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Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.

Having narrow leaves. Wright.

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Macaulay.

Having unequal leaves.

which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border.

Having leaves irregularly placed.

moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.

A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill. Bouvier.

A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent.

A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft.

A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.

A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.

A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.

hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.

To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.

Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.

Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.

The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay.

A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.