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A grove. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See under Rocket.

In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.

, to affect ignorance. Careless she is with artful care, Affecting to seem unaffected. Congreve. Thou dost affect my manners. Shak.

With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. Congreve.

Artful or skillful contrivance. His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much artifice. Craik.

skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard. [Obs.] You're an absolute borachio. Congreve.

A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe. Congreve.

to become more moderate. I will not give myself liberty to think, lest I should cool. Congreve.

To deprive of ornaments. Congreve.

ool and a doily stuff, would now and then find days of grace, and be worn for variety. Congreve.

To drain. [Obs.] Congreve.

gness; you see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so. Congreve.

Affording defense; defensive. [Obs.] Congreve.

on of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. "Hums or haws." Congreve.

sapprobation, with some degree of contempt. Hoity-toity! What have I to do with dreams Congreve.

The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. Congreve.

To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. Congreve.

Free from knots; without knots. "Silver firs with knotless trunks." Congreve.

, . . . a matter of seven miles. L' Estrange. I have thoughts to tarry a small matter. Congreve. No small matter of British forces were commanded over sea the year before. Mi lton.