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To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. "The billowing snow." Prior.

(the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! Prior.

me roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate. The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior.

g the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior.

To bombard. [Obs.] Prior.

the morning; too eat the first meal in the day. First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast. Prior.

To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing. "They breathe the flute." Prior.

(of the faculties); sharpness 9wit. The brightness of his parts . . . distinguished him. Prior.

A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze. A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. Prior.

Strong malt liquor. [Cant] Prior.

person deceived by an empty project; a gull. [Obs.] "Ganny's a cheat, and I'm a bubble." Prior.

A plant. See Ramson. Dr. Prior.

Knapweed. Prior.

now openly maintained as a social organization, the restrictive laws having been repealed prior to

ust in fencing. To prove who gave the fairer butt, John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. Prior.

ission of the inferior cleargy to their bishops, and of other religious orders to their supriors. -- Canonical punishments, such as the church may inflict, as excommunication, degradation, penance, etc. -- Canonical sins (Anc. Church.), those for which capital punishment or puplic penance decreed by the canon was inf…

umber; a castle capable of resisting a long assault. Concious of jou and capable of pain. Prior.

The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb. Caput mortuum (. Etym: [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.

To sing, especially with joyful notes. Hovering awans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior.

To expose in a cart by way of punishment. She chuckled when a bawd was carted. Prior.