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Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.

To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.

n Doric" orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance. -- Attic faith, inviolable faith. -- Attic purity, special purity of language. -- Attic salt, Attic wit, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians. -- Attic story. See Attic, n. -- Attic style, a style pure and elegant.

Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. The avail of a deathbed repentance. Jer. Taylor.

A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.

A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.

also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.

Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.

al prefix Aba-, as in Ba-ntu, or Aba-ntu, itself a combination of this prefix with the syllable -ntu, a person. -- Ban"tu, a.

A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form.

Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.

r part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

nching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. Locke.

In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.

Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast. Prov. xii. 10.

A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.] The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. S. G. Goodrich.

A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain.

much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. (b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).

nt or inclination of such surface; as, to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the bevel of a piece of timber.