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A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid.

famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits. St. Alban's battle won by famous York, Shall be eternized in all age to come. Shak.

The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. Wondering at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton.

y; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!" he exclaimed.

A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this. M. Arnold.

Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.

an interj. of wonder or inquiry. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk. "Old wives' fables. " 1 Tim. iv. 7. We grew The fable of the city where we dwelt. Tennyson.

e in performance; readiness proceeding from skill or use; dexterity; as, practice gives a wonderful facility in executing works of art.

Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined. Men and birds are fain of climbing high. Shak. To a busy man, temptation is fainto climb up together with his business. Jer. Taylor.

urage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." Old Proverb.

To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton.

An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder. See Fearly. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Drayton.

The object of regard; person or thing favored. All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor. Milton.

r angry or kindly feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility. A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. Garrick. Tenderness for the feelings of others. Macaulay.

happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing. the felicities of her wonderful reign. Atterbury.

Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n.

To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield.

ed a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.] A. Trollope.