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The base of the crown of a tooth.

mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic. "T was certain he could write and cipher too. Goldsmith.

To place in a particular situation; to suppy relative incidents. The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to him and circumstanced them, after his own manner. Addison.

he tree which bears citrons. It was probably a native of northern India, and is now understood to be the typical form of Citrus Medica.

e end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwell tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages. Clearance space (Steam engine), the space inclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve or valves and the piston, at the beginning of a strok…

A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.

e, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. One day too late, I fear me, noble lord, Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. Shak. Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. Milton. Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. M. Arnold.…

s together pinned and patched was. Spenser. A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood. Shak.

Adapted one to another; as, coadapted pulp and tooth. R. Owen.

A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes.

boat. Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. Shak.

Th treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper. Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9. Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. J. Ingelow.

wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles.

A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel.

Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; -- said of a forging or casting. -- n.

To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.

A tool to polish the edge of a sole. Knight.

ed rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Colt's tooth, an imperfect or superfluous tooth in young horses. -- To cast one's colt's tooth, to cease from youthful wantonness. "Your colt's tooth is not cast yet." Shak. -- To have a colt's tooth, to be wanton. Chaucer.…

A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc.

A tooth of a wool comb. [Written also combrouch.]