n. [ F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n. ] 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects.” Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. [ 1913 Webster ]

The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

We saw our baggage following below. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The English usually call this luggage. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Purulent matter. [ Obs. ] Barrough. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Trashy talk. [ Obs. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A man of bad character. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. [ 1913 Webster ]

A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A romping, saucy girl. [ Playful ] Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. One that covers a group or class of things or properties instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to one general lien. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium. ] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Carp.) An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., p. p. of dégager to disengage. See De-, 1st Gage, and cf. Disgage. ] Unconstrained; easy; free. Vanbrugh.

A graceful and dégagé manner. Poe. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disengaged p. pr. & vb. n. Disengaging. ] [ Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F. désengager. ] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study. [ 1913 Webster ]

To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be borrowed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. Transl. of Lavoisier.

Syn. -- To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle; detach; withdraw; wean. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant. -- Dis`en*ga"ged*ness n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Pref. dis- + engagement: cf. F. désengagement. ] 1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being disengaged. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses. Transl. of Lavoisier. [ 1913 Webster ]

A disengagement from earthly trammels. Sir W. Jones. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment. Bp. Butler. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To free from a gage or pledge; to disengage. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dismortaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismortgaging ] To redeem from mortgage. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (O. Eng. Law) The tenure by which a drench held land. [ Obs. ] Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Engaged p. pr. & vb. n. Engaging ] [ F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See Gage. ] 1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. “I to thee engaged a prince's word.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good nature engages everybody to him. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict. [ 1913 Webster ]

A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Occupied; employed; busy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See under Attach, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With attachment; with interest; earnestly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. engagement. ] 1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office. [ 1913 Webster ]

Religion, which is the chief engagement of our league. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mil.) An action; a fight; a battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

In hot engagement with the Moors. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mach.) The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.

Syn. -- Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise; stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight; contest; conflict. See Battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who enters into an engagement or agreement; a surety. [ 1913 Webster ]

Several sufficient citizens were engagers. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages. [ acron. ]
Syn. -- FNMA, Fannie Mae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Agric.) See 1st Fog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See Wed, and cf. Wage, n. ] 1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor without gages to the needy lend. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. “There I throw my gage.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called because an English family named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last century. ] A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gaged p. pr & vb. n. Gaging ] [ Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n., a pledge. ] 1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A moiety competent
Was gaged by our king. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great debts
Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal,
Hath left me gaged. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To measure. See Gauge, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

You shall not gage me
By what we do to-night. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A measurer. See Gauger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Harborage. ] Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From 4th Lug. ] That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

What do you mean,
To dote thus on such luggage! Shak.

Syn. -- Plunder; baggage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Luggage van, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [ Eng. ] --
Luggage compartment, the compartment in a train, bus or other vehicle designed for storage of luggage during a journey. Separate from the passenger compartment. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. mort-gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) + gage pledge. See Mortal, and Gage. ] 1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the conveyance is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because, whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or by judicial decree. Cowell. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chattel mortgage. See under Chattel. --
To foreclose a mortgage. See under Foreclose. --
Mortgage deed (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mortgaged p. pr. & vb. n. Mortgaging ] 1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of redemption. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mortgaging their lives to covetise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

I myself an mortgaged to thy will. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. burdened with legal or financial obligations; as, His house was mortgaged to the hilt. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Law) The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One who gives a mortgage. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Law) One who gives a mortgage. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The letter e is required analogically after the second g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is contradistinguished from mortgagee it is accented on the last syllable [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Withdrawal from the activities of a group.
Syn. -- nonparticipation, non-involvement. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Preëngaged p. pr. & vb. n. Preëngaging ] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [ 1913 Webster ]

But he was preëngaged by former ties. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract, promise, or affection. [ 1913 Webster ]

My preëngagements to other themes were not unknown to those for whom I was to write. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To preëngage. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To engage a second time or again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A renewed or repeated engagement. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Water gauge. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]