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A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife. I pronounce that they are man and wife. Book of Com. Prayer. every wife ought to answer for her man. Addison.

silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.

A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mìster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence.

A communication of news; an announcement. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

ntimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.

wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.

To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly. E,Hall.

A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

date of which varies from year to year. Movable letter (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.

several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even discontinuous.

Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.

Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced. Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. Sir J. Davies.

print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley.

s communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. Shak.

One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio. [Obs.] Hoole.

The ounce.

exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah. Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. Shak.

Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment for crime, or connected with the commission of a crime; penalty. Chaucer. We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him. Bacon. Interpose, on pain of my displeasure. Dryden. None shall presume to fly, under pain of death. Addison.…