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One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler. A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of dissension. Hooker.

A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; -- also called sailor's housewife.

A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc.

To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give potions to, constantly and without need. A self-opinioned physician, worse than his distemper, who shall dose, and bleed, and kill him, "secundum artem." South

e; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural. Hills afford prospects, as they must needs acknowledge who have been on the downs of Sussex. Ray. She went by dale, and she went by down. Tennyson.

rust. Denham. The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. Tennyson. A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pope.

Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. Give the dry fool drink. Shak

ls. They accept the Ten Commandments and the "useful" portions of the Bible, but deny the need of rulers, priests, or churches, and have no confessions, icons, or marriage ceremonies. They are communistic, opposed to any violence, and unwilling to use the labor of animals. Driven out of Russia proper, many have emigrat…

dusk. [Archaic] After the sun is up, that shadow which dusketh the light of the moon must needs be under the earth. Holland.

The needlefish. [Ireland]

That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. In need of every kind of relief and easement. Burke.

Not coincident as to motive or end. His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to those of his master. Bacon.

The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.] J. Grote.

An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus.

To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf. Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. Ex. xxviii. 39.

Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.

To delineate or describe, as by writing. [Obs.] All which . . . for to enchase, Him needeth sure a golden pen, I ween. Spenser.

in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling. Milton. All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves. Prescott.

An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops. Dryden. Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. Ludlow.…