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A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge. Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and a…

athizing. Far wiser he, whose sympathetic mind Exults in all the good of all mankind. Goldsmith.

One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking. Sydney Smith.

A dictionary of synonyms. C. J. Smith.

the profits of the farmer, which they estimate by the stock that he has upon the farm. A. Smith.

ide, or the proud. "I never attempted to be impudent yet, that I was not taken down." Goldsmith. (b) To swallow; as, to take down a potion. (c) To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to take down a house or a scaffold. (d) To record; to write down; as, to take down a man's words at the time he utters them. -- To take ef…

thorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made. Goldsmith.

A kind of clay for making melting pots. Percy Smith.

"He taught his disciples." Mark ix. 31. The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith.

A tinsmith's stake, or small anvil.

hes; inclosed in a temple. I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills. S. F. Smith.

er. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. Goldsmith. -- Tense"ly, adv. -- Tense"ness, n.

To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.

riarchal religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for oracular answers. Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.).

Theatrical. Woods over woods in gay, theatric pride. Goldsmith.

nation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments. Atomic theory, Binary theory, etc. See under Atomic, Binary, etc.

casion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them. Goldsmith.

crium Marum) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). -- Wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, common on banks and hillsides in Europe. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. Shak.

l well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith.

w East Indian fan palm (Chamærops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). -- Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. -- Tiger moth (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiadæ which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colo…