a.
Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.
Next WordAlt. of Hanch →
n.
A felt or cloth cap, usually red and having a tassel, -- a variety of the tarboosh. See Tarboosh. →
n.
The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. →
A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket. →
n.
The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails. →
n.
A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers. →