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A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.

Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.

opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. An aperture between the mountains. Gilpin. The back aperture of the nostrils. Owen.

Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmo…

The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.

Pertaining to arboriculture. Loudon.

The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.

One who cultivates trees.

Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture. -- Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly, adv.

ce of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin.

A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes.

Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n.

Attainder; disgrace.

Accident; chance; adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ning gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.

Rearing and care of birds.

Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine.

A white, crystalline substance,