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A young capon. [R.] Chapman.

The blasting of the young buds of trees or plants, by excessive heat or caold. Harris.

the rich grape. Denham. Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. Young.

To bring forth prematurely; to slink. Thy she-goats have not cast their young. Gen. xxi. 38.

o take arms against a sea of troubles. " Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound." Young.

An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.

Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young." Drayton.

the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a…

A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.

To chirp, as a young bird.

A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. -- anciently worn as a medicinal charm.

A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. "Mount, chevaliers; to arms." Shak.

A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. Shak.

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc. When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put awa…

A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.

A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]

The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.

ox in which presents are deposited at Christmas. (b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift. -- Christmas carol, a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas. -- Christmas day. Same as Christmas. -- Christmas eve, the evening before Christmas. -- Christmas fern…

ecrets; also, a writing in such characters. His father . . . engaged him when he was very young to write all his letters to England in cipher. Bp. Burnet. Cipher key, a key to assist in reading writings in cipher.