v. i.
To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication.
Next Wordv. t.
To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2. →
v. i.
To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream. →
n.
A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species. →