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A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger.

Planned with study; deliberate; studied. For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . . with apology can be invented Rambler.

Cunning; skill; craft. [Obs.] To learn a lewd man this subtility. Chaucer.

One who makes tatting. Caulfield & S. (Doct. of Needlework).

A stone curlew. See under Stone.

Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy. Sir G. C. Lewis.

A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree. [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Acts x. 39.

another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote. Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David. 1 Chron. x. 14. God will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by turning them to advantage in this world. Tillotson. When the passage is open, land will be turned most to cat…

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Not chaste; not continent; lewd. -- Un*chaste"ly, adv. -- Un*chaste"ness, n.

The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; incontinence.

ain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God. Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. Dryden.

To destroy by an explosion from beneath. (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up. (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang] -- To bring up. See under Bring, v. t. -- To come up with. See under Come, v. i. -- To cut up. See under Cut, v. t. & i. -- To draw up. See under Draw, v. t. -- To grow up, to grow to maturity.…

Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. To heaven their prayers Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds Blown vagabond or frustrate. Milton.

im; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a child." Spectator. They changed their minds, Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. Milton.

edstead, from the bed to the floor. [Written also valence.] Valance of Venice gold in needlework. Shak.

Valor. [Written also valew.] [Obs.] Spenser. Value received, a phrase usually employed in a bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has been given for it. Bouvier.

the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.

Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal. The dart flew on, and pierced a vital part. Pope.

ke; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms. Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. Milton. Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe. Byron.