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termined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.] To go on now with my first dependence. Beau. & Fl.

s. All honor derivable upon me. South. The exquisite pleasure derivable from the true and beautiful relations of domestic life. H. G. Bell. The argument derivable from the doxologies. J. H. Newman.

aculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.

Meritorious. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

Undeservedly. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

or's chivalry. Shak. Meet me to-morrow where the master And this fraternity shall design. Beau. & Fl.

To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some false guile pervert. Milton.

ter of the soul is determined by the character of its God. J. Edwards. Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. W. Black.

To deprive of beauty or grace. [Obs.]

A spectacle or show. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

A young devil. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

n. [R.] Churches and altars, priests and all devotions, Tumbled together into rude chaos. Beau. & Fl. Days of devotion. See under Day.

A worshiper; one given to devotion. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

To change the complexion or hue of. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Bessus, tell us the discourse Betwixt Tigranes and our king, and how We got the victory. Beau. & Fl.

Insanity; folly. [Obs.] What tediosity and disensanity Is here among! Beau. & Fl.

To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. Milton.

The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Water in which dishes have been washed. "Suds and dishwater." Beau. & Fl.