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A house-warming; especially, a reception, party, or entertainment given by a newly married couple, or by the husband upon receiving the wife to his house. [Written also infair.] [Scot., & Local, U. S.]

To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. "Insnare a gudgeon." Fenton.

One who insnares.

Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.

A cayman. See Yacare.

Same as Kelp, 2.

A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico.

One of numerous species of long-winged, shrikelike birds of Australia and the East Indies, of the genus Artamus, and allied genera; called also wood swallow.

Lore; learning. [Obs.]

See 1st Lar.

A European whitefish (Coregonus laveretus), found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland.

Having large, pendent ears. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Typhus fever.

A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases.

Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow.

Having ears which lop or hang down.

the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare. I will ride thee o' nights like the mare. Shak.

Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; -- opposed to open sea, the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.

A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.

horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud. Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme.