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other words. Translating into his own clear, pure, and flowing language, what he found in books well known to the world, but too bulky or too dry for boys and girls. Macaulay.

The ancientest fathers must be next removed, as Clement of Alexandria, and that Eusebian book of evangelic preparation, transmitting our ears through a hoard of heathenish obscenities to receive the gospel. Milton. The scepter of that kingdom continued to be transmitted in the dynasty of Castile. Prescott.…

An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy.

Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]

Treasonable. Shak. The treasonous book of the Court of King James. Pepys.

Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's Treasury of Botany."

A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained with a conventional treelike design.

Having thirty-two leaves to a sheet; as, a trigesimo-secundo form, book, leaf, size, etc.

To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome. This troublesome world. Book of Common Prayer. These troublesome disguises that we wear. Milton. My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope.

se; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.

hrow down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.

(b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another hand. (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the leaves. "We turned o'er many books together." Shak. (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.] -- To turn over a new leaf. See under Leaf. --…

Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a twenty-fourmo form, book, leaf, size, etc. -- n.

led; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books.

Not written in a book; unrecorded. "UnbookedEnglish life." Masson.

e clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.

Uncreated; self-existent. Book of Common Prayer.

Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding.

Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker.