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ched to the length of Exeter. Clarendon. At length. (a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as, let the name be inserted at length. (b) At the end or conclusion; after a long period. See Syn. of At last, under Last. -- At arm's length. See under Arm.

building), the outline of a section which is horizontal crosswise, and parallel with the rabbet of the keel lengthwise. Level surface (Physics), an equipotential surface at right angles at every point to the lines of force.

Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] Chaucer. But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . . and assaulted the house of Jason. Acts xvii. 5. Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief. Southey .…

Law. Abbott.

Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton.

A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. Crabb.

or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness). Abbott.

The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.

Dull; stupid. Shak. A rabble of loggerheaded physicians. Urquhart.

ning the meaning of the word " justification" . . . has largely been a mere logomachy. L. Abbott.

Talkative; babbling; loquacious. Shak.

erage. -- Our lord, Jesus Christ; the Savior. -- The Lord's Day, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the Lord Jesus rose from the dead. -- The Lord's Prayer, the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. Matt. vi. 9-13. -- The Lord's Supper. (a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night before his crucif…

A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. Brande & C.

A large Turkish ship. Crabb.

A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.

anages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. A skillful manager of the rabble. South.

In a mangy manner; scabbily.

Infected with the mange; scabby.

A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the knees.

Having the lower part of the body like a fish. Crabb.