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English clergyman, author and philologist (1753–1829)
"Ven. Robert Nares (1753-1829) - Philologist". Ven. Robert Nares. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020. Nares, Robert (1822)
Robert_Nares
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
of email for a modern type of chain letter). The English philologist Robert Nares (1753–1829) says that the word hoax was coined in the late 18th century
Hoax
Children's toy
deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money" [Robert Nares, "A Glossary of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions," London, 1905]
Jack-in-the-box
Types of swords
2015-10-08 – via Google Books. in Death of the Laird's Jock (1831). Robert Nares, A glossary; or, Collection of words ... which have been thought to require
Classification_of_swords
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nares in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nares is the plural of naris, meaning nostril. Nares may also refer to: Anterior nares, the external
Nares_(disambiguation)
16th-century English card game
(Festivous Notes upon Don Quixot, 1654) speaks of noddy boards, but Robert Nares in A Glossary: or Collection of words, phrases, names and allusions to
Noddy_(card_game)
Disciple and betrayer of Jesus
authors, particularly Shakespeare, and his contemporaries, Volumen 1. Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright. J. R. Smith, 1859
Judas_Iscariot
Edmund Kidby 1698-1713. Ptolomy James 1713-1729. Robert Drew 1729-1746. Joseph Butler 1746-1798. Robert Nares 1798-1829. William Hale Hale 1829-1846. Derwent
Dean_and_Chapter_of_St_Paul's
Card game
although he gives but one set of names and just one reason for their names Robert Nares in his book "A Glossary" states that the circumstance of the cards being
Primo_visto
British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer (1831–1915)
sons and six daughters. His two youngest sons, George Edward Nares and John Dodd Nares entered the Royal Navy. He was educated at the Royal Naval School
George_Nares
Archaic English ale made with chicken
Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, High Holborn, London: S Hooper Nares, Robert (1859), A glossary, London: J R Smith Nott, John (1723), The Cooks and
Cock_ale
Gambling card game
glossary: or, Collection of words, phrases, names, etc. v. II pg. 687, Robert Nares, London (1859) "The Story of Marcus' Life at Primero", in Old English
Primero
Street in the City of London
brewing industry in England, 1700–1830. Cambridge University Press. Nares, Robert (1822). "The Fortune". Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names
Golden_Lane,_London
Hot mulled cider, ale or wine
de Rebus Hibernicus, Vol. III, by Charles Vallencey, Published 1786 Robert Nare's Glossary of the Works of English Authors, Published 1859 Sullivan, Ceri
Wassail
Samuel Hallifax 1777–1780 Lewis Bagot 1781–1785 East Apthorp 1800–1804 Robert Nares 1807 Edward Pearson 1814–1815 Philip Allwood 1821–1825 John Davison Discourses
Warburton_Lectures
English lawyer, antiquarian and topographer
own, except what he compiled from Anthony Wood and William Dugdale. Robert Nares wrote the preface, and Samuel Ayscough compiled the index. A copy of
John_Bridges_(topographer)
English antiquary and curator
to the Department of Manuscripts, where in the same year he succeeded Robert Nares as Keeper. His relationship with the museum was uneasy from the start
Francis_Douce
Church of England ecclesiastical office
2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) "Hodgson, Robert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C
Archdeacon_of_Lichfield
British clergyman and historian (1744–1820)
Literary Journals. He was principal editor, assisted by William Beloe and Robert Nares, of the New and General Biographical Dictionary, published in fifteen
William_Tooke
English actor (1888–1943)
Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of Myself, and Some
Owen_Nares
18th/19th-century British journal
Nayland and William Stevens, established the British Critic in 1793. Robert Nares and William Beloe, editor and assistant editor respectively, were joint
British_Critic
1917 film by Maurice Elvey
Elvey and starring Margaret Bannerman, Owen Nares and Edward O'Neill. It is based on an 1897 novel by Robert Hichens. It follows the experiments of a strange
Flames_(1917_film)
Polish educator and lexicographer (1654–1731)
A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ... by William Tooke, William Beloe, Robert Nares de.Wikisource (bibliography)
Johann_Theodor_Jablonski
American explorer (1856–1920)
Robert Edwin Peary (/ˈpɪəri/; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions
Robert_Peary
Scottish presbyterian minister and Hebraist
correspondents included Archdeacon William Paley, Archdeacon Robert Markham, Archdeacon Robert Nares, Bishop Beilby Porteus and Bishop Samuel Horsley. The scholarly
George_Bennet_(hebraist)
Anglican priest
Church of England titles Preceded by John Carver Archdeacon of Stafford 1782–1801 Succeeded by Robert Nares
William_Brereton_(priest)
English composer
harpsichord and organ. Nares was born in Stanwell, although soon after his family moved to Oxfordshire. His brother was a justice, Sir George Nares. He began his
James_Nares_(composer)
English divine and miscellaneous writer
London, where he worked for publishers. In 1793 he established, with Robert Nares, the British Critic, the first forty-two volumes of which were partly
William_Beloe
German composer, pianist, and music teacher
Robert Kahn (21 July 1865 – 29 May 1951) was a German composer, pianist, and music teacher. Kahn was born in Mannheim, the second son of Bernhard Kahn [de]
Robert_Kahn_(composer)
1927 film
Owen Nares and Jack Rutherford. It is also known by the alternative title This Woman Business. Estelle Brody as Annette Owen Nares as Robert Marjorie
The_Marriage_Business
British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions:
Robert_Falcon_Scott
Prof of Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian Robert Nares 1804-05-10 9 June 1753 – 23 March 1829 George Strong Nares 1875-06-03 24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915
List of fellows of the Royal Society M, N, O
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_M,_N,_O
British Army general (1892–1947)
Paytherus Nares, CB, CBE, MC & Bar (9 July 1892 – 18 June 1947) was a senior officer of the British Army. Born the youngest son of Ramsey Nares and educated
Eric_Nares
English lawyer and politician
written by Parsons commemorated a dinner invitation from Gregg, with Robert Nares and William Boscawen. Gregg was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Francis_Gregg
Lake in Yukon Territory, Canada
Expedition, 1878-81. The main outflow of the lake is the Nares River, which flows to Nares Lake. Nares Lake empties into Tagish Lake; then via the Tagish River
Bennett_Lake
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
from Mount Nares. The feature rises from about 600 metres (2,000 ft) on Starshot Glacier to about 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) near Mount Nares and forms the
Carlstrom_Foothills
2005 Indian film
Neha Dhupia, Sonu Sood, Eilidh MacQueen, Nijju Mavani, Nares Ngamseera, Vivek Shaq, and Robert Slater. The film was also a production coordinated by Mona
Sheesha_(2005_film)
Infant face-covering or shroud
used to refer to infants who died within a month after being born. Nares, Robert (1859). A Glossary; or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names and Allusions
Chrisom
Cape in Nunavaut, Canada
lieutenant with the British Arctic Expedition (1875-76) of explorer George Nares. Pack ice of the Arctic Ocean accumulates off Cape Columbia. The Twin Otter
Cape_Columbia
English barrister, judge and politician
George Nares (1716–1786) was an English barrister, judge, and politician. Born at Hanwell, Middlesex, he was the younger son of George Nares of Albury
George_Nares_(judge)
British politician (1747–1831)
Lord Robert Spencer (8 May 1747 – 23 June 1831) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons several times between 1768 and 1818. Spencer was
Lord_Robert_Spencer
English bookseller and bibliographer (1810–1894)
Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects. Among the books Smith published were Robert Nares's Glossary (edited by Thomas Wright and Halliwell-Phillipps), William
John_Russell_Smith
British Army general
Major General Sir Robert John Swan Corbett, KCVO, CB (born 16 May 1940) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as the last Commandant of the
Robert Corbett (British Army officer)
Robert_Corbett_(British_Army_officer)
English explorer (c. 1565 – after 1611)
cartographical proof of this supposed discovery. Jonas Poole in 1611 and Robert Fotherby in 1615 both had possession of Hudson's journal while searching
Henry_Hudson
Paleo-Eskimo culture of northern Greenland
Greenland could only be accessed through High Arctic Canada or by crossing the Nares Strait, which is considered to be one of the most extreme environments.
Independence_I_culture
English historian (1762-1841)
Reminiscences of the Rev. Edward Nares (1903) Barber, Madeline J. A Man of Many Parts. Professor or Bishop? The Life of Edward Nares 1762-1841 (2009) "Historic
Edward_Nares
Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada
Ellesmere Island. It links Baffin Bay with Kane Basin and forms part of the Nares Strait. On the Canadian side it extends from Cape Sabine in the north to
Smith_Sound
Extinct genus of basal pinniped
bony nares, a robust rostrum, a vaulted palate, and straighter upper cheek tooth rows. Berta, Annalisa; Churchill, Morgan; Boessenecker, Robert W. (2018-05-30)
Pacificotaria
Newfoundlander-American explorer (1875–1946)
Robert Abram Bartlett (August 15, 1875 – April 28, 1946) was a Newfoundland-born American Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born
Robert_Bartlett_(explorer)
Facial structure found in birds and various other animal clades
visible. Most species of birds have external nares (nostrils) located somewhere on their beak. The nares are two holes—circular, oval or slit-like in
Beak
British research expedition to the Arctic undertaken between 1875 and 1876
expedition, Nares became the first explorer to take his ships all the way north through the channel between Greenland and Ellesmere Island – now named Nares Strait
British_Arctic_Expedition
English earl (1706–1776)
Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield (1706–1776) was an English politician and peer, the last of the Earls of Lichfield. Robert was born on 3 July 1706 in
Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield
Robert_Lee,_4th_Earl_of_Lichfield
Medical tool
Treatment of Affections of the Pharynx, Oesophagus, Trachea, Larynx, and Nares. Chapter II, Examination of the Throat and Nasal Passages. Published by
Tongue_depressor
British actress, TV presenter (born 1973)
Her great-grandfather was the lawyer, novelist and political activist Nares Chandra Sen-Gupta. Her father is a retired doctor, and her mother Bisakha
Sunetra_Sarker
1916 British film
(Owen Nares), an English peer in need of money. However, she refuses him and marries the man she loves, Norman Druce, a humble miner. Owen Nares – Lord
Just_a_Girl_(film)
Lamy, New Mexico – Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy Lanare, California – L.A. Nares (developer) Landaff, New Hampshire – Bishop of Llandaff (Llandaff is the
List of places in the United States named after people
List_of_places_in_the_United_States_named_after_people
Medical condition
Examination, Complications". Medscape Reference. Retrieved 2024-03-23. Hurwitz, Robert M. (1985). "The evolution of perforating folliculitis in patients with chronic
Perforating_folliculitis
1931 film
directed by Victor Saville and starring Renate Müller, Jack Hulbert, and Owen Nares. The film was shot at Islington Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky
Sunshine_Susie
Norse explorer
expedition Polaris C. F. Hall Bessels British Arctic Expedition HMS Alert Nares HMS Discovery Stephenson Markham Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Greely Lockwood
Erik_the_Red
British geographer (1830–1916)
pension. Meanwhile, the main expedition, under the command of Captain George Nares, had proceeded north with the two ships HMS Discovery and HMS Alert. On
Clements_Markham
1941 British film
as William Ewart Gladstone Owen Nares as Lord Derby Frederick Leister as Lord Melbourne Nicholas Hannen as Sir Robert Peel Will Fyffe as The Agitator
The_Prime_Minister_(film)
Senior professorship in history at University of Oxford
Vivian 1771–1801 – Thomas Nowell 1801–1813 – Henry Beeke 1813–1841 – Edward Nares 1841–1842 – Thomas Arnold 1842–1848 – John Antony Cramer 1848–1858 – Henry
Regius Professor of History (Oxford)
Regius_Professor_of_History_(Oxford)
Dagger
Retrieved 2007-01-10. Daggers Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Nares, Robert (1859) [1822]. "Spud". A Glossary; Or Collection of Words, Phrases,
Poignard
Dog breed
brachycephaly. The main issues arising from the shortened muzzle are stenotic nares, where the nostrils are close together causing difficulties with breathing
Shih_Tzu
American rabbi
Reeve Robert Brenner (born 1936) is an American Reform rabbi, inventor and author. Brenner is a native of New York City. Since his ordination at the New
Reeve_Robert_Brenner
English explorer
Robert Bylot (fl. 1610–1616) was an English explorer who made four voyages to the Arctic. He was uneducated and from a working-class background, but was
Robert_Bylot
American naval officer (1846–1929)
Robert Mallory Berry (28 Jan 1846 – 19 May 1929) was an American naval officer and Arctic explorer. Berry began his naval career attending the United States
Robert_Mallory_Berry
Founder and first ruler of the Mali Empire
also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali
Sundiata_Keita
1932 film
low-budget "quota quickie" drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Owen Nares, Betty Stockfeld, Allan Jeayes and George Curzon. The film's sets were designed
The_Impassive_Footman
Body of water in the Arctic Ocean
into Robeson Channel, the northernmost part of Nares Strait, most of the time. The sea was named after Robert Todd Lincoln, then United States Secretary of
Lincoln_Sea
English sailor and polar explorer (1873–1939)
John Robert Francis Wild CBE FRGS (18 April 1873 – 19 August 1939) was an English sailor and explorer. He participated in five expeditions to Antarctica
Frank_Wild
Autonomous territory of Denmark
Denmark and Canada arose over the ownership of Hans Island, a small island in Nares Strait directly between Greenland and the Canadian Northwest Territories
Greenland
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Nares, Robert (2010) [first published 1822]. A Glossary. Cambridge University Press
Ampersand
1933 British film
Derek Nagel Owen Nares as Stephen Carton Flora Robson as Julia Skene Evelyn Roberts as Mr. Telford H.G. Stoker as Sir John Rome Robert Horton as Dr. Hibbert
One_Precious_Year
American band
Down"". Stereogum.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2018. "James Nares". Interview. November 28, 2008. Masters, Walter & Young 2007, p. 74–95.
James Chance and the Contortions
James_Chance_and_the_Contortions
ماريا Malak ملك Nur نور Mila ميلا Farah فرح Armenia (2025, babies born) Nare Luse Arp’i Maria Angelina Yeva Mane Emili Mariam NA Armenia (general population
List of most popular given names
List_of_most_popular_given_names
Large geographical region identified by convention
with southern Eurasia to form the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran. Nares Strait and the drift of Greenland: a conflict in plate tectonics. Museum
Continent
19th-century British Royal Navy barque
commissioning as HMS Discovery on 13 April 1875. Captain George Strong Nares was placed in command of the 1875 British Arctic Expedition, which aimed
HMS_Discovery_(1874)
String figure game
421–422, Vol. 11 (January—June, 1855). London: George Bell (1855). Nares, Robert. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions
Cat's_cradle
Former settlement in Nunavut, Canada
the crew of HMS Discovery, led by George Nares, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875. Though Nares left behind provisions at Fort Conger, most
Fort_Conger
Irish admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873)
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure CB (28 January 1807 – 17 October 1873) was an Irish explorer who explored the Arctic. In 1854 he traversed
Robert_McClure
Part of the British Library
devoted to Robert Harley and his collections. C. E. and C. R. Wright, eds. The Diary of Humfrey Wanley 1715–1726, 2 vols (London, 1966). Nares, Robert; Ellis
Harleian_Library
18th and 19th century interest in balloons
Edward Nares, and Mrs. Piozzi's Marginalia". The Huntington Library Bulletin (10). University of California Press: 104. JSTOR 3818142. Nares, Edward
Balloonomania
Largest species of deer
distinctive among living cervids due to its large size; it also features nares that can be sealed shut when the moose is browsing aquatic vegetation. The
Moose
Territory of Antarctica in Queen Maud Land, first explored by Nazi Germany in 1938/39
expedition Polaris C. F. Hall Bessels British Arctic Expedition HMS Alert Nares HMS Discovery Stephenson Markham Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Greely Lockwood
New_Swabia
Genus of amphibians
cavity/nares (mouth and nostril) region, and in the lungs of the amphiuma. The first system for respiration occurs in the buccal cavity/nares through
Amphiuma
Class of jawed cartilaginous fish
tissue. Chondrichthyes are aquatic vertebrates with paired fins, paired nares, placoid scales, and conus arteriosus in the heart. Within the infraphylum
Chondrichthyes
English explorer, politician and soldier (c.1539–1583)
up the Society of the New Art with William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, both of whom maintained an alchemical laboratory
Humphrey_Gilbert
Spar used on sailing ships
that the tack of the flying jib sail is drawn out. Smyth 2008, p. 412. Nares 1868, p. 45. Jamieson 1829, p. 530. Boyd 1857, p. 133. Moore 1801. Biddlecombe
Jibboom
Matisen Fyodor Matyushkin Fyodor Minin George Comer George J. Dufek George Nares George W. De Long George W. Rice Georges Lecointe Georgy Sedov Georgiy Baidukov
List_of_polar_explorers
Green colour of dyed woollen cloth formerly originating in Lincoln, England
woollen cloths dyed with woad blue. Reseda luteola. Stefan's Florilegium. Nares, Robert; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard); Wright, Thomas (1888).
Lincoln_green
King of demons from the Book of Tobit
Concepts. Miami, Florida: L. D. Books. p. 103. ISBN 970-732-108-3. Nares, Robert (1888). A Glossary of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions. London:
Asmodeus
Species of bird
the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis, via small opercula
Anhinga
Genus of a giant crocodylian
was broad, but inflated at the front around the nares. Two holes in the premaxilla in front of the nares are present in this genus and are unique autapomorphies
Deinosuchus
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
The northern end of Baffin Bay west of the former village, narrowing into Nares Strait between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, is usually frozen from October
Etah,_Greenland
Country house in Eversley, Hampshire, England
professor; reminiscences of the Rev. Edward Nares”, p. 2. Online reference Dictionary of Biography “George Nares”. Online reference Hampshire Chronicle -
Warbrook House Hotel, Eversley
Warbrook_House_Hotel,_Eversley
1910–13 British Antarctic expedition
expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the expedition had various scientific and geographical objectives
Terra_Nova_Expedition
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
Arctic exploration. There was a gap of many years before the Nares expedition and Sir George Nares' declaration there was "no thoroughfare" to the North Pole;
Franklin's_lost_expedition
American photographer and activist
Frame, Peter Hujar, Greer Lankton, Siobhan Liddel, Mark Morrisroe, Jamie Nares, Perico Pastor, Margo Pelletier, Clarence Elie-Rivera, Vittorio Scarpati
Nan_Goldin
First ship to pass through Suez Canal
canal, Newport, commanded by Nares, actually passed through it first. On the night before the canal was due to open, Nares navigated his vessel, in total
Svyataya_Anna
ROBERT NARES
ROBERT NARES
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Robert. This surname is very frequent in Wales and west central England. It is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Boy/Male
German American Shakespearean Teutonic English French Scottish
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTA means "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Wide Fame; Spanish Form of Robert Shining Fame
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superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
v. t.
To make sober.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
v. t.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.