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The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.

One who, or that which, constructs or frames.

One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.

To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] Feltham. The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. R. Junius.

The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. Burke.

The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence. If they [the unmarried and widows] have not continency, let them marry. 1 Cor. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ). Chasti…

ength. A bridge of wond'rous length, From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb of this frall world. Milton.

ntinued fever (Med.), a fever which presents no interruption in its course. -- Continued fraction (Math.), a fraction whose numerator is 1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number, plus a fraction, and so on. -- Continued proportion (Math.),…

A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it. Coxe.

ty; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. Hawthorne.

Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.] The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the convellent force. Todd & Bowman.

gony from grief or pain. With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. Macaulay.

One who has convulsions; esp., one of a body of fanatics in France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the Convulsionists of St. Médard.

The yellowish, fragrant balsam yielded by the sweet gum; also, the tree itself.

cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. Franklin.

A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt.

cabulary. -- Coral reefs (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as fringing reefs, when they border the land; barrier reefs, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; at…

A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.

The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. Sir E. Sandys.

A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.