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Possessing property; holding real estate, or other investments of money. "The propertied and satisfied classes." M. Arnold.

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar. Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive with quality in general. Sir W. Hamilton.…

A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet.

See Rheotrope.

An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. [Written also reotrope.]

See Life line (a), under Life.

An instrument for signaling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions. Knight.

An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn.

A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.

A rope used in towing vessels.

A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aëroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, etc.

Same as Guide rope, above.

The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech.

Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.

Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] -- Un*prop"er*ly, adv. [Obs.]

An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.

glish and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (Aleph…

h all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.

eing abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke.

Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. - - A*ba"sic (#), a.