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Imitative of a prince. [R. & Colloq.] Thackeray.

To squander. Thackeray.

ceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed." Thackeray. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. Shak. They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. Washington. The war had progressed for some time.…

performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions." Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. Sir W. Scott.

country. "Proud to be checked and soothed." Keble. Are we proud men proud of being proud Thackeray.

Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind." Thackeray. Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Not proven (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved. Mozley & W.…

aterial; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay. Thackeray. Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed. Bacon. Our delightful task To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers. Milton.

ort and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand. Thackeray.

d with a soft substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor. " A very stout, puffy man." Thackeray.

et, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble. She heard . . . of his punting at gaming tables. Thackeray.

An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.

nt used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A ruddle of rouge." Thackeray.

e character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low. A sad, raffish, disreputable character. Thackeray.

o pieces; out of repair. There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach. Thackeray.

A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, conduct o Thackeray.

The wife of a rector. Thackeray.

ent; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

p. & p. p. of Ride, v. i. [Archaic] He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted. Thackeray.

Laughing. [R.] Thackeray.

iguratively, prize fighting. "The road was an institution, the ring was an institution." Thackeray.