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Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.

Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding. I am much bounden to your majesty. Shak.

returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round. In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out. Milton. The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. Goldsmith.

A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.

To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. Locke. Some who spurs had first braced on. Sir W. Scott.

A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.

ng used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.

The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. Knight.

A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight.

her made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light- colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

estroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc. -- Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the manufacture of sugar. -- Cane trash, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar cane, used for fuel, etc.

Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious. -- Carp"ing*ly, adv.

Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious. His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis.

ns) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; -- Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.

One given to fault-finding; a censurer. Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no inclination to approve. Rambler.

The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame. Both the censure and the praise were merited. Macaulay.

Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. Centrobaric method (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or s…

The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.

To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. old politicians chew wisdom past. Pope.