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; irritation; keen or bitter anger. Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits. South.

or to object; captious. [Obs.] At least effectually silence the doubtful and exceptious. South. -- Ex*cep"tious*ness, n. [Obs.] Barrow.

Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an exclamatory phrase or speaker. South. -- Ex*clam"a*to*ti*ly, adv.

rs, however, were men who might have made out a strong case in exculpation of themselves. Southey.

Such grand exemplar as make their own abilities the sole measure of what is fit or unfit. South.

n we will has exerted an act of command on any faculty of the soul or member of the body. South. To exert one's self, to use efforts or endeavors; to strive; to make an attempt.

if he never did exist. Swift. To conceive the world . . . to have existed from eternity. South.

ion; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. An expectant of future glory. South. Those who had employments, or were expectants. Swift.

One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt. South.

Position as to points of compass, or to influences of climate, etc. "Under a southern exposure. Evelyn. The best exposure of the two for woodcocks. Sir. W. Scott.

; visible form; -- usually in the plural. Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South. God in externals could not place content. Pope.

Extraction; descent. [Obs.] South.

A wild cat (Felis eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs.

access; complaisance; affability. Offers himself to the visits of a friend with facility. South.

-- Fair maid. (Zoöl.) (a) The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when dried. (b) The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia] -- Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty, -- Fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice. -- From fair to middling, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.] --…

filling away again on the same tack. -- False vampire (Zoöl.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South America, formerly erroneously supposed to have blood-sucking habits; -- called also vampire, and ghost vampire. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire. -- False window. (Arch.…

lies; to violate the truth. It is absolutely and universally unlawful to lie and falsify. South.

ruth. Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things. South.

Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamærops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide,…

hich fascinates; a charm; a spell. There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. South.