| 1 | Decivilize To reduce from civilization to a savage state. |
| 2 | Impleach To pleach; to interweave. |
| 3 | Anthraquinone A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining
yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene. |
| 4 | Dead Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to
that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have
irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead
man. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of
life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm;
a dead load or weight. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a
dead floor. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead
capital; dead stock in trade. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye;
dead fire; dead color, etc. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead
wall. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a
dead certainty. Bringing death; deadly. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith;
dead works. Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been
applied purposely to have this effect. Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as
compared with crimson. Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power
of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk
is civilly dead. Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a
lathe, etc. See Spindle. To a degree resembling death; to the last degree;
completely; wholly. The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest
repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter. One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively. To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or
vigor. To die; to lose life or force. |
| 5 | Prelatry Prelaty; prelacy. |
| 6 | Teacup A small cup from which to drink tea. |
| 7 | Gum The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the
adjacent parts of the jaws. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a
worn saw). See Gummer. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum
tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety,
exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum
sandarac, which are really resins. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log. A rubber overshoe. To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen
by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance. To exude or from gum; to become gummy. |
| 8 | Hoise To hoist. |
| 9 | Tripudiation The act of dancing. |
| 10 | Cockswain The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge
of a boat and its crew. |
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