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nus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).

To atone; to be punished for. And grievously hath Cæzar answered it. Shak.

Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

An ornament fixed upon a frieze.

A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.

A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.

Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system. Draper.

Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.

n, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience.

Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to. Fuller.

Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided. Washington.

Anything exactly opposite or contrary. Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel Hammond.

Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.

Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland.

The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

apes his sire." Addison. The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried. Burke.

Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.

Serving to open; aperient. Harvey.