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{ } n. [ F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. bâtir. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. [ 1913 Webster ]

The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. “The Bastille”, formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make still. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Castile, or Castilia, a province in Spain, from which it originally came. ] A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the above-described soap. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. castellano, from Castila, NL. Castilia, Castella. Castile, which received its name from the castles erected on the frontiers as a barrier against the Moors. ] 1. An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Spanish language as spoken in Castile. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a crusty or surly manner; morosely. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. See Distill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Distilled p. pr. & vb. n. Distilling. ] [ F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill. ] [ Written also distil. ] 1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To practice the art of distillation. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dew which on the tender grass
The evening had distilled. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. “Distilling odors on me.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To dissolve or melt. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas or texts. [ PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. distillation, L. destillatio. ] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which falls in drops. [ R. ] Johnson [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The substance extracted by distilling. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Destructive distillation (Chem.), the distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood. --
Dry distillation, the distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid. --
Fractional distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. distillatoire. ] Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. -- n. A distillatory apparatus; a still. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Distilleries [ F. distillerie. ] 1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of distilling spirits. [ R. ] Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. epi- + stilbite. ] (Min.) A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine preparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who finestills. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a frosty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Fusty. ] A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel. [ Obs. ] Shak.

{ , n. [ Fusty + lug something heavy, to be drawn or carried. ] A gross, fat, unwieldy person. [ Obs. ] F. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hasta a spear. ] (Bot.) Same as Hastate. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Hasty. ] 1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly. [ 1913 Webster ]

We hastily engaged in the war. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Passionately; impatiently. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile. See Host an army. ] Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.

Syn. -- Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed; adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural. [ Colloq. ] P. H. Sheridan. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a hostile manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Finance) the purchase of a controlling interest in a publicly-traded company against the wishes of the current management. A person who is the main principal in performing such a buyout is called a corporate raider.
Syn. -- hostile buyout. [ PJC ]

n. pl. 1. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration, during which the international rules of war apply.
Syn. -- war, state of war, hot war. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . . . and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. acts of overt warfare.
Syn. -- belligerency. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Hostilities [ L. hostilitas: cf. F. hostilité. ] 1. State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hostility being thus suspended with France. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy. See hostilities [ 1913 Webster ]

He who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes an enemy where he might have a friend. Crabb.

Syn. -- Animosity; enmity; opposition; violence; aggression; contention; warfare. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy. [ Obs. ] A. Seward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. same as instill.
Syn. -- instill. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Instilled p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling. ] [ L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill. ] [ Written also instil. ] 1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop. [ 1913 Webster ]

That starlight dews
All silently their tears of love instill. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed. [ PJC ]

How hast thou instilled
Thy malice into thousands. Milton.

Syn. -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. instillatio: cf. F. instillation. ] The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An instiller. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to instillation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who instills. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. [ Written also instilment. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lusty or vigorous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With mist; darkly; obscurely. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. In a musty state. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a nasty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See Pasture, and cf. Pastel. ] 1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to soothe a sore throat; a troche. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- cough drop, troche. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. See Pastel, a crayon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent. ] 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pestilence that walketh in darkness. Ps. xci. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pestilence weed (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot (Petasites vulgaris), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent. ] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. “Corrupt and pestilent.” Milton. “What a pestilent knave is this same!” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. pestilentiel. ] 1. Having the nature or qualities of a pestilence. “Sends the pestilential vapors.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Mischievous; noxious; pernicious; morally destructive. [ 1913 Webster ]

So pestilential, so infectious a thing is sin. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Pestilently. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pestilential. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]