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odies in length or thickness; an equality of rights. A footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.

estate; equitable men. No two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was equitable. Macaulay.

ned science which no human faculties could master without long and intense application. Macaulay.

equivalent, then lately imported from France, was in the mouths of all the coffeehouse. Macaulay.

to be regarded. Steele. The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. Macaulay.

harm. Such heretics . . . would have been thought fortunate, if they escaped with life. Macaulay.

d pretended to be estranged from the Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them. Macaulay.

guest, Answered evasive of the sly request. Pope. Stammered out a few evasive phrases. Macaulay. -- E*va"sive*ly , adv. -- E*va"sive*ness, n.

pens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. Jowett (Thucyd. ) There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix. 2.

gether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of flowers. Macaulay.

He had . . . that sort of exactness which would have made him a respectable antiquary. Macaulay.

the bar or the ministry. He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. Macaulay. Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him. -- Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party. -- Reëxamination, or Re-direct examination, th…

An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. Macaulay.

The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was expected to arrive on the following day. Macaulay.

To pay out or disburse money. They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. Macaulay .

ion, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath. A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism. Macaulay.

contempt. The exposure of Fuller . . . put an end to the practices of that vile tribe. Macaulay.

g of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay.

Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price. Macaulay. Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, the fabulous age of Greek and Rome. -- Fab"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.

perative. "The reversion, to which he had been nominated twenty years before, fell in." Macaulay. -- To fall into one's hands, to pass, often suddenly or unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands of the enemy. -- To fall in with. (a) To meet with ac…