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Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life. Our first studies and junior endeavors. Sir T. Browne.

; auspicious; beneficent. In soft silence shed the kindly shower. Pope. Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. Wordsworth.

e knave or jack. [Obs.] Carpet knight. See under Carpet. -- Knight of industry. See Chevalier d'industrie, under Chevalier. -- Knight of Malta, Knight of Rhodes, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem. See Hospitaler. -- Knight of the post, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence,…

Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned. " A lettered education." Collier.

-- with in. Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though unequal in circumstances. Collier. He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of huntsmen. Locke.

a lively youth. But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste, With youthful steps Much livelier than erewhile He seems. Milton.

human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house. " A lone isle." Pope. By a lone well a lonelier column rears. Byron.

estates to support them. South. The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. Tennyson.

as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody. Indeed these fields Are lovely, lovelier not the Elysian lawns. Tennyson.

me. Dryden. They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. Collier.

A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character. Pope.

Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.

of minuscules; written in minuscules. These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier. See Note under Multiplication.

The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.

lling; hence, scent. We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier.

To make excessive display or flourish of. Collier.

Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. Collier.

To fly beyond the mark. Collier.

d by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings.