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Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. Tennyson.

To applaud to the echo, to give loud and continuous applause. M. Arnold. I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. Shak.

nd dangerous exploits. I love thy courage yet and bolt emprise; But here thy sword can do thee little stead. Milton.

A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).

stion may be encompassed with difficulty. C. J. Smith. The love of all thy sons encompass thee. Tennyson.

To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure. [R.] The trial hath endamaged thee no way. Milton.

. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee Ezek. xxii. 14.

doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee engaged a prince's word." Shak.

w as an heritage. Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.

es blushing as they blow, And enticing men to pull. Beau. & Fl. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Prov. i. 10. Go, and thine erring brother gain, Entice him home to be forgiven. Keble.

The passage, door, or gate, for entering. Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city. Judg. i. 24.

with; to use. [Obs.] Fairly let her be entreated. Shak. I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well. Jer. xv. 11.

er, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior. Shak. Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. Froude.

by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just. Are not my ways equal Ezek. xviii. 29. Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. Spenser. Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise. Milton.

errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere. I have a secret errand to thee, O king. Judg. iii. 19. I will not eat till I have told mine errand. Gen. xxiv. 33. mission.

To excuse for nonappearance in court. "I 'll not essoin thee." Quarles.

Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit. And shall lay thee even with the ground. Luke xix. 44.

used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence. I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. Gen xvii. 8. And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness. Pope.

Unless; if it be not so that. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Gen. xxxii. 26. But yesterday you never opened lip, Except, indeed, to drink. Tennyson.

lease by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture. I pray thee have me excused. xiv. 19.