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The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians.

Short for Ensilage.

The scoria of a volcano. Slag furnace, or Slag hearth (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. -- Slag wool, mineral wool. See under Mineral.

Of or pertaining to slag; resembling slag; as, slaggy cobalt.

A biennial umbelliferous plant (Apium graveolens) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes celery.

That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. [Slang, U.S.]

A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material.

Having the form or structure of stalagmites. -- Stal`ag*mit"ic*al*ly, adv.

The right of erecting a stalls in fairs; rent paid for a stall.

A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor. Knight.

Performing the office of columns; as, Atlantes and Caryatides are stylagalmaic figures or images. [Written also stylogalmaic.]

Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages.

A drain or collection of filth. [Obs.] [Written also sulliage, and sullage.] Sir H. Wotton.

were exceedingly large, well paved, having many vaults and conveyances under them for sullage. Evelyn.

Imposing reciprocal obligations upon the parties; as, a synallagmatic contract. Bouvier.

See Tallage.

To lay an impost upon; to cause to pay tallage.

id by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses. [Written also tailage, taillage.]

The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding. Erskine.

Same as Basic slag, above.