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The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.

A colorless oil obtained from hemp dy distillation, and possessing its intoxicating properties.

A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.

robable vote. I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence. Woodward.

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault. Concious of jou and capable of pain. Prior.

Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing. The capacity of blessing the people. Alex. Hamilton. A cause with such capacities endued. Blackmore.

A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.

A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.

A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.

Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. Shak.

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone.

Flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop. [Obs.]

To cut (meat) across for frying or broiling; to cut or slice and broil. [Obs.] A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed. Bean. & Fl.

aten on the second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl Sunday. Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875).

unning lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.

principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid. Carmine red (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns.

Grossness of mind.

The state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of lust; grossness of mind. Because of the carnality of their hearts. Tillotson.

A general term for a fossil fruit, nut, or seed.