v. t.
To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to. →
n.
General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude. →
a.
Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like. →
n.
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land. →
n.
A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort. →
n.
An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle. →