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ts had, at the time of their yearly memorials, solemn recognition in the church of God. Hooker.

il laws is commendable, but for us the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves. Hooker.

The act entereing again; re Hooker.

To examine anew. Hooker.

ration for a public exhibition or exercise. Chaucer. In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. Hooker. Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. Shak. Dress rehearsal (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.

To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] Hooker. A sacred vow that none should aye Spenser.

m; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. Sir J. Davies.

gs, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual. Hooker.

deration; motive; interest. [Obs.] "Whatever secret respects were likely to move them." Hooker. To the publik good Private respects must yield. Milton. In respect, in comparison. [Obs.] Shak. -- In respect of. (a) In comparison with. [Obs.] Shak. (b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic] "Monsters in respect of their bodies.…

t saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker.

ton. Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly done well or ill. Hooker.

ponticum and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant.

The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. "Riddance from all adversity." Hooker.

other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues. Hooker. Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone. Westminster Catechism.

Litany; supplication. He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use. Hooker. Rogation days (Eccl.), the three days which immediately precede Ascension Day; -- so called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. -- Rogation flower (Bot.), a European species…

in China. It has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste. It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of fidelity or constancy. There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Shak. Marsh rosemary. (a) A little shrub (Andromeda polifolia) growing in cold swamps and having leaves like those of the…

ried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

A large poker. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

l works of God . . . be but certain tastes and saus, as if were, of that final benefit. Hooker. Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. Shak.

Baked in a scallop; cooked with crumbs. Scalloped oysters (Cookery), opened oysters baked in a deep dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs, seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter. This was at first done in scallop shells.