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Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin Dryden.

To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige. These wretches put us upon all mischief. Swift. Put me not use the carnal weapon in my own defense. Sir W. Scott. Thank him who puts me, loath, to this revenge. Milton.

erably. "Quite amusing." Macaulay. He really looks quite concerned. Landor. The island stretches along the land and is quite close to it. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

ce point; a subtilty; a debatable point. These are your quodlibets, but no learning. P. Fletcher.

breed. For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds. Shak .

An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something. Specifically:

ether, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket. Bancroft.

Radiating; radiant. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.

A vile, dissolute wretch. [Obs.] Milton.

A mean wretch. [Obs.] Shak.

A low, mean wretch [Written also rascalion.]

Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.

To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. Her tresses yellow, and long straughten, Unto her heeles down they raughten. Rom. of R. Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. John xx. 27. Fruit trees, over woody, reached too far Their pampered boughs. Mil…

To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.

The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action if acid. Fairholt.

One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Blackstone. You are all recreants and dastards! Shak.

A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate.

A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc.

from the reverse side: (1) in producing repoussé work; (2) in leveling up any part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.

The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain.