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The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

Relating to a costa, or rib. Costal cartilage. See Cartilage, and Illust. of Thorax.

The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

o two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure.

A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast. I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with that of the other company. Swift.

open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch. See Illust. of Ravelin.

The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold. American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West (Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order (Pr…

ich one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women,diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison.

tc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. Of Derrick.

overconfident; opinionated. He who was, a little before, bedrid, . . . was now crank and lusty. Udall. If you strong electioners did not think you were among the elect, you would not be so crank about it. Mrs. Stowe.

ion in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.

fed With naphtha and asphaltus. Milton. As a cresset true that darts its length Of beamy luster from a tower of strength. Wordsworth.

To become crimson; to blush. Ancient towers . . . beginning to crimson with the radiant luster of a cloudless July morning. De Quincey.

A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.

The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain. From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches. Shak. Twenty things which I set down: This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. Bunyan.

ming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell- shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.

ely; to mortify. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. Gal. v. 24.