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n; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute. What fates impose, that men must needs abide. Shak. Death is the penalty imposed. Milton. Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. Waller.

an orbit (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. -- Inclination of the needle. See Dip of the needle, under Dip.

Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- In*clin"a*to*ri*ly, adv. Sir T. Browne.

he act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.

Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous. Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. Shak. Charity consists in relieving the indigent. Addison.

Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow." Shak. Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his spea…

Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise." Cowper.

r act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. Savage.

A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges annexed. Wharton.

inal lines (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which a dipping needle indicates the same inclination or dip.

e of the globe, or upon a chart, connecting places at which the deviation of the magnetic needle from the meridian or true north is the same.

Recital or performance a second time; repetition. Bacon. What needs this iteration, woman Shak.

A variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.

In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees. [Written also giambeux.] Chaucer.

A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers. [Written also jamdanee.] Balfour (Cyc. of India).

See Jinnee. "Solomon is said to have had power over the jin." Balfour (Cyc. of India).

A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs. [Cant, Eng.]

arts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation. A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand. Shak. To tear thee joint by joint. Milton.

manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately. Then jointly to the ground their knees they bow. Shak.

d or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour. Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse. J R. Green.