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Definition of were
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Were () The
imperfect
indicative
plural,
and
imperfect
subjunctive
singular
and
plural,
of the verb be. See Be..
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Cyrenian
::
Cyrenian
(n.) One of a
school
of
philosophers,
established
at
Cyrene
by
Aristippus,
a
disciple
of
Socrates.
Their
doctrines
were
nearly
the same as those of the
Epicureans..
Galilee
::
Galilee
(n.) A porch or
waiting
room,
usually
at the west end of an abbey
church,
where the monks
collected
on
returning
from
processions,
where
bodies
were laid
previous
to
interment,
and where women were
allowed
to see the monks to whom they were
related,
or to hear
divine
service.
Also,
frequently
applied
to the porch of a
church,
as at Ely and
Durham
cathedrals..
Cowered
::
Cowered
(imp. & p. p.) of Cowe.
Showbread
::
Showbread
(n.) Bread of
exhibition;
loaves
to set
before
God; -- the term used in
translating
the
various
phrases
used in the
Hebrew
and Greek to
designate
the
loaves
of bread which the
priest
of the week
placed
before
the Lord on the
golden
table in the
sanctuary.
They were made of fine flour
unleavened,
and were
changed
every
Sabbath.
The
loaves,
twelve
in
number,
represented
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
They were to be eaten by the
priests
only, and in the Holy
Place..
Treat
::
Treat (v. i.) To
negotiate;
to come to terms of
accommodation;
-- often
followed
by with; as,
envoys
were
appointed
to treat with
France..
Pair
::
Pair (n.) Two
members
of
opposite
parties
or
opinion,
as in a
parliamentary
body, who
mutually
agree not to vote on a given
question,
or on
issues
of a party
nature
during
a
specified
time; as, there were two pairs on the final
vote..
Enchodus
::
Enchodus
(n.) A genus of
extinct
Cretaceous
fishes;
-- so named from their
spear-shaped
teeth.
They were
allied
to the pike
(Esox).
Censor
::
Censor
(n.) One who is
empowered
to
examine
manuscripts
before
they are
committed
to the
press,
and to
forbid
their
publication
if they
contain
anything
obnoxious;
-- an
official
in some
European
countries..
Roman
::
Roman (n.) A
native,
or
permanent
resident,
of Rome; a
citizen
of Rome, or one upon whom
certain
rights
and
privileges
of a Roman
citizen
were
conferred..
Gibbet
::
Gibbet
(n.) A kind of
gallows;
an
upright
post with an arm
projecting
from the top, on
which,
formerly,
malefactors
were
hanged
in
chains,
and their
bodies
allowed
to
remain
asa
warning..
Hotchpotch
::
Hotchpotch
(n.) A
blending
of
property
for
equality
of
division,
as when lands given in
frank-marriage
to one
daughter
were, after the death of the
ancestor,
blended
with the lands
descending
to her and to her
sisters
from the same
ancestor,
and then
divided
in equal
portions
among all the
daughters.
In
modern
usage,
a
mixing
together,
or
throwing
into a
common
mass or
stock,
of the
estate
left by a
person
deceased
and the
amounts
advanced
to any
particular
child or
children,
for the
purpose
of
Flowered
::
Flowered
(imp. & p. p.) of
Flowe.
Deflowerer
::
Deflowerer
(n.) See
Deflourer.
Aiglet
::
Aiglet
(n.) A tag of a lace or of the
points,
braids,
or cords
formerly
used in
dress.
They were
sometimes
formed
into small
images.
Hence,
aglet baby
(Shak.),
an aglet
image..
Elgin Marbles
::
Elgin
marbles
() Greek
sculptures
in the
British
Museum.
They were
obtained
at
Athens,
about 1811, by Lord
Elgin..
Wehrwolf
::
Wehrwolf
(n.) See
Werewolf.
Reformed
::
Reformed
(a.)
Corrected;
amended;
restored
to
purity
or
excellence;
said,
specifically,
of the whole body of
Protestant
churches
originating
in the
Reformation.
Also, in a more
restricted
sense,
of those who
separated
from
Luther
on the
doctrine
of
consubstantiation,
etc., and
carried
the
Reformation,
as they
claimed,
to a
higher
point.
The
Protestant
churches
founded
by them in
Switzerland,
France,
Holland,
and part of
Germany,
were
called
the
Reformed
churches..
Visionary
::
Visionary
(a.)
Affected
by
phantoms;
disposed
to
receive
impressions
on the
imagination;
given to
reverie;
apt to
receive,
and act upon,
fancies
as if they were
realities..
Cynic
::
Cynic (n.) One of a sect or
school
of
philosophers
founded
by
Antisthenes,
and of whom
Diogenes
was a
disciple.
The first
Cynics
were noted for
austere
lives and their scorn for
social
customs
and
current
philosophical
opinions.
Hence the term Cynic
symbolized,
in the
popular
judgment,
moroseness,
and
contempt
for the views of
others..
Torpedo
::
Torpedo
(n.) An
explosive
cartridge
or shell
lowered
or
dropped
into a bored oil well, and there
exploded,
to clear the well of
obstructions
or to open
communication
with a
source
of
supply
of oil..
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