n.
A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).
Next Wordv. t.
To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. →
n.
The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression. →
A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found esp, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland. →
superl.
Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like. →
v. t.
To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. →
a.
Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent. →