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Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.

Wonderful. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity. The virtues of liberality and munificence. Addison.

Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor. -- Mu*nif"i*cent*ly, adv.

thers; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices. I would I could do a good office between you. Shak.

Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.

An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. "I am an officer of state." Shak.

Workmanship. [Obs.] Bailey.

An artificer; a workman. [Obs.] "The almighty opificer." Bentley.

A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Shak. Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice. Addison.

To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.] Shak.

Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. [R.] Milton.

See under 4th Post.

The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon. Milton.

One who sacrifices.

The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.

An under or subordinate officer.

to be adequate. Chaucer. To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice Milton.

A superficies. [Obs.] Dryden.