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Spenser. Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed, On browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed. Dryden.

The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.

A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.

Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the awakened or enlightened," in the sixth century b.c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It…

nts (Ruscus); esp. R. aculeatus, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See Cladophyll.

n, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.

Adorned with cabling.

upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback. Camber arch (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward. -- Camber beam (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave curve upward.

A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.

A mouse (Arvicala agrestis), called also meadow mouse, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.

The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper (Capparis sodado).

A genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock, cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.

Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.

ashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc. "The carver's chisel." Dodsley. The carver of his fortunes. Sharp (Richardson's Dict. )

amental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet. His casque overshadowed with brilliant plumes. Prescott.

nification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles. " Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.

supposed new element of the rare-earth group, accompanying lutecium and scandium in the gadolinite earths. Symbol, Ct (no period).

Colorado; -- a nickname alluding to the fact that it was admitted to the Union in the centennial year, 1876.

To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. R. Browning.

the minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary.