Sandstone

Gauge

n.

That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. →

Foretelling

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Foretell →

Scurvy

n.

A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers. →

Variance

n.

A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof. →

Geminy

n.

Twins; a pair; a couple. →

Paginae

pl.

of Pagina →

Jump

v. t.

To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. →

Gravigrade

a.

Slow-paced. →

Sceptre

n.

Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter. →

Ebb tide

The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; -- opposed to flood tide. →

Unsociability

n.

The quality or state of being unsociable; unsociableness. →

Painter

n.

An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. →