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enty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it…

Capable of being plowed or cultivated; arable; tillable. [Obs.] Cowell.

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Washington; as, a Washingtonian policy. Lowell.

ters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel. Cowell.

Somewhat weazen; shriveled. [Colloq.] "Weazeny, baked pears." Lowell.

anything hurtful or offensive. He weeded the kingdom of such as were devoted to Elaiana. Howell.

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the a…

Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.

hing soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel. Let me wipe thy face. Shak. I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 2 Kings xxi. 13.

Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.

o operates by secret means; an intriguer. Political wire-pullers and convention packers. Lowell.

ther within us or without The spell of this illusion be That witches us to hear and see. Lowell.

To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words. [Obs.] Howell.

To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic. Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room. Grew.

l consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 145, 178-9, 272.

A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. Lowell.

of a ship. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. Lowell.

th emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager. Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep. Gen. xliii. 30. Your mother's heart yearns towards you. Addison.

A zealot. [Obs.] Howell.

A stump of a tree. Cowell.