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edily; -- with up. [Obs.] Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up. L'estrange.

bout his temples, like a god's. Tennyson. The princes of the country clustering together. Foxe.

; to drive. [Obs.] The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted. Foxe.

g in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. Foxe.

A small collar or neckband. Foxe.

lent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning. The foxe, maister of collusion. Spenser. That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion. Atterbury. By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the w…

Calling to mind; giving admonition. [Obs.] Foxe.

One who communicates. Foxe.

Approbation. [Obs.] Foxe.

; to agree; to coincide; to correspond. Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion. Fox. Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker. Makaulay. This concurs directly with the letter. Shak.

Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition. "Congenial clime." C. J. Fox.

Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and consubstantial with the Father and with the Holy Ghost. Foxe.

A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia. [Written also corsac.]

To make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.

Athwart; across. [Archaic or Colloq.] A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village. L'Estrange. To go cross lots, to go across the fields; totake a short cut. [Colloq.]

A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and foxes.

A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose.

Defender. [Obs.] Foxe.

The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne. Fox.

To hide; to skulk. [Scot.] He at length escaped them by derning himself in a foxearth. H. Miller.