MOUSE, n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women.

SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death.

RUSSIAN, n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul. A Tartar Emetic.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

MUSTANG, n. An indocile horse of the western plains. In English society, the American wife of an English nobleman.

Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

PHYSIOGNOMY, n. The art of determining the character of another by the resemblances and differences between his face and our own, which is the standard of excellence.