Search the Dictionary

A European whitefish of the genus Coregonus.

Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side; -- disting. from medal play.

Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes.

In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence.

h wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called mortise gear, and core gear.

In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying "muggins."

The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.

A score for keeping an account; a reckoning. [Obs.]

To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.

The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.

oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.

The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.

The art of uttering words corectly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.

Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.

the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis, the sunflower, etc.

t duty. "A traitor paramount." Bacon. Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score. -- Lord paramount, the king.

A score. Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. Brande & C.

To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]

ch the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.

of planets; blasted. Milton. Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. Wordsworth.