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Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.

The act of uttering the sound of a mouillé letter.

ts having a "liquid" or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and ñ; in Portuguese, lh and nh.

The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See Sill.

Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being swallowed; as:

See Moot-hill. [Scot.]

Without nails; having no nails.

proportionate quantity of the primary colors employed. This method is also known as Pointillism (stippling).

Not to will; to refuse; to reject. [Obs.] Certes, said he, I nill thine offered grace. Spenser.

The northern butcher bird.

Neglect or failure to fulfill.

According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.

A sealing up. [Obs.] Maunder.

According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.

A glance of the eye; an amorous look. [Obs.] She gave strange oeillades and most speaking looks. Shak.

A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications.

d of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open- beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.

The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.

Proud; haughty. [Obs.] Shak.

A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses.