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A lewd wench; a strumpet. Shak.

hides the inside. -- Ear finger, the little finger. -- Ear of Dionysius, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons. -- Ear sand (Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. -- Ear snail (Zoöl.), any snail of the genus Auricul…

A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards.

ept when an extra card called the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower.

A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes. Sir W. Scott.

e of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. Milton.

tful fever, he sleeps well. Shak. -- Fit"ful*ly, adv. -- Fit"ful*ness, n. The victorius trumpet peal Dies fitfully away. Macaulay.

regular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus Shak.

To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none.

A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] Shak.

The trumpet fly. Milton.

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

A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [Obs.] He sups to-night with a harlotry. Shak.

A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see. De Quincey.

formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white. [Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]

ries of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps.

The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. R. A. Proctor. Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself. -- Court of honor, a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a milit…

A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet- shaped flowers.

in whist circles, that there are only two reasons that can justify you in not returning trumps to your partner's lead; i. e., first, sudden illness; secondly, having none. Pole.

A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music).