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n pride, or the proud. "I never attempted to be impudent yet, that I was not taken down." Goldsmith. (b) To swallow; as, to take down a potion. (c) To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to take down a house or a scaffold. (d) To record; to write down; as, to take down a man's words at the time he utters them. -- To tak…

hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made. Goldsmith.

ass. "He taught his disciples." Mark ix. 31. The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith.

fiber. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. Goldsmith. -- Tense"ly, adv. -- Tense"ness, n.

To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.

Theatrical. Woods over woods in gay, theatric pride. Goldsmith.

l occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them. Goldsmith.

Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith.

most excellent; perfect. [Colloq.] "Four tiptop voices." Gray. "Sung in a tiptop manner." Goldsmith.

leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle. -- Tree bug (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma, Rhaphigaster, and allied genera. -- Tree cat (Zool…

A goldsmith's tool used in making rings. Ainsworth.

purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust. The hermit trimmed his little fire. Goldsmith.

To fish in; to seek to catch fish from. With patient angle trolls the finny deep. Goldsmith.

A kind of loose dress for women. [Obs.] Goldsmith.

How often have I led thy sportive choir, With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith.

Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith.

derling. This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith.

Wanting friends; not befriended; not countenanced or supported. Goldsmith. If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone, unfollowed, unfriended. Sir W. Scott.

ained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. -- Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith.

To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint. Goldsmith.