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All; wholly; completely; as, almighty,almost. (b) Etym: [L. ad.]

Divination by means of barley meal. Knowles.

Same as Agar-agar.

Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves.

Worldly-minded.

Grossness of mind.

top a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc. Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. W. Irving.

As black as coal; jet black; very black. Dryden.

A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See Meter. Simmonds.

One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. [Eng.] Dickens.

Same as Corallian.

Having the nerves spring from the midrib.

Gay ornaments; frippery; gewgaws. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an Internal- combustion engine) in which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam- engine boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one deriv…

. A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice.

See Mealy-mouthed.

Both renal and portal. See Portal.

The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.

Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.

e mind set on spiritual things, or filled with holy desires and affections. -- Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed*ness, n.