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To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.

sion toward the gates of hell. Milton. They would make excursions and waste the country. Holland.

y; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or transcript of, under seal, as of a record. Holland.

To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] Holland.

See Exsiccate. [Obs.] Holland.

ce how slenderly guarded against danger the majesty of rulers is where force is wanting. Holland. Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching, had no experience of it. Sharp.

A waking up or arousing. [Obs.] Holland

Combat; war. [Obs.] He made haste to exploit some warlike service. Holland.

Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory. Holland.

A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] Holland.

The collar and cuffs of a military coat; -- commonly of a color different from that of the coat.

all away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i. -- Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century. -- Falling sickness (Med.), epilepsy. Shak. -- Falling star. (Astron.) See Shooting star. -- Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere…

One of afanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of Love, who held that religion consists wholly in love.

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. Griffith (Cuvier).

The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.

young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.] [The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns. Holland.

le. When they be but heifers of one year, . . . they are let go to the fellow and breed. Holland. This was my glove; here is the fellow of it. Shak.

for defense. "They fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof." Holland. Fence time, the breeding time of fish or game, when they should not be killed. -- Rail fence, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by posts. -- Ring fence, a fence which encircles a large area, or a whole estate, w…

A straw; a fescue. [Obs.] Holland.

Consisting of fields. [Obs.] The fielden country also and plains. Holland.