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Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse masonry. Weale.

A species of apple that ripens very early. Bacon.

The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition. With all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.

The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer. Ure.

The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.

, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.

Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent. Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. Shak.

Grinding. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in. Gwilt.

In a grunting manner.

A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels.

The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading. Charles Sumner.

In a halting or limping manner.

The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography.

, from Harvest, v. t. Harvesting ant (Zoöl.), any species of ant which gathers and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known.

Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease. Mortimer.

The lower group of the Wealden formation; -- so called from its development around Hastings, in Sussex, England.

The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats.

Preying on the heart.

That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications. Heating surface (Steam Boilers), the aggregate surface exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion, esp. of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to water on their opposite surfaces…