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y; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased. Center of inertia. (Mech.) See under Center.

Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite; vague.

The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. Their love in early infancy began. Dryden.

an ingenuous ardor or zeal. If an ingenuous detestation of falsehood be but carefully and early instilled, that is the true and genuin method to obviate dishonesty. Locke.

for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.

r establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. [Obs.] If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself. Dr. H. More.

In an intelligible manner; so as to be understood; clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.

d the International. International code (Naut.), a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea. -- International copyright. See under Copyright. -- International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International la…

Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.

Having the several diameters nearly equal; -- said of the cells of ordinary parenchyma.

An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).

used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.

The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura.

A variety of pear which ripens early.

being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2. Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority. Shenstone. Whoever had qualities to a…

A variety of early apple. See Juneating. [Written also geniting.]

ws. Carlyle. -- Job's tears (Bot.), a kind of grass (Coix Lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly grains.

A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers.

A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.…

xxiii. 7. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. Spenser. And joyous of our conquest early won. Dryden.