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The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.

A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery. Totten.

Same as Mulley.

A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.

Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.

Shortsighted; purblind.

A moppet.

To go, or move (in a certain manner); -- usually with out, off, along, etc. [Colloq.] E. N. Wescott.

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

Having a mind of a jester; foolish. Shak.

A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate. Muley axle (Railroad), a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals. Forney.

A mulley or polled animal. [U. S.]

A dark red color. -- a.

Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed. "Your night-eyed Tiberius." B. Jonson.

The lamprey.

A simpleton. [Obs.]

The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Norwegian. [Obs.] Shak.

xecute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of. Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Eph. vi. 1. Was she the God, that her thou didst obey Milton.

One who yields obedience. Holland.