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Blessed thistleBlessed thistle Bless"ed this"tle
See under Thistle. Blessedly
Blessedly Bless"ed*ly, adv.
Happily; fortunately; joyfully.
We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. --Sir P.
Sidney.
BlessednessBlessedness Bless"ed*ness, n.
The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss;
heavenly joys; the favor of God.
The assurance of a future blessedness. --Tillotson.
Single blessedness, the unmarried state. ``Grows, lives,
and dies in single blessedness.' --Shak.
Syn: Delight; beatitude; ecstasy. See Happiness. Blesser
Blesser Bless"er, n.
One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
Co-lessee
Co-lessee Co`-les*see", n.
A partner in a lease taken.
GentilesseGentilesse Gen`ti*lesse", n. [OF. gentilesse, gentelise, F.
gentillesse. See Gentle. a.]
Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Gentlesse
Gentlesse Gent"lesse, n.
Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs.]
Humblesse
Humblesse Hum"blesse, n. [OF.]
Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
--Spenser.
Idlesse
Idless I"dless, Idlesse I"dlesse, n.
Idleness. [Archaic] ``In ydlesse.' --Spenser.
And an idlesse all the day Beside a wandering stream.
--Mrs.
Browning.
KillesseKillesse Kil*lesse", n. [Cf. Coulisse.] (Arch.)
(a) A gutter, groove, or channel.
(b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker. Lessen
Lessen Less"en, v. i.
To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be
diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as
we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than
this: there was one witness of no good reputation.
--Atterbury.
Lessener
Lessener Less"en*er (-[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, lessens.
His wife . . . is the lessener of his pain, and the
augmenter of his pleasure. --J. Rogers
(1839).
Lesser
Lesser Less"er, adv.
Less. [Obs.] --Shak.
LesserLesser Less"er (-[~e]r), a. [This word is formed by adding
anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an original
s) to less. See Less, a.]
Less; smaller; inferior.
God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night.
--Gen. i. 15.
Note: Lesser is used for less, now the compar. of little, in
certain special instances in which its employment has
become established by custom; as, Lesser Asia (i. e.,
Asia Minor), the lesser light, and some others; also in
poetry, for the sake of the meter, and in prose where
its use renders the passage more euphonious.
The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
--Shak.
The larger here, and there the lesser lambs.
--Pope.
By the same reason may a man, in the state of
nature, punish the lesser breaches of the law.
--Locke. Lesser BairamBairam Bai*ram", n. [Turk. ba["i]r[=a]m.]
Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the Lesser
Bairam) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and
the other (the Greater Bairam) seventy days after the fast. lesser butcher birdReedling Reed"ling (-l?ng), n. (Zo["o]l.)
The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); --
called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser
butcher bird.
Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and
yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black
feathers on each side of the face. lesser cat-tailCat-tail Cat"-tail, n. (Bot.)
A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes,
with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close
cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are
frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See
Catkin.
Note: The lesser cat-tail is Typha angustifolia. lesser civetRasse Rasse, n. [Cf. Malay r[=a]sa taste, sensation.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet
but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It
furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is
highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel,
and lesser civet. NoblesseNobless No*bless", Noblesse No*blesse" (?; 277), n. [F.
noblesse. See Noble.]
1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.
2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,
including males and females. --Dryden. Relesse
Relesse Re*lesse" (r?-l?s"), v. t.
To release. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
RelesseeRelessee Re`les*see" (r?`l?s-s?"), n.
See Releasee. Single blessednessBlessedness Bless"ed*ness, n.
The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss;
heavenly joys; the favor of God.
The assurance of a future blessedness. --Tillotson.
Single blessedness, the unmarried state. ``Grows, lives,
and dies in single blessedness.' --Shak.
Syn: Delight; beatitude; ecstasy. See Happiness. Sublessee
Sublessee Sub`les*see", n.
A holder of a sublease.
To be blessed with Bless me! Bless us! an exclamation of surprise. --Milton.
To bless from, to secure, defend, or preserve from. ``Bless
me from marrying a usurer.' --Shak.
To bless the doors from nightly harm. --Milton.
To bless with, To be blessed with, to favor or endow
with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us
with health; we are blessed with happiness. Unblessed
Unblessed Un*blessed", Unblest Un*blest, a. [Pref. un- not +
blessed, blest.]
Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed;
wretched. ``Unblessed enchanter.' --Milton.
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