Handle
n.
That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. →
Festoon
n.
A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium. →
Hircinous
a.
Of a strong goatish smell. →
Gobbing
n.
The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. It is called also gob stuff. →
Pallidity
n.
Pallidness; paleness. →
Acclimatize
v. t.
To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or plants. →
Have
v. t.
To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive. →
Scleroderm
n.
Hardened, or bony, integument of various animals. →
Relentment
n.
The act or process of relenting; the state of having relented. →
Unsocket
v. t.
To loose or take from a socket. →
Roof
v. t.
To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. →