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Having the radicle of the seed directed towards the hilum.

war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. -- Law, or Code, of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. -- Maid of honor, a lady of…

Quite mad; -- raving crazy. Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are horn-mad after Gray.

In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth.

A city hall or townhouse.

To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.

The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family. Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant. Macaulay. Compound householder. See Compound, a.

A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings.

Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.

, state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.] A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. Mrs. Stowe.

huts; as, to hut troops in winter quarters. The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown. W. Irving.

Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for its bees.

Turning or bending towards moisture, as roots.

A tendency towards moisture.

To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth. Well may he then to you his cares impart. Dryden.

The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.

mon. [Obs.] Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. J. Fletcher.

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. South. Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties. Blair.…

With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God. He would not plunge his brother in despair. Addison. She had no jewels to deposit in their caskets. Fielding.…

From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.