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The act of lavishing.

The quality or state of being lavish.

The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus).

Lavish to excess.

See Panslavic, Panslavism, etc.

A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.

One who favors Panslavism.

A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it. [Written also pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] Fairholt.

A soldier who carried a pavise.

Same as Poledavy. [Obs.]

To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and accuse thee. Shak. This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. Dryden.

One who ravishes (in any sense).

Rapturous; transporting.

In a ravishing manner.

The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, or a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband. Blackstone.

In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey.

Same as Slavism.

ing to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on the great. -- Slav"ish*ly, adv. -- Slav"ish*ness, n.

The common feeling and interest of the Slavonic race.

Supervision. [Obs.]