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the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. "Murderous coward." Shak. -- Mur"der*ous*ly, adv.

a of Linnæus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain.

, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort. Burke. A vast accession of misery and woe from the mutual weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. Bentley.

Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.

Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] Wyatt.

quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. Chaucer.

One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus.

The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.

refined; dainty; pure. Dear love, continue nice and chaste. Donne. A nice and subtile happiness. Milton.

here be no strife ... between me and thee. Gen. xiii. 8. That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. Byron.

To cause to bend. [Poetic] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. Keats.

g to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.

Existing at the present time; present. [R.] "Our now happiness." Glanvill.

A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.

bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by jarring. -- Nut pine. (Bot.) See under Pine. -- Nut rush (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants (Scleria) having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in the United States and many more in tropical regions. -- Nut tree, a tree that bears…

ection. Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. Sir. W. Scott.

Capable of being opined or thought. Holland.

That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action. Opinion is when the assent of the understanding is so far gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inc…

on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. Shak. To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor. Swift.

means to. The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use in order to our eternal happiness. Tillotson. -- Minor orders (R. C. Ch.), orders beneath the diaconate in sacramental dignity, as acolyte, exorcist, reader, doorkeeper. -- Money order. See under Money. -- Natural order. (Bot.) See def. 12, Note. -- Orde…