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March :: March (n.) Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement..

Exodus :: Exodus (n.) The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt..

Millifold :: Millifold (a.) Thousandfold.

Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..

Equipage :: Equipage (n.) Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes, or the furniture and necessaries of an army, a body of troops, or a single soldier, including whatever is necessary for efficient service; equipments; accouterments; habiliments; attire..

Perdu :: Perdu (a.) A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.

Bearer :: Bearer (n.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer..

Coleoptera :: Coleoptera (n. pl.) An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils..

Reeding :: Reeding (n.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting..

Tern :: Tern (a.) Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

Canterbury :: Canterbury (n.) A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc..

Ladle :: Ladle (v. t.) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.

Rose-rial :: Rose-rial (n.) A name of several English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different values; a rose noble.

Give :: Give (n.) To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study..

Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain..

Triformity :: Triformity (n.) The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape..

Pistole :: Pistole (n.) The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40..

Brank :: Brank (v. i.) To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit.

Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention..

Altercative :: Altercative (a.) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.

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