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te; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed. What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! Milton. I feel . . . my hopes all flat. Milton.

ly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. Milton. The flowery kingdom, China.

establish; to land. [Obs.] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom Shak.

e German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.

Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n.

the like. Gallic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the free state in galls, tea, etc., and produced artificially. It is a white, crystalline substance, C6H2(HO)3.CO2H, with an astringent taste, and is a strong reducing agent, as employed in photography. It…

to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games. When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shak.

as in the dark. [Scot.] To glaum at, to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to. Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three. Burns.

Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom. Matt. iv. 23. The steadfast belief of the promises of the gospel. Bentley.

To tear asunder; to break in pieces. The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.

The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.

One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha.

reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.

One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.

One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.

stiture by appropriate ceremonies. At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to him. Sir T. Browne.

unfairly; wrongly. To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense. A. Smith. Your crown and kingdom indirectly held. Shak.

To give an example. [Obs.] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. Jer. Taylor.

The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom. Department of the Interior, that department of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc.; that department of the government of a country which is specially charged with the internal a…

A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.