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The act of untwisting, or of disentangling.

The act of covering with gravel.

To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from. "Arrived in Padua." Shak. [Æneas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum…

a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.

Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream. [U.S.] T. Flint.

A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar. [Prov. Eng.]

h church. -- Canonical letters, letters of several kinds, formerly given by a dishop to traveling clergymam or laymen, to show that they were entitled to receive the cammunion, and to distinguish them from heretics. -- Canonical life, the method or rule of living prescribed by the ancient cleargy who lived in communi…

A small traveling case or bandbox; formerly, a chest. A capcase for your linen and your plate. Beau. & Fl.

elers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.

ly drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the common public carriage.

Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; -- used for surgical dressings.

One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.

A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies.

la. -- Derrick crane. See Derrick. -- Gigantic crane. (Zoöl.) See Adjutant, n., 3. -- Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foun…

A special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling; the swift camel; -- called also herire, and maharik.

The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.

ispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling.

querades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling.

A light over-garment, worn in traveling to protect the clothing from dust. [U.S.]

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder. Presiding elder (Meth. Ch.), an elder commissioned by a bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers in a certain district. -- Ruling elder, a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian church session. Schaff.…