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t knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts. McCosh. If at great things thou wouldst arrive. Milton.

l relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356º Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its…

The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship. Wharton.

antive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.

said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.

Artful or skillful contrivance. His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much artifice. Craik.

Contrived without skill or art; inartistic. [R.] Artless and massy pillars. T. Warton.

In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly. Pope.

A contraction of art thou. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning). We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited. Macaulay.

irit over him. South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.

Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.

Having no distinct; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.

In an asexual manner; without sexual agency.

ht line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart. Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4. But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. Shak. The flames were blown aside. Dryden.

Without a material body; incorporeal. Todd.

another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. Blackstone. Wharton. Practically, however, the word as…

aver; to asseverate. Nothing is more shameful . . . than to assert anything to be done without a cause. Ray.

The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak.

Without aid or help. [R.] Pope.