That whichsettles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.
A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.
That which settles at the bottom, as, of a cask of liquor (esp.
That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc.
One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title.
One who settlesat a distance, or away, from others.
One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names.
In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring title.
Summer evening's mellow power Settles round us like a dove, Hovers like a swan above Ocean wave and forest flower.
Anew the fire kindles in my breast; The reckoning is near,--the mighty hour That settles every doubt.
Speed, it was one of those seconds that come to us, when the faintest shadow of indecision settles matters.
Then, if you are certain, that settles the question of Mademoiselle Elven's present occupation.
The old-fashioned settles which gave so cosy an air in the olden time to the inn room, and which still linger in some of the houses, are not here--merely forms and cheap chairs.
Men come in in groups of two or three, as dinner time approaches, and chat about sheep and wool, and wool and sheep; but no one finally settles himself at the table till the chairman arrives.
Now they are off, and quiet settles once more upon the long veranda.
The heaviest part of the foundations of buildings settles most, and leaves the lighter part above it separated from it.
When thy word speeds above like the storm wind, it causes food and drink to flourish, When thy word settles upon the east, the green arises, Thy word makes stall and herd to be fat, expands living beings.
This settles it," said Rosie, the housemaid, when he went out angrily slamming the front door.
This is one more sign that the nation settlesand concentrates; does not stand on tiptoe, but sits comfortably.
We should still be in doubt if Flueckiger and Hanbury[931] had not made a bibliographical discovery which settles the question.
At length it was found indigenous in tropical Africa, on both sides of the equator, which settles the question.
A shade falls across her face, an impatient pucker settles comfortably upon her forehead, as though it means to spend some time there.
Talkers are scattered, conversation forgotten, and every one settles down into his or her saddle, ready and eager for the day's work.
That settles it," Hymie cried, jumping to his feet and jamming his hat down with both hands.
Well, Mawruss, that settles it," said Abe, putting on his hat.
That settles it, Mawruss," Abe said as he jammed his hat farther down on his head.
That settles it," he said, jamming his hat on his head.
After the moisture has evaporated and the enamel has been fired it settles considerably so that this must be allowed for by rounding it above the surface.
Watch the enamel as the firing goes on and when itsettles and glazes the heat should be withdrawn.
So hesettles down to a discontented, second-rate life.
In your family is there one who determines every plan and settles every course of action?
During the intermissions in the musical part of the service, or at other times when the blower is not operating, the air gradually escapes and the bellows settles down, moving the rheostat arm to the right and cutting out resistance.
The dirt settles to the bottom, and the upper portion of the oil remains sufficiently clean for a long time, after which it is drawn off, and a fresh supply poured in through holes provided in the top.
The dirt settles to the bottom and the upper portion of the oil remains clear for a long period, after which it is drawn off through the spigot and a fresh supply poured in through openings provided in the top.
And then Cecil, declaring it is all hours, turns her out of her room, and presently sleep falls and settlesupon Herst and all its inmates.
Marcia settlesdown to the everlasting macrame work on which she seems perpetually engaged, while indolent Molly sits calmly, and it must be confessed very contentedly, with her hands before her.
But even in such a case there is a sense in which the selection comes by development, because no careful speaker settles upon a theme which does not represent at least some matured thought.
This news settles the plans for to-morrow night's meeting, and this is the way we'll call it.
Wharton Kendrick heaved a scarcely perceptible sigh, and whispered to me, "That settles it; Partridge represents the Golconda Bank, and the rest will follow his lead.
It'll manufacture things to sell to the Chinese, and trade will go on whether the white or the yellow man settles this coast.
So you see that settles your argument about any local opinion, for if them Scots don't know their own people, who does?
Some day she'll find out you ARE ONE; that settles the whole thing.
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