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as, a syndicate of bankers formed to take up and dispose of an entire issue of government bonds.

A writing signed by both or all the parties to a contract or bond.

Union by means of bone; the complete closing up and obliteration of sutures.

The junction of bones by intervening muscles.

A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.

tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded. [Obs.] Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds, wherewith he was tailed, continued uncanceled, and was called on the next Parliament. Fuller.

A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale. Tarsal tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.

One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.

The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.

urine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier.

The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.

by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto. Burrill.

An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the common market species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc.

A subclass of fishes including all the ordinary bony fishes as distinguished from the ganoids.

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery. Temporal bone, a very complex bone situated in the side of the skull of most mammals and containing the organ of hearing. It consists of an expanded squamosal portion above the ear, corresponding to the squamosal and zygoma of the lowe…

form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the temple, or temporal bone; as, temporofacial.

Of or pertaining to both the temple and the region of the malar bone; as, the temporomalar nerve.

Of or pertaining to both the temple or the temporal bone and the maxilla.

general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor. Shak. Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men Spart.