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‖n. [ F., a needle. See Aglet. ] 1. A needle-shaped peak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Aglet. ] 1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10, 424. The official language is English. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. 1 the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.
Syn. -- genus Anguilla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food specialties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; as, The Anguillan population of the islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.
Syn. -- family Anguillidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + -form. ] Eel-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The “Anguillæformes” of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.
Syn. -- order Anguilliformes, order Apodes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beguiled p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling. ] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [ 1913 Webster ]

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn. -- captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, beguiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Guilty of murder or bloodshed. “A bloodguilty life.” Fairfax. -- Blood"guilt`i*ness n. -- Blood"guilt`less, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gilds, AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, a society or company where payment was made for its charge and support, fr. AS. gildan, gieldan, to pay. See Yield, v. t. ] 1. An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A guildhall. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Liable to a tax. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. Golden. ] A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also florin and gulden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; a townhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. guile, gile, OF. guile; of German origin, and the same word as E. wile. See Wile. ] Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John i. 47. [ 1913 Webster ]

To wage by force or guile eternal war. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. guiler. See Guile, n. ] To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. -- Guile"ful*ly, adv. -- Guile"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from guile; artless. -- Guile"less*ly, adv. Guile"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. guileor. ] A deceiver; one who deludes, or uses guile. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A quotation mark. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Zool.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus Uria (as U. troile); the black or foolish guillemot (Cepphus grylle, formerly Uria grylle), is called also sea pigeon and eligny. See Murre. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. guilloire (fr. guiller to work, ferment) + E. vat. ] A vat for fermenting liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. guillochis; -- said to be fr. Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it. ] (Arch.) 1. An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In ornamental art, any pattern made by interlacing curved lines. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Waved or engine-turned. Mollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., from Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine Louis, and was called at first Louison or Louisette. Similar machines, however, were known earlier. ] 1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing, resembling in its action a guillotine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Guillotined p. pr. & vb. n. Guillotining. ] [ Cf. F. guillotiner. ] To behead with the guillotine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gilt, gult, AS. gylt, crime; probably originally signifying, the fine or mulct paid for an offence, and afterward the offense itself, and akin to AS. gieldan to pay, E. yield. See Yield, v. t. ] 1. The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right. [ 1913 Webster ]

Satan had not answer, but stood struck
With guilt of his own sin. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture. [ 1913 Webster ]

A ship incurs guilt by the violation of a blockade. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A feeling of regret or remorse for having committed some improper act; a recognition of one's own responsibility for doing something wrong. “Depression is often rooted in guilt which has not been dealt with in an appropriate way.” “Guilt is a natural and appropriate consequence to a wrong action.” [ PJC ]

adv. In a guilty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being guilty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Free from guilt; innocent. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Ex. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with). [ 1913 Webster ]

Such gardening tools, as art, yet rude,
Guiltless of fire, had formed. Milton.

-- Guilt"less*ly, adv. -- Guilt"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. mentally anguished due to feelings of guilt{ 3 }.
Syn. -- guilt-sick. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Made sick by consciousness of guilt. “A guilt-sick conscience.” Beau. & Fl.
Syn. -- guilt-ridden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Gultier superl. Guiltiest. ] [ AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt. ] 1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment; as, guilty of murder. [ 1913 Webster ]

They answered and said, He is guilty of death. Matt. xxvi. 66. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor he, nor you, were guilty of the strife. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Conscious; cognizant. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Condemned to payment. [ Obs. & R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Guiltily. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not guilty. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a plaguing manner; vexatiously; extremely. [ Colloq. ] “Ronsard is so plaguily stiff and stately.” Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Unbeguiled p. pr. & vb. n. Unbeguiling. ] [ 1st pref. un- + beguile. ] To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. “Then unbeguile thyself.” Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]