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To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.] Holland.

the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.

A bunch of feathers; a plume. [Obs.] Holland.

Feathery covering; plumage. [Obs.] Holland.

One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland. Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.

The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.

Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon.

A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight.

ercrowd; to infest. [Obs.] Milton. All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes. Holland.

One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower.

A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, Petunia violacera, with reddish purple flowers, and P. nyctaginiflora, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.

One who tells fortunes by physiognomy. Holland.

anish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.

A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.

to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).

They were separatists from the Church of England, and most of them had sojourned in Holland.

peel or skin. [Obs.] "Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts." Holland.

Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of Ant: thrum-eyed.

Having small eyes. Holland.

The magpie. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Holland.