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A light sword used for thrusting only; especially, the sword worn by civilians of rank in the eighteenth century.

rvice, for wounds and injures received; also, a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn in, to procure his release from service. (c) (Law) Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done. Burrill. Greenleaf. -- Smart ticket, a certificate given to wounded seamen, e…

A coarse frock, or shirt, worn over the other dress, as by farm laborers. Macaulay.

The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a sumbol of comedy, of the comic drams, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin. Great Fletcher never treads in buskin here, Nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear. Dryden.

A flexible steel shoe (or one of the plates forming such a shoe), worn with mediæval armor.

A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America. Marryat.

A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.

t to perform, In sort as through the world I did proclaim. Spenser. Flowers, in such sort worn, can neither be smelt nor seen well by those that wear them. Hooker. I'll deceive you in another sort. Shak. To Adam in what sort Shall I appear Milton. I shall not be wholly without praise, if in some sort I have copied his…

A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.

es, and buttoned in front from top to bottom; especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock.

A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, -- worn in stormy weather.

An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.

A short jacket worn by men and by women. Ld. Lutton.

Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force. Now thou seest me Spent, overpowered, despairing of success. Addison. Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground. Dryden.

A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on, worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress.

A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to strip off the blubber.

Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. "A stale virgin." Spectator.

It stands as it were to the ground yglued. Chaucer. The ruined wall Stands when its wind worn battlements are gone. Byron.

Weak; worn out. [Obs.] Spenser.

That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars. Tennyson.