Epithaphe

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,]

rationale n.

An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or like; also, the principles themselves. [L. rationalis, neut. rationale. See Rational, a.]

sexto n.

A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves. [L. sextus sixth.]

duplex a.

Double; twofold. Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See Escapement. [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See Two, and Complex.]

omnibus n.

A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all. Cf. Bus.]

dulce v. t.

To make sweet; to soothe.

clerk n.

A clergyman or ecclesiastic. [Either OF. clerc, fr. L. clericus a priest, or AS. clerc, cleric, clerk, priest, fr. L. clericus, fr. Gr. Clergy.]

vere v. i.

To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little br]

unde a.

Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines. [F. ondé.]

flere n.

One who flees. Ld. Berners.

mores n.

Customs; habits; esp., customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.

forum n.

A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.]

caput n.

The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. [L., the head.]

quid n.

A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco. [See Cud.]

rode n.

Redness; complexion. [See Rud.]

trentall n.

An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day after death or burial. [LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty; akin to tres three: cf. OF. trentel. See Three, and cf. Trigintal.]

sowle v. t.

To pull by the ears; to drag about. hak. [Cf. prov. G. zaulen, zauseln, G. zausen to tug, drag.]

amen interj.

An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. [L. amen, Gr. am certainly, truly.]

monte n.

A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.]

vale n.

A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley. [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps akin to Gr. Avalanche, Vail to lower, Valley.]

lupus n.

A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms. [L., a wolf. See Wolf.]

inde a.

Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. Rom. of R.

belial n.

An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.]

stratus n.

A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer. See Cloud. [L. stratus a spreading out, scattering, from sternere, stratum, to spread.]

inflatus n.

A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration. [L. See Inflate, v. t.]

anathema n.

A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed. [L. anath, fr. Gr. anath, fr. Gr. Thesis.]

finis n.

An end; conclusion. It is often placed at the end of a book. [L.]

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