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Lying farthest north; northernmost. Northmost part of the coast of Mozambique. De Foe.

Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.

Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.

Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. [R.] The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. Emerson.

not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness. I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. Sir W. Temple. No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. Pope. Of sense and outward things. Wordsworth.

Implying universal presence. [R.] South.

or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island. I stood on the bridge at midnight. Longfellow.

A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit.

t of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments. Tennyson.

An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.

To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak. Winged with fear outflies the wind. Waller.

Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.

An outlying haunt. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

To exceed in lying. Bp. Hall.

A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.

A parish lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town. Graunt.

An outlying part. [R.] Ayliffe.

To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying. Garth.

Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table. Certain lakes . . . poison birds which fly over them. Bacon.

gs, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware. (b) Suitable for applying upon the glaze; -- said of vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration.