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anese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone.

rojecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.

ular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis.

A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.

A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.

A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. "The Rondo-form was the earliest and most frequent definite mold for musical construction." Grove.

A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and used as an ornamental object in gardening.

Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. "Rose-pink piety." C. Kingsley.

Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. "Rose-water philantropy." Carlyle.

or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.

Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental.

Of or pertaining a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental.

Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an ordinary maner; -- said of persons.

A kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands.

Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp. [Slang, U. S.]

An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.

A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him. Crabb.

stitution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training; as, the school of the prophets. Disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. Acts xix. 9.

ecessity on anything to come to pass. Hammond. Shakespeare's deep and accurate science in mental philosophy. Coleridge.

To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain. Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. Gen. xxxvii. 14. Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. Mark xii. 34. Who 's so gross That…