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autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. "Such traits of the autobiographic sort." Carlyle. -- Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

to redeem, as he did, the available months and days out of so many that were unavailable. Carlyle. Having no available funds with which to pay the calls on new shares. H. Spenser.

An advance of; farther onward, in place or time. The golden age . . . is before us. Carlyle.

Puffed; praised. Carlyle.

square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green. [Also spelt beretta, biretta, etc.]

To furnish with a title or titles; to entitle. [Obs.] Carlyle.

To become better; to improve. Carlyle.

Of or pertaining to the sale of books. "Bibliopolic difficulties." Carlyle.

e tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road. Carlton. In a blaze, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated. -- Like blazes, furiously; rapidly. [Low] "The horses did along like blazes tear." Poem in Essex dialect.…

That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity. Carlyle.

nizations, as of the Blue ribbon Army. -- Blue ruin, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] Carlyle. -- Blue spar (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See Lazulite. -- Blue thrush (Zoöl.), a European and Asiatic thrush (Petrocossyphus cyaneas). -- Blue verditer. See Verditer. -- Blue vitriol (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a v…

investigate. The Bluebeard chamber of his mind, into which no eye but his own must look. Carlyle.

Portentous; ominous. Carlyle.

to pester. He bores me with some trick. Shak. Used to come and bore me at rare intervals. Carlyle.

Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze. "A good bouse of liquor." Carlyle.

One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc. She was a great breeder. Dr. A. Carlyle. Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men. Ascham.

See Bumboat. Carlyle.

Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter. Cachinnatory buzzes of approval. Carlyle.

Troubled with bad digestion. [R.] Carlyle.

A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.