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The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon.

The art of hunting with dogs.

Docket. See Docket. [Obs.]

A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side; generally used as a covering for carpets.

The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus).

sing a capacity for vigorous action or for exerting force; active. "A Being eternally energetic." Grew.

That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the physical or mechanical, in distinction from the vital, forces, and which comprehends the consideration and general investigation of the whole range of the forces concerned in physical phenomena. [R.]

Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical.

Pertaining to, or derived from, eugenol; as, eugetic acid.

An exegetist.

ining to exegesis; tending to unfold or illustrate; explanatory; expository. Walker. Ex`e*get"ic*al*ly, adv.

The science of interpretation or exegesis.

One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation; -- also called exegete.

To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts. Moore.

Quality of being fidgety.

Restless; uneasy. Lowell.

nk of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2. Let y right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5. Hath thy knee forget to bow Shak.

A small herb, of the genus Myosotis (M. palustris, incespitosa, etc.), bearing a beautiful blue flower, and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

In a forgetful manner.