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le of being molded into the most delicate forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were made of it, fit even for being set as jewels.

A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers.

uay; a pier. Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea. Bancroft. Out upon the wharfs they came, Knight and burgher, lord and dame. Tennyson.

stances, motives, etc. -- Balance wheel. See in the Vocab. -- Bevel wheel, Brake wheel, Cam wheel, Fifth wheel, Overshot wheel, Spinning wheel, etc. See under Bevel, Brake, etc. -- Core wheel. (Mach.) (a) A mortise gear. (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear. --…

y Take their advantage when and how they list. Daniel. Book lore ne'er served, when trial came, Nor gifts, when faith was dead. J. H. Newman.

At which place; where. [Obs.] Chaucer. At last they came whereas that lady bode. Spenser.

consequence of which; after which. The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; whereupon he came thither. Clarendon.

oreus Canadensis). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also moose bird.

To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. [Obs.] "He came to whisper Wolsey." Shak.

Wild camomile.

lace; -- used relatively. That no man should know . . . whither that he went. Chaucer. We came unto the land whither thou sentest us. Num. xiii. 27.

ture. Piers Plowman. "Heaven's wicket." Milton. And so went to the high street, . . . and came to the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast closed. Ld. Berners. The wicket, often opened, knew the key. Dryden.

brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey. The woods and desert caves, With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown. Milton.

willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire. And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. Matt. viii. 2, 3.

o wear the willow. And I must wear the willow garland For him that's dead or false to me. Campbell.

Abounding with willows. Where willowy Camus lingers with delight. Gray.

rless; as, winterly news. [R.] Shak. The sir growing more winterly in the month of April. Camden.

mpers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.

Art or skill of the mind; contrivance; invention; wit. [Obs.] Camden.

Outside of the house; out of doors. The people came unto the house without. Chaucer.