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Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To cover, as with a vail. W. Browne.

Inveteracy. Sir T. Browne.

Turned into, or reduced to, a village. [Obs.] W. Browne.

To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Want of vision or of the power of seeing. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope. Sir T. Browne.

A iodide of quinine obtained as a brown substance,. It is the base of herapathite. See Herapathite.

The rainbow. Sir T. Browne.

hree principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or an fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. S…

To make irregular; to disorder. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A brownish yellow color.

stent. As much at issue with the summer day As if you brought a candle out of doors. Mrs. Browning. -- Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank, Collateral, etc. -- Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus. -- To join…

a, a genus of marine gastropod shells, having a smooth surface, usually white with red or brown spots. -- Vegetable ivory, the meat of the ivory nut. See Ivory nut (above).

and trees by rootlike fibers. Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. Milton. Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. Milton. American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper. -- English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy proper (Hedera helix). -- German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent st…

ful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger.

at (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds.

sonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.

are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. -- Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.…