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A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o. [Colloq.] Richardson.

thing on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.

on; hence, to care for; to heed. Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. Shak. In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. Bacon.

A female rival. [Obs.] Richardson.

The state or quality of being romantic; widness; fancifulness. Richardson.

olor so laid on. Also used figuratively. Shining above the brown scumbling of leafless orchards. L. Wallace.

e brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail. Shak. The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board. E. Arnold.

Borne on shards or scaly wing cases. "The shard-borne beetle." Shak.

Having, or consisting of, shards.

The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius parasiticus);- so called from its cry. [Prov. Eng.]

leasing in form or look; showy. Some [serpents] specious and beautiful to the eye. Bp. Richardson. The rest, far greater part, Will deem in outward rites and specious forms Religion satisfied. Milton.

Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden. L'Estrange.

A fire poker. [R.] C. Richardson (Dict.).

Of or pertaining to a subscription, or signature. "The subscriptive part." Richardson. -- Sub*scrip"tive*ly, adv.

Swanlike; as, a swanny glossiness of the neck. Richardson.

To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. C. Richardson (Dict.). All suddenly she swapt adown to ground. Chaucer.

A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied. Pope.

to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments. Arbuthnot. The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed. Waller.

wdry. A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by tawdriness of dress. Richardson.

Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate. The tender and delicate woman among you. Deut. xxviii. 56.