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Becoming to a Christian. A virtuous and a Christianlike conclusion. Shak.

In a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion. Sufferings . . . patiently and Christianly borne. Sharp.

Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman. Shak.

Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman.

woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.

the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.

In a suitable or becoming manner. [R.] Sherwood.

Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable. This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. Shak. It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. Ps. cxlvii. 1.

The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration. Concentration of the lunar beams. Boyle. Intense concetration of thought. Sir J. Herschel.

The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.

The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.

Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate. [Archaic] Feed me with food convenient for me. Prov. xxx. 8. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient. Eph. v. 4.

r is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal.…

Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.

th firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution. The king-becoming graces . . . Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them. Shak. Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it. Addison.

Like or becoming a cousin.

To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress. Shak.

Capable of, or fit for, being cultivated; capable or becoming cultured. London Spectator.

Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray.

The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter.