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The common bistort or snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta).

A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft.

Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant.

See Agalloch.

A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.

A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.

multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm.

A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.

A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.

In a swoon. Chaucer.

In a swoon.

In two; in twain; asunder. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves.

At work; in action. "Set awork." Shak.

At work; in action. [Archaic or Colloq.] Spenser.

A sword with one sharp edge.

The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.

A men living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United States. Fisher Ames.

A disease of hawks. See Filanders. Wright.

for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.