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A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.

In good part; kindly. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the law. If music and sweet poetry agree. Shak. Their witness agreed not together. Mark xiv. 56. The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. Sir T. Browne.

The quality of being, or making one's self, agreeable; agreeableness. Thackeray.

Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. A train of agreeable reveries. Goldsmith.

The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses. That author . . . has an agreeableness that charms us. Pope.

In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly. "Agreeably entertained." Goldsmith.

In an agreeing manner (to); correspondingly; agreeably. [Obs.]

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council. What agreement hath the temple of God with idols 2 Cor. vi. 16. Expansion and duration have this further agreement. Locke.

One who agrees.

A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.

To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] Ld. Lytton.

In a reeking condition. Swift.

Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.

A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.

Axle or axletree. [Obs.] Drayton.

The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). Halliwell.

The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.

Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.] Burns.