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e; to make a fool of; to cheat. [Slang] Dickens. To sell one's life dearly, to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants. -- To sell (anything) out, to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business.

Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species.

ctly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom.

minate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom).

ther birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut.

To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] "Loss of time shendeth us." Chaucer. I fear my body will be shent. Dryden.

To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.

Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. 1 Tim. 1. 19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. J. Morley.

y of the eyes. Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. Shak. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Milton.

ves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called silk flower. -- Silk vessel. (Zoöl.) Same as Silk gland, above. -- Virginia silk (Bot.), a climbing plant (Periploca Græca) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern…

Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk. Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care. Shak.

Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. Chaucer. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. Dryden.

The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface.

Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance. Thomson.

in which there is a lessened acuteness of sensory perception, a confusion of ideas, and a loss of mental control, followed by a more or less unconscious state. "A man that waketh of his sleep." Chaucer. O sleep, thou ape of death. Shak.

A tropical American shrub (Plumieria rubra) which has very fragrant red blossoms.

A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. Oxf. Gloss.

loft or upper chamber; a garret room. [Obs.] [Written also soler, solere, sollar.] Oxf. Gloss.

Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.

darity [a word which we owe to the French Communists], signifies a fellowship in gain and loss, in honor and dishonor, in victory and defeat, a being, so to speak, all in the same boat. Trench. The solidarity . . . of Breton and Welsh poetry. M. Arnold.