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A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]

To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or covering from; to uncover. L'Estrange.

diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth.

Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away.

Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See Ablative absolute, under Ablative. Absolute curvature (Geom.), that curvature of a curve of double curvature, which is measured in the osculating plane of the curve. -- Absolute equation (Astron.), the sum of the opt…

A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.

Pertaining to the accusative case.

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.

In relation to the accusative case in grammar.

Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.

peculative, coceivable, theoretical, or nominal; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion.

forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege. Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay. Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.

To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.

To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.

To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.

Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person.

-- Ague tree, the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. [Obs.]

the water in the boiler too low. -- Alarm post, a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.

A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.

officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions.