the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To lay a tax upon; to assess.
n. A tax; an assessment. See cess.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To assess; tax.
n. A tax.
n. In soap-making, one of a number of rectangular frames which are fitted one on another, and secured together with screw-rods so as to form a kind of well, in which the soap is left to cool and solidify.
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