Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Enlarged by J.L. Roget (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ... 971. gravamen of a charge, head and front of one's offending, argumentum ad nem; scandal &c. (detraction) 934; dalum magnatuni. V. justify, warrant; be an-excuse &c. n.-for; lend a colour, furnish a handle; vindicate; ex-, dis-culpate; acquit &c. 970; clear, set right, exonerate, whitewash. extenuate, palliate, excuse, soften, apologize, varnish, slur, glojte; put a-gloss, -good face-upon; mince; gloss over, bolster up, help a lame dog over a stile. advocate, defend, plead one's cause; stand-, stick-, speak-up for; contend-, speak-for; bear out, keep in countenance, support; plead &c. 617; savin defence; plead ignorance; confess mid avoid, propugn, put in a good word for. take the will for the deed, make allowance for, do justice to; give-one, -the Devil-his due. make good; prove-the truth of, one's case; be justified by the event. Adj. vindicat-ed, -ing, &c. v.; vindicative, -ory; palliative; exculpatory; apologetic. excusable, defensible, pardonable; veni-al, -able; specious, plausible, justifiable. Par. 'honi soit qui mal y pense.' accuser, prosecutor, plaintiff; relator, informer; appellant. accused, defendant, prisoner, panel, respondent; litigant. v. accuse, charge, tax, impute, twit, taunt with, reproach. brand with reproach; stigmatize, slur; cast a-stone at, -slur on; in-, criminate; inculpate, implicate; cail to account &c. (censure) 932; take to-blame, -task; put in tbe black book. inform against, indict, denounce, arraign; im-, ap-peach; have up, show up, puil up; challenge, cite, lodge a complaint; prosecute, bring an actionagainst, &C.969. charge-, saddle-with; lay to one's-door, -charge; lay the blame on, bring home to; cast throw-in one's teeth; cast the first stone a.t. have-, keep-a rod in pickle for; have a crow