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State of being without flowers.

A vessel, commonly or earthenware, for earth in which plants are grown.

Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.

Dressed with garlands of flowers. [Poetic & Rare] Milton.

A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.

To follow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

One who foreknows.

One who predicts.

To go before. [Obs.] Spenser.

n oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. I . . . do forswear her. Shak.

One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a false oath.

To weary extremely; to dispirit. [Obs.] Spenser.

To weep much. [Obs.]

See Forewite. [Obs.] Chaucer.

An American species of rockrose (Helianthemum Canadense), sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic tonic.

A tool. See 2d Frow. Tusser.

Working smoothly, or without splitting; -- said of timber.

Gallows. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The common English milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), so called from blossoming in gang week. Dr. Prior.

oundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. [Written also gilliflower.] Clove gillflower, the clove pink. -- Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi). -- Queen's, or Winter, gillyflower, damewort. -- Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris). -- Wall gillyflower, the wa…