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ltivation; as, to improve land. Donne. I love not to improve the honor of the living by impairing that of the dead. Denham.

perienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid. She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens. Carew. A maiden of our century, yet most meek. Tennyson.

d or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.

son afflicted by any great misfortune. [Obs.] Spenser. The woeful words of a miser now despairing. Sir P. Sidney.

Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.

A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town.

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. And bitter penance,…

applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc. Gwilt.

Pairing with more than one female. Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. Darwin.

A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges. Ayliffe.

Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] Chaucer. The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. Clarendon.

Act of repairing.

Repairing, or tending to repair. Jer. Taylor.

One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.

An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc.

food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers. Scurvy grass Etym: [Scurvy + grass; or cf. Icel. skarfakal scurvy grass.] (Bot.) A kind of cress (Cochlearia officinalis) growing along the sea…

selection which results from certain individuals of one sex having more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.; applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results from such sexual preferences. Darwin. In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems…

d; worn out; having lost energy or motive force. Now thou seest me Spent, overpowered, despairing of success. Addison. Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground. Dryden.