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of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom. Totten.

One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.

A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.

Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells. -- n.

See Wateringpot shell.

A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets.

One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.

An attendant circumstance. [Obs.] The uncomfortable attendments of hell. Sir T. Browne.

One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.

ed. (b) (Zoöl.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc. Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.

Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. Shelley's thought never had any backbone. Shairp. To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely. "Staunch to the backbone." Lord Lytton.

A fossil balanoid shell.

Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.

A bomb or shell. [Obs.]

s, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. (d) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. (e) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.

e Turk, no brother near the throne. Pope. I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear. Shelley. My punishment is greater than I can bear. Gen. iv. 13.

A species of hellebore (Helleborus foetidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic.

A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an ornament.

The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.

ms. Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott. Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley.