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The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a Millenarian."During that millenary." Hare.

thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints.

To do wrong; to commit a fault. I have misdone, and I endure the smart. Dryden.

An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil. Wharton.

To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak.

ith several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.

A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.

The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.

erson, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.

Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.

In moral qualities; in disposition and character; as, one who physically and morally endures hardships.

A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.

adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly. Happy here, and more happy hereafter. Bacon.

Morse. The Alphabetic code which is in use in North America is given below. In length, or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three dots; the space between the elements of a letter is equal to one dot; the interval in spaced letters, as O . ., is equal to three dots. There are no spaces in any letter composed…

urple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. -- Mourning dove (Zoöl.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove. -- Mourning warbler (Zoöl.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The mal…

ion of egg yolks and gelatin. Mousse differs from ice cream in being beaten before -- not during -- the freezing process.

Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South America.

Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. Deut. xxviii. 38.

he plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.

deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.