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Squandered; scattered. "Dissipated wealth." Johnson.

as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. A. W. Ward.

spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. "Distilling odors on me." Tennyson.

; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.

That which falls in drops. [R.] Johnson

One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation.

The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.

inction upon; -- with by or for."To distinguish themselves by means never tried before." Johnson.

pinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation. There was a division among the people. John vii. 43.

To tame; to domesticate. [Obs.] Johnson.

eans of approach or access. I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. John x. 9.

A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree.

A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.

A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. Johnson.

To drink drams; to ply with drams. [Low] Johnson. Thackeray.

ll. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. John iv. 11.

bled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room. He [Johnson] would amaze a drawing-room by suddenly ejaculating a clause of the Lord's Prayer. Macaulay. Drawing-room car. See Palace car, under Car.

gth the moment dreaded through so many years came close, the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's mind. Macaulay.

ary shades." Dryden. "The dreary ground." Prior. Full many a dreary anxious hour. Keble. Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity. Macaulay.

r intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the Pope. And they drank, and were merry with him. Gem. xliii. 34. Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk freely. Thackeray. To drink to, to salute in drinking; to wish wel…