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A copy or exemplification of a record. [Obs.] Lord Herbert.

A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover.

s chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding. Sir T. Herbert.

hy so true, So faithful, love unequaled. Milton. Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. Herbert.

An herbaceous composite plant (Eupatorium purpureum), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads.

main line of a railway, canal, or route of conveyance. -- Trunk turtle (Zoöl.), the leatherback.

The leatherback.

An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.

Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. Sir T. Herbert.

The navel; the center. [Obs.] "The umbilic of the world." Sir T. Herbert.

hairy feathers. Called also dragoon bird. -- Umbrella leaf (Bot.), an American perennial herb (Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves. -- Umbrella shell. (Zoöl.) See Umbrella, 3. -- Umbrella tree (Bot.), a kind of magnolia (M. Umbrella) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike c…

Inaccessible. Herbert.

mmanded. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. Milton.

and; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

To disquiet. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.

Not trainable; indocile. [Obs.] Herbert.

which is the utmost town in France. Evelyn. Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. Herbert.

-- Venus's navelwort (Bot.), any one of several species of Omphalodes, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or white flowers. -- Venus's pride (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See under Quaker. -- Venus's purse. (Zoöl.) Same as Venus's basket, above. -- Venus's shell. (Zoöl.) (a) Any species of Cypræa; a c…

A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities.