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Violet wood.

Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry. Palissy ware, glazed pottery like that made by Bernard Palissy; especially, that having figures of fishes, reptiles, etc., in high relief.

The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller.

Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.

The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.

trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained. And figs from standard and espalier join. Pope.

Municipal condition.

A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.

To bring under municipal oversight or control; as, a municipalized industry.

Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.

To convert into opal, or a substance like opal. Lyell.

A papist. [Obs.] Baxter.

The papacy. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. Milton.

To make papal. [R.]

ence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station. Sir P. Sidney. Your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. Jer. xiii. 18. The prerogative and principality above everything else. Jer. Taylor.

Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.

One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusæ belonging to the Discophora.

See Rhopalic.

Relating to, or having the nature of, sepals.

A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.