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The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.

A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony. " Qualms of heartsick agony." Milton.

ettled; ticklish. " A queasy question." Shak. Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms. Cowper.

One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.

main; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone. Motley.

A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.

A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song. Beyond the fact that Selach is a musical term, we know absolutely nothing about it. Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)

pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. Fuller.

ion; to make easy. Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, And smooth my passage to the realms of day. Pope.

ness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me Milton.

A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix.

A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess. To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters, to run for the sportula. South.

Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A charitable gift or contribution; a gift; an alms; a dole; a largess; a sportula. [Obs.] Ayliffe.

or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the superintendent of public works.

lly the Laminaria saccharina. See Kelp. Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the palms of the ocean. C. Kingsley.

re. All that seems thine own, Held by the tenure of his will alone. Cowper. Tenure by fee alms. (Law) See Frankalmoigne.

A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation.

f account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.

heir lips in prose or numerous verse. Milton. Virtue was taught in verse. Prior. Verse embalms virtue. Donne.