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n. A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad + nuere to nod. ] Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. avenue, fr. avenir to come to, L. advenire. See Advene. ] 1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit. “The avenues leading to the city by land.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered. [ 1913 Webster ]

An avenue of tall elms and branching chestnuts. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Continued p. pr. & vb. n. Continuing. ] [ F. continuer, L. continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See Continuous, and cf. Continuate. ] 1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here to continue, and build up here
A growing empire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Matt. xv. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last. [ 1913 Webster ]

But now thy kingdom shall not continue. 1 Sam. xiii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance. [ 1913 Webster ]

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. John viii. 31.

Syn. -- To persevere; persist. See Persevere. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To unite; to connect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother. Sir T. browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not. [ 1913 Webster ]

O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee. Ps. xxxvi. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bridge of wond'rous length,
From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb
of this frail world. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live. [ 1913 Webster ]

And how shall we continue Claudio. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story. “Continued woe.” Jenyns. “Continued succession.” Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Continued bass (Mus.), a bass continued through an entire piece of music, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures beneath the bass; the same as thorough bass or figured bass; basso continuo. [ It. ] --
Continued fever (Med.), a fever which presents no interruption in its course. --
Continued fraction (Math.), a fraction whose numerator is 1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number, plus a fraction, and so on. --
Continued proportion (Math.), a proportion composed of two or more equal ratios, in which the consequent of each preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the following one; as, 4 : 8 : 8 : 16 :: 16 : 32. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Continuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who continues; one who has the power of perseverance or persistence. “Indulgent continuers in sin.” Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a continuer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain. See Detain. ] A person or thing detained; (Law) A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained. [ 1913 Webster ]

Writ of detinue (Law), one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in possession, to recover the thing itself, or its value and damages, from the detainer. It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ It., p. pr. of diminuere to diminish. ] (Mus.) In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. diminuens, p. pr. of diminuere. See Diminish. ] Lessening. Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Discontinued p. pr. & vb. n. Discontinuing. ] [ Cf. F. discontinuer. ] To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. [ 1913 Webster ]

Set up their conventicles again, which had been discontinued. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have discontinued school
Above a twelvemonth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it. Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be separated or severed; to part. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. Jer. xvii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was no gadder abroad, not discontinuer from his convent for a long time. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Immanuel. Matt. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. 'immān&unr_;ēl, fr. 'im with + ān&unr_; us + ēl God. ] God with us; -- an appellation of the Christ. Is. vii. 14. Matt. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -nues /plu>. [ F., fem. of ingénu ingenious. ] An ingenuous or naïve girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Innuedoes(&unr_;). [ L., by intimation, by hinting, gerund of innuere, innutum, to give a nod, to intimate; pref. in- in, to + -nuere (in comp.) to nod. See Nutation. ] 1. An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by an innuendo. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pursue your trade of scandal picking;
Your innuendoes, when you tell us,
That Stella loves to talk with fellows. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An averment employed in pleading, to point the application of matter otherwise unintelligible; an interpretative parenthesis thrown into quoted matter to explain an obscure word or words; -- as, the plaintiff avers that the defendant said that he (innuendo the plaintiff) was a thief. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is so applied from having been the introductory word of this averment or parenthetic explanation when pleadings were in Latin. The word “meaning” is used as its equivalent in modern forms.

Syn. -- Insinuation; suggestion; hint; intimation; reference; allusion; implication; representation; -- Innuendo, Insinuation. An innuendo is an equivocal allusion so framed as to point distinctly at something which is injurious to the character or reputation of the person referred to. An insinuation turns on no such double use of language, but consists in artfully winding into the mind imputations of an injurious nature without making any direct charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innuens, p. pr. ] Conveying a hint; significant. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Intervene, Avenue. ] Interposition. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Innuendo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. minuendus to be diminished, fr. minuere to lessen, diminish. See Minish. ] (Arith.) In the process of subtraction{ 2 }, the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted, to find the difference. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F., fr. menu small, L. minutus small. So called on account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th Minute. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To continue anew. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. retinue, OF. retinue, fr. retenir to retain, engage, hire. See Retain. ] The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite. [ 1913 Webster ]

Others of your insolent retinue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

What followers, what retinue canst thou gain? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To have at one's retinue, to keep or employ as a retainer; to retain. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come. ] 1. That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know what you are worth. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use. [ 1913 Webster ]

Revenue cutter, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. See Survene. ] A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Tetrapneumona. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not furnished with a revenue. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]