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A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.

To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. And now I am here, netted and in the toils. Sir W. Scott.

d insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neurop…

The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.

ceed to nicking sashes. Prior. The itch of his affection should not then Have nicked his captainship. Shak.

ittings. Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering.

a method of execution practiced at Nantes in France during the Reign of Terror, by Jean Baptiste Carrier.

A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place.

Having feet adapted for swimming.

Having feet adapted for swimming.

An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Blackstone.

- Open communion, communion in the Lord's supper not restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion. Cf. Close communion, under Close, a. -- Open diapason (Mus.), a certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are o…

that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. -- Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat. -- Opera house, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. -- Opera seria Etym: [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.…

any means, other than the use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof."

to first principles; an orderly arrangement. The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter. L. F. Ward.

Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.

To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome. If a man be overtaken in a fault. Gal. vi. 1 I shall see The winged vengeance overtake such children. Shak.

Any cpecies of raptorial birds of the family Strigidæ. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.

of mind; mental distress; disquietude; anxiety; grief; solicitude; anguish. Chaucer. In rapture as in pain. Keble.

air of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another. Glossy jet is paired with shining white. Pope.