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

n. One who advises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an adviser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Appraise, Apprizer. ] One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Nav.) A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray.
Syn. -- atomizer, spray [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + serial, seriate. ] In two rows or series. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + serrate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Serrate on both sides, as some antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kettle or pan for braising. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, bruises. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase
big bruiser. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,
Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who catechises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who chastises; a punisher; a corrector. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chastiser of the rich. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a style in art reflecting Chinese influence, being elaborately decorated and intricately patterned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who performs circumcision. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pitiable. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating. ] [ L. commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- + miserari to pity. See Miserable. ] To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight
Of age, disease, or want, commiserate. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. Locke.

Syn. -- To pity; compassionate; lament; condole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. commisération, fr. L. commiseratio a part of an oration intended to excite compassion. ] The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion. [ 1913 Webster ]

And pluck commiseration of his state
From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. Shak.

Syn. -- See Sympathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Feeling or expressing commiseration. Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who pities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who compromises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who criticises; a critic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or a vessel that, cruises; Specif.: (Nav.) A man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle ship, having great speed, and generally of from two thousand to twelve thousand tons displacement. [ 1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. curvus bent + E. serial. ] (Bot.) Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who despises; a contemner; a scorner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who devises. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. disertus, for dissertus, p. p.: cf. F. disert. See Dissert. ] Eloquent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. disertitud&unr_;. ] Eloquence. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Expressly; clearly; eloquently. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, disguises. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who wears a disguise; an actor in a masquerade; a masker. [ Obs. ] E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who blames or dispraises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person who economizes and avoids waste.
Syn. -- economizer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who enfranchises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Electronics) an electronic circuit which reduces frequency distortion.
Syn. -- equalizer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an equivalent counterbalancing weight.
Syn. -- counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who exercises. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. one who supervises the exercise of animals, such as horses or dogs. [ PJC ]

3. a device used for exercising muscles; as, a thigh exerciser. [ PJC ]

n. An exorcist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Guise. ] A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who improvises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr., fr. L. Caesar. Cf. Kesar, and Czar. ] The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A trader. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. mi^sos hate, misei^n to hate: cf. It. & Sp. misero wretched, avaricious. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The woeful words of a miser now despairing. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A despicable person; a wretch. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard. [ 1913 Webster ]

As some lone miser, visiting his store,
Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A stingy person; one very reluctant to spend money. [ PJC ]

5. A kind of large earth auger. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. misérable, L. miserabilis, fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See Miser. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Very unhappy; wretched; living in misery. [ 1913 Webster ]

What hopes delude thee, miserable man? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing unhappiness or misery. [ 1913 Webster ]

What 's more miserable than discontent? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Miserable comforters are ye all. Job xvi. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A miserable person. [ Obs. ] Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

adv. In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were miserably entertained. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Commiseration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have mercy, fr. miser. See Miser. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where only the wind signs miserere. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) Same as Ileus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. miséricorde. See Misericordia. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Compassion; pity; mercy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anc. Armor.) Same as Misericordia, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]