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The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.

Internecine. [R.] Sydney Smith.

ally called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace. Dr. W. Smith. Janus cloth, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides being of different colors, -- used for reversible garments.

name of an edible seaweed (Eucheuma speciosum), from which an excellent jelly is made. J. Smith. -- Jelly powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.

A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith.

A word used as a jocular oath. "By the living jingo." Goldsmith.

The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths. Crabb.

as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. Goldsmith.

the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green Shak.

an evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Kermes mineral. (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used i…

. Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fault. Goldsmith.

To beat with the knuckles; to pommel. [R.] Horace Smith.

uld be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption. Goldsmith. Like a kraken huge and black. Longfellow.

A wife; -- not now in approved usage. Goldsmith.

-- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [Obs.] Goldsmith.

Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith.

y; as, a larcenous act; committing larceny. "The larcenous and burglarious world." Sydney Smith. -- Lar"ce*nous*ly, adv.

n laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i. And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmith. That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh. F. W. Robertson.

A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.[Obs.] B. Jonson. Smithfield was a laystall of all ordure and filth. Bacon.

o captivity. -- To lead the way, to show the way by going in front; to act as guide. Goldsmith.