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‖pos>n. [ F. ] A workshop; a studio. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bas-relief; bas low + relief raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo. ] Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bass-relief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ It. basso-rilievo. ] Same as Bas-relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bas-relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Belied p. pr. & vb. n. Belying ] [ OE. bilien, bili&unr_;en, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan to lie. See Lie, n. ] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give a false representation or account of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To fill with lies. [ Obs. ] “The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. geleáfa. See Believe. ] 1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses. [ 1913 Webster ]

Belief admits of all degrees, from the slightest suspicion to the fullest assurance. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

No man can attain [ to ] belief by the bare contemplation of heaven and earth. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The thing believed; the object of belief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the heat of persecution to which Christian belief was subject upon its first promulgation. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ultimate belief, a first principle incapable of proof; an intuitive truth; an intuition. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Credence; trust; reliance; assurance; opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having belief or faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being believed; credible. -- Be*liev"a*ble*ness, n. -- Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Believed p. pr. & vb. n. Believing. ] [ OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel&unr_;fan, gel&unr_;fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil&unr_;bian, Goth. galaubjan, and Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n. ] To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our conqueror (whom I now
Of force believe almighty). Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? Acts xxvi. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

Often followed by a dependent clause.
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Acts viii. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Expect. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark ix. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. Rom. x. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To think; to suppose. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will not believe so meanly of you. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

To believe in. (a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the resurrection of the dead. “She does not believe in Jupiter.” J. H. Newman. (b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John xiv. 1. (c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages. --
To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Book of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ , n. (Falconry) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the skies,
Make sundry canceliers ere they the fowl can reach. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ F. chanceler, OF. canseler, to waver, orig. to cross the legs so as not to fall; from the same word as E. cancel. ] (Falconry) To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk. [ Obs. ] Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

He makes his stoop; but wanting breath, is forced
To cancelier. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cavo-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Chandler. ] 1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord. ] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Half relief. See Demi-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness that disbelief in great men. Carlyle.

Syn. -- Distrust; unbelief; incredulity; doubt; skepticism. -- Disbelief, Unbelief. Unbelief is a mere failure to admit; disbelief is a positive rejection. One may be an unbeliever in Christianity from ignorance or want of inquiry; a unbeliever has the proofs before him, and incurs the guilt of setting them aside. Unbelief is usually open to conviction; disbelief is already convinced as to the falsity of that which it rejects. Men often tell a story in such a manner that we regard everything they say with unbelief. Familiarity with the worst parts of human nature often leads us into a disbelief in many good qualities which really exist among men. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disbelieved p. pr. & vb. n. Disbelieving. ] Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not to be true or actual. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is called their improbability or impossibility. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who disbelieves, or refuses belief; an unbeliever. Specifically, one who does not believe the Christian religion. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To lie in front of. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Which forelay
Athwart her snowy breast. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Formed from gas, in imitation of chandelier. ] A chandelier arranged to burn gas.
Syn. -- gasalier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. an owner or manager of a hotel or hotels.
Syn. -- hotelkeeper, hotel manager, hotelman, hosteller. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A naturally occurring colorless glass made of almost pure silica, and found in fulgurites, which are produced by lightning striking sand.
Syn. -- quartz glass, vitreous silica, crystal. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A feigning to believe; make believe. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To pretend; -- often used with that, but often having the that omitted; as, he made believe he didn't hear her; or he made believe that he didn't hear her. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Feigned; insincere. “Make-believe reverence.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Imaginary; as, the child had a make-believe friend to whom he often talked. [ PJC ]

n. A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention. “Childlike make-believe.” Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

To forswear self-delusion and make-believe. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mezzo-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Erroneous or false belief. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. “That misbelieving Moor.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A printing surface in relief, obtained by photographic means and subsequent manipulations. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf. Basrelief, Rilievi. ] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. [ 1913 Webster ]

He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,
That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. [ 1913 Webster ]

For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief (altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. Wilhelm. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country. Guyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Giving relief. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of relief; also, remediless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Rely. ] One who relies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Relieved p. pr. & vb. n. Relieving. ] [ OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- + levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf. Relevant, Relief. ] 1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky; seemed almost of supernatural height. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of. [ 1913 Webster ]

The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject with a moral reflection. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who hath relieved you? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help; support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish; remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release. [ Archaic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, relieves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving or tending to relieve. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relieving arch (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under Discharge, v. t. --
Relieving tackle. (Naut.) (a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales or an action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes. (b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in righting her. Totten. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. rilievo. ] See Relief, n., 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS. ungeleáfa. ] 1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Disbelief. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not believed; disbelieved. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a skeptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an infidel; a freethinker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Infidel. [ 1913 Webster ]