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-tries
(gcide) | Trigonometry \Trig`o*nom"e*try\, n.; pl. -tries. [Gr. ? a
triangle + -metry: cf. F. trigonom['e]trie. See Trigon.]
1. That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations
of the sides and angles of triangles, which the methods of
deducing from certain given parts other required parts,
and also of the general relations which exist between the
trigonometrical functions of arcs or angles.
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2. A treatise in this science.
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Analytical trigonometry, that branch of trigonometry which
treats of the relations and properties of the
trigonometrical functions.
Plane trigonometry, and Spherical trigonometry, those
branches of trigonometry in which its principles are
applied to plane triangles and spherical triangles
respectively.
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countries
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industries
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Baptistries
(gcide) | Baptistery \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl.
Baptisteries, Baptistries. [L. baptisterium, Gr.
baptisth`rion: cf. F. baptist[`e]re.] (Arch.)
(a) In early times, a separate building, usually
polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches
were often changed into baptisteries when larger
churches were built near.
(b) A part of a church containing a font and used for
baptismal services.
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Castries
(gcide) | Castries \Castries\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of St. Lucia. Population (2000) = 13,600.
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Chantries
(gcide) | Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. Chantries. [OF. chanterie, fr.
chanter to sing.]
1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and
offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
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2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell.
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Coquetries
(gcide) | Coquetry \Co*quet"ry\, n.; pl. Coquetries. [F. coquetterie.]
Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere
gratification of vanity; trifling in love. "Little
affectations of coquetry." --Addison.
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Countries
(gcide) | Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. Countries (-tr?z). [F.
contr['e]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the
opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]
1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent
nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with
a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent
residence, or citizenship.
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Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen.
xxxxii. 9.
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I might have learned this by my last exile,
that change of countries cannot change my state.
--Stirling.
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Many a famous realm
And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton.
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2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.
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As they walked, on their way into the country.
--Mark xvi. 12
(Rev. Ver. ).
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God made the covatry, and man made the town.
--Cowper.
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Only very great men were in the habit of dividing
the year between town and country. --Macaulay.
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3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the
populace; the public. Hence:
(a) One's constituents.
(b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to
dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.
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All the country in a general voice
Cried hate upon him. --Shak.
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4. (Law)
(a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.
(b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is
drawn.
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5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.
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Conclusion to the country. See under Conclusion.
To put one's self upon the country, or {To throw one's self
upon the country}, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand
trial before a jury.
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Dare-deviltries
(gcide) | Dare-deviltry \Dare"-dev`il*try\, n; pl. Dare-deviltries.
Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.
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Deviltries
(gcide) | Deviltry \Dev"il*try\, n.; pl. Deviltries.
Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. --C. Reade.
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Entries
(gcide) | Entry \En"try\, n.; pl. Entries. [OE. entree, entre, F.
entr['e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See Enter, and cf.
Entr['e]e.]
1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance;
ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the
entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a
river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an
entry upon an undertaking.
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2. The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in
writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry
of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item.
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A notary made an entry of this act. --Bacon.
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3. That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a
house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an
adit, as of a mine.
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A straight, long entry to the temple led. --Dryden.
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4. (Com.) The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at
the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the
giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the
customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n., 5.
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5. (Law)
(a) The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by
entering or setting foot on them.
(b) A putting upon record in proper form and order.
(c) The act in addition to breaking essential to
constitute the offense or burglary. --Burrill.
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Bill of entry. See under Bill.
Double entry, Single entry. See Bookkeeping.
Entry clerk (Com.), a clerk who makes the original entries
of transactions in a business.
Writ of entry (Law), a writ issued for the purpose of
obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully
entered and continues in possession. --Bouvier.
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Gallantries
(gcide) | Gallantry \Gal"lant*ry\, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
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Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
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2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
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3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
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4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
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Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism.
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Geometries
(gcide) | Geometry \Ge*om"e*try\, n.; pl. Geometries[F. g['e]om['e]trie,
L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge`a, gh^,
the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its
earliest and most important applications was to the
measurement of the earth's surface. See Geometer.]
1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the
relations, properties, and measurement of solids,
surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of
the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of
the relations of space.
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2. A treatise on this science.
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Analytical geometry, or Co["o]rdinate geometry, that
branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object
the analytical investigation of the relations and
properties of geometrical magnitudes.
Descriptive geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the graphic solution of all problems involving three
dimensions.
Elementary geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the simple properties of straight lines, circles, plane
surface, solids bounded by plane surfaces, the sphere, the
cylinder, and the right cone.
Higher geometry, that pert of geometry which treats of
those properties of straight lines, circles, etc., which
are less simple in their relations, and of curves and
surfaces of the second and higher degrees.
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Idolatries
(gcide) | Idolatry \I*dol"a*try\, n.; pl. Idolatries. [F. idol[^a]trie,
LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ?
service.]
1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not
God; the worship of false gods.
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His eye surveyed the dark idolatries
Of alienated Judah. --Milton.
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2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect
or love which borders on adoration. --Shak.
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Industries
(gcide) | Industry \In"dus*try\, n.; pl. Industries. [L. industria, cf.
industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.]
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1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either
bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity;
-- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays
debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.
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We are more industrious than our forefathers,
because in the present times the funds destined for
the maintenance of industry are much greater in
proportion to those which are likely to be employed
in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two
or three centuries ago. --A. Smith.
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2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business;
especially, one which employs much labor and capital and
is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the
iron industry; the cotton industry.
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3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the
creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of
capital or wealth; labor.
Syn: Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity;
laboriousness; attention. See Diligence.
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Junketries
(gcide) | Junketries \Jun"ket*ries\, n. pl.
Sweetmeats. [Obs.]
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Knight-errantries
(gcide) | Knight-errantry \Knight"-er`rant*ry\, n.; pl.
Knight-errantries.
The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice
of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or
romantic adventure or scheme.
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The rigid guardian [i. e., conscience] of a blameless
heart
Is weak with rank knight-erratries o'errun. --Young.
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Low Countries
(gcide) | Low \Low\ (l[=o]), a. [Compar. Lower (l[=o]"[~e]r); superl.
Lowest.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw.
l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See Lie to be
prostrate.]
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1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or
elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,
low ground; a low flight.
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2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;
a low fence.
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3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in
winter, and six in summer.
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4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
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5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the
ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of
corn; low wages.
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6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
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7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low
pitch; a low note.
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8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of
the tongue in relation to the palate; as, [a^] ([a^]m),
[add] ([add]ll). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]
5, 10, 11.
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9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the
low northern latitudes.
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10. Numerically small; as, a low number.
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11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,
low spirits; low in spirits.
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12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low
condition; the lower classes.
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Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.
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13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low
mind; a low trick or stratagem.
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14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted in thought or
diction; as, a low comparison.
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In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest
wits of the heathen world are low and dull.
--Felton.
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15. Submissive; humble. "Low reverence." --Milton.
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16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;
made low by sickness.
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17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a
low temperature; a low fever.
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18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low
estimate.
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19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;
as, a low diet.
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Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which
require no special explanation; as, low-arched,
low-browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying,
low-priced, low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the
like.
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Low Church. See High Church, under High.
Low Countries, the Netherlands.
Low German, Low Latin, etc. See under German, Latin,
etc.
Low life, humble life.
Low milling, a process of making flour from grain by a
single grinding and by siftings.
Low relief. See Bas-relief.
Low side window (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common
in medi[ae]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of
this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line
of the windows, and in many different situations in the
building.
Low spirits, despondency.
Low steam, steam having a low pressure.
Low steel, steel which contains only a small proportion of
carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.
Low Sunday, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so
called.
Low tide, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its
lowest point; low water.
Low water.
(a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the
in a river, lake, etc.
(b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient
quantity of water in the boiler.
Low water alarm or Low water indicator (Steam Boiler), a
contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for
giving warning when the water is low.
Low water mark, that part of the shore to which the waters
recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.
Low wine, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,
produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run
of the still; -- often in the plural.
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Paltriest
(gcide) | paltry \pal"try\ (p[add]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. Paltrier
(p[add]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Paltriest.] [Cf. Prov. E.
paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a
rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.]
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper.
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The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.
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Syn: See Contemptible.
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Pantries
(gcide) | Pantry \Pan"try\, n.; pl. Pantries. [OE. pantrie, F.
paneterie, fr. panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker,
panetus small loaf of bread, L. panis bread. Cf. Company,
Pannier, Pantler.]
An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions
are kept.
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Pastries
(gcide) | Pastry \Pas"try\, n.; pl. Pastries.
1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of
paste, as pies, tarts, etc.
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Pastry cook, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,
the pastry cook of a hotel.
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Phratries
(gcide) | Phratry \Phra"try\, n.; pl. Phratries. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.
Antiq.)
A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.
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Pleasantries
(gcide) | Pleasantry \Pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. Pleasantries. [F.
plaisanterie. See Pleasant.]
That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor;
cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable
playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark;
badinage.
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The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees
and points of wit. --Addison.
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The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a
finished man of the world. --Macaulay.
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Sultriest
(gcide) | Sultry \Sul"try\ (s[u^]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. Sultrier
(s[u^]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sultriest.] [From
Sweltry.]
1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry
deserts.
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Such as, born beneath the burning sky
And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie. --Dryden.
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2. Very hot and humid, or hot, close, stagnant, and
oppressive, as air.
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When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain plant. --Addison.
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Tapestries
(gcide) | Tapestry \Tap"es*try\, n.; pl. Tapestries. [F. tapissere, fr.
tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr.
tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete
carpet, tapestry, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Tapis, Tippet.]
A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or
other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less
pictorial and the stuff employed for wall hangings and the
like. The term is also applied to different kinds of
embroidery.
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Tapestry carpet, a kind of carpet, somewhat resembling
Brussels, in which the warp is printed before weaving, so
as to produce the figure in the cloth.
Tapestry moth. (Zool.) Same as Carpet moth, under
Carpet.
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Unpleasantries
(gcide) | Unpleasantry \Un*pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. Unpleasantries.
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1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]
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2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. --Thackeray.
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Vestries
(gcide) | Vestry \Ves"try\, n.; pl. Vestries. [OE. vestrye, F.
vestiaire, L. vestiarium, fr. vestiarius belonging to
clothes, fr. vestis a garment. See Vest, n., and cf.
Vestiary.]
1. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal
vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and
where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a
sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
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He said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring
forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. --2
Kings x. 22.
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2. (Ch. of Eng.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons
who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually
held in a vestry.
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3. (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A body, composed of wardens and
vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its
temporal concerns.
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Metropolitan vestry, in the city of London, and certain
specified parishes and places in England, a body composed
of householders who pay poor rates. Its duties include the
repair of churches, care of highways, the appointment of
certain officers, etc.
Select vestry, a select number of persons chosen in large
and populous English parishes to represent and manage the
concerns of the parish for one year. --Mozley & W.
Vestry board (Ch. of Eng.), a vestry. See def. 2, above.
Vestry clerk, an officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps a
record of its proceedings; also, in England, one who keeps
the parish accounts and books.
Vestry meeting, the meeting of a vestry or vestry board;
also, a meeting of a parish held in a vestry or other
place.
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