Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (imp.) of Fall. 2. (v.) imp. of Fall. 3. (a.) Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous. 4. (a.) Eager; earnest; intent. 5. (a.) Gall; anger; melancholy. 6. (n.) A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell. 7. (n.) A barren or rocky hill. 8. (n.) A wild field; a moor. 9. (v. i.) To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down. 10. (n.) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting. 11. (v. t.) To sew or hem; -- said of seams. 12. (n.) A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses. 13. (n.) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
|