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Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. -- n.

ny one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.

A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.

To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon.

A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also christianite.

Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and bumblebees.

Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.

A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered. [Prov. Eng.]

See Skid, below.

See Skid, below.

's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip.

A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. [Scot.]

A board sliding in grooves.

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

Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine.

knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is made.

The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping.

One who, or that which, slips.

Wearing slippers. Shak.

In a slippery manner.