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To make malign or malignant. [R.] "A strong faith malignified." Southey.

with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. Southey.

The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [Southwestern U. S.]

ceæ), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.

a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. A skillful manager of the rabble. South.

, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridæ. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.

tle laxative, as the secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and F. rotundifolia, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.

Guidance by the hand. [Obs.] Glanvill. South.

udes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic. The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell…

A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and South America.

d their crops. Industrious merchants meet, and market there The world's collected wealth. Southey.

Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidæ. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.

ty that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett.

The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. [Eng.] Court of Marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants. Blackstone.

th persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death South.

and beech, . . . they eat. Chapman. Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast. South.

ital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement. The top and masterpiece of art. South. Dissimulation was his masterpiece. Claredon.

Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.

A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.

The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American rivers.