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n. Opposition to Freemasonry. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- not + sonant. ] Not sounding or sounded. [ R. ] C. C. Felton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A basin. [ Obs. or Special form ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cargaison, Sp. cargazon, LL. cargare to load. See rgo. ] A cargo. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a corticosteroid drug used to treat allergies or inflammation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. diapasw^n (i. e., "h dia` pasw^n chordw^n symfoni`a the concord of the first and last notes, the octave); dia` through + pasw^n, gen. pl. of pa^s all: cf. F. diapason. Cf. Panacea.] 1. (Gr. Mus.) The octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale. Compare disdiapason. [1913 Webster]

2. Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony. [1913 Webster]

The fair music that all creatures made . . .
In perfect diapason. Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. The entire compass of tones; the entire compass of tones of a voice or an instrument. [1913 Webster]

Through all the compass of the notes it ran,
The diapason closing full in man. Dryden. [1913 Webster]

4. A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason. [1913 Webster]

5. One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Pref. dis- (Gr. &unr_;) + diapason. ] (Anc. Mus.) An interval of two octaves, or a fifteenth; -- called also bisdiapason. Compare diapason{ 1 }. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ OF. enchaison, fr. L. incidere to happen; in + cadere to fall. ] Occasion, cause, or reason. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The institutions or the practices of freemasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. gesen, geson, rare, scanty, AS. g&unr_;sne barren, wanting. Cf. Geest. ] Rare; wonderful. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Enriched with spice and condiments; hence, exciting; piquant. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. maçon, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mason bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand. --
Mason moth (Zool.), any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil. --
Mason shell (Zool.), a marine univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell. --
Mason wasp (Zool.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larvae [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ trademark. ] A type of fiberboard. [ trademark ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. maçonnerie. ] 1. The art or occupation of a mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or relating to a season of less than maximum demand; as, off-season hotel rates are lower. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To season too highly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. resoun, F. raison, fr. L. ratio (akin to Goth. raþjō number, account, garaþjan to count, G. rede speech, reden to speak), fr. reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think. Cf. Arraign, Rate, Ratio, Ration. ] 1. A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll give him reasons for it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The reason of the motion of the balance in a wheel watch is by the motion of the next wheel. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

This reason did the ancient fathers render, why the church was called “catholic.” Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virtue and vice are not arbitrary things; but there is a natural and eternal reason for that goodness and virtue, and against vice and wickedness. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive or ratiocinative faculty. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing anything divine or human, but by our five senses and our reason. P. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

In common and popular discourse, reason denotes that power by which we distinguish truth from falsehood, and right from wrong, and by which we are enabled to combine means for the attainment of particular ends. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reason is used sometimes to express the whole of those powers which elevate man above the brutes, and constitute his rational nature, more especially, perhaps, his intellectual powers; sometimes to express the power of deduction or argumentation. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the pure reason I mean the power by which we become possessed of principles. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own peculiar operation, conceives; the reason, or rationalized understanding, comprehends. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

I was promised, on a time,
To have reason for my rhyme. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

But law in a free nation hath been ever public reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which ought to be our law; interposing his own private reason, which to us is no law. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The most probable way of bringing France to reason would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish West Indies. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of. “Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the sterility of the soil.” Bacon. --
In reason,
In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right view. [ 1913 Webster ] When anything is proved by as good arguments as a thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in reason, to doubt of its existence. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ] --
It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have greatest care of future times. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle; sake; account; object; purpose; design. See Motive, Sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Reasoned p. pr. & vb. n. Reasoning. ] [ Cf. F. raisonner. See Reason, n. ] 1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. 1 Sam. xii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To converse; to compare opinions. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend. [ 1913 Webster ]

When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well reasoned in every part, there is beauty in such a theory. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To support with reasons, as a request. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men that will not be reasoned into their senses. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by reason or argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. resonable, F. raisonnable, fr. L. rationabilis. See Reason, n. ] 1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men. [ 1913 Webster ]

By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men have no right to what is not reasonable. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper; as, a reasonable demand, amount, price. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let . . . all things be thought upon
That may, with reasonable swiftness, add
More feathers to our wings. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; moderate; tolerable. See Rational. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Reasonably; tolerably. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I have a reasonable good ear in music. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being reasonable. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a reasonable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Moderately; tolerably. “Reasonably perfect in the language.” Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

His reasoning was sufficiently profound. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Argumentation; argument. -- Reasoning, Argumentation. Few words are more interchanged than these; and yet, technically, there is a difference between them. Reasoning is the broader term, including both deduction and induction. Argumentation denotes simply the former, and descends from the whole to some included part; while reasoning embraces also the latter, and ascends from the parts to a whole. See Induction. Reasoning is occupied with ideas and their relations; argumentation has to do with the forms of logic. A thesis is set down: you attack, I defend it; you insist, I reply; you deny, I prove; you distinguish, I destroy your distinctions; my replies balance or overturn your objections. Such is argumentation. It supposes that there are two sides, and that both agree to the same rules. Reasoning, on the other hand, is often a natural process, by which we form, from the general analogy of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by subsequent experience. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rationalist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such persons are now commonly called “reasonists” and “rationalists, ” to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational inquirers. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable. [ 1913 Webster ]

This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere, satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as seed. ] 1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry and the rainy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The several seasons of the year in their beauty. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest. [ 1913 Webster ]

The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. Acts xiii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You lack the season of all natures, sleep. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

In season, in good time, or sufficiently early for the purpose. --
Out of season, beyond or out of the proper time or the usual or appointed time. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Seasoned p. pr. & vb. n. Seasoning. ] 1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is fit and seasoned for his passage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable. [ 1913 Webster ]

You season still with sports your serious hours. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The proper use of wit is to season conversation. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. “When mercy seasons justice.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. “Who by his tutor being seasoned with the love of the truth.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Season their younger years with prudent and pious principles. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. To copulate with; to impregnate. [ R. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To give token; to savor. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction. Ecclus. xxxv. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Sea"son*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A seasoning. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the seasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Occurring or being used in a specific season; as, seasonal items for sale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seasonal dimorphism (Zool.), the condition of having two distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood differs from the summer or autumnal brood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A form of mild depression that occurs in winters, associated with reduction in the amount of sunlight. It is characterized by oversleeping, irritability, and sometimes overeating. It can be treated by light therapy and usually disappears with the arrival of spring. [ PJC ]

n. One who, or that which, seasons, or gives a relish; a seasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasonings. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seasoning tub (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without succession of the seasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) An imperfect octave. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Thrso, the name of a braggart soldier in Terence's “Eunuch:” cf. L. Thrasonianus. ] Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious. -- Thra*son"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Caesar's thrasonical brag of 'I came, saw, and overcame.' Shak. [1913 Webster]

n. [ OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF. traïson, F. trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a delivering up, fr. tradere to give up, betray. See Traitor, and cf. Tradition. ] 1. The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery. [ 1913 Webster ]

The treason of the murthering in the bed. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to take his life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the death of the king, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is high treason, as are many other offenses created by statute. In the United States, treason is confined to the actual levying of war against the United States, or to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy. [ 1913 Webster ]

If he be false, she shall his treason see. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Petit treason. See under Petit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations of plots and treasonable practices. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Treacherous; traitorous; perfidious; insidious. [ 1913 Webster ]

--Trea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Trea"son*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Treasonable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The treasonous book of the Court of King James. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]