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Of or pertaining to Sienna, a city of Italy.

Same as Cingalese.

A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white. Halliwell.

A peculiarly flavored unpressed cheese made from milk with cream added; -- so called from the village or parish of Stilton, England, where it was originally made. It is very rich in fat.

A seismic movement or shock far from the recording instrument. -- Tel`e*seis"mic (#), a.

A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a definite number of different signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.

The plural of this. See This.

Any plant of the genus Geissois, having seeds overlapping like tiles on a roof.

One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; -- now used only in a bad sense.

Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power.

Of or pertaining to Turin. -- n. sing. & pl.

Omnipresence. [Obs.] A. Tucker.

Omnipresence. [Obs.] A. Tucker.

A surgeon's case of instruments. Howell.

One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type.

The act or art of setting type.

To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.

Unbecoming; not befitting. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ness, n.

To fail to deserve. [Obs.] Milton.

One of no merit; one who is nor deserving or worthy. [Obs.] Shak.