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asts a constant heat. Jer. Taylor. When all The war shall stand ranged in its just array. Addison. Their named alone would make a just volume. Burton.

against; to jostle. We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while. Addison.

s loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Milton. Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on. Addison.

To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar." Addison 'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak.

An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.

ine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language Addison.

Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; -- so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies.

a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence:

ivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster. [Slang.] Knuckle joint (Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two c…

d or practiced by Krupp, the details of which are secret. It is understood to involve the addition of chromium as well as nickel to the metal, and to include a treatment like that of the Harvey process with unknown variations or additions. The product is mentioned by some authors, as improved Harvey, or Harvey-Krupp ar…

ve mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. Addis & Arnold.

A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will.

st thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all Learn these from Cato. Addison.

Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] Addison. Alencon lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. -- Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc. -- Gold lace, or Silv…

Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal. Addison.

Laconism. [Obs.] Addison.

g an estate in land. The House of Commons must consist, for the most part, of landed men. Addison.

lodging house. Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched out the jolly landlord. Addison.

ll. " Languid, powerless limbs. " Armstrong. Fire their languid souls with Cato's virtue. Addison.

omer, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites, has lapsed into the burlesque character. Addison.