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The largest hammer used by smiths. Weale.

Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.

To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot absconds all winter. Ray.

Concealed or hidden out of the way. [Obs.] The eternal eye whose sight discerns Abstrusest thoughts. Milton.

Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. Gray.

To adorn. [Obs.] Congealed little drops which do the morn adore. Spenser.

Hence; A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes. The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on the other. Burton.

A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.

A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. Milton.

A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the inferior of the grain, leaving only the shell.

A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.] Milton.

A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. Wharton. Burrill. Apostles' creed, a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth centu…

he chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale.

n account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.

Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.

One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus.

The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor. Blackstone.

innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. Weale.

ngth; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed Isa. lii. 1. Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off. Dryden. -- Arm's length, the length of the arm. -- Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach. -- To go (or walk) arm in arm, to go with…

Without columns or pilasters. Weale.