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ction from the country, or from rural communities. God made the country, and man made the town. Cowper.

A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.

Having towns; containing many towns. [Obs.] Hakluyt.

A public hall or building, belonging to a town, where the public offices are established, the town council meets, the people assemble in town meeting, etc.

A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall.

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town. [R.] Turbervile.

Having no town. Howell.

A small town. North Brit. Rev.

The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople.

The district or territory of a town.

An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another. Pope.

The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk.

Toward a town. Longfellow.

oisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura.

To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown. [Colloq. U. S.]

Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.

of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. Latimer.

Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith.

ircuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.

Prospect; outlook. [Obs.] This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended. Evelyn.