"English" is a word in ENGLISH
See 1st Bond, n., 8.
Collectively, the people of England; English people or
persons.
To translate into the English language; to Anglicize;
hence, to interpret; to explain.
The language of England or of the English nation, and of
their descendants in America, India, and other countries.
A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it
that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or
another ball.
To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it
in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences
its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion.
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to
the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great
Primer. See Type.
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
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