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Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle.

Not regarded; slighted. [R.] Spectator.

rnet observes, that every thought is attended with conssciousness and representativeness. Spectator.

ost favorable or convenient; fortunate. The lady has been disappointed on the right side. Spectator.

sted; to occur. A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures. Spectator.

rting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirits that have dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object. Shak.

A quick pace; a short run. Spectator.

ton. The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. Spectator.

q.] "A shady business." London Sat. Rev. Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. London Spectator. On the shady side of, on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty. [Colloq.] -- To keep shady, to stay in concealment; also, to be reticent. [Slang]

Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator.

Rising spirally from right to left (of the spectator); sinistrorse.

Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; - - the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.

gee was bound there and then to take off his coat and challenge him to fisticuffs. London Spectator.

fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. We have often little snatches of sunshine. Spectator. Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. Shak.

A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.] A sneaker of five gallons. Spectator.

Ridiculously small; petty. "Snippety facts." London Spectator.

in solitude to one's self; monologue. Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy. Spectator.

To pierce or wound with a stake. Spectator.

Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. "A stale virgin." Spectator.

itted; not to fail or yield; to be safe. Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall. Spectator.