قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

Widowhood.

To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie.

To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.

To stake; to wager.

To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager.

of Vie

An old stringed instrument played upon with a wheel; a hurdy-gurdy.

A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; -- called also Vienna caustic.

Of or pertaining to Vienna, or people of Vienna.

An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.

Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.

That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.

The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.

Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.

That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.

Appearance; show; aspect.

To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.