3. (Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See
Illust. of Piston. (b) A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box.
4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another
part. See Driver.
5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added
to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.
Syn. -- Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent;
attendant.
Fol"low*ing (?), n. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents,
collectively. Macaulay.