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1828 Noah Webster Dictionary
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after-liver
[.] 'AFTER-LIVER, n. One who lives in succeeding times.

1662

alive
[.] ALI'VE, a. [.] 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions, and the fluids move, whether in animals or vegetables; as, the man or plant is alive. [.] 2. In a state of action; unextinguished; undestroyed; ...

5669

belive
[.] BELI'VE, adv. [See Live.] Speedily; quickly.

8103

caliver
[.] CALIVER, n. [from caliber.] A kind of handgun, musket or arquebuse.

8325

cantaliver
[.] CANTALIVER, n. [cantle and eaves.] In architecture, a piece of wood, framed into the front or side of a house, to suspend the moldings and eaves over it.

10397

clive
[.] CLIVE, in the composition of names, denote a place situated on or near a cliff, on the side of a hill, rock or precipice; as Cleveland, Clifton.

10398

clivers
[.] CLIVERS, n. A plant, the Galium aparine; called also goose-grass, or hairiff. It has a square, rough, jointed stem; the joints hairy at the base; with eight or ten narrow leaves at each joint.

14995

deliver
[.] DELIVER, v.t. [L. Free, disengaged; to free, to peel.] [.] 1. To free; to release, as from restraint; to set at liberty; as, to deliver one from captivity. [.] 2. To rescue, or save. [.] [.] Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked. Ps. 71:4. [.] 3. ...

14996

deliverable
[.] DELIVERABLE, a. That may be or is to be delivered. [.] [.] A bill of lading may state that the goods are deliverable to a particular person therein named.

14997

deliverance
[.] DELIVERANCE, n. [.] 1. Release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint. [.] [.] He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke 4. [.] 2. Rescue from danger or any evil. [.] [.] God sent me to save your ...

14998

delivered
[.] DELIVERED, pp. Freed; released; transferred or transmitted; passed from one to another; committed; yielded; surrendered; rescued; uttered; pronounced.

14999

deliverer
[.] DELIVERER, n. [.] 1. One who delivers; one who releases or rescues; a preserver. [.] [.] The Lord raised up a deliverer to Israel. Judges 30. [.] 2. One who relates, or communicates.

15000

delivering
[.] DELIVERING, ppr. Releasing; setting free; rescuing; saving; surrendering; giving over; yielding; resigning.

15001

delivery
[.] DELIVERY, n. [.] 1. The act of delivering. [.] 2. Release; rescue; as from slavery, restraint, oppression or danger. [.] 3. Surrender; a giving up. [.] 4. A giving or passing from one to another; as the delivery of goods, or of a deed. [.] 5. Utterance; ...

17243

ditch-delivered
[.] DITCH-DELIVERED, a. Brought forth in a ditch.

19347

enliven
[.] ENLI'VEN, v.t. enli'vn. [from life, live.] Literally, to give life. Hence, [.] 1. To give action or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. [.] 2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to animate; to make sprightly. social ...

19348

enlivened
[.] ENLI'VENED, pp. Made more active; excited; animated; made cheerful or gay.

19349

enlivener
[.] ENLI'VENER, n. He or that which enlivens or animates; he or that which invigorates.

19350

enlivening
[.] ENLI'VENING, ppr. Giving life, spirit or animation; inspiriting; invigorating; making vivacious, springtly or cheerful.

23979

gaoldelivery
[.] GAOLDELIV'ERY, n. A judicial process for clearing jails of criminals, by trial and condemnation or acquittal.

26777

high-lived
[.] HIGH-LIVED, a. Pertaining to high life.

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ill-lived
[.] ILL-LI'VED, a. Leading a wicked life. [Little used.]

32884

lily-livered
[.] LILY-LIV'ERED, a. White-livered; cowardly. [Not used.]

33109

live
[.] LIVE, v.i. liv. [.] 1. To abide; to dwell; to have settled residence in any place. Where do you live? I live in London. He lives in Philadelphia. He lives in a large house on Second street. The Swiss live on mountains. The Bedouin Arabs live in the dessert. [.] 2. ...

33110

liveless
[.] LIVELESS, not used. [See Lifeless.]

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liveliness
[.] LI'VELINESS, n. [from lively.] [.] 1. The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age. [.] 2. An appearance of life, animation or spirit; as the liveliness ...

33112

livelode
[.] LIVELODE, for livelihood, not used.

33113

livelong
[.] LIVELONG, a. liv'long. [live and long.] [.] 1. Long in passing. [.] How could she sit the livelong day, yet never ask us once to play? [.] 2. Lasting; durable; as a livelong monument. [Not used.] [.] 3. A plant of the genus Sedum.

33114

lively
[.] LI'VELY, a. [.] 1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as a lively youth. [.] 2. Gay; airy. [.] From grave to gay, from lively to severe. [.] 3. Representing life; as a lively imitation of nature. [.] 4. Animated; spirited; as a lively strain of eloquence; ...

33115

liver
[.] LIV'ER, n. One who lives. [.] And try if life be worth the liver's care. [.] It is often used with a word of qualification; as a high liver; a loose liver, &c. [.] LIV'ER, n. [.] A viscus or intestine of considerable size and of a reddish color, convex on ...

33116

livercolor
[.] LIV'ERCOLOR, a. Dark red; of the color of the liver.

33117

livered
[.] LIV'ERED, a. Having a liver; as white-livered.

33118

livergrown
[.] LIV'ERGROWN, a. Having a large liver.

33119

liverstone
[.] LIV'ERSTONE, n. A stone or species of earth of the barytic genus, of a gray or brown color, which, when rubbed or heated to redness, emits the smell of liver of sulphur, or alkaline sulphuret.

33120

liverwort
[.] LIV'ERWORT, n. The name of many species of plants. Several of the lichens are so called. The liverworts (Hepaticae) are a natural order of cryptogamian plants whose herbage is generally frondose, and resembling the leafy lichens, but whose seeds are contained in ...

33121

livery
[.] LIV'ERY, n. [.] 1. The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements; a term of English law. It is usual to say, livery of seisin, which is feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of a rod or twig, from the feoffor to the feoffee. In America, no ...

33122

livery-stable
[.] LIV'ERY-STABLE, n. A stable where horses are kept for hire.

33123

liveryman
[.] LIV'ERYMAN, n. [.] 1. One who wears a livery; as a servant. [.] 2. In London, a freeman of the city, of some distinction. the liverymen are chosen from among the freemen of each company, and from their number are elected the common council, sheriff and other ...

33124

lives
[.] LIVES, n. plu. of life.

33125

livestock
[.] LI'VESTOCK, n. [live and stock.] Horses, cattle and smaller domestic animals; a term applied in America to such animals as may be exported alive for foreign market.

33290

longlived
[.] LONG'LIVED, a. Having along life or existence; living long; lasting long.

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mislive
[.] MISLIVE, v.i.. misliv'. To live amiss. [Not used.]

38009

olive
[.] OL'IVE, n. [L. oliva, from olea, an olive tree; Gr. See Oil] [.] A plant or tree of the genus Olea. The common olive tree grows in warm climates and rises to the height of twenty or thirty feet, having an upright stem with numerous branches. This tree is much ...

38010

olive-yard
[.] OL'IVE-YARD, n. An inclosure or piece of ground in which olives are cultivated. Ex.23.

38011

olived
[.] OL'IVED, a. Decorated with olive trees.

38012

olivenite
[.] OL'IVENITE, n. An ore of copper.

38636

outlive
[.] OUTLIVE, v.t. outliv'. [.] 1. To live beyond; to survive; to live after something has ceased; as, a man may outlive his children; a person may outlive his estate, his fame and his usefulness. [.] They live too long who happiness outlive. [.] 2. To live better ...

38637

outliver
[.] OUTLIV'ER, n. A survivor.

38876

overlive
[.] OVERLIVE, v.t. overliv'. To outlive; to live longer than another; to survive. [We generally use outlive.] [.] OVERLIVE, v.i. overliv'. To live too long.

38877

overliver
[.] OVERLIV'ER, n. One that lives longest; a survivor.

40950

pigeon-livered
[.] PIG'EON-LIVERED, a. Mild in temper; soft; gentle.

42977

proclive
[.] PROCLI'VE, a. Proclivous. [Not used.]

45303

redeliver
[.] REDELIV'ER, v.t. [re and deliver.] [.] 1. To deliver back. [.] 2. To deliver again; to liberate a second time.

45304

redeliverance
[.] REDELIV'ERANCE, n. A second deliverance.

45305

redelivered
[.] REDELIV'ERED, pp. Delivered back; liberated again.

45306

redelivering
[.] REDELIV'ERING, ppr. Delivering back; liberating again.

45307

redelivery
[.] REDELIV'ERY, n. The act of delivering back; also, a second delivery or liberation.

45838

relive
[.] RELIVE, v.i. reliv'. [re and live.] To live again; to revive. [.] RELIVE, v.t. reliv'. To recall to life. [Not in use.]

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salive
[.] SAL'IVE, n. [L. saliva.] [.] The fluid which is secreted by the salivary glands, and which serves to moisten the mouth and tongue. It moistens our food also, and by being mixed with it in mastication, promotes digestion. When discharged from the mouth, it is called ...

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short-lived
[.] SHORT'-LIVED, a. [short and live.] Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.

50537

slive
[.] SLIVE, v.i. To sneak.

50538

sliver
[.] SLIV'ER, v.t. To cut or divide into long thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; as, to sliver wood.

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spurge-olive
[.] SPURGE-OLIVE, n. Mezereon, a shrub of the genus Daphne.

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undelivered
[.] UNDELIV'ERED, a. Not delivered; not communicated.

58837

unliveliness
[.] UNLI'VELINESS, n. Want of life; dullness.

58838

unlively
[.] UNLI'VELY, a. Not lively; dull.

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white-livered
[.] WHITE-LIVERED, a. [white and liver.] [.] 1. Having a pale look; feeble; cowardly. [.] 2. Envious; malicious.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

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