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  8  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Accredit  \Ac*cred"it\  ([a^]k*kr[e^]d"[i^]t),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. 
  {Accredited};  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Accrediting}.]  [F. 
  accr['e]diter;  [`a]  (L.  ad)  +  cr['e]dit  credit.  See 
  {Credit}.] 
  1.  To  put  or  bring  into  credit;  to  invest  with  credit  or 
  authority;  to  sanction. 
 
  His  censure  will  .  .  .  accredit  his  praises. 
  --Cowper. 
 
  These  reasons  .  .  .  which  accredit  and  fortify  mine 
  opinion.  --Shelton. 
 
  2.  To  send  with  letters  credential,  as  an  ambassador,  envoy, 
  or  diplomatic  agent;  to  authorize,  as  a  messenger  or 
  delegate. 
 
  Beton  .  .  .  was  accredited  to  the  Court  of  France. 
  --Froude. 
 
  3.  To  believe;  to  credit;  to  put  trust  in 
 
  The  version  of  early  Roman  history  which  was 
  accredited  in  the  fifth  century.  --Sir  G.  C. 
  Lewis. 
 
  He  accredited  and  repeated  stories  of  apparitions 
  and  witchcraft.  --Southey. 
 
  4.  To  credit;  to  vouch  for  or  consider  (some  one)  as  doing 
  something  or  something  as  belonging  to  some  one 
 
  {To  accredit}  one  {with}  (something),  to  attribute 
  something  to  him  as  Mr  Clay  was  accredited  with  these 
  views;  they  accredit  him  with  a  wise  saying. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  With  \With\,  n. 
  See  {Withe}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  With  \With\,  prep.  [OE.  with  AS  wi?  with  against;  akin  to  AS 
  wi?er  against,  OFries  with  OS  wi?,  wi?ar,  D.  weder, 
  we[^e]r  (in  comp.),  G.  wider  against,  wieder  gain,  OHG.  widar 
  again  against,  Icel.  vi?  against,  with  by  at  Sw  vid  at 
  by  Dan.  ved,  Goth.  wipra  against,  Skr.  vi  asunder.  Cf 
  {Withdraw},  {Withers},  {Withstand}.] 
  With  denotes  or  expresses  some  situation  or  relation  of 
  nearness,  proximity,  association,  connection,  or  the  like  It 
  is  used  especially: 
 
  1.  To  denote  a  close  or  direct  relation  of  opposition  or 
  hostility;  --  equivalent  to  against. 
 
  Thy  servant  will  .  .  .  fight  with  this  Philistine. 
  --1  Sam.  xvii. 
  32. 
 
  Note:  In  this  sense  common  in  Old  English,  it  is  now 
  obsolete  except  in  a  few  compounds;  as  withhold; 
  withstand;  and  after  the  verbs  fight,  contend, 
  struggle,  and  the  like 
 
  2.  To  denote  association  in  respect  of  situation  or 
  environment;  hence  among;  in  the  company  of 
 
  I  will  buy  with  you  talk  with  you  walk  with  you 
  and  so  following;  but  I  will  not  eat  with  you  drink 
  with  you  nor  pray  with  you  --Shak. 
 
  Pity  your  own  or  pity  our  estate,  Nor  twist  our 
  fortunes  with  your  sinking  fate.  --Dryden. 
 
  See  where  on  earth  the  flowery  glories  lie;  With  her 
  they  flourished,  and  with  her  they  die.  --Pope. 
 
  There  is  no  living  with  thee  nor  without  thee. 
  --Tatler. 
 
  Such  arguments  had  invincible  force  with  those  pagan 
  philosophers.  --Addison. 
 
  3.  To  denote  a  connection  of  friendship,  support,  alliance, 
  assistance,  countenance,  etc.;  hence  on  the  side  of 
 
  Fear  not  for  I  am  with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee. 
  --Gen.  xxvi. 
  24. 
 
  4.  To  denote  the  accomplishment  of  cause  means  instrument, 
  etc  --  sometimes  equivalent  to  by 
 
  That  with  these  fowls  I  be  all  to-rent.  --Chaucer. 
 
  Thou  wilt  be  like  a  lover  presently,  And  tire  the 
  hearer  with  a  book  of  words  --Shak. 
 
  [He]  entertained  a  coffeehouse  with  the  following 
  narrative.  --Addison. 
 
  With  receiving  your  friends  within  and  amusing  them 
  without  you  lead  a  good,  pleasant,  bustling  life  of 
  it  --Goldsmith. 
 
  5.  To  denote  association  in  thought,  as  for  comparison  or 
  contrast. 
 
  Can  blazing  carbuncles  with  her  compare.  --Sandys. 
 
  6.  To  denote  simultaneous  happening,  or  immediate  succession 
  or  consequence. 
 
  With  that  she  told  me  .  .  .  that  she  would  hide  no 
  truth  from  me  --Sir  P. 
  Sidney. 
 
  With  her  they  flourished,  and  with  her  they  die. 
  --Pope. 
 
  With  this  he  pointed  to  his  face.  --Dryden. 
 
  7.  To  denote  having  as  a  possession  or  an  appendage;  as  the 
  firmament  with  its  stars;  a  bride  with  a  large  fortune. 
  ``A  maid  with  clean  hands.''  --Shak. 
 
  Note:  With  and  by  are  closely  allied  in  many  of  their  uses, 
  and  it  is  not  easy  to  lay  down  a  rule  by  which  to 
  distinguish  their  uses.  See  the  Note  under  {By}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Withe  \Withe\  (?;  277),  n.  [OE.  withe.  ????.  See  {Withy},  n.] 
  [Written  also  {with}.] 
  1.  A  flexible,  slender  twig  or  branch  used  as  a  band;  a 
  willow  or  osier  twig;  a  withy. 
 
  2.  A  band  consisting  of  a  twig  twisted. 
 
  3.  (Naut.)  An  iron  attachment  on  one  end  of  a  mast  or  boom, 
  with  a  ring,  through  which  another  mast  or  boom  is  rigged 
  out  and  secured;  a  wythe.  --R.  H.  Dana,  Jr 
 
  4.  (Arch.)  A  partition  between  flues  in  a  chimney. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Acquaintance  \Ac*quaint"ance\,  n.  [OE.  aqueintance  OF 
  acointance  fr  acointier  See  {Acquaint}.] 
  1.  A  state  of  being  acquainted,  or  of  having  intimate,  or 
  more  than  slight  or  superficial,  knowledge;  personal 
  knowledge  gained  by  intercourse  short  of  that  of 
  friendship  or  intimacy;  as  I  know  the  man;  but  have  no 
  acquaintance  with  him 
 
  Contract  no  friendship,  or  even  acquaintance,  with  a 
  guileful  man.  --Sir  W. 
  Jones. 
 
  2.  A  person  or  persons  with  whom  one  is  acquainted. 
 
  Montgomery  was  an  old  acquaintance  of  Ferguson. 
  --Macaulay. 
 
  Note:  In  this  sense  the  collective  term  acquaintance  was 
  formerly  both  singular  and  plural,  but  it  is  now 
  commonly  singular,  and  has  the  regular  plural 
  acquaintances. 
 
  {To  be  of  acquaintance},  to  be  intimate. 
 
  {To  take  acquaintance  of}  or  {with},  to  make  the  acquaintance 
  of  [Obs.] 
 
  Syn:  Familiarity;  intimacy;  fellowship;  knowledge. 
 
  Usage:  {Acquaintance},  {Familiarity},  {Intimacy}.  These  words 
  mark  different  degrees  of  closeness  in  social 
  intercourse.  Acquaintance  arises  from  occasional 
  intercourse;  as  our  acquaintance  has  been  a  brief 
  one  We  can  speak  of  a  slight  or  an  intimate 
  acquaintance.  Familiarity  is  the  result  of  continued 
  acquaintance.  It  springs  from  persons  being  frequently 
  together,  so  as  to  wear  off  all  restraint  and  reserve; 
  as  the  familiarity  of  old  companions.  Intimacy  is  the 
  result  of  close  connection,  and  the  freest  interchange 
  of  thought;  as  the  intimacy  of  established 
  friendship. 
 
  Our  admiration  of  a  famous  man  lessens  upon  our 
  nearer  acquaintance  with  him  --Addison. 
 
  We  contract  at  last  such  a  familiarity  with  them 
  as  makes  it  difficult  and  irksome  for  us  to  call 
  off  our  minds.  --Atterbury. 
 
  It  is  in  our  power  to  confine  our  friendships 
  and  intimacies  to  men  of  virtue.  --Rogers. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Please  \Please\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Pleased};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Pleasing}.]  [OE.  plesen,  OF  plaisir  fr  L.  placere,  akin 
  to  placare  to  reconcile.  Cf  {Complacent},  {Placable}, 
  {Placid},  {Plea},  {Plead},  {Pleasure}.] 
  1.  To  give  pleasure  to  to  excite  agreeable  sensations  or 
  emotions  in  to  make  glad;  to  gratify;  to  content;  to 
  satisfy. 
 
  I  pray  to  God  that  it  may  plesen  you  --Chaucer. 
 
  What  next  I  bring  shall  please  thee,  be  assured. 
  --Milton. 
 
  2.  To  have  or  take  pleasure  in  hence  to  choose  to  wish;  to 
  desire;  to  will 
 
  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  did  he  --Ps. 
  cxxxv  6. 
 
  A  man  doing  as  he  wills,  and  doing  as  he  pleases, 
  are  the  same  things  in  common  speech.  --J.  Edwards. 
 
  3.  To  be  the  will  or  pleasure  of  to  seem  good  to  --  used 
  impersonally.  ``It  pleased  the  Father  that  in  him  should 
  all  fullness  dwell.''  --Col.  i.  19. 
 
  To-morrow,  may  it  please  you  --Shak. 
 
  {To  be  pleased  in}  or  {with},  to  have  complacency  in  to  take 
  pleasure  in 
 
  {To  be  pleased  to  do  a  thing},  to  take  pleasure  in  doing  it 
  to  have  the  will  to  do  it  to  think  proper  to  do  it 
  --Dryden. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  7.  To  proceed  by  a  mental  operation;  to  pass  in  mind  or  by  an 
  act  of  the  memory  or  imagination;  --  generally  with  over 
  or  through 
 
  By  going  over  all  these  particulars,  you  may  receive 
  some  tolerable  satisfaction  about  this  great 
  subject.  --South. 
 
  8.  To  be  with  young;  to  be  pregnant;  to  gestate. 
 
  The  fruit  she  goes  with  I  pray  for  heartily,  that 
  it  may  find  Good  time,  and  live.  --Shak. 
 
  9.  To  move  from  the  person  speaking,  or  from  the  point  whence 
  the  action  is  contemplated;  to  pass  away  to  leave  to 
  depart;  --  in  opposition  to  stay  and  come 
 
  I  will  let  you  go  that  ye  may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord 
  your  God;  .  .  .  only  ye  shall  not  go  very  far  away 
  --Ex.  viii. 
  28. 
 
  10.  To  pass  away  to  depart  forever;  to  be  lost  or  ruined;  to 
  perish;  to  decline  to  decease;  to  die. 
 
  By  Saint  George,  he's  gone!  That  spear  wound  hath 
  our  master  sped.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  11.  To  reach;  to  extend;  to  lead;  as  a  line  goes  across  the 
  street;  his  land  goes  to  the  river;  this  road  goes  to  New 
  York. 
 
  His  amorous  expressions  go  no  further  than  virtue 
  may  allow  --Dryden. 
 
  12.  To  have  recourse;  to  resort;  as  to  go  to  law. 
 
  Note:  Go  is  used  in  combination  with  many  prepositions  and 
  adverbs,  to  denote  motion  of  the  kind  indicated  by  the 
  preposition  or  adverb,  in  which  and  not  in  the  verb 
  lies  the  principal  force  of  the  expression;  as  to  go 
  against  to  go  into  to  go  out  to  go  aside,  to  go 
  astray,  etc 
 
  {Go  to},  come  move  go  away  --  a  phrase  of  exclamation, 
  serious  or  ironical. 
 
  {To  go  a-begging},  not  to  be  in  demand;  to  be  undesired. 
 
  {To  go  about}. 
  a  To  set  about  to  enter  upon  a  scheme  of  action  to 
  undertake.  ``They  went  about  to  slay  him.''  --Acts 
  ix  29. 
 
  They  never  go  about  .  .  .  to  hide  or  palliate 
  their  vices.  --Swift. 
  b  (Naut.)  To  tack;  to  turn  the  head  of  a  ship;  to  wear. 
 
 
  {To  go  abraod}. 
  a  To  go  to  a  foreign  country. 
  b  To  go  out  of  doors. 
  c  To  become  public;  to  be  published  or  disclosed;  to  be 
  current. 
 
  Then  went  this  saying  abroad  among  the 
  brethren.  --John  xxi. 
  23. 
 
  {To  go  against}. 
  a  To  march  against;  to  attack. 
  b  To  be  in  opposition  to  to  be  disagreeable  to 
 
  {To  go  ahead}. 
  a  To  go  in  advance. 
  b  To  go  on  to  make  progress;  to  proceed. 
 
  {To  go  and  come}.  See  {To  come  and  go},  under  {Come}. 
 
  {To  go  aside}. 
  a  To  withdraw;  to  retire. 
 
  He  .  .  .  went  aside  privately  into  a  desert 
  place  --Luke.  ix 
  10. 
  b  To  go  from  what  is  right  to  err.  --Num.  v.  29. 
 
  {To  go  back  on}. 
  a  To  retrace  (one's  path  or  footsteps). 
  b  To  abandon;  to  turn  against;  to  betray.  [Slang,  U. 
  S.] 
 
  {To  go  below} 
  (Naut),  to  go  below  deck. 
 
  {To  go  between},  to  interpose  or  mediate  between;  to  be  a 
  secret  agent  between  parties;  in  a  bad  sense  to  pander. 
 
 
  {To  go  beyond}.  See  under  {Beyond}. 
 
  {To  go  by},  to  pass  away  unnoticed;  to  omit. 
 
  {To  go  by  the  board}  (Naut.),  to  fall  or  be  carried 
  overboard;  as  the  mast  went  by  the  board. 
 
  {To  go  down}. 
  a  To  descend. 
  b  To  go  below  the  horizon;  as  the  sun  has  gone  down 
  c  To  sink;  to  founder;  --  said  of  ships,  etc 
  d  To  be  swallowed;  --  used  literally  or  figuratively. 
  [Colloq.] 
 
  Nothing  so  ridiculous,  .  .  .  but  it  goes  down 
  whole  with  him  for  truth.  --L'  Estrange. 
 
  {To  go  far}. 
  a  To  go  to  a  distance. 
  b  To  have  much  weight  or  influence. 
 
  {To  go  for}. 
  a  To  go  in  quest  of 
  b  To  represent;  to  pass  for 
  c  To  favor;  to  advocate. 
  d  To  attack;  to  assault.  [Low] 
  e  To  sell  for  to  be  parted  with  for  (a  price). 
 
  {To  go  for  nothing},  to  be  parted  with  for  no  compensation  or 
  result;  to  have  no  value,  efficacy,  or  influence;  to  count 
  for  nothing. 
 
  {To  go  forth}. 
  a  To  depart  from  a  place 
  b  To  be  divulged  or  made  generally  known  to  emanate. 
 
  The  law  shall  go  forth  of  Zion,  and  the  word  of 
  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem.  --Micah  iv  2. 
 
  {To  go  hard  with},  to  trouble,  pain,  or  endanger. 
 
  {To  go  in},  to  engage  in  to  take  part  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  go  in  and  out},  to  do  the  business  of  life;  to  live;  to 
  have  free  access  --John  x.  9. 
 
  {To  go  in  for}.  [Colloq.] 
  a  To  go  for  to  favor  or  advocate  (a  candidate,  a 
  measure,  etc.). 
  b  To  seek  to  acquire  or  attain  to  (wealth,  honor, 
  preferment,  etc.) 
  c  To  complete  for  (a  reward,  election,  etc.). 
  d  To  make  the  object  of  one's  labors,  studies,  etc 
 
  He  was  as  ready  to  go  in  for  statistics  as  for 
  anything  else.  --Dickens. 
 
 
  {To  go  in  to}  or  {unto}. 
  a  To  enter  the  presence  of  --Esther  iv  16. 
  b  To  have  sexual  intercourse  with  [Script.] 
 
  {To  go  into}. 
  a  To  speak  of  investigate,  or  discuss  (a  question, 
  subject,  etc.). 
  b  To  participate  in  (a  war,  a  business,  etc.). 
 
  {To  go  large}. 
  (Naut)  See  under  {Large}. 
 
  {To  go  off}. 
  a  To  go  away  to  depart. 
 
  The  leaders  .  .  .  will  not  go  off  until  they 
  hear  you  --Shak. 
  b  To  cease;  to  intermit;  as  this  sickness  went  off 
  c  To  die.  --Shak. 
  d  To  explode  or  be  discharged;  --  said  of  gunpowder,  of 
  a  gun,  a  mine,  etc 
  e  To  find  a  purchaser;  to  be  sold  or  disposed  of 
  f  To  pass  off  to  take  place  to  be  accomplished. 
 
  The  wedding  went  off  much  as  such  affairs  do 
  --Mrs. 
  Caskell. 
 
  {To  go  on}. 
  a  To  proceed;  to  advance  further;  to  continue;  as  to 
  go  on  reading. 
  b  To  be  put  or  drawn  on  to  fit  over  as  the  coat  will 
  not  go  on 
 
  {To  go  all  fours},  to  correspond  exactly,  point  for  point. 
 
  It  is  not  easy  to  make  a  simile  go  on  all  fours. 
  --Macaulay. 
 
  {To  go  out}. 
  a  To  issue  forth  from  a  place 
  b  To  go  abroad;  to  make  an  excursion  or  expedition. 
 
  There  are  other  men  fitter  to  go  out  than  I. 
  --Shak. 
 
  What  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  --Matt.  xi  7, 
  8,  9. 
  c  To  become  diffused,  divulged,  or  spread  abroad,  as 
  news  fame  etc 
  d  To  expire;  to  die;  to  cease;  to  come  to  an  end  as 
  the  light  has  gone  out 
 
  Life  itself  goes  out  at  thy  displeasure. 
  --Addison. 
 
  {To  go  over}. 
  a  To  traverse;  to  cross,  as  a  river,  boundary,  etc.;  to 
  change  sides. 
 
  I  must  not  go  over  Jordan.  --Deut.  iv 
  22. 
 
  Let  me  go  over  and  see  the  good  land  that  is 
  beyond  Jordan.  --Deut.  iii. 
  25. 
 
  Ishmael  .  .  .  departed  to  go  over  to  the 
  Ammonites.  --Jer.  xli. 
  10. 
  b  To  read,  or  study;  to  examine;  to  review;  as  to  go 
  over  one's  accounts. 
 
  If  we  go  over  the  laws  of  Christianity,  we 
  shall  find  that  .  .  .  they  enjoin  the  same 
  thing  --Tillotson. 
  c  To  transcend;  to  surpass. 
  d  To  be  postponed;  as  the  bill  went  over  for  the 
  session. 
  e  (Chem.)  To  be  converted  (into  a  specified  substance 
  or  material);  as  monoclinic  sulphur  goes  over  into 
  orthorhombic,  by  standing;  sucrose  goes  over  into 
  dextrose  and  levulose. 
 
  {To  go  through}. 
  a  To  accomplish;  as  to  go  through  a  work 
  b  To  suffer;  to  endure  to  the  end  as  to  go  through  a 
  surgical  operation  or  a  tedious  illness. 
  c  To  spend  completely;  to  exhaust,  as  a  fortune. 
  d  To  strip  or  despoil  one  of  his  property.  [Slang] 
  e  To  botch  or  bungle  a  business.  [Scot.] 
 
  {To  go  through  with},  to  perform,  as  a  calculation,  to  the 
  end  to  complete. 
 
  {To  go  to  ground}. 
  a  To  escape  into  a  hole;  --  said  of  a  hunted  fox. 
  b  To  fall  in  battle. 
 
  {To  go  to  naught}  (Colloq.),  to  prove  abortive,  or 
  unavailling. 
 
  {To  go  under}. 
  a  To  set  --  said  of  the  sun. 
  b  To  be  known  or  recognized  by  (a  name  title,  etc.). 
  c  To  be  overwhelmed,  submerged,  or  defeated;  to  perish; 
  to  succumb. 
 
  {To  go  up},  to  come  to  nothing;  to  prove  abortive;  to  fail 
  [Slang] 
 
  {To  go  upon},  to  act  upon  as  a  foundation  or  hypothesis. 
 
  {To  go  with}. 
  a  To  accompany. 
  b  To  coincide  or  agree  with 
  c  To  suit;  to  harmonize  with 
 
  {To  go}  ( 
 
  {well}, 
 
  {ill},  or 
 
  {hard}) 
 
  {with},  to  affect  one  in  such  manner. 
 
  {To  go  without},  to  be  or  to  remain,  destitute  of 
 
  {To  go  wrong}. 
  a  To  take  a  wrong  road  or  direction;  to  wander  or 
  stray. 
  b  To  depart  from  virtue. 
  c  To  happen  unfortunately. 
  d  To  miss  success. 
 
  {To  let  go},  to  allow  to  depart;  to  quit  one's  hold  to 
  release. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Hand  \Hand\,  n.  [AS.  hand,  hond;  akin  to  D.,  G.,  &  Sw  hand, 
  OHG.  hant,  Dan.  haand,  Icel.  h["o]nd,  Goth.  handus,  and  perh. 
  to  Goth.  hinpan  to  seize  (in  comp.).  Cf  {Hunt}.] 
  1.  That  part  of  the  fore  limb  below  the  forearm  or  wrist  in 
  man  and  monkeys,  and  the  corresponding  part  in  many  other 
  animals;  manus;  paw.  See  {Manus}. 
 
  2.  That  which  resembles,  or  to  some  extent  performs  the 
  office  of  a  human  hand;  as: 
  a  A  limb  of  certain  animals,  as  the  foot  of  a  hawk,  or 
  any  one  of  the  four  extremities  of  a  monkey. 
  b  An  index  or  pointer  on  a  dial;  as  the  hour  or  minute 
  hand  of  a  clock. 
 
  3.  A  measure  equal  to  a  hand's  breadth,  --  four  inches;  a 
  palm.  Chiefly  used  in  measuring  the  height  of  horses. 
 
  4.  Side  part  direction,  either  right  or  left 
 
  On  this  hand  and  that  hand,  were  hangings.  --Ex. 
  xxxviii  15. 
 
  The  Protestants  were  then  on  the  winning  hand. 
  --Milton. 
 
  5.  Power  of  performance;  means  of  execution;  ability;  skill; 
  dexterity. 
 
  He  had  a  great  mind  to  try  his  hand  at  a  Spectator. 
  --Addison. 
 
  6.  Actual  performance;  deed;  act  workmanship;  agency;  hence 
  manner  of  performance. 
 
  To  change  the  hand  in  carrying  on  the  war. 
  --Clarendon. 
 
  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou  wilt  save  Israel  by  my 
  hand.  --Judges  vi 
  36. 
 
  7.  An  agent;  a  servant,  or  laborer;  a  workman,  trained  or 
  competent  for  special  service  or  duty;  a  performer  more  or 
  less  skillful;  as  a  deck  hand;  a  farm  hand;  an  old  hand 
  at  speaking. 
 
  A  dictionary  containing  a  natural  history  requires 
  too  many  hands,  as  well  as  too  much  time,  ever  to  be 
  hoped  for  --Locke. 
 
  I  was  always  reckoned  a  lively  hand  at  a  simile. 
  --Hazlitt. 
 
  8.  Handwriting;  style  of  penmanship;  as  a  good,  bad  or 
  running  hand.  Hence  a  signature. 
 
  I  say  she  never  did  invent  this  letter;  This  is  a 
  man's  invention  and  his  hand.  --Shak. 
 
  Some  writs  require  a  judge's  hand.  --Burril. 
 
  9.  Personal  possession;  ownership;  hence  control;  direction; 
  management;  --  usually  in  the  plural.  ``Receiving  in  hand 
  one  year's  tribute.''  --Knolles. 
 
  Albinus  .  .  .  found  means  to  keep  in  his  hands  the 
  goverment  of  Britain.  --Milton. 
 
  10.  Agency  in  transmission  from  one  person  to  another;  as  to 
  buy  at  first  hand,  that  is  from  the  producer,  or  when 
  new  at  second  hand,  that  is  when  no  longer  in  the 
  producer's  hand,  or  when  not  new 
 
  11.  Rate;  price.  [Obs.]  ``Business  is  bought  at  a  dear  hand, 
  where  there  is  small  dispatch.''  --Bacon. 
 
  12.  That  which  is  or  may  be  held  in  a  hand  at  once;  as: 
  a  (Card  Playing)  The  quota  of  cards  received  from  the 
  dealer. 
  b  (Tobacco  Manuf.)  A  bundle  of  tobacco  leaves  tied 
  together. 
 
  13.  (Firearms)  The  small  part  of  a  gunstock  near  the  lock, 
  which  is  grasped  by  the  hand  in  taking  aim 
 
  Note:  Hand  is  used  figuratively  for  a  large  variety  of  acts 
  or  things  in  the  doing  or  making,  or  use  of  which  the 
  hand  is  in  some  way  employed  or  concerned;  also  as  a 
  symbol  to  denote  various  qualities  or  conditions,  as: 
  a  Activity;  operation;  work  --  in  distinction  from  the 
  head,  which  implies  thought,  and  the  heart,  which 
  implies  affection.  ``His  hand  will  be  against  every 
  man.''  --Gen.  xvi.  12. 
  b  Power;  might  supremacy;  --  often  in  the  Scriptures. 
  ``With  a  mighty  hand  .  .  .  will  I  rule  over  you.'' 
  --Ezek.  xx  33. 
  c  Fraternal  feeling;  as  to  give  or  take  the  hand;  to 
  give  the  right  hand. 
  d  Contract;  --  commonly  of  marriage;  as  to  ask  the 
  hand;  to  pledge  the  hand. 
 
  Note:  Hand  is  often  used  adjectively  or  in  compounds  (with  or 
  without  the  hyphen),  signifying  performed  by  the  hand; 
  as  hand  blow  or  hand-blow,  hand  gripe  or  hand-gripe: 
  used  by  or  designed  for  the  hand;  as  hand  ball  or 
  handball,  hand  bow,  hand  fetter,  hand  grenade  or 
  hand-grenade,  handgun  or  hand  gun,  handloom  or  hand 
  loom,  handmill  or  hand  organ  or  handorgan  handsaw  or 
  hand  saw,  hand-weapon:  measured  or  regulated  by  the 
  hand;  as  handbreadth  or  hand's  breadth,  hand  gallop  or 
  hand-gallop.  Most  of  the  words  in  the  following 
  paragraph  are  written  either  as  two  words  or  in 
  combination. 
 
  {Hand  bag},  a  satchel;  a  small  bag  for  carrying  books, 
  papers,  parcels,  etc 
 
  {Hand  basket},  a  small  or  portable  basket. 
 
  {Hand  bell},  a  small  bell  rung  by  the  hand;  a  table  bell. 
  --Bacon. 
 
  {Hand  bill},  a  small  pruning  hook.  See  4th  {Bill}. 
 
  {Hand  car}.  See  under  {Car}. 
 
  {Hand  director}  (Mus.),  an  instrument  to  aid  in  forming  a 
  good  position  of  the  hands  and  arms  when  playing  on  the 
  piano;  a  hand  guide. 
 
  {Hand  drop}.  See  {Wrist  drop}. 
 
  {Hand  gallop}.  See  under  {Gallop}. 
 
  {Hand  gear}  (Mach.),  apparatus  by  means  of  which  a  machine, 
  or  parts  of  a  machine,  usually  operated  by  other  power, 
  may  be  operated  by  hand. 
 
  {Hand  glass}. 
  a  A  glass  or  small  glazed  frame,  for  the  protection  of 
  plants. 
  b  A  small  mirror  with  a  handle. 
 
  {Hand  guide}.  Same  as  {Hand  director}  (above). 
 
  {Hand  language},  the  art  of  conversing  by  the  hands,  esp.  as 
  practiced  by  the  deaf  and  dumb;  dactylology. 
 
  {Hand  lathe}.  See  under  {Lathe}. 
 
  {Hand  money},  money  paid  in  hand  to  bind  a  contract;  earnest 
  money. 
 
  {Hand  organ}  (Mus.),  a  barrel  organ,  operated  by  a  crank 
  turned  by  hand. 
 
  {Hand  plant}.  (Bot.)  Same  as  {Hand  tree}  (below).  --  {Hand 
  rail},  a  rail,  as  in  staircases,  to  hold  by  --Gwilt. 
 
  {Hand  sail},  a  sail  managed  by  the  hand.  --Sir  W.  Temple. 
 
  {Hand  screen},  a  small  screen  to  be  held  in  the  hand. 
 
  {Hand  screw},  a  small  jack  for  raising  heavy  timbers  or 
  weights;  (Carp.)  a  screw  clamp. 
 
  {Hand  staff}  (pl.  {Hand  staves}),  a  javelin.  --Ezek.  xxxix 
  9. 
 
  {Hand  stamp},  a  small  stamp  for  dating,  addressing,  or 
  canceling  papers,  envelopes,  etc 
 
  {Hand  tree}  (Bot.),  a  lofty  tree  found  in  Mexico 
  ({Cheirostemon  platanoides}),  having  red  flowers  whose 
  stamens  unite  in  the  form  of  a  hand. 
 
  {Hand  vise},  a  small  vise  held  in  the  hand  in  doing  small 
  work  --Moxon. 
 
  {Hand  work},  or  {Handwork},  work  done  with  the  hands,  as 
  distinguished  from  work  done  by  a  machine;  handiwork. 
 
  {All  hands},  everybody;  all  parties. 
 
  {At  all  hands},  {On  all  hands},  on  all  sides;  from  every 
  direction;  generally. 
 
  {At  any  hand},  {At  no  hand},  in  any  (or  no)  way  or  direction; 
  on  any  account;  on  no  account.  ``And  therefore  at  no  hand 
  consisting  with  the  safety  and  interests  of  humility.'' 
  --Jer.  Taylor. 
 
  {At  first  hand},  {At  second  hand}.  See  def.  10  (above). 
 
  {At  hand}. 
  a  Near  in  time  or  place  either  present  and  within 
  reach,  or  not  far  distant.  ``Your  husband  is  at  hand; 
  I  hear  his  trumpet.''  --Shak. 
  b  Under  the  hand  or  bridle.  [Obs.]  ``Horses  hot  at 
  hand.''  --Shak. 
 
  {At  the  hand  of},  by  the  act  of  as  a  gift  from  ``Shall  we 
  receive  good  at  the  hand  of  God  and  shall  we  not  receive 
  evil?''  --Job  ii  10. 
 
  {Bridle  hand}.  See  under  {Bridle}. 
 
  {By  hand},  with  the  hands,  in  distinction  from 
  instrumentality  of  tools,  engines,  or  animals;  as  to  weed 
  a  garden  by  hand;  to  lift,  draw,  or  carry  by  hand. 
 
  {Clean  hands},  freedom  from  guilt,  esp.  from  the  guilt  of 
  dishonesty  in  money  matters,  or  of  bribe  taking.  ``He  that 
  hath  clean  hands  shall  be  stronger  and  stronger.''  --Job 
  xvii.  9. 
 
  {From  hand  to  hand},  from  one  person  to  another. 
 
  {Hand  in  hand}. 
  a  In  union;  conjointly;  unitedly.  --Swift. 
  b  Just  fair;  equitable. 
 
  As  fair  and  as  good,  a  kind  of  hand  in  hand 
  comparison.  --Shak. 
 
 
  {Hand  over  hand},  {Hand  over  fist},  by  passing  the  hands 
  alternately  one  before  or  above  another;  as  to  climb  hand 
  over  hand;  also  rapidly;  as  to  come  up  with  a  chase  hand 
  over  hand. 
 
  {Hand  over  head},  negligently;  rashly;  without  seeing  what 
  one  does  [Obs.]  --Bacon. 
 
  {Hand  running},  consecutively;  as  he  won  ten  times  hand 
  running. 
 
  {Hand  off!}  keep  off!  forbear!  no  interference  or  meddling! 
 
 
  {Hand  to  hand},  in  close  union;  in  close  fight;  as  a  hand  to 
  hand  contest.  --Dryden. 
 
  {Heavy  hand},  severity  or  oppression. 
 
  {In  hand}. 
  a  Paid  down  ``A  considerable  reward  in  hand,  and  .  .  . 
  a  far  greater  reward  hereafter.''  --Tillotson. 
  b  In  preparation;  taking  place  --Chaucer.  ``Revels  .  . 
  .  in  hand.''  --Shak. 
  c  Under  consideration,  or  in  the  course  of  transaction; 
  as  he  has  the  business  in  hand. 
 
  {In  one's  hand}  or  {hands}. 
  a  In  one's  possession  or  keeping. 
  b  At  one's  risk,  or  peril;  as  I  took  my  life  in  my 
  hand. 
 
  {Laying  on  of  hands},  a  form  used  in  consecrating  to  office, 
  in  the  rite  of  confirmation,  and  in  blessing  persons. 
 
  {Light  hand},  gentleness;  moderation. 
 
  {Note  of  hand},  a  promissory  note. 
 
  {Off  hand},  {Out  of  hand},  forthwith;  without  delay, 
  hesitation,  or  difficulty;  promptly.  ``She  causeth  them  to 
  be  hanged  up  out  of  hand.''  --Spenser. 
 
  {Off  one's  hands},  out  of  one's  possession  or  care 
 
  {On  hand},  in  present  possession;  as  he  has  a  supply  of 
  goods  on  hand. 
 
  {On  one's  hands},  in  one's  possession  care  or  management. 
 
  {Putting  the  hand  under  the  thigh},  an  ancient  Jewish 
  ceremony  used  in  swearing. 
 
  {Right  hand},  the  place  of  honor,  power,  and  strength. 
 
  {Slack  hand},  idleness;  carelessness;  inefficiency;  sloth. 
 
  {Strict  hand},  severe  discipline;  rigorous  government. 
 
  {To  bear  a  hand} 
  (Naut),  to  give  help  quickly;  to  hasten. 
 
  {To  bear  in  hand},  to  keep  in  expectation  with  false 
  pretenses.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {To  be}  {hand  and  glove,  or  in  glove}  {with}.  See  under 
  {Glove}. 
 
  {To  be  on  the  mending  hand},  to  be  convalescent  or  improving. 
 
 
  {To  bring  up  by  hand},  to  feed  (an  infant)  without  suckling 
  it 
 
  {To  change  hand}.  See  {Change}. 
 
  {To  change  hands},  to  change  sides,  or  change  owners. 
  --Hudibras. 
 
  {To  clap  the  hands},  to  express  joy  or  applause,  as  by 
  striking  the  palms  of  the  hands  together. 
 
  {To  come  to  hand},  to  be  received;  to  be  taken  into 
  possession;  as  the  letter  came  to  hand  yesterday. 
 
  {To  get  hand},  to  gain  influence.  [Obs.] 
 
  Appetites  have  .  .  .  got  such  a  hand  over  them 
  --Baxter. 
 
  {To  got  one's  hand  in},  to  make  a  beginning  in  a  certain 
  work  to  become  accustomed  to  a  particular  business. 
 
  {To  have  a  hand  in},  to  be  concerned  in  to  have  a  part  or 
  concern  in  doing  to  have  an  agency  or  be  employed  in 
 
  {To  have  in  hand}. 
  a  To  have  in  one's  power  or  control.  --Chaucer. 
  b  To  be  engaged  upon  or  occupied  with 
 
  {To  have  one's  hands  full},  to  have  in  hand  al  that  one  can 
  do  or  more  than  can  be  done  conveniently;  to  be  pressed 
  with  labor  or  engagements;  to  be  surrounded  with 
  difficulties. 
 
  {To}  {have,  or  get},  {the  (higher)  upper  hand},  to  have  or 
  get  the  better  of  another  person  or  thing 
 
  {To  his  hand},  {To  my  hand},  etc.,  in  readiness;  already 
  prepared.  ``The  work  is  made  to  his  hands.''  --Locke. 
 
  {To  hold  hand},  to  compete  successfully  or  on  even 
  conditions.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {To  lay  hands  on},  to  seize;  to  assault. 
 
  {To  lend  a  hand},  to  give  assistance. 
 
  {To}  {lift,  or  put  forth},  {the  hand  against},  to  attack;  to 
  oppose;  to  kill. 
 
  {To  live  from  hand  to  mouth},  to  obtain  food  and  other 
  necessaries  as  want  compels,  without  previous  provision. 
 
 
  {To  make  one's  hand},  to  gain  advantage  or  profit. 
 
  {To  put  the  hand  unto},  to  steal.  --Ex.  xxii.  8. 
 
  {To  put  the} 
 
  {last,  or  finishing}, 
 
  {hand  to},  to  make  the  last  corrections  in  to  complete;  to 
  perfect. 
 
  {To  set  the  hand  to},  to  engage  in  to  undertake. 
 
  That  the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  that 
  thou  settest  thine  hand  to  --Deut.  xxiii. 
  20. 
 
  {To  stand  one  in  hand},  to  concern  or  affect  one 
 
  {To  strike  hands},  to  make  a  contract,  or  to  become  surety 
  for  another's  debt  or  good  behavior. 
 
  {To  take  in  hand}. 
  a  To  attempt  or  undertake. 
  b  To  seize  and  deal  with  as  he  took  him  in  hand. 
 
  {To  wash  the  hands  of},  to  disclaim  or  renounce  interest  in 
  or  responsibility  for  a  person  or  action  as  to  wash 
  one's  hands  of  a  business.  --Matt.  xxvii.  24. 
 
  {Under  the  hand  of},  authenticated  by  the  handwriting  or 
  signature  of  as  the  deed  is  executed  under  the  hand  and 
  seal  of  the  owner. 




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