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s passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.

ich the characters are represented by tangible points or dots. It was invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind.

The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail.

The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.

An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.

A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered.

See Bound bailiff, under Bound, a.

A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.

The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.

rn Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods. [Written also capercaillie, capercaili.]

A form of cash carrier in which a small carrier or car travels upon a kind of track.

See under Cat.

See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus.

A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, glat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.

d. [Slang, Eng.] It was in the second affair that poor little Barney showed he was a cocktail. Thackeray.

A system of electric traction, esp. for light railways, in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit, from which the current is "picked up" by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive. Hence Conduit railway.

The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.

alance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. L'Estrange.

A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.] At the countretaille, in return. Chaucer.

A creel or osier basket.