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A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel. Milton.

in the field; to discourse as a geologist. During midsummer geologized a little in Shropshire. Darwin.

s do to us. Cf. Luke vi. 31. (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three. -- Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant (Inula crithmoides), found on the seashore of Europe. -- Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet places in early spring. -- Golden…

A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; -- so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant blunders. Bp. Morton.

New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite.

Place where anything is commonly found. This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. Earle.

A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.

The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.

A horse or pony kept for hire.

A man who lets horses and carriages for hire.

A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.

1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man.

A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.

One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing quality is excellent.

r oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.

One who navigates a hoy. A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire. Hobart.

A follower of John Hutchinson of Yorkshire, England, who believed that the Hebrew Scriptures contained a complete system of natural science and of theology.

fice, an office where information may be obtained, particularly respecting servants to be hired.

yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem. Milton. Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight Against the irregular and wild Glendower. Shak. A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders. Jones.

deration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.