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coming visible; appearance; visibility. Milton. The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. Prescott. The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. Sir W. Scott.

shes, swords. The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments. Prescott. I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Void of appoinment, that thou liest. Beau. & Fl.

orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers. A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers. Prescott.

gh desire. "Aspirations after virtue." Johnson. Vague aspiration after military renown. Prescott.

ault upon a man, a house, or a town. The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault. Prescott. Unshaken bears the assault Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest. Wordsworth.

n the credit of the proposer. Locke. The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince. Prescott. Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration. Macaulay. Royal assent, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.…

n which his lot had been assigned. Southey. He assigned to his men their several posts. Prescott.

To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism] Gibbon. Prescott.

resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Prescott.

f mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance. Mutual aversion of races. Prescott. His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion. Macaulay.

ciety; the badge of a policeman. "Tax gatherers, recognized by their official badges. " Prescott.

t as to have baffled, until within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations. Prescott. The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle us. Locke. Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another.

ition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott.

Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. Brilliant but barren reveries. Prescott. Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter. Swift.

for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains." Prescott.

arshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. He held the baton of command. Prescott.

race, game, etc.; to vanquish or conquer; to surpass. He beat them in a bloody battle. Prescott. For loveliness, it would be hard to beat that. M. Arnold.

ate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet. A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels. Prescott.

the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk. A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. Prescott.

dness and charity; characterized by beneficence. The beneficent fruits of Christianity. Prescott.