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To keep in slavery; to enslave. And which more blest who chained his country, say Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day Pope.

m that of the lord chamberlain of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal housekeeping.

To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. Dryden.

all chick or crack. Bank check, a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer. -- Check book, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank. -- Check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. -- Check list, a list or catalogue by whi…

A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.

A whisk to keep off files, used in the East Indies. Malcom.

An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.

A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a churchwarden. [Obs.] Bailey.

ampier. So he lies, circled with evil. Coleridge. To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as, to circle bodies in. Sir K. Digby.

Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt. My companion . . . left the way clear for him. Addison.

One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk. The clerk of the crown . . . withdrew the bill. Strype.

Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For servecy, no lady closer." Shak.

An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. Shak.

ng below. -- Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.

One who keeps a coffeehouse. Addison.

A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak.

One who keeps treasures in a coffer. [R.]

An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.

he contest when the interval allowed for rest is over and "time" is called; hence: (b) To keep an appointment; to meet expectations. [Colloq.] -- To come together. (a) To meet for business, worship, etc.; to assemble. Acts i. 6. (b) To live together as man and wife. Matt. i. 18. -- To come true, to happen as predicate…