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Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to Ant: no.

See Yeast. Shak.

Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. [An enemy] whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden.

The day last past; the day next before the present. All our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Shak. We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. Job viii. 9.

The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.

The morning of yesterday. Coleridge.

Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past.

The last night; the night last past.

The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.

The week last past; last week.

The year last past; last year.

Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. [R. or Scot.] Yestreen I did not know How largely I could live. Bp. Coxe.

See Yeasty. Shak.

Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments. [Obs.]

A material used for dyeing.

An eruption of pustules.

An object of interest to the eye; one wirehaired with the eyes. [Obs.] That's the eye-saint, I know, Among young gallants. Beau. & Fl.

Ointment for the eye.

A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when watched.

Service performed only under inspection, or the eye of an employer. Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers. Col. iii. 22.