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The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.

which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.

ution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.

earning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He held the doctrine of monopsychism.

sleep; in a state of vigilance or action. Before whom awake I stood. Milton. She still beheld, Now wide awake, the vision of her sleep. Keats. He was awake to the danger. Froude.

awe in mortals' joy, A deep mysterious fear. Keble. To tame the pride of that power which held the Continent in awe. Macaulay. The solitude of the desert, or the loftiness of the mountain, may fill the mind with awe -- the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power. C. J. Smith. To stand in awe of, t…

The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England.

A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.

A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.

having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.

The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.

rguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius, or a court held for jury trials. See Banc. Burrill.

A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners. Blount.

ive chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.

Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant. Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord; now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4. -- Base metal. See under Metal.…

ward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose.

To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. Shak.

s; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. He held the baton of command. Prescott.

negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.

To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Sheldon.