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phical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.

One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist.

-- Sugar pine (Bot.), an immense coniferous tree (Pinus Lambertiana) of California and Oregon, furnishing a soft and easily worked timber. The resinous exudation from the stumps, etc., has a sweetish taste, and has been used as a substitute for sugar. -- Sugar squirrel (Zoöl.), an Australian flying phalanger (Belideu…

Selfishness; egoism. [R.] Whitlock.

An association of persons officially authorized to undertake some duty or to negotiate some business; also, an association of persons who combine to carry out, on their own account, a financial or industrial project; as, a syndicate of bankers formed to take up and dispose of an entire issue of government bonds.…

Having stamens and pistil in the same head, or, in mosses, having antheridia and archegonia on the same receptacle.

The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British Columbia (Larix occidentalis). See Hackmatack, and Larch.

for tea; redroot. See Redroot. -- New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand. -- Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea. -- Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate. -- Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set. -- Tea bug (Zoöl.), an hemipterous insect which injures the tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender…

A kind of amulet or magical charm. [Obs.] J. Gregory.

Of or pertaining to telesms; magical. J. Gregory.

A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian tones.

Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. Hooker. The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone for the trial of spirits. South. Irish touchstone (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes the Giant's Causeway.

Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another by indorsement or other writing; capable of being transferred with no loss of value; as, the stocks of most public companies are transferable; some tickets are not transferable.

To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river. [Obs.] J. Gregory.

To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. [Obs.] To treat the peace, a hundred senators Shall be commissioned. Dryden.

The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation. "By sly and wise treaty." Chaucer. He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade. Spenser.

Kept or occurring once in three years; triennial. [R.] J. Gregory.

greement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.

Conformably to law; legally; legitimately. His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. Shak.

A whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also mongrel whitefish.