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he giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution. But he it well did ward with wise respect. Spenser.

to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.

To stagnate; to cease to flow. [Obs.] Wiseman.

Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. -- Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n.

see that she reverence her husband. Eph. v. 33. Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise. Shak.

vision. [R.] There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds]. Addison.

An instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric current. Wheatstone.

hern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely. Milton.

A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat. The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise. Pope.

o whisper. [obs.] Shak. Holland. The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man," . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here" Calderwood.

ass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise. For who has power to walk has power to rove. Arbuthnot.

. Hayward. One knows not, certainly, what other rubs might have been ordained for us by a wise Providence. W. Besant.

A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.

Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton.

A nappy cloth. [Obs.] Wiseman.

To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale. [R.] Wiseman.

A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. "By ruption or apertion." Wiseman.

e hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few…

a divinity; an immolated victin, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice. Milton. My life, if thou preserv's my life, Thy sacrifice shall be. Addison.…

steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] "Ripe and sad courage." Bacon. Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties. Ld. Berners.