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A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol.

The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for "yes" was oc); Provencal.

The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for "yes" was oïl, F. oui).

The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.

At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York.

The language spoken by the Letts. See Lettic.

ered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive. It is willful deceit that makes a lie. A man may act a lie, as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction when a traveler inquires of him his road. Paley.

The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. [Written also Marathi.]

A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.

nd regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection. -- Mandarin language, the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China. -- Mandarin yellow (Chem.), an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.

The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See Manx.

A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati.…

A word wrongly spoken; a cross word. [Obs.] Sylvester. Breton.

Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt. "Mouth-made vows." Shak.

Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.

That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.

At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. The ship was now in the midst of the sea. Matt. xiv. 24.

Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of indefinitely; a certain. "I am the sister of one Claudio" [Shak.], that is, of a certain man named Claudio.

Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.

One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling. [Recent] A. Trollope.