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dispose of in return for something, especially for money. If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor. Matt. xix. 21. I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. Shak.

See Sallenders.

One who sells. Chaucer.

A truck for railroad rolling stock, consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a triangular frame; -- called also pony truck.

One who sells books.

The employment of selling books.

A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent.

See Damsel. [Archaic]

A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.

One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass.

Same as Eisel. [Obs.] Shak.

A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss, and spun from coarser material. It is much used in embroidery instead of floss.

A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. Goldsmith.

A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle.

Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in certain lichens, and called also lecanoric acid. [Formerly written also orseillic.]

Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline substance, and related to protocatechuic acid.

To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.

To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. Beau. & Fl.

Indistinct pronunciation; stammering.

To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.