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ine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard.…

A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. Wilhelm.

One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

e other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure. Lenses…

Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.

The power of changing place.

de glasses for optical instruments, etc., which reduces the intensity without materially changing the color of the transmitted light.

Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind.

Hanging down; as, lop ears; -- used also in compound adjectives; as, lopeared; lopsided.

A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. Burton. A long lovelock and long hair he wore. Sir W. Scott.

A short cloak or mantle worn by women. A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer.

containing thirty-one days. The stormy March is come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies. Bryant. As mad as a March Hare, an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent. Wright.

One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow…

ods of placing them. Masting house (Naut.), a large building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.

spiritless; as, a mean motive. Can you imagine I so mean could prove, To save my life by changing of my love Dryden.

The power og changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc. Cope.

Changing the form; transforming. [R.] Pownall.

A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind; as, mobile features.

The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.