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A crustacean, some of whose feet serve as oars.

That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.

The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is prefigured. Carlyle.

To advocate. [R.]

think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. With words premeditated thus he said. Dryden.

With premeditation. Burke.

The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.

To merit or deserve beforehand. [Obs.] Eikon Basi

Efficient contrivance; management; agency. They think it done By her procurement. Dryden.

A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.

A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.

Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore.

Recrementitious.

Of the nature of a recrement. See Recrement,2 (b). "Recrementitial fluids." Dunglison.

Of or pertaining to recrement; consisting of recrement or dross. Boyle.

ng needed or necessary; a need. One of those who believe that they can fill up every requirement contained in the rule of righteousness. J. M. Mason. God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge of its nature and requirements. Hawthorne.

Restoration. [Obs.]

The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer. O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline. Goldsmith. Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books. Thomson.

The act of securing; protection. [R.] Society condemns the securement in all cases of perpetual protection by means of perpetual imprisonment. C. A. Ives.

A swimming leg (of an insect) having a fringe of hairs on the margin.