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The quality or state of being pithy.

A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse. A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age. Locke.

The quality or state of being praiseworthy.

A yellow crystalline hydrocardon extracted from crude wood spirit; -- called also eblanin.

Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment.

The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist the ordinary violence of wind and weather. Kent.

from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.

The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape. Moxon.

fr. Smooth, v. Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron. -- Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.

Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing. There is something in the wind. Shak. The whole world has something to do, something to talk of, something to wish for, and something to be employed about.…

from Soothe, v.

In a soothing manner.

Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. Emerson.

The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth.

The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in three years, but holding annual sessions.

A stronghold. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.

The process of the first growth of teeth, or the phenomena attending their issue through the gums; dentition.

A red crystalline compound related to, or produced from, erythrin. So called because regarded as the end of the series of erythrin compounds.

Impregnating with the qualities of turpentine; terbinthine.