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nor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age.

very large, broad, fringed cephalic disk, and branched dorsal gills. Some of the species become a foot long and are brilliantly colored.

To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech. The law that theaten'd death becomes thy friend And turns it to exile; there art thou happy. Shak.

r gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.

To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines by." Shak. The press of people thickens to the court. Dryden. The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. Dryden.

Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.

the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See Tertiary, n., 1. -- Third person (Gram.), the person spoken of. See Person, n., 7. -- Third sound. (Mus.) See Third, n., 3.

ght can not be superadded to matter, so as in any sense to render it true that matter can become cogitative. Dr. T. Dwight.

ax and lower part of the throat. It is largest in fetal and early life, and disappears or becomes rudimentary in the adult.

and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.

a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted. If you tickle us, do we not laugh Shak.

To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.

A policy limited to become void at a specified time; -- often contrasted with voyage policy.

One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.

To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.

The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled; -- called also tomalline.

To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other. To top off, to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay; hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.

n a musical instrument; bence, in the plural, musical notes. Soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Shak.

The name or style under which a concern or firm does business. This name becomes a part of the good will of a business; it is not protected by the registration acts, but a qualified common-law protection against its misuse exists, analogous to that existing in the case of trade-marks.