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To consume gradually; to waste away. [Obs.] Boyle.

Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet- scented flowers.

That may be assumed.

By way of assumption.

stratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly. Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne. Pope. The god assumed his native form again. Pope.

Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character.

By assumption.

A patch; an addition; a piece put on. [Obs.] John Lewis (1731).

One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes. W. D. Whitney.

Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous. Burke.

r promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking. Wharton.

To take up; to elevate; to assume. [Obs.] Sheldon.

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting. The assumption of authority. Whewell.

Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- As*sump"tive*ly, adv. Assumptive arms (Her.), originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College. Percy Smith.…

A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows. [Written also brestsummer and bressummer.]

See Breastsummer.

great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.

A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.

Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent. "Consumable commodities." Locke.