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The height or top of anything.
The utmost degree; perfection.
To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.
To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.
To call upon to surrender, as a fort.
of Summon
One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.
of Summon
The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.
A demand to surrender.
To summon.
of Summons
A summoner.
See Simoom.
A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
A pond of water for salt works.
A puddle or dirty pool.
A dunce; a blockhead.