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to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.

Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair. [Colloq.] Chapman.

General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley.

p. p. of Get. Chaucer.

the original third pers. sing. pres. of Go. [Obs.] Chaucer.

That may be obtained. [R.]

One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.

trives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a book, a machine, etc. [Colloq.] A diligent getter-up of miscellaneous works. W. Irving.

The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition. With all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.

All together; conjointly. [Obs.] Altogether they wenChaucer.

ents; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay. "To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone." Macaulay.

By way of apology.

That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.

A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied. Knight.

sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father. Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget. Milton.

One who begets; a father.

A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; -- also called water bouget.

A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. Knight.

A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.