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WAYLAID |
Set upon |
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ATTACKED |
Set upon |
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ONSET |
To assault; to set upon. |
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AGGRESS |
To set upon; to attack. |
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SLATE |
To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3. |
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CALVARY |
A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called
cross calvary. |
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WERE |
A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's
life; weregild. |
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GARNISH |
Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
See Garnish, v. t., 2. |
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SPINNAKER |
A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when
running before the wind. |
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BESET |
To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said
of dangers, obstacles, etc. |
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PERCHER |
A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large
wax candle formerly set upon the altar. |
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ATTACK |
To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some
object of labor or investigation. |
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LANTERN |
An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to
give light and air to the interior. |
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VALUATION |
Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as,
the goods sold for more than their valuation. |
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WORLDLING |
A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal
possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments. |
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EPIGRAPH |
Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one
which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. |
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CHIME |
To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a
set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. |
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COVER |
Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or
over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book. |
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INITIATE |
To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with;
to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon. |
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CANT |
To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon
the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship. |
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UNDERTAKE |
To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon;
to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. |
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FOUND |
To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something
solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or
figurative; to fix firmly. |
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STAMP |
An offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or
tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the
stamp on a bill of exchange. |
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COCKSHY |
A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown
at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which
consisted in "shying" or throwing cudgels at live cocks. |
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FINE |
To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach
of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to
mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars. |