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Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Hom…

Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils. -- n.

The action of apophlegmatics.

An apophlegmatic. [Obs.]

The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio.

Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak.

Having legs that bend inward at the knees.

Having crooked legs.

Having the legs bare.

A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck. [Eng.]

Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward. Johnson.

A crooked leg. Jer. Taylor.

A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.

A small breeze or horsefly. [North of Eng. & Scot.] Jamieson.

A joint legatee.

See Coalgoose.

A joint legatee.

r having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops. The college of the cardinals. Shak. Then they made colleges of sufferers; persons who, to secure their inheritance in the world to come, did cut off all…

Collegiate. [R.]

A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; a student in a college.