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The general description of embryos.

, to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.

An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment. Milton. You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. Shak.

A general fire; a conflagration. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

An old theory of generation similar to emboOvulist.

the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.

One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, having five toes both on the fore and hind feet.

il crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid.

Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope.

l thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to Ant: beginning, when used of anything having a first part. Bet…

Seated or generated within the heart; as, endocardial murmurs.

nical, in distinction from the vital, forces, and which comprehends the consideration and general investigation of the whole range of the forces concerned in physical phenomena. [R.]

To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.

The act of generation. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ted men consisting of one band and three battalions of engineers commanded by a brigadier general, whose title is Chief of Engineers. It has charge of the construction of fortifications for land and seacoast defense, the improvement of rivers and harbors, the construction of lighthouses, etc., and, in time of war, supe…

Engines, in general; instruments of war. Training his devilish enginery. Milton.

English or people of English descent; -- commonly applied to English people in Ireland. A general massacre of the Englishry. Macaulay.

To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal. I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke. De Quincey. A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was entertained by some very sensib…

amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general. The entertainment of Christ by faith. Baxter. The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel. Bp. Sprat.

le at the current state of the technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in general, not a specific machine. push the envelope Increase the capability of some type of machine or system; -- usu. by technological development.