All 3 Uses of
function
in
Moby Dick
- It is well known that at the coronation of kings and queens, even modern ones, a certain curious process of seasoning them for their functions is gone through.†
Chpt 25-27
- If I say, that in any creature breathing is only a function indispensable to vitality, inasmuch as it withdraws from the air a certain element, which being subsequently brought into contact with the blood imparts to the blood its vivifying principle, I do not think I shall err; though I may possibly use some superfluous scientific words.†
Chpt 85-87
- Immemorial to all his order, this investiture alone will adequately protect him, while employed in the peculiar functions of his office.†
Chpt 94-96 *
Definition:
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(function as in: Its main function is to...) purpose, job, or natural activity