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A custard. [Obs.]

Belonging to the Equisetaceæ, or Horsetail family.

Having the form of the equisetum.

A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails.

A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.

A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker.

Pertaining to fustet or fisetin.

extracted from fustet, and regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also fisetic acid.

A faucet. [Obs.] Shak.

A little hollow; hence, a dimple.

a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women.

The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.

A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.

r the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. Seam and gusset and band. Hood.

A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum.

That which is inserted or set in; an insertion.

To set between or among. [R.]

Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or ether. It is derivative of sulphuric acid.

Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidæ. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.

The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.