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Vain; useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] South.

r sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America. Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation.

One who fulfills. South.

aving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.) -- In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. -- In full blast. See under Blast.

Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion. South.

uneral sermon; -- usually in the plural. [Obs.] Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals. South.

The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant. Ure.

Event to come; a future event. All futurities are naked before the All-seeing Eye. South.

A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron).

of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish.

, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon, and Galley. [Written variously galeas, gallias, etc.]

ometan religion, which, being a gallimaufry made up of many, partakes much of the Jewish. South.

) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass.

ommon on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbæus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; - - called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.

Gay to extravagance; flighty. It makes the mind loose and garish. South. -- Gar"ish*ly, adv. -- Garish*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.

A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England, between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period.

A Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle (Bibos frontalis).

f climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers.

A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.

A small South American deer (Furcifer Chilensis), with simple forked horns. [Written also guemul.]