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in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding of a air, presents a starlike appearance.

Appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp. Where least og state there most of love is shown. Dryden.

Having the shape or appearance of little stars; radiated.

n image of a single picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once.

An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or reflection the pictures are sup…

t the base of petioles or leaves, usually somewhat resembling a small leaf in texture and appearance.

A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.

filled with a solution which is sensitive to atmospheric changes, indicating by a clouded appearance, rain, snow, etc., and by clearness, fair weather.

ht to the mark. "Floating straight." Shak. I know thy generous temper well; Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze. Addison. Everything was going on straight. W. Black.

To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. "Strangle such thoughts." Shak.

erial in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance.

d which frequently cover the whole sky, esp. in winter, and give it at times an undulated appearance.

warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.

An earth of a white color resembling lime in appearance, and baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal strontium.

nto accident! Chaucer. Heroic virtue did his actions guide, And he the substance, not the appearance, chose. Dryden.

By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste.

ern United States. Amorphous sulphur (Chem.), an elastic variety of sulphur of a resinous appearance, obtained by pouring melted sulphur into water. On standing, it passes back into a brittle crystalline modification. -- Liver of sulphur. (Old Chem.) See Hepar. -- Sulphur acid. (Chem.) See Sulphacid. -- Sulphur alco…

ectariniidæ, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines).

The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise. "The tide of sunrise swells." Keble.

rimarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. Prov. xi. 15.