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o pimp. [Obs.] We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said. Fanshawe. And brokes with all that can in such a suit Corrupt the tender honor of a maid. Shak.

The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw.

by painters in water colors, made of camel's hair or similar materials. -- Camel's-hair shawl. A name often given to a cashmere shawl. See Cashmere shawl under Cashmere.

or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape. De Colange.

A rich stuff for shawls, acaris, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans.

hers; to concur in action, effort, or effect. Whate'er coöperates to the common mirth. Crashaw.

To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to rochett a shawl.

, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc. Love is lost, and thus she cries him. Crashaw.

us; malicious; snarling. [Obs.] Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind. Crashaw.

To render insecure; to put in danger. [Obs.] Fanshawe.

To strip; to divest; to undress. Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw.

o educate; to teach. [Obs.] The skillful goddess there erudiates these In all she did. Fanshawe.

The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).

ation; ornament; beauty. The flourish of his sober youth Was the pride of naked truth. Crashaw.

Like a perfect blossom. "Full-bloomed lips." Crashaw.

A fury; a she-monster. Grashaw.

and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.

A heronshaw. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ain. We can not hold mortality's strong hand. Shak. Death! what do'st O,hold thy blow. Grashaw. He hat not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue. Macaulay.

Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.