‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
If e'er to bless thy sons
My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skill forsake,
This voice in silence die. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Eyas + muske the brid. ] An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
conj. In consideration that; seeing that; since; because that; -- followed by as. See under For, prep. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ In + as + much. ] In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Matt. xxv. 45.
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; , fr. &unr_;, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away. ] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pining atrophy,
Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Marasmus senilis [ L. ],