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Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [R.] The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains. Milton. With jellies soother than the creamy curd. Keats.

The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices.

Farthest south.

Farthest toward the south; southernmost. [R.] Milton.

Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely. Chaucer.

Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. Sir T. Browne.

emotion; as, a spasm of repentance. Cynic spasm (Med.) See under Cynic. -- Spasm of the chest. See Angina pectoris, under Angina.

h the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.

A phylum embracing the highest plants, or those that produce seeds; the seed plants, or flowering plants. They form the most numerous group, including over 120,000 species. In general, the group is characterized by the marked development of the sporophyte, with great differentiation of its parts (root, stem, leaves, f…

Plants which produce seed; phænogamia. These plants constitute the highest grand division of the vegetable kingdom.

ing the vital capacity of the lungs, or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. Pneumatometer.

The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.

of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed. Sprint race, a foot race at the highest running speed; -- usually limited to distance under a quarter of a mile.

ance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand. Vice is at stand, and at the highest flow. Dryden.

should now say, Cotton is the great staple, that is, the established merchandize, of Manchester. Trench.

seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself. [Obs.] His high throne, . . . under state Of richest texture spread. Milton. When he went to court, he used to kick away the state, and sit down by his prince cheek by jowl. Swift.

n smoothness, polish, or other qualities. These waters, steeled By breezeless air to smoothest polish. Wordsworth.

Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.

Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship in a convoy.