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taking prey; -- usually in the plural. As a Numidian lion, when first caught, Endures the toil that holds him. Denham. Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found. Dryden.

One who toils, or labors painfully.

Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect. [Written also toilette.] Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a dressing room. -- Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other utensils for a dressing room. -- Toilet table, a dres…

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Producing or involving much toil; laborious; toilsome; as, toilful care. Mickle.

A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, -- used for w

Free from toil.

Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work. What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks Milton. -- Toil"some*ly, adv. -- Toil"some*ness, n.

To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats.

nted star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet. [Written also étoile.] Estoile of eight points, a star which has four straight and four wavy rays. -- Estoile of four points. Same as Cross estoilé, under Cross.

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To exceed in toiling.

To weary excessively; to exhaust. Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled By that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.

on; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities. "The activity of toil." Palfrey.

c. This is willingly submitted to by the artisan, who can . . . compensate his additional toil and fatigue. Hume.

r consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects. What cares must then attend the toiling swain. Dryden.

Having horns, or antlers. Beamy stags in toils engage. Dryden.

f motion or action; lively; spirited; quick. Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. Shak. Brick toil alternating with ready ease. Wordworth.

another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawers, professors of religion, etc. "A brother of your order." Shak. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he to-day that sheds his blood with me…

A toil or net to take deer.