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pose to mislead. There being no room for equivocations, there is no need of distinctions. Locke.

A medicine that effects a radical cure. Whitlock.

r the like. "To erect conclusions." Sir T. Browne. "Malebranche erects this proposition." Locke.

Irregular; changeable. "Erratic fever." Harvey. Erratic blocks, gravel, etc. (Geol.), masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. -- Erratic phenomena, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.…

To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay. [Obs.] Locke.

esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing. The proudest esteemer of his own parts. Locke.

f silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them. Locke. It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living. J. C. Shairp.

to be found in some learned writes, to which they had recourse to etch out their system. Locke.

t. xxxiii. 27. To know wether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal. Locke.

A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. [Written also uphroe and uvrou.] Knight.

ing unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like.

ing; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts. I took a great pains to make out the exact truth. Jowett (Thucyd. )

hing received. Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond. Locke.

Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology. Whillock.

, grace, etc. "Desire of knightly exercise." Spenser. An exercise of the eyes and memory. Locke.

peration. Tollotson. Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts. Locke.

all the materials of reason and knowledge To this I answer in one word, from experience. Locke. Experience may be acquired in two ways; either, first by noticing facts without any attempt to influence the frequency of their occurrence or to vary the circumstances under which they occur; this is observation; or, second…

only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them examined. Locke.

o extend a cord across the street. Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge'. Locke.

k. The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at Basle to keep himself from starving. Locke.