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One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.

its of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off. Bouvier. Wharton.

Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness. To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. Hakluyt.

obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment. Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood. Hallam. Cleared by composition with their creditors. Blackstone.

The result of computation; the amount computed.

a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate. To what will thy congested guilt amount Blackmore.

To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptatin, etc. By winning words to conquer hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear. Milton.

Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.

not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.

To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge. The mountains converge into a single ridge. Jefferson.

vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount. He had lost a cool hundred. Fielding. Leaving a cool thousand to Mr.Matthew Pocket. Dickens.

Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful. Kindly pours its copious treasures forth. Thomson. Hail, Son of God, Savior of men! thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song. Milton.

A mountain ridge or chain.

The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefitt. One day shall crown the alliance on 't so please you, Here at my house, and at my proper cost. Shak. At less cost of life th…

ithout spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.

A spur or projection of a mountain. Imp. Dict.

Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.

A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain. [U.S.]

al; to cloak; as, the snemy were covered from our sight by the woods. A cloud covered the mount. Exod. xxiv. 15. In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame. Milton.