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A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty.

To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.

n the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.

Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.

An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.

orman language; the Norman conquest. Norman style (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-form…

and counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.] Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse. Milton. -- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n.

appearance; aspect. [Obs.] Shak. He, advancing close Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose In glorious object. Chapman.

rried; a spinster. (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink- flowered periwinkle (Vinca rosea). (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid. -- Old man's beard. (Bot.) (a) The traveler's joy (Clematis Vitalba). So named from the abundant long feather…

he East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.

nagrarieæ), which includes the fuchsia, the willow- herb (Epilobium), and the evening primrose ().

A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Grose. Jamieson.

Operose. [Obs.] Holder. -- Op"er*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]

the name of wich it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.

ling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress. [R.] And with poetic trappings grace thy prose, Till it outmantle all the pride of verse. Cowper.

particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love. The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide owns. Keats.

A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses. Floyer.

A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also pagle, pagil, peagle, and pygil.]

Rosewood.

ance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.