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To observe; to examine with care. [R.] Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed. Milton.

The breast. In petto, in the breast; hence, in secrecy; in reserve.

nce, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the compo…

To observe and study the physiognomy of. [R.] Southey.

A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine.

A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.] Shak.

Preserved in a pickle.

; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling. [Slang] Smart. He's pigeoned and undone. Observer.

wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. -- Pillow of a plow, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. -- Pillow sham, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. -- Pillow slip, a pillowcase.

An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.

in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. Ecclus. xiii. 1.

g to be regretted. "The more the pity." Shak. What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country! Addison.

Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. Dryden.

A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse. A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age. Locke.

ustification; an excuse; an apology. "Necessity, the tyrant's plea." Milton. No plea must serve; 't is cruelty to spare. Denham.

sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow. From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. Dryden.

Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [Obs.] He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from Bacon. -- Plen"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Plen"ti*ful*ness, n.

A plan; a purpose. "No other plot in their religion but serve Got and save their souls." Jer. Taylor.

Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [Colloq.]

nctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. Chaucer. Commas and points they s…