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The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females.

To drink largely or luxuriously. Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. Dryden.

her, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three.

nority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability. A council or regency consisting of twelve persons. Lowth.

r inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the committee will report at twelve o'clock.

f space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat. If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse. Overbury. When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room. Luke xiv. 8.

f Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.

Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a twelve-rowed ear of corn.

The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [ ] in almanacs; the Archer.

A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters. [Written also sanpan.]

A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle.

Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours; occurring twice every day.

tocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds.

A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.

grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook. And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. Tusser. Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks. Thomson.

ary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number, represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place. [Written also shewbread.] Mark ii. 26.

An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.

A square. See 1st Squire. [Obs.] Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the squier. Shak.

A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves.

und by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.