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Of the nature of kincob; brocaded. Thackeray.

Kinship. Thackeray.

See Kite, n., 6. [Cant] McElrath. Thackeray.

the table with the knuckles, when conquered. "Colonel Esmond knocked under to his fate." Thackeray.

the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. Thackeray. -- Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.

Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous dog should leave off lady-killing. Thackeray.

Somewhat lank. Thackeray. The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. The Century.

Having long legs. Thackeray.

To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [Colloq. Eng.] Thackeray.

nt; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. [Colloq. or Low] Carlyle. Thackeray.

Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; as, a likable person. Thackeray.

rict and important than the final one; -- called also smalls. Cf. Great go, under Great. Thackeray. -- Little hours (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce, sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes included. -- Little ones, young children. The men, and the women, and the little ones. Deut. ii. 34.…

A kind of sugar confection which dissolves easily in the mouth. Thackeray.

A little lord. Thackeray.

ocose] But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is part of our creed Thackeray.

To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. Thackeray.

A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century. Thackeray.

he wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. Dryden. Southey. Thackeray.

the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. "A surprising old maiden lady." Thackeray.

A hand or match at dice. Prior. Thackeray.