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See Lantern. [Obs.]

One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.

An orthoceras.

The hawthorn.

A thorny European shrub (Hippophaë rhamnoides) resembling a willow.

Abeyance. [R.] Hawthorne.

Approachable; affable. [R.] Hawthorne.

r time. A gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles. Hawthorne. Advanced guard, a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.

l object (vaguely designated). A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. Hawthorne.

In a glimmering state. Hawthorne.

In a gushing state. Hawthorne.

An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns.

ly shrubs or small trees. Black alder. (a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn. (b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata), bearing red berries.

The candied leaf stalks of angelica. Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club.

imagine that a friend, a kind and apprehensive . . . friend, is listening to our talk. Hawthorne.

A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15.

r meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like. The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. Pope.

y surrounding or pervading influence or condition. The chillest of social atmospheres. Hawthorne.

extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine.

The rise, dawn, or beginning. Hawthorne.