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Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad- backed; hump- backed.

A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.

rom the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast. [Obs.] By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast. Shak. Breast drill, a portable drilling machine, provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work. -- Breast pang. See Angina pectoris, under Angina. -- To make a clean…

To stereotype or electrotype.

A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.

United; joined; betrothed. [R.]

To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. Shak.

Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace. Inquire me out contracted bachelors. Shak.

A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed. Such were our couple, man and wife. Lloyd. Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league. Milton.

Betrothal. [Obs.] Ethelbert . . . went peaceably to King Offa for desponsage of Athilrid, his daughter. Foxe.

To betroth. [Obs.] Johnson.

A betrothing; betrothal. [Obs.] For all this desponsation of her . . . she had not set one step toward the consummation of her marriage. Jer. Taylor.

having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.

See Dextrotatory.

A gentle trot, like that of a dog.

Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.] By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. Beau. & Fl.

An electrotype.

ion, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty.

Same as Electrotype.

; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.