n. [ F. multitude, L. multitudo, multitudinis, fr. multus much, many; of unknown origin. ]
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. Matt. ix. 36. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in their harangues. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
A multitude of flowers
As countless as the stars on high. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
They came as grasshoppers for multitude. Judg. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
The multitude,
v. t. To outnumber. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]