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A perfume; a strong scent. [Obs.] Burton.

who form the ruling few. All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton.

An interpreter of dreams. Bp. Warburton. Addison.

Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated. [Obs.] -- O*pin"a*tive*ly, adv. [Obs.] Burton. Sir T. More.

To dry too much. Burton.

To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.

Glimmering or imperfect [R.] Bp. Warburton.

Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. Burton.

f or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show. "Pantomimic gesture." Bp. Warburton. -- Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv.

A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] Burton.

A participator; a partaker. Participants in their . . . mysterious rites. Bp. Warburton.

A lampooner. [R.] Burton.

Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [Obs.] Burton.

A philologist. Burton.

Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored; spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." Burton. "Meadows trim with daisies pied." Milton. Pied antelope (Zoöl.), the bontebok. -- Pied-billed grebe (Zoöl.), the dabchick. -- Pied blackbird (Zoöl.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus Turdulus. -- Pied finch (Zoöl.) (a) T…

Papal; pontifical. [Obs.] "Pontificial writers." Burton.

One who dresses showily; a prinker. "A pranker or a dancer." Burton.

llusion; trick. [Obs.] The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture. Bp. Warburton.

Forwardness; pertness; petulance. [R.] Burton.

To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. Bp. Warburton.