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To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition. Thy lucubrations have been perused by several of our friends. Tatler.

One who studies by night; also, one who produces lucubrations.

Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking. Pope.

Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] Shak.

A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.

One who labors at night and sleeps in the day.

An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil. Knight.

A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region. And shrieks like mandrak…

A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

cross the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare. I will ride thee o' nights like the mare. Shak.

musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck. Knight.

The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light. Knight.

using themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. Pope.

The principal part; the main body. Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the mass of the fugitives in their escape. Jowett (Thucyd.).

the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. Knight. -- Match wheel (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.

See Matte. Knight.

ously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect. Jer. Taylor. In his law doth he meditate day and night. Ps. i. 2.

A micrometer. [R.] Knight.

Glass in a state of fusion. Knight.