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To lament or grieve over. [R.] I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance. Milton.

Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak.

onstruct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.] Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert. [My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.

nd special confession of sins to a priest for the purpose of obtaining his absolution. Hallam.

aken, as forfeited to the public use. The confiscations following a subdued rebellion. Hallam.

Burning together in a common flame. [R.] "The conflagrant mass." Milton.

Inflammation of the conjunctiva.

c arts; incantation; enchantment. Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event. Hallam.

or entire state; preservation. A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism. Hallam. A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. Burke. Conservation of areas (Astron.), the principle that the radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal t…

to. It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins. Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson.

not fall out at random. Woodward. The consolidation of the great European monarchies. Hallam.

, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights. Hallam.

aturally; as, he was constitutionally timid. The English were constitutionally humane. Hallam.

construction that would be put on this act, become liable to the penalties of treason. Hallam. Strictly, the term [construction] signifies determining the meaning and proper effect of language by a consideration of the subject matter and attendant circumstances in connection with the words employed. Abbott. Interpretat…

nary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary consumption. Consumption of the bowels (Med.), inflammation and ulceration of the intestines from tubercular disease.

Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. Lamb.

fe in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. I. Watts.

mer king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances. Hallam.

The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. Hallam.

Boyle. The vast dome of its cathedral . . . directing its convergent curves to heaven. Hallam.