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Destitute of a patron.

That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study of patronymics.

Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

Same as Patronymic.

That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter.

A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.

A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Dryden.

A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size. [R.]

r bark of the Quercus tinctoria, the American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern Texas.

Strand; beach. [Obs.] Shak.

er to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. That our oxen may be strong to labor. Ps. cxliv. 14. Orses the strong to greater strength must yield. Dryden.

orous mind; esp., having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; -- said of women. -- Strong"-mind`ed*ness, n.

An acid. [Obs.]

Violence; force; power. It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand. Sir W. Raleigh.

A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.

Somewhat strong.

In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully; firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected strongly.

Strongyloid.

Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n.

ng lime in appearance, and baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal strontium.