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Old pot metal. [Obs.] Holland.

To obtain beforehand.

An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel. [Written also quintin.]

To attain again.

The act of reattaining.

To obtain again.

That may be reobtained.

t with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like. "Thy shape invisibleretain." Shak. Be obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love entire. Milton. An executor may retain a debt due to him from the testator. Blackstone.

Capable of being retained.

The act of retaining; retention.

One who, or that which, retains.

The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.

The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.

Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself. Self-contained steam engine. (a) A steam engine having both bearings for the crank shaft attached to the frame of t…

A stanza of six lines; a sestine.

To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

One who stains or tarnishes.

Free from stain; immaculate. Shak. The veery care he took to keep his name Stainless, with some was evidence of shame. Crabbe.

In a stainless manner.

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. Every pillar the temple to sustain. Chaucer.