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That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- An*noy"ing*ly, adv.

The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.

A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.

A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.

Making a harsh noise; blaring. "Braying trumpets." Shak.

ks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks.

The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.

The act or business of transporting from one place to another. Carrying place, a carry; a portage. -- Carrying trade, the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water or land; freighting. We are rivals with them in . . . the carrying trade. Jay.

From Copy, v. Copying ink. See under Ink. -- Copying paper, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of letters, etc., in a copying press. -- Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil. Too much fondness for meditative retirement is not the crying sin of our modern Christianity. I. Taylor.

The business of conducting a dairy.

By delays. [R.] Tennyson.

In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.

The time of retiring to rest; time of repose. Cavendish. At the downlying, at the travail in childbirth. [Scot.]

Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.

In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.

In a dying manner; as if at the point of death. Beau. & Fl.

The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment. [R.] Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so. Congreve.

Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ly, adv. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ness, n.