a. [ Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., “the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry, ” etc. ] Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [ Slang ] “These Brummagem gentry.” Lady D. Hardy. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; -- called also
a. [ L. consummatus, p. p. or consummare to accomplish, sum up; con- + summa sum. See Sum. ] Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect. “A man of perfect and consummate virtue.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
To consummate this business happily. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a consummate manner; completely. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. consummatio. ] The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life). [ 1913 Webster ]
'T is a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
From its original to its consummation. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quiet consummation have,
And renownéd be thy grave. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Consummation of marriage,
a. Serving to consummate; completing. “The final, the consummative procedure of philosophy.” Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being crumbed or broken into small pieces. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A dumbledor. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. (Med.) Belonging to, or resembling, gumma. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. inconsummatus. See In- not, and Consummate. ] Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. --
n. Wrong summation. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. nummarius, from nummus a coin. ] Of or relating to coins or money. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Pomace. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See Room. ]
He has made such a general rummage and reform in the office of matrimony. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rummage sale,
v. t.
They might bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would take pain in the romaging. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]
He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and trunks. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To search a place narrowly. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ His house ] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . .
. . . rummaged like a rat. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to range and bestow all merchandise. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Scrimmage. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a summary manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who summarized. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. sommaire. See Sum. ]
n.;
n. [ Cf. F. sommation. See Sum, v. t. ] The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Of this series no summation is possible to a finite intellect. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Mining) A great quantity or heap. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not consummated; not accomplished. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]