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A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.

One who, or that which, buries. Till the buriers have buried it. Ezek. xxxix. 15. And darkness be the burier of the dead. Shak.

The unit of heat according to the Frensc standard; the amount of heat requires to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0Foot pound.

Comradeship and loyalty.

Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.

One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger. The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds. Bacon.

Informal talk or discussion, as about literary matters; light conversation; chat.

See Chantry. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [Obs.] Swift.

Penuriousness. [Obs.] By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. Caucer.

Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.

Low, worthless people; the rabble. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Same as Clamjamphrie. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears.

Dying together or at the same time. [R.] Sir G. Buck.

The office or lodge of a concierge or janitor.

A confrère. [Obs.] Weever.

A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation.

not establish the truth of the other. If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false. I. Watts.

ity of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South.