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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
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Siege
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) A workman's bench.
(2):
(n.) A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
(3):
(n.) The floor of a glass-furnace.
(4):
(n.) Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
(5):
(n.) 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.
(6):
(n.) Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
(7):
(n.) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
(8):
(n.) Hence, place or situation; seat.
(9):
(v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Siege'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/siege.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Siege'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/siege.html. 1828.
