Water from melted snow is ——r than rain-water, as it descends through the air in a solid form, incapable of absorbing atmospheric gases.
Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds —— and quiet take
That for a hermitage.
In every place incense shall be offered unto my name and a —— offering, saith the Lord of hosts.
QUEER ([page 297]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the meaning of odd? singular? Are odd and singular precise equivalents? 2. When is a thing called strange? 3. What is the primary meaning of peculiar? With what implication is it now commonly used? 4. What is the meaning of eccentric? How does it differ in use from odd or queer? 5. How does erratic compare with eccentric? 6. What is the primary meaning of queer? its common meaning? 7. What is the significance of quaint? grotesque?
EXAMPLES.
A ——, shy man was this pastor—a sort of living mummy, dried up and bleached by Icelandic snows.
In setting a hen, says Grose, the good women hold it an indispensable rule to put an —— number of eggs.