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pportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.

One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.

Directed or situated toward the sea. Donne. Two still clouds . . . sparkled on their seaward edges like a frosted fleece. G. W. Cable.

The fore part; van. [Obs.] Since we have the vaward of the day. Shak.

To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award.

To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. "According his desire." Spenser.

egislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.

To award; to adjudge. [Obs.] "Unto him they did addeem the prise." Spenser.

To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.

Award. [Obs.] Spenser.

The award of arbitrators. Cowell.

ne who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

An arbitrament or award.

on. Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end. Pope. Confound your hidden falsehood, and award Either of you to be the other's end. Shak. I shall see an end of him. Shak.

ore shore. (a) A bank in advance of a sea wall, to break the force of the surf. (b) The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a breakwater. Knight. (c) The part of the shore between high and low water marks. -- Fore sight, that one of the two sights of a gun which is near the muzzle. -- Fore tackle (Naut.)…

by the accumulation of unwon bets[=MW10 1(a)(2) and 1(c)]; (c) the highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a prize on a slot machine.

The final award; the last sentence.

A member of any jury for awarding prizes, etc.

A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize. Jury of inquest, a coroner's jury. See Inquest.

brought from the mine. -- Lump sum, a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.