall upon ; to attack with argu- 
 ment or cenfure. 
 
 ASSAILABLE, af-ia'-labl. a. That 
 which may be attacked. 
 
 ASSAILANT, af-sa'-lant. f. He that 
 attacks. 
 
 ASSAILANT, af-sa -lant, a. Attack- 
 ing, invading. 
 
 ASSAILER, af-sa'-iur. f. One who 
 attacks another. 
 
 ASSAPANICK, af-sa-pan'-nlk. f. 
 The flying fquirrel. 
 
 To ASSART, af-tart'. v. a. To 
 grub up trees, to clear away wood. 
 
 ASSASSIN, af-sas'-sln. f. A mur- 
 derer, one that kills by fudden 
 violence. 
 
 To ASSASSINATE, af-sas'-si-nate. 
 v. a. To murder by violence ; to 
 way-lay, to take by treachery. 
 
 ASSASSINATE, i'f-sas'-sl-nate. f. 
 An aflaffination, an afiaffin. 
 
 ASSASSINATION, af-saf-si-na'- 
 fhun. f. The al of afl]ifiinating. 
 
 ASSASSINATOR, af-sai'-i-rl-tur. 
 f. Murderer, mankiller., 
 
 ASSATION, af-sa' fhun. f. Roafting. 
 
 ASSAULT, af-fa'lt. f. Storm, op- 
 pofed to fap or fiege; violence ; 
 invafion, hoftility, attack ; in law, 
 a violent kind of injury offered to a 
 man's perfon 
 
 To ASSAULT, af-sa'lt. v. a. To 
 attack, to in/ade. 
 
 ASSAULTER, af sa'lt-ur. f. One 
 who violently afiaults another. 
 
 ASSAY, af-fl". f. Examination; in 
 iaw, the examination of mtrafares 
 and weights uied by the clerk of 
 the market ; the firft entrance upon 
 any thing; attack, trouble. 
 
 To ASSAY, af-sa'. v. a. To make 
 trial of; to apply to, as the touch - 
 Hone in aflaying metals ; to try, to 
 endeavour. 
 
 ASSAYER, af-*a'-ur. f. An officer 
 of the mint, for the due trial of 
 filver. 
 
 ASSECTATION, af-sek-ta'-Mn. f. 
 Attendance. 
 
 ASSECUTION, af-se-ku'.flum. f. 
 Acquirement. 
 
 ASSEMBLAGE, af-sem'-bledzh. f. 
 A collection ; a number of indivi- 
 duals brought together. 
 
 To ASSEMBLE, af-sem'bl. v. a. To 
 bring together into one place. 
 
 To ASSEMBLE, af-sem'bl. v. n. To 
 meet together. 
 
 ASSEMBLY, af-sem'-bly. f. A com- 
 pany met together. 
 
 ASSENT, af-scnt'. f. The aa of 
 agreeing
 
 ASS 
 
 ASS 
 
 agreeing to any thing ; conffnt, 
 
 agreement. 
 
 To ASSENT, af-f6ut'. v. n. To con- 
 cede, to yield to. 
 ASSENTATION, af-fen-ta'-fliun. f. 
 
 Compliance with the opinion of 
 
 another out of flattery. 
 ASSENTMENT, Af-fent'-ment. f. 
 
 Content. 
 To ASSERT, af-fert;. v. a. To 
 
 maintain, to defend either by words 
 
 or aftions ; to affirm ; to claim, to 
 
 vindicate a title to. 
 ASSERTION, if.fer'-fhun. f. The 
 
 ail of aflerting. 
 ASSERTIVE, af-fer'-tiv. a. Pcfi- 
 
 tive, dogmatical. 
 ASSERTOR, if-fer'-tur. f. Main- 
 
 tainer, vindicator, affirmer. 
 To ASSER VE, af-ferv'. v. a. To ferve, 
 
 help, or fecond. 
 To ASSESS, af-les'. v. a. To charge 
 
 with any certain Aim. 
 ASSESSION, af-fes'-flmn. f. A fit- 
 
 ting down by one. 
 ASSESSMENT, af-fes'-mcnt. f. The 
 
 Aim levied on certain property ; the 
 
 aftx>f afle fling. 
 ASSESSOR, af-fes'-fur. f. The per- 
 
 fon that fits by the judge ; he that 
 
 fits by another as next in dignity ; 
 
 he that lays taxes. 
 ASSETS, as'-fets. f. Goods fuffi- 
 
 cient to difcharge that burthen, 
 
 which is caft upon the executor or 
 
 heir. 
 
 To ASSEVER, 4f-fev'-er. 7 
 
 To ASSEVERATE, af-fev'-e-rate. J 
 
 v. a. To affirm with great folem- 
 
 nity, as upon oath. 
 ASSEVERATION, af-fev-e ra'-fhun. 
 
 f. Solemn affirmation, as upon 
 
 oath. 
 
 ASSHEAD, as'-hdd. f. A block- 
 head. 
 
 ASSIDUITY, af-fy-du'-Uy\ f. Di- 
 ligence. 
 ASSIDUOUS, af-sld'-du us. a. Con- 
 
 ftant in application. 
 ASSIDUOUSLY, af-sJa'-u-uf-Iy. ad. 
 
 Diligently, continually. 
 AS3IENTO, af-fy-en'-ti. f. A con- 
 traft or convention between the 
 kings of Spain and other Powers, 
 
 for furnifhing the Spnnifh dorm-, 
 nions in America with (laves. 
 
 To ASSIGN, Af-sl'ne. v. a. To mark 
 out, to appoint ; to fix with regard 
 to quantity or value ; to give a rea- 
 fon for; in law, to appoint a de- 
 puty, or make over a right to an- 
 other. 
 
 ASSIGNABLE, aWne-abl. a. That 
 which may be affigned. 
 
 ASSIGNATION, af-sig-ni'-lhan. f. 
 An appointment to meet, ufed ge- 
 nerfclly of love appointments ; a 
 making over a thing to another. 
 
 ASSIGNEE, af-fy-ne'. f. He that 
 is appointed or deputed by another 
 to do any aft, or perform any 
 bufinefs, or enjoy any commodity. 
 
 ASSIGNED, af-si'-mir. f. He that 
 afligns. 
 
 ASSIGNMENT, af-sl'ne-ment. f. 
 Appointment of one thing with re- 
 gard to another thing or perfon ; in 
 law, the deed by which any thing is 
 transferred from one to another. 
 
 ASSIMILABLE, af-slm'-I-labl. a. 
 That which may be converted to the 
 fame nature with fomething elfe. 
 
 To ASSIMILATE, af-slm'-l-late. 
 v. a. To convert to the fame na- 
 ture with another thing ; to bring 
 to a likenefs> or refemblance. 
 
 ASSIMILATENESS,af-sIm'-mI lat, 
 ncs. f. Likenefs. 
 
 ASSIMILATION, af-slml-la' -ftum. 
 f. The acl of converting any thing 
 to the nature or fubftance of an- 
 other ; the (late of being aflimi- 
 lated ; the aft of growing like fome 
 other being. 
 
 To ASSIMULATE, af slm'-i-late, 
 
 v. a. To feign, to counterfeit. 
 ASSIMULATION, af-sIm-u-l.Y- 
 (hun. f. A counterfeiting, or dif- 
 fembling. 
 
 ASS1NEGO, af-sy ne'-gS. f. One 
 who drives or keeps afles. 
 
 To ASSIST, af-iiit'. v. a. To help, 
 ASSISTANCE, af-sh'-tans. f. Heip, 
 
 furtherance. 
 ASSISTANT, af-5h'-tant. a. Help- 
 
 ing, lending aid. 
 
 ASSISTANT, Af-jJs'-tint. f. A per- 
 
 lon engaged in an aifair not as 
 
 principal,
 
 ASS 
 
 ASS 
 
 principal, but as auxiliary or mini- 
 fterial. 
 
 ASSIZE, af-si'ze. f. A court of ju- 
 dicature held twice a year in every 
 county in which caufes are tried by 
 a judge and jury; an ordinance or 
 flatute to determine the weight of 
 bread. 
 
 To ASSIZE, af-si'ze. v. a. To fix 
 the rate of any thing. 
 
 ASSIZER, af-si'-zur. f. An officer 
 that has the care of weights and 
 meafures. 
 
 ASSOCIABLE, if-su'-iliabl. a. That 
 which may be joined to another. 
 
 To ASSOCIATE; Tf-s&*-thjkfce. v. 
 
 a. To unite with anpther as a con- 
 federate ; to adopt as a friend upon 
 equal terms ; to accompany. 
 
 ASSOCIATE, af-s6'-fny-ute. a. Con- 
 federate. 
 
 ASSOCIATE, af-soMcy-ate. f. A 
 partner ; a confederate ; a compa- 
 nion. 
 
 ASSOCIATION, af-s&'-fhy-a-Jhun.f. 
 Union, conjunction, fbciety ; con- 
 federacy ; partnerlhip ; connec- 
 tion. 
 
 ASSONANCE, ^'-t6-nans. f. Re- 
 ference of one found to another re- 
 fembling it. 
 
 ASSONANT, as'-so-nant. a. Refem- 
 bling another found. 
 
 To ASSORT, af-iort'. v. a. To 
 range in claffes. 
 
 ASSORTMENT, af-f6rt'-ment. f 
 The aft of claffing or ranging ; a 
 niafs or quantity properly felefted 
 and ranged. 
 
 To ASSOT, af-f6t'. v. a. To infa- 
 tuate. 
 
 To ASSUAGE, af-fwa'dzh. v. a. To 
 mitigate, to foften ; to appeafe, to 
 pacify ; to eafe. 
 
 To ASSUAGE, af-sa'dzh. v. n. To 
 abate. 
 
 ASSUAGEMENT, af-fwa'dzh-ment. 
 f. What mitigates or foftens. 
 
 ASSUAGER, af-fw.a'-dzhur. f. One 
 who pacifies or appeafes. 
 
 ASSUASIVE, af-fvva'-siv. a. Soften- 
 ing, mitigating. 
 
 To ASSUBJUGATE, 
 gate. v. a. To fubjeft to. 
 4 
 
 ASSUEFACTION, af-fwe-fak'-fhurt. 
 
 f. The Hate of being accuflomed. 
 
 ASSUETUDE, as'-fw^-tuJ. f. Ac- 
 
 cuflomance, cuitom. 
 To ASSUME, if.fu'm. v. a. To 
 take ; to take upon one's feif ; to 
 arrogate, to claim or feize unjuit- 
 ly ; to fuppofe fomething without 
 proof; to appropriate. 
 
 To ASSUME, af-fu'm. v. n. To 
 be arrogant. 
 
 ASSUMER, af-fu'-mur. f. An ar- 
 rogant man. 
 
 ASSUMING, af-fu'-ming. particip. 
 a. Arrogant, haughty. 
 
 ASSUMPSIT, af.fum'-slt. f. A vo- 
 luntary promife made by word, 
 whereby a man taketh upon him to 
 perform or pay any thing to an- 
 other. 
 
 ASSUMPTION, af-fump'-fbun. f. 
 The aft of taking any thing to 
 one's felf:; the fuppofition of any 
 thing without farther proof; the 
 thing fuppofed, a poftulate ; the 
 taking up any perfon into Heaven. 
 
 ASSUMPTIVE, af-f&mp'-tiv. a. 
 That which is afiumed. 
 
 ASSURANCE, Af-flm'-rans. f. Cer- 
 tain expectation ; fecure confidence, 
 truft; freedotft from doubt, certain 
 knowledge ; iirmnefs, undoubting 
 fteadinefs ; confidence, want of mo- 
 defty; ground of confidence, fe- 
 curity given; fpirit, intrepidity; 
 teftimony of credit; conviftion ; in- 
 furance. 
 
 To ASSURE, af-fhoV. v. a. Ta 
 give confidence by a firm promife ; 
 to fecure another; to make confi^ 
 dent, to exempt from doubt or 
 fear ; to make fecure. 
 
 ASSURED, af-fho'-red. particip. a. 
 Certain, indubitable ; certain^ not 
 doubting; immodeft, vicioufiy con- 
 fident. 
 
 ASSUREDLY, af-(h6'-rd-Jy. ^ 
 Certainly, indubitably. 
 
 ASSUREDNESS, af-M'-red-r.e3. f. 
 The ftate of being affured, cer- 
 tainty. 
 
 ASSURER, if-flio'-rur. f. He thaf 
 gives affurance ; he that gives fccu- 
 rity to make good ajjy lofs. 
 
 ASTERISK^
 
 AST 
 
 AST 
 
 ASTERISK as'.teWIfc. f. A mark 
 
 in printing, as *. 
 ASTER1SM, as'-ie-iifm. f. A con- 
 
 ftellation. 
 
 ASTERN, a-ftern'. ad. In the hin- 
 der pare of the fnip, behind the 
 
 (hip. 
 
 To ASTERT, a-iien'. v. a. To ter- 
 rify, to ftarde, to fright. 
 ASTHMA, ait'-mi. f. A frequent, 
 
 difficult, and ftiort refpiration, 
 
 joi ,rd with a hifling found and a 
 
 cough. 
 
 ASTHMATICAL, aft-mat'-J kal. 1 
 ASTHMATICK, aiUmat'-Ik. j 
 
 a. Troubled with an ailhma. 
 ASTONIED, ii-to'-nyd. part, a 
 
 A word ukd for aftoniihed. 
 To ASTONISH, af-ion'.m(h. v. a. 
 
 To confound with fear or \yonder, 
 
 to amaze. 
 ASTONISHINGLY, af-t&n'-ifli-Ing- 
 
 ly. ad. (n an aftonilhing manner. 
 AS TONISHINGNESS, af-um'-rlfh- 
 
 fng-nes. f. Quality to excite alto- 
 
 nifhment. 
 ASTONISHMENT, af- 16/- ^h - 
 
 ment. f. Amazement, confufion 
 
 of mind. 
 To ASTOUND, af.jpu'nd. v. a. To 
 
 aftonifh, to confound with fear or 
 
 wonder. 
 ASTRADDLE, 4-ft.iJ'l. ad. With 
 
 one's legs acrofs any thing. 
 ASTRAGAL, as'-tra-gal. f. A little 
 
 round member, in tbc form of a ring. 
 
 at the tops and bcuoms of columns. 
 ASTRAL, is'-tril. a. Starrr, relat- 
 ing to the ftars. 
 ASTRAY, a-llra'. ad. Out of the 
 
 right way. 
 To ASTR1CT, af-trlkt'. v. a. To 
 
 comrad by application. 
 ASTRICT10N, af-uiK'-niun. f. The 
 
 aft or power of contracting the parts 
 
 of the body. 
 ASTRICT1VE, af-trllc'-tl/. a. Styp- 
 
 tick, binding. 
 ASTR1CTORY, Af-trik'-tur-v 1 . a. 
 
 Aftringent. 
 ASTRIDE, a-M'de. ad. With the 
 
 legs open. 
 ASTRIFEROUS, af-trlf'-^r6;. a. 
 
 Bearing, or having liars. 
 
 ASTRIGEROUS, is-trldzh'-S-rus. a, 
 
 Carrying liars. 
 To^ASTRlNGE, af-trin'dzh. v. a. 
 
 To make a contradion, to make the 
 
 parts draw together. 
 ASTRINGENCY, af-trln'-dzhen-fy. 
 
 f. The power of contracting the 
 
 parts of the body. 
 ASTRINGENT, af-trin'-dzhent. a. 
 
 Binding, contracting. 
 ASTROGRAPHY, Af-trog'-ri fy. f. 
 
 The fcience of defcribing the liars. 
 ASTROLABE, as'-trfc-Iab. f. An 
 
 inftrument chiefly ufed for taking the 
 
 altitude of the pole, the fun, or ftars, 
 
 at fea. 
 ASTROLOGER, af-tril'-fc-dy.Wr. f. 
 
 One that, fuppofmg the influence 
 
 of the ftars to have a caufal power, 
 
 pr.ofefles to foretel or difcover events. 
 ASTROLOGIAN, Af-tra-l&'-dzty- 
 
 an. f. Aftrologer. 
 ASTROLOGICAL, if-tri lodzh'-l 
 
 y-kal. f 
 
 A8TROLOGICK, if-tr6-lodzh'- f 
 
 a. Relating to aftrology, profeftjng 
 
 aftrelogy. 
 ASTROLOGICALLY,af-tro I6dzh'- 
 
 i -k\\-y. ad. In an aftrological 
 
 manner. 
 To ASTROLOGIZE, Af-tiftl'-A-- 
 
 dzhtze. v. n. To prali<e aftrelogy. 
 ASIROLOGY, af-ti6l'-o-dzh^. f. 
 
 The praclice of foretelling things by 
 
 the knowledge of the ftars. 
 ASTRONOMER, af-tron'-no-mur. f. 
 
 He that ftudies the celeftial mo- 
 tions. 
 ASTRONOMICAL, -af-tro-n6m'- 
 
 y-kal. 
 ASTRONOMICK, 
 
 a. Belonging to aftronomy. 
 ASTRONOMICALLY, aC-tr&-n6ra'- 
 
 y-kSl-T. a. In an aftronomical 
 
 manner. 
 \STRONOMY, af-tr6n'-n6.my. f. 
 
 A mixed mathematical fcience, 
 
 teaching the knowledge of the 
 
 celeftial bodies, their magnitudes, 
 
 motions, diftances, periods, eclipfes, 
 
 and order. 
 ASTROSCOPY, a-tr6s'-k&-p\'. f. 
 
 Observation of the ftars. 
 
 ASTRO- 
 
 AL, -af-tro-nom'- ) 
 
 > 
 
 K, af-tro-nom'-Ik. )
 
 A T H 
 
 A T O 
 
 ASTRO-THEOLOGY, is'.trS-the- 
 6l"-6-dzhy\ f. Divinity founded 
 on the observation of the ceieftial 
 bodies. 
 
 ASTUTE, as-tu't. a. Cunning, 
 crafty. 
 
 ASUNDER, a-iun'-dur. ad. Apart, 
 feparately, not together* 
 
 ASYLUM, a-ff -lum. f. A fandu- 
 ary, a refuge. 
 
 ASYMMETRY, a-dm'-me-trp. f. 
 Contrariety to fymmetry, difpro- 
 portion. 
 
 ASYMPTOTE, as'-ilmp-tote. f. A- 
 fymptotes are right lines, which 
 approach nearer and nearer to fome 
 curve, but which would never meet. 
 
 ASYNDETON, 4-In'-d-i&n. f. A 
 figure in grammar, when a con- 
 junction copulative is omitted. 
 
 AT, at', prep. At before a place 
 notes the nearnefs of the place, as a 
 man is at the houfe before he is in 
 it ; At before a word fignifying 
 time notes the coexirtence of the 
 time with the event ; At before a 
 fuperlative adjective implies in the 
 ftate, as at moil, in the ftate of moft 
 perfection, &c. ; At fignifies the 
 particular condition of toe perfon, 
 as at peace ; At fometimes marlo 
 employment or attention, as he is 
 at work; At is fometimes the fame 
 with furniihed with, as a mart at 
 arms ; At fometimes notes the place 
 where any thing is, as he is at 
 home; At fomctimes is nearly the 
 fame as In, noting fnuation ; At 
 fometimes feema to fignify in the 
 power of, or obedient to, as at your 
 fervice ; At all, in any manner. 
 
 ATABAL, at'-a-bal f.' A kind of 
 labour ufed by the Moors. 
 
 ATARAXY, ic'-tu-rik-iy. f. Ex- j 
 emption from vexation, tranquillity. 
 
 ATAXY, at'-ak-{y. f A want of 
 order, irregularity. 
 
 ATE, i'te. preterite of EAT, which 
 fee. 
 
 ATHANOR, a tha'-nir. f. A digeft- 
 ing furnace to keep heat for fome 
 time. 
 
 ATHEISM, a'.the-hm. f. The dif- 
 beliefof a God. 
 
 ATHEIST, a'-tfee-l!t. f. One that 
 denies the exiftence of God. 
 
 ATHEISTICAL, a-tfte I/-tI-kat. a. 
 Given to atheifm, impious. 
 
 ATHEISTICALLY, a-tfce-Is'-tl-kal- 
 y. ad. In an atheillical manner. 
 
 ATHEISTICALNESS, a tfte-is'-tf- 
 kal-nes. f. The quality of being 
 atheillical. 
 
 ATHEISTICK, a-tfce-ls'-dk. a. Gi- 
 ven to atheifm. 
 
 ATHEOUS, a'-tbd-us. a. Atheift. 
 ick, g~dlefs. 
 
 ATHEROMA, a- tfee.ro'- ma. f. A 
 fpecies of wen. 
 
 ATHEROMATOUS, a-ttil-rom'-a- 
 tus. a. Having the qualities of ari 
 atheroma or curdy wen. 
 
 ATHIRST, a tiiur'it. ad. Thirfty, 
 in want of drink. 
 
 ATHLETICK, a.h-lec'-fk. a. Be. 
 longing to wreltling ; ftrong of body, 
 vigorous, lufty, robuft. 
 
 ATHWART, a-tiiwa'rt.prep. Arofs, 
 tranfverfe to any thing ; through. 
 
 AT1LT, a-tllt'.'ad. With the ac- 
 tion of a man making a thruft ; ia 
 the pofture of a barrel raifed or tilt- 
 ed behind. 
 
 ATLAS, at'-las. f. A colledion of 
 maps ; a large fquare folio ; fome- 
 times the fupporter of a building; 
 a rich kind of filk. 
 
 ATMGSPHERE,aY-mo-sfer. f. The 
 air that encompafles the folid earth, 
 on all fides. 
 
 ATMOSPHERICAL, at-m&-sfeY-I- 
 k.'t. a. Belonging to the atmofphere; 
 
 ATOM, k'-tum. f. Such a fmall 
 particle as cannot be phyfically di- 
 vided ; any thing extremely fmall. 
 
 ATOMICAL, 4-t6m' -l-kil. a. Cor- 
 fifting of atoms ; relating to atoms. 
 
 ATOMIST, at'-to-m!ft. f. One tiiac 
 holds the atomical philofophy. 
 
 ATOMY, at'-6-my. f. An atcm. 
 
 To ATONE, a-t6'ne. v. n. To agree, 
 to accord ; to fland as an equiva- 
 lent for fomething $ to anfwer for. 
 
 To ATONE, i-to'ne. v. a. To ex- 
 
 ATONEMENT, S-to^ne-mant. f. 
 Agreement, concord; expiation j 
 expiatory equivalent. 
 
 K ATON-
 
 ATT 
 
 ATT 
 
 , ,,,, bl ,r.j 
 '''-""'-'"-I 
 
 ATONICAL, i-ton'-y'-kal.'Ja. Re- 
 ATONICK, a t&n'-!k. j laxed, 
 
 wanting due tone. 
 ATONY, at' 6-ny. f. A want of 
 
 due tone, difeafed relaxation. 
 ATOP, a-top'. ad. On the top, at 
 
 the top. 
 ATRABILARIAN, 
 
 ry-an. 
 ATRABILARIOUS 
 
 ry-us. 
 
 a. Melancholick. 
 ATRABILARIOUSNESS. 2'-tra-bI- 
 
 la" ry-uf-nes. f. The flate of being 
 
 melancholy. 
 
 ATRAMENTAL, a tra-men'-tal. 7 
 ATRAMENTOUS^-tri-men'-tns. j 
 
 a. Inky, black. 
 ATROCIOUS, a-tro'-fhus. a. Wic- 
 
 kcd in a hi^h degree, enormous. 
 ATROCIOUSLY, A-tro' (hus !y. ad. 
 
 In an atrocious manner. 
 AT.ROCIOUSNESS, a-tro'-fnuf-nes. 
 
 f. The quality of being enormoul- 
 - ly criminal. 
 
 ATROCITY, a-tr&s'-sl-ty. f. Hor- 
 rible wickednels. 
 ATROPHY, at'-tro-fy. f. Want of 
 
 nourifhment, a difeafe. 
 To ATTACH, 4t-tatfh'. v. a. To 
 
 arreft, to take or apprehend ; to 
 
 feize ; to lay hold on ; to win ; to 
 
 gain over, to enamour ; to fix to 
 
 one's irtereft. 
 ATTACHMENT, at-t'u(h'-ment. f. 
 
 Adherence, regard. 
 To ATTACK, at-tik'. v. a. To af- 
 
 fault an enemy ; to begin a contelt. 
 ATTACK, at-tak'. f. An afTarft. 
 ATTACKER, at-tak'-ur. f. The 
 
 perfon that attacks. 
 To ATTAIN, at-ta'ne. v. a. To 
 
 gain, to procure ; to overtake ; t6 
 
 come to ; to rer.ch ; to equal. 
 To ATTAIN, at-ta'ne. v. n. To 
 
 come to a certain ftate ; to arrive at. 
 ATTAIN ABLE, at ta'ne-abl.a. That 
 
 which may be obtained, procurable. 
 ATTAINABLENESS, at-ta'ne-abl- 
 
 nes. f. The quality of being at- 
 tainable. 
 ATTAINDER, a^ta'ne-df.r. f. The 
 
 adl of attainting in law; taint. 
 ATTAINMENT, aMa'ne-ment. i. 
 
 That which is attained, acquifi- 
 tion ; the aft or power of attain- 
 ing. 
 
 To ATTAINT, at-ta'nt. v. a. To 
 attaint is particularly ufed for fuch 
 as are found guilty of fome crime 
 or offence; to taint, to corrupt. 
 
 ATTAINT, at-ta'nt. f. Any thing 
 injurious, as illnefs, wearinefs; flain, 
 fpot, train. 
 
 ATTAINTURE, at-ta'n-tur. f. 
 Reproach, imputation. 
 
 To ATTAMINATE, at-tam'-I-rate. 
 v. a. To corrupt. Not ufed. 
 
 To ATTEMPER, at-tem'-pur. v. a. 
 To mingle, to weaken by the mix- 
 ture of fomething elfe ; to regu- 
 late, to foften; to mix in juft pro- 
 portions ; to fit to foraething elfe. 
 
 To ATTEMPER ATE, a.-tem'-pe-- 
 jarc. v. a. To proportion to forae- 
 thing. 
 
 To ATTEMPT, at-tcmpt'. v. a. To 
 attack, to venture upon ; to try, to 
 endeavour. 
 
 ATTEMPT, at-tempt'. f. Air at- 
 lack, a' efTay, an endeavour. 
 
 ATTEMPTABLE, at-temp'-tabl. a. 
 Liable to attempts or attacks. 
 
 ATTEMPTER.at-temp'-tur.f. The 
 perfon that attempts ; an endea- 
 vourer. 
 
 To ATTEND, at-tend'. v. a. To 
 regard, to fix the mind upon ; to 
 wait on ; to accompany; to be pre- 
 fent with, upon a fummons ; to be 
 appendant to ; to be consequent to ; 
 to ftay for. 
 
 To ATTKND, it-tend', v. n. To 
 yield attenti-m ; to Itay, to delay. 
 
 ATTENDANCE, at-ten'-dins. f. 
 the aft of \\auing on another; 
 fervice ; the perfons waiting, a 
 train ; attention, regard. 
 
 ATTENDANT, at-ten'-dint. a. Ac-- 
 companyir.g as fubordinate. 
 
 ATTENDANT, it-ten'-dint. f. One 
 that attends ; one that belongs to 
 the train ; one that waits as a fuitor - 
 or agent ; one thru is prefent at 
 any thing ; a concomitant, a con-' 
 fequent. 
 
 ATTENDER, at-tcn'-dur. f. Com- 
 panion, aiTociate. 
 
 ATTENT,
 
 ATT 
 
 ATT 
 
 ATTENT, at-tent'. a. Intent, at- 
 tentive. 
 
 ATTENTATES, it-ten'-tates. f. 
 Proceedings in a court after an in- 
 hibition is decreed. 
 
 ATTENTION, at-ten'-Mn. f. The 
 aft of attending or heeding. 
 
 ATTENTIVE, at-ten'-tlv. a. Heed- 
 ful, regardful. 
 
 ATTENTIVELY, at-ter.'-tlv-ty. ad. 
 Heedfully, carefully. 
 
 ATTENT1VENESS, at-ten'-tlv-nes. 
 . f. H<*edfulnefs, attention. 
 
 ATTENDANT, at-ten'-u-ant. a. En- 
 dued with the power of making 
 thin or {lender. 
 
 ATTENUATE, at-ten'-u-ate. a. 
 Made thin or (lender. 
 
 To ATTENUATE, at-ten'-u ate.v.a/ 
 To make thin or flender. 
 
 ATTENUATION, at-ten'-u-a'^Mn. 
 f. The aft of making any thing 
 thin or flender. 
 
 ATTER, at'-tur. f. Corrupt matter. 
 
 To ATTEST, at'-teft". v. a. To 
 bear witnefs of, to witnefs ; to 'call 
 to witnefs. 
 
 ATTEST, at-teft'. | , 
 
 ATESTATION, at-tef-ta'.fhfin. ] lt 
 Teftimony, evidence. 
 
 ATTICK, at'-dk. a. Poignant, re- 
 fined : alfo belonging to the upper 
 part of a building, belonging to a 
 particular fort of bafe in architec- 
 ture. 
 
 ATTICK, at'-tlk. f. A fort of 
 pilafter. 
 
 ATTIGUOUS, at-tig'-u-us. a. Hard 
 by. 
 
 To ATTINGE, at-tln'dzh. v. a. Tc 
 touch light'y. 
 
 To AT TIRE, at-ti're. v. a. To drefs, 
 to habit, to array. 
 
 ATTIRE, at-tl're. f. Clothes, drefs ; 
 in hunting, the horns of a buck or 
 flag ; in botany, the flower of a 
 plant is divided into three parts, 
 the empalement, the foliation, anu 
 the attire. 
 
 ATTIRER, at-t!'-rur. f. One that 
 attires another, a drefler. 
 
 ATTITUDE, At'-ty-tud. f. A pof 
 'ture, the poiture or aftion in which 
 a llatue or painted figure is placed. 
 
 ATTOLLENT, at-t61'-Ient a. That 
 which railes or lifts .up. 
 
 ATTORNEY, at-tur'-n^. f. Such a 
 perfon as by confent, command- 
 ment, or requeft, takes heed to, 
 fees, and takes upon him the charge 
 of other men's bufmefs, in their 
 abfence; one who is appointed or 
 retained to profecute or defend an 
 aftion at law ; a lawyer 
 
 ATTORN EYSHIP, at-tur'-n-fhlp. 
 f. The office of an attorney. 
 
 ATTORNMENT, at-turn'-ment. f. 
 A yielding of the tenement to a new 
 lord. 
 
 To ATTRACTi at-trak't. v. a. To 
 draw to fc.nething; to allure, to in- 
 vite. 
 
 ATTRACTICAL, at-trak'-tl-kal. a. 
 Having the power to draw. 
 
 ATTRACTION, at-trak'-ftmn. f. 
 The power of drawrng any thing; 
 the power of alluring or enticing. 
 
 ATTRACTIVE, at-trak'-tiv. a. 
 Having the power to draw any 
 thing ; inviting, alluring, enticing, 
 
 ATTRACTIVE, at-trak'-tiv. f. 
 That which draws or incites. 
 
 ATTRACTIVELY, at-tiak'-tl/-l. 
 ad. With the power of attracting. 
 
 ATTRACTIVENESS, at-trak'-tiv- 
 nes. f. The quality of being attac- 
 tive. 
 
 ATTRACTOR, at-trak'-tur. f. The 
 agent that attracts. 
 
 ATTRAHENT,at'-tra-hent. f. That 
 which draws. 
 
 ATTRECTATION, at -trek- ta'- 
 fhun. f. Frequent handling. 
 
 ATTRIBUTABLE, at-trib'-u-tabl, 
 a. That which may be afcnbed or 
 attributed. 
 
 To ATTRIBUTE, at-trlb'-ut. v. . 
 To afcribe, to yield ; to impute, 
 as to a caufe. 
 
 ATTRIRUTE, at'-tri bfc. f. The 
 thing attributed to another; qua- 
 lity adherent ; a thing belonging 
 to- another, an appendant ; reputa- 
 tion, honour. 
 
 ATTRIBUTION, at trl-bu'-fhun. f. 
 Commendation ; qualities afcribed. 
 
 ATTRIBUTIVE, at-ulb'-u-tiv. a. 
 Relating to an attribute. 
 
 K '2 ATTRI-
 
 A D 
 
 ATTRIBUTORY, at trjb'-fi.tftr-f.a. 
 
 Commendator; , afcribed. 
 ATTRJTE, 'at-trt'te. a. Ground, 
 
 worn by rubbing. 
 ATTRlfENESS, It-trl'te-nis. f. 
 
 The being much worn. 
 ATTRITION, it-trfth'-fin. f. The 
 aft of wearing things by rubbing ; 
 grief for fin, arifing only from the 
 fear of punifhment; the loweft de- 
 gree of repentance. 
 To ATTUNE, a>tu'n. v. a. To 
 make any thing mulical; to tune 
 one thing to another. 
 ATWEEN, a-twe"n. ad. or prep. 
 
 Betwixt, betwees. 
 ATWIXT, a-twlktt'. prep. In the 
 
 middle of two things. 
 To A\ AIL, a-\a'le. v. a. To profit, 
 to turn to profit, to promote, to 
 profper, to aflift. 
 
 To AVAIL, i va'le.v.n. Tobeofufe. 
 AVAIL, a va'le. f. Profit, advan- 
 tage, benefit. 
 
 AVAILABLE, a-va'-labl. a. Profit- 
 able, advantageous; powerful, hav- 
 ing force. 
 
 AVAILABLENESS, i-vi'-libl -r.4. 
 f. Power of promoting the end for 
 which it is uftd. 
 AVAILABLY, a -va'- lab -If. ad. 
 
 Powerfully, profitably. 
 AVAILMENT, a - vi'le - mint. f. 
 
 Ufefulnefs, advantage. 
 AVALANCH, av'-a-lanfh f. A mafs 
 of ice, or frozen fnow, rifted from 
 that which conftantly covers the fum 
 mits of high mountains. 
 To AVALE, 4- va'le. v. a. To let fall, 
 
 to depreis. 
 
 To AVALE, a-va'le. v. n. To fink. 
 AVANT-GUARD, a-vA'nt-gird. f. 
 
 The van. 
 AVANTURINE, a-van'-tu-rin. f. 
 
 The azure ftone, lapis lazuli. 
 AVARICE, 4v' a rls f. Covetouf- 
 
 nefs, infatiable d< fire. 
 AVARICIOUS, av'-i-rKh'-us. a. Co- 
 
 vetous. 
 AVARICIOUSLY, av-a-rlm'-uf-Jy. 
 
 ad. Covetoufly. 
 AVARICIOUSNESS, av-a-rim'-uf- 
 res f. The quality of being ava 
 ridous. 
 
 AVAST, i-vift'. ad. Enough, eeafe. 
 AVAUNT, a-vd'nt. interjeft. A 
 
 word of abhorr^ice, by which any 
 
 one is driven away. 
 AUBURNE, a'-birn. a. Brown, of 
 
 a can colour. 
 AUCTION, a'k-(hun. (. A manner 
 
 of Tale in which one perfon bids afier 
 
 another ; the thing fold by auction. 
 AUCTJONARY, alc-fho-na-ry. a. 
 
 Belonging to an auction. 
 AUCT1ONIER, ak-fho-ne-'r. f. The 
 
 perfon that manages an auction. 
 AUCFIVE, 4'k-tfy. a. Of an in- 
 
 creafing quality. Not ufed. 
 AUCU RATION, a-ki-pa'-fhun. f. 
 
 Fowling, bird-catching. 
 AUDACIOUS, a-da'-fous. a. Bold, 
 
 impudent. 
 AUDACIOUSLY, a-da'-fhuf-ly. ad. 
 
 Boldly, impudently. 
 AUDACIOUSNESS, a-da'-muf-nfs. 
 
 f. Impudence. 
 AUDACITY, a-d*i'-I-ty-. f. Spirit, 
 
 boldnefs. 
 AUDIBLE, i'-dlbl. a. That xvhich 
 
 may be perceived by hearing; loud 
 
 enough to be heard. 
 AUDIBLENESS, i'-tijbl-nes. f. Ca- 
 
 pa'/enefs of being heard. 
 AUD-BLY, i'-dlb ty ad. In fuch 
 
 a manner as to he heard. 
 AUDIENCE, a'd-yens. f. The aft 
 
 of hearing ; the liberty of fpeaking 
 
 granted, a -hearing ; an auditory, 
 
 perfon:, collected to hear ; the re- 
 
 ception of any man who delivers a 
 
 folemn mefTage. 
 
 AUDIT, a'-dh f. A final account. 
 To AUDIT, i'-cift. v. a. TO take 
 
 an account finallv. 
 
 AUDITION, a-dlQt'-un. f. Hearing. 
 AUDITOR, i'-df-t&r. f. A hearer; 
 
 a perfon employed to tnke an ac- 
 
 count ultimately ; a king'* officer, 
 
 who, yearly examining the ac- 
 
 counts of all under-officers acccunt 
 
 able, makes up a general book. 
 AUDITORY, i'-dl-tftr-f. a. That 
 
 which has the power of hearing. 
 AUDITORY, a'-dl.tar-v. f. An 
 
 audience, a collection of j^erfons af- 
 
 fembled to hear ; a place where lee- 
 lures are to be heard. 
 
 AUDI-
 
 A V E 
 
 A V I 
 
 i'-dl-tres. f. The 
 woman that hears. 
 To AVEL, a-vei'. v. a. To pull 
 
 AVEMARY, a'-vl-ma ry\ f. A 
 form of worihip repeated by the 
 Romanifts in honour of the Virgin 
 Mary. 
 
 AVENAC10US, av-e-na'-fhus. a. 
 Oaten, of the nature of oats. 
 
 AVENAGE, a-' en-edzh. f. A cer- 
 tain quantity of oats paid to a land- 
 lord. 
 
 TO AVENGE, a-vendzh'. v. a. To 
 revenge ; to punilh. 
 
 AVENGE-iiVCE, a-vn'-dzhans. f. 
 Punifhment. 
 
 AVENGEMENT, a-vendzh'-ment. f. 
 Vengeance, revenge. 
 
 AVENGER, a-^en'-dzhur. Punifh- 
 er ; revenger, taker of vengeance. 
 
 AVENS, a'-^ens. f. Herb bennet. 
 
 AVENTURE, a-ven'-tur. f. A 
 miichance, caufmg a man's death, 
 without felony. 
 
 AVENUE, av'-e-nu. f. A way by 
 which any place may be entered ; 
 an alley, or walk of trees before a 
 houfe. 
 
 To AVER, a-ver'. v. a. To declare 
 polhively. 
 
 AVERAGE, av'-e-radzh. f. That 
 duty or fervice Uhich the tenant is to 
 pay to the king; a medium, a mean 
 proportion. 
 
 AVERMENT, a-ver'-ment. f. Ef- 
 tablifhment of any thing by evi- 
 dence. 
 
 AVERNAT, a-ver'-nat. f. A fort 
 of grape. 
 
 To AVERRUNCATE, a-ver-iuu'- 
 
 kate. v. a. To root up. 
 AVERRUNCATION,a-vr-run-ka'- 
 
 fhun. f. The ad of rooting up. 
 AVERS ATJON, a-ver-fi'-lhun. f. 
 
 Hatred, abhorrence. 
 AVERSE, a-vers'. a. Malign, not 
 favourable ; not pleafed with, un- 
 willing to. 
 
 AVERSELY, a-veVs-ly". ad. Un- 
 willingly ; backwardly. 
 AVERSENESS, a vers'-nes. f. Un- 
 
 willingnefs, backwardnefs. 
 AVERSION, a'-ver-Mn. f, Hatred, 
 
 diflike, deteftation j the can/e $f 
 
 averfion. 
 To AVERT, a-vert'. v. a. To turn 
 
 afide, to turn off; to put by. 
 AUGER, a'-gur. f. A carpenter'* 
 
 tool to bore holes with. 
 AUGHT, a't. pronoun. Any thing. 
 To AUGMENT, ag-mnt'. v a. 
 
 Tomer ale, to make bigger or more. 
 To AUGMENT, 4g ment'. v. n. To 
 
 increafe, or grow bigger. 
 AUGMENT, 4'g-ment. f. Increafe; 
 
 feate of increafe. 
 AUGMENTATION, a'g-men-tr. 
 
 ihun. f. The ad of increafing or 
 
 making bigger; the ftate of being 
 
 made bigger"; the thing added, by 
 
 wiiich another is made bigger. 
 \UGUR, a'-gur. f. One who pro- 
 
 tends to predict by the flight of 
 
 birds. 
 To AUGUR, a'-gur. v. n. To guefs, 
 
 to conjecture by figns. 
 To AUGUR/iTE, a'-gu-rate. v. n. 
 
 To judge by augury. 
 AUGUK.rxTlON, a-gu-ra'-fhun. {. 
 
 The practice of augury. 
 AUGURER, r-ga-rur. f. The fame 
 
 with augur. 
 AUGUR 1 AL, a-gu'-rf-al. a. Relit- 
 
 ing to augury. 
 To AUGURJSE, a'-gft-rize. v.n. 
 
 To praclife augury. 
 AUGUROUS, a'-gu-rus. a. ?re- 
 
 feient, foreboding. 
 AUGURY, i'-gu iy. f. The ad of 
 
 prognofticating by omens ; the rules 
 
 obferved by augurs; an omen or 
 
 prediction. 
 AUGUST, -guir. a. Great, grand. 
 
 royal, magnificent. 
 AUGUST, a'-guft. f. The name of 
 
 the eighth month from January in- 
 
 clullve. 
 
 AUGUSTNESS, i-guft'-nes. f. Ele- 
 vation of look, dignity. 
 AVIARY, a'v-yi-ry. f. A place en- 
 
 clofed to keep birds in. 
 AVIDITY, a-v!d'-i-ty\ f. Gree^i- 
 
 nefs, eagernefs. 
 
 AVIDULOUS, a-vld'-u-lus. a. Some- 
 what covetous, eager. 
 AVITOU3, avr'.I-tus. a. Left by a 
 
 man's anceftors. Notufed. 
 
 To
 
 A V O 
 
 A U R 
 
 To AVIZE, i-vi'ze. v. a. To coun- 
 fel ; to bethink himfelf ; to con- 
 fider. 
 
 AUKWARD. See AWKWARD. 
 
 AULD, a'ld. a. Old. Not ufed. 
 
 AULET1CK, a-let'-ik. a. Belong- 
 ing to pipes. 
 
 AULICK, a'-Hk. a. Belonging to the 
 court. 
 
 AULN, a'n. f. A French meafure of 
 length, an ell. 
 
 To AUMAIL, a-ma'le. v, a. To va- 
 riegate. 
 
 AUMBRY. See AMBRY. 
 
 AUNT, a'nt. f. A father or mother's 
 filler. 
 
 AVOCADO, a-vo-ka'-d&. f. A plant. 
 
 To AVOCATE, av'-v6-kate. v. a. 
 To call away. 
 
 AVOCATION, av-v&-ka'-ftmn. f. 
 The aft of calling afide ; the bufi- 
 nefs that calls. 
 
 To AVOID, a-voi'd. v. a. To (hun, 
 to efcape ; to endeavour to fhun, 
 to evacuate, to quit. 
 
 To AVOID, a-voi'd. v. n. To re- 
 tire ; to become void or vacant. 
 
 AVOIDABLE, a-voi'-dabl. a. That 
 which may be avoided or efcaped. 
 
 AVOIDANCE, a-yoi'-dans. f. The 
 aft of avoi ding ; the courfe by which 
 any thing is carried off. 
 
 AVOIDER, a-voi'-dfir. f. The per- 
 fon that fliuns any thing ; the per- 
 fon that carries any thing away ; 
 the veflel in which things are car- 
 ried away. 
 
 AVOIDLESS, a-voi'd-les. a. Ine- 
 vitable. 
 
 AVOIRDUPOIS, a-ver-du-poi'z. a. 
 A kind of weight, of which a pound 
 contains iixteen ounces, and is in 
 proportion to a pound Troy, as fe- 
 venteen to fourteen. 
 
 AVOLATION,a-v&-ir.fhun.f. The 
 aft of flying away. 
 
 To AVOUCH, a-vou'tfh. v. a. To 
 
 affirm, to maintain ; to produce in 
 
 favour of another ; to vindicate, to 
 
 juflify. 
 
 AVOUCH, a.vou'tfh. f. Declara- 
 
 tion, evidence. 
 
 AVOUCH ABLE, a-vou'tfh-abl. a. 
 That may be avouched. 
 
 A VOUCHER, a-vou'tfher. f. He 
 that avouches. 
 
 To AVOW, a-vow'. v. a. To juf- 
 tifv, to declare openly. 
 
 AVOWABLE, a-vow'-abl. a. That 
 which may be openly declared 
 
 AVOWAL, a-vow'-i'l. f. Juliifica- 
 tory declaration. 
 
 AVOWEDLY, a-vow'-ed-l^. ad. In 
 an advowed manner. 
 
 AVOWEE, a-vow-e'. f. He to 
 whom the right of advowfon of any 
 church belongs. 
 
 AVOWER, a-vow'-ur. f. He that 
 avows or juftifies. 
 
 AVOWRY, a-vow'-ry. f. Where 
 one tnkes a diilrefs, the taker fhall 
 juftify, for what caufe he took it ; 
 which is called his avowry. 
 
 AVOWS AL, a-vow'-zil. f. A con- 
 fefiion. 
 
 AVOWTRY, a-vow'-try\ f. Adul- 
 tery. 
 
 AURATE, a'-rate. f. A fort of 
 pear. 
 
 AURELIA, a-re"l-ya. f. A term 
 ufed for the fir(l apparent change of 
 the eruca, or maggot of any fpecies 
 of infefts, the chryfalis. 
 
 AURELIAN, a-rc'1-yan. f. One who 
 itudies infefts. 
 
 AUREOLA, a-re'-o-lH. f. The glory 
 round a head in a pifture. 
 
 AURICLE, dVIkl. f. The exter- 
 nal ear ; two appendages of the 
 heart, being two mufcular caps, 
 covering the two ventricles there- 
 of. 
 
 AURICULA, a-rlk'-u-Ia. f. Bear's 
 ear, a flower. 
 
 AURICULAR, a-rlk'-u-lar. a. With- 
 in the fen ft or reach of hearing ; 
 fecret, told in the ear. 
 
 ALR1CULARLY, a-rik'-u-lar-ly. 
 ad. In a fecret manner. 
 
 AURIFEROUS, a-rlf'-fc-rus. a. 
 That which produces gold. 
 
 AURIGATION, a-ri-ga'-mun. f. 
 The act of driving carriages. Not 
 ufed. 
 
 AURIGRAPHY, a-rlg-rA-f/'. f. 
 Writing.with letters of gold. 
 
 AURIST, a'-riiU f. One who cures 
 difordcrs of the ear. 
 
 AURORA,
 
 A U T 
 
 AURORA, a-rd'-ra. f. A fpecies of 
 crowfoot; the goddefs that opens 
 the gates /of day, poetically the 
 
 A U T 
 
 morning. 
 AURORA-BOREALIS, a-r&'- r A-b&. 
 
 re-a -Us. f. Light ilreaming in the 
 
 night from the north. 
 AURUM FULMINANS, a'-rum-ful'- 
 
 my-nanz. f. A precipitate of gold, 
 
 which, on expofure to a moderate 
 
 lves a report llke tha of a 
 
 AUSCULTATION, a'f-kil-ta'-fhin 
 1. A hearkening or liftenin? to 
 
 To AUSPICATE? dVpy.kaclv. a 
 1 o take the omens of 
 
 AUSPICE, a'f-pK f. ' An omen o 
 any future undertaking drawn from 
 birds; protection, favour fkown 
 afluence, good derived to other 
 from the piety of their patron. 
 
 AUSPICIAL, af-pim'-al. a. R e 
 latmg to prognofticks. 
 
 AUSPICIOUS, af-pIiV-fis. a. With 
 omens of fuccefs ; profperous, for 
 tunate ; favourable, kind, propi- 
 tious ; lucky, happy, applied to 
 things. 
 
 AUSPICIOUSLY, af-pffh'-uf-ly. ad 
 Happily, profperouflv. 
 
 AUSPICIOUSNESS, af-pKh'-uf-nes 
 
 Severe, 
 
 . . V " ** oc- 
 
 verely, rigidly. 
 AUSTERENKSS, af-t^r-n6s f. 
 
 Severity, ftridnefs, rigour; rough- 
 
 nefs in tafte. 
 AUSTERITY, af-ter'-{ tv. f. Se- 
 
 verity, mortified life, " llri&nefs 
 
 cruelty, harfh difcipline. 
 AUSTRAL, a'f-tral. a. Southern 
 ToAUSTRALIZE.iT-tr4.Hze. 
 
 To tend ' 
 
 Authentick. 
 
 AUTHENTICALLY, a-then'-tf-kal- 
 y. ad. With circumlhnces requi- 
 fite to procure authority 
 
 AHTIA 
 
 -n-t- 
 
 l-nes. f. The quality of being 
 auihemick, genuinenefs. 
 3 
 
 A y T pNTJCIT Y, S-tMn-th'-rf-t* 
 AT f ; Authority, genuinenefs. 
 AUT . H u E NTlCK,a- t ften'-tIk.a.That 
 
 which has every thing requifite to 
 
 give it authority. 
 AUTHENTICITY, d-t^n'-tlUy 
 
 A&ffiS^KKte 
 
 nes. i. Authenticity. 
 AUTHOR, a'-tliir. V Thefirftbe. 
 ginner or mover of any thing ; the 
 efficient, he that clefts or produces 
 any thing ; the firft writer of any 
 thing; a writer in general 
 AUTHORITATIVE, d-fc&r'-I-tli 
 $*\ a ' Having due authority r 
 having an air of authority. 
 AUTHORITATIVELY/ 4-th6r'-{- 
 ta-tiv-ly. ad. In an authoritative 
 manner, with a mow of authority - 
 with due authority. ' 
 AUTHORITATIVENESS, a-thir': 
 i-ta-tiv-nes. f. Authoritative ap- 
 pearance. 
 
 AUTHORITY, a-tW-f-tv. f. Le 
 gal power; influence, credit; power 
 rule; fupport, countenance ; tefti- 
 mony; credibility. 
 AUTHORIZATION, i'.thd r! z r 
 
 To^U^O^Itl^Lit ^- 
 To give authority to any per fen ; 
 
 kr/f Sny . thin S Ie S al ' ^ efta- 
 bJifh any thing by authority; to 
 juitify, to prove a thing to be 
 right ; to give credit to any perfon 
 or thirg. 
 
 AUTOCRACY, a-tok'-ra-fy. f. In- 
 dependent power. 
 
 AUTOCRATICAL, a-t6-krac'y- 
 kaJ. a. Supreme, ruling independ- 
 
 AUTOGRAPH, r-t6-graf. f. A 
 particular perfon's own wruir-p- the 
 original. 
 
 s own wrtng- 
 
 AUTOGRAPHY, d-t6g'.ra-fv f 
 Arrr^S?^ 1 " perfon ' s Own wri "ng. ' 
 
 fl MA Vl TH ' i'-ta-mi*. f. ne 
 
 ielf-taught. 
 
 AUTOMATICAL, a-tS-mat'-I-kaf 
 ' lng the P Wer f n)0vin S. 
 
 AUTO-
 
 A W A 
 
 A W R 
 
 AUTOMATON, S-tim'-i-WB. f. 
 
 A machine that hath the power of 
 
 motion within itfelf. 
 AUTOMATOUS, a-tom'-a tus. a. 
 
 Having in itfelf the power of mo- 
 tion. 
 AUTONOMY, 4-t6n'-r,&-mf . f. The 
 
 living according to one's o\vn 
 
 mind and prefcription. Not in ufe. 
 AUTOPSY,' i'-t6p-fy. f. Ocular 
 
 demonftration. 
 AUTOPTICAL, a-t<5p'-t!-kal. a. 
 
 Perceived by one's eyes. 
 AUTOPTICALLY, a-top'-ti-kil-y. 
 
 ad. By means of one's own eyes. 
 AUTUMN, A"-tim. f. The feafon 
 
 of the year between fummcr and 
 
 winter. 
 
 AUTUMNAL, a-t&m'-nil . a. Be- 
 longing to autumn. 
 AVULSION, a-vu!'-(hun. f. The 
 
 aft of pulling one thing from an- 
 other. 
 AUXESIS, aks.'-sls. f. Amplifi- 
 
 cation. 
 
 AUXILIAR, ag-7.fl'-yar. } f. and a. 
 AUXILIARY, ag-zil'- VA helper, 
 
 ya-r. Jaffiftant; 
 
 helping, affifting. 
 AUX1LIAT10N, ag-*I!-*.a' (hun. 
 
 f. Help, aid. 
 To AWAIT, a-sva'te. v. a. To ex 
 
 pett, to wait for; to attend, to be 
 
 in (lore for. 
 
 AWAIT, a-wa'te. f. Ambufli. 
 To AWAKE, a-ua'ke. v. a. To 
 
 roufe out of deep ; to raife fiom 
 
 any ftate refembling fleep ; to put 
 
 into new action. 
 To AWAKli, a-wa'ke. v. n. To 
 
 break from fleep, to ceafe to fleep. 
 AWAKE, a wa'ke. a. Without ilccp, 
 
 not fleeping. 
 To AWAKtiN, a-vva'kn. See A- 
 
 WAK.E. 
 
 To AWARD, a-wa'rd. v. a. To ad- 
 judge, to give any thing by a ju- 
 dicial fentence. 
 
 To AWARD, i-wa'rd. v. n. To 
 judge, to determine. 
 
 AWARD, iwa'rd. f. Judgment, 
 fentence, determination. 
 
 AWARE, :\-wa're. a. Vigilant, at- 
 tentive. 
 
 To AWARE, a-wa're. v, n. To bo- 
 ware, to be cautious. 
 
 AWAY, a-wi'. ad. Abfent; from 
 any place or perfon ; let us go ; 
 begone ; out of one's own power. 
 
 AWE, a', f. Reverential fear, reve- 
 rence. 
 
 To AWE, a', v. a. To ftrike with 
 reverence, or fear. 
 
 AWEBAND, a'-band. f. A check. 
 
 AWFUL, i'-ful. a. That which 
 ftrikes with awe, or fills with reve- 
 rence; worftiipful, inverted with 
 dignity ; flruck with awe, timo- 
 rous. 
 
 AWFULLY, a'.ful-ty. a. In a re- 
 verential manner. 
 
 AWFULNESS, i'-ful-r.es. f. The 
 quality of Rriking with awe, folem- 
 nity ; the ftatc of being llruck with 
 awe. 
 
 To AWHAPE, a-hwa'pe. v. a. To 
 itrilce, to confound, to terrify. 
 
 AWHILE, i-hwi'le. ad. Sometime. 
 
 AWKWARD, i'k-wurd. a. Inele- 
 gant, unpolite, untaught ; unrea- 
 dy, unhappy, clumfy ; perverie, 
 untoward. 
 
 AWKWARDLY, a'k-wurd-1) 1 '. ad. 
 Clumiily, unreadily, inelegatr.ly. 
 
 AWKWARDNESS, a'k-wurd-n'es. f. 
 Inelegance, want of gentility, clum- 
 finefs. 
 
 AWL, aT. f. A pointed inftrument 
 to Ixire holes. 
 
 AWLESS, i'-lcs. a. Without reve- 
 rence ; without the power 4 of c;iuf- 
 inr^ reverence. 
 
 AWME, a'm. f. A Dutch mrafure 
 anfwering to what in England is 
 called a tierce, or one feventh of an 
 Englilh ton. 
 
 AWN, ii'n. f. The fpire or beard of 
 
 AWNING, a'- ring. f. A cover 
 
 fpread over a boat or veficl to k^ep 
 
 off the weather. 
 AWOKE, a vuVke. The irregular 
 
 preterite of AWAKE. 
 AWORK, a-wurk'. ad. At work, 
 
 in a ft.ite of labour. 
 AWCitKING, a-wu.k'-Ing. ad. In 
 
 the Hate of working. 
 AWRY, a-ry", ad. Not in a Ar.iight 
 dirt. 

 
 A X.L 
 
 A Z Y 
 
 - direction, obliquely ; afquint, with 
 oblique vifion ; not level, uneven- 
 ly ; not equally between two points ; 
 not in a right ftate, perverfely. 
 
 AXE, aks'. f. An instrument con- 
 filting of a metal head, with a {harp 
 edge. 
 
 AXILLA, ag-zfl'-li. f. The armpit. 
 
 AX1LLAR, ag-zIl'-lAr. 7 a. Be- 
 
 AXILL ARY, Ig-zll'-la-rf . j longing 
 to the armpit. 
 
 AXIOM, ak'-ftium. f. A propofi- 
 tion evident at firft fight. 
 
 AXIS, ik'-sjs. f. The line, real or 
 imaginary, that pa'Jes through any 
 thing, on which it may revolve. 
 
 AXLE,ax'l. }f. The pin 
 
 AXLE-TREE, ix'l-tre. } which 
 pafles through the mid ft of the 
 wheel, on which the circumvolu- 
 tions of the wheel are performed. 
 
 AY, !'. ad. Yes. 
 
 AYE, a', ad. Always, to eternity, 
 for ever. 
 
 AYGREEN, a'-gren. f. The fame 
 with houfe-leek. 
 
 AYRY, a'-ry-. a. See AIRY. 
 
 AZIMUTH, az'-y-muth. f. The 
 azimuth of the fun, or of a ftar, is 
 an arch between the meridian of the 
 place and a vertical circle paffmg- 
 through the fun or ftar ; magneticai 
 azimuth, is an arch of the horizon 
 contained between the fun's azimuth 
 circle and the magneticai meridian ; 
 azimuth compafs, is an inttrament 
 ufed at fca for finding th fan's 
 magneticai azimuth. 
 
 AZURE, r-zhur. a. ' Blue, faint 
 blue. 
 
 AZYMOUS, az'-y-mus. a, Unleaven- 
 ed. 
 
 . 
 
 B. 
 
 BAB 
 
 BAA, br. f. Theory ofafheep. 
 To BAA, ba'. v. n. To cry 
 . like a fli. ep. 
 To BABBLE, bab'l. v. n. To prattle 
 
 like a child; to talk idly j to tell 
 
 fecrets ; to talk much. 
 BABBLE, bab'l. f. Idle talk, fenfe- 
 
 lefs prattle. 
 BABBLEMENT, blb'1-mint. f. 
 
 Senfelefs prate. 
 BABBLER, bib'-blur. f. An idle 
 
 talker ; a teller of fecrets. 
 BABE, ba'be. f. An infant. 
 BABERY, br-be"-ry. f. Finery to 
 
 pleafe a babe or child. 
 BABISH, ba'-WIh. a. Childifh. 
 BABOON, ba-bp'n. f. A monkey 
 
 of thelargeft kind. 
 BABY, ba'-b^. f. A child, ao in- 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 BAG 
 
 fant; a fmall image in imitation 
 
 of a child, which girls play with. 
 BABYHOOD, ba'-bf-hud. f. The 
 
 ftate of a baby. 
 BACCATED, bAk'-ka-ted. a. Be- 
 
 fct with pearls ; having many berries, 
 BACCHANALIAN.blk-ka-na'l-yan. 
 
 f. A drunkard. 
 BACCHANALS, bik'-ka-nalz. f. 
 
 The drunken feafts of Bacchus. 
 BACCHUS BOLE, bak'-kus-boie. f. 
 
 A flower not tall, but very full and 
 
 broad-leaved. 
 BACC1FEROUS, bik-sIfV4-r4a. a. 
 
 Berry-bearing. 
 BACCIVORQJLJS, bik-slv'-o-ris. a- 
 
 Feeding on berries. 
 BACHELOR, batfli'-ft-lur. f. A 
 
 man unmarried ; a man who takes
 
 BAG 
 
 BAD 
 
 hii firft degrees ; a knight of the 
 loweit order. 
 
 BACHELORS BUTTON, batfli'-e- 
 larz-bit"n. f. Campion, an herb. 
 
 BACHELORSHIP, batfh'-c-lur-mip. 
 f. The condition of a bachelor. 
 
 BACK, bak'. f. The hinder part of 
 the body; the outer part of the 
 hand when it is fhut ; the rear ; 
 the place behind ; the part of any 
 thing out of fight ; the thick part 
 of any tool, oppofed to the edge. 
 
 BACK, bak'. ad. To the place 
 whence one came; backward from 
 the prefent ftation ; behind, nor 
 coming forward ; toward things 
 part; agaip, in return; again, a 
 fecond time. 
 
 To BACK, bak'. v. a. To mount a 
 horfe ; to break a horfe ; to place up- 
 on the back ; to maintain, to itrength- 
 en ; tojuilify, to fupport ; to fe- 
 cond. 
 
 To BACKBITE, bak'-bite. v. a. 
 To cenlure or reproack the ab- 
 fent. 
 
 BACKBITER, bak'-bl-tur. f. A 
 privy calumniator, cenfurer of th,e 
 abfent. 
 
 BACKBOARD, bak'-bird. f. A 
 board put to fupport the back. 
 
 BACKBONE, bak'-b6'ne. f. Bone of 
 the back. 
 
 BACKCARRY,bak'-k*r-ry. f. The 
 aft of having venifon on the back in 
 a foreft. ' 
 
 BACKDOOR, bak'-dire. f. The 
 door behind the houfe. 
 
 BACKED, bikt'. a. Having a back. 
 
 BACKFRIEND, bik'-frend. f. An 
 enemy in fecret. 
 
 BACKGAMMON, bak-gim'-mun. 
 f. A play or game with dice and 
 tables. 
 
 BACKHOUSE, bik'-houf. f. The 
 buildings behind the chief part of 
 
 . the houle. 
 
 BACKPIECE, bak'-pes. f. The 
 piece of armour which covers the 
 back. 
 
 BACKROOM, bak'-rcm f. A room 
 behind. 
 
 BACKSJDE, "bak'-slde. f. The hin- 
 der cart of any thing; the hind 
 
 part of an animal; the yard or 
 ground behind a houfe. 
 BACKSLID,bak'-fl!d.pret.ofBACic- 
 
 SLIDE. 
 
 BACKSLIDDEN, bak'.flldn. part, rf 
 
 BACKSLIDE. 
 To BACKSLIDE, bak'-fflde. v. n. 
 
 To fall off. 
 BACKSLIDER, bik-tt'-d&r. f. An 
 
 apoltate. 
 BACKSTAFF, bak'-fUf. f. An in- 
 
 ftrument ufed in taking the fun' 
 
 altitude at fea. 
 BACKSTAIRS, bik'-ftirz. f. Th 
 
 private itairs in the houfe. 
 BACKSTAYS, bak'-ftaze. f. Rope* 
 
 which keep the mad from pitching 
 
 forward. 
 BACKSWORD, bik'-ford. f. A 
 
 fword with one fharp edge. 
 BACKWARD, bik'-werd. > , 
 BACKWARDS, bik'-werdz. ) l 
 
 With the back forwards; towards 
 
 the back; on the back; from the 
 
 prefent llation to the place behind ; 
 
 regrefiively; toward? fomething part ; 
 
 out of the progreffive ftate ; from a 
 
 better to a worie Hate ; part, in time 
 
 part. 
 BACKWARD, bak'-wrrd. a. Un- 
 
 willing, averfe; hefitating; fluggifli, 
 
 dilatory ; dull, not quick or apprc- 
 
 henfive. 
 BACKWARD, bik'-werd. f. The 
 
 things or ftate part. 
 BACKWARDLY, bAk'-werd-ly. ad. 
 
 Unwillingly, averlely. 
 BACKWARDNESS, bak'-werd-nes. 
 
 f. Dulnefs, tluggHhnefs. 
 BACON, ba'kn. i. The flefh of 
 
 hog falted and dried. 
 BACULOMETRY, bik u-I6m'-me. 
 
 try. f. The art of meafuring dif- 
 
 tances by one or more ftaves. 
 BAD, bad', a. Ill, not goud ; vi- 
 
 cious, corrupt ; unfortunate, un- 
 
 happy ; hurtful, unwholefomc ; fick. 
 
 BADGE, badzh'. f. A mark or cog- 
 nizance worn; a token by which 
 one is known; the mark of any 
 thing. 
 
 To BADGE, bidzh-, v..a. To mark.
 
 B A I 
 
 B A L 
 
 BADGER, bid'.zh<ir. f. A broclc, 
 an animal : one that buys corn and 
 victuals in one place, and carries it 
 into another. 
 
 BADGER-LEGGED, bidzh'-ur- 
 Kgd'. a. Having leg of an un- 
 equal length, as thofe of the badger 
 were once fuppofed to be. 
 
 BADLY, bad'-lf. ad. Not well. 
 
 BADNESS, bid'-ncs. f. Want of 
 good qualities. 
 
 To BAFFLE, bin. v. a. Toelude ; to 
 confound ; to crufh. 
 
 BAFFLE, bif'l. f. A defeat. 
 
 BAFFLER, baf'.fiir. f. He that 
 baffles. 
 
 BAG, big', f. A fack, or pouch ; 
 that part of animals in which fome 
 particular juices are contained, as 
 the poifons of vipers ; an ornamental 
 purfe of filk tied to men's hair ; a 
 term ufed to fignify quantities, as 
 a bag of pepper. 
 
 To BAG, b^g'. v. a. To put into a 
 bag! to load with a ba?. 
 
 To BAG, bag', v. n. To fwell like 
 a full bag. 
 
 BAGATELLE, bag-a-tc!'. f. A 
 trifle. Not Englifh. 
 
 BAGGAGE, bag'-gidzh. C The 
 furniture of an army ; a worthlefs 
 woman. 
 
 BAGNIO, bdn'-y&. f. A houfe for 
 bathing and Aveating. 
 
 BAGPIPE, bag'-plpe. f. A mufical 
 inftrument, confuting of a leathern 
 bap, and pipes. 
 
 BAGPIPER, bag'-pl-pur. f. One 
 that plays on a bagpipe. 
 
 BAGUETTE, big-gwet'. f. A fmall 
 round moulding lefs than .in aftragal. 
 
 BAIL, bi'le. f. Bail is the freeing or 
 fetting at liberty one arrefted or 
 imprifoncd upon adlion either civil 
 or criminal, under feuirity taken 
 for his appearance. 
 
 To BAIL, ba'le. v. a. To give bail 
 for another ; to admit to bail. 
 
 BAILABLE, bi'-lAbl. a. That may 
 be fet at liberty by bail. 
 
 BAILIFF. ba'-lif. f. A fubordinate 
 officer ; an officer whofe bufinefs it 
 is to execute arrefts ; an under-ftew- 
 ard ofca manour. 
 
 BAILIWICK, ba'-ty-wik. f. The 
 place of the jurifdiftion of a bai- 
 liff. 
 
 To BAIT, ba'te. v. a. To put meat 
 to tempt animals ; to fet dogs upon,, 
 
 To BAIT, ba'te. v. n. To Hop at any 
 place for refreihment; to clap the 
 wings, to flutter. 
 
 BAIT, ba'te. f. Meat fet to allure 
 animals to a fnare ; a temptation, 
 an enticement ; a refreihment on a 
 journey. 
 
 BAIZE, ba'ze. f. A kind of coarfe 
 open cloth. 
 
 To BAKE, bl'ke. v. a. To heat any 
 thing in a clofe place; to drefs in an 
 oven; to harden in the fire; to 
 harden with heat. 
 
 To BAKE, ba'ke. v. n. To do the 
 work of baking. 
 
 BAKEN, ba'-kn . The irregular par- 
 ticiple of BAKE. 
 
 BAKEHOUSE, ba'ke4ious. f. A 
 place for baking bread. 
 
 BAKER, bi'-kur. f. He whofe trade 
 is to bake. 
 
 BALANCE, bal'-lans. f. A pair of 
 fcales ; the aft of comparing two 
 things ; the overplus of weight ; 
 that which is wanting to make two 
 parts of an account even ; equi- 
 poife ; the beating part of a watch ; 
 in aitfonomy, one of the figns, Li- 
 bra. 
 
 To BALANCE, Ul'-lans. v. a. To 
 weigh in a balance; tocounterpoife; 
 to regulate an account; to pay that 
 which is wanting. 
 
 To BALANCE, bal'-lans. v. n. To 
 hefitate, to fluctuate. 
 
 BALANCEMASTER, bAl'.anf-inaf- 
 tur. f. One (killed in the art of 
 balancing. 
 
 BALANCER, bAl'-an-f&r. f. The 
 perfon that weighs. 
 
 BALASS RUBY, bAl'-is ro'-by\ f. 
 A kind of ruby. 
 
 BALAUSTINE, ba-la'f-tln. f. Tie 
 flower of the pomegranate tree. 
 
 To BALBUCINATE, bil-bu'- 
 
 sy-nate. 
 BALBUTIATE, oil-bi' 
 
 v. n. To flammer. 
 BALCONY, bil.k&'-ny. f. A frame 
 
 12 of 
 
 ate tree, 
 bil-bu'- T 
 
 i'.fty-ite. X
 
 B A L 
 
 B A L 
 
 of wood, or flone, before the win- 
 
 dow of a room. 
 BALD,- ba'ld. a. Without hair; 
 
 without natural covering ; unad- 
 
 orned, inelegant j ftripped, with- 
 
 out dignity. 
 BALDACHIN, ba'l-da kin. f. A 
 
 building in form of a canopy fup- 
 
 ported by pillars : the {hell over a 
 
 door. 
 BALDERDASH, ba'1-der-dafh. f. 
 
 Rude mixture. 
 To BALDERDASH, ba'l : de>-dafh. 
 
 v. a. To adulterate any liquor. 
 BALDLY, ba'ld ly. ad. Nakedly, 
 
 meanly, inelegantly. 
 BALDMONY, bi'ld-mun -ny. L 
 
 Gentian, a plant. 
 BALDNESS, bi'ld-ne-J. f. The want 
 
 of hair ; the lofs of hair ; meannefi 
 
 of writing. 
 BALDR1CK, ba'l.drik. f. A girdle; 
 
 the zodiack. 
 BALE, ba'le. f. A bundle of goods : 
 
 mifery, calamity. 
 To BALE, ba'le. v. n. To make 
 
 up into a bale. 
 To BALE, bale. v. a. To empty 
 
 of water by throwing it out with a 
 
 ve fiel held in the hand. 
 BALEFUL, ba'le- ful. a. Sorrow- 
 
 ful, fad; full of mifchief. 
 BALEFULLY, ba'le-ful-ly. ad. Sor- 
 
 ro vfully, mifchievoufly. 
 BALK, ba'k. f. A great beam ; a 
 
 ridge of land left unplou^hcd ; dil- 
 
 appointment when leait expected. 
 To BALK, ba'k v. a. To diUp- 
 
 point, to fruftrate ; to mifs any 
 
 thing ; to omit. 
 BALKhRS, ba'-kurz. f. Men who 
 
 give a fign whicn way the ihoal of 
 
 heni: ,,; is. 
 BALL, ba'i. f. Any thing made in 
 
 a round form ; a round thing to 
 
 play with ; a globe ; a globe born 
 
 as an enfign of fovereignty ; any 
 
 part of the body that approaches to 
 ': an entertainment of danc- 
 
 D, Kal' lid. f A fong. 
 \D, hal' lad. v. n. To 
 ? ballads. 
 
 JER, bil'.lid-slng- 
 
 ur. f. One whofe employment Is 
 to fmg ballads in the Itreets. 
 
 BALLAST, bal'-lalt. f Something 
 put at the bottom of .the ihip to 
 keep it fteady. 
 
 To BALLAST, bal'-laft. v. n. To 
 put ballall in a Ihip, to keep any 
 thing ileady by means of a weight. 
 
 BALLETTE, bal'-let. f. A dance. 
 
 BALLOON, bal-16'n. f. A large 
 round fhort-ntcked vcffel ufed in 
 chymiflry ; a ball placed on a pil.- 
 lar'; a ball of paiteboard, fluffed 
 with combuftible matter, which is 
 fhot up into the air, and then 
 burfls : a globe filled with fome light 
 kind of air fo as to carry a weight 
 up into the atmofphere. 
 
 BALLOT, bal'-lut. f. A little ball 
 or ticket ufed in giving votes ; the 
 acl of voting by ballot. 
 
 To BALLOT, bai'-lut. v. n. To 
 choofe by ballot. 
 
 BALLOT ATI ON, bil-lo-ti'-lhua. f. 
 The adl of voting by ballot. 
 
 BALM, ba'm. f. The lap or juice 
 of a fhrub, remarkably odorife- 
 rous ; any valuable or fragrant 
 ointment ; any thing that fooths or 
 mitigates pain. 
 
 BALM, ba'm. f. The name of a 
 
 BALM' OF GILEAD, ba'm of g ir- 
 
 yad. f. The juice drawn from the 
 balfam tree; a plant remarkable 
 for a ilrong balfamick fcent. 
 
 To BALM, ba'm. v. a. To anoint 
 with balm, to footh, to afluage. 
 
 BALMY, bal'-my. a. Having the 
 qualities of balm ; producing bairn ; 
 loothing, foft; fragrant, odorife- 
 rous ; mitioatin?, afluafive. 
 
 BALNEARY, bal'-nd-i ry. f. A 
 bathing-room. 
 
 BALNEATION, bal-ne-u'-fliun. f. 
 The act of bathing. 
 
 BALNEATORY, bal"-ne-a-tur'-ry. 
 a. Belonging to a bath. 
 
 BALOTADE, bai 6-ta'd. f. A fort 
 of leap performed by a horfe in the 
 manage. 
 
 BALSAM, ba'l-fom. f. An oily, re- 
 finous, liquid fubilance ; ointment, 
 unguent. 
 
 BALSAM
 
 BAN 
 
 BAN 
 
 BALSAM APPLE, bi'1-fum-ap'l. f. 
 An Indian plane. 
 
 BALSAMICAL, bil-sam'- 1 a. Unc- 
 i-kal. - > tuous, 
 
 BALSAMICK, bal sam'-ik.} miti- 
 gating. 
 
 BALU6 PER, bal'-us-tur. f. A fmall 
 column or pilafter. 
 
 BALUSTRADE, bal-uf-tra'de. f. 
 Rows of little pillars called balufters. 
 
 To BAM, bam', v. a. To cheat, 
 trick, impofe upon. 
 
 BAMBOO, bam'- bo. f. An Indian 
 plant of the reed kind. 
 
 To BAMBOOZLE, bam-bo'zl. v. a. 
 To deceive, to impofe upon. A 
 low word. 
 
 BAMBOOZLER, bam-bo'z-lur. f. 
 A cheat. 
 
 BAN, bin', f. Publick notice given 
 of any thing; a curfe, excommu- 
 nication ; interdiction. This word 
 we ufe chiefly in publifhing matri- 
 monial contracts in church before 
 marriage. Ban of the empire, a 
 publick cenfure by which the pri- 
 vileges of any German prince are 
 fufpended. 
 
 To BAN, baa', v. a. To curfe, to 
 execrate. 
 
 BANANA TREE, ba r.a'-na-tre. f. 
 A fpecies of the plantain. 
 
 BAND, band', f. A tye, a band- 
 age ; a chain by which any animal 
 is kept in reftraint ; any union or 
 connexion; any thing bound round 
 another ; a company of perfcns 
 joined together; a particular kind 
 of neckcloth worn chiefly by the 
 clergy; in architecture, any flat 
 low moulding, faicia, face, or 
 plinth. 
 
 To BAND, band', v. a. To unite 
 together into one body or troop; 
 to bir.d over with a band. 
 
 BANDAGE, ban'-dldzh. f. Some- 
 thing bound ever another ; the fil- 
 let or roller wrapped over a wound- 
 ed member. 
 
 BANDBOX, ban'-bob. f. A flight 
 box ufed for bands and other things 
 of fmall weight. 
 
 BANDELET, bi'-dft-I&. f. Any 
 flat moulding or ilet. 
 
 BANDIT, ban'-dlt. 7 f. A man 
 
 BAND1TTO, ban-dit'-t&. J out- 
 
 lawed ; a robber. 
 BANDITTI, ban-dlt'-tf. f. The 
 
 plural of banditto. 
 BANDLE, bin'dl. f. An Iriih mea- 
 
 fure, two feet in length. 
 BANDOG, ban'-d6g. f. A mailiff. 
 BANDOLEERS, ban-d6-le'rz. f. 
 
 Small wooden cafes covered with, 
 
 leather, each of them containing 
 
 powder that is a fufficient charge 
 
 for a mufkst. 
 BANDROL, ban'-drul. f. A little 
 
 flag or ftreamer. 
 BANDY, ban'-dy. f. A club turned 
 
 round at bottom for ftriking a 
 
 ball. 
 To BANDY, ban'-dy\ v. a. To 
 
 beat to and fro, or from one to 
 
 another ; to give and take recipro- 
 cally ; to agitate, to tofs about. 
 To BANDY, ban'-dy. v. n. To con- 
 
 tend. 
 BANDYLEG, ban'-dy-leg. f. A 
 
 crooked leg. 
 BANDYLEGGED, bin'.df-lSgd. a. 
 
 Having crooked legs. 
 BANE, ba'ne. f. Foifon ; mifchief, 
 
 ruin. 
 To BANE, ba'ne. v. a. To poi- 
 
 fon. 
 BANEFUL, bl'ne-ful. a. Poifon- 
 
 ous ; deltroftive. 
 BANEFULNESS, ba'ne-ffil-nes. f. 
 
 Poifonoufnefs, deftructivenefs. 
 BANEWORT, ba'ne-wurt. f. Dead- 
 
 ly night-thade. 
 To' BANG, bang', v. a. To beat, 
 
 to thump ; to handle roughly. 
 BANG, bing'. f. A blow, a thum 
 
 np. 
 To 
 
 To BANGLE, bang'l. v 
 
 fquander away carelefsly. 
 BANGLE-EARED, bang-Urd. a, 
 
 Having ears flapping down. 
 To BANJSH, ban' nllh. v. a. To con- 
 
 demn to leave his own country ; to 
 
 drive away. 
 BANISHER, bin'-nlfh-ur. f. He 
 
 that, forces another from his own 
 
 country. 
 BANISHMENT, ban'-nlm-mint. f. 
 
 The aft of banifhing another ; the 
 
 flats of being baniihed, exile.
 
 BAN 
 
 BAR 
 
 BANK, bank', f. The earth rifing 
 
 on each fide of a water ; any heap 
 
 of earth piled up ; a bench of row- 
 ers ; a place where money is laid 
 
 up to be called for occafionally ; 
 
 the company of perfons concerned 
 
 in managing a bank. 
 To BANK, bank', v. a. To lay up 
 
 money in a bank; to enclofe with 
 
 banks. 
 BANK-BILL, banlc'-bll'. f. A note 
 
 for money laid up in a bank, at 
 
 the fight of which the money is paid. 
 BANKER, bank'-ur. f. One that 
 
 trafficks in money. 
 BANKRUPTCY, bank'-rup fy. f. 
 
 The ftate of a man broken, or 
 
 bankrupt ; the aft of declaring 
 
 one's (elf bankrupt. 
 BANKRUPT, bauk'.rupt. f. A 
 
 perfon incapable of paying his 
 
 debts ; one againft whom a coru- 
 
 miffion of bankruptcy is awarded. 
 BANKRUPT, bank'-iupt. a. In debt 
 
 beyond the power of payment. 
 To BANKRUPT, blnk'-rupt. v. a. 
 
 To break, to difable a perfon from 
 
 fatisfying his creditors. 
 BANNER, ban'-nur. f. A flag, a 
 
 ftandard ; a flreamer born at the 
 
 end of a lance. 
 BANNERET, bin'-nc-ret. f. A 
 
 knight made in the field. 
 BANNEROL, ban'-ne-i61. f. A 
 
 little flag or ftreamer. 
 BANNIAN, ban.yan'. f. A man's 
 
 undrefs, or morning gown. 
 BANN1AN-DAY, btn-yin'-da. f. A 
 
 day on which no flefli is allowed. 
 BANNOCK, ban'-nok. f. A kind 
 
 of oaten or peafe meal cake. 
 BANQUET, bank'-kwit. f. A feaft. 
 To BANQUET, bink'-kwlt. v. a. 
 
 To treat with feafts. 
 To BANQUET, bank'-kwlt. v. n. 
 
 To feaft, to fare daintily. 
 BANQUETER, bank'-kwl-tur. f. 
 
 A feafter; one that lives deliciouf- 
 
 ly ; he that makes feafts. 
 BANQUET-HOUSE, bink'- 
 
 kwit-hous, 
 BANQUETING 
 
 bank'- kwi- ting. 
 
 A houfe where banquets are kept. 
 
 at makes feafts. 
 >HOUSE, bink'-l 
 
 TNG- HOUSE, f f ' 
 I-tlng-hou's. 
 
 BANQUETTE, bank-ket'. f. A 
 fmall bank at the foot of the parapet. 
 
 BANST1CLE, bin'.ilikl. f. A fmall 
 n(h, a ftickleback. 
 
 To BANTER, ban'-tur. v. a. To 
 play upon, to rally. 
 
 BANTER, bAn'.tur. f. Ridicule, 
 raillery. 
 
 BANTERER, ban'-te-rur. f. One 
 that banters. 
 
 BANTLING, bint'-Hng. f. A little 
 child. 
 
 BAPTISM, bap'-tizm. f. A religi- 
 ous initiatory ceremony typifkk of 
 clcanfing : baptifm is often taken in 
 Scripture for iufferings. 
 
 BAPTISMAL, bap-tiV-mal. a. Of 
 or pertaining to baptifm. 
 
 BAPTIST, bap'-tllt. f. He that ad- 
 miniflers baptilm. 
 
 BAPTISTERY, bap'-tif-ter-y.f. The 
 place where the facrament of bap- 
 tilin is adminiilered. 
 
 To BAPTISE, bip-tl'ze. v. a. To 
 chriilen, to adminifter the facra- 
 nient of baptifm. 
 
 BAPTIZER, bip-tl'-zir. f. One 
 that chriileni, one that adminifteri 
 baptifm. 
 
 DAR, ba'r. f. A piece of wood or 
 other matter laid acrofs a paflage to 
 hinder entrance; any obllacle; a 
 rock or bank at the entrance of a 
 harbour ; any thing ufed for preven- 
 tion ; the place where caufes of law 
 are tried ; an enclofed place in a 
 tavern where a houfekeeper fits ; in 
 la.v, a peremptory exception againft 
 a demand or plea ; any thing by 
 which the ftruclurc is held to- 
 gciher ; bars in mulick are llroke* 
 drawn perpendicularly acrofs the lines 
 of a piece of mufick, ufed to re- 
 gulate the beating or meafure of mu- 
 lical time. 
 
 To BAR, ba'r. v. a. To fatten or 
 fliut any thing with a bolt, or bar ; 
 to hinder, to obflruft ; to prevent ; 
 to (hut out from ; to exclude from 
 a claim; to prohibit; to except; 
 to hinder a fuit. 
 
 BARALIPTON, bar.i-Hp'-ton.f. An 
 indirect mode of fyllogifm. 
 
 BARB, ba'rh. f. Any thing that 
 grow*
 
 BAR 
 
 BAR 
 
 grows in the place of the beard; 
 the points that Hand backward in 
 an arrow ; the armour for horfes ; a 
 Barbary horfe. 
 
 To BARB, ba'rb. v. a. To {have, 
 to drefs out the beard ; to furnifh 
 a horfe with armour ; to jag ar- 
 rows with hooks. 
 
 BARBACAN, ba'r-ba-kan. f. A 
 fortification placed before the walls 
 of a town ; an opening in the 
 wall through which the guns are 
 levelled. ' 
 
 BARBADOES CHERRY, bir-ba'- 
 dus-tfher'-ry. f. A pleafant tart 
 fruit in the Weft Indies. 
 
 BARBARIAN, bar-ba'-ry-an. f. A 
 man uncivilized, a favage ; a fo- 
 reigner; a man without pity. 
 
 BARBARICK, bar-bar'-ik. a. Fo- 
 reign, far-fetched. 
 
 BARBARISM, ba'r-bar-Izm. f. A 
 form of fpeech contrary to the pu- 
 rity of language ; ignorance of arts, 
 want of learning ; brutality, fa- 
 vagenefs of manners, incivility ; 
 cruelty, hardnefs of heart. 
 
 BARBARITY, bar-bar'- J-ty\ f. Sa- 
 vagenefs, incivility ; cruelty, in- 
 humanity, impurity of fpeech. 
 
 To BARB ARISE, ba'r-ba-rlze. v. a. 
 To render barbarous. 
 
 BARBAROUS, ba'r-ba-rus. a. Stran- 
 ger to civility, favage, uncivilized ; 
 unacquainted with arts; cruel, in- 
 human. 
 
 BARBAROUSLY, bi'r-ba-rui.ly. ad. 
 Without knowledge of arts; in a 
 manner contrary to the rules of 
 fpeech ; cruelly, inhumanly. 
 
 BARBAROUSNESS, ba'r-ba-rus- 
 nes. f. Incivility of manners ; im- 
 purity of language; cruelty. 
 
 To BARBECUE, ba'r-bfc-ku. v. a. 
 A term for drefling a hog whole. 
 
 BARBECUE, ba'r-bS-ku. f. A hog 
 drell whole. 
 
 BARBED, ba'r-bid. particip. a. Fur- 
 nifhed with armour ; bearded, jag- 
 
 ged with hooks. 
 
 BARBEL, ba'rbl. f. A kind of filh 
 found in rivers. 
 
 BARBER, bi'r-bur. f. A man who 
 {haves iLc beard. 
 
 To BARBER, bi'r-bfir. v. a. To 
 
 {have, to powder, to drefs out. 
 BARBER-CHIRURGEON, ba'r- 
 
 bur-sur'-dzhun. f. A man who joins 
 
 the practice of furgery to the bar- 
 ber's trade. 
 BARBER-MONGER, ba'r-bur- 
 
 rnung'-gur. f. A fop; a man deck- 
 
 ed out by his barber. 
 BARBERRY, ba'r-ber-r^. f. Pip. 
 
 peridge bum. 
 
 BARD, ba'rd. f. A poet. 
 BARE^ba're. a. Naked, without 
 
 covering; uncovered in refpecY; 
 
 unadorned, plain, fimpie; deteft- 
 
 ed, without concealment ; poor, 
 
 without plenty ; mere ; thread- 
 bare, much worn ; not united with 
 
 any thing elfe. 
 
 To BARE, ba're. v. a. To ftrip. 
 BARE, ba're. preterite of To BEAK. 
 BAREBONE, ba're-bone. f. A very 
 
 lean perfon. 
 BAREFACED, brre-fafle. a. With 
 
 the face naked, not maiked ; {hamt. 
 
 lefs, unreferved. 
 BAREFACEDLY, ba're-faft-Iy. ad. 
 
 Openly, fhamelefly, without difguifc. 
 B AREFACEDNESS, ba're-faft-r.es. f. 
 
 Effrontery, affurance, audacioufnefs, 
 BAREFOOT, ba're-fut. > 
 
 BAREFOOTED, ba're-fut Id. } * 
 
 Without ftioes. 
 BAREGNAWN, bi're-na'n, a. Eate 
 
 bare. 
 BAREHEADED, ba're-hed-dld. a. 
 
 Uncovered in refpeft. 
 BARELY, bare-ly. ad. Nakedly, 
 
 merely, only. 
 BARENESS, bare-nes. f. Naked- 
 
 nefs ; leannefs ; poverty ; mean- 
 
 nefs of clothes. 
 BARGAIN, ba'r-gin. f. A contraft 
 
 or agreement concerning fale; the 
 
 thing bought or folid ; ftipulation. 
 To BARGAIN, ba'r-gin. v. n. To 
 
 make a contract for fale. 
 BARGAINEE, bar-gin-ne'. f. He 
 
 or me that accepts a bargain. 
 BARGAINER, ba'r-gb-rur. f. The 
 
 perfon who proffers or makes a bar r 
 
 gain. 
 BARGE, ba'rdzh. f. A boat for 
 
 pleafure ; a boat for burden. 
 
 BARGE-
 
 BAR 
 
 .BARGEMAN, bi'rdzh-mla. 7 f 
 
 BARGER, ba'r-dzhur. j 
 
 The manager of a barge. 
 
 BARILLA, ba-rtl'-la. f. A plant, 
 the afhes of which contain mineral 
 alkali ; alfo the alhes of the plant. 
 
 BARK, ba'rk.. f. The rind or co- 
 vering of a tree ; a fmall (hip. 
 
 To BARK, bi'rk. v. a. To drip 
 trees of their bark. 
 
 To BARK, ba'rk. v. n. To make 
 the noife which a dog makes; to 
 clamour at. 
 
 BARKBARED, ba'rk-bird. a. Di- 
 verted of bark. 
 
 BARKER, bi'r-kur. f. One that 
 barks or clamours ; one employed 
 in ftripping trees. 
 
 BARKY, bi'r-ky. a. Confifting of 
 bark. 
 
 BARLEY, bi'r-ly. f. A grain of 
 which malt is made. 
 
 BARLEYBRAKE, ba'r-ly.bruke. f. 
 A kind of rural play. 
 
 BARLEYCORN, bi'r-ty-korn. f. A 
 grain of barley ; the third part of an 
 inch. 
 
 BARLEY-MOW, bar Iy- mow', f. 
 The place where reaped barley ii 
 flowed up. 
 
 BARM, ba'rm. f. Yeaft, the fei- 
 ment put into drink to make it 
 work. 
 
 BARMY, ba'r-my. a, Containing 
 barm. 
 
 BARN, bi'rn. f. A place or houfe 
 for laying up any fort of grain, hay, 
 or draw. 
 
 BARNACLE, ba'r-nakl. f. A bird 
 like a goofe, fabulotifly fuppofed 
 ro grow on trees ; a fpeces of Ihell 
 filh. 
 
 BARNACLES, bi'r-nlklz. f. An in- 
 drument to hold a horfe by the nofe ; 
 fpeclacles. 
 
 BAROMETER, ba rom'-me-iur. f. 
 A machine for meafuring the weight 
 of the atmofpherr, and the varia- 
 tions in it, in order chiefly to de- 
 termine the changes of the wea- 
 ther. 
 
 BAROMETRICAL, bi-ro rnet'-trl 
 
 ! kil. a. Relating to the barometer. 
 
 BARON, bAr'-run, f. A degree of 
 '3 
 
 BAR 
 
 nobility next to a vifcount ; the ju3ge 
 in the court of exchequer are called 
 barons ; there are alfo barons of the 
 cinque ports, that have places in the 
 lower houfe of parliament ; Baron 
 is ufed in law for the hufband in re- 
 lation to his wife. A baron of beef 
 confids of the two firloins not fepa- 
 rated. 
 
 BARONAGE, bar'-run-Idzh. f. The 
 dignity of a baron. 
 
 BARONESS, bar'-run-es. f. A ba- 
 ron's lady. 
 
 BARONET, bar'-run-^t. f. The 
 lowed degree of honour that is he- 
 reditary ; it is below a baron and 
 above a knight. 
 
 BARONIAL, ba-ro'n-yal. a. Be- 
 longing to a barony. 
 
 BARONY, bar'.run-y. f. That ho- 
 nour or lordfhip that gives title to a 
 baron. 
 
 BAROSCOPE, bar'-r6-flc6pe. f. An 
 inftrument to fhow the weight of 
 the atmofphere. 
 
 BARRACAN, bar'-ra-kan. f. A 
 drong thick kind of camelot. 
 
 BARRACK, bir'-rak. f. A building 
 to lod^e foldiers. 
 
 BARRATOR, bar'-ra tur. f. A 
 wrangler, and cncourager of law- 
 fuits. 
 
 BARRATRY, bar' ra-try. f. Feul 
 practice in law. 
 
 BARREL, bar'-rll. f. A round 
 wooden veflel to be flopped clofe; 
 a veflel containing liquor ; any 
 thing hollow, as the barrel of a 
 gun; a cylinder. 
 
 To BARREL, blr'-rll. v. a. To 
 put any tiling into a barrel. 
 
 BARREN, bir'-iln. a. Not proli- 
 riclc ; unfruitful, not fertile, de- 
 rile ; not copious, fcanty ; un- 
 meaning, uninventive, dull, 
 
 BARRENLY, blr'-iin-ly. ad. Un- 
 fruitfully. 
 
 BARRENNESS, bar' r!n-nes. f. Want 
 of the power of procreation ; un- 
 fruitfulnefs, llerility ; want of in- 
 vention ; want of matter; in theo- 
 logy, want of fenfibility. 
 
 BARRENWORT, bar'-iln-wurt. C 
 A plant. 
 
 BARR-
 
 B A S 
 
 B A S 
 
 BARRFUL, ba'r-ful. a. Full of ob- 
 flrudions. 
 
 BARRICADE, bar-ry-ka'de. f. A 
 fortification made to keep off an 
 attack; any flop, bar, obflruc- 
 tion. 
 
 To BARRICADE, bar-ry-ka'de. v. a. 
 To flop up a paftage. 
 
 BARR1CADO, bar-ry-ka'-do. f. A 
 fortification, a bar. 
 
 To BARRICADO, bar-ry-ka'-do. v. 
 a. To fortify, to bar. 
 
 BARRIER, bar'-ryer. f. A barri- 
 cade, an entrenchment; a fortifi- 
 cation, or flrong place; a flop, an 
 obftruftion ; a bar to mark the li- 
 mits of any place ; a boundary. 
 
 BARLUSTER, bar'-rif.tur. f. A 
 
 penbn qualified to plead the caufes 
 of clients in the courts of juilice. 
 
 BARROW, bar'-ro. f. Any carriage 
 moved by the hand, as a hand-bar- 
 row ; a mount in honour of thofe 
 who died in battle. ' 
 
 EARSHOT, ba'r-fhot. f. Two bul- 
 lets or half bullets joined by a bar, 
 and ufed chiefly at iea to cut down 
 the tr.afts and rigging of fliips. 
 
 To BARTER, baVtur. v. n. To 
 '.~lz by exchanging one commo- 
 dity for another. 
 
 \RTER, ba'r-tur. v. a. To 
 give any thing in exchange. 
 
 BARTER, baVtur. f. The aft or 
 practice of tra.iicidng by exchange. 
 
 EARTERER, ba'r-te-rur. {. He 
 that trafticks by exchange. 
 
 BARTERY, ba'r-tc-ry. f. Exchange 
 of commodities. 
 
 BARTON, ba'rtn. f. The demefne 
 lands of a mar.our ; the manour- 
 houfe itfeif ; and fometimes'the out- 
 houfes, or the farm yard. 
 
 EARTRAM, ba'r-tram. f. A plant, 
 peilitory. 
 
 BASALT, ba-7.a!t'. \ f . A hard 
 
 BASALTES.ba-zal'-tez. j blackiih 
 ftone of the argillaceous genus. 
 
 :/riC, ba-zai'-ilk. a. Con- 
 liftmg of bafalt. 
 
 EASE, ba'fc. a. Mean, vile, v?orth- 
 leii ; difinger.uous, illiberal, un- 
 generous ; of low ilation, of mean 
 account ; applied to metah, with- 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 out value ; applied to founds, deep, 
 
 grave. 
 BASE-BORN, M'fe-barn. a. Born 
 
 r ut of wedlock. 
 
 BASE COURT, brfe-kort.f. Low- 
 er court. 
 BASE- MINDED, ba'fe-mi'n-d!d. a. 
 
 Mean fpitited. 
 BASE- VIOL, bife-vl'-ul. f. An 
 
 inftrument ufed in concerts for the 
 
 bafe found. 
 BASE, ba'fe. f. The bottom of any 
 
 thing ; the pedeftal of a ftatue ; the 
 
 bottom of a cone ; ilockings ; the 
 , place from which racers or tilters 
 
 run ; the firing that gives a bafe 
 
 found ; an old ruflick play. 
 BASELY, ba'fe-ly. ad. Meanly, 
 
 difhonourably ; in ballardy, as bafe- 
 
 ly born. 
 BASENESS, ba'fe-nes. f. Mean- 
 
 nefs, vilenefs ; vilenefs of metal ; 
 
 ballardy ; deepnefs of found. 
 To BASH, bafh'. v. n. To be 
 
 afhamed. 
 BASHAW, bafti-a'. f. Among the 
 
 Turks, the viceroy of a province. 
 BASHFUL, bafh'-ful. a. Modeft, 
 
 fhamefaced, fhy. 
 BASHFULLY, bam'-lul-ly. ad. Ti- 
 
 moroufly, modeilly. 
 BASHFULNESS, ' bafh'-ful -r^s. f. 
 
 Modclly ; foolifh or ruftick Ihame. 
 BASIL, baz'-il. f. The name of a 
 
 plain : the angle to which the .edge 
 
 of a folid is lloped : the fkin of a 
 
 ihiep tanned. 
 To BASIL, baz'-il. v. a. To flope 
 
 away to an edge. 
 BASILICA, ba-zli'-l-ka. f. The 
 
 lowed vein of the arm. 
 BAS1LICAL, ba-zfr-y.kal.7a. Be-. 
 BASILICK, ba-zit'-lik. | long- 
 ing to the bafilica. J 
 BAS1LICK, ba-zil'-llk. f. A large 
 
 hall, with two ranges of pillars, 
 
 and two aides, with galleries over 
 
 them : a magnificent church 
 BASiLICON/ba-zil'-y-kon. f. An 
 
 ointment called alfo tetraphar- 
 
 macon. 
 BASILISK, biz'-I-Ulk. f. A kind 
 
 of ferpent, a cockatrice, faid to 
 
 kill by looking, called BafilHk, or 
 M lite!*
 
 B A S 
 
 BAT 
 
 little king, from a comb or creft on 
 his head : a fpecies of cannon. 
 BASIN, ba'fm f. A fmall veffel to 
 hold water for warning, or other 
 life's j a fmall pond ; a part of the 
 fea enclofed in rocks with a narrow 
 entrance ; any hcltow place capa- 
 cious of liquids; a dock for repar- 
 ing and building ihips ; the fcak 
 of a balance. 
 
 BASIS, ba'-sls. f. The foundation 
 of any thing ; the lovveli of the 
 three principal parts of a coluain ; 
 that on which any thing is raifed j 
 the pedeftal; the groundwork. 
 To BASK, bifc'. v. a. To warm by 
 
 laying out in the heat. 
 To BASK, bilk', v. u. To lie in a 
 
 place to receive heat. 
 BASKET, bas'-klt. f. A vefTel 
 
 made of twigs, rullics, or fplinter*. 
 BASKF.T-H1LT, ba/- kit- hilt. f. A 
 hilt of a weapon fo made as to cover 
 the 'whole hand. 
 'BASKET-SALT, bas'-kk-sult. f. A 
 
 fine kind of fait. 
 
 BASKET-WOMAN, bas'-kk-wum- 
 iin. f. A woman that plies at 
 markets with a basket. 
 BASS, ba'fe. a. la munck, grave, 
 
 "deep. 
 BASS-VIOL, bafe vl'-ul. f. See 
 
 BASE-VIOL. 
 To BAS, ba'fe. v. n. To found in 
 
 a deep tone. 
 
 BASS, boa', f. A mat ufed in 
 churches. More properly fpelt bofs. 
 BASS-RELIEF, bif-re-HY. f. Sculp- 
 ture, the figures of which do not 
 Hand out from the ground in their 
 full proportion. 
 BASSET, fais'-jit. f. A game at 
 
 cirJs. 
 
 BASSOON, bif-s6'n. f. A mufical 
 infltument of the wind kind, blown 
 with a reed. 
 
 BASTARD, bas'-tard. f. A perfcn 
 born of a woman out of wedlock ; 
 any thing fpuriou 
 
 BASTARD, bus'-iard. a. Begotten 
 out of wedlock ; fpurious, fuppo 
 fitilious, adiilte'ate. 
 To BASTARD, b'u'-tard. v. a. To 
 fiigmatize with bailardy. 
 
 To BASTARDIZE, bas'-tlr-dize. 
 v. a. To convict of being a baf- 
 t ird ; to beget a baftard. 
 
 BASTARDLY, b-L' tird-iy. ad. in 
 
 the manner of a baltard. 
 
 BASTARDY, bas'-tar-dy. f. An 
 unlawful flate of birth, which dif- 
 ables the child from fucceeding to 
 an inheritance. 
 
 To BASTE, ba'fte. v. a. To beat 
 with a flick; to drip butter upon. 
 meat on the ipit ; to few ilightly. 
 
 BASTlNADfc, bal-ty-r,A'de. Tf. The 
 
 BASTINADO,bif t } ' ; .ri'-d&. } aa of 
 beating with a cudgel ; a Turk- 
 ifh punilhment of beating an of- 
 fender on his feet. 
 
 To BASITNADE, baf-ty-na'de. 7 
 
 To BASTINADO, baf-ty-ni'-do. j 
 v. a To bt-at. 
 
 BASTION, bas'-tynn. f. A huge 
 niafs of earth, ulually faced with 
 fods, landing out from a rampart ; 
 a bulwark. 
 
 BASTO, ba/-t6. f. The ace of clubs 
 at quadrille. 
 
 BAT, bit', f. A heavy Hick: a 
 quadruped with very long toes to 
 the forefeet, connected by thin mem- 
 branes, which extend along it's fides 
 to the tail, and lerve it as wings. 
 
 BAT-FOWLING, bat'-fow-Ung. f. 
 Bil'dcatching in the night-time. 
 
 EATABLE, bl'-tabl. a. Difput- 
 able. Eatable ground feems to be 
 the ground heretofore in queltion, 
 whether it belonged to England or 
 Scotland. 
 
 BATCH, batfh'. f. The quantity of 
 bread baked at a time ; any quan- 
 tity made at once. 
 
 BATE, bi'te. f. Strife, conten- 
 tion. 
 
 To BATE, ba'te. v. a. To leflen 
 any thing, to retrench ; to fink the 
 price ; to leflen a demand ; to cut 
 off. 
 
 To BATE, ba'te. v. n. To grow 
 left ; to remit. 
 
 I'ATKHUL, ba'te-ful. a. Conten- 
 tious. 
 
 BATY.MENT, ba'te-mcnt. f. Di- 
 minution. 
 
 BATH, bi'ih. f. A body of fluid 
 fcrving
 
 BAT 
 
 BAY 
 
 ferving for the purpofe of immer- 
 fion ; a veftel of hot water, in which 
 another i/ p-r.ced that requires a fofter 
 heat than the naked tire ; a fort of 
 Hebrew meafure, containing feven 
 gallons and four pint*. 
 
 To BATHE, ba'the. v. a. To wafli 
 in a bath ; to fuppie or foften by 
 the outward application of warm 
 liquors ; to waih with any thing. 
 
 To BATHE, bi'the. v. n. To be 
 in the water. 
 
 BATING, ba'-iing. prep. Except. 
 
 BATLET, bat'-let. f. A fqoare 
 piece of wood ufed in beating li- 
 nen. 
 
 BATOON, ba-to'n. f. A ftaff or 
 club ; a truncheon or marihal's 
 ftaff. 
 
 BATTAILLOUS, bat'-tfc-lfis. a. 
 Warlike, with military appearance. 
 
 BATTALIA, bat-ul'-ya/ f. The 
 order of battle. 
 
 BATTALION, bat-tal'-yun. f. A 
 diviiion of an army, a troop, a 
 body of forces ; an army 
 
 To BATTEN, bat'n, v. a. To 
 fatten, to make fat ; to fertilize. 
 
 To BA [TEN, bt'n. v. n. To grow 
 fat. 
 
 BATTEN, bat'n. f. A narrow piece 
 of board. 
 
 To BATTER, bat'-tur. v. a. To 
 beat, to beat down ; to wear with 
 beating ; to wear out with fervice. 
 
 BATTER, bat'-tur. f. A mixture 
 of feveral ingredients beaten toge- 
 ther. 
 
 BATTERER, bat'-tS-rir. f. He 
 that batters. 
 
 BATTERY, bat'-te-ry. f. The ad 
 of battering; the inflruments with 
 which a town is battered ; the 
 frame upon which cannons are 
 mounted; in law, a violent itrik- 
 ing of any man. 
 
 BAT TJSH, bat'-iih. a. Refembling 
 a bat. 
 
 BATTLE, bat'!, f. A fight; an en- 
 counter between oppof.te armies ; 
 a body of forces ; the main body 
 of an army. 
 
 To BATTLE, bail. v. a, To con- 
 tenc in fight. 
 
 BATTLE-ARRAY, bit'J-ir ra\ f. 
 Array, or order of battle. 
 
 BATTLE- AXE, bat'Uks. f. A wea- 
 pon, a bifl. 
 
 BATTLE-DOCK, bat'I-d&re. f. An 
 inlbument with a round handle and 
 a flat blade, to ftrike a ball or a 
 fhuttlecock. 
 
 BATTLEMENT, bill-mint, f. A 
 wall with open places to look 
 through or annoy an enemy. 
 
 BATTY, bat'-ty. a. Belonging to 
 a bat. 
 
 BAVAROY, blv'-a-roy. f. A kind 
 of cloke. 
 
 BAUBEE, ba'-be'. f. In Scotland, 
 a halfpenny. 
 
 BAVIN, bav'-In. f. A flick like 
 thofe bound up in faggots. 
 
 BAULIv See BALK. 
 
 BAWBLE, ba'bi. f. A gew.gaw, 
 a trifling piece of finery. 
 
 BAWBL1NG, ba'-bling. a. Tri- 
 fling, contemptible. 
 
 BAWCOCK, bd'-kok. f. A fine 
 fellow. 
 
 BAWD, ba'd. f. A procurer or pro- 
 cured;. 
 
 To BAWD, ba'd. v. n. To pro- 
 cure. 
 
 BAWDILY, bl'-di-ly. ad. Obfcene- 
 ly. 
 
 BAWDINESS, bi'-dy-nls. f. Ob- 
 fcenonefs. 
 
 BAWDRICK, ba'-drik. f. A belt. 
 See BALD RICK. 
 
 BAWDRY, ba'-dry. f. A wicked 
 praclice of bringing whores and 
 rogues together ; obfcenity. 
 
 BAWDY, ba'-dy. a. Obfceae, un- 
 chafte. 
 
 BAWDY-HOUSE, ba'-dy-hous. f. 
 A houfe where tmffick is made by 
 wickednefs and debauchery. 
 
 To BAWL, ba'l. v. n. To hoot, to 
 cry out with great vehemence; to 
 cry as a froward child. 
 
 To BAWL, ba'l. v. a. To proclaim 
 as a crier. 
 
 BAWREL, ba'-rll. f. A kind of 
 hawk. 
 
 BAWSIN, ba'-sln. f. A badger. 
 
 BAY, ba'. a. Of a colour inclin- 
 ing to hefnut. 
 
 M 2 BAY
 
 B E A 
 
 B E A 
 
 BAY, bl'. f. An opening into the ' 
 land : the (late of any thing fur- 
 rounded by enemies: in architec- 
 ture, a term ufed to fignify the di- 
 vifions of a barn oc other building : 
 a fpecies of Uurel tree : an hono- 
 rary crown or garland. 
 To BAY, ba'. v. n. To bark as a 
 
 dog at a thief; to fhut in. 
 To BAY, ba'. v. a. To bark at. 
 BAY SALT, ba' fait. f. Silt made 
 of fea water, which receives it's 
 confidence from the heat of the 
 fun, and is fo called from it's brown 
 colour. 
 BAY WINDOW, ba'-wln'-d6. f. A 
 
 winduw jutting outward. 
 BAYARD, ba'-yard. f. A bay 
 
 horfe. 
 
 BAY-YARN, ba' ya'rn. f. A term 
 fometimes ufed promifcuoufly with 
 woollen yarn. 
 
 BAYONET, ba'-un-nct. f. A fhort 
 fword fixed at the end of a maf- 
 ket. 
 
 BAYZE. See BAIZE. 
 BDELLIUM, dei'-yum. f. An aro- 
 matick gum brought from the Le- 
 vant. 
 
 To BE, be', v. n. To have fome 
 certain ftate, condition, quality, 
 as the man is wife; it is the auxi- 
 liary verb by which the verb piflive 
 is formed ; to exift, to have exift- 
 ence. 
 BEACH, Wtfh. f. The fhore, the 
 
 ftrand. 
 BEACHED, be'-tlhed. a. Expofed 
 
 to the waves., 
 BE ACHY, be'-tfhy. a, Having 
 
 beaciies. 
 
 BEACON, be/kn. f. Something 
 raifed on an eminence, to be fired 
 on the approach of an enemy ; 
 a mark ereditd to direct navigators. 
 BEAD, be'd. f. Small globes or 
 balls ftrung upon a thread, and 
 ufed by the Romanifts to count their 
 prayers ; little balls worn about 
 the neck for ornament ; any glo 
 bular bodies. 
 
 BEAD-TREE, be'd tre. f. A tree 
 the nut of which is, by religious 
 perfons, bored through, and ftrung 
 
 as beads, .whence it takes it's 
 name. 
 
 BEADLE, be'd!. f. Am^flenger or . 
 fervitor belonging to a court ; a 
 petty officer in parifhes. 
 BEADROLL, be'd-.ole. f. A cata- 
 logue of thofe who are to be men- 
 tioned at prayers. 
 
 BEADSMAN,' btTJz man. L A 
 man employed in praying for an- 
 other. 
 BEAGLE, be'gl. f. A fmall hound 
 
 with which hares are hunted. 
 BEAK, bc'k. f. The bi'l or horny 
 mouth of a bird ; a piece of brafs 
 like a beak, fix':d at the head of 
 the ancient gallies ; any thing end- 
 ing in a point like a beak. 
 BKAKED, bd'kt. a. Having a 
 
 beak. 
 
 BEAKER, be'-kur. f. A cup with a 
 
 fpoiit in the form of a bird's beak. 
 
 BEAL, be'J. f. A whelk or pimple. 
 
 To BEAL, be'l. v. n. To rij.cn, 
 
 a fore does. 
 
 BEAM, be'm. f. The main piece 
 of timber that fupports the lofts of 
 a houfe ; arty large and long piece 
 of timber; triat part of a balance, 
 to the ends of which the fcales are 
 fufpendeci ; a cylindrical piece of 
 wood belons'jr,^ to uu- loom, on 
 which the wcU i-, gi.uluuily rolled 
 as it is woven; tm.' i.ty uf light 
 emitted from lome luminous body. 
 To BK ' v. n. To emit 
 
 rays. 
 BEAM-TREE, bc'.ntc. f. A fpe- 
 
 cies of wild-fervice. 
 BRA MY, h^'-my. a. Radiant, min- 
 ing, emitting beams ; having horns 
 or antlers. 
 
 BEAN, be'n. f. A fort of pulfe. 
 BE AN -CAPER, be'n-ka -pur. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 
 BEAN-COD, beV.kod. f. The pod 
 of the bean ; a fmall fiihing vefTel, 
 or pilot boat. 
 
 To BEAR, Lc're. v. a. To carry ; as 
 a burden ; to convey or carry ; to 
 cirry as a mark of authority ; 
 to carry as a mark of diftindion ; to 
 fupport, to keep from falling ; to 
 carry in the mind, as love/ate ; 
 to
 
 B E A 
 
 B E A 
 
 to endure, as pain, without fink- 
 ing; to iuffer, to undergo; to 
 produce as fruit; to bring forth, 
 as a child ; to fupport any thing, 
 good or bad ; to behave ; to im- 
 pel, to urge, to pufh ; to prefs ; 
 To bear in hind, to amufe with 
 falfe pretences, to deceive ; To 
 bear off, to carry away by force ; 
 To bear out, to fupport, to main- 
 tain. 
 
 To BEAR, be're. v. n. To fuffer 
 pain ; to be patient ; to be fruitful 
 or prolifick ; to tend, to be directed 
 to any point; to behave; to be 
 fitnated with refped to other places ; 
 To bear up, to ftand firm without 
 falling ; to bear with, to endure an 
 unpleafing thing. 
 
 BEAR, be're. f. A rough favage 
 animal ; the name of two conftella- 
 tions, called the greater and lefler 
 Bear : in the tail of the lefler Bear 
 is the pole ftar. 
 BEAR-BIND, be're-bind. f. A fpe- 
 
 cies of bind-weed. 
 
 BEAR-FLY, be're-fly. f. An in- 
 fed. 
 
 BEAR-GARDEN, be're-gardn. f. 
 
 A place in which bears are kept 
 
 for fport ; any place of tumult or 
 
 mifrule. 
 
 BEAR'S-BREECH, be'rz-bn'tfh. f. 
 
 The name of a plant. 
 BEAR'S-EAR,be'rz-er. f. The name 
 of two different plants, the auricula 
 and fanicle. 
 BEAR'S- FOOT, be'rz-fut. f. A 
 
 fpecies of hellebore. 
 BEAR'3-WORT, be'rz-wurt. f. An 
 
 herb. 
 
 BEARD, be'rd. f. The hair tha 
 grows on the lips and chin ; (harp 
 'prickles growing upon the ears oi 
 corn; r. barb or. an arrow. 
 To BEARD, be'rd. v. a. To take 
 or pluck by the beard ; to oppofe to 
 the face. 
 
 BEARDED, be'r-did. a. Having a 
 beard ; having iharp prickles, a 
 fome corn ; barbed, or jagged. 
 BEARDLESS, be'rd-les. a. With- 
 
 out a beard ; youthful. 
 SEAR&R, be'-rur. f. A carrier o 
 
 any thing ; one employed in car- 
 rying burdens ; one who wears any 
 thing ; one who carries the body to 
 the grave ; one who fupports the 
 pal! at a funeral ; a tree that yields 
 it's produce ; in architecture, a 
 poft or brick wall raifed up be- 
 tween the ends of a piece of tim- 
 ber. 
 BEARHERD, be're-herd. f. A man 
 
 that tends bears. 
 
 BEARING, be'-rlng. f. The fite or 
 place of any thing with refped to 
 fomething eife ; gefture, mien, .be- 
 haviour. 
 
 REARWARD, be're-ward. f. A keep- 
 er of bears. 
 
 BEAST, be'fl. f. An animal diftin- 
 guilhed frcm birds, infeds, fifhes, 
 and man ; an irrational animal, op- 
 pofed to man ; a brutal favage man : 
 a game at cards. 
 To BEAST, U'it. v. a. To prevent 
 
 the ombre from winning. 
 BEASTLINESS, be'it-ly-n 3 . f. 
 
 Brutality. 
 
 BEASTLY, be"ft lv. a. Brutal, con- 
 trary to the nature and dignity of 
 man ; having the nature or form of 
 beafts. . 
 
 To BEAT, be't. v. a. To ftrike, to 
 knock ; to punith with Itripes ; to 
 mark the time in mufick ; to give 
 repeated blows ; to flake ground 
 to roufe gamej to mix things by- 
 long and frequent agitation ; to bat- 
 ter with engines of war ; to make 
 a path by treading it ; to conquer, 
 to fubdue, to vanquifli ; to harafs, 
 to over- labour ; to d e prefs ; to de- 
 prive by violence ; to move with, 
 fluttering agitation ; To beat down, 
 to leflen the price demanded ; To 
 beat up, to attack fuddenly; To 
 beat the hoof, to walk, to go on 
 foot T 
 
 To BEAT, be't. v. n. To move in 
 a pulfatory manner ; to dafh, as a 
 flood or ftorm ; to knock at a door ; 
 to throb, to be in agitation ; to 
 fluctuate, to be in motion ; to try 
 in different ways, to fearch ; to acl 
 upon with violence; to enforce 'by 
 repetition. 
 
 BEAT,
 
 B E A 
 
 BED 
 
 BEAT, be't. f. Stroke ; manner of 
 
 ftriking. 
 BEATEN, be'tn. participle of 
 
 BEAT. 
 BEATER, H'-tiir. f. An inftru- 
 
 rnent with hich any thing is 
 
 beaten ; a perlon much given to 
 
 blows. 
 
 BEATIFICAL, be-a-u'f'-t-ka!. 7 
 BE ATI PICK, be-a-tlf'-lk. J a ' 
 
 Blifsful. It is uied only of heavenly 
 
 fruition after death. 
 BEATIFICALLY, be a tiT-y-kal-y. 
 
 ad. In fuch a manner as to com- 
 plete happinefs. 
 BEATIFICATION, b*-at y-fl-ka'- 
 
 fhun. f. Beatification is an ncknow- 
 - ledgment made by the pope, that 
 . the perfon beatified is in heaven, 
 
 and therefore may be reverenced 
 
 as blefTed. 
 To BEATIFY, bc-at'-f-fy. v. a. To 
 
 blels with the completion of celeflial 
 
 enjoyment. 
 BEATING, be'-tlng. f. Correftion 
 
 by blows. 
 BEATITUDE, M-it'-i-tude. f. 
 
 Bieffednefs, felicity, happinefs ; 
 
 a declaration cf bleffedpefs made 
 
 by our Saviour to particular vir- 
 
 BEAU, b&'. f. Amanofdrefs. 
 
 BEAVER, be'.v&r. f. An animal, 
 otherwife named the caftor, am- 
 phibious, and remarkable for his 
 art in building his habitation ; a hat 
 of the belt kind; the part of a hel- 
 met that covers the face. 
 
 BEAVERED, be'-vird. a. Covered 
 with a beaver. 
 
 BEAUISH, bo'-im. a. BeHtting a 
 beauj foppith. 
 
 BEAUTEOUS, bu'-tyus. a. Fair, 
 elegant in form. 
 
 BEAUTEOUS^Y, bu'-tyaf-Iy. ad. 
 In a beauteous Banner. 
 
 BEAUTEOUS NESS, bu'-tyuf-nes. 
 f. Tlie flare of bting beauteous 
 
 BEAUTIFUL, bu'-tv ful. a. Fair. 
 
 BEAUTIFULLY, bi'-tl-dM-Iy. ad. 
 Jn a beautiful manner. 
 
 BEAUTI FULNESS, bu'-tl-ful-r^s. 
 I. The qutlity of being bi-auti- 
 ful. 
 
 To BEAUTIFY, bu'-ty-fy. v, a. 
 To adorn, to embellifh. 
 
 To BEAUTIFY, bu'-ty-fy. v. n. To 
 grow beautiful. 
 
 BE.VCTY, b-J'-t^'. f. That afTcm- 
 blage of graces which pleaft-s tiit; 
 eye ; a particular grace ; a beauti- 
 ful perfon. 
 
 BEAUTY-SPOT, bu'-ty-f r 6t. f. A 
 fpot placed to heighten iome beau- 
 
 BECAFICO, b^ ka-fi'-k6. f. A 
 bird like a nightingale, a fig- pee- 
 To BECALM, b4-ki'm. v. a. To 
 ftill the elements ; to deprive a ihip 
 of wind ; to quiet the mind. 
 BECAME, be'-ka'me. The preterite 
 
 ofBECOME. ^ 
 
 BECAUSE, be*-ka'z. conjuncl. For 
 
 tli is reafon ; for ; on this account. 
 To BECHANCE, be'-tfhW. v. n. 
 
 To befal, to happen to. 
 BECH1CK, br^'.kik. f. A medi. 
 
 cine to allay coughing. 
 To BECK, bek". v. n. To make a 
 
 fign with the head. 
 To BECK, bck'. v. a. To csll or 
 
 cuide, a? by a motion of the head. 
 BECK, bek'. f. A Ijgn with the head, 
 
 a nod ; a nod of command. 
 To BECKON, Wk'n. v. n. To make 
 
 To BECKON, bek'n. v. a. To make 
 
 a fi<;n to. 
 To BECLIP, be 1 kHp'. v. a. To 
 
 embrace. 
 To BECOME, bc-kfim'. v. n. To 
 
 enter into Iome flate or condition ; 
 
 To become of, to be the late of, 
 
 to be the end of. 
 To BECOME, bc-kum'. v. a. To 
 
 appear in a manner fuitable to fome- 
 
 ti.ing ; to be fuiuble to the perfon ; 
 
 to bent. 
 BECOMING, bd-k&m'.mfng. part. 
 
 a. That which pleafes by an ele. 
 
 gant propriety, graceful. 
 BECOMINGLY, be'-kum'-ming-Jy. 
 
 ad. After a becoming manner. 
 BECOMINGNESS, be kum' mlngr 
 
 nes. f. Elegant congruity, pro- 
 priety. 
 
 BED, bed', f. Something made to 
 flecp
 
 BED 
 
 BEE 
 
 fleep on ; lodging ; marriage ; 
 bank of earth raifed in a garden ; 
 the channel of a river, or any hol- 
 low ; the place where any thing is 
 generated ; a layer, a ftratum ; 
 To bring to BED, to deliver of a 
 child; To make the BED, to put 
 the bed in order after it has been 
 ufed. 
 
 To BED, bed', v. a. To go to bed 
 with ; to be placed in bed ; to be 
 made partaker of the bed ; to fow, 
 or plant in earth ; to lay in a place 
 of reft ; to lay in order, in ftrata. 
 
 To BED, bed\ v. n. To coha- 
 bit. 
 
 To BEDABBLE, be-dab'I. v.a. To 
 wet, to befprinkle. 
 
 To BEDAGGLE, be-dag'l. v. a. 
 To bemire. 
 
 To BEDASH, be-da<h'. v. a. To 
 befpatter. 
 
 To BEDAWB, be-da'b. v.a. To 
 befmear. 
 
 To BEDAZZLE, be-diz'l. v. a. To 
 make the iigat dim by too much 
 luftre. 
 
 BEDCHAMBER, bed'-tftiame-bur. 
 L The chamber appropriated to 
 reft. 
 
 BEDCLOTHES, bed'-cloz. f. Co- 
 verlets fpread over a bed. 
 
 BEDDER, bed'-dur. 7 f. The 
 
 BEDETTER, be-det'-tur. f nether 
 ftone of a mill. 
 
 BEDDING, bed'-ding. f. The ma- 
 terials of a bed. 
 
 To BEDECK, be-dek'. v. a. To 
 deck, to adorn. 
 
 BEDEHOUSE, be'de-hous. f. An 
 alms honfe, where the people prayed 
 for it's founders. 
 
 BEDETfER, See BEDDER. 
 
 To BEDEW, be-du'. v. a. To 
 moiflen gently, as with the fall of 
 dew. 
 
 BEDFELLOW, bed'-/el-lo. f. One 
 that lies in the fame bed. 
 
 To BED1GHT, be-di'te. v. a. To 
 adorn, to drefs. 
 
 To BEDIM, be-dlm'. v. a. To ob- 
 fcure, to cloud, to darken. 
 
 To BEDIZEN, be-di'zn. v.a. To 
 drdsout, A low term. 
 
 BEDLAM, bed'-lam. f. A mad- 
 houfe ; a madman. 
 
 BEDLAMITE, bed'-la-mite. f. A 
 madman. 
 
 BEDMAKER, bed'-ma-kur. f. A 
 perfon in the univerfities, wltofe 
 office it 13 to make the beds. 
 
 BEDMATE, bed'-mace. f. A bed- 
 fellow. 
 
 BEDMOULDING, bed'-mol-d!ng. 
 f. A particular moulding, 
 
 BEDPOST, bed'-p&ft. f. The poft 
 at the corner of the bed, which fop- 
 ports the canopy. 
 
 BEDPRESSER, bed'-pref-fur. f. A 
 heavy lazy fellow. 
 
 To BEDRAGGLE, bS-drigl. v. a. 
 To foil the clothes. 
 
 To BEDRENCH, be'-drentm'. v. a. 
 To drench, to foak. 
 
 BEDRID, bed'-rld. a. Confined to 
 the bed by age or ficknefs. 
 
 BEDRITE, bed'- rite. f. The pri- 
 vilege of the marriage bed. 
 
 To BEDROP, be drop', v. a. To 
 befprinkle, to mark with drops. 
 
 BEDSTAFF, bed'-ftaf. f. A wood- 
 en pin ftuck anciently on the fides 
 of the beditead, to prevent the 
 clothes from falling oft*. 
 
 BEDSTEAD,bed'-fted. f. The frame 
 on which the bed is placed. 
 
 BED STRAW, bed'-ihi. f. The 
 ftraw laid under a bed to make it 
 foft. 
 
 BEDSWERVER, bed'-fwer-vur. f. 
 One that is falfe to the bed. 
 
 BEDTIME, bed'-tlme. f. The hoar 
 of reft. 
 
 To BEDUNG, be-dung'. v. a. To 
 cover with dung. 
 
 To BEDUST, be-duft'. v. a. To 
 fprinkle with duft. 
 
 BEDWARD, bed'-wurd. ad. To- 
 ward bed. 
 
 To BEDWARF, be-dwa'rf. v. a. To 
 make little, to ftunt. 
 
 BED WORK, bed'-wurk. f. Work 
 performed without toil of the bands. 
 
 BEE, be', f. The animal that make* 
 honey ; an induftrious and careful 
 perfon. 
 
 BEE-EATER, bd'-e-tir. f. A bird 
 that feeds upon bees. 
 
 BEE-
 
 B E F 
 
 BEG 
 
 BEE- FLOWER, b'-flow-ur. f, A 
 
 fpecies of fool-ftones. 
 BEE-GARDEN, be'-gardn. f. A 
 
 place to fet hives of bees in. 
 BEE HIVE, be'-hive. f. The cafe, 
 
 or box, in which bees are kept. 
 BEE-MASTER, be"-mA!-tur. f. One 
 
 that keeps bees. 
 BEECH, be'tfh. f. A tree. 
 BEECHEN, be'tfhn. a. Cotifirting 
 
 of the wood of the beech. 
 BEEF, be'f. f. The fiefli of black 
 
 cattle prepared for food ; an ox, 
 
 bull, or cow. In the latter ienfe it 
 
 has the plural bee've*. 
 BEEF-EATER, bc'f-d-tur. f. A 
 
 yeoman of the guard. 
 BEEF-WITTED, be'f-wlc-ted. a. 
 
 Dull, ftupid, heavy-headed. 
 BEEN, bin. The participle prete- 
 rite of To BE. 
 BEER, bd'r. f. Liquor made of male 
 
 and hops. 
 BEESTINGS, bc'f-tlngz. f. See 
 
 BlESTI NGS. 
 
 BEET, bet', f. The name of a 
 plant. 
 
 BEETLE, be'tl. f. An infea dif- 
 tinguimed by having hard cafes or 
 Iheathes, under which he folds hh 
 wings ; a heavy mallet. 
 
 To BEETLE, be'tl. v. n. To jut 
 out ; to hang over. 
 
 BEETLEBROWED, be'tl-browd. a. 
 Having prominent brows. 
 
 BEETLEHEADfcD, be'd-hed-Id. a. 
 Loggerhcsded, having a ftupid 
 head. 
 
 BEETLESTOCK, te'tl-flik. f. The 
 handle of a beetle. 
 
 BEET-RADISH, beV-raJ-IOi; 
 
 BEETRAVE, bet'-rave. 
 Beet. 
 
 BEEVES, bi'vz. {. Black cattle, 
 oxen. 
 
 To BEFALL, be-fa'l. v. n. To hap- 
 pen to ; to come to pafs. 
 
 To BEFIT, be-fic'. v.a. To fuit, 
 to be fui table to. 
 
 To BEFOOL, be-fo 1. v. a. To in- 
 fatuate, to fool. 
 
 BEFORE, be-fo're. prep. Further 
 onward in place ; in the front of, 
 not behind; in the prefence of; 
 
 under the cognizance of; preced- 
 ing in time; in preference to: 
 prior to ; fuperiour to. 
 
 BEFORE, te-f&'re. ad. Sooner 
 than, earlier in time ; in time part ; 
 in fome time lately part ; previously 
 to; to this time, hitherto; further 
 onward in place. 
 
 BEFOREHAND, be fo're-hand. ad. 
 In a Hate of anticipation or preoc- 
 cupation ; previouily, by way of 
 preparation ; in a flate of accumu- 
 lation, or fo as that more has been 
 received than expended ; at firft, 
 before any thing is done. 
 
 BEFORETIME, be-fc're-timc. ad. 
 Formerly. 
 
 ToBEFOKTUNE, be-fa'r-tun. v.n. 
 To betide. 
 
 To BEFOUL, be fou'l. v. a. To 
 make foul, to foil. 
 
 To BEFRIEND, bd-frcnd'. v. a. To 
 favour ; to be kind to. 
 
 To BEFRINGE, be-frlndzh'. y. a. 
 To decorate, as with fringes. 
 
 To BEG, beg', v. n. To live upon 
 alms. 
 
 To BEG, beg', v. a. To afk, to feek 
 by petition ; to take any thing for 
 granted. 
 
 BEGAN, bS-gan'. The preterite of 
 BEGIN. 
 
 To BEGET, be git', v. a. To ge- 
 nerate, to procreate ; to pi 
 as effefts ; to produce, as acci- 
 dents. 
 
 BEGETTER, bS-geY-tur. f. He 
 that procreates, or begets. 
 
 BEGGAR, beg'-gur. f. One who 
 lives upon alms; a petitioner; one 
 who a/Tunics what he docs not 
 prove. 
 
 To BEGGAR, bcg'-gur. v. a. To 
 reduce to beggary, to impovJrifh ; 
 to deprive ; to exhauil. 
 
 BEGG ARLINESS, .beg'-gur-ly-nes. 
 f. The ftate of being begg . 
 
 BEGGARLY, beg'-gur-lv.Y 
 poor, indigent. 
 
 BEGGARY, bo/- S ur-f. f. Indi- 
 gence. 
 
 To BEGIN, be-gin'. v. n. To en- 
 ter upon fomcthing new ; to com- 
 mence any action or iLue ; to enter 
 upon
 
 B E f r 
 
 B E H 
 
 upon exigence ; to have it's origi- 
 nal; to take rife; to come into aft. 
 
 To BEGIN, be-gin'. v. a. To GO 
 the firft aft of any thing ; to trace 
 from any thing as the firfl 
 ground ; To begin with, to enter 
 upon, 
 
 BEGINNER, be-g!a'-nir. f. He 
 that gives the firti caufe, or origi- 
 nal, to any thing; an unexperi- 
 enced attempter. 
 
 BEGINNING, bS-gln'-nlng. f. The 
 firft original, or caufe ; the entrance 
 into aft or being ; the Hate in which 
 any thing firii is ; the rudiments, or 
 firll grounds j the firft part of any 
 thing. 
 
 To BEGFRD, be gird', v. a. To 
 bind with a girdle; to furround, 
 to encircle ; to Ihut in with a fiege, 
 to beleaguer. 
 
 To BEGIRT, be-gert'. See BE- 
 GIRD. 
 
 BEGLERBEG, Wg'-ler-r-ig. f. The 
 chief governour of a province among 
 the Turks. 
 
 To BEGNAW, be-na'. v. a. To 
 bite, to eat away. 
 
 BEGONE, be-gon'. interject. Go 
 away, hence, away. 
 
 BEGOT, be-go;'. The preter. of 
 BEGET. 
 
 BEGOTTEN, be' got'n. The part, 
 paflive of BEGET. 
 
 To BEGREASE, be-gre'ze. v. a. 
 To foil or dawb with fat matter. 
 
 To BEGRIME, be-gri'me. v. a. To 
 foil with dirt deep imprefied. 
 
 To BEGUILE, be-gl'le. v. a. To 
 impofe upon, to delude ; to deceive, 
 to evade ; to deceive pleafingly, to 
 amufe. 
 
 BEGUINAGE, bS.gwe'-nadzh. f. 
 A fociety of beguines, the place 
 where a fociety of beguines re- 
 fides. 
 
 BEGUINE, b4-gwi'n. f. A run of 
 a particular order. 
 
 BEGUN, be-gu::'. The part, paf- 
 five of BEGIN. 
 
 BEHALF, be-ha'f. f. Favour, caufe ; 
 vindication, fupport. 
 
 To BEHAVE, be-ha'ye. v, a. To 
 carry, to conduct. 
 VOL. I, 
 
 To BEHAVE, bd-ha've. v. n. Tc 
 aft, to conduft one's felf. 
 
 BEHAVIOUR, bd-ha've-yur. f. Man- 
 ner of behaving one's ielf, whethor 
 good or bad ; external appearance ; 
 gsfture, manner of action 3 ele- 
 gance of manners, graeefulnefs ; 
 conduft, general pradice, ^ couri'c 
 of life; To be upon one's beha- 
 viour, a familiar phrafe, noting 
 fuch a ftate as requires great caution. 
 
 To BEHEAD, be bed'.' v. a. To 
 kill by cutting off the head. 
 
 BEHELD, be-be!a'. the pret. anB 
 panicip. paflive of BEHOLD. 
 
 BEHEMOTH, bS-hr-m&h. f. The 
 hippopotamus, or river-horfe. 
 
 BEHEN, be hen'. ) f. Valerian root J 
 
 BEN, ben'. J alfo a purga- 
 
 tive nut, from which an oil is ex- 
 trafted. 
 
 BEHEST, be-h&t'. f. Command, 
 precept. 
 
 BEHIND, be-hl'nd. prep. At the 
 back of another; on the back part; 
 towards the back; following an-, 
 otberj remaining after the depar- 
 ture of fomething elfe ; remaining 
 after the death of thofe to whom it 
 belonged ; at a diftance from fome* 
 thing going before; infericur to 
 another. 
 
 BEHIND, b5-hl'nd. ad. Backward. 
 
 BEHINDHAND, bi - hi'nd : - hand, 
 ad. In a ftate in which rents of 
 profits are anticipated ; not upon 
 equal terms, with regard to for- 
 wardnefs. 
 
 To BEHOLD, bd-ho'ld. v. a. To 
 view, to fee. 
 
 BEHOLD, b^-ho'ld. interjeft. Seejo. 
 
 BEHOLDEN, _ bd-ho'ldn. part, a, 
 B >und in gratitude. 
 
 BEHOLDER, b^-h&'l-dur. f. Spec- 
 tator. 
 
 BEHOLDING, bMi&l-dlng. ^ Be- 
 holden. Not a proper word. 
 
 BEHOLDING, be-h6'!-ding. part. 
 from the verb BEHOLD. Seeing, 
 looking upon. 
 
 BEHOLD LNG\ 7 ES 3, te-hoTdlng- 
 nes.- f. The Hate of being obliged. 
 
 BEHOOF, W-h6'f. f. Front, ad- 
 vantage.
 
 .BEL 
 
 BEL 
 
 To BEHOOVE, be-ho'v. v.n. To 
 b:.- fit, to be meet. Died only iai- 
 perfonally with It. 
 
 BEHOOVEFUL, be-l,6Vful. a. 
 Ufeful, profit. >le. 
 
 3EHOOVEFULLY, be-h6'v-ful- 
 ly. ad. Profitably, ufefully. 
 
 To BEHOWL, be-how'i. v.a. To 
 howl at. 
 
 BEING, bd'-Ing. f. Exigence, op- 
 pofed to non-entity ; a particular 
 ftate or condition ; the perfon ex- 
 ilting. 
 
 BEING, W-Ing. conjunft. Since. 
 
 BE IT SO, be'-it-lo. A phrafe of an- 
 ticipation, fuppofe it to be fo ; or of 
 pcnniflion, let it be fo. 
 
 To BELABOUR, bc-la'-bur. v. a. 
 To beat, to thump. 
 
 BELACE, be-la'fe. v. a. To fallen ; 
 to beat, a cant word. 
 
 BELAMIE, tei'-a-my'. f. A friend, 
 an intimate. 
 
 BEL AMOUR, bel'. A rm/r. f. A 
 gallant, confort. 
 
 BELATED, be-la'-tld. a. Benight- 
 ed. 
 
 To BELAY, bMa'. v. a. To block 
 up, to Hop the paflage ; to place 
 in ambufh; to fallen a rope. 
 
 To BELCH, beltlh'. v. n. To ejed 
 the wind from the itomach ; to iliu- 
 out by eructation. 
 
 To BELCH, bclttV. v. a. To throw 
 out rrom the ilomach, or any hol- 
 low place. 
 
 BELCH, beW. f. The action of 
 eructation ; a cant term for li- 
 quor. 
 
 BELDAM, bel'-dam. f. An old 
 woman ; a hag. 
 
 To BELEAGUER, be-le'-gur. v. a. 
 To befiege, to block up a place. 
 
 BKLKAGURER, bc-ie'-gur-ur. f. 
 One that befieges a place. 
 
 To BELEE, be-lc'. v.a. To place 
 
 ' in a direction unfiiitable to the 
 wind. 
 
 BELi-.MNITES, be-lem-ni'-tez. f. 
 Arrowhead or fingerftcne, a foflil. 
 
 BELFLOWER, bel'-flowr. f. A plant. 
 
 BELFOUiNDnR, lel'-foun-dur. f. 
 He whofe trade it is tc found or caft 
 bells. 
 
 BELFRY, bel-fry. f. The place 
 where the bells are rung. 
 
 To BELIE, be-ly'. v. a. To coun- 
 terfeit, to feign, to mimick ; to 
 give the lie to, to charge with 
 falfehood ; to calumniate ; to give 
 a falfe reprefentation of any thing. 
 
 BELIEF, be-le'f. f. Credit given 
 to fomething which we know net 
 of ourfelves; the theological virtue 
 of faith, or firm confidence of the 
 truths of religion ; religion, the 
 body of tenets held ; perfuafion, 
 opinion ; the thing believed ; creed, 
 a form containing the articles of 
 faith. 
 
 BELIEVABLE, be-le'-vabl. a. Cre- 
 dible. 
 
 To BELIEVE, be le'v. v. a. To 
 credit upon the authority of another j 
 to put confidence in the veracity of 
 any one. 
 
 To BELIEVE, be-le'v. v.n. To 
 have a firm perfuafion of any thing; 
 to exercife the theological virtue of 
 faith. 
 
 BELIEVER, bc-Ie'-vfir. f. He that 
 believes, or gives credit ; a pro- 
 feflbr of Chriflianity. 
 
 EELIEVINGLY, bc-lc'-vlng-ly. ad. 
 After a believing manner. 
 
 BELIKE, W-ll'ke. ad. Probably, 
 likely, perhaps; fometimes in a 
 fenfe of irony. 
 
 BELL, bel'. f. A velTel, or hollow 
 body of cafl metal, formed to make 
 a noife by the act of fome inftru- 
 ment itriking againft it ; it is ufed 
 for any thing in the form of a bell, 
 as the cups of flowers. 
 
 fo BELL, bel'. v. n. To grow in 
 buds or flowers in the form of a 
 bell. 
 
 BELL-FASHIONED, bel'.fifh-und. 
 a. Having the form of a bell. 
 
 BELLE, bel'. f. A young l.idy. 
 
 BELLES LETTRES, bel'-laVr. f. 
 Polite literature. 
 
 BELLIGERANT, } bel-Hdzh'.c- 
 V rint. 
 
 BELLIGEROUS, ) bel-Hdzh'-c- 
 rus. a. \\ aging war. 
 
 BELLI POTL.NT, bcl-lip'-pd-tcnt, 
 a. Mighty in war. 
 
 To
 
 BEL 
 
 BEN 
 
 To BELLOW, bel'-lft. v. n. To 
 make a noife as a bull ; to make 
 any violent outcry ; to vociferate, 
 to clamour ; to roar as the fea, or 
 the wind. 
 BELLOWING, bel'-16-Ing, f, A 
 
 roaring, a great noife. 
 BELLOWS, bel'-lus. f. The in- 
 
 ftrument ufed to blow the fire. 
 BELLUINE, bel'-lu-ine. a. Beall- 
 
 ly, brutal. 
 
 BELLY, bel'-ly. f. The part of 
 the human body which reaches 
 from the breaft to the thighs, con- 
 taining the bowels; the womb; 
 that part of a man which requires 
 food ; that part of any thing that 
 fwells out into a larger capacity ; 
 any place in which fomething is en- 
 doied. 
 To BELLY, bel'-ly. v. n. To hang 
 
 out, to bulge out. 
 BELLYACHE, bel'-ly-uke. f. The 
 
 colick. 
 BELLYBOUND, bel'-ly-bound. a. 
 
 Coilive. 
 BELLYFUL, bel'-ly-ful. f. As much 
 
 food as fills the belly. 
 BELLYGOD, belMy-god. f. A 
 
 glutton. 
 BELLY-TIMBER, tei'-ly-tlm'-bur. 
 
 f. Food to fupport the belly. 
 BELMAN, bel'-man. f. He whofe 
 bufmefs it is to proclaim any thing 
 in towns, and to gain attention by 
 ringing his bell. 
 BELMETAL, bel'-metl. f. The 
 
 metal of which bells are made. 
 To BELOCK, be-16k'. v. a. To 
 
 faften. 
 BELOMANCY, bel'-o-man-fy. f. 
 
 Divination by means of arrows. 
 To BELONG, be-long', v. n. To 
 be the property of; to be the pro- 
 vince or bufmefs of; to adhere, or 
 be appendant to; to have relation 
 to ; to be the quality or attribute 
 of. 
 
 BELOVED, be luv'd. a. Dear. 
 
 BELOW, be-lo'. prep. Under in 
 
 place, not fo high ; inferiour in 
 
 dignity; inferiour in excellence; 
 
 unworthy of, unbefitting. 
 
 BELOW, be-lo'. ad. In the lower 
 
 place; on Earth, in oppofition to 
 
 Heaven ; in Hell, in the regions of 
 
 the dead. 
 To BliLOWT, be-low't. v. a. 
 
 To treat with opprobrious lan- 
 guage. 
 ELSWAGGER, bel'-fwag gur. f. 
 
 A vvhoremafter. 
 BELT, belt', f. A girdle, 'a cine- 
 
 ture. 
 To BELUTE, be-lu't. v. a. To be- 
 
 fmear with mud. 
 BKLWETHKR, bel'-weth ur. f. A 
 
 flieep which leads the flock with a 
 
 bell on his neck : hence, To bear 
 
 the bell. 
 
 ToBELY. See BELIE, 
 To BEMAD, be-mad'. v. a. To 
 
 make mad, 
 To BEM1RE, be-ml're. v. a. To 
 
 drag, or incumher in the mire. 
 To BiiMOAN, be-mo'ne. v.a. To 
 
 lament, to bewail. 
 BEMOANER, be-mo'-nar. f. A 
 
 lamenter. 
 To BEMOCK, bd-mok'. v. a. To 
 
 treat with mocks ; to make a jell 
 
 of. 
 To BEMOIL, b moi'I. v. a. To 
 
 bedabble, to bemire. 
 To BEMONSTER, be-mons'-tur. 
 
 v. a. To make monftrous. 
 BEMUSED, be-mu'zd. a. Over- 
 come with mufing. 
 BEN. SeeBEHEM. 
 BENCH, bentfh'. f. A feat ; a feat 
 
 of juitice; the perfons fitting upon 
 
 a bench. 
 To BENCH, bentm'. v. a. To fur- 
 
 ni(h with benches, to feat upon a 
 
 bench. 
 BENCHER, ben'-tftmr. f. A feniour 
 
 member of the fociety of one of the 
 
 inns of court. . 
 To BEND, bend', v. a. To make 
 
 crooked, to crook; to dire.fl to a 
 
 certain point ; to incline ; to fub- 
 due, to make fubmiflive. 
 To BEND, hind', v. n. To be 5n- 
 curvated ; to lean or jut over ; to 
 be fubmiflive, to bow. 
 BEND, bend', f. Flexure, incurva- 
 tion ; the wale, or,thick planks that 
 furround the fides of a {hip. 
 
 N z BEND-
 
 BEN 
 
 BEN 
 
 BEND ABLE, ben'-dabl. a. That 
 may be bent. 
 
 BENJJER, ben'-dur. f, The pcrfon 
 who bends; the inftrument with 
 which any thing is bent. 
 
 BEND WITH, bend'-wiih. f. An 
 herb. 
 
 BENEAPED, bc-nc'pt. a. A (hip 
 
 . is faid to be beneaped, when the 
 water does not flow high enough to 
 bring her off the ground, 
 
 BENEATH,' be no'th. prep. Un- 
 der, lower in place ; lower in rank, 
 excellence, or dignity ; unworthy 
 of. 
 
 BENEATH, W-ne'th. ad. In a 
 Joarer place, under; below, as op- 
 poicd to Heaven. 
 
 BENEDICT, ben'-S dikt. a. Hav- 
 ing mild and falubrious qualities. 
 
 BENEDICTION, bc-.i olk'-Mn. 
 f. Elfcffing, a decretory pronun- 
 ciation of happinefsj the advan- 
 
 .- tage conferred by blefiing ; ac-. 
 knowledgment for bleiluigs re- 
 
 *ceivedj the form of iuftituting an 
 
 abbot. 
 
 BENEFACTION, Wn-c-fik'-flmn. 
 f. The act of conferring a benefit ; 
 the benefit Cfjrerred. . 
 
 BENEFACTOR, ben--fak'-tur. f. 
 He that centers a benefit. 
 
 BENEFACTRESS, ben-e-fak'-tres. 
 f. A woman who confers a bene- 
 fit. 
 
 BENEFICE, ben-'e-fls. f. Advan- 
 tage conferred on another. This 
 word is generally ufed for all eccle- 
 Uailical livings. 
 
 BENEtlCED, bcn'-e flit. a. Pof- 
 feffed of a benefice. 
 
 BENEFICENCE, be-nef -i-fcns. f. 
 Aftive goodnefs. 
 
 BENEFICENT, be-uir-i-fcnt. a. 
 
 Kind, doing good. 
 
 BENEFICIAL, ben.c-fifh'-al. a. 
 Advantageous, conferring bene- 
 fits, profitable j helpful, medici- 
 nal. 
 
 BENEFICIALLY, Wn--fI(h'-i!-y. 
 ad. Advantageoufly, helpfully. 
 
 BENEF1CIALNESS, l.en-^fiih'-il- 
 nes. f. Ufefulnefs, profit. 
 
 .ENFICJARy<bcn-c filh'4-ry. a. 
 
 Holding fomething in fubordinatioa 
 to another. 
 
 BENEFICIARY, ben-d-fKh'-i-ry. f. 
 He that is in poffeffion of a bene- 
 fice. 
 
 BENEFIT, beV--fit. f. A kind- 
 nefs, a favour conferred ; advan- 
 tage, profit, ufe; in law, benefit 
 of clergy is, that a man being found 
 guilty of fuch felony as this benefit 
 is granted for, is burnt in the hand, 
 and <et free, if the ordinary's com- 
 mifiioner Handing by, dp (ay, Le- 
 git ut clericus. 
 
 To BENEFIT, ben'-e-Ht. v. a. To 
 do good to. 
 
 ToBENKHT, ben'-e-fit. v. n. To 
 gain advantage. 
 
 To BENliT, bc-r.ct'..v. a. To en- 
 fnare. 
 
 BENEVOLENCE, be-nev'-v6-lens. 
 1. Dilpofition to do good, kind- 
 nefs ; the good done, the charity 
 given ; a kind of tax. 
 
 VOLENT, be-nev'.vo-lcnt. a. 
 Kind, having good-will. 
 
 BENEVOLENTNESS, bc-ncv'-vi, 
 lent-res. f. The fame with BE- 
 NEVOLENCE. 
 
 BENGAL, bin-ga'l. f. A fort of 
 thin flight tluff. 
 
 UENJAMiN, kcn'-dzha-iDin. f. The 
 name of a tree. 
 
 To BENIGHT, be r.i'te. v. a. To 
 iurprife with the coming on of night; 
 to involve in darknefs, to embarrafs 
 by want of light. 
 
 BENIGN, te-ni'ne. a. Kind, ge- 
 nerous, liberal; wholelome, not 
 malignant. 
 
 BENIGNITY, bc-nlg'-nl-ty.f. Gra, 
 ciouihefs, actual kindnefs ; ialubrity, 
 wholefome quality. 
 
 BENIGNLY, be-ni'ne-ly. ad. Fa- 
 vourably, kindly. 
 
 BEN1SON, bcn'-ni-fun. f. Blcffing, 
 benediction. 
 
 BENNET, ben'- nit. f. An herb. 
 
 BENT, bent', f. The flate of being 
 bent; degree of flexure; declivi- 
 ty; utmoit power; application of 
 the mind; inclination, difpofition 
 towards fomething ; determination, 
 fixed purpofe ; turn of the tempey 
 5 or
 
 B E R 
 
 B E S 
 
 or difpofuion ; tendency, flexion ; 
 
 a ftalk of grafs, called the Bent- 
 
 grafs. 
 BENT, bent', part, of the verb 
 
 BEND. Made crooked; directed to 
 
 a certain point ; determined upon. 
 BENTING TIME, ben'-tlng-time. 
 
 f. The time when pigeons feed 
 
 on bents before peas are ripe. 
 To BENUM, be'-num'. v. a. To 
 
 make torpid ; to ftupify. 
 BENZOIN, ben'-z&-!n. f. A medi- 
 cinal kind of refin imported from 
 
 the Eaft Indies, and vulgarly call- 
 ed Benjamin. 
 To BEPA1NT, be-pa'nt. v. a. To 
 
 cover with paint. 
 To BEPINCH, be-plntfh'. v. a. To 
 
 mark with pinches. 
 To BEPISS, be-pis'. v. a. To wet 
 
 with urine. 
 To BEQUEATH, be-kwc'th. v. a. 
 
 To leave by will to another. 
 BEQUEATHMENT, be-kwe'th- 
 
 ment. f. A legacy. 
 BEQUEST, be-kweft'. f. Some- 
 
 thing left by will. 
 To BERATTLE, b^rat'l. v. a. To 
 
 rattle off. 
 BERBERRY, ba'r-ber-ry. f. A 
 
 berry of a iharp tafle, ufed for 
 
 pickles. 
 To BEREAVE, be-rS'v. v. a. To 
 
 ftrip of, to deprive of; to take 
 
 away from. 
 BEREAVEMENT, be--re"v-mcnt. L 
 
 Deprivation. 
 BEREFT, be-reft'. part. paff. of B E - 
 
 REAVE. 
 
 BERGAMOT, ber'-ga-m6t. f. A 
 fort of pear, commonly called Bur- 
 gamot ; a fort of eflence, or per- 
 fume, drawn from a fruit produced 
 by ingrafting a lemon tree on a 
 bergamot pear ilock ; a fort of 
 feoff. 
 
 BERGMASTER, berg'-maf-tur. f. 
 A bailiff, or chief officer, among 
 miners. 
 
 BERGMOTE, berg'-mote. f. A 
 court for deciding controverfies 
 amon^; miners. 
 
 To BERHYME, be-rl'me. v. a. To 
 celebrate in rhyme or verfes. 
 
 BERLIN, ber-lln'. f. A coach of a 
 
 particular form. 
 BERNARDINE, ba'r nar-dfn. f. A 
 
 monk of the order of St. Bernard. 
 BERRY, ber'-ry. f. Any fmall fruk 
 
 with many feeds. 
 To BERRY, ber'-r. v. n. To bear 
 
 berries. 
 BERTRAM, ber'-tram. f. Baftard 
 
 pellitory. 
 
 BERYL, ber'-rll. f. A kind of pre- 
 cious (tone. 
 BERYLL1NE, ber'-rll-llne. a. Like 
 
 a beryl, greenim. 
 To BESCREEN, be-fcre'n. v. a. To 
 
 {belter, to conceal. 
 To BESEECH, be-fe"t(h. v. a. To 
 
 entreat, to fupplicate, to implore ; 
 
 to beg, to aflc. 
 To BESEEM, be-fe'm. v. n. To 
 
 become, to be fit. 
 To BESET, b^-fet'. v. a. To be- 
 
 fiege, to hem in ; to embarrafs, to 
 
 perplex; to waylay, to furround; 
 
 to fall upon, to harafs. 
 To BESHREW, be-mro'. v. a, To 
 
 wim a curfe to ; to happen ill to. 
 BESIDE, be-sl'de. ?prep. At the 
 BESIDES, be si'dz. j fide of an- 
 
 other, near j over and above ; not 
 
 according to, though not contrary ; 
 
 out of, in a flats of deviation 
 
 from. 
 
 BESIDE, be-si'de. 7 ad. Over and 
 BESIDES, be^sl'dz. J above; not 
 
 in this number, beyond this clafs. 
 To BESIEGE, be-fe'dzh. v. a. To 
 
 beleaguer, to lay fiege to, to befet 
 
 with armed forces. 
 BESIEGER, be-f^-dzhur. f. One 
 
 employed in a fiege. 
 To BESLUBBER, bS-fttb'-bur. v. a, 
 
 To dawb, to fmear. 
 To BESMEAR, b^-fme'r. v. a. To, 
 
 bedawb ; to foil, to foul. 
 To BESMIRCH, be-fmeVtm'. v. a. 
 
 To foil, to difcolour. 
 To BESMOKE, be-fm&'ke. v. a. To 
 
 foul with fmoke ; to harden or dry 
 
 in fmoke. 
 To BESMUT, b-fmut'. v. a. To. 
 
 blacken with fmoke or foot. 
 BESOM, be'z-um. f. An inftrti- 
 
 ment to fweep with. 
 
 To
 
 B E S 
 
 BET 
 
 To RESORT, be-fort'. v. a. To 
 
 fuit, to fit. 
 BESORT, be-firt'. {. Company, 
 
 attendance, train. 
 To BESOT, be-fot'. v. a. To in- 
 
 fatuate, to ftupify ; to make to 
 
 doat. 
 BESOUGHT, be fi't. preterite and 
 
 part. paff. of BESF. ECH ; which fee. 
 BESPAKE, be-fpake. Preterite of 
 
 BESPEAK. 
 To BESPANGLE, be-fpang'l. v. a. 
 
 To adorn with fpangles, to be- 
 
 fprinkle with fomething fliining. 
 To BESPATTER, bi fpit'-tur. v. a. 
 
 To fpot or fprinkle with dirt or 
 
 water. 
 ToBESPAWL, be-fpi'l. v. a. To 
 
 dawb with fpittle. 
 To BESPEAK, le-fU'k. v. a. To 
 
 order or entrc-at any t 
 
 kaftd ; to make \vuy by a previous 
 
 apology ; to forebode ; to fpeak 
 
 to, to addrefs ; to betoken, to ihow. 
 BESPEAKER, bc-fpe'-kir. f. He 
 
 that beipeaks any thing. 
 To BESPELKLE, ;W fpik^ v. a. 
 
 To mark with fpeckles or fpcts. 
 To BE8PEVV, be-fpu'. v. a. To 
 
 dawb with fpew or vomit. 
 To BESPICE, bc-fplTe. v. a. To 
 
 feaion with Ipices. 
 To BESPIT, be-lpiY. v. a. To 
 
 dawb with fpittle. 
 BESPOKE, be-fpo'ke. preterite of 
 
 BESPEAK. 
 
 BESPOKE, be-fpo'ke. } participle 
 BESPOKEN, be-fp6'kn. 5 of BE- 
 SPEAK ; which fee. 
 To BESPOT, be-fpot'. v. a. To 
 
 mark with fpots. 
 To BESPREAD, bc-fpred. v. a. To 
 
 fpread over. 
 To BESPRINKLE, be fprink'l. v. a. 
 
 To fprinkle over. 
 ToBESPUTTER, be-fput'-tur. v. a. 
 
 To fputter over fomething, to 
 
 dawb any thing by fputtering. 
 BEST, beir. a. Moft good. 
 BEST, bed', ad. In the higheft de- 
 gree of goodnefs ; fitteft. 
 To BESTAIN, be-Ilu'ne. v. a. To 
 
 mrjrk with ftains, to fpot. 
 To BESTEAD, be-iled'. v. a. To 
 
 profit ; to treat, to accommo- 
 date. 
 BESTED, be-iUd'. Preterite and 
 
 participle of BESTEAD. 
 BESTIAL, bes'-tyal. a. Belonging 
 
 to a bealt ; brutal, carnal. 
 BESTIALITY, bef-ty-ilM-ty. f. 
 
 The quality of beads. 
 BESTIALLY, bcs'-tyal-y. ad. Bru- 
 tally. 
 To BESTICK, bc-flik'. v. a. To 
 
 ftick "over with any thing. 
 To BESTIR, bii-rt&r'. v. a. To put 
 
 into vigorous action. 
 To BES'J'OW, bif-to'. v. a. To 
 
 give, to confer upon ; to give <".> 
 
 charity ; to give in marriage ; to 
 
 give as a prefent ; to apply ; to lay 
 
 out upon ; to lay op, to ilow, to 
 
 p!.ice. 
 BESTOWER, bif lo'-ur. f. Giver, 
 
 c'ifpofcr. 
 BESTRAUGHT, be-ftra't. particip. 
 
 Diitracted, mad. 
 To BESTREW, be-flro'. v. a. To 
 
 fprinklc over. 
 To BESTRIDE, be-ttri'de. v. a. To 
 
 flridc over any thing ; to have any 
 
 thing between one's legs ; to ftep 
 
 ever. 
 
 BLSl'ROWN, be-ftri'ne. palTivc par- 
 ticiple of BEST R EW. 
 To BKSTUD, be-lliid'. v. a. To 
 
 adorn with ituds. 
 BET, bit', f. A wager. 
 To BET, bet', v. a. To wager, to 
 
 flake at a wager. 
 To BETAKE, bc-uVke. v. a. To 
 
 take, to feize; to have recourfe 
 
 to. 
 To BETEEM, be-te'm. v. a. To 
 
 bring forth; to beftow; to give. 
 To BETHINK, bc-think'. v. a. To 
 
 recai to reflection. 
 BETHLEHEM. See BEDLAM. 
 BETHOUGHT, bc-tha't. preter. and 
 
 part, of bethink. 
 To BETHRAL, bS-thri'l. v. a. To 
 
 enflave, to conquer. 
 To BETHUMP, be-ttump'. v. a. 
 
 To beat. 
 To BETIDE, be-il'de. v. n. To 
 
 happen to, to bcfal ; to come to 
 
 pafs, to fall ouc. 
 
 BET1ME,
 
 B E V 
 
 B E Z 
 
 ftETIME, be-tl'me. 7 ad. Seafon- 
 
 BETIMES, be-ti'mz. j ably, ear- 
 ly ; foon, before long time has 
 paiTed ; early in the day. 
 
 BET LE, be'tl. f. A fpecies of pep- 
 per the leaves of which are chewed 
 by the Indians. 
 
 To BETOKEN, be-to'kn. v. a. To 
 fignify, to mark, to reprefent ; to 
 foreihow, to prefignify. 
 
 BETONY, bet'- to ny. f. A plant. 
 
 BETOOK, UMuk'. pret. of BE- 
 TAKE. 
 
 .To BETOSS, be-tos'. v. a. To 
 difturb, to agitate. 
 
 To BETRAY, be-'ra'. v. a. To 
 give into the hands of enemies ; 
 
 to difcover that which has been 
 entrusted to fecrecy ; to make 
 i:ble to fomething inconvenient ; 
 to fhow, to difcover. 
 
 BETRAYER, b3 tra'-ur. f. He that 
 
 betrays, a traitor. 
 To BETRIM,'bc-tnW. v. a. To 
 
 deck, to drefs, to grace. 
 To BETROTH, be-tra'th. v. a. To 
 
 contrad to any one, to affiance ; 
 
 to nominate to a biihopiick. 
 To BETRUST, be-triiil'. v. a. To 
 . entruft, to put into the power of 
 
 another. 
 JJETTER, bei'-u'ir. a. Having good 
 
 qualities in. a greater degree than 
 
 fomething elfe. 
 BETTER, bet'-tur. ad. Well in a 
 
 greater degree. 
 To BETTER, bet'-tur. v. a. To 
 
 improve, to meliorate ; to furpafs, 
 
 to exceed, to advance. 
 BETTER, bet'.tur. f. A foperiour. 
 BETTOR, bet'-tur. f. One that 
 
 lays bets or wagers. 
 BETTY, bet'-ty. f. An inftrument 
 
 to break open doors. 
 BETWEEN, be-uve'n. prep. In 
 
 the intermediate fpace ; from one 
 
 to another ; belonging to two in 
 partnerfhip; bearing relation to 
 two ; in ieparadon of one from the 
 ether. 
 
 BETWIXT, be-twlk'ft. prep. Be- 
 
 . tween. 
 
 BEVEL, 7 UA .,, j, 5 f. In mafonry 
 
 BEVIL 
 
 J ; I 
 
 bev'-Il. 
 
 and joinery, a 
 
 kind of fquare, one leg ef which 
 
 is frequently crooked ; a flope. 
 To BEVEL, bev'-U. v. a. To cut to 
 
 a bevel angle, or an angle rot fquare. 
 BEVkR. See BEAVER. 
 BEVERAGE, bev'-er-Idzh. f. Drink, 
 
 liquor to be drunk, 
 BEVY, bev'-y. f. A flock of birds : 
 
 a company ; an affembly. 
 To BEWAIL, be-wa'ie. v. a. To 
 
 bemoan, to lament. 
 To BEWARE, bo-v.i're. v. n. To 
 
 reward with caution, to be fufpi- 
 
 cious of danger from. 
 To BEWEEP, be-we"p. v. a. To 
 
 weep over or upon. 
 To BEWET, be-wei'. v. a. To 
 
 wet, to moiften. 
 To BEWILDER, b^-wil'-dur. v. a. 
 
 To lofe in pathleis places, to 
 
 puzzle. 
 To BEWITCH, be-wltfh'. v. a. To 
 
 injure by witchcraft; to charm, to 
 
 pleafe. 
 BEW1TCKERY, be'-*!t(h'-4-r. f. 
 
 Fafcination, charm. 
 B E W ITCH ME NT, b^- wiA'-ment. 
 
 f. Fafcination. 
 To BEWRAY, be ra'. v. a. To 
 
 betray, to difcover perfidioufly; to 
 
 fliow, to make vilible. 
 BEWRAYER, be ra' ur. f. Be- 
 trayer, difcoverer. 
 BEY, bit', f. A Turkifh governour, 
 
 or viceroy. 
 BEYOND,' be-yond'. prep. Before. 
 
 at a diitance not reached ; on the 
 
 farther fide of; farther onward 
 
 than ; paft, out of the reach of; 
 
 above, exceeding to a greater de- 
 gree than; above in excellence; 
 
 remote from, not within the fphere 
 
 of; To go beyond, is to deceive. 
 BEZEL, I ... , t f. That part of 
 BEZIL, y b ?:j a ring in which 
 
 the ftone is fixed. 
 BEZOAR, be-z6-e. f. A medicinal 
 
 lione, formerly in high etteem as 
 
 an antidote, brought from the Eart 
 
 Indies. 
 BEZOARDICK, bl-zo-a'r-dik. a. 
 
 Compounded with bezoar. 
 BEZON1AN, be-zo'n-yan. f. A 
 
 poor beggarly wretch. 
 
 BIAN-
 
 B I C 
 
 B I G 
 
 BIANGULATED, by-in*'- 
 la-tld. 
 
 BJANGULOUS, by-ang'- 
 lus. 
 Having two corners or angles. 
 
 BIAS, bi'-is. f. The weight lodged 
 on one fide of a bowl, which turns 
 it from the ftrait line ; any thing 
 which turns a man to a particular 
 courfe ; propenfiori, inclination. 
 
 To BIAS, br-as. v. a. To incline to 
 fome fide. 
 
 BIB, bib', f. A fmall piece of linen 
 put upon the breafls of children, 
 over their clothes. 
 
 To BIB, bib', v. n. To tipple ; to 
 fip ; to drink frequently. 
 
 BIBACIOUS, bi-ba'-fhus. a. Much 
 addicted to drinking. 
 
 BIBACITY, bi-bas'-it-y. f. The 
 aft or quality of drinking much. 
 
 BIBBER, blb'-bur. f. A tippler. 
 
 BIBLE, bl'bl. f. The facred volume 
 in which are contained the revela- 
 tions of God. 
 
 BIBLICAL, bib'-ly-kal. a, Relating 
 to the Bible. 
 
 BIBLIOGRAPHER, blb-ly-6g'-gra- 
 fur. f. A man {killed in the know- 
 ledge of books ; a tranfcriber. 
 
 BIBLiOTHECAL, bfo-ly-o-the'-kal. 
 a. Belonging to a library. 
 
 BIBULOUS, blb'-u lus. a. That 
 which has the quality of drinking 
 moifture. 
 
 BICAPSULAR, bl-ki\ P '-f u -lir. a. 
 A plant, the feed-veffel of which is 
 divided into two parts. 
 
 BICE, bi'fe. f. A pale blue colour 
 ufed in painting. 
 
 BICIPITAL, bl-slp'-l-til. 7 
 
 BICIP1TOUS, bl-sip'-I-tus. j a ' 
 Having two heads. 
 
 To BICKER, bik'-kur. v. n. To 
 ikirmifh, to fight off and on; to 
 quiver, to play backward and for- 
 ward. 
 
 BICKERER, bi'k'-ke-rur. f. A fkir. 
 mifher. 
 
 BICKERN, blk'-kurn. f. An iron 
 ending in a point. 
 
 BICORNE, bi'-k6rn. 
 
 BICORNOUS, bl-ka'r-nus. *" a ' 
 Having two horns. 
 
 BICORPORAL, bl-ka'r-p6-ral. * 
 
 Having two bodies. 
 To BID, bid', v. a. To defire, to 
 
 afk ; to command, to order ; to 
 
 offer, to propofe ; to pronounce, 
 
 to declare ; to denounce. 
 BIDALE, bij'-51e. f. An invitation 
 
 of friends to drink at a poor ma.i's 
 
 houfe, and there contribute charity. 
 BIDDEN, bfd'n. part. paff. of BID. 
 
 Invited ; commanded. 
 BIDDER, bid'-dur. f. One who 
 
 offers or propofes a price. 
 BIDDING, biA'-dlng. f. Com- 
 
 mand, order; offer of a price. 
 To BIDE, bide. v. a. To endure, 
 
 to fufFer. 
 To BIDE, bl'de. v. n. To dwell, to 
 
 live, to inhabit ; to remain in a 
 
 place. 
 BIDENTAL, bl-den'-til. a. Hav- 
 
 ing two teeth. 
 BIDING, bi'-dlng. f. Refidence, 
 
 habitation. 
 BIENNIAL, bi-en'-yal. a. Of the 
 
 continuance of two years. 
 BIER, be'r. f. A carriage on which 
 
 the dead are carried to the grave. 
 BIESTINGS, fce'f-tingz. ?. The 
 
 firil milk given by a cow after Llv- 
 
 ing. 
 B1FARIOUS, bi-fa'-r-us. a. Two- 
 
 fold. 
 BIFEROUS, bif'-fe.rus. a. Bear- 
 
 ing fruit twice a year. 
 BIFID, bl' fid. 7 
 
 BIFIDATED, biP-fy-da-tld. j ' 
 
 Opening with a cleft. 
 BIFOLD, bl'-f61d. a. Twofold, 
 
 double. 
 BIFORMED, bi'-farmd. a. Com- 
 
 pounded of two forms. 
 BIFURCATED, bl-fir'-ka tld. a. 
 
 Shooting out into two heads. 
 BIFURCATION, bi-fur-ka'-fhun. f. 
 
 Divifion into two. 
 BIG, big', a. Great in bulk, large; 
 
 teeming, pregnant ; full of fome- 
 
 thing ; diftended, fwoln ; great in 
 
 air and mien, proud ; great in fpi- 
 
 rit, brave. 
 BIGAMIST, bfg-ga-mJih f. One 
 
 that has committed bigamy. 
 BIGAMY, blg'-gi-roy. (. The 
 crime
 
 B I t, 
 
 B I N 
 
 crime of having two wives at 
 once. 
 
 BlGBELLIED,b!g'-b& tyd.a. Preg- 
 nant. 
 
 BIGGIN, big'-gin. f. A child's cap. 
 
 BIGHT, bl'te. f. The bend of a 
 rope. 
 
 BIGLY, big'-ly". ad. Tumidly, 
 haughtily. 
 
 BIGNESS, big'-nes. f. Greatnefs 
 of quantity ; fize, whether greater 
 or fmaller. 
 
 BIGOT, blg'-gut. f. A man de- 
 voted to a certain party. 
 
 BIGOTED, blg'-git-Id. a. Blind- 
 ly prepoffcfled in favour of fome- 
 thing. 
 
 BIGOfRY, Mg'-gut-try. f. Blind 
 zeal, prejudice; the pradice of a 
 bigot. 
 
 BIGSWOLN, big'-fw&!n. a. Turgid. 
 
 ill LANDER, bil'-an-dur. f. A 
 fmall vefl'el ufed for the carriage of 
 goods. 
 
 BILBERRY, Hl'-ber-ry. f. Whor- 
 tleberry. 
 
 BILBO, bil'-bo. f. A rapier, a 
 fword. 
 
 BILBOES, bil'-boz. f. A fort of 
 Hocks. 
 
 BILE, bile. f. A thick, yellow, 
 bitter liquor, feparated in the liver, 
 colleded in the gall-bladder, and 
 difcharged by the common duel:; a 
 fore angry fwelling. 
 
 To BILGE, blldzh. v. n. To fpring 
 a leak. 
 
 Bl LGE, blldzh'. f. The whole breadth 
 of a {hip's bottom. 
 
 BILGE WATER, bl!dzh'-wa-tur. f. 
 The water lying in tiie bilge of a 
 (hip. 
 
 BILIARY, bll'-ya-ry. a. Belong- 
 ing to the bile. 
 
 BILINGSGATE, bli'-Hngz-glte. f. 
 Ribaldry, foul language. 
 
 BIL1NGUOUS, bi-llng'-gw&s. a. 
 Having two tongues. 
 
 BILIOUS, b!l'-yus, a. Confifting 
 of bile. 
 
 To BILK, bilk', v. a. To cheat, to 
 defraud. 
 
 BILL, bll'. f. The beak of a fowl ; 
 a kind of hatchet with a hooked 
 voz,, i. 
 
 point ; a written paper of any kind ; 
 an account of money ; a Jaw pre- 
 fented to the parliament ; a phyfi- 
 cian's prefcription j an advertife- 
 ment. 
 
 To BILL, bll'. v. n. To carefs, as 
 doves by joining bills. 
 
 To BILL, bfl'. v. a. To publiih by 
 an advertifement. 
 
 BILLET, bil'-Iet. f. A fmall paper, 
 a note. 
 
 BILLET, bll'- 1ft. f. A fmall log of 
 wood for the chimney. 
 
 To BILLET, Ul'-Hc. v. a. To di- 
 rect a foldier where he is to lodge ; 
 to quarter foldiers. 
 
 BILLET-DOUX, bl!-le-d6'. f. A 
 love letter. 
 
 BILLIARDS, bil'-yerdz. f. A kind 
 of play. 
 
 BILLION, bli'-yun. f. A million of 
 millions. 
 
 BILLOW, bfl'-lo. f. A wave fwoln. 
 
 To BILLOW, bli'-!6. v. n. To 
 fwell, or roll as a wave. 
 
 BILLOWY, bil'-lo-y 1 . a. Swelling, 
 turgid. 
 
 BIMARIAN, bl-ma'-r^-an. a. Ap- 
 pertaining to two leas. 
 
 BIN, bin', f. A place where bread, 
 oats, or wine, is reported. 
 
 BINACLE, b!n'-akl. f. The place 
 where the companies, and watch and 
 log glaiTes are kept on board a 
 fhip. 
 
 BINARY, bl'-na-r^. a. Two; double. 
 
 To BIND, bi'nd. v. a. To confine 
 with bonds, to enchain ; to gird, 
 to enwrap ; to faften to any thing ; 
 to faften together ; to cover a wound 
 with dreffings; to compel, to conftrain; 
 to oblige by ftipu'.ation; to confine, 
 to hinder; to make coftive ; to 
 reftratn ; To bind to, to oblige t 
 ferve fome one ; To bind over, to 
 oblige to make appearance. 
 
 To BIND, bl'nd. v. n. To con. 
 tratt, to grow fliff; to be obligatory. 
 
 BIND, b!'nd. f. A fpecies of hops; 
 indurated clay; of eels, 250. 
 
 BINDER, bi'n-dur. f. A man whofe 
 trade it is to bind books ; a man, 
 that binds iheave-s ; a fillet, a ftired 
 cut to bind with. 
 
 o BIND-
 
 B I R 
 
 B I 3 
 
 UJNDING, bl'n-dlng. f. A bandagr. 
 BINDWEED, bind- wed. f. The 
 
 name of a plant. 
 BINOCLE, bi'n -6kl. f. A telefcope 
 
 fitted fo with two tubes, as that 
 
 a diftant object may be fcen with 
 
 both eyes. 
 BINGCULIAR, b!-r.6k'-u-lur. a. 
 
 Having two eyes. 
 BINOMIAL, bi-no'm-yal. a. Con- 
 
 iifling of two members connected by 
 
 the fign plus or minus. 
 BINOM1NOUS, bi-nom'-y-nus. a. 
 
 Having two names. 
 BIOGRAPHER, bl-og'-gra-ffir. f. 
 
 A writer of lives. 
 BIOGRAPHICAL, bi-6-graf-y !:il 
 
 a. Relating to biography. 
 BIOGRAPHY, ti-og-gri -fy f. 
 
 Writing the lives of men is called 
 
 Biography. 
 
 B1PAROUS, blp'-a ris. a. Bring- 
 ing forth two at a bir'h. 
 BIPARTITE, bfp'-ir.ihe. a. Hav- 
 ing two correfpondent parts. 
 BIP. \RT1TION, bl rir-tiih'-in. f. 
 
 The ail of dividing into two. 
 BIPED, bi'-ped. f. An auimal with 
 
 two feet. 
 BIPEDAL, bl'-pi-dil. a. Two feet 
 
 in length : having two feet. 
 BIPENNATED, bl pen'-r.i-tlJ. a. 
 
 Having two wings. 
 BIPETALOUS, M-pcc'-ta-lus. a. 
 
 Confiding of two flower leaves. 
 BIQUADRATE, bi'-kvJ drate. 
 BIOJJADRAT1CK, bi kwa- 
 
 tlrit'-Jk. 
 
 The fourth power arifing from the 
 
 multiplication of a fquare by it- 
 
 felf. 
 
 BIRCH, birtm'. f. A tree. 
 BIRCHEN, burtm'-in. a. Made of 
 
 birch. 
 BIRD, bird', f. A general term for 
 
 the feathered kind, a fowl. 
 To BIRD, bird', v. n. To catch 
 
 birds. 
 BIRDBOLT, burd'-b6Jt. f. A fmall 
 
 arrow, v 
 BIRDCAGE, bkd'-kadzh. f. An en- 
 
 clofure made of wire or wicker, in 
 jvhich birds are kept. 
 BIRDCATCHER, burd'-kitfli-ur. f. 
 
 One that makes it his employmr.t 
 to take birds. 
 
 BIRDER, Urd'-ur. f. A birdcatchcr. 
 
 B1RDINGP1ECE, bird'-ing-r-.es. f. 
 A gun to (hoot birds with. 
 
 BIRDLIME, burd'-llme. f. A glu- 
 tinous fubftance fpread upon twigs, 
 by which the birds that light upon 
 them are entangled. 
 
 BIRDMAN, burd'-min. f. A bird- 
 catcher. 
 
 BIRDSEYE, LurJz'-l. f. The name 
 of a plant. 
 
 BIRDSFOOT, burdz'-fm. f. A plant. 
 
 BIRDSNEVr, biirdz'-ne!l. f. The 
 place where a bird lays her eggs 
 and h-;ci.cs Iu-r ycurn' : an herb. 
 
 BIRDS lO.NGUii, burdz'-timg. f. 
 Au herb. 
 
 BIRGANDER, ber'-gin-dur. f. A 
 fowl of the goofe kind. 
 
 EIRT, bill', f. A fifli of the turboc 
 kiod. 
 
 BIRTH, berth', f. The aft of com- 
 ing into lire; extraction, lineage; 
 rink which is inherited by defcent ; 
 the condition in which any man is 
 born ; thing bom ; the act of 
 bringing forth. 
 
 BIRTHDAY, berth'-da. f. The" 
 d:iy on which any one is born. 
 
 BIRTHDOM, beriiV-duiu. I. Pri-' 
 vilcge of birth. 
 
 BIRTHNIGHT, hcnh'-nite. f. The 
 night in which any one is born. 
 
 BIRTHPLACE, berth'-p'lfe. f. Place 
 where any one is born. 
 
 BIRTHRIGHT, berth'-rhe. f. The 
 rights and privileges to which a 
 man is born; the right of" the ilrtt 
 born. 
 
 B1RTHSTRANGLED, tenh'- 
 flrangld. a. Strangled in Uii g 
 born. 
 
 BIRTHWORT, bcnli'-wirt. f. The; 
 name of a plar.l. 
 
 BISCUIT, bls'-kit. f. A kind of 
 hard dry bread, made to be car- 
 ried to fea ; a competition of fine: 
 flour, almonds, and fugar. 
 
 To BISECT, blf-fck'c. v. a. To 
 divide into two parts. 
 
 BISECTION, hir.fck'.ih&n. f. A 
 
 geomstrical term, Signifying the 
 
 diyifion
 
 B I T 
 
 B L A 
 
 divifion of any quantity into two 
 equal parts. 
 
 BISHOP, bifh'-up. f. One of the 
 head order of the clergy : a cant 
 word for a mixture of wine, oranges, 
 and fugar. 
 
 To BISHOP, Mlh'-fip. v. a. To ad- 
 mit folemnly into the church. 
 
 BISHO PRICK, tith'-up-rlk. f. The 
 diccefe of a hifhop. 
 
 BISHOPS WEED, biih' ups-wcd. f. 
 A plant. 
 
 BISK, H:V. f. SOUD, broth. 
 
 BISMUTH, biz'-m&tti. f. Tin- 
 glafs, a hard, whitiih, brittle, mine- 
 ral fuhftance, of a metalline nature. 
 
 BISSEXTILE, bif-fcks'-tll, f. Leap 
 year. 
 
 BISSON, bis'- fin. a. Blind. 
 
 BISTORT, bl-/-t6rt. f. A plant 
 called fnakeweed. 
 
 BISTOURY, bis'-tur-. f. A furgeon's 
 inftrument ufed in making inci- 
 fiohs. 
 
 BISTRE, bis'-tur. f. A brown 
 paint 
 
 B'SULCOUS, bi-s&L'-k&s. a. Clo 
 ven-footed. 
 
 BIT, Hi', f. The iron part of the 
 briJle which is put into the horfe's 
 mouth; as much meat as is put into 
 the mouth at once ; a fmall piece 
 of any thing; a Spanifh Wt-ft India 
 filver coin, valued at fevenpence 
 halfpenny. 
 
 To BIT, bit. v. a. To put the 
 bridle 'upon a horfe. 
 
 BIT, Ht'. pret. of BITE, 
 
 BITCH, Ht(h'. f. Tne female of 
 the dog kind ; a name of reproach 
 for a woman. 
 
 To BITE, bite. v. a. To crufh or 
 pierce with the teeth ; to give pain 
 by cold ; to hurt or pain with re- 
 proach ; to cut, to wound ; to 
 make tae mouth fmart wi,th an acrid 
 tafte ; to cheat, to tiick. 
 
 BITE, t.i'ie. f. The feizure of any 
 thing by the teeth ; the act of a fifh 
 that takes the ki\t ; a cheat, a 
 trick ; a (harper. 
 
 BITER, bl'-tur. f. He that bites ; 
 a tjfn apt to take the bait ; a tricker, 
 a deceiver,' 
 
 BTTTACLE, bit'-takl. f. A frame 
 of timber in the fteerage, where 
 the compafs is placed; now ufually 
 called BINACLE. 
 
 BITTEN, blt'n. part. paff. of BITS. 
 
 BITTER, bii'-tir. a. Having a 
 hot, acwd, biung tafte, like worm- 
 wood ; fharp, crdel r --fevere ; ca- 
 lamkous, miferable; reproachful* 
 fatirical ; unpleafmg or hurtful. 
 
 B1TTERGOURD, bU'-tur-g&rd. f. 
 . A plant. 
 
 BITThRLY, blt'-iur-l^. ad. Wiih 
 a bitc&r taite ; in a biting manner, 
 forrowfully, calamitoufly ; fharp^ 
 Jy, fevereiy. 
 
 BITTERN, bit'-tern. f. A bird with 
 Jong legs, which feeds upon fifh : a 
 bitter liquor which drains off from 
 common fait in the making. 
 
 BITTERNESS, bjt'-tur-res. f. A 
 bitter tafte ; malice, grudge, ha- 
 tred, implacabibility ; fharpnefs, fe- 
 verity of temper ; fatire, piquancy, 
 keennefs of reproach ; forrow, 
 vexation, afHiclion. 
 
 BITTERSWEET, bft'-ifir-fwlt. f. 
 An apple which has a compounded 
 talte; a fpecies of nightfhade. 
 
 BITTERVEl'CH, bit'-tur-vetfh. f. 
 A plant. 
 
 BITTERWORT, bic'-tur-wurt. f. 
 An herb. v 
 
 BITTOUR, bit'- tor. (, See BIT. 
 
 TERN. 
 
 B1TUME, bl.t&"m. If. A fat 
 BITUMEN, bl-tu'-men. j unduous 
 
 matter dug out of the earth, or 
 
 fcummed off lakes. 
 BITUMINOUS, bl-t.u'-mj.nus. a ? 
 
 Compounded of bitumen. 
 BIVALVE, bi'-valv. a. Having 
 
 two valves pr fhutters, ufed of thole 
 
 fr.h that have tv\-o metis, as oytters. 
 BIVALVULAR; fcl-vii'. vu-lar. a. 
 
 Having two valves. 
 BIXWORT, bikT-vyirt. f. An 
 
 herb. 
 RIZANTINE, blz'-Jn-tlne. f. A 
 
 great piece of gold valued at fifteen 
 
 pounds, which the king oftercth 
 
 upon high feftival days. 
 To BLAB, blab', v. a. To tell what 
 
 ought to: be kept.fecret.
 
 JB L A 
 
 B L A 
 
 To BLAB, blab', v. n. To tattle, to 
 
 tell tales. 
 
 BLAB, b!ab': f. A teltale. 
 BLABBER, blab'-bur. f. A tattler, 
 
 a teltale. 
 BLACK, blak'. a. Of the colour of 
 
 night ; dark; cloudy of counte- 
 nance, fullen j horrible, wicked ; 
 
 djfmal, mournful. 
 BLACK-BRYONY, blik-brl'-6-n^. 
 
 f. The name of a plane. 
 BLACK-CATTLE, blik'-katl. f. 
 
 Oxen, bulls, and cows. 
 BLACK-GUARD, black'-gard. f. A 
 
 dirty fellow. A low ttrm. 
 BLACK-LEAD, blik-ied'. f. ^ A 
 
 mineral found in the lead min&, 
 
 much ufed for pencils. 
 BLACK-PUDDING, b!ak - pud' - 
 
 ding. f. A kind of food made of 
 
 blood and grain. 
 BLACK- ROD, blak-r6d'. f. The 
 
 uflier belonging to the order of the 
 
 garter; fo called from the black 
 
 rod he carries in his hand. He is 
 
 uflier of the parliament. 
 BLACK, blak'. f. ^ A black colour; 
 
 mourning ; a blackamoor ; that part 
 
 of the eye which is black. 
 To BLACK, blak'. v. a. To make 
 
 black, to blacken. 
 BLACKAMOOR, blak'-a-mor. f. A 
 
 negro. 
 BLACKBERRY, blak'-ber-ry. f. A 
 
 fpecies of bramble; the fruit of it. 
 BLACKBIRD, blak'-burd. f. The 
 
 name of a bird. 
 BLACKBROWED, blak'-browd. a. 
 
 Having black eyebrows ; gloomy ; 
 
 difmal. 
 fo BLACKEN, blik'n. v. n. To 
 
 make of a black colour ; to darken, 
 
 to defame. 
 To BLACKEN, blilc'n. v. .n. To 
 
 grow black. 
 BLACKISH, Wak'-Ifo. a. Some 
 
 what black 
 
 BLACXMOOR, b!ak'-m6r. f. A 
 , negro. 
 BLACKNESS, b'ak'.n^. f. Black 
 
 colour; darknefs. 
 BLACKSMITH, blak'-fmiih. f. A 
 
 fbnhh that works in iron, fo calleii 
 
 from being very fmutty. 
 
 BLAGKTAIL, blak'-tale. f. The 
 
 ruff or pope. A fmall fifh. 
 BLACKTHORN, blak' - tiiorn. f. 
 
 The floe. 
 BLADDER, b!id'-dir. f. That vef, 
 
 fsl in the body which contains the 
 
 urine ; a blifter, a puftule. 
 BLADDER -NUT, blad'-dur-nut. f. 
 
 A plant. 
 BLADDER SENA, blad'-dur-fen-a. 
 
 f. A plant. 
 BLADE, bia'de. f. The fpire of 
 
 grals, the green (hoots of corn : 
 
 the (harp or linking part of a weapon 
 
 or inftrumentj a bnfk man, either 
 
 fierce or gay. 
 BLADEBONE, bli'de bone. f. The 
 
 fcapula, or fcapuhr bone. 
 BLADED, b!a'-cU. a. Having 
 
 blades or fpires. 
 
 BLA1N, bla'nc. f. A puftule, a b'.ifter. 
 BL AM ABLE, bla'-mabl. a. Cul- 
 
 pable, faulty. 
 BLAMABLENESS, bla'-mabl-r.es. f. 
 
 Fault. 
 BL AM ABLY, bla'-ma-bly. ad. CuU 
 
 pably. 
 To BLAME, bla'me. v. a. To cen- 
 
 fure, to charge with a fault. 
 BLAME, bia'me. f. Imputation of 
 
 a fault ; crime; hurt. 
 BLAMEFUL, bla't^-ful. a. Cri- 
 minal, guilty. 
 BLAMELESS, lla'me-le's. a. Guilt- 
 
 lefs, innocent. 
 BLAME LKSLY, bla'n.e-lef ly. ad. 
 
 Innocently. 
 BLAMELESNESS, bla'me-lef-nis. 
 
 f. Innocence. 
 
 BLAMER, bla'-rr.ur. f. A cenfurer. 
 BLAMEWORTHY, bla'me-wur- thy. 
 
 a. Culpahle, blameable. 
 To BLANCH, blint'lh. v. a. To 
 
 whiten; to drip or peel fuch things 
 
 as have hufits ; to obliterate, to pais 
 
 To BLANCH, b'ant'fli. v. n. To 
 
 evade, to ftift. 
 BL AN CHER, blin'-tihur. f. A 
 
 whitener. 
 BLAND, bland', a. Soft, mild, 
 
 gentle. 
 To BLANDISH, blin'-dlfli. v. a. 
 
 To fmooth, to (often. 
 
 BLAN-
 
 B L A 
 
 B L E 
 
 BLANDISHMENT, blan'-dlfh-me'nt. 
 f. A&. of fondnefs, expreflion of 
 tendernefs by gefture; foft words, 
 kind fpeeches ; kind treatment. 
 
 BLANK, blink', a. White; un- 
 written; confufed; without rhime. 
 
 BLANK, blank', f. A void fpace ; a 
 lot, by which nothing is gained ; a 
 paper unwritten ; the print to which 
 an arrow or mot is directed. 
 
 To BLANK, blank', v. a. To damp, 
 to difpirit ; to efface. 
 
 BLANKET, blank'-ft. f. A wool- 
 len cover, foft, and loofely woven ; 
 a kind of pear. 
 
 To BLANKET, blink'- It. v. a. To 
 cover with a blanket ; to tofs In a 
 blanket. 
 
 BLANKLY, blank'-ly. ad. In a blank 
 manner, with palenefe, with con- 
 fufion. 
 
 To BLARE, bla're. v. n. To bellow, 
 to roar. 
 
 To BLASPHEME, b!af-f'm. v. a. 
 To fpeak in terms of impious irre- 
 verence of God ; to fpeak evil of. 
 
 To BLASPHEME, blaf-^'m. v. n. 
 To fpeak blafphemy. 
 
 BLASPHEMER, blaf-fe'-mur. f. A 
 wretch that fpeaks of God in im- 
 pious and irreverent terms. 
 
 BLASPHEMOUS, blas'-fS-mus. a. 
 Impioufly irreverent with regard to 
 God. 
 
 BLASPHEMOUSLY, blas'-fe-muf- 
 ly. ad. Jmpioufly, with wicked 
 irreverence. 
 
 BLASPHEMY, blas'-f-my. f. Blaf- 
 phemy is an offering of fome indig- 
 nity unto God himfelf. 
 
 BLAST, blaft'. f. A guft or puff of 
 wind ; the found made by any in- 
 ilrument of wind mufick; the Itroke 
 of a malignant planet. 
 
 To BLAST, blaft'. v. a. To ftrike 
 with fome fudden plague ; to make 
 to wither; to injure, to invalidate ; 
 to confound, to ftrike with terrour. 
 
 BLASTMENT, blaft'-meat. f. Sud- 
 den ftroke of infection. 
 
 BLATANT, bla'-tint. a. Bellow- 
 ing as a calf. 
 
 To BLATTER, blk'-t&r. v, n, To 
 roar. 
 
 BL ATTER ATION, b!5t - tur.ra'- 
 
 mun. f. Noife, fenfelefs roar. 
 BLAY, b!a'. f. A fmall whitifh ri, 
 
 ver filh ; a bleak. 
 BLAZE, bla'ze. f. A flame, tlis 
 
 light of the flame ; publication ; a 
 
 white mark upon a horfe. 
 To BLAZE, bla'ze. v. n. To flame, 
 
 to be confpicuous. 
 To BLAZE, bla'ze. v. a. To pub- 
 
 liih, to make known ; to blazon ; 
 
 to inflame ; to fire. 
 BLAZER, bia'-zur. f. One that 
 
 fpreads reports. 
 
 To BLAZON, bla'zn. v. a. To ex- 
 plain, in proper terms, the figures 
 
 on enfign$ armorial ; to deck, to 
 
 embellifh; to difplay, to fet to 
 
 fhow ; to celebrate, to fet out ; to 
 
 blaze about, to make publick. 
 BLAZUN, bla'zn. f. Blazonry; 
 
 fhow, publication. 
 BLAZONRY, bia'zn-ry. f. The art 
 
 of blazoning. 
 To BLEACH, ble'tfh. v. a. To 
 
 whiten. 
 
 BLEAK, ble'k. a. Pale; cold, chill. 
 BLEAK, ble'k. f. A fmall river fifo. 
 BLEAKNESS, ble'k-nes. f. Cold- 
 
 nefs, chillnefs. 
 BLEAK Y, ble'-ky. a. Bleak, cold, 
 
 chill. 
 BLEAR, ble'r. a. Dim with rheum 
 
 or water ; dim, obfcure in general. 
 To BLEAR, bld'r. v. a. To make 
 
 the eyes watery, or fore with rheum; 
 
 to dim. 
 BLEAREDNESS, ble"-r<y-nes. f. 
 
 The flate of being dimmed with 
 
 rheum. 
 BLfiAREYED, ble'r-Ide. a. Having 
 
 watery or red eyes. 
 To BLEAT, bI4't. v. n. To cry as 
 
 a fheep. 
 BLEAT, ble't. f. The cry of a flieep 
 
 or lamb. 
 
 BLEB, bleb', f. A blifter. 
 BLED, bled'. Preterite and participle 
 
 of the verb To BLEED. 
 To BLEED, ble'd. v. n. To lofe 
 
 blood, to run with blood j to drop, 
 
 as blood. 
 
 To BLEED, ble'd. v. a. To let blood. 
 
 To BLEMISH, blemMih. v. a. To 
 
 mark
 
 B L I 
 
 B L O 
 
 mark with any deformity; to de- 
 fame, to tarnith, with refpecl to 
 reputation. 
 
 BLEMISH, blem'-Ifh. f. A mark of 
 deformity, a fca; reproach, difgrace. 
 
 To BLENCH, biemfh'. v. n. To 
 {brink, to flart back. 
 
 To BLEND, blend', v. a. To mingle 
 together; to confound; to pollute, 
 to fpoil. 
 
 BLENT, blent'. The obfolete 'par- 
 ticiple of BLEND. 
 
 To BLESS, bles'. v. a. To make 
 happy, to profper ; to wifh happi- 
 nefs to another ; to praife ; to glo- 
 rify for benefits received. 
 
 BLESSED, b!eY-fed. part. a. Happy, 
 enjoying heavenly felicity. 
 
 BLESSEDLY, bles'-sed-ty. ad. Hap- 
 pily. 
 
 BLESSEDNESS, bleY-sed-nes. f. 
 Happinefs, felicity; fandlity ; hea- 
 venly felicity ; Divine favour. 
 
 BLESSER, bleY-sur. f. He that bleffcs. 
 
 BLESSING, bles'-slng. f. Benedic- 
 tion ; t!ie means of happinefs ; Di- 
 vine favour. 
 
 BLEST, b!e:t'. part. a. Happy. 
 
 BLEW, blu'. The preterite of Bi.ow. 
 
 BLEYME, bla'me. f. An inflamma- 
 tion in the foot of a horfe, between 
 the fole and the bone. 
 
 BLIGHT, txi'te. f. Mildew; any 
 thine nipping, or blafting. 
 
 To BLIGHT, bll'tc. v. a. To blaft, 
 to hinder from fertility. 
 
 BLIND, bli'nd. a. Without fight, 
 dark; intellectually dark; unleen, 
 private ; dark, obfcure. 
 
 To BLIND, bll'nd. f. Something to 
 hinder the fight; fomething to mil- 
 lead. 
 
 To BLINDFOLD, blfnd-f&ld. v. a. 
 To hinder from feeing by blinding 
 the eyes. 
 
 BLINDFOLD, bli'nd-fold. a. Hav- 
 ing the eyes covered. 
 
 BLINDLY, bli'nd-ly. ad. Without 
 fight; implicitly, without examina- 
 tion ; without judgment or direction. 
 
 BLINDMAN'S BUFF, bli'nd-n.anz- 
 buf. f. *A play in which fome 
 one is to have his eyes covered, and 
 fyjnt oat the rell of the company. 
 
 BLINDNESS, bli'nd- res. f. Want 
 
 of fight; ignorar.ce, intellectual 
 
 darkncfs. 
 BLINDoIDE, bli'nd-si'de. f. Weak- 
 
 nefb, foible. 
 BL1NDWORM, bTnd-warm. f. A 
 
 fma!l viper, not venomous. 
 To BLINK, blli.k'. v. n. To wink ; 
 
 to fee obfcurdy. 
 BLINKARD, h.lnk'-erd. f. One thjit 
 
 has bad eves ; fomething twinkling. 
 BLISS, bll'. f. The highelt degree of 
 
 happinefs ; the happineis of blefled 
 
 fouls ; feHcit) in general. 
 BLISSF.UL, bUs'-tttl. a. Happy in 
 
 the Irgheft degree. 
 BLISSFULLY, biis'-fol-ly. a j. Hap- 
 
 pi!y. 
 BLISSFULNESS, blii'-ffil-nis. f. 
 
 Happint-fs. 
 BLISTER, blls'-tur. f. A puftule 
 
 formed by raifing the cuticle from 
 
 the cutib; any fwelling made by the 
 
 reparation of a film or Ikin from the 
 
 other parts. 
 To BLISTER, blh'-iur. v. n. To 
 
 rife in blilters. 
 To BLISTER, bhY-tur. v. a. To 
 
 raife blifters by fome hurt. 
 BLITHE, blj'the. a. Gay, airy. 
 BL1THLY, bll'th-ly. ad. Jn a blithe 
 
 i-furn- > 
 
 BLITHENESS, binh-r.es. 
 BL1THSOMENESS, bll'th- 
 
 nes. 
 
 f. The quality of Jieing blithe. 
 BLITHSOME, bli'th-fum. a. Gay, 
 
 cheerful. 
 
 To BLOAT, bl.Vte. v. a. To fwell. 
 To BLOAT, blO'te. v.n. To grew 
 
 turgid. 
 BLQATEDNESS, bl6'-ted-r,es. f. 
 
 Turgidnefs; fwelling. 
 CLOBBER, blo'/.biir. f. A bubbb. 
 BLOBBERLiP, blob'-bur-lip. f. A 
 
 thick lip. 
 BLOBBERL1PPED, b!6b'-bur- 
 
 lipr. 
 BLOBLIPPED, blib'-Hpt. 
 
 Having fwelled or thick lips. 
 BLOCK, b!<!)k'. f. A fhort heavy 
 
 piece of timber; a rough piece of 
 
 marble; the wood on which hats 
 
 arc formed ; the wood on which 
 criminalj
 
 B L O 
 
 13 L O 
 
 criminals are beheaded; an eb 
 ftru&ion, a Hop ; a fea term for a 
 pully ; a blockhead. 
 
 To BLOCK, b!6k'. v. a. To fhut 
 up, to enclofe. 
 
 BLOCK-HOUSE, blik'-hous. f. A 
 fortrefs built to obitrud or block 
 up a pafs. 
 
 BLOCK-TIN, blok'-tln'. f. Tin 
 pure or unmixed. 
 
 BLOCKADE, blok-ka'de.f. A fiege 
 carried on by {hutting up the place. 
 
 To BLOCKADE, blok-ka'de. v. a. 
 To {hut up. 
 
 BLOCKHEAD, biok'.hed. f. A 
 itupid fellow, a dolt, a man with- 
 out parts. 
 
 BLOCKHEADBP, b!6k'-hed'-Id. a. 
 Stupid, dull. 
 
 BLOCKISH, bJ&k'-Lh. a. Stupid, 
 dull. 
 
 BLOCKISHLY, b!6k'-{fli-Iy. ad. In 
 
 a llapid manner. 
 
 'BLOCK1SHNESS, blok'-ifti-ncs. f. 
 Stupidity. 
 
 BLOMARY. SeeELOOMARY. 
 
 BLOOD, blud'. i. The red liquor 
 that circulates in the bodies of ani- 
 mals ; child ; progeny ; family, kin- 
 dred; defcent, lineage; birth, high 
 extraction ; murder, violent death ; 
 temper of mind, Hate of the pafiions ; 
 hot fpark ; man of fire. 
 
 To BLOOD, b'.-Vi'. v. a. To llain 
 with blood; to enure to blood, as 
 a hound ; to heat, to exafperate. 
 
 BLOOD-BOLTERED, blud'-bol- 
 turd- a. Blood fprinkled. 
 
 BLOOD-STONE, blud'-ftone. f. The 
 bioodttone is green, fpotted with a 
 bright blood-red. 
 
 BLOOD-THIRSTY, b!ud'-tfrurf-ty. 
 a. Defirous to (bed blood. 
 
 BLOOD-VESSEL, blud'-vif-sil. f. 
 Any veflel in which the blood cir- 
 culates in an animal; a vein, an ar- 
 tery. 
 
 SLOODFLOWER, biud'-flowr. f. 
 
 A plant. 
 ELOODGUILTINESS, blud'-gllt'- 
 
 y-nes. f. Murder. 
 BLOODHOUND, blud'-hound. f. 
 
 A hound that follows by the fcer.t 
 
 of blood. 
 
 BLOODILY, bifid'- 1- If. a. Cruelly. 
 
 BLOODINESS, biud'->-nes. f. The 
 ftate of being bloody. 
 
 BLOODLESS", blud'-ies. a. Whh- 
 out blood, dead; without {laughter. 
 
 BLOODSHED, blud'-Oied. f. The 
 crime of blood, or murder ; (laugh- 
 ter. 
 
 BLOODSHEDDER, blud'-fhed-dur. 
 f. Murderer. 
 
 BLOODSHOT, blud'-fh6t. ") 
 
 BLOODSHOTTEN,blud'-{h6tn. | a ' 
 Filled with blood buriting from it's 
 proper veffels. 
 
 BLOODSUCKER, blud'-suk-ur. f. 
 A leech,-a fly, any thing that fucks 
 blood ; a murderer. '' '& 
 
 BLOODWIT, blud'-wit. f. A fine 
 anciently paid as a compofition for 
 blood. 
 
 BLOODY, blud'-y. a. Stained with 
 blood ; cruel, murderous. 
 
 BLOODY-FLUX, biud'-y-fluk's. f. 
 A ioofenefs attended with a dilcharge 
 of blood. 
 
 BLOODY-MINDED, blud'-y-mrnd- 
 id. a. Cruel ; inclined to mur- 
 der. 
 
 BLOOM, b!6'm. f. A blofibm; the 
 ftate of immaturity ; a mafs of iron 
 after the firlt hammering. 
 
 To BLOOM, bio'm. v. n. To 
 bring or yield bloffoms ; to pro- 
 duce, as bloffoms ; to be in a itate of 
 youth. 
 
 BLOOMARY, blo'-mar-y. f. The 
 firft forge in iron mills through which 
 the metal paffes ; the firit hammer- 
 ing of iron. 
 
 BLOOMY, blo'-my. a. Full of 
 blooms, flowery. 
 
 BLOSSOM, bloi'-sum. f. The flower 
 that grows on any plant. 
 
 To BLOSSOM, W6/-ium. v. n. To' 
 put forth bloflbms. 
 
 To BLQT, blot', v. a. To obliterate, 
 to make writing in vifible ; to efface, 
 to erafe; to blur; to difgrace j to 
 disfigure; to darken. 
 
 BLOT, blot', f. An obliteration of* 
 fomething written ; a blur, a ipot; 
 a fpot in reputation. 
 
 BLOTCH, blotfc'. f. A fpct or puf- 
 tule upon the fkin. 
 
 To
 
 B L U 
 
 B L U 
 
 To BLOTE, blo'te. v. a. To fmoke, 
 or dry by the fmoke. 
 
 BLOW, bio', f. A ftroke; the fata! 
 flroke j a fingle a&ion, a fudden 
 event; the aft of a fly, by which lie- 
 lodges eggs in flelh. 
 
 To BLOW, bio', v.n. To move 
 with a current of air; this word 
 is ufed fometimes imperfonally with 
 It, as, It blows; to pant, to puff; 
 to breathe hard ; to found by being 
 blown; to play mufically by wind ; 
 to bloom, to bloflbm ; To blow over, 
 to pafs away without effect ; To 
 blow up, to fly into the air by the 
 force of gunpowder. 
 
 JTo BLOW, bio', v. a. To drive by 
 the force of the wind ; to inflame 
 with wind ; to fwell, to puff into 
 fize; to found an inltrument of wind 
 mufick ; to warm with the breath ; 
 to fpread by report; to infecl with 
 the eggs of flies ; To blow cue, to 
 extinguifh by wind ; To blow up, 
 to raife or fwell with breath ; To 
 blow up, todeftroy with gunpowder ; 
 To blow upon, to make itale. 
 
 BLOWER, bl&'-ur. f. A melter 
 of tin ore; a particular kind of 
 whale. 
 
 BLOWN, blo'ne. Participle paffive of 
 BLOW. 
 
 BLOWPOINT, blu'-point. f. A 
 child's play. 
 
 XJLOWTH, bl&'ih. f. The blofTom, 
 the bloom of a plant: little ufed. 
 
 BLOWZE, blow'z. f. A ruddy fat- 
 faced wench ; a female whofe hair 
 is in diforder. 
 
 BLOWZY, blow'-zy. a. Sun-burnt, 
 high coloured ; having the hair in 
 diiorder. 
 
 BLUBBER, blub'-bur. f. The part 
 of a whale that contains the oil. 
 
 To BLUBBER, blub'-bur. v. n. To 
 weep in fuch a manner as to fwell 
 the cheeks. 
 
 To BLUBBER, blub'-bur. f. To 
 fwell the cheeks with weeping. 
 
 BLUDGEON, blud'-zhun. f. A fhort 
 (lick, with one end loaded. 
 
 BLUE, biu'. a. One of the feven 
 orieinal colours. 
 
 BLUEBOTTLE, blu'-bfiil. f. A 
 
 flower of the bell fhape ; a fly with 
 
 a large blue belly. 
 BLUELY, bhV-ly. ad. With a blue 
 
 colour. 
 
 BLUENESS, blu'-nes. f. The qua- 
 lity of being blue. 
 BLUFF, bk'if. a. Big, furly, bluf- 
 
 tering. 
 BLUISH, blu'-IIh. a. Blue in a fmall 
 
 degree. 
 BLU1SHNESS, blu'-Ifh-res. f. A 
 
 fmail degree of blue colour. 
 To BLUNDER, biun'-dur. v. n. To 
 
 mi flake grofs'y, to err very widely ; 
 
 to fl -.ur-.di-r, to Humble. 
 To BLUNDER, bli'm'-dur. v. a. To 
 
 mix fooli flily or bliudiy. 
 BLUNDER, b'im'-dur. f. A grofs 
 
 or Inameful millake. 
 BLUNDERBUSS, blun'-dir-bfis. f. 
 
 A gun tliat ii charged with many 
 
 bullets. 
 BLUNDERER, blun'-de-rur. f. A 
 
 blockhead. 
 BLUNDERHEAD, blun'-dur-hid. f. 
 
 A itupic} fellow. 
 BLUNT, blimi'. a. Dull on the edge 
 
 or point, not ll.arp ; dull in ur.der- 
 
 ftanding, not quick ; rough, not 
 
 delicate ; abrupt, not elegant. 
 To BLUNT, blunt', v. a. To dull 
 
 ths edge or point; to reprefs or 
 
 weaken any appetite. 
 BLUNTLY, blunt'-ly. ad. Without 
 
 fliarpnefs ; coarfely, plainly. 
 BLLNTNESS, blum'-nes. f. Want 
 
 of edge or point ; coarfenefs, rough- 
 
 nefs of manners. 
 BLUNT-WlTTED,b!unt'-wh'-Id.a. 
 
 Dull, ftupid. 
 
 BLUR, blur. f. A blot, a (lain. 
 To BLUR, blur', v. a. To blot, to 
 
 efface ; to llain . 
 To BLURT, blurt', v. a. To fpeak 
 
 inadvertently. 
 To BLUSH, blufh'. v. n. To betray 
 
 fhame or confufion, by a red colour 
 
 in the cheek ; to carry a red colour. 
 BLUSH, blufli'. f. The colour in 
 
 the cheeks ; a red or purple colour ; 
 
 fndden appearance. 
 
 BLUSH Y, bluOi'-y. a. Having Ac- 
 colour of a blufli. 
 
 To BLUSTER, blus'-tur. v. n. To 
 roar
 
 BOA 
 
 BOD 
 
 roar, as a ftorm ; to bully, to 
 
 puff. 
 CLUSTER, bl&s'-tftr. f. Roar,noife, 
 
 tumult; boaft, boilteroufnefs. 
 BLUSTERER, b!u.s'-t-rur. f. A 
 
 fwaggerer, a bully. 
 BLUSTROUS, blus'-trus. a. Tu- 
 multuous, noify. 
 
 BO, bo', interj. A word of terrour. 
 BOAR, bo're. f. The male fwine. 
 BOAR- SPEAR, bo're-fper. f. A fpear 
 
 ufed in hunting the boar. 
 BOARD, bo'rd. f. A piece of wood 
 
 of more length and breadth than 
 
 thicknefs ; a table ; a table at which 
 
 a council or court is held ; a court 
 
 of jurisdiction ; the deck or floor of 
 
 a {hip. 
 To BOARD, bo'rd. v. a. To enter 
 
 a fhip by force ; to attack, or make 
 
 the firft attempt; to lay or pave 
 
 with boards j to place as a boarder 
 
 in another's 'houfe. 
 To BOARD, b&'rd. v. n. To live in 
 
 a houfe where a certain rate is paid 
 
 for eaiing. 
 BOARD WAGES, b&'rd-wa'-dzhlz. 
 
 f. Wages allowed to fervants to 
 
 keep themfelves in victuals. 
 BOARDER, bo'r-dur. f. One who 
 
 diets with another at a certain rate. 
 BOARDING-SCHOOL, b&'rd-ing- 
 
 ikel. f. A fchool where the fcho- 
 
 lars live with the teacher; chiefly 
 
 applied to fchools for girls. 
 BOAR1SH, b&'re-Ilh. a. Swinim, 
 
 brutal, cruel. 
 To BOAST, bfi'ft. v. n. To difplay 
 
 one's o\vti worth or actions. 
 To BOAST, b&'ft. v. a. To brag of; 
 
 to magnify, to exalt. 
 BOAS r, bo (K f. A proud fpeech ; 
 
 caufe of boafiing. 
 
 BOASTER, bo'f-tur. f. A bragger. 
 BOASTFUL, bo'ft-f&l. a. Oitenta- 
 
 tious. 
 BOASTINGLY, bo'f-tfog-ly. ad. 
 
 Oftematious. 
 BOAT, bo'te. f. A veflel to pafs the 
 
 water in. 
 
 BOAT10N,b&.a'-mun.f. Roar,noife. 
 BOATMAN, bo te-man. t f. He 
 BOATSMAN, b6'tf mln. I that 
 
 manages a boat. 
 
 BOATSWAIN, bS'fn. f. An oftcer 
 on board a fhip, who has charge 
 of all her rigging, ropes, cables, 
 and anchors. 
 
 To BOB, bob', v. a. To beat, to 
 drub ; to cheat, to gain by fraud. 
 
 To BOB, bob. v. n. To playback- 
 ward and forward. 
 
 BOB, bob', f. Something that hangi 
 fo as to play loofe ; the words re- 
 peated at the end of a flanza; a 
 blow; a Ihort wig 
 
 BOBBIN, b6b'-bln..f. A fmall pit> 
 of wood, with a notch. 
 
 BOBBIN -WORK, bob'-bfn-wferk. f> 
 Work woven with bobbins. 
 
 BOBCHERRY, bob'-tflier-r^. f. A 
 play among children, in which the 
 cherry is hung fo as to bob againft 
 the mouth. 
 
 BOBSTAY, bob'-M. f. The rope 
 which keeps the end of the bow- 
 fprit from rifmg. 
 
 BOBTAIL, bob'-tale. f. Cut tail. 
 
 BOBTAJLED, bob'-ta'Jd. a. Hav- 
 ing a tail cut. 
 
 BOB WIG, bob'-w!g'. f. A fhort wig- 
 
 BOCKELET, bok'-ke-let. > f. A 
 
 BOCKERET, bok'-ke-ret. j kind of 
 long-winged hawk. 
 
 To BODE, bo'de. v. a. To portend, 
 to be the omen of. 
 
 To BODE, bo'de. v. n. To be an 
 omen. 
 
 BODEMENT, b6'de-m6nt. f. Por- 
 tent, omen. 
 
 To BODGE, bod'zh. v. n. To bog- 
 gle. 
 
 BODICE, b&i'-dis. f. Stays, a waift- 
 coat quilted with whalebone. 
 
 BODILESS, bod'-y-lcs. a. InH> 
 poreal, without a body. 
 
 BODILY, bod'-J-ly. a. Corporeal, 
 containing body; relating to the 
 body, not the mind; real, aftual. 
 
 BODILY, bod'-Mj'. , ad. Corpo- 
 really. 
 
 BODKIN, bod'-kin. f. An inftru- 
 ment with a fmall blade and ftiarp 
 point ; an inftrument to draw a 
 thread or ribbon through a loop ; 
 an inftrument to drefs the hair. 
 
 BODY, b6d'-f. f. The material 
 
 fubflance of an animal j matter, op- 
 
 f pofed
 
 B O L 
 
 B O L 
 
 pofed to fpirit ; a perfon ; a human 
 being ; reality, oppofed to repre- 
 fentation; a collective mafs; the 
 main army, the battle; a corpora- 
 tion ; the outward condition ; the 
 main part j a pandect, a genera 
 collection; ilrength, as wine of a 
 good body. 
 
 BODY-CLOTHES, b6d'-y-c!oz. f. 
 
 Clothing for horfes that are dieted. 
 
 BOG, bog', f. A marlh, a feu, a 
 
 morafs. 
 .BOG-TROTTER, bog'-tiot-tur. f. 
 
 One that iiv,eva a boggy country. 
 To BOGGLE/to /I. v. n. To itart, 
 
 to fly back ; to hefitate. 
 BOGGLER, bog'-lui . f. A doubter, 
 
 a timorous man. 
 
 BOGGY, bog'-y. a. Marftiy, Avamzy. 
 BOGHOUSE, bog' nous. f. A houfe 
 
 of office. 
 
 BOHEA, bo -he', f. A fpeci 
 To BOIL, boil. v. n. T.o be agitated 
 by heat; to be hot, to be f. 
 to move like boiling water ; to be in 
 hot liquor. 
 
 To BOIL, boi'l. v. a. To fenh ; to 
 heat by putting into boiling 
 to drcfs in boiling water. 
 BOIL, boi'l. f. A fore angry fwel- 
 
 ling. 
 
 BOJLARY, boi'-!a>ry. f. A phcs 
 at the fait works whertf the lait is 
 boiled. 
 
 BOILER, boi'-lur. f. The perfon 
 that boils any t.iing ; the veilel in 
 which any thing is boiled. 
 BOISTEROUS, boi'f-te-r6i. a. Vio- 
 lent, loud, rearing, llormy -, turbu- 
 lent, furious; uu ueljy. 
 BOISTEROUSLY,boi'f i4 .ruf-l*. ad. 
 
 Violently, tumuhuoufly. 
 BOISTEROUS.NESS, boi'f-:S ruf. 
 nes. f. Tumultuoufncfs ; turbulence. 
 BOLARY, h6'-Ii ry. a. Partaking 
 
 of the nature of bole. 
 BOLD-, bo'ld. a. Daring, brave, 
 itr>ut ; executed with fptnt ; confi- 
 dent, nut fcrupuluuj ; impudent, 
 rude; licentious; {landing out to 
 the vie.v; To make bold, to take 
 /reedoms. 
 
 To BOLDEN, bo'Jdn. v a. To make 
 Md. 
 
 BOLDFACE, b&'Id-fafc. f. Impa. 
 
 dence, faucinefs. 
 BOLDFACED, bald-faft. a. Im- 
 
 pudent. 
 BOLDLY, b6'ld-l)'. ad. In a bold 
 
 manner. 
 
 BOLDNESS, bo'ld- n^s. f. Courage, 
 bravery ; exemption from caution ; 
 affurance, impudence. 
 BOLE, b'.'le. f. The body or trunk 
 of a tree; a kind of earth ; a mca- 
 fure of corn containing fix buftiels. 
 BOLfS, to'-lis. f. A great fiery 
 bail, fwiftly hurried through the 
 air, and generally drawing a t;iil 
 after it. 
 BOLL, bole. f. A round ftalk or 
 
 ftcm. 
 To BOLL, btVIe. v. n. To rife in a 
 
 ftalk. 
 
 BOLSTER, bo'l-fl.fir. f. Something 
 laid in the bed, to iupport the head ; 
 a pad, or quilt; a comprefs for a 
 wound. 
 
 F.STER, ti'1-fifir. v.a. To 
 fupport the head with a bolfter ; to 
 afford a bed to ; to hold wounds to- 
 gether with a comprefs ; to fupport, 
 to maintain. 
 
 HOLT, t;V!t. f. An arrow, a dnrt ; 
 a tnundcibolt; Bolt upright, that is, 
 upright as an arrow ; the bar of a 
 door ; an iron to fallen the legs j a 
 fpot or ilain. 
 
 To BOLT, bolt. v. a. To fhut or 
 fallen with a bolt ; to blurt out ; to 
 fetter, to (hackle ; to fift, or fepa- 
 rate with a lieve ; to examine, to 
 try out ; to purify, to purge. 
 To BOLT, bYlt. v. n. To fpring 
 
 out v\i;h fpeed and fuddennefs. 
 BOLT-ROPE, bo'U-ropc. f. The 
 rope that paffes rcund a fail to which 
 the edges of it are fewed. 
 BOLTER, b6'Uur. f. A fieve to 
 
 feparate meal from bran. 
 BOLTHEAD, bo'lt-hcd. f. A long 
 llrait-necked glafs veflel, A matrals 
 or receiver. 
 
 BOLTING-HOUSE, bo'1-tlng-hous. 
 f. The place where meal is 
 fifted. 
 
 BOLTSPRIT, or BOWSPRIT, bo'- 
 
 fprit. f. A nuJA turning out at the 
 
 head
 
 BON 
 
 BON 
 
 head of a fliip, not {landing upright, 
 but aflope. 
 
 BOLUS, bo -las. f. A medicine, made 
 up into a foft mafs, larger tnan pills. 
 
 BOMB, bum', f. A' loud noife ; a 
 hollow iron ball, or (hell, filled with 
 gunpowder, and furniihed with a 
 vent for a fufee, or wooden tub?, 
 filled with combuftible matter, to be 
 thrown out from a momr. 
 
 To BOMB, bum', v. a. To bombard. 
 
 BOMB-CHEST, bum*, tlhell. f. A kind 
 of chell filled with bombs, placed 
 under-ground, to blow up in tlie air. 
 
 BOMB-KETCH, bum' ketm. 7 r 
 
 BOMB- VESSEL, tum'-ves-^!. j ' 
 A kind of fhip, ftrongly built, to 
 bear the (hock of a mortar. 
 
 BOMBARD, bum'-bard. f. A great 
 gun; a barrel for wine. 
 
 To BOMBARD, bum-ba'rd. v-. a. 
 To attack with bombs. 
 
 BOMBARDIER, bu:n-bar-de"r. f. 
 The engineer, whofe employment it 
 is to moot bombs. 
 
 BOMBARDMENT,bum-ba'rd-meat. 
 f. An attack made by throwing 
 bombs. 
 
 BOMBASIN, bum-ba-ze'n. f. A 
 flight filken fluff. 
 
 BOMBAST, bum-hair, f. Patch- 
 work, Huffing ; fuilun, big wards. 
 
 BOMBAST, bum-bafl'. 7 
 
 BOMBASTIC, bum-bas'-tilc. j a 
 High founding. 
 
 BOMBULAT1ON, bum-bu-la'-fhun. 
 f. Sound, noife. 
 
 BOMB YClNOUS.b&m- bis' sy-nus a. 
 Silken, made of (ilk. 
 
 BON MOT, bo'ng-mo'. f. A witty 
 faying, a fmart repartee. 
 
 BONAROBA, bo'-na-ro'-ba. f. A 
 whore. 
 
 BON ASUS, bo-na'-sus. f. A kind 
 of bufFalo. 
 
 BONCHRETIEN,b6ng-kret'-tfhyen. 
 f. A fpecies of pear. 
 
 BOND, bond', f. Cords or chains, 
 with which any one is bound ; liga- 
 ment that holds any thing together ; 
 union, connexion ; imprifonment, 
 captivity ; cement of union, caufe 
 of union ; a writing of obligation ; 
 law by which any on is obliged. 
 
 BOND, bond', a. Captive. 
 BONDAGE, b6a'-dldzh. f. Capti- 
 vity, imprifonment. 
 BONDMAID, bind'-made. f. A 
 
 woman flave. 
 BONDMAN, bond'-man. A man 
 
 Have. 
 BONDSERVANT, bond'-ser-vant. f. 
 
 A flave. 
 BONDSERVICE, bond'-ser-vis. f. 
 
 Slavery. 
 BONDSLAVE, bond'-flave. f. A 
 
 man in flavery. 
 BONDSMAN, bond'z-mao. f. One 
 
 bound for another. 
 BONDWOMAN, bond'-wum-un. f. 
 
 A woman flave. 
 BONE, t&'ne. f. The folid parts of 
 
 the body of an animal ; a fragment 
 
 of meat, a bone with as much flefh 
 
 as adheres to it ; To make no bones, 
 
 to make no fcruplc; in the plural, dice. 
 To BONE, ho'ne. v. a. To take out 
 
 the bones from the fiefh; to put 
 
 bones into any thing. 
 BONEACE, bo'ne-lfe. f. A game 
 
 at cards. 
 3ONELACE, bo'ne lafe. f. Flaxen 
 
 lace. 
 BONELESS, b&'ne-les. a. Without 
 
 bones. 
 To BONESET, b&'ne-fec. v. n. To 
 
 rellore a bone out of joint, or join 
 
 a bone broken. 
 BONESETTER, bo'ne-set-tur. f. 
 
 One who makes a practice of fettiog 
 
 bones. 
 BONFIRE, fcon'-fire^ f. A fire made 
 
 for triumph. 
 
 BONGRACE, bo'n-gras. f. A co- 
 vering tor the forehead. 
 BONNET, b6n'-nit. f. A hat, a cap. 
 BONNE TS, b6n'-nits. f. Small fails 
 
 fet on the courfes. 
 BONN1LY, boa'-ny-ly. ad. Gaily, 
 
 handfomely. 
 BONNINESS, bon'-n^'-nes. f. Gay- 
 
 ety, handfomenefs. 
 BONNY, bon'-ny. a. Handfome, 
 
 beautiful ; gay, merry. 
 BONNY-CLABBER, boa-ny-k!ab'- 
 
 bur. f. Sour buttermilk. 
 BCNUM MAGNUM, bo'-num- 
 
 ma ''-num. f. A great plum. 
 
 P 2 6 BONY,
 
 BOO 
 
 B O R 
 
 BONY, b&'-ny, a. Confifting of bone? ; 
 
 full of bones. 
 
 BONZE, bo'nz. An Indian prieft. 
 BOOBY, b6'*by. f. A dull, heavy, 
 
 ftupid- fellow. 
 BOOK, buk. f. A volume in which 
 
 we read or write ; a particular part 
 
 of a work ; the regifter in which a 
 
 trader keeps an account ; In books, 
 
 in kind remembrance ; Without 
 
 book, by memory. 
 To BOOK, buk'. v. a. To regitfer 
 
 in a book. 
 BOOK-KEEPER, buk' kdp-ur. f. 
 
 One that keeps another's accounts. 
 BOOK-KEEPING, buk'-kep ing. f. 
 
 The art of keeping accounts. 
 BOOKBINDER, buk'-bin-dur. f. 
 
 A man whofe profeffion it is to bind 
 
 books. 
 BOOKFUL, buk'- ful. a. Crowded 
 
 with undigefted knowledge. 
 BOOKISH, buk'-Ilh. a. Given to 
 
 books. 
 BOOKISHNESS, buk-ifn-nes. f. 
 
 Overftudiotifnefs. 
 BOOKLEARNED, buk'-lernd. a. 
 
 Verfed in books. 
 BOOKLEARNING, buk'-Ier-r.ing. 
 
 f. .Skill in literature, acquaintance 
 
 with books. 
 BOOKMAN, buk'-man. f. A man 
 
 whole prcfeflion is the ftudy of books. 
 BOOKMATE, buk'-mate.'f. School- 
 fellow. 
 BOOKSELLER, buk'-fel-lur. f. A 
 
 man whofe profeffion it is to fell 
 
 books. 
 BOOKWORM, bu'-.'-wurm. f. A 
 
 mite that eats holes in books ; a 
 
 ftudent too clofely fixed upon books 
 BOOLY, bo'-!y. f. A wanderer fub- 
 
 filting on the produce of his flocks. 
 
 An Irifh term. 
 BOOM, bo'm. f. In fea-language, 
 
 a long pole ufed to (pread out the 
 
 clue of a fail ; a pole with bulhes or 
 
 baflcets, fet up as a mark to (how 
 
 the failors how to fteer ; a bar laid 
 
 crofs a harbour, to keep out the 
 
 enemy. 
 TO BOOM, bo'm. v. n. To rufh 
 
 with violence. 
 BOON, bg'n. f. A gift, a grant. 
 
 BOON, bo'n. a. Gay, merry. 
 
 BOOR, bo'r. f. A lout, a clown. 
 
 BOORISH, bo'r-iili. a. Clownim. 
 rgltick. 
 
 BOORISHLY, Wr I'li-ly. ad. Af- 
 ter a clowiiifh manner. 
 
 BOOR1SHNESS, bor'-iQi-nes. f. 
 Coarfenefs of manners. 
 
 BOOSE, b6'z. f. A Hall for an ox, 
 or a cow. 
 
 To BOOSE, bo'z. v. n. To diink, 
 to guzzle. Not much ufcd. 
 
 BOOSY, bo'-zy. a. Merry, a little 
 in drink. 
 
 To BOOT, bd't. v. a. To profit, to 
 advantage ; to enrich, to benefit. 
 
 BOOT, bo't. f. Profit, gain, ad- 
 vantage; To boot, with advan- 
 tage, over and above : booty or 
 plunder : a covering fur the leg, 
 ufed by horfemen: the place under 
 the coach- box. 
 
 BOOT-HOSl, U'i-!i/.r. f. Stock- 
 ings to ferve for boots. 
 
 . TREE, bo'i-t:i. f. Wood 
 lhaptd like a le, to be driven in- 
 ots lor fi retching them. 
 
 BOOTCA'ICHER, bcj': kat& ur. f. 
 The perfon whofe bufmets at an 
 inn is to pull otf ti;e boots of paf- 
 lenjers. 
 
 BOOTED, l-o't-id. a. In hoots. 
 
 BOOTH, bo'cn. f. A hou^e buih 
 of boards or t.c'i 
 
 BOOTLESS, bTtJ4i. a. Ufdefs, 
 unava^in^ ; without iuccefs. 
 
 BOOTY, to'-'y. f. Plunder, pil- 
 lage ; things gctten by robbery ; 
 To play hooty, to lofe by dcfign. 
 
 BOPEEP, b6-pe'p. f. To play Bo- 
 peep, is to look out, and draw 
 back, as if frighted. 
 
 BORABi.E, bo'-rabl. a. That may 
 be bored. 
 
 BORACH1O, bi-rat'-tQiu. f. A 
 drunkard. 
 
 BORAGE, bur'-rldzh. f. A plant. 
 
 BORAX, tO'-raks. f. A native neu- 
 tral fait refembling alum, confiding 
 of mineral alkali and a peculiar acid. 
 
 BORDliL, bor-del'. f. A brothel, 
 a bawdy-houfe. 
 
 BORDER, ba'r-dur. f. The outer 
 
 part or edge of any thing; the 
 
 edge
 
 BOS 
 
 B O T 
 
 edge of a country ; the outer part ' 
 ' of a garment adorned with needle- 
 work ; a bank raifed round a gar- 
 den, and fet with flowers. 
 
 To BORDER, ba'r-dur. v. n. To 
 confine upon ; to approach nearly to. 
 
 To BORDER, ba'r dur. v. a. To 
 adorn witn a border ; to reach, to 
 touch. 
 
 BORDERER, b:Vr-dS-rur. f. He 
 that dwells on the borders. 
 
 To BORE, bo're. v. a. To pierce 
 in a hole. 
 
 To BORE, b&'re. v. n. To make a 
 hole; to puih forwards to a certain 
 point. 
 
 BORE, bo're. f. The hole made by 
 boring ; the inftrument with whidi 
 a hole is bored ; the fize of any hole. 
 
 BORE, bo're. The preterite of 
 
 BOREAL, b6'-rv-a!. a. Northern. 
 
 BOREAS, bo'-ry.as. f. The north 
 wind. 
 
 BOREE, bo'-re. f. A ftep in dan- 
 cing. 
 
 BORER, bo'-rur. f. A piercer; an 
 inftrument to make holes with. 
 
 BORN, ba'rn. Come into life. Par- 
 ticiple of the verb To BEAR, in the 
 fenfe of bringing forth. 
 
 BORN, bo'rn. Part, paffive of To 
 BEAR, when it dignifies to carry, 
 fuftain, iufFer, &c. 
 
 BOROUGH, bur'-ro. f. A town 
 with a corporation. 
 
 BORREL, bor'-rel. a. Mean, igno- 
 rant. 
 
 To BORROW, bor'-io. v. a. To 
 take fomething from another upon 
 credit ; to afk of another the ufe of 
 fomething for a time ; to ufe a 
 one's own, though not belonging 
 to one. 
 
 BORROW, b6r'-r6. f. The thing 
 borrowed. 
 
 BORROWER, bor'-ro-ur. f. H 
 that" borrows; he that takes what 
 is another's. 
 BOSCAGE, b6s'-kadzh. f. Wood, or 
 woodlands; provifion for cattle from 
 woods or trees. 
 BOSKY, bfc'-kf. a. Wood/; fat, 
 
 BOSOM, buz'-um. f. The breaft, 
 the heart ; the innermoft part of an 
 encloiure; the folds of the drefs 
 that cover the breaft $ the tender 
 affections; inclination, defire ; in 
 compofition, implies intimacy, confi- 
 dence, fondnefs, as my bofom friend. 
 To BOSOM, buz'-um. v. a. To 
 enclofe in the bofom ; to conceal in 
 privacy. 
 BOSON, bu'fn. f. Corrupted from 
 
 BOATSWAIN. 
 BOSS, bos'. f. A ftud; the part 
 rifing in the midil of any thing ; 
 a thick body of any kind. 
 BOSSAGE, bos'-sadzh. f. Any ftone 
 
 that has a projefture. 
 BOSVEL, boz'-vil. f. A fpecies of 
 
 crowfoot. 
 
 BOTANICAL, bo-tan' -i-kil. ? 
 BOTANICK, bo-tan'-nik. 3 
 
 Relating to iierbs, fkiiled in herbs. 
 BOTANIST, b6t'-a-n{tt. f. One 
 
 ikilled in plant';. 
 BOTANOLOGY, b6t-an-6l%6-dzhf-. 
 
 f. A difcourfe upon plants. 
 BOTANY, bot'-a-n. f. The fcience 
 
 of plants. 
 
 BOTARGO, b6 ta'r g&. f. A re- 
 lifhin'g fort of food, made of the 
 roes of the mullet fifh. 
 BOTCH, botfti'. f. A fuelling, or 
 eruptive di (coloration of the flcin ; 
 apart in any work ill finifhed; ajo. 
 adventitious part clumfily added. 
 To BOTCH, botfii'. v. a. To mend 
 or patch cloatns cluitifily ; to put 
 together unfuitably, or unfkilfully ; 
 to mark with botches. 
 BOTCHER, botOi -ur. f. A mend- 
 er of old cloaths. 
 BOTCHY, bot'-tmy. a. Marked 
 
 with botches. 
 
 BOTH, b&'th. a. The two. 
 BOTH, bo'th. conj. As well. 
 BOTRYOID, bot' ry-oid. a. Re- 
 
 femblisg a bunch of grapes. 
 BOTS, bot's. f. Small worms m 
 
 the entrails of horfes. 
 BOTTLE, bot'l. f. A fmall veflel 
 of glafs, or other matter; a quan- 
 tity of wine ufually put into a 
 bottle, a quart ; a quantity of hay 
 or grafs bundled up, 
 
 To
 
 B O U 
 
 B O U 
 
 To BOTTLE, bot'I. v. a. To en- 
 clofe in bottles. 
 
 BOTTLEFLOWER, bit! flow-ur. 
 f. A plant. 
 
 BOTTLE SCREW, bcn'l-fcro. f. A 
 fcrew to pull out the cork. 
 
 BOTTOM, bot'-tum. f. The low- 
 eft part of any thing ; the ground 
 under the water; the foundation, 
 the ground-work ; a dale, a val- 
 ley ; the deepeft part; bound, li- 
 mit ; the utmoft of any man's ca- 
 pacity ; the lair, refort ; a veflel for 
 navigation ; a char;ce, or fecurity ; 
 a ball of thread wound up together. 
 
 To BOTTOM, bot'-mm. v. a. To 
 build upon, to fix upon as a fup- 
 port; to wind upon fomething. 
 
 To BOTTOM, bot'-tum. v. n. To 
 reft upon as it's fupport. 
 
 BOTTOMED, boc'-turnd. a. Hav- 
 ing a bottom. 
 
 BOTTOMLESS, bit'-tum-Ies. a. 
 Without a bottom, fathamlefs. 
 
 BOTTOMRY, KY-tum-ry. f. The 
 aft of borrowing money on a fhip's 
 bottom. 
 
 BOUCHET, bcY-fhet. f. A fbrtof 
 pear. 
 
 BOUD, bou'd. f. An infed which 
 breeds in malt. 
 
 To BOUGE, bou'dzh. v. n. To fwell 
 out. 
 
 BOUGH, bow', f. An arm or a 
 large ihoot of a tree. 
 
 BOUGHT, ba't. Preterite and part, 
 pafl". of To BUY. 
 
 BOUGHT, bow't. f. A twift, a link, 
 a knot, a flexure. 
 
 To BOULT. See BOLT. 
 
 To BOUNCE, bou'ns. v. n. To 
 fail or fly againft any thing with 
 great force ; to make a fudden 
 leap ; to boaft, to buliy. 
 
 BOUNCE, bou'ns. f. A flrong fud- 
 den blow; a fudden crack or noife; 
 a boaft, a threat. 
 
 BOUNCER, bou'n-fur. f. A boaft- 
 eV, a bully, an empty threater.cr ; 
 a liar. 
 
 BOUND, bou'nd. f. A limir, a 
 boundary ; a limit by which any 
 excurfion is retrained ; a leap, a 
 jump, afpring; a rebound. 
 
 ONE, bou'n- 1 
 
 t f - 
 
 '., bou'pd-fi6ne. j 
 
 To BOUND, bou'nd. v. a. To li- 
 mit, to terminate; to reftrain, 'to 
 confine; to make to bound. 
 
 To BOUND, bou'nii. v. n. To 
 jump, to fpring ; to rebound, to i>y 
 back. 
 
 BOUND, bou'nd. Fret, and part, puf- 
 five of L'i N u. 
 
 BOUND, boa nd. a. Defined, in- 
 tendnw to come to any place. 
 
 BOUNDAKY, bou'n-o'a .y. f. Li- 
 mit, bdund. 
 
 BOUNDEN, bou'n-dcn. Part. paff. 
 of" B i N u . 
 
 BOUNDING-STONE, 
 ding-ltOne. 
 
 BOUND- STONE, 
 
 A itone to play with. 
 
 BOUNDLESS, bou'nd-lcs. a. Un- 
 limited, unconfined. 
 
 BOUNDLESSNESS, bou'nd -lef-rcs. 
 f. Exemption froni limits. 
 
 BOUNTEOUS, bm'n-tvus. a. Li- 
 beral, kind, generous. 
 
 BOUNTEOUSLY, bou'n .-tyuf-!v. 
 ad. Liberally, generoufly. 
 
 BOUNTEOUSNESS, bou'n-t^uf- 
 nes f. Munificence, liberality. 
 
 BOUNTIFUL, bcu'n-:y.r u l. a.' Li- 
 beral, gmrrous, ir.unificent 
 
 BOUNTIFULLY, bcuV.-t> 
 
 ad. Liherallv. 
 
 BOUNTJFULNF.SS, bou'n-iy-ful- 
 rt'-s. f. Tr.e q ia!ity of being boun- 
 tiful, genvr- 
 
 BOUNT1HEAD, bou'n-ty-leJ. I f 
 
 BOUNTYHOOD, bou'n t^-hu-J. j '' 
 Goodnefs. virtue. 
 
 BOUNTY, bou'n-ty. f. Gcnero- 
 fity, liberality, munificence. 
 
 BOURGEOIS, bor-zr.wa'. f. A ci- 
 tizen. 
 
 BOURGEOIS, bur-dzhoi's. f. A 
 type ufed in printing. 
 
 To BOURGEON, biV-dznfin. v. n. 
 To fprout. to fl.cot into branches. 
 
 BOURN, bcYrn. f. A bound, a H- 
 rrtit ; a brook, a torrent. 
 
 To BOUSE, bo ze. v. n. To drink 
 lavifliiy. 
 
 BOUSY^ 1<V Z y. a. Drunken. 
 
 BOUT, bou't. f. A turn, as much 
 of an adion as is performed at one, 
 time. 
 
 SOUTH
 
 BOW 
 
 BRA 
 
 BOUTS RIMEZ, bo'-re'-ma. f. 
 Rhimes given to be made into 
 verfes. 
 
 To BOW, bow', v. a. To bend, or 
 infLft ; to bend the body in token 
 of refpeft or fubmiiuon ; to bend, 
 or incline, in condeicenlion ; to 
 deprefs, to crufh. 
 
 To BOW, bow', v. n. To bend, to 
 fuffer flexure ; to make a reve- 
 rence ; to Hoop ; to link under 
 prefiure. 
 
 BOW, bow', f. An acl of reverence 
 or fubmifiion. 
 
 BOW, bo', f. An inftrument of 
 war; a rainbow; the inrtrument 
 vvitli which ftring-inltruments are 
 played upon : the doubling of a 
 ilring in a flip knot. 
 
 BOW, bow', f. The rounding part 
 of a fhip forward, beginning where 
 the planks arch inwards and ceding 
 at the ftem. 
 
 BOW- BENT, bo' bent. a. Crook- 
 ed. 
 
 BOW- HAND, bo'-hand. f. The 
 hand that draws the bow. 
 
 BOW-LEGGED, b&'-legd. a. Hav- 
 ine crooked ie^s. 
 
 BOW-SHOT, bo'- fhot.f. The fpace 
 which an arrow may paJs in it's 
 flight from a bow. 
 
 BOW-WINDOW, bo'-win-do. f. A 
 window jutting outward. 
 
 BOWELS, bow' I!z. f. Inteftines, 
 the veflels and organs within the 
 body ; the inner parts of any thing; 
 tendernefs, ccrnpaHio;). 
 
 BOWER, bow'-ur. f. An arbour; 
 it feems to lignify, in Spenfer, a 
 blow, a fiio'&c ; an archer fo 
 called. 
 
 To BOWER, bow' or. v. a. To en- 
 clofe, as in a bower. Little uled. 
 The verb EMBOWER is more pro- 
 per. 
 
 BOWERY, bow'.ur-y. a. Full of 
 bowers. 
 
 ToBOWGE. See To Ecu GE. 
 
 BOWL, bo'le. f. A veflel to hold 
 liquids ; the hollow part of any 
 thing ; a bafin, or fountain ; a 
 round mafs rolled along the ground. 
 
 To BOWL, tu'ie. v. a, To play 
 
 at bewls; to throw bowls at any 
 
 thing. 
 BOWLDER-STONES, bo'l-dur- 
 
 flonz. f. Stones rounded by fri&ion 
 
 againft one another, being tumbled 
 
 aoout by the beating of the fea. 
 BOWLER, b&'-lur. f. He that plays 
 
 at bowls. 
 BOWLINE, bo'-Hn. f. A rope 
 
 fattened to the middle part of ths 
 
 out fide of a fail. 
 BOWLING-GREEN, bo'-lfng-gre'n. 
 
 f. A level piece of ground, kept 
 
 fmooth for bowlers. 
 BOWMAN, bo'-uian. f. An archer. 
 BOWSPRIT, bo'-fprlt. f. Bokfprit, 
 
 which fee. 
 BOWSTRING, b&'-ftrlng. f. The 
 
 firing by which the bow is kept bent. 
 BOWYER, to'-yer. f. An archer; 
 
 one wltofe trace is to make bows. 
 BOX, boks'. f. A tree; the wood 
 
 of the tree ; a cafe made of wood, 
 
 or other matter, to hold any thing ;. 
 
 the cafe of the mariner's compafs ; 
 
 the cheil into which money given is 
 
 put; feat in the playhoufe; a blow 
 
 on the head given with the hand* 
 To BOX, boks'. v. a. To enclofe 
 
 in a box ; to itrike with the hand. 
 To BOX, boks'. v. n. To fight with 
 
 the fift. 
 BOXEN, bok'fn. a. Made of box, 
 
 refembling box. 
 BOXER, b6ks'-ur. f. A man who- 
 
 fights with his fills. 
 BOY, boy', f. A male child, not a 
 
 girl ; one in the ftate of adolef- 
 
 cence, older than an infant; a 
 
 word of contempt for young men. 
 To BOY, boy', v. n. To act like a 
 
 boy. 
 BOYHOOD, boy<bud. f. The Hate 
 
 of a boy. 
 BOYISH, boy'-iih. a. Belonging 
 
 to a boy ; childiih, ttifiing. 
 BOYISHLY, boy'-i:h-;y. ad. Child- 
 
 iihly, triflingly. 
 BOYISHNESS, boy' fQi-ne$.f. Chiid- 
 
 ifhnt-fs* triflingneis. 
 BOYiSM, boy'-fzm. f. Puerility, 
 
 BRABBLE, brab'l. f. A clamorous 
 con u ft. 
 
 To
 
 BRA 
 
 fe R A 
 
 To BRABBLE, brab'l. v. n. To con- 
 teft noifily. 
 
 BRABBLER, brab'-lur. f. A cla- 
 morous noify fellow. 
 
 To BRACE, brfi'fe. v. a. To bind, 
 to tie clofe with bandages ; to ftrain 
 up. 
 
 BRACE, braTa. f. Cindure, band- 
 age; that which holds any thin? 
 tight ; Brares of a coach, thick 
 ftraps of Ifather on which it hangs ; 
 Braces in printing, a. crooked line 
 enclofing a paffage, as in a triplet ; 
 tenfion, tifhtnefs. 
 
 BRACE, bra'fe. f. A pair, a couple. 
 
 BRACELET, bra'se-let. f. An or- 
 nament for the arms. 
 
 BRACER, bra -fur. f. A cinflure, 
 a bandage. 
 
 BRACH, brav'm. f. A bitch hound. 
 
 BRACHIAL, brak'-yil. a. Belong 
 ing to the arm. 
 
 BRACHYGRAPHY, bri-kig'-gri- 
 fy. f. The art or pra&ice of writ- 
 ing in a fhort compafs. 
 
 BRACK, brik'. f. A breach. 
 
 BRACKET, brik'-kh. f. A piece 
 of wood fixed for the fupport of 
 fomething. 
 
 BRACKISH, brak'-Iih. a. Sale, 
 fomething fait. 
 
 BRACKISHNESS, brak'-Ifh-nes. f. 
 Saltnefs. 
 
 BRAD, brad', f. A fort of nai! with- 
 out a head. 
 
 To BRAG, brag', v. n. To boaft, 
 to difplay oftematioufly. 
 
 BRAG, brag', f. A boaft, a proud 
 expreffion ; the thing boafted ; a 
 game at cards. 
 
 BRAGGADOCIO, brig ga-d&'-fho. 
 f. A puffing, boafting fellow. 
 
 BRAGGARDISM, brag'-gar-dlzm. 
 f. Boaftfulnefs ; vain oftentation 
 
 BRAGGART, brig' girt. a. Boaft- 
 ful, vainly oftentatious. 
 
 BRAGGART, brig'-girt. f. A 
 boafter. 
 
 BRAGGER, br'ig'-gur. f. A boaft- 
 er. 
 
 BRAGLESS, brag'-les. a. Without 
 a boaft. 
 
 BRAGLY, brag'.Iy. ad. Finely. 
 Little ufed, 
 
 To BRAID, bra'de. v. a. To weave 
 together. 
 
 BRAID, bra'de. f. A texture, a knot. 
 
 To BRAIL, bra'le. v. a. To brail 
 up the fail is to draw up it's bunt 
 ready for furling. 
 
 BRAILS, bra'Iz f. Small ropes 
 reeved through blocks, to draw up 
 the bunt of the fail. 
 
 BR.\I\', bia'ne. f. That colleclion of 
 vertcls and organs in the head, from 
 which fenfe and motion arife ; the 
 understanding. 
 
 To BRAIN, bra'ne. v. a. To kill 
 by beating out the brain. 
 
 BRAINISH, b : a'ne-I(h. a. Hothcadl 
 ed, furious. 
 
 BRAINLESS, bra'ne-les. a. Silly. 
 
 BRAINPAN, bra'ne-pan. f. 'i he flcull 
 containing the brains 
 
 BRAINSICK, bra'ne-s{k. a. Addle- 
 ht-aded, giddy. 
 
 BRA1NSICKLY, bra'ne-siic-ly. ad. 
 Weekly, headily. 
 
 BRAINb!CKNEbS,bra'ne-iiL-nes.f. 
 Indifcretion, giddinets. 
 
 BRAKx, brikc. The preterite of 
 BREAK. 
 
 BRAKE, bra'kc. f. Fern, bramblei ; 
 an inltrument for dreffing hemp or 
 flax ; the handle of a (hip's pump ; 
 a baker's kneading trough. 
 
 BRAKY, bra'-ky. a. Thorny, prick- 
 ly, rough. 
 
 BRAMBLE, bram'U. f. Black- 
 berry bum, dewberry buflj, raip- 
 berry ini/li; any rough prickly (hrub. 
 
 H RAMBLING, brim- oilng f. A bird 
 called alfo a mountain chaffinch. 
 
 BRAMIN, b:im' In. f. An Indian 
 priell. 
 
 BRAN 1 , bria'. f. The hulks of corn 
 ground. 
 
 BRANCH, brintd,'. f. The (hoot of 
 a tree from one of the main 
 boughs ; any diftant article ; any 
 part that flioots out from the re It ;' 
 a fmaller river running into a 
 larger ; any part of a family ue- 
 fcend ; .ng in a collateral line; the 
 offspring, the defcendant; the ant- 
 lers OP (hoots of a flag's horn. 
 
 To BRANCH, b antm'. v. n. To 
 fpread in bramhe^; to fpread into
 
 BRA 
 
 BRA 
 
 feparate parts ; to fptak diffufive- 
 
 ly : to have horns mooting out. 
 To BRANCH, brintfh'. v. a. To 
 
 divide as into branches j to adorn 
 
 with needlework. 
 BRANCHER, brant'-ftiur. f. One 
 
 that (hoots out into branches; in 
 
 falconry, a young hawk. 
 BRANCHINESS, bran'-t(h-nes. f. 
 
 Fullnefs of branches. 
 BRANCHLESS, brantOY-les. a. 
 
 Without (hoots or boughs ; naked. 
 BRANCHY, brant'-fhy. a. Full of 
 
 branches fpreading. 
 BRAND, blind', f. A ftick light- 
 ed, or fit to be lighted ; a fword ; 
 
 a thunderbolt ; a mark made by 
 
 burning with a hot iron. 
 To BRAND, brand, v. a. To 
 
 mark with a note of infamy. 
 BRANDGOOSE, brand'-g6s. f. A 
 
 kind of wild fowl. 
 BRANDIRON, brand'-i-urn. f. An 
 
 iron to brand criminals with ; an iron 
 
 frame to fet a vefTel upon over the fire. 
 To BRANDISH, brin'-didi. v. a. 
 
 To wave or (hake; to play with, 
 
 to flourim. 
 BRANDLING, brand'-Hng. f. A 
 
 particular worm. 
 BRANDY, brau'-dy. f. A flrong 
 
 liquor dtftilled from wine. 
 BRANDY- WINE, bran'-dv-wi'ne. 
 
 f. The fame as BRAN DV. 
 BR ANGLE, bring'gl. f. Squabble, 
 
 wrangle. 
 To BRANGLE, bring'gl. v. n. To 
 
 wrangle to fquabble. 
 BRANGLEMENT, brang'gl- ment. 
 
 f. The fame with BRANGLE. 
 BRANK, brink', f. Buckwheat. 
 BRANNY, brin'-ny. a. Having 
 
 the appearance of bran. 
 BRASEN, bra'zn. See BRAZEN. 
 BRAS1ER, bra'-zhur. f. A manu- 
 facturer that works in brafs ; a pan 
 
 to hold coals. 
 BRASIL, or BRAZIL, bra ze"l. f. 
 
 An American wood, commonly fup- 
 
 pofed to have been thus denominat- 
 ed, becaufe firft brought from Brafil. 
 BRASS, bras', f. A yellow metal, 
 
 made by mixing copper with lapis 
 
 calaminaris ; impudence* 
 
 BRASSINESS, bris'- Sy -ns. f. An 
 appearance like brafs. 
 
 BRASSY, bris'-sy. a. Partaking of 
 brafs ; ha r d as brafs ; impudent. 
 
 BRAT, brat', f. A child, fo called 
 in contempt ; the progeny, the off- 
 fpring. 
 
 BRAVADO, bri-va'-d6. f. A boaft, 
 a brag. 
 
 BRAVE, bra've. a. Courageous, 
 daring, bold; gallant, having a 
 noble mien ; magnificent, grand ; 
 excellent, noble. 
 
 BRAVE, bra've. f. A heftor, a 
 man daring beyond prudence or 
 fitnefs ; a boaft, a challenge. 
 
 To BRAVE, bra've. a. To defy, 
 to challenge ; to carry a boailing 
 appearance. 
 
 BRAVELY, bri've-lf. ad, In a 
 brave manner, courageoufly, gal- 
 lantly. 
 
 BRAVERY, bra'-vu-if. f. Cou- 
 rage, magnanimity ; fplendour, 
 magnificence ; (how, oftentation ; 
 bravado, boaft. 
 
 BRAVO, brl'-v&. f. A man who 
 murders for hire. 
 
 To BRAWL, bri'l. v. n. To quar- 
 rel noifiiy and indecently ; to fpeaic 
 loud and indecently ; to make a noife. 
 
 BRAWL, bra'l. f. Quarrel, noife, 
 fcurrility. 
 
 BRAWLER, brl'-lur.f. A wrangler. 
 
 BRAWN, bra'n. f. The fldhy or 
 mofculous part of the body; the 
 arm, fo called from it's being muf- 
 culous ; bulk* mufcular ftrength ; 
 the flefh of a boar ; a boar. 
 
 BRAWNER, bii'-Kur. f. A boar 
 killed for the table. 
 
 BRAWN1NESS, bra'- nine's, f. 
 Strength, hardnefs. 
 
 BRAWNY, bri' ny. a. Mufculous, 
 fle(hy, bulky. 
 
 To BRAY, bra', v. a. To pound, 
 or grind fmall. 
 
 To BRAY, bra', v. n. To make a 
 noife, '.'-, ?.r. afs ; to make an of- 
 fenfive noife. 
 
 BRAY, bri'. f. Noife, found. 
 
 BRAYER, bra'-ur. f. One that 
 brays like an afs ; with printers, 
 an inftrumeat to temper the ink. 
 
 o To
 
 B R E 
 
 B R E 
 
 To BRAZE, bra'ze. v. a. To fol- 
 der with brafs ; to harden to im- 
 pudence. 
 
 BRAZEN, bra'zn. a. Made of brafs ; 
 proceeding from brafs ; impudent. 
 
 To BRAZEN, bra'zn. v. n. To be 
 impudent, to bully. 
 
 BRAZENFACE, bra'zn-fafe. f. An 
 impudenc wrttch. 
 
 BRAZENFACED, brS'zn-fa'il. a. 
 Impudent, fhamelefs. 
 
 BRAZENNESS, bra'zn-nes. f. Ap- 
 pearing like brafs ; impudence. 
 
 BRAZIER, bra'-zyur. f. See BRA- 
 
 SIER. 
 
 BREACH, bre'tih. f. The aft of 
 breaking any thing ; the ftate of 
 being broken ; ajgap in a fortifica- 
 tion made by a battery ; the viola 
 tion of a law or contract ; difference, 
 quarrel; infraction, injury. 
 
 BREAD, bred', f. Food made of 
 ground corn ; food in general ; 
 lupport of lire at large. 
 
 BREAD-CHIPi'EK, brei'.iflilp-ur. 
 f. A baker's fervant ; an under 
 butler. 
 
 BREAD-CORN, bred'-korn. f. Corn 
 of which bread is made. 
 
 BRK ADTH, bred'ih. f. The mea- 
 fure of any plain iuperficies from 
 
 fide to fide. 
 
 To BREAK, bre'k. v. a. To burft 
 or open by force ; to divide ; to 
 deilroy by violence ; to overcome, 
 to furmount ; to batter, to make 
 breaches or gaps in ; to crulh or 
 deftroy the ftrength of the body ; 
 to fink' or appal the fpirit ; to fub- 
 due; to cruih, to difable, to inca- 
 pacitate ; to weaken the mind ; to 
 
 ' tame, to train to obedience; to 
 make bankrupt ; to crack the {kin; 
 to violate a contract or pronvife ; 
 to infringe a law ; to intercept, to 
 hinder the effeft of; to interrupt ; 
 to feparate company ; to diffolve 
 any union ; to open fomething 
 new ; To break the back, to dif- 
 able one's fortune ; To break 
 ground, to open trenches; To 
 break the heart, to deftroy with 
 rief ; To break the neck, to lux, 
 '.: out the neck joints ; To 
 
 break off, to put a fiidden ftop ; 
 To break up, to diffolve ; To 
 break up, to feparate or difband ; 
 To break upon the wheel, to pu- 
 nifti by ftretching a criminal upon 
 the wheel, and breaking his bones 
 with bats; To break wind, to give 
 vent to wind in the body. 
 
 To BREAK, bre'k. v. n. To part 
 in two ; to bunl by darning, as 
 wave* on a rock ; to open and dil- 
 charge matter ; to open, as the 
 in. r ing ; to burll forth, to ex- 
 cLim ; to become bankrupt ; to 
 decline in health and ftrength ; to 
 make way with lome kind of Hidden - 
 nefs ; to come to an explanation ; 
 to fall out, to be friends no longer ; 
 to difcard ; To break from, to le- 
 parate from with fome veher.ieiice ; 
 To bre;,k in, to enter unexpected- 
 ly ; To break loofe, to efcape from 
 captivity ; To break off, to deiiit 
 fuddenly ; , To break off from, to 
 part from with violence ; To break 
 out, to difcover itfclf in fudden ef- 
 ferts; To break out, to have erup- 
 tions from the body ; To break 
 out, to become diffolute ; To 
 break up, to ceafe, to intermit; 
 To break up, to diffolve itfelf; 
 To break up, to begin holidayr, ; 
 To break with, to part friendlhip 
 with any. 
 
 BREAK, bre'k. f. State of being 
 broken, opening ; a paufe, an in- 
 terruption ; a line drawn, noting 
 that the fenfe is fufpended. 
 
 BREAKER, bre'-kur. f. He that 
 breaks any thing ; a wave broken 
 by rocks or fandbanks. 
 
 To B4EAKFAS V, brek'-faft. v. n. 
 To eat the firft meal in the day. 
 
 BREAKFAST, brck'-fail. f. The 
 firit meal in the day ; the thing 
 eaten at the firft meal ; a meal in 
 general. 
 
 BREAKNECK, bre'k-nek. f. A 
 iteep place endangering the neck. 
 
 BREAKPROMISE, bre'k-prom-h. 
 f. One that makes a practice of 
 breaking his promife. 
 
 BREAKVOVV, bre'k- vow. f. He 
 that praflifes the breach of vows. 
 
 i BREAM,
 
 B R E 
 
 B R 
 
 BREAM, bre'm. f. The name of a 
 
 nth. 
 
 BREAST, breft'. f. The middle 
 part of the human body, between 
 the neck and the belly ; the d 
 or teats of women which contain 
 the milk ; the part of a.brealt that 
 is under the neck, between the 
 forelegs ; the heart; the' confci- 
 ence ; the pafiions. 
 
 To BREAST, breft'. v. a. To meet 
 in front. 
 
 BREASTBONE, brett'-bone. f. The 
 bone of the breaft, the iternum. 
 
 BREASTHiGH, breit'-hy. a. Up 
 ' to the brealt. 
 
 BREASTHOOK5, brell'-hots. f. 
 With lh;p\vrights, the comparing 
 timbers before, that help to llrengch- 
 en the ilem, and all the forepart 
 of the (hip. 
 
 BREASTKNOT, br&l'-noi. f. A 
 
 - knot or bunch of ribbands worn by 
 the women on the breaft. 
 
 BREASTPLATE, breit'-plate. f. 
 
 Armour for the breaft. 
 BREASiTLGUGH, breiV-plow. f. 
 A plough ufed for paring turf, 
 driven bv the breait. 
 BREASTWORK, breil'-wurk. f. 
 . Works thrown up as high as the 
 
 - brea'l of the defendants. 
 BREATH, bretil'. f. The air drawn 
 
 in and ejected out of the body ; life ; 
 
 - refpiration ; refpite, pauf;, relax- 
 
 - ation; breeze,, moving air ; a fingle 
 act, an inftant. 
 
 BREATHABLE, bre'th, abl. a. 
 
 Which may be breathed ; as, 
 
 breathable air. 
 To BREATHE, bre'th. v. n. To 
 
 draw in and throw out the air by 
 
 the lungs; to live; to re it; to take 
 
 breath . 
 To BREATHE, bre'th. v. a. To 
 
 injed by breathing ; to exercife ; 
 
 to move or actuate by breath ; to 
 
 utter privately ; to give air or 
 , vent to. 
 BREATHER, bre'-thar. f. One 
 
 that breathe 1 ;, or lives. 
 BREATHING, bre'-thing.f. Af- 
 
 - piration, fecret prayer; breathing 
 place, vent. 
 
 BREATHLESS, breih'-Ies. a. Out 
 of breath, fpent with labour; dead. 
 
 BRED, bred'. Pret. and Part, paff.' 
 from B R E K D . 
 
 BtfEDE, bre'de. f. See BRAID. " 
 
 BREECH, brltfh'. f. The lower 
 part of the body ; breeches ; the; 
 hinder part of a piece of ordnance. 
 
 To BREECH, brhuV. v. a. To 
 put into breeches ; to fit any thing 
 with a breech, as, to breech a gun. 
 
 BREECHES, .brlc'-tfliiz. f. The 
 garment worn by men over the 
 lower part of the body ; to wear" 
 the breeches, is, in a wife, to 
 ufurp the authority of the huf-" 
 band. rj n '.} v> 
 
 To BREED, bre'd. v. a. To pro- 
 create, to generate ; to occafion, 
 
 i to caufe, to produce ; to contrive,: 
 
 . to hatch, to plot ; to produce from 
 
 I one's felf; to give birth to; to 
 educate, to qualify by education ; 
 to bring up, to take care of. 
 
 To BREED, bre'd. v. n. To .bring 
 young; to increafe by new pro- 
 duction ; to be produced, to have 
 birth; to raife a breed. 
 
 'BREED, bre'd. f. A cart, % kind, 
 a fubdivifion of fpecies ; progeny,, 
 offspring ; a number produced at 
 once, a hatch. 
 
 BREEDBATE, bre'd-bate. f, One 
 that breeds'quarrels. 
 
 BREEDER, bre'-dur. f. That which 
 produces any thing ; the perfon.: 
 which brings up another ; a female 
 that is prolifick ; one that takes 
 care to raife a breed. 
 
 BREEDING, bre'-dlng. f. Edu- 
 cation, inftrucYions ; qualifications j 
 manners, knowledge of ceremony ; 
 nurture. 
 
 BREEZE, bre'z. f. A flinging fly;" 
 a gentle gale. 
 
 BREEZY, bre'-zy. a. Fanned with 
 gales. 
 
 BRET, bret'. f. A fiih of the turbot 
 kind. 
 
 BRETHREN, brethren, f. Th 
 plural of BROTHER. 
 
 iBREVE, bre'v. f. A note in mufick. 
 
 BREVIARY^ bre'v-ya-rv. f. Aa; 
 -bridgment, an epitome ; . the 
 02 botfc
 
 B R I 
 
 B R I 
 
 book containing the daily fervice 
 
 of the church of Rome. 
 BREVIAT, briVyk. f. A fhort 
 
 compendium. 
 BREVIATURE, b^'v-yi-ture. f. 
 
 An abbreviation. 
 BREVITY, brcV-J-ty\ f. Concife- 
 
 nefs, fhortnefs. 
 To BREW, t>r6*. v. a. To make 
 
 liquors by mixing feveral ingre- 
 dients ; to prepare by mixing 
 
 things together ; to contrive, to 
 
 plot. 
 To BREW, bro'. v. n. To perform 
 
 the office of a brewer. 
 BREW, bro'. f. Manner of brewing, 
 
 or thing brewed. 
 BREWAGE, bto'-idzh. f. Mixture 
 
 of various thing*. 
 BREWER, bro'-ur. f. A man whofe 
 
 profeflion it is to make beer. 
 BREWHOUSE, br6'-hous. f. A 
 
 houfe appropriated to brewing. 
 BREWING, bro'-lng. f. Quantity 
 
 of liquor brewed. 
 BREWJS, bro'-Is. f. A piece of 
 
 bread foaked in toiling fat pottage, 
 
 made of faked meat. 
 BRIAR, brl'-ur. f. See BRIER. 
 BRIBE, bri'be. f. A reward given 
 
 to pervert the judgment. 
 To BRIBE, bri'be. v. a. To give 
 
 bribes. 
 BRIBER, bri'-bur. f. One that pays 
 
 for corrupt practices. 
 BRIBERY, brl'-be-ry. f. The crime 
 
 of taking rewards for bad prac- 
 tices. 
 BRICK, brik'. f. A mafe of burnt 
 
 clay; a loaf (haped like a brick. 
 To BRICK, britt'. v. a. To lay 
 
 with bricks. 
 BRICKBAT, brlk'-bat. f. A niece 
 
 of brick. 
 BRICKCLAY, brik'-kH. f. Gay 
 
 ufed for making iirick. 
 BR1CKDUST, brlk'-duft. f. Dufl 
 
 made by pouncing bricks. 
 
 BRICK- SARTH, . b.ik'-eVth. r 
 
 Eanh ufcd in making bricks. 
 BRICK-KILN, brlk'-kfl. f. A kiln, 
 
 a place to burn bricks in. 
 BRKKLAYKR> brlk'-la-ur, f. A 
 
 brick-mafbn. 
 
 BRICKMAKER, bri!:'-ma-k4r. f. 
 One whofe trade is to make bricks. 
 
 BRIDAL, brl'-dil. a. Belonging to 
 a wedding, nuptial. 
 
 BRIDE, bri'de. f. A woman new 
 married. 
 
 BR1DEBED, bri'de-bed. f. Mar- 
 riage-bed. 
 
 BRIDECAKE, brl'de-kake. f. A 
 cake diftributcd to the guefts at the 
 wedding. 
 
 BRIDEGROOM, brl'de-grom. f. A 
 new-married man. 
 
 BRIDEMA1DS, brl'de-madz. 7 , 
 
 BR1DEMEN, bri'dc-men. J 
 The attendants on the bride and 
 bridegroom. 
 
 BRIDESTAKE, brl'de- flake, f. A 
 poft fet in the ground, to dance 
 round. 
 
 BRIDEWELL, bri'de-w41. f. A 
 houfe of correction. 
 
 BRIDGE, brldzh'. f. A building 
 raifed over water for the conve- 
 nience of paflage; the upper part 
 of the nofe ; the fupporter of the 
 firings in ftringed inftruments of 
 mufick. 
 
 To BRIDGE, brldzh'. v. a. To 
 raife a bridge over any place. 
 
 BRIDLE, bri'dl. f. The headflall 
 and reins by which a horfe is re- 
 ftrained and governed ; a reflraint, 
 a curb, a check. 
 
 To BRIDLE, bri'dl. v. a. To 
 guide by a bridle ; to rellrain, to 
 govern. 
 
 To BRIDLE, bri'dl. v. n. To hold 
 op the head. 
 
 BRIDLEHAND, brl'dl-band. f. The 
 h.ind which holds the bridle in 
 riding. 
 
 BRIEF, brc'f. a. Short, concife ; 
 contracted, narrow. 
 
 BRIEF, brc'f. f. A fhort extracl, 
 or epitome ; the writing given the 
 pleaders, containing the cafe; let- 
 ters patent, giving licence to a 
 charitable cclleftion ; in mufick, 
 a mcafure of quantity, which con- 
 tains two llrokes down in beating 
 time, and as many up. 
 
 BRIEFLY, bre'f-ty. ad. Concife- 
 
 ly ; in few words. 
 
 BRIEF-
 
 B R I 
 
 B R 1 
 
 BRIEFNESS, br<Tf-nes. f. Concife- 
 nefs, fhortnefs. 
 
 BRIER, bil'-ur. f. A plant. 
 
 BRIERY, bi-r-e-ty. a.' Though, full 
 of briers. 
 
 BRIG, brig. f. A fliip with two mafts. 
 
 BRIGADE, brf-ga'de. f. A divi- 
 fion offerees, a body of men. 
 
 BRIGADIER General, br!g-i-dc'r. 
 f. An officer, next in order below 
 a major general. 
 
 BRIGAND, brig-ga'ng. f. A rob 
 ber, one belonging to a band of 
 robbers. 
 
 BRIGANDINE, brig'-an-dlne. , 
 
 BRIGANTINE, brlg'-an-tine. j !l 
 A light veffel, fuch as has been 
 formerly ufed by corfairs orpiraces; 
 a coat of m<ul. 
 
 BRIGHT, bri'te. a. Shining, glit- 
 tering, full of light; clear, evident; 
 illuilriou.s as, a bright reign ; witty, 
 acute, as, a bright genius. 
 
 To BRIGHT. SeeToBaiTE. 
 
 To BRIGHTEN, brl'tn. v. a. To 
 make bright, to make to mine ; to 
 make luminous by light from with- 
 out ; to make gay or alert ; to make 
 iilu.trious ; to make acute. 
 
 To BRIGHTEN, bri'tn. v. n. To 
 grow bright, to clear up. 
 
 BRIGHTLY, bri'te-ly. ad. Splen- 
 didly, with luitre. 
 
 BRIGHTNESS, tn'te-nes.f. Luilre, 
 fplendour ; acutenefs. 
 
 To BRfGUE, breg. v. n. To 
 canvafs, to make interfcft for any 
 thing. 
 
 BRrLLIANCY,biIl'-yan-sy f. Luftre, 
 fplendour. 
 
 BRILLIANT, brll'-yant. a. Shining, 
 fparkling. 
 
 BRILLIANT, brll'-yant. f. A dia- 
 mond of the fine 'ft cut. 
 
 BRILLIANTNESS, bril'-yunt-nes. f. 
 Splendour, luftre. 
 
 BRIM, brim', f. The edge of any 
 thing ; the upper edge of any vef- 
 fel ; the top of any liquor ; the bank 
 of a fountain. 
 
 To BRIM, brim', v. a. To fill to 
 the top. 
 
 To BRIM, brim , v. n. To be full 
 to the brim, 
 
 BRIMFUL, brfm'-ful. a. Full to th? 
 top. 
 
 BRIMFULNESS, brfm'-fAl'-n*s. f. 
 Fulnefs to the top. 
 
 BRIMMER, brim'-mur, f. A bowl 
 full to the top. 
 
 BRIMSTONE, brlm'-ft&ne. f. So!* 
 phur. 
 
 BRIMSTONY, brim'~ft6-ny. a. FuU 
 of brimftone. 
 
 BRINDED, brin'-did. a. Streaked* 
 tabby. 
 
 BR1NDLE, brlnd'l. f. The ftate of 
 being brinded. 
 
 BRINDLED, brfnd'ld. a. Brind6d. 
 ftreaked. 
 
 BRINE, brl'ne. f. Water impreg- 
 nated with fait ; the fea ; tears. 
 
 BRINEP1T, bri'ne-plt. f. Pit of 
 fait water. 
 
 T(J BRING, bring', v. a. To fetih 
 from another place ; to convey ift 
 one's own hand, not to fend ; to 
 caufe to come; to attract, to drartr 
 along ; to put into any particular 
 ftate; to conduft; to induce, to 
 prevail upon; To bring about, to 
 bring to pafs, to effecl j To bring 
 forth, to give birth to, to produce ; 
 To bring in, to reclaim ; To bring 
 in, to afford gain ; To bring off 
 to clear, to procure to be acquit- 
 ted ; To bring on, to engage m 
 aclion ; To bring over, to draw to 
 a new party ; To bring out, to ex- 
 hibit, to fhow ; To bring under, to 
 fubdue, to reprefs ; To bring up 
 to educate, to inftruft; To bring 
 up, to bring into practice. 
 
 BRINGER, bring'- ur. f. The per- 
 fon that brings any thing. 
 
 BRINISH, brl'-mm. a. Having the 
 tafte of brine, fait. 
 
 BRINISHNESS,brI'-mm-nes. f. Salt- 
 nefs. 
 
 BRINK, brink', f. The edge of any 
 place, as of a precipice or a river. 
 
 BRINY, brl'-nf . a. Salt. 
 
 BRIONY. SeeBRYONr. 
 
 BRISK, brflk'. a. Lively, vivacious., 
 gay; powerful, fpirituous ; vivid, 
 
 BRISKET, brls'-klt. f. The breart 
 of an animal. 
 
 BRISKLY
 
 B R O 
 
 B R O 
 
 BRISKLY, brlfk'-ly. ad. Actively, 
 
 vigoroufly. 
 BRISKNESS, brlfk'-nes. f. Liveli- 
 
 nefs, vigour, quicknefs, gayety. 
 BRISTLE, brls'l. f. The iiiff hair 
 
 of fwine. 
 To BRISTLE, brfs'J. v. a. To eretf 
 
 in briftles ; to fix a brittle to. 
 To BRISTLE, brL'l. v. n. To ftand 
 
 erect as briltles. 
 BRISTLY, b.I/]y. a. Thick' fet 
 
 with briftles. 
 BRISTOL STONE, brls'-t6-ftone. 
 
 f. A kird of foft diamond found in 
 
 a rock near the city of Briftol. 
 BRIT, brlt. f. The name of a fi(h. 
 To BRITE, bri'te. v. n. To grow 
 
 over-ripe ; faid of wheat, barley, 
 
 and hops, 
 BRITTLE, brlt'l. a. Fragile, apt 
 
 to break. 
 BR1TTLENESS, bnt'Ues. f. Apt- 
 
 nc-fs to break. 
 
 BRIZE, bri'ze. f. The gadfly. 
 BROACH, bri'-tfh. f. A fpit. 
 To BROACH, br6'tfh. v. a. To fpit, 
 
 to pierce as with a fpit ; to pierce a 
 
 veflel 'in order to draw the liquor ; 
 
 to open any ftore ; to give out, or 
 
 utter any thing. 
 BROACHER, br&'-tfhur. f. A fpit ; 
 
 an opener, or utterer of any thing. 
 BROAD, bra'd. a. Wide, extended 
 . in breadth ; large; clear, open; grofs, 
 
 coarfe ; obfcene, fulJbme ; bold, not 
 
 delicate, not refijrved. 
 BROAD CLOTH, brad'-cl6ih. f. A 
 
 fine kind of cloth. 
 
 To BROADEN, bra'dn. v. n. To 
 . grow broad. 
 
 BROAD-EYED, bri'd-ide. a. Hav- 
 . ing a wide furvey. 
 BROAD-LEAVED, brad-levd. a. 
 . Having broad leaves. 
 BROADLY, bra'd-ly. ad. In a 
 
 broad manner. 
 BROADNESS, bra'd-nes. f. Breadth, 
 
 extent from fide to fide ; coarfenefs, 
 
 fulfomenef?. 
 BROAD t - SHOULDERED, bra'd- 
 
 iho'i-durd. a. Having a large fpace 
 between the (houlders. 
 BROADSIDE, bra'd-side. f. The 
 
 fide of a Ihip; the volley of (hot 
 
 i fired at once from the fide of a (hip ; 
 a fheet of paper printed on one fide 
 only. 
 
 BROADSWORD, bra'd -s&rd. f. A 
 cutting fword, with a broad blade. 
 
 BROADWISE, bra'd -wlze. ad. 
 According to the direction of the 
 breadth. 
 
 BROCADE, br6-ka'de. f. A filken 
 ftufF variegated. 
 
 BROCADED. br6-ka'-dld. a. Dreft 
 in brocade ; woven in the manner of 
 brocade. 
 
 BROCAGE, bro'-kidzh. f. The gain, 
 gotten by promoting bargains ; the 
 hire giver for any unlawful of- 
 fice ; the trade of dealing in old 
 things. 
 
 BROCCOLI, W>k'-ko ly. f. A fpe- 
 cies of cabbage. 
 
 BROCK, bo.;', f. A badger. 
 
 BROCKET, brok'-kit. f. A red 
 deer, two years old. 
 
 BROGUE, br&'ge. f. Akindoffhoe; 
 a corrupt dialed, 
 
 To BROIDER, broi' dur. v. a. To 
 adorn with figures of necdie-work. 
 
 BROIDERY, broi'-de-ry. f. Em- 
 broidery, flower-work. 
 
 BROIL, broi'l. f. A tumult, a quar- 
 rel. 
 
 To BROIL, broi'l. v. a- To drefs or 
 cook by laying on the coals. 
 
 To BROIL,' broi'l. v. n. To be in 
 the heat. 
 
 BROKE, bro'ke. preter. of BREAK. 
 
 To BROKE, bro'ke. v.n. To con- 
 tract bufinefs for others. 
 
 BROKEN, bro'kn. Part. paff. of 
 BREAK. 
 
 BROKEN-HEARTED, bro'kn- hi'r- 
 tid. a. Having the fpirits crufhed 
 by Briefer fear. 
 
 BROKENLY, bro'kn-ly. ad. With- 
 out any regular feries. 
 
 BROKEN-MEAT, br6'kn-me"t. f. 
 Fragments of meat from the ta- 
 ble. 
 
 BROKER, bro'-kur. f. A factor, 
 one that does bufinefs for another ; 
 one who deals in old houfehold 
 goods; a pimp, a match maker. 
 
 BROKERAGE-, br6'-kur-idzh. f. 
 The ray or reward of a. broker. 
 
 BRON-
 
 B R O 
 
 B R U 
 
 BRONCHIAL, br&n'-kyal. 7 a. Bs- 
 ERONCH1CK, bron'-liik. J longing 
 
 to the throat. 
 
 BRONCHOCELE, bria'-ko-sdl. f. 
 A tumour in the fore pan of the 
 neck. 
 
 BRONCHOTOMY, bron-kot'-to- 
 
 my. f. That operation which opens 
 
 the windpipe by inciiion, to prevent 
 
 fuffbcation. 
 
 BRONTOLOGY, br6n-tol'-to-dzh. 
 
 A difieruuion upon thunder. 
 BRONZE, bro'nze. f. Brafs ; a 
 
 medal. 
 BROOCH, bro'tfh. f. A jewel, an 
 
 ornament of jewels. 
 To BROOCH, bro'tfh. v. a. To 
 
 adorn with jewels. 
 
 To BROOD, bro'd. v. n. To fit 
 
 on eggs, to hatch them ; to cover 
 
 chickens under the wing ; to watch, 
 
 . or confider any thing anxioufly ; to 
 
 mature any thing by care. 
 To BROOD, bro'd. v. a. To che- 
 
 rifh by care, to hatch. 
 BROOD, bro'd. f. Offspring, pro- 
 geny; generation; a hatch, the 
 number hatched at once ; the act 
 of covering che eggs. 
 BROODY, bro-dy. a. In a (late of 
 
 fitting on the eggs. 
 
 BROOK, bio'k. f. A running wa- 
 ter, a rivulet. 
 To BROOK, brok. v. a. To bear, 
 
 to endure. 
 To BROOK, brok. v. n. To en 
 
 dure, to be content. 
 EROOKLIME, brok-lime. f. A 
 
 fort of water fpeed well, an herb. 
 BROOM, bro'm. f. A fhrub ; a be- 
 fom fo called from the matter o 
 which it is made. 
 BROOMLAND, bro'm -land. f. Land 
 
 that bears broom. 
 BROOMSTAFF, bro'm-ftaf. 7 f. The 
 BROOMSTICK, bro'm-flik. J ftafftc 
 
 which the broom is bound. 
 BROOMY, bro-my. a. Full o 
 
 broom. 
 BROTH, bra'ch. f. Liquor in which 
 
 flelh is boiled. 
 BROTHEL, brith'-I'. 
 ROTHELHOUSE,b6th'-Il-hous. 
 1. A bawdy -hcufe. 
 
 BROTHER, bruth'-ur. f. One born 
 of the fame father or mother ; any 
 one clofely united ; any one refem- 
 bling another in manner, form, or 
 profeilion; Brother is ufed, in theo- 
 logical language, for man in general. 
 BROTHERHOOD, bruth'-er-hud. f. 
 The ilate or quality of being a bro- 
 ther ; an affectation of men for any 
 purpofe, a fraternity ; a clafs of 
 men of the fame kind. 
 BROTHERLY, bruth'-er.ly. ad. Na- 
 tural to brothers, fuch as becomes 
 or befeems a brother. 
 BROUGHT, bri'c. Pret. and part. 
 
 paff. of BRING. 
 BROW, brow', f. The arch of hair 
 over the eye ; the forehead ; the 
 general air of the countenance ; the 
 edge of any high place. 
 To BROW, brow', v. a. To limit, 
 
 to edge. 
 To BROWBEAT, brow'-bet. v. a. 
 
 To deprefs with Hern looks. 
 BROWBOUND, brow'- bound, a. 
 
 Crowned. 
 
 BROWS1CK, brow'-sik. a. Dejeded. 
 BROWN, brow'n. a. The name of 
 
 a colour. 
 
 BROWNISH, brow'n-IQi. a. Some- 
 what brown. 
 
 BROWNB1LL, brow'n-bfl. f. The 
 
 ancient weapon of the Englilh foot. 
 
 BROVVNNESS, brow'n nes. f. .A 
 
 brown colour. 
 BROWN STUDY, brow'n-ftud'-y-. f. 
 
 Gloomy meditations. 
 To BROWSE, brow'z. v. a. To 
 
 cat branches or ftuubs. 
 
 To BROWSE, brow'z. v.n. To feed. 
 
 BROWSE, brow'z. f. Branches or 
 
 fhrubs fit for the food of animals. 
 
 To BRUISE, bro'z v. a. To crufli 
 
 or mangle with a heavy blow. 
 BRUISE, bro'z. f. A hurt with 
 
 fomething blunt and heavy. 
 BRUISEWORT, br6'z-wurt. ; f. 
 
 Comfrey. 
 BRUIT, 'bro't. f. Rumour, noife, 
 
 report . 
 To BRUIT, bro't. v. a. To noife 
 
 abroad ; to fpread rumours. 
 BRUMAL, bro'-mal. a. Belonging 
 to the winter. 
 
 BRUNETT,
 
 BUB 
 
 BUG 
 
 BRUNETT, bro'-net'. f. A woman 
 
 with a brown complexion. 
 BRUNT, brunt', f. Shock, vio- 
 lence ; blow, ftroke. 
 BRUSH, bru(h'. f. An inftrument 
 
 for rubbing j a rude affauit, a 
 
 fhock. 
 To BRUSH, brufh'. v. a. To Aveep 
 
 or rub with a brufh ; to ftnke 
 
 with quicknefs ; to paint with a 
 
 brufh. 
 To BRUSH, brufh'. v. n. To move 
 
 with hafte; to fly over, to (kirn 
 
 lightly. 
 BRUSHER, brfh'-6r. f. He that 
 
 ufes a brufti. 
 BRUSHWOOD, brufti' -wud. f. 
 
 Rough, ftirubby thickets. 
 BRUSHY, brufh'-y. a. Rough or 
 
 fhaggy, like a brufh. 
 To BRUSTLE, brus'l. v. n. To 
 
 crackle. 
 BRUTAL, bro'-tal. a. That which 
 
 belongs to a brute ; favage, cruel, 
 
 inhuman. 
 BRUTALITY, bro-tal'-y-ty. f. Sa- 
 
 vagenefs, churlifhnds. 
 To BRUTALIZE, brA'-ta-llze. v. n. 
 
 To grow brutal or favage. 
 To BRUTALIZE, bro'-ta-iUe. f. To 
 
 make brutal. 
 BRUTALLY, bro'-ta!-y. ad. Chur- 
 
 liihly, inhumanly. 
 BRUTE, bro't. a. Senfelefs, un- 
 
 confcious ; favage, irrational ; 
 
 rough, ferocious. 
 BRUTE, bro't. f. A creature with- 
 
 out reafon. 
 
 BRUTENESS, brot-r.es. f. Bru- 
 tality. 
 To BRUTIFY, bro'-ti-fy. v. a. To 
 
 make a man a brute. 
 BRUTISH, bro'-dfli. a. Beflial, 
 
 refembling a bealt ; rough, favage, 
 
 ferocious; grofs, carnal ; ignorant, 
 
 untaught. 
 BRUT1SHLY, bro'.tlfh-ly. ad. In 
 
 the manner of a brute. 
 BRUTlSHNESb, bro'-tlfti-nes. f. 
 
 Brutality, favagenefs. 
 BRYONY, bry'-6-ny. f. A plant. 
 BUB, bub', f. Strong maJi liquor. 
 BUBBLE, bubl'. f. A fmall blad- 
 der of water ; any thing which 
 
 wants folidity and firmnefs ; a 
 cheat, a falfe fhow ; the perfon 
 cheated. 
 
 To BUBBLE, bub'l. v. n. To rife 
 in bubbles ; to run with a gentle 
 noife. 
 
 To BUBBLE, biib'I. v. a. To cheat. 
 
 BUBBLER, t'ul>'-Mur. f. A cheat. 
 
 BUB BY, bub'-by. f. A woman's 
 brealt. 
 
 BUBO, lu'-bo. f. The groin from 
 the bending of the thigh to the 
 fcrotiim : all tumours in that part 
 are called Buboes. 
 
 BUBONOCELE, bu'-bS-no-se'l. f. 
 A rupture in the groin. 
 
 BUBUKLE, bu'-bukJ. f. A red 
 pimple. 
 
 BUCAN1ERS, huk-a-r-^rz. f. A 
 cant word for the privateers or pi- 
 rates of America. 
 
 BUCK, buk<. f. The liquor in which 
 clothes are wafhed ; the clothes 
 waftied in the liquor. 
 
 BUCK, buk'. f. The male of the 
 fallow deer, the male of rabbets 
 anu other animals. 
 
 To BUCK, buk'. v. a. To warn 
 clothes. 
 
 To BUCK, buk'. v. n. To copu- 
 late as bucks and does. 
 
 BUCKBASKET, buk'-baf-klt. f. 
 The baflcet in which clothes are 
 carried to the waih. 
 
 BUCKBEAN, buk'-hen. f. A plant, 
 marfh trefoil. 
 
 BUCKET, buk'-klt. f. The veflel 
 in which water is drawn out of a 
 well ; the veflel in which water is 
 carried, particularly to quench a fire. 
 
 BUCKLE, buk'l. f. A link of me- 
 tal, with a tongue- or catch made 
 to fallen one thing to another ; the 
 liate of the hair crifped and curled. 
 
 To BUCKLE, buk'l. v. a. To fall- 
 en with a buckle; to confine; to 
 curl hair. 
 
 To BUCKLE, buk'l. v. n. To 
 bend, to bow; To buckle to, to 
 apply to; To buckle with, to en- 
 gage with. 
 
 BUCKLER, buk'-h'ir. f. A mield. 
 To BUCKLER, buk'-lur. v. a. To 
 defend ; to protect. 
 
 BUCK-
 
 B U F 
 
 B U L 
 
 SUCKMAST, buk'-mAft. f. The 
 
 fruit or malt of the beech tree. 
 BUCKRAM, buk'rum. f. A fort 
 
 of ftrong linen cloth, ftiffened with 
 
 gum. 
 BUCKSHORN PLANTAIN, buks'- 
 
 horn, plan'-dn. f. A plant. 
 BUCKSKIN, buk'-fHn. f. Leather 
 
 prepared from the flcin of a buck. 
 BUCKTHORN, buk'-ti;6rn. f. A 
 
 tree. 
 BUCKWHEAT, buk'-lnvet. f. A 
 
 plant ; French wheat. 
 BUCOLICK, bu-kol'-ik.-a. Paftoral. 
 BUD, bud', f. The firft (hoot of a 
 
 plant, a germ. 
 To BUD, bud', v. n. To put forth 
 
 young moots, or germs ; to be in 
 
 the bloom. 
 
 To BUD, bud', v. a. To inoculate. 
 To BUDGE, budzh'. v. n. To air. 
 BUDGE, budzh'. a. Stiff, foYmal. 
 BUDGER, bud'-zhur. f. One that 
 
 moves or Itirs. 
 BUDGET, bud'-zhit. f. A bag fuch 
 
 as may be eafily carried ; a ftore, 
 
 or ftock. 
 BUFF, bitf'. f. Leather prepared 
 
 from the flcin of the buffalo, ufed 
 
 for waift behs, pouches, &c. ; a mi- 
 litary coat. 
 
 To BUFF, bur. v. a. To ftrike. 
 BUFFALO, buf-fa-16. f. A kind 
 
 of witd bull or cow. 
 BUFFET, bur-fit, f. A blow with 
 
 the fiit. 
 BUFFET, buf- fit', f. A kind of 
 
 cupboard. 
 To BUFFET, buf'-flt. v. a. To 
 
 box, to beat. 
 To BUFFET, ,buf'-f{:. v. n. To 
 
 play a boxing-match. 
 BUFFETER, buf-fltur.f. A boxer 
 BUFFLE, bufl. f. The fame with 
 
 buffalo. 
 
 To BUFFLE, bufl. v. n. To puz- 
 zle ; to be at a lofs. 
 BUFFLEHEADED, bufi-hcd-ld. a. 
 
 Dull, ftapid. 
 BUFFOON, buf-fo'n. f. A man 
 
 whofe profeflion is to irnke fport 
 
 by low ijells and antick poilure?, a 
 jackpudding ; a raan thru prac'cifes 
 
 indecent raillery. 
 
 BUFFOONERY, buf-fo'n-e-tf. i. 
 The practice of a buffoon ; low 
 jefls, fcurrile mirth. 
 
 BUG, bug', f. A ftinking infeft, 
 bred in old houfehold rtuff. 
 
 BUGBEAR, bug'-bere. f. A fright- 
 ful objeft, a falfe terrour. 
 
 BUGG1NESS, biig'-gl-n^s. f. Th< 
 flate of being infecled with bugs. 
 
 BUGGY, bug'-gy. a. Abounding 
 with bugs. 
 
 BUGGY, bug'-gy. f* A two-wheeled 
 carriage. 
 
 BUGLE, bu'gl. f. A (hining bead 
 of glafs ; a plant ; a bull. 
 
 BUGLE, bu'gl. 7 f . A 
 
 BUG DEHORN, bu'gl-horn. J hunt- 
 ing'horn. 
 
 BUGLOSS, bu'-glos. f. The herb 
 oxtongue. 
 
 To BUILD, bild'. v. n. To make 
 a fabrick, or an edifice ; to raife 
 any thing on a fupport or foundation. 
 
 To BUILD, Mid', v. n. To depend 
 on, to reft on. 
 
 BUILDER, bll'-dur. f. He that 
 bui!ds, an architect. 
 
 BUILDING, b!l'-ding. f. A fa- 
 brick, an edifice. 
 
 BUILT, bllt'. The preter. and part.- 
 of BUILD. 
 
 BUILT, Wit', f. The form, the 
 ftruclure. 
 
 BULB, bdlb'. f. A round body, or 
 root. 
 
 BULBACEOUS.bul ba'-Ms.a. Th<i 
 fame with BULBO~US. 
 
 BULBOUS, bul'-bus. a. Contain- 
 ing bulbs. 
 
 To BULGE, bul'dzh. v. R. To take 
 in water, to founder ; to jut out. 
 
 BULIMY, bu'-ly-my. f. A dtfeafe in 
 which the ftomach is continually 
 craving food. 
 
 BULK, bulk', f. Magnitude, fize, 
 quantity ; the grois, the n;i_prity : 
 main fabrick ; a part of a building 
 jutting out. 
 
 BULKHEAD, bulk'-hed.f. A parti- 
 tion made acrofs a fhip with boards* 
 
 BULK1NESS, bui'-ki ne-s. f. Great- 
 nefs of Mature, or fize. 
 
 BULKY, bu:'-kv. a. Of great fize 
 or liature. 
 
 R BULL.
 
 BUM 
 
 BUN 
 
 BtJLL, bfil'. f. The' male of black 
 cattle ; in the fcriptural fenfc, an 
 enemy, powerful and violent ; one 
 of the twelve figns of the zodiack ; 
 a letter or mandate puolilhed by the 
 pope ; a blunder. 
 
 BULLBAIT1NG, bul'-ha-tlng. f. 
 The fport of baiting bulls with dogs. 
 
 BULL- BEEF, bul'-bef. f. The flem 
 of bulls ; coarfe beef. 
 
 BULL-BEGGAR, bul'-beg-iir. f. 
 Something terrible. 
 
 BULL-CALF, bul'-ka'f. f. A he- 
 calf; a term of reproach applied 
 to a ftupid fellow. 
 
 BULL-DOG, bul'-dog. f. A dog 
 of a particular form, remarkable 
 for his courage. 
 
 BULL-FEAST, bui'-feft. f. A feaft 
 at which armed men encounter bulls. 
 
 BULL-FINCH, bul'-fhufti. f. A 
 fmall finding bird. 
 
 BULL-HEAD, b&l'-hed. f. A flupid 
 fellow 5 the name of a fifh. 
 
 BULL-TROUT, tui'-trout'. f. A 
 large kind of trout. 
 
 BULL-WEED, bui'-wed. f. Knap- 
 weed. 
 
 BULL-WORT, bui'-wurt. f. Bi- 
 ihop's-weed. 
 
 KULLACE, bul'-h's. f. A wild four 
 plum. 
 
 BULLET, bul'-llt. f. A round ball 
 of metal. 
 
 BULLION, bul'-yun. f. Gold or 
 
 ' filver in the lump unwrought. 
 
 BULLITION, bul-HuY-un. f. The 
 ad or (late of boiling. 
 
 BULLOCK, bul'-lulc. f. A young 
 bull. 
 
 BULLY, bul' ly. f. A noify, bluf- 
 tering, quarrelling fellow. 
 
 To BULLY, biV-ly. v. a. To over- 
 bear with noile and threats. 
 
 To BULLY, bul'-ly. v. n. To be 
 noify and quarrelf&me. 
 
 BULRUSH, bal'-rum, f. A large 
 rufh. 
 
 BULWARK, bul'-wurk. f. A for- 
 tification, a citadel; a fecurity. 
 
 To BULWARK, bfir-ivurk. v. a. To 
 ftrengthen with bulwarks. 
 
 BUM, bum', f. The part on which 
 
 " we fit} it is iifcd, in compofuion, 
 
 for any thing mean or low, as bum- 
 bailiff. 
 BUM BAILIFF, bum-ba'-Hf. f. A 
 
 bailiff of the meanelt kind, one 
 
 that is employed in arrefts. 
 BUMBARD, bum-ba'rd. f. Bom- 
 bard. 
 
 EUMBAST, bum-ba'ft. f. Bombafl. 
 BUMBOAT, bum'-bite. f. A fmall 
 
 boat that carries things for fale to 
 
 (hips. 
 BUMP, bump', f. A fwelling, a 
 
 protuberance. 
 To BUMP, bump', v. a. To make 
 
 a loud noiie. 
 BUMPER, bum'-pur. f. A cup 
 
 filled. 
 BUMPKIN, bump'-kln. f. An awk- 
 
 ward heavy ruftick. 
 BUMPK1NLY, bump' - kin -ly. a. 
 
 Having the manner or appearance 
 
 of a clown. 
 BUNCH, buntm'. f. A hard lump, 
 
 a knob; a cluftei ; a number of 
 
 things tied together ; any thing 
 
 bound into a knot. 
 To BUNCH, buntm'. v. n. To 
 
 fwcll out into a bunch. 
 BUNCHBACKED, buntfli'-bakt. a. 
 
 Having bunches on the back. 
 BUNCHINESS, bun'-tmy-nes. f. The 
 
 quality of being bunchy. 
 BUNCHY, bim'-tfhy. a. Growing 
 
 into bunches. 
 BUNDLE, bun'dl. f. A number of 
 
 things bound together ; any thing 
 
 rolled up cylindrically. 
 To BUNDLE, bun'dl. v. a. To tie 
 
 in a bundle. 
 BUNG, bung', f. A Hopple for a 
 
 barrel. 
 
 To BUNG, bung', v. a. To ftop up. 
 BUNGHOLE, rung'-h&e. f. The 
 
 hole at which the barrel is filled. 
 To BUNGLE, bung'l. v. n. To 
 
 perform clumfily. 
 To BUNGLE, bung'l. v. a. To 
 
 botch, to manage clumfily. 
 BUNGLE, bungi. f. A botch, an 
 
 awkwardnefs. 
 BUNGLER, bung'-lur. f. A bad 
 
 workman. 
 BUNGLING LY, bung'-!Ing-ly. ad. 
 
 Clunifily, awkwardly. 
 
 BUNN,
 
 BUR 
 
 BUR 
 
 SUNN, bun', f. A kind of fweet 
 
 bread. 
 BUNT, bunt', f. A fwelling part; 
 
 an increafing cavity. 
 To BUNT, bunt', v. n. To fwell 
 
 out, as a fail. 
 BUNTER, bun'-tur. f. Any low 
 
 vulgar woman 
 BUNTING, bun'-ting. f. The 
 
 name of a bird : a thin fort of fluff". 
 BUOY, bwoy'. f. A piece of cork or 
 
 wood floating, tied to a weight. 
 To BUOY, bwoy'. v. a. Tokeepafloat. 
 To BUOY, bwoy'. v. n. To float, 
 
 to rife by fpecific lightnefs. 
 BUOYANCY, bwoy'-an-fy. f. The 
 
 quality of floating. 
 BUOYANT, bwoy '-ant. a. Which 
 
 will not fink. 
 BUR, bur', f. The prickly feed pod 
 
 of a dock; a ring of iron on atilting- 
 
 hnce. 
 BURBOT, bur'-but. f. A fifli full 
 
 of prickles. 
 BURDELAIS, bur-dMa'. f. A fort 
 
 of grape. 
 BURDEN, bur'dn. f. A load; fome- 
 
 thing grievous ; a birth ; the verfe 
 
 repeated in a fong. 
 To BURDEN, bur'dn. v. a. ,,To 
 
 load, to encomber. 
 
 BURDENER, bui'dn-ur. f. A load- 
 er, an oppreflbur. 
 
 BURDENOUS, bur'dn-us. a. Grie- 
 vous, opprefl^ve; ufclels. 
 BURDENSOME, bur'dn-fum. a. 
 
 Grievous, troublefome. 
 BURDENSOMENESS, bur'dn-fum- 
 
 nes. f. Weight, uneafinefs. 
 BURDOCK, bur'-d6k. f. See DOCK. 
 BUREAU, bu-ro'. f. A chelt of 
 > drawers with a writing board. 
 BURG, bur'-ro. f. See BURROW. 
 BURGAGE, bur'-gldzh. f. A te- 
 nure proper to cities and towns. 
 BURGAMOT, bur-ga-mo.i'. f. A 
 
 fpecies of pear, 
 BURGANET, or BURGONET, 
 
 bur' -go-net, f. A kind of helmet. 
 BURGESS, bur'-dzhes. f. A citizen, 
 
 a freeman of a city ; a reprefenta- 
 
 tive of a town corparate. 
 BURGH, bur'-ro. f. A corporate 
 
 town or burrow* 
 
 BURGHER, bur'-gur. f. One who 
 
 has a right to certain privileges in 
 
 this or that place. 
 BURGHERSHJP, bur'-gur,{h!p. f. 
 
 The privilege of a burgher. 
 BURGLAR, bur'.glar. f. One guilty 
 
 of houfebreaking. 
 BURGLARY, bur'-gla-r. f. Rob- 
 
 bing a houle by night, or breaking 
 
 in with intent to rob. 
 BURGOMASTER, bur'-go.maf-tur. 
 
 f. One employed in the govern- 
 
 ment of a city. 
 
 BURGONET. See BURGANET. 
 BURGOO, bur-go', f. Very thick 
 
 gruel. 
 BURGRAVE, bar'-grave.f. A Ger- 
 
 man vifcount. 
 BURIAL, ber'-ry-al. f. The aft of 
 
 burying, fepulture, interment; the 
 
 aft of placing any thing under 
 
 earth ; the church fervice for funerals. 
 BUR1ER, ber'-ry-ur. f. He that 
 
 buries. 
 
 BURINE, bu'-r!n. f. A graving tooL 
 To BURL, bur'l. v, a. To drefs 
 
 cloth as fullers do. 
 BURL ACE, b'uc'-lafe. f. A fort of 
 
 grape. 
 U 
 
 BURLESQUE, bur-leflc'. a. Jocu- 
 
 lar, tending to raife kughter. 
 BURLESQUE, bur-lefk'. A Ludi- 
 
 crous language. 
 To . BURLESQUE, bur-lifk'. v. .a. 
 
 "To turn to ridicule. 
 BURLETTA, bur-Uc'-ta. a. A m^ 
 , iical farce in which fomc thing is 
 
 burlefqued. 
 BURLINESS, bur'-lf-ne*. f. Bulk, 
 
 hluiter. 
 
 BURLY, but'-ly. a. Great of ftature. 
 To BURN, burn', v.-a. To! con - 
 
 fume with fire ; to wound with fire. 
 To BURN, burn', v. n. To be on 
 
 fire ; to be inflamed with pafilon ; 
 
 to aft as fire. 
 BURN, b&rn'. f. .A hurt caufed by 
 
 fire. 
 BURNER, bur'-nu>. f. A perfoa 
 
 that burns any thinfj. 
 BURNET, bur'.nlt. f. The i*mc 
 
 of a plant. 
 BURNING, burning, f. State of 
 
 inflammation. 
 
 * a BUR-
 
 BUR 
 
 BUS 
 
 BURNING, b6r'-P.Ing. a. Veh- 
 ment, powerful. 
 
 BURNING-GLASS, bur'-m'ng-glas. 
 f. A glafs which collefts die rays 
 of the fun into a narrow compab, 
 and fo ir.creafes their fora:. 
 
 To BURNISH, bur'-nlili. v. a. To 
 poHfh. 
 
 To BURNISH, bur'-rim. v. n. To 
 grow bright or gloffy : to grow, to 
 (pread out. 
 
 BURNISHER, bur'.nlfli-fir. f. The 
 perfon or tool that burnilhes or po- 
 lifhes; the tool with which book- 
 binder* give a glofs to the leaves of 
 books, it is commonly a dog's tooth 
 fet in a ftick. 
 
 BURNT, burnt'. Part. pafl". of BURN. 
 
 $URR, bir'. f. The lobe or lap of 
 the ear ; the round knob of a deer's 
 horn next the head. 
 
 BURREL, btV-dl. f. A fort of 
 pear; an infect. 
 
 BURROW, bir'-rfi. f. A corporate 
 town, that is net a city, but fuch 
 913 fends burgefles to the parlia- 
 ment ; a place fenced or fortified ; 
 the hole made in the ground by 
 a rabbit. 
 
 To BURROW, bur'-ro. v. n. To 
 mine, as rabbits. 
 
 BURSAR, bur'-fur. f. The treafu- 
 rer of a college. 
 
 BUASE, bu.V. f. An exchange 
 where merchants meet. 
 
 Wo BURST, burlt'. v. n. To break, 
 or fly open ; to fly afundcr ; to 
 break away, to fpiing; to come 
 fuddenly ; to begin an action vio- 
 lently. 
 
 To BURST, burlT. v. a. To break 
 fuddenly, to make a quick and 
 violent difruption. 
 
 BURST, burft'. f. A fudden difrap- 
 tion. 
 
 BURST, burft'. 7 Part. a. Dif- 
 
 BURSTEN, birft'n. $ a fed with a 
 hernia or rapture. 
 
 BURSTENNbSS, birft'n-nes. f. A 
 rupture. 
 
 BURSTWORT, burft'-wurt. f. An 
 herb good againft ruptures. 
 
 BURT, burt'. f. A flat fifh pf the 
 tufbot kind. 
 
 BURTHEN, bur'dn. f. See BUR- 
 
 DEN. 
 
 To bURY, bcf'-ry. jr. a. To inter, 
 to put into a grave ; to inter with 
 rites and ceremonies ; to conceal, 
 to hide. 
 
 BURY, ber'-ry. f. The hole made 
 in the ground by a rabbit. A cor- 
 ruption from burrow. 
 
 BURYING-PLACE, ber'-ry-ing- 
 plAie. f. A place appointed for the 
 burial of dead bodies ; a church- 
 yard. 
 
 BUSH, buftV f. A thick Ihrub; a 
 bough of a 'tree fixed up at a, 
 door, to ihcw that liquors arc fold 
 there. 
 
 BUSHEL, bulh'-il. f. A meafure 
 containing eight gallons, a rtrike. 
 
 BUSHINESS, bu(h'-y-nes. f. The 
 quality of being buihy. 
 
 RUSH MENT, bftlh'-ment. f. A 
 thicket. 
 
 BUSHY, bufh'-y. a. Thick, full 
 of fmall branches ; full of bufhes. 
 
 BUSILESS, blz'-zy-les. a. At lei- 
 fure. 
 
 BUSILY, biz'-zy-ly. ad. With hur- 
 ry, actively. 
 
 BUSINESS, bjz'-res. f. Employ- 
 ment, multiplicity of affairs; an 
 affair j the iubjeft of action ; fe- 
 rious engagement; right of action ; 
 a matter or queftinn ; To do one's 
 bufmefs, to kill, deftroy, or ruin 
 him. 
 
 BUSK, bulk', f. A piece of fteel, 
 wood, or whalebone, worn by 
 women to ftrengthen their itays. 
 
 BUSKIN, bk'-kin. f. A kind of 
 half boot, a fhoe which comes to 
 the midleg; a kind of high (hoe 
 worn by trie ancient actors of tra- 
 
 gedy. 
 BUS! 
 
 SK1NED, bu/.klnd. a. Drefled 
 
 in btifkins. 
 
 BUSKY, bus'-ky. a. Woody. 
 BUSS, bus'. {. A kifs, a falute 
 
 with lips ; a boat for fifhing. 
 To BUSS, bus/ v. a. To kifs. 
 BUST, bfciV. f. A ftatue reprefent- 
 
 ing a man to his bread. 
 BUSTARD, bus'-terd. f. A bird, 
 
 the Iar2ctt of the Britilh land fowls. 
 TQ
 
 BUT 
 
 BUT 
 
 To BUSTLE, busl. v. n. To be 
 bufy, to ftir. 
 
 BUSTLE, bus'l. f. A tumult, a hurry. 
 
 BUSTLER, bus'-ltr. f. An adive 
 ftirring man. 
 
 BUSY, biz'-ay. a. Employed with 
 earneftnefs ; buftling, aclive, med- 
 dling. 
 
 To BUSY, bk'-zy. v. a. To em- 
 ploy, to engage. 
 
 BUSYBODY, biz'-zy-bod-y. f. A 
 vain, meddling, fantaftical perfon. 
 
 BUT, but', ccnjunft. Except; yet, 
 neverthelefs ; the particle which 
 introduces the minor of a fyllogifm, 
 now ; only, nothing more than ; 
 than ; not otherwife than ; by no 
 other means than ; if it were not for 
 this; however, howbeit; other- 
 wife than ; even, not longer ago 
 than ; yet it may be objedled ; But 
 for, had not this been. 
 
 BUT, but', f. A boundary. 
 
 BUT-END, but'-end. f. The blunt 
 end of any thing. 
 
 BUTCHER, but'-tftmr. f. One that 
 kills animals to fell their flefli ; 
 one that is delighted with blood. 
 
 To BUTCHER, but'-tfliur. v. a. 
 To kill, to murder. 
 
 BUTCHERLINESS, but'-tfher-ly- 
 nes. f. A butcherly manner. 
 
 BUTCHERLY, but'-tfher-ly. a. 
 Bloody, barbarous. 
 
 BUTCHERY, b^'-tftie-ry. f. The 
 trade of a butcher ; murder, cruel- 
 ty ; the place where blood is fhed. 
 
 BUTLER, but'-lur. f. A fervant 
 employed in furniming the table. 
 
 BUTLERAGE, bat'-lur-idzh. f. The 
 duty on wines imported claimed by 
 the king's butler. 
 
 BUTLERSH1P, but'-lur4h!p. f. The 
 office of a butler. 
 
 BUTMENT, but'-ment. f. That 
 part of the arch which joins it to 
 the upright pier. 
 
 BUTSHAFT, but'-fhaft. f. An ar- 
 row. 
 
 BUTT, bit', f. The place on which 
 the mark to be (hpt at is placed ; 
 the point at which the endeavour 
 is directed ; a man upon whom the 
 company break their jefts j a barrel 
 
 containing one hundred and twenty- 
 fix gallons of wine. 
 
 To Ub'TT, but', v. a. To ftrike 
 with the head. 
 
 BUTTER, but'-tur. f. An unftu- 
 ous fubftance made by agitating 
 the cream of milk, till the oil fe- 
 parates from the whey. 
 
 To BUTTER, but'-tur. v. a. To 
 froear, or oil with butter ; to 
 double the flakes every throw at 
 
 gaming. 
 !U J 
 
 BUTTERBUMP, but'-tur-bump. f. 
 
 A fowl, the bittourn. 
 BUTTERBUR, but'-tur-bur. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 BUTTERFLOWER, but'-tur-flovv- 
 
 ur. f. A yellow flower of May. 
 BUTTERFLY, but'-tur-f)y\ f. A 
 
 beautiful infecl. 
 BUTTER IS, but'-te-rfs. f. An in- 
 
 ftrument of fteel ufed in paring the 
 
 foot of a horfe. 
 BUTTERMILK, but'-tur-mllk. f. 
 
 The whey that h feparated from 
 
 the cream when butter is made. 
 BUTTERPRINT, but'-tur-prlnt. f. 
 
 A .piece of carved wood, ufed to 
 
 mark butter. 
 BUTTERTOOTH, but'-tur-toth. f. 
 
 The great broad foretooth. 
 BUTTERWOMAN, but'-tur-wum- 
 
 un. f. A woman that fells butter. 
 BUTTERWORT, but'-tur-wurt. f. 
 
 A plant, fanicle. 
 BUTTERY, but'-ter-y. a. Having 
 
 the appearance or qualities of butter. 
 BUTTERY, but'-ter-y. f. The 
 
 room where provifion is laid up. 
 BUTTOCK, but'-uk. f. The rump, 
 
 the part near the tail. 
 BUTTON, but'n. f. Any knob or 
 
 bVll ; the bud of a plant. 
 To BUTTON, but'n. v. a. TQ 
 
 drefs to clothe ; to faften with, 
 
 buttons. 
 BUTTONHOLE, but'n-h61e. f. The 
 
 loop in which the button of the 
 
 clothes is caught. 
 BUTTRESS, but'-tres. f. A prop, 
 
 a wall built to fupport another; a 
 
 prop, a fupport. 
 To BUTTRESS, bfct'-trfc. v. a. TQ 
 
 prop, 
 
 BUT-.
 
 B Y 
 
 B Y Z 
 
 BUTYRACEOUS, bu-tl-ra'-fbus. 7 
 
 BUTYROUS, bu-ty'-ms. $ 
 
 z. Having the qualities of butter. 
 
 BUXOM, buk'-fum. a. Obedient, 
 
 obfequious ; gay 
 wanton, iolly. 
 
 lively, brifk ; 
 
 BUXOM LY, buk'-fum-ly. ad. Wan- 
 
 tonly, amoroufly. 
 BUXOMNESS, buk'-fum-res. f. 
 
 Wantonnefs, amoroufnefs. 
 To BUY, by', v. a. To purchafe, 
 
 to acquire by paying a price ; to 
 
 manage by money 
 
 BY -COFFEEHOUSE, by'-kof-fy- 
 
 hous. f. A cotfeehoufe in an ob- 
 
 fcure place. 
 BY-CONCERNMENT, by"-kon- 
 
 fern'-ment f. An affair which is 
 
 not the main bufsnefs, 
 BY-DEPENDENCE, by"-d^- P en'- 
 
 dens. f. Something accidentally 
 
 depending on another 
 BY-DESIGN, by'-de-bi'ne. f. An 
 
 incidental purpofe. 
 BY-END, by'-end'. f. Private inte- 
 
 reft, fecret advantage. 
 
 ! BY-JNTEREijT, by'-Jn'-ter eft. f. 
 that buys I ntfreildillina from 'that of the pub- 
 lick. 
 
 To BUY, by', v. n. To treat about j BY-GONE, bv'-gon. a. Paft. 
 a purchafe. 
 
 "BUYER, bf-ur. f. 
 
 a purchafer. 
 To BUZZ, buz', v. n. To horn, 
 
 to make a no:fe like bees ; to whif- 
 
 per, to prate. 
 To BUZZ, buz', v. a. To whifper, 
 
 to fpread fccretly. 
 BUZZ, buz', l". A hum; a whifper ; 
 
 a talk. 
 BUZZARD, Wz'-zurd. f. A de- 
 
 generate or mean Ipecies of hawk ; 
 
 a blockhead, a dunce. 
 BUZZER, buz'-zur. f. 
 whifperer. 
 
 A fecret 
 
 B y C by.' 7 prep. It notes the agent ; 
 
 *V I by. 3 it notes the inftrunu-nt ; 
 it notes the caufe ; it notes the 
 means by which any thing is per- 
 formed; at, or in, noting place ; 1 BY-SPEECH, by'-fre'tm. f. An 
 
 .1 _ f _r i__ l-tr ... . '.. 
 
 BY-LAW, by'-la'. f. By-laws are 
 orders made for the good of tbofe 
 thru mnko them, farther than the 
 publick law binds. 
 
 B Y - M ATTER, by' -mat-tur. f. Some- 
 thing incidental. 
 
 BY-NAME, by'.name. f. A nick- 
 name. 
 
 BY-PATH, by"- F Aih. f. A private 
 or obfcure path. 
 
 BY-RESPECT, by'-res-peki'. f. Pri- 
 vate end or view. 
 
 BY-ROAD, bf-ro'de. f. An obfcure 
 unfrequented road. 
 
 BY-ROOM, by'-ro'm. f. A private 
 room within. 
 
 it notes the fum of the difference 
 between two things compared ; 
 not later than, noting time ; be 
 fide, noting paflage ; near to, in 
 prefence, noting proximity ; before 
 Himfelf, it notes the abfence of all 
 others; it is the folemn form of 
 fwearing ; at hand; it is ufed in 
 forms of obtefting ; by proxy of; 
 noting fubftitution. 
 
 BY, by', ad. Near, at a fmall dif- 
 tance ; befide, paffing ; in prefence. 
 
 BY AND BY, by'-and-by'. ad. In 
 
 a fhort time. 
 
 '{BY, by', f. Something not the di- 
 X reft and immediate object of re- 
 gard, as by the by. 
 
 incidental or calual fpeech. 
 
 BY-STANDER, by'-llan-dur. f. 
 A looker-on, one unconcerned. 
 
 BY-STREET, by'-ltre't. f. An ob, 
 ic u re itreet. 
 
 BY-VIEW, by'-vu'. f. Private felf- 
 intereiled purpofe. 
 
 BY-WALK, bf-wa'k. f. Private 
 walk, not the main road. 
 
 BY-WAY, by -wa'. f. A private 
 and obfcure way. 
 
 BY-WEST, by-well', a. Weflward, 
 to the weft of. 
 
 BY-WORD, by'-wurd. f. A fay- 
 ing, a proverb ; a term of re- 
 proach. 
 
 BYZANTINE. See
 
 c. 
 
 c 
 
 ;ne ncorews. 
 b-a-Hs'-tl- ") 
 
 a-Hs'-dk. 5 
 
 CAB 
 
 AB,kab'.f. A Hebrew nxeafure, 
 ,> containing about three pints 
 Englifn. 
 
 CABAL, ka-b'il'. f. The fecret fci- 
 ence of the Hebrew rabbins ; a body 
 of men united in fome dole defign ; 
 intrigue. 
 
 To CABAL, kA-bal'. v. n. To form 
 clofe intrigues. 
 
 CABALIST, kab'-a -lift, f. One (killed 
 in the tradit:ons of the Hebrews. 
 
 CABALIS TICAL, kab-a-Hs'-tl- 
 kil. 
 
 CABALTSTICK, kab 
 Something that has .?n occult meaning. 
 
 CABALLER, ka bai'-lur. f. He that 
 engages in clofe dei1gns,an intrigu'er. 
 
 CABALL1NE, ka-tal'-iln. a. Be- 
 longing to a horfe. 
 
 CABARET, kab'-a-ie. f. A tavern. 
 
 CABBAGE, kab'-bidzh. f. A plant. 
 
 To CABBAGE, kab'-bidzh. v. a. 
 To Heal in cutting clothes. 
 
 CABBAGE-TREE, kab'-bldzh-tre. 
 i". A fpccies of palm-tree. 
 
 CABBAGE-WORM, kab'-bidzh- 
 wurm. f. An infedl. 
 
 CABIN, kab'-bln. f. A fmall room; 
 a fmall chamber in a (hip ; a cot- 
 tage, or (mall houfe. 
 
 To CABIN, kib'-lfo. v. n. To 
 live in a cabin. 
 
 To CABIN, Ub' bin. v. a. To con- 
 fine in a cabin. 
 
 CABINED, kab v ^b!nd. a. Belonging 
 to a cabin. 
 
 CABINET, kab'-in-et. f. A fet of 
 boxes or drawers for curiofities ; any 
 place in which things of value are 
 hidden ; a private room in which 
 confutation': are held. 
 
 CABINET-COUNCIL, kab'-!n-et- 
 kou"n-sll. f. A council held in a 
 private manner. 
 5 
 
 CAD 
 
 CABINET-MAKER,kab"-In-et ma'-' 
 
 kur. f. One that makes articles of 
 
 furniture in wood. 
 CABLE, ka'bl. f. The great rope of 
 
 a ihip to which the anchor is fattened. 
 CABLED, ka'bld. a. Bound with a 
 
 cable ; filled up with ornaments 
 
 carved to referable a rope. 
 CACAO, ko'-ko. f.The ndt from 
 
 which chocolate is made. 
 CACHETICAL,ka-kek'-tf-kil. 
 CACHECTlCK,ki kek'-ilk. 
 
 Having an ill habit of body. 
 CACHEXY, ka'-kek fy. L Such * 
 
 ditfemperauire of the humours, as 
 
 hinders nutrition, and weakens the 
 
 vital and animal- functions. 
 CACHiNNATIONA'a-kin-na'-fliun, 
 
 f. A loud laughter. 
 CACKEREL, Hk'-e-rll. f. A filh. 
 To CACKLE, kak'l. v. n. To make 
 
 a noife as a goofe ; fometimes it is 
 
 ufed for the noife of a hen ; to laugh, 
 
 to giggle. 
 CACKLE, kak'l. f. The voice of 
 
 a goofe or fowl. 
 CACKLER, kakMur. f. A fowl that 
 
 cackles : a teltale, a tatler. 
 CACOCHYiMICAL, ka-ko-klm'-l 
 
 ^-k-al. . V 
 
 CACOCHYMICK,H ko kirn'- Ik ) 
 
 a. Having the humours corrupted. 
 CACOCHYMY, ka-kok'.y-m^. f. 
 
 A depravation of the humours from 
 
 a found (late. 
 CACOPHONY, ka-kof-fo ny-. f. A 
 
 bad found of words. 
 To CACUMINATE.ka-ku.'-Tr.i-nute, 
 
 v. a. To make (harp or pyramidal. 
 CADAVEROUS, ka-dav'--rus. a. 
 
 Having the appearance of a dead 
 
 carcafs. 
 CADDIS, kad'-dls. f. A kind of tape 
 
 or ribbon ; a kind of worm or grub. 
 CADE,
 
 C A K 
 
 C A L 
 
 CADE, ka'de. a. Tame, foft, as a 
 cade lamb. 
 
 CADE, ka'de. f. A barrel. 
 
 CADENCE, ka'-dens. 7 f. Fall, 
 
 CADENCY, ka'-d6n-f y . } (late of 
 finking, decline ; the fall of the 
 voice; the flow of verfes, or pe- 
 riods; the tone or found. 
 
 CADENT, ka'-dent. a. Falling down. 
 
 CADET, ka-det'. f. The younger 
 brother ; the youngeft brother ; a 
 volunteer in the army, who ferves 
 in expectation of a commiffion. 
 
 CADGER, kodzh'-ur. f. A huckftcr. 
 
 CADI, ka'-dy. f. A magiftme a- 
 mong the Turks. 
 
 CADILLACK, ka-dll'-lik. f. A 
 fort of pear. 
 
 C^ECIAS, fe-'-fy.as. f. A wind from 
 the north-eafl. 
 
 C^SAREAN. See GESAREAX. 
 
 C^SURA, f^-to'-ia. f. A figure in 
 poetry, by which a fhort fyllable 
 after a complete foot is made long ; 
 a paufe in verfe. 
 
 CAFTAN, kaf'-tia. f. A Perfian 
 veft or garment, 
 
 CAG, kig'. f. A barrel or wooden 
 veflfel, containing four or five gallons. 
 
 CAGE, ka'dzh. f. An enclofure of 
 twigs or wire, in which birds are 
 kept ; a place for wild beafts ; a 
 prifon for petty malefactors. 
 
 To CAGE, ka'dzh. v. a. To enclofe 
 in a cage. 
 
 CAIMAN, ka'-man. f. The Ame- 
 rican name of a crocodile. 
 
 To CAJOLE, ka-dzh6'le. v. a. To 
 flatter, to footh. 
 
 CAJOLER, ka-dzh6'.lur. f. A flat- 
 terer, a wheedler. 
 
 CAJOLERY, ka-dzh6'-!c-ry. C Flat- 
 tery. 
 
 CAISSON, ki-s6'n. f. A cheft of 
 bombs or powder, laid in the ene- 
 mies way, to be fired at their ap- 
 proach ; a wooden cafe in which 
 the piers of bridges are built within 
 the water. 
 
 CAITIFF, ka'-tff. f. A mean vil- 
 Jain, a defpicable knave. 
 
 CAKE, ka'ke. f. A kir,d of deli- 
 cate bread ; any thing of a form 
 .rather flat than high. 
 
 To CAKE, ka'ke. v. n. To harden 
 as dough in the oven. 
 
 CALABASH, kal'-a-balh. f. A fpe- 
 cies of a larger gourd. 
 
 CALABASH TREE, kal'-a-bafh- 
 trd". f. A tree the (hells of the fruic 
 of which are ufed by the negroes (or 
 cups, as alfo for inltruments ot mufick . 
 
 CALAMANCO, kaU-mank'-6. f. 
 A kind of woollen ftuff. 
 
 CALAM1NE, kal'-a-mine. f. An ore- 
 of zink, which, being mixed with 
 copper, makes brafs. 
 
 CALAMINT, kal'-a.mlnt. f. The 
 name of a plant. 
 
 CALAMITOUS, ka-lam'-l-tus. a. 
 Miferable, involved in diilrefs, un- 
 happy, wretched. 
 
 CALAMfTOUSNESS, ki-lam' i- 
 tuf-nes. f. Mifery, diftrefs. 
 
 CALAMITY, ki-lasn'-I-cy. f. Mif- 
 fortune, caufe of mifery. 
 
 CALAMUS, kal'-a-mus. f. A fort 
 of reed, or fweet-fcented wood, men- 
 tioned in Scripture. 
 
 CALASH, ka-lafh'. f. A fmall car- 
 riage of pleafure ; a covering for the 
 head. 
 
 CALCAREOUS, kal-ka'-ry-us. a. 
 Partaking of the nature of calx, of 
 lime. 
 
 CALCAVELLA, kal-ka-veT-Ia. f. 
 See CARCAVELLA. 
 
 CALCEATED, kii'-fe-u- lid. a. 
 Shod, fitted with Jhoey. 
 
 CALCEDONIUS, kil fe-ci<Y mu<. ? 
 
 CALCEDONY, kAl'-fe-dua-ny. J 
 f. A kind 1 of precious ftone. 
 
 To CALCINATE, kal'-fy-nate. See 
 To CALCINE. 
 
 CALCINATION, kil-fy-na'-fhun. 
 f. Such a management of bodies 
 by fire, or an acid, as renders them 
 reducible to powder; chymical pul- 
 verization. 
 
 CALC1NATORY, kar-:<!n-r,a-tur-y\ 
 f. A veffcl ufed in calcination. 
 
 To CALCINE, kal-sl'ne. v. a. To 
 burn in a fire to a calx, or fub- 
 ftance eafily reduced to powder ; 
 to burn up. 
 
 To CALCINE, kil-sl'ne. v. n. To 
 become a calx. 
 
 To CALCULATE, kai'-k'a-late.v. a. 
 Ta
 
 C A L 
 
 C A L 
 
 .To compute, to reckon ; to adjuft, 
 to projeft for any certain end. 
 
 CALCULATION, kal-ku-ll'-Mn. 
 f. A practice, or manner of rec- 
 koning, the art of numbering ; the 
 refultof arithmetical operation. 
 
 CALCULATOR, kal'-ku-la-tur. f. 
 A computer. 
 
 CALCULATORY, kil"-ku-la- 
 tur'-y. a. Belonging to calculation. 
 
 CALCULE, kal'-kul. f. Reckon- 
 ing, compute. Obfolete. 
 
 CA1.CULOSE, kal'-ku-16fe. ") a. 
 
 CALCULOUS, kar-ku-lus. 5 Stony, 
 gritty. 
 
 CALCULUS, kal'-ku-lus. f. The 
 ftone in the bladder. 
 
 CALDRON, ka'1-dran. f. A pot, 
 a boiler, a kettle. 
 
 CALECHE, The fame with CALASH. 
 
 CALEFACTIGN, kai'-e-fak'-(hun 
 f. The at of heating any thing ; 
 the ftate of being heated. 
 
 CALEFACTIVE, kal-e fak'-tlv. a. 
 That which makes any thing hot, 
 heating. 
 
 CALEFACTORY, kal-e-fak'-tur-y. 
 a. That which heats. 
 
 To CALEFY, kAl'-e-fy. v. n. To 
 grow hot, to be heated. 
 
 To CALEFY, kal'-e-fy. v. a. To 
 make hot. 
 
 CALENDAR, kal'-In-dur. f. A re- 
 gifter of the year, in which the 
 months, and dated times, are mark- 
 ed, as feftivals and holidays. 
 
 To CALENDER, kal'-In-dur. v. a. 
 To drefs cloth. 
 
 CALENDER, kal'-In-dur. f. A hot 
 prefs, a prefs in which clothiers 
 linooth their cloth ; a turkiih men- 
 dicant friar ; a calendrer. 
 
 CALENDRER, kal'-in-drur. f. The 
 perfon who calenders. 
 
 CALENDS, kal'-endz. f. The fir ft 
 day of every month among the 
 Romans. 
 
 CALENTURE, kal'-fn-t&r. f. A 
 diltemper in not climates, wherein 
 they imagine the fea to be green 
 fields. 
 
 CALF, ka'f. f. The young of a 
 cow ; the thick, plump, bulbous 
 part of the leg. 
 
 CALIBER, kal'-y. bur. f. The bore, 
 the diameter 1 of the barrel of a gun. 
 
 CALICE, kal'-is. f. A cup, a chalice. 
 
 CALICO, kai'-y-ko. f- An Indian 
 ftuffmade of cotton. 
 
 CALID, kal'-ld. a. Hot, burning. 
 
 CALIDITY, ki-Hd'-di-iv. C Heat. 
 
 CALJF, IWM Jf. A title af 
 
 CALIPH, j Ka ' [IL I fumed by the 
 fucceffors of Mahomet among the 
 Saracens. 
 
 CALIGATION, kal-y-ga-fhin. f. 
 Darknefs, cloadinefs. 
 
 CALIG1NOUS, ka-lidzh': nas. a. 
 Obfcure, dim. 
 
 CALIGINOUSNESS, ka-lldzh'-y- 
 nuf-nes. f. Darknefs. 
 
 CALIGRAPHY, ka-lig'-gra-fy. f. 
 Beautiful writing. 
 
 CALIVER, kil'-y-vur. f. A hand- 
 gun, an arquebufe, an old mufket. 
 
 To CALK, ka'k. v. a. To Hop the 
 leaks of a ftip. 
 
 CALKER, ka'-kur. f. The work- 
 man that flops the leaks of a fhip. 
 
 To CALL, ka'l. v. a. To name; to 
 fummcn or invite ; to convoke ; 
 to furnmon judicially ; in the theo- 
 logical fenfe, to infpire with ar- 
 dour of piety ; to invoke, to ap- 
 peal to; to proclaim, to publim; 
 to excite, to put in aclion, to bring 
 into view j to ftigmatize with fome 
 opprobrious denomination ; To call 
 back, to revoke; To call in, to re 
 fume any thing that is in other hand*; 
 To call over, to read aloud a lift or 
 mufter-roll ; To call out, to chal- 
 lenge. 
 
 To CALL, ka'l. v. n. To make a 
 fhort vitit ; To call upon, to repeat 
 folemnlv, to implore. 
 
 CALL, ka'l. f. A voqal addrefs ; 
 requifition ; divine vocation ; fum- 
 mons to true religion ; an impulfc ; 
 authority, command; a demand, 
 a claim ; an inftrument to call 
 birds j calling, vocation, employ- 
 ment ; a nomination ; a Ihort vifif, 
 
 CALLING, ka'1-lfcig. f. Vocation, 
 
 profeffion, trade ; proper flation, 
 
 or employment ; clafs of perfons 
 
 s united
 
 C A L 
 
 united by the fame employment or 
 profefik.n ; divine vocation, invi- 
 tation o the true religion. 
 
 CALLIPERS, kil'.ty-pcrz. f. Com- 
 pafles with bowed (hanks. 
 
 CALLOSITY. kal-16s' s{-ty. f. A 
 kind of fwelling without pain. 
 
 CALLOUS, kil'-lus. a. Hardened, 
 infenfiWe. 
 
 CALLOUSNESS, kal'-luf-nes. f. 
 Induration of the fibres; mfenfi- 
 bilily. 
 
 CALLOW, Hi'-Jo. a. Uofledgtd, 
 naked, wanting feathers. 
 
 CALLUS, kai'-lus. f. An irdqra- 
 tion of the libres; the hard fub- 
 ftance by which broken bones are 
 united. 
 
 CALM, ka'm. a. Quiet, ferene; 
 undiflurbed, unruffled. 
 
 CALM, ki'm. f. Serenity, ftill- 
 nefs ; quiet, repofe. 
 
 To CALM, ka'm. v. a. To Aill, 
 to quiet; to pacify, to appeaie. 
 
 CALMER, ka'm-ur. f. The perfon 
 or thing which has the power of 
 giving quiet. 
 
 CALMLY, U'm ly. ad. Without 
 florins, or violence ; withgut paf- 
 fions, quietly. 
 
 CALMNESS, ki'm-ncs. f. Tran- 
 quillity, ferenity ; mildnefs, iree- 
 dom from paffion. 
 
 CALOMEL, kal'.i-mel. f. Mer- 
 cury fix times fublimed. 
 
 CALORIFICK,kil-Vrir-ik. a. That 
 which has the quality of producing 
 heat. 
 
 CALOTTE, ka-l6t'. f. A cap or coif. 
 
 CALOYER, ki-loy'-ur. f. A monk 
 of the Greek church. 
 
 CALTROP, kii'-tr&p. f. An in- 
 ftrument made with foqr fpikes, fo 
 that whichever way it falls to the 
 ground, one of them points up- 
 right; a plant mentioned in \r- 
 gU's Georgick, under the name of 
 tribulus. 
 
 To CALVE, kaV. v. n. To bring 
 forth a calf, fpoken of a cow. 
 
 CALVINISM, kil'-vln-lzm. f. The 
 dodlrines held by Calvin. 
 
 CALV1NIST, kil'-vln-ift. f. A 
 fpllower of Calvin, 
 
 il-vla-ls'-ty'-l 
 
 l-vJn.L'-tik.) 
 
 CAM 
 
 CALVlNISTiCAL,kal-via Is'-ty- 
 
 kit. 
 
 CALVINISTICK, kal- 
 a. Relating to calvinifm. 
 
 CALUMET, kal'-U-met. f. An 
 American tobacco-pipe, the fymbol 
 of peace. 
 
 To CALUMNIATE, ki-lum'-ny-ate. 
 v. n. To accufe falfely. 
 
 To CALUMNIATE, ka-lum'-nv-ate. 
 v. a. To ilander. 
 
 CAI L MMATION, ka-luin-ny-a'. 
 ihun. f. A malicious and falfe re- 
 prt-fentation of words or aclions. 
 
 CALUMNIATOR, ka lum'-ny-i-tur. 
 f. A forger of accufation, a fianderer. 
 
 CALUMNIOUS. ka-liW-ny-.us. a. 
 Slanderous, falfely reproachful. 
 
 CALUMNY, ka! -um-nj 1 -. f. Slan- 
 der, falfe charge. 
 
 CALX, kalk's. f. Any thing ren- 
 dered reducibleto powder by burning. 
 
 CALYCLE, kal'-ikl. f. A fmall 
 bud of a plant. 
 
 CAMAIEU, kA-ma'-yu. f. A ftone 
 with various figures and reprefenta- 
 tions of landfkips, formed by nature. 
 
 CAMBER, kam'-bur. f. A piece of 
 timber cut arch- wife, 
 
 CAMBERING, kam'-bur-Ing. a. 
 Arched. 
 
 CAM BRICK, kam'-bnk. f. A kind 
 of fine linen. 
 
 CAME, ki'me. The preterite of 
 LOME. 
 
 CAMEL, kam'-H. f. A bead of 
 burden. 
 
 CAMELOPARD, kam'-e-l6-pard. f. 
 An animal taller than an elephant, 
 but not fo thick. 
 
 CAMELOT.7,, , ,t, C f. A kind 
 
 CAMLET, j kam - ht - ( offtufF 
 originally rnade by a mixture of 
 filk and camels hair ; it is now 
 made with wool and filk. 
 
 CAMERA OBSCURA, kam'-e-ra- 
 6b-(ku"-ri. f. An optical machine 
 ufed in a darkened chamber/, fo 
 that, the light coming only through 
 a double convex glafs, objects op- 
 pofite are represented inverted. 
 
 CAMERADE, kum'-rade. f. A 
 bofom companion. See COM- 
 RADE.
 
 CAN 
 
 CAN 
 
 CAMERATED, Hm'-er-a.tfd. a. 
 
 Arched ; roofed flopewife. 
 CAMERATION, kam-er-a'-lhim. f. 
 
 A vaulting or arching. 
 C AMIS ADO, kam-y-sa'-do. f. An 
 
 attack made in the dark, on which 
 
 occafion they put their Ihirts outward. 
 CAMISATED, kam'-y-sa-tld. a. 
 
 Dreffed with the fhirt outward. 
 CAMLET, kam'-H;. f. See CA M E- 
 
 LOT. 
 
 CAMMOCK, kam'-muk. f. An 
 
 herb, petty whin, or reltharrow. 
 CAMOMILE, kim'-m&-mi!e. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 CAMP, kaap'. <" The order of 
 
 tents, placed by armies when they 
 
 keep the field. 
 To CAMP, kamp'. v. n. To lodge 
 
 in tents. 
 CAMPAIGN, kim-pa'ne. f. A large, 
 
 open, level tracl of ground ; the 
 
 time for which any army keeps the 
 
 field. 
 CAMPANIFORM, klm-pan'-ny- 
 
 form. a. A term ufed of flowers, 
 
 which are in the (hape of a bell. 
 CAMP ANUL ATE, karn-pan'-u-late. ' 
 
 a. Campaniform. 
 CAMPESTRAL, kam-peV-tral. a. 
 
 Growing in fields. 
 CAMPH1RE, kam'-fyr. f. A kind 
 
 of refm produced by a chymical 
 
 procefs from the camphire tree. 
 CAMPHIRE-TREE, kam'-fyr-tre\ 
 
 f. The tree from which camphire 
 
 is extracted. 
 To CAMPHORATE, kim'-fd-rate. 
 
 v. a. To impregnate with camphor. 
 .CAMPHORATE, kam'-f&-rlce. a. 
 
 Impregnated with camphire. 
 CAMPION, kam'-pvun. f. A plant. 
 CAMUS, ka'-mus. f. A thin drefs 
 
 anciently worn. 
 CAN, kan'. f. A cup. 
 To CAN, kan'. v. n. Pret. COULD. 
 
 To be able, to have power : it ex- 
 
 prefles the potential mood, as I can 
 
 CANAILLE, ka-nal'. f. The low- 
 eft people. 
 
 CANAL, ka-nai'. f. A bafon of 
 water in a garden ; any courfe of 
 water made by art; a palTage 
 
 through which any of the jukes of 
 
 the body flow. 
 CANAL-COAL, ken'-nii-k&e. f. 
 
 A fine kind of coal. 
 CANALICUDATED, kin-a-llk'-u- 
 
 Ja-tld. a. Made like a pipe or 
 
 gutter. 
 CANARY, ka-na'-ry. f. Wine brought 
 
 from the Canaries, fack. 
 To CANARY, ka-nu -ry. v. n. To 
 
 dance, to frolick. 
 CANARY-BIRD, ka-na'-ry-burd. f. 
 
 An excellent finging bird. 
 To CANCEL, kan'-sil. v. a. To 
 
 crofs a writing ; to efface, to obli- 
 terate in general. 
 CANCELLATED, kan'-fel-la-tid. 
 
 a. Crofs-barred. 
 CANCELLATlON,kan-fel-la'-{hun. 
 
 f. An expunging or wiping out of 
 
 an inftrument. 
 CANCER, kan'- fur. f. A crabfifh ; 
 
 the fign of the fummer folllice $ a 
 
 virulent fwelling, or fore. 
 To CANCER ATE, kan'- fe- rate. v. n. 
 
 To become a cancer. 
 CANCER ATJON, kan-fe-ra'-mun. 
 
 f. A growing cancerous. 
 CANCEROUS, kan'-fe-rus. a. Hav- 
 ing the virulence of a cancer. 
 
 CANCEROUSNESS, kan'-fe-ruf- 
 
 nes. f. The ftate of being cancerous. 
 CANCRINE, kan'-krlne. a. Hav* 
 
 ing the qualities of a crab. 
 CANDENT, kan'-dent. a. Hot, of 
 
 a white heat. 
 CANDICANT, kan' dy-kant. a. 
 
 Growing white. 
 CANDID, kan'-did. a. White; 
 
 fair, open, ingenuous. 
 CANDIDATE, kan'-dl det. f. A 
 
 competitor, one that folicits ad- 
 vancement. 
 
 CADIDLY, kan'-dJd-ly. ad. Fair- 
 ly, ingenuoutly. 
 CAND1DNESS, kan' did-nes. f. 
 
 Ingenuoufnels, opennefs of temper. 
 To CAND1FY, kan'-dl fy. v. a. 
 
 To make white. 
 CANDLE, kand'l. f. A light made 
 
 of wax or tallow, furrounding a 
 
 wick of flax or cotion. 
 CANDI.EEERRY-TREE, kindl- 
 
 ber-iy-tre'. f. Sweet-uiUow. 
 
 CANDLE-
 
 CAN 
 
 CAN 
 
 CANDLEHOLDER, kandl-ho'1-dur. 
 f. He that holds the candle. 
 
 CANDLELIGHT, kind'i-Ute. f. 
 
 The light of a candle. 
 
 CANDLEMAS, kind'i-mus.f. The 
 
 feart of the purification of the file/T- 
 ed Virgin, which was formerly 
 celebrated with many lights in 
 churches. 
 
 CANDLESTICK, kind'i-nik. f. 
 
 The inftrument that holds candles. 
 CANDLESTUFF, kand'i-ltuf. f. 
 
 Greafe, tallow. 
 CANDLEWASTER, kindl-waT-lur. 
 
 f. A fpendthrift. 
 CANDOCK, kan'-dok. f. A weed 
 
 that grows in rivers. 
 CANDOUR, kan'-dir. f. Sweet- 
 
 nefs of temper, purity of mind, 
 
 ingenuoufnefs. 
 To CANDY, kin'-dy. v. a. To 
 
 conferve with fugar ; to form into 
 
 congelations. 
 To CANDY, kin'-dy. v. n. To 
 
 grow congealed. 
 CANE, ka'ne. f. A kind of flrong 
 
 reed ; the plant which yields the 
 
 fugar; a lance ; a reed. 
 To CANE, ka'ne. v. a. To beat 
 
 with a cane or ftick. 
 CANESCENT, ka-nes'-sent. a. 
 
 Growing -white or old ; hoary. 
 CANICULAR, ka nJk'-ular. a. Be- 
 
 longing to the dog-lhr. 
 CANINE, kl-nrne. a. Having the 
 
 properties of a idop. 
 CANISTER, kan'-If-t5r. f. A fmall 
 
 bafkct ; a Imall veflel in which any 
 
 thing is laid up ; a box for tea. 
 CANKER, kingk'-kur, f. A worm 
 
 that preys upon, and deftroys fruits; 
 
 a fly that preys upon fruits ; any 
 
 thing that corrupts or confumes ; 
 
 an eating or corroding humour ; 
 
 corrofion, virulence 5 a difeafe in 
 
 trees. 
 To CANKER, kingk'-kur. v. n. To 
 
 grow corrupt. 
 To CANKER, kangk'-kur. v. a. To 
 
 corrupt, to corrode; to Jnfeift, to 
 
 pollute. 
 CANKERBIT, kingk'-ur.H:. part. 
 
 ad. Bilten with an envenomed 
 
 tooth. 
 
 CANNABINE, kan'-na-bine. a. 
 Hempen. 
 
 CANNIBAL, kan'-ny-bal. f. A 
 man-eater. 
 
 CANNIBALLY, kan'-py-bii-y. ad. 
 In the manner of a cannibal. 
 
 CANN1PERS, kan'-ni-purz. f. Cal- 
 lipers. 
 
 CANNON, kan'-nun.f. A gun larger 
 than can be managed by the hand. 
 
 CANNON-BALL, kan'-nun-ba'I. 
 
 CANNON-SHOT, kan'-nun-fhit'. 
 f. The balls which are mot fron: 
 great guns. 
 
 To CANNONADE, kan-nu-na'de. 
 v. n. To play the great guns ; to 
 attack or batter with cannon. 
 
 To CANNONADE, kan-no-ra'de. 
 v. a. To fire upon with cannon. 
 
 CANNON1ER, kan-no-ne'r. f. The 
 engineer that manages the cannon. 
 
 CANNOT, kan'-not. v. n. A word 
 compounded of can and not, noting 
 inability. 
 
 CANOA,7,, ,, JC. A boat 
 
 CANOE,J kanno - tmadebycut- 
 ting the trunk of a tree into a hol- 
 low veflel. 
 
 CANON, kan'-un. f. A rule, a 
 law ; law made by ecclefiaftical 
 councils ; the books of Holy Scrip- 
 ture, or the great rule ; a digni- 
 tary in cathedral churches ; a large 
 fort of printing letter. 
 
 CANONESS, kan'-un-nes. f. In po- 
 pi(h countries, a woman enjoying a 
 canonry after the manner of a fecular 
 canon. 
 
 CANONICAL, ki'-non'-y-kal. a. 
 According to the canon ; confti- 
 tuting the canon ; regular, ftated, 
 fixed by ecclefiaftical laws ; fpiri- 
 tual, ecclefialHcal. 
 
 CANONICALLY, ka-non'-y-kal-v. 
 ad. In a manner agreeable to the 
 canon. 
 
 CANONICALNESS, ka'-ron'-- 
 kal-nes. f. The quality of being 
 canonical. 
 
 CANONICALS, kA n6n'-^Tca1z. f. 
 The officiating drels of the eftabiilhed 
 clergy. 
 
 ANONIST, kan'-6n-rjft. f. A 
 profcffor of the canon law. 
 
 CAN-
 
 CAN 
 
 CAP 
 
 CANONIZATION, kin.n6-n>*-za'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of declaring a 
 faint. 
 
 To CANONIZE, kan'-no-nlze. v.a. 
 To declare any one a faint. 
 
 CANONRY, kan'-un-ry. 7 f. An 
 
 CANONSHIP, kan'-un-fhip. j eccle- 
 fiaftical benefice in fome cathedral or 
 collegiate church. 
 
 CANOPIED, kan'-6-pyd. a. Co- 
 vered with a canopy. 
 
 CANOPY, kan'-6-py. f. A cover- 
 ing fpread over the head. 
 
 To CANOPY, kan'-o-py. v. a. To 
 cover with a canopy. 
 
 CANOROUS, ka-no'-rus. a. Mu- 
 fical, tuneful. 
 
 CANT, kant'. f. A corrupt diaka 
 ufed by beggars and vagabonds ; a 
 form of fpeaking peculiar to fome 
 certain clafs or body of men ; a 
 whining pretenfion to goodnefs ; 
 barbarous jargon ; auction. 
 
 To CANT, kant'. v. n. To talk 
 in the jargon of particular profef- 
 fions ; to ipeak with a particular tone. 
 
 To CANT, kant'. v. a. To tofs-or 
 fling away. 
 
 CANTATA, kan-ta'-ta. f. A fong, 
 in which recitatives, airs, and diffe- 
 rent movements are intermixed. 
 
 CANTAT10N, kan-ta'-fhun. f. The 
 aft of finging. 
 
 CANTER, kin'-tur. f. A -hypo- 
 crite ; a inert gallop. 
 
 CANTERBURYGALLOP, kan'-ter- 
 ber y-gal'-Iup. f. A canter. 
 
 CANTHAR1DES, kdn-tMr'-y-dez. 
 f. Spanifh flies, ufed to raife blifters. 
 
 CANTHUS, kan'-tfeus. f. The cor- 
 ner of the eye, 
 
 CANTICLE, kan'-tik!. f. A fong ; 
 the Song of Solomon. 
 
 CANTLE, kant'l. f. A piece with 
 corners. 
 
 To CANTLE, kan'tl. v. a. To cut 
 in piece?. 
 
 CANTLETr kant'-lit. f. A piece, 
 a fragment. 
 
 CANTO, kan'-t6. f. A book or 
 feclion of a poem. 
 
 CANTON, kin'- tin. f. A fmall 
 parcel or divifion of land ; a fmall 
 community, or clan. 
 
 To CANTON, kun'-tun. v. a. To 
 
 divide into little parts. 
 ToCANTONIZE, kan'-to-nize. v. .. 
 
 To parcel out into fmal! divifions. 
 CANTRED, kan'-turd. f. A divifion 
 
 of a county, the fame as a hundred. 
 CANVASS, kan'-vis. f. A kind of 
 
 cloth woven for feveral ufes ; feli- 
 
 citation upon an election. 
 To CANVASS, kan'-vas. v. a. To 
 
 fift, to examine ; to debate, 10 con- 
 
 trovert. 
 To CANVASS, kJn'-vis. v. n. To 
 
 folicit. 
 CANY, ka'-ny. a. Full of canes, 
 
 confifting of canes. 
 CANZONET, kan-zo.net'. f. A 
 
 little fong^ 
 CAP, kap'. f. The garment that 
 
 covers the head ; the enfign of the 
 
 cardinalate ; the topmoft, the higk- 
 
 eft ; -a reverence made by uncover- 
 
 ing the head. 
 To CAP, kap'. v. a. To cover on 
 
 the top ; to fnatch off the cap ; To 
 
 cap verfe5, to name alternately 
 
 verfes beginning wit'u a particular 
 
 letter. 
 
 CAP A x PE\ 7 , , , 
 CAP A^PIE\j ^P^-P^ 
 
 head to foot. 
 CAP-PAPER, kap'-pa pur. f. 
 
 fort of coarfe brownifh paper. 
 CAPABILITY, ka-pa-btl'-y-i^. 
 
 Capacity. 
 CAPABLE, ka'-pabl. a. Endued 
 
 with powers equal to any particular 
 
 thing ; intelligent, able to under- 
 
 ftand ; capacious, able to receive ; 
 
 fufceptible ; qualified for ; hollow. 
 CAPABLENESS, ka'-pAbl-res. f. 
 
 The quality or ftate of being capable. 
 CAPACIOUS, ka- pa'- (his. a. Wide, 
 
 large, able to hold much ; exten- 
 
 five, equal to great defiyn. 
 CAPACIOUSNESS, kA-pa'-fcuf nes. 
 
 f. The power of holding, largenefs. 
 To CAPACITATE, ki-pas'->-tSce. 
 
 v. a. To enable, to qualify. 
 CAPACITY, ka-pas'-it-v. f. The 
 
 power of containing ; the force or 
 
 power of the mind ; power, abili- 
 
 ty ; room, fpacej ftate, condition, 
 
 characl^r. 
 
 CAP A- 
 
 f.
 
 CAP 
 
 CAP 
 
 CAPARISON, ka-par'-y.fun. f. A 
 fort of cover for a horfe. 
 
 To CAPARISON, ka-par'-y-fun. 
 v. a. To drefs in caparifons ; to 
 drefs pompoufly. 
 
 CAPE, ka'pe. f. Headland, pro- 
 montory; the neck-piece of a cloak 
 or coat. 
 
 CAPER, ka'-pur. f. A leap, a 
 jump ; an acid pickle ; a dutch pri- 
 vateer. 
 
 CAPER-BUSH, ka'.pur-buftu f. This 
 plant grows in the fouth of France, 
 the buds are pickled for eating. 
 
 To CAPER, ka'-pur. v. n. To 
 dance frolickfcmely ; to Otip for 
 merriment. 
 
 CAPERER, ka'-p-rur. f. A dancer. 
 
 CAPIAS, ka -py-as. f. A writ of 
 exeeution. 
 
 CAPILACEOUS, kip-pfl-la'.n.us. a. 
 The fame with CAPILLARY. 
 
 CAPILLAIRE, kip.pll-la're. f. Sy- 
 rup of maidenhair. 
 
 CAPILLAMENT, ka-pil'-li-rnent. 
 f. Small threads or hairs which 
 grow up in the middle-of a flower. 
 
 CAPILLARY, ka-pit'-li-ry. a. Re- 
 fembling hairs, fmall, minute. 
 
 CAPILLATION, kap-pil-la'-mun. f. 
 A fmall ramification of veflels. 
 
 CAPITAL, kap'-I-tal. a. Relating 
 to the head; criminal in the higheit 
 degree ; that which affe&s life ; 
 chief, principal ; applied to let- 
 ters, large, fuch as are written at 
 the beginning or hends of books ; 
 Capital flock, the principal or ori- 
 ginal ftock of a trading company. 
 
 CAPITAL, kap'-I-tal. f. The up- 
 per part of a pillar ; the chief city 
 of a nation. 
 
 .CAPITALLY, kap'-I-tal y. ad. In 
 a capital manner ; fo as to affecl 
 life, as capitally convifled. 
 
 CAPITATION, kap-i.ta'-Mn. f. 
 Numeration by heads. 
 
 CAPITULAR, ka-ph'-u-!ar.f. The 
 body of the ftatutes of a chapter ; 
 a member of a chapter. 
 
 To CAPITULATE, ka- P It'-u-late. 
 v. n. To draw up any thing in 
 heads or articles ; to yield, or fur- 
 render on certain fiipuladons. 
 
 CAPITULATOIN,ka- P It-u.la'-fhuru 
 f. Stipulations, terms, conditions. 
 
 CAPIVI TREE, ka-pe'-vy-tie. f. 
 A balfam tree. 
 
 CAPON, kl'pn. f. A caftrated cock. 
 
 CAPONNIERE, ka-po-nye'r. f. A 
 covered lodgment, encompafied with 
 a little parapet. 
 
 CAPOT, ka-p6t'. f. Is when one 
 party wins all the tricks of cards at 
 the game of piquet. 
 
 To CAPOT, ka pot', v. a. To win 
 all the tricks from the adverfary at 
 piquet. 
 
 CAPPER, kap'-pur. f. One who 
 makes or fells caps. 
 
 CAPREOLATE, ka-pre'-6-let. a. 
 Winding and creeping by means of 
 tendrils. 
 
 CAPRICE, ka-pri's. f. Frak, fan- 
 cy, whim. 
 
 CAPRICHIO, ka-pri'-tfho. f. The 
 fame as CAPRICE. 
 
 CAPRICIOUS, ka-prlfa'.us. a. 
 Whimfical, fanciful. 
 
 CAPRICIOUSLY, ka-prtth'-uf-ly. 
 ad. Whimfically. 
 
 CAPRIC1OUSNESS, ka-prlm'-uf- 
 ns. f. Humour, whimficalnefs. 
 
 CAPRICORN, kap'-pry-korn. f. One 
 of the figns of the zodiack, the 
 winter folftice. 
 
 CAPRIOLE, kap'-ry-6!e. f. Ca- 
 prioles are leaps, fuch as horfes 
 make in one and the fame place, 
 without advancing forward. 
 
 CAPSTAN, kip'-ftan. f. A per- 
 pendicular cylinder with levers to 
 wind up any great weight. 
 
 CAPSULAR, kap'-fu-)ar. 1 
 
 CAPSULARY, kap'.fu-lar-y. { ; 
 Hollow like a cheft. 
 
 CAPSULATE, kap'-fu-late. 
 
 CAPSULATED, kap'-fu-ll-tld. 
 Enclcfed, as in a box. 
 
 CAPSULE, kap'-s6l. f. A kind of 
 feed veflel, which grows dry and 
 burfts as it ripens. 
 
 CAPTAIN, kap'-tln. f. A chief 
 commander; the commander of a 
 company in a regiment ; the chief 
 commander of a fhip; Captaia 
 General, the general or command- 
 er in chief of an army, 
 
 CAP-
 
 CAR 
 
 CAR 
 
 CAPTA1NRY, kip'-tin-ry. f. The ' 
 pow?r over a certain dittrift, the 
 chirftainfliip. 
 
 CAPTAINSHIP, kap'-tln-fMp. f. 
 The rank or poll of a captain ; the 
 condition or poft of a chief com- 
 mander, i 
 CAPTATION, kap-ta'-fhun. f. The 
 
 practice of catching favour. 
 CAPTION, kap'-fh&n. f. The aft 
 
 of taking any perfon. 
 CAPTIOUS, kap'-Ms. a. Given 
 to cavils, eager to objeft; infidi- 
 ous, enfnaring. 
 CAPTIOUSLY, kap'-ftiuf-ly. ad. 
 
 With an inclination to objedt. 
 CAPTIOUSNESS, kap'-fhuf-nes. f. 
 Inclination to objeft; peevifhnefs. 
 To CAPTIVATE, kap'-tj-vate. v. a. 
 To take prifoner, to bring into 
 bondage ; to charm, to fubdiie. 
 CAPTIVATION, kap-ti-va'-lhun. 
 f. The aft of taking one cap- 
 tive. 
 CAPTIVE, kap'-tfv. f. One taken 
 
 in war ; one charmed by beauty. 
 CAPTIVE, Hp'-tjv. a. Made pri- 
 
 foner in war. 
 To CAPTIVE, Hp'-tiv. v. a. To 
 
 take prifoner. 
 
 CAPTIVITY, kip-ti/-J-ty. f. Sub- 
 jection by the fate of war, bond- 
 age ; ilavery, fervitude. 
 CAPTOR, kap'-tur. f. He that 
 
 takes a prifoner, or a prize. 
 CAPTURE, kap'-tur. f. The aft 
 or practice of taking any thing ; a 
 prize. 
 
 CAPUCHIN, kap-u-fhl'n.f. A monk; 
 
 a female garment, confiding of a 
 
 cloak and hood, made in imitation 
 
 of the drefs of capuchin monks. 
 
 CAR, ka'r. f. A fmall carriage of 
 
 burden; chariot of war. 
 CARABINE, or CARBINE, ka'r- 
 
 bine. f. A fmall fort of fire-arms. 
 CARACK, kar'-ak. f. A large fhip 
 
 of burden, a galleon. 
 CARBINIER, kar-bi-m'r. f. A fort 
 
 of light horfeman. 
 
 CARAT, ? ., ' . ff. A weight 
 
 C AR ACT, } k " *' I of four grains ; 
 
 a manner of expreffing the fuienefs 
 
 of gold. 
 
 CARAVAN, kir'-a-van. ft A troop 
 or body of merchants or pil- 
 grims. 
 
 CARAVANSAR.Y, kar-a-van'-fa-ry. 
 f. A houfe built for the reception 
 of travellers. 
 
 CARAVEL, ka'r-a-vel. f. A fmall 
 French fithing \ T effel ; a light, round* 
 old-faihioned Ihip, with a fquare 
 poop. 
 
 CARAWAY, kar'-a-wl f. A plant. 
 ARBONADO, kar-bo- n a'-d6. f. 
 Meat cut acrofs, to be broiled. 
 To CARBONADO, kar-bo-na'-do. 
 
 v. a. To cut or hack. 
 CARBUNCLE, ka'r-bunkl. f. A 
 jewel mining in the dark ; red fpot 
 or pimple. 
 
 CARBUNCLED, ka'r-bunkld. a, 
 Set with carbuncles ; fpotted, de- 
 formed with pimples. 
 CARBUNCULAR, kar-bunk'-u-lur. 
 
 a. Red like a carbuncle. 
 CARBUNCULAT10N, kar-bunk- 
 u-la'-Mn. f. The Wafting of 
 young buds by heat or cold. 
 CARCANET, ka'r-ka-net. f. A 
 
 chain or collar of jewels. 
 CARCASS, ka'r-kas. f. A dead 
 body of an animal ; the decayed 
 parts of any thing ; the main parts, 
 without completion or ornament ; 
 in gunnery, a kind of bomb. 
 CARCAVELLA, kar-ka-vel'-la. f. 
 A Portuguefe wine, commonly but 
 improperly called calcavella. 
 
 CARCELAGE, kar'-se-iidzh. f. 
 
 Prifon fees. 
 
 CARCINOMA, kar-sl-n6'-ma. f. A 
 virulent kind of ulcer, a cancer. 
 
 CARCINOMATOUS, kar-si-n6nT- 
 a-t6s. a. Cancerous, tending to a 
 cancer. 
 
 CARD, ka'rd. f. A paper painted 
 with figures, ufed in games ; the 
 paper on which the, feveral points 
 of the wind are marked in the 
 mariner's compafs ; the inftrumenc 
 with which wool is combed. 
 
 To CARD, ka'rd. v. a. To comb 
 ttool. 
 
 To CARD, ka'rd. v. n. To game. 
 
 CARDAMOM, ki'r-da mum. f. A 
 medicinal feed. 
 
 CARDER,
 
 CAR 
 
 CAR 
 
 CARDER, ki'r-dur. f. One that 
 cards wool ; one that plays much at 
 
 CARDiACAL, kJr-dl' a-kal. 
 CARDJACK, .ka'r-d)''-ak. 
 
 Cordial, having the quality of in- 
 
 C ARD-l ALGICK, kar-dv-al'-dzhlk. 
 a. Good a^ainlt tiie heart-burn, 
 
 CARD1ALGY, ku'r-df-al-dzhy. f. 
 The heart-burn. 
 
 CARDINAL, kAVdi.nal. a~ Priu- 
 cipal, chief. 
 
 CARDINAL, Wr.dl-nal. f. . One 
 of the chief governors of the Romilh 
 church. 
 
 CARDINALATF, U'r-Hy -nartte. 7 
 
 CARDINAL SHI P,kar-di nal-folp. J 
 f. The office and rank of a car- 
 dinal. 
 
 CAy.DMAKER, ka'rd-rri-kiir. f. A 
 maker of cards. 
 
 C4RDMATCH, ka'rd-matfli. f. A 
 match made by dipping a piece of -a 
 card in melted fulphur; a party at 
 cards. 
 
 CARE, ka're. f. Solicitude, ahxtety, 
 concern ; caution ; regard, charge, 
 heed in order to preservation ; the. 
 object of care, or of love. 
 
 To CARE, ka're. v. n. To be 
 anxious or felicitous ; to be in- 
 clined, to be difpofed ; to be af- 
 iecled with. 
 
 CARECRAZED, ka're-krazd. a. 
 Broken with care and folicitude. 
 
 To CAREEN, ka-re't>. v. a. To 
 lay a veflel in one fide, in order to 
 calk or flop up leaks. 
 
 CAREER, ka-re'r. f. The ground 
 on which a race is run ; a courle, 
 a race j full fpeed, fwift motion ; 
 courfe of aftion. 
 
 To CAREER, ki-rc'r. v. n. To 
 run with fwift motion. 
 
 CAREFUL, ka're-ful. a. Anxious, 
 felicitous, full of concern ; provi- 
 dent, diligent, cautious; watch- 
 ful. 
 
 CAREFULLY, ka're- ful-ly'. ad. In 
 a manner that {hows care ; heedful- 
 ]y, watchfully. 
 
 CAREFULNESS, ka're-ful-ne's. f. 
 Vigilance, caution. 
 5 
 
 CARELESLY, ka're-!cf-]y. ad. Ne- 
 gligently, hcedlefsly. 
 
 CARELESNESS, ku're-lcf-nes. f. 
 Heedleflhefs, inattention. 
 
 CARELESS, ka're-les. a. Without 
 care, withcfit folicitude, uncon- 
 cerned, negfigent, hecdlefs, un- 
 mindful ; cheerful, undiiturbed ; 
 unmoved by, unconcerned at. 
 
 To CARESS, ka-res'. v. a. To en- 
 dear, 10 fi:. 
 
 CARESS, k-a-rAs'. f. An aft of en- 
 
 dearro^nt. 
 CARET, ka'-ret. f. A note whi.h 
 
 fliows where foraething isceflint-d 
 
 mould be read, ns A. 
 CARGO, kirgo. C The lading 
 
 of a (hip. 
 
 CARICA'i URA, kar.^.ka-tiV-ri 7 
 CARICATURE, kar-)' -ka-tu'r. } 
 
 f. Exaggerated refemblance in 
 
 drawingt. 
 CARIEb", ka'-ry-ez. f. Rottennefs of a 
 
 bone. 
 CARIOSITY, k;l .-j -os' I-ty. f. Rot- 
 
 tcnneff; of a bone. 
 
 CARIOUS, ka'-rv.fc. a. Rotten. 
 CARK, .ita'rk. f. Care, anxiety. 
 To CARK, ka'rk. v. n. To be care- 
 ful, to be anxious. 
 CARLE, ka'ri. f. A rude, brotal 
 
 maa, churl. 
 CARLINE THISTLE, ka'r-Ilne- 
 
 'tl.J/l. f. A plant. 
 CARLINGS, kar-Hngz. f. In a 
 
 fhip, timbers lying fore and aft. 
 CARMAN, ki'r-min. f. A man 
 
 whofe employment it is to drive 
 
 carts. 
 CARMELITE, H'r-me-l!te. f. A 
 
 fort of pear; one of the order of 
 
 white friars ; a colour. 
 CARMINATIVE, kar-mln'-a-tlv. f. 
 
 Carminatives are fuch things as. dif- 
 
 pel wind, and promote mfenfible 
 
 perfpiration. 
 CARMINATIVE, kar-rmn'-a-tiv. a. 
 
 Belonging to carminatives. 
 CARMINE, ka'r-mJne. f. A pow- 
 der of a bright red or crimfon colour. 
 CARNAGE, ka'r-nidzh. f. Slaugh- 
 ter, havock; heaps of flefh, 
 CARNAL, ka'r-ral. a. Flefhly, 
 
 not fpiritual ; luftful, lecherous. 
 
 CAR.
 
 CAR 
 
 CAR 
 
 CARNALITY, kar nal'-I-tf . f. 
 
 Fleftily luft ; groffhefs of mind. 
 CARNALLY, ka'r-nal-iy. ad. Ac- 
 cording to the fldh, not fpirhually. 
 CARNf ALNESS, ka'r-nai-nes. f. Car- 
 
 nality. 
 CARNATION, kir-na'-mun. f. The 
 
 name of the natural flefti colour ; a 
 
 flower. 
 CARNELION, kar-ne'-lyun. f. A 
 
 precious ftone. 
 
 CARNEOUS, ka'r-ny-us. a. Fleftiv. 
 To CARNIFY, kd'r-nv-fy. v. n. To 
 
 breed flcfti. 
 CARNIVAL, ka'r-n^-va!. f. The 
 
 fealt hc!4 in popiflj countries before 
 
 Lent. 
 CARNIVOROUS, kar-nlv'-v6-rus. 
 
 a. Fleih-eaiing, 
 CARNOS1TY, kar-nos'-if ty. f. 
 
 FleQiy excrefc^nce. 
 CARNOUS, kl'r-nfis.*. Flefhy. 
 CAROB, kr-r6^. f. A plant. 
 CAROL, kar'-rul. f. A fong of joy 
 
 and exu'tation ; a fong of devotion. 
 To CAROL, kar'-rfti. v. n. To 
 
 fing, to warble. 
 To CAROL, kar'-rul. v, a. To 
 
 praife,, to celebrate. 
 CAROTID, ka-iot'-id. a. Two ar- 
 teries which arife out of the afcend- 
 
 ing trunk of the aorta. 
 C AROUSAL, ki-rou'-zal.f. A feftival. 
 CAROUSE, ka-rou'z. f. A drinking- 
 
 match ; a hearty dofe of liquor. 
 To CAROUSE, k4-rou'z. v. n. To 
 
 drink, to quaff. 
 To CAROUSE, ka-rou'z. v. a. To 
 
 drink. 
 C. A ROUSE R, ki-rou'-zfir. f. A 
 
 drinker, a toper. 
 CARP, ki'rp. f. A pond fiffi. 
 To CARP, k^'rp. v. n. To cen- 
 
 fure, to cavil. 
 CARPENTER, ka'r-pln-tur. f. An 
 
 artificer in wood. 
 CARPENTRY, k&'r-pjn-tr^. f. The 
 
 trade of a carpenter. 
 CARPER, ka'r-pur. f. A caviller. 
 CARPET, ka'r-pit. f, A covering 
 
 of various colours ; ground varie- 
 gated with flowers ; To be on the 
 
 carpet, it to be the fubjeft of con- 
 
 ^deration. 
 
 To CARPET, ka'r-pft. v. a. To 
 fpread with carpets. 
 
 CARPING, ka'r-ping. part. a. Cap- 
 tious, cenforious. 
 
 CARPING LY, ka'r-ping-1^. ad. 
 captioufly, cenforioufly. 
 
 CARRIAGE, kar'-rldzh. f. Tli 
 adl of carrying or tranfporting ; 
 vehicle ; the frame upon which a 
 cannon is carried ; behaviour ; con* 
 duc~l ; management. 
 
 CARRIER, kir'-jy-ur. f. One who 
 carries fomething ; one whofe trade 
 is to carry goods ; a mcilenger j 
 a fpecies of pigeon. 
 
 CARRION, kar'-ryin. f. The car- 
 cafe of fomething not proper fojr 
 food ; a name of reproach for a 
 worthlefs woman ; any flefii fo cor 
 rupted as not to be fit for food. 
 
 CARRION, kar'-ryun. a. Relating 
 to carcaffes. 
 
 CARROT, kar'-rut. f. An efculent 
 root. 
 
 CARROTINESS, kar'-riit^-nls. f. 
 Rednefs of hair. 
 
 CARROTY, kar'-rut-^ a. Refcm- 
 bling the colour of a carrot. 
 
 To CARRY^ kar'-r. v. a. To eon. 
 vey from a place ; tp bear, to have 
 about ooe; to convey by force; to 
 effect any thing ; to behave* to 
 conduct ; to bring forward ; to im- 
 ply, to import ; to fetch and brin^, 
 as dogs ; To carry off, to kill ; TJ 
 carry on, to promote, to help for. 
 ward, to continue; To carry through, 
 to fupport to the lad. 
 
 To C-^RRY, kju- x -ry, v. n, A horfe 
 i faid to carry well, when his necfe 
 is arched, and be holds lib ha4 
 high. 
 
 CARRY-TALE, k&r'-if-i&la. f. A 
 tale-bearer. 
 
 CART, ka'rt. f. A whecLcarmge, 
 ufed commonly for luggage ; the 
 vehicle in which criminals are car 
 ried to executioi}. 
 
 To CART, ks'ft. v, a, To expok 
 in a cart. 
 
 To CART, km. v. n. To life cart* 
 for carriage. 
 
 CART-HOARSE. ka'rt-h6rs. f. A 
 eoarfe unwieldy horfg, 
 
 v CART-
 
 CAR 
 
 CAS 
 
 CART- JADE, ka'rt-dzhade. f. A 
 
 paltry horie fit only for the cart. 
 CART LOAD, ka'rt lode. f. A quan 
 
 tity of any thing piled on a care; 
 
 a quantity fufiicient to load a cart. 
 CART-ROPE, ki'rt-rope. f. A ftrong 
 
 cord uled to fallen the load un tiie 
 
 carriage; any thick cord. 
 CART-WAY, 'ka'rt-wa. f. A way 
 
 through which a carriage may con- 
 
 veniently travel. 
 CARTE BLANCHE, ka'rt-blint'fh. 
 
 f. A blank paper, a paper to be 
 
 filled up with fuch conditions as the 
 
 perfon to whom it is fent thinks 
 
 proper. 
 CARTEL, kir-tcl'. f. A writing 
 
 containing Imputations ; the m'jVis 
 
 by which prisoners are carried to be 
 
 exchanged. 
 CARTER, ka'r-tur. f. The man 
 
 who drives a cart. 
 CARTHUSIAN, kir-thn'-zfcin. f. 
 
 One of an order of monks. 
 CARTILAGE, kar'-tML'zb. f. A 
 
 fmocth anci fulid body, fofter than 
 
 bone, ;Lut harder than a liga- 
 
 ment. 
 CARTJLAG1NEOUS, kir-iy 
 
 11-dzhin'- ' 
 QART 
 
 ment. 
 
 \RTJLAG1NEOUS, kir-iy-1 
 
 ll-dzhin'-yis. 
 
 \RTlLAGrt\OUS, kir-ty- f 
 
 * 
 
 CbnJTfting of cartilages. 
 
 CARTOON, kir-to'n. f. A paint- 
 ing ov drawing upon larg paper. 
 
 CARTOUCH, kir-to'tfh. f. A cafe 
 of wood three inches thick at the 
 bottom, holding ballt. Jt is fired 
 out of a hobit or fmall mortar. 
 
 CARTRAttE, \.,. ., , I f . A 
 
 CARTRIDGE, r* 1 "* 1 ^ | cafe 
 of paper or parchment filled with 
 gunpowder, ufed for the greater 
 expedition in charging guns. 
 
 C,*RTRCT, ka'rt r6c. f. Tie track 
 made by a cart wheel. 
 
 QARTULARY, ki'r-tu la rf. f. A 
 place where papers are kept. 
 
 QARTWRIGHT, ki'rt-rice. f. A 
 maker of carts. 
 
 To CARVE, ka'rv. v. a. To cut 
 wood or Hone ; to cus meat at the 
 uble; to engrave j to chopfe one's 
 own part. 
 
 To CARVE, ka'rv. v. u. To excr- 
 cife the trade of a fculptor ; to per- 
 form at table the office of fupply- 
 ing the company. 
 
 CARVEL, ki'r-va f. A fmall (hip. 
 
 CARVER, k-i'r-vur. f. A fculptor ; 
 he that cuts up the meat at the table ; 
 he that choofes for himfelf. 
 
 CARVING, ka'r-vlng. f. Sculp- 
 ture, figures carved. 
 
 CARUNCLE, kAr'-unkl. f. A fmail 
 protuberance of flefh. 
 
 CASCADE, kif-k;Vda. f. A cata- 
 ract, a water-fall. 
 
 CASE, ki'fe. f. A covering, a box, 
 a ihoaih ; the outer part of a houle ; 
 a building unfurnifhed. 
 
 CASr-KNil'i-:, k : \Ye-::lfe. f. A 
 . Ic^chen-knife. 
 
 SHOT, ka'fe-fr.ot. f. Bul- 
 Ifts enc'ofed in a cafe. 
 
 CASE, ka'fe, f. Condition with re- 
 gard to outward circumftances ; 
 llato of tilings ; in phyfick, Hate of 
 the body ; condition with repaid to 
 leanncfs, or health; coriingcncc ; 
 quellion relating to particular per- 
 hMis or tilings ; reprefentation of 
 any queition or ftate of body, mind, 
 or affairs ; the variation of nouns * 
 In cafe, if it ihould happen. 
 
 To CASE, kuTe. v. a. To put in 
 a calb or cover ; to cover as a cafe ; 
 t > ilrip (.tr" the 'covering. 
 
 To CASE, ki'fc. v. n. To put cafe$, 
 A ludicrour. ufe of the word. 
 
 To CASKHARDEN, ka'fe-birdB. 
 v. a. To harden on the outiide. 
 
 CASEMATE, ka'fe- mate. f. A kind, 
 of vault or arch of llone woik. 
 
 CAtBMENl\ ka'ze-me-nt. f. A 
 window openirg upon hinges. 
 
 CASEOUS, ka'-sfi'u. a. Rsfem- 
 bling cheefe, cheefy. 
 
 CASEVVORM, ka'le-wurm. f. A 
 grub that makes itfclf a cafe. 
 
 CASH, ki&Y. f. Money, rwdy 
 monfy. 
 
 CASH-KEEPER, kaQC-W-pur. ^ 
 A man entruited with the money. 
 
 CASHEWNUT, ki-fi-,6'-n&t. f. A 
 tree. 
 
 CASHIER, kaf-fte'r. f. He tba| 
 has charge of the mooey. 
 
 To
 
 CAS 
 
 C A S 
 
 To CASHIER, ka-fhe'r. v, a. To 
 clifcard, to difmiis from a poll. 
 
 CASK, kik'. f. A barrel. 
 
 CASKET, ki/.klc. f. A fmall box 
 or cbeft for jewels ; the rope which 
 binds the fail to the yard when furled. 
 
 To CASKET, kis'-kit. v. a. To 
 put into a caiket. 
 
 CASQUE, kaik'. f, A helmet, ar 
 mor for the head. 
 
 To CAS3ATE, kAs'-sate. v. n. To 
 vacate, to invalidate, 
 
 CASSATION, kaf-sa'-mun. f, A 
 
 ir.aking null or void. 
 
 CASSAVI, kas'-sa.vy. If. An A- 
 
 CASSADA, kas'-sa-da. J merican 
 plant. 
 
 CASSIA, ka/-fliya. f, A Avect 
 fpide mentioned by Moies ; the 
 name of a tree. 
 
 CASS1OWARY, kas'-fho-wa-ry. f. 
 A large bird of prey. 
 
 CASSOCK, kas'-iuk. f. A clofe 
 garment. 
 
 C ASS WEED, kas'-\vcd. v f. Shep- 
 herd's pouch. 
 
 To CAST, kid', v. a. To throw with 
 the hand; to threw away, as ufeld's 
 or noxious; to throw dice, or lots ; 
 to throw in wreilling ; to throw a 
 net or fnare; to drive by violence 
 of weather; to leave behind in a 
 race; to ftied, to let fall, to moult; 
 to lay afide, as fit to be worn no 
 longer; to. overweigh, to make to 
 preponderate, to decide by overba- 
 lancing ; to compute, to reckon, 
 to calculate ; to contrive, to plan 
 out ; to fix the parts in a play; to 
 direcl the eye ; to form in a mould; 
 to model, to form ; To caft away, 
 to fliipwreck ; to wafte in profu- 
 fion ; to ruin; To caft down, to 
 dejecl, to deprefs the mind ; To 
 call off, to difcard, to difbarden 
 one's felf; to leave behind; To 
 cail out, to turn out of doors ; to 
 vent, to fpeak ; To caft up, to 
 compute, to calculate ; to vomit. 
 
 To CAST, kalt'. v. n. To con- 
 trive, to turn the thoughts to ; to 
 admit of a form by calling or melt- 
 ing ; to warp, to grow out of form. 
 
 CAST, k^ft'. f. The aft of cafting 
 
 or throwing, a throw; ftate of any 
 
 thing caft or thrown ; a ftroke, a 
 
 touch ; motion of the eye ; the 
 
 throw of dice ; chance from the 
 
 caft of dice; a mould, a form ; a 
 
 made, or tendency to any colour ; 
 
 cxteriour appearance ; manner, air, 
 
 mien ; a flight of ha.vks. 
 CASTANET, kas'-ta-net. f. Small 
 
 fhells of ivory, or hard wood, which 
 
 dancers rattle in their hands. 
 CASTAWAY, kait'-a-wa. f. A 
 
 perfon loft, or abandoned by pro- 
 
 vid.ence. 
 CASTAWAY, kaft'-a-vva. a. Ufe- 
 
 lefs, of no value 
 CASTLLAlN,kaf-tel'-len. f. Con- 
 
 liable of a caille. 
 CASTER, kas'-tur. f. A thrower, 
 
 he that cafts; a calculator, a man 
 
 that calculates fortunes. 
 To CASTIGATE, kas'-tt-gate. v. a. 
 
 To chaftife, to chaften, to punifli. 
 CAST1GATJON, kaf-ti-ga'-fhun. f. 
 
 Penance, difcipline ; punifhment, 
 
 correction ; emendation. 
 CASTJGATORY, kas"-tl-ga-tur'- x . 
 
 a. Punitive. 
 CASTING-NET, kas'-tlng-net. f. 
 
 A net to be thrown into the water 
 
 by hand to catch fi(h. 
 CASTLE, kas'l. f. A houfe forti- 
 fied ; Caftles in the air, projects 
 
 without reality. 
 To CASTLE, kas'l. v. a. To cover 
 
 the king with a caftle by a certain 
 
 move at chefs. 
 CASTLE SOAP, kas'-til-sope. f. A 
 
 kind of foap. Properly Caftile foap. 
 CASTLED, kas'id. a. Furnifhed 
 
 with caftles. 
 CASTLING, kaftMIng. f. An 
 
 abortive. 
 CASTOR, k-is'-tur. f. A beaver; 
 
 a fine hat ; the inguinal glands of 
 
 the beaver, ufed in medicine. 
 CASTRAMETAT1ON, kaf-tra-me- 
 
 ta'-fhun. f. The art or pradlice of 
 
 encamping. 
 To CASTRATE, kas'- trace, v. a. 
 
 To geld ; to take away the obfcene 
 
 parts of a writing. 
 CASTRATION, kas-triMhun. .f. 
 
 Theaftofgdding. 
 
 T2 CAS-
 
 CAT 
 
 fc.ASTERIL, 
 
 ,? 
 
 , j 
 
 ,, , 
 
 ka t 
 
 f. Amein 
 CASTREL, j u ordcgc- 
 
 nerate kind of hawk. 
 CASTRENblAN, kaf-trin'-fliin. a. 
 
 Belonging to a camp. 
 CASUAL, kaz'.iUl. a. Accidental, 
 
 arifing from chance. 
 CASUALLY, kAz'-u-al-v. ad. Ac- 
 
 cidentally, without defign. 
 CASUALNESS, kaz'-u-al-r.es. f. 
 
 Accidental nefs. 
 CASUALTY, kk' u-il-ty. f. Ac- 
 
 cident, a thing happening by chanre. 
 CASUIST, kai'-u-ift. f. One that 
 
 fhldies and feHes cafes of confcience. 
 CASUISTICAL, kAz u-ls'-tl kil. a. 
 
 Relating to cafes of confcience. 
 CASUISTRY, kaz'-u-if-try. f. The 
 
 fcience of a cafuiit. 
 CAT, kAt'. f. A doneftick animal 
 
 that ca:chii -'.ice; a fort of (hip. 
 CAT O' NINE TAILS, k'A:-A- 
 
 rii'ne talz. f. A whip with nine 
 
 lafhes. 
 CATACHRESIS. kat A kre'-sls. f. 
 
 The abufs of a trope, when the 
 
 words are too far wreited from 
 
 their native fignification ; as, a voice 
 ' beautiful^* tlieear. 
 CATACURESTICAL, kat-a-krcs'- 
 
 ty-ka! a. Forced, far fetched. 
 CATACLYSM, kit'-A-kHzm. f. A 
 
 deluge, an inundation. 
 CATACOMBS, kat-A ku'mz. f. Sub- 
 
 terraneous cavities for the burial of 
 
 the d"nd. 
 C ATACOUST ICK, kar-A-kous'- tlk. 
 
 a. Relating to the doctrine of re- 
 
 flected founds. 
 CATACOUS TICKS, Ht-a-kous'- 
 
 tfks. f. The doctrine of reflected 
 
 founds. 
 CATAGMATICAL, ka-tag-mat' 
 
 y-kai. 
 CATAGMATICK.ka-tag-m; 1 ^ 
 
 a. Having the qua.ity of confoli- 
 
 dat' 
 
 C ATA IAN, ka-ti'-an. f. A perfon 
 M-.e of no credit. 
 
 'SIS, kac-a-!cp'-&Is. f. A 
 
 di'vaf-, wherein the patient is vvith- 
 .:i!c,, -'.d remains in tne fame 
 .re' in which the difeafe feizeth 
 
 him. 
 
 nit'- 1 
 Mk. 5 
 
 CAT 
 
 CATALOGUE, kit'-a-lo*. f. An 
 enumeruion of particulars, a !il>. 
 
 CATAMITE, kit' a-nite.f. A boy 
 kept for unnatural purpoles. 
 
 CATrtMOUNTAlN, kAt-A-mou'n- 
 tin. f. A fierce animal, refem- 
 b:i;>3; a cat. 
 
 CATAl'IlONICKS, kAt-i-fcV-lks. f. 
 Tiie doctrine of reflected founds. 
 
 C. \i.\PHRACT, kat'-a-frAk*. f. 
 A horfeman in complete armour. 
 
 CAJAPLASM, kat'-A.p!Azm. f. A 
 poultice. 
 
 CATAPULT, kit' A-ru't. f. An en- 
 gine ufed anciently to throw flones. 
 
 CATARACT, kAt'-i rakt. f. A fall 
 of water from on high, a cafcade; 
 an infpiifation of the cryllalline hu- 
 mour of the ye ; fometimes a pel- 
 licie that hinders the fight. 
 
 .RRH, ka-tar'. f." A defluc- 
 tion of a fbarp ferum from the 
 gland? about the head and throat. 
 
 CATARRH \L, ka-ia.'-ral. ? 
 
 CATARRHOUS, kA-tar'-ius. \ a ' 
 Relating to the catarrh, proceeding 
 from a catarrh. 
 
 .STROPHE, kA-'fts'-tri-fe. f. 
 The change or revolution which 
 produces tne conclufion or final 
 evcut of a dramatick piece ; a final 
 event, generally unhappy. 
 
 CATCAL, kA.'-ka!. f - " A fqueaking 
 inltrument, ufed in the playhoufe to 
 condemn plays. 
 
 To CATCH, 'katfh'. v. a. To lay 
 hold on with tiie hand ; to flop 
 any thing flying ; to feize any thing 
 by purfuit; to flop, to interrupt 
 falling ; to enfnare, to in angle in 
 a fnare ; to receive fuddenly ; to 
 faften fuddenly upon, to feize ; to 
 p'eafe, to feize the afFedlions, to 
 charm ; to receive any contagion 
 or difeafe. 
 
 To CATCH, kitfh'. v. n. To be 
 contagious, to fpread infection. 
 
 CATCH* katfh'. f. Seizure, the 
 aft of feizing ; the ait of taking 
 quickly; a (ong fung in fuccefiion ; 
 watch, the polturt: of feizing ; an 
 advantage taken, hold laid en ; 
 the thing caught, profit; a fhort 
 interval of action } u taint, a flight 
 
 COJiU-
 
 CAT 
 
 CAT 
 
 con*agton ; any thing that catches, 
 as a hook ; a fmall fwift failing (hip. 
 CATCHER, kat'fli-ur. f. He that 
 catches ; that in which any thing is 
 caueht. 
 
 CATCHFLY, kat'fh-fl?. f. A plant, 
 campion. 
 
 CATCHPOLL, Idt'fh-p6!e. f. A 
 ferjeant, abumbailiff. 
 
 CATCHWORD, kat'fn-wurd. f. The 
 word at the corner of the page un- 
 der the lair, line, which is repeated 
 at the top of the next page. 
 
 GATE, ka'ie. f. Food, a dainty. 
 Scarcely to be met with in the fin- 
 gular. 
 
 CATECHETICAL, kat-e-kot'-y- 
 kal. a. Confiding of queftions and 
 
 CATECHETICALLY, kat-e-ket ; - 
 y-kal-y. ad. In the way of queftion 
 and anfwer. 
 
 To CATECHISE, kat'-c-kize. v. a. 
 To inftruct by aflcing qaeftions ; to 
 queftion ; to interrogate, to exa- 
 mine. 
 
 CATECHISER, kai'.e-ki-zur. f. 
 One who catechifes. 
 
 CATECHISM, kat'-e-kizm. f. A 
 form of inftruftion by means of 
 queftions and anfwers, concerning 
 religion. 
 
 CATECHIST, kat'-e-klft. f. One 
 whofe charge is to queftion the un- 
 inftruc>ed concerning religion. 
 
 CATECHUMEN, kat-e-ku'-men. f. 
 One who is yet in the firft rudi- 
 ments of Chriftianity. 
 
 CATECHUMENICAL, kat-e-ku- 
 inen'-y-kal. a. Belonging to the 
 catechumens. 
 
 CATEGORICAL, kat-e-g6r'-I-kal. 
 a. Abfolute, adequate, pofitive. 
 
 CATEGORICALLY, kac-e-gor'-Ik- 
 al-y. ad. Pofitiveiy, exprefily. 
 
 CATEGORY, kat'-e-gur-y. f. A 
 clafs, a rank, an order of ideas, 
 predicament. 
 
 CATENARIAN, kat-"e-r,a'-ry-an. a. 
 Relating, to a chain. 
 
 To CATENATE, kit'-S-nate. v. a. 
 To chain. 
 
 CATENATION, kat'-e-ni'-fhun. f. 
 Link, regular connexion. 
 
 To CATER, ka'-tur. v. n. To jffo- 
 
 vide food, to buy in victuals. 
 CATER, ka'-tur. f. The four of 
 
 cards and dice. 
 CATER-COUSIN, ka'-tur-kuz'n. f. 
 
 A petty favourite, one related by 
 
 blood or mind. 
 CATERER, ka'-te-rur. f. The pro- 
 
 vidore or purveyor. 
 CATERESS, ka'-te-res. f. A wo- 
 
 man employed to provide vidtuals. 
 CATERPILLAR, kat'-ter-pil-lur. f. 
 
 A winged infecl in it's reptile Itatej 
 
 any thing voracious and ufelefs ; * 
 
 plant. 
 To CATERWAUL, kat'-ter-wil. 
 
 v. rj. To make a noife as cats in, 
 
 rutting, time ; to make any ofFen- 
 
 five or odious noife. 
 GATES, ka'ts. f. Viands, food, 
 
 difh of meat, dainties. 
 CATFISH, kac'-fiih. f. A fea-fi(h 
 
 in the Weft Indies. 
 
 CATHARTICAL, ka-thi'r-ti-kil. > 
 CATHARTICK, ka-tha'r-tlk. j" 
 
 a. Purgative. 
 CATHARTICK, ka-thi'r-tlk. f. A 
 
 medicine to purge downward. 
 CATHARTIC ALNESS, kj-tha'r-tl- 
 
 kal-nes. f. Purging quality. 
 CATHEAD, kat'-hed. f. In a (hip, 
 
 a piece of timber with two fliivers 
 
 at one end, having a rope and a 
 
 block, to trice up the anchor to the 
 
 bow ; a kind of foffile. 
 CATHEDRAL, ka-the'-drel. a. Epif- 
 
 copal, containing the fee of*a bilhop ; 
 
 belonging to an epifcopai church. 
 CATHEDRAL, ka-tte'-dref. f. The 
 
 head church of a diocefe 
 CATHERINE-PEAR , kath"-e-rfa- 
 
 p're. f. A kind of pear. 
 CATHETER, kath'-e-tur. f. A hol- 
 low and fomewhat crooked inftru- 
 
 ment, to thruft into the bladder, 
 
 to bring away the urine, when the 
 
 paflage is flopped. 
 CATHOLES,. kat'-holz. f. In. a 
 
 fhip, two little holes aftern above 
 
 the gun-room ports. , 
 
 CATHOLICISM, ka-t!i6r-I-sizm. f. 
 
 Adherence to the catholick church. 
 CATHOLICK, kath/-6-Hk. a. Uni- 
 
 verfal or general. 
 
 CA-
 
 C A U 
 
 C A U 
 
 CAT1IOLICON, ka ih6l'-f-kon. f. 
 
 An univerfal meo 
 
 J.?4S, LiL'-islnz. f. Imper- 
 
 feft Mowers hanging from trees, in 
 
 Oi;iivr--r of a rope or cat's nil. 
 CATLiKE, kat'-llke. a. L:kea cat. 
 CATLING, k:\i'-i{ng. f. A dif- 
 
 meinbering knife, ufed by furgeons ; 
 
 catgut, fiddle firings. 
 CATMINT, kat'-ii.{u. f. The name 
 
 of a plant. 
 CAtOPTRICAL, kit-op'- tij-kal. a. 
 
 Relating to catoptiicks, or vifion by 
 
 reflection. 
 CATOPTRICKS, kat-ip'-trfks. f. 
 
 That part of opticks which treats 
 
 of vifion by reflection. 
 CATP1PE, kit'- pipe. f. Catcal. 
 CATS- EYE, kit's- 1. f. A flone. 
 CAT'S-FOOT, kit's-fiit. f. An 
 
 herb, alehocf, groundivy. 
 -CAT'S- HE^D, kat's-hed. f. A 
 
 kind of apple. 
 CATSILVER, kat'-sil-vur.f. A kind 
 
 of foffi!e. 
 CAT'S-TAIL, kli's-tale. f. A long 
 
 round fubftance, that grows upon 
 
 nut-trees ; a kind of reed. 
 CATSUP, kat'fli-up. f. A kind of 
 
 pickle. 
 CATTLE, kail, f. Beafts of paf- 
 
 tare, neither wild nor domeftick. 
 CAVALCADE, kav-il-ka'dc. f. A 
 
 proceffion on horfeback. 
 CAVALIER, kiv-i-I^r. f. A horfe- 
 
 man, a knight ; a gay fprightly 
 
 military man ; the appellation of 
 
 the party of king Charles the Firft. 
 CAVALIER, kAv-a-!e'r. a. Gay, 
 
 fprightly, warlike; generous, brave ; 
 
 difdainful, haughty. 
 CAVALIERLY, kav-a-le'r-ly. ad. 
 
 Haughtily, arrogantly, difdainfully. 
 CAVALRY, kav'-al-ry. f. Horfe 
 
 troops. 
 To CAVATE, ka-vate. v. a. To 
 
 hollow, 
 CAVAZION, ki-vi'-zhun. f. The 
 
 hollowing of the'earth for cellarage. 
 CAUDLE, ka'di. f. A mixture of 
 
 gruel with fpice and wine or beer, 
 
 given to women in childbed. 
 To CAUDLE, ka'di. v. a. To make 
 
 caudle i to mix as caaJIe. 
 
 CAVE, Jd've. f. A cavern, a den; 
 a hollow, any hollow place, 
 
 To CAVE, ka've. v. n. To dwell 
 in a cave. 
 
 CAVEAT, k.l'-vy'.at. f. A caveat 
 is an intimation given to fome or- 
 dinary or ecclefmtical judge, noti- 
 fying to him, that he ought to be- 
 ware how he adls ; an intimation of 
 caution. 
 
 CAVERN, kAv'.&m. f. A hollow 
 
 place in the ground. 
 
 CAVERNED, kiv'-firnd. a. Full 
 of caverns, hollow, excavaied ; in- 
 habiting a cavern. 
 
 CAVERNOUS, kav'-ur-nus. a. Full 
 of caverns. 
 
 CAVESSON, kav'-^f.fan. f. A nofe- 
 band. 
 
 CAUF, ka7. f. A cheft with holes, 
 to keep (ifli alive in the water. 
 
 CAUGHT, ka'c. pret. and part. paff. 
 of CATCH. 
 
 C AVJ ARE, ka-vi'r. f. The eggs of 
 a flurgeon faked. 
 
 CAVIL, kav'-II. f. A falfe or fri- 
 volous objection. 
 
 To CAVIL, kiv'-il. v. n. To raife 
 ^captious and frivolous objections. 
 
 To CAVIL, kav'.II. v. a. To re- 
 ceive or treat with objections. 
 
 CAVILLATION, kAv-IMa'-Hiun. f. 
 The difpofition to make captious 
 objection. 
 
 CAVILLER, kav'-vll-ur. f. An 
 unfair adverfary, a captious difpu- 
 tant. 
 
 CAVILLINGLY, kav'-H-Hng-iy. ad. 
 In a cavilling manner. 
 
 CAVJLLOUS, kav'-vli-lus. a. Full 
 of objedlions. 
 
 CAVITY, kav'-i-tv. f. Hollownefs, 
 hollow. 
 
 CAUK, ka'k. f. A mineral confi- 
 fting of baryt and vitriolic acid with 
 a little iron ; foliated barolelenite. 
 
 CAUKY, ka'-k^. a. Refembling cauk. 
 
 CAUL, ka'l. i. The net in which 
 women enclofed their hair, the hin- 
 der part of a woman's cap ; any 
 kind of fmall net; the integument 
 in which the guts are enclofed ; a 
 thin membrane er.dofing the head 
 of fome children when born. 
 
 cAy-
 
 C A U 
 
 C E L 
 
 CAULIFEROUS, H-HF-fe^rus. a. ) 
 
 A term for fuch plants as have a 
 
 true ihlk. 
 CAULIFLOWER, k61'-ly-flow-ur 
 
 f. A fpecies of" cabbage. 
 To CAULK. See CALX:. 
 CAU3ABLE, ka'-zibl. a. That 
 
 which may be ca :'ei. 
 CAUSAL, 'ka'-za. a. Relating to 
 
 caufes. 
 CAUSALITY, ki-zilM-ty-. f. The 
 
 agency of a caufe, the quality of 
 
 caufing. 
 CAUSALLY, ka'-zal-y. ad. Accord- 
 
 ing to the order or feries of caufes. 
 CAUSATION, ka-za'-Mn. f. The 
 
 acl or power of caufing. 
 CAUSATIVE, ki'-za tfv. a. That 
 
 exprefies a caufe or reafon. 
 CAUSATOR, ki-zu'-tur, f. A cau- 
 
 fer, an author. 
 CAUSE, ka'z. f. That which pro- 
 
 duces or effedls any thing, the effi- 
 
 cient ; the reafon, motive to any- 
 
 thing ; fubjeft of litigation ; party. 
 To CAUSE, ka'z. v. a. To effed 
 
 as an agent. 
 CAUSE LESLY, ka'z-lef-ly. ad. 
 
 Without caufe, without reafon. 
 CAUSELESS, MVIes. a. Origi- 
 
 nal to itfelf; without jail ground 
 
 or motive. 
 
 CAUSER, ka'-zur. f. He that caufes 
 " the agent by which an eifoft is pro- 
 
 duced. 
 
 , , , 
 fe 
 
 CAUSEY, 7 , , 
 CAUSEWAY, J fe w?.y 
 
 raifed and paved, above the re II of 
 
 the ground. 
 
 CAUSTICAL, kar-ry-kal-Ta. Be- 
 CAUSTICK, kaVti!;. } long. 
 
 itfg to medicaments which, by their 
 
 violent a&ivity and heat, defiroy 
 
 the texture of the part to which 
 
 they are applied, and burn it into 
 
 an efchar. 
 CAUSTICK, ka'f-tlk. f. A cauftick 
 
 or burning application. 
 QAUTEL, ka'-tel. f. Caution, 
 
 fcruple. 
 r CAUTELOUS, kA'-t^-lus. a. Cau- 
 
 tious, wary; wily, cunning. 
 CAUTELOUSLY, ka'-te luf-ly. ad. 
 
 Cunningly, flily, cautioufiy, warily. 
 * 7 
 
 CAUTERIZATION, ka t4-r!-zi'- 
 
 fhun. f. The aft of burning with 
 
 hot irons. 
 
 To CAUTERIZE, ki'-tft-rlze. v. a. 
 
 To burn with the cautery. 
 CAUTERY, ki'-ift-rj-. f. Cautery 
 
 is either aftual or potential ; the 
 
 firft is burning by a hot iron, and 
 
 the latter with cauftick medicines. 
 CAUTION, ka'-fhin. f. Prudence, 
 
 forefight, warinefs ; provifionary 
 
 precept ; warning. 
 To CAUTION, ki'.fliin. v. a. To 
 
 warn, to give notice of a danger. 
 CAUTIONARY, ka'-fli6-r,er-^. i. 
 
 Given as a pledge, or in fecurity. 
 CAUTIOUS, ki'-fhfis. a. Wary, 
 
 watchful. 
 CAUTIOUSLY, ka'-fhif-iy. ad. la 
 
 a wary manner. 
 CAUTIOUSNESS, ka'-Mf-ne's. f, 
 
 Watchfulnefs, vigilance, circum- 
 
 fpeftion. 
 To CAW, ka'. v. n. To cry as the. 
 
 rook, or crow. 
 CAYMAN, ka'-man. f. American 
 
 alligator or crocodile. 
 To CEASE, ffi's. v. n. To lezv 
 
 ofF, to ftop, to give over ; to fail> 
 
 to be extincl ; to be at an end. 
 To CEASE, fc's. v. a. To put a 
 
 ftop to. 
 
 CEASEi fe's. f. Extinftion, fail- 
 ure. Obf. 
 CEASELESS, fe'f-Jes. a. IncefTant, 
 
 perpetual, continual. 
 CECITY, l^'-sft y. f. Blindnefs, 
 
 privation of fight. 
 CECUTJENSY, ft-ki'-Q ea-fy. f. 
 
 Cioudinefs of iight. 
 CEDAPv, fe'-diir. f. A tree; the 
 
 wood of the cedar tree. 
 To CEDE, ft'd. v. a. To yield, to 
 
 refign, to give up to another. 
 CEDRINE, fe'-drlne. a. Of or be- 
 longing to the cedar tree. 
 To CEIL,' fe'l. v. a. To overlay, or 
 
 xver the inner roof of a building. 
 CEILING, fe'-llng.f. The inner roof. 
 CELANDINE, fei'.an-dlne. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 CELATURE, O'-la-tftr. f. The 
 
 art of engraving. 
 To CELEBRATE, fe!'-le--brate, r.a.
 
 C E M 
 
 C E N 
 
 To praife, to commend ; to diftui- 
 guifh by folemn rites; to mention 
 in a fet or folemn manner. 
 
 CELEBRATION, fel-c-bia'-mun. f. 
 Solemn performance, folemn remem- 
 brance ; praiie, renown, memorial. 
 
 CELEBRIOUS, {,Me'-bry-u S . a. Fa- 
 mous, renowned. 
 
 CELEB RIOUSLY, fS-le'-brf-uf-ly. 
 ad. Jn a famous manner. 
 
 CELEBRIOUSNESS, fe-le'-bry-i'if- 
 nes. f. Renown, fame. 
 
 CELEBRITY, fe-leb'-bil-ty. f. Ce- 
 lebration, fame. 
 
 CELERIACK, ft-te'-ry-ak:. a. Tur- 
 nep-rootcd celery. 
 
 CELERITY, feM'er'-rl tv. f. Swift- 
 nefs, fpeed, velocity. 
 
 CELERY, {el'-e-ry. f. A fpecies of 
 parfley. 
 
 CELESTIAL, fMes'.tyil. a. Ilen- 
 venly, relating to the fuperiour re- 
 gions; heavenly, relating to the 
 bleffed Itatc ; heavenly, with re- 
 fpeft to excellence. 
 
 CELESTIAL, fe--:e/-t)a!. f. An 
 inhabitant of heaven. 
 
 CELESTIALLY, ft-les'-tyal-y. ad. 
 In a heavenly manner. 
 
 To CELESTJFY, <e :e/-tl-fy. v. a. 
 To give fomething of heavenly na- 
 ture to any thing. 
 
 CELIACK, fe'-ly-ik. a. Relating 
 to the lower bellv. 
 
 CELIBACT,(er,-y-b;Uy.f.Sing1enfe. 
 
 CELIBA ' E, ieT-y-Ut.'f. Single life. 
 
 CELL, lei', f. A fmall cavity or 
 hollow place ; the cave or little ha- 
 bitation of a religious perfon ; a 
 fmalr and clofe apartment in a 
 prifon ; anv fmall place of residence. 
 
 CELLAR, fei'-lur. f. A place under 
 ground, where flores are repofited ; 
 where liquors are kent. 
 
 CELLARAGE, icl'-lir-iJzh. f. The 
 part of the building which makes 
 the cellars. 
 
 CELLAR1ST, feT-li Hit. f. The 
 butler in a religious houfe. 
 
 CELLULAR, fei'-lu lir. a. Con- 
 fiftir.g of little cells or cavities. 
 
 CELSITUDE, fel'-fy-iM f. Height. 
 
 CEMENT, tfm'-mJnt. f. The mat- 
 ter with which two bodies are made 
 
 to cohere; bond of union in friend. 
 
 (hip. 
 To CEMENT, foment', v. a. To 
 
 unite by means of fomething inter- 
 poled. 
 To CEMENT, fe-mnt'. v. n. To 
 
 come into conjunction, to cohere. 
 CEMENTATION, fern-en tu'-lhun. 
 
 f. The acl of cementing. 
 CEMRNTER, te-mert'-tur. f. A 
 
 perfon or thing that unites in fociety. 
 CEMETERY, Icm'-irse-tir-y. f. A 
 
 place where the dead are repofited. 
 CENATORY, le'-nA-iur-y. a. Re- 
 
 laving to flipper; 
 CENOB1TE, Jen'-o-bite. f. One of 
 
 an order of monks who lived in com* 
 
 mon fociety. 
 CENOBIT1CAL, fen- 6-bit'- 1-kal. 
 
 a. Living in community. 
 CENOTAPH, fe -'-6-taf. f. A mo- 
 
 nument for one elfevvhere buried. 
 CENSE, fen'i. f. 'Fublick raies. 
 To CENSE, Tin's, v. a. To per- 
 
 fume with odours. 
 CENSER, fin' ier. f. The pan in 
 
 which incenf" )> burned. 
 CENSION, ieu'-fhuu. f. A rate, aa 
 
 ad'rfi'inent. 
 CENSOR, fen'-fur. f. An officer 
 
 of Rome who had the power of 
 
 correcling manners ; one who is 
 
 given to ceniurc. 
 CENSORIAN, fen-f&'-ry an. a. Re, 
 
 lating to the cenior. 
 CENSORIOUS, fen-fo'-ry-us. a. Ad- 
 
 dicled to cenfure, feverc. 
 CENSORIOUSLY, fdn-fi' ry- uf-!y\ 
 
 ad. In a fcvere reflcclinq n. i.'i't-r. 
 CENSORIOUSNESS, feal(6' ry-ul- 
 
 i c-. f. Difpofition to reproach. 
 CENSORSHIP, fin'-fur-fUp. f. /he 
 
 office of n cenfor. 
 CENSURABLE, feV-fu-raU. a. 
 
 V, ortiiy of cenfure, culpable. 
 CENSU^ABLENESS, lia'-iu-rabl- 
 
 nes. f. Blameablenefs. 
 CENSURE, fen'-iliur. f. Blame, 
 
 reprimand, reproach ; judgtnenf, 
 
 opinion; judicial fcntencc; lpiri 
 
 tual punifhment. 
 To CENSURK, fin'-fh,6r. v. a. To 
 
 blame, to brajad publjckiy ; w 
 
 coovlcmn.
 
 C E N 
 
 C E R 
 
 CENSURER, fin'-Mr-ur. f. He 
 
 that blames. 
 CENT, fent'. f. A hundred, as five 
 
 per cent, that is, five in the hundred. 
 CENTAUR, fen'-tar. f. A poetical 
 
 being, fuppofed to be compounded 
 
 of a man and a horfe ; the archer in 
 
 the zodiack. 
 
 CENTAURY, fen'-to-ry. f. A plant. 
 CENTENARY, fen'-te-nar-y. f. The 
 
 number of a hundred. 
 CENTESIMAL, fen-tes'-f-mal. f. 
 
 Hundredth. 
 CENTJFOLIOUS, fen-tj--f6'-l } us. 
 
 a. Having a hundred leaves. 
 CENTIPEDE, leu'-ty-ped. f. A 
 
 poifonous infeft. 
 CENTO, fen'-t6. f. A composition. 
 
 formed by joining fcraps from dif- 
 ferent authors. 
 CENTRAL, fen'-tral. a. Relating 
 
 to the centre. 
 CENTRALLY, fen'-tral.y. ad. With 
 
 regard to the centre. 
 CENTRATION,fca-tra'-(hun.f.The 
 
 aft of fixing the centre. 
 CENTRE, fen'-rir. f. The middle 
 To CENTRE, fen'-tur. v. a. To 
 
 place on a centre, to fix as on a cemi e. 
 To CENTRE, fen'-tur. v. n. To 
 
 reft on, to repofe on ; to be placed 
 
 in the mid it or centre. 
 CENTRICK, fen'-tnk. a. Placed 
 
 in the centre. 
 CENTRIFUGAL, fen-trif-u-gal. a. 
 
 Having the quality, acquired by 
 
 bodies in motion, of receding from 
 
 the centre. 
 CENTRIPETAL, fen-trip'-e-tal. a. 
 
 Having a tendency to the centre. 
 CENTRY, fen'-try. f. See SENTRY. 
 CENTUPLE, fen'-tupl. a. A hun- 
 dredfold. 
 To CENTUPLICATE, fen-tu'-plv- 
 
 kAte. v. a. To make a hundredfold. 
 To CENTURIATE, fen-tu'-ry-ate. 
 
 v. a. To divide into hundreds. 
 CENTURIATOR, fen-iu-ry-a-tur 
 
 f. A name given to hiltorians, who 
 
 diflinguifh times by centuries. 
 CENTURION, fen-tu'.ry-vm. f. A 
 
 military officer, who commanded a 
 
 hundred men among the Romans. 
 CENTURY, fen'-tu-ry. f. A hun- 
 
 VQL.'l. 
 
 dred, ufually employed to fpecify 
 time, as the fecond century. 
 
 CEPHALALGY, fef-a lal dzhy. f. 
 The headach. 
 
 CEPHALICK, fd-fai'-IIk. a. That 
 which is medicinal to the head. 
 
 CERASTES, fe-ras'-tez. f. A fer- 
 pent fanpofed to have herns. 
 
 CERATE, fe'-rat. f. A medicine 
 m3de of wax. 
 
 CERATEO, J^-ra-tid. a. Waxed. 
 
 CERCOPITHECAN, fer-ko pl-tiir- 
 kan. a. Belonging to monkeys; 
 apifli. 
 
 To CERE, fe^r v. a. To wax. 
 
 CEREBEL, fer'-l-bel. f. The hinder 
 part of the brain. 
 
 CERECLOTH, 'r-cl6th. f. Cloth 
 fm eared over with glutinous matter. 
 
 CEREMENT, ic'r-metit. f. Cloths 
 dipped in melted wax, with" which 
 dead bodies were infolded. 
 
 CEREMONIAL, fer-e-mo'-nyaL a. 
 Relating to ceremony, or outward 
 rite ; formal, obfervant of old forms. v 
 
 CEREMONIAL, fer-e-mo'-nya!. f. 
 Outward form, external rite ; the 
 order for rites and forms in the Ro- 
 miih church. 
 
 CEREMONIALNESS, fer-e-mo'- 
 nyal-nes. f. The quality of being 
 ceremonial. 
 
 CEREMON iOUS, fer.e-mo'-nyus. 
 a. Confuting of outward rites ; 
 full of ceremonv; attentive to the 
 outward rites of religion ; civil and, 
 formal to a fault. 
 
 CEREMONIOUSLY, fer-e-mo'- 
 nyuf-lv. ad. In a ceremonious 
 mariner, formally. 
 
 CEREMONIOUbNESS, fer-e-mo'. 
 nyus-nes. f. Fondnefs of ceremony, 
 
 CEREMONY, ier'-c-m'ui-y. f. Out- 
 ward rite, external form in reli- 
 gion ; forms of civility ; outward 
 forms of ftate. 
 
 CERTAIN, ier'-tln. a. Sure, in- 
 dubitable; determined ; in an in- 
 definite fenfe, Ibme, as a certain 
 man told me this ; undoubting, pus 
 pad doubc. 
 
 CERTAINLY, fer'-tln-l^. ad. In- 
 dubitably, without queftion ; with- 
 out fail. 
 
 u CER-
 
 C E S 
 
 C H-A 
 
 f-i Hit IJCLlx. 
 
 CERULEAN, ft 
 CERULEOUS, fe iu'-'l. 
 
 CERTAINTY, feY-th-tf. f. Ex- 
 emption from doubt ; that which 
 is real and fixed. 
 
 CERTES, fer'-tez. ad. Certainly, 
 in truth. 
 
 CERTIFICATE, {er-t!f-!-ket. f. 
 A writing made in any court, to 
 give notice to another court of any 
 thing done therein ; any teftimony. 
 
 To CERTIFY, fer'-ti -fy. v. a. To 
 give certain information of ; to give 
 certain afTiirance of. 
 
 CERTIORARI, fer-{hy-o-ra'-ri. f. A 
 writ.ijfluing out of a fuperiour court, 
 to call up the records of a caufe in 
 an inferionr one. 
 
 .CERTITUDE, fcr'-ti-tud. f. Cer- 
 tainty, freedom from doubt. 
 
 CERVICAL, fer'-vi-kai. a. Be- 
 longing to the neck. 
 
 Blue, 
 _ fky- 
 coloured. 
 
 CL'ilUiiIFICK, fer-u-'I-f'-Jk'.'a. Hav- 
 ing the power to produce a hi lie colour. 
 
 CERUMEN, fe-ru-men. 'f. Tru- 
 wax of the ear. 
 
 CEKUSE, fer'-us. f. White lead. 
 
 CESARIAN, fe-za'-y-an. a. The 
 Cefarian fec~iion is cutting a child 
 out of the womb. 
 
 CESS, feY. f. A levy maac upon 
 tha inhabitants of a place, rated 
 according to their property ; an af- 
 fefTment; the act of laying rates. 
 
 To CESS, fes'. v. a. To lay charge 
 on, to.aflefs.. 
 
 ,To CESS, fes'. v. n. To omit a legal 
 duty. See CESSOR. 
 
 CESSATION, fef-iT-fhun. f. A 
 flop, a reft, a vacation ; a paufe 
 ofholliiity, without peace. 
 
 CESSAVIT, fef-ia'-vk. f. A writ. 
 
 CESS1BILITY, ftf.sJ-bllM iy. f. 
 The quality or" receding, cr giving 
 
 CESSIBLE, fe/ sib!, a. Eafy to 
 
 give away. 
 CESSION, iV-fh&n. f. Retreat, 
 
 the acl of giving way ; refignation. 
 CESSIONARY, fe/-fh6-ner-y. a. 
 
 Implying a refignation. 
 CESSMENF, ft*'. mint, f. An af 
 
 ferment or ta^. 
 
 CESSOR, f&s'-ftr. f. He that ceaf- 
 eth or neglefteth fo long to perform 
 a duty belonging to him, as that 
 he incurre'tH the danger cf law. 
 
 CE5TUS, ie.'.tus. f. The girdle of 
 Venus. 
 
 CETACEOUS, fe-ta'-Ms. a. Of 
 the whale kind. 
 
 CHACE. See CHASE. 
 
 CHAD, tfliad'. f. A fort of fifli. 
 
 To CHAFE, tfla'fe. v. a. To warm 
 with rubbing; to heat; to perfume; 
 to make.angry. 
 
 To CHAFE, tftia'fe. v. n. To rage, 
 to fret, to fume ; to fret againft 
 any thing. ' 
 
 CHAFE, tfha'fe. f. A heat, a rage, 
 a fury. 
 
 CHAFE WAX, tfl.a'A-.wakslf. An 
 otiv.er belonging to the lord high 
 chancellor, uln- rita the wax for 
 the fealin^ of wii s.' 
 
 S'-ffii f. An infecl; 
 a fort of y.ilovv beetle 
 
 CHAFF, tfi.af. f. The hufks of 
 corn that are feparated by threlh- 
 ing and winnowing ; it is ufed for 
 any thing worthlets. 
 
 To CHAFFER, tfluf'-fur. v. n. To 
 haggle, to bargain. 
 
 CHAFFERER, tfl-.if-fcr.Ar. f. A 
 buyer, bargainer. 
 
 CHAFFINCH, tfoaf-ff'.tfli. f. A 
 bird fo called, hecaufe it delight^ 
 in chafF. 
 
 CHAFFLESS, tfhaf les. a. With- 
 out chaff 
 
 CHAFFWEED, tfliif-wed. f. Cud- 
 weed. 
 
 CHAFFY, tfW-tf. a. Like chaff, 
 full of chad-. 
 
 CHAFINGDISH, t(ha'-f{ng-di!h. f. 
 A veflel to make any tiling hot in j 
 ^ portable grate for coals. 
 
 CHAGRIN, fhl-gre'n. f. Ill hu- 
 mour, vexation. 
 
 To CHAGRIN, fha-grC'n. v. a. Tp 
 vex, to put out of temper. 
 
 CHAIN, tflia'ne. f. A feries of links 
 fattened one within another ; a bond, 
 a manacle, a fetter; a line of links 
 with which land is mcafured; a. 
 feries linked together. 
 
 To CHAIN, tiWne, v. a. To fatten 
 
 cr
 
 C H A 
 
 C H A 
 
 or link with a 'chain ; to bring into 
 flaverv ; to put on a chain; to unite. 
 
 CHAiSPUMP, tlhl'ne-pump. f. A 
 pump uied in large Englifh veffsli, 
 . which is double, fb that one rifes a.^ 
 the other /alls 
 
 CHAJNSHOT, tfha'ne fh6t. f. Two 
 bullets or half bulk-is, fattened to- 
 gether by a chain, which, when 
 thev fly open, cut away whatever 
 is before them. 
 
 CH A 1 N WORK, tM'ne- wirk. f. Work 
 with open fpaces. 
 
 CHAIR, tfna're. f. A mcveable feat ; 
 a feat of juiHce, or of authority ; a 
 vehicle born by men, a fedan. 
 
 CHAIRMAN, tfha re-man, f. The 
 prefident of an aflembly ; one whofe 
 trade it is to carry a chair. 
 
 CHAISE, flia'ze. f. A carnage of 
 pleafure drawn by one horfe. 
 
 CHALCOGRAPHER, kal-kog'-gra- 
 fur. f. An engraver in brafs. 
 
 CHALCOGRAPHY, ka!-k6g'-gra- 
 fy. f. Engraving in brafs. 
 
 CHALDER, tfha'1-dur. )f.Adry 
 
 CHALDRON, tflia'l-drfin. > En- 
 
 CHAUDRON, tflia'-drun. 3 gHh 
 meafure of coals, confiiling of thirty- 
 iixbuftiels heaped up. The chaudron 
 fbould weigh two thoufand pounds. 
 
 CHALICE, tfhal'-Is. f. A cup, a 
 bowl, a communion cup, a cup ufed 
 in als of worfiiip. 
 
 CHALICED, Ohal'-llft. a. Having a 
 cell or cup. 
 
 CHALK, tiha'k. f. A white foffile, 
 ufually reckoned a ftone, but by 
 forae ranked among the bolss. 
 
 To CHALK, tfba'k. v. a. To rub 
 with chaik ; to manure with chalk ; 
 to mark or trace out as with chalk. 
 
 CH A LK^ CUTTER, tfha'k kut-tur. 
 f. A man that digs chalk. 
 
 CHALK- PIT, tftak-pft. f. A pit 
 in which chalk is dug. 
 
 CHALKY, tfha'-ky. a. Confining 
 of cha.k, white with chalk ; impreg- 
 nated with chalk. 
 
 To CHALLENGE, tfhal'-Hndzh. v. a. 
 To call another 'to anfwer for an 
 offence by combat; to call to a 
 contelt ; to accufe ; in Jaw, to ob- 
 jst to the i.ijpartu!::/ of ar ; y an 
 
 to claim as due; to call one to .tha 
 performance of conditions. 
 
 CHALLENGE", tOial'-Hndzh. f. A 
 fummons to combat; a demand of 
 fomething as due; in law, an ex- 
 ception taken either againft.perfqns 
 or things. 
 
 CHALLENGER, tfUl'-Hn-dzhur'. f. 
 One that deli re's or fumhio'tis'ah'other 
 to combat; one that cja^ms fupe- 
 riority; a claimant. 
 
 CHALVBEAN, ka-llb'-yaa. a. Made 
 of fteel. 
 
 CHALYBEATE, ka-lib'-by-St. a. 
 Impregnated with iron or fteel. 
 
 CHAMADE, fha ma'd. f.' The 
 beat of the drum which declares a 
 furrender. 
 
 CHAMBER, tfha'me-bar. f. An 
 apartment in a houfe, generally ufed 
 for thofe appropriated to lodging ; 
 any retired room ; any cavity or 
 hollow; a court of juftice; the hol- 
 low part of a gun where the charge 
 is lodged ; the cavity where the 
 powder is lodged in a mine. 
 
 To CHAMBER, tma'me-bur. v. n. 
 To be wanton, to intrigue; to re- 
 fide as in a chamber. 
 
 CHAMBERER, tlha'me-bur-4r. f. A 
 man of intrigue. 
 
 CHAMBERFELLOW, tfhatoe-bur- 
 fe!-!6. f. One that lies in the fame 
 chamber. 
 
 CHAMBERLAIN, tfha'me-bur-IIn. f. 
 Lord great chamberlain of Eng- 
 land is the fixth officer of the crown ; 
 lord chamberlain of the houfeholcl 
 has the oVerfight of the officers 
 belonging to the king's chambers, 
 except the precinct of the bedcham- 
 ber ; a fervant who has the care of 
 the chambers. 
 
 CHAMBERLAINSHIP.tfM'me-bar- 
 Hn-flilp. ' f. The office of a cham- 
 berlain: 
 
 CHAMBERMAID, tfha'me-bur- 
 made.. f. A maid whofe bufinefs is 
 to drefs a.lady. / 
 
 CH AMBREL of a horfe, kam'-rff. 
 f. The. joint or bending of the 
 upper part of the hinder leg. 
 
 CHAMELEON, ka-me'1-yun. f. A 
 kind of lizard, faij to live on air. 
 
 u 2 To
 
 C H A 
 
 C H A 
 
 To CHAMFER, tfliam'-fur. v. a. To 
 channel ; to make furrows or gut 
 ters upon a column ; to cut any thing 
 aflope on the under fide. 
 
 CHAMFER, tfham'-f&r. | f. A fmall 
 
 CHAMFRET, tlham'-frit. j furrow 
 or gutter on a column. 
 
 CHAMLET, kim'-Ht. f. See CA- 
 
 MELOT. 
 
 CHAMOIS, fham'-my. f. An ani- 
 mal of the goat kind. 
 
 CHAMOMILE, kam'-o-ml!e. f. 
 The name of an odoriferous plant. 
 
 To CHAMP, tmamp'. v. a. To 
 bite with a frequent aftion of the 
 teeth ; to devour. 
 
 To CHAMP, tfliimp'. v. n. To 
 perform frequently the adion of 
 biting. 
 
 CHAMPAIGN, fham-pa'ne. f. A 
 kind of wine. 
 
 CHAMPAIGN, tfham'-pan. f. A 
 flat open country. 
 
 CHAMPIGNON, (horn - p In'- n yon. 
 f. A kind of mufiiroom. 
 
 CHAMPION, tfhim'-pyfin. f. A 
 rnan who undertakes a caufe in 
 jingle combat ; a hero, a (tout war- 
 riour. 
 
 To CHAMPION, ttham'-pyun. v. a. 
 To challenge. 
 
 CHANCE, tfoan'i. f. Fortune, the 
 caufe of fortuitous events ; the al 
 of fortune; accident; cafual oc- 
 currence, fortuitous event, whether 
 good or bad; pofiibility of any oc- 
 currence. 
 
 CHANCE, tihan's. a. Happening 
 by chance. 
 
 To CHANCE, tfhin's. r. n. To 
 happen, to fall out. 
 
 CHANCE- MEDLEY, tfhans-m*d'- 
 ly. f. In law, the cafual flaugh- 
 ter of a man, not altogether with- 
 out the fault of the flayer. 
 
 CHANGEABLE, tfhin'-fabl. a. Ac- 
 cidental. 
 
 CHANCEL, tfhan'-fel. f. The eaft- 
 ern part of the church in which the 
 altar is placed. 
 
 CHANCELLOR, tfhin'-feUur. f. 
 An officer of the higheft power and 
 dignity in the C9urt where he pre- 
 
 CHANCELLORSHIP, tflian'-ffl- 
 lur-fhlp. f The office of chancellor. 
 
 CHANCERY, dhin'-fcr-^. f. Tha 
 court of equity and confcience. 
 HANCRE, Mnk'-nr. f. An ulcer 
 arifing from venereal infection. 
 
 CHANCROUS, ftink'-rus. a. Hav- 
 ing the qualities of a chancre. 
 
 CHANDELIER, Ihan-dS-lc'r. f. A 
 branch for candles. 
 
 CHANDLER, tfhand'-lur. f. An 
 artifan whofe trade is to make can- 
 dles ; a huckfter. 
 
 To CHANGE, tfha'ndzh. v. a. To, 
 put one thing in the place of another ^ 
 to rcfign any thing for the fake of 
 another ; to difcount a larger pieca 
 of money into leveral fmaller ^ to 
 give and take reciprocally ; to alter ; 
 to mend the difpofition or mind. 
 
 To CHANGE, tflia'ndzh. v. n. To 
 undergo change, to fuffer alteration. 
 
 CHANGE, tfli'ndxh. f. An altera- 
 tion of the ftate of any thing ; a 
 fucceflion of one thing in the plac* 
 of ar.otaer; the time of the mo.<n 
 in which it begins a new monthly 
 revolution ; novelty ; an alteration 
 of the order in which a fet of bells 
 is founded ; that which makes a 
 variety ; fmall money. 
 
 CHANGEABLE, tM'ndzh-abl. Ju 
 Subjpft to change, fickle, inconftant^ 
 poflible to be changed ; having tht 
 quality of exhibiting different ap- 
 
 CHANGEABLENESS, tfhJ'ndzh- 
 abl-ncs. 1". Sufceptibility of change ; 
 inconflancy, ficklenefs. 
 
 CHANGEABLY, tOundzh-ib-l^. 
 ad. Jnconftantly. 
 
 CHANGEFUL, tma'ndzh-ful. a. 
 Inconilant, uncertain, mutable. 
 
 CHANGELING, tfhi'ndzh-Hng. f. 
 A child left or taken in the place of 
 another ; an idiot, a natural ; on* 
 apt to change. 
 
 CHANGER, tfhi'n-dzhar. f. Or. 
 that is employed in a changing or 
 discounting money. 
 
 CHANNEL, tfhiri'-nel. f. The hoi- 
 
 low bed of running waters ; any 
 
 cavity drawn longways ; a ftrait or 
 
 narrow tea; aguiorfum>wofapii>ar. 
 
 To
 
 C H A 
 
 C H A 
 
 To CHANNEL, tfhan'-nel. v. a. To 
 
 cut ar>7 thing in channels. 
 To CHANT, tfhant'. v. a. To fing ; 
 to celebrate by fong ; to fing in the 
 cathedral fervice. 
 
 To CHANT, tfhant'. v. n. To fing. 
 CHANT, tfhant'. f. Song, melody. 
 CHANTER, tfhan'-tur. f. A finger, 
 
 a (bngfler. 
 CHANTICLEER, tfhan'-ty-kie'r. f. 
 
 The cock, from his crow. 
 CHANTRESS, tihan'-tres. f. A wo- 
 
 man finger. 
 
 CHANTRY, tfhan'-try. f. A church 
 or chapel endowed with a revenue 
 for prieits, to fing niafs for the fouls 
 of the donors. 
 
 CHAOS, ka'-6s. f. The mafs of 
 matter fuppoled to be in confufion 
 before it was divided by the crea- 
 tion into it's proper clafles and ele- 
 ments ; confufion, irregular mix- 
 ture ; any thing where the parts 
 are undiftingailhed. 
 CHAOTICK, ka-6t'-tiic. a. Re- 
 
 fembling chaos confufed. 
 To CHAP, tfhop'. v. a. To divide 
 th furface of the ground by excef- 
 iive heat ; to divide the fkin of the 
 face or hands by exceflive cold. 
 CHAP, tfhop'. f. A cleft, a gaping, 
 a chink ; the upper or under part of 
 a bead's mouth. 
 CHAPE, tfha'pe. f. The catch of 
 any thing by which it is held in it's 
 place ; the metal tip of a fcabbard. 
 CHAPEL, tfhap'-Ii. f. A place of 
 
 worfhip ; a printer's workhoufe. 
 CHAPELESS, tfhl'pe-les. a. With- 
 
 out a chape. 
 
 CHAPELLANY, tfhap'-pil-len-n^ 
 
 f. A chappellany is founded within 
 
 fome other church. 
 
 CHAPELRY, tfhap'-pll-ry. f. The 
 
 jurifdiction or bounds of a chapel. 
 CHAPFALN, tfh6p'-fa!n. a. Hav 
 
 ing the mouth fhrunk ; difpirited. 
 CHAPLAIN, tfhap'-lin. f. He that 
 attends the king, or other great 
 perfon, to perform divine fervice. ' 
 CHAPLAINSHIP, tlhap'-lin-fhip. 
 f. The office or bufmefs of a chap- 
 lain; the pofleffion or revenue of 
 a chapel. 
 
 CHAPLESS, tlh&p'-les. a. With- 
 out any flefh about the mouth. 
 
 CHAP LET, tfhap'-Ht. f. A gar- 
 land or wreath to be worn about 
 the head ; a firing of beads ufed in 
 the Romifh church ; in architec- 
 ture, a little moulding carved into 
 round beads. 
 
 CHAPMAN, tfhap'-man. f. A cheap- 
 ner, one that offers as a purchafer. 
 
 CHAPS, tfhop's. f. The mouth of 
 a beaft of prey ; the entrance into a 
 channel. 
 
 CHAPTER, tfhap'-tur. f. A divi- 
 fion of a book ; an affembly of the 
 clergy of a cathedral ; the place in 
 which aflemblies of the clergy are 
 held. 
 
 CHAPTREL, tfhap'-trll. f. The 
 capitals of pillars, or pilaftcrs, 
 which fuppcit arches . 
 
 CHAR, tfha'r. f. A fifh found only 
 in Winander-meer in Lancafhire. 
 
 To CHAR, tfha'r. v. a. To burn 
 wood to a black cinder. 
 
 CHAR, tfha'r. f. Work dona by 
 the day. 
 
 To CHAR, tfha'r. v. n. To work 
 at other's houfes by the day. 
 
 CHAR-WOMAN, tfha'r- wum-un. f. 
 A woman hired accidentally for odd 
 work. 
 
 CHARACTER, kar'-ak-tur. f. A 
 mark, a ftamp, a reprefentation ; 
 a letter ufed in writing or printing ; 
 the hand or manner of writing ; a 
 reprefentation of any man as to his 
 perfonal qualities ; an account of 
 any thing as good or bad ; the 
 perfon with his afiemblage of qua- 
 lities. 
 
 To CHARACTER, kar'-ak-tur, v. a. 
 To infcribe, to engrave. 
 
 CHARACTERISTICAL, 
 ak-tS-rls'-ti.kil. 
 
 CHARACTERISTICS 
 ak-te-.Hs'-dk. 
 Conflicting or pointing 
 true character. 
 
 CH AR ACTERISTIC ALNESS, kir- 
 ak-^-ris'-tl-kal-nes. f. The qua- 
 lity of being peculiar to a character. 
 
 CHARACTERISTICS kar-uk-te 1 * 
 
 Hs'-tik, f. That which conflitutes 
 
 the 
 
 }- 
 
 out the
 
 C H A 
 
 C H A 
 
 the character ; the index or exponent 
 of a logarithm. 
 
 2To CHARACTERIZE, kar'-ak-te. 
 rlze. v. a. To give a char, 
 an account of the perfonal qtu.itie- 
 of any man ; to engrave, or im- 
 print; to mark with a particular 
 ftamp or token. 
 
 CHARACTERLESS, kar'.ak-tur- 
 ies. a. Without a character. 
 
 JCHARACTERY, kar'-ik-le-ry. f. 
 Impreflion, mark. 
 
 CHARCOAL, tflia'r-kol. f. Coal 
 made by burning wood. 
 
 "CHARD, tfhard'. f. Chards of ar- 
 tichokes are the leaves of fair ar- 
 tichoke plants, tied and wrapped 
 up all over but the top, in ftraw ; 
 Chards of beet are plants of white 
 beet tranfplanted. 
 
 To CHARGE, tiU'rcJzh. v. a. To 
 intruft, to commiffion for a certain 
 purpofe ; to impute as a debt ; 
 to impute ; to impofe as a taOc ; 
 to accufe, to cenfure ; to com- 
 mand ; to fall upon, to attack ; 
 to burden, to lead ; to fill ; to 
 load a qun. 
 
 To CHARGE, tlhi'rdzh. v. n. To 
 make an cnlet. 
 
 CHARGE, tfhi'rdzh. f. Care, truft, 
 cuftody ; precept, mandate, com- 
 mand ; commiliion, tru it conferred, 
 office ; accufation, imputation ; 
 the thing intruded to ca/e or 'ma- 
 nagement ; e.xpenfe, coft ; oofet, 
 attack ; the llgnal to fall upon ene- 
 mies ; the quantity of powder and 
 ball put into a gun ; a preparation 
 or a fort of ointment applied tq 
 the mouldcr-f^-hiits and fprains of 
 horfes. 
 
 CHARGEABLE, tthu'r-d/Mbl. a. 
 fixpenftve, coftly ; imputable, as a 
 <iebt or crime ; fubject to charge, 
 accufablc. 
 
 CHARGEABLENESS.tlhA'r-dzbabl- 
 nes. f. Expenfe, coft, colllinefs. ! 
 
 CHARGEABLY, tflii'r-dzhab-Iy.ad. 
 Expenfively. 
 
 CHARGER, tma'r-dzra'ir. f. A large 
 difh; an oflicer's horle. 
 
 CHARir.Y, tlha'.jy-ly. ad. Wa- 
 lily, frugally. 
 
 CHARINESS^ tliia'-ry-nes. f. Ca* 
 tion, nicdy. 
 
 .CHARIOT, tfMr'-yut. f. A car- 
 riage of pieafure, or fiate; a car 
 in which men of arms were *.aiei.t- 
 ly placed. 
 
 I'o'cHARlOT, tfliir'-yut. v. a. To 
 convey in a chariot. 
 
 CHARIOTEER, t{har-\6-te'r. f. He 
 that drives the chariot. 
 
 CHARIOT RACE, tMr'-yut-rafe. 
 f. A fpoit where chariots were 
 driven for the prize. 
 
 CHARITABLE, tfhar'-I-tabl. a. Kind 
 in giving alms ; kind in judging of 
 others. 
 
 CHARITABLY, t(har'-I-tab-ly. ad. 
 Kindly, liberally ; benevolently. 
 
 CHARITY, tfiiar -i-ty. f. Tender- 
 nefs, kindi:efs, love;' good will, be- 
 nevolence ; the theological virtue of 
 um\ erfal love; liberality to the poor} 
 alms, relief given to the poor. 
 
 To CHARK, tfliA'rk. v. a. To burn 
 to a black cinder. 
 
 CHARLATAN, fta'r-li-tin. f. A 
 quack, a mountebank. 
 
 CIIARLATAN1CAL, fhar-li-tan'- 
 y-ka!. a. Quackifh, ignorant. 
 
 CHARLATANRY, Hiu'r-la-tan-ry. 
 f. Wheedling, deceit. 
 
 CHARLES'S-WAIN, tfria'rk-i'z*. 
 wa'ne. f. The northern conlklla- 
 tion, called the Bear. 
 
 CHARLOCK, t(ha'r-!ik. f. A weed 
 growing among the corn with a 
 yellow Hower. 
 
 CHARM, tflia'rm. f. Words or 
 pliiltrcf, imagined to have fome 
 occult power; fomething of power 
 to gain the affections. 
 
 To CHARM, tft.a'rm. v. a. To for- 
 tify with charms againfl evil; to 
 make powerful by charms j lp fub- 
 due by fame feciet power, to fu fa- 
 due by pieafure. 
 
 CHARMED, tfci'r-rr.ej. a. En- 
 chanted. 
 
 CHARMER, tfiia'r-mi'ir. f. One 
 that has the power of charms, or 
 enchantments ; one that captivates 
 the heart. 
 
 CHARMING, tfha'r-ir.Ing. part. a. 
 Pleafing in the highcft degree. 
 
 CHARM.
 
 C H A 
 
 CHE 
 
 CHARMINGLY, tlhi'r-mlng-ly. ad. 
 In fuch a manner as to pleafe ex- 
 ceedingly. 
 
 CHARMINGNESS, tM'r-ming-nes. 
 f. The power of pleafing. 
 
 CHARNEL, tfha'r-nli. a. Contain- 
 ing flefh or carcafes. 
 
 - CHARNEL-HOUSE, tfhaWl-hous. 
 f. The place where the bones of 
 the dead are repofited. 
 
 CHART, ka'rt or tfha'rt. f. A deli- 
 neation of coafts. 
 
 CHARTER, tfha'r-tur. f. A char- 
 ter is a written evidence ; sny writ- 
 ing beftowing privileges or rights ; 
 privilege, immunity, exemption. 
 
 CHARTER-PARTY, tM'r-tir-pa'r- 
 ty. f. A paper relating to a con- 
 tracl:, of which each party has a 
 copy. 
 
 CHARTERED, tlhi'r-tird. a. Pri- 
 vileged. 
 
 CHARY, tlha'-ry. a. Careful, cautious. 
 
 To CHASE, tflu'fe. v. a. To hunt; 
 to purfue as an enemy ; to drive ; 
 to enchafe. 
 
 CHASE, tfha'fe. f. Hunting, pur- 
 fuit of any thing as game ; fitneis 
 to be hunted ; purfuit of an enemy ; 
 purfuit of fomething as defirable ; 
 hunting match; the game hunte<?; 
 open ground flored with fuch beads 
 as are hunted ; the Chafe of a gun 
 is the whole bore or length of a 
 piece. 
 
 CHASE-GUN, tfMTe-gun. f. Guns 
 in the fore-part of the (hip, fired 
 upon thofe that are purfued. 
 
 CHASER, tfha'-iur. f. Hunter, pur- 
 fuer, driver. 
 
 CHASM, kaz'm. f. A cleft, a gap, 
 an opening ; a place unfilled ; a 
 vacuity. 
 
 CHASTE, tftil'fte. a. Pure from all 
 commerce of fexes ; pure, uncor- 
 rupt, not mixed with barbarous 
 phrafes ; without obfcenity ; true 
 to the marrJaje-bed. 
 
 To CHASTEN, tmTftn. v. a. To. 
 correft, to punifh. 
 
 To CHASTISE, tfhaf-ti'ze. v. a. 
 To punifh, to corred by puniih- 
 ment ; to reduce to order or obe- 
 
 CHASTISEMENT, tlhas'-tiz-m^nt, 
 f. Correction, punimment. 
 
 CHASTISER, tftiaf-d'-zur. f. A 
 punifher, a correflor. 
 
 CHASTITY, tfhas'-tl-ty. f. Purity 
 of the body ; freedom from obfce- 
 nity ; freedom from bad mixture of 
 any kind. 
 
 GHASTLY, tma'fte.ly. ad. Without 
 incontinence, purely, without con- 
 tamination. 
 
 CHASTNESS, tM'fte-nes. f. Chaf- 
 tity, purity. 
 
 To CHAT, rihat'. v. n. To prate, 
 to talk idly ; to prattle. 
 
 CHAT, tfhic'. f. Idle talk, prate. 
 
 CH A TELL ANY, mac'-tel-ien-y. f f 
 The diftrid under the dominion of 
 a cartle. 
 
 CHATTEL, tfhat'l. f. Any move- 
 able pofleflion. 
 
 To CHATTER, tfhat'-tur. v. n. To 
 make a noife as a pie, or other un- 
 harmonious bird ; tp make a noife 
 by collifion of the teeth ; to talk 
 idly or carelefly. 
 
 CHATTER, tfhlt'-tur. f. Noife like 
 that of a fie or monkey; idle prate. 
 
 CHATTERER, tfnat'-ter-rur. f. An 
 idle talker; a bird. 
 
 CHAT WOOD, tMt'-wud. f. Little 
 flicks; fuel. 
 
 CHAVENDER, tftav'-in-dur. f. The 
 chub, a fim. 
 
 CHAUMENTELLE, fh6-mon-tel'. 
 f. A fort of pear. 
 
 To CHAW, tfha'. v. a. To mafti- 
 cate, to chew. 
 
 CHAWDRON, tfha'-drin. f. En- 
 trails. 
 
 CHEAP, tftie'p.a. To be had at a low 
 rate ; eafy to be had, not refpefted. 
 
 CHEAP, tfhe'p. f. Market, purchafe, 
 bargain. 
 
 To 'CHEAPEN, tfhe'pn. v. a. To 
 attempt to purchafe, to bid for any 
 tiling ; to leffen value. 
 
 CHEAPLY, tflie'p-ly. ad. At a 
 fmall price, at a low rate. 
 
 CHEAPNESS, tfhe'p-nes. f. Low- 
 nefs of price. 
 
 CHEAR. See CHEER. 
 
 To CHEAT, tftie't. v. a. To de- 
 fraud, to impofe upon, to trick. 
 
 CHEAT,
 
 CHE 
 
 CHE 
 
 CHEAT, tfhe't f. A fraud, a trkk, 
 an impoilure ; a pcrfon guiky of 
 fraud. 
 
 .CHEATER, tfhe'-tur. f. One that 
 praclifes fraud. 
 
 To CHECK, tfliek'. v. a. To re- 
 prefs, to curb ; to reprove, to 
 chide ; to control by a counter- rec- 
 koning ; to put the king in danger 
 at chefs. 
 
 To CHECK, tftiek'. v. n. To flop, 
 to make a ftopj to clafti, to inter- 
 fere. 
 
 CHECK, tfhck'. f. Repreflure, ftop, 
 rebuff; reltraint,curb, government ; 
 reproof, a flight ; in falconry* when 
 a hawk forfakes her proper game to 
 follow other birds ; the caufe of re- 
 ftraint, a ftop ; a term ufed to imply 
 the king's being in danger at chefs ; 
 a draught on a banker. 
 
 To CHECKER, ) -,., . Cv.a. 
 
 To CHEQUER, } lft ^' tr ' \ To 
 variegate or .diver fify, in the man- 
 ner of a chefs-board, with alternate 
 colours. 
 
 CHECKER-WORK, tmek'-er-w6rk. 
 f. Work varied alternately. 
 
 CHECKMATE, tfhek'-mate. f. That 
 fituation at chefs when the king can- 
 not move without going into check, 
 which puts an end to the game. 
 
 .CHEEK, tfhe'k. f. The fide of the 
 face below the eye ; a general name 
 among mechanicks for almoft all 
 thofe pieces of their machines that 
 are double. 
 
 CHEEKBONE, tfhe'k-bone. f. The 
 os jugale, or bone that forms the pro- 
 minent part t)f the check. 
 
 CHEEK-TOOTH, tfhe'k-to.h. f. 
 The hinder tooth or tuflc. 
 
 CHEER, tfhe'r. f. Entertainment, 
 provifions ; invitation to gayety ; 
 gayety, jollity ; air of the coun- 
 tenance ; temper of mind. 
 
 To CHEER, tfhe'r. v. a. To incite, 
 to encourage, to infpirit ; to com- 
 fort, to conlole, to gladden. 
 
 To CHEER, tfhe'r. v. n. To grow 
 
 gay or gladfome. 
 CHEERER, t&e'.rur. f. 
 
 giver of gayety. 
 CHEERFUL, tflii'r-ful. a. 
 
 Gladner, 
 Gay, 
 
 full of life, full of mirth ; having 
 
 an appearance of gayety. 
 CHEERFULLY, tfhe'r. fal-ly. ad. 
 
 Without dejeftion, with gayety. 
 CHEERFULNESS, tflie'r-fil-nes. f. 
 
 Freedom from dejeftion, alacrity ; 
 
 freedom from gloominefs. 
 CHEERLESS, tfhe'r-les. a. With- 
 
 out gayety, comfort, or gladncfs. 
 CHEERLY, tflic'r-lj.a. Gay, cheer- 
 ful ; not gloomy. 
 
 CHEERLY, tlhe'r-ly. ad. Cheerfully. 
 CHEERY, tfhe'-ry. a. Gay, fprightly. 
 CHEESE, tfhe'z. f. A kind of food 
 
 made by preffing the curd of milk, 
 
 and letting the mafs dry. 
 CHEESECAKE, tmc'f-kake. f. A 
 
 cake made of foft curds, fugar, and 
 
 butter. 
 CHEESEMONGER, tfhe'z-mung- 
 
 gur. f. One who deals in cheele. 
 CHEESEPRKSS, t(r.e'z.p,es. f. 
 
 The prefs for the cnrds. 
 CHEESE VAT, dhe-'z-vit. f. The 
 
 wooden cafe in which the curds are 
 
 prefled into cheefe. 
 CHEESY, tftie'-z^. a. Having the 
 
 nature or form of cheefe. 
 CHEMISTRY. See CHYMISTRY. 
 CHEQUER. See CHECKER. 
 To CHERISH, tfher'-rifli. v. a. Td 
 
 fupport, to melter. to nurfc up. 
 CHERISHER, tOier'-rifh-ur. f. An 
 
 encourager, a fupporter. 
 CHERISHMENT, tmeV-Hfh-mcnt. 
 
 f. Encouragement, fupport, com- 
 fort. 
 
 CHERRY, tfher'-r. f. A fruit. 
 CHERRY-TREE, tmer'-ry trc. L 
 
 The fee that bears cherries. 
 CHERRY, tmer'-rv;. a. Red; re- 
 
 fembiing a cherry in colour. 
 CHERRYBAY, tfhet' r^-ba. f. Lau- 
 
 CHERRYCHEEKED, tfhcr'-rv- 
 tfliekt. a. Having ruddy cheeks. 
 
 CHERRYPIT, tfhei'-ry-pit. f. A 
 chikl's play, in which they throw 
 cherry-ilones into a fmall hole. 
 
 CHERSONESE, ker-f6-ne's. f. A 
 peninfula, 
 
 CHERUB, tfher'-ub. f. A celeflial 
 
 fpirit, which, in the hierarchy, is 
 
 placed next in order to the feraphim. 
 
 CHE-
 
 CHE 
 
 C H I 
 
 fcHERUBICX tM-ru'-Wk. a. An- 
 gelick, relating to the cherubim. 
 
 CHERUBIM, tmer'-u-bltn. f. The 
 plura! of CHERUB. 
 
 CHERUBIM, tfher'-u-bln. a. An- 
 gelical. 
 
 CHERVIL, tlher'-vll. f. An um- 
 belliferous plant. * 
 
 To CHERUP, tfher'-up. v. n. ' To 
 chirp, to ufe a cheerful voice. 
 
 CHESS, tfheY. f. A game. 
 
 CHESS-APPLE, tflies'-apl. f. Wild 
 
 CHESS-BOARD, tfheY-b&rd. f. The 
 
 board or table on which the game 
 
 of chefs is played. 
 CHESS-MAN, tihes'-man. f. A 
 
 puppet for chefs. 
 CHESS-PLAYER, t(heY-pla-ur. f. 
 
 A gamefter at chefs. 
 CHESSOM, dhes'-lum. f. Mellow 
 
 CHEST, tmeft'. f. A box of wood 
 or other materials. 
 
 To CHEST, tfheft'. v. a. To repofite 
 in a cheft; to hoard. 
 
 CHEST-FOUNDERED.tmefr-foun- 
 durd. a. Having the difeafe called 
 cheft-foundering. 
 
 CHEST-FOUNDERING, tmeft'- 
 foun-dring. f. A difeafe in horfes of 
 the nature of the pleurify. 
 
 CHESTED, tfheft'-tld. a. Having 
 a cheft. 
 
 CHESTNUT, tthes'-m'm f. The 
 fruit of the cheftnut-tree ; the name 
 of a brown colour. 
 
 CHESTNUT-TREE, tmes'-nut-tre 5 
 f. The tree that bears chefnuts. 
 
 CHEVALIER, mev'-a-llr. f. A 
 knight. 
 
 CHEVAUX DE FRIS, fheV-6-de 
 fri"z. f. A piece of timber tra- 
 verfed with wooden fpikes, pointed 
 with iron, five or iix feet long, 
 ufed in defending a pafTage ; a turn- 
 pike, or tourniquet. 
 
 CHEVEN, tihev'n. f. A river fiih 
 the fame with chub. 
 
 CHiiVERlL, tniev'-er-il. f. A kid 
 kidleather. 
 
 To CHEW, tlho'. v. a. To grind 
 with the teeth, to mafticate ; to me- 
 ditate, or ruminate in th- thoughts 
 to tafte without fwallowing. 
 
 V'OU. !. 
 
 To CHEW, tfho'. v. n. To chanip 
 
 upon, to ruminate. 
 CHICANE, lU-ka'ne. f. The art 
 
 of protracting a conteft by artifice } 
 
 artifice in general. 
 To CHICANE, ihy-ka'ne. v. n. To 
 
 prolong a conteil by tricks. 
 CH1CANER, ihy-ka'-nur. f. A pet^ 
 
 ty fophifter, a wrangfer. 
 CHICANERY, fhy-ka'-nur-^. f. So- 
 
 phiftry, wrangle. 
 
 rKCK, tmlk'. ? f. The young 
 
 CHICKEN, tmfk'-Jn.J of a bird, 
 
 particularly of a hen, or fmall bird ; 
 
 a word of tenderneis ; a term for a 
 
 young girl. 
 CHICKENHEARTED, tfhlk"-in- 
 
 ha'r-tid. a. Cowardly, fearful. 
 CHICKINGPOX, t(hlk'-lri-p6ks. H 
 
 A puftulous diftemper. 
 CHICKLING, tlhlk'-ling. f. A 
 
 fmall chicken. 
 
 CHICKPEAS, dhlk'-pez. f. An herb* 
 CHICKWEED, tmlk'-wed. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 
 CHID, tfhid'. Pret. of CHIDE. 
 CHIDDEN, tOiId'n. Part. paff. of 
 
 CHIDE. 
 ToCHIDE, tlhi'de. v.a. Toreprove; 
 
 to drive away with reproof; to blame* 
 
 to reproach. 
 
 To CHIDE, tml'de. v. n. To cla- 
 mour, to fcold ; to quarrel with ; 
 
 to make a noife. 
 CHIDER, tfhi'-d6r: f. A rebukef, 
 
 a reprover. 
 CHIEF, tfhe'f. a. Principal, moft 
 
 eminent ; emine'nt; extraordinary ; 
 
 capital, of the firft order. 
 CHIEF, tfh'f. f. A commander, a 
 
 leader. 
 CHIEFLESS, t(he'f-lSs. a. With- 
 
 out a head. 
 CHIEFLY, tfhe'f-ly. ad. Principally. 
 
 eminently, more than common. 
 CHIEFRIE, tfhcT-ry. f. A fmall 
 
 rent paid to the lord paramount. 
 CHIEFTAIN, tfbe'f-te~n. f. A lead- 
 er, a commander ; the head of aclan. 
 CHIEVANCE, tfhe'-vans. f. Traf- 
 
 fick, in which money is extorted, as 
 
 difcount. 
 CHILBLAIN, tfhii'-blane. f. Afore 
 
 made by froft. 
 
 CHILD, tnd'id. f. An infant, or 
 x rery
 
 .CHI 
 
 C H I 
 
 very young perfon ; one in the line 
 of filiation, oppofed to the parent ; 
 any thing the produft or effeft of an- 
 other ; To be with child, to be preg- 
 nant. 
 
 To CHILD, tlhlld. v. n. To bring 
 children. Little ufcd. 
 
 CH1LDBEARING, tfljfld-M-rfag. 
 part. The ad of bearing children. 
 
 CHILDBED, tfhf'ld -bedr f. The 
 ftate of a woman bringing a child. 
 
 CHILDBIRTH, tfhttd-benh. f. Tra- 
 vail, labour. 
 
 CH1LDED, tflil'1-dld. a. Furniftied 
 with a child. Little ufed. 
 
 CHiLDERMASS-DAY, tflill'-der- 
 muf-da'. f. The day of the week, 
 throughout the year, anfvvering to 
 the day on which the feall of the holy 
 Innocents is folemnized. 
 
 CHILDHOOD, tfhl'ld-hud. f. The 
 flate of infants, the time in which 
 we are children; the time of life 
 between infancy and puberty; the 
 properties of a child. 
 
 CHILDISH, t/hl'I-dlfli. a. Tri- 
 fling; becoming only children, tri- 
 vial, puerile. 
 
 CHILDISHLY, tfhri-dlfh-ty. ad. In 
 a childifli trifling way. 
 
 CHILDSHNESS, tfhl'l-dlfli-pJs. f. 
 Puerility, triflingnefs; harmleflYiefs. 
 
 CHILDLESS, tfhi'ld-les. a. With- 
 out children. 
 
 CHILDLIKE, tfhi'ld-llke. a. Be- 
 coming or befeeming a child. 
 
 CHILIAD, kil'-yad. f. A thoufand. 
 
 CHILIAEDRON, kil-y-a-e'-dron. f. 
 A figure of a thoufand fides. 
 
 CHILIARCH, kil'-y-ark. f. A com- 
 mander" of a thoufand men. 
 
 CHILL, tfhli'. a. Cold, that which 
 is cold to the touch ; having the 
 fenfation of cold ; deprefled, de- 
 je&ed, difcouraged. 
 
 CHILL, tftnT. f. Chilnefs, cold. 
 
 To CHILL, tlhfl'. v. a. To make 
 cold ; to deprefs, to dcjed ; to 
 blaft with cold. 
 
 CHILLINESS, tfhli'-ly-nes. f. A 
 fenfation of fhivering cold. 
 
 CHILLY, tfhil'-ly. a. Somewhat cold. 
 
 CHILNESS, tM'-nes. f. Coldneis, 
 
 , want of warmth. 
 
 CHIME, tlhi'mc. f. The confcnant 
 
 or harmonick found of many cof< 
 refpondent inftruments ; the corre- 
 fpondence of found ; the found of 
 bells Itriick with hammers : the 
 correfpondence of proportion or re- 
 lation : the end of a barrel or tub. 
 
 To CHIME, tfhi'me. v. n. To found 
 in harmony ; to correfpond in rela- 
 tion or proportion ; to agree ; to 
 fuit with ; to jingle. 
 
 To CHIME, tfhi'me. v. a. To make 
 to move, or ftrike, or found harmoni- 
 cally; to Itrike a bell with a hammer. 
 
 CHIMERA, kv-me'-ra. f. A vain 
 and wild fancy. 
 
 CHIMERICAL, ki-mer'-rf-kal. a. 
 Imaginary, fantaftick. 
 
 CHJMERICALLY, k!-mer'-rl-kil- y . 
 ad. Vainly, wildly. 
 
 CHIMNEY, tlhim'-ny. f. The paf- 
 fage through which the fmoke af- 
 cends from the fire in the houfe ; 
 the fireplace. 
 
 CHIMNEY-CORNER, tfhfro'-n- 
 ka'r-nttr. f. The f.refide, the place 
 of idlers. > 
 
 CHIMNEYPIECE, tfhrm'-nv-pes. f. 
 The ornamental piece round the 
 fireplace. 
 
 CHIMNEYSWEEPER, tfhlm' n^-- 
 fwe'-p6r. f. One whofe trade it 
 is to clean foul chimnies of foot. 
 
 CHIN, tftiln'. f. The part of the 
 face beneath the under lip. 
 
 CHINA, tftl'-nl. f. China ware, 
 porcelain, a fpecies of vefle's made 
 in China, dimly tranfparent. 
 
 CHINA-ORANGE, tlhl'-irf.&r'- 
 Indzh. f. The fweet orange. 
 
 CHINA-ROOT, tfhi'-na-rot f. A 
 medicinal root brought originally 
 from China. 
 
 CH1NCOUGH, tiMn'-kof. f. A 
 violent and convulfive cough. 
 
 CHINE, tfhi'ne. f. The part of the 
 back, in which the backbone is found; 
 a piece of the back of an animal. 
 
 To CHINE, tfhi'ne. v. a. To cut 
 into chines. 
 
 CHINK, tfhlngk'. f. A fmall aper- 
 ture longwife. 
 
 To CHINK, tfhlngk'. v. a. To fliake 
 fo as to make a found. 
 
 ToCHIN'I, tfhlngk'. v. n. To found 
 by flaking each other. 
 
 CHINKY,
 
 C H I 
 
 C H O 
 
 CHINKY, tfhlngk'-y. a. Full of 
 holes, gaping. 
 
 CH1NTS, tflriru's. f. Cloth of cot- 
 ton made in India. 
 
 CHIOPPINE, tmop-pi'n. f. A high 
 {hoe formerly worn by ladies. 
 
 To CHIP, tfhip'. v. a. To cut into 
 fmall pieces. 
 
 CHIP, tfhip'. f. A fmall piece taken 
 off by a cutting instrument. 
 
 CHIPPING, tftifp'-plng. f- A frag- 
 ment cut off. 
 
 CHIRAGRICAL, ki-rag'-grl-kal. a. 
 Having the gout in the hand. 
 
 CHIROGRAPH, ki'-rd-graf. f. A 
 charter-party ; a fine. 
 
 CHIROGRAPHER, kt-r6g'-gra-fur. 
 f. He that exercifes writing ; an 
 officer who engrofles fines in the com- 
 mon-pleas. 
 
 CHIROGRAPHIST, kl-rog'-gra- 
 filt. f. A chirographer. 
 
 CHIROGRAPHY, ki-r6g'-gra-fy,.f. 
 The art of writing. 
 
 CHIROLOGY, ki-rol'-o-dzhy.f. The 
 art of talking by figns made with the 
 hands. 
 
 CHIROMANCER, k!-'r&-man-fiir. 
 f. One that foretels future events 
 by infpecling the hand. 
 
 CHIROMANCY, ki'-ro-man-fy-. f. 
 The art of foretelling the events of 
 life by infpecling the hand. 
 
 To CHIRP, tfherp'. v. n. To make 
 a cheerful noife, as birds. 
 
 To CHIRP, tfherp'. v. a. To make 
 cheerful. 
 
 CHIRP, tfherp'. f. The voice of 
 birds or infe&s. 
 
 CHIRPER, tfher'-pur. f. One that 
 chirps. 
 
 CHIRRE, tmer'. v. n. To coo as a 
 pigeon. 
 
 CHIRURGEON, k!-mr'.dzhun. f. 
 One that cures ailments, not by in- 
 ternal medicines, but outward ap- 
 plications ; a furgeon. 
 
 CHIRURGERY, ki-rur'-dzhe-j^. f. 
 The art of curing by external appli- 
 cations. 
 
 CHIRURGICAL,k!-rur'-dzhy-kal. 
 
 CHIRURGICK, ki-rur'-dz!,{k. 
 a. Belonging to furgery. 
 
 CHISEL, ttofz'1. f. Aii inllrument 
 
 with which wood or (tone is pared 
 
 To CHISEL, tfliiz'l. v. a. To cut 
 with a chifel. 
 
 CHIT, tihit'. f. A child, a baby ; 
 the (hoot of corn from the end of 
 the grain. 
 
 To CHIT, tflut'. v. n. To fprout. 
 
 CHITCHAT, tfhit'-tfhit. f. Prattle, 
 idle prate. 
 
 CHITTERLINGS, tfhit'-ter-Hngz. 
 f. The guts of an eatable animal ; 
 the frill ac the-bbfom of a fhirt. 
 
 CHITTY, tfhit'-ty. a. Childilh, 
 like a baby. < 
 
 CHIVALROUS, Mv'-al-rus. a. Re- 
 lating to chivalry, knightly, warlike. 
 
 CHIVALRY, ftiiV.al-ry. f. Knight- 
 hood, a military dignity ; the qua- 
 lifications of a knight, as valour ; 
 the general fyitem of knighthood. 
 
 CHIVES, fhl'vz. f. The threads or 
 filaments rifing in flowers, with, 
 feeds at the end ; a fpecies of fmall 
 onion. 
 
 CHLOROSIS, kl6-r6'-sis. f. The 
 green-ficknefs. 
 
 To CHOAK, tmo'ke. v. a. See 
 CHOKE. . 
 
 CHOCOLATE, tfhok'-ul-St. f. The 
 nut of the cacao-tree ; the mafa 
 made by grinding the kernel of the 
 cacao-nut, to be diflblved in hot 
 water ; the liquor made by a folu- 
 tion of chocolate. 
 
 CHOCOLATE-HOUSE, tfhok'-uU 
 et-hous. f- A houfe where company 
 is entertained with chocolate. 
 
 CHODE, tfho'de. The old preterite 
 of CHIDE. Obfolete. 
 
 CHOICE, tfhoi's. f. The aft of 
 choofmg, election; the power of 
 choofmg ; care in choofing, curio- 
 fity of diftindlion ; the thing chofen ; 
 the beil part of any thing ; feveral 
 things propofed asobjeds ofcelection. 
 
 CHOICE, tfhoi's. a. Seleft, of 
 extraordinary value; char/, frugal, 
 careful. 
 
 CH01CELESS, tmoi's-!es. a. With- 
 out the power of choofing. 
 
 CHOtCELY, tmoi's-ly. ad. Cu- 
 rioudy, with exad choice; vate- 
 ably, excellently. 
 
 x z CHOICE-
 
 C H O 
 
 C H O 
 
 CHOICENESS, tmoi's-nes. f. Nice- 
 ty, particular value. 
 
 CHOIR, koi'r. f. An affembly or 
 band of fingers ; the fingers in di- 
 vine worfhip; the part of the church 
 where the fingers are placed. 
 
 To CHOKE, tih&'ke. v. a. To fuf- 
 focate ; to flop up, to block up a 
 paflage ; to hinder by obdruttion ; 
 to fupprefs ; to overpower. 
 
 CHORE, tfh&lee. f. The filamen- 
 tous or capillary part of an artichoke. 
 
 CHOKE-PEAR, t(h6'ke- F ere. f. A 
 rough, harm, unpalatable pear; any 
 farcafm lhat ftoprthe mouth. - 
 
 CHOKER, tfoo'-kur. f. One that 
 chokes. 
 
 CHOKY, tfh&'-ky. a. That which 
 has the power of fuftbcation. 
 
 CHOLAGOGUES, kAl'-i-g6gz. f. 
 Medicines which have the power 
 of purging bile. 
 
 CHOLER, koi'-l&r. f. The bi'e ; 
 the humour, fuppofed to produce 
 irafcibility ; anger, rage. 
 
 CHOLERiCK, kol'-ier.rik. a. A- 
 bounding with choler ; angry, iraf- 
 cible. 
 
 CHOLERICJWESS, k61' ler-rlk-ns. 
 f. Anger, irafcibility, peevifhnefs. 
 
 To CHOOSE, tfho'z. v. a. To take 
 by way of preference of feveral things 
 offered ; to felecl, to pick out of" a 
 number ; to elctt for eternal hap- 
 pinefs; a term of theologians. 
 
 To CHOOSE, tfoo'z. v. n. To have 
 the power of choice. 
 
 CHOOSER, tmo'-zur. f. j He that 
 has the power of choofing, elector. 
 
 To CHOP, tOiop'. v. a. To cut 
 with a quick blow; to devour ea- 
 gerly ; to menace, to cut into fmall 
 ( pieces ; to brak into chirks ; to 
 purchafe, generally by way of truck ; 
 to put one thing in the place of an- 
 other; to bandy, to altercate. 
 
 To CHOP, tfhop'. v. n. To do any 
 thing with a quick motion ; to 
 >r happen upon a thing. 
 
 CHOP.tfnop'. f. A piece chopped off; 
 a fm all piece of meat; a crack, or cleft. 
 
 CHOP-HOUSE, tiho./.hous. f. A 
 houfe where chops are fold ready 
 dretfed. 
 
 CHOPIN, fh6-pe"n. f. A French 
 liquid mealure, containing nearly 
 a pint of Winchefter; a term ufe-i in 
 Scotland for a quart of wine meaiure. 
 
 CHOPPING, tlh6p'-p{ng. a. An 
 epithet frequently applied to infants 
 by way of commendation 
 
 CHOPPING-BLOCK, tih6p'-pl:^- 
 blok. f. A log of wood on which 
 any thing is laid to be cut in pieces. 
 
 CHOPPING-KNIFE, t(h6p'- P In g - 
 i ife. f. A knife ufed in chopping. 
 
 CHOPPV, tfhop'-pv. a. Full of' 
 holes or cracks. 
 
 CHOPS, tfhop's. f. The mouth of 
 a bsalt ; the mouth of any thing in 
 famiiiar language. 
 
 CHORAL, k&'-ral. a. Siing by a 
 choir ; finding in a choir. 
 
 CHORD, ka'rd. f. The itring of a 
 mullcal inflrument ; a right line, 
 which joins the two ends of any 
 arc'n of a circle. 
 
 To CHORD, kard. v. a. To fur- 
 nilh with firings. 
 
 CHORDEE, k6r-de". f. A contrac- 
 tion of the frceni'.m. 
 
 CHORION, k&'-ry on. f. The out- 
 ward membrane thai enwraps the 
 fcetus. 
 
 CHORISTER, kor'-rlf-tur. f. A 
 finger in the cathedrals, a finging 
 bov ; a finger in a concert. 
 
 CHOROGRAPHER, ku-rog'-gra- 
 fur. f. He that defcribes particu- 
 lar regions of countries. 
 
 CHOROGKAPHlCAL,ko.r6-graf- 
 i-kal. a. Defcriptive of particular 
 regions. 
 
 CHOROGRAPHICALLY, ko ro- 
 graf-1-kal-y. ad. In a chorogra- 
 phical manner. 
 
 CHQROGRAPHY, ki-rc'.g'-grA-fy. 
 f. The art of defcribing particular 
 regions. 
 
 CHORUS, kcY-ru*. f. A number of 
 fingers, a concert ; the perfons who 
 are fuppcfed to behold what paffes 
 in the adb of the ancient tragedy j 
 the fong between the acls of a tra- 
 gedy ; verfes of a fong in which the 
 company join the finger. 
 
 CHOSE, tlh&'ze. The preter tenfe 
 of CHOOSB. 
 
 CHOSEN,
 
 C H R 
 
 C H U 
 
 CHOSEN, tfti&'zn. The part. paff. 
 
 of CHOOSE. 
 CHOUGH, tlh&f. f. A bird which 
 
 frequents the rocks by the fea. 
 CHOULE, dzhoul'. f. [commonly writ- 
 ten JOWL"). The crop of a bird. 
 To CHOUSE, tfhou's. v. a. To 
 
 cheat, to trick. \ 
 
 CHOUSE, tihou's. f. A bubble, 
 
 a tool ; a trick or fham. 
 . CHRISM, kriz'm. f. Unguent, or 
 
 unction. 
 
 CHRISM ALE, krlz'-mil. 1 f. A cloth 
 CHRISOM, kriz'-um. j anointed 
 
 with holy ointment, anciently worn 
 
 ever the face of an infant till it was 
 
 chriftened. 
 CHRISOM, kriz'-um, f. A child 
 
 that dies within the month. 
 CHRISOM-CALF, krlz'-um-kaf. f. 
 
 A calf killed before it is a month old. 
 To CHRISTEN, kris'n. v. a. To 
 
 baptize, to initiate into Chriftianity 
 
 by water; to name, to denominate. 
 CHRISTENDOM, krfs'n-dnm. f. 
 
 The regions of which the inhabitants 
 
 profefs the Chriftian religion. 
 CHRISTENING, krls'-ning. f. The 
 
 ceremony of the firlt initiation into 
 
 Chriftianity. 
 CHRISTIAN, krls'-tyfin. f. A pro- 
 
 feflbr of the religion of Chrift. 
 CHRISTIAN, k.iY-tyun. a. Pro- 
 
 feffing the religion of Chrift. 
 CHRISTIAN-NAME, krls'-tyun- 
 
 name. f. The name given at the 
 
 front, diftinct from the furname. 
 CHRISTIANISM, kifs'-tya-mzm. f. 
 
 The Chriftian religion ; the nations 
 
 prpfefling Chriftianity. 
 CHRISTIANITY, krif-ty-an'-I-ty. f. 
 
 The religion of Chriftians. 
 To CHRISTIANIZE, krfs'-tyan-ize. 
 
 v. a. To make Chriftian. 
 CHR1STIANLY, krls'-tyan-ly. ad. 
 
 Like a Chriftian. 
 CHRISTMAS, krls'-mfis. f. The 
 
 day on which the nativity of our 
 
 blefied Saviour is celebrated. 
 CHRISTMAS-BOX, krjs' - muf- 
 
 boks'. f. A box in which little 
 
 prefents are collected at Chriftmas; 
 
 a prefent given at Chriftmas. 
 CHROMATiCK, kro-mat'-Ik. a. Re- 
 
 lating to colour ; relating to a car- 
 tain ipecies of ancient m-ulick. 
 
 CHRONICAL, kr6n' i-kal. 7 a. Re- 
 
 CHRONICS, kr6n'-ik. j lating 
 to time; a chronical diftemper is 
 of long duration. 
 
 CHRONICLE, kron'-fkl. f. A re- 
 gifter or account of events in order 
 of time ; a hiftory. 
 
 To CHRONICLE, kroV-Ikl. v. a. 
 To record in chronicle, or hiftory ; 
 to regifter, to record. 
 
 CHRONICLER, kron'-Ik-!&r. f. A 
 writer of chronicles; an hiltorian. 
 
 CHRONOGRAM, kr6n'-o-gram. f. 
 An infcriptSon including the date 
 of any action. 
 
 CHR.OXOQRAMMATICAL.kron. 
 6-grAm-mat'-i-kaI. a. Belonging 
 to a chronogram. 
 
 CHRONOGRAMMATIST, kion- 
 &-gram'-ma-tift. f. A writer of 
 chronograms. 
 
 CHRONOLOGER, kr&-n6l'-16- 
 dzhur. f. He that ftudies or ex- 
 plains the fcience of computing paft 
 time. 
 
 CHRONOLOGICAL,kr6-no-l6dzh'- 
 }-kal. a. Relating to the dodrine 
 of time. 
 
 CHRONOLOGICALLY, kr^-r.6- 
 lodzh'-I-kal-y. ad In a chrono- 
 logical manner, according to the 
 exaft feries of time. 
 
 CHRONOLOG1ST, kr&.r61'-6- 
 dzhift. f. One that ftudies or ex- 
 plains time. . : , 
 
 CHRONOLOGY, kr6-n61'-6-d2hf. 
 f. The fcience of computing and 
 adjufting the periods of time. 
 
 CHRONOMETER, kro - r,6m x - my- 
 tur. f. An inftrument for the exaft 
 menfuration of time. 
 
 CHRYSALIS, kris'-fa-Hs. f. Th* 
 Aurelia, or the firft apparent change 
 of the maggot of any fpecies of in- 
 fects. 
 
 CHRYSOLITE, krls'-f&.llte. f. A 
 precious ftone of a dufky green, with 
 a caft of yellow. 
 
 CHUB, tlhub/ f. A river fifh. The 
 chevin. 
 
 CHUBBED, tftiub'-bid. a. Big-head- 
 ed, like a chub. 
 
 To
 
 C H U 
 
 c H y 
 
 To CHUCK, tfcuk'. v. n. To make 
 a noife like a hen. 
 
 To CHUCK, tfhuk'. v. a. To call 
 as a hen calls her young ; to give 
 a gentle blow under the chin. 
 
 CHUCK, tfhuk'. (. The voice of a 
 hen; a wor<t of endearment; a fud- 
 den ("mall noife. 
 
 CHUCK-FARTHING, tfhuk'- fir- 
 thing. {. A play, at which the 
 money falls with a chuck into the 
 hole beneath. 
 
 To CHUCKLE, tfhuk'l. v. n. To 
 laugh vehemently. 
 
 To CHUCKLE, tfhuk'I. v. a. To 
 call as a hen ; to cocker, to fondle. 
 
 CHUET, tfho-It. f. Forced meat. 
 OMblete. 
 
 CHUFF, tfhuf. f. A blunt clown. 
 
 CHUFFILY, tflwf-fy.Iy. ad. Sio- 
 machfullv. 
 
 CHUFFINESS, tfhuf -fy-ces. f. 
 Clowniflmefs. 
 
 CHUFFY, t(huf'-fy. a. Surly, fat. 
 
 CHUM, tfcum'. f. A chamber fellow. 
 
 CHUMP, tihurr.p'. f. A thick heavy 
 piece of wood. 
 
 CHURCH, tfliurt'fh. f. The col- 
 Jeclive body of Chriftians; the bod) 
 of Chriftians adhering to one par- 
 ticular form of worihip ; the place 
 which Chriftians copfccrate to the 
 worfhip of God. 
 
 To CHURCH, tihfirt'ftj. v. a. To 
 perform with any one the office of 
 returning thanks, after any fignal 
 deliverance, as childbirth. 
 
 CHURCH-ALE, tfhurt'{h-a!e. f. A 
 wake, or feaft, commemoratory of 
 the dedication of the church. 
 
 CHURCH-ATTIRE, tfhurt'm-it- 
 tl're. f. The habit in which men 
 officiate at divine fervice. 
 
 CHURCH-AUTHORITY, tftu'irt'fh- 
 a-thor'-h-y. 'f. Ecclefiaftical power; 
 fpiritual jurifdiclion. 
 
 CHURCH-BURIAL, tfburt'fh-ber'- 
 v-al. f. Burial according to the rites 
 of the church. 
 
 CHURCH-FOUNDER, tfhurt'm- 
 foun-dur. f. He that builds or en- 
 dows a church. 
 
 CHURCHMAN, tlhurt'm-man. f. 
 An ecclefiaflick, a clergyman ; an 
 
 adherent to the church of Eng- 
 land. 
 
 CHURCH- WARDENS, tfhurtrti- 
 \vi'rdnz. f. Oiikers yearly chofen, 
 to look to the church, churchyard, 
 and fuch things as belong to both. 
 
 CHURCHYARD, tfh&rtih.yi'rd. f. 
 The ground adjoining to the church, 
 in which th dead are buried, a 
 cemetery. 
 
 CHURL, tlhfirl'. f. A ruftick, a 
 countryman ; a rude, furly, ill- 
 bred man; a mifer, a niggard. 
 
 CHURLISH, tfhur'-liih. a. Rude, 
 brutal, harfh; fclfifh, avaricious. 
 
 CHURLISHLY, tftiur'-lifh-ly. ad. 
 Rudely, brutally. 
 
 CHURLISHNESS, tMr'-Hfh-nes. f. 
 Brutality, ruggfednefs of manner. 
 
 CHURME, iftfirm*. f. A cont'ufcd 
 found, a noife. Obfolete. 
 
 CHURN, tfliur'n. f. The veflel Jo 
 which the butter is, by agitation, 
 coagulated. 
 
 To CHURN, tfhiii'n. v. a. To agi- 
 tate or fliake any thing by a violent 
 motion ; to make butter by agi- 
 ta'ing the mjlk. 
 
 CHURWORM, tfhur'-wurm. f. An 
 infect that turns about nimbly, 
 called alfo a fan-cricket. 
 
 CHUSE. See CHOOSE. 
 
 CHYLACEOUS, ky-la'-fhtis. a. Be- 
 longing to chyle. 
 
 CHYLE, kfle. f. The white juice 
 formed in the ilomach by digtiiion 
 of the aliment. 
 
 CHYLIFACTiON, kj'-ly-fak'-fhun. 
 f. The act or procefs of making 
 chyle in the body. 
 
 CHYLIF ACTIVE, ky-lv-faV-tlv. a. 
 Having the power ot making chyle. 
 
 CHYLIFICATION, ky-ly-fy-ki - 
 fliun. f. Chylifadion. 
 
 CHYLIFICATORY, ky-lir-}'--ka- 
 tur-y. a. Making chyle. 
 
 CHYLOPOIETiCK,ky.l6-poi-<k'.i!c. 
 a. Having the power or om'ce of 
 making chyle. 
 
 CHYLOUS, ky'-lus. a. Confiding 
 of chyle. 
 
 CHYMICAL, klm'.I-kil.la. Made 
 
 CHYM1CK, kim'-mik. _J by chy- 
 niiitry : rekling to chymiilry- . 
 
 CHY-
 
 C I M 
 
 C I P 
 
 CHYMICALLY, kim'-idl-kii-fi ad. 
 In a chymical manner. 
 
 CHYMIST, Hm'-mJft. f. A pro- 
 feflbr of chymiftry. 
 
 CHYMISTRY, klm'-mif-try. f. The 
 art or procefs bye which the different 
 fubflances found in mixt bodies are 
 feparated from each other by means 
 of fire. 
 
 CIBARIOUS, si-ba-ry-'us. a. Re- 
 lating to food. 
 
 CICATRICE, or CICATRIX, s!k'- 
 a-trls. f. The fear remaining af- 
 ter a wound ; a mark, an impreffure. 
 
 CICATRISANT, sik-a-tri'-zant. f. 
 An application that induces a cica- 
 trice. 
 
 CICATRISIVE, sik-a tri'-Hv. a. 
 Having the qualities proper to in- 
 duce a cicatrice. 
 
 CICATRIZATION, sfk-a-tr! za'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of healing the 
 wound ; the Hate of being healed, 
 or fkinned over. 
 
 To CICATRIZE, slk'-a-trlze. v. a. 
 To apply fuch medicines to wounds, 
 or ulcers, as kin them. 
 
 CICELY, sfc'-lf. f. A fort of herb. 
 
 CICERONIAN, sh-er-6'n-yan. a. 
 Eloquent, pure, elegant. 
 
 CICHORACEOUS, slk-o-ri'-fhis. 
 a. Having the qualities of fuccory. 
 
 CICISBEO, t{Mt-fl:Iz-be'-6. f. A gal- 
 lant, an attendant on a married lady. 
 
 To CICURATE, sik'-u-rate. v. a. 
 To tame, to reclaim from wildnefs. 
 
 CICURATIQN, slk-u-ra-fhun. f. 
 The aft of taming or reclaiming 
 from wildnefs. 
 
 CIDER, s!'-dur. f. The juice of ap- 
 ples exprefied and fermented. 
 
 CiDERIST, sl'-dur-iit. f. A maker 
 of cider. 
 
 C1DERKIN, ii'-dur-kln. f. The 1U 
 quor made of water and the grofs 
 matter of apples, after the cider is 
 prefled out. 
 
 CIELING. See CEILING. 
 
 CILIARY, sil'-ya ry. a. Belonging 
 to the eyelids. 
 
 CILICIOUS, ii-HuY-us. a. Made 
 of hair. 
 
 CIMELIARCH, s!-me'-ly^rk. f. 
 The chief keeper of plate, veltments, 
 
 and things of value, belonging to a 
 church. 
 
 CIMETER, slm'-^-tur. f. A fort 
 of fword, jhort and recurvated. 
 
 CINCTURE, singk'-tdr. f. Some- 
 thing worn round the body ; an 
 enclofure ; a ring or lift at the 
 top or bottom o/ the {haft of a 
 column. 
 
 CINDER, sin'-dur. f. A mafs 6f 
 any thing burnt in the fire but not 
 reduced to afties ; a hot coal that 
 has ceafed to flame. 
 
 CINDER- WENCH, sln'-dur-l 
 wentfh. I r 
 
 CINDER- WOMAN, rf n'-dur- f u 
 wutn-un. 
 
 A woman whofe trade is to rake in 
 heaps of alhes for cinders. 
 
 CINERAT10N, sln-a.ra'-fhun. f. 
 The reduction of any thing by fire 
 to ames. 
 
 CINERITIOUS, sln-e-rlfh'-us. a. 
 Having the form or flate of afhes. 
 
 CINERULENT, si-ner'-u-lcnt. a. 
 Fullofames, 
 
 CINGLE, sing'gl. f. A girth for a 
 horfe. 
 
 CINNABAR, sJn'-na-bur. f. ' Ver- 
 million, a mineral confiiling of 
 mercury and fulphur. 
 
 CINNAMON, sin'-na-min. f. The 
 fragrant bark of a low tree in the 
 ifland of Ceylon. 
 
 CINQUE, slngk'. f. A five. 
 
 CINQUE FOIL, singk'-foil. f. A 
 kind of five -leaved clover. 
 
 CINQUE-PACE, slngk'-pafe. f. *A 
 kind of grave dance. 
 
 CINQUE-PORTS, singk'-ports. f. 
 Thofe havens that lie towards 
 France. 
 
 CINQUE-SPOTTED, , slngk'-fp&t- 
 tld. a. Having five fpots. 
 
 CION, si'-un. f. A fprout, a ihoot 
 from a plant; the ihoot engrafted 
 on a ftock. 
 
 CIPHER, si'-Jur. f. An arithmeti- 
 cal character, by which fome num- 
 ber is noted, a figure ; an arith- 
 metical mark, which, itanding for 
 nothing itfelf, increafes the value 
 of the other figures ; an intertexture 
 of letters * a character in general ; 
 ale-
 
 C I R 
 
 C t R 
 
 a fecret or occult manner of writ- 
 ing, or the key to it. 
 
 To CIPHER, 6l'-fur. v. n. Toprac- 
 rife arithmetick. 
 
 To CIPHER, sl'-fur. v. a. To write 
 in occult charafters. 
 
 To CFRCINATE. fer'-fy-nate. v. a. 
 To make a circle ; to compafs 
 round, or turn round. 
 
 CIRCINATION, fir-ly-na'.ftiin. f. 
 An orbicular motion; a mealuring 
 with the compaiTet. 
 
 CIRCLE, fer'kl. f. A curve line 
 continued till it ends where it be- 
 gun, having all parts equally dif- 
 tanc from a common centre ; the 
 fpace included in a circular line ; 
 a round body, an otb ; compafs, 
 enclofure ; an aflembly furrounding 
 the principal perfon ; a company ; 
 any feries ending as it begins ; an 
 inconclufive form of argument, in 
 which the foregoing propofition is 
 proved by, the following, and the 
 following inferred from the forego- 
 ing; circumlocution. 
 
 To CIRCLE, fer'kl. v. a. To move 
 round any thing ; to enclofe, to 
 furround ; to confine, to keep to- 
 gether. 
 
 To CIRCLE, fer'kl. v. n. To move 
 circularly. 
 
 CIRCLED, ferk'ld. a. Having the 
 form of a circle, round. 
 
 CIRCLET, fer'-kUt. f. A little cir- 
 cle, an orb. 
 
 CIRCLING, fer'-kllng. part. a. 
 Circular, round. 
 
 CIRCUIT, fer'-kut. f. The a a of 
 moving round any thing ; the fpace 
 enclofed in a circle ; fpace, extent, 
 meafured by travelling round; a 
 ring, a diadem ; the vifitation of 
 the judges for holding aflizes. 
 
 To CIRCUIT, fer'-kut. v. n. To 
 move circularly. 
 
 CIRCUITEGR, fer-ku-te'r. f. One 
 that travels a circuit. 
 
 CIRCUiTiON, ier-ku-IlY-un. f. 
 The adl of j;oing round any thing ; 
 compafs, maze of argument, com- 
 p'rehenfion. 
 
 CIRCULAR, fcr'-ku-U'ir. a. Round, 
 like a circle, circurafcribed by a 
 
 circle ; fucceflive to itfelf, alwaf < 
 returning : Circular letter, a le't- 
 ter directed to feveral perfons, who 
 have the fame interefl in fome com- 
 mon affair. 
 
 CIRCULARITY, fer-ku-lar'-I-ty. f. 
 A circular form. 
 
 CIRCULARLY, fer'-ku-lir-ty. ad. 
 In form of a circle; with a circular 
 motion. 
 
 To CIRCULATE, fer'-ku-late. v. n. 
 To move in a circle. 
 
 To CIRCULATE, tii'-ku-iate. v. a. 
 To put about. 
 
 CIRCULATION, fer-ku-li'-ftmn. f. 
 Motion in a circle ; a feries in 
 which the fame order is always ob- 
 ferved, and things always return 
 to the fame ilate; a reciprocal in- 
 terchange of meaning. 
 
 CIRCULATORY, fer''-ku-la-tur'-ry. 
 a. .Belonging to circulation ; cir- 
 cular. ' 
 
 CIRCULATORY, fer"-ku-la-tur'-ry. 
 f. A chymiciil veffel. 
 
 CIRCUMAMBIENCY, fer-kum- 
 am'-byeii-fy. f. The aft of eni 
 comparing. 
 
 CIRCUMAMBIENT, fer-kum-am'- 
 byent. a. Surrounding, encom- 
 pafling. 
 
 To CIRCUMAMBULATE, fer- 
 kum-am'-bu-late. v. n. To walk 
 round about. 
 
 To CIRCUMCISE, fer'-kum-size.- 
 v. a. To cut the prepuce, accord- 
 ing to the law given to the Jews. 
 
 CIRCUMCISION, ter kum-slzh'- 
 un. f. The rite or aft of cutting 
 off the foreikin. 
 
 To CIRCUMDUCT, fer-kum-duk't. 
 v.'a. To contravene, to nullify. 
 
 CIRCUMDUCT1ON, fer-kum-d'uk'- 
 fiiun. f. Nullification, cancella- 
 tion ; a leading about. 
 
 CIRCUMFERENCE, fer-kum'-fe- 
 rens. f. The periphery, the line 
 including and furrounding any 
 thing ; the fpnce enclofed in a 
 circle ; the external part of an or- 
 bicular body; an orb, a circle. 
 
 CIRCUMFERENTOR, fer-kum-fc- 
 ren'-tur. f. An inltrument ufed in 
 farvying, for meafuring anples. 
 
 "C1RCJM-
 
 C I R 
 
 C I R 
 
 CIRCUMFLEX, fr'-kton-flks. f. 
 An accent ufed to regulate the pro- 
 nunciation of fyllables. 
 
 CIRCUMFLUENCE, tfr.kum'- flu- 
 ens, f. An enclofure of waters. 
 
 CIRCUMFLUENT, fer-kum'-flu- 
 ent. a. Flowing round any thing. 
 
 CIRCUMFLUOUS, fer-kum'-flu-us. 
 a. Environing , with waters. 
 
 CIRCUMFORANEOUS, fer-kum- 
 fo-ra'-nyus. a. Wandering from 
 houfe to houfe. 
 
 To CIRCUMFUSE, ftr-k&m-fu'z. 
 v. a. To pour round. 
 
 C1RCUMFUSILE, fer-kum-fu'-zll. 
 a. That which may be poured 
 round any thing. 
 
 CIRCUMFUSION, fer-kutn-fu'- 
 zhun. f. The aft of fpreading 
 round. 
 
 To CIRCUMGIRATE, fer-kum'- 
 dzhy-rate. v. n. To roll round. 
 
 CJRCUMGIRATION, fer-kum- 
 'dzhy-ra'-fhun. f. The aft of run- 
 ning round. 
 
 CIRCUMJACENT, fe>-kum-dzha'- 
 fent. a. Lying round any thing. 
 
 CIRCUMITION, fer-kum-{fh'-un. 
 f. The aft of going round. 
 
 CIRCUMLIGATION, fe>-kum-ly- 
 ga'-fhun. f. The aft of binding 
 round ; the bond with which any 
 thin? is encompafied. 
 
 CIRCUMLOCUTION, fer-kum-16- 
 ku'-ftiun. f. A circuit or compafs 
 of words, periphrafis; the ufe of 
 indireft expreffions. 
 
 CIRCUMMURED, fer-kunvrou'rd 
 a. Walled round. 
 
 CIRCUMNAVIGABLE, r-kum- 
 nav'-y-gabl. a. That which may 
 be failed round. 
 
 To CIRCUMNAVIGATE, fer- 
 kum-nav'-y-gate. v. a. Tofailround. 
 
 CIRCUMNAVIGATION, fer-kum- 
 nav y-ga'-ihun. f. The aft of fail- 
 ing round. 
 
 CIRCUMNAVIGATOR, fer-kum- 
 n&v'-y-ga-tur. f- One who fails 
 round. 
 
 CIRCUMPLICATION, f^r-kum- 
 ply-ku'-Mn. f. The aft of en- 
 wrapping on every- fide ; the ftate 
 of being enwrapped. 
 
 CIRCUMPOLAR, fSr-kum-p&'-lar. 
 a. Round the pole. 
 
 CIRCUMPOSIT10N, fer-kura-p6- 
 ziih'-un. f. The aft of placing any 
 thing circularl". 
 
 CIRCUMRASION, fer-kum-ra'- 
 zhun. f. The aft of fhaving or 
 paring round. 
 
 CIRCUMROTATION, fer-kum-r6- 
 ta'-lhun. f. The aft of whirling 
 round like a wheel. 
 
 To CIRCUMSCRIBE, fe>-kum- 
 fkri'be. v. a. To enclofe in certain 
 lines or boundaries ; to bound, to 
 limit, to confine. 
 
 CIRCUMSCRIPTION, fer-kim- 
 fkrlp'-fhun. f. Determination of 
 particular form or magnitude; li- 
 mitation, confinement. 
 
 CIRCUMSCRIPT1VE, fr-kum- 
 fkvip'-tlr. a. Enclofing the fuper- 
 ficies. 
 
 CIRCUMSPECT, fer'-kum-fpekt. a. 
 Cautious, attentive, watchful. 
 
 CIRCUMSPECTION, fer-kum- 
 fpek'-ftmn. f. Watchfulnefs on every 
 fide, caution, general attention. 
 
 CIRCUMSPECTIVE, fer-kum- 
 fpek'-tiv. a. Attentive, vigilant, 
 cautious. 
 
 CIRCUMSPECTIVELY, fdr-kum- 
 fpek'-tiv-ly. ad. Cautioufly, vi- 
 gilantly. 
 
 CIRCUMSPECTLY, fer'-kum- 
 fpekt-1^. ad. Watchfully, vigi- 
 lantly. 
 
 C1RCUMSPECTNESS, fcr'-kum- 
 fpekt-r.es. f. Caution, vigilance. 
 
 CIRCUMSTANCE,, fer'-kum-fians. 
 f. Something appendant or rela- 
 tive to a faft ; accident, fomerhing 
 adventitious; incident, event; con- 
 dition, ftate of affairs. 
 
 To CIRCUMSTANCE, fer'-kum- 
 ftans. v. a. To place in a particu- 
 lar fituation, or relation to the 
 things. 
 
 CIRCUMSTANT, 'fer'-kum-fiant. 
 a. Surrounding. 
 
 CIRCUMSTANTIAL, fer-knm- 
 ftan'-fhal. a. Accidental, not ef- 
 fenrial ; incidental, cafual ; full of 
 fma'l events, detailed, minuted 
 
 CIRCUMSTANTIALITY, fer-
 
 C I T 
 
 C I V 
 
 k&in.ftin.flif. al'-l-ty. f. The flate 
 of any thing as modified by it's 
 fcveral circumftances. 
 
 CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, ter-kum- 
 iUn'-ihal-y. ad. According to cir- 
 cumftance, not eflentially ; minute- 
 ly, cxad'tly. 
 
 To CIRCUMSTANTIATE, fer- 
 kam-fian'-fhy-arc. v. a. To place 
 in particular circumilances ; to place 
 in a particular condition. 
 
 To C1RCUMVALLATE, fer-kum- 
 val'-Iate. v. a. To enclofe round 
 with trenches or fortifications. 
 
 ClRCUMVALLATiON, fer-kum- 
 val-la'-fliun. f. The art or aft of 
 carting up fortifications round a 
 place; the fortification thrown up 
 round a place befieged. 
 
 CIRCUMVECTION, fer-kum-vek'- 
 fhun. f. The ad of carrying round ; 
 the ftate of being carried round. 
 
 To CIRCUMVENT, fer-k6m-vent'. 
 v. a. To deceive, to cheat. 
 
 CIRCUMVENTION, !er-kum-ven'- 
 flum. f. Fraud, impoilure, cheat, 
 delufion. 
 
 To C1RCUMVEST, fer-kum-viit'. 
 v. a. To cover round with a gar- 
 ment ; to furround. 
 
 CIRCUMVCLATION, fer-kum- 
 vu-:a'-lhun. f. The aft of flying 
 round. 
 
 To ^ CIRCUMVOLVE, fer-kum- 
 volv'. v. a. To roll round. 
 
 CIRCUMVOLUTION, fer-kum-vcV 
 lu'-fhun.f. The aft of rolling round; 
 the thing rolled round another. 
 
 CIRCUS, fer'-kus. \ f . An open 
 
 .CIRQJJE, lerk'. j fpaceorarea 
 
 for (ports. 
 
 CIST, sift', f. A cafe, a tegument, 
 commonly the enclofure of a tumour. 
 
 CISTED, sls'-tld. a. Enclofcd in a 
 cift, or bag. 
 
 ClSTERCIAN v sIs-tcr'-man. f. One 
 of a particular order of monks. 
 
 CISTERN, ih'-tirn. f. A recep- 
 tacle of water for domeftick ufes ; 
 a refervoir, an enclofed fountain ; 
 any watry receptacle. 
 
 CISTUS, sfe'-tfcs. f. Rockrofe. 
 
 CIT, sit', f. AD inhabitant of a 
 city ; a pert low townfrr.an. 
 
 CITADEL, slt'-a-dcl. f. A fort- 
 refs, a cattle. 
 
 CITAL, M -ial. f. Impeachment; 
 fummons, citation, quotation. 
 
 CITATION, si-ta'-fhun. f. The 
 calling a perfon before the judge ; 
 quotation from another author ; 
 the paflage or words quoted ; enu- 
 meration, mention. 
 
 CITATORY, si'-ti-tur-y. a. Hav- 
 ing the power or form of citation. 
 
 To CITE, sl'te. v. a. To fummon 
 to anfwer in a court ; to enjoin, to 
 call upon another authoritatively ; 
 to quote. 
 
 CITER, si'-tur. f. One who cites 
 into a court ; one who quotes. 
 
 CITESS, slt-tes'. f. A city woman. 
 
 CITHERN, slth'-ern. f. A kind of 
 harp. 
 
 CITIZEN, iic'-Izn. f. A freeman 
 of a city } a townfman, not a gen- 
 tleman ; an inhabitant. 
 
 CITRINE, sh'-rin. a. Lemon co- 
 loured. 
 
 CITRINE, si'.'-tr}n. f. A fpecies of 
 cryftal of an extremely pure, clear, 
 ' and fine texture. 
 
 CITRON, jh'-trun. f. An acid fruit 
 refembling a lemon. 
 
 CITRONTREE, ih'-trun-tre. f. One 
 fort, with a pointed fruit, is in great 
 elteem 
 
 CITRON-WATER, slt'-trun-wa'- 
 tur. f. Aqua vitac diftilled with 
 the rind of citrons. 
 
 CITRUL, sh'-trul. f. Pumpion. 
 
 CITY, slt'-. f. A large colkaion 
 of houfes and inhabitants ; a town 
 corporate, that hath a bilhop ; the 
 inhabitants of a city. 
 
 CITY, iit'-y. a. Relating to the 
 city. 
 
 CIVET, s!r'-it. f. An animal of the 
 weafel kind ; the perfume produced 
 by the animal. 
 
 CIVET-CAT, slv'-It-kit. f. The 
 civet improperly fo called. 
 
 CIVICK, Hv'-lk. a. Relating to 
 civil honours, not military. 
 
 CIVIL, siv'-jl, a. Relating to the 
 
 community, political; not foreign, 
 
 inteftine ; not ecclefiaftical ; not 
 
 military ; civilifed, not barbarous ; 
 
 6 com-
 
 C L A 
 
 C L A 
 
 complaifant, gentle, well bred; 
 relating to the ancient confular or 
 imperial government, as civil law. 
 
 CIVILIAN, iiv-ii'-yan. f. One tha. 
 profeffes the knowledge of the olr 
 Roman law. 
 
 CIVILISATION, sIv.y-H-za'-fhun. 
 f. The law or aft which renders a 
 criminal procefs civil. 
 
 CIVILITY, siv-H'-ly-ty. f. Free 
 dom from barbarity; politenefs, 
 complaifance, elegance of behavi- 
 our ; rule of decency, practice of 
 politenefs. 
 
 CIVILIZATION, slv-y-li-za^-fhun. 
 f. The ftate of being civilized ; 
 the aft of civilizing. 
 
 To CIVILIZE, siv'-IUIze. v. a. To 
 reclaim from favagenefs and brutality. 
 
 CIVILIZER, slv'-il-ll-zur. f. He 
 
 5 that reclaims others from a wild 
 and favage life. 
 
 CIVILLY, siv'-Il-Iy. ad. In a man- 
 ner relating to government ; po- 
 
 , litely, complaifantly, without rude- 
 nefs. 
 
 CLACK, klak'. f. Any thing that 
 makes a lafting and importunate 
 noife ; the Clack of a mill, a bell 
 that rings when more corn is re- 
 quired to be put in. 
 
 To CLACK, kiak'. v. n. To make 
 a chinking noife ; to let the tongue 
 run. 
 
 CLAD, klad'. The irregular pret. 
 and pare, of CLOTHE. 
 
 To CLAIM, kla'rae. v. a. To de- 
 mand of right, to require authori- 
 tatively. 
 
 CLAIM, kla'me. f. A demand of 
 any thing, as due; a tide to any 
 privilege or pofTeflion in the. hands 
 of another ; in law, a demand of 
 any thing that is in the pofleffion 
 of another. 
 
 CLAIMABLE, kla'-mabl. a. That 
 which may be demanded as due. 
 
 CLAIMANT, kla'-mant. f. He that 
 demands any thing as unjultly de- 
 tained by another. 
 
 CL AIMER, kla'-mur. f. He that 
 makes a demand. 
 
 CLAIR-OBSCURE. See CLARE- 
 
 OBSCURE, 
 
 To CLAMBER, klam'-bur. v. n. 
 To climb with difficulty. 
 
 To CLAMM, klam'. v. n. To clog 
 with any glutinous matter. 
 
 CLAMMINESS^ klam'-my-ns. f. 
 Vifcofity, vifcidity. 
 
 CLAMMY, klam'-my-. a. Vifcous, 
 glutinous. 
 
 CLAMOROUS, klam'-mur-us. a. 
 Vociferous, noify. 
 
 CLAMOUR, klam'-mur. f. Out- 
 cry, noife, exclamation, vociferation. 
 
 To CLAMOUR, klam'-mur. v. n. 
 To make outcries, to exclaim, to 
 vociferate. 
 
 CLAMP, klamp'. f. A piece of 
 wood joined to another to ftrength- 
 en it ; a piece of iron ufed to join 
 ftones together ; a quantity of bricks. 
 
 To CLAMP, klamp'. v. a. To 
 ftrengthen by means of a clamp. 
 
 CLAN, klan'. f, A family, a race; 
 a body or feel of perfons. 
 
 CL ANGULAR, klank'-u-Iur. a. 
 Ciandeftine, fecret. 
 
 CLANDESTINE, klan-des'-tln. a. 
 Secret, -hidden. 
 
 CLANDESTINELY, klan-des'-tln- 
 ly. ad. Secretly, privately, 
 
 CLANG, kling'.f. A (harp ihrjll noife. 
 
 To CLANG, klang'. v. n. To clat- 
 ter, to make a loud {hrill noife. 
 
 To CLANG, klang'. v. a. Toilrike 
 together with a noife. 
 
 CLANG, klang'. Pret. of CLING. 
 
 CLANGOUR, klang'-gur. f. A 
 loud fhrill found. 
 
 CLANGOUS, klang'-gus. a. Mak- 
 ing a claog. 
 
 CLANK, klangk'. f. A loud, fhrill, 
 fharp noife. 
 
 To CLAP, klip', v. a. To ftrike 
 together with a quick motion ; to 
 put one thing to another fuddenly ; 
 to do any thing with a fudden haf- 
 ty motion ; to celebrate or praife 
 by clapping the hands, to applaud ; 
 to infed with a gonorrhoea ; To 
 clap up, to complete fuddenly, 
 
 To CLAP, kiap'. v. n. To move 
 nimbly with a noife; to enter with 
 alacrity and brifknefs upon any 
 thing ; to ftrike the hands together 
 in applaufe. 
 
 Y z CLAP,
 
 C L A 
 
 C L A 
 
 CLAP, klap'. f. A loud noife made 
 by fadden collifion ; a fudden or 
 unexpected adl or motion ; an ex- 
 plofion of thunder ; an act of ap- 
 . plaufe; a gonorrhoea; the nether 
 part of the beak of a hawk. 
 
 CLAPPER, k!Ap'-pur. f. One who 
 claps with his hands ; the tongue 
 of a bell ; a piece of wood fbakmg 
 the hopper of a mill. 
 
 To CLAPPERCLAW, klap-pur- 
 kia'. v. a. To tongue-beat, to 
 fcoid. A low word. 
 
 CLARENCEUX, or CLAREN- 
 CIEUX, klar'-n-fu. f. The fe- 
 cond king at arms : fo named from 
 the dutchy of Clarence. 
 
 CLARE-OBSCURE, k!are-6b-fku'r. 
 f. Light and (hade in painting. 
 
 CLARE f, k'ir'-It. f. A French wine. 
 
 CLARICORD, klar'-y-kord. f. A 
 mufical inltrument in form of a 
 fpinet, but more ancient. 
 
 CLARIFICATION, kiar-y.ff-ka'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of making any 
 thin^ clear from impurities. 
 
 To CLARIFY, klar'-y-fy. v. a. To 
 purify or clear ; to brighten, to il- 
 luminate. 
 
 CLARION, klar'-yun. f. A trum- 
 
 :LAR 
 
 CLARITY, klar'-I-ty. f. Erjght- 
 nefs, fplendour. 
 
 CLARY, k'a'-rv. f. An herb. 
 
 To CLASH, klafh'. v. n. To make 
 
 - a noife by mutual collifion; to a& 
 with oppofitc power, or contrary 
 direction ; to contradidl, oppofe. 
 
 To CLASH, klAOi'. v. a. To ftrike 
 one thing againft another. 
 
 CLASH, klalh'. f. A noify collifion 
 of two bodies ; oppofuion, con- 
 tradiction. 
 
 CLASP, klafp'. f. A hook to hold 
 any thing clofe ; an embrace. 
 
 To CLASP, klafp'. v. a. To fhu; 
 with a ciafp ; to catch and hold 
 by twining ; to enclofe between the 
 hands ; to embrace ; to enclofe. 
 
 CLASPER, khW-pur. f. The ten- 
 drils or thrt-?.J8 of creeping plants. 
 
 CLASPKNMFE, k!afp'-nife. f. A 
 knife which folds into the handle. 
 
 CLASS, Idas', f. A rank or order 
 
 bfperfons; a number of boys learn- 
 ing the fame leflon ; a fet of beings 
 or things. 
 
 To CLASS, klas'. v. a. To range 
 according to fome ilated' method 
 of diftribution. 
 
 CLASSICAL, klas'-s^-kil. 7 a. Re- 
 
 CLASS1CK. klas'-slk. J latiag 
 to antique authors ; of the firft or- 
 der or rank. 
 
 CLASSICK, klas'-sik. f. An au- 
 thor of the firil rank. 
 
 CLASS1S, klas'-sis. f. Order, fort, 
 body. 
 
 To CLATTER, klat'-tftr. v. n. To 
 make a noife by knocking two fo- 
 norous bodies frequently together ; 
 to utter a noife by being flruck to- 
 gether ; to talk faft and idly. 
 
 To CLATTER, klat'-tir. v. a. Ta 
 flrike any thing fo as :to make it 
 found ; to difpute, jar, or clamour. 
 
 CLATTER, kiat'-tur. f. A rattling 
 noife made by frequent collifion of 
 fonorous bodies ; any tumultuous 
 and confufed noife. 
 
 CLAVATED, kla'-va-tld. a. Knob- 
 bed. 
 
 CLAUDENT, kla'-dent. a. Shut- 
 ting, enclofing. 
 
 To CLAUDICATE, kla'-dy-kate. 
 v. n. To halt. 
 
 CLAUDICATION, kld-dy-ku'-Mn. 
 f. The habit of halting. 
 
 CLAVE, kla've. The irregular pre- 
 teritc of CLEAVE. 
 
 CLAVELLATED, klav'-fl-la-tld. a. 
 Made with burnt wood. A chymical 
 term. 
 
 CLAVICLE, kliv'-vlkl. f. The col- 
 lar bone. 
 
 CLAUSE, kla'z. f. A fentence, a 
 fingle part of difcourfe, a fubdivi T 
 fion of a larger fentence ; an ar- 
 ticle, or particular ftipulation. 
 
 CL AUSTRAL, kla'f-tril. a. Re- 
 lating to a cloyfter. 
 
 CLAUSURE, kld'-fliur. f. Confine- 
 ment. 
 
 CLAW, k!a'. f. The foot of a beaft 
 or bird, armed with {harp nails j a 
 hand, in contempt. 
 
 To CLAW, kli'. v. a. To tear 
 
 with nails or claws j to tear or 
 
 fcratch
 
 C L E 
 
 C L E 
 
 fcratch in general ; To Claw off, 
 to fcold. 
 
 CLAWBACK, kla'-bak. f. A flat- 
 terer, a wheedler. 
 
 CLAWED, kla'd. a. Furnifhed or 
 armed with claws. 
 
 CLAY, Ida', f. Unftaous and tena- 
 cious earth. 
 
 To CLAY, k!a'. v. a. To cover 
 with clay ; to manure with clay. 
 
 CLAY-COLD, kla'-k&Jd. a. Cold 
 as the unanimated earth. 
 
 CLAY-PIT, kla'-pit. f. *A pit where 
 clay is dug. ' 
 
 CLAYEY, kla'-y. a. Confifting of 
 clay. 
 
 CLAYISH, kir-im. a. Partaking of 
 the nature of clay ; containing par- 
 ticles of clay. 
 
 CLAYMARL, Ida -marl. f. A 
 chalky clay. 
 
 CLEAN, kle'n. a. Free from dirt 
 or filth ; chafte, innocent, guilt- 
 lefs ; -elegant, neat, not encumber- 
 ed ; not leprous. 
 
 CLEAN, kle'n. ad. .Quite, per- 
 fedtly, fully, completely. 
 
 To CLEAN, kle'n. v. a. To free 
 from dirt. 
 
 CLEANLILY, k!eY-Hl-y. ad.- In 
 a cleanly manner. 
 
 CLEANLINESS, klen'-ly-nes. f. 
 Freedom from dirt or filth ; neat- 
 nefs of drefs, purity. 
 
 CLEANLY, kien'-ly- a. - Free from 
 dirtinefs, pure in the perfon ; that 
 which makes cleanlinefs ; pure, 
 immaculate ; nice, artful. 
 
 CLEANLY, kle'n-ly. ad. Elegant- 
 ly, neatly. 
 
 CLEANNESS, kle"n-nes. f. Neat- 
 nefs, freedom from filth ; eafy ex 
 aftnefs, juftnefs, natural unlaboured 
 corr^clneis ; purity, innocence. 
 
 To. CLEANSE, klenz'. v. a. To 
 free from filth or dirt ; to purify 
 from guilt ; to free from noxiou 
 humours ; to free from leprofy ; to 
 fcour. 
 
 CLEANSER, k!en'-zur. f. That 
 
 which has the quality of evacuating 
 
 CLEAR, kle'r. a. Bright, pellucid, 
 
 tranfparent ; ferene ; perfpicuous, 
 
 pot obfcore, not ambiguous ; in- 
 
 clifputable, evident, undeniable ; 
 apparent, manifeft, not hidden ; un- 
 fpotced, guiltlefs, irreproachable ; 
 free from profecution, or imputed 
 guilt, guiltlefs ; free from deduc- 
 tions or incumbrance? ; out of debt ; 
 unentangled ; at a fafe diftance from 
 danger; canorous, founding dif- 
 tindly. 
 CLEAR, kle'r. ad. Clean, quite, 
 
 completely. 
 
 To CLEAR, kle"r. v. a. To make 
 bright; to brighten ; to free from 
 obfcurity ; to purge from the im- 
 putation of guilt, to juftify ; to 
 cleanfe ; to difcharge, to remove 
 any encumbrance ; to free from, 
 any thing offenfivej to flarify, as 
 to clear liquors ; to gain without 
 deduction. 
 
 To CLEAR, kle'r. v. n. To grow- 
 bright, to recover tranfparency ; 
 to be difengaged from encumbran- 
 ces, or entanglements. 
 CLEARANCE, kle"-rers. f. A 
 certificate that a fhip has been 
 cleared at the cuftomhoufe. 
 CLEARER, kle'-rur. f. Brightner, 
 
 purifier, enlightener. 
 CLEARLY, kle'r- lv. ad. Brightly, 
 lumincufly ; plainly, evidently ; 
 with difcernment, acutely ; with- 
 out entanglement ; without deduc- 
 tion or coft ; without referve, with- 
 out fubterfuge. 
 
 CLEARNESS, kle"r-nes. f. Tranf- 
 parency, brightnefs ; fplendour, 
 luftre ; diftinclnefs, perfpicaity. 
 CLEARSIGHTED, kle'r-s!-tid. a. 
 
 Difcerning, judicious. 
 To CLEARSTARCH, kle'r-flardh. 
 
 v. a. To ftiffen with ftarch. 
 CLEARSTARCHER, kle'r-flartm- 
 
 ur. f. One who wames fine linen. 
 To CLEAVE, kleV. v. n. To ad- 
 here, to (lick, to hdd to ; to unite 
 aptly, to fit; to unite in concord; 
 to be concomitant. 
 
 To CLEAVE, kie'v. v. a. To di- 
 vide with violence, to fplit ; to 
 divide. 
 To CLEAVE, kle'v. v. n. To part 
 
 afunder; to fufFer divifion. 
 CLEAVER, kle'-vur. f. . A but-
 
 C L I 
 
 C L I 
 
 Cher's inftrumcnt to cut animals in- 
 to joints; a weed, goofegrafs. 
 
 CLEF, kiif. f. A mark at the be- 
 ginning of the lines of a fong, 
 which G TVS the tone or key in 
 which the piece is to begin. 
 
 CLEFT, kleH'. Part paff.of CLEAVE. 
 
 CLEFT, klift'. f. A fpace made by 
 the feparation of parts, a crack ; 
 in furriery, clefts are cracks in the 
 heels of a horfe. 
 
 To CLEFTGRAFT, kterY-grifc. 
 v. .. To engraft by cleaving the 
 flock oi a tree. 
 
 CLi^iENCY, kiem'.men-fy.f. Mer- 
 cy, rcrmftion of feverity. 
 
 CLEMENT, k:em'-ment. a. Mild, 
 gentle, merciful. 
 
 CLENCH. See CLINCH. 
 
 To CLF.PE, kle'p. v. a. Tocall.Obf. 
 
 CLEPSYDRA, klep sy'-dra. f. A 
 machine to meafure time by means 
 of water. ( 
 
 CLERGY, kler'-dzhv. f. The body 
 of men let apart by due ordination 
 for the fervice of God. 
 
 CLERGYMAN, kler'-dzhy-man, f. 
 A man in holy orders, not a laick. 
 
 CLERICAL, kler'-lk-i!. a. Re- 
 lating to the clergy. 
 
 CLERK, kU'rk. f. A clergyman ; 
 a fcholar, a man of letteri ; a man 
 employed under anpther as a writ- 
 er ; a petty writer in publick of- 
 fices ; the layman who reads the 
 relponfes to the congregation in the 
 church, to direct the relt. 
 'CLERKSHIP, kla'rk-fhlp. f. Scholar- 
 fhip; the ofSce of a clerk of any kind. 
 
 CLEVER, kle/r. a. Dextrous, fkll- 
 ful ; juft, fit, proper, commodious ; 
 well-fhaped, handfome. 
 
 CLEVERLY, klev'r-ly. ad. Dcx- 
 troufly, fitly, handfomely. 
 
 CLEVERNESS, klev'r-nes.f. Dex- 
 terity, fkill. 
 
 CLEW, k!u'. f. Thread wound up 
 on ?. bottom ; a guide, a direction ; 
 the lower corner of a fail. 
 
 .To CLEW, k!u'. v. a. To clew the 
 fails, is to raife them, in order to 
 be furled. 
 
 To CLICK, klik'. v. n. To make 
 a (harp, fuccefiive noife. 
 
 CLIENT, kll'-cnt. f. One who ap- 
 plies to -an advocate for counfel and 
 defence ; a dependant. 
 
 CLIENTED, kli'-en-tld. part. a. 
 Supplied with clients. 
 
 CLIENTELE, kli-en-te'1. f. The 
 condition or office of a client. 
 
 CLIENTSHIP, kli'-ent-fhip. f. The 
 condidbn of a client. 
 
 CLIFF, kni'. f. A fteep rock, a 
 rock. 
 
 CLIFT, klfft'. f. The fame with 
 CLIFF. Now difufed. 
 
 CLIMACTER, kli-mak'-tur. f. A 
 certain progreflion of years, fup- 
 pofed to end in a dangerous time 
 of life. 
 
 CLIMACTERICK, kHm-ak-1 
 ter'-rik. I 
 
 CLIMACTERICAL,kllm-ak f a * 
 ter'-r y/ kal. J 
 
 Containing a certain number of 
 years, at the end of which fome great 
 change is fuppofed to befal the body. 
 
 CLIMATE, kli'-met. f. A fpace 
 upon the-furface of the earth, mea- 
 fured from the equator to the polar 
 circles, in each of which fpaces the 
 longell day is half an hour longer. 
 From the polar circles to the poles 
 climates are meafured by the in- 
 creafe of a month. A region or 
 tracT; of land differing from another 
 by the temperature of the air. 
 
 CLI MATURE, kli'-mi-tur. f. The 
 fame with CLIMATE. 
 
 CLIMAX, kli'.maks. f. Grada- 
 tion, afcent, a figure in rhetorick, 
 by which the fentence rifes gradually. 
 
 To CLIMi], kli'me. v. n. To af- 
 cend up any place. 
 
 To CLIMB, kiime. v. a. To af- 
 cerid. 
 
 iJER, ka'.mur. f. On; that 
 mounts or fcales any place, a 
 mounter, a riic-r ; a plant that 
 creeps upon other fupports ; the 
 name of a particular herb. 
 
 To CLitaiiER, klim'-bur. v. n. To 
 mount vvith effort ; to climb. 
 
 CLIME, kli'me. f. Climate, re- 
 gion ; trad of earth. 
 
 To CLINCH, kHntfli'. v. a. To 
 
 hold in hand with the fingers bent ; 
 
 to
 
 C L 
 
 C L O 
 
 to contrail or double the fingers ; 
 
 to bend the point of a nail on the 
 
 other fide; to confirm, to fix, as 
 
 To clinch an argument. 
 CLINCH, kHncfh'. f. A pan, an 
 
 ambiguity ; that part of the cable 
 
 which is fattened to the ring of the 
 
 anchor. 
 CLINCHER, klintfh'-ur. f. A 
 
 cramp, a holdfaft. 
 To CLING, kHng'. v. n. To hang 
 
 upon by twining round ; to ftick 
 
 to; to dry up, to confume. 
 CLINGY, kKng'-y. a. Clinging, 
 
 ad he five. 
 
 CLINICAL, khV-I.kaI.7a. Keep- 
 CLINICK, klin'-ik. j ing the 
 
 bed ; at the bedfide. 
 To CLINK, kit: gk'. v. a. To ftrike 
 
 fo as to make a fmall fbarp noife. 
 To CLINK, kHngk'. v. n. To utter 
 
 a fmall interrupted noife. 
 CLINK, kHngk'. f. A (harp fuc- 
 
 cefiive r.oife. 
 CLINQUANT, kllngk'-lnt. a. Shin- 
 
 ir.g, glitterfne. 
 To CLIP, klip', v. a. To embrace, 
 
 by throwing the arms round ; to 
 
 cut with fheers ; it is particularly 
 
 ufed of thofe who diminifh coin ; 
 
 to curtail, to cut fhort; to confine, 
 
 to hold. 
 CLIPPER, kllp'-pur. f. One that 
 
 debafes coin by cutting. 
 CLIPPING, klip' ping. f. The 
 
 part cut or clipped off. 
 CLOAK, klo'ke. f. The outer gar- 
 ment ; a concealment. 
 To CLOAK, klo'ke. v. a. To cover 
 
 with a cloak; to hide, to conceal. 
 CLOAKBAG, kl&'ke-Ug. f. A port- 
 
 manteau, a bag in which clothes are 
 
 carried. 
 CLOCK, W6k'. f. The inftrument 
 
 which tells the hour ; the Clock of 
 
 a flocking, the flowers or inverted 
 
 work about the ankle ; a fort of 
 
 beetle. 
 CLOCKMAKER, kl6k'-mS kur. f. 
 
 An artificer whofe profeflion is to 
 
 make clocks. 
 CLOCKWORK, _klok'- wurk. f, 
 
 Movements by weights or iprings. 
 CLOD, k!6d'. f. A lump of e*rth 
 
 or clay ; a turf, the ground ; any 
 
 thing vile, bafe, and earthy ; a 
 
 dull fellow, a dolt. 
 To CLOD, klod'. v. n. To gather 
 
 into concretions, to coagulate. 
 To CLOD, klod'. v. a. To pelt 
 
 with clods. 
 CLODDY, klod'-dy-.-a. Confifling 
 
 of earth or clods, earthy ; fall of 
 
 clods unbroken. 
 CLODPATE, klod'-pate. f. A ftu- 
 
 pid fellow, a dolt, a thickfcull. 
 CLODPATED, klod'-pa- tid. a. Dolt- 
 
 ifh, though tlefs. 
 CLOD POLL, kl6d'-p61. f. A thick- 
 
 fcull, a dolt. 
 To CLOG, klog'. v. a. To load 
 
 with fomething that may hinder 
 
 motion ; to hinder, to oblbrucl ; to 
 
 load, to burthen. 
 To CLOG, k^og'. v. n. To coa, 
 
 lefc, to adhere ; to be incumber- 
 
 ed or impeded. 
 CLOG, klog'. f. Any incumbranc* 
 
 hung to hinder motion ; a hin- 
 drance, an obftruftion ; a kind of 
 
 additional fhoe worn by women, to 
 
 keep them from wet ; a wooden 
 
 fhoe. 
 CLOGGINESS, kl6g'-gy-nes. f. The 
 
 ftate of being clogged. 
 CLOGGY, kl&g'-gy-. a. That which 
 
 has the power of clogging up. 
 CLOISTER, kloi'f-tur. f. A religious 
 
 retirement ; a periftyle, a piazza-. 
 To CLOISTER, kloi'f-tur. v. a. To 
 
 fhut up in a religious houfe ; to 
 
 immure from the world. 
 CLOISTERAL, kloi'f-tft-ral. a. So- 
 
 litary, retired. 
 CLOISTERED, kloi'f-turd. part. a. 
 
 Solitary, inhabiting cloifters ; built 
 
 with pert fly les or piazzas. 
 CLOISTERESS, kloi'f-ues. f, A 
 
 nun. 
 
 CLOKE. See CLOAK. 
 CLOMB, klom'. Fret, of CLIMB. 
 
 Not ufed. 
 To CLOOM, klo'm. v. a. To (hut 
 
 with vifcous matter 
 To CLOSE, k!6'ze. v. a. To fhut, 
 
 to lay together ; to conclude, to 
 
 finifh ; to enclofe, to confine ; to 
 
 joi.<V w ur.ile fractures. 
 
 To
 
 C L O 
 
 C L O 
 
 To CLOSE, klo'ze. v. n. To co-1 
 alefce, to join it's own parts toge- 
 ther ; to Clofe upon, to agree up- 
 on ; to Clofe with, or to Clofe in 
 with, to come to an agreement with, 
 to unite with. 
 
 CLOSE, k!6'ze. f. A fmall field en- 
 clofed ; the time of Ihutting up ; a 
 grapple in wrelUing ; a paufe or 
 ceffation ; a conclufion or end. 
 
 CLOSE, klo'fe. a. Shut fair, with- 
 out vent, without inlet ; confined ; 
 compad ; concife, brief; imme- 
 diate, without any intervening dif- 
 tance or fpace ; joined one to an- 
 other ; narrow, as a clofe alley ; 
 admitting fmall diftance ; hidden, 
 fecret, not revealed ; having the 
 quality of fecrecy, trufty ; referv- 
 cd, covetous ; cloudy ; without 
 wandering, attentive ; full to the 
 point, home ; retired, foiitary ; 
 fecluded from communication; dark, 
 cloudy, not clear. 
 
 CLOSE-BANDED, kl6'fe-ban-dld.a. 
 In clofe order ; fecretly leagued. 
 
 CLOSE-BODIED, klofe-bod-yd. a. 
 Made to fit the body exactly. 
 
 CLOSE-HANDED, k!o'fe-har.-ild. 
 a. Covetous. 
 
 CLOSE-HAULED, klofe-ha'ld. a. 
 Brought as near to the wind as poffible. 
 
 CLOSE-PENT, kl6'fe-pent'. a. Shut 
 up clofe ; without vent. 
 
 CLOSELY, k!6Te-ly. ad. Without 
 inlet or outlet ; without much fpace 
 intervening, nearly ; fecretly, fiiJy ; 
 without deviation. 
 
 CLOSENESS, klo'fe-rej. f. The 
 ftate of being fbut ; narrownefs, 
 ilraitnefs ; want of air, or ventila- 
 tion ; compadnefs, folidity ; re- 
 clufenefs, folitude, retirement ; 
 fecrecy, privacy ; covetoufnefs, fly 
 avarice; connexion, dependance. 
 
 CLOSER, klu'-zur. f. A finilher, 
 a concluder. 
 
 CLOSESTOOL, k!6'fe-fi61. f. A 
 chamber implement. 
 
 CLOSET, kl6z'-lt. f. A fmall room 
 of privacy and retirement ; a pri- 
 vate repofitory of curiofities, 
 
 r . > CLOSET, k!6*'-It. v. a. To. 
 fhut up, or conceal in a clofet ; tu 
 
 take into a clofet for a fecret inter- / 
 view. 
 
 CLOSURE, klo'-zhur. f. The aft 
 of fhutiing up; that by which any 
 thing is clofcd or fliut ; the part 
 enclofing.enclcfure; conclufion, end. 
 
 CLOT, k!6c'. f. Concretion, grume. 
 
 r i'o CLOT, k!6t'. v. n. To form 
 clots, to hang together ; to con- 
 crete, to coagulate. 
 
 CLOTH, kld'th. f. Any thing wo- 
 ven for drefs or covering ; the piece 
 of linen fpread upon a table,; the 
 canvafs on which pictures are de- 
 lineated. In the plural, drefs, ha- 
 bit, garment, vellure : pronoun- 
 ced klo'ze. 
 
 To CLOTHE, klo'the. v. a. To in- 
 veil with garments, to cover with 
 drefs ; to adorn with drefs ; to fur- 
 nifh or provide with clothes. 
 
 To CLOTHE, kI6'the. v. n. To 
 wear clothes. 
 
 CLOTHIER, k!6'-thyer. f. A maker 
 of cloth. 
 
 CLOTHING, klcY-thlng. f. Drefs, 
 vefture, garments. 
 
 CLOTHSHEARER, kla'th-fhc rur. 
 f. One who trims the cioth. 
 
 CLOTPOLL, klot'-pol. f. Thick- 
 fitull, blockhead. 
 
 To CLOTTER, klot'-t&r. v. n. To 
 concrete, to coagulate. 
 
 CLOTTY, klit'-h 1 . a. Full of 
 clots, concreted. 
 
 CLOUD, klou'd. f. The dark col- 
 ledion of vapours in the air; the 
 veins, or ftains in ftones, or other 
 bodies ; any itate of obfcurity or 
 darknefs. 
 
 To CLOUD, klou'd. T. a. To dark- 
 en with clouds; to oblcure, to make 
 lefs evident; to variegate with dark 
 veins. 
 
 To CLOUD, klou'd. v. n. To grow 
 cloudy. 
 
 CLOUDBERRY, k!ou'd-bcr-ry. f. 
 A plant, called alfo knotberry. 
 
 CLOUDCAPT.klou'd-kapt.a. Top- 
 ped with clouds. 
 
 CLOUDCOMPELLING, klou"d- 
 kum-rei'-liug. a. An epithet of 
 Jupiter, by whom clouds were fup- 
 pofed to be collected. 
 
 CLOUDILY,
 
 C L O 
 
 C L U 
 
 CLOUDILY, klou'-dy-ly. ad. With 
 clouds, darkly ; obfcurely, not 
 perfpicuoufly. 
 
 CLOUDINESS, klou'-d-nes. f. The 
 ftate of being covered with clouds, 
 darknefs ; want of brightnefs. 
 
 CLOUDLESS, klou'd-les. a. Clear, 
 unclouded, luminous. 
 
 CLOUDY, klou'-dy. a. Obfcured 
 with clouds ; dark, obfcure, not 
 intelligible ; gloomy of look, not 
 open and cheerful ; marked with 
 fpots or veins. 
 
 CLOVE, klo've. The irregular pre- 
 terite of CLEAVE. 
 
 CLOVE, k!6've. f. A valuable 
 fpice brought from the Molucca 
 iflands, the flower of a tree of the 
 fame name; fome of the parts into 
 which garlick feparates. 
 
 CLOVE-GILLIFLOWER, klove- 
 dzhil'-ly-flowr. f. A flower fo called 
 from it's fmelling like cloves. 
 
 CLOVEN, k!6'vn. Part. pret. of 
 CLEAVE. 
 
 CLOVEN - FOOTED, kl&'vn-i 
 fut-id. I 
 
 CLOVEN -HOOFED, klo'vn- f a< 
 hoft. J 
 
 Having the foot divided into two 
 parts. 
 
 CLOVER, kl6'-'vfir. f. A fpecies 
 of trefoil; To live in Clover, is 
 to live luxurioufly. 
 
 CLOVERED, k!6'-vurd. a. Cover- 
 ed with clover. 
 
 CLOUT, klou't. f. A cloth for 
 any mean ufe ; a patch on a fhoe 
 or coat ; anciently, the mark of 
 white cloth at which archers (hot; 
 an iron plate to an axle-tree. 
 
 To CLOUT, klou't. v. a. To 
 patch, to mend coarfely ; to cover 
 with a cloth; to join awkwardly 
 together. 
 
 CLOUTED, klOu'-tlJ. part. a : Con- 
 gealed, coagulated. 
 
 CLOUTERLY, kiou'-tur-ty. a. 
 Clumfy, awkward. 
 
 CLOWN, kjow'n. f. A ruflick, a 
 churl ; a coarfe ill-bred man. 
 
 CLOWNERY, klow'-ne-ry. f. Ill 
 breeding, churlifhnefs. 
 
 CLOWNISH, klov/.clih. a. Con- 
 
 VOL, I 
 
 filling of rufticks or clowns ; tic- 
 civil, ill bred ; clumfy, ungainly. 
 
 CLOWNISHLY, klow'-nlth ly. ad.- 
 Coarfely, rudely. 
 
 CLOWNISHNESS, klow'-nlih-nes. 
 f. Rullicity, coarfenefs ; incivi- 
 lity, brutality. 
 
 CLOWN'S-MUSTARD, klow'nz- 
 muf-turd. f. An herb. 
 
 To CLOY, kloy". v. a. To fatiattf, 
 to fate, to furfeit ; to nail up guns, 
 by ftriking a fpike into the touch- 
 
 CLOYLESS, kloy'-les. a. That 
 which cannot caufe fatiety. 
 
 CLOYMENT, kloy'-ment. f. Sa- 
 tiety, repletion. 
 
 CLUB, kiub'. f. A heavy flick ; the 
 name of one of the fuits of cards ; 
 the fhot or dividend of a reckon- 
 ing; an aflembly of good fellows; 
 concurrence, contribution, joint 
 charge. 
 
 To CLUB, klub'. v. n. To contri- 
 bute to common expenfe ; to join 
 to one efFed. 
 
 To CLUB, klub'. v. a. To pay a 
 common reckoning. 
 
 CLU8HEADED, klub'-hd-id. a. 
 Having a thick head. 
 
 CLUBLAW, klub'-la. f. The law 
 of arms. 
 
 CLUBROOM, klub'-rfim. f. The 
 room in which a club, or company 
 aflembles. 
 
 To CLUCK, k!uk'. v. n. To call 
 chickens, as a hen. 
 
 CLUMP, klump'. f. A (hapelefs 
 piece of wood ; a fmall clufter of trees . 
 
 CLUMPS, klump's. f. A numbfcull, 
 
 CLUMSILY, klum'- 2 y-!y. ad. Awk- 
 wardly. 
 
 CLUMSINESS, kl&m'-z-r.es. f. 
 Awksvardnefs, ungainlinefs, want of, 
 dexterity. 
 
 CLUMSY, klum'-zy. a. Awkward, 
 heavy, unhandy. 
 
 CLUNG, klung'. The preterite and 
 participle of CLING. 
 
 CLUSTER, klus'-tur. f. A bunch, 
 a number of things of the fame 
 kind growing or joined together ; 
 a number of animals gathered to- 
 gether,- a body of people collected. 
 a To
 
 C O A 
 
 C O A 
 
 To CLUSTER, klus'-tur. v, n. To 
 
 grow in bunches. 
 To CLUSTER, klus'-tur. v. a. To 
 
 colledl any thing into bodies. 
 CLUSTER-GRAPE, klus'-tur- 
 
 grape. f. The fmall black grape, 
 
 called the currant. 
 
 CLUSTERY, klus'-tur-y. a. Grow- 
 ing in duller s. 
 CLUTCH, klutfh'. f. The gripe, 
 
 grafp, feizure ; the paws, the talons. 
 To CLUTCH, klutm'. v. a. To 
 
 hold in the hand ; to gripe, to 
 
 frafp ; to contract, to double the 
 and. 
 
 CLUTTER, klut'-tur. f. A noife, 
 a buftle, a hurry. 
 
 To CLUTTER, klut'-tur. v. n. 
 To make a noife or buftle. 
 
 CLYSTER, glls'-tur. f. An injec- 
 tion into the anus. 
 
 To COACERVATE, k6-i-ser'-vate. 
 v. a. To heap up together. 
 
 COACERVAT10N, k6-a-ser-va'- 
 fliun. f. The aft of heaping. 
 
 COACH, ko'tfh. f. A carnage of 
 pleafure, or ftate. 
 
 To COACH, ko'tfh. v. a. To carry 
 in a coach. 
 
 COACH-BOX, ku'tfli-boks. f. The 
 feat on which the driver of the 
 coach fits. 
 
 COACH-HIRE, ku'tfti-Mre. f. Mo- 
 ney paid for the ufeof a hired coach. 
 
 COACH-HOUSE, ko'tfh-hous. f. 
 The houfe in which the coach is 
 kept from the weather. 
 
 COACHMAN, k&'clh-man. f. The 
 driver of a coach. 
 
 To COACT, k6-ik't. v. n. To ad 
 together in concert. Not ufed. 
 
 COACTION, k6 ak'-fhun. f. Com- 
 pullion, force. 
 
 CO ACTIVE, ko -ik'-tlv. a. Hav. 
 ing the force of retraining or im- 
 pelling, compulfory ; ading in 
 concurrence. 
 
 COADJUMENT, k6-ad'-zhu-mlnt. 
 f. Mutual afliftance. 
 
 CO ADJUTANT, ko-ad'-zhu-tant. a. 
 Helping^co-operating. 
 
 COADJUTOR.k&.id-dzh&'-tur.f. A 
 fellow-helper, an afliftant, an aflb- 
 ciste ; in the canon law, one who 
 
 is empowered to perform the duties 
 
 of another. 
 COADJUVANCY, k5-ld'-7hu-vin- 
 
 fy. f. Help, concurrent help. 
 COADUNiTlON, k&-ad-u-nim'-im. 
 
 f. The conjunction of different fub- 
 
 ftances into one mafs. 
 To COAGMENT, k&-ag-ment'. v. a. 
 
 To congregate. 
 COAGMENTATION, ko-ag-men- 
 
 ta'-fhun. f. Coacervation into one 
 
 mafs, union. 
 COAGULABLE, k&-ag'-u-labl. a. 
 
 That which is capable of concretion. 
 To COAGULATE, k&-ig'-u-late, 
 
 v. a. To force into concretions. 
 To COAGULATE, k&-ag'-u-late. 
 
 v. n. To run into concretions. 
 COAGULATION, k&-ag-i-li'-ihun. 
 
 f. Concretion, congelation ; the 
 
 body formed by coagulation. 
 COAGULATIVE, k6-ig'-u-la-t!v. 
 
 a. That which has the power of 
 
 caufing concretion. 
 COAGULATOR, k6-4g'-&-la-tftr. 
 
 f. That which caufes coagulation. 
 COAL, ko'le. f. 1'he common foflil 
 
 fewel ; the cinder of burnt wood, 
 
 charcoal. 
 To COAL, ko'le. v. a. To burn 
 
 wood to charcoal ; to delineate with 
 
 a coal. 
 COAL-BLACK, ku'le-blak. a. Black 
 
 in the higheft degree. 
 COAL-BOX, k&'le-boks. f. A box 
 
 to carry coals to the fire. 
 COAL-HOUSE, ko'le-hous. f. A 
 
 houfe or place to keep coals in. 
 COAL-MINE, ko'le-mine. f. A 
 
 mine in which reals are dug. 
 COAL-PIT, kole-plt. f. A pit for 
 
 digging coals. 
 COAL S TONE, ko'le-ftine. f. A 
 
 fore of cannel coal. 
 COAL-WORK, ko'le wurk. f. A 
 
 coalery, a place where coals are 
 
 found. 
 COALERY, ko'Ie.er-y. f. A place 
 
 where coals are dug. 
 To COALESCE, ko-i-les'. v. n. 
 
 To unite in mafles; to grow toge- 
 ther, to join. 
 COALESCENCE, k6-a-lo'^ens. f. 
 
 Concretion, union. 
 
 COALf-
 
 COB 
 
 C O C 
 
 COALITION, k&-a-H(h'-un. f. U- 
 nion in one mafs or body. 
 
 COALY, ko'-ly.a. Containing coal. 
 
 COAPTAT1ON, ko-ap-ta'-fhun. f. 
 The adjuflment of parts to each 
 other. 
 
 ToCOARCT, ko-ark't. \ v. 
 
 To COARCTATE,k6 ark'-tate. J a. 
 To flraighten, to confine ; to con 
 traft power. 
 
 COARCTATION, k&-ark-ta'-Mn. 
 f. Confinement, restraint to a nar- 
 row fpace ; contraction of any 
 fpace; reftraint of liberty. 
 
 COARSE, ko'rfe. a. Not refined ; 
 rude, uncivil ; grofs ; inelegant ; 
 unaccompliihed by education ; mean, 
 vile. 
 
 COARSELY, k6'rfe-ly. ad. With- 
 out finenefs, meanly, not elegantly ; 
 rudely, not civilly ; inelegantly. 
 
 COARSENESS, ko'rfe-nes. f. Im- 
 purity, unrefined Itate ; roughnefs, 
 want of finenefs ; grofTnefs, want 
 of delicacy ; roughnefs, rudenefs 
 of manners ; meannefs, wane of 
 nicety. 
 
 COAST, ko'ft. f. The edge or mar- 
 gin of the land next the fea, the 
 fhore ; The Coaft is clear, the dan- 
 ger is over 
 
 To COAST, ko'ft. v. n. To fail 
 clofp by the coalh 
 
 To COAST, ko'ft. v. a. To fail by, 
 or near a place. 
 
 COASTER/ ko'f-tur. f. He that 
 fails timoroufly near the fhore. 
 
 COAT, ko'te. f. The upper gar- 
 ment ; petticoat, the habit of a 
 boy in his infancy, the lower part 
 of a woman's drels; vefture, as de- 
 monftrative of the office ; the co- 
 vering of any animal ; any tegu- 
 ment; that on which the enfigns 
 armorial are portrayed. 
 
 To COAT, ko'te. v. a. To cover, to 
 inveft. 
 
 To COAX, koks. v. a. To wheedle, 
 to flatter. 
 
 COAXER, ko'kf-ur. f. A wheedler, 
 
 a flatterer. 
 COB, kob'.. f. The head or top ; a 
 
 fort of fea- fowl. 
 COBALT, kob'-a't. f. A mineral 
 
 from which the blue glafs called 
 fmalt is made. 
 
 To COBBLE, kob'I. v. a. To mend 
 any thing coarfely ; to do or make 
 any thing clumfily. 
 
 COBBLER, kob'-lur. f. A mender 
 of old fhoes ; a clumfy workman 
 in general ; any mean perfon. 
 
 COB1RONS, kob'-l-urnz. f. Irons 
 
 with a knob at the upper end. 
 :OBISHOP, ko-blfh'-iip. f. A co- 
 adjutant bifhop. 
 
 :OBNUT, k.6b'-nut. f. A boy's 
 game. 
 
 COBSWAN, kob'-fwin. f. The 
 head or leading fwan. 
 
 COBWEB, kob'-web. f. The web 
 or net of a fpider ; any fnare or 
 trap. 
 
 COCCIFEROUS, kok-sif'-fe rus. a. 
 Bearing berries. 
 
 COCHINEAL, kutm'-In-el. f. An 
 infedl from which a red colour is 
 extracted. 
 
 COCHLEARY, kok'-le-ar-y. a. 
 Screwform. 
 
 COCHLEATED, kok'-le-a-tid. a. 
 Of a fcrewed or turbinated form. 
 
 COCK, kok'. f. The male to the 
 hen ; the male of any fmall birds ; 
 the weathercock, that {hows the 
 direction of the wind ; a fpout to 
 let out water or any other liquor at 
 will ; the notch of an arrow ; the 
 part of the lock of a gun that 
 ftrikes with flint ; a cockboat, a 
 fmall boat ; a fmall heap of hay ; 
 the form of a hat; the ftyle of a 
 dial ; the needle of a balance ; 
 Cock-a-Hoop, triumphant, exulting. 
 
 To COCK, kok'. v. a. To fet ereft, 
 
 to hold bolt upright ; to fet up the 
 
 hat with an air of petulance ; to 
 
 mould the form of the hat ; to fix 
 
 the cock of a gun for a difcharge ; 
 
 to raife hay in fmall heaps. 
 
 To COCK, kok'. v. n. To flrut, to 
 
 hold up the head ; to train or ufe 
 
 fighting cocks. I,, 
 
 COCKADE, kuk-ka'de. f. A bovy 
 
 of ribband worn in the hat. 
 COCKATRICE, k<Sk'-a-trJs. f. A 
 ferpent fuppofed to rife from a 
 cock's egg. 
 
 z z COCK*
 
 c o c 
 
 C O E 
 
 COCKBOAT, k6k'-b6te. f. A fmall 
 boat belonging to a ihip. 
 
 COCKBROTH, kok'-br6tft. f. 
 Broth made by boiling a cock. 
 
 COCKCROWING, k6k'-kr6-Ing. f. 
 The time at which cocks crow. 
 
 COCKER, k6k'-kur. f. One who 
 follows the fport of cockfighting. 
 
 To COCKER, k6k'-kir. v. a. To 
 fondle, to indulge. 
 
 COCKEREL, kok'-k-rll. f. A 
 young cock. 
 
 COCKET, kik'-klt. f. A feal be- 
 longing to the king's cuftomhoufe ; 
 likewife a fcroll of parchment deli- 
 vered by the officers of the cuftom- 
 houfe to merchants, as a warrant 
 that their merchandize is entered. 
 
 COCKFIGHT, kok'-flte. f. A 
 match of cocks. 
 
 COCKHORSE, kik'-hurs. a. On 
 horfeback, triumphant. 
 
 COCKLE, kik'l. f. A fmall fhell- 
 fifh ; a weed that grows in corn, 
 corn rofe ; a fort of ftone, ftiorl. 
 
 To COCKLE, kok'l. v. a. To con- 
 traft into wrinkles. 
 
 COCKLED, kik'ld. a. Shelled, or 
 turbinated. 
 
 COCKLESTAIRS, kokl-fla'rz. f. 
 Winding or fpiral flairs. 
 
 COCKLOFT, kak'-!oft. f. The 
 room over the garret. 
 
 COCKMASTER, kok'-maf-tur. f. 
 One that breeds game cocks. 
 
 COCKMATCH, k&k'-rnatfh. f. 
 Cockfight for a prize. 
 
 COCKNEY, kok'-ny. f. A native of 
 London ; any effeminate, low citizen. 
 
 COCKPIT, kok'-plt. f. The area 
 where cocks fight ; a place on the 
 lower deck of a man of war. 
 
 COCK'SCOMB, ' k6k'f-k6m. f. A 
 plant, loufeVort. 
 
 COCK'SHEAD, k6k'f-hid. f. A 
 /plant, fainfoin. 
 
 COCKS HUT, kdk'-fhut. f. The 
 clofe of the evening, at which time 
 .''try go to rood. 
 
 COCKS PUR, kok'-fpur. f. Virgi- 
 nian hawthorn. A fpecies of medlar. 
 
 COCKSURE, kok'-flio'r. a. Con- 
 fidently certain. 
 'COCKSWAIN, kok'fn. f. The 
 
 man who fleers the boat and has the 
 
 care of ic. Corruptly COXON. 
 COCKWEED, k6k'-wed. f. A plant, 
 
 dittander or pepperwort. 
 COCOA, k6'-k6. f. A genus of 
 
 palms. 
 COCTILE, k6k'-tfl. a. Made by 
 
 baking. 
 COCTiON, kok'-Mn. f. The aft 
 
 of boiling. 
 
 COD, k&d'. ) r . r fi/l, 
 
 CODFISH, k&d'-qfli. } (-Afea-fift. 
 
 COD, koj'. f. Any cafe or hufk in 
 which feeds are lodged. 
 
 To COD, kod'. v. a. To enclofe in 
 a cod. 
 
 CODE, k&'de. f. A book ; a book 
 of the civil law. 
 
 CODICIL, k6d'-v-sll. f. An ap- 
 pendage to a will. 
 
 CODILLE, k&-dll'. f. A term at 
 ombre and quadrille. 
 
 To COI>LE, kod'l.v.a. To parboil. 
 
 CODLING, k6d'-llng. f. An apple 
 generally codled ; a fmall codfifh. 
 
 COEFFICACY, ko-if-fi-ka-fy. f. 
 The power of feveral things ailing 
 together. 
 
 COEFFICIENCY, k6-6f-fl(h'-4n-^.. 
 f. Co-opera:ion, the (late of act- 
 ing together to fome (ingle end. 
 
 COEFFICIENT, k6-6f-fWi'-int. f. 
 That which unites it's aclion w'uli 
 the adlion of another. 
 
 COEMPTION, k6-emp'-flmn. f. 
 The aft cf buying up the whole 
 quantity of any thing. 
 
 COEQUAL, ko-e'-qnal. a. Equal. 
 
 COEQUALITY, k6-e-qu6l'-i-t x . f. 
 The itate of being equal. 
 
 To COERCE, ko-cr's. v. a. To 
 reftrain, to keep in order by force. 
 
 COERCIBLE, ko -cr'-slbl. a. That 
 may be retrained ; that ought to 
 be reftrained. 
 
 COEP>CION, k6-er'.fliin. f. Penal 
 reflraint, check. 
 
 COERCIVE, k& er'-Iv. a. That 
 which has the power of laying re- 
 ftraint ; that which has the autho- 
 rity of retraining by punifhment. 
 
 COESSENTIAL, ko-ef-ie.i'-iMl. a. 
 Participating of the fame efiencc. 
 
 COESSKNTIAL1TY, ku -ci'-fArv.
 
 C O F 
 
 COG 
 
 fhy-al'-i-ty. f. Participation of the 
 fame eflence. 
 
 COETANEOUS, ko-S-ta'-ny&s. a. 
 of the fame age with another. 
 
 COETERNAL, ko-e-ter'-nal. a. 
 Equally eternal with another. 
 
 COETERNALLY, ko-e-ter'-ral-y. 
 ad. In a ftate of equal eternity 
 with another. 
 
 COETERNITY, ko-e-ter'-nl-ty\ f. 
 Having exiilence from eternity equal 
 with another eternal being. 
 
 .COEVAL, ko-e'-val. a. Of the 
 fame age. \ 
 
 COEVAL, ko-e'-val. f. A contem- 
 porary. 
 
 COEVOUS, ko-e'-vus, a. Of the 
 fame age. 
 
 To COEXIST, ko-eg-zIiT. v. n. To 
 exift at the fame time with another. 
 
 COEXISTENCE, k6-eg-z{s'-tens. 
 f. Exiltence at the fame time with 
 another. 
 
 COEXISTENT, ko-eg-zis'-tent. a. 
 Having exigence at the faaie time 
 with another. 
 
 To COEXTEND, ko-ekf-t^nd'. v. a. 
 To extend to the fame fpace or du- 
 ration with another. 
 
 COEXTENSION, ko-ek-flen'-flnm. 
 f. The ftate of extending to the 
 fame fpace with another. 
 
 COFFEE, kof'-fy. f. The coftee- 
 tree; the berries of the coffee-tree; 
 a drink made by the infufion ct 
 thofe berries in hot water. 
 
 COFFEEHOUSE, kof-fy-hous. f. 
 A houfe where coffee is fold. 
 
 COFFEEMAN, k6f'-fy-man. f. One 
 that keeps a coffee ho ufe. 
 
 COFFEEPOT, kof-fy-pot. f. The 
 covered pot in which coffee is boiled. 
 
 COFFER, kof'-fur. f. A chert gene- 
 rally for keeping money ; in forti- 
 fication, a hollow lodgment acrofs 
 a dry moat. 
 
 To COFFER, k6f'-fur. v. a. To 
 treafure up in chefts. 
 
 COFFERER, kof'.er-ur. f. A prin- 
 cipal officer of his majefty's court, 
 next under the comptroller. 
 
 COFFIN, kof-fin. f. The cheft in 
 which dead bodies are put into the 
 ground ; a mould of pafte for a 
 
 pye ; Coffin of a horfe, is the whole 
 
 hoof of the foot above the coronet, 
 
 including the coffin bone. 
 To COFFIN, ko.'-fin. v. a. To en- 
 
 clofe in a coffin. 
 COG, kog'. f. The tooth of a wheel, 
 
 by which it adb upon another 
 
 wheel. 
 To COG, kog'. v. a. To. flatter, to 
 
 wheedle ; to obtrude by falfehood ; 
 
 To cog a die, to f^cure it, fo as to 
 
 diredl it's fall. 
 To COG, kog'. v. n. To lye, to 
 
 wheedle. 
 To COG, kog'. v. a. To fix cogs 
 
 in a wheel. 
 COGENCY, k&'-dzhen-fy. f. Force, 
 
 ftrength. 
 COGENT, k&'-dzhent. a. Forcible. 
 
 refiitlefs, convincing. 
 COGENTLY, ko-dzhnt-ly. ad. 
 
 With refiftlefs force, forcibly. "i 
 COGGER, kog'-ur. f. A flatterer, 
 
 a wheedler. 
 COGGLESTONE, kog'l-ft&ne. f- 
 
 A little ftone. 
 COGITABLE, kodzh'-i-tabl.a. What 
 
 may be the fubject of thought. 
 To COGITATE, kodzh'-I-tate. v. n. 
 
 To think. 
 COGITATION, kodzh-I-ta'-flrun. 
 
 f. Thought, the acl of thinking ; 
 
 purpofe, reflexion previous to ac- 
 tion ; meditation. 
 COGITATIVE, kodzh'-i-ta-tiv. a. 
 
 Having the power of thought; 
 
 given to meditation. 
 COGNATE, kog'- rate. a. Born 
 
 together, produced from the fame 
 
 flock, related. 
 COGNATION, kog-na'-fhun. f. 
 
 Kindred, relation, participation of 
 
 the fame nature. 
 COGNISEE, kon-y-z^. f. He to 
 
 whom a fine in lands or tenements 
 
 is acknowledged. 
 COGN1SOUR. kon'--z6r. f. He 
 
 that paffeth or acknowledgeth a fine. 
 COGNITION, kog-nilh'-un. f. 
 
 Knowledge, complete conviction. 
 COGNITIVE, kog'-nl-tiv. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of knowing. 
 COGNIZABLE, kon'-y-7.ebl. a. 
 
 That falls under judicial notice ; 
 proper
 
 C O H 
 
 proper to be tried, judged, or exa- 
 mined 
 
 COGNIZANCE, k6n'-y.zans. f. 
 Judicial notice, trial; a badge, by 
 which any one is known. 
 
 COGNOMINAL, kog-nom'-I-nal. 
 a. Having the fame name. 
 
 COGNOM1NATION, k6g-r6m-I- 
 ni'-thun. f. A furname, tlie name 
 of a family ; a name added from 
 any accident or quality. 
 
 COGNOSCENCE, kog-n6s'-fens. f. 
 Knowledge. 
 
 COGNOSCIBLE, kog.nob'-sibl. a. 
 That may be known. 
 
 TO COHABIT, ko-hab'-It. v. n. To 
 dwell with another in the fame 
 place ; to live together as hufband 
 
 . and wife. 
 
 COHABITANT, kfi-hab'-I-tint. f. 
 An inhabitant of the fame place. 
 
 COHABITATION, k6-hab-l-ta'- 
 fliun. f. The ftate of inhabiting 
 the fame place with another; the 
 ftate of living together as married 
 perfons. 
 
 COHEIR, ko-e're. f. Oneoffeye- 
 ral among whom an inheritance is 
 divided. 
 
 COHEIRESS, ko-S'-res. f. A wo- 
 man who has an equal ihare of an 
 inherkance. 
 
 To COHERE, k&-he"r. v. n. To 
 flick together ; to be well connected ; 
 to fuit, to fit; to agree. 
 
 COHERENCE, k& he'-rens. 7 f 
 
 COHERENCY, k6-he'-ren-fy. J 
 That ftate of bodies in which their 
 parts are joined together, fo that 
 they refift feparation ; connexion, 
 dependency, the relation of parts 
 or things one to another ; the tex- 
 ture of a difcourfc ; confiilency in 
 reafoning, or relating. 
 
 COHERENT, ko-he'-rent. a. Stick- 
 ing together ; fuitable to fomething 
 elfe, regularly adapted; confident, 
 not contradictory. 
 
 COHESION, ko-he'-zhun. f. The 
 acl of fticking together ; the ftate of 
 union ; connexion, dependence. 
 COHESIVE, k<Vhe'- s iv. a. That 
 has the power of fticking toge 
 the*. 
 
 C O J 
 
 COHESIVENESS, ko-he'.slv-ne's. f, 
 The quality of being cohefive. 
 
 To COHIBIT. k&.hib'-Ir. v. a. To 
 reftrain, to hinder. 
 
 To COHOBATE, ko'-ho-bate. v. n. 
 To pour the diftilled liquor upon 
 the remaining matter, and diftill it 
 again. 
 
 COHOBATION, ko-ho-ba'-Mn. f. 
 A returning of any diltilled liquor 
 again upon what it was withdrawn 
 from. 
 
 OHORT, ko'-hort. f. A troop of 
 foldiers, containing about five hun- 
 dred foot ; a body of warriors. 
 
 COHORTATION, ko-h&r-ta'-fhun. 
 f. Incitement. 
 
 COIF, koi'f. f. The head-drefs, a cap. 
 
 COIFED, koi'ft. a. Wearing a coif, 
 
 COIGN E, koi'n. f. A corner. 
 
 COIL, koi'l. f. Tumult, turmoil, 
 buftle ; a rope wound into a ring. 
 
 To COIL, koi'l. v. a. To gather 
 into a narrow compafs. 
 
 COIN, koi'n. f. A corner, called 
 often quoin ; money damped with 
 a legal impreffion ; payment of any 
 kind. 
 
 To COIN, koi'n. v. a. To mint or 
 (lamp metals for money ; to forge 
 any thing, in an ill fenfe. 
 
 COINAGE, koi'-nldzh. f. The ad 
 or practice of coining money ; coir., 
 money ; the charges of coining 
 money ; forgery, invention. 
 
 To COINCIDE, k& In-si'de. v. n. 
 To fall upon the fame point ; to 
 concur. 
 
 COINCIDENCE, k&-In'-Yy-dens. f. ' 
 The ftate of leveral bodies or lines, 
 falling upon the fame point ; con- 
 currence, tendency of things to the 
 fame end. 
 
 COINCIDENT, ko-in'-fy-dent. a. 
 Falling upon the fame point; con- 
 current, confident, equivalent. 
 
 COIND1CAT10N, k&-in-dy-ka'- 
 fhun. f. Many fymptoms beto- 
 kening the fame caufe. 
 
 COINER, koi'-nur. f. A maker of 
 money, a minter ; a counterfeiter 
 of the king's ftamp; an inventor. 
 
 To COJOIN, k6-dzhoi'n. v. n. To 
 iciB;WUh another. 
 
 COIS-
 
 COL 
 
 COL 
 
 COISTRIL, koi'f-trll. f. A coward, 
 a runaway. 
 
 COIT, kol't. f. A thing thrown 
 at a certain mark. 
 
 COITION, k5.1iY.un. f. Copula- 
 tion, the aft of generation ; the aft 
 by which two bodies come together. 
 
 COKE, ko'ke. f. Fewel made by 
 burning pit-coal under earth, and 
 quenching the cinders. 
 
 COLANDER, kul'-lln-dur. f. A 
 fieve through which a mixture is 
 poured, and which retains the thick- 
 er parts. 
 
 COLAT10N, kWa'-ftun. f. The 
 aft of filtering or (training. 
 
 COLATURE, k&'-li-t&r. f. The 
 aft of {training, filtration; the mafc- 
 ter itrained. 
 
 COLBERTINE, kol-ber^te'n. f. A 
 kind of lace worn by women. 
 
 COLCOTHAR, k6l'-k6-thar. f. A 
 calx of iron. 
 
 COLD, ko'ld. a. Chill, having 
 fenfe of cold ; having cold quali- 
 ties, not volatile ; frigid, without 
 paffion ; unaffefting, unable to move 
 the paffions ; referved, coy, not af- 
 feftiooate, not cordial ; chaite; not 
 welcome. 
 
 COLD, ko'ld. f. The caufe of the 
 fenlation of cold, the privation of 
 heat; the fenfation of coldj chii- 
 nefs ; a difeafe caufed by cold, the 
 obltruftion of perfpiration. 
 
 COLDLY, ko'ld-ly. ad. Without 
 heat; without concern, indifferent- 
 ly, negligently . 
 
 COLDNESS, ko'Id-nes. f. Want of 
 heat; unconcern; frigidity of tem- 
 per ; coynefs, want of kindnefs ; 
 chaltity. 
 
 COLE, k&'Ie. f. Cabbage. 
 
 COLEWORT, k&'ie-wurt. f. Cab- 
 bage. 
 
 COLICK, kol'-Ik. f. It ftriftly is 
 a diforder of the colon ; bnt loofe- 
 ly, any diforder of the Itomach or 
 bowels that is attended with pain. 
 
 COLICK, koi'-ik. a. Affefting the 
 
 To COLL APSE, kil-lap'a. v. n. To 
 Clofe fo as that one fide touches the 
 other ; to fail together. 
 
 COLLAPSION.kol-lap'-lriim.f. The 
 ftate of vtflels clof^d ; the aft of 
 clofing or collapfing. 
 
 COLLAR, kol'-lur. f. A ring of 
 metal put round the neck ; the har- 
 nefs faitened about the horfe's n-ck; 
 To flip the Collar, to difentanglc 
 himfelf from any engagement or 
 difficulty ; a Collar of ^ brawn, is 
 the quantity bound up in one parcel, 
 
 COLLAR-BONE, kol'-lur-bo'ne. f. 
 The clavicle, the bones on each 
 fide of the neck. 
 
 To COLLAR, kol'-lur. v. a. To 
 feize by the collar, to take by the 
 throat; To Collar beef, or other 
 meat, to roll it op, and bind it 
 hard and clofe with a Itring or collar. 
 
 To COLLATE, kol-ll'te. v. a. To 
 compare one thing of the fame kind 
 with another ; To Collate bocks, to 
 examine if nothing be wanting ; to 
 place in an ecclefialtical benefice. 
 
 COLLATERAL, kol-lat'-te-ral. a. 
 Side to fide ; running parallel ; 
 diffufed on either fide; thofe that 
 ftand in equal relation to fome an- 
 ceftor; not direft, not immediate; 
 concurrent. 
 
 COLLATERALLY, kcl-lat'-tJ-ral- 
 $. ad. Side by fide; indireftly ; 
 in collateral relation. 
 
 COLLATION, k&l.Ii'-fliun. f. The 
 aft of conferring or bellowing, 
 gift; comparifon of one thing of 
 the fame kind with another ; in 
 law, collation is the bellowing of a 
 benefice; a repaft. 
 
 COLL ATITIOUS, k6!-la-tim'-us. a. 
 Done by the contribution of many. 
 
 COLLATOR, kol-!a'-tur. f. One 
 that compares copies, or manu- 
 fcripts ; one who prefents to an ec- 
 clefialtical benefice. 
 
 To COLLAUD, kol-14'd. v . a. To 
 join in praifuig. 
 
 COLLEAGUE, kol'-leg. f. A part- 
 ner in office or employment. 
 
 To COLLEAGUE, kol-le'g. v. a. 
 To unite with. 
 
 To COLLECT, k6l-lek't. v. a. To 
 
 gather together ; to draw many 
 
 units into one fum ; to gain from 
 
 cbfervation ; to infer from premifes ; 
 
 To
 
 COL 
 
 COL 
 
 To Collect himfelf, to recover from 
 furprife. 
 
 COLLECT, k6l'-lekt. f. Any fhort 
 prayer. 
 
 COLLECTANEOUS, kcl-Iek ta'- 
 nyus. a. Gathered together. 
 
 COLLECTEDLY, k61-!ek'- ted-Iy. 
 ad. Gathered in one view at once. 
 
 COLLECTIBLE, kol-lek'-tlbl. a. 
 That which may be gathered from 
 the premifes. 
 
 COLLECTION, ko!-]ek'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of gathering together ; the 
 things gathered ; a confeclary, de- 
 duced from premifes. 
 
 COLLECTITIOUS, kol-tek-uW- 
 us. a. Gathered top-ether. 
 
 COLLECTIVE, kol-'ek'-tlv. a. Ga- 
 thered into one mafs, accumulative ; 
 employed in deducing confequen- 
 ces; a collective noun expreffes a 
 multitude, though itlclf be lingu- 
 lar, as a company. 
 
 COLLECTIVELY, k61-]ek'-tlv-ly\ 
 ad. In a general mafs, in a body, 
 not fingly. 
 
 COLLECTOR, k6!-!e"k'-tur. f. A 
 gatherer ; a tax-gatherer. 
 
 COLLEGATARY, kol-le~g'-a-ter-y. 
 f. A perfon to whom is left a 
 legacy in common with one or 
 more. 
 
 COLLEGE, kul'-lldzh. f. A com- 
 munity ; a fociety of men fet apart 
 for learning or religion ; the houic 
 in which the collegians refide. 
 
 COLLEGIAL, kol-l^'-dzhy-al. a. Re- 
 lating to a college. 
 
 COLLEGIAN, kol-le'-dzhy an. f. 
 An inhabitant of a college. 
 
 COLLEGIATE, ko! - !e"- dzh) 1 ' - !>t. 
 a. Containing a college, inilituted 
 after the manner of a college ; a 
 collegiate church, was fuch as was 
 built at a diltance from the cathedral, 
 wherein a number of prelbyters 
 lived together. 
 
 COLLEGIATE, kul-le'-dzhy-et. f. 
 A member of a college, an univer- 
 fity man. 
 
 COLLET, kol'-Ht. f. Something 
 that went about the neck ; that 
 part of a ring in which the ftone 
 is let. 
 
 To COLLIDE, koi-li'de. v. a. To 
 beat, to dafh, to knock together. 
 
 COLLIER, k(M'-yr. f. A digger 
 of coals ; a dealer in coals ; a fhip 
 that carries coals. 
 
 COLLIERY, kof-ye'r-y. f. The 
 place where coals are dug ; the 
 coal trade. 
 
 COLLIFLOWER, kol'-ly-flow-ur. 
 f. A kind of cabb?ge. 
 
 COLLIGATION, ' k6l-ly-ga'-fhun. 
 f. A binding together. 
 
 COLLIMATiON, koMl-ma'-fbio. 
 f. Aim. 
 
 COLLINEATION, kol-Hn-y-a'- 
 fhun. 1. The act of aiming. 
 
 COLLIQUABLE, kol-lik'-wabl. a. 
 .Eafily diffolved. 
 
 COLL1QUAMKNT, kol-Hk'-wa- 
 n.ent. f. The fubllance to which 
 any thing is reduced by be,ir.g melt- 
 ed. 
 
 COLLIQUANT, k6l'-lf-kwant. a. 
 That which has the power of melt- 
 ing. 
 
 To COLLIQUATE, k6l'-ty-bvate. 
 v. a. To melt, to diflblve. 
 
 To COLLIQUATE, kol'-Jy-kwate. 
 v. n. To melt, to be diflblved. 
 
 COLLIQUATION, kol-l^-kwa'- 
 fhua. f. The adl of melting; a 
 lax or diluted Hate of the fluids in 
 animal bodies. 
 
 COLLIQUATIVE, kol-Hk'-wA-tlv. 
 a. Melting, diflblvent. 
 
 COLLJQUE^ACTION, kul-'J!<- 
 we-fak'-ftiun. f. The aft of melt- 
 ing together. 
 
 COLLISION, kol-llzh' in. f. The 
 adl of ftriking two bodies together ; 
 the Itate of being itruck together, a 
 clafti. 
 
 To COLLOCATE,. k6i'-16-kate. 
 v. a. To place, to Ration. 
 
 COLLOC ATI ON, kcM-lu-ka'-Hiun. 
 f. Tne adl of placing ; the flate 
 of being placed. 
 
 COLLOCUTION, kol-!6-ku'-fhun. 
 f. Conference, converfation. 
 
 To COLLOGUE, kol-16'ge. v. n. 
 To wheedle, to flatter. 
 
 COLLOP, kui'-lup. f. A fmal! 
 flice of meat ; a piece of an ani- 
 mal. 
 
 COLLO-
 
 COL 
 
 COL 
 
 COLLOQUIAL, k&l-l&'-kwy-il. a, 
 Relating to converfation. 
 
 COLLOQUY, k6i'-lo-kwy. f. Con- 
 ference, converfation, talk. 
 
 COLLUCTANCY, kol-luk'-tan-fy. 
 f. Oppofition of nature. 
 
 COLLUCTATION, kol-luk-ta'- 
 ihun. f. Conteil, contrariety, op- 
 pofition. 
 
 To COLLUDE, kol-lu'd. v. n. To 
 confpire in a fraud. 
 
 COLLUSION, kol-lu'-zhun. f. A 
 deceitful agreement or compact be- 
 tween two or more. 
 
 COLLUSIVE, kol-lu'-aV. a. Frau- 
 dulently concerted. 
 
 COLLUSIVELY, kol-lu -slv-ly. ad. 
 In a manner fraudulently concerted. 
 
 COLLUSORY, kol-lu'-fur-y. a. Car- 
 rying on a fraud by fecret concert. 
 
 COLLY, kcM'-ly. f. Thefmutofcoal. 
 
 COLLYRIUM, k61-Hr'-ry-um. f. A 
 topical remedy for the eyes. 
 
 COLMAR, ko'l-mar. f. A fort of pear. 
 
 COLON, ko-lon. f. A point [:] 
 ufed to mark a paufe greater than 
 that of a comma, and lefs than 
 that of a period ; the greateft and 
 wideft of all the inteftines. 
 
 COLONF.L, kur'-nel. f. The chief 
 commander of a regiment. 
 
 COLONELSHIP, kur'-nel-fKp. f. 
 The office or character of colonel. 
 
 COLONIAL, k(Vly'n-yal. a. Be- 
 longing to a colony. 
 
 To COLONISE, k61-6-ni';ze. v. a. 
 To plant with inhabitants. 
 
 COLONNADE, kol-lo-na'de. f. A 
 periftyle of a circular figure, or a 
 {cries of columns, difpofed in a 
 circle ; any feries or range of pillars. 
 
 COLONY, koi'-un-y. f. A body of 
 people drawn from the mother- 
 country to inhabit fome diftant 
 place ; th.e country planted, a plant- 
 ation. 
 
 COLOPHONY, kpl'-,6-fo-ny. f. Black 
 refin. 
 
 COLOQUINTEDA, kol-lo-kwln'- 
 ti-da. f. The fruit of a plant of 
 the fame name, called bitter apple. 
 It is a violent purgativet 
 
 COLOR ATE, k61'-Q-rate. a, Co- 
 Joured, died. 
 VPJ-, ft 
 
 COLORATION, k6l-6-ra'-fhun. f. 
 The art or practice of colouring ; 
 the ftate of being coloured. 
 
 COLORIFICK, kol-5-rif-Jk. a. 
 That has the power of producing 
 colours. 
 
 COLOSSE, ko-16s'. 7 f. A 
 
 COLOSSUS, k6-los'-sus. j ftatue 
 of enormous magnitude. 
 
 COLOSSAL, ko-las'-sal. 7 
 
 COLOSSEAN, k&-!of-fe"-an. j a ' 
 Giantlike. 
 
 COLOUR, kul'-lfir. f. The ap- 
 pearance pf bodies to the eye, hue, 
 die ; the appearance of blood in 
 the face; the tint of the painter; 
 the reprefentation of any thing fu- 
 perficially examined ; palliation ; 
 appearance, falfe mow ; in the plu- 
 ral, a ftandard, an enfign of war. 
 
 To COLOUR, kul-lur. v. a. To 
 mark with fome hue, or die; to 
 palliate, toexcufe ; to make plaufible. 
 
 COLOURABLE, kul'-lur-abl. a. 
 Specious, plaufible. 
 
 COLOURABLY, kul'-16r4b-ly. ad, 
 Specioufly, plaufibly. 
 
 COLOURED, kul'-lurd, part. a. 
 Streaked, diveriified with hues. 
 
 COLOURING, kul'-lur-ing. f. The 
 part of the painter's art that teaches 
 to lay on his colours. 
 
 COLOURIST, kul'-lur-Ift. f. A 
 painter who excels in giving the 
 proper colours to his defigns. 
 
 COLOURLESS, kul-lur-les. a. With,, 
 out colour, tranfparent. 
 
 COLT, ko'lt. f. A young horfe j a 
 young foolim, fellow. 
 
 To COLT, ko'lt. v. n. To frifk ; 
 to be licentious, 
 
 To COLT, ko'lt. v. a, To befool. 
 Obf. 
 
 COLTS FOOT, ko'lts-fut. f. A plant. 
 
 COLTS-TOOTH, ko'lts-to'tti. f. 
 An imperfeft tooth in young horfes j 
 a loye of youthful pleafure. 
 
 COLTER, ko'l-tur. f. The (harp 
 iron of a plough. 
 
 COLTISH, ko'l-tjm. a. Wanton. 
 
 COLUBRINE, k61'-u-brine. a, Re- 
 lating to a ferpent; crafty, cunning. 
 
 COLUMBARY, ko-lum'-ba-ry. f. 
 A dovecot, a pigeonhoufe. 
 
 A A COL-
 
 C O M 
 
 COM 
 
 COLUMBINE, k6l'-um-bine. f. A 
 plant with leaves like the meadow- 
 rue ; a kind of violet colour, or 
 changeable dove-colour; the name 
 of a female character in a pantomime. 
 
 COLUMN, k6Mum. f. A round 
 pillar ; any body prefling vertically 
 upon it's bafe ; the long file or row 
 of troops ; half a page, when di- 
 vided into two equal parts by a line 
 pafling through the middle. 
 
 COLUMNAR, k6-!um'-nar. 
 
 COLUMNARIAN, k6-lum. 
 
 ir. 7 
 i-ni'- V a. 
 
 Formed in columns. 
 COLURES, k6-lu'rz. f. Two great 
 circles fuppofed to pafs through the 
 poles of the world. 
 COMA, k6'-ma. f. A morbid dif- 
 
 pofition to deep. 
 ,COMART, kA-mi'rt. f. Treaty ; 
 
 arPcle. 
 
 COM ATE, ko'-mate. f. Companion. 
 COMATOSE, kim'-i-i&fc. a. Hav- 
 ing a coma. 
 
 COMB, k6'me. f. An inftrument 
 
 to feparate and adjuft the hair ; the 
 
 top or creft of a cock ; the cavities 
 
 in which the bees lodge their honey. 
 
 To COMB, k6'roe. v. a. To divide, 
 
 and adjuft the hair ; to lay any 
 
 tiling confiding of filaments fmucth, 
 
 as to comb wool. 
 COMB -BRUSH, ko'me-brum. f. A 
 
 bruih to clean combs. 
 COMB MAKER, k6'me-ma-kur. f. 
 One whofe trade is to make combs. 
 To COMBAT, kum'-biit. v. n. To 
 
 fight. 
 
 To COMBAT, kum'-but. v. a. To 
 oppofir. 
 
 :AT, kum'-but. f. Conteft, 
 battle, duel. 
 
 COMBATANT, kum'-ba-tant. f. 
 He that fights with another, anta- 
 gonift ; a champion. 
 CO \IBER, k6'-mur. f. He whofe 
 trade is to difentangle wool, arc 
 lay it fmooth for the fpinner. 
 COM BIN ATE, k6m'-bf-nate. a 
 
 Betrothed, promifed. 
 COMBINATION, k6m-bl-na'.fhfin 
 f. Union for fome certain pur- 
 pofe, aflbciation, league ; union 
 
 of bodies, commixture, conjunc- 
 tion; copulation of idea^. 
 
 To COMBINE, kum-hl>e. v. a. To 
 join together; to link in union; 
 to agree, to accord ; to join toge- 
 ther, oppofed to Analyfe. 
 
 To COMBINE, kum-bl'ne. v. n. 
 To coalefce, to unite each with 
 other ; to unite in friendfhip or de- 
 fign, often in a bad fenfe. 
 
 COMBLESS, ko'me-les. a. Wanting 
 a comb or creft. 
 
 COMBUST, kom-buft'. a. A planet 
 not above eight degrees and a half 
 from the fun is faid to be Combuft. 
 
 COMBUSTIBLE, k6m-bu/-tibl. a. 
 Sufceptible of fire. 
 
 COMBUSTIBLENESS, kom-bus'- 
 tlbl-nes. f. Aptnefs to take fire. 
 
 COMBUSTION, kom-bus'-tniun. f. 
 Conflagration, burning, confump- 
 tionbyfire; tumult, hurry, hubbub. 
 
 To COME, kum'. v. a. To remove 
 from a diftant to a nearer place, op- 
 pofed to Go ; to draw near, to ad- 
 vance towards ; to move in any 
 manner towards another ; to attain 
 any condition ; to happen, to fall 
 out ; To come about, to come to 
 pafs, to fall out ; to change, to 
 come round ; To come again, to 
 return ; To come at, to reach, to 
 obtain, to gain ; To come by, to 
 obtain, to gain, to acquire ; To 
 come in, to enter, to comply, to 
 yield ; to become modi(h ; To 
 come in for, to be early enough to 
 obtain ; To come in to, to join 
 with, to bring help, to comply 
 with, to agree to; To come near, 
 to approach in excellence ; To 
 come of, to proceed, as a depend- 
 ent from anceftors ; to proceed, as 
 effects from their caufes ; To come 
 off, to deviate, to depart from a 
 rule; to efcape ; To come off from, 
 to leave, to forbear ; To come on, 
 to advance, to make progrefs ; to 
 advance to combat; to thrive, to. 
 grow big ; To come over, to re- 
 peat an aft ; to revolt ; To come 
 out, to be made publick ; to appear 
 upon trial, to be difcovered ; To 
 come out with, to give vent to; 
 To
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 To come to, to confent or yield; 
 to amount to ; To come to him- 
 felf, to recover his fenfes ; To come 
 to pafs, to be effected, to fall out ; 
 To come up, to grow out of the 
 ground ; to make appearance ; to 
 come into ufe ; To come up to, to 
 amount to, to rife to ; To come 
 np with, to overtake ; To come 
 upon, to invade, to attack ; To 
 come, in futurity. 
 
 COME, kum'. A particle of exhor- 
 tation ; be quick, make no delay. A 
 particle of reconciliation ; come, 
 conae, at all I laugh he laughs, no 
 doubt. A kind of adverbial word for 
 when it Ihall come ; as, come Wed- 
 nefday. 
 
 COMEDIAN, kum-me'-dyan. f. A 
 player or a&or of comick parts ; a 
 player in general, an aclrefs or ador. 
 
 COMEDY, kom'-me-dy. f. A dra- 
 matick reprefentation of the lighter 
 faults of mankind. 
 
 COMELINESS, kum'-Jy-nes. f. 
 Grace, beauty, dignity. 
 
 COMELY, kum'-iy. a. Graceful, 
 decent. 
 
 COMELY, kum'. ly. ad. Handfomely, 
 gracefully. 
 
 COMER, kum'-mur. f. One that 
 comes. 
 
 COMET, k6m'-It. f. A heavenly 
 body differing from a planet in that 
 it moves round the fun in a very ec- 
 centrick orbit. 
 
 COMETARY, kom'-my-tar-y. \ 
 
 COMETICK, ko-mei'-ik. j a> 
 Relating to a comet. 
 
 COMFIT, kum'-fit. f. A kind of 
 fweet-meat. 
 
 To COMFIT, kum'- fit. v. a. To 
 prefcrve dry with fugar. 
 
 COMFITURE, kuin'-fi-tur.f. Sweet- 
 meat. 
 
 To COMFORT, kum'-furt. v. a. 
 To ftrengthen, to enliven, to in- 
 vigorate ; to confole, to ftrengthen 
 the mind under calamity. 
 
 COMFORT, kum'-rurt. f. Support, 
 afiiftance ; countenance; confola- 
 tion ; fupport under calamity ; that 
 which gives confolation or fupport. 
 
 COMFORTABLE, kum'-fur-tabl. a. 
 
 Receiving comfort, fufceptible of 
 comfort, difpenfing comfort. 
 
 COMFORTABLY, kum'-fur-tib-ly. 
 ad. With comfort, without defpair. 
 
 COMFORTER, kum'-fur-tur.f. One 
 that adminiiters confolation in mif- 
 fortunes ; the title of the thjrd 
 perfon of the Holy Trinity j the 
 paraclete. 
 
 COMFORTLESS, kum'-furt-les. a. 
 Without comfort. 
 
 COMICAL, k6m'-ml-ka1. a. Raif- 
 ing mirth, merry, diverting; re- 
 lating to comedy, befitting comedy. 
 
 COMICALLY, k6m'-mi kal-y. ad. 
 In fiich a manner as raifes mirth ; 
 in a manner befitting comedy. ' 
 
 COMICALNESS, kcSm'-mi kal-nes. 
 f. The quality of being comical. 
 
 COMICK, k6m'-mlk. a. Relating 
 to comedy ; raifing mirth. 
 
 COMING, kum'-ining. f. The aft 
 of coming, approach ; flate of be- 
 ing come, arrival. 
 
 COMING-IN, kum-mlng-!n'. f. 
 Revenue, income. 
 
 COMING, kum'-ming. a. For- 
 ward, ready to come ; future, to 
 come. 
 
 COMING, kum'-ming. part. a. 
 Moving from fome other to this 
 place ; ready to come. 
 
 COMITIAL, k6-mi i h'-al. a. Re- 
 lating to the aflembHes of the pec- 
 pie. 
 
 COMITY, k6m'-i-ty\ f. Courtefy, 
 civility. 
 
 COMMA, kom'-ma. f. The point 
 which denotes the diftinclion of 
 claufes, marked thus [,]. 
 
 To COMMAND, kum-ma'nd. v. a. 
 To govern, to give orders to; to or- 
 der, to diredl to be done; to over- 
 look, to have fo fubject as that it 
 may be feen. 
 
 To COMMAND, kum-ma'nd. v. n. 
 To have the fupreme authority. 
 
 COMMAND, kum-ma'nd. f. The 
 right of commanding, power, fu- 
 preme authority ; cogent authori- 
 ty, defpotifm, the aft of command- 
 ing, order. 
 
 COMMANDER, kam-mi'n-dur. f. 
 
 He that has the fupreme authority, 
 
 A A 2 a chief;
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 a chief; a paving beetle, or a very 
 great wooden mallet. 
 
 COMMANDERY, kum-ma'n-de-ry. 
 f. A body of the knights of Malta, 
 belonging to the fame nation. 
 
 COMMANDMENT, kum-ma'nd- 
 ment. f. Mandate, command, or- 
 der, precept; authority, power ; by 
 way of eminence, the precepts of the 
 decalogue given by God to Mofes. 
 
 COMMANDRESS, kum ma'n-dres. 
 f. .A woman inverted with fupreme 
 authority. 
 
 COMMATERIAL, kom-ma.te'-ry'- 
 al. a. Confifling of the fame mat- 
 ter with another. 
 
 COMMATERIALITY, kom-ma- 
 te'-ry-al'-f-ty. f. Refemblance to 
 fomething in it's matter. 
 
 COMMEMORABLE, kom-mem'- 
 mo-rabl. a. Deferving to be men- 
 tioned with honour. 
 
 To COMMEMORATE, kom-mem'- 
 mo-rute. v. a. To preferve the 
 memory of by fome publick aft. 
 
 COMMEMORATION, kom-mem- 
 mo-ru'-mun. f. An ad of publick 
 celebration. 
 
 COMMEMORATIVE, k6m-mem'- 
 mo-ra-tiv. a. Tending to pre- 
 ferve memory of any thing. 
 
 To COMMENCE, kum-men's. v. n. 
 To begin, to make beginning ; to 
 take a new character. 
 
 To COMMENCE, kum-men's. v. a. 
 To begin, to make a beginning of, 
 as to commence a fuit. 
 
 COMMENCEMENT, kam-men's- 
 ment. f. Beginning date ; the 
 time when degrees are taken in a 
 univerfity. 
 
 To COMMEND, kum-mend'. v. a. 
 To reprefent as worthy of notice, 
 to recommend ; to mention with 
 approbation ; to recommend to re- 
 membrance. 
 
 COMMENDABLE 
 
 f kum'-mcn- *) 
 1 dabl. v 1 
 ' J kom-men'- f 
 I dabl. J 
 
 a. Laudable, worthy of praife. 
 COMMENDABLY, kum'-men-dab- 
 ly. ad. Laudably, in a manner 
 worthy of commendation. 
 
 COMMEND AM, kim-mcn'-dum. f. 
 Commendam is a benefice, which 
 being void, is commended to the 
 charge of fome fufficient clerk to 
 be fupplied. 
 
 COM MEND AT ARY, k6m-meV- 
 dA-ta-ry. f. One who holds a liv- 
 ing in commendam. 
 
 COMMENDATION, kom-me'n-da - 
 ftiun. f. Recommendation, favour- 
 able reprefentation ; praife, decla- 
 ration of elleem. 
 
 COMMENDATORY, kim-meV- 
 da-tur-y. a. Favourably repre^ 
 fentative ; containing praife. 
 
 COMMENDER, kom-men'-dur. f. 
 Praifer. 
 
 COMMENSALITY, kom-m^n-fai'- 
 i-ty. f. Fellowmip of table. 
 
 COM M EN SUR ABILITY, kom- 
 mcn-fii-ra -bll'-J-ty. f. Capacity 
 of being compared with another, as 
 to the mealure, or of being mea- 
 fured by another. 
 
 COMMENSURABLE, kim-men'- 
 su-rabl. a. Reducible to fome 
 common meafure, as a yard and a 
 foot are meafured by an inch. 
 
 COMMENSURABLENESS, kum- 
 men'-su-rabl-ncs. f. Commenfu- 
 rability, proportion. 
 
 To COMMENSURATE, kAm-md-n'- 
 su-rate. v. a. To reduce to fome 
 common meafure. 
 
 COMMENSURATE, kom-meV-su- 
 ret. a. Reducible to fome common 
 meafure; equal, proportionable to 
 each other. 
 
 COMMENSURATELY, kim-mtV- 
 su-ret-ly. ad. With the capacity 
 of meafuring, or being meafured 
 by fome other thing. 
 
 COMMENSURAT1ON, kum'-me'n- 
 iu-ra'-fliun. f. Reduction of fome 
 things to fome common meafure. 
 
 COMMENT, kom'-ment. f. An- 
 notations on an author, notes, ex- 
 pofition. 
 
 ToCOMMENT,k6m'-mcnt.v.n. To 
 annotate, to write notes, to expound. 
 
 COMMENTARY, k6m'-m<b-tcr-y. 
 f. An expofition, annotation, re- 
 mark ; a memoir, narrative in fa- 
 miliar manner. 
 
 COM-
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 COMMENTATOR, kom-men-tu'- 
 tur. f. Expofitor, annotator. 
 
 COMMENTER, kom-men'-tur. f. 
 An explainer, an annotator. 
 
 COMMENT1TIOUS, ^ kom-men- 
 tiih'-us. a. Invented, imaginary. 
 
 COMMERCE, kom'-mers. f. Ex- 
 change of one thing fox another, 
 trade, traffick. 
 
 To COMMERCE, kom-mer's. v. n. 
 To hold intercourfe. 
 
 COMMERCIAL, kom-mer'-fha!. a. 
 Relating to commerce or traffick. 
 
 COMMERE, kom'-mer. f. A com- 
 mon mother. Not ufed. 
 
 To COMMIGRATE, kom'-ml- 
 grate. v. n. To remove by con- 
 fent, from one country to another. 
 
 COMMIGRATION, kom-ml-gra'- 
 fliun. f. A removal of a people 
 from one country to another. 
 
 COMBINATION; kom-my-na'- 
 fhun. f. A threat, a denunciation 
 of punifhment; the recital of God's 
 threatenings on flated days. 
 
 COMMINATORY, kom-mln'-ni- 
 tur-y. a. Denunciatory, threaten- 
 ing. 
 
 To COMMINGLE, kom-mlng'gl. 
 v. a. To mix into one mafs, to 
 mix, to blend. 
 
 To COMMINGLE, k6m-mlng'gl. 
 v. n. To unite with another thing. 
 
 COMMINUIBLE, kom-min'-u-ibl. 
 a. Frangible, reducible to powder. 
 
 To COMMINUTE, kom-my-nu'te. 
 v. a. To grind, to pulverife. 
 
 COMMINUTION, kom-my-nu'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of grinding into 
 fmall parts, pulverifation. 
 
 COMMISERABLE, kom-rr.Iz'-S- 
 rabl. a. Worthy of companion, 
 pitiable. 
 
 To COMMISERATE, kom-irlz'-e 
 rate. v. a. To pity, to compaffion- 
 ate. 
 
 COMMISERATION, kom-mlz-e- 
 ra'-ftiun. f. Pity, compaffion, ten- 
 dernefs. 
 
 .COMMISSARY, k6m'-mlf-sc>-y. f. 
 An officer made occafionally, a de- 
 legate, a deputy ; fuch as exercife 
 fpiritual jurifdiftion in places of 
 the diocefe, far diftant from the 
 
 chief city ; an officer who draws up 
 lilts of an army, and regulates the 
 procuration of provifion. 
 OMMISSAR1SHIP, k6m'-mtf-(Sr- 
 y-fhip. f. The office of a com- 
 miflary. 
 
 COMMISSION, kum-mlm'-un. f. 
 The aft of entrufling any thing ; a 
 truft, a warrant by which any truft is 
 held ; a warrant by which a military 
 officer is conilituted ; charge, man- 
 date, office ; aft of committing a 
 crime : fins of commiffion are dif- 
 tinguifhed from fins of omiffion : a. 
 numher of people joined in a truft 
 or office ; the (fate of that which is 
 intrufted to a number of joint offi- 
 cers, as the broad feal was put into 
 commiffion ; the order by which a 
 faftor trades for another perfon. 
 
 To COMMISSION, kum-mifh'.uo. 
 v. a. To empower, to appoint. 
 
 COMMISSIONER, kum-mlfh'-un- 
 11 r. f. One included in a warrant 
 of authority. 
 
 COMMISSURE, kom'-mlfh-ur. f. 
 Joint, a place where one part is 
 joined to another. 
 
 To COMMIT, kum-mlt'. v. a. To 
 intruft, to give in truil; to put in 
 any place to be kept fafe ; to fend 
 to prifon, to imprifon ; to perpe- 
 trate, to do a fault ; to put together 
 for a conteft ; to place in a Hate of 
 hoftility. 
 
 COMMITMENT, kum-miV-rnent. 
 f. Aft of fending to prifon ; an 
 order for fending to prifon. 
 
 COMMITTEE, kum-mlt'-ty. f. 
 Thofe to whom the confideration 
 or ordering of any matter is re- 
 ferred, either by fome court to 
 whom it belongs, or by confent of 
 parties. 
 
 COMMITTER, kum-mic'-tir. f. 
 Perpetrator, he that commits. 
 
 COMMITTABLE, kum-mh'-tabl, 
 a. Liable to be committed. 
 
 To COMMIX, kom-mik's. v. a. To 
 mingle, to blend. 
 
 COMMJXION, kom-mlk'-Mn. ? 
 
 COMMlXTION.kom-mik's-tmun. 3 
 f. Mixture, incorporation. 
 
 COMMIXTURE, kom-mlk's-tur. 
 f. The
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 f. The aft of mingling, the ftate 
 of being mingled ; the mafs formed 
 by mingling different things, com- 
 pound. 
 
 COM MOD ATE, k6m'-o-det. f. A 
 loan which may be returned in kind, 
 but not in identity. 
 COMMODE, kom-mo'de. f. The 
 
 head-drefs of women. 
 COMMODIOUS, k6m-mo'-dyfis. a. 
 Convenient, fuitable, accommo- 
 date ; ufeful, fuited to wants or 
 neceflities. 
 
 COMMODIOUSLY, kom-mo'-dyuf- 
 Jy. ad. Conveniently ; without 
 diltrefs; fuitably to a certain pur- 
 pofe. 
 
 COMMODIOUSNESS, korn-mo'- 
 dyuf-yes. f. Convenience, advan- 
 tage. 
 
 COMMODITY, k6m-m6d'-}'-ty. f. 
 Intereft, advantage, profit; con- 
 venience of time or place ; wares, 
 merchandife. 
 
 COMMODORE, k6m-m6-d6're. f. 
 The captain who commands a fqua- 
 dron of {hips. 
 
 COMMON, kom'-mun. a. Belong- 
 ing equally to more than one; 
 having no pofleflbr or owner ; vul- 
 gar, mean, eafy to be had, not 
 fcarce ; publick, general ; mean, 
 without birth or defcent; frequent, 
 ufeful, ordinary ; predicate. 
 COMMON, kom'-mun. f. An open 
 ground equally ufed by many perfons. 
 To COMMON, k6m'-mun. v. n. 
 ,To have a joint right with others 
 in fome common ground. 
 COMMON LAW, kom-mun-la'. f. 
 Cuftoms which have by long pre- 
 fcription obtained the force of 
 laws, diftinguifhed from the ftatute 
 law, which owes it's authority to 
 ads of parliament. 
 
 COMMON PLEAS, kom-mun-ple'z. 
 
 f. The king's court now held in 
 
 Weftminfter - hall, but anciently 
 
 moveabte. 
 
 COMMON ABLE, kutn'-mun-abl. a. 
 
 What is held in common. 
 COMMONAGE, kom'-mun-ldzh. f. 
 The right of feeding on a common. 
 COMMONALTY, kom'-muu-ii-tj. 
 
 f. The common people ; the bulk 
 of mankind. 
 
 COMMONER, kom'- fin-fir, f. One 
 of the common people; a man not 
 noble ; a member of the houfe of 
 commons ; one who has a joint 
 right in common ground ; a flu- 
 dent of the fecond rank at the uni- 
 verfity of Oxford ; a proftitute. 
 
 COMMON1T1ON, 'kom-mo-nifo'- 
 un. f. Advice, warning. 
 
 COMMONLY, kora'-mun-ly. ad. 
 Frequently, ufually. 
 
 COMMONNESS, kom'-mfin.nes. f. 
 Equal participation among many; 
 frequent occurrence, frequency. 
 
 To COMMONPLACE, kom-mun- 
 pla'fe. v. a. To reduce to general 
 heads. 
 
 COMMONPLACE BOOK, k&m- 
 mun-pla'fe-buk. f. A book in 
 which things to be remembered are 
 ranged under general heads. 
 
 COMMONS, kom'-munz. f. The 
 vulgar, the lower people ; the 
 lower houfe of parliament, by which 
 the people are reprefented j food, 
 fare, diet. 
 
 COMMONWEAL, kom-mun- 
 we'l. 
 
 COMMONWEALTH, kirn- 
 mun-weltfi'. 
 A polity, an eftablifhed form of 
 civil life ; the publick, the general 
 body of the people ; a government 
 in which the fupreme power is 
 lodged in the people, a republick. 
 
 COMMORANCE, kom'-mo-} 
 rans. / , 
 
 COMMORANCY, k6m'-m6- f 
 rao-fy. J 
 
 Dwelling, habitation, refidence. 
 
 COMMORANT, kom'-mo-rant. a. 
 Refident, dwelling. 
 
 COMMORATION, kom-o-ra'-fhun. 
 f. A refidence in the fame place. 
 
 COMMOTION, kom-rmV-fhun. f. 
 Tumult, difturbance, combuilion ; 
 perturbation, diforder of mind, 
 agitation. 
 
 COMMOTIONER, k6m-mo-flmn- 
 ur. f. A difturber of the peace. 
 
 To COM MOVE, kom-mu'v. v. a. 
 To diftdrb, to unfeule. 
 
 To
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 To COMMUNE, kom'-mun. v. n. 
 To converfe, to impart fentiments 
 mutually. 
 
 COMMUNICABILITY, kom-mu'- 
 ny-ka-bir-I-ty. f. The quality of 
 being communicated. 
 
 COMMUNICABLE, kom-mu'-ny- 
 kabl. a. That which may become 
 the common pofleflion of more 
 than one ; that which may be im- 
 parted, or recounted. 
 
 COMMUNICANT, kom-mu'-ny- 
 kant. f. One who is prefent, as a 
 ' worfhipper, at the celebration of 
 the Lord's Supper. 
 
 To COMMUNICATE, kom-irm'- 
 ny-kate. v. a. To impart to others 
 what is in our own power ; to re- 
 veal, to impart knowledge. 
 
 To COMMUNICATE, kom-mu'- 
 ny-knte. v. n. To partake of the 
 blefied facrament ; to have fome- 
 thing in common with another, as 
 The houfes communicate. 
 
 COMMUNICATION, k6m-mu-ny- 
 ka'-fhun. f. The aft of imparting 
 benefits or knowledge ; common 
 boundary or inlet; interchange of 
 knowledge; conference, converfa- 
 tion. 
 
 COMMUNICATIVE, k6m-mu'-ny- 
 ka-tiv. a. Inclined to make ad- 
 vantages common, liberal of know- 
 ledge, not felfilh. 
 
 COMMUNICATIVENESS, kom- 
 rou'-ny-ka-tlv-nes. f. The quality 
 of being communicative. 
 
 COMMUNION, k6m-mu'-nyun. f. 
 Jntercourfe, fellowfliip, common 
 pofTeflion ; the common or publick 
 celebration of the Lord's Supper ; 
 a common or publick aft ; union 
 in the common worfnip of any 
 church, 
 
 COMMUNITY, kom-mu'-ny-ty. f. 
 The commonwealth, the body po- 
 litick ; common poiTeffion ; fre- 
 quency, commonnefs. 
 
 COMMUTABJLITY, k6m-mu-ta- 
 bir-i-ty. f. The quality of being 
 capable of exchange. 
 
 COMMUTABLE, k6m-mu'-tabl. a. 
 That may be exchanged for fome- 
 thing elfe. 
 
 COMMUTATION, kom-mu-ta'- 
 fhiin. f. Change, alteration ; ex- 
 change, the aft of giving one thing 
 
 for another ; ranfom, the aft of 
 exchanging a corporal for a pecu- 
 niary pumfhment. 
 COMMUTATIVE, k&m-mu'-ti-tlv. 
 
 a. Relative to exchange. 
 To COMMUTE, kom-mu't. v. a. 
 
 To exchange, to put one thing in 
 
 the place of another ; to buy off, 
 
 or ranfom one obligation by another. 
 To COMMUTE, kom-mu't. v. n. 
 
 To atone, to bargain for exemption. 
 COMMUTUAL, kom-mu'-tu-al. a. 
 
 Mutual, reciprocal. 
 COMPACT, k&m'-pikt. f. A can- 
 
 traft, an accord, an agreement. 
 To COMPACT, kom-pakt'. v. a. To 
 
 join together with firmnefs, to con- 
 
 folidate; to make out of fomething ; 
 
 to league with ; to join together, 
 
 to bring into a fyftem. 
 COMPACT, k6m-pakt'. a. Firm, 
 
 folid, clofe, denfe ; brief, as a 
 
 com pad difcourfe. 
 COMPACTEDNESS,kom-pak'-ted- 
 
 DS. f. Firmnefs, deniity- 
 COMPACTILE, kom-pak'-tll. a. 
 
 That may be eafily compafted. 
 COMPACTLY, k6m-pak't-ly. _ad. 
 
 Clofely, denfely ; with neat joining. 
 COMPACTNESS, k6m-pak't-nes. f. 
 
 Firmnefs, clofenefs. 
 COMPACTURE, kom-pak'-tur. f, 
 
 Strufture, compagination. 
 COMPAGES, kom-pa'-dzh^s. f. A 
 
 fyftem of many parts united. 
 COMPAGINATION, kom-pad-zhl, 
 
 na'-mun. f. Union, ftruflure. 
 COMPANIABLE, kum;-pa-n^-abK 
 
 a. Sociable ; maintaining friendly 
 
 intercourfe. 
 COMPANION, kum-pan'-yun. f. 
 
 One with whom a man frequently 
 
 converfes ; a partner, an afibciate j 
 
 a familiar term of contempt, a fel- 
 low. 
 COMPANIONABLE, kum-pan'-y6. 
 
 nabl. a. Fit for good fellowfhip, 
 
 focial. 
 COMPANIONABLY, kum-pan'-ycV 
 
 na-bly. ad. In a companionable 
 
 manner, 
 
 COM-
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 COMPANIONSHIP, kum-pan'-yun- 
 ihip. f. Company, train; fellow- 
 fliip, aflbciation. 
 
 COMPANY, ktm'-pa-ny". f. Per- 
 fons aflembled together ; an afiem- 
 bly of pleafure ; perfons confidered 
 as capable of converfation ; fellotv- 
 ihip; a number of perfons united 
 for the execution of any thing, a 
 band ; perfons united in a joint 
 trade or partnerlhip ; a body cor- 
 porate, a corporation ; a fubdivi- 
 iion of a regiment of foot ; To bear 
 company, to aflbciate with, to be 
 a companion to; To keep com- 
 pany, to frequent houfes of enter- 
 tainment. 
 
 To COMPANY, k&m'-pa-ny. v. a. 
 To accompany, to be aflbciated with. 
 Not ufed. 
 
 To COMPANY, kum'-pa-n) 1 -. v. n. 
 To afTociate one's fclf with. Not 
 ufed. 
 
 COMPARABLE, k&m'-pi-rabl. a. 
 Worthy to be compared, of equal 
 regard. 
 
 COMPARABLY, k&m'-pa-rab-ty. 
 ad. In a manner worthy to be 
 compared. 
 
 COMPARATE, k&m'-pl-rate. f. A 
 thing compared with another. 
 
 COMPARATIVE, kim-par'-a-tr/. 
 a. Eftimated by comparifon, not 
 abfolute; having the power of com- 
 paring ; in grammar, the compara- 
 tive degree expreffes more of any 
 quantity in one thing than in another, 
 as the right hand is the flronger. 
 
 COMPARATIVELY, kom-par'-a- 
 tlv-ly. ad. In a ftate of compari- 
 fon, according to eftimate made by 
 comparifon. 
 
 To COMPARE, kum-pa're. v. a. 
 To make one thing the meafure of 
 another, to eftimate ;he relative 
 goodnefs or badnefs. 
 
 COMPARE, kum-pa're. f. Com- 
 parative eOimate, comparifon ; fi- 
 mile, fimilitude. 
 
 COMPARISON, kum-par'-lf-fun. f. 
 The aft pf comparing ; the ftate of 
 being compared ; a comparative 
 eftimate ; a fimile in writing or 
 fp^akiug ; in grammar, the form- 
 
 ation of 'an adjeftive through it's 
 various degrees of fignification, as 
 flrong, ftronger, ftrongeft. 
 
 To COMPART, kim-pa'rt. r, a. 
 To divide. 
 
 COMPARTIMENT, kim-pi'rt-y- 
 ment. f. A divifion of a picture, 
 or defign. 
 
 COMPARTITION, k6m-par-tlfh'- 
 un. f. The aft of comparting or 
 dividing ; the parts marked out cr 
 feparated, a feparate part. 
 
 COMPARTMENT,k6m-pa'rt-ment. 
 f. Divifion. 
 
 To COMPASS, kum'-piis. v. a. To 
 encircle, to environ, to furround ; 
 to obtain, to procure, to attain ; 
 to take mcafures preparatory to any 
 thing, as to compafs the death of 
 the king. 
 
 COMPASS, kum'-pus. f. Circle, 
 round ; fpace, room, limits ; en- 
 clofure, circumference ; a departure 
 frcwn the right line, an indircft ad- 
 vance ; moderate fpace, moderation, 
 due limits ; the power of the voice to 
 exprefs the notes of mufick ; the in 
 llrument with which circles are 
 drawn ; the inftrument compofed 
 of a needle and card, whereby mar 
 riners fleer. 
 
 COMPASSION, kiim-pafh'-un. f. 
 Pity, commiferation, painful fym- 
 pathy. 
 
 To COMPASSION, kum-pauY-un. 
 v. a. To pity. Not ufed. 
 
 COMPASSIONATE, kum-pam'-un, 
 et. a. Inclined to pity, merciful^ 
 tender. 
 
 To COMPASSIONATE, kum-paOi'- 
 6-nate. v. a. To pity, to commi- 
 ferate. 
 
 COMPASSIONATELY, kirn - 
 pam'-un-et'ly. ad. Mercifully, 
 tenderly. 
 
 COMPATERNITY, k^.m-pi-tdr'- 
 ny-ty. f. The ftate of being a 
 godfather. 
 
 COMPATIBILITY, k6m-pit--bll'- 
 i-ty. f. Confiftency, the power of 
 co-exilling with fomething elfe. 
 
 COMPATIBLE, kom-pat'-ibl. a. 
 Suitable to, fit ror, coniiilent withj 
 coafiilcat, agreeable. 
 
 COM,
 
 C O M 
 
 COM 
 
 COMPATIBLENESS, kdm-pat'-f 
 
 fbl-nes. f. Confiftency. 
 COMPATIBLY, kom-pat'-ib-ly. ad. 
 
 Fitly, fuitably. 
 COMPATIENT, kom-pa'-flient. a. 
 
 Suffering together. 
 COMPATRIOT, kom-pa'-try-ut. f. 
 
 One of the fame country. 
 COMPEER, kom.per. f. Equal, 
 
 companion, colleague. 
 To COMPEER, kom-pe'r. v. a. To 
 
 be equal with, to mate. Not ufed. 
 To COMPEL, kom-pcT. v. a. To 
 
 force to fome aft, to oblige, to 
 
 conftrain j to take by force or vio- 
 lence. 
 COMPELLABLE, kom-pel'-labl. a. 
 
 That may be forced. 
 COMPELLATION, k6m-pel-!a'- 
 
 ftiun. f. The ftyle of addrefs. 
 COMPELLER, kom-pel'-lfir. f. He 
 
 that forces another. 
 COMPEND, kom'-pend. f. Abridg- 
 ment, fummary, epitome. 
 COMPENDIARIOUS, kom-pen- 
 
 dy-a'-ry-us. a. Short, contracted. 
 COMPENDIOSITY, k6m-pen-d } '- 
 
 6/-i-ty. f. Shortnefs. 
 COMPENDIOUS, kom-pen'-dyus. 
 
 a. Short, fummary, abridged, 
 
 comprehenfive. 
 COMPENDIOUSLY, k6m-pen'- 
 
 dyuf-ly. ad. Shortly, fummarily. 
 COMPENDIOUSNESS, kim-pen'- 
 
 dyuf-nes. f. Shortnefs, brevity. 
 COMPENDIUM, kom-pen'-dyum. 
 
 f. Abridgment, fummary, bre- 
 
 viate. 
 COMPENSABLE, k6m-pen'-sabl. a. 
 
 That which may be recorapenfed. 
 To COMPENSATE, k&m-pen' .-ate. 
 
 v. a. To recompenfe, to councer- 
 
 balanee, to countervail. 
 COMPENSATION, kom-pen-sa'- 
 
 ihun. f. Recompenfe, lomething 
 
 equivalent. 
 COMPENSATIVE, k6m-pen'-sa- 
 
 tiv. a. That which compenfates. 
 To COMPENSE, kom-pen's. v. a. 
 
 To compenfate, to counterbalance, 
 
 to recompenfe. 
 ToCOMPERENDINATE, kim-pe 
 
 ren'-dy-nate. v. a. To delay. 
 COMPERENDINATJON, kom-pe- 
 
 VOL. 1, 
 
 ren-dy-na'-ftun. f. Delay, dilatori- 
 nefs. 
 
 COMPETENCE, k6m'-pe-t^ns. 7 
 
 COMPETENCY, kom'-pe-ten-iy. 5 
 f. Such a quantity of any thing 1 
 as is fufficient ; a fortune equal to 
 the neceflkies of life ; the power 
 or capacity of a judge or court. 
 
 COMPETENT, k6m'-pe-tent. a, 
 Suitable, fit, adequate, proportion- 
 ate ; without defed or fuperfluity ; 
 reasonable, moderate ; qualified, 
 fit; confident with. 
 
 COMPETENTLY, kom'-pe-tent-ly\ 
 ad. Reafon-ably, moderately ; ade- 
 quately, properly. 
 
 COMPETIBILITY, k6m-pet--Wl'- 
 y-ty. f. Suitablenefs, fitnefs. 
 
 COMPETIBLE, kcrn-pet'-ibl. a. 
 Suitable to, confident with. 
 
 COMPATIBLENESS, kom-pci'-Ib!- 
 nes. f. Suitablenefs, fitnefs. 
 
 COMPETITION, kom-pe-tiih'-un. 
 f. Rivalry, conteft ; claim of more 
 than one to one thing. 
 
 COMPETITOR, kom-p&M-tur. f. 
 A rival ; an opponent. 
 
 COMPILATION, kom-pi-la'-fhun. 
 f. A collection from various au- 
 thors ; an affemblage, a coacerva- 
 tion. 
 
 To COMPILE, kim-pHe. v. a. To 
 draw up from various authors; to 
 write, to, compofe. 
 
 COMPILEMENT,k6m-prie-ment.f. 
 The aft of heaping up. 
 
 COMPILER, kim-pl'-l&r. f. A 
 colleftor, one who frames a compo- 
 fition from various authors. 
 
 COMPLACENCE, kom-pla'- 
 (ens. 
 
 COMPLACENCY, k6m-pla'- 
 ien-fy. 
 
 Pleaiure, fatiafaftion, gratific a tion ; 
 civility, complailance. 
 
 COMPLACENT, k6ra-pir-fent. a. 
 Civil, affable, mild. 
 
 To COMPLAIN, kom-pla'ne.'v. n. 
 To mention witn forrow, to lament; 
 to inform againrt. 
 
 COMPLAINANT, k&m-plJ'-nant. f. 
 One who urges fuit againft another. 
 COMPLAINER, kom-pla'-nur. f. 
 One who complains, a lamenter. 
 
 B B COM.
 
 C O M 
 
 C O M 
 
 COMPLAINT, kom-pla'nt. f. Re- 
 
 prefentation of pains or injuries ; 
 
 the caufe or fubjeil of complaint ; 
 
 . a malady, a difeafej remonitrance 
 
 againft. 
 
 COMPLAISANCE, kom-ple-zan's. 
 f. Civility, defire of pleating, adl 
 of adulation. 
 COMPLAISANT, kom-plc-zant'. a. 
 
 Civil, defirous to pleafe;. 
 COMPLAISANTLY, kum-plc- 
 zint'-ly. ad. Civilly, with defire 
 to pleafe, ceremonioufly. 
 COMPLAISANTNES5, k6m-ple'- 
 
 zant'-nes. f. Civility. 
 To COMPLANATE, k6m-pla'O 
 . nate. > 
 
 To COMPLANE, k6m-pla'ne. ) 
 v. a. To level, to reduce to a flat 
 fur face. 
 
 COMPLEMENT, kom'-ply-ment. f. 
 Perfection, fulnefs, completion ; 
 complete fet, complete provilion, 
 the full quantity ; what an arch or 
 angle wants of ninety degrees. 
 COMPLEMENT AL, kom-ply-men'- 
 tal. a. Filling up, completing ; 
 belonging to the complement. 
 COMPLETE, kom-ple't. a. Per- 
 fect full, without any defects ; 
 finifhed, ended, concluded. 
 To COMPLETE, kfcn-pld't. v. a. 
 
 To perfed, to finifh. 
 COMPLETELY, kom-ple't-Iy. ad. 
 
 Fully, perfectly. 
 COMPLETEMENT, kom - pld't- 
 ment. f. The ad of complet- 
 ing. 
 COMPLETENESS, kom-ple't-nes. f. 
 
 Perfedion. 
 
 COMPLETION, kom-ple'-fhun. f. 
 
 Accomplifhment, aft of fulfilling ; 
 
 ufmoft height, perfect ftate. 
 
 COMPLEX, kom'-pleks. a. Com- 
 
 pofite, of many parts, not fimple. 
 COMPLEX, kom'-plcks. f. Com- 
 plication ; collection. 
 . COMPLEXEDNESS, kom-plek' 
 feJ-r,es. f. Complication, invo 
 lution of many particular parts ir 
 one integral. 
 
 COMPLEXION 1 , kim-plek'.ftiun 
 f. Involution of one thing in an 
 other ; the colour of the externa 
 
 parts of any body ; the temperature 
 of the body. 
 
 COMPLEXION A L, kum- P !ek'-fh6* 
 nel. a. Depending on the com- 
 plexion or temperament of the body. 
 
 COMPLEXIONALLY, kum-plek'- 
 ih.6-nel-y. ad. By complexion. 
 
 COMPLEXITY, kom-plek'-slc-y. f. 
 The ftate of being complex. 
 
 COMPLEXLY, k6m-pleks'-ly. ad. 
 In a complex manner, not fimply. 
 
 COMPLEXNESS, kom-pleks'-nes. f. 
 The ftate of being complex. 
 
 COMPLEXURE, k6m-plek'-fhur. f. 
 The involution of one thing with 
 
 COMPILABLE, kum-pll'-abl. a. 
 i^ldinc, aflenung. 
 
 COMPLIANCE, kum-pli'.ans. f. 
 The act of yielding, accord, fub- 
 mffion; a difpofition to yield to 
 others. 
 
 OMPLIANT, kiim-pH'-ant. a. 
 Yielding, bending ; civil, com- 
 pLiitant. 
 
 To COMPLICATE, kom'-pl^-kate. 
 v.a. To entangle one with another, 
 to join ; to unite by involution of 
 parts ; to form by complication of 
 parts j to form by complication, to 
 form by the union of feveral parts 
 into one integral. 
 
 COMPLICATE, kom'-pty-kate. a. 
 Compounded of a multiplicity of 
 parts. 
 
 COMPLICATENESS, k6m'-ply- 
 kace-nes. f. The ftate of being 
 complicated, intricacy. 
 
 COMPLICATION, k6m-p!y-ka'- 
 fluui. f. The aft of involving one 
 thing in another ; the integral con- 
 lifting of many things involved. 
 
 COMPLICE, kom'-plis. f. One 
 who is united with others in an ill 
 defign, a confederate. 
 
 COMPLIER,-kum-pir-ur. f. A man 
 of an eafy temper. 
 
 COMPLIMENT, kom'-ply-ment. f. 
 An at or expreffion of civility, 
 ufually underilood to mean lefs than 
 it declares. 
 
 ToCOMPLlMENT, kum'-ply-mcnt. 
 v, a. To footh with expreifions of 
 refrecl, to flatter. - 
 
 To
 
 COM 
 
 COM 
 
 To COMPLIMENT, k6m'-pty-m4nt. 
 v. n. To ufe ceremonies or adul- 
 atory language. 
 
 COMPLIMENTAL, kom-ply-men'- 
 tal. a. Expreflive of refpeit or ci- 
 vility. 
 
 COMPLTMENTALLY, k6m-plv- 
 men'-tAI y-. ad. In the nature of 
 a compliment, civilly. 
 COMPLEMENTER, k6tn'-pty-men- 
 tur. f. One given to compliments, 
 a flatterer. 
 
 COMPLINE, k6m'-plfn. f. The laft 
 
 aft of worfhip, which completes the 
 
 fervice of the day, in the Romifh 
 
 church. 
 
 To COMPLORE, kom-pl&'re. v. n. 
 
 To make lamentation together. 
 COM PLOT, k6m'-pl6t. f. A con- 
 federacy in fome fecret crime, a 
 plot. 
 To COMPLOT, k6m-pl6t'. v. a. 
 
 To form a plot, to confpire. 
 COMPLOTTER, kom-plot'-tur. f. 
 A confpirator, one joined in a plot. 
 To COMPLY, kom-plf. v. n. To 
 
 yield to, to be obfequious to. 
 COMPONENT, kom-po'-nent. a. 
 That which contlitutes the com- 
 pound body. 
 To COMPORT, kom-p&'rt. v. n. 
 
 To a^ree, to fuit. 
 To COMPORT, kom-po'rt. v. a. 
 
 To bear, to endure. 
 COMPORT, k6m-p&'rt. f. Beha- 
 viour, conduft. 
 COM PORTABLE, . kom-por-tabl. 
 
 a. Confident. 
 COMPORTANCE, kom-p&'r-tans. 
 
 f. Behaviour. 
 COMPORTMENT, k6m- P 6'rt- 
 
 ment. f. Behaviour. 
 To COMPOSE, kom-p&'ze. v. a 
 To form a mafs by joining differ- 
 ent things together ; to place any 
 thing in it's proper form and me 
 thod ; to difpofe, to put in the 
 . proper ilate ; to put together a dif- 
 courfe or fentence; to conftitute 
 by being parts of a whole; to calm 
 to quiet ; to adjuft the mind to an) 
 bulinefs; to adjuft, to fettle, as t 
 compofe a difference ; with printers 
 to arrange the letters ; in muijck 
 
 to form a tune from the different ' 
 mufical notes. 
 COMPOSED,' kotn-p&'zd. part. a. 
 
 Calm, ferious, even, fedate. 
 COMPOSEDLY, . kom-pcY-zicMy. 
 
 ad. Calmly, ferioufly. 
 COMPOSEDNESS,k6m-p6'-zed-nls. 
 
 f. Sedatenels, calmnefs. 
 COMPOSER, k6m-po'-zur. f. An 
 author, a writer; he that adapts 
 the mufick to words. 
 COMPOSITE, kom-poz'-Jt. a. Com- 
 pounded. The Compofite order in 
 architecture is the lalt of the five 
 orders, fo named becaufe it's capital 
 is compofed out of'thofe of the other 
 orders ; it is alfo called the Roman 
 and Italick order. 
 
 COMPOSITION, kom-po -zlfh'-un. 
 f. The aft of forming an integral 
 of various difiimilar parts ; the act 
 of bringing fimple ideas into com- 
 plication, oppofed to analyfis ; a, 
 mafs formed by mingling different 
 ingredients; the ftate of being 
 compounded, union, conjuriftion - r 
 the arrangement of various figures 
 in a piilure ; written work ; the aft 
 of difcharging a debt by paying 
 part; confiftency, congruity ; in 
 grammar, the joining words toge- 
 ther ; a certain method of demon- 
 ftration in mathematicks, which is 
 the reverfe of the "analytical me- 
 thod, or of refolution. 
 COMPOSITIVE, kom-poz'-I-dv. a. 
 Compounded, or having the pOvveji 
 of compounding. 
 COMPOSITOR, kom-Foz'-i-tur. f. 
 Ele that ranges and a'djufts the 
 types in printing. 
 
 COMPOST, kom'-p&ft. f. Manure. 
 To COMPOST, korn-poft'.v.a. r i'o 
 
 manure, to enrich with foil. 
 COMPOSTURE, kom-pos'-tur. f. 
 
 Soil, manure. Notuied. 
 COMPOSURE, k6m-p&'- zhur. . f. 
 The adl of compofing or indiding ; 
 arrangement, combination, order ; 
 the form arifing from the difpofi- 
 tion of the various parts ; frame, 
 make; relative adjuftmenc; com- 
 pdfttbn, framed difcourfe ; fedate- 
 nefs, calmncts, tranquillity ; agree- 
 B 2 z meat,
 
 COM 
 
 C O M 
 
 xnent, compofition, fettlement of 
 differences. 
 
 COMPOTATION, k&m-po-ti'-Mn. 
 f. The aft 3i ; drinking together. 
 
 To COMPOUND, korB-pou'nd. v. a. 
 To mingle many ingredients toge- 
 ther; to form one word frorfi one, 
 two, or more words; to adjuft a 
 difference by receffion from the ri- 
 gour of claims ; to difcharge a debt 
 by paying only part. 
 
 To COMPOUND, kum-pou'nd. v. n. 
 To come to terms of agreement by 
 abating fomething ; to bargain in 
 the lump. 
 
 COMPOUND, kom'-pound. a. Form- 
 ed out of many ingredients, not 
 fingle ; compofed of two or more 
 words. 
 
 COMPOUND, kom'-pound. f. The 
 mafs formed by the union of many 
 ingredients. 
 
 COMPOUNDABLE, kom-pou'n- 
 dabl. a. Capable of being com- 
 pounded. 
 
 COMPOUNDER, kim-pou'n dar. 
 f. One who endeavour? to bring 
 parties to terms of agreement ; a 
 mingler, one who mixes bodies. 
 
 ToCOMPREHEND, k6m-pre-hend'. 
 v. a. To comprife, to include ; 
 to contain in the mind, to con- 
 ceive. 
 
 COMPREHENSIBLE, kim-pre- 
 hen'-slbl. a. Intelligible, conceiv- 
 able. 
 
 COMPREHENSIBLY, kom-pre- 
 hen'-slb-ly. ad. With great power 
 of fignification or underitanding. 
 
 COMPREHENSION, kom-pre-hen'- 
 fhun. f. The aft or quality of 
 comprifing or containing, inclu- 
 fion ; fummary, epitome, compen- 
 dium ; knowledge, capacity, power 
 of the mind to admit ideas. 
 
 COMPREHENSIVE, k6m-pre-hen'- 
 siv. a. Having the power to com- 
 prehend or underftand ; having the 
 quality of comprifing much. 
 
 COMPREHENSIVELY, k6m-prc- 
 hen'-siv-ly. ad. In a comprehen- 
 five manner. 
 
 COMPREHENSIVENESS, kim- 
 pre-hen'-slv-nes. f. The quality 
 
 of including much in a few words 
 or narrow compafs. 
 
 To COMPRESS, k6m-pres'. v. a. 
 To force into a narrow compafs ; 
 to embrace. 
 
 COMPRESS, k6m'-pres. f. Boltters 
 of linen rags. 
 
 COMPRESSIBILITY, k6m-pref-fy- 
 bii'-ly-ty. f. The quality of ad- 
 mitting to be brought by force into 
 a narrower compafs. 
 
 COMPRESSIBLE, kotn-pres'-slbl. 
 a. Yielding to preffure, fo as that 
 one part is brought nearer to another. 
 
 COMPRESSIBLENESS, k6m-pre/- 
 slbl-nes. f. Capability o;f being 
 prcfled clofe. 
 
 COMPRESSION, kom-prelh'-uB. f. 
 The aft of bringing the parti of 
 any body more near to each, other 
 by violence. 
 
 COMPRESSIVE, Icom-prfsMv. a. 
 Having a tendency to comprefs. 
 
 COMPRESSURK, k&m-prefli'-ur. f. 
 The aft or force of the body prefl- 
 ing againft another. 
 
 To COM PRINT, kom-prlnt'. T. a. 
 To print together ; to print an- 
 other's copy, to the prejudice of the 
 rightful proprietor. 
 
 To COMPRISE, kom-pri'ze. v. a. 
 To contain, to include. 
 
 COMPROBATION, kom.prl-ba'- 
 (hun. f. Proof, atteflation. 
 
 COMPROMISE, kom'-pr5-m!ze. f. 
 A mutual promife of parties at dif- 
 ference, to refer their controverfies 
 to arbitrators ; an adjuftment of a 
 difference between parties by mu- 
 tual conceflions. 
 
 To COMPROMISE, kom'.pr6-m!?,e. 
 v. a. To adjuft a compaft by mu- 
 tual conceffions, to accord, to agree. 
 
 COMPROMISSORIAL, kom-pr6- 
 mlf-o'-ry-al. a. Relating to com- 
 promife. 
 
 COMPROVINCIAL, k6m-pi6-vfn'- 
 ftial. f. Belonging to the fame 
 province. 
 
 COMPT, kou'nt. f. Account, com- 
 putation, reckoning. Notufed. 
 
 To COMPT, kou'nt. v. a. To com- 
 pute, to number. We now ufe To 
 COUNT. 
 
 COMPT-
 
 COM 
 
 CON 
 
 COMPTIBLE, kou'n-tibl. a. Ac- 
 countable, ready to give account. 
 Obf. 
 
 To COMPTROLL, kon-tro'!e. v. a. 
 To control, to over-rule, to oppofe. 
 
 COMPTROLLER, kon-tro'-lur. f. 
 Director, fupervifor. 
 
 COMPTROLLERSHIP, kon-tro'- 
 lur-fhip. f. Superintendence. 
 
 COMPULSATIVELY, kom-pui'- 
 fa-dv-ly. ad. By conftraint. 
 
 COMPULSATORY, kim-pul'-fa- 
 tur-y. a. Having the force of com- 
 pelling. 
 
 COMPULSION, kom-pui'.frun. f. 
 The acl of compelling to fome- 
 thing, force ; the ftate of being 
 compelled. 
 
 COMPULSIVE, k&m-pul'-slv. a. 
 Having the power to compel, for- 
 cible. 
 
 COMPULSIVELY, kSm-pul'-sfv-Iy, 
 ad. By force, by violence. 
 
 COMPULSIVi&NESS, koWpi!*- 
 siv-ns. f. Force, compulsion. 
 
 COMPULSORILY, k6m-pul'-iur-y- 
 ly. ad. In a compulfory or forcible 
 manner, by violence. 
 
 COMPULSORY, kom pul'-fur-y. a. 
 Having the power of compelling. 
 
 COMPUNCTION, k6m-p&ngk'- 
 fhun. f. The power of pricking, 
 ftimulation; repentance, contrition. 
 
 COMPUNCTIOUS, kom-pungk'- 
 Ihas. a. Repentant, 
 
 COMPUNCTIVE, kom-pungk'-t!/. 
 a. Caufing remorfe. 
 
 COMPURGATION, kom-pur-ga'- 
 fhun. f. The practice of julHfying 
 any man's veracity by the teftimony 
 of another. 
 
 COMPURGATOR, k6m-pur-gr- 
 tur. f. One who bear? his teiti- 
 mony to the credibility of another. 
 
 COMPUTABLE, kom-pft'-tabl. a. 
 Capable of being numbered. 
 
 COMPUTANT, kom-pu'-tant. f. 
 One who computes. 
 
 COMPUTATION, k6m-pu-ta'-min. 
 f. The aft of reckoning, calcula- 
 tion ; the fum collected or fettled 
 by calculation. 
 
 To COMPUTE, kom-pu't. v. a. To 
 reckon, to calculate, to count. 
 6 
 
 COMPUTE, kum-pu't. f. Compu- 
 tation. 
 
 COMPUTER, kom-pu'-tur. f. Rec- 
 koner, accountant. 
 
 COMPUTIST, kiW-pu-ti'fh f. Cal- 
 culator, one /killed in computation. 
 
 COMRADE, kum'-rlde. f. One 
 who dwells in the fame houfe or 
 chamber ; a companion, a partner. 
 
 CON, koa'. A Latin infeparable 
 prepofuion, which, at the begin- 
 ning of words, fignifies union, as 
 concourfe, a running together. 
 
 CON, k6n'. ad. On the oppofite 
 fide;* againft another. 
 
 To CON, k6n'. v. a. To know; 
 to ftudy; to fix in the memory. 
 
 ToCONCAMERATE, kon-kAm'-e'- 
 rate. v. a. To arch over, to vault. 
 
 CONCAMERATION, k6n-kam-- 
 ra'-fhun. f. Arch, vault. 
 
 To CONCATENATE, kon-kat'-l- 
 nate. v. a. To li&k together. 
 
 CONCATENATION, k6n-kdt-d- 
 na'-fhun. f. A feries of links. 
 
 CONCAVATION, k6n-ka.va'- 
 fhun. f. The acl of making concave. 
 
 CONCAVE, kon'-kave. a. Hol- 
 low, oppofed to convex. 
 
 CONCAVENESS, k6n'-kave-ae's. f. 
 Hollownefs. 
 
 CONCAVITY, k6n-kAv'-f-t. f. In- 
 ternal furface of a hollow fphcrkal 
 or fpheroidical body. 
 
 CONCAVO-CONCAVE, kfin-ki'- 
 v6-kou"-kave. a. Concave or hol- 
 low on both fides. 
 
 CONCAVO-CONVEX, kon-ka'-vo- 
 k6n"-veks. a. Concave one way, 
 and convex the other. 
 
 CONCAVOUS, k6n-ka%vus. a. Con- 
 cave. 
 
 CONCAVOUSLY, kon-ka'-vuf-!^-. 
 ad. With hollownefs. 
 
 To CONCEAL, k6n-fe"l. v. a. To 
 hide, to keep ferret., not to divulge. 
 
 CONCEAL ABLE, kon-fe'Ubl. a. 
 Capable of being; concealed. 
 
 CONCEALEDNESS, kon-fe'-!ed- 
 n^s. f. Privacy, obfcurity. 
 
 CONCEALER, kAn-i^lur. f. He 
 that conceals any thing. 
 
 CONCEALMENT, k6n-fe"I-irerr. 
 
 f. The nit of hiding, fecrefy ; the 
 
 ftate
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 ftate of being hidden, privacy; hid- 
 ing-place, retreat. 
 
 To CONCEDE, kon-fe'd. v. a. To 
 admit, to grant. 
 
 CONCEIT," kin-fi't. f. Concep- 
 tion, thought, idea; underftand- 
 ing, readinefs of apprehenfion ; 
 fancy, fantaftical notion ; a fond 
 opinion of one's felf; a pleafant 
 fancy ; Out of conceit with, no 
 longer fond of. 
 
 To CONCEIT, kon-fe'r. v. a. To 
 imagine, to believe. 
 
 CONCEITED, kon-fe'-tld. part. a. 
 Endowed with fancy ; proud, fond 
 ufhimfelf; opinionative. 
 
 CONCEITEDLY, kon-fc'-tid-ly. 
 ad. Fancifully, whimlically. 
 
 CONCElTEDNESS.kon-te'-tld-nes. 
 f. Pride, fondnefs of himfelf. 
 
 CONCEITLESS, kon-fe't-les. a. 
 Stupid, without thought. 
 
 CONCEIVABLE, k6n-fe'-vabl. a. 
 That may be imagined or thought ; 
 that may be underilood or believed. 
 
 CONCEAVABLENESS, kon-fc'- 
 vabl-nes. f. The quality of being 
 conceivable. 
 
 CONCEIVABLY, kon-fe'-vab-ly. 
 ad. In a conceivable manner. 
 
 To CONCEIVE, kon-ie'v. v. a. 
 To admit into the womb; to form in 
 the mind ; to comprehend, to under- 
 (land ; to think, to be of opinion. 
 
 To CONCEIVE, k&n-fe'v. v. n. To 
 think, to have an idea of; to be- 
 come pregnant. 
 
 CONCEIVER, k6n-fc'-vur. f. One 
 that underrtands or apprehends. 
 
 CONCENT, kon-fent'. f. Concert 
 of voices, harmony; confiftency. 
 
 To CONCENTRATE, kcm-fen'- 
 tra:e. v. a. To drive into a narrow 
 compafs ; to drive towards the centre. 
 
 CONCENTRATION, kua-lia-tra'- 
 Ihun. f. Collection in a narrower 
 f pace round the centre. 
 
 To CONCENTRE, kon-fen'-tur. 
 v. n. To tend to one common centre. 
 
 To CONCENTRE, kua-tfn'-tur. 
 v. a. To emit towards one centre. 
 
 CONCENTRICAL, kon-Ien'-trl- 
 kal. 
 
 CONCENTRIC1 
 
 toward s cne cenire. 
 AL, kon-Ien'-trl- ) 
 
 K, kin-f*n'-lrlk. ) 
 
 a. Having one common centre. 
 
 CONCEPTACLE, kin-fep'-takl. f. 
 That in which any thing is contained, 
 a veffel. 
 
 CONCEPTIBLE, kon-fep'-tlbl. a. 
 Intelligible, capable to be under- 
 ftood. 
 
 CONCEPTION, kin-fep'-fhun. f. 
 The acl of conceiving, or quicken- 
 ing with pregnancy ; the itate of 
 being conceived; notion, idea; 
 fentiment, purpofe ; apprehenfioa, 
 knowledge ; conceit, fentiment, 
 pointed thought. 
 
 CONCEPTIONS, kon-fep'-ftms. a. 
 Apt to conceive, pregnant. 
 
 CONCEPTIVE, kon-fep'-tlv. a. 
 Capable to conceive. 
 
 To CONCERN, kin-fern', v. a. To 
 relate to; to belong to; to affecl: 
 with fome paffion ; to intereft, to 
 engage by intereft; to difturb, to 
 make uneafy. 
 
 CONCERN, kon-f6rn'. f. Bufmefs, 
 affair ; interelt, engagement ; im- 
 portance, movement ; paffion, affec- 
 tion, regard. 
 
 CONCERNEDLY, kon-fer'-ned-ly. 
 ad. With affecHon ; with intereit. 
 
 CONCERNING, kon-fer'-nlng. prep. 
 Relating to, with relation to. 
 
 CONCERNMENT, kin-fcrn'-mint. 
 f. The thing in whicli we are con- 
 cerned or interefted, bufmel's, in- 
 tereft ; intercoutfe, importance; 
 interpofition, meddling ; paffion, 
 emotion of mind. 
 
 To CONCERT, kin-fert'. v. a. To 
 fettle any thing in private, by mu- 
 tual communication ; to fettle, to 
 contrive, to adjult. 
 
 CONCERT, k6n'-fert. f. Commu- 
 nication of defigns ; a fymphony, 
 many performers playing to the 
 fame tune. 
 
 CONCERTATTON, kon-f^r-ti'- 
 fhun. f. Strife, contention. 
 
 CONCERT ATIVE, kun-fer'-ta-tW. 
 a. Contentious. 
 
 CONCERTION, k6n-fer'-(hun. f. 
 '1 of concerting. 
 
 CONCESSION, kon-fes'-fhun. f. 
 The ad of yielding ; a grant, tbe 
 thine yielded. 
 
 CON,
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONCESSIONARY, k5n-{es'-flio- 
 ner-y. a. Given by indulgence. 
 
 CONCESSIVELY, kon-fes'-siv-ly. 
 ad. By way of conceffion. 
 
 CONCH, k&ngk'. f. A fhell, a fea- 
 mell. 
 
 CONCHOID, k6ng'-koid. f. The 
 name of a curve. 
 
 CONCHOIDAL, k6ng-koi'-d&. a. 
 Belonging to a conchoid, of the na- 
 ture of a conchoid. 
 
 CONCILIAR, kon-sll'-yer. a. Re- 
 lating to a council. 
 
 To CONCILIATE, k6n-sll'-yate. 
 v. a. To gain. 
 
 CONCILIATION, k6n-sll-y-a'-fh6n. 
 f. The aft of gaining or reconciling. 
 
 CONCILIATOR, kon-sil-v-a'-tur. f. 
 One that makes peace between others. 
 
 CONCILIATORY, k6n-s!l'-ya-tur- 
 y. a. 'Relating to reconciliation. 
 
 CONCINNITY, kon-sin'-ni-ty. f. 
 Decency, fitnefs. 
 
 CONCINNOUS, kon-sin'-nus. a. 
 Becoming, pleafant. 
 
 CONCIONATORY, kon'-fho-na- 
 tur-y. a. Uied at preachings, or 
 publick aflemblies. 
 
 CONCISE, kon-si'fe. a. Brief, mort. 
 
 CONCISELY, kon-sl'fe-ly. ad. Brief- 
 ly, ftiortly. 
 
 CONCISENESS, kon-si'fe-ne's. f. 
 Brevity, fhortnefs. 
 
 CONCISION, kon-slz'-zhun. f. Cut- 
 ting off, excifion. 
 
 CONCITATION, k6n-f-ta'-Mn. 
 f. The aft of ttirring up. 
 
 CONCLAMATION, k6n-kla-n>r- 
 fhun. f. An outcry. 
 
 CONCLAVE, kon'-klave. f. Pri- 
 vate apartment ; the room in which 
 the cardinals meet, or the aflembly 
 of the cardinals ; a clofe aflembly. 
 
 CONCLAVIST, kon'-k!a-viit. f. 
 One who attends a cardinal in the 
 conclave. 
 
 To CONCLUDE, kon-kli'd. v. a 
 To collect by ratiocination ; to de 
 cide, to determine ; to end, to finifh. 
 
 To CONCLUDE, k6n-klu'd. v. n 
 To perform ti-.e lalt aft of ratioci- 
 nation, to determine ; to fettle 
 opinion; finally to determine ', to 
 end. 
 
 CONCLUDENCY, kon-klu'-dn* 
 
 ly. f. Confequence, regular proof. 
 
 CONCLUDENT, k6n-klu'-deat. a. 
 
 Decifive. 
 
 CONCLUDINGLY, kon-kli'-dlng. 
 ly. ad. With incontrovertible evi- 
 dence. 
 CONCLUSIBLE, koo^kll'-slbl. a. 
 
 Determinable. 
 
 CONCLUSION, kon-klu'-zhun. f. 
 Determination, final decifion ; col- 
 lection from propofitions premifed, 
 confequence ; the clofe ; the event 
 
 of experiment; the end, the up 
 
 mot. 
 CONCLUSIVE, k6n-kli'-slv. a. 
 
 Decifive, giving the lalt determina- 
 tion ; regularly confequential. 
 CONCLUSIVELY, kon-klu'-sfv-l^. 
 
 ad. Decifively. 
 COLLUSIVENESS, k&n-ktit'-ifo 
 
 nes. f. Power of determining the 
 
 opinion. 
 To CONCOAGULATE, k6n-k5- 
 
 ag'-gu late. v. a. To congeal one 
 
 thing with another/ 
 CONCOAGUL ATION^ kon-ko-ag- 
 
 go-la'-mun. f. A coagulation by 
 
 which different bodies are joined in 
 
 one mafs. 
 To CONCOCT, k6n-k6k't. v. a. 
 
 To digeft by the flomach; to pu- ' 
 
 rify by heat. 
 CONCOCTION, k6n-kok'-Mn. f. 
 
 Digeflion in the ilomach, matura- 
 tion by heat. 
 CONCOLOUR, kon-kul'-lur. a. Of 
 
 one colour. 
 CONCOMITANCE, kon-kom'- 1 
 
 I-tAns. ( , 
 
 CONGO MITANCY,k6a-k6m'- f U 
 
 i-tan-fy. J 
 
 Subfiftence together with another 
 
 thing. 
 CONCOMITANT, kon-kom'-I-tant. 
 
 a. Conjoined with, concurrent 
 
 with. 
 CONCpMITANT,kon-k6m'-I-taDt. 
 
 f. Companion, perfon or thing col- 
 
 later^lly connected. 
 CONCOMITANTLY, kon-kom'-i- 
 
 tant-ly. ad. In company with 
 
 ethers. 
 
 To CONCOMITATE, k6n-k6mM- 
 tate.
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 tSte. v. a. To be connecled with 
 
 any thing. 
 CONCORD, feing'.k&rd. f. Agree- 
 
 ment between perfons and things, 
 
 peace, union, harmony, concert 
 
 of founds; principal grammatical 
 
 relation of one word to another. 
 CONCORDANCE, k6n-ki'r-dans. 
 
 f. Agreement; a book which ikows 
 
 in bow many texts of Scripture any 
 
 word occurs. 
 CONCORDANT, kfo-ki'r.dint. a. 
 
 Agreeable, agreeing. 
 CONCORDATS, kon-ka'r-date. f. 
 
 A compact, a convention. 
 CONCORPORAL, k6n-ka'r-po-ral. 
 
 a. Of the fame body. 
 To CONCORPORATE, k6n-ki'r- 
 
 p6-rate. v. a. To unite in one 
 
 mafs or fubttance. 
 To CONCORPORATE, kon-ka'r- 
 
 pO-rate. v. n. To utite into one 
 
 body. 
 COKCORPORATION, k6n-k6r- 
 
 po-ra'-lhun. f. Union in one mafs. 
 CONCOURSE, k6ng'-k6rfe. f. The 
 
 confluence of many perfons or 
 
 things ; the perfona aflembled ; the 
 
 point of junction or interfeclion of 
 
 two bodies. 
 
 CONcREMATION, k6n-kre-ma'- 
 x fluin. f. The ad of burning to- 
 other. 
 . JREMENT, k6n'-kre-ment. f. 
 
 'i he mafs formed by concretion. 
 CRESCENCE, kon-kres'-sens. 
 
 l. The aft or quality of growing 
 
 by the union of (eparate particles. 
 To 'CONCRETE, k6n-kre't. v. n. 
 
 To coalefce into one mafs. 
 To CONCRETE, kon-krd't. v. a. 
 
 To form by concretion. 
 CONCRETE, kon'-kret. a. Form- 
 
 cd by concretion ; in logick, not 
 
 tbftraft, applied to a fubject. 
 CONCRETE, k&n'-krcc. f. A mafs 
 
 formed by concretion. 
 CONCRETELY, k6n-krc't-ly. ad. 
 
 In a manner including the fubjeft 
 
 with the predicate. 
 CONCRETENESS, k&n-kre't-nes. 
 
 f. Coagulation ( collection of fluids 
 
 into a folid mafs. 
 CONCRETION, kon-krc'-ihun. f. 
 
 The act of concreting, coalition 5 
 
 the mafs formed by a coalition of 
 
 feparate particles. 
 CONCRETIVE, k6n-kre'-tiV. a. 
 
 Coagulative. 
 CONCRETURE, kin-kri'-tur. f. 
 
 A mafs formed by coagulation. 
 CONCUBINAGE, k6n-ku'-bi-nldzh. 
 
 . The aft of living with a woman 
 
 not married. 
 CONCUBINE, kong'.kfi-blne. f. A 
 
 woman kept in fornication, a whore. 
 To CONCULCATE, kon-kal'-kate. 
 
 v. a. To tread or trample under foot. 
 CONCULCATION, kon-kul-ka'- 
 
 fhun. f. Trampling with the feet. 
 CONCUPISCENCE, kon-ku'-plf- 
 
 fens. f. Irregular defire, libidinous 
 
 wiih. 
 CONCUPI SCENT, k6n-ku'-plf fent. 
 
 a. Libidinous, lecherous. 
 CONCUPISCENTIAL, kon-ku-pif- 
 
 fen'-lhal. a. Relating to concu- 
 
 pifcence. 
 CONCUPISCIBLE, kon-ku'-plf- 
 
 iibl. a. Imprefling defire. 
 To CONCUR, kon.kur'. v. n. To 
 
 meet in one point; to agree, to 
 
 join in one aftion ; to be united 
 
 with, to be conjoined ; to contri- 
 
 bute to one common event. 
 CONCURRENCE, k6n.kur'- 
 
 rens. 
 CONCURRENCY, kon-kur'- 
 
 ren-fy. 
 
 Union, aflbciation, conjunftion ; 
 
 combination of many agents or cir- 
 
 cumllances; affiltance, help; joint 
 
 right, common claim. 
 CONCURRENT, kon-kur'-rent. a. 
 
 Acting in conjunction, concomitant 
 
 in agency. 
 CONCURRENT, kon.kur'-rent. f. 
 
 That which concurs. 
 CONCUSSION, kon-k^'-fhun. f. 
 
 The act of making, tremefaction. 
 CONCUSSIVE, kon-kus'-siv. a. 
 
 Having the power or quality of 
 
 ihaking. 
 To CONDEMN, kon-dem'. v. a. 
 
 To find guilty, to doom to punifh- 
 
 ment ; to cenfure, to blame. 
 CONDEMNABLE, kon-dcm'-nabl. 
 
 a. Blameablc, culpable. 
 
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 I 
 
 '- f 
 }
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONDEMNATION, kbn-tim-^'- 
 fliun. f. The fentence by which 
 any one is doomed to punifhment. 
 
 CONDEMNATORY, kon-derrT-ra- 
 tur-y. a. Faffing a fentence of con- 
 demnation. 
 
 CONDEMNER, kon-dem'-nur. f. 
 A blamer, a cenfurer. 
 
 CONDENSABLE, kon-den'-fabl. a. 
 That which is capable of conden- 
 fation. 
 
 To CONDENSATE, kon-den'-sate. 
 v. a. To make thicker, 
 
 To CONDENSATE, kon-dn'-sate. 
 v. n. To grow thicker. 
 
 CONDENSATE, kon-deY-sate. a. 
 Made thick, comprefTed into lefs 
 fpace. 
 
 CONDENSATION, kon-den-sa'- 
 fhun. f. The adl of thickening any 
 body ; oppofite to rarefaction. 
 
 To CONDENSE, kon-deas'. v. a. 
 To make any body more thick, 
 clofe, and weighty. 
 
 To CONDENSE, kon-dens'. v. n. 
 To grow clofe and weighty. 
 
 CONDENSE, kon-dens'. a. Thick, 
 denfe. 
 
 CONDENSER, kor.-den'-fur. f. A 
 veffel, wherein to crowd the air. 
 
 CONDENSITY, kon-den'-sl-ty. f. 
 The ftate of being condenfed. 
 
 To CONDESCEND, kon de-fend'. 
 v. n. To depart from the privi- 
 leges of fuperiority ; to confent to 
 do more than mere juftice can re- 
 quire ; to ftoop, to bend, to yield. 
 
 CONDESCENDENCE, k6n-de-fen'- 
 dens. f. Voluntary fubmiffion. 
 
 CONDESCENDINGLY, kon-de- 
 fend'-Ing-ly. ad. By way of vo- 
 luntary humiliation, by way of kind 
 conceffion. 
 
 CONDESCENSION, kon-de-fen'- 
 ftiun. f. Voluntary humiliation, 
 defcent from fuperiority. 
 
 CONDESCENSiVE, kon-de fen'- 
 siv. a. Courteous. 
 
 CONDIGN, kon-dl'ne. a. Suitable, 
 deferved, merited. - 
 
 CONDIGNNESS, kon-drne-nes. f. 
 Suitablenefs, agreeablenefs todeferts. 
 CONDIGNLY, kon-di'ne-ly. ad. 
 Defervedly, according to merit. 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 CONDIMENT, "ko a'- dement, f. 
 
 Seafoning, fauce. 
 CONDISCIPLE, kon-dlf-s!'pl. f. A 
 
 fchool- fellow. 
 To COND1TE, k6h'-dlte. v. a. To 
 
 pickle, to preferve by falts. 
 CONDlTEMENT,k6n'-dite-ment.f. 
 
 A compofition of conferves, powders, 
 
 and fpices, in form of an eleftuary. 
 CONDITION, kon-dlfh'-un. f. Qua- 
 lity, that by which any thing is 
 
 denominated good or bad ; natural 
 
 quality of the mind, temper, tem- 
 perament ; ftate, circumftances ; 
 
 rank; ftipulation, terms of compact. 
 To CONDITION, k6n-di(h'-in. v. n. 
 
 To make terms, to ftipulate. 
 CONDITIONAL, kon-difh'-un-el. 
 
 a. By way of fllpulation, not ab- 
 
 folute. 
 CONDITIONALLY, koa-dim-6- 
 
 nai'-I-ty. f. Limitation by certain 
 
 terms. 
 CONDITIONALLY, k6n-dI(h'-&- 
 
 nal-y. ad. With certain limitations, 
 
 on particular terms. 
 CONDlTIONARY,k6n-dim'-6-nar- 
 
 y. a. Stipulated. 
 CONDITIONATE, kon-dlfti'-S- 
 
 nate. a. Eftablifhed on, certain, 
 
 terms. 
 CONDITIONED, k6n-difh'-und. a. 
 
 Having qualities or properties good 
 
 or bad. 
 CONDOLATORY,kon-d6i'-a-tur-y. 
 
 a. Belonging to condolence. 
 To CONDOLE, kon-do'le. v. n. To 
 
 lament with tliofe that are in mif- 
 
 fortune. 
 To CONDOLE, kon-do'le. v. a. To 
 
 bewail with another. 
 CONDOLEMENT, kon-d&'Ie-ment. 
 
 f. Grief, forrow. 
 CONDOLENCE, k6n-d6'-lens. f. 
 
 Grief for the forrows of another. 
 CONDOLER, kon-do'-lur. f. One 
 
 that compliments another upon his 
 
 misfortunes. 
 CONDONATION, k6n.d&.na'-Mn. 
 
 f. A pardoning, a forgiving. 
 To CONDUCE, kon-dii's. v. n. To 
 
 promote an end, to contribute to. 
 CONDUCIBLE, kon-du'-slbl. a. 
 
 Having the power of conducing. 
 
 c c CON-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONDUCIBLENESS, koa-du'-slbl 
 nes. f. The quality of contribut- 
 ing to any end. 
 
 CONDUCIVE, kon-dQ'-sJv. a. That 
 which may contribute to any end. 
 
 CONDUCIVENESS, k6..-:lu'-slv- 
 nes. f. The quality of conducing. 
 
 CONDUCT, kon' dukt. f. Ma- 
 nagement, economy ; the act of 
 leading troops ; convoy ; a war- 
 rant by which a convoy is appoint- 
 ed ; behaviour, regular life. 
 
 To CONDUCT, kon -dukt'. v. a 
 To lead, to direct, to accompany 
 in order to (how the way ; to at- 
 tend in civility ; to manage, as To 
 Conduct an affair ; to head an 
 army. 
 
 CONDUCTiTIOUS, kon-duk-tiW- 
 us. a. Hired. 
 
 CONDUCTOR, kon-duk'-tur. f. A 
 leader, one who mows another the 
 way by accompanying him ; a chief, 
 a general ; a manager, a director ; 
 an inftrument to direct the knife in 
 cutting for the ftone. 
 
 CONDUCTRESS, k6n-duk'-t.es. f. 
 A woman that directs. 
 
 CONDUIT, kun'-cit. f. A canal 
 of pipes for the conveyance of wa- 
 ters ; the pipe or cock at which wa- 
 ter is drawn. 
 
 CONDUPLICATION, k6n-du-ply- 
 ka'-fhun. f. A doubling; a du- 
 plicate. 
 
 CONE, k&'ne. f. A folid body, of 
 which the bafe is a circle, and 
 which ends in a point. 
 
 CONEY. See CONY. 
 
 To CONFABULATE, kon-fab'-fi- 
 late. v. n. To talk eafily together, 
 to chat. 
 
 CONFABULATION, k6n-fab-u-Ia'- 
 {hun. f. Eafy converfation. 
 
 CONFABULATORY, k6n-fab"-u- 
 la-tur'-y. a. Belonging to talk. 
 
 CONFARREATION, kon-far-rd-i'- 
 fhun. f. The folemnization ol 
 marriage by eating bread together. 
 
 To CONFECT, kon-fekt'.v.a. To 
 make up into fweetmeats. 
 
 CONFECT, kon'-fekt. f. A fweet- 
 
 CONFECTION, k6n-ftk'-mun. f. 
 
 A preparation of fruit with fugar, 
 a fweetmeat ; a compofition, a 
 mixture. 
 
 CONFECTIONARY, kon-fek'-m&. 
 ner-y. f. The place where fweet- 
 meats are m:.de or fold. 
 
 CONFECTIONER, kon-fek'-fro- 
 nur. f. One whofe trade is to make 
 fweetmeats. 
 
 CONFEDERACY, kin-fed'-e'r-a-fy'. 
 f. League, union, engagement. 
 
 To CONFEDhRATE, k6n-fed'-er- 
 ate. v. a. To join in a league, 
 to unite, to ally. 
 
 To CONFEDERATE, kon-f&T-er- 
 ate. v. n. To league, to unite in 
 a league. 
 
 CONFEDERATE, kon-fed'-er-et. a. 
 United in a league. 
 
 CONFEDERATE, kon-fid'-ir-et. f. 
 One who engages to fupport another, 
 an ally. 
 
 CONFEDERATION, k/m-fed-S- 
 r;V-fhun. f. League, alliance. 
 
 To CONFER, k6n-fer'. v. n. To 
 dilcourfe with wiother upon a flated 
 fubiect, to conduce to. 
 
 To CONFER, kon fer'. v. a. To 
 compare; to give, to beftow. 
 
 CONFERENCE, k6n'-f-rns. f. 
 Formal difcourfe, oral difcufiion of 
 any quellion ; an appointed meet- 
 ing for difcuffing feme point; com- 
 parifon. In this lait fenfe little 
 ufed. 
 
 CONFERRER, kon-fcr'-ur. f. He 
 that converfes ; he that beftows. 
 
 To CONFESS, kon-feY. v. a. To 
 acknowledge a crime; to difclofe 
 the Rate of the confcience to the 
 prieft; to hear the confeflion of a 
 penitent, as a prieft ; to own, to 
 avow ; to grant. 
 
 To CONFESS, kon-fes'. v. n. To 
 make confeflion, as he is gone to the 
 prieit to confefs. 
 
 CONFESSEDLY, kon-fes'-sed-ty. 
 ad. Avowedly, indifputably. 
 
 CONFESSION, kon-feuY-iiH. f. The 
 acknowledgment of a crime; the 
 aft of difburdening the confcience 
 to a prieft ; a formulary in which 
 the articles of faith are comprifed. i 
 
 CONFESSIONAL, k6n-feuV-o-nel 
 f, The
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 f. The feat in which the confeflbr 
 fits. 
 
 CONFESSIONARY, k6n-fem'-6- 
 ner-y. f. The feat where the 
 prieit tits to hear confeffions. 
 
 CONr ESS JR, kon'-fef-fur. f. One 
 wno makes prorclTion of his faith 
 in the face of danger; he that 
 hears con/Tfnuns, a ^d prefcribes 
 penitence > he who coniefTes his 
 crimes. 
 
 CONFE3T, kin-feft'. a. Open, 
 known, not concealed. 
 
 CONFhSTLY, kcn-feit'-ly. ad. In- 
 difoutably, evidently. 
 
 CONFIDANT, kon-fy-dint'. f. A 
 pcrion trulted with private affairs. 
 
 To CONFIDE, kon-fi'de. v. n. To 
 trull in. 
 
 CONFIDENCE, kon' f!-dens. f. 
 Firm belief of another ; truft in his 
 own abilities or fortune ; vicious 
 boldnefs, oppoied to modeily ; ho- 
 neft boldnels, firmnefs of integrity ; 
 truft in the goodnefs of another. 
 
 CONFIDENT, kon'-fl-deut. a. Af- 
 fured beyond doubt ; pofitive, dog- 
 maacal ; fecure of fuccefs ; with- 
 out fufpicion, trufting without li- 
 mits ; bold to a vice, impudent. 
 
 CONFIDENT, koa'-fl dent. f. One 
 truded with fecrets. 
 
 CONF1 DENTAL, kon-fl-dea'-fhal. 
 a Worthy of confidence. 
 
 CONFIDENTIALLY, kon-fi-den'- 
 fhal-y. ad. In a confidential man- 
 
 CONFIDENTLY, k6n'-fl-dent-l > 1 -. 
 
 ad. Without doubt, without fear; 
 
 with firm truft ; pofitively, dog- 
 matically. 
 CONF1DENTNSSS, kon'-fi-dent- 
 
 res. f. AfTurance. 
 CONFIGURATION, kon-fig-u-ra'- 
 
 ftiun. f. The form of the various 
 
 parts, adapted to each other; the 
 
 face of the horofcope. 
 To CONFIGURE, kon-fig'-ur. v. a. 
 
 To difpofe into any form. 
 .CONFINE, kon'-fine. f. Common 
 
 boundary, border, edge. 
 CONFINE, kon'-fine. a. Bordering 
 
 upon. 
 To CONFINE, kon-fi'ne. v. n. To 
 
 border upon, to touch on different 
 territories, 
 
 To CONFINE, k&a-fl'ne. v. a. To 
 limit ; to impriibn ; to reftrain, to 
 tie UD to. 
 
 OXF'iNELESS, k6n-fi'ne-les. a. 
 Boundlefs, unlimited. 
 ONFINEMENT, k6n fl'ne ment. 
 i. Irr.prifonmsnt, reftraint of li- 
 berty. 
 
 CONFINER, kon-fi'-nur. f. A bor- 
 derer, one that lives upon confines ; 
 a thing which touches upon two dif- 
 ferent regions. 
 
 CONFINITY,k6n-fm'-I-ty. f. Near- 
 nefs. 
 
 To CONFIRM, kon-ferm'. v. a. To 
 put paft doubt by new evidence ; 
 to fettle, to eftablifh ; to ilrengthen 
 by new folemnities or ties ; to ad- 
 mit to the full privileges of a 
 Chriftian, by impofition of hands. 
 
 COMFIRMABLK, kon-fer'-mabl. a. 
 That which is capable of inconteft- 
 ible evidence. 
 
 CONFIRMATION, kon-fer-ma'- 
 ftiun. f. The aft of eftablifhing 
 any thing or perfon ; evidence, 
 additional proof; an ecclefiaftical 
 rite. 
 
 CONFIRM ATOR, kon-fer-ma'-tur. 
 f. An attelter, he that puts a mat- 
 ter paft doubt. 
 
 CONFIRMATORY, kon-ferm'-a- 
 tur-y. a. Giving additional tefti- 
 mony. 
 
 .CONFIRMEDNESS, k6n-ftrm'-ed- 
 nes. f. Confirmed ftate. 
 
 CONFIRMER, k6n-ferm'-ur. f. One 
 that confirms, an attefter, an efta- 
 bliiher. 
 
 CONFISCABLE, kon-fliV abl. a. 
 Liable to forfeiture. 
 
 To CONFISCATE, kon-fls'-kate. 
 v. a. To transfer private property 
 to the publick, by way of penalty. 
 
 CONFISCATE, k6r/-fif-ka:e. a. 
 Transferred to the publick as forfeit* 
 
 CONFISCATION, k6n-f{f-ka'-fhun. 
 f. The al of transferring the for- 
 feited goods of criminals to publick 
 ufe. 
 
 CONFITENT, kon'-fl-tent. f. One 
 confeffin g. 
 
 c c 2 CON-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONFITURE, k&n'-ty-tur. f. A 
 fweetmeat, a confeftion. 
 
 To CONFIX, k6n-fiks'. v. a. To 
 fix down. 
 
 CONFLAGRANT, kon-fla'-grant. 
 a. Involved in a general fire. 
 
 CONFLAGRATION, k6n-fla-gra'- 
 fhun. f. A general fire ; it is tuken 
 for the fire which (ha.ll confume 
 this world at the confummation. 
 
 CONFLATION, kon-fla -(him. f. 
 The aft of blowing many inftru- 
 ments together ; a calling or melt- 
 ing of metal. 
 
 CONFLEXURE, kon-flek'-fhur. f. 
 A bending. 
 
 To CONFLICT, kon-flik't. v. n. 
 To conteft, to flrugg-le. 
 
 CONFLICT, k6n'- w fiikt. f. A vio- 
 lent collifion, or oppofition ; a 
 combat, Itrife, contention ; ftruggle, 
 
 CONFLUENCE, k6n'-flu-*ns. f. 
 The junftion or union of feverai 
 flreams; the aft of crowding to a 
 place ; a concourfe ; a multitude. 
 
 CONFLUENT, kon'-flu-ent. a. Run- 
 ning one into another, meeting. 
 
 CONFLUX, kon'-fluks. f. The 
 union of feverai currents; crowd, 
 multitude collected. 
 
 CONFLUX! BILITY, kin-fluks-y- 
 bll'-^-ty. f. An aptnefs to flow to- 
 gether. 
 
 CONFORM, k6n-fa'rm. a. Aflum- 
 ing the fame form, refembling. 
 
 To CONFORM, kon-fa'rm. v. a. 
 To reduce to the like appearance 
 with fomething elfe. 
 
 To CONFORM, kon-fa'rm. v. n. 
 To comply with. 
 
 CONFORMABLE, kon-fa'r-mabl. 
 a. Having the fame form, fimi- 
 lar; agreeable, fuitable; compliant, 
 obfequious. 
 
 CONFORMABLY, kon-fa'r-ma-bty. 
 ad. With conformity, fuitably. 
 
 CONFORMATION, kcm-for-ma- 
 ihun. f. The form of things as re- 
 lating to each other; the ad of pro- 
 ducing fuitablenefs, or conformity. 
 
 CONFORMIST, ktm-fa'r-mW. f. 
 One that complies with the worlhip 
 of the church of England. 
 
 CONFORMITY, k6n-fa'r-ml-ty. f. 
 Similitude, refemblance ; confift- 
 ency. 
 
 CONFORTATION, k&n-ftr-ta'- 
 fhun. f. Colhtion of ftrength. 
 
 CONFORTATJVE, k&n-fa'r-ta-tlv. 
 a. Strengthening. 
 
 To CONFOUND, k&n-fou'nd. v. a. 
 To mingle things ; to perplex ; to 
 throw imo confternation ; to afto- 
 nifh, to ilupify ; to deflroy. 
 
 CONFOUNDED, kAn-fou'n-dld. 
 part. a. Hateful, detertable. 
 
 CONFOUNDEDLY, kon-fou'n-dld- 
 Iv. ad. Hatefully, fhamefully. 
 
 CONFOUNDER, kon-fou'n-ciur. f. 
 He who diilurbs, perplexes, or de- 
 ftroys. 
 
 CON FRATERNITY, kon-fra.ter'- 
 nl-ty. f. A body of men united 
 for fome religious purpofe. 
 
 CONFRICATfON, k&n-frl-ka'- 
 Ihun. f. The afl of rubbing againft 
 any thing. 
 
 To CONFRONT, kin-frunt'. v. a. 
 To Jtand againft another in full 
 view ; to ftand face to face, in op- 
 pofition to another ; to oppofe one 
 evidence to another in open court ; 
 to compare one thing with an- 
 other. 
 
 CONFRONTATION, kon-frun-ta'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of bringing two 
 evidences face to face. 
 
 To CONFUSE, k&n-fu'z. v. a. To 
 dilorder, to dilperfe irregularly; 
 to perplex, to obfcure ; to hurry 
 the mind. 
 
 CONFUSEDLY, k6n-fu'zd-ly. ad. 
 In a mixed mai's, without fepara- 
 tion ; indiftinftly, one mingled 
 with another ; not clearly, not 
 plainly ; tumultuoufly, haftily. 
 
 CONFUSEDNEbS, ' k6n-fu'zd-nes. 
 f. Want of diltinftnefs, want of 
 clearnefs. 
 
 CONFUSION, kon-fu'-zhfin. f. Ir- 
 regular mixture, tumultuous med- 
 ley ; tumult ; indiftinft combina- 
 tion ; overthrow, deftruftion ; afto- 
 ni(hment, diftraftion of mind. 
 
 CONFUTABLE, k6n-fu'-tabl. a. 
 Poflible to be difproved. 
 
 CONFUTATION, kon-fu-ta'-fhun. 
 f. The
 
 CON 
 
 C*0 N 
 
 f. The aft of confuting, dif- 
 
 proof. 
 To CONFUTE, kcm-fu't. v. a. To 
 
 convift of errour, to difprove. 
 CONGE, k6'n-dzhe. f. Aft of re- 
 verence, bow, courtefy ; leave, 
 
 fare we! . 
 To CONGE, ko'n-dzhe. v. a. To 
 
 take leave. 
 CONGE-D'ELIRE, ko'n-dzhe-de 
 
 le'r. f. The king's permiflion royal 
 
 to a dean and chapter, in time of 
 
 vacancy, to choole a bifiiop. 
 To CONGEAL, kon-dzhe'l. v. a. 
 
 To turn, by froft, from a fluid to 
 
 a folid ftate ; to bind or fix, as by 
 
 cold. 
 To CONGEAL, kon-dzhe'l. v. n. To 
 
 concrete by cold. 
 CONGEAL ABLE, kon-dzhe'l-abl.a. 
 
 Sufceptible of congelation. 
 CONCEALMENT, kon-dzVe'i- 
 
 ment. f. The clot formed by con- 
 gelation. 
 CONGELATION, kon-dzhe-la'- 
 
 fliun. f. State of being congealed, 
 
 or made folid. 
 CONGENER, kon'-dzhe-r.ur. f. Of 
 
 the fame kind or nature. 
 CONGENEROUS, kon-dzhen'-er- 
 
 us. a. Of the fame kind. 
 CONGENEROUSNESS, kon- 
 
 dzhen'-er-uf-nes. f. The quality of 
 
 being from the fame original. 
 CONGENIAL, kon-dzhe'-nyal. a. 
 
 Partaking of the fame genius, cog- 
 nate. 
 CONGENIALITY,k6n-dzhe-ny-ii'- 
 
 i-:y. f. Cognation of mind. 
 CONGENIALNESS, kon-dzhe'- 
 
 nva!-i:es. f. Cognation of mir.d. 
 COXGENITE, kon-dzhen'-It. a. Of 
 
 the fame birth, connate. 
 CONGENITURE,k6n-dzhen' it-tur. 
 
 f. The ftate of being born together. 
 CONGER, kong'-gur. f. The fea- 
 
 eel. 
 CONGERIES, kon-dzhe'-ry-es.f. A 
 
 mafs of fmall bodies heaped up to 
 
 gether. 
 To CONGEST, k6n-dzhelt'.v.a. To 
 
 heap up. 
 CONGESTIBLE, kon-dzheft'-Ibl, a. 
 
 That may be heaped up. 
 
 CONGESTION, kon-dzheY-tfhun. f. 
 A colle&ion of matter, as in abfcefles. 
 
 CONGIARY, kon'-dzhy-a-ry. f. A 
 gift diftributed to the Roman people 
 or foldiery. 
 
 ToCONGLACIATE, kon-gli-fb^- 
 ate. v. n. To turn to ice. 
 
 CONGLACIATION, kon-gla-fhy- 
 a'-fhun. f. Act of changing incb ice. 
 
 To CONGLOBATE, k6n'-gl6-b"ate. 
 v. a. To gather into a hard firm 
 ball. 
 
 CONGLOBATE, kon'-gl&-bate. a. 
 Moulded into a firm ball. 
 
 CONGLOBATELY, k6n'-g?6-bate- 
 ly. ad. In a fpherical form. 
 
 CON GLOB ATI ON, k6n-gl&-ba'- 
 fhun. f. A round body ; the aft of 
 gathering into a round body. 
 
 To CONG LOBE, koa-glo'be. v. a. 
 To gather into a round imfs. 
 
 To CONGLOBE, kon-g!o be. v. n. 
 To coalefce into a round mafs. 
 
 To CONGLOMERATE, kin-glom'- 
 e-rate. v. a. To gather into a ball, 
 like a ball of thread. 
 
 CONGLOMERATE, k6n-gl6m'-- 
 ret. a. Gathered into a round ball, 
 fo as that the fibred are diftindl j col- 
 lected, twifted together. 
 
 CONGLOMERATION, kon-gl6m- 
 ^-ra'-mun. f. Collection of mat- 
 ter into a loqfe ball ; intertextur,e, 
 mixture. 
 
 To CONGLUTINATE, k6n-gl'- 
 ti-nate. v. a. To cement, to re- 
 unite. 
 
 To CONGLUTINATE, k6n-glu'- 
 ti nate. v. n. To coalefce. 
 
 CONGLUTINATION, kon-glu-tl- 
 na'-Quin. f. The acl of uniting 
 wounded bodies. 
 
 CONGLUT1NATIVE, k6n-glu'-tl- 
 na-tiv. a. Having the power of 
 uniting wounds. 
 
 CONGLUTINATOR, kon-glu'-tf- 
 na-tur. f. _ That which has the 
 power of uniting wounds. 
 
 CONGOU, k6ng'-g5. f. A fine kind 
 of Bohea tea. 
 
 CONGRATULANT, kon-grat'-u- 
 lant. a. Rejoicing in participa- 
 tion. 
 
 To CONGRATULATE, kon-gn\t. 
 u-late.
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 fi-I5te. "v. a. To compliment upon 
 any happy event. 
 
 To CONGRATULATE, kon-grat;. 
 u-late. v. n. To rejoice in parti- 
 cipation. 
 
 CONGRATULATION, kin-prit- 
 u-!a' fliin. I". The ad of proYelF- 
 ing joy for the happinefs or lucccls 
 of another; the form in whicn joy 
 is profeffed. 
 
 CONGRATULATORY, kon-grit"- 
 u la-tur'-ry a Exprefling joy ior 
 the good of another. 
 
 To CONGREET, k6n-gre't. v. n. 
 To faline reciprocally. 
 
 To CONG REG A IE, kung'-gre- 
 gate. v. a. To tolled, to ailemble, 
 to bring into one place. 
 
 To CONGREGATE, kung'-gre- 
 gate. v. n. To aiiemble, to meet. 
 
 CONGREGATE, kong'-gre-gate. 
 a. Collectxd, compact 
 
 CONGREGATION, kong-grc'.ga'- 
 Ihun, f. A coiiedion, a mafs of 
 various matters brought together ; 
 an aflembly met to worfhip God 
 in publick. 
 
 CONGREGATIONAL, kong-grfi- 
 ga'-fR6-nel. a. Publick, pertain- 
 ing to a congregation. 
 
 CONGRESS, kong'-gres. f. A meet- 
 ing, a fhock, a conflid; an ap- 
 pointed meeting for fettlement of 
 affairs between different nations. 
 
 CONGRESS1VE, k6n-gres'-siv. a. 
 Meeting, encountering. 
 
 CONGRUENCE, kon'-grfi-ens. f. 
 Agreement, fuitablenefs of one thing 
 to another. 
 
 CONGRUENT, kon'-gru-ent. a. 
 Agreeing, correfpondent. 
 
 CONGRU1TY, kon-gro'-y-ty. f. 
 Suitablenefs, agreeablenels ; fitnefs; 
 confiftency. 
 
 CONGRUMENT, kon'-gru ment. 
 f. Fitnefs, adaptation. 
 
 CONGRUOUS, kon'-gru-us.a. A- 
 greeable to, confiilent with; fuit- 
 able to. 
 
 CONGRUOUSLY, k6n'-gru-uf-ly. 
 ad. Suitably, pertinently. 
 
 CONICAL, k6n'-y,kal. 7 a. Hav- 
 
 CON1CK, k6n' Ik. _$ ing the 
 form of a cone. 
 
 Rfcai 
 
 r- 
 
 CONICALLY, kfcn--kaI-. ad. 
 
 In form of a cone. 
 CONICALNESS, -kin' y-kal-n^s. f. 
 
 Th,e llatc or qualivy of being conical. 
 CONICK SECTIONS, kon ; -{k- 
 
 .i.unz. 
 CONiCKS, koi.'-fts. 
 
 That part of geometry which con- 
 
 fiders the cone, and the curves arif- 
 
 ing from it's fcdions. 
 To CON JECT, kSn-dzhikt'. v. n. 
 
 To guels, to conjedure. Not ufed. 
 u-dzhek'-tur. f. A 
 
 guefier, a conjcclurer. 
 
 CTURABLE,k6n-dzhek'-iu- 
 
 rabl. a. Poffible to be guefled. 
 CONJECTUkAL.kon-uzhek'-tu.ral. 
 
 a. Depending on conjedure. 
 
 CTURALITY, k6n-dzh^k- 
 
 tu-ral -i-ty. f. That which depends 
 
 uels. 
 CONJECTURALLY, kin-dzhek'- 
 
 tu-ral-y. ad. By guefs, by conjedure. 
 CONJECTURE, kon-dzhek'-lur. f. 
 
 Cju.-ls, imperfect knowledge. 
 To CONJECTURE, kon-dzhek'-tur. 
 
 v. a. To guefs, to judge by guefs. 
 CONJECTURER, kon-dhzek'-tur- 
 
 ur. f. A gi. 
 CONIFEROUS, k6-i.ir-e.rus. a. 
 
 Such trees are coniferous as bear 
 
 a fruit of a woody fubflance, and a 
 
 figure approaching to that of a 
 
 cone. Of tnis kind are fir, pine. 
 To CONJOIN, kon-dzhoi'n. v. a. 
 
 To unite, to consolidate into one ; 
 
 to unite in marriage ; to afibciate, 
 
 to conned. 
 To CONJOIN, kon-dzhoi'n. v. n. 
 
 To league, to unite. 
 CONJOINT, k6n-dzhoi'nt.a. United, 
 
 conneded. 
 CONJOINTLY, k6n-dzhoi'm-!y. ad. 
 
 In union together. 
 
 CONJUGAL, kon'-dzhu-gal. a. Ma- 
 trimonial, belonging to nurriage. 
 CONJUGALLY, k6n'-dzhu-gal^. 
 
 ad. Matrimonially, connubially. 
 To CONJUGATE, kon'-dzhu-gate. 
 
 v. a. To join, to join in marriage, 
 
 to unite ; to infled verbs. 
 CONJUGATION, kon-dzhu-ga'- 
 
 fhun. f. The ad of uniting or com- 
 piling things together > the form of 
 infleding 

 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 inflecting verbs; union, aflem- 
 
 blage. 
 CONJUNCT, kon-dzhungkt'. a. 
 
 Conjoined, concurrent, united. 
 CONJUNCTION, k6n-dzhungk'- 
 
 fhun. f. Union, aflbciation, league; 
 
 the congrefs of two planets in the 
 
 fame degree of the zodiack ; one of 
 
 the parts of fpeech, the ufeof which is 
 
 to join words or fentences together. 
 CONJUNCTIVE, kon-dzhungk'- 
 
 tiv. a. Clofely united ; in grammar, 
 
 the mood of a verb. 
 CONJUNCTIVELY,k6n-dzhungk'- 
 
 tiv<-ly ad. In union. 
 CONJUNCTIVENESS, k6n- 
 
 dzhungk'-uv-nes. f. The quality 
 
 of joining or uniting. 
 CONJUNCTLY, kon-dzhungkt'-ly. 
 
 ad. Jointly, together. 
 CONJUNCTURE, k6n-dzhungk'- 
 
 tur. f. Combination of many cir- 
 
 cumftances; occafion, critical time. 
 CONJURATION, k6n-dzhu-ra'- 
 
 fhup. f. The form or a6l of fum- 
 
 moning another in fome facred name ; 
 
 an incantation, an enchantment ; a 
 
 plot, a confpiracy. 
 To CONJURE, kon-dzh&'r. v. a. To 
 
 fummon in a facred name; to con- 
 
 fpire. 
 To CONJURE, kun'-dzhur. v. n. To 
 
 pradife charms or enchantments. 
 CONJURER, kun'-dzhur-ur. f. An 
 
 importer who pretends to fecret arts, 
 
 a cunning man ; a man of fhrewd 
 ' conjefture. 
 CONJUREMENT, kon-dzho'r- 
 
 rnent. f. Serious injunftion. 
 CONNASCENCE, k6n-nas'-se"ns. f. 
 
 Common birth, community of birth. 
 CONNATE, kon-na'te. a. Born 
 
 with another. 
 CONNATURAL, k6n-nat'-tu-ral. 
 
 a. Suitable to nature; connected 
 
 by nature ; participation of the 
 
 fame nature. 
 CONNATURALITY, k6n-nat-u- 
 
 ral'-I-ty. f. Participation of the fame 
 
 nature. 
 CONNATURALLY, kon-nat'-tu- 
 
 ral-y. ad. By the adl of nature, 
 
 originally. 
 CONNATURALNESS, k6n-nat'- 
 
 tu-ral-r,es. f. Participation of the 
 fame nature, natural union. 
 
 To CONNECT, k&n-, ek't. v. a. 
 To join, to link, to unite, as a. 
 c&meot ; to join in a jult feries of 
 thought, as the author connects his 
 reafons well. 
 
 To CONNECT, k6n-nek't. v. n; 
 To cohere, to have jufl relation to 
 tilings precedent and fubfequent. 
 
 CONNECTIVELY, kon-i.ek'-tfv- 
 ly. ad. In conjundlion, in union. 
 
 ToCONNEX, kon-r.eks'. v. a. To 
 join or link together. 
 
 CONNEXION, kon-r^k'-fhun. f. 
 Union, junction ; juft relation to 
 fomething precedent or fubfequent. 
 
 CONNEXIVE, kon-neks'-iv. a. Hav- 
 ing the force of connexion. 
 
 CONNICTATION, kon-nlk-ti'- 
 ihun. f. A winking. 
 
 CONNIVANCE, k6n-ni'-vans. f. 
 Voluntary blindnef*, pretending ig- 
 norance, forbearance. 
 
 To CONNIVE, kon-nl've. v. n. To 
 wink; to pretend blindnefs er ig- 
 norance. 
 
 CONNOISSEUR, k&-nlf-fa're. f. A 
 judge, a critick. 
 
 To 'CONNOTATE, k6n'-n&-tate. 
 v. a. To defignate fomething be- 
 fides itfelf. 
 
 CONNOTATION, k6n-n6-ta'-Mn. 
 f. Implication of fomething be- 
 fides itfelf. 
 
 To CONNOTE, kon-no'te. v. a. 
 To imply, to betoken, to include. 
 
 CONNUBIAL, kin-nu'-byil. a. 
 Matrimonial, nuptial, conjugal. 
 
 CONNUTRITIOUS, kon-nu-triQi'- 
 us. a. Nourished together. 
 
 CONOID, k6'-noid. f. A figure 
 partaking of a cone. 
 
 CON01DICAL, k6-noi'.dy-kal. a. 
 Approaching to a conick form. 
 
 To CONQUASSATE, kon-kwas'- 
 sate. v. a. To fhake, to agitate. 
 
 CONQUASSATION, kon-kwaf-sa'- 
 fhin. f. Agitation, concuffion. 
 
 To CONQUER, k6ngk'-ur. v. a. To 
 gain by conqueft, to win; to over- 
 come, to fubdue ; to furmount. 
 
 To CONQUER, k6ngk'-ur. v. n. To 
 get the victory, to overcome. 
 
 CON-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONQUERABLE, kongk'-cr-ibl. a. 
 Poffible to be overcome. 
 
 CONQUEROR, kongk'-er-fir. f. A 
 man that has obtained a victory, a 
 victor ; one that fubdues and ruins 
 countries. 
 
 CONQUEST, k6rg;-kwe(r. f. The 
 aft of conquering, fubjeclion ; ac- 
 quifition by victory, thing gained ; 
 victory, fuccefs in arms. 
 
 CONSANGUINEOUS, kon-fang- 
 gwin'-nyus. a. Near of kin, re- 
 lated by birth, not affined. 
 
 CONSANGUINITY, k6n-fang- 
 gwin'-{-ty\ f. Relation by blood. 
 
 CONSARCINATION, k&a-far-fy- 
 na'-mun. f. The aft of patching 
 together. 
 
 CONSCIENCE, k>V-fhens. f. The 
 knowledge or faculty by which we 
 judge of the goodnefs or wicked - 
 uefs of ourfelves ; juitice, the efti- 
 mate of confcience ; real fenti- 
 ment, private thoughts j fcruple, 
 difficulty. 
 
 CONSCIENTIOUS, k&n-fhjMo'- 
 fhus. a. Scrupulous, exactly juft. 
 
 CONSCIENTIOUSLY,k6n-lhy-en'- 
 fhuf-ly. ad. According to the di- 
 reftion of confcience. 
 
 CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, kon- 
 Jhy en'-fhuf-nes. f. Exaftnefs of 
 juftice. 
 
 CONSC10NABLE, koa'-fcun-ibl. 
 a. Reafonable, juft. 
 
 CONSCIONABLENESS.k&n'-fhin- 
 abl-nes. f. Equity, reafonable- 
 nefs. 
 
 CONSCIONABLY, kon'-ftmn-ab-ly. 
 ad. Reafonably, juillv. 
 
 CONSCIOUS, kon'-fims. a. En- 
 dowed with the power of knowing 
 one's own thoughts and actions; 
 knowing from memory ; admitted 
 to the knowledge of any thing. 
 
 CONSCIOUSLY, kon'-ihuf-ly. ad. 
 With knowledge of one's own ac- 
 tions. 
 
 CONSCIOUSNESS, kin'-muf-nes. 
 f. The perception of what paffes 
 in a man's own mind } internal 
 fenfe of guilt, or innocence. 
 
 CONSCRIPT, kon'-flcrlpt. a. Re- 
 gillered, enrolled; a term ufed in 
 7 
 
 (peaking of the Roman fenators, 
 who were called Patres confcripti. 
 
 CONSCRIPTION, kon-fkifp'-Mn. 
 f. An enrolling. 
 
 To CONSECRATE, k6n'-fe-krate. 
 v. a. To make facred, to appro* 
 priate to facred ufes ; to dedicate 
 inviolably to ibtne particular purpofe ; 
 to canonize. 
 
 CONSECRATE, kin'-fe-krate. a. 
 Confecrated, (acred. 
 
 CONSECRATER, kon'-fe-kra-tur. 
 f. One that performs the rites by 
 which any thing is devoted to facred 
 purpofes. 
 
 CONSECRATION, kon-se-kni'- 
 fhfrn. f. A rite of dedicating to the 
 fervicj of God ; the aft of declaring 
 one holy. 
 
 CONSECTARY, kcV-fe'c-tcr-y. a. 
 Consequent, consequential. 
 
 CONSECTARY, kon'-sek-ter-j 1 '. f. 
 Deduction from premifes, corollary. 
 
 CONSECUTION, kon-fe-ku'-fhun. 
 f. Train of confequences, chain 
 of deductions ; fucceffion ; in aftro- 
 nomy, the month of confecution, 
 is the fpace between one conjunc- 
 tion of the moon with the fun unto 
 another. 
 
 CONSECUTIVE, kon-sek'.ku-tiV. 
 a. Following in train ; confequen- 
 tial, regularly fucceeding. 
 
 CONSECUTIVELY, kon-sek'-ku- 
 tiv-ly. ad. A term ufe<2 in the fchool 
 philofophy, in oppofition to antece- 
 dently, and fometimes to effectively, 
 or caufally. 
 
 To CONSEMINATE, k6n-fem'-{. 
 nate. v. a. To fow different feeds 
 together. 
 
 CONSENSION, kon-fen'-Qmn. f. 
 Agreement, accord. 
 
 CONSENT, k6n-fe.n'. f. The aft 
 of yielding or confenting ; concord, 
 agreement ; coherence with, cor- 
 refpondence ; tendency to one 
 point ; the perception one part has 
 of another, by means of fome fibres 
 and nerves common to them both. 
 
 To CONSENT, kon-fint'. v. n. To 
 agree to ; to co-operate with. 
 
 CONSENTANEOUS, kon-fen-ta'- 
 
 nyu.s, a. Agreeable to, confillentv-ith. 
 
 CON-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONSENTANEOUSLY, kn-#n- 
 ta'-nyuf-ly. ad. Agreeably, con- 
 fiftencty, fuitably. 
 
 CONSENTANEOUSNESS, k6n- 
 fea-ia'-nyuf-nes. f. Agreement, 
 confidence. 
 
 CONSENTIENT, k6n-fen'-fh4ni. a. 
 Agreeing, united in opinion. 
 
 CONSEQUENCE, k6/-te-kwens. f. 
 That wnich follows from any caufe 
 or principle; deduction, conclufion; 
 concatenation of caufes and effe&s ; 
 importance, moment. 
 
 CONSEQUENT, kon'-fe-kwent. a. 
 Following by rational deduction ; 
 following as the effect of a caufe. 
 
 CONSEQUENT, k6n'-fl-kwent. f. 
 Con/equence, that which follows 
 from previous propofuions ; effect, 
 that which follows an afting caufe. 
 
 CONSEQUENTIAL, k6n-fe'-kwen'- 
 Ihal. a. Produced by the necef- 
 fary concatenation of effeds to 
 caufes; conclusive. 
 
 CONSEQUENTIALLY, kon-8- 
 kwen'-mai-y. ad. With juft de- 
 dudlion of confequences ; by confe- 
 quence, eventually ; in a regular 
 feries. 
 
 CONSEQUENTIALNESS, kin- 
 fe-kwen'-ftial-nes. f. Regular con- 
 fecution of difcourfe. 
 
 CONSEQUENTLY, kon'-fe-kwent- 
 ly. ad. By confequence, necefTa- 
 rily ; in confequence. purfuantly. 
 
 CONSEQUENTNESS, kou'-fe- 
 
 ' kwent-nes. f. Regular connection. 
 
 CONSERVABLE, kon-fer'-vabl. a. 
 Capable of being kept. 
 
 CONSERVANCY, kon-fer'-van-sy. 
 f. Courts held by the Lord Mayor 
 of London for the preservation of 
 the fimeryare called Courts of Con- 
 fer vancy. 
 
 CONSERVATION, k6n-fe>-va'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of preferving, 
 continuance, protection ; preferva- 
 tion from corruption. 
 
 CONSERVATIVE, kon-fer'-vi-tiv, 
 a. Having the power of oppofing 
 diminution or injury. 
 
 CONSERVATOR, kon-fer-vi'-tur. 
 
 f. Preferver. 
 
 CONSERVATORY, k6n-fe-r'-va, 
 
 tur-y. f. A place where any thing 
 is kept. 
 
 CONSERVATORY, kon-fer'-va- 
 t6r-^. a. Having a prefervative 
 quality. 
 
 To CONSERVE, k6n-fe : rv'. v. a. 
 To preferve without lofs or detri- 
 ment ; to candy or pickle fruit. 
 
 CONSERVE, kon'-ferv. f. A fweet- 
 meat made of the juices of fruit 
 boiled with fugar till they will candy ; 
 fome part of a frefh vegetable beaten, 
 with fugar into a foft mafs. 
 
 CONSERVER, kon-fer'-vur. f. A 
 layer up, a repofitor ; a preparer of 
 conferves. 
 
 CONSESSION, k6n-fes'-Mn. f. A 
 fitting together. 
 
 CONS ESS OR, kon-feY-for. f. One 
 that fits with others. 
 
 To CONSIDER, k6n-sfd'-ur. v. a. 
 To think upon with care, to pon- 
 der ; to have regard to; to requite, 
 to reward one for his trouble. 
 
 To CONSIDER, k6n-sid'-ur. v. n. 
 To think maturely ; to deliberate* 
 to work in the mind. 
 
 CONSIDERABLE, k6n-sld'-6r-abl. 
 a. Worthy of confideration ; re- 
 fpe&able ; important, valuable ; 
 more than a little, a middle fenfe 
 between little and great. 
 
 CONSIDERABLENESS, kon-sld'- 
 er-abl-nes. f. Importance, value, 
 a claim to notice. 
 
 CONSIDERABLY, kon-s!d'-er-ab- 
 ly. ad. In a degree deferving no- 
 tice; importantly. 
 
 CONSIDERANCE, k6n-sld'-e-rans. 
 f. Confideration, reflection. 
 
 CONSIDERATE, kin-sld'-fi-rft. a. 
 Serious, prudent ; having refpeft 
 to, regardful ; moderate. 
 
 CON S1DER ATEL Y, kon-sid'-S-ret- 
 ly. ad. Calmly, coolly. 
 
 CONS1DERATENESS, kon-sld'.a. 
 ret-nes. f. Prudence. 
 
 CONSIDERATION, kon-sId-S-ra'- 
 fhu^n. f. The adt of confidering, 
 regard, notice; mature thought; 
 medication ; importance, claim to 
 notice ; equivalent, compenfation ; 
 motive of action, influence ; rea- 
 fon, ground of concluding; in 
 D D law*
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 law, Confideration is the material 
 caufe of a contrail, without which 
 no contrail bindeth. 
 CONS1DERER, k6n-sld'-e-rur. f. 
 
 A man of reflection. 
 CONSIDERING, kAti-sU'-er-fng. 
 
 ad. If allowance be made for. 
 To CONSIGN, k6n-si'ne. v. a. To 
 give to another any thing ; to ap- 
 propriate j to make over ; to tranf- 
 Fer ; to commit, to entrult. 
 To CONSIGN, k&n-sl'ne. v. n. To 
 yield, to fign, to confent to. Obf. 
 CONSIGNATION, kon-slg-na'- 
 
 ftiun. f. The ad of configning. 
 CONSIGNIFICATIVE, kon-Jg- 
 nlf-fy-ki-tiv. a. Having the fame 
 fignification. 
 
 CONSIGNMENT, kon-ii'ne-mint. 
 
 f. The act of configning ; the 
 
 ' writing by which any thing is con- 
 
 figned. 
 CONSIMILAR, kin-slm'-l-lir. a. 
 
 Having one common refemblance. 
 To CONSIST, kern-sill', v. n. To 
 continue fixed, without diflipation ; 
 to be compriied, to be confined 
 in ; to be compofed of ; to agree. 
 CONSISTENCE, kon-sls'-tcns. \ 
 CONSISTENCY, kon-iis'-ten-fy. J 
 f. State with refpedl to material 
 exiftence ; degree of denfenefs or 
 rarity ; fubflance, form ; agree- 
 ment with itfelf, or with any other 
 thing. 
 
 CONSISTENT, kon-sls'-tent. a. Not 
 contradictory, not oppofcd ; firmj 
 not fluid. 
 
 CONSISTENTLY, kon-ds'-tem-ty. 
 ad. Without contradiction, agree, 
 ably. 
 
 CONSISTORIAL, kon-sTf-ti'-ry-al 
 a. Relating to the ecclefiaitica 
 court. 
 
 CONSISTORY, kon'-sif-tur-y. f 
 The place of juftice in the eccle 
 fiaftical court ; the afiembly of car 
 dinals ; any folemn aflembly. 
 CONSOClATE.kon-fo'-fhy-et.f. An 
 accomplice, a confederate, a partner 
 To CONSOCIATIi, kon-f6'-(hy--ue 
 
 v. a. To unite, to join. 
 To CONSOCIATE, kon-fo'-ftif-ate 
 v. n. To coalefce, to unite. 
 
 CONSOCIATION, k 
 
 fhun. f. Alliance; union, inti- 
 macy, companionfhip. 
 CONSOLABLE, kon-so'-labl. a, 
 
 That which admits comfort. 
 To CONSOLATF., kon'-fo-lise. v. a. 
 To comfort/ to coniok. Little 
 ufed. 
 
 CONSOLATION, k6n-s6-!a'-{hun. 
 
 f. Comfort, alleviation of mifery. 
 
 :ON5OLATOR, kon'-lo-ia-tur. 'f. 
 
 A comforter. 
 
 CONSOLATORY, kon-fil'-a-tir-j'-. 
 f. A fpeech or writing containing 
 topicks of comfort. 
 CONSOLATORY, kAn-fil'-a-tir-y. 
 
 a. Tending to give comfort. 
 CONSOLE, kon'-fule. f. In ar 
 chiteclure, a part or member pro- 
 jedling in manner of a bracket. 
 To CONSOLE, kon-fo'le. v. a. To 
 
 comfort, to cheer. 
 CONSOLER, kon-so'-lur. f. One 
 
 that gives comfort. 
 
 CONSOLIDANT, kon-fol'-i-dint. 
 a. That which has the quality of 
 utiting wounds. 
 
 To CONSOLIDATE, kAn-{6M- 
 date. v. a. To form into a conv 
 padl and folid bodv ; to harden ; 
 to combine two parliamentary bills, 
 or two benefices into one. 
 To CONSOLIDATE, k.VfoI'-I- 
 dace. v. n. To grow firm, hard, 
 or folid. 
 
 CONSOLIDATION, kon-ftl-I-di'- 
 Ihun. f. The aft of uniting into a 
 folid mafs ; the annexing of one 
 bill in parliament to another ; the 
 combining two benefices in one. 
 CONSOLIDATIVE, kun-fol'-I-da- 
 ti'v. a. Having the quality of uiut- 
 injj wounds. 
 
 CONSONANCE, Un'-fo-nAns. 7 
 
 CONSONANCY, kAn'-fo-nin-fy. j 
 
 f. Accord of found ; cor.filtency, 
 
 congruence; agreement, concord. 
 
 CONSONANT, k6n'.i6-nint. a. 
 
 Agreeable, according, confillent. 
 CONSONANT, ko./-s6-nant. f. A 
 letter which cannot be founded by 
 itfelf. 
 
 CONSONANTLY, kon'-so-nant-lf . 
 ad. Confiltently, agreeably.
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONSONANTNESS, kon'-^-r.ant- 
 nes. ".. .Agreeablenefs, confiflency. 
 
 CONSONOUS, k6;i'-io-nus. a. A- 
 greeing; in found, fymphonious. 
 
 CONSOPIATION, kon-io-py-a'- 
 fliun. f. The aft of laying to deep. 
 
 CONSORT, k&n'-fot. f. Compa- 
 nion, partner ; a number of in- 
 ftruments playing together, more 
 properly written Concert ; concur- 
 rence, union. 
 
 To CONSORT, kon-fa'rt. v. n. To 
 afTociate with. 
 
 To CONSORT, k6n-fA'rt. v. a. To 
 join, to mix, to marry. " He with 
 his contorted Eve." To accompany. 
 
 CONSORTABLE, kon-i4'r-tabl. a. 
 To be compared with, fuitable. 
 
 CONSORTIUM, kon-fa'r-lhun. f. 
 Partnerftiip, fociety. 
 
 CONSPECTABLE, k6n-fcek'-tibl. 
 a. Eafy to be feen. 
 
 CONSPECTUITY, kon-fpek-uY'-J- 
 ty. f. Senfe of feeing. Not ufed. 
 
 CONSPERSION, kin-fper'-fliun. i. 
 A fprinkling about. 
 
 CONSPICUITY, k6n fpi-kiV-I-ty. 
 f. Brightnefs, obvioutnefs to tne 
 fight. 
 
 CONSPICUOUS, kon-fplk'.i'i.iis. 
 a. Obvious to the fight, fe^-n at 
 diftnce ; eminent, diitinguimed. 
 
 CONSPICUOUSLY, k&n-iyili'-u-uf- 
 fy. ad. Obvioufly to the view ; 
 eminently, remarkably. 
 
 CONSPICUOUSNESS, Un-fpik'- 
 u-iif-nes. f. Expofure to the view; 
 eminence, celebrity. 
 
 CONSPIRACY, k6n-fpir'-a-fy. f. A 
 plot, a concerned treafon ; an 
 agreement of men to do any thing, 
 in an evil fenfe ; tendency pf many 
 caufes to one event. 
 
 CONSP1RANT, k6n-fpl'-rant. a. 
 Engaged in a eonfpiracy, plotting. 
 
 CONSPIRAT1ON, k6n-fpi-ra'-fhun. 
 f. A plot. 
 
 CONSPIRATOR, kcVfpir'-a-tur. 
 f. A man engaged in a plot, a 
 plotter. 
 
 To CONSPIRE, kon-fpl're. v. n. 
 To concert a crime, to plot ; to 
 agree together, as all things con- 
 ipire to make him happy. 
 
 CONSP1RER, k6n-fpl'-rur. f. A 
 confpirator, a plotter. 
 
 CONSPURCATION, kon-fp&r-ka'* 
 Ihun. f. The aft of defiling ; pol- 
 lution. 
 
 CONSTABLE, kun'-ftabl. f. A 
 peace-officer, formerly one of the 
 officers of the ftate. 
 
 CONST ABLESH IP, k&n'.ftdbl-fhJp. 
 f. The office of a conftable. 
 
 CONSTANCY, k6n'-llin-f^. f. Un- 
 alterable continuance; confiftency, 
 unvaried Hate ; refolution, ftead'i- 
 nefs; lafling atfeclion. 
 
 CONSTANT, kon'-ftint. a. Firm, 
 not fluid; unvaried, unchanged 5 
 firm, refolute, free from changr of 
 affedion ; certain, not various. ~ 
 
 CONSTANTLY, k6n'-nant-ly. ad. 
 Unvariably, perpetually, certainly, 
 fteadily. 
 
 To CONSTELLATE, k6n-fter-late. 
 v. n. To fhine with one general 
 
 To'cONSTELLATE, k6n-ftel'.iate. 
 v. a. To unite feveral mining bo- 
 dies in one fplendour. 
 
 CONSTELLATION, kon.-ftAl-la'- 
 ihun. f A tluflfer of fixed ftars $ 
 an afFemblage of fplendours, or ex- 
 cellencies. 
 
 CONSTERNATION, kon-ft^r-na'- 
 fhun. f. Aftonifhment, amaze- 
 ment, terrcnar, dread. 
 
 To CONSTIPATE, k6n'-{U-pate. 
 v. a. To crowd together into a 
 narrow room ; to thicken, to con- 
 denfe ; to Hop by filling up the 
 paflages ; to make coftive. 
 
 CONSTIPATION, kin-fti-pa'-fhfin. 
 f. The aft of crowding any thing 
 into lefs room ; lloppage, obflruc- 
 t\on by plenitude. 
 
 CONSTITUENT, k6n-fUt'-u-ent. 
 a. Elemental, efTential, that of 
 which any thing cenfifts. 
 
 CONSTITUENT, kon-fiit' u-ent. 
 f. The perfon or thing which con- 
 ftitutes or fettles any thing ; that 
 which is neceflary to the lubfiftence 
 of any thing ; he that deputes another. 
 
 To CONSTITUTE, k&n'-lH-iite. 
 v. a. To produce, to appoint ; to 
 erect, 10 eftablim ; to depute. 
 
 D D 2 CON-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONSTITUTOR, kon'-fti -tt-tur. f. 
 He that conftitutes or appoints. 
 
 CONSTITUTION, kon-ili-ta-fhun. 
 f. The act of conftitiuing, enad- 
 ing, eftabliming ; ftate of being, 
 natural qualities; corporeal frame; 
 temper of body, with refped to 
 health ; temper of mind ; eitablim.- 
 ed form of government, fyftem of 
 laws and cuitoms ; particular law, 
 eftablifliment, inftuution. 
 
 CONSTITUTIONAL, kon-fH-tu'- 
 lhua-ul. a. Bred in the coullitu- 
 tion, radical; confident with the 
 cojiftitution, legal. 
 
 CONSTITUTIVE, kon-fl{t'-tu-;Iv. 
 a. Elemental, efleiuial, produc- 
 tive ; having the power to enad or 
 eftablim. 
 
 To CONSTRAIN, kin-ftra r ne. v. a. 
 To compel, to force to fome ac- 
 tion ; to hinder by force ; to ne- 
 ceffitate ; to confine, to prefs. 
 
 CONSTRAJNABLE, kon-flra'-nibl. 
 a. Liable to conftraint. 
 
 CONSTRAINEDLY, kon-ftra'-ned- 
 ]y. ad. By conftraint, by compul- 
 fkm. 
 
 CONSTRAINER, Wn-ftri'-nur. f. 
 IK- that conflrains. 
 
 CONSTRAINT, kun-ftrA'nt. f. Com 
 pulfion, violence, confinement. 
 
 To CONSTRICT, kon-fMkt'. v. a. 
 To bind, to cramp; to contrad, to 
 Caafe to (brink. 
 
 CONSTRICTION, kon-fWk'-fhun. 
 f. Contraction, carupreflion. 
 
 CONSTRICTOR, k6i>(Mk'-tur. f. 
 That which compiles or cpntrads. 
 
 To CONSTR1NGK, k6n-itrin'dzh. 
 v. a. To comprefs, to contrad, 
 to bind. 
 
 CONSTRINGENT, kon-ftnV- 
 dzhent. a. Having the quality of 
 bkiding or compreffing. 
 
 To CONSTRUCT, kon-ftrukt'. v. a. 
 TO bilild, to form. 
 
 CONSTRUCTION, kon-ftrur/-(hun. 
 f. The ad of builJiug ;. the form 
 ol building, fttudture ; the putting 
 of words together in fuch a man- 
 per as to convey a complete fenfe ; 
 the ad of interpreting, explana- 
 tion ; the fenfe, the meaning ; the 
 
 manner of defcribing a figure ii> 
 geometry. 
 
 CONSTRUCTIVE,kon.flruk'>tIv. a. 
 Tending to conftruchon, capable of 
 conllrudion. 
 
 CONSTRUCTURE, k6n-atuk'- 
 tur. f. Pile, edifice, fabrick. 
 
 To CONSTRUE, k&n'f-tir. v. a. 
 To interpret, to explain. 
 
 To ^CONSTUPRATE, kin'-fh'i- 
 prate. v. a. To violate, to de- 
 bauch, to defile. 
 
 CONSTUPRATION, k6n-(lu-pra'-. 
 (\\tin. f. Violation, defilement. 
 
 CONSUBSTANT1AL, kon-fub- 
 ftun'-fhal. a. Having the fame ef- 
 fence or (ubllance ; being of the 
 fame kind or nature. 
 
 CONSUBSTANT1ALITY, k6n- 
 fub-(lan.{hy-al'-i-ty. f. Exigence of 
 more than or.e in the fame fub,ltance. 
 
 To CONSUBSTANTIATE, k6n- 
 tub-ltan'-ihy-i-e. v. a. To unite in 
 one common U)hi1:ance or nature. 
 
 CONSUBSTANTIATJON,' k/.n, 
 lub-itan-my-a'-fliun. f. The union 
 of the body of our blefled Saviour 
 with the fncramcntal element, ac- 
 cording to the Lutherans. 
 
 CONSUETUDE, ko: J5 '-xve-tud. f. 
 Cuftom, ufa^e. 
 
 CONSUL, kiV-ful. f. .The chief 
 ma^iftrate in the Roman republick ; 
 an officer commiffioncd in foreign 
 pms to judge between the mer- 
 chants <?f liis nation. 
 
 CONSUL A R, kop'-fu-iur. a. Re- 
 lating to the coni'ul. 
 
 CO\ T SULATE,'kAa'-fu-let. f. Thq 
 office of confal. 
 
 CONSULSHIP, kon'-fil-fhjp. f. The 
 office of conful. 
 
 CONSULT, k6n'-fult. f. The ad 
 of confulting ; the eftcd pf confult- 
 ing, determination ; a council, a 
 number of perfons afiembled in de- 
 liberation. 
 
 To CONSULT, k&n-ftlt'. Y. n. TQ 
 take counfel together. 
 
 to CONSULT, kon-fuk'. v. a. To 
 
 ., afk advice of, as he confulted his 
 
 friends; to regard, to ad with view 
 
 or refped to ; to fearch, into, to 
 
 examine, as to confult an author. 
 
 CON-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONSULTATION, kon-ffil-ti'- 
 
 fhun. f. The aft of conlulting, 
 
 fecret deliberation ; a number of 
 
 perfons confuhed together. 
 
 CQNSULTER, kon-ful'-tur. f. One 
 
 that confults or aflcs counfel. 
 CONSUMABLE, kor.-fu'-mabl. a. 
 
 Sufceptible of deftru&ion. 
 To CONSUME, kin-lu'm. v. a. To 
 
 wafte, to fpend, to deftroy. 
 To CONSUME, k6n-:u'm. v. n. To 
 
 wafte away, to be exhauiled. 
 CONSUMER, kon-ffi'-mur. f. One 
 that fpends, wailes, or deitroys any 
 thing. 
 
 To CONSUMMATE, k6a-fum'- 
 , mate.v, a. To complete, to perfe^ 1 . 
 CONSUMMATE, kcrn-fum'-met. a 
 
 Complete, perfed. 
 
 CONSUMMATION, kon-i'um-rna'- 
 Ihun. f . . Completion, perfecVon, 
 end i the end of the prelent fyftem 
 of things; death, end of life. 
 CONSUMPTION, kon-fump'-ftiun. 
 f. The act of confuting, walk; the 
 fiatg of wafting or perifhir.g ; a waljle 
 of mufcular fkfli, attended with a 
 heclick fever. 
 
 CONSUMPTIVE, kon-fump'-tlvr. a. 
 Deftrudtive, wailing, exhauiting; cif- 
 eafeJ with a confumption. 
 CONSUMPTIVENESS, kon-fuup'- 
 tlv-nes. f. A tendency to a COH- 
 fumption. 
 
 CONSURRECTION, k6n-f6r-rek'. 
 
 ihi'in. f. The act of rifing up together. 
 
 CONSUTILE, k6n.ii'-tl!. a. Sewed 
 
 or Hitched together. 
 To CONTABULATE, kon-tab'-u- 
 
 late. v. a. To floor with boards. 
 CONTACT, k6n'-tikt. f. Touch, 
 
 clofe union. 
 CONTACTION, kon-tik'-fbun. f. 
 
 The acl of touching. 
 CONTAGION, kon-ti'-Qzhun. f. 
 The emiflion from body to body by 
 \vhich difeafes. are communicated ; 
 infection, propagation of mifchief ; 
 peflilence, venomous emanations. 
 CONTAGIOUS, k6n-ta'-dzhu. a. 
 
 Infectious, caught by approach. 
 CONTAG10USNESS,k6n- ta'-dzhuf- 
 nes. f. The quality of being con- 
 tagious. 
 
 To CONTAIN, k&n-ta'ne. v. a. To 
 hold as a veflel ; to comprife, as a 
 
 writing; to reftrain, to withhold. 
 To CONTAIN, k6n-ia'ne. v. n. Tb 
 
 !ive in continence. 
 CONTAINABLE, k6n,t*'-nabl. a. 
 
 Poffible to be contained. 
 To CONTAMINATE, kon-tAtn'-I- 
 
 nate. v. a. To denle, to corrupt 
 
 by bafe mixture. 
 CONTAMINATE, kon-tam'-I-nate. 
 
 a. Polluted, denied. 
 COiNTAMJN^TION, kon-tam-J- 
 
 na'-fhiin. f. Pollution, defilement. 
 CONTEMERATED, kin-tem'-S-ri- 
 
 tld. a. Violated, polluted. 
 To CONTEMN, kin-tern', v. a. To 
 
 defpiie, to fcorn, to negleft. 
 CON'i'EMNER, k6n-tem'-n6r. f. 
 
 One that contemns, a defpifer. 
 To CONT5MPER, k6n-tem'-p5r. 
 
 v. a. To moderate. 
 CONTEMPERAMENT, kpn-tem'- 
 
 pe-ta-menT. f. The degree of any 
 
 quality. 
 To CONTEMPERATE,' k6n-tera'- 
 
 pe-iatc. v. a. To moderate, to 
 
 temper. 
 CONTEMPERATION, ' k&n-t^m- 
 
 pS-ra' -ihin. f. The aft of mode- 
 
 rating or tempering ; proportionate 
 
 mixture, proportion. 
 To CONTEMPLATE, kon-tem'- 
 
 plate. v. a. To ftudy, to meditate. 
 
 TO CONTEMPLATE, k6n-tem<- 
 
 plite. v. n. To mufe, to think flu- 
 dioufiy with lon^ attention. 
 ' 
 
 fhun. f. Meditation, ftudious 
 
 thought on any lubjeft ; holy me- 
 
 ditation ; fludy, opppfed to action. 
 CONTEMPLATIVE, k6n-temp'-la- 
 
 llv. a. Given to thought, ftu- 
 
 dious, employed in ftudy ; having 
 
 the power of thought. 
 CONTEMPLATlVELY,k6n-temp'- 
 
 la-tiv-ly. ad. Thoughtfully, atten- 
 
 tively. 
 CONTEMPLATIVENESS, k6n- 
 
 temp'-la-tlv-nes. f, The ftatd cf 
 
 beij|g contempUtive. 
 CON TEMP L AT OR , k6/- tem.- pla- 
 
 tur. f. One employed in itudy. 
 CONThMPORARY, k6n-;em'- P 6- 
 rer-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 rtr-y. a. Living in the fame ape ; 
 born at the fame time; cxiriing at 
 the lame point of time. 
 
 CONTEMPORARY, k6n-tem'-po- 
 rer-y. f. One who lives at the fame 
 time with another. 
 
 To CONTEMPORISE, kon-tem'- 
 pcWlze. v. a. To make coiutin- 
 porary. 
 
 CONTEMPT, kon-timpt'. f. The 
 aft of defpifing others, fcorn ; the 
 ftate of bein^ defpifed, vilenefs. 
 
 CONTEMPTIBLE, kon-temp'-tfbl. 
 a. Worthy of contempt, deferving 
 {corn; defpifed, fcorned, neglefted. 
 
 CONTEMPT! BLHNKSS, kon- 
 t<*mp'-nbl-ne?. f. The Hate of being 
 contemptible ; vilenefs cheapncls. 
 
 CONTEMPTIBLY, kon-te-i.p'-Mn. 
 ]y. ad. Meanly, in a manner de- 
 ferving contempt. 
 
 CONTEMPTUOUS, kon-temp'-tu- 
 us. a. Scornful, apt to defpife. 
 
 CONTEMPTUOUSLY, k<Sn-temp'- 
 tu uf-'y. ad. With fcorn, with de- 
 fpite. 
 
 CONTEMPTUOUSNESS, k6n- 
 temp'-tu uf-ncs. f. Diipofition to 
 contempt. 
 
 To CONTEND, Wn-t*nd'. v. n. To 
 itrive, to ftruggle in oppoiition ; to 
 vie, to aft in emulation. 
 
 To CONTEND, kin-tend', v. a. To 
 difpute any thing, toconteil. 
 
 CONTENDENT, kon-ten'-^cnt. f. 
 Antagonift, opponent. 
 
 CONTENDER, kon-ten'-di'ir. f. 
 Combatant, champion. 
 
 CONTENT, kon-tent'. a. Satif- 
 fied fo as not to repine, eafy. 
 
 To CONTEN F, kon-tent'. v. a. To 
 fatisfy fo as to flop complaint; to 
 pleafe, to gratify. 
 
 CONTENT, kon-tent' f. Mode 
 rate happinefs ; acquiefcence ; that 
 which is contained or included in 
 any thing ; the power of contain- 
 ing, extent, capacity ; that which 
 is comprifed in a wricing in this 
 lenfe ufed only in the plural. 
 
 CONTENTED, kn-tcn'-tld. part, 
 a. Satisfied, at quiet, not repin- 
 ing. 
 
 CONTENTEDNESS, kon-tcn'-tid- 
 
 ne'c. f. The flate of fatisfaftion in 
 
 any lot. 
 CONTENTION, kon-teV-fhfin. f. 
 
 Strife, debate, contell ; emulatiop, 
 
 endeavour to excel. 
 CONTENTIOUS, k&n-t4n'-ft,6. a. 
 
 Quarrelfome, given to debate, per- 
 
 vcrfc : having a power to determine. 
 
 differences between contending par- 
 ties. 
 CONTENTJOUSLY, kon-t6n'-lh6f- 
 
 ly. ad. Perverfely. quarrelfomely. 
 CONTENTIOUSNESS, k6n-teV- 
 
 fhuf-nes. f. Pronenefs to contort. 
 CONTENTLESS, kon-tent'-l^. j. 
 
 Difcontented, diflatisfied, unealy. 
 CONTENTMENT, kon-tent'-rrient. 
 
 f. Acqoiefcence vvithout plenary 
 
 fatisfadtion ; gratification. 
 CONTERMINOUS, kon-ter'-mf- 
 
 nus. a. Bordering upon. 
 CONTERRANEOUS, kor.ter-ra'- 
 
 nyus. a. Of the fame country. 
 To CONTEST, kou-telt'. v. a. To 
 
 difpute, to controvert, to litigate. 
 To CONTEST, kon-teft'. v. n. To 
 
 ftrive, to concern! ; to vie, to ertiu- 
 
 late. 
 CONTEST, k.V-teft. f. Difpute, 
 
 difference, debate. 
 CONTESTABLE, kon-tes'-tnbl a. 
 
 Disputable, controvertible. 
 CONTKSTABLENESS, kon-t's'- 
 
 tabl-nes. f. PeHibility to conteit. 
 CONTEST ATI ON, kon-icf-ta'-ihun. 
 
 f. The aft of coniefiing, debate, 
 
 ftrife. 
 To CONTEX, k6n-teks'. v. a. To 
 
 weave togftht-r. 
 CONTEXT, kon'-tekfl. f. The ge- 
 
 nrral feries of a difcourfe. 
 CONTEXT, kin.tekft'. a. Knit to- 
 
 gether, firm. 
 CONTEXTURE, kon-teks'-tur. f. 
 
 The difphfition of parts one among 
 
 another, the fyflem, the conftitution. 
 CONTJGNAT1ON, kon -tig-r,a% 
 
 flmn. f. A frame of beams or 
 
 boards joined together ; the aft of 
 
 framing or joining a fabrick. 
 CONTIGUITY, k6n-tl-gu'-I-t. f. 
 
 Aftual contaft, nearnefs of litua- 
 
 tion. 
 
 CONTIGUOUS, kon-tlg'-ii-us. a. 
 Meeting
 
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 CON 
 
 ch. 
 
 \j ken-tin'--! 
 
 r , kun-tin'- f 
 
 Meeting fo as to touch, bordering 
 
 CONTiGUOUSLY.kon-tig'-u-if-^. 
 
 ad Without any intervening fpaces. 
 
 CONTIGUOUS NESS, kon-ilg'-u- 
 
 uf-nes. f. Clofe connexion. 
 CONTINENCE, k6n'-ti-nens. 7 , 
 CON riNKNCY,kuM'-t{-r,en-fy. J '' 
 Reftraint, command of one's lelf; 
 challity in general ; forbearance of 
 lawful pleafure ; moderation in law- 
 ful pleatiires. 
 
 CONTINENT, k6n'-t{ nent. a. 
 
 Chafte.abltemious inlasvful plefaures; 
 
 retrained, moderate, temperate. 
 
 CONTINENT, kon'-ti-nent.f. Land 
 
 not disjoined by the lea from other 
 
 lands ; that which contains any thing. 
 
 CONTINENTAL, koa-ty.nent'-al. 
 
 a.. Relating to the continent. 
 To CONTINGE, kon-tindzh'. v. a. 
 
 To touch, to reach. 
 CONTINGENCY kon-tin'- 
 
 dzhens. 
 
 CONTINGENCY 
 dzhcn-iy. 
 The quality of being fortuitous, ac- 
 cidental potfibility. 
 CONTINGENT, kon-tin'-dzhent. a. 
 
 Falling out by chance, accidental. 
 CON riNGENT, kon-tin'-dzhint. f. 
 A thing in the hands of chance; a 
 proportion that falls to any perfon 
 upon a divifion. 
 
 CONTlNGENTLY.kon-tln'-dzlient- 
 ly. ad. Accidentally ; without any 
 lettled rule. 
 CONT1NGENTNESS, kin-tln'- 
 
 dzhent-n<h. f. Accidentalnefs. 
 CON i" IN UAL, ko.i-tin'-u-al. a. 
 InceiTant, proceeding without inter- 
 ruption ; in law, a continual claim 
 is made from time to time, within 
 every year and day. 
 CONTINUALLY, kon-dn'-u-il-v. 
 ad. Without paufe, without inter- 
 ruption ; without ceafing. 
 CONTINUANCE, kin-tln'-u-ans. 
 f. Succeffion uninterrupted * perma- 
 nence in one ftate ; abode in a place ; 
 duration, laliingnefs; perfeverance. 
 CONT1NUATE, k&n-tin'-u-ite. a. 
 Immediately united j uninterrupt- 
 ed, unbroken. 
 
 CONTINUATELY, kon-tin'-i-kc- 
 iy. ad. With continuity, without 
 interruption. 
 
 CONTINUATION, kon-tln-u i'- 
 fhun. {. Protraction, or fucceffion 
 uninterrupted. 
 
 CONT1NUATIVE, kin tln'-i-i- 
 tiv. f. An expreffion noting per- 
 manence or duration. 
 CONTINUATOR, kon-tln-u-a'-tur; 
 f. He that continues or keeps up 
 the feries or fucceffion. 
 To CONTINUE, kin-tln'-u. v. n. 
 To remain in the fame ftate ; to 
 laft, to be durable; to perfevere. 
 To CONTINUE, k6n-tin'-u. v. a. 
 To protraft, or repeat without in- 
 terruption ; to unite wiftiout a 
 chafm, or intervening fuhftance. 
 CONTINUEDLY, kon-tin'-u ^d-Iy. 
 ad. Without interruption, without 
 ceafing. 
 CONT1NUER, k6n-t!n'.u.ur. f. One 
 
 that has the power of perfeverance. 
 CONTINUITY, kon-tln-nu'-I-ty. f. 
 Connexion uninterrupted, cohesion ; 
 the texture or cohefion of the parts 
 of an animal body. 
 CONTINUOUS, kon-uV-u-us. a. 
 Joined together, without the inter- 
 vention of any fpace. 
 To CONTORT, k6n-tort'. v.a. To 
 
 twift, to writhe. 
 CONTORTION, kon t6r'-ftiun. f. 
 
 T\\ift, wry motion, flexure. 
 CONTOUR, k6n-t6'r. f. The out- 
 line, the line by which any figure i 
 defined or terminated. 
 CONTRA, koti'-tra. A Latin prepo- 
 fition, ufed in composition, which 
 fignifies, again/I. 
 CONTRABAND, kon'-tra-band. a. 
 
 Prohibited, illegal, unlawful. 
 To CONTRABAND, k6n'-tra-bind. 
 v. a. To import goods prohi- 
 bited. 
 
 To CONTRACT, kon-trikt'. v. a. 
 To draw together, to fliorten ; to 
 bring two parties together, to make 
 a bargain; to betroth, to affiance; 
 to get a habit of; to abridge, to 
 epitomife. 
 
 To CONTRACT, kon-trakt'. v. n. 
 
 To flirink up, to grow fhort ; to 
 
 bargain,
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 bargain, as to contrad for a quan- 
 tity of provifions. 
 
 CONTRACT, kin-trakt'. part. a. 
 Affianced, contracted. 
 
 CONTRACT, k6r>'-trakt. f. A bar- 
 gain, a compad ; an ad whereby a 
 man and woman are betrothed to 
 one another; a writing in which 
 the terms of a bargain are included. 
 
 CONTRACTEDNtSS, k6:i-trAk'- 
 td-nes. I. The ftate of being con- 
 traded. 
 
 CONTRACTIBIL5TY, kin-trik-tf- 
 bll'-I-ty. f. Pofiibility of being 
 contracted. 
 
 CON TRACTIBLE, kon-trik'-tlbl. 
 a. Capable of contraction. 
 
 CONTRACT! B LENESS, k&n-trik'- 
 tlbl-nes. f. Tne quality of fuffer- 
 ing contradion. 
 
 CONTRACTILE, k6n-trak'-tfl. a. 
 Having the power of ihortejaing it- 
 felf. 
 
 CONTRACTION, k6n-trak'-(hun.f. 
 The ad of contracting or fhorten- 
 ing ; the ad of fhrinkiiig or fhrivel- 
 ling ; the Itate of being contraded, 
 drawn into a narrow compafs ; in 
 grammar, the redudioh of two vow- 
 els or fyllables to one ; abbrevia- 
 tion, as the writing is full of con- 
 tractions. 
 
 CONTRACTOR, kon-trak'.tur. f. 
 One of the parties to a contrad or 
 bargain. 
 
 To CONTRADICT, kon-tra-dlkt'. 
 v. a. To oppofe verbally, tp deny ; 
 to be contrary to. 
 
 CONTRAD1CTER, kAn tra-dlk'- 
 tir. f. One that contradids, an 
 oppofer. 
 
 CONTRADICTION, k6n-tra dfk'- 
 fhun. f. Verbal oppofition ; con- 
 troverfial afiertion ; oppofition ; in- 
 confiftcncy, incongruity ; contra- 
 liety in thought or effed. 
 
 CONTRADICTIOUS, k6n-tra-dfk'- 
 Jhus. a. Filled with contradidions, 
 inconfilknt ; inclined to contradid. 
 
 CONTRAD1CTIOUSNESS, kin- 
 tra-dik'-fhuf-r.es. f. Inconfiftency. 
 
 CONTRADICTORILY, k6n-tra- 
 dik'-tur-^-ty. ad. Inconfiflently with 
 himfclf ; oppofuely to others. 
 
 CONTR ADrCTORINESS, k6n-trl- 
 ciiV-tur-y-nes. f. Oppofition in the 
 higheft degree. 
 
 CONTRADICTORY, k6n-tra-dik'. 
 tur-y. a. Oppofitc to, inconfiftent 
 wich ; in logick, that which is in the 
 fulleft oppofition. 
 
 CONTRADICTORY, kon-tra-dlk'- 
 tur-y. f. A propofition which op- 
 pofes another in all it's terms ; con- 
 trnriety, inconfiflency. 
 
 CON TRADIS'TlNCTION.kon.tra* 
 dlf.iingk'-(hun. f. Diltindion by 
 oppofite qualitief. 
 
 To CONTRADISTINGUISH, Wn- 
 tri dlf ting'-gwffh. v. a. To diftin- 
 guiih by oppofite qualities. 
 
 CON TRAFISSURE, k6n-tra-fls'- 
 Ihur. f. A crack of the flcull, 
 where the blow was inflided, is 
 called fiffure ; but in the contrary 
 part, contrafiflure. 
 
 To CON I RA1NDICATE, kon-tra- 
 In -lii-katf. v. a. To point out 
 fome peculiar fymptom, contrary to 
 the general tenuur of the malady. 
 
 CONTRAINDICANT, kon-tri -In', 
 dy^-kant. f. That which indicates 
 an oppofite courfe to what is indicated 
 by fomething elfe. 
 
 CONTRAINDICATION, k6n-trn- 
 In-di-kl'-fliun. f. An indication or 
 fymptom, which forbids that to be 
 done, which the main fcope of a 
 difeafe points out at firit. 
 
 CONTRAMURE, kon-tra-mu'r. f. 
 An out-wall built about the main 
 wall of a city. 
 
 CONTRAN1TENCY, k&n-tri-nl'- 
 ten fy\ f. Re-adion, a refiftency 
 againft preflure. 
 
 CONTRAPOSITION, kin-tra-pi- 
 zi!h'-un. f. A placing over againft. 
 
 CONTRAPUNTIST, kon-tra-pun'- 
 tlft. f. A compofer of counterpoint. 
 
 CONTRAREGULARITY, kon-tri- 
 reg-u-!ar'-l ty. f. Contrariety to rule. 
 : RARIANT, kAn-t;.V-ry-ant. 
 a. Inconfiltent, contradidory. 
 
 CONTRARIES, k6n'-tra.r> I -z. f. 
 Things of oppcfitc natures or qua- 
 lities ; in logick, proportions which 
 dcftroy each vother. 
 
 CONTRARIETY, kin-tra-rl'-e^. 
 f. Re-
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 f. Repugnance, oppofition ; in- 
 confiftency, quality or pofiuon de- 
 ftrudive of it's oppofite. 
 
 CONTRARILY, k6n'-tra-if-l. ad. 
 In a manner contrary ; different 
 ways, in oppofite directions. Little 
 ufed. 
 
 CONTRARINESS, k6/-tra-ry-nes. 
 f. Contrariety, oppofition. 
 
 CONTRARIOUS, k6n-tra'-ry-us. a. 
 Oppofite, repugnant. 
 
 CONTRARIOUSLY, k6:'.-tra'-ry- 
 uf-ly. ad. Oppofuely. 
 
 CONTRARIWISE, kon'-tra-ry- 
 wize. ad. Converfely; on the con- 
 trary. 
 
 CONTRARY, k6n'-tra-ry. a. Op- 
 pofite, contradictory ; inconfiftent, 
 difagreeing ; adverfe, in an oppofite 
 direction. 
 
 COtNTRARY, kcm'-tra-ry. f. A 
 thing of oppofite qualities; a pro 
 pofition contrary to fome other ; 
 in oppofition, on the other fide; to 
 a contrary purpofe. 
 
 To CONTRARY, kon'-tra-ry. v. a 
 To oppofe. 
 
 CONTRAST, k6n'-traft. f. Oppo- 
 fition and diflimiiitude of figures, by 
 which one contributes to the vifibi- 
 lity or effect of another. 
 
 To CONTRAST, kon-traft'. v. a. 
 To place in oppofition ; to fhovv 
 another figure to advantage. 
 
 CONTRAVALLATION, kon-tra- 
 val-la'-foun. f. The fortification 
 thrown up to hinder the fallies of 
 the ^arrifon. 
 
 To CONTRAVENE, kon-tra-ve'n. 
 v. a. To oppofe, to obftruft, to baffle. 
 
 CONTRAVENER, k6n-tra-ve--r.ur. 
 f. He who oppofes another. 
 
 CONTRAVENTION, kon-tra-veV- 
 (hun. f. Oppofition. 
 
 CONTRAYERVA, kon-tra-yer'-va. 
 f. A plant growing in the Weft Indies, 
 the root of which is a mild alexi- 
 plarmick. 
 
 CONTRECTATION, kon-trek-ta'- 
 fhun. f. A touching ; the aft of 
 handling. 
 
 CONTRIBUTORY, k6n-trlb'-u-ter- 
 y. a. Paying tribute to the fame 
 ibvereign. 
 VOL. i 
 
 To CONTRIBUTE, k6n.tr{b'-6t.v a. 
 To give to fome common ftock. 
 
 To CONTRIBUTE, kon-trib'-ut.v.n. 
 To bear a part, to have a fliare in 
 any aft or effeft. 
 
 CONTRIBUTION, k&n-trl-bu'-Mn. 
 f. Tne aft of promoting fome de- 
 lign in conjunftion with other per- 
 fons ; that which is given by feve- 
 ral hands for fome common pur- 
 pofe ; that which is paid for the fup- 
 port of an army lying in a country. 
 
 CONTRIBUT1VE, k6n-trIb'-u-tiV. 
 a. That which has the power or 
 quality of promoting any purpofe 
 in concurrence with other motives. 
 
 CONTRIBUTOR, k6n-tr{b'-u-tur.f. 
 One that bears a part in fome com- 
 mon defign. 
 
 CONTRIBUTORY, kon-trlb'-u-tur- 
 y. a. Promoting the fame end, 
 bringing afliltance to fome joint 
 defign. 
 
 To CONTRISTATE, k6n-trls'-tate. 
 v. a. To fadden, to make lorrovv- 
 ful. Not ufed. 
 
 CONTRIbTATION, ' k6n-trff-ta'- 
 fhun. f. The aft of making fad, 
 the rtate of being made fad. Not 
 ufed. 
 
 CONTRITE, koa'-trite. a. Bruifed, 
 much worn > worn with forrow, 
 harafTed with the fenfe of guilt, 
 penitent. 
 
 CONTRITELY, k6n'-trhe-ly. ad. 
 With contrition. 
 
 CONTlUTENESS, kon'-trlte-ces. f. 
 Contrition, repentance. 
 
 CONTRITION, kon-trliV.fin. f. 
 The aft of grinding or rubbing to 
 powder; penitence, forrow for fia. 
 
 CONTRIVABLE, k6n-tr y !'-vabl. a. 
 Poflibie to be planned by the mind. 
 
 CONTRIVANCE, kon-trf-vans. f. 
 The aft of contriving ; fchem?, 
 plan ; a plot, an artifice. 
 
 To CONTRIVE, koa-tri've. v. a. 
 To plan out ; to nd out means. 
 
 To CONTRIVE, k6n.tri've. v. n. 
 To form or defign, to plan. 
 
 CONTRIVE MENT, k6n-trl've- 
 mint. f. Invention. 
 
 CONTRIVER, k6n-.tf!'-vur. f. An 
 in venter. 
 
 E * CON- 

 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 CONTROL, kon-tro !e. f. A regifter 
 or account kept by another officer, 
 that each may be examined by the 
 ether; check, reitraint; power, au- 
 thority, (uperintendrnce. 
 To CON PROL, kor.-tro'le. v. a. To 
 keep under check by a counter- 
 reckoning; to govern, to reltrair, 
 to confute. 
 
 CONTROLLABLE, kor,-tr61e-.\bl.a. 
 Subjefl to control, fubjecl to be 
 over ruled. 
 
 CONTROLLER, k6n-tr&'le-ur. f. 
 One that hab the power of govern- 
 ing or rr (training. 
 
 CONTROLLERS! i I P,k6n-tru It ur- 
 fMp. f. The ofuce of a controller. 
 CONTROLMiiNT,kAn-tr?/le-niint. 
 f. The roivt-r or ad of fuperin- 
 tcnding or reilraming, reitraint; op- 
 pofition, confutation. 
 CONTROVERSIAL, kon-tro-veV- 
 fhal. a. Relating to difputes, dif- 
 put.uit us. 
 
 CONTROVERSY, kc-/-trw--.5r-fy. 
 1". Difpute, debate ; a I'uit in law ; 
 a quarrel. 
 
 To CONTROVERT, kcV-tri-v*rt. 
 v. a. To debate, to difputc any 
 thing in writing. 
 CONTROVERT! BLE, kon-tro- 
 
 vcrr'-ibl. a. Disputable. 
 CONTROVER1IST, kon'-tro-ver- 
 
 tlil. f. Difputanr. 
 
 CONTUMACIOUS, k6n-tu-ma'- 
 (hus. a. Obflinate, perverfe, ftub- 
 born. 
 
 CO.MTUMACIOUSLY,k6n-tu-ma'- 
 fh'js-ly. ad. Obitinately, inflexi 
 b!y, perverffly. 
 
 CONTUMACIOUSNESS, kin-tfi- 
 m.V-nmf-r.es. f. Obitinacy, per- 
 verftnrfs. 
 
 CONTUMACY, kon'-tu-ma-fy. f. 
 Ob'fliriacy, pervcrlenefs ; in law, a 
 wilful contempt and difobcdicnce to 
 any lawful fummonsor iudicial order 
 CONTUMELIOUS, ' kun-ti-iri'- 
 lyus. a. Reproachful, farcaflick 
 inclined to utter repro::ch ; produc- 
 tive of reproach, fharneful. 
 CONTUMELIOUSLY, kin-tu- 
 lyuf-ly. ad. Reproachfully, con- 
 tcmptuoufly. 
 
 CONTUMELIOUSNESS, kAn-ti- 
 me'-lyuf-nis. f. Rudenefs, reproach. 
 
 CONTUMELY, k6n'-ti -ir.My. f. 
 Contemptuoufnefs, bitterncls of lan- 
 guage, reproach. 
 
 To CONTUSE, kon-ti'z. v. a. To 
 beat together, to bruife ; to bruife 
 the ileih withoat a breach of the 
 continuity. 
 
 CONTUSION, kon.tu'-zhun. f. The 
 ad of beatiiig or bruiling ; the ftate 
 of being beaten or bruiled ; a bruife;. 
 
 CONVALESCENCE, kon-va 1 
 les'-iins. ( , 
 
 CONVALESCENCY, kon-va- f Jl 
 Jds'-'in-fy. J 
 
 Renewal of health, recovery from a 
 diftafe. 
 
 CONVALESCENT, kon-va-les'- 
 lent- a. Recovering. 
 
 To CONVENE, k&n-ve'n. v. n. To 
 come together, to aflemble. 
 
 To CONVENE, kon-vc'n. v. a. To 
 
 call together, to aflerablc, to con- 
 
 ; to fummon judicially. 
 
 CONVENIENCE, k&n-vc'- 1 
 nyer.s. 
 
 CONVEN1ENCY, kon- 
 nvcn-fy. 
 
 comm&dioufnefs, caufe of cafe, ac- 
 commodation ; fitnefc of time or 
 
 CONVENIENT, k6n-vc'-nyent. a. 
 Fit, Suitable, proper. 
 
 CONVENIENTLY, kin-vc'-nyent- 
 ly. ad. Commodioufly, fitly. 
 
 CONVENT, kon'-vent. f. An af- 
 f<mbly of religious perfoas ; a reli- 
 gious houfe, a monaftery, a nunnery. 
 
 To CONVENT, kin-vent', v. a. To 
 call before a judge or judicature. 
 Not in ufe. 
 
 CONVENTICLE, k&n-vcn'-tlkl. f. 
 An aflembly, a meeting ; an aflera- 
 bly for, worfhip ; a fecret all 
 
 CONVENTICLER, kon-ven -tlk, 
 lur. f. One that fupports or fre- 
 quents private and unlawful aflem- 
 blies. 
 
 CONVENTION, kon-ven'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of coming together, union, 
 coalition ; an aflembly ; a contract, 
 an agreement for a time. 
 
 CONVENTIONAL, kAr.-ven'-fhun- 
 41. 
 
 :ially. 
 
 ve-1 f. 
 
 I Fit- 
 
 i-ve'- T nefa,
 
 CON 
 
 CON 
 
 ul. a. Stipulated, agreed on by 
 
 compact. 
 CONVENTIONARY, k6n-ven'- 
 
 lhun-er-y\ a. Acling upon con- 
 trad, fettled by ftipulations. 
 CONVENTUAL, kon-ven'-tu-al. a. 
 
 Belonging <o a corvent, monaftick. 
 CONVENTUAL, k6n-ven'-tu-al. f. 
 
 A monk, a nun, one that lives in a 
 
 convent. 
 To CONVERGE, kon-ver'dzh. v. n. 
 
 To tend to one point from different 
 
 places. 
 
 CONVERGENT,kon-ver'-dzhent. 
 CONVERGING, kAn-vir'-dzhing. 
 
 a. Tending to one point from di 
 
 ferent places. 
 CONVERSABLE, kon-vir'-sibl. a. 
 
 Qualified for converfation, fit for 
 
 company. 
 CONVERSABLENESS, k6n-ver'- 
 
 sabl-nes. f. The quality of being 
 
 a pleafing companion. 
 CONVERSABLY, kon-ver'-sabl-ly. 
 
 ad. In a converfable manner. 
 
 CONVERSANT, 
 
 a. Acquainted with, familiar ; hav- 
 ing intercourfe with any, acquaint- 
 ed ; relating to, concerning. 
 
 CONVERSATION, kon-ver-sa'- 
 fhun. f. Familiar difcourfe, chat, 
 eafy talk ; a particular aft of dif- 
 courfing upon any fubjefl ; com- 
 merce, intercourfe, familiarity ; be- 
 haviour, manner of afting in com- 
 mon life. 
 
 CONVERSATIVE, kon-ver'-fa -tiv. 
 a. Relating to publick life and 
 commerce with men ; not contem- 
 plative. 
 
 To CONVERSE, kon-veVs. v. n. 
 To cohabit with, to hold intercourfe 
 with ; to be acquainted with ; to 
 difcourfe familiarly upon any ftib- 
 jeffc ; tp have commerce with a dif- 
 ferent fex. 
 
 CONVERSE, kon'-vers. f. Man- 
 ner of difcourfmg in familiar life ; 
 acquaintance, cohabitation, famili- 
 arity ; with geometricians it means 
 the contrary. 
 
 CONVERSE, kon'-virs. a. Con- 
 trary. 
 
 CONVERSELY, Bn-ver's-ly. ad. 
 With change of order, reciprocally. 
 
 CONVERSION, kin-ver'-il.un. V. 
 Change from on? Hate into another, 
 travifmutation ; change from repro- 
 bation to grace ; change from one 
 religion to another. 
 
 CONVERS1VE, kin-ver'-siv. a. 
 Converfable, fociable 
 
 To CONVERT, k6n-vert'. v. a. To 
 change into anotner lublrap.ce, to 
 tranfmute ; to change from one re- 
 ligion to another ; to tern from a 
 bad to a good life ; to apply to any 
 ufe, to appropriate. 
 
 To CONVERT, kon-vert'. v. n. To 
 undergo a change, to betrardmuted. 
 
 CONVERT, k6n'-vert. f. A perfon 
 converted from one opinion to ano- 
 ther. 
 
 CONVERTER, k^n-v^rt'-ur. f. One 
 that makes converts. 
 
 CONVERTIBILITY, k6n-ver-tv- 
 bil'-J-ty. f. The quality of being 
 poflible to be converted. 
 
 CONVERTIBLE, k6n-ver'-tibl. a. 
 Sufceptible of change, tranfmut- 
 able; fo much alike as that one may 
 be ufed for the other. 
 
 CONVERTIBLY, k6n-ver'-tlb-ly. 
 ad. Reciprocally. 
 
 CONVERTITE, kon'-ver-tlte. f. A 
 convert. Not in ufe. 
 
 CONVEX, k6n'-veks. a. Rifmg in 
 a circular form, oppofite to concave. 
 
 CONVEX, kon'-veks. f. A convex 
 body. 
 
 CONVEXED, k6n-veka'. part. a. 
 Protuberant in a circular form. 
 
 CONVEXEDLY, kon-vek'-fed-l^. 
 ad. In a convex form. 
 
 CONVEXITY, k6n-veksM-ty. f. 
 Protuberance in a circular form. 
 
 CONVEXLY, k6n-veks'-iy ad. In 
 a convex form. 
 
 CONVEXNESS, k6n-veks'-nes. f. 
 Spheroidical protuberance, convex- 
 ity. 
 
 CONVEXO-CONCAVE, kon-vekC- 
 6-kon"-kave. a. Having the hol- 
 low on the infide, correfponding to 
 the external protuberance. 
 
 To CONVEY, k6n-ve'. v, a. To 
 
 carry, to tranfport from one place 
 
 E E 2 tc
 
 CON 
 
 COO 
 
 to another ; to hand from one to 
 another; to move fecretly ; to tranf- 
 mit ; to transfer ; to deliver to an- 
 other ; to impart. 
 
 CONVEYANCE, kun-ve-'-ans. f. 
 The ad of removing any thing ; 
 way for carriage or tranfportation ; 
 the method of removing fecretly ; 
 the means by which any thing is 
 conveyed ; delivery from one to an- 
 other; ad of transferring property ; 
 writing by which property is tranf- 
 fcrred. 
 
 CONVEYANCER, kcn-vS'-an-fur. f. 
 A lawyer who draws writings by 
 which property is transferred. 
 
 CONVEYER, kon-ve' ur. f. One 
 who carries or tranfmits any tiling. 
 
 CONVICT, kon'-vikt. f. A perfon 
 call at the bar. 
 
 CONVICT, kon-vlk't. a. Convided, 
 deteded in guilt. 
 
 To CONVICT, kon-vlk't. v. a. To 
 prove guilty, to deted in guilt ; to 
 confute ; to difcovo to be f<:ite. 
 
 CONVICTION, kon-vlk'-mun. f. 
 Detedion of guilt ; the ad of con- 
 vincing, confutation. 
 
 CONVICTIVE, k6n-vlk'-tlv. a. 
 Having the power of convincing. 
 
 To CONVINCE, kon-vin's. v. a. 
 To force another to acknowledge a 
 conteded pofuion ; to convid. 
 
 CONVINCEMKNT, kon-via's- 
 ment. f. Convidion. 
 
 CONVINCIBLE, kon-vin'-slbl. a. 
 Capable of convidion ; capable of 
 being evidently difproved. 
 
 CONVINCINGLY, kon-vIn'-sLg- 
 ly. ad. In fuch a manner as to 
 leave no room for doubt. 
 
 CONVINCINGNESS, kon-vin'- 
 slng-n^s. f. The power of con- 
 vincing. 
 
 To CONVIVE, k6n-vi've. v. a. To 
 \ entertain, to feaft. Obfolete. 
 
 CONV1VAL, k6n-vl'-vil. 7 a. 
 
 CONVIVIAL, kon-vlv'-yal. $ Re- 
 lating to an entertainment, feflal, 
 focial. 
 
 CONUNDRUM, ko-nun'-drum.f. A 
 low jeft, a quibble. 
 
 To CONVOCATE, k6n'-v6-kite. 
 v.a. To call together. 
 
 CONVOCATION, kon-vo-ka'-fcfin. 
 f. The ad of calling to an ailembly ; 
 an afTembly; an a0embly of the 
 clergy for confutation upon matters 
 ecclefiailica!. 
 
 To CON-VOKE, k6n-vo'ke. v. a. 
 To call together, to fummoa to an 
 aflemblv. 
 
 To CONVOLVE, kon-volv 1 . v. a. 
 To roll together, to roll one part 
 u>.>on anothtr. 
 
 CONVOLUTED, kon-vo la'-tld. 
 part. a. Twilled, rolled upon itfelf. 
 
 CONVOLUTION, k6n-v6-lu'-mun. 
 f. The ad of rolling any thing 
 upon itfelf; the itate of rolling to- 
 gether in company. 
 
 CONVOY, kon'-voy.f. Attendance 
 at fed or on the road by way of de- 
 fence ; the ad of attending as a de? 
 
 To CONVOY, kon-voy'. v. a. To 
 accompany by land or fea, for the 
 fake of defence. 
 
 CONUSANCE, kun'-u-fans.f. Cog- 
 nifance, notice. A law term. 
 
 To CONVULSE, k6n-vul's. v. a. 
 To give an irregular and involun- 
 tary motion to the parts of any 
 body. 
 
 CONVULSION,k6n-vul'-fliiin.f. An 
 involumaiy contradion of the fibres 
 and mufcles ; an irregular and vio- 
 lent motion, commotion. 
 
 CONVULSIVE, kon-vul'-slv. a. Giv- 
 ing tkviches orfpalms. 
 
 CONY, kun'-hy. f- A rabbit, an ani- 
 mal that burroughs in the ground. 
 
 CONY BOROUGH, kun'-ny bfir-i. 
 f. A place where rabbits make thsir 
 
 . holes in the ground. 
 
 To CONYCAJCH, kur.'-ny-katch. 
 v. n. To cheat, to bite, to trick. 
 Now obfolete. 
 
 To COO, ko'. v. n. To cry as a 
 dove or pigeon. 
 
 COOK, Ivuk". f. One whofe profeffion 
 is to drels and prepare victuals for 
 the table. 
 
 COOK-MAID, kuk'-mAde. f. A 
 maid that dreflcs provifions. 
 
 COOK-ROOM, kiik'-ro.T). f. A room 
 in which provifions are prepared for 
 the fhip's crew. 
 
 To
 
 coo 
 
 COP 
 
 To COOK, kuk'. v. a. To prepare 
 
 vi&uals for the table. 
 COOKERY, kuk'-er-y. f. The art 
 
 of dreffing viduals. 
 COOL, ko'l. a. Somewhat cold, ap- 
 proaching to cold ; not zealous, not 
 fond. 
 
 COOL, ko'l. f. Freedom from heat. 
 To COOL, k6'l. v. a. To make 
 cool, to allay heat ; to quiet par- 
 tier, to calm anger. 
 To COOL, ko'l. v. n. To grow left 
 hot; to grow lefs warm with re- 
 gard to paffion. 
 
 COOLER, ko' lur. f. That which has 
 
 the power of cooling the 'body ; a 
 
 veffe 1 in which any thing is made cool. 
 
 COOLLY, ko'-ly. ad. Without heat, 
 
 01 ih-i-:. ooid; without paflion. 
 COOLNbJ>S ko'1-nes.f. Gentle cold, 
 a foft or mild degree of cold ; want 
 of affel ; on, diiinclination j freedom 
 from paffion. 
 
 COOM, kom. f. Soot that gathers 
 over an oven's mouth ; that maiter 
 that works out of the wheels of car- 
 riages. 
 COOMB, ko'm. (. A meafure of 
 
 corn containing four bufhels. 
 COOP, ko'p. f. A cage, a pen for 
 
 animals, as poultry or fheep. 
 To COOP, ko'p. v. a. To ftiut up 
 
 in a narrow compafs, to cage. 
 COOPEE, ko-pe'. f. A motion in 
 
 dancing. 
 COOPER, ko-pur. f. One that makes 
 
 coops or barrels. 
 COOPERAGE, ko'-pur-Hzh. f. The 
 price paid for coopers work ; a coop- 
 er's workfhop. 
 
 To COOPERATE, k6-6p' er-ate 
 v. n. To labour jointly with another 
 to the fame end j to concur in the 
 fame effect. 
 
 COOPERATION, ko-op-er-a'-fhun 
 f. The aft of contributing or con- 
 curring to the fame end. 
 COOPERATIVE, k6-6p'-_er-i-tfv. a 
 
 Promoting the fame end jointly. 
 COOPERATOR, ko-op'-er-a-tur. f 
 He that, by joint endeavours, pro 
 motes the fame end with others. 
 COOPTATION, ko-op-ta'-fhun. i 
 Adoption, affumption. 
 
 COORDINATE, ko-a'r-dl-nit. a. 
 
 Holding the fame rank. 
 COORDINATELY, ko a'r-dl-net- 
 
 ly. ad. In the fame rank. 
 COORDINATENESS, ko-a'r-df- 
 r,et-nes. f. The itate of being coor-' 
 d if. ate. 
 
 COORDINATION, ko-or-dl-ra'- 
 Ihun. f. The ilate of holding the 
 fame rank, collateralnefs. 
 COOT, ko c. f. A fmall black water 
 
 fowl. 
 
 COP, kop'. f. The head, the top of 
 any thing. 
 
 OPARCENARY, ko-pa'r-feUn^r- 
 y. f. joint iucceffion to any inherit- 
 a nee. 
 
 COPARCENER, ko par-fe-nur. f. 
 
 Coparceners are fuch as have equal 
 
 portion in the inheritance of the an- 
 
 ceftor. 
 
 COPARCENY, k6-pa'r-fe-n^. f. An 
 
 equal fhare of coparceners. 
 COPARTNER, k6-pa'rt-nur. f. One 
 that has a fhare in fome common 
 ftock or affair. 
 
 COPARTNERSHIP, ko-pa'rt-mir- 
 
 fhip. f. The ilate of bearing an 
 
 equal part, or poflefling an equal 
 
 fhare. 
 
 COPATAIN, k6p'-a-tin. a. High 
 
 railed, pointed. Obfolete. 
 CCPAYVA, k6-pa'-va. f. The fame 
 
 with capivi. 
 
 COPE, ko'pe. f. Any thing with 
 which the head is covered ; a facer- 
 dotal cloak, worn in facred mini- 
 ftration ; any thing which is fpread 
 over the head. 
 
 To COPE, ko'pe. v. a. To cover, as 
 with a cope ; to contend with, to 
 oppofe. 
 To COPE, ko'pe. v. n. To contend, 
 
 to ftruggle, to ftrive. 
 COPIER, kop'-py-ur. f. One that 
 copies, a tranicrioer; a plagiary, 
 an imitator. 
 
 COPING, k&'-plng. f. The upper 
 tire of mafonry which covers the 
 v\ali. 
 
 COPIOUS, ko'-pyus. *. Plentiful, 
 abundant, abounding in words or 
 imao-es. 
 
 COPIOUSLY, ko'-pyuf.Iy. ad. Plen- 
 tifully,
 
 COP 
 
 COR 
 
 tifully, abundantly, in great quan- 
 tities ; at large, diffufely. 
 
 COPIOUSNESS, ko'-pyuf-nes. f. 
 Plenty, abundance ; exuberance of 
 ftyle. 
 
 COPIST, kop'-ift. f. A copier; an 
 imitator. 
 
 COPLAND, kop'-Iand. f. A piece 
 of ground which terminates with an 
 acute angle. 
 
 COPPED, kept', a. Rifing to a top 
 or head. 
 
 COPPEL, kAp'-pII. f. See CUPEL. 
 
 COPPER, k6p'-pur. f. A metal of a 
 pale reddifh colour; a boiler larger 
 than a moveable pot, made of copper. 
 
 COi'PER-NOSE, kop'-pur-n6ze. f. 
 A red nofe. 
 
 COPPER-PLATE, kop'-pur-pla'te. f. 
 A plate on which pictures are en- 
 graven ; the impreflion from fuch 
 a plate. 
 
 COPPER-WORK, kop'-pur.wurk. f. 
 A place where copper is manufac- 
 tured. 
 
 COPPERAS, kop'-per-as. f. Vitriol 
 vulgarly fo called. 
 
 COPPERSMITH, k6p'-pur-fmhh. f 
 One that manufactures copper. 
 
 COPPERWORM, kop'-pur-wurm. f. 
 A little worm in fhips ; a worm 
 breeding in one's hand. 
 
 COPPERY, k6p'-pur-y. a. Contain- 
 ing copper. 
 
 COPPICE, k6/- pis. f. Low woods 
 cut at ftated times for fuel. 
 
 COPPLK-DUST, kop'1-duft. f. Pow- 
 der ufed in purifying metals. 
 
 COPPLE-STGNES, kop'l-ftonz. f 
 Lumps or fragments of ftone, broken 
 from the adjacent cliffs, round -d by 
 being tumbled to and again by the 
 aftion of the water. 
 
 COPPLED, kop'Id. a. Rifing in a 
 conick form. 
 
 COPSE, kops'. f. Short wood. 
 
 To COPSE, kops'. v. a. Toprefervt 
 underwoods. 
 
 COPULA, kip'-u-Ii. f. The word 
 which unites the fubjedl and pre- 
 dicate of a propofuion. 
 
 To COPULATE, k&p'-u-late. v. a. 
 To unite, to conjoin. 
 
 To COPULATE, kop'-u-late. v. n. 
 4 
 
 To come together as different 
 fexes. 
 
 COPULATION, k6p-u-14'.fliun. f. 
 The congrefs or embrace of tne two 
 fexes. 
 
 COPULATIVE, k6p'-u-la-tlv. a. A 
 term of grammar. 
 
 COPY, kop'-y. f. A tranfcript from 
 the archetype or original ; an iuui- 
 vidual book, as a good and fair 
 copy; the original, the archetype ; 
 a pi&ure drawn from another pic- 
 ture. 
 
 To COPY, kop'-y. v. a. To tran- 
 fcribe, to write after an original ; 
 to imitate, to propofe to imitation. 
 
 To COPY, kop'-y. v. n. To do any 
 thing in imitation of Something elfe. 
 
 COPY-BOOK, k6p'-^-buk. f. A 
 book in which copies are written 
 for learners to imitate. 
 
 COPY-HOLD, kop' y-h61d. f. A 
 tenure, for which the tenant hath 
 nothing to (how but the copy of the 
 rolls made by the fteward of his 
 lord's court. 
 
 COPY-HOLDER, k6p'-y-hol-dur. 
 f. One that is pofleffed of land in 
 copy-hold. 
 
 COPY-MONEY, k6p'-y-mun-ny. f. 
 money given for copy-right. 
 
 COPY-RIGHT, k&p'-f-rlte. f. The 
 exclufive right which an author has 
 to publifh his own work. 
 
 COPYER, kop'-y-ur. If. One who 
 
 COPYIST, k6p -y-lft. j copies writ- 
 ing or pictures. 
 
 To COQUET, ko-keY. v.a. To treat 
 with an appearance of amorous ten- 
 dernefs. 
 
 To COQUET, k&-keY. v. n. To 
 aft the lover. 
 
 COQUETRY, ko-ket'-ry\ f. Affec- 
 tation of amorous advances. 
 
 COQUETTE, k6-ket'. f. A gay, 
 airy girl, who endeavours to attract 
 notice. 
 
 C9R ACLE, kor'-akl. f. A boat ufed 
 in Wales by rimers. 
 
 CORAL, kor'-al. f. The teftaceous 
 habitation of a marine animal of the 
 polypus kind, it is ufually of a fine 
 red colour, capable of being polifhed, 
 and employed for fome ornamental 
 purpofes ;
 
 COR 
 
 COR 
 
 purpofes; a piece of coral fet in a 
 handle for infants to rub their gums 
 with. 
 
 CORAL-TREE, kir'-al-tre. f. A 
 tree growing in warm climates, that 
 produces beautiful red flowers. 
 CORALLINE, kor'-al-Jine. a. Con- 
 
 fitling of coral. 
 
 CORALLINE, kor'-al-llne. f. A 
 marine production of a fimilar na- 
 ture with coral. 
 CORALL01D, k&r'-il-loid. 
 CORALLOIDAL, kor-al-loi'd-al. 
 
 a. Refembli g coral. 
 CORANT, ko-rant'. f. A nimble 
 
 fprightly, dance. 
 .CO KB AN, kor' ban. f. An alms- 
 
 baflcet, a gift, an alms. 
 CORBE1LS, kor'-beiz. f. Little baf- 
 kets ufed in fortification, rilled with 
 earti. 
 
 CORBEL, kor'-bel f. In architec- 
 ture, the reprefentation of a bilkec; 
 the vafe or umbourof the Corinthian 
 column; a fhort piece of timber flick- 
 ing out from a wall, fometimes placed 
 for ftrength under the femig'rders 
 of a platform ; a niche. 
 CORD, k&'rd. f. A rope, a firing ; 
 a quantity of wood for fuel ; a pile 
 eight feet long, four high, and four 
 broad. 
 
 CORD-MAKER, k;\'rd-ina-k6r. f. 
 
 One whofe trade is to make ropes, a 
 
 rope maker. 
 
 CORD- WOOD, ka'rd-wud f. Wood 
 
 piled up for fuel. 
 To CORD, kd'rd. v. a. To bind 
 
 with ropes. 
 CORDAGE, ka'r-didzh. f. A quan- 
 tity of cords. 
 CORDED, ka'r-did. a. Made o 
 
 ropes, 
 
 CORDELIER, k6r-d& IS'r. f. A Fran 
 cifcan friar, fo named from the core 
 , which fervcs him for a cincture. 
 CORDIAL, ka'rd-yal. f. A medicim 
 that increafes the force of the heart 
 or quickens the circulation ; an] 
 medicine that increafes ftrength 
 any thing that comforts, gladdens 
 and exhilarates. 
 
 CORDIAL, ka'rd-yal. a. Reviving 
 invigorating 5 fincere, hearty. 
 
 CORDIALJTY, kord-yal'-I-ty. f. 
 
 Relation to the heart ; fincerity. 
 CORDIALLY, ka'rd-yal y. ad. Sin- 
 
 cerely, heartily. 
 CORDWAIN, ka'rd-wane. f. Spanifli 
 
 leather. 
 CORDWAINER, ka'rd-wane-ur. f. 
 
 A fhoe-maker. 
 
 CORE, k&'re. f. The heart ; the 
 inner part of any thing ; the inner 
 part of a fruit which contains the 
 kernel ; the matter contained in a 
 boil or fore. 
 
 CORIACEOUS, ko-ry.a'-fhus. a. 
 Confining of leather; of a fubftance 
 refembling leather. 
 CORIANDER, k6-ry-an'-dur. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 
 CORINTH, kiir'-runt. f. A fmall 
 fruit commoly called currant. 
 ORINTHIAN, ko-rfn'-tfeyan. a. 
 The Corinthian is generally reckon* 
 ed the fourth of the five orders of ar- 
 chitecture. 
 
 CORK, ka'rk. f. A glandiferous tree, 
 in all refpefts like the ilex, excepting 
 the bark ; the bark of the cork tree, 
 ufed for floppies ; the ftopple of a 
 bottle. 
 To CORK, ka'rk. v. a. To pot 
 
 corks into bottles. 
 CORKING-PIN, ka'r king-pin', f. 
 
 A pin of the largefl. fize. 
 CORKY, ka'r-ky. a. Confiiling of 
 
 cork. 
 
 CORMORANT, ka'r-mo rant. f. A 
 
 bird that preys upon fi(h; a glutton. 
 
 CORN, ka'rn. f. Tht feeds which. 
 
 grow in ears, not in pods ; grain 
 
 unreapedj grain in the ear, yet un- 
 
 threfhed ; an excreicence on the 
 
 feet, hard and painful. 
 
 To CORN, ka'rn. v. a. To fait, to 
 
 fpririkle with fait; to form into 
 
 fmall grains. 
 
 CORN-FIELD,ka'rn-fe'ld.f. Afield 
 
 where corn is growing. 
 CORN-FLAG,ka'rn-flag. f. Aplant: 
 the leaves are like thofe of the fleur- 
 de-lis. 
 CORN-FLOOR, ka'rn-flor. f. TBfc 
 
 . floor where corn is flored. 
 CORN-FLOWER, karn'-flow- ur. f. 
 The blue bottle. 
 
 CORN-
 
 COR 
 
 COR 
 
 CORN-LAND, ka'rn-Und. f. Land 
 appropriated to the production of 
 grain. 
 
 CORN-MILL, klYn-rnil. f. A mill 
 to grind corn into meal. 
 
 CORN-PIPE, ka'rn-plpe. f. A pipe 
 made by flitting the joint of a green 
 ftalk of corn. 
 
 CORNCHANDLER, kd'rn.tmand- 
 lur. f. One that retails corn, 
 
 CORNCUFTER, ka'rn-kut tur. f. 
 A man whofe profefllon is to extir- 
 pate ccrns from the foot. 
 
 CORNEL, ka'r-ncl. ) 
 
 CORNELIAN-TREE, k6r a*'- V ( 
 lyan-tre. ) 
 
 The Cornel tree beareth the fruit 
 commonly called the cornelian- 
 cherry. 
 
 CORNEOUS, ka'r.n)'.us. a. Horny, 
 of a fubilance refembling horn. 
 
 CORNER, ka'r-nur. f. An angle; a 
 fecret or remote place ; the extre- 
 mities, the utmoft limit. 
 
 CORNER-STONE, ka'r-nur-flo'ne. 
 f. The Hone that unites the two 
 walls at the corner. 
 
 CORNERWISE, ka'r-rmr-wize. ad 
 Diagonally. 
 
 COK.NET, ki'r-rit. f. A mafica! in- 
 ftrument blown with the mouth ; a 
 company or troop of horfe, in this 
 fenfe oblblete ; the officer that bears 
 the ftandard of a troop; Corru-t 
 of a horfe is the loweit pact of 
 his paftem that runs round the coffin. 
 
 CORNETTER, ka'r-nct ur. f. A 
 blower of the cornet 
 
 CORNICE, ka'r-nis. f. The highefl 
 proje&ion of a wall or column. 
 
 CORNlCLt, ki'r-nlkl. f. A little 
 horn. 
 
 CORNIFICK, kor-nlf-Ik. a. Pro- 
 doftive of horns, making horns. 
 
 CORNIGEROUS, kor-nidzh'-c-rus. 
 a. Horned, having horns. 
 
 CORNUCOPIA, ka'r-nu-ku"-pH. f. 
 The horn of plenty. 
 
 To CORNUTE, k6r-nu't. v. a. To 
 beftow horns, to cuckold. 
 
 t)ORNUTED, kor-nu'-tid.a. Graft- 
 ed with horns, cuckolded. 
 
 CORNUTO, kcV-nu'-ti, f. A man 
 horned, a cuckold. 
 
 CORNY, ki'r-ny. a. Strong or hard 
 like horn, horny; producing grain 
 or corn. 
 
 COROLLA, ko-rol'-la. f. The va- 
 rioufly coloured leaves, or petals, 
 that form the molt confpicuous part 
 of a flower. 
 
 COROLLARY, k6r'-6-lar-y. f. The 
 condufion; an inference; fur- 
 plus. 
 
 CORONAL, k6r'-6-nal. f. A crown, 
 a garland. 
 
 CORONAL, k6r'-6-niI. a. Belong- 
 ing to the cop of the head. 
 
 CORONARY, kor'-6-ner-y. a. Rs- 
 laiing to a crown ; it is applied in 
 anatomy to arteries fancied to en- 
 compafs the heart in the manner of 
 a garland. 
 
 '.'ORON.ATION, k6r.&-ra'-ftAn. f. 
 The ad or folemnity of crowning a 
 king ; the pomp or ailembly pre- 
 lent at a coronation 
 
 CORONER, kor'-i-nur. f. An offi- 
 cer whofe duty is to inquire, how 
 ;my violent death was occafioned. 
 
 CORONKT, k6r' 6 net f. An infe- 
 riour crown worn by the nobility. 
 
 CORPORAL, ka'r-p&-ril. f. The 
 lowelt officer in the army; a low 
 fea -officer. 
 
 CORPORAL, ka'r-po-ral. a. Re. 
 lating to the body, bt longing to the 
 body ; material, not fpiritual. 
 
 CORPORAL1TY, kir-po.ral'-i-ty. f. 
 The quality of being embodied. 
 
 CORPORALLY, ka'r- r &-ral-y\ ad. 
 Bodily. 
 
 CORPORATE, ki'r-r,6-rct. a. United 
 in a body or community. 
 
 CORPORATION, kAr-pft ra'-fhun.f. 
 A body politic!:. 
 
 CORPORATURE, ka'r-po ra-tur. f. 
 .'-ite of being embodied 
 
 CORPOREAL, kor-po'-rf 41. a. Hav- 
 ing a body, not immaterial. 
 
 CORPOREITY, k6r-p6-re'-I-ty. (. 
 Materiality, bodilyneis. 
 
 CORPORIFI CATION, 'k6r-p6-rlf- 
 y-kA'-flu'in. f. The aft of giving 
 body or palpability. 
 
 To CORPOR1FY, kor-por'-ry-fy. 
 v. a. To embody, to infpiffate into 
 body. Not ttfed. 
 
 CORPS,
 
 COR 
 
 COR 
 
 CORPS, ko're : pi. ko'rz. f. A body 
 of forces. 
 
 CORPSE, ka'rps. f. A body; a car 
 cafe, a dead body. 
 
 CORPULENCE,ka'r-pu-lens. ? f 
 
 CORPULENCY,kaV P u-ien-fy. J *' 
 Bulkineis of body, flefhinefs. 
 
 CORPULENT, ka'r-pu-lent. a. 
 Flefhy, bulky. 
 
 CORPUSCLE, ka'r-pifkl. f. A fmall 
 body, an atom. 
 
 CORPUSCULAR, kor-puV-ku- T 
 ler. I i 
 
 CORPUSCULARIAN,kor-pus- f a> 
 ku-la'-ry-an. J 
 
 Relating to bodies, comprifing bo- 
 dies. 
 
 To CORRADE, k6r-ra'de. v. a. To 
 rub off, to fcrape together. 
 
 COR RADIATION, kor-ra-dy-a'- 
 ftmn. f. A conjunction of rays in one 
 point. 
 
 To CpRRECT, k6r-rekt'. v. a. To 
 punifti, to chaftife; to amend; to 
 obviate the qualities of one ingre- 
 dient by another. 
 
 CORRECT, k6r-rekt'. a. Revifed or 
 finifhed with exactnefs. 
 
 CORRECTION, k6r-rek'-Mn. f. 
 Punifhment, difcipline ; amend- 
 ment; that which is fubftituted in 
 the place of any thing wrong ; re- 
 prehenfion ; abatement of noxious 
 qualities, by the addition of fome- 
 thing contrary. 
 
 CORRECTIONER, kor-rcY-ihun- 
 ur. f. A jail-bird. Obfolete. 
 
 CORRECTIVE, kor-rek'-tlv. a. 
 Having the power to alter or ob- 
 viate any bad qualities. 
 
 CORRECTIVE, kor-rek'-t!v. f. That 
 which has the power of altering or 
 obviating any thing amifs; limita- 
 tion, reftriftion. 
 
 CORRECTLY, k6r-rekt'-ly. ad. Ac- 
 curately, exaftly. 
 
 CORRECTNESS, kor-rekt'-nes. f. 
 Accuracy, exadlnefs. 
 
 CORRECTOR, k6r-rek'-tur. f. He 
 that amends, or alters, by punifti- 
 ment ; he that revifes any thing to 
 free it from faults; fuch an ingre- 
 dient in a compofition, as guards 
 againft or abates the force of another. 
 
 CORREGIDpR, kor-redzh'-y-dcVe. 
 f. The chief judge of a town, or 
 province, iu Spain. 
 
 To CORRELATE, kor-re-la'te. v. r. 
 To have a reciprocal relation, as 
 father and fon. 
 
 CORRELATE, kor'-re-late. f. One 
 that Hands in the oppofite rela- 
 tion. 
 
 CORRELATIVE, k6r-rel'-i-tlv. a. 
 Having a reciprocal relation. 
 
 CORRELAT1VENESS, kor-rel'-a. 
 dv-nes. f. The Hate of being cor- 
 relative. 
 
 CORRUPTION, kor-rep'-fhun. f. 
 Chiding, reprehenfion, reproof. 
 
 CORREPTORY, kor-rep'-tur-y. a. 
 Chiding, reproving. 
 
 To CORRESPOND, k6r-ref-pond'. 
 v. n. To fuit, to anfwer, to fit; to 
 keep up commerce with another by 
 alternate letters. 
 
 CORRESPONDENCE,k6r-ref--l 
 p6n'-dens. I - 
 
 CORRESPONDENCY,k6r-rel- f L 
 pon'-den-fy. J 
 
 Relation, reciprocal adaptation of 
 one thing to another ; intercourfe, 
 reciprocal intelligence ; friendfhip, 
 interchange of offices or civilities. 
 
 CORRESPONDENT, k6r-ref-p6n'- 
 dent. a. Suitable, adapted, anfwer- 
 able. 
 
 CORRESPONDENT, k6r-ref-p6n'^ 
 dent. f. One with whom intelli- 
 gence or commerce is kept up by 
 mutual meflages or letters. 
 
 CORRESPONSIVE, k6r-ref-pon'- 
 siv. a. Anfwerable, adapted to any 
 thing. 
 
 CORRIDOR, kr-ry-do're. f. The 
 covert way lying round the fortifi- 
 cations j a gallery or long aifle 
 round about a building. 
 
 CORRIGIBLE, kor'-rl-dzhlbl. a.- 
 That which may be altered or amend- 
 ed ; punilhable. 
 
 CORRIVAL, kor.ri'-val. f. Rival, 
 competitor. 
 
 CORRIVALRY, kor-ri'-val-ry. f. 
 Competition. 
 
 CORROBORANT, k6r-rb'-6-rant. 
 a. Having the power to give ftrength. 
 
 To CORROBORATE, k6r-r&/-6- 
 F F iite.
 
 G O R 
 
 COR 
 
 rile. v. a. To confirm, to efta- 
 
 blifh ; to ftrengthen, to make ftrong. 
 CORROBORATiON, kor-rob-o-ra- 
 
 fhun. f. The a& of ftrengthening 
 
 or confirming. 
 CORROBORATIVE, kor-r6b'-&-ra- 
 
 tlv. a. Having the power of in- 
 
 creafiog ftrength. 
 To CORRODE, k6r-ro'de. v. a. To 
 
 eat away by degrees, to wear away 
 
 gradually. 
 CORRODENT, kor-ro'-dent. a. 
 
 Having the power of corroding or 
 
 wafting. 
 CORRODIBILITY, LSr-ro-dy-blT- 
 
 I-ty. f. Pofllbility to be confumed 
 
 by a menftruum. 
 CORROD1BLE, kor-ro'-dibl. a. Pof- 
 
 fible to be confumed. 
 CORRODY, kor'-ro dv. f. A de- 
 falcation from an allowance or falary, 
 
 for fome other than the original 
 
 purpofe. 
 CORROSIBLE, kar-ro'-slbl. a. Poffi- 
 
 ble to be tonfumed by a rocnruuzn. 
 CORROSIBLENESS, kir-r-Y-jibl- 
 
 nes. f. Sufceptibility c f corrofion. 
 CORROSION, kir-r&'-zhun. f. The 
 
 power of eating or wearing away by 
 
 degrees. 
 CORROSIVE, k6r-r6'-slv. a. Having 
 
 the power of wearing away ; having 
 
 the quality to fret or vex. 
 CORROSIVE, k6r.r6'-si*. f. That 
 
 which has the quality of wafting 
 
 any thing away ; that which has 
 
 the power of giving pain. 
 CORROSIVELY, kor-ro'-slv-ly. ad. 
 
 Like a corrofive ; with the power of 
 
 corrofion. 
 CORKOS1VENESS, kor-r&'-slr-nes. 
 
 f. The quality of corroding or eat- 
 ing away, acrimony. 
 C9RRUGANT, kor'-rfi-gAnt.a. Hav- 
 ing the power of contracting into 
 
 wrinkles. 
 To CORRUGATE, kAr'-rfi.gate. 
 
 v. a. To wrinkle or purfe up. 
 CORRUGATION, k6r-ru-g4'-lhun. 
 
 f. Contraction into wrinkles. 
 To CORRUPT, kor-rupt'. v.a. To 
 
 turn from a ibund to a putrefcent 
 
 Hate, to infrft; to deprave, to de- 
 integrity, to vitiate. 
 
 To CORRUPT, k6r-r&pe'. v. n. To 
 become putrid, to grow rotten. 
 
 CORRUPT, kir-rupt'. a. Vicious, 
 tainted with wickednefs. 
 
 CORRUPTER, k6r-r6p'.tur. f. He 
 that taints or vitiates. 
 
 CORRUPTIBILITY, k6r-rup-ti- 
 bll'-f-ty.f. Poffibilitytobecorrupted. 
 
 CORRUPTIBLE, kir-r&p'-tlbl. a. 
 Sufceptibility of corruption j pof- 
 fible to be viated. 
 
 CORRUPTJBLENESS, kor-rup'- 
 tlbl-n^s. f. Sufceptibility of cor- 
 ruption. 
 
 CORRUPTIBLY, kir-rup'-ti'b-ly. ad. 
 ' In fuch a manner as to be corrupted. 
 
 CORRUPTION, k6r-r6p'-niun. f. 
 The principle by which bodies tend 
 to the feparation of their parts ; 
 wickednefs, perverfion of principles; 
 putrefcence ; matter or pus in a fore ; 
 the means by which any thing is vi- 
 tiated, depravation. 
 
 CORRUPTI VK,kir-rup'-tIv. a. Hav- 
 ing the quality of tainting or vitiating. 
 
 CORRUPTLESS, kor-rupt'-les. a. 
 Infufceptible of corruption ; undc- 
 cayirfg. 
 
 CORRUPTLY, k6r-rupt'-ly. ad, 
 Witn corruption, with taint; vi- 
 cioufly, contrary to purity. 
 
 CORRUPTNESS, kir-rupt'-nes. f. 
 The quality of corruption, putref- 
 cence, vice. 
 
 CORSAIR, k6r'-far. f. A pirate. 
 
 CORSE, ko'rfe. f. A dead body, a 
 carcafe. 
 
 CORSELET, kors'-let. f. A light 
 armour for the forepart of the body. 
 
 CORTICAL, ka'r-ti-kal. a. Barky, 
 belonging to the rind. 
 
 CORTICATED, ka'r-tl-k-UId. a. 
 Refembling the bark of a tree. 
 
 CORTICOSE, kar-t!-k&'fe. a. Full 
 of bark. 
 
 CORVETTO, kor-vet'-t6. f. The 
 curvet. 
 
 CORUSCANT, ko-rus'-kant. a. 
 Glittering by flames, flaming. 
 
 CORUSCATION, kor-uf-ka'-fhun. f. 
 FJafh, quick vibration of light. 
 
 CORYMBIATED, ko-rlm'-bv-a-tfd. 
 a. Garuilhed with branches of 
 bcnies. 
 
 CORYM-
 
 COS 
 
 COT 
 
 CORYMBIFEROUS, Uo-rlai-blf-ft 
 rus. a. Bearing fruit or berries in 
 bunches. 
 
 CORYMBUS, ko nm'-bus. f. A- 
 mongft ancient botaniih, clutters oi 
 berries: amongft modern botaniih, 
 a compounded difeous flower; fuch 
 are the flowers of dailies, and com- 
 mon marygold. . 
 
 CORYPHAEUS, k6r-y-fe"-us. f. The 
 leader of the chorus in the ancient 
 tragedy. 
 
 COSCINOMANCY,k6s-sIn'-o-min- 
 fy. f. The art of divination by 
 means of a fieve. 
 COSIER, k6'-zhur.f. A botcher. Ob- 
 
 folete. ' 
 
 COSINE, ko'-sine. f. The right fine 
 of an arch, which is the complement 
 of another to ninety degrees. 
 COSMETICK, k6z-roei'-ik. a. 
 
 Beautifying. 
 
 COSMETICK, koz-met'-ik. f. Any 
 thing ufed to render the flcin fair and 
 delicate. 
 
 COSMIC AL, koz'-ml-kal. a. Re- 
 lating to the world ; rifing .or fet- 
 ting with the fun. 
 COSMICALLY, koz'-ml-cal-y. ad. 
 
 With the fu-;% 
 
 COSMOGONY, koz-mog' g6-ny. f. 
 The rife or birth of the world, the 
 creation. 
 
 COSMOGRAPHER, k6z-mog'-gra- 
 fur. f. One who writes a defcription 
 of the world. 
 
 COSMOGRAPHICAL, koz-m6- 
 graf-y-kal. a. Relating to a gene- 
 ral defcription of the world. 
 COSMOGRAPHICALLY, koz-mo- 
 graf-y-kal-y. ad. In a manner 
 relating to the ftrudlure of the 
 world. 
 
 COSMOGRAPHY, k6z-m6g'-gra- 
 fy. f. The fcience of the general 
 fyftem of the world ; a general de- 
 fcription of the univerfe, 
 COSMOLATRY, k6z-m61'-la-try. f. 
 Worfhip paid to the univerfe or it's 
 parts. 
 COSMOPOLITAN, k6z-m6-l 
 
 P 6l'-y-tan. / f 
 
 -COSMOPOLITE^koz-mop'-po- f 
 lite, 
 
 A citizen of th.e world, one who h 
 at home in every place. 
 To COSS, k<J>/. v. a. To turn a dog 
 loofe . with fomething tied to his 
 tail. 
 COSSET, k6s'-t, f. A lamb brought 
 
 up without the dam. 
 COST, k6il'. f. The price of any 
 thing; charge, expenfe; lofs, de- 
 triment. 
 To COST, k6lV. v. n. To be bought 
 
 for, to be had at a price. 
 COSTAL, k6i'-tal. a. Belonging to 
 
 the ribs. 
 
 COSTARD, kos'-tard. f. A head, an 
 
 apple round and bulky like the head. 
 
 COSTIVE, kos'-dv. a. Bound in the 
 
 body ; clofe. 
 
 COSTIVENESS,kos'-tIv-nes.f. The 
 ftate of the body in which excretion 
 is obftrucled. 
 COSTLINESS, kfl'-ly>cs. f. Sump- 
 
 ttioufnefs, expenvenefs. 
 COSTLY, koir-ly. a. Sumptuous, 
 
 expenfive. 
 
 COT, kot'. f. A fmall houfe, a hut, 
 a mean habitation ; a frame for 9 
 bed to be lufpended ; refufe wool. 
 COTANGENT, k&-tan'-dzhnt. f. 
 The tangent of an arch which is the 
 complement of another to ninety de- 
 grees. 
 
 COTEMPORARY/ k6-tem'-pS-rar- 
 y. a. Living at the fame time, coe- 
 taneous, contemporary, 
 COTILLON, ko-tii'-yun. f. A kind 
 
 of light French dance. 
 GOTLAND, k6t'-land. f. Land ap- 
 
 pendant to a cottage. 
 COTQUEAN, k6t'-kwen. f. A man 
 who bufies hiinfelf with women's 
 affairs. 
 COTTAG^, Kot'-Hdzh. f. A h-ut, * 
 
 mean habitation. 
 
 COTTAGER, kit'.ta-dzhur.f. One 
 : who lives in a hut or cottage ; one 
 who lives in the common, without 
 paying rent. 
 
 COTTIER, kot'-yer. f. One who in- 
 habits a cot. 
 
 COTTON, kot'n. f. The down of 
 the cotton- tree ; a plant ; cloth or 
 fluff made of cotton. 
 To COTTON, k6t'n. v. n. To rife 
 F F 2 with
 
 C O V 
 
 C O V 
 
 with a nap; to cement, to unite 
 with. 
 
 To COUCH, kou'tfh. v. n. To lie 
 down in a place of repofe ; to lie 
 down on the knees, as a bealt to 
 rell; to lie down, in ambufh ; to 
 ftoop or bend down, in fear, in pain. 
 
 To COUCH, kou'tfh. v. a. To lay 
 on a place of repofe ; to lay down 
 any thing in a liratum ; to bed, to 
 hide in another bocly; to include fe- 
 cretly, to hide ; to fix the fpear in 
 the reft ; to deprefs the catarad that 
 obftruds the fight of the eye. 
 
 COUCH, kou'tfh. f. A feat of repofe ; 
 a layer, or ftratum. 
 
 COUCHANT, k&u'-tfliant. a. Lying 
 down, fquatting. 
 
 COUCHEE, ku'-lhi. f. Bedtime, the 
 time of vifiting late at night. 
 
 COUCHER, kou'tfh-ur. f. He that 
 couches or depreflcs catarads. 
 
 COUCHFELI OW, kou'tfh-fci-lo. f. 
 B'.-dfellow, companion. 
 
 COUCHGRASS, kou'tili-gris. f. A 
 weed. 
 
 COVE, ki've. f. A fmall creek or 
 bay; a fhelter, a cover. 
 
 COVENANT, kuv'-e-nant. f. A con. 
 trad, a llipulation ; a compad ; a 
 \v:iting containing the terms oi 
 agreement. 
 
 To COVENANT, kuv'-e-nant. v. n. 
 To barg .in, to ftipulate. 
 
 COVE NAN TEE, kuv-d-nan-td'. f 
 A party to a covenant, a flipuiator, 
 a. bargainer. 
 
 COVENANTER, kuv'-d-nan-tur. f. 
 
 One who takes a covenant. A word 
 introduced in the civil wars. 
 
 COVENOUS, kuv'-e-nus a. Frau- 
 dulent, collufivc. 
 
 Te COVER, kuv'-ur. v. a. To over- 
 ipread any thing with fomething 
 clfe; to conceal under fomething 
 laid over ; to hide by fuperficial ap- 
 pearances; to overwhelm, to bury; 
 to ihelter, to conceal from harm ; to 
 brood on; to copulate with a fe- 
 male ; to wear the hat. 
 
 COVER, k6v'-ur. f. Any thing that 
 is laid over another; a concealment, 
 a fcreen, a veil ; fhelter, defence. 
 
 COVER^HAMli, kuv'.ur-ftiimc. f. 
 
 Some appearance ufed to conceal 
 infamy. 
 
 COVERING, kuv'-ur-Irg. f. Drefs, 
 vefture. 
 
 COVERLET, kuv'-ur-Ht. f. The 
 outermoft of the bedclothes. 
 
 COVERT, kuv'-urt. f. A fhelter, a 
 defence; a thicket, or hiding-place. 
 
 COVERT, kuv'-urt. a. Sheltered, fe- 
 cret, hidden, infidious; the ftatcofa 
 woman married. 
 
 COVERT-WAY, kuv'.urt-wa'. f. A 
 fpace of ground level with the field, 
 on the edge of the ditch, three or 
 four fathoms broad, ranging quite 
 round the lialf-moons, or other 
 works toward the country. 
 
 COVERTLY, kuv'-urt-ly. ad. Se- 
 cretly, c'.oiJy 
 
 COVERTNESS) kuv'-urt. res. f. Se- 
 crecy, privacy. 
 
 COVER iUxii, kuv'-ur-tur. f. Shel- 
 te; , defence; in law, the flate and 
 condition of a married woman. 
 
 To COVET, kuv'-h. v. a. To defjre 
 inordinately, to delire beyond due 
 bounds ; to defire earneflly. 
 
 To COVE 1', kuv'-It. v. n. To have 
 a ftrong defire. 
 
 COVETABLE, kuv'-h-abl. a. To 
 be wifhed for. 
 
 COVETOUS, kuv'-ve-tfhus. a. In- 
 ordinately defirous ; inordinately 
 eager of money, avaricious. 
 
 COVETOUSLY, kuv'-ve-tfhuf-ly. 
 ad. Avaricioufly, eagerly. 
 
 COVETOUSNESS, kuv'.ve-tfhuf- 
 nis. f. Avarice, eagernefs of gain. 
 
 COVEY, kuv'-vy. f. A hatch, an 
 old bird with her young ones ; a 
 number of birds together. 
 
 COUGH, kof. f. A convulfion of 
 the lungs. 
 
 To COUGH, kof. v. n. To have 
 the lungs convulfed, to make a 
 noife in endeavouring to evacuate 
 the peccant matter from the 
 Ipngs. 
 
 To COUGH, l:6f. v. a. To ejed by 
 a cough. 
 
 COUGHER, kof-fur. f. One that 
 coughs. 
 
 COVJN, 7, , . Cf. A deceitful 
 
 COVINE,) kuv - in 't agreement be- 
 tween
 
 c o u 
 
 c o u 
 
 tween two or more, to .he hurt of 
 another. 
 
 COVING, k&'-vlng. f. ^A term in 
 building, ufed of noufes that projeft 
 over the ground-plot; a particular 
 fcrm of ciding. 
 
 COULD, kud'. The imperfeft pre- 
 terite of CAN. 
 
 COULTER, kol-tur. f. The fharp iron 
 of ' ie plouga which cuts the earth. 
 
 COUNCIL, kou'n-ill. L Ar : aflem- 
 bly ot perfons met together in con- 
 fultation ; perfons calk d together to 
 be corniced; the body of privy 
 counfellors. 
 
 COUNCIL- BOARD, kou'n-sll-bord. 
 f. Council-table, table where mat- 
 ters of Itate are deliberated. 
 
 COUNSEL, kou'n-fel. f. Advice, di- 
 rection ; deliberation ; prudence ; fe- 
 crecy ; the fecrets intrutted in confult- 
 ing; fchetne, purpofe, defign; thofe 
 that plead a caufe, the counfellors. 
 
 To COUNSEL, kou'n-lel. v. a. To 
 give advice or counfei to any per- 
 ibn ; to advife any thing, 
 
 COUNSELLABLE, kou'n-fel-abl. a. 
 Willing to r-.-ceive a:;d follow advice. 
 
 COUNSELLOR, (-^/n-iel-lur. f. 
 One that gives aduce; confidant, 
 bofbm friend ; one whofe province 
 is to deliberate and advife upon pub- 
 lick aftaiti ; one that is confulted in 
 a cafe of law. 
 
 COUNSELLORSHIP, kou'n-fel-lur- 
 fhip. f. The office or port of privy 
 counfei lor. 
 
 To COUNT, kou'ut. v. a. To num- 
 ber, to tell; to reckon, to account, 
 to confider as having a certain cha- 
 racter ; to impute to, to charge to. 
 
 To COUNT, kou'nt. v. n. To lay 
 a fcheme ; to depend on. 
 
 COUNT, kou'nt. f. Number; rec- 
 koning; a declaration in a procefs at 
 la-v ; a title of foreign nobility, an earl. 
 
 COUNTABLE, kou'n-tabl. a. That 
 which may be numbered. 
 
 COUNTENANCE, kou'n-te nans. f. 
 The form of the face, the fyilem of 
 the features, air, look ; confidence of 
 mien, afpeftof affurance ; affecladon 
 or ill-will, as it appears upon the 
 /ace ; patronage, fupport. 
 
 To COUNTENANCE,kou'n.t-nans. 
 
 v. a. To fupport, to patronife, to 
 
 make a (how of; to encourage. 
 COUNTENANCER, kou'r.-te-nan- 
 
 fur. f. One that countenances or 
 
 fupports another. 
 COUNTER, kou'n-tur. f. A falfe 
 
 piece of money ufed as a mean of 
 
 reckoning; the form on which goods 
 
 are viewed and money told in a (hop. 
 COUNTER, kou'n-tur. ad. Con. 
 
 trary to, in opposition to ; the wrong 
 
 way; contrary ways. 
 To COUNTERACT, koun-tur-ak't. 
 
 v. a. To hinder any thing from it's 
 
 effeft by contrary agency. 
 To COUNTERBALANCE, koun- 
 
 tur-bal'-ians. v. a. To at againft 
 
 with an oppofite weight. 
 COUNTERBALANCE, kou'n-tur- 
 
 bal-ians. f. Oppofue weight. 
 To COUNTER BUFF, koun-tur-buf. 
 
 v. a. To impel; toftrikeback. 
 COUNThRBUFF, kou'n-tur- buf. f. 
 
 A ftroke that produces a recoil. 
 COUNTERCASTER, kou'n-tur-kaf- 
 
 tur. f. A book-keeper, a caller of 
 
 accounts, a reckoner. Not ufed. 
 COUNTERCi-iANGE, ko'un-tur- 
 
 tfhandzb. f. Exchange, recipro- 
 
 -cation. 
 To COUNTERCHANGE, koun-tur- 
 
 tiha'ndzh. v. a. To give and receive. 
 COUNTERCHARM, kou'n-tur- 
 
 tfharm. f. That by which a charm. 
 
 is difTolved. 
 To COUNTERCHARM, koun-tur- 
 
 tfha'rm. v. a. To deftroy the efteft. 
 
 of an enchantment. 
 To COUNTERCHECK, koun-tur- 
 
 t(hek'. v. a. To oppofe. 
 COUN TERCHECK, kou'n-tur. tfhlk, 
 
 f. Stop, rebuke. 
 To COUNTERDRAW, koun-tir^ 
 
 dra'. v. a. To copy a deiign by 
 
 means of an old paper, whereon the 
 
 llrokes appearing through are tra- 
 ced with a pencil. 
 COUNTEREVJDENCE, koun-tur- 
 
 ev'-I-dens. f. Teftimony by which 
 
 the deposition of fome fornier wit- 
 
 nefs is oppofed. 
 To COUNTERFEIT, kou'n-tur-fft. 
 
 v. a. To copy with an intent to pafs 
 jhe
 
 c o u 
 
 c o u 
 
 the copy for an original; to imitate, 
 to referable. 
 
 COUNTERFEIT, kou'n-tfir-flt. a. 
 Forgi-d, fiftkious; deceitful, hypo- 
 critical. 
 
 COUNTERFEIT, kou'n-tur-flt. f. 
 One who perfouates another ; an 
 importer; iomething made in imi- 
 tation of another; a forgery. 
 
 COUNTERFEITER, kou'n-tur-flt- 
 ur. f. A forger. 
 
 COUNTBRFEtTLV, kou'n-tur-flt- 
 ly. ad. Falfely, with forgery. 
 
 COUNTERFERMENT, koun-t&r- 
 fer'-ment. f. Ferment oppofed to 
 ferment. 
 
 COUNTERFORT, kou'n-tur-ftrt. f. 
 Counterforts are pillars ferving to 
 fupport \valls fubjedl to bulge. 
 
 COUNTERGAGE,kou'n-tur-gadzh. 
 f. A method ufed to meafure the 
 joints by transferring the breadth 
 of a mortice to the place where che 
 term is to be. 
 
 COUN TERGUARD,kou'n-tur-gArd. 
 f. A fmall rampart with parapet and 
 ditch. 
 
 COUNTER LIGHT, kou'n-tur-lite. 
 f. A window or light oppofite to 
 any thing, which makes it appear to 
 disadvantage. 
 
 To COUNTERMAND, koun tur- 
 ma'nd. v. a. To order the contrary 
 to what was ordered before ; to con- 
 traiikil the orders of another. 
 
 COUNTERMAND,kou'n-t6r-mand. 
 f. Repeal of a former order. 
 
 To COUNTERMARCH, koun-tur- 
 mi'rtfti. v. n. To march backward. 
 
 COUNTERMARCH, kou'n-tur- 
 martm. f. Retroceffion, march back- 
 ward; change of meafures ; altera- 
 tion of conduct. 
 
 COUNTERMARK, koo'n-tur-mark. 
 f. A fecond or third mark put on a 
 'bale of goods ; the mark of the gold- 
 fmiths company; a mark made 
 in a horfe's tooth, to difguife his 
 age. 
 
 COUNTERMINE, kou'n-tur-mJne. 
 f. A well or hole funk into the 
 ground, from which a gallery or 
 branch runs out under ground, to 
 feck out the enemy's mine; means 
 
 of oppofition ; a ilratagem by which, 
 
 any contrivance is defeated. 
 To COUNTERMINE, koun-tur- 
 
 ml'ne. v. a. To delve a pafiage in- 
 
 to an enemy's mine; to counter- 
 work, to defeat by fecret meafures. 
 COUNTERMOT1ON, koun-tur- 
 
 mo'-fhun. f. Contrary motion. 
 COUNTERMLJRE, kou'n-tur-mur. 
 
 f. A wall built up behind another 
 
 wall. 
 COUNTERNATURAL, keun-tur- 
 
 nat'-tu-ral. a. Contrary to nature. 
 COUNTERNOISE, kou'n-tur-noiz. 
 
 f. A found by which any other rvoife 
 
 is overpowered. 
 COUNTEROPENING, koun-tCsr- 
 
 o'pe-r.ing. f. An aperture on the 
 
 contrary fide. 
 COUNTERPACE, kou'n-tur-pafe. f. 
 
 Contrary meafure. 
 COUNTERPANE, kou'n-tur-p5ne. 
 
 f. A coverlet for a bed, or any 
 
 thing elfe woven in fquares. 
 COUNTERPART, kou'n-tur-part. f. 
 
 The correfpondent part. 
 COUNTERPLKA, koun-tur-plc'. f. 
 
 In law, a replication. 
 To COUNTERPLOT, koun-tur- 
 
 pV>:'. v. a. To oppofe one machina- 
 tion by another. 
 COUNTERPLOT, kou'n-tfir-plot. f. 
 
 An nrtilice oppofedto an artifice. 
 COUNTERPOINT, kou'n-tur- point. 
 
 f. A coverlet woven in fquares j 
 
 mufick in parts. 
 To COUNTERPOISE, koun-tur- 
 
 poi'z. v. a. To counterbalance, to 
 
 be equiponderant to ; to produce a 
 
 contrary action by an equal weight; 
 
 to aft with equal power again It any 
 
 perfon or caufe. 
 COUNTERPOISE, kou'n-tur-poiz. 
 
 f. Equiponderance, equivalence of 
 
 weight ; the ilate of being placed in 
 
 the oppofite fcale of the balance ; 
 
 equipollence, equivalence of power. 
 COUNTERPOISON, koun-tur- 
 
 poi'zn. f. Antidote. 
 COUNTERPRESSURE, koun-tur- 
 
 preY-fhur. f. Oppofite force. 
 COUNTERPROJECT, koun-tur- 
 
 prodzh'-ikt. f. Correfpondent part 
 
 of a fclicme. 
 
 COUN-
 
 c o u 
 
 c o u 
 
 COUNTERSCARP, kou'n-tur-Mrp. 
 f. That fide of the ditch which is 
 next to the camp. 
 
 To COUNTERSIGN, koun-tur-srne. 
 v. a. To iign an order or patent of 
 v a fuperiour, in quality of fecretary, 
 to render the thing more authen- 
 tick. 
 
 COUNTERTENOR, koun-tur-ten'- 
 nur. f. One of the mean or middle 
 parts of mufick, fo called, as it were, 
 oppofue to the tenor. 
 
 COUNTERTiDE, kou'n-tir-tide. f. 
 Contrary tide. 
 
 COUNTERTIME, kou'n-tur-tlme. f. 
 Defence, oppofition. 
 
 COUNTERTURN, kou'n-tur-turn. 
 f. The height and full growth of 
 the play, we may call properly the 
 Counterturn, which deftroys e*pei- 
 ation. 
 
 ToCOUNTERVAIL,koun-tur-v-ne. 
 v. a. To be equivalent to, to have 
 equal force or value, to ad againft 
 with equal power. 
 
 COUNTERVAIL, kou'n-tur-vale. f. 
 Equal weight ; that which has equal 
 weight or value. 
 
 COUNTERVIEW, kou'n-tur-vu. f. 
 Oppctition, a poflure in which two 
 perfons front each other; contraft. 
 
 To COUNTERWORK, koun-tur- 
 \vurk'. v. a. To counteract, to hin- 
 der by contrary operations. 
 
 COUNTESS, kou'n-tes.- f. The wife 
 of an earl or count. 
 
 COUNTING-HOUSE, kou'n-tlng- 
 hous. f. The room appropriated 
 by traders to their books and ac- 
 counts. 
 
 COUNTLESS, kou'nt-les. a. Innu- 
 merable, without number. 
 
 COUNTRIFIED, kun'-try-fide. a. 
 Ruflick, awkward, plain, ignorant. 
 
 COUNTRY, kun'-try. f. A trad of 
 land, a region; rural parts; the 
 place of one's birth, the native foil ; 
 the inhabitants of any region. 
 
 COUNTRY, kun'-try. a. Ruftick, 
 rural ; remote frqm cities or courts ; 
 peculiar to a region or people ; rude, 
 ignorant, untaught. 
 
 COUNTRYMAN, kin'. try- man. f. 
 One born in the fame country ; a 
 
 ruflick, one that inhabits the rural 
 parts; a farmer, a hufbandman. 
 
 COUNTY, kou'n ty\ f. A fliire; 
 that is, a circuit or portion of the 
 realm, into which the whole land 
 is divided ; a count, a lord. Obfo~ 
 lete in this latter fenie. 
 
 COUPEE, ,ko-pe'. f. A motion ta 
 dancing. 
 
 COUPLE, kup'I. f. A chaia or tye 
 that holds dogs together ; two, a 
 brace ; a male and his female. 
 
 To COUPLE, .kup'I. v. a. To chain 
 together ; to join one to another ; to 
 marry, to wed. 
 
 To COUPLE, kup'I. v. n. To join 
 in embraces. 
 
 COUPLE-BEGGAR, kup'l-beg.ir. 
 r . One that makes it his bufmefs to 
 marry beggars to each other. 
 
 COUPLET, kup'-iit. f. Twoverfes, 
 a pair of rhimes ; a pair, as of doves. 
 
 COURAGE, kur'-ridzh. (. Bravery, 
 atftive fortitude. 
 
 COURAGEOUS, kur-ra'-izhus. a. 
 JBrave, daring, bold. 
 
 COURAGEOUSLY, kur-ra'-dzhif- 
 ly. ad. Bravely, ftoutly, boldly. 
 
 COURAGEOUSNESS, kur-ra'- 
 dzhuf-nes. f. Bravery, boldnefs, 
 fpirjt, courage. 
 
 COURANT, k&r-rant'. 7 f . A 
 
 COURANTO,'kur-ran'-t6. j nimble 
 dance ; any thing that fpreads quick, 
 as a paper of news. 
 
 To COURB, ko'rb. v. n. To bend, 
 to bow. Obfolete. 
 
 COURIER, ko'-rvfcr. f. A ineflen- 
 ger fent in hafte 
 
 COURSE, ko'rfe. f. Race, career; 
 p.iflage from place to place; tilf*, 
 aft of running in the lifts ; ground 
 on which a race ii run ; track or 
 line in which a flip fails ; the fail of 
 the main, or fore-yard; order 'of 
 fucceffion; feries of fucceflive and 
 methodical procedure ; the elements 
 of an art exhibited and explained in 
 a methodical feries; method of life, 
 train of actions ; natural bent, uncon- 
 trolled will; catamenia; number of 
 difhes fet at once upon the tab.c; 
 empty form. 
 
 To COURSE, ku'rfe. v. a, To hunt, 
 
 to
 
 c o u 
 
 cow 
 
 to purfue ; to purfue with dogs that 
 hunt in view; to put to fpeed, to 
 force to run. 
 
 To COURSE, korfe. v. n. To run, 
 to rov-- ab .it. 
 
 COURSER, :-.6'r-fur. f. A fwifthorfe. 
 awar-horfe; one who purfues the 
 fport of courling hares. 
 
 COURT, ko'rt. i. The place where 
 the prince relides, the palace ; the 
 hall or chamber where julHce is ad- 
 miniftered; open fpace before a 
 houfe; a fmall opening enclofed 
 with houfes and paved with broad 
 ilones; perfons who compofe the 
 retinue of a prince ; perfons who are 
 aflembled for the adminillration of 
 juftice ; any jurifdiftion, military, 
 civil, or ecclefiaftical ; the art of 
 pleafing, the art of infmuation. 
 
 To COURT, ko'rt. v. a. To woo, 
 to folicit a woman ; to folicit, to 
 feek ; to flatter, to endeavour to 
 pleafe. 
 
 COLkT-CHAPLAIN, kftrt-tfliap 1 - 
 Jin. f. One who attends the king to 
 celebrate the holy offices. 
 
 COURT-DAY, ko'rt-da'. f. Day on 
 which jultice is folemnly admi- 
 niftered. 
 
 COURT-DRESSER, ko'rt-dref-fur. 
 f. One who drefles the court, or 
 perfons of rank ; a flatterer. 
 
 COURT-FAVOUR, k6rt-fa'-vur. f. 
 Favours or benefits beftowed by 
 princes. 
 
 COURT-HAND, k&'rt-hand. f. The 
 hand or manner of writing ufed in 
 records and judicial proceedings. 
 
 COURT-LADY, ko'rt-la'-dy. f. A 
 lady converfant in court. 
 
 COURTEOUS, ko'r-tyus. a. Ele- 
 gant of manners, well-bred. 
 
 COURTEOUSLY, ku'r-tyuf-ly. ad. 
 Refpeftfully, civilly, complaifantly. 
 
 COURTEOUS NESS, k&'r-tyuf-nes. 
 f. Civility, complaifance. 
 
 COURTESAN, 7;, , , , f f 
 
 COURTEZAN, { kur-te-zan . j ' 
 A woman of the town; a profHtute, 
 a (trumpet. 
 
 COURTESY, kur'-ti-fy. f. Elegance 
 of manners, civility, complaifance; 
 an al of civility or refpeft ; a te- 
 
 nure, not of right, bat of the favour 
 of others. 
 
 COURTESY, kfirt'-fy. f. The re- 
 verence made by women. 
 
 To COURTESY, kurt'-fy. v. n. To 
 perform an aft of reverence ; to 
 make a reverence in the manner of 
 ladies. 
 
 COURTIEP, ko'rt-yer. f. One that 
 frequents or attends the courts of 
 princes ; one that courts or folicits 
 the favour of another. 
 
 COURTL1KE, kfrrt-llke. a. Ele- 
 gant, polite- 
 
 COURTLINESS, ko'rt-ly-nes. f. 
 Elegance of manners, complaifance, 
 civility. 
 
 COURTLING, k6'rt-Hng. f. A re- 
 tainer to a court. 
 
 COURTLY, kort-ly. a. Relating or 
 appertaining to the court, elegant, 
 foft, flattering. 
 
 COURTLY, k&'rt-lf. ad. In the 
 manner of courts, elegantly. 
 
 COURTSHIP, ko'rt-fhlp. f. The aft 
 of foliciting favour, the felicitation 
 of a woman to marriage. 
 
 COUSIN, kuz'n. f. Any one colla- 
 terally related more remotely than 
 a brother or a filler; a title given 
 by the king to a nobleman, parti- 
 cularly to thofe of the council. 
 
 COW, kow'. f. The female of the 
 bull. 
 
 To COW, kow'. v. a. To deprefs 
 with fear. 
 
 COW-HERD, kow'-herd. f. One 
 whofe occupation is to tend cows. 
 
 COW-HOUSE, kow'-hous. f. The 
 houfe in which kine are kept. 
 
 COW-LEECH, kow'-letlh. f. One 
 who profefTes to cure diftempered 
 cows. 
 
 COW-WEED, kow'-wed. f. A fpe- 
 cies of chervil. 
 
 COW- WHEAT, kow'-hd,vt. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 COWARD, kow'-urd. f. A poltron, 
 a wretch whofe predominant paffion 
 is fear; it is fometimes ufed in the 
 manner of an adjeftive. 
 
 COWARDICE, kow'-ur-d!s. f. Fear, 
 habitual timidity, want of cou- 
 rage. 
 
 COW-
 
 C R A 
 
 C R A 
 
 COWARDLINESS, kow'-urd-ly-nes. 
 
 f. Timidity, cowardice. 
 COWARDLY, kow'-urd-ly. a. Fear- 
 ful, timorous, pufillanimous ; mean, 
 
 befitting a coward. 
 COWARDLY, kow'-urd-ly. ad. In 
 
 the manner of a coward. 
 To COWER, kow'r. v. n. To fink 
 
 by bending the knees, to ftoop, to 
 
 fhrink. 
 COWISH, kow'-Ifh. a. Timorou?, 
 
 fearful. Not ufed. 
 COWKEEPER, kow'-ke-pur. f. One 
 
 whofe bufinefs is to keep cows. 
 COWL, kow'l. f. A monk's hood; a 
 
 veftel in which water is carried on a 
 
 pole between two. 
 COWL-STAFF, kov/1-ftaf. f. The 
 
 (raff on which a veflel is fupported 
 
 between two men. 
 COWSLIP, kow'~fl!p. f. Cowflip is 
 
 alfo called pagil, and is a fpecies of 
 
 primrofe. 
 COXCOMB, koks'-kom. f. The top 
 
 of the head ; the comb refembling 
 
 that of a cock, which licenfed fools 
 
 wore formerly in their caps ; a flow- 
 er ; a fop, a fuperficial pretender. 
 COXCOMICAL, fc6ks-k6mMk.il. a. 
 
 Foppifh, conceited. 
 COY, koy'. a. Modeft, decent; re- 
 
 ferved, not acceffible. 
 To COY, koy'. v. n. To behave with 
 
 referve, to reject familiarity; not to 
 
 condefcend willingly. 
 COYLY, koy'-ly. ad. With referve. 
 COYNESS, koy'-nes. f. Referve, 
 
 unwillingnefs to become familiar. 
 COYSTREL, koy's-tril. f. A fpecies 
 
 of degenerate hawk. 
 COZ, kuz'. f. A cant or familiar 
 
 word, contracted from coufin. 
 To COZEN, kiiz'n. v. a. To cheat, 
 
 to trick, to defraud. 
 COZENAGE, kuz'n-Idzh. f. Fraud, 
 
 deceit, trick, cheat. 
 COZENER, kuz'n-ur. f. A cheater, 
 
 a defrauder, 
 CRAB, krab'. f. A fliell fifli ; a wild 
 
 apple, the tree that bears a wild 
 
 apple ; a peevifli, morofe perfon ; a 
 
 wooden engine with three claws for 
 
 launching of mips, a fort of capftern ; 
 
 a fignofthe zgdiack. 
 
 CRABBED, krab'-bld. a. PeevHh, 
 morofe; harfh, unpleafing ; difficult, 
 perplexing. 
 
 CRABBEDLY, krab'-bfd-Iy. ad. 
 Peevifhly. 
 
 CRABBEDNESS, krib'-bld-ni. f. 
 Sournefs of tafte ; fournefs of coun- 
 tfnance, afperity of manners; dif- 
 
 CRABER, kia'-bur. f. The water- 
 rat. 
 
 CRABS-EYES, krab f z-!ze. f. Small 
 whitifh bodies found in the common 
 crawfiih, refembling the eyes of a 
 crab. 
 
 CRACK, krak'. f. A fudden difrup- 
 tion j chink, fiffure, narrow breach ; 
 the found of any body buriling or 
 falling ; any fudden and quick 
 found ; any breach, injury, or dimi- 
 nution, a flaw; crazinefs of Intel- 
 left : a man crazed ; a whore ; a 
 boaft; a boafter. Thefe laft are 
 low and vulgar ufes of the word. 
 
 To CRACK, krak'. v. a. To break 
 into chinks ; to break, to fplit ; to 
 do any thing with quicknefs or 
 fmartnefs; to break or deilroy any 
 thing ; to craze, to weaken the in 
 telledr. 
 
 To CRACK, krak'. v. n. To burfr, 
 to open in chinks; to fall to ruin; to 
 utter a loud and fudden found ; to 
 boaft, with Of. 
 
 CRACK-BRAINED, krak'-brand. a. 
 Crazy, without right reafon. 
 
 CRACK HEMP, krak'- hemp.?, . 
 
 CRACK-ROPE, krak'-r6pe. J 1 ' 
 wretch fated to the gallows. A low 
 word. 
 
 CRACKER, krak'-ur. f. A noify 
 boafting fellow ; a quantity of gun- 
 powder confined fo as to burft with, 
 great noife. 
 
 To CRACKLE, krak'l. v. n. To 
 make flight cracks, to make fmall 
 and frequent fharp founds-. 
 
 CRACKNEL, krak'-uel. f. A hard 
 brittle cake. 
 
 CRADLE, kra'dl. f. A moveable 
 bed, on which children or fick per- 
 fons are agitated with a fmooth mo- 
 tion ; infancy, or the firft part of 
 life ; with furgeons, a cafe for a 
 c e broken
 
 C R A 
 
 C R A 
 
 broken bone ; with fliipwrights, a 
 frame of timber raifed along the 
 outfide of a (hip. 
 To CRADLE,, kra'dl. v, a. To lay 
 
 in a cradle. 
 
 CRADLE-CLOTHES, kra'dl-kloze. 
 
 f. Bedclothes belonging to a cradle. 
 
 CRAFT, krift'. f. Manual art, trade; 
 
 fraud, cunning ; fmall veflels. 
 To CRAFT, kraft'. v. n. To play 
 
 tricks. Obfolete. 
 
 CRAFTILY, kraf-ty.ly. ad. Cun- 
 ningly, artfully. 
 
 CRAFTINESS, kraf'-ty-ne*. f. Cun- 
 ning, ftratagem. 
 CRAFTSMAN, kraf'ts-roan. f. An 
 
 artificer, a manufacturer. 
 CRAFFSM ASTER, kraf'ts-maf-tur. 
 
 f. A man fkilled in his trade. 
 CRAFTY, kraf-ty. a. Cunning, 
 
 artful. 
 
 CRAG, krlg'. f. A rough fleep rock ; 
 the rugged protuberances of rocks; 
 the neck. 
 DRAGGED, krag'-gid. a. Full of 
 
 inequalities and prominences. 
 CRAGGEDNESS, krag'-gld-nes. f. 
 Fulnefs of crags or prominent 
 rocks. 
 CRAGGINESS, krag'-gy-n^s. f. The 
 
 ftate of being craggy. 
 CRAGGY, krag'-gy. a. Rugged, 
 
 full of prominences, rough. 
 To CRAM, kram'. v. a. To fluff, 
 to fill with more than can conve- 
 ' niently be held; to fill with food 
 beyond fatiety ; to thraft in by force 
 To CRAM, kram'. v. a. To eat be- 
 yond fatiety. 
 CRAMBO, kram'-bo. f. A play in 
 which one gives a word, to which 
 another finds a rhyme. 
 CRAMP, kramp'. f. A fpafm or 
 contraction of the limbs ; a re fric- 
 tion, a confinement ; a piece of iron 
 bent at each end, by which two bo- 
 dies ate held together. 
 CR .'iMP, kramp'. a. Difficult, knot 
 
 ty : a low term. 
 
 To CRAMP, kramp'. v. a. To pain 
 with cramps or twitches ; to reftrain 
 te confine ; to bind with cramp- 
 irons. 
 CRAMP-FISH, krimp'-fim, f. Th 
 
 torpedo, which benumbs the hands 
 of thofe that touch it. 
 CRAMPIRON, kramp'-l-urn. f. See 
 
 CRAMP. 
 
 CRANAGE, kri'-nldzh. f. A liber- 
 ty to ufe a crane for drawing up 
 wares from the veffels. 
 CRANE, kra'ne. f. A bird with a 
 long beak ; an inftruraent made with 
 ropes, pullies, and hooks, by which 
 great weights are raifed ; a crooked 
 pipe for drawing liquors out of a 
 cafk. 
 
 CRANES-BILL, kra'nz-bll. f. An 
 herb ; a pair of pincers terminating 
 in a point, ufed by furgeons. 
 CRANIUM, kra'-nyum. f. The 
 
 flcull. 
 
 CRANK, krangk'. f. A crank is the 
 end of an iron axis turned fquare 
 down, and again turned fquare to 
 the firft turning down ; any bend- 
 ing or winding paflage ; any con- 
 ceit formed by twilling or changing 
 a word. 
 
 CR' ANK, kringk'. a. Healthy, fpright- 
 
 ly ; among failors, a fhip is faid 
 
 to be crank when eafy to be over- 
 
 fet. 
 
 To CRANKLE, kringkl. v. n. To 
 
 fun in and out. 
 To CRANKLE, krangkl. v. a. To 
 
 break into unequal furfaces. 
 CRANKLE, krangk'l. f. An in- 
 
 equalky, an angular prominence. 
 CRANKNESS,kringk'-nes.f. Health, 
 
 vigour ; difpofition to overfet. 
 CRANNIED, kran'-nfd. a. Full of 
 
 chinks. 
 CRANNY, krAn'-nf. f. A chink, a 
 
 cleft, a fiflure. 
 CRAPE, kra'pe. f. A thin fluff loofely 
 
 woven. 
 
 CRAPULENCE, krap'.u-lins. f. 
 Drunkennefs j ficknefs by intem- 
 perance. 
 
 CRAPULOUS, krap'-u-lus. ^a. 
 Drunken, intemperate ; fick witk 
 intemperance. 
 CRASH, kram'. f. A loud mixe4 
 
 found. 
 
 To CRASH, kram'. v. n. To make 
 a loud complicated noife, as of many 
 things falling.
 
 C R A 
 
 C R E 
 
 To CRASH, kriflx'. v. a. To break 
 
 or bruife. 
 CRASIS, kra'-sls. f. Temperature, 
 
 conftitution arifmg from the various 
 
 properties of humours. 
 CRASS, kras'. a. Grofs, coarfe, not 
 
 fubtle. 
 CRASSITUDE, kras'-fy-tud. f. 
 
 GrofTnefs, coarfenefs. 
 CRASTINATJON, kras-ty-na'-fhun. 
 
 f. Delay. 
 CRATCH, kratfb.'. f. The palifad- 
 
 ed frame in which hay is put for 
 
 cattfe. 
 CRATER, kra'-tur. f. A cup, a bowl; 
 
 the mouth of a volcano. 
 CRAVAT, kra-vat'. f. A neck- 
 cloth. 
 To CRAVE, kra've. v. a. To afk 
 
 with earneftnefs, to afk with fubmif- 
 
 fion ; to afk infatiably ; to long, to 
 
 wifh unreafonably ; to call for im- 
 portunately. 
 CRAVEN, kra'vn. f. A cock con- 
 
 quered and difpirited ; a coward, 
 
 a recreant. 
 CRAVEN, kra'vn. a. Cowardly, 
 
 bafe. 
 To CRAVEN, kra'vn. v. a. To 
 
 make recreant or cowardly. 
 CRAVER, kra'-vur. f. An infatia- 
 
 ble aflcer. 
 To CRAUNCH, krantfh'. v. a. To 
 
 crufh in the mouth. 
 CRAW, kra'. f. The crop or firft 
 
 ftomach of birds. 
 CRAWFISH, kri'-fffh. f. A fmall 
 
 fhell-fifh found in brooks, the cray 
 
 fifh. 
 To CRAWL, kra'l. v. n. To creep, 
 
 to move with a flow motion ; to 
 
 move without rifing from the 
 
 ground, as a worm ; to move weakly 
 
 and flowly. 
 CRAWLER, kra'-lur. f. A creeper, 
 
 any thing that creeps. 
 CRAYFISH, kra'-flm. f. The river 
 
 lobfter. 
 CRAYON, kra'-un. f. A kind of 
 
 pencil, a roll of pafte to draw lines 
 
 with ; a drawing done with a crayon. 
 To CRAZE, kra'ze. v. a. To break, 
 
 to crufh, to weaken ; to crack the 
 
 brain, to impair tlie intellect. 
 
 CRAZEDNESS, kra'-zed-nes. f. 
 Decrepitude, brokeanefs. 
 
 CRAZINESS, kra'-zy-nes. f. State 
 of being crazy, imbecility, weak- 
 nefs. 
 
 CRAZY, kra'-zy. a." Broken, de- 
 crepit ; broken witted, mattered in. 
 th intelleft ; weak, {battered. 
 
 To CREAK, kre'k. v. n. To make 
 a harfh noife. 
 
 CREAM, kre'm. f. The undluous 
 or oily part of milk. 
 
 To CREAM, kre'm. v.n. To gather 
 cream ; to mantle or froth. 
 
 To CREAM, kre'm. v. a. To take 
 off the cream; to take the flower 
 and quintefTence of any thing. 
 
 CREAM-FACED, ^ kre'm-faft. a. 
 Pale, coward-looking. 
 
 CREAMY, kre'-my a. Full of cream.' 
 
 CREASE, kre's. f. A mark made by 
 doubling any thing. 
 
 To CREASE, kre's. v. a. To mark 
 any thing by doubling it, fo as to 
 leave the impreffion. 
 
 To CREATE, kre-a'te. v. a. To 
 form out of nothing, to caufe to 
 exift; to produce, to caufe, to be 
 theoccafionof; to beget ; to inveft 
 with any new charader. 
 
 CREATION, kre-a'-fhun. f. The 
 aft of creating or conferring exift- 
 ence ; the acl of inverting with new 
 character; the things created, the 
 univerfe ; any thing produced, or 
 caufed. 
 
 CREATIVE, kre-a'-tlv. a. Having 
 the power to create; exerting the 
 ac"l of creation. 
 
 CREATOR, kre-a'-tor. f. Thrbeing 
 that beftows exiftence. 
 
 CREATOR AL, kre'-tu-rel. a. Be- 
 longing to a creature. 
 
 CREATURE, kre'-tur. f. A being 
 created ; an animal not human ; a 
 word of contempt for a human be- 
 ing ; a word of petty tendernefs ; a 
 perfon who owes his rife or his for- 
 tune to another. 
 
 CREATURELY, kre'-tur-ly. a. Hav- 
 ing the qualities of a creature. 
 
 CREBRITUDE, krcb-ry-tid. f. Fre- 
 quentnefs. 
 
 CREBROUS,kre'-bras.a. Frequent 
 c c 2 CRB-
 
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 C R E 
 
 CREDENCE, kre"-den*. f. Belief, 
 
 ' credit ; that which' gives a claim to 
 credit or belief. 
 
 CREDENDA, kre-den'-da. f. Things 
 to be believed, articles of faith. 
 
 CREDENT, kre'-de'nt. a. Believing, 
 eafy of belief; having credit, not 
 to be queltioned. 
 
 CREDENTIAL, kre-dcn'-fiuil. f. 
 That which gives a title to credit. 
 
 CREDIBILITY, kred-y-bl!'-I.ty. f. 
 Claim to credit, poffibility of ob- 
 taining belief, probability. 
 
 CREDIBLE, kred'-Ibl. a. Worthy 
 of credit, having a juft claim to be- 
 lief. 
 
 CREDIBLENESS, kredMbl-nes. f. 
 Credibility, worthinefs of belief, 
 juft claim to belief. 
 
 CREDIBLY, kredMb-ty. ad. In a 
 manner that claims belief. 
 
 CREDIT, kred'-It. f. Belief; ho- 
 nour, reputation ; good opinion j 
 faith, tefHmony ; truft repofcd ; 
 promife given ; influence, power 
 not compulfive. 
 
 To CREDIT, krd'-it. v. a. To be- 
 lieve ; to procure credit or honour 
 to any thing ; to trull/to confide in ; 
 to admit as a debtor. 
 
 CREDITABLE, krd'-It-abl. a. 
 Reputable, above contempt; efti- 
 mable. 
 
 CRED1TABLENESS, kred'-It abl- 
 nis. f. Reputation, eftimation. 
 
 CREDITABLY, kred'-it-ab-ly. ad. 
 Reputably, without difgrace. 
 
 CREDITOR, krW-It-ur. f. He "to 
 whom a debt is owed, he that gives 
 credit, correlative to debtor. 
 
 CREDULITY, krd-d-i'-li-ty. f. Ea- 
 finefs of belief. 
 
 CREDULOUS, kred'-u-Iis. a. Apt 
 to believe, ur.fufpccling, eaiily de- 
 ceived. 
 
 CREDULOUSNESS,kred'.u-!uf-nes. 
 f. Aptncis to believe, credulity. 
 
 CREED, krc'd. f. A form of words 
 in which the articles of faith are 
 comprehended ; any folemn profef- 
 fion of principles or opinion. 
 
 CRliEK, kre'k. f. A prominence or 
 jut in a winding coaft ; a J'mall port, 
 & bay, a cove, 
 
 To CREEK, kre"k. v. a. See to 
 CREAK. 
 
 CREEK Y. kr'-ky. a. Full of creeks, 
 unequal, winding. 
 
 To CREEP, kre'p. v. n. To move 
 with the belly to the ground without 
 legs; to grow along the ground, 
 or on other fupports ; to move for- 
 ward without bounds or leaps, as 
 inleds ; to move flowly and feebly ; 
 to move timoroufly without fearing, 
 or venturing ; to behave with fer- 
 vility, to fawn, to bend. 
 
 CREEPER, k.-e-'-pur. f. A plant 
 that fupports itfelf by means of 
 fome ftronger body> an iron ufed 
 to flide along the grate in kitchens j 
 a kind of patten or clog worn by 
 women. 
 
 CREEPHOLE, kre"p-hole. f. A 
 hole into which any animal may 
 creep to efcape danger ; a fubter- 
 fuge, an excufe. 
 
 CREEPING LY, kre'p-Ing-ly. ad. 
 Slowly, after the manner of a rep- 
 tile. 
 
 CREMATION, krd-ma'-ftun. f. A 
 burning. 
 
 CREMOR, krd'-mor. f. A milky 
 fubflance, a foft liquor refembling 
 cream. 
 
 CRENATED, kre'-r.u-tld. a. Notch- 
 ed, indented. 
 
 To CREPITATE, krep'-l-dte. v. n. 
 To make a fmall crackling noife. 
 
 CREPITATION, krep-I-ta'-fln'm. f. 
 A fmall crackling noife. 
 
 CREPT, krep't. part. pret. of CREEP. 
 
 CREPUSCULE, kre-pus'-kul. f. 
 Twilight. 
 
 CREPUSCULOUS, kra-pus'-ku-lus. 
 a. Glimmering, in a ftate between 
 light and darknefs. 
 
 CRESCENT, k'rc/.fcnt. a. Increaf- 
 ing growing. 
 
 CRESCENT, krd/.fent. f. The 
 moon in her ftate of increafe ; any 
 fimilitude of the moon increafing. 
 
 CRESC1VE, kr6s'. ? iv. a. Increaf- 
 ing, growing. 
 
 CRESS, kreY. f. An herb. 
 
 CRESSET, krc/-fct. f. A great light 
 fet upon a bcason, Ijght-houfe, or 
 watch-tower. 
 
 CREST,
 
 C R I 
 
 C R I 
 
 CREST, krSft'. f The plume of! 
 feathers on the top of the ancient 
 helmet; the ornament of the hel- 
 met in heraldry ; any tuft or orna- 
 ment on the head ; pride, fpirit, 
 fire. 
 
 CRESTED, kres'-tld. a. Adorned 
 with plume or creft ; wearing a 
 comb. 
 
 CREST-FALLEN, krefV-faln^ a. 
 Deje&ed, funk, heartlefs, fptrit- 
 lefs. 
 
 CRESTLESS, kreft'-les. a. Not dig- 
 nified with coat armour. 
 CRETACEOUS, kre-ta-Oms. a. 
 
 Abounding with chalk, chalky. 
 CRETATED, kre'-ta-tid v a. Rub- 
 bed with chalk. 
 CREVICE, krev'-Is. f. A crack, a 
 
 cleft. 
 To CREVICE, kreV-is. v. a. To 
 
 crack, to flaw. 
 
 CREW, kr6'. f. A company of peo- 
 ple aflbciated for any purpofe; the 
 company of a {hip. It is now gene- 
 rally ufed in a bad fenfe. 
 CRF.W, kro 1 . The irreg. pret. of 
 
 CROW. 
 CREWEL, kro'- II. f. Yarn twifled 
 
 and wound on a knot or ball. 
 CRIB, krfb'. ". The rack or manger 
 of a ftabl e ; the itall or cabbin of an 
 ox ; a fmall habitation, a cottage ; 
 a child's bedftead. 
 To CRIB, knb'. v. a. To (hut up in 
 a narrow habitation, to cage ; to 
 fieal. A low phrafe. 
 CRiBBAGE, krib'-bldzh. f. A game 
 
 at cards. 
 CRIBRA TION,kri-bra -{hun. f. The 
 
 aft of fifting. 
 
 CRICK, krik'. f. The noife of a 
 door; a painful ftiffnefs in the 
 neck. 
 
 CRICKET, krlk'-klt. f. An infed 
 that fqueaks or chirps about ovens 
 and fire-places; a fport, at which 
 the contenders drive a ball witb 
 flicks ; a low feat or ftool. 
 CRICKETING, krlk'-e-tlng. f. A 
 
 fmall kind of apple. 
 CRIER, krl'-ur. f. The officer whofe 
 bufmefs is to cry or maske procla- 
 mation. 
 
 CRIME, kn'me. f. An ai contaary 
 
 to righc, an offence, a great fault. 
 CRJMEFUL,krI'me-fu!. a. Wicked, 
 criminal. 
 
 CR1MELESS, kiYme-lis. a. Inno- 
 cent, without crime. 
 
 CRIMINAL, kri.n'-In-nel f. A man 
 accufed of a crime ; a man guilty of 
 a crime. 
 
 CRIMINAL, krim'-ln-ncl. a. Faulty, 
 contrary to right, contrary to duty ; 
 guilty, tainted with crime; not civil, 
 as a criminal profecution. 
 
 CRIMINALLY, krimMn-nel-y. ad. 
 Wickedly, guiltily. 
 
 CRIMINALNESS, ksim'. In-ncl ncs. 
 f. Guiltinefs. 
 
 To CRIMINATE, kffm'-y"-n2ite. 
 v. a. To charge with gujit. 
 
 CRIMINATION, kri .n-in-nA'-ihun. 
 f. The acT: of" accufmg, arraign- 
 ment, charge. 
 
 CRIMINATORY, krlm"-h-na-tui-'. 
 ry. a. Relating to accufation, ac- 
 cufing. 
 
 CRlMiNOUS, krlm'-fn-nus.a. Wick- 
 ed, iniquitous. 
 
 CR1MINOUSLY, krim'-In-uf-ly. ad. 
 Very wickedly. 
 
 CRIMINOUSNi : :SS, ktlm'-Jn-nuf- 
 res. f. Wickedncis, guilt, crime. 
 
 CR1MOSIN. See CRIMSON. 
 
 CRIMP, krlmp'. a. Crifp, brittle, 
 eafily crumbled. 
 
 CRIMP, knrr.p'. f. One who kid- 
 naps men lor the army, or inveigles 
 them to enlift undtir falfe pre- 
 tences. 
 
 To CRIMP, krJmp'. v. a. To kid- 
 nap or inveigle n.en to er.lift; to cut 
 filh acrofs while alive; to raife in 
 regular \vaves. 
 
 To CRIMPLE, krimp'l. v. a. To 
 contrac~l, te caufe to ihrink, to carl. 
 
 CRIMSON, kfim'zn. f. Red, f.tne- 
 what darkened with blue; red irt 
 general. 
 
 To CRIMSON, krlm'zn. v. a. T 
 die with crimfon. 
 
 CRlNCUM,kiIngk'-um.f. Acramp, 
 whimly. A cant word. , 
 
 CRINGE, krlndzh'. f. Bow, fervil. 
 civility. 
 
 To CRINGE, krindzh'. v. a. To 
 draw
 
 C R I 
 
 C R O 
 
 draw together, to contract. Little 
 
 ufed. 
 To CRINGE, krlndzh'. v. n. To bow, 
 
 to pay court, to fawn, to flatter. 
 CRINIGEROUS, kri-nidzh'--rus. a. 
 
 Hairy, overgrown with hair. 
 To CRINKLE, kringk'l. v. n. To 
 
 go in and out, to run in flexures. 
 
 Ob/olete. 
 To CRINKLE, krfngk'l. v. a. To 
 
 mould into inequalities. 
 CRINKLE, krlngk'l. f. A wrinkle, 
 
 a fmuofuy. 
 
 CRINOSE, kri'-n&fe. a. Hairy. 
 CRINOSITY, kri-n6f'-it-y. f. Hairi- 
 
 nefs. 
 
 CRIPPLE, krlp'l. f. A lame man. 
 To CR i PPLE, krlp'l. v. a. To lame, 
 
 to make lame. 
 CRIPPLENESS, krlp'l-nes.f. Lame- 
 
 nefs. 
 CRISIS, kri'-sh. f. The point in 
 
 which the difeafe kills, or changes 
 
 to the better ; the point f time at 
 
 which any affair comes to the height. 
 CRISP, krlfp'. a. Curled; indented, 
 
 winding; brittle, friable. 
 To CRISP, krlfp'. v. a. To curl, to 
 
 contrail into knots; to twift ; to 
 
 dent ; to run in and out. 
 CRISP AT10N, krlf-pl'-fhun. f. The 
 
 aft of curling ; the ftate of being 
 
 curled. 
 CRISP! NG-PIN, kris'-plng-pln. f. 
 
 A curling-iron. 
 CRISPISULCANT, krls-py-sul'- 
 
 kant. a. Waved, or undulating, as 
 
 lightning is reprefented. 
 CRISPNESS, krifp'-nes. f. Curled- 
 
 nefs. 
 
 CRISPY, kris'-py. a. Curled. 
 CRITERION, kri-te'-ry-6n. f. A 
 
 mark by which any thing is judged 
 
 of, with regard to it's goodncfs or 
 
 bad nefs. 
 CRITICAL, krit'-y-kil. a. Exaft, 
 
 nicely judicious, accurate ; relating 
 
 to criticifm ; captious, inclined to 
 
 find fault ; comprising the time at 
 which a great event is determin- 
 ed. 
 
 CRITICALLY, krlt'-y-kal-y. ad. 
 In a critical manner, exactly, cu- 
 rioufly. 
 
 CRITICALNESS, knY-y-kaUe's. f. 
 
 Exadlnefs, accuracy. 
 To CRITICISE, krit'-y-slze. v. n 
 
 To play the critick, to judge; to 
 
 animadvert upon as faulty. 
 To CRITICISE, krit' y-size. v. a. 
 
 To cenfure, to pafs judgment upon. 
 CRITICISM, kih'-y-sizm.f. Criti- 
 
 oifm is a ftandard of judging well ; 
 
 remark, animadversion, critical ob- 
 
 fervations. 
 CRITICK, krlt'-Ik. f. A man fkilled 
 
 hi the art of judging of literature ; 
 
 a cenfurer ; a man apt to find fault ; 
 
 a critical examination, critical re- 
 marks ; fcience of criticifm. 
 CRITICK, krh'- Ik. a. Critical, re- 
 lating to criticifm. 
 To CRITICK, krh'-ik. v. n. To play 
 
 the critick, to criticife. 
 CROAK, kr&'ke. f. The cry or voice 
 
 of a frog or raven. 
 To CROAK, kri'ke. v. n. To make 
 
 a hoarfe low noife, like a frog ; to 
 
 caw or cry as a raven or crow. 
 CROCEOUS, kro'-fy is. a. Confift- 
 
 ing of faffron, like fatfron. 
 CROCITATION, kro-fy-ta'-mun. f. 
 
 The croaking of frogs or ravens. 
 CROCK, krok'. f. A cup, any vef- 
 
 fel made of earth. 
 CROCKERY, kr6k'.e>-y. f. Earthe. 
 
 ware. 
 CROCODILE, kr6k'-&.dll. f. An 
 
 amphibious voracious animal, in 
 
 fhape refembling a lizard, and found 
 
 in Egypt and the Indies. 
 CROCODIL1NE, kr6k'-d ; dll-lne. a. 
 
 Like a crocodile ; deceitful. 
 CROCUS, kr&'-kus. f. An early 
 
 flower. 
 CROFT, kr6Pt. f. A little clofe 
 
 joining to a houfe, that is ufed for 
 
 corn or pafture. 
 
 CROISADE, kroi-fa'de. 7 f. A 
 CROISADO, kroi-sa'-d6. j holy war. 
 CROISES, kroi' fez. f. Pilgrims 
 
 who carry a crofs ; foldiers who 
 
 fight againft infidels. 
 CRONE, kro'ne. f. An old ewe; in 
 
 contempt, an old woman. 
 CRONY, kri'-ny. f. An old ac- 
 quaintance. 
 
 CROOK, kruk'. f. Any crooked or 
 bent
 
 C R O 
 
 C R O 
 
 bent inftrument; a fheephook ; any 
 
 thing bent. 
 To CROOK, kruk'. v. a. To bend, 
 
 to turn into a hook ; to pervert from 
 
 rectitude. 
 To CROOK, kru'k. v. n. To be 
 
 bent, to have a curvature. 
 CROOKBACK, kmk'-bak. f. A man 
 
 that has gibbous fhoulders. 
 CROOKBACKED, kruk'-bakt. a. 
 
 Having bent {boulders. 
 CROOKED, kruk'-Id. n. Bent, not 
 
 flraight, curve ; winding, oblique ; 
 
 perverfe, untoward, without re&i- 
 
 tude of mind. 
 CROOKEDLY, kruk'-id-rj-. ad. Not 
 
 in a flraight line ; untowardly, not 
 
 compliantly. 
 CROOKEDNESS, kruk'-Id-ns. f. 
 
 Deviation from ftraightnefs, curvity ; 
 
 deformity of a gibbous body. 
 CROP, krop'. f. The craw of a 
 
 bird. 
 CROPFUL, kr6p'-ful. a. Satiated 
 
 with a full belly. 
 CROPSICK, kr6p'-slk. a. Sick with 
 
 excefs and debauchery. 
 CROP, krop'. f. The harveft, the 
 
 corn gathered off the field ; any 
 
 thing cut off. 
 To CROP, krop'. v. a. To cut off 
 
 the ends of any thing, to mow, to 
 
 reap ; to cut off the ears. 
 To CROP, krop'. v. n. To yield 
 
 harveft. Not ufed. 
 CROP-EARED, kr6p'-e*rd. a. Hav- 
 
 ving the ears cropped ; having the 
 
 hair cut fhort. 
 CROPE, kro'pe. Irregular pret. of 
 
 CREEP. 
 CROPPER, krop'-pur. f. A kind of 
 
 pigeon with a large crop. 
 CROSIER, kro-zher. f. The pafto- 
 
 ral ftaff of a biftiop. 
 CROSLET, kros'-llt. f. A fmall 
 
 crofs. 
 CROSS, kroY. f. One flraight body 
 
 laid at right angles over another; 
 
 the enfign of the Chriftian religion ; 
 
 a monument with a crofs upon it to 
 
 excite devotion, fuch as were an- 
 ciently fet in market-places ; a line 
 
 drawn through another; any thing 
 
 that thwarts or obftru&s, misfor- 
 
 tune, hindrance, vexation, o^pofi- 
 tion, mifauventure, trial ot pa- 
 tience; money fo called, becaufe 
 marked with a crofs. 
 CROSS, kr6s'. a. Tranfverfe, fall- 
 ing athwart fomething eife ; ad- 
 verfe, oppofite; perverfe, untraft- 
 able; peevifh, fretful, ill-humoured ; 
 contrary, contradictory j contrary 
 to wifli, unfortunate. 
 CROSS, kros'. prep. Athwart, fo as 
 to interfeft any thing ; over, from 
 fide to fide. 
 
 To CROSS, kros'. v. a. To lay one 
 body, or draw one line athwart 
 another ; to lign with the crofs ; to 
 mark out, to cancel, as to crofs an 
 artkle ; to pafs over ; to thwart, to 
 interpofe obftru&ion ; to counter- 
 aft ; to contravene, to hinder bjr 
 authority ; to contradict ; to be in- 
 confiftent. 
 
 To CROSS, kros'. v.n. Tolieacrofs; 
 to be inconfiftent. 
 
 CROSS-BAR-SHOT, kros'-bar-fhoi'. 
 f. A round (hot, or great bullet, 
 with a bar of iron put through it. 
 
 To CROSS-EXAMINE, kros"-egz- 
 am'-in. v. a. To try the faith of 
 evidence by captious queftions of 
 the contrary party. 
 
 CROSS-STAFF, kr6s'-ftaf. f. An in- 
 ftrument commonly called the fore- 
 ftaff, ufed by feamen to take the 
 meridian altitude of the fun or 
 ftars. 
 
 CROSSBITE, kros'-bite. f. A decep- 
 tion, a cheat. 
 
 To CROSSBITE, kros'-bite. v. a. T 
 contravene by deception. 
 
 CROSS-BOW, kr6s'-bo, f. A miffive 
 weapon formed by placing a bow 
 athwart a flock. 
 
 CROSS-BOWER, kros'-b&.ur. f. A 
 (hooter with a crofs-bow. 
 
 CROSSGRAINED, kr6s'-grlnd. a. 
 Having the fibres tranfverfe or irre- 
 gular ; perverfe, troublefome, vex- 
 atious. 
 
 CROSSLY, kr6s'-ty. ad. Athwart, fo 
 as to interfeft fomething elfe ; op- 
 pofitely, adverfely, in opposition to ; 
 unfortunately. 
 
 CROSSNESS, kros'-ne's. C Tranf- 
 verfenefs.
 
 C R O 
 
 C R U 
 
 s, interfedion ; perverfcnefs, 
 
 peeviihntfs. 
 CROSSROW, k.&s'--&. f. Alpha- 
 
 l - r, fo named becaufe ^ crofs is 
 
 placed at the beginning, to Ihow 
 
 that the end oflearning is pety. 
 CROSSV/1ND, k.6s'-\vJ;,d. f. Wind 
 
 blowing from the ri^ht or left. 
 CROSSWAY, k .is'-wi. f. A final! 
 
 obfcure path imerfecling the chief 
 
 road. 
 CROSS WORT, kr6/-*urt. f. A 
 
 CROTCH, krt-fh'. f. A hook. 
 
 CROTCHET, k.c'Kfh'-h. f. Jn mu- 
 fick, one of the notes or charters 
 of time, equal to half a minim ; a 
 piece of wood lit ted into another to 
 fupport a building ; in printing, 
 hooks in which words are included 
 [thus] ; a perverfe conceit, an odd 
 fancy. 
 
 To CROUCH, krou'tfb. v. n. To 
 ftoop low, to lie cL.ie to the ground ; 
 to fawn, to bend fervilely. 
 
 CROUP, kiu'p. f. The rump of a 
 fowl ; the buttocks of a horfe. 
 
 CROUP ADE, knVpf.'de. f. A higher 
 leap than thofc of curvets. 
 
 CROW, kr&'. f. A large black bird 
 that feeds upon the carcafTes of 
 beads ; a piece of iron ufed as a 
 lewr ; the voice of a cock, or the 
 noife which he makes in his gayety. 
 
 To CROW, kro'. v. n. To make the 
 noife which a cock makes ; to boaft, 
 to bufly, to vapour. 
 
 CROWD, krgw'd. f. A multitude 
 confuted!/ prefied together ; a pro- 
 mifcuqas medley ; the vulgar, the 
 populace ; a fiddle. 
 
 To CROWD, krow'd. v. a. To fill 
 with coofufed multitudes; to preis 
 clofe together ; to iucumber by 
 multitudes : To crowd fail, a fea 
 phrafe, to hoit* as many fails as 
 potable. 
 
 To CROWD, krow'J. v. r. To 
 fwarm, to be nuroerous and confjf- 
 ed ; to tbruft amjn"- a r.:u!ti:ude. 
 
 CROWDER, krow'-der. f. 
 dler. 
 
 CROWFOOT, kro-fft:. f. A Mower ; 
 a caltrop. 
 
 CROWKEEPER, kr&'-ke-pur. f. A 
 fcarecrow. 
 
 CROWN, krow'n. f. The ornament 
 of the head which denotes imperial 
 and regal dignity; a garland;, a 
 reward, honorary diitinftion ; regal 
 power, royalty ; the top of the head ; 
 the top of any thing, <ts of a moun- 
 tain ; part of the hat that covers 
 the head ; a piece of money ; ho- 
 nour, ornament, decoration ; com- 
 pletion, accompluliment. 
 
 CROWN-IMPERIAL, krown-n- 
 pc'-rv ai. f. A plant. 
 
 To CROWN, krow'n. v. a. To in- 
 vell with the crown or regal orna- 
 ment; to cover, as with a crown ; 
 to dignify, to adorn, to make illuf- 
 trious ; to reward, to recompenfe ; 
 to complete, to perfect; to termi- 
 nate, to finilh. 
 
 CROWNGLASS, krow'n-glas. f. The 
 finelt fort of window glafs. 
 
 CROWN POST, krow'n-poft. f. A 
 poll, which, in fome buildings, 
 flands upright in the middle, be- 
 tween two principal rafters. 
 
 CROVVNSCAB, krow'n-fldb. f. A 
 ftinking filthy fcab, round a horfe's 
 hoof. 
 
 CROWNWHEEL, krow'n-whel. f. 
 The upper wheel of a watch. 
 
 CROWNWORKS, krow'n-wurks. f. 
 In fortification, bulwarks advanced 
 towards the field to gain fome hill 
 or rifing ground. 
 
 CROWNET, krow'n-et. f. The fame 
 with coronet; chief end, laii pur- N 
 
 CROWTOE, kr&'-to. f. A plant. 
 CROYLSTONE, kroy'l-fiOnc. f. 
 
 Cryftallized cauk. 
 CRUCIAL, kro'-my-al. a. Tranf- 
 
 verfe, intt-rfefting one another. 
 To CRUCIATE, kicV-Hiy-ftce. v. a. 
 
 To torture, to torment, to excru- 
 ciate. 
 
 I3LE, kro'-sibl. f. A chy- 
 
 milt's melting pot made of earth. 
 CRUCIFEROUS, kr6-sif4e-rus. a. 
 
 Bearing the crofs. 
 CRUCI1 li'.R, kru'-fy-fl-ir. f, He 
 
 th.at inP.^ts the panilhment of cru- 
 
 ci;:xion, 
 
 CRU-
 
 C R U 
 
 C R U 
 
 CRUCIFIX, kro'-fy-flks. f. A re- 
 prefentauon in piiture or ftatuary of 
 our Lord's paffion. 
 
 CRUCIFIXION, kro-fy-flk'-mun. f. 
 The puniftitnent of nailing to a 
 crofs. 
 
 CRUCIFORM,kr&'-fy-f&rm.a. Hav- 
 ing the form of a crofs. 
 
 To CRUCIFY, kr6'-ff -f?. v. a. To 
 put to death by nailing the hands 
 and feet to a crofs fet upright. 
 
 CRUCIGEROUS, kr6- a ldzh'.er-us. 
 a. Bearing a crofs. 
 
 CRUD. See CURD. 
 
 CRUDE, kr6'd. a. Raw, not fub- 
 dued by fire ; not changed by any 
 procefs or preparation; harm, un- 
 ripe ; unconco&ed ; not well digelt- 
 d; not brought to perfection, im- 
 mature ; having indigefted notions. 
 
 CRUDELY, kro'd-ly. ad. Unripely, 
 without due preparation. 
 
 CRUDENESS, kro'd-nes. f. Un- 
 ripenefs, indigeftion. 
 
 CRUDITY, kr6'-di-ty. f. Indigef- 
 tion,' inconcodlion, unripenefs, want 
 of maturity. 
 
 To CRUDLE, krud'l. v. a. To 
 coagulate, to congeal. 
 
 CRUDY, krud'-dy. a. Concreted, 
 coagulated. 
 
 CRUDY, kr6'-dy\ a. Raw, chill. 
 
 CRUEL, kro'-ll. a. Pleafed with 
 hurting others, inhuman, hard- 
 hearted, barbarous ; of things, 
 bloody, mifchievous, deitru&ive. 
 
 CRUELLY, kr&'-H-ly-. ad. In a 
 cruel manner, inhumanly, barba- 
 roufly. 
 
 CRUELNESS, kr&'-Il-nes. f. Inhu- 
 manity, cruelty. 
 
 CRUELTY, kr&'-fl-t. f. Inhuma- 
 nity, favagenefs, barbarity. 
 
 CRUENTATE, kro'-en-tate. a. 
 Smeared with blood. 
 
 CRUET, kro'-lt. f. A vial for vine- 
 gar or oil. 
 
 CRUISE, kro's. f. A fmall cup. 
 
 CRUISE, kr6'z. f. A voyage in fearch 
 of plunder. 
 
 To CRUISE, kr&'z. v. n. To rove 
 over the fea in fearch of plunder ; 
 to wander on the fea without any 
 certain courfe. 
 VOL. 1. 
 
 CRUISER, kro-zur. f. One that 
 roves upon the fea in fearch of 
 plunder. 
 
 CRUM, 7 . . , f f. The foft part 
 
 CRUMB, } krum ' { of bread, not 
 the crult ; a fmall particle or frag- 
 ment of bread. 
 
 To CRUMBLE, krum'bl. v. a. To 
 break into fmall pieces, to commi- 
 nute. 
 
 To CRUMBLE, krum'bl. v. n. T 
 fall into fmall pieces. 
 
 CRUMENAL, kr6'-my-nll. f. A 
 purfe. 
 
 CRUMMY, krum'-my. a. Soft. 
 
 CRUMP, krump'. a. Crooked in th 
 back. 
 
 To CRUMPLE, krimpl. v. a. To 
 draw into wrinkles. 
 
 CRUMPLING, krump'-ling. f. A 
 fmall degenerate apple. 
 
 CRUPPER, kr&p'-pur. f. That part 
 of the horfeman's furniture that 
 reaches from the faddle to the tail. 
 
 CRURAL, kr6'-ral. a. Belonging 
 to the leg. 
 
 CRUSADE, kro-sa'de. ?f. See 
 
 CRUSADO, krosa'-do.j CROI- 
 s A D E . An expedition againft the in- 
 fidels ; a coin ftamped with a crofs. 
 
 CRUSET, kro'-slt. f. A goldfmith'* 
 melting-pot. 
 
 To CRUSH, krufh'. v. a. To prefc 
 between two oppofite bodies, to 
 fqueeze ; to prefs with violence ; 
 to overwhelm, to beat down ; to 
 fubdu?, to deprefs, to dlfpirit. 
 
 To CRUSH, krum'. v. n. To be 
 condenfed ; to come in a clofe body. 
 
 CRUSH, krufh'. f. A collifion. 
 
 CRUST, kruil'. f.^ Any fhell, or ex- 
 ternal coat ; an incruftation, collec- 
 tion of matter into a hard body ; 
 the cafe of a pye made of meal, 
 and baked ; the outer hard part of 
 bread ; a wafte piece of bread. 
 
 To CRUST, kruft'. v. a. To envelop, 
 to cover with a hard cafe ; to foul 
 with concretions. 
 
 To CRUST, kruft'. v. n. To gather 
 or contract a cruft. 
 
 CRUSTACEOUS, kruf-ta'-fhuj. a. 
 Shelly, with joints ; not tefta- 
 ceous. 
 
 H H CRUS-
 
 CRY 
 
 CUB 
 
 CRUSTACEOUSNESS, kruf-ta'- i 
 Ihul-nes. f. The quality of having 
 juintcd (hells. 
 
 CRUSTILY, krus'-tMy. ad. Pee- 
 vifhly, fnappifhly. 
 
 CRUSTINESS, krus'-ti-res. f. The 
 quality of a cruft; peevifhnefs, mo- 
 rofenefs. 
 
 CRUSTY, kius'-ty. a. Covered with 
 a cruft; fturdy, morofe, fnappilh. 
 
 CRUTCH, -krium'. f. A fupport ufed 
 by cripples. 
 
 To CRUTCH, krutfh'. v. a. To fup- 
 port on crutches as a cripple. 
 
 To CRY, kry'. v. n. To fpeak with 
 vehemence and loudnefs ; to call 
 importunately ; to proclaim, to 
 make publick ; to exclaim ; to utter 
 lamentation ; to fquall, as an in- 
 fant ; to weep, to ihed tears ; to 
 utter an inarticulate voice, as an 
 animal ; to yelp, as a hound on a 
 fcent ; To cry out, to exclaim, to 
 (cream, to clamour ; to complain 
 loudly ; to blame, to ccnlore ; to 
 declare loud ; to be in labour. 
 
 To CRY, krf. v. a. To proclaim 
 publickly fomething loll or four.d ; 
 To cry down, to blame, to depre- 
 ciate, to decry ; to prohibit ; to 
 overbear; To cry up, to applaud, 
 to exalt, to praife ; to ruile the price 
 by proclamation. 
 
 CRY, kiy'. f. Lamentation, (hriek, 
 fcream ; weeping, mourning ; cla- 
 mour, outcry ; exclamation of tri- 
 umph or wonder; proclamation ; 
 the hawkers proclamation of wares, 
 as the cries cf London ; acclama- 
 tion, popular favour ; voice, utter- 
 ance, manner of vocal expreffion ; 
 importunate call ; yelping of dogs ; 
 yell, inarticulate noife; a pack of 
 
 CRYA L, kry'-al. f. The heron. 
 CRYER, krf.ur. f. The falcon 
 
 gentle. See CRJER. 
 CRYPTlC.U,.kr{p'-tI-kAl. 7 a. Hid- 
 CRYPTICK, k.lp'-tik. j den, fe- 
 
 cret, occult. 
 CRYPTICALLY, kny.tl-kal-y. ad. 
 Occultly, tecretly. 
 CRYPTOGRAPHY, krlp-tog'-gri 
 
 f/. f. The aft of writing fccret 
 
 characters; fecret characters, cy- 
 phers. 
 
 CRYPTOLOGY, kri P -t61'-16-dzhy. 
 f. Enigmatical language. 
 
 CRYSTAL, krh'-tfil. f. A hard 
 tranfpareiu fpecies of ftones of the 
 filiceous kind ; a fine kind of glafs ; 
 a (ubitance which in paffing .from a 
 fluid to a folid form, has aflumed a 
 regular figure. 
 
 CRYSTAL, krh'-tul. a. Confiding 
 of cryftal ; bright, clear, tranfparent, 
 lucid, pellucid. 
 
 PRVSTAT I IMF 5 kris'-tal-line. 
 
 CK\bIALLlNb, | krls'-tal-lin. 
 
 a. Confiding of cryftal; bright, 
 clear, pellucid, tranfparent. 
 
 CRYSTALLINE HUMOUR, krls'- 
 tal-line-iY-mur. f. The fecond 
 humour of the eye, that lies imme- 
 diately next to the aqueous behind 
 the uvea. 
 
 CRYSTALLIZATION, krlf-tal-ly- 
 za'-flu'in. f. Congelation into cryf- 
 tals. The mafs formed by conge- 
 ladon or concretion. 
 
 To CRYSTALLIZE, kris'-tal-llze. 
 v. a. To caufe to congeal or con- 
 crete into cryitals. 
 
 To CRYSTALLIZE, kris'-til-llze. 
 v. n. To congeal, concrete, or Ihoot 
 into cryftals. 
 
 CUB, kiib'. f. The young of a beaft, 
 generally of a bear or fox ; the 
 young of a whale ; in reproach, a 
 young boy or girl. 
 
 To CUB, kub'. v. a. To bring forth. 
 Little ufed. 
 
 CUBAT1ON, ku-ba'-fhun. f. The 
 afl of lying down. 
 
 CUBATORY, ku'-bi-tur-y. a. Re- 
 cumbent. 
 
 CUBATURE, ku'-ba-tur. f. The 
 finding exactly the folid content of 
 any propofed body. 
 
 CUBE, ku'b. f. A regular folid body, 
 confiding of fix fquare and equal 
 faces or fides, and the angles all 
 right, and therefore equal. 
 
 CUBE ROOT, ku'b ri't. 7 f. 
 
 CUB1CK ROOT, ku'-blk r6't. j The 
 origin of a cubick number. 
 
 CUBICAL, ku'-bl-kal. ? a. Having 
 
 CUBICK, k&'-blk. J the form or 
 properties
 
 cue 
 
 C U L 
 
 properties of a cube. It is applied 
 to numbers : the number of four 
 multiplied into itfelf, produceth the 
 fquare number of fixteen, and that 
 again multiplied by four produceth 
 the cubick number of fixty-four. 
 
 CUBICALNESS, ku'-W-kal-nes. f. 
 The ftate or quality of being cubical. 
 
 CU3ICULARY, ku-Mk'-ku-iir-y. a. 
 Fitted for the pofture of lying down. 
 
 CUBIFORM, ku'-by-form. a. Of 
 the fhape of a cube. 
 
 CUBIT, ku'-bh. f. A meafure in 
 
 . ufe among the ancients, which was 
 briginally the diftance from the el- 
 bow, bending inwards, to the ex- 
 tremity of the middle finger; the 
 elbow. 
 
 CUBITAL, ku'-bi-tel. a. Contain- 
 ing only the length of a cubit; be- 
 longing to the elbow. 
 
 CUCKI N G-STOO L, kuk'-ing-ft6l.f. 
 An engine for ducking fcolds. 
 
 CUCKOLD, ku'k'-kuld. f. One that 
 
 is married to an adultrefs. 
 
 To CUCKOLD, kuk'-kuld. v. a. To 
 rob a man of his wife's fidelity ; to 
 wrong a hnfbnnd by unchaftity. 
 
 CUCKOLDLY, kuk'-kuld-ly. a. 
 Having the qualities of a cuckold ; 
 poor, mean. 
 
 CUCKOLDMAKER, kuk'-kuld-ma- 
 kur. f. One that makes a praftice 
 of corrupting wives. 
 
 CUCKOLDOM, kuk'-kul-dum. f. 
 The aft of adultery ; the ftate of a 
 cuckold. 
 
 CUCKOO, kuk'-ko. f. A bird which 
 appears in the fpring, and is faid to 
 fuck the eggs of other birds, and 
 lay her own to be hatched in their 
 place; a name of contempt. 
 
 CUCKOO-BUD, kuk'-ko-bud. 
 
 CUCKOO-FLOWER, kuk'ko- 
 flow-ur. 
 The name of a flower. 
 
 CUCKOO-SPITTLE, kuk'-k6-fplt1. 
 f. A fpumous dew found upon 
 plants, with a little infed in it. 
 
 CUCULLATE, ku-kul'-late. \ 
 
 CUCULLATED,ku-kul'-!a-t!d.5 a> 
 Hooded, covered, as with a hood or 
 cowl; having the refemblartce or 
 ihapcof a hood-. 
 
 CUCUMBER, kou'-kum-bur. f. The 
 name of a plant, and fruit of that 
 plant. 
 
 CUCURBITACEOUS, ku-kur-H- 
 ta'-fhus. a. Cucurbitaceous plants 
 are thofe which refemble a gourd, 
 fuch as the pornpion and melon. 
 
 CUCURBITE, ku'-kur-blt. f. A 
 chymical vefiel commonly called a 
 Body. , 
 
 CUD, ftfd'. f. That food which is 1 
 repofited in the firft ftomach, in 
 order to be chewed again. 
 
 CUDDEN, kud'n; jf.~ A clown, a 
 
 CUDDY, kud'-dy. j ftupid low dolt. 
 
 To CUDDLE, kud'l. v. n. To lie 
 clofe, to fquat. 
 
 CUDGEL, kudzh'-il. f. A ftick to 
 ftrike with. To crofr- the cudgels is 
 to give over the conteil. 
 
 To CUDGEL, kudz'n'-il. v. a. To 
 beat with a ftick. 
 
 CUDGEL-PROOF, kidzh'-il-pr&f, a. 
 Able to refift a ftick. 
 
 CUDWEED, kud'-wed. f. A plant, 
 
 CUE, ku'. f. The tail or end of any 
 thing ; the laft words of a fpeech in 
 acling, which the player, who is to 
 anfwer, regards as intimation to be- 
 gin; a hint, an intimation, a fhort 
 direction ; humour, temper of mind. 
 
 CUERPO, kwer'-p6. f. To be in' 
 cuerpo, is to be without the upper 
 
 CUFF*, kuf. f. A blow with the 
 
 fill, a box, a ftroke ; that part of a 
 
 fleeve which is turned up. 
 To CUFF, kuf. v. n. To fight, to 
 
 fcuffle. 
 To CUFF, kuf. v. a. To ftrike with 
 
 the fift, to ftrike with talons. 
 CUIRASS, kwe'-ras. f. A breaftplate. 
 CUIRASSIER, kw^raf-fe'r. f. A 
 
 man of arms, a foldier in armour. 
 CUISH, kwe'sVf: The armour that 
 
 covers the thighs. 
 CULDEE, kul'-de. f. A monk in 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 CULINARY, ku'-H-nar-y. a. Relat- 
 ing to the kitchen. 
 To CULL, kul'. v. a. To feleft from 
 
 others. 
 CULLER, kul'-lur. f. One who 
 
 picks or choofes. 
 
 M H 2 CUL-
 
 C U L 
 
 C U N 
 
 GULLIBILITY, kul.*-bil'. y -ty. f 
 Eafinefs of temper ; the flate of being 
 eafily impofed upon. 
 CULLION, kul'-lyun. f. A fcoun 
 
 drel. 
 
 CULLIONLY, kul'-lyun-ly. a. Hav 
 ing the qualities of a cullion, mean 
 bafe. 
 CULLY, kul'-Jy. f. A man deceived 
 
 or impofed upon. 
 To CULLY, kil'-ly. v. a. To befool 
 
 to cheat, to impofe upon. 
 CULMIFEROUS, kul-mlf-fe-rus 
 a. Culmiferous plants are fuch as 
 have a fmooth jointed (talk, and 
 their feeds are contained in chaffy 
 hufcs. 
 
 To CULMINATE, kul'-mf-nate 
 v. n. To be vertical, to be in the 
 meridian. 
 
 CULMWATION, kul-mf-nl'-fhun. 
 f. The tranfit of a planet through 
 the meridian. 
 CULPABILITY. kul- P a-b!lM-ty. f. 
 
 Blameablenefs. 
 
 CULPABLE, kul'-pabl. a. Crimi- 
 nal; blameable, blameworthy. 
 CULPABLENESS, kul'- P 4bl-ns. f. 
 
 Blame, guilt 
 CULPABLY, kiM'-pah-ty . ad. Blame- 
 
 ably, critnimlly. 
 
 CULPRIT, kul'-prft. f. A man ar- 
 raigned before his judge. 
 CULTER, ko'l-tur, f. The iron 
 of the plow perpendicular to the /hare. 
 To CULTIVATE, kul'-tl-vate. v. a 
 To forward or improve the product 
 of the earth, by manual induilry ; 
 to improve, to meliorate. 
 CULTIVATION, kul-tl-vi'-fhun. 
 {. The art or practice of improving 
 foils, and forwarding or meliorating 
 vegetables; improvement in general, 
 melioration. 
 
 CULTIVATOR, kuT-ti-va-tur. f. 
 One who improves, promotes, or 
 
 CULTURE', kii'-t&r. f. The a a 
 
 of cultivation ; art of improvement 
 and melioration. 
 
 To CULTURE, kil'-tur. v. a. To 
 cultivate, to till. Not ufed. 
 
 CULVER; kii'-ver. f. A pigeon. 
 
 Old woid. 
 
 CULVERIN, k&l'-ve-rln. f. A fpe- 
 
 cies of ordnance, long and (lender, 
 
 carrying a ball of fifteen or twenty 
 
 pounds weight. 
 
 CULVERKEY, k&l'-ver-ke. f. A 
 
 fpecies of flower. 
 
 To CUMBER, kum'-bur. v. a. To 
 embarrafs, to entangle, to obftruft ; 
 to crowd or load with fomething 
 ufelefs ; to involve in difficulties 
 and dangers ; to diflrefs ; to bufy, 
 to diltraft with multiplicity of cares; 
 to be troublefome in any place. 
 CUMBER, kum'-bur. f. Vexation, 
 
 embarraflment. Not ufed. 
 CUMBERSOME, kum'-bur-fum. a. 
 Troublefome, vexatious ; burden- 
 fome, embarraffing, unwieldy, un- 
 manageable. 
 
 CUMBERSOMELY, kum'-bur-fum- 
 1^. ad. In a troublefome manner. 
 CUMBERSOMENESS, kum'-bur- 
 fum-nes. f. Encumbrance, hin- 
 drance, obftruftion. 
 CUMBRANCE, kum'-brans. f. Bur- 
 den, hindrance, impediment. 
 CUMBROUS, kum'-brus. a. Trou- 
 blefome, vexatious, dhlurbing ; op- 
 preilive, burdcnfome; jumbled, ob- 
 ftrufting each other. 
 CUMFREY, kum'-fry. f. A medi- 
 cinal plant. 
 
 CUMIN, kum'-min. f. A plant. 
 To CUMULATE, ku-mu-late. v. a. 
 
 To heap together. 
 CUMULATION, ku-mu-la'-fhun. f. 
 
 The adl of heaping together. 
 CUNCTATION, kungk-tA'-ftifin. f. 
 Delay, procraftination, dilatorinefs. 
 CUNCT ATOR, knngk-tr-tur. f. One 
 given to-xielay, a lingerer. 
 
 NEAL, ku'-ny-Al.a. Relating to a 
 
 wedge, having the form of a wedge. 
 
 CLJNEATED, ku'-ny a-tid. a. Made 
 
 in form of a wedge. 
 CUNEIFORM, ku-ne'- y -f6rm. t. 
 
 Having the form of a wedge. 
 GUNNER, kun'-nur. f. A kind of 
 fiih lefs than an oilier, that flicks 
 clofe to the rocks. 
 
 ;UNNING, kun'-nlng. a. Skilful, 
 knowing, learned ; performed with 
 /kill, artful ; artfully deceitful, 
 trickifh, fubtle, crafty. 
 
 CUN-
 
 CUR 
 
 CUR 
 
 CUNNING, kun'-nlng. f. Artifice, 
 deceit, flynefs, flight, fraudulent 
 dexterity; art, {kill, knowledge. 
 
 CUNNINGLY, k6n'-nlng ly. ad. 
 Artfully, flily, craftily. 
 
 CUNNINGMAN, kon'-nlng-min. 
 f. A man who pretends to tell for- 
 tune*, or teach how to recover ftolen 
 goods. 
 
 CUNNINGNESS, kon'-nlng-nei. f. 
 Deceitful nefs, flynefs. 
 
 CUP, kup'. f. A tmall vefTel to drink 
 out of ; the liquor contained in the 
 cup, the draught; facial entertain- 
 ment, merry bout; any thing hol- 
 low like a cup, as the hufk o^ an 
 acorn ; Cup and Can, familiar 
 companions. 
 
 To CUP, kip', v. a. To fupply_with 
 . cups, Obfolete; to draw blood by 
 applying cupping-glafles. 
 
 CUPBEARER, k&p'-ba-rfir. f. An 
 officer of the king's houfliold j an 
 attendant to give wine at a feaft. 
 
 CUPBOARD, kib'-bird. f. A cafe 
 with (helves, in which victuals or 
 earthern ware is placed. 
 
 To CUPBOARD, kub'-burd. v. a. To 
 hoard up. 
 
 CUPEL, H'.piL f. Afmall veflel for 
 trying or purifying gq|d and diver. 
 
 CUPELLATION, k6 pel la'-fhiin. f. 
 The aft of refining a metal with the 
 cupel. 
 
 CUPIDITY, ku-pid'-I-t*. f. Con- 
 cupifcence, unlawful longing. 
 
 CUPOLA, ku'-po-la. f. A dome, 
 the hemifpherical lummit of a build- 
 ing. 
 
 CUPPER, kup'-pur. f. One who ap- 
 plies cupping-glaffes, a fcarifier. 
 
 CUPPING-GLASS, kcp'-ping-glas. 
 f. A glafs ufed by fcarifiers to draw 
 out the blood by rarefying the 
 air. 
 
 CUPREOUS, k&'-pif-us. a. Cop- 
 pery, confi fling of copper. 
 
 CUR, kur'. f. A worthlefs degene- 
 rate dog ; a term of reproach for a 
 man. 
 
 CURABLE, ku'-rabl. a. That admits 
 a remedy. 
 
 CURABLENESS. k&'-rabl-nes, f. 
 Poffibihty to be healed. 
 
 CURACY, ku'-ra-fy. f. Employment 
 of a curate, employment which a. 
 hired clergyman holds under the 
 beneficiary. 
 
 CURATE, ku'-ret. f. A clergyman 
 hired to perform the duties of an* 
 other ; a parifh prieft. 
 
 CURATESHIP, ku'-rct-fhfp. f. The 
 fame with Curacy. 
 
 CURATIVE, ku'-ra-tlv. a. Relating 
 to the cure of difeafes, not prefei v- 
 arive. 
 
 CURATOR, ku-ra'-tor. f. One that 
 has the care and fuperintendence of 
 any thing. 
 
 CURB, kirb'. f. An iron chain, made 
 fail to the upper part of the branches 
 of the bridle, running over the beard 
 of the horfe ; reiltaint, inhibition, 
 oppofition. 
 
 To CURB, kurb'. v. a. To guide a 
 horfe with a curb; to rcilrain, to 
 inhibit, to check. 
 
 CURD, kird'. f. The coagulation 
 ofrailk. 
 
 To CURD, kurd'. v. a. To turn to 
 curds, to caufe to coagulate. 
 
 To CURDLE, kurd'l. v. n. To co- 
 agulate, to concrete. 
 
 To CURDLE, kurd'l. v. a. To caufe 
 to coagulate. 
 
 CURDY, kur'-dy. a. Coagulated, 
 concreted, full of curds, curdled. 
 
 CURE, ku'r. f. Remedy, reflora- 
 tive ; aft of healing ; the benefice 
 or employment of a curate or cler- 
 gyman. 
 
 To CURE, ku'r. v. a. To heal, to 
 reflore to health, to remedy ; to 
 prepare in any manner, fo as to be 
 preferved from corruption, 
 
 CURELESS, ku'r-Ies. a. Without 
 cure, without remedy. 
 
 CURER, ku'-rur. f. A healer, a 
 phyfician. 
 
 CURFEW, kur'-fu. f. An evening, 
 peal, by which the Conqueror will- 
 ed, that every man fhould rake up 
 his fire, and put out his light; a 
 cover for a fire, a fireplate. 
 
 CURIALITY, ku.-ry-l'-i-ty. f. The 
 privileges, or retinue of a court. 
 
 CURIOSITY, ku-ry.6s'-I-ty. f. In- 
 
 quifuivenefs, inclination to inquiry ; 
 
 nicety.
 
 G U R 
 
 CUR 
 
 nicety, delicacy ; accuracy, exael- 
 nefs ; an aft of curioiity, nice expe- 
 riment ; an object of cjriofity, 
 rarity. 
 
 CURIOUS, ku'-ry-us. a. Inquifitive, 
 defirojs of information ; atten:iv 
 to, diligent about; accurate, care- 
 ' ful not to miftake ; difiicult to pleafe, 
 folicitous of perfection ; exaft, nice, 
 fubtle ; elegant, neat, laboured, fi- 
 nifhed. 
 
 CURIOUSLY, ku'-ry uf-ly. ad. In- 
 
 quifitively, attentively, ftudioufly ; 
 
 elegantly, neatly; artfully, exactly. 
 
 CURL, kurl'. f. A ringlet of hair; 
 
 undulation, wive, fmaofity, flexure. 
 
 To CURL, kurl'. v. a. To turn the 
 
 hair in riiigKti; to writhe, to twift ; 
 
 to drefs with curls ; to raiie in 
 
 waves, undulations, or finuofities. 
 
 To CURL, kurl'. v. a. To fhrir.k 
 
 into ringlets ; V) rife in undulations ; 
 
 to twift itfelf. 
 
 CURLEW, kur'-lu. f. A kind of 
 water- fowl ; a bird larger than a 
 partridge, with longer legs. 
 CURMUDGEON, kur-mud'-zhun. f. 
 An avaricious churlifh fellow, a 
 tnifer, a nigeard, a griper. 
 CURMUDGEONLY, kur-mi'd'- 
 zhun-ly. a. Avaricious, covetous, 
 churlifh, niggardly. 
 CURRANT, 'kur'-ri'int. f. The tree ; 
 a fmall dried grape, properly writ- 
 ten Corinth. 
 
 CURRENCY, kiV-rcn-fy. f. Circu- 
 lation, power of patting from hand 
 to hand ; general reception ; fluen- 
 cy, readinefs of utterance ; conti- 
 nuance, conftp.nt flow ; genera! 
 efleem, the rate at which any thing 
 is vulgarly valued ; the papers 
 ftamped in the Englifh colonies by 
 authority, and pafling for money. 
 CURRENT, kur-rcnt. a. Circula- 
 tory, pafling from hand to hand ; 
 generally received, uncontradifted, 
 authoritative ; common, general ; 
 popular, fuch as is eftablifhed by 
 vulgar eftimation | fafliionable, po- 
 pular ; pafiable, fuch as may be 
 allowed or admitted ; what is now 
 parting, as the current year. 
 CURRENT, kui-'-rent. f. A running 
 
 ftream ; currents are certain progref- 
 five motions of the water of the fea 
 in levera! places. 
 
 CURRENTLY, kur'-rent-ly. ad. In 
 a conitant motion ; without oppo- 
 fiticn ; popularly, fafhionably, ge- 
 nerally ; without ceafing. 
 CURRENTNESS, kur' rcnt-nes. f. 
 Circulation ; general reception ; 
 eafinefs of pronunciation. 
 
 CURRICLE, kurMkl. f. A chaife 
 with two wheels, drawn by two 
 horfes. 
 
 CURRIER, kur'-ry-6t. f. One 
 who drefles and pares leather for 
 thofe who make fhoes, or other 
 things. 
 
 CURRISH, -.ur'-rKh. a. Having the 
 qualities of a Regenerate dog, brutal, 
 four, quarrelfome. 
 
 To CURRY, kr'-;y. v. a. To drefs 
 leather, to beat, to drub ; to rub a 
 horfe with a fcratching inltrument, 
 fo as to fmooth his coat ; To curry 
 favour, to become a favourite by 
 petty officioufnefs, flight kindnefles, 
 or flauery. 
 
 CURRYCOMB, kur'-rv-k&me.f. An 
 iron inllrument ufcd for currying 
 horfes. 
 
 CURSE, kur's. f. MalediAion, wifh 
 of evil to another ; affliction, tor- 
 ment, vexation. 
 
 To CURSE, kur's. v. a. To wifli 
 evil to, to execrate, to devote ; to 
 afHicl, to torment. 
 
 To CURSE, kit's, v. n. To im- 
 precate. 
 
 CURSED, kur'-sld. part. a. Under 
 a curf'e, hateful, detellable; unholy, 
 unfandified ; vexatious, trouble- 
 fome. 
 
 CURSEDLY, kur'-jJd-ly. ad. Mifer- 
 ably, fhamefuHy. 
 
 CURSEDNESS, kur'-tid-r.es. f. The 
 Hate of being under a curfe. 
 
 CURSHIP, kur'-fliip. f. Dogfhip, 
 meannefs. 
 
 CURS1TOR, kur'-.M'-tur. f. An of- 
 ficer or clerk belonging to the 
 Chancery, that makes out original 
 writs. 
 
 CURSOR ARY, kur'-fur-rer-y. a. 
 Curfory, hafty, carelefs. 
 
 CUR-
 
 CUR 
 
 C U S 
 
 CURSORILY, kur'-fur-I!-y. ad. Haft- 
 ily, without care. 
 
 CURSORINESS, kur'-fur-y-nes. f. 
 Slight attention. 
 
 CURSORY, kur'-fur-y. a. Hafly, 
 quick, inattentive, carelefs. 
 
 CURST, kurtt'. a. Froward, peevifh, 
 malignant, malicious, fnarling. 
 
 CURSTNESS, kuril'-ncs. f. PeeviOi- 
 nefs, frowardnefs, malignity. 
 
 CURT, kurt'. a. Short. 
 
 To CURTAIL, kur-ta'le. v. a. To 
 cut off, to cut fhort, to fhorten. 
 
 CURTAIL, kur'-tale. a. Having a 
 fhort tail. 
 
 CURTAIL, kur'-ta!e. f. A fort of 
 buffoon. 
 
 CURTAIN, kur'-tln. f. A cloth 
 contracted or expanded at pleafure ; 
 To draw the curtain, to clofe fo as 
 to ihut out the light ; to open it fo 
 as to difcern the objects ; in forti- 
 fication, that part of the wall cr 
 rampart that lies between two baf- 
 tions. 
 
 CURTAIN-LECTURE, kur'-tin- 
 lek'-tur. f. A reproof given by 
 a wife to her hulband in bed. 
 
 To CURTAIN, kur'-tln. v. a. To 
 enclofe with curtains. 
 
 CURTANA, kur-ta'-na. f. The 
 pointlefs fvvord born before the king 
 of England at his coronation. 
 
 CURTATE DISTANCE, kur'-tate 
 df/-tans. f. in attronomy, the 
 diftance of a planet's place from 
 the fun, reduced to the ecliptick. 
 
 CURTATION, kur-ta'-fhun. f. The 
 interval between a planet's di (lance 
 from the fun and the curtate diftance. 
 
 CURTSY, kurt'-fy. f. See COUR- 
 
 TESY. 
 
 CURVATED, kur'-va-tid. A. Bent. 
 CURVATION, kur-va'-Mn. f. The 
 
 aft of bending or crooking. 
 CURVATURE,kur'-vi-tur.f.Crook- 
 
 ednefs, inflexion, manner of bending. 
 CURVE, kurv'. a. Crooked, bent, 
 
 infleaed. 
 CURVE, kurv'. f. Any thing bent, 
 
 a flexure or croodednefs. 
 To CURVE, kurv'. v. a. To bend, 
 
 to crook, to in/left. 
 To CURVET, kur-vet', v. n. To 
 
 leap, to bound ; to frifk, to be li- 
 centious. 
 CURVET, kur-vet', f. A leap, a 
 
 bound, a frolick, a prank. 
 CURVILINEAR, kur-v^-lin'-yar. a. 
 Confifting of a crooked line ; com- 
 pofed of crooked lines. 
 CURVITY, kfcr'-vl-ty. f. Crook- 
 
 ednefs. 
 
 CUSHION, kulh'-un. f. A pillow 
 for the feat, a foU pad placed upon 
 a chair. 
 CUSHIONED, kuih'-und. a. Seated 
 
 on a culrnon. 
 
 CUSP, kufp'. f. A term ufed to ex- 
 prefs the points or horns of the 
 moon, or other luminary. 
 CUSPATED, kus'-pa-dd. 7 
 
 CUSPIDATED, kus'-pi-da-tld. j a * 
 Ending in a point, having the leaves 
 of a flower ending in a point. 
 CUSTARD, kus'-tird. f. A kind of 
 fweetmeat made by boiling eggs 
 with milk and fugar. 
 CUSTODY, kus'-tud-y. f. Impri- 
 fonment, reflraint of liberty ; care, 
 prefervation, fecurity. 
 CUSTOM, kus'-tum. f. Habit, ha- 
 bitual practice ; fafhion, common 
 way of acting ; eftablifhed manner ; 
 practice of buying of certain per- 
 fons; application from buyers, as 
 this trader has good cuftom ; in 
 law, a law, or right, not written, 
 which, being eftablifhed by long 
 ufe, and the confent of our ancef- 
 tors, has been, and is, daily prac- 
 tifed ; tribute, tax paid for goods 
 imported or exported. 
 CUSTOMHOUSE, kus'-tum-hous. 
 f. The houfe where the taxes upon 
 goods imported or exported are col- 
 lected. 
 CUSTOMABLE, kus'-tum-abl. a. 
 
 Common, habitual, frequent. 
 CUSTOM ABLENESS, kus'-rum- 
 abl-nes. f. Frequency, habit j con- 
 formity to cuftom. 
 CUSTOMABLY, kts'-tum^ib-l^. ad. 
 
 According to cuftom. 
 CUSTOMARILY, kus'-tum-ar-I-iy. 
 
 ad. Habitually, commonly. 
 CUSTOMARINESS, bs'-tum-ar-J- 
 nds, f. Frequency. 
 
 CUS-
 
 CUT 
 
 C Y G 
 
 CUSTOMARY, kub'-tum-ir-f. a. 
 Conformable to eltabliftied cuftom, 
 according to prefcripcion ; habitual ; 
 ufua!, wonted. 
 
 CUSTOMED, kus'-tumd. a. Ufual, 
 common. 
 
 CUSTOMER, kus'-tum-ur. f. One 
 who frequents any place of falc for 
 the fake of purchafmg. 
 
 CUSTREL, ku/-tri'l. f. A huck- 
 lerbearer ; a veflel for holding 
 wine. 
 
 To CUT, kut'. v. a. To penetrate 
 with an edged inftrumem ; to hew ; to 
 carve, to make by fculpture ; to form 
 any thing by cutting; to pierce wit'" 
 any uneafy fenfation; to divide 
 packs of cards ; to interfeft, to crofs, 
 .as one line cuts another ; To cir 
 down, to fell, to hew down ; to ex- 
 cel, to overpower; To cut off, to 
 feparate ft ^m the other parts ; to de- 
 ftroy, to extirpate, to put to death 
 untimely; to refcind ; to intercept, 
 to hinder from union ; to put an end 
 to ; to take away, to withhold ; to 
 preclude ;jto interrupt, to filence ; to 
 apoftrophife, to abbreviate ; To 
 cut out, to fhapc, to form ; to 
 fcheme, to contrive ; to adapt ; to 
 debar ; to excel, to outdo ; To cut 
 fhort, to hinder from proceeding 
 by fudden interruption; to abridge, 
 as the foldiers were cut (hort of 
 their pay ; To cut up, to divide an 
 animal into convenient pieces; to 
 eradicate. 
 
 To CUT, k&t'. v. n. To make it's 
 way by dividing obftruflions ; to 
 perform the operation of cutting 
 for the (tone. 
 
 CUT, kit 1 , part. a. Prepared for 
 ufe. 
 
 CUT, kut'. f. The aftion of a ftiarp 
 or edged inftrument ; the impreflion 
 or reparation of continuity, made 
 by an edge ; a wound made by 
 cutting ; a channel made by art ; a 
 part cut off from the reft ; a fmall 
 particle, a fhred ; a lot cut off a 
 ftick ; a near paflage, by which 
 fome angle is cut off; ^ a pifture 
 cut or carved upon a Itamp of wood 
 or copper, and imprcffcd from ic ; 
 
 n ... -terme on te urace o 
 y liquor. 
 ICULaR, ku-tlk'-u-ler. a. Be- 
 
 the aft or practice of dividing a pack 
 of cards ; fa(hion, form, ftiape, 
 manner of cutting into ftiape ; a 
 fool or cully ; Cut and long tail, 
 men of all kinds. 
 
 CUTANEOUS, kS d'-nyus. a. Re- 
 lating to the fltin . 
 
 CUI'ICLE, ku' tiki. f. The firft 
 and outermoft cohering of the body, 
 co.nmoniy Called ihe karf-flcin ; a 
 ft... -termed on the furface of 
 any 
 
 CUTI 
 
 lenging to 'he {kin. 
 
 CUTLAo*, kut'-las. f. A broad 
 cu: in" fword. 
 
 CU I LER, kut'.lur. f. One who 
 -nak- s or fells k" 1 *. 
 
 CUTPURSii, kut'-purs. f One who 
 fteals by the method of cutting 
 purfcs ; a. tnief, a robber. 
 
 CUTTER, k&t' :ur. f. An agent or 
 inftrume... that cuts any thing; a 
 nimb' boat or veflel that cuts the 
 warer; the teeth that cut the meat ; an 
 officer in the exchequer that provides 
 wood for the tallies, and cuts the 
 fum paid u x>n them. 
 
 CUT-THROAT, kut'-thr6te. f. A 
 ruffian, a murderer, an afiaflm. 
 
 CUT. THROAT, kut'-thr6te. a. 
 Cruel, inhuman, barbarous. 
 
 CUTTING, kut'-tlng. f. A piece 
 cut off, a chop. 
 
 CUTTLE, kut'l. f. A fim, which, 
 when he is purfued by a lifh of prey, 
 throws out a black liquor ; a foul- 
 mouthed fellow. 
 
 CYCLE, ff kl f. A circle ; a round 
 of time, a fpate in which the fame 
 revolution begin* again, a period- 
 ical fpace of time; a method, or ac- 
 count of a method, continued till 
 the fame courTe begins again ; 
 imaginary orbs, a circle in the hea- 
 vens. 
 
 CYCLOID, fy'-kloid. f. A geo- 
 metrical curve. 
 
 CYCLOIDAL, ff -kloi'-dal. a. Re- 
 lating to a cycloid. 
 
 CYCLOPAEDIA, fy-k!6-pe'-dy-a. f. 
 A circle of knowledge, a courfe of 
 the fciences. 
 
 CYGNET, sJg'-net. f. A young fwan. 
 CYLIN-
 
 C Y N 
 
 C 2 A 
 
 CYLINDER, sll'-ln-dur. f. A body 
 having two flat furfaces and one 
 circular. 
 
 CYL!NDRICAL,fy-Hn'-drJ.kaI. 7 
 
 CYLINDRICK, fy-Hn'-drJk. j a ' 
 Partaking of the nature of a cy- 
 linder, having the form of a cy- 
 linder. 
 
 CYLINDROID, sll'-in-drold. f. A 
 folid body approaching to the figure 
 of a cylinder, but having it's bafes 
 elliptical. 
 
 CYMAR, fy-mar'. f. A flight co- 
 vering, a fcarf. 
 
 CYMBAL, slm'-bal. f. A mufical 
 inftrument. 
 
 CYMBALIST, slm'-bal-ift. f. A 
 player on the cymbal. 
 
 CYNANTHROPY, fy-nan'-thro- 
 py. f. A fpecies of madnefs in 
 which men have the qualities of 
 dogs. 
 
 CYNARCTOMACHY, sln-ark- 
 tom'-a-ky. f. Bear-baitin-g with 
 dogs. 
 
 CYNEGETICKS, sln-ny-dzh^t'-iks. 
 f. The art of hunting. 
 
 CYNICAL, sin'-Ik-al. 7 a. Having 
 
 CYNICK, sin'-ik. J the qualities 
 
 df a dog, churliflx, brutal, fnarling, 
 fatirical. 
 
 CYNiCK, sfn'-nlk. f. A philofopher 
 of the fnarling or currifti fort, a fol- 
 lower of Diogenes j a fnarler, a 
 mifanthrope. 
 
 CYNOSURE, ff-no-fur. f. The 
 ftar near the north pole, by which 
 failors fteer. 
 
 CYON. See CION. 
 
 CYPRESS-TREE, fy'-prus-tr. f. A 
 tall ftrait evergreen tree, the wood 
 of which is exceedingly durable ; it 
 is the emblem of mourning. 
 
 CYPRUS, ff -prus. f. A thin tranf- 
 parent black ftuft". 
 
 CYST, sift'. 7f. A bag con- 
 
 CYSTIS, sls'-tls. plaining fome mor- 
 bid matter. 
 
 CYSTICK, sls'-tlk.a. Contained io 
 a bag. 
 
 CYSTOTOMY, sls-tot'-to-my. f. 
 The ac~l or practice of opening en- 
 cyfted tumours. 
 
 CZAR, za'r. f. The title of the em- 
 peror of Ruflia. More properly 
 written TZA R . 
 
 CZARINA, za-re'-na. f. The em- 
 prefs of Ruflia. 
 
 DAB 
 
 TO DAB, dab', v. a. To ftrike 
 gently with fomething foft or 
 moift. 
 
 DAB, dab', f. A fmall lump of any 
 thing ; a blow with fomething meift 
 or foft ; fomething moift or flimy 
 thrown upon one ; in low lan- 
 guage, an artift; a kind of fmall 
 flat fifh. 
 
 DAB-CHICK, dab'-tfhlfe. f. A wa- 
 ter-fowl. 
 
 To DABBLE, dab'I. v. a. To fmear, 
 to daub, to wet. 
 
 To DABBLE, dab'I. v. n. To play 
 in water, to move in water or mud j 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 DAD 
 
 to do any thing in a flight manner, 
 to tamper. 
 
 DABBLER, dab'-lur. f. One that plays 
 in water ; one that meddles with- 
 out maftery, a fuperficial meddler. 
 
 DACE, da'fe. f. A fmall river fi-fli, re- 
 fembling a roach. 
 
 DACTYLE, dik'-tfl. f. A poetical 
 foot confifting of one long fyllable 
 and two fhort ones. 
 
 DAD, dad'. 7f. The child's 
 
 DADDY, dad'-dy. j way ofexprefT- 
 ing father. 
 
 To DADE, da'de. v. a. To hold up 
 by a leading firing.
 
 DAL 
 
 de'-dal. a. Various, varie- 
 
 This plain hath a lily flower, con- 
 fitHng of one leaf, which is beli- 
 ihaped. 
 
 To DAFT, daft', v. a. To tofs afide, 
 to throw away flightly. Obfolete. 
 
 DAG, dag', f. A dagger; a hand- 
 gun, a piflol. Not ufcd. 
 
 DAGGER, dag'-ur. f. A fliort fword, 
 a poniard ; a blunt blade of iron 
 with a bafket hilt, ufed for defence; 
 the obelus, as [f]. 
 
 DAGGERSDRAW1NG, daj."-ur/.- 
 dra'-Ing. f. The ak of drawing 
 : daggers, approach to open vio- 
 lence. 
 
 To D/SGLE, dag'l. v. a. To dip 
 negligently in mire or water. 
 
 To DAGGLE, dag'l. v. n. To be 
 in the mire. 
 
 DAGGLET^IL, dag'Ua'e. a. Cc- 
 mircd, befpattered. 
 
 DAILY, da'-ly. a. Happening every 
 day, quotidian. 
 
 DAILY, da'-ly. ad. Every day, very 
 often. 
 
 DAINTILY, da'n-tl-ly. ad. Ele- 
 gantly, delicately, delicioufly, plea- 
 fantly. 
 
 DAINTINESS, da'n-tl-nes. f. De- 
 licacy, foftnefs ; elegance, nicety ; 
 fqueamiflinefs, faftidioufnefs. 
 
 PAINTY, da'n-ty. a. Pleafing to 
 the palate ; delicate, nice, fquea- 
 niifh ; fcrupulous ; elegant ; nice. 
 
 DAINTY, da'n-ty. f. Something 
 nice or delicate ; a delicacy ; a word 
 of fondnefs formerly in ufe. 
 
 DAIRY, da'-ry. f. The place where 
 milk is manufactured ; a milk farm. 
 
 DAIRYMAID, da-ry-made. f. The 
 woman fervant whofe bufinefs is to 
 manage the milk. 
 
 DAISY, da' zy. f. A fpring flower. 
 
 DALE, dale. f. A vale, a valley. 
 
 DALLIANCE, dil'-ly-ans. f. Inter- 
 change of carefles, aft offondnefj; 
 conjugal converfation ; delay, pro- 
 cjaftinatiort. 
 
 DAM 
 
 DALLIER, dal'-ly-ur. f. A trifler 
 a fondler. 
 
 To DALLY, dal'-ly. v. n. To trifle, 
 to play the fool ; to exchange ca- 
 refles, to fondle ; to fport, to play, 
 to frolick ; to delay. 
 
 To DALLY, dal'-ly. v. a. To put 
 off, to delay. 
 
 DAM, dam', f. The mother; a mole 
 or bank to confine water. 
 
 To DAM, dim', v. a. To confine; 
 to (hut up water by mole* or 
 dams. 
 
 DAMAGE, cam'-idzh. f. Mifchief, 
 detriment; lot's ; the value of mif- 
 chief done; reparation of damage, 
 retribution ; in law, any hurt or 
 hindrance that a man taketh in his 
 eftate. 
 
 To DAMAGE, dam'-idzh. v. a. To 
 mifchief, to injure, to impair. 
 
 To DAMAGE, dam'-idzh. v. n. To 
 take damage. 
 
 DAMAGEABLE, dam'-idzh-abl. a. 
 Sufceptible of hurt, as damage- 
 able goods ; mifchievous, pe* ni- 
 cious. 
 
 DAM ASCENK, clam'-y.i'n. f. A fmall 
 black plumb, a damlon. 
 
 DAMASK, dim'-aflc. f. Linen or 
 filk woven in a manner invented at 
 Damafcus, by which part rifes above 
 the reft in flowers. 
 
 To DAMASK, dAm'-aft. v. a. To 
 form flowers upon Huffs ; to varie- 
 gate, to divcrfify. 
 
 DAMASK-ROSE, dAm"-aflc-r6'ze. f. 
 A red role. 
 
 To D AM ASKENE,dam-af-ke'n. v.a. 
 To inlay iron or fleel with gold or 
 filver. 
 
 DAMASKENING, dam-af-kc'-ning. 
 {. The art or aft of inlaying iron or 
 fteel. 
 
 DAME, dame. f. A lady, the title 
 of honour formerly given to wo- 
 men ; miftrefs of a low family ; 
 women in general. 
 
 DAMES-VJOLET, da"mz-vl'-6-let. 
 f. Queen's gillyflower. 
 
 To DAMN, dam', v.a. To doom to 
 
 eternal torments in a future Hate ; 
 
 to procure or caufe to be eternally 
 
 condemned ; to condemn ; to hoot 
 
 or
 
 DAN 
 
 DAP 
 
 or hifs any publick performance, 
 to explode. 
 
 DAMNABLE, dim'-nabl. a. De- 
 ferving damnation. 
 
 DAMNABLY, dam'-na-bly. ad. In 
 fuch a manner as to incur eternal 
 punimment. 
 
 DAMNATION, dam-na'-Mn. f. 
 Excluiion from divine mercy, con- 
 demnation to eternal punilhment. 
 
 DAMNATORY, dAm'-.;a tur-y. a. 
 Containing a fentence of condemn- 
 ation. 
 
 DAMNED, {^ id .}^*; 
 ful, deteftable. 
 
 DAMNIFICK, dam-nlP-Ik. a. Pro- 
 curing lofs, mifchievous. 
 
 To DAMNIFY, dam'-nl-fy 1 . v. a. 
 To endamage, to injure ; to hurt, 
 to impair. 
 
 DAMN1NGNESS, dAm'-nfng-ncs. f. 
 Tendency to procure damnation. 
 
 DAMP, damp', a. Moift, inclining 
 to wet; dejected, funk, deprefled. 
 
 DAMP, damp', f. Fog, moift air, 
 moifture; a noxious vapour exhaled 
 from the earth ; dejeflion, depref- 
 fion of fpirit. 
 
 To, DAMP, damp', v. a. To wet, 
 to moiften ; to deprefs, to dejedl, to 
 chill, to weaken, to abandon. 
 
 DAMPISHNESS, damp'-im-nes. f. 
 Tendency to wetnefs, moifture. 
 
 D AMPNESS, damp'-nes. f. Moifture. 
 
 DAMPY, c5amp'-y. a. Dejeded, 
 gloomy, forrowful. 
 
 DAMSEL, dam'-z61. f. A young 
 gentlewoman ; an attendant of the 
 better rank ; a wench, a country 
 lafs. 
 
 DAMSON, dam'zn. f. A fmall 
 black plum. 
 
 DAN, dan', f. The old term of ho- 
 nour for men. 
 
 To DANCE, dan's, v. n. To move 
 inmeafure; To dance attendance, to 
 wait with fupplenefs and obfequiouf- 
 nefs. 
 
 To DANCE, dan's, v. a. To make 
 to dance, to put into a lively mo- 
 tion. 
 
 DANCE, dan's, f. A motion of one 
 or many in concert. 
 
 DANCER, dan'-fur. f. One that 
 
 praftifes the art of dancing. 
 DANCINGMASTER, dan'-sing. 
 
 maf-tur. f. One who teaches the 
 
 art of dancing. 
 DANC1NGSCHOOL, din'-sing- 
 
 fko!. f. The fchool where' the art 
 
 of dancing is taught. 
 DANDELION, dan-dy-ll'-un. f. The 
 
 name of a plant. 
 
 DANDIPRAT, dan'-dy-prat. f. A 
 1 licde fellow, an urchin: a word ufed 
 
 fometimes in fondnefs, fometimes in 
 
 contempt. 
 To DANDLE, dand'l. v. a. To (hake 
 
 a child on the knee ; to fondle, to 
 
 treat like a child. 
 DANDLER, dand'-lur. f. He that 
 
 dandles or fondles children. 
 DANDRUFF, dan'-drif. f. Scurf 
 
 on the head. 
 DANEWORT, da'ne-wurt. f. A 
 
 fpecies of elder, called alfo dwarf- 
 elder, or wallwort. 
 DANGER, da'n-dzhur. f. Rifque, 
 
 hazard, peril. 
 To DANGER, da'n-dzhur. v. a. To 
 
 put in hazard, to endanger. Not 
 
 in ufe. 
 DANGERLESS, dan'-dzher-les. a. 
 
 Without hazard, without rifque. 
 DANGEROUS.da'n-dzhe-rus.a. Ha- 
 zardous, perilous. 
 DANGEROUSLY, da'n-dzhe-ruf-ly\ 
 
 ad. Hazardoufly, perilously, with 
 
 danger. 
 DANGER6USNESS, da'n-dzh- 
 
 ruf-nes. f. Danger, hazard, 
 
 peril. 
 To DANGLE, dang'gl. v. n. To 
 
 hang 5oofe and quivering ; to hang 
 
 upon any one, to be an humble fol- 
 lower. 
 DANGLER, dang'-glur. f. A mao 
 
 that hangs about wome"n. 
 DANK, dangk'. a. Damp, moift. 
 DANKISH, dangk'-l(h. a. Somewhat 
 
 dank. 
 DAPPER, dap'- pur. a. Little and 
 
 aftive, lively wirhout bulk. 
 DAPPERLING, dap'-pur-Hng. f. A 
 
 dwarf. 
 DAPPLE, dap'l. a. ^ Marked with 
 
 various colours, variegated. 
 
 112 To 

 
 D A R 
 
 DAT 
 
 To DAPPLE, dap'l. v. a. To ftreak, 
 
 to vary. 
 
 D AR, da'r. If. , A fifti found in 
 DART, da'rt. 5 the Severn. 
 To DARE, da're. v. n. To have 
 
 courage for any purpofe, to be ad- 
 
 venturo'us. 
 To DARE, da're. v. a. To challenge, 
 
 to defy 
 T DARK LARKS,da're-la'rks. v. n. 
 
 To catch them by means of a look- 
 
 ing-glafs. 
 DARE, da're. f. Defiance, challenge. 
 
 iNut in ufe. 
 DAREFUL, du're-ful. a. Full of 
 
 defiance. 
 
 DARING, da'-Hng. a. Bold, adven- 
 turous, fearlefs. 
 DARINGLY, da'-rfng-ly. ad. Bold- 
 
 iy, courageoufly. 
 DARINGNESS, da'-rlng-nes. f. 
 
 Bold: Vs. 
 
 DARK, dark. a. Without light; 
 
 not of a fliovvy or vivid colour ; 
 
 blind ; opake ; obfcure ; ignorant ; 
 
 gloorojr 
 DARK, di'xk. f. Darknefs ; obfcu- 
 
 rity ; want of knowledge. 
 To DARK, da'rk. v. a. To darken, 
 
 to obfcure. 
 To DARKEN, da'rkn. r. a. To 
 
 make dark ; to perplex ; to fully. 
 To DARKEN, da'rkn. v. n. To 
 
 grow dark. 
 DARKLING, -da'rk-ling. part, a 
 
 Being in the dark. 
 DARKLY, da'rk-ly. ad. In a fitu- 
 
 ation void of light, obfcurely 
 
 blindly. 
 DARKNESS, da'rk-r.es. f. Abfcnct 
 
 of light ; opakenefs ; obfcurity 
 
 wickednefs ; the empire of Sa- 
 tan. 
 DARKSOME, da'rk-fum. a. Gloomy 
 
 obfcure. 
 DARLING, da'r-llng. a. Favourite 
 
 dear, beloved. 
 DARLING, da'r-ling. f. A favour 
 
 ite, one much beloved. 
 To DARN, da'rn. v. a. To mend 
 
 holes by imitating the texture o 
 
 the fluff. 
 DARNEL, di'r-nel. f. A weed grow 
 
 ing in the fields. 
 
 o DARRAIN, dar-ra'ne. v. a. To 
 range troops for battle ; to prepare 
 for fight. 
 
 DART, dart', f. A miffile weapon 
 thrown by the hand, 
 o DART, dart', v. a. To throw of- 
 fenfively ; to throw, to emu. 
 To DART, dart', v. n. To fly as a 
 
 dart. 
 
 To DASH, dam', v. a. To throw any 
 thing fuddenly againfl Something ; 
 to break by collition; to tnrow wa- 
 ter in flames ; to befpatter, to be- 
 fprinkle; to mingle, to change by 
 fome fmall admixture ; to form or 
 fketch in hafte ; ,to obliterate, to crofs 
 out ; to confound, to make aihamed 
 fuddenly. 
 
 To DASH, dam', v. n. To fly off 
 
 the furface ; to fly in flames with a 
 
 loud noife ; to ruili through water 
 
 fo as to make it fly. 
 
 DASH. dam', f. Collifion ; infufion ; 
 
 a mark in writing, a line ; 
 
 ftroke, blow. 
 DASH, dam', ad. An exprefGon of 
 
 the found of water darned. 
 DASHING, dafh'-Jng. part. a. Rum- 
 ing through thick and thin, heedlefs. 
 DASTARD, dai'-tird. f. A coward, 
 
 a poltron. 
 
 To DASTARD, das'-tard. 
 To DAbTARDlSE, das'-tar-dize. 
 v. a- To intimidate; to dejec\ with 
 cowardice. 
 
 DASTARDLY, das'-tard-ly. a. Cow- 
 ardly, mean, timorous. 
 DASTARDY, das'-tar-d. f. Cow. 
 
 ardlinefs. 
 
 DATE, da'te. f. The time at xvhich 
 a letter is written, marked at the end 
 or the beginning ; the time at which 
 any event happened ; the time llipu- 
 lated when any thing mould be 
 done ; end, conclufion ; duration," 
 continuance; the fruit of the date 
 
 DATE-TREE, da'te-tre. f. A fpe- 
 cies of palm. 
 
 To DATE, da'te. v. a. To note with 
 the time at which any thing is writ- 
 ten or done. 
 
 DATELESS, da'te-les. a. Without 
 any fixed term. 
 
 DATIVE,
 
 DAY 
 
 D E A 
 
 DATIVE, da'-tiv. a. In grammar, 
 the cafe that fignifies the perfon to 
 whom any thing is given. 
 
 To DAUB, da'b. v. a. To fmear with 
 fomething adhefive ; to paint coarfe- 
 ly ; to lay on any thing gaudily or 
 oftentatioufly ; to flatter grofsly. 
 
 DAUBER, da'-bur. f. A ccarfe low 
 painter. 
 
 DAUBRY, da'-bry. f. An old word 
 for any thing artful. 
 
 DAUBY, da'-by. a. Vifcous, gluti- 
 nous, adhefive 
 
 DAUGHTER, da'-tur. f. The" fe- 
 male offspring of a man or woman ; 
 in poetry, any defcendant ; the pe- 
 nitent of a confeffor. 
 
 To DAUNT, da'nt. v. a. To dif- 
 courage, to fright. 
 
 DAUNTLESS, da'nt-les. a. Fear- 
 lefs, not deje&ed. 
 
 DAUNTLESSNESS, da'nt-lef-nes. 
 f. Fearle'r.efs. 
 
 DAW, da', f. The name of a 
 bird. 
 
 To DAWN, da'n. v. n. To begin to 
 grow light; to glimmer oblcurely ; 
 to begin, yet faindy, to give fome 
 promises of luitre. 
 
 DAWN, da'n. f. The time between 
 the firfr appearance of light and the 
 fun's rife; beginning, firit rife. 
 
 DAY, da', f. The time between the 
 rifing and fetting of the fun ; the 
 time from noon to noon, or from 
 midnight to midnight ; light, fun- 
 mine ; the day of conteft, the bat- 
 tle ; an appointed or fixed time ; 
 a day appointed for fome comme- 
 moration ; from day to day, with- 
 out certainty or continuance. 
 
 DAYBED, da'-bed. f. A bed ufed 
 for idlenefs. 
 
 DAYBOOK, da'-buk. f. A tradef- 
 man's journal. 
 
 DAYBREAK, da'-brek. f. The 
 dawn, the hrft appearance of light. 
 
 DAYLABOUR, da'-la'-bur. f. La- 
 bour by the day. 
 
 DAYLABOURER, da'-la'-bur-ur. f. 
 One that works by the day. 
 
 DAYLIGHT, da'-lite. f. The light 
 of the day, as oppofed to that of the 
 moon, or a taper. 
 
 DAYLILY, da-Hl'-y. f. The fame 
 with afphodel. 
 
 DAYSPRING, da'-fpilng. f. The 
 rife of the day, the dawn. 
 
 DAYSTAR,da'-ftar. f. The morn- 
 ing ftar. 
 
 DAYTIME, da'- ilme. f. The time 
 in which there is light, oppofed to 
 night. 
 
 DAYWORK, da'-wurk. f. Work 
 impofed by the day, daylabour. 
 
 To DAZE, da'ze. v. a. To over- 
 power with light ; to ftrike with too 
 flrong a luftre. 
 
 DAZIED, ^a'-zyd. a. Befprmkled 
 with daifies. 
 
 To DAZZLE, daz'J. v. a. To over- 
 power with light. 
 
 To DAZZLE, daz'I. v. n. To be 
 overpowered with light. 
 
 To DEACINATE, de-as'-fp-nate. 
 v. a. To take the kernels out of any 
 thing. 
 
 DEACON, de'kn. f. One of the low- 
 ell order of the clergy. 
 
 DEACONESS, de'kn-es. f. A fe- 
 male officer in the ancient church. 
 
 DEACONRY, de'kn-ry. 7 f. The 
 
 DEACONSHIP, de'kn-(hip. 5 office 
 or dignity of a deacon. 
 
 DEAD, ded'. a. Deprived of life ; 
 inanimate; fenfelefs ; motionlefs; 
 empty ; ufelefs ; dull, gloomy ; 
 frigid ; vapid ; fpiritlefs ; uninha- 
 bited ; without the power of vege- 
 tation ; in theology, lying under 
 the power of fin. 
 
 DEAD, ded'. f. Time in which there 
 is remarkable ftillnefs or gloom, as 
 at midwinter and midnight. 
 
 To DEAD, ded'. v. n. To lofe 
 force. 
 
 To DEADEN, ded'n. v. a. To de- 
 prive of any kind of force or fenfa- 
 tion ; to make vapid, or fpiritlefs. 
 
 DEAD-DOING, ded'-do-Ing. part. a. 
 Deftruftive, killing, mifchievous. 
 
 DEAD-LIFT, ded'-Hfc'. f. Hopefefs 
 exigence. 
 
 DEADLY, ded'-Iy. a. Deftruaive, 
 mortal, implacable. 
 
 DEADLY, ded'-ly. ad. In a man- 
 ner refembling the dead ; mortally ; 
 implacably, irreconcilably. 
 
 DEAD-
 
 D E A 
 
 D E A 
 
 DEADNESS, dd'-res. f. Want of 
 warmth ; weaknefs of the vital pow- 
 ers ; vapidnefs of liquors, lofs of 
 
 DE P AD NETTLE, ded'-netl. f. A 
 weed, the fame with archangel. 
 
 DEAD-RECKONING, ded'-rek'- 
 
 ning. f. That eitimation or con- 
 jeclure which the feamen make of 
 the place where a fhip is, by keep- 
 ing an account of her way by the 
 log. 
 
 DEAF, def'. a. Wanting the fenfe of 
 hearing ; deprived of the power of 
 hearing ; obfcurely heard. 
 
 To DEAF, def. v. *. To deafen. 
 
 To DEAFEN, dePn. v. a. To de- 
 prive of the power of hearing. 
 
 DEAFLY, def'-ly. ad. Without fenfe 
 of founds ; obfcurely to the ear. 
 
 DEAFNESS, def'-nes. f. Want of 
 the power of hearing; un.villing- 
 nefs to hear. 
 
 DEAL, de'I. f. Great part ; quan- 
 tity, degree of more or lefs ; the 
 art or practice of dealing cards ; fir- 
 wood, the wood of pines. 
 
 To DEAL, de'I. v. a. To difpofe to 
 different perlbns ; to ditlribute cards ; 
 to fcatter, to throw about; to give 
 gradually, or one after another. 
 
 To DEAL, di'l. v. n. To traffick, 
 to tranfaft bufmefs ; to aft between 
 two perfons, to intervene ; to be- 
 have well or ill in any tranfaftion ; 
 to aft in any manner ; To deal by, 
 to treat well or ill ; To deal in, to 
 have to do with, to be engaged in, 
 topraftife; To deal with, to treat 
 in any manner, to ufe well or ill, to 
 contend with. 
 
 To DEALBATE, dd-al'-bate. v. a. 
 To whiten, to bleach. 
 
 DEALBATJON, de-al-ba'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of bleaching. 
 
 DEALER, de'-lur. f. One that has 
 to do with any thing ; a trader or 
 trafficker ; a perfon who deals the 
 cards. 
 
 DEALING, de'-Hng. f. Praftice, 
 action ; intercourfe ; meafures of 
 treatment; traffick, bufmefs. 
 
 DEAMBULATION, de-am hu-l;V- 
 flmn, f. The act of walking abroad. 
 4 
 
 DE AMBULATORY, dd-anv'-bii-li - 
 tur'-. a. Relating to the praftice 
 of walking abroad. 
 
 DEAN, de"n. f. The fecond digni- 
 tary of a diocefe. 
 
 DEANERY, de'n-er-y\ f. The office 
 of a dean ; the revenue of a dean ; 
 the houfe of a dean. 
 
 DEANSH1P, den-fMo. f. The of- 
 fice and rank of a dean. 
 
 DEAR, de'r. a. Beloved, darling ; 
 valuable, coftly ; fcarce fad, hate- 
 ful, grievous. In this laft fenfe ob- 
 folete. 
 
 DEAR, dc'r. f. A word of endear- 
 ment. 
 
 DEARBOUGHT, de'r-bat. a. Pur- 
 chafed at a high price. 
 
 DEARLING, ce'r-Ung. f. A fa- 
 vourite : now written and pronounced 
 darling. 
 
 DEARLY, de'r-lv. ad. With great 
 fondnefs ; at a high price. 
 
 To DEARN, da'rn. v. a. To mend 
 clothes. See DARN. 
 
 DEARNESS, de'r-nes. f. Fondnefs, 
 kindnefs, love ; fcarcity, high price. 
 
 DEARTH, derth'. f. Scarcity which 
 makes food dear ; want, famine ; 
 banennefs. 
 
 To DEARTICULATE, de ar-t{k'- 
 u-!ate. v. a. To disjoint, to dif- 
 member. 
 
 DEATH, deih'. f. The extinftion of 
 life ; mortality ; the ftate of the 
 dead; the manner of dying; the 
 image of mortality reprelented hy a 
 fkeleton ; in theology, damnation, 
 eternal torments. 
 
 DEATH-BED, deth'-bed. f. The 
 bed to which a man is confined by 
 mortal ficknefs. 
 
 DEATHFUL, deth'-ful. a. Full of 
 flaughter, deftruc^ive, murderous. 
 
 DEATHLESS, deth'-les. a. Immor- 
 tal, never-dying. 
 
 DEATHLIKE, deth'-likc. a. Re- 
 fembling death, ilill. 
 
 DEATH'S-DOOR,deth's-d6're. f. A 
 near approach to death. 
 
 DEATHSMAN, deth's-rr.an. f. Ex- 
 ecutioner, hangman, headfman. 
 
 DEATH WATCH, deth'-wotfh. f. 
 
 An infeft that makes a tinkling 
 
 noife,
 
 DEB 
 
 noife, fuperftitioufly imagined to 
 prognofticate death. 
 
 To DEAURATE, de-a'-rate. v. a. 
 To gild or cover with gold. 
 
 DEAURATION, d^-a-ra' -Mn. f. 
 The aft of gilding. 
 
 To DEBAR, de-ba'r. v. a. To ex- 
 clude, to preclude. 
 
 To DEBARK, de-ba'rk. v. a. To 
 difembark. 
 
 DEBARKATION, de-bar-ka'-mun. 
 f. The aft of landing troops. 
 
 To DEBASE, de-ba'fe. v. a. To re- 
 duce from a higher to a lower ftate ; 
 to fink into meannefs; to adulte- 
 rate, to leffen in value by bafe ad- 
 mixtures. 
 
 DEBASEMENT, de-ba'fe-ment. f. 
 The aft of debafing or degrad- 
 ing. 
 
 DEBASER, dS-ba'-fur. f. He that 
 debafes, he that adulterates, he that 
 degrades another. 
 
 DEBATABLE, de-ba'te-ibl. a. Dif- 
 putable. 
 
 DEBATE, de-ba'te. f. A perfonal 
 difpute, a controverfy ; a quarrel, a 
 conteft. 
 
 To DEBATE, de-ba'te. v. a. To 
 controvert, to difpute, to con- 
 teft. 
 
 To DEBATE, de-ba'te. v. n. To 
 deliberate ; to difpute. 
 
 DEBATEFUL, de'-ba'te-ful. a. Qaar- 
 relfome, contentious. 
 
 DEBATEMENT, de-ba'te. mcnt. f. 
 Conteft, controverfy. 
 
 DEBATER, de-ba'-tur. f. A dif- 
 putant, a controvertift. 
 
 To DEBAUCH, de-ba'tfh. v. a. To 
 
 . corrupt by lewdnefs ; to corrupt by 
 intemperance. 
 
 DEBAUCH, dS-ba'tfli. f. A fit of 
 intemperance, lewdnefs. 
 
 DEBAUCHEE, deb-6-ihe'. f. A 
 lecher, a drunkard. 
 
 DEBAUCHER, de-ba'tfri-ur. f. One 
 who ieduces others to intemperance 
 or lewdnefs. 
 
 DEBAUCHERY, d^-ba'tm-e-ry. f. 
 The praftice of excefs, lewdnefs. 
 
 DEBAUCHMENT, de-ba'tm-ment. 
 f. The aft of debauching or vitiat- 
 ing, corruption. 
 
 DEC 
 
 TV. 
 
 de-bel'- I 
 
 i. To 
 
 quer, 
 
 To DEBEL, de'-bel'. 
 To DEBELLATE, 
 
 late. 
 
 to overcome in war. 
 DEBELLATION, de-bel-la'-Mn. f. 
 
 The aft of conquering in war. 
 DEBENTURE, de-ben'- tur. f. A 
 
 writ or note, by which a debt is 
 
 claimed. 
 
 DEBILE, deb'-il. a. Feeble, languid. 
 To DEBILITATE, dl-bil'.y-tate. 
 
 v. a. To make faint, to enfeeble. 
 DEBILITATION, de-bil-^-ta'-mun. 
 
 f. The aft of weakening. 
 DEBILITY, dl-bir-i-ty. f. Weak- 
 
 nefs, feeblenefs. 
 
 DEBONAIR, deb-6-na're. a. Ele- 
 gant, civil, well bred. 
 DEBONAIRLY, deb-o na're-ty. ad. 
 
 Elegantly. 
 DEBT, det'. f. Th?.t which one man 
 
 owes to another ; that which any 
 
 one is obliged to do or fuffer. 
 DEBTED, det'-tld. part. a. Indebt- 
 ed, obliged to. 
 DEBTOR, det'-tur. f. He that owes 
 
 fomething to another ; one that owes 
 
 money ; one fide of an account book. 
 DEBULLITION, de-bul-Hih'-un. f. 
 
 The aft of bubbling or boiling over. 
 DEC ACUMINATED, de ka-ku'- 
 
 ml-na-tid. a. Having the top cut 
 
 off. 
 
 DECADE, deV-ad. f. The fum often. 
 DECADENCY, de-ka'-den-f*. f. 
 
 Decay, fall. 
 DECAGON, deV-a-gon. f. A plain 
 
 figure in geometry, having ten fides 
 
 and angles. 
 DECALOGUE, dek'-a-log. f. The 
 
 ten commandments given by God to 
 
 Mofes. 
 To DECAMP, de-kamp'. v. a. To 
 
 (hift the camp, to move off. 
 DECAMPMENT, de-kamp'-m^rtt. f. 
 
 The aft of ihifting the camp. 
 To DECANT, de-kant'. v. a. To 
 
 pour off gently, fo as to leave the 
 
 fediment behind. 
 DECANTATJON, de'-kan-ta'.fliun. 
 
 f. The aft of decanting. 
 DECANTER, de-Hn'-tur. f. A glafs 
 
 veflel that contains the liquor after 
 
 it has been poured off clear. 
 
 To
 
 DEC 
 
 DEC 
 
 To DECAPITATE, dd-kip'-I-tate. 
 
 v. a. Tabehrad. 
 To DECAY, de ka'. v. n. To !ofe 
 
 excellence, to decline. 
 To DECAY, de-ku'. v. a. To im- 
 
 piir, to bring to decay. 
 DECAY, de-ka'. f. Decline from 
 
 the (bate of perffftion declenfion 
 
 from profperity ; confumption. 
 DECAYER, dd-ka'-ur. f. that which 
 
 cauf-s decay. 
 
 DECEASE, dg-fe's. f. Death, de- 
 parture from life. 
 To DECEASE, de-fe's. v. n. To die, 
 
 to de-part from life. 
 DECEIT, de-ie't. f. Fraud, a cheat, 
 
 a fallacy ; ftratagem, artifice. 
 DECEITFUL.de fe't-ful. a. Fraud- 
 ulent, full of deceit. 
 DECEITFULLY, dc'-fe't-ful-tf . ad. 
 
 iidulently. 
 DECEI ITULNESS, de-fe't-fM-ne*. 
 
 f. Tendency to deceive. 
 DECEIVABLE, de-ie'v.abl. a. Sub- 
 
 jeft to fraud, expofed to impof- 
 
 ture. 
 DECEIVABLENESS, de-fev-abl- 
 
 nes. f. Liablenefs to be deceived. 
 To DECEIVE, de-fe'v. v. a. To 
 
 bring into errour ; to delude by 
 
 ftratagem. 
 DECEIVER, de OT-vur. f. One that 
 
 leads another into errour. 
 DECEMBER, de-lem'-bur. f. The 
 
 laft month of the year. 
 DECEMPEDAL, de fem'-pe-dal. a. 
 
 Havipg ten fe -t in length 
 DECEMVIR ATE, de-iem'-ver-ct. f. 
 
 The dignity and office of the ten 
 
 governouYs of Rome. 
 DECENCE, de' lens. f. Decency. 
 
 Seldom ufed. 
 DECENCY, de'-.'en-fy. f. Propriety 
 
 of form, becoming ceremony ; fuit- 
 
 ablenefs to character, propriety ; 
 
 modelly. 
 DECENNIAL, de-fen'-yil. a. What 
 
 continues for the fpace of ten years. 
 DECKNNOVAL,de-len'-r,o-va!. } 
 DECENNOVARY, dd-(en'-no- Va. 
 
 va-ry. ) 
 
 Relating to the number nineteen. 
 DECENT, de'-fent. a. Becoming, 
 
 fit, Uutable. 
 
 DECENTLY, dl'-fent-ly. ad. In a 
 proper manner, with fuitable beha- 
 viour. 
 
 DECEPTIBILITY, de fep-ty-b!l'-f- 
 ty. f. Liablenefs to be deceived. 
 
 DECEPTIBLE, de-fep'-tibl. a. Li- 
 able to be deceived. 
 
 DECEPTION, dl-fep'-fliun. f. The 
 aft or means of deceiving, cheat, 
 fraud; the ftate of being de- 
 ceived. 
 
 DECEPriOUS.d^fep'-fhus. a. De- 
 ceitful. 
 
 DECEPTIVE, d-f4p'-tJv. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of deceiving. 
 
 DECEPTORY, dS ftp'-tur-y. a. 
 Containing means of deceit. 
 
 DECERPT, de-ferp'c. a. Diminimed, 
 taken off. 
 
 DECERPTIBLE, de-ferp'-t!bl. a. 
 That may be taken off. 
 
 DECERPTION, de-lerp'-fhim. f. 
 The ad of leflening, or taking off. 
 
 DECESSJON, dc-iV-ftiun. f. A 
 departure. 
 
 To DECHARM, de-tfha'rm. v. a. 
 To counteract a charm, to difm- 
 chant. 
 
 To DECIDE, dS-sl'de. v. a. To fix 
 the event of, to determine; to de- 
 termine a queftion or difpute. 
 
 DECIDENCE, des'-sy-dens. f. The 
 quality of being flied, or of falling 
 off; the aft of falling away. 
 
 DECIDER, de-sl'-dur. f. One who 
 determines caufes ; one who de- 
 termines quarrels. 
 
 DECIDUOUS, d^-sld'-i-us. a. Fall- 
 ing, not perennial. 
 
 DECIDUOUSNESS, de-sld'-u-uf- 
 nes. f. Aptnefs to fall ; quality 
 of fading once a year. 
 
 DECIMAL, des'-i-mal. a. Num. 
 bered by ten. 
 
 To DECIMATE, dcs'-l-mate. v. a. 
 To tithe, to take the tenth ; to pu- 
 ni(h every tenth foldier by lot. 
 
 DECIMATION, dcf-y-ma'-ihun. f. 
 A tithing, a feleftion of every tenth ; 
 a feleftion by lot of every tenth fol- 
 dier for punifhment. 
 
 To DECIPHER, dd-sl'-fur. v. a. To 
 explain that whkh is written in 
 epithets ; to mark down in charac- 
 ters ;
 
 DEC 
 
 DEC 
 
 ten ; to ftamp, to mark ; to unfold, 
 to unravel. 
 
 DECIPHERER, de-sl'-fer.&r. f. One 
 who explains writings in cipher. 
 
 DECISION, de-slzh'-un. f. Deter- 
 mination of a difference ; determin- 
 ation of an event. 
 
 DECISIVE, dd-sl'-slv. a. Having the 
 power of determining any differ- 
 ence ; having the power of fettling 
 any event. 
 
 DECISIVELY, d.si'-slwl 7 . a d. In 
 a conclufive manner. 
 
 DECISIVENESS, d^-sl'-slv-res. f. 
 The power of terminating any dif- 
 ference, or fettling an event. 
 
 DECISORY, de-si'-fur-y. a. Able to 
 determine or decide. 
 
 To DECK, dek'. v. a. To overfpread ; 
 to drefs ; to adorn. 
 
 t>ECK, dek'. f. The floor of a (hip; 
 pack of cards piled regularly on 
 each other. 
 
 DECKER, dek'-kur. f. A drefler. 
 
 To DECLAIM, de-kla'me. v. n. To 
 harangue, to fpeak fet orations. 
 
 DECL AIMER, de-kla'me-ur. f. One 
 who makes fpeeches with intent to 
 move the paffions. 
 
 DECLAMATION, dek-kla-ma'- 
 fliun. f. A difcourfe addrefled to 
 the paffions, a harangue. 
 
 DECLAMATOR, dek-kla-ma'-tur. 
 f. A declaimer, ari orator. 
 
 DECLAMATORY, de-klAm'-nri- 
 tfir-y. a. Relating to the praftice 
 of declaiming ; appealing to the 
 paffions. 
 
 DECLARABLE, de-kla'-rabl. a. Ca- 
 pable of proof. 
 
 DECLARATION, dek-kla-ri'.fhun. 
 f. A proclamation or affirmation, 
 publication ; an explanation of 
 fomething doubtful ; in law, declar- 
 ation is the fhowing forth of an 
 aftion perfonal in any fuit, though 
 k is ufed fometimcs for real ac- 
 tions. 
 
 DECLARATIVE, de klar'-a-tlv. a. 
 Making declaration, explanatory ; 
 making proclamation. 
 
 DECLARATORILY, de-klar"-a- 
 tur'-y-ly. ad. In the form of a de- 
 claration, not promifTory. 
 
 DECLARATORY, dl-klar'-a-tur-f. 
 a. Affirmative, exprefiive. 
 
 To DECLARE, de-kli're. v. a. To 
 make known, to tell evidently and 
 openly ; to publifii, to proclaim ; 
 to (how in open view. 
 
 To DECLARE, de-kla're. v. n. To 
 make a declaration. 
 
 DECLAREMENT, de-kla're-ment. 
 f. Difcovery, declaration, teftimony. 
 
 DECLARER, de-kla'-rur. f. One 
 that makes any thing known. 
 
 DECLENSION, d-klen'-{han. f. 
 Tendency from a great to a lefs de- 
 gree of excellence; declaration, de- 
 fcent ; inflexion, manner of chang- 
 ing nouns. 
 
 DECLINABLE, de'-kli'-nabl. a. Hat- 
 ing variety of terminations. 
 
 DECLINATION, dek-klj- na'-fhun. 
 f. Defcent, change from a better to 
 a worfe ftate, decay ; the aft of bend- 
 ing down ; variation from reQitude, 
 oblique motion, obliquity; varia- 
 tion from a fixed point ; in naviga- 
 tion, the variation of the needle 
 ' from the true meridian of any place 
 to the Eaft or Weft ; in aftronomy, 
 the declination of a ftar we call it's 
 Ihorteft diftance from the equator j 
 the inflexion of a noun through it's 
 various cafes. 
 
 DECLIN ATOR,dek-kl^-na'-t6r. 
 
 DECLINATORY, de-kil'-n 
 t&r-y. 
 
 An inftrument in dialing, by which 
 the declination, reclihation, and in- 
 clination of planes are determined. 
 
 To DECLINE, de-kli'ne. v. n.- To 
 lean downward ; to deviate, to run 
 into obliquities ; to ftiun, to refufe, 
 to avoid any thing ; to be impairsd, 
 to decay. 
 
 To DECLINE, dd-kli'ne. v. a. To 
 bend downward, to bring down ; to 
 fhtin, to refufe, to be cautious of; 
 to modify a word by various ter-. 
 minations. 
 
 DECLINE, de-kli'ne. f. The ftate 
 of tendency to the worfe, diminu- 
 tion, decay. 
 
 DECLIVITY, de-klfv'-l-t^. f. Incli- 
 nation or obliquity reckoned down- 
 wards, gradual defcent. 
 
 KK DECLI-
 
 DEC 
 
 DEC 
 
 DECLIVOUS, de-.k'.r-vfcs. a. Gra- 
 dually defcending, net precipitous. ' 
 
 To DECOCT, de-kok't. v. a. To 
 prepare by boiling for any ufe, to 
 digeft in hot water ; to digeft by 
 the heat of the ftomach. ; to boil up 
 to a corsfiftence. 
 
 DECGC F1J3LE, d^kok'-tlbl. a. That 
 
 . which may be boiled, or prepared 
 by boiling. 
 
 DECOCTION, de-kok'-fhun. f. The 
 act of boiling any thing j a prepa- 
 ration made by boiling in water. 
 
 DECQCTURE, de-kpk'-uV. f. A 
 fubftance drasvn by decoction. 
 
 DECOLLATION, de'-kol la"-ihun. 
 f. The aft of beheading. 
 
 DECOMPLEX, -de-kom'-pleks. a. 
 Compofed of things already com- 
 pounded. 
 
 To DECOMPOSE, de-kom po'ze. 
 v. a. To refolve a compound into 
 It's component parts. 
 
 DECOMPOSITE, de'-k6m-f>oz"-it. 
 a. Compounded a fecond time. 
 
 DECOMPOSITION, dc'.kom-pi- 
 zllh"-un. f. 'J he act of compound- 
 ing things already compounded ; the 
 ehymical refolution of a compound 
 into it's component parts. 
 
 To DECOMPOUND, de'-k6m- 
 pou"nd. v. a. To compofe of 
 things already compounded. 
 
 DECOMPOUND, de'-k6m-pou"nd. 
 a. Compofed of things or weeds 
 already compounded. 
 
 To DECORATE, dik'.ko-rate. v. a. 
 To adorn, to embellifh, to beau- 
 tify. 
 
 DECORATION, dek'-ko-ra'-fhun. f. 
 Ornament, added beauty. 
 
 DECORATOR, dck'-ko ra-tor. f. 
 An adorner. 
 
 DECOROUS, de-ku'-rus. a. Decent, 
 fuitable to a character. 
 
 To DECORTICATE, d^-kir'-tl- 
 kate. v. a. To diveit of the bark or 
 hulk. 
 
 DECORTICATION, dc-kor-tl-ka'-- 
 fliun. f. The ad of Gripping the 
 bark or hufk. 
 
 DECORUM, de-k&'-rum. f. De- 
 cency, behaviour contrary to licen- 
 rioufncf?, fecmlinels. 
 
 To DSCOY, d-koy'. v. a. To lore 
 
 into a cage, to e.itrap. 
 DECOY, de-koy'. f. Allurement to 
 
 nn:cnicft. 
 DECOY DUCK., de-koy'-duk. f. A 
 
 CU.:K. tii.ti lures others. 
 To DECREASE, de-kr^'s. v. n. To 
 . grow Id's, to be diminiftied. 
 .To DECK ASH, de-drc's. v. a. To 
 
 in. INC leu, to diminish. 
 DECREAib, de-kre's. f. The flate 
 
 of growing lei's, decay ; the wane 
 
 of" the moon. 
 To DECREE, de-kre'. v. n. To 
 
 make an edift, to appoint by 
 
 edict. 
 To DECREE, d^-kr^'. v. a. To doom 
 
 or afiign by a decree. 
 DECREE, de-kre-. f. An edicl, a 
 
 law ; an ellablifhed rule ; a deter- 
 mination of a fuit. 
 DECREMENT, dek'-kre-ment. f. 
 
 Decreafe, the ftate of growing lefs, 
 
 tlie quantity loft by decreafmg. 
 DECREPIT, de-krep'-it. a. Wafted 
 
 and worn out with age. 
 ToDECREPITATE,de-kr4p'.|-tate. 
 
 v. a. To calcine fait till it has 
 
 ceafed to crackle in the fire. 
 DECREPITATION, de'-krip-I-ti"- 
 
 Ihun. f. The crackling noiie which 
 
 fait makes over the fire. 
 DECREP1TNESS, dc-krip'-It- 1 
 
 nes. 
 DECREPITUDE, de-krep'-I- 
 
 tud. 
 
 The lad ftage of decay, the'lafi 
 
 eiFecls of old age. 
 DECRESCENT, de-krei'-fent. a. 
 
 Growing lefs. 
 DECRETAL, de-kre'-tit. a. Ap- 
 
 pertaining to a decree, containing a 
 
 decree. 
 DECRETAL, dS-kre'-tal. f. A book 
 
 of decrees or edifts ; the collection 
 
 of the pope's decrees. 
 DECRET1ST, dc-kri'-tlft. f. One 
 
 that ftudies the decretal. 
 DECRETORY, dek'-k.e'-tur^. a^ 
 
 Judicial, deiinitive. 
 DECRlAL.de krl'-il. f. Clamorous 
 
 ccnfure, hafly or noify condcmna- , 
 
 tion. 
 
 To DECRY, de-kry'. v. a. To cen. 
 fure, 
 
 '-] 
 "I"
 
 BED 
 
 DEE 
 
 jE,de-kum'-"} f. The 
 I aft of 
 
 Y,de-kum'-f lying 
 J down, 
 
 fure, to blame clamourcufly, to cla 
 
 mour againft. 
 DE^UMBEi\ ; CE,ce-kum'- 
 
 be:is 
 DECUMBENCY 
 
 ben-fy. 
 
 the pofture of lying down. 
 DECUMBI I URE, de kum'-bi-!ir. 
 
 1. The time at which a man takes 
 
 ^to his bed in a difeafe. 
 DECUPLE, dek'-upl. a. Ten- 
 
 D.ECURION, de-ku'-ry-in. f. A 
 
 c mmamler over ten. 
 BECU^iON, d^-kur'-fhan. f. The 
 
 ad of running down. 
 DEJ.UK.TVT1GN, Ac' kur-til"-ihiui. 
 
 f. : e na ur c-j'n ." -fhort 
 
 To D'ECUrtb.A I fa., Je-kui'-sate. v. a. 
 
 :eriect at acute angles. 
 PhCUSS* li ON, <Je'.kfil"-si"-Mn. 
 
 f. * The aft of croffing, Hate of be- 
 , angf croifed at unequal angles. 
 To DEDECCARAT-E, de dek'-ko- 
 
 r.Ve. v. a. To diigrace, to bring s. 
 
 reproach up"n. 
 
 DEDECORATiQN,de'-dk-k-rr- 
 
 fnuii. f. Tlvead of difgracing. 
 DEDFCORUS, d6-d^k'-Jk6-rus. . a. 
 
 Difgiaceful, reproachful. 
 
 P DENTl riON, de'-d4n-tl(h''-fin. 
 
 f, Lofs or fKedding- f>f the teelh.' 
 To DEDICATE, ded'-.v-ka-e. v. a. 
 
 To devote ta fome divine power ; 
 
 to appropriate folemnly to any per- 
 : Ion or purpofe ; to infcribe to a 
 
 patron. 
 DEDICATE, ded'-y-klte. a. Con- 
 
 fecrate, devote, dedicated. 
 DEDICATION, ded-y-ka'-fhim. f. 
 
 The aft of dedicating to any being 
 
 cr purpofe, confecration ; an ad- 
 
 drefs to a patron. 
 
 DEDICATOR, deJ'-y-ka-tfir.f. One 
 . who infcribes his work to a patron. 
 DEDICATORY, ded'-y-ka-tur y\ a. 
 . Competing a dedication. 
 SEDITION, de-diih'-un. f. The 
 
 aft of.yielditig up any thing. 
 
 To DEDUCE, de-du's. v. a. To 
 
 draw in a regular connefted feriss 4 
 
 to form 2. regular chain of confe- 
 
 quential proportions ; to. lay down 
 
 . in regular order. 
 
 DEDUCEMENT, de-duf-ment. f.' 
 The thing deduced, consequential 
 propofition. 
 
 DEDUClBLE.de-da'-slbl. a. Col- 
 leclible by jeafon. 
 
 DEDUC1VE, de-dfi'-slv. a: Per- 
 forming the aft of dedutlion. 
 
 To DEDUCT, de-duk't. v. a, To 
 fubtracl, to takeaway. 
 
 DEDUCTION, de-duk'fhun. f. 
 Confequential colleftion, conf*-,. 
 quence ; that which is deducted. 
 
 DEDUCTIVE, de-duk'ai/. a. De. 
 ducible. 
 
 DEDUCTIVELY, d<Uuk'-tIv-Ifr 
 ad. Confequentially, by regular de- 
 
 . duction. 
 
 DEED, :de'd. (. .Aftlon, whether 
 good or bad; exploit; power of 
 xidion ; -written evidence of .any 
 aft ; faft, reality. 
 
 DEED LESS, .i'd-les. a., Unaftive. 
 
 XaDEEM, c^'rh. v. n. 
 
 to conclude, upon con (i deration.' 
 
 DEEM, ci6'm. f. Judgment, opi- 
 
 . nior,, Oalolete. | ' . 
 
 DLEP, de'p. a. Meafured from the 
 T&rfajce ' downward ; .entering fari. 
 piercing a greac way; far from the 
 .outer part ; not fuperncial, not ob- 
 vious ; iagacious, penetrating ; full 
 of contrivance, politick, mfidious; 
 grave, folemn ; dark.-colo.uted ; 
 having a great degree- of iHlnefs or 
 
 flootn ; bafej grave in found. 
 EP,.de'p. f. The fea, he main; 
 
 the m >ft folemn or Hill part. 
 To DEEPEN, dd'pn. .jr. a. To mal<c 
 
 deep, to finkjar below the fur/ace; 
 
 to darktn, to cloud, .to make! dark ; 
 
 to make fad or gloomv. 
 DEEPMOUTHED, de'p-mouthd. a. 
 
 Having a hoarfe and loud- voice. 
 DEEPMUSlNGj d^'p-mfi'-zJo^. a. 
 CQnteoipiative, left jn thought. 
 DEEPLY, de'p-ly, ad. .To a: great 
 
 de,pth, far below the iurface ; with 
 
 great ftudy or fagacity ; forrowfully, 
 
 lolemnly ; with a tendency to daxk- 
 
 tisfs of colour ; in a High degree. ' 
 DEEPNESS, d^'p-nes f. Entrance far 
 
 -below the iurface, profundity, depth. 
 DEER, de'r. f. That dafs of ani- 
 
 mals which is huhted fo/r venifon> 
 
 K K ? TO
 
 D E F 
 
 D E F 
 
 To DEFACE, da-fc'fc. v. a. To de- 
 
 ftroy, to raze, to disfigure. 
 DEFACEMENT, di-fa'fe-nient. f. 
 
 Violation, injury ; erafenaent. 
 PEFACER, de'-fa'-sfir. f. Deilroyer, 
 
 abolifher, violater. 
 
 DEFAILANCE.de-fa'-lans. f. Failure. 
 To DEFALCATE, di-fil'-kite. v. a. 
 
 To cut off, to lop, to take away 
 
 DEFALCATION, de'-i'al-ka"-fhun. 
 f. Diminution. 
 
 To DfiFALK, de-.fal'k. v. a. To 
 defalcate. 
 
 DEFAMATION, def.J-ma'-fhin. f. 
 The aft of defaming. 
 
 DEFAMATORY, di-fatn'-mi-tur-y. 
 a. Calumnious, unjuftly cenlbrious, 
 libellous. 
 
 To DEFAME, tt-fl'ne. v. a. To 
 Cenfure falfely in publick, to dif- 
 lionour by reports. 
 
 DEFAMER, di-ftf-mur. f. One 
 that injures the reputation of an- 
 other. 
 
 To DEFATIGATE, d-fai'-I-gate. 
 v. a. To weary. 
 
 DEFATlGATION,de-fit-i-ga'-(hun. 
 f. Wearinefs. 
 
 DEFAULT, de-fa"It. f. Omiflion of 
 that which we ought to do, ne- 
 glect ; crime, failure, fault ; de- 
 te&, want ; in law, non-appearance 
 in court at a day affigned. 
 
 To DEFAULT, dA-fi'lt. v. n. To 
 fail in performing any contract or 
 fiipulation. 
 
 DEFAULTER, de-fa'1-tur. f. One 
 who is deficient in duty ; one who 
 fails in payment; a peculator. 
 
 DEFEASANCE, de-<e"-zans. f. The 
 aft of annulling or abrogating any 
 contraft; the writing in which a 
 defeafance is contained. 
 
 DEFE-ASJBLK, de-fe'-zfbl. a. That 
 which may be annulled. 
 
 DEFEAT, dd-fe't. f. The overthrow 
 of an army ,; aft of deftrudlion, de- 
 privation ; fruflration. 
 
 To DEFEAT, d-tt'r. v. a. To 
 overthrow, to fru (Irate., 
 
 DEFEATURE, d^-fe'-tur, f. Change 
 of feature, alteration of counte- 
 nance. Not in ufe. 
 
 To DEFECATE, deT-fc'-klce. v. *. 
 To purge, to cleanfe ; to purify 
 from any extraneous or noxiou* 
 mixture. 
 
 DEFECATE, dif--kai. a. Purged 
 irom lees or foulnefs. 
 
 DEFECATION, def-fc-ka'-Mn. f. 
 Purification. 
 
 DEFECT, de-rtk't. f. Want, ab- 
 fence of fomething necelTary ; fail- 
 ing ; a fdii'.r ; a blemifru 
 
 DEFECTIBILITY, de-tek-ty-bll'-t- 
 ty. f. The ftate of fallbg, imper- 
 feaion. 
 
 DEFECTIBLE, dc-fek'-dbl. a. Im- 
 perfect, -ieficient. 
 
 DEFECTION, de-fek'-fhun. f. A 
 falling away, apoilacy ; an aban- 
 doning of a king or Hate, revolt. 
 
 DEFECTIVE, de-fek'-tiv. a. Full 
 of defedb, imperfecl, not fufficient; 
 faulty, blameable. 
 
 DEFECTIVENESS, di-fik'-tiv-nes, 
 f. Want, faultinefs. 
 
 DEFENCE, de-fin's, f. Guard, 
 protection ; vindication, juftifica- 
 tion, apology; prohibition; rcfid- 
 ance ; in law, the defendant's reply 
 after declaration produced ; in for- 
 tification, the part that flanks an- 
 other work. 
 
 DEFENCELESS, de 1 fenT-ler. a. 
 Naked, unarmed,, unguarded ; im- 
 potent. 
 
 To DEFEND, de-fend', y. a. To 
 Hand in defence of, to proteft ; to 
 vindicate, to uphold, to fortify j to 
 prohibit; to maintain a, place, or 
 caufe. 
 
 DEPENDABLE, de-fen'-dibl. a. 
 That may be defended. 
 
 DEFENDANT, di-fen'-dant. a. De- 
 fenfiVv?, fit for defence. 
 
 DEFENDANT, di-fen'-dint. f. Ha 
 that defends againft aHailants ; in 
 Jaw, tne perfon accufed or fued. 
 
 DEFENDER, dd-fen'-dir. f. One 
 that defends, a champion ; an af- 
 ferter, a vindicator j in law, an ad- 
 vocate. 
 
 DEFENSATIVE, dd- fcn'-ft-tJv. f. 
 
 Guard, defence; in furgery, a 
 
 bandage, plaifter, or the like, ufed to 
 
 defend a wound from external injury. 
 
 DEFEN-
 
 D E F 
 
 E F 
 
 DEFENSIBLE, ce-fcn'-sibl. a. That 
 may be defended ; jiutiiiable, capa- 
 ble of vindication. 
 
 DEFENSIVE, de-fea'-slv. a. That 
 ferves to defend, proper for defence ; 
 in a ftate or pofture of defence. 
 
 DEFENSIVE, de-f<b'-dv. f. Safe- 
 guard ; ftate of defence. 
 
 DEFENSIVELY, du-feu'-sfv-ly. ad. 
 In a defenfive manner. 
 
 To DEFER, d-fer'. v. n. To pat 
 off, to delay to acl ; to pay defer- 
 ence or regard to another's opinion. 
 
 To DEFER, de-fer'. v. a. To with- 
 hold, to delay ; to refer to, t9 leave 
 to another's judgment. 
 
 DEFERENCE, def-er^ns. f. Re- 
 gard, refpedl ; complaifance, con- 
 defcenflon ; fubmiffion. 
 
 DEFERENT, def'-er-ent. a. Carry- 
 ing up and down, conveying. 
 
 DEFERENT, d^f'-er-ent. f. That 
 which carries or conveys. 
 
 DEFIANCE, de-fT-ins. f. A chal- 
 lenge, an invitation to fight ; a 
 challenge to make any impeachment 
 good ; expreflion of abhorrence or 
 contempt. 
 
 DEFICIENCE, de-fim'-ens. 
 
 DEFICIENCY, de-fiih'-en-fy. 
 
 Defect, failing, imperfection ; want, 
 fomething lefs than is nece/Tary. 
 
 DEFICIENT, de-fM'-ent. a. Fail- 
 ing, wanting, defective. 
 
 DEFIER, de-fi'-ir. f. A challenger, 
 a contemner. 
 
 To DEFILE, duffle, v. a. To make 
 foul or impure ; to pollute ; to cor- 
 rupt chaftity, to violate; to taint, 
 to vitiate. 
 
 To DEFILE, de-fi'le. v. n. To go 
 off, file by file. 
 
 DEFILE, de-fi'le. f. A narrow 
 paffage. 
 
 DEFILEMENT, de-fl'le-ment. f. 
 The ttate of being denied, pollution, 
 corruption. 
 
 DEF1LER, de-f!'-!ur. f. One that 
 defiles, a corrupter. 
 
 DEFINABLE, de-fi'ne-abl. a. Ca- 
 pable of definition ; that which may 
 be afcertained. 
 
 To DEFINE, de-fi'ne. v. a. To 
 ive the definiucnj to explain a 
 
 thing by it's qualities ; to circum- 
 fcribe, to mark the limit. 
 
 To DEFINE, ee-fl'ne. v. n. To de- 
 termine, to decide, co decree. 
 
 DEFINER, <i<l-fi'-nur. f. . One that 
 defcribes a thing by it's qualities. 
 
 DEFINITE, (Jif-Iri-Jt. a. Certaio. 
 limited ; exaft. precife. 
 
 DEFINITE, def'-in-it. f. Thing 
 explained or defined. 
 
 DEF1NITENESS, det'-fn-it-n^s. f, 
 Certainty, limitednefs. 
 
 DEFINITION, def-y-nlfh'-an. f. A 
 (hort defcription of any thing by it's 
 properties ; in logick, the explica- 
 tion of the effence of a thing by it's 
 kind and difference. 
 
 DEFINITIVE, de fin'-It-tfv. a. De- 
 terminate, pofitive, exprefs. 
 
 DEFINITIVELY, de-fin'-It-tiv-ty. 
 ad. Pofitively, decifively, exprefsly, 
 
 DEFINITIVENESS, dl-fin'-Ic-tlv- 
 nes. f. Decifivenefs. 
 
 DEFLAGRABILITY, def-fla-gra- 
 bll'-I-ty. f. Combuftibility. 
 
 DEFLAGRABLE, de-fir-grabl. a. 
 Having the quality of wafting away 
 wholly in fire. 
 
 To DEFLAGRATE, def'.fla-grate. 
 v. a. To prepare things by fetring 
 fire to them. 
 
 DEFLAGRATION, def-fli-grl'- 
 Ihun. f. Setting fire to things in 
 their preparation. 
 
 To DEFLECT, de-flek't. v. n. To 
 turn afide, to deviate from a true 
 courfe. 
 
 DEFLECTION, de-fiek'-Mn. f. De- 
 viation, the aft of turning afide ; a. 
 turning afide, or out of the way. 
 
 DEFLEXURE, de-flek'-Mr, C A 
 bending down, a turning afide, or 
 out of the way. 
 
 DEFLORATION, def-flo-ra'-Mn. 
 f. The aft of derlouring ; the felec- 
 tion of that which is moft valuable. 
 
 Tb DEFLOUR, de-flou'r. v. a. To 
 ravifh, to take away a woman's 
 virginity j to take away the beauty 
 and grace of a thing. 
 
 DEFLOURER, de-flou'-r&r. f. A 
 ravifher. 
 
 DEFLUOUS, dcf'-flu-us. a. That 
 down ; that falls off. 
 
 DEFLUX,
 
 D E F 
 
 D E G 
 
 REFLUX, de-fluks'.f Downward flow. 
 -. -ftok'-lhin. f. The 
 lowing down of humours. 
 D?,FLY, cter'-ly. ad. Dexteroufly. 
 
 ftilfully. 'Properly, deftly. Obic^ 
 
 lete. 
 ttEFOEDATJON, duf-fe-da'-ttiun. f. 
 
 The a6t of making filthy, pollution. 
 .DEFORCEMENT, dt-i&'rie-ment. 
 
 f. A withholding of lands and te- 
 
 nements hy force. 
 To DEFORM, de-fa 'rm. v. a. To 
 
 disfigure, to make ugly ; to difho- 
 
 nour, to make ungraceful. 
 
 RM, dc-fi'rm. a. Ugly, cif- 
 
 . figured. 
 DEFORMATION, dcf-for-ma' fhdn. 
 
 A defacing. 
 
 DEFORMED, d^-fa'rtnd. -part. a. 
 c ' Ugly ; wanting natural beauty. 
 DEFORMEDLY, d<Wa'r-med-iy. ad. 
 In an ugly manner k 
 
 f. Uglinefs. 
 
 DEFORMITY, d-fa'r-rm'-ty. f. Ug- 
 linefs, ill-fa-vourcdnefs ; ir.'eguia- 
 rity. 
 
 DEFORSOR, de-fi'r-fur. f. One 
 that overcomes and cafteth cu: by 
 force. A law term. 
 To DEFRAUD, <;e-fra'd. v. a. To 
 
 rob or deprive by a wi!e or rick. 
 DEFRAUD AT ION, .de-f.l-da'-fhun. 
 
 f. Privation by fraud. 
 DEFRAUDER/de-f.a'.dur. f. A 
 
 deceiver. 
 To DEFRAY, <tt frl'. v. a. to hi ar 
 
 the chafes of. 
 
 DEFRAYER, de-fra'-ur. f. One that 
 discharges exprnfes. 
 
 AYMENT, dd-fra'-ment. f. 
 = f ayment of e/penfes. 
 DEFT, d'eft. a Neat, proper, dex- 
 
 
 .^t'l-lv. ad. Nca-' 
 te'O^ily ; in a ficiilu! manner. OL- 
 fo^ete. 
 DKFUNCT, di-.fur.gkt'. a. Dead, 
 
 4cea(d, 
 
 DLFJNCT, cte-fungla'. T. One that 
 
 n or woman.' 
 
 DEFUNCTJON, d4-lfi : .gk'-lhun. f. 
 
 itk 
 
 To DEFY, de-ff . v. a. To caU to 
 5 
 
 combat, to challenge; to treat witk 
 contempt, to fl.rht. 
 
 DEFY, d-ff . V. A challenge, an 
 invitation to nght. Noc in life. 
 
 DEFYER, c^-ff-ir. f. A challen- 
 ger, one that invites to fight. 
 
 DEGENERACY, d^-dzhen'-e -ri-ty. 
 f. A departing from the virtue of 
 our anceftors ; a forsaking of Uiat 
 which is good ; meannefs. 
 
 To DEGENE.RA 
 
 rite. r f n. To fall from the virtue 
 of our anceftors ; to fail fro .11 a 
 more noble to a bufe Hate ; to fall 
 frora ii's kind, to grow wild or 
 bafe. 
 
 DEGENZRATE.-dc.dzhcn'-c-ret. a. 
 Ur.Ukc his ancdtors ; unworthy, 
 bafe. 
 
 DEGEN.ERATENESS, di-dzhen'-e- 
 re:-i;ti. 1. Degeneracy, ftate of 
 bting. { -rown wild, or out of kind. 
 
 DEGENERATION, de-dzl-.An-c-ri'. 
 fliun. f. . : A deviation from the vir- 
 tue of one's anceftors ; a falling 
 from a more excellent ftate to one 
 of lefs worth ; the thing changed 
 from it's primitive ftate. 
 
 DEGKNEROUS,iic-dzbe:i'-e rus. a. 
 D -generated, fallen from virtue ; 
 vile, bafe, infamous, unworthy. 
 
 DEGENEROUSLY, dc-dzhen'-c r 
 rui-ly. ad. In a degenerate man* 
 ner, bnfrlv, meanly. 
 
 DEGLUTITION, deg-g!u-t{m'-un. 
 f. The act or power of fwallow- 
 ing. 
 
 DKGRADATlON,de?-pri cia'-ft.un. 
 f. A deprivation of an office or 
 .icneis. 
 le. v.a. To 
 
 :.e from his decree ; to leflen, 
 . to diminifh tiu- value or' 
 
 Dl'^GREfc.oe-grc'. i. QuJity, rank, 
 1'ition ; the fiate and. condition in 
 which a thing is ; a Hop or prepa- 
 ration to any thing ; order of li- 
 neage, defcent of family ; meafure, 
 proportion ; ia geometry, the three 
 hundred and fixtieih part, of the 
 circumference of a circle ; in mu- 
 fick, the intervals of founds. 
 
 BY DEGREES., by .de-grt-'z. adj 
 Gradually, by little aod jittle. 
 
 DEGUS.
 
 D E I 
 
 D E 
 
 DEGUSTATION, de-guf-d'-ftutn. 
 
 f. A tafting. 
 ToDEHORT, de-ha'rt. v. a. To 
 
 dinbade. 
 DEHORTATION, de-h6r-ta'-Mn. 
 
 f. DiiTuafion, a counselling to the 
 
 contrary. 
 DEHORTATORY, de-ha'r-ta-tur-y. 
 
 a. Belonging to difiuafion. 
 DEHORTLR, cic-ha'r-tur. f. A dif- 
 
 fuadc-r, an advifer to the ccntrary. 
 DE1CIDE, de'-y-Mde. f. The mur- 
 der of God ; a murderer of God. 
 To DEJECT, de-dzhek't. v. a. To 
 
 caft down, to afHicl, to grieve ; to 
 
 make to look fad. 
 DEJECT, de-dzhek't. a. Caft down, 
 
 affli&ed, low-fpirited. 
 DEJECTEDLY, de-dzhek'-ted-ly. 
 
 ad. In a deje&ed manner, afflicted ly. 
 DEJECTEDNESS, de-dzhek'-ted- 
 
 nes. f. Loivnefs of fpirirs. 
 DEJECTION, de-dzhik'-Mn. f. A 
 
 lownefs of fpirits, melancholy ; weak- 
 
 nefs, inability ; a ftool. 
 DEJECTURE, dc -dzhck'-tur. f. 
 
 The excrements. 
 DEJERATION, ded-zhe-ra'-fhun. f. 
 
 A taking of a iolemn oath. 
 DEIFICATION, d'-y-fl-ka"-&in. 
 
 .1". The ail of deifying, or making 
 
 a god. 
 DEIFOR.M, de'-y-firm. a. Of a 
 
 godlike form. 
 To DEIFY, de'-y-fy. v. a. To make 
 
 a god of, to adore as god ; to praife 
 
 excefGvely. 
 To DEIGN, da'ne, v. n. To vouch- 
 
 fafe, to think worthy. 
 To DEIGN, da'ne. v. a. To grant, 
 
 to permit. Not in ufe. 
 DEIGNING,. da'ne-ing. f. A vouch- 
 
 fafing, a thinking worthy. 
 To REINTEGRATE, de-LV -t4- 
 
 grace, v. a. To diminim. 
 DElPAROUS.de-ip'-pi-rii. a. That 
 
 brings forth a god. 
 DEISM, de'-Izm. f. The opinion of 
 
 thole that only acknowledge one 
 . God, without the reception of any 
 
 revealed religion. 
 
 DEIST, de'-Ift. f. A man who fol- 
 lows no particular religion, but only 
 
 acknowledges the eAiitcnce ef God. 
 
 DEISTICAL, de-Is'-tl-kal. a. BE- 
 
 longing to the herefy of the dcifts. 
 DEITY, de'-i-ty. f. Divinity, the 
 
 nature and eitence of God ; a fa- 
 bulous god; the fuppofed divinity 
 
 of a heathen god. 
 DELACERATiON, de'-laf-^-ra"- 
 
 flr&n. f. A tearing in pieces. 
 DEL ACRYMAT1ON, de'-lak-kry- 
 
 ma"-mun f. The wateriftnefs of 
 
 the eyes. 
 DELACTATION, dS'-lik-ta"-fliun. 
 
 f. A weaning from the breaft. 
 DELAPSED, dl-lap'it. a. Bearing 
 
 or falling down. 
 To DELATE, dS-ll're. v. a. To 
 
 carry, to convey. Not in'ufe. 
 DELATION, de-la'-flmn. f. A cat- 
 
 rying, conveyance j an accufation, 
 
 an impeachment. 
 DELATOR, de-la'-tur. f. An ac- 
 
 cufer, an informer. 
 To DELAY, de-!a'. v. a. To defer, 
 
 to put off; to hinder, to frustrate. 
 To DELAY, de-ia'. v. n. To llop, 
 
 to ceafe from aclion. 
 DELAY, de-la', f. A deferring, pro- 
 
 crafthiation ; flay, flop. 
 DELAYLk,de-ia'-6r. f. One that 
 
 defers. 
 DELECTABLE, de-leV-tabl. a.' 
 
 Pleafing, delightful. 
 
 DELFA:TABLENESS, dMek'-tabi- 
 
 nes. f. Delightfulnefs, pleafantnefs. 
 
 DELECTABLY, dd-lek'-tab-ly. ad. 
 Delightfully, pleafantlv. 
 
 DELECTATION, d^-Iek-d'-fhun. 
 f. Pleafure, delight. 
 
 To DELEGATE, dei'-e- ? ate. v. a. 
 To fend upon an embaffy ; to in- 
 trufl, to commit to another; to 
 appoint judges to a particular cauie, 
 
 DELEGATE, dei'-il-gaie. f. A de- 
 puty, a commiffioner, a vicar ; in 
 law, Delegates are perfons' delegat- 
 ed or appointed by the king's coni- 
 miffion to lit, upon an appeal to 
 him, in the court o' Chancery 
 
 DELEGATE, dei'-ie -gate. a. De- 
 puted. 
 
 DELEGATES, Court of, del'- 1 !- 
 gates. f. A court wherein all 
 iauJ.es of appeal, from either of the 
 archbiihops, are decided. 
 
 DELE-
 
 DEL 
 
 DEL 
 
 DELEGATION, del-Ie-ga'-Mn. f. 
 A fending away ; a putting into 
 commiffion ; the aflignment of a 
 debt to another. 
 
 To DELETE, dMe'te. v. a, To 
 blot out. 
 
 DELETERIOUS,dM-e-t6'-ry-us. 1 
 
 DELETEKY, del'-d-ier-y. j 
 
 Deltrudlive, deadly. 
 
 DELETION, dc-le'-mun. f. Ad of 
 rafmg or bbtting out j a deltruc- 
 tion. 
 
 DELF, \ ,,, r J f. A rcine> a 
 
 DELFE, I d * i quarry ; earth- 
 en ware, counterfeit china ware. 
 
 DKLIBAT10N, del-y-ba'-fhin. f. 
 An efTay, a tafte. 
 
 To DELIBERATE, d-lib'-e-iite. 
 v. n. To think in order to choice, 
 to hefitate. 
 
 DELIBERATE, di-llb'-i-rit. a. 
 Circumfpeft, wary ; flow. 
 
 PEL1BERATELY, de-lib'-i-ret-ly. 
 ad. Circumfpectly, advifediy. 
 
 J>ELIBERATLNESS, de.-llb'-^ret- 
 ncs. f. Circumfpe-'tton, warinefs. 
 
 DELIBERATION, de-Ub-e-ra'-fhun. 
 f. The act of deliberating, thought 
 in order to choice. 
 
 DELIBERATIVE, de-Hb'-e-ri-tlv. 
 a. Pertaining to deliberation, apt 
 to confider. 
 
 DELIBERATIVE, de-Hb'--ra-tiv. 
 f. The difcourle in which a quef- 
 tion is deliberated. 
 
 DELICACY, dcl'-y-ki-f. f. Dain- 
 tincfs, nice nefs in. eating ; any thing 
 highly pleafing to the fenfes ; ibft- 
 nfs ; nicety ; politenefs ; indul- 
 gence ; tendernefs, fcrupuloufnefs ; 
 weaknefs of cor.ftitution. 
 
 DELICATE, del'-y-kct. a. Fine, 
 coufiiiing of fmall parts; pleafing 
 to *he eye ; nice, pleafing to the 
 tafte ; dainty ; choice, feleft ; gen- 
 tle of manners ; foft, eHernitiatc ; 
 pure, clear. 
 
 DELICATELY, del'-^ket-Iy. ad. 
 Beautifully ; finely ; daintily ; choice- 
 ly ; politely ; effeminately. 
 
 DELICATENESS, del'-y-kic-nes. f. 
 I he itate of being delicate. 
 
 DELICATES, dcl'-y-ltcw. f. Nice- 
 lies., rarities. 
 
 DELICIOUS, de-U{h'-As. a. Sweef, 
 delicate, that affords delight. 
 
 DEL1C1OUSLY, de-tf(h'-uf-]y. ad. 
 Svveetly, pleafamly, delightfully. 
 
 DEL1C10USNESS, dd-HiV-uf-n^. 
 f. Delight, pleafure, joy- 
 
 DELIGATION, del-y-gi'-fhi. f. 
 A binding up. 
 
 DELIGHT, de-ii'te. f. Joy, plea- 
 fure, fatisfaclion ; that which givea 
 delight. 
 
 To DELIGHT, de-ll'te. v. a. To 
 pleafe, to content, to fatisfy. 
 
 To DELIGHT, deMl'te. v. n. To 
 v have delight or pleafnre in. 
 
 DELIGHTFUL, dd-11'te-fftl. a. Plea, 
 fant, charming. 
 
 DELIGHTFULLY, de H'te-fSl-ly. 
 ad. Pleafantly, charmingly, with 
 delight. 
 
 DELIGHTFULNESS, di-Il'te-fM. 
 nes. f. Pleafantnefs, fatisfaflion. 
 
 DELIGHTSOME, de-ii'te-fum. a. 
 Pleafant, delightful. 
 
 DELIGHTSOMELY, de-ll'te-fum^ 
 ly. ad. Pleafantly, in a delight- 
 ful manner. 
 
 DELIGHTSOMENESS, de-li'te- 
 fum-nes. f. Pleafantnefs, delight- 
 ful nefs. 
 
 To DELINEATE, de-Jin' y *te. v.a. 
 To draw the firlt draught of a thing> 
 to defign ; to paint in colours ; to 
 reprefent a true likenefj ; to de- 
 fcribe. 
 
 DELINEATION, de-Hn-^-a'-fliun. f. 
 The firft draught of a thing. 
 
 DELINQUENCY, dd-Ung'-kwen-fy"; 
 f. A fault, failure in duty. 
 
 DELINQUENT, de-ling'-kwent. f. 
 An offender. 
 
 To DELIQUATE, dtM'-v -kwite. v. n. 
 To melt, to be diflblved. 
 
 DELIQUATION, ^del-y-kwa'-fhuTi.- 
 f. A melting,, a diflblving. 
 
 DELIQUESCENCE, del-^-kwe/- 
 ens. f. The property cf attracting 
 moiiturc from the air, and thus be- 
 coming liquid. 
 
 DELIQUESCENT, d4Uf-kwl/-fat. 
 a. Having the property of deli- 
 quefcence. 
 
 DKLIQUIUM, dc-Hk'-kwy.fim. f. 
 
 The fponuncou iblution of a folid 
 
 by
 
 DEL 
 
 DEM 
 
 by attracting water from the air : 
 fwooning. 
 
 DELIRIOUS, de-'Ir'--us. a. Light- 
 headed, raving, doting. 
 
 DELIRIUM, r! Hr'- Am. f. Aliena- 
 tion of mind, dotage. 
 
 DELITESCENCE, d^-t^ns. f. 
 
 Concealment, the fla^e of being hid- 
 den. 
 
 DELITESCENT, da-$-ty*fat. a. 
 
 Lying hidden. 
 
 To DELIVER, d-Hv'-6r. v. a. To 
 give, to yield; to cart away; to fur- 
 fender, to put into one's hands; to 
 fave, to refcue; to relate, to utter; 
 to difburden a woman of a child ; 
 To deliver over, to put into an- 
 other's hands, to give from hand to 
 hand ; To deliver up, to furrender, 
 to give up. 
 
 DELIVERANCE, dS-lIv'-ir-ins. f. 
 The ad of delivering a thing to an- 
 other ; the aft of freeing from cap- 
 tivity or any oppreffion, refcue; the 
 aft of fpeaking, utterance; the aft 
 of bringing children. 
 
 ; DELIVERER, di-iiv'-ir-ur. f. A 
 
 faver, a refcuer, a preierver ; a re- 
 later, one that communicates feme- 
 thing. 
 
 DELIVERY, de-Jfv'-er-y". f. The 
 aft of delivering, or giving ; releafe, 
 refcue, faving ; a furrender, giving 
 up ; utterance, pronunciation ; 
 child-birth. 
 
 DiiLL, del', f. A pit, a valley. 
 
 DELPH, delf. f. A fine fort of 
 earthen ware. 
 
 To DELUDE, de-lu'd. v. a. To 
 beguiit, to cheat, to deceive. 
 
 !>ELUDER;de Ifi'-d&r.f. A beguil- 
 er, it deceiver, an importer. 
 
 DELUDJBLE, de-lu'-dlbl. a. Li- 
 able to be deceived. 
 
 DELVE, delv'. f. A ditch, a pitfal, 
 a den. 
 
 To DELVE, delv': v. a. To dig, to 
 open the ground with a fpade ; to 
 fathom, to fift. 
 
 DELVE R, del' vir. f. A digger. 
 
 DELUGE, deMudzh f. A general 
 inundation ; an overflowing of the 
 natural bounds of a river; any fud- 
 den and refiillefs calamity. 
 
 VOL. I, 
 
 To DELUGE, del'-ludzh. v, a. To 
 drown, to lay totally under water j 
 to overwhelm. 
 
 DELUSION, de-'u'-zhun. f. A 
 cheat, guide; a ialfe reprefenta- 
 tion, illufion, errour. 
 
 DELUSIVE, de-iu'-sfv. la. Apt 
 
 DfiLUaORY, de-Iu'-f&r-f . j to de- 
 ceive. 
 
 DEMAGOGUE, dem'-4-g6g. f. A 
 ringleader of the rabble. 
 
 DEM AIM, 7 ,, ,, Jf. That 
 
 DEMESNE,)^ ne '{ land 
 which a man holds originally of 
 himfelf. It is fometimes ufed alfo 
 for a dillinftion between thofe lands 
 that the lord of the manor has in his 
 own hands, or in the hands of bis 
 leffee, and fuch other lands apper- 
 taining to the faid manor as belong 
 to free or copyholders. 
 
 DEMAND, de-mi'nd. f. A claim, a 
 challenging ; a queftion, an inter- 
 rogation ; a calling for a thing in 
 order to purchafe it ; in law, the 
 afking of what is due. 
 
 To DEMAND, de-ma'nd. v. a. To 
 claim, to afk for with authority. 
 
 DEMANDABLE, de-ma'n-dabl. a. 
 That may be demanded, aficed for. 
 
 DEMANDANT, di ma'n-dant. f. 
 He who is aftor or plaintiff in * ,, 
 real aftion. 
 
 DEMANDER, de-mi'n-dur. f. One 
 that requires a thing with autho- 
 rity; one that afks for a thing in 
 order to pnrchafe it. 
 
 DEMARCATION, de-mar-ka'-fhun, 
 f The aft of afUgning limits. 
 
 DEMEAN, de-n.e',1. f. A mien, 
 prefence, carriage. Obfolete. 
 
 To DEMEAN, de-me'n v. a. To 
 behave, to carry one's felf ; to JeJT- 
 en, to debafe. 
 
 DEMEANOUR, dime' nl<-.{. Car- 
 riage, behaviour. 
 
 DEMEANS, de-me'nz f. pi. An 
 eftate in goods or lands. 
 
 To DEMENT ATE, dl min'-tlte. 
 v. a. To make mad. 
 
 DEMENTAT1ON, ae-mln-ta'-lhua. 
 f. Making mad or frantick. 
 
 DEMERIT, di-m4r'-Jt..f. The op- 
 pofite to merit, ill-deferving. 
 
 L t Tc
 
 DEM 
 
 DEM 
 
 To DEMERIT, de-meY-it. v. a. To 
 
 deferve blame or punifhment. 
 DFMESNE, de-roa'ne. f. See DE- 
 MAIN. 
 
 DEMI, dim'-*' infeparable particle. 
 Half, as Dr: . -c;od, that h, half hu- 
 man and ha^. -vine. 
 
 DEMI-CANNON, dem"-y-kan'. nun. 
 f. A great gun, carrying a ball of 
 thirty or thirty-fix pounds weight. 
 
 DEMI-CULVER1N, dcm" y -kul'- 
 vc-rln. f. A long cannon, carrying 
 a ball of nine o-r twelve pounds. 
 
 DP- Ml -DEVIL, dem"-y-dev'l. f. 
 Haifa devil. 
 
 DEMI GOD, dem'.y-god. f. Par- 
 taking of divine nature, Haifa god. 
 
 DEMI-LANCE, dem'-y-lans. f. A 
 light lance, a ipear. 
 
 DEMI-MAN, dcm'-/-man. f. Half 
 a man. 
 
 DEMI-WOLF, dem'y-wulf.f. Half 
 i wolf. 
 
 DEMISE, de-mi'ze.f. Death, deceafe. 
 
 To DEMISE, dc-ml'ze. v. a. To 
 grant at one's death, to bequeath. 
 
 DEMISSION, de-mffh'-un. f. De- 
 gradation, diminution of dignity. 
 
 To DEMIT, de-mlt'. v. a. To de- 
 prefs. 
 
 DEMIURGE, dem'-y-t'irdzh. f. A 
 creator. 
 
 DEMOCRACY, de-mok'-krA ty. f. 
 One of the three forms of govern- 
 ment, that in which the fovereign 
 power is lodged in the body of the 
 people. 
 
 DEMOCRATICAL, dm-6-krit'-i 
 
 - kal. a. Pertaining to a popular 
 government, popular 
 
 To DEMOLISH, de-rruM'-lifti. v. a. 
 
 To throw down buildings, to raze, 
 
 " to detfroy. 
 
 DEMOL1SHER, dS-mol'-Hfli-Ar. f. 
 
 One that throws down buildings ; a 
 
 deftroyer. 
 DEMOLITION, Jc-n-o-HfV-un. f. 
 
 The aft of overthrowing buildings ; 
 deitrudVton. 
 
 DEMON, de'.mun. f. A fpirit, ge- 
 nerally an evil fpirit. 
 
 DEMONIACAL, 
 Icil. 
 
 DEMONIACS 
 
 tl Ipint. 
 
 ^L, d'-m6.nr-aO 
 
 :, d-mo'-n*-ak, > 
 
 Belonging to the devil, devilifti; 
 
 influenced by the devil. 
 DEMONlACK,de-m6'-cy-Ak.f. One 
 
 poffcfled by the devil. 
 DEMONIAN, de-m&'-ayan. a. De- 
 
 DEMONOCRACY, d'-m6-rik"- 
 kra-fy. f. The power of the devil. 
 
 DEMONOLATRY, de'-mo r6l"-a- 
 try. f. The werihip of the devil. - 
 
 DEMONOLOGY, de"-mo-i,ir-6- 
 dzhy. f. Difcourie of the nature of 
 
 DEMONSTRABLE, dl-mons'-ftrabl. 
 a. That which may be proved be- 
 yond doubt or contradiction. 
 
 DEMONSTRABLY, dc-mons'-ffra- 
 bly. ad. Jn fuch a manner as ad- 
 mits of certain proof. 
 
 To DEMONSTRATE, d-m6ns'- 
 ftrate. v. a. To prove with th* 
 higheft degree of certainty. 
 
 DEMONSTRATION, dem-un-ftra'- 
 fhun. f. The higheft degree of de- 
 ducible or argumental evidence ; 
 indubitable evidence of the fenfes or 
 reafon. 
 
 DEMONSTRATIVE, de"-moos~- 
 ftri-tiv. a. Having the power of 
 demonftration, invincibly conclu- 
 five ; having the power of exprelE- 
 ing clearly. 
 
 DEMONSTRATIVELY, d mons'- 
 ilra-iiv-ly. ad. With evidence not 
 to be oppofed or doubted ; clearly, 
 plainly, with certain knowledge. 
 
 DEMONSTRATOR, dm-un-ftra'- 
 tar. f. One that proves, one that 
 teaches. 
 
 DEMONSTRATORY, de mons'- 
 ftra lur-y. a. Having the tendency 
 to demonftrate. 
 
 DEMULCENT, dc-mul'-fent. a. 
 Softening, mollifying, affuafive. 
 
 To DEMUR, d^-mur'. v.n. To de- 
 lay a procefs in law by doubts and 
 objections ; to doubt, to have fern- 
 pies. 
 
 To DEMUR, dc-mur'. v. a. To 
 doubt of. 
 
 DEMUR, dS-mur'. f. Doubt, hefi- 
 tation. 
 
 DEMURE, de-.mu'r. a. Sober, de- 
 cent; grave, afFe&edly modeft.
 
 DEN 
 
 DEO 
 
 To DEMURE, de-mu'r. y. n. To 
 
 look with an afredcd modefty : not 
 
 ufed. 
 DEMURELY, de-mu'r-ly. ad. With 
 
 affeded modefty, folemnly. 
 DEMURENESS, de-mfi'r-ne's. 
 
 Modefty, fobernefs, gravity of af- 
 
 pett ; affeded modetty. 
 DEMURRER, de-mui'-m-.f, A kind 
 
 of paufe upon a point of difficulty 
 
 in an adion. 
 PEN, den', f. A cavern or hollow 
 
 running horizontally j the cave of 
 
 a wild beaft. 
 DEN AY, de-naVf, Denial, refufal. 
 
 Obfolete. 
 DENDROLOGY, dn-dr6M&.dzhy. 
 
 f. 1 he natural hiftory of trees. 
 DENIABLE, dS-ni'-abl. a. That 
 
 which may be denied. 
 DENIAL, de-ni'-al. f. Negation, re- 
 
 fulal. 
 DENIER, d-ni'-ur. f. A contra- 
 
 didor, an opponent ; one that does 
 
 not own or acknowledge ; a refufer, 
 
 one that refufes 
 
 DENIER, de-ii'r. f. A fmall deno- 
 mination of French money ; the fixth 
 
 part of a farthing. 
 To DHNIGRATE, de-nf-grate. v. a. 
 
 To blacken. 
 DENIGRATION, den-y-gra'-ftmn. 
 
 f. A blackening, or making black. 
 DEMISON, fee DENIZEN. 
 DENIZATION, r:b-y-za'-mun. f. 
 
 The ad of iniranthifing. 
 DENIZEN.7 ,, , , i f f. A 
 
 PENISON.J den ;y- 2e <4 f ree . 
 
 man, one infranchifed. 
 To DENIZEN, den'-y zen. v. a. To 
 
 cnfranchife, to make free. 
 mNOMINABLE, d^-nom'-^-nabl. 
 
 a. That may be named or denoted. 
 To DENOMINATE, de-n6m'-- 
 
 nate. v. a. To name, to give a 
 
 name to. 
 DENOMINATION, de-r.om y-na'- 
 
 (h6n. f. A name given to a thing. 
 DENOMINATIVE, dc-n6m'-y na 
 
 tlv. a. That which gives a name; 
 
 that which obtains a diitinct appel- 
 lation 
 
 DENOMINAT ^R, d e -n6m'-y-na- 
 
 jir. f. The giver of a name. 
 
 DENOTATION, den-6-ta'-{hin. f. 
 
 The act of denoting. 
 To DENOTE, de r,&'te. v. a. To 
 
 mark, to be a fign of, to betoken. 
 To DENOUNCE, d-nou'ns. v. a. 
 
 To threaten by proclamation. 
 DENOUNCEMENT, de" nou'ns- 
 mnt. f. The ad of proclaiming 
 any menace. 
 DENOUNCER, d-nouVfur. f. One 
 
 that declares fome menace 
 DENSE, den% a, Clofe, compact, 
 
 approacning to folidity. 
 DENSITY, den'-sl-t. f. Clofenefs, 
 
 compaflnefs. 
 
 DcNT.AL, den'-tal. a. Belonging 
 or relating to the teeth ; in gram- 
 mar, pronounced principally by the 
 agency of tne teeth. 
 DENTELLI, den-tel'-ll f. Modil- 
 
 Jion5. 
 
 DENTICULATION, d^n-tlk-fi-Ia'- 
 fliun. f. Ttie ftate of bving fet 
 with fmall teeth. 
 DENTICULATED, den-tik'-d-ll- 
 
 tld. a. Set with fmall teeth. 
 DENTIFRICE, den'-tl fris. f. A 
 
 powder made to fcour the teeth. 
 DENTITION, den-tlih' 6n. f. The 
 acl of breeding the teeth ; the time 
 at which children's teeth are bred. 
 To DENUDATE, de-nu'-date. v. a. 
 
 To diveft, to ftrip. 
 DENUDATION, den-Wa'-min. f. 
 
 The aft of ftripping. 
 To DENUDE, de-n-i'd. v. a. To 
 
 ftrip, to make naked. 
 DENUNCIATION, d-n&n-(h- 
 a'-fhun. f. The ad of denouncing, 
 a publick menace. 
 
 DENUNCIATQR,d-nun-lhy-a'-tur. 
 f. He that proclaims any threat ; 
 he that lays an information againft 
 another. 
 
 To DENY, dl-ny'. v. a. To contra- 
 did an accufation; to refufe, not 
 to grant ; to .dilown ; to renounce, 
 to difregard. 
 
 To DEOBSTRUCT, de -ob-fluik't. 
 
 v. a. To clear from impediments; 
 
 DEOBSTRURNT, de oo'-ft.u-ent. 
 
 f. A medicine that has the power 
 
 to refolve vifcidities. 
 
 DfiODAND, de'-o-dand. f. A thing 
 
 i L 2 given
 
 D E P 
 
 D E P 
 
 given or forfeited to God for paci- 
 fying his wrath, in cafe of any mif- 
 fortune, by which any Chriftiur, 
 comes to a violent end, without the 
 fault of any reafonable creature. 
 
 To DEOPPILATE, de-ip'-pl lit-. 
 v a. To deobftruft, to clear a paf- 
 fage. 
 
 DEOPPILATION, di-Ap-i'I-'a'- 
 fhu-i. f. The ail of clearing ob 
 ftruclions. 
 
 DEOPP1LATIVE, de-op'-pl-la-ik 
 a Deobftru^nt. 
 
 DEOSCULATION, de &f-ku-!i'- 
 fhu> f. The aft of klffi.ig. 
 
 To DEPA1NT, c'e- h 4'nt. v. a. Ti 
 pifiure, to defcribe by colours; to 
 ddcribe. 
 
 To DEPART, d^a'rt. v. n. T 
 away from a place; to drfi' 
 from a practice ; to be loft ; to de 
 fert, to apoftarfe; to defift from a 
 refolution or opinion ; to die, to ut- 
 ceafe, to leavw the world. 
 
 To DEPART, de art', v. a. To 
 quit, to leave, to retire from : not 
 in ufe. To divide, to feparate. 
 
 DEPART, de-part, f. The ad of 
 going away ; death ; with chymifts. 
 an operapon fo named, becaufe th 
 particles of ftlver are in it departed 
 or divided from poM. 
 
 DEPARfKR, d-pa'r-:ur. f. Onf 
 thar refines metals by feparation. 
 
 DEPARTMENT, d-pa'rt-ment. f. 
 Separate allotment, bufmefi aflign- 
 ed to a particular perfon. 
 
 DEPARTURE, dd-pa'r-tur. f. A 
 going away ; death, deceafe ; a for- 
 faking, an abandoning. 
 
 DEPASCENT.de pii'-sent.a. Feed- 
 ing greedily. 
 
 To DEPASTURE, de 1 -pas'-tur. 
 v. a. To eat up, to confume by 
 feeding upon it. 
 
 To DEPAUPERATE, de P a'-p4-rate. 
 v. a. To make poor. 
 
 DEPECTIBLE, d^-pek'-tibl. a. 
 Tough, clammv. 
 
 To DEPEND, de-pend'. v. n. To 
 hang from ; to be in a (late of fer- 
 vitude or expectation ; to be in 
 fulpenfe ; To depend upon, to rely 
 en, to trull to; to be in a ihte of 
 
 dependance ; to reft upon any thing 
 as it's caufe. 
 
 DEPENDENCE, dc-r-eVO f. The 
 dans I fiate of 
 
 DEPENDANCY, de pen'- f hang, 
 din-fy. J ing 
 
 down from a fupporter ; fomething 
 hanging upon another ; concatena-f 
 lion, connt-xicn, relation of one 
 thing to another 1 ^ Rate of being at 
 tht- diipoia! of another ; the things of 
 perfons of which any man has the do. 
 minion ; relinncr, truft, confidence, 
 
 DEPENDANT, de-ic^'-cant a. lq 
 the power of another. 
 
 DEFENDANT, c^ pen' dant.f. One 
 who lives in lubjection, or at the 
 difcretion of another. 
 
 DEPENDENCE, d^ F en'- - f. A 
 dens. I thing 
 
 DEPENDENCY, d^-pen'- f or per, 
 den-iy. I fon at 
 
 the difpofal or difcretion of an- 
 oth-r; flate of being iubordinate 
 or lubjeft ; that which is not prin-r 
 cipal, that which is fubordina'e ; 
 concatenation, connexion ; r latioa 
 of any thing to another ; truft, re- 
 liancf, confidence. 
 
 DEPENDENT, de pen'-d^.u. a. 
 Hanging down. 
 
 DEPENDENT, d^-pcn'-dcnt. f. One 
 Subordinate. 
 
 DEPENDEP, d^-pcn'-dur. f. A de- 
 pendant, one that repofes on the 
 kindnefs of another. 
 
 DEPEKDIT ION, de-per-oLV-un. f. 
 Lofs, d ftriiftion. 
 
 To DEPHLECiM. de -flem'. ) 
 
 To DEPHLEGMATE, ci- >v. a. 
 fleg'-rrate. j 
 
 To clear fiom phlegm, or aqueous 
 infipid matter. 
 
 DEPHLEGMATION. de'-fieg-mi"- 
 ftun. f. An operation wliich takes 
 aw.iy from the phlegm any fpiri- 
 tuous fluid bv repeated diltillation. 
 
 DEPHLEGMEDNKSS, d^-flim'- 
 m^d-re5. f. The quality of being 
 freed from phlegm. 
 
 To DEPHLOG1STICATE, de-flo- 
 dzhls'-ty-kAte. v. a. To deprive of 
 phlogifton. 
 
 To DhPlCT. de-plk't. v. a. To 
 p&iut,
 
 D E P 
 
 D E P 
 
 paint, to portray ; to ^efcribe to 
 the mind 
 DEPILATORY, de-pIMi lur-y. f 
 
 An application ufeo to takeaway hair. 
 PEPiLOUo, de p!'-ius. a. Without 
 
 hair. 
 REPLANTATION, de"- P Iin-ta"- 
 
 il.un. f. I he acl of taking plants 
 
 up from the bed. 
 
 PEPLETION, d^-pir-Oun. f. The 
 
 aft ot emptying. 
 pEi'LORABLE. de p!6' rabl. a. 
 
 Lamentable, fad, calamitous, de- 
 
 ipicable- 
 DEPLORABLENESS, de P !&'-rabl- 
 
 res. f. Trie ftateot being deplorable. 
 DEPLORABLY, de-pio'-rab-ly. ad. 
 
 Lamentably, miferably. 
 DLPLORATE, de-pio -rte. a. La- 
 mentable, hopelc-fs. 
 PEPLOR ATION, dep-lo-rl'-fliun. f. 
 
 The aft of deploring. 
 To DEPLORE, de-pl&'re. v. a. To 
 
 lament, to bewail, to bemoan. 
 PEPLORER, de-p'6'-riir. f. A la- 
 
 menter, a mourner. 
 DEPLUMATION, dep-lu-ma'-fliun. 
 
 f. Plucking off the feathers ; in 
 
 furgery, a iweliing of the eyelids, 
 
 accompanied with the Jail of the 
 
 hairs. 
 To DEPLUME, de-plu'm. v. a. 
 
 To ftn'p of it's feathers. 
 To DEPONE, de P 6'ne. v. a. To 
 
 lay down as a pledge or fecurity ; 
 
 to rifque upon the fuccefs v of an 
 
 adventure. 
 DEPONJENT, de p&'-nent. f. One 
 
 that depofes his teftimony in a court 
 
 of juftice ; in grammar, fuch verbs 
 
 as have no active voice are called 
 
 deponents. 
 To DEPOPULATE, d-pop' u-Iate. 
 
 v. a. To unpeople, to lay walte. 
 
 PEPOPULATION, de'-p^-i ir 
 
 fhin. f. The aft of unpeopling, 
 
 havock, wafle. 
 DEPOPULATOR, di-pbp'-u-\*-tur. 
 
 f. A difpeopler, a deftroyer of 
 
 mankind. 
 To DEPORT, de-p&'rt. v. a. To 
 
 carry, to demean. 
 DEPORT, de-p&'rt. f. Demeanc.ur, 
 
 behaviour. 
 
 DEPORTATION, de- P 6r-ta' Ihfin. 
 f. Tranfportation, exile into a re- 
 mote part of the dominion ; exile 
 in general. 
 
 DEPORTMENT, di-ptfrt-rrgnt. f. 
 Conduct, management, demeanour, 
 behaviour. 
 
 To DEPOSE, de-po'ze. v. a. To 
 lay down ; to degrade from a 
 throne; to take away, to diveft ; 
 to give teiVmony, to atteft. 
 
 To DEPOSE, de-po'ze. v. n. To 
 bear wicnefs. 
 
 DEPOSITARY, de-p6z'-I-te>-y. f. 
 One with whom any thing is lodg- 
 ed in truft. 
 
 To DEPOsITE, de-poz'-ft. v. a. To 
 lay up, to lodge in any place ; to 
 lay up as a pledge or fecurity ; to 
 lay alide. 
 
 DEPOS1TE, de-poz'-It. f. Any thing- 
 committed to the truft and care of 
 another; a pledge, a pawn, the ftate 
 of a thing pawned or pledged. 
 
 DEPOSITION, dep-po-zlfh' un. f. 
 Tne aft of giving publick teftimony ; 
 the aft of degrading a prince from 
 fovereignty. 
 
 DEPOSITORY, de-poz'-I-tur-y. f. 
 " The place where any thing is lodged. 
 
 DEPRAVATION, dep-pra-va'-fhun. 
 f. The aft of making any thing 
 bad ; degeneracy, depravity. 
 
 To DEPRAVE, de-pra've. v. a. To 
 violate, to corrupt. 
 
 DEPRAVEDNESS, de prl'vd-nes. 
 f. Corruption, taint, vitiated tafte. 
 
 DEPRAVEMENT, d^-pia've-ment. 
 f. A vitiated ftate. 
 
 DEPRAVER, de-prr-vur. f. A cpr- 
 rupter. 
 
 DEPRAVITY, de- P 4v'-I-ty.f. Cor- 
 ruption. 
 
 ToDEPRECATE,dcp'-pre-kate.v.a. 
 To beg off; to pray deliverance 
 ffom. To implore mercy of: this 
 is not proper. 
 
 DEPRECATION, dep-pre-ka'-Mju 
 f. Prayer againft evil 
 
 DEPRECATIVE, dep'-prd-ka-' 
 tfv. 
 
 DEPRECATORY, dep"-pre- 
 ka-tur'-ry. 
 That ferves to deprecate. 
 
 DEPRE. 
 
 1
 
 D E P 
 
 D E R 
 
 DEPRECATOR, deV-prd-kLtur. f. 
 One who averts evil by petition. 
 
 To DEPRECIATE, de-pr6'-fhy-ate. 
 v. p.. To ,bring a thing down to a 
 lower price ; to undervalue. 
 
 ToDEPREDATE.dep'-prS.dAte.v.a. 
 To rob, to pillage; to fpoil, to de- 
 vour. 
 
 DEPREDATION, dep-pre 1 da'-fhun. 
 f. A robbing, a fpoiling j vora- 
 city, walle. 
 
 DEPREDATOR, dep'-prd-da-tur. f. 
 A robber, a devourer. 
 
 To DEFREHEND, ddp-pr^-hend'. 
 v. a. To catch one, to take unwarcs ; 
 to difcover, 19 tind out a thing. 
 Little nfed. 
 
 DEPREHENSIBLE, dep-pre-hcn'- 
 iibl. a. That may be caught ; 
 thnt may be underflood. 
 
 DEPREHENSiBLENESS, dep-pre- 
 hen'-slbl-nes. f. Capablenefs of 
 being caught ; intelligiblenefs. 
 
 DEPREHENS1ON, dep.prt-l-.ii/- 
 fhun. f. A catching or taking 
 unawares ; a difcovery. 
 
 To DEPRESS, de-pres'. v. a. To 
 pjefs or thrufl down; to let fail, 
 to let down ; to humble, to deje, 
 to fink. 
 
 DEPRESSION, dS-prefh'-un.f. The 
 aft of preiling down ; the finking 
 or falling in of a furface ; the aft of 
 humbling, abafement. 
 
 DEPRESSOR, de pres'-str. f. He 
 that keeps or prefTes down. 
 
 DEPR1MKNT, dep'-pry-ment. a. 
 Deprefling. 
 
 DEPRIVA riON, dep-pr-va'-m&n. 
 {. The ad of depriving or taking 
 away from ; in law, is when a cler- 
 gyman, as a bifhop, parfon, vicar, 
 or prebend, is depofed from his 
 preferment. 
 
 To DEPRIVE, dd-prrve. v. a. To 
 bereave one of a thing ; to put out 
 of an office. 
 
 DEPTH, d^p'itl. f. De?ppefs, the 
 meafure of any thing from the fur- 
 /ace downwards; (kep place, not a 
 
 . {hoal ; the abyf-, a eu'ph of infinite 
 profundity ; the middle or height 
 of a feafon; abftrufenefs, obfcu- 
 
 To DEPTHEN, dcp'-then. v. a. To 
 
 deepen. 
 DEPULSION, dS-pal'-lhun. f. A 
 
 beating or tnruiling away. 
 DEPULbORY, de-pul'-iur-y. a. 
 
 Putting or driving away. 
 To DEPURATE, dep' u-rate. v. a. 
 
 To purify, to clcanfe. 
 DEPURATE, dep' d ijte. a. CleanC- 
 
 ed, freed from dre^s ; pure, not 
 
 contaminated. 
 DEPURATION, dep fi.ra' flifin. f. 
 
 The ad of feparatin/ die pure from 
 
 the impure part of any thing. 
 To DEPURE, dd ^u'r. v. a. To 
 
 free from impurititi ; to pur 
 DEPUTATION, ccp-pu-ta' . un. f. 
 
 The ad of deputing, . r lending 
 
 with a fpecial commit., i ; vice- 
 
 gerency. 
 DEPUFATOR, dep-u-tl'-tor. f. He 
 
 who deputes. 
 To DEPUTE, de-p&'t. v. a. To 
 
 fend with a fpecial commiffion, to 
 
 impower one to tranfad inllead of 
 
 anniher. 
 DSPUTY, dep'-pu-ty. f. A lieu- 
 
 tenant, a viceroy ; any one tha$ 
 
 tranfads builnefs for another. 
 To DEQUANTITATE, dd-kwun'- 
 
 ti--ate. v. a. To diminilh the 
 
 quantity of. 
 To DERACINATE, d.e -ras'-fy rate. 
 
 v. a. To pluck or tear up by the 
 
 roots. 
 
 ToDERAIGN,") ,, C v.a.To 
 ToDERAlN, J** " ane> I prove, 
 
 to jullify. 
 To DERANGE, de-ra'ndzh. v. a. 
 
 To put out of order, to turn out of 
 
 order, to turn out of the right courle. 
 DERANGEMENT, dc-ra'ndzh- 
 
 ment. f. The putting out of order, 
 
 the (late of being disordered. . 
 DERAY, de-ra'. f. Tumult, difor- 
 
 der, noife. 
 DERELICTION, dcr-^-lIk'-mun. f. 
 
 An utter forfaking or leaving. 
 To DERIDE, dc-rl'de. v. a. To 
 
 laugh at, to mock, to turn to ridi- 
 cule. 
 DERIDER, de-r!'-dur. f. A mocker, 
 
 a fcoffcr. 
 
 DERISION, de-rizh'-un. f. The 
 ad
 
 D E R 
 
 D E 5 
 
 .nl of deriding or laughing at ; 
 
 contempt, fcorn, a laughing-ftock. 
 
 DERISIVE, de-ri'-siv. a. Mocking, 
 
 fcoffing. 
 DERISORY, de 8 ri'-fur-y\ a. Mock- 
 
 ing, ridiculing. 
 
 DERIVABLE, d-ri've-abl. a. At- 
 tainable by right of defcent or deri- 
 vation. 
 
 DERIVATION, de>-y.-va'-(hun. f. 
 The tracing of a word from it's ori- 
 ginal ; the tracing of any thing from 
 it's fource ; in medicine, the draw- 
 ing of an humour from one part of 
 the body to another. 
 DERIVATIVE, de-Hv'-a-tiv. a. De- 
 rived or taken from another. 
 DERIVATIVE, cc riv'-a-tiv. f. The 
 thing or word derived or taken from 
 another. 
 DERIVATIVELY, de-rlv'-a-tlv-!y. 
 
 ad. In a derivative manner. 
 To DERIVE, de-ri've. v. a. To turn 
 the courfe of any thing ; to deduce 
 from it*5 original ; to communicate 
 to another, as from the origin and 
 fource ; in grammar, to trace a 
 word from it's origin. 
 To DERIVE, de-rl've. v. n. To 
 come from, to owe it's origin to ; to 
 defcend from. 
 DERIVER, de-ri've-ur. f. One that 
 
 draws or fetches from the original. 
 DERNIER, dern-ya're. a. Lalt. 
 To DEROGATE, der'-o-gate. v. a. 
 To leflen the worth of any perfon 
 or thing, to difparage. 
 To DEROGATE, dr'-6-gate. v. n. 
 
 To detraft. 
 DEROGATE, deV-5-gate. a. Lef 
 
 fened in value. 
 
 DEROGATION, der o-ga'-Mn. f. 
 
 A difparaging, leflening or taking 
 
 away the worth of any perfon or 
 
 thing. 
 
 DEROGATIVE, dS-rog'-a-tiv. a 
 
 Derogating, lefTening the value. 
 DEROGATORILY, dl r6g"-a-tfir'- 
 y ty. ad. In a degrading manner 
 DEROGATORINESS, de-r6g" a- 
 tur'-^-nSs. f. The aft of derogat 
 ing. 
 
 DEROGATORY, de rig'-a tur-f. a. 
 That leffeas the value of. 
 
 DERVIS, deY-vIs. f. A Tarkifc 
 
 prieft. 
 
 DESCANT, des'-kant. f. A fong or 
 
 tune ; a difcourfe, a difputation, a 
 
 tiifquifuion branched out into feve- 
 
 ral divifions or heads. 
 
 To DESCANT, def-kant'. v. n. To 
 
 harangue, to difcourfe at large. 
 To DESCEND, de fend', v. n. To 
 come from a higher place to a lower; 
 to come down; to come fuddenly, 
 to fall upon as an enemy ; to make 
 an invafion ; to proceed from an 
 original ; to fall in order of inhe- 
 ritance to a fucceffour ; to extend a 
 difcourfe from general to particular 
 confiderations. 
 To DESCEND, de-fend', v. a. To 
 
 walk downward upon any place. 
 DESCENDANT, de-feV-dant. f. 
 
 The offspring cf an anceftor. 
 DESCENDENT, de--feV-dent. a. 
 Falling, finking, coming down ; 
 proceeding from another as an ori- 
 ginal or anceftor. 
 
 DESCENDIBLE, de-fen'-dJbl. a. 
 Such as may be defcen jed ; tranf- 
 mifiible by inheritance. 
 DESCENSION, de-fcn'-fUn. f. The 
 aft of falling or finking, defcent; 
 a declenfion, a degradation. 
 DESCENSIONAL, de'-feY-Mn-ul. 
 
 a. Relating to defcent. 
 DESCENT, de'-fSnt'. f. The aft of 
 paffing from a higher place ; pro- 
 grefs downwards ; invafion, hoitile 
 entrance into a kingdom ; tranf- 
 miffion of any thing by fucteffion 
 and inheritance ; the flate of pro- 
 ceeding from an original or proge- 
 nitor ; birth, extraction, procefs of 
 lineage; offspring, inheritors; a 
 fingle ftcp in the fcale of gene- 
 alogy ; a rank in the fcale or order 
 of being. 
 
 To DESCRIBE, dif-krl'be. v. a. To 
 mark out any thing by the mention 
 of it's properties ; to delineate, to 
 make out, as a torch waved about 
 the head defcribes a circle ; to dif- 
 tribute into proper heads or divi- 
 fions ; to define in a lax manner 
 DESCRIBER, dil-kri'be-ur. f. He 
 that defcribes. 
 
 DES-
 
 t> E S 
 
 t> E S 
 
 BESCRIER, dlfkrl'-ur. f. A dif- 
 
 coverer, a detecttr. 
 
 DESCRIPTION, cif-krlp'-fhun f 
 The aft of defcrihmg or making 
 out any perfon or thing by percep 
 tibfe properties ; the fentrnce 01 
 paflage in which any thing i' 
 defcribed ; a lax definition ; tht 
 qualities exorefTcd in a description. 
 
 To DESCRY, dff-kry" v. a. To 
 fpy out, to examine at a diftance ; 
 to difcover, to perceive by the eye, 
 to fee any thing dillantor ahfent. 
 
 DESCRY, dlf-kiy" f. D-.fcovcry, 
 thing difcovercd. Not in ufe. 
 
 To DESECRATE, des'-iS krlte. v.a. 
 To divert liom the purpole to which 
 any thing is confecrated. 
 
 DESECRATION, def--kra'-{hun. 
 f. The abolition of confederation. 
 
 DESERT, dcz'-ert. i. Wiidernefs, 
 waile country, uninhabited place. 
 
 DESERT, d4z'-ert. a. Wild, waftc, 
 folitary. 
 
 To DESERT, d4-z4rt'. v. a. To 
 forfake ; to fall away from, to quit 
 meanly or trcacheroufly ; to leave, 
 to abandon; to quit the army, or 
 regiment, in which one is enlifled. 
 
 DESERT, d<J zert'. f. Qualities or 
 conduft confidered witli refpeft to 
 rewards or punifhments, degree of 
 merit or demerit ; excellence, right 
 to reward, virtue. 
 
 DESERTER, de-7.er'-tur. f. He that 
 has forfaken his caufe or his poll ; 
 he that leaves the army in which he 
 is enlifled ; he that forfakes an- 
 other. 
 
 DESERTION, dS-zer'-flum. f. The 
 aft of forfaking 6r abandoning a 
 caufe or port. 
 
 DESERTLESS, d4-z4ri'-lcs. a. With- 
 out merit. 
 
 To DESERVE, d^-zerv'. v. a. To 
 be worthy of either good or ill. 
 
 To DESERVE, d-ze>v'. v. n. To 
 be worthy of reward. 
 
 DESERVEDLY, <!4-z4 r '-vM-ty. ad. 
 
 Worthily, according to defert. 
 
 DESERVER, de-zer'-vur. f. A man 
 who merits rewa-ds. 
 
 DESICCANT, dMk'-kint. a. Dry- 
 ing. 
 
 DESICCANT, d4-5lk'-kint. f. Aft 
 ,ip t .hcaiion that dries up the flow of 
 forts, a dri-r. 
 
 ToDESICCATE,d4-sik' kate. v.a, 
 To drv up. 
 
 DES1CCA I'lON, def-?Ik-k5' Mn. f* 
 The d of making dr\. 
 
 DESICCATIVE, 3l-$lk'-k4-tJv. a. 
 That winch has tne power of dry- 
 ing. 
 
 To DESIDERATE, d4-s!d'-S-r5te. 
 v. .T. To want, to mils. Not in ufe. 
 
 DESIDERATUM, ^-sld-S-ri'-tim. 
 I Somewhat which inquiry has 
 not yet been able to difcover, or 
 fettle. 
 
 To DESIGN, d4-sl'ne. v. a. To 
 purpofc ; to form or order with a 
 particular purpofe ; to devote in- 
 tentionally ; to plan, to projedt ; 
 to mark out. 
 
 DESIGN, id! -si W. f. An intention, 
 a purpofe ; a fcheme, a plan of ac- 
 tion ; a fcheme formed to the detri- 
 ment of another; the idea which 
 an artift endeavours to execute or 
 exprefs. 
 
 DESIGNABLE, d-!'ne-abl. a. Dif- 
 tinguifhable, capable to be parti- 
 cularly marked out. 
 
 To DESIGNATE, d4-Ig'-nite. v. a. 
 To point out or mark by fome par- 
 ticular token. 
 
 DESIGNATION, d4s-slg-nl'-(hfin. 
 f. The aft of pointing or marking 
 out ; appointment, direction ; im- 
 port, intention. 
 
 DESIGNEDLY, de-sl'-ncd-ly. ad. 
 Purpofely, intentionally. 
 
 DESIGNER, de-sl'-nur. f. A plot- 
 ter, a contriver ; one that forms the 
 idea of any thing in painting or 
 fculpture. 
 
 DESIGNING, dc-sl'-nlng. part. a. 
 Jnfidious, treacherous, deceitful. 
 
 DESIGNLESS, dc-slne-les. a. Un- 
 knowing, inadvertent. 
 
 DESIGNLESSLY, d4.*l'ne-?4s-ty. 
 ad. Without intention, ignorantly> 
 inadvertently. 
 
 DESIGNMENT, d4-.Tne.m4nt. f. 
 A plot, a malicious intention ; the 
 idea, or {ketch of a work. 
 
 DESlRABLE,,d4-z!'re-abl. a, Pfcaf-
 
 D E S 
 
 D E S 
 
 ing, delightful; that which is to 
 
 be wiihed with earnellnefs. 
 DESIRE, d&.zi're. f. Wifli, eager- 
 
 nels to obtain or enjoy. 
 To DESIRE, de-zi're. v. a. To 
 
 wilh, to long for ; to exprefs wiihes, 
 
 to long ; to aik to entreat. 
 DES1RER, de-z!'-rur. f. One that 
 
 is eager after any thing. 
 DESIROUS, de-zl'-rus. a. Fall of 
 
 define, eager, longing after 
 DESIROUSNESS, dlVi'-ruf-nes. f. 
 
 F'liriofs of defire. 
 DESIROUSLY, de-zi'-ruf-ly. ad. 
 
 Eagerly, with defire. 
 To DESIST, de-sift*, v. n. To ceafe 
 
 from any thing, to flop. 
 DES1STANCE, di-sij'-tans. f. The 
 
 ad of aefifting, ceflation. 
 PESIT1VE, def-i -tlv. a. Ending, 
 
 concluding. 
 DESK, defk'. f. An inclining table 
 
 for the ufe of writers or read- 
 
 DESOLATE, de.s'-s6-!ate. a. With- 
 out inhabitants, uninhabited; de- 
 prived of inhabitants, laid wafte ; 
 ioiitary, without fociety. 
 
 To DESOLATE, des'-so-late. v. a. 
 To deprive of inhabitants. 
 
 DESOLATELY, dcs'-s5 Jate-ty. ad. 
 Jn a defolate manner. 
 
 DESOLATION, ddf-so-la'-ihun. f. 
 Deiirudion of inhabitants -, gloom- 
 inefs, melancholy j a place wafted 
 and forfaken. 
 
 DESPAIR, dif-pa're. f. Hopelefnefs, 
 deipondence ; that which caufes 
 defpair, that of which there is no 
 hope ; in theology, lofs of confi- 
 dence in the mercy of God. 
 
 To DESPAIR, dif-pa're. v. n. To 
 be without hope, to defpond. 
 
 DESPAIRER, dlf-pa'-rur. f. One 
 without hope. 
 
 DESPAIRINGLY, dlf-pl're-Ing-ty. 
 ad. In a manner betokening hope- 
 lefnefs. 
 
 To DESPATCH, dlf-pltfti'. v. a. To 
 fend away haftily ; to fend out of 
 the world, to put to death ; to per- 
 form a bufmefs quickly ; to con- 
 clude an aftair with another. 
 
 DESPATCH, dif-patfh'. f. Ha% 
 
 execution ; exprefs, hafty meffenger 
 or msflage. 
 
 DESPATCdFUL, dlf-piclh'-ffcl. a. 
 Bent on bafte. 
 
 DESPERADO, def-per-a'-d6. f. A 
 defperate man, an atrocious villian. 
 
 DESPERATE, de/- P e-ret a. With- 
 out hope ; without care of fafety, 
 ram; irretrievable ; mad, hot-brain- 
 ed, furious. 
 
 DESPERATELY, de/ pfc-re't-ty. ad. 
 Furioufly, madly ; in a great de- 
 gree : this fenfe is ludicrous. 
 
 DESPERATENESS, dis'-pi-ret-cia. 
 f. Madnefs, fury, precipitance. 
 
 DESPERATION, aef.pS-ra'-fhun. f. 
 Hppelefnefs, defpair. 
 
 DESPiCABLE,d^'-p^-kabl.a.Con-, 
 temptible, mean, worthlefs. 
 
 DESP1CABLENESS, des' Py -kabl- 
 nes. 1. Meannefs vilenefs. 
 
 DESPICABLY, d&.'-pf-kib-.ty. ad. 
 Meanly, fordidly. 
 
 DESPISABLE, dlf-pl'-zabl. a. Con- 
 temptible, regarded with contempt. 
 
 To DESPISE, dlf-pi'ze. v. a. To 
 fcorn, to contemn. 
 
 DESPISER, dlf-pi'-zur. f. Contemn- 
 er, fcorner. 
 
 DESPITE, dlf-pl'te. f. Malice, an- 
 ger, defiance ; adl of malice. 
 
 To DESPITE, dlf-pl'te. v. a. To 
 vex, to difappoint, to give uneafi- 
 nels to. 
 
 DESPITEFUL, dlf-pl'te-ful. a. Ma- 
 licious, full of fpken. 
 
 DESPiTEFULLY, dlf-pl'te ful Iy. 
 ad Malicioufly, malignantly. 
 
 DESP1TEFULNESS, dlf-pl'te-ful- 
 nes. f. Malice, hate, malignity. 
 
 To DESPOIL, 4if-poi'l. v. a. To 
 rob, to deprive. 
 
 DESPOLIATION, di f f-p6-l x a'-lhun. 
 f. The a<ft of defpoiling or ftrip- 
 ping. 
 
 To DESPOND, dif-fpond'. v. n. To 
 defpair, to lofe hope ; in theology, 
 to lofe hope of the divine mercy. 
 
 DESPONDENCY, dif-fp6n'-den-#. 
 f. Defpair, hopelefnef?. 
 
 DESPONDENT, dif-fpon'-dent. a. 
 Defpairing, hopelefs. 
 
 To DESPONSATE, di-fp&n'-flte. 
 v, a. To betroth, to affiance. 
 
 M ,M DESPON-
 
 D E S 
 
 D E T 
 
 DESPONS ATION, def pin- sl'-flmn. 
 f. .The betrothing perfons to each 
 otjjer. 
 
 DESPOT, deY-p6t. f. An abfolute 
 prince. 
 
 DESPO TICAL, def.pot'-f-kal. 1 
 
 DESPOTIC K,def.p6tMk. } a< 
 Abfolute in power, unlimited in au- 
 thority. 
 
 DESPOTICALNESS, dtf-pii'-I-kil- 
 ns. f. Abfolute authority. 
 
 DESPOTISM, des'-p&-tizm. f. Ab- 
 iblute power. 
 
 To DESPUMATE,dd-fp&' mke.v.n. 
 To" throw off parts in foam ; to 
 froth ; to work. 
 
 DESPUMAT1ON, deT-pu-mi' fhun. 
 
 ' f. The aft of throwing off excre- 
 
 mentjtious parts in fcum or foam. 
 
 To DESQUAMATE, des'-kwa-mate. 
 v. n. To throw off fcalcs. 
 
 DESQUAMATION, dcf-kwi ma'- 
 ihun. f. The aft of throwing off 
 fcales. 
 
 DESSERT, dz-zert'. f. The laft 
 courfe of an entertainment. 
 
 To DESTINATE, des'-tl. nite. v. a. 
 To defign for any particular end. 
 
 DESTINATION, def-tl-na'.fhun. f. 
 The purpofe for which any thing is 
 appointed. 
 
 To DESTINE, dcs'-tln. v. a. To 
 doom, to appoint unalterably to any 
 (late ; to appoint to any ufe or pur- 
 pofe ; to devote, to doom to punifti- 
 jnent or mifery; to fix unalter- 
 ably. 
 
 DESTINY, des'-tj-ny. f. The power 
 that fpins the life, and determines 
 the fate ; fate, invincible neceflity ; 
 doom, Condition irv future time. 
 
 DESTITUTE, des'-tf-tut. a. For- 
 faken, abandoned ; in want of. 
 
 DESTITUTION, def-tl tu'-fhun. f. 
 Want, the (late in which fomething 
 is wanted. 
 
 To DESTROY, dlf-troy'. v. a. To 
 overturn a cjty, to raze a building ; 
 to lay walte, to make deflate ; to 
 kill ; to put an end to, to bring to 
 nought. 
 
 PESTROYER, cHf-troy'-ur. f. The 
 perfon chat deitroys. 
 
 DkiTRUCTJBIUTY, dif-trik-t} 1 -- 
 
 bil'-y^. f. Liablenefs to dcfirue- 
 
 DESTRUCTIBLE, d!f-tr4'-tlbl. a. 
 Liable to deftruftion. 
 
 DESTRUCTION, dif-truk'-fiiun. f. 
 The aft of deftroying, wafte ; mur- 
 der, mafiacre ; the ftiwe of being 
 deftroyed ; in theology, eternal 
 death. 
 
 DESTRUCTIVE, dlf-tr&k'-tly. a. 
 That which deftroys, walteful, cauf- 
 ing ruin and devaftation. 
 
 DESTRUCTIVELY, dlf-trik'-tlr, 
 lv. ad. Ruinoufly, mifchievouny. 
 
 DESTRUCT1VENESS, dlf-t.ik'- 
 tlv-nes. f. The quality of deftroy- 
 ing or ruining. 
 
 DESTRUCTOR, dif-truk'-tur. f. 
 Deftroyer, confumer. 
 
 DESUDAT10N, des-u-da'-fhun. f. 
 A profufe and inordinate fweat- 
 ing. 
 
 DESUETUDE, cef'-w^-u'id. f. Cef. 
 fation from being accultomed. 
 
 DESULTORY, des'. 61 tur-y. 7 
 
 DESULTOR1OUS, def-ul-to'- > a. 
 ry-us. 3 
 
 Removing from thing to thing, un- 
 lettled, immethodical. 
 
 To DESUMB, d.tfc'm. v. a. To 
 take from any thing. 
 
 To DETACH, d*-tii'fti. v. a. To 
 feparate, to difengage ; to fend out 
 part of a greater body of men on an 
 expedition. 
 
 DETACHMENT, de-tat'fh-ment. f. 
 A body of troops {ent out from the 
 main army. 
 
 To DETAIL, dd-ta'le. v. a. To re- 
 late particularly, to particularife. 
 
 DETAIL, de*-ta']e. f. A minute and 
 particular account. 
 
 To DETAIN, de--ta'ne. v. a. To 
 keep that which belongs to another ; 
 to withhold, to keep'back ; to re- 
 flrain from departure ; to hold in 
 cuitody. 
 
 DETAINDER, dd.ti'ne-dfir. f. The 
 name of a writ for holding one in 
 cuitody. 
 
 DETAINER, dl-ta'-nnr. f. He that 
 holds back any one's right, he that 
 detains. 
 
 To DETECT, d^tek'c. v. a. To dif- 
 1 1 cover.
 
 D E T 
 
 D E T 
 
 cover, to find out any crime or ar- 
 tifice. 
 
 DETECTER; de-tek'-tur. f. Adif- 
 
 coverer, one that finds out what an- 
 other defires to hide. 
 DETECTION, de-tek'-fhun. f. Dif- 
 
 covery of guilt or fraud ; difcovery 
 
 of any thing hidden. 
 DETENTION, de-ten'-fhun. f. The 
 
 adt of keeping what belongs to an- 
 other ; confinement, reflraint. 
 To DETER, de-tei'. v. a. To dif- 
 
 courage from any thing. 
 DETERMENT) de-ter'-me:nt. f. 
 
 Caufe of difcouragement. 
 
 To DETERGE, de-ter'dzh. v. a. 
 
 To cleanfe a fore. 
 DETERGENT, de-teV-azhent. a. 
 
 That which cleanfes. 
 DETER lORAT10N,de-tc'-r*-&-ra"- 
 
 Ihun. f. The adl of making any 
 
 thing vvoife. 
 DETERMENT, de-ter'-mint. f. 
 
 Caufe of difcouragement, that by 
 
 which a man is deterred. 
 DETERMINABLE, de-ter'-mf-nabl. 
 
 a. That which may be certainly 
 
 decided. 
 To DETERMINATE, de-ter'-ml- 
 
 nate. v. a. To limit, to fix, to 
 
 terminate. 
 DETERMINATE, de-teV.ml-net. a. 
 
 Limited ; eftablilhed ; conclufive ; 
 
 fixed, refolute. 
 DETERMINATE I, Y, dl-ter'-ml- 
 
 net-ly. ad. Refolutely* with fixed 
 
 refolve. 
 DETERMINATION, de-ter-mi-na'- 
 
 fhun. f. Abfolute direction to a 
 
 certain end ; the refult of delibera- 
 tion ; judicial decifion. 
 DETERMINATIVE, de-ter'-ml-na- 
 
 tlv. a. That which uncontrollably 
 
 directs to a certain end ; that which 
 
 makes a limitation. 
 
 DETERMINATOR, de-ter'-mi-na- 
 
 tur. f. One who determines. 
 To DETERMINE, de-ter'-m{n. v. a. 
 
 To fix, to fettle ; to fix ultimately ; 
 
 to adjuft, to limit ; to influence the 
 
 choice ; to refolve j to decide ; to 
 
 put an end to, to deilroy. 
 To DETERMINE, de-ter'-mln. v. n. 
 
 To conclude } to end ; to come to 
 
 
 a decifion ; to refolve concerning 
 
 any thing. 
 DETERRATION,de'-ter-ra"-{hun f. 
 
 Difcovery of any thing by removal 
 
 of the earth. 
 DETERSION, de-ter'-mun. f. The 
 
 aft of cleaniing a fore. 
 DETERSIVE, de-ter'-sfv. a. Hav- 
 
 ing the power to/cleanfe. ^ 
 DETERSIVE, dter'-siv. f. An 
 
 application that has the power of 
 
 cleaniing wounds. 
 To DETEST, <3e-tiY. v. a. To 
 
 hate, to abhor. 
 DETESTABLE, de-tes-tabh a. 
 
 Hateful, abhorred. 
 DETESTABLY, de tes'-tib-ty. ad. 
 
 Hatefully, abominably. 
 DETESTATION, det-tef ta' fhun. f. 
 
 Hatred, abhorrence, abomination. 
 DETESTER, de-te/-iur. f. One 
 
 that hates. 
 To DETHRONE, de-tiiio'ne. v. a. 
 
 To divert of regality, to throw down 
 
 from the throne. 
 DETHRONEMENT, de-thr6'ne- 
 
 ment. f. The adt of throwing down 
 
 from the throne. 
 DETINUE, d6-dn'-u. f. A writ 
 
 that lies againlt him, who, haying 
 
 goods or chattels delivered him to 
 
 keep, refufes to deliver them" 
 
 again. 
 DETONATION, deuto-na'-fhun. f. 
 
 Somewhat more forcible than the 
 
 ordinary crackling of faltsjn calci- 
 nation, as in the going off of the 
 
 pulvis or auruin fulminans, or the 
 
 like. 
 To DETONIZE, det'-to^nlze. v. a. 
 
 To calcine with detonation. 
 To DETORT, de-tort', v. a. To 
 
 wreft from the original import. 
 To DETRACT, de-trak't. v'. a. To 
 
 derogate, to take away by envy and 
 
 calumny. 
 DETRACTER, de-trak'-tur. f. One 
 
 that takes away another's repunyon. 
 DETRACTION, de-trak'-foun. f. 
 
 The ac~l .of taking oft from any 
 
 thing; fcandal, calumny. 
 DETRACTORY, de-trak'-tur,y. a. 
 
 Defamatory by denial of defert ; de- 
 rogatory. 
 
 M M 2 DE-
 
 D E V 
 
 D E V 
 
 DETR ACTRESS, dd-trak'.tres. f. 
 A cenforious woman. 
 
 DETRIMENT, dei'-try-rr.ent. f. 
 Lofs, damage, mifchief. 
 
 DETRIMENTAL, det-try-meV-tal. 
 a. Mifchievous, harmful, caufing 
 lofs. 
 
 DETRITION, di-trl(h'-fin. <. The 
 aft of wearing away 
 
 To DETRUDE, de t.o'd. v. a. To 
 thrutt down, to force into a lower 
 place. 
 
 To DETRUNCATE, de'-tru.ng'-kite. 
 v. a. To lop, to cut, to Ihorten. 
 
 DETRUNCATION, dcVrung-ka'- 
 fhun. f. The adt of lopping. 
 
 DETRUSlON,dd-tr6'-znAn. f. The 
 aft of thrufting down. 
 
 DEVASTATION, dev-af-ta'-fh&n. f. 
 Wafte, havock. 
 
 DEUCE, du's. f. Two. 
 
 To DEVELOPS, de vel'-up. v. a. 
 To difengage from fomething that 
 infolds and conceals. 
 
 DEVERGENCE, de'-ver'-dzhe'ns. f. 
 Declivity, declination. 
 
 To DEVES T, di ve(T. v. a. To 
 ftrip, to deprive of clothes ; to t;.l:e 
 away any thing good ; to free from 
 any thing bad. 
 
 DEVEX,dc'-veks. a. Bending down, 
 declivous. 
 
 DEVEX1TY, d& vek'-M'-ty. f. In- 
 curvation downwards. 
 
 To DEVIATE, de'-vy : \te. v, n. To 
 wander from the right or common 
 way ; to j*o aflray, to err, to fin. 
 
 DEVIATION, de-vy-a'-iUn. f. The 
 ad of quitting the right way, errour ; 
 variation from eftablimed rule ; of- 
 fence, obliquity of eonducl. 
 
 DEVICE, de^vi'fc. f. A contrivance, 
 a Aratagem ; a defign, a fchemc 
 for.ned ; the emblem on a Ihield ; 
 invention, genius. 
 
 DEVIL, dev'l. f. A fallen angel, 
 the tempter and fpiritual enemy of 
 Mankind; a wicked man or wo- 
 man. 
 
 DEVILISH, devl-Kh. a. Partaking 
 of the qualities of the devil; an 
 epithet of abhorrence or contempt. 
 
 DEVILISHLY, d^v'1-Ifh-ly. ad. In 
 a manner failing the devil. 
 
 DEVILKIN, devl-Un. f. A little 
 devil. 
 
 DEVIOUS, de"-vyfis. a. Out of the 
 common track ; wandering, roving, 
 rambling; erring, going aitray from 
 reclitude. 
 
 To DEVISE, de-vl'ze. v. a. To con- 
 trive, to invent ; to <*rant by will. 
 
 To DEVISE, devize, v. n. Tocon- 
 fider, to contrive. 
 
 DEVISE, de-v!'ze. f. The aft of 
 giving or bequeathing by will. 
 
 DEVISE, cte-viYe. f. Contrivance. 
 
 DEVISEE, dev-v-7e'. f. He to whom 
 fomething is bequeathed by will. 
 
 DEVISER. c!e-vi-zur. f. A contri- 
 ver, .in inveuter. 
 
 DF.VITABLE, deV-I-tibl. a. Pof- 
 fible to be avoided. 
 
 DEVtTATiON, dcv-I-ta'-iliun. f. 
 The aft of efcaping. 
 
 DEVOID, dd-voi'd. a. E;npty, va- 
 cai.t; without any thing, whether 
 good or evil. 
 
 DEVOIR, de-voi'r. f. Service ; aft 
 of civility or oblequioufnefs. 
 
 To DEVOLVE, de-v61v'. v. a. To 
 roll down ; to move from one hand 
 to another. 
 
 To DEVOLVE, de-v61v'. v. n. To 
 fall in fucccflion into new handss 
 
 DEVOLUTION, dev-o-lu'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of rolling down ; removal 
 from hand to hand. 
 
 DEVORATION, dev-6-ra'-ftuin. f. 
 The aft of devouring. 
 
 To DEVOTE, de-v6'te. v. a. To de- 
 dicate, to confecrate ; to addift, to 
 give up to ill; to curie, to execrate, 
 
 DeVOTB* 4t*A'te. a. Devoted. 
 
 DE\ OTEDNESS, de-v6'-ted-nes. f. 
 The itate of being devoted or de- 
 dicated. 
 
 DEVOTEE, dv-v6-te". f. One er- 
 rpneoully or luperititioufly religious, 
 a bigot. 
 
 DEVOTION, dc-v6'-Mn. f. Piety, 
 afts of religion; an aft of external 
 worfhip ; prayer, expreflion of de- 
 votion; the flate of the mind under 
 a ftror.g fcnfe of dependence upon 
 God ; an aft of reverence, refpeft, 
 or ceremony ; itrong affeftion, ar- 
 dent love \ diipolal, power. 
 
 DEVO-
 
 D E X 
 
 D J A 
 
 DEVOTIONAL, de-vo'-iho-nal. a. 
 
 Pertaining to devotion. 
 DEVOT1ONALIST, de vcV-fto-na- 
 
 H(h f. A man zealous without 
 
 knowledge. 
 To DEVOUR, de-vou'r. v. a. To 
 
 eat up ravenoufly ; to deftroy or 
 
 confuine with rapidity and violence ; 
 
 to fwallow up, to annihilate. 
 DVOURER,de-vou'-rur. f. A con- 
 
 fumer, he that devours. 
 DEVOUT, de-vou'c. a. Pious, re- 
 ligious, ds.^red to holy duties; 
 
 filled with pious thoughts j e.xpref- 
 
 five of devoiion or piety. 
 DEVOUTLY, de vcu't-ly. ad. Pi- 
 
 oufly, with ardent devotion, reli- 
 
 gioufly. 
 
 DEUSE, du's. f. The devil. 
 DEUTEROGA?vlY,du-.er-6g'-a-my. 
 
 f. A fecend marriage. 
 DEUTERONOMY, du-ter-on'-o- 
 
 my. f. The fecond book of the 
 
 la.v, being the fifth book of Mofes. 
 DEW, du'. f. The mcilture upon 
 
 the ground. 
 To DEW, du'. v. a. To wet as with 
 
 dew, to moiilen. 
 DEWBERRY, du'-ber-ry\ f. The 
 
 fruit of a fpecies of bramble. 
 DEWBESFRENT, du'-be-fprent". 
 
 part. Sprinkled with dew. 
 DEWDROP, du'-drop. f. A drop 
 
 of dew which iparkles at fur.- 
 
 rife. 
 DEWLAP, di'-lap. f. The flefh 
 
 that hangs down from the throat of 
 
 oxen. 
 DEWLAPT, du'-Iapt. a, Furnifaed 
 
 with dewlaps. 
 DEWWORM, du'-wurm. f. A worm 
 
 found in dew. 
 DEWY, du'-yv a. Refembling dew, 
 
 partaking of dew ; moift with dew. 
 DEXTER, deks'-ler. a. The right, 
 
 not the left. 
 DEXTERITY, dekf.ter'-I-tv'. f. 
 
 Readinefs of limbs, activity, readi- 
 
 nefs to obtain flail ; readinefs of 
 contrivance. 
 
 DuXThROUS, cekb'-ter-u^. a. Ex- 
 pert at any manual employment, 
 
 active, ready ; expert in manage- 
 ment, fubtle, full of expedients. 
 
 DEXTEROUSLY, deks'-ter-uf-ty. 
 ad. Expertly, fkiifuliy, artfully. 
 
 DEXTRAL, deks'-tral. a. The 
 ri"-ht, not the left. 
 
 DEXTRALITY, cekf-trai'-I-t^. f. 
 The ftate of being on the right fide. 
 
 DEY, ca'. f. The governour of Al- 
 giers. 
 
 DIABETES, dt l-be'-tez. f. Amor- 
 bid copioufnefs of urine. 
 
 DIABOLICAL, dl-a-bii'-f-ka!. 7 
 
 DIABOLICK, dl-a^bil'-ik. | a * 
 Devilim, partaking of the qualities 
 of the devil. 
 
 DiACQDIUM, di-a-ko'-d<--am. f. 
 The fyrup of poppies. 
 
 DI ACOUSTICKS, di a-kou'f-tik?. f. 
 The dodrine of unrefledled founds. 
 
 DIADEM, dl'-a-dem. f. A tiara, 
 an enfign of royalty bound about 
 the head of eaflern monarchs ; the 
 mark of royalty worn on the head, 
 the erown. 
 
 DIADEMED, dl'-a-demd. a. Adorn- 
 ed with a diadem. 
 
 DIApROM, dl'-a-drom. f. The time 
 in which any moti n is performed. 
 
 DLE8.ESIS, di e'-te-iis. f. The fe- 
 paration or disjunction of fyltable?. 
 
 DfAGNOSTICK, di ag-t : 6/-t{k. f. 
 A fymptom by which a difeafe is 
 diiling'jiifhed from others. 
 
 DIAGONAL, di-ag'-o nal. a. Reach- 
 ing from one angle to another. 
 
 DIAGONAL, di-ig'-6-r,al. ' f . A 
 line drawn from angl-eto angle. 
 
 DIAGONALLY,d! ag'-S-nal-y. ad. 
 In a diagonal direction-. 
 
 DIAGRAM, dl'-a-gram. f. A deli- 
 neation of geometrical figures, a 
 mathematical fcheme. 
 
 DIAL, di'-a!. f. A plate marked- 
 with line*, where a hand or ftiadow 
 flpws the hour. 
 
 DIAL-PLATE, dl'-al-plate. f. That 
 on which hours or lines are marked. 
 
 DIALECT, d!'-a-lekt. f. The fub- 
 divifion of a language ; ftyle, 
 manner of expreffion ; language, 
 
 DIALECTIC AL, di-a-Iek'-tl-kal. a. 
 
 Logical, argumental. 
 D1ALECTICK, di-a-lek'-tfk. f. Lo- 
 
 gick, th art of reafoning. 
 
 DIAL-
 
 D I A 
 
 D I G 
 
 DIALING, dl'-il-Hng. f. The art 
 of making dials ; the knowledge of 
 fhadows. 
 
 DIALIST, dl'.il-Hft. f. A conrtrufter 
 of dials. 
 
 DIALOGIST, dl-al'-16-dzhifc f. A 
 fpeaker in a dialogue or conference. 
 
 DIALOGUE, dl'-a-!6g. f. A con- 
 ference, a converfarion between two 
 or more. 
 
 To DIALOGUE, dl'-a-log.v. n. To 
 difcourfe with another. 
 
 DIALYSIS, di-al'-y-sls. f. The figure 
 in rhetwick by which fyildbles or 
 words are divided. 
 
 DIAMETER, dl-am'-e-tur. f. The 
 line which, pafling through the cen- 
 tre of a circle, or other curvilinear 
 figure, divides it into equal parts. 
 
 DIAMETRAL, dl-am'-me-tral. a. 
 Describing the diameter. 
 
 DIAMETRALLY, di-am'-n'.e-tral-v. 
 ad. According to the direction of 
 a diameter. 
 
 DIAMETRICAL, di-i-met'-trl-kAl. 
 a. Defcribiog a diameter ; obferv- 
 ing the direction of a diameter. 
 
 DIAMETRICALLY, di-a-me:'-trU 
 kal-v. ad. Jn a diametrical diicction; 
 direaiy. 
 
 DIAMOND, dl'.a-mund. f. The 
 molt valuable and hardelt of all the 
 gems. 
 
 DIAPASON, dl-a-pa'-zon. f. A term 
 in mufick; an oftave, the molt per- 
 fect concord. 
 
 DIAPER, di'.a-pur. f. Linen cloth 
 woven in figures ; a napkin. 
 
 To DIAPER, dl'-a pur. v. a. To va- 
 riegate, to diverfify ; to draw flow- 
 ers upon cloths. 
 
 DIAPHANEITY, di-a-fa re'-I-ty. f. 
 Tranfparency, pellucid nefs. 
 
 DIAPHANICK, di-a-fan'-ik. a. 
 Tranfparent, pellucid. 
 
 DIAPHANOUS, dl-af-fa.nus. a. 
 Tranfparent, clear. 
 
 DlAPHORETICK,di a-fo-re;' }k. n. 
 Sudorinck, promoting^ peripiration. 
 
 DIAPHRAGM, dl'.i-fiam. f. The 
 midriff which .divides the upper ca- 
 vity of the boJy from the lower ; 
 any divifion or partition which divides 
 a hollow body. 
 
 DIARRHOEA, di-ar-re'-a. f. A flu* 
 of the belly. 
 
 DIARRHOET1CK, di-ar ret'-fk. a, 
 Promoting the flux of the belly, fo- 
 lutive, purgative. 
 
 DIARY, di'-Vry. f. An account of 
 every day, a journal. 
 
 DIASTOLE, dl-k'-to-I*. f. A figure 
 in rhetorick, by which a fhort fyl- 
 lable is made long ; the dilatation 
 of the heart. 
 
 DIATESSERON, c!i-a-tes'-se-r6n. f. 
 An interval in mufick. 
 
 DIBBLE, dlb'l. f. A fmall fpade. 
 
 DIBSTONE, dlb'-ftone. f. A Ijtt'e 
 ftone which children throw at anothetf 
 ftone. 
 
 D1CACITY, d!-kas'-sl-iy. f. Pert- 
 nefs, faucinel's. 
 
 DICE, dl'fe. i. The plural of DIE. 
 See DIE. 
 
 To DICE, dl'fe. v. n. To game with 
 dice. 
 
 DICE-BOX, di'fe-boks. f. The box 
 from which the dice are thrown. 
 
 DICER, cil'-fur. f. A player at dice, 
 a gamefter. 
 
 DICKENS/ dfk'-klnz. 'A kind of 
 adverbial exclamation, as, what the 
 dickens ! much the fame as, what 
 the devil ! _ 
 
 To DICTATE, dlk'-tate. v. a. To 
 deliver to another with authority. 
 
 DICTATE, dlk'-tace. f. Rule of 
 maxim delivered with authority. 
 
 DICTATION, dik-ti'-Mn. f/ ThS 
 aft or practice of dictating. 
 
 DICTATOR, dik-ta'-tor. f. A ma- 
 giltrate f Rome made ip times of 
 exigence, and inverted with abfolute 
 authority ; one inverted with abfo* 
 lute authority ; one whofe credit of 
 authority enables him to direct thft 
 conduct or opinion of others. 
 
 DICTATORIAL, dlk-ta to'-ry-il. a, 
 Authoritative, confident, dogma- 
 tical. 
 
 DICTATORSHIP, dik-ta'-tur-fhfp. 
 f. The office of a dictator j autho- 
 rity, infolent confidence. 
 
 D1CTATURE, dilc-ta'-tur. f. Th 
 office of a dictator. ' 
 
 DICTION, dlk'-mun. f, Style, lan- 
 guage, cxpieffion, 
 
 DIG-
 
 D I E 
 
 DICTIONARY, dlic'- (hi-ner-^. f. 
 A book containing the words of any 
 language, a vocabulary, a word- 
 book. 
 
 DID, did'. The preterite of Do ; 
 the fign of the prete/ - imperfedi 
 tenfe. 
 
 DIDACTICAL, di-dak'-tf-kal. 7 
 
 DIDACTICK, di-dAk'-tlk. } a ' 
 Preceptive, giving precepts. 
 
 DIDAPPER, dl'-dap-pur. f. A bird 
 that dives into the water. 
 
 DIDASCAL1CK, oi,das'-ka.lik. a. 
 Preceptive, didaclick. 
 
 DJDST, dld'ft. The fecond perfon 
 of the preter tenfe of Do. &eeDio. 
 
 INDUCTION, di-duk'-a.un, r. se- 
 
 p;iration by withdrawing one part 
 irom the other. 
 
 To DIE, dy'. v. a. To tinge, to co- 
 lour. 
 
 DIE, df. f. Colour, tinfture, ftain, 
 hue acquired. 
 
 To DIE, dy'. v. n. To lofe life, to 
 expire, to pafs into another ftate of 
 exiftence ; to perifli, to come to no- 
 thing; in theology, to perifh ever- 
 laliingly ; to languifh with pleafure 
 or tendernefs ; to wither as a vege- 
 table ; to grow vapid, as liquor. 
 
 DIE,df. f. pi. DICE, diTe. A fmall 
 cube, marked on it's faces with num- 
 bers from one to fix, which game- 
 fters throw in play; hazard, chance; 
 any cubick body. 
 
 DIE, dy".. f. pi. DIES, di'ze. The 
 ftamp ufed in coinage. 
 
 DIER, dy'-ur. f. One who follows 
 the trade of dying. 
 
 P1ET, cl'-et. f. Food, vidluals; 
 fond regulated by the rules of me- 
 dicine ; an aiTembly of princes or 
 eitates. 
 
 To DIET, di'-et. v. a. To give 
 food to; to board, to fupply with 
 diet. 
 
 To DIET, di' cc. v. n. To eat by 
 rules of phyfick ; to eat, to feed 
 
 DIET-DRINK, di'-et-drlngk. f. Me- 
 dicated liquors. 
 
 DIETARY, dl'-et-ta-ry. a. Pertain- 
 ing to the rules of diet. 
 
 DIETER, dr-et-tur. f. One who 
 prefcribes rules for eating. 
 
 D I F) 
 
 DIETETICAL, dl-e-tec'-I-kal. ? 
 DIETETICK, di-e-tet'-ik. j a ' 
 Relating to diet, belonging to the 
 medicinal cautions about the ufe of 
 food. 
 
 To DIFFER, dlf'-fur. v. n. To be 
 diftinguimed from, to have proper- 
 ties and qualities not the fame with 
 thofe of another ; to contend, to 
 be at variance ; to be of a contrary 
 opinion . 
 
 DIFFERENCE, dlf-f^rens. f. State 
 of being dirYirtft from fomething ; 
 the quality by which one differs 
 from another ; the difproportion 
 between one thing and another ; 
 difpute, debate, quarrel; diftinc- 
 tion ; point in queftion, ground of 
 controverfy ; a logical diitindion. 
 
 To DIFFERENCE, dlf-fS-rens. v. a. 
 To caufe a difference, to make one 
 thing not the fame as another. 
 
 DIFFERENT, dlf'-fe-rent. a. Dif- 
 tincl, not the fame ; of many con- 
 trary qualities ; unlike, diffimilar. 
 
 DIFFERENTLY, dif-fe-rent-ly. ad. 
 In a different manner. 
 
 DIFF1CIL, dif'-fl-sll. a. Difficult, 
 hard, not eafy ; fcrupulous. Not 
 in ufe. 
 
 DIFFICULT, dlf-fJ-kuh. a. Hard, 
 not eafy; troublefome, vexatious; 
 hard to pleafe, peevilh. 
 
 DIFFICULTLY, dlf'-f{. kult-ly. ad. 
 Hardly, with difficulty. 
 
 DIFFICULTY, dlf - ff - kul - tf. f. 
 Hardnefs, contrariety to ealinefs ; 
 that which is hard to accomplifh ; 
 diftrefs, oppofition ; perplexity in 
 affairs ; objection, cavil. 
 
 To DIFFIDE, dif-fi'de. v. n. To 
 diftrult, to have no confidence in. 
 
 DIFFIDENCE, dif'-fl-dens. f. Dif 
 truft, want of confidence. 
 
 DIFFIDENT, dIP-fl-dent. a. Not 
 confident, not certain. 
 
 To D1FF1ND, dif-find'. v. a. To 
 cleave in two. 
 
 DIFFISSION, dif.fifh'.un. f. The 
 acl of cleaving. 
 
 DIFFLATION, dlf-fii'.mun. f. The 
 act of fcattering with a blaft of wind. 
 
 DIFFLUENCE, dlf'-flu-ens. 
 
 DIFFLUENCY, dlf'.flu- 
 
 -ens. 7 f 
 i-en-fM f< 
 The
 
 D I G 
 
 D I G 
 
 The quality of falling away on all 
 fides. 
 
 DIFFLUENT, dlf.flu-ent. a. Flow- 
 in j every way, not fixed. 
 
 DIFFORM, dif'-form. a. Contrary 
 to uniform, having parts of differ- 
 ent ftructare, as a diftorm fl wer, 
 one, of which the leaves are unlike 
 each other. . 
 
 DJFFORMJTY, dif ia'r-niJ-ty. f. 
 Diverfuy of form, irregularity, dif- 
 fimilitude. 
 
 To DIFFUSE, dif fu'z. v. a. To 
 pour out upon a plane; to fpread, 
 to fcatter. 
 
 DIFFUSE, dif-fu's. a. Scattered, 
 wk'i-Iy iprtrad ; copious, not concile. 
 
 DIFFUSED, d{f-fu'zd. part. a. vVild, 
 uncouth, irregular. 
 
 PIFFUSI-DLY, dif-fi'zd-If. ad. 
 Widely, dilperfedly. 
 
 DIFFUSEDiNESS, dff-fi'zd-ncs. f. 
 The ftate of being ditfufed, dif- 
 
 DIFFUSELY, dff-fu's-ly. ad. Wide- 
 ly, eaenfively ; copioufly. 
 
 DIFFUSION, dlf-fu'-zbun. f. Dif- 
 perfion, the Hate of being fcattered 
 every way ; copioufnefs, exuberance 
 of ftyle. 
 
 DIFFUSIVE, dif.fu'-sl'/. a. Having 
 tlic quality of Scattering any thing 
 every way ; fcattered, dilperfed ; 
 extended, in full extenfion. 
 
 DIFFUSIVELY, dli-i'u'-.jv-ly. ad. 
 Widely, attentively. 
 
 DJFFUSIVENESS/dif-fu'-sIv-nes.f. 
 Extenfion, difperfion ; want of con- 
 cifenefs. 
 
 To DIG, dig', v a. To pierce with 
 a fpade ; to cultivate the ground by 
 turning it with a fpade; to pierce 
 with a flurp point. 
 
 To DIG, dig', v. n. To work with a 
 fpader. 
 
 DIGAMY, d.Ig ( -a my. f. Marriage to 
 a fccond wile after the deatn of the 
 firft. 
 
 DIGERENT, dldzh' er-ent. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of digelling, caufing 
 digeftion. 
 
 DIGEST, dl'-dzheft. f. The pandcfl 
 of the civil law. 
 
 To DIGEST, dv-dzheil'. v. a. To 
 
 diftribute into various clafles or re- 
 pofitories, to range methodically; to 
 concoft in the Itumach ; to foften 
 by heat, as in a boiler, a chymical 
 term ; to range methodicall/ in the 
 mind ; to reduce to any plan, 
 Ichcrne, or method ; in lurgery, 
 to difpofe a wound to generate pus 
 in order to a cure. 
 
 To DIGEST, dy-dzheft'. v. n. To 
 generate matter a> a wound. 
 
 DIGESTER, dy-dz'.es'-.ur. f. He 
 that digefts or concocts his food ; a 
 ftrong vefTel, wherein to bo:l, v ith 
 a very llrona; heat, any t;o:iy lab- 
 ilances, fo as to reduce: thorn into a 
 fluid Hate; that which cau.cs or 
 Itrengthens the concoihtive power. 
 
 DIGESTIBLE, dy-dzhes'-iiol.. i. Ca- 
 pable of being di^c 1 u. 
 
 DIGES riON, 'dy-^!,es'-t(hun. f. The 
 act of concocting food ; the prepa- 
 ration of matter by a chymical heat; 
 reduction to a plan ; the act of 
 d'fpofing a wound to generate mat- 
 ter. 
 
 DIGESTIVE, dy-dzl.e.'-tU. a. Hav- 
 ing the power to caufe digeftion ; 
 capable by heat to folten and fub- 
 due; confiderating, methodifing. 
 
 DIGESTIVE, dy-dzhes'-tiv. f. An 
 application which dilpoies a wuund 
 to generate matter. 
 
 DIGGER, dlg'-gur. f. One that 
 opens the ground with a fpade. 
 
 To D1GHT, di'te. v. a. To drefs, 
 to deck, to adorn. Not in ufe. 
 
 DIGIT, didzh'-it. f. The mcafure 
 of length containing three fourths 
 of an inch ; the twelfth part of th 
 diameter of the fun or moon ; any 
 of the numbers exprefled by finale 
 figures. 
 
 DIGITATED, dldzh'-I-ta-tiJ. a. 
 Branched out into divilions like 
 fingers. 
 
 DIGLADIATION,dl-gla-dy-a'-fl:un. 
 f. A combat with fwords ; any 
 quarrel or conteft. 
 
 DIGNIF1CATION, dlg-ny-fi-ki'- 
 (hun. f. Exaltation. 
 
 DIGNIFIED, di'g'-ny-fy'd. a. In- 
 verted with fome dignity. 
 
 To DIGNIFY, dig'-ni-f) . v. a. To 
 advance,
 
 D I L 
 
 D I M 
 
 advance, to prefer, to exalt ; to ho- 
 nour, to adorn. 
 
 DIGNITARY, dig 1 -ny-te>-y. f. A 
 clergyman advanced to fome dig- 
 nity, to forne rank above that of a 
 parochial prieft, 
 
 DIGNITY, dig'-ny-ty. f. Rank of 
 elevation ; grandeur of mien ; ad- 
 vancement, preferment, high place ; 
 among ecclefiafticks, that promotion 
 or preferment to which any jurif- 
 diction is annexed. 
 
 DIGNOriON, dlg-no'-fhun.f. Dif- 
 tinftion; diftinguifhing mark. 
 
 DIGRAPH, dl'-g.af. (. A fimple 
 vowel found represented by two letters. 
 
 To DIGRESS, dy-gres'. v. n. To 
 depart from the main defign ; to 
 wander, to expatiate 
 
 DIGRESSION, dy-grem' un. f. A 
 paffage deviating from the main te- 
 nour ; deviation. 
 
 DI INDICATION, di-dzh6-dl-ka'- 
 fhun. f. Judicial diftinftion. 
 
 DIKE, di'ke. f. A' channel to receive 
 water ; a mound to hinder inunda- 
 tions. 
 
 To DILACERATE, dMas'-sl-rate. 
 v. a. To tear, to rend. 
 
 DILACERATION, dl.lis'-se-ra"- 
 (hun. f. The ad of rending in two. 
 . To DILANIATE, di-la'-ny-ate. v. a. 
 To ruin, to throw down. 
 
 To DILAPIDATE, di-lap'-y-date. 
 v.n. To go to ruin, to fall by decay. 
 
 DILAPIDATION.dMap-y cT-ftiun. 
 f. The incumbent's iuffering any 
 edifices of his ecclefiaftical living to 
 go to ruin or decay. 
 
 DILATABILITY,d'{i'-l-ta b!M-ty.f. 
 The quality of admitting extention. 
 
 DILATABLE, dl-la'-tibl. a. Ca- 
 pable of extenfion. 
 
 DILATATION, dil-i-ta' fhun. f. 
 The ad of extending into greater 
 fpace ; the ftate of being extended. 
 
 To DILATE, di-la'te. v. a. To ex- 
 tend, to fpread out ; to relate at 
 large, to tell difFufely and copioufly. 
 
 To DILATE, di-la'te. v.n. To 
 widen, to grov wide; to fpeak 
 largely and copioufly. 
 
 DILATOR, dl-la'-tur. f. That which 
 widens or extends. 
 
 DILATORILY, dll"-a tur'-y-ly. ad. 
 In a dilatory manner. 
 
 DILATOR1NESS, dii" a-tur'-y n ^s. 
 f. Slownds, flugi;iilinefs. 
 
 DILATORY, dll' a tur y. a. Tardy, 
 flow, fluggifh. 
 
 DILEC110N, Q! lek'-fhin. f. The 
 aft of loving. 
 
 DILEMMA, dl 'em' ma. f. An ar- 
 gument equally conciuiive by con- 
 trary fuppofitions ; a difficult or 
 douhtfu! choice. 
 
 DILIGENCE, dii'-j'-dzhe'ns. f. In- 
 duftry, affiduitv. 
 
 DILIGENT, dil' y-dzhent. a Con- 
 ftant in application; aiLJueus ; con- 
 ftantly applied, proiecuted with ac- 
 tivity. 
 
 DILIGENTLY, dfl'-y dzl ^nt-ly. ad. 
 With affiduity, with heed and per- 
 feverar.ce. 
 
 DiLL, dll'. f. An herb. 
 
 DILUCID, di-lu'-.^d. a. Clear, not 
 opaque; clear, not obfcure. 
 
 To DILUCID ATE, d! lu'-fy-date. 
 v. a. To make dear or plain, to 
 explain. 
 
 DILUC1DATION, dHu-fy-da'-fhun. 
 f. The aft of making clear. 
 
 DILUENT, d!l'-lu-nt. a. Having 
 the power to thin other matter. 
 
 DILUENT, dil'-lu ent. f. That which 
 thins other matter. 
 
 To DILUTE, dy-lu't v. a. To 
 make thin ; to make weak. 
 
 DILUTE, dy-lu't. a. Thin, atte- 
 nuate. 
 
 DILUTER, dy lu'-tur. f. That which 
 makes any thing elfe thin. 
 
 DILUTION, dy-lu'-fMin. f. The 
 aft of making any thing thin or 
 weak. 
 
 D1LUVIAN, dy-l&'-vyan. a. Relat- 
 ing; to the deluge. 
 
 DIM, dim', a. Not having a quick 
 fight ; dull of apprehenfu n ; not 
 clearly feen, obfcure ; obstructing 
 the aft of vifion, not luminous * 
 
 To DIM, dim', v. a. To cloud, to 
 darken ; to make lefs bright, to 
 obfcure. 
 
 DIMENSION, ctymeV.fhun. f. 
 Space contained in any thing, bulk, 
 extent, capacity. 
 
 N N DI-
 
 D I M 
 
 D I p 
 
 D1MENSIONLESS, dy-men'-fhun- 
 Ics. a. Without any definite bulk. 
 
 D1MENSIVE, dy-men'-slv. a. That 
 which marks the boundaries or out- 
 lines. 
 
 DIMICATION, dfm-y-ka'-fhun. f. 
 A batde, the aft of fighting, conteit. 
 
 DIMIDIATION, dl-mid-y a'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of halving. 
 
 To DIMINISH, dlm-mln'-Jlh. v. a. 
 To make lefs by any abfciflion, or 
 deftruclion of any part; to impair, 
 to lefien, to degrade ; to take any 
 thing from that to which it belongs, 
 the contrary to add. 
 
 To DIMINISH, dlm-mjn'-ifh v. n. 
 To grow lefs, to be impaired. 
 
 DIMINISHINGLY, dim-min' Ifh- 
 Ing-ty. ad. In a manner tending 
 to vilify. 
 
 DIMINUTION, dlm-my.nu' fhun. f. 
 The act of making !e;s; tiie (late 
 of growing lefs ; difcredit ; in ar 
 chitedture, the contraction of the di- 
 ameter of a column, as it afcend*. 
 
 DIMINUTIVE, olm-min'-nu-tiv. a. 
 Small, little. 
 
 DIMINUTIVE, dim-m!n'-nu-tlv. f. A 
 word formed to exprefs littlei'efs, as 
 mannikin, a little man ; afmall thing. 
 
 DIMINUTIVELY, (iim-min'-nu-dv- 
 ly. ad. In a diminutive manner. 
 
 DIMINUT1VENESS, cHm-min'-rm- 
 tlv-nes. f. Smallnefs, littlenefs, 
 pettynefs. 
 
 DlMlSH,dIm'-rn!fh.a. Somewhatdim. 
 
 DIMISSQRY, dim'-is-ur-y. a. That 
 by which a man is dilmifled to an- 
 other jurifdiftion. 
 
 DIMITY, dim'.i-ty. f. A fine kind 
 of fuflian, or cloth of cotton. 
 
 DIMLY, dirn'-ly. ad. Not with a 
 quick fight, not with a clear percep- 
 tion j not brightly, not luminoufly. 
 
 DIMNESS, dim'-ncs. f. Dulnefs of 
 fujht; wantofapprehenfion.ftupidity. 
 
 DIMPLE, dlmp'I. f. Cavity or de- 
 preffion in the cheek or chin. 
 
 To DIMPLE, dlrnp'l. v. n. To fink 
 in fmall cavities. 
 
 DIMPLED, dimp'Id. a. Set with 
 dimples. 
 
 PIMPLY, dim P '-i 7 . a . Full of 
 
 - dipples. 
 
 DIN, din', f. A loud noife, a violent 
 
 and continued found. 
 To DIN, din', v. a. To ftun with 
 uoife ; to imprefs with violent and 
 continued noiie. 
 
 To DINE, cl'ne. v. n. To eat the 
 chief meal about the middle of the 
 day. 
 T DINE, di'ne. v. a. To give a 
 
 dinner to, * feed. 
 D1NETILAL, dl-nct'-i-kal. a. 
 
 Whirling round, vertiginous. 
 To DING, ding', v. a. To daft 
 
 with violence ; to imprefs with foice. 
 To DING, ding', v. n. To blulter, 
 
 to bounce, to huff. 
 DING-DONG, ding c6. g'. f. A 
 
 word by which the iouud of bells 
 
 \> imitated. 
 
 DINGLE, dlng'gl. f. A hollow be- 
 tween hills. 
 DINGY, dn'-dzhy. a. Dark, foul, 
 
 (bitted. 
 DIMNG-ROOM, dl'-nl->g-:6m. f, 
 
 A room to dim- in or for -> mpany. 
 DINNER, cil .' .ur. f. Tin- chie| 
 
 meal, the meal eaten about tiie mid- 
 dle of the d,.y. 
 DiNNHR-TlME, dlo' r.ur-time. f. 
 
 The tim of dining. 
 DINT, dim', f. A blow, a ftroke:; 
 
 the mark made by a blow ; violence, 
 
 force, power. 
 To DINT, dint', v. a. To mark 
 
 with a cavity, by a blow. 
 D1NUMERATION, di-nu-rre-ra- 
 
 fliun. f. The act of numbering 
 
 out finely. 
 DJOCESAN, dl-os'-se fan. f. A. 
 
 bifhop as he ftands related to his 
 
 own clergy or flock. 
 DIOCESS, di'-6-4s. f. The circuit 
 
 of every birtiop's jiirifdiflion. 
 DIOPTRICAL, dl-6p'-trl kal. ? 
 DIOPTR1CK, di Ap'-trlk. j 
 
 Affording a medium for the light^ 
 
 aflifting the fight in the view of dif- 
 
 tant rbjefts. 
 DIOPTK1CKS, d!.6p'-tn'ks. f. A 
 
 part of cpticks, treating of the dif- 
 ferent refractions of the light. 
 DIORTHROS1S, dl-or-tftr^k f. 
 
 An operation by which crooked 
 
 members are made even.
 
 D I R 
 
 D I S 
 
 To DIP, dip', v. a. To immerge, 
 to put into any liquor ; to moiilen, 
 to wet; to engage in any affair j to 
 engage as a pledge. 
 
 To DIP, dip', v. D. To immerge ; 
 to pierce ; to enter {lightly into any 
 thing ; to drop by chance into any 
 ma<s, to choofe by chance. 
 
 DIPCHiCK, dlp'-dhlk. f. The 
 name of a bird. 
 
 DIPETALOUS, dl-pet'-a-lus. a. 
 Having two flower leaves. 
 
 DIPHTHONG, dip'-thing. f. A 
 coalition of two vowels to form one 
 found. 
 
 DIPLOMA, dlp-plo'-ma. f. A letter 
 or writing conferring fome privUege. 
 
 DIPLOMATICK, dlp-lo-mat'-ik. a. 
 Belonging to the office of an ambaf- 
 fadoar. 
 
 DIPPER, dlp'-pur. f. Onethatdips. 
 
 DiPPING-NEEDLE,dIp'- P Ing-ne-dl. 
 f. A device which fhows a particu- 
 lar property of the magnetick needle. 
 
 DIPSAS, dip'-fas. f. A ferpent whofe 
 bite produces unquenchable thirft. 
 
 DIPTOTE, dlp'-tote. f. A noun 
 confifcing of two cafes only. 
 
 DIPTYCH, dip'-tlk. f. A regilter 
 of bifhops and martyrs. 
 
 DIRE, dire. a. Dreadful, difmal, 
 horrible. 
 
 DIRE-LOOKING, di're-luk Ing. a. 
 Of horrible afpecl. 
 
 DIRECT, di-rekt'. a. Straight, not 
 crooked ; not oblique ; not colla- 
 teral ; apparently tending to fome 
 end ; open, not ambiguous ; plain, 
 exprefs. 
 
 To DIRECT, dl-rkt'. v. a. To aim 
 in a ftraight line ; to point againit 
 as a mark ; to regulate, to adjuft; 
 to prefcribe a certain meafure, to 
 mark out a certain courfe ; to order, 
 to command. 
 
 DIRECTER, dl-rek'-tur. f. One 
 that dired^s ; an inltrument that 
 ferves to guide any manual opera- 
 tion. 
 
 DIRECTION, dl-reV.fhun. f. Aim 
 at a certain point ; motion impreff- 
 ed by a certain impulfe ; order, 
 command, prefcription. 
 
 DIRECTIVE, di-rek'-tlv. a. Hav- 
 
 ing the power of direaion ; inform- 
 ing, (bowing the way. 
 
 DIRECTLY, dl-rekt'-iy. ad. In a 
 ftraight line, reclilineally ; imme- 
 diately, apparently, without circum- 
 locution. 
 
 DIRECTNESS, df-rSkt'-nes. f. 
 Straightnefs, tendency to any point 
 the neareft way. 
 
 DIRECTOR, dl-rek'-tur. f. One 
 that has authority over others, a fu- 
 perintendent; a rule, an ordinance; 
 an inltrudor ; one who is cpnfult- 
 ed in cafes of confcience ; an inftru- 
 ment in furgery, by which the hand 
 is guided in it's operation. 
 
 DIRECTORY, dLreV-tur-y. f. The 
 book which the faftious preachers 
 publiflied in the rebellion for the 
 direction of . their feel in ads of 
 wormip. 
 
 DIREFUL, dl're-ful. a. Dire, dread- 
 ful. 
 
 DIRENESS, dl're-nes. f. Difmalr.efs. 
 horrour, hideoufnefs. 
 
 DIREPTION, d!-rep'-mun. f. The 
 aft of plundering. 
 
 DIRGE, der'dzh. f. A mournful ditty, 
 a fcng of lamentation. 
 
 D1RIGENT, dfr'-y-dzhent. a. Di- 
 recling the motion. 
 
 DIRK, derk'. f. A kind of dagger. 
 
 DIRT, durt'. f. Mud, filth, mire ; 
 meannefs, fordidnefs. 
 
 To DIRT, duit'. v. a. To foul, to 
 bemire. 
 
 DIRTPIE, durt'-py. f. Qay mould- 
 ed by children in the form of a pie. 
 
 DIRTILY, durt'-i-ly. ad. Naftily j 
 meanly, fordidly. 
 
 DIRTINESS, durt'-I-ns. f. Nafli- 
 nefs, filchinefs, foulnefs ; meannefs* 
 bafenefs, fordidnefs. 
 
 DIRTY, durt'-y. a. Foul, nafty ; 
 mean, defpicable. 
 
 To DIRTY, durt'-y. v. a. To foul* 
 to foil ; to difgrace, to fcandalize. 
 
 DIRUP 1 ION, dLiup'-lhin. f. The 
 acl of buriting, or breaking ; the 
 ftate of burfting, or breaking. 
 
 DIS ABILITY, dif-a-bir-I-ty. f. Want 
 of power to do any thing, weak- 
 nefs,; want of proper qualifications 
 for any purpofe, legal impediment. 
 
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 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 To DISABLE, dlx-itl. v. a. To 
 deprive of natural force : to deprive 
 of ufefulnefs or efficacy ; to exclude 
 as wanting proper qualifications. 
 
 To DISABUSE, dif-Lbfi'z. v. a. To 
 fet free from a miftake, to fet right, 
 to undetrive. 
 
 DIS ACCOMMODATION, dh'-ak- 
 k6m->i,6 .a".fhu.i. f. The (late of 
 bei g unfit or u. prepared. 
 
 To D.SACCUSrOM, dlf-ak-kus'- 
 tu n v. a. To deftroy the force 
 of habit by difufe or contrary prac- 
 tice 
 
 To D!S ACKNOWLEDGE, dlf-ak- 
 nol'-Jdzh. v. a. Not to acknow- 
 ledge. 
 
 DIS ACQUAINTANCE, dffak- 
 kivi'M-ii'is. f. Difufe of ftmili .nty 
 
 DISADVANTAGE, df -id v an '- 
 tadzh. f. Lois, injury to intereft; 
 diminution of any thing defirable ; 
 a rtate not prepared for defence. 
 
 To DISADVANTAGE, dlf-ad-van'- 
 ti'zh v. a. To infure in interell 
 of any kind 
 
 DISADVANTAGE ABLE, dlf-ad- 
 van'-ta-dzhibl. a. Contrary to pro- 
 fit, producing lofs. 
 
 DIS ADVANTAGEOUS, dlf ad-van- 
 ta'-dzhus. a. Contrary to intereft, 
 contrary to convenience. 
 
 DIS ADVANTAGEOUSLY/dff-ad- 
 van-ta'-dzhuf-rl^. ad. In manner 
 contrary to intereft or profit. 
 
 DFS^DVANTAGEOUSNESS, dif- 
 ad-vjn-ta'-dzh6f-ns. f. Contrariety 
 to profit, inconvenience. 
 
 DIS AD VENTUROUS; dlf-ad-vcn'- 
 tu-:us. a. Unhappy, unprofperous. 
 
 To DISAFFECT. dif-af-fek't. v. a. 
 To fill with difcontent. 
 
 DISAFFECTED, dif-if-fck'-tld. 
 part a. Not difpofed to zeal or 
 affeftion. 
 
 DIS AFFECTEDLY, dlf-af-fek'-td- 
 ]y. ad. After a difaffe&ed man- 
 ner. 
 
 DISAFFECTEDNESS, dif-af-fek'- 
 tid-ies. f. The quality of being 
 difaffecled. 
 
 DISAFFECTION, dif-af-f^k'-lhin. 
 f. Want of zeal for the reigning 
 prince. 
 
 DIS AFFIRMANCE, dlf.if.f2t'. 
 
 mans. f. Confutation, negation. 
 To DISAFFORES I, cif-af-f6r'-rcft. 
 
 v. a. To throw open to common 
 
 purpofes, from the privileges of a 
 
 fore ft. 
 To DISAGREE, dlW-gri'. v.n. To 
 
 differ, not to he of the fame opi- 
 nion to be in a ftate of oppofition. 
 DISAGREEABLE, dlf-a-gre'-abl. a. 
 
 Contrary, unfuitable ; unpltafing, 
 
 ofTenfive. 
 DIS AGREE ABLENESS, dlf-a-gr6'- 
 
 abl-n^s. f. Unfuitablenefs, con- 
 trariety ; unpleafantnefs j ofFenfive- 
 
 nefs. 
 DISAGREEMENT, difa-grd-'-ment. 
 
 f. Difference, diffimilitude ; dif- 
 ference of opinion. 
 To DISALLOW, dlf-al-lov/. v. a. 
 
 To deny authority to any ; to cotl- 
 
 fider as unlawful ; to cenfure by 
 
 fomc pofteriour aft. 
 To DISALLOW, dlf-al-low'. v. n. 
 
 To refufe permiflion, not to grant. 
 DISALLOWABLE, dif-al-low'-abL 
 
 a. Not allowable. 
 DISALLOWANCE, dlf-al-low'-ins. 
 
 f. Prohibition. 
 To DISALLY, dlf-al-lf. v. a. To 
 
 difTolve an alliance. 
 To DIS ANCHOR, dlf-ang'-kir. v.a. 
 
 To deprive a fhip of it's anchor. 
 To DIS ANIMATE, dif-An'-y-mate. 
 
 v. a. To deprive of life; to dif- 
 
 courage, to dejedh 
 DJS ANIMATION, dlf-an-y-ma'- 
 
 fhun. f. Privation of life. 
 To DISANNUL, dff-an-nil'. v. a. 
 
 To annul, to deprive of authority, 
 
 to vacate. 
 DISANNULMENT, dlf-an-rfil'- 
 
 ment. f. The aft of making void, 
 To DISAPPEAR, dif-up-pe'r. v. n. 
 
 To be loft to view, to vanifh out 
 
 of fight. 
 To DISAPPOINT, dlf ap-poi'nt. 
 
 r. a. To defeat of expcftaiion, to 
 
 balk. 
 DISAPPOINTMENT, dlf-ap-poi'nt- 
 
 ment. f. Defeat of hopes, mif- 
 
 carriage of expectations. 
 DISAPPROBATION, dlf-'ip-pru- 
 
 ba'-fhan. f. Cenfure, condemnation. 
 To
 
 DIS 
 
 D I S 
 
 ToDTS APPROVE, cHf-ap-pr&'v. v. a. 
 To diflike, to cenfure. 
 
 To DISARM, dlz 
 
 To 
 
 fpoil or divert of ai ms. 
 ToDISAKRAY, oil ar -ia'. v. a. To 
 
 undrefs any one. 
 DISARRY, cilf.ir-ra'. f. Diforder, 
 
 confulion ; undrefs. 
 DJS ASSIDUITY, dlf-af-fy-du-i-ty 
 
 f. Abfence of care or attention. 
 DISASTER, diz as'-tur. f. The 
 
 blaft or ftroke of an unfavourable 
 
 planet ; misfortune, grief, mifhap, 
 
 mifery. 
 To DISASTER, diz-as'-tur. v. a. 
 
 To blaft by an unfavourable iftar ; 
 
 to afflift, to mifchief. 
 DISASTROUS, clz-is'-trfis. a. Un- 
 lucky ; unhappy, calamitous ; 
 
 gloomy, threatening misfortune. 
 DISASTROUSLY, diz-ds'-truf-ly. 
 
 ad. In a difmal manner. 
 DLSASTROUSNESS, dlz-as',trif- 
 
 nes, f. Unluckinefs, unfortanatenefs. 
 To DIS AVOUCH, dlf-a-vou'dh. v. a, 
 
 To retrat profeffion, to difown. 
 To DISAVOW, dlf-a-vow'. v. a. To 
 
 difown, to deny knowledge of. 
 DISAVOWAL, dlf-a-vow'-al. f. De- 
 nial. 
 DISAVOWMENT, dlf-a-vow'-ment. 
 
 f. Denial. 
 To DISAUTHORISE, dlf-a'-th&- 
 
 rize. v. a. To deprive of credit or 
 
 authority. 
 To DISBAND, dlf-band'. v. a. To 
 
 difmifs from military fervice. 
 To DISBAND, dlf-bind'. v. n. To 
 
 retire from military fervice ; to fe- 
 
 parate. 
 To DISBARK, d!f-ba'rk. v. a. To 
 
 land from a fliip. 
 DISBELIEF, dlf-be-H'f. f. Refufal 
 
 of credit, denial of belief. 
 To DISBELIEVE, dlf-be-li'v. v. a. 
 
 Not to credit, not to hold true. 
 DISBELIEVER, dif-be-li'-vur. f. 
 
 One who refufes belief. 
 To DISBENCH, dlf-bentfh'. v. a. 
 
 To drive from a feat. 
 To DISBRANCH, dlf-brintfh'. v. a. 
 
 To feparate or break off. 
 To DISBUD, dlf-bud'. v. a. To take 
 
 away the fprigs newly put forth. 
 
 To DISBURDEN, dff-bur'dn. v. a. 
 
 To unload, to diiencumber j to 
 
 throw off a burden. 
 To DISBURDEN, dif-bur'dn. v. n. 
 
 To eafe the mind. 
 To DISBURSE, dif- bur's, v. a. To 
 
 fpend or lay out money. 
 DISBURSEMENT, dif-burs'-ment. 
 
 f A difburfing or laying out. 
 DISBURSER, dif-bur'-fur. f. One 
 
 that difburfes. 
 D16CALCEATED, dff-kai'-id-a-tfd: 
 
 a. Stripped of fhoes. 
 DISCALCEATION, dif-kul-se-a'- 
 
 Ihun. f. The aft of pulling off the 
 
 fhces. 
 To DISCANDY, dlf-kan'-d^. v. n. 
 
 To diflblve, to melt. 
 To DISCARD, dif-ka'rd. v. a. To 
 
 throw out of the hand fuch cards as 
 
 are ufelefs ; to difcharge or ejek 
 
 from fervice or employment. 
 DISCARNATE, dif-kar-nite. a. 
 
 Stripped of flelh. 
 To DISCASE, dlf-ka'fe. v. a. To 
 
 ftrip, to undrefs. 
 To DISCERN, diz-zfirn'. v. a. To 
 
 defcry, to fee; to judge, to have 
 
 knowledge of; to editing uifli ; to 
 
 make the difference between. 
 To DISCERN, dlz-zern'. v. n. T 
 
 make diftinclton. 
 DISCERNER, diz-zer'-nur. f. Dif- 
 
 coverer, he that defcries ; judge, 
 
 one that has the power of diftin- 
 
 guifhing. 
 DISCERNIBLE, dlz-zer'-nfbl. a. 
 
 Difcoverable, perceptible, difHn- 
 
 guifliable, apparent. 
 DISCERNIBLENESS,dIz-zer'-nibl T 
 
 nes. f, Vifibknefs. 
 DISCERN IBLY, diz-zir'-nlb-J^. ad. 
 
 Perceptibly, apparently. 
 DISCERNING, diz-zer'-ning. part.a. 
 
 Judicious, knowing. 
 DISCERNINGLY, dlz-zer'-nlog-ty. 
 
 ad. Judicioufly, rationally, acutely. 
 DISCERNMENT, dfz-zern'-ment. f. 
 
 Judgment, power of diftinguifhing. 
 To DISCERP, d{f-ferp'. v. a. To 
 
 tear ia pieces. 
 DISCERPTIBILITYidtf-ferp-ty-bir- 
 
 f-ty. f. Liablenefs to be deitroyed 
 
 by difunion of r-aits. 
 
 DIS.
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 DISCERPTIBLE, dif-ferp' tlbl. a. 
 Frangible, feparablc. 
 
 DISCERPTION, dif-ferp'-fhun. f. 
 The art of pulling to pieces. 
 
 /To DISCHARGE, dif-tiha'rdzh. v.a. 
 To difburden ; to diiembark ; to 
 give vent to any thing, to let fly ; 
 to let off a gun ; to clear a debt by 
 paymenc; to fet free from obliga- 
 tion ; to abfolve ; to perform, to 
 execute ; to put away, to obliterate ; 
 to divert of any office or employ- 
 ment'; to difmifs, to releafe. 
 
 To DISCHARGE, dlf-tftii'rdzh. v.n. 
 To difmifs ufelf, to break up. 
 
 DISCHARGE, dif-tfhi'rdzh. f. Vent, 
 explofion, emiCion ; matter vented ; 
 difmiflion from an office ; releafe 
 from an obligation or penalty ; per- 
 formance, execution ; an acquittance 
 from a debt. 
 
 DISCHARGER, dif-tfhi'r-dzhur. f. 
 He that difcharges in any manner ; 
 he that fires a gun. 
 
 DISCINCT, dis-singki'. a. Ungird- 
 ed, loofely drefled. 
 
 To DISCIND, dis-;-tnd'. v.a. T 
 divide, to cut in pieces. 
 
 DISCIPLE, dl-si'pi. f. A frholar. 
 
 To DISCIPLE, dif-sl'pl. v. a. To 
 train, to bring up. 
 
 DISCIPLESH1P, dls-sl'pl-lLlp. f. 
 The ftate or fundion of a Jif- 
 ciple. 
 
 DISCIPL1NABLE, dls'-sy-plin-abl. 
 a. Capable of inllruftion. 
 
 DISCIPLINABLENESS, dls'-sy- 
 plin-abl-nes. f. Capacity of in- 
 ftruftion. 
 
 DISCIPLINARIAN, dlf-fy-plln-a'- 
 ry-in. a. Pertaining to dilcipline. 
 
 plSCiPLINARIAN, dIf-ly- P Hn4'- 
 r^-an. f. One who rules or teaches 
 with great ftri&nefs ; a follower of 
 the prefbyterian feft, fo called from 
 their clamour about difcipline. 
 
 DISCIPLINARY, dls'- ty-plln-er-y. 
 a. Pertaining to difcipiine. 
 
 DISCIPLINE, dls'-fy-plin. f. Edu- 
 cation, inllru&ion ; rule of govern- 
 ment, order ; military regulation ; 
 a itate of fubjection ; chaitiiement, 
 cor reel ion. 
 
 To DISCIPLINE, dls'- fy-plin. v.a. 
 
 To educate, to inftruft ; to keep in 
 
 order ; to corredl, to chaftife ; to 
 
 reform. 
 To DISCLAIM, dif-kia'me. v. a. To 
 
 difown, to deny any knowledge of. 
 DISCLAIMER, dlf-kla'-mur. f. 
 
 One that difclaims, difowns, or re- 
 nounces ; the aft of oifdaiming. 
 To DISCLOSE, dif.kfe're. v.a. To 
 
 uncover, to produce from a hidden 
 
 Hate to open view; to open; to re- 
 
 veal, to tell. 
 D1SCLOSER, dif-k!6'-zur. f. One 
 
 that reveali or difcovers. 
 DISCLOSURE, dlf-klo'-zhir. f. 
 
 Dilcovery, production into view ; 
 
 act of revealing any fecret. 
 DISCLUS1ON, dis-klu'-zhin. f. 
 
 Emiffion. 
 DISCOLORATION, dif-kol-6-ra'- 
 
 fhun. f. The adl of changing the 
 
 colour, the aft of ftaining ; change 
 
 of colour, Itain, die. 
 To DISCOLOUR, dlf-kul'-lur. v. a. 
 
 To change from the natural hue, to 
 
 ftain. 
 To DISCOMFIT, dlf-kum'-flt. v. a. 
 
 To defeat, to vanquifh. 
 DISCOMFIT, dif-ki'mi'-flt. f. De- 
 feat, overthrow. 
 DISCOMFITURE, dff-kim'-fu-tir. 
 
 f. Defeat, rout, overthrow. 
 DISCOMFORT, dl!~-kum' -furl. f. 
 
 Uneafmefs, melancholy, gloom. 
 To DISCOMFORT, dlf-kum'-tort. 
 
 v. a. To giieve, to fadden, to de- 
 
 jeft. 
 DISCOMFORTABLF., dif-kum'.fur- 
 
 tAbl. a. That is melancholy and 
 
 refufes comfort ; that caufes fad- 
 
 nefs. 
 To DISCOMMEND, dlf kum-me..d'. 
 
 v, a. To blame, to cenfure. 
 DISCOMMENDABLE, dlf-kum- 
 
 men'-dabl. a. Blameable, cenfur- 
 
 able. 
 DISCOMMEND ABLENESS, dlf, 
 
 kum-men'-dabl nes. f. Blameable- 
 
 nefs, liablenefs to cenfure. 
 DISCOMMENDATION, dff kom- 
 
 men-da'-fhun. f Biame, cenfure. 
 DISCOMMENDER, dlf-kum-men'- 
 
 cur f. One that difcommends. 
 To DISCOMMUDE, dif-kom-mode.
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 v, a. To put to inconvenience, to 
 
 mo'eft. 
 D1SCOMMODIOUS, dlf-k6m-m6'- 
 
 dyus. a. Inconvenient, trouble- 
 
 fome. 
 DISCOMMODITY, dlf-k6m-m6d'- 
 
 I-ty. f. Inconvenience, difadvan- 
 
 tage, hurt. 
 To DISCOMPOSE, dlf-kom-po'ze. 
 
 v. a To diforder, to unfsttle ; to 
 
 ruffle ; to diiturb the temper ; to 
 
 offend ; to difplace. 
 DISCOMPOSURE, dif-kom-po'- 
 
 zhiir f. Diforder, perturbation. 
 Tq DISCONCERT, dif-k6n fert'. 
 
 v. a. To unfettle the mind, to dif- 
 
 compofe. 
 DISCONFORMITY, dlf-kon-fa'r- 
 
 irii-ty. f. Want of agreement. 
 DISCONGRUITY, dlf-kon-gro'-l- 
 
 ty. f. Difagreement, inconfiflency. 
 DISCONSOLATE, cif-kon'-f6-!et. 
 
 a. Without comfort, hopelefs, for- 
 
 rowful. 
 DISCONSOLATELY, dif-k6n'-s&- 
 
 let-ly. ad. In a diiconfolate man- 
 ner, comfordefsly. 
 DISCONSOLATENESS, dif-kon'- 
 
 s6-lec-nes. f. The ftate of being 
 
 difconfolate. 
 DISCONTENT, dif-kon-tent'. f. 
 
 Want of content, uneafineis at the 
 
 prafent ftate, 
 DISCONTENT, dif-kon-tent'. a. 
 
 Uneafy at the prefent ftate, dilTa- 
 
 tisfied. 
 To DISCONTENT, dif-k&n-tent'. 
 
 v. a. To diflatisfy, to make un- 
 
 eafy. 
 DISCONTENTED, cllf-kon-t^n'- 
 
 tld. part. a. Uneafy, diffatisfied. 
 DISCONTENTEDLY, Gif-k6n-ten'- 
 
 ted-ty. ad. In a difcontented man- 
 ner. 
 PISCONTENTEDNESS, dlf-kon- 
 
 ten'-ted-nes. f. tJneafmefs, difTa- 
 
 tisfaftion. 
 DISCONTENTMENT, dif-kon- 
 
 t^nt'-ment. f. The ftate of being 
 
 difcontented. 
 
 DISCONTINUANCE, dir.kon-tin'- 
 
 u-ans. 1. Want of cohefion of 
 parts ; a breaking off j ceffation, 
 imernuifion. 
 
 DISCONTINUATION, dlf-kon-t!n- 
 u-a'-mun. f. Difrupuon of conti- 
 nuity, feparation. 
 
 To DISCONTINUE, dlf-k6n-tln'-u. 
 v. n. To lofe the cohefion of parts ; to 
 lufe an eftablifhed or prefcriptive 
 cu from. 
 
 To DISCONTINUE, dlf-kon-tlo'-ft. 
 v. a. To leave off, to ceafe any 
 practice or habit. 
 
 DISCONTINUITY, dff-kon-ti-nu'- 
 i-ty. f. Diiunity of parts, want of 
 cohefion. 
 
 DISCONVENJENCE, dif-kon-ve' T 
 nyens. f. Incongruity, difagree. 
 ment. 
 
 DISCORD, dh'-kord. f. Difagree. 
 ment, oppofition, mutual animofity ; 
 difference, or v contrariety of qua- 
 lities ; in mufick,- founds not of 
 themfelves pjeafmg, but neceffary 
 to be mixed with others. 
 
 To DISCORD, dif-ki'rd. v. n. To 
 difagree, not to fuit with. 
 
 DISCORDANCE, dif-ka rO f. Dif- 
 
 dans. 
 DJSCORDANCY,dff-ka'r- 
 
 dan-fy. 
 
 fition, inconfiftency. 
 DISCORDANT, dif-k^r-dant. a. 
 
 Inconfiftent, at variance with itfelf ; 
 
 oppnfite, contrarious. 
 DISCORDANTLY, dlf-k^r-dant-i;-. 
 
 ad. Inconfiftently, in diiagreement 
 
 with itfelf; in difagreement with 
 
 another. 
 To DISCOVER, dlf-kiiv'-ur. v. a, 
 
 To difclofe, to bring to light; to 
 
 make known ; to find out, to efpy. 
 DISCOVERABLE, dlf-kuv'-6r-abl. 
 
 a. That which may be found out ; 
 
 apparent, expofed to view. 
 DISCOVERER, dlf-kav'-er-ur. f. 
 
 One that finds any thing not known 
 
 before ; a fcout, one who is put to 
 
 defcry the enemy. 
 DISCOVERY, df-kfiv'-er-y. f. The 
 
 ad of rinding any thing hidden ; the 
 
 adl of revealing or difclofing any 
 
 fecret. 
 DISCOUNT, dfs'-kount. f. The 
 
 fum refunded in a bargain. 
 To DISCOUNT, dli-kou'nt. v. a. 
 
 To count back, to pay back again. 
 To
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 To DISCOUNTENANCE, dif- 
 kou'n-te-i'.aus. v. a. To difcouragc 
 by cold treatment ; to abafli, to put 
 to fliame. 
 
 DISCOUNTENANCE, dif-kou'n- 
 te*-nans. f. Cold treatment, un- 
 friendly regard. 
 
 DISCOUNTENANCED dlf-kou'n- 
 te-nan-fur. f. One that difcourages 
 by cold treatment. 
 
 To DISCOURAGE, dlf-kur' idzh. 
 v. a. To deprefs, to deprive of 
 confidence ; to deter, to fright from 
 any attempt. 
 
 DISCOURAGEMENT, dlf-kur'- 
 ridzh-ment. f. The aft of deter- 
 ring, cr depreffing hope j the caufe 
 of deprefiion, or /ear. 
 
 DISCOURAGER, dii-kur'-ridzh-ur. 
 f. One that imprefTes diffidence 
 and terrour. 
 
 DISCOURSE, dlf-k&'rfe. f. The 
 aft of the underftanding, by which 
 it pafles from premifes to confe 
 quences ; converfation, mutual in- 
 tercourfe of language, talk; a trea- 
 tife, a diffcrtation either written or 
 uttered. 
 
 To DISCOURSE, clf-k&'rfe. v. n. 
 To converfe, to talk, to relate; to 
 treat upon in a folemn or fet man- 
 ner ; to reafon, to pafs from pre 
 mifes to confequences. 
 
 To DISCOURSE, dif ko'rfe. v. a 
 To talk over, to difcufs. 
 
 DISCOURSE R, dll-k&'r-^r. f. A 
 fpeakrr, a haranguer ; a writer on 
 any lubjeft. 
 
 DISCOURSIVE, <U'-k&'r->fv. a. Paft 
 ing by intermediate fteps from pre- 
 miies to confequences ; containing 
 dialogue, interlocutory. 
 
 DiSCOURTEOUS, dlf-ki'r-tyis. a. 
 Uncivil, uncomplaifant. 
 
 DISCOURTEOUSLY, dif-ku'r-tyuf- 
 ly. ad. Uncivilly, rudely. 
 
 DISCOURTESY, dlf-kur'-te-ty. f. 
 Incivility, rudenefs. 
 
 DlSCOUb, dL'-kis. a. Broad, flat, 
 wide. 
 
 DISCREDIT, dlf-kr^d'-it. f. Igno- 
 miny,, reproach, difgrace ; want of 
 truft. 
 
 To DISCREDIT, -d!f kiid'-h. v. a. 
 
 12 
 
 To deprive of credibility ; to dif. 
 grace, to fliame. 
 
 DISCREET, dlf-krd't. a. Prudent, 
 cautious, fober; moiJcft, not forward. 
 
 DISCREETLY, dlf.kre't-ly. ad. Pru- 
 dently, cautioufly. 
 
 DISCREETNESS, dlf-kre"t-ne's. f. 
 The quality of being difcreet. 
 
 DISCREPANCE, dh'-kri-paos. f. 
 Difference, contrariety. 
 
 DISCREPANT, dj/.kre-pant. a. 
 D.ifjrent, difagreeing. 
 
 DISCRETE, dh'-kret. a. Diftinft, 
 not continuous ; disjunctive. 
 
 DISCRETION, dif-krclh'-un. f. Pra- 
 dence, knowledge to govern or di- 
 reft one's felf ; liberty of afting at 
 pleafure, uncontrolled and uncon- 
 ditional power. 
 
 DISCRETIONARY, dlf-krcfh'-un- 
 er-^. a. Left ac large, unlimited, 
 unreftrained. 
 
 DISCRETIVE, dio'-krc-uV. a. The 
 fame as DISCRETE. 
 
 DISCRIMINABLE,dIf-krlm'-i-nabI. 
 a. Diftinguifliable by outward marks 
 or tokens. 
 
 To DISCRIMINATE, dif-k.im'-I- 
 n;':e. v. a. To mark with notes of 
 difference ; to feleft or fcparate from 
 others. 
 
 DISCRlMINATENESS, dif-krlm'- 
 l rate-re^, f. Diftinftnels. 
 
 DlSCRIMlNATION.'dlf-ktLo-i-na'- 
 fhun. f. The flate of bring dillin- 
 guifhed from other pcrfons or things ; 
 the aft of diftinguifhing one from 
 another, diftinciion ; the marks of 
 diftinftion. 
 
 DISCRIMINATIVE, dlf-krlm'-I-ni- 
 tiv. a. That which makfs the 
 mark of diftinftion, charaifteriltical ; 
 that which obferves diltinftion. 
 
 D1SCR1MINOUS, cilf.krim'-I-nus. a. 
 Dangerous, hazardous. 
 
 DISCUBi TORY, dif-ku'-bl-tur-y., a. 
 Fitted to the pnflure of leaning. 
 
 DISCUMBENCY, dif-kum' ben-f^. 
 f. The aft of leaning at meat. 
 
 To DISCUMBER.dlf kirn' bi'ir. v.a. 
 To di(enga^e from any troublcfome 
 weight or In k. 
 
 DISCURSIVE, dif-kur'-slv. a. Mov- 
 ing hr re and there, roving ; pro- 
 ceeding
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 etching by regular gradation from 
 
 .premifes to coniequences. 
 DlSCURSIVELY,d{f.k6r'-dv.ly. ad. 
 
 By due gradation of argument. 
 D1SCURSORY, dlf-kurVur-v. a. 
 
 Argumental. 
 
 DISCUS, dis'-kus. f. A quoit. 
 To DISCUSS, dif-kus'. v.a. To ex- 
 amine ; to difperfe any humour or 
 
 fuelling. 
 DISCUSSER, dif-h&s'-sir. f. He 
 
 that diicuiTcs. 
 DISCUSSION, dif-kus'.Mn. f. Dif- 
 
 quifition, examination. 
 DlSCUSSIVE, dlf-kus'-siv. a. Hav- 
 ing the power to difcufs. 
 DlSCUTiiiNT, dif.ku'-lhe>,t. f. A 
 
 medicine that has power to repel. 
 To DISDAIN, djf-da'ne. v. a. To 
 
 fcorn, to con fide r as unworthy of 
 
 one's character. 
 DISDAIN, dif-da'ne. f. Scorn, con- 
 
 temptuous anger. 
 DISDAINFUL, dlf-da'ne-ful. a. 
 
 Haughtily fcornful, indignant. 
 DISDAINFULLY, dif-da'ne- ful-ly. 
 
 ad. With haughty fcorn. 
 DISDAINFULNESS, dif-da'ne-fil- 
 
 nes. f. Haughty fcorn. 
 DISEASE, diz-e'z. f. Diftemper, 
 
 malady, fieknefs. 
 To DISEASE, dfz-e'z. v. a. To 
 
 afflict with difeafe, to torment with 
 
 ficknefs ; to pain, to make un- 
 
 DISEASEDNESS, dlz e'-zed-nes. f. 
 
 Sicknefs, malady. 
 DISKDGED, dlf-edzhd'. a. Blunted, 
 
 dulled. 
 To DISEMBARK, dlf-lm-ba'rk. v.a. 
 
 To carry to land. 
 To DISEMBARK, dif Jm-ba'rk. v.n. 
 
 To land, to go on land. 
 To DISEMBARRASS, dlf-fm.bJr'- 
 
 ris. v. a. To extricate, to free, to 
 
 clear up 
 To D1SEMBITTER, dlf-Im-blt'-tfir. 
 
 v. a. To fweeten, to free from 
 
 bitternefs. 
 DISEMBODIED, dif-lm-bod'-yd. a. 
 
 Diverted of their bodies. 
 To DISEMBOGUE, dli-Im-b^'ge. 
 
 v. a. To pour ou; at the mouth of 
 
 river. 
 TOL. i. 
 
 To DISEMBOGUE, dir-Im.b6'ge.- 
 v. n. To gain a vent, to flow. 
 
 DISEMBOWELLED, dif-ki-bow'- 
 lid. part. a. Taken from out the 
 bowels. 
 
 To- DISEMBROIL, dlf-im-broi'1. 
 v. a. To difentangle, to free from 
 perplexity. 
 
 To DISENABLE, dff-fn-a'bl. v. a, 
 To deprive of power. 
 
 To DISENCHANT, dlf-fn-tfhlnt'. 
 v.a. To free from the force of an 
 enchantment. 
 
 To DISENCUMBER, dif fn-'kum'- 
 bur. v. a. To difcharge from in- 
 cumbrancesi to diiburden ; to frees 
 from obftruclion of any kind. 
 
 D1SENCUMBRANCE, dil-In-kum'- 
 brans, f. Freedom from incum 
 brance. 
 
 To DISENGAGE, dif-In-ga'dzh. v.a* 
 To feparate from any thing with- 
 Which it is in union ; to difentangle, 
 to clear froril impediments or dif- 
 ficulties ; to ,free from any thing 
 that powerfully feizes the atten* 
 tion. 
 
 ToDISENGAGE,d!f-In- g a'dzh.v.n. 
 To fet one's felf free from. 
 
 DISENGAGED, dif-lB-g&'dzh'd 'part, 
 a. Vacant, at leifure. 
 
 DISENGAGEDNESS, dlf-In- 
 ga'dzhd-n^s. f. The quality of being 
 difengaged, vacuity of attention. 
 
 DISENG AGEMEN V, dff-In-ga'dzh- 
 ment. f. Releafe from any engage- 
 ment or obligation ; freedom of at- 
 tention, vacancy. 
 
 'To DISENTANGLE, dif-fn-tang'gl. 
 v. a. To fet free from impedi> 
 ments, to ckar from perplexity or 
 difficulty; to unfold the parts of any 
 thing interwoven ; to difengage, to 
 feparate. 
 
 To DISENTERRE, dJf-fn-ter',,.v. a* 
 To unbury. 
 
 To DISENTHRAL, dlfln-thfi'L 
 v. a. To fet free, to reftore to li- 
 berty, to refcue from flavery. 
 
 To DISBNTHRONE, dlf-fn-tfero'ne. 
 v. a. To depofe from fovereignty. 
 
 To DISENTRANGE, dlf-in-tran's. 
 v. a. To awaken from a trance, or 
 deep fteep. 
 
 oo To
 
 D I S 
 
 I) I S 
 
 to DISESPOUSE, dif-Sf-pou'*. v. a. 
 
 To feparate after faith pHghtcd. 
 DISESTEEM. dif-cf-te'm. f. Slight 
 
 diflike. 
 To DISESTEEM, dlf-efte'm. v.a. 
 
 To flight, to diihke. 
 DISESTIMATION, dif-ef-ty-ma'- 
 
 fhun. f. Difrefpeft, difefteem. 
 DISFAVOUR, dif-fi'-vur. f. Dif- 
 
 countenance ; a ftate of ungraciouf- 
 
 nefs, or unacceptaWenefs ; want of 
 
 beauty. 
 To DISFAVOUR, dff-fa'-vur. v. a. 
 
 To difcountenance, to withhoW or 
 
 withdraw kindnefs. 
 DISFAVOURER, dff-fa'-vur-er. f. 
 
 A difcountenancer, not a favourer. 
 DISFIGURATION, dlf-fig-u-ra'- 
 
 fhan. f. The aft of disfiguring ; 
 
 the ftate of' being disfigured ; de- 
 formity. 
 To DISFIGURE, dlf-flg' or. v. a. 
 
 To change any thing to a worfe 
 
 form, to deform, to mangle. 
 DISFIGUREMENT, dif-flg'-Sr- 
 
 ment. f. Defacement of beauty, 
 
 change of a better form to a worfe. 
 To DISFOREST, dlf-f&r'-reit. v. a. 
 
 To reduce land from the privileges 
 
 of a foreit to the ftate of common 
 
 land. 
 To DISFRANCHlSE,dtf-frin'-tmIz. 
 
 v. a. To deprive of privileges or 
 
 immunities. 
 DISFRANCHISEMENT, dlf-fran'- 
 
 tfhlz-ment. f. The aft of depriv- 
 ing of privileges. 
 To DISFURNlSH,dff-fur'-nI(h. v.a. 
 
 To onformfh, to (trip. 
 To DISGARNISH, d!f-ga'r-nim. v.a. 
 
 To ftrip of ornamenu; to take guns 
 
 from a fortrefs. 
 To DISGLORIFY, dlf-gl6'-ry-fy. 
 
 v. a. To deprive of glory, to treat 
 
 with indignity. 
 ToDlSGORGE.dlf-gi'rdzh. v.a. To 
 
 difcbarge by the mouth; to pour 
 
 out with violence. 
 DISGRACE, dif-gra'fe. f. Shame, 
 
 ignominy, dishonour ; (late of dif- 
 
 honour ? ftate of being out of favour. 
 To DISGRACE, dff-gra'fe. v. a. To 
 
 bring a reproach upon, to diihonour ; 
 
 to put out of favour. 
 
 DISGRACEFUL, dif.gfa'f.fil. +, 
 Shameful, ignominious. 
 
 DISGRACEFULLY, dff.grrfe-fiU- 
 Jy. ad. In difgrace, with indignity, 
 ignominiouUv. 
 
 D1SGRACEFULNESS, dlf-gra'fe- 
 fii'. n< f. Ignominy. 
 
 DISGRACER, dlf-gra'-iur. f. One 
 that expofes to fhame. 
 
 DISGRACIOUS, dif-gri'-lhus. a. 
 Unkind, unfavourable. 
 
 To DISGUISE, dif-gl'ze. v. a. To 
 conceal by an unufual drefs ; to hide 
 by a counterfeit appearance ; to dis- 
 figure, to change the form ; to de- 
 form by liquor. 
 
 DISGUISE, dlf-gl'ze. f. A drefi 
 contrived to conceal the perfon that 
 wears it ; a counterfeit fhow. 
 
 DISGUISEMENT, dff-gj'ze-ment. 
 f. Drefs of concealment. 
 
 DISGU1SER, dii-gl'-zir. f. One 
 that puts on a difguile ; one that 
 conceals another by a difguife, one 
 that disfigures. 
 
 DISGUST, dlf-guft'. f. Averfioa 
 of the palate from any thing ; ilh. 
 humour, malevolence, offence con- 
 ceived. . 
 
 To DISGUST, dif-guft'. v.a. To- 
 raife averfion in the ftomach, to dif- 
 tafte ; to ftrike with diflike, to of- 
 fend; to produce averfion. 
 
 DISGUSTFUL, dlf-g&ft'-ftL a. 
 Naafeous. 
 
 DISH, dlfh'. f. A broad wide reflel, 
 in which folid food is fcrved up at 
 the table ; a deep hollow veflel for' 
 liquid food ; the meat ferved in a 
 difh, any particular kind of food. 
 
 To DISH, dlfli'. v. a. To ferve in a 
 difh. 
 
 DISH-CLOUT, dffc'-klout. f. The 
 cloth with which the maids rub their 
 dilhes. 
 
 DISH-WASHER, dlfh'-w&h-fir. f. 
 The name of a bird. 
 
 DISHABILLE, dif-i-bd'l. f. Un- 
 drefs, loofe drefs. 
 
 To DISHABIT.dir.hlb'-lt. v. a. To 
 throw out of place. 
 
 DISHARMONY, dlf-ha'r-mo-ny. f. 
 Contrariety to harmony. 
 
 To DISHEARTEN, dtf-hi'rw. v.a.
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 To difcourage, to dejeft, to ter- 
 rify. 
 
 DISHERISON, dlf-herM zun. f. The 
 aft of debarring from inheritance. 
 
 To DISHERIT, cUi-ne/ It. v. a. To 
 cut off from hereditary fucceffion. 
 
 To DISHEVEL, dif-lhev'I: v,a. To 
 fpread the nair diforderly. 
 
 DISHONEST, diz-on'-ift. a. Void 
 of probity, void of faith ; difgrace- 
 ful, ignominious. 
 
 pl^HONEoTLY, diz-6n'-{ft-l. ad. 
 Without faith, witbouc probity; in- 
 chaftely 
 
 , DISHONESTY, diz-6n'-nif-ty. f. 
 Want of probity, faithleffncfs ', UR- 
 chaltity. 
 
 DISHONOUR, dfz on'-nAr. f. Re- 
 proach, dilgrace, jgi.ominy ; re* 
 proach uttered, cenfure. 
 
 ToD SrJONOUR, diz cn'-r^r. v. a. 
 To difgrace, to bring (hame upon, 
 to b'alt with infamy ; to violate 
 chaftity ; te treat with indignity. 
 
 DISHONOURABLE, diz-6n'-rir- 
 abl. a. Si ameful, reproachfol, ig- 
 nominious. 
 
 DISHONOURABLY. diz-6n'-ndr 
 ab-!y. ad. In a diihonourabie man- 
 ner 
 
 DISHONOURER, dfe-An'-nir ur. f. 
 One that treats another with indig- 
 nity ; a violator of chaility. 
 
 To DISHORN, dif-ha'rn. v. a. To 
 ftrip of horns. 
 
 DISHUMOUR, dif-i'-mAr. f. Pee- 
 vifhnefs, ill-humour. 
 
 pISlMPROVfiMENT.dlf-Ira-pro'v- 
 me 't. f. Reduction from a better 
 to a worfe (late. 
 
 To DISINCARCERATE, d{f!n 
 ka'r-fg-rate. v. a. To let at liberty. 
 
 DISINCLINATION, dlf in-kly-ra - 
 fliun. f. Want of affection, flight 
 difltke. 
 
 To DISINCLINE, dff-In-kll'ne. v.a 
 To produce diflike to, to make dif 
 affecied, to alienate aiFeftion from. 
 
 DISINGENUITY,di'f In dzhe nu'-l- 
 t^. f. Meannefs of artifice, un- 
 fairnefs. 
 
 DISINGENUOUS, dlf-fn-dzhen'-u- 
 iis. a. Unfair, meanly artful, il- 
 
 DISINGENUOUSLY, dif-In-dzhln'-- 
 6-if-ty. ad. In a difingenuous man- 
 ner. 
 
 DISINGENUOUSNESS, dif-ln- 
 dzhen'-u dt-nes. f. Mean fubtilty, 
 low craft. 
 
 DISINHERTSON, dif-in-h^r'-I-zun. 
 f. The aft of cutting off from any 
 hereditary fucceffion ; the flate of 
 being cut off from any hereditary 
 
 To^ls'lNKERIT.dlf-In-her'-it.v.a. 
 To cm c-ff from an hereditary right. 
 
 To DISINTER, dll-in-ter'. v. a. 
 TO unbury, to take out of the grave, 
 
 DISINTERESSED,d{f}n'-t^r-e/-fcd. 
 a. Without regard to private ad- 
 vantag*. impartial. Not ufed. 
 
 DIS1NTERESSMENT, dlf-!n'-ter- 
 ef-mcnt. f. Difregard to private 
 advantage, difintereft, difinterefted- 
 nefs. Not ufed. 
 
 DISINTEREST, dif-In'.ter-eft. f, 
 What is contrary to one's wi(h or 
 profperity ; indifference to profit. - 
 
 DISINTERESTED, dlf-in'-ter-ef- 
 tid. a. Superiour to regard of pri- 
 vate advantage, not influenced by 
 private prone ; without any concern 
 in an affair. 
 
 DISINTERESTEDLY, dlf-In'-ter- 
 ef-ted-ly. ad. In a difinterefted 
 manner. 
 
 DISINTERESTEDNESS, dlf-Jn'- 
 ter ef-t&d-nes. f. Contempt of pri- 
 vate intereft. 
 
 ToDlSINTRICATE,^if.in'-trI-kait, 
 v. a. To difentangle. 
 
 To DISINV1TE, di'f-in-vrtc. v. a, 
 Toretraft an invitation. 
 
 To DISJOIN, dif-dzhoi'o. v.a. To 
 feparate, to part from each other, to 
 funder. 
 
 To DISJOINT, dif-dzhoi'nt. v. a. To 
 put out of joint ; to break at junc- 
 tures, to feparate at the part where 
 there is a cement ; to carve a fowl ; 
 to make incoherent. 
 
 To DISJOINT, dlf-dzhoi'nt. v.n. To 
 fall in pieces ; to feparate, 
 
 DISJUNCT, d!f-dzh6ngkV. a. Di 
 jointed, frparate. 
 
 DISJUNCTION, dif-dzhungk'-fhua. 
 f. Disunion, fepar&uon> parting. 
 
 oo z DIS"
 
 D I S 
 
 DISJUNCTIVE, dlf-dzhungk'-iiv. a 
 
 Incapable of union ; that which 
 
 marks feparation or oppofuion. 
 DISJUNCTIVELY, dlf-dzhungk'- 
 
 t{v-ly. ad, Diltinclly, feparately. 
 DISK, diik 1 . f. The face of the fun 
 
 or planet, as it appears to the eye ; 
 
 a broad piece of iron thrown in the 
 
 ancient fports. a quoit. 
 DISKINDNESS, dif-kl'nd-nes. f. 
 
 Want of ki'idnefs, want of affecYion ; 
 
 ill turn, injury. 
 DISLIKE, dif-li'ke. f. Difinclin- 
 
 ation, abience of affe&ion, dilgult, 
 
 difagreement. 
 ToDiSLIKE, dif-ii'ke. v.a. To dif- 
 
 approve, to regard without afFeclion. 
 DISLIKEFUL, dlf-li'ke-fil. a. Dif- 
 
 affcfted, malign. 
 To DISLJKEN, dif-l!'kn. v. a. To 
 
 make unlike. 
 DlSLIKENESS.dlf-H'ke-n^. f. Dif- 
 
 fjmjlit'ude, unlikenefs. 
 D1SL1KER, dif-11'ke-ur. f. A dif. 
 
 approver, one that is not pleakd. 
 ToDISLIMB, dif-llm'. v. a. To 
 
 tear limb from limb. 
 To DISLIMN, dif-lim'. v. a. To 
 
 unpaint. Not ufed. 
 To DISLOCATE, db'-lo-kate. v. a. 
 
 To put out of the proper place ; to 
 
 put out of joint. 
 DISLOCATION, dlf-!6-ka'-(hun. f. 
 
 The adl of (hifting the places of 
 
 things ; the ftateof being difplaced ; 
 
 a joint put out. 
 To DISLODGE, dlf.lodzh'. v.a. 
 
 To remove from a place ; to remove 
 
 from a habitation ; to drive an enemy 
 
 from a flation ; to remove an army 
 
 to other quarters. 
 To DISLODGE, dif-Iodzh'. v.n. To 
 
 go away to another place. 
 DISLOYAL, dlf-loy'-al. a. Not true 
 
 to allegiance, faithlefs ; not true to 
 
 the marriage-bed ; fa'.fe in love, not 
 
 conftant. 
 DISLOYALLY, djf-!oy'-al-y. ad. 
 
 Not faithfully, difobediemly. 
 DISLOYALTY, dli-loy'-Al-tf. f. 
 
 Want of fidelity to the fovercign ; 
 
 want of fidelity in love. 
 DISMAL, dlz'-mal. a. Sorrowful, 
 
 uncomfortable, unhappy. 
 
 pi s 
 
 DISMALLY, dlz'-mal-y. ad. Hor- 
 ribly, forrowfully. 
 
 DISMALNESS.dk'-mal-r.es. f. Hor- 
 rour, Ibrrow. 
 
 To DISMANTLE, dff-mint'l. v. a. 
 To throw off a drefs ; to flrip ; to 
 flrip a town of it's out-\vork.s ; to 
 break down any thing external. 
 
 To DISMASK, dif-maflt'. v. a. To 
 divert of a mafk 
 
 To DISMAST, dlf-maft'. v. a. To 
 deprive a ihip of her marts. 
 
 To DISMAY, dif- ma', v. a. To 
 terrify, to difcourage, to affright. 
 
 DISMAY, dll'ma'. f. Fail of cou- 
 rage, terrour feh,defertion of mind. 
 
 DISMAYEDNESS, dlf-ma'd-nis. f. 
 Dejection of courage, difpiritednefs. 
 
 DISME, di'm. f. [French.] A tenth j 
 tithe. 
 
 To DlSMEMBER.dlf-mem'-bu'. v.a. 
 To divide number from member, 
 to cut in pieces. 
 
 To DISMISS, dlf-mls'. v. a. To 
 fend away ; to difcard. 
 
 DISMISSION, dir-rullh'-un. f. A3 
 of fending away ; deprivation, obli- 
 gation to leave any port or place. 
 
 To D1SMORIGAGE, dif-mi'r- 
 gadzh. v. a. To redeem from mort- 
 gage- 
 
 To DISMOUNT, dlf-mcu'nt. v. a. 
 To throw any one from on horfe- 
 back ; to throw a cannon from it's 
 carriage. 
 
 To DISMOUNT, dif-mou'nt. v. n. 
 To alight from a horfe ; to defcend 
 from an elevation. 
 
 TopISNATURAL!ZE,dJf-r,at'.6 ra- 
 li'ze. v.a. To alienate, to make alien. 
 
 D1SNATURED, olf-na'-iurd. a Un- 
 natural, wanting natural tendernefs. 
 
 DISOBEDIENCE, djf-6-be'-dyens. 
 
 f. Violation of lawful commands 
 
 of prohibition, breach of duty due 
 
 to fuperiours ; incompliance. 
 
 DISOBEDIENT, dli-6-be-dyent. a. 
 
 Not obfervant of lawful authority. 
 To DISOBEY, dff-o-W. v.a. 'To 
 break commands or tranfgrcfs pro- 
 hibitions. 
 
 Dlb OBLIGATION, dlf-ab-lf-ga'- 
 
 Iriun. f. Offence, caufe of difgui^. 
 
 To DISOBLIGE, dIf-6-bU'dzh. v- a. 
 
 Tq
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 To offend, to difguft, to give of- 
 
 pISOBLlGING, dif-6-b:r-dzhIng. 
 part. a. Difguiting, unpleafing, o.f- 
 feniive. 
 
 DISOBLIGINGLY, djf.&.bll'- 
 dziii:ig-ly. ad. Jn a difguiting or of- 
 fenlive manner, without attention to 
 pleafe. 
 
 DISOBLIGINGNESS, dJf-6-b!!'- 
 dzhlng-nes. i. Offenfivenefs, readi- 
 nefs to dilguft. , 
 
 PISORBED, dlf-a'rbd. a. Thrown 
 out of the proper orbit. 
 
 DISORDER, dlz-a'r-dur. f. Irregu- 
 larity, confufion ; tumult, dilturb- 
 ance ; irregularity ; ficknefs, dif- 
 temper ; dilcompofure of mind. 
 
 To DISORDER, diz-a'r-dur. v. a. To 
 throw into confufion, to difturb, to 
 ruffle ; to make fick. 
 
 DISORDERED, aiz-a'r-durd. a. Ir- 
 regular, vicious, looie, difeafed. 
 
 DISORDERLY, dlz-a'r-dur-Jy. a. 
 Confufed, irregular, tumultuous ; 
 contrary to law, vicious. 
 
 DISORDERLY, diz-a'r-dur-lv.. ad. 
 Irregularly, confufedly ; without 
 law, inordinately. 
 
 PISORDINATE, dlf-a'r-dy-nate. a. 
 Not living by the rules of virtue. 
 
 PISORDINATELY, dlf-a'r dy-rct- 
 ly. ad. Inordinately, vicioufly. 
 
 To DISORIEN PATE, dif-6-ry-eV- 
 tate. v. a. To turn from the eaft ; 
 to put out of the proper direction ; 
 to perplex, to confufe. 
 
 To DISOWN, dfz-6'ne. v. a. To 
 deny, to renounce. 
 
 To DiSPAND, dif-pano'. v. a. To 
 difplay, to fpread abroad. 
 
 DISPANSlON,cif-pAr,'.mun. f. The 
 aft of fpreading; diffufion, dilatation. 
 
 To D1SP ARAGK.dif-par'-rJdzh. v.a. 
 To match unequally, to injure by 
 union with fomething inferiour in 
 excellence; to injure by comparifon 
 with fomething of lefs value. 
 
 DISPARAGEMENT, dlf-par'-rldzh- 
 mdnt. f. Injurious union or com- 
 parifon with fomething of inferiour 
 excellence. 
 
 DISPARAGER, dlf-par'-rldzh-ur. f. 
 ODC that difgraces* 
 
 DISPARATES,dIs'-pa rats. f. Thing* 
 fo unlike '.hat they cannot be com- 
 pared with each other. 
 
 DJSPARlTY,d{f-par'-I-t. <f. Ine- 
 quality, difference in degree, either 
 of rank or excellence ; diflimilitude, 
 unlikenefs. 
 
 To DiSPARK, dlf-pi'rk. v.a. To 
 throw open a park; to fet at large 
 without enciofure. 
 
 To DISPART, dif-pa'rt. v.a. To 
 divide in two, to feparate, to break. 
 
 DISPASSION, d!f-pam'-un. f. Free- 
 dom from mental perturbation. 
 
 DISPASSIONATE, dlf pafh'-o-nt. 
 a. Cool, calm, temperate. 
 
 To DISPEL, dii- pel', v.a. To drive 
 by feathering, to diffipate. 
 
 D1SPENCE, dif-pen's. f. Expenfe, 
 coft, charge, profufion. 
 
 To DISPEND, dif-pend'. v.a. To 
 fpend,>econfume, to expend. 
 
 DISPENSARY, dif-pen'-fa-r^. f. The 
 place where medicines are difpenfed. 
 
 DISPENSATION, dif-pen-fa'-Mn. 
 f. Diftribution, the ad of dealing 
 out any thing ; the dealing of God 
 with his creatures, method of Provi- 
 dence ; an exemption from fome law. 
 
 DISPENSATOR, dif-pen-fa'-tir. f. 
 One employed in dealing out any 
 thing, a diftributer. 
 
 DlSPENSATORY,dIf-pen' fa-tur-f . 
 f. A hook in which the compo- 
 fuion of medicines is defcribed and 
 directed, a pharmacopoeia. 
 
 ToDlSPENSE, dif-pen's. v.a.Todeal 
 out, to diftribute ; To difpenfe with, 
 to excufe, to grant difpcnfation for. 
 
 DISPENSE, dif-pen's. f. Difpen- 
 fation, exemption. 
 
 DISPENSER, d{f-pen'-fur. f. One 
 that difpenfes, a diftributer. 
 
 To DISPEOPLE, dlf-pe'pl. v.a. To 
 depopulate, to empty of people. 
 
 DISPEOPLER, dlf-pe'pl-ur. f. A 
 depopulates 
 
 To DISPERGE,dIf-i)crdzh'. v. a. Tf 
 fprinkle. 
 
 To DISPERSE, dlf-per's. v. a. To 
 fcatter, to drive to different parts ; 
 to diffipate. 
 
 DISPERSEDLY.dl-f-perflMy.ad. In 
 a difperfed manner. 
 
 DIS.
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 DISPERSEDNESS, dfs-pirft'-nis. f. 
 - The ftate of being difperfed, dif- 
 
 perfion. 
 DISPERSENSS5, dff-per'f-ne's. f. 
 
 Thinnefs, fcatterednefs. 
 DISPERSER, djf-pci'-fur. f. A feat- 
 
 terer, a ipreader. 
 DISPERSION, dlf-per'-flmn. f. The 
 
 aft or" fcattering or fpreading ; the 
 
 ftate of being Scattered. 
 To DISPIRfT, cff-fpfr'-Jt. v. a. To 
 
 difcourage, to deprefs, to damp ; 
 
 to exhauft the fpirits. * 
 D1SPIR1TEDNESS, dlf-fplr'-lt-tld. 
 
 nis. f. Want of vigour. 
 To DISPLACE, dlf-pli'fe. v. a. To 
 
 put out of place ; to put out of any 
 
 Hate, condition, or dignity ; to dif- 
 
 order. 
 DISPL AGENCY, dff-pla'-fcn-ff. f. 
 
 Incivility, difobligation ; any thing 
 
 unpleafmg. 
 ToDISPLANT, dif plant', v. a. To 
 
 remove a plant ; to drive a people 
 
 from the place in which they have 
 
 fixed. 
 DISPLANTATION, dlf-plan-ta 1 
 
 fhun. f. The removal of a plant } 
 
 the ejeftion of a people. 
 To DISPLAY, djf-pla'. v. a. To 
 
 fpread wide ; to exhibit -to the fight 
 
 or mind ; to fet out oftenutioufly to 
 
 view. 
 
 DISPLAY, dlf-pli'. f. An exhibi- 
 tion of any thing to view. 
 DISPLEASANT, djl-plei'-int. a. 
 
 Unpleafmg, offenfive. 
 To DISPLEASE, dJf-ple'z. v. a. To 
 
 offend, to make angry ; to difguft, 
 
 to raife averfion. 
 To DISPLEASE, dif-ple'z. v. n. To 
 
 difguft; to raife averfion. 
 DISPLE^INGNESS, dir-p!e'-7fng- 
 
 nes. f. Offenfivcnels, quality of 
 
 offending. 
 'DISPLEASURE, dlf-ptfzh'-ftr. f. 
 
 Uneafinefs, pain received ; offence, 
 
 pain given ; anger, indignation ; 
 
 ftate of difgrace. 
 To DISPLEASURE, dlf-plizh'-ir. 
 
 v. a. To difpleafe, not to gain favour. 
 To DISPLODE, dff-pli'de. v. a. To 
 
 difperfe with a loui noife, to vent 
 
 with violence. 
 
 DISPLOSION, dlf-pl&'-zhfia. f. The 
 aft of difploding, a fuddcn burft with 
 noife. 
 
 DISPORT, dlf-p&'rt. f. Play, fport, 
 paflime. 
 
 To DISPORT, dlf-pfi'rt. v. a. To 
 divert. 
 
 To DISPORT, dlf-po'rt. v. n. To 
 play, to toy, to wanton. 
 
 DISPOSAL, dlf-p6'-zal. f. The a& 
 of difpofing or regulating any thing, 
 regulation, distribution ; the power of 
 diltributson, the right of beftowing. 
 
 To DISPOSE, dif-p&'ze. v. a. To 
 give, to place, to beftowj to adapt, 
 to form for anypurpofej to frame 
 the mind ; to regulate, to adjufl { 
 To difpofe of, to apply to any pur- 
 pofe, to transfer 'to any perfon, to 
 give away, to fell ; to place in any 
 condition. 
 
 DISPOSE, di'f-po'ze. f. Power, ma- 
 nagemer.t, difpofal ; caft of mind, 
 inclination. 
 
 DISPOSER, dif-po'-zir. f. Diftri- 
 buter, giver, beftower; governor, 
 regulator. 
 
 DISPOSITION, dlf.po-zJrti'-un. f. 
 Order, method, diltribution ; natural 
 fitnefs, quality ; tendency to any 
 aft or ftate ; temper of nind ; af- 
 feftion of kindnefs or ill-will ; pre- 
 dominant inclination. 
 
 DISPOSITIVE, d!f-pz'-I-t!v. a . 
 That \vhich implies dupofal of any 
 property. 
 
 D1S POSITIVELY, dlf-poz'-i-tfv-H-. 
 ad. Diilributively. 
 
 TopISPOSSESS, dif-poz-zes'. v. a. 
 To put out of pofieffion, to deprive, 
 to difiVize. 
 
 DISPOSSESSION, d| s -p6z-zem'-in. 
 f. The aft of putting out of potfeffion. 
 
 DISPOSURE, djf-po'-zhir. f. Dif. 
 pofal, government, management 
 (late, pofture. 
 
 DISPRAISE, dlf-pri'ze. f. Blame, 
 cenfure. 
 
 To DISPRAISE, dlf-pri'ze. v.a. To 
 blame, to cenfure. 
 
 DISPRAISER, dif-pra'-zur. f. A 
 cenfurer. 
 
 DlSPRAlSIBLE,dif pra'-*lbl.a. Ua- 
 worthy of coBuncodatto*. 
 
 DX&
 
 D I 5 
 
 D I S 
 
 DISPRAISINGLY, dlf-pri" zfng-lf . 
 
 ad. *With blame. 
 To DISPREAD, dif-fprcd'. v. a. To 
 
 fpread different ways. 
 DISPROOF, dif-pro'f. f. Confuta- 
 
 tion, conviction of errour or falfe- 
 
 hood. 
 
 DISPROPORTION, dif-pra-p&'r- 
 
 fhun. f. Unfuitablenefs in quan- 
 tity of one thing to another, want 
 of fymmetry. 
 
 ToDISFROPORTION,dif-pr6-p6'r- 
 fhun. v. a. To mifmatch, to join 
 things unfuitable. 
 
 DISPROPORTIONABLE, dif-prd- 
 po'r-(hun-abl. a. Unfuitable in 
 quantity. 
 
 D1S PROPORTION ABLENESS, 
 dff-pro-po'r-fhun-abl-nes. f. Un- 
 fuitablenefs to fomething elfe. 
 
 DISPROPORTIONABLY, dif prS- 
 po'r Mn-ab-ly. ad. Unluitably, 
 not fym metrically. 
 
 PISPR'OPORTIONAL,d!f-pr6-po'r- 
 fhin-Al. a. Difproportionabie, not 
 fymmetrical. 
 
 BISPROPORTIONALLY, dlf-pro- 
 p&'r-fh&n-al-^. ad. Unfuitably with 
 refpeft to quantity or value. 
 
 DISPROPORTIONATE, dlf-pr&- 
 po'r-lhun et. x a. Unfymmetrical, 
 unfuitable to fomething elfe. 
 
 DISPROPORTIONATELY, dlf- 
 pro-po'r-fhun-et-l^. ad. Unfuitably, 
 unfymmetrically. 
 
 DISPROPORTION ATENESS, dif- 
 pr6-po'r-Qiin-et-nes. f. Unfuit- 
 ablenefs in bulk or value. 
 
 To DISPROVE, dif-pr6'v. v. a. To 
 confute an aflertion, to convift of 
 errour or falfehood. 
 
 ,DrSPROVER, dlf-pj6'-vur. f. One 
 that confutes. 
 
 DISPUNISHAELE, dlf-pun'-ifh-abl. 
 a. Without penal reftraint. 
 
 ToDlSPURSE. See DISBURSE. 
 
 DISPUTABLE, dls'-pu-t4bl. a. Li- 
 able to conteil:, controvertible ; 
 lawful to be contefted. 
 
 DISPUTANT, dh'-pu-tint. f. Con- 
 trovertift, an ar^uer, a reafoner. 
 
 DISPUTANT, dls'-pu-tant. a. Dif- 
 puting, engaged in controverfy. 
 
 DISPUTATION, dif-pu-tr-ni'un. f. 
 
 The Still of controverfy, 
 
 ation ; controverfy, argumentaj 
 
 contcft. 
 DISPUTATIOUS, dif-pu-ti'.fhus. a. 
 
 Inclined to difpute, cavilling. 
 DISPUTATIVE, dif-pu'-ta-ti/. a. 
 
 Difpofed to debate. 
 To DISPUTE, dff-pfi't. v. n. To 
 
 contend by argument, to debate, to 
 
 controvert. 
 To DISPUTE, dif-p&'t. v. a. To 
 
 contend,, for ; to oppofe, to quef- 
 
 tion ; to difcufs. 
 DISPUTE, dlf-p&'t. f. Conteft, 
 
 controverfy. 
 DISPUTELESS, dlf-pu't-lis. a. Un- 
 
 difputed, incontrovertible. 
 DISPU1ER, dif-p&'-tur. f. Aeon- 
 
 trovertift, one given to argument. 
 DISQUALIFICATION, dif-kwil- 
 
 ly.f^-ka'-ftiun. f. That which dif- 
 
 qualifies. 
 To DISQUALIFY, dlf-kwil'-lf.ff. 
 
 v. a. To make unfit, to difable by 
 
 fome natural or legal impediment; 
 
 to deprive 'of a right to claim by 
 
 fome pofitive reftriction. 
 To DISQUAN.T1TY, dis-k*An'-t!- 
 
 ty. v. a. To leflen, to diminifh. 
 DISQUIET, dif-kivi'-et. f. Un- 
 
 eafinefs,. reftltflhefs ; vexation, 
 
 anxiety. 
 DISQUIET, dls-kwl'-et. a. Unquiet, 
 
 unealy, reliefs. 
 
 To PISQQIET, dif-kwi'-3t. v. a TO 
 
 diilurb, to make uaeaiy, to vex, to 
 
 fret. 
 DIoQUIETER, d{f-kwl'-e-tur..f. A 
 
 dilturber, a hacaffer* 
 DISQUIEFLY, dif-kwr-^t-ly. ad. 
 
 Without reft/ anxioufly. 
 DISQLJ1ETNESS, difrkwi'-et-nfc. f. 
 
 Uneafinefs, reftleffnefs, anxiety. 
 DISQUIETUDE^ dif.kwi'-e-t&J. f. 
 
 Uneafinefs, anxiety. 
 DISQUISITION, dlf-kwi-zilh'-uiu 
 
 f. Examination, difputative in- 
 quiry. 
 To DISRANK, dls-ringk*. v. a. To 
 
 degrade from his rank. 
 DISRrEGARD.dlf-re-ga'rd.f. Slight 
 
 notice, neglecl. 
 ToDISREGARD, dlf-r^-gi'rd. v, a, 
 
 To flight, to contemn.
 
 D 1 S 
 
 D I S 
 
 DISREGARDFUL, dlf-rl-ga'rd-ffil. 
 
 a. Negligent, contemptuous. 
 DISREGARDFULLY, dlf-re-ga'rd- 
 
 ful-ty. ad. Contemptuoufly. 
 DISRELISH, dlf-rei'-Kh. f. Bad 
 
 tafte, naufeoufnefs ; diilike, fqueam- 
 
 ilhnefs. 
 To DISRELISH, dlf-rcl'-IOi.v. a. To 
 
 infed with an unpleafant tafte ; to 
 
 want a tafte of. 
 DISREPUTABLE, dfs-rep'-u-tabl. 
 
 a. Difgracef'ul, unbecoming, mean. 
 DISREPUTATION, dif-rep-u-ta'- 
 
 fht'in. f. Dilgrace, difhonour. 
 DISREPUTE, dif-re-.pu't. f. Ill 
 
 chat-after, dishonour, want of repu- 
 tation. 
 DISRESPECT, dlf-re--fpekt'. f. In. 
 
 civility, want of reverence, rudenefs. 
 DISRESPECTFUL, dlf-^-fpckt'- 
 
 f&l. a. Irreverent, uncivil. 
 DISRESPECTFULLY, dlf-rS-fpekt'- 
 
 ful-ty. ad. Irreverently. 
 To DISROBE, dlf-ri'be. v. a. To 
 
 undrefs, to uncover. 
 To DISRUDDER, dls-rud'-dur. v. a. 
 
 To deprive of the rudder. 
 DISRUPT, dfs-rip'c. a. Broken, 
 
 rent, dilacerated. 
 DISRUPTION, dlf-rup'-fhun. f. The 
 
 aft of breaking afunder, breach, rent. 
 DISSATISFACTION.dlf-fit-If-fak'- 
 
 fliun. f. The ftate of being diflatif- 
 
 fied, difcontent. 
 DISSAT1SFACTORINESS. dlf-fat- 
 
 Jf-fAk'-tur-y-nes. f. Inability to 
 
 give content. 
 DISSATISFACTORY, dlf-fat-tlf- 
 
 fak'-tur-y. a. Unable to give 
 
 content. 
 To DISSATISFY, dff-fat'-If-fy\ v. a. 
 
 To difcontent, to difpleafe. 
 To DISSECT, dlf-fekt'. v. a. To 
 
 cut in pieces; to divide and examine 
 
 minutely. 
 DISSECTION, dlf.fek'-fhun. f. The 
 
 aft offeparating the parts of animal 
 
 bodies, anatomy. 
 
 DISSEISIN, dlf-fe'zn. f. An unlaw- 
 ful difpofleffing a man of his land. 
 To DISSEIZE, dlf-fe'z. v. a. To 
 
 difpoflefs, to deprive. 
 D1SSEIZOR, dlf-fd'-z6r. f. He 
 
 that dilboffcflei another. 
 
 To DISSEMBLE, dlf-fem'bl. v. a. 
 
 To hide under falfe appearance, to 
 
 pretend that not to be which really 
 
 is ; to pretend that to be which is not. 
 To DISSEMBLE, (Jii-fem'bl. v. n. 
 
 To play the hypocrite. 
 DISSEMBLER, dif-fem'-blur.f. A 
 
 hypocrite, a man who conceals his 
 
 true difpofition. 
 DISSEMBL1NGLY, dlf-fem'-bling- 
 
 Iy. ad. With diffimulation, hypo- 
 critically. 
 To DISSEMINATE, dlf-fem'-I-nate. 
 
 v. a. To fcatter as feed, to fpread 
 
 every way. 
 DISSEMINATION, dh'-sem-I-na"- 
 
 fhu.i. f. The aft of fcattering like 
 
 feed. 
 DISSEMINATOR, dlf-fem'-I-na-tur. 
 
 f. He that fcatters, a fpreader. . 
 DISSENSION, dff-fen'-fhun. f. Dif- 
 
 agreement, ftrife, contention, breach 
 
 or union. 
 DISSENSIOUS, dlf-fen'-Ms. a. Dif- 
 
 pofed to difcord, contentious. 
 To DISSENT, dlf-fent'. v. n. To 
 
 difagree in opinion ; to differ, to be 
 
 of a contrary nature. 
 DISSENT, dlf-fent'. f. Difagree. 
 
 ment, difference of opinion, decla-- 
 
 ration of difference of opinion. 
 DISSENTANEOUS, dff-fin-ta'- 
 
 nyus. a. Difagreeable, inconfiltent, 
 
 contrary. 
 DISSENTER, dlf-fen'-tir. f. One 
 
 that difagrees, or declares his dif- 
 
 agreement from an opinion ; one 
 
 who, for whatever reafons, refufes 
 
 the communion of the Englifh,- 
 
 church. 
 DISSENTIENT, dif-fin'-mcat. a. 
 
 Declaring difient. 
 DISSERTATION, dlf-fer-ta'-nmn. 
 
 f. A difcourfe. 
 To DISSERVE, dlf-ferv'. v. a. To 
 
 do injury to, to harm. 
 DISSERVICE, dlf-fer'-vis. f. In- 
 jury, mifchief. 
 DlSSERVICKABLE.dlf-fer'-vIs-abJ. 
 
 a. Injurious, mifchievnus. 
 DISSEKVICEABLENESS, dlf-fir'- 
 
 vfs-abl-res. f. Injury, harm, hurt. 
 To D1SSET TLE, di!-iet'l. v. a. To 
 
 unfctUc.
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 To DISSEVER, dif-fev'-ur. v. a. To 
 cut in two, to break, to divide, to 
 difunite. 
 
 D1SS1DENCE, dls'-si-dens. f. Dif- 
 cord, difagreement. 
 
 DISSIDENT, diY-tl-dent. f. A dif- 
 fenter. 
 
 DISSILIENCE, dff.stt'-yens. f. The 
 adl of ftarting afunder. 
 
 DISSILIhNT, dlf-ifr-ye-nt. a. Start- 
 ing afunder, burfting in two. 
 
 DISSILITION, dif-sil-hh'-un. f. The 
 act of burlUng in two ; of itarthig 
 different ways. 
 
 DISSIMILAR, dlf-slm'-il-cr. a. Un- 
 like, ]ieterogeneous. 
 
 DISSIMILARITY, d!f-sim Il-ar'-y- 
 ty. f. Unlikenefs, diffimilitude. 
 
 DISSIMILITUDE, dif-siin-mi!'-y- 
 tud. f. Unlikenefs, want of re- 
 femblance. 
 
 DISSIMULATION, dlf-slm-fi-!*'- 
 Mn. f. -The ad of diffembling, 
 hypocrify. 
 
 DISSIPABLE, dh'-fy-pabl.a. Eafily 
 fcattered. 
 
 To DISSIPATE, dL'-fy-pate. v. a. j 
 To leaner every where, to difpcrfe ; : 
 to fcatter the attention ; to fpend a ! 
 fortune. 
 
 DISSIPATION, dlf-fy'-pa'-Mn. f. 
 The ad of difperfion ; the Itate of 
 being dilperfed ; fcattered attention, j 
 
 To DISSOCIATE, dif-fo'-fhy-ate 
 v. a. To feparate, to difunite, to part, \ 
 
 DlSSOJIAriON,dIf-f6-foy-a'-ihun. 
 f. A feparation, a difunion. 
 
 DISSOLVABLE, diz-za 1-vabl. a. 
 Capable of difiolution. 
 
 DISSOLUBILITY, dif-f6l-lu-Ml'-y- 
 ty. f. Liabienefs to fuffer a difunion 
 of parts. 
 
 DISSOLUBLE, d!s'-f&-!fibl. a. Ca- 
 pable of feparation of one part from 
 another. 
 
 To DISSOLVE, dlz-zolv'. v. a. To 
 deftroy the form of any thing by 
 difuniting the parts ; to loofe, to 
 break the ties of any thing ; to 
 break up affemblies ; to break an en- 
 chantment; to be relaxed by pleafure. 
 
 To DISSOLVE, diz-zolv'. v. n. To 
 be melted ; to fall to nothing ; to 
 melt away in pleafure. 
 voi/. I, 
 
 DISSOLVENT, dfz.z61'-vint. a: 
 Having the power of diflblving or 
 melting. 
 
 DISSOLVENT, dfz-z&'-vint.f. The 
 power of difuniting the parts of an/ 
 thing. 
 
 DISSOLVER, d!z-z6r-vur. f. That 
 which has the power of diflblvW. 
 
 D1SSOLVIBLE, diz-z&l'-vibl. a. 
 Liable to perifh by diflblution. 
 
 DISSOLUTE, dis'.fc-lfit. a. Loofe, 
 wanton, debauched. 
 
 DISSOLUTELY, dfs'-ft-lut-If ad. 
 Loofely, in debauchery. 
 
 DISSOLUTENESS, d{ 5 '-f6-lut-nes. 
 f. Loofenefs, laxity of manners, de- 
 bauchery. 
 
 DISSOLUTION, dif-fo-lu'-fhun. f. 
 The a& of liquefying by heat or 
 moillure ; the itate of being lique- 
 fied j deftruclion of any thing by the 
 feparation of it's parts ; death, the 
 refolution of the body into it's con- 
 ftituent elements ; deftruftion ; the 
 aft of breaking up an aflembly ; 
 'ojfenefs of manners. 
 
 DISSONANCE, dis'-fo-nans. f. A 
 mixture of harfh, unb.armonious 
 founds. 
 
 DISSONANT, diY-fo-nant. a. Harfh, 
 unharmonious ; incongruous, dif- 
 agreeing. 
 
 To DISSUADE, dlf-fwa'de. v. a. To 
 divert by reafoa or importunity from, 
 any thing. 
 
 D1SSUADER, dlf-fwa'-dur. f. He 
 that di/Tuades. 
 
 DISSUASION, dif-fwa'-zhun. f. Ur- 
 gency of reafon or importunity 
 agninft any thing. 
 
 DISSUASIVE, dff-fwa'-siV. a. De- 
 hortatory, tending to perfuade againfl. 
 
 DISSUASIVE, dlf-fwa'-slv. f. Ar- 
 gument to turn the mind off from 
 any purpofe. 
 
 DISSYLLABLE, dls'.sfl-labl. f. A 
 word of two fyllables. 
 
 DISTAFF, dls'-iaf.f. The ftaff from 
 which the flax is drawn in fpinning ; 
 it is uled as an emblem of the fe- 
 male fex. 
 
 To DISTAIN, dff-ta'ne. v. a. To 
 ftain, to tinge ; to blot, to fully 
 with infamy. 
 
 p * CIS-
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 DISTANCE, dis'-tans. f. Diftance 
 is (pace confidered between any two 
 beings ; remotenefs in place ; the 
 fpace kept between two antagoniits 
 in fencing ; a fpace marked on the 
 courfe where horfes run ; fpace of 
 time; remotenefs in time; refpeft, 
 diftant behaviour ; retraction of 
 kindnefs, referve. 
 
 To DISTANCE, dL'-tans. v. a. To 
 place remotely, to throw off from 
 the view ; to leave behind ac a race 
 the length of a diilance. 
 DISTANT, dis'-tAnt. a. Remote in 
 place ; remote in time either paft or 
 future ; referred ; not obvious. 
 DISTASTE, dlf-ta'lle. f. Difgull; 
 
 diflike; alienation of affeftion. 
 To DISTASTE, dlf-ta'fte. v. a. To 
 11 the mouth with naufeoufnefs ; 
 to diflike, to loath ; to offend, to 
 difguft. 
 
 DISTASTEFUL, dlf-ta'ftc-ffil. a. 
 Naufeous to the palate, difgulling ; 
 offenfive, unpleafing. 
 DISTASTEFULNESS,d{f-ta'fte-ful- 
 nes. f. Difagrceablenefs tothetafte. 
 DISTEMPER, dlf-tem'-pur. f. A 
 difeafe, a malady ; bad conftitution 
 of mind ; depravity of inclination ; 
 uneafinefs. 
 
 To DISTEMPER, dlf-teV-pur. v a. 
 To difeafe ; to disorder; to difturb ; 
 to deilroy temper or moderation. 
 DISTEMPERATE,Gir-tem'-re.iate. 
 
 a. Immoderate. 
 
 DISTEMPERATURE, dlf-tem'-pe- 
 
 ra-tur. f. Intemperatenefs, e*cefs 
 
 of heat or cold ; perturbation of the 
 
 mind. 
 
 To DISTEND, dlf- tend', v. a. To 
 
 ftrctch out in breadth. 
 DISTENT, dii-tent'. f. The fpace 
 through, which any thing is fpread. 
 D1STEN TION, d{f-teV-(hun. f. The 
 aft of ftretching in breadth ; breadth, 
 fpace occupied. 
 DISTICH, dL'-tlk. f. A couplet, a 
 
 couple of lines in verfe. 
 To DISTIL, dif..tli'. v. n. To drop, 
 to fall by drops ; to flow gently and 
 filently ; to ufe a Rill. 
 To DISTIL, djf-tir. v. a. To let fall 
 io drops ; to draw by Uiilillation, 
 
 DISTILLATION, dlf-tiMa'-Mn. f. 
 The aft of dropping, or falling in 
 drops ; the aft of pouring out in 
 drops ; that which falls in drops ; 
 the aft of diftilling by fire; the fub- 
 ftance drawn by the itill. 
 
 DISTILLATORY, dlf-ill'-la-tfir-f-. 
 a. Belonging to diftillation. 
 
 DISTILLER, dlf-tll'-Ifir. f. One 
 who praftifes the trade of diftilling; 
 one who makes perr.iciuus inflam- 
 matory (pints. 
 
 DISTILLERY, dlf-tll' -er-y.-f. The 
 rlace where a diililler carries on his 
 bufinefs. 
 
 DISTILMENT.cir.tH'-nient. f. That 
 which is drawn by dillillation. 
 
 DISTINCT, dlf-ilngkt'. a. Different; 
 apart ; clear, unconfufed ; marked 
 out, fptcified. 
 
 DISTINCTION, dlf-tlngk'.Qifin. f. 
 Note of difference ; honourable 
 note of fuperiority ; that by which 
 one differs from another ; divifion 
 into different parts ; notation of 
 difference between things feemingly 
 the fame. 
 
 DISTINCTIVE, dif-ilngk'-tlv. a. 
 That which makes diilinclion or dif- 
 ference ; having the power to dif- 
 tinguifli. 
 
 DISTINCTIVELY, dif-tlngk'-tiv- 
 ly ad. In right order, not confufcdly. 
 
 DISTINCTLY, dlf-tlngkt'-ly. ad. 
 Not confufedly ; plainly, clearly. 
 
 DISTINCTNESS, dlf-tiogkt'-nAs. f. 
 Nice obfervation of the difference 
 between things ; fuch feparation of 
 things as mak-js them cafy to be 
 obferved. 
 
 To DISTINGUISH, dlf-ting'-glfli. 
 v. a. To note the diverfuy of things; 
 to feparate from others by fome 
 mark of honour ; to divide by pro- 
 per notes of diverfny ; to know one 
 from another by any mark ; to dif- 
 cern critically, to judge; to conlH- 
 tute difference, to fpecif.cate ; to 
 make known or eminent. 
 
 To DISTINGUISH, d!f-t!ng'-gwi(h, 
 v. n. To make diilinftion, to find 
 or (how the difference. 
 
 DISTINGUISHABLE, dif-ting'- 
 
 gwllh-cbl. a. Capable of b.-ing 
 
 diflin.
 
 D I S 
 
 D I S 
 
 diftinguilhed ; worthy of note, wor- 
 thy of resjard. 
 
 DISTINGUISHABLY, 'dlf-ting'- 
 gwifh-ab-ly. ad. Jn a manner to be 
 diflinguifhed. 
 
 DISTINGUISHED, dlf-ting'-gwKht. 
 part. a. Eminent, extraordinary. 
 
 DISTINGUISHER, dlf-tlng'-gwlfh- 
 ur. f. A judicious obferver, one 
 that accurately difcerns one thing 
 from another; he that feparates one 
 thing from another by proper marks 
 ofdiverfity. 
 
 DJSTINGUISHINGLY, dlf-tlng'- 
 
 gwlm-ing-ly. ad. With diftindion. 
 
 D1STINGU1SHMENT, dff-tlng'- 
 
 gwilh-ment. f, Diftindion, obferv- 
 
 ation of difference. 
 
 To DISTORT, dif-ta'rt. v. a. To 
 writhe, to twift, to deform by irre- 
 gular motions ; to put out of the 
 true direction or pofture ; to wreft 
 from the true meaning. 
 
 DISTORTION, dif-ta'r-fhun. f. Ir- 
 regular motion by which the face 
 is writhed, or the parts difordered. 
 
 To DISTRACT, dif-trakt'. v. a. 
 To pull different ways at once; to 
 feparate, to divide ; to perplex ; to 
 make mad. 
 
 DISTRACT, diftrakt'. a. Diilrad- 
 ed, mad. 
 
 DISTRACTEDLY, dlf-trak'-teJ-ly. 
 ad. Madly, frantickly. 
 
 D1STRACTEDNESS, dlf-trak'-ted- 
 nes. f. The ftate of being diftrad- 
 ed, madnefs. 
 
 DISTRACTION, dlf-trak'-fhun. f. 
 Confufion, ftate in which the atten- 
 tion is called different ways ; per- 
 turbation of mind ; franticknefs, 
 ]ofs of the wits ; tumult, difference 
 of fentiments. 
 
 DISTRACT1VE, dif-trak'-tlv. a. 
 Cauiing perplexity. 
 
 To DISTRAIN, cif-tra'ne. v. a. To 
 feize. 
 
 To DISTRAIN, dif-tra'ne. v. n. To 
 onake feizure. 
 
 DISTRA1NER, dlf-tri'-nfir. f. He 
 that feizes. 
 
 DISTRAINT, d!f-tra'nt. f. Seizure. 
 
 DISTRAUGHT, dif-tra't. part. a. 
 Diflraaed. Little ufed. 
 
 DISTRESS, dlf-tris'. f. The aft 6f 
 making a legal feizure ; a compul- 
 
 fion, by which a man is afTured to 
 appear in court, or to pay a debt ; 
 the thing feized by law ; calamity, 
 
 mifery, misfortune. 
 To DISTRESS, dlf-treY. v. a. To 
 
 profecute by law to a feizure; to 
 
 harafs, to make miferable. 
 DISTRESSFUL, dif-tres'-ful. a. Full 
 
 of trouble, full of mifery. 
 To DISTRIBUTE, dlf-trlb'-ut. v. a. 
 
 To divide amongft more than two, 
 
 to deal out. 
 DISTRIBUTER, dIf-trIb'-&-tur. f. 
 
 One who deals out any thing, a dif- 
 
 penfer. 
 DISTRIBUTION, dlf-tri-bu'-ftun. 
 
 f. The ad of diitributing or dealing 
 
 out to others; ad of giving in 
 
 charity. 
 DISTRIBUTIVE, dif-trib'-u-tlv. a. 
 
 AfTigning to each their proper por-> 
 
 tions. 
 DISTRIBUTIVELY, dif-trlb'-u-tjv- 
 
 ly. ad. By diibibution j fmgly , 
 
 particularly. 
 
 DISTRICT, <i{s'-tr{kt. f. The cir- 
 cuit within which a man may be 
 
 compelled to appearance ; circuit 
 
 of authority, province ; region, 
 
 country, territory. 
 To DISTRUST, dff-trufl'. v. a. To 
 
 regard with diffidence, not to truft. 
 DISTRUST, di'f-truft'. f. Lofs of 
 
 credit, lofs of confidence, fufpicion. 
 DISTRUSTFUL, dif-truft'-fiul. a. 
 
 Apt to diftruft, fufpicious ; diffident 
 
 of himfelf, timorous. 
 DISTRUSTFULLY, dlf-truft'-fuMf. 
 
 ad. In a ditlruftful manner. 
 DISTRUSTFULNISS,di T t-trufi'-ful~ 
 
 re5. f. The ftate of being diftruil- 
 
 ful, want of conftdtnce. 
 To DISTURB, dif-turb'. v. a. To 
 
 perplex, to difquiet; to put into ir- 
 regular motions ; to interrupt, to 
 
 hinder. 
 DISTURB, dif-turb'. f. Confufion, 
 
 tumultuary emotion. 
 DISTURBANCE, dlf-tir'-bans. f. 
 
 Interruption of tranquillity; con- 
 
 fufion, diforder ; tumult. 
 DISTURBER, dif-tur'-bir. f. A vi- 
 t t 2 olator
 
 D I V 
 
 D 1 V 
 
 olator of peace, he that caufes tu- 
 mults ; he that caufes perturbation 
 of mind. 
 To DISTURN, dlf-tirn'. v. a. To 
 
 turn off. Not ufed. 
 DISVALUATION,<Hf-val-u a'-ft&n. 
 f. Difgrace, diminution of reputa- 
 tion. 
 
 To DISVALUE, dlf-val'-i. v.a. To 
 undervalue. 
 
 DISUNION, dif.u'-nyun. f. Sepa- 
 ration j disjunction; breach of con- 
 cord. 
 
 To DISUNITE, dif-u-r,i'te. v. a. To 
 feparate, to divide ; to part friends. 
 
 To DISUNITE, dlf-u-iii'te. v. n. To 
 fall afunder, to become feparate. 
 
 DISUNITY, dlf-u'-nl-ty. f. A ftate 
 of actual feparation. 
 
 To DISVOUCH, dlf-vou'tft. v. a. 
 To deflroy the credit of, to contra- 
 dict 
 
 DISUSAGE, dlf-u'-zldzh. (. The 
 gradual ceflation of ufe or cuflom. 
 
 DISUSE, dif-u's. f. Ceffation of 
 ufe, want of practice; ceflation of 
 cuftom. 
 
 To DISUSE, dif-u'z. v. a. To ceafe 
 to make ufe of; to difaccuflom. 
 
 DITATION, di-ta'-fhun. f. The 
 aft of enriching. 
 
 DITCH, dltfli'. f. A trench cut in 
 the ground ufaally between fitlds ; 
 any long narrow receptacle cf wa 
 ter ; the moat with which a town 
 is furrounded. 
 
 To DITCH, dliih'. v. a. To make a 
 ditch. 
 
 DITCH DELIVERED, dWh'-dA- 
 Hv'-urd. a. Brought forth in a ditch 
 
 DITCH-DOG, dltfli'-dog. f. A 
 dead dog taken ouc of a ditch. 
 
 DITCHER, cililh'-ur. f. One who 
 digs ditches. 
 
 DlTHYRAMBiCK, dLh y-ram'- 
 blk. f. A fong in honour of Bac- 
 chus; any poem written with wud- 
 nefs. 
 
 DITTANY, dii'-ti-r.y. f. An herb. 
 
 DITT1ED, iH.'-tyd. f. Sung, adapt- 
 ed to mufick. 
 
 DITTY, dh'-ty. f. A pocra to be 
 fung, a fong. 
 
 DIVAN, dl via', f. The council of 
 
 the Oriental princes ; any council 
 afi'embled. 
 
 To DIVARICATE, dl var 1 y-kate. 
 v. n. To be parted into two. 
 
 To DIVARICATE, di-var'-y-kate. 
 v. a. To divide into two 
 
 DIVARICATION, dl var-y-ka'- 
 fhuu. f. Partition into two ; divi- 
 fion of opinions. 
 
 To DIVE, di've. v. n. To fink vo- 
 luntarily under water ; to go deep 
 into any queftion, or fcience. 
 
 To DIVE, dl've. v. a. To explore 
 by diving. 
 
 To DIVELL, dl-ve,'. v. a. To fepa- 
 rate ; to pull afunder. 
 
 DIVER, di'-vur. f. One that finks 
 voluntarily under water ; one that 
 goes under water to fearch for any 
 thing; he that enters deep into 
 knowledge or ftudy. 
 
 To DIVERGE, di-ver'dzh. v. n. To 
 tend various ways from one point. 
 
 DIVERGENT, di-vAr 1 dzl A-.t. a. 
 Tending to various parts from one 
 point. 
 
 DIVERS, di'-verz. a. Several, fun- 
 dry, more than one. 
 
 DIVERSE, di'-vArs. a. Different 
 from another ; different from itlelf, 
 multiform ; in different directions. 
 
 DIVERSIFICATION, di-vir.fy-fl- 
 ka'-fliun. f. The ad of changing 
 forms or qualities ; variation, vari- 
 egation ; variety of forms, multi- 
 formity ; change, alteration. 
 
 To DIVERSIFY, dy-ver' fy-fy. v. a. 
 To make different /rom another, to 
 diftinguifh ; to make different from 
 itfelf, to variegate. 
 DIVERSION, dy Ver'.fhin. f. The 
 ad of tu ning any thing off from it's 
 ecu f'. 1 ; tlie caufe by which any 
 tiling is turned- from it*? proper 
 courle or tendency ; fport, fome- 
 thing that unbtnds the mind ; in 
 war, the aft or purpole of drawing 
 the enemy off from fome defign, by 
 threatening or attacking a diitant 
 part. 
 
 DIVERSITY, dy vAr'-,i ty. f. Dif- 
 ference, d-ffimilitude, variety. 
 DIVERSLY, dl' verf-ly. ad. In dif- 
 ferent ways, varioufly. 
 
 To
 
 D I V 
 
 D I V 
 
 To DIVERT, dl-vert'. r. a. To 
 turn off from any direction or courfe ; 
 to draw forces to a different part ; 
 to withdraw the mind ; to pleafe, 
 to exhilarate. 
 
 DIVERTER, di-ver'-tur. f. Any 
 thing that diverts or alleviates. 
 
 To DIVERTISE, dlv.er-ti'ze. v. a. 
 To pleafe, to exhilarate, to divert. 
 
 D1VERTISEMENT, dl-ver'-tlz- 
 ment. f. Diverfion, delight. 
 
 DIVERT1VE, dl-ver'-tlv. a. Re- 
 creative, amufive. 
 
 To DIVEST, di-veft'. v. a. To ftrip, 
 to make naked. 
 
 DIVESTURE, di-ves'-tur. f. The 
 aft of putting off. 
 
 DIVIDABLE, dl-vi'-dabl. a. That 
 may be feparated. 
 
 DIV1DANT, di-vl' dant. a. Dif- 
 ferent, feparate. Not ufed. 
 
 To DIVIDE, di-vi'de. v. a. To 
 part one whole into different pieces ; 
 to feparate ; to difunite by difcord ; 
 to deal out, to give in fhares. 
 
 To DIVIDE, di-vl'de. v. n. To part, 
 to funder, to break friendlhip. 
 
 DIVIDEND, dlv'-i-dend. f. A (hare, 
 the part allotted in divifion j divi- 
 dend is the number given to be 
 parted or divided. 
 
 DIVIDER, dl-vi'-dur. f. Sfhat which 
 parts any thing into pieces ; a dif- 
 tributer, he who deals out to each 
 his mare ; a difuniter ; a particular 
 kind of comnaffes. 
 
 DIVIDUAL, dl-vld'-u-al. a. Di- 
 ' vided, fhared or participated in com- 
 mon with others. 
 
 DIViNATION, d!v-y-na'-mun. f. 
 Prediction or foretelling of future 
 things. 
 
 DIVINE, div-vi'ne. a. Partaking 
 of the nature of God ; proceeding 
 from God, not natural, not human ; 
 excellent in a fupreme degree ; pre- 
 fageful. 
 
 DIVINE, d!v-vi'ne. f. A minifter 
 of the gofpel, a prieft, a clergyman ; 
 a man {killed in divinity, a theolo- 
 gian. 
 To DlVlNE, dfv-vi'ne. v. a. To 
 
 forete!, to foreknow. 
 To DIVINE, div-vj'oe. v. n. To 
 
 utter prognofKcation j to feel pre- 
 fages ; to conjecture, to guefs. 
 
 DIVINELY, djv-vt'ne-lf. ad. By 
 the agency or influence of God ; ex- 
 cellently ; in the fupreme degree ; 
 in a manner noting a deity. 
 
 DIVINENESS, div-vl'ne-nes. f. Di- 
 vinity, participation of the divine 
 nature ; excellence in the fupreme 
 degree. 
 
 DIVINER, div-vl'-nir. f. One that 
 profeffes divination, or the art of re- 
 vealing occult things by fnperna- 
 tural means ; conjefturer, guefTer. 
 
 D1VINERESS, div-vi'ne-res. f. A 
 prophetefs. 
 
 DIVINITY, div-vin'-y-ty. f. Par- 
 ticipation of the nature and excel- 
 lence of God, deity, godhead ; the 
 Deity, the Supreme Being ; ce- 
 leftial being; the fcience of divine 
 thir.gs; theology. 
 
 DIVISIBLE, div-viV-ibl. a. Ca- 
 pable of being divided into parts, 
 feparable. 
 
 DIVISIBILITY, div-viVy-biT-^tyv 
 f. The quality of admitting divifion. 
 
 DIVISIBLENESS, div-vlz'-ibl-nes, 
 f. Divisibility. 
 
 DIVISION, dlv-vizh'-un. f. The 
 aft of dividing any thing into parts ; 
 the ftate of being divided ; that by 
 which any thing is kept apart, par- 
 tition ; the part which is feparated 
 from the reil by dividing ; difuniorr, 
 difference ; parts into which a dif- 
 courfe is diftributed ; fpace between 
 the notes of mufick, juit time; in 
 arithmetick, the feparatkm or part- 
 ing of any number or quantity given, 
 into any parts affigned. 
 
 DIVISOR, dlv-vi'-zur. f. The num- 
 ber given, by which the dividend is 
 divided. 
 
 DIVORCE, div-vo'rfe. f. The le- 
 gal feparation of hufband and wife ; 
 feparation* difuniosi ; the fentence 
 by which a marriage is diffotved. 
 
 To DIVORCE, div-v&'rfe. v. a. To 
 feparate a hufband or wife from the 
 other ; to force afunder, to feparate 
 by violence. 
 
 DIVORCEMENT, div-v6'rfe-rnent. 
 
 f. Divorce, feparation of marriage. 
 
 ft.
 
 DOC 
 
 D O D 
 
 DIVORCER, div-vS'r-fur. 1. The 
 perfon or caufe which produces di- 
 vorce or Teparation. 
 
 DIURETICK, di-u-ret'-ik. a. Hav- 
 ing the power to provoke urine. 
 
 DIURNAL, di-ir'-nal. a. Re- 
 lating to the day ; conflicting the 
 day ; performed in a day ; daily. 
 
 DIURNAL, di-ur'-nal. f. A jour- 
 nal, a day-book. 
 
 DIURNALLY, di-ut'-nal-y. ad. Dai- 
 ly, every day. 
 
 DIUTURNITY, dl-u-tur'-ni-ty. f. 
 Length of duration. 
 
 To DIVULGE, div-vul'dzh. v. a. 
 To publifh, make publick ; to pro- 
 claim. 
 
 D1VULGER, dlv-vul'-dzhur. f. A 
 publifher. 
 
 D1VULS10N, dl-vul'-lhun. f. The 
 ad of plucking away. 
 
 To D1ZEN, dl'zn. v. a. To drefs, 
 to deck. 
 
 DIZZINESS, diz'-zy-nes. f. Gid- 
 dinefs, 
 
 DIZZY, diz'-zy. a. Giddy, caufing 
 giddinefs ; thoughtlefs. 
 
 To DIZZY, diz' zy. v. a. To whirl 
 round, to make giddy. 
 
 To DO, do', v. a. To pradifc or 
 ad any thing good or bad ; to per- 
 form, to achieve ; to execute, to 
 difcharge ; to nnifli,to end ; to con- 
 clude, to fettle. 
 
 To DO, do', v. n. To aft or behave 
 in any manner well or ill ; to make 
 an end, to conclude ; to ceafe to be 
 concerned with, to ceafe to care 
 about ; to fare, to be with regard to 
 ficknefs or health, as, how do you 
 do ? To do is ufed for any verb to 
 fave the repetition of the word, as, 
 1 fhall come, but if I do not, go 
 away, that is if I come not; Do is 
 a word of vehement command, or 
 earneit requeft, as help me, do ; 
 make hafte, do. 
 
 To DOAT. See To DOTE. 
 
 DOCIBLE, dos'-slbl. a. Tradable, 
 docile, esfy to be taught. 
 
 DOCIBLENESS, dos'-slbl-nes. f. 
 Teachableness, docility. 
 
 DOCILE, d<Y '-!!. a. Teachable, 
 eafily intruded, traceable. 
 
 DOCILITY, d6-sll'-ly-ty. f. Apt- 
 nefs to be taught, readinefs to learn. 
 
 DOCK, dAk'. f. An herb ; the ftump 
 of the tail, which remains after dock- 
 ing ; a place where water is let in or 
 out at pleafure, where flaips are built 
 or laid up. 
 
 To DOCK, dok'. v.a. To cut off a 
 tail ; to cut any thing fhort ; to cut 
 oft" a reckoning ; to lay the (hip in 
 a dock. 
 
 DOCKET, d&k'-it. f. A diredion 
 tied upon goods, a fummary of a 
 larger writing. 
 
 DOCKYARD, dok'-yard. f. A place 
 furnifhed with decks for conftrurt- 
 in or repairing (hips, a naval arlenal. 
 
 DOCTOR, dAk'-tur. f. One that 
 has taken the higheft degree in the 
 faculties of divinity, law, or phy- 
 fick ; in fome univerfities they have 
 doctors of mufick ; a phyfician, one 
 who undertakes the cure of dileafe?. 
 
 To DOCTOR, dik'-tur. v. a. To 
 phy'fick, to cure. 
 
 DOCTORAL, d6k'-t6 rat. a. Re. 
 lating to the degree of a doflor. 
 
 DOCTORALLY, .'ok'-ti ral-v. ad. 
 In manner of a doftcr. 
 
 DOCTORATE, dik'-ti-rt't. 7 f 
 
 DOCTORSHIP, d6k r nur-mlp. j T 
 
 .M'lie rank cf a dodor. 
 
 DOCTRINAL, dok'-trl-ral. a. Con- 
 taining doctrine ; pertaining to th 
 adl or means of teaching. 
 
 DOCTRINAL, dok'-trl-nal.f. Some- 
 thing that is part of doctrine. 
 
 DOCTRINALLY, dok'-trl-nil-if. 
 ad. In the fo/m of dodrine, poli- 
 tively. 
 
 DOCTRINE, dok'-trln. f. The 
 principles or pofuions of any feel or 
 mailer ; the acl of teaching. 
 
 DOCUMENT, dok'-u-ment. f. Pre- 
 cept, initrudion, diredion. 
 
 DODDER, dod'-dur. f. A plant 
 which winds itfclf about other plants, 
 and draws the chief part of it's 
 nourifliment from them. 
 
 DODDERED, dod'-durd. a. Over- 
 grown with dodder, covered with 
 fupercrefcent plants. 
 
 DODECAEDRON,d6-de-ka-e"-dr6n. 
 
 f. A fclid with twelve equal fides. 
 
 DO-
 
 DOG 
 
 D O I 
 
 ! PODECAGON, do-dek'-a-g6n. f. 
 
 A figure of twelve fides. 
 DODECATEMORION, d6-dy-kat- 
 y-mo'-ry-on. f. The twelfth part. 
 To DODGE, dod'zh. v. n. To ufe 
 craft ; to fhift place as another ap- 
 proaches ; to play fad and loofe, to 
 raife expectations and difappoint 
 them. 
 DOOM AN, dod'-man. f. The name 
 
 of a fi(h. 
 DOE, do', f. A flic-deer, the female 
 
 of a buck. 
 
 i DOE, do', f. A feat, what a man has 
 to do. , 
 
 i DOER,do'-ur. f. One that does any 
 
 thing good or bad. 
 i DOES, duz'. The third perfon of 
 
 Do, for DOTH. 
 
 To DOFF, doF. v. a. To ftrip ; to 
 put away, to get rid of; to delay, 
 to refer to another time. Obfolete. 
 DOG, dog', f. A domeftick animal 
 remaikably various in his fpecies; 
 a conftellation called Sirius, or Ca- 
 nicula, rifmg and fetting with the 
 fun during the dog days ; a re- 
 proachful name for a man. 
 To DOG, dog', v. a. To follow any 
 . one, watching him with an infidious 
 
 defign. 
 
 DOG-TEETH, d6g'-teth. f. The 
 teeth in the human head next to the 
 grinders, the eye-teeth. 
 DOG-TRICK, dog'-tiik. f. An ill 
 
 turn, furly or brutal treatment. 
 DOGBANE, do^-bane. f. A herb. 
 DOGCRIAR, dog'-brl-ur. f. The 
 
 briar that bears the hip. 
 DOGCHEAP, dog'-tlhe'p. a. Cheap 
 
 as degfmeat. 
 
 ' DOGDAYS,dog'-daze. f. The days 
 in which the dogftar rifes and fet c 
 with the fun. 
 
 DOGE.do'dzh. f. The title of the 
 . chief magiilrate of Venice and 
 
 Genoa. 
 
 DOGFISH, dog'-flfli. f. A (hark 
 DOGFLY, dog'-fly. f. A voracious 
 
 biting fly. 
 DOGGED, dog'-gid. a. Sullen, four 
 
 morofe, ill-humoured, gloomy. 
 DOGGEDLY, dog'-g!d-ty. ad. Sul- 
 lenly, gloomily. 
 
 DOGGEDNESS, d6g'-gld-nes. f. 
 
 Gloom of mind, fullennefs. 
 DOGGER, d6g'-gur. f. A fmall 
 
 fhip with one maft. 
 DOGGEREL, dog'-grel. a. Vile, 
 
 defpicable, mean : ufed of verfes. 
 DOGGEREL, dog'-grel. f. Mean, 
 
 worthlefs verfes. 
 DOGGISH, dog'-gllh. a. Currifli, 
 
 brutal. 
 DOGHEARTED, dog'-hir-tld. a. 
 
 Cruel, pitilefs, malicious. 
 DOGHOLE,dog'-h61e. f. A vile hole. 
 DOGKENNEL, dog'-ken-nil. f. A 
 
 little hut or houfe for dogs. 
 DOGLOUSE, d6g / -loufe. f. An in- 
 
 fedl that harbours on dogs. 
 DOGMA, ciog'-ma. f. Eftablifhed 
 
 principle, fettled notion. 
 DOGMATICAL, dog-mat'-i- 7 
 
 kal. ta. 
 
 DOGMATICK, d&g-mat'-Ik. 3 
 
 Authoritative, magifterial, pofitive. 
 DOGMATICALLY, dog-mat'-I- 
 kil-y. ad. Magifterially, pofitively.' 
 DOGMATICALNESS, dog-mat'-I- 
 kal-nes. f. Magifterialnefs, mock 
 authority. 
 
 DOGMATIST, dog'-ma-tlft. f. A 
 magifterial teacher, a bold advancer 
 of principles. 
 
 To DOGMATIZE, d6g'-ma-tlze. 
 v. n. To aflert pofitively ; to teach 
 magifterially. 
 DOGMATIZER, d6g'-ma-t!-z&r. f. 
 
 An aflerter, a magifterial teacher. 
 DOGROSE, dog'-roze. f. * The 
 
 flower of the hip. 
 DOGSLEEP, dog'-flep. f. Pretend- 
 
 ed fleep. 
 DOGSMEAT, d&g'z-met. f. Refufe, 
 
 vile fluff. 
 DOGSTAR, d6g'-ftar. f. The ftar 
 
 which gives name to the dogdays. 
 DOGSTOOTH, d6g'z-t6tfc. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 DOGTROT, dog'-tr6t. f. A gentle 
 
 trot like that of a dog. 
 DOGWEARY, dog-we'-ry. a. Tired 
 
 as a dog. 
 DOGWOOD, dog'-wfid. f. See 
 
 CORNELIAN -CHERRY. 
 DOILY, doi'-Iy. f. A fpecies of 
 woollen ftuff; a fmall coarfe napkin. 
 DOINGS,
 
 DOM 
 
 DON 
 
 DOINGS, d6'-Ingz. f. Things done, 
 events, tranfadlions ; feats, aclions 
 good or bad j Hjr, builie, tumult. 
 
 DO IT, doi't. f. A fmall piece of money. 
 
 DOLE, do'le. f. The ad of diftri- 
 bution or dealing ; any thing dealt 
 out or diftributed ; provifions or 
 money diftributed in charity ; grief, 
 for row, mifery. 
 
 To DOLE, do ; ie. v. a. To deal, to 
 diltribute. 
 
 DOLEFUL, d&'le-fu!. a. Sorrowful, 
 expreffing grief; melancholy, afflict- 
 ed, feeling grief. 
 
 DOLEFULLY, d6'lo-ful-ty. ad. In 
 a doleful manner. 
 
 DOLEFULNESS, do'le ful-nes. f. 
 Sorrow, melancholy ; difmalnefs. 
 
 DOLESOME, d&'ie-fum. a. Melan- 
 ckoly, gloomy, difmal. 
 
 DOLESOMELY, di'le-fum-ly. ad. 
 In a dolefome manner. 
 
 DOLESOMENESS, do le-fum-nes. f. 
 Gloomy, melancholy. 
 
 DOLL, d6l'. f. A little girl's puppet 
 or baby. 
 
 DOLLAR, c'ol'-lur. f. A foreign coin 
 of different value, from about two 
 killings and fixpence to four and 
 fixpena. 
 
 DOLORIFICK. d&-lor!fMk. a. 
 That which causes grief or pain. 
 
 DOLOROUS, d61'-6-r&s. a. Sor- 
 rowful, doleful, difmal; painful. 
 
 DOLOUR, d&'-lir. f. Grief, Iorrow ; 
 lamentation, complaint. 
 
 DOLPHIN, doi'-iln. f. The name 
 of a fifh. 
 
 DOLT, do'lt. f. A heavy ftupid 
 fellow, a thickfcul. 
 
 DOLTISH, do'lt-ilh. a. Stupid, 
 mean, blockiih. 
 
 DOMAIN, do-mane, f. Dominion, 
 empire ; poffellion, eftate. 
 
 DOME, d&'rne. f. A building, a. 
 houfe, a fabrick ; a hemifphencal 
 arch, a cupola. 
 
 DOMEST1CAL, do 
 ka!. 
 
 DOMESTiCK, do-me" 
 
 Belonging to the houfe, not relating 
 to things pubiick ; private, not 
 open ; inhabiting the houfe, not 
 wild ; not foreign, inteftine. 
 
 i/-tik. _)/' 
 
 To DOMESTICATE, dA-mis'-tf. 
 kate. v. a. To make domellick, 
 to withdraw from the publick. 
 
 DOMESTICK, dfi-mis'-tlk. (. One 
 kept in the <ame houfe. 
 
 DOMICIL1AR, dAm-^-sII'-yir. f. 
 One who dwells in a place. 
 
 DOMICILIARY, dim-y-sf.'-yer-y. 
 a. Relating to the place of abode, 
 domeftick. 
 
 DOMINANT, dom'.v-nant. a. Pre- 
 dominant, prefiding, afcendant. 
 
 To DOMINATE, d6m'-y-nate. v. a. 
 To predominate, to prevail over the 
 reft, 
 
 DOMINATION, d6m-y na'-(hun. f. 
 Power, dominion ; tyranny, infolent 
 authority ; one highly exalted in 
 power, ufed of angelick beings. 
 
 DOM1NATIVE, d6m'-y-na-t{v. a. 
 Imperious, infolent. 
 
 DOM1NATOR, d6m'-> l --ni-ior. f. 
 I h? preliding power. 
 
 To DOMINEER, d6'n-y-ne'r. v. n. 
 To rule with infoience, to art with- 
 out control. 
 
 DOMINICAL, do-mln'-y-kal. a. 
 That which notes the Lord's day, 
 or Sunday. 
 
 DOMINION, d6-m!n'-yun. f. So- 
 vereign authority ; right of pof- 
 feffion or ufe, without being ac. 
 countable ; territory, region, dif- 
 tricl; predominance, afcendant ; an 
 order of angels. 
 
 DOMINO, d6m'-y-r,6. f. The habit 
 of a Venetian nobleman, a drefs 
 much ufed at mafquerades; a fort 
 of game. 
 
 DON, don', f. The Spanifh title for 
 a gentleman. 
 
 To DON, don', v. a. To put on. 
 Little ufed. 
 
 DONARY, do'-na-ry'. f. A thing 
 given to facred ufes. 
 
 DONATION, do-na'-ftiun. f. The 
 aft of giving any thing; the grant 
 by which any thing is given. 
 
 DONATIVE, doa'-i-tlvr. f. A gift, 
 a largefs, a prefent ; in law, a be- 
 nefice merely given and collated by 
 the patron to a man, without inlli- 
 tution or induction. 
 
 DONE, dun', part, patf.of the verb, Do. 
 7 DONE,
 
 DOR 
 
 JD O t 
 
 DONE, dun', interjeft. The word 
 by which a wager is concluded ; 
 when a wager is offered, he that ac- 
 cepts fays Done, or it is Done. 
 
 DONOR, do -nor. f. A giver, a be- 
 flower. 
 
 DONSHIP, don'-ftifp. f. Quality or 
 
 rank of a gentleman. 
 
 DOODLE, do'dl. f. A trifler, an 
 idler. A low word. 
 
 To DOOM, do'm. v. a. To condemn 
 to any punifhrnent, to fentence ; 
 to comn'iand judicially or authori- 
 tatively; to defline, to command 
 by uncontrollable authority. 
 
 DOOM, do'm. f. Judicial fentence, 
 judgment ; condemnation ; deter- 
 mination declared ; the ftate to 
 which one is deilined j ruin, de- 
 ftruclion. 
 
 DOOMSDAY, do'mz-da. f. The 
 day of final and univerfal judgment, 
 the laft, the great day ; the day of 
 fentence or condemnation. 
 
 DOOMSDAY-BOOK, do'mz-da- 
 buk'. f. A book made by order of 
 William the Conqueror, in which 
 the eftates of the kingdom were re- 
 giftered. 
 
 DOOR, do're. f. The gate of a houfe, 
 that which opens to yield entrance ; 
 entrance, portal ; pafTage, aveaue, 
 means of approach, ; Out of doors, 
 no mo r c to be found, fairly fent 
 away; At the door of any one, im- 
 putable, chargeable upon him ; 
 Next do6r to, approaching to, near 
 to. 
 
 DOORCASE, do're-kafe. _ f. The 
 frame in which th? door is enclofed. 
 
 DOORKEEPER, do're-ke-pir. f. 
 Porter, one that keeps the entrance 
 of a houfe. 
 
 DOQUET, d&kMt. f. A paper .con- 
 taining a warrant. 
 
 DORMANT, da'r-roant. a. Sleep- 
 ing ; in a ileeping pofture ; conceal- 
 ed, not divulged. 
 
 DORMER, da'r-mur. f. A window 
 in the roof of a houfe. 
 
 DORMITORY, da'r-ml-tur-y. f. A 
 
 place to fleep in, a room with many 
 
 beds ; a burial-place. 
 
 DORMOUSE, da'r-moui, f, A finall 
 
 animal which pafles a large part of 
 the winter in fleep. 
 
 DORN, da'rn. f. The name of a 
 fifh. 
 
 DORR, dor', f. A kind of flying in- 
 feel, the hedge-chafer. 
 
 DORSAL, di'r-sal. a. Belonging to 
 the back. 
 
 DORSEL, da'r-?}!. 7f. A pannier, a 
 
 DORSER, da'r-fur. J ba&et or ba gi 
 one of which hangs on either fide a 
 beaft of burden. 
 
 DORSIFEROUS, d6r-sff'-er- 1 
 us. I 
 
 DORSIPAROUS, d6r-sfp'-pa- f a * 
 rus. J 
 
 Having the property of bearing or 
 bringing forth on the back ; ufed 
 of plants that have the feeds on the 
 back of their leaves, as fern. 
 
 DORTURE,da'r-tur. f. A dormitory, 
 a place to fleep in. 
 
 DOSE, do'ie. f. So much of any 
 medicine as is taken at one time ; as 
 much of any thing as falls to a man's 
 lot; the utmoft quantity of ftrong 
 liquor that a man can fwallow. 
 
 To^DOSE, do'fe. v. a. To propor- 
 tion a medicine properly to the pa- 
 tient or difeafe. 
 
 DOSSIL, d6s'-stt. f. A pledget, a 
 nodule or lump of lint. 
 
 DOST, duft'. The fecond perfon of 
 Do. 
 
 DOT, dot', f. A fmall point or fpot 
 made to mark any place in a writ- 
 ing. 
 
 To DOT, d6t'. v. a. To mark with 
 fpecks. 
 
 To DOT, dot', v. n. To make dots 
 or fpots. r 
 
 DOTAGE, d&'-tldzh.'f. Lofs of un- 
 derflanding, imbecillity of mind j 
 exceffive fondnefs. 
 
 DOTAL, do'-tal. a. Relating to the 
 portion of a woman, conftituting her 
 portion. 
 
 DOTARD, d&'-tard. f. A man whofe 
 age has impaired his intellects. 
 
 DOTATION, do-ta'-lhin. f. The 
 adl of giving a dowry or portion. 
 
 To DOTE, do'te. v. n. To have 
 the intellect impaired by age or paf- 
 fion ; to be in love to extremity ; 
 To
 
 D O U 
 
 D O U 
 
 To dote upon, to regard with ex- 
 ceflive fondnefs. 
 
 DOTER, do'-tur. f. One whofe un- 
 derftanding is impaired by years, a 
 dotard ; a man fondly, \veakiy, and 
 exceflively in love. 
 
 DOTH, duth'. The third perfon of 
 Do. 
 
 DOTINGLY,d6'-tIng-ly. ad. Fondly. 
 
 DOTTARD, doi'-tard. f. A tree 
 kept low by cutting. 
 
 DOTTEREL, dii'-ter-il. f. The 
 name of a bird. 
 
 DOUBLE, dub'l. a. Two of a fort, 
 one correfponding to the other ; 
 twice as much, containing the fame 
 quantity repeated ; twofold, of two 
 kinds ; two in number ; having 
 twice the effedl or influence ; de- 
 ceitful, a&injj two parts. 
 
 DOUBLE-PLEA, dub'1-ple'. f. That 
 in which the defendant alleges for 
 himfelf two feveral matters, whereof 
 either is fuflicient to effefl his defire 
 in debarring the plaintiff. 
 
 DOUBLE-BITING, dub'l-bl'-ting. 
 a. Biting or cutting on either fide. 
 
 DOUBLE-BUTTONED, ciub'l 
 but'nd. a. Having two rows of 
 buttons. 
 
 DOUBLE-DEALER, dub'l-de'-lur.f. 
 A deceitful, fubtle, infidious fellow, 
 one who fays one thing and thinks 
 another. 
 
 DOUBLE-DEALING, dtih'l-dS'-lfng. 
 f. Artifice, diil'ur.ulation, low or 
 wicked cunning. 
 
 To DOUBLE -DIE, dub'l-dy'. v. a. 
 To die twice over. 
 
 DOUBLE-FOUNTED, dub'I-fou'n- 
 tld. a. Having two fources. 
 
 DOUBLE-HEADED, dub'I-hed'-Id. 
 a. Having the flowers growing or.e 
 to another. 
 
 To DOUBLE LOCK,dub'l-I6!v'.v.a. 
 To Ihcot the lock twice. 
 
 DOUBLE-MINDED, dub'1-mi'n-dJd. 
 a. Deceitful, infidious. 
 
 DOUBLE-TONGUED,dub'l-tung'd. 
 a. Deceitful, giving contrary ac- 
 count 6 of the fame thing. 
 
 To DOUBLE, dub'l. v. a. To en- 
 large any quantity by addition of 
 the fame quantity ; to conuin twice 
 
 the quantity ; to add one to another 
 in the lame order or parallel ; to 
 fold ; to pals round a headland. 
 
 To DOUBLE, dub'l. v. n. To in- 
 create to twice the quantity ; to en- 
 large the (lake to twice the fum in 
 play ; to wind in running. 
 
 DOUBLE, d&b'l. f. Twice the quan- 
 tity or number ; ftrong beer of twice 
 the common llrength ; a trick, a 
 fuift, an artifice ; an inferiour acior 
 who occasionally performs inftead of 
 another. 
 
 DOUBLENESS, dib'1-nes. f. The 
 ftate of being double. 
 
 DOUBLER, dub'-lur. f. Ke that> 
 doubles any thing. 
 
 DOUBLET, dub'-let. f. The inner 
 garment of a man, the waiflcoat ; 
 two, a pair. 
 
 DOUBLON, dub KYn. f. A Spanifh 
 coin containing the value of u\o 
 piftoles. 
 
 DOUBLY, dub'-!y. ad. In twice the 
 quantity, to twice the degree. 
 
 To DOUBT, doui'. v. a. To quef- 
 tion, to be in uncertainty; to fear; 
 to fufpeft ; to hefitate. 
 
 To DOUBT, dout. v. n. To hold 
 queftionable, to think uncertain ; 
 to fear, to fufpeft ; to dillruih 
 
 DOUBT, dout'. f. Uncertainty of 
 mind, fufpenfe ; queftion, point un- 
 fe:tled ; fcruple, perplexity ; fuf- 
 picion, apprehenficn of ill ; diffi- 
 culty objected. 
 
 DOUBTER, dout'-tur. f. One who 
 entertains fjruples. 
 
 DOUBTFUL, dout'-ful. a. Dubi- 
 ous ; ambiguous ; queftionable, un- 
 certain ; not fecure ; not confi- 
 dent. 
 
 DOUBTFULLY, dout'-ful-y. ad. 
 Dubioufly, irrefolutely ; ambigu- 
 oufly, with uncertainty of meaning. 
 
 DOUBTFULNESS, dput'-fai-nAs> f.. 
 Dubioufnefs; ambiguity. 
 
 DOUBTINGLY, dout'-'ing-ly. ad. 
 In a doubting manner, dubioufly. 
 
 DOUBTLESS, dout'-les. a. With- 
 out fear, without apprehenfion of 
 danger. 
 
 DOUBTLESS, doot'-lis. ad. With- 
 out doubt, unqueilionably. 
 
 DOVE,
 
 DOW 
 
 D O 
 
 DOVE, duv'. f. A wild pigeon ; a 
 
 pigeon. 
 DOVECOT, duv'-k&te. f. A fmall 
 
 building in which pigeons are bred 
 
 and kept. 
 DOVEHOUSE, duv'-hous. f. A 
 
 houfe for pigeons. 
 DOVETAIL, duv'-tale. f. A form 
 
 of joining two bodies together, 
 
 where that which is inferted has the 
 
 form of a wedge reverfed. 
 DOUGH, do', f. The pafte of bread 
 
 or ,pies, yet unbaked. 
 DOUGHBAKED, do'-bakt. a. Un- 
 
 finifhed, not hardened to perfection, 
 
 foft. 
 DOUGHTY, dou'-t. a. Brave, 51- 
 
 luftrious, eminent. Now ufed only 
 
 ironically. 
 DOUGHY, do'-y. a. Unfound, loft, 
 
 unhardened. 
 To DOUSE, dou's. v. a. To put 
 
 over head fuddenly in the water. 
 To DOUSE, dou's. v. n. To fall 
 
 fuddenly into the water 
 DOWAGER, dow'-a dzhur. f. A wi- 
 dow with a jointure ; the title given 
 
 to ladies who furvive their hufbands. 
 DOWDY, dow'-d y . f. An awkward, 
 
 ill-dreffed, inelegant woman. 
 DOWDY, dow'-dy. a. Awkward. 
 DOWER, dow'-ur. \{. That which 
 DOWERY, dow'-r^. 5 the wife bring- 
 
 eth to her hufband in marriage ; that 
 
 which the widow pofiefles ; the gifts 
 
 of a hufband for a wife ; endowment, 
 
 gift. 
 DOWERED, dow'-urd. a. Portioned, 
 
 (upplied with a portion. 
 DOWERLESS, dow'-ur-les. a. With- 
 out a fortune. 
 DOWLAS, dow'-las. f. A coarfe 
 
 kind of linen. 
 DOWN, dow'n. f. Soft feathers; 
 
 any thing that fooths or mollifies ; 
 
 foft wool, or tender hair ; the foft 
 
 fibres of plants which wing the feeds j 
 
 a large open plain or valley. 
 DOWN, dow'n. prep. Along a de- 
 
 fcent, from a higher place to a lower ; 
 
 towards the mouth of a river. 
 DOWN, dow'n. ad. On the ground, 
 
 from the height to a lower fhuation ; 
 
 (ending towards the ground ; out 
 
 of fight, below the horizon ; to a 
 total maceration ; into difgrace, into 
 declining reputation ; Up and down, 
 here and there. 
 
 DOWN, dow'n. interj. An exhort- 
 ation to deftruction or demolition. 
 
 To DOWN, dow'n. v. a. To knock 
 down, to fupprefs, R> conquer. 
 
 DOWNCAST, dow'n-kaft. a. Bent 
 down, directed to the ground. 
 
 DOWNFALL, dow'n-fal. f. Ruin, 
 fall from ftate ; a body of thing* 
 falling ; deftruction of fabricks. 
 
 DOWNFALLEN, dow'n-fa!n. part. a. 
 Ruined, fallen. 
 
 DOWNGYRED, down-dzhi'-red. a. 
 Let down in circular wrinkles. 
 
 DOWNHILL, dow'n-hil. f. Declivity, 
 defcent. 
 
 DOWNHILL, dow'n-h. a. Decli- 
 vous, defcending. 
 
 DOWNLOOKED, dow'n-lukt. a. 
 Having a dejected countenance, ful- 
 len, melancholy. 
 
 DOWNLY1NG, dow'n-ly-Ing. a. 
 About to be in travail of child- 
 birth. 
 
 DOWNRIGHT, dow-rl'te. ad. 
 Straight or right down ; in plain 
 terms; completely, without flopping 
 (hort. 
 
 DOWNRIGHT, dow'n-rite. a. Plain, 
 open, undifguifed ; directly tending 
 to the point ; unceremonious, ho- 
 neftly furly ; plain without palliation. 
 
 DOWNSITTING, dow'n-slt-tlng. f. 
 Reft, repofe. 
 
 DOWNWARD, down'.wurd. 
 
 DOWNWARDS, dow'n- 
 wurdz. 
 
 Towards the centre ; from a higher 
 fituation to a lower ; in a courfe of 
 fucceffive or lineal defcent. 
 
 DOWNWARD,dow'n-wurd. a. Mov- 
 ing on a declivity ; declivous, bend- 
 ing ; depreffed, dejected. 
 
 DOWNY, dow'-ny. a. Covered with 
 down or nap ; made of down or foft 
 feathers ; foft, tender, foothing. 
 
 DOWRE, dow'r. 7 f. A portion 
 
 DOWRY, dow'-rf . j given with a 
 wife ; a reward paid for a wife. 
 
 DOXOLOGY, d6kf-6r-6-dzhyV f, 
 A form of giving plorv to God. 
 DOXY,
 
 D R A 
 
 D R A 
 
 DOXY, dok'-fy. {. Awhore,aloofe 
 
 wench. 
 To DOZE, d<Vze. v. n. To Cumber, 
 
 to be half afleep. 
 To DOZE, c6'ze, v.a. To flupify, 
 
 to dull. 
 DOZEN, duz'n. f. The number of 
 
 twelve. 
 
 DOZINESS, d&'-zy-nes. f. Sleepi- 
 nefs, drpwfinefs. 
 DOZY, d6'-zy. a. Sleepy, drowfy, 
 
 fluggim. 
 DRAB, drib'. f, A whore, a 
 
 ftrumpet. 
 
 DRACHM, dram', f. An old Ro- 
 man coin ; the eighth part of an 
 
 ounce. 
 DRAFF, draf. f. Anything thrown 
 
 PflAFFY, draf-fy. a. Worthlefs, 
 dreggy. 
 
 DRAFT, dra'i't. a. Corrupted fofr 
 DRAUGHT. 
 
 To DRAG. drag', v. a. To pull 
 along the ground by main force ; 
 to draw any thing burdcnfomc ; 
 to draw contemptuoufljr along ; to 
 pull abouMvith violence and igno- 
 miny ; to p"ull roughly and forcibly. 
 
 To DRAG, diag'. v. n. To hang Vo 
 low as to trail or grate upon the 
 
 f round. 
 AG, drag', f. A net drawn along 
 
 the bottom of the water ; an inllru- 
 
 ment with ho ;ks to catch hold of 
 
 things under water ; a kind of car 
 
 drawn by the hand. 
 To DRAGGLE, dragl, v. a. To 
 
 make dirty by dragging on the 
 
 grout, c!. 
 ToDKAGGLE, dra-'l. v. n. To 
 
 grow dirty by being drawn along 
 
 the ground. 
 D SAG NET, drag'-nir. f. A net 
 
 which is drawn along the bottom of 
 
 the water. 
 
 DRAGJ ON, drag'-un. f. A winged 
 * fcrpcnt; a fierce violent man or 
 
 wo nan ; a conflcllation near the 
 
 North pole. 
 DRAGON1LT, drig'-un-et. f. A little 
 
 dra;gon. 
 DRAGONFLY, drag'-ua-fty. f. A 
 
 fierce fting.ng flj, 
 
 DRAGONISH, drag'-fin-Kh. a, Hav- 
 ing the form of a dragon. 
 DRAGON LIKE, drig'-un-Hke. a. 
 Furious fiery. 
 
 DRAGONSBLOOD, drag'-unz- 
 blfid. f. Akindofrefm. 
 
 DRAGONSHEAD, drag'-unz-hed- 
 f. A plant. 
 
 DRAGONTREE, drag'-un.tre. f. 
 Palmtree. 
 
 DRAGOON, dra-go'n. f. A kind of 
 foldier that ferves indifterently ei- 
 ther on horfe or foot. 
 
 To DRAGOON, dra-go'n. v. a. Ta 
 perfecute by abandoning a place to 
 the rage of foldiers. 
 
 To DRAIN, dra'ne. v. a. To draw 
 oh" gradually ; to empty by draw- 
 ing gradually away what k contains -, 
 to make quite dry. 
 
 DRAIN, drA'ne. f. The channel 
 through which liquids are gradually 
 drawn. 
 
 DRAKE, dra'ke. f. The male of the 
 duck ; a finall piece of artillery. 
 
 DRAM, dram', f. In weight the 
 eighth part of an ounce ; a fmall 
 quantity ; fuch a quantity of diftil- 
 led fpirits as is ufually drunk at 
 once ; fpirits, diltiiicd liquors. 
 
 To DRAM, dxam'. v. n. To drink 
 diftilled fpirits. 
 
 DRAMA, dra'-mi. f. A poem ac- 
 commodated to ailion, a poem in 
 which the action is not related, but 
 rsprefentcd ; a play, a comedy, a 
 tragedy. 
 
 DRAMATICAL, d/A-nsat'-y- 
 kil. 
 
 DRAMATICK, dra-mat' 
 Reprefented by action. 
 
 DRAMATICALLY, dri-mat'-y 1 - 
 
 . k4l-y. ad. Reprefentatively, by 
 reprefentation. 
 
 DRAMATIST, dram'-a-tlit. f. The 
 author of dramatick compofitions. 
 
 DRANK, drangk'. The preterite of 
 DRINK. 
 
 DRAPER, dra'-pur. f. One who 
 fells cloth. 
 
 DRAPERY, dra'-p5-ry. f. Cloth- 
 work, the trade of making cloth ; 
 cloth, fluffs of wool j the drefs of a 
 picture, or ftatne. 
 
 DRAS- 
 
 L-nsit'-y- 1 
 ii'-Ik. 1
 
 D R A 
 
 D R E 
 
 DRASTICK, dras'-t!k. a. Power- 
 ful, vigorous, efficacious. 
 
 DRAVt, dia've. Preterite of DRIVE 
 
 DRAUGH.dra'f i Refufe, fwill. 
 
 DRAUGHT, dra'ft. f. The act of 
 drinking ; a quantity of liquor 
 drunk at once ; the act of drawing 
 cr pulling carriages ; the quality of 
 being draws ; delineation, fketch ; 
 a picture drawn ; the act of (weep- 
 ing with a net ; the quantity of 
 fifties taken by once drawing the 
 net ; forces drawn off from the main 
 army, a detachment ; a fink, drain ; 
 the depth which a veflel draws, or 
 jinks into the water ; a bill drawn 
 for the payment of money. 
 
 DRAUGHTHO jSE, dra'ft-hous. f. 
 A houfe in wnich filth is depofited. 
 
 To DRAW, dra'. v. a. To pull along; 
 to pull forcibly ; to drag ; to fuck ; 
 to attract ; to inhale-; to take from" 
 a cafk ; to pull a fword from the 
 fheath ; to let out any liquid ; to 
 take bread out of the oven j to un- 
 clofe or fl;de back curtains ; to clcfe 
 or fpread curtains ; to extract 5 to 
 protract, to lengthen ; to reprefer.t 
 by picture; to form a reprefentation ; 
 to deduce as from populates ; to al- 
 lure, to entice ; to perfuade to fol- 
 low; to induce; to win, to gain; 
 to extort, to force ; to wreft, to dif- 
 tort ; to compofe, to form in writ- 
 ing; to evifcerate, to embowel ; To 
 draw in, to contract, to pull back ; 
 to inveigle, to entice ; To draw off, 
 to extract by diftillation ; to with- 
 draw, to abrtradt ; To draw on, to 
 occafion, to invite ; to caufe by de- 
 grees ; To draw over, to perfuade 
 to revolt ; To draw out, to protract, 
 to lengthen ; to pump out by infi- 
 nuation; to call to action ; to detach 
 for fervice ; to range in battle ; To 
 draw up, to form in order of battle ; 
 to form in writing. 
 
 To DRAW, dra'. v. n. To perform 
 the office of a beaft cf draught ; to 
 act as a weight ; to contract, to 
 fhiinlc ; to advance, to move ; to 
 unlheathe a weapon ; to practife the 
 art of delineation ; to take a card 
 out of the pack, to take a lot ; to 
 
 make a fore run by attraction ; To 
 draw off, to retire, to retreat; To 
 draw en, 'o advance, to approach. 
 
 DRAW, dra'. f. The act of drawing ; 
 the lot or chance drawn. 
 
 DRAWBACK, dra'-bak. f. Money 
 given back. 
 
 DRAWBRIDGE, dra'-brldzh. f. A 
 bridge made to be lifted up, to hin- 
 der or admit communication at 
 pleafure. 
 
 DRAWER, dra'-ur. f. One employed 
 in procuring water from the well; 
 o;-e whofe bufinefs is to draw li- 
 quors from the cafk ; that which, 
 has the power of attraction ; a box 
 in a cafe, out of which it is drawn at 
 pleafure ; in the plural, the part of 
 a man's drefs worn under the 
 breechea. 
 
 DRAWING, dra'-Ing. f. Delinea- 
 tion-, reprefentstion. 
 
 DRAWING-ROOM, dra'-fng-r6m. f. 
 The room in which company af- 
 fembles at court ; the company af- 
 fembled there. 
 
 To DRAWL, dra'l. v. n. To utter 
 any thing in a flow way. 
 
 DRAWN, dra'n. participle of DRAW. 
 Equal, where each party takes hi 
 own flake ; with a fword unfheath- 
 ed ; open, put afide or unclcfedy 
 evifcerated ; induced as from feme 
 motive. 
 
 DRAWWELL, dra'-wel. f. A deep 
 well, a well out of which water is 
 drawn by a long cord. 
 
 DRAY, dra'. If. Thecar 
 
 DRAYCART, dra'-kirt. > on which 
 beer is carried. 
 
 DRAYHORSE, dra'-hors. f. A 
 horfe which draws a dray. 
 
 DRAYMAN, dra-'-man. f. One that 
 attends a dray. 
 
 DRAZEL, draz'l. f. A low, mean* 
 worthless wretch. Not ufed. 
 
 DREAD, dred'. f. Fear, terrour ; 
 awe ; the perfon or thing feared. 
 
 DREAD, dred'. a. Terrible, fright- 
 ful ; awful, venerable in the higheft 
 degree. 
 
 To DREAD, dred'. v. a. To fear 
 in an exceffive degree. 
 
 To DREAD, dred'. v. n.To be in fear. 
 PREADER, 

 
 D R E 
 
 D R I 
 
 DREADER, dred'-fir. f. One that 
 lives in fear. 
 
 DREADFUL, dred'-ful. a. Terrible, 
 frightful. 
 
 DREADFULNESS, dred'-ful- nes. f. 
 Terriblenefs, frightfulnei's. 
 
 DREADFULLY, dred'-ful . ad. 
 Terribly, frightfully. 
 
 DRKADLES.S, dred'-les. a. Fearlefs, 
 unafFrighted, intrepid. 
 
 DREADLESSNESS, dred'-lef-nes. f. 
 Fearldsnefs, intrepidity. 
 
 DREAM, dre'm. (. A phantafm of 
 fieep, the thoughts of a fleepin^ 
 man ; an idle fancy. 
 
 To DREAM, dre'm. v. n. To have 
 the reprefentation of fomething in 
 fleep, to think, to imagine; to 
 thiiik idly ; to be fluggilh ; to idle. 
 
 To DREAM, dre'm. v. a. To fee 
 in a dream. 
 
 DREAMER, dre"-mur. f. One who 
 has dreams; an idle fanciful man ; 
 a mope, a man loft in wild imagin- 
 ation ; a (laggard, an idler. 
 
 DREAMLESS, dre'm-les. a. With- 
 out dreams. 
 
 DREAR, dre'r. a. Mournful, dif- 
 mal. 
 
 DREARINESS, dre'-ry-nes. f. Sor- 
 rowfulnefs, gloomincfs. 
 
 DREARY, dr-ry. a - Sorrowful, 
 diftreteful ; gloomy, difmal, horrid. 
 
 DREDGE, dredzh'. f. A kind of net. 
 
 To DREDGE, dredzh'. v. a. To 
 gather with a dredge. 
 
 DREDGER, dredzh'-ur. f. One who 
 fifties with a dpedge. 
 
 DREGGINESS, dreg'-gy-nes. f. Fui- 
 nefs of dregs or lees, feculence. 
 
 DREGGISH, dreg'-gllh. a. Foul 
 with Ices, feculent. 
 
 DREGGY, dieg'-gy. a. Contain- 
 ing dregs, conliiling of dregs, fe- 
 culent. 
 
 DREGS, dreg'z. f. The fediment of 
 liquors, the lees, the grounds; any 
 thing by which purity is corrupted ; 
 drofs, fwecpings, refufe. 
 
 To DRE N, die ne. v. n. To empty. 
 
 To DRENCH, drent'fh. v. a. To 
 foak, to fteep ; to fatarate with 
 drink or raoiilure ; to phyfick by 
 violence. 
 
 DRENCH, drint'fli. f. A draught, 
 fwill ; phyfick for a brute ; phy. 
 fick that mult be given by violence. 
 
 DRENCHER, dren'-tmur. f. One 
 that dips or fteeps any thing ; one. 
 that gives phyfick by force. 
 
 To DRESS, dres'. v. a. To clothe; 
 to adorn, to embeilifii ; to cover a 
 wound with medicaments; to curry, 
 to rub ; to prepare for any purpofe; 
 to trim, to fit any thing for ready 
 ufe ; to prepare victuals for the table. 
 
 DRESS, dres'.f. Clothes, garment; 
 the (kill of adjufting ojefs. 
 
 DRESSER, dres'-fur. f. One employ- 
 ed in putting on the clothes of an- 
 other; one employed in regulating 
 or adjurting any thing ; the bench 
 in a kitchen on which meat is pre- 
 pared for the table. 
 
 DRESSING, (JrcY-i'ng. f. The ap- 
 plication made to a fore. 
 
 DRESSING-ROOM, dres'-sing-rom. 
 f. The room in which clothes are 
 put on. 
 
 DREST, dreft'. part, from DRESS. 
 
 DREW, dro . Preterite of To DRAW. 
 
 To DRIB, drib', v. a. To crop, to 
 cut off. A cant word. 
 
 To DRIBBLE, drlb'J. v. n. To fall 
 in drops ; to fall weakly and flovvly ; 
 to flaver as a child or ideot. 
 
 To DRIBBLE, drlb'l. v. a. To throw 
 down in drops. 
 
 DRIBLET, drib'-lct. f. A fmall fum, 
 odd money in a fum. 
 
 DRIER, dii'-ur. f. That which has 
 the quality of abforbing moil'ure. 
 
 DRIFT, drift', f. Force impellent,, 
 impulfe ; violence, courfe ; any 
 thing driven at random ; any thing 
 driven or born along in a body; a 
 florm, a fhower ; a heap or ftratum 
 of any matter thrown together by 
 the wind ; tendency, or aim of ac- 
 tion ; fcope of a difcourfe. 
 
 To DRIFT, drift', v. a. To drive, 
 to urge along ; to throw together 
 on heaps. 
 
 To DRILL, drll'. v. a. To pierce 
 any thing with a drill ; to perforate, 
 to bore, to pierce ; to make a hole ; 
 to delay, to put oft'; to teach recruits 
 their exerciie. 
 
 9 DRILL,
 
 D R i 
 
 D R O 
 
 DRILL, dril'. f. An inflrument with 
 which holes are bored j an ape, a 
 baboon. 
 
 To DRINK, drlngk'. v. n. To fwal- 
 lovv liquors, to quench thirft ; to be 
 entertained with liquors ; to be an 
 habitual drunkard ; To drink to, 
 to falute in drinking. 
 
 To DRINK, drlngk'. v. a. To fwal- 
 Jow, applied to liquids ; to fuck up, 
 to abforb. 
 
 DRINK, drlngk'. f. Liquor to be 
 fwallowed, oppofed to meatj liquor 
 of any particular kind. 
 
 DRINK-MONEY, drlngk'-mun-y. f. 
 Money given to buy liquor. 
 
 DRINKABLE, dnngk'-abl. a. What 
 may be drunk. 
 
 DRINKER, drlngk'-ur. f. One that 
 drinks to excefs, a drunkard. 
 
 To DRIP, drip', v. n. To fall in 
 drops ; to have drops falling from it. 
 
 To DRIP, drip', v. a. To let fall in 
 drops ; to drop fat in roafling. 
 
 DRIP, drip', f. That which falls in 
 drops. 
 
 DRIPPING, drlp'-plng. f, The fat 
 which houfevvives gather from roait 
 meat. 
 
 DRIPPINGPAN, drlp'-plng-pan. f. 
 The pan in which the fat of roaft 
 meat is caught. 
 
 T.o DRIVE, dri've. v. a. To force 
 along by impetuous preflure; to ex- 
 pel by force from any place ; to 
 force or urge in any direction ; to 
 guide and regulate a carriage ; to 
 make animals inarch along under 
 guidance ; to clear any place by 
 forcing away what is in it ; to force, 
 to compel ; to carry on ; To drive 
 out, to expel. 
 
 To DRIVE, dri've. v. n. To go as 
 impelled by any external agent; 
 to rufn with violence ; to pafs in a 
 carriage; to tend to, to confider as 
 the fcope and ultimate defign ; to 
 aim, to ftrike at with fury. 
 
 To DRIVEL, drlv'l. v. n. To flaver, 
 to let the fpittle fall in drops ; to 
 be weak or foolim, to dote. 
 
 DRIVEL, drfv'l. f. Slaver, moifture 
 fhed from the mouth ; a fool> an 
 ideot, a driveller. 
 
 DRIVELLER, diiv'-lur. f. A fool, 
 an ideot. 
 
 DRIVEN, drlv'n. Part, of DRIVE. 
 
 DRIVER, drl'-vu-r. f. The perfon 
 or inftrument who gives any motion 
 by violence; one who drives beafts ; 
 one who drives a carriage. 
 
 To DRIZZLE, dHz'l. v. a. To ftiei 
 in fmall flow drops. 
 
 To DRIZZLE, drlz'I. v. n. To fall 
 in fhort flow drops. 
 
 DRIZZLY, driz'-ly-. a. Shedding 
 fmall rain. 
 
 DROLL, dro.'le. f. One whofe btifi- 
 nefs is to raife mirth by petty tricks, 
 ajefter, a buffoon; a farce, fome- 
 thing exhibited to raife mirth. 
 
 DROLL, dro'le. a. Merry, ludicrous. 
 
 To DROLL, drole. v. n. To jeft, 
 to play the buffoon. 
 
 DROLLERY, dro'le- dr-y. f. Idle 
 jokes ; buffoonery. 
 
 DROMEDARY, dr6m'-e-der-y. f. 
 A fort of camel. 
 
 DRONE, dro'ne. f. The bee which 
 makes no honey; a pipe of a bag- 
 pipe ; a fluggard, an idler; the 
 hum, or inflrument of humming. 
 
 To DRONE, dro'ne. v. n. To live 
 in idlenefs. 
 
 DRONISH,dro'-ni(h. a. Idle,fluggifh. 
 
 To DROOP, dro'p. v. n. To lan- 
 guifh with for row ; to faint, to 
 grow weak. 
 
 DROP, dr6p'. f. A globule of moifture, 
 as much liquor as falls at once when 
 there is not a continued ftream ; 
 diamond hanging in the ear. 
 
 DROP-SERENE, drop-fe-re"n. f. A 
 diieafe of the eye, occafioning blind- 
 nefs. 
 
 To DROP, drop', v. a. To pour in 
 drops or fingle globules ; to let fall; 
 to let go, to difmifs from the hand 
 or the pofleffion ; to utter flightly 
 or cafually; to infert indirectly or 
 by way of digreffion ; to intermit, 
 to ceafe ; to let go a dependant or 
 companion; to fuffer to vanifh or 
 come to nothing ; to bedrop, to 
 fpeckle, to variegate. 
 
 To DROP, drop', v. n. To fall in 
 
 drops or fingle globules ; to let 
 
 drops fall ; to fall, to come from a 
 
 higher
 
 D R O 
 
 D R U 
 
 higher place ; to fall fpontanecufly ; 1 
 to fall in death, to die fuddenly ; to 
 fink into filence, to vaniih, to come 
 to nothing ; to come unexpectedly. 
 
 DROPPING, cir6p'-p%. f. l>at 
 which falls in drops; that which 
 drops when the continuous ftream 
 ceaies. 
 
 DROPLET, drip'- lit, f. A little 
 drop 
 
 DROPSTONE, d,6p'-fi&ne. f. Spar 
 formed into the fhape of drops. 
 
 DROPWORT, drip'-wurt. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 DROPSfCAL, drop'-ty-kil. a. Dif- 
 eafed with a dropfy. 
 
 DROPS1ED, drop'-Yyd. a. Difeafed 
 with a dropfy. 
 
 DROPSY, drip'-fy. f. A collection 
 of water in the body. 
 
 DROSS, dro>'. f. The recrement or 
 fcum of metals ; rDft, incruftation- 
 upon metals ; reh:f?, leavings, 
 fweepings, feculence, corruption. 
 
 DROSSINESS, dri/.fy-ne 1 *. f. Foul- 
 nefs, feculence, ruft. 
 
 DROSSY, dri,'-1y. a. Full of drof- ; 
 worthless, foul, feculent. 
 
 DROVE, drove, f. A body or num- 
 ber of cattle ; a number of flieep 
 driven ; any collection of animals ; 
 a crowd, a tumult. 
 
 DROVE, dr6've. pret. of DRIVE. 
 
 DROVEN, djj'vn. part, of DRIVE. 
 Not in ufe. 
 
 DROVER, ciro'-vur. f. One that fats 
 oxen for fale, and drives them to 
 market. 
 
 DROUGHT, drmi't. f. Dry wea- 
 ther, want of rain ; uiirft, want of 
 drink. 
 
 DROUGHT1NESS, drou'-ty-: es. f. 
 Tin Hate of wanting rain. 
 
 DROUGHTY, drr,u'-iy. a. Wanting 
 rain, faitry ; thirlty, dry with thirft. 
 
 To DROWN, drow'n. v.'a. To fuf- 
 focate in water ; to overwhtlm in 
 vvkter ; to overflow, to bury ia an 
 inundation ; to iminerge. 
 
 To DROWN, droVn. v. n. To be 
 fufrocated by water. 
 
 To DROWSE, drow'z. v. a. To 
 make heavy with deep. 
 
 To DROWiE, drow'z,- v, n, To 
 
 dumber, to grow heavy with fleep ; 
 
 to look heavy, not cheerful. 
 DROWSIHED, drow'-zy-hed. f. 
 
 Sieepinefr, inclination to fleep. 
 DROWSILY, drow' zy-iy. ad. Meep- 
 
 ily, heavily ; fluggilhly, flothfuily. 
 DROWSINESS, \row'-zy-nes. f. 
 
 Sleeri 1 eis, heavinefs with fleep. 
 DROWSY, drow'-zy. a. Sleepy, 
 
 heavy with fleep, lethargick ; lull- 
 ing, cau-fing fleep ; ftupid, dull. 
 To DRUB, drub', v. a. To threfh, 
 
 to beat, to bang. 
 DRUB, drub', f. A thump, a knock, 
 
 a blow. 
 To DRUDGE, drfidzh'. v. n. To 
 
 labour in n can offices, to toil with- 
 out honour cr dienity. 
 DRUDGE, drudzh'. f. One em- 
 
 ploved in mean labour. 
 DRUDGER, drudzh'-ur. f. A mean 
 
 labourer ; the bx out of which 
 
 flower is thrown on roaft meat. 
 DRUDGERY, di4dzh'-4-rf . f. Mean 
 
 labour, ignoble toil. 
 DRUDGINGBOX, drudzh'-Ing- 
 
 b6ics. f. The box out of which 
 
 flower is fprinkled upon roaft meat. 
 DRUDGINGLY, drudzh'-Ing-ly. ad. 
 
 Laboriouflv, toijfomely. 
 DRUG, dr&g'. f. An ingredient 
 
 ufed in phyfick, a medicinal fimple ; 
 
 any thing without worth or value, 
 
 any thing for which no purchafer 
 
 can be found. 
 To DRUG, drug', v. a. To fcafon 
 
 with medicinal ingredients ; to 
 
 tinflure with fomething offenfive. 
 DRUGGET, drug'-git. f. A coarfe 
 
 kind of woollen cloth. 
 DRUGGIST, drag'-glit. f. One who 
 
 fells phyfical drugs. 
 DRUGSTER, drug'.flur. f. One 
 
 \\ho fells phyfical fimples. 
 DRUJD, dpY-Id. f. A priefl and phi- 
 
 lolopher of the ancient Briton?. 
 DRUID1CAL, dru .id'.v-kil. a. Be- 
 
 longing or relating to the druiiis. 
 DRUM, drum', f. An inilrument of 
 
 military mulick; the tympanum of 
 
 the ear. 
 To DRUM, drim'. v. n. To beat a 
 
 drum, to beat a tune on a drum; 
 
 to beat with a pulfatory motion.
 
 DRY 
 
 ToDRUMBLE, drum'bl. v. n. To 
 
 drone, to be fluggim. Obfolete. 
 DRUMFISH, drum'-filh. f. The 
 
 name of a fifh. 
 DRUM MAJOR, drum-mr-dzhur. f. 
 
 The chief drummer of a regiment 
 DRUMMAKER, drum'-ma-kur. i 
 
 He who deals in drums. 
 DRUMMER, drum'-mur. f. H 
 
 whofe office is to beat the drum 
 DRUMSTICK, drum'-ftik. f. Th 
 ftick with which a drum is beaten. 
 DRUNK, d.ungk'. part, of DRINK 
 DRUNK, drungk'. a. Intoxicate 
 with ftrong liquor, inebriated 
 drenched or faturated with moifture 
 DRUNKARD, drungk'-urd. f. One 
 given to cxceffive ufe of ftrong 
 liquors. 
 DRUNKEN, drungk'n. part, oi 
 
 DRINK. 
 
 DRUNKEN, drungk'n. a. Intoxicat- 
 ed with liquor, inebriated ; given 
 to habitual ebriety ; faturated with 
 moifture; done in a ftate of in- 
 ebriation. 
 
 DRUNKENLY, drfingkvif ad. in 
 
 a drunken manner. 
 
 DRUNKENNESS, drungk'n-nes. f. 
 Intoxication with ftrong liquor; ha- 
 bitual ebriety ; intoxication or in- 
 ebriation of any kind, a diforder of 
 the faculties. 
 
 DRY, drf. a. Arid, not wet, not 
 moift ; without rain ; not fucculent, 
 not juicy ; without tears ; thirfty, 
 athirft;jejune,barren,unembelJimed. 
 
 To DRY, drf . v. a. To free from 
 moifture; to exhale moifture; to 
 wipe away moifture ; to fcorch with 
 third; to drain, to exhauft. 
 
 To DRY, drf. v. n. To grow dry, 
 to lofe moiiture. 
 
 DRYER, drf -fir. f. That which has 
 the quality of abforbing moifture. 
 
 DRYEYED, drf-ide. a. Without 
 tears, without weeping. 
 
 DRYLY, drf -If. ad. Without moift- 
 ure ; coldly, without afteaion ; 
 jejunely, barrenly. 
 
 3RYNESS, drf -nes. f. Want of 
 moifture; want of fucculence; want 
 of embelliftiment, want of pathos ; 
 want of fenfibi/ity in devotion* 
 
 VOL, I. 
 
 DUG 
 
 DRYNURSE, drf -n&rs. f., A wo- 
 man who brings up and feeds a 
 child without the breaft ; one who 
 takes care of another 
 To DRYNURSE, drf. n&rs. v. a. 
 
 To feed without the breaft 
 DRYSHOD, drf-(h6d. a . Without 
 wet feet, without treading above the 
 ftioes in the water. 
 DUAL, du'-al. a. Expreffing the 
 
 number two. 
 
 To DUB, dub', v. a. To make a 
 man a knight; to confer any kind 
 of dignity. 
 DUB, dub', f. A blow, a knock. 
 
 Not in ufe. 
 
 DUBIOUS, du'-byus. a. Dot/btfuf, 
 not fettled in an opinion ; uncer- 
 tain, that of which the truth is not 
 fully known ; not plain, not clear. 
 DUBIOUSLY, du'-byuf-lf ad. Un- 
 certainly, without any determination. 
 DUBIOUSNESS, di'-byuf-nes. f. 
 
 Uncertainty, doubtfulnefs. 
 DUB1TABLE, du'-bl-tabl. a. Doubt- 
 ful, uncertain. 
 DUBITATION, du-bf ta'-fhun. f. 
 
 The acl of doubting, doubt. 
 DUCAL, du'-kal. a. Pertaining to 
 
 a duke. 
 
 DUCAT, duk'-It. f. A coin ftruck 
 by dukes; in iilver valued at about 
 four millings and fixpence, in gold 
 at nine millings and fixpence. 
 DUCK, duk'. f. A water fowl, both, 
 wild and tame : a word of endear- 
 ment, or fondnefs ; a declination of 
 the head ; a ftone thrown obliquely 
 on the water. 
 
 To DUCK, duk'. v. n. To dive 
 under water as a duck ; to drop 
 down the head, as a duck ; to bow 
 low, to cringe. 
 To DUCK, duk'. v. a. To put under 
 
 water. 
 DUCKER, duk'-ur. f. A diver, a 
 
 crin^er. 
 
 DUCKING-STOOL, duk'-Hng-ft6!. 
 f. A chair in which fcolds are tied, 
 and put under water. 
 DUCKLEGGED, duk'-legd. a: 
 
 Short legged. 
 
 DUCKLING, dukMIng, f. A young 
 duck. 
 
 * R DUCK.
 
 D U K 
 
 D U M 
 
 DUCKMEAT, duk'-met. f. A com- 
 mon plant growing in Handing 
 waters. 
 
 DLVKSFOOT, diks'-fut. f. Black 
 Inak.'-root, or may-apple. 
 
 DUCKWEED, Luiv'-ued. f. Duck- 
 meat. 
 
 DUCT, dukt'. f. Guidance, direftion; 
 a pafTige through which any thing 
 is conducted. 
 
 DUCTILE, duk':tll. a. Flexible, 
 pliable ; eafy to be drawn out into 
 a length ; traclable, obfequious, 
 complying. 
 
 DUCTILENESS, duk'-iil-nes. f.. 
 Flexibility, ducTility. 
 
 DUCTILITY, duk-ilt'-i-t) 1 . f. Qua- 
 lity of fuffering extenfion, flexi- 
 bility; obfequioufnefs, compliance. 
 
 DUDGEON, dud'-zhun. f. A fmall 
 danger ; malice, fuUennefs, ill-will. 
 
 DUE, du'. a. Owed, that which one 
 has a right to demand ; proper, fit, 
 appropriate ; exact, without devi- 
 ation. 
 
 DUE, du'. ad. Exaflly, direclly.duly. 
 
 DUE, du'. f. That which belongs 
 to one, that which may be juflly 
 claimed ; right, juft title ; what- 
 ever cuftom or law requires to be 
 done; cuftom, tribute. 
 
 DUEL, du el. f. A combat between 
 two, a fingle fight. 
 
 To DUEL, du' el. v. n. To fight a 
 finole combat. 
 
 To DUEL, du'-el. v. a. To attack 
 or fight with fmgly. 
 
 DUELLER, dii'-el-lur. f. A fingle 
 combatant. 
 
 DUELLIST, du'-el-!M. f. A Tingle 
 combatant ; one who profcfles to 
 live by rules of honour. 
 
 DUELLO, du el'-lo f. The duel, 
 the rule of duelling. 
 
 DUENNA, du-en' na. f. An old 
 woman kept to guaid a younger. 
 
 DUET, du-et'. 7 f. A fong or 
 
 DUETTO, du-ii'-t'j. J tune in two 
 pat-ts. 
 
 DUG, du^'. f. A pap, a nipple, a teat. 
 
 DUG, dug', pret. ar.d part. pad", of 
 D i o . 
 
 :., dy'k. f. Oni of thehigheft 
 <irdcr of nobility in England, 
 
 DUKEDOM, du'k dum. f. The 
 pofleflion of a duke ; the title or 
 quality of cioke. 
 
 DULBRAINED, dui'-brand. a. Stu- 
 pid, doltifh, loolilh. 
 
 DULCE F, dul fet. a. Sweet to the 
 tafte, lufcious ; Iweet to the ear, 
 harmonious. 
 
 DULC1FICATION, dul-f^-fLka'- 
 fnun. f. The act of fweetening, 
 the aft of treeing from acidity, falt- 
 nefs, or acrimony 
 
 To DULCIFY, dul'-fy-fy. v. a. To 
 fwceten, to let free from acidity. 
 
 DULCIMER, dul'-fy-mur. f. Amu- 
 fical inflrument played by ftriking 
 the brafs wire with little flicks. 
 
 To DULCORATE, dul'-ko-rAte. v.a. 
 To fweeten, to make lefs acrimo- 
 nious. 
 
 DULCORATION, dur.ko-ra'-fhun. 
 f. The aft of fweetening. 
 
 DULHEAD, dul'-hcd. f. A block- 
 head, a wretch foolifh and ftupid. 
 
 DULIA, du'-!y-a. f. An inferiour 
 kind of adoration. 
 
 DULL, dul'. n. Stupid, doltiflu 
 blockifh, unapprehenfive ; blunt, 
 obtufc; fad, melancholy; fluggifh, 
 heavy, flow of motion ; not bright ; 
 drowfy, fleepy. 
 
 To DULL, dul'. v. a. To ftupify, 
 to infatuate ; to blunt; to fadden, 
 to make melai-zholy ; to damp, tor 
 clog ; to make weary or flow of 
 moticn; to fully brightnefs. 
 
 DULLARD, dul'-lird. f. A block- 
 head, a dolt, a ftupid fellow. 
 
 DULLY, ciiMy. ad. Stupidly;' 
 fluggilhly ; not vigoroufiy, not 
 gayly, not brightly, i.ot keenly. 
 
 DULNESb, dul'-ne'?. f. Stupidity, 
 weaknefs of intellect, indocility ^ 
 drowfjncis, inclination to fljt-p ; 
 fluggifhnefs of motion; dimnefs, 
 waiit of lultre. 
 
 DULY, du'-'Iy. ad. Properly, fitly; 
 regularly, cx.idlly. 
 
 DUMB, dum'. a. Mute, incapable 
 of fpeech ; deprived of f: 
 mute, not ufiog words ; lilent, re-- 
 fa fin f, to fpeak. 
 
 DUMBLY, dum'-ly. ad. Mutely, 
 fllently. 
 
 DUMB-
 
 D U P 
 
 D U S 
 
 DUMBNESS, dim'-ne's. f. Inca- 
 pacry to fpeak; omiffion of fpeech, 
 m-itenels ; reiufal to fpeak, filence. 
 
 To DUMFOUND, dum'- found, v. a. 
 To o/nfuie, to Ibike dumb. 
 
 DUMP, dump', f. Sorrow, melan- 
 choly, fadneis. A low word, gene- 
 rally ufed in the p'ur.il. 
 
 DUM:'iSH, dami.'-ilh. a. Sad, me- 
 laricho y, . iu*v,'u 
 
 DUMPLING, clump' j{^. f. A fort 
 of pudding. 
 
 DUN, dun', a. A colour partaking 
 of brown and black; dark, gloomy. 
 
 To DUN, dun', v. a. To claim a 
 debt with vehemence and impor- 
 tunuy. 
 
 DUN, dun', f. A clamorous, trouble- 
 fome creditor. 
 
 DUNCE, din's, f. A dullard, a 
 dolt, a thickfkul. 
 
 DUNG, dung', f. The excrement 
 of animals ufed to fatten ground. 
 
 To DUNG, dung', v. a. To fatten 
 with dung. 
 
 DUNGEON, dun'-dzhun. f. A clofe 
 prifon, generally fpoken of a prifon 
 fubterraneous 
 
 DUNGFORK, dfing'-fark. f. A fork 
 to tofs out dung from (tables. 
 
 DUNGHIL, dung'-hfl. f. A heap 
 or accumulation of dung; any 
 
 - mean or vile abode ; any fuuation 
 
 - ef meannefs ; a ' term of reproach 
 for a man meanly born. s 
 
 DUNGHIL. liung'-hll. a. Sprung 
 
 from the dungttil, mean, low. 
 DUNGY, dung'-^. a. Full of dung, 
 
 mean, vile, bafe. 
 DUNGYARD, dung'-yard. f. The 
 
 place of the dunghil. 
 DUNNER, dun'-nur. f. One em- 
 
 ployed in foliating petty debts. 
 DUODECIMO, du-o-des'-sy-mo. f. 
 
 - A -book in which one fhcet of paper 
 makes twelve leaves. 
 
 DUODECUPLE, du-o-dek'-kupl. a. 
 
 Confifting of twelves. 
 DUPE, du'p. f. A credulous man, 
 
 a man eafily tricked. 
 To DUPE, du'p. v. a. To trick, to 
 
 cheat. 
 DUPLE, du'pl. a. Double; one re- 
 
 peated. 
 
 To DUPLICATE, du'-ply-kate. v. a. 
 To double, to enlarge by the re- 
 petition of the firft number or quan- 
 tity ; to fold together. 
 
 DUPLICATE, <!u'-ply-ket. f. An- 
 other correfponcient to the firft, a 
 fecond thing of the fame kind, as a 
 tranf-ript of paper. 
 
 DUPLICATION, du-ply-ka'-fhun. 
 f. the act of doubling; the aft 
 of folding together ; a fold, a 
 doubling. 
 
 DUPLICATORS, du'-pty-ka-tikr. f. 
 A fold, any thing doubled. 
 
 PLICITY^ du-plb'-y-ty. f. 
 Doublenefs; deceit, doublenefs of 
 
 DURABILITY, d&-ra-bli'-f-tf. f. 
 
 The power of laft-.ng, endurance. 
 DURABLE, du'-rabl. a. Lafting, 
 having thr quality of long continu- 
 ance; having fucceffive exiltence. 
 DURABLENES3, du'-ribl-nes. f. 
 
 Power of lafting. 
 DURABLY, du'-rab-ly-. ad. In a 
 lafting manner. 
 
 DURANCE, dn'-rans. f. Imprifon- 
 ment, the cuftody or power of a 
 gaoler ; endurance, continuance, 
 duration. 
 
 DURATION, dfi-ra'-fh&n. f. Con- 
 tinuance of time ; power of conti- 
 nuance ; length of continuance. 
 
 To DURE, du'r. v. n. To lair, to 
 continue. Not in ufe. 
 
 DUREFUL, du'r-ful. a. Lafting, 
 of long continuance. 
 
 DURELESS, du'r- 14s. a. Without 
 continuance, fading. 
 
 DURESSE, dti'-res. f. Imprifon- 
 ment, conftraint. 
 
 DURING, du'-rlnor. prep. For the 
 time of the continuance. 
 
 DURITY, du'-ri-ty. f. Hardnefs, 
 firmnefs. 
 
 DURST, durft'. -The preterite of 
 DARE 
 
 DUSK, dufk'. 2. Tending to dark- 
 nefs ; tending to blacknefs, dark 
 coloured. 
 
 DUSK, d6ik . a. Tendency to dark- 
 ne s ; darknefs of colour. 
 
 To DUSK, duflc'. v. a. To make 
 dulkifh. 
 
 RR 2 TO
 
 D U T 
 
 D Y S 
 
 To DUSK, dufk'. v. n. To grow 
 
 dark, to begin to lofe light. 
 DUSKILY, difk'-y-Iy. ad. With a 
 
 tendency to d,.rknefs. 
 DUSKISH, dufk' Ifh. a. Inclining 
 to darknefs, tending to obfcurity ; 
 tending to hlacknefs. 
 DUSKISHLY, dufk itlt-ly. ad. Cloud- 
 ily, darkly.' 
 
 DUSKY, diifk'-y. a. Tending to 
 darknefs, obfcure ; tending to 
 blacknefs, dark coloured ; gloomy, 
 fad, intellectually clouded. 
 DUST, duft'. f. Earth or other mat- 
 ter reduced to fmall particles; the 
 grave, the flate of diffulution j mean 
 and dejefted lUte. 
 To DUST, dull', v. a. To free from 
 
 duft, to fprii,k!e with dulF. 
 DUSTMAN, duft' man. f. One whofe 
 employment is to carry away the duft 
 DUSTY, dtW-ty. a. Ftikd with duft, 
 clouded with duft; covered or fca - 
 tered with duft. 
 
 DUTCHESS, dutfh'-es. f. The wi'e 
 of a duke ; a lady who has the fo- 
 vereignty of a dukedom. 
 DUTCHY, dutfh'-y. f. A territory 
 
 which gives title to a duke. 
 DUTCHYCOURT, durfh'-y-k&rt. f. 
 A court wherein all matters apper. 
 taining to the dutchy of LancaJter 
 are decided. 
 DUTEOUS, du'-ty6s. a. Obedient, 
 
 obfequious ; enjoined by duty. 
 DUTIFUL, du'-ty-ful. a. Obedient, 
 fubmiffive to natural or legal fupe- 
 riours ; expreffive of refpedt, reve- 
 rential. 
 
 DUTIFULLY, du'-ty f&l-ly. ad 
 Obediently, fubmiiCvely; reverent- 
 ly, refpeftfully. 
 
 DUTIFULNESS, du'-ty-ful-nes. f. 
 Obedience, fubmiflion to jull au- 
 thority ; reverence, refpeft. 
 DUTY, du'-ty. f. That to which a 
 man is by any natural or legal obli- 
 gation bound ; ads or forbearances 
 required by religion or morality ; 
 obedience or luhmiflion due to pa 
 rents, governours, or fuperiours ; aft 
 of reverence or refpeft; the bufinefs 
 of a (bldier on guard j tax, impoft, 
 j toll. 
 
 DUUMVIRATE, da-urn'-ver-eL f. 
 A government held by two perfons. 
 
 DWARF, dwa'rf. f. A man below 
 the common fize of men ; any ani- 
 mal or plant below it's natural bulk; 
 an attendant on a lady or knight in 
 romances ; it is uied often in com- 
 pofition, as dwart elder, dwarf ho- 
 neyluckle. 
 
 To DWARF, dwa'rf. v. a. To hin- 
 der from growing to the natural 
 bulk. 
 
 DWARFISH, dwa'rf-ifh. a. Below 
 tlie natural bulk, low, little. 
 
 DWARFISH LY, dwa'rf-I{h-ly\ aJ. 
 i.ike a dwarf. 
 
 DWARFISHNESS,dwi'rf-ifli-ns.f. 
 Minutenefs of Mature, littlenefs. 
 
 To DWELL, dwel'. v. n. To inha- 
 bit, to live in a place, to refide, to 
 have a habitation ; to be in any 
 flate or condition ; to be fufpended 
 with attention ; to fix the mind 
 upon ; to continue long fpeak- 
 
 DWELLER, dwel'-lur. f. An in- 
 habitant. 
 
 DWELLING, dwe!'-!ing. f. Habi- 
 t-ition, abode ; Hate of life, mode of 
 living. 
 
 DWELLINGHOUSE, dwel'-ling- 
 hous. f. The houfe at which one 
 lives. 
 
 DWELLINGPLACE, dwel'-ling- 
 plafe. f. The place of refidence. 
 
 To DWINDLE, dwind'l. v. n. To 
 fhrink, to lofe bulk, to grow little; 
 10 degenerate, to fink ; to wear 
 away, to lofe health, to grow feeble; 
 to fall away, to moulder off. 
 
 DYING, dy'-Jng, the participle of 
 DIE. Expiration, giving up the 
 gholt ; tinging, giving a new co- 
 lour. 
 
 DYNASTY, dy'-nas-ty. f. Govern- 
 ment, fovereignty. 
 
 DYSCRASY, d{s'-'kra fy. f. An un- 
 equal mixture of elements in the 
 b!ood or nervous juice, a diftem- 
 perature. 
 
 DYSENTERY, dh'-fen-ter-y. f. A 
 loofenefs wherein very ill humours 
 flow off by (tool, and are alfo fome- 
 times attended with blood. 
 
 DYS-
 
 Y S 
 
 D Y S 
 
 DYSPEPSY, dis;-pep fy. f. A dif- 
 ficulty of digeftion. 
 
 DYSPHONY, dh'-f6-ny. f. A dif- 
 ficulty in fpeaking. 
 
 DISPNOEA, dlfp-ne'-a. f. A dif. 
 
 ficulty of breathing. 
 DYSURY, dis'-u-ry. f. A difficulty 
 
 in making urine. 
 
 E. 
 
 EAR 
 
 EACH, e"tfh. pron. Either of two; 
 every one of any number. 
 
 EAGER, e'-gur. a. Struck with de- 
 fire, ardently wiftring; hot of dif-. 
 v pofuion, vehement, ardent; quick, 
 bufy ; fharp, four, acrid. 
 
 EAGERLY, S'-gfir-ly. ad. Ardently, 
 hotly ; keenly, fharply. 
 
 EAGERNESS, e'-gur-nes s f. Ar- 
 dour of inclination ; impetuofity, 
 vehemence, violence. 
 
 EAGLE, e'gl. f. A bird of prey, 
 faid to be extremely marp-fighted ; 
 the ftandard of the ancient Romans. 
 
 EAGLE-EYED, e'gl-ide. a. Sharp- 
 fighted as an eagle. 
 
 EAGLESPEED, e'gl-fp^d. f. Ex- 
 treme fwiftnefs, like that of an eagle. 
 
 EAGLESTONE, Sgi-a&ne. f. A 
 
 ftone faid to be found at the en- 
 trance of the holes in which the 
 eagles make their nefts. 
 
 EAGLET, e'-glet. f. A young 
 eagle. 
 
 EAGRE, e'-gur. f. A tide fwelling 
 above another tide, obfervable in the 
 river Severn. 
 
 EAR, e'r. f. The whole organ of 
 audition or hearing ; that part of 
 the ear that ftauds prominent ; 
 power "bf judging of harmony; the 
 fpike of corn, that part which con- 
 tains the feeds ; To fall together by 
 the ears, to fight, to fcuffle ; To fet 
 by the ears, to make ftrife, to make 
 to quarrel. 
 
 EAR-RING, I'r-rlng. f. Jewels fet 
 in a ring and worn at the ears. 
 
 EAR 
 
 EAR.SHOT, 4'r-fhot. f. Reach of 
 
 the ear. 
 
 EAR-WAX, S'r-wAks. f. The ce- 
 rumen or exudation which fmears 
 
 the infide of the ear. 
 EAR-WIG, i'r-wfg. f. A flieath-wing- 
 
 ed infect ; a whifperer. 
 EAR-WITNESS, 'r-wh-nes. f. One 
 
 who attefts, or can atteft any thing 
 
 as heard by himfelf. 
 To EAR, e'r. v. a. To plow, to 
 
 till. Obfolete. - 
 To EAR, e'r. v. n. To moot into 
 
 ears. 
 EARED, e'rd. a. Having ears or 
 
 organs of hearing ; having ears or 
 
 ripe corn. 
 EARL, erl'. f. A title of nobility, 
 
 anciently the higheft of this nation, 
 
 now the third. 
 EARL MARSHAL, Arl'-mi'r-fhil. f. 
 
 He that has chief care of military 
 
 folemnities. 
 EARLDOM, erl'-dum. f. The feig- 
 
 nory of an earl. 
 EARLESS, e'r-les. a. Without any 
 
 ears. 
 EARLINESS, r'-ly-n&. f. Quick- 
 
 nefs or any aclion with refpect to 
 
 fomething elfe. 
 EARLY, er'-ly. a. Soon with refpecl 
 
 to fomething elfe. 
 
 EARLY, r'-ly. ad. Soon, be- 
 times. 
 To EARN, ern'. v. a. To gain as 
 
 the reward or wages of labour ; to 
 
 gain, to obtain. - 
 
 EARNEST, ir'-neft. ^a. Ardent in 
 any
 
 EAR 
 
 E A .1 
 
 any affccVion, warm, zealous ; in- 
 tent, fixed, eager. 
 
 EARNEST, cr'-neil. f. Serioufnefs, 
 a fcrious event, not a jell ; tiie mo- 
 ney which is given in token that a 
 bargain is ratified. 
 
 EARNESTLY,*cr'-neft-K.ad. Warm- 
 ly, affectionately, zealoufly, impor- 
 tunately j eagerly, defiroufly. 
 
 EARNESTNESS, er'-neft-nes. f. Ea 
 gernefs, warmth, vehemence j fo- 
 licitude. 
 
 EARTH, erth'. f. The element dif- 
 tinct from air, fire, or water ; the 
 terraqueous globe, the world. 
 
 To EARTH, enh'. v. a. To hide 
 'in earth ; to covt-r with earth. 
 
 To EARTH, erth'. v. n. To retire 
 under ground. 
 
 EARTHBOARD,erth-'-b6rd. f. The 
 board of the plough that makes off 
 the earth. 
 
 EARTHBORN, erth'-barn. a. Born 
 of the earth ; meanly born. 
 
 EARTHBOUND, erth'-bound. a. 
 Fattened by the preffure of the earth. 
 
 EARTHEN, erth'n. a. Made of 
 earth, made of clay. 
 
 EARTHFLAX, ertfa'-flaks. f. A kind 
 of fibrous foffil. 
 
 EARTH1NESS, erth'-y-nes. f. The 
 quality of containing earth, grofT- 
 nefs. 
 
 EARTHLINESS, erth'-ty-nes. f. The 
 quality of being earthly, groffhefs, 
 not heavenlinefs. 
 
 EARTHL1NG, erth'-ling. f. An in- 
 habitant of the earth, a poor frail 
 creature. 
 
 EARTHLY, erth-'-lv. a. Not hea- 
 venly ; vile, mean, fordid ; belong- 
 ing only to our prefent flate, not 
 fpiritual. 
 
 EA'RTHNUT, erti.'-nut. f. A pig- 
 nut, a root in (hape and fize like a 
 nut. 
 
 EARTHQUAKE, erth'-kuike. f. 
 Tremour or convulfion of the earth. 
 
 EARTHSHAK1NG, erih%ma-king. 
 a. Having power to (hake the 
 earth, or to raife earthquakes. 
 
 EARTHWORM, enh'-wurm. f. A 
 worm bred under ground j a mean 
 fordid wretch. 
 
 EARTHY, crtli'-y. a. Confiding of 
 earth ; inhabiting the earth, ter- 
 reflrial ; relating to eauh ; not men- 
 tal, grofs, not n- fined. 
 
 EASE, e'z. f. Cniet, reft, undif- 
 turbed tranquillity ; freedom from 
 pain ; facility ; unconftraint, free- 
 dom from harftmefs, forced beha- 
 viour, or conceits. 
 
 To EASE, e'z. v. a. To free from 
 pain ; to relieve ; to afluage, to mi- 
 tigate; to relieve from labour; to 
 fet free from any thing that offends. 
 
 EASEFUL, c'z-ful. a. Quiet, peace- 
 able. 
 
 EASEL, e'zl. f. The frame on whietv' 
 the canvas is placed to be painted. 
 
 EASEMENT, e'z-ment. f. Affift- 
 ance, fapport. 
 
 EASILY, e'-zy-ly. ad. Without dif- 
 ficulty ; wit.'iout pain, without dif- 
 turbance; readily, without re lu fi- 
 ance. 
 
 EASINESS, e'-z^-nes. f. Freedom 
 from difficulty ; flexibility, readi- 
 neis ; freedom from conflraint ; reft, 
 tranquillity. 
 
 EAST, e'lt. f. The quarter where 
 the fun rifes ; the regions in the 
 eaftern parts of the world. 
 
 EASTER, e'f-tur. f. The day on' 
 which the Chriltian church comme- 
 morates our Saviour's reluneiiion. 
 
 EASTERLING, e'f-tur-Hng. f. A 
 native of fome country ealtward to 
 another. 
 
 EASTERLY, eT-ter-ty. a. Coming 
 from the parts towards the Eaft ; 
 lying towards the Eaft ; looking to- 
 wards the Eaft. 
 
 EASTERN, eT-t^rn. a. Dwelling 
 or found in the Eaft ; oriental; go- 
 ing towards the Eaft ; looking to- 
 wards the Eaft. 
 
 EASTWARD, c'il-wurd. a. Towards 
 the Eaft. 
 
 EASY, e'-zy. a. Not difficult ; quiet f 
 at reft, not harnfled ; complying, 
 unrefifting, credulous ; free from 
 pain ; without wane of more ; withr 
 out conftraint, without formality. 
 
 To EAT, c't. v a. To devour with 
 the mouth ; to confume, to corrode; 
 to rcuaft, 
 
 To
 
 E C C 
 
 ECO 
 
 To EAT, e't. v. n. To go to meals, 
 to take meals, to feed; to take 
 food ; to be maintained in food ; to 
 make way by corrofton. 
 
 EATABLE, e't-abl. a. That may be 
 eaten. 
 
 EATABLE, e't-abl. f. Any thing 
 that may be eaten. 
 
 EATEN, ctn. part. paff. of To 
 EAT. 
 
 EATER, e't-ur. f. One that eats 
 any thinj ; a corrdfive. 
 
 EATINGHOUSE, e't-ing-hous. f. 
 A houfe where provifions are fold 
 ready drafted. 
 
 EAVES, e'vz. f. The edges of the 
 roof which overhang the houfe. 
 
 To EAVESDROP, e'vz-drop. v. a. 
 To catch what comes from the 
 eaves, to liften under windows. 
 
 EAVESDROPPER, e'vz-dr6p- F ur. f. 
 A liftener under windows. 
 
 EBB, eb'. f. The reflux of the tide 
 towards the fea ; decline, decay, 
 . wafte. 
 
 To EB3, eb'. v. n. To flow back 
 
 . towards the fea ; to decline, to de- 
 cay, to walle. 
 
 EBEN, 1 ,,, , 1 f. A hard, heavy, 
 
 EBON, } eb - un - V black, valuable 
 
 EBON Y, eb'-un y. J wood,thereare 
 alfo a green and a red fpecies. 
 
 EBRIETY, e-brl-'e-ty. f. Drunk- 
 ennefs, intoxication by ftrong li- 
 
 EBRIOSITY, e-bry-6s'-I-ty. f. Ha- 
 hitual drunkennefs. 
 
 EBRIOUS, e'-bry-us. a. Drunken, 
 given to drunkennefs. 
 
 To EBULLIATE, e-bul'-ty-ate. v. n. 
 To boil up. 
 
 EBULLITION, eb-6WJ(h'-un. f. The 
 act of boiling up with heat ; any in- 
 tertine motion ; effervefcence. 
 
 ECCEN IR1CAL, ek-fen'-tii- 
 kai. 
 
 ECCENTRICK, ek-fer/.trik. 
 Deviating from the centre ; irre 
 gu'ar,. anomalous. 
 
 ECCEXTR1CITY, ek-fen-trls'-I-ty. 
 f. Deviation from a centre ; ex- 
 curfion from the proper orb. 
 
 ECCHYMOSIS,eK-kI-ni6'-sis. f. Li- 
 vid /pots or blotches in the fkin. 
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL, 
 
 ASTICA, 6k-k]g- T 
 zy-as'-ti-kal. 
 
 CLESlASTICK,^k-k!^.z^- f 
 as'-tlk. ) 
 
 Relating to the church, nt civil. 
 ECCLESIASTICK, ek-k^-z^-as'- 
 tik. f. A perfon dedkated to the 
 miniftries of religion^ 
 ECCOPROT1CK, ek-k6 prot'-Ik. a. 
 
 Gently purgative. 
 ECHINATE, ek'-ki nate. 7 
 ECHINATED, ek'-ki-nl-tid. j a ' 
 
 Briftled like a hedgehog, fet with 
 
 prickles. 
 ECHINUS, S-kl'-n&s. f. A hedge- 
 
 hog ; a Ihellfifh. fet; with prickles } 
 
 with botaniits, the prickly head of 
 
 any plant ; in archite&ure, a mern- 
 ber or ornament, taking it's name 
 
 from the roughnefs of the carv- 
 
 ing. 
 ECHO, eV-k&. f. The return, or 
 
 repercuffion of any found ; the found 
 
 returned. .,*;" ") 
 To ECHO, 6k'-k6. v. n. To refound, 
 
 to give the repercufiton of a voice; 
 
 to be founded back. 
 To ECHO, ek'-ko. v. a. To fend 
 
 back a voice. 
 ECL A1RCISSEMENT, k-IdeV-sfz- 
 
 ment. f. Explanation, the acl of 
 
 clearing up an affair. 
 ECLAT, e-kla'. f. Splendour, (how,- 
 
 lulive. 
 ECLECTICK, ek-l^k'-tl!c. ' a. Se- 
 
 lefting, choofwig at will. 
 ECLIPSE, e-kllp's. f. An obfcura- 
 
 tion of the luminaries of Heaven ; 
 
 darknefs, obfcuration. 
 To ECLIPSE, e-klip's. v. a. To 
 
 darken a luminary; to extinguilh; 
 
 to cloud -, to obfcure ; to difgrace. 
 ECLIPTICK, e-klip'-tik. f. A great 
 
 circle of the fphere. 
 ECLOGUE, C k'-I6g. f. A partoral 
 
 poem. 
 ECONOMY, e-k6n'-6-mf f. The 
 
 management of a family ; frugality, 
 
 difcretion of expenle ; difpofition of 
 
 things, regulation ; the difpofitioa 
 
 or arrangement of any work. 
 ECONOMICAL, e-ko-noro'-y- 
 
 kal. 
 ECONOMICK, 
 
 i'er- 
 
 i rv. 
 
 o'-y- ") 
 i'-ik. y'
 
 E D G 
 
 E F F 
 
 Pertaining to the regulation of a 
 houfehold ; frugal. 
 
 ECSTACY, ek'l-ta-fy\ f. Any paf- 
 iion by which the thoughts are ab- 
 forbed, and in which the mind is 
 fora time loft; exceflive joy, rap- 
 ture ; enthufiafm, exceffive eleva- 
 tion of the mind ; madnefs, diftrac- 
 tion. 
 
 ECSTASIED, ek'f-ta-f^d. a. Ra- 
 vifhed, enraptured. 
 
 ECSTAT1CAL, 6kf-tat'-I-kal. 7 
 
 ECSTATICK, ekf-tat'-ik. } a 
 
 Ravifhed, raptured, elevated to ec- 
 ftafy ; in the higheft degree of joy. 
 
 ECTYPE, eV-t>V- f. A copy. 
 
 EDACIOUS, e'-da'-fhus. a. Eating, 
 voracious, ravenous, greedy. 
 
 EDACITY, e-dAs'-I-ty. f. Voraciouf- 
 nef, ravenoufnefs. 
 
 EDDER, ed'-dur. f. Such fencewood 
 as is commonly put upon the top of 
 fences. 
 
 EDDY, ed'-dj\ f. The water that by 
 fome repercuffion, or oppofite wind, 
 runs contrary to the main ftream ; 
 whirlpool, circular motion. 
 
 EDEN FATED, -den'-ta-tId. a. De- 
 prived of teeth. 
 
 EDGE, edzh'. f. The thin or cut- 
 ting part of a blade ; a nsmnv 
 part rifing from a broader ; keen- 
 nefs, acrimony ; To fet the teeth on 
 edge, to caufe a tingling pain ih 
 the teeth. 
 
 To EDGE, dzh'. v. a. To (harp- 
 er, to enable to cut ; to furnifh 
 with an edge; to border with any 
 thing, to fringe ; to exafperate, to 
 embitter. 
 
 To EDGE, dzh'. v. n. To move 
 againlt any power. 
 
 EDGED, edzh'd. part. a. Sharp, not 
 blunt. 
 
 EDGING, idzh'-Ing. f. What is add- 
 ed to any thing by way of orna- 
 ment ; a narrow lace. 
 
 EDGELESS, cdzh'-!es. a. Blunt, 
 obtufe, unable to cut. 
 
 EDGE-TOOL, edzh' tul. f. A tool 
 made (harp to cut 
 
 EDGEWISE, Mzh'-wlze. ad. With 
 the edge put into any particular 
 direction. 
 
 EDIBLE, ed'-lbl. a. Fit to be eaten. 
 EDICT, e'-dlkt. f. A ^reclamation 
 
 of command or prohibition. 
 EDIFICATION, ed-If-y-ka' Mn. f. 
 
 The ad of building up man in the 
 
 faith, improvement in holinefs ; im- 
 provement, inftrudion. 
 EDIFICE, ed'-I-fls. f. A fabrick, 9 
 
 building. 
 EDIFIER, dM-fi.ur. f. One that 
 
 improves or inilru&s another. 
 To EDIFY, ed'-I-fy-. r. a. To build ; 
 
 to inrtru&, to improve ; to teach, to 
 
 perfuade. 
 EDILE, e'-dile. f. The title of a 
 
 magiftrate in old Rome. 
 EDITION, e*-difli'-un. f. Publica- 
 tion of any thing ; particularly of a 
 
 book ; republication, with revifal. 
 EDITOR, id' I-iur. f. Pubhfher, he 
 
 that revifes or prepares any work 
 
 for publication. 
 To EDUCATE, cd'-i'i-kate. v. a. To 
 
 breed, to bring up. 
 EDUCATION, ed-u-ka'-fhun. f. 
 
 Formation of manners in youth. 
 To EDUCE, c-du's. v. a. To bring 
 
 out, to extraft. 
 EDUCTION, e'-duk'-ftiun. f. The 
 
 aft of bringing any thing into view. 
 To EDULCORATE, d-dul'-k6 -rate. 
 
 v. a. To fweeten. 
 EDULCORAT10N, e'-dul-ki-ra'- 
 
 (liun. f. The -ad of fweetening. 
 To EEK, e'k. v. a. To make bigger 
 
 by the addition of another piece; t 
 
 fupply any deficiency. 
 EEL, 41.' f. A ferpentine flimy fifh, 
 
 that lurks in mud. 
 E'EN, e"n. ad. Contracted from 
 
 EVEN. 
 EFFABLE, 4f-fabl. a. Expreffive, 
 
 utterable. 
 To EFFACE, ef-fl'fe. v. a. To de- 
 
 ftroy any form painted or carved j 
 
 to blot out ; to de.lroy, to wear away. 
 EFFECT, ef-fekt'. f. That which 
 
 is produced by an operating caufe ; 
 
 confequence, event ; reality, not 
 
 mere appearance ; in the plural, 
 
 goods moveables. 
 To E.FFECT, ef-fekt'. v.a. To bring 
 
 to pafs, to attempt with fucceff, to 
 
 achieve ; to produce as a caufe. 
 
 EFFECT-
 
 E F F 
 
 E F 
 
 F.FFI-CTIBLE, ef-fek'-t!b!. a. Per- 
 foimable, practicable. 
 
 EFFECTIVE, ef-fek'-tl-/. a. Having 
 the power to produce effeds ; ope- 
 rative, aclive ; efficient. 
 
 EFFECTIVELY, ef-fek'-tlv-ly. ad. 
 Powerfully, vvith real operation. 
 
 EFFECTLESS, ef-fekt'-ies. a. With- 
 out effect, impotent, uielefs. 
 
 EFFECTOR, ef-fek'-tur. f. He that 
 produces any effeft. 
 
 EFFECTUAL, ef-ft!c'-tu-al. a. Pro- 
 dudtive of effects, powerful, to a 
 degree adequate to the occafion, ef- 
 ficacious. 
 
 EFFECTUALLY, ef-fek'-tu-a!-y. 
 ad. In a manner productive of the 
 confequence intended, efficacioufly. 
 
 To EFFECTUATE, ef-fek'-tu-ate. 
 v. a. To bring to pafs, to fulfil. 
 
 EFFEMINACY, ef-fem'-y-na-fy. f. 
 Admiffion of the qualities of a wo- 
 man, foftnefs, unmanly delicacy ; 
 lafcivioufnefs, loofe pleafure. 
 
 EFFEMINATE, ef-fem'-y-net. a. 
 Having the qualities of a woman, 
 womanilh, voluptuous, tender. 
 
 To EFFEMINATE, ef-fera'-y-nate. 
 v. a. To make \voinaniih, to emaf- 
 culate, to unman. 
 
 To EFFEMINATE, ef-fem'-y-nate. 
 v. n. To foften, to melt into weak- 
 nefs. 
 
 EFFEMINATELY, ef-fem'--net-Iy. 
 ad. In an effeminate manner. 
 
 EFFEMINATION, ef-fem-y-na'- 
 ihun. f. The ftate of one grown 
 womanifh, the ftate of one emalcu- 
 lated or unmanned. 
 
 To EFFERVESCE, ef-fer-ves'. v. n. 
 To have an inteftine motion excited. 
 
 EFFERVESCENCE, ef-fer-ve'- 
 sens. f. An inteftine motion pro- 
 duced by bodies combining to- 
 gether. 
 
 EFFERVESCENT, ef-fer-ves'-fent. 
 a. Producing inteftine motion. 
 
 EFFETE, ef-fe't. a. Barren ; worn 
 out with age. 
 
 EFFICACIOUS, ef-fy- ka'-Ms. a. 
 Productive of efFefts, powerful to 
 produce the confequence intended. 
 
 EFFICACIOUSLY, cf-fy-ka'-Ihuf- 
 lv. ad. 
 'VOL. i, 
 
 EFFICACY, eP-ft-ka-fy. f. Pro- 
 dudtion of the confequence intended. 
 
 EFFICIENCE, e r -il(h'-ens. 7 r 
 
 EFFICIENCY, ef-fllh'-en-fv. j ' 
 The adt of producing effects, agency. 
 
 EFFICIENT, ef.fiiV-ent. f. The 
 caufe which makes effects ; he that 
 makes, the effector. 
 
 EFFICIENT, ef-flfli'.ent. a. Caufing 
 effeds. 
 
 To EFFIGIATE, ef-fidzh'-f ate. 
 v. a. To form in femblance, td 
 image. 
 
 EFFIGIATION, ef-fl-dzhy.a'.fhun. 
 f. The adt of imaging, or forming 
 the refemblance of things or perfons. 
 
 EFFIGIES, ef-fid'-zhy-ez. ) f. Re- 
 
 EFFJGY, ef'-fy-dzhy. J fem- 
 blance, image in painting or fculp- 
 ture. 
 
 EFFLORESCENCE,ef-flo-res'--) 
 sens. 
 
 ef-fl&- 
 
 f. 
 
 EFFLORESCENCY, 
 
 res'-sen-ty. J 
 
 Production of flowers ; excrefcenceS 
 in the form of flowers ; in phynck, 
 the breaking out of fome humours 
 in the ikin. 
 
 EFFLORESCENT, f-fl&-resWnt. 
 a. Shooting out in form of flowers. 
 
 EFFLUENCE, eP-flu-ens. f. That 
 which iflues from fome other prin- 
 
 EFFLUENT, ef-flu-int. a. Flort'- 
 ing from fomething. / 
 
 EFFLUVIA, ef-fiu'-vya. 7 r 
 
 EFFLUVIUM, ef-flu'-vyum. j" fc 
 Thofe fmall particles which are con- 
 tinually flying off from bodies. 
 
 EFFLUX, rf-fluks. f. The adt of 
 flowing out ; effufion ; that which 
 flows from fomething elfe, emana- 
 tion. 
 
 To EFFLUX, ef-fluk's. v. n. To run 
 out. 
 
 EFFLUXION, ef-fluk'-fhun. f. The 
 adt of flowing out ; that which flows 
 out, effluvium, emanation. 
 
 EFFORT, ef-f&rt. f. Struggle, labo- 
 rious endeavour. 
 
 EFFOSSION, ef-folh'-un. f. The 
 adt of digging up from the ground. 
 
 EFFRONTERY, ef-frun'-ter-y. f. 
 
 Impudence, fhameleflhefs. 
 s s 
 
 To
 
 EJA 
 
 To fcFFULGE, if-fildzh'. v. n. To 
 
 fend forth luftre. 
 EFFULGENCE, if-ful'-dzhen*. f. 
 
 LuHre, brightnefs, fplendour. 
 EFFULGENT, if-ffil'-dzhent. a. 
 
 Shining, bright, luminous. 
 EFFUM ABILITY, ef-fu-ma bil'-I- 
 
 ty. f. The quality of flying away 
 
 in fumes. 
 To EFFUSE, ef-fi'z. v. a. To pour 
 
 out, to fpill. 
 EFFUSION, ef-fu'-zhun. f. The ad 
 
 of pouring out ; wafte, the aft of 
 
 Spilling or fhedding ; the thing 
 
 poured out. 
 EFFUSIVE, ef-fu -slv. a. Pouring 
 
 out, difperfmg. 
 
 EFT, eft', f. A newt, an evet. 
 EFTSOONS, eit-lo'nz. ad. Soon 
 
 afterwards. 
 To EGEST, t--c'.7,';eit'. v. a. To throw 
 
 out food at the natural vents. 
 EGESTION, e-dzhes'-tfhun. f. The 
 
 aft of throwing out the digefted food. 
 EGG, 6g'. f. That which is laid by 
 
 feathered animals, from which their 
 
 young is produced ; the fpawn or 
 
 fperm of creatures; any thing fa- 
 
 ftiioned in the (hape o/ an egg. 
 To EGG, -eg', v. a. To incite, to 
 
 inlligate. 
 EGLANTINE, eg'-lan-tlne. f. A 
 
 fpecies of rofe ; fweet-brier. 
 EGOTISM, e'-gtVthm. f. Too 
 
 frequent mention of a man's felf. 
 EGOTIST, 6'-go-tJit. f. One that 
 
 is always talking of himfelf. 
 To BGOTIZE, e''-go-tlze. v. n. To 
 
 r,!;c much of one's felf. 
 EGREGIOUS, e-gre'-dzhus. a. Emi- 
 , remarkable, extraordinary; 
 
 <":nitiently bad, remarkably vicious. 
 EGREGIOUSLY, e-gre'-dzhuf-ly. 
 
 ad. Eminently, fliam^fully. 
 EGKESS, e'-gres. f. The ad of go- 
 ing out of any place, departure. 
 r^RESSlON, e-greih'-ua. f. The 
 
 aft of going out. 
 I.GRET, tV-gret. f. A fowl of the 
 
 heron kind. 
 EG RIOT, c'-gr> -ut. f. A fpecies of 
 
 cherry. 
 To EJACULATE, c-dzhak. -u uke. 
 
 v. a. T JOCQW, to ftioo: out. 
 
 E L A 
 
 EJACULATION, 
 
 ftiun. f. A ftiort prayer darted out 
 
 occafionally ; the aft of darting or 
 
 throwing out. 
 EJACULATORY, S-dzh5k"-u-la- 
 
 tiir'-y. a. Suddenly darted out, 
 
 fudden, hafty. 
 To EJECT,c.d?:hekt'. v. a. To throw 
 
 out, to caft forth, to void; to throw 
 
 out or expel from an office or pof- 
 
 feffion. 
 EJECTION, c-dzh^k'-mun. f. The 
 
 acl of carting out, expulfion. 
 EJECTMENT, d-dzhekt'-mcnt. f. 
 
 A legal writ by which any inhabit- 
 
 ant of a houfe, or tenant of an eftate, 
 
 is commanded to depart. 
 EIGH, c'. int. An expreflion of fud- 
 
 den delight. 
 EIGHT, c'te. a. Twice four. A word 
 
 of number. 
 
 EIGHTEEN, ft'-tSn. a. Twice nine. 
 EIGHTEENTH, e'-tenth. a. The 
 
 next in order to the feventeenth. 
 EIGHTFOLD, e'te-f&ld. a. Eight 
 
 times the number or quantity. 
 EIGHTH, e'tth. a. Next in order to 
 
 the feventh. 
 EIGHTHLY, e tth-ly. ad. In the 
 
 eighth place. 
 EIGHTIETH, fc'.tviii. a. The next 
 
 in order to the leventh-ninth, eighth 
 
 tenth. 
 EIGHTSCORE, e'te-fcire. a. Eight 
 
 times twenty. 
 
 EIGHTY, 6'-ty. a. Eight times ten. 
 EISEL, e'-sil. f. Vinegar, verjuice. 
 EITHER, e'-thur. pron. Whichever 
 
 of the two, whether one or the 
 
 other ; each, both. 
 EITHER, e'-thur. ad. A diflributive 
 
 adverb, anfwered by Or, either the 
 
 .one or the other. 
 EJULATION, edzh-u-li'-fofen. f. 
 
 Outcry, lamentation, moan, wailing. 
 EKE, e'k. ad. Alfo, likewife, befide. 
 To EKE, e'k. v. a. To incrcafe ; to 
 
 fupply, to fill up deficiencies ; to 
 
 protract, to lengthen ; to fpin out 
 
 by ufelefs additions. 
 To ELABORATE, e-lib' o-rate. v.a. 
 
 To produce with labour ; to heighten 
 
 and improve by fucccjlive opera- 
 
 tions. 
 
 EL A.
 
 ELD 
 
 E L E 
 
 ELABORATE.e-lab'-o-re't. a. Fi- 
 
 nifhed with great diligence. 
 EL ABOR ATELY , -lab'-6-ret- ly. ad . 
 
 'Laborioufly, diligently, with great 
 
 ftudy. 
 ELABORATION, e'-lab-o-ra"-fhun. 
 
 f. Improvement by fucceffive ope- 
 rations. 
 To ELANCE, e-lans'. v. a. To 
 
 throw out, to dart. 
 ELAPIDATION, Mip--da'-fh6n. 
 
 f. The aft of clearing from 
 
 ftones. 
 To ELAPSE, e 1 -lip's, v. n. To pafs 
 
 away, to glide away. 
 To ELAQUEATE^-ir-kwy-ate. v.a. 
 
 To fet free from a fnare, to difen- 
 
 tangle. 
 ELAQUEATION, e-la-kvvy-a'-Mn. 
 
 f. The aft of difentangling. 
 ELASTICAL, e-lis'-tf-kal. 7 a. Hav- 
 ELASTICK, e-li.'-tik. { ing the 
 
 power of returning to the form from 
 
 which it is diftorted, fprin^y. 
 ELASTICITY, e"-laf-tis"-it-y. f. 
 
 Force in bodies, by which they en- 
 deavour to reftore themfelves. 
 ELATE, e-la'te. a. Flulhed with fuc- 
 
 cefs, lofty, haughty. 
 To ELATE, e-la'te. v. a. To puff 
 
 up with profperity ; to exalt, to 
 
 heighten. 
 ELATION, e-la'-Mn. f. Haughti- 
 
 nefs proceeding from fuccefs. 
 ELBOW, el'-b6. f. The next joint 
 
 or curvature of the arm below the 
 
 (houlder ; any flexure or angle. 
 To ELBOW, el'-bo. v. a. To ptim 
 
 with the elbow ; to pufti, to drive, 
 
 to diftance. 
 To ELBOW, eT-b6. v. n. To jut 
 
 out in angles. 
 .ELBOWCHAIR,el'-b6-t{ha're. f. A 
 
 chair with arms. 
 ELBOWROOM,el'-b6-r6m. f. Room 
 
 to ftretch out the elbows, freedom 
 
 from confinement. 
 ELD, eld', f. Old age, decrepitude ; 
 
 old people, perfons worn out with 
 
 years. 
 
 ELDER, el'-dur. a. Surpaffing ano- 
 ther in years. 
 ELDER, el'-der. f. The name of a 
 tree. 
 
 ELDERLY, el'-deVly. a. No longer 
 
 young. 
 
 ELDERS, el'-durz. f. - Perfons whofe 
 age gives them reverence; ancef- 
 tors ; thofe who are older than 
 others ; among the Jews, rulers of 
 the people ; in the New Teftament, 
 ecclefiafticks ; among Prefbyterians, 
 laymen introduced into the kirk 
 polity. 
 
 ELDERSHIP, ei'-der-fhip. f. Senio- 
 rity, primogeniture. 
 
 ELDEST, ei'-delt. a. The oldeft, 
 that has the right of primogeniture ; 
 that has lived molt years. 
 
 ELECAMPANE, el-y-kim-pa'ne. C 
 A plant named alfo itarwort. 
 
 To ELECT, e-lekt'. v. a. To choofe 
 for any office or ufe ; in theology* 
 to feledt as an objecl of eternal 
 mercy. 
 
 ELECT, e-lekt'. a. Chofen, taken 
 by preference from among others ; 
 . chofen to an office, not yet in pof- 
 feftion ; chofen as .an object of eter- 
 nal mercy. 
 
 ELECTION, e-lek'-ftmn. f. Tks 
 aft of choofing one or more from a 
 greater number; the power of choice; 
 voluntary preference ; the determi- 
 nation of God by which any were 
 felefted for eternal life ; the cere- 
 mony of a publick choice. 
 
 ELECTIVE, e-lek'-tiv. a. Exerting 
 the power of choice. 
 
 ELECTIVELY, Mek'-tiv-ly. ad. 
 By choice, with preference of one 
 to another. 
 
 ELECTOR, e-lek'-tur. f. He that 
 has a vote in the choice of any 
 officer ; a prince who has a voice in 
 the choice of the German emperor. 
 
 ELECTORAL, e-lek'-t& ril. a. 
 Having the dignity of an elector. 
 
 ELECTORATE, e-leV-to-rate. f. 
 The territory of an eleftor. 
 
 ELECTORESS,e-lek'-tur-4s. f. The 
 wife of an eleftor. 
 
 ELECTRE, e-lek'-ter. f. Amber; 
 a mixed metal. 
 
 ELECTRICAL, Mek'-trl-kal. ? a. 
 
 ELECTRICK, Mek'-trlk. } At- 
 tradUve without magnetifm ; pro- 
 duced by an eleclrick body. 
 
 a I * ELECr
 
 L E 
 
 E L I 
 
 ELECTRICITY, d-lek-trL'-!-ty. f. 
 A property in bodies, whereby, when 
 rubbed, they draw fubftances, and 
 emit fire. 
 
 ELECTUARY, e-!eit' tu ir-y. f. A 
 form or" medicine made of conferves 
 and powders, in the confidence of 
 honey. 
 
 ELEEMOSYNARY, el-y-m6z'-y- 
 rar-y. a. Living upon alms, de- 
 pending upon charity ; given in 
 charity. 
 
 ELEGANCE, ei'-e-gins. If.Beau- 
 
 ELEGANCY, el'-e-gan-fv. J ty of 
 art, beauty without grandeur. 
 
 ELEGANT, el'-e-gint. a. Pleafing 
 with minuter beauties ; nice, not 
 coarfe, not grofs. 
 
 ELEGANTLY, el' c-gint-ty. ad. 
 Jn fuch a manner as to pleale with- 
 out elevation. 
 
 ELEGIACK, cU-dzhf-ik. a. Vied 
 in eL-gies, mournful, {orrowi'ul. 
 
 ELEGY, el'-^-dzhy. f. A mournful 
 for.g ; a funeral fong ; a flioit pocai, 
 without points or turns. 
 
 ELEMENT, el'-e-rnent. f. The firft 
 or conftituent princip'e of any thing; 
 the four elements, ufually fo callcJ, 
 are earth, fire, air, water, of which 
 our world is cmnpofed ; the proper 
 habitation or fpheie of any thing ; 
 an ingredient, a conftituent part ; 
 the letters of any language ; the 
 Ipxveft or firft rudiments of literature 
 or (cience. 
 
 To ELEMENT, ei'-e-ment. v.a. To 
 compound of elements ; to conlli- 
 tute, to make as a firil principle. 
 
 ELEMENTAL, el-e.me;.' til. a. 
 Produced by fome of the. four ele- 
 ments ; arifing from firft principles. 
 
 ELEMENTARILY, ui-e-nien-tar'-l- 
 ty. f. Simplicity of nature, abfence 
 of compofuion. 
 
 ELEMENTARY, il e'-men'-tar-y. a. 
 Uncom pounded, having only one 
 principle. 
 
 ELENCH, e-lcngk'. f. An argument, 
 a fophifm. 
 
 ELEPHANT, el'-e-fant. f. The 
 largeft of all quadrupeds ; ivory. 
 
 ELEPHANTIASIS, el-e fan-ti'-a-'.is. 
 (. A fpeciesof leprofy. 
 
 ELEPHANTINE, el -e-fln'-iln. a. 
 
 Pertaining to the elephant. 
 To ELEVATE, er-e-va;e. v.a. To 
 
 raife up aloft ; to exalt, to dignify ; 
 
 to raife the mind with great con- 
 ceptions. 
 
 ELEVATE, el'-^-vate. part. a. Ex- 
 alted, railed aloft. 
 ELEVAHON, ei-e-va'-lhiin. f. The 
 
 ad of railing aloft ; exaltation, 
 
 dignity ; exaltation of the mind by 
 
 noble conceptions; the height of 
 
 the heavenly body with refpecl to 
 
 the horizon. 
 ELEVATOR, 4I'..va-tur. f. A 
 
 raifer or lifter up. 
 
 ELEVEN, e-Iev'n. a. Ten and one. 
 ELEVENTH, e-lev'mh. a. The 
 
 next in order to the tenth. 
 ELF, eit'. f. A wandering fpirit, 
 
 foppofed to be feen in wild places ; a 
 
 devil. 
 To EI.F, oif. v. a. To entangle hair 
 
 in an intricate manner. 
 ELFIN, t-'f'-in. a. Relating to 
 
 fairies ; belonging -to elves. 
 T.LFLOCK.&rioiv. f. Knot of hair 
 
 twilled by elves. 
 To ELICIT, e-iLs'-sIt. v. a. To 
 
 llrike out, to fetch oi>t by labour. 
 laLICI T, e iis'-tic. a. Brought into 
 
 act. 
 F.L1CITATION, e-:i,'-(V<-ta"-{hun. 
 
 f. Excitement of the power of the 
 
 will into aft. 
 To ELIDE, e-ii'de. v.a. To break 
 
 in pieces. 
 ELIGimLlTY, c.l-J-dzM-bii'-I-ty. f. 
 
 Worthinefs to be chofen. 
 ELIGIBLE, e!'-y-dy.hii>l. a. Fit to 
 
 be chofen, preferable. 
 ELIGIBLENESS, cl'.>'--dzhi r bl-r^.T. 
 
 Worthinefs to be chofen, prcfer- 
 
 ablenefs. 
 To ELIMINATED Hm' y-nate. v.a. 
 
 To banifh, tn rejeft. 
 ELIMINATION, e'-Hm-y-r,r-^un. 
 
 f. The aft of banifhing', rejedtion. 
 ELISION, e;-llzh'-un. f. The aft of 
 
 cutting oft"; diviiion, feparation of 
 
 EL P IXATION,c-Hk-fa'-mun. f. The 
 
 at of boiling or Hewing. 
 ELIXIR, v" i&'-ftr. f- A medicine 
 jr.r.de
 
 ELS 
 
 E M A 
 
 made by ftrong infufion , where the 
 ingredients are almoft diflblved in 
 the menftruum; the liquor with 
 which chymifts tranfmute metals; 
 the extraft or quinteflence of any 
 thing ; any cordial. 
 
 ELK, eik'. f. A large and ftately ani- 
 mal of the flag kind. 
 
 ELL, &'. f. A meafure containing a 
 yard and a quarter. 
 
 ELLIPSIS, el-lip'-sis. f. A figure of 
 rhetorick, by which fomething ii 
 left out ; in geometry, an oval fi- 
 gure generated from the feftion of 
 a cone. 
 
 ELLIPTICAL, el-lfp'-tl-kal. ? 
 
 ELLIPTICK, &-Hp'-dk. } a> 
 
 Having the form of an ellipfis. 
 
 ELM, e!rn'. f. The name of a tree. 
 
 ELOCUTION, &-o-ku'-ftiun. f. 
 The power of fluent fpeech ; elo- 
 quence, flow of language; the power 
 of expreffion or diction. 
 
 ELOGY, &'.5-dzhy. f. Praife, pane- 
 gyrick. 
 
 To ELONGATE, e-Iong'-gate. v. a. 
 To lengthen, to draw out. 
 
 To ELONGATE. e-!ong'-gate. v.n. 
 To go ofF to a diltance from any 
 thing. 
 
 ELONGATION, e-l6ng-ga'-mun. f. 
 The aft of ftretching or lengthen- 
 ing itfelf ; the ftate of being ftretch- 
 ed ; diflance ; fpace at which one 
 thing is diftant from another; de- 
 parture, removal. 
 
 To ELOPE, e-lo'pe. v. n. To run 
 away, to break loofe, to efcape. 
 
 ELOPEMENT,e-16'pe-n)ent. f. De- 
 parture from juft reltraint. 
 
 ELOPS, e'-lops. f. A fifh, reckoned 
 by Milton among the ferpents. 
 
 ELOQUENCE, el'-o-kwens. f. The 
 power of fpeaking with fluency and 
 elegance ; elegant language uttered 
 with fluency. 
 
 ELOQUENT, el'-o-kwent. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of oratory. 
 
 ELOQUENTLY, el'-o~kwent-ly. ad. 
 In an eloquent manner. 
 
 ELSE, el's, pronoun. Other, one be- 
 fides. 
 
 ELSE, el's, ad, Otherwife ; befide, 
 except, 
 
 ELSEWHERE, el's-hwere. ad. In 
 
 any other place ; in other places, in 
 
 fome other place. 
 To ELUCIDATE, eMu'-sIdate. v.a. 
 
 To explain, to clear. 
 ELUCIDATION, e lu-fy-da'-fhun. f. 
 
 Explanation, expofuion. 
 ELUCIDATOR, e-lu'-fy-da-tur. f. 
 
 Explainer, expofitor, comsnemator. 
 To ELUDE, c lu'd. v. a. To efcape 
 
 by ftratagem, to avoid by artifice. 
 ELUDIBLE,e-iu'-dibl. a. Poffible 
 
 to be eluded. , 
 
 ELVES, elv'z. f. The plural of ELF. 
 ELVESLOCK, elv'z-;6k. f. A knot 
 
 in the hair. 
 ELVISH, el'-vlihft a. Relating to 
 
 elves, or wandering fpirits. 
 ELUMBATED, e lum'-ba-tid. a. 
 
 Weakened in the loins. 
 ELUSION, e-lu-zhun. f. An efcape 
 
 from inquiry or examination, ao. 
 
 artifice. 
 ELUSIVE, eMu'-sIv. a. Praftifing 
 
 elufion, ufing arts to efcape. 
 ELUSORY, e-l-i'-fur-y. a. Tending 
 
 to elude, tending to deceive, fraud- 
 ulent. 
 
 To ELUTE,'e-lu't. v. a. To warn off. 
 To ELUTRIATE,e-)u'-try-ate. v.-a. 
 
 To decant, to ftrain out. 
 ELUTRIATION, ^-lu-try-a'-fliun. f. 
 
 Decanting, ftraining out, cleanfing 
 
 ore by warning with a large quantity 
 
 $)f water. 
 ELYSIAN, e lizh'-yan. a. Deli- 
 
 cioufly foft and foothing, exceedingly 
 
 delightful. 
 ELYSIUM, e-Kzh'-yum. f. The p!ac 
 
 affigned by the heathens to happy- 
 fouls, any place exquifitely pleafant. 
 EM, urn. A contraction of THEM. 
 To EMACIATE, e-ma'-fhy-ate. v.a. 
 
 To wafte, to deprive of flem. 
 To EMACIATE, e-ma'-fhy-ate. v. n. 
 
 To lofe flefh, to pine. 
 EMACIATION, e'-ma-fhy-a"-flum. 
 
 f. The aft of making lean ; the 
 
 ftate of one grown lean. 
 EMACULAT1ON, e'-mak-u-la"- 
 
 fhun. f. The aft of freeing any 
 
 thing from fpots or foulnefs. 
 EMANAtNT,'em'-ma-naftt, a, Ifluing 
 
 from fomething elfe. 
 
 To
 
 E M B 
 
 E M B 
 
 To EMANATE, em'-mi-nlte. v. n. 
 
 To iffue or flow from iomething 
 
 elfe. 
 EMANATION, em-ma-na'-Mn. f. 
 
 The aft of ifTuing or proceeding 
 
 from any other fubftance ; that 
 
 which ifTues from another fubftance. 
 EMANATIVE,em'-ma-na-iIv. a. If- 
 
 fuing from another. 
 To EMANCIPATE, e mln'-sl-pate. 
 
 v. a. To fet free from fervitude. 
 EMANCIPATION, c-man-sl- F i'- 
 
 ftiun. f. The aft of fetting free, 
 
 deliverance from flavery. 
 To EMARGINATE, e-ma'r-dzhl- 
 
 nice. v.a. To take away the margin 
 
 or edge of any thing. 
 To EMASCULATE, c-mL'-ku-late. 
 
 v. a. To caftrate, to deprive of vi- 
 rility ; to effeminate ; to vitiate by 
 
 unmanly foftnefs. 
 EMASCULATION, e-mas-ku-Ia'- 
 
 fhun. f. Callration ; effeminacy, 
 
 woman! Hi qualities. 
 To EMBALE, Im-bi'le. v.a. To 
 
 make up into a bundle ; to bind up, 
 
 to enclofe. 
 To EMBALL, lm-ba'1. v. a. To 
 
 make up into a ball. 
 To EMBALM, Im-ba'm. v. a. To 
 
 impregnate a body with aromaticks, 
 
 that it may refift putrefaftion. 
 EMBALMER, im-bul'-mur. f. One 
 
 that praftifes the art of embalming 
 
 and preferving bodies. 
 To EMBAR, im-ba'r. v. a. To (hut, 
 
 to enclole; to flop, to hinder by 
 
 prohibition, to block: up. 
 EMBARCATION, im-bar-ka'-fhun. 
 
 f. The aft of putting on (hipboard ; 
 
 the aft of going on fhipboard. 
 EMBARGO, i.n-ba'r-g6. f. A pro- 
 hibition to pafs, a Hop put to trade. 
 To EMBARK, Im-ba'rk. v. a. To 
 
 put on fhipboard ; to engage enother 
 
 in any affair. 
 To EMBARK, Im-ba'rk. v. n. To 
 
 go on fhipboard ; to engage in any 
 
 affair. 
 To EMBARRASS, Im-bar'-ras. v. a. 
 
 To perplex, to diltrefs, to entangle. 
 EMBARRASSMENT, Lu-bAr'-raf- 
 
 mint. f. Perplexity, entangle- 
 ment. 
 
 ToEMBASE, Im-ba'fe. v. a. To 
 vitiate ; to degrade, to vilify. 
 
 EMBASSADOR, em-bas'-sa-dur. f. 
 One font on a publick meffage. 
 
 EMBASSADRESS, em-bas'-sa-dres. 
 1". A woman fent on a publick 
 mefiage. 
 
 EMBASSAGE, em'-baf-fadzh. 7 f. A 
 
 KMBASSY, em'-baf-fy. j pub- 
 
 lick mellage ; any folcmn meilage. 
 
 To EMBATHE, im-ba'the. v.a. 
 To wafli in a bath. 
 
 To EMBATTLE, lm-bit'1. v. a. To 
 range in order or array of b;i 
 
 To EMBATTLE, Im-bat'l. v. n. To 
 be ranged in battle arrav. 
 
 EMBATTLED, im-bai'ld. a. Having 
 battlements. 
 
 ToEMBAY,Im.ba. v.a. To bathe, 
 to wet, to wafli ; to cnciofe in a bay, 
 to land -lock. 
 
 To EMBELLISH, Jm-bAi'-lIlh. v.a. 
 To adorn, to beautify. 
 
 EMBELLISHMENT. Im bei J.ifh- 
 ment. f. Ornament, adventitious 
 beauty, decoration. 
 
 EMBER-DAY, ciii'-bur-da. f. A day 
 of falling and ab'linence. The em- 
 ber days are the Wednefday, Friday, 
 and Saturday after the firJt Sunday 
 in Lent, the fealt of Pentecoft, Sep- 
 tember the fourteenth, and Decem- 
 ber the thirteenth. 
 
 EMBER-WEEK, em'-bur-wek. f. A 
 week in which an ember day 
 falls. 
 
 EMBERS, em'-burz. f. without a fm- 
 gular. Hot cinders, afhes not yet 
 extinguifhed. 
 
 To EMBEZZLE, im.bez'l. v.a. To 
 appropriate by breach of trutt ; to 
 wade, to fwallow up in riot. 
 
 EMBEZZLEMENT, im-bez'1-ment. 
 f. The aft of appropriating to 
 himfelf that which is received in 
 truft for another ; the thing appro- 
 priated. 
 
 To EMBLAZE, im-bla'ze. v.a. To 
 adorn with glittering embellilh- 
 ments ; to blazon, to paint with 
 enfigns armorial. 
 
 To EMBLAZON, im-bla'zn. v. a. 
 To adorn with figures of heraldry; 
 to deck in glaring colours, 
 
 EM,
 
 E M B 
 
 E M E 
 
 EMBLAZONRY, Jm-bla'zn-if . f. 
 Piftures upon (hields. 
 
 EMBLEM, em'-blem. f. Inky, ena- 
 mel ; an occult reprefentation, an 
 allufive pifture. 
 
 To EMBLEM, em'-blem. v. a. To 
 reprefent in an occult or allufive 
 manner. 
 
 EMBLEMATICAL, em-ble 1 - 
 maV-t-kal. 
 
 EMBLEMATICK, em-bl- 
 mat'-ik. 
 
 Comprifing an emblem, allufive, 
 occultly, repreientative ; dealing in 
 emblems, ufing emblems. 
 
 EMBLEMATICALLY, m-ble- 
 mat'-^-kal-y. ad. In the manner 
 of emblems, allufively. 
 
 EMBLEMATIST, e'm-Wem'-a-iIft. 
 f. Writer or inventor of emblems. 
 
 EMBOLISM, em'-bo-Hzm. f. Inter- 
 calation, infertion of days or years 
 to produce regularity and equation 
 of time ; the time infer ted, interca- 
 lary time. 
 
 EMBOLUS,' Stn'-bo-lus. f. Any 
 thing inferted and afting in ano- 
 ther, as the fucker in a pump. 
 
 To EMBOSS, Im-b6s r . v. a. To 
 form with protuberances ; to en- 
 grave with relief or rifing work ; to 
 enclofe, to include, to cover; to 
 hunt hard. 
 
 EMBOSSMENT, fm-bos'-ment. f. 
 Any thing Handing out from the 
 reft, jut, eminence ; relief, rifing 
 work, 
 
 ToEMBOTTLE, Im-b6t'l. v. a. To 
 include in bottles, to bottle. 
 
 To EMBOWEL, Im-bow'-Il. v. a. 
 To deprive of the entrails. 
 
 To EMBRACE, im-brafr. v. a. To 
 hold fondly in the arms, to fqueeze, 
 in kindnefs ; to feize ardently or 
 eagerly, to lay hold of, to welcome ; 
 to comprehend, to take in, to en- 
 circle; to comprife, to enclofe, to 
 contain. 
 
 To EMBRACE, im-bra'fe. v. n. To 
 join in an embrace. 
 
 EMBRACE, jm-bra'ie. f. Clafp, 
 
 . fond prefTure in the arms, hug. 
 
 EMBRACEMENT, im-brafe-ment. 
 
 f. Clafp in the arms, hug, em- 
 
 brace ; ftate of being contained, en- 
 clofure ; conjugal endearment. 
 
 EMBRACER, Im-bra'-fur. f. The 
 perfon embracing. 
 
 EMBRASURE, em-bra-zho'r. f. An 
 aperture in the wall, a battlement. 
 
 To EMBROCATE,em'-bro-Hte. v. a. 
 To rub any part difeafed with me- 
 dicinal liquors. 
 
 EMBROCATION, em-bro-ka'-lhun. 
 f. The aft of rubbing any part dif- 
 eafed' with medicinal liquors ; the 
 lotion with which any difeafed part 
 is warned. 
 
 To EMBROIDER, Im-broi'-dur. v. a. 
 To border with ornaments, to de- 
 corate with figured work. 
 
 EMBROIDERER, im-broi'-der-ur. f. 
 One that adorns clothes with needle- 
 work. 
 
 EMBROIDERY, Im-bro!'-de>-. f. 
 Figures raifed upon a ground, va- 
 riegated needlework ; variegation, 
 diverfity of colours. 
 
 To EMBROIL, {-m-broll. v. a. To 
 difturb, to confufe, to diftraft. 
 
 To EMBROTHEL, Im-broth'-il. v. a. 
 To enclofe in a brothel. 
 
 EMBRYO, eV-bry-6. If. The 
 
 EMBRYON, em'-bry-6n. J offspring 
 yet unfinifhed in the womb ; the ftate 
 of any thing yet not fit for produc- 
 tion, yet unfinifhed. 
 
 EMENDABLE, e-men'-dabl. a. Ca- 
 pable of emendation, corrigible. 
 
 EMENDATION, e'-m^en-dl-'-fhun.. 
 f. Correction, alteration; an al- 
 teration made in the text by verbal 
 criticifm. 
 
 EMENDATOR, e'-men-da"-tor. f. 
 A corrector, an improver. 
 
 EMERALD, Sm'-e-rald. f. A green 
 precious ftone. 
 
 To EMERGE, S-meidzh'. v. n.^ To 
 tife out of any thing in which it 
 is covered ; to rife, to mount from 
 a ftate of oppreffion or obfcurity. 
 
 EMERGENCE, e'-mer'-dzhe'ns. 
 
 EMERGENCY, -mer'-dzhen-fy\ 
 f. The ad of rifing out of any fluid 
 by which it is covered ; the aft of 
 rifing into view ; any fudden occa- 
 fion, unexpected cafualty ; preffing 
 neceffity. 
 
 EMER.
 
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 EMERGENT, -mer'-dzMnt. a. RI- 
 iing out of that waich overwhelms 
 and obfcures it ; rifing into view or 
 notice ; proceeding or ifluing from 
 any thing ; fudden, unexpe&edly 
 cafual. 
 
 EMEHODS, Sm'-er-odz. ?f. Pain- 
 
 EMERG1DS, eW-er-oidz. j ful 
 
 Sellings of the hemorrhoidal veins, 
 piles. Prope-ly HEMORRHOIDS. 
 
 EMERSION, d me'r-fhun. f. The 
 time when a itar, having been ob- 
 fcured by it's too near approach to 
 the fun, appears again. 
 
 EMERY, em'-t-r y. f. Iron ore, ufe- 
 ful in cleaning and poliihing ftcel. 
 
 EMETIC AL, d-rret'-I-kal. ja.Hav- 
 
 EMETICK, e-rr.ei'-Ik. J ing 
 tlie quality of provoking vomits. 
 
 EMET1CALLY, S-met'-I-kil-y. ad. 
 in fuch a manner as to provoke to 
 vomit. 
 
 JBMIC.ATION, m-y ka'-ihun. f. 
 Sparkling, flying off in fmall par- 
 ticles. 
 
 EMICTION, e-mlk'-flmn. f. 
 Urine. 
 
 EMIGRANT, e"m'-y-grant. a. De- 
 parting from a placer wandering. 
 
 EMIGRANT, em'-y-grunt. f. One 
 wSo Emigrates. 
 
 To EMIGRATE, em'-v-grate. v. n. 
 To remove from one place to ano- 
 ther. 
 
 KM i ORATION, em-y-gra'-lhun. f. 
 Change of habitation. 
 
 EMINENCE, crr.'-v nens. ~) f 
 
 EMINENCY, em'-v-ndn fy. J 
 Lottinefs, height ; fummit, higheft 
 part; exaltation, confpicuoufnefs, 
 reputatibn, celchri'v ; fupreme de- 
 gtee ; notice, diftindion ; a title 
 given to cardinals. 
 
 EMINENT, *:n'-y-r,ent. a. High, 
 lofty; dignified, exaltt-d; confpi- 
 cuous remarkable. 
 
 EMINENTLY, ^m'.y-MT.:.ly. ad. 
 Confpicuoullv, in a manner that 
 attracts obiervatioo ; in a high de- 
 gree. 
 
 EMISSARY, ^Ri'-if.ffl-r-^. f. One 
 tent out on private mefTages, a fpy, 
 a fecret agen: ; 9nc that emits or 
 fenils out. 
 
 EMISSION, e'-mlm'.fin. f. The aft 
 
 offending out, vent. 
 To EMIT, -mh'. v. a. To fend 
 
 forth ; to Jet fly, to dart ; to iffue 
 
 out juridically. 
 EMMET, em'-mit. f. An ant, a 
 
 piftnire. 
 To EM MEW, fm-miV. v. a. To mew 
 
 or coop up. 
 
 EMOLLIENT, c-mol'-lyent. a. Soft- 
 ening, fuppling. 
 EMOLLIENTS, e'-mol'-lySnts. f. 
 
 Such things as fheath and foften the 
 
 afperities of the humours, and relax 
 
 and fupple the folids. 
 EMOLLITION, d-mol-Hfti'-un. f. 
 
 Profit, advantage. 
 EMOTION, e-m&'-fhun. f. Difturb- 
 
 ance of mind, vehemence of paf- 
 
 fion. 
 To EMPALE, fm-pa'le. v. a. To 
 
 fence with a pale; to fortify ; to 
 
 enclofe, to (hut in ; to put to death 
 
 by fpitting on a flake fixed upright. 
 EMPANNEL, Im-pan'-nil. f. The 
 
 writing Or entering the names of a 
 
 jury into a fchedule by the (heriff, 
 
 which he has furamoned to appear. 
 To EMPANNEL, Jm-pan'-nil. v. a. 
 
 To fummon to ferve on a jury. 
 To EMPASSION, Im-paOi'-un. v. a. 
 
 To move with paffion, to affeft 
 
 ftrongly. 
 To EM PEOPLE, Im-pfe'pl. v. a. To 
 
 form into a people or community. 
 EMPERESS, emp'-pres. f. A woman 
 
 inverted with imperial power ; the 
 
 wife of an emperour. Now written 
 
 EMPRESS. 
 EMPEROUR, emp'-peV-ur. f. A 
 
 monarch of title and dignity fupcriour 
 
 to a king. 
 EMPERY, emp'-pS-ry. f. Empire, 
 
 fovereign command. A word out of 
 
 ufe. 
 
 EMPHASIS, cm'-fa-sis. f. A 're- 
 markable ftrefs laid upon a word or 
 
 fentence. 
 
 EMPIIATICAL, 6m -fit'- Ik- il.) . 
 EMPHATICK, im.fit'-Ik. 5 3l 
 
 Forcible, Itrong, ftriking. 
 EMPHATICALLY, cm-fAi'-i kil-^. 
 
 ad. Strongly, forcibly, in a Itriking 
 
 manner. 
 
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 To EMPIERCE, Iai-pe"rs. v. a. To 
 pierce into, to enter ir;to by violent 
 appulfe. 
 
 EMPIRE, em'- r ?re. f. Imperial 
 power, fupreme dommion ; the re- 
 gion over which dominion is ex- 
 tended ; command over any thi;;g. 
 
 EMP1RICK, em'-piMk. f. ' A trier 
 or experimenter, fuch perfons as 
 have no true knowledge of phyfical 
 fcience, but venture upon obierva- 
 tion only ; a quack. 
 
 EMPIRICAL, em-plr'-l-ka!. 
 
 EMP1RICK,. cm-pir' Ik. 
 
 Verfed in experiments ; known 
 only by experience, pradifed only 
 
 - by rote. 
 
 EMPIRICALLY, em- F Ir'-I-kAi-ly. 
 ad. E-xperirnentally, according to 
 experience; without rational grounds; 
 in the manner of a quack. 
 
 EMPIRICISM, em-plr'-I-slzm. f. 
 Dependence on experience without 
 knowledge or art, quackery. 
 
 EMPL.ASTER, im-plas'-tur. f. An 
 application to a fore of an oleagi- 
 nous or vifcous fubftance, fpread 
 upon cloth or leather. 
 
 To EMPLASTER, Im-plib'-tur. v. a. 
 To cover with a plailer. 
 
 EMPLAST1CK, im-plas'-tlk. a. 
 Vifccus, glutinous. 
 
 To EMPLEAD, im-pird. v. a. To 
 indict, to prefer a charge againfl. 
 
 To EMPLOY, Im-ploy'. v. a. To 
 bufy, to keep at work, to exercife ; 
 to ufe as an inflrument ; to com- 
 miffion, to intruft with the manage- 
 ment of any affairs ; to lill up with 
 bufinefs ; to pafs or fpencl in bufi- 
 nefs. 
 
 EMPLOY, .Im-ploy'. f. Bufinefs, 
 object of induftry ; publick office. 
 
 EMPLOYABLE, Im-ploy '-abl. a. 
 Capable to be ufed, proper for 
 ufe. 
 
 EMPLOYER, Im-ploy'- fir. f. One 
 that ufes or caufes to be ufed. 
 
 .EMPLOYMENT, Im- P loy'-m4at. f. 
 Bufinefs, object of induilry ; the 
 ftate of being employed Y office, port 
 of bulinefs. 
 
 'To EMPOISON, Im-poi'zn. v. a. 
 ^ To deftroy by poifon, to deltroy by 
 VOL, i. 
 
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 x'enomous food or drugs ; to taint 
 with poifon, to envenom. 
 
 EMPOISONER, Jm-poi'z-nur. f. 
 One who deilroys another by poi- 
 fon. 
 
 EMPOISONMENT, {,n-ppi'zn- 
 ment. f. The pradice of deltroying 
 by poifon. 
 
 EMPORKTICK, ^m-po reY-Ik. a. 
 That which is ufed at markets, or 
 in merchandize. 
 
 EMPORIUM, em- P 6' ry-ura, f. A 
 place of merchandize, a mart, a com- 
 mercial city. 
 
 To EMPOVERISH, Im-poy' er-lfh. 
 v. a. To make poor, to reduce td 
 indigence; toUflen fertility. 
 
 EMPOVER1SHER, f,n p6/-er-Ifh- 
 ur. f. One that makes others poor ; 
 that which impairs fertility. 
 
 EMPOVERISHMENT, im-pov'-e'r- 
 Ifh-ment. f. Diminution, caufe of 
 poverty, vvafte. 
 
 To EMPOWER, Im'-pow-ur. *v. a. 
 To authoriie, to commiffion ; to 
 enable. 
 
 EMPRESS, mp'-pres. f. The queen 
 of an emperour ; a female inverted 
 with imperial dignity, a female fo- 
 vereign. ,,; -^ 
 
 EMPRISE, 4m-pr!'ze. f. Attempts 
 of danger, undertaking of hazard, 
 enterprife. 
 
 EMPTIER, emp'-ty-ur. f. One that 
 empties, one that makes "any place 
 void. 
 
 EMPTINESS, ^mp'-ty'-nes. f . - The 
 ftate of being empty ; a void fpace, 
 Vacuity ; unfatisfaclorinefs, - inabi- 
 lity to fill up the defires ; vacuity of 
 head, want of knowledge. 
 
 EMPTION, emp'-fhun. f. The aft 
 of purchasing. 
 
 EMPTIONAL, mp'-fhun-ul. a. 
 Pertaining to buying. 
 
 EMPTY, emp'-ty. a. Void, having 
 nothing in it, ,not full ; unfatisfac- 
 tory, unable to fill the mind or 
 defires ; without any thing to car- 
 ry, unburdened ; vacant of head, 
 ignorant, unikilf'ul j without fub- 
 ftance, without folidity, vain. 
 
 To EMPTY, mp'-t. v. a. To eva- 
 cuate, to exhauft. 
 
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 To EMPURPLE, Im-purp'i. v. a. 
 
 To make of a purple colour. 
 To EMPUZZLE, Im-puz'l. v. a. 
 
 To perplex, to put to a Hand. 
 EMPYEMA, em-py-.i'-mL f. A 
 colleclion of purulent matter in any 
 part whatfoever, generally ufed to 
 fignify that in the cavity of the breait 
 only. 
 
 EMPYREAL, 6m-pfr'-y-a!. a. Form- 
 ed of the element of fire, refined 
 beyond aerial. 
 
 EMPYREAN, em-pl-re'-an. f. The 
 higheft heaven where the pure ele- 
 ment of fire is fuppoled to fabfift. 
 EMPYREUM, em'-py-'ium. \ , 
 EMPYREUMA, eai-py-ru'-rna. $ *' 
 ^The burning of any matter in boil- 
 ing or diftillation. 
 
 EMPYREUMAT1CAL, im-pv-ru- 
 m.V/-f-kal. a. Having the* imell 
 or ta(ie of burnt fubftances. 
 EMPYROSIS, t-m-py-ro'-as. f. Con- 
 flagration, general fire. 
 To EMULATE, em'-u-late. v. a. 
 To rival ; to imitate with hope of 
 equality, or fuperiour excellence ; 
 to be equal to ; to rife to equality 
 with. 
 
 EMULATION, em u-la'-fhun. f. Ri- 
 valry, defire of lupenority ; contelt, 
 contention. 
 
 EMULATIVE, rn'-ft-Si tJv. a. In- 
 clined to emulation, rivalling, dif- 
 p6f?d to competition. 
 EMULATOR, Am'-i-la-tir. f. A 
 
 rival, a competitor. 
 To EMULGii, i muldzh'. v. a. To 
 
 miik out. 
 EMULGBNT. S-m&l'-dzhint. a. 
 
 Milking or draining out. 
 EMULOUS, cm' u-lus. a. Rivalling, 
 engaged in competition ; defirous o 
 Superiority, defirous to rife above 
 another, defirous of any excellence 
 poiTeded by another. 
 EMULOUSLY, cm'-ft-Iif-ly. ad. 
 With defire of excelling or outgo- 
 ing another. 
 EMULSION, e-mul'-fhun. f. A 
 form of medicine, made by bruifing 
 oily feeds and kernels, and mixing 
 them gradually with water. 
 EMUNCTORIES, e-mungk' tur-jz 
 
 f. Thofe parts of the body where 
 any thing excrementitious is fepa- 
 rated and colleded. 
 To ENABLE, In-a'bl. v. a. To 
 
 make able, to confer power. 
 To ENACT, in-akt'.. v. a. To efta- 
 blifh, to decree ; to reprefent by 
 a&ion. 
 ENACT, ln-ikt'. f. Purpofe, deter- 
 
 mination. 
 
 EN ACTOR, !n-ak'-tur. f. One that 
 forms decrees, or eftablifhes laws; 
 one who pracYifes or performs any 
 thing. 
 
 ENALLAGE, en-al'-la-dzhe. f. A 
 figure in grammar, whereby there 
 is a change either of a pronoun, as 
 when a pofleflive is put for a rela- 
 tive, or when one mood or tenfe of 
 a verb is put for another. 
 To ENAMBUSH, In-am'-buih. v. a. 
 To hide in ambufh, to hide with 
 hollile intention. 
 To ENAMEL, In-am'-il. v. u. To 
 
 inlay, to variegate with colours. 
 To ENAMEL, in-am'-il. v. n. To 
 
 praftife the ufe of enamel. 
 ENAMEL, Jn-im'-il. f. Anything 
 enamelled, or variegated with co- 
 lours inlaid ; the fubilance inlaid in 
 other things. 
 
 ENAMELLER,. In-am'-il-lur. f. 
 One that praclifes the art of ena- 
 melling. 
 To ENAMOUR, in-Am'-ur. v. a. To 
 
 inflame with love ; to make fond. 
 ENARRAT10N, e-nir-ra'-fhun. f. . 
 
 Explanation. 
 
 ENARTHROSIS, en-ar-thriV-Is. f. 
 The infertion of one bone into an- 
 other to form a joint. 
 E.NATATION, e'-na -ti"-fhin. f. 
 
 The aft of fwimminc: out. 
 To ENCAGE, In ki'dzh. v. a. To 
 fhut up as in. a cage ; to coop up, 
 to confine. 
 
 To ENCAMP, in-kimp'. v. n. Te 
 pitch tents, to Jit down for a time 
 in a inarch. 
 
 To ENCAMP, In-kimp'. v. a. To 
 
 form an army into a regular camp. 
 
 ENCAMPMENT, In-kamp'-ment. f. 
 
 The a6t of encamping, or pitching 
 
 ttnts j a camp, tents pitched in order.
 
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 To ENCAVE, In-ka've. v. a. To 
 hide as in a cave. 
 
 To ENCHAFE, in-tfha'fe. v. a. To 
 enrage, to irritate, to provoke. 
 
 To ENCHAIN, In-tfha'ne. v. a. To 
 fallen with a chain, to hold in chains, 
 to bind. 
 
 To ENCHANT, In-tfliant'. v. a. To 
 fubdue by charms or fpells; to de- 
 light in a high degree. 
 
 ENCHANTER, In-tfhan'-tur. f. A 
 magician, a forcerer. 
 
 ENCHANTJNGLY, in-tfhan^tfng- 
 ly. ad. \Vith the force of enchant- 
 ment, 
 
 ENCHANTMENT, !n-tfhar,t'-rnent. 
 f. Magical charms, fpells, incan- 
 tation ; irrefiftible influeoce, over- 
 powering delight. 
 
 ENCHANTRESS, In-tfhan'-tres. f. 
 A forcerefs, a woman verfeu in ma- 
 gical arts ; a woman whole beauty 
 or excellencies give irrefiftible in- 
 fluence. 
 
 To ENCHASE, In-tfha'fe. v. a. To 
 infix, to enclofe in any other body 
 fo as to be held fart, but not con- 
 cealed. 
 
 To ENCIRCLE, In-ferk'l. v. a. To 
 furround, to environ, to enclofe in 
 a ririfr or circle. 
 
 ENCIRCLET, Ls-ferk'-lit: f. A cir- 
 cle, a ring. 
 
 ENCLITICKS, !n-kllt'-iks. f. Par- 
 ticles which throw back the accent 
 upon the foregoing fy liable. 
 
 To ENCLOSE, in-k!6'ze. v. a. To 
 part from things or grounds com- 
 mon by a fence ; to environ, to en- 
 circle, to furround. 
 
 ENCLOSER; In-kl&'-z&r. f. One 
 that enclofes or Separates common 
 fields in feveral diftin6l properties ; 
 any thing in which another is en- 
 clofed. 
 
 ENCLOSURE, In-kli' zhur. f. The 
 acl: of enclofing or environing any 
 thing ; the feparation of common 
 grounds into diftinft pofieffions : the 
 appropriation of things common ; 
 Hate of being {hut up in any place; 
 the fpace enclofed. 
 
 ENCOMIAST, In-k&'-myaft. f. A 
 panegyriit, a praifer. 
 
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 kL.h-ko-my. y 
 
 :, In-k6-my- f a * 
 
 ENCOMIASTIC AL, 
 
 as'-ti-kAl. 
 ENCOM1ASTICK, 
 
 as'-tik. 
 
 PanegyricaT, containing praife,~be- 
 
 ftowing praife. 
 ENCOMIUM, In-kcr-myum. f. Pa- 
 
 negyrick, praife, elogy. 
 To ENCOMPASS, In-kfim'-pls. y. a. 
 
 To enclofe, to encircle ; to go round 
 
 any place. 
 ENCOMPASSMENT, In-kim'-pis- 
 
 m.it. f. Circumlocution, remote 
 
 tendency of talk. 
 ENCORE, 6rrg-ko're. ad. Again, 
 
 once more. 
 ENCOUNTER, In-koun'-tur. f. 
 
 Duel, fingle fight, conflicl ; battle, 
 
 fight in which enemies rufh againft 
 
 each other ; fudden meeting ; cafual 
 
 incident. 
 To ENCOUNTER, In-koun'-t&r. 
 
 v. a. To meet face to face ; to 
 
 meet in a hoftile manner, to rufh 
 
 againft in conflict ; to attack ; to 
 
 oppofe ; to meet by accident. 
 To ENCOUNTER, in-koun' tur. 
 
 v. n. To rufh together in a hoftile 
 
 manner ; to conflid ; to engage, to 
 
 fight ; to meet face to face; to come 
 
 together by chance. 
 ENCOUNTERER, In-koun'-ter-ur. 
 
 f. Opponent, antagonift, enemy ; 
 
 one that loves to accoft others. , 
 To ENCOURAGE, in-kur'-rldzh. 
 
 v. a. To animate, to incite to any 
 
 thing ; to give courage to, to fup- 
 
 port the fpirits, to embolden; to 
 
 raife confidence, to make confident. 
 ENCOURAGEMENT, in-kur'- 
 
 ridzh-ment. f. Incitement to any 
 
 aclion or practice, incentive ; favour, 
 
 conntenartce, fupport. 
 ENCOURAGER, {n-kur'-ridzh-ur. 
 
 f. One that fupplies incitements to 
 
 any thing, a favourer. 
 To ENCROACH, In-kro'tfh. v. a. 
 
 To make invafions upon the right 
 
 of another; to advance gradually 
 ) and by ftealth upon that to which 
 
 one has no right. 
 To ENCROACH, !n-kro'tm. v. n. / 
 
 To creep on gradually without right ; 
 
 to pafs bounds, 
 
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 ENCROACHER, In-k.&'-tMr. f. 
 One who feizes the pbfieffion of an- 
 other by gradual and filerit means; 
 one who makes flo-v and gradual 
 advances beyond his rights. 
 
 ENCROACHMENT, fn-kro'tfh- 
 raent. f. An unlawful gathering 
 ill. upon another man ; advance into 
 the territories or rights of another. 
 
 To ENCUMBFR, In-kum'-bir. v. a. 
 Ta clog, to load, to impede; to load 
 with debts. 
 
 ENCUMBRANCE, ^-k&m.'-brSnj. f. 
 Clog, load, impediment; burden 
 upon an eltate. 
 
 ENCYCLICAL, en-flk'-H-ka'. a. 
 Circular., feat round through a large 
 region. 
 
 ENCYCLOPEDIA, en-jl-klo- 
 pe'-J.a. 
 
 ENCYCLOPEDY, en s!-k!u- 
 
 dt-d}. 
 
 The circle of fciences, the round of 
 learnino-. 
 
 ENCYSTED, ev.'L'-iId. a. Enclofed 
 in a * efide or .bag. 
 
 END, c ,d'. f. The extremity 
 
 thingj the conclufion or cefl'iticn 
 of any thing ; the concluii-m or !aj; 
 part of any thing ; ulurnate Hate, 
 final doom; f. 
 conclufion of debate cr 
 death ; abolition, total lo(s; frag- 
 ment, broken piece ; purpofe, in- 
 tention ; thing intended, final de- 
 fign ; An end, erect, as his hair 
 '^ an end. 
 
 To EN'D, end', v a. To ter r-inate, to 
 conclude, to fir.iih ; to ck-itroy, tu 
 put to death. 
 
 To END, end', v. n. To come to an 
 end ; to cohcludr, to ceafe. 
 
 To END A MAG- . \h.v.a. 
 
 To niii'c'ui-f, to prejudice, to harm. 
 
 ENDAMAGHMKN T,en-dara'-{dzh- 
 mnt. f. Dam .gc, lofs. 
 
 To ENi; ANGER, In-cJ'n-d/l-.Jr. 
 v. a. To put into hazard, to bring 
 
 ' -into peril ; to incur the dang, r cf, 
 to h a 7. i d . 
 
 to ENDEAR, Ivdi'r. v. a. To 
 ;ii-a , t; make beloved. 
 
 ENDEARMENT, in-ce'r-uicm. f. 
 
 Tiic c-uie of Jcvcj means by which 
 
 anv thing is endeared ; the ftatc oi" 
 
 s being endeared, the ftate of being 
 loved. 
 
 ENDEAVOUR, Jn-dev'-ir. f. La- 
 bour dired:cd to lome certain ejid. 
 
 To l-NDE-\VOUR,In.dev'.ur. v.n. | 
 To labour to a certain furpoie. 
 
 To ENDEAVOUR, in-deV-ir. v. a. 
 To attempt, to try. 
 
 ENDEAVOURER, In.de/-lr-i'ir. f. 
 One who labours to a certain end. T 
 /AGON, en-dek'-a goL f. 
 A plain figure of eleven lides and 
 les. 
 MT AT,, en-de'-myal. 7 
 
 ENJDEMICAL, en dcrn'' <- kil. > a. 
 
 END F.MICK, in-dein'-k. i 
 Peculiar to a country, ufed of any 
 difcafe that affVds feveral 
 together in the fame country, pro- 
 ceeding from fo.tie caufe peculiar to 
 t'ie cnuntr-- i '^D". 
 
 To ENDENIZE, do-dif.Jz. v. a. 
 ! ;e free, to cnfianchife. 
 
 To ENDfCT, 7 , ,,V ( v.a. To 
 
 ToKNDITK.J I: '- Clie ' I charge 
 
 a-iy man by a written accufation 
 
 jullice ; as he was 
 
 J /or fcIcT.y ; to draw up, to 
 
 conpoff , to write. 
 
 To KNDl'l E, In-cli'te. v. n. To com- 
 
 'I'.MENT, 5 In-cli'te- 7 , 
 ' NT, I ment. j lc 
 
 A bill or declaration made in K,rm 
 
 of law, frr the be:. c fit of the com- 
 
 montt 
 ENDIVE, fin'-olr. f. An herb, fuc- 
 
 cory. 
 ENDLESS, cnd'-i- nt end, 
 
 without ccnclufion or termination ; 
 
 infitute in duration, perpetual ; in-, 
 
 cefiant, continue 1 . 
 ENDLESSLY, end'-'cf-!^. ad. In- 
 
 ceflantly, perpetually ; without tcj-- 
 
 minati.in of length. 
 ENDLESSNESS, end'-lef-r.es. f. 
 
 Perpetaity, endlels duration ; the 
 
 .ty of being round without an end. 
 
 ENDLONG, ci:(i'-iJ,ng. ad. In a 
 
 ftrnight line. 
 ENDMOST, end'-mufl. a. Remoteft, 
 
 furtheft, at the further end. 
 To ENDORSE, in-da'rs. v. s a. To
 
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 TCgtfter on the back of a writing, 
 
 - to fuperfcribe ; to cover on the 
 back. 
 
 ENDORSEMENT, i'n cars-ment. f. 
 Superfcription, writing on the back ; ' 
 ratification. 
 
 To ENDOW, In-dow'. y. a. To en- 
 rich with portion ; to fupply with 
 any external goods ; to enrich with 
 any excellence. 
 
 ENDOWMENT, In-dow'-ment. f. 
 Wealth beftowed to any perfon or 
 ufe ; the beitowing or affuring a 
 dower, the fetting forth or fevering 
 a fufficient poption for perpetual 
 maintenance, gifts of nature. 
 
 To ENDUE, In-clu'. v. a. To fupply 
 with mental' excellencies. 
 
 ENDURANCE, in-du'-rans. f. Con- 
 tinuance, lalbngnefs. 
 
 To ENDURE, in-du'r. v. a. To 
 bear, to undergo, to fuftain, to fup- 
 port. 
 
 To ENDURE, fn-du'r. v v n. To 
 laft, to remain, to continue ; to 
 brook, to bear. 
 
 ENDURER, in-du'-rur. f. One that 
 can bear or endure, fuiiainer, fuf 
 ferer ; continuer, latter. 
 
 ENDWISE, end'-wize. ad. Eredly, 
 on end. 
 
 To ENECATE, en'-e-kate. v. a. To 
 kill, to dcilroy. 
 
 ENEMY, en'-e-my. f. A publick 
 foe ; a private opponent, an anta- 
 goniit ; one that diflikes ; in theo 
 logy, the fiend, the devil. ' 
 
 ENERGRTICK, en er-dzhet'-Ik. a. 
 Forcible, aftive, vigorous, effica- 
 cious. 
 
 ENERGY, en'-er-dzhy. f. Power; 
 force, vigour, efficacy ; faculty, ope- 
 To ENERVATE, <--rer'-vate. v. a. 
 To weaken, to deprive of force. 
 
 ENERVATION, e-ner-va'-ftiun. f. 
 The aft of weakening ; the ftate of 
 being weakened, effeminacy. 
 
 To ENERVE, e-nerv'. v. a. To 
 weaken, to break the force of, to 
 crufh. 
 
 To ENFEEBLE, In-fe'bl. v. a. To 
 weaken, to enervate. 
 
 TQ EN FEOFF, en-feT, v. a. To 
 
 invert with any dignities or poflef. 
 fin s. A law term. 
 
 ENFEOFFMENT, en-fc'f-rrent. f. 
 The adl of enfeoffing ; the inllru- 
 mer.t or deed by which one is in- 
 veftcd with pofTeffions. 
 
 To liNFETTER, In-iet'-tur. v. a. 
 To bind in fetters ; to enchain 
 
 ENFILADE, en-fyla'de. f. A itra-t 
 paffage. 
 
 TQ ENFILADE, n-ff 1'de. v. a. 
 To pierce in a right i;ne. 
 
 To ENFORCE, in-fo'rfe. v. a. To 
 ftrengthen, to invigorate ; to put in 
 aft by violence; to- urge with ener- 
 gy ; to compel, to co.jfcraih. 
 
 To ENFORCE, iVf6'rfe. v. n. To 
 prove, to (how beyond contradiction. 
 
 ENFORCE, in-f6 v rfe. f. Fewer, 
 ftrength. Not ufied. 
 
 ENFORCEDLY, In-for-'.ed-iy. ad. 
 By violence, not voluntarily, not 
 fpor.tane^nfly. 
 
 ENFORCEMENT, In-f6'rfe-ment. f. 
 An a<3: of violence, compuilion-, 
 force offered ; farrftion, that whicfi 
 gives force to a law ; preffirg exi- 
 gence. 
 
 ENFORCER, {n-f6'r-fur. f. Com- 
 peller, one who effefts by violence. 
 
 To ENFRANCHISE, In-fran'-tfiiiz. 
 v. a, To admit to the privileges of 
 a freeman ; to fet free from flavery ; 
 to free or releafe from cuftody ; to 
 denifen- 
 
 ENFRANCHISEMENT, In-fran'- 
 tmfa-ment. f. Inveftiture of the 
 privileges of a denizen ; releafe from 
 prifon or from flavery. 
 
 ENFROZEN, in-fozn. part. Con- 
 gealed with cold. ' ^ 
 
 To ENGAGE ,!n-gl'dzh. v. a. Tq 
 impawn, .to flake ; to enlilt, to bring 
 into a party ; to embark in an af- 
 fair, to enter on an undertaking j 
 to unite, to attach ; to induce, ta 
 win by pleafing means ; to gain ; to 
 bind by any appointment or con- 
 traft ; to feize by the attention j to > 
 employ, to hold in bulinefs ; to en- 
 counter, to fight. 
 
 To ENGAGE, In-ga'dzh. v. n. To 
 conflift, to fight; to embark in any 
 bufinefs. to enliil in any party. 
 
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 ENGAGEMENT, !n-ga'dzh-ment. f. 
 The aft of engaging, impawning, 
 or making liable co debt ; obliga- 
 tion by contract ; adherence to a 
 party or caufe, partiality ; employ- 
 ment of the attention ; fight, con- 
 flift, battle ; obligation, motive. 
 
 To ENGAOL, !n-dzlui'le. v. a. To 
 imprilbn, to confine. 
 
 To ENGARR'ISON, in-gar'-ri-fun. 
 v. a. To proteft by a garrifon. 
 
 To ENGENDER, In-dzhen'-dur. v.a. 
 To beget between different fexes j 
 to produce, to form ; to excite, to 
 Caufe, to produce ; to bring forth. 
 
 To ENGENDER, In-dzhAo'-dur. v.n. 
 To be caufed, to be produced. 
 
 ENGINE, en'-dzhfn. f. Any mecha- 
 nical complication, in which vari- 
 ous movements and parts concur to 
 one effeft ; a military machine ; an 
 instrument to throw water upon 
 burning boufes; any means ufcd to 
 bring to pafs ; an agent for another. 
 
 ENGINEER, en-dzbl-n^'r. f. One 
 who manages engines, one who di- 
 redts the artillery of an army. 
 
 ENGINERY, ey-dzhln-ry. f. The 
 act of managing artillery ; engines 
 of war, artillery. 
 
 To ENGIRD, in-gerd'. v. a. To 
 encircle, to furround. 
 
 ENGLE, eng'gl. f. A gull, a put, a 
 bubble. 
 
 ENGLISH, lag'.gHQj. a. Belonging 
 to England. 
 
 To ENGLISH, Ing'-glHh. v.a. To 
 tranflate into Englifh. 
 
 To ENGLUT, in-glut'. v. a. To 
 fvvallovv up ; to glut, to pamper. 
 
 To ENGORGE, in-ga'rdzh. v. a. To 
 {wallow, to devour, to gorge. 
 
 To ENGORGE, In-ga'rd^i. v.n. To 
 devour, to feed with eagernefs and 
 voracity. 
 
 ToENGRAINMn-gra'ne. v.a. To 
 die deep, to die in grain. 
 
 To ENGRAPPLE, In-grAp'i. v. n. 
 To clofe with, to contend with hold 
 on each other. 
 
 To ENGRASP, in-grlfp'. v. a. To 
 f-ize, to hold fall in the hand. 
 
 To ENGRAVE, In-gri've. v. a. To 
 picture by incifions in any matter ; 
 
 to mark wood or (tone ; to imprefs 
 
 deeply, to imprint ; to bury, to inter. 
 
 ENGRAVEN, In-gra'vn. part, of 
 
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 ENGRAVER, In-grr-vur. f. A 
 cutter in Hone, or other matter. 
 
 ENGRAVING, In-giving, f. A 
 picture or mark engraved. 
 
 To ENGROSS, in-gro'fe. v.a. To 
 thicken, to make thick ; to increafe 
 in bulk ; to fatten, to plump up ; to 
 feize in the grofs; to purchajc the 
 whole of any commodky for the 
 fake of felling at a high price ; to 
 cony in a large hand 
 
 ENGROSSER, In-gro'fc-ur. f. He 
 that purchafes large quantities of 
 any commodity, in i order to fell it 
 at a hijjh price. 
 
 ENGROSSMENT, In-gr&'fc-n 
 
 Appropriation of things in the grofs, 
 exorbitant acquifuion. 
 
 ToENGUARD.in gi'rd. v.a. To" 
 protect, to defeixl. 
 
 To ENHANCE, In-hin's. v. a. To 
 raife, to advance in price ; to raife 
 in efteem ; tb aggravate. 
 
 ENHANCEMENT, in-hin's-ment. 
 f. Augmentation of value ; aggrava- 
 tion of ill. 
 
 ENIGMA, d-nlg'-ma. f. A riddle, ' 
 an obfcure queftion. 
 
 ENIGMATICAL, i-nlg-mat'-i-kil. 
 a. Obfcure, ambiguouily or daikly 
 expfefled. 
 
 ENIGMATICALLY, e nlg-mit'-I- I 
 kal-^. ad. In a fcnfe different from 
 that which the words in their fami- 
 liar acceptation imply. 
 
 EMGMATIST, c-n'lg'-ma -tlir. f. 
 One who deals in obfcure and am- 
 bipuous matters. 
 
 To ENJOIN, in.dzhoi'n. v. a. To di- 
 rect, to order, to prefcribe. 
 
 ENJOINER, In-dzhoi'n-6r. f. One 
 who gives injunftions. 
 
 ENJO1NMENT, Ir.-dzhoi'n-rsent. f. 
 Direftion, command. 
 
 To ENJOY, h dzhoy'. v.a. To feel 
 or p- rceive with pleafure ; to obtain 
 pofiefiion or fruition of; to pleafe, 
 to gladden. 
 
 To ENJOY, In-dzhoy'. v. n. To 
 live in happinefs. ' 
 
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 ENJOYER, lo-dzhoy'-ur. f. One that 
 has fruition. 
 
 ENJOYMENT, In-dzhoy'-mcnt. f. 
 Happinefs, fruition. 
 
 To ENKINDLE, In-kln'dl. v. a. To 
 fet on fire, to inflame ; to roufe 
 paffion ; to incite to any aft or hope. 
 
 To ENLARGE, in-la'rdzh. *v. a. To 
 make greater in quantity or appear- 
 ance ; to dilate, to expand ; to am- 
 plify ; to releafe from confinement; 
 to diffufe in eloquence. 
 
 To ENLARGE, In-la'rdzh. v. n. To 
 expatiate, to fpeak in many words. 
 
 ENLARGEMENT, in-la'rdzh-ment. 
 f. Increafe, augmentation, farther 
 cxtenfion ; releafe from confinement 
 or fervitude ; magnifying reprefent- 
 ation; expatiating fpeech, copious 
 difcourfe. 
 
 ENLARGER, In-LYr-dzhur. f. Am- 
 plifier. 
 
 ,To ENLIGHT, en-li'te. v. a. To 
 illuminate, to fupply with light. 
 
 To ENLIGHTEN, en-li'tn. v. a. 
 To illuminate, to fupply with light ; 
 to inftruft, to furnifh with increafe 
 ef knowledge ; to fupply with fight. 
 
 ENLIGHTENER, en-li'te-nur. f. 
 One that gives light ; inftru&or. 
 
 To ENLINK, m-lingk'. v. a. To 
 i, chain to, to bind. 
 
 To ENLIST, in-HiT. v.p. To en- 
 roll for military fervice ; to bring 
 into a party. 
 
 To ENLIST, In-Hit', v. n. To en- 
 gage in military fervice ; to enter 
 into a party. 
 
 ENLISTMENT, In-Hit'- ment. f. 
 The aft of enlifting. 
 
 To ENLIVEN, In-li'vn. v. a. To 
 make quick, to make alive, to ani- 
 mate ; to make vigorous or aHve ; 
 to make fprightly ; to make gay. 
 
 ENLIVENER, in-li'v-nur. f. That 
 which animates, that which invi-i 
 
 To ENLUMINE, in-lu'-rm'n. v. a 
 
 To illumine, to illuminate. 
 To EN MARBLE, fn-ma'rbl. v. a. 
 
 To turn to marble. 
 To ENMESH, ia-me(h'. v. a. To 
 
 net, to intangle. 
 ENMITY, cn'-mf.ty, f. Unfriendly. 
 
 {JifpoGtionj malevolence, averfton j 
 ftate of oppofition j malice, mif~ 
 chievous attempts. 
 ENNEAGON, en-n^'-a-gon. f. A 
 
 figure of nine angles. 
 ENNEATICAL, en-nS-at'-y-kal. a. 
 
 Every ninth in a feries. 
 To ENNOBLE, n-no'bl. v. a. To 
 raife from commonalty to nobility ; 
 to dignify, to aggrandife ; to ele- 
 vate; to make famous or illuftrious. 
 
 ENNOBLEMENT, n-n6'bl-ment. L 
 The aift of railing to the rank of 
 nobility ^ exaltation, elevation, dig- 
 nity. 
 
 ENODATION, e"-n&-da"-Mn. f. 
 The art of untying a knot; folution 
 of a difficulty. 
 
 ENORMITY, e^-na'r-mi-t?. {. De- 
 viation from rule ; deviation from 
 right; atrocious crimes, flagitious 
 villanies, 
 
 ENORMOUS, e'-na'r-mus. a. Irre- 
 gular, out of rule ; wicked beyond 
 
 ' the common meafure ; exceeding in 
 bulk the common meafure. 
 
 ENORMOUSLY, l-na'r-muf-ly. ad. 
 Beyond meafure. 
 
 ENORMOUSNESS, e-na'r-muf.nSs. 
 f. ImmeafuraBle wickednefs. 
 
 ENOUGH, e-nuf . a. Being in a 
 fufHcient meafure, fu.ch as may fa- 
 tisfy. 
 
 ENOUGH, e-nuf. f. Something 
 fufficient in greatnefs or excellence. 
 
 ENOUGH, a-nuf. ad. In a fufficient 
 degree, in a degree that gives fatif- 
 faclion ; an exclamation noting ful- 
 nefs or fatiety. 
 
 ENOW, e-now'. The plural of E- 
 K ou G H . A fufficient number. 
 
 ENPATRONED, n-pa'-trund. a. 
 Having a patron. 
 
 To ENRAGE, In-ra'dzh. v. a. To ir- 
 ritate, to provoke, to make furious. 
 
 To ENRANGE.In-ra'ndzh. v. a. To 
 place regularly, to put in order. 
 
 To ENRANK, In-rangk'. v. a. To 
 place in orderly ranks. 
 
 To ENRAPT, fn-rapt'. v. a. To 
 throw into an extafy, to tranfport 
 into enthufiafm. 
 
 To ENRAPTURE, In-rap'-tur. v.a. 
 To tranfport with pleafure. 
 
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 ToENRAVISH,In-riv''I(h;v.a. To 
 
 throw into extaiy. 
 ENRAV1SHMENT, Jn-rav'-iih- 
 
 ment. f. Flxtafy of delight. 
 To ENRHEUM, In-io'oi. v. n. To 
 
 take cold. ' 
 
 To KNRICH, In-rlifli'. v. a. To 
 
 make wealthy, to make opulent; to 
 
 fer.i.i'e, to make fruitful ; to ftore, 
 
 to fupply with augmentation of any 
 
 thing defrrable. 
 
 ENRJCtoENT, h-I;lh'-ment. f. 
 : wt\iiiii ; improve- 
 ment by addition. 
 ToENRIpGE, l-i-rJJzh'. v. a. To 
 
 IbrnT uirh longitudinal protube- 
 rances or ridges. 
 ToENRl.NG.'ln-iI.ig'. v. a. To 
 
 h" << round, to er.c'rcle. 
 To ENRJPEN, In-ri'pn. v. a. T) 
 
 ripen, to mature. 
 To ENROBE, ia-ro'be. v. a. To 
 
 drM's, to clothe. 
 
 -MOL, la-ii'le. v. a. To infert 
 
 in a roll or rrgiik-r ; to record ; to 
 
 involve, to inwr^p. 
 ENKOLLER, In r&'Ic-ur. f. He that 
 
 enrols, hr tii.it re^ifters. 
 ENROLMENT, l,j io"} -tn6.it. f. 
 
 Regifter, writing in which any iking 
 
 is recorded. 
 To ENROOT, in-ro't. v. a. To fix 
 
 by the ro*t. 
 To ENROUND,!n-rr>u'r.d. v. a. To 
 
 c-ruiron, to furround, to enclofe. 
 F.NS, > or t xiHence. 
 
 To ENSAN j'-gwln. 
 
 v. a. To fiv.car with gore, to fuf- 
 
 fufe with bleed. 
 To- ENSCKLDUI F, I i-fc.i'.^l. v. a. 
 
 To i .,'jdule or writirg. 
 
 To ENSCONCE, io-fkons'. v. a. 
 
 To coVer as v/uh a fort. 
 To t..\ c'm. v.a. Tofow 
 
 u , toVncloir by a feam. 
 To ILNSliAR, I.i-ic'r. v. a. To cau- 
 
 t'. rrie, to ft inch or 'ilop with lire. 
 ~To ENfcHiELD, In-iLiid. v. a. To 
 
 cover. 
 To ENSHRINE, In-m-Tne. v. a. 
 
 To encloie in a cht(t or cabine:, to 
 
 prefervc as a tbling facred. 
 ENSiFOKM, eti'-iy-forrn. a. Hav- 
 ing ;hc fhape of a fwcrd. 
 
 ENSIGN, in'-sine: f. The flag or 
 Itandard of a regiment ; a badge, or 
 mark of niftinction ; the officer of 
 foot who carries the fiig. 
 
 ENS1GNBEARER, en'-sfnc-be-rur. 
 
 ENSTGNCY, en'-an-fy. f. The 
 oriice of an enficjn. 
 
 To ENSLAVE, in fia've. v.a. To 
 reduce to fcrvitude, to deprive of 
 liberty ; to make over to another as 
 his ilive. 
 
 ENSLAVEMENT, In M'vc-rrent. f. 
 The ftate of fervitude, flavcry. 
 
 ENSLAVER, In-fll'-vfi,-. f He that 
 reduces other.' to a ftate of fervitude. 
 
 To ENSUE, Li-iu'. v. a. To follow, 
 to pun' lie. 
 
 To ENSUE, Tn-fu'. v. n. To follow 
 as a confequnce to premifes ; to 
 fucceed in a train of events, or courfe 
 of time. 
 
 ENSURANCE, fnlfti&'-rAns. f. Ex- 
 emption from hazard, obt: 
 the payment of a certain (urn ; the 
 fpm paid for fecurity. 
 
 ENSUR.ANCER, In.ft&'-ran-fir. f. 
 He who undertakes to exempt from 
 hazard. 
 
 To ENSURE, In-fh&'r. v. a. To af- 
 certain, to make certain, to fecure ; 
 to exempt any thing from hazyd 
 by paying a certain fum, on con- 
 dition of being rcimburicd for mif- 
 carriage. 
 
 ENSURER, In-nso'-rlr. f. One who 
 makes contrails of enfurance. 
 
 ENTABLATURE, In-tab'-la- 1 
 tftr. / , 
 
 ENTABLEMENT, la-tib'l- f l ' 
 rr.ent. \ 
 
 In architecture, the architrave, frijse, 
 and cornice of a pillar. 
 
 ENTAIL, In-ta'le. f. The eftate en- 
 tailed or fettled, with regard to the 
 rule of it's defcent; the rule of de- 
 fcent fettled for any eftate. 
 
 To ENTAIL, in-t-He. v.a. To 
 fettle the defcent of any eftate fo 
 that it cannot be, by any fublequent 
 pofl'< (Tor, bequeathed at plcafure. 
 
 To ENTAME, In-ta'mc. v. a. To 
 tamr, to fubjugate. 
 
 To ENTANGLE, In-trgVl. v.a. 
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 To inwrap or enfnare with feme- 
 thing not eafily extricable ; to twift 
 or confufe ; to involve in difficulties, 
 to perplex. 
 
 ENTANGLEMENT, In-tang'gl- 
 ment. f. Intricacy, perplexity, 
 puzzle. 
 
 ENT ANGLER, In-tang'-glur. f. 
 One that intangles. 
 
 To EN TENDER, In-ten'-dur. v. a. 
 To make tender, to make fond. 
 
 To ENTER, en'-tur. v. a. To go or 
 come into any place ; to initiate in 
 a bufinefs, method, or Ibciety ; to 
 fet down in a writing. 
 
 ToNrER,en'-tur. v. n. To come 
 in, to go in ; to penetrate mentally, 
 to make intellectual entrance; to 
 engage it ; to be initiated in. 
 
 ENTERABLE, eV-ter-abl. a. That 
 may be entered. 
 
 ENTER ING, en'-ter-Ing. f. En- 
 trance, paffage into a place. 
 
 To ENTERLACE, in.tcr-la'fe. v. a. 
 To intermix. 
 
 ENTEROLOGY, en-t-r6l'-o-dzhy. 
 f. The anatomical account of the 
 bowels and internal parts. 
 
 ENTERPARLANCE, in-ter-pa'r- 
 lans. f. Parley, mutual talk, con- 
 ference. 
 
 ENTERPRISE, en'-ter-prize. f. An 
 undertaking of hazard, an arduous 
 attempt. 
 
 To ENTERPRISE,^'- ter- prize, v.a. 
 To undertake, to attempt, to eflay. 
 
 ENTERPRISER, en'-ter-prl zur. f. 
 A man of enterprife, one who un- 
 dertakes great things. 
 
 To ENTERTAIN, en-ter-ta'ne. v.a. 
 To converfe with, to talk with ; to 
 treat at the table; to receive hof- 
 pitably ; to keep in one's fervice ; 
 to referve in the mind j to pleafe, 
 to amufe, to divert ; to admit with 
 fatisfadion. 
 
 ENTERTAINER, en-ter-tf'-nar, f. 
 He that keeps others in his fervice ; 
 he that treats others at his table ; 
 he that pleafes, diverts, or amufes. 
 
 ENTERTAINMENT, in-ter-ti'ne- 
 
 ment. f. Converfation ; treatment 
 
 at the table ; hofpi table reception ; 
 
 payment of fcldicn er fervants ; 
 
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 exalted ideas. 
 \L, en-thu- "\ 
 
 I, en-tM- f 
 
 amufement, diverfion ; dramatick 
 performance, the lower comedy. 
 ENTEKTISbUED,L>ter-tifh' ud.a. 
 Interwoven or intermixed with va- 
 rious colours or fubilances 
 To ENTHRONE, iu-thro'ne. v. a. 
 To place on a regal feat ; to inveft 
 with fovereign authority. 
 ENTHUSIASM, ea-thu'-zy azm. f. 
 A vain belief of private revelation, 
 a vain confidence of divine favour; 
 heat of imagination; elevation of 
 fancy, exaltation of ideas. 
 ENTHUSIAST, en-thu'-zy-aft f. 
 One who vainly imagines a private 
 revelation, one who has a vain con r 
 fidence of his intercourfe with God ; 
 one of a hot imagination ; one of 
 elevated fancy, or exalted ideas. 
 ENTHUSIASTICAL, en-tM- 
 
 zy.as'-ti-kal. 
 ENTHUSIASTICK, 
 zy-as'-tik. 
 
 Perfuaded of fome communication 
 with the Deity ; vehemently hot in 
 any caufe; elevated in fancy, ex- 
 alted in ideas. 
 
 ENTHYMEME, en'-ti^-mem. f. 
 An argument conniting only of an 
 antecedent and coniequenua! propo- 
 iition. 
 
 ToENTICE.In-ti'fe. v.a. To al, 
 lure, to attract, to draw by blan- 
 difhment or hopes. , >&, ^ 
 ENTICEMENT, In-tl'fe-m^nt. f. 
 The aft or practice of aliuring to 511 ; 
 the means by which one is allured 
 to ill, allurement. 
 ENTICER, In-ti'-fur. f. One that 
 
 allures to ill. 
 ENTICINGLY, fn-d'-slng-l)'-. ad. 
 
 Charmingly, in a winning manner. 
 ENTIERTY, {n-tl'-er-ty-. f. Tho 
 
 whole, not barely a part. 
 ENTIRE, in-tt're. a. Whole, undi- 
 vided ; unbroken, complete in it's 
 parts ; full, complete; in full ftrength. 
 ENTIRELY, In-tl're-ly. ad. In the 
 whole, without divifion ; complete- 
 ly, fully. 
 ENTIRENESS, In-ti're-nes. f. Com- 
 
 pletenefs, fulnefs. 
 
 To ENTITLE, fn-tl'tl. v.a. To 
 
 grace or dignify with a title or ho- 
 
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 rourable appellation ; to fuperfcribe 
 or prefix as a tide ; to give a claim 
 to any thing ; to grant any thing as 
 claimed by a title. 
 
 ENTITY, en'-tl-ty. f. Something 
 which really is, a real being ; a 
 particular fpecies of being. 
 
 To ENTO1L, fn-toi'l. v. a. To en- 
 fnare, to intangle, to bring into 
 toils or nets. 
 
 To ENTOMB, In-t6'm. v. a. To put 
 into a tomb. 
 
 ENTRAILS, cn'-trels. f. The in- 
 teftines, the bowels, the guts ; the 
 internal parts. 
 
 ENTRANCE, en'-trans. f. The 
 power of entering into a place ; the 
 aft ,cf entering ; the paflage by 
 which a place is entered, avenue ; 
 initiation, commencement ; the aft of 
 taking poiTcflbn of an office or dig- 
 nity j the beginning of any thing. 
 
 To ENTRANCE, In trans', v. a. To 
 put into a trance, to withdraw the 
 ibul wholly to other legions ; to put 
 into an extafy. 
 
 To ENTRAP, fn-trap'. v. a. To en- 
 fnare, to catch in a. trap ; to involve 
 unexpectedly in difficulties j to take 
 advantage of. 
 
 To ENTREAT, fn-trd't. v. n. To 
 petition, to folicit, to importune ; 
 to prevail upon by foliciiation ; to 
 treat or ufe well or ill. 
 
 To ENTREAT, In-tr4't. v. n. To 
 offer a treaty or compaft ; to treat, 
 to difcourfe ; to mate & petition, 
 
 ENTREATANCE, in-tre'Vans. f. 
 Petition, entreaty, felicitation. 
 
 ENTREATY, In-trd'-ty. f. Petition, 
 prayer, felicitation. 
 
 ENTRY, en'-try. f. The paflage by 
 which *ay one enters a houfe ; the 
 ft of entrance, ingrefs ; the aft of 
 taking poffcflion of any eftate ; the 
 aft of registering or fetting down in 
 writing ; tr.*- act of entering pub- 
 lickly into a.w city. 
 
 To ENUBILATh, A-nQ'-bl-lite. v.a. 
 To clear from clouds. 
 
 ENUBILOUS, e-i,u-bl-!us. a. Free 
 from clouds. 
 
 To ENUCLEATE, i-nu'-kly-ate. 
 v.i. To iblve, to clear- 
 
 ENUCLEATION, e-nu-kly-a'-fhun; 
 f. The folving; a difficulty. 
 
 To ENVELOP, fn-vei 1 up. v.a. To 
 inwrap, to cover ; to hide, to fur- 
 round ; to line, to cover on the in- 
 fide. 
 
 ENVELOPE, 6n-v l&'pe. f. A 
 wrjpper, an outward cafe. 
 
 To ENVENOM, ln-ven' urn. v.a. To 
 poifon ; to make odious ; to enrage. 
 
 ENVIABLE, eti'-vy abl. a. Deicrv- 
 in & envy. 
 
 KNVIERUn'.vy-ur. f. One that en- 
 vies another, a maligner. 
 
 ENVIOUS, en'-vyfis. a. Infefted 
 with envy. 
 
 ENVIOUSLY^n'-VNuf-K'. ad. With 
 envy, with malignity, ith ill-will. 
 
 To ENVIRON, in-'vl' run. v. a. 
 To furroand ; to envelop ; to be- 
 ficge, to hem in ; to enclofe, to in- 
 velt. 
 
 ENVIRONS, 6n-vf ro'nz. f The 
 neighbourhood or neighbouring 
 places round about the country. 
 
 To ENUMERATE, 4 nu'.mir-it*, 
 v. a. To reckon up fingly, to count 
 over diftinftly. 
 
 ENUMERATION, S'-nfi-meV-ir- 
 (hun. f. The aft of numbering or 
 counting over. 
 
 To ENUNCIATE, i-nun'-fl-.J-ate. 
 v. a. To declare, to procLim. 
 
 ENUNCIATION, e' n.'in-fhy-a"- 
 (hun. f. Declaration, publick at- 
 tjflation j intelligence, information. 
 
 ENUNCIATIVE, 4-n6n'.fhy-a-tlv. 
 a. Declarative, expreffive. 
 
 ENUNC1AT1VELY, e-nin'-fhy-d- 
 t{v,l^. ^d. Declaratively. 
 
 ENVOY, en'-voy. f. A publick mi- 
 nifter fent from one power to ano- 
 ther ; a publick meflenger, in dig- 
 nity below an ambafTadour ; a mef- 
 fenger. 
 
 To ENVY, en'-v. v. a. To hate 
 another for excellence or fuccef* ; 
 to grieve at any qualities of excel- 
 lence in anot-hcr ; to grudge. 
 
 To ENVY, en'-vy. v. n. To feel 
 envy, to feel pain at the fight f 
 excellence or felicity. 
 
 ENVY, en'-vy\ f. Pain felt and ma- 
 
 lignity conceived at the fig*H of 
 
 excel-
 
 E P I 
 
 E P I 
 
 excellence or happinefs ; rivalry, 
 competition ; malice. 
 
 To EN WHEEL, In-hwe'l. v. a. To 
 encompafs, to encircle. 
 
 To EN WOMB, in-w6'm. v. a. To 
 make pregnant ; to bury, to hide. 
 
 EPACT, e'-pakt. f. A number 
 whereby we note the excefs of the 
 common folar year above the lunar, 
 and thereby may find out the age of 
 the moon every year. 
 
 EPAULMENT, e-pc'1-ment. f. In 
 fortification, a fidework made ei- 
 ther of earth thrown up, of bags of 
 earth, of gabions, or of fafcines and 
 earth. 
 
 BPENTHESr-S, d-pen'-the-sh. f. 
 The addition of a vowel or confo- 
 nant in the middle of a word. 
 
 EPHEMERA, e-fem'-e-'i. f. A fe- 
 ver that terminates in one day ; an 
 infecl that lives only one day. 
 
 EPHEMERAL, e-fem'-e-ral. ? 
 
 EPHEMERICK, d-fem'-e-rfk. f a> 
 Diurnal, beginning and ending in 
 
 IPHEMERIDES, ef-e-mer'-y-dez. 
 f. The plural of EPHEMERIS. 
 
 EPHEMERIS, e-fem'^-rls. f. A 
 journal, an account of daily tranf- 
 aftions; an account of the daily 
 motions and fituations of the planets. 
 
 EPHEMERIST, e-fem'-e-rlft. f. One 
 who confults the planets, one who 
 ftudies aftrology. 
 
 EPHEMERON-WORM, l-fem'-e- 
 ron-wurm. f. A worm that lives but 
 a day. 
 
 EPHOD, ef'-od. f. A fort of orna- 
 ment worn by the Hebrew priefts. 
 
 EP1CK, ep'-ik. a. Comprifmg nar- 
 rations, not afted, not rehearfed. It 
 is ufually fuppofed to be heroick. 
 
 EPICED1UM, ep-y-fe'-dyum. f. An 
 elegy, a poem upon a funeral. 
 
 EPICENE, ep'-y-fen. a. Common 
 to both fexes. 
 
 EPICURE, ep-y-ku'r. f. A man 
 given wholly to luxury. 
 
 EPICUREAN, ep-y-k&-re"-an. f. 
 One who holds the principles of 
 Epicurus. 
 
 EPICUREAN, ep-y-k&-re"-a-n. a 
 Luxurious, contributing to luxury. 
 
 EPICURISM, ep'-y-ku-rJzm. f. 
 Luxury, fenfual enjoyment, grofs 
 'pleafure. 
 
 EPICYCLE, ep'-y-slkl. f. A little 
 circle, the ceotre of which is in the 
 circumference of a greater, or a 
 fmall orb dependent on, a greater, 
 as that of the moon on that of the 
 earth. 
 
 EPICYCLOID, ep.y-fl'-kloid. f. A 
 curve generated by the revolution 
 of the periphery of a circle along 
 the convex or concave part of ano- 
 ther circle. 
 EPIDEMICAL, ep y-dem'-f- 
 
 kal. 
 
 EPIDEMICK, ep-y-demMk. _ 
 That which falls at once upon great 
 numbers of people, as a plague; 
 generally prevailing, affefting great 
 numbers ; general, univerfal. 
 EPIDERMIS, ep-y.der'-mls. f. The 
 
 fcarf-fkin of a man's body. 
 EPIGRAM, ep'-y-gram. f. A fliort 
 
 poem terminating in a point. 
 EPIGRAM MATICAL, ep-y- ") 
 ram-mat'-i-kal. I 
 
 EPJGRAMMAT1CK, cp-y- f a * 
 gram-mac'-ik. J 
 
 Dealing in epigrams, writing epi- 
 grams ; fuitabie to epigrams, be- 
 longing to epigrams. 
 EPIGRAMMATIST, ep-^-gram'- 
 ma-dft. f. One who writes or deals 
 in epigrams. 
 EPIGRAPH, ep'-y-graf. f. An in- 
 
 fcription on a itatue or a building. 
 EPILEPSY, ep'-y-lep.fy. f. Any 
 convulfion, or convulfive motion of 
 the whole body, or of fome of it's 
 parts, with a lofs of fenfe. 
 EPILEPT1CK, ep-y-llp'-tlk. a. 
 
 Conv^fed. 
 
 EPILOGUE, 4p'-y-16g. f. The 
 
 poem or fpeech at the end of a play. 
 
 EPIPHANY, e-pff'-fa-ny. f. A 
 
 church feitival, celebrated on the 
 
 twelfth day after Chriftmas, in 
 
 commemoration of our Saviour's 
 
 being manifefted to the world, by 
 
 the appearance of a miraculous 
 
 blazing ftar. 
 
 EP1PHONEMA, ep-y-fo-r ie "-ma. f. 
 
 An exclamation, a conclusive fen* 
 
 v v * rente
 
 E P I 
 
 fence not clofely connefled with the 
 words foregoing. 
 
 EPIPHORA, e-plf-fo-rl. f. An in- 
 flamationof any part, particularly of 
 the eyes. 
 
 EPIPHYSIS, e-piP-y-sis. f. Accre- 
 tion, the parts added by accre- 
 tion. 
 
 EPIPLOCE, e*-plp'-lo-ie. f. A fi- 
 gure in rhetorick, by which one ag- 
 gravation, or ftriking circumftance, 
 is added in doe gradation to another 
 
 EPISCOPACY, c-pls'-ki-pa-fy. f. 
 The government of bilhops, efta- 
 blimed by the apoftles. 
 
 EPISCOPAL, e-pls'-ko-pal. a. Be- 
 longing to a bifhop ; veiled in a 
 hi (hop. 
 
 EPISCOPALIAN, e'-pls-ku-pa'-lyin. 
 a. Having bifhops. 
 
 EPISCOPALIAN, 6-pis-k6- P r-lyin. 
 f. An advocate for epifcopacy. 
 
 EPISCOPATE, e-pls'-k&-pate. f. A 
 bi(hoprick. 
 
 EPISODE, ep'-y-fode. f. An inci- 
 dental narrative, or digrefiion in a 
 poem, feparable from the main fub- 
 jeft. 
 
 EPISODICAL, Jp-v'-.fodM-kal. 7 
 
 EPISODICK, ep-y-fod'-Ik. j a - 
 Contained in an epifode. 
 
 EPISPASTICK, ^p-y-fpas'-tik. a. 
 Drawing ; bHftering. 
 
 EPISTLE, -piH. f. A letter. 
 
 EPIST9LARY, ^-pl/-t&-lar-y. a. 
 Relating to letters, fuitable to let- 
 ters ; tranfafted by letters. 
 
 EPISTLER, e-pill'-lur. f. A fcribbler 
 of letters. 
 
 EPITAPH, ep'-y-tif. f. An infcrip- 
 tion upon a tomb ilone. 
 
 EPITHALAMIUM, ^p-f-tha-la'- 
 myum. f. A nuptial fong, a com- 
 pliment upon marriage. 
 
 EP1THEM, ep'-y-ti-.c-m. f. A li- 
 quid medicament externally applied. 
 
 EPITHET, ey-y.tl-.it. f. An ad- 
 jcif^ive denoting any qualvty good 
 or bad. 
 
 EPITOME, e-pft'-o-me 1 . f. Abridg- 
 ment, abbreviature. 
 
 To EPITOMISE, ^-pJt'-i-mke. v.a. 
 To abftraft, to contrail into a nar- 
 row fpace ; to diminilh, to curtail. 
 
 E QJJ 
 
 E?ITOMISR, e-ph'-i-mi-zur. 7 , 
 
 EPITOMIST, e'-pft'-o-mlft. j ' 
 An abridger, an abftra&er. 
 
 EPOCH, cp'-6k. >f. The time 
 
 EPOCHA, ep'.o-ka. f at which a 
 new computation is begun, the time 
 from which dates are nambered. 
 
 EPODE, ep'-6de. f. The ftanza fol- 
 lowing the ftrophe and amiftrophe. 
 
 EPOPEE, e F -6 pe". f. An epick or 
 heroick poem. 
 
 EPULARY, ep'-u-ler.y. a. Pertain- 
 ing to a feaft. 
 
 EPULATION, ip-dir-Mn. f. 
 A banquet, feafting. 
 
 EPULO TICK. ep-u-lit'-ik. f. A ci- 
 catrifing medicament. - 
 
 EQUABILITY, c"-kwa-Mi"-!-ty-. f. 
 Equality to itfelf, evennefs, uni- 
 formity. 
 
 EQUABLE, d'-kwibl. a. Equal to 
 itfelf, even, uniform. 
 
 EQUABLY, c'-kwi-blv. ad. Uni- 
 formly, evenly, equally to itfelf. 
 
 EQUAL, e'-k*al. a. Like another 
 in bulk, or any quality .that admits 
 companion ; adequate to any pur- 
 pofe ; even, uniform ; in juit pro- 
 portion ; impartial, neutral ; indif- 
 ferent ; equitable, advantageous, 
 alike to both parties ; upon the fame 
 terms. 
 
 EQUAL, *'-k-il. f. One not infc- 
 riour or luperiour to another ; one of 
 the fame age. 
 
 To EQUAL, '-kal. v. a. To make 
 one thing or perfon equal to ano- 
 ther; to rife to the fame Hate with 
 another perfan ; to recompenfe fully. 
 
 To EQUALIZE, e'-kwa-ilze. v. a. 
 To make even ; to be equal to. 
 
 EQUALITY, A-k*AMi-y. f. Like- 
 nefs with regard to any quantities 
 compared; the fame degree of drg- 
 nity ; evennefs, uniformity ; equa- 
 bility. 
 
 EQUALLY, e'-kwil-y. ad. In the 
 fame degree with another ; evenly, 
 equably, uniformly ; impartially. 
 
 EQUALNESS, cV-kwAl-nes. f. Th 
 farxe as EQUALITY. 
 
 EQU ANGULAR, e kwang'-gu-lar. 
 a. ConWfiiVg of equal atiglts. 
 
 FQUANIM1T Y. g'-kwA nini"-l-tj. f. 
 Even-
 
 Evennefs of mind, neither elated 
 nor deprefled. 
 EQUANIMOUS, e-kwan'-y-mus. a. 
 
 Even, not dejected. 
 
 EQUATION, e-kwl'-fliun. f. The 
 inveftigation of a mean proportion 
 collected from the extremities of 
 excefs and defeft ; in algebra, an 
 expreflion of the fame quantity in 
 two diffimilar terms, but of equal 
 value ; in aftronomy, the difference 
 between the time marked by the 
 fun's apparent motion, and that 
 meafured by it's real motion. 
 EQUATOR, e kwr-tur. f. A great 
 circle, the poles of which are the 
 poles of the world. It divides the 
 globe into two equal parts, the nor- 
 thern and foiuhern hemifpheres. 
 EQyATORIAL,e'-kwa-t&"-ry-dI. a. 
 
 Pertaining to the equator. 
 EQUERRY, e-kwer'-y. f. Matter of 
 
 the horfe. 
 
 EQUESTRIAN, e-kwes'-try-an. a. 
 
 Appearing on horfeback ; fkilled in 
 
 horfemanfhip; belonging to the le- 
 
 cond rank in Rome. 
 
 EQU1CRURAL, e'-kwy-kr6"-ral. a. 
 
 Having the legs of an equal length. 
 
 EQUIDISTANT, e'-kwy-diY'-tant. 
 
 a. At the fame diftance. 
 EQUIDISTANTLY, e'-kwy-dls"- 
 tant-ly. ad. At the fame diftance. 
 EQyiFORMiTY,e'-kwy-fa"r-mI-ty. 
 
 'f. Uniform equality. 
 EQUILATERAL, r-kwy-lat"-er-il. 
 
 a. Having all fides equal. 
 To EQUILIBRATE, e'-kwy-H"- 
 
 brlte. v. a. To balance equally. 
 EQUILIBRATION, e'-kwy,ll-bra"- 
 
 fhun. f. Equipoiff. 
 EQUILIBRIUM, e'-kwy-lib'-r^-um. 
 f. Equipoife, equality of weight ; 
 eqaality of evidence, motives, or 
 powers. 
 
 EQLJINECESSARY, i'-kwy-nes"- 
 fei-fer-y. a. Needful in the fame 
 degree. 
 
 EQUINOCTIAL, I'-kwy-tik"- 
 f. The line that encompafles the 
 world at an equal diftance from ei 
 ther pole, to which circle when th 
 fun comes, it makes equal days anc 
 nights all over the globs. 
 
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 EQUINOCTIAL, e'-kw><--n6k"-fhat. 
 a. Pertaining to the equinox ; hap- 
 pening about the time of the equi- 
 noxes j being near the equinodial 
 line. 
 
 EQUINOCTIALLY, e'-kwy-n6k w - 
 fhil-y. ad. In the direction of the 
 equinoctial; 
 
 EQUINOX, e'-kwy-noks. f. Equi- 
 noxes are the precife times in which 
 the fun enters into the firft point of 
 Aries and Libra ; for then, moving 
 exactly under the equinoctial, he 
 makes our days and nights equal; 
 equinodial wind. 
 
 EQU1NUMERANT, ^'-kwy-nu'% 
 me-rant. a. Having the fame 
 number. 
 
 ToEQUIP,e-fov!p<v.a. To furnifh 
 for a hoffeman ; to furnifh, to ac- 
 coutre, to fit out. 
 
 EQUIPAGE, ek'-kwl-padzh. f. Fur- 
 niture for a horfeman ; carriage of 
 flate, vehicle ; attendance, retinue ; 
 accoutrements, furniture. 
 EQUIPAGED, ek'-kwi-padzhd. a. 
 
 Accoutred, attended. 
 EQU1PENDENCY, e'-kw-pen"- 
 den-fy^. f. The al of hanging in 
 equipoife. 
 
 EQUIPMENT, e-kwlp'-ment. f. 
 The acl of equipping or accoutring ; 
 accoutrement, equipage. 
 EQUIPOISE, e'-kwy-poiz. f. Equa- 
 lity of weight, equilibration. 
 EQyiPOLLENCE,e'-kwy-p6r-lens. 
 
 f. Equality of force or power. 
 EQUIPOLLENT, e'-kwf-p6l'Ment. 
 
 a. Having equal power or force. 
 EQUIPONDRANCE,e'-kwy-^ 
 
 EQUI PONDER ANCY,e'-kwy- f ** 
 
 p5n"-der an-fy ; 3 
 
 Equality of weight. 
 EQUIPONDERANT, e'-kwv-pon"- 
 
 der-ant. a. Being of the fame 
 
 weight. 
 To EQUIPONDERATE, e'-kwf- 
 
 p6n"-der-ate. v. n. To weigh equal 
 
 to any thing. 
 EQUIPONDIOUS, e'-kw-pon"- 
 
 dyus. a. Equilibrated, equal on. 
 
 either part. 
 
 EQUITABLE, ek'-kw^-tibl. a, Juft, 
 due
 
 ERA 
 
 E R M 
 
 due to juflice; loving jjftice, can- 
 did, impartial. 
 
 EQUITABLY, ek'-kwy-tab-ly. ad. 
 jfuil.ly, imp.; 
 
 EQUITY, ek'-k*i-'v. f. Juflice, 
 ri^h;, honelly ; impartiality ; in 
 law, the rules of decifion obfu-ved 
 by the court of chancery. 
 
 To EQUIVALENCE, *-k*!/.va- 
 Jcns. v a. To equiponderate, to be 
 e uil to. 
 
 EQUIVALENCE, e-UIv'-va- 
 : ens 
 
 EQJ1 VALENCY, e-kwlv'-va- 
 len- y. 
 Equity of pewer or worth. 
 
 EQUIVALENT, e*-kwi\'-va lent. a. 
 Eqtnl in v^lue ; equal in excel- 
 lence ; of the fame import or mean- 
 
 EQUl'VALENT, c-UIv'-va-lent. f. 
 A tbiug of the fame weight, dig- 
 nity, or value. 
 
 EQUIVOCAL, e-kalv'-vi-kAI. a. 
 Of doubtful fignification, meaning 
 different things ; uncertain, doubt- 
 fu\. 
 
 EQUIVOCALLY, e-kwlv'-vo-kal y. 
 ad. AmbiguouQy, in a doubtful or 
 double fenfc ; by uncertain or irre- 
 gular birth, by generation out of 
 the dated order. 
 
 EQUlVOCALNESS.d-kvviv'-vo-kil. 
 r.cs. f. /.mbiguity, -double mean- 
 mg. 
 
 To EQUIVOCATE, c-kIv'.vo- 
 iate. v. n. To ufe words of equal 
 meaning, to ufe ambiguous exprel- 
 fiom. 
 
 EQUIN OCATION, e-kIv.v6 ka'- 
 ihun. f. Ambiguity of fpeech, 
 double meaning. 
 
 EQU1VOCATOR, e-kwiv'-v6-ka- 
 tur. f. One who ufes ambiguous 
 language. 
 
 ERA, e'-ri. f. The account of time 
 from any particular date or epoch. 
 
 ERADIATION, e'-ra-dy-a'-fi.un. f. 
 Emiflion of radiance. 
 
 To ERADICATE, c-rad'-y-kate. v.a. 
 To pull up by the root ; to deflroy, 
 to end. 
 
 ERADICATION, e'-rad-y-k"-{hun. 
 i. The act of tearing up by the root, 
 9 
 
 definition ; the ftate of being tom 
 
 up by the roots. 
 ERAD1CAT1VE, e-rad'-y-ka-tlv. a. 
 
 Tnat which cures radically. 
 To ERASE, e-ra'fe. v. a. To deftroy, 
 
 to rub out ; to expunge. 
 ERASEMENT, e-rl'ie-ment. f. De- 
 
 itruclion, devaftation ; expunftion, 
 
 abolition. 
 ERE, e'rc. ad. Before, fooner 
 
 than. 
 
 ERR, 're prep. Before. 
 ERELONG, ere-lcng'. ad. Before a 
 
 lonij time had elapied, 
 ERENOW, Sre-now'. ad. Before this 
 
 time. 
 
 ERE WHILE, ere-hwI'Je. 7 , 
 ERESVHILES, *re-hwi',z. j adt 
 
 Some time ago, before a little 
 
 while. 
 To ERECT, i rekt'. v.a. To place 
 
 perpendicularly to the horizon ; to 
 
 raife, to build ; to elevate, to exalt ; 
 
 to animate, to encourage. 
 To ERECT, e-rekt'. v. n. To rife 
 
 upright. 
 ERECT, c-rckt'. a. Upright; di- 
 
 reded upwards ; bold, confident, 
 
 vigorous. 
 ERECTION, e-rek'-ftiun. f. The 
 
 al of raifing, or ftate of being raifed 
 
 upward ; the aft of building or raif- 
 
 ing edifices. 
 
 ERECTNESS, e-rekt'-nes. f. Up- 
 , rightnefs of pofture. 
 EREMITE, er'-e-mite. f. One who 
 
 lives in a wildernefs, a hermit. 
 EREMITICAL, er-e-mh'-y-kil. a. 
 
 Religioufly folitary. 
 EREPTAT1ON, e'-rep-ta".fnun. (. 
 
 A creeping forth. 
 EREPTION, e-rep'-fhun. f. A 
 
 fnatching or taking away by force. 
 ERGOT, ir'-got. f. A fort of Hub, 
 
 like a piece of horn, placed behind 
 
 and below the pattern joint. 
 ERINGO, d-ring'-go. f. Sea-holly, a 
 
 plant. 
 ERISTICAL, i-ris'.tl.kil. a. Con- 
 
 troverfial, relating to dilpute. 
 ERMINE, er'-min. f. An animal 
 
 that is found in cold countries, and 
 
 which very nearly refembles a weafel 
 
 in (hape ; having a white pil> and 
 the
 
 E R S 
 
 the tip of the tail black, and fur- 
 nifhing a choice and valuable fur. 
 
 ERM1NED, er'-rolnd. a. Clothed 
 with enrine. 
 
 ToLRODE, e-r&'de. v.a. Tocanker, 
 or eat away. 
 
 EROGATION, er-r6-ga'-fh&n. f. 
 The aft of giving or beftowing, 
 dillribution. 
 
 EROSION, e-ro'-zhim. f. The aft 
 of eating away ; the ftate of being 
 eaten away. 
 
 To ERR, er'. v. n. To wander, to 
 ramble ; to mils the right way, to 
 ftray ; to deviate from any purpofe ; 
 to commit errour?, to mirtake. 
 
 ERRABLE, er'-rabl. a. Liable to 
 err. 
 
 ERR4BLENESS, er'-rabl-r.es. f. Li- 
 ablenefs to errour. 
 
 ERRAND, ar'-rind. f. A mefiage, 
 form thing to be told or done by a 
 mefienger. 
 
 ERRANT, eArant. a. Wandering, 
 roving, rambling ; vile, abandoned, 
 completely had. 
 
 ERRANTRY, er'- rant -try', f. An 
 errant ftate, the condition of a wan- 
 derer; the employment of a knight 
 errant. 
 
 ERRATA, er-ra'-ta. f. The faults 
 of the printer or author inferted in 
 the beginning or end of the book. 
 
 ERRATICALLY, er-rat'-i-kal-^. ad. 
 Without rule, without method. 
 
 ERRATICK, er-rat'-ik. a. Wander- 
 injr, uncertain, keeping no certain 
 order ; irregular, changeable. 
 
 ERRONEOUS, er-ro'-nyus. a. Wan- 
 dering, unfettled; miiiaking, mif- 
 led by errour. 
 
 ERRONEOUSLY, er-ro:-nyuf-l. ad. 
 By miitake, not rightly. 
 
 ERRONEOUSNESS,er-r6'-nyuf-nes. 
 f. Phyikal falfehood, inconformity 
 to truth. 
 
 ERROUR, er'-tur. f. Miftake, invo- 
 luntary deviation from truth ; a 
 blunder, a miftake committed ; ro- 
 ving excurfion, irregular courfe. 
 
 ERST, erir. ad. Firft ; at firft, in the 
 beginning ; once, when time was ; 
 formerly; long ago; before, till then, 
 till now. 
 
 ESC 
 
 ;, e-r& be/0 
 ", eru-Us'- f 
 
 ERUBESCENCE, e-r& 
 
 sens. 
 ERUBESCENCY, 
 
 sen-ly. 
 
 The acl of growing red, redrefs. 
 ERUBESCENT, e-ru-bes'-.ent. a. 
 
 Reddifh, fomewhat red. 
 To ERUCT, e-iiikt'. v. a. To belch, 
 
 to break wind from the ftomach. 
 ERUCTATION, e-ruk-ia'-ft-.un. f. 
 
 The act of belching; belch, the 
 
 matter vented from the itomach ; 
 
 any fudden burft of wind or matter 
 ERUDITE, er'-u-dlt. a. Learned. 
 ERUDITION, er-u-di'OY-un. f. 
 
 Learning, knowledge. 
 EkUGrNOUS,e--ri\'-d 2 h!-':us. a. Par- 
 taking of the fubftance and nature 
 
 of copper. 
 ERUPTION, e-rip'-Gu'm. f. The 
 
 aft of breaking or burfting forth ; 
 
 burft, emiffion ; fudden excurfion 
 
 of an hoftile kind; efflorefcence, 
 
 puftules. 
 ERUP TIV r E, e-rup'-tiv. a. Burfting 
 
 forth . 
 ERYSIPELAS, er-f -sip' e-lar. f. An 
 
 eruption of a hot acrid humour. 
 ERYSIPELATOUS, er-y-slp.pel'4- 
 
 tus. a. Pertaining to eVyfipelas. 
 ESCALADE, ef-ka-la'de. f. The aft 
 
 of fcaling the walls. 
 ESCALOP, fk6M6p. f.- A (hell-fifli, 
 
 the (hell of which is regularly indented. 
 ESCAPADE, ef-ka-iade. f. Irre- 
 gular motion of a horfe. 
 To ESCAPE, ef-ka'pe. v. a. To flee, 
 
 to avoid ; to pafs unobferved. 
 To ESCAPE, er-ka'pe. v. n. To flee, 
 
 to get out of danger. 
 ESCAPE, ef-ka'pe. f. Flight, the 
 
 aft of getting out of danger ; in 
 
 law, violent or privy evafion out of 
 
 lawful restraint ; overfight, miftake. 
 ESCARGATOIRE, ef-ki'r-ga-twar. 
 
 f. A nurfery of fnails. 
 ESCHALOT, Mi-lei', f. A plant, 
 ESCHAR, es'-kar. f. A hard cruit 
 
 or fear made by hot applications. 
 ESCHAROTICK, ef-ki r6t'-Ik. t. 
 
 Cauftick, having th-e power to fear 
 
 or burn the flefn. 
 ESCHEAT, ef-tfhe't. f. Any knds 
 
 or other profits, that fall to a lord 
 within
 
 ESP 
 
 E S T 
 
 within his manor by forfeiture, or 
 the death of his tenant, dying with- 
 out heir general or efpccial. 
 
 To ESCHEAT, ef-tfte't. v. a. To 
 fall to the lord of the manor by for- 
 feiture. 
 
 ESCHEATOR, ef-tOi^'-tur. f. An of- 
 ficer that obferves the efcheats of 
 the king in the county whereof he 
 is efcheator. 
 
 To ESCHEW, eC-tflio'. v. a. To flee, 
 to avoid, to mun. 
 
 ESCHUTCHEON, eT-ki'ulh'-un. f. 
 The fhield of the family, the picture 
 of the enfigns armorial. 
 
 ESCORT, es'-kort. f. Convoy, guard 
 from place to place. 
 
 To ESCORT, ef-ka'rt. v. a. To con- 
 voy, to guard from pl-ace to place. 
 
 ESCOT, es-kot'. f. A tax paid in 
 boroughs and corporations towa.ds 
 the fupport of the community, com- 
 monly caUed /tot and lot. 
 
 To ESCOT, cY-kcV. v. a. To pay a 
 man's reckoning ; to fupport him. 
 
 ESCR1TOIR, cf-kru-tore. f. A box 
 with all the implements necefFary 
 for writine. 
 
 ESCUAGfciea'-ku-idzh. f. A kind of 
 knight's fervice. 
 
 ESCULENT, es'-ku-lcnt. a. Good 
 for food, eatable. 
 
 ESCULENT, e^ku-lent. f. Some- 
 thing fit for food. 
 
 ESPALIER, if-pil'-ycr. f. Trees 
 planted and cut fo as to join. 
 
 ESPECIAL, ef-pelL'-al. a. Principal, 
 chief 
 
 ESPECIALLY, ef-fpeih'-al-y. ad. 
 Principally, chiefly. 
 
 ESPERANCE,ef-p-ri'ns. f. Hope. 
 
 i'^PlAL, tf-pi'-nl. f. A fpy, a fcout. 
 
 fc.SPLANADE, ef-p];\-na'*ie. f. The 
 empty fpace between the glacis of 
 f. citadel and the firft houfes of the 
 town. 
 
 Ei-POUSAL, tf-pou' -zil. a. Ufed 
 in the act of elpoufmg or betroth- 
 ing. 
 
 ESPOUSALS, ef-pou'-zals. f. with- 
 out a Angular. The acl; of contract- 
 ing or affiancing a man and woman 
 to each other. 
 
 To EoFjUbb, vf-pou'z. v. a. To 
 
 contract or betroth to another ; to 
 marry, to wed ; to maintain, to 
 defend. 
 
 To ESPY, eT-fpf. v. a. To fee a 
 thing at a diilance ; to diicover a 
 thing intendtd to be hidden ; to fee 
 unexpectedly ; to dilcover as a fpy. 
 
 To ESPY, ef-fpf . v. n. To watch, 
 O look about. 
 
 ESQUlRt, ef-kwi're. f. The ar- 
 mour-bearer or attendant on a 
 knight ; a title of dignity, and next 
 in degu-e below a knight. 
 
 To ESSAY, ef-.a'. v. a. To attempt, 
 to try, to endeavour; to make ex- 
 periment of; to try the value and 
 purity of metals. 
 
 ESSAY, cb'-fa. f. Attempt, endea- 
 vour; a loofe performance ; an irre- 
 gular indigefted piece ; an eafy tree 
 kind of competition ; a trial, an ex- 
 periment. 
 
 ESSENCE, is'- sens. f. Exiftence, 
 the quality of being; conftituet 
 fubftance ; the caufe of exiftence ; 
 the very nature of any being ; in 
 medicine, the chief properties or 
 virtues of any iimple, or compofi- 
 tion collected in a narrow compafs; 
 perfume, odour, fcent. 
 
 To ESSENCE, es'.fens. v. a. To 
 perfume, to fcent. 
 
 ESSENTIAL, ef-fen'-fhal. a. Ne- 
 celiary to the conllitution or exift- 
 ence of any thing ; important in the 
 higheft degree, principal ; pure, 
 highly rectified, fubtilly elaborated. 
 
 ESSENTIAL, ef-fen'-ftu'.!. f. Exift- 
 ence ; firft or constituent principles i 
 the chief point. 
 
 ESSENTIALLY, ef-fen'-OiAl-y. ad. 
 By the conilituiion of nature. 
 
 ESSOINE, ef-foi'n. f. Allegement 
 of an excufe for him that is funa- 
 moned, or fought for, to appear ; 
 excufe, exemption. 
 
 To ESTABLISH, tf-tab'-H/h. v. a. 
 To fettle firmly, to fix unalterably ; 
 to found, to build firmly, to Jix im- 
 movrably ; to make letdemem of 
 any inheritance. 
 
 ESTABL1SHER, is-tab'-lifh-ur. f. 
 He who ellabliihes. 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT, cf-tib'-Klh.
 
 E S T 
 
 E T E 
 
 m^nt. f. Settlement, fixed ftatc ; 
 fettled regulation, form, model ; 
 allowance, income, falary. 
 
 ESTATE, ef-ta'te. f. The general 
 intereft, the publick ; Cf>nditioo of 
 life ; fortune, pofleffion in land. 
 
 To ESTATE, ef-ta'te. v. a. To fettle 
 'as a fortune. 
 
 To ESTEEM, ef-te'm. v. a. To 
 fet a value, whether high or low, 
 upon any thing ; to prize, to rate 
 high ; to hold in opinion^ to think, 
 to imagine. 
 
 To ESTEEM, e's-te'm. v. n. To con- 
 fider as to value. 
 
 ESTEEM, ef-te'm. f. High value, 
 
 . reverential regard. 
 
 ESTEEMER, ef-te'm-ur. f. One that 
 highly values, one that iets a high 
 rate upon any thing. 
 
 ESTIMABLE, eY-ti-mab!. a. Va- 
 luable, worth a large price ; worthy 
 of efteem ; worthy of honour. 
 
 ESTJMABLENESS, <b'-tl-mabl-nes. 
 f. The quality of deferving re- 
 gard. 
 
 To ESTIMATE, cs'-ti-mate. v. a. 
 To rate, to adjuft the value of; to 
 judge of any thing by it's proportion 
 to fomething elfe ; to calculate, to 
 compute. 
 
 ESTIMATE, eV-tf-met. f. Compu- 
 tation, calculation; value; valu- 
 ation, aflignment of proportioned 
 
 . value ; calculation, computation ; 
 opinion, judgment; efteem, regard, 
 honour. 
 
 ESTIMATION, eY-il-ma'-ftum. f. 
 The aft of adjufting proportioned 
 value ; calculation, computation ; 
 opinion, judgment ;. efteem, regard, 
 honour. 
 
 ESTIMATIVE, eY-tl-ma-tiv. a. 
 Having the power of comparing 
 and adjufting the preference. 
 
 ESTIMATOR, es'-ti-ma-tur. f. A 
 
 . fetter of rates. 
 
 ESTIVAL, eY-ti-val. a. Pertaining 
 to the fummer ; continuing for the 
 fummer. 
 
 ESTIVATION, eVtl-va'-lhun. f. The 
 aft of paffing the fummer. 
 
 ESTRADE, es-tra'de, f. An even or 
 level fpace. 
 
 VOL. I 
 
 To ESTRANGE, ef-tra'ndzh. v. t. 
 To keep at a diltance, to withdraw ; 
 to alienate from afreftion. 
 
 ESTRANGEMENT, ef-ftra'ndzh- 
 ment. f. Alienation, diftance, re- 
 moval. 
 
 ESTRAPADE, ef-tra-pa'de. f. Th 
 defence of a horfe that will not obey, 
 who rifes before, and yerks furioufly 
 with his hind legs. 
 
 ESTREPEMENT, ef-tre>me"nt. f. 
 Spoil made by the tenant for term 
 of life upon any lands or woods. 
 
 ESTRICH, os'-trltfh. f. The largeft 
 of birds. Commonly written OS- 
 TRICH. 
 
 ESTUANCE, es'.tu-ans. f. Heat, 
 warmth. 
 
 ESTUARY, eY-tu-a-r. f. An arm 
 of the fea, the mouth of a lake or 
 river in which the tide ebbs and 
 flows. 
 
 To ESTUATE, es'-tu-ate. v. a. To 
 fwell and fall reciprocally, to boil. 
 
 ESTUATION ef.tu-a'-Mn. f. The 
 ftate of boiling, reciprocation of rife; 
 and fall. 
 
 ESTURE, es'-tur. f. Violence, com- 
 motion. 
 
 ESURIENT, e-z&'-ry-e'nt. a. Hun- 
 gry, veracious. 
 
 ESURINE, e'-su-rine. a. Corroding, 
 eating. 
 
 ETC. et-let'-e-ra. A contraction of 
 the Latin words Et Cetera, which, 
 fignify And fo on, And the reft. 
 
 To ETCH, etlh'. v. a. To engrave 
 on copper by means of aqua- 
 fortis. 
 
 ETERNAL, e-ter'-nal. a. Without 
 beginning or end; unchangeable. 
 
 ETERNAL, e"-ter'-nal. f. One of the 
 appellations of the Godhead. 
 
 ETERNALIST, e-ter'-nal-lft. f. One 
 that holds the paft exiftence of the 
 world infinite. 
 
 To ETERNALIZE, e'-ter'-na-Hze. 
 v. a. To make eternal. 
 
 ETERNALLY, e-ter'-nal-^. ad. 
 Without beginning or end ; un- 
 changeably, invariably. 
 
 ETERNE, extern', a. Eternal, per- 
 petual. 
 
 ETERNITY, 2-teY-nI-tf. f. Dura- 
 xx lion
 
 EVA 
 
 EVA 
 
 tion without beginning or end ; du- 
 ration without end. 
 
 To ETERNIZE, e'-ter'-nlze. v. a. 
 To make endlefs, to perpetuate ; 
 to make for ever famous, to immor- 
 talize. 
 
 ETHER, e'.ther. f. An element more 
 fine and fubtle than air, air refined 
 or fublimed ; the matter of the high- 
 eft regions above ; a chymical pre- 
 paration. 
 
 ETHEREAL, 6 the' ry-al. 7 a. 
 ETHEREOUS, e-ihe'-j^ is. f Form- 
 ed of ether; heavenly. 
 ETHICAL, t-ih'-i-kal. a. Moral, 
 
 treating on morality. 
 ETHICALLY, eift'-I-kal-y. ad. Ac- 
 cording to the doftrines of morality. 
 ETHICK, eih'-ik. a. Moral, deliver- 
 ing precepts of morality. 
 ETHICKS, eth'-iks. f. Without the 
 fingolar. The doftrine of morality 
 a fyftem of morality. 
 ETHN1CK, eth'-nllc. a. Heathen, 
 
 Pagan, not Jewifh, not Chriflian 
 ETHNICKS, e h'-nlks. f. Heathen*. 
 ETHOLOGICAL, eih 6-!6dzh'-{- 
 
 kal. a. Treating of morality. 
 ETIOLOGY, e-ty-ol' 6 dhey. f. An 
 account of the ciufes of any thing 
 generally of a dillemper. 
 ETIQUETTE, et-y-kec'. f. The 
 
 ceremonial of good manners. 
 ETYMOLOGICAL, et-y-rr,G-!odzl 
 f-kil, a. Relating to etymology. 
 ETYMOLOGlST.ee y ir.6l'-6-dzliIft 
 f. One who fearches out the origina 
 of words. 
 
 ETYMOLOGY, et-y-mil'-o-dzhy. f 
 The defcent or derivation of a wor 
 from it's original, the deduftion o 
 formations from the radical word 
 the part of grammar which deliver 
 the infk-ftion* of nouns and verbs. 
 ETYMON, eY-y-m6n. f. Oiigin 
 
 primitive word. 
 To EV AC ATE, e-va'-kJte, v. a. T 
 
 eiTi:ry rut, to throw out. 
 EV. \CUANT, c-vaiv'-u-int. f. i 
 tricdicinc t!>at procure* cvacuatio 
 bv any paffafe**. 
 
 To E VACUA i E, c vik'-ii ate. v. a 
 To make empty, to clear; to voi 
 by any cf the e:-;cre;ory plages j I 
 
 L, ^-van-dzhel'- 1 ) 
 , e van-dzhelMk. J 
 
 quit, to withdraw from out of a 
 place. 
 
 EVACUATION, e-vak-u-a'-mun. f. 
 Such emiflions as leave a vacancy ; 
 difcharge ; the practice of empty- 
 ing the body by phyfick ; difcharges 
 of the body by any vent natural or 
 artificial. 
 
 To EVADE, i-va'de. v.a. To elude; 
 to avoid ; to eicape or elude by fo- 
 phiftry. 
 
 To EVADE, e-va'de. v. n. To efcape, 
 to flip away ; to praclife fophiftry 
 or evafions. 
 EVAGAT10N, ev-i ga'-fl>u.n. f. 
 
 The aft of wandering, deviation. 
 EVAGINAT10N, d-vadzh-y-na'- 
 
 fliun. f. The att of unfheathing. 
 EVANESCENT, ev-i-nes'-sent. a. 
 
 Vanifhing, imperceptible. ' 
 EVANGELICAL, 
 
 I-kil, 
 EVANGELICK, 
 
 a. Agreeable to Gofpel, confonant 
 
 to the Chriltian law revealed in the 
 
 holy Gofpel ; contained in the Gofpek 
 
 EVANGELISM, c-van'-dzhe-lizm. f. 
 
 The promulgation of the Gofpel. 
 EVANGELIST, e-van'-dzhe-Hll. f. A 
 writer of the hiitory of our Lord Jefus; 
 a promulgator of the Chriftian laws. 
 To EVANGELIZE, e-vin'-dzhe-lize. 
 v. a. To inllruft io the Gofpel, or 
 law of Jefus. 
 EVANGELY, -van'-dzbe-ly. f. 
 
 Good tidings, the Gofpel. 
 EVANID, 6 van'-U. a. Faint, weak, 
 
 evanefcent. ^ 
 
 EVAPORABLE, e-vip'-6-rabl, a. 
 Eafily diflipated in fumes or vapours. 
 To EVAPORATED vap'-u-rate. v.n. 
 
 To fly away in fumes or vapours. 
 To EVAPORATE, e-vap'-6-rute. 
 v. a. To drive away in fumes ; to 
 give vent to; to let out in ebullition 
 or fallies. 
 
 EVAPORATION, -vap.6-ra'-(r.6n. 
 f. The a& of flying away in fumes 
 and vapours ; the aft cf attenuating 
 matter, fo as to make it fume aw.v. ; 
 in pharmacy, an operation by which 
 liquids are fpnt or driven away in 
 Aeams, fo as to leave fome part 
 ftronger than bc.'ore. 
 
 EVA-
 
 EVE 
 
 E V fi 
 
 EVASION, e-va'-zhun. f. Excufe, 
 fubterfuge, fophiftry, artifice. 
 
 EVASIVE, e-vi'-siv. a . Praftifing 
 evafion, elufive; containing an eva- 
 fion, fophiflical. 
 
 EVASIVELY, e-va'-slv-ly. ad. By 
 evafion, elufively, fophiftically. 
 
 EUCHARIST, u'-ka-rtt. f. The aft 
 of giving thanks, the facramental 
 aft in which the death of our Re- 
 deemer is commemorated with a 
 thankful remembrance ; the facra- 
 ment of the Lord's fupper. 
 
 EUCHARISTICAL, u-ka-rls'-ti-kal. 
 a. Containing afts of thankfgiving; 
 relating to the facrament of the fup- 
 per of the Lord. 
 
 EUCHOLOGY, u-k6l'-o-dzhy. f. A 
 formulary of prayers. 
 
 EUCRASY, u-kra-fy. f. An agree- 
 able well proportioned mixture, 
 whereby a body is in health. 
 
 EUDIOMETER, u-dy-6m'-e-tur. f. 
 An inftrument to afcertain the purity 
 of air. 
 
 EUDIOMETRY, u dy-6m'-e-try. f. 
 The art of afcertaining the purity of 
 air. 
 
 EVE, t'v. f. The clofe of the day ; 
 the vigil or faft to be obferved before 
 a holiday. 
 
 EVEN, e'vn. f. The clofs of the day. 
 
 EVEN, e'vn. a. Level, not rugged ; 
 uniform, fmooth; equal on both 
 fides ; without any tiling owed ; 
 calm, not fubjeft to elevation or de- 
 preflion ; capable to be divided into 
 equal parts. 
 
 To EVEN, e'vn. v. a. To make even; 
 to make out of debt ; to make level. 
 
 EVEN, e'vn. ad. A word of ftrong 
 affertion, verily ; fuppoling that ; 
 notwithflanding. 
 
 EVENHANDED, e'vn-han-dld. a. 
 Impartial, equitable. 
 
 EVENING, e'v-nlng. f. The clofe 
 of the day, the beginning of night. 
 
 EVENLY, e'vn.ly. ad. Equally, uni- 
 formly ; fmoothly ; impartially, 
 without favour or enmity. 
 
 EVENNESS, e'vn-nes. f. State of 
 being even ; uniformity, regularity ; 
 equality of furface, levclnefs ; free- 
 dom from inclination, to either fide ; 
 
 calir.nefs, freedom from perturba- 
 tion. 
 
 EVENSONG, e'vn-song. f. The 
 form of worfhip ufed in the even- 
 ing ; the clofe of the day. 
 
 EVENTIDE, I'vn-tide. f. The time 
 of evening. 
 
 EVENT, e-vent'. f. An incident, 
 any thing that happens ; the confe- 
 quence of an aflion. 
 
 To EVENTERATE, e-ven'-te-rate. 
 v. a. To rip up, to open the belly. 
 
 EyENTFUL, e vent'- ful. a. Full of 
 incidents. 
 
 EVENTIDE, e'vn-ilde. f. The time 
 of the evening. 
 
 To EVENT! LATE, e-ven'-tMate. 
 v. a. To winnow, to fift out ; to 
 examine, to difcufs. 
 
 EVENTUAL, e-ven'-tu-al. a. Hap- 
 pening in confequence of any thing, 
 confequential. 
 
 EVENTUALLY, e-ven'-tn-al-^. ad. 
 In the event, in the laft refult. 
 
 EVER, ev'-ur. ad. At any time ; at 
 all times ; for ever ; a word of en- 
 forcement, As foon as ever he had 
 done it; it is. often contracted into 
 e'er. 
 
 EVERBUBBLING, ev r ur-b6b'-llng. 
 a. Boiling up with perpetual mur- 
 murs. 
 
 EVERBURNING, ev-ur-bur'-nJng. 
 a. Unextinguilhed. 
 
 EVERDURING, ev-ur-du'-rlng. a. 
 Eternal, enduring without end. 
 
 EVERGREEN, ev-ur-gre'n. a. Ver- 
 dant throughout the year. 
 
 EVERGREEN, ev'-ur-gren. f. A 
 plant that retains it's verdure through 
 all the feafons. 
 
 EVERHONOURED, ev-ur.6n'-nurd. 
 a. Always held in honour. 
 
 EVERLASTING, iv-ur-las'-tfng. a. 
 Lalting or enduring without end, 
 perpetual, immortafy 
 
 EVERLASTING, ev-ur-las'-tfng. f. 
 Eternity. 
 
 EVERLASTINGLY,ev.ur-las'-ting- 
 ty. ad. Eternally, without end. 
 
 EVERLAST1NGNESS, ev-ur-las'- 
 tfng-nes. f. Eternity, perpetuity. 
 
 EVERLIVING, e>-ur-li/-Ing. a. 
 Living without end. 
 
 xx 2 EVER-
 
 E V I 
 
 E V O 
 
 EVERMORE, iv-ur-mi're. ad. Al- 
 ways, eternally. 
 
 EVEROPEN, ev-ur-6'pn. a. Never 
 clofed. 
 
 EVERPLEASING, 6v-ur-p:4's-Jr,g. 
 a. Delighting at all times. 
 
 To EVERSE, d-vers'. v. a. To 
 overthrow, to fubvert. 
 
 EVERSION, 4-v4r'-fliun. f. Over- 
 throwing, deftruftion. 
 
 To EVERT, d -vert', v. a. To deftroy. 
 
 EVERWATCHFUL, ev-ur-w6tfo'- 
 ful. a. Always vigilant. 
 
 EVERY, ev'-ur-y. a. Each one of 
 all. 
 
 EVERY-WHERE, ev'.er-y-hwe're. 
 ad. In all places. 
 
 EVERYOUNG.ev-ur-yung'.a. Not 
 fubjedl to old age, undecaying. 
 
 EVESDROPPER, e'vz-drop- P ur. f. 
 Some mean fellow that fkulks about 
 the houfe in the night. 
 
 To EVESTIGATE, 4-v4s'-tI-gl:e. 
 v. a. To learch out. 
 
 EUGH, y6'. f. A tree. 
 
 To EVICT, a-vlk't. v. a. To take 
 away bv a fentence of law ; to prove. 
 
 EVICTION, e-vlk'-fhun. f. Difpof- 
 fcfiion or deprivation of a definitive 
 ientence of a court of judicature ; 
 proof, evidence. 
 
 EVIDENCE, evM-dens. f. The 
 itate of being evident, clearncls ; 
 teflimony, proof; witnels, one that 
 gives evidence. 
 
 To EVIDENCE, ev'-i dens. v. a. 
 To prove, to make difccvery cf. 
 
 EVIDENT, eV-1-dent. a. Plain, ap. 
 parent, notorious. 
 
 EVIDENTLY, ev'-I-de ,t-ly. ad. 
 Apparently, certainly. 
 
 EVIL, e"vl. a. Having bad qualities 
 of any kind ; wicked, corrupt ; mi- 
 ferable ; mifchievous, deflruciive. 
 
 EVIL, e"vl. f. Wickecinefs, a crime; 
 injury, nvifchief; maligniry, co*. 
 ruption ; misfortune, calamity ; ma- 
 lady, dileafe. 
 
 EVIL, e'vl. ad. Not well in whatever 
 refpe& ; injurioufly, not k-.n-.ily. 
 
 EVILAFFE'JTED.V-vl ;\r-:"t''K'-u i. ?. 
 Not kind, rot difpofed to kirdiu-fs. 
 
 EVILDOER, 4vl-do -ur. f. Male- 
 factor, 
 
 EVILFAVOURED, e^-l-fa'-vurd. a. 
 Jll-countenanced. 
 
 EVILFAVOUREDNESS, ^vl-fa'- 
 vurd-nes, f. Deformity. 
 
 EVILLY, 4'vl-f. ad. Not -Hl. 
 
 EViLMINDED, ad-ml'n-did. a. 
 Malicious, milchievous. 
 
 EVILNEbS, e vl-rcs. f. Contrariety 
 topoodnefs.badnelsofwhatc-vrrkind. 
 
 EVJLiPEAKlNG, cvl-f f d -king. f. 
 Defamation, calumny. 
 
 EVILVVISMING, cvl-wifh'-Ing. a. 
 Wifhir.g evil to, having no good will. 
 
 EViLWORKER, evl-^6;k'-ur. f. 
 One who does ill. 
 
 To EVINCE, S-vl/s. v. a. To 
 prove, to Ihow. 
 
 EVINCIBLE, e-vla'-.'lbl. a. Capable 
 of proof, demonftrable. 
 
 EViNCIBLY, e-vln'-iib-h'-. ad. In 
 fuch a manner as to force conviction. 
 
 To EVISCERATE, d vis'- fe-;ate. 
 v. a. To embowel, to deprive of 
 the entrails. 
 
 KV1TABLE, iv'-I-tabl. a. Avoid- 
 able, thot may be efcaped or munned. 
 
 To EV1TATE, ev'-i-tite. v. a. To 
 avoid, to fliun. 
 
 EVITATION, ^v-I-d'-fhun. f. The 
 aft of avoiding. 
 
 EULOGY, ik'-lo.JzSy. f. Praife, 
 f ncomium. 
 
 EUNUCH, u' .mk. f. One that is 
 caftrated. 
 
 EUNUCI1ATE. u'-ni'i-kite. v. a. To 
 make an eunucK. 
 
 EVOCATION, v-o-ka'-rt,un. f. The 
 act of calling out. 
 
 To EVOKE, e-v6'ke. v. a. To call 
 out, to fummon. 
 
 EVOLA TION, ev-u-lu'-ihun. f. The 
 aft of flying away. 
 
 To EVOLVE, i-v61v'. v. a. To un- 
 fold, to difentangle. 
 
 To EVOLVE, e-v6!v'. v. n. To 
 open itielf, to difclofe itfelf. 
 
 EVOLU HUN, iv-o-lu'-O.u:). f. The 
 acl of unrolling or unfolding ; the 
 feries of things unrolled or unfold- 
 ed ; in tadicks, the motion made 
 by a body or men in changing their 
 poftore, or form of drawing up. 
 
 EVOMITiON.ev o-miiV uu. f. The 
 act oi vo.iiiting out. 
 
 EU-
 
 E X A 
 
 E X A 
 
 EUPEPSY, u'.pep-fy. f. Good digef- 
 
 tion. 
 EUPHONICAL, u-fon'-y.kal. a. 
 
 Sounding agreeably. 
 EUPHONY, u'-f6-ny. f. An agree- 
 
 able found, the contrary to harfhnefs. 
 EUPHORBIUM, u-fa'r~byum. f. A 
 
 plant, a gum. 
 EUPHRASY, fc'-frafy. f. The herb 
 
 eye-bright. 
 EUROCLYDON, u-rok'-ly-don. f. 
 
 A wind which blows between the 
 
 Eaft and North, very dangerous in 
 
 the Mediterranean. 
 -EUROPEAN, u-r6 pe'-an. a. Be. 
 
 longing to Europe. 
 EURUS, u'-rus. f. The Eaft wind. 
 EURYTHMY, u'-ritfc-my. f. Har- 
 mony, regular and fym metrical mea- 
 
 EUTHANASIA, u-tfcan-a'- ? 
 zhy-a. V f, 
 
 EUTHANASY, u-than'-a-fy. } 
 An eafy death. 
 
 EVULGATION, e-vuI-ga'-Mn. f. 
 The ad of divulging. 
 
 EVULSION, e-vul'-lhun. f. The ad 
 of plucking out. 
 
 EWE, yo'. f. The fhe-flieep. 
 
 EWER, u'-ur. f. A vefTel in which 
 water is brought for wafhing the hands. 
 
 EWRY, u'-ry. f. An office in the 
 king's houfehold, where they take 
 care of the linen for the king's table. 
 
 To EXACERBATE,ekf-a-fer'-bate. 
 v. a. To embitter, to exafperate. 
 
 EXACERBATION, ekf-a-fr-ba'- 
 fhun. f. Increafe of malignity, 
 augmented force or feverity. 
 
 EXACERVATION, ekf-a-fer-va'- 
 fliun. f. The ad of heaping up. 
 
 EXACINATION, ekf-af-y-na'-fhun. 
 f. The ad of taking kernels out of 
 fruit. 
 
 EXACT, egz-akt'. a. Nice ; metho- 
 dical ; accurate ; honeft, flrid, punc- 
 tual. 
 
 To EXACT, egz-akt'. v. a. To re- 
 quire authoritatively ; to demand of 
 right. 
 
 To EX ACT, egz-akt'. v. n. Toprac- 
 tife extortion. 
 
 EXACTER, egz-ak'-tur. f. Extor- 
 tioner, one who claims more than 
 
 his due; one who is fevere in bis 
 injunctions or his demands. 
 
 EXACTION, * g z-ak'-fhun. f. Ex- 
 tortion, unjuft demand; a toll, a 
 tribute feverely levied. 
 
 EXACTLY, egz-akt'.ly. ad. Accu- 
 rately, nicely. 
 
 EXACTNESS, egz-akt'.nes. f. Ac- 
 curacy, nicety ; regularity of con- 
 dud, ftriclnefs of manners. 
 
 To ^ EXAGGERATE, egz adzh'-S- 
 rate. v. a. To heighten by repre^- 
 fentation. 
 
 EXAGGERATION, egz adzh-5- 
 ra'-ihun. f. The acl of heaping to- 
 gether ; hyperbolical amplification. 
 
 To EXAGITATE, egz adzh'-I-dte. 
 v. a. To ihake, to put in motion. 
 
 EX AGITATION, egz-adzh-I-tr- 
 fhun. f. The ad of fhaking. 
 
 To EXALT, egz-a'lt. v. a. to raife 
 on high ; to elevate to power, 
 wealth, or dignity ; to elevate to 
 joy or confidence ; to praife, to ex- 
 tol, to magnify ; to elev&te in dic- 
 tion or femiment. 
 
 EXALTATION, egz-6!-ta'-fhun. f. 
 The adt of railing on high ; eleva- 
 tion in power or dignity ; moft ele- 
 vated {late, fiate of greatnefs or dig- 
 nity. 
 
 EXAMEN, egz-a'-men. f. Examina- 
 tion, difquifition. 
 
 EXAM1NATE, egs-am'-I-nate. f. 
 The perfon examined. 
 
 EXAMINATION, egz-am-I-na'- 
 fhun. f. The ad of examining by 
 queftions, or experiment. 
 
 EXAMINATOR, egz-am'-I-na-tQr. 
 f. An examiner, an inquirer. 
 
 To EXAMINE, egz-am'-Jn. v. a. To 
 try a perfon accufed or fufpeded 
 by interrogatories ; to interrogate a 
 witnefs ; to try the truth or /alfe- 
 hood of any propofition ; to try by- 
 experiment, to narrowly fift, to fcan ; 
 to make inquiry into, to fearch into, 
 to fcrutinife. 
 
 EXAMINER, egz-am'-l-nur. f. One 
 who interrogates a criminal or evi- 
 dence ; one who fearches or tries any 
 thing. 
 
 EXAMPLARY, egz-am'-ple>-f. a. 
 Serving for example or pattern. 
 
 EXAM-
 
 E X A 
 
 E X C 
 
 EXAMPLE, egz-ampl. f. A copy or 
 pattern, that which is propofed to 
 be refembled ; a precedent, a former 
 inftance of the like ; a perfon fit to 
 be propofed as a pattern ; one pu- 
 ni(hed for the admonition of others ; 
 inftance in which a rule is illuftrated 
 by an application. 
 
 To EXAMPLE, egz-amp'l. v. a. To 
 exemplify ; to fet an example to. 
 
 EXANGUIOUS, ik-flng'-gwy-us. a. 
 Having no blood. 
 
 EXANIMATE, ezz An'-y-rr.ate. a. 
 Lifelefs, dead; (piritlefs, deprcfled. 
 
 EXANIMATION, egz-an-y-ma'- 
 fhun. f. Deprivation of life. 
 
 EXANIMOUS, egz-an'-y-mus. a. 
 Lifelefs, dead, killed. 
 
 EXANTHEMATA, ekf-an-them'-A- 
 ti. f. Eruptions, puftuies. 
 
 EXANTHEMATOUS,ekf-an-!hem'- 
 a-tus. a. Puflulous, eruptive. 
 
 To EXANTLATE, egz-ant'-late. 
 v. a. To draw out ; to exhauit, to 
 Tvafte away. 
 
 EXANTLATION, ekf-ant KV-fliun. 
 f. The aft of drawing out. 
 
 EXARATION, ekf-a-ra'-foun. f. 
 The manual aft of writing ; the 
 manner of manual writing. 
 
 EXARCH, eks'- ark. f. One of the 
 great officers who prefided over the 
 divifions of the eallcrn empire ; a 
 delegate of the patriarch of the 
 Greek church. 
 
 EXARCHATE, ekf-a'r-kat?. f. The 
 office or jurifdiition of an exarch. 
 
 EXARTICULATION, ekf ar-tlk-u- 
 la'-fhun. f. The diflocation of a 
 joint. 
 
 To EXASPERATE, egz-as'-pir-atf. 
 v. a. To p/ovoke, to enrage, to ir- 
 ritate ; to heighten a difference, to 
 aggravate, to embitter. 
 
 XA6PERATR, egz as' pcr-a-tir. 
 f. He that exasperates or provokes. 
 
 EXASPERATION, egz-af-per-a'- 
 {him. f. Aggravation, malignant 
 reprefentation ; provocation, irrita- 
 tion. . 
 
 To EXAUCTORATE, igz-A'k-i.v 
 rate. v. a. To difmifs from lervicc; 
 to deprive of a benence. 
 
 EXAUCTORATiOK, egz-ak-tu-ra'- 
 
 fliun. f. Difmiflion from fervicej 
 deprivation, degradation. 
 
 To EX AUSPICATE, egz-a'f-p^, 
 kite. v. n. To do a thing unfortu- 
 nately. 
 
 EXAUSPICATION, egz-af-py-ka'- 
 (hun. f. An unlucky beginning, ill 
 fuccefs. 
 
 EXCANDESCENCE, ekf-kan-} 
 ds'-fens. ( f 
 
 EXCANDESCENCY, ekf-kan- f *' 
 dl-s'-/en-fy. ) 
 
 Heat, the ftate of growing hot ; an- 
 ger, the ftate of growing angry. 
 
 EXCANTATJON, ekf-kan-ta'-fhun. 
 f. Difenchaniment by a counter- 
 charm. 
 
 To EXCARNATE, ekf-ka'r-rate. 
 v. a To clear from flefh. 
 
 EXCARNIF1CATION, ekf-kir-ny- 
 fj ka'-ftu'ir,. f. The ad of taking 
 away the ilrfii. 
 
 To EXCAVA IE, cks'-U vate. v. a. 
 To hollow, to cut into hollows. 
 
 EXCAVATION, ekf-ka-va'-mun. f. 
 The ad of catting into hollows ; the 
 hollow formed, the cavity. 
 
 To LXCKED, ek-fe'd. v. a. To go 
 beyond, to outgo ; to excel, to fur- 
 
 TtTl-XCEED, ek-f^'d. v. n. Togo 
 too far, to pafs the bounds of fit* 
 nefs ; to go beyond any limits ; to 
 bear th<r greater proportion. 
 
 EXCEEDING, ek-le''-dhg. part. a. 
 Great in quantity, extent, or dura- 
 tion. 
 
 EXCEEDINGLY, ek-fe'-ding-ly. ad. 
 To a great degree. 
 
 To EXCEL, ek-fel'. v. a. To outgo 
 in good qualities, to furpafs. 
 
 ToEXCKUek-ft-r. v. n To have 
 good qualities in a great degree. 
 
 EXCELLENCE, ek'-fel-lcns. 7 , 
 
 EXCELLENCY, ck'-fel-lcn-fy. 5 * 
 Dignity, high rank ; tke ilate of ex- 
 celling in any thing.; that in which 
 ore excels ; a title of honour, fu- 
 ally applied to ambafladours and go- 
 vernours. 
 
 EXCELLENT, ek'-fc!-lcnt. a. Of 
 great virtue, of great worth, of 
 great dignity*; eminent in any good 
 quality. 
 
 EXCEL-
 
 E X C 
 
 E X C 
 
 EXCELLENTLY, ek'-fel-lent-ly.ad. 
 Weil in a high degree ; to an emi- 
 nent degree. 
 
 EXCELSITUDE, ek-feT-fy-fud. f. 
 Loftinefs, the ftate of being high. 
 
 To EXCEPT, ek-fept'. v. a. To 
 leave out, and fpecify as left out of 
 a general precept or pofition. 
 
 To EXCEPT, ek-fept'. v. n. To ob- 
 ject, to make- objections. 
 
 EXCEPT, ek-fept'. prep. Exclufively 
 of, without inclufion of ; unlefs. 
 
 EXCEPTING, ek-fep'-dng. prep. 
 Without inclusion of, with excep- 
 tion of. 
 
 EXCEPTION, ek-fep'-Mn. f. Ex- 
 clufion from the things compre- 
 hended in a precept or petition; 
 thing excepted or fpecified in excep- 
 tion ; objection, cavil; peevifh dif- 
 like, offence taken. 
 
 EXCEPTIONABLE, ek-fep'-{hun- 
 abl. a. Liable to objeftion. 
 
 EXCEPTIOUS, ek-fep'-ihus. a. Pee- 
 vifh, froward. 
 
 EXCEPTIVE, ek-fep'-ilv. a. In- 
 cluding an exception. 
 
 EXCEPTLESS, ek-fept'-les. a. O- 
 mitting or neglecting all exceptions. 
 
 EXCEPTOR, ek-fep'-tur. f. Ob- 
 jeftor. 
 
 To EXCERN, ek-fern'. v. a. To 
 flrain out, to feparate or emit by 
 ftrainers. 
 
 EXCERPT, ek-fe>pt'. a. Gleaned, 
 felefted, picked. 
 
 EXCERPTION, ek-ferp'-Mn. f. 
 The aft of gleaning, felefting j the 
 thing gleaned or feiefted. 
 
 EXCESS, ek-fes'. f. More than 
 enough, fuperfluity ; intemperance, 
 unreafonable indulgence ; tranfgref- 
 lion of due limits. 
 
 EXCESSIVE, ek-fes'-slv. a. Beyond 
 the common proportion of quantity 
 or bulk; vehement beyond meafure 
 in kindnefs or diflike. 
 
 'EXCESSIVELY, ek-fes'-s!v-ly. ad. 
 Exceedingly, eminently. 
 
 To EXCHANGE, ekf-tfhandzh. v. a. 
 
 To give or quit one thing for the 
 
 fake of gaining another ; to give and 
 
 . take reciprocally. 
 
 EXCHANGE, ekf.tfha'ndzh. f, The 
 
 a& of giving and receiving recipro- 
 cally ; barter ; the balance of thfe 
 money of different nations ; the 
 place where the merchants meet to 
 negotiate their affairs. 
 
 EXCHANGER, ekf.tfhi'n-dzhur. f. 
 One who praftifes exchange. - 
 
 EXCHEQUER, kf-tmek'-6r. f. The 
 court to which are brought all the 
 revenues belonging to the crown. 
 
 EXCISABLE.ek-si'ze-abl. a. Liable 
 to the excife. 
 
 EXCISE, ek-si'ze. f. An inland tax; 
 levied upon commodities. 
 
 To EXCISE, ek-si'ze. v.a. To levy 
 excife upon a perfon or thing. 
 
 EXCISEMAN, ek-si'ze-man. f. An 
 officer who mfpedls excifable com- 
 modities. 
 
 EXCISION, ek-sizh'-un. f. Extirpa- 
 tion, deftrudion. 
 
 EXCITATION, ek-f^-ta'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of exciting or putting into 
 motion. 
 
 To EXCITE, Sk-si'te. v. a. To 
 roufe, to animate, to ftir up, to en- 
 courage. 
 
 EXCITEMENT, ek-si'te-mnt; f. 
 The motive by which one is ftirred 
 
 EXCITER, ek.si'-tur. f. One that 
 ftirs up others, or puts them in mo- 
 tion. 
 
 To EXCLAIM, ekf-kla'me. v. n. To 
 cry out with vehemence, to make an 
 outcry. 
 
 EXCLAIMER, ekf-kia'-mur. f. One 
 that makes vehement outcries. 
 
 EXCLAMATION, ekf-kla-ma'-mun, 
 f. Vehement outcry, clamour, out- 
 rageous vociferation ; an emphatr- 
 cal utterance; a note by which a 
 pathetical fentence is marked, thus ! 
 
 EXCLAMATORY, ekf-kl^m'-a-tur- 
 $. a. Praftifing exclamation ; con- 
 taining exclamation. 
 
 To EXCLUDE, ekf-klu'd. v. a. To 
 fhut out ; to debar, to hinder from 
 participation j to except. 
 
 EXCLUSION, ekf-klu'-zhun. f. The 
 aft of fhutting out ; the aft of de- 
 barring from any privilege ; excep- 
 tion ; the difmiffion cf the young 
 from the egg or wamb. 
 
 EXCLU-
 
 E X 
 
 E X C 
 
 EXCLUSIVE, ekf-klu"-siV a. Hav- 
 ing the power of excluding or de- 
 nying admiflion ; debarring from 
 participation ; not taking into any 
 account or number ; excepting. 
 
 EXCLUSIVELY, ekf-kJu'.siVly. ad. 
 Without admifiion of another to 
 participation; without comprehen- 
 fion in any account or number. 
 
 EXCLUSORY, ekf-kiu'-fur-y. a. 
 Having power to exclude. 
 
 ToEXCOCT, ikf-kikt'. v. a. To 
 bo.i up. 
 
 To EXCOGITATE, ekf kodzh'I- 
 tate. v. a. To invent, to ftrike out 
 by thinking. 
 
 EXCOMMUNICABLE, ikf-k6m- 
 mu'-nl-kabl. a. Liable or deferv- 
 ing to be excommunicated. 
 
 To EXCOMMUNICATE, ekf-k6m- 
 mu'-rii ka:e. v. a. To ejeft from 
 the communion of the vifible church 
 by an eccleftaitica) cenfure. 
 
 EXCOMMUNICATION, ekf-k6m- 
 mu-r,y-k;Y-fhun. f. An ecclefiattical 
 interdict, exclufion from the fellow- 
 Ihip of the church. 
 
 To EXCORIATE, ekf-k&'-ry-ate. 
 v. a. To flay, to flrip off the 
 fkin. 
 
 EXCORIATION, 6'<f-k6-ry. a '-{hun. 
 f. Lofs of fkin, privation of fkin, 
 the aft of flaying. 
 
 EXCORT1CAT10N, ikf.kir-ty-ka'- 
 fhun. f. Pulling the bark off any 
 thing. 
 
 To EXCREATE, iks'-kre ate. v. a. 
 To ejeft at the mouth by hawk- 
 ing, or forcing matter from the 
 throat. 
 
 EXCREATION,6kf-kre-'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of hawking up or fpitting 
 out ; the matter hawked up. 
 
 EXCREMENT, eks'-kre-ment. f. 
 That which is thrown cut as ufelefs 
 from the natural pafiages of the 
 body. 
 
 EXCREMENTAL, ckf-kie-men'-tal. 
 a. That which is voided as excre- 
 ment. 
 
 EXCREMENTITIOUS, 6kf-kre- 
 
 men-tlfh'-is. a. Containing excre- 
 
 ments, confining of matter excreted 
 
 from the body. 
 
 9 
 
 EXCRESCENCE, ikf-kreY- ) 
 
 fens. f , 
 
 EXCRESCENJY, ckf-kres'- f : 
 
 Somewhat growing out of another 
 without ufe, and contrary to the 
 common order of production. 
 
 EXCRESCENT, ekf-kres'-fent. a. 
 That which grows out of another 
 with preternatural fuperfiuity. 
 
 EXCRETION, eks-kre'-fhun. f. Se- 
 paration of animal fubftance. 
 
 EXCRETIVE, eks'-kr-dv. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of feparating and 
 ejefting excrement. 
 
 EXCRETORY, eks'-kre -lur-y. a. 
 Having the quality of feparating 
 and ejecting ftjperfluous parts. 
 
 EXCRETORY, eks'-kie-iur-y'. f. 
 The inftrument of excretion. 
 
 EXCRUCIABLE, ekf-kro-fhy-abl. 
 a. Liable to torment. 
 
 To EXCRUCIATE, ekfkio'-fliy ate. 
 v. a. To torture, to torment. 
 
 EXCUBATION, ekf-ku-ba'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of watching all night. 
 
 To EXCULPATE, ekf-kul'-pate. 
 v. a. To clear from the imputation 
 of a fault. 
 
 EXCULPATION, ckf-kil-pa'.fhun. 
 f. Excufe, juftification. 
 
 EXCURSION, ekf-kur'-fl .iin. f. The 
 aft of deviating from the dated or 
 fettled path ; an expedition into fome 
 diftant part ; digreffion. 
 
 EXCURSIVE, ekf-kur'-ny. a. Ram- 
 bling, wandering, deviating. 
 
 EXCUSABLE, ekf.ku'-zabl. a. Par- 
 donable. 
 
 EXCUSABLENESS, ikf-ku'-zibl. 
 r.cs. f. Pardonablenefs, capability 
 to be excufed. 
 
 EXCUSATION, ^kf-ku-za'.fhun. f. 
 Excufe, plea, apology. 
 
 EXCUSATORY, ckf-kiV-za-tur-^. a. 
 Pleading excufe, apologetical. 
 
 To EXCUSE, ckf-ku'z. v. a. To 
 extenuate by apology; to difengagc 
 from an obligation ; to remit, not 
 to exaft ; to pardon by allowing an 
 apology ; to throw off imputation 
 by a feigned apology, 
 
 EXCUSE, ckf-ku's. f. Plea offered 
 
 in extcQuatidh, apolegy ; the aft of 
 
 cxcufog ;
 
 EXE 
 
 EXE 
 
 excufing ; caufe for which one is 
 excufed. 
 
 EXCU3ELESS, ekf-kuT.les. a. That 
 for w>iich no excufe or apology can 
 be given. 
 
 EXCU3ER,ekf-ku'-zur. f. One who 
 pleads for another ; one who forgives 
 another. 
 
 , To EXCUSS, ekf-kus'. v. a. To feize 
 and detain by law. 
 
 EXCURSION, ckf-kufh'-un. f. Seiz- 
 ure by law. 
 
 EXECRABLE, ek'-fe-krabl. a. Hate- 
 ' fu!, deftable, accurfed. 
 
 EXECRABLENESS, ek'-fe krabl- 
 nes. f. The ftate of being execrable. 
 
 EXECRABLY, ek'-fe-krab-ty. ad. 
 Curledly, abominably. 
 
 To EXECRATE, ek'-fe-krace. v. a. 
 To curfe, to imprecate ill upon. 
 
 EXECRATION,' ek-fl-kra'-fhua. f. 
 Curfe, imprecation of vil. 
 
 To EXECT, ek-fekt'. v. a. To cut 
 out. 
 
 EXECTION, ek-fek'-ftiua. f. The 
 aft of cutting out. 
 
 To EXECUTE, ek'-fe kut. v. a. To 
 put in ad, to do what is planned ; 
 to put to death according to form of 
 juftice. . . 
 
 To EXECUTE, ek'-fe-kut. v. n. To 
 perform the proper office. 
 
 XECUFER, ek'-fe-ku-tur. f. He 
 that performs or executes any thing. 
 
 EXECUTION, ek-fe-ku'-fhun. f. 
 Performance, practice ; the laft aft 
 of the law in civil caufes, by which 
 poffeflion is given of body or goods ; 
 capital punilhment; death inflifted 
 by forms of law ; dellruclion, daugh- 
 ter. 
 
 EXECUTIONER, eWe-ku'-fhin-ur. 
 f. He that puts in aft, or executes ; 
 he that inflicts capital punifhment. 
 
 EXECUTIVE, egz-ek'-u-dv. a. 
 Having the quality of executing or 
 performing ; aftive, not delibera- 
 tive, not iegiilative, having the 
 power to put in aft the laws. 
 
 EXECUTOR, egz-ek'-u-tur. f. He 
 ttiat is intruded to perform the will 
 of a teftator. 
 
 EXECUTORSHIP, cgz-ek'-u-tur- 
 
 . fhip. f. The office of him that is 
 
 VOL, I. 
 
 appointed to perform the will of the 
 defunft. 
 
 EXECUTRIX, egz-ek'-u-trlks. f. A 
 woman intrufted to perform the 
 will of the teftator. 
 
 EXEGESIS, ekf-e-dzhe'-sh. f. An 
 explanation. . 
 
 EXEGETICAL, ekf.e-dzhet'-I-kal. 
 a. Explanatory, expository. 
 
 EXEMPLAR, egz em'-plar. f. A 
 pattern, an example to be imitated. 
 
 EXEMPLARJLY, egz"-etn-plar'-{- 
 Ijr. ad. In fuch a manner as de- 
 ferves imitation ; in fuch a manner 
 as may warn others. 
 
 EXEMPLARINESS, egz"-em-plar'- 
 i-nes. f v State of fianding as a pat- 
 tern to be copied. 
 
 EXEMPLARY, egz'-em-pl!r-y\ a. 
 Such as may defer ve to be propofed 
 to imitation ; fuch as may give warn- 
 ing to others. 
 
 EXEiMPLlFICATION/gz-em'-pty- 
 fi"ka"-ftiun. f. A copy, a tran- 
 fcript ; an illuftration by example. 
 
 To EXEMPLIFY, egz em'-pty-fjL 
 v. a. To illuftrate by example ; to 
 tranfcribe, to copy. 
 
 To EXEMPT, egz-Smpt'. v. a! To 
 privilege, to grant immunity from. 
 
 EXEMPT, egz-empt'. a. Free by pri- 
 vilege ; not fubjeft, not liable to. 
 
 EXEMPTION, egz-emp'-fhin. f. 
 Immunity, privilege, freedom from 
 import. 
 
 EXEMPTITIOUS,egz-emp-ti(h'-us.' 
 a. Separable, that which may be 
 taken from another. 
 
 To EXENTERATE, egz-en'.tcr-ate. 
 v. a. To embowel. 
 
 EX ENTER ATION, egz.en-ter-a'- 
 (hun. f. The aft of taking out the 
 bowels, embowelling. 
 
 EXEQUIAL, egz-e'-kw^-al/a. Re. 
 'latiug to funerals. 
 
 EXEQUIES, eks'-e-kwyz. f. without 
 a fingular. Funeral rites, the cere- 
 mony of burial. 
 
 EXERCENT,fegzer'-fent. a. Prac- 
 tifing, following any calling. 
 
 EXERCISE, eks'-er-slze. f. Labour 
 
 of the body for health or amufe- 
 
 ment ; preparatory praftice in order 
 
 to Ikill j practice, outward perform- 
 
 y v ance ;
 
 E X H 
 
 E X I 
 
 ance ; taflc, that which one is ap- 
 pointed to perform ; aft of divine 
 worfhip, whether publick or private. 
 
 To EXERCISE, eks'-er-slze. v. a. 
 To employ ; to train by ufe t<3 any 
 aft; to tafk, to keep employed as a 
 penal injunction ; to praftiie or ufe 
 in order to habitual fkill. 
 
 To EXERCISE, eks'-er-slze. v. n.. 
 To ufe exercife, to labour for health. 
 
 EXERCISER, ekl-er-d'-zur. f. He 
 that directs or ufes exercife. 
 
 EXERCITATION, ekf-er-fy-ta'- 
 fhun. f. Exercife, praftice, ufe. 
 
 EXERGUE, egz erg', f. The circu- 
 lar fpace jult within the edge of a 
 medal, where the inscription is ufually 
 placed. 
 
 To EXERT, 'egz-ert'. v. a. To ufe 
 with an effort ; to put forth, to per- 
 form. 
 
 EXERTION, egz-er'-fhun. f. The 
 aft of exerting, effort. 
 
 EXESION, ekf-e'-zhun. f. The aft 
 of eating throuuh. 
 
 EXESTUATION, ekf-ef-tu-a'-fliun. 
 f. The Itate of boiling. 
 
 To EXFOLIATE, ekf-f6'-l.y-ate. v.n. 
 To fhell off, as a corrupt bone from 
 the found part. 
 
 EXFOLIATION, ekf-fi-ly-a'-fhun. 
 f. The procefs by which the cor- 
 rupted part of the bone feparates 
 from the found. 
 
 EXFOLIAT1VE, ekf-fo'-ly-a-tn'. 
 That which has power of procuring 
 exfoliation. 
 
 EXHALABLE, ekf-ha'-lib!. a. That 
 which may be evaporated. 
 
 EXHALATION, ekf-ha-la'-fhun. f, 
 The aft of exhaling or fending ou: 
 in vapours; the (late of evaporating 
 or flying out in vapours ; that which 
 rifes in vapours. 
 
 To EXHALE, ckfh;Vle. v. a. To 
 
 fend or drav out vapours or furr.es. 
 EXHALKMKNT, ekf-ha'le-ment. f 
 
 Matter exhaled, vapour. 
 To EXHAUST, elcf-ha'ft. v. a. To 
 drain, to <iimir,ifh ; to draw out t 
 tally, to draw out till nothing ii 
 left. 
 
 EXHAUSTION, ekf-haT-tfhun. 
 Tne act of drawing. 
 
 EXHAUSTLESS, ekf-hi'lUes. a, 
 
 Not to be emptied, inex'iauftible. 
 To EXHkREDA TE, ckf-i er'-y-date. 
 
 v. a. To difinherit. 
 EXHEREDA T10N, ekf-her-^ da'-' 
 
 Ihun. f. The aft of disinheriting. 
 Tp EXHIBIT, ekf-nlb'-it. v. a. To 
 offer to view or ufe, to offer or pro- 
 pofe ; to fhow, to difplay. 
 EXHIBITOR, ekf-hib' i.tur. f. He 
 
 that offers any thing. 
 EXHIBITION, ekf-hi-bllh'-un. f. 
 The aft of exhibiting, difplay, fet- 
 ting forth ; allowance, falary, pen- 
 fion. 
 EXHIBITIVE, ekf-hib'-It-Iv. a. 
 
 Difplaying ; reprelcntative. 
 To EXHILARATE, ekl hll' a-rate. 
 v. a. To make cheerful, to fill with 
 mirth. 
 
 EXHILARATION, ekf-hJl-i-ra'- 
 Ihun. 1. iie aft of giving gaiety j 
 the ftate of being enlivened. 
 To EXHORT, eicf-ha'rt v. a. To 
 incite by words to any good ac- 
 tion. 
 
 EXHORTATION, ekf-h6r-ta'-fh&n. 
 
 f. The aft of exhorting, incitement 
 
 to good ; the foi m of words by which 
 
 one is exhorted. 
 
 EXHORT ATORY, ekf-ha'r-ta-tur-?,. 
 
 a. Tending to ex!).-rt. 
 EXHORTER, ekf-har-tur. f. One 
 
 who exhorts. 
 
 EXHUM AT1ON, ekf-hu-ma'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of digging up a body after 
 interment. 
 To EX ICC ATE, ek-sIk'-kSte. v. a. 
 
 To dry. 
 
 EX.CCATION, ek-sik-ka'-fhun. f. 
 Aft of drying up, ftate of being 
 dried up. 
 EXICCATIVE, ek-slk'-ka-tiv. a. 
 
 Drying in quality. 
 
 EXIGENCE, ek'-fy-dzhens. \ f 
 EXIGENCY, ek'-^-dzhen-f^. j 
 Demar;d, want, need; preffing ne- 
 ccfiity, diltrefs, fudden occafion. 
 EXiGLNT,ek'-ly-dzhent. 1". Preffin'g 
 buiinefs, occafion that requires im- 
 mediate help ; a writ iilued againft 
 a perfon that cannot be found ; end. 
 EXIGENT, ek'-fy-dzhent. a. Ur- 
 gent, iuihntly requiring. 
 
 EXI-
 
 E X O 
 
 E X O 
 
 EXIGUITY, ekf-y-guM-ty. f. Small- 
 nefs, diminutivenefs. 
 
 EXIGUOUS, egz-ig'-u-us. a. Small, 
 diminutive, little. 
 
 EXILE, eks'-ile. f. Bartiftiment, ftate 
 of being banifhed ; the perfon ba- 
 nifhed. 
 
 EXILE, eg-zi'le. a. Small, flender, 
 not full. 
 
 To EXILE, eg-zi'le. v. a. To banifh, 
 to drive from a country. 
 
 EXILEMENT, eg -zl'le-ment. f. Ba- 
 nimment. 
 
 EXILITION, ekf-y-Hlh'-un. f. Slen- 
 dernefs, fmallnefs. 
 
 EXILITY, egz-il'-It-y\ f. Slender- 
 nefs, fmallnefs. 
 
 EXIMIOUS, eg-zlm'-yus. a. Famous, 
 eminent. 
 
 EXINANITION, ekf-h-a-nlfh'-un. 
 f. Privation, lofs. 
 
 To EXIST, eg-zlft'. v. n. To be, to 
 
 have a being. 
 EXISTENCE, eg-zls'-t&is. 7 f 
 
 EXISTENCY, eg-zfs'-ten-ty. f 
 State of being, actual pofleffion of 
 being. 
 
 EXISTENT, eg-zL'-tent. a. In be- 
 ing, in podeffion of being. 
 I EXISTIBLE, eg-zis'-tibl. a. Capa- 
 ble of exiilence. 
 
 EX I STI MAT I ON, eg-zif-ti-roa'- 
 fhun. f. Opinion ; efteem. 
 
 EXIT, eks'-h. f. The term fet in the 
 margin of plays to mark the time 
 at which the player goes off ; de- 
 parture, aft of quitting the theatre 
 of life. 
 
 EXIT1AL, egz-I(h'-ll. 1 a. De- 
 
 EXIT1OUS, egz-iih'-fa. j ftruflive, 
 fatal, mortal. 
 
 EXODUS, eks'-6-dis. I {. Departure, 
 
 EXODY, eks'-6-dy. j journey from 
 a place ; the fecond book of Mofes 
 is fo called, becaufe it defcribes the 
 journey of the Ifraelitesfrom Egypt. 
 
 EXOLETE, ekb'- 6-let. a. Obfolete. 
 
 Out of ufe. 
 
 .ToEXOLVE^ eg-z6lv'. v. a. To 
 loofe, to pay. 
 
 EXOLU MOM, ekf-o-lu'-fhun. f. 
 Laxation of the nerves. 
 
 EXOMPHALOS, egz-6m'-fa-16s. f. 
 A naval rupture. 
 
 egz-rr-bl-^ 
 , egz-a'r-bl-r { ' 
 
 To EXONERATE, egE-6n f -e-rate. 
 
 v. a. To unload, to disburden. 
 EXONERATION.egz-on-e-ra'.fhun. 
 
 f. The aft of difbardening. 
 EXOPTAB_LE, egz-6p'-tabl. a. De- 
 firable, to be fought with eagernefs 
 or defire. 
 
 EXORABLE, eks'.&-rabl. a. To be 
 moved by intreaty. 
 
 EXORBITANCE, 
 tans. 
 
 EXORBITANCY, 
 tan-fy. 
 
 Enormity 5 grofs deviation from rule 
 or right ; extravagant demand 5 
 boundlefs depravity. 
 
 EXORBITANT, egz-a'r-bi-tant. a. 
 Enormous, beyond due proportion, 
 exceffive. 
 
 To EXORBITATE, egz-a'r H-tate. 
 v. n. To deviate, to go out of the 
 track prefcribed. 
 
 EXORBITATION, egz-6r-bl-ta'- 
 fhun. f. A going out of the. proper 
 track. 
 
 To EXORCISE, eks'-6r-s!ze. v. a. 
 To adjure by fome holy name ; to 
 drive away by certain forms of ad- 
 juration ; to purify from the influ- 
 ence of malignant fpirits. 
 
 EXORCISER, eks'.'or-ii-zur. f. One 
 who pradlifes to drive away evil 
 fpirits. 
 
 EXORCISM, eks'-or-slzm. f. The 
 form of adjuration, or religious ce- 
 remony by which evil and malignant 
 fpirits are driven away. 
 
 EXORCIST, eks'-6r-slft. f. One who 
 by adjurations, prayers, or religious 
 afts, drives away malignant fpi- 
 rits. 
 
 EXORDIUM, egz-a'r-dyum. f. A 
 formal preface, the proemial part 
 of a composition. 
 
 EXORNATION, ekf-or-na'-fhun. f. 
 Ornament, decoration, embellifh- 
 ment. 
 
 EXORTIVE, egz-a'r-tlv. a. Rifmg, 
 belonging to the eaft. j 
 
 EXOSSATED, egz 6s'.fa-dd. a. De- 
 prived of bones. 
 
 EX6SSEOUS, egz-6/-fhy us. a. 
 Wanting bones, bonelefs. 
 
 EXOSTOSIS, eks-of-to'-sls. f. Any 
 y y 2 pro-
 
 E X P 
 
 E X P 
 
 protuberance of a bone that is not 
 
 natural. 
 EXO TICK, egz 6:' Ik. a. Foreign, 
 
 not produced in our own country. 
 EXOTICK,cg*-6:'-Ik. f. A foreign 
 
 plant, 
 To EXPAND, e-k-fpaiid'. v. a. To 
 
 fpread, io lay open as a net or fheet ; 
 
 to. dilate, to fpread out every way. 
 EXPANSE, ek-fpau's. f. A body 
 
 widely extended without inequalities. 
 EXPANSIBILITY, ck -fpin-f^biiM- 
 
 t. f. Capacity of extenfion, poffi- 
 
 bility to be expanded. 
 EXPANSIBLE, ik-fpln'-slbl. a. Ca- 
 
 pable to be extended. 
 EXPANSION, ekf-pan'-ftu\n. f. The 
 
 Hate of being expanded into a wider 
 
 furface; the aft of fpreading out; 
 
 extent ; pure fpace. 
 EXPANSIVE, 6kf-pan'-slv. a. Hav- 
 
 ing the power to fpread into a wider 
 
 furface. 
 To EXPATIATE, ck-fpV-fhy ate. 
 
 v. n. To range at large; to en- 
 
 large upon in language. 
 To EXPATRIATE, ekf-pa'-try-lte. 
 
 v. a. To expel from his country, 
 
 to banifh. 
 To EXPECT, ekf-fpekt'. v. a. To 
 
 have a previous apprehenfion of ei- 
 
 ther good or evil ; to wait for, to 
 
 attend the coming. 
 EXPECTABLE, ek-fpek'-tabl. a. To 
 
 be expected. 
 
 EXPECTANCE, ek-fpck' tans. 
 EXPECTANCY, ek-fpek'-tan-fy. 
 
 f. The aft or ftate of expecting ; 
 
 fomething expected ; hope. 
 EXPECTANT, ek fpek'-tant. f. 
 
 Waiting in expectation. 
 EXPECTANT, ek-fpck'-tant. f 
 - One who waits in expedition of any 
 
 thing. 
 EXPECTATION, *k-fpek.ta'-fhun. 
 
 f. The aft of expecting ; the ftate 
 
 of expecting either with hope or 
 
 fear ; profpeft of any thing good to 
 
 come ; a ftate in which fomething 
 
 exceltent is expected from us. 
 EXPECTER, ek-fpek'-tur. f. One 
 
 who has hopes of fomething ; one 
 
 wli waits for another. 
 To EXPECTORATE, 4kf-p4k'-t&- 
 
 rate v. a. Toejeft from the breaft. 
 EXPECTORATION, ekf-pek t&- 
 
 ra'-fhun. f. The act of discharging 
 
 from the bread ; the difcharge which 
 
 i made by coughing. 
 EXPECTORATIVE, ekf-pek'-t&-ra- 
 
 tlv. a. Having the quality of pro- 
 
 moti: '.ion. 
 
 EXPEDIENCE, ekf-p^'-dyens. 7 
 EXPEDIENCY, ekf-pe'-dyn-fy. J 
 
 f. Fitnefs, propriety, fuitablenefs 
 
 to an end; expedition, adventure; 
 
 hafte, difpatch 
 EXPEDIENT, ekf pe'-dyent.a. Pro- 
 
 per, fit, convenient, fuitable ; quick, 
 
 expeditious. 
 EXPEDIENT, ekf-pe'-dyent. f. 
 
 That which helps forward, as means 
 
 to an end ; a fliift, means to an end 
 
 contrived in an exigence. 
 EXPEDIENTLY, 'ekf-pe'-dyent-ty. 
 
 ad. Fitly, fuitably, conveniently ; 
 
 haftily, quickly. 
 To EXPEDITE, eks'-pe-dlte. v. a. 
 
 To facilitate, to free from impedi- 
 
 ment ; to haften, to quicken ; to dif- 
 
 patch, to ifTue from a publick office. 
 EXPEDITE, eks'-re-dite. a. Quick, 
 
 hafty, foon performed ; eafy, difen- 
 
 cumbered, clear ; nimble, active, 
 
 agile ; light armed. 
 EXPED1TELY, Aks'.pd-dlte-]j\ ad. 
 
 With quicknefs, readinefs, haite. 
 EXPEDITION, ekf-pe-dKh'-un. f. 
 
 Hafte, fpeed, activity ; a march or 
 
 vojrage with martial intentions. 
 EXPEDITIOUS, ekf-pS-difh'-&s. a. 
 
 Speedy, quick, fwift. 
 EXPED1T10USLY, 4kf-p4-d!(h'-uf- 
 
 ly. ad. Speedily, quickly. 
 To EXPEL, ek pel', v. a'. To drive 
 
 out, to force away ; to banifh, to 
 
 drive from the place of residence. 
 EXPELLER, Akf-p*;' Ifir. i. One 
 
 that expels or drives away. 
 To EXPEND, ekf- P er>d'. v. a. To 
 
 lay out, to fpend. 
 EXPENDITURE, ekf-pen'-dy tt'.r. f. 
 
 The aft of expending ; money ex- 
 
 pended. 
 EXPENSE, ekf pens'. f. Cdft, 
 
 charges, money expended. 
 hXPENSEFUL, ekf-pens'-fil. a. 
 
 Coftly, chargeable* 
 
 EX-
 
 E X P 
 
 E X P 
 
 EXPENSELESS, ekf-pens'-le's. a. 
 Wjthout coft. 
 
 EXPENSIVE, ekf-pen'-siv. a. Gi- 
 ven to expenfe, extravagant, luxu- 
 rious ; coftly, requiring expenfe. 
 
 EXPENSIVELY, ekf lp en'-slv-ly. ad. 
 With great expenfe. 
 
 EXPENSIVENESS,ekf-pen'-slv-r.es. 
 f. Addiclion to expenfe, extrava- 
 gance ; coftlinefs. 
 
 EXPERIENCE, ekf.pe'-ry-ens. f. 
 Practice, frequent trial ; knowledge 
 gained by trial and practice, a thing 
 experienced. 
 
 To EXPERIENCE, ekf-pe'-ry-ens. 
 v. a. To try, to practice ; to know 
 by pradlice. 
 
 EXPERIENCED, ekf-pe'-ry-enft. 
 participial a. Made fkilful by ex- 
 perience ; wife by long practice. 
 
 EXPERIENCER, ekf-pe'-ry-en-fur. 
 f. One who makes trials ; a pradifer 
 of experiments. 
 
 EXPERIMENT; ekf-per'-y-ment. f. 
 Trial of any thing, fomething done 
 in order to difcover an uncertain or 
 unknown effeft. 
 
 To EXPERIMENT, ekf-per'-y-ment. 
 
 , v. a. To fearch out by trial ; to 
 know by experience. 
 
 EXPERIMENTAL, ekf-per-y-men'- 
 tal. a. Pertaining to experiment; 
 built upon experiment ; known by 
 experiment or trial. 
 
 EXPERIMENTALLY, ekf-per-y- 
 
 men'-tal-y. ad. By experience, by 
 . trial. 
 
 EXPERIMENTER, ekf-per'-j'-men- 
 tur. f. One who makes experiments. 
 
 EXPERT, ekf-pert'.a. Skilful; ready, 
 dexterous. 
 
 EXPERTLY, ekf-pert'-ly. ad. In a 
 Jki'ful ready manner. 
 
 -EXPERTNESS, ekf-pert'-nes. f. 
 Skill, readinefs. 
 
 EXPIABLE, eks'-py-abl. a. Capable 
 to be expiated. 
 
 To EXPIATE, eks'-py-ite. v. a. To 
 annul the guilt of a crime by fub- 
 fequent ads of piety, to atone for ; 
 to avert the threats of prodigies. 
 
 EXPIATION, ekf-py a'-Mn. f. The 
 aft of expiating or atoning for any 
 crime; the means by which we 
 
 atone for crimes, atonement j prac- 
 tices by which ominous prodigie* 
 were averted. 
 
 EXPIATORY, eb"-py4-tur'-. a . 
 Having the power of expiation. 
 
 EXPILATION, ekf- P y -la'-Mn. f, 
 Robbery. 
 
 EXPIRATION, ekf-py-ra'-mun. f. 
 That adl of refpiration which thrufts 
 the air out of the lungs ; the laft 
 emiffion of breath, death ; evapo- 
 ration, aft of fuming out; vapour, 
 matter expired ; the conclufion df 
 any limited time. 
 
 To EXPIRE, ek-fpl're. v. a. To 
 breathe out ; to exhale, to fend- out 
 in exhalations. 
 
 To EXPIRE, ek-fpl're. v. n. To die, 
 to breathe the laft ; to conclude, to 
 come to an end. 
 
 To EXPLAIN, ekf-pla'ne. v. a. To 
 expound, to illuftrate, to clear. 
 
 EXPLAINABLE, ekf-p!a'ne-abl. a. 
 Capable of beio'g explained. 
 
 EXPLAINER, ekf-pla'ne-ur. f. Ex- 
 pofitor, interpreter, commenta, 
 tor. 
 
 EXPLANATION, kf-pla-ra'-mun; 
 f. The adt of explaining or inter- 
 preting ; the fenfe given by an ex- 
 plainer or interpreter. 
 
 EXPLANATORY, ekf-plan'-i tur-f; 
 a 1 . Containing explanation. 
 
 EXPLETIVE, eks'-pll-tiv.f. Some- 
 thing ufed only to take up room. 
 
 EXPLICABLE, eks'-ply-kabl. a. 
 Explainable, poffible to be explain- 
 ed. 
 
 To EXPLICATE, eks'-plf-kate. v. a. 
 To unfold, to expand j to explain, 
 to clear. 
 
 .EXPLICATION, ekf-pll-ka'-ftiun. f. 
 The aft of opening, unfolding or 
 expanding, the aft of explaining, 
 interpretation, explanation ; the 
 fenfe given by an explainer. 
 
 EXPLICATIVE,, eks'-plik-a-tiV. a. 
 Having a tendency to explain. 
 
 EXPLICATOR, eks'-pll-ka tur. f. 
 Expounder, interpreter, explainer. 
 
 EXPLICIT, ekf-piis'-it. a. ^Unfold- 
 ed, plain, clear, not merely by in- 
 ference. 
 
 EXPLICITLY, ekf-plis'-It-ly. ad. 
 Plainly,
 
 E X P 
 
 E X P 
 
 Plainly, direftly, not merely by in- 
 ference. 
 
 To EXPLODE, ekf-pl&'de. v. a. To 
 drive out difgracefully with fome 
 noife of contempt ; to drive out with 
 noife and violence. 
 
 EXPLODER, ekf-pl&'-dur. f. A 
 hiiTer, one who drives out with open 
 contempt. 
 
 EXPLOIT, ekf-ploi't. f. ' A defign 
 accomplilhed, an achievmment, a 
 fuccefsful attempt. 
 
 To EXPLORATE, ekf-pl6'-rate. v. a. 
 To fearch out. 
 
 EXPLORATION, ikf-plo-ra'.fhun. 
 f. Search, examination. 
 
 EXPLORATOR, ekf-plo-ra'-tur. f. 
 One who fearches, an examiner. 
 
 EXPLORATOR Y,ekf-pl6're-a-tur-y. 
 a 1 . Searching, examining. 
 
 To EXPLORE, kf-pl&'re. v. a. To 
 try, to fearch into, to examine by 
 trial. 
 
 EXPLOREMENT, ekf-pl&'re-ment. 
 f. Search, trial. 
 
 EXPLOSION, ekf-p!6'-zh&n. f. The 
 adl of driving out any thing with 
 
 . noife and violence. 
 
 EXPLOSIVE, ekf-plo' slv. a. Driv- 
 ing out with noife and violence. 
 
 To EXPORT, ekf-p6'rt. v. a. To 
 cary out of a country. 
 
 EXPORT, eks'-p6rt. f. Commodity 
 carried out in traffick. / 
 
 EXPORTATION, ekf-p6r-ta'-(hun. f. 
 The aft or practice of carrying out 
 commodities into other countries. 
 
 EXPORTER, ekf-po'r-tur. f. He that 
 carries out commodities from a coun- 
 try, in oppofition to the importer, 
 who brings them in. 
 
 To EXPOSE, ekf-pcVze. v. a. To 
 lay open, to make liable to ; to lay 
 open, to make bare ; to lay open to 
 cenfure or ridicule ; to put in dan- 
 ger ; to caft out to chance. 
 
 EXPOSITION, ekf-p&zifh'.un. f. 
 The fituation in which any thing is 
 placed with refpeft to the fun or air ; 
 explanation,' interpretation. 
 
 EXPOSITOR, ekf-poz'-I :ur. f. Ex- 
 plainer, expounder, interpreter. 
 
 To EXPOSTULATE. ekf- r c l ,s'-uV 
 I4te. v. n. To canvafs with another, 
 
 to debate ; to remonftrate in a 
 friendly manner. 
 
 EXPOSTULATION, ckf- P 6f-tu-ll'- 
 fhuo. f t Debate, dilcuffion of an 
 affair; charge, accufation. 
 
 EXPOSTULATOR, ekf-pos'-tu-la- 
 tur. f. One that debates with an- 
 other without open rupture. 
 
 EXPOSTULATORY, ekf- P 6s'-tu- 
 ri-tur-. a. Containing expoilula- 
 tion. 
 
 EXPOSURE, ekf.po'-zhur. f. The 
 a<3 of expofing ; the ftate of being 
 expofed ; the Hate of being in dan- 
 ger ; fituation as to fun and air. 
 
 To EXPOUND, ekf-pou'nd. v. a. To 
 explain, to clear, to interpret. 
 
 EXPOUNDER, ckf-pou'n-dur. f. 
 Explainer, interpreter. 
 
 To EXPRESS, ekf-pres'. v. a. To 
 reprefent by any of the imitative arts, 
 as poetry, fculpture, painting ; to 
 reprefent in words ; to utter, to de- 
 clare ; to denote ; to fqueeze out; 
 to force out by compreflion. 
 
 EXPRESS, ekf.pres'. a. Copied, re- 
 fembling, exadtly like ; plain, ap- 
 parent, in direct terms ; on purpofe, 
 for a particular end. 
 
 EXPRESS, ckf-prc/. f. A meflenger 
 fent on purpofe; a meflage fent. 
 
 EXPRESSIBLE, ekf-prk-M'ol. a. 
 That may be uttered or declared ; 
 that may be drawn by fqueezing or 
 expreflion. 
 
 EXPRESSION, ekf-prem'-un. f. The 
 ad or power of rrprefenting any 
 thing ; the form or call of language 
 in which aiiy thoughts are uttered ; 
 a phrafe, a mode of fpeech ; the aft 
 ol fqueezing or forcing out any thing 
 by a prefs. 
 
 EXPKESSlVE,ekf-pre S '-5iv a. Hav- 
 ing the power of utterance or re- 
 preientation. 
 
 EXPRESSIVELY, ekf-pres'-slv-ly. 
 ad. In a clear and reprefenutive 
 
 EXPRESSIVENESS, ekf P res'-sh'- 
 ncs. f. The power of e.x prunon, or 
 reprefentation bv words. 
 
 EXPRESSLY v. ad. In 
 
 direct terms "<H nv im. ii'-ation. 
 
 EXPKESSUKE, ckf-iueih'-ur f Ex-
 
 E X S 
 
 EXT 
 
 preflion, utterance; the form, the 
 likenefs reprefented ; the mark, the 
 impreffion. 
 
 To EXPROBRATE, eks'-pr6-brate. 
 v. a. To charge upon with re- 
 proach, to impute openly with 
 blame, to upbraid. 
 
 EXPROBRAFION, ekf:pro-bra'- 
 fhun f. Scornful charge, reproach- 
 ful accufation. 
 
 To EXPROPRIATE, ekf-pro'-pry- 
 ate. v. a. To relinquifh one's pro- 
 
 To P EXPUGN, ekf-pun. v. a. To 
 
 conquer, to take by affault. 
 EXPUGNATION, ekf-pug-na'-fhun. 
 
 f. Conqueit, the aft of taking by 
 
 affault. 
 To EXPULSE, ckf-pul's. v. a. To 
 
 drive out, to force away. 
 EXPULSION, ekf-pul'-fhun. f. The 
 
 aft of expelling or driving out ; the 
 
 ftate of being driven out. 
 EXPULSIVE, ekf-pul'-siv. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of expulfion. 
 EXPUNCTION, ekf-pungk'-fhun. f. 
 
 Abolition, eralure, blotting out. 
 To EXPUNGE, ekf-pun'dzh. v. a. 
 
 To blot out, to rub out ; to efface, 
 
 to annihilate. 
 EXPURGATION, ekf-pur-ga'-mun. 
 
 f. The aft of purging or cleanfing; 
 
 purification from bad mixture, as of 
 
 errour or falfehood. 
 EXPURGATOR, eks-pur-ga'-tur. f. 
 
 One who corrects by expunging. 
 EXPURGATORY, ^kf-pur'-gd-tur- 
 
 y. a. Employed in purging away 
 
 what is noxious. 
 EXQUISITE, ks'-kwi'z It. a. Ex- 
 cellent, confummate, complete. 
 EXQUISITELY, eks'-kwiz-it-ly. ad 
 
 Perfeftly, completely. 
 EXQUIS1TENESS, eks'-kwlz-lt-nes. 
 
 f. Nicety, perfection. 
 EXSCRIPT, ek'.fkript. f. A copy 
 
 a writing copied from another. 
 EXSICCANT, ek-slk'-kant. a 
 
 Drying, having the power to dry 
 
 To EXSICCATE, ek-slk'-kate. v. a 
 
 To dry. 
 EXSICCATION, k.slk-ka'-fhun. f 
 
 The aft of drying. 
 
 EXSICCATIVE, &c-s!k'-ka-t!v. a. 
 
 Having the power of drying. 
 EXSPUI ITON, ek-fpu-lih'-un. f. A 
 
 difcharge by fpitting. 
 EXSUCTION, ek-ftk'-ftiun. f. The 
 
 aft of fucking out. 
 EXSUDATION, ek-fu-da'-fhvm. f, 
 
 A fweating, an extillation. 
 EXSUFFLATION, ek-fuf-f&'-ihun. 
 
 f. A blaft working underneath. 
 To EXSUFFOLATE, ek-(ur-f6-late, 
 
 v. a. To whifper, to buzz in the 
 
 To EXSUSCITATE, ek-fts'-sl-tate. 
 v. a. To roufe up, to flir up. 
 
 EXSTANCY, ek'-flan-fy. f. Parts 
 rifing up above the reft. 
 
 EXTANT, ek'-ftant. a. Standing out 
 to view, {landing above the .reft; 
 now in being. 
 
 EXTATICAL,- ek-ilat'-i-kal. .7 
 
 EXTATICK, ek-ftat'-Ik. J a ' 
 
 Rapturous. 
 
 EXTEMPORAL, ekf-tern'-po-ril. a. 
 Uttered without prerneditation, 
 quick, ready, fudden. 
 
 EXTEMPORALLY, ^kf-tem'-po- 
 ral-y. ad. Quick, without preme- 
 ditation. 
 
 EXTEMPORANEOUS, ikf-tein- 
 po-ra'-nyus. a. Without preme- 
 ditation, fudden. 
 
 EXTEMPORARY, ekf tem'-po-rar- 
 y.. a. Uttered or performed with- 
 out premeditation, fudden, quick. 
 
 EXTEMPORE, ekf-tem'- P 6-re. ad. 
 Without premeditation, fuddenly, 
 readily. 
 
 EXTEMPORINESS,ekf-te-m'-po-jf- 
 nes. f. The faculty of fpeaking or 
 afting without premeditation. 
 
 To EXTEMPORIZE, ekf-tem'-po- 
 rize. v. n. To fpeak extempore, or 
 without premeditation. 
 
 To EXTEND, ckf-iend'. v. a. To 
 ftretch out ; to fpread abroad ; to 
 enlarge ; to increafe in force or du- 
 ration ; to impart, to communicate ; 
 to feize by a courfe of law. 
 
 To EXTEND, eksnend'. v. n. To 
 reach any dittance. 
 
 EXTENDER, ekf-ien' dur. f. The 
 perfon or instrument by which any 
 thing is extended. 
 
 EX-
 
 EXT 
 
 EXT 
 
 EXTEND1BLE, *kf-tin'-dlbl. a. 
 Capable of extenfion. 
 
 EXTENDLE^SNESS, Skf-tend'-leT- 
 nes. f. Unlimited extenfion. 
 
 EXTENSIBILITY, ekf-ten-fy-Hi'- 
 i-ty. f. The quality of being ex- 
 tervfible. 
 
 EXTSNSIBLE, ekf-ten'-sibl. a. Ca- 
 pable of being ftretched into length 
 or breadth ; capable of being ex- 
 tended to a larger comprehension. 
 
 EXTENSIBLENESS, ekf-ten'-sibl- 
 ns. f. Capacity of being extended. 
 
 EXTENSION, ekf-teV-fhun. f. The 
 aft of f xtending j the ftate of being 
 extended. 
 
 EXTENblONAL, eks-ten'-fhun-ul. 
 a. Long drawn out, having great 
 extent. 
 
 EXTENSIVE, ekf-ten'-slvr. a. Wide, 
 
 EXTENSIVELY, ikf.teY-sIv-ly. ad. 
 Widely, largely. 
 
 EXTENSIVENESS, ekf-ten'-sk-ns. 
 f. Largenefs, dift'ufivenefs, wide- 
 nefs ; poflibilitv to be extended. 
 
 EXTENSOR, ekf-ten'-fur. f. The 
 mufcle by which any limb is ex- 
 tended. 
 
 EXTENT, ekf-tint'. f. Space or 
 degree to which any thing is ex- 
 tended ; communication, diltribu- 
 tion ; execution, feizure. 
 
 To EXTENUATE, ekf ten'-u.ate. 
 v. a. To leffen, to make fmall ; to 
 palliate ; to make lean. 
 
 EXTENUATION, ekf-tn-u-a'-fhun. 
 f. The aft of reprefentinr 
 lefs ill than they are, palliation ; 
 mitigation, alleviation of punifli- 
 ment ; a general decay in the muf- 
 cular rkfh of the whole body. 
 
 EXTERIOUR, ekf-te'-ry ur. a. Out- 
 ward, external, no: intrinfick. 
 
 EXTERIOURLY, ekf-te'- ,-y-ur-ly. 
 ad. Outwardly, externally. 
 
 To EXTERMINATE, ekf-teY-rr.I- 
 rate. v. a; To root out, to tear up, 
 to drive away ; to deftroy. 
 
 EXTERMINATION, ekf-t^r-ml- 
 na'-flmn. f. Deftruftion, excifion. 
 
 EXTERMINATOR, ekf-tAr'-n i r.a- 
 tur. f. The perfon or inftrument 
 by which any thing is deftroyed. 
 
 To EXTERMINE, ekf-ter'-min. v. a. 
 
 To exterminate. 
 EXTERN, ekf-tern'. a. External, - 
 
 outward, vifible ; without itlelf, not 
 
 inherent, not intrinfick. 
 EXTERNAL, ekf-ter'-ral. a. Out- 
 
 ward, not proceeding from itielf,' 
 oppofite to internal ; having the 
 
 outward appearance. 
 EXTERNALLY, ekf-ter'-nal-j'. ad. 
 
 Outwardly. 
 To EXTIL, ek-lUi'. v. n. To drop or 
 
 diftil from. 
 EXTJLLATION, ek-flll-Ia'-n-.an. f. 
 
 The aft of falling in drops. 
 To EXTIMULATE.ek lilm'-u late.' 
 
 v. a. To prick, to incite by ftimu- 
 
 lation. 
 EXTIMULATION, ek-fllm-u 14'. 
 
 fhun. f. Pungency, pcwvcr of ex- 
 
 citing motion or fenfation. 
 EXTINCT, ek-fllngkt'. a. Extin, 
 
 guilhed, quenched, put out ; with- 
 
 out fucceiiicn ; abohfhed, out of 
 
 force. 
 EXTINCTION, ek-ftlngk'.fl-.un. f. 
 
 The aft of quenching or extinguifh- 
 
 ing ; the Hate of being quench- 
 ed ; dcitruction, excifion, fuppref* 
 
 fion. 
 To EXTINGUISH, ek-fllng' guiOi. 
 
 v. a. To put out, to quencn ; to lup. 
 
 prefs, to df llroy. 
 EXTINGUISH ABLE, ^-HJng'- 
 
 gwi(h-abl. a. That may be quench* 
 
 ed or drftroyed. 
 EXTINGUISHER, ek-HIng'-gwIfh.' 
 
 ur. f. A hollow cone put upon a 
 
 candle to quench it. 
 EXTINGUISHMENT, ek-HIng'- 
 
 gwllh-ment. f. Extinftion, (up- 
 
 preffion, aft of quenching ; aboli- 
 tion, nullification ; termination of 
 
 a family or fucceflion. 
 To EXTIRP, ek-iterp'. v. a. To era- 
 dicate, to root out. 
 To EXTIRPATE, ek-fle.'-pate. v. a. 
 
 To root our, to exfcind. 
 EXTIRPATION, ek-fier-pa'-fhun. f. 
 
 The aft of rooting out, excifion. 
 EXTIRPATOR, ek-fier'-pa-tur. f, 
 
 One who roots out, adellroyer. 
 EXTISPIC10US, eks-tJs-piih'-us. a. 
 
 Augurial, relating to the infpeftion 
 of
 
 EXT 
 
 EXT 
 
 of entrails in order to prognoftica- 
 tion. 
 
 To EXTOL, ek-ftol'. v. a. Topraife, 
 to magnify, to celebrate. 
 
 EXTOLLER, ekf-t6l'-lur. f. A prai- 
 fer, a magnifier. 
 
 EXTORSIVE, ekf-tar-sfv. a. Hav- 
 ing the quality of drawing by vio- 
 lent means. 
 
 EXTORSIVELY, ekf-ta'r-slv-ly. ad. 
 In an extorfive manner, by violence. 
 
 To EXTORT, ekf-u'rt. v, a. To 
 draw by force, to force away, to 
 wreft, to wring from one; to gain 
 by violence or oppreflion, or by 
 ufury. 
 
 To EXTORT, ekf-d'rt. y. n. To 
 praflife oppreflion and violence, or 
 ufury. 
 
 EXTORTER, ekf-ta'r-tur. f. One 
 who pra&ifes oppreflion. 
 
 EXTORTION, ekf-ta'r-fhun. f. The 
 a& or practice of gaining by vio- 
 lence and rapacity, or ufury ; force 
 by which any thing is unjullly taken 
 away. 
 
 EXTORTIONER, ekf-tA'r-Mn.ur. 
 f. One who pra&ifes extortion. 
 
 To EXTRACT, ekf-trakt'. v. a. To 
 draw out of fomething ; to draw by 
 chymical operation ; to take from 
 fomething ; to feledl and abftraft 
 from a larger treatife. 
 
 EXTRACT, eks'-trAkt. C The fub- 
 ftance extracted, the chief parts 
 drawn from any thing ; the chief 
 heads drawn from a book. 
 
 EXTRACTION, &f-trak'-ftmn. f. 
 The adl of drawing one part out of a 
 compound ; derivation from an ori 
 ginal, lineage, defcent. 
 
 EXTRACTOR, ekf-trak'-tur. f. The 
 
 perfon or inftrument by which any 
 
 thing is extracVd. 
 
 EXTRADICTIONARY, eks-tra- 
 
 dlk'-fho-ner-y. a. Not confifting 
 
 in words but realities. 
 
 EXTRAJUDICIAL, ekf-tra-dzho- 
 
 dilh'-al. a. Out of the regular courfe 
 
 of legal procedure. 
 
 EXTRAJUDICIALLY, ekf-tra- 
 
 dzho-di(h'-al-. ad. In a manner 
 
 different from the ordinary courfe of 
 
 legal procedure. 
 
 EXTRAMISSION, ekf-tra-mifli'-in, 
 
 f. The aft of emitin? outwards. 
 EXTRAMUNDANE, ekf-tra-m6n'. 
 dane. a. Beyand the verge of the 
 material world. 
 
 EXTRANEOUS, ekf-tra'-nyus. a. 
 Belonging to a different fubftance ; 
 foreign. 
 
 EXTRAORDINARILY, ekf-tra'r- 
 dy-nar-I-ly. ad. In a manner out 
 of the common method and order ; 
 uncommonly, pa/ticularly, emi- 
 nently. 
 
 EXTRAORDINAHINESS.ekf-tri'r- 
 dy-nar-f-nes. f. Uncommonnefs,- 
 eminence, remarkablenefs. 
 EXTRAORDINARY, ikf tra'r-^y- 
 nar-y. a. Different from common 
 order and method ; eminent, re- 
 markable, more than common. 
 EXTRAPAROCHIAL, ekf-tra-par- 
 &'-kyal. a. Not comprehended 
 within anv parifh, 
 
 EXTRAPROVlNOlAL,ekf-tra-pr5- 
 vin'-fhil. a. Not within the fame 
 province. 
 
 EXTRAREGULAR, ckf-tra-reg'-u- 
 
 lir. a. Not comprehended within a 
 
 rule. 
 
 EXTRAVAGANCE, ekf-trav'- 
 
 a-gans. 
 
 EXTRAVAGANCY, 
 a-gan-fv. 
 
 Excurfion or fally beyond prefcri- 
 bed limits ; irregularity, wildnefs ; 
 wafte, vain and fuperfluous ex- 
 penfe. 
 
 EXTRAVAGANT, ekf-tr^v'-a-gant. 
 a. Wandering out of his bourfds; 
 roving beyond juft limits or prefcri- 
 bed methods; irregular, wild ; wafte- 
 ful, prodigals vainry expenfive. 
 EXTRA VACANT, eks-trav'-a-gant. 
 f. One who is confined in no ge- 
 neral rule or definition. 
 EXTRAVAGANTLY, ekf-triv'-a- 
 gant-ly. ad. In an extravagant 
 manner, wildly; expenfively, luxu- 
 rioufly, waftefully. 
 
 EXTRAVAGANTNESS, ekf.trav'- 
 a-gant-nes. f. Excefs, exciirfion be- 
 yond limits. 
 
 To EXTRAVAGATE, ekf-trav'-a- 
 eace. v.n. To wander out of limits. 
 * z z EX- 
 
 i, ekf-trav'. "I 
 %ekf-uav'-f f '
 
 EXT 
 
 E X U 
 
 EXTRAVA SATED, kf-triv'-L fe- 
 tid, a. Forced out of the properly 
 containing vefiels. 
 
 EXTRAVASATION, ekf-tra-va-ft'- 
 
 flilin. f. The aft of forcing, or Hate 
 
 of being forced out of the proper 
 
 containing vefTcls. 
 
 EXTRAVENATE, ekf-tra-ve'-rate. 
 
 a. Let out of the veins. 
 EXTRAVERSION, ekf-tri-ver'- 
 ihun. f. The aft of throwing 
 out. 
 
 EXTRAUGHT, ckf-tra't. part. Ex- 
 tracted. Obfolete. 
 
 EXTREME, ekf-tic'm. a. Great- 
 eft, of the higheft degree j utmoil ; 
 lair, that beyond which there is no- 
 thing; pi effing to the uimoft de- 
 gree. 
 
 EXTREME, ekf-tre'm. f. Utmoft 
 point, higheft degree of any thing ; 
 points at the greateit dillance frooT 
 each other, extremity. 
 
 EXTREMELY, ekf-tre'm-ty. fid. 
 In the utmoft degree; very much, 
 greatly. 
 
 EXTREMITY, ekf-tien-.'-I-t)'-. f 
 The utmoft point, the higher^ de- 
 gree; the points iii the u:: 
 gree of oppofitioh; remdtc.1 pans, 
 parts at the greateil dlfrance ; the 
 utmoft violence, ri^cur, or dif- 
 trefs. 
 
 To EXTRIC ATE, elcs'-trl-kaie. v. a. 
 To difembarrafs, to fct free any one 
 in a ftate of perplexity. 
 
 EXTRICATION, ekf-trl-ki'-fl.un. f. 
 The acl of difentangling. 
 
 EXTRINSICAL, ekf-trli/-!? 
 External, outward ; not intrinfick 
 
 EXTRINSIC ALLY, ekf -trin'-sl- 
 kal-y. ad. 'From Without. 
 
 EXTR1NSICK, ekf.trir.'-iik. a. 
 Outward, external. 
 
 ToEXTRUCT, ck-(l:ukt'. v. a. To 
 build, to raife, to form. 
 
 EXTRUCTOR, ek-ih6L'.tir. f. A 
 builder, a fabricator. 
 
 To EXTKUDE, ekf-tro'd. v. a. To 
 thru off. 
 
 EXTRUSION*, ikf-tr^'-zhJkn. f..The 
 act of thrulling or driving out. 
 
 L'X TUBERANCE, c'kr.tu'-l-ir-ans. f. 
 .. , or r^r^ [\oiubcrar.t. 
 
 v 
 
 v. n. 
 
 EXUBERANCE, egz-u'-beV-an*. f. 
 Overgrowth, fuperrluous abundance, 
 luxuriance. 
 
 EXUBERANT, e'gz-u'.ber-ant. a. 
 Overabundant, fuperfiuoufly plen- 
 teous ; abounding in the utmoit de- 
 gree. 
 <UB1 
 lv. ad. Abundantly. 
 
 To EXUBERATE, ' c-"-u'-ber-ate. 
 v. n. To abound in the higheft de 
 gree. 
 
 EXUCCOUS, Sk-fuk'-kus. a. With, 
 out juice, dry. 
 
 EXUDATION, ck-fu-c'rV fhun. f. 
 The act of emitting in iwcat ; the 
 matter illuing cut by iwcat from any 
 body. 
 
 To EXUDATE, J-k-fu'-date. 
 
 To EXUDE, ei: 
 
 To force out, or throw out, as by 
 fweat. 
 
 To EXUDATE, ek fi'-dace. 
 
 To EXUDE, ck l.Vd. 
 
 To fv.cat out, to ifTuc by f'-v 
 
 To EXULCliRATK,-eg/. u,'- rate, 
 v. a. '1 o make (ore s\ nn an ulcer; 
 to ccrrscie, to enrage. 
 
 EX.ULCERA1 ION, ikf-ul-ic-ri'- 
 
 fi:un. 1. Tne beginning erofion, 
 
 which forms au ulcer ; exacerbation; 
 
 corroficn. 
 EXULCERATORY, egz-fi!"-ft-ri. 
 
 tur'-y. a. Having a tcn-ency to 
 
 caufe ulcers. 
 To J.XULT, egz-filt'. v. a. To re- 
 
 joice above ineafure, to triumph. 
 EXULTANCE. egz-ui'-tans. f. 
 
 Trjnfpnrt, joy, triumph. 
 EXULTATION, efz ul-ti'-fhun. f. 
 
 joy, tjiumph, rapturous delight. 
 To EXUNDATE, cgz-un'-date. v.n. 
 
 To overflow. 
 EXUNDAI10N, ekf-an-da'-mun.f. 
 
 Overflow, abundance. 
 EXU PER ABLE, ek-fu'-per-abl. a. 
 
 Conquerable, fuperable, vincible. 
 EXUPERANCE, ek-fu'-per-ans. f. 
 
 Overbalance, greater proportion. 
 To EXUSC1TATE, ek fus'-fy-tlte. 
 
 v. a. To ftir up, to roufe. 
 EXUSTION, cgz-ui'-tftiun. f. The 
 
 aft of burningup,confumptionby fire, 
 EXUVIA 1 , ^z-u'.v^e. f. Caftfcin,
 
 EYE 
 
 Y R 
 
 caft {hells, whatever is ftied by ani- 
 mals. 
 
 JEYAS, I'-as. f. A young hawkj'jft 
 taken from the neft. 
 
 EYAS MUSKET, !'-&f-m&*.kIt. f. A 
 young unfledged male hawk; a raw 
 young fellow. 
 
 EYE, I'. The organ of vifion ; afpeft, 
 regard; notice, attention, obferva- 
 tion; fight, view; any thing formed 
 like an eye; any frnall per/oration ; 
 a (mall catch into which a hook goes; 
 bud of a plant ; a fmall {hade of co- 
 lour. 
 
 To EYE, !'. v. a. To watch, to keep 
 in view. 
 
 To EYE, i'. v. n. To appear, to (how, 
 to bear an appearance. 
 
 EYEBALL, i'-bal. f. The globe of 
 the eye. 
 
 EYEBR1GHT, i'-brlte. f. A herb. 
 
 EYEBROW, i'-brow. f. The hairy 
 arch over the eye. 
 
 EYED, i'de. a. Having eyes. Ufed 
 in compofition ; as, well-eyed; dull- 
 eyed. 
 
 EYEDROP, i'-drop. f. A tear. 
 
 EYEGLANCE, i'-gUns. f. Quick 
 notice of the eye. 
 
 EYEGLASS, i'-glas. f. Spedacles, 
 a glafs to affift the fight. 
 
 EYELASH, i'-lafh. f. The line of 
 hair that edges the eyelid. 
 
 EYELESS, i'-les. a. Without eyes, 
 fightlefs, deprived of fight. 
 
 EYELET, i'-let. f. A hole through 
 
 which light may enter, any fraall 
 
 perforation. 
 EYELID, I'-lld. f. The membrane 
 
 that {huts over the eye. 
 EYESERVANT, i'-ffr-vint. f. A 
 
 fervant that works only while watch- 
 ed. 
 EYESERVICE, i'-ftr-vls. f. Service 
 
 performed only under infpedion. 
 EYESHOT, I'.fliit. f. Sight, glance, 
 
 view. 
 EYESIGHT, i'-slte. f. Sight of the 
 
 eye. 
 EYESORE, I' -fas. f. Something of- 
 
 fenfive to the fight. 
 EYESPOTTED/l'-fpot-H. a. Mark- 
 
 ed with fpots like eyes. 
 EYESTRING, i'-ftring. f. The 
 
 firing of the eye. 
 
 EYETOOTH, i'-t6th. f. The tooth 
 , on the upper jaw next on each fide 
 
 to the grinders, the fang. 
 EYEWINK, i'-wlngk. f. A wink, as 
 
 a hint or token. 
 EYEWITNESS, l'-w!t-nes. f. An 
 
 ocular evidence, one who gives tef- 
 
 timony of fafts feen with his owa 
 
 eyes. 
 EYRE, a're. f. The court of juftices 
 
 itinerant. 
 EYRY, e'-ry". f. The place where 
 
 birds of prey build their nefts and 
 
 hatch. 
 
 F. 
 
 FAB 
 
 TpABACEOUS, fi-baMhus. a. 
 Having the nature of a bean. 
 
 FABLE, fi'bl. f. A feigned ftory 
 intended to enforce fome moral pre- 
 cept ; a fiction in general ; the feries 
 or contexture of events which con- 
 ititute a poem ; a lye. 
 
 FAB 
 
 To FABLE, fa'bl. v. n. To feign, to 
 write not truth but fidtion ; to tell 
 falfehoods. 
 
 To FABLE, fi'bl. v. a. To f.-gn, to 
 
 tell a falfity. 
 FABLED, il'bld. 
 fables, 
 
 zz 2 
 
 Celebrated in 
 PA-
 
 F A C 
 
 FA C 
 
 FABLER, fS'-blir. f. A dealer in 
 fiction. 
 
 To FABRICATE, fib'-rf -kate. v. a. 
 To build, to contfrucl ; to forge, to 
 ikvife falfely. 
 
 FABRICATION, fab-ry-ka-fhun. f. 
 The aft of building. 
 
 FAB RICK, fib'. rile. f. A building, 
 an edifice; any fyftem or compages 
 of matter. 
 
 To FABRICK, flb'-rflc. v. a. To 
 build, to form, to conftruft. 
 
 FABULIST, fab'- u-lilt. f. A writer 
 of fables. 
 
 FABULOSITY, flb-fi-Io/-l -ty. f. 
 Lyingnefs, fulnefs of (lories. 
 
 FABULOUS, fab'-u-16s. a. Feigned, 
 full of fables. 
 
 FABULOUSLY, fab'-u-luf-ly. ad. 
 In fitlion. 
 
 FACE, fa'le. f. The vifage ; coun- 
 tenance ; the furface of any thing : 
 tbe front or forepart of any thing ; 
 ftate of affairs ; appearance ; con- 
 fidence, boldnefs ; dirtortion of the 
 face ; Face to Face, when both par- 
 ties are prefent ; without the inter- 
 pchtion of other bodies. 
 
 To FACE, fa'fc. v. n. To carry a 
 falfe appearance ; to turn the face, to 
 come in front. 
 
 To FACE, fa'fe. v. a. To meet in 
 front, to oppofe with confidence ; to 
 oppofe with impudence; to Hand 
 oppofhe to ; to cover with an addi- 
 tional fuperficies. 
 
 FACELESS, faTe-lcs. a. Without a 
 face. 
 
 FACEPAINTER, fSTe-pan-tur. f. A 
 drawer of portraits. 
 
 FACEPAINT1NG, fa'fe.pin-iing. f. 
 The art of drawing portraits. 
 
 FACET, fi'-sit. f." A fmall furface, 
 one of the places of a fuperficies 
 which is cut into feveral. 
 
 If ACE riOUS, fi-:*'-ihus. a. Gay, 
 cheerful, lively. 
 
 riOUSI.Y, fi-ft'-fhuf-Iy. ad. 
 Gavly, cheerfully. 
 
 FACEriOUSNb-SS^fA-lc'-dias.ncs. 
 f Cheerful wir, mirth. 
 
 FACILE, fas'-si'l. a. Eafy, perform- 
 able with little labour ; pliant, flex- 
 ible, cafily perfuaded. 
 
 To FACILITATE, fa-sli'-l-tate. v. a-. 
 To make eafy, to free from difficulty. 
 
 FACILITY, fa-sll'-l-ty. f. Eafinefs 
 to be performed, freedom from dif- 
 ficulty ; readinefs in performing, 
 dexterity ; vitious duftility, eafmefs 
 to be perfuaded ; eafmefs of accefs, 
 affability. 
 
 PAC1NERIOUS, fAf-^-nc'-rj'.us. a. 
 Wicked. A corruption ot FACI- 
 
 K O R O U S . 
 
 FACING, fa'-blng. f. An ornamental 
 covering. 
 
 FACINOROUS. fa-sin'-o-ris. a. 
 Wicked, atrocious, deteftably bad. 
 
 FACINOROUSNESS, fi-shi'-^-ruf. 
 nes. f. Wickednefs in a high degree. 
 
 FACT, fikt'. f. A thing done; 
 reality, not fuppofition ; aclion,deed. 
 
 FACTION, fak'-fhun. f. A party 
 inaftate; tumult, difcord, diflVnfion. 
 
 FACTION ARY, fak'-fhun-er-y. f. 
 A party man. 
 
 FACTIOUS, fak'.fhus. a. Given to 
 faclion, loud and violent in a party. 
 
 FACTIOUSLY, fSk'-ihuf-!y. ad. 'in 
 a manner criminally difien'finus. 
 
 FACTIOUSNESS, fak'-ftuf-nes. f. 
 Inclination to pubfick diflention. 
 
 FACTITIOUS, fak.tl.V-6s. a. Made 
 by art, in oppofitioa to what is made 
 by nature. 
 
 FACTOR, fik'-tur. f. An agent for 
 another, a fubftitute. 
 
 FACTORY, *ak'-t&r-v. f. A houfe 
 or ditbiiit inhabited by traders in a 
 diltant country ; the traders embo- 
 died in one place 
 
 FACTOTUM, Jik-to'-tfim. f. A 
 fervant employed alike in all kinds 
 of bufinefs. i 
 
 FACTURE, fik'-tur. f. The aft 
 or manner of making any thing. 
 
 FACULTY, fak'-il.ty. f. - Thg 
 power of doing any thing, ability ; 
 powers of the mind, imagination, 
 reafon, memory ; a knack, dexte- 
 rity ; power, authority; privilege, 
 right to do any thing; Faculty, in 
 an univerfity, denotes the matters 
 and proftflbrs of the feveral fciences. 
 
 FACUND, fA-kund'. a. Eloquent. 
 
 FACUND1TY, fi-Uin'-dit y. f. Elo- 
 quence, readinefs of fpecch,
 
 FA I 
 
 F A I 
 
 To FADDLE, fafl. v. n. To trifle, 
 to toy, to play. A low word. 
 
 To FADE, fade.^v. n. To tend from 
 greater to lefs vigour ; to tend from 
 a brighter to a weaker colour ; to 
 wither, as a vegetable ; to die away 
 gradually ; to be naturally net du- 
 rable, to be tranfient. 
 
 To FADE, fa'de. v. a. To wear away; 
 to reduce to languor. 
 
 To FADGE, fadzh'. v. n. To fuit, to 
 fit ; to agree, not to quarrel ; to 
 fucceed, to hit. A low word. 
 
 FAECES, fe'-fez. f. Excrements, 
 lees, fediments, and fettlings. 
 
 To FAG, fag', v. a. To grow weary, 
 to faint with wearinefs. 
 
 FAGEND, fig-end', f. The end of 
 a web of cloth ; the refufe or meaner 
 part of any thing. 
 
 FAGOT, fag'-6c. f. A bundle of 
 fticks bound together for the fire ; a 
 foldier numbered in the mufter roll, 
 but not really exiting. 
 
 To FAGOT, fag'-ut. v. a. To tie 
 up, to bundle. 
 
 To FAIL, fa'le. v. n. To be deficient, 
 to ceafe from former plenty, to fall 
 fhort; to become bankrupt ; to be 
 extind, to ceafe to be produced ; to 
 p&rifh, to be. loft ; to decay, to de- 
 cline, to languish ; to mils, not to 
 produce it's effedt; to mifs, not to 
 fucceed irk a defign ; to be deficient 
 in duty. 
 
 .To FAIL, fa'le. v. a. To defert, not 
 to continue to aflilt or fupply ; not 
 to aJQift, to neglect, to omit to help; 
 to omit, not to perform ; to be want- 
 ing to. 
 
 FAIL, fale. f. Mifcarriage ; omif- 
 fion ; deficience, want, 
 
 BAILING, fa'-Hng. f. Deficiency, 
 imperfeclion, lapfe. 
 
 FAILURE, fa'-lyur. f. Deficience, 
 ceflation ; bankruptcy ; omiflion, 
 non-performance, flip; a lapfe, a 
 flight fault. 
 
 FAIN, fane. a. Glad, merry, cheer- 
 ful, fond; forced, obliged, com- 
 pelled. 
 
 FAIN, fa'ne. ad. Gladly, very de- 
 firoufly. 
 
 To FAINT, fa'nt, v. n. To lofe the 
 9 
 
 animal functions, to fink motion- 
 lef* ; to grow feeble ; to fink into 
 dejeftion. 
 
 To FAINT, fa'nt. v. a. To dejeft, 
 to deprefs, to enfeeble. 
 
 FAINT, fa'nt. a. Languid ; not 
 bright ; not loud ; feeble of body ; 
 cowardly ; deprefled ; not vigorous, 
 not aftive. 
 
 FAINTHEARTED, fa'nt-hart-ld. a. 
 Cowardly, timorous. 
 
 FAINTHEARTEDLY, fa'nt-hart- 
 Id-ly. ad. Timoroufly. 
 
 FAINTHEARTEDNESS, fl'nt- 
 hart-Id-nes. f. Cowardice, timo- 
 rcufncfs. 
 
 FAINTING, fa'nt-Ing. f. Deli- 
 quium, temporary lofs of animal 
 motion. 
 
 FAINTISHNESS, fa'nt-I(h- B es. f. 
 Weaknefs in a flight degree, inci- 
 pient debility. 
 
 FAINTL1NG, fa'nt-llng. a. Timo- 
 rous, feebleminded. 
 
 FAINTLY, fS'nt-ly. ad. Feebly, 
 languidly ; timoroufly, vvith dejec- 
 tion, without fpirit. 
 
 FA1NTNESS, ta'ot.Ti5s. f. Lan- 
 guor, feeblenefs, want of ilreflgth ; 
 inactivity, want of vigour, timo- 
 roufnefs, dejection. 
 
 PAINTY, fl'nc-y. a. Weak, feeble, 
 languid. 
 
 FAIR, fa're. a. Beautiful, haodfome; 
 not black, not brown, white in the 
 complexion ; clear; not cloudy, not 
 foul, not tempeftuous ; favourable, 
 profperous ; likely to fucceed ; equal, 
 juft; not effected by any infidious 
 or unlawful methods; not praftif- 
 ing any fraudulent or infidious arts ; 
 open, direft ; gentle, not compul- 
 fory ; mild, not fevere ; equitable, 
 not injurious. 
 
 FAIR, fa're. ad. Gently, decently; 
 civilly; fuccefsfully; on good terms. 
 
 FAIR, fa're. f. A beauty, elliptically 
 a fair woman ; honefty, juit deal- 
 ing ; an annual or Rated meeting of 
 buyers and fellers. 
 
 FAIRING, fa're-Ing. f. A prefent 
 given at a fair. 
 
 FAIRLY, fa're-l>'. ad. Beautifully; 
 
 commodioufly, conveniently ; ho- 
 
 neftly,
 
 A L 
 
 F A L 
 
 neftly, juftly ; ingenuoufly, plainly, 
 openly ; candidly, without finiihous 
 interpretations ; without blots ; com- 
 pletely, without any deficiency. 
 
 FAIRNESS, fa.'re- res. f. Beauty, ele- 
 gance of form ; honefty, candour, 
 ingeruity. 
 
 FAIRbPO'KEN, fi're-fpokn. a. Ci 
 vil in language and addrefs. 
 
 FAIRY, fa ry f. A kind of fabled 
 beings fuppofed to appear in a di 
 rniiuitive human form ; an elf, a 
 fay ; an enchantrefs. 
 
 FAIRY, fa'-ry. a. Given by fairies ; 
 belonging to fairies. 
 
 FAIRYSTONE, fa'-ry-llone. f. A 
 ftone found in gravel pits. 
 
 FAITH, ta'rh. f. Belief of the re- 
 vealed truths of religion ; the fyftem 
 of revealed truths held by the Chrift- 
 ian church ; truft in God ; tenet 
 held ; trull in the honefty or vera- 
 city of another ; fidelity, unfliaken 
 adherence; honour, focial confi- 
 dence ; fincerity, honefty, veracity ; 
 promife given. 
 
 FAITHBREACH, fd'th bretih. f. 
 
 Breach of fidelity, perfidy. 
 
 FAITHFUL, flth-ful. a. Firm in 
 adherence to the truth of religion ; 
 of true fidelity, loyal, true to alle- 
 giance ; honeft, upright, without 
 fraud ; oblervant of compacl or 
 promife. 
 
 FAITHFULLY, fl'tft fiU-J-. ad. 
 With firm belief in religion ; with 
 full confidence in God ; with ftrift 
 adherence to duty ; fincerely, ho- 
 r.eftly ; confidently, fteadily. 
 
 FAITHFULNESS, fl'th-ful-nds. f. 
 Honefty, veracity ; adherence to 
 duty, loyalty. 
 
 FAITHLESS, faVi-.-tts. a. Without 
 belief in the revealed truths of re- 
 ligion, unconverted ; perfidious, dif- 
 loyal, not true to duty. 
 
 FAITHLESSNESS, fa'tft-lef-re's. f. 
 Treachery, perfidy ; unbelief as to 
 revealed religion. 
 
 FAKIR, fi-kc'f. f. An Indian 
 monk. 
 
 FALCADE, fll-ka'de. f. A horfe is 
 (aid to make Falcades, when he 
 throws himfelf upon his haunches 
 
 two or three times, as in very quick 
 curvets. 
 
 FALCATED, fAI'-ka tld. a. Hook- 
 ed, b^nt like a Icytlie. 
 
 FALCATION, : f&U'4h& f. 
 Crookednt:.;,. 
 
 FALCHION, la!'-t(hun. f. A fliorf 
 crooked i'.vord, a cyrr:eter. 
 
 FALCON, id'kn. f. A hawk trained 
 f-:r ("port ; a f re o! cannon. 
 
 FALCONEi , .d'k ;,ur. i. One who 
 breeds ar.d trains hawks. 
 
 FALCONET, ia'l-k& i.4c. f. A fort 
 of ordnan. e. 
 
 FALCONRY, fa'kn-ry. f. The art of 
 training falcons ; fowling with fal- 
 cons. 
 
 FALDSTOOL, fa'id-ftol. f. A kind 
 of ftool placed at the fouth fide of 
 the altar, at which the kings of Eng- 
 land kneel at their coronation. 
 
 To FALL, fa'l. v. n. To drop from 
 a higher place; to drop from an 
 ereft to a prone pofture ; to drop 
 ripe from the tree ; to pafs at the 
 outlet, as a river ; to apoftatize, to 
 depart from faith or goodnefs ; to 
 die by violence ; to be degraded 
 from a high ftation ; to enter into 
 any ftate worfe than the former ; to 
 decreafe in value, to bear leis price ; 
 to happen, to befal ; to come by 
 chance, to light on ; to come by any 
 mifehance to any new pofil-flbr ; to 
 become the property of any one by 
 lot, chance, inheritance ; to be born, 
 to be yeaned ; To fall away, to grow 
 lean; to revolt, to change allegi- 
 ance ; to perifh ; to decline gra- 
 dually ; To fall back, to fail of a 
 promife or purpofe ; to recede, to 
 give way ; To fall down, to proftrate 
 himfelf in adoration ; to fink, not 
 to ftand ; to bend as a fuppliant ; 
 To fall from, to revolt, to depart 
 from adherence ; To fall in, to con- 
 cur, to coincide ; to comply, to 
 yield to ; To fall off, to feparate ; 
 to perifh ; to apoftatize ; To fall on, 
 to begin eagerly to do any thing ; 
 to make an aflault ; To fall over, to 
 revolt, to defert from one fide to the 
 other ; To fall out, to quarrel, to 
 jarj to happen, to befal; To fall 
 to*
 
 F A L 
 
 A M 
 
 to, to begin eagerly to eat; to apply 
 . himfelf to; To fall U'.:der, to be 
 fubjeftto; to be ranged with; To 
 fall upon, to attack ; to attempt ; to 
 rufh againft 
 
 To FALL, *a'I. v. a. To drop, to let 
 fall ; to fink, to deprefs ; to dirni- 
 nifh in value, to let fink in price ; 
 to cut down, to fell ; to yean, to 
 bring forth. 
 
 FALL, fa'l. f. The aft of dropping 
 from on high ; the aft of tumbling 
 from an ereft pofture ; death, over- 
 throw ; ruin, diflblution ; downfal, 
 lofs of greatnefs, declenfion from 
 eminence, degradation ; diminution, 
 decreafe of price ; declination or di- 
 minution of found, clofe of mufick ; 
 declivity, fteep defcent ; acatarad, 
 a calcade ; the outlet of a current into 
 any other water; Autumn, the fall 
 of the leaf ; any thing ;hat comes 
 down in great quantities ; the aft of 
 felling or cutting down 
 FAL LACIOUS, fal-li'-Ms. a. Pro- 
 ducing rniftakes, fophiltical; de- 
 ceitful, mocking expectation. 
 FALLACIOUSLY, fai-la'-fhuf-lv. 
 ad. Sophiftically, with purpofe to 
 deceive. 
 FALLACIOUSNESS, fal-la'-Mf- 
 
 nes. f. Tendency to deceive. 
 FALLACY, fal'-la-fy. f. bophifm, 
 logical artifice, deceitful argument. 
 FALLAL, fai'-lal. f. Something 
 fhowy without value, tawdry orna- 
 ment. 
 
 FALLEN, fi'ln. part, of FALL. 
 FALLIBILITY, fal-ly-bil'-I-ty'. f. 
 
 Liablenefs to be deceived. 
 FALLIBLE, fal'-libl. a. 'Liable to 
 
 errour. 
 
 FALLING, ,f?.'l-ing. 7 f 
 
 FALLING IN, fa'1-ing-In'. $ 
 An indenting oppofed to a pro- 
 minence. 
 
 FAL,LINGSlCKNESS,fa'l-Hng-sIk';- 
 
 nes. f. The epilepfy, a difeafe in 
 
 which the patient is without any 
 
 * warning deprived at once of his 
 
 fenfes, and falls down. 
 
 CALLOW, fil'-lo. a. Palered, or 
 
 pale yellow ; unfewed, left to reft 
 
 after the years of tillage ; plowed, 
 
 but not fowed, ; un plowed, uncul- 
 tivated ; um ccupied, neglefted. 
 FALLOW, fal'-^o. f. Ground plow- 
 ed in order to be plowed again ; 
 
 ground lying at reft. 
 To FALLOW, fal'- 16. v.n. To plow 
 
 in order to a fecond plowing. 
 FALLOWNESS, fal'-l&- B es. f. Bar- 
 
 rennefs, the ftate of being'fallow. 
 FALSE, fa'Is. a. Not morally true, 
 
 e prt-ffinp that which is not thought ; 
 
 not phyfically true, conceiving that 
 
 which does not exift; treacherous, 
 
 perfidious, .traitorous ; counterfeit, 
 
 hypocritical, not real. 
 FALSEHEARTED, filf-ha'rt-id. a. 
 
 Treacherous, perfidious, deceitful, 
 
 hollow. 
 FALSEHOOD, fa'ls-hud. f. Want 
 
 of truth, want of veracity ; want of 
 
 honefty, treachery ; a lie, a falfe 
 
 aflertion. 
 FALSELY, fa'ls-ly:. ad. ContrarUy 
 
 to truth, not truly ; erroneoufly, by 
 
 miftake ; perfidioufly, treacheroufly. 
 FALSENESS, fa'ls-nes. f. Contra- 
 
 riety to truth, want of veracity, vio- 
 lation Of promife ; duplicity, deceit ; 
 
 treachery, perfidy, traitoroufnefs. 
 FALSIFIABLE, fa'lf-y-Pi abl. a. 
 
 Liable to be counterfeited. 
 FALSIFICATION, filf^-fl-ki'- 
 
 {him. f. The aft of counterfeiting 
 
 any thing fo as to mak'e it appear 
 
 what it is not. 
 FALSIFIER, fa'ls-^-fl-ur. f. One 
 
 that counterfeits, one that makes 
 
 any thing to feem what it is not ; a 
 
 liar. 
 To FALSIFY, fa'ls-yVy\ v. a. To 
 
 counterfeit, to forge ; to prove falfc ; 
 
 to violate. 
 To FALSIFY, fa'Is-y-fy'. v. n. To 
 
 tell lies. 
 FALSITY, fa>l-ty\ f. Fa'fehood, 
 
 contrariety to truth j a Jye>- an 
 
 errour. 
 To FALTER, fd'l-tur. v. n. To he- 
 
 fitajte in the utterance of words j to 
 
 fail. 
 FALTERINGLY,fa'I-tur-Ing-ly\a<I, 
 
 With hefitation, with difficulty. 
 FAME, fa'me. f. Celebrity, renown ; 
 
 report, rumqur. 
 
 FAMED*
 
 F A N 
 
 lr' A N 
 
 FAMED, fa'md. a. Renowned, cele- 
 brated, much talked of. 
 
 FAMELESS, fa'me.les. a. Without 
 fame. 
 
 FAMILIAR, fa-mfl'-yar. a. Domef- 
 tick, relating to a family ; affabte, 
 cafy in converfation ; well known ; 
 \vell acquainted with, accaftomed ; 
 ea/y, unconftrained. 
 
 FAMILIAR, fa-roll'-yar. f. An in- 
 timate, one long acquainted ; a de- 
 mon foppofed to attend at call. 
 
 FAMILIARITY, fa mll-y-ar'-f-ty. f. 
 Eafinefs of converfation, omHHon of 
 ceremony, acquaintance, habitude; 
 eafy intercourfe. 
 
 To FAMILIARIZE, fa-mll'-yar-fze. 
 v. a. To make eafy by habitude ; to 
 bring down from a ftate- of diftant 
 fuperiority. 
 
 FAMILIARLY, fl-mll'-yar-ly. ad. 
 Unceremonioufly, with freedom ; 
 eafily, wiihout formality. 
 
 FAMILLE, fi-ml'I. ad. In a family 
 way. 
 
 FA WILY, fam'-I!-f. f. Thofe who 
 live in the fame houfe, houfehoid j 
 thofc that dcfcend from one com 
 mon progenitor, a race, a gene- 
 ration ; a clafs, a tribe, a fpecus. 
 
 FAMINE, fam'-ln. f. Scarcity of 
 tuod, dearth. 
 
 To FAMISH, fam'Mi. v. a. To kill 
 with hunger, to- Jlarve ; to kill by 
 deprivation of any thing necefTary. 
 
 To FAMISH, fam'-illi. v. n. To die 
 of hunger. 
 
 FAMISHMENT, fam'-Jih-mint. f 
 Want of food. 
 
 FAMOSITy, la mos'-i-ty. f. Re- 
 nown. 
 
 FAMOUS, fa'-mus. a. Renowned, 
 celebrated. 
 
 FAMOUSLY, fa'-muf-ly". ad. With 
 celebrity, wiih g r at fame. 
 
 FAMOUSNESS, ra'-mus-ncs. f. Ce- 
 lebrity, gret fame. 
 
 l-'AN, JJi'i'. f. An infirument tifed 
 by ladies to move the air and cool 
 themfelve? ; any thing fpread out 
 like a woman's fan ; the initrument 
 by whuh the chaJK is blown away ; 
 any thing by which the air is moved j 
 aa inllru merit to rails th? fiie. 
 
 To FAN, far/, v. a. To cool or re- 
 create with a fan ; to ventilate, to 
 afFeft by air put in motion ; to fepa- 
 rate, as by winnowing. 
 
 FANATICISM, fa-nat'.f-slzm. f. 
 Enthufiafm, religious frenzy. 
 
 FANATICK, fa nV-Ik. a. Enthufi. 
 aftick, fuperftitious. 
 
 FANATICK, fS-nat'-Ik. f. An en- 
 thufiait, a man mad with wild no- 
 tions. 
 
 FANCIFUL, fan'-fy-ful. a. Ima- 
 ginative, rather guided by imagind- 
 tion than reafon ; directed by the 
 imagination not the reafon. 
 
 FANCIFULLY, fan'-fy-fuUy. ad. 
 According to the wildnefs of ima- 
 gination. 
 
 FANCIFULNESS, fin'-f^-ful-nes. f. 
 Addition to the pleafures of ima- 
 gination. 
 
 FANCY, fin'-fv. f. Imagination, the 
 power by which the mind forms to 
 itfelf images and reprefentations; 
 an opinion bred rather by the ima- 
 gination than the reafon ; inclina- 
 tion, lik : ng ; caprice, humour, 
 whim; frolick, idle fcheme, vagary. 
 
 To FANCY, fan' fy.^ v. n. To ima- 
 gine, to believe without being, able 
 to prove. 
 
 To FANCY, fan'-fy. v. a. To pour- 
 tray in the mind, to imagine; to 
 like, to be pleafed with. 
 
 FANCYMONGER, fan'-fy-rrmng- 
 gur. f. One who deals in tricks of 
 imagination. 
 
 FANCYSICK, fao'-fy-si'k. a. One 
 whofe diftemper is in his own mind. 
 
 FANE, fa'ne. f. A temple confecrated 
 to religion. 
 
 FANFARON, fan'-fa-n'm. f. A bul- 
 ly, a hector; a blufterer, a boaller 
 of more than he can perform. 
 
 FANFARONADE, fan.far-6-r,' t 'de. 
 f. A blufter, a tumour of fictitious 
 dignity. 
 
 To FANG, fang', v. a. To fcize, to 
 gripe, to clutch. 
 
 FANG, fang', f. The long tufics of 
 a boar or other animal ; the nails, 
 the talons ; any thing like a long 
 tonth. 
 
 FANGED r faogU a. Furnifced with 
 fargs
 
 FA R 
 
 F A It 
 
 fangs or long teeth, furnifhed with 
 any inilrumsnts in imitation of 
 fangs. 
 
 FANGLE, fang'gl. f. Silly attempt, 
 trifling Icheme. 
 
 PA.NGLED, fang'gld. a. It is fcarce- 
 ly ufed but in Nrw fangied, vainly 
 
 . fond of novelty. 
 
 FANGLESS, flng'-les: a. Tocthlefs, 
 without teeth. 
 
 FANNEL, fan'- nil. f. A fort of or- 
 nament like a fcarf, worn about the 
 left arm of a mafs-prieft. 
 
 FANNER, fan'-nur. f. One that plays 
 a fan. 
 
 FANTAS1ED, fan'-ta-fyd. a. Filled 
 with fancies. 
 
 FANTASM, fan'-tazm. f. See 
 PHANTASM. 
 
 FANTASTICAL, fan-tas'.ty-kal. 7 
 
 FANTASTICK, fa'n-tis'-tik. j 
 a. Irrational, bred only in the ima- 
 gination ; fubfifting- only in the 
 fancy, imaginary ; capricious, hu- 
 mourous, unfteady ; whimlical, fan- 
 ciful. 
 
 FANTASTICALLY, fan-tas'- ty- 
 kil-y. ad. By the power of imagi- 
 nation ; capricioufly, humourouily ; 
 whimfically. 
 
 FANTASTICALNESS, fan- 
 tas'.ty-kal-nes. 
 
 FANTASTICKNESS, fan-tas'- 
 t{k-nes. 
 
 Humouroufnefs, mere compliance 
 with fancy ; whimficalnefs, unrea- 
 fonablenefs ; caprice, unfteadinefs. 
 
 FANTASY, fan'-ta-ff. f. Fancy, 
 imagination, the power of imagin- 
 ing ; idea, image of the mind ; hu- 
 mour, inclination. 
 
 FANTOM. See PHANTOM. 
 
 FAP, fap'. a. Fuddled, drunk: An 
 old cant word. 
 
 FAR, fa'r. ad. To great extent ; to 
 a great diilance ; remotely, at a 
 reat diilance ; in a great part, in a 
 great proportion J to a great height; 
 to a certain degree. 
 
 FAR, fa'r. a. Dirtant, remote; From 
 far, from a remote place. 
 
 FAR-FETCH, far-fttlh'. f. A deep 
 ftratagem. 
 
 FAR-FETCHED, far-fetfln'. a. 
 VOL. i. 
 
 I 
 
 Brought from places remote ; fludi- 
 oufly fought; elaboratelyilrained. 
 
 FAR-PIERCING, far.pe'r-slng. 3i 
 Striking, or penetrating a great 
 way. 
 
 FAR-SHOOTING, far-fh6'-t{ng. 3i 
 Shooting to a great diftance. 
 
 To FARCE, fa'rs. v. a. To fluff, to 
 fill with mingled ingredients j to 
 extend, 'to fwell put. 
 
 FARCE, fa'rs. f. A' dramaticlc re- 
 prefentation written without regu- 
 larity. 
 
 FARCICAL, fa'r-sl-kdl. a. Belong^ 
 ing to a farce. 
 
 PARCY, far'-f^. f. The leprofy of 
 horfes. 
 
 FARDEL, fa'r-dil. f. A bundle, 2 
 little pack. 
 
 To FARE, fa're. v. n. To go, to 
 pafs/tp travel ; to be in any ftate 
 good or bad ; to happen td any one 
 well or, ill; to feed, to eati to.be 
 entertained. 
 
 FARE, fa're. f. Price ofpaflage in a 
 vehicle by land or by water ; food 
 prepared for the table, provifions. 
 
 FAREWELL, fare-wel'. ad. The 
 parting compliment, adieu ; it is 
 fometimes ufed only as an exprefiion 
 of feparation without kindnefs. 
 
 FAREWELL, fare-weT. f. Leave, 
 aft of departure. 
 
 FARINACEOUS, far-y-na'-mus. a. 
 Mealy, tafting like meal. 
 
 FARM, farm. f. Ground let to a te>- 
 nant ; the ftate, of lands let out to 
 the culture of tenants. 
 
 To FARM, fa'rm. v* a; To let cut to 
 tenants at a certain rent ; to take at 
 a certain rate ; to cultivate land. 
 
 FARMER, fa'r-mur. f. One who cul- 
 tivates hired ground ; one who cul- 
 tivates ground. 
 
 FARMOST, fa'r-muft. a. Moil dif- 
 taht. 
 
 FARNESSi &'r-nes. f. Diilance, re- 
 motenefs. 
 
 FARRAGINOUS, far-radzh'-I-nus. 
 a. Formed of different materials. 
 
 FARRAGO, far-ri'-g6. f. A mafs 
 formed confufedly of feveral ingre- 
 dientsi a medley. 
 
 FARRIER, ft'r-yur. f. A fhoer of 
 3 A horfes |
 
 PAS 
 
 horfes ; one who profeffes the me- 
 dicine of horfes. 
 
 To FARRIER, fa'r-vur. v. n. To 
 pradlice phyfick or furgery on horfes. 
 
 BARROW, fir'-r6. f. A little pig. 
 
 To FARROW, far'-r6. v. a. To bring 
 pigs. 
 
 FART, fa'rt. f. Wind from behind. 
 
 To FART, fa'rt. v. a. To break wind 
 behind. 
 
 FARTHER,fa'r-ther. ad. At a greater 
 diftance, to a greater diftance, more 
 remotely. 
 
 FARTHER,' fi'r-ther. a. More re- 
 mote ; longer, tending to greater 
 diftance. 
 
 To FARTHER, fa'r-ther. v. a. To 
 promote, to facilitate, to advance. 
 
 FARTHERANCE, fa'r-thir-ans. f. 
 Encouragement, promotion. 
 
 FARTHERMORE, far-ther-mo're. 
 ad. Befides, over and above, like- 
 wifo. 
 
 FARTHEST, fa'r-thcft. ad. At the 
 greateft diftance j to the greatett dif- 
 tance. 
 
 FARTHEST, fa'r-theil. a. Moftdif- 
 tant, remotelt. 
 
 FARTHING, fa'r-thlng.. f. The 
 founhofa penny; copper money. 
 
 FARTHINGALE, fa'r-thJog-gii. f 
 
 A hoop, ufed to ^pread the petticoat. 
 FARTHJNGSWORTH, fa'r-thingz- 
 
 wurth. f. As much as is fold for a 
 
 farthing. 
 FASCES, fas' sez. f. Rods anciently 
 
 carried before the confuls. 
 FASCIA, ias'-my-a. f. A fillet, a 
 
 bandage. 
 FASCL\TED,fis'-fhy-a-t{J.a. Bound 
 
 with fillets. 
 FASCIAT10N, faf-ihy.i'-fhin. f 
 
 Bandage. 
 FASClt'ULAR, fis-slk'-u-ler. a. Re 
 
 lating to a bundle, in manner of a 
 
 bundle. 
 ' To FASCINATE, fis'-fy-nare. _v. a 
 
 To bewitch, to enchant, to influ- 
 
 encc in fome wicked and lecre 
 
 manner. 
 FASCINATION, fts-fv-r.a'-fhun. f 
 
 The power or aft of bewitching, en 
 
 charitment. 
 FASCINE, ft$-si'n. f. A faggot. 
 
 F A & 
 
 ASC1NOUS, fas'-sy-nus. a. Caufed 
 
 cr afling by witchcraft. 
 FASHION, ram'-un. f. Form, make, 
 ftate of any thing with regard to 
 appearance ; the make or cut of 
 clothes; manner, fort, way ; cuftom 
 operating upon drefs, or any do- 
 meftick ornaments ; cuftom, gene- 
 ral practice ; manner imitated front 
 another, way eftablifhed by prece- 
 dent ; general approbation, mode ; 
 rank, condition above the vul- 
 
 To g i^ASHION, V fifli'-dn. v. a. To 
 form, to mould, to figure ; to fir, 
 to adapt, to accommodate ; to call 
 into external appearance ; to make 
 according to the rule prefcribed by 
 cuftom. 
 
 FASHIONABLE, fa(h'-un-abL a. 
 Approved by cuftom, eftablifhed by 
 cuftom ; made according to the 
 mode ; obfervant of mode ; having 
 rank above th vulgar, and below 
 nobility. 
 
 FASHIONABLENRSS, fafh'-un-ibl- 
 ncsi f. Modilh elegance. 
 
 FASHIONABLY, fifh'-un-ib-ly. ad". 
 In a manner conformable to custom, 
 with modifh elegance. 
 
 FASHION1ST, fafli'-un-ift. f. A fol- 
 lower of the mode, a coxcomb. 
 
 PASmONMONGER, ^ f5fh'-uv- 
 mung-gur. f. One that invents new 
 fafhions, a fop. 
 
 To FAST, fail', v. a. Toabflain from 
 food ; to mortify the body by reli- 
 gious abftinenc*. 
 
 FAST, fait', f. Abftinence frortr 
 food ; religious mortification by ab- 
 ftinence. 
 
 FAST, fill', a. Firm, immoveable ; 
 firm in adherence ; fpcedy, quick, 
 fwift ; Faft and loofe, uncertain, va- 
 riable, inconftant. 
 
 FAST, fall', ad. Firmly, immove- 
 aby ; clofely, nearly ; Ivviftly, nim- 
 bly ; frequently. 
 
 FASTDAY, falt'-c'a, f. A day fet 
 apart for falling. 
 
 To FASTEN, fa/n. v. a. To make 
 fail, to make firm ; to hold toge- 
 ther, to cement, to link ; to affix, to 
 conjoin. 
 
 To
 
 FAT 
 
 To FASTEN, fas'n. v. n. To fix 
 
 himfelf. 
 FASTENER, fas'-nur. f. One that 
 
 makes faft or firm. 
 FASTENING, fis'-nfng. f. The aft 
 
 of making faft ; that which fattens. 
 FASTER, fas'-tar. f. He who abftairrs 
 
 from food. 
 FASTHANDED, faft'-h'and-Id. a. 
 
 Avaricious, clofehanded, covetous. 
 FASTIDIOSITY, faf-tid-y-6s'-!-ty. 
 
 f. Difdainfulnefs. 
 FASTIDIOUS, faf-dd'-yus. a. Dif- 
 
 dainfuUfcfueamim, delicate to a vice. 
 FASTIDIOUSLY, faf-rid'-yuf-Iy. ad. 
 
 Difdainfully, fqueamifhly. 
 FASTIpIOUSNESS,faf-tId'-y&f-nes. 
 
 f. Difdainfulnefs, fqueamifhnefs. 
 FAST1GIATED, faf-ddzh'-y.a-dd. 
 
 a. Narrowed up to the top. 
 FASTINGDAY, faft'-Ing-da. f. Day 
 
 of mortification by abfHnence. 
 FASTNESS, faft'-nes. f. Firmnefs, 
 
 firm adherence ; flrength, fecurity ; 
 
 a ftrong place ; a place not eafily 
 
 forced. 
 FASTUOUS, fas'-tu-us. a. Proud, 
 
 haughty. 
 FAT, fat', a. Full-fed, plump, 
 
 flefhy ; coarfe, grofs, dull ; wealthy, 
 
 rich. 
 FAT, fit', f. The unftuous part of 
 
 animal flejh ; a veflel in which any 
 
 thing is put to ferment or be foaked* 
 To FAT, faf'. v. a. To make fat, to 
 
 fatten. 
 To FAT, fat', v. n. To grow fat, to 
 
 grow full flemed. 
 FATAL, fa'-tal. a. Deadly, mortal, 
 
 deftruftive, caufing deftruftion ; pro- 
 ceeding by deftiny, inevitable, ne- 
 
 ceflary; appointed by deftiny. 
 FATALIST/ fa'-ta-lift. f. One who 
 
 maintains that all things happen by 
 
 invincible neceflity. 
 FATALITY, fa-tal'-I-ty. f. Predefti- 
 
 nadon, predetermined order or fe- 
 
 ries of things and events ; decree of 
 
 fate ; tendency to danger. 
 FATALLY, fa'-tal-y. ad. Mortally, 
 
 deftrudlively, even to death ; by the 
 
 decree of fate. 
 
 TATALNESS, fi'-tal-nes. f. Invin- 
 cible neceflity. 
 
 FATE, fa'te. f. Deftiny, an eternaf 
 leffies of fucceflive caufes ; event 
 predetermined ; death, deftruftion ; 
 caufe af death. 
 
 FATED, fa'-dd. a. Decreed by fate ; 
 determined in any -manner by fate. 
 
 FATHER, fa'-ther. f. He by whom 
 the fon or daughter is begotten ; the 
 firft anceftor ; the appellation of an 
 old man ; the title of any man re- 
 verend ; an ecclefiaftical writer of 
 the firft centuries ; the title of a po- 
 piili confeflbr ; the title of a fena- 
 tor of old Rome ; -the appellation 
 of the firft perfon of the adorable 
 Trinity. 
 
 FATHER-IN-LAW, fa'-ther-in-li'. 
 f. The father of one's hufband or 
 wife. 
 
 To FATHER, fi'-ther. v. a. To take 
 as a fon or daughter ; to fupply with 
 a father ; to adopt a compofition ; 
 to afcribe to any one as his off- 
 fpring, or production. 
 
 FATHERHOOD, fa'-ther-hud. f. 
 The character of a father. 
 
 FATHERLESS, ft'-ther-les. a. 
 Without a father. 
 
 FATHERLINESS, fi'-thr-ly-nes. f. 
 The tendernefs of a father. 
 
 FATHERLY, fa'-ther-ly. a. Pater- 
 nal, like a father. 
 
 FATHERLY, fa'-ther-ly. ad. In the 
 manner of a father. 
 
 FATHOM, fath'-um. f. A meafure 
 of 'length containing fix feet; reach., 
 penetration, depth of contrivance. 
 
 To FATHOM, fath'-um. v. a. To 
 encompafs with the arms ; to found, 
 to try with refpedl to the depth ; to 
 penetrate into, to find the bottom 4 
 as, I cannot fathom his defigri. 
 
 FATHOMABLE, fath'-um-abl. a. 
 That -may be fethomed. 
 
 FATHOMLESS, fath'-um-les. a. 
 That of which no bottom can be 
 found ; that of which the circumfe- 
 rence cannot be embraced. 
 
 FATIDICAL, fa-tid'-I-kal. a. Pro- 
 phetick, having the power to foretel. 
 
 FATIFEROUS, fa-df-fe-rus. a. 
 Deadly, mortal. 
 
 FATIGABLE, fat'-l-gabl. a. Ea% 
 wearied. 
 
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 EA U 
 
 F A U 
 
 To FATIGATE,, fdt'-i-gArc. - v. a. 
 
 To weary, to fatigue. 
 
 FATIGUE, fa-t$'g. f. Wearinefc, 
 Jaffitude ; the caufe of wearinefr, 
 labour, toil. 
 
 To FATIGUE, fa-te'g. v. a. To tire, 
 to weary. 
 
 FATKIDNEYED, fat-kid'-nyd. a. 
 Fat. 
 
 FAl'LING, fat'-lfng. f. A young 
 animal fed fat for the flaughter. 
 
 FATNLR, fat'-nur. f. That which 
 gives fatnefs. 
 
 FATNESS, fat'-nes. f. The quality 
 of being fat, plump ; fat, greai'e; 
 uncluous or greafy matter ; fertility ; 
 that which caufes fertility. 
 
 To FATTEN, -fat'n. v. a. To feed 
 up, to make flefhy ; to make fruit- 
 ful ; to feed.grofily, to increafe. 
 
 To FATTEN, tat'n. v. n. To grow 
 fat, to be pampered. 
 
 FATTY, fat'-ty, a. Unduous, olea- 
 ginous, preafy. 
 
 ;TY, fa-tu-i ty. f. rooiiih- 
 
 nefs, weaknefs of mind. 
 FATUOUS, fat'- a us. a. Stupid, 
 
 loolifa, f-eble of mind ; impotent, 
 
 without force. 
 FATWITTED, fat'-wh-Id. a. Heavy, 
 
 dull. 
 FAUSET, fos'-xlt. a. The pipe in- 
 
 ierted into a vefTel to give vent to 
 
 the liquor, and flopped up by a peg 
 
 or fpigot. 
 
 FAUCHION, fa'.tfhi'in. f. A crook- 
 ed fword. See FALCHION. 
 FAVILLOUS, }a-vil'-lus. a. Confift- 
 
 of afhes. 
 
 FAULCON, fd'kn. f. See FALCON. 
 f AULT, fa'lt f. Citence, flight 
 
 crime, lomewhat liable to cenfure ; 
 
 defeft. want; p.'7./le, difficulty. 
 FAULTER, 'd'lt.ir. f. One who 
 
 c .nmii-. a fault. 
 FAULTiMNDER, fa'lt-flod.fir. f. A 
 
 cenforer. 
 FAU r ,TILY, fa'l-tl!-y. ad. Not 
 
 rig ny, improperly. 
 FAULTiNESS, fa'1-ty-nes. f. Bad- 
 
 n*fs, vicioufnefs ; delinquency. 
 FAULTLESS, fa'lt-les. a. With- 
 
 out fauh, petfeft. 
 FAULTY, #'l-tf . a, Guilty of a 
 
 fault, blamcable, erroneous, defec- 
 
 FAUNIST, fi'n-i!h f. A naturalift 
 whofe inquiries relate to woods. 
 
 FAVONIAN^.fa-vo'-nyin. a. Blow- 
 ing from the wcit. 
 
 To FAVOUR, fa'-vur. v. a. To ftp. 
 port, to regard with kindnefs ; to 
 afliit with advantages or conveni- 
 ences ; to referable in feature ; to 
 conduce to, to contribute. 
 
 FAVOUR, fa'-vur. f. Countenance, 
 kindcefs ; fupport, defence ; kind- 
 nefs graoted ; lenity, mitigation of 
 puniihment ; leave, good will, par- 
 don ; objeft of favour, perfon or 
 thing favoured ; fomething given 
 by a lady to be worn ; any thing 
 worn openly as a token j feature, j 
 countenance. 
 
 FAVOURABLE, fa'-vur-ebl. a. 
 Kind, propitious, affectionate ; pal- 
 liative, tender, averfe from cenfure ; 
 conducive to, contiibutiug to; ac- 
 commodate, convenient; beautiful, 
 well favoured. 
 
 FAVOURABLENESS, fA'-vur-ebl. 
 nes. f. Kindnefs, benignity. 
 
 FAVOURABLY, fa'-vir-cb-ly. ad. 
 Kindly, xv'rtli favour. 
 
 FAVOURKD, fa'-vurd. particip. a. 
 Regarded with kindnefs ; featured, 
 with Wei! or 111. 
 
 FAVOUREDLY, fa'-vurd-ly. ad. 
 With Well or 111, in a fair or foul 
 
 FAVOURER, fa'-vur-ur. f. One 
 who favours ; one who regards with 
 kindnefs or tendernefs. 
 
 FAVOURITE, fa'-vur-!t;- f. A per- 
 fon or thing beloved, one regarded, 
 with favour ; one chofen as a com- 
 panion by his fuperiour. 
 
 FAVOURITISM, fa':vur-h-Jam. f. 
 The beftowing of favour on par- 
 ticular perfons from whim or ca- 
 price. 
 
 FAVOURLESS, fa'-vur -Ids. a. UrK 
 favoured, not regarded with kind 
 nefs ; unfavouring, unpropitious. 
 
 FAUTOR, fd'-t6r. f. Favourer, coun- 
 tenancer. 
 
 FAU TRESS, fa'-tres. f. A woman 
 that favours or (hows countenance.
 
 F E A 
 
 E A 
 
 FAWN, fa'n. f. A young deer; a 
 
 fervile cringe, low flattery. 
 To FAWN, il'n. v. n. To bring forth 
 
 a young deer ; to court by frifcing 
 
 before one, as a dog ; to court fer- 
 
 vilely. 
 
 FAWNER, fa'-nur. f. One that 
 - fawns, one that pays fervile court- 
 
 (hip. 
 FAWNINGLY, fa-nlng-ly. ad. In 
 
 a cringing fervile way. 
 FAY, fa', f. A fairy, an elf; faith. 
 'To FEAGUE, fe'g. v. a. To whip, 
 
 to chaftife. 
 FEALTY, fe'-al t. f. Duty due to 
 
 a fuperiour lord. x 
 
 FEAR, fe'r. f. Dread, horrour, ap- 
 
 prehenfton of danger ; awe, dejec- 
 
 tion of mind ; anxiety, folicicude ; 
 
 that which caufes fear ; fomething 
 
 Vhung up to fcare deer. 
 o FEAR, fe'r. v. a. To dread, to 
 
 confider with apprehenfions of ter- 
 
 rour ; to fright, to terrify, to make 
 
 afraid- 
 To FEAR, fe'r. v. n. To live in hor- 
 
 rour, to be afraid ; to be anxious. 
 FEARFUL, fer-ful. a. Timorous; 
 
 afraid; awful; terrible, dreadful. 
 FEARFULLY, fg'r-ful-ly. ad. Ti- 
 
 moroufly, in fear; terribly, dread- 
 
 fully. 
 FEARFULNESS, frr-ful-nes. f. 
 
 Timoroufnefs, habitual timidity ; 
 
 ftate of being afraid, awe, dread. 
 FEARLESLY, f'r-les-ly. ad. With- 
 
 outterrour. 
 FEARLESNESS, fe'r-lef-nes. f. Ex- 
 
 emption from fear. 
 FEARLESS, fc'r-les. a. Free from 
 
 fear, intrepid. 
 -FEASIBILITY, fe'-zy,bit"-I-t>-. f. 
 
 A thing pra&icable. 
 FEASIBLE, fe'-zibl. a. Practicable, 
 
 that may be effefted. 
 FEASIBLY, fe'-zib-ty. ad. Prafti- 
 
 cably. 
 FEAST, fe'ft. f. An entertainment 
 
 of the table, a fumptuous treat of 
 
 great numbers ; an anniverfary day 
 
 of rejoicing ; fomething delicious to 
 
 the palate. 
 To FEAST, fe'ft. v. n. To eat fump- 
 
 luoufly, 
 
 To FEAST, fe'ft. v. a. To entertam 
 
 fumptuoufly ; to delight, -to pam- 
 per. 
 FEASTER, fe'f-tur. f. One that 
 
 fares delicioufly ; one that entertains 
 
 magnificently. 
 FEASTFUL, fe'ft-ful. >a . Feftive, 
 
 joyful ; luxurious, riotous. 
 FEASTRITE, ft'ft rite. f. Cuftom 
 
 obferved in entertainments. 
 FEAT, fe't. f. Aft, deed, adion, 
 
 exploit; a trick, a ludicrous per- 
 
 formance. 
 FEAT, fe't. a. Ready, fkilful, inge- 
 
 nious ; nice, neat. 
 FEATEOUS, fc'-ty&s. a. Neat, dex, 
 
 terous. 
 FEATEOUSLY, fl'-tyuf-tf. ad. 
 
 Neatly, dexteroufly. 
 FEATHER, feth'-ir. -f. The plume 
 
 of birds; an ornament, an empty 
 
 title ; upon a horfe, a fort of natural 
 
 frizzling hair. 
 To FEATHER, feth'-ur. v. a. To 
 
 drefs in feathers ; to fit with feathers ; 
 
 to tread as a cock ; to enrich, to 
 
 adorn ; To feather one's neft, to get 
 
 riches together. 
 FEATHERBED, fSth'-er-b4d. f. A 
 
 bed (luffed with feathers. 
 FEATHERDR1VER, fe:h'-er-dri- 
 
 vur. f. One who cleanfes fea- 
 
 thers. 
 FEATHERED, feth'-erd. a. Cloth- 
 
 ed with feathers ; fitted with feathers, 
 
 carrying feathers. 
 FEATHEREDGE, fSth'-e>-dzh. f. 
 
 Boards or planks that have one edge 
 
 thinner than another, are called 
 
 feathered ge fluff". 
 FEATHEREDGED, feth'-er-edzhd, 
 
 a. Belonging to a featheredge. 
 FEATHERFEW, feth'-er-fu. f. A 
 
 plar.t. 
 FEATHERLESS, feth'-er-les. a. 
 
 Without feathers. 
 FEATHERLY, feth'-er-ly. a. Re- 
 
 fembling a feather. 
 FEATHERSELLER, feth'-er-fel-ur, 
 
 f. One who fells feathers. 
 FEATHERY, feth'-cr-f . a. Clothed 
 
 with feathers. 
 FEATLY, fe't-ly. ad. Neatly, nim- 
 
 bly. 
 
 FEAT-
 
 FES 
 
 FEE 
 
 NEATNESS,. fe't-nes. f. 
 
 dexterity. 
 FEATURE, fe'-tur. f. The caft or 
 
 make of the face ; any lineament or 
 fingle part of the face. 
 To FEATURE, fe'-tur. v. a. To re- 
 
 femble in countenance. 
 To FEAZE, fc'z. v. a. To untwift 
 
 the end of a rope ; to heat. 
 FEBRIFUGE, fcb'-ry-f&dzh. f. Any 
 
 medicine ferviceable in a fever. 
 FEBRIFUGE.iib'-ry-fudzh. a. Hav- 
 ing the power to cure fevers. 
 FEBRILE, fe'-brll. a. Conftitut- 
 
 ing a fever ; proceeding from a 
 
 fever. 
 FEBRUARY, feb'-nVer-y\ f. The 
 
 name of the fecond month in the 
 
 year. 
 FECES, fe'-fcz. f. Dregs, lees, fedi- 
 
 ment, fubfidence ; excrement. 
 FECULENCE, ftk'-u-lens. 
 FECULENCY, fek'-u-len-fy. 
 
 Muddinefs, quality of abounding 
 
 with lees or fediment ; lees, feces, 
 
 fediment, dregs. 
 FECULENT, (ek'-u-l^nt. a. Foul, 
 
 dreggy, excreroentitious. 
 FECUND, fe-kund'. a. Fruitful, 
 
 prolifick. 
 To FECUND ATE, te-kun'-date. v.a. 
 
 To make prolifick. 
 FECUNDATION, fe'-kun-dl"- fouri. 
 
 f. The aft of making prolifick. 
 To FECUNDI FY, fe' ktm'-dy-fy. v. a. 
 
 ' To make fruitful. 
 FECUNDITY, fg-kun'-dy-t-y. f. 
 
 Fruitfulnefs, quality of producing or 
 
 bringing forth. 
 FED, fid'. Preterite and participle 
 
 paff. of F E E D . 
 FEDARY, fed'-ar-y. f. A partner, 
 
 or a dependant. 
 FEDERAL, fed'-e-ral. a. Relating 
 
 to a league or contract 
 FEDERARY, fed'-e-rar-y. f. A con- 
 federate, an accomplice. 
 FEDER ATE, fed'--rate. a. Leagued. 
 FEDERATIVE, fed' c-ra-tlv. a. Be- 
 
 l.mging to a confederacy. 
 FEt, fe'. f. All lands and tenements 
 
 that are held by any acknowledg- 
 ment of fuperiority to a higher lord ; 
 
 recompenfe; payments occaficnally 
 
 claimed , by perfons in office ; re- 
 ward paid to phyikians or lawvers. 
 
 To FEE, fe'. v. a. To reward, to 
 pay ; to bribe ; to keep in hire. 
 
 FEEBLE, fS'bl. a. Weak, debilitated, 
 fickly. 
 
 FEEBLEMINDED, feblmi'nd-Id. a. 
 Weak of mind. 
 
 FEEBLENESS, fine's, f. Weak- 
 nefs, imbecillity, infirmity. 
 
 FEEBLY, fc'b-Iy. ad. Weakly, 
 without itrcrvnh. 
 
 To FEED, fd'd. v. a. To fupply with 
 food ; to graze, to confume by 
 cattle; to nouriili, to cherifh ; to 
 keep in hope or expectation ; to de- 
 light, to entertain. 
 
 To FEED, fe'd. v. n. To take food ; 
 to prey, to live by eating ; to grow 
 fat or plump. 
 
 FEED, fed. f. Food, that which i* 
 eaten ; pafture. 
 
 FEEDER, fe'd-ur. f. One that gives 
 food; an exciter, an encourager ; 
 one that eats, one that eats nicely. 
 
 FEiiFARM, fc'-iArm. f. Tenure by 
 which lands are held from a fupe- 
 riour lord. 
 
 To FEEL, fe'l. To have perception . 
 of things by the touch ; to fearch 
 by feeling ; to 'have a quick fenubi- 
 lity of good or- evil; to appear tp 
 the touch. 
 
 To FEEL, fe'l. v. a. To perceive by 
 the touch ; to try, to found ; to have 
 fenfe of pain or pleafure ; to be af- 
 fedled by; to know, to be acquaint- 
 ed with. 
 
 FEEL, fe'l. f. The fenfe of feeling, 
 the touch. 
 
 FEELER, fe'l-ir. f. One that feels ; 
 the horns or antennae of infedls. 
 
 FEELING, fe'l-ing. particip. a. Ex- 
 prefiive of great fenfibrlity ; fenfibly 
 felt. 
 
 FEELING, fe'Mng. f. The fenfe of 
 touch ; fenfibility, tendernefs, per- 
 ception. 
 
 FEELINGLY, fe'I-Ing-ly. ad. With 
 expreffion of great fenfibility ; fo as 
 to be fenfibly felt. 
 
 FEES1\1PLE, fe'-simpl. f. A tenure 
 by which a man holds lands to bira- 
 felf and hw heirs for ever. 
 
 FEET,
 
 FEL 
 
 F E L 
 
 FEET, fe't. f. The plural of FOOT. 
 
 F~EETLESS, fe't-les. a. Without 
 feet. 
 
 To FEIGN, fa'ne. v. a. To invent; 
 to make a fhow of, to do upon fome 
 falfe pretence ; to diffsmble, to con- 
 ceal. 
 
 To FEIGN, fa'ne. v. n. To relate 
 falfely, to image from the inven- 
 tion. 
 
 FE1GNEDLY, fa'ne-ed-ly. ad. In 
 fiction, not truly. 
 
 FEIGNER, fa'ne-ur. f. Inventer, 
 contriver of a fidtion. 
 
 FEINT, fa'nt. part. a. Counterfeit, 
 feeming. 
 
 FEINT, il'nt. f. A falfe appearance ; 
 a mock afTault. 
 
 To FELICITATE, fe-hV-y-tite. 
 v. a. To make happy ; to congra- 
 tulate. 
 
 FELICITATION, fe-lff-y-ta'-m5a. 
 f. Congratulation. " 
 
 FELICITOUS, fe-lls'-y-tus. a. Hap. 
 
 py- 
 
 FELICITOUSLY,fe-lIs'-y,tus-ly.ad. 
 Happily. 
 
 FELICITY, fe-Hs'-It-y. f. Happi- 
 nefs, profperity, blifsfulnes. 
 
 FELINE, fe'-line. a. Like a cat, 
 pertaining to a cat. 
 
 FELL, fel'. a. Cruel, barbarous, in- 
 human ; favage, ravenous, bloody. 
 
 FELL, fel'. f. The fkin, the hide. 
 
 To FELL, fel'. v. a. To knockdown, 
 to bring to the ground ; to hew 
 down, to cut down. 
 
 FELL, fel'. The preterite of FALL. 
 
 FELLER, fel'.lur. f. One that hews 
 down. 
 
 FELLIFLUOUS, fel-lff-flu-us. a 
 Flowing with gall. 
 
 FELLMONGER, fel'-mung-gur. f. 
 A dealer iri hides. 
 
 FELLNESS, fel'-nes. f. Cruelty, fa- 
 vagenefs. 
 
 FELLOE, fei'-lo. f. The cjrcumfe- 
 rence of a wheel. 
 
 FELLOW, fel'-16. f. An affbciate, 
 one united in the fame affair; one 
 of the fame kind ; one thing fuited 
 to another, "one of a pair ; a fami- 
 liar appellation ufed fometimes with 
 fondnefs, fgrnetimes with con- 
 
 
 tempt; mean wretch, forry rafcal; 
 
 a member of a college that ftares 
 
 it's revenue. 
 To FELLOW, fel'-l&. v. a. To fuit 
 
 with, to pair with. , 
 
 FELLOW-COMMONER, ftl-16- 
 
 kom'-un-ur. f. A commoner at 
 
 Cambridge of the higher order, who 
 
 dines with the fellows. 
 FELLOW-CREATURE, femkre"- 
 
 tur. f. One thac has the fame 
 
 Creator. 
 
 FELLOW-HEIR, fSMS^'re. f. Co- 
 heir. 
 FELLOW-HELPER, feI-16-hc^p'.fir. 
 
 f. Coadjutor. 
 FELLOW-LABOURER, fa-16-la'- 
 
 bur-ur. f. One who labours in the 
 
 fame defign. 
 FELLOW-SERVANT, fEt-lS-feY- 
 
 vant. f. One that has the. fame 
 
 matter. 
 FELLOW-SOLDIER, f^l-16-f5a- 
 
 dzhur. f. One who fights under the 
 
 fame commander. 
 FELLOW- STUDENT, fZl-16-ftfi'- 
 
 dent. f. One who Iludies in com- 
 pany with another. 1 
 FELLOW-SUBJECT, fil-lo-fub'- 
 
 dzhekt. f. One who lives under the 
 
 fame government. 
 FELLOW-SUFFERER, fel-lo-f&f- 
 
 er-ur. f. One who Ihares the fame 
 
 evils.' 
 FELLOW- WRITER, fe!-l&-ri'-tur. f. ' 
 
 One who writes at the fame time, 
 
 or on the fame fubjeft. 
 FELLOWFEELING, fel-l&-fef- 
 
 Hng. f. Sympathy; combination* 
 
 joint intereft. 
 
 FELLOWLIKE, feT-16-like. 7 
 FELLOWLY, fel'-16-ly. J 
 
 Like a companion, on equal 
 
 terms. 
 
 FELLOWSHIP, fer-l&-fMp. f. Com- 
 panion (hip ; afTociation ; equality ; 
 
 partnerftiip ; frequency of inter- 
 
 courfe, focial pleafure ; rhnefs aad 
 
 fondnefs for feftal entertainments ; 
 
 an eftablifhment in the college witk 
 ' {hare in it's revenue. 
 FELLY, fel'-lf. ad. Cruelly, inhu- 
 
 manly, favagely. 
 
 FELO-DE-SE, H'- iQ-di-fl". C In 
 law,
 
 FEN 
 
 law, he that committeth felony by 
 murdering himfelf. 
 
 FELON, fei'-un. f. One who has 
 committed 'a capital crime ; a whit- 
 low, a tumour formed between the 
 bone and it's inverting msmbrane. 
 
 FELON, fel'-un. a. Cruel, traitor- 
 ous, inhuman.- 
 
 FELONIOUS, f&l&'-nyus. a. Wick- 
 ed, traitorous, villanous, malig- 
 
 FELONIOUSLY, fc-Ii'-nyuf-ly-. ad. 
 
 In a felonious way. 
 
 FELONY, fil'-uu-y. f. A crime de- 
 nounced capital by the law. 
 FELT, felt'. 1'rui. and part, of 
 
 FEEL. 
 FELT, felt', f. Cloth made of wool 
 
 or wool and hair united without 
 
 weaving ; a hide or fltin. 
 To FELT, felt', v. a. To unite with- 
 out weaving. 
 To FBLTRE, fel'-tur. v. a. To clot 
 
 together like felt. 
 FELUCCA, fc-luk'-i. f. A fmall 
 
 open boat with fix oars. 
 FEMALE, female, f. A fhe, one 
 
 of the fex which brings young. 
 FEMALE, fe'-niale. a. Not mafcu- 
 
 lino, belonging to a (he ; Female 
 
 rhymes, double rhymes. 
 FEMINALITY, tcm-ln-il'-I-t)\ f. 
 
 Female nature. 
 FEMININE, iem'-In In. .1. Of the 
 
 fex that brings young, female j foft, 
 
 tender, delicate ; effeminate, emaf- 
 
 culatfd. 
 
 FEMININE, fern'- Jo la. f. A fe- 
 male. 
 FEMORAL, few'-ur.il. a. Belong. 
 
 ing to the thigh. 
 FF,N, fen', f. A marih, low flat and 
 
 moid ground, a rrrcor, a bog. 
 FENBERRY, ten'-ber-ry. f. A kind 
 
 of blackberry, 
 FENCE, fcr/s. f. Guard, fecurity, 
 
 outwork, defence ; enclofure, 
 
 mound, hedge; the art of fencing, 
 
 deft-nee ; fldll in defence. 
 To FENCE, fen's, v. a. To enclofe, 
 
 to fecure by an enclofure or hedge ; 
 
 to guard. 
 To FENCE, fin'?, v. n. To prattife 
 
 the arts of manuM defence j to 
 9 
 
 F E O 
 
 guard againft, to al on the defen- 
 
 live ; to fight according to art. 
 FENCELESS, fens'-lds. a. Without 
 
 enclosure, open, 
 FENCER, fen'- fur. f. One who 
 
 teaches or praclifes the ufe of wea- 
 
 pons. 
 FENCIBLE, fen'-sibl. a. Capable of 
 
 defence ; ferving for defence. 
 FENCINGM ASTER, fen'-slng-maf- 
 
 tur. f. One who teaches the ufe of 
 
 weapons. 
 FENCJNGSCHOOL, fen'-sing-fko!. 
 
 f. A place in which the ufe of wea- 
 
 pons is taught. 
 To FEND, fend', v. a. To keep off, 
 
 to (hut out. 
 To FEND, fend', v. n. To difpute. 
 
 to Ihift off a charge. 
 FENDER, fcn'-dur. f. A plateof me- 
 
 tal laid before the fire to hinder coals 
 
 that fall from rolling forward to the 
 
 floor ; any thing laid or hung at the 
 
 fide of a Ihip to keep off vioK nee. ' 
 FENERAT1ON, len-4-ia-lhun. f. 
 
 Ufury, the gain of interelt. 
 FENliSTRAL, fc-ucs'-tral. a. Be- 
 
 longing to a window. 
 FENNEL, fen'-nft. f. A plant of 
 
 ftrong fcent. 
 FENNELFLOWER,feV-nl!-ilow-ur. 
 
 A plant. 
 FENNELGIANT, ftn'-nil-dzhl'-int. 
 
 {. A plant. 
 
 FENNY, fcn'-ny". a. Marfhy. 
 y, moorifli ; inhabiting the 
 
 FENNYSTONES, feo'-n^-flonz. f. 
 
 A plant. 
 FENSUCKED, fen'-Iukt. a. Sucked 
 
 out of marfhes. 
 
 FEOD, fu'd. f. Fee, tenure. 
 FEODAL, fu-dil. a. Held from an- 
 
 other. 
 FEODARY, fu'-di-r^. f. One who 
 
 holds his eftate under the tenure 
 
 of fuit and fervice to a fuperiour 
 
 lord. 
 To FEOFF, f<Tf. ^ a. To put ia 
 
 pofiefliop, to invert with right. 
 FEOFFEE, fef-f*. f. One put fe 
 
 poffefiion. 
 FEOFFER, fcf-fur. f. One who 
 
 gives poUcflion of any thing.
 
 PER 
 
 FES 
 
 FEOFFMENT, feT-ment. f. The 
 adl of granting pcffcflion, 
 
 FERAC1TY, fe-ras'.{-ty. f. Fruit - 
 fulnefs, fertility. 
 
 FERAL, fe'-ral. a. Funereal, mourn- 
 ful. 
 
 FERIATION, fe-rf-a'-{Lun. f. The 
 a# of keeping holiday. 
 
 FERINE, fe'-rlne. a. Wild, favage. 
 
 FERINENESS, fe-ri'ne-ne a . f. Bar- 
 barity, fuvagenefs. 
 
 FERITY, fer'-i'-ry. f. Barbarity, 
 cruelty, wildnefs. 
 
 To i'ERMENT, fer-ment'. v. a. To 
 exak or rarify by intefline motion 
 of parts. 
 
 To FERMENT, fer-rrent'. v. n. To 
 have the parts put into inteftine 
 motion. 
 
 FERMENT, fer'-ment.f. That which 
 caufes inteiiine motion ; the in- 
 teftine motion, tumult. 
 
 FERMENTABLE, fer-ment'-abl. a. 
 Capable of fermentation. 
 
 FERMENTAL, fer-ment'-al. a. Hav- 
 ing the power to caufe fermentation. 
 
 FERMENTATION, ^ fer-men-ia'- 
 fhan. f. A flow motion of the in- 
 teftine particles of a mixt body, arif- 
 itig ufually from the operation of 
 fome acYive acid matter. 
 
 FERMENTATIVE, fer-men'-ta-tlv. 
 a. Caufing fermentation. 
 
 FERN, fern', f. A plant. 
 
 FERNY, fern'-y. a. Overgrown with 
 fern. 
 
 FEROCIOUS, fe.ro'-fhus. a. Savage, 
 fierce. * 
 
 FEROCITY, fe-r6s'-{-ty. f. Savage- 
 Tiefs, fiercenefs. 
 
 FERREOUS, fer'-ry-us. a. Confid- 
 ing of iron, belonging to iron. 
 
 FERRET, fer'.rft. f. A quadruped 
 of the weafel kind, ufed to catch 
 rabbits ; a kind of narrow riband. 
 
 To FERRET, fer'-rit. v. a. To drive 
 out of lurking places. 
 
 FERRETER, fer'-rlt-ur. f. One 
 that hunts another in his privacies. 
 
 FERRIAGE, fcr'-ry-Idzh. f. The 
 fare paid at a ferry. 
 
 FERRUGINOUS, fer-ra'-dzhin-ns. 
 a. Partaking of the particles and 
 qualities of iron. 
 
 FERRULE, fer'-rll. f. An iron ring 
 put round any thing to keep it from 
 cracking. 
 
 To FERRY, fer'-rv. v! a. To carry 
 over in a boat. 
 
 To FERRY, fer'-ry. v. n. To pafa 
 over water in a boat. 
 
 FERRY, fer'-ry. f. A veflel or car- 
 riage j the paflage over which the 
 ferryboat pafles. 
 
 FERRYBOAT, fer'-ry b&te. f. A 
 veffel in which goods or pafiengers 
 are carried over water. 
 
 FERRYMAN, fer'-j-y-man. f. One 
 who keeps a ferry, one who for 
 hire tranfports goods and paf- 
 fengers. 
 
 FERTILE, fer'-tll. a. Fruitful, abund- 
 ant. 
 
 FERTILENESS,fer'-tIl-r.es. f. Fruit- 
 fulnefs, fecundity. 
 
 FERTILITY, fer-dl'-I-ty. f. Abund- 
 ance, fruitfulr.efs. 
 
 To FERTILIZE, fer'-til-llze. v. a. 
 To make fruitful, to make plente- 
 ous, to make productive. 
 
 FERTILY, fer'-til-y. ad. Fruitfully, 
 plenteoufly. 
 
 FERVENCY, fer'-vn-fy. f. Heat 
 of mind, ardour; flame of devotion, 
 zeal. 
 
 FERVENT, fer'-vent. a. Hot, boil- 
 ing; hot in temper, vehement; ar- 
 dent in piety, warm in zeal. 
 
 FERVENTLY, fer'-vent-ly. ad. . 
 Eagerly, vehemently ; with pious 
 ardour. 
 
 FERVESCENT, fr-veY-nt. a. 
 Growing hot. 
 
 FERVID, fer'-vld. a. Hot, burn- 
 ing, boiling ; vehement, eager, zeal- 
 ous. 
 
 FERVIDITY, fer-vld'-l-ty. f. Heat, 
 zeal, ardour. 
 
 FERVIDNESS, fer'-vld- ijes. f. Ar- 
 dour of mind, zeal. 
 
 FERULA, fer'-u-la. f. Aninftrument 
 with which young fcholars arejjeaten 
 on the hand. 
 
 To FERULE, fer'-ul. v. a. To chaf- 
 tife with the ferula. 
 
 FERVOUR, fer'-vur. f. Heat, 
 warmth, heat of mind, ztal. 
 
 FESCUE, fes'-ki. f. A fmall wire 
 3B t by
 
 F E T 
 
 F I B 
 
 fey which thofe who teach to reaJ 
 point out tlie letters. 
 
 FESTAL, fes'-tal. a. Belonging to 
 a feaft, joyous. 
 
 To FESTER, fes'-tir. v. n. To 
 rankle, to corrupt, to grow viru- 
 lent. 
 
 TESTINATE, fts'-tf-oicc. a. Hafly, 
 hurried. 
 
 FEST1NATELY, fes'-il net-ly. ad. 
 Haftily, fpeedily. 
 
 FESTINATION, ffc-tl-ni'.flion. f. 
 Haftf, hurry. 
 
 FESTIVAL, fis'-t*-va.l. a. Pertain- 
 ing to feafts, joyous. 
 
 FESTIVAL, #s'-il vi'. f. Time of 
 fealt, anniverlary-day of civil or re- 
 ligious joy. 
 
 FESTIVE, fes'-tlv. a. Joyous, gay. 
 
 FESTIVITY, fes-tiv' f-ty. f. Fef- 
 tival, time of rejoicing ; gaiety, 
 
 joy/ulnefs. 
 
 FESTOON, fcf -t&'n. f. In architec- 
 ture, an ornament of carved work 
 in the form of a wreath or garland 
 of flowers, or leives twifled toge- 
 ther. 
 
 FESTUCINE, fcs'-tu-sln. a. Straw- 
 colour between green and yellow. 
 
 FEbTUCOUS, fcs-tu'-cua. a. Formed 
 of draw. 
 
 To FETCH, fetfh'. v. a. To go and 
 
 bring ; to ftrike at a diftance ; to 
 produce by fome kind of force ; to 
 reach, to arrive at; to obtain as it's 
 price. 
 
 To FETCH, fetfh'. v. n. To move 
 
 with a quick reiurn. 
 FETCH, Jetfh'. f. A flratagem by 
 
 which any thing is indirectly per 
 
 formed, a trick, an artifice. 
 FETCHER, i4t(h'-.ur. f. One that 
 
 fetches. 
 
 FETID, fet'-fd. a. Stinking, rancid. 
 FETIDNESS, fttMd-r.cs. f. The 
 
 quality of (linking. 
 FETLOCK, fct'-lok. f. A tuft of 
 
 hair that grows behind the pattern- 
 joint. 
 FETOR, ft'-tor. f. A flench, a 
 
 llrong and ofFenfive ftnell. 
 FETTER, fct'.tur. f. It is commonly 
 
 ufed in the plural Fetters. Chains 
 
 for the feet. 
 
 To FETTER, fet'-tur. v. a. To bind", 
 to enchain, tofhackle, to tie. 
 
 To FETTLE, fet'l. v. n. To do tri- 
 fling bufinefs. 
 
 FETUS, fe'-tus. f. Any animal in 
 embryo, any thing yet in the womb. 
 
 FEUD, fu'd. f. Quarrel, contention- 
 
 FEUDAL, fu-dil. a. Pertaining to 
 fees, or tenures by which lands arc 
 hld of a fuperiour lord. 
 
 FEUDAL, fu'-dal. f. A dependance, 
 fomethmg held by tenure. 
 
 FEUDATORY, fiY-da-tor-y. f. One 
 who holds not in chief, but by fome 
 condition '1 tenure. 
 
 FEVER, fe'-vur. f. A difeafe in which 
 the body is violently heated, anct 
 the pulfe quickened, or in which 
 heat and cold prevail by turns. It 
 is fometimes continual, fometimei 
 intermitted. 
 
 To FEVER, fe'-vur. v. a. To put 
 into a fever. 
 
 FEVERET.fd-vir-et'. f. A flight 
 fever, febricula. 
 
 FEVERFEW, fe'-vur-fu. f. A 
 herb. 
 
 FEVERISH, te'-vur-Nh. a. Troubled 
 with a fever; tending to a fever; 
 uncertain, inconttant, now hot, now 
 cold ; hot, burning. 
 
 FEVERISHNESS, fe'-vur- J(h-nes. i 
 A flight diforder of the feverifli 
 kind. 
 
 FEVEROUS, fe'-vur-4i. a. Troubled 
 with a fever or ague ; having the 
 nature of a fever ; having a tenden- 
 cy to produce fevers. 
 
 FEVERY, fe'-vur-v. a. Difeafed with 
 
 FEUlLLEMpRTE.f!I'-6-mot.f.The 
 colour of withered leaves in autumn. 
 
 FEW, ft', a. Not many, not a greaf 
 number. 
 
 FEWEL, fu'-Jl. f. Combuflible flat- 
 ter, as fife-wood, coal. 
 
 To FEWEL, lu'-II. v.a. To feed 
 with fewel. 
 
 FEWNESS, fu'-res. f. Smallnefs of 
 number. 
 
 FIB, ffb'. f. A lie, a falfehood. 
 
 To FIB, ftb'. v. n. To lie, to teil 
 lies. 
 
 FIBBER, flb'.hur. f. A teller of nb$.
 
 F I D 
 
 F I E 
 
 FIBRE, fl'-bur. f. A fmall thread or 
 
 ftring. 
 FIBRIL, fl'-brll. f. A fmall fibre or 
 
 ftring. 
 FIBROUS, fi'-brus. a. Compofed of 
 
 fibres or flamina. 
 FIBULA, fib' 6-la. f. The outer and 
 
 fmaller bone of the leg. 
 FICKLE, fik'l. a. Changeable, un- 
 
 conflant, unfteady; not fixed, fub- 
 
 jeft to viciflitude. 
 FICKLENESS, flk'1-nes. f. Incon- 
 
 flancy, uncertainty, unlleadinefs. 
 FICKLY, fik'-lf. ad. Without cer- 
 
 tainty or {lability. 
 F1CO, 1 1 ko. f. An aft of contempt 
 
 done with the fingers, expreffing a 
 ' fig for you. 
 FICTILE, fik'-tll. a. Manufactured 
 
 by the potter. 
 FICTION, flk'-ftmn. f. The aft of 
 
 feigning or inventing ; the thing 
 
 feigned or invented ; a falfehood, a 
 
 lie. 
 FICTIOUS, ffk'-fhus. a. Fictitious, 
 
 imaginary. 
 
 FICTITIOUS, flk-tW-tis. a. Coun- 
 terfeit, not genuine ; feigned ; not 
 
 real, not true. i 
 
 FICTITIOUSLY, fik-tifh'-&f-ty. ad. 
 
 Falfely, counterfeitly. 
 FIDDLE, fld'l. f. A ftringed inftru- 
 
 ment of mufick, a violin. 
 To FIDDLE, fld'l. v. n. To play 
 
 upon the fiddle ; to trifle, to fhift 
 
 the hands often, and do nothing. 
 .FIDDLEFADDLE, fld'1-fad'l. f. 
 
 Trifles. A cant word. 
 FIDDLER, fid' lur. f. A mufician, 
 
 one that plays upon the fiddle. 
 FIDDLESTICK, fid'1-ftik. f. The 
 
 bow and hair which a fiddler draws 
 
 over the firings of a fiddle. 
 FJDDLESTRING, fld'l-ftrfng. f. 
 
 The firing of a fiddle. 
 FIDELITY, ff-del'-i ty. f. Honefty, 
 
 faithful adherence. 
 
 ToFIDGE, dzh'. ? v. n. To 
 To FIDGET, fidzh' It. J move 
 
 nimbly and irregularly. A cant 
 
 word. 
 FIDUCI AL.fi-du'-fhal. a. Confident, 
 
 undoubti-ng. 
 FIDUCIARY, fl-du -Jhi-tf . f. One 
 
 who holds any thing in truft; one 
 
 who depends on faith without 
 
 works. 
 FIDUCIARY, fl-du'-fha-ry. a. Con- 
 
 fident, fleadily, undoubting. 
 FIEF, fl'f. f. .A fee, a manor, a pof- 
 
 feflion held by feme tenure of a fu- 
 
 periour 
 FIELD, fi'ld. f. Ground not inha- 
 
 bited, not built on ; cultivated tradl 
 
 of ground ; the open country, op- 
 
 pofed to quarters ; the ground of 
 
 battle ; the ground occupied by an 
 
 army ; a wide expanfe ; fpace, com- 
 
 pafs, extent ; in heraldry, the fur- 
 
 face of a fhield. 
 FIELDED, fi'l-dld. a. Being in field 
 
 of battle. 
 FIELD-BASIL, fi'ld-baz-Il. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 FIELDBED, fl'ld-bed. f. A bed 
 
 contrived to be fet up eafily in the 
 
 field. 
 
 FIELDFARE, fel'-fare. f. A bird. 
 FIELDMARSHAL, fi'Id-ma'r-fhal. 
 
 f. Commander of an army in the 
 
 field. 
 FIELDMOUSE, fi'ld-moas. f. A 
 
 moufe tnat burrows in banks. 
 FIELDOFFICER, fi'ld-if'-fl fir. f. 
 
 An officer whofe command in the 
 
 field extends to a whole regiment, 
 
 as the colonel, lieutenant-colonel, 
 
 and major. 
 FIELD PIECE, fi'ld-pes. f. A fmall 
 
 cannon ufed in battles, but not in 
 
 fieges. 
 FIEND, fi'nd. f. An enemy, the 
 
 great enemy of mankind, Satan j 
 
 any infernal being. 
 FIERCE, f'rs. a. Savage, ravenous; 
 
 vehement ; outrageous ; angry, fu- 
 
 rious ; ftrcing, forcible. 
 FIERCELY, fe'rs-ly. ad. Violently, 
 
 furioufly. 
 FIERCENESS, fS'rs-nes. f. Ferocity, 
 
 favagenefs ; violence, outrageous 
 
 paffion. 
 FIERIFACIAS, fi e-ry-fa'-fty-as. f. 
 
 In law, a judicial writ for him that 
 
 has recovered in an aftion of debt 
 
 or damages, to the fheriff, to com- 
 
 mand him to levy the debt, or the 
 
 FUUU-
 
 F I G 
 
 F I L 
 
 FIERINE3S, fl'-S ry-nSs. f. Hot 
 qualities, heat, acrimony ; heat of 
 temper, intellectual ardour. 
 
 FIERY, fr-5-ry-. a. Confining of 
 fire; hot like fire; vehement, ar- 
 dent, aftive ; pnflionate, outrageous, 
 eafily provoked.; unrellrained/lierce; 
 heated by fire. 
 
 FIFE, fi'fe. f. A pipe blown to the 
 drum. 
 
 FJFER, fl'fe-ur. f. He who plays on 
 the fife. 
 
 FIFTEEN, flf-ten. a. Five and ten. 
 
 FIFTEENTH, f If- tenth, a. The 
 fifth after the tenth/ 
 
 FIFTH, fifth, a. The next to the 
 fourth. 
 
 FIFTHLY, fifth-Iy. ad. In the fifth 
 place. 
 
 FIFTIETH, flf'-tyth. a. The next 
 to the forty-ninth. 
 
 FIFTY, fif'-ty. a. Five tens. 
 
 FIG, fig', f. A tree that bears figs; 
 the fruk of the fig-tree. 
 
 To FIG, fig', v. a. To infult with 
 ficoes; to put foinething irritating 
 under a horfe's tail to make him carry 
 it high. 
 
 FIG-APPLE, fla'-ipl. f. A fruit. 
 
 FlG-MARIGOLD,fIg'-mAr'-iy-g6ld. 
 f. A plant. 
 
 To FIGHT, fl'te. v. n. To contend 
 in battle, to make war ; to contend 
 in fingle fight ; to contend. 
 
 To FIGHT, fits. v. a. To war 
 againft, to combat ajainft. 
 
 FIGHT, fl'te. f. Baltic; combat, 
 duel ; fomethiiig to Icrecn the com- 
 batants in ihips. 
 
 FIGHTER, fi'-t&r. f. A warrioar, 
 a duellirt 
 
 FIGHTING, fl'-tlnp. particip. a. 
 Qualified for war, fit for battle ; 
 occupied by war ; inclined to war. 
 
 FIGMENT, fiV-mc.it. f. An in- 
 vention, a nelson, the idea feigned. 
 
 FIGPfiCKGR, fig'-fck-fcr. f. A 
 bird. 
 
 FIGULATE, flAu-let. a. Made of 
 potters clay. 
 
 t^'.u-ribl. a. Ca- 
 pable of being brought to a certain 
 form, and retained in it. Thus lead 
 is Figurablc, but not water. 
 9 
 
 FIGUR ABILITY, flg'-u-ra-bll"-!- 
 ly. f. The quality of being j 
 capable of a certain and liable 
 form. 
 
 F1GURAL, fig'-S-ra!. a. Belonging 
 to figure. 
 
 F1GURATE, fig' u-rSt. a. Of a 
 certain and determinate form ; re- 
 fembling any thing of a determinate 
 form. 
 
 FIGURATION, flg-u-ra'-fhun. f. 
 Determination to a certain form ; 
 die -<c~t cf giving a certain form. 
 
 FIGURATIVE, Vfg' u-ra-tiv. a, Re- 
 prefcniiog fomething elfe, typical ; 
 not literal ; full of rhetorical exhort- 
 ations. 
 
 FIGURATIVELY, fig'-u-ra-tlv-ty. 
 ad. \By a figure, in a fenie differ- 
 ent fri)ra that which words originally 
 imply. 
 
 FIGURE, fig'- fir. f. The figure of 
 any thing as terminated by the out- 
 lines ; Jbape ; perfon, external form, 
 appearance mean or grand'; diftin- 
 guiihed appearance, eminence, re- 
 markable charatler; a ftatue, an 
 image ; reprefentations in paint- 
 ing ; a character denoting a num- 
 ber ; the horofcope, the diagram of 
 the afpe^ls of the aftrological houfes; 
 in theology, type, reprefentative ; 
 in rhetorick, any mode of fpeaking 
 in which words are detorted from 
 their literal and primitive fenfe ; in 
 grammar, any deviation from the 
 rule s of analogy or fyntax. 
 
 To FIGURE, flg'-ur.'v. a. To form 
 into any determinate fhape ; to co- 
 ver or adorn with figures; to divcr- 
 fify ; to reprefent by a typical or 
 figurative relemblancc ; to image in 
 the mind ; to form figuratively, to 
 ufe in a fenfe not litera). 
 FIGURE-F LINGER, flg'-ir-filng. 
 
 or. f. A prs.-tcr.Jcr to ailrclogy. 
 F1GWORT, fis'-ttu-rt. f. A plant. 
 FILACEOUS, fl-ia'-ihus. a. Con- 
 
 filling of threads 
 
 FILACER, fli'-a-fur. f. AH officer 
 in the Common Fleas, fo called 
 becaufe he files thofe writs whereon 
 he makes proc'-fs. 
 
 FILAMENT, fii' A rednt. f. A flen- 
 der
 
 F I L 
 
 der thread, a body (lender and long 
 like a thread. 
 FILBERT, fll'-bfirt. f. A fine hazel 
 
 nut with a thin (hell. 
 To FILCH, filtfh'. v. n. To fteal, to 
 
 pilfer. 
 f 1LCHER, fiWh'-ur. f. A thief, a 
 
 petty robber. 
 
 FILE, file. f. A thread; a line 1 on 
 which papers are ftrung ;' a cata- 
 logue, roil ; a line of fbldiers ranged 
 one behind another ; an inftrunxent 
 to fmooth metals. 
 
 To FILE, fi'le. v. a. To firing upon 
 a thread or wire; to cut with a file ; 
 to foul, to fully, to pollute. 
 To FILE, file. v. n. To march in 
 file, not abreaft, but one behind 
 another. 
 FILECUTTER, fi'le-kut-ur. f. A 
 
 maker of files, 
 F1LEMOT, fil'-e-mot. f. A brown 
 
 or yellow brown colour. 
 FILER, fl' iur. f. One who files, one 
 
 who ufes'the file in cutting metals. 
 FILIAL, fil'-yai. a. Pertaining to a 
 fon, befitting a fon ; bearing the 
 character or relation of a fon. 
 FILIATION, fi'I-y-a'-fhun. f. The 
 relation of a fon to a father, corre- 
 lative to paternity. 
 
 FILIGREE, fll'.y gre. f. Curious 
 
 work in gold or filver, in which there 
 
 is a refemblance of fmall drops or 
 
 grains ftrung on threads. 
 
 "FILINGS, fi'-Hngz. f. Fragments 
 
 rubbed off by the file. 
 To FILL, HI', v. a. To ftore till no 
 more can be admitted; to pour li- 
 quor into a veflel till it reaches the 
 top ; to fatisfy, to content ; to glut, 
 to forfeit ; To fill out, to pour out 
 liquor for drink, to extend by 
 fomething contained ; To fill up a 
 to make full, to fupply, to occupy 
 by bulk. 
 
 To FILL, fll'. v. n. To give to 
 drink ; to grow full ; to glut, to 
 fatiate. 
 
 FILL, fiT. f. As much as may pro 
 
 duce complete fatisfadion ; the plao 
 
 between the fhafts of a carriage. 
 
 FILLER, fli' iur. f. Any thing tha 
 
 fi.lls up room without ufej one 
 
 IF I L 
 
 whofe employment is to fill vefleli 
 of carriage. 
 
 FILLET, fll'-Ht. f. A band tied 
 round the head or other part ; the 
 flefhy part of the thigh, applied 
 commonly to veal ; meat rolled to- 
 gether, and tied round ; in archi- 
 tecture, a little member which ap- 
 pears in the ornaments and mould- 
 ings, and is otherwife called liftel. 
 To FILLET, fll'-Ht. v. a. To bind 
 with a bandage or fillet ; to adorn 
 with an aftragal. 
 
 To FILLIP, fll'-Hp. v. a. To ftrike 
 with the nail of the finger by a fud- 
 den fprmg. 
 FILLIP, fll'. Up. f. A jerk of the 
 
 finger let go from tine thumb. 
 FILLY, fil'-ly. f. A young mare ; 
 a young mare, oppofed to a colt o^ 
 young horfe. 
 FILM, film', f. A thin pellicle or 
 
 fkin. 
 To FILM, film', v. a. To cover with 
 
 a pellicle or thin fkin. 
 FILMINESS, fll'-my-nes. f. The 
 
 ftate of being filmy. 
 FILMY, ftt'-my. a. Compofed of 
 thin pellicles ; covered with a film. 
 To FILTER, fil'-tur. y. a. To clear 
 by drawing off liquor by depend- 
 ing threads; to ftrain, to perco- 
 late. 
 
 FILTER, fll'-tur. f. A twift of 
 thread, of which one end is dipped 
 in the liquor to be cleared, and the 
 other hangs below the bottom of 
 the vefTel, fo that the liquor drops 
 from it ; a ftrainer, a charm, a love- 
 potion. ', 
 
 FILTH, filth', f. Dirt, naftinefs; 
 
 corruption, pollution. 
 FILTHILY, fikh'-y-ly\ ad. Naftily, 
 
 foully, grofsly. 
 
 FILTH1NESS, filth'-y-nes. f, Nafti- 
 nefs, foulnefs, dirty nefs ; corrup- 
 tion, pollution. 
 FILTHY, filth'-y. a. Nafty, foul, 
 
 dirty ; grofs, polluted. 
 To FILTRATE, fll'-tra:te. v. a. To 
 
 ftrain, to percolate. 
 
 FILTRATION, fH-tra'-fhun. f. A 
 method by which liquors are pro- 
 cured fine and clear. 
 
 FJM-
 
 F I N 
 
 I N 
 
 FIMBRIATED, flm'-brf-l-tll. a. 
 
 Fringed, jagged. 
 
 FIN, fin', f. The wing of a fifh. 
 
 FIN-FOOTED, fln'-fut-id. a. Hav- 
 ing feet with membranes between 
 the toes. 
 
 FINABLE, fi'ne-abl. a. That ad- 
 mits a nne. 
 
 FINAL, fl'-nal. a. Ultimate, lad ; 
 conclufive; mortaf; refpe&ing the 
 end or motive. 
 
 FINALLY, fi'-naUy. ad. Ultimately, 
 in conclufion ; completely, without 
 recovery. 
 
 FINANCE, fin-nans', f. Revenue, 
 income, profit. 
 
 FINANCIER, fln-nan-fe'r. f. One 
 who collets or farms the publick 
 revenue. 
 
 FINARY, fl'-ni-ry. f. Thefecor" 
 forge at the iron mills. 
 
 FINCH, fint'fc. f. A fmall bird of 
 which we have different kinds, as 
 the goldfinch, the chaffinch, and bul- 
 finch. 
 
 To FIND, ff'nd. v. a. To obtain 
 by fearching or feeking ; to obtain 
 fomething loft ; to meet with, to 
 fall upon ; to know by experience ; 
 to difcover by ftudy ; to difcover 
 what is hidden ; to hit on by chance, 
 to perceive by accident ; to detecl, 
 to deprehend, to catch ; to deter- 
 mine by judicial verdift ; to fup- 
 ply, to furnifh, as he Finds me 
 in money ; in law, to approve, 
 as To find a bill; To find him- 
 felf, to fare with regard to eafe or 
 pain ; To find out, to unriddle, to 
 iblve ; to difcover fomething hidden, 
 to obtain the knowledge of; to in- 
 vent. 
 
 FINDER, fl'nd-ur. f. One that meets 
 or falls upon any thing ; one that 
 picks up any thing loll. 
 
 FINDFAULT, fl'nd-falt. f. A cen- 
 furer, a caviller. 
 
 FINE, fl'ne. a. Refined, pure, free 
 from drofs ; fubde, thin, as the fine 
 fpirits evaporate ; rtfined ; keen, 
 fmoothly (harp ; clear, pellucid, as 
 the wine is fine ; nice, delicate ; art- 
 ful, dexterous ; elegant, with ele- 
 vation ; beautiful with dignity ; ac- 
 
 complimed, elegant of manners j 
 (howy, fplendid. 
 
 FINE, fl'ne. f. A mulcl, a pecuniary 
 punifhment ; penalty ; forfeit, mo- 
 ney paid for any exemption or li- 
 berty ; the end, conclufion. 
 
 To FINE, fi'ne. v. a. To refine; to 
 purify ; to make tranfparent ; to 
 punifh with pecuniary penalty. 
 
 To FINE, fl'ne. v. n. To pay a fine. 
 
 To FINEDRAW, fi'ne-dra. v. a. To 
 few up a rent with fo much nicety 
 that it is not perceived. 
 
 FINEDRAWER, fi'ne-dra-ar. f. One 
 whofe bufinefs js to few up rents. 
 
 FINEFINGERED, fl'ne-flng-gurd. 
 a. Nice, artful, exquifite. 
 
 FINELY, fl'ne-ty. ad. Beautifully, 
 
 5*elegantly ; keenly, fliarply ; in fmall 
 parts; wretchedly [ironically]. 
 
 FINENESS, fi'ne-nes. f. Elegance* 
 delicacy ; fhow, fpltfndour ; artfuj- 
 nefs, ingenuity ; purity, freedom 
 from drofs or bafe mixtures. 
 
 FINER, fi'-nur. f. One who purifies 
 metals. 
 
 FINERY, fi'ne-ur-)'-. f. Show, fplen- 
 dour of appearance. 
 
 FINESSE, fy-r^s'. f. Artifice, ftra- 
 t.tgem. 
 
 FINGER, fing'-g&r. f. The flexible 
 member of the hand by which men 
 catch and held ; a fmall meafure of 
 cxtenfion ; the hand, the inftrument 
 of work. 
 
 To FINGER, flng'-gur. v. a. To 
 touch lightly, to toy with ; to touch 
 unfeafonably or thievUhly ; to touch 
 an inftrument of mufick ; to per- 
 form any work exquifuely with the 
 fingers. 
 
 FINGLEFANGLE, flng'l-fibg'l. f. 
 A trifle. 
 
 FINICAL, ffn'-I-kal. a. Nice, fop. 
 pirn. 
 
 FIN 1C ALLY, fln'-I-kil-y. ad. Fop- 
 pifhly. 
 
 F1NICALNESS, fln'-I kal-nes. f. 
 Superfluous nicety. 
 
 To FINISH, fin' Ilh. v. a. To bring 
 to the end purpofed ; to perfeft, to 
 polifli to the excellency intended. 
 
 FINISHER, rtn'-IIh-ur. f. One that 
 finifhes. 
 
 FINITE,
 
 F I R 
 
 FINITE, fl'-rlte. a. Limited,bounded. 
 
 F1N1TELESS, fl'-nite-les. a. With- 
 out bounds, unlimited. 
 
 FINITELY, fi' nite-ly. ad. Within 
 certain limits, to a certain degree. 
 
 FIN1TENESS, fi' nite-nes. f. Limit- 
 ation, confinement within certain 
 boundaries. 
 
 FINITUDE, fln'-I-tud. f. Limit- 
 ation, confinement within certain 
 boundaries. 
 
 FINLESS, fln'-tts. a. Without fins. 
 
 FINLIKE, fln'-llke. a. Formed in 
 imitation of fins. 
 
 FINNED, fln'd. a. Having broad 
 edges fpread out on either fide. 
 
 FINNY, ffn'-ny. a. Furnifhed with 
 fins, formed for the element of wa- 
 ter. 
 
 FINOCHIO, fin-6'-tfho. f. Fennel. 
 
 FINTOED, fin'-tode. a. Having a 
 membrane between the toes. 
 
 FIPPLE, fip'l. f. A ftopper. 
 
 FIR, fur', f. The tree of which deal- 
 boards are made. 
 
 FIRE, ffre. f. The element that 
 burns ; any thing burning ; a con- 
 flagration of towns or countries ; 
 the punilhment of the damned ; any 
 thing that inflames the paffions; 
 ardour of temper ; livelinefs of ima- 
 gination, vigour of fancy, fpirit of 
 fentiment ; the paffionof love ; erup- 
 tions or impoithurnations, as St. An- 
 thony's fire. 
 
 To FIRE, i'i're. v. a. To fet on fire, 
 to kindle ; to inflame the paffions, 
 to animate. 
 
 To FIRE, fi're. v. n: To take fire, 
 to be kindled ; to be influenced 
 with paffion ; to difcharge any fire- 
 arms. 
 
 FIREARMS, fl're-armz. f. Arms 
 which owe their efficacy to fire, 
 guns. 
 
 FIREBALL, fYvj-bal. f. A grenado, 
 a ball filled with combuftibles, and 
 burfting where it is thrown. 
 
 FIREBRAND, fi're-brand. f. A piece 
 of wood kindled ; an incendiary, 
 one who inflames factions. 
 
 FIREBRUSH, ff're-brufli. f. The 
 brum which hangs by the ft/elide to 
 fvveep the heanh. 
 
 F I R 
 
 FIRECROSS, fi're-krSs. f. A token 
 in Scotland for the nation to take 
 arms. 
 
 FIREDRAKE, fi're-drake. f. A fiery 
 ferpent. 
 
 FIRELOCK, fi're-16k. f. A foldier's 
 gun, a gun difcharged by ftrikine 
 fteel with flint. 
 
 FIREMAN, flVe-min. f. One who 
 is employed to extinguifh burning 
 houfes. 
 
 FIRENEW, fi're-nu. a. New from ' 
 the forge, new from the melting- 
 houfe. 
 
 FIREPAN, fTre-pan. f. A pan for 
 holding fire ; in a gun, the recep- 
 tacle for the priming powder. 
 
 FIRER, fTre-ur. f. An incendiary. 
 
 FIRESH1P, fi're-fhip. f. A mip filled 
 with combuftible matter to fire the 
 vefiels of the enemy. 
 
 FIRESHOVEL, fl're-ftivl. f. The 
 inftrument with which the hot coala 
 are thrown. 
 
 FIRESIDE, flre-sl'de. f. The hearth, 
 the chimney. 
 
 FIRESTICK, fi're-ftlk. f. A lighted 
 ftick or brand. 
 
 FIRESTONE, fi're-ftfine. f. A 
 hearth ftone, ftone that will bear 
 the fire ; the pyrites. 
 
 FIREWOOD, fi're-w&d. f. Wood 
 to burn, fewel. . 
 
 FIREWORK, fi're-wurk. f. A pre- 
 paration of gunpowder to be ex- 
 hibited for Ihow or publick re- 
 joicing. 
 
 FIRING, fT- ring. f. Fewel. 
 
 To FIRK, ferk'. v. a; To whip, to 
 beat. 
 
 FIRKIN, fir'-kfn. f. A veffel con- 
 taining nine gallons ; a fmall veffel. 
 
 FIRM, frm'. a. Strong, not eafily 
 pierced or Ihaken, hard, oppofed to 
 foft ; conftant, fteady, refolute, fix- 
 ed, unftiaken, 
 
 To FIRM, ferm'. v. a. To fettle, to 
 confirm, to eftablifh, to fix ; to fix 
 without wandering. 
 
 FIRMAMENT, fer'-ma-ment. f. 
 The fky, the heavens. 
 
 FIRMAMENTAL, fe>-ma-men'-til. 
 a. CeleiHal, of the upper regions. 
 
 FIRMLY, ferm'-Jy. ad. Strongly, 
 impe-
 
 F I S 
 
 F I T 
 
 impenetrably, immoveably ; fteadily, 
 
 conftantly. 
 FJRMNESS, ferm'-nis. f. Stability, 
 
 compadnefs ; fteadinefs, conflancy, 
 
 refolution. 
 FIRST, furfl'. a. The ordinal of one; 
 
 earlieil in time ; highcft in dignity ; 
 
 great, excellent. 
 FIRST, furtt'. ad. Before any thing 
 
 elfe, earlieft; before any other con- 
 
 federation ; at the beginning, at 
 
 irfl'-be-got. 1 
 :N, furil'- i f. 
 
 FIRST-BEGOT, fu 
 FIRST-BEGOTTEN 
 
 be-gotn. 
 
 The eldeft of children. 
 FIRST-BORN, furft'-born. f. Eldeft, 
 
 the firfl by the order of nativity. 
 FIRST-FRUITS, furft'-frots. f. What 
 
 the feafbn firil produces or matures 
 
 of any kind ; the brft profits of any 
 
 thing ; the earlieft effeft of any 
 
 thing. 
 FIRSTLING, ffirtt'-Hng. a. That 
 
 which is firft produced. 
 FIRSTLING, turfl'-!ing. f. The firft 
 
 produce or offspring ; the thing firit 
 
 thought or done. 
 FISCAL, fis'-cal. f. Exchequer, re- 
 
 venue. 
 FISH, flfh'. f. An animal that inhabits 
 
 the water. 
 To FISH, fifh'. v. n. To be employed 
 
 in catching fifties ; to endeavour at 
 
 any thing by artifice. 
 -To FISH, fifh'. v. a.- To fearch water 
 
 in quefl of fifh. 
 FISH-HOOK, fifh'-huk. f. A hook 
 
 for catching fifh. 
 FISH-POND, iifh'-pond. f. A fmall 
 
 pool for fifh. 
 FISHER, fifh'-ur. f. One who is em- 
 
 ployed in catching fifh. 
 F1SHERBOAT, fifh'-ur-bote. f. A 
 
 boat employed in catching fifh. 
 FISHERMAN, flfh'-ur-man. f. One 
 
 whofe employment and livelihood is 
 
 to catch fifh. 
 F1SHERTOWN, fifh'-ur-town. f. 
 
 A town inhabited by fifhermen. 
 FISHERY, flfh'-ur-y. f. The bufi- 
 
 nefs of catching i:fh. 
 F1S1IFUL, filh'Jul. a. Abounding 
 
 with filb. 
 
 To FrSMIFY, fi{h'-y-f>\ v. a. To 
 turn to fifh. 
 
 FISHING, 'I.V-Ing. f. Commodity 
 of taking fifh. 
 
 FISHKETTLE, fllh'-k&l. f. A cal- 
 dron made long for the fifh to be 
 boiled without bending. 
 
 FISHME AL, fifh'-mel. f. Diet of fifh. 
 
 FISHMONGER, flfh'-mung-gur. f. 
 A dealer in fifh. 
 
 FISHY, fifh'-) 1 '. a. Confining of fifh ; 
 having the qualities of fifh. 
 
 FISSILE, fh'-dl. a. Having the 
 grain in a certain direction, fo as to 
 be cleft. 
 
 FJSSIL1TY, fls-sll'-i-t^. f. The 
 quality of admitting to be cloven. 
 
 FISSURE, fifh'-fhur. f. A cleft, a 
 narrow chafm where a breach has 
 been made. 
 
 To FISSURE, fifh'-fhur. v. a. To 
 cleave, to make a nii'ure. 
 
 FIST, fiiV. f. The hand clenched 
 with the fingers doubled down. 
 
 To FIST, fill 1 , v. a. To ftrike with 
 the fill ; to gripe with the fift. 
 
 FISTICUFFS, Hs'-tv-kiifs. f. Battle 
 with the fill. 
 
 FISTULA, fls'-tu-la. f. A fmuous 
 ulcer callous within. 
 
 FISTULAR, lls'-tu-lar. a. Hollow 
 like a pipe. 
 
 FISTULOUS, fls'.tu-lus. a. Having 
 the nature of a filtula. 
 
 FIT, fit', f. A paroxyfm of any in- 
 termittent diflcmper ; any fhort re- 
 turn after intermiflion ; diforder, 
 diflemperature ; the hyfterical dif- 
 orders of women, and the convul- 
 fions of children. 
 
 FIT, fit', a. Qualified, proper ; con- 
 venient, meet, right. 
 
 To FIT, fit', v. a. To fuit one thing 
 to another ; to accommodate a per- 
 fon with any thing ; to be adapted 
 to, to fuit any thing ; To fit out, to 
 furnifh, to equip ; To fit up, to fur- 
 nifh, to make proper for ufe. 
 
 To FIT, fit', v. n. To be proper, to 
 be fit. 
 
 FITCH, fhfli'. f. A fmall kind of 
 wild pea. 
 
 FITCHAT, flc'fh-It. 7f. A (link- 
 
 FITCHEW, fic'-tfti6, $ in? little 
 
 ing 
 
 bcaft,
 
 FLA 
 
 FLA 
 
 beaft, that robs the henrooft and 
 warren. 
 
 FITFUL, fii'-ful. a. Varied by pa- 
 roxvfrns. 
 
 FITLY, /L'-y. ad. Properly, jt-ftly, 
 rearonably ; commodioufly, meeciy. 
 
 FITMENT, fit'-ment. f. Something 
 adapted to ? particular purpofe. 
 
 FJ FNESS, fie' -r,es. f. Propriety, 
 meetnefs, juftnciV, reafonablenefs ; 
 convenience, commodity, the {late 
 of being fit. 
 
 FITTER, fiY-tur. f. The perfon 
 or thing that confers fimef> for any 
 thing. 
 
 FIVE, fi've. a. Four and one, half 
 of ten. 
 
 FIVELEAV2D GRASS, fi've-levd- 
 gras. f. Cinquefoil, a fpecies of 
 c'.over. 
 
 FIVES, fi'vz. f. A kind of play with 
 a ball ; a difeafe of horles. 
 
 To FIX, fiks'. v. n. To make fa ft ; 
 to letile ; to direft without varia- 
 tion ; to deprive cf volatility ; to 
 trantfix ; to withold from motion. 
 
 To FIX, fl:^'. v. n To determine 
 the refolution ; to reft, to ceafe to 
 wander; to lefe volatility, fo as to 
 be malleable. 
 
 FIXATION, fl!c-fa'-fhun. f. Stabi- 
 lity, firmnefs; confinement; want 
 of volatility ; reduclion from flu- 
 iditv to firmnefs. 
 
 FIXEDLY, fk'-fed-Iy. ad. Certain- 
 ly, firmly. 
 
 FIXEDNESS, flk'.fed-nes. f. Sta- 
 bilitv ; want or lofs of volatility ; 
 fleadir.efs, fettled opinion or refo- 
 lution. 
 
 FIXIDITY, fIk-siJ'-i-t>\ f. Cohe- 
 rence of parts. 
 
 FIXITY, fik'-sl-ty. f. Coherence of 
 parts. 
 
 FIXTURE, ffks'-tfhur. f. Pofuion; 
 firm r el's ; ft able flate. 
 
 FIXURE, fik'-fhur. f. Firmnefs, 
 ftable ftate. 
 
 FIZGIG, fiz'-giV. f. A kind of dart 
 or harpoon, with which feamen ftrike 
 filh. 
 
 FLAB3Y, fiab'-by. a. Soft, not firm. 
 
 FLABILE, flab' 11. a. Biown about 
 by the wind, fubject to be blown. 
 
 VOL. 1. 
 
 FLACCID, flak'-sfd. a. Weak, Hm- 
 ber, not itiff, lax, not tenfe. 
 
 FLACCIDITY, flik-sld'-i-t^. f. 
 Laxity, Iimbersfs, want of ten- 
 fion. 
 
 To FLAG, Hag', v. n. To hangloofe 
 without fliffnefs or tenfion ; to grew 
 fpiritlefs or dejected ; to groyv feeble, 
 to lofe vigour. 
 
 To FLAG, flag', v. a. To let fall, 
 to fu/Fer to droop ; to lay with broad 
 frone. 
 
 FLAG, .flag', f. A water plant wrh 
 a broad bladed leaf and yellow 
 flower ; the colours or enfign of a 
 fhip or land-forces; a fpecies of fione 
 ufed for frr-ooth pavements. 
 
 FLAG-BROOM, fiag'-brom. f. A 
 broom for fweeping flags or pave- 
 ments. 
 
 FLAG-OFFICER, flag'-6f-fl-fur. 9 
 An admiral, whofe fhip is difttrt' 
 guifhed by a flag at the mafthead. 
 
 FLAG- SHIP, flag' -(hip. f. The fhip 
 in which a flag-officer is. 
 
 FLAG-WORM, flag'-wurm. f. A 
 grub bred in watery places among 
 fiag? or fedge. 
 
 FLAGELET,fladzh'-I-16t. f. A froall 
 flute. 
 
 To FLAGELLATE, fladzh'-Il-late. 
 v. a. To whip, to fcourge. 
 
 FLAGELLATION, fladzh-fl \H, 
 fhun. t. The ufe of the fccurge. 
 
 FLAGGINESS,flag'-gy-nec. f. Lax- 
 ity, Hmbernefs. 
 
 FLAGGY, flag'-gy. a. Weak, lax, 
 limber; infipid. 
 
 FLAGITIOUS, fliidzhlfh'-us. a. 
 Wicked, villanous, atrocious. 
 
 FLAGIT1OUSNE6S, fla-dzhiai'-uf- 
 ,nes. f. Wickednefs, villany. 
 
 FLAGGON,flag'-un. f. A veffel of 
 drink with a narrow mouth. 
 
 FLAGRANCY, fir-gran-fy. f. Burn- 
 ing heat, fire. 
 
 FLAGRANT, fla'-grint. a. Ardent, 
 burning, eager; glowing; red; no- 
 torious, flaming. 
 
 FLAG RATION, fla-gra'-fhun. f. 
 Bu>ning. 
 
 FLAGSTAFF, flag'-flaf. f. The ftaft' 
 on which the flag is fixed. 
 
 FLAIL, flle. f. The initrument 
 3 q \sith
 
 FLA 
 
 with which grain is beaten out of 
 
 the car. 
 FLAKE, fla'ke. f. Any thing that 
 
 appears loofely held together ; a 
 
 Jtratum, layer, a lock of wool drawn 
 
 out. 
 To FLAKE, fla'ke. v. a. To form 
 
 in flakes. 
 To FLAKE, fla'ke. v. n. To break 
 
 into laminae. 
 FLAKY, fla'ky. a. Loofely hanging 
 
 together ; lying in layers or llrata, 
 
 broken into lamina;. 
 FLAM, flam', f. A felfehood, a lie, 
 
 an illufory pretext. 
 To FLAM, flra'. v.a. To deceive 
 
 with a lie. 
 FLAMBEAU, flam'-b6. f. Alighted 
 
 torch. 
 FLAME, fla'me. f. Light emitted 
 
 from fire ; a ftream of lire; :. . lour 
 
 of temper or imagination, bright- 
 
 nefs of fancy ; ardour of inclination ; 
 
 paffion of love. 
 To FLAME, fla'me. v. n. To (hine 
 
 as fire, to burn with emiilion of 
 
 light ; to blnze ; to break out in vio- 
 lence of paflion. 
 FLAME-COLOURED, fU'mc-Ul- 
 
 liird. a Of a bright yellow colour. 
 FLAMEN, fla'-men. f. A prieft in 
 
 ancient times, one that officiated in 
 
 folemn offices. 
 FLAMMABILITY, flam mi-Mi'- 1 
 
 ty. f. The quality of adoiitting to 
 
 be fet on fire. 
 FLAMMAT10N, fUm-ma'-mun. f. 
 
 The aft of fetting on flame. 
 FLAMMEOUS, fiam'-my us. a. Con- 
 
 fifting of flame. 
 FL AM Ml FERGUS, fUm mlf'-fc-ius. 
 
 a. Bringing flame. 
 FLAMM1VOMOUS, flam- mi /-v6- 
 
 mus. a. Vomiting < ut flame. 
 FLAMY, fla'.my. a. Inflamed, 
 
 burning ; having the nature of 
 
 flame. 
 FLANK, flangjc'. f. That part of the 
 
 fide of a quadruped near the hinder 
 
 thigh ; in men, the lateral part of 
 
 the lower belly ; the fide of any 
 
 army or fleet ; in fortification, that 
 
 part of the baiiion which reaches 
 
 from ;he curtain to the face. 
 
 FLA 
 
 To FLANK, flangk'. v.a. To attack 
 the fide of a battalion or fleet ; to 
 be pofted fo as to overlook or com- 
 mand any pafs on the fide, to be on 
 the fide. 
 
 FLANKER, flangk'. iir. f. A forti- 
 cation jutting out fo as to command 
 the fide of a body marching to the 
 
 To FLANKER, flargk'-ur. v.a. To 
 defend by lateral fortifications. 
 
 FLANNEL, iiar.'-nil. f. A foft nappy 
 Huff of wool. 
 
 FLAP, flap', f. Any thing that hangs 
 broad and loofe ; the motion of any 
 thing broad and loofe ; the noife 
 made by that motion ; a difeafe in 
 horfes. 
 
 To FLAP, flap', v.a. Tobeatwith 
 a flap, as flies are beaten ; to move 
 with a flap or noife. 
 
 To FLAP, flap', v. n. To ply the 
 wings with noife ; to fall with flaps, 
 or broad parts depending. 
 
 FLAPDR.AGON, flap'-drag-un. f. A 
 play in which they catch raifins out 
 
 . of burning brandy ; the thing eaten 
 at fl.ipdraj'on. 
 
 FLAPEARED, flap' crd. a. Having 
 loofe and broad cars. 
 
 To FLARE, iiTre. v. n. To flutter 
 with a fplenJid ihow; to glitter with 
 traniient luflre ; to glitter cfu-r.live- 
 ly ; to be in too much light. 
 
 FLASH, flilh'. f. A fudden, quick, 
 tranfitory blaze; fudden burlt. of 
 wit or merriment ; a fhort tranfieut 
 Mate ; a body of water driven by 
 v ; Mence. 
 
 To FLASH, flifh'. v. n. To glitter 
 uiih a quick and tranfient flame j 
 to burft out into any kind of vjo- 
 lei.ce ; to break put into wit, merri- 
 rm lit, or bright thought. 
 
 To 1- .AbH, fiafh'. v. a. To ilrike up 
 lai-j ; bodies of water. 
 
 FLAiHER, flafh'ir. f. A man 
 of nore appearance of Wit than 
 
 FLASHILY, flafh'-f-ty. ad. With 
 em >ty (how. 
 
 FLA :HY, -. itti'-f . a. Empty, not 
 fol d, fhowy without fubllancc ; in r 
 fipid, without force or fpirit. 
 
 FLASK,
 
 FLA 
 
 FLA 
 
 FLASK, flafc 1 . f. A bottle, aveffel; 
 
 P o 
 
 wder-horn. 
 
 FLASKET, flafe'-lt. f. .A veffel in 
 
 which viands are ferved. 
 FLAT, flit', a. Horizontally level; 
 fmooth, without protuberances ; 
 without elevation ; level with the 
 ground ; lying horizontally pro- 
 ilrate, lying along ; in painting, 
 without relief, without prominence 
 of the figures ; tallelefs, infipid ; 
 dull, unanimated ; fpiritlefs, de- 
 jedled; peremptory, abfolute, down- 
 right ; not {harp in found. 
 FLAT, flat', f. A level, an extended 
 plane ; even ground, not mountain- 
 ous ; a fmooth low ground expofed 
 to inundations ; (hallow, ilrand, 
 plac? in the fea where the water is 
 rot deep ; the broad fide of a bUde ; 
 depreflion of thought or language; 
 a mark or character in mufick. 
 To FLAT, flat', v. a. To level, to 
 deprefs, to make broad and fmooth ; 
 to make vapid. 
 
 To FLAT, fiat', v. n. To grow flat, 
 oppofed to fwell ; to become unani- 
 mated or vapid. 
 FLATLONG, flat'-long. ad. With 
 
 the flat downwards, not edgewife, 
 FLATLY, fiit'-ly. ad. Horizontally, 
 without inclination ; without pro- 
 minence or elevation ; without fpi 
 rit, dully, frigidly ; peremptorily, 
 downright. 
 
 FLATNESS, flat'-nes. f. Evennefs 
 level extenfion ; want of relief or 
 prominence ; deadnefs, infipidity 
 vapidnefs ; dejecYionof {rate ; dejec 
 tion of mind, want of life ; dulnefs 
 infipidity, frigidity ; the contrary t< 
 fhrilnefs or acutenefs of found. 
 To FLATTEN, flat'n. v. a. To make 
 even or level, without prominence 
 or elevation ; to beat down to th< 
 ground; to make vapid ; to dejeft 
 to deprefs, to difpirit. 
 To FLATTEN, flat'n. v. n. To grov 
 even or level; to 'grow dull or in 
 fipid. 
 
 FLATTER, flat'-tur. f. The work 
 
 man or inrtrument by which bodie 
 
 are flattened. 
 
 To FLATTER, flat'-tfir, v. a. T 
 
 footh with praifes, to pleafe with 
 blandifliments ; to praife falfely ; to 
 raife falfe hopes. 
 FLATTERER, flat'-ter-ur. f. One 
 
 wJio flatters, a fawner, a wheedler. 
 FLATTERY, flat'-ter-y. f. Falfe 
 
 praife, artful obfequioufnefs. 
 FLATTISH, flat'-tifh. a. Somewhat 
 
 fiat, approaching to flatnefs. 
 FLATULENCY, flat'-u-lih-fy. f. 
 Windinefs, turgidnefs ; emptinefs> 
 vanity. 
 
 FLATULENT, flat'-fl-Iint. a. Tur- 
 gid with air, windy; empty, vain, big 
 without fubftance or realitv, puffy. 
 FLATUOS1TY, flat-u 6>'-i-ty. f. 
 
 Windinefs, fuJnefs of air. 
 FLATUOUS, flat'-i us. a. Windy, 
 
 full of wind. 
 FLATUS, fla'-tus. f. Wind gathered 
 
 in any cavities of the body. 
 FLATWISE, flat'-wke. ad. With the 
 
 flat downwards, not the edge. 
 To FLAUNT* flant'. v. n. To make 
 a fluttering (how in apparel ; to be 
 hung with fomething loofe and fly- 
 ing. 
 FLAUNT, flant'. f. Any thing lobfe 
 
 and airy. 
 
 FLAVOUR, fla'-vur. f. Power of 
 pleafing the tafte ; fweetnefs to the 
 fmell, odour, fragrance. 
 FLAVOURLESS, fla'-vur-les. a. 
 
 Deftitute of flavour. 
 FLAVOUROUS, fla'-vur us. a. De^ 
 lightful to the palate; fragrant, 
 odorous. 
 
 FLAW, fla'. f. A crack or breach in 
 any thing ; a fault, a defeft ; a fud- 
 denguft; a violent blaft 3 a tumult> 
 a tempeftuous uproar; a fudden 
 commotion of mind. 
 To FLAW, fla'. v. a. .To break, to 
 
 crack, to damage with fiflure. 
 FLAWLESS, fla'-Jes. a. Without 
 
 cracks without defects. 
 FLAWY, fla'-yy a. Full of flaws, 
 I LAX, fl.\!:'s. f- The fibrous plant 
 of which the fineft thread is made ; 
 the fibres of flax cleanfed and comb- 
 ed from the fpinner. 
 FLAXCOMB, flak's k&me. f. The 
 inftrument with whic!i the fibres of 
 flax are cicanfed from the brittle parts. 
 3 c z FLAX-
 
 F L E 
 
 F L E 
 
 FLAXDRESSER, fiak'f-dref-ftr. f. 
 He that prr pares flax for the Ipinner. 
 
 FLAXEN, fttk'fn. a. Made of flax; 
 rair, long, and flowing. 
 
 FLAXWiiED, flak'f-wed. f. A plant. 
 
 To FLAY, fia'. v. a. To itiip cff the 
 flcin ; to take off the 'm or fur. 'ace 
 or antf thing. 
 
 FLAYER, fla'-ur. f He that (trips 
 off the fein of any thing. 
 
 PLEA, fle'. f. A fmall inftrft remark- 
 able for it's agility in leaping. 
 
 To FLEA, fle'. v. a. To clean from 
 fleas. 
 
 FLEABANE, fle' -bane. f. A plant. 
 SITE, flc'-blte. ) f. A 
 
 FLEAIilTlNG.fie-bl-dng. f red 
 mark caufed by a flea ; a ('mall hurt 
 or pain like that caufed by the lliug 
 of a flea. 
 
 FLEABITTEN, fle'-bitn. a. Stung 
 by fleas ; mean, worthlefs ; fpotted 
 as if bitten by fleas. 
 
 FLEAK, fle'k. f. A fmall lock, 
 threvd, or twift. 
 
 FLEAM, fle'm. f. An inflrument 
 ufed to bleed cattle. 
 
 FLKAWORT, fle'-wurt. f. A plant. 
 
 To FLECK, flek'. v. a. To fpot, to 
 ilreak, to Itripe, to dapple. 
 
 To FLECKER, flek' ur. v. a. To 
 fpot, to mark with flrokes or touches 
 
 FLED, fled'. The preterite and par- 
 ticiple of FLEE. 
 
 FLEDGE, fledzh'. a. Full-feathered,, 
 able to fly. 
 
 To FLEDGE, fiedzh'. v. a. To fur- 
 n;(h with wings, to fupply with fea- 
 thers. 
 
 To FLEE, fle". v. n. To run from 
 danger, to have recourfe to Ihtlter. 
 
 To FLEE, fle'. v. a. To <liun, to 
 
 avoid ; to quit by flight. 
 'FLEECE, fle's. f. As touch wool as 
 is (horn from one fhcep. 
 
 To FLEECE, fle's. v.a. To clip the 
 fleece of a fheep ; to ftrip, to plun- 
 der, as a iheep is robb.-d of his 
 wool . 
 
 FLEECED, fle'fl, a. Having fleeces 
 of wool. 
 
 FLEECY, fle'-fy. a. Woolly, covered 
 
 with wool. 
 To FLEER, flc'r. v. n. To mock, to 
 
 gibe, to jeft with inference and con- 
 tempt ; to leer,,t 
 
 FLEER, fle'r. f. Mockery exprefTed 
 either in words cr looks; a deceit- 
 ful grin of civility. 
 
 FLEERER, ficV-fir. f. A mocker, a 
 fawner. 
 
 FLEET, fie't. f. A company of fliips, 
 a navy ; a creek, an hilft of waur. 
 
 FLEET, fle't. a. Swift of pace, 
 quick, nimble, aclue ; dimming 
 the furf:icc. 
 
 To FLEET, fle't. v. n. To fly fwift- 
 ly, to vanilh ; to be in a tranlient 
 itate. 
 
 To FLEET, fle't. v. a. To flcim ; to 
 live merrily, to pals time a\vay 
 lightly. 
 
 FLEETLY, f.c't-lv. cd. S*ir. 7 , 
 nimbly, with fwiJt pace. 
 
 FLEETNKSS, fle't-ncs. f. Swiftnefs 
 of courfc, nimblenefs, celerity. 
 
 FLESH, fleQi'. f. The body diftio- 
 guifhed from the foul ; the mufcles 
 diflinguilhed from the Ikin, bones, 
 and tendons ; animal food diilin-' 
 guiihed from vegetable; the body 
 of bealts or birds ufed in food, dif. 
 tinft fjom f. flies ; animal nature J 
 carnality, corporal appetites ; near 
 relation ; the outward or literal 
 fenfe. The Orientals termed the 
 immediate or literal fignification of 
 any precept or typt? Tue Flefh, and 
 the remote or typical meaning The 
 Spirit. This is frequ&nt in St. 
 Paul. 
 
 To FLESH, fleih'. v. a. To initiate; 
 to harden, to eftablifh in any prac- 
 tice ; to glut, to fatiate. 
 
 FLESHCOLOUR, Hill/ ku!-ur. f. 
 The colour of ri :h 
 
 FLESHFLY, flelh'-fly. f. A fly that 
 feeds upon Helh, and depofus her 
 eggs in it. 
 
 FLESHHOOK, flelh'-luk. f. A hook 
 to draw ridh from rhc caldron. 
 
 FLESHLE6S, ficili'-lc*. a. VV'iihout 
 flcfh. 
 
 FLESHLINESS.flefh'-ly-r.es. f. Car. 
 nal paflions or appetites. 
 
 FLESHLY, fli-m'.!y. a. Corporeal; 
 
 carnal ; animal, not vegetable. 
 FLESIiMEAT, fiiik'-act. f. /-?- 
 mal
 
 F L E 
 
 F L I 
 
 mal food, the flefh of animals pre- 
 pared for food. 
 
 FLESHMENr, flem'-menc. f. Ea- 
 gernefs gained by a fuccefsful ini- 
 tiation. 
 
 FLESHMONGER, flefh'- mung-gur. 
 f. One who deals in Mem, a piaip. 
 
 FLESHPOT, fiefli'-poc. f. A veffel 
 in which flefh is cooked, thence 
 plenty of flefh. 
 
 FLESHQUAKE, fttOi'-kwake. f. A 
 tremour of the body. 
 
 FLESHY, flefh'-y. a. Plump, full of 
 fiefh ; pulpous. 
 
 FLETCHER, fletfh'-ur. f. A manu- 
 facturer of bows and arrows. 
 
 FLEWj flu'. The preterite of FLY. 
 
 FLEW, flu', f. The large chaps of a 
 deep-mouthed hound. 
 
 FLEWED, flu'd. a. Chapped, 
 mouthed. 
 
 FLEXANIMOUS, fleks-an'-I-mfcs. a. 
 Having power to change the dif- 
 pofition of the mind. 
 
 FLEXIBILITY, flekf-I-Mi'-I-ty. f. 
 The quality of admitting to be bent, 
 pliancy ; eafmefs to be perfuaded", 
 compliance. 
 
 FLEXIBLE, fleks'-Ibl. a. Poffibk to 
 be bent, pliant ; complying, obfe- 
 quious; ductile, manageable; that 
 may be accommodated to various 
 forms and purpofes. 
 
 FLEXIBLENESS, flekf-ibl-ns. f. 
 Poffibility to be bent, eafmefs to be 
 bent ; obfequioufnefs, compliance ; 
 ductility, manageablenefs. 
 
 FLEXILE, fleki'-I!. a. Pliant, eafily 
 bent, obfequious to any power cr 
 impulfe. 
 
 FLEXION, flek'-fhun. f. The aft 
 of bending ; a double, a bend- 
 ing ; a turn towards any part or 
 quarter. 
 
 FLEXOR, flekf'-or. f. The general 
 names of the mufcles which act in 
 contracting the joints. 
 
 FLEXUOUS, fleks'-u-us. a. Wind- 
 ing, tortuous ; variable, not fleady. 
 
 FLEXURE, flek'-fliur. f. The form 
 or direction in which any thing is 
 bent ; the ad of bending ; the part 
 bent, the joint ; obfequious or fer- 
 vile cringe. 
 
 To FLICKER, fiik'-ur. v. a. To flut- 
 ter, to play the vyings. 
 
 FLIER, fii'.ur. f. A fugitive, a run- 
 away ; that part of a machine which, 
 by being put into a more rapid mo- 
 tion than the other parts, equalizes 
 and regulates the motion of the reft. 
 
 FLIGHT, fii'te. f. The aft of fleeing 
 or running from danger ; the act 
 of ufmg wings ; removal from place 
 to place by means of wings ; a flock 
 of birds flying together ; the birds 
 produced in the fame feafon, as the 
 harveli Flight of pigeons; a volley, 
 a fhower ; the fpace paft by flying ; 
 heat of imagination, fally of the 
 foul. 
 
 FLIGHTY, fli'te-y. a. Fleeting, fwift; 
 wild, full of imaginarlon. 
 
 FLIMSY, film'- zy. a. Weak, feeble; 
 mean, fpiritlefs, without force. 
 
 To FLINCH, fllnt'fh. v. n. Toflmnk 
 from any fuffering or undertaking. 
 
 FLINCHER, flint'lh-ur. f. He who 
 (brinks or fails in any matter. 
 
 To FLING, fiing'. v. a. To caft 
 from the hand, to throw ; to dart, 
 to call with violence ; to fcatter j 
 to drive with violence ; to cafi re- 
 proach ; To fling t down, to demo- 
 lifh, to ruin ; To fling off, to baffle 
 in the chace. 
 
 To FLING, fling', v. n. To flounce, 
 to wince, to fly into violent motions - f 
 To fling out, to grow unruly or ouc- 
 rageous. 
 
 FLING, fling', f. A throw, a cafl ;. 
 a gibe, a fneer, a contemptuous re- 
 mark. 
 
 FL1NGER, fling'-ur. f. He who 
 throws. 
 
 FLINT, fl{nt'. f. A kind of (lone 
 ufed in fire-locks ; any thing emi- 
 nently or proverbially hard. 
 
 FLINTY, flfnt'-y. a. Made of flint, 
 Itrong ; hard of heart, inexorable. 
 
 FL1PP, flip . f. A liquor much ufed 
 in mips, maple by mixing beer with 
 fpirits and fugar. A cant word. 
 
 FLIPPANT, fHp'-pant. a. Nimble, 
 moveable; it is ufed only of the ad 
 of fpeech ; pert, talkative.. 
 
 FLIPPANTLY, fllp'-pant-lf. ad. In 
 a flowing prating way. 
 
 FLIP-
 
 FLO 
 
 FLO 
 
 FLTPPANTNESS, flip'- pant- nes. f. 
 
 Pcrtnefs, taikativenefs. 
 To FLIRT, flurt'. v. a. To throw 
 
 any thing with a quick elaftick mo- 
 tion ; to move with quicknefs. 
 To FLIRT, flurt'. v. n. To jeer, to 
 
 gibe one ; to run about perpetually, 
 
 to be onfteady and fluttering ; to 
 
 coquet with men. 
 FLIRT, flfirr'. f. A quick elaftick 
 
 motion; a fudden trick; a pert huf- 
 
 fey; a coquette. 
 FLIRTATION, fUr-ta'-ftfin. f. A 
 
 quick fpriphtly motion ; coquetry. 
 To FLIT, flk'- v. n. To fly away; 
 
 to remove; to flutter ; to be flux or 
 
 unftable. 
 FLFTCH, flhfh' f. The fide of a hog 
 
 failed and cured. 
 FUTTERMOUSE, flli'-t&r-mous. 
 
 f. The bat. 
 FLITTING, flit' ting. f. Anofience, 
 
 a fault; a flying away. 
 FLIX, fllks'. f. Down, fur, foft 
 
 hair. 
 To FLOAT, fio't'e. v. n. To fwim 
 
 on the furface of the water ; to pafs 
 
 with a light irregular courfe. 
 To FLOAT, flo'te. v. a. To cover 
 
 with water. 
 FLOAT, flo'te. f. The aft of flow 
 
 ing ; any body fo conirived or form- 
 
 rd as to fwim on the water ; the cork 
 
 cr quill by which the angler difcovers 
 
 the bite. 
 FLOATY, flu -t. a. Buoyant and 
 
 fwimming a-top. 
 FLOCK, fiok' f. A company of 
 
 birds or beafls; a company of fhetp, 
 
 diftinguifhed from Herds, which are 
 
 of oxen ; a body of men ; a lock of 
 
 wool. 
 To FLOCK, fiok'. v. n. To gather 
 
 in crowds or larpe numbers. 
 FLOCKBED, Huk' bed. f. A bed 
 
 filled with locks of wool. 
 To FLOG, flog', v. a. To laft, to 
 
 whip. 
 FLOOD, flud' f. A body of water ; 
 
 a deluge, an inundation ; flow, flux, 
 
 not ebb ; catamenia. 
 To FLOOD, flud'. v. si. To deluge, 
 
 to cover with waters. 
 FLOODGATE, flud'-gatc. f. A gate 
 
 or fliutter by which the watercourfe 
 is clofed or opened at pleafure. 
 
 FLOOK, fl6'k. f. The broad part of 
 the anchor which takes hold of the 
 ground. 
 
 FLOOR, flo're. f. The pavement ; 
 that part of a room on which we 
 tread ; a flory, a flight of rooms. 
 
 To FLOOR, flfc're. v. a. To cover the 
 bottom with a floor. 
 
 FLOORING, flu'-Hng. f. Bottom, 
 floor. 
 
 To FLOP, flop', v. a. To clap the 
 wings with noife. 
 
 FLORAL, H6'-ial. a. Relating to 
 Flora, or to flowers. 
 
 FLORENCE, fior'-ens. f. A kind of 
 cloth. 
 
 FLORET, flo' ret. f. A Jina!l imper- 
 fect flower. 
 
 FLORID, fior'-W. a. Productive of 
 flowers, covered with fluwer.-; bright 
 in colour, flofhed with red ; embel- 
 liflied, fplendid. 
 
 FLORIDITY, flo-rld'-I-tf.f. Frefh- 
 n.'fs of colour. 
 
 FLOR1DNESS, flor'-Id-nes.f. Frefli- 
 nefs of colour; embelliflunent, am- 
 bitious elegance. 
 
 FLORIFEKOUS, flo-rlf-ffe-rus. a. 
 Productive of flowers. 
 
 FLORIN, flor'-ln. f. A ccin firft 
 imdc by the Florentines. 
 
 FLORIST, flo'- rill. f. A cultivator 
 of flower?. 
 
 FLORULENT, flor'-u lent. a. Flow- 
 ery, bloflbming. 
 
 FLOSCULOUS, fl6s'-ku lus.a. Com- 
 pofed of flowers. 
 
 FLOTA, fl&'-ta. f. The rich fleet 
 which the Spaniards fend annually 
 to America. 
 
 To FLOTE, flute, v. a. To fcim. 
 
 To FLOUNCE, flou'ns. v. n . To 
 move with violence in the water or 
 mire ; to move with weight and tu- 
 mult ; to move with paflionnte agi- 
 taxion. 
 
 To FLOUNCE, flou'r.s. v. a. To 
 deck with flounces. 
 
 FLOUNCE, flou'ns. f. Anything 
 lewed to the garment, and hanging 
 loofe, fo as to fwcll and fliake ; a 
 furbelow, 
 
 FLOUNDER,
 
 FLO 
 
 FLU 
 
 FLOUNDER, flou'n-dur. f. The 
 name r.f a tmall flat fila. 
 
 To FLOUNDER; flou'n-dur. v. n. 
 To tfruggle with violent and irre- 
 gular motions. 
 
 To FLOURISH, flur'-rlih. v. n. To 
 be in vigour, not to fade ; to be in 
 a profperous ftate ; to u<e florid lan- 
 guage ; to defcribe various figures 
 by interfering lines ; to boaft, to 
 brag ; in muiick, to play fome pre- 
 lude. 
 
 To FLOURISH, fl&r'-rlfo. v. n. To 
 adorn with vegetable beauty ; to 
 adorn with figures of needle- work ; 
 to move any thing in quick circles 
 or vibrations; to adorn with embel- 
 lishments of language. 
 
 FLOURISH, flur'-rlih. f. Bravery, 
 
 , beauty ; an oflentatious embellifti- 
 
 ment, ambitious copiouinefs ; figures 
 
 formed by lines curicuily or wau 
 
 tor!y drawn. 
 
 FLOURISHER, flur'-ilm-ur. f. One 
 that is in prime or in profperity. 
 
 To FLOUT, flou'c. v. a. To mock, 
 to infuk, to treat with mockery and 
 ' contempt. 
 
 To FLOUT, flou't. v. n. To prac- 
 tile mockery, to behave with con- 
 tempt. 
 
 FLOUT, flou't. f. A mock, an in- 
 fult. 
 
 FLOUTER, flou't-ur. f. One who 
 jeers. 
 
 To FLOW, fio'. v. n. To run or 
 fpread as water; to run, oppofed to 
 Itanding waters; to rife, not to ebb; 
 to melt; to proceed, to iflue ; to 
 glide fmoothly, as a Flowing pe- 
 riod ; to write fmoo'hly, to fpeak 
 volubly; to be copious, to be full ; 
 to hang loofe and waving. 
 
 To FLOW. flo'. v. a. To overflow, 
 to deluge. 
 
 FLOW, flo'. f. The rife of water, not 
 the ebb ; a fudden plenty or abund- 
 ance ; a ilream cfdi&ion. 
 
 FLOWER, flow'-ur. f. The part of 
 a plant which contains the feeds ; 
 an ornament, an embellishment ; 
 the prime, the flourifhing part ; the 
 moft excellent or valuable part of 
 any thing. 
 
 FLOWER DE LUCE, flow'.ur-de- 
 
 lu's. f A bulb,,v..-> Hs. 
 To FLOWER, flow'-ur. v. n. To be 
 in flower, to be in bloflbm ; to be 
 in the prime, to flourifti ; to froth, 
 to ferment, to mantle; to come as 
 cream from the fur face. 
 To FLOWER, flow'-ur. v. a. To 
 adurn with fictitious or imitated 
 flowers. 
 
 FLOWERET, flow'-ur-et. f. A flower; 
 a imall flower. 
 
 FLOWERGJ\RDEN, flbw'-ur-gardn. 
 f. A garden in which flowers are 
 principally cultivated. 
 
 FLOWERINESS, flow'-ur-y-nes. f. 
 The ftate of abounding in rloivers ; 
 floridnefs of fpeech. 
 
 FLOWERING BUSH, flow'-ur-Ing- 
 bulh. f. A plant. 
 
 FLOWERY, flow'-fir-y. a. Full of 
 flowers, adorned with flowers real 
 or fictitious. 
 
 FLOWINGLY, flo'-ing-ly. ad. With 
 volubility, with abundance. 
 
 FLOWK, fl&'k. f. A flounder. 
 
 FLOWN, fl&'ne. participle of FLY. 
 
 FLOWN, flo'ne. a. Puffed, ela-.f. 
 
 FLUCTUANT, fiuk'-tu-ant. a. Wa- 
 vering, uncertain. 
 
 To FLUCTUATE, fluk'-tu-ate. v. n. 
 To roll to and; again as water in 
 agitation ; to float backward and 
 forward ; to move with uncertain 
 and haily motion ; to be in an un- 
 certain ftate ; to be irrefolute. 
 
 FLUCTUATION, fluk-tu-a'-fnun. f. 
 The alternate motion of the water ; 
 uncertainty, indetermination. 
 
 FLUE, flu', f. A fmall pipe or chim- 
 ney to convey air; foft' down or 
 fur. 
 
 FLUENCY, flu'-en-fy. f. The qua- 
 lity of flowing, fmoothnefs ; teadi- 
 nefs, copioufnefs, volubility. 
 
 FLUENT, fiu'-ent. a. Liquid; flow- 
 ing, in motion, in flux; ready, co- 
 pious, voluble. 
 
 FLUENT, fiu'-ent. f. Stream, run- 
 ning water. 
 
 FLUENTLY, flu'-cnt-Iv. ad. With 
 ready ftW ; volubly. 
 
 FLUID, flu' Id. a. Having parts 
 eafilv feparabk, not folid. 
 
 FLUID,
 
 FLU 
 
 FLY 
 
 FLUID, fl&'.Id. f. In phyfick, an 
 
 animal juice ; any thing that Hows. 
 FLUIDITY, flu Id'-l-tf f. The 
 
 quality in bodies opposite to foli- 
 
 dity. 
 FLUIDNESS, flu'.{d-n<h. f. That 
 
 quality in bodies oppofite to flabi- 
 
 FLUMMERY.Tlfim'-uT-f.f. A kind 
 of food made by coagulation cf 
 wheatflower or oatmeal. 
 
 FLUNG, flung', participle and pre- 
 terite of Fr. ING. 
 
 FLUOR, flu -or. f. A fluid ftatc; ca- 
 tamenia. , 
 
 FLURRY, fiir'-ry. f. A guft or ftorm 
 of wind, a harty blail; hurry. 
 
 To FLUSH, fuifh'. v. n. To flow 
 with violence ; to come in haftc ; to 
 glow in the flcin. ^ . 
 
 To FLUSH, flulh'. v. a. To colour, 
 toiedden; to elate, to elevate. 
 
 FLUSH, flulh'. a. Frefh, full of vi- 
 gour; affluent, abounding; full of 
 feathers. 
 
 FLUSH, flum'. f. Afflux, fudden 
 impulfe, violent flow; cards all of 
 a fort. 
 
 To FLUSTER, flL'-tur. v. a. To 
 make hot and rofy with drinking. 
 
 FLUTE, flit't. f. A mufical pipe, a 
 pipe with ftopf for the lingers ; a 
 channel or furrow in ft pillar. 
 
 To FLUTE, flu't. v. a. To cut co- 
 lumns into hollows. 
 
 To FLUTTER, fi6t'-tir. v. n. To 
 take (hort flights with great agita- 
 tion of the wings; to move with 
 great (how and buflie ; to be mnvcd 
 with quick vibrations or undula- 
 tions ; to move irregularly. 
 
 To FLUTTER, fiut'-tur. v. a. To 
 drive in diforder, like a flock of 
 birds fuddetily roufed ; to hurry the 
 mind j to diforder the pofnion of any 
 thing. 
 
 FLUTTER, flitt'-tur. f. Hurry, tu- 
 mult, diforder of mind ; corJufion, 
 irregularity. 
 
 FLUV1AT1CK, flu- vy at'. Ik. a. 
 Belonging to rivers. 
 
 FLUX, fluk*'. f. The aft of flowing; 
 any flow or illue of matter ; dyfen- 
 tery, difeafe in which the bowels 
 7 
 
 are excoriated and bleed, blondy j 
 flux; concourfe, influence; the !. e 
 of b.-ing melted; that which n.-- 
 g'ed with a body makes it melt. 
 
 FLUX, fluks'. a. Unconftant, not 
 durable, maintained by a conftant 
 fuccefiion of parts. 
 
 To FLUX, fliiks'. v. a. To melt ; to 
 falivate, to evacuate by fpitting. 
 
 FLUXILITY, flfikf Il'-i-ty. f. Eafii 
 nefs of feparation of pans. 
 
 FLUXION, fluk'-fhun. f. The aft of 
 flowing ; the matter that flows ; in 
 mathematicks, the arithmetick or 
 analyfis of infinitely fm.ill variable 
 quar.tities. 
 
 To FLY, Rf'.-v. n. To move through 
 the air with wings ; to pafs through 
 the air ; to pafs away ; to p.tls 
 fwiftly ; to fpring with violence, to 
 fall on fuddenly; to move with ra- 
 pidity ; to burlt afunder with a fud- 
 den e.xplofion; to break, to (hirer; to 
 be lightand unincumbered, as a fly nj 
 camp ; To fly at, to fpring with vio- 
 lence upon ; To fly in the face, to 
 in:ult ; to aft in defiance; To fly 
 off, to revolt ; To fly out, to bnril 
 into paflion ; to break out into li- 
 cence ; to ftart violently from any 
 direftion ; To let fly, to difcharge. 
 
 To FLY, fly", v. a. To Ihun, to avoid, 
 to decline; to refufe aflbciation 
 with ; fj quit by flight : in all the 
 foregoing fenfes it fliould be flee ; 
 to caufe to fly ; to attack by a bird 
 of prey. 
 
 FLY, fly', f. A fmall winged infeft ; 
 that part of a machine which, be-r 
 ing put into a quick motion, regu- 
 lates the reft ; that part of a vane 
 which points how the wind blows. 
 
 To FLYBLOW, fly" -bio. v. a. To 
 taint \vitn flies, to fill with mag- 
 gots. 
 
 FLYBOAT, flf.^te. f. A kind of 
 veflel nimble and light for failing. 
 
 FLYCATCHER, fly'-katlh-ur. f, 
 One that hunts flies. 
 
 FLYER, fly 1 ', ur. f. One that flees oH 
 runs away ; one that ufcs wings ; 
 the fly of a jack. 
 
 To FLYFISH, fly'-flfh. v. n. To 
 angle with a hook baited with a fly.
 
 FOG 
 
 FOAL, fo'le. f. The offspring of a 
 
 mare, or other beaft of burden. 
 To FOAL, fo'ie. v. a. To bring forth 
 
 a foal. 
 To FOAL, fo'!e v. n. To be difbur- 
 
 dened of a foal. 
 
 FOAL BIT, fo'le- bit. f. A plant. 
 FOAM, fo'me. f. The white fub- 
 
 ftance which agitation or ferment- 
 ation gathers on the top of liquors, 
 
 froth, fpiime. 
 To FOAM, fS'me. v. n. To froth, 
 
 to gather foam ; to be in rage, to 
 
 be violently agitated. 
 FOAMY, f6'-my. a. Covered with 
 
 foam, frothy. 
 
 FOB, f6b'. f. A fmall pocket. 
 To FOB, fob', v. a. To cheat, to 
 ( trick, to defraud ; To fob off, to 
 
 fhift off, to put afide with an arti- 
 ' nee. 
 FOCAL, f&'-kal. a. Belonging to the 
 
 focus. 
 FOCIL, fos'-Il. f. Either of the bones 
 
 between the knee and ancle, or elbow 
 
 and wrift. 
 FOC1LLATION, fos-il-la'-fhun. f. 
 
 Comfort, fupport. 
 FOCUS, f&'.k&s. f. The point where 
 
 the rays are collected by a burning 
 
 glafs ; the point in the axis of a 
 
 lens, where the rays meet and crofs 
 , each other ; a certain point in the 
 
 axis of a curve. 
 FODDER, fod'-dur. f. Dry food 
 
 ftored up for cattle againfl winter. 
 To FODDER, f&d'-dfcr. v. a. To 
 
 feed with dry food. 
 FODDERER, fod'-der-ur. f. He 
 
 who fodders cattle. 
 FOE, fo'. f. An enemy in war ; a 
 
 perfecutor, an enemy in common 
 
 life ; an opponent, an ill-wifher. 
 FOEMAN, f&'-man. f. An enemy 
 
 in war. 
 FOETUS, fe'-tus. f. The child in 
 
 the womb after it is perfectly form- 
 ed. 
 FOG, fog', f. A thick mift, a moift 
 
 denfe vapour near the furface of the 
 
 land or water ; aftergrafs. 
 FOGGILY, fog'-gy-ty. ad. Miflily, 
 
 darkly, cloudily. 
 FOGG1NESS, fog'-gf-nes. f. The 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 F O L 
 
 ftate of being dark or mifty, cloud- 
 mefs, miftinefs. 
 
 FOGGY, f6g'-gy. a. Mifty, cloudy, 
 dank ;^ cloudy in underftanding, dull. 
 
 FOH, /oh', interjedl. An interjection 
 of abhorrence. 
 
 FOIBLE, foi'bl. f. A weak fide, a 
 blind fide. 
 
 To FOIL, foil. v. a. To put to the 
 worft, to defeat. 
 
 FOIL, fofl. f. A defeat, a mifcar- 
 riage ; leaf, gilding ; fomething of 
 another colour on which jewels are 
 fet to raife their luftrej a blunt fword 
 ufed in fencing. 
 
 FOILER, foi'-l&r. f. One who has 
 gained advantage over another. 
 
 To FO1N, foi'n. v. n. To pufh in 
 fencing. 
 
 FOIN, foi'n. f. A thruft, a pufh. 
 
 FOININGLY, foi'n-Ing-ly. ad. in 
 a pufhing manner. 
 
 POISON, foi'zn. f. Plenty, abund- 
 ance. 
 
 To FOIST, foi'ft. v. a. To infert by 
 forgery. 
 
 FOLD, f&'ld. f. The ground in which 
 fheep are confined ; the place where 
 flieep are houfed; the flock of fheep; 
 a limit, a boundary ; a double, a 
 complication, one part added to 
 another ; from the foregoing figni- 
 fication is derived the ufe of Fold in 
 compofition. Fold fignifies the fame 
 quantity added, as twenty fold, 
 twenty times repeated. 
 
 To FOLD, f6'ld. v. a. To fhut fheep 
 in the fold ; to double, to compli- 
 cate ; to enclofe, to include, to fhut, 
 
 To FOLD, f&'ld. v. n. To clofe over 
 another of the fame kind. 
 
 FOLD EN, fo'ldn. Old irr. part, of 
 FOLD. 
 
 FOLIACEOUS, f6-ly-a'-ftms. a. 
 Confuting of laminae or leaves. 
 
 FOLIAGE, f6'-ly-adzh. f. Leaves, 
 tufts of leaves. 
 
 To FOLIATE, fo'-ly-Ste. v. a. To 
 beat into laminae or leaves. 
 
 FOLIATION, fp-ly-a'-Mo. f. The 
 aft of beating into thin leaves ; the 
 flower of a plant. 
 
 FOLIATURE, f6'-ly-a-tar. f. The 
 
 flate of being hammered into leaves. 
 
 3 D FOLIO,
 
 F O N 
 
 o o 
 
 FOLIO, f&'-!y6. f. A large book, of 
 wn'.ch the pages are formed by a 
 (beet of paper once doubled. 
 
 FOLK, fo'ke. f. People, in familiar 
 language ; nations, mankind. 
 
 FOLKMOTE, fo'ke- mcie. f. A 
 meeting of the people. 
 
 FOLLICLE, fii'-llid. f. A cavity in 
 any body with ftrong coats j a cap- 
 fula, a feed-veiTel. 
 
 To FOLLOW, foi'-16. v. a. Togo 
 after, not before, or fide by fide ; td 
 attend as a dependant ; to purfue ; 
 to fucceed in order of time ; to be 
 consequential, as effefts; to imitate, 
 to copy ; to obey, to cbferve ; to 
 attend to, to be bufied with. 
 
 To FOLLOW, f6l'-J6. v. n. To 
 come after another ; to be poflerior 
 in time ; to be confequential ; to 
 continue endeavours. 
 
 FOLLOWER, fol'-!6 ur. f. One who 
 comes after another, not before him, 
 or fide by fide ; a dependant ; an 
 attendant; an alfociate j an imita- 
 tor, a copver. 
 
 FOLLY, fol'-ly. f- Wantofunder- 
 ftanding, weaknefs of inteHeft ; cri- 
 minal weaknela, depravity of mind; 
 aft of negligence or palilon unbe- 
 ' coming wildom. 
 
 To FOMENT, fcVment'. v. a. To 
 cherilh with heat j to bathe with 
 warm lotions ; to encourage, to fup- 
 port, to cherifh. 
 
 FOMENTATION, f& men-ta'-flu'in. 
 f. A partial warm bathing, calh d 
 alfo Auphg ; the lotion prepared to 
 foment the parts. 
 
 FOMENTER, f6-rren'-tur. f. An 
 encourager, a fupporter. 
 
 FOND, load', f. Foolilh, filly ;fool- 
 iftily tender, injudicioufly indul- 
 gent ; pleafed in too great a degree, 
 foo'im'y delighted. 
 
 To FONDLE, fond'I. v. a. To tre.it 
 with great indulgence, to carefs, to 
 cocker. 
 
 FONDLER, foud'-Iur. f. One who 
 fondles. 
 
 FONDLING, fond'.Hng. f. A?cr- 
 fon or thing much fondled cr ca 
 refled, fomething regarded witn 
 great affcdliop^ 
 
 7 
 
 FONDLY, f6nd'-l^. ad. Fooli(hljr t 
 
 weakly ; with great or extreme tea- 
 
 dernefs. 
 FONDNESS, f6nd'-nes. f. Foolifh, 
 
 nefs, weaknefs ; foolifti tendernefs ; 
 
 tender paffion ; unreafonable liking. 
 FONT, font', f. A ftone veffel in 
 
 which the water for holy baptifm is 
 
 contained in the church. 
 FONTANEL, fcY,'--Jt-nc'. f. Aa 
 
 ifTae, adiicharge opened in the body. 
 FOOD, fo'd. f. Viftuals, proviiion 
 
 fur the mouth ; any thing that nou- 
 
 FOODFUL, fo'd-ful. a. Fruitful, full 
 
 of food. 
 FOOL, fo'l. f. One to whom nature 
 
 has denied reafon, a natural, an 
 
 idiot; in Scripture, a wicked man; 
 
 a term of indignity and reproach ;' 
 
 one who counterfeits folly, a buf- 
 
 foon, a jefter. 
 
 To FOOL, fo'l. v.n. To trifle, to play. 
 To FOOL, fo'l. v. a. To treat with 
 
 contempt, to difappoint, to fruftrate; 
 
 to infatuate ; to cheat. 
 FOOLBORN, fo'l-barn. a. FooliQi 
 
 from the birth. 
 FOOLERY, fcVI-er-^. f. Habitual 
 
 folly ; an aft of folly, trifling prac- 
 
 tice ; objeft of folly. 
 FOOLHAPPY, M.hap'- F >\ a. 
 
 Lucky without contrivance or judg- 
 
 ment. 
 FOOLHARDINESS, fol-ha'r-tly-nes. 
 
 f. Mad rafhnefs. 
 FOOLHARDY, f6!-ha'r-d. a. Da-. 
 
 rin^ without judgment, madly ad- 
 
 venturous. 
 FOOLTRAP, fo'l-trap. f. A fnare 
 
 to eaten fools in. 
 FOOLISH, f6'Mfh. a. Void of un- 
 
 derftanding, weak of intellect ; im- 
 
 prudei t, irdifcreet ; in Scripture^ 
 
 wicktd, finf-il. 
 FOOLZSHLV, fol-I(h-ly. ad. Weak- 
 
 ly, without und.:ritanding; in Scrip- 
 
 ture, wickedly. 
 FOOLISHNESS, f6'l-Iih-nes. f. Fol- 
 
 ly, want of underftanding ; foolifh 
 
 pr.iflice, aftual deviation from the 
 
 right. 
 
 FOOT, fuf. f. The part upon which 
 
 we Hand j that by which any thinjj 
 
 H
 
 o o 
 
 FOR 
 
 is fupported ; the lower part, the 
 bafe ; infantry ; ftate, character, 
 condition; fcheme, plan, fetdement; 
 a certain number of fyllabies con- 
 ftituting a diuinft part cf a verfe ; a 
 meafure' containing twelve inches ; 
 ftep. 
 
 To FOOT, fu<'. v. n. To dance, to 
 tread wantonly, to trip ; to walk, 
 not ride. 
 To FOOT, fut'. v. a. To fparn, to 
 
 kick ; to tread. 
 i FOOTBALL, fut'-bal. f. A ball 
 
 driven by the foot. 
 j .FOOTBOY, fut'-boy. f. A low me- 
 
 rial, an attendant in livery. 
 i FOOTBRIDGE, fdt'-brldzh. f. A 
 
 bridge on which pafiengers walk. 
 FOOTCLOTH, fut'-klath. f. A 
 
 fumpter cloth. 
 FOOTED, fuc'-id. a. Shaped in the 
 
 foot. 
 iFOOTFIGHT, fut'-flte. f. A fight 
 
 on foot. 
 i FOO THOLD, fut'-hold. f. Space to 
 
 hold the foot. 
 
 ; FOOTING, fat'-tlng. f. Ground for 
 the foot ; foundation, bafis, fup- 
 port ; tread, walk ; dance ; en- 
 trance, beginning, eftablifhment ; 
 ftate, condition, fettlement. 
 FOOTLICKER, fut'-llk-ir. -f. A 
 
 flave, an humble fawner. 
 | FOOTMAN, fut'-man. f. A foldier 
 that marches and fights on foot ; a 
 low menial fervant in livery ; one 
 who practifes to w^ll^ or run. 
 | FOO TMANSHIP, fut'-man-fhlp. f. 
 
 The art or faculty of a runner. 
 I FOOTPACE, fiu'-pafe. f. Part of a 
 pair of flairs, whereon, after four 
 or five fteps, yctt arrive to a broad 
 place ; a pace no falter than a flow 
 - walk. 
 
 FOOTPAD, fut'-pad. f. A highway- 
 man that robs on foot. 
 FOOTPATH, fuc'-pith. f. A nar- 
 row way which will not admit 
 horfes. 
 FOOTPOST, fut'-poft. f. A poft or 
 
 meflenger that travels on foot. 
 FOOTSTALL, fut'-ftal. f. A wo- 
 man's ir.rrup. 
 FOOTSTEP, fui'-flep. f. Trace, 
 
 
 track, impreffion left by the foot ; 
 token, mark; example. 
 
 FOOTSTOOL, ffitlflol. f. A florf 
 on which he that fits places his feet. 
 
 FOP, fop', f. A coxcotr.b, a man of 
 fmall underftanding and much often- 
 tation, one fond of drefs. 
 
 FOPDOODLE, fop'-dodl. f. A 
 fool, an insignificant wretch, 
 
 FOPPERY, f6p'-er-. f. Folly, im- 
 pertinence ; affeflation of mow or 
 importance, ftiowy folly; fondnefs 
 of drefs. 
 
 FOPPISH, f6p'-pl!h. a. Foolifli, idle, 
 vain; vain in fhow, vain of drefs. 
 
 FOPPISHLY, f6p'-piih-ly. ad. Vain- 
 ly, oftentatioufly. 
 
 FOPPISHNESS, %'-pim-nes. f. 
 Vanity, fhowy vanity. 
 
 POPPLING, fop'-Hng. f. A petty 
 fop. 
 
 FOR, for', prep. Becaufe of; with 
 refpeft to ; ccnfidered as, in the place 
 of; for the fake of ; in comparative 
 refpeft; after O, an expreffion of de- 
 fire ; in account of, in folution of ; 
 inducing to as a motive ; in remedy 
 of; in exchange for; in the place 
 of, inftead of; in fupply of, to ferve 
 in the place of; through a certain 
 duration; in fearch of, in queft of; 
 in favour of, on the part of; with 
 intention of; notwithftanding ; to 
 the ufe of; in confequence of; in 
 
 ' recompenfe of. 
 
 FOR, for', conj. The word by which 
 the reafon is introduced of fomething 
 advanced before ; becaufe, on this 
 account thfct ; For as much, in re* 
 gard that, in confederation of. v 
 
 To FORAGE, for'-Idzh. v. n.' To 
 wander far, to rove at a diftance ; 
 to warder in fearch of provifions ; 
 to ravage, to feed on fpcil. 
 
 To FORAGE, for'-idzh. v. a. To 
 plunder, to (trip. 
 
 FORAGE, for'-Jdzh. f. Search of 
 provifions, the acl of feeding abroad; 
 provifions fought abroad ; provi- 
 fions in general. 
 
 FORAM1NOUS, fo-ram'-y-nus. a. 
 Full of holes. 
 
 FORBADE, fir-bid'. pt. of FOR- 
 BID. 
 
 3 D 2 Ta
 
 FOR 
 
 FOR 
 
 To FORBEAR, f6r-be're. v. n. To 
 ceafe from any thing, to intermit ; 
 to paufe, to delay; to omit volun- 
 tarily ; to abftain ; to reftrain any 
 violence of temper, to be patient. 
 
 To FORBEAR, for- be're. v. a. To 
 decline, to omit voluntarily ; to 
 fquare, to treat with clemency ; to 
 withhold. 
 
 FORBEARANCE, for-be're-ans. f. 
 The care of avoiding or fhunning 
 any thing ; intermiffion of fome- 
 thing ; command of temper ; lenity, 
 delay of punifhment, mildnefs. 
 
 FORBEARER, f6r-be're-ur. f. An 
 intermitter, interceptor of any thing. 
 
 To FORBID, for-bld'. v. a. To pro- 
 hibit ; to oppofe, to binder. 
 
 To FORBID, for-bld'. v. n. To utter 
 a prohibition. 
 
 FORBIDDANCE, for-bld'-dans. f. 
 Prohibition. 
 
 FORBIDDEN, for-bld'n. part. pret. 
 
 of Fo R B 1 D . 
 
 FORB1DDENLY, for-bld'n-ly. ad. 
 
 In an unlawful manner. 
 FORBIDDER, f&r-bld'-dur. f. One 
 
 that prohibits. 
 FORBIDDING, fir-bld'-dlng. par- 
 
 ticip. a. Railing abhorrence. 
 FORBORE, f6r-bo're. pret. of FOR- 
 
 BEAK. 
 
 FORBORN, f&r-bo'm. part. pret. of 
 FORBEAR. 
 
 FORCE, f6'rfe. f. Strength, vigour, 
 might ; violence ; virtue, efficacy ; 
 validnefs, power of law ; armament, 
 warlike preparation ; delliny, ne- 
 ceffity, fatal compulsion. 
 
 To FORCE, fo'rfe. v. a. To compel, 
 to conftrain ; to overpower ; to im- 
 pel ; to enforce; to drive by vio- 
 lence or power ; to ftorm, to take 
 or enter by violence; to ravim, to 
 violate by force ; To force out, to 
 extort. 
 
 FORCEDLY, f6'r-fd-ly. ad. Vio- 
 lently, conftrainedly. 
 
 FORCEFUL, fo'rfe-ful. a. Violent, 
 ftrong, impetuous. 
 
 FORCEFULLY, fo'rfe-fuMy. ad. 
 Violently, impetuoufly. 
 
 FORCELESS, fi'rie-les. a. Without 
 force, weak, feeble. 
 
 FORCEPS, fa'r-feps. f. Inftrument 
 to extradl any thing out of wounds. 
 FORCER, fo'r-fur. f. That which 
 forces, drives, or conftrains ; the 
 embolus of a pump working by pul- 
 fion. 
 
 FORCIBLE, fo'r-sibl. a. Strong, 
 mighty; violent, impetuous ; effica- 
 cious, powerful; prevalent, of great 
 influence ; done by force ; valid ; 
 binding. 
 FORCIBLENESS, f&'r-slbl-nes. f. 
 
 Force, violence. 
 
 FORCIBLY, f6'r-slb-ly. ad. Strong- 
 ly, powerfully; impetuoufly; by 
 violence, by force. 
 
 FORCIPATED, fi'r-fy-pa-tld. a. 
 Like a pair of pincers to open and 
 enclofe. 
 FORD, fo'rd. f. A fhallow part of a 
 
 river ; the Itream, the current. 
 To FORD, f&'rd. v. a. To pafs with- 
 
 out fwimming. 
 FORDABLE, fi'rd-abl. a. Paffable 
 
 without fwimming. 
 
 FORE, f&'re. a. Anteriour, that 
 which comes firft in a progreffive 
 motion. 
 
 FORE, fo're. ad. Anteriourly ; Fore 
 is a word much ufed in compofition 
 to mark priority of time. 
 To FOREADVISE, fore-ad-v!'ze. 
 v. a. To counfel early, to advifc 
 beforehand. 
 ToFOREAPPOlNT, fore-ap- point'. 
 
 v. a. To order beforehand. 
 To FOREARM, fore-a'rm. v. a. To 
 provide for attack or refinance be- 
 fore the time of need. 
 To FOREBODE, tf>re-bo'de. v. n. 
 To prognofticate, to foretel ; to 
 foreknow. 
 
 FOROODER, f6re-bode-ur. f. A 
 prognoilicator, a foothfayer; a forc- 
 knower. 
 
 To FORECAST, f6re-kaft'. v. a. To 
 fcheme, to plan before execution > 
 to adjuft, to contrive ; to foreiee, to 
 provide againfl. 
 
 To FORECAST, f6re-kaft'. v. n. 
 To form fchemes, to contrive before- 
 hand. 
 
 FORECAST, fo're.kift. f. Contri- 
 vance beforehand, antecedent policy. 
 FORK-
 
 FOR 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORECASTER, f&re-kift'-fir. f. 
 
 One who contrives beforehand. 
 FORECASTLE, f&'re-kafl. f. In a 
 
 fhip, that part where the foremaft 
 
 (lands. 
 FORECHOSEN, fore-tfh&'zn. part. 
 
 Pre-eleaed. 
 FORECITED, fore-si'-tld. part 
 
 Quoted before. 
 To FORECLOSE, fore-klo'ze. v. a. 
 
 To fhutup, to preclude, to prevent ; 
 
 To foreclofe a mortgage, is to cut 
 
 off the power of redemption. 
 FOREDECK, f&'re-dek. f. The an- 
 
 teriour part of the fhip. 
 To FOREDESIGN, f&re-de-d'ne. 
 
 v. a. To plan beforehand. 
 To FOREDO, fore-do', v.a. To ruin, 
 
 to deftroy ; to overdo, to weary, to 
 
 harafs. 
 To FOREDpOM, f&re-d6'm. v. a. 
 
 To predeftinate, to determine be- 
 forehand. 
 FOREDOOR, fo're-d6re. f. The door 
 
 in the front of a houfe. 
 FOREEND, f&'re-end. f. The ante- 
 
 riour part. 
 FOREFATHER, fore-fa'-thur. f. 
 
 Anceftor, one who in any degree of 
 
 afcending genealogy precedes ano- 
 ther. 
 FOREFEET, f&'re-fgt. f. plor. of 
 
 FOREFOOT. 
 To FOREFEND, fore-fend', v. a. To 
 
 prohibit, to avert; to provide for, 
 
 to fecure. 
 FOREFINGER, fo're-flng-gur. f. 
 
 The finger next to the thumb, the 
 
 index. 
 FOREFOOT, f&'re-fut. f. The ante- 
 
 riour foot of a quadruped. 
 To FOREGO, f&re-go'. v. a. To quit, 
 
 to give up ; to go before, to be paft. 
 FOREGOER, f&re-g&'-ur. f. Ancef- 
 tor, progenitor. 
 FOREGROUND, f&'re-ground. f. 
 
 The part of the field or expanfe of 
 
 a picture which feems to lie before 
 
 the figures. 
 FOREHAND, fo're-hand. f. The 
 
 part of a horfe which is before the 
 
 rider; the chief part. 
 FORHAND, fore-hind, a. A thing 
 
 done tco fooa. 
 
 FOREHANDED, fo're-hand-Id. a. 
 Early, timely ; formed in the fore- 
 parts. 
 
 FOREHEAD, f6r'-rld. f. That part 
 of the face which reaches from the 
 eyes upward to the hair ; impudence, 
 confidence, affurance. 
 
 FOREHOLDING, fore-h&'ld-Ing. f. 
 Predictions, ominous accounts. 
 
 FOREIGN, f6r'-rln. a. Not of this 
 country, not domeftick ; alien, re- 
 mote, not belonging ; excluded ; ex 
 traneous. 
 
 FOREIGNER, f6r'-rln -fir. f. A man 
 that comes from another country, a 
 ftranger. 
 
 FOREIGNNESS, f6r'-rfn-nes.- f. 
 Remotenefs, want of relation to 
 fomething. 
 
 To FOREIMAGINE, fore-im- 
 madzh'-In. v. a. To conceive or 
 fancy before proof. 
 
 To FOREJUDGE, fore.dzh&dzh'. 
 v. a. To judge beforehand, to be 
 prepofTefled. 
 
 To FOREKNOW, f&re-no'. v. a. To 
 have prefcience of, to forefee. 
 
 FOREKNOWABLE, f&re-n&'-abl. a. 
 Capable of being foreknown. 
 
 FOREKNOWLEDGE, f6re-n6r- 
 lldzh. f. Prefcience, knowledge of 
 that which has not yet happened. 
 
 FORELAND, fo're-iand. f. A pro- 
 montory, headland, high land jut- 
 ting into the fea, a tape. 
 
 To FORELAY, fore-la', v. a. To 
 lay wait for, to intrap by ambufh. 
 
 ToFORELIFT, fore lift', v.a. To 
 raife aloft any anteriour part. 
 
 FORELOCK, fo're-16k. f. The hair 
 that grows from the forepart of the 
 head. 
 
 FOREMAN, fo're-man. f. The firft 
 or chief perfon on a jury ; the firft 
 fervant in a fhop. 
 
 FOREMAST, f&'re-mift. f. The 
 mad ncareil the head of a fhip. 
 
 FOREMENT1ONED, fdre-men'- 
 fhund. a. Mentioned or recited be- 
 fore. 
 
 FOREMOST, f&'re-muft. a. Firft in 
 place ; firft in dignity. 
 
 FORENAMED^ fgre-na'md. a. No- 
 minated before. 
 
 FORE-
 
 FOR 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORENOON, fo're.n&n. f. The 
 time of day reckoned from the 
 middle point, between the dawn 
 and the meridian, to the meridian. 
 
 FORENpTICE, Jore-r&'-tls. f. In- 
 formation of an event before it hap- 
 pens. 
 
 FORENSICK, fo-ren'-si'k. a. Be- 
 longing to courts of judicature. 
 
 To FOREORDAIN; forc-ur-da'ne. 
 
 . v. a. To predeilinate, to predeter- 
 mine* to preordain. 
 
 FOREPART, fo're-part. f. The an- 
 teriour part. 
 
 FOREPAST, ffire-paft'. a. Paft be- 
 yond a certain time. 
 
 FOREPOSSESSED, f5re-poz.zeft'. 
 a. Preoccupied, prepoflefied, pre- 
 engaged. 
 
 FORERANK, fo're-rangk. f. Firfl 
 rank, front. 
 
 FORERECITED, fore-rS-sl'-tld. a. 
 Mentioned or enumerated before. 
 
 To FORERUN, fore-run', v. a. To 
 come before as an earneft of fome- 
 thjng following ; to precede, to have 
 the ftart of. 
 
 FORERUNNER, f&re-r&n'-nur. f. 
 A harbinger, a mefienger lent be- 
 fore to give notice of the approach 
 of thole that follow ; a prognoilick, 
 a fign forefhowing any thing. 
 
 To FORES AY, fore-fa', v. a. To 
 predift, to prophefy. 
 
 To FORESEE, fore-fc'. v. a. To fee 
 beforehand, to fee what has not yet 
 happened. 
 
 To FORESHAME, fore-fiia'me. v. a. 
 To Ihame, to bring reproach upon. 
 
 FORESHIP, fi're-ihlp. f. The ante- 
 riour part of the fbip. 
 
 To FORESHORTEN, fore-foa'rtn. 
 v. a. To (horten the forepart. 
 
 To FORESHOW, fure-ir.6'. v. a. 
 To predidl; to represent before it 
 comes. 
 
 FORESIGHT, fi're-slte. f. Fore- 
 knowledge; provident care of lu- 
 turity. 
 
 FORESIGHTFUL, fire-sl'te ful. a. 
 Prefcient, provident. 
 
 To FORESIGN1FY, fore-flg'.nf-ff. 
 v. a. To betoken beforehand, to 
 forefhcw, 
 
 FORESKIN, fo're-Mn. f. The prc- 
 pucei 
 
 FQREStflRT, fo're-flcert. f. The 
 looic iJ.irt of the coat before. 
 
 To I'OliESLACK, fore-Hak'. v. a. 
 To negled by idlenefs. 
 
 To FORESLOW, fire-Ho'. v. a. To 
 delay, to hinder ; to negleS, to on.it. 
 
 ToFORIiSLOW, f6re-fl6'. v. n. To 
 be dilatory, to loiter. 
 
 To FORESPEAK, fore-fpe'k. v. n. 
 To predict, to forefay ; to forbid. 
 
 FORESPENT, f6re-fp*nt'. a. Waft- 
 ed, tired, fpent; forepafled, pall; 
 beftowed before. 
 
 FORESPURREIl, fire-fpur'-r&r. f. 
 One that rides before. 
 
 FOREST, for'- reft. f. A wild uncul- 
 tivated traft of ground, with wood. 
 
 To FORESTAL, Jore-flal. v.a. To 
 anticipate, to take up beforehand j 
 to hinder by preoccupation or pre- 
 vention ; to feize or gain pciTcHion 
 of before another. 
 
 FORESTALLED, f fire- fla'l- fir. f. 
 One that anticipates the market, 
 one that purchafcs before others to 
 raife the price. 
 
 FORESTBORN, f6r'-reft-barn. a./ 
 Born in a wild. 
 
 FORESTER, fir'-rif-tfir. f. An of- 
 ficer of the foreft ; an inhabitant of 
 the wild country. 
 
 To FORETASTE, f&re-ta'fte. v.a. 
 To have antepaft of, to have pre- 
 fcience of; to tafte before another. 
 
 FORETASTE, f6're-taite. f. Anti- 
 cipation of. 
 
 To FORETELL, fore-teT. v. a. To 
 predict, to prophefv, to forelhow. 
 
 To FORETELL, f6re-tel'. r. n. To 
 utter prophecy. 
 
 FORETELLER, fSre-tcl'-lur. f. 
 Predictor, forelhower. 
 
 To FORE'rillNK, fore-thlngk'. v. a. 
 To anticipate in the mind, to have 
 prelcience of. 
 
 To FORETHINK, f6re-thlngk'. v. n. 
 To contrive beforehand. 
 
 FORETHOUGHT, forc-ihi't, pret. 
 part. p. of Fo R E T H i N K . 
 
 FORETHOUGiiT, fo're-thit. f. 
 Prefcience, anticipation ; provident 
 care. 
 
 FORE-
 
 FOR 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORETOKEN, fSre-to'kn. f. Pre- 
 veni^nt iigu* prognoftipk. 
 
 Tr h mKTOKEfN, f6re-to'kn. v. a. 
 To forefhoWi to progaoilicat^as a fign. 
 
 FORETOLD, fore-told", pret. and 
 part. p. of FORETELL. 
 
 FORETpOTH, f6're t&th. f. The 
 tooth iii the antL'riour part of the 
 moiuh, one of the incifors, 
 
 FORE TOP, io're-i6p. f. That part 
 of a woman's headd/efs that is for- 
 ward, or t:i : top of a periwig. 
 
 FOX E VOUCHED, fore-voutfn't.part. 
 A ''firm -id befcre, formerly told. 
 
 FORSWARD, fo're-ward. f. The 
 van, the front. 
 
 To FOREWARN, fore-wl'rn. v. a. 
 To admonifh beforehand ; to inform 
 pr^rviouily of any future event ; to 
 caution againftany thing beforehand. 
 
 To FQREW1SH, fore-wifli'. v. a. 
 Todefire beforehand. 
 
 FORBWORN, fore-wo'rn. part. 
 Worn out, walled by time or ufe. 
 
 FORFEI F, for'- fit. f. Something loft 
 by the commillion of a crime, a fine, 
 
 ' a mulcL 
 
 To FORFEIT, for'-flc. v. a. To lofe 
 
 > by fame breach of condition, to lofe 
 by fume offence. 
 
 FORFEIT, lor' fit. a. Liable to 
 per a! feizure, alienated by a crime. 
 
 FORFEITABLE/for'-flt-abl. a. Pof- 
 kifrd on conditions, by the breach 
 of which any thing may be loft. 
 
 FORFEITURE, for'-fit.&r. f. The 
 ad of forfeiting ; the thing forfeit- 
 ed, a mull*!, a fine. 
 
 FORCiAVE, for-ga've. The preterite 
 or FOROIVE-. 
 
 FORGE, 16'rdzh. f. The place where 
 iron ib* beaten into form ; any place 
 where any thing is made or fhaped. 
 
 To FORGE, f&'rdzh. v. a. To form 
 by tue hammer; to make by any 
 means ; to counterfeit, to falfjfy. 
 
 FORGER, fo'r-dzhur. f. One who 
 makes or forms ; one who counter- 
 feits any thing. 
 
 FORGERY, ft'r-dzhe-rf. f. The 
 crime of falsification ; fmith's work, 
 the ac"l of the forge. 
 
 To FORGET, forlget'. v. a! To 
 
 ' lofe memory of, or let go fiom the 
 
 remembrance ; not to attend, to 
 
 negledl. 
 FORGETFUL, f6r-geY-ful.' a. Not 
 
 retaining the memory of; oblivious ; 
 
 inattentive, negligent. 
 FORGETFUL'LY.tfr-get'-ffil-ly. ad. 
 
 In a forgetful manner. 
 FORGETFULNESS, f6r-gt'-ffi!- 
 
 nes. f. Ohliviop, iofs of memorv; 
 
 negligence, inattention. 
 FORGET1VE, f6'r-dzhS-dv. a. That 
 
 may forge, or produce. 
 FOR.GETTER, f6r-geY-t6r. f. One 
 
 that forgets ; a carelefs perfon. 
 To FORGIVE, f6r-glv'. v. a. To 
 
 pardon ; to remit, not to exaft debt 
 
 pr penalty. 
 FORGIVEN, for-glv'n. part. pret. of 
 
 FORGIVE. 
 FORGIVENESS, f6r-g!v'-nes. f. Th 
 
 ait of forgiving ; pardon ; tender- 
 
 nefs, willingnefs to pardon ; remif- 
 
 fion of a fine or penalty. 
 FORG1VER, foi>giv'-ur. f. One 
 
 who pardons. 
 
 FORGOT, f6r-got'. pret. of FOR GET, 
 FORGOTTEN, for- g 6t'n. part. paff. 
 
 of FORGET. Not remembered. 
 FORK, la'rk. f. An inftrwment divided 
 
 at the end into two or more points 
 
 or prongs ; a point. 
 To FORK, fi'rk. v.n. To fhoot in- 
 
 to blades, as corn does out of the 
 
 ground. 
 FORKED, fa'r-kld. a. Opening into 
 
 two or more parts. 
 FORKEDLY, fa'r-kid-ty. ad. In a 
 
 forked form. 
 FORKEDNESS, fa'r-kld-nes. f. The. 
 
 quality of opening into two parts. 
 FORKHEAD, fa'rk-hed. f. The point 
 
 of an arrow. 
 FORKY, fa'r-k^. a. Forked, opening ' 
 
 into two parts. 
 FORLORN, for la'rn. a. Deferted, 
 
 deftitute, foriaken, wretched, help-., 
 
 lefs; loft, defperate, fmall, defpi cable. 
 FORLORN NESS, for-la'rn-ces. f. 
 
 Miicry, folitude. 
 
 FORM, fa'rm. f. The external ap- 
 pearance of any thing, (hape ; par- 
 ticular model or modification ; 
 
 beauty, elegance of appearance ; 
 
 ceremony, formality, order ; exter- 

 
 FOR 
 
 FOR 
 
 nal appearance without the effential 
 qualities, empty (how ; external 
 rites ; ftated method, eftabliflied 
 practice ; a long feat; a clafs, a rank 
 of ftudents; the feat or bed of a 
 hare. 
 
 To FORM, fa'rm. v. a. To make ; 
 to model ; to fcheme, to plan ; to 
 arrange; toadjuft; to contrive, to 
 join ; to model by education. 
 
 FORM ABLE, fa'r-mabl. a. Capable 
 of being formed. 
 
 FORMAL, fa'r-mal. a. Ceremonious, 
 folemn, precife; regular, methodi- 
 cal; external, having the appear- 
 ance but not the effence ; depend- 
 ing upon eftablilhment or cuftom. 
 
 FORMALIST, fl'r-ma-IIft. f. One 
 who prefers appearance to reality. 
 
 FORMALITY, fir-mil'- J-ty. f. Ce- 
 remony, eftablimed mode of beha- 
 viour ; folemn order, habit, or drefs, 
 
 To FORMALIZE, fa'r-ma-llze. v.a. 
 To model, to modify ; to affeft for- 
 mality. 
 
 FORMALLY, fa'r-mal-y. ad. Ac- 
 cording to eftablifhed rules ; cere- 
 monioufly, ftiffly, precifely ; in open 
 appearance ; eflentially, chara&er- 
 iftically. 
 
 FORMATION, f6r-ma'-fhun. f. The 
 act of forming or generating; the 
 manner in which a thing is formed. 
 
 FORMATIVE, fa'r-raa-tlv. a. Hav- 
 ing the power of giving form, plaf- 
 
 FORMER, fa'r-mur. f. He that 
 forms, make r, contriver, planner. 
 
 FORMER, fa'r-mur. a. Before an- 
 other in time ; mentioned before 
 another ; paft. 
 
 FORMERLY, fTr-mur-ly. ad. In 
 times paft. 
 
 FORMIDABLE, fa'r-mi-dabl. a. 
 Terrible, dreadful, tremendous. 
 
 FORMIDABLENESS, Id'r-ml-dabl- 
 nes. f. The quality of exciting ter- 
 rour or dread ; the thing cauflng 
 dread. 
 
 FORMIDABLY, fa'r-rnl.dab-ly. ad. 
 In a. terrible manner. 
 
 FORMLESS, fa'rm-les. a. Shapelefs, 
 without regularity of form. 
 
 FORMULARY, la'r-m&-lar-y. f, A 
 
 book containing ftated and pre 
 fcribed models. 
 
 FORMULARY, fa'r-mu-lar-. a. Ri. 
 tual, prefcribed. 
 
 FORMULE, fa'r-mul. f. A fet or 
 prelcribed motiel. 
 
 To FORNICATE, fa'r-ny-klte. v.n. 
 To commit lewdnefs. 
 
 FORNICATION, f6r-ny-ka'-fhun. f. 
 Concubinage or commerce with an 
 unmarried woman ; in fcripuire, 
 fometimes idolatry. 
 
 FORN1CATOR, fa'r-ny -ki-tur. f. 
 One that has commerce with un- 
 married women. 
 
 FORNICATRESS, fa ( r-ny-l:i-tr C s. f. 
 A woman who without marriage co- 
 habits \virh a man. 
 
 To FORSAKE, i'6r-fa'ke. v.a. To 
 leave in n.fentment or diflike ; to 
 leave, to go away from ; to defert, 
 to fail. 
 
 FORSAKEN, f6r-fa'kn. part. pafT. of 
 FORSAKE. 
 
 FORSAKER, f6r-a'-kur. f. De- 
 ferter, one that forlakes. 
 
 FORSOOK, for-fiik'. pret. of FOR- 
 
 SAKE. 
 
 FORSOOTH, for-fuih'. ad. In 
 truth, certainly, very well ; an old 
 word of honour in addrefs to women. 
 
 To FORESWEAR, for-fwe're. v. a. 
 To renounce upon oath ; to deny 
 upon oath ; with the reciprocal pro- 
 noun, as to forfwear himlelf, to be 
 perjured, to fwear falfely. 
 
 To FORSWEAR, f6r-f*e're. v. n. 
 To fwear falfely, to commirperjury. 
 
 FORSWEARER,for-fwe're ur.f.One 
 who is perjured. 
 
 FORSWORE, for-fw&'re. part, of 
 FORSWEAR. 
 
 FORSWORN, f6r-fw6'rn. part. p. of 
 FORSWEAR. 
 
 FORT, fo'rt. f. A fortified houfe, a 
 caftle. 
 
 PORTED, fo'rt-Id. a. Furniflied or 
 guarded by forts. 
 
 FORTH, fo'rtft. ad. Forward, on- 
 ward; abroad, out of doors; out 
 into publick view ; on to the end. 
 
 FORTH, f&'rth. prep. Out of. 
 
 FORTHCOMING, f&rth-kum'-[ng. 
 
 a. Ready to appear, not abfconding. 
 
 7 FORTH-
 
 FOR 
 
 FORTHIS SUING, f&rth-Is'-M-lng. 
 a. Coming out, coming forward 
 from a covert. 
 
 FORTHRIGHT, fonft-rl'te. ad. 
 Straight forward, without flexions. 
 
 FORTHWITH, forth-wlth'. ad. Im- 
 mediately, without delay, at once, 
 flraight. 
 
 FORTIETH, fa'r-tyth. a. The 
 fourth tenth. 
 
 FORTIFIABLE, far-ty-fT-abl. a. 
 What may be fortified. 
 
 FORTIFICATION, f6r-ty-fi-ka'- 
 fhun. f. The fcience of military ar- 
 chitecture; a place built for ftrength. 
 
 FORTIFIER, fa'r-ty-fl-&r. f. One 
 who ereds works for defence ; one 
 who firpports or fecures. 
 
 To FORTIFY, fa'r-tl-fy. v. a. To 
 flrengthen againft attacks by walls 
 or works ; to confirm, to encourage; 
 to fix, to eftablim in refolution. 
 
 To FORTIFY, fa'r-tl-fy. v. n. To 
 raife ftrong places. 
 
 FORTIN, f6'rt-ln. f. A little fort. 
 
 FORTITUDE, fa'r-d-tud. f. ^ Cou- 
 rage, bravery, magnanimity ; 
 ftrength, force. 
 
 FORTLET, f&'rt-tet. f. A little fort. 
 
 FORTNIGHT, fi'rt-nlte. f. The 
 fpace of two weeks. 
 
 FORTRESS, fa'r-trs. f. A ftrong 
 hold, a fortified place. 
 
 FORTUITOUS, for-tu'-I-tus. a. Ac- 
 cidental, cafual. 
 
 FORTUITOUSLY, for-tu'-I-tuf-ly. 
 ad. Accidentally, chance. 
 
 FORTUITOUSNESS, for-tu'-I-tuf- 
 nes. f. Accident, chance. 
 
 FORTUNATE,fa'r-tu-net.a. Lucky, 
 happy, fuccefsful. 
 
 FORTUNATELY, fa'r-ta-net-ly.ad. 
 Happily, fuccefsfully. 
 
 FORTUNATENESS, fa'r-tu net- 
 nes. f. Happinefs, good luck, fuc- 
 cefs. 
 
 FORTUNE, fi'r-tnn. f. The power 
 fuppofed to diftribute the lots of life 
 according to her own humour ; the 
 good or ill that befals man ; the 
 chance of life, means of living ; 
 event, fuccefs good or bad ; eflate, 
 poffeflions ; the portion of a man or 
 woman. 
 VOL. r- 
 
 F O S 
 
 To FORTUNE, fa'r-t&n. v. n. To 
 befal, to happen, to come cafoally 
 to pafs. 
 
 FORTUNED, ra'r-tund. a. Supplied 
 by fortune. 
 
 FORTUNEBOOK, fa'r-tun-buk. f, 
 A book confulted to know fortune 
 
 FORTUNEHUNTER, fa"r-tun- 
 hun'-tur. f. A man whofe employ- 
 ment is to inquire after women with, 
 great portions to enrich himfelf by 
 marrying them. 
 
 To FORTUNETELL, fa'r-tun-tI. 
 v. n. ^ To pretend to the power of 
 revealing futurity. 
 
 FORTUNETELLER, fa"r-tun-tel'- 
 16r. f. One who cheats common 
 people by pretending to the know- 
 ledge of futurity. 
 
 FOR FY, fa'r-ty. a. Four times ten. 
 
 FORUM, fo'-rum. f. Any publick 
 
 FORWARD, f6r'-ward. ad. To- 
 wards, onward, progreflively 
 
 FORWARD, f6r'-ward. a. Warm, 
 earned; ardent, eager; confident, 
 prefumptuous ; premature, early, 
 ripe ; .quick, ready, hafty. 
 
 To FORWARD, for'-ward. v. a. To 
 haften, to quicken j to patronize, to 
 advance. 
 
 FORWARDER, f6r'-war-dur. f. He 
 who promotes any thing. 
 
 FORWARDLY, for'-ward-ty. ad. 
 Eagerly, haftily. 
 
 FORWARDNESS, for'-ward-nes. f. 
 Readinefs to a<3 ; quicknefs ; earli- 
 nefs, early ripenefs ; confidence, af- 
 furance. 
 
 FORWARDS, f6r'-wardz. ad. 
 Straight before, progreflively. 
 
 FOSSE, fos'. f. A ditch, a moat. 
 
 FOSSEWAY, f6s'-wa. f. One of the 
 great Roman roads through Eng- 
 land, fo called from the ditches on 
 each fide. 
 
 FOSSIL, fos'-sil. a. Dug out of the 
 earth. 
 
 FOSSIL, fos'-sll. f. That which is 
 dug out of the bowels of the earth. 
 
 To FOSTER, fos'-tur. v. a. To 
 nurfe, to feed, to fupport ; to pam- 
 per, to encourage ; to cherifh, coi" 
 forward. 
 
 , K FOS-
 
 O U 
 
 F O U 
 
 FOSTERAGE, fo/-tur-IJzh. f. The 
 
 charge of nurfing. 
 FOSTERBROTHER, fos'-tir-bruth- 
 
 ur. (. One bred at the fame pap. 
 FOSTERCH1LD, f.V-tur-tfhlid. f. 
 
 A child nurled by a woman not the 
 
 raother, or bred by a man not the 
 
 father. 
 FOSTERDAM, fos'-tur-dam. f. A 
 
 nurfe, one that performs the office 
 
 of a mother. 
 FOSTEREARTH, fm'-tur-enh. f. 
 
 Earth by which the plant is nou- 
 
 rilbt'd, though it did not grow firft 
 
 in it. 
 FOSTERER, fos'-tur-ur. f. A nurfe, 
 
 one who gives food in the place of 
 
 a parent. 
 FOSTERFATHER,f6,"-tur-fa'-thur. 
 
 f. One who trains up the child of 
 
 another as if it were his own. 
 
 FOSTE'RMOTHER, f6s"-tur-mfah'- 
 
 ir. f. . A nurfe. 
 FOSTERSQN, fos'-tur-fun. f. One 
 
 fed and educated as a child, though 
 
 not the fon by nature. 
 FOUGHT, fa't. The preterite and 
 
 participle of FIGHT. 
 FOUGIIlEN.fi'tn. The old paflive 
 
 participle of FIGHT. 
 FOUL, fou'l. a. Not clean, filthy ; 
 
 impure, polluted ; wicked, deteft- 
 
 able; unjuft; coarfe, grofs; full of 
 
 grofs humours, wanting purgation, 
 
 cloudy, ftormy; not bright, no^ fe- 
 
 rene ; with rough force, with uu- 
 
 feafooable violence ; .among fea- 
 
 men, entangled, as a rope is foul of 
 
 the anchor. 
 To FOUL, fou'l. v. a. .To daub, to 
 
 bemire, to make filthy. 
 FOULFACED, fou'l- foil, a; Having 
 
 an ugly or hateful vifage. 
 FOULLY, fou'1-y.ad. Filthily, naftily, 
 
 odiouily. 
 FOULMOUTHED, fou'l-mouthd. a. 
 
 Scurrilous, habituated to. the ufe of 
 
 opprobrious terms. 
 FOULNESS, fou'1-nes. f. Fihhincfs, 
 
 naftinefs ; pollution, imparity; hate- 
 
 fulnefs ; bjuftice ; uglincfc j dif- 
 
 honefty; 
 FOUND, fou'nd. The preterite and 
 
 participle paflive of FIND. 
 
 To FOUND, fou'nd. v.a. To lay the 
 bafis of any building ; to build, to 
 raife ; to eftablifh, to ereft; to give 
 birth or original to; to raife upon, 
 as on a principle or ground ; to fix 
 firm ; to form by melting and pour- 
 ing into moulds, to caft. 
 
 FOUNDATION, foun-di'-fljun. f. 
 The balls or lower parts of an edi- 
 fice ; the al of fixing the ban's ; the 
 principles or ground on which any 
 notion is raifed ; original, rife ; a 
 revenue fettled and eftabliflied for" 
 any purpofe, particularly charity } 
 eilablifbmeut, fettlement. 
 
 FOUNDER, fou'n-ci'ir. :". A builder, 
 one who raifes an edifice ; one who 
 eflablifhes a revenue for any pur- 
 pofe ; one from whom any thing has 
 it's original or beginning ; a carter, 
 one who forms figures by calling 
 melted matter into moulds. 
 
 To FOUNDER, fou'n-dur. v. a. To 
 caufe fuch a forenefs and tenderneis 
 in a horfe's foot, that he is unable 
 to fet it to the ground. 
 
 To FOUNDER, fou'n-dir. v. n. To 
 fink to the bottom ; to fail, to mif- 
 carry. 
 
 FOUNDRY, fou'n-dry. f. A place 
 where figures are formed of melted 
 metal, a cafling-houfe. 
 
 FOUNDLING, fou'nd-ling. f. A 
 child expofed to chance, a child 
 found without any parent or 
 owner. 
 
 FOUNDRESS, fou'n-dres. f. A wo- 
 man that founds, builds, eftablifhes, 
 or begins any thing ; a woman 
 that eilablifhes any charitable re- 
 venue*. 
 
 FOUNT, fou'nt. 7f. A well, 
 
 FOUNTAIN, fou'n-tln. J a fpring; 
 a fmall bafin of fpringing water ; a 
 jet, a fpout of water ; the head or 
 fpring of a river ; original, firft 
 principle, fir ft caufe. 
 
 FOUNTAINLESS, fou'n-tln-lcj. a. 
 Without a fountain. 
 
 FOUNTFUL, fou'nt-iul. a. Full of 
 fprings. 
 
 FOUR, fo're. a. Twice two. 
 
 FOURBE, fo'rb. f. A cheat, a trick- 
 ing fellow. Not in ufe. 
 
 FOUR-
 
 F R A 
 
 R A 
 
 FOURFOLD, fore-fold, a. Four 
 times told. 
 
 FOURFOOTED, fo're-fut-Id. a. 
 Quadruped. 
 
 FOURSCORE, fo're-fkore. a. Four 
 times twenty, eighty ; it is ufed el- 
 liptically for fourfcore years. 
 
 FORESQUARE, fo're-fkware. a. 
 Quadrangular. 
 
 FOURTEEN, f&'re-te'n. a. Four and 
 ten. 
 
 FOURTEENTH, fc're-tentft. a. The 
 ordinal of fourteen, the fourth after 
 the tenth. 
 
 FOURTH, ffi'rth. a. The ordinal of 
 four, the firft after the third. 
 
 FOURTHLY, f6'rth-ly. ad. In the 
 fourth place. 
 
 FOURWHEELED, f&'re-hweld. a. 
 Running upon twice two wheels. 
 
 FOWL, fow'l. f. A winged animal, 
 a bird. 
 
 To FOWL, fow'l. v. n. To kill birds 
 for food or game. 
 
 FOWLER, fow'l-ur. f. A fportfman 
 who purfues birds. 
 
 FOWLINGPJECE, fowl-Ing-pes. f. 
 A gun for birds. 
 
 FOX, foks'. f. A wild animal of the 
 dog kind remarkable for his cun- 
 ning ; a knave or cunning fellow. 
 
 FOXCASE, foks'-kafe. f. A fox's 
 fkin. 
 
 FOXCHASE, foks'-tmafe. f. The 
 purfuit of the fox with hounds. 
 
 FOXGLOVES, foks'-gluvz. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 FOXHUNTER, f6ks'-hunt-ur. f. A 
 man whofe chief ambition is to fhow 
 his bravery in hunting foxes. 
 
 FOXHUNTING, foks'-hunt-ing. f. 
 The art of hunting foxes. 
 
 FOXSHIP, f6ks'-fh!p. f. The cha- 
 fclcler or qualities of a fox, cun- 
 ning. 
 
 FOX TRAP, foks'.trap. f. A gin or 
 fnare to catch foxes. 
 
 To FRACT, frdkt'. v. a. To break, 
 to violate, to infringe. 
 
 FRACTION, frak'-fhun. f. The acl 
 of breaking, the ftate of being bro- 
 ken ; a broken part of an integral. 
 
 FRACTIONAL, frak'-fhun-al. a. 
 Belonging to a broken number. 
 
 FRACTURE, frik'-tftr. f. Breach, 
 feparation of continuous parts j the 
 breaking of a bone. 
 
 To FRACTURE, fral<-tur. v. a. To 
 break a bone. 
 
 FRAGILE, fradzh'-Il. a. Brittle, 
 eafily fnapped or broken ; weak, un- 
 certain, frail. 
 
 FRAGILITY, fra-dzhll'-I-ty.f. Brit- 
 tlenefs, weaknefs ; frailty, liablenefs 
 to fault. 
 
 FRAGMENT, frag'-ment. f. A part 
 broken from the whole, an imper- 
 feft piece. 
 
 FRAGMENTARY, frag'-mea-tar-y. 
 a. Compofed of fragments. 
 
 FRAGOR, fra'-g&r. f. A noife, a 
 crack, a cram. 
 
 FRAGRANCE, fra'-grans. 7 f 
 
 FRAGRANCY, fra'-grln-fy. } * 
 Sweetnefs of fmell, pleafing (cent. 
 
 FRAGRANT, fra'-grant. a. Odo- 
 rous, fvveet of fmell. 
 
 FRAGRANTLY, fra'-grant-ly. ad. 
 With fweet fcent. 
 
 FRAIL, fra'le. f. A bafket made 
 of rufhes ; a rufh for weaving baC- 
 kets. 
 
 FRAIL, fra'le. a. Weak, eafily de- 
 ftroyed; weak of refolution, liable 
 to errour or feduclion. 
 
 FRAILNESS, fra'le-nes. f. Weak- 
 nefs, inftability. 
 
 FRAILTY, fra'le -t^.f. Weaknefs of 
 refolution, inftability of mind; fault 
 proceeding from weaknefs, fins of 
 infirmity. 
 
 PRAISE, fra'ze. f. A pancake with 
 bacon in it. 
 
 To FRAME, fra'me. v. a. To form; 
 to fit one_thing to another; to make, 
 tocompofe; to regulate, toadjuft; 
 to plan ; to invent. 
 
 FRAME, fra'me. f. Any thing made 
 fo as to enclofe or admit fonKthing 
 eile ; order, regularity ; fcheme, 
 order ; contrivance ; mechanical 
 conftruclion ; fhape, form, propor- 
 tion. 
 
 FRAMER, fra'me-ur. f. Maker, 
 former, contriver, fchemer. 
 
 FRAMPOLD,fram'-p6!d.a. Peevifh; 
 boilterous ; rugged. 
 
 FRANCHISE, fran'-tfhiz. f. Ev- 
 3 E 2 emption ,
 
 F R A 
 
 F R E 
 
 emption from any onerous duty ; 
 privilege, immunity, right granted; 
 diftrift, extent of jurifdiclion. 
 
 To FRANCHISE, frin'.tfhiz. v. a. 
 To enfranchife, to make free. 
 
 FRANGIBLE, fran'-dzhibl. a. Fra- 
 gile, brittle, eafily broken. 
 
 FRANK, frangk'. a. Liberal, gene- 
 rous ; open, ingenuous, fincere, 
 not referved ; without conditions, 
 without payment ; not retrained. 
 
 FRANK, frangk'. f. A place to feed 
 hogs in, a fly; a letter which pays 
 no paflage ; a French coin. 
 
 To FRANK, frangk'. v. a. To {hut 
 up in a frank or fty ; to feed high, 
 to fat, to cram; to exempt letters 
 from poftage. 
 
 FRANKINCENSE, fringk'-In-ftns. f. 
 An odoriferous kind of refin. 
 
 FRANKLIN, frangk'-lin. f. A ftew- 
 ard; a bailiff of land. 
 
 FRANKLY, fringk'-ty. ad. Liberally, 
 freely, kindly, readily. 
 
 FRANKNESS, frlngk'-ncs.f Plain- 
 nefi of/peech, opennefs, ingenuouf- 
 nefs; liberality, bounteoufnefs. 
 / FRANKPLEDGE, frangk'-piedzh. f. 
 A pledge or furety for freemen. 
 
 FRANTICK, frin'-tfk. a. MaJ, de- 
 prived of underftanding by violent 
 madnefs, outrageoufly and turbu- 
 lently mad ; tranfported by violence 
 of paffion. 
 
 FRANTICKLY, fran'-tlk-ly. ad. 
 Madly, outrageoufly. 
 
 FRANTICKNESS, fran'-tlk-nes. f. 
 Madnefs, fury of paffion. 
 
 FRATERNAL, fra-ter'-nal. a. Bro- 
 therly, pertaining to brothers, be- 
 coming brothers. 
 
 FRATERNALLY, fra-ter'-nal-y. ad. 
 In a brotherly manner. 
 
 FRATERNITY, fra-ter'-ni-ty. f. 
 The ftate or quality of a brother ; 
 body of men united, corporation, 
 fociety ; men of the fame clafs or 
 character, 
 
 FRATERNIZE, fra-ter'-nlze. v. n. 
 To live as a brother with. 
 
 FRATRICIDE, frit'-trl-sldc. f. The 
 murder of a brother. 
 
 FRAUD, fri'd. f. Deceit, cheat, trick, 
 artifice. 
 
 FRAUDFUL ; fra'd-ful. a. Trea- 
 cherous, artful, trickim. 
 
 FRAUDFULLY, fra'd-ful-ly. ad. 
 Deceitfully, artfully. 
 
 FRAUD ULENCE, fra'-di lens. 
 
 FRAUDULENCY, fri'-du-len-fy. 
 f. Deceitfulnefs, trickilhnefs, prone- 
 nefs to artifice. 
 
 FRAUDULENT, fra'-dn-lent. a. 
 Full of artifice, trickiih, deceit- 
 ful. 
 
 FRAUDULENTLY, fri'-du-!ent-I^. 
 ad. By fraud, by artifice, deceit- 
 fully. 
 
 FRAUGHT, fra't. part. a. Laden, 
 charged, filled, ftored, thronged. 
 
 FRAY, fri'. f. A broil, a battle; a 
 combat. 
 
 To FRAY, fia'. v. a. To rub, to wear 
 away by rubbing. 
 
 FREAK, fre'k. f. A fudden fancy, a 
 whim, a capricious prank. 
 
 To FREAK, fre'k. v. a. To varie- 
 gate. 
 
 FREAKISH, fre'k- Ifh. a. Capricious, 
 humourfome. 
 
 FREAKISHLY, fre'k-llh-ly. ad. Ca- 
 pricioufly, humourfomely. 
 
 FREAK1SHNESS, fre'k-Nh-nc's. C 
 Capricioufnefk, whimficalnefs. 
 
 FRECKLE, frek'l. f. A fpot raifed 
 in the fkin by the fun; any fmall 
 fpot or difcoloration. 
 
 FRECKLED, frek'ld. a. Spotted, 
 maculated. 
 
 FRECKLY, frek'-ly. a. Full of 
 freckles. 
 
 FREE, fre'. a. At liberty ; uncom- 
 pelled, unreftrained ; permitted; 
 converfing without referve ; liberal; 
 frank; guiltlefs ; exempt; invert- 
 ed with franchises, pofTelfing any 
 thing without vafTalage; witliout 
 expenfe. * 
 
 To 1-REE, fri'. v. a. To fet at li- 
 berty ; to rid from, to clear from 
 any thing ill ; to exempt. 
 
 FREEBOOTER, fre-bo'-tur. f. A 
 robber, a plunderer. 
 
 FREEBOOTING, fre-bo'-tlng. f. 
 Robbery, plunder. 
 
 FREEBORN, fre'-born. a. Inheriting 
 liberty. 
 
 FREECHAPEL, frd-Uhip'-Il. f. A 
 chapel 

 
 F R E 
 
 F R E 
 
 chapel exempted from the jurifdic- 
 tion of the ordinary. 
 
 FREECOaT, ire"-k6fr. f. Without 
 expenle. 
 
 FREED MAN, fre'd-man. f. A flave 
 manumitted. 
 
 FREEDOM, fre'-dum. f. Liberty, 
 independence ; privilege, franchifes, 
 immunities ; unreftraint ; eafe or 
 facility in loing or Ihowing any 
 thing. 
 
 FREEFOOTED, fre-fut'-Id. a. Not 
 reftrained in the march. 
 
 FUEb' HEARTED, fre-ha'r-tid. a. 
 Liberal, unreftrained. 
 
 FREbHOLD, fre'-h&!d. f. Thailand 
 or tenement which a man holdeth in 
 fee, fee-tail, or for term of life. 
 
 FREEHOLDER, fre" hol-dur.f. One 
 who has a freehold. 
 
 FREELY, fre"-ly. ad. At liberty ; 
 without reftraint ; without referve ; 
 without impediment ; frankly, li- 
 berally ; fpontaneoufly, of it's own 
 accord. 
 
 FREfcMAN, fre"-man. f. One not a 
 flave, not a vaffal ; one partaking 
 of rights, privileges, 01 immunities. 
 
 FREEMINDED, fre-mi'nd id. a. 
 Unconftrained, without load of care. 
 
 FREENESS, fre"-nes. f. Theftateor 
 quality of bejng free ; opennefs, un 
 refervednefs, liberality. 
 
 FREESCHOOL, fre"-fkol. f. A fchool 
 in which learning is given without 
 pay. 
 
 FREESPOKEN, fre'-fpo'kn. a. Ac- 
 cuftomed to fpeak without referve. 
 
 FREESTONE,, fre'-ftSne. f. Stone 
 commonly ufed in building. 
 
 FREETHINKER, fre-thingk'-ur. .f. 
 A libertine, a contemner of religion. 
 
 FREETHINKING, frd-thingk'-ing. 
 f. The practice of a freethinker. 
 
 FREEWILL, fre-wii'. f. Tne power 
 of directing our own adions with- 
 out conftraint by neceffity or fate j 
 voluntarinefs. 
 
 FREEWOMAN, fre'-wum-un. f. A 
 woman not enflaved. 
 
 To FREEZE, fre'z. v. n. To be con- 
 gealed with cold ; to be of that 
 degree of cold by which water is 
 Congealed, 
 
 To FREEZE, fre"z. v. a. To con- 
 geal with cold ; to kill b ycold; to 
 chill by the lofs of power or mo- 
 tion. 
 
 To - FREIGHT, fra'tc. v. a. To load 
 a fhip or veflel of carriage with 
 goods for tranfportation ; to load 
 with a burden. 
 
 FREIGHT, fra'te. f. Any thing with 
 which a (hip is loaded ; the money 
 due for tranfportation of goods. 
 
 FREIGHTER, fra'te-ur. f. He who 
 freights a veflel. 
 
 FRENCH CHALK, frent'm.tfha'k. f. 
 An indurated clay. 
 
 To FRENCHIFY, frent'lh-I-fy*. v;a. 
 To infecl: with the manner* of 
 France, to make a coxcomb. 
 
 FRENETICK, fren'-e'-tik. a. Mad, 
 di drafted. 
 
 FRENZY, fren'-zy. f. Madnefs, dif- 
 fraction of mind. 
 
 FREQUENCE, fre'-kwens. f. Crowd, 
 concourfe, aflembly. 
 
 FREQUENCY, fre'-kwn-fy. f. 
 Common occurrence, the condition 
 of being often feen, often occurring ; 
 ufed often to pradlife any thing ; full 
 of concourfe. 
 
 FREQUENT, fr'-kwent. a. Often 
 done, often feen, often occurring ; 
 ufed often to pradlife any thing ; full 
 of concourfe. 
 
 To FREQUENT, fre'-kwent'. v. a. 
 To vifu often, to be much in any 
 place. 
 
 FREQUENTABLE, frg.kw&H'-abl. 
 a. Converfable, acceffible. 
 
 FREQUENTATIVE, fre'-kwe : n'-ta- 
 tlv. a. A grammatical term applied 
 to verbs fignifying the frequent re- 
 petition of a adion. 
 
 FREQUENTER, frd-kent'-ur. f. 
 One who often reforts to any place. 
 
 FREQUENTLY, fr6'-kwent-ly. ad. 
 Often, commonly, noc rarely. 
 
 FRESCO, fres'-ko. f. Coolnefs, made, 
 dufkinefs; a method of painting in 
 relievo on walls fo as to endure the 
 weather. 
 
 FRESH, frelh'. a. Cool ; not fait ; 
 
 new, not impaired by time ; recent 
 
 newly come; repaired from any lof 
 
 or diminution ; florid, vigorous ; 
 
 healthy
 
 F R I 
 
 F R I 
 
 Wealthy in countenance, ruddy; 
 fweet, oppofed to flale or ilinking. 
 
 FR.ESH, frcm'. f. Water not fait. 
 
 To FRESHEN, frefh'n. v. a. To 
 make frefh. 
 
 To FRESHEN, frelh'n. v. n. To 
 grow frefh. 
 
 FRESHET, frifh'-et. f. A pool of 
 frefh. water. 
 
 FRESHLY, fre(h'-ly. ad. Coolly; 
 newly, in the former ftate renewed ; 
 w : th a healthly look, ruddily. 
 
 FRESHNESS, frefh'-nk. f. The flate 
 of : being frefh. 
 
 FRESHWATER, frefh'-wi-tur. a. 
 Raw, unbilled. 
 
 FRET, fret'. 1". A frith, or ftraitof 
 the fea ; any agitation of liquors by 
 fermentation or other caufe ; that 
 flop of the mufical inflrument which 
 caufes or regulates the vibrations of 
 the firing ; work riling in protube- 
 rance ; agitation of the mind, com- 
 motion of the temper, paffion. 
 
 To FRET, fret', v. a. To wear away 
 by rubbing ; to form into railed 
 work ; to variegate, to diverfify; to 
 snake angry, to vex. 
 
 To FRET, fret', v. n. To be in com- 
 motion, to be agitated ; to be worn 
 away ; to be angry, to be peevifh. 
 
 FRETFUL, fret'-ful. a. Angry, 
 
 vi(h. 
 
 pee- 
 
 FRETFULLY, frii'-ffil-ty. ad. Pce- 
 vifhly. 
 
 FRETFULNESS, frct'-ful-nes. f. 
 Peevifhnefs. 
 
 PRETTY, fiei'-tf. a. Adorned with 
 raifed work. 
 
 FRETWORK, fret'-wurk. f. A kind 
 of railed ornament in architecture. 
 
 FRIABILITY, fri-a-bil'-l-ty. f. Ca- 
 pacity of being reduced to powder. 
 
 FRIABLE, fri'-abl. a. Eafily crum- 
 bled, eafily reduced to powder. 
 
 FRIAR, ffl'-er. f. A religious, a bro- 
 ther of fome regular order. 
 
 FRIARL1KE, M'-er-like. a. Monaf 
 tick, unfkiilrd in the world. 
 
 FRIARLY, M' er-ly. ad. Like a 
 friar, a man untaught in 1 fe. 
 
 FklARY, fri'-er y. f. A mooaftery 01 
 co went of friars. 
 
 To f KIBBLE, frib'l. v. n. To trifle. 
 6 
 
 FRIBBLER, frfb'-lur. f. A trifler, 
 
 FRICASSEE, frJk-a-fe'. f. A difli 
 made by cutting chickens or other 
 fmall things in pieces, and dreffing 
 them with ftrong fauce. 
 
 FRICATJON, fii-ka'-fiiun. f. The 
 aft of rubbing one thing againft an- 
 other. 
 
 FRICTION, frik'-ftmn. f. The aft. 
 of rubbing two bodies together ; the 
 refiftance in machines caufed by the 
 motion of one body upon another ; 
 medical rubbing with the fkm-brufh 
 or cloths. 
 
 FRIDAY, frl'-da. f. The fixthday of 
 the week, (o named of trey a, a 
 Saxon deity. 
 
 FRIEND, frcnd'. f. One joined to 
 another in mutual benevolence and 
 intimacy, oppofed to foe or enemy ; 
 one reconciled to another ; a conr- 
 panion ; favourer ; one propitious ; 
 a familiar compellation*- 
 
 To FRIEND, frend'. v.a. To favour, 
 to befriend. 
 
 FRIENDLESS, Wnd'-les. f. Want- 
 ing friends, wanting fupport. 
 
 FRIENDLINESS, frend'-ly-nes. f. 
 A dilpofition to friendship ; exertion 
 of benevolence. 
 
 FRIENDLY, frend'-ly'. a. Having 
 the temper and dilpofition of a 
 friend, kind, favourable ; difpofed 
 to union ; falutary. 
 
 FRIENDLY, frend'-ly. ad. In -the 
 manner of friends. 
 
 FRIENDSHIP, frend'-fMp. f. The 
 flate of minds united by mutual 
 benevolence ; higheft degree of in- 
 timacy ; favour, perfonal kindnefs ; 
 afiiilance, help. 
 
 FRIEZE, fre'z. f. A coarfe warm 
 cloth. 
 
 FRIEZE,? fie'z. f. In architecture, 
 
 FR1ZE, J a large flat member which 
 fej arates the architrave from the 
 cornice. 
 
 FR1EZED, fr'zd. a. Shagged or 
 napped with frie/.e. 
 
 FR1EZELIKE, fre z-lllce. a. Refem- 
 bling a frieze. 
 
 FR1GAT, frlg'-lt. f. Afmallfhip; 
 a fhip of war; any fmall veflel on 
 the water. 
 
 FRIGE-
 
 F R I 
 
 FRO 
 
 FRIGEFACTION, fHJzh-e-fak'- 
 fh&ri. f. The act of making cold. 
 
 To FRIGHT, f.i'te. v. a. To terrify, 
 to diiturb with fear. 
 
 FRIGHT, fri'te. f. A fadden tcr- 
 rour. 
 
 To FRIGHTEN, frl'tn. v. a. To ter- 
 rify, to fhock with dread. 
 
 FRIGHTFUL, fri'te-ful. a. Terrible, 
 dreadful, full of terrour. 
 
 FRIGHTFULLY, fri'te-ful-y. ad. 
 Dreadfully, horribly. 
 
 FRIGHTFULXESS, fri te-ful-r.es. 
 f. The power of impreffing terrour. 
 
 FRIGID, fridzh'-Jd. a. Cold ; with- 
 out warmth of affection ; impotent, 
 without warouh of body ; dull, with- 
 out fire of fancy. 
 
 FRIGIDITY, fri-dzhio'-i-ty. f. Cold- 
 nefs, want of warmth ; dulnefs, 
 want of intellectual fire ; want of 
 corporeal warmth ; coldneis of af- 
 fection. 
 
 FRIGIDLY, frldzh'-id-ly. ad. Cold- 
 ly, dully, without affection. 
 
 FRIGIDNESS, fridzh'-id-nes. f. 
 Coldnefs, dulnefs, want of affection. 
 
 FRIGORIFICK, frl-g6-rif-ik. a. 
 Caufing cold. 
 
 To FRILL, fill', v.n. Toquakeor 
 fhirer with cold. Ufed'of a hawk, 
 as the hawk Frills. 
 
 FRINGE, frfndzh 1 . f. Ornamental 
 appendages added to drefs or furni- 
 ture. 
 
 To FRINGE, frlndzh'. v. a. To 
 adorn with fringes, to decorate with 
 ornamental appendages. 
 
 FRIPPERER, frlp'-er-ur. f. One 
 who deals in old things vamped up. 
 
 FRIPPERY, frip'-er-y. f. The place 
 where old clothes are fold ; old 
 clothes, caft drefles, tattered rags. 
 
 Te FRISK, frllk'. v. n. To leap, to 
 fkip ; to dance in frolick or gaiety. 
 
 FRISK, frlfV. f. A frolick, a fit of 
 wanton gaiety. 
 
 FR1SKER, frlfk'-ur. f. A / wanton, 
 one not conilant or fettled. .'' 
 
 FRISKINESS, frifk'-y-nes. f. Gaiety, 
 liveliness. 
 
 FRISKY, frlfc' -y. a. Gay, airy. 
 
 FRIT, frh'. f. The ingredients of 
 which glafs is to bs made calcined 
 
 together previous to their being fufed 
 
 into glafs. 
 FRITH, frith', f. A flraitofthefea; 
 
 a kind of net. 
 FR1TINANCY, fHt'-y-nan-fy. f. 
 
 The fcream of an infeft, as the 
 
 cricket or cicada. 
 FRITTER, frl:'-tur. f. A (mail piece 
 
 cut to be fried ; a fragment j a 
 
 chefffecake. 
 To FRITTER, frlt'-tfir. v. a. To 
 
 cut meat into fmall pieces to be 
 
 fried ; to break into fmall particles 
 
 or fragments. 
 FRIVOLOUS, friv'.6-lu*. a. Slight, 
 
 trifling, of no moment. 
 FRIVOLOUSLY, fH v '-6-lfif-!y. ad.- 
 
 Trifiingly, without weight. 
 FRIVOLOUSNESS, frtv'-o-luf-ne's. 
 
 f. Want of importance, trifling. 
 
 nefs. 
 To FRIZLE, frlz'l. v. a. To curl in 
 
 fnort curls like nap of frieze. 
 FRIZLER, friz'-lur. f. One that 
 
 makes ftiort curls. 
 FRG, fr&'. ad. Backward, regref- 
 
 fively ; To and Fro, backwards and 
 
 forwards. 
 FROCK, fr6k'. f. A drefs, a coat 
 
 for children, a kind of clofe coat 
 
 for men. io ii.T 
 
 FROG, fr6g'. f. A fmall animal with 
 
 four feet, of the amphibious kind ; 
 
 the hollow part of the horfe's hoof. 
 FROGBIT, fro ? '-b{t. f. A herb. - 
 FROGFISH, fr6g'-fiih. f. A kind of 
 
 fifli. 
 FROGGRASS,fr6g'.gris. f. A kind- 
 
 of herb. 
 FROGLETTUCE, fr6g'-leMfs. f. 
 
 A plant. 
 FROLICK, froi'-ik. a. Gay, full of 
 
 levity. 
 FROLICK, fr6l'-i r k. f. A wild prank, 
 
 a flight of whim. 
 To FROLICK, f>61'-fk. v.n. To 
 
 play wild pranks. 
 FROLICKLY, fr&lMk-ly.'ad. Gaily,- 
 
 wildly. 
 FROLICKSOME, fr61'-Ik-fum. a. 
 
 Full of wild gaiety. 
 FROL1CKSOMELY, fr&l'-fk-ffim- 
 
 ly. ad. With wild gaiety. 
 FROLICKSOMENSa, fr&IMk- 
 16m- 

 
 FRO 
 
 FRO 
 
 fum-ne's. f. Wildnefs of gaiety, 
 pranks. 
 
 FROM, fr&m'. prep. Away, noting 
 privation ; noti 1 g reception ; noting 
 proceflion, defcent, or birth ; OIK 
 of ; noting progrefs from premifes 
 to 'inferences ; noting the place Or 
 perfon from whom a meflage is 
 brought ; becaufe of ; not near to ; 
 noting reparation ; noting exemp 
 tion or deliverance ; at a diftance ; 
 contrary to ; noting removal ; From 
 is very frequently joined by an el- 
 lipfis with adverbs, as From above, 
 from the parts above ; From afar ; 
 From behind ; From high. 
 
 FROMWARD, fr6m'-werd. prep. 
 Away from, the contrary to to- 
 ward. 
 
 FRONDIFEROUS, fr&n-dlf-fe-rus. 
 a. Bearing leaves. 
 
 FRONT, frimt'. f. The face; the 
 face as oppofed to an enemy ; the 
 part or place oppofed to the fice ; 
 the van of an army ; the forepart 
 of any thing, as of a building; the 
 mod conspicuous part ; boldnefs, im- 
 pudence. 
 
 To FRONT, frunt'. v. a. To oppofe 
 diredlly, or face to face; to ftand 
 oppofed or over againft any place or 
 thing. 
 
 To FRONT, frunt'. v. n. To ftand 
 foremoft. 
 
 FRONTAL, front'- il. f. Any exter- 
 nal form of medicine to be applied 
 to the forehead. 
 
 FRONTATED, fron'-ta-tld. a. The 
 frontated leaf of a flower grow> 
 broader and broader, and at lad 
 perhaps terminates in a righ; line : 
 ufed in oppofuion to cufpated. 
 
 FRONTBOX, frunt'- b6ic's. f. The 
 box in the playhoufe from w'.::-J 
 there is a direct view to the llage. 
 
 FRONTED, frunt'-id. a. Formed 
 with a front. 
 
 FRONTIER, fr6n'-tyer. f. The 
 marches, the limit, the utmoft verge 
 of any territory. 
 
 FRONTIER.fr&n'-tyeV. a. Bordering. 
 
 FRONTIGNlACK.f^n-tin-nyAk'.f. 
 A fweet French white wine. 
 
 FRONTISPIECE, fr&a'-tis-pds. f. 
 
 That part of any buUding or other 
 
 body that directly meets the eye. 
 FRONTLESS, frunt'-les. a. With- 
 
 out blufhes, without fhame. 
 FRONTLET, front'-Uc. f. A band- 
 
 age worn upon the forehead. 
 FRONTROOM, frunt'. r6m. f. An 
 
 apartment in the forepart of the 
 
 houfe. 
 
 FRORE, fr&'re. a. Frozen. 
 FROST, frill', f. The laft effecT: of 
 
 cold, the power or aft of congeli- 
 tion. 
 FROSTBITTEN, frift'-bltn. a. Nip, 
 
 ped or withered by the frolt. 
 FROSTED, fr6s'-tld. a. Laid on in 
 
 inequalities like thole of the hoar 
 
 froft upon plants. 
 FROSTILY, fr6s'-tl-ly\ ad. With 
 
 froft, with exceflive cold. 
 FROSTINESS, fr6s'-ty-nes. f. Cold, 
 
 freezing cold. 
 FROSTNAlf , fr6(l'-na!e. f. A nail 
 
 with a prominent head driven into 
 
 the horfe's fhoes, that it may pierce 
 
 the ice. 
 FROSTWORK, froft'-wurk. f. Work 
 
 in which the fubftance is laid on* 
 
 with inequalities, like the dew con- 
 
 gealed upon fhrubs. 
 FROSTY, fr6i'-ty. a. Having the 
 
 power of congelation, excefiive cold ; 
 
 chill in affection ; hoary, gray- 
 haired, refembling frolt. 
 FROTH, fri'th. f. Spume, foam, the 
 
 bubbles caufed in liquors by agita- 
 tion ; any c npty or fenfelefg Ihow 
 
 of wit or eloqusnce ; any thing not 
 
 hard, folid, or fubltantial. 
 To FROTH, fri'ih. v. n. To foam, 
 
 to throw out fpnme. 
 FROTHILY. fra'th-My. ad. With 
 
 foam, with fpume ; in any empty 
 
 trifling manner. 
 FROTHY, fri'th-y. a. Full of froth 
 
 or fpume ; foft, not folid, waiting ; 
 
 vain, empty, trifling. 
 FROUNCE,' froun's. f. A diftemper 
 
 in which fpittle gathers about the 
 
 hawk's bill. 
 To FROUNCE, froun's. v. a. To 
 
 frizle or curl the hair. 
 FROUZY, frou'-zy. a. Dim; fetid,. 
 
 maiiy. A cant word. 
 
 FRO-
 
 F R U 
 
 FROWARD, fr6'-werd. a. Peevilh, 
 
 ungovernable, perverfe. 
 FROWARDLY, fr&'-vverd-ly. ad. 
 
 Peevifhly, perverfely. 
 FROWARDNESS, fro'-werd-nes. f. 
 
 Peevilrmefs, perverfenefs. 
 To FROWN, frow'n. v. a. To ex- 
 
 prefs difpleafure by contracting the 
 
 face to wrinkles. 
 FROWN, frow'n. f. A wicked look, 
 
 a look of difpleafure. 
 FROWNINGLY, frow'n-ing-ly. ad. 
 
 Sternly ; with a look of difpleafure. 
 FROZE, fr&'ze. pret. of FREEZE. 
 FROZEN, fro'zn. part. paflT. of 
 
 FREEZE. 
 FRUCTIFEROUS, fruk-tlf-er-us. 
 
 a. Bearing fruit. 
 FRUCTIFICATION,fruk-t{f-y-ka'- 
 
 fhun. f. The aft of making fruitful ; 
 
 the production of fruit. 
 To FRUCTIFY, fruk'-ty-fy. v.a. To 
 
 make fruitful, to fertilize. 
 To FRUCTIFY, fruk'-ty-fy. v. n. 
 
 To bear fruit. 
 
 FRUCTUOUS, fruk'-tu-us. a. Fruit- 
 ful, fertile, impregnating with fer- 
 tility. 
 FRUGAL, frfi'-gal. a. Thrifty, fpar- 
 
 ing, parfimonious. 
 FRUGALITY, fro gal'-i-ty. f. 
 
 Thrift, parfimony, good hufbandry. 
 FRUGALLY, fro'-gal-y. ad. Par- 
 
 fimonioufly. 
 FRUGIFEROUS, fr6'-dzhir.er-us. a. 
 
 Bearing fruit. 
 FRUGIVOROUS, fro -dzhfv'-o-rus. 
 
 a. Feeding on fruits. 
 FRUIT, fro't. f. The produd of a 
 
 tree or plant in which the feeds are 
 
 contained ; that part of a plant 
 
 which is taken for food ; produc- 
 tion ; the offspring of the womb ; 
 
 advantage gained by any enterprife 
 
 or conduct ; the effecl or confequence 
 
 of any action. 
 FRUITAGE, fro't-Idzh. f. Fruit col- 
 
 leftively, various fruits. 
 FRUITBEARER, fro't-bere-ur. f. 
 
 That which produces fruit. 
 FRU1TBEARING, fro't-bere-lng. a. 
 
 Havingthe qualityofproducing fruit. 
 FRUITERER, fro't-dr-ur. f. One 
 
 who trades in fruit, 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 F R U 
 
 FRUITERY, fr6't-er- y . f. Fruit col- 
 leflively taken; a fruit loft, a re- 
 pofitory for fruit. 
 
 FRUITFUL, fr6't-ful. a. Fertile, 
 abundantly productive ; aftlially 
 bearing fruit; prolifick, childbear- 
 ing ; plenteous, abounding in any 
 thing. 
 
 FRUITFULLY, fr6't-ful-ly. ad. In 
 fuch a manner as to be prolifick ; 
 plenteoufly, abundantly. 
 
 FRUITFULNESS, fr6't-ffl!. n s. f. 
 Fertility, plentiful production ; the 
 quality of being prolifick. 
 
 FRUITGROVES, fro't-grSvz. f. 
 Shades, or clofe plantations of fruit- 
 trees. 
 
 FRUITION, fr6-Ifh'-un. f. Enjoy- 
 ment, pofTeffion, pleafure given by 
 poffeffion or ufe. 
 
 FRUITIVE, fr6'.l-tlv. a. Enjoying, 
 pofleffing, having the power of en- 
 joyment. 
 
 FRUITLESS, fr&'t-lAs. a. Barren of 
 fruit ; vain, idle, unprofitable ; with- 
 out offspring. 
 
 FRUITLESSLY, fr6't-!ef-ty. ad. 
 Vainly, idly, unprofitably. 
 
 FRUIT-TIME, fri't-tlnie. f. The 
 Autumn. 
 
 FRUIT-TREE, fr&'t-tr. f. A tree 
 of which the principal value arifes 
 from the fruit produced by it. 
 
 FRUMENTACIOUS, fro^men-ta'- 
 ftius. a. Made of grain. 
 
 FRUMENTY, fro'-n^n-tyy f. Food 
 made of wheat boiled in milk. 
 
 To FRUMP, frump', v. a. To mock, 
 to browbeat. 
 
 To FRUSH, frufh'. v.a. To break, 
 bruife, or crufh. 
 
 FRUSTRANEOUS, fruf- K tra'-nyus. 
 a. Vain, ufelefs, unprofitable. 
 
 FRUSTRANEOUSLY, fruf-t;a'- 
 nyuf-Iy. ad. Vainly, unprofit- 
 ably. 
 
 To FRUSTRATE, frif-trate. v. a. 
 To defeat, to difappoint, to balk ; 
 to make null. 
 
 FRUSTRATE, fru.s'-trA't.' part. a. 
 Vain, ineffectual, ufelefs, unprofit- 
 able, null, void. 
 
 FRUSTRATION, fruf-tr -fhun. f. 
 Difanpointment, defeat. 
 3 F
 
 FUG 
 
 F U L 
 
 FRUSTRATIVE, frus'-tra-tlv. a. 
 Fallacious, difappointin^. 
 
 FRUSTfLATORY, frus'-tra-tur-y. 
 a. That which makes any procedure 
 void. 
 
 FRUSTUM, fruf-tum. f. A piece 
 cut off from a regular figure. A 
 term of fcience. 
 
 FRY, fry". (. The fwarm of little 
 fillies juft produced from the fpawn ; 
 any fwarra of animals, or young 
 people in contempt ; a kind of fieve ; 
 a dim of things fried. 
 
 To FRY, fry', v. a. To drefs food by 
 roaiting it in a pan on the fire. 
 
 To FRY, fry', v. n. To be roafted in 
 a pan on the fire ; to fuffer the ac- 
 tion of fire ; to melt with heat ; to 
 be agitated like liquor in the pan on 
 the fire. 
 
 FRYfNGPAN, frf -Ing-pan, f. The 
 veflel in which meat is roafled on 
 the fire. 
 
 Tp FUB, fub'. v. a. To pat off. See 
 FOB. 
 
 FUB, fub'. f. A plump chubby boy. 
 
 FUCATED, fu'-ka-tld. a. Painted, 
 difguifed with paint ; difguifed by 
 falfe (how. 
 
 FUCUS, fu'-kiis. f. Paint for the face. 
 
 To FUDDLE, fud'l. v. a. To make 
 drunk. 
 
 To FUDDLE, fud'l. r.n. To drink 
 to excefs. 
 
 FUEL, fi'-Il. f. The matter or ali- 
 ment of Ere. 
 
 To FUEL, fu' 11. v. a. To feed fire 
 with combullible matter; to flore 
 with firing. 
 
 FUGACIOUS, fu-ga'-fhus. a. Vo- 
 latile; flying away. 
 
 FUG ACIOUSNESS, fu-gi'-fliuf-nes. 
 f. Volatility, the quality of Hying 
 away. 
 
 FUGACITY, fu-gk'-I-tv. f. Vola- 
 tility, quality of flying away ; un- 
 certainty, inftability. 
 
 FUGITIVE, fu-dzhl dv. a. Notic- 
 eable; unfteady ; volatile, apt to 
 fly away ; fleeing, running from dan- 
 ger ; fleeing from duty, falling off; 
 wandering, vagabond. 
 
 FUGinVE,fi'-dzM-tIir. f. One who 
 runs from his iuuon or duty ; one 
 
 who takes flicker under another 
 power from punifhment. 
 
 PUGITIVENESS, f&'-dzhi tlv-nes. 
 f. Volatility ; inftability ; uncer- 
 tainty. 
 
 FUGUE, fu'g. f. A term in mu- 
 fick. 
 
 FULCIMENT, ful'-fy-m^nt. f. That 
 on which a body rells. 
 
 FULCRUM, ful'-kriim; f. The prop 
 or fupport by which a lever is fuf- 
 tained, the point of fufpenfion. 
 
 To FULFIL, ful-fli'. v. a. To fill 
 till there is no room for more ; to 
 anfwer any prophecy or promif by 
 performance ; to anfwer any defire 
 by compliance or gratification ; to 
 anfwer any law by obedience. 
 
 FULFRAUGHT, ful-frl't. a. Full 
 ftorcd. 
 
 FULGENCY,fui'-dzhert-fy. f. Splen- 
 dour. 
 
 FULGENT, ful'-dzhent. a. Shining, 
 dazzling. 
 
 FULGID, ful'-dzhld. a. Shining, glit- 
 tering. 
 
 FULGIDITY, ful-dzhU'-I ty. f. 
 Splendour. 
 
 FULGpUR, ful'-gur. f. Splendour, 
 dazzling brightnefs. 
 
 FULGURATION, ful-gu-ri'-lhun. 
 f. The act of lightening. 
 
 FULHAM.fm'-lam. f. A cant word 
 for falfe dice. 
 
 FULIGINOUS, fu-lldzh'-In-us. a. 
 Sooty, fmoky. 
 
 FULL, ful'. a. Replete, without any 
 fpace void ; abounding in any qua- 
 lity good or bid ; ftored with any 
 thing ; well fupplied with any thing ; 
 plump, fat ; faturated, fated ; crowd- 
 ed in the imagination or mmory ; 
 complete, fuch as that nothing fur- 
 ther is wanted ; containing the whole 
 matter, exprefling much ; mature, 
 perfeft ; applied to the moon, com- 
 plete in it's orb. 
 
 FULL, ful'. f. Complete meafure ; 
 the higheft ftate or degree ; the 
 whole, the total ; the Hate of be- 
 ing full ; applied to the moon, the 
 time in which the moon makes a 
 perfect orb. 
 
 FULL, fil'. ad. Without abatement ; 
 with
 
 F U L 
 
 F U M 
 
 with the whole effeft ; qaite ; cx- 
 
 aflly ; very fufficiemly ; diredly. 
 FULL-BLOWN, ful'-b!5ne. a. Spread 
 
 to the utmoft extent ; ftretched by 
 
 the wind to the utmoft extent. 
 FULL-BOTTOMED, ful-b6t'-tumd. 
 
 a. Having a large bottom. 
 FULL EARED, ful-e'rd. a. Having 
 
 the heads full of grain. 
 FULL-EYED, fuM'de. a. Having 
 
 large prominent eyes. 
 FULL-FED, ful fid', a. Sated, fat, 
 
 faginated. . 
 FULL-LAPEN, ful-la'dn. a. Laden 
 
 till there can be no more. 
 FULL-SPREAD, ful-fpred'. a. 
 
 Spread to the utmoft extent. 
 FULL-SUMMED, ful-fum'd. a. 
 
 Complete in all it's parts. 
 To FULL, ful'. v. n. To cleanfe cloth 
 
 from it's oil or greafe. 
 FULLAGE, ful'-lage. f. The money 
 ] paid for fulling or cleanfing cloth. 
 'FULLER, ful'-iur. f. One whofe 
 
 trade is to cleanfe cloth. 
 FULLERS EARTH, ful'-lurz-ertli'. 
 
 f. A kind of marl or clay ufed in 
 
 fulling. 
 FULLERY,fur-le--r. f. The place 
 
 where the trade of a fuller is exer- 
 
 cifed. 
 FULLINGMILL, ful'-llng mil. f. 
 
 A milt where hammers beat the 
 ; cloth till it be cleanfed. 
 i FULLY, ful'-ly. ad. Without va- 
 cuity ; completely, without lack. 
 (FULMINANT, ful'-ml-nant. a. 
 
 Thundering, making a noife like 
 
 thunder, 
 i To FULMINATE, ful'-mf-nate. v. n. 
 
 To thunder; to make a loud noife 
 \' or crack. 
 \ To FULMINATE, ftl'-ml-nafeu-v. a. 
 
 To throw out as an objecl of ter- 
 
 rour. 
 ,' 7 ULMINATION, ful-ml-na'-mun. 
 
 f. The aft of thundering ; denun- 
 | ciation of cenfure. 
 
 . FULMINATORY, fui'-mjn-a-tur-y. 
 
 a. Thundering, ftriking liorrour. 
 To FULMINE, ful'-min. v.n. To 
 ! fulminate. 
 
 PULNESS, ful'-nes. f. The Hate of 
 - being full j copioufnefsj plenty ; re- 
 
 pletion, fatiety ; ftruggling pertur- 
 bation, fwelling in the mind ; , force 
 of found, fuch as fills the ear. 
 
 FULSOME, fui'-fum. a. Naufeous, 
 offenfive ; of a rank odioiis fmell ; 
 tending to obfcenity. 
 
 FULSOMELY, fui'-fim-ly.ad. Nau- 
 feoufly, rankly, obfcer.ely. 
 
 FULSOMENESS, ful'-fum-nis. f. 
 Naufeoufnefs ; rank fmell ; obfcenity. 
 
 FUMADO, fu-ma'-d&. f. A fifh dried 
 in the fmoke. 
 
 FUMAGE, fu'-madzh. f. Hearth- 
 money. 
 
 FUMATORY, fu'-mS-tur-v. f. An 
 herb. 
 
 To FUMBLE, fum'bl. v. n. To at- 
 tempt any thing awkwardly or un- 
 gainly ; to puzzle, to ftrain in per- 
 plexity ; to play childimly. 
 
 To FUMBLE, fum'bl. v. a. To ma-, 
 nage awkwardly. 
 
 FUMBLER, fum'-blur. f. One who 
 a6ts awkwardly. 
 
 FUMBL1NGLY, fum'-bllng-ty. ad. 
 In an awkward manner. 
 
 FUME, fu'm. f. Smoke ; vapour, 
 any volatile parts flying away ; ex- 
 halation from the ftomach ; heat of 
 mind, paflion ; any thing unfubftan- 
 tial ; idle conceit, vain imagination. 
 
 To FUME, fum. v. n. To imoke ; 
 to yield exhalations ; to pals away 
 in vapours ; to be in a rage. 
 
 To FUME, fu'm. v. a. To fmoke, 
 to dry in the fmoke ;- to perfum 
 with odours in the fire ; to difperfe 
 in vapours. 
 
 FUMETTE, fu-meY. f. The ftink 
 of meat. 
 
 FUM ID, fu'-mld. a. Smoky, va- 
 porous. 
 
 FUMIDITY, fu-mld'-I-ty. f. Smo- 
 kinefs, tendency to fmoke. 
 
 To FUMIGATE, fu'-mf-gate. v. n. 
 To fmoke, to perfume by fmoke or 
 
 ' vapour ; to medicate or heal by va- 
 pours. 
 
 FUMIGATION, fu-rm'-ga'-fhun. f. 
 Scents raifed by fire ; the applica- 
 tion of medicines to the body in 
 fumes. 
 
 FUMINGLY, fu'-mlng-ty. ad. An- 
 grily, in a rage. 
 
 3 F 2 FU-
 
 FUN 
 
 FUR 
 
 FUMITER, fu'.ml-tur. f. Sec Fu- 
 
 M ATOR Y. 
 
 FUMOU3, fu'-mus. 7a. Producing 
 
 FUMY, fu'-m*. J fumes. 
 
 FUN, fin', f. Sport, high merri- 
 ment. 
 
 FUNCTION, fungk'-fhin. f. Dif- 
 charge, performance ; employment, 
 office; (ingle aft of any office ; trade, 
 occupation ; office of any particular 
 part of the body ; power, faculty. 
 
 FUND, fund', f. Stock, capital, that 
 by which any expenfe is fupported ; 
 ftock or bank of money. 
 
 FUNDAMENT, fin'-da-ment. f. 
 The back part of the body ; the 
 aperture from which the excrements 
 are ejeded. 
 
 FUND AMENTA L,fun-da-m^nt'-tal. 
 a. Serving for the foundation, ef- 
 fential, not merely accidental. 
 
 FUNDAMENTAL, fun-da-mcV-tal. 
 f. Leading propofition ; that part 
 on which the reft is built. 
 
 FUNDAMENTALLY, ftn-da-men'- 
 ta!-. ad. Eflentially, originally. 
 
 FUNERAL, fu'-n*.ral. f. The fo- 
 lemnization of a burial, the pay- 
 ment of the laft honours to the dead, 
 obfequies ; the pomp or proceflion 
 with which the dead are carried ; 
 burial, interment. 
 
 FUNERAL, fi'-nft-ral. a. Ufed at 
 the ceremony of interring the dead. 
 
 FUNEREAL, fu-nd'-ry-il. a. Suiting 
 a funeral, dark, difmal. 
 
 FUNGOSITY, fung-g6s'-I-t. f. 
 Unfolid excrefcence. 
 
 FUNGOUS, fung'-gus. a. Excrefcent, 
 fpongy. 
 
 FUNGUS, fung'-gus. f. StriUy a 
 rnufhroom : a word ufed to exprefs 
 fuch excrefccnces of flefh as grow 
 out upon the lips of wounds, or any 
 other excrefcence from trees or 
 plants not naturally belonging to 
 them. 
 
 FUNICLE, fu'-nlkl. f. A fmall cord. 
 
 FUNICULAR, fi'i-nlk' u-lir. a. 
 Confiding of a fmall cord or fibre. 
 
 FUNK, flngk'. f. A ftink. 
 
 FUNNEL, fun'-nll. f. An inverted 
 hollow cone with a pipe defcending 
 from it, through which liquors are 
 
 poured into veflcls ; a pipe or paf- 
 fage of communication. 
 
 FUR, ffir'. f. Skin with foft hair 
 with which garments are lined for 
 warmth ; foft hair of beails found 
 in cold countries, hair in general ; 
 any moifture exhaled to fuch a de- 
 gree as that the remainder flicks 
 in the part. 
 
 To FUR, fiir'. v. a, To line or cover 
 with fkins that have foft hair ; to 
 cover with foft matter. 
 
 FUR-WROUGHT, fur'- rat. a. Made 
 of fur. 
 
 FURACIOUS, fu-ra'-fhfc. a. ThSev- 
 ifh. 
 
 FURACITY, fi-rib'-i-ty. f. Difpo- 
 fition to theft. 
 
 FURBELOW, fur'-be-16. f. Furor 
 fringe fewed on the lower part of 
 the garment ; an ornament of drefs. 
 
 To FURBELOW, fur'-bd-16. v. a. 
 To adorn' with ornamental appen- 
 
 To FURBISH, fur'-blfli. v. a. To 
 
 burnifh, to polifh, to rub up. 
 FURBISHER, ftr'-blfh-i'ir. f. On 
 
 who polifhes any thing. 
 FURCATION, fur-ki'-fhun. f. Fork- 
 
 inefs, the ftate of (hooting two ways 
 
 like the blades of a fork. 
 FURFUR, fur'-fur. f. Hufk or chaff, 
 
 fcurf or dandriff. 
 FURFURACEOUS, fur-fu-ra'-lhus. 
 
 a. Huflcy, branny, fcaly. 
 FURIOUS, fu'-ry-us. a. Mad, phre- 
 
 netick ; raging, tranfported by paf- 
 
 fion beyond reafon. 
 
 FURIOUSLY, fu'-ry-uf-ly. ad. Mad- 
 ly, violently, vehemently. 
 FURIOUSNESS, fu'-ry-uf-nes. f, 
 
 Frenzy, madnefs, tranfport of pa.f- 
 
 fion. 
 To FURL, fur'l. v. a. To draw up, t 
 
 contract. 
 FURLONG, fur'-long. f. A mea- 
 
 fure of length, the eighth part of a 
 
 mile. 
 FURLOUGH, fur'-!6. f. A tempo- 
 
 rary difmifllon from military fervice; 
 
 leave of abfence to a foldier for a 
 
 limited time. 
 FURMENTY, fur'-m^n-ty. f. Foo4 
 
 made by boiling wheat in milk.
 
 FUR 
 
 FURNACE, fiy-nls. f. An enclofed 
 fireplace. 
 
 To FURNISH, fur'-nlfli. v. a. To 
 fupply with what is necefTary ; to fit 
 op ; to equip ; to decorate, to 
 adorn. 
 
 FURNISHER, ffir'-nifh-ur. f. Ore 
 who fupplics or fits out. 
 
 FURNITURE, fur'-nJ-tur. f. Move- 
 ables, goods put in a houfe for ufe 
 or ornament; appendages ; equi 
 page, embellishments, decorations. 
 
 FURRIER, fV-ye>. f. A dealer in 
 furs. 
 
 FURROW, f&r'-ro. f. A fmall trench 
 made by the plough for the recep- 
 tion of feed ; any long trench or 
 hollow. 
 
 To FURROW, fur'-ro. v. a. To cut 
 in furrows ; to divide in long hol- 
 lows ; to make by cutting. 
 
 FURROW-WEED, fur'-ro-wid. f. 
 
 A weed that grows in furrowed land. 
 FURRY, fur'-ry. a. Covered with fur, 
 
 drefled in fur ; conftftingof fur. 
 FURTHER, further, a. At a great 
 
 diltance ; beyond this. 
 FURTHER, fur'-ther. ad. To a 
 
 greater diftance. 
 To FURTHER, fur-thr. v. a. To 
 
 put onward, to forward, to promote, 
 
 to affift. 
 FURTHERANCE, fur'-ther-ans. f. 
 
 Promotion ; advancement, help. 
 FURTHERER, fur'.ther-6r. f. Pro- 
 
 rnoter, advancer. 
 FURTHERMORE, fur'-ther-more. 
 
 ad. Moreover, befides. -^ 
 FURTIVE, fur'-dv. a. Stolen, got- 
 ten by theft. 
 FURTIVELY, fur'-tlv-lv. ad. By 
 
 theft, clandeftinely. 
 FURUNCLE, HY-rungkl. f. A bile, 
 
 an angry puftule. 
 FURY, fu'-ry. f. Madnefs ; rage, 
 
 paffion of anger ; enthufiafm, ex 
 
 altation of fancy ; a turbulent, ra 
 
 ging woman ; one of the infernal 
 
 deities, fuppofed to be employed in 
 
 tormenting wicked fpirits in the 
 
 other world. 
 
 FURZE, fur'z f. Gorfe, gofs. 
 FUKZY, fur'-zy. a. Overgrown with 
 
 furze, full of gorfc. 
 
 F U S 
 
 FUSCATION, fuf-ka'-Mn. f. The 
 ad of darkening. 
 
 To, FUSE, fu'z. v . a. To melt, to 
 put into fufion. 
 
 To FUSE, fu'z. v. n. To be melted 
 
 FUZEE, fu-ze'. f. The cone round 
 which is wound the cord or chain 
 of a clpck or watch; a firelock, 3 
 fmall neat mufquet ; Fufee of a 
 bomb or granado fliell, is that 
 which makes the whole powder or 
 composition in the Ihell take fire, to 
 do the defigned execution. 
 
 FUSIBILITY, fu zy-LL'.f-tf f. Ca- 
 pacity of being melted, quality of 
 growing liquid by heat. 
 
 FUSIBLE, ft'-zfW. a . Capable of 
 being melted. 
 
 FUSIL, fu'-zil. a. Capable of being 
 melted, liquifiable by heat; running 
 by the force of heat. 
 
 FUSIL, fu-ze'. f. A firelock, a fmall 
 neat mufket ; in heraldry, fome- 
 thing like a fpindte. 
 
 FUSILIER, fu-zi!-ll'r. f. A foldier 
 armed with a fufil. 
 
 FUSION, fu'-zhun. f. The aft of 
 melting ; the tlate of being melced. 
 
 FUSS, fas'. f. A tumult, a buftle. A 
 low cant word. 
 
 FUST, f&ft'. f. The trunk or body of 
 a column ; a ftrong fmell, as that of 
 a mouldy barrel. 
 
 To FUST, full', v. n, To grow 
 mouldy, to fmell ill. 
 
 FUSTIAN, fuf-tyin. f. A kind of 
 cloth made of linen and cotton ; a 
 high fwelling kind of writing made 
 up of heterogeneous parts, bom- 
 baft. 
 
 FUSTIAN, fuf-tyan. a. Made of 
 fuftian ; fwelling, unnaturally pom- 
 pous, ridiculoufly tumid. 
 
 FUSTIANIST, luf-tyan-Ift. f. A 
 bombaftick writer. 
 
 FUSTICK, fuf-tlk. f. A fort of wood 
 brought from the Weft Indies. 
 
 To FUSTIGATE, fuf-tl-gate. v. a. 
 To beat with a iiick 
 
 FUSTiLARIAN, *uf-ty--Ja'-ry>an. f. 
 A low fellow, a Itinkard. 
 
 FUSTINESS, fuf-ty-nes. f. Mouldi- 
 nefs, llink. 
 
 FUSTY, fuf <t^. a. Smelling mouldy; 
 FU-
 
 F U T 
 
 F Y 
 
 FUTILE, fu'-ril. a. Talkative, lo- 
 quacious; trifling, worthlefs. 
 
 FUTILITY, fi tii'-I-tf. f. Talka 
 tivenefs, loquacity ; triflingnefs, want 
 of weight, want of folidity. 
 
 To FUTILIZE, fu'-ill-lze. v. a. To 
 render futile. 
 
 FU FTOCKS, f&t'-tuks. f. The lower 
 timbers that hold the fhip to- 
 gether. 
 
 FUTURE, fu'-tur. a. That which 
 will be hereafter, to come. 
 
 FUTURE, fu'-tur. f. Time to 
 come. 
 
 FUTURELY, f&'-tur-ly. ad. In 
 
 time to come. 
 FUTURIT1ON, fu-tu-rlih'.un. f. 
 
 The ftate of being to be. 
 FUTURITY, fa-tfi'-rl.tf. f. Time 
 
 to come ; events to come ; the ftate 
 
 of being to be, futurition 
 To FUZZ, fiz'. v. a. To fly out in 
 
 fmall particles. 
 FUZZBALL. fuz'-bai. f. A kind of 
 
 fungus, which, which prefTed, burfts 
 
 and fcatters duft in the eyes. 
 FY, f^'. inter). A word of blame and 
 
 difapprobation. 
 
 GAD 
 
 GABARDINE, gab-Sr-dl'n. f. A 
 coarfe frock. 
 To GABBLE, gab'I. v. n. To make 
 
 an inarticulate noife ; to prate loud- 
 ly without meaning. 
 GABBLE, gab'I. f. Inarticulate noife 
 
 like that of brute animals ; loud talk 
 
 without meaning. 
 GABBLER, gib'-lur. f. A prater, a 
 
 chattering fellow. 
 
 GABEL, ga'bl. f. An cxcife, a tax. 
 GABION, ga'-byun. f. A wicker 
 
 ba/ket which is filled with earth to 
 
 make a fortification or intrenchment. 
 GABLE, ga'bl. f. The triangular end 
 
 of a building, which fupports the 
 
 roof. 
 GAD, gad', f. A wedge or ingot of 
 
 fteel ; a ftjrle or graver. 
 To GAD, gad', v. n. To ramble 
 
 about without any fettled purpofe. 
 GADDER, gad'-diir. f. A rambler, 
 
 one that runs much abroad without 
 
 bufinefs. 
 GADDINGLY, gad'-ding-ly. ad. In 
 
 a rambling manner. 
 GADFLY, gad'-fty. f. A fly that 
 
 when he flings the cattle makes 
 
 them gad or run madly about. 
 
 G A I 
 
 GAFF, gar. f. A harpoon or large 
 
 GAFFER, gaf'-fur. f. A word of re. 
 
 fpeft, now obfolete, or applied only 
 
 in contempt. 
 GAFFLES, gaPIz. f. Artificial fpurs 
 
 upon cocks; a fteel contrivance to 
 
 bend crofs-bows. 
 To GAG, gig', v. n. To ftop the 
 
 mouth. 
 GAG, gag', f. Something put into 
 
 the mouth to hinder fpeech or eat- 
 ing. 
 GAGE, ga'dzh. f. A pledge, a pawn, 
 
 a caution. 
 To GAGE, ga'dzh. v. a. To depone 
 
 as a wager, to impawn ; to meafure, 
 
 to take the contents of any veflel of 
 
 liquids. 
 To GAGGLE, gng'I. v. n. To make 
 
 a noife like a goote. 
 GAIETY, ga'-l-ty. f. SeeGAVETY. 
 GAILY, ga'-ly. ad. Airily, cheer- 
 
 fully; fplendidly. SeeGAYLV. 
 GAIN, ga'ne. f. Profit, advantage; 
 
 intereft, lucrative views; overplus 
 
 in a comparative computation. 
 To GAIN, ga'ne. v. a. To obtain as 
 
 profit or advantage ; to have the 
 overplus 

 
 GAL 
 
 overplus in comparative computa 
 lion ; to obtain, to procure ; to win 
 to draw into any intereft or party 
 to reach, to attain ; To gain over 
 to draw to another party or intereft 
 
 To GAIN, ga'ne. v. n. To encroach : 
 to come forward by degrees ; to gei 
 round, to prevail againtt ; to obtain 
 influence with. 
 
 GAINER, ga'ne-ur. f. One who re- 
 ceives profit or advantage. 
 
 GAINFUL, ga'ne-ful. a. Advantage- 
 ous, profitable ; lucrative, produc- 
 tive of money. 
 
 GAINFULLY, gl'ne-ful-ty. ad. Pro- 
 fitably, advantageoufly. 
 
 GAINFULNESS, ga'ne-ftl-nes. f. 
 Lucrativenefs. 
 
 GAINGIVING, ga'ne-gi'v-Ing. f. 
 The fame as mifgiving, a giving 
 againft, 
 
 GAlNLESS,ga'ne-]es. a. Unprofitable. 
 
 GAINLESSNESS, ga'ne-lef-nes. f. 
 Unprofitablenefs. 
 
 GAINLY, ga'ne-ty. ad. Handily, 
 readily. 
 
 To GAINSAY, ga'ne-fa. v. a. To 
 contradict, to oppofe, to controvert 
 with. 
 
 GAINS AVER, ga'ne-te-ur. f. Op- 
 ponent, adverfary. 
 
 'G A INST.genft'.prep. For Ac A i NST. 
 
 To GAINSTAND, ga'ne-Mnd. v. a. 
 Oppofe, to refift. 
 
 GAlRlSH,ga'-riih. a, Gaudy, fliowy, 
 extravagantly gay, flighty. 
 
 GAIRISHNESS, ga'-rlm-nes. f. 
 Finery, flaunting gaudinefs ; flighty 
 or extravagant joy. 
 
 GAIT, ga'te. f. March, walk ; the 
 manner and air of walking. 
 
 GALAXY, gal'-lak-ty. f. The milky 
 
 GAL'B'ANUM, gii'-ba.nim. f. A 
 
 kind of gum. 
 GALE, ga'le. f. A wind not tem- 
 
 peftuous, yet flronger than a breeze. 
 
 GALEATED, ga!'-ya-tid. a, Cover- 
 
 d as with a helmet; in botany, 
 
 fuch pJants as bear a flower refem- 
 
 bling a helmet, as the monk's-hood 
 GALIOT, gal'-yut. f. A little galley 
 
 or fort of brigantine, built very flight 
 
 and fit for chaie. 
 
 10 
 
 GAL 
 
 GALL, gi'l. f. The bile, an animal 
 juice remarkable for it's fuppofe'd 
 bitternefs; the part which contains 
 the bile ; any thing extremely bit- 
 ter -, rancour, malignity ; a flight 
 hurt by fretting off the fkin ; anger, 
 bitternefs of mind ; an excrefcence 
 on trees, fomewhat refembling a nut, 
 the nidus of an infefL 
 
 To GALL, gi'l. v.a. To hart by fret- 
 ting the ficin ; to impair, to wear 
 away ; to teaze, to fret, to vex j to 
 harafs, to mifchief. 
 
 To GALL, gi'l. v. n. To fret. 
 
 GALLANT, gai'-lant. a. Gay, well 
 drefled ; brave, high fpirited ; fine, 
 noble, fpecious. 
 
 GALLANT, gal-la'nt. a. Inclined to 
 courtfhip. 
 
 GALLANT, gal-la'nt. f. A gay, 
 fprightly, fplendid man ; one who 
 careiTes'women to debauch them ; a 
 wooer, one who courts a woman for 
 marriage. 
 
 GALLANTLY, gal'-lant-ly. ad. 
 Gayly, fplendidly ; bravely, nobly, 
 generoufly. 
 
 GALLANTLY, gal-la'nt-ly. ad. Like 
 a wooer. 
 
 GALLANTRY, gal'-lan-trf. {. 
 Splendour of appearance, (how ; 
 bravery; generofity ; courtfliip, re- 
 fined addrefs to women ; vicious 
 love, lewdnefs. 
 
 GALLEASS, gai'-yas. f. A heavy 
 low-built vcfle!, with both fails and 
 oars. 
 
 GALLEON, gal-!6'n. f. A large fhip 
 of four or five decks, in ale only 
 among the Spaniards. 
 
 GALLERY, ga'.'-Ier-v. f. A kind of 
 walk along the floor of a houfe, in- 
 to which the doors of the apartments 
 open ; the upper feats in a church'; 
 the feats in a playhoufe above the 
 pit, in which the meaner people fit. 
 GALLEY, gar-l. f. A veffel driven 
 with oars. 
 
 ALLEY-SLAVE, gal'-ly-flave. f. 
 A man condemned for feme crime 
 to row in the gallies. 
 GALLIARD, gai'-lyard. f. A gay, 
 brilk, lively man ; a fine fellow ; an 
 a&ive, nimble, fpricely dance. 
 
 CAL-
 
 GAM 
 
 CAN 
 
 GALLIARDISE, gal'-Iyir dlzc. f. 
 
 Merriment, exuberant gaiety. 
 GALLICISM, gal'-ly-.<izm.' f. A 
 
 mode of fpeech peculiar to the 
 
 French language. 
 
 GALLIGASKINS, g ai-iy-ga S '-kins. 
 
 f. Large open hole. 
 
 GALLIMATIA, gaMy-ma'-fta. f. 
 Nonfenfe, talk withoutjneaning. 
 
 GALLIMAUFRY, gal ty -ma'- fry. f. 
 A hotchpotch, or ha(h of feveral forts 
 of broken OK at, a medley ; any in- 
 confiftent or ridiculous medley. 
 
 GALLIOT, gal'-yut. f. A fmall fwift 
 galley. 
 
 GALLIPOT, gal' I y - P 6t. f. A pot 
 painted and glazed. 
 
 GALLON, gal'-lim. f. A liquid mea- 
 fure of four quarts. 
 
 GALLOON, gal-Io'n. f. A kind of 
 clofe lace, made of gold or fclver, 
 or of filk alone. 
 
 To GALLOP, giMnp. v. n. To 
 move forward by leaps, fo that all 
 the feet are off the ground at once ; 
 to ride at the pace which is per- 
 formed by leaps ; to move very 
 faft. 
 
 GALLOP, gal'-Iup. f. The motion 
 of a horfe when he runs at full fpeed. 
 
 GALLOPER, gil'-lup-ur. f. A horfe 
 that gallops ; a man that rides fait. 
 
 To CALLOW, gil'-16. v. a. To ter- 
 rify, to fright. 
 
 GALLOWAY, gal'-lo-wa. f. A horfe 
 not more than fourteen hands high, 
 much ufed in the north. 
 
 GALLOWGLASSES, gal'-lo-glaf- 
 flz. f. Soldiers among the lri(h. 
 
 GALLOWS, gal'-lus. f. A beam laid 
 over two pofts, on which malefac- 
 tors are hanged ; a wretch that de- 
 fcrves the gallows. 
 
 GALLOWSFREE, gai'-Jus-frc. a. 
 Exempt by deftinyfrom being hanged. 
 
 GALLOWTREE, gal'-16-tre. f. The 
 tree of terrour ; the gallows. 
 
 GAMBADE, gam-ba'de. If. A 
 
 GAMBADO, gam-ba'-do. j kind 
 of large boot fixed to the faddle and 
 open on the outfide. 
 
 To GAMBLE, gam'bl. v.n. Toprac- 
 tife the arts of a gambler. 
 
 GAMBLER, gam'-biur, f. A knave 
 
 whofe practice it is to invite the ui. 
 wary to game, and cheat them. 
 
 GAMBOGE, eam-b6'dzh. f. A con- 
 creted vegetable juice, partly of 
 a gummy, partly of a r efmous nature. 
 
 To GAMBOL, gam'-bul. v. n. To 
 dance, to (kip, to frifk. 
 
 GAMBOL, gam'-bul. f. A fkip, a 
 leap for joy; a frolick, a wild 
 prank. 
 
 GAMBREL, gam'-bril. f. The hind 
 leg of a horfe. 
 
 GAME, ga'me. f. Sport of any kind; 
 jeft, oppofed to earned ; infolent 
 merriment, fportive inlult ; a fingte 
 match at play; field fports, as the 
 chafe; animals purfued in the field; 
 folemn contefts exhibited as fpec- 
 tacles to the people. 
 
 To GAME, ga'me. v. n. To play at 
 any fport ; to play wantonly and ex- 
 travagantly lor money. 
 
 GAMECOCK, ga'me-k6k.f. A cocfe 
 bred to fight. 
 
 GAMEEGG, ga'me-*g. f. An egg 
 from which fighting cocks are bred. 
 
 GAMEKEEPER, ga'me-kep-ur. f. 
 A perfon who looks after game* 
 and fees it is not deftroyed. 
 
 GAMESOME, gi'me-fum. a. Fro- 
 lickfome, gay, fportive. 
 
 GAMESOMELY, ga'me.fum-ly. ad. 
 Merrily. 
 
 GAMESOMENESS, ga'me-fum-ncs. 
 f. Sportivenefs, merriment. 
 
 GAMESTER, ga'mf-tur. f. One who 
 is vicioufly addicted to play ; one 
 who is engaged at play ; a merry 
 frolickfome perfon ; a proftitute. 
 
 GAMING.HOUSE.ga'me-lng-hous. 
 f. A houfe frequented by gamefters v . 
 
 GAMING-TABLE, ga'me-lng-tabl. 
 f. A table appropriated to gaming. 
 
 GAMMER, gam'-mur. f. The com- 
 pellation of a woman correfponding 
 ro Gaffer. 
 
 GAMMON, gam'-mun. f. The but- 
 tock of a hog failed and dried ; a 
 term at back-gammon which denote* 
 winning the game. 
 
 GAMUT, gim'-fit. f. The fcale of 
 mufical notes. 
 
 'GAN, gAn'. for Began. 
 
 To GANCH, giiitih'. v, a, To drop 
 from
 
 GAP 
 
 GAR 
 
 from a high place upon hooks by way 
 of punifhment. 
 
 GANDER, gan'-dur. f. The male of 
 the goofe. 
 
 To GANG, gang', v. n. To go, to 
 walk : an old word not now ufed, 
 except ludicroufly. 
 
 GANG, gang', f. A number hang- 
 ing together, a troop, a company, a 
 tribe. 
 
 GANGLION, gang'-gly>un. f. A tu- 
 mour in the tendinous and nervous 
 parts. 
 
 To GANGRENATE, gang'-grl- 
 nate. v. a, To produce a gangrene; 
 to mortify. 
 
 GANGRENE, gang'-gren. f. A mor- 
 tifcation, a floppage of circulation 
 followed by putrefa&ion. 
 
 To GANGRENE, gang'-gren. v. a. 
 To corrupt to mortification. 
 
 To GANGRENE, gang'-gren. v. n. 
 To become mortified. 
 
 GANGRENOUS, gang'-gr^-nos. a. 
 Mortified, producing or betokening 
 mortification. 
 
 GANGWAY, gang'-wa. f. In a 
 fhip, the feveral ways or paffages 
 from one part of it to the other. 
 
 GANGWEEK, gang'-wek. f. Roga- 
 tion week. 
 
 GANTELOPE, gant'-lup. 7 f. A mi- 
 
 GANTLET, gant'-let. J litary 
 punifhment in which the criminal 
 running between the ranks receives 
 a lafh from each man. 
 
 GANZA, gan'-za. f. A kind of wild 
 goofe. 
 
 GAOL, dzha'le. f. A prifon, a place of 
 confinement. 
 
 GAOL, dzha'le. v. a. To imprifon; 
 to commit to gaol. 
 
 GAOLDELIVERY, dzha"Ie-de-Hv'- 
 ur-y. f. The judicial procefs which, 
 by condemnation or acquittal of 
 perfons confined, evacuates the pri- 
 fon. 
 
 GAOLER, dzha'le-ur. f. Keeper of a 
 prifon, he to whofe care the prifon- 
 ers are committed. 
 
 GAP, gap', f. An opening in a bro- 
 ken fence; a bench ; a hole, a de- 
 ficiency ; any interftice, a vacuity. 
 
 GAP-TOOTKED, gap'-t6tht. a. 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 Having interfaces between the 
 teeth. 
 
 To GAPE, ga'p. v. n. To open the 
 mouth wide, to yawn ; to open the 
 mouth for food, as a young bird ; to 
 defire earneftly, to crave; to open 
 in fiflures or holes; to flare with, 
 
 ' hope or expectation ; to flare with 
 wonder; to ftare irreverently. 
 
 GAPER, ga'-pur. f. One wno opens 
 his mouth ; one who flares foolifhly; 
 one who longs or craves. 
 
 GARB, ga'rb. f. Drefs, clothes; 
 fafhion of drefs; exterior appearance. 
 
 GARBAGE, gi'r-bidzh. f. The 
 bowels, the offal. 
 
 GARBEL, gi'r-bil. f. A plank next 
 the keel of a fhip. 
 
 GARBIDGE, ga'r-bldzh. f. Cor- 
 rupted from GARBAGE. 
 
 GARBISH, ga'r-bifh. f. A corruption 
 from GARBAGE. 
 
 To GARBLE, ga'rbl. v. a. To fift, 
 to part, to feparate the good from 
 the bad. 
 
 GARBLER, ga'r-blur. f. He who 
 feparates one part from another. 
 
 GARBOIL, ga'r-boil. f. Diforder, 
 tumult, uproar. 
 
 CARD, ga'rd. f. Wardfhip, care, 
 cuftody. 
 
 GARDEN, ga'rdn. f. A piece of 
 ground enclofed and cultivated, 
 planted with herbs or fruits ; a 
 place particularly fruitful or de- 
 lightful ; Garden is often ufed ia 
 composition, belonging to a garden. 
 
 To GARDEN, ga'rdn. v. n. To cul- 
 tivate a garden; to lay out gardens. 
 
 GARDEN-WARE, ga'rdn-ware. f. 
 The produce of gardens. 
 
 GARDENER, gi'rd-nur. f. He that 
 attends or cultivates gardens. 
 
 GARDENING, ga'rd-nlng. f. The 
 al of cultivating or planning gar- 
 dens. 
 
 GARGARISM, ga'r-ga rizm. f.- A 
 liquid form of medicine. to wafh the 
 mouth with . 
 
 To GARGAR1ZE, ga'r-ga-rke. v. a. 
 To wafh the mouth with 'medicated 
 liquors. 
 
 To GARGLE, gi'rgl. v. a. To wafh 
 
 the throat with fome liquor not fuf- 
 
 3 c fered
 
 GAR 
 
 GAT 
 
 fered immediately to defcend ; to 
 
 warble, to play in the throat. 
 GARGLE, ga'rgl. f. A liquor with 
 
 which the throat is wafhed. 
 GA'RLAND, ga'r-lind. f. A wreath 
 
 of branches or flowers. 
 GARLICK, ga'r-Hk. f. A phnt. 
 GARL1CKEATER, ga"r Hk-e -tur. f. 
 
 A mean fellow. 
 GARLICKY, gi'r-Hk-)'-. Abounding 
 
 with or refembling garlick. 
 GARMENT, ga'r-ment. f. Any 
 
 thing bv which the body is covered. 
 GARNER, gi'r-nur. f. A place in 
 
 which threfhed grain is ftored up. 
 To GARNER, gar-nur. v. a. To 
 
 ftore as in garners. 
 GARNET, gi'r-nit. f. A gem. 
 To GARNISH, ga'r-nifh. v. a. To 
 
 decorate with ornamental appen- 
 
 dages; to embelHlh a diih wirh 
 fomething laid round it; to fit with 
 
 fetters. 
 
 GARNISH, gi'r-nluY f. Ornament, 
 decoration, embellifhment ; things 
 ftrewed round a difh ; in gaols, fet- 
 ters ; an acknowledgment in money 
 when firft a prifoner goes into a jail. 
 
 GARNISHMENT, ga'r.r>Ih-ment. f. 
 Ornament, embellifhment. 
 
 GARNITURE, ga'r-ia tur. f. Fur- 
 niture, ornament. 
 
 GAROUS, ga'-rus. a. Refembling 
 pickle made of fi(h. 
 
 GARRAN, gar'-run. f. A fmall 
 horfe, a hobbv, a wretched horfe. 
 
 GARRET, gar',rit. f. A room on the 
 highefl floor of the houfe. 
 
 GARRETEER, gar-ret-te'r. (. An 
 inhabitant of a garret. 
 
 GARRISON,gi'r-ri Tun. f. Soldiers 
 placed in a fortified town or caftle 
 to defend it; fortified place ftored 
 with foldiers. 
 
 To GARRISON, gar'-rl-fun. v. a. 
 To fecure by fortreffcs. 
 
 GARRULITY, gir-nV-il-ty. f. In- 
 continence of tongue ; talkativenefs. 
 
 GARRULOUS, gar'-rn-lus. a. Prat- 
 tling, talkative. 
 
 GARTER, ga'r-tar. f. A (Iring or 
 riband by which the Hocking is 
 held upon the Icgi the mark ot the 
 order of the garter, the higheft or- 
 
 der of Englilh knighthood; thepnn* 
 
 cipal king at arms. 
 To GARTER, ga'r-iur. v. a. To 
 
 bind with a parter. 
 GARTH, gerth'. f. The bulk of the 
 
 body meafured by the giruL . 
 GAS, gas', f. A fpirit not capable of 
 
 bein^ cfagulated. 
 GASCONADE, gaf^k6-na'de. f. A 
 
 boall, a bravado. 
 To GASCONADE, gaf-ko-na' de. v.n. 
 
 To brag, to biuiler. 
 To GASH, gaih'. v. a. To cut deep, 
 
 fo as to make a gaping wound. 
 GASH, gaih'. f. A deep and wide 
 
 wound ; the mark of a wound. 
 GASKINS, gas'-kir.z. f. Wide hofc* 
 
 wide breeches. 
 
 -?, gafp'. v.n. , To open the 
 i wide to catch breath ; to 
 
 emit breath by opening ihe mouth 
 
 convaifively ; to long for. 
 
 . ga'.p'. f. The aft of opening 
 
 the mouth to catch breath ; the 
 
 mort catch of the breath in the laft 
 
 agonies.. 
 To GAST, gall', v. a. To make 
 
 aghaft, to fright, to (hock. 
 GASTRICK, gas'-trik. a. Belong- 
 
 ing; to the belly. 
 GASTROTOMY, gaf-trii'-,Vmy. f. 
 
 The act of cutting open the belly. 
 GAT, gai 1 . The old preterite of 
 
 . 
 GATK, gi'te. f. The door of a city, 
 
 callle, palace, or large building ; 
 
 a frame of timber upon hinges to 
 
 give a paffage into enclofed grounds. 
 GATEVEIN.ga'te-vine.f. The Vena 
 
 Portu;, the great vein which con- 
 vey:, the blood to the liver. 
 
 WAY, ga'te wa. f. A way 
 
 through gates of enclofed grounds. 
 To GATHER, gath'-ur. v. a. To 
 
 collecl," to bring into one place ; to 
 
 pick up, to glean, to pluck ; to 
 
 crop; to aflemble ; to heap up, to 
 
 accumulate ; to colleft charitable 
 
 contributions ; to bring into one 
 
 body or intereft ; to pucker necdle- 
 
 wuj k. 
 To GATHER, gath'-ur. v. n. To 
 
 be condenfed ; to grow larger by 
 
 the accretion of Jioular matter ; to 
 aflem-
 
 GAY 
 
 GEL 
 
 aflemble ; to generate pus or mat- 
 ter. 
 GATHER, gath'-ur. f. A pucker, 
 
 cloth drawn together in wrinkles. 
 G.i HERF.R, ga:h' er-ur. f. One 
 
 tha; gathers, a collector ; one that 
 
 gets ; .n a crop of any kind. 
 GA i -lERiNG, gath'-er-lng f. Col- 
 
 lert'on of charitable contributions. 
 GAUDE, ga'd. f. An ornament, a 
 
 nne thing. 
 To GAUDE, ga'd. v. n. To exult, 
 
 to rHcice at any thing. 
 (SAUDERY, ta-der-y. f. Finery, 
 
 ofh-rratious luxury of drefs. 
 GAUDU.Y, ga' dl-iy. ad. Showily. 
 GAUD1NESS, ga'-dy-nes. f. Show- 
 
 inef's tin (el appearance. 
 GAUDY, ga'-dy. a. Showy, fplen- 
 
 d-d, oli- tatioufly fine. 
 GAUDY, . a -dy. f v A feaft, a fef- 
 
 tiv.,1 
 
 GAVE, ga've. The preteriteof GIVE. 
 GAVt-L, gav'-Jl. f. A provincial 
 
 w '<! for ground. 
 GAVELK1ND, gav'-Il-kind. f. In 
 
 law, a cuftom whereby the lands of 
 
 the fatner are equally divided at his 
 
 death amung al! his fons.- 
 To G AUGE, ga'dzh. v. a. To mea- 
 fure with refpecl to the contents of a. 
 \ veflel; to m -aiure with regard to 
 
 any proportion. 
 GAUGE, g'dzh. f. A meafure, a 
 
 flandard. 
 GAUGER, ga'-dzhur. f. One whofe 
 
 bufinefs is to meafure vcflels or quan- 
 tities. 
 
 GAUNT, gant'. a. Thin, flender, 
 t lean, meagre. 
 GAUNTLET, gant'-let. f. An iron 
 
 glove ufed for defence, and thrown 
 
 ciown in challenges. 
 GAUNTLY, gant'-ly. ad. Leanly, 
 
 flenderly, meagerly. 
 GAUZE, ga'z. f. A kind of thin 
 
 tranfparent iilk. 
 GAVVK, ga'k. f. A cuckow, a foolifh 
 
 fellow. 
 GAUNTREE, ga'n^tre. f. A wooden 
 
 frame on which beer-cafks are fee 
 
 when tunned. 
 GAY, ga'. a. Airy, chearful, merry, 
 
 frolick ; fine, ihowy. 
 
 GAYETY, ga'-I-ty. f. ChearfuJnefe, 
 airinefs, merriment; acts of juve- 
 nile pleafure ; finery, {how. 
 
 GAYLY, ga'-ly. ad. Merrily, cheer- 
 fully, (howily. 
 
 GAYNESS, ga'-nes. f. 
 finery. 
 
 To GAZE, ga'ze. v. n. To look in. 
 tently and earneftly, to look with 
 eagernefs. 
 
 To GAZE, ga'ze. v. a. To view 
 ftedfaftly. 
 
 GAZE, ga'ze. f. Intent regard, lock 
 of eagernefs or wonder, fixed look; 
 the objed gazed on. 
 
 GAZER, ga' zur. f. He that gazes, 
 one that looks intently with eager- 
 nefs or admiration. 
 
 GAZEFUL, ga'ze-ful. a. Looking 
 intently. 
 
 GAZEHOUND, ga'ze-hound. f. A 
 hound that puriues not by the fcent, 
 but by the eye. 
 
 GAZETTE, ga-zet'. f. A paper of . 
 news, a paper of publick intelli- 
 gence, 
 
 GAZETTEER, gaz-et-te'r. f. A 
 writer of pews. # 
 
 GAZINGSTOCK, ga'-zing-ftolc. f. 
 A perfoo gazed a,t with fcorn or abj 
 horrence. 
 
 GAZON, iga-ad'n. f. In fortifica- 
 tion, pieces of frem. earth covered 
 with grafs, cut in form of a wedge. 
 
 GEAR, ge'r. f. Furniture, accoutre- 
 ments, drefs, habit, ornaments ; the 
 traces by which horfes or oxen draws 
 fluff. 
 
 GECK, gek'. f. A bubble eafily im- 
 pofed upon. 
 
 To GECK, gek'. v. a. To cheat, to 
 
 trick. 
 
 GEii, dzhe'. A term ufed by wag- 
 goners 10 their horfes, when toey 
 would have them go falter. 
 
 GEESE, ge's. The plural of Goost. 
 
 GELABLE, dzhe'-labl. a. What may 
 be congealed. 
 
 GELATINE, dzhel'.a-tine. 7 
 
 GELATINOUS, dzhe-lat'-in-us-. j 3> 
 Formed into a jelly, 
 
 To GELD, geld', v. a. To caftrate, 
 to deprive of the power of genera- 
 tion; to deprive of any efTential part. 
 3 G 2. GEL,- 
 
 i
 
 GEN 
 
 GEN 
 
 GELDER, geld'-6r. f. One that per- 
 forms the act of caitration. 
 
 GELDER-ROSE, gel'-dur-r&ze. f. 
 A plant. 
 
 GELDING, g&'-ding. f. Any ani 
 mal caftrated, particularly a horie. 
 
 GELID, dzhei'-Id. a. Extremely cold. 
 
 GELIDITY, dzhe-lid'-i t. f. Ex- 
 treme cold. 
 
 GELIDNESS, dzhel'-Id-nes. f. Ex- 
 treme cold. 
 
 GELLY, dzhel'-ly-. f. Any vitcous 
 body, vifcidity, glue, gluey Jubilance. 
 
 GELT, gelt'. Irr. pret. and part. pall, 
 of GELD. 
 
 GEM, dzhem'. f. A jewel, a precious 
 ftone of whatever kind ; the firft 
 bud. 
 
 To GEM, dzhdm'. v. a. To adorn as 
 with jewels or buds. 
 
 To GEM, dzhem'. v. n. To put forth 
 the firft bods. 
 
 GEMELLIP -\ROUS, dzhe'-rael-Hp"- 
 pa-rus a. Bearing twins. 
 
 To GEMINATE, dzhem'-my-nate. 
 v. a. To double. 
 
 GEMINATION, dzhim-my-na'- 
 ihun. f. Repetition, reduplica- 
 tion. 
 
 GEM IN Y, dzhem'-my-ny. f. Twins, 
 a pair, a brace. 
 
 GEM 1 NOUS, dzhem'-my-nus. a. 
 Double. 
 
 GEMMARY.dzhem'-mar-y. a. Per- 
 taining to gems or jewels. 
 
 GEMMhOUS, dzhem'-my-us. a. 
 Tending tojems; refembling gems. 
 
 GEMMOSITY, dzhem-mcV-It-y. f. 
 The quality of being a jewel. 
 
 GENDER, dzhen'-dur. f. A kind, a 
 fort, a fex j a distinction of nouns in 
 grammar. 
 
 To GENDER, dzhen'-dur. v. a. To 
 beget ; to produce, to caufe. 
 
 To GENDER, dzhen'-dur. v. n. To 
 copulate, to breed. 
 
 GENEALOGICAL, dzhen'-e a- 
 ]6dzh"-i kal. a. Pertaining to def- 
 cents or families. 
 
 GENEALOGIST, dzhen-e al'-&- 
 dz v iff. f. He who traces delcents. 
 
 GENEALOGY, dzi,en- ai'-6-dzhy. 
 f. Hiftory of the fuccelfion of fami- 
 lies. 
 
 GENERABLE.dzhen'-e ribl.a. That 
 
 may be produced or begotten. 
 GENERAL, dzhen'- e-ral. a. Compre- 
 
 hending many fpecies or individu- 
 
 als, not fpecial ; lax in iignification, 
 
 not retrained to any fpecial or par- 
 
 ticular import; not reftrained by 
 
 narrow or diftindive limitations; 
 
 relating to a whole clafs or body of 
 
 men ; publick, comprifing 'the 
 
 whole ; extenfive, though not uni- 
 
 verfal; common, ufual. 
 GENERAL, dzhen'. e-ra!. f. The 
 
 whole, the totality ; the publick, 
 
 the intereft of the whole ; the vul- 
 
 gar; one that has the command over 
 
 an army. 
 GENERALISSIMO, dzhen-c-nUIs'- 
 
 y-m6. f. The lupreme co:< mander. 
 GENERALl 1 Y, dzhea-e-rai'-l-iy. f. 
 
 The ftate of being gt p.cral ; the 
 
 main body, the bulk. 
 ToGENERALlZE.dzhcn.e-ral-Tze. 
 
 v. a. To make or render gtneral. 
 GENERALLY, tizuep.'-e-rAl-y. ad. In 
 
 general, without fpecification or ex- 
 
 ception ; extenfively, though not 
 
 in the main, without ruuute de- 
 
 tail. 
 GENERALNESS.dzhen'-e-ral-res.f. 
 
 Wide extent, though fliort of uni- 
 
 verfality, frequency, commonnefs. 
 GENERALSHIP, dzhen'-e ril-(hlp. 
 
 f. Tie fcience of a general. 
 GENERALTY, dzhln'-c-ral-t^. f. 
 
 Tfte whole, the greater part. 
 GENERANT, dzhen'-e-rint. f. The 
 
 begetting or productive power. 
 To GENERATE, dzhen'-e-rite. v. a. 
 
 To beget, to propagate ; to caufe, 
 
 to produce. 
 GENERATION, dzhen e-ra'-fln'm. f. 
 
 The adl of begetting or producing ; 
 
 a family, a race; progeny, cft'spriug; 
 
 a fingle fucceflion, an ape. 
 GENERATIVE, dzhcnQ-ra-tlv. a. 
 
 Having the power of propagation ; 
 
 prolifick, having the power of pro- 
 
 duclion, fruitful. 
 GKNERATOR, dzhen'-e ra-tur. f. 
 
 The power which begets, caufes, or 
 
 produces. 
 GENERFCAL, dzhe-neV-i.kal. ? ^ 
 
 GENERICK,dzhi-ncr'-ik. 
 
 1, 
 
 hat
 
 GEN 
 
 That which comprehends the ge-' 
 nus, or diftinguiihes from another 
 genus. 
 
 GENERIC ALLY, dzhe-ner'-I-kal-y. 
 ad. With regard to the genus, 
 though not the fpecies. 
 
 GENEROSITY, dzhen-e-r6s'-i-ty. f. 
 The quality of being generous, 
 magnanimity, liberality. 
 
 GENEROUS', dzhen'-e-rus. a. Not 
 of mean birth, of good extraction ; 
 noble of mind, magnanimous, open 
 of heart; liberal, munificent; ftrong, 
 vigorous. 
 
 GENEROUSLY, dzh.en'-c-ruf-ly. ad. 
 Not meanly with regard to birth ,- 
 magnanimoufly, nobly, liberally, 
 munificently. 
 
 GENEROUSNESS,dzhen'-e-rus-res. 
 f. The quality of being generous. 
 
 GENESIS, dzhen'-e-sis. f. Genera- 
 tion ; the firft book of Mofes, which 
 treats of the produ&ion of the 
 world. 
 
 GENET, dzhen'-nft. f. A fmall well 
 proportioned Spanifh horfe. 
 
 GENETHLIACAL, dzhen-eth-ll'-a 
 kal. a. Pertaining to nativities as 
 calculated by aftrologers. 
 
 GENETHL1 ACKS, dzhe--neth'-ly- 
 ak>. f. The fcience of calculating 
 nativities, or predicting the future 
 events of life from the flars predomi- 
 nant at the birth. 
 
 GENETHLIATICK, dzhen-eih-Iy- 
 at'-ik. f. He who calculates nati- 
 vities. 
 
 GENEVA, dzbd-ne-'.-va. f. A diftilled 
 fpirituous water. 
 
 GENIAL, dzhe'-nyal. a. That which 
 contributes to propagation ; that 
 which gives cheerfulnefs or fupports 
 life ; natural, native. 
 
 GENIALITY, dzhe-ny--ai'-it . f. 
 
 Fellivity, cheerfuinefs. 
 'GENIALLY, dzhe'-nyal-y. ad. By 
 geniu, naturally ; gayly, cheer- 
 fully. 
 
 GENiCULATEp,dzhl-n!k.'-u-la-tfd. 
 a. Knotted, jointed. 
 
 GENICULAT10N, dzhe-nlk'-u-la"- 
 fhun. f. Knottinefs. 
 
 GEN1O, dzh^-nyo. f. A man of a 
 particular tura of mind. 
 
 GEN 
 
 GENITAL, dzheV-I-tal. a. Gene- 
 rative, pertaining to generation. 
 
 GENITALS, dzhen'-i ta'z. f. Parts 
 belonging to generation. 
 
 GENITING, dzhen'-nl-tln. f. An 
 early apple gathered in June. 
 
 GENlTIVE,d z hen'-I-d V) a. In gram- 
 mar, the name of a cafe. 
 
 GENIUS, dzh^'-nyi-s. f. Theprotea- 
 ing or ruling power of men, places, 
 or things ; a man endowed with fu- 
 periour faculties ; mental power or 
 faculties ; difpoiition of nature by 
 which any one is qualified tor fome 
 peculiar employment ; nature, dif- 
 pofition. 
 
 GENTEEL, dzhen-te'i. a. Polite, 
 elegant in. behaviour, civil ; graceful 
 in ipien. 
 
 GENTEEL Y, dzhen-te'l ly. ad. Ele- 
 gantly, politely ; gracefully, hand- 
 fomely. 
 
 GENTEELNESS, dzhen-te'1-nes. f. 
 Elegance, gracefulnefs, politenefs ; 
 qualities behtting a man of rank. 
 
 GENTtAN, dznen'-fhan. f. Felwort 
 or baldmony. 
 
 GENTIANELLA, dzhen-fhl-mel'-la. 
 f. A kind of blue colour. 
 
 GENTILE, dzhen'-tlie. f. One of an 
 uncovenanted nation, one who 
 knows not the true God. 
 
 GENTILISM, dzhen'-ii-jizm. f. Hea- 
 theniim, pa^anifm. 
 
 GENTILIT10US, dzhen-tWim'-fis. 
 a. Endemial, peculiar to a nation ; 
 hereditary, entailed on a family. 
 
 GENTlLITY,dzhen-uT-I-ty. f. Good 
 extraction ; elegance of behaviour, 
 gracefulnefs of mien ; gentry, the 
 clafs of perfons well born ; pagan- 
 ifm, heathenifm. 
 
 GENTLE, dzhent'l. a. Soft, mild, 
 tame, peaceable ; foothing, pacifick. 
 
 GENTLE, dzhent'l. f. A gentleman; 
 the maggot of a flefti fly. 
 
 GENTLEFOLK, dzhent'l- foke. f. 
 Perfons diftinguifhed by their birth 
 from the vulgar. 
 
 GENTLEMAN, dzhent'1-man. f. A 
 man of birth, a man of extraction, 
 though not noble ; a man raifed 
 above the vulgar by his character or 
 poftj a term of complaifance ; the 
 fervant
 
 G I D 
 
 G I M 
 
 GTANTSHIP, dzhi'-4nt-(hlp. f. Qua- 
 lity or character of a giant. 
 
 GIBBE, gib', f. Any old worn-oat 
 animal. 
 
 To GIBBER, gib'-bur. v. n. Tofpeak 
 inarticulately. 
 
 GIBBERISH, g{b'-be>-I(h. f. Cant, 
 the private language of rogues and 
 gipfies, words without meaning. 
 
 GlBBET,dzhib'-blt.f. A gallows, the 
 pod on which malefactors are hang- 
 ed, or on which their carcafes are 
 expofed; any traverfe beams. 
 
 To GIBBET, dzhlb'-blt. v. a. To 
 bang orexpofe on a gibbet ; to hang 
 on any thing going tranfverfe. 
 
 GIBBOSITY, glb-bis'-I-tv. f. Con- 
 vexity, prominence, protuberance. 
 
 GIBBOUS, glb'-bus. a. Convex, 
 protuberant, fwelling into inequa- 
 lities ; crookbacked. 
 
 GIBBOUSNESS, gib'-buf-nes. f. 
 Convexity, prominence. 
 
 GIBCAT, gib'-kat'. f. An old worn- 
 out cat. 
 
 To GIBE, dzhl'be. v. n. To fneer, 
 to joincenforioufnefs with contempt. 
 
 To GIBE, dzhl'be. v. a. TofcofF, to 
 ridicule, to treat with Icorn, to fneer, 
 to taunt. 
 
 GIBE, dzhi'be. f. Sneer, hint of con- 
 tempt by word or looks, feoff. 
 
 GIBER, dzhl'-bur. f. A fneerer, a. 
 fcoifer, a taunter. 
 
 GIB I NG L Y, dzhl'-blng-ly. ad. Scorn- 
 fully, contemptuoufly. 
 
 GIBLETS, dzhlb'-lets. f. The parts 
 of a goofe which are cut off before 
 it is roafted. 
 
 GIDDILY, gM'-dy-!y. ad. With the 
 head feeming to turn round ; incon- 
 ftantly, uniteadily ; carelcily, heed- 
 leflv, negligently. 
 
 GIDDINESS, gld'-df-ns. f. The 
 ftate of being giddy ; inconftancy, 
 unlteadinefs ; quick rotation, ina- 
 bility to keep it's place. 
 
 GIDDY, gU'-dy. a. Having in the 
 head a whirl, or fcnfation of circu- 
 lar motion j whirling ; inconftant.un- 
 fleady, changeful j heeJlefs,thought- 
 lefs, uncautious; intoxicated. 
 
 GIDDYBRAINliD, gid'-df -brand, 
 a. Carclefs, thoughtlcfs. 
 
 GIDDYHEADED, gld'-dy-hed-H. 
 a. Without fteadinefs or conlUncy. 
 
 GIDDYPACED, gld'-dy-palt. a. 
 Moving without regularity. 
 
 GIER-EAGLE, dzhV.egl. f. Aa 
 eagle of a particular kind. 
 
 GIFT, gift', f. A thing given or be- 
 llowed ; the aft of giving j offering ; 
 power, faculty. 
 
 GIFTED, gif-tid. a. Given, beftow- 
 ed ; endowed with extraordinary 
 powers. 
 
 GIG, gig', f. Any thing that is whirled 
 round in play. 
 
 GIGANT1CK, dzM-gan'-tik. a. 
 Suitable to a giant, big, bulky, enor- 
 mous. 
 
 To GIGGLE, gig'l. v. n. To laugh 
 idly, to titter. 
 
 GIGGLER, glg'-llr. f. A laugher. 
 a titterer. 
 
 GIGLET, glg'-llt. f. A wanton, a 
 lafcivious girl. 
 
 GIGOT, dihlg'-ut. f. The hip joint. 
 
 To GILD, gild', v. a. Towalhover 
 with gold ; to adorn with lullrc ; to 
 brighten, to illuminate. 
 
 GILDER, gll'-dur. f. One who lays 
 gold on the furface of any 
 body ; a coin, worth from one Ihil- 
 ling and fixpence to two (hillings. 
 
 GILDING, gll'-ding. f. Gold laid 
 on any furface by way of orna- 
 ment. 
 
 GILLS, g{lz'. f. The apertures at 
 each fide of a fitVs head ; the flaps 
 that hang below the beak of a fowl ; 
 the flefh under the chin. 
 
 GILL, dzhll'. f. A meafure cf liquids 
 containing th fourth part of . 
 the appellation of a woman in ludi- 
 crous language ; the name of a plant, 
 ground-ivy ; malt liquor, me., 
 with ground-ivy. 
 
 GILLHOUSE.dzMi'-hcus. f. A houfe 
 where gill is fold. 
 
 GILLYFLOWER, dzMi'-lf-flow-ur. 
 f. Corrupted from J u LYFLOWE*. 
 
 GILT, gilt', f. Golden Ihow, gold 
 laid on the furface of any matter. 
 
 GILT, gilt'. Irr. pret. and part, of 
 GILD. 
 
 GIM, dzhlm'. a. Nfat, fpruce. Aa 
 old word.
 
 G I R 
 
 G I V 
 
 GIMCRACK, dzhlm'-lciik. f. A 
 
 flight or trivial mechanifm, 
 
 GIMLET, g!m'-!et. f. A borer with 
 a fcrew at it's point. 
 
 GIMMAL, dzhlm'-mel. 7 f. Move- 
 
 G1MMER, dzhlm'-mer. J ment, 
 machinery. 
 
 GIMP, gimp', f. A kind of filk twift 
 or lace. 
 
 GIN, dzhin'. f. A trap, a fnare ; a 
 pump worked by fails ; the fpirit 
 drawn by diiliiiation from juniper 
 berries. 
 
 GINGER, dzhin'-dzhur. f. An In- 
 dian plant ; the root of that plant. 
 
 GINGERBREAD, dzhla'-dzhur- 
 bred. f. A kind of fweatmeat 
 made of dough and flavoured with 
 
 ginger. 
 
 GINGERLY, dzh!n'-dzhur-ty. ad. 
 Cautioufly, nicely. 
 
 GINGERNESS, dzhln'-dzhur-nSs. f. 
 Nicenefs, tendernefs. 
 
 GING1VAL, dzhin'-dzhy-val. a. Be- 
 longing to the gums. 
 
 To GINGLE, dzhing'gl. v. n. To 
 utter a (harp clattering noife J to 
 make an affected found in periods 
 or cadence. 
 
 To GINGLE, dzhing'gl. v. a. To 
 make fo that a {harp fhrill clattering 
 noife fhould be made. 
 
 GINGLE, dzhing'gl. f. A fhrill re- 
 founding noife; affectation in the 
 found of periods. 
 
 GINGLYM01D, ging'-gly-moid. a. 
 Refembling a ginglymus, approach- 
 ing to a ginglymus* 
 
 GINGLYMUS, ging'-gly-mus. f. A 
 mutual indenting of two bones into 
 
 each other's cavity, of which the el- 
 bow is an inftance. 
 
 G1NNET, dzhfn'-net. f. A nag, a 
 mule, a degenerated breed. 
 
 GINSENG, dzhfn'-feng. f. A root 
 brought lately into Europe j it is 
 cordial and reiterative. 
 
 GIPSY, dzhlp'-fy. f. A vagabond who 
 pretends to tell fortunes ; a re- 
 proachful name for a dark com- 
 plexion ; a name of flight reproach 
 to a woman. 
 
 GIRANDOLE, dzher'-an-d61e. f. 
 A kind of branched candkftick, 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 GIRASOLE, dzhi'-ra-fole. f. The 
 herb turnfol; the opal flone. 
 
 To GIRD, gird', v. a. To bind 
 round ; to inveft j to cover round as 
 a garment ; to enclofe, to encircle. 
 
 To GIRD, ge"rd'. v. n. To break a 
 fcornful jeft, to gibe, to fneer. 
 
 GIRD, grd'. f. A twitch, a pang. 
 
 GIRDER, ger'.dur. f. In architec- 
 ture, the largeft piece of timber in a 
 floor. 
 
 GIRDLE, glrd'1. f. Any thing drawn 
 round the waift, and tied or buckled ; 
 enclofure, circumference ; a belt, 
 the zodiack, a zone. 
 
 To GIRDLE, gerd'l. v. a. To gird, 
 to bind as with a girdle ; to enclofe, 
 to fhut in, to environ. 
 
 GIRDLEBELT, gerd'l -Wit. f. Tht 
 belt that encircles the waift. 
 
 G1RDLER, gerd'-lur. f, A maker of 
 girdles. 
 
 GIRE, dzhi're, f. A circle defcribed 
 by any thing in motion. See GY RB. 
 
 GIRL, geVl, f. A young woman or 
 child. 
 
 GIRLISH, geY-UOi. a. Suiting a 
 gir-1, youthful. 
 
 GIRLISHLY, geY-Hfli-l?. ad. In a 
 girlifh manner. 
 
 GIRT, ge"rt'. Irr. pret. and part. pafl*. 
 ofGiRD. 
 
 To GIRT, gert r . v. a. To gird, to 
 encompafs, to encircle. 
 
 GIRTH, girth', f. The band by 
 which the faddle or burden is fixed 
 upon the horfe j the compafs mea- 
 fured by the girdle. 
 
 To GIRTH, gerth'. v. a. To bind 
 with a girth. 
 
 To GIVE, giv'. v. a. Tobeftow, to 
 confer without any price or reward ; 
 to pay as a price or reward, or in 
 exchange ; to grant, to allow j to 
 yield without refiftance ; to permit, 
 to commiffion ; to exhibit, to ex- 
 prefs j to exhibit as the product of 
 a calculation ; to exhibit ; to addict, 
 to apply ; to refign, to yield up; 
 To give away, to alienate from one's 
 felf; To give back, to return, to 
 reftore ; To give the hand, to yield 
 pre-eminence, as being fubordinate 
 or inferiour j To give over, to leave,
 
 G L A 
 
 G L A 
 
 to quit, to ceafe ; to additf, to attach 
 to ; to conclude loll ; to abandon ; 
 To give out, to proclaim, to pub- 
 lifh, co utter ; to (how in fnlfe ap- 
 pearance ; To give up, to refign, to 
 quit, to yield ; to abandon ; to de- 
 liver; To give way, to yield, to 
 make room for. 
 
 To GIVE, giv'. v. n. To grow 
 moift, to melt or (often, to thaw ; 
 to move ; To give in, to go back, to 
 give way ; To give into, to adopt, 
 to embrace ; To give off, to ceafe, 
 to forbear ; To give over, to ceafe, 
 to aft no more ; To give out, to 
 publifli, to proclaim ; to ceafe, to 
 yield. 
 
 GIVEN, glv'n. part. paff. of GIVE. 
 GIVER, glv'-ur. f. One that gives, 
 
 beftower, diftributer, granter. 
 GIVES, gl'vz. f. Fetters, (hackles 
 
 for the feet. 
 GIZZARD, glz'-zurd. f. The ftrong 
 
 mufculous ftoraach of a fowl. 
 GLABRITY, glab'-ri-ty. f. Smooth- 
 
 nefs, baldnefs/ 
 GLACIAL, gla'-ihy-al. a. Icy, made 
 
 of ice, frozen. 
 To GLACIATE, gla'-(hy-ate. v. n. 
 
 To turn into ice. 
 
 GLACIATION, gla-(hy-a'-fhun. f. 
 The aft of turning into ice, ice 
 / formed. 
 GLACIOUS, gla'-Oiy-us. a. Icy, re- 
 
 fembling ice. 
 GLACIS, gla'-sii. f. In fortification, 
 
 a Hoping bank. 
 
 GLAD, glad.' a. Cheerful, gay ; 
 
 pleafed, elevated with' joy; pleaf- 
 
 fing, exhilarating ; exprefling glad- 
 
 nefs. 
 
 To GLAD, glad', v. a. To malce 
 
 glad, to cheer, to exhilarate. 
 To GLADDEN, glad'n. v. a. To 
 cheer, to delight, to make glad, to 
 exhilarate. 
 GLADDER, glad'-dur. f. One that 
 
 makes glad. 
 
 GLADE, gla'de. f. A lawn or open- 
 ing in a wood. 
 GLADFULNESS, glAd'- ful-r.es. f. 
 
 Joy, gladnefs. 
 
 GLADIATOR, gld-dy-r-'.ir. f. A 
 iword- player, a prize -fighter. 
 4 
 
 GLADIATORIAL, gli dy-a-to'-rf. 
 
 Al. a. Relating to gladiators. 
 GLADLY, glad'-ly. ad. Joyfully, 
 
 with merriment. 
 GLADNESS, glad'-nes. f. Cheerful- 
 
 nefs, joy, exultation. 
 GLADSOM'E, glid'-fum. a. Pleafed, 
 
 gay, delighted ; caufingjoy. 
 GLADSOMELY, gl-ad'-fum-ly. ad. 
 
 With gayety and delight. 
 GLADSOMENESS, glad'-fum-res. 
 
 f. Gayety, (howinefs, delight. 
 GLAIRE, gla're. f. The white of an 
 
 egc ; a kind of halbert. 
 To GLAIRE, gla're. v. a. To fracar 
 with the white of an egg. This 
 word is Itill ufed by the book- 
 binders. 
 
 GLANCE, glin's. f. A fudden (hoot 
 of light or fplendour ; a ftroke or 
 dart of the beam of fight ; a fnarch 
 of fight, a quick view. 
 To GLANCE, glin's. v. n. To (hoot' 
 a fudden ray of fplendour; to fly 
 off in an oblique direction ; to view 
 with a quick call of the eye ; to cen- 
 fure by oblique hints. 
 To GLANCE, glin's. v. a. To move 
 
 nimbly ; to (hoot obliquely. 
 GLANCINGLY, glan'-slng-ly. ad. 
 In an oblique broken manner, tran- 
 ficntly. 
 
 GLAND, gland', f. A fmooth flefhy 
 
 Jubilance which ferves as a kird of 
 
 drainer to feparate fome particular 
 
 fluid from the blood. 
 
 GLANDERS, glin'-durz. f. A dif- 
 
 eafe incident to horfes. 
 GLANDIFEROUS, glin-dlf'-fe-ri*. 
 
 a. Bearing maft, bearing acorns. 
 GLANDULE, glan'-dul. f. A fraall 
 gland ferving to the fecretion of 
 humours. 
 GLANDULOSITY, glin-du-losM- 
 
 ty\ f. A collection of glands. 
 GLANDULOUS, glan'-du-U'n. a. 
 Pertaining to the glands, fubfifting 
 in the glands. 
 
 To GLARE, R'i're. v. n. To Ihinc 
 fo as to dazzle the eyes ; to look 
 with fierce piercing eyes ; to (hine 
 oft'-ntatioufly. 
 
 To GLARE, gla're. v. a. To (hoot 
 
 fuch fplendour as the eye cannot bear. 
 
 GLARE,
 
 G L A 
 
 GLARE, gla're. f. Overpowering 
 luftre, fplendour, fuch as dazzles the 
 eye ; a fierce piercing look. 
 
 GLAREOUS, gla'-ry-us. a. Confift- 
 ing of vifcous tranfparent matter, 
 like the white of an egg. 
 
 GLARING, gla'-n'ng. a. Applied 
 to any thing very fliocking, as a 
 glaring crime. 
 
 GLASS, glas'. f. An artificial fub- 
 flance made by fufing falts and flint 
 or fand together, with a vehement 
 fire ; a glafs veffel of any kind ; a 
 loo!;ing-glafs, a mirror ; a glafs 
 to help the fight ; An Hour Glafs, 
 a glafs ufed in meafuring time by 
 the Hux of fand ; a cup of glafs ufed 
 to drink in ; the quantity of wine 
 uk:al:y contained in a glafs ; a per- 
 ;ve jjafs. 
 
 (" i S, g!a/. a. Vitreous, made of 
 
 h To GLASS, glas'. v. n. To cafe in 
 : .us ; to cover with glafs, to glaze. 
 
 IgLASSFURNACE, gla.'-fur-ras. f. 
 A furnace in which glafs is made by 
 liquefaction. 
 
 I GLASSGAZ1NG, glas'-ga-zlng. a. 
 
 II , Finical, often contemplating him- 
 
 felf in a mirror. 
 j. GLASSGRINDER, gUs'-grlnd-ur. f. 
 
 One whole trade is to polifh and grind 
 
 glafs. 
 I GLASSHOUSE, glas'-hou$. f. A 
 
 houfe where glafs is manufactured. 
 i CLASSMAN, glas'-mau. f. One 
 
 who fells glafs. 
 . GLASSMETAL, glas'-metl. f. Glafs 
 
 in fulion. 
 
 \ GLASSWORK, glas'-wurk. f. Ma- 
 I nufadory of glafs. 
 GLASS WORT, glas'-wurt. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 j GLASSY, glas'-fy. a. Made of glafs, 
 
 vitreous ; refembling glafs, as in 
 
 fmoothnefs, or luftre, or brittlenefs. 
 j GLASTENBURY TH9RN, glis'n- 
 . ber-y-tha'rn. f. A fpecies of medlar. 
 '. 3LAUCOMA, gla-k6'-ma. f. A 
 
 fault in the eye, which changes the 
 cryilalline humour into a grayifh 
 
 colour. 
 
 3LAUCOUS, gli'-kus. a. Of a 
 ' whiti|h green colour. 
 
 G LE 
 
 GLAVE, gla've. f. A broad fword, 
 a falchion. < 
 
 To GLAZE, girze. v. a. To furnifli 
 with windows of glafs ; to cover with 
 glafs, as potters do their earthen 
 ware ; to overlay with fomething 
 mining and pellucid. 
 
 GLAZIER, gla'-zhur. f. One whofe 
 trade is to make glafs windows. 
 
 GLEAD, gle"d. f. A kite. 
 
 GLEAM, gle"m. f. Sudden moot of 
 light, luftre, brightnefs. 
 
 To GLEAM, g!e"m. v. n. To mine 
 with fudden flames of light ; to 
 fnine. 
 
 GLEAMY, gle"m-y>. a. Flaming, 
 darting fudden (hoots of light. 
 
 To GLEAN, gle'n. v. a. To gather 
 what the gatherers of the harveft 
 leave behind ; to gather any thing 
 thinly fcattered. 
 
 GLEAN, gll'n. f. Colleaion made 
 laboriouflv by flow degrees. 
 
 GLEANER, gld'n.ur. f. One who 
 gathers after the reapers ; one who 
 gathers any thing flowly and labo- 
 rioufly. 
 
 GLEANING, gle'n-Ing. f. The ad 
 of gleaning:, or thing gleaned. 
 
 GLEBE, gle'b. f. Turf, foil, ground; 
 the land poflefled as part of the re- 
 venue of an ecclefiaftical benefice. 
 
 GLEBOUS, gir-bus. a. Turfy. 
 
 GLEBY, g!e'-by. a. Turfy. 
 
 GLEDE, gle'd. f, A kite. 
 
 GLEE, gle". f. Joy, merriment, 
 gayety, fong. 
 
 GLEEFUL, gle'-fU. a. Merry, cheer- 
 ful. 
 
 GLEEK, gle'k. f. Mofick, or mufi- 
 cian. 
 
 To GLEEK, gle'k. v. a. To fneer, 
 to gibe, to droll upon, 
 
 GLEET, gle't. f. A thin ichor run- 
 ning from a fore; a venereal dif- 
 eafe. 
 
 To GLEET, gle't. v. n. To drip or 
 ooze with a thin fanious liquor ; to 
 run flowly. 
 GLEETY, gle'-ty. a. Ichorous, thin* 
 
 Jy fanious. 
 
 GLEN, glen', f. A valley, a dale. 
 LEW, glu'. f. A vifcous cement 
 made by diilblving the ikim of ani- 
 H 2
 
 G L O 
 
 G L O 
 
 ir.a's in boiling water, and drying 
 
 the gel!y. 
 GLIB, glib', a. Smooth, flippery, 
 
 fo formed as to be eafily moved ; 
 
 fmooth, voluble. 
 
 To GLIB, gib', v. a. Tocaftrate. 
 GLIBLY, gllb'-ly. ad. Smoothly, 
 
 vo'ubiy. 
 GLIBNESS, gllb'-ncs. f. Smoothnefs, 
 
 flipperinefs. 
 To GLIDE, gll'de. v. n. To flow 
 
 gently and filently ; to pafs gently 
 
 and without tumult; to movefwiftly 
 
 and fmoothly along. 
 GLIDE, gU'de. f. Lapfe, aft or man- 
 ner of paffing fmoothly. 
 GLIDER, gll'-dur. f. One that glides. 
 GL1KE. jsll'ke. f. A fneer, a fcofF. 
 To GL1MMKK, gllm'-mAr. v. n. To 
 
 Ihine faintly ; to be perceived im- 
 
 perfectlv, to appear faintly. 
 GLIMMER, gllm'-m&r. f. Faint 
 
 fplendour, weak light ; a kind of 
 
 km. 
 
 GLIMPSE, gllmp's. f. A weak faint 
 light; a quick flafliing light j tranf- 
 itory lullre ; (hort, fleeting enjoy- 
 ment ; a (hort tranfitory view ; the 
 exhibition of a faint refemblance. 
 
 To GLISTEN, glfs'n. v. n. To 
 fhine, to fparkle with light. 
 
 To GLISTER, g'.fs'-tur. v. n. To 
 fhine, to be bright. 
 
 To GLITTER, gUt'-tur. v. n. To 
 fhine, to exhibit luftre, to gleam ; 
 to be fpecious, to be ftriking. 
 
 GLITTER, glh'-iir. f. Luftre, bright 
 (how, 
 
 GLJTTERINGLY, glh'-tur-Jng-ty. 
 ad. With mining luftre. 
 
 To GLOAR, gl&'re. v. a. Tofquint, 
 to look aflcew ; to flare. 
 
 To GLOAT, g!6'te. v. n. To cad 
 fide-glances as a timorous lover. 
 
 GLOBATUD, glo'-ba tld. a. Form- 
 ed in (hape of a globe, fpherical, 
 fpheroidical. 
 
 GLOBE, g!6'be. f. A fphere, a ball, 
 a round body, a body of which every 
 part &f the furface is at the fame 
 diitanee from the centre ; the ter- 
 raqueoui ball j a fphere in which 
 the various regions of the earth are 
 geographical) y depicted, or in which 
 
 the conftellations are laid down aoi 
 cording to their places in the flcy. 
 
 GLOBOSE, glo-bo'fe. a. Spherical, 
 round. 
 
 GLOBOSITY, glA-bos'-I-ty. f. Sphe- 
 
 GLOBOUS, glo'-bis. a. Spherical, 
 round. 
 
 GLOBULAR, g!6b'-u-lar. a. Round, 
 fpherical. 
 
 GLOBULE, glob'-ul. f. Such a fmall 
 particle of matter as is of a globular 
 or fpherical figure, as the red par- 
 tides of the blood. 
 
 GLOBULOUS, glib'-u-lus. a. In 
 form of a fmall fphere, round. 
 
 To GLOMERATE, gl6m'-er-ate. 
 v. a. To gather into a ball or 
 fphere. 
 
 GLOMERATION, gl6ro-4-rl'-flifin. 
 f. The a<fl of forming into a ball 
 or fphere ; a body formed into ft 
 ball. 
 
 GLOMEROUS, g!6m'-cr-6s. a. Ga. 
 thered into a bail or fphere. 
 
 GLOOM. g!6'm. f. Imperfed dark- 
 nefs, difmalnefs, obfcurity, defect of - 
 light ; cloudinefs of afped, heavi. 
 nefs of mind, fullennefs. 
 
 To GLOOM, glo'm. v. n. To fhine 
 obfcurely, as the twilight ; to be 
 cloudy, to be dark ; to be melan. 
 choly, to be fullen. 
 
 GLOOMILY, gli'm-y-ly. ad. Ob- 
 ( fcurely, dimly, without perfect light, 
 difmally ; fullenly, with cloudy af- 
 pecl, with dark intentions. 
 
 GLOOMINESS, gio'm-y^s. f. 
 Want of light, obfcurity, imperfect 
 light, difmalnefs ; cloudinefs of look. 
 
 GLOOMY, gl6'm-y. f. Obfcure, im- 
 perfectly illuminated, almoft dark} 
 dark of complexion ; fullen, melan- 
 choly, cloudy of look, heavy of 
 heart. 
 
 GLORIED, g!6'-rd. a. Illuflrious, 
 honourable. 
 
 GLORIFICATION, gl6'-ry-f1-kr, 
 flian. f. The act of giving glory. 
 
 To GLORIFY, gl&'-ry-fv'. v. a. To 
 procure honour or praife to one ; to 
 pay honour or praile in worfhip ; tQ 
 praife, to honour, to extol ; to exalt 
 to glory or dignity, 
 
 GLO,
 
 G L O 
 
 GLORIOUS, gl&'-ry -us. a. Noble, 
 illuftrious, excellent. 
 
 GLORIOUSLY, gl6'-ry-uf_ly. ad. 
 Nobly, fplendidly, illuftrioufly. 
 
 LORYyglo'-rf. f, Praife paid in 
 adoration ; the felicity of Heaven 
 prepared for thofe that pleafe God ; 
 honour, praife, fame, renown, ce- 
 lebrity ; a circle of rays which fur- 
 rounds th? heads of faints in pictures ; 
 generous pride. 
 
 To GLORY, g!6'-ry. v. n. Toboaft 
 in, to be proud of. 
 
 To CLOSE, g!6'ze. v. a. To flatter, 
 to collogue. 
 
 GLOSS, g'6s'. f. A fcholium, a com- 
 ment ; an interpretation artfully 
 fpecious, a fpecious reprefentation ; 
 fuperficia! luftre. 
 
 To GLOSS, g!6s'. v. a. To explain 
 by comment ; to palliate by fpecious 
 expofHon or reprefentation ; to em- 
 bellifh with fuperficial luftre. 
 
 GLOSSARY, g!6s'-sa-ry. f. A die- 
 tionary of obfcure or antiquated 
 words. 
 
 GLOSSATOR, gl6s-fa'-tur. f. A 
 writer of glofles, a commentator. 
 
 GLO3SER, gio^-iur. f. A fcholiaft 
 a commentator ; a polifher. 
 
 GLOSSINESS, glos'-fy-nes.f. Smooth 
 poHQi; fuperficial luftre. 
 
 GLOSSOGRAPHER, g!6f-fog'-gra- 
 fur. f. A fcholiaft, a commentator 
 
 GLOSSOGRAPHY, glof-fog'-gra- 
 f^. f. The writing of commentaries 
 
 GLOSSY, glos'-fy. a. Shining, fmooth- 
 ly poliftied. 
 
 GLOVE, gluv'. f. Cover of the hand. 
 
 To GLOVE, gluv'. v. a. To cover 
 as with a glove. 
 
 GLOVER, glav'-ur. f. One whofe 
 trade is to make or fell gloves. 
 
 To GLOUT, glou't. v. n. To pout 
 to look fullen. 
 
 To GLOW, g!&'. v. n. To be heated 
 fo as ) mine without flame ; to burn 
 whn -hement heat ; to feel heat o 
 body ; to exhibit a ftrong brigh 
 colour ; to feel paffion of mind, or 
 activity of fancy ; to rage or burr 
 as a paflion. 
 
 TO GLOW, gl&'. r. a, To make ho 
 (9 as to fhir.e, 
 
 G L U 
 
 LOW, glo'. f. Shining heat, an- 
 ufual warmth ; vehemence of paf- 
 fion ; brightness or vividnefs of co- 
 lour. 
 
 GLOW-WORM, gl6'-wurm. f. A 
 fmall creeping infect with a lumi- 
 nous tail. 
 
 To GLOZE, glo'ze. v. n. To flat, 
 ter, to wheedle, to fawn ; to com- 
 
 ment. 
 GLOZE, glo'ze. f. Flattery, infmua- 
 
 tion ; fpecious ihow, glofs. 
 GLOZER, gl&'-zur. f. A flatterer. 
 GLUE, glu'. f. A vifcous body com- 
 monly made by boiling the fldns of 
 
 animals to a gelly, a cement. 
 To GLUE, gla'. v.a. To join with a 
 
 vifcous cement ; to hold together ; 
 
 to join, to unite, to invifcate. 
 GLUEBOILER, glu'-boiUr. f. One 
 
 whofe trade is to make glue. 
 GLUER, glu'-ur. f. One who ce- 
 
 ments with glue. 
 GLUM, glum', a. Sullen, ftubbornly 
 
 grave. A low cant word. 
 To GLUT, glit'. v. a. To fwallow, 
 
 to devour ; to cloy, to fill beyond 
 
 fufficiency ; to feaft or delight even 
 
 to fatiety ; to overfill, to load. 
 GLUT, glut', f. That which is 
 
 gorged or fwallowed j plenty even 
 
 to' loathing and fatiety j more than 
 
 enough, overmuch. 
 To GLUTINATE, glo'-tl-nate. r. a. 
 
 To join with glue, to cement. 
 GLUTINATI9N, glu-ti-na'-fcan. f. 
 
 The a<ft of joining as with glue. 
 GLUT: NATIVE, glu'-tin-a-tlv. f. 
 
 Capable of joining as with glue. 
 GLUTINOUS, glu'-U-nus. a. Gluy. 
 
 vifcous, tenacious, 
 GLUTINOUSNESS, glu'-tl-nuf-ne's. 
 
 f. Vifcofity, tenacity. 
 GLUTTON,' glut'n. f. One who 
 
 indulges himfelf too much in eat r 
 
 ing ; one eager of any thing to ex- 
 
 cefs ; an animal remarkable for a 
 
 voracious appetite. 
 To GLUTTONISE, glit'-ia-lze. v.a. 
 
 To play the glutton. 
 GLUTTONOUS,glut'-in-us.a.Given 
 
 to exceffive feeding. 
 GLUTTONOUSLY, glut'-fin-fif-ly. 
 
 ad. With the voracity of a g'utton. 
 GLUT, 
 
 '
 
 G O 
 
 G O A 
 
 GLUTTONY, glat'-fin-y\ f. Excefs 
 of eating, luxury of the table. 
 
 GLUY, glu' }\ a. Vifcous, tenacious, 
 glutinous. 
 
 GLYNN, gUn'. f. A hollow between 
 two mountains. 
 
 To GNAR, nir'. ? v. n. To growl, 
 
 To GNARL, r.a'rl. J to murmur, 
 to fnarl. 
 
 GNARLED, na'r-Kd. a. Knotty. 
 
 To GNASH, nafh'. v. a. To ftrike 
 together, to clam. 
 
 To GNASH, r.aiV. v. n. To grind or 
 collide the teeth; to rage even to 
 collifion of the teeth. 
 
 GNAT, r.ac'. f. A fmall winged 
 flinging infeft; any tiling prover- 
 bially (mall. 
 
 GNATFLOWER, nac'-flow-ur. f. 
 The bee- flower. 
 
 GNATSNAPPER, nat'-fnap-pur. f. 
 A, bird fo called. 
 
 To GNAW, na'. v. a. To eat by de- 
 grees, to devour by flow corrolion ; 
 to bite in agony or rage ; to wear 
 away by biting ; to fret ; to wafte, j 
 to corrode ; to pick with the .teeth. 
 
 To GNAW, na'. v. n. To exercife 
 ti.e teeth. 
 
 GNAWER, ra'-ur. f. One that gnaws. 
 
 GNAWN, ni'n. Irr. part, of GNAW. 
 
 GNOME, no'me. f. A fpirit fup- 
 pofed to inhabit the internal parts of 
 the earth. 
 
 GNOMON, no'-min. f. The hand 
 or pin of a dial. 
 
 GNOMON1CKS, rfc-mcV-iks. f. 
 The art of dialling. 
 
 To GO, g6V v. n. To walk, to move 
 flep by (lep ; to walk leifurely, not 
 run; to journey a- foot ; to proceed ; 
 to depart from a place ; to apply 
 cne's felf ; to have recourfe to ; to be 
 about to do ; to decline, to tend to- 
 wards dearh or ruin ; to efcape ; to 
 tend to any aft ; to pafs ; to move 
 by mecharifm ; to be in motion 
 from whatever caufc ; to be regu- 
 lated by any method ; to proceed 
 upon principles ; to be pregnan: ; 
 to be expended ; to reach or be ex- 
 tended to any degree ; to fpread, 
 to be difperfed, to reach further ; 
 to contribute, to conduce ; to fuc- 
 
 :: 
 
 :. 
 
 eeed ; to proceed in train or confe- 
 quence ; To go about, to attempt, 
 to endeavour ; To go afide, to err, 
 to deviate from the right ; to ab- 
 fcond ; To go between, to inter- 
 pofe, to moderate between two ; To 
 go by, to pafs unnoticed ; to ob. 
 ferve as a rule ; To go down, to be 
 fwallowed, to be received, not re- 
 jecled ; To go in and out, to be at 
 y ; To go off, to die, to de- 
 ceafe ; to depart from a pail ; To 
 go on, to make attack ; to proceed ; 
 To go over, to revolt, to betake 
 himfelf to another party ; To go 
 out, to go upon any expedition ; to 
 be extinguiihed ; To go th: 
 to perform throughly, to execute ; 
 fuffer, to undergo. ' 
 
 GO TO, &6 to ; . interject. Come, 
 come, take the right courlc. 
 fcornful exhortation." 
 
 GO-BY, g&-U'. f. Delufion, artifice, 
 circumvention. 
 
 GO-CART, go-kart. f. A machine 
 in which children are enclolcd to 
 teach them to walk. 
 
 GO.AD, go'de. f. A pointed inftre. 
 ment uiiii which oxen are driven 
 forward. 
 
 To GOAD, go'de. v. a. To prick or 
 drive with a goad ; to incite, to fti- 
 mulate, to inltigatc. 
 
 GOAL, o'Ie. f. The landmark fet 
 up to bound a race ; the Aartirg 
 pod; the final purpoie, the ti.J to 
 which a drfign tends. 
 
 GOAR, gore. f. A flanting piece 
 AnveJ into any garment in order to 
 \vi3en it ; any edging fewcd upon 
 cloth to (ircngthen it. 
 
 GOAT, gu'te. f. An animal that 
 feems a middle fpccies between deer 
 and fhe ; -p. 
 
 GOATBEARD, go'te-lerd. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 GOATCHAFFER, go'te-tfha-fur. f. 
 A kind of beetle. 
 
 GOATHERD, g&'te-herd. f. One 
 whofe employment is to tend goats. 
 
 GOATISH, go'te-lm. a. Refembliog 
 a goat in ranknefs or lull. 
 
 GOATMARJORAM, g 6'te-mar- 
 dzhur-um. f. Goatbcard. 
 
 GOATS.
 
 GOD 
 
 GOAT'S-RUE, g&'ts-ro. f. A plant. 
 GO AT'S-THORN, g6'ts-th6rn. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 
 GOATSKIN, go'te-fkln. f. The fltin 
 of a goat ; a veflel made of a goat's 
 
 foin. 
 GOBBET, gob'-bit. f. A mouthful, 
 
 as much as can be fwallovved at once. 
 To GOBBET, gib'-blc. v. a. To 
 
 fwallow at a mouthful. 
 To GOBBLE, gob'l. v. a. To fwallow 
 
 haftily with tumult and noife. 
 GOBBLER, gib'-lfcr. f. One that 
 
 devours in hafte. 
 GOBETWEEN, go'-b-twen. f. 
 
 One that tranfacls bufiaefs by run- 
 ning between two parties. 
 GOBLET, gob'-let. f. A bowl or 
 
 cup. 
 GOBLIN, gob'-Hn. f. An evil fpi- 
 
 ric, a walking fpirit, a frightful phan- 
 tom ; a fairy, an elf. 
 GOD, god', f. The Supreme Being; 
 
 a falle god, an idol ; any perfon or 
 
 thing deified, or too much honoured. 
 To GOD, god', v. a. To deify; to 
 
 exalt to divine honours. 
 GODCHILD, g&d'-tfliild. f. The 
 
 child for whom one became fponfor 
 
 at baptifm. 
 GODDAUGHTER, god'-da-tur. f. 
 
 A girl for whom one became fpon- 
 for in baptifm. 
 GODDESS, god'-des. f. A female 
 
 divinity. 
 GODDESS-LIKE, god'-def-like. a. 
 
 Refembling a goddefs. 
 GODDESSHOOD, god'-des-hud. f. 
 
 Tne ftate of being a goddefs. 
 GODFATHER, god'-fa-thur. ' f. 
 
 The fponfor at the font. 
 GODHEAD, god'-hed. f. Godfhip, 
 
 divine nature ; a deity in perfon, a 
 
 god or goddefs. 
 GODLESS, g6d'-les. a. - Without 
 
 fenfe of duty to God, atheiftical, 
 
 wicked, impious. 
 GODLIKE, g&d'-Hke. a. Divine, 
 
 refembling a divinity. 
 GODLINESS, god'-ty-nes. f. Piet) 
 
 to God ; general obfervation of all 
 
 the duties prefcribed by religion. 
 CODLING, god'-llng. f. A little 
 
 divinity. 
 
 G O L 
 
 GODLY, god'-ty. a. Pious towards 
 
 God ; good, righteous, religious 
 GODLY, god'-ty. ad. Pioufiy, right- 
 
 eoufly. 
 GODLYHEAD, god'-ty-hed. f. 
 
 Goodnefs, righteoufr.efs. 
 GODMOTHER, god'-muth-ur. f. 
 
 A woman who has become fponfor 
 
 in baptifm. 
 GOD SHIP, god' fhlp. f. The rank 
 
 cr characler of a god, deity, divinity 
 GODSON, g6i'-fun. f. One for 
 
 whom one has been fponfor at the 
 
 font. 
 
 GODWARD, g6d'-ward. ad. To- 
 ward God. 
 GOD WIT, g6d'-wlt. f. A bird of 
 
 particular delicacy. 
 GODYELD, god'-yeld. A term of 
 
 thanks, corrupted from God fliield 
 
 or proteft. Now not ufed. 
 GOER, go ur. f. One that goes, a 
 
 runner ; a walker. 
 To GOGGLE, gog'l. v. n. To look 
 
 afquint. 
 GOGGLE-EYED, g&g'l-lde. a. 
 
 Squint-eyed, not looking ftraight. 
 GOING, go'- Ing. f. The aft of walk- 
 
 ing; pregnancy, departure. 
 GOLA, g&'-la. f. The fame witb 
 
 CY M AT1UM. 
 
 GOLD, go'ld. f. The pureft, hea- 
 vieft, and moft precious of all me- 
 tals ; money. 
 
 GOLD, gold. a. Made of gold, 
 golden. 
 
 GOLDBEATER, go'ld-W-tur. f. 
 One whofe occupation is to beat 
 goto. 
 
 GOLDBEATER'S-SXIN, gold-be- 
 turz-fkfn'. f. Skin which goldbeat- 
 ers^Jay between the leaves of their 
 metal while they beat it. 
 
 GOLDBOUND, go'ld-bound. a. 
 Encompafled with gold. 
 
 GOLDEN, g6'idn. a. Made of gold, 
 confiding of gold ; fhining; yel- 
 low, of the colour of gold; excel- 
 lent, valuable; happy, refembling 
 the age of gold. 
 
 GOLDENLY, go'ldn-ly. ad. De- 
 
 , lightfully, fplendidly. 
 
 GOLDFINCH, go'ld-flntft. f. A 
 finging bird. 
 
 GOLD-
 
 GOO 
 
 G O R 
 
 GOLDFINDER, g&'ld-find-ir. f. 
 One who finds gold. A term ludi- 
 croufly applied 10 thole that empty 
 jakes. 
 
 GOLDHAMMER, g6'Id-haavmur, 
 f. A kind of bird. 
 
 GOLDiNG, go'ld-Ing. f. A fort of 
 apple. 
 
 GOLDSIZE, go'Id-size. f. A glue 
 of a golden colour. 
 
 GOLDSMITH, go'ld-fml;h. f. One 
 who manufacture* gold ; a banker, 
 one who keeps money for others in 
 his hands. 
 
 GOME, gu'me. f. The black and 
 oily greafe of a cart-wheel. 
 
 GONDOLA, gon'-do la. f. A boat 
 much ufed in Venice, a final! 
 boat. 
 
 GONDOLIER, gon-do le'r. f. A 
 beatman. 
 
 GONE, gon'. part. pret. of Go. Ad- 
 vanced forward in progrefs ; ruined, 
 undone; paft; loft, depaited ; dead, 
 departed from life. 
 
 GONFALON, g6n'-fa-lun. ") f. An 
 
 GONFANON, g6n'-fa-nun. J eufign, 
 a ftandard. 
 
 GONORRHOEA, g6n-6r-re'-a. f. A 
 morbid running of venereal hurts. 
 
 GOOD, gad', a. Having fuch phyfi- 
 cal qualities as are expe&ed or de- 
 lired ; proper, fit, convenient ; un- 
 corrupted, undamaged; wholefome, 
 falubrious ; pleafant to the tafte ; 
 complete, full ; ufeful, valuable ; 
 found, not falfe, not fallacious ; le- 
 gal, valid, rightly claimed or held ; 
 well qualified, not deficient; flcil- 
 ful, ready, dexterous; having mo- 
 ral qualities, fuch as are wifhed, 
 virtuous ; benevolent ; companion- 
 able, fociable, merry; In good time, 
 not too fad; Jn good footh, really, 
 ferioufly ; To rcake good, to main- 
 tain ; to perform ; to fupply any de- 
 ficiencies. 
 
 GOOD, gud'. f. That which phyfi- 
 cally contributes to happinefs, the 
 contrary to evil ; moral qualities 
 fuch as are defirable, virtue, right- 
 eoufnefs. 
 
 GOOD, gud'. ad. Well, not ill, not 
 amifs ; As good, DO wcrfe. 
 
 GOOD, gud'. int. Well ! right ! It 
 
 is fometimes ufed ironically. 
 GOOD-CONDITIONED, gad'. 
 
 k6n-di(h"-und. a. Without ill 
 
 qualities or fymptoms. 
 GOODLINESS, gud'-l^-nes. f. 
 
 Beauty, grace, elegance. 
 GOODLY, gfid'-ly. a. Beautiful, 
 
 fine, fplendid ; bulky, fuelling ; 
 
 happv, gay. 
 GOODMAN, gud'-man. f. A flight 
 
 appellation of civility ; a ruftick 
 
 term of compliment, gaffer. 
 GOODNESS, gud'.hAs. f. Defirable 
 
 qualities either moral or phyfical. 
 GOODS, gud'z. f. Movables in 
 
 a houfe; wares, freight, merchand- 
 
 ife. 
 GOODY, pfl.i'-df. f. A low term of 
 
 civility ulcd to m*an perfons. 
 GOOSE, 's. f. A large waterfowl 
 
 proverbially noted for foolimnefs ; a 
 
 taylor's fmoothing-iron. 
 GOOSEBERRY, gi'z-Mr-f. f. A 
 
 tree and fruit. 
 GOOSECAP, go's-kap. f. A filly 
 
 perfon. 
 GOOSEFOOT, go's-fut. f. Wild 
 
 orach. 
 GOOSEGR ASS, g6Vgras.f. Clivers, 
 
 GORBELLY, ga'r-be!-^. f. A big 
 
 paunch, a fweliing belly. 
 GORBELLIED, gi'r-bel-yd. a. Fat, 
 
 bigbeltied. 
 GORD, ga'rd. f. An inftrunaent of 
 
 gaming. 
 
 GORE, g6're. f. Blood; blood clot- 
 ted or congealed. 
 To GORE, g6're. v. a. To fhb, to 
 
 pierce ; to pierce with a horn. 
 GORGE, gi'rdzh. f. The throat, the 
 
 fwallow ; that which is gorged or 
 
 fwallowed. 
 To GORGE, ga'rdzh. v. a. To fill up 
 
 to the throat, to glut, to fatiate ; to 
 
 fwallow, as the filh has gorged th 
 
 hook. 
 GORGED, ga'rdzhd. a. Having a 
 
 gorge or throat. 
 GORGEOUS, gaV-dzhfis. a. Fine, 
 
 glittering in various colours, fhowy. 
 GORGEOUSLY, ga'r-dzr.uf-ly. ad., 
 
 Splendidly, magnificently, finely. 
 GOR-
 
 GOT 
 
 G O U 
 
 GORGEOUSNESS, ga'r-dzhus-nes. 
 f. Splendour, magnificence, (how. 
 
 GORGET, gar-dzhet. f. The piece 
 of armour that defends the throat. 
 
 GORGON, ga'r-g&n. f. A monfter 
 with fnaky hairs, of which the fight 
 turned beholders to ftone; any thing 
 ugly or horrid. 
 
 GOXMAND, ga'r-mand. f. A greedy 
 eater. 
 
 To GORMANDIZE, ga'r-man-dize. 
 v. n. To feed ravenoufly. 
 
 GORMANDIZER, ga"r-man-di'- 
 zur. f. A voracious eater. 
 
 GOKSE, gor's. f. Furze, a thick 
 prickly fhrub. 
 
 GORY, g6'-ry. a. Covered with 
 congealed blood; bloody, murder- 
 ous. 
 
 GOSHAWK, g6s'-hak. ,f. A hawk 
 of a large kind. 
 
 GOSHERD, goz'-zerd. f. A keeper 
 of geefe. 
 
 GOSLING, g6z'-Hng. f. A young 
 goofe, a goofe not yet full grown ; 
 a catkin. 
 
 GOSPEL, g6s'-pel. f. God's word, 
 the holy book of the Chriftian re- 
 velation; divinity, theology. 
 
 To G'OsPEL, gos'-pel. v. a. To in- 
 rtrudl in the Chrittian religion. 
 
 GOSPELLER, gos'-pe'l-ur.f. A name 
 of the followers of Wicklif, who rft 
 attempted a reformation from popery, 
 given them by the Papilts in re- 
 proach. 
 
 GOSSAMER, gos'-sa-mur. f. The 
 down of plants ; the long white 
 cobwebs which float in the air about 
 harvelt-time. 
 
 GOSSIP, gos'-sip. f. One who an- 
 fwers fcr the child in baptifm ; a 
 tippling companion ; one who runs 
 about tattling like women at a ly- 
 ing-in. 
 
 To GOSSIP, gos'-tip- v. n. Tochat, 
 to prate, to be merry j to be a pot- 
 companion. 
 
 GOT, go:', pret. of GET. 
 
 GOTHlCISM,goifc' I-ilzm.f. Rude- 
 nefs, barbarity. 
 
 GOTH1CK, g6;h'-ik. a. After the 
 manner of the Goths; rude, unpolifh- 
 ed, antique. 
 VOL. i. 
 
 GOTTEN, g6t'n part. pafT. ofGET. 
 
 To GOVERN, guv'. urn. v. a. To 
 rule as a chief m-tgiftrat?; to regu- 
 late, to influence; to dired ; to ma- 
 nage, to reftrain; in grammar, to 
 have force with regard to fyntax ; 
 to pilot, to regulate the motions of 
 a ihip. 
 
 To GOVERN, guv'- urn. v. n. To 
 keep fuperiority. 
 
 GOVERNABLE, guv'-ur-nabl. a. 
 Submiffive to authority, fubjcft to 
 
 ' rule, manageable. 
 
 GOVERN ABLENESS,guv'-ur-nabl- 
 ns. f. The ftate of being govern- 
 able. 
 
 GOVERNANCE, guv'-ur-nans. f. 
 Government, rule, management. 
 
 GOVERN ANTE, g6.vur-na'nt,f. A 
 lady who has the care of young girls 
 of quality. 
 
 GOVERNESS, guv'-ur-ns. f. A ft- 
 
 male inverted with authority ; a tu- 
 toref?, a woman that has the care of 
 young ladies ; a direftrefs. 
 
 GOVERNMENT, guv'-urn-me"nt. f. 
 Form of community with refpeft to 
 the dilpofition of the fapreme au- 
 thority ; an eftablifhment of legal 
 authority;, adminiflration of pub- 
 lick affairs; regularity of behaviour; 
 manageablenefs, compliance, .obfe- 
 quioufnefs ; in grammar, influence 
 with regard to conftruftion. 
 
 GOVERN OUR, g6v'-ur-nur.,f. One 
 who has the fupreme direction j one 
 who is inverted with fupreme au- 
 thority in a ftate ; one who rules 
 any place with delegated and tem- 
 porary authority ; a tutor ; a pilot, 
 a manager. 
 
 GOUGE, go'dzh. f. A chiflel having 
 a round edge. 
 
 GOUJERES, gd-dzh^r. f. The 
 French difeafe. 
 
 GOURD, g6'rd. f. A plant; a bottle. 
 
 GOURDINESS, g6'r-dy-ncs. f. A 
 fwell ng in a horfe's leg. 
 
 GOURDY, g6'r-dy. a. Swelled in 
 the legs. 
 
 GOURNET, gur'-nit. f. A filh; 
 
 GOUT, gout', f. A periodical difeafe 
 attended with great pain ; a drop. 
 
 GOUT, g6'. f. A tarte. 
 
 3 1 GOUT-
 
 G R A 
 
 G R A 
 
 GOUTWORT, gout'-w&rt. f. A 
 
 GOUiT. gou'-tf. a. Aftiaed or 
 difcafed with tue gout ; relating to 
 the gouc. 
 
 GOWN, gov/n. f. A long upper gar 
 merit; a woman's upper garment; 
 the long habit of a man dedicated 
 to arts of peace, as divinity, medi 
 cine, law; the drefs of peace. 
 
 GOWNED, gow'nd. a. Drefled in a 
 gi>wn. 
 
 GuW.NMAN, gow'n min. f. A man 
 d- voted to the arts of peace. 
 
 To GRABBLE, grab'l. v. a. To 
 grope. 
 
 To GRABBLE, grib'l. v. n. To lie 
 prollrate on the ground. 
 
 GRACE, gia'le. f. Favour, kind- 
 nefs ; favourable influence of ( iod 
 on the hu.van mind ; virtue, effect 
 of God's influence ; pardon; favour 
 conferred ; privilege ; a godJefs, by 
 the heathens fuppofed to bellow 
 beauty ; behaviour, confidered as 
 decent or unbecoming ; adveniitiou.s 
 or artificial beauty ; ornament, 
 flower, higheft perfection ; the title 
 of a duke, formerly of the Icir g, 
 meaning the fame as your goodnefs 
 or your clemency ; a fhort prayer 
 faid before and after meat. 
 
 GRACE-CUP, gra'fe-k&p. f. The 
 cup or health drunk after grace. 
 
 To GRACE, gri'le. v. a. To -Jorn, 
 to dignify, to embellifh ; to dignify 
 or raife by an ad of favour; to fa- 
 vour. 
 
 GRACED, gra'ft. a. Beautiful, grace- 
 ful : virtuous, regular, chafre. 
 
 GRACEFUL, grrfe-ful. a. Beauti- 
 ful with elegance. 
 
 GR '.CEFULLY, gra'fe-f7il-. ad. 
 Elegantly, with pleafiny dignity. 
 
 GR ACEFULNfcSS, griTe-lfil-nes. f. 
 ELgatuy of manner. 
 
 GR ACb.LESS, gri'fe-!es. a. Without 
 grace, wicked, abandoned. 
 
 GKACELEoSLY, gra'fo les-ly. ad. 
 Wickedly, in a gracelefs man- 
 ner. 
 
 GRACELESSNESS, gra'fe-Ics-ncs. f. 
 T , Itate of being gracelefs. 
 
 GRACES, gra'-slz. f. Good graces, 
 I 
 
 for favour, is feldom ufeJ in the fin* 
 gular. 
 
 GR AGILE, gris'-sfl. a. Slender, 
 fmaU. 
 
 GRACILENT, gris' Ment. a. Lean. 
 
 GRAC1LITY, gra-sil'-i-ty. f. Jilen- 
 dernefs. 
 
 GRACIOUS, gri'-fcus a. Merciful, 
 benevolent; favourable, kind ; vir- 
 tuous, good ; graceful, becoming. 
 
 GRACIOUSLY, gra'-Mif-iy. ad. 
 Kindly, with kind condefcenfion ; 
 in a pleafing manner. 
 
 GRACIOUSNESS, gri'-ftuf-nes. f. 
 Kind condefcenfijn ; pleafing man- 
 ner. 
 
 GRADATION, gri-da'-fhun. f. Re- 
 gular progrefs from one degree to 
 another; regular advance Itep by 
 ftep ; order, arrangement ; regular 
 procefs of argument. 
 
 GRADATORY, grad'-i t&r-y\ f. 
 Steps from the cloilter into the 
 church. 
 
 GR ADI ANT, gra'-dycnt. a. Walk, 
 irg. 
 
 GRADUAL, grad'-u-al. a. Proceed- 
 ing by degrees, advancing ftep bjr 
 ftep. 
 
 GRADUAL, grid'-u-al. f. An order 
 of (reps. 
 
 GRADUALITY, grad-ft-iM-ty* f. 
 Regular progreffion. 
 
 GRADUALLY, grad'-u-il-y. ad. By 
 degrees, in regular progreffion. 
 
 To GRADUATE, grid'-i ate. v. a. 
 To dignify with a degree in the 
 univerfity; to mark with degrees; 
 to raife to a higher p^ace in the 
 fcale of metals ; to heighten, to im- 
 prove. 
 
 GRADUATE, giid' a et. f. A man 
 dignified with an academical de- 
 cree. 
 
 GRADUATION, grad-u-a'-ftiun. f. 
 Regular pngreffion by fucceifion of 
 degrees ; the act of conferring aca- 
 demical degrees. 
 
 GRAFF, grir. f. A ditch, a moat. 
 
 GRAi'F, graf. \f. A fmall branch 
 
 GRAFT, graft. 3 inferted into the 
 ftock of another tree. 
 
 To GRAFF, griP. ") v. a. To in- 
 
 To GRAFT, grift, j fert a cton or 
 branch
 
 G R A 
 
 G R A 
 
 branch of one tree into the ftock of 
 another ; to propagate by infertion 
 or inoculatioti ; to infer! into a place 
 or body to which it did not originally 
 belong ; to join one thing fo as to 
 receive fupport from another. 
 
 ToGRAFr, graf. 7 v.n. Toprac- 
 
 To GRAFT, giaft. ) tice infuion. 
 
 GRAFTER, graf'-tur. f. One who 
 propagates fiuit by grafting. 
 
 GRAIN, gra'ne. f. A fingle feed of 
 corn ; corn ; the feed of any fruit ; 
 any minute particle ; the fmalleft 
 weight ; any thing proverbially 
 fmall ; Grain of allowance, fome- 
 thing indulged or remitted ; the di- 
 redtion of the fibres of wood, or 
 other fibrous matter ; died or itain- 
 ed lubftance; temper, difpofition, 
 humour ; the form of the farface 
 with regard to rough nefs and 
 fmoothnefs. 
 
 GRAINED, gra'nd. a. Rough, made 
 lefs fmooth. 
 
 GRAINS, gra'nz. f. The huflts of 
 malt exhaufted in brewing. 
 
 GRAINY, gra'-ny. a. Full of corn j 
 full of grains or kernels. 
 
 GRAMERCY, gra-mer'-fy\ interj. 
 An oblolete expreffion of furprife. 
 
 GRAMINEOUS, gra-min'-yus. a. 
 Graffy. 
 
 GRAMINIVOROUS, gra-mfn-Iv'-o- 
 rus. a. Grafs-eating. 
 
 GRAMMAR, gram'-mur. f. The 
 fcience of fpeaking corre&ly, the 
 art which teaches the relation of 
 words to each other; propriety or 
 juftnefs of fpeech; the book that 
 treats of the various relations of 
 words to one another. 
 
 GRAMMAR SCHOOL, gram'-mur- 
 ikol. f. A fchool in which the 
 learned languages are grammatical- 
 ly taught. 
 
 GRAMMARIAN, gram-ma'- r-an.f. 
 One who teaches grammar, a phi- 
 lologer. 
 
 GRAMMATICAL, gram-mat'-l-kal. 
 a. Belonging to grammar ; taught 
 by grammar. 
 
 GRAMMATICALLY, gram-mat 
 
 kal y. ad. According to the rules 
 or fcience of grammar. 
 
 RAMMATTCASTER, grim-mat- 
 -k&s'-t&r. f. A mean verbal pe- 
 dant, a low grammarian. 
 
 GRAMi'LE, gram'pl. f. A crab fifli. 
 
 GRAMPUS, gram'-pi*. f. A large 
 fifh of the whale ki.id. 
 
 GRANARY, grin', a ry. f. A ftore- 
 houfe for threfhed corn. 
 
 GRAN ATE, grin'-at. f. A kind of 
 marble fo called, becaufe it is mark- 
 ed with fmall variegations like 
 grains. 
 
 GRAND, grind', a. Great, illuftri- 
 ous, high in power; fplendid, mag- 
 nificent ; noble, fublime, lofty, 
 conceived or expreffed with great 
 dignity ; it is ufed to fignify afcenC 
 or defcent of consanguinity. 
 
 GRANDAM, grin'-dam. f. Grand- 
 mother, one's father's or mother's 
 mother ; an old withered woman. 
 
 GRANDAUGHTER, grand'-da-tur. 
 f. The daughter of a Ton or daugh- 
 ter. 
 
 GRANDCHILD, grand'-tlhtld. f. 
 The fon or daughter of one's fon or 
 daughter. 
 
 GRANDEE, gran-de". f. A man of 
 great rank, power, or dignity. 
 
 GRANDEVITY, grin-divMt-f. f. 
 Great age, length of life. 
 
 GRANDEVOUS, gran-de'-vus. a. 
 Long lived, of great age. 
 
 GRANDEUR, gran'-dur. f. State, 
 fplendour of appearance, magnifi- 
 cence; elevation of fentiment or 
 language. 
 
 GRANDFATHER, grand'- f 4-th fir. 
 f. The father of a father or mother. 
 
 GRANDIFICK, gtfn-dif-Ik. a. 
 Making great. 
 
 GRANDILOQUOUS, grin-dl!'-6- 
 kwus. a. Speaking in a lofty ftyle. 
 
 GRANDINOUS, grin'-dl-nus. a. 
 Full of hail. 
 
 GRANDMOTHER, grand' muth-ur. 
 f. The father's or mother's mother. 
 
 GRANDSJRE, grand'- sire. f. Grand- 
 father ; any anceftor, poetically. 
 GRANDSON, grand'- fun. f. The 
 ' fon of a fon or daughter. 
 GRANGE, gra'ndzh. f. A farm ; ge- 
 nerally a farm with a houfe at a dif- 
 tance from neighbours. 
 3 i 2
 
 G R A 
 
 G R A 
 
 GRANITE, gran'-It. f. A (lone com- 
 pofed of feparate and very large 
 concretions, rudely compacted to- 
 gether. 
 
 GRANIVOROUS, gri-nlv'-vo-rus. 
 a. E^itine grain. 
 
 GR \NNAM, gran'-nam. f. Grand- 
 mother. 
 
 To GRANT, gra'nt. v. a. To admit 
 that which is not yet proved ; t<. 
 bellow fomething which cannot be 
 claimed of right. 
 
 GRANT, pA'nt. f. The aft of grant- 
 ing or b'-ftowing; the thing grant 
 ed, a gift, a boon; in law, a gift 
 in writing of fuch a thing as can- 
 not aptly be pafled or conveyed by 
 word only ; admiffion of fomething 
 in difpute. 
 
 GRANTABLE, gri'nt-abl..a. That 
 which may be granted. 
 
 -GRANTEE, gra'nt te.f. He to whom 
 any grant i* made. 
 
 GRANTOR, gri nt ur. f. He by 
 whom a grant is made. 
 
 GRANULARY, grin'-u-lar-f. a 
 Small and compact, refembling a 
 fmall grain or feed. 
 
 To GRANULATE, grin'-u-latc 
 v. n. To be formed into fmall 
 grains. 
 
 To GRANULATE, grAn'-u lite. 
 v. a. To break into fmall mattes ; 
 to ratfe into fmall afperities. 
 
 GRANULATION, gran-u la'-ftmn. 
 f. The acl of pouring melted metal 
 into cold water, fo as it may con- 
 geal into fmall grains ; the aft of 
 breaking into fmall parts like 
 grains. 
 
 GRANULE, gran'-fil. f. A fmall 
 compact particle. 
 
 GRANULOUS, gran'-u-lfis. a. Full 
 of little grains. 
 
 GRAPE, gra'pe. f. The fruit of the 
 vine growing in clufters. 
 
 RAPESHOT, gra'pe Ihot. f. Small 
 (hot fur a cannon made up in a 
 bunch. 
 
 GRAPESTONE, gra'pe-ft&ne. f. The 
 ftone or feed coniained in a grape. 
 
 GRAPHICAL, graf-1-kal. a. Well 
 delineated. 
 
 GRAPHICALLY, graf-l-kil-y. ad. 
 
 In a pifturefque manner, with goo4 
 
 defcription or delineation. 
 GRAP.NEL, g.Ap'-nll. f. A fmall 
 
 anchor belonging to a little veflel j 
 
 a grappling-iron with which in fight 
 
 one fhip fattens on another. 
 To GRAPPLE, grAp'l. v. n. To con, 
 
 tend by feizing ea^h other ; to con- 
 
 tefl in clofe fight. 
 To GRAPPLE, grap'I. v. a. To faf. 
 
 ten, to fix; to feize, to Jay fail hold 
 
 of. 
 GRAPPLE, grap'I. f. Cor.t. ft, in 
 
 which the combatants feize each 
 
 other ; clofe fight; iron inUrument, 
 
 by which one ihip fa/lens on ano- 
 
 ther. 
 GRAPPLEMENT, grap'l-trent. f, 
 
 Clofe fight. 
 GRASSHOPPER, grii'-h&p-fir. f. A 
 
 imall infect that hops in tiie iummer 
 
 grafs. 
 GKASIER, gra'-zhur. f. See GRA- 
 
 Z1ER. 
 
 To GRASP, grafp'. v. a. To hold 
 
 in the hand, to gripe j to kize, to 
 
 catch at. 
 To GRASP, grafp'. v. n. To catch' 
 
 at, to endeavour to feize ; to 
 
 ftruggle, to itrive; to gripe, to en. 
 
 c roach. 
 GRASP, grafp'. f. The gripe or 
 
 feizure of the hand; poireflion, hold; 
 
 power of feizing. 
 GRASPER, gralp'-ur. f. One that 
 
 grafps. 
 GRASS, gras'. f. The common herb- 
 
 age of fields on which cattle feed. 
 GRASS-PLOT, gris'.pk',t. 1. A 
 
 fmail level covered with fhort 
 
 gnf>. 
 GRASS1NESS, gras'.ty-r.es. f. The 
 
 Hate of abounding in grafs. 
 
 RAS 
 
 grats 
 
 GRASSY, gra 
 
 ning n 
 s'-sy. a. 
 
 Covered with 
 
 GRATE, gra'tc. f. Partition made 
 with bars placed near to one ano- 
 ther ; the range of bars within which 
 fires are made. 
 
 To GRATE, gra'te. v. a. To rub 
 or wear any thing by the attrition 
 of a rough body ; to offend by any 
 thing harlh or vexatious ; to form % 
 harfc fouud. 
 
 TQ
 
 G R A 
 
 G R A 
 
 To GRATE, gra'te. v. n. To rub fo 
 
 as to injure or offend ; to make a 
 harfli nolle. 
 
 GRATEFUL, gra'te-ful. a. Having 
 a due fenfe of benefits ; pleafing, 
 acceptable, delightful, delicious. 
 
 GR^i'tFULLY, gia'te-iul y. ad. 
 With willingnefs to ackowledg^- 
 and repay benefits ; in a pleating 
 manner. 
 
 GRATEFULNESS, gra'te-ful-nes. 
 j". Gratitude, duty to benefactors ; 
 quality of being acceptable, plea- 
 iantrjefs. 
 
 GRATEOLENT, gra-td'-O-'.ent. *a. 
 Smelling gratefully. 
 
 GRATER, gra'te-ur. f. A kind of 
 coarfe file with which foft bodies are 
 ruboed to powder. 
 
 GRATI FiCATION, grat-y-fy-ka'- 
 fhun. f. The ail of pleafing ; plca- 
 fure, delight, recompenfe. 
 
 To GRAFJFY, grat'-y-fjK v. a. To 
 in,-iulge, to pleafe by compliance; 
 to delight, to phafe ; to requite with 
 a gratification. 
 
 GRATING, gra'-tfng. f. Any thing 
 confiding of bars either fimply pa- 
 rallel or crolTed. 
 
 GRATINGLY, gra'te-ing-ly-. ad. 
 Harfhly, offenfively. 
 
 GRATIS, gra'-tis. ad. For nothing, 
 without recompenfe. 
 
 GRATITUDE, grat'-y-tud. f. Duty 
 to benefadors ; defire to ruturn be- 
 nefits. 
 
 . GRATUITOUS, gra-tu-y-tus. a. 
 Voluntary, granted without claim 
 or merit ; afferted without proof. 
 
 GRATUITOUSLY, gra-tu'-y-tuf-]. 
 ad. Without claim or merit; with- 
 out proof. 
 
 GRATUITY, gr;\-tu'-f-ty. f. A pre- 
 fent or acknowledgment, a recom- 
 penfe. 
 
 To GRATULATE, grat'-u-late. v. a. 
 To congratulate, to falute with de- 
 clarations of joy ; to declare joy for. 
 
 GRATULAT1ON, grat-u ia'-ftun. 
 f. Salutations made by exprefling 
 joy. 
 
 GRATULATORY,grat"-ii-ia-tur'-y. 
 a. Congratulatory, e/preffing con- 
 
 GRAVE, gra've. f. The place in 
 which the dead ate repofited. 
 
 To GRAVE, gra've. v. a. To carve 
 in any hard fubllance ; to copy paint- 
 ing on wood or metal ; to imprefs 
 deeply ; to clean, caulk, and iheatli 
 a ihip. 
 
 To GRAVE, gra've. y. n. To write 
 or delineate on hard fubftances. 
 
 GRAVE, gra've a. Solemn, /erious, 
 fober ; of weight ; not fhowy, not 
 tawdry; not iharp of found, not 
 acute. 
 
 GRAVECLOTHES, graVe.kioze. 
 
 f. The drefs of the dead. 
 GRAVEL, grav'-Il. f Hard fand ; 
 iandy matter concreted in the kidneys. 
 To GRAVEL, grav'-fl. v. a. To co- 
 ver with gravel ; to itick in the fand; 
 to puzzle, to put to a Hand, to em- 
 barrals ; to hurt the foot of a horfe 
 with gravel confined by the fhoe. 
 GRAVELEbS, gra've-ies. a. With- 
 
 out a tomb, unburied. 
 GRAVELLY, grav' 11-ly. a. Full of 
 
 gravel, abounding with gravel. 
 GRAVELY, gra've ly. ad. Solemn- 
 ly, ferioufly, foberly without light- 
 ntfs ; without gaudinefs or (how. 
 GRAVEN, gra'vn. Irr. part, of 
 
 GRAVE. 
 GRAVENESS, gri've-ris. f. Seri- 
 
 ouinefs, folemnity and (obriety. 
 GRAVEOLENT, gra-^e'-d lent. a. 
 
 Strong fcented. .< " 
 GRAVER, gra' vur. f. One whofe 
 bufinefs is to infcribe or carve upon 
 hard fubflances, one who copies 
 pictures upon wood or metal to be 
 impreffed on paper ; the ftyle or tool 
 ufed in graving. 
 
 GRAVESTONE, gra've-ft&ne. f. 
 The Hone that is laid over the 
 grave. 
 
 GRAVID, grav'-Id. a. Pregnant. 
 GRAVID1TY, gra-vld'-l-ty. f. Preg- 
 nancy. 
 GRAVING, gra'-vlng. f. Carved 
 
 work. 
 
 To GRAVITATE, grav'-I-tate. v. n. 
 To tend to the centre of attrac- 
 tion. 
 
 GRAVITATION, grav-I-ta'-lhun. f. 
 Aft of lending to the centre. 
 
 GRA.
 
 G R E 
 
 GRAVITY, griv'-I-ty. f. Weight, 
 heavinefs, tendency to the centre; 
 ferioufnefs, folemnity. 
 
 GRAVY, gra'-vy. f. The juice that 
 runs from flefh not much dried by 
 the fire, the juice of flefh boiled 
 out. 
 
 GRAY, gri'. a. White with a mix- 
 ture of black ; white or hoary with 
 old age ; dark like the opening or 
 clofe of day. 
 
 GRAY, gra'. f. A gray colour; a 
 badger. 
 
 GRAYBEARD, gri'-berd. f. An old 
 man. 
 
 GRAYLING, gra'-llng. f. The um- 
 ber, a fim. 
 
 GRAYNESS, gra'-nes. f. The qua- 
 lity of being gray. 
 
 To GRAZE, gia'ze. v. n. To eat 
 grafs, to feed on grafs ; to fupply 
 grafs ; to touch lightly on the fur- 
 face. 
 
 To GRAZE, gra'ze. v. a. To tend 
 grazing caule ; to feed upon ; to 
 touch lightly the furface, to rafe. 
 
 GRAZER, gra'-zur. f. Any animal 
 that grazes, or feeds upon grafs. 
 
 GRAZIER, gri'-zhur. f. One who 
 feeds cattle. 
 
 GREASE, gre's. f. The foft part 
 of the fat ; a fwelling and gourdi- 
 nefs of the legs, which generally 
 happens to a horfe after his journey. 
 
 To GREASE, gre'z. v. a. To fmear 
 or anoint with greafe; to bribe or 
 corrupt with preAnts. 
 
 GREASINESS, gre'-z-ne. f. Oili- 
 nefs, fatnefs. 
 
 GREASY, gre'-zy. a. Oily, fat, unc- 
 tuous ; fmeared with greafe ; fat of 
 body, bulky. , 
 
 GREAT, gri'te. a. Large in bulk 
 or number ; having any quality in a 
 high degree ; confiderable in extent 
 or duration ; important, weighty ; 
 chief, principal ; of hign rank, of 
 large power; illuftrious, eminent; 
 noble, magnanimous ; familiar, 
 much acquainted; prepnant-, teem- 
 ing ; it is added in every Hep of af- 
 cending or defcending corfangui- 
 nity, as great grandlon is the fon of 
 my grand ion. 
 
 G R E 
 
 GREAT, grl'te. f. The whole, the 
 
 grofs, the whole in a lump. 
 GREATBELLIED, gri'tc-bel-yd. a. 
 
 Pregnant, teeming. 
 GREATHEARTED, grate- ha'rt-fd. 
 
 a. High fpirited, undeje&ed. 
 GREATLY, gri'te-ly. ad. In a great 
 
 degree; nobly, illuftrioufly; mag- 
 
 nanimoufly, generoufly, bravely. 
 GREATNESS, gra'te-nes. f. Large- 
 
 nefs of quantity or number ; com- 
 
 parative quantity ; high degree of 
 
 any quality ; high place, dignity, 
 
 power, influence ; merit, magnani- 
 * mity, noblenefs of mind j grandeur, 
 
 ftate, magnificence. 
 GREAVE, gre'v. f. A grove. Not 
 
 ufed. 
 GREAVES, gre'vz. f. Armour for 
 
 the legs. 
 GRECISM, gre'-slzm. f. An idiom 
 
 of the Greek language. 
 GREECE, gre's. f. A flight of 
 
 lie ps. 
 GREEDILY, gre'-dy ty. ad. Eager- 
 
 ly, ravenoufly, voracioufly. 
 GREF.DINESi, gre'-d^-nes. f. Ra- 
 
 venoufnefs, hunger, eagernefs of 
 
 appetite or defire. 
 GREEDY, gr'-d. a. Ravenous. 
 
 voracious, hungry ; eager, vehe- 
 
 mently defirous. 
 GREEN, gre'n. a. Having a colour 
 
 formed by compounding blue and 
 
 yellow ; pale, fickly ; flouriihing, 
 
 frefti ; new, frefti, as a green wound ; 
 
 not dry ; not roafted, half raw ; un- 
 
 ripe, immature, young. 
 GREEN, gre'n. f. The green colour; 
 
 a grafly plain. 
 o G 
 
 To GREEN, grd'n. v. a. To make 
 
 green. 
 GREENBROOM, gren'-br6m. f. 
 
 a fhrub. 
 GREENCLOTH, gre/n-klath. f. A 
 
 board or court of juttice of the king's 
 
 hnulehold. 
 GREEN EYED, gre'n-ide. a. Hav- 
 
 ing eyes coloured with green. 
 GREENFINCH, gre'n-fjntm. f. A 
 
 kind of bird; a kind of fiQi. 
 GREENGAGE, gren-ga'dzh. f. A 
 
 fpecies of plum. 
 
 GREENHOUSE, gre'n-hous. f. A 
 houfe
 
 GRE 
 
 G R I 
 
 houfe in which tender plants are 
 (heliered. 
 
 GREENISH, gre'n-Ifh. a. Somewhat 
 green. 
 
 GREENLY, greVlf. ad. With a 
 greenim colour ; newly, frefhly ; 
 immaturely ; wanly. 
 
 GREENNESS, gre'n-nes. f. The 
 quality of being green ; immatu- 
 rity, unripencfs ; frefhnefs, vigour; 
 newnefs. 
 
 GREENSICKNESS, gre'n-sik-nes. f. 
 The difeafe of maids, fo called from 
 the palenefs which it produces. 
 
 GREENSWARD, ) , , r , , f 
 
 GREENSWORD, } g re n - f ^ d - ' 
 The turf on which grafs grows. 
 
 GREEN WE ED, gri'n-wed. f. Dyers 
 weed. 
 
 GREENWOOD, grS'n-wftd. f. A 
 wood confidered as it appears in the 
 fpring or fummer. 
 
 To GREET, gr't. v. a. To addrefs 
 at meeting ; to falute in kindnefs 
 or refpeft ; to congratnlate ; to pay 
 compliments at a diftance. 
 
 To GREET, gre't. v. n. To meet 
 and falute. 
 
 GREETER, gri'-tftr. f. He who 
 greets. 
 
 GREETING, greeting, f. Saluta- 
 tion at meeting, or compliments at 
 a diftance. 
 
 GREESE, grS'z. f. A flight of 
 fteps. 
 
 GREGAL, gre'-gal. a. Belonging to 
 a flock. 
 
 GREGARIOUS, grl-ga'-ry-us. a. 
 Going in flocks or herds. 
 
 GREMIAL, gre-'-myal. a. Pertain- 
 ing to the lap. 
 
 GRENADE, gre-nade. f. A little 
 hollow globe or ball about two inches 
 in diameter, which/ being filled 
 with fine powder, as foon as it is 
 kindled, flies into many Blatters ; a 
 fmall bomb. 
 
 GRENADIER, gren-i-dS'r. f. A tall 
 foot-foldier, of whom there is one 
 company in every regiment. 
 
 GRENADO, grl-na'-d&f. See GRE- 
 NADE. 
 
 GREW, gr&'. The preterite of 
 GROW. 
 
 GREY, gre'. a. See GRAY. 
 GREYHOUND, gr^'-hound. f. A 
 
 tall fleet dog that chafes in fight. 
 GR1CE, grl'ie. f. A little pig ; a ftep 
 
 or greeze. 
 
 To GRIDE, grl'de. v. n . To cut. 
 GRIDELIN, grid' 5-li n . a. A colour 
 
 made of white and red. 
 GRIDIRON, grld'-l-urn. f. A port- 
 
 able grate on which meat is broiled. 
 GRIEF, gre'f. f. Sorrow, trouble 
 
 for fomething part ; grievance, harm. 
 GRIEVANCE, gre'- vans. f. A ftate 
 
 of uneafmefs ; the caufeof uneafinefs. 
 To GRIEVE, gr^'v. v. a. To afflict, 
 
 to hurt. 
 To GRIEVE, gre'v. v. n. To be in 
 
 pain for fomething paft, to mourn, 
 
 to forrow, as for the death of friends. 
 GR1EVINGLY, gre'v-lng-ly. ad. In 
 
 forrow, forrowfully. 
 GRIEVOUS, grl'v-ns. a. Affliclive, 
 
 painful, hard to be born ; fuch as 
 
 caufes forrow ; atrocious, heavy. 
 GRIEVOUSLY, grl'v-uf-ly. ad. 
 
 Painfully ; calamitouily, miferably ; 
 
 vexatioufly. 
 GRIEVOUSNESS, gr^'v-if-n^s. C 
 
 Sorrow, pain. 
 
 GRIFFIN, 7 , C f. A fabled 
 GRIFFON, J S r *- I animal, 
 
 faid to be generated between the lion 
 
 and eagle. 
 GRIG, grig', f. A fmall eel ; a merry 
 
 creature. 
 To GRILL, grfi'. r. n. To broil on 2 
 
 gridiron j to harafs, to hurt. 
 GRILLADE, grft-la'de. f. Any thing 
 
 broiled on the gridiron. 
 GRIM, grim', a. Having a counte- 
 nance of terrour, horrible j ugly, ill- 
 looking. 
 GRIMACE, gry-roi'fe. f. A diftor- 
 
 tion of the countenance from habit, 
 
 affectation, or infolence ; air of af- 
 
 feftation, * 
 GRIMALKIN, grlm-mal'-kfn. f. An 
 
 old cat. 
 GRIME, grfme. f. Dirt deeply in- 
 
 finuated. 
 To GRIME, gri'me. v. a. To dirt, 
 
 to fully deeply. 
 GRIMLY, grfm'-ty. ad. Horribly, 
 
 hideoufly j4borly, fullenly. 
 
 GRIM*
 
 G R I 
 
 G R O 
 
 GRIMNESS, grlm'-ne^s. f. Horrour, 
 
 fright fulnefs of vifage. 
 To GRIN, grin', v. n. To fet the 
 
 teeth together and withdraw the 
 
 lips, fo as to appear fmihng with a 
 
 mixture of difpleafure ; to fix the 
 
 teeth as in anguiih. 
 GR!N, grin', f. The aft of clofing 
 
 thf teeth ; a fnare, a trap. 
 To GRIND, gri'nd. v. a. To reduce 
 
 any thing to powder by friclion ; to 
 
 (harpenorfmooth ; to rub one again fl 
 
 another ; to harafc, to opprels. 
 To GRIND, gri'nd. v. n. To perform 
 
 the acl of grinding ; to be moved a. 1 
 
 in grindiqg. 
 GRINDER, grlVdur. f. One that 
 
 grinds ; the irllrument of grinding ; 
 
 one of the doub e teeth 
 GRINDLliSTONE, giind'l-ft&ne. 7 
 GRINDSTONE, grl'nd-ftti.e. J 
 
 f. The ftone on which edged inftru- 
 
 ment< are Sharpened. 
 GRINNER, grla'.nur. f. He that 
 
 grins. 
 GRINNINGLY, grln'-nfng-ty. ad. 
 
 With a grinning laugh. 
 GRIP, grip', f. A final: ditch. 
 To GRIPE, gfl'pe. v a. To hold 
 
 with the fingers clofed v ; to catch 
 
 eagerly, to feize ; to clofe, to clutch ; 
 
 to pinch, to prof*, to fquerze. 
 To GR1PK, grl'pe. v. n. To pinch 
 
 the belly, to give the coliclc. 
 GRIPE, g.l'pe. f. Grafp, hold ; 
 
 fqueeze, preflure ; oppreffion ; pinch- 
 ing dillrcfs. 
 GRIPER, grl'-pir. f. Oppreffbr, 
 
 ufurcr. 
 GRIPES, g.i'ps. f. Belly-ach, co- 
 
 lick. 
 GRIP1NGLY, grl' P I.g lv. ad. 
 
 With pain in the gviw. 
 GRIS AMBER, grls'. am-bur. f. Ufcii 
 
 by Milton for Ambergrife. 
 GR'lSE. See GREECE. 
 GRlSKiN, grls'-kln. f. The vertebrae 
 
 of a hog broiled. 
 GRISLY, grlz-ty. a. Dreadful, 
 
 horrible, hideous. 
 GR1S I', grliV. f. Corn to be ground ; 
 
 fupply, provifinn. 
 GRISTLE, g I/l. f. A car;; 
 GRISTLY, g'L'-ly. a. Cartilaginous. 
 
 GRIT, grli'. f. The coarfe part of 
 meal ; oats hufked, or coarfely 
 ground ; land, rough ha-^d particles; 
 a kind of fofli! ; a kind ol fidi. 
 
 GRITlTNESSigrlt'-tv-rds. f Sand| 
 inefs, tf-e quality of abounding i Q 
 
 GRITTY, g.u'ty. a. Full of hard 
 
 particles. 
 GR1ZELIN, grlv.'-lln. a. More pro. 
 
 perly GRIDELIN. Having a pale 
 
 red coLur. 
 GRIZZLE, g.I/1. f. A 'mixture of 
 
 white and black ; gray. 
 GRIZZLED, grlz'ld. a. Inte: 
 
 with grav. 
 GRIZZLY, grl/-l^. a. Sumewhat 
 
 grav. 
 To GROAN, gro'ne. v. n. To breathe 
 
 with a mournful noife, as in juia 
 
 or agony. 
 GROAN, gri'ne. f. Breath expired 
 
 witn n< ife and difficulty ; a iioarfc 
 
 dead lounj. 
 GROANFL'L, gri'ne ful. a. Sad, 
 
 agonizing. 
 GROAT, gri't. f. A piece valued at 
 
 four pence ; a proverbial name for 
 
 a fmall (urn ; Groats,xjat that have 
 
 the hulls taken off. 
 GROCER, gr6'-iur. f. A man wh I 
 
 buys and fel^s tea, fugar, plu:n^, and 
 
 fpices. 
 GROCERY, gro'-ffir.f. f. Grocen 
 
 ware. 
 
 GROGERAM.7 , , , 5 f. 
 GROGRAM, | r6 g- ru m. j Stuff 1 
 
 woven with a large woof and a rougt ; 
 
 pile. 
 GROIN, groi'n. f. The part next the 
 
 thigh. 
 CROMWELL, grum'-wel. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 GROOM, gro'm. f. A fcrvar.t that 
 
 takes care of the liable. 
 GROOVE, gr6'v. f. A deep cavera 
 
 or hollow; a channel or hollow cue 
 
 with a tool. 
 To GROOVE, gr6V. v. a. To cut 
 
 hollow. 
 To GROPE, grope, v. n. To feol 
 
 where one cannot fe.-. 
 To GROPE, gro'pe. v. a. To fearch 
 
 by feeling in the dark. 
 
 GROPER,
 
 G R O 
 
 GRIPER, gr&'pe-ur. f. One that 
 fearches in the dark. 
 
 GROSS, gro'fe. a. Thick, corpulent ; 
 fh'fefu!, unieemly ; inteil 
 co;ir<e ; inelegant ; thick, not re- 
 fined ; ftupid, dull ; coarie, rough, 
 oppofite to delicate. 
 
 GRO^S, gro'ie. f. The main body, 
 the main force ; the bulk, the whole 
 not divided into it's feveral parts ; 
 the chief part, the main mafs ; the 
 number of twelve dozen. 
 
 GROSSLY, groTe-ly. ad. Sulkily, 
 in bulky parts, coarfely ; without 
 fubtilty, without art ; without deli- 
 cacy. 
 
 CROSSNESS, grO'fe-nes. f. Coarfe- 
 nefs, not fubtilty, thicknefs ; inele- 
 gant fatnefs, unwieldy corpulence ; 
 want of refinement ; want of deli- 
 cacy. 
 
 GROT, grot.', f. A cave, a cavern 
 for coolnefs and pleafure. 
 
 GROTESQUE, gri-telk'. a. Diilorted 
 of figure, unnatural. 
 
 GRO ITO, grot'-to. f. A cavern or 
 cave made for coolnefs. 
 
 GROVE, gro've. f. -A walk covered 
 by tiees meeting above. j 
 
 To GROVEL, grov'l. v. n. /To lie 
 prone, to creep low on the ground ; 
 to be mean, to be without dignity. 
 
 GROVELLER, gr6v'-lur. f. One 
 who gtovels, a mean abjecl; wretch. 
 
 GROUND, grou'nd. f. The earth, 
 confidered as folid or as low ; the 
 earth as diftinguifhed from air or 
 water ; land, country ; region, ter- 
 ritory ; farm, eft ate, poflelifion ; the 
 floor or level of the place ; dregs, 
 lees, feces ; the firft ftratum of paint 
 upon which the figures are after- 
 wards painted ; the fundamental 
 fubftance, that by which the addi- 
 tional or accidental parts are fup- 
 ported ; firft hint, ftrlt traces of an 
 invention; the firft principles of 
 ' knowledge ; the fundamental caufe ; 
 the field or place of aclion ; the 
 fpace occupied by an army as they 
 fight, advance, or retire ; the ftate 
 in which one is with refpeft to op- 
 ponents or competitors ; the foil to 
 let a thing off. 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 GRO 
 
 To GROUND, grou'nd. v. a. To 
 fix on the ground; to found as upr 
 on caufe or principle ; to fett'e in 
 firft priccipleb or rudiments of know- 
 ledge. 
 
 GROUND, grou'rd. The preterite 
 and part. paff. of GRIND. 
 
 GROUND-ASH, grou'nd-afh. f. A 
 fapiin of afh taken from the ground. 
 
 GROUND-BAIT, grou'nd-bate. f. 
 A bait made of barley or malt boil- 
 ed, thrown into the place where you 
 angle. 
 
 GROUND-FLOOR, grou'nd- Hire. f. 
 That ftory of a houie which is on a 
 level with the ground. 
 
 GROUND-IVY, groond-l'-vy. f. 
 Alehoof, or turnhoof. 
 
 GROUND- OAK, grou'nd-6ke. f. A 
 fapiin oak. 
 
 GROUND-PINE, grou'nd-plne. f. 
 A plant. 
 
 GROUND- PL ATE, grou'nd plat. f. 
 In architecture, the outermcft pieces 
 of timber lying on or near the 
 ground, and framed into one ano- 
 ther with mortifes and tenons. 
 
 GROUND-PLOT, grou'nd-plot. f, 
 The ground on which any building 
 is placed ; the ichnography of a, 
 building. 
 
 GROUND-RENT, grou'nd-rent. f. 
 Rent paid for the privilege of build* 
 ing on another man's ground. 
 
 GROUND-ROOM, grou'nd-r6m. f, 
 A room on the level with the 
 ground. 
 
 GROUNDEDLY, grou'n-dld-ty. ad. 
 Upon firm principles. 
 
 GROUNDLESS, grou'ud-Ies. a. Void 
 of reafon. 
 
 GROUNDLESSLY, grou'nd -leT-Iy:. 
 ad. Without reafon, without caufe. 
 
 GROUNDLESSNESS, grou'nd-lef, 
 res, f. Want of jull reafon. 
 
 GROUNDLING, ground-ling, f. A 
 fifh which keeps at the bottom of the 
 water ; one of the vulgar. 
 
 GROUNDLY, grou'nd-ly. ad. Upon 
 principles, ioliqjy. 
 
 GROUNDSEL, grou'nd sll. f. The 
 timber next the ground ; a plant. 
 
 GROUNDWORK, grou'nd-wurk. f. 
 The erotuid, the firit ftratum j the
 
 G R U 
 
 G R Y 
 
 firft part of tn undertaking, the fun- 
 damentals ; firft principle, original 
 reafon. 
 
 GROUP, gr&'p. f. A crowd, a cluf- 
 ter, a huddle. 
 
 To GROUP, gr6>. v. a. To put 
 into a crowd, to huddle together. 
 
 GROUbE, grou's. f. A kind of fowl, 
 a hea'hcock. 
 
 GROUT, grou v . f. Cc-irfe meal, 
 pollard ; that which purges off; a 
 kind of wild apple. 
 
 To GROW, gr&'. v. n. To vegetate, 
 to have vegetable motion ; to be 
 produced by vegetation ; to increafe 
 in ft.uure ; to come to manhood 
 from infancy ; to ifTue, a? plant' 
 from a foil ; to increafe in bulk, to 
 become greater; to improve, to 
 make progrefs ; to advance to any 
 JUte ; to come by degrees ; to be 
 changed from one rtate to another; 
 to prcced is from a caufe ; to ad- 
 here-, to fhck together; to fwell, a 
 f i fr.-n. 
 
 An increafer. 
 
 To GROWL, grow'l. v. n. To fnar! 
 or murmur lil;s an angry cur; to 
 murmur, to Crumble. 
 
 GROWN, j-oY.K The participl- 
 
 pjlTive of GK<.W. Advanced in 
 
 ^ growth ; coveied or filled by the 
 
 growth of any thing ; arrived at full 
 
 growth or figure. 
 
 GROWTif, gio'.tl. f. Vegetation, 
 vegetible li'e ; produfl, thing pro- 
 duced ; increafe in number, bulk, 
 or frequency ; increafe of Aature, 
 advance to maturity ; improvement, 
 advancement. 
 
 To GRUB, (jrub'. v 1 . a. To dig up, 
 to deflrov by digging. 
 
 GRUB, grub 1 , f. A fmall worm thst 
 eats hol'-s m bodies ; a fliort thick 
 man, a d.varf. 
 
 To GRUBBL.E, griib'l. v.n. To feel 
 in the dark. 
 
 GRUBS I'REET, grub'.firet. f. The 
 name of a ftreet in London, much 
 inhabitrd by writers of fmall hilto 
 ties, dictionaries, and temporary 
 poems ; whence any mean produc- 
 tion is called Grubftreet. ' > 
 
 To GRUDGE, grua'zh. v. a. To 
 5 
 
 envy, to fee any advantage of an*, 
 ther with difcontent ; to give or take 
 unwillingly. 
 
 To GRUDGE, gr&'dzh. v. n . To 
 murmur, to repine ; to be unwill- 
 ing, to be reluctant ; to be envious. 
 
 GRUDGE, griid'zh. f. Od quarrel, 
 inveterate malevolence ; anger, ill- 
 will ; envy, odium, invidious cen- 
 fure ; fome Iktle comm tion, or 
 forerunner of 3 difeafe. 
 
 GRUDGINGLY, grud'z' lag ly. ad^ 
 Unwillingly, malignantly. 
 
 GRUEL, gr'6'.li. f. Food made by 
 boiling oatmeal in water. 
 
 GRUFF, gruf. a. bour of afpecl, 
 harlh of mannen. 
 
 GRUFFLY, gruf'-ly. ad. Har%, 
 ruggedly. 
 
 GRUPFNESS, grit'- es. f. Rugged- 
 nefs of mien. 
 
 GRUM, gum', a. Sour, furly. 
 
 lo GRUMBLE, grnn'bl. v.n. To 
 murmur with difcoiuent; to growl, 
 to fnarl ; to make a hoarte raule. 
 
 GRUMBLER, gtum'-b ur. i. One 
 that grumbles, a murmurer. 
 
 GRUViBLING, gium'-bling. f. A 
 tmir.iiuring through difcontent. 
 
 '.Vm. f. A thick vifcid 
 confidence of a fluid. 
 
 GRUMLY, grum'-l^. ad. Sullenly, 
 morofely. 
 
 GRUMOUS, gro'-mus. a. Thick, 
 c'otred. 
 
 GRUMOUSNESS, gr6'-muf-rcs. f. 
 Thickncfb of a coagulated liquor. 
 
 GRUNSEL, srun'-Hl. f. Tr.e lower 
 part of the building. 
 
 To GRUNT, grimt'. ) v. n. To 
 
 To GRUN'l'LE, grunt'l. J murmur 
 like a hog. 
 
 GRUNT, gtunt'. f. The noife of a 
 hog. 
 
 GRUNTER, grun'-tur. f. He that 
 grunts ; a kind of fifh. 
 
 GRUNTLING, grunt'-Hng. f. A 
 young hog. 
 
 To CRUTCH, gtut'di. v. n. To 
 envy, to repine. Properly GR u DC E. 
 
 GRU fCH, grut'm. f. Malice, ill- 
 will. Properly GR UDGE. 
 
 GRY, gry"' . f. A meafuie containing 
 one tenth of a line. 
 
 GUA-
 
 CUE 
 
 f GUAIACUM, gwi',i-kfim. f. A 
 
 phyfical wood. 
 
 GUARANTEE, gar-ran.te"'. f. A 
 power who undertakes to fee ftipu- 
 lations performed. 
 
 To GUARANTY, gar ran-tc', v. a. 
 To undertake to fecure the perform- 
 ance of a treaty or ftipulation be- 
 tween contending parties. 
 To GUARD, ga'rd. v. a. To watch 
 by way of defence and fecurity ; to 
 protect, to defend ; to preferve by 
 caution j to provide agairilt objec- 
 tions ; to adorn with lifts, laces, or 
 Ornamental borders. 
 To GUARD, ga'rd. v. n. To be in 
 
 a ftate of caution or defence. 
 GUARD, ga'rd. f. A man, or body 
 of men, wtiofe bufinefs is to watch ; 
 a ftate of caution, a ftate of vigi- 
 lance ; limitation, anticipation ol 
 objection ; an ornamental hem, lace, 
 or border ; that part of the hilt of a 
 fword which protects the hand. 
 
 i GUARD AGE, ga'r-dadzh. f. State of 
 wardihip. 
 
 I GUARDER, ga'r-dur. f. One who 
 guards. 
 
 ji GUARDIAN, ga'r-dyan. f. One that 
 has the care of an orphan ; one to 
 whom the care and prefervation of 
 anv thing is committed. 
 
 .< GUARDIAN, ga'r-dvan. a. Perform- 
 ing the office of a kind protector or 
 fuperintendant. 
 
 > GUARDIANSHIP, gar'-dyan-lhlp. 
 f. Tne office of a guardian. 
 
 | GUARDLESS, ga'rd-les.a. Without 
 defence. 
 
 f GUARDSHIP, ga'rd-ftip. f. Care, 
 protection; a king's {hip to guard 
 the coalf. 
 
 | GUBERNATION, gu-ber-na'-mun. 
 f. Government, fupeiintendcncy, 
 
 i GUDGEON, gud'-7.hun. f. A fmall 
 filh found in brooks and rivers ; a 
 perfon eafily impofed on ; fomething 
 to be caught to a man's own difaii 
 vantage ; ;he pin on which a wheel 
 turns. 
 
 f. GUERDON, ger'-dun. f. A re- 
 ward, a recompence. 
 ;To GUESS, ges'. v. n. To conjec- 
 ture, to judge without any certain 
 
 GUI 
 
 principles of judgment; to conjec- 
 ture rightly. 
 
 To GUESS, ge/. v. a. To hit upon 
 by accident. 
 
 GUESS, ge/. f. Conjeftjre, judg- 
 ment w/uhout any pofiuve or certain 
 grounds. 
 ESSER, gS/.s&r. f. Conju- 
 rer, one who judges witnout certaia 
 knowledge. 
 
 GUEiSINGLY, geY-sJ.g.ly. ad. 
 Conjec'lura.ily, uncertainly. 
 
 GUEST, gelt', f. One 'entertained 
 in the houfe of another ; ft ranger, 
 one who conies newly to refide. 
 
 GUE3TCH AMBER, ge.l'-tlUm- 
 bur. f. Chamber of entertainment. 
 
 To GUGGLE, gug'l. v. n. To found 
 as water running with intermiffion 
 out of a narrow veflel. 
 
 GUI D AGE, gl'-dldzh. f. The re- 
 ward given to a guide. 
 
 GUIDANCE, gi'-dans. f. Direc- 
 tion, government. 
 
 To GUIDE, gi'de. v. a. Todired; 
 to govern by counfel, toinftruct; to 
 regulate, to fuperintend. 
 
 GUIDE, gi'de. f. One who direfts 
 another in his way ; one who directs 
 another in his conduft ; director, re- 
 gulator. 
 
 GU1DELESS, g!'de.les, a. Without 
 a guide. 
 
 GU1DER, gi'-dur. f. Director, re- 
 gulator, puide. 
 
 GUILD, gild', f. A fociety, a cor- 
 poration, a fraternity. 
 
 GUILE, gi'le. f. Deceitful cunning, 
 infidious artifice. 
 
 GUILEFUL, gfie-ffil. a. Wily, in- 
 fidious, mifchievoufly artful ; trea- 
 cherous, frcretly mifchievous. 
 
 GUILEFULLY, gi'ie-lni-y. ad. In- 
 fidioufly, treacherouflv. 
 
 GUILEFULMESS, gl'!e-ful-n^5. f. 
 Secret trencher/, tricking cunning. 
 
 GUILELESS, gl'!e-!es. a. Without 
 deceit, without infidioufnefs. 
 
 GUILER, gl'le-ir. f. One that be* 
 trays into danger by iniidious prac- 
 tices. 
 
 GUILT, gf!t'. f. The ftate of a man 
 juftiy charged with a crime; a crime, 
 an of? snce. 
 
 &* GUILT-
 
 G U L 
 
 GUN 
 
 GUILTILY. glh'-My. ad. Without 
 
 innocence. 
 GUILTINESS, glk'-l-nes. f. The 
 
 itate of being guihy, confcioufneis 
 
 ot crime. 
 GUILTLESS, gllt'-lcs. a. Innocent, 
 
 free from crime. 
 GUILTLESSLY, gllt'-lef-ty. ad. 
 
 Without guilt, irmocently. 
 GUILTLESSNESS, gllt'-lef-nes. f. 
 
 Innocence, freedom from crime. 
 GUILTY, gih'-ty. a. Juttly charge- 
 
 ab'e with a crime, not innocent; 
 
 wicked, corrupt. 
 GUINEA, gm'-ny. f. A gold coin 
 
 valued at one and twenty fhillings. 
 GUINEADROPPER, gln'-ny-drop- 
 
 pfir. f. One who cheats by dropping 
 
 guineas. 
 GUINEAHEN, gln'-rf-hdn. f. A 
 
 fmall Indian hen. 
 GUINEAPEPPER, gln'-ny-pep-por. 
 
 f. A plant. 
 GUINEAP1G, gln'-n^-plg. f. A fmall 
 
 animal with a pig's fnout. 
 GUISE, gi'ze. f. Manner, mien, 
 
 habit j practice, ctiftom, property ; 
 
 external appearance, drefs. 
 GUITAR, git-ti r, f. A ilringed in- 
 
 ftrument of mufick. 
 GULES, gulz. a. Red : a term ufed 
 
 in heraldry. 
 GULF, gulf. f. A bay, an opening 
 
 into lar.d ; an abyfs, an unmeafure- 
 
 able depth ; a whirlpool, a fucking 
 
 eddy ; any thing infatiab'e. 
 GULFY, gul'-fy. a. Pull of gulfs or 
 
 whirlpools. 
 To GULL, gul'. .v. a. To trick, to 
 
 cheat, to defraud. 
 GUfcL, gul'. f. A fea-bird ; a cheat, 
 
 a fraud, a trick ; a ftupid animal, 
 
 one eafi ; y cheated. 
 GULLCATCHER. gul'-katm ur. f. 
 
 A cheat. 
 GULLER, gul'-lur. f. A 'cheat, an 
 
 importer. 
 GULLERY,gui'-lur-y. f. Cheat, im- 
 
 pofture. 
 GULLET, gW'-Ht. f. Tiic throat, 
 
 the meatpipe. 
 To GULLY, g&l'-ty. r. n. To run 
 
 with nolle. 
 GULLYHOLE,gulMf-h6ie, f. The 
 
 hole where the gutters empty thens* 
 
 fdves in the fubterraneous fewer. 
 GULOSIT Y, gu-los'-I-t^-. f. Grcedi. 
 
 nefs, gluttony, voracity. 
 To GULP, gulp', v. a. To fwallow 
 
 eageriv, to fuck down without in- 
 
 termiiiion. 
 GULP, gulp', f. As much as can be 
 
 fwallowed at once. 
 GUM, gum', f. A vegetable fubfiance 
 
 differing from a refin, in being more 
 
 vilcid, and dilTolving in aqueous 
 
 menllruums ; the Hefty covering 
 
 that contains the teeth. 
 To GUM, gum', v. a. To clofe with 
 
 pum ; to fmear with gum. 
 GUMM1NESS, gum'-ir.v-.cs. f. The 
 
 itate of being gummy. 
 GUMMOSIT/Y, gum-mos'-sl-u'. f. 
 
 Tjie nature of gum, gumminefs. 
 GUMMOUS, gum'-mus. a. Of the 
 
 nature of gum. 
 GUMMY, gum'-my. a. Confuting 
 
 of gum, of the nature of gum ; pro 
 
 ductivc of gum j overgrown witk 
 
 pum. 
 GUN, gun', f. The general name for 
 
 fire-arms, the inftrumcnt Irom which 
 
 (hot is difcharged by fire. 
 GUNNEL, giin'-r.Il. f. Corrupted 
 
 from GUNWALE. 
 GUNNER, guu'-rftr. f. A cannonier* 
 
 he whofe employment is to manage 
 
 the artillery in a Ihip. 
 GUNNERY, gun'-nur-^. f. The 
 
 fcience of artillery. 
 GUNPOWDER, gun'-pow-dir. f. 
 
 The powder put into guns to b 
 
 fired. 
 GUNSHOT, gfin'-ft:6t. f. The reack 
 
 or range of a gun. 
 GUNSHOT, gun'-ftiot. a. Made by 
 
 the Ihot of a gun. 
 GUNSMITH, gun'-fmLh. f. A mart 
 
 whofe trade is to make guns. 
 GUNSTICK, gun'-iiik. f. T, 
 
 mer. 
 GUNSTOCK, gan'-06k. f. The 
 
 wood to which the bar.el of the gun 
 
 is fixed. 
 GUNS TONE, gun'- ftone. f. The fhot 
 
 of cannon. 
 GUNWALE or GUNNF.I. o: 
 
 gim'-nil. f. That' piece of timber 
 which
 
 GUT 
 
 G Y V 
 
 which reaches on either fide of the 
 fhip from the half-deck to the fore- 
 caftle. 
 
 GURGE, gurdzh'. f. Whirlpool, gulf. 
 
 GURGION, gur'-dzhun. f. The 
 coarier part of meal, fifted from the 
 bran. 
 
 To GURGLE, gur'gl. v. n. To fall 
 or gufli with noiie, as water from a 
 bottle. 
 
 GURNARD,") . , f Cf. Akind 
 
 GURNET, 3 g " I of fea- 
 fiih. 
 
 To GUSH, gum', v. n. To flow or 
 ruih out with violence, not to fpring 
 in a finall ftream, but in a large 
 body ; to emit in a copious emuxion. 
 
 GUSH, guih'. f. An* emimon of li- 
 qaor in a large quantity at once. 
 
 GUSSET, gus'-slt. f. Any thing 
 fewed on to cloth, in order to 
 ftrengthen it. 
 
 GUST, guft'. f. Senfe of tailing ; 
 height of perception ; love, liking ; 
 turn of fancy, intellectual talte ; a 
 fudden violent blaft of wind. 
 
 GUST ABLE, gus'-tabl. a. To be 
 tailed, pleafant to the tafte. 
 
 GUSTATION, guf-ta'-fhun. f. The 
 act of tailing. 
 
 GUSTFUL, gift'-ful. a. Tafteful, 
 well tailed. 
 
 GUSTO, gus'-to. f. The reliih of 
 any tning, the power by which a:>y 
 thing excites Jenfations in the pa- 
 late ; intellecluJ tafte, liking. 
 
 GUSTY, gus'-cy. a; Stormy, tem- 
 peiluous. 
 
 GUT, gut', f. The long pipe reach- 
 ing with many convolutions from 
 ' the ftomach to the .vent ; the fto- 
 mach, the receptacle of food ; pro- 
 verbially, glujtony, love of gor- 
 mandizing. ,, 
 
 To GUT, gut', v. a. To evifcerate, 
 
 ^ to draw ; to take out the infide ; to 
 plunder of contents. 
 
 GUT FATED, gut'-tatiJ. a. Be- 
 fprinkied with drops, bedrcppsd. 
 
 GUTTER, gut'-tur. f. A pafTage for 
 
 water. 
 To GUTTER, gut'-tur. v. a. To cut 
 
 in fmall hollows. 
 
 To GUTTLE, gut'l. v. n. To feed 
 luxurioufly, to gormandife. A low 
 word. 
 To GUTTLE, gut'!, y. a. To fwal- 
 
 low. 
 GUTTLER, g&t'-i&r. f. A greedy 
 
 eater. 
 GUTTULOUS, gut'^tu-lus. a. In 
 
 the form of a fmall drop. 
 GUTTURAL, gut'-tu-iil. a. Pro- 
 nounced in the throat ; belonging to 
 
 the throat. 
 GUTTURALNESS, guc'-tu-ral-nes. 
 
 f. The quality of being guttural. 
 GUTWORT, gut'-wurt. f. A herb. 
 To GUZZLE, guz'l. v. n. To gor- 
 mandife, to feed immoderately. 
 To GUZZLE, guz'l. v. a. To fwaL 
 
 low with immoderate guft. 
 GUZZLER, guz'-lur. f. A gormau- 
 
 difer. 
 
 GYBE, dzhi'be. f. See GIBE. 
 GYMNASTIC ALLY,, dzhlm-nii'- 
 
 ty-kal-y. ad. Atnletically^^ntly for 
 
 ftrong exer'cife. 
 GYMNAST1CK, dzhlm-nas'-tik. a. 
 
 Relating to athletick exercifes. 
 GYMNICK, dzhim'-iilk. a. Such as 
 
 pradife the athletick or gymnaftkk 
 
 exercifes. 
 GYMNOSPJERMOUSg dzhim ro- 
 
 fper'-rnus. a. Having the feeds 
 
 naked. 
 GYNECOCRACY, dzhfn e-k6k'-ra- 
 
 fy. f. Female power, petticoat go- 
 vernment. 
 GYRATION, dzhl-ra'-mun. f. The 
 
 adl of turning any thing about.. 
 GYRE, dzhi're. f. A circle defcribed 
 
 by any thing going in an orbit. 
 'GYRED, dzhi'-red. a. tailing in rings. 
 To GYVE, gy've. v. a. To fetter, to 
 
 fhackie. 
 GYVES, gfvz. f. Fetters, chains 
 
 fpr the legs.
 
 H. 
 
 H A B 
 
 HAG 
 
 HA, );1'. Interjedl. An exprefllon 
 of wonder, furprife, fudden 
 queAion, or fudden exertion ; an ex 
 preflion of laughter, when often re- 
 peated. 
 
 HAAK, hake f. A fifn. 
 
 HABEAS CORPUS, I a'-bf-Af ki'r- 
 pus. A wtit which a man im 
 may have for bringing his caufe to a 
 hearing. 
 
 HABERDASHER, Ub'-&r-di(h-ur. 
 f One who fells Imall wares, a pedlar. 
 
 HABILIMENT, hi-bli'.y-n.e;it. f. 
 Dre s, clothes, garment. 
 
 To H.ABILITAIE. ha-M' y-tSte. 
 v. a. To qualify, 10 entitle. 
 
 HABILITAIION, hi-bll y 'i'-ft.un. 
 f Qu-i! fication. 
 
 HABILlTY,hi-bii'-f..ty. f. Faculty, 
 power. 
 
 HABIT, hab'-It. f. State of any 
 thing, as habit of body ; diefs, ac- 
 coutrement ; habit is a power or 
 ability in man of doing any thing 
 by frequent doing; cullom, invttc- 
 rate ufe. 
 
 To HABIT, hab'-It. v. a. To drefs, 
 to accoutre. 
 
 HABITABLE, hib'-y-tibl. a. Ca- 
 pable of being dwelt in. 
 
 HABITABLENESS, Ub'-y'-tibl-nis. 
 f. Capacity of being dwelt in. 
 
 HABITANCE, bib'- Ii- tins, f. Dwell- 
 ing, abode. 
 
 HABITANT, hab'-I-tant. f. Dweller, 
 one that lives in any place. 
 
 HABITATION, hab.y-ta'-fliun. f. 
 The aft of dwelling, the Hate of a 
 place receiving dwellers ; place of 
 abode, dwelling. 
 
 HABlTATOR,hab'-y-ta.tur.f.Dwell- 
 er, inhabitant. 
 
 HABriU.^L, hA-Mt'.fi-al. a. Cuf- 
 tooury, accuftomed, inveterate. 
 
 HABITUALLY, ha bh'-u il . ad. 
 
 LH'Kiinanlv, hy hahit. 
 ToHABi I U.\ l"r., hi it' 6 S-e. v.a. 
 
 To accullom, to u .?. oi.c's ielf by 
 
 frequt-rt repetition. 
 HABITUDE, hih'f-ifij. f. Fami- 
 
 harity, cnnver<e, frequent inter- 
 
 courfe ; long cuftom, habit, invete- 
 
 rate ufe ; the ro*-er of doing any 
 
 tiling acquired by Ircquent icpeti- 
 
 two. 
 HABNAB, hib'-rab'. ad. At random, 
 
 at the mercy of chance. 
 To H.nCK, hik'. v. a. To cut into 
 
 fmall pieces, to chop ; to fpeak un- 
 
 readily, or with hefitation. 
 To HACK, hale', v. n. To turn hack- 
 
 ney or proltitute. 
 HACKLIi. hik'l. f. Raw filk, any 
 
 filmy fuhftance unfpun. 
 To HACKLE, hak.'l. v. a. To drefj 
 
 1 (. A hired 
 j horie; a 
 
 HACKNEY, hik'-r.f . 
 HACK, hik'. 
 
 hireling, a proftitate ; any thing fet 
 
 out for hire ; much u:eJ, com- 
 
 mon. 
 To HACKNEY, hik'-ny. v.a. To 
 
 praclife in one thing, to accullom to 
 
 the road. 
 HAD, had'. The preterite and part. 
 
 p-.fl". of HAVE. 
 HADDOCK, hAJ'-duk. f. A fca-fifh 
 
 of the cod kind. 
 HAFT, haft 1 , f. A handle, that part 
 
 of an instrument that is taken into 
 
 the hand. 
 To HAFT, haft', v. a. To fet in a 
 
 haft. 
 HAG, hag', f. A fury, a fhe-monfter ; 
 
 a witch, an enchantrcfs ; an old ugly 
 
 woman. 
 To HAG, hAg'. v.a. To torment, 
 
 w harafs with terrour. 
 
 HAG.
 
 H A I 
 
 HAL 
 
 HAGARD, H;--'-e3rd. a . Wild, un- 
 tamed, irreclaimable ; lean ; ugly, 
 rugged, deformed with padion. 
 
 HAGGARD,hag'.ard. f. Any thing 
 wild or irreclaimable; a fpecies of 
 hawk. 
 
 HAGGARDLY, hig'-gird-ly. ad. 
 Deformedly, wildly. 
 
 HAGGISH, hag'-glfh. a. Of the na- 
 ture of a hag, deformed, horrid. 
 
 To HAGGLE, hig'l. v.a. To cut, 
 to chop, to mangle. 
 
 To HAGGLE, hig'l. v. n. To be 
 tedious in a bargain, to be long in 
 coming to the price. 
 
 HAGGLER, hig'-lur. f. One that 
 cuts; one that is rardy in bargain- 
 ing-. 
 
 HAGIOGRAPHER, hig-y-og'-gri- 
 fur. f. A holy writer. 
 
 HAH, ha', interjeft. An expreflion 
 of fome fudden effort. 
 
 HAIL, ha'le. f. Drops of rain frozen 
 in their falling. 
 
 To HAIL, ha'le. v. n. To pour down 
 hail. 
 
 HAIL, ha'le. interj. A term of falu- 
 tation. 
 
 i To HAIL, ha'le. v. a. To falute, to 
 
 call to. 
 
 HAILSHOT, ha'le-fh6t. f. Small 
 (hot fcattered like hail. 
 
 HAILSTONE, ha'le-h&ne. f. A par- 
 ticle or fingle ball of hail. 
 
 HA1LY, ha'-ly. a. Confifling of 
 hail. 
 
 HAIR, ha're. f. One of the common 
 teguments of the body ; a fmgle 
 hair ; any thing proverbially fmall. 
 
 HAIRBRAINED. See HARE- 
 BRAINED. 
 
 HAIRBEL, ha're-bel. f. The name 
 of a flower, the hyacinth. 
 
 PAIRBREADTH, ha're-brWth. f. A 
 
 very (mall Jiltance. 
 
 HAIRCLOTH, ha're-kJath-. f. Stuff 
 made of hair, very rough and pnck- 
 ly, worn fometimes in mortifica- 
 tion. 
 
 HAIRINESS, ha'-ry-ns. f. The ftate 
 of being covered with hair. 
 
 HAIRLACE, ha're-lafe. f. The fillet 
 ,with which the women tie up their 
 hair. 
 
 HAIRLESS, ha're-les. a. Without 
 hair. 
 
 HAIRY, ha'.ry. a. Overgrown with 
 hair ; confuting of hair. 
 
 HAKE, r-a'ke (. A kind of filh. 
 
 H AKOT, hatv' ut. f. A kind of fi(h. 
 jHALBERD, ha'l turd f. A battle- 
 ax fixed on a lor.w pole. 
 
 HALBERDIER, hal-bur-dl'r.f. One 
 who is armed with a halberd. 
 
 HALCYON, hal'-fhun f. A bird that 
 is (aid to breed in the fea, and that 
 there is always a calm during her 
 incubation. 
 
 HALCYON, hai'-Mn. a. Placid, 
 quiet, ftill. 
 
 HALE, ha'le. a. Healthy, found, 
 hearty. 
 
 To HALE, ha'l. v a. To drag by 
 force, to pull violently. 
 
 HALER, ha'l-ur. f. He who pulls 
 and hales. 
 
 HALF, ha'f. f. A moiety, one of two 
 equal parts; it fometimes has a plu- 
 ral fignihcation when a number is 
 divided. 
 
 HALF, ha'f. ad. In part, equal. 
 
 HALF-BLOOD, ha'f-blud. f. One 
 not born of the fame father and mo- 
 ther. 
 
 HALF- BLOOD ED, ha'f-bl&d-Id. a. 
 Mean, degenerate. 
 
 HALF BKED,ha'f-bred.a. Mongrel, 
 imperfect. 
 
 HALF-CAP, ha'f-kap f. Cap im- 
 perfeftly put off, or fai'itly moved. 
 
 HALF-CROWN, haf-k.ow'n f. A 
 iilver coin valued at two (hillings 
 and fix pence. 
 
 HALF- FACED, ha'f-faft. a. Show- 
 ing onlv part of the face. 
 
 HALF-GUINEA, hif-gin'-ny. f. A 
 gold coin valued at ten (hillings and 
 fix pence. 
 
 HALF-HATCHED, ha'f-hatmt. a. 
 Imperfeftly hatched. 
 
 HALF-HEARD, ha'f-herd. a. Im- 
 perfeftly heard. 
 
 HALF-MOON, ha'f-mon. f. The 
 moon in it's appearance when at half 
 increafe or decreafe ; a crefcent. 
 
 HALF-PENNY, hl'-pen-ny. f. A 
 copper coin, of which two make s, 
 penny. 
 
 HAFL-
 
 II A L 
 
 HAM 
 
 HALF-PIKE, ha'f-pike. f. The fmall 
 
 pike carried by officers. 
 , HALF-PINT, hVf-plnt.f. The fourth 
 of a quart. 
 
 HALF-SCHOLAR, ha'f fkil-lAr. f. 
 One imperie&ly learned. 
 
 HALF bE AS-OVER, ha"f-f*z 6', 
 vur. a. A proverbial exi reflion for 
 one far advanced. It is commoi.ly 
 ufed of one hair drunk. 
 
 HALF SIGHTED, ha'Mte U. a. 
 Seeing imperfectly, having weak dif- 
 cernment. 
 
 HALF SPHERE, hi'f-sgr. f. He- 
 mifphere. 
 
 HALF-STRAINED, ha'f-ftrand. a. 
 Half bred, imperft-a. 
 
 HALF-SWORD, ha /lord. f. Clofr 
 fit-ht. 
 
 HAL I' -WAY, ha'f- w a. ad. In the 
 middle. 
 
 HALF-WIT, hi'f-wlt. f.. A block- 
 head, a foolifli fellow. 
 
 HALF- Win i'i>, haf-wh'-tiJ. a 
 Jmperfedly iurr.iihcJ with under- 
 Handing. 
 
 HAUWJT, hoi'-i) -but. f. A fort of 
 fi(b. 
 
 HALIMASS, l.M'-ly.nras. f. The 
 feaft of All -fouls. 
 
 HALITUOUS, hi-lh'-u us. a. Va- 
 porous, famous. 
 
 HALL, ha 1. f. A court of juftice ; a 
 manor-houfe fo called, becaufe in 
 it were held courts for the tenants ; 
 the publick room of a corporation ; 
 the ndt large room at the cutrance 
 of a houfe. 
 
 HALLELUJAH, hal-le-lo'-ya. f. 
 Praife >e the Lord. A for.g of 
 thankfgivirg. 
 
 HALLOO, l.a!-!6'. interj. A word 
 or encouragement when dogs are let 
 loofe on their game. 
 
 To HALLOO, hal-16'. v. n. To cry 
 as after the dogs. 
 
 To HALLOO, ha!-1o'. v. a. To en- 
 courage with fnouts ; to chafe with 
 fl>oius ; to call or ihout to. 
 
 To HALLOW, hal'-16. v. a. To 
 cooVecrate, to make holy ; to reve- 
 rence as holy, as Hallowed be thy 
 name. 
 
 HALLUCINATION, hal-Jfi-ty-na'- 
 
 fi:un. f. Errour, blunder, mif- 
 
 take. 
 HALM, hii'm. f. The dry flalks of 
 
 pulie, grain, and other plants. 
 
 Commonly written and pronounced 
 
 HAUM. 
 HALO, ra'-lo. f. A red circle round 
 
 the fun or moon. 
 HALSER, hi'-flr. f. A rope left 
 
 than a cable. 
 To HALT, halt. v. n. To limp, to 
 
 be lame; to flop in a march; to 
 
 hefitate, to ftand dubious; to fail, 
 
 to alter. 
 
 HALT, l.a'lt. a. Lame, crippled. 
 HALT, ha'it. f. The act of ii 
 
 the manner of limping j a flop in % 
 
 march. 
 HALTER, hi'1-tfir. f. He who limps j 
 
 a rope to hang malefadof s ; a cord, 
 
 a ftrong ftring. 
 To HALTER, bi'1-tfir. v. a. To bind 
 
 with a cord ; to catch in a noofe. ' 
 To HALVE, ha'v. v. a. To divide 
 
 into two parts. 
 
 HALVES, bA'vz. f. Plural of HALF. 
 HALVES, ba'vz. interj. An ex prof. 
 
 fion by which any one lays claim to 
 
 an equal (hare. 
 HAM, ham', f. The hip, the hinder 
 
 part of the articulation of the thigh ; 
 
 the thigh of a hog failed. 
 HAM AM IvD, 1-a nia-tlJ. a. IT-jok- 
 
 ed, fct with hooks. 
 HAME, ba'me. f. The collar by wbicll 
 
 a horfe draws in a waggon. 
 HAMLF.1', ham'-let. f. A fmall viU 
 
 Uf- 
 
 HAMMER, ham'-mir. f. The inn 
 ihumcnt confifting of a long handle 
 and heavy head, with which any 
 thing is forced or driven. 
 
 To HAMMER, Mm'-mur. v. n. To 
 beat with a hammer ; to forge OF 
 form with a hammer ; to v 
 the mind, to contdve by i: 
 tual labour. 
 
 To HAMMER, ham' m&r. v. n. To 
 work, to be bufy ; to be in agita- 
 tion. 
 
 HAMMERER, ham'-m.er ur. f. He 
 who works with a hammer. 
 
 HAMMERHARD,ham'-mur-bard.lj 
 Made hard with much hammering 
 HANH 
 
 'K-
 
 H A N 
 
 HAMMOCK, ham'-muk. f. A Twing- 
 ing bed. 
 
 HAMPER, hamp'-ur. f. A large baf- 
 
 ket for carnage. 
 
 Jfro HAMPER, hdmp'-ur. v. a. To 
 {hackle, to entangle ; toenfnare; to 
 perplex, to embarrafs ; to put in a 
 hamper. 
 
 HAMSTRING, ham'-ftrlng. f. The 
 tendon of the ham. 
 
 To HAMSTRING, him'- firing, v. a. 
 To lame by cutting the tendon of 
 the ham. 
 
 HAMSTRUNG, ham'-ftrfing. irr. 
 pret. and part. pafT. of HAM- 
 STRINQ. 
 
 HANAPER, han'.a-pur. f. A trea- 
 fury, an exchequer. 
 
 HAND, hind', f. That member of 
 the body which reaches from the 
 wrift to the fingers end ; a meafure 
 of four inches ; fide, right or left ; 
 part, quarter; ready payment; rate, 
 price ; workmanfhip, power or aft 
 of manufacturing or making; act 
 of receiving any thing ready to one's 
 hand; reach, nearnefs, as at hand, 
 within reach, ftate of being in pre- 
 paration ; cards held at a game ; 
 that which is ufed in oppontion to 
 another; tranfmiffion, conveyance; 
 poflefiion, power ; preflure of the 
 bridle; method of government, dif- 
 cipline, reftraint ; influence, ma- 
 nagement ; that which performs the 
 office of a hand in pointing ; agent, 
 perfon employed ; giver and re- 
 ceiver; a workman, a failor ; form 
 or caft of writing; Hand over head, 
 negligently, rafhly ; Hand to hand, 
 clofe fight; Hand in hand, in union, 
 conjointly ; Hand to mouth, as 
 want requires ; To bear in hand, to 
 keep in expectation, to elude ; To 
 be hand and glove, to be intimate 
 and familiar. 
 
 To HAND, hind', v. a. To give or 
 tranfmit with the hand ; to guide 
 or lead by the hand; to feize, to 
 lay hands on ; to tranfmit in fuc- 
 ceffion, to deliver down from one 
 to another. 
 
 HAND, is much ufed in compofition 
 for that which is manageable by the 
 
 VOL, 1. 
 
 HAN 
 
 hand, as a handfaw, or born in the 
 hand, as a handbarrow. 
 HAND-BARROW, hand'-bar-r6. f. 
 
 A frame on which any thing is car- 
 ried by the hands of two men, with- 
 out wheeling on the ground 
 HAND- BASKET, hand'- baf- kit. f. 
 
 A portable bafket. 
 HAND-BELL, hand'-bel. f. A bell 
 
 rung by the hand. 
 HAND-BREADTH, hand'-br^dth. f. 
 
 A fpace equal to the breadth of the 
 
 bard. 
 To HANDCUFF, hand'-kuf. v. r. 
 
 To confine the hands together, to 
 
 chain by the hand. 
 HANDCUFFS, hand'-kufs. f. An iroa 
 
 inftrument by which the two handi 
 
 are confined together. 
 HANDED, han'-dld. a. With hands 
 
 joined ; having the ufe of a hand. 
 HANDER, han^dur. f. Tranfmitter, 
 
 conveyor in fucceffion. 
 HANDFAST, hand' fift. f. Hold, 
 
 cuftody. 
 HANDFUL, hand'-ful. f. Ai 
 
 much as the hand can gripe of 
 
 contain ; a fmall number or quan- 
 tity. 
 HAND-GALLOP, hind'-gal-lup. f. 
 
 A flow eafy gallop. 
 H AND- GUN, hand'- gun. f. A gun 
 
 wielded by the hand. 
 HANDICRAFT, han'-dy-kraft. f. 
 
 Manual occupation; a man who lives 
 
 by manual labour. 
 HANDICRAFTSMAN, Hn'-df- 
 
 kraftf-man. f. A manufacturer* 
 
 one employed in manual occupation. 
 HANDILY, han'-df-l/-. ad. With 
 
 fkill, with dexterity. 
 HANDINESS, han'-dy-ne's. f. Rea- 
 
 dinefs, dexterity. 
 HANDIWORK, han'-df.wurk. f* 
 
 Work of the hand, product of la- 
 bour, manufacture. 
 HANDKERCHIEF, hang'-ke>-tmlf. 
 
 f. A piece of filk or linen ufed to 
 
 wipe the face or cover the neck. 
 To HANDLE, han'dl. v. a. To touch* 
 
 to feel with the hand ; to manage* 
 
 to wield ; to rr.ake familiar to the 
 
 hand by frequent touching ; to treat 
 
 in difcourfe ; to deal wilh, to prac* 
 31 tif; 
 
 :
 
 HAN 
 
 HAP 
 
 life ; to treat well or ill ; to pra&ife 
 upon, to do with. 
 
 HANDLE, han'dl. f. That part of 
 any thing by which it is he'd in the 
 hand ; that of which ufe is made. 
 HANDLESS, hand'-les. a. Without 
 
 a hand. 
 
 HANDMAID.hand'-made.f. A maid 
 that waits at hand. 
 
 HANDMILL, hand'-mil. f. A mill 
 moved by the hand. 
 
 HANDS OFF, handz of. A vulgar 
 phtafe for keep off, forbear. 
 
 HANDSAILS, hand'-lilz. f. Sails 
 managed by the hand. 
 
 HANDSAW, hand'-fa. f. A faw ma- 
 nageable by the hand. 
 
 HANDSEL, hin'-sil. f. The firft aft 
 of ufing any thing, the firft aft of 
 any thing, the firft aft of fale ; the 
 money taken for the firft fale. 
 
 To HANDSEL, kin'-sll. v. a. To 
 ufe or do any thing the firtl time. 
 
 HANDSOME, han'-fum. a. Beauti- 
 ful, graceful; elegant; ample, li- 
 beral, as a handfome fortune ; ge- 
 nerous, noble, as a handfome ac- 
 tion. 
 
 HANDSOMELY, han'-fum-ly. ad. 
 Beautifully, gracefully; elegantly, 
 neatly; liberally, generoufly. 
 
 HANDSOMENESS, han'-fam-ncs. 
 f. Beauty, grace, elegance. 
 
 HANDSPIKE, hand'-fplke. f. A 
 wooden lever managed by the hand 
 
 HANDVICE, hind'-vlfe. f. A vice 
 to hold fmall work in. 
 
 HANDWRITING, hind'-ri-tfng. 
 A caft or form of writing peculiar 
 to each hand. 
 
 HANDY, han'-dy. a. Executed o 
 performed by the hand ; ready, dex- 
 terous, fkilful, convenient. 
 
 HANDYDANDY, han'-dy-dan'-dy 
 f. A play in which children chang< 
 hands and places. 
 
 To HANG, hang', v. a. To fufpend 
 to faften in fuch a manner as to bf 
 fultained not below, hut above ; t( 
 place without any ("olid fupport ; t< 
 choak and kill by fufpsnding.by th< 
 neck ; to display, to fhow aloft 
 to decline ; to fix in fuch H raanne 
 as in forne direction* to be move 
 
 able ; to furnifh with ornaments or 
 draperies faltered to the wall. 
 To HANG, hang', v. n. To be fuf- 
 pended, to be fupported above, not 
 below ; to dangle ; to reft upon bjt 
 embracing; to hover, to impend; 
 to be compact or united ; to adhere; 
 te be in fufpenfe, to be in a ftate of 
 uncertainty ; to be delayed, to lin* 
 ger; to be dependant on; to be 
 fixed or fufpended with attention; 
 to have a fteep dec ivity ; to be ex- 
 ecuted by the halter ; to decline, to 
 tend down. 
 
 HANGER, hang-fir, f. That by 
 which any thing hangs, as the pot 
 hangers ; a fhort broad fword. 
 HANGER-ON, hang-ur-un'. f. A 
 
 dependant. 
 HANGING, hing'-Ing. f. Drapery 
 hung or faftened againft the walls of 
 rooms. 
 
 HANGING, hang'.Ing. part. a. 
 Foreboding death by the halter; re- 
 quiring to be punilhed by the hal- 
 ter. 
 HANGMAN, hang'-man. f. The 
 
 publick executioner. 
 HANK, hangk'. f. A Ccein of thread. 
 To HANKER, hangk'cur. v. n. To 
 
 long importunately. 
 H ANT, hi'nt. for HAS NOT, or HAVB 
 
 NOT. 
 
 HAP, hip', f. Chance, fortune ; that 
 
 which happens by chance or for- 
 
 tune ; accident, cafual event, mif- 
 
 fortune. 
 
 HAP-HAZARD, hap-haz'-ard. f. 
 
 Chance, accident. 
 To HAP, hap', v. n. To come by, 
 
 accident, to fall out, to happen. 
 HAPLESS, hap'-les. a. Unhappy, 
 
 unfortunate, lucklefs. 
 HAPLY, hap'-!y. ad. Perhaps, per- 
 adventure, it may be ; by chance, 
 by accident. 
 
 To HAPPEN, hap'n. v. n. To fall 
 out by chance, to come to pafi ; to 
 light on by accident. 
 HAPPILY, hap'-p-ly. ad. Fortu- 
 nately, luckily, fuccefsfully ; ad- 
 drefsfully, gracefully, without la- 
 bour; in a (Lite of felicity. 
 HAPPINESS, hip'-py-r.es. f. Feli- 
 city,
 
 H A p. 
 
 city, ftate in which the defires are 
 
 fatisfied ; good luck, good fortune 
 HAPPY, hap'-ny. a. In a ftate of 
 
 felicity ; lucky, fuccefsful, fortunate; 
 ' addrefsiul, ready. 
 HARANGUE, ha-rang'. f. A fpeech, 
 
 a popular oration. 
 To HARANGUE, ha-rang'. v. n. To 
 
 make a ipeech. 
 ToHARANGUE,ha-rang'. v. a. To 
 
 addiefs by an oration. 
 HARANGUER, ha-rang',ur. f. An 
 
 orator, a publick fpeaker. 
 To HARASS, har'-as. v.a. To weary, 
 
 to fatigue. 
 HARASS, har'-as. f. Wafte, difturb- 
 
 ance. 
 HARBINGER, ha'r-bln-dzhur. f. A 
 
 forerunner, a precurfor. 
 i HARBOUR, ha'r-bur. f. A lodging, 
 
 a place of entertainment ; a port or 
 
 haven for Ihipping ; an afylum, a 
 
 fheiter. 
 
 :To HARBOUR, hi'r-bur. v. n. To 
 j receive entertainment, to fojourn. 
 ;To HARBOUR, ha'r-bur. v.a. To 
 
 entertain, to permit to refide ; to 
 i fheiter, to fecure. 
 HARBOURAGE, ha'r-bur- Idzh. f. 
 
 Shelter, entertainment. 
 HARBOURER, ha'r-bur-ur. f. One 
 that entertains another. 
 .HARBOURLESS, ha'r-bur-les. a. 
 
 Without harbour. 
 
 ;HARD, ha'rd. a. Firm, reftfting pe- 
 ! neiration or feparation ; difficult, 
 1 not eafy to the intellect; difficult of 
 
 accompliPiiment ; painful, diitreff- 
 \ ful, laborious ; cruel, oppreflive, 
 
 rigorous; (our, rough, fevere; in- 
 
 fenfible, untouched ; unhappy, vex- 
 ' atious; vehement, keen, fevere, as 
 
 a hard winter; unreafonable, un- 
 . juft ; forced, not eafily granted ; 
 
 auftere; rough, as liquids; harfh, 
 
 ftiff, conftrained ; not plentiful, net 
 , prosperous ; avaricious, faultily fpar- 
 
 ing. 
 
 HARD, ha'rd. "ad. Clofe, near, as 
 , hard by ; diligently, laboriously, 
 , incefTantly ; uneafily, Vexatioufly, 
 
 diftrefsfully ; faft, nimbly ; with 
 ; difficulty ; tempeiluoufly, boifter- 
 . cu/ly. 
 
 H A R 
 
 HARDBOUND, ha'rd-bound. a. 
 Coftive. 
 
 To HARDEN, ha'rdn. v. a. To grow 
 hard. 
 
 To HARDEN, ha'rdn. v. a. To make 
 hard ; to confirm in effrontery, to 
 make impudent ; to confirm in 
 wickednefs, to make obdurate; to 
 make inienfible, to ilupify ; to make 
 firm, to endue with conftancy. 
 
 HARDENER, ha'rd-nur. f. One that 
 makes any thing hard. 
 
 HARDFAVOURED, ha'rd-fa-vurd. 
 a. Coarfe of feature. 
 
 HARDHANDED, hi'rd-han did. a. 
 Coarfe, mechanick. 
 
 HARDHEAD, ha'rd-hed. f. Clafh 
 of heads ; a hard conteft. 
 
 HARDHEARTED, ha'rd-har-tld. a. 
 Cruel, t inexorable, mercilefs, , piti- 
 lefs. 
 
 HARDHEARTEDNESS, hard- 
 ha'rt-id-nes. f. Cruelty, want of 
 tendernefs. 
 
 HARDIHEAD, ha'r-d-hed. 7 .. 
 
 HARDIHOOD, ha'r-dy-hid. f f< 
 Stoutnefs, bravery. Obfolete. 
 
 HARD1MENT, ha'r-dy-ment. f. 
 Courage, ftoutnefs, bravery, adl of 
 bravery. 
 
 HARDINESS, ha'r-dy-nes. f. Hard- 
 fhip, fatigue ; ftoutnefs, courage, 
 bravery ; effrontery, confidence. 
 
 HARDLABOURED, ha'rd-la-burd. 
 a. Elaborate, ftudied. 
 
 HARDLY, ha'rd-ly. ad. With diffi- 
 culcy, not eafily ; fcarcely, fcant ; 
 grudgingly ; feverely ; rigoroufly, 
 oppreffively ; harfhly ; not tenderly, 
 not delicately. 
 
 HARDMOUTHED, ha'rd mouthd. 
 a. Difobedient to the rein, not fen- 
 fible of the bit. 
 
 HARDNESS, bi'rd-nes. f. Power of 
 refiftance in bodies ; difficulty to be 
 underftood ; difficulty to be accom- 
 plifhed ; fcarcity, penury ; obfcu- 
 rity, profligatenefs ; coarfenefs, 
 harfhnefs of look; keenflefs, vehe- 
 mence of weather or feafons ; cruel- 
 ty of temper, favageneis, harfhnefs ; 
 faulty parfimony, itingineis. 
 
 HARDOCK, hS'r d6k. f. I fuppofe 
 the fame with BURDOCK. 
 
 3 L z HARDS,
 
 H A R 
 
 H A R 
 
 HARDS, ha'rdz. f. The refufe or 
 
 coarfer part of flax. 
 HARDSHIP, ha'rd-fhfp. f. Injury, 
 
 opprefiion ; inconvenience, fatigue. 
 HARDWARE, ha'rd-ware. f. Manu- 
 
 faclures of metal. 
 HARDWAREMAN, ha'rd-ware-' 
 
 man. f. A maker or feller of me- 
 talline manufactures. 
 HARDY, ha'r-dy. a. Bold, brave, 
 
 flout, daring; ftrong, hard, firm. 
 HARE, ha're. f. A fmall quadruped, 
 
 remarkable for timidity, vigilance, 
 
 and fecundity; a conftellation. 
 To HARE, ha're. v. a. To frighten, 
 
 to hurry with terrour. 
 HAREBEL, ha're-bel. f. A blue 
 
 flower of the bell fhape. 
 HAREBRAINED, l.i're-brand. a. 
 
 Volatile, unfettled, wild. 
 HAREFOOT, hl're-fut. f. A bird ; 
 
 an herb. 
 HARELIP, hi're-Hp. f. A fifTure in 
 
 the upper lip with want of fubftance. 
 HAREM, ha'-rim. f. The part of 
 
 'tie houfe appropriated to the women 
 
 in eaftern countries. 
 HARKSEAR, hi'rz-ir. f. A plant. 
 HARIER, hir'-rf.dr. f. A dog for 
 
 hunting hares. 
 
 To HARK, ha'rk. v. n. To Men. 
 HARK, ha'rk. injerj. Lilt! hear! 
 
 liltcn ! 
 HARL, hl'rl. f. The filaments of 
 
 flax ; any filamcntou. c fubftance. 
 HARLEQUIN, hi'r-l$-kln. f. A 
 
 buffoon who plays tricks to divert 
 
 the populace, a Jack-pudding. 
 HARLEQUINADE, har-U}-kln-a'de. 
 
 f The trick of a harlequin. 
 HARLOT, bi'r-16t. f. A whore, a 
 
 ftrumpet. 
 HARLOTRY, hi'r-lut-ry. f. The 
 
 trade of a harlot, fornication ; a 
 
 name of contempt for a woman. 
 HARM, hi'rm. f. Injury, crime, 
 
 wickednefs ; mifchief, detriment, 
 
 hurt. 
 To HARM, ha'rm. r. a. To hurt, to 
 
 injure. 
 HARMFUL, hi'rm-ful. a. Hurtful, 
 
 mischievous. 
 HARMFULLY, ha'rm-ffil-f. ad. 
 
 Hijrtfully, 
 
 m6n'-l- 1 
 I'-ik. j 
 
 HARMFULNESS, hA'rm-ful-nij. f. 
 Hurtfulnefs, milchievoufnefs. 
 
 HARMLESS, ha'rm-les. a. Innocent, 
 innoxious, not hurtful ; unhurt, un- 
 damaged. 
 
 HARMLESSLY, ha'rm-lcf-lv. ad. 
 Innocently, without hurt, without 
 crime. 
 
 HARMLESSNESS, hiVm-ief-nes. f. 
 
 Innocence, freedom from injury or 
 hurt. 
 
 HARMONICAL, har-m6nM- 
 kal. 
 
 HARMONICK, h 
 
 Adapted to each other, mufical. 
 HARMONIOUS, hir-mo'-ny&s. a. 
 Adapted to each other, having the 
 parts proportioned to each other ; 
 muficat. 
 
 HARMONIOUSLY, har-mi'-nyif. 
 ly. ad. With juft adaptation and 
 proportion of parts to each other; 
 mufically, with concord of founds. 
 
 HARMONlOUSNiiSS, har-m6'- 
 nyuf-nes. f. Proportion, mufical- 
 nefs. 
 
 To HARMONIZE, ha'r-mo-nlze. 
 v. a. To adjuft in t propor- 
 tions. 
 
 ToHARMONIZE.ha'r.mA-nlze.v.n, 
 To agree, to .make mufick. 
 
 HARMONY, hi'r-m&-ny. f. The 
 juft adaptation of one part to ano- 
 ther ; juft proportion of found ; con- 
 cord, correfpondent fentiment. 
 
 HARNESS, hi'r-nes. f. Armour, de- 
 fenfive furniture of war; the trace* 
 of draught horfes, particularly of 
 carriages of pleafure. 
 
 To HARNESS, ha'r-nis. v. a. To 
 drefs in armour ; to fix horfes in 
 their traces. 
 
 HARP, ha'rp. f. A lyre, an inftru- 
 rnrnt fining with wire and itruck 
 with the finger; a conftellation. 
 
 To HARP, ha'rp. v. n. To play on 
 the harp ; to touch any paflion ; to 
 dwell vexatioufly on one fubjeft. 
 
 HARPER, ha'r-pur. f. A player on 
 the harp. 
 
 HARPING IRON, haVpIng-I-urn. f. 
 A bearded dart with a line faftened 
 to the handle, with which whale* 
 are flruck and caught.
 
 H A R 
 
 HARPONEER, har-p&-n'r. f. Htf 
 that throws the harpoon. 
 
 HARPOON, har.po'n. f. A harping 
 iron. 
 
 HARPSICORD, ha'rp-ty-kord. f. 
 A mufical inftrument. 
 
 HARPY, ha'r-py. f. The harpies 
 were a kind of birds which had the 
 faces of women, and foul long claws, 
 very filthy creatures ; a ravenous 
 wretch. 
 
 HARQUEBUSS, ha-r-kw^buj. f. A 
 handgun. 
 
 HARQUEBUSSIER, har-kwy-buf- 
 fe'r f. One armed with a harque- 
 bufs. 
 
 HARRIDAN, har'-ry-dan. f. A de- 
 cayed ftrumpet. 
 
 HARROW, har'-ro. f. A frame of 
 timbers eroding each other, and fet 
 with teeth. 
 
 To HARROW, har'-r&. v. a. To 
 break with the harrow ; to tear up, 
 to rip up; to pillage, to ftrip, to 
 lay wafte ; to invade, to harafs with 
 incurfions ; to difturb, to put into 
 commotion. 
 
 HARROWER, har'-ro-ur. f. He who 
 harrows ; a kind of hawk. 
 
 To HARRY, har'-r^. v. a. To teaze, 
 to ruffle ; in Scotland it fignifies to 
 rob, plunder, or opprefs. 
 
 HARSH, hi'rfh. a. Auftere, rough, 
 four ; rough to the ear ; crabbed, 
 morofe, peevifli ; rugged to the 
 touch ; unpleafmg, rigorous. 
 
 HARSHLY, ha'rfh-tt. ad. Sourly, 
 aufterely to the palate ; with vio- 
 lence, in oppofuion to gentlenefs ; 
 feverely, moroftly, crabbedly; rug- 
 gedly to the ear. 
 
 HARSHNESS, ha'Hh-nes. f. Sour- 
 nefs, auftere tafte; roughnefs to the 
 ear; ruggednefs to the touch; crab- 
 bednefs, peevifhnefs. 
 
 HART, ha'rt. f. A he-deer of the 
 large kind, the male of the roe. 
 
 HARTSHORN, ha'rtf-horn. f. The 
 horn of the hart or deer ; volatile 
 fpirit obtained from horn ; a herb. 
 
 HARVEST, ha'r-veft. f. The feafon 
 of reaping and gathering the corn ; 
 the corn ripened, gathered, and in- 
 Red j the product of labour. 
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 HAS 
 
 HARVEST-HOME, ha'r-veft-hoirte. 
 
 f. The fong which the reapers fing 
 
 at the feaft made for having inned 
 
 the harveft ; the opportunity of ga- 
 thering treafure. 
 HARVEST-LORD, hi'r-vSft-la'rd. f. 
 
 The head reaper at the harveft. 
 HARVESTER, ha'r-vef-ttir, f. One 
 
 who works at the harveft. 
 HARVESTMAN, ha'r-veft-man. f. 
 
 A labourer in harveit. 
 To HASH, halh'. v. a. To mince, to 
 
 chop into fmall pieces and mingle. 
 HASH, ha(h'. f. Meat cut into fmall 
 
 pieces and drefled a fecond time, a 
 
 mixture. 
 
 HASLET, ha's-llt. 7f. The heart, 
 HARSLET, ha'r-fttt. j liver, and 
 
 lights of a hog, with the windpipe 
 
 and part of the throat to it. 
 HASP, hafp'. f. A clafp folded orer 
 
 a ilap'e, and fattened as with a pad- 
 
 lock. 
 To HASP, hafp'. v. n. To fhut with 
 
 a hafp. 
 HASSOCK, has'-s&k. f. A thick mat 
 
 on which men kneel at church. 
 HAST, haft'. The fecond perfon fin- 
 
 gular of HAVE. 
 HASTE, ha'fte. f. Hurry, fpeed, 
 
 nimblenefs, precipitation ; pafion, 
 
 vehemence. 
 
 To HASTE, ha'fte. ") v. n. To 
 To HASTEN, ha ftn. j make hafte. 
 
 to be in a hurry ; to move withf*ift- 
 
 nefs. 
 
 To HASTE, ha'lte. \ v.a. Topuft 
 To HASTEN, ha'fln. j forward, ta 
 
 urge on, to precipitate. 
 HASTENER, ha'fte-rmr. f. One that 
 
 haftens or hurries. 
 HASTILY, ha'f-tl-ly. ad. In a hurry, 
 
 fpeedily, nimbly, quickly; rafhly, 
 
 precipitately; paffionately, wi;h ve- 
 hemence. 
 HASTINESS, ha'f-^-neV f. Hafte, 
 
 fpeed; hurry, precipitation; angry 
 
 teHinefs, paffionate vehemence. 
 HASTINGS, ha'f-ttngz. f. Peife that 
 
 come early. 
 HASTY, ha'f-ty. a. Quick, fpeedy ; 
 
 paffionate, vehement; rafti, precipi- 
 
 ' tate ; early ripe. 
 
 HASTY- PUDDING, haf-tf-pud'- 
 dlng.
 
 HAT 
 
 H A U 
 
 rflng. f. A pudding mnd? of milk 
 and" ftrwer boileH quick together. 
 
 HAT, hat', f. A ccuer for t.ie head. 
 
 HATBAND, hat'-t and. f. A ftring 
 tifd round the hat. 
 
 HATCASE, hit' kafe. f. A flight 
 box for a hat. 
 
 To HATCH, >atfh'. v. a. To pro- 
 duce young from eggs ; to quicken 
 the egg* by incubation ; to form by 
 meditation, to contriv ; to made b> 
 line* drawing or graving. 
 
 To HATCH, nitlh'. v. n. To be it. 
 the ftate of growing quick ; 10 be ii< 
 * ftate of advance towards effecl. 
 
 HATCH, hitth'. f. A brood excluded 
 from the egg ; the act of exclufion 
 from the egg ; diiclofure, difcovery ; 
 the half-door ; in the plural, the 
 ^oors or openings by which they 
 defcend from one deck or floor o< 
 m hip to another ; To be undet 
 latches, to be in a (late of igno- 
 miny, poverty, or deprefiion. 
 
 ToHATCHEL, hak'l. v. a. To beat 
 fkx fo as to feparate the fibrous from 
 the brittle part. 
 
 BATCHEL, hik'l. f. The inflrument 
 with which flax is beaten. 
 
 HATCHELLER, hik'-lur. f. A beater 
 cfftax. 
 
 HATCHET, hitfh'-It. f. A fmall 
 axe. 
 
 HATCHET-FACE, hitfh'-It- fife. f. 
 An ugly face. 
 
 HATCHMENT, hitfh'-ment. f. Ar- 
 morial cfcutcheon placed over a door 
 at a funeral. 
 
 HATCHWAY, hitm'-ui. f. The 
 way over or through the hatches. 
 
 To HATE, hi'tc. v. a. To dttcfi, to 
 abh'^r, to abominate. 
 
 HATE, bi'te. f. Malignity, detefta- 
 tion. 
 
 HATEFUL, ha'te-ful. a. That which 
 cauf's abhorrence ; rdious, abhor- 
 rent, malignant, male-, olcnt. 
 
 HATEFULLY, r,a'te-fu; y. Odi- 
 oufly, abominably ; malignantly, 
 Inalicioufly. 
 
 HATEFULNESS^ hi'te-ful-ncs. f. 
 Odioufnefs. 
 
 HATEA, ha'-tur. f. One that 
 hates. 
 
 HATRED, ha'.tred. f. Hate, ill-will, 
 malignity. 
 
 To HAT PER, hit'-ter. v. a. To ha- 
 rafs, to weary. 
 
 HATTER, hat' tur. f. A maker of 
 hats. 
 
 HA TTOCK, hai'-iuk. f. A fhock of 
 corn. 
 
 HAVBERK, hi'-b^rk, f. A coat of 
 miiK 
 
 To HAVE, hiv'. v. a. To carry, to 
 wear ; to poflifs ; tp obtain, t en- 
 joy ; to contain ; to be a hufb ,n<3 or 
 wif' to anornt r ; it is raoil ulcd in 
 BngKfil, as in other European lan- 
 guages, as an auxiliary verb to make 
 the tenies, HAVE the prcterperfcft, 
 and HAD the pretcrrpluperfect ; Have 
 at, or with, is an exprefli'>ii dencting 
 refolution to make iome attempt 
 
 H \Vh-N, ha'vn. f. A port, a har- 
 bour, a (arc ftation for mips ; a fhel- 
 ter, an a.ylum. 
 
 HAVENliR, hi'v-rur. f. An over- 
 feer of a port. 
 
 HAYEK, hav'-fir. f. Pofoflbr, holder. 
 
 HAUGHT, hi't. a. Haughty, info- 
 lent, proud. 
 
 HAUGHTJLY.ha'-iMy. ad. Proud- 
 ly, arrogantK. 
 
 HAUGHTINESS, ha'-t^-nes. f. 
 Pride, anogante. 
 
 HAUGHTV, ha'-ty. a. Proud, lofty, 
 infoltfnt, arrogant, contemptuous ; 
 proudly great. 
 
 HAVING, hav'-ing. f. PoflVffion, 
 eflate, fortune ; the aft or flate of 
 poflefllng ; behaviour, regularity. 
 
 HA V JOUR, ha'.v)ir. f. Conduft, 
 manners. 
 
 To HAUL, hi'I. v. a. To pull, to 
 draw, to drag by violence. 
 
 HAUL, ha'l. f. Pull, violence in 
 
 dragging- 
 
 HAUM, hi'm. f. The dry ftalks of 
 pulfe, jrrain, and other plants. 
 
 HAUNCH, hant'fli. f. The thigh, 
 the hir.d hip ; the rear, the hind part. 
 
 To HAUNT, ha'nt. v.a. To fre- 
 quent, to be much about any place 
 or perfon ; it is ufed frequently in 
 an ill fenle of one that comes unwel- 
 come ; it is eminently ufed of ap- 
 paritions. 
 
 To
 
 HAY 
 
 H E A 
 
 To II AUNT, ha'nt. v. n. To be much 
 
 about, to appear frequently. 
 HAUNT, hint. f. Place in which 
 one is frequently found ; habit of 
 being in a cenriin place. 
 HAUNTER, hi'nt.ur. f Frequenter, 
 one that is often found in any 
 place. 
 .HAVOCK, hav'-uk. f. Wafte, wide 
 
 and general devaluation. 
 HAVOCK, hi/ uk. interj. A word 
 
 of encouragement to (laughter. 
 To HAVOCK, hiv'-uk. v. a. To 
 
 watte, to dellroy. v 
 
 HAUTBOY, ho'-boy. f. A wind in- 
 ftrument ; a large kind of itraw- 
 berry. 
 
 HAW, hi', f. The berry and feed of 
 the hawchorn ; a hedge ; an excref- 
 cence in the eye ; a fmall piece of 
 ground adjoining to a houfe. 
 To HAW, ha', v. n. To fpeak flowly 
 with frequent intermiffion and hefi- 
 tation. 
 
 HAWK, hi'k. f. A bird of prey, 
 ufed much anciently in fport to catch 
 other birds ; an effurt to force phlegm 
 up the throat. 
 
 To HAWK, hi'k. v. n. To fly hawk 
 at fowls ; to fly at, to attack on the 
 wing ; to force up phlegm with a 
 noife ; to fell by proclaiming in the 
 ftreets. 
 HAWKED, ha'-kld. a. Formed like 
 
 a hawk's bill. 
 
 HAWKER, hi' kur. f. One who fell 
 wares by proclaiming them in thi 
 ftreet. 
 
 HAWKWEED, ka'k-wed. f. A plant 
 HAWSES, ha'-siz. f. Two roum 
 holes under the (hip's head or beak 
 through, which the cables pafs. 
 HAWTHORN, hi'-thiro. f. The 
 thorn that bears haws ; the whit< 
 thorn 
 
 HAWTHORN, hi'- tftarn. a. Belong 
 ing to the white thorn ; confiitinj 
 of the white thorn. 
 HAY, ha. f. Grafs dried to fodde 
 cattle in winter ; a kind of dance ; 
 ret which endofes the haunt of a 
 animal. 
 
 HAYCOCK, ha'-k6k. f. A fmal 
 heap of hay. 
 
 HAYMAKER, ha'-ma-k&r. f. One 
 
 employed in drying grafs for hay. 
 HAYMAKING, ha p -ma.klng. f. The 
 
 drying of grafs for hay. 
 HAZARD, haz'-urd. f. Chance, ac- 
 cident ; danger, chance of danger ; 
 a game at dice. 
 To HAZARD, haz'-urd. v. a. To 
 
 expofe to chance. 
 To HAZARD, haz'-ird. v. n. To 
 
 try tne chance ; to adventure. 
 HAZARDABLE, hAz-Ar-dabl. a. 
 
 Venturefome, liable to chance. 
 HAZAPDER, haz'-ar-dur. f. He 
 
 who hazards. 
 
 HAZARDRY, hiz' ar-dry. f. Teme- 
 rity, precipitation. 
 
 HAZARDOUS, haz'-ar-das. a. Dan- 
 gerous, expofed to chance. 
 HAZARDOUSLY, haz'-ir-duf-lf. 
 
 ad. With danger or chance. 
 HAZE, ha'ze f. Fog, milt. 
 To HAZE, ha'ze. v. n. To be foggy. 
 HAZEL, hazl. f. A nut-tree. 
 HAZt-L, ha'zl. a. Light brown, of 
 
 the colour of nazel. 
 HAZELLY, ha'z-ly. a. Of the co- 
 
 Joi-r of haze!, a light brown. 
 HAZY, ha'-zy. a. Dark, foggy, 
 
 miity. 
 
 HE, he', pronoun. The man that was 
 named before ; the man, the perfon.; 
 man or male being ; male, as a He 
 bear, a He goat. 
 
 HE AD/ bed', f. The part of the ani- 
 mal that contains the brain or the 
 organ of fenfation or thought ; chief, 
 principal perfon, one to whom the 
 reft are fubordinate ;- place of ho- 
 nour, the fifft place ; underlranding, 
 faculties of the mind ; refiftance, 
 hoftiie oppofition ; ftate of a deer's 
 horns, by which his age isjcnown; 
 the top of any thing bigger than 
 the reft ; the fore part of any thing, 
 as of a (hip ; that which riles en the 
 top of liquors ; upper part of a bed ; 
 drefs of the head ; principal topicks 
 ofdifcourfe; fource of itream ; cri- 
 fis, pitch ; it is very improperly ap- 
 plied to roots. 
 
 HEAD, hed 1 . a Chief, principal. 
 To HEAD, hed 1 . v. a. To lead, to 
 influence, to direct, to govern ; to 
 behead,
 
 H E A 
 
 H E A 
 
 behead, to kill by taking away the 
 head; to fit any thing with a head, 
 or principal part ; to lop trees at 
 the top. 
 HEADACH, he.d'-4ke. f. Pain in the 
 
 head. 
 
 HEADBAND, bed'- bind. f. A fillet 
 for the head, a topknot ; the band 
 to each end of a book. 
 HEADBOROUGH, hid'- bur- ro. f. 
 A conftable, a fubordinate conftable. 
 HEADDRESS, hed'-dres. f. The 
 covering of a woman's head ; any 
 thing refembling a headdrefs. 
 HEADER, bed'-dur. f. One that 
 heads nails or pins, or the like ; the 
 firft brick in the angle. 
 HEADINESS,hed'-dy-ns. f. Hurry, 
 ralhnefs, flubbornnefs, precipitation, 
 obftinacy. 
 
 HEADLAND, hW'-lind. f. Promon- 
 tory, cape ; ground under hedges. 
 HEADLESS, hid'-les. a. Without 
 a head, beheaded ; without a chief ; 
 obftinate, inconfiderate, ignorant. 
 HEADLONG, hed'-long. a. Rath, 
 
 thoughllefs ; fuddcn, precipitate. 
 HEADLONG, hed'-&ng. ad. With 
 the head foremoft ; rafhly, without 
 thought, precipitately j haftily, with- 
 out delay or refpite. 
 HEADPIECE, hed'-pes. f. Armour 
 for the head, helmet ; underitand 
 ing, force of mind. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS, hed"-kwa'r- 
 turz. f. The place of general ren- 
 dezvous, or lodgment for foldiers ; 
 where the commander in chief takes 
 up his quarters. 
 HEADSHIP, hed'.fhlp. f. Dignity 
 
 authority, chief place. 
 HEADSMAN, hed'z-man. f. An exe 
 
 cutioner. 
 HEADSTALL, hid'-ftil. f. Part o 
 
 the bridle that covers the head. 
 HEADSTONE, hed'-fl&ne. f. The 
 
 firlt or capital ftone. 
 HEADSTRONG, hed'-ftro-g. a. Un 
 
 retrained, "iolent, ungovernable. 
 HE AD WORKM AN, hcd'-wurk'-rcaa 
 
 f. The foreman. 
 
 HEADY, hed'-dy. a. Rafh, precipi 
 rate, harty, violent ; apt to affed 
 the head. 
 
 To HEAL, Ml. v. a. To cure a pet- 
 Ton ; to reftore from hurt, ficknefs, 
 or wound ; to reconcile ; as he heal- 
 ed all d Mentions. 
 
 ToHEAL,he'l. v. n. To grow well. 
 HEALER, he'l-6r. f. One who cures 
 
 or heals. 
 HEALING, he'l-fng. part. a. Mild, 
 
 mollifying, gentle, affuafive. 
 HEALTH, helth'. f. Freedom from 
 bodily pain or ficknefs ; welfare of 
 mind, purity, goodnefs ; falvation, 
 profperity ; wifh of happinefs in 
 drinking. 
 
 HEALTHFUL, hehh'-fftl. a. Free 
 from ficknefs ; well dtfpol'f d, whole- 
 fome, falubrioos ; falutary, produc- 
 tive of falvation. 
 HEALTHFULLY, hehh'-ful-y. ad. 
 
 In health ; wholefomely. 
 HEALTHFULNESS, helth'-ful nis. 
 f. State of being well ; wholefome- 
 nefs. 
 HEALTHILY.helth'-!-^. ad. With. 
 
 out ficknefs. 
 HEALTHINESS, helth'- -r.s. f. 
 
 The ftate of health. 
 HEALTHLESS, helth'-les. a. Weak, 
 
 (ickly, infirm. 
 HEALTHSOME, hilth'-fim. a. 
 
 Wholefome, falutary. 
 HEALTHY, nil'-thy. a. In health, 
 
 free from ficknefs. 
 
 HEAP, he'p. f. Many fingle things 
 thrown together, a pile ; a crowd, a 
 throng, a rabble ; clutter, number 
 driven together. 
 
 To HEAP, he'p. v. a. To throw on 
 
 heaps, to pile, to throw together ; 
 
 to accumulate, to lay up ; to add to 
 
 fomething elfe. 
 
 HE APER, he'p-ir. f. One that makes 
 
 piles or heaps. 
 
 HEAPY, he'p-y. a. Lying in heaps. 
 To HEAR, he'r, v. n. To enjoy the 
 fenfe by which words are diftin- 
 guiihed ; to liften, to hearken ; to 
 be told, to have an account. 
 To HEAR, he'r. v. a. To perceive 
 by the ear ; to give an audience, or 
 allowance to fpeak ; to attend, to 
 liften to, to obey ; to try, to attend 
 judicially ; to attend favourably ; to 
 acknowledge. 
 
 HEARD,
 
 H A 
 
 HEARD, herd', preterite and part, 
 pad*, of HEAR. 
 
 HEARER, he'r-ur. f. One who at- 
 tends to any do&rineor difcourfe. 
 
 HEARING, he'r-Ing. f. The fenfe 
 by which founds are perceived; 
 audience ; judicial trial ; reach of 
 the ear. 
 
 To HEARKEN, ha'rkn. v. n. To 
 liften by way of curiofuy ; to attend, 
 to pay regard. 
 
 HEARKENER, ha'rk-nur. f. Lift- 
 ener, one that hearkens. 
 
 HEARSAY, he'r-la. f. Report, ru- 
 mour. 
 
 HEARSE, her's. f. A carriage in 
 which the dead are conveyed to the 
 grave ; a temporary monument fet 
 over a grave. 
 
 HEART, ha'rt. f. The mufcle which 
 by it's contraction and dilatation 
 propels the blood through the courfe 
 of circulation, and is therefore con- 
 fidered as the fource of vital mo- 
 tion ; the chief part, the vital part ; 
 the inner part of any thing ; cou- 
 rage, fpirit ; feat of love ; affedion, 
 inclination ; memory ; fecret mean* 
 ing, hidden intention ; confcience, 
 fenfe of good or ill ; it is much ufed 
 in compofition for mind or affecYion. 
 
 HEART-ACH, ha'rt-ake. f. Sorrow, 
 r>ang, anguifh. 
 
 HEART-BREAK, ha'rt-brdk. f. 
 Overpowering forrow. 
 
 HEART-BREAKER, ha'rt- br^k-ir. 
 f. A cant name for a woman's 
 curls. 
 
 HEART-BREAKING, ha'rt-brek- 
 Ing. a. Overpowering with ibrrow. 
 . HEART-BREAKhNG, ha'rt- brek- 
 Ing. f. Overpowering with grief. 
 
 HEART-BURNED, ha'rt-burnd'. a. 
 Having the heart inflamed. 
 
 HEART-BURNING, ha'rt-bur.mng. 
 f. Pain at the ftomach, commonly 
 from an acrid humour ; difcontent, 
 fecret enmity. 
 
 ' 'HEART.DEAR, ha'rt-der. a. Sin- 
 cerely beloved. 
 
 ...: HE ART-EASE", ha'rt-ez. f. Quiet 
 tranquillity. 
 
 HEART-EASING, ha'rt-ez-ing. a 
 Giving quiet. 
 VOL. i. 
 
 H E A 
 
 HE ART- FELT, ha'rt-flt. a. Felt 
 in the confcience, felt at the heart. 
 
 HEART-PEAS, ha'rt-pez. f. A plant. 
 
 HEART.QUELLING, ha'rt-kwel- 
 Ing, a. Conquering the affedion. 
 
 HEART-RENDING, ha'n-rdnd'- 
 
 Ing. a. Killing with anguiih. 
 HEART'S-EASE, ha'rtf-cz. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 HEARTOICK, hS'rt-s!k. a. Pained 
 
 in mind ; mortally ill, hurt in the 
 
 conftitution. 
 HEART-SORE, ha'rt-ftre. a. That 
 
 which pains the mind. 
 HEART-STRING, hi'rt-ftrlng. f. 
 
 The tendons or nerves fuppofed to 
 
 brace and fuftain the heart. 
 HEART-STRUCK, ha'rt-ftr&k. a. 
 
 Driven to the heart, infixed for ever 
 
 in the mind ; fiiocked with fear of 
 
 difmay. 
 HEART-SWELLING, ha'rt-fwel- 
 
 ling. a. Rankling in the mind. 
 HEART-WHOLE, ha'rt-h&le. a. 
 
 With the affections yet unfixed ; 
 
 with the vitals yet unimpaired. 
 HEART-WOUNDED, hart-wd'n- 
 
 did. a. Filled with paffion of love 
 
 or grief. 
 HE ART- WOUNDING, ha'rt-wo'n- 
 
 ding. a. Piercing with grief. 
 HEARTED, ha'rt-ld. a. It is only * 
 
 ufed in compofition, as hardhearted. 
 To HEARTEN, ha'rtiu v. a. To 
 
 encourage, to animate, to ftir up ; 
 
 to meliorate with manure. 
 HEARTH, ha'itli. f. The pave- 
 ment of a room on which a fire 1$ 
 
 made. 
 HEARTILY, ha'r-tUy\ ad. Sincere- 
 
 ly, aclively, diligently, vigoroufly ; 
 
 from the heart, fully ; eagerly, with, 
 
 defire. 
 
 HEARTINESS, ha'r-t^-nes. f. Sin- 
 , cerity, freedom from hypocrify ; vi- 
 
 four, diligence, ftrength. 
 ARTLESS, hi'rt-les. a. Without 
 courage, fpiritlefs. 
 HEARTLESSLY, ha'rt-lef-1^. ad. 
 
 Without courage, faintly, timidly. 
 HEARTLESSNESS, ha'rt-lef-nes..f. 
 Want of courage or fpirit, dejeftion. 
 of mind. 
 HEARTY, ba'rt-ty. a. Sincere, on-
 
 H E A 
 
 H E A 
 
 diifcmbled, warm, zealous ; in full 
 health ; vigorous, ftrong. 
 
 HEARTY-HALE, hi'r-ty-hale. a. 
 Good for the heart. 
 
 HEAT, ne't. (. The fenfation caufed 
 by the approach or touch of fire ; 
 the caufe of the fenfation of burn- 
 ing ; hot xveather ; ftate of any body 
 under the adion of fire ; one violent 
 adlion unintermitted ; the flate of 
 being once hot ; a courfe at a race ; 
 pimp'es in the face, flufh ; agitation 
 of fudden or violent paflion ; fac- 
 tion, conteft, party rage ; ardour of 
 thought or elocution. . 
 
 To HE AT, he't. v.a. To make hot, 
 to endue with the power of burn- 
 ing ; to caufe to ferment ; to make 
 the conftitution feverilh ; to warm 
 with vehemence of paflion or dcfire ; 
 to. agitate the blood and fpirits with 
 
 To HEAT, he't. v. n. To grow hot, 
 
 to ferment. 
 HEATER, he"-tur. f. An iron made 
 
 hot, and put into a box- iron, to 
 
 fmooth and plait linen. 
 HEATH, he'tft. f. A plant; a place 
 
 overgrown with heath ; a place co- 
 
 vered with ihrubs of whatever kind. 
 HEATH-COCK, he''.h-k6k. f. A 
 
 large fowl that frequents heaths. 
 HEATH-PEAS, he'th-pSz. f. A fpe- 
 
 cis of bitter vetch. 
 HEATH-POUT, he'th-pout. f. A 
 
 young heath-cock. 
 HEATH-ROSE, he'th-roze. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 HEATHEN, he'thn. f. The gen- 
 
 tiles, the pagans, the nations un- 
 
 acquainted with the covenant of 
 
 grace. 
 HEATHEN, he'thn. a. Gentile, pa- 
 
 gan. 
 HEATHENISH, he'th-nifh. a. Be- 
 
 longing to the gentiles ; wild, fa- 
 
 vage, rapacious, cruel. 
 HEATHENISHLY, he'th-nlfo-ly. ad. 
 
 After the manner of heathens. 
 HEATHENISM, he'thn-Izm. f. Gen- 
 
 tiiifm, paganifm. 
 
 HEATHY, heM\-y. a. Full of heath. 
 ' To HEAVE, he'v. v. a. To lilt, to 
 
 raife from the ground ; to carry ; to 
 
 caufe to fwell ; to force up from the 
 brealt ; to exalt, to elevate. 
 
 To HEAVE, hc'v. v. n. To pant, to 
 breathe with pain ; to labour ; to 
 rife with pain, to. fwell and fall ; to 
 keck, 10 feel a tendency to vomit. 
 
 HEAVE, he'v. f. Lift, exertion or 
 effort upwards ; rifing of the bread ; 
 effort to vomit ; ftruggle to rife. 
 
 HEAVEN, hev'n. f. The regions 
 above, the -expanfe of the fky ; the 
 habitation of God, good angels, and 
 pure fouls departed ; the fupreme 
 power, the fovereign of heaven. 
 
 HEAVEN. BEGOT, he'vn-by-g'>c. a. 
 Begotten by a celeltial power. 
 
 HEAVEN-BORN, he'vn-nirn. a. 
 Defcended from the celellial re- 
 gions. 
 
 HEAVEN-BRED, hev'n-b.ed. 
 Produced or cultivated in heaven. 
 
 HEAVEN-BUILT, hcv'n-l;i!t. a. 
 Built by the agency of the gods. 
 
 HEAVEN-DIRECTED, hev'n-dl- 
 rek"-tid. a. Raifed towards the flcy ; 
 taught by the powers of heaven. 
 
 HEAVENLY, hev'n-ly. a. Refem- 
 bling heaven, fupremely excellent; 
 celeitial, inhabiting heaven.- 
 
 HEAVENLY, hev'n-ly. ad. In a 
 manner refembling that of heaven ; 
 by the agency or influence of heaven. 
 
 HEAVENWARD, hcvWard. ad. 
 Towards heaven. 
 
 HEAVILY, hev'-Uy. ad. With great 
 weight; grievoufly, afHidively ; for- 
 rowfully, with an air of dejeclion, 
 
 HEAVINESS, hev'-vy-nes. f. The 
 quality of being heavy, weight ; de- 
 jedion of mind, depreffion of fpirit ; 
 inaptitude to motion or thought; op- 
 preffion, crufh, afflidion ; deepnefs 
 or richnefs of /oil. 
 
 HEAVY, hev'-vy. a. Weighty, tend- 
 ing ftrongly to the centre ; iorrow- 
 ful, dejeited, deprefied ; grievous, 
 oppreffive, afflidive ; wanting fpirit 
 or rapidity of fentiment, unani- 
 mated ; wanting adivity, indolent, 
 lazy ; droufy, dull, torpid ; flow, 
 fluggifh ; ftupid, fooliih ; burden- 
 fome, troublefome, tedious ; load- 
 ed, incumbered, burdened ; not 
 eafi'y digeited j rich ia foil, fertile, 
 as
 
 H E D 
 
 BEE 
 
 as heavy lands ; deep, cumberfome, 
 
 as heavy roads. 
 HEAVY, hev'-vy. ad. As an adverb it 
 
 is only ufed in compofition, heavily 
 HEBDOMAD, heb'-dd-mad. f. A 
 
 week, a fpace of feven days. 
 HEBDOMADAL, heb-dom'-a ") 
 
 dal. f , 
 
 HEBDOMADARY, heb-d6m'- f ad " 
 
 a-dar-y. ) 
 
 Weekly, confiding of feven days. 
 To HEBETATE, heb'-e-tate. v. a. 
 
 To dull, to blunt, to ftupify. 
 HEBETAT10N, heb-e-ta'-fhun. f. 
 
 The aft of dulling j the ftate of be- 
 ing dulled. 
 HEBETUDE, heb'-e tud. f. Dulnefs, 
 
 obtufenefs, bluntnefs. 
 HEBRAISM, he'-bra-Jzm. f. A He 
 
 brew idiom. 
 HEBRAIST, he'-bra-Ift. f. A man 
 
 fkil!:d in Hebrew. 
 HEBRICIAN, he-brlfh'-an. f. One 
 
 fkilful in Hebrew. 
 HECATOMB, hek'-a-tom. f. A 
 
 facrificeofa hundred cattle. 
 HECTICAL, hek'-ty-kal. 7 a. Habi- 
 HECTICK, hek'-tlk. } tual, 
 
 conftitutional; troubled with a mor- 
 bid heat. 
 HECTICK, hek'-tlk. f. Ahedick 
 
 fever. 
 HECTOR, hek'-tur. f. A bully, a 
 
 bluftering, turbulent, noify fellow. 
 To HECTOR, hek'-tur. v. a. To 
 
 threaten, to treat with infolent terms. 
 To HECTOR, hek'-tur. v.n. To play 
 
 the bully. 
 HEDERACEOUS, hed-er-l'-fhus. a. 
 
 Producing ivy. 
 HEDGE, hedzh* f. A fence made 
 
 round grounds with prickly bumes. 
 HEDGE, hedzh', prefixed to any 
 
 wosd, fignifies fomething mean. 
 To HEDGE, hedzh'. v. a. To enclofe 
 . with a hedge ; to obftruft ; to en- 
 circle for defence ; to fhut up within 
 
 an enclofure; to force into a place 
 . already full. 
 To HEDGE, hedzh'. v.n. To fhift, 
 
 to hide the head. 
 HEDGE-BORN, hedzh'-birn. a. Of 
 
 no known birth, meanly born. 
 HEDGE-CREEPER, hedzh'-kre- 
 
 pur. f. One that fkulks under 
 
 hedges for bad purrJofes 
 HEDGE-FUMITORY, hedih'-fu'- 
 
 rol-tur-y. f. A plant 
 HEDGE-HOG, hedzh'-h6g. f. An 
 
 animal fet with prickles like thorns 
 
 in a hedge ; a term of reproach ; a 
 
 plant. 
 HEDGE HYSSOP, ' hedzh'-Ms'-fup. 
 
 f. A fpecies of willow wort. 
 HEDGE-MUSTARD, hedzh'-mus'- ^ 
 
 tard. f. A plant. 
 HEDGE-NOTE, hdzh'-n6te. f. A 
 
 word of contempt for low writing. 
 HEDGE PIG, hedzh'-plg. f. A young 
 
 hedge-hog. 
 HEDGE.ROW, hedzh'-r6. f. The 
 
 feries of trees or bumes planted for 
 
 enclofures. 
 HEDGE-SPARROW, hedzh'lfpar- 
 
 ro. f. A fparrow that lives in bumes. 
 HEDGING-BILL, hedzh'-ing-bil. f. 
 
 A cutting hook ufed in trimming 
 
 hedges. 
 HEDGER, hedzh'-ur. f. One who 
 
 makes hedges. 
 To HEED, he'd. v. a. To mind, to 
 
 regard, to take notice of, to attend. 
 HEhD, he'd. f. Care, attention ; 
 
 caution ; care to avoid ; notice, ob- 
 
 fervation ; ferioufnefs ; regard, re- 
 
 fpeftful notice;. 
 HEEDFUL, he'd-ful. a. Watchful, 
 
 cautious, fufpicious ; attentive, care- 
 ful, obferving. 
 HEEDFULLY, hed'-ful-^. ad. At- 
 
 tentively, carefully, cautioufly. 
 HEEDFULNESS, he'd-ful-nes. f. 
 
 Caution, vigilance. 
 HEEDILY, he'd-il-y;. ad. Cautioufly, 
 
 vigilantly. 
 HEEDiNESS, he'd : y-nes. f. Caution, 
 
 vigilance. 
 HEEDLESS, he'd-les. a. Negligent, 
 
 inattentive, carelefs. 
 HEEDLESSLY, he'd-lef-ly-. ad. 
 
 Carelefsly, negligently. 
 HEEDLESS NESS, he'd-lef res. f. 
 
 CareleiTnefs, negligence, inattention. 
 HEEL, he'l. f. The part of the foot 
 
 that protuberates behind ; the feet 
 
 employed in flight ; To be at the 
 
 heels, to purfue clofely, to follow 
 
 hard ; To lay by the heels, to fet- 
 3 M 2 ter,
 
 H E I 
 
 H E L 
 
 ter, to (hackle, to put in gym ; the 
 back part of a ftocking, whence the 
 phrafe to be out ac the heels, to be 
 worn out. 
 
 To HEEL, hc"l. v. n. To dance ; to 
 lean on one fi<fe, as the (hip heels. 
 
 To HEEL, he"l. v. a. To arm a 
 cock. 
 
 HEELER, he"l-ur. f. "A cock that 
 ftrikes well with his heels. 
 
 HEEL-PJECE, he'l-pes. f. Apiece 
 fixed on the hinder part of the (hoe. 
 
 To HEEL-PIECE, he'l-pes. v.a. To 
 pat a piece of leather on a (hoe-heel. 
 
 HEFT, heft', f. Heaving, effort; a 
 handle. 
 
 HEG1RA, }iedzh'--ra. f. A term in 
 chronology, fignifying the epocha, 
 cr account of time, ufed by the A- 
 Tabians, who begin from the day 
 that Mahomet was forced to efcape 
 from Mecca, July (ixteenth, A. D. 
 fix hundred and twenty-two. 
 
 HEIFER, heT-fur. f.'A young cow 
 
 HEIGH-HO, H'-ho'. interj. An 
 expreflion of (light languor and un- 
 eafinefs. 
 
 HEIGHT, hl'te. f. Elevation above 
 the ground ; degree of altitude ; 
 fummit, afcent, towering eminence ; 
 elevation of rank ; the utmolt de- 
 gree ; utmoft exertion ; ftate of ex- 
 cellence ; advance towards perfec- 
 
 To HEIGHTEN, hi'tn. v.a. Toraife 
 higher; to improve, to meliorate; 
 to aggravate ; to improve by de- 
 corations. 
 
 HEINOUS, he'-ntis. a. Atrocious, 
 wicked in a high degree. 
 
 HEINOUSLY, he'-nuf-ly. ad. Atro- 
 cioufly, wickedly. 
 
 HEINOUSNESS, he'-nuf-nes. f. A- 
 trocioufnefs, wickednefs. 
 
 HEIR, e're. f. One that is inheritor 
 of any thing after the prefent pof- 
 feflbr. 
 
 To HEIR, e're. v.a. To inherit. 
 
 HEIRESS, e're-es. f. An inheritrix, 
 a woman that inherits. 
 
 HlRLESS,e'rc-les. a. Without an 
 heir. 
 
 HEIRLOOM, e're-lom. f. Any fur- 
 niture or moveable decreed to dc- 
 
 fcend by inheritance, and therefore 
 infeparable from the freehold. 
 
 HEIRSHIP, i're-(hlp. f. The (late, 
 character, or privileges of an heir. 
 
 HELD, held', pret. of HOLD. 
 
 HELIACAL, he-li'-a-kal. a. Emer- 
 ging from the luflre of the fun, OF 
 falling into it. 
 
 HELIACALLY, hJ-li'-A-kil-y. ad, 
 In a ftate of emeruon from the rays 
 of the fun, or immerfion into 
 them. 
 
 HELICAL, hel'-Ik-al. a. Spiral, with 
 many circumvolutions. 
 
 HELIOCENTR1CK, he'-ly-i-fen"- 
 trfk. a. Belonging to the centre of 
 the fun. 
 
 HELIOSCOPE, he'-ly-6-(k6pe. f. A 
 fort of telcfcope fitted fo as to look 
 on the body of the fun, without of- 
 fence to the eyes. 
 
 HELIOTROPE, he"-ly-6-trope. f. A 
 plant that turns towards the fan, but 
 more particularly the turnfol, or 
 fun- flower. 
 
 HELIX, he'-Hks. f. Part of a fpiral 
 line, a circumvolution. 
 
 HELL, hel'. f. The place of the devil 
 and wicked fouls ; the place of fe- 
 parate fouls, whether good or bad ; 
 the place at a running play, to 
 which thofe who are caught are car- 
 ried ; the place into which a taylor 
 throws his Ihreds ; the infernal pow- 
 ers. 
 
 HELL- BLACK, hel'-blak'. a. Black 
 as hell. 
 
 HELL-BRED, hel'- bred', a. Pro- 
 duced in hell. 
 
 HELL-BROTH, hel'-bra'th. f. A 
 compofuion boiled up for infernal 
 purpofes. 
 
 HELL-DOOMED, hel'-do'md. a. 
 Configned to hell. 
 
 HELL-GOVERNED, hel'-guv'-irnd. 
 a. Directed by hell. 
 
 HELL-HATED, hei'-i.a'-td. a. Ab- 
 horred like hell. 
 
 HELL-HAUNTED, hel'-hi'nt cd. a. 
 Haunted by the devil. 
 
 HELL-HOUND, hei'-hound. f. Dog 
 of hell ; agent of hell. 
 
 HELL-KITE, hcl'-klte. f. Kite of 
 infernal breed, 
 
 HELLE-
 
 H E L 
 
 HEM 
 
 HELLEBORE, hclMe-bore, f. Chrift- 
 
 mas flower. 
 HELLENISM, hel'-!e-m'zm. f. An 
 
 idiom of the Greek. 
 HELLISH, hel'-lifh. a. Having the 
 
 qualities of hell, infernal, wicked ; 
 
 fent from hell, belonging to hell. 
 
 HELLISHLY, hei'-iith-iy. ad. in- 
 
 fernally, wickedly. 
 
 HELLISHNESS, hel'-llfh-nes. f. 
 Wickednefs, abhorred qualities. 
 
 HELLWARD, hel'-ward. ad. To- 
 wards hell. 
 
 HELM, he!m'. f. A covering for the 
 head in war ; the part of a coat of 
 arms that bears the creft ; the upper 
 part of the retort ; the fteerage, 
 the rudder ; the ftation of govern- 
 ment. 
 
 To HELM, helm', v. a. To guide, 
 to conduct. 
 
 HELMED, hel'-mid. a. Furnimed 
 with a- headpiece. 
 
 HELMET, hel'-met. f. A helm, a 
 headpiece. 
 
 HELMINTHICK, hel-min'-ihlk. a. 
 Relating to worms. 
 
 To HELP, help', v. a. To affift, to 
 fupport, to aid ; to remove or ad- 
 vance by help ; to relieve from pain 
 or difeafe; to remedy, to change 
 for the better ; to forbear, to avoid ; 
 to promote, to forward ; To help 
 to, to fupply with, to furnim with. 
 
 To HELP, help', v. n. To contribute 
 affiftance ; to bring a fupply. 
 
 HELP, help', f. Alliftance, aid, fup- 
 port, fuccour ; that which forwards 
 or promotes ; that which gives help ; 
 remedy. 
 
 HELPER, hel'-pur. f. AJI affiftant, 
 an auxiliary ; one that adminifters 
 remedy ; a fupernumerary fervant ; 
 one that fupplies with any thing 
 wanted. 
 
 HELPFUL, help'-ful. a. Ufeful,that 
 which gives affiftance; wholefome, 
 falutary. 
 
 HELPLESS, belp'-les. a. Wanting 
 power to fuccour one's felf; want- 
 ing fupport or affiftance ; irreme- 
 diable, admitting no help. 
 
 HELPLESSLY, heip'-lef-lf ad. With- 
 out fuccour. 
 
 HELPLESSNESS, hclp'-'ef-nis. f. 
 
 Want of fuccour. 
 HELTER SKELTER, heT-tur.fc*!'- 
 
 tur. ad. In a hurry, without order 
 HELVE, b&V. f. The haud-e of *a 
 
 axe. 
 To HELVE. h*lv'. v. a. To fit witi 
 
 a handle. 
 HEM, hem', f. The edge of a gar- 
 
 ment doubled and fewed to keep the 
 
 threads from fpreading ; the noife 
 
 uttered by a fudden and violent ex- 
 
 piration of the breath. 
 To HtiM, hem', v. a. To clofe the 
 
 edge of cloth by a hein or double 
 
 border fewed together ; to border, to 
 
 edge; to encloie, to enviion, to con- 
 
 fine, to (hut. 
 To HEM, him', v. n. To utter a 
 
 noife by a violent expulfton of the 
 
 breath. 
 HEMICRANY, hem'-y-kra-n. 
 
 A pain affecling only one part of the 
 
 head at a time. 
 HEM1CYCLE, hcm'-^-sikl. f. A 
 
 half round. 
 HEMIPLEGY, hem'-y-pll-dzh^. f, 
 
 A palfy, or any nervous affeclion re- 
 
 lating thereunto, that feizes one fide 
 
 at a time. 
 HEMISPHERE, hem'-^-sar. f. The 
 
 half of a globe when it is foppofed 
 
 to be cut through it's centre in the 
 
 plane of one of it's greateft circles. 
 HEMISPHERICAL, hem'-f- } 
 
 sfer"-ik al. f 
 
 HEMISPHERIC!^ hem'-f- f a ' 
 
 s'er"-Ik. 3 
 
 Half round, containing Haifa globe. 
 HEMIST1CK, he mis'-tlk. f. Half 
 
 a verfe. 
 
 HEMLOCK, hem'-16k. f. A herb. 
 HEMOPTOE, he-mop'-to L ) .- 
 
 ia 
 
 ) 
 J 
 
 HEMOPTYSIS, 
 
 A fpitting of blood. 
 HEMORRHAGE,hem'-6-radzh. ) 
 HEMORRHAGY, hem'-o-ra- > f. 
 
 dzh.y. 3 
 
 A violent flux of blood. 
 HEMORRHOIDS, hem'-o roidz. f. 
 
 The piles, the emrods. 
 HEMORRHO1DAL, hem-6-roi'd-al. 
 
 a. Belonging to the veins in the 
 
 fundament. 
 
 HEMP,
 
 HER 
 
 HER 
 
 HEMP, hemp', f. A fibrous plant 
 of which coarfe linen and ropes are 
 made. 
 
 HEMPEN, himp'n. a. Madeofhemp. 
 
 HEN, hen', f. The female of a houfe- 
 ccck ; the female of any bird. 
 
 HEN-HEARTED, hen'-har-tiJ. a. 
 Daftardly, cowardly. 
 
 HEN-PECKED, h<h'-pekt. a. Go- 
 verned by the wife. 
 
 HEN ROOST, hen'-roft. f. The 
 pla-e where the poultry reft. 
 
 HENBANE, hen'-bane. f. A plant. 
 
 HENCE, hen's, ad. or interj. From 
 this place to another ; away, to a 
 diftance ; at a diilance, in another 
 place ; for this reafon, in confe- 
 quence of this ; from this caufe, from 
 this ground ; from this fource, from 
 this original, from this (lore ; From 
 hence, is a vicious expreffion. 
 
 HENCEFORTH, hin'f-furih. ad. 
 From this time forward. 
 
 HENCEFORWARD,hinf-f6r'-wurd. 
 ad. From thit time to futurity. 
 
 HENCHMAN, hentfh'-man. f. A 
 page, an attendant. 
 
 To HEND, hind', v. a. To feizc, to 
 lay hold on ; to crowd, to fur round. 
 
 HENDECAGON, h6n-dek'-A-g6n. f. 
 A figure of eleven fides or angles. 
 
 HEPATIC AL,he*-pat'.|-kal. la. Be- 
 
 HEPATICK, he-pat'-Jk. $ long- 
 ing to the liver. 
 
 HEPS, hip's, f. The fruit of the dog- 
 rofe, commonly written Hips. 
 
 HEPTACAPSULAR, hep ti-kap'- 
 fu-lar. a. Having feven cavities or 
 cells. 
 
 HEPTAEDRON, hep-ta-e'-dron. f. 
 A folid with feven equal fides. 
 
 HEPTAGON, hep'-tA-gon. f. A fi- 
 
 fure with feven fides or angles. 
 PTAGONAL, hep-tag'.o-nal. a. 
 Having feven angles or fides. 
 
 HEPTARCHY, hep'-tar-kf. f. A 
 fevenfold government. 
 
 HER, hur'. pron. Belonging to a fe- 
 male ; the oblique cafe of S H E . 
 
 HERALD, l.er'-ild. f. An officer 
 whofe bufmefs it is to regifter ge- 
 realgies, adjuft enfigns armorial, 
 regulate funerals, and anciently to 
 carry raeflages between princes, and 
 
 proclaim war and peace ; a precur- 
 ibr, a forerunner, a h .tbinger. 
 
 To HERALD, he.'-ald. v. a. To in- 
 troduce as a herald. 
 
 HERALDRY, he.-' Al-dry. f. The 
 art or office of a herald ; blazonry. 
 
 HERB, herb', f. Herbs are -thofe 
 plants the it-ilks of which are foft, 
 and have nothing woody in them, 
 as grafs and hemfck 
 
 HERB ACTOUS, her- ba'-lhus. a. Be- 
 longing to herbs ; feeding on vege- 
 tables. 
 
 HERBAGE, her'-bldzh. f. Herbs col- 
 leclively, grafs, paflure ; the tithe 
 and the right of paflure. 
 
 HERBAL, her'-bal. f. A book con- 
 taining the names and defcription 
 of plants. 
 
 HERBALIST, b.cr'-ba-IIit. f. A man 
 /killed in herbs. 
 
 ToHERBALl/E, hcr'-ba-Hze. v. n. 
 To colled herbs. 
 
 HERBAR1ST, her'-bi-Hit. f. One 
 fkilled in herbs. 
 
 HERBELET, hcrb'-let. f. A fmall 
 herb. 
 
 HERBESCENT, hcr-be s '-fcot. a. 
 Growing into herbs. 
 
 HERBID, heY-bld. a. Covered with 
 herbs. 
 
 HERBOUS, hcr'-bus. a. Abounding . 
 with herbs. 
 
 HERBULENT, her'-bu l^nt. a. Con- 
 taining herbs. 
 
 HERB WOMAN, herb'-wum-un. f. 
 A woman that fells herbs. 
 
 HERBY, herb'-y. a. Having the na- 
 ture of herbs. 
 
 HERCULEAN, her-ku-lyan. a. Of 
 great magnitude ; requiring great 
 labour. 
 
 HERD, herd', f. A number of bcafls 
 together ; a company of men, in 
 contempt or deteftation ; it anciently 
 fignified a keeper of cattle, a fenfe 
 ftill retained in compofuion, as goat- 
 herd. 
 
 To HERD, herd', v. n. To run in 
 herds or companies ; to aflbciate. 
 
 To HERD, herd', v. a. To put into, 
 a herd. 
 
 HERDGROOM, herd'-grom. f. A 
 keeper of herds. 
 
 HERD
 
 HER 
 
 HER 
 
 HERDMAI?, herd'-man. 7 f. One 
 
 HERDSMAN, herd'z- man. J em- 
 ployed in tending herds. 
 
 HERE, he'r. ad. In this place ; in 
 the prefent ftate ; it is often oppofed 
 to THERE. 
 
 HEREABOUTS, hd'r-4-bouts. ' ad. 
 About this place. 
 
 HEREAFTER, her-af-tur. ad. In 
 a future flate. 
 
 HEREAT, her-at'. a. At this. 
 
 HEREBY, her-by'. ad. By this. 
 
 HEREDITABLE, hi red'-h-ibl. a. 
 Whatever may be occupied as in- 
 heritance. 
 
 ! HEREDITAMENT, he-red'-I-ti- 
 ment. a. A law term denoting in- 
 heritance. 
 I HEREDITARILY, hS-red'-I-ter-l-ly. 
 
 ad. By inheritance. 
 i HEREDITARY, hd-red'-i-ter-y. a. 
 PoffefTed or claimed by right of in- 
 heritance ; defcending by inherit- 
 ance. 
 
 HEREIN, her-In'. ad. In this. 
 
 HEREINTO, her-in'-t6. ad. Into 
 this. 
 
 HEREMITICAL, her-l-mlt'-Ik-al. 
 a. Solitary, fuitable to a hermit. 
 
 HEREOF, hereof, ad. From this, 
 of this. 
 
 HEREON, her-6n'. ad. Upon this. 
 
 HEREOUT, her-ou't. ad. Out of this 
 place. 
 
 HERESIARCH, h^-re'-zy-irk. f. A 
 leader in herefy. 
 
 HERESY, her'-e-fy. f. An opinion 
 of private men different from that of 
 the catholick and orthodox church. 
 
 HERETICAL, he-ret'-ik-al. a. Con- 
 taining herefy. , 
 
 HERETICALLY, he-ret'-I-kal-y. ad. 
 With herefy. 
 
 HERETICK, her'-e-tlk. f. One who 
 
 - propagates his private opinions in 
 oppofition to the catholick church. 
 
 HERETO, her-to . ad. To this, add 
 to this. 
 
 HERETOFORE, her-tu-fore. ad. 
 Formerly, anciently. 
 
 HEREUNTO, her-un-to'. ad. To this. 
 
 HEREWITH, hir-with'. ad. Wifh 
 this. 
 
 HER1OT, her'-yut. f. A fine paid to 
 
 the lord at the death of a land- 
 holder, commonly the beft thing in 
 the landholder's pofleflions. 
 
 HERITABLE, herM-tabl. a. Ca- 
 pable of being inherited. 
 
 HERITAGE, heY-y-tidzh. f. Inhe- 
 ritance devolved by fucceffion; in 
 divinity, the people of God. 
 
 HERMAPHRODITE, her-maP-fr6- 
 dite. f. AH animal uniting two 
 fexes. 
 
 HERMAPHRODITICAL, he>-maf- 
 fro-dlt'-i-kal. a. Partaking of both 
 fexes. 
 
 HERMENEUTICAL^er-me.nu'.t- 
 kal. a. Belonging to interpretation 
 
 HERMETICAL, htr-met'-{ kal. ' 
 
 HERMETICK, her-met'-ik. 
 Chymical. 
 
 HERMETICALLY, he>-met'.i-kal- 
 y. ad. According to the herme- 
 tical or chymick art. 
 
 HERMIT, her'-mit. f. A folitary, an 
 anchoret, one who retires from fo- 
 ciety to contemplation and devo- 
 tion ; a beadfman, one bound to pray 
 for another. 
 
 HERMITAGE, heY-imVIdzh. f. The 
 cell or habitation of a hermit. 
 
 HERM1TESS, her'-mit-es. C A wo- 
 man retired to devotion. 
 
 HERMITICAL, her-mit'-i-kal. a. 
 Suitable to a hermit. 
 
 HERN, hern', f. Contraded from 
 HERON. 
 
 HERNIA, heY-ny-a. f. Any kind of 
 rupture. 
 
 HERO, he'-ro. f. A man eminent for 
 bravery ; a man of the higheft clafs 
 in any refpeft. 
 
 HEROIC A L, hl-r6'-I-kal. a. Be- 
 fitting a hero, heroick. 
 
 HEROICALLY, he-r&'-I-kal-y. ad. 
 After the way of a hero. 
 
 HEROICK, he-r6'-Ik. a. Productive 
 of heroes ; noble, fuitable to a hero, 
 brave, magnanimous; reciting the 
 afts of heroes. 
 
 HEROICKLY, he-ri'-Ik-Jy. ad. 
 Suitably to a hero. 
 
 HEROINE, her'-6-In. f. A female 
 hero. 
 
 HEROISM, heV-6-izm. f. The qua- 
 lities or character of a hero. 
 
 HERON,
 
 H E T 
 
 H I C 
 
 HERON, hern', f. A bird that feeds 
 upon fifli. 
 
 IriiRONRY, heVn'-r. 1 f. A 
 
 HERONSHAW, hern'-fha. 5 place 
 where herons breed. 
 
 HERPES, heY-pe*z. f. A cutaneous 
 inflammation. > 
 
 HERPETICK, hir-peY-Ik. a. Of the 
 nature of a herpes. 
 
 HERRING, her'-ring. f. A fmall 
 fea-fifh. 
 
 HERS, hur'z. pron. The female pof- 
 fcflive, nfed when it refers to a fub- 
 ftantive going before : as, this houfe 
 is hers. 
 
 HERSE, heVs. f. A tempoYary monu- 
 ment raifed over a grave. ; the car- 
 riage in which corpfes are drawn to 
 the grave. 
 
 To HERSE, her's. v.a. To put into 
 a Irerfe. 
 
 HERSELF, hur-felF. pronoun. The 
 female perfonal pronoun, in the ob- 
 lique cafes reciprocal. 
 
 HERSEL1KE, her'f-!lke. a. Fune- 
 real, fu'table to funerals. 
 
 HESITANCY, heY-i-tan-fv. f. Du- 
 bioufnefs, uncertainty. 
 
 To HESITATE, hez'-f-tate. v. a. To 
 be doubtful, to delay, to paufe. 
 
 HESITATION, hez-i-ta'-fhun. f. 
 Doubt, uncertainty, difficulty made ; 
 intermiflion, of fpeech, want of vo- 
 lubility. 
 
 HEST, heft', f. Command, precept, 
 injunction. 
 
 HETEROCLITE, heY-eVc kilt, f. 
 Such nouns as vary from the com- 
 mon forms -of declenfion ; any thing 
 or pcrfon deviating from the com- 
 mon rule. 
 
 HETEROCLITJCAL, ht ir-o- 
 klit'.l-kal. a. Deviating fiom the 
 common rule. 
 
 HETERODOX, heY-er cVdiks. a. 
 Deviating from the eftablifhed opi- 
 nion, not orthodox. 
 
 HETERODOX, het'-r 6-dokj. f. An 
 opinion peculiar. 
 
 HETERODOXY, heY-e'r.o-dok-fy. 
 f. The quality of being heterodox. 
 
 HETEROGENEAL, he:-er-6-dzhe"- 
 nyil. a. Not of the fame nature, 
 not kindred. 
 
 7 
 
 HETEROGENEITY, h&-ir.&.dzhc. 
 
 nc'-{-ty. f. Oppofuion of nature, 
 
 contrariety of qualities ; oppofite or 
 
 diffimilar part. 
 HETEROGENEOUS, heV e r-&- 
 
 dzhc'-nyus. a. Not kindred, oppofite 
 
 or diffimilar in nature. 
 HETEROSCIANS,het-e>-ofh'-y.anz. 
 
 f. Thofe whofe ihadows fall only 
 
 one way. 
 To HEW, ha', v. a. To cut with an 
 
 edged inftrumenc, to hack ; to chjop, 
 
 to cut ; to fell as with an axe ; to form 
 
 or (hape with an axe ; to form labo- 
 
 rioufly. 
 HEWER, hu'-ur. f. One whofe em- 
 
 ployment is to cut wood or fione. 
 HEWN, hu'n. irreg. part. paff. of 
 
 HEW. 
 HKXAEDRON, hekf-a-d'-drin. f. A 
 
 folid of fix equal fides, a cube. 
 HEXAGON, heks'-4-g6n. f. A fi. 
 
 fure of fix fides or angles. 
 XAGONAL, hekf-ig'-o nil. a. 
 Having fix fides. 
 
 HEXAGON Y, hekfag' gun-y. f. A 
 figure of fix angles. 
 
 HEXAMETER, hegz-Sm'-e tur. f. 
 A verfe of fix feet. 
 
 HK X ANGULAR, hikf-ing'-gu-lar. 
 a. Having fix corners. 
 
 HEXAPOD, heki'-a-pod. f. An ani- 
 mal with fix feet. 
 
 HEXASTICK, higz-As'-tlk. f. A 
 poem of fix lines. 
 
 HEY, hi', inter/. An expreffion of 
 joy. 
 
 HEYDAY, M'-da. interj. An expref- 
 fion of frolick and exultation. 
 
 HEYDAY, he"-da. f. A frofick, wild, 
 nefs. 
 
 HIATION, hU'-fhun. f. The aft of 
 gaping. 
 
 HIATUS, hl-r-tus. f. An aperture, 
 a breach; the opening of the mouth 
 by the fucceflion of fbme of the 
 vowels. 
 
 HIBERNAL, hi-beY-nal. a. Belong- 
 ing to the winter. 
 
 HIBERNATION, hi-be>-na'-(hun, 
 f. The aft of parting the winter. 
 
 HICCOUGH, hfk'-knp. f. A con- 
 vulfion of the ftomach producing, 
 (obs.
 
 H I 
 
 To HICCOUGH, I .,,,.. J y.n. 
 
 ToHICKUP, S ku P'i To 
 fob with convulfion of the ftomach. 
 
 HID, did'. Pret. of HIDE. 
 
 HIDDEN, hld'n. Part. paff. of HIDE. 
 
 To HIDE, hl'de. v. a. To conceal, 
 to withhold or withdraw from fight or 
 knowledge. 
 
 To HIDE, hl'de. v.n. To lie hid, to 
 be concealed. 
 
 HIDE AND SEEK,M'de-and-fe'k. f. 
 A play in which fome hide them- 
 felves, and another feeks them. 
 
 HIDE, hi'de. f. The (kin of any, ani- 
 mal, either raw or drefled ; the hu- 
 man {kin, in contempt ; a certain 
 ' quantity of land. 
 
 HIDEBOUND, hl'de-bound. a. A 
 horfe is faid to be hidebound when 
 his fkin flicks fo hard to his ribs and 
 back, that you cannot with your 
 hand pull up or loofen the one from 
 
 ithe other ; in trees, being in theftate 
 in which the bark will not give way 
 to the growth ; harm, untra&able. 
 
 HIDEOUS, hid'-yus. a. Horrible, 
 dreadful. 
 
 HIDEOUSLY, h!d'-yuf-ly\ ad. Hor- 
 ribly, dreadfully. 
 
 H1DEOUSNESS, Md'-yuf-nes. f. 
 Horriblenefs, dreadfulnefs. 
 
 H1DER, M'-dur. f. He that hides. 
 
 To HIE, hi', v. n. To haften, to go 
 in hafte. 
 
 HIERARCH, hi'-e-rark. f. The chief 
 
 - of a facred order. 
 
 HIERARCHICAL, hi-e-ra'r-ky-kal. 
 a. Belonging to facred or ecclefiaiti- 
 cal eftablimment. 
 
 HIERARCHY, hi'-e-rar-k. f. A 
 facred government, rank or fubor 
 dination of holy beings ; ecclefiafti- 
 csl eftablilhment. 
 
 HIEROGLYPH, hf-ft-jA-glff. 1 
 
 HIEROGLYPHICK, M-S r6- V f 
 gllf.Ik. .1 
 
 An emblem, a figure by which a 
 word was implied ; the art of writing 
 in piilure. 
 
 H1EROGLYPHICAL, hU-r6-) 
 
 gllf.i-kal. 
 
 ;; HIEROGLYPHICK, hU-rS- 
 gUf-ik. ' J 
 
 Emblematical, expreffive of lome 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 H I O 
 
 meaning beyond what immediately 
 appears. 
 HIEROGLYPHICALLY, hi-e-r&- 
 
 gHf-i-kaUy. ad. Emblematically. 
 HIEROGRAPHY, hte-r6g'-graf-y\ 
 
 f. Holy writing. 
 HIEROPHANT, 'hr-fe-ro-fant'. f. 
 
 One who teaches rules of religion. 
 To HIGGLE, higl v. n. To chaffer, 
 to be penurious in a bargain ; to go 
 felling provifions from door to door- 
 HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY, Mg'l- 
 dy-plg'1-d^. ad. A cant word, cor- 
 rupted from higgle, which denotes 
 any confufed mafs. 
 
 HIGGLER, hig'-l&r. f. One y/ho 
 fells provifions by retail. 
 
 HIGH, hi', a. A great way upwards, 
 rifing above ; elevated in place, raif- 
 ed aloft ; exalted in nature ; eleva- 
 ted in rank or condition ; exalted 
 in fentiment ; difficult, abftrufe ; 
 boaftful, oftentations ; arrogant, 
 proud, lofty ; noble, illuftrious ; 
 violent, tempeftuous, applied to the 
 wind ; tumultuous, turbulent, vlil- 
 governable; full, complete; ftfong 
 tafted ; at the moft perfect ftate, in 
 the meridian ; far advanced into 
 antiquity ; dear, exorbitant in price ; 
 capital, great, oppofed to little, as 
 high treafon. 
 
 HIGH, hi', f. High place, elevation, 
 fuperiour region. 
 
 HIGH-BLEST, hi'-bleft'. a. Su- 
 premely happy. 
 
 HlGH-BLOWN,hl'-bl6ne. a. Swelled 
 much with wind, much inflated. 
 
 HIGH-BORN, hl'-barn. a. Ofnobl* 
 extraction. 
 
 HIGH-COLOURED, nl'-kfilMurd. a; 
 Having a deep or glaring colour. 
 
 HIGH-DESIGNING, hi'-cte-sl'- 
 ning. a. Having great fchemes. 
 
 HIGH-FED, hi'-fed'. a. Pampered. 
 
 HIGH-FLAMING, hi'-fla'me-ing. a. 
 Throwing the flame fo a great 
 height. 
 
 HIGH-FLIER, hl'-ftf-ar. f. One that 
 carries his opinions to extravagance. 
 
 HIGH-FLOWN, hi'-fl6ne. a. Ele- 
 vated, proud ; turgid, extravagant. 
 
 HIGH-FLYING, hl'-fty-lng. a. Ex- 
 * travaerant in claims or, opinions. 
 3 N
 
 H I L 
 
 H I P 
 
 HIGH-HEAPED, hi'-he'pd. a. Co- 
 vered with high piles. 
 
 HIGH-HEELED, hl'-held. a. Hav- 
 ing the heel of the flioc much raifed. 
 
 HIGH-HUNG, hl'-hung. a. Hung 
 aloft. 
 
 *!1GH-METTLED, hl'-metld. a. 
 Proud or ardent of fpirit. 
 
 HIGH-MINDED, hi'-min-dld. a. 
 Proud, arrogant. 
 
 HIGH-PRINCIPLED, hi'-prln-sjpld. 
 a. Extravagant in notions of politicks. 
 
 HIGH-RED, hi'-red'. a. Deeply red. 
 
 HIGH-SEASONED, hl'-fe-zund. a. 
 Piquant to the palate. 
 
 HIGH-SIGHTED, hl'-sl'te-Id. a. 
 Always looking upwards. 
 
 HIGH-SPIRITED, hl-fpir'-It-Id. a. 
 Bold, daring, infolent. 
 
 HIGHrSTOMACHED, hl'-ftum'- 
 raukt. a. Obftinate, lofty. 
 
 HIGH-TASTED, hr-taf-tiJ. a. Guft- 
 ful, piquant. 
 
 HIGH-VICED, hi'-vl'fd. a. Enor- 
 moufly vricked. 
 
 HIGH-WROUGHT, hi'-ia't. a. Ac- 
 curately rimmed. 
 
 HIGHLAND, hl'-lind f. Mountain- 
 ous regions. 
 
 HIGHLANDER, hi'-lio-dur. f. An 
 inhabitant of mountains. 
 
 HIGHLY, h"i'-ly. ad. With eleva- 
 tion as to place and fituation ; in a 
 great degree; proudly; arrogantly, 
 ambitiouily ; with efteem, with efli- 
 mation. 
 
 HIGH MOST, hi'- IT. fill. a. Higheft, 
 topmod. 
 
 .HIGHNESS, hi'-nes. f. Elevation 
 above the furface ; the title of 
 princes, anciently of kings ; dignity 
 of nature, fupremacy. 
 
 HIGHT, hl'ie. imperf. v. Was named, 
 was called ; called, named. 
 
 HIGH WATER, hi'-wa'-tur. f. The 
 utmofl flow of the tide. 
 
 HIGHWAY, hi'-wi'. f. Great road, 
 publick path. 
 
 HIGHWAYMAN, ki'-wA-man. f. A 
 robber that plunders on the publick 
 roads. 
 
 HILARITY, hll-lar'-it-/. f. Merri- 
 ment, gayety. 
 
 II1LDING, hil'-dlng. f. A forry, pal- 
 
 try, cowardly fellow; it is ufed like* 
 wife for a mean woman. 
 
 HILL, hil'. f. An elevation of ground 
 Ids than a mountain. 
 
 HILLOCK, hfl'-16k. f. A little hill. 
 
 HILLY, hll'-ly. a. Full of hills, un- 
 equal in the furface. 
 
 HILT, hilt', f. The handle of any 
 thing, particularly of a fvvord. 
 
 HIM, him'. The oblique cafe of HE. 
 
 HIMSELF, hlm-felf. pron. In the 
 nominative, HE ; in ancient authors, 
 ITSELF ; in the oblique cafes, it has 
 a reciprocal fignification. 
 
 HIN, hln'. f. A meafure of liquids 
 among the Jews, containing about 
 ten pints. 
 
 HIND, hl'nd. a. Backward, contrary 
 in pofition to the face. 
 
 HIND, hl'nd. f. The fhe to a flag ; a 
 fervant ; a peafant, a boor. 
 
 HINDBERR1ES, hlnd'-ber-rfz. f. 
 The fame as rafpberries. 
 
 To HINDER, hln'-diir. v. a. To ob- 
 ftruft, to flop, to impede. 
 
 To HINDER, hin'-dur. v. n. To raife 
 hinderances,tocaufe impediment. 
 
 HINDER, hl'n-dur. comp. of HIND. 
 
 HINDERANCE, hin'-drins. f. Im- 
 pediment, let, flop. 
 
 HINDERER, hln'-dcr-ur. f. He or 
 that which hinders or obftrufts. 
 
 H1NDERLING, hln'-dur-lfng. f. A 
 paltry, worthlefs, degenerate animal. 
 
 HINDERMOST, hi'n-dur-mult. a. 
 Hindmoft, laft, in the rear. 
 
 HINDMOST, hind-mult. a. fuper- 
 lat. of HIND. The lafl, the lag. 
 
 HINGE, hlndzh'. f. Joints upon 
 which a gate or door turns ; the car- 
 dinal points of the world ; a govern- 
 ing rule or principle ; To be oft" the 
 hinges, to be in a ftate of irregula- 
 rity and difordcr. 
 
 To HINGE, hlndzh'. v. a. To furnifn 
 with hinges ; to bend as a hinge. 
 
 To HINT, hint', v. a. To bring to 
 mind by a flight mention or remote 
 allufion. 
 
 HINT, hint', f. Faint notice givea 
 to the mind, remote allufion; fug- 
 geftion, intimaticn. 
 
 HIP, Mp'. f. The joint cf the thigh, 
 
 the fiefliy part of the thigh; To 
 
 have
 
 H I S 
 
 H I T 
 
 have on the hip, to have an advan- 
 tage over another. A low phrafe. 
 
 The fruit of the briar. 
 To HIP, hip', v. a. To fprain or (hoot 
 
 the hips; HIP-HOP, a cant word 
 
 formed by the reduplication of 
 
 HOP. 
 i HIP, hip', interj. An exclamation, 
 
 or calling to one. 
 HIPPISH, hip'-pim. a. A corruption 
 
 of HYPOCHONDRI ACK. 
 , HIPPOCENTAUR, hip-po-fen'-tar. 
 
 f. A fabulous monfter, half horfe 
 
 and half man. 
 HIPPOCRASS, hip'- P 6-kras. f. A 
 
 medicated wine. 
 HIPPOGRIFF, hip'-po-grlf. f. A 
 
 winged horfe. 
 HIPPOPOTAMUS, Mp-p&.pot'-a- 
 
 mus. f. The river horfe. An animal 
 
 found in the Nile. 
 HIPSHOT, hip'-ftiot. a. Sprained or 
 
 diflocated in the hip. 
 HIPWORT, Mp'-wurt. f. A plant. 
 To HIRE, hi're. v. a. To procure any 
 
 thing for temporary ufe at a certain 
 
 price; to engage a man to tempo- 
 rary fervice for wages ; to bribe ; to 
 
 engage himfelf for pay. 
 HIRE, hi're. f. Reward or recom- 
 
 penfe paid for the ufe of any thing ; 
 
 wages paid for fervice. 
 HIRELING, hi're-ling. f. One who 
 
 ferves for wages ; a mercenary, a 
 
 proftitute. 
 HIRELING, hi're-ling. a. Serving 
 
 for hire, venal, mercenary, doing 
 
 what is done for money. 
 HIRER, hi're-rur. f. One who ufes 
 any thing paying a recompenfe, 
 
 one who employs others paying 
 
 wages. 
 
 HIRSUTE, her-fu't. a. Rough, rug- 
 ged. 
 HIS, Hz', pronoun poffeflive. The 
 
 mafculine pofleffive, belonging to 
 
 him; anciently IT'S. 
 To HISS, hifs'. v. n. To utter a noife 
 
 like that of a ferpent and fome other 
 
 animals. 
 To HISS, hifs'/ v. a. To condemn by 
 
 hitting, to explode ; to procure hifles 
 
 or difgrace. 
 HISS, hifs'. f. The voice of a fer- 
 
 pent; cenfure, expreflion of con- 
 tempt ufed in theatres. 
 HIST, hi ft', interj. An exclamation 
 
 commanding filence. 
 HISTORIAN, hlf-t&'-ry-an.f. A wri- 
 ter of fafts and events. 
 H1SORICAL, hif-tor'-ik-al. 7 
 
 EilSTORICK, hif-tor'-ik. J a * 
 Pertaining to hiftory. 
 
 HISTORICALLY, hif-tor'-Ik-al-yV 
 ad. In the manner of hiftory, by 
 way of narration. , 
 
 To HISTORIFY, hif-t6r'-y-fy. v, a. 
 To relate, to record in hiftory. 
 
 HISTORIOGRAPHER, hif-to-ry,: 
 6g'-gra-fur. f. A hiftorian, a 
 writer of hiftory. 
 
 HISTORIOGRAPHY, hif-t&-ry-6g'- 
 gra-fy. f. The art or employ men: 
 of a hiftorian. 
 
 HISTORY, his'-tur-y. f. A narration 
 of events and fadts delivered with 
 dignity ; narration, relation ; the 
 knowledge of fats and events. 
 
 HISTORY PIECE, hiY-tur-y-pe's. f. 
 A piclure reprefenting' fome memo* 
 rable event. 
 
 HISTR10NICAL, 
 
 y-kil. > a. 
 
 HISTRIONICK, 
 
 Befitting the ftage, fuitable to a 
 player. 
 
 HISTRIONICALLY, hif-try-on'-f- 
 kal-y. ad. Theatrically, in the 
 manner of a buffoon. 
 
 To HIT, hit', v. a. To ftrike, to touch 
 with a blow; to touch the mark, 
 not to mifs ; to attain, to reach the 
 point; to ftrike a ruling paffion ; To 
 hit off, to ftrike out, to fix or deter- 
 mine luckily. 
 
 To HIT, hit'', v. n. To clafb, to col- 
 lide ; to chance luckily, to fucceed 
 by accident ; to fucceed, not to mif- 
 carry ; to light on. 
 
 HIT, hit', f. A ftroke; a lucky 
 chance. 
 
 To HITCH, hltfli'. v. n. To catch, 
 to move by jerks. 
 
 HITCHELihftih'-el. SeeHATCHEL. 
 
 HITHE, hi'tb. f. A fmall haven to 
 land wares out of veflels or boats. ' 
 
 HITHER, hith'-ur. ad. To this place 
 
 from feme place ; Hither and Thi- 
 
 1 y. z ther. 
 
 iL, hif-try-&n'0 
 1, hif-try-6n'-ik. )
 
 H O A 
 
 HOG 
 
 ther, to this place and that ; to this 
 
 end, to this defign. 
 HITHER, hith'-ur. a. fuperl. Hither- 
 
 mofl. Nearer, toward* this part. 
 HJTHERiMOS T, Mih'-ur-mufl. a. 
 
 Neareft on this fide. 
 HITHERTO, hlth'-ur-t6. ad. To 
 
 this time, yet, in any time till now; 
 
 at every time till now. 
 HITHERWARD, hlth'-ur-") 
 
 ward. I , 
 
 HITHERWARDS, hhh'-ur. f ac> ' 
 
 wirdz. J 
 
 This way, towards this place. 
 HIVE, hiVe. f. The habitation or 
 
 cell of bees ; the bees inhabiting a 
 
 hive. 
 To HIVE, hl've. v. a. To put into 
 
 hives, to harbour ; to contain in 
 
 hives. 
 To HIVE, hi've. v. n. To take ffccl- 
 
 ter together. 
 HIVER, hifve-ur. f. One who puts 
 
 bees in hives. 
 
 HO, 7 ,,, Cintorj. A call,* fud- 
 HOA.J ( den exclamation to 
 
 give notice of approach, or any 
 
 thing elfe. 
 HOAR, h&'re. a. White ; gray with 
 
 age ; white with frofl. 
 HOAR-FROST, h6're-fr6iV. f. The 
 
 congelations of dew in frofty morn- 
 ings on the grafs. 
 HOARJ), h&'rd. f. A ftore laid up in 
 
 fecret, a hidden ftock, a trcafure. 
 To HOARD, h&'rd. v. n. To make 
 
 hoards, to lay up ilore.. 
 To HOARD, ho'rd. v. a. To lay in 
 
 hoards, to hufband privily. 
 HOARDER, h&'rd. ur. f. One that 
 
 (lores up in fecret. 
 HOARHOUND, h&'r-hound. f. A 
 
 plant. 
 HOARINESS, h&'re-^-nes. f. The 
 
 (late of being wliitifh, the colour of 
 
 old men's hair. 
 HOARSE, h&'rs. a. Having the voice 
 
 rough, as with a cold, having a 
 
 rough found. 
 HOARSELY, h&'rf-ly. ad. With a 
 
 rough harfb, voice. 
 HOARSENESS, horf-nes. f. Rough- 
 
 nefs of voice. 
 HOARY, h&'-ry. a. White, whiiift ; 
 
 white or gray with age ; white with 
 
 frofl; mouldy, mofly, rufty. 
 To HOBBLE, h&b/l. v. n. To walk 
 
 lamely or aukwardly upon one leg 
 
 more than the other ; to move 
 
 roughly or unevenly. 
 HOBBLE, hob'l. f. Uneven awkward 
 
 gait. 
 HOBBLINGLY, bob'-llng-ty. ad. 
 
 Clumfily, awkwardly, with a halu 
 
 ing gait. 
 HOBBY, hob'-by. f. A fpecies of 
 
 hawk ; an Iriftj or Scottifh horfe ; a 
 
 ftick on which boys get altriJe and 
 
 lide; a ftupid fellow. 
 HOBGOBLIN', h&b-g&b'-Ho. f. A 
 
 fprite, a fairy. 
 HOBNAIL, hob'-nale. f. A nail ufed 
 
 in fhoeing a horfe. 
 HOBNAILED, h6b'-nald. a. Set 
 
 with hobnails. 
 HOBNOB, hub'-n&b'. This is cor* 
 
 rupted from HAB NAB. 
 HOCK, hok'. f. The joint between 
 
 the knee and fetlock; old llrong 
 
 rhenilh. 
 To HOCK, hilc'. v. a. To difable in 
 
 the hock. 
 HOCKAMORE, h&k'-a-m&re. f. Old 
 
 itrong rheniih wine. 
 HOCKHERB, hok'-herb. f. A plant, 
 
 the fame with mallows. 
 To HOCKLE, hok'J. v. a. To ham- 
 firing. 
 HOCUS POCUS, ho'-kus-po'-kus. f. 
 
 A juggle, a cheat. 
 HOD, bod', f. A kind of trough in 
 
 which a labourer carries mortar to 
 
 the mafons. 
 HODMAN, hod'-man. f. A labourer 
 
 that carries mortar. 
 HODGE-PODGE, h&dzh'-p&dzh'. f. 
 
 A medley of ingredients boiled to- 
 gether. 
 HODIERNAL, h6.dy-er'-nal. a. Of 
 
 to-day. 
 HOE, hi', f. An inftrument to cut 
 
 up weeds and loofen the earth. 
 To HOE, h&'. v. a. To cut or dig with 
 
 a hoe. 
 HOG, hog', f. The general name of 
 
 fwine ; a caftrated boar ; To bring 
 
 hogs to a n,nc market, 10 fail of one's 
 
 defign. 
 
 HOG-
 
 H O L 
 
 HOGCOTE, hog'-kote. f. A koufe 
 
 for hoi;s. 
 
 HOGGEREL, h6g'-gril. f. A two 
 years old ewe. 
 
 HOGHERD, hog'-heid. f. A keeper 
 Of hogs. 
 
 HOGGISH, hog'-gl(h. a. Having 
 the qualities of a hog, brutifh, 
 felhth. 
 
 HOGGISHLY, h5g'-g}{h-!y. ad. 
 Greeaily, felfimly. 
 
 HOGG1SHNESS, h&g'-gjfh-ncs. f. 
 Brutality, greedinefs, felhfhnefs. 
 
 HOGSBEANS, hogz'-benz. *) 
 
 HOGSBREAD, h6gz'-bred. f , 
 
 HOGSMUSHROOM3, hogz'- f ! 
 muih'-romz. j 
 
 Plants. 
 
 HOGS FENNEL, hogz'- fen'- r.Jl. f. 
 A plant. 
 
 HOGSHEAD, hogz'-id. f. A tneafure 
 of liquids containing fixty gallons; 
 any large barrel. 
 
 ROGSTY, hog'-fly. f. The place in 
 which fwine are Ihut to be fed. 
 
 HOGWASH. h6g'-wofh. f. The draff 
 which is given to fwine. 
 
 HOI DEN, hoi'dn. f. An ill- taught, 
 awkward country girl. 
 
 To HOIDEN, hoi'dn. v. n. To romp 
 indecently. 
 
 To HO1SE, hoi's. ) v. a. To raife up 
 
 To HOIST, hoi'ft. j on high. 
 
 To HOLD, ho'ld. v. a. To grafp 
 in the hand, to gripe, to clutch ; to 
 keep, to retain, to gripe fafl ; to 
 maintain as an opinion ; to consider 
 as good or bad, to hold in regard; 
 
 - to have any ftation ; to poffefs, to 
 enjoy ; to poffefs in fubordi nation ; 
 to fufpend, to refrain ; to ftop, to 
 reftrain ; to fix to any condition ; to 
 confine to a certain llate ; to detain ; 
 
 I to retain, to continue ; to offer, to 
 propofe ; to maintain ; to carry on, 
 to continue ; To hold forth, to ex- 
 hibit ; To hold in, to govern by the 
 bridle, to reftrain in general ; To 
 hold off, to keep at a diilance ; To 
 hold on, to continue, to protrafl ; 
 To hold out, to extend, to ftretch 
 foith ; to offer, to propofe ; to con- 
 tinue to do or fuffer ; To hold up, 
 to raife aloft; to fuftain, to fupport 
 
 . H O L 
 
 To HOLD, ho'ld. v.n. To (land, to 
 be right, to be without exception; 
 to continue unbroken or unfub- 
 duedj to laft, to endure; to con- 
 tinue ; to refrain ; to ftand ap for, 
 to adhere ; to be dependent on ; to 
 derive right ; To hold forth, to ha- 
 rangue, to fpeak in publick ; To 
 hold in, to reflrain one's felf ; to 
 continue in luck ; To hold off, to 
 keep at a diftance without clofing 
 with offers ; To hold on, to con- 
 tinue, not to be interrupted, to pro- 
 ceed ; To hold out, to laft, to en- 
 dure ; not to yield, not to be fub- 
 dued ; To hold together, to be join- 
 ed, to remain in union ; To hold 
 up, to fupport himfeif; not to be 
 foul weather; to continue the fame 
 fpeed. 
 
 HOLD, ho'ld. f. The aft of felzing, 
 gripe, grafp, feizure ; fomething to 
 be held, fupport; catch, power of 
 feizing or keeping ; prifon, place of 
 cuftody ; power, influence; cuftody ; 
 Hold of a (hip, all that part which 
 lies between the keelfon and the 
 lower deck ; a lurking place ; a for- 
 tified place, a fort. 
 
 HOLDEN, ho'ldn. part, of HOLD. 
 
 HOLDER, h&'l-dur. f. One that 
 holds or gripes any thing in his 
 hand ; a tenant, one that holds land 
 under another. 
 
 HOLDERFORTH, h6'l-dur-fo"rth. 
 f. A haranguer, one who fpeaks 
 in publick. 
 
 HOLDFAST, h&'ld.flft. f. Any thiig 
 which takes hold, a catch, a hook. 
 
 HOLDING, h6'l-d{ng. f. Tenure, 
 
 ' farm 4 it fometimes lignifies the bur- 
 den or chorus of a fong. 
 
 HOLE, ho'le. f. A cavity narrow and 
 long, either perpendicular or hori- 
 zontal ; a perforation, a fmall va- 
 cuity ; a cave, a hollow place ; a 
 cell of an animal ; a mean habita- 
 tion ; fome fubterfuge or (hift. 
 
 HOLIDAM, hAl'.y-dam. f. Bleffed 
 lady. 
 
 HOLILY, h&'-h'-ly. ad. Piouily, with 
 fandity ; inviolably, without breach. 
 
 HOLINESS, hu'-ly-nes. f. Sanclity, 
 
 piety, religious goodnefs ; the flate 
 
 of
 
 n o L 
 
 H O M 
 
 of being hallowed, dedication to re- 
 ligion ; the title of the pope. 
 
 HOLLA, h6l-16'. interjec. A word 
 ufed in calling to any one at a dif- 
 tance. 
 
 To HOLLA, hoi 16'. v. n. To cry 
 out loudly. 
 
 HOLLAND, h61'-lund. f. Fine linen 
 made in Holland. 
 
 HOLLOW, h61'-l&. a. Excavated, 
 having a void fpace within, not fo- 
 lid; noify, like found reverberated 
 from a cavity; not faithful, not 
 found, not what one appears. 
 
 HOLLOW, h6l'.16. f. Cavity, con- 
 cavity ; cavern, den, hole; pit; any 
 opening or vacuity; pafiage, canal. 
 
 To HOLLOW, h6M6. v. a. To make 
 hollow, to excavate. 
 
 To HOLLOW, h6l'-lo. v. n. To 
 ftiout, to hoot. Properly HOLLA. 
 
 HOLLOWHEARTED, h6M6-hart- 
 id. a. Difhoneft, infincerc. 
 
 HOLLOWLY, hAl'-16-ly. ad. With 
 cavities; unfaithfully, iniincerely, 
 dilhoneftly. 
 
 HOLLOWNESS, r,&l'-l&-nes. f. Ca- 
 vity, ftate of being hollow; deceit, 
 infincerity, treachery. 
 
 HOLLOWROOT, hol'-lo-rot. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 HOLLY, hol'-lv.f. A tree. 
 
 HOLLYHOCK, hil'-ly-hik. f. Rofe- 
 mallow. 
 
 HOLLYROSE, hol'-Iy-roze. f. A 
 plant. 
 
 HOLME, holm, f. A river ifland ; a 
 hill or mountain ; the ilex, the ever- 
 green oak. 
 
 HOLOCAUST, hol'-o-kaft. f. A 
 burnt facrifice. 
 
 HOLOGRAPH, h61 / -6-graf. f. A 
 deed written altogether by the 
 granter's own hand. 
 
 HOLP, ho'lp. The old preterite and 
 participle paflive of HELP. 
 
 HOLPEN, ho'lpn. The old parti- 
 ciple paflive of HELP. 
 
 HOLSTER, ho'l-flur. f. A cafe for 
 a horfeman's piftol. 
 
 HOLY, ho-ly. a. Good, pious, re- 
 ligious; hallowed, confecratcd to 
 divine ufe; pure, immacalate; fa- 
 crcd. 
 
 HOLY-GHOST, ho'-ly-g&'ft. f. The 
 third perfon of the Trinity. 
 
 HOLY-THURSDAY, ho'-ly-tMrz'- 
 da. f. The day on which the af- 
 cenfion of our Saviour is comme- 
 morated, ten days before Whitfan- 
 tide. 
 
 HOLY-WEEK, h6'-ly-we'k. f. The 
 week before Eafter. 
 
 HOLYDAY, h6l'-y-da. f. The day 
 of fome ecclefiaftical feftival , anni- 
 verfary feaft; a day of gayety and 
 joy ; a time that comes feldom. 
 
 HOMAGE, hom'-Idzh. f. Service 
 paid and fealty profefled to a fo- 
 vereign or fuperiour lord ; obei. 
 fance, refpeft paid by external ac- 
 tion. 
 
 To HOMAGE, him'-Idzh. v. a. To 
 reverence by external aftion, to 
 profefs fealty. 
 
 HOMAGER, h6m'-Idzh-ur. f. One 
 who holds by homage of fome fu- 
 periour lord. 
 
 HOME, ho'me. f. His own houfe, 
 the private dwelling ; his own coun- 
 try ; the place of conrtant reudence; 
 united to a fubftantive, it figniries 
 domeftick. 
 
 HOME, ho'me. ad. To one's own 
 habitation; to one's own country; 
 clofe to one's own bread or affairs; 
 to the point defigned ; united to a 
 fubflantive, it implies force and ef- 
 ficacy. 
 
 HOMEBORN, h6'me-barn. a. Na- 
 tive, natural; domeftick, not foreign. 
 
 HOMEBRED, ho'me-bred. a. Bred 
 at home ; not polifhed by travel, 
 plain, rude, artlcfs, uncultivated ; 
 domeftick, not foreign. 
 
 HOMEFELT, h&'me-felt. a. Inward, 
 private. 
 
 HOMELILY^&'rae-U-ty. ad. Rude, 
 ly, inelegantly. 
 
 HOMELINESS, h(Vme-ly-nes. f. 
 Plainnefs, rudenefs. 
 
 HOMELY, h6'me-lv. a. Plain, home- 
 fpun, not elegant, not beautiful, net 
 fine, coarfe. 
 
 HOMEMADE, h6'me-made. a. 
 Made at home. 
 
 HOMER, ho'-mur. f. A meafure of 
 about three pints. 
 
 HOMK-
 
 H O N 
 
 HOMESPUN, ho'me-fpun. a. Spun 
 or wrought at home, not made by 
 regular manufacturers ; not made in 
 foreign countries; plain, coarfe, 
 rude, homely, inelegant. 
 
 HOMESTALL, ho'me-ftal. 7 f. The 
 
 HOMESTEAD, ho'me-fted. J place 
 of the houfe. 
 
 HOMEWARD, ho'me-wurd. 7 , 
 
 HOMEWARDS, ho'me-wurdz. 3 ad> 
 Towards home,- towards the native 
 place. 
 
 HOMICIDAL, h6m-y>-s!'-dal. a. 
 
 . Murderous, bloody. 
 
 HOMICIDE, hom'-y-slde'. f. Murder, 
 manflaying; deftruclion; a mur- 
 derer, a manflayer. 
 
 HOMILETICAL, h6m-y-leY-Ik-al. 
 
 . a. Social, converfible. 
 .i HOMILY, h6m'-H-y. f. A difcourfe 
 
 read to a congregation. 
 , HOMOGENEAL,ho-mo-dzhe'O 
 nyal. f 
 
 5. HOMOGENEOUS, ho-mo- C 
 dzhe'-nyus. j 
 
 Having the fame nature or prin- 
 
 i HOMOGENEALNESS,ho-mo- 
 
 dzhe'-nyal-nes. 
 
 I HOMOGENEITY,ho-mo-dzhe- 
 | ne'-it-y. 
 
 JTHOMOGENEOUSNESS, ho- 
 .* mo-dzhe'-nyuf-nes. 
 
 Participation of the fame principles 
 
 or nature, fimilitude of kind. 
 [JHOMOGENY, ho-modzh'-e-ny-. f. 
 
 Joint nature. 
 
 HOMOLOGOUS, h6-m61'-6-gus. a. 
 
 Having the fame manner or pro- 
 portions. 
 
 j HOMOLOGY, h6-m6i'-&-dzhy. 
 
 f. Similitude of proportion, hke- 
 
 nefs. 
 v HOMONYMOUS, h6-m6n'-y-m6s. 
 
 a. Denominating different things ; 
 
 equivocal ; of the fame name. 
 ; HOMONYMY, h&-mon'-y-m. f. 
 
 Equivocation, ambiguity. 
 : HOMOTONOUS,ho-mot'-to-nus. a. 
 
 Equable, faid of fuch diftempers as 
 > keep a conftant tenour of rife, ftate, 
 
 and declenfion. 
 
 1 HONE, ho'Re. f. A whetftone for a 
 
 razor. 
 
 H O N 
 
 To HONE, h&'ne. v. n. To pine, to 
 long for any thing. 
 
 HONEST, 6n'-nift. a. Upright, true, 
 fincere;chafte;juft, righteous, giv- 
 ing to every man his due. 
 
 HONESTLY, dn'-nlft-ly. ad. Up- 
 rightly, juftly ; with chaftity, mo- 
 deftly. 
 
 HONESTY, 6n'-nlf-t 7 . f. J u fti ce , 
 truth, virtue, purity. 
 
 HONIED, hun'-nyd. a. Covwed with 
 honey; fvveet, lufcious. 
 
 HONEY,_ hun'-ny. f. A thick, vif- 
 cous lufcious fubftance, which is col- 
 lected and prepared by bees ; fweet- 
 nefs, lufcioufnefs ; a name of ten- 
 dernefs, fweet, fweetnefs. 
 
 To HONEY, hun'-ny. v. n. To talk 
 fondly. 
 
 HONEY-BAG, hun'-ny-bag. f. The 
 bag in whicfa the bee carries the 
 honey. 
 
 HONEY-COMB, hun'-nf -k6me. f. 
 The cells of wax in which the bee 
 ftores her honey. 
 
 HONEY-COMBED, hun'-ny-k&md. 
 a. Flawed with little cavities. 
 
 HONEY-DEW, hvm'-ny-du. f. Sweet 
 dew. 
 
 HONEY-FLOWER, hun'-ny-flow- 
 ur. f. A plant. 
 
 HONEY-GNAT, hun'-ny-nat. f. An 
 infeft. 
 
 HONEY-MOON, hun'-ny-m6n. f. 
 The fir ft m6nth after marriage. 
 
 HONEY-SUCKLE, hun'-ny-fukl. f. 
 Woodbine. 
 
 HONE Y LESS, hun'-ny-ls. a. With- 
 out honey. 
 
 HONEY -WORT, hun'-ny-wurt. f. 
 A plant. 
 
 HONIED, hun'-nyd. a. Covered with 
 honey ; fweet, lufcious. 
 
 H9NORARY,6n'-nar-er-y. a. Done 
 in honour ; conferring honour with- 
 out gain. 
 
 HONOUR, on'-nur. f. Dignity; re- 
 putation; the title of a man of rank; 
 noblenefs ; reverence, due venera- 
 tion; chaftity; glory, boaft; pub- 
 lick mark of refpeft; privileges of 
 rank or birth ; civilities paid ; or- 
 nament, decoration. 
 
 To HONOUR, on'-nur. v. a. To re-
 
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 HOP 
 
 verence, to regard with venera- 
 tion ; to dignify, to raife to great- 
 tiefs. 
 
 HONOURABLE, An'-nftr-ibl. a. I!- 
 Jullrious, noble ; great, magnani- 
 mous, generous ; conferring ho- 
 nour ; accompanied witK tokens of 
 honour ; without taint, without re- 
 proach ; honeft, without intention 
 of deceit; equitable. 
 
 HONOURABLENESS, 6n'-nur-abl- 
 nes. f. Eminence, magnificence, 
 generofity. 
 
 HONOURABLY, on'-nur-lb-ly. ad. 
 With tokens of honour; magnani- 
 mbufly, generoufly ; reputably, with 
 exemption from reproach. 
 
 HONOURER, tn'-nur ur. f. One 
 that honours, one that regard* with 
 veneration. 
 
 HOOD, hud'. In compofition, de- 
 notes quality, character, as knight- 
 hood, childhood. Sometimes it is 
 taken collectively, as brotherhood, 
 a confraternity. 
 
 HOOD, hud'. 1. The upper cover of 
 a woman's head ; any thing drawn 
 upon the head, and wrapping round 
 it; a. covering put ever the hawk's 
 eyes ; an ornamental fold that hangs 
 down the back of a graduate. 
 
 To HOOD, hud', v. a. To drcfs in 
 a hood ; to blind as with a hood ; to 
 
 HOODMAN-BL1ND, hud'-man- 
 bH"nd. f. A play in which the per- 
 fon hoodid is to catch another, and 
 tell the name. 
 
 To HOODWINK, hud'-wingk. v. a. 
 To blind with fomething bound over 
 the eyes ; to cover, to hide ; to de- 
 ceive, to impofe upon. 
 
 HOOF, ho f. f. The hard homy fub- 
 ftance whkh compofes the feet of 
 feveral forts of animals. 
 
 HOOFED, ko'fd. a. Furniflied with 
 hoofs. 
 
 HOOK, huk'. f. Any thing bent fo 
 as to eatck hold ; the bended wire 
 on which the bait is hung for fifties, 
 and with which the fi(h is pierced ; 
 a fnare, a trap ; a fickle to reap 
 corn ; an iron to feize the meat in 
 tie caldron ; an inftrument to cut or 
 7 
 
 lop with ; the part of the hinge fir- 
 ed to the poft ; Hook or crook, one 
 way or other, by any expedient. 
 
 To HOOK, hfik'. v.a. To catch with a 
 hook ; to intrap, to enfnare ; to draw 
 as with a hook ; to fallen as with a 
 hook; to be drawn by force or artifice. 
 
 HOOKED, huk 1 -Id. a. Bent, curvated. 
 
 HOOKEDNESS, hik'-Id-nes. f. State 
 of being bent like a hook. 
 
 HOOKNOSED, h&k'-n&zd. a. Hav- 
 ing the aquiline nofe rifmg in the 
 middle. 
 
 HOOP, ho'p. f. Any thing circular 
 by which fomething elfe is bound, 
 particularly cafks or barrels ; part 
 of a lady's drefs } any thing circu- 
 lar. 
 
 To HOOP, ho'p. v. a. To bind or 
 enclofe with hoops; to encircle, to 
 dafp, to furround ; to drive with a 
 /hout. 
 
 To HOOP, hop. v. n, To (bout, to 
 make an outcry by way of call or 
 purfuit. 
 
 HOOPER, hi'-por. f. A cooper, one 
 that hoops tubs. 
 
 HOOPING-COUGH, ho'-p!ng-k6f. 
 f. A convulfive cough, fo called 
 from it's noife. 
 
 To HOOT, hot. v. n. To (bout ia 
 contempt; to cry as an owl. 
 
 To HOOT, ho't. v. a. To drive with 
 qoife and (houtl. 
 
 HOOT, ho't. f. Clamour, ftiout. 
 
 To HOP, hop', v. n. To jomp, tt> 
 fkip lightly ; to leap on one leg ; to 
 walk Tamely, or with one leg left 
 nimbly than the other. 
 
 HOP, h&p'- f. A jump, a light leap; 
 a jump on one leg ; a place where 
 meaner people dance ; a plant, the 
 flowers of whkh are ufedin brewing. 
 
 To HOP, hop', v. a. To impregnate 
 with hops. 
 
 HOP-GROUND, hip'- ground, f. A 
 field fet apart for the culture of 
 hops. 
 
 HOPE, hu'pe. f. Expectation cf feme 
 good, an expectation indulged with 
 pleafure ; confidence in a future 
 event, or in the future conduct of 
 any body ; that which gives hope ; 
 the objecl of hopcj any Hoping 
 plain
 
 H O R 
 
 H O 
 
 plain between the ridges of moun- 
 tains. 
 
 To HOPE, ho'pe. v. n. To live in 
 expectation of fome good ; to place 
 confidence in futurity. 
 
 To HOPE, hope. v. a. To expert 
 with defire. * 
 
 HOPEFUL, ho'pe-ful. a. Full of 
 qualities which produce hope, pro- 
 mifing ; full of hope, full of expect- 
 ation of fuccefs. 
 
 HOPEFULLY, ho'pe-fuJ-. ad. In 
 fuch manner as to raife hope ; with 
 hope. 
 
 HOPEFULNESS, h&'pe-ful-nes. f. 
 Promife of good, likelihood to fuc- 
 ceed. 
 
 HOPELESS, h6'pe-les. a. Without 
 
 hope, without pleafing expectation ; 
 giving no hope, promifing nothing 
 pleafing. 
 
 HOPER, ho'-pur. f. One that has 
 pleafing expectations. 
 
 HOPJNGLY, h&'-ping-ly. ad. With 
 hope, with expectation of good. 
 
 HOPPER, hop'-pur. f. He who hops 
 or jumps on one leg ; the box or open 
 frame of wood into which the corn 
 is put to be ground; a bafket for car- 
 rying feed. 
 
 HOPPERS, hop'-purz. f. A kind of 
 play in which the actor hops on one 
 leg. 
 
 HORAL, ho'-ral. a. Relating to the 
 hour. 
 
 HORARY, h&'-ra-ry. a. Relating to 
 an hour; continuing for an hour. 
 
 HORDE, ho'rd. f. A clan, a migra- 
 tory crew of people; a body of Tar- 
 tars. 
 
 HORIZON, ho-ri'-zun. f. The line 
 that terminates the view. 
 
 HORIZONTAL, h6r-y-z6n'-tal. a. 
 Near the horizon ; parallel to the 
 horizon, on a level. 
 
 HORIZONTALLY, h6r-y zon'- 
 tal-y. ad. In a direction parallel to 
 the horizon. 
 
 HORN, ha'rn. f. The hard pointed 
 bodies which grow on the heads of 
 fome quadrupeds, and ferve them 
 for weapons; an inftrument of v^ind- 
 mufick made of horn; the extre- 
 mity of the waxing or. wanting 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 moon ; the feelers of a fnail ; a 
 drinking cup made of horn ; the 
 antler of a cuckold ; the wing of an 
 army ; Horn mad, perhaps mad as a 
 cuckold. 
 
 HORNBEAK, ha'rn-blk. 1 f. A kind 
 
 HORNFISH, ha'rn-fffh. f of fifn. 
 
 HORNBEAM, ha'rn-bem. f A tree. 
 
 HORNBOOK, hi'rn-buk. f. The 
 firft book of children, covered with; 
 horn to keep it unfoiled. 
 
 HORNED, ha'r-nld. a.! Furnimed 
 with horns. 
 
 HORNER, hi'r-nur. f. One that 
 works in horn, and fells horns. 
 
 HORNET, ha'r-nt. f. A very large 
 ftrong dinging fly. 
 
 HORNFOOT, ha'rn-fut. a. Hoofed. 
 
 HORNOWL, ha'rn-owl. f. A kind 
 of horned owl. 
 
 HORNP1E, ha'rn-p!pe. f. A dance. 
 
 HORNSTONE, ha'rn-ftone. f. A 
 kind of blue ftone. 
 
 HORNWORK, ha'rn-wurk. f, A kind 
 of angular fortification. 
 
 HORNY, ha'r-n. a. Made of horn; 
 refembling horn; hard as horn, cal- 
 lous. 
 
 HOROGRAPHY, ho-rog' gra-fy\ f. 
 An account of the hours. 
 
 HOROLOGE, h6r'-6-16dzh. 
 
 HOROLOGY, ho-roi'-o-dzhy. 
 An inftrument that tells the hour, 
 as a clock, a'watch, an hourglafs. 
 
 HOROMETRY, h6-r6m'-e-tr 7 . f. 
 The art of meafuring hours. 
 
 HOROSCOPE, h6r'-ro-fk&pe. f. The 
 configuration of the planets at the 
 hour of birth. 
 
 HORRENT, h6r'-rcnt. a. Pointed 
 outwards, briftled with points. 
 
 HORRIBLE, hor'-rlbl. a. Dreadful, 
 terrible, fhocking, hideous, enor- 
 mous. 
 
 HORRIBLENESS, h6r'-ribl-ne;s. f. 
 Dreadfulnefs, hideoufnefs, terrible- 
 nefs. 
 
 HORRIBLY, hor'-rlb-Iy. ad. Dread- 
 fully ; hideoufly ; to a dreadful de- 
 gree. 
 
 HORRID, hor'-rld. a. Hideous 
 dreadful, (hocking; rough, rugged. 
 
 HORRIDNESS, hot'-rld-Bes. f. ^Hi- 
 deoufnefs, enormity, 
 
 3 o HOR- 
 
 f.
 
 H O R 
 
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 HQRRlFICK,h6r-rIPIk.a. Caufing 
 horrour. 
 
 HORRISONOUS, hor-rL'-io-nus. a. 
 Sounding dreadfully. 
 
 HORROUR, hor'-rur. f. Terrour 
 mixed with deteitation ; gloom, 
 drearinefs ; in medicine, (uch a 
 fhudderirrg or quivering as precedes 
 an ague fit ; a feofe of fhuduering 
 or (h'ioking. 
 
 HORSE, lo's f. A neighing qua- 
 druped, uicd in war, and draught 
 and carriage ; it is ufed in the plu- 
 ral fenie, bu: wi;h a fingular ter 
 mination, for horfes, horlrmen, or 
 cavalry ; fomething on which any 
 thing is fupported ; a wooden ma- 
 chine which foldiers ride by way of 
 punifhment; joined to another fub- 
 ihr.tive, it fignifies fomething large 
 or coarfe, as a horfe fa . a face of 
 which the features are la., go and in- 
 delicate. 
 
 To HtfRSE, hoi's, v. a. To mount 
 upon a horfe ; to carry one on the 
 back ; to ride any thing ; to cover 
 a mare. 
 
 HORSEBACK, hor'f-bik. f. The 
 feat of the rider, the llate of being 
 on a horfe. 
 
 HORSEBEAN, hor'fben. f. A fmall 
 bean ufually given to horfes. 
 
 HORSEBLOCK, f. A 
 
 block on which th'uy climb to a 
 horfe. 
 
 HORSEBOAT, hor'f-bite. f. A boat 
 ufed in ferrying horfes. 
 
 HORSEBOY, h6r'f-boy. f. A boy 
 employed in drefling horfes, a itable- 
 
 IIORSEBREAKER, hir'f-bre'-kur. f: 
 
 One whofe employment is to tame 
 
 horfes to the faddJe. 
 HORSECHESNUT, hor'f-tmeY-n&t. 
 
 f. A tree, the fruit of a tree. 
 HORSECOURSER, hir'f-k&r-Tur. f. 
 
 One that runs horfes, or keeps horfes 
 
 for the race ; a dealer in horfes. 
 IIORSECRAB, hor'f krib. f. A 
 
 kind of fi(h 
 IIORSECUCUMBER, hirf.kou'- 
 
 kum-bur. f. A plant. 
 HORSEDUNG, hor'l-dung. f. The 
 
 excrements cf horfes. 
 
 HORSEEMMET, horf-em'-n.Ic. f. 
 
 An ant of a large kind. 
 HORaEFLEi>H, hor'f-rlcfh. f. The 
 
 fl.fh of horfes. 
 HORSEFLY, h6r'f-fly-. f. A fly that 
 
 llings hories, and lucks their blood. 
 HORSEFOOF, hor'f-fuc. f. A herb. 
 
 The fame with coltsfoot. 
 HORSEHAIR, hor'f-bare. f. . The 
 
 hair of horfVs. 
 
 HORSEHEEL, hur'f-hcl. f. A herb. 
 HORSELAUGH, hii'f-lif. f. A 
 
 loud violent rudelau^h. 
 HORSELEECH, bir'l-ietlh. f. A 
 
 ^reat leech that bites horfes a farrier. 
 HORSELT1 TER, hoi'1-lh-tur. f. A 
 
 carriage hung upon poles between 
 
 two horfts, on which the perfoa 
 
 carried lies along; ilraw on which 
 
 a horfe has lain. 
 HORSEMAN, hor'f-iran. f. One 
 
 flcilled in riding ; one that fervts in 
 
 wars on horfeback; a ridir, a man 
 
 on horfeback. 
 HORSEMANSHIP, 1 ..'^f'-iran .(hip. 
 
 f. The art of riding, the art of ma- 
 naging a horfe. 
 HORSEMATCH, hoi-'f-mitfn. f. A 
 
 bird. 
 HORSEMEAT, horT-rrct. f. Pro- 
 
 vender. 
 HORSEMINT, hor'f. rola. f. A large 
 
 coarfe mint. 
 HORSEMUSCLE, horT-mufl. f. A 
 
 large mufcle. 
 HORSEFL AY, hor'f-pla. f. Coarfe, 
 
 rough, rugged play. 
 HORSE POND, hirT-i onJ f. A pond 
 
 for horfes. 
 HORSERACE, hor'f-iife. f. A match 
 
 of horfes in runninp. 
 HORSERADISH, hor'f-iaJ'-Ifh.f, A 
 
 root acrid and biting, a fpecies of 
 
 fcurvygrafs. 
 
 HORSESHOE,' b6/f-nu). f. A plate 
 
 of iron nailed to ihc leet of horfes; 
 
 a herb. 
 HORSESTEALER, hor'f-ficl-ur. f. 
 
 A thief who takes away hories. 
 HORSETAIL, hor'f-tale. f. A plant. 
 HORSETOiNGUE, hir'f-tfing. f. A 
 
 herb. 
 HORSEWAY, h6r'f.jl. f. A broad 
 
 way by which horfes may t;..
 
 H O S 
 
 HOY 
 
 HORTATION, h6r.tr-a.iin. f. The 
 
 act of exhorting, advice or encou- 
 
 ragement to fomething. 
 .HORTATIVE, ha'r-ta-tlv. f. Ex- 
 
 hortation, precepts by which one in- 
 cites or animates. 
 HORTATORY, ha'r-ta-tur y. a. En- 
 
 couraging, animating, advifing to 
 
 any thing. 
 HORTICULTURE, ha'r-tv-kul- 
 
 tur. f. The art of cultivating gardens. 
 HORTULAN, ha'r-tu-lan. a. Be- 
 m longing to a garden. 
 HOSANNA, h6-zan'-na. f. An ex, 
 
 clamation of praiie to God. 
 HOSE, h&'ze. f. Breeches ; ftoclc- 
 
 ings, covering for the legs. 
 HOSIER, ho-zbur. f. One who fells 
 
 HOSPITABLE, h&s'-pl-tabl. a. Giv- 
 
 ing entertainment to Grangers, kind 
 
 to Grangers. 
 HOSPITABLY, hos'.pi-tab-ly. ad. 
 
 With kindneis to ftrangers. 
 HOSPITAL, a'f-pi-tal. f. A place 
 
 bailt for the reception of the fick, 
 
 or fupport of the poor ; a place for 
 
 fhelter or entertainment. 
 HOSPITALITY, h6f-py-tal'-I-ty. f. 
 
 The prafiicc of entertainine Grangers. 
 
 HOSPITALLER, a's-p^tal-iir. f. 
 
 . One refiding in an hofpital, in order 
 
 to receive the poor or ftranger. Ufed 
 
 perhaps peculiarly of the knights of 
 
 Malta. 
 To HOSPITATE, hos'-pl-tate. v. n. 
 
 To refide under the roof of another- 
 HOSPODAR, h6s'- F 6.dar. f. A 
 
 Dacian prince. 
 HOST, ho'it. f. One who gives en- 
 
 tertainment to 'another; the land- 
 
 lord of an inn ; an army, numbers 
 
 affembled for war; any great num- 
 
 ber; the facrifice of the mafs in the 
 
 Romifh church. 
 To HOST, hoit. v. n. To take up 
 
 entertainment ; to encounter in 
 
 battle; to review a body of men, 
 
 to multer. 
 HOSTAGE, hos'-tidzh. f One given 
 
 in pledge for fecurity of perform- 
 
 ance of conditions. 
 HOSTEL, h6-tel'. 7, 
 
 HOSTELRY, ho'-tel-ry. j !i 
 
 An inn. 
 
 HOSTESS, fco'f-tes. f. A female hoft, 
 a woman that gives entertainment. 
 
 HOSTESS-SHIP, h6'f-tef-mlp. f. The 
 characler of a hottefs. 
 
 HOSTILE, hos'-tll. a. Adverfe, op- 
 pofite, fuitable to an enemy. 
 
 HOSTILITY, h6f-tii'-I-ty. f. The 
 practices of an open enemy, open 
 war, oppofition in war. 
 
 HOSTLER, 6s'-lur. f. One who has 
 the care of horfes at an inn. 
 
 HOSTRY, 6s'-try. f. A place for 
 horfes and carriages. 
 
 HOT, hot', a. Having the power to 
 excite the fenfe of heat, fiery ; luft- 
 ful, lewd ; ardent, vehement, eager, 
 keen in defire ; piquant, acrid. 
 
 HOTACH, h6i'-ake. f. The pain 
 felt in a part from accefs of heat after 
 expofure to .extreme co!d. 
 
 HOTBED, hot'-bed. f. A bed of 
 earth made hot by the fermentation 
 of dung. 
 
 HOTB RAINED, h6t'-brand. a. Vio- 
 lent, vehement, furious, 
 
 HOTCOCKLES, h6:'-k6klz. f. A 
 pjay in which one covers his eyes, 
 and gueffes who ftrikes him. 
 
 HOTHEADED, hit'-Lcd-id. a. Ve- 
 hement, violent, paflionate. 
 
 HOTHOUSE, h6t'-hous. f. A bag- 
 nio, a place to fweat and cup in ; a 
 houfe in which tender plants are 
 raifed and prefer ved from the incle- 
 mency of the weather, and in which 
 fruits are matured early. 
 
 HOTLY, hot'-ly. ad. With heat; 
 violently, vehemently; luftfully. 
 
 HOTMOU TttED, h6t'-mouthd. a. 
 Headftrong, ungovernable. 
 
 HOTNESS, hot'-nes. f. Heat, vio- 
 lence, fury. 
 
 HOTCHPOTCH, h6d'zh- P 6d'zh. f. 
 A mingled halh, a mixture. 
 
 HOTSPUR, hot'-fpur. f. A man vio- 
 lent, paffionate, precipitate, and 
 heady ; a kind of pea of fpeedy 
 growth. 
 
 HOTSPURRED, h6t'-fpurd. a. Ve- 
 hement, ra.ih, heady. 
 
 HO V ; E,h6'*e.Irr. preterite of HEAVE. 
 
 HOVEL, hov'-Il. f. A Hied open on 
 the fides, and covered overhead ; a 
 mean habitation, a cottage. 
 
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 H O U 
 
 To HOVEL, hov'-II. v. a. To flicker 
 in a hovel. 
 
 HOVEN, h6'vn. Jrr. part. paff. of 
 HEAVE. Railed, fwelled, tumefied. 
 
 To HOVER, l)6v'-ur. v. n. To hang 
 fluttering in the air over head ; to 
 wander about one place. 
 
 HOUGH, W>k'. i. The lower part of 
 the thigh. 
 
 To HOUGH, hAk'. v. a. To ham- 
 firing, to dilable by cutting the fi- 
 uews of the ham; to cut up with an 
 hough or hoe. 
 
 HOUND, hou'nd. f. Adogufcdin 
 the chace 
 
 To HOUND, hou'nd. v. a. To fet on 
 the c^ac^ ; to hunt, to purfue. 
 
 HOUNDFISH, kou'nd-fifh. f. A 
 kind o* fifti. 
 
 HOUNDSTONGUE, hou'ndz tung. 
 f A plant. 
 
 HOUR, ou'r. f. The twenty-fourth 
 part of a natural day, the fpace of 
 fixty minutes ; a particular time ; 
 the time as marked by the clock. 
 
 HOURGLASS, ou'r-glis. f. A glafs 
 filled with fand, which, running 
 though a narrow hole, marks tne 
 time. 
 
 HOURLY, ou'r-ly. a. Happening or 
 dune every hour, frequent, often re- 
 peated. 
 
 HOURLY, ou'r-ly. ad. Every hour; 
 frequently. 
 
 HOURPLATE, O u'r-p!ate. f. The 
 dial, the plate on which the hours 
 pointed by the hand of a clock are 
 infcribed. 
 
 HOUSE, hou's. f. A place wherein 
 a man livei, a place of human 
 abode ; any place of abode ; places 
 in which religious or ftudious per- 
 fons live in common ; the manner 
 pf living, the table ; ftation of a pla- 
 net in the heavens, aftrelogically 
 fonfidered ; family of anceftors, de- 
 fcendants, end kindred, race ; a 
 body of the parliament, the lords or 
 commons collectively confidered. 
 
 To HOUSE, bou'z. v. a. To har- 
 bour, to admit to refide nee; to {bel- 
 ter, to keep under a roof. 
 
 To HOUSE, hou'z. v. n. To take 
 ihclcer, to keep the abode, to refide, 
 
 to put into a houfe ; to have an aftro* 
 
 logical ftation in the heavens. 
 HOUSEBREAKER, hou'f-brd-k&r. 
 
 f. Burglar, one who makes his way 
 
 into houfes to (leal. 
 HOUSEBREAKING, hou'f-brd- 
 
 king. f. Burgulary. 
 HOUSEDOG, hou'f-d6g. f. A maftiff 
 
 kept to guard the houle. 
 HOUSEHOLD, hou'f-h61d. f. A fa- 
 
 mity living together ; family life, 
 
 domeftick management ; it is ufed 
 
 in the manner of an adjrcVivp, to 
 
 fi,rnify domeltick, belonging to the 
 
 family. 
 HOUSEHOLDER, hou'f-h61-dur. f. 
 
 Mailer of a family- 
 HOUSEHOLDSTUFF, hou'f-hold- 
 
 ftuf. f. Furniture of any houfe, 
 
 utenfils convenient for a family 
 HOUSEKEEPER, hou'f-ke-pur. f. 
 
 Houfchoidi-r, niafter of a family; 
 
 one who lives much at home ; 4 
 
 woman fervant that has care of a 
 
 family, and fuperintends the fer. 
 
 vants. 
 HOUSEKEEPING, hou'f-ke-pfng. 
 
 a. D:imel'.ick, uiefui to a family. 
 HOUSEKEEPING, hou'f-k*-plngj 
 
 f. The proviiions for a family; 
 
 hofpitality, liberal and plentiful 
 
 table. 
 HOUSELAMB, kou's-lam. f. A lamb 
 
 kept up to be fatted. 
 HOUSELEEK, hou'f-lek. f. A plant, 
 HOUSELESS, hou'z-le,. a. Without 
 
 anode, wanting habitation. 
 HOUSEMAID, hou'f-made. f. A 
 
 maid employed to keep the houfe 
 
 clean. 
 HOUSEROOM, hou'f-rom. f. Place 
 
 in a houfe. 
 HOUSESNAIL, hou'f-fi:a'.e. f. A 
 
 kind of (nail. 
 HOUSE WARMING, hou'f-wir- 
 
 mlng. f. A feaft of merrymaking 
 
 upon going into a new houle. 
 HOUSEWIFE, huz' *it.l. The mif- 
 
 trefs of a family ; a ferrule co- 
 
 nomiil ; one (killed in female bufi- 
 
 nefs. 
 HOUSEWIFELY, huz'-wlf-iy. t. 
 
 Skilled in the afts becoming a houfe- 
 
 wife. 
 
 HOUSE-
 
 H U C 
 
 H U L 
 
 HOUSEWIFELY, hfiz'-wff-If. ad. 
 With the ceconomy of a houfe- 
 wife. 
 
 HOUSEWIFERY, huz' wlf-ry. f. 
 
 I Domellick or female oafinefs, ma- 
 nagement, female oeconomy. 
 
 HOUSING, hou'-zfng. f. Cloth ori- 
 ginally ufed to keep off dirt, now 
 added to faddles as ornamental. 
 
 HOW, How', ad. Jn what manner, 
 to what degree; for what reafon, 
 from what caufe ; by which means, 
 in what ftate ; it is ufed in a fenfe 
 mirking proportion or correfpor.d- 
 ence ; it is much ufed in exclamation. 
 
 HOWBEIT, how-be'-it. ad. Never- 
 theirfs, notwithftanding, yet, how- 
 ev. r. Not now in ufe. 
 
 HOWDYE, how'-dy-ye. ad. In what 
 ftate is your health. 
 
 HOWEVER, how-ev'-ur. ad. In 
 whatsoever manner, in whatfoever 
 degree; at all events, happen what 
 will, at leaft; neverthelefs, notwith- 
 ftanding, yet. 
 
 HOWITZ, h&'-whs. f. A fmall kind 
 of mortar mounted on a carriage 
 like a gun. 
 
 To HOWL, how'l. v. n. To cry as 
 a wolf or dog ; to utter cries in dif- 
 trefs ; to fpeak with a belluine cry 
 or tone ; it is ufed poetically of any 
 noife loud and horrid. 
 
 HOWL, how'l. f. The cry of a wolf 
 or dog; the cry of a hu~nan being 
 in horrour. 
 
 POWSOEVER, how-io. e v'-fir. ad. 
 ID what manner foever; although. 
 
 To HOX, h6k's. v. a. To hough, to 
 battering. 
 
 HOY, hov'. f. A large boat, fome- 
 
 - times with one deck. 
 
 HUBBUB, hub'-bub. f. A tumult, a 
 riot 
 
 HUCKABACK, huk'-ka-bak. f. A 
 kind of linen on which the figures 
 are raifed. > 
 
 HU^KLEBACKED, huk'1-bakt. a. 
 Crooked in the ihoulders. 
 
 HUCKLEBO-NE, huk'l-b6ne. f. The 
 hinbone 
 
 HUCKSTER, Imks'-tur. 7 , 
 
 HUCJKSTERER, huks'-te>-ur. J l ' 
 PDC who fells good by retail, or in 
 
 fmall quantities j a trkkifti mean 
 fellow. 
 
 To HUCKSTER, huks'-tur. v. n. To 
 deal in pettv bargains. 
 
 To HUDDLE, hud'i. v. a. To drefc 
 up clofe fo as not to be discovered, 
 to mobble ; to put on carelefsly in 
 a hurry ; to cover up in hafte ; to 
 perform in a hurry ; to throw toge- 
 ther in confufion. 
 
 To HUDDLE, hud'l. v. n. To come 
 in a crowd or hurry. 
 
 HUDDLE, hud'l. f. Crowd, tumult, 
 confufion. 
 
 HUDIBRASTICK, hu-dy bras'-dk. 
 a. In the manner of Hudibras, dog- 
 gerel. 
 
 HUE, hu'. f. Colour, die; a clamour, 
 a legal purfuit. 
 
 HUFF, huf. f. Swell of fudden anger 
 or arrogance. 
 
 To HUFF, huP. v. a. To fwell, 
 to puff; to heftor, to treat with 
 infolence and arrogance. 
 
 To HUFF, huf'. v. n. To blufter, to 
 ftorrn, to bounce. 
 
 HUFFER, huf'-fiir. f. A blufterer, 
 a bully. 
 
 HUFFISH, huf'-flQi. a. Arrogant, 
 infolent, bettering. 
 
 HUFFISHLY, huP-flm-ty. ad. With 
 arrogant petulance. 
 
 HUFFISHNESS, huf-flfh-nes. f. 
 Petulance, arrogance, noify blufter. 
 
 To HUG, hug', v. a. To prefs clofe 
 in an embrace ; to fondle, to treat 
 with tendernefs ; to hold faft. 
 
 HUG, hug', f. Clofe embrace. 
 
 HUGE, hu'dzh. a. Vaft, immenfe ; 
 great even todeformity or terriblenefs. 
 
 HUGELY, hu'dzh ly.ad. Immenfely, 
 enormoufly ; greatly, very much. 
 
 HUGENESS, hu'dzh-nes. f. Enor- 
 mous bulk, greamefs. 
 
 HUGGERMUGGER, hug'-gur- 
 mug'-gur. f. Secrecy, by-place. 
 A cant word. 
 
 HUGUENOT, hu'-ge-n6t. f. A name 
 formerly given by way of contempt 
 to the proteltants in France. 
 
 HULK, hulk', f. The body of a (hip; 
 any thing bulky and unwieldy. 
 
 HULL, hul'. f. The huflc or inte- 
 gument of any thing, the onter co- 
 vering ;
 
 HUM 
 
 HUM 
 
 verin? ; the body of a fhip, the 
 hdk. 
 
 HULLY, hul'-ly\ a. HuCty, full of 
 hulls. 
 
 To HUM, hum', v. a. To make the 
 nolle of bees ; to make an inarticu- 
 late and buzzing found ; to paafe 
 in fpeaking, and fupply the inter- 
 Tal with an audible emUfion of 
 breath; to fing low; to applaud. 
 Approbation was commonly expreff- 
 ed in publick afiemblies by a hum, 
 about a century ago. 
 
 HUM, hum', f. The noife of bees or 
 
 , infefts ; the noife of buftling crowds; 
 any low doll noife; a paufe n,ith an 
 articulate found ; an expreflion of 
 applaufe. 
 
 HUM, hum', interj. A found imply- 
 ing doubt and deliberation. 
 
 HUMAN, ho'-man. a. Having the 
 qualities of a man ; belonging to 
 man. 
 
 HUMANE, hii-roa'ne. a. Kind, civil, 
 bcnerolent, good-natured 
 
 HUMANELY, hi'.-ma'ne-ly. ad. 
 Kindly, with good nature. 
 
 HUMANIST, hu'-mi ,nU. f. A P hi- 
 lologer, a grammarian. 
 
 HUMANITY, hu-man'-ft-v. f. The 
 nature of man ; humankind, the 
 eolleftive body of mankind ; kind- 
 efs tendernefs ; philology, gram- 
 matical ftndies. 
 
 To HUMANIZE, hu'-ma nlze. v. a. 
 To foften, to make fufceptive of 
 tendernefs or benevolence. 
 
 HUMANKIND, hu'-man-kl'nd. f. 
 The race of ir.an. 
 
 HUMANLY, hu'-min-ly. ad. After 
 the notions of men ; kindly, with 
 good-nature. 
 
 HUMB1RD, hum'-burd. f. The hum- 
 ming bird. 
 
 HUMBLE, um'bl. a. Not proud, 
 modeft, not arrogant ; low, not high, 
 not great. 
 
 To HUMBLE, um'bl. v. a. To make 
 humble, to make fubmiffive ; to 
 crufh, to break, to fubdue ; to make 
 to condefcend ; to bring down from 
 a height. 
 
 HUMBLEBEE, um'bl-bi. f. A buz- 
 zing wild bee, a herb. 
 
 it?k'- >v.2 
 
 HUMBLENESS, um'bl-nes. f. Hu- 
 mility, ablence of pride. 
 
 HUMBLER, um'-blur. f. One that 
 humbk-s or fubdues himfelf or o-' 
 thers. 
 
 HUMBLEMOUTHED, um'bl- 
 mouthd. a. Mild, meek. 
 
 HUMBLEPLANT, um'bl-plant. f. 
 A Ipecies of fenfnive plant. 
 
 HUMBLES, um'blz. f. Entrails of a 
 deer. 
 
 HUMBLY, um'-bty. ad. With hu- 
 mility ; without elevation. 
 
 HUMDRUM, hum'-drum. a. Dull, 
 dronim, itupid. 
 
 To HUMECT, hu-mek't. 
 
 Tc HUMECTATE, J,u-rr 
 tate. 
 To wet, to moiften. Little u(ed. 
 
 HUMECTAT10N.hu mek-ta'-ihun. 
 f. The ad of wetting, moiftening. 
 
 HUMERAL, hu'.m-ral. a. Belong, 
 ing to the moulder. 
 
 HUM1CUBAT10N, hi-ml kii ba'- 
 Ihun. f. 'Ihe adl oi lying on the 
 ground. 
 
 HUMID, hu'-mld. a. Wet. moift, 
 watery. 
 
 HUMIDITY, hu-trU'-Jt-y". f. Moif- 
 ture, or the power of wetting other 
 bodies. 
 
 HUM1FICK, hu-mlP-lk. a. Caufing 
 moi'lure. 
 
 HUMILIATION, hu-mll f .i'-fhun. 
 f. Defcent from greatnefs, aft of 
 humility ; mortification, external 
 exprellion of fin and unworthinefs; 
 abatement of pride. 
 
 HUMILITY, hu mll'-It-j'. f. Free- 
 dom from pride, modelly, not ar- 
 rogance ; a.i\ of fubmiflion. 
 
 HUMMER, hum'-mur. f. One that 
 hums. 
 
 HUMORAL, u'-m6-rul. a. Proceed, 
 ing from humours. 
 
 HUMORIST, u'-mur-Ift. f. One who 
 conduces hirfrfelf by his own fancy, 
 one who gratifies his own humour. 
 
 HUMOROUS, tV-mur-i'is. a. Full 
 of grotcfque or odd images ; capri- 
 cious, irregular; pleafant, jocular. 
 
 HUMOROUSLY, u' mur-of-ly. ad. 
 Merrily, jocofely ; with caprice, 
 with whim. 
 
 HU-
 
 HUN 
 
 H U R 
 
 HUMOROUSNESS, u'-mur-uf-nes. 
 f. Ficklenefs, capricious levity. 
 
 HUMORSOME, u'-mur-fum. a 
 
 ^ Peevifh, petulant; odd, humorous. 
 
 tUMORSOMELY, u'-mfir-lutn-l^. 
 ad. Peevifhly, petulantly. 
 
 HUMOUR, ti'-mfir.f. Moifture; the 
 different kinds of moiilure in man's 
 body ; general turn or temper of 
 mind ; prefent difpofition ; gro- 
 tefque imagery, jocularity, merri- 
 ment ; difeafed or morbid difpofi- 
 tion ; petulance, peevifhnefs ; a 
 trick ; caprice, whim, predominant 
 inclination. 
 
 To HUMOUR, u'-mur. v. a. To gra- 
 tify, to footh by compliance ; to fit, 
 to comply with. 
 
 HUMP, hump', f. A crooked back. 
 
 HUMPBACK, hump'-bak'.f. Crook- 
 ed back, high fhoulders. 
 
 HUMPBACKED, hump'-bakt'. a. 
 Having a crooked back. 
 
 To HUNCH, huntfli'. v. a. To flrike 
 or punch with the fifls; to crook the 
 back. 
 
 HUNCHBACKED, huntfti'-bakt'. a. 
 Having a crooked back. 
 
 HUNDRED, hun'-durd. a. ConM- 
 ing of ten multiplied by ten. 
 
 HUNDRED, hun'-durd. f. The num- 
 ber ten multiplied by ten ; a com- 
 pany or body confilling of a hun- 
 dred ; a canton or divifion of a 
 country, confining originally of 
 tunings. 
 
 HUNDREDTH, hun'-dredth. a. The 
 ordinal of an hundred. 
 
 HUNG, hung'. The irreg. preterite 
 and part. p*fT. of HANG. 
 
 HUNGER, hung'-gur. f. Defire of 
 food, the pain felt from falling ; any 
 violent defire. 
 
 To HUNGER, h&ng'-gur. v. n. To 
 feel the pain of hunger; to defire 
 with great eagernefs. 
 
 HUNGERBIT, hung'-gur-bjt. 7 
 
 HUNGERB1TTEN, hung'-gur- [ a. 
 bitn. 3 
 
 Pained or weakened with hunger. 
 
 HUNGERLY, hung'-gur-lv. a. Hun- 
 gry, in want of nouriihment. 
 
 HUNGERLY, hung'-g&r-ly. ad. 
 With keen appetite. 
 7 
 
 HUNGERSTARVED, hung'-gur- 
 fla'rvd a. Starved with hunger, 
 pinched by want of food. 
 
 HUNGRED, hung'-gurd. a. Pinch- 
 ed by want of food. 
 
 HUNGRILY,hung'- g ii!.y. ad. With 
 keen appetite. 
 
 HUNGRY, hung'-gry. a. Feeling 
 pain from want of fbod ; not fat, 
 not fruitful, not prolifick, greedy. 
 
 HUNKS, hungks'. f. A covetous for- 
 did wretch, a mifer. 
 
 To HUNT, hunt', v. a. To chafe 
 wild animals ; to purfue, to follow 
 clofe; to fearch for; to direct or 
 manage hounds in the chace. 
 
 To HUNT, hunt', v. n. To follow 
 the chace ; to purfue or fearch. 
 
 HUNT, hunt', f. A pack of hounds; 
 a chace ; purfuit. 
 
 HUNTER, hun'-tur. f. One who 
 chafes animals for paftime ; a dog 
 that fcents game or beafls of prey. 
 
 HUNTINGHORN, hun'-ting-hlro. 
 f. A bugle, a horn ufed to cheer the 
 hounds. 
 
 HUNTRESS, Imoi-tres. f. A womaa 
 that follows the chace. 
 
 HUNTSMAN, hunts'-min.f. One 
 who delights in the chace ; the fer- 
 vant whofe office it is to manage the 
 chace. 
 
 HUNTSMANSHIP, hunt's.man- 
 fhip. 1. The qualifications of a hun- 
 ter. 
 
 HURDLE, hur'dl. f. A texture of 
 flicks woven together. 
 
 KURDS, hurd'z. f. The refufe of 
 hemp or flax. 
 
 To HURL, hurl', v. a. To throw 
 with violence, to drive impetuoufly ; 
 to utter with vehemence; to play at 
 a kind of game, v 
 
 HURL, hurl', f. Tumult, riot, com- 
 motion ; a kind of game. 
 
 HURLBAT, huri'-bAt. f. Whirlbat. 
 
 HURLER, hm'-lur. (. One that plays 
 at hurling. 
 
 HURLY, hur'-ly. 
 
 HURLYBURLY, hur'-Jy-bur'- 
 
 Tumult, commotion, buflle. 
 
 HURRICANE, hur'-ry-kane. 7 r 
 
 HURRICANO, hur-rfka'-r.o. f /' 
 
 A vio-
 
 H U S 
 
 H Y A 
 
 A violent ftorm, fuch as is often ex- 
 perienced in the eaftern hemifphere. 
 
 HURRIER, hur'-iy-ur. f. One that 
 hurries, a difturber. 
 
 ToHURRY,hur'-ry.v.a. To haften, 
 to put into precipitation or confufion. 
 
 To HURRY, hur'-ry. v. n. To move 
 on with precipitation. 
 
 HURRY, hur'-ry. f. Tumult, preci- 
 pitation, commotion, hafte. 
 
 To HURT, hurt', v. a. To mifchief, 
 to harm ; to wound, to pain by fome 
 bodily harm. 
 
 HURT, hurt', f. Harm, mifchief, 
 wound or bruife. 
 
 HURTER, hur'-tur. f. One that does 
 harm. 
 
 HURTFUL, hurt'-ful. a. Mifchiev- 
 ous, pernicious. 
 
 HURTFULLY, hurt'-ful-y. ad. 
 Mifchievoully, pernicioufly. 
 
 HURTFULNESS, hurt'-ful-nes. f. 
 Mifchievoufnefs, pernicioulnefs. 
 
 To HURTLE, hur'cl. v. n . To fkir- 
 mifli, to run againft any thing, to 
 joftle. 
 
 HURTLEBERRV, hur'il-ber-ry\ f. 
 Bilberry. 
 
 HURTLESS, hurt'-l^s. a. Innocent, 
 harmlefs, innoxious, doing no harm ; 
 receiving no hurt. 
 
 HURTLESSLY, hurt'-lef ly. ad. 
 Without harm. 
 
 HURTLESSNESS, hurt' lef-nes. f. 
 Freedom from any pernicious qua- 
 lity. 
 
 HUSBAND, hfiz' bund. f. The cor- 
 relative to wife, a man married to 
 a woman ; the male of animals ; an 
 economift, a man that knows and 
 pra&ifesthe methods of frugality and 
 pro6t ; a farmer. 
 
 To HUSBAND, huz'-bund. v. a. To 
 fupply with a hufband ; to ma- 
 nage with frugality ; to till, to cul- 
 tivate the ground with proper ma- 
 nagement. 
 
 HUSBANDLESS, huz'-bund-les. a. 
 Without a hufband. 
 
 HUSBANDLY, huz'-bund-ly. a, 
 Frugal, thrifty. 
 
 HUSBANDMAN, huz'-bund -man. f. 
 One who works in tillage. 
 
 HUSBANDRY, huz'-bun-dry. f. Til- 
 
 lage, manner of cultivating land; 
 thrift, frugality, parfimony ; care of 
 domeftick affairs. 
 
 HUSH, hum'. i.,terj. Silence! be 
 ftill ! no noife ! 
 
 HUSH, hum', a. Still, filent, quiet. 
 
 To HUSH, hum', v. a. To Hill, to 
 filence, to quiet, to appeafe. 
 
 To HUSH, hu(h'. v. n. To be ftill. 
 
 HUSHMONEY, hufh'-mun-y. f. A 
 bribe to hinder information. 
 
 HUSK, hufk'. f. The outmoft inte- 
 gument of fotne forts of fruit. 
 
 To HUSK, hufk'. v. a. To ftrip off 
 the out\vard integument. 
 
 HUSKED, hus'-kid. a. Bearing a 
 huflc, covered with a hufk. 
 
 HUSKY, hus'-ky. a. Abounding in 
 hufks. 
 
 HUSSAR, huz-za'r. f. A kind of 
 light horferaan. 
 
 HUSSY, huz'-zy. f. A forry or bad 
 woman. 
 
 HUSTINGS, hus'-tlngz. f. A coun- 
 cil, a court held. 
 
 To HUSTLE, hus'l. v. a. To make 
 together. 
 
 HUSWIFE, huz'-zif. f. A bad ma- 
 nager, a forry woman ; an econo- 
 niilt, a thrifty woman. 
 
 To HUSWIFE, huz'-zi'f. v. a. To 
 manage with economy and fruga- 
 lity. 
 
 HUSW1FERY, huz'-zlf-ry. f. Ma- 
 nagement good or bad ; manage- 
 ment of rural bufmefs committed to 
 women. 
 
 HUT, hut', f. A poor cottage. 
 
 HUTCH, hutm'. f. A corn cheft. 
 
 To HUZZ, huz'. v. n. To buzz, to 
 murmur. 
 
 HUZZA, huz-za'. interj. A fhout, 
 a cry of acclamation. 
 
 To HUZZA, huz-zi'. v. n. To utter 
 acclamation. 
 
 To HUZZA, huz-za'. v. a. To re- 
 ceive with acclamation. 
 
 HYACINTH, hi'-a-slnth.f. A plant; 
 a kind of precious ftone* 
 
 HYAC1NTH1NE, hi a-sin'-thi'n. a. 
 Made of hyacinth. 
 
 HYADES, hi' i-dez. ) f . A watery 
 
 HYADS, hi'-adz. ] conilella- 
 000*1 
 
 IIY-
 
 H Y D 
 
 H Y P 
 
 f ; HY ALINE; hi'-a-lln. a. G!afTy,cry- 
 ftalline. 
 
 HYBRIDOUS, hlb'-bry-dus. a. Be- 
 gotten between animals of different 
 
 I fpecies ; produced from plants of 
 different kinds. 
 
 HYDATID,hi-dat'-Id.f. Little tranf- 
 
 . parent bladders of water in any part, 
 
 moft common in dropfical perfons. 
 
 HYDRA, hl'-dra. f. A monfter with 
 many heads {lain by Hercules. 
 
 HYDRAGOGUES, hl'-dri-g6gz. f. 
 Such medicines as occafion the dif- 
 charge of watery humours. 
 
 HYDRAULICAL, hi-dra'-ty- 
 kal. 
 
 HYDRAULICK, hi-dra'-llk. 
 
 Relating to the conveyance of wa- 
 ter through pipes. 
 
 HYDRAULICKS, M-dra'-Hks. f. 
 The fcience of conveying water 
 through pipes or conduits. 
 
 HYDROCELE, hi'-dro-fel. f. A wa- 
 tery rupture. 
 
 HYDROCEPHALUS, hl-dro-feT-J- 
 lus. f. A dropfy in the head . 
 
 HYDROGRAPHER, hi-drog'-gra- 
 fur.f.One who draws maps of thefea. 
 
 HYDROGRAPHY, hi dr6g'-gra-fy. 
 f. Description of the watery part of 
 the terraqueous globe. 
 
 HYDROMANCY, hi"-dr6-min'-fy. 
 f. Prediclion by water. 
 
 HYDROMEL,hi'-dr6-mel. f. Ho- 
 ney and water. 
 
 HYDROMETER, hi-dr6m'-me-tur. 
 /. An inftrument to meafure the ex- 
 tent of water. 
 
 HYDROMETRY, hl-dr6m'-me-tr y . 
 f. The aft of meafuring the extent 
 of water. 
 
 HYDROPHOBIA,h!-dro-f6'-by-a. f. 
 Dread of water. 
 
 HYDROPICAL, M-dr6p'-- ) 
 kil. (a 
 
 HYDROPICK, hi-dr6p'-ik. J 
 Dropfical, difeafed with extravafa- 
 ted water. 
 
 HYDROPOTIST, hi-dr6p'-6-tIft. f. 
 One who drinks water. 
 
 HYDROSTATIC AL, hl-dr&.ftit'-I- 1 
 kal. a. Relating to hydroftaticks, 
 taught by hydroftaticks, 
 
 VOL. I. 
 
 HYDROSTATICALLY, hi-dr6- 
 ftat'-y-ka'-y. ad. According to hy- 
 droftaticks. 
 
 HYDROSTATICKS, h!-dr6-flat'- 
 iks. f. The fcienee of weighing 
 fluids; weighing bodies in fluids. 
 
 HYDROTlCK,hi-drot'-Ik. f. Purger 
 of water or phlegm. 
 
 HYEN,hf-en. |f. An animal 
 
 HYENA, hy-^'-na. C like a wolf. 
 
 HYGROMETER, h^-gr&m'-me-tur 
 f. An inftrumentto meafure the de- 
 grees ofmoifture. 
 
 HYGROSCOPE, hf-gr6-fk6pe. f* 
 An inftrument to (how the moifture 
 and drynefs of the air, and to mea- 
 fure and eftimate the quantity of 
 either extreme, 
 
 HYLARCHICAL, ty-l&'r-kfJkik 
 a. Prefiding over matter. 
 
 HYLOZOICK, h^-16-z6 
 
 Maintaining the animation of na- 
 ture. 
 
 HYM, him', f. A fpecies of dog. 
 
 HYMEN, hf- men. f. The god of 
 marriage ; the virginal membrane* 
 
 HYMENEAL, him-fne"-a1. 7 f 
 
 HYMENEAN, hlm-^-nr-an. $ f ' 
 A marriage fong. 
 
 HYMENEAL, hlm-f-ni'-Sl. 
 
 HYMENEAN, Mm-^-nr-an. 
 Pertaining to marriage. 
 
 HYMN, him', f. An encomiafticfc 
 fong, or fong of adoration to fome 
 fuperiour being. 
 
 To HYMN, him', v.a. Topraifein 
 fong, or worfhip with hymns. 
 
 To HYMN, him', v. n. To fing fonga 
 of adoration. 
 
 HYMNICK, hlm'-nlk. a. Relating 
 to hymns. 
 
 HYMNING, hfm'-nfng. p. a. Cele- 
 brating in hymns. 
 
 ToHYP,hip'. v.a. To make melan- 
 choly, to difpirit. 
 
 HYPALLAGE, h^-pal'-la-dzhe 1 . f. A 
 figure by which words change their 
 cafes with each other. 
 
 HYPER, hi'-pur. f. A hypercritick. 
 
 HYPERBOL A, hf -peY-bo-li. f. A 
 term in mathematicks. 
 
 HYPERBOLE, hy.per'-b6-!e. f. A 
 
 figure in rhetorick by which any 
 
 3 P thing
 
 HYP 
 
 thing is increafed or diininiflied be- 
 yond the exaft truth. 
 HYPERBQLICAL.hy'-per-boi 1 ) 
 
 y-kal. ( . 
 
 HYPERBOLICK, hy-per-b61'- f 
 Ik. 3 
 
 Belonging to the hyperbola ; exag- 
 gerating or extenuating b^vond fact. 
 HYPERBOLICALLY, Iw-per-b61'- 
 -kai-y. ad. In form of an hy- 
 perbole ; with exaggeration or exte- 
 nuation. 
 
 HYPERBOLIFORM, h>--per-b6l'- 
 
 -farm. a. Having the form, or 
 
 nearly the form, of the hyperbola. 
 
 HYPERBOREAN, h?-per-b6 -ry- 
 
 an. a. Northern. 
 HYPERCRITICAL, hy'-per-krh'-y- 
 
 kal. a. Critical beyond ufe. 
 IIYPERCRITICK, hy per-krh'-Jk. 
 f. A critick exaa or captious be- 
 yond ufe or reafon. 
 
 HYPEKMiiTLR, hy-peY-me-tuT. f. 
 Any thing greater than the ftandarci 
 
 res. 
 
 HYPiiRSARCOSIS, h-peT-far-k&'- 
 di. f. The growth of fungous or 
 proud fleflt. 
 HYP. iN, bf-fen. f. A note of con- 
 
 jupclion, a. vir-tue,- ever-living. 
 KYl'NOTlCK,hIp-n6t'-ik. f. Any 
 
 meciici-e that induces fleep. 
 HYPGCHONORES, Mp-p6-k6n'- 
 durz f. The lateral divifions of the 
 upper region of the abdomen, con- 
 taining tiie liver and fpleen. 
 HYPOCHONDRIACAL, hlp- 
 
 p&kAn d.l'-i-kil. 
 HYPOLHONDRIACK, hip- 
 
 r 
 
 I 
 
 Melancholy, difordered in the ima- 
 ginaron ; producing melancholy. 
 HYPOCIST, hy'-pcVslft. f. An 
 aftringent medicine of confiderable 
 
 HYPO C CRISY, hip-pik'-krlf-^. f 
 Diffimulation with regard to the 
 moral or religious character. 
 
 HYPOCRITE, hlp'-p6 krlt. f. A dif 
 ferabler in morality or religion. 
 
 H Y S 
 
 HYPOCRITICAL, hfp-po-i 
 
 hri-.' y kal. / 
 
 HYPOCRIT1CK, hfp-p6.krlt'- 
 
 Diflembling, infincere, appearing 
 differently from the reality. 
 HYPOCRiriCALLY, hip-pfc-krft'- 
 ^-kal-y. ad. With diffimulation, 
 without fincerity. 
 HYPOGAS TRICK, hy-p6-gas'-trlk. 
 a. Seated in the lower part of the 
 belly. 
 
 iYPOGEUM.hy-po-dzhi'.im. f. A 
 name which the ancient architects 
 gave to cellars and vaults. 
 HYfOSTASIS, hy-p6s'-ta-sis. f. 
 Diftinft fubitance ; perfonality, a 
 term ufed in the do&rine of the 
 Holy Trinity. 
 
 lYPOSTATiCAL, hy-p6 ftat'-y- 
 kal. a. Conllitutive, conilituent as 
 didind ingredients ; perfonal, dif- 
 tinftly perfonal. 
 
 HYPOTENUSE, hy-pot'-i-nus. f. 
 The line that fubtends the right 
 angle of aright-angled triangle, the 
 fubtenfe. 
 
 HYPOTHESIS, Hp-pith'-thS-sk f. 
 A fuppofuion, a fyftem formed un- 
 der fome principle not proved. 
 HYPOTHETICAL, hip-p '") 
 
 ifect'-y-kil. C i 
 
 HYPOTHETICK,hIp-p6-tWt'. f a 
 tlk. J 
 
 Including a fuppofuion, condi- 
 tional. 
 
 HYPOTHETIC ALLY.hJp-po-tbet'- 
 y-kal y. ad. Upon fuppofition, 
 conditionally. 
 HYSSOP, hls'-fup. f. A plant. 
 tiYSON, hy'sn. f. A fine kind of 
 
 green tea. 
 
 HYSTERICAL, Ms-teV-if-kal. 7 
 HYSTERICK, hlf-ter'-rlk. j *' 
 Troubled with fits, difordered in the 
 regions of the womb ; proceeding 
 from diforders in the womb. 
 HYSTERICKS, hlf-ter'-riks. f. Fiti 
 of women, fuppofed to proceed from 
 diforders in the womb. 
 
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