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An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. Bouvier. because the tenor was the voice which took and held the principal part, the

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An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. Bouvier. because the tenor was the voice which took and held the principal part, the plain song, air, or tune, to which the other voices The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary. A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it. Old Tenor, New Tenor, Middle Tenor, different descriptions of paper money, issued at different periods, by the American colonial governments in the last century. (more info) on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See Tenable, and cf. Tenor a 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career. Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their away. Gray. 2. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. When it is paid according to the tenor. Shak. Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men Spart. 3. Stamp; character; nature. This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the same tenor. Dryden.

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  • TREATMENT
    1. The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment. 2. Entertainment; treat. Accept such treatment as a swain affords. Pope.
  • SPIRITUOUS
    1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure. 2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic spirit; consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent;
  • CHANCELLERY
    Chancellorship. Gower.
  • SPREADINGLY
    , adv. Increasingly. The best times were spreadingly infected. Milton.
  • HAZARDIZE
    A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. Herself had run into that hazardize. Spenser.
  • STEREOTYPER
    One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry.
  • ROUNDWORM
    A nematoid worm.
  • REVOKER
    One who revokes.
  • INTENTIONALITY
    The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design. Coleridge.
  • OBJECTIVENESS
    Objectivity. Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light Sir M. Hale
  • SPRINGBOARD
    An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
  • SPRINGE
    A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak.
  • DRIFTBOLT
    A bolt for driving out other bolts.
  • SPRINGAL
    An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.
  • SCOPELINE
    Scopeloid.
  • PURPOSELESS
    Having no purpose or result; objectless. Bp. Hall. -- Pur"pose*less*ness, n.
  • SYSTEMATIZE
    To reduce to system or regular method; to arrange methodically; to methodize; as, to systematize a collection of plants or minerals; to systematize one's work; to systematize one's ideas. Diseases were healed, and buildings erected, before medicine
  • ROUNDISH
    Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n.
  • PURPORTLESS
    Without purport or meaning.
  • VENTURESOME
    Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act. -- Ven"ture*some*ly, adv. -- Ven"ture*some*ness, n.
  • PUBLIC-SPIRITED
    1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men. 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly,
  • DISPROPORTIONALLY
    In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
  • WATER-BEARER
    The constellation Aquarius.
  • DISVENTURE
    A disadventure. Shelton.
  • MISGROUND
    To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
  • HAEMATOSCOPE
    A hæmoscope.
  • MISDEMEAN
    To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.
  • INCONSEQUENCE
    The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Stillingfleet. Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own reasoning! Bp. Hurd.
  • DEMEANURE
    Behavior. Spenser.
  • DIRECT CURRENT
    A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating a direct current is often called a continuous current. A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same direction as the
  • ACCUSTOMARILY
    Customarily.
  • EXCITO-MOTION
    Motion excited by reflex nerves. See Excito-motory.

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