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motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. Spenser.

A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.

A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway in which the dam stands.

Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.

e's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance. B. Jonson. The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by underwriting the policy,…

shel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1 ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically, the fundamental unit adopted in any system of weights, measures, or money, by which its several denominations are regulated, and which is itself defined by comparison with some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in the Uni…

Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. Unliquidated damages (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill.

To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.

Not valuable; having little value. [R.] T. Adams.

on. Vicinal planes (Min.), subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex symbols.

Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n. -- Vin*dic"tive*ly, adv. -- Vin*dic"tive*ness, n.

nd and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.

ous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. Dampier. -- Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv. -- Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.

To back; to support; to confirm; to establish. Me damp horror chilled At such bold words vouched with a deed so bold. Milton.

or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority. Specifically: --

Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.

Watery; damp; soft. "Washy ooze." Milton.

To damage, impair, or injure, as an estate, voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc., to go to decay.

. . . Or whistle from the lodge, or village cock Count the night watches to his feathery dames. Milton.

ttern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.