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See Pine. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.

Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills. "A sharp- quilled porcupine." Shak. Quilled suture (Surg.), a variety of stitch in which the threads after being passed deeply through the edges of a wound are secured about two quills or bodies of similar shape, in order to produce a suitable degree of pressure.…

A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.

The spine; the vertebral column.

Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets.

The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.

Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.

Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes.

but very irregular, melodies of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the Alpine horn, and sometimes sung.

Given to rapine. [Obs.]

t.), a Brazilian palm tree (Iriartea exorhiza) which has strong aërial roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common name.

lty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning. It is our glory and happiness to have a rational nature. Law.

Rapine; rapacity. Ray.

One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes.

t once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy. "The readiest way." Milton. A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, The readiest weapon that his fury found. Dryden.

Lit., one who has been reconcentrated; specif., in Cuba, the Philippines, etc., during the revolution of 1895-98, one of the rural noncombatants who were concentrated by the military authorities in areas surrounding the fortified towns, and later were reconcentrated in the smaller limits of the towns themselves.…

For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated in their pristine happiness and felicity. Glanvill.

acture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin).

(Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation.