One who has eaten shame and drank after it, or would blush at being ashamed.
·vt To <<Scandalize>>; to <<Offend>>. II. Scandal ·noun Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. ...
·noun Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. II. Proof ·adj Used in proving or testing; as, ...
The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are prov...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Tea. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·- A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surf...
·adj Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. ...
·adj So as to stand any test. II. High-proof ·adj Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, hi...
·adj Secure against harm by plots. ...
·add. ·- The last proof for correction before sending to press. II. Press proof ·add. ·- A proof ta...
·vt To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself. ...
·noun <<Shameless>>. ...
·adj Impenetrable by shot. ...
In prize matters, a privilege, where the court is not satisfied with that originally produced, by wh...
Any bulk-head, parapet, or substance which effectually resists the force of a musket-ball. ...
A term for the point of courage for which a man was elected captain by pirates. ...
In naval architecture, an imaginary timber, expressed by vertical lines in the sheer-draught, to pro...