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f European powers, the United States, and Japan in 1900 to take only joint action in the Chinese aspect of the Eastern Question.

Final decision; determination; result. And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. Shak.

To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it. Matt. xii. 42.

acguired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence. Such a worthiness of condignity, and proper merit of the heavenly glory, cannot be found in any the best, most perfect, and excellent of created beings. Bp. Bull.

Same as Leader. Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.

A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical shape.

h. Shak. As I confess it needs must be. Tennyson. As an actor confessed without rival to shine. Goldsmith.

Of, or relating to, Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher and teacher. -- n.

e political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not inculcate the worship of any god. S. W. Williams.

Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.

To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light. [R.] The several things which engage our affections . . . shine forth and constellate in God. Boule.

depute, or elect to an offie; to make and empower. Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth. Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett.

The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. Paley.

ng; appropriate. [Archaic] Feed me with food convenient for me. Prov. xxx. 8. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient. Eph. v. 4.

aper used for taking copies of letters, etc., in a copying press. -- Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.

A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.

Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.

piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.

A dredging machine for excavating canals, etc.