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s. He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death. Lames v. 20.

A convex body or surface. Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. Tickell.

To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail. [Obs.] To conviciate instead of accusing. Laud.

offense. The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment. Hallam.

Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [R.] Lamb.

A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also coranich, corrinoch, coronach, cronach, etc.] [Scot.]

e, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits. Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. Milton.

pecies of Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. V. olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce. -- Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] -- Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula. -- Corn weevil. (Zoöl.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus zeæ)…

mens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral.

coast, of the Bay of Bengal. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. -- Coromandel wood, Calamander wood.

Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body. "Corporate property." Hallam.

th a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. -- Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; --…

ives] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene. Dunglison.

the gross corruptions of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation against them. Hallam. They abstained from some of the worst methods of corruption usual to their party in its earlier days. Bancroft.

A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.

To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic. Lamb.

pling. See under Box, Chain. -- Coupling box, a coupling shaped like a journal box, for clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may revolve together. -- Coupling pin, a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc.

evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace cover him round. Cowley.

A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.

-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork. For the first time in his life he tested crackling. Lamb.