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To contend for; to canvass; to solicit. [Obs.] Bp. Hurd.

ls of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.

Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.

he spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. -- Bulb of a tooth, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth.

cable run out of the hawse hole. -- To serve the cable, to bind it round with ropes, canvas, etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse, et. -- To slip the cable, to let go the end on board and let it all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to weigh anchor. Hence, in sailor's use, to die…

ernal object or objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the microscope.

Political operations preceding an election; a canvass. [Cant, U. S.]

Of pertaining to Canopus in egypt; as, the Canopic vases, used in embalming.

member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.

a box, or vase with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.

A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.

Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight.

mmond. The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation. I. Taylor.

A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]

to canvass by distributing letters. Syn. -- circularize. [WordNet 1.5]

The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

a hint in the solution of a mystery. The clew, without which it was perilous to enter the vast and intricate maze of countinental politics, was in his hands. Macaulay.

A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "So great a cloud of witnesses." Heb. xii. 1.

garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under Chain. -- Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below. -- Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.

; as, he came off with honor; hence, substantively, a come off, an escape; an excuse; an evasion. [Colloq.] (e) To pay over; to give. [Obs.] (f) To take place; to happen; as, when does the race come off