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An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.

See Saundersblue.

A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.

Relating to the season of advent. Sanderson.

c; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. To advocate the cause of thy client. Bp. Sanderson (1624). This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. Burke. Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. Mitford.

Advowson. [Obs.] The donations or advocations of church livings. Sanderson.

Allegation. [Obs.] With many complaints and allegements. Bp. Sanderson.

An Antinomian. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.

onson That uncouth affected garb of speech, or canting hanguage, if I may so call it. Bp. Sanderson.

Lessening. Bp. Sanderson.

st principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets. Bp. Sanderson. His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. Chaucer.

ccupied; prepossessed; preëngaged. [Obs.] Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. Bp. Sanderson.

Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.

A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall. Bp. Sanderson.

Want of compassion or pity. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

An idle vagrant; a tramp. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

Used in play; sportive; playful. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

Trade; commerce. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate. Bp. Sanderson.

e upon me, and I am not. Job vii. 8. The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it Bp. Sanderson. Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.