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In a silent manner.

ind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently.

To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time. Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. Hoole.

The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion. An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment. Bancroft.

At any or all times; every instant. [R.] "Eternal law is silently present everywhere and everywhen." Carlyle.

dison. And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. Longfellow.

e, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. Milton.

gs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers.

Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. Moth blight (Zoöl.), any plant louse of the genus Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants. -- Moth gnat (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect of the genus Bychoda, having fringed wings. -- Moth hunter (Zoöl.), the goats…

Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.

Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.

ment, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. He doth nothing but frown . . . He hears merry tales and smiles not. Shak. She led to see the doughty hero slain. Pope. When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled. Byron.

In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly. Dr. H. More. The hum of either army stilly sounds. Shak.

To be silently sullen; to be morose or obstinate. T. Hook.

To insnare; to trap; to trapan. Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from their stations. De Quincey.

In a whist manner; silently. [Obs.]