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Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. "A stale virgin." Spectator.

rk made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression. That sacred name gives ornament and grace, And, like his stamp, makes basest metals pass. Dryden.

e near to the steward of Joseph's house. Gen. xliii. 19. As good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Pet. iv. 10.

Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization. The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him. Bp. Hall. All such slaughters were from thence called Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that butchery. Sir G. Buck.…

To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of reproach or infamy. To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized. Addison.

as, his eyes streamed tears. It may so please that she at length will stream Some dew of grace into my withered heart. Spenser.

th, to join with at once. "To assert this is to strike in with the known enemies of God's grace." South. To strike out. (a) To start; to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as, to strike out into an irregular course of life. (b) To strike with full force. (c) (Baseball) To be put out for not hitting the ball during one…

teen hours of the day in study. Bp. Fell. Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace. Sir W. Temple.

ed; to yield without murmuring. Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and even death. Rogers.

nt; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country. My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Cor. xii. 9.

Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly; as, supernal grace. Not by the sufferance of supernal power. Milton.

gency in the production of the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in the grace which renews and sanctifies men, -- in opposition to the doctrine which denies the agency of any other than physical or natural causes in the case. [Written also supranaturalism.]

Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton.

ergo. Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain Dryden. You shall sustain more new disgraces. Shak.

happy life To be no better than a homely swain. Shak. Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. Pope.

tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight.

amily Cygninæ. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.

Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.

Like a sylph; airy; graceful. Sometimes a dance . . . Displayed some sylphlike figures in its maze. Byron.

A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.