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An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."

A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.

The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). Halliwell.

Again; back against. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Backward. [Obs.] Chaucer.

One engaged in an affray.

One who, or that which, allays.

One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.

One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.

A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.

Having a bay or bays. "The large bayed barn." Drayton.

idents of William the Conqueror's expedition to England, preserved in the town museum of Bayeux in Normandy. It is probably of the 11th century, and is attributed by tradition to Matilda, the Conqueror's wife.

One who, or that which, betrays.

One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or Archaic] Addison.

The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.

An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.

One whose pccupation is to build with bricks. Bricklayer's itch. See under Itch.

Having a raised way (causeway or causey); paved. Sir W. Scott. C. Bronté.

Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper. (a) (Bot.) A species of capsicum (C. frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; -- Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a…