The New Universal English Dictionary. Buchanan (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1760 edition. Excerpt: ...that if thrushes which eat the berries, roosted all night on it, and dunged upon it, the dung turned to birdline, and thence came the Latin provetb, Turin stbi ntltm tacts, i. e. the Thrush shits her own sorrow. MISTHOUGHT'(of m/rand ohi, S.) an ill-thought. MIS'SEN Mast 7 (in a Sbip) is a round MIZ'ZEN Mast J piece of timber, that is erected in the stern or back part of it; there are in some large ships two such malts, and when so, that mad of the two which stands next to the main mast, is called the Main Mijfen, and the other that stands near the poop, is called the Bonaventyrc Mijfen The length allowed for a Mijjin Mj, is half that of the Main Mast, or the height of it is the fame with that of the Main lopMast, from the quarter-deck; and the length of the Mijfen Tcp Mast, is half that. MISSEN Sail (in a Ship) the fail that belongs to the Mijfen Yard. MISSEN Icp-Sail (in a Ship) the fail that belongs to the Mijfen Top-Sail Yard. MISSEN GROSS 7 a German, coin, in Silver GROSS 5 value two pence halfpenny. MIS'SION (of the Pope) a power or licence given by him, to preach the Romifb doctrine in foreign countries. To MISTEACH' (of roir-Kecan, Sax.) to teach wrong. MIS'TRESS maitrejsc, F. magisira, L.) of an house; a kept mistress or concubine, a paramour or sweetheart. MISTRUSTFUL (of mij-zriupi and pull, Sax.) suspicious, jealous. MISTRUSTFULNESS, suspicious temper, jealous-patednefs. MISTS (mifi, Sax.) vapours hovering over the earth, and staying till they are either drawn upwards by the rays of the fun, or falling down to the earth by their own weight where by a less degree of cold, they arc changed into dew, and by a greater into hoar frost. MIST'Y (of mir-iic5, Sax.) as misty weather. To MISU'SE (of mis-ufer, F.) to...