Search the Dictionary

-- followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing. Companions That do converse and waste the time together. Shak. We had conversed so often on that subject. Dryden.

An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. [Obs.] Misshapen time, copesmate of ugly Night. Shak.

to resemble, as in manners or course of life. We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation. Stewart.

A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion. [R.] Shak.

another. Swift. Didst see, Frank, how the old goldsmith cottoned in with his beggarly companion Sir W. Scott.

haracter; to constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer. "I create you companions to our person." Shak.

An intimate companion; a familiar frend. [Colloq.] He soon found his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time. W. Irving.

eing thrown up, is to be caught in the cup; bilboquet. Milman.- Cup and can, familiar companions. -- Dry cup, Wet cup (Med.), a cup used for dry or wet cupping. See under Cupping. -- To be in one's cups, to be drunk.

disciples of our Savior. The disciples, or The twelve disciples, the twelve selected companions of Jesus; -- also called the apostles. -- Disciples of Christ. See Christian, n., 3, and Campbellite.

embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate. To disembarrass himself of his companion. Sir W. Scott.

One of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne in war. [Written also douzepere.] [Obs.] Big-looking like a doughty doucepere. Spenser.

An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family. Brande & C.

astic name for the theme or subject of a fugue, the answer being called the comes, or companion.

The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

A jolly companion; a roisterer. [Obs.] Shak.

th of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable. Sir W. Temple.

Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.

Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] Spenser.

A consort, husband or wife; a companion; a fere. [Obs.]