a. That may be absolved. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Conferring absolution; absolutory. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Absolved p. pr. & vb. n. Absolving. ] [ L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See Assoil, Solve. ] 1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his name I absolve your perjury. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To finish; to accomplish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The work begun, how soon absolved. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To resolve or explain. [ Obs. ] “We shall not absolve the doubt.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Absolve, Exonerate, Acquit. We speak of a man as absolved from something that binds his conscience, or involves the charge of wrongdoing; as, to absolve from allegiance or from the obligation of an oath, or a promise. We speak of a person as exonerated, when he is released from some burden which had rested upon him; as, to exonerate from suspicion, to exonerate from blame or odium. It implies a purely moral acquittal. We speak of a person as acquitted, when a decision has been made in his favor with reference to a specific charge, either by a jury or by disinterested persons; as, he was acquitted of all participation in the crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. absolvens, p. pr. of absolvere. ] Absolving. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An absolver. [ R. ] Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who absolves. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Alvearies [ L. alvearium, alveare, beehive, fr. alveus a hollow vessel, beehive, from alvus belly, beehive. ] 1. A beehive, or something resembling a beehive. Barret. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The hollow of the external ear. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveatus hollowed out. ] Formed or vaulted like a beehive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alvéolaire. ] (Anat.) 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Alveolar. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus. ] (Bot.) Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Alveolus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolus + -form. ] Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Alveoli [ L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alvéole. See Alveary. ] 1. A cell in a honeycomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Alvei [ L. ] The channel of a river. Weate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alvus belly: cf. F. alvin. ] Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful + vedere to see. ] (Arch.) A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bivalve; bi- (L. bis) + valve valve. ] 1. (Zool.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + valve. ] (Zool. & Bot.) Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bivalvular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having two valves. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Mach.) See Snifting valve. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Calvary. ] (Anat.) The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. calvaria a bare skull, fr. calva the scalp without hair. fr. calvus bald; cf. F. calvaire. ] 1. The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem. Luke xxiii. 33. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek krani`on of the Evangelists, which is an interpretation of the Hebrew Golgotha. Dr. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores.
Syn. -- genus Calvatia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Calved 3; p. pr. & vb. n. Calving. ] [ AS. cealfian. See Calf. ] 1. To bring forth a calf. “Their cow calveth.” Job xxi. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring. [ 1913 Webster ]

Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? Job xxxix. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grassy clods now calved. Molton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. 1. To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

For a change, leave calvered salmon and eat sprats. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To crimp; as, calvered salmon. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered; as, grayling's flesh will calver. Catton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Snapdragon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. John Calvin, a French theologian and reformer; born 1509, died 1564. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. Calvinisme. ] The theological tenets or doctrines of John Calvin (a French theologian and reformer of the 16th century) and his followers, or of the so-called calvinistic churches. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The distinguishing doctrines of this system, usually termed the five points of Calvinism, are original sin or total depravity, election or predestination, particular redemption, effectual calling, and the perseverance of the saints. It has been subject to many variations and modifications in different churches and at various times. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. Calviniste. ] A follower of Calvin; a believer in Calvinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to Calvin, or Calvinism; following Calvin; accepting or Teaching Calvinism. “Calvinistic training.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To convert to Calvinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a calf; stupid. Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mica. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Circumvolved p. pr. & vb. n. Circumvolving. ] [ L. circumvolvere, -volutum; circum + volvere to roll. ] To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. Herrick. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To roll round; to revolve. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Firearms) A revolver made according to a system using a patented revolving cylinder, holding six cartridges, patented by Samuel Colt, an American inventor, in 1835. With various modifications, it was for many years been the standard for the United States army. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Convolved p. pr. & vb. n. Convolving. ] [ L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See Voluble. ] To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then Satan first knew pain,
And writhed him to and fro convolved. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Convolvus. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L.Convolvuli E. Convoluluses [ L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems. ] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomæa. [ 1913 Webster ]

The luster of the long convolvuluses
That coiled around the stately stems. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. culfre, perh. fr. L. columba. ] A dove. “Culver in the falcon's fist.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Abbrev. fr. Culverin. ] A culverin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Falcon and culver on each tower
Stood prompt their deadly hail to shower. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dovecote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. coulevrine, prop. fem. of couleuvrin like a serpent, fr. couleuvre adder, fr. L. coluber, colubra. ] A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Scilla nutans). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make garlands. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]