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In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive. Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once every two or three years, for the benefit of her doctors. Sir W. Scott. -- Frol"ic*some*ly, adv. -- Frol"ic*some*ness, n.

frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time. I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions. Milton.

To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate. Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. N. Fairfax.

ings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. Locke.

Pomp, show, or festivity. Macaulay. Gala day, a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday.

Excessive gayety; merriment. [Obs.] The mirth and galliardise of company. Sir. T. Browne.

An excessive admiration of what is French. -- Gal`lo*ma"ni*ac, n.

The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight; -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the season.

With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully.

Full of gayety. Mir. for Mag.

fixx the eyes in a steady and earnest look; to look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment, or with studious attention. Why stand ye gazing up into heaven Acts i. 11.

er sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament.

Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another. [R.] "The glass-faced flatterer." Shak.

Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical. [Poetic] Shak.

A flatterer. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.

Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. Spenser.

y of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds. These are thy glorious works, Parent of good ! Milton.

Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown. Glory to God in the highest. Luke ii. 14. Spread his glory through all countries wide. Spenser.

esigned; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Gen. i. 31. Good company, good wine, good welcome. Shak.…