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To treat with shouts or clamor. Bp. Hall.

A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.

as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction. Bp. Hall.

y siege of sovereign majesty, And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay. Spenser. In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it "The siege perilous." Tennyson.

Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Simulated, or capable of being simulated. Bp. Hall.

A hard blow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

t, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.

r the sacred Scriptures. The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation of morals. R. Hall. -- Skep"tac*al*ly, adv. -- Skep"tic*al*ness, n.

Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. "Skittish Fortune's hall." Shak. -- Skit"tish*ly, adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n.

to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

A soft-spoken, crafty hypocrite. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

The track of man or beast as followed by the scent. [Scot.] Halliwell.

A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white. Halliwell.

A slipper. Halliwell.

kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] Halliwell.

A ship that sails slowly. [Obs.] Halliwell. His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to come to, should be between Calais and Dover. Pepys.

To smooth. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.