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'Alembert and Diderot. In Germany, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and Herder were representative thinkers, while the political doctrines of the leaders of the American Revolution and the speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine represented the movement in America.

Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as, autographic ink, paper, or press.

t under a negative; and subsequent washing out of the soluble parts; a kind of picture in ink from a gelatin plate.

To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Perversely; ill.[Obs.] And does he think so backwardly of me Shak.

A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

side; as, the balance of an account. " A balance at the banker's. " Thackeray. I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.

by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome).

to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball.

Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.

A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.

ich he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.

One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone, and should be by immersion. See Anabaptist.

very breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo. Kent. Part.

e other falls. Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.

Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.

A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor. Brown bastard is your only drink. Shak.

To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.

With the exception of; excepting. We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.

rs. There are two Baumé hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0º in pure water, and to 15º in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0º in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10º in pure water. In both cases the graduation, based on the distan…