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A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from beech tar. Watts.

ect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply. He thought it carried something of argument in it. Watts. It carries too great an imputation of ignorance. Lacke.

A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.

se; causative. Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words. Watts.

autious feeling for another's pain. Byron. Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. Watts.

ritings or manners. A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors. Watts.

bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. Watts.

from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol. Watts.

to his corn, the horse must take more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very useful. Ywatt.

n a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun. Watts.

Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments. [Obs.]

to clothe one with authority or power. Language in which they can clothe their thoughts. Watts. His sides are clothed with waving wood. J. Dyer. Thus Belial, with with words clothed in reason's garb. Milton.

Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. Cloudy and confused notions of things. Watts.

ow coil at the back of the head, like the knot on the head of the bust of Clytie by G. F. Watts.

Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. Watts.

de. The rules of right jugdment and of good ratiocination often coincide with each other. Watts.

ry alone that enriches the mind, by preserving what our labor and industry daily collect. Watts.

an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary. A short system or compendium of a sience. I. Watts.

simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it. I. Watts.

alf in Oreb. Milton. A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions. I. Watts.