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To yield harvest. To crop out. (a) (Geol.) To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal. (b) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear; as, the peculiarities of an author crop out. -- To crop up, to sprout; to spring up. "Cares crop up in villas." Beaconsfield.

A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.

The part of a hat above the brim.

A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests.

iety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years." Bacon. -- Damask steel, or Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlai…

The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin. See above. Huxley.

The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden.

of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.

Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.

Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.

To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor. Above those passions that this world deform. Thomson.

Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.

A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.

To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. And ever-living lamps depend in rows. Pope.

the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter. From you unclouded depth above. Keble. The depth closed me round about. Jonah ii. 5.

Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.

ight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture.

ked in the extreme. "Devilish wickedness." Sir P. Sidney. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. James iii. 15.

Same as Dialectics. Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences. Liddell & Scott.

One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.