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A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. |
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Hence, place or situation; seat. |
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Rank; grade; station; estimation. |
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Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. |
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The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place
for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the
surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by
passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's
fire. See the Note under Blockade. |
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Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. |
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The floor of a glass-furnace. |
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A workman's bench. |
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To besiege; to beset. |
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