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ivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.

river. Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded. Palfrey.

To shield; to defend. [Obs.] Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree Shak.

A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scabrella, and several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, Eriocoma cuspidata is a good bunch grass.

A birdbolt. [Obs.] Ford.

i. 45, 46. But if, unless. [Obs.] Chaucer. But this I read, that but if remedy Thou her afford, full shortly I her dead shall see. Spenser.

nusually bloody or barbarous manner. Macaulay. [Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. Ford.

ver or spread with butter. I know what's what. I know on which side My bread is buttered. Ford.

where liquors, fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students. And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar. E. Hall.

mmand or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak.

To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers. Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together. Shak.

Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle. [Written also canulated.]

lescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The mane is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl.

he deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels.

Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.

To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize. [R.] Mitford.

l in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent. What charitable men afford to beggars. Shak.

To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. To checkmate and control my just demands. Ford.

A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford.

A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats.