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A writing in which anything is enrolled; a register; a record. Sir J. Davies.

ment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence. Sir J. Davies.

; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. Sir. J. Davies.

A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.

y; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance. The faint prosecution of the war. Sir J. Davies.

and master. Shak. The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and vanished. Sir J. Davies.

fixedness; security; faithfulness. All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. Sir J. Davies.

olent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc. Who now defies thee thrice to single fight. Milton.

ny house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. Sir J. Davies.

fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. Davies & Peck. -- Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. -- Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction, etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc. -- Improper fracti…

frigates of largely increased size and power were built, and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of ironclads superseded them. [Formerly spelled frigat and friggot.]

The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] Sir J. Davies.

ng; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop. "Gentle music." Sir J. Davies. O sleep! it is a gentle thing. Coleridge. The gentle craft, the art or trade of shoemaking.

mmon commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au…

y be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a holl…

The state or quality of being heavenly. Sir J. Davies.

.) See under Metal. -- Heavy weight, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are divided. Cf. Feather weight (c), under Feather.

; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby. Hallam. Sir J. Davies.

t of submission or courtesy. With these humilities they satisfied the young king. Sir J. Davies.

Immeasurable. [Obs.] Davies.