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To walk sidewise. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes.

earms, a mechanism for operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that turns sidewise. -- Side arms, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet, pistols, etc. -- Side ax, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side. -- Side-bar rule (Eng. Law.), a rule authorized by the courts to be granted by their of…

To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. Swift. He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl. Sir W. Scott.

Like silver in appearance or in sound. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy cheeks. Shak.

with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea. "Every herb that sips the dew." Milton.

al tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See Illust. under Aphis.

A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight.

down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.

ace until it was almost night. Bunyan. Fast asleep It is no matter; Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber. Shak. Rest to my soul, and slumber to my eyes. Dryden.

To taint with mildew, as grain. Bacon.

Tainted with mildew; as, smutty corn.

y sit and rightly spell Of every star that heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew. Milton.

itched directly overhand a spit ball darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended sidewise it darts down and out. [Cant] -- Spit baller.

er. Often used figuratively. Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. Shak. In refreshing dew to steep The little, trembling flowers. Wordsworth. The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin. Earle.

he wall. The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. Bacon.

o pour; as, his eyes streamed tears. It may so please that she at length will stream Some dew of grace into my withered heart. Spenser.

Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. Dryden.

omhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.