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eck upon the administration of government. Washington. A man whom no check could abash. Macaulay.

rked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. This checkered narrative. Macaulay.

of applause, triumph, etc. And even the ranks of Tusculum Could scare forbear to cheer. Macaulay.

f sundry kind Do chant sweet music. Spenser. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. Macaulay. This general applause and cheerful shout. Shak.

Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child. "Childish innocence." Macaulay.

Through one cloudless chink, in a black, stormy sky. Shines out the dewy morning star. Macaulay.

Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. "A zealous churchman." Macaulay.

rie; a set. As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. Macaulay.

A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. Macaulay.

A set; a kind or description, species or variety. She had lost one class energies. Macaulay.

ter in any language. In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic. Macaulay.

C. He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. Macaulay.

To gain without deduction; to net. The profit which she cleared on the cargo. Macaulay. To clear a ship at the customhouse, to exhibit the documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such papers as the law requires. -- To clear a ship for action, or To…

r understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.

and tender zeal toward their subjects. Stowe. They had applied for the royal clemency. Macaulay.

g the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great creative minds. Macaulay. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever. C. Kingsley.

rilous to enter the vast and intricate maze of countinental politics, was in his hands. Macaulay.

rs or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin. Sentenced to have his ears clipped. Macaulay.

Conclusion; cessation; ending; end. His long and troubled life was drawing to a close. Macaulay.

he priesthood. Would they tamely permit so gross an insult to be offered to their cloth Macaulay. The cloth, the clergy, are constituted for administering and for giving the best possible effect to . . . every axiom. I. Taylor. Body cloth. See under Body. -- Cloth of gold, a fabric woven wholly or partially of threads…