n. A sitting up of a woman after her confinement, to receive and entertain her friends. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To invite your lady's upsitting. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
. A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a.
. A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]