- Abduction - Outrage - Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster. - The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which
the must has been expressed in wine making. - A filter containing the above refuse, used in clarifying and
perfecting malt, vinegar, etc. - The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent
seizure; robbery. - Sexual connection with a woman without her consent. See Age
of consent, under Consent, n.
- Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging
to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling
sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds.