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A brisk, showy, gay man. The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. Prior.

ting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. Some [serpents] specious and beautiful to the eye. Bp. Richardson. The rest, far greater part, Will deem in outward rites and specious forms Religion satisfied. Milton.

P. Sidney. If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. Beau. & Fl. To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.

gniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner. Pray, spout some French, son. Beau. & Fl.

A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray. And from the trees did lop the needless spray. Spenser.

That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous. By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say. Beau. & Fl.

to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.] Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl. If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle.

endant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison. She stains the ripest virgins of her age. Beau. & Fl. That did all other beasts in beauty stain. Spenser. Stained glass, glass colored or stained by certain metallic pigments fused into its substance, -- often used for making ornament windows.

To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out. Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Shak.

they put out very curious stamps of the several edifices which are most famous for their beauty and magnificence. Addison.

erful. A stark, moss-trooping Scot. Sir W. Scott. Stark beer, boy, stout and strong beer. Beau. & Fl.

state it. To assume state or dignity. [Obs.] "Rarely dressed up, and taught to state it." Beau. & Fl.

from afterward as occasion required; a bank. I must buy the stock; send me good cardings. Beau. & Fl.

Things stowed or packed. Beau. & Fl.

ackward; slow. [Obs.] Who, loving the effect, would not be strange In favoring the cause. Beau. & Fl.

on's] strength in his hairs were. Chaucer. Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. Milton.

ice works of art strike and surprise us most on the first view. Atterbury. They please as beauties, here as wonders strike. Pope.

A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.