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one of the side at the bat posted near first or third base to direct a base runner.

ving the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillæ) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and we…

A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.

The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries.

An officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post; -- officially called commissary of subsistence. [U. S.] Washington wrote to the President of Congress . . . urging the appointment of a commissary general, a quartermaster general, a commissary of musters, and a commissary of artiller…

; quiet; tranquil; self- possessed. The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate, Composed his posture, and his look sedate. Pope. -- Com*pos"ed*ly (, adv. -- Com*pos"ed*ness, n.

The state of being condemned. His pathetic appeal to posterity in the hopeless hour of condemnation. W. Irving.

f the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the anterior condylar foramen when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man.

r, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours by accident. Shak. England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad. Sir W. Temple.

The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] The conspersion washing the doorposts. Jer. Taylor.

rius, then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the conduct of advocates. George Long. Apostolic constitutions. See under Apostolic.

ete; perfect. "A man of perfect and consummate virtue." Addison. The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley

The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation. N. Biddle.

In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. Jer. Taylor.

in all the cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the engine. -- Continuous impost. See Impost.

r between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convetion between two governments. This convention, I think from my soul, is nothing but a stipulation for national ignominy; a truce without a suspension of hostilities. Ld. Chatham. The convention with the State of georgi…

A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

ence between one part of London and another, was not originally one of the objects of the post office. Macualay.

An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections. Knight.

Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast. Couchant and levant (Law), rising up and lying down; -- said of beasts, and indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down and…