v. t. [ LL. afforestare; ad + forestare. See Forest. ] To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of converting into forest or woodland. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. agrestis, fr. ager field. ] Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth. “Agrestic behavior.” Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Agrestic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. [ p. p. appress, which is not in use. See Adpress. ] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A support for the spear when couched for the attack. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting. ] [ OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrêter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder. ] 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor could her virtues the relentless hand
Of Death arrest. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ After this word Shakespeare uses of (“I arrest thee of high treason”) or on; the modern usage is for. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To tarry; to rest. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrêt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr&unr_;t. ] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. [ 1913 Webster ]

As the arrest of the air showeth. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Our brother Norway ] sends out arrests
On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his troubled spirit. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. White. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arrest of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arrestation, LL. arrestatio. ] Arrest. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention. H. M. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Arrest, v. ] (Scots Law) The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who arrests. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Scots Law) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [ Also written arrestor. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Striking; attracting attention; impressive. [ 1913 Webster ]

This most solemn and arresting occurrence. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to arrest. McCosh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. arrestement. ] 1. (Scots Law) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stoppage or check. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a support that you can lean against while sitting.
Syn. -- back. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight + æsthesiometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. (Arch.) A torus. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3d sing. pr. for Bursteth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. Brast; p. p. Brusten, Borsten, Bursten. ] To burst. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Breastsummer. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Romania. Population (2000) = 2, 351, 000. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. buprestis, Gr. &unr_;, a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and and die; &unr_; ox, cow + &unr_; to blow up, swell out. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus Buprestis and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larvæ are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Self-interest; private advantage. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

[A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

a. Teaching what is useful. “A chrestomathic school.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; useful + &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn. ] A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Clearstory. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Arch.) The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To convert into, or add to, a forest. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. creste, F. crête, L. crista. ] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Attack ] his rising crest, and drive the serpent back. C. Pitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stooping low his lofty crest. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

And on his head there stood upright
A crest, in token of a knight. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The upper curve of a horse's neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Throwing the base thong from his bending crest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The ridge or top of a wave. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like wave with crest of sparkling foam. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now the time is come
That France must vail her lofty plumed crest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Arch.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The finials of gables and pinnacles are sometimes called crests. Parker. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Engin.) The top line of a slope or embankment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crest tile, a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof, fitting upon it like a saddle. --
Interior crest (Fort.), the highest line of the parapet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crested; p. pr. & vb. n. Cresting. ] 1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for. [ 1913 Webster ]

His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm
Crested the world. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mid groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like as the shining sky in summer's night, . . .
Is crested with lines of fiery light. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To form a crest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having a crest. [ 1913 Webster ]

But laced crested helm. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. “The crested bird.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let it make thee crestfullen;
Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. “Crestless yeomen.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To clear of forests; to disforest. U. S. Agric. Reports. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n. Disafforesting. ] [ Pref. dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester. ] (Eng. Law) To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were disafforested. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To disafforest. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To clear or deprive of forests or trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of clearing land of forests. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. Disinterested. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To divest of interest or interested motives. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Disinteressed. ] Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a disinterested decision or judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. Channing.

Syn. -- Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality. [ 1913 Webster ]

That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Uninteresting. [ Obs. ] “Disinteresting passages.” Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. of Dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To turn into a forest. [ 1913 Webster ]