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The European hedge sparrow.

Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. -- n.

Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.

A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.

To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon.

s. Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. Hooker.

r relief, to administer the sacrament. [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. Philips. Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. Macaulay.

d ebb tides alternate with each other. Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. J. Philips. Different species alternating with each other. Kirwan.

A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives.

In Guam and the Philippines, an idol, fetich, or spirit.

a river; to arrest the senses. Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. Philips.

A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. "Thou fell barbarian." Philips.

ind of cutting weapon with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands.

The East Indian weaver bird (Ploceus Philippinus).

se. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse. Blind bayard moves the mill. Philips.

calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips.

Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.

h is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc. A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and because of his fierceness kept him within a brake of iron bars. J. Brende.

s. An ecstasy, which mothers only feel, Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow. Philips.

A private room in which consultations are held. Philip passed some hours every day in his father's cabinet. Prescott.