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The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.

or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.

The gentlemen, or gentry, of a country, collectively. [Written also squirearchy.]

The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy. [Obs.] The flower of chivalry and squiry. Ld. Berbers.

A collection of statues; statues, collectively.

one by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively.

Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep, etc.; -- called also live stock.

Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs.

Things that follow in a series or succession; the individual objects, collectively considered, which constitute a series, as of rooms, buildings, compositions, etc.; -- often written suite, and pronounced swet.

Every church almost had the Bible of a sundry translation. Coleridge. All and sundry, all collectively, and each separately.

People of rank and fashion; the class of swells, collectively. [Jocose]

Ware, or articles collectively, for table use.

The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.

The character or dignity of a thane; also, thanes, collectively. J. R. Green.

Tiles, collectively.

A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding. So they prepared timber . . . to build the house. 1 Kings v. 18. Many of the timb…

The act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber.

Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such soldiers collectively; -- said to be fictitious name inserted in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out account blanks, etc.

Ton miles collectively; esp., the total ton miles performed by a railroad in a given period.

A native or inhabitant of Turin; collectively, the people of Turin.