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The act of making red. Howell.

ht of excess herein, that twenty shillings were used to be paid for starching of a ruff. Howell.

searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and trunks. Howell. What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! M. Arnold.

ut to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest. Lowell.

merly enjoyed the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. Cowell.

To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic] July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. Lowell.

Fig.: Dry, old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat sapless womanhood." Lowell. Now sapless on the verge of death he stands. Dryden.

ed under the table as free from sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest savages. Lowell.

imp. of Sit. But sate an equal guest at every board. Lowell.

s by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts. Cowell.

Knowing superficially or imperfectly. Howell.

d lot, formerly, a parish assessment laid on subjects according to their ability. [Eng.] Cowell. Now, a phrase for obligations of every kind regarded collectivelly. Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay scot and lot as they go along. Emerson.

w out, to press out; to extort. -- To screw up, to force; to bring by violent pressure. Howell. -- To screw in, to force in by turning or twisting.

Emblazoned on or as a shield. Scutcheoned panes in cloisters old. Lowell.

Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly sounding.

caying with the lapse of time. "The night was senescent." Poe. "With too senescent air." Lowell.

service to the king in person, as to carry his banner, his sword, or the like. Tomlins. Cowell. Blackstone. -- Petit sergeanty. See under Petit.

One who makes sermons or speeches. [Obs.] Howell.

Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune.

In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. Knight.