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rrent. With men as with false money -- one piece is more or less passable than another. L'Estrange. Could they have made this slander passable. Collier.

thy borders. Num. xxi. 22. Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. L'Estrange.

ere only merit constant pay receives. Pope. There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L'Estrange. Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay; especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers of a certain rank, without deductions. -- Half pay. See under Half. -- Pay day, the day…

To wink; to blink. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

with palpitation or quick succession of beats. Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." L'Estrange.

ity. See Majority. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wise nor good. L'Estrange.

would rather burst atwo than plye. Chaucer. The willow plied, and gave way to the gust. L'Estrange.

, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures. The lesson given us here is preceptive to us. L'Estrange.

paniards. Bacon. Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions. L'Estrange.

. They suck the blood of those they depend on, under a pretext of service and kindness. L'Estrange. With how much or how little pretext of reason. Dr. H. More.

A tailor; -- so called in contempt. [Old slang] L'Estrange.

s with any tenet, or rule of conduct, good or ill. Governors should be well principled. L'Estrange. Let an enthusiast be principled that he or his teacher is inspired. Locke.

hee; as, I prithee; generally used without I. Shak. What was that scream for, I prithee L'Estrange. Prithee, tell me, Dimple-chin. E. C. Stedman.

r; in likelihood. Distinguish between what may possibly and what will probably be done. L'Estrange.

e who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms fanciful or chimerical schemes. L'Estrange.

after violent exertion. The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing, from the chase. L' Estrange.

in years to be a pupil now. Shak. Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils. L'Estrange.

Instance; example. [Obs.] L'Estrange. In purpose, Of purpose, On purpose, with previous design; with the mind directed to that object; intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.

perfected at the first push. Milton. hen it comes to the push, tic no more than talk. L' Estrange.

A child's game played with pins. L. Estrange.