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o the form of questions and answers. The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms. Hooker. The Larger Catechism, The Shorter Catechism. See Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.

three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm…

Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.

ho attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics. Hook.

ther of cars with a chain. -- Chain gang, a gang of convicts chained together. -- Chain hook (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. -- Chain mail, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. -- Chain molding (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a ch…

To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker.

An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain.

e signer. -- Check book, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank. -- Check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. -- Check list, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked. -- Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down…

A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.

belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. "Childlike obedience." Hooker.

The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook.

e space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside. -- Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire, -- Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney. -- Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chim…

is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. Hooker.

bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.] His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was slow. I. Warton.

The whole body of Christians. Hooker.

Circular; illogical. [Obs. & .] "Cross and circulary speeches." Hooker.

A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] Hooker.

An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.

A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc.