prophesy, v. -st, to foretell future events by divine inspiration: proph'esying, n.: proph'et, n. one who prophet'ic, a., also prophet'ical, a.: prophet'ically, ad.: prophetess, n. propinquity, n. pró-ping-kwi-ti (L. propinquitas), nearness of blood.

propitiate, v. pro-pishi.at (L. propitius, favourable, well-disposed), to render favourable; to conciliate: propitiator, n.: propit iable, a.: propitia'tion, n.: propitiatory, a. having the power to render favourable: propiti'ous, a. favourable; disposed to be merciful: propiti'ously, ad.: propiti'ousness, n.

proportion, n. pro-põrishun (L. pro, portio, a part or share), relation or correspondence of parts; a rule in which three terms are given to find a fourth; equal or just share: v. to adjust the comparative relation of one part to another; to divide into just shares: proportionable, a.: proportionably, ad.: proportionableness, n.: proportional, a. having a due comparative relation: n. a number or quantity in proportion: proportionally, ad.: proportionate, a. adjusted to something else according to a comparative relation: v.: proportionately, ad.: proportionateness, n.: propor'tionless, a. without symmetry of parts.

propose, v. pro-pôz' (L. pro, positum, to place), to bring forward for consideration or adoption: propo'ser, n.: propo'sal, n. that which is offered for consideration; a scheme: propositi'on, n. that which is proposed or offered; in math., a theorem or problem for demonstration.

propound, v. pro-pound (L. pro, pono, I put or place), to offer for consideration.

proprietor, n. prō·príě-tér (L. proprius, one's own), an owner of property: propri'etress, n. fem.: proprietorship, n.: proprietary, a. belonging to a proprietor: propri'ety, n. conformity to established rules or customs.

propulsion, n. pro-pul'shun (L. pro, pulsum, to drive-see propel), the act of driving forward: propulsive, a.

prorogue, v. pró-rōg' (L. prorogare, to proloug, to continue), to continue Parliament from the end of one session till the commencement of another proroga'tion, n.

prosaic, prosaical-see prose.

proscribe, v. pro-skrib (L. pro, scribo, I write), to put out of the protection of law: proscrip'tion, n. (L. scriptus, written), the act.

prose, n. pros (L. prosa), the ordinary written or spoken language of man: adj. not poetical: pro sing, a. talking or writing in an uninteresting manner: prosa'ic, a., also prosa'ical, a. pert. to or resembling prose; uninteresting: prosa ically, ad. pro'sy, a. tedious in discourse or writing: pro'siness, n.

prosecute, v. prósē·kût (L. pro, secutus, followed), to follow after for a purpose; to seek to obtain by legal process: prosecutor, n. one who carries on a criminal suit against another: pros'ecutrix, n. fem.: prosecu ́tion, n.

proselyte, n. pros'è·lit (Gr. proselutos, a foreigner, a convert to the Jewish religion), one brought over to some particular opinion or belief: proselytise, v. to make a convert to a religious sect: proselytising, a.: pros'elytism, n. prosody, n. prosto di (Gr. pros, to, or in addition to; ode, a song or tune), that part of gram. which treats of quantity, accent, and the laws of harmony in versification: proso'dial, a. pert. to: pros odist, n. one skilled in prosody.

prospect, n. prõsípěkt (L. pro, spectum, to look), a distant view; regard to something future: prospec'tive, a. looking forward in time; future: prospec'tively, ad.: prospec'tiveness, n.: prospectus, n. a plan or outline of something proposed, submitted for public approval.

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prosper, v. prospèr (L. prosperus, fortunate), to be successful; to flourish: pros'perous, a. flourishing; successful: prosperously, ad.: pros perousness, n.: prosperity, n. success; good fortune.

prostitute, v. prõsíti.tut (L. pro, statutum, to place), to devote to an infamous or improper purpose: n. a female given to indiscriminate lewdness for hire: prostitu'tion, n.

prostrate, v. prösträt (L. pro, stratum, to stretch out), to lay flat or at length; to throw down; to bow in humble reverence: adj. extended on the ground: prostra'tion, n. great depression or dejection.

prosy see prose.

protect, v. pró-těkť (L. pro, tectum, to cover, to conceal), to throw a shelter over; to guard: protect'ing, a. shielding from injury: protec'tion, n.: protec'tionist, n. one opposed to free trade: protec'tive, a. serving to defend or shelter: protector, n.

protest, n. protest (L. pro, testor, I bear witness), a solemn declaration of opinion against some act or resolution; the written paper containing such: v. prō-těst', to make such a declaration: protest'er, n.: protesta'tion, n. a formal declaration of dissent: protest'ingly, ad.: Prot'estant, n. a name applied to all Christian denominations that differ from the Church of Rome: adj.: Prot'estantism, n.

protocol, n. prōtō-köl (Gr. protos, first; kolla, glue), in diplomatics, the rough draft of a treaty, despatch, or other document.

prototype, n. proto-tip (Gr. protos, first; tupos, a type or mould), the original from which others are copied.

protract, v. pro-tråkť (L. pro, tractum, to draw), to delay; to defer: protract'ed, a. lengthened out: protrac'tion, n.: protract'edly, ad. protrude, v. pro-trôd' (L. pro, trudo, I thrust), to thrust or put out: protru'sion, n. (L. trusum, to thrust).

protuberant, a. pró·tū'bèr·ănt (L. pro, tuber, a hump or hard excrescence), prominent beyond the surrounding surface: protuberantly, ad.: protuberance, n. a swelling; a promi

nence.

proud, a. prowd (AS. prutt, proud-see pride), having inordinate self-esteem: proud' Îy, ad.: proud'ish, a. somewhat proud.

prove, v. prôv (L. probo, I try), to ascertain by trial or comparison; to demonstrate: pro'vable, a.

provender, n. províěn.der (F. provende, provisions), dry food for beasts, as hay, corn, &c.

proverb, n. prov'èrb (L. pro, verbum, a word), a wise or pithy saying; a maxim: Prov'erbs, a book of the Old Test. Scrip.: proverbial, a current as a proverb: proverbially, ad.

provide, v. pro-vil' L. pro, video, I see), to collect or get ready for future use: prov'idence, n. the care and superintendence of God over His creatures and all things: provident, a. careful in preparing for future wants: prov'idently, ad.: providen'tial, a. effected by the providence of God: providen'tially, ad.: provided that, conj. on condition.

province, n. provins (L. pro, vinco, I conquer), a district of a country, as distinguished from the capital: provincial, a. local; rude or improper: n. an inhabitant of a district of the country, as distinguished from an inhabitant of the capital: provin'cially, ad.: provin'cialism, n. a word, phrase, or mode of speech peculiar to a district: provin'cialist, n.

provision, n. pro-vizhun (L. pro, visum, to see), care or measures taken beforehand; food: v. to supply with articles of food: provisions, n. plu. articles of food: provisional, a. pro

vided merely for the occasion: provisionally, ad.: provi'so, n. a conditional clause or stipulation in a legal writing.

provocation, provocative-see provoke. provoke, v. pró-vôk (L. pro, voco, I call), to excite or move to; to make angry: provoking, a. causing irritation: provokingly, ad.: provoca'tion, n. anything that excites to anger: provocative, a. tending to excite: n. a stimulant.

provost, n. provost (old F. prevost), the chief of a body or department: prov'ostship, n. the office.

prow, n. prow (L. prora), the fore part of a ship.

prowess, n. prowiès (F. prouesse), valour or bravery.

prowl, v. prowl (F. proie, prey; aller, to go), to rove or wander stealthily, as one seeking plunder: prowl'er, n. one who: prowl'ingly, ad.

proximate, a. proksimat (L. proximus, nearest), nearest; closest: proximately, ad.: proxim'ity, n. immediate nearness.

proxy, n. prókst (a corruption of L. procurator, a manager for another), the person who is substituted to act for another; the writing by which one is authorised to vote for another.

prude, n. pród (F. prude, wise, discreet), a woman affecting great reserve and excessive virtue: pru'dery, n.: pru'dish, a. precise, or reserved: pru'dishly, ad.

prudent, a. prodent (L. prudens, discreet, prudent), correct and decorous in manner: pru'dently, ad.: pru'dence, n. wisdom applied to practice; carefulness: prudential, a.: pruden'tially, ad.

prune, n. prôn (L. prunum, a plum), a dried plum.

prune, v. prôn (Dut. priem, a pin or bodkin), to trim, as shrubs, to improve their growth; to divest of anything superfluous: pru'ning, n.: pru'ner, n.

prurient, a. pro'ri·ent (L. pruriens,), uneasy with desire: pruriently, ad.: pru'rience, 1., also pru'riency, n.

pry, v. pri (probably Scot. prize or pry, to raise by a lever), to inspect narrowly: pry'ing, a. inspecting closely: pry'ingly, ad.

psalm, n. sâm (Gr. psalmos, playing and singing to the psaltery), one of the hymns by David: The Psalms, one of the books of the Old Test.: Psal'mist, a name applied to David, the anc. Jewish king: psal'modíst, n. one who sings psalms: psal'mody, n. the art or practice of singing psalms.

Psalter, n. sawl ter (Gr. psalterion, a stringed instr. of the lute kind), the Book of Psalms bound up in a separate book: psal'tery, n. among the anc. Hebrews, an instr. of the harp kind.

psychology, n. st·kölō.jí (Gr. psuche, the soul; logos, a word), the doctrine of man's spiritual nature: psychologist, n. one who: psycholog'ic, a., also psychological, a.: psychologically, ad.

puberty, n. puber-ti (L. pubes, of ripe age), maturity: pubes'cent, a. arriving at maturity: pubes'cence, n.

public, a. public (L. publicus, common), extending to a whole people; open to all: n. the people at large: publican, n. one who keeps a house for the sale of beer and spirits; in anc. Rome, a tax-collector: publicly, ad.: public'ity, n. state of being open to the knowledge of the public.

publish, v. publish (L. publicare-see public), to make known to all what before was unknown; to print and offer for sale: publishing, 11. the act of making public; publisher, n. one

who issues books and other literary works for sale: publica'tion, n.

pucker, v. pukier (F. poche, the bagging of an ill-cut garment), to gather into small folds, applied to cloth: n.

pudding, n. pood'ing (W. poten), flour or meal mixed and seasoned with a variety of ingredients.

puddle, n. pud:dl (Dan. pluddre, to work up peat and water together), a small pool of muddy water: v. to make muddy: pud'dly, a muddy.

puerile, a. pu'er-il (L. puer, a boy, a child), childish; trifling: pu'erilely, ad.: puerility, n.: puer peral, a. (L. pario, I bring forth), relating to or following childbirth.

puff, n. puf (Dut. poffen, to blow), a breath from the mouth emitted suddenly and with some force; anything swollen and light; an exaggerated commendation: v. to inflate; to praise unduly: puffing, n.: puffer, n.: puffery, n. extravagant praise: puffingly, ad.: puffy, a. swelled with air or other light matter: puf'fily, ad.: puffiness, n.

pugilism, n. pujil-izm (L. pugil, a boxer), the art of fighting with the fists: pugilist, n.: pugilis tic, a.

pugnacious, a. pŭg-na'shus (L. pugnax, combative-gen. pugnacis), inclined to fighting; quarrelsome: pugna 'ciously, ad.: pugnac ity, 11. puissant, a. puis-ant (F.), powerful; mighty: pu'issantly, ad.: pu'issance, n.

pull, v. pool (Low Ger. pulen, to pick), to draw forcibly; to pluck: n. a drawing.

pullet, n. pool'let (F. poulet), a chicken. pulley, n. poolt (F. poulie), one of the six mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel turning on an axis.

pulmonary, a. pulmon-ért (L. pulmo, a lung), pert. to or affecting the lungs.

pulp, n. pulp (L. pulpa, flesh, pith), the soft and juicy tissue of plants; any soft mass: pulpy, a. soft; fleshy: pulp'iness, n.

pulpit, n. pool pit (L. pulpitum, a platform), a raised desk in a church or chapel.

pulsate, v. pulsat (L. pulsatum, to beat; pulsus, a beating), to beat or throb, as the heart: pulsa'tion, n. the throbbing of the heart, or of an artery: pulse, n. the contractions and dilatations of an artery perceptible to the touch: pulse'less, a.: pulse'lessness, n.

pulverise, v. pul ver·iz (L. pulvis, dust-gen. pulveris), to reduce to fine powder: pul verised, a.: pul verisable, a.: pulverisa'tion, n.

pumice, n. pumis, also pumice-stone, n. (L. pumex-gen. pumicis), a volcanic substance so light as to float on water.

pump, n. pump (Ger. pumpe), a machine for raising water or other liquid: v. to raise water. pumpkin, n. pumpkin (old F. pompon, a melon), a species of gourd.

pun, n. pun (old. Eng. pun, to pound), a play upon words, by applying them in an odd or ludicrous sense: pun'ster, n.

punch, n. punsh (L. punctum, to prick, to sting), a tool of steel for piercing holes by stamping out a piece: v.: punch er, n. one who or that which.

punch, n. punsh (Low Ger. bunsen, to knock so that it sounds), a thrust with the fist or elbow: V.

punch, n. punsh (Hind. panch, five) a wellknown beverage.

puncheon, n. punsh'un (Bav. punzen, a cask), a measure of liquids containing 81 gallons.

punctilio, n. pungk-tilli-o (Sp. puntilla, a small point), great exactness or particularity in forms: punctil'ious, a.: punctil'iously, ad.: punctil'iousness, n.

punctual, a. pungktu-al (L. punctum, a point), exact in the observance of time, ap

pointments, or promises: punc'tually, ad.: punctuality, n.: punctuate, v. to mark off portions of written language by points or stops: punctua'tion, n.: puncture, 1. a small wound made by a pointed instr.

pungent, a. punjent (L. pungens, causing a pricking sensation), sharp; stinging or pricking: pun'gently, ad.: pun'gency, n.

punish, v. punish (L. punio, I punish), to afflict with suffering, as a penalty for a fault or crime: pun'ishable, a. capable of being punished by law or right: pun'ishment, n.

punt, n. punt (Dut. pont, a ferry-boat), a flatbottomed boat used for fishing.

puny, a. punt (F. puiné, younger), inferior in size or strength: pu'niness, n.

pup, n. pup (It. puppa, a child's baby), one of the young of the dog kind: pup'py, n. a young dog; a conceited young man: pup'pyism, 11. extreme affectation or conceit: pup pyish, a. pupil, n. pupil (L. pupillus, a little boy), a boy or girl under the care of a teacher; the apple of the eye: pu'pilage, n.

puppet, n. puppět (L. pupus, a boy or child), a small image in human form in a show. puppy, puppyism-see pup.

pur or purr, v. per (a word imitative of the sound), to utter a soft murmuring sound, as a cat when pleased.

purblind, a. pèrblind (a corruption of Eng. pure blind), seeing obscurely: purblind'ness, n. purchase, n. per chas (F. pourchasser, eagerly to pursue), anything acquired by paying a price in money: v. to obtain in exchange for money: purchaser, n.: purchasable, a.

pure, a. pur (L. purus), not dirty; not adulterated: purely, ad.: pure'ness, n., also pu'rity, n. freedom from foulness or dirt.

purge, v. pėrj (L. purgo, I purify), to cleanse or clear from impurities: n. a medicine that causes frequent evacuations: purging, n.: purga'tion, n.: pur'gative, a. cleansing: n. a medicine that causes the bowels to evacuate freely: Pur'gatory, n. in the R. Cath. Ch., the state after death in which souls are purged from impurities: purgato'rial, a. pert. to.

purify, v. puri.fi (L. purus, clean; facio, I make), to free from guilt or uncleanness; to grow or become clear: purifying, a. making clear or pure: pu'rifier, n.: purifica'tion, n.

Puritan, n. puri-tan (from Eng. pure), one who affects rigid purity in religious matters: Puʼritanism, n. doctrines and practices of the Puritans: puritan'ic, a., also puritan'ical, a. rigid in religious matters, usually as a term of reproach: puritan'ically, ad.

purl, v. perl (Ger. perlen, to bubble), to flow with murmuring broken sounds, as water among small stones: purl'ing, a.: n.

purlieu, n. perlu (F. pour, for; allée, a walk), the outer portion of any place.

purloin, v. per·loyn (old F. purloigner, to prolong), to appropriate to one's self; to steal: purloin'er, n.

purple, n. perpl (L. purpura), the colour formed by blending red and blue: adj.: pur'plish, a. somewhat purple.

purport, n. per port (F. pour, for; porter, to carry), tendency of anything said or written; meaning: v.

purpose, n. pèrpus (F. proposer), design; intention: v. to resolve: pur'poseless, a.: pur'posely, all.

purse, n. pers (L. bursa, a hide, a skin), a small money-bag: v. to contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse: purse'ful,

n.

pursue, v. per-su' (F. poursuivre), to follow with a view to overtake; to prosecute; to strive to gain: pursu'er, n.: pursu'ant, a. done in consequence of anything: pursuance, n.: pur'suit, n.

pursuivant, n. pèr'swê-vănt (F. poursuivant, a pursuer), a state messenger.

purvey, v. per·va' (old F. purveoir, to provide for), to buy in provisions: purveyor, n.

push, n. poosh (F. pousser, to push), a thrust; a sudden emergency: v. to press against with force: push'ing, a. enterprising; forcing one's way.

pusillanimous, a. pú-sil·lăn't.mus (L. pusillus, very little; animus, courage), without firmness or courage; cowardly: pusillan'imously, ad.: pusillanim'ity, n.

puss, n. poos (Dut. poes), the familiar name for a cat: pus'sy, n. a dimin itive.

pustule, n. pūstül (L. pustula, a blister), a small blister: pus'tular, a. covered with or resembling pustules.

put, v. poot (F. bouter, to thrust), to lay; to place.

putative, a. pu1tă·tiv (F. putatif), supposed; reputed.

putrefy, v. pu'trè-fi (L. puter, rotten; facio, I make), to make corrupt or rotten: pu'trefying, a. rotting: pu'trefied, a. rotten: putrefaction, n. putrefac'tive, a. making rotten: putres'cent, a. (L. putrescens), becoming rotten: putres cence, n.: pu'trid, a. (L. putridus, decayed), rotten: pu'tridness, n., also putrid'ity,

n.

putty, n. putiti (L. puls, pap, pottage-gen. pultis), a thick cement formed of whiting and linseed-oil: v. to fix with putty.

puzzle, n. puzzl (an imitative word taken from the puddling of water), perplexity; something to try ingenuity: v.: puzzling, a.: puz'zler, n.

pygmy, n. pigmt (L. pygmæi), one of a fabulous nation of dwarfs a cubit in height: pygme'an, a. very small.

pyramid, n. piramid (L. pyramis-gen. pyramidis), one of the great anc. structures of Egypt; in geom., a solid figure: pyram'idal, a. having the form of a pyramid: pyramidally,

ad.

pyre, n. pir (Gr. pur, fire), a heap of combustible materials on which a dead body was laid to be burned.

pyrotechnic, a. pir-o-těknik, or piro- also pyrotech'nical, a. (Gr. pur, fire; techne, art), pert. to fireworks, or the art of making them: pyrotech'nics, n. plu., also pyrotech'ny, n. the art: pyrotech'nist, n.

quadrille, n. kadril' (F.), a dance made up of sets, four in each set.

quadrillion, n. kwod-dril'yun (L. quadra, a square; Eng. million), the fourth power of a

million.

quadruped, n. kwod roo.pěd (L. quatuor, four; pes, a foot-gen. pedis), any animal having four feet.

quadruple, a. kwód rõõ·pl (L. quatuor, four; plico, I fold), fourfold: v. to multiply by four: quadrupled, a.

quaff, v. kwaf (Scot. quaich, a small drinking-cup with two ears), to swallow in large draughts.

quagmire, n. kwǎg'mir (from Eng. quake and mire), boggy ground very muddy.

quail, n. kwal (Dut. quackel), a bird closely allied to the partridge.

quail, v. kwal (It. quagliare, to curdle as milk), to tremble under bodily fear or horror.

quaint, a. kwant (old F. coint, neat, dainty), odd; fanciful: quaint'ly, ad.: quaint'ness, n. quake, v. kwak (Ger. quackeln, to shake, to waver), to tremble with cold or fear; to be agitated: qua'king, a.: n.

qualify, v. kwoli.fi (L. qualis, how constituted; facio, I make), to render capable or competent; to modify or limit; to dilute: qualifying, a. modifying: qualified, a. competent qualifiedly, ad.: qualifiedness, n.: qualifi'able, a.: qualification, n. any acquirement enabling a person to fill a particular office.

quality, n. kwölt-ti (L. qualis, of what sort or kind), the power or property of producing certain effects; condition in relation to others. qualm, n. kwam (AS. cwealm, destruction, death), a sudden fit of nausea; an uneasiness of conscience: qualm'ish, a.: qualm'ishly, ad.: qualm'ishness, n.

quantity, n. kwon titi (L. quantus, how great), a large portion; the measure of the time of a vowel; anything which can be multiplied, divided, or measured.

quarantine, n. kuōr'an-tën (L. quadraginta, forty), the time during which a ship, suspected to be infected, must refrain from communication with the shore.

quarrel, n. kwõrrěl (L. querela, complaint), open variance between parties: v.: quarrelling, n. dissension: quai'reller, n.: quar ́relsome, a. contentious: quarrelsomely, ad.: quarrelsomeness, n.

quarry, n. kwór ri (F. quarrer, to cut square), a place where stones are excavated: v.: quar'rying, n.: quar'ryman, n. one who.

quart, n. kwawrt (L. quartus, the fourth), the fourth part of a gallon: quart'an, a. occurring every fourth day: quarter, n. the fourth part of anything; a weight or measure; a point of the compass; a particular district: v. to divide into four equal parts; to have a temporary residence: quarterly, a. done once every quarter of a year: quar'tern, n. the fourth part: quartet, n. kwaur-tet (It. quartetto), a musical composition in four parts: quarto, a. the fourth part of a sheet: n. a book consisting of sheets so divided.

quartz, n. kwawrts (Ger. quarz, a name formerly given to crystals forming in the earth), a name applied to numerous varieties of rockcrystal.

quash, v. kuosh (L. quassare, to shatter or shiver), to annul or make void; to suppress. quaternion, n. kwa terini on (L. quaterni, by fours), a set of four parts, objects, or individuals. quaver, v. kwa ver (Sp. quiebro), to vibrate;

modulation of the voice: n. a musical note, equal to half a crotchet: qua'vering, a. quay, n. ke (Dut, kaai, a dyke along a river or canal), a wharf at which vessels are loaded. queen, n. kwen (Icel. quinna, a woman), the wife of a king; the highest of her kind: queen'ly, a. like or becoming a queen.

queer, a. kwer (an old cant term, quier, bad), out of the common way; odd: queer'ly, ad.: queer'ish, a. rather queer: queer ness, n.

quell, v. kwel (Dan. quæle, to choke), to crush; to quiet.

quench, v. kwench (AS. cwincan, to decrease), to extinguish; to repress: quench'able, a.: quench'less, a.

querulous, a. kwĕrū·lús (L. querulus, complaining), habitually complaining: quer'ulously, ad.: quer'ulousness, n.

query, n. kweiri (L. quæro, I seek), an inquiry to be answered: v. to mark with a point of interrogation.

quest, n. kwěst (L. quæsitum, to seek for), search; inquiry: question, n. an interrogatory; doubt: v. to interrogate; to doubt: questioner, n.: questionable, a. that may be doubted; suspicious: quest'ionably, ad.: questionableness, n.

quibble, a. kwibbl (Bret. gwiblen, a weathercock), a petty or contemptible evasion: quib'bler, n.

quick, a. kwik (Dut. quicken, to shake), done or occurring in a short time; sprightly; ready: ad. without delay: n. the living; sensitive parts or points: quickly, ad.: quick'ness, n.: quick'en, v. to revive; to increase the speed of; to incite: quick'ening, a.

quicksilver, n. kwikisil-věr, the familiar term for fluid mercury: quick'silvered, a. overlaid with quicksilver.

quid, n. kurd (AS. cud, what is chewed), a piece of tobacco chewed in the mouth.

quiescent, a. kur-ěsisěnt (L. quiesco, I rest), calm; unruffled, as the mind; silent: quies"cently, ad.: quies cence, n.

quiet, a. kivet (L. quies, rest), calm; still; not noisy or restless: n. repose: v. to still; to calm: qui'eting, a.: qui'etly, ad.: qui'etness, n.

quill, n. kwil (Ger. kiel, a stalk or quill), one of the large feathers of a goose or other bird, used in making pens.

quilt, n. kwrit (Dut. kulckt), a thick cover for a bed: v. to stitch two plies of cloth with some soft stuffing between: quilt'ing, n.

quince, n. kwins (F. coignasse, pear-quince), a fruit.

quinine, n. kuin'in (Sp. quina, Peruvian bark), one of the alkaline proximate principles in which the medicinal virtues of the Peruvian bark reside.

quinquennial, a. kwin-kwèn'ni·ăl (L. quinque, five; annus, a year), happening every five years.

quinsy, n. kwinizi (corrupted from F. squinancie), inflammatory sore throat.

quintal, n. kwin'tal (F.), a weight consisting of 100 lb. or 112 lb.

quintessence, n. kwin.těs'sens (L. quinta essentia, fifth essence), the pure essential part of anything.

quintillion, n. kwîn·til'yun (L. quintus, fifth; Eng. million), a number produced by raising a million to the fifth power.

quire, n. kwir (F. quaier), a quantity of twenty-four sheets of paper.

quirk, n. kwerk (AS. thuir, perverse, crooked), an artful turn for evasion; a quibble: quirk'ish, a. consisting of or resembling a quirk.

quit, v. kwit (F. quitter), to abandon; to forsake: adj. free; clear: quit'tance, n. discharge

from a debt or obligation: quite, ad. kwit, wholly; entirely.

quiver, n. kwiver (old F. quivre, a case), a case for arrows: quivered, a.

quiver, v. kwiver (Eng. quaver, which see), to tremble or shake: quiv'ering, a. tremulous: quiveringly, ad.

quiz, v. kuiz (originated as a slang term), to examine narrowly with an air of mockery: quiz'zing, n. the act of mocking by seeming serious flattery.

quoit, n. koyt (prov. Eng. coit, to toss, to throw), a heavy flat ring of iron for tossing or throwing at play.

rabbi, n. rabbi or -bi, also rab'bin, n. (Heb. rabi, my master), a title assumed by the Jewish learned men: rabbin'ic, a., also rabbin ́ical, a.: rabbin'ically, ad.

rabbit, n. rabbit (prov. F. rabotte), a wellknown animal of the hare kind.

rabble, n. rabbl (Dut. rabbelen, to gabble), a tumultuous crowd of the lower class.

rabid, a. rabid (L. rabies, madness), furious; raging: rabidly, ad.: rab'idness, n.: ra'bies, n. a dangerous distemper of dogs.

race, n. ras (AS. ras, a course, a stream), a rapid course; a contest in running; career; plu. a meeting of horses to contend against each other in running: v. to run swiftly: racer, n. a race-horse.

race, n. rās (Sp. raza, a race, a ray or line of light), a continued series of descendants from a parent; a particular breed or sort.

rack, v. rak (F. raque, mire), to decant or strain, as wines: racking, n. the act.

rack, v. rak (Dut. rekken, to stretch), to torture by stretching; to affect with extreme pain: n. an engine of torture: rack'ing, a.

rack, n. rák (Low Ger. rakk, a bookstand), a receptacle for hay for feeding horses.

racy, a. rast (Bav. rassen, to incite or stimulate), exciting to the mental taste; piquant and peculiar: ra'cily, ad.: ra'ciness, n.

radiate, v. ra'di at (L. radius, the spoke of a wheel, a ray), to send out rays or beams, as from a centre: ra'diating, a. emitting rays: ra'diator, n. a body from which rays proceed: radia'tion, n. the diffusion of rays of light or heat from a luminous or heated body: ra'diant, a. shining; sparkling: ra'diantly, ad.: ra'diance, n., also ra diancy, n.

radical, a. radikál (L. radix, a root-gen. radicis), pert. to or arising from the root; fundamental; complete: n. a primitive word; an extreme politician: rad'ically, ad.: rad'icalness, n. the state or quality of being fundamental: radicalism, n. the principles of democrats. radish, n. radish (L. radix, a root-gen. radicis), a plant whose root is used as a salad.

radius, n. ra'di-us (L. radius, the spoke of a wheel, a ray), in geom., a straight line extending from the centre of a circle to its circumference.

raffle, n. raffi (Icel. hrafla, to scrape together), a game of chance in which the winner sweeps all the stakes away.

raft, n. raft (Icel. raftr, a pole, a stake), a number of pieces of timber fastened together for floating on water: rafter, n. one of the sloping beams in the side of a roof: raftsman, n. one who manages a raft.

rag, n. rag (Sw. ragg, long coarse hair, as of goats), a piece of cloth torn or rent from the rest; a tatter: rag ged, a. worn into rags; rough: rag gedly, ad.: rag'gedness, n.

quota, n. kwota (L. quot, how many), the share assigned to each.

quote, v. kwot (old F. quoter, to set or put marks), to name by way of authority or illustration; to name, as the price of an article: quo'table, a.: quota'tion, n. the act of quoting or citing; the words quoted.

quoth, v. kwoth (Goth. quitha, to say), say, says, or said.

quotidian, a. kwō-tidi-ăn (L. quotidianus), occurring every day.

quotient, n. kwa shent (L. quoties, how often), the number resulting from the division of one number by another.

rage, n. rāj (F.), anger excited to fury; extreme violence: v. to be furious with anger: ra ging, a. acting with fury; impetuous: ra'gingly, ad.

rail, n. ral (Ger. riegel), a bar of wood, metal, &c., extending from one upright support to others; one of the iron bars on which a railwaycarriage runs: v. to enclose with rails: rail'ing, n. a barrier made of posts and rails: rail'way, n., also railroad, n. a road on which bars of iron are laid for the passage of wheel-carriages.

rail, v. ral (F. railler, to jest or sport), to utter reproachful language: rail'ing, n.: rail ́er, n.: rail'lery, n. good-humoured irony.

raiment, n. rament (contr. of arraymentsee array), clothing in general.

rain, n. ran (Ger. regen), water that falls from the atmosphere in drops: v.: rain ́ing, n.: rainless, a. without rain: rain'y, a. abounding in rain: rain'iness, n.

raise, v. raz (Icel. reisa), to erect or build; to increase; to collect.

raisin, n. razin (F. raizin, a grape), a dried grape.

rajah, n. räjäh (Sans. radsh, to shine, to rule), in Hindostan, a native king, prince, or chieftain: ra'jahship, n. the dignity or territory.

rake, n. rak (Icel. raka, to scrape), a toothed instr. like a large comb crossed on a long handle: v. to gather with a rake; to gather with difficulty: ra'kish, a. applied to a vessel having its mast sloping towards the stern.

rake, n. rák (Icel. reika, to rove about), a man addicted to lewd and vicious acts: ra'kish, a. dissolute: ra'kishly, ad.: ra'kishness, n.

rally, v. ralli (F. railler, to jest), to attack with good-humoured satire.

rally, v. ralli (F. rallier, to reassemble, to reunite), to collect and reduce to order, as troops thrown into confusion; to recover strength.

ram, n. răm (Dan. ram, rank in smell or taste), a male sheep: v. to drive hard down or together: ram'mer, n.

ramble, v. rambl (Dut. rammelen, to rattle, to clash), to wander about without any particular object; to talk in an incoherent way: n. a wandering: ram bling, a.: n. a wandering from place to place: ram bler, n. one who: ram'blingly, ad.

ramify, v. rumit.fi (L. ramus, a branch; facio, I make), to shoot or spread out into branches: ramification, n.

ramp, v. ramp, also romp, v. romp (Ger. rammeln), to bound; to sport about in a wild manner: ram'pant, a. overleaping restraint: ramp'antly, ad.: ram'page, v. to prance about with unrestrained spirits.

rampart, n. ram pârt (F. rempart), a mound or wall surrounding a fortified place.

rancid, a. rănisid (L. rancidus), having a rank