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To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park. [R.] Spectator.

Free from warmth of passion or feeling.

To make worse; -- the opposite of improve. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth.

A heterogenous group of fungi of which the complete life history is not known. Some undoubtedly represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes. The group is divided into the orders Sphæropsidales, Melanconiales, and Moniliales.

imes a coarse cord, running through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc. Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.

A sudden flash; transient luster. LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. Milton.

A kind of short chemisette, worn with a low-necked dress.

A hymn. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recogn…

Neat; handsome; elegant. See Gimp.

A halt; the act of limping.

One who limps.

Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.

Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. Woodward.

The quality or state of being limpid.

Quality of being limpid; limpidity.

A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.

In a limping manner.

Limpidity. [Obs.]