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One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay.

Collectively, the people of France.

Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. Milton.

Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage. J. Philips.

Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. "Lay the future open." Shak.

Gallant persons, collectively. [R.] Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. Shak.

A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.

ion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery. Frictional gearing. See under Frictional. -- Gearing chain, an endless chain transm…

A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or gems, collectively.

Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. [Obs.] I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee. 2 Sam. xvii. ll.

A native or inhabitant of Geneva; collectively, the inhabitants of Geneva; people of Geneva.

A native or inhabitant of Genoa; collectively, the people of Genoa.

Ware, or articles collectively, made of glass.

The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.

the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively. Storehouses crammed with grain. Shak.

The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore.

The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the s…

That part of the world where heathenism prevails; the heathen nations, considered collectively.

The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 2. Her prayers, whom Heaven delights to hear. Shak. The will And high permission of all-ruling Heaven. Milton.

The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The Helotry of Mammon." Macaulay.