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pecially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils. Milton.

Any one of numerous species of Spongiæ, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiæ.

ingdom which includes the sponges; -- called also Spongida, Spongiaria, Spongiozoa, and Porifera.

gastropod shell of the genus Apporhais having an elongated siphon. See Illust. under Rostrifera.

To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.

To cause to cease; to put an end to. Stay your strife. Shak. For flattering planets seemed to say This child should ills of ages stay. Emerson.

rompt; to excite. "To stir men to devotion." Chaucer. An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. Shak. And for her sake some mutiny will stir. Dryden.

Strife; contention. [Obs.] Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).

Contest; contention; strife. An honest might look upon the struggle with indifference. Addison.

Same as Sudoriferous.

The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. Gen. iii. 19.…

ectations by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment. Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have tantalized thy life. Dryden.

which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.

A battle or strife among the gods. Gladstone.

not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon.

nd V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.

A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager. [Obs.] We 'll all to church together instantly, And then a vie for boys. J. Fletcher.

n melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. -- Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. -- Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian…

edlock." Chaucer. For what is wedlock forced but a hell, An age of discord or continual strife Shak.

A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).