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or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Lam. iii. 22. It is a duty to communicate of those blessings we have received. Franklin.…

ice. Same as Inquisition, n., 3. -- Houses of office. Same as def. 7 above. Chaucer. -- Little office (R.C.Ch.), an office recited in honor of the Virgin Mary. -- Office bearer, an officer; one who has a specific office or duty to perform. -- Office copy (Law), an authenticated or certified copy of a record, from t…

of the solid fat, or stearin, being left behind. It is mixture of olein, palmitin, and a little stearin.

at or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.

A combining form from Gr. few, little, small.

Eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain omelet.

Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

A single person or thing. "The shining ones." Bunyan. "Hence, with your little ones." Shak. He will hate the one, and love the other. Matt. vi. 24. That we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. Mark x. 37. After one, after one fashion; alike. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- At one, in agreem…

aking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences. [Recent]

ous orders various ensigns bear. Granville. Which, to his order of mind, must have seemed little short of crime. Hawthorne.

es; as, a winter more than ordinarily severe. Those who ordinarily pride themselves not a little upon their penetration. I. Taylor.

rior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men of ordinary judgment; an ordinary book. An ordinary lad would have acquired little or no useful knowledge in such a way. Macaulay. Ordinary seaman (Naut.), one not expert or fully skilled, and hence ranking b…

A little orphan. Drayton.

A little bone.

A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.

A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.

which is superficial; the exterior. There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within. South. Created beings see nothing but our outside. Addison.

A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters. Shak.

ly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. Palavering the little language for her benefit. C. Bront

as, the pale light of the moon. The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It looks a little paler. Shak.