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Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief. "Such trust have we through Christ." 2 Cor. iii. 4. His trust was with the Eternal to be deemed Equal in strength. Milton.

one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation. -- Malignant tumor, a tumor which tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.

One who tunes; especially, one whose occupation is to tune musical instruments.

One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe.

The office or occupation of a tutor; tutorship; guardianship.

One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.

ke; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence. That quaffing and drinking will undo you, Shak.

The principles, or the system, of combination among workmen engaged in the same occupation or trade.

Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.]

Usurpation. [R.] "Beneath man's usurpature." R. Browning.

.] My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. Chapman.

Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. So many and so various laws are given. Milton. A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. Byron.

One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.

The condition, pursuits, or occupation of a virtuoso. Bp. Hurd.

Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession. He would think his service greatly rewarded, if he might obtain by that means to live in the sight of his prince, and yet practice his own chosen vocation. Sir. P. Sidney.

The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.

The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. Craig. Warping bank, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land. Craig. -- Warping hook, a hook used by rope makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring. -- Warping mill, a mac…

One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.

on; as, time wears on. G. Eliot. -- To wear weary, to become weary, as by wear, long occupation, tedious employment, etc.

One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. "Weavers of linen." P. Plowman.