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the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue.

Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman.

Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast. Shak.

faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. -- True"-heart`ed*ness, n.

An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon.

aps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury. Under his tongue a truelove he bore. Chaucer. Truelove knot, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also true-lover's knot.

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies. Bp. Stilingfleet. And to be dull was construed to be good. Pope.

Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient. -- n.

The menstrual flux; menses. [Obs.]

To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.

One who misconstrues.

That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse. [Obs.] Spenser.

Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson.

Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.

An omen. [Obs.] High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. Chapman.

armonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith.

Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.

Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.