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ar and affection; venerable. A reverend sire among them came. Milton. They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children. Jer. Taylor.

Example; pattern. [Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest." Shak. Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. Fairfax.

hs belonging to Saturnia and allied genera. The Luna moth, polyphemus, and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn family, and some are raised for their silk. See Polyphemus.

convex discoid shape; such objects are occasionally reported to have been sighted, but no example of one has been reliably shown to exist. They are believed by ufologists to originate in outer space, but they are generally presumed to be misinterpretations of ordinary phenomena, illusions or imaginary objects. Fraudule…

Of or pertaining to a shield. A good example of these scutal monstrosities. Cussans.

nd feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.

as, a seductive offer. This may enable us to understand how seductive is the influence of example. Sir W. Hamilton.

r state of being sentient; esp., the quality or state of having sensation. G. H. Lewes An example of harmonious action between the intelligence and the sentieny of the mind. Earle.

, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example. S. Lover.

To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.

orm of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality. Milton.

Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.

vain, Since neither love, nor sense of pain, Nor force of reason, can persuade, Then let example be obeyed. Granville.

Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.

some of our provisions. Your edicts some reclaim from sins, But most your life and blest example wins. Dryden. All and some, one and all. See under All, adv. [Obs.]

ject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition, as in following example; -- The soul is a thinking agent; A thinking agent can not be severed into parts; That which can not be severed can not be destroyed; Therefore the soul can not be destroyed.

number of some particular letters, figures, or marks than the regular proportion, as, for example, in making an index.

tances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a flower. Sporadic disease (Med.), a disease which occurs in single and scattered cases. See the Note under Endemic, a.

erful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.

inferior rank. Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. Swift.