Search the Dictionary

al instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. Barrow.

Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe. Milton. Barrow.

To make smooth in action. " When use hath levigated the organs." Barrow.

ittle air or water. Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon their own fancies. Barrow.

The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading.

Greatness of distance; remoteness. [R.] Barrow.

l cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- [Obs.] Barrow. Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business. Tyndale.

To become gloomy or dejected in mind. Barrow.

Immersion [R.] Barrow.

A metropolitan. Barrow.

A spending improperly; a wasting. [Obs.] Barrow.

nce, conventional; as, a modish dress; a modish feast. Dryden. "Modish forms of address." Barrow. -- Mod"ish*ly, adv. -- Mod"ish*ness, n.

Conveying admonition; admonitory. Barrow.

ly or solemnly; to proclaim formally. [Obs.] In whose presence did St. Peter nuncupate it Barrow.

To seal; to ratify. [Obs.] Barrow.

Slander; detraction; calumny. [Obs.] Barrow.

Capable of being occasioned or caused. Barrow.

To hold or maintain persistently. [Obs.] Barrow.

One who is opinionated. [Obs.] South. Barrow.