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he family and other features of the present form of the state, would intervene by various measures intended to give or maintain equality of opportunity, as compulsory state insurance, old-age pensions, etc., answering closely to socialism of the chair.

Made or being in conformity to statute; standard; as, statutable measures.

To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect. To step off, to measure by steps, or paces; hence, to divide, as a space, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1

A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet.

Measurement of books by the number of lines which they contain.

A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.]

Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea

An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike.

; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention. Shak. It shall be still in strictest measure. Milton.

To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner. Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. Dryden.

To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top.

taining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone. -- n.

surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage.

other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it. Survey of dogs. See Court of regard, under Regard. -- Trigonometrical survey, a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base,…

One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.

siphæa sivado) having a very thin, compressed body. -- Sword stick, a sword cane. -- To measure swords with one. See under Measure, v. t. -- To put to the sword. See under Put.

Having a common measure; commensurable.

To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.

Inoculation with the syphilitic virus, especially when employed as a preventive measure, like vaccination.