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Having a kell or covering; webbed. [Obs.] Drayton.

d the body or shank; -- said of type. "In Roman, f and j are the only kerned letters." MacKellar.

Barking. [Obs.] Tickell.

The muskellunge.

A being subject to death; a human being; man. "Warn poor mortals left behind." Tickell.

See Muskellunge.

Mounted on a palfrey. Tickell.

To scrape or beat with the forefoot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. Tickell.

he hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet. MacKellar.

ty of mind; to droop; -- often used with away. "The roses wither and the lilies pine." Tickell.

a hundred votes more than his opponent. And poll for points of faith his trusty vote. Tickell.

rface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. MacKellar.

; real; perfect; -- applied to things and actions. "Pure religion and impartial laws." Tickell. "The pure, fine talk of Rome." Ascham. Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records. Macaulay.

d; loth. Reluctant, but in vain. Milton. Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell.

ity; to invest with royal authority. To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. Tickell.

or pertaining to shops, or one's own shop or business; as, shoppy talk. [Colloq.] Mrs. Gaskell.

ould effectually solve such scruples. South. God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. Tickell.

ippings of the captive. H. Spencer. Never were cows that required such stripping. Mrs. Gaskell.

To supply with supper. [R.] "Kester was suppering the horses." Mrs. Gaskell.

tion, or a slight pricking sensation. They suck pollution through their tingling vein. Tickell.