n. A support for the spear when couched for the attack. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight + æsthesiometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Romania. Population (2000) = 2, 351, 000. [ PJC ]