n. [ L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, the first two Greek letters; Heb. āleph and beth: cf. F. alphabet. ]
The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Deaf and dumb alphabet.
v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The science of representing spoken sounds by letters. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
‖n. [ Ar. ] A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ L. you may have the body. ] (Law) A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A genus of chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; it includes species formerly placed in the genus
‖n. [ L., that must be had. ] (Law) That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word
v. i. [ See Haberdasher. ] To deal in small wares. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To haberdash in earth's base ware. Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares. ]
The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The
n. [ F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk. ] Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An alphabet of signs made by movement of the hands, used by the deaf; in it letters are represented by finger positions. See Dactylology.
same as Morse code. [ 1913 Webster ]
. An alphabet for the blind with a system of raised points corresponding to letters. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Ar. wahābi. ] A follower of