Buttress (), v. t. [imp. p. p. Buttressed (); p. pr. vb. n. Buttressing.] To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
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To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. Burke.
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Inebriate, n. One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates.
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Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin.
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Endow (?), v. t. [imp. p. p. Endowed (?); p. pr. vb. n. Endowing.] [OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L. dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue.] 1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
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Endowing hospitals and almshouses. Bp. Stillingfleet.
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2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.
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Vulcanian (?), a. [L. Vulcanius.]
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1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals.
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Ingenious allusions to the Vulcanian panoply which Achilles lent to his feebler friend. Macaulay.
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2. (Geol.) Volcanic.
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Regratiatory (r?gr?sh??t?r?), n. A returning or giving of thanks. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Dabber (dbbr), n. That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink.
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Blotter (blttr), n. 1. One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.
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2. (Com.) A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place.
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Batoon (), n. See Baton, and Baston.
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Bonnet (bnnt), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak.
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2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.
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And pis and bonnets waving high. Sir W. Scott.
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3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
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4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as, (a) (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. (b) A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc. (c) A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. (d) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. (e) In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
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5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. Hakluyt.
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6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal.
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7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant]
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8. (Automobiles) The metal cover or shield over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the hood. [Brit.]
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Bonnet limpet (Zol.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptrid). -- Bonnet monkey (Zol.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. -- Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. Sir W. Scott. -- To have a bee in the bonnet. See under Bee. -- Black bonnet. See under Black. -- Blue bonnet. See in the Vocabulary.
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Felony (?), n.; pl. Felonies (#). [OE. felonie cruelty, OF. felonie, F. flonie treachery, malice. See Felon, n.] 1. (Feudal Law) An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture. Burrill.
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2. (O.Eng.Law) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt.
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3. A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.
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Forfeiture for crime having been generally abolished in the United States, the term felony, in American law, has lost this point of distinction; and its meaning, where not fixed by statute, is somewhat vague and undefined; generally, however, it is used to denote an offense of a high grade, punishable either capitally or by a term of imprisonment. In Massachusetts, by statute, any crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison, and no other, is a felony; so in New York. the tendency now is to obliterate the distinction between felonies and misdemeanors; and this has been done partially in England, and completely in some of the States of the Union. The distinction is purely arbitrary, and its entire abolition is only a question of time.
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There is no lawyer who would undertake to tell what a felony is, otherwise than by enumerating the various kinds of offenses which are so called. originally, the word felony had a meaning: it denoted all offenses the penalty of which included forfeiture of goods; but subsequent acts of Parliament have declared various offenses to be felonies, without enjoining that penalty, and have taken away the penalty from others, which continue, nevertheless, to be called felonies, insomuch that the acts so called have now no property whatever in common, save that of being unlawful and purnishable. J. S. Mill.
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To compound a felony. See under Compound, v. t.
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Pose, v. t. [Shortened from appose, for oppose. See 2d Appose, Oppose.] 1. To interrogate; to question. [Obs.] She . . . posed him and sifted him. Bacon.
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2. To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
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A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose and puzzle him. Barrow.
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bleep n. a short high-pitched tone produced as a signal or warning.
Syn. -- beep.
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Honesty (?), n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest, onest (cf. F. honntet), L. honestas. See Honest, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak.
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2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.
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That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Tim. ii. 2.
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3. Chastity; modesty. Chaucer.
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To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak.
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4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; Lunaria rediva is perennial honesty.
Syn. -- Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.
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marvellous adj. Marvelous.
Syn. -- improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).
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Dyingly, adv. In a dying manner; as if at the point of death. Beau. Fl.
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Stodgy (?), a. Wet. [Prov. Eng.] G. Eliot.
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Demulce (?), v. t. [L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to stroke, soothe.] To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.
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Styca (?), n. [LL., fr. AS. stic, styc, stycge.] An anglo-Saxon copper coin of the lowest value, being worth half a farthing. S. M. Leake.
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Spleen, v. t. To dislke. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
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Cesural (?), a. See Csural.
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Eductor (?), n. [L., tutor.] One who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts.
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Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether. E. Darwin.
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Sanction (?), n. [L. sanctio, from sancire, sanctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf. F. sanction. See Saint.] 1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.
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The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. I. Watts.
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2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
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Syn. -- Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance; support.
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Insalutary (?), a. [L. insaluteris : cf. F. insalutaire. See In- not, and Salutary.] 1. Not salutary or wholesome; unfavorable to health.
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2. Not tending to safety; productive of evil.
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Brachygraphy (), n. [Gr. brachys short + -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie.] Stenography. B. Jonson.
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