{ } n. [ F. apostille. See Postil. ] A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. bâtir. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. [ 1913 Webster ]

The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. “The Bastille”, formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make still. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Distilled p. pr. & vb. n. Distilling. ] [ F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill. ] [ Written also distil. ] 1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To practice the art of distillation. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dew which on the tender grass
The evening had distilled. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. “Distilling odors on me.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To dissolve or melt. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas or texts. [ PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. distillation, L. destillatio. ] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which falls in drops. [ R. ] Johnson [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The substance extracted by distilling. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Destructive distillation (Chem.), the distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood. --
Dry distillation, the distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid. --
Fractional distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. distillatoire. ] Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. -- n. A distillatory apparatus; a still. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Distilleries [ F. distillerie. ] 1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of distilling spirits. [ R. ] Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine preparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who finestills. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Instilled p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling. ] [ L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill. ] [ Written also instil. ] 1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop. [ 1913 Webster ]

That starlight dews
All silently their tears of love instill. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed. [ PJC ]

How hast thou instilled
Thy malice into thousands. Milton.

Syn. -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. instillatio: cf. F. instillation. ] The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An instiller. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to instillation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who instills. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. [ Written also instilment. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See Pasture, and cf. Pastel. ] 1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to soothe a sore throat; a troche. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- cough drop, troche. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. See Pastel, a crayon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. pestillum, L. pistillum. See Pestle. ] The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil. Barton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pistillum a pestle. ] The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pistillida [ NL., fr. E. pistil. ] (Bot.) Same as Archegonium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pistil + -ferous: cf. F. pistillifère. ] (Bot.) Pistillate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pistil + Gr. e'i^dos form. ] (Bot.) The metamorphosis of other organs into pistils. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare. ] To explain by marginal notes; to postil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand. C. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To write postils; to comment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. postillatio. ] The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. ] One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To distill again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state of rest. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Abbreviated fr. distill. ] 1. To cause to fall by drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill. Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. stillare. Cf. Distill. ] To drop, or flow in drops; to distill. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Stiller superl. Stillest. ] [ OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. Still, adv. ] 1. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. “Still as any stone.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sea that roared at thy command,
At thy command was still. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere. “When all the woods are still.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. “A still small voice.” 1 Kings xix. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Constant; continual. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

By still practice learn to know thy meaning. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines. [ 1913 Webster ]

Still life. (Fine Arts) (a) Inanimate objects. (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead game, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert; stagnant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. stille. ] 1. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A steep hill or ascent. [ Obs. ] W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. stille quietly. See Still, a. The modern senses come from the idea of stopping and staying still, or motionless. ] 1. To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet. [ 1913 Webster ]

It hath been anciently reported, and is still received. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the future as now and before. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hourly joys be still upon you! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly. [ 1913 Webster ]

The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chemists would be rich if they could still do in great quantities what they have sometimes done in little. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives. [ 1913 Webster ]

The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But. [ 1913 Webster ]

As sunshine, broken in the rill,
Though turned astray, is sunshine still. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. After that; after what is stated. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the primitive church, such as by fear being compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after repented, and kept still the office of preaching the gospel. Whitgift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Still and anon, at intervals and repeatedly; continually; ever and anon; now and then. [ 1913 Webster ]

And like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon cheered up the heavy time. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stilled p. pr. & vb. n. Stilling. ] [ AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm. See Still, a. ] 1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

He having a full sway over the water, had power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stop, as noise; to silence. [ 1913 Webster ]

With his name the mothers still their babies. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue; suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OE. stillatorie. See Still, v., to distill. ] 1. A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Still watcher, a device for indicating the progress of distillation by the density of the liquid given over. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bleaching) A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. stillaticius, fr. stillare to drop, stilla a drop. ] Falling in drops; drawn by a still. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries [ From Still, for distill. Cf. Still, n., and Distillatory, a. ] 1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is performed. [ R. ] Dr. H. More. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The birth of a dead fetus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a fetus which was born dead. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. still-burnt r Still-burned p. pr. & vb. n. Still-burning. ] To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn brandy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ever closing. [ Obs. ] “Still-clothing waters.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who stills, or quiets. [ 1913 Webster ]