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To yield grass for grazing. The ground cortinueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose. Bacon.

territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground. From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts Egypt from Syrian ground. Milton.

To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [Obs.] Perish they That grudge one thought against your majesty ! Shak.

The Mikania Guaco, of Brazil, used for the same purpose.

A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. Seam and gusset and band. Hood.

One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a sheep, used for various purposes. See Catgut.

of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.

To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post. My sword hacked like a handsaw. Shak.

Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions.

A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London.

principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.

or stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.

That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. South. To give a handle, to furnish an occasion or means.

d, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.

d in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes.

To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed; as, to harrow land. Will he harrow the valleys after thee Job xxxix. 10.

aw and gee about, to go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.]

To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. Prior.

s expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. E…