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n in a moral sense; to draw a moral from. This fable is moralized in a common proverb. L'Estrange. Did he not moralize this spectacle Shak.

bility. It is morally impossible for an hypocrite to keep himself long upon his guard. L'Estrange.

dditional or greater amount. They that would have more and more can never have enough. L'Estrange. O! That pang where more than madness lies. Byron. Any more. (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need any more. (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think any more about it.…

s mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious visit. L'Estrange.

ho attends a funeral as a hired mourner. Mourners were provided to attend the funeral. L'Estrange.

Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing saints." L'Estrange.

To make turbid, or muddy, as water. [Obs.] He did ill to muddle the water. L'Estrange.

get together. "Mustering all its force." Cowper. All the gay feathers he could muster. L'Estrange. To muster troops into service (Mil.), to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army. -- To muster troops out of service (Mil.), to register them for final payment and discharge. -- To muster up, to gather u…

To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.

ghbor unto him that fell among the thieves Luke x. 36. The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my neighbor. South.

To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.] The kingfisher ... nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange.

ces were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. L'Estrange.

Something strange or newly happened. It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich. L'Estrange.

y nick. Howell. This nick of time is the critical occasion for the gainger of a point. L'Estrange.

head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously. Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. L'Estrange.

A simpleton; a fool. L'Estrange.

One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.

To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

ent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.