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The Mexican chery (Prunus Capollin).

rring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of valatile hydrocarbons.

to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success. -- To carry arms (a) To bear weapons. (b) To serve as a soldier. -- To carry away. (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast. (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by temptation. -- T…

n thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast.

as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion. "To carve a capon." Shak.

A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. Ure. Dunglison.…

man Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act. Catholic epistles, the espistles of the apostles which are addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.

riginally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously and vaguely used.

A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.

A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet. [Written also centipede (

Of or pertaining to the cerebrum. Cerebral apoplexy. See under Apoplexy.

A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge.

obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla (Sapota zapotilla). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum.…

In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the marmalade tree or its fruit.

Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw. Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. Milton.

A myriapod of the order Chilognatha.

One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrallly, near together.

A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.

One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.

what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination. I imagine they [the apothegms of Cæsar] were collected with judgment and choice. Bacon.