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One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.

nion; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join. Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. Acts xviii. 7. Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations Ezra ix. 14. Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. Shak.

A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify.

fted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.

ed and gently swelled the sail. Dryden. Just now, the least possible time since; a moment ago.

A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also campylite.]

A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.

The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata). Dr. Prior.

A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici.

A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into knitchets, or handfuls. Holland.

ic stock of North American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican tongues.

A camp, esp. one with an inclosure of travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [South Africa]

wo unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip.

Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon.

See Lagoon.

Long since; long ago. [Scot.]

Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.

Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy.

latticework trusses. -- Lattice girder (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework. -- Lattice plant (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble…