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l bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.

A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.

A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.

The objective case of he. See He. Him that is weak in the faith receive. Rom. xiv. 1. Friends who have given him the most sympathy. Thackeray.

f will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19. David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24. The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14. Who gave himself for us, tha…

information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill.

a hollow friend. Milton. Hollow newel (Arch.), an opening in the center of a winding staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a staircase. -- Hollow quoin (Engin.), a pier of stone or brick made behind the l…

Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.

A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.

A morphological term signifying development, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same unit deme or unit of the inferior orders of individuality.

A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates.

Formed or perforated like a honeycomb. Each bastion was honeycombed with casements. Motley.

The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. On burnished hooves his war horse trode. Tennyson.

A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] P. Skelton.

At all events; at least; in any case. Our chief end is to be freed from all, if it may be, however from the greatest evils. Tillotson.

A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.

A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. Cowper.

The case of a flour bolt.

water bed. -- Hydrostatic bellows, an apparatus consisting of a water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube, into which water may be poured to illustrate the hydrostatic paradox. -- Hydrostatic paradox, the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalanc…