*ices*

‖n. pl. [ L., nourishes, pl. of altrix. ] (Zool.) Nursers, -- a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; -- opposed to præcoces. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. See Apex. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of chief justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ F. délices, fr. L. deliciae. ] Delicacies; delights. [ Obs. ] “Dainty delices.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Index. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or dignity of a justice. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a novice; novitiate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ F. prémices, L. primitiae. See Primitia. ] First fruits. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Apprenticeship. [ Obs. or Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He served a prenticeship who sets up shop. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. tegere, tectum, to cover. ] (Zool.) The wing coverts of a bird. See Covert, and Illust. of Bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair + skw`lhx a worm. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of wormlike animals characterized by being more or less covered with cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. See Varix. [ 1913 Webster ]