siege

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1. 1.Hence, place or situation; seat. [Obs.] Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever. Painter (Palace of Pleasure).
2. 2.Rank; grade; station; estimation. [Obs.] I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege. Shak.
3. 3.Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. [Obs.] The siege of this mooncalf. Shak.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast. Dryden.
6. 6.The floor of a glass-furnace.
7. 7.A workman's bench. Knught. Siege gun, a heavy gun for siege operations. -- Siege train, artillery adapted for attacking fortified places.
8. 8.To besiege; to beset. [R.] Through all the dangers that can siege The life of man. Buron.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is hence, place or situation; seat. [Obs.] Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever. Painter (Palace of Pleasure) called?
• What is rank; grade; station; estimation. [Obs.] I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege. Shak called?
• What is passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. [Obs.] The siege of this mooncalf. Shak called?
• What is hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast. Dryden called?
• What is a workman's bench. Knught. Siege gun, a heavy gun for siege operations. -- Siege train, artillery adapted for attacking fortified places called?
• What is to besiege; to beset. [R.] Through all the dangers that can siege The life of man. Buron called?