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BerainingBerain Be*rain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berained; p. pr. & vb.
n. Beraining.]
To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] --Chaucer. BrainingBrain Brain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Braining.]
1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the
brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to
defeat.
There thou mayst brain him. --Shak.
It was the swift celerity of the death . . . That
brained my purpose. --Shak.
2. To conceive; to understand. [Obs.]
?T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen
Tongue, and brain not. --Shak. ConstrainingConstrain Con*strain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constrained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constraining.] [OF. constraindre, F.
contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.
See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Constringe.]
1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold
tightly; to constringe.
He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs
constrains. --Dryden.
When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.
--Dryden.
2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
--Gay.
3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.
4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
The love of Christ constraineth us. --2. Cor. v.
14.
I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts
xxviii. 19.
5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.
6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural
effect; as, a constrained voice.
Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press. DistrainingDistrain Dis*train", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distrained; p. pr.
& vb. n. Distraining.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF.
destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere,
districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish
severely; di- = stringere to draw tight, press together. See
Strain, and cf. Distress, District, Distraint.]
1. To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence;
hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress,
torment, or afflict. [Obs.] ``Distrained with chains.'
--Chaucer.
2. To rend; to tear. [Obs.]
Neither guile nor force might it [a net] distrain.
--Spenser.
3. (Law)
(a) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take
possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the
reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by
distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an
amercement.
(b) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a
person by his goods and chattels. DrainingDrain Drain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Draining.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to
E. draw.]
1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or
off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.
--Bacon.
But it was not alone that the he drained their
treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley.
2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make
gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from
streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence,
to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like;
as, to drain a country of its specie.
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the
capacious deep and formed the main. --Roscommon.
3. To filter.
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth,
hath become fresh. --Bacon. DrainingDraining Drain"ing, vb. n. of Drain, v. t. (Agric.)
The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.
Draining tile. Same as Draintile. Draining tileDraining Drain"ing, vb. n. of Drain, v. t. (Agric.)
The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.
Draining tile. Same as Draintile. draining tileDraintile Drain"tile`, n.
A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining
tile. EngrainingEngrain En*grain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engraining.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. Ingrain.]
1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.
Leaves engrained in lusty green. --Spenser.
2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to
infuse deeply. See Ingrain.
The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See
Grain, v. t., 1. Fan trainingTraining Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,
disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit
trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
radiate from the stem like a fan.
Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training
fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
Training day, a day on which a military company assembles
for drill or parade. [U. S.]
Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained
as sailors.
Syn: See Education. GrainingGrain Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Graining.]
1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.
3. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the
grain of (leather, etc.). Graining
Graining Grain"ing, n.
1. Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins.
--Locke.
2. A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is
softened and the grain raised.
3. Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood,
atone, etc.
4. (Soap Making) The process of separating soap from spent
lye, as with salt.
Graining
Graining Grain"ing, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); -
called also dobule, and dace.
Horizontal trainingTraining Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,
disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit
trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
radiate from the stem like a fan.
Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training
fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
Training day, a day on which a military company assembles
for drill or parade. [U. S.]
Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained
as sailors.
Syn: See Education. IngrainingIngrain In"grain`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.]
1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or
moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to
infix deeply.
Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel.
Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man
who has these vices at all. --Helps. Quenouille training
Quenouille training Que*nouille train"ing [F. quenouille
distaff.] (Hort.)
A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone
or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning.
Raininess
Raininess Rain"i*ness, n.
The state of being rainy.
RainingRain Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raining.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan.
See Rain, n.]
1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly
with it for a nominative; as, it rains.
The rain it raineth every day. --Shak.
2. To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears
rained from their eyes. RefrainingRefrain Re*frain" (r?*fr?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refrained
(-fr?nd"); p. pr. & vb/ n. Refraining.] [OE. refreinen, OF.
refrener, F. refr?ner, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF.
refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L.
refringere to break up, break (see Refract). L. refrenare
is fr. pref. re- back + frenum bridle; cf. Skr. dh? to hold.]
1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed
bounds; to curb; to govern.
His reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent.
--Chaucer.
Refrain thy foot from their path. --Prov. i. 15.
2. To abstain from [Obs.]
Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no
other counsel than to refrain cold drink. --Sir T.
Browne. RestrainingRestrain Re*strain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restrained; p. pr.
& vb. n. Restraining.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr.
L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to
draw, bind, or press together. See Strain, v. t., and cf.
Restrict.]
1. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding,
or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any
interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep
down; to curb.
Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives
way to in repose! --Shak.
2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
Though they two were committed, at least restrained
of their liberty. --Clarendon.
4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. --Trench.
Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral,
universality also is to be restrained by a part of
the predicate. --I. Watts.
5. To withhold; to forbear.
Thou restrained prayer before God. --Job. xv. 4.
Syn: To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb;
suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine. StrainingStraining Strain"ing,
a. & n. from Strain.
Straining piece (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a
truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and
keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post. Straining pieceStraining Strain"ing,
a. & n. from Strain.
Straining piece (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a
truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and
keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post. Top-draining
Top-draining Top"-drain`ing, n.
The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
TrainingTraining Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,
disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit
trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
radiate from the stem like a fan.
Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training
fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
Training day, a day on which a military company assembles
for drill or parade. [U. S.]
Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained
as sailors.
Syn: See Education. Training collegeTraining Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,
disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit
trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
radiate from the stem like a fan.
Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training
fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
Training day, a day on which a military company assembles
for drill or parade. [U. S.]
Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained
as sailors.
Syn: See Education. Training dayTraining Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,
disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit
trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
radiate from the stem like a fan.
Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training
fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
Training day, a day on which a military company assembles
for drill or parade. [U. S.]
Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained
as sailors.
Syn: See Education. Training shipTraining Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,
disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit
trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
radiate from the stem like a fan.
Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training
fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall
spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
Training day, a day on which a military company assembles
for drill or parade. [U. S.]
Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained
as sailors.
Syn: See Education. Well-drainingWelldrain Well"drain`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welldrained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Well-draining.]
To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive
the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.
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