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Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.

The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] Southey.

In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.

Unpracticed. [Obs.] Shak.

The institution or praactices of friars. Fuller.

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift.

A place where justice is administered.

mpositions, Such as are short and occasional, and so published that they quickly escape notice.

on or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.

The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards. Talk the game o'er between the deal. Lloyd.

The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.

Having interstices between the teeth. Dryden.

To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.

To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. Cowell.

Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter.

The art or practice of measuring gases; also, the science which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic fluids. Coxe.

he official journal published by the British government, and containing legal and state notices.

One who practices, or is versed in, geomancy.

The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold.

x girder, etc. See under Bowstring, Box, etc. -- Girder bridge. See under Bridge. -- Lattice girder, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars. -- Half-lattice girder, a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in…