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ent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres.

A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris.

skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

ower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.

One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.

, which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.

inoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.

A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son.

An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils. [R.] See Foil.

To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up. Spenser. The five kings are mured in a cave. John. x. (Heading).

f, for the use of composers and copyists. -- Music pen, a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of the musical staff. -- Music shell (Zoöl.), a handsomely colored marine gastropod shell (Voluta musica) found in the East Indies; -- so called because the color markings often resemble printed music. Sometimes applie…

c worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.

A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs. Sterne. Five nations. See under Five. -- Law of nations. See International law, under International, and Law.

A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.] Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; -- usually called german silver; called also argentan.

of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [U. S.]

Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.

A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.] Shak.

e dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground. Sir J. Herschel.

x (Chem.), borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax. -- Octahedral iron ore (Min.), magnetite.