v. t. [ Contracted from abandon. ] 1. To abandon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Enforced the kingdom to aband. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To banish; to expel. [ Obs. ] Mir. for Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>adv. Beforehand; in anticipation. [ Archaic or Dial. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark xiv. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to behindhand. [ Archaic or Dial. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Aforehand in all matters of power. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To withstand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + land. ] On land; to the land; ashore. “Cast aland.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., & by itself makes and. ] A word used to describe the character &unr_;, &unr_;, or &. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a person undergoing psychoanalysis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

conj. [ AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, Ante-. ] 1. A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. [ 1913 Webster ]

(a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, “there are women and women, ” that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, “the tediousness and process of my travel, ” that is, the tedious process, etc.; “thy fair and outward character, ” that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go. [ 1913 Webster ]

At least to try and teach the erring soul. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive. [ 1913 Webster ]

When that I was and a little tiny boy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. If; though. See An, conj. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

As they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

And so forth, and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a band worn around the upper arm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + strand. ] Stranded. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 2nd back, n. + band. ] (Saddlery) The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Back, adv. + hand. ] 1. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with forehand. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. √90. See Bind, v. t., and cf. Bend, Bond, 1st Bandy. ] 1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every one's bands were loosed. Acts xvi. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) (a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. (b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. “To join in Hymen's bands.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. “Band and gusset and seam.” Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. [ 1913 Webster ]

Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Zool.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. (Mech.) A belt or strap. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. A bond. [ Obs. ] “Thy oath and band.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. Pledge; security. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Band saw, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels. --
big band, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. & vb. n. Banding. ] 1. To bind or tie with a band. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mark with a band. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. “Banded against his throne.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Banded architrave,
Banded pier,
Banded shaft, etc. (Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certain of the Jews banded together. Acts xxiii. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bandy; to drive away. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. of Bind. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Before + hand. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the danger. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The last cited author has been beforehand with me. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime. [ 1913 Webster ]

They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rich and much beforehand. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Behind + hand. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work. [ 1913 Webster ]

In this also [ dress ] the country are very much behindhand. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. to land on the underside without the landing gear; -- of airplanes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players. [ PJC ]

n. A byland. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ A trans. of Sp. mano negra. ] 1. A Spanish anarchistic society, many of the members of which were imprisoned in 1883. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A lawless or blackmailing secret society, esp. among Italians. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. blandus, of unknown origin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. “Exhilarating vapor bland.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison. Jacob. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bookland. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ AS. bōcland; bōc book + land land. ] (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + land. ] (O. Eng. Law) Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. low-lying alluvial land near a river.
Syn. -- bottom. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

1. (Archery) The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand, sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword. √32. See Burn, v. t., and cf. Brandish. ] 1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. [ 1913 Webster ]

Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. [ Poetic ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paradise, so late their happy seat,
Waved over by that flaming brand. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brand of private vice. Channing. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Bot.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniæi. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Branded; p. pr. & vb. n. Branding. ]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

There were the enormities, branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

As if it were branded on my mind. Geo. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue. ] 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. Jeffery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A peninsula. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fluor spar. See Kand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a double-thick center cut of beef tenderloin, broiled and served with a sauce and potatoes. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

‖Chateau en Espagne ety>[ F. ], a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. that portion of the radio frequency spectrum allocated by the FCC for the use of individual citizens for short-distance personal or business use, from either fixed or mobile stations. Abreviated CB. Called also Citizens Radio Service. [ PJC ]

n. an imaginary place where fantasy and illusion predominate; it is a place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Dreamland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Commanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Commanding. ] [ OE. comaunden, commanden, OF. comander, F. commander, fr. L. com- + mandare to commit to, to command. Cf. Commend, Mandate. ] 1. To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Go to your mistress:
Say, I command her come to me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such aid as I can spare you shall command. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bridges commanded by a fortified house. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Up to the eastern tower,
Whose height commands as subject all the vale. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

One side commands a view of the finest garden. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Tis not in mortals to command success. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To direct to come; to bestow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I will command my blessing upon you. Lev. xxv. 21.

Syn. -- To bid; order; direct; dictate; charge; govern; rule; overlook. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders. [ 1913 Webster ]

And reigned, commanding in his monarchy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

For the king had so commanded concerning [ Haman ]. Esth. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have a view, as from a superior position. [ 1913 Webster ]

Far and wide his eye commands. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Awaiting what command their mighty chief
Had to impose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The possession or exercise of authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. [ 1913 Webster ]

The steepy stand
Which overlooks the vale with wide command. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

He assumed an absolute command over his readers. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Word of command (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and established meaning, used in directing the movements of soldiers; as, aim; fire; shoulder arms, etc.

Syn. -- Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion; sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest. See Direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See Ban an edict. ] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the seizures. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Contraband of war, that which, according to international law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved belligerent. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]