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forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. "Convey" the wise it call. "Steal!" foh! a fico for the phrase. Shak.

Indescribable. Shak.

A symbol for a phrase.

Of or pertaining to phraseology; consisting of a peculiar form of words. "This verbal or phraseological answer." Bp. Pearson.

A collector or coiner of phrases.

ner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style. Most completely national in his . . . phraseology. I. Taylor.

A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green color.

A combining form signifying green; as, praseocobalt, a green variety of cobalt.

An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; - - so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps. Atomic weight 143.6.

A variety of altered iolite of a green color and greasy luster.

Having four sepals.

To scratch to pieces. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.

To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is, delivered of a child). Shak.

an absurd opinion; an absurd dream. This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak. 'This phrase absurd to call a villain great. Pope. p. 9

r force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.

A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.

` phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.

define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.