Definition of by

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By (pref.) On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.

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Corset :: Corset (n.) In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women..
Even :: Even (a.) Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers..
Tartarus :: Tartarus (n.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often used synonymously with Hades, or the Lower World in general..
Antiphony :: Antiphony (n.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
Laugh :: Laugh (v. t.) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
Fistuca :: Fistuca (n.) An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles.
Scabrous :: Scabrous (a.) Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly..
Chubbedness :: Chubbedness (n.) The state of being chubby.
Dialyzed :: Dialyzed (a.) Prepared by diffusion through an animal membrane; as, dialyzed iron..
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole..
Thimblerigger :: Thimblerigger (n.) One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain..
Hell-haunted :: Hell-haunted (a.) Haunted by devils; hellish.
Literation :: Literation (n.) The act or process of representing by letters.
Score :: Score (v. t.) To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.
Kabyle :: Kabyle (n.) A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber..
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age..
Groper :: Groper (n.) One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling..
Immersion :: Immersion (n.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion..
Indurate :: Indurate (v. i.) To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat..
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