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the brown thrush (H. rufus). -- Mocking wren (Zoöl.), any American wren of the genus Thryothorus, esp. T. Ludovicianus.

pointed to be mooted by certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy. Sir T. Elyot.

A myotome.

Myotic.

Niggardliness. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also offuscate.] Sir. T. Elyot.

To besiege; to beset. Sir T. Elyot.

hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person. A precious stone in a rich ouche. Sir T. Elyot. Your brooches, pearls, and ouches. Shak.

A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup. Sir T. Elyot.

especially, in India, of the wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestrix), the palmyra, and the Caryota urens. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also palm toddy. -- Palm worm, or Palmworm. (Zoöl.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil.

A rough gale of wind. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

o punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. -- Prairie wolf. (Zoöl.) See Coyote.

Preordained. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.

To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate. [Obs.] Spenser. Sir T. Elyot.

the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate Elyot. Groveling and prostrate on yon lake of fire. Milton.

Carried forward; advanced. [Obs.] "Provect in years." Sir T. Flyot.

Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.] Some of his companions thereat reboyleth. Sir T. Elyot.

Recoverable. Sir T. Elyot.

The elevations and surface undulations of a country. Guyot. Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.