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ion. At regard of, in consideration of; in comparison with. [Obs.] "Bodily penance is but short and little at regard of the pains of hell." Chaucer. -- Court of regard, a forest court formerly held in England every third year for the lawing, or expeditation, of dogs, to prevent them from running after deer; -- called…

Interval of ease or relief; respite. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. Denham.

Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.

A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.

A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura.

To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew.

of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.

y the regular recurrence of a measure of time, or by a succession of similar events. "The short revolution of a day." Dryden.

In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like.

t; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop. If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action. Rowe. The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. Milton.

ne and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk…

and Sails. Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. -- Standing rigging (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.

ew Zealand whale (Neobalæna marginata) which is only about sixteen feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough, whalebone.

A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon.

A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song.

A short cloak. [Written also rockelay, rocklay, etc.] [Scot.]

A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.

Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also roly- poly.]

A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.