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A mobcap. Goldsmith.

ase goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of those public offices called mints. A. Smith.

Government by a single person; undivided rule. Sydney Smith.

One who practices or upholds monogamy. Goldsmith.

One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the Book of Mormon, first published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and religious matters.…

To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith.

to trap. When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at once how I nailed them. Goldsmith.

Stringed instruments. Dr. W. Smith. To the chief musician on Neginoth. Ps. iv. 9heading).

leton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] The chuckling grin of noodles. Sydney Smith.

A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.] Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. Shak.

Serving to measure distance on a road. [R.] Sydney Smith.

To cause to ooze. Alex. Smith.

One skilled in optics. [R.] A. Smith.

A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.

palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore. Pope. His golden sands and palmy wine. Goldsmith.

To pamper. [R.] Sydney Smith.

lizabeth and for some time after; -- called also passing measure, and passymeasure. Percy Smith.

asseres. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Sydney Smith.

Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. "A bold peasantry." Goldsmith.

To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive possession. [R.] Dr. John Smith.