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, or defendant, who maintains it. How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office, and seasonably commit the opponent with the respondent, like a long-practiced moderator! Dr. H. More.

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely. Milton. This is most opportune to our need. Shak. -- Op`por*tune"ly, adv. -- Op`por*tune"ness, n.

An annelid (Palola viridis) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the Pcific Islands, where it is collected for food.

; decease; departure; death. [R.] "Endure thy mortal passage." Milton. When he is fit and season'd for his passage. Shak.

Fitly; seasonably. Barrow.

To sprinkle or season with pepper.

The succession and variation of leaves during different seasons. R. Brown.

To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.

Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food.

Having two or more broods in a season.

To preserve seasoned in pots. "Potted fowl and fish." Dryden.

ion of the communion service, preceding the prayer of consecration, appointed for certain seasons.

To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. You can not preserve it from tainting. Shak.

-- sometimes with on, or off. Who pricketh his blind horse over the fallows. Chaucer. The season pricketh every gentle heart. Chaucer. My duty pricks me on to utter that. Shak.

th, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain. There are the product Of those ill-mated marriages. Milton. These institutions are the products of enthusiasm. Burke.

Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.

gality. Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be done, and due means, order, seasons, and method of doing or not doing. Sir M. Hale. Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed, and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is the relation of right means for given ends. Whewell.…

Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.

A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton.

Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy day or season.