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Contempt; scorn. [Obs.]

See Misprize. [Obs.] Shak.

The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.

Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [Obs.] "Pharisean disciples." Milton.

One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.

See Pharisaism.

An enterprise. [Obs.] Spenser.

See 1st Prizer. [Obs.]

A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. Bacon.

A subdivision into four parts.

A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.

, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise. "The tide of sunrise swells." Keble.

To surprise. [Obs.] Chaucer.

king, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.

Surprisal. [Obs.] Daniel.

One who surprises.

To cut or divide into three parts.

Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.

The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts.

Having three sepals, or calyx leaves.