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Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Burrill. Jarman. Greenleaf. Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2.

of Emperor William and Prince Henry of Prussia, and so called because these yachts do not conform to the restrictions for the regular classes established by the rules of the International Yacht Racing Union. In yachts of the sonderclass, as prescribed for the season of 1911, the aggregate of the length on water line,…

To conform; to adapt; to accommodate. [R.] I pray thee, sort thy heart to patience. Shak.

te on political events. It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most pefect quietude to the external regulations of society. Hawthorne.

To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit. No works shall find acceptamce . . . That square not truly with the Scripture plan. Cowper.

Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard adopted by the National Association of Trotting-horse Breeders. [U. S.]

Made or being in conformity to statute; standard; as, statutable measures.

Conformably to statute.

Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.

Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.

" Evelyn. (d) To join in after another has begun,as in singing. -- To strike in with, to conform to; to suit itself to; to side with, to join with at once. "To assert this is to strike in with the known enemies of God's grace." South. To strike out. (a) To start; to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as, to strike ou…

most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. F. A. March. Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong verb; -- called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.

Conformity to a recognized standard; manner which is deemed elegant and appropriate, especially in social demeanor; fashion. According to the usual style of dedications. C. Middleton.

ntary, we stand in need of direction after what sort our wills and desires may be rightly conformed to His. Hooker.

on of the form or dimensions of the several parts of a thing to each other; the union and conformity of the members of a work to the whole.

An agreement of affections or inclinations, or a conformity of natural temperament, which causes persons to be pleased, or in accord, with one another; as, there is perfect sympathy between them.

Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress.

edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.

To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [Obs.] Shak.

One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law.