BOTTLE-NOSED, adj. Having a nose created in the image of its maker.

WEATHER, n. The climate of the hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it...

BOUNTY, n. The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can.

Incompatibility: In matrimony, a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.

CAPITAL, n. The seat of misgovernment. That which provides the fire, the pot, the dinner, the table and the knife and fork for the anarchist; the part of the repast that himself supplies is the...

CORPORAL, n. A man who occupies the lowest rung of the military ladder.Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell, Our corporal heroically fell! Fame from her height looked down upon the brawl And said:...

EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.

HOVEL, n. The fruit of a flower called the Palace.Twaddle had a hovel, Twiddle had a palace; Twaddle said: “”I’ll grovel Or he’ll think I bear him malice”” — A sentiment as novel As a...

APPLAUSE, n. The echo of a platitude.

LUNARIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon, as distinguished from Lunatic, one whom the moon inhabits. The Lunarians have been described by Lucian, Locke and other observers, but without much agreement. For example, Bragellos avers...

A medal is a small metal disk given as a reward for virtues, attainments or services more or less authentic.

IRRELIGION, n. The principal one of the great faiths of the world.

CRITIC, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him.There is a land of pure delight, Beyond the Jordan’s flood, Where saints, apparelled all in white, Fling back the...

GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.

FAIRY, n. A creature, variously fashioned and endowed, that formerly inhabited the meadows and forests. It was nocturnal in its habits, and somewhat addicted to dancing and the theft of children. The fairies are now...

RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.

FIDDLE, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse’s tail on the entrails of a cat.

PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.

RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who utters them. It may be graphic, mimetic or merely rident. Shaftesbury...

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

DRAMATIST, n. One who adapts plays from the French.

PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another. An ancient philosopher, expounding his conviction that life is no better than death, was asked...

SYLPH, n. An immaterial but visible being that inhabited the air when the air was an element and before it was fatally polluted with factory smoke, sewer gas and similar products of civilization. Sylphs were...