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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Yĕ'sa-wāl, n. p. 1534A state messenger in India. Crabb.Yĕst, n. p. 1534Yeast; ferment; barm. See YEAST. 2. Froth; spume; foam.Yĕs'ter, a. p. 1534Of, or pertaining to, yesterday; last; last past; next before the present. Whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden. ☞ This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as…Yĕs'ter-daŷ, n. p. 1534The day last past; the day next before the present. We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. Job viii. 9. All our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Shak.Yĕs'ter-daŷ, adv. p. 1534On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.Yĕs'ter-ēve or Yĕs'ter-ēve'ning, n. p. 1534The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.Yĕs'ter-môrn or Yĕs'ter-môrn'ing, n. p. 1534The morning of yesterday. Coleridge.Yēs'tern, a. p. 1534Of, or pertaining to, yesterday; relating to the day last past.Yĕs'ter-night, n. p. 1534The last night; the night last past.Yĕs'ter-night, adv. p. 1534On the last night.Yĕs'ter-nōōn, n. p. 1534The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.Yĕs'ter-week, n. p. 1534The week last past; last week. [Obs. or rare.]Yĕs'treen, n. p. 1534Yester-evening. [Rare or Scot.] Late, late, yestreen, I saw the new moon Wi' th' old moon in her arms. Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens.Yĕst'y, a. p. 1534Yeasty; frothy; foaming. See YEASTY.Yět, adv. p. 1534In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. “A little longer; yet a little longer.” Dryden. This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our Savior lays such a particular stress on acts…Yet, conj. p. 1534Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however. Yet I say unto you, that Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. Matt. vi. 29. Syn.—See HOWEVER.Yēve, v. i. p. 1534To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.Yēv'en, p. p. p. 1534Given. [Obs.] Spenser.Yew, n. p. 1534(Bot.) An evergreen tree of the genus Taxus, allied to the pines, valued for its wood or timber. The yew frequently occurs in British church-yards. ☞ The American yew (Taxus baccata, variety…Yew, v. i. p. 1534To rise, as scum on the brine in boiling at the salt works. See Yaw.Yew'en, a. p. 1534Made of yew.Yew'-tree, n. p. 1534The yew. See Yew.Yēx, n. p. 1534A hiccough. [Obs.]Yĕx, v. i. p. 1534To hiccough.Yēz'de-gēr'di-an, a. p. 1534(Chron.) Of, or pertaining to, the era of Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans. The era is still used by the Parsees. It began on the 16th of June…Yēz'i-dee, n. p. 1534One of a people bordering on the Euphrates, whose religion is said to be a mixture of the worship of the devil, with some of the doctrines of the Magi, Mohammedans, and Christians.Y-fēre', adv. p. 1534Together. [Obs.] Spenser.Yield, v. t. p. 1534To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. “Vines yield nectar.” Milton. The wilderness yieldeth food for them and their cattle. Job xxiv. 5. He makes milch-kine yield blood. Shak. 2. To give…Yield, v. i. p. 1534To give up the contest; to submit. He saw the fainting Grecians yield. Dryden. 2. To comply with; as, I yielded to his request. 3. To give way; not to oppose; as, men readily yield to the current of…Yiēld, n. p. 1534Amount yielded; product; — applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. “A goodly yield of fruit doth bring.” Bacon.Yiēld'a-ble, a. p. 1534Disposed to yield. [Obs. or rare.]Yiēld'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1534Disposition to yield or comply. [Obs. or rare.] “A yieldableness upon sight of better truths.” Bp. Hall.Yiēld'ançe, n. p. 1534The act of yielding; concession. [Obs.] South. 2. The act of producing; yield. [Rare.]Yield'er, n. p. 1534One who yields.Yield'ing, p. a. p. 1534Inclined to give way or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper. Yielding and paying (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases, in which the rent to be paid by the…Yield'ing-ly, adv. p. 1534In a yielding manner; with compliance.Yield'ing-ness, n. p. 1534The state or quality of being yielding; disposition to comply.Yield'less, a. p. 1534Without yielding; inflexible; unyielding. [Obs.]Yōde, imp. & p. p. p. 1534of yede. [Obs.] See YEDE.Yō'del or Yō'dle, v. t. or i. p. 1534To sing in a manner common among the Swiss mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head-voice to the chest-voice, and the contrary.Yō'gā, n. p. 1534A species of asceticism, among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the Hindoo ascetic expects to obtain final emancipation from all further…Yō'jan, n. p. 1534A measure of distance, varying in value from four to ten miles, but usually about five. [East Indies.] Asiat. Res.Yōke, n. p. 1534That which connects or binds; chain; link; bond of connection. This yoke of marriage from us both remove. Dryden. 2. Hence, specifically, (a.) The frame of wood by which two oxen are fastened…Yōke, v. t. p. 1535To put a yoke on; to join in a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or a pair of oxen. 2. To couple; to join with another. Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. Shak. 3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to…Yōke, v. i. p. 1535To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely. “The care that yokes with empire.” Tennyson.Yōke'aġe, n. p. 1535See ROKEAGE.Yōke'-ĕlm, n. p. 1535A certain tree.Yōke'-fĕl'lōw, n. p. 1535An associate or companion. 2. A mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage. Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing at the sex, very often choose one of the most worthless for…Yŏ'kel, n. p. 1535A country bumpkin. [Eng.] Kingsley.Yōke'let, n. p. 1535A small farm;—so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it. [Prov. Eng.]Yōke'māte, n. p. 1535The same as YOKE-FELLOW, q. v.Yōld, p. p. p. 1535of yield. [Obs.] See YIELD. Spencer.Yōlk, n. p. 1535The yelk of an egg. See YELK. 2. An unctuous secretion from the skin of sheep. All wool, in its natural state, contains a quantity of a peculiar pot-ash soap, called in this country [Great Britain]…Yŏn, a. p. 1535At a distance within view; yonder. [Obs. or poet.] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton.Yŏn, adv. p. 1535Yonder. [Obs. or poet.] First and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton.Yŏnd, a. & adv. p. 1535The same as YONDER, q. v. [Obs.]Yōnd, a. p. 1535Furious, or alienated in mind; mad. [Obs.]Yŏn'der, a. p. 1535Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there. “Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green.” Milton. Yonder men are too many for an embassy. Bacon.Yŏn'der, adv. p. 1535At a distance within view. Yonder are two apple-women scolding. Arbuthnot.Yōnk'er, n. p. 1535A young fellow. W. Scott.