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ly Dytiscidæ, which habitually lives under water; - - called also water tiger. -- Diving bell, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above. -- Diving dress…

To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott.

Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. These epistles will become less dry, more susceptible of ornament. Pope.

The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities.

skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.

The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.

thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock. Earthquake alarm, a bell signal constructed to operate on the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power.

insinuations or private talk. "No longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens." Lord Campbell.

The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature.

quate; efficient; operative; decisive. Shak. Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion. Macaulay. Effectual calling (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See Calvinism.…

gold . . . may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Bacon. Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity. South.

To adorn with glittering embellishments. No weeping orphan saw his father's stores Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors. Pope.

Full of daring; adventurous. [Archaic] T. Campbell.

or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops. Campbell.

to articulate. The student should be able to enounce these [sounds] independently. A. M. Bell.

The act of making rich, or that which enriches; increase of value by improvements, embellishment, etc.; decoration; embellishment.

The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.

A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.

A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. Campbell (Mil. Dict. ).

re best which can be executed with the greatest celerity, compatible with regularity. Campbell.