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ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure. Appareled in celestial light. Wordsworth.

Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.

ve or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.

hath admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach. Swift.

The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.

l, or railroad. Arterial blood, blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.

The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aëration and hematosis.

tructure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life.

While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke. As I return I will fetch off these justices. Shak.

hnson. Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay. An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin.

at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands.

ng furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. Chambers.

A halo, actual or figurative. The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses. Proctor. The aureole of young womanhood. O. W. Holmes.

Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops. Wharton.

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.

A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also, an explosion in the exhaust passages of such ah engine.

ul and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]

or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to acid process, above. Called also Thomas process.

A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.

To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.