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A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

Encumbrance. [Obs.] Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare. Milton.

A thick solid-rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside.

ecoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.

to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against. A wise council . . . that did debate this business. Shak. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself. Prov. xxv. 9.

To cause to decay; to impair. [R.] Infirmity, that decays the wise. Shak.

Crosswise; in the form of an X. "Anointed decussatively." Sir T. Browne.

A binding up; a bandaging. Wiseman.

To make a demand; to inquire. The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do Luke iii. 14.

fuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request. Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies Pope. To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. J. Edwards.

ct or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.

(Med.) A medicine or application for drying up a sore. Wiseman.

f which the latent image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is developed and visible.

n addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency.

To appropriate for strengthening and comfort. Grant that we may in such wise hear them [the Scriptures], read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them. Book of Common Prayer.

iscourse deviating from its main design or subject. The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple.

Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] Wiseman.

Self- inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge.

The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self- control; prudence; circumspection; wariness. The better part of valor is discretion. Shak. The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal to their owner. Hume.

; to discoure. [Obs.] I will, if please you it discure, assay To ease you of that ill, so wisely as I may. Spenser.