n.
n. (Bot.) See Sweet gum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ fig. ] the influence of another person; the effect of association with another person;
on the coattails of
n. confidential information.
n. The character or person of a devil or the devil. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ F. entrailles, LL. intralia, intranea, fr. interaneum, pl. interanea, intestine, interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among, within. See Internal. ]
That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of America. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. L. filius. See Filial. ] Son; -- sometimes used after a French proper name to distinguish a son from his father,
n. [ W. gleisiad, fr. glas blue. ] (Zool.) See Grilse. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Zool.) A young salmon after its first return from the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OE. hailsen, Icel. heilsa. Cf. Hail to call to. ] To greet; to salute. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [ Obs. ] Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a plant of the genus
n. A machine that sorts mail, according to the address. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ F. mérelle, marelle, marelles, LL. marella, marrella. Cf. Morris the game. ] A boy's play, called also
n. pl. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.)
n. Cloth made waterproof by oil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A stove that burns oil (such as kerosine) for heating or cooking.
n. An insect that flies into a flame. [ 1913 Webster ]
interj. God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body). Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. One who promises or distributes public offices and their emoluments as the price of services to a party or its leaders. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The
a. Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome;
What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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adv. [ From Whiles; cf. Amongst. ] While. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Whilst the emperor lay at Antioch. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The whilst,