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One who lives in a cottage.

The upper border or part of a décolleté corsage.

Var. of Dictograph.

Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury. I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight to any of you. Burke. Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvant…

Injurious; disadvantageous. [Obs.] Bacon.

Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense. Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed, he gave clear indications of future excellence. Prescott. -- D…

Disadvantageous. [Obs.] "Disadvantageous ground." Drayton.

arly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage. Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of Greek literature. Macaulay.

Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.

Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of aftermath.

See Hermitage.

The right of succeeding to an escheat. Sherwood.

A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use. Fairholt.

Same as Flotage.

That which floats on the sea or in rivers. [Written also floatage.]

A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.

Freight; loading; cargo. [Obs.] Shak.

Charge for transportation; expense of carriage.

The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] Southey.

The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.