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destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Prov. xx. 20.

In an obscure manner. Milton.

The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration. Pomfret.

Obscurity. Bp. Hall.

One who, or that which, obscures.

One who cares for the feet and nails; a chiropodist. -- Ped"i*cure, v. t. --Ped"i*cur*ism (#), n. --Ped"i*cur*ist (#), n.

or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. Milton.

Efficient contrivance; management; agency. They think it done By her procurement. Dryden.

One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which, brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means.

A female procurer, or pander.

ssess. [Obs.] When their powers, impaired through labor long, With due repast, they had recured well. Spenser.

Incapable of cure. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of massage and electricity.

care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident. But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes. DRyden.

In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely. His daring foe . . . securely him defied. Milton.

The act of securing; protection. [R.] Society condemns the securement in all cases of perpetual protection by means of perpetual imprisonment. C. A. Ives.

The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from fear; want of vigilance; security.

One who, or that which, secures.

quires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. Macaulay.

Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [R.] Donne.