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Having three prongs; trident; tridentate; as, a tridented mace. [R.] Quarles.

Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.

Not to suit; to be unfit for. [Obs.] Quarles.

lations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star. -- Ursa Minor Etym: [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situ…

Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a venturous soldier. Spenser. This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He plucked, he tasted. Milton. -- Ven"tur*ous*ly, adv. -- Ven"tur*ous*ness, n.

tician. Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu. Macaulay.

The Dipper, or Charles's Wain.

The constellation Charles's Wain, or Ursa Major. See Ursa major, under Ursa.

A chariot. [Obs.] The Wain. (Astron.) See Charles's Wain, in the Vocabulary. -- Wain rope, a cart rope. Shak.

ribes in vibrating the corresponding Lissajous figure. So called because devised by Sir Charles Wheatstone.

a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentar…

d. -- Whisky Jack (Zoöl.), the Canada jay (Perisoreus Canadensis). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also moose bird.