speedless (spedles)

[ unfortunate; unsucce ful. [Rare.] It obeys thy pow'rs, And in their ship return the speedle wooers. Chapman , Ody ey, v. 40. We three are married, but you two are sped . speed-multiplier (spēd'multi-pli-ér), n. An Shak., T. of the S., v. 2. 185. arrangement of gearing in which pinions are several faces of different diameters, so that it gives different speeds according to the face over which the belt is pa éd; a cone-pulley. - Conical speed-pulley. (a) A pulley of a conical form, connected by a band or belt with another of similar form, so that any change of position of the belt longitudinally on the pulleys varies the speed. (b) The cone pulley of a machine-tool. See cone - pulley. speed-recorder (spēd'rē-kôrdėr), n. An apparatus for making a graphic record of the speed of a railroad-train or road-vehicle, or of the revolutions of a machine or Speed-pulleys. motor. speed-riggers (spēdʻrig érz), n. pl. Cone-pulleys graduated to move a belt at higher or lower speed. [Eng.] speed-sight (sped's it), n. One of a pair of sights on a cannon for adjusting aim at a moving ship. The fore sight is permanently fixed, and the hind sight is adjustable by a scale according to the ship's estimated rate of sailing. speedway (sped'wa), apart for fast driving. [U. S.] speedwell (spēd'wel), n. [ n. A public road set whence it has received in Great Britain such fanciful names as angel's -eyes, bird's-eye, god's eye, and eyebright. Also called germander - speed well. The corolla falls quickly when the plant is gathered. The common speedwell is V. officinal is, which has been IMG:content-1691.png:[ocr errors] Flowering Plant of Speedwell ( Veronica officinal is). a , a flower; 6 , the fruit. considered diaphoretic, etc., but is now no longer used in medicine. The thyme-leafed speedwell, V. serpylli folia, is a very common little wayside herb with erect stems from a creeping base, and small white or bluish flowers with deeper stripes. Other species have special names, V. A nag all is being the water-speedwell, V. scutellata the marsh-speedwell, V. peregrin a the purslane-speedwell or neckweed, V. arvensis the corn-speedwell, V. agrestis the field-speedwell, and V. hederæfolia the ivy-leafed speedwell. See Veronica. = speedy (spē'di), a . [ sped i , spēdig , prosperous, rich, powerful (= D. spoedig , speedy, OHG. spuotig, G. sputig , spudig , in- dustrious, speedy), spēd , prosperity, succe , speed: see speed .] 1. Succe ful; prosperous. I will wish her speedy strength, and visit her with my prayers. Shak ., Cor., i. 3. 87. 2. Marked by speed of movement; going rap- idly; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; as, a speedy flight. We men of busine must use speedy servants. Fletcher (and another ?), Prophete , iii. 2. 3. Rapidly coming or brought to pa ; not deferred or delayed; prompt; ready. With him [the amba ador] Temple came to a speedy agreement. Macaulay, Sir William Temple.