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The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs. Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of description. "Beyond expression bright." Milton. (more info) 1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by

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The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs. Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of description. "Beyond expression bright." Milton. (more info) 1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth. 2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will. With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy. Prescott. 3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this. M. Arnold. 4. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling. "The expression of an eye." Tennyson. It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian. Prescott. 5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.

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  • SYMBOLISTIC; SYMBOLISTICAL
    Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry.
  • CHARACTERISTIC
    Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
  • BADGELESS
    Having no badge. Bp. Hall.
  • OPINIONATOR
    An opinionated person; one given to conjecture. South.
  • PROGNOSTICATOR
    One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs. Isa. xlvii. 13.
  • PROGNOSTICABLE
    Capable of being prognosticated or foretold. Sir T. Browne.
  • ARCHETYPE
    The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted. (more info) 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed. The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which
  • CHARACTER
    1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. Holder. 2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting;
  • SIGNALIZE
    1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish. It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use of signalizing themselves. Burke. 2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship
  • BADGE
    A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one. (more info) AS. beág, beáh, bracelet, collar, crown, OS b in comp., AS. b to bow, 1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person;
  • BADGERING
    1. The act of one who badgers. 2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit.
  • MISMANAGER
    One who manages ill.
  • SPEECHLESS
    1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. 2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison. -- Speech"less*ly, adv. -- Speech"less*ness, n.
  • WONDERSTRUCK
    Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. Dryden.
  • CONTROLLABLENESS
    Capability of being controlled.
  • STYLET
    A small poniard; a stiletto. An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape
  • FASHION-MONGERING
    Behaving like a fashion-monger. Shak.
  • TONGUELET
    A little tongue.
  • FASHIONED
    Having a certain style or fashion; as old-fashioned; new- fashioned.
  • FASHION-MONGER
    One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy. Marston.
  • ENSTAMP
    To stamp; to mark as It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. Gogan.
  • OVERLANGUAGED
    Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.
  • SERPENT-TONGUED
    Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.
  • BETOKEN
    1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens. A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . Betokening peace from God, and covenant new. Milton. 2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen
  • ARAEOSTYLE
    See INTERCOLUMNIATION
  • COINDICATION
    One of several signs or sumptoms indicating the same fact; as, a coindication of disease.
  • CYCLOSTYLE
    A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred
  • SELF-REPROOF
    The act of reproving one's self; censure of one's conduct by one's own judgment.
  • HIGH-PROOF
    1. Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits. 2. So as to stand any test. "We are high-proof melancholy." Shak.

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