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e not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. Milton. Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. M. Arnold.

One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach; hence (Fig.), a comrade. Shak.

ou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'" Rowley. -- Coat link, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat. -- Coat of mail, a defensive garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under Chai…

An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillæ) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are k…

One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen of scorpions.

on; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous, as by chemical union. So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined. Milton. Friendship is the which really combines mankind. Dr. H. More. And all combined, save what thou must combine By holy marriage. Shak. Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined. Cowper.…

A pair of compasses. [R.] To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. Swift.

; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service. The completion of some repairs. Prescott.

itudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles.

United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.

Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. [Obs.] The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves. Sir T. Browne.

; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [Obs.] So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Jer. Taylor.

uction train (Railroad), a train for transporting men and materials for construction or repairs.

ent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.

h promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an accommodation. A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences. Swift.

Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper.

To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. It was necessary, by exposing the gross corruptions of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation against them. Hallam. They a…

An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.

rdians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] -- County seat, a county town. [U.S.] -- County sessions, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] -- County town, the town of a county, where th…