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of meat and drink, when provisions fall short. I can give the boy a handsome allowance. Thackeray.

a malediction. Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [families]. Thackeray.

mulated their chief in the richness of their appointments. Prescott. I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Void of appoinment, that thou liest. Beau. & Fl.

A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc. Thackeray.

aic] It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien should attempt the blameless king. Thackeray.

e emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." Milton. "Attractive eyes." Thackeray. Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. Lubbock. -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n.

A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure. Thackeray.

ighly finished . . . performance. Mrs. Alexander. A husband somewhere in the background. Thackeray.

carries with him on a journey; luggage. The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. Thackeray. We saw our baggage following below. Johnson.

A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray.

the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. " A balance at the banker's. " Thackeray. I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.

Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.

Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J. Morley.

A female banker. Thackeray.

Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. "Beady eyes." Thackeray.

tcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl. A carriage covered with armorial bearings. Thackeray.

Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. A low and becoming tone. Thackeray.

Beggarly appearance. [R.] The freedom and the beggary of the old studio. Thackeray.

To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.

s of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray.