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A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.

Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar. Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of anot…

A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement. [An] epitome of the contents of a very large book. Sydney Smith.

To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.

The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically:

ften evaporates in the process of translation. To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way. Bacon.

To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury.

The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

An expedient. [Obs.] A like expediment to remove discontent. Barrow.

. Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South. God in externals could not place content. Pope.

Satisfied; contented; also, constrained. Shak. The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at Basle to keep himself from starving. Locke.

companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest. The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship. Shak. Fellowship in pain divides not smart. Milton. Fellowship in woe doth woe assuage. Shak. The goodliest fellowship of famous knights, Whereof this world holds record. Tenn…

A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed. Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several tribes and kindreds. Purchas.

One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary. Bacon.

r flask, a thin glass flask, flat-bottomed and cone-shaped to allow of safely shaking its contents laterally without danger of spilling; -- so called from Erlenmeyer, a German chemist who invented it. -- Florence flask. Etym: [From Florence in Italy.] (a) Same as Betty, n., 3. (b) A glass flask, round or pear-shaped,…

Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metrical contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century. [Obs. or Scot.]

The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.

hat things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Phil. iii. 7. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6. Every one shall share in the gains. Shak.

To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.

One who gauges; an officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.