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Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.

lgæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). -- Chem`o*tac"tic (#), a. -- Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly, adv.

e "Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope" -- a happy climax. J. D. Forbes.

To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.

The act of croaking. [R] Dr. H. More.

One who coaxes.

In a coaxing manner; by coaxing.

A corruption of Cutlass.

A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo Donax), used for fishing rods, etc.

A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.

See Cerumen.

An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.

See Endothorax.

Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton; episkeletal.

Bleeding at the nose.

Good or established order or arrangement. [R.] E. Waterhouse.

Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud.

Cavillation; a caviling. [Obs.] Cranmer.

Hairy. [Obs.] amden.

The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. Earth flax (Min.), amianthus. -- Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. -- Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. -- Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbina…