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Anything which clogs. Dr. H. More.

The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford.

The collective sum. aggregate, or mass of anything; specif., the people as a body; the state.

A part or piece of anything; a portion. Cut two good collops out of the crown land. Fuller.

That which covers or hides the real character of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance. They had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship. Acts xxvii. 30. That he should die is worthy policy; But yet we want a color for his death. Shak.…

An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.

Anything resembling, in form or position, a column an architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk; as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc. ; the Column Vendôme; the spinal column.

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginnig; start. The time of Henry VII . . . nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed "modern history."

being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound. In the commixture of anything that is more oily or sweet, such bodies are least apt to putrefy. Bacon.

The right of pasturing on a common; the right of using anything in common with others. The claim of comonage . . . in most of the forests. Burke.

One sharing with another in anything. [Obs.] Fuller.

Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement. "He could not debate anything without some commotion." Clarendon.

An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length.

Anything which serves to compress; as:

That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. [Obs.] Woodward.

followed by a dependent clause. No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him. Tillotson. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith. Rom. iii. 28.

The last part of anything; close; termination; end. A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. Prescott.

A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.] Although thou been conduct of my chame. Shak.

Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scoriæ around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form. Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. Milton.