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Washing, or cleansing by washing.

A wash or lotion. [Obs.]

A small Brazilian monkey (Callithrix torquatus), -- called also collared teetee.

The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.

A salt of metavanadic acid.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.

A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.

aving to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.

Naval affairs. [Obs.]

The commander of a fleet. Mitford.

Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] ir W. Petty.

Of or pertaining to Navarre. -- n. sing. & pl.

Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals.

A stanza of eight lines of heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet. It was used by Byron in "Don Juan," by Keats in "Isabella," by Shelley in "The Witch of Atlas," etc.

At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.

In front; publicly. [Obs.] Spenser.

See Pavage. [R.]

- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock. [Written also pavane, paven, pavian, and pavin.]

Having a valence of five; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.

A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piaçaba and piasaba.