Emily Dickinson Lexicon

practise (practice, -s), n. [see practise, v.] (webplay: know, morning, road, rising).

1. Custom; habit; routine; daily life.
2. Activity; action; art; pursuit; undertaking.
3. Training; exercise; repetition; systematic preparation.
4. Dexterity; skill; agility; adroitness; ability resulting from disciplined repetition; [fig.] cunning; artifice; craftiness.
5. [Fig.] consciousness; knowledge; understanding.