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ous exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious. A devout man, and one that feared God. Acts x. 2. We must be constant and devout in the worship of God. Rogers.

ect; the dialect of the learned. In the midst of this Babel of dialects there suddenly appeared a standard English language. Earle. [Charles V.] could address his subjects from every quarter in their native dialect. Prescott.

To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.

Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest. Sir W. Scott.

who held commissions, should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance. Macaulay. He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself. Johnson.

The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog. Gray. -- Dog's"-eared`, a. Cowper.

Worthy of being feared; redoubtable. [Obs.]

To take in with the ears; to hear. [Sportive] "I eared her language." Two Noble Kinsmen.

f the sciences. The Encyclopedists, the writers of the great French encyclopedia which appeared in 1751-1772. The editors were Diderot and D'Alembert. Among the contributors were Voltaire and Rousseau.

To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king." Shak.

The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. "The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech." Jer. Taylor. Her first endearments twining round the soul. Thomson.

e crime. The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated. Southey.

Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue. An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains. Spectator.

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

rab. -- Fighting fish (Zoöl.), a remarkably pugnacious East Indian fish (Betta pugnax), reared by the Siamese for spectacular fish fights.

Worn by, or weared in, the feet; as, a footworn path; a footworn traveler.

quities, O Lord, who shall stand But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Ps. cxxx. 3, 4.

scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive. So foul-mouthed a witness never appeared in any cause. Addison.

To provide with gearing. Double geared, driven through twofold compound gearing, to increase the force or speed; -- said of a machine.

o swathe; to invest. I girded thee about with fine linen. Ezek. xvi. 10. The Son . . . appeared Girt with omnipotence. Milton.