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Direction; command; authoritative admonition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.

son looking from the nave toward the chancel. One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. R. Browning.

Pertaining to sexual desire; sensual. Sir T. Browne.

A feasting or feast; banquet. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Having equal legs or sides; isosceles. [R.] "Equicrural triangles." Sir T. Browne.

ing at an equal distance from the same point or thing. -- E`qui*dis"tant*ly, adv. Sir T. Browne.

Having the same form; uniform. -- E`qui*for"mi*ty, n. Sir T. Browne.

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. "To erect conclusions." Sir T. Browne. "Malebranche erects this proposition." Locke.

A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.

he stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black.

a direct path; roving. Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven. Sir T. Browne.

A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.

Eternal. [Poetic] Shak. Built up to eterne significance. Mrs. Browning.

A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime.

To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. Creech. Sir. T. Browne.

A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.