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Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

ning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

arts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

-- properly only in the plural. [Obs.] An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary. Chesterfield.

Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable. A tale extremely apropos. Pope.

An air or song; a melody; a tune.

ular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.

moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [Scot.]

A kind of banjo, with a short neck, tuned a fourth higher than the common banjo; -- popularly so called.

owers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep Neptune's smooth face, and cleave the yielding deep. Waller.

A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune. [Also written barguest.]

Lifetime; mortal existence. [Obs.] Claudius, thou Wast follower of his fortunes in his being. Webster (1654).

Bacon. (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.

t by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated. In Fortune's lottery lies A heap of blanks, like this, for one small prize. Dryden.

s one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys. A blight seemed to have fallen over our fortunes. Disraeli.

inancial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet. A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows. Shak. At a blow, suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous act. "They lose a province at a blow." Dryden. -- To come to blows, to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of individuals, armies, and nations.…

An old French dance tune in common time.

te of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes. Brooding on unprofitable gold. Dryden. Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit. Hawthorne. When with downcast eyes we muse and brood. Tennyson.

ugh and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay. Burke. Fortune's buffets and rewards. Shak.