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Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship. Acts xv. 16.

Of or pertaining to a tabernacle, especially the Jewish tabernacle.

A hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt.

ian species are O. longicauda, which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail coverts yellowish green, and the under parts white; and the golden-headed tailor bird (O. coronatus), which has the top of the head golden yellow and the back and wings pale olive-green.

The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the Pentateuch.

A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.

A compound obtained as a yellowish gray powder by the action of acetyl chloride or acetic anhydride or ordinary tannic acid. It is used as an intestinal astringent, and locally in rhinitis and pharyngitis.

Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion. "A leopard's tawny and spotted hide." Longfellow.

The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a part of January. Esther ii. 16.

us teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin.

Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.

A hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar residues, and remarkable for its intense yellowish green fluorescence.

The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of July.

In an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation, or the like. Ha, cousin Silence, that thou hadst seen that that this knight and I have seen! Shak. O God, that right should thus overcome might! Shak.

To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee." Chaucer. Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. Spenser.

s to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck. Milton.

A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim.

The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October.

ing of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines. They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasioptera vitis). -- Tomato sphinx (Zoöl.), the adult or imago of the tomato worm. It closely resembles the tobacco hawk moth. Called als…

A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of alumina, and is used as a gem.