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they seek to avail themselves of names. Milton. I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. Dickens.

The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested. General average, a contribution made, by all parties concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called general ave…

To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.

The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body. Gray.

An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.

A support or resource in reserve. This project Should have a back or second, that might hold, If this should blast in proof. Shak.

A board which supports the back wen one is sitting;

The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.

Support or aid given to a person or cause.

om the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. [ Often used in the plural.]

forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United States. Fisher Ames.

usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.

A trifle; a thing of no importance. Rich trifles, serious bagatelles. Prior.

e papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.

A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc.

A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.] A baker's dozen, thirteen. -- Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.…

ance. -- Balance of trade (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the money values of the exports and imports of a country; or more commonly, the amount required on one side or the other to make such an equilibrium. -- Balance valve, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that the fluid pressure tending to seat, and tha…

A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.

A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.