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They . . . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon. Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.

In eager desire; eager; astir. All agog to dash through thick and thin. Cowper.

asp. The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. Sir W. Scott.

gether. Mark xiv. 56. The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. Sir T. Browne.

On land; to the land; ashore. "Cast aland." Sir P. Sidney.

The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence. Sir W. Hamilton.

enate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership. [R.] "It the son alien lands." Sir M. Hale. The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage. Clarendon.

So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.

Solely; only. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Furnished with alleys; forming an alley. "An alleyed walk." Sir W. Scott.

An ally; a confederate. [Obs. & R.] Sir H. Wotton.

Attractive power; attractiveness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale.

A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.

Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

roics; haughty airs. [Colloq.] Richardson. The man of law began to get into his altitude. Sir W. Scott. Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3.

Amasthenic. Sir J. Herschel.

A mass; a heap. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe.

Pertaining the faculty of using both hands with equal ease. Sir T. Browne.