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verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. Chaucer. Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. Shak.

ack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel.] The whining schoolboy with his satchel. Shak.

A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of solder. Soft sawder, seductive praise; flattery; blarney. [Slang]

The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.

of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.] He was crowned lord and sire. Gower. In the election of a sir so rare. Shak.

A species of seaweed. [Spelled also slowcawn.] See 3d Laver.

A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. Lowell.

To foretell; to predict. "You can not soothsay." Shak. "Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell." Milton.

imp. & p. p. of Spell. Spelled.

Though. [Reformed spelling.]

Thorough. [Reformed spelling.]

Through. [Ref. spelling.]

Throughout. [Ref. spelling.]

A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.

orm or character. "This triform antagonism." I. Taylor. Goddess Triform, I own thy triple spell. Lowell.

gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. [Spelled also Trimurtti.]

on; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a bad turn. [Colloq.]

To free from a spell; to disenchant. [R.] South.

lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.

ell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping, with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell. Wordsworth.