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Accostable
Accostable Ac*cost"a*ble, a. [Cf. F. accostable.]
Approachable; affable. [R.] --Hawthorne.
Adjustable
Adjustable Ad*just"a*ble, a.
Capable of being adjusted.
Augean stableAugean Au*ge"an, a.
1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis,
whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned
for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.
2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.
Augean stable (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or
filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy. Coestablishment
Coestablishment Co`es*tab"lish*ment, n.
Joint establishment. --Bp. Watson.
ConstableryConstablery Con"sta*bler*y (? or ? ), n. [OF. conestablerie.
Cf. Constabulary.]
1. The constabulary. [Obs.]
2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.] Constableship
Constableship Con"sta*bleship, n.
The office or functions of a constable.
Constabless
Constabless Con"sta*bless, n.
The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
Contestable
Contestable Con*test"a*ble, a. [Cf. F. contestable.]
Capable of being contested; debatable.
Detestableness
Detestableness De*test"a*ble*ness, n.
The quality or state of being detestable.
Detestably
Detestably De*test"a*bly, adv.
In a detestable manner.
Disestablish
Disestablish Dis`es*tab"lish, v. t.
To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive,
as a church, of its connection with the state. --M. Arnold.
Disestablishment
Disestablishment Dis`es*tab"lish*ment, n.
1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which
has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the
support of the state from an established church; as, the
disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by
Act of Parliament.
2. The condition of being disestablished.
Established suit
Established suit Es*tab"lished suit (Whist)
A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for
trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards.
Establisher
Establisher Es*tab"lish*er, n.
One who establishes.
Establishmentarian
Establishmentarian Es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an, n.
One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment
formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual
character. --Shipley.
GustableGustable Gust"a*ble, a. [See Gust, v.] [Obs.]
1. Capable of being tasted; tastable.
This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming
the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable
sweeter. --Harvey.
2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the
appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the
mouth. --Derham. Gustable
Gustable Gust"a*ble, n.
Anything that can be tasted. [Obs.]
IncontestableIncontestable In`con*test"a*ble, a. [Pref. in- not +
contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in
question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. --Locke.
Syn: Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;
undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. --
In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*test"a*bly,
adv. IncontestablenessIncontestable In`con*test"a*ble, a. [Pref. in- not +
contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in
question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. --Locke.
Syn: Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;
undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. --
In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*test"a*bly,
adv. IncontestablyIncontestable In`con*test"a*ble, a. [Pref. in- not +
contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in
question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. --Locke.
Syn: Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;
undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. --
In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*test"a*bly,
adv. IngustableIngustable In*gust"a*ble, a. [L. ingustabilis. See
Gustable.]
Tasteless; insipid. --Sir T. Browne. InstableInstable In*sta"ble, a. [L. instabilis: cf. F. instable. See
In- not, and Stable, a., and cf. Unstable.]
Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to
change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant. Instableness
Instableness In*sta"ble*ness, n.
Instability; unstableness.
Intastable
Intastable In*tast"a*ble, a.
Incapable of being tasted; tasteless; unsavory. [R.] --Grew.
IntestableIntestable In*tes"ta*ble, a. [L. intestabilis: cf. F.
intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law)
Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or
competent to make a testament. --Blackstone. Livery stableLivery stable Liv"er*y sta`ble
A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling
is provided. See Livery, n., 3
(e)
(f) &
(g) . Manifestable
Manifestable Man"i*fest`a*ble, a.
Such as can be manifested.
Police constablePolice Po*lice", n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a
state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a
citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr.
? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. Policy polity,
Polity.]
1. A judicial and executive system, for the government of a
city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights,
order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement
of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of
the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or
borough.
2. That which concerns the order of the community; the
internal regulation of a state.
3. The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or
district, whose particular duties are the preservation of
good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the
enforcement of the laws.
4. (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to
preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements
in a camp or garrison.
5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state ? a camp
as to cleanliness.
Police commissioner, a civil officer, usually one of a
board, commissioned to regulate and control the
appointment, duties, and discipline of the police.
Police constable, or Police officer, a policeman.
Police court, a minor court to try persons brought before
it by the police.
Police inspector, an officer of police ranking next below a
superintendent.
Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise
jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes,
etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. --Bouvier.
Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police
court.
Police offenses (Law), minor offenses against the order of
the community, of which a police court may have final
jurisdiction.
Police station, the headquarters of the police, or of a
section of them; the place where the police assemble for
orders, and to which they take arrested persons. Postable
Postable Post"a*ble, a.
Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs.] --W.
Montagu.
Preestablish
Preestablish Pre`["e]s*tab"lish, v. t.
To establish beforehand.
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