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e ancient law of England he that maimed any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part. Blackstone.

A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.

To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence.

The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.

A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.

ious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. -- Musical fish (Zoöl.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfis…

Rhythm; harmony; flow. [Obs.] The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear. S. Parr.

The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.

A wise sentence or decision of great authority.

The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression.

cism. Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow too great. Bacon. Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country. A. Hamilton.

The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall praise thee." Is. xxxviii. 19.

A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel.

writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark

A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes. "Seldom mentioned without a derogatory parenthesis." Sir T. Browne. Don't suffer every occasi…

lar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning. Dryden.

To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically. Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly. Ascham.

name of a thing; the verb is a part of speech which asserts something of the subject of a sentence. -- Part owner (Law), one of several owners or tenants in common. See Joint tenant, under Joint. -- Part singing, singing in which two or more of the harmonic parts are taken. -- Part song, a song in two or more (commo…

e, modifying a noun, but taking the adjuncts of the verb from which it is derived. In the sentences: a letter is written; being asleep he did not hear; exhausted by toil he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and exhaustedare participles. By a participle, [I understand] a verb in an adjectival aspect. Earle.…

ur prayers to define them." Jer. Taylor. (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence upon. "We may not pass upon his life." Shak. -- To pass off, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an agitation passes off. -- To pass over, to go from one side or end to the other; to cross, as a river, road, or brid…