Search the Dictionary

A fortifying anew, or a second time. Mitford.

To fortify anew.

The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50º S.

A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it.

Straightway. [Obs.]

me; thereafter. If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13.

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n.

A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or sums to which certain marks on its circumference point when it stops being distributed according to varying rules.

From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. [Obs.] Spenser.

Within; inside; inwardly. [Obs.] Wyclif. [It is much greater] labor for to withinforth call into mind, without sight of the eye withoutforth upon images, what he before knew and thought upon. Bp. Peacock.

Without; outside' outwardly. Cf. Withinforth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

on; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts. "Base and abject flatterers." Addison. "An abject liar." Macaulay. And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. Shak.

To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

Brought forth prematurely.

That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs.] Shak.

A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. Of moving accidents by flood and field. Shak. Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident: It is the very place God meant for thee. Trench.

hance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.

In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.