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Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.

Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure.

A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.

A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.

uing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law. Mozley & W.

Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.

commodities by number, usually ten or twelve, but sometimes twenty; as, a daker of hides consisted of ten skins; a daker of gloves of ten pairs. Burrill.

A gaseous prodact, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc. Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carboniCarbonic acid, under Carbonic. -- Damp sheet, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas. -- Fire damp, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen; --…

A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.

An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.

A genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs (Commelina), having ephemeral flowers.

weight. (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. Knight. -- Dead wind (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course.…

hipley. -- Dean and chapter, the legal corporation and governing body of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and his canons or prebendaries. -- Dean of arches, the lay judge of the court of arches. -- Dean of faculty, the president of an incorporation or barristers; specifically, the president of the…

Something consisting of ten parts. W. Watson.

Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.

A poem consisting of ten lines.

Having, or consisting of, ten syllables.

In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run.

A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families. Burrill.

Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games. Hallam.