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Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently. My love . . . shall show itself more openly. Shak.

The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi. 19. Siloa's brook, that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God. Milton.

southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray.

or to conform in direction with, something else. The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon the true meridian. Sir T. Browne.

A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte.

a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. -- Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip. -- Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip. -- Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of which are poisonou…

h the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens); also, the plant itself. -- Partridge dove (Zoöl.) Same as Mountain witch, under Mountain. -- Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb (Cas…

to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party.

or suffering, or of impressions from external agents. Apolinarius, which held even deity itself passible. Hooker.

tate of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity…

In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently. Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and passionately. South.

A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself.

destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.

The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14. Hymns . . . that Christianity hath peculiar unto itself. Hooker.

A division of Nudibranchiata, in which the mantle itself serves as a gill.

fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.] Arctic penguin (Zoöl.), the great auk. See Auk.

; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words. Per annum, by the year; in each successive year; annually. -- Per cent, Per centum, by the hundred; in the hundred; -- used esp. of proportions of ingredients, rat…

ch it becomes inalienable, either perpetually or for a very long period; also, the estate itself so modified or perpetuated.

onstitutes distinction of person; individuality. Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground. Coleridge.