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A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar.

To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] Howell.

The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.

w escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps. lv. 8.

Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August.

A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter. A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon. Acts xxvii. 14.

The east wind.

te bumber. Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of flowers. Macaulay.

A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A winding excavation." Glover.

ion or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; as, an easterly exposition; an exposition to the sun. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.

guish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.

e on, to watch. -- To set the eyes on, to see; to have a sight of. -- In the eye of the wind (Naut.), in a direction opposed to the wind; as, a ship sails in the eye of the wind.

cast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; - - said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day. You wish fair winds may waft him over. Prior.

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

ive or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls.

ttic, an architectural erection above the main cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or inclosing rooms. -- False bearing, any bearing which is not directly upon a vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has a false bearing. -- False cadence, an imperfect or interrupted cadence. -- False…

Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc.

e, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.

Frightful; causing fear [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." Sir W. Scott