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Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. "One abstemious day." Pope.

he bottomless pit. Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss. Milton. The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light. Dryden.

A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.

To mark with the written accent.

A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

did appoint it. Wilkins. These qualities . . . go to accomplish a perfect woman. Cowden Clarke.

sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.

A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle. Lindley.

iment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture. J. H. Parker.

on to be contained in commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light.

A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses. Lindley.

; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to Ant: dull or Ant: stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.

he fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. D. C. Eaton.

; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.

Added; additional. Parkhurst.

guous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append. Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, adjoined by way of note. Watts.

ries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet. Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. E. Everett.

rise; a prodigy. Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. Shak. Note of admiration, the mark (!), called also exclamation point.

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life. Bacon.