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A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners. Farrow.

A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field. Wilhelm.

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry.

ant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

l greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch.canary.

East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.

mmunication by inch of candle, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. -- Not worth the candle, not worth the cost or trouble. -- Rush candle, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. -- Sale by inch of…

To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.

Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as, the canes of a raspberry. Like light canes, that first rise big and brave. B. Jonson.

ape, whether solid or hollow, made for cannon. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with explosives are properly called shells. -- Cannon bullet, a cannon ball. [Obs.] -- Cannon cracker, a fire cracker of large size. -- Cannon lock, a device for firing a cannon by a percu…

cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder. Others devised the boat of one tree, called the canoe. Raleigh.

same class can be reduced without lose of generality. -- Canonical hours, certain stated times of the day, fixed by ecclesiastical laws, and appropriated to the offices of prayer and devotion; also, certain portions of the Breviary, to be used at stated hours of the day. In England, this name is also given to the hour…

The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when oficiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress. Full canonicals, the complete costume of an officiating clergyman or ecclesiastic.

To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor. Fame in time to come canonize us. Shak.

A piece or pessage, whether vocal or instrumental, pecuilarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena.

A rapid or easy passing over. A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics. Sir J. Stephen.

mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers pass away the time.

cantor. Cantoral staff, the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor, with which time is marked for the singers.

ne's power or influence. He tried to make capital out of his rival's discomfiture. London Times.

walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. -- To pawl the capstan, to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring, a…