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The act of mingling.

Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.

Bloodshed. Shak.

r with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. Sir F. Drake.

A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.

The art, process, or business of binding books.

Moving with a bound or bounds. The bounding pulse, the languid limb. Montgomery.

llectively; trimming. A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and braiding. Thackeray.

An iron to brand with.

Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.

ing or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.

Spreading widely.

Colossal' of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- n.

The act or process of producing buds.

The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. Bp. Hall.

The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., bycarding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.

In a chiding or reproving manner.

Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. [R.] Shak.

The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.

A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.