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To lump; to throw into a mess. These different groups . . . are exclusively slumped together under that sense. Sir W. Hamilton.

That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a visitation of providence; an affliction or trial. [Obs.] Ye have enough, parde, of Goddes sond. Chaucer.

steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge.

To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).

A message transmitted and recorded by a teleautograph.

An instrument for telegraphically transmitting and receiving handwritten messages, as photographically by a beam of light from a mirror.

A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.

One who sends telegraphic messages; a telegraphic operator; a telegraphist.

A message by a telephone. [Recent]

An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters and not in signs.

orn; anything troublesome; trouble; care. There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me. 2 Cor. xii. 7. The guilt of empire, all its thorns and cares, Be only mine. Southern.

A place where a messuage has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house.

specifically, that portion of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a message is sent; -- opposed to receiver.

ndicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch. Messiah his triumphal chariot turned. Milton.

assembling, as of soldiers, friends, and the like. And named a trysting day, And bade his messengers ride forth East and west and south and north, To summon his array. Macaulay. -- Trysting place, a place designated for the assembling of soldiers, the meeting of parties for an interview, or the like; a rendezvous. Byro…

rty thousand strong. Shak. The king must take it ill, That he's so slightly valued in his messenger. Shak. Neither of them valued their promises according to rules of honor or integrity. Clarendon.

, Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Floréal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor (sometimes called Fervidor), and Fructidor. This calendar was abolished December 31, 1805, and the ordinary one restored January 1, 1806.

A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message. [U.S.]

cter; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice. He with a manly voice saith his message. Chaucer. Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman. Shak. Thy voice is music. Shak. Join thy voice unto the angel choir. Milton.

The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also viol, and voyal.]