n. [ F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another. ] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness. [ Recent ] J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to egoist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. altruiste, a. See Altruism.. ] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish. Bain. -- Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

. (Nav.) A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bruised p. pr. & vb. n. Bruising. ] [ OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br&unr_;san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochisōn. Cf. Break, v. t. ] 1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To fight with the fists; to box. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. Isa. i. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. suffering from emotional injury; as, a bruised ego.
Syn. -- hurt, wounded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut forehead and bruised cheek.
Syn. -- contused, contusioned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, bruises. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase
big bruiser. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,
Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. congruisme. ] (Scholastic Theol.) See Congruity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cruse, a small bottle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cruised p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising. ] [ D. kruisen to move crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, fr. kruis cross, fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, or directly fr. OF. croisier, F. croiser, to cross, cruise, fr. crois a cross. See Cross. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean; as, in the Baltic or in the Atlantic. She cruises off any cape; as, off the Lizard; off Ushant. She cruises on a coast; as, on the coast of Africa. A pirate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wander hither and thither on land. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination. To cruise the streets of town, looking for an interesting party to crash. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. To cruise over or about. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. Dampier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A voyage aboard a ship, in which the activities on the ship itself form a major objective of the voyage; -- used particularly of vacation voyages, or voyages during which some special activity occurs on board the ship, such as a series of seminars. [ PJC ]

n. One who, or a vessel that, cruises; Specif.: (Nav.) A man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle ship, having great speed, and generally of from two thousand to twelve thousand tons displacement. [ 1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Cf. OF. debruisier to shatter, break. Cf. Bruise. ] (Her.) Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton sinister, under which, according to the laws of heraldry, they where debruised in token of his illegitimate birth. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bruise sorely or exceedingly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All forbrosed, both back and side. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From True. ] An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; -- opposed to falsism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trifling truisms clothed in great, swelling words. J. P. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to truisms; consisting of truisms. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Something not true; a false statement. [ Recent & R. ] A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]