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ncivility. Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes Error a fault, and truth discourtesy. Herbert.

To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.

Dismission. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

To sing; to warble a little tune. Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. Herbert.

Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy scythe is dull." Herbert.

Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. " A . . . dumpish and sour life." Lord Herbert. -- Dump"ish*ly, adv. -- Dump"ish*ness, n.

ffort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease. Herbert. Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching. Swift.

To fill with breath; to puff up. Sir T. Herbert.

duskier wreaths her braided locks. Shelley. Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine. Herbert.

, To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

tightly for the purpose of striking a blow. Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist. Herbert.

s head. Shak. O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers May also fix their reverence. Herbert. His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. Ps. cxii. 7. And fix far deeper in his head their stings. Milton.

To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

In a flat manner; directly; flatly. Sin is flat opposite to the Almighty. Herbert.

Weak; feeble. [Obs.] Lord Herbert.

To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert.

A strong or sweet scent. [Obs. & Illegitimate.] Sir T. Herbert.

To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. Sir T. Herbert.

ad, to come into or be in possession of; to have. Johnson. Thou hast got the face of man. Herbert.

-- In grain, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate; genuine. "Anguish in grain." Herbert.-- To dye in grain, to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain, n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye. The red roses flush up in her che…