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A counter account. See Control. [Obs.] Bacon.

To come together as male and female; to copulate. [Obs.] Milton. Bacon.

hat follow by sight instead of by scent. In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds. Bacon

who has an appointment at court. You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. Bacon. This courtier got a frigate, and that a company. Macualay.

tected; as, a covert nook. Wordsworth. Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. Bacon.

Crossness; coarseness; thickness; density. Bacon.

hat it was against the law of nature to deny him. Fuller. God's first creature was light. Bacon. On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Milton. And most attractive is the fair result Of thought, the creature of a polished mind. Cowper.

The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. Bacon.

A holy war; a crusade. [Obs.] Bacon.

s. Ascham. What soever affairs pass such a man's hands, he crooketh them to his own ends. Bacon.

igested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." Bacon.

ated. "As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, njt original." Bacon

d; cunning is the ape of wisdom. Locke. We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom. Bacon.

A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] Bacon.

A utensil for covering the fire. [Obs.] For pans, pots, curfews, counters and the like. Bacon.

The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court. [Obs.] Bacon.

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration. [Obs.] Bacon. When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity. Shak. A screen accurately cut in tapiary work . . . with great curiosity. Evelin.

reatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value. Bacon. The bare name of Englishman . . . too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. W. Irving.

g, preservation, or security. A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas. Bacon.

To supply with customers. [Obs.] Bacon.