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A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the pack.

Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.

The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area. Escutcheon of pretense, an escutcheon used in English heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. Impalement.

A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower.…

ise arms; to exercise one's self in music; to exercise troops. About him exercised heroic games The unarmed youth. Milton.

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

rnea; d Sclerotic; e Choroid; f Cillary Muscle; g Cillary Process; h Iris; i Suspensory Ligament; k Prosterior Aqueous Chamber between h and i; l Anterior Aqueous Chamber; m Crystalline Lens; n Vitreous Humor; o Retina; p Yellow spot; q Center of blind spot; r Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve.…

One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.

e upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively called the falcon. Yarrell.

A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. Johnson.

The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.

A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.

A gambling game at cardds, in whiich all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack. Faro bank, the capital which the proprietor of a farotable ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro is played. Hoyle.…

e feather in the tail of a cock being considered an indication that he is not of the true game breed.

one another in manner of a fence roof." Holland. Fence time, the breeding time of fish or game, when they should not be killed. -- Rail fence, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by posts. -- Ring fence, a fence which encircles a large area, or a whole estate, within one inclosure. -- Worm fence, a zigzag fen…

A counter, used in various games.

wall, resembling tennis; - - so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game. Smart. Fives court, a place for playing fives.

A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing. Johnson.

initiate; -- from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. Shak. The wild dog Shall flesh his tooth on ever…

Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths.