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A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers.

An inscription, label, or the like, in a book indicating its ownership; esp., a bookplate.

nt, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action. To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair. Milton.

An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.

erdict. Martin the Fifth . . . was the first that excommunicated the reading of heretical books. Miltin.

A copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] Udall.

An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] Donne.

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose; particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young. The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel. Ezek. i. 3. I am sent expressly to your lordship. Shak.

from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.

y to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment. His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite. Fuller.

To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book. I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods. Swift. To extract the root (Math.), to ascertain the root of a number or quantity.

a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.

ion; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard. "Keep eyes upon her." Shak. Booksellers . . . have an eye to their own advantage. Addison.

To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story. Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages. Paley.

esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book. Brande & C.

spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. A fair white linen cloth. Book of Common Prayer.

fraudulent purposes. -- False scorpion (Zoöl.), any arachnid of the genus Chelifer. See Book scorpion. -- False tack (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack. -- False vampire (Zoöl.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South America, formerly erroneously supposed to have blood-sucking habit…

inted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science.

urteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.