Coward: One Who, In A Perilous Emergency,

An Archbishop Is An Ecclesiastical Dignitary One Point Holier Than A Bishop.

Predilection, N. The Preparatory Stage Of Disillusion.

Palmistry, N. The 947th Method . . . Of Obtaining Money By False Pretences [by] "reading Character" In The Wrinkles [of] The Hand. The Pretence Is Not Altogether False. . . For The Wrinkles In Every Hand Submitted Plainly Spell The Word "dupe."

The Senate Is A Body Of Old Men Charged With High Duties And Misdemeanors.

Palm, N. A Species Of Tree . . . Of Which The Familiar "itching Palm" ("palma Hominis") Is Most Widely Distributed . . . . This Noble Vegetable Exudes A Kind Of Invisible Gum, Which May Be Detected By Applying To The Bark A Piece Of Gold Or Silver.