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plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator. "The green lap of the new-come spring." Shak.

nion or course, profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal it. Bacon. To steal a march, to march in a covert way; to gain an advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of, but now by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march upon one's political rivals. She yesterday wanted to steal a march of…

To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle. Dryden.

ndicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.

ng; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. F. A. March. Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong verb; -- called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.

The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. Sir W. Scott.

To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or through the streets.

dary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; -- not limited to three parts or instruments.

A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily. And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet. Dryden.

Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius Cicero).

A kind of round dance in march or polka time; also, a piece of music for this dance. [U. S.]

in a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires." Chaucer. These are the ushers of Marcius. Shak.

The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.

nth of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vend.

a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc.

r with a voice like him Job xl. 9. The floods have lifted up their voice. Ps. xciii. 3. O Marcus, I am warm'd; my heart Leaps at the trumpet's voice. Addison.

ng hot out of the gleed. Chaucer. The curious work in pastry, the fine cakes, wafers, and marchpanes. Holland. A woman's oaths are wafers -- break with making B. Jonson.

A tall march perennial grass (Paspalum dilatatum) of the southern United States and the American tropics.

teep to scale. Milton. The season and ways were very improper for his majesty's forces to march so great a distance. Evelyn.