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Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted for climbing.

t; -- followed by to. "Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to our stricter principles." Gibbon.

ardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt. In his name I absolve your perjury. Gibbon.

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. Gibbon.

erritory. The only accession which the Roman empire received was the province of Britain. Gibbon.

ce or value on; to estimate justly; to value. To appreciate the motives of their enemies. Gibbon.

An archon's term of office. Gibbon.

nce, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array. Wedged together in the closest array. Gibbon.

Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses. Gibbon. Artificial arguments (Rhet.), arguments invented by the speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the like, which are called inartificial arguments or proofs. Johnson. -- Artificial classification (Science), an arrangement…

t. The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained the rule and measure of taxation. Gibbon.

To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism] Gibbon. Prescott.

e lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon.

to military practice, the bread or biscuit of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven. Gibbon.

convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. Gibbon.

lton. After the fall of the republic, the Romans combated only for the choice of masters. Gibbon.

conceived the idea of a work which has amused and exercised near twenty years of my life. Gibbon. Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. Is. lix. 13.

derivative; a deduction. From the Euphrates into an artificial derivation of that river. Gibbon.

the ayes dividing from the noes. The emperors sat, voted, and divided with their equals. Gibbon.

the state of being so divided; separation. I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon.

ar probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public. Gibbon.