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Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. -- Sloth"ful*ly, adv. -- Sloth"ful*ness, n.

See Sleuthhound.

Having a slot.

The act or process of making slots, or mortises.

A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.

A spot; a stain; a daub. R. Browning.

Covered or marked with splotches.

The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.

Situated under the epiglottis.

Situated below the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx below the true vocal cords.

Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.

The brown, or Norway, rat.

A cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for meals.

An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.

Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilla; -- applied to the larvæ of certain annelids.

An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters and not in signs.

A kind of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks, etc.

A bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper for dress goods. McElrath.

An instrument for removing the tonsils.

The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof.