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In a firm manner.

In an infirm manner.

or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. Shak.

at bolt (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. Knight.

That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly. To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. Burke.

Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society. "The cement of our love."

Having the quality of cementating or uniting firmly.

To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. "Clinch the pointed spear." Dryden.

Firmly barred or closed.

The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary. I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense. Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies. Sir I. Newton.

Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.

rojectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or, formerly, by means of an envelope of soft metal. In small arms the modern projectile, having a soft core and harder jacket, is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part.…

One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.

is dyed by its thoughts. Lubbock. To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. Hawthorne.

To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce. [Written also imbody.] Firmly to embody against this court party. Burke.

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm. So were the churches established in the faith. Acts xvi. 5. The best established tempers can scarcely forbear being borne down. Burke. Confidence which must precede union could be established…

Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door. There is an order that keeps things fast. Burke.