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Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice. Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old. Milton.

cise his office, and seasonably commit the opponent with the respondent, like a long-practiced moderator! Dr. H. More.

ocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes.

A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of sliced bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust.

Latticed. See Lattice, n., 2.

ntary education which combined manual training with other instruction, advocated and practiced by Jean Henri Pestalozzi (1746-1827), a Swiss teacher. -- n.

One who practiced phlebotomy.

Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.

The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.] -- Pied flycatcher (Zoöl.), a common European flycatcher (Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.

Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.

til one overbalances it and falls into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives practiced by pirates.

Policed. [Obs.] Bacon.

during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it.

several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.

To endow with a portion or inheritance. Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. Pope.

That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good.

To make use of; to employ. [Obs.] In malice to this good knight's wife, I practiced Ubaldo and Ricardo to corrupt her. Massinger.

Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced. "Prejudicate readers." Sir T. Browne.

Most generally received or current; most widely adopted or practiced; also, generally or extensively existing; widespread; prevailing; as, a prevalent observance; prevalent disease. This was the most received and prevalent opinion. Woodward.

Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.