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lso, a writing in such characters. His father . . . engaged him when he was very young to write all his letters to England in cipher. Bp. Burnet. Cipher key, a key to assist in reading writings in cipher.

to write or engare around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. Ashmole.

tic Ocean; -- used of the eastern or the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer. Story.

One skilled in the civil law. Ancient civilians and writers upon government. Swift.

A writer of comedy. Milton.

One who describes or writes about comets.

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon. A physician to comment on your malady. Shak. Critics . . . proceed to comment on him. Dryden…

To write comments or notes upon; to make comments. [R.] Commentate upon it, and return it enriched. Lamb.

One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an annotator. The commentator's professed object is to explain, to enforce, to illustrate doctrines claimed as true. Whewell.

One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator.

To write; to compose. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

so the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.

w what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers. Dryden.

One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.

One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist. Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern. B. Jonson.

One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber.

, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation. Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters. Holder.

sembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.

To inspire with courage. [Obs.] Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him. Tyndale.

The Latin version technically called a crib. Ld. Lytton. Occasional perusal of the Pagan writers, assisted by a crib. Wilkie Collins.