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by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper. -- The Chevalier St. George (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called "The Pretender." -- The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George.

al, worn by a woman at the back of the head. A curl that had strayed from her chignon. H. James.

A small breeze or horsefly. [North of Eng. & Scot.] Jamieson.

A small wooden vessel; a pail. [Scot.] Jamieson.

oach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another. From whence come wars James iv. 1. Both riches and honor come of thee! Chron. xxix. 12.

A Jacobite who favored the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.

restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II. Our gratitude is due . . . to the Long Parliament, to the Convention, and to William of Orange. Macaulay.

To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. Jamieson.

The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin. James White.

linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief. [Scot.] [Written also curch.] Jamieson.

e into and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an officer. -- Court of St. James, the usual designation of the British Court; - - so called from the old palace of St. James, which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and drawing-rooms. -- The court of the Lord, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a chu…

The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace.

Croftland. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Land of superior quality, on which successive crops are raised. [Scot.] Jamieson.

To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain. [Scot.] Jamieson.

To emit a grinding or craunching noise. The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. H. James.

b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi. -- Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited gherkin (Cucumis Anguria). -- Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable for its long, curiously-shaped fruit. -- Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elat…

eg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness. James Law. Curb bit, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage is obtained upon the jaws of horse. Knight. -- Curb pins (Horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring. -- Curb plate (Arch.), a plate se…

To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Gay; playful; frolicsome. [Scot.] Jamieson.