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An imposture; a deception. Tennyson. A juggle of state to cozen the people. Tillotson.

and jumble such inconsistencies together Burton. Every clime and age Jumbled together. Tennyson.

A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson.

to reason have got the true key of books. Locke. Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. Tennyson.

goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. "Manners so kind, yet stately." Tennyson.

s, etc. The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . Has made me kindly with my kind. Tennyson.

King-liness. Tennyson.

they kiss consume. Shak. Rose, rose and clematis, Trail and twine and clasp and kiss. Tennyson. Kissing comfit, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath. [Obs or Prov. End.] Shak.

One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling. Tennyson.

"Give this ring to my true knight." Shak "In all your quarrels will I be your knight." Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. Shak.

htly jousts and fierce encounters fit. Spenser. [Excuses] full knightly without scorn. Tennyson.

t fantastic round. Milton. A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each. Tennyson.

summon, by ringing. "Knolled to church." Shak. Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours. Tennyson.

; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians. "Knots of talk." Tennyson. His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak. Palms in cluster, knots of Paradise. Tennyson. As they sat together in small, separate knots, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of belief. Sir W. Scott.…

he found, In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. Milton. The labyrinth of the mind. Tennyson.

One who lands, or makes a landing. "The lander in a lonely isle." Tennyson.

To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy. Tennyson.

aint. Spenser. To wile the length from languorous hours, and draw The sting from pain. Tennyson.

ngue. I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, And the wild water lapping on the crag. Tennyson.

An open space between woods. Milton. "Orchard lawns and bowery hollows." Tennyson.