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The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.

A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine. Dunglison.

Of or pertaining to a pledge or agreement; responsible. [R.] He is righteous even in that representative and sponsional person he put on. Abp. Leighton.

To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch. [Cant]

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. At stake, in danger; hazarded; pledged. "I see my reputation is at stake." Shak.

ngraving in lines. The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect. Milman.

against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger to the levy.

ate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. A mule . . . streaked and dappled with white and black. Sandys. Now streaked and glowing with the morning red. Prior.

ke soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. Spenser.

One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

umber or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary. Blackstone.

To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon. Diogenes trampled on Plato's pride with greater of his own. Gov. of Tongue.

Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless. Loyal father of a treacherous son. Shak. The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate. Cowper.

Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled. Triplicate ratio (Math.), the ratio of the cubes of two quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is a3: b3.

Having fidelity pledged.

A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.

A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope.

not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. -- Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly, adv.

Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.

A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day. [Obs.]