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ly; a collection of anecdotes. All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies. De Quincey.

The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. Walton.

. . . is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law. Dalton.

on, a balloon for aërial navigation. -- Balloon frame (Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. -- Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.

the place of it. The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. Walton.

ss than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso- rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.

ry good fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a bite. Walton.

ly or figuratively. Darwin. Color blindness, inability to distinguish certain color. See Daltonism.

r, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows. Hark how it rains and blows ! Walton.

Having a body; -- usually in composition; as, able-bodied. A doe . . . not altogether so fat, but very good flesh and good bodied. Hakluyt.

s, the news was conveyed to us by different channels. The veins are converging channels. Dalton. At best, he is but a channel to convey to the National assembly such matter as may import that body to know. Burke.

The chub. Walton.

In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently. "Choicely good." Walton.

A watcg, esp. one that strikes. [Obs.] Walton.

Cloistral. [Obs.] I. Walton.

ot chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues. That he [Attebury] was altogether in the wrong on the main question, and on all the collateral questions springing out of it, . . . is true. Macaulay.

emoved by death, a commeasurable grief took as full possession of him as joy had one. I. Walton.

or portrait, one made by a combination, or blending, of several distinct photographs. F. Galton. -- Composite sailing (Naut.), a combination of parallel and great circle sailing. -- Composite ship, one with a wooden casing and iron frame.

Participation of the same nature; natural union. I. Walton.

Counter tenor; contralto.