- Taking away or removing. - Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some
other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal,
separation, or taking away. - The ablative case.
- Slander - A taking away or withdrawing. - The act of taking away from the reputation or good name
of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the
act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.
- Clock key - One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding
plant. - An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on
spools, bobbins, reels, or the like. - One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that
each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished
from flyer. - To fan; to clean grain with a fan. - A blow taking away the breath. - To wither; to fail.