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The name firat given in England to the red wines of M

A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.

o club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column. Farrow.

The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.

One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] Steele.

A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shopper as a warrant that his goods have been duly enstered and have paid duty.

Given to thought or contemplation. Sir H. Wotton.

Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies.

se roostock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actæa, plants of the Crowfoot family.

nd flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for rastraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hibing an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a…

America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. Dr. T. Dwight.

An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34.

writing paper, usually about 5 by 7½ or 8 inches. -- Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank cheks, etc. -- Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders.

A title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.

Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute. A dame who herself was common. L'Estrange. Common bar (Law) Same as Blank bar, under Blank. -- Common barrator (Law), one who makes a business of instigating litigation. -- Common Bench, a name sometimes given to the English Court of Common Pleas. -- Common brawler (Law), one…

hment or imprisonment. Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for money agreed to be given as a commutation for penance. Blackstone.

A second quantity added to a given quantity to make equal to a third given quantity.

ines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as, all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex. The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.

One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer.

ng of a single force (called the resultant) which shall be equal in effect to two or more given forces (called the components) when acting in given directions. Herbert. -- Composition metal, an alloy resembling brass, which is sometimes used instead of copper for sheathing vessels; -- also called Muntz metal and yello…