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defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.

Among weaves, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.

ke a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.

out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.

ith shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Rom. xii. 9.

To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award.

Across; athwart. [Obs.] Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser.

or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. Woodward.

acteristic of ordinary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing; a chronic abscess.

ng; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. "Academic courses." Warburton. "Academical study." Berkeley.

To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede. [Obs.] T. Gale.

the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation. A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. I. Taylor. (Astr. & Physics.) Accelera…

A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.

side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to declivous.

He who, or that which, accommodates. Warburton.

To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. "According his desire." Spenser.

indication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. Give an account of thy stewardship. Luke xvi. 2.

cally, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers. How gay with all the accouterments of war!