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ly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.

nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.

eigns. The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. Ps. xciii. 1. No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace. Macaulay.

To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent. He is not that goose and ass that Valla would make him. Baker.

A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.

garded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. The Manichæans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. Tylor.

The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it.

A picture representing some marine subject. Tell that to the marines, an expression of disbelief, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]

A representation of a sea view.

A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.

A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.

of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise. That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome. De Quincey.

o much harm to. It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. South.

ecause in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed. [Obs.] Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.

A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.

exchange, that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.

Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.

Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.

A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.