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A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]

he actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue.

Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman.

Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast. Shak.

aithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. -- True"-heart`ed*ness, n.

An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon.

ps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury. Under his tongue a truelove he bore. Chaucer. Truelove knot, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also true-lover's knot.

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.

A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.

Hell; the bottomless pit. [Poetic] In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt. Milton.

An omen. [Obs.] High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. Chapman.

rmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith.

Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.

To accrue. [R.]

The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase. Jer. Taylor.

Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

Lodestone; magnet. [Obs.] "A great adamant of acquaintance." Bacon. As true to thee as steel to adamant. Greene.

To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.