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cross the jaws of a pedestal underneath an axle box. -- Jaw breaker, a word difficult to pronounce. [Obs.] -- Jaw rope (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to the mast. -- Jaw tooth, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.

d or Sovereign of the theocracy; the "ineffable name" of the Supreme Being, which was not pronounced by the Jews.

To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear. I can not justify whom the law condemns. Shak.

Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v. -- n.

An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.

Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.

To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.

A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; e, in seam, etc.

A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife. I pronounce that they are man and wife. Book of Com. Prayer. every wife ought to answer for her man. Addison.

A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mìster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.

To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly. E,Hall.

A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

the date of which varies from year to year. Movable letter (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.

from several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even discontinuous.

Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.

Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced. Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. Sir J. Davies.

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley.

A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman.