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ties
(gcide) | Rurality \Ru*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. LL. ruralitas.]
1. The quality or state of being rural.
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2. A rural place. "Leafy ruralities." --Carlyle.
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-ties
(gcide) | Similarity \Sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. F.
similarit['e].]
The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance;
as, a similarity of features.
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Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or
three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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(gcide) | Incompatibility \In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf.
F. incompatibilit['e].]
The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency;
irreconcilableness.
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-ties
(gcide) | Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [F.
pr['e]ciosit['e], OF. also precieuset['e].]
Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the
affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the
French pr['e]cieuses of the 17th century.
He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of
archaisms, of your true decadent. --L. Douglas.
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-ties
(gcide) | Profundity \Pro*fun"di*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [L. profunditas:
cf. F. profondite. See Profound.]
The quality or state of being profound; depth of place,
knowledge, feeling, etc. "The vast profundity obscure."
--Milton.
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(gcide) | Magistrality \Mag`is*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. --Bacon.
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(gcide) | Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^];
277), n.; pl. -ties (-t[i^]z). [F. rationalit['e], or L.
rationalitas.]
The quality or state of being rational; agreement with
reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason;
reasonableness.
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When God has made rationality the common portion of
mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of
Tongue.
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Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will
never bear a rigid examination. --Sir T.
Browne.
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(gcide) | Responsibility \Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.;
pl. -ties (-t?z). [Cf. F. responsabilit['e].]
1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or
answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
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2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as,
the resonsibilities of power.
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3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
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-ties
(gcide) | Subvariety \Sub`va*ri"e*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
A subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.
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Ties
(gcide) | Tie \Tie\, n.; pl. Ties. [AS. t[=e]ge, t?ge, t[imac]ge.
[root]64. See Tie, v. t.]
1. A knot; a fastening.
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2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties
of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
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No distance breaks the tie of blood. --Young.
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3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. --Young.
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4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which
prevents either party from being victorious; equality in
any contest, as a race.
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5. (Arch. & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts
together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which
support the track and keep it in place.
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6. (Mus.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of
notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes,
signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united
in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch
are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
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7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings.
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Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.
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ties
(gcide) | Constitutionality \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
[Cf. F. constitutionalit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent
in the natural frame.
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2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or
frame of government, or of being authorized by its
provisions. --Burke.
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Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and
questionings about written laws. --Carlyle.
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-ties
(gcide) | Chupatty \Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Hind. chap[=a]t[imac].]
A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
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ties
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cavities
(mass) | cavities
- dutiny |
communities
(mass) | communities
- komunity, spoločenstvá |
difficulties
(mass) | difficulties
- problémy |
duties
(mass) | duties
- funkcia, povinnosť |
equities
(mass) | equities
- akcia |
facilities
(mass) | facilities
- vybavenie |
festivities
(mass) | festivities
- slávnosť |
fifties
(mass) | fifties
- päťdesiate roky |
knowledgeable parties
(mass) | knowledgeable parties
- informované strany |
liabilities
(mass) | liabilities
- záväzky |
mightiest
(mass) | mightiest
- najmocnejší |
noncurrent liabilities
(mass) | non-current liabilities
- dlhodobý záväzky |
panties
(mass) | panties
- gaťky |
possibilities
(mass) | possibilities
- možnosti |
prettiest
(mass) | prettiest
- najkrajší |
saltiest
(mass) | saltiest
- najslanší |
securities
(mass) | securities
- obligácie, cenné papiere |
technicalities
(mass) | technicalities
- technológie |
the authorities
(mass) | the authorities
- úrady |
zip-ties
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Abilities
(gcide) | Ability \A*bil"i*ty\ ([.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.
Abilities ([.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[i^]z). [F. habilet['e],
earlier spelling habilit['e] (with silent h), L. habilitas
aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See Able.]
The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether
physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal;
capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of
strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty,
talent.
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Then the disciples, every man according to his ability,
determined to send relief unto the brethren. --Acts xi.
29.
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Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need
pruning by study. --Bacon.
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The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind
of ability. --Macaulay.
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Syn: Capacity; talent; cleverness; faculty; capability;
efficiency; aptitude; aptness; address; dexterity;
skill.
Usage: Ability, Capacity. These words come into
comparison when applied to the higher intellectual
powers. Ability has reference to the active exercise
of our faculties. It implies not only native vigor of
mind, but that ease and promptitude of execution which
arise from mental training. Thus, we speak of the
ability with which a book is written, an argument
maintained, a negotiation carried on, etc. It always
something to be done, and the power of doing it.
Capacity has reference to the receptive powers. In its
higher exercises it supposes great quickness of
apprehension and breadth of intellect, with an
uncommon aptitude for acquiring and retaining
knowledge. Hence it carries with it the idea of
resources and undeveloped power. Thus we speak of the
extraordinary capacity of such men as Lord Bacon,
Blaise Pascal, and Edmund Burke. "Capacity," says H.
Taylor, "is requisite to devise, and ability to
execute, a great enterprise." The word abilities, in
the plural, embraces both these qualities, and denotes
high mental endowments.
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Abnormalities
(gcide) | Abnormality \Ab`nor*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Abnormalities.
1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation;
irregularity. --Darwin.
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2. Something abnormal.
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Abnormities
(gcide) | Abnormity \Ab*nor"mi*ty\, n.; pl. Abnormities. [LL.
abnormitas. See Abnormous.]
Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity.
"An abnormity . . . like a calf born with two heads." --Mrs.
Whitney.
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Absurdities
(gcide) | Absurdity \Ab*surd"i*ty\ (-[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Absurdities
(-t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]
1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious
truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the
actual idea of an infinite number." --Locke.
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2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical
contradiction.
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His travels were full of absurdities. --Johnson.
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Acclivities
(gcide) | Acclivity \Ac*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Acclivities. [L. acclivitas,
fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope,
fr. root kli to lean. See Lean.]
A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill,
considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or
descending; an upward slope; ascent.
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Activities
(gcide) | Activity \Ac*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Activities. [Cf. F.
activit['e], LL. activitas.]
The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility;
vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an
increasing variety of human activities. "The activity of
toil." --Palfrey.
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Syn: Liveliness; briskness; quickness.
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Actualities
(gcide) | Actuality \Ac`tu*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Actualities.
The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of
God's nature. --South.
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Admiralties
(gcide) | Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. Admiralties. [F.
amiraut['e], for an older amiralt['e], office of admiral, fr.
LL. admiralitas. See Admiral.]
1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott.
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2. The department or officers having authority over naval
affairs generally.
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3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and
offenses.
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Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested
in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before
the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge
of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now
vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division
of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty
courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction
is vested in the district courts of the United States,
subject to revision by the circuit courts and the
Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty
jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and
torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc.,
and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to
such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of
the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.
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4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
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5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in
England, transact business.
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Adversities
(gcide) | Adversity \Ad*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. Adversities. [OE. adversite,
F. adversit['e], fr. L. adversitas.]
1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
--Bacon.
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Syn: Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble;
suffering; trial.
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Affiliated societies
(gcide) | Affiliate \Af*fil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Affiliating.] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to
adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]
1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to
bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
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Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged
and in rebellion? --I. Taylor.
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2. To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child;
as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man
rather than another.
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3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
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How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of
hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
--H. Spencer.
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4. To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society
as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.;
-- followed by to or with.
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Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central
society, or with each other.
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Affinities
(gcide) | Affinity \Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. Affinities. [OF. afinit['e],
F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]
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1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his
wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her
husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to
consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by
with, to, or between.
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Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh. --1 Kings iii.
1.
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2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity;
resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of
colors, or of languages.
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There is a close affinity between imposture and
credulity. --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
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2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]
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About forty years past, I began a happy affinity
with William Cranmer. --Burton.
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4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an
insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles
of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds;
chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.
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5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or higher groups
dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure,
and indicating community of origin.
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6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or
attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp.
persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who
exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.
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Ambiguities
(gcide) | Ambiguity \Am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Ambiguities. [L.
ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit['e].]
The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or
uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of
language, arising from its admitting of more than one
meaning; an equivocal word or expression.
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No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be
pursued. --I. Taylor.
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The words are of single signification, without any
ambiguity. --South.
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Amenities
(gcide) | Amenity \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. Amenities. [F. am['e]nit['e], L.
amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.]
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in
respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition;
pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
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A sweetness and amenity of temper. --Buckle.
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This climate has not seduced by its amenities. --W.
Howitt.
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1. things that make you comfortable and at ease. all the
amenities of a first-class hotel
Syn: comforts, creature comforts, conveniences
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amenities
(gcide) | Amenity \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. Amenities. [F. am['e]nit['e], L.
amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.]
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in
respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition;
pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
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A sweetness and amenity of temper. --Buckle.
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This climate has not seduced by its amenities. --W.
Howitt.
[1913 Webster] Amenorrhea --ASamenities \amenities\ n.
1. things that make you comfortable and at ease. all the
amenities of a first-class hotel
Syn: comforts, creature comforts, conveniences
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Amities
(gcide) | Amity \Am"i*ty\, n.; pl. Amities. [F. amiti['e], OF.
amisti['e], amist['e], fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L.
amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable.]
Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals,
societies, or nations; friendly relations; good
understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity
of the Whigs and Tories.
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To live on terms of amity with vice. --Cowper.
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Syn: Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will;
peace.
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Anfractuosities
(gcide) | Anfractuosity \An*frac`tu*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. Anfractuosities.
[Cf. F. anfractuosit['e].]
1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and
turnings; sinuosity.
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The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper.
--Macaulay.
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2. (Anat.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those
separating the convolutions of the brain.
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Animosities
(gcide) | Animosity \An`i*mos"i*ty\, n.; pl. Animosities. [F.
animosit['e], fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v.
t.]
1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] --Skelton.
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Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and
execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.
--Holland.
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2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active
enmity; energetic dislike. --Macaulay.
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Syn: Enmity; hatred; opposition. -- Animosity, Enmity.
Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active
enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between
opposing parties. The animosities which were continually
springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that
kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for
successive ages. The animosities which have been
engendered among Christian sects have always been the
reproach of the church.
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Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame
hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable.
--Spectator.
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[These] factions . . . never suspended their
animosities till they ruined that unhappy
government. --Hume.
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Annuities
(gcide) | Annuity \An*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Annuities. [LL. annuitas, fr. L.
annus year: cf. F. annuit['e].]
A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given
number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.
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Antiquities
(gcide) | Antiquity \An*tiq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. Antiquities. [L. antiquitas,
fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquit['e]. See Antique.]
1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as,
a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great
antiquity.
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2. Old age. [Obs.]
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It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about
you blasted with antiquity? --Shak.
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3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as,
Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
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4. The ancients; the people of ancient times.
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That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity
has ?vowed. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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5. An old gentleman. [Obs.]
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You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. --B.
Jonson.
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6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a
statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
Note: [In this sense, usually in the plural.] "Heathen
antiquities." --Bacon.
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Anxieties
(gcide) | Anxiety \Anx*i"e*ty\, n.; pl. Anxieties. [L. anxietas, fr.
anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See Anxious.]
1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event,
future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it
in a state of painful uneasiness.
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2. Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes
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3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with
general indisposition and a distressing sense of
oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison.
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Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity;
disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension;
restlessness. See Care.
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Approximate quantities
(gcide) | Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of
approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See
Proximate.]
1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
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2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;
as, approximate results or values.
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Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but
not, equal.
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Aridities
(gcide) | Aridity \A*rid"i*ty\, n.; pl. Aridities. [L. ariditas, fr.
aridus.]
1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture;
dryness.
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2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness
of style or feeling; spiritual drought. --Norris.
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Asperities
(gcide) | Asperity \As*per"i*ty\, n.; pl. Asperities. [L. asperitas, fr.
asper rough: cf. F. asp['e]rit['e].]
1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to
smoothness. "The asperities of dry bodies." --Boyle.
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2. Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates
upon the ear; raucity.
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3. Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.
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4. Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity;
crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.
"Asperity of character." --Landor.
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It is no very cynical asperity not to confess
obligations where no benefit has been received.
--Johnson.
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5. Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.
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The acclivities and asperities of duty. --Barrow.
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Syn: Acrimony; moroseness; crabbedness; harshness; sourness;
tartness. See Acrimony.
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Assiduities
(gcide) | Assiduity \As`si*du"i*ty\, n.; pl. Assiduities. [L.
assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See Assiduous.]
1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly
to some business or enterprise; diligence.
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I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified
myself for a nomenclator. --Addison.
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2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually
in the plural.
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Atrocities
(gcide) | Atrocity \A*troc"i*ty\, n.; pl. Atrocities. [F. atrocit['e],
L. atrocitas, fr. atrox, atrocis, cruel.]
1. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
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2. An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.
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The atrocities which attend a victory. --Macaulay.
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Austerities
(gcide) | Austerity \Aus*ter"i*ty\, n.; pl. Austerities. [F.
aust['e]rit['e], L. austerias, fr. austerus. See Austere.]
1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.] --Horsley.
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2. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness;
harsh discipline.
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The austerity of John the Baptist. --Milton.
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3. Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.
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Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress,
and partly to the lack of demonstration in her
manners. --Hawthorne.
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authorities
(gcide) | authorities \authorities\ n.
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a
political unit.
Syn: government, regime.
[WordNet 1.5]Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Authorities. [OE. autorite,
auctorite, F. autorit['e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See
Author, n.]
1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;
power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or
trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the
authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over
children; the authority of a court.
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Thus can the demigod, Authority,
Make us pay down for our offense. --Shak.
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By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt.
xxi. 23.
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2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or
command; as, the local authorities of the States; the
military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]
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3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem;
influence of character, office, or station, or mental or
moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or
obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of
great authority.
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4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in
support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence:
(a) Testimony; witness. "And on that high authority had
believed." --Milton.
(b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official
declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement
worthy to be taken as a precedent.
(c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the
author of the book.
(d) Justification; warrant.
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Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern
Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak.
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Authorities
(gcide) | authorities \authorities\ n.
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a
political unit.
Syn: government, regime.
[WordNet 1.5]Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Authorities. [OE. autorite,
auctorite, F. autorit['e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See
Author, n.]
1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;
power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or
trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the
authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over
children; the authority of a court.
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Thus can the demigod, Authority,
Make us pay down for our offense. --Shak.
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By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt.
xxi. 23.
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2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or
command; as, the local authorities of the States; the
military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]
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3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem;
influence of character, office, or station, or mental or
moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or
obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of
great authority.
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4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in
support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence:
(a) Testimony; witness. "And on that high authority had
believed." --Milton.
(b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official
declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement
worthy to be taken as a precedent.
(c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the
author of the book.
(d) Justification; warrant.
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Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern
Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak.
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Availabilities
(gcide) | Availability \A*vail`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Availabilities.
1. The quality of being available; availableness.
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Note: The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of
"mere availableness," or capability of success without
regard to worthiness.
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He was . . . nominated for his availability.
--Lowell.
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2. That which is available.
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Balbuties
(gcide) | Balbuties \Bal*bu"ti*es\, n. (Med.)
The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete
pronunciation.
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Banalities
(gcide) | Banality \Ba*nal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Banalities. [F. banalit['e].
See Banal.]
Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the
commonplace, in speech.
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The highest things were thus brought down to the
banalities of discourse. --J. Morley.
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Barbarities
(gcide) | Barbarity \Bar*bar"i*ty\, n.; pl. Barbarities. [From
Barbarous.]
1. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
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2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.
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Treating Christians with a barbarity which would
have shocked the very Moslem. --Macaulay.
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3. A barbarous or cruel act.
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4. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] --Swift.
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Beauties
(gcide) | Beauty \Beau"ty\ (b[=u]"t[y^]), n.; pl. Beauties
(b[=u]"t[i^]z). [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beaut['e], biaut['e],
Pr. beltat, F. beaut['e], fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from
L. bellus pretty. See Beau.]
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1. An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye,
the ear, the intellect, the [ae]sthetic faculty, or the
moral sense.
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Beauty consists of a certain composition of color
and figure, causing delight in the beholder.
--Locke.
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The production of beauty by a multiplicity of
symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole.
--Wordsworth.
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The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school,
was, "multitude in unity;" and there is no doubt
that such is the principle of beauty. --Coleridge.
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2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence;
anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.
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3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman.
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All the admired beauties of Verona. --Shak.
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4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.]
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She stained her hair yellow, which was then the
beauty. --Jer. Taylor.
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Beauty spot, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent
to heighten beauty by contrast.
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Bill of pains and penalties
(gcide) | pain \pain\ (p[=a]n), n. [OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena,
penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Gr. poinh`
penalty. Cf. Penal, Pine to languish, Punish.]
1. Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil
inflicted as a punishment for crime, or connected with the
commission of a crime; penalty. --Chaucer.
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We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him.
--Bacon.
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Interpose, on pain of my displeasure. --Dryden.
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None shall presume to fly, under pain of death.
--Addison.
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2. Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight
uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from
a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by
violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a
smart. "The pain of Jesus Christ." --Chaucer.
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Note: Pain may occur in any part of the body where sensory
nerves are distributed, and it is always due to some
kind of stimulation of them. The sensation is generally
interpreted as originating at the peripheral end of the
nerve.
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3. pl. Specifically, the throes or travail of childbirth.
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She bowed herself and travailed, for her pains came
upon her. --1 Sam. iv.
19.
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4. Uneasiness of mind; mental distress; disquietude; anxiety;
grief; solicitude; anguish. Also called mental pain.
--Chaucer.
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In rapture as in pain. --Keble.
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5. See Pains, labor, effort.
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Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill.
To die in the pain, to be tortured to death. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. Penalties. [F. p['e]nalit['e].
See Penal.]
1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the
suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or
judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense,
or trespass.
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Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton.
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2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a
person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case
of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
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The penalty and forfeit of my bond. --Shak.
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3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]
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Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a
pecuniary punishment.
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Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill.
On penalty of, or Under penalty of, on pain of; with
exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression.
[1913 Webster]Bill \Bill\, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille),
for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter,
edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG.
bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. Bull papal edict, Billet a
paper.]
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1. (Law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong
the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a
fault committed by some person against a law.
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2. A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain
sum at a future day or on demand, with or without
interest, as may be stated in the document. [Eng.]
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Note: In the United States, it is usually called a note, a
note of hand, or a promissory note.
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3. A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for
enactment; a proposed or projected law.
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4. A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away,
to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale
of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill.
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She put up the bill in her parlor window. --Dickens.
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5. An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done,
with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's
claim, in gross or by items; as, a grocer's bill.
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6. Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a
bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of
mortality; a bill of fare, etc.
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Bill of adventure. See under Adventure.
Bill of costs, a statement of the items which form the
total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action.
Bill of credit.
(a) Within the constitution of the United States, a paper
issued by a State, on the mere faith and credit of the
State, and designed to circulate as money. No State
shall "emit bills of credit." --U. S. Const. --Peters.
--Wharton. --Bouvier
(b) Among merchants, a letter sent by an agent or other
person to a merchant, desiring him to give credit to
the bearer for goods or money.
Bill of divorce, in the Jewish law, a writing given by the
husband to the wife, by which the marriage relation was
dissolved. --Jer. iii. 8.
Bill of entry, a written account of goods entered at the
customhouse, whether imported or intended for exportation.
Bill of exceptions. See under Exception.
Bill of exchange (Com.), a written order or request from
one person or house to another, desiring the latter to pay
to some person designated a certain sum of money therein
generally is, and, to be negotiable, must be, made payable
to order or to bearer. So also the order generally
expresses a specified time of payment, and that it is
drawn for value. The person who draws the bill is called
the drawer, the person on whom it is drawn is, before
acceptance, called the drawee, -- after acceptance, the
acceptor; the person to whom the money is directed to be
paid is called the payee. The person making the order may
himself be the payee. The bill itself is frequently called
a draft. See Exchange. --Chitty.
Bill of fare, a written or printed enumeration of the
dishes served at a public table, or of the dishes (with
prices annexed) which may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.
Bill of health, a certificate from the proper authorities
as to the state of health of a ship's company at the time
of her leaving port.
Bill of indictment, a written accusation lawfully presented
to a grand jury. If the jury consider the evidence
sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it "A
true bill," otherwise they write upon it "Not a true
bill," or "Not found," or "Ignoramus", or "Ignored."
Bill of lading, a written account of goods shipped by any
person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or
by its master, acknowledging the receipt of the goods, and
promising to deliver them safe at the place directed,
dangers of the sea excepted. It is usual for the master to
sign two, three, or four copies of the bill; one of which
he keeps in possession, one is kept by the shipper, and
one is sent to the consignee of the goods.
Bill of mortality, an official statement of the number of
deaths in a place or district within a given time; also, a
district required to be covered by such statement; as, a
place within the bills of mortality of London.
Bill of pains and penalties, a special act of a legislature
which inflicts a punishment less than death upon persons
supposed to be guilty of treason or felony, without any
conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.
--Bouvier. --Wharton.
Bill of parcels, an account given by the seller to the
buyer of the several articles purchased, with the price of
each.
Bill of particulars (Law), a detailed statement of the
items of a plaintiff's demand in an action, or of the
defendant's set-off.
Bill of rights, a summary of rights and privileges claimed
by a people. Such was the declaration presented by the
Lords and Commons of England to the Prince and Princess of
Orange in 1688, and enacted in Parliament after they
became king and queen. In America, a bill or declaration
of rights is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the
several States.
Bill of sale, a formal instrument for the conveyance or
transfer of goods and chattels.
Bill of sight, a form of entry at the customhouse, by which
goods, respecting which the importer is not possessed of
full information, may be provisionally landed for
examination.
Bill of store, a license granted at the customhouse to
merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are
necessary for a voyage, custom free. --Wharton.
Bills payable (pl.), the outstanding unpaid notes or
acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm.
Bills receivable (pl.), the unpaid promissory notes or
acceptances held by an individual or firm. --McElrath.
A true bill, a bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand
jury.
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Bounties
(gcide) | Bounty \Boun"ty\, n.; pl. Bounties. [OE. bounte goodness,
kindness, F. bont['e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for
older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.]
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1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.]
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Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty.
--Gower.
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2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or
liberal giving; generosity; munificence.
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My bounty is as boundless as the sea. --Shak.
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3. That which is given generously or liberally. "Thy morning
bounties." --Cowper.
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4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into
the public service; or to encourage any branch of
industry, as husbandry or manufactures.
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Bounty jumper, one who, during the latter part of the Civil
War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted
as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. [Collog.]
Queen Anne's bounty (Eng. Hist.), a provision made in Queen
Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings.
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Syn: Munificence; generosity; beneficence.
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Brevities
(gcide) | Brevity \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brevities. [L. brevitas, fr.
brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See Brief.]
1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity
of human life.
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2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
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Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak.
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This argument is stated by St. John with his usual
elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus.
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Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
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Brutalities
(gcide) | Brutality \Bru*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brutalities. [Cf. F.
brutalit['e].]
1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness;
pitilessness.
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2. An inhuman act.
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The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham.
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Calamities
(gcide) | Calamity \Ca*lam"i*ty\n.; pl. Calamities. [L. calamitas, akin
to in-columis unharmed: cf. F. calamit['e]]
1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally
applied to events or disasters which produce extensive
evil, either to communities or individuals.
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Note: The word calamity was first derived from calamus when
the corn could not get out of the stalk. --Bacon.
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Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the
soul. --W. Irving.
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2. A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
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The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise.
--Burke.
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Where'er I came I brought calamity. --Tennyson.
Syn: Disaster; distress; affliction; adversity; misfortune;
unhappiness; infelicity; mishap; mischance; misery;
evil; extremity; exigency; downfall.
Usage: Calamity, Disaster, Misfortune, Mishap,
Mischance. Of these words, calamity is the
strongest. It supposes a somewhat continuous state,
produced not usually by the direct agency of man, but
by natural causes, such as fire, flood, tempest,
disease, etc, Disaster denotes literally ill-starred,
and is some unforeseen and distressing event which
comes suddenly upon us, as if from hostile planet.
Misfortune is often due to no specific cause; it is
simply the bad fortune of an individual; a link in the
chain of events; an evil independent of his own
conduct, and not to be charged as a fault. Mischance
and mishap are misfortunes of a trivial nature,
occurring usually to individuals. "A calamity is
either public or private, but more frequently the
former; a disaster is rather particular than private;
it affects things rather than persons; journey,
expedition, and military movements are often attended
with disasters; misfortunes are usually personal; they
immediately affect the interests of the individual."
--Crabb.
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Calculus of probabilities
(gcide) | Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. Calculi. [L, calculus. See
Calculate, and Calcule.]
1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
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2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
involve calculation.
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Barycentric calculus, a method of treating geometry by
defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
points to which co["e]fficients or weights are ascribed.
Calculus of functions, that branch of mathematics which
treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
conditions.
Calculus of operations, that branch of mathematical logic
that treats of all operations that satisfy given
conditions.
Calculus of probabilities, the science that treats of the
computation of the probabilities of events, or the
application of numbers to chance.
Calculus of variations, a branch of mathematics in which
the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
together are themselves subject to change.
Differential calculus, a method of investigating
mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
Exponential calculus, that part of algebra which treats of
exponents.
Imaginary calculus, a method of investigating the relations
of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
Integral calculus, a method which in the reverse of the
differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
themselves, or, in other words, from having the
differential of an algebraic expression to find the
expression itself.
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Callosities
(gcide) | Callosity \Cal*los"i*ty\, n.; pl. Callosities. [L. callasitas;
cf. F. calost['e].]
A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and
thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of
continued pressure or friction.
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Capabilities
(gcide) | Capability \Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Capabilities.
1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp.
intellectual power or ability.
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A capability to take a thousand views of a subject.
--H. Taylor.
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2. Capacity of being used or improved.
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Capacities
(gcide) | Capacity \Ca*pac"i*ty\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.
Capacities (-t[i^]z). [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis;
fr. F. capacit['e]. See Capacious.]
1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or
space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical
things.
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Had our great palace the capacity
To camp this host, we all would sup together.
--Shak.
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The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. --Boyle.
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2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.;
the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty;
capability of understanding or feeling.
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Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere
passive operations of the mind]; its primary
signification, which is literally room for, as well
as its employment, favors this; although it can not
be denied that there are examples of its usage in an
active sense. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the
possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of
being or of doing.
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The capacity of blessing the people. --Alex.
Hamilton.
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A cause with such capacities endued. --Blackmore.
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4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation;
profession; character; position; as, to work in the
capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
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5. (Law) Legal or moral qualification, as of age, residence,
character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for
holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, wills,
etc.; legal power or right; competency.
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Capacity for heat, the power of absorbing heat. Substances
differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a
given number of thermometric degrees, and this difference
is the measure of, or depends upon, what is called their
capacity for heat. See Specific heat, under Heat.
Syn: Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency;
cleverness. See Ability.
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Casualties
(gcide) | Casualty \Cas"u*al*ty\, n.; pl. Casualties. [F. casualit['e],
LL. casualitas.]
1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen;
contingency.
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Losses that befall them by mere casualty. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or
other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an
unhappy casualty.
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3. pl. (Mil. & Naval) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds,
discharge, or desertion.
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Casualty ward, A ward in a hospital devoted to the
treatment of injuries received by accident.
Syn: Accident; contingency; fortuity; misfortune.
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Cavities
(gcide) | Cavity \Cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. Cavities. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F.
cavit['e].]
1. Hollowness. [Obs.]
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The cavity or hollowness of the place. --Goodwin.
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2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
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An instrument with a small cavity, like a small
spoon. --Arbuthnot.
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Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed
in the lungs, which are designated cavities or
vomic[ae]. --Quain.
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Body cavity, the c[oe]lum. See under Body.
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Celebrities
(gcide) | Celebrity \Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Celebrities. [L. celebritas:
cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]
1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]
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The celebrity of the marriage. --Bacon.
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2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown;
as, the celebrity of Washington.
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An event of great celebrity in the history of
astronomy. --Whewell.
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3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the
plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.
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central reserve cities
(gcide) | Reserve city \Reserve city\ (Banking)
In the national banking system of the United States, any of
certain cities in which the national banks are required (--U.
S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per
cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other
banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities
(specifically called central reserve cities) are required
to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve
cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these
banks (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
In reserve, in keeping for other or future use; in store;
as, he has large quantities of wheat in reserve; he has
evidence or arguments in reserve.
Reserve air. (Physiol.) Same as Supplemental air, under
Supplemental.
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Syn: Reservation; retention; limitation; backwardness;
reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness;
modesty.
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Centralities
(gcide) | Centrality \Cen*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. Centralities.
The state of being central; tendency towards a center.
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Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence
equal to the centrifugence. --R. W.
Emerson.
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Certainties
(gcide) | Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Certainties. [OF.
certainet['e].]
1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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The certainty of punishment is the truest security
against crimes. --Fisher Ames.
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2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.
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3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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Of a certainty, certainly.
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Chamber of Deputies
(gcide) | deputy \dep"u*ty\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Deputies
(d[e^]p"[-u]*t[i^]z). [F. d['e]put['e], fr. LL. deputatus.
See Depute.]
1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered
to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in
office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a
vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a
township, etc.
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There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king
in Edom; a deputy was king. --1 Kings
xxii. 47.
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God's substitute,
His deputy anointed in His sight. --Shak.
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Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various
executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to
act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy
marshal, deputy sheriff.
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2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]
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Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French
legislative assembly; -- formerly called {Corps
L['e]gislatif}. Its members, called deputies, are elected
by the people voting in districts.
Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy;
agent; factor.
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Charities
(gcide) | Charity \Char"i*ty\, n.; pl. Charities. [F. charit['e] fr. L.
caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly,
loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend,
W. caru to love. Cf. Caress.]
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1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.
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Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the
greatest of these is charity. --1. Cor.
xiii. 13.
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They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose
hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin.
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With malice towards none, with charity for all.
--Lincoln.
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2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a
disposition which inclines men to put the best
construction on the words and actions of others.
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The highest exercise of charity is charity towards
the uncharitable. --Buckminster.
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3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent
institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
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The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido
to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden.
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4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or
suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
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She did ill then to refuse her a charity.
--L'Estrange.
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5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support
such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.
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6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises]
including relief of the poor or friendless, education,
religious culture, and public institutions.
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The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless,
Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.
--Wordsworth.
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Sisters of Charity (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious
women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick;
-- a popular designation. There are various orders of the
Sisters of Charity.
Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness;
beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.
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Cities
(gcide) | City \Cit"y\ (s[i^]t"[y^]), n.; pl. Cities (s[i^]t"[i^]z).
[OE. cite, F. cit['e], fr. L. civitas citizenship, state,
city, fr. civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwafrauja
man of the house), AS. h[imac]wan, pl., members of a family,
servants, h[imac]red family, G. heirath marriage, prop.,
providing a house, E. hind a peasant.]
1. A large town.
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2. A corporate town; in the United States, a town or
collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed
by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a
board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain,
a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a
bishop, or the capital of his see.
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A city is a town incorporated; which is, or has
been, the see of a bishop; and though the bishopric
has been dissolved, as at Westminster, it yet
remaineth a city. --Blackstone
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When Gorges constituted York a city, he of course
meant it to be the seat of a bishop, for the word
city has no other meaning in English law. --Palfrey
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3. The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city.
"What is the city but the people?" --Shak.
Syn: See Village.
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Cities of refuge
(gcide) | Refuge \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), n. [F. r['e]fuge, L. refugium, fr.
refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe Fugitive.]
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1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
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Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these
Find place or refuge. --Milton.
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We might have a strong consolation, who have fled
for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
--Heb. vi. 18.
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2. That which shelters or protects from danger, or from
distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its
strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its
sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.
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The high hills are a refuger the wild goats. --Ps.
civ. 18.
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The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.
--Ps. ix. 9.
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3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or
contrivance.
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Their latest refuge
Was to send him. --Shak.
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Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by
terracing ??? story in danger of darkness. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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Cities of refuge (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed
as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed
homicide without design. Of these there were three on each
side of Jordan. --Josh. xx.
House of refuge, a charitable institution for giving
shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or
tempted.
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Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.
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Civilities
(gcide) | Civility \Ci*vil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Civilities. [L. civilitas: cf.
F. civilit['e]. See Civil.]
1. The state of society in which the relations and duties of
a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of
civilization. [Obs.]
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Monarchies have risen from barbarrism to civility,
and fallen again to ruin. --Sir J.
Davies.
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The gradual depature of all deeper signification
from the word civility has obliged the creation of
another word -- civilization. --Trench.
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2. A civil office, or a civil process [Obs.]
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To serve in a civility. --Latimer.
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3. Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a
polite act or expression.
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The insolent civility of a proud man is, if
possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.
--Chesterfield.
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The sweet civilities of life. --Dryden.
Syn: Urbanity; affability; complaisance.
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Clivities
(gcide) | Clivity \Cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Clivities. [L. clivus hill.]
Inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient. [R.]
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