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Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper. Yielding and paying (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved. Burrill.

Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. Sir W. Scott.

Containing or yielding an acid.

A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet.

Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.

A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15.

oars. Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep Neptune's smooth face, and cleave the yielding deep. Waller.

A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.

Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or "streak."

Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. [Obs.] "Boisterous sword." "Boisterous hand." Shak.

Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding. [Obs.]

Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]

Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; as, a bunchy mine. Page.

Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.] So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be, And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. Spenser. I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it. Foxe.

Lime-yielding; calciferous

A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.

Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.

Giving way; yielding. [Obs.] -- Ces`si*bil"i*ty, n. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

A yielding to physical force. [Obs.] Bacon.

A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid.