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at which they are unable to do. " South. -- To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to pull down a house. " In political affairs, as well as mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up." Howell. " To raise the wretched, and pull down the proud." Roscommon. To pull a finch. See under Finch. To pu…

from the masses, or common people; the nobility; the gentry. I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they will look in their traveling habits. Addison.

rizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.

Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]

them), for the purpose of annoying; as, to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike. [Trades-union Cant] J. McCarthy.

The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and contains a relatively high percentage of protein. It is chiefly useful as feed for farm animals.

with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to reduce the intensity of heat. "An ancient but reduced family." Sir W. Scott. Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon someth…

curing an official registration, obtains a certain right or title of possession, as to a trade-mark.

ween pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like.

To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit. [R.] Todhunter.

ed by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.]…

Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; as, residential trade.

That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.

erving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.

Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.

The state of being retrograde; decline.

By retrograding; so as to retrograde.

d than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism.

Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.