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The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.

ing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy. "A wise and masterly inactivity." Sir J. Mackintosh.

ilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened. [Written also matress.]

which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities.…

ind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus Gonothyræa. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.

A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.

Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only. Prize not your life for other ends Than merely to obige your friends. Swift.

Possessing might; having great power or authority. Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Job ix. 4.

to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.

Sending forth; emitting. [Obs.] Wiseman.

ixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley. There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence. Atterbury.

ighteen times the load which is required to break a bar of one inch square, supported flatwise at two points one foot apart, and loaded in the middle between the points of support. Rankine.

ed sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral rather than a religious life. The wiser and more moral part of mankind. Sir M. Hale.

Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise. Moreover, he hath left you all his walks. Shak.

agement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of redemption.

sed always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.

from the involuntary movements of one whose hand the reader holds or with whom he is otherwise in muscular contact.

Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.

aracter, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane. Likewise must the deacons be grave. 1 Tim. iii. 8. Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without. 1 Tim. iii. 7.

clined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous. But wise through time, and narrative with age. Pope.