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Near; about; approaching to. I am toward nine years older since I left you. Swift.

urch clergy at that writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared. Swift. Tracts for the Times. See Tractarian.

People employed in trade; tradesmen. [R.] Swift.

tlement. If things were once in this train, . . . our duty would take root in our nature. Swift.

Transmission. Swift.

Transportation. [Obs.] "Give me swift transportance." Shak.

with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France. Inform us, will the emperor treat! Swift.

To become threefold. Swift.

In a treble manner; with a threefold number or quantity; triply. Swift.

s. They inhabit Australia and adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia. -- Tree swift (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swifts of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. -- Tree tiger (Zoöl.), a leopard. -- Tree toad (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of amphibians b…

The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time. "The limbs move diagonally in pairs in the trot." Stillman (The Horse in Motion).

n yourselves what you have seen me. Shak. To ease her cares the force of sleep she tries. Swift.

e decision turns on a single fact. Conditions of peace certainly turn upon events of war. Swift.

A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift.

to meander. As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. Swift.

State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum. [R.] Swift.

Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. Swift. -- Un*al"ien*a*bly, adv.

Lacking art or skill; artless. Congreve. -- Un*art"ful*ly, adv. Swift. Burke.

Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift.

To free from bias or prejudice. Swift.