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A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. Honey mesquite. See Algaroba (b). -- Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians. -- Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in We…

A mosque.

lling, with some pain. The larvæ and pupæ, called wigglers, are aquatic. [Written also musquito.] Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows. -- Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels. -- Mosquito hawk (Zoöl.), a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures a…

See Mosquito.

A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.

An inference which does not follow from the premises.

To ride about. [Obs.] -- Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion, n. [Obs.] Cockerman.

om parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator.

See Parrakeet.

Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.

That may be requited.

The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds. No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. Waller…

; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish. He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such gentle acts as these. Milton. Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand. Ps. x. 14.

Requital [Obs.] E. Hall.

One who requites.

Sesquitertian.

Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).

A minor third, or interval of three semitones.

Quitch grass.

The squeteague; -- called also squit.