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he apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. Locke.

ed to view; out of sight; remaining. We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. Locke.

To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] Dryden. Belay thee! Stop.

To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.

A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.

urope (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.

Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. Bents and turns of the matter. Locke.

A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit. Wild bergamot (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa).

A mound; a hillock. W. Browne.

To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade. "Beset with foes." Milton. Let thy troops beset our gates. Addison.

rtin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster. Locke.

More correctly or thoroughly. The better to understand the extent of our knowledge. Locke.

hieves to wrench doors open. [Written also bettee.] The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot.

ging in common to two; shared by both. Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them. Locke.

A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.

thoughts. South. Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. Locke.

To drink; to sip; to tipple. He was constantly bibbing. Locke.

A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships. Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Shak.

To exert a binding or restraining influence. Locke.

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers. Knight.