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A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys. Thackeray.

fect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude. He . . . posed before her as a hero. Thackeray.

travelers who travel post. Post day, a day on which the mall arrives or departs. -- Post hackney, a hired post horse. Sir H. Wotton. -- Post horn, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman. -- Post horse, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the post. -- Post hour,…

To discourse in the manner of a preacher. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

Of or pertaining to the day before, or yesterday. [R.] Thackeray.

; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

A petty prince; a princeling. The princekins of private life. Thackeray.

Imitative of a prince. [R. & Colloq.] Thackeray.

To squander. Thackeray.

To lengthen out; to extend. [Obs.] He that doth much . . . products his mortality. Hackett.

ceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed." Thackeray. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. Shak. They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. Washington. The war had progressed for some time.…

performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions." Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. Sir W. Scott.

country. "Proud to be checked and soothed." Keble. Are we proud men proud of being proud Thackeray.

Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind." Thackeray. Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Not proven (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved. Mozley & W.…

aterial; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay. Thackeray. Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed. Bacon. Our delightful task To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers. Milton.

ort and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand. Thackeray.

d with a soft substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor. " A very stout, puffy man." Thackeray.

et, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble. She heard . . . of his punting at gaming tables. Thackeray.

An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.

nt used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A ruddle of rouge." Thackeray.