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Courtship; gallantry; love; an object of love. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Imbrue, Embrew. [Obs.]

A moving, inclined, endless apron on which ore is concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle.

, Grue"some, a. Etym: [From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G. grausam. Cf. Grisly.]

A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.

Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.

Same as Grewsome. [Scot.]

ten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood. While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued. Milton.

The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.

Want of congruence; incongruity. Boyle.

Incongruous. Sir T. Elyot.

Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice. [Obs.] Brevint.

The menstrual flux; menses. [Obs.]

To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.

One who misconstrues.

That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse. [Obs.] Spenser.

Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson.

The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.

A German wine made near Rüdesheim, on the Rhine.

Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.