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A speaking acquaintanceSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. Bespeak
Bespeak Be*speak", v. i.
To speak. [Obs.] --Milton.
BespeakBespeak Be*speak", v. t. [imp. Bespoke, Bespake (Archaic);
p. p. Bespoke, Bespoken; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeaking.]
[OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-
+ sprecan to speak. See Speak.]
1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage
against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a
favor.
Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice
was to bespeak his favor. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
[They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the
allies. --Swift.
3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or
appearances.
When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so
little the figure of a man that it bespoke him
rather a monster. --Locke.
4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
He thus the queen bespoke. --Dryden. Bespeak
Bespeak Be*speak", n.
A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play
is bespoken.) ``The night of her bespeak.' --Dickens.
Bespeaker
Bespeaker Be*speak"er, n.
One who bespeaks.
BespeakingBespeak Be*speak", v. t. [imp. Bespoke, Bespake (Archaic);
p. p. Bespoke, Bespoken; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeaking.]
[OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-
+ sprecan to speak. See Speak.]
1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage
against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a
favor.
Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice
was to bespeak his favor. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
[They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the
allies. --Swift.
3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or
appearances.
When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so
little the figure of a man that it bespoke him
rather a monster. --Locke.
4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
He thus the queen bespoke. --Dryden. ForespeakForespeak Fore*speak", v. t. [Obs.]
See Forspeak. Forespeak
Forespeak Fore*speak", v. t.
To foretell; to predict. [Obs.]
My mother was half a witch; never anything that she
forespake but came to pass. --Beau. & Fl.
Forespeaking
Forespeaking Fore"speak`ing, n.
A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] --Camden. Huloet.
Forspeak
Forspeak For*speak", v. t. [Pref. for- + speak.]
1. To forbid; to prohibit. --Shak.
2. To bewitch. [Obs.] --Drayton.
Home-speaking
Home-speaking Home"-speak`ing, n.
Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. --Milton.
Misspeak
Misspeak Mis*speak", v. i.
To err in speaking.
Misspeak
Misspeak Mis*speak", v. t.
To utter wrongly.
Outspeak
Outspeak Out*speak", v. t.
1. To exceed in speaking.
2. To speak openly or boldly. --T. Campbell.
3. To express more than. --Shak.
Overspeak
Overspeak O`ver*speak", v. t. & i. [AS. ofersprecan.]
To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many
words.
Respeak
Respeak Re*speak" (r?*sp?k"), v. t.
1. To speak or utter again.
2. To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.
Speakable
Speakable Speak"a*ble, a.
1. Capable of being spoken; fit to be spoken. --Ascham.
2. Able to speak. --Milton.
Speaker
Speaker Speak"er, n.
1. One who speaks. Specifically:
(a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one
who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good
speaker, or a bad speaker.
(b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one
who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative
assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates;
as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally,
the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the
Speaker of a House of Representatives.
2. A book of selections for declamation. [U. S.]
Speakership
Speakership Speak"er*ship, n.
The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of
Representatives.
SpeakingSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. Speaking trumpetSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. Speaking tubeSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. To be on speaking termsSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. To look or speakDagger Dag"ger (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F.
daguer. See Dag a dagger.]
1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general
term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk,
Misericorde, Anlace.
2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger
[[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one
reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk.
Dagger moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the genus Apatalea.
The larv[ae] are often destructive to the foliage of fruit
trees, etc.
Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the
old Moralities. --Shak.
Double dagger, a mark of reference [[dag]] which comes next
in order after the dagger.
To look, or speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely or
reproachfully. To speak fairFair Fair, adv.
Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably;
auspiciously; agreeably.
Fair and square, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially.
[Colloq.]
To bid fair. See under Bid.
To speak fair, to address with courtesy and frankness.
[Archaic] Unbespeak
Unbespeak Un`be*speak", v. t. [1st pref. un- + bespeak.]
To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [Obs.] --Pepys.
Unspeak
Unspeak Un*speak", v. t. [1st pref. un- + speak.]
To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay.
[R.] --Shak.
UnspeakableUnspeakable Un*speak"a*ble, a. [Pref. un- not + speakable.]
Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately
described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as,
unspeakable grief or rage. -- Un*speak"a*bly, adv.
Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. --1
Pet. i. 8. UnspeakablyUnspeakable Un*speak"a*ble, a. [Pref. un- not + speakable.]
Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately
described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as,
unspeakable grief or rage. -- Un*speak"a*bly, adv.
Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. --1
Pet. i. 8.
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