To John G. Palfrey

defeat v. t.

To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [From F. défait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe défaire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Disfashion.]

palfrey n.

A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse. [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. veredus a]

marvell v. t.

To marvel at. Wyclif.

losel n.

One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel. [From the root of lose, loss. Lorel.]

marketable a.

Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayemarketable.

fearfully adv.

In a fearful manner.

cracked a.

Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat.

courtier n.

One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court. [From Court.]

ought p. p.

Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. [Orig. the preterit of the verb to owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. ahte. sq. root110. See Owe.]

bawd n.

A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. Bold, Bawdry.]

cozen v. t.

To cheat; to defrand; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. [From cousin, hence, literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, F. cousiner.]

beckon v. t.

To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.

coptic a.

Of or pertaining to the Copts. [Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius an Egyprian, Gr. kibti, pl. kibt.]

stiffly adv.

In a stiff manner.

sunless a.

Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded; shadowed.

blissful a.

Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree.

mayflower n.

In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.

shall v. i.

To owe; to be under obligation for. [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen,]

reap n.

A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. Wright. [Cf. AS. rip harvest. See Reap, v.]

undaunted a.

Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear.

went n.

Course; way; path; journey; direction.

whiff n.

A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]

besom n.

A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys. [OE. besme, besum, AS. besma; akin to D. bezem, OHG pesamo, G. besen; of uncertain origin.]

sepulchre n.

The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb. [OE. sepulcre, OF. sepulcre, F. sépulcre, fr. L. sepulcrum, sepulchrum, fr. sepelire to bury.]

morn n.

The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in poetry. [OE. morwen, morgen, AS. morgen; akin to D. morgen, OS. morgan, G. morgen, Icel. morginn, morgunn, Sw. morgon, Dan. morgen, Goth. maúrgins. Cf. Morrow, Morning.]

shalt

2d per. sing. of Shall.

Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.