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n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; useful + &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn. ] A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Clearstory. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Arch.) The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. f&ymacr_;rstān flint; f&ymacr_;r fire + stān stone. ] 1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) Any very hard rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ It. or Sp. presto quick, quickly. See Prest, a. ] 1. Quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Presto! begone! 'tis here again. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Quickly; rapidly; -- a direction for a quick, lively movement or performance; quicker than allegro, or any rate of time except prestissimo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land. Swift. -- Re*stor"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Restoration. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See Restore. ] 1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold the different climes agree,
Rejoicing in thy restoration. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is restored or renewed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy. --
Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; reestablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Restorationist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. restoratif. ] Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Destroys life's enemy,
Hunger, with sweet restorative delight. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a restorative manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A restaurateur. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Restorative. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Restored p. pr. & vb. n. Restoring. ] [ OE. restoren, OF. restorer, F. restaurer, fr. L. restaurare; pref. re- re- + an unused word; cf. Gr. stayro`s an upright pale or stake, Skr. sthāvara fixed, firm. Cf. Restaurant, Store. ] To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. “To restore and to build Jerusalem.” Dan. ix. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

And his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark iii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now therefore restore the man his wife. Gen. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Loss of Eden, till one greater man
Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The father banished virtue shall restore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. Ex. xxii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To make good; to make amends for. [ 1913 Webster ]

But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored, and sorrows end. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Fine Arts) (a) To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc. (b) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild; reestablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Restoration. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Restoration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]