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AbhorringAbhor Ab*hor", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abhorred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Abhorring.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver,
shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See Horrid.]
1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror
or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to
detest to extremity; to loathe.
Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is
good. --Rom. xii. 9.
2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]
It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.
3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]
I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my
judge. --Shak.
Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See Hate. Abhorring
Abhorring Ab*hor"ring, n.
1. Detestation. --Milton.
2. Object of abhorrence. --Isa. lxvi. 24.
Barringout
Barringout Bar`ring*out", n.
The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a
schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools.
--Swift.
BestirringBestir Be*stir", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestirred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bestirring.]
To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and
vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
You have so bestirred your valor. --Shak.
Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. --Milton. BirringBirr Birr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.
byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in
motion. bloat herringBloater Bloat"er (-[~e]r), n. [See Bloat, Blote.]
The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half
dried; -- called also bloat herring. Branch herringBranch Branch, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
brank branch, bough.]
1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
plant.
2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
--W. Irving.
3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
article; a section or subdivision; a department.
``Branches of knowledge.' --Prescott.
It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
branches of an hyperbola.
5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
a line; as, the English branch of a family.
His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
--Carew.
6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
Branch herring. See Alewife.
Root and branch, totally, wholly.
Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig. BurringBurr Burr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burring.]
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
--Mrs. Browning. Burring machine
Burring machine Burr"ing ma*chine"
A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other
substances.
CharringChar Char, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Charring.] [Prob. the same word as char to perform (see
Char, n.), the modern use coming from charcoal, prop.
coal-turned, turned to coal.]
1. To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce
to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.
2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood. ConcurringConcur Con*cur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concurred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Concurring.] [L. concurrere to run together, agree; con-
+ currere to run. See Current.]
1. To run together; to meet. [Obs.]
Anon they fierce encountering both concurred With
grisly looks and faces like their fates. --J.
Hughes.
2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to
contribute or help toward a common object or effect.
When outward causes concur. --Jer. Colier.
3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act
jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.
Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion.
--Fox.
Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to
Walker. --Makaulay.
This concurs directly with the letter. --Shak.
4. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Milton.
Syn: To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve;
acquiesce; assent. ConcurringConcurring Con*cur"ring, a.
Agreeing.
Concurring figure (Geom.), one which, being laid on
another, exactly meets every part of it, or one which
corresponds with another in all its parts. Concurring figureConcurring Con*cur"ring, a.
Agreeing.
Concurring figure (Geom.), one which, being laid on
another, exactly meets every part of it, or one which
corresponds with another in all its parts. Curmurring
Curmurring Cur*mur"ring (k?r-m?r"r?ng), n.
Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling
produced by a slight attack of the gripes. [Scot.] --Burns.
DebarringDebar De*bar", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debarred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Debarring.] [Pref. de- + bar.]
To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to
preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to
shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and
sometimes with of.
Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed Labor, as to
debar us when we need Refreshment. --Milton.
Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from
the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized
life. --Buckle. DemurringDemur De*mur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Demurring.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger,
stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay,
tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking,
reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See Memory.]
1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.
--Nicols.
2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in
view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the
determination or conclusion of an affair.
Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit
to demur. --Hayward.
3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to
that statement.
4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2. Derring
Derring Der"ring, a.
Daring or warlike. [Obs.]
Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. --Spenser.
Derringer
Derringer Der"rin*ger, n. [From the American inventor.]
A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large
caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
DeterringDeter De*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See Terror.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.
Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.
My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior. DisbarringDisbar Dis*bar", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbarred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Disbarring.] (Law)
To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive
(an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and
privileges as such. --Abbott. DisinterringDisinter Dis`in*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinterred; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disinterring.]
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to
dig up.
2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring
from obscurity into view. --Addison. Earring
Earring Ear"ring`, n.
An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of
the ear, with or without a pendant.
Egypt herringSaury Sau"ry, n.; pl. Sauries. [Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and
America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also
billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack,
skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring. Fall herringFall Fall, n.
1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
yard of ship.
2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
They thy fall conspire. --Denham.
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. --Prov. xvi.
18.
4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.
5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
of Sebastopol.
6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
the close of a sentence.
8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the
ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po
into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.
11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
What crowds of patients the town doctor kills, Or
how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
--Dryden.
13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
fall of snow.
14. The act of felling or cutting down. ``The fall of
timber.' --Johnson.
15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first
parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
of the rebellious angels.
16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
band; a faule. --B. Jonson.
17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the
power is applied in hoisting.
Fall herring (Zo["o]l.), a herring of the Atlantic (Clupea
mediocris); -- also called tailor herring, and hickory
shad.
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak. FirringFirring Fir"ring, n. (Arch.)
See Furring. FurringFur Fur, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Furring.]
1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. ``You
fur your gloves with reason.' --Shak.
2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
3. (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling
upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or
boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of
the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall,
by way of protection against damp. --Gwill. garvie herringGarvie Gar"vie, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The sprat; -- called also garvie herring, and garvock.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.] GnarringGnar Gnar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gnarring.] [See Gnarl.]
To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; -- written also gnarr.
[Archaic]
At them he gan to rear his bristles strong, And felly
gnarre. --Spenser.
A thousand wants Gnarr at the heels of men. --Tennison. HerringHerring Her"ring, n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D.
haring, G. h["a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob.
to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in
large numbers. Cf. Harry.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C.
harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast
schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
Herring gull (Zo["o]l.), a large gull which feeds in part
upon herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and
L. cachinnans in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (C. monstrosa) which follows the schools
of herring. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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