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Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.

A magnesian variety of dolomite.

The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine.

To conjecture; also, to plan. [Obs.]

One who guesses or conjectures. [Obs.] A great conjector at other men by their writings. Milton.

Capable of being conjectured or guessed.

Dependent on conjecture; fancied; imagined; guessed at; undetermined; doubtful. And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me. Shak. A slight expense of conjectural analogy. Hugh Miller. Who or what such editor may be, must remain conjectural. Carlyle.

A conjecturer. [R.] Month. rev.

In a conjectural manner; by way of conjecture. Boyle.

ence; surmise; guess; suspicion. He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature. Whewell. Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. Milton.

One who conjectures. Hobbes.

To join together; to unite. The English army, that divided was Into two parties, is now conjoined in one. Shak. If either of you know any inward impediment why you should not be conjoined. Shak. Let that which he learns next be nearly conjoined with what he knows already. Locke.

Joined together or touching.

United; connected; associated. "Influence conjoint." Glover. Conjoint degrees (Mus.), two notes which follow each other immediately in the order of the scale, as ut and re. Johnson. Conjoint tetrachords (Mus.), two tetrachords or fourths, where the same note is the highest of one and the lowest of the other; -- also wr…

In a conjoint manner; untitedly; jointly; together. Sir T. Browne.

The qquality of being conjoint.

Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together. [R.] Neale.

rriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial. "Conjugal affection." Milton.

The conjugal state; sexual intercourse. [R.] Milton.

In a conjugal manner; matrimonially; connubially.