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Plant of the Borage family.

Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.

A species of figwort or Scrophularia (S. vernalis), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.

A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.

Bugbane.

See Bishop's-weed.

A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.

n infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.

To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider. [Local slang U. S.]

wis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous]

Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places. Baron of the Cinque Ports. See under Baron.

Any band or body of warriors. With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim. Milton.

Brittle when cold; as, cold-short iron.

A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.

The distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs.

Same as Colporteur.

A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books.

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] Wyclif. God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort and confirm the same. Hooker.

; valiant. [Obs.] Wyclif. Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end. Shak.

State of being comfortable or comforting manner. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. Is. xl. 2.