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Aneath
Aneath A*neath", prep. & adv. [Pref. a- + neath for beneath.]
Beneath. [Scot.]
AweatherAweather A*weath"er, adv. [Pref. a- + weather.] (Naut.)
On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction
from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm
aweather! --Totten. Beath
Beath Beath (b[=e][th]), v. t. [AS. be[eth]ian to foment.]
To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
BeneathBeneath Be*neath", prep. [OE. benethe, bineo[eth]en, AS.
beneo[eth]an, beny[eth]an; pref. be- + neo[eth]an, ny[eth]an,
downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether.]
1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under;
underneath; hence, at the foot of. ``Beneath the mount.'
--Ex. xxxii. 19.
Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. --Pope.
2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that
oppresses or burdens.
Our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are
beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings.
Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming.
He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.
--Atterbury. Beneath
Beneath Be*neath", adv.
1. In a lower place; underneath.
The earth you take from beneath will be barren.
--Mortimer.
2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or
position; as, in earth beneath.
BequeathBequeath Be*queath" (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen,
AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- +
cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See Quoth.]
1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said
especially of personal property.
My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
me. --Shak.
2. To hand down; to transmit.
To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
--Glanvill.
3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do
bequeath my faithful services And true subjection
everlastingly. --Shak.
Syn: To Bequeath, Devise.
Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of
property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property
used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he
to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is
properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,
of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and
he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular
usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to
embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by
courts. Bequeathable
Bequeathable Be*queath"a*ble, a.
Capable of being bequeathed.
Bequeathal
Bequeathal Be*queath"al, n.
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest. --Fuller.
BequeathedBequeath Be*queath" (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen,
AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- +
cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See Quoth.]
1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said
especially of personal property.
My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
me. --Shak.
2. To hand down; to transmit.
To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
--Glanvill.
3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do
bequeath my faithful services And true subjection
everlastingly. --Shak.
Syn: To Bequeath, Devise.
Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of
property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property
used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he
to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is
properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,
of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and
he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular
usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to
embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by
courts. BequeathingBequeath Be*queath" (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen,
AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- +
cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See Quoth.]
1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said
especially of personal property.
My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
me. --Shak.
2. To hand down; to transmit.
To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
--Glanvill.
3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do
bequeath my faithful services And true subjection
everlastingly. --Shak.
Syn: To Bequeath, Devise.
Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of
property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property
used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he
to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is
properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,
of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and
he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular
usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to
embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by
courts. Bequeathment
Bequeathment Be*queath"ment, n.
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a
bequest.
Black death
Black death Black" death`
A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth
century.
Breathableness
Breathableness Breath"a*ble*ness, n.
State of being breathable.
BreatheBreathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I
am in health, I breathe.' --Shak.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To take breath; to rest from action.
Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron. BreathedBreathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I
am in health, I breathe.' --Shak.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To take breath; to rest from action.
Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron. Breather
Breather Breath"er, n.
1. One who breathes. Hence:
(a) One who lives.
(b) One who utters.
(c) One who animates or inspires.
2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
[Colloq.]
Breathful
Breathful Breath"ful, a.
Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant. [Obs.]
Breathing
Breathing Breath"ing, n.
1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth.
2. Air in gentle motion.
3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the
breathings of the Spirit.
4. Aspiration; secret prayer. ``Earnest desires and
breathings after that blessed state.' --Tillotson.
5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have
heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making
ladies trip. --Shak.
6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak.
7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden.
8. Stop; pause; delay.
You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak.
9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction
of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when
the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed
by the letter h.
BreathingBreathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I
am in health, I breathe.' --Shak.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To take breath; to rest from action.
Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron. Breathless
Breathless Breath"less (br[e^]th"l[e^]s), a.
1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear,
expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding
of the breath; as, breathless attention.
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.
--Byron.
3. Dead; as, a breathless body.
Breathlessly
Breathlessly Breath"less*ly, adv.
In a breathless manner.
Breathlessness
Breathlessness Breath"less*ness, n.
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
chamois leatherChamois Cham"ois, n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G.
gemse.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra
tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of
Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses
remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase.
2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and
chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy. Cock featherCock Cock, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]
1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
At cock, At full cock, with the hammer raised and ready
to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one
prepared for instant action.
At half cock. See under Half.
Cock feather (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right
angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares. Cogged breath soundCog Cog, v. t.
To furnish with a cog or cogs.
Cogged breath sound (Auscultation), a form of interrupted
respiration, in which the interruptions are very even,
three or four to each inspiration. --Quain. D leatherDongola Don"go*la, n.
1. A government of Upper Egypt.
2. Dongola kid.
Dongola kid, D. leather, leather made by the Dongola
process.
D. process, a process of tanning goatskin, and now also
calfskin and sheepskin, with a combination of vegetable
and mineral agents, so that it resembles kid.
D. race, a boat race in which the crews are composed of a
number of pairs, usually of men and women. Dance of DeathDance Dance, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v.
i.]
1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who
dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the
persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord
with music.
2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the
minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older
writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.
Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of
that art she couth the olde dance. --Chaucer.
Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the
power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,
and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.
Morris dance. See Morris.
To lead one a dance, to cause one to go through a series of
movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a
dance not understood. Death maskMask Mask, n.
1. A person wearing a mask; a masker.
The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. --G.
W. Cable.
2. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox.
Death mask, a cast of the face of a dead person. Death tickTick Tick, n.
1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.
2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something,
or to serve as a check. --Dickens.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note.
[Prov. Eng.]
Death tick. (Zo["o]l.) See Deathwatch. Deathblow
Deathblow Death"blow`, n.
A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or
destroys.
The deathblow of my hope. --Byron.
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