(a) Some kind of pointed tool; (b) a kind of sword; (c) the first spikelike horn of a deer. …

A candle stuck on a spike, a pricket. …

(a) The supreme virtue of Love or Charity according to Christian doctrine, comprising affection, devotion, benevolence, kindness, mercy, gratitude as between God and man or man and man; charite of,……

(a) Mild, gentle, kind; courteous, gracious; humble, meek; (b) of things: benign, favorable; of winds: mild; of words or speech: kindly, courteous; of life, actions: gentle, meek; of eyes……

To free oneself from confinement or someone's grasp; also fig.;-- (a) absol. or with adv.; (b) with obj. …