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carries with him on a journey; luggage. The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. Thackeray. We saw our baggage following below. Johnson.

A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray.

the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. " A balance at the banker's. " Thackeray. I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.

A female banker. Thackeray.

Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. "Beady eyes." Thackeray.

tcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl. A carriage covered with armorial bearings. Thackeray.

Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. A low and becoming tone. Thackeray.

Beggarly appearance. [R.] The freedom and the beggary of the old studio. Thackeray.

To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.

s of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray.

Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer. Thackeray.

t, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray.

enefit, or propriety. Had we best retire I see a storm. Milton. Had I not best go to her Thackeray.

ities of. Love betters what is best. Wordsworth. He thought to better his circumstances. Thackeray.

lment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. Thackeray.

o bill and coo, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers. Thackeray.

A young bird. Thackeray.

g against with black balls; to ostracize. He was blackballed at two clubs in succession. Thackeray.

tween fourteen and five and thirty Shak. It was the morning costume of a dandy or blood. Thackeray.

nfamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] Thackeray.